https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/99dff2acc79b01aa678ec0d1d045b8cd.pdf cab8630b7907adcd937709bd53c1f56b PDF Text Text PVH names employee of the month, A3 Advice from Dr. Brothers, A3 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 46 ʻUndy Sundayʼ giveaway POMEROY — A giveaway of $15 gift cards to Dollar General stores in Meigs County for the sole use of purchasing under clothes for Meigs County school-age children will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 27 at Grace Episcopal Church. Children must be present to receive the gift cards. The church will also be giving away hot dogs, chips and drinks. There are no income requirements and no proof of income required. Organizers are relying on the honor system and that those truly in need will show up for the cards. MiddleportPomeroy Rotary Club breakfast POMEROY — The M i d d l e p o r t - P o m e r oy Rotary Club will host its annual Rotary Breakfast from 7-11 a.m., Saturday, April 9 at the Meigs Senior Center. Pancakes, sausage gravy and biscuits are on the menu. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12. Proceeds benefit Meigs County service projects. Trustees meeting REEDSVILLE — Olive Township Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. on April 6 at the township garage. Lenten service at Grace UMC GALLIPOLIS — Father William Myers from St. Louis Catholic Church in Gallipolis and Rev. Leslie Flemming from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will be the guest speakers during the weekly lenten service on Thursday, March 24. The service begins at noon at Gace United Methodist Church, 600 Second Avenue, Gallipolis. Lunch will be served following the service. OBITUARIES Page A5 • Jasmine L. Klein WEATHER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Public defender appeals 10 recent criminal sentences All involved community control, jail time BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — A public defender has appealed 10 sentences — half of them imposed in entries filed the same day — from Judge Fred W. Crow III. David Baer, an assistant Ohio Public Defender based in Athens, filed appeals of sentences imposed against Robert Thorla, Jr., Gregory Mark Tyree, Alfred S. Robinson, David Eakins, Kimothy Carr, Samuel McKinney, Michael Lee Neal, Zachary Custer, and Curtis Neigler. Baer’s notices of appeal, filed Monday and Tuesday, do not indicate the issue on which the appeals are based. However, he said Tuesday Crow imposed six month jail terms through addenda to all 10 entries after he and the prosecuting attorney signed them, and asserts that at least one charge against a defendant he represents carries a maximum penalty of only 30 days in jail. Baer said he hopes the appeals will allow the jail sentences to be “whited out,” although he noted Crow has judicial authority and is not required to abide by the negotiated plea agreements between himself and the state. Baer said he hopes the sentences can be re-negotiated or returned to those agreed upon in negotiations, without the expense to the county involved in Musical Seussical on Meigs High School stage BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH MDSNEWS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — The Meigs High School Drama Club will be presenting the imaginative and fun-filled musical Seussical on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium. The production, based on the works of Dr. Seuss, is a delight for audiences of all ages and speaks to some of Seuss’ most enduring themes, such as being a true friend, keeping promises, and preserving the value and dignity of all people. The cast and crew of nearly 60 students brings to Dan Stewart takes the role of the stage some of the Cat in the Hat. the most beloved Seuss characters, Meigs High School Drama including the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Club will be presenting the Elephant, and the Grinch. imaginative and fun-filled Cost of admismusical Seussical sion is $5. Doors open at 6 p.m. POMEROY — A lot of life happens in 10 years — just ask Morgan Mathews who had a liver transplant over 10 years ago on Feb. 26, 2001. Mathews, formerly of Meigs County, recently marked the milestone with a visit to San Diego, Calif., with mom Barbara Crow of Pomeroy. Mathews said she picked San Diego simply because she’d always wanted to go, and thanks to a successful transplant, she made the trip. Indeed, a lot of life has happened for Mathews in the past Giving (Fur) Peace a chance BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Emma Perrin, Hope Hajvandi, Christian Woods, Jessi Meadows, and Shawnella Patterson (left to right) take the bird girl roles.. Suretta Cade plays JoJo. Charlene Hoeflich/photos Mathews celebrates 10 years post transplant BY BETH SERGENT See Appeals, A5 Season 14 to begin on Saturday Marking a milestone: BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM preparation of transcripts and other costs. However, Baer insisted the jail sentences were not discussed during plea negotiations with the state, or part of the plea agreement and sentencings on the court record. He said the sentences were clearly added as a footnote on a 10 years, including graduating from Ohio University with a Bachelors of Science in therapeutic recreation and a minor in psychology. Now living in Columbus, Mathews works in recreational therapy at The Ohio State University Medical School where she works with patients recovering from traumatic brain injury. In addition to various accomplishments, Mathews said she’s grateful to have had the last 10 years feeling healthy and spending time with family, seeing her younger brother and sisters grow up and meeting See Transplant, A5 POMEROY — The beginning of spring brings new life and a new season for Fur Peach Ranch which opens with a sold-out show featuring Tim Reynolds, lead guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. Reynolds will appear in concert at 7 p.m., Saturday March 26 at the Fur Peace Station Concert Hall on the grounds of FPR. Reynolds is also teaching a workshop on acoustic guitar at the ranch which attracts visitors and musicians from across the globe. These visitors sign up for classes on everything from guitar to mandolin to bass and learn from well-known musicians like Reynolds and FPR Owner Jorma Kaukonen. Jorma and wife Vanessa purchased the property the ranch sits on in 1989 — a place Jorma calls “a ranch that grows guitar players.” The staff at FPR point out the popular workshops aren’t a fantasy camp but a place where budding and seasoned See Ranch, A5 feeling healthy and spending time with family Submitted photo Morgan Mathews (left) with mom Barbara Crow of Pomeroy, recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of Mathewsʼ liver transplant by traveling to San Diego, Calif. — a trip Mathews always wanted to take. Chamber welcomes First Sgt. Powers of the 1092nd BY HOPE ROUSH HROUSH@MYDAILYREGISTER.COM High: 73 Low: 37 INDEX 2 SECTIONS — 12 PAGES Classifieds B3-4 Comics B5 Editorials A4 Sports B Section © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. POINT PLEASANT — Tuesday was a very special luncheon and meeting for the Mason County Area Chamber of Commerce as members welcomed First Sgt. Ryan Powers of the 1092nd. The luncheon, which was held at the Marshall Mid-Ohio Valley Center and catered by Gino’s, featured a presentation from Powers. Point Pleasant Mayor Brian Billings introduced Powers. Billings expressed gratitude to both Powers and mem- bers of the 1092nd. “I’d like to thank them for everything they’ve done,” Billings said. Powers announced that all members of the 1092nd returned home from Afghanistan in February. “We have 102 soldiers in our unit and we brought back all 102 soldiers,” he said. “There were no combat related injuries.” According to Powers, the 1092nd supports the battalion in Parkersburg, and includes soldiers See Chamber, A3 Delyssa Huffman/photo Beckie Stein-Lambert, organizer of Operation Soldier Care; First Sgt. Ryan Powers of the 1092nd Battalion; and Point Pleasant Mayor Brian Billings were all smiles during Tuesdayʼs chamber luncheon, which was held at the Marshall Mid-Ohio Valley Center. During the luncheon, Powers gave a presentation on the 1092nd, which recently returned from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan. �Wednesday, March 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 Snipers, shells, tanks terrorize key Libyan city BY HADEEL AL-SHALCHI AND RYAN LUCAS ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s snipers and tanks are terrorizing civilians in the coastal city of Misrata, a resident said, and the U.S. military warned Tuesday it was “considering all options” in response to dire conditions there that have left people cowering in darkened homes and scrounging for food and rainwater. Heavy anti-aircraft fire and loud explosions sounded in Tripoli after nightfall, possibly a new attack in the international air campaign that so far has focused on military targets. But conditions have deteriorated sharply in Misrata, the last major city in western Libya held by the rebel force trying to end Gadhafi’s four-decade rule. Residents of the city 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Tripoli, say shelling and sniper attacks are unrelenting. A doctor said tanks opened fire on a peaceful protest on Monday. “The number of dead are too many for our hospital to handle,” said the doctor, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals if the city falls to Gadhafi’s troops. As for food, he said, “We share what we find and if we don’t find anything, which happens, we don’t know what to do.” Neither the rebels nor Gadhafi’s forces are strong enough to hold Misrata or Ajdabiya, a key city in the east that is also a daily battleground. But the airstrikes and missiles that are the weapons of choice for international forces may be of limited use. “When there’s fighting in urban areas and combatants are mixing and mingling with civilians, the options are vastly reduced,” said Fred Abrahams, a special adviser at Human Rights Watch. “I can imagine the pressures and desires to protect civilians in Misrata and Ajdabiya are bumping up against the concerns about causing harms to the civilians you seek to protect.” It is all but impossible to verify accounts within the two cities, which have limited communications and are now blocked to rights monitors such as the International Committee for the Red Cross. Most of eastern Libya is in rebel hands but the force — with more enthusiasm than discipline — has struggled to take advantage of the gains from the international air campaign, which appears to have hobbled Gadhafi’s air defenses and artillery and rescued the rebels from impending defeat. Despite the U.S. fears for Misrata, the Obama administration is eager relinquish leadership of the hurriedly assembled coalition. With NATO divided, France on Tuesday proposed the creation of a political steering committee to run the operation. If accepted, the committee’s job might be to bring order to what some observers has said seems a chaotic effort by countries with differing objectives. Ajdabiya, a city of 140,000 that is the gateway to the east, has been under fought over for a week. Outside the city, a ragtag band of hundreds of fighters milled about on Tuesday, clutching mortars, grenades and assault rifles. Some wore khaki fatigues. One man sported a bright white studded belt. Some men clambered up power lines in the rolling sand dunes of the desert, squinting as they tried to see Gadhafi’s forces inside the city. The group periodically came under artillery attacks, some men scattering and others holding their ground. “Gadhafi is killing civilians inside Ajdabiya,” said Khaled Hamid, who said he been in Gadhafi’s forces but defected to the rebels. Ahmed Buseifi, 32, said he was in Libya’s special forces for nine years before joining the opposition. He said other rebel- lious special forces had entered Ajdabiya and Brega, another contested city, hoping to disrupt government supply lines. The airstrikes, he said, leveled the playing field. “If not for the West we would not have been able to push forward,” he said. A U.S. fighter jet on a strike mission against a government missile site crashed overnight in eastern Libya. Both crewmen ejected safely as the aircraft spun from the sky during the third night of the U.S. and European air campaign. The crash, which the U.S. attributed to mechanical failure, was the first major loss for the U.S. and European military air campaign. By Tuesday afternoon, the plane’s body was mostly burned to ash, with only the wings and tail fins intact. U.S. officials say both crew members were safe in American hands. “I saw the plane spinning round and round as it came down,” said Mahdi el-Amruni, who rushed to the crash site with other villagers, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) outside the rebel capital of Benghazi. “It was in flames. They died away, then it burst in to flames again.” One of the pilots parachuted into a rocky field and hid in a sheep pen on Hamid Moussa elAmruni’s family farm. “We didn’t think it was an American plane. We thought it was a Gadhafi plane. We started calling out to the pilot, but we only speak Arabic. We looked for him and found the parachute. A villager came who spoke English and he called out ‘We are here, we are with the rebels’ and then the man came out,” Hamid Moussa el-Amruni said. A second plane strafed the field where the pilot went down. Hamid Moussa el-Amruni himself was shot, suffered shrapnel wounds in his leg and back. He propped himself up with an old broomstick and said he bore no grudge, believing it was an accident. Power lines up in progress at Japan nuclear plant BY ERIC TALMADGE AND MARI YAMAGUCHI ASSOCIATED PRESS FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Workers at a leaking nuclear plant hooked up power lines to all six of the crippled complex’s reactor units Tuesday, but other repercussions from the massive earthquake and tsunami were still rippling across the nation as economic losses mounted at three of Japan’s flagship companies. The progress on the electrical lines at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant was a welcome and significant advance after days of setbacks. With the power lines connected, officials hope to start up the overheated plant’s crucial cooling system that was knocked out during the March 11 tsunami and earthquake that devastated Japan’s northeast coast. Tokyo Electric Power Co. warned that workers still need to check all equipment for damage first before switching the cooling system on to all the reactor units — a process that could take days or even weeks. Late Tuesday night, Tokyo Electric said lights went on in the central control room of Unit 3, but that doesn’t mean power had been restored to the cooling system. Officials will wait until sometime Wednesday to try to power up the water pumps to the unit. Emergency crews also dumped 18 tons of seawater into a nearly boiling storage pool holding spent nuclear fuel, cooling it to 105 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius), Japan’s nuclear safety agency said. Steam, possibly carrying radioactive elements, had been rising for two days from the reactor building, and the move lessens the chances that more radiation will seep into the air. Added up, the power lines and concerted dousing bring authorities closer to ending a nuclear crisis that has complicated the government’s response to the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that killed an estimated 18,000 people. Its power supply knocked out by the disasters, the Fukushima complex has leaked radiation that has found its way into vegetables, raw milk, the water supply and even seawater. Early Wednesday, the government added broccoli to the list of tainted vegetables, which also include spinach, canola, and chrysanthemum greens. Government officials and health experts say the doses are low and not a threat to human health unless the tainted products are consumed in abnormally excessive quantities. The Health Ministry ordered officials in the area of the stricken plant to increase monitoring of seawater and seafood after elevated levels of radioactive iodine and cesium were found in ocean water near the complex. Education Ministry official Shigeharu Kato said a research vessel had been dispatched to collect and analyze samples. The crisis was continuing to batter Japan’s once- robust economy. Three of the country’s biggest brands — Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Sony Corp. — put off a return to normal production due to shortages of parts and raw materials because of earthquake damage to factories in affected areas. Toyota and Honda said they would extend a shutdown of auto production in Japan that already is in its second week, while Sony said it was suspending some manufacturing of popular consumer electronics such as digital cameras and TVs. The National Police Agency said the overall number of bodies collected so far stood at 9,099, while 13,786 people have been listed as missing. “We must overcome this crisis that we have never experienced in the past, and it’s time to make a nationwide effort,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, the government’s public point-man, said Tuesday in his latest attempt to try to soothe public anxieties. Still, tensions were running high. Officials in the town of Kawamata, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) away from the reactors, brought in a radiation specialist from Nagasaki — site of an atomic bombing during World War II — to calm residents’ fears. “I want to tell you that you are safe. You don’t need to worry,” Dr. Noboru Takamura told hundreds of residents at a community meeting. “The levels of radiation here are clearly not high enough to cause damage to your health.” But worried community members peppered him with questions: “What will happen to us if it takes three years to shut down the reactors?” “Is our milk safe to drink?” “If the schools are opened, will it be safe for kids to play outside for gym class?” Public sentiment is such in the area that Fukushima’s governor rejected a request from the president of Tokyo Electric, or TEPCO, to apologize for the troubles. “What is most important is for TEPCO to end the crisis with maximum effort. So I rejected the offer,” Gov. Yuhei Sato said on national broadcaster NHK. “Considering the anxiety, anger and exasperation being felt by people in Fukushima, there is just no way for me to accept their apology.” While many of the region’s schools, gymnasiums and other community buildings are packed with the newly homeless, in the 11 days since the disasters the numbers of people staying in shelters has halved to 268,510, presumably as many move in with relatives. In the first five days after the disasters struck, the Fukushima complex saw explosions and fires in four of the plant’s six reactors, and the leaking of radioactive steam into the air. Since then, progress continued intermittently as efforts to splash seawater on the reactors and rewire the complex were disrupted by rises in radiation, elevated pressure in reactors and overheated storage pools. Lawyers in 3 states want fed execution drug probe BY BRETT BARROUQUERE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys in Arizona and Kentucky joined a lawyer in Georgia on Tuesday, calling on the Justice Department to investigate how the states acquired a key lethal injection drug that is in short supply in the U.S. The requests come as many of the 34 death penalty states scrambling to find an alternative for lethal injections after the sole U.S. maker of sodium thiopental said earlier this year it would no longer produce it. Justice Department officials didn’t immediately return telephone calls Tuesday, but previously have said they were reviewing a request for an investigation an attorney in Georgia. Drug Enforcement Administration officials confirmed a week ago they had seized Georgia’s supply of the drug. Meanwhile, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said the state was still trying to get sodium thiopental from other states, but officials may have no choice but to switch to another drug, which would be probably be pentobarbital. “We’re still looking into using this other substance (sodium thiopental), but we aren’t really confident that we’re going to get some,” he said. Texas and Oklahoma recently announced the switch to pentobarbital, and plan to use it along with two other drugs. Ohio became the first state to use pentobarbital alone when it executed an inmate with the drug March 10. Kentucky public defender David Barron said in a letter to the Justice Department that there were multiple questions about how CorrectHealth, a Stockbridge, Ga.-based company, got a supply of sodium thiopental to sell to Kentucky. Barron also wants to know if Kentucky officials complied with federal law when it contacted Kayem Pharmaceuticals in India. Barron represents Ralph Baze, who was sentenced to death for killing a sheriff and a deputy. “It is likely that illegally imported or possessed thiopental will be used in the execution of Mr. Baze and multiple other individuals on Kentucky’s death row,” Barron wrote. Kentucky bought 18 grams of sodium thiopental — enough for three executions — in February from CorrectHealth, which is owned by Dr. Carlo Musso, who assisted Georgia in conducting exe- cutions. Musso didn’t immediately return a telephone message but has previously denied selling the drug. Eight days after getting the drug from the Georgia company, Kentucky officials contacted Kayem Pharmaceuticals in India, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. But the state opted not to buy the drug because it is sold in packs of 500 single-gram vials for about $5,000, which is more than the state needs. “It would require us to alter our normal procurement process and would require Kentucky to obtain enough thiopental for more than 80 executions — a quantity which would expire long before it could be utilized,” Kentucky Justice Cabinet spokeswoman Jennifer Brislin said. Executions in Kentucky are on hold after a judge in September found problems with the state’s protocol, a decision unrelated to the drug shortage. In Arizona, federal public defender Dale Baich called for the Justice Department probe because the state bought supplies of sodium thiopental from Dream Pharma, a British company that some defense attorneys have described as a fly-by-night operation. Israeli strike misses target, kills 4 Palestinians BY IBRAHIM BARZAK ASSOCIATED PRESS GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli military shelling aimed at Palestinian militants missed its target Tuesday, killing three children and their uncle and wounding 13 other family members as they played soccer in their backyard in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said. The attack, which Israel said was a mortar strike, was launched in response to repeated rocket fire toward Israel. It dramatically escalated a recent round of simmering violence with Palestinian mil- itants and threatened to set off the first heavy fighting in more than two years. Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group have largely observed a ceasefire since an Israeli military offensive ended early 2009. The Israeli military acknowledged civilians were killed but said it was aiming at Palestinian militants who had launched seven mortar shells against Israel earlier Tuesday. They exploded in open areas causing no injuries. “Regrettably noncombatants were hurt, this is because the Hamas attacks from civilian areas,” it said. Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich, an Israeli military spokeswoman, said the army did not know that civilians were in the area at the time of the strike and stressed that Israel had no desire to raise tensions and hoped that Hamas also didn’t have that intention. “We never operate when civilians are identified,” she said. On Tuesday evening, an Israeli airstrike also targeted a group of militants about to launch mortar shells. Islamic Jihad said three of its militants were killed and another was injured. Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Adham Abu Salmia said three of the dead from the earlier attack and most of the wounded were under the age of 16. He said the fourth family member killed was 50 years old. TV footage showed flesh on the walls of the house and body parts and shrapnel scattered about. Hamas said Israeli tank fire had hit the house. It was the deadliest Israeli attack against Gaza in months. The 2009 offensive inflicted heavy damage on Hamas — an Iranianbacked militant group that rejects peace with the Jewish state. But Israeli military officials say Hamas has recovered, both restocking its arsenal with powerful rockets and receiving military training from foreign experts. Last week, Israel intercepted a cargo ship that it said was loaded with weapons, including sophisticated anti-ship missiles, sent by Iran for Gaza militants. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issue a statement expressing regret that civilians were hurt and condemning Hamas for using civilian areas to launch mortar shells at Israel. Hamas threatened to retaliate for the deaths of the four Gazans. “The brutal crime of today will not pass without a response by the resistance,” Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwan told The Associated Press. “Israel is escalating against our people and the whole world should show their responsibility to stop this escalation.” While smaller militant groups have tested the cease-fire, only recently has Hamas started to carry out attacks against Israel. The Israelis have responded with airstrikes and other reprisals. Earlier Tuesday, Israel hit a series of Palestinian militant targets in Gaza, damaging smuggling tunnels and suspected weapons sites. �The Daily Sentinel BY THE BEND A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Joining lots of groups is a good thing Thursday, March 24 POMEROY — Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, 11:30 a.m. at the district office 33101 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Monday, March 28 RACINE — Southern Local Board of Education, regular meeting, 8 p.m., high school media room. TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District, 7 p.m., board office. POMEROY — Veterans Service Commission, 9 a.m., East Memorial Drive. Clubs and organizations Thursday, March 24 TUPPERS PLAINS — VFW Post #9053, regular meeting, 6:30 p.m., the hall. POMEROY — Alpha Iota Masters, 11:30 A.M., KFC/Long John Silverʼs. Church events Wednesday, March 23 POMEROY — Free community dinner, 4:30-6 p.m., New Beginnings UM Pleasant Valley Hospital Employee of the Month Submitted photo Sally Woodall, food service assistant, middle, was recently named the Pleasant Valley Hospital “Employee of the Month.” She is described as being a dedicated worker, reliable and helpful to others. Woodall has been an employee of PVH for 21 years. She resides in Point Pleasant with her husband, Howard. Pictures with her are Tom Schauer, left, Interim Chief Executive Officer of PVH, middle, Woodall, and right, Matt Black, certified dietary manager. Woodall will receive a $50 award, a congratulatory certificate and VIP parking. In addition, she will also be entered in the facilityʼs Customer Service Employee of the Year recognition. Dr. Joyce Brothers brings home a stray dog or cat, I am the bad guy who has to say no. He is making me feel so guilty, but I am just overwhelmed by all the responsibility for our current two dogs and three cats. He loves them, but I do all the work. Am I selfish? — D.F. Dear D.F.: I don’t think you should feel so guilty about having limits when it comes to living with and caring for pets. After all, you never signed up to be an animal shelter, and if your significant other is not sharing the responsibilities, he hardly has the right to judge your decisions when it comes to getting more. But in order to make him understand where you are coming from, he really needs to walk a mile in your shoes. Tell him you will consider lifting the ban on more pets if he will take over your duties for a week. Have him shop and pay for the pet food and litter, empty the pans, brush and play with the animals, trim their nails, walk them and remove ticks. Don’t forget to give him a “doggie bag” for use in the park! And don’t forget vet appointments. As you know, the list is endless. If he is not willing to do this, you should not feel guilty about putting your foot down. But that also will tell you something about the current situation — it will show that your boyfriend thinks it is perfectly OK for you to be shouldering all of the work while he enjoys his pets and walks away when he has had enough fun. This is not a situation that you want to allow to continue much longer. Instead of thinking about giving up pets, maybe you should think about replacing your boyfriend! (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate Community Calendar Public notices Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Church, creamed chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, dessert, drinks. Sunday, March 27 RACINE – Pentecostal Assembly pack-a-pew Sunday to be observed at 10 a.m. The church is located on Route 124, Racine. Lunch will follow the service. POMEROY — Mt. Union Baptist Church, “Five Mile Gospel Singers” concert, 6:30 p.m. Other events Saturday, March 26 RACINE — Alumni games between Eastern and Southern at Southern High School, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Proceeds go into scholarships. Youth events Sunday, March 27 POMEROY — “Undy Sunday” giveaway, 2 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, giveaway of $15 Dollar General gift cards to Meigs County school-age children for purchase of under clothes, children must be present to receive gift cards; hot dogs, chips and drinks also given away. University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community Collegeʼs Davis Library offers information Workshop RIO GRANDE — The University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College’s Davis Library will hold a workshop Friday to help students and others learn about the resources available through the Ohio Learning Express Library. The Learning Express Library is an online database that includes job search information, career assessment tests, assistance with resumes and a wide range of other topics to assist Rio Grande students and area residents of all ages. The workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Smart Classroom facility on the first floor of Robert S. Wood Hall on the Rio Grande campus. The event is free and open to all area residents. Amy Wilson, reference outreach specialist for the Davis Library, will be teaching the workshop and explained that the Learning Express Library can be very helpful for people of all ages. One part of the program is a self-assessment test that people who log onto the site can take. The selfassessment test allows people to list their areas of interest and their strengths. The Learning Express Library will then study the test answers and match the individuals with ideas for potential careers that best fit their strengths and areas of interest. The Learning Express Library then provides more information about potential careers, the training needed and what jobs in these fields are like. For those who are ready to apply for work, the program provides tutorials on creating resumes and preparing for job interviews. It teaches individuals how to write business memos and improve business communication skills. The program also helps individuals prepare for the SAT test and learn about training programs for different careers. And when the individuals are ready to begin search for jobs, the Learning Express Library also helps them search for job openings and submit resumes. The program has a great deal of resources for area residents, and the upcoming workshop will help Rio Grande students and area residents learn how to access the program and use the many different parts of it. For more information or to register, call Amy Wilson at 1-800-2827201. Family Medicine Early treatment can slow down the progression of Alzheimerʼs disease BY MARTHA A. SIMPSON, D.O., M.B.A. OHIO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Question: My 75-yearold father has just been diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s disease. I have noticed that he has been more forgetful over the last year or so, but I thought this was normal as you get older. The doctor wants to do some tests and start him on some medicine. Can you tell me more about Alzheimer’s? Is there anything else we should be doing that might help him? Answer: Dementia is defined in the Merck Manual as “a deterioration of intellectual function and other cognitive skills, leading to a decline in the ability to perform activities of daily living.” Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, and sadly, medical research has not yet found a way to reverse its effects, although some other forms of dementia are reversible. Alzheimer’s disease is only diagnosed after ruling out other potential causes through a fairly standard series of blood tests. Your father may also undergo tests conducted by a neuropsychologist — a specialist in the structure and function of the brain relative to specific psychological processes and behaviors. These tests also will provide baseline information about the level of cognitive impairment your father is experiencing. Unfortunately there are currently no definitive tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s, but some are on the horizon. Classic Alzheimer’s disease causes a chronic loss of previously acquired knowledge. This progressive loss of memory leads to behavioral changes and loss of decision-making abilities. The disease is more common in women and the incidence of developing it increases with age. While Alzheimer’s is a non-reversible, progressive disease, there are many things that can be done to mitigate its effects. Many studies are showing that early treatment with one of the Alzheimer’s treatment drugs can slow the progression of the disease. Maintaining a healthy diet and using other medications, if necessary to control behavioral problems associated with the Alzheimer’s, can benefit the patient. To help a person with Alzheimer’s maintain cognitive function, establish routines for the patient. Keep calendars and clocks visible. Keep lists and written instructions for using household items. Stress and anxiety can make memory worse, so minimize situations and activities that cause these reactions. Early in the course of Alzheimer’s, have a family meeting, with the patient present, to discuss his wishes for his future care. This discussion, while difficult to initiate, can make the road ahead much easier to navigate for everyone involved. groups looking for freedom from addictions, hurts, habits and hangups every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Info: 388-8454. VINTON — Vinton Baptist Church food pantry every Monday from 5-6:30 p.m. Info: 388-8454. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at Holzer Medical Center. Info: Amber Barnes at (740) 339-0291. GALLIPOLIS — NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) meetings will take place the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Gallia County Senior Resource Center, with a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Jill Simpkins (740) 3390603. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Stroke Support Group, first Tuesday of every month, 1 p.m., at Bossard Memorial Library. GALLIPOLIS — River Cities Military Support Community (RCMFSC) meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at VFW Post 4464 (upstairs), 134 Third Ave. The meeting and activities are open to all families and friends who wish to support our servicemen and women in all branches of the military. Info: 245-5589 or 441-7454. GALLIPOLIS — Overeaters Anonymous meets every Sunday, 5:30 p.m., at St. Peterʼs Episcopal Church. (Family Medicine® is a weekly column. General medical questions can be sent to Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A., Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Communication Office, Athens, Ohio 45701, or familymedicine@oucom. ohiou.edu. Please do not ask Dr. Simpson to diagnose a condition or provide personal medical advice.) Support Groups GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Alzheimerʼs/ Dementia Support Group meeting, 1:30-3 p.m., third Thursday of each month, at Holzer Medical Center Education Center. Info: Amber Johnson, (740) 4413406. GALLIPOLIS — Grieving Parents Support Group meets 8 p.m., first Tuesday of each month at New Life Lutheran Church, Jackson Pike. Info: Jackie Keatley at 4462700 or John Jackson at 446-7339. GALLIPOLIS — Grief Support Group meets second Tuesday of each month, 8 p.m., at New Life Lutheran Church. Facilitators: Sharon Carmichael and John Jackson. GALLIPOLIS — Serenity House support group for domestic violence victims meets Mondays at 2 p.m. For more information, call the Serenity House at 446-6752. GALLIPOLIS — Look Good Feel Better cancer program, third Monday of the month at 6 p.m., Holzer Center for Cancer Care. GALLIPOLIS — Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday book study at 7 p.m. and Thursday open meeting at noon; Tuesday closed meeting at 8 p.m.; Friday open lead meeting, 8 p.m. St. Peterʼs Episcopal Church, 54 Second Ave., Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS — Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, St. Peterʼs Episcopal Church, 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Open discussion. Candlelight meeting. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Narcotics Anonymous Living Free Group meets every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at 305 Main St. GALLIPOLIS — 12 Step Support Group for Spiritual Growth meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at New Life Lutheran Church. Facilitators: Tom Childs and John Jackson. VINTON — Celebrate Recovery at Vinton Baptist Church. Small 60168444 Dear Dr. Brothers: I moved to a new city just a few months ago. I like it here, but I have a fear of being all alone and not making friends. Even though there are people where I work, I feel I need to meet other kinds of people besides work colleagues. So I’ve been joining groups and clubs where I live, as well as on the Internet. I realize I may be going overboard, but I can’t seem to stop joining things. Is there such a thing as spreading yourself too thin? I will follow your advice. — K.R. Dear K.R.: The conventional wisdom is that putting too many irons in the fire can make you a jack of all trades, master of none. While most people have their hands full with one or two interests outside of work, there is not really any reason why you can’t explore more interests or think about meeting diverse groups of people to find out what kinds of things you may be missing. And according to some new research out of the University of Queensland, getting to know many different types of people and involving yourself in various groups can have positive benefits for overcoming physical challenges as well. The researchers found that group memberships constitute a great resource, in that they help us feel differently about ourselves and our capabilities. Having various group memberships can help with a sense of purpose, belonging and meaning, according to the researchers. So I wouldn’t worry about doing too much in your new city right now. What you need to focus on is building some of those key relationships and following your heart wherever it leads. Recognize that you are in for an exciting ride, and go for it. ••• Dear Dr. Brothers: I came from a family where no pets were allowed, so it is quite difficult for me to adjust to taking care of lots of animals. But my boyfriend has the attitude of “the more, the merrier.” Every time he Page A3 �OPINION Page A4 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 U.S. spent-fuel storage sites are packed BY JONATHAN FAHEY HENRY RAY Reactors in Colorado, Oregon and Maine are permanently ASSOCIATED PRESS shut; spent fuel from all three is stored in dry casks. Idaho never The nuclear crisis in Japan had a commercial reactor, but has laid bare an ever-growing waste from the 1979 Three problem for the United States Mile Island accident in — the enormous amounts of Pennsylvania is being stored at still-hot radioactive waste accu- a federal facility there. mulating at commercial nuclear Illinois has 9,301 tons of reactors in more than 30 states. spent nuclear fuel at its power The U.S. has 71,862 tons of plants, the most of any state in the waste, according to state- the country, according to indusby-state numbers obtained by try figures. It is followed by The Associated Press. But the Pennsylvania with 6,446 tons; nation has no place to perma- 4,290 in South Carolina and nently store the material, which roughly 3,780 tons each for stays dangerous for tens of New York and North Carolina. thousands of years. Spent nuclear fuel is about 95 Plans to store nuclear waste percent uranium. About 1 perat Nevada’s Yucca Mountain cent are other heavy elements have been abandoned, but even such as curium, americium and if a facility had been built there, plutonium-239, best known as America already has more fuel for nuclear weapons. Each waste than it could have han- has an extremely long half-life dled. — some take hundreds of thouThree-quarters of the waste sands of years to lose all of sits in water-filled cooling their radioactive potency. The pools like those at the rest, about 4 percent, is a cockFukushima Dai-ichi nuclear tail of byproducts of fission that complex in Japan, outside the break down over much shorter thick concrete-and-steel barri- time periods, such as cesiumers meant to guard against a 137 and strontium-90, which radioactive release from a break down completely in nuclear reactor. about 300 years. Spent fuel at Dai-ichi overHow dangerous these eleheated, possibly melting fuel- ments are depends on how easrod casings and spewing radia- ily can find their way into the tion into the air, after Japan’s body. Plutonium and uranium tsunami knocked out power to are heavy, and don’t spread cooling systems at the plant. through the air well, but there is The rest of the spent fuel a concern that plutonium could from commercial U.S. reactors leach into water supplies over has been put into dry cask stor- thousands of years. age, but regulators only enviCesium-137 is easily transsion those as a solution for ported by air. It is cesium-137 about a century and the waste that can still be detected in a would eventually have to be New Jersey-sized patch of land deposited into a Yucca-like around the Chernobyl reactor facility. that exploded in the Ukraine in The U.S. nuclear industry 1986. says the waste is being stored Typically, waste must sit in safely at power-plant sites, pools at least five years before though it has long pushed for a being moved to a cask or perlong-term storage facility. manent storage, but much of Meanwhile, the industry’s col- the material in the pools of U.S. lective pile of waste is growing plants has been stored there far by about 2,200 tons a year; longer than that. experts say some of the pools in Safety advocates have long the United States contain four urged the NRC to force utility times the amount of spent fuel operators to reduce the amount that they were designed to han- of spent fuel in their pools. The dle. more tightly packed they are, The AP analyzed a state-by- the more quickly they can overstate summary of spent fuel heat and spew radiation into the data based on information that environment in case of an accinuclear power plants voluntari- dent, a natural disaster or a terly report every year to the rorist attack. Nuclear Energy Institute, an Industry leaders say new industry and lobbying group. technology has made fuel pools The NEI would not make avail- safer, and regulators have taken able the amount of spent fuel at some steps since the 9/11 terror individual power plants. attacks to reduce fuel pool While the U.S. Department risks. Kevin Crowley, who of Energy previously reported directs the nuclear and radiafigures on overall spent fuel tion studies board at the storage, it no longer has updat- National Academy of Sciences, ed information available. A says lessons will be learned spokesman for the U.S. Nuclear from the crisis in Japan. And Regulatory Commission, which NRC Chairman Gregory oversees nuclear power plant Jaczko says his agency will safety, said the capacities of review how spent fuel is stored fuel pools are public record, but in the U.S. exact inventories of spent fuel A 2004 report by the acadeare tracked in a government my suggested that fresh spent database kept confidential for fuel, which is radioactively hotsecurity reasons. ter, be spread among older, The U.S. has 104 operating cooler assemblies in the spent nuclear reactors, situated on 65 fuel pool. “You’re buying yoursites in 31 states. There are self time, basically,” says another 15 permanently shut Crowley. “The cooler ones can reactors that also house spent act as a thermal buffer.” fuel. First Energy, which runs two Four states have spent fuel nuclear power stations in Ohio even though they don’t have and one in Pennsylvania, was operating commercial plants. able to reconfigure the spent AND 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. Member: The Associated Press and the Ohio Newspaper Association. Postmaster: Send address corrections to The Daily Sentinel, P.O. Box 729, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Our main number is (740) 992-2156. 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The casks in the U.S. are kept outdoors, generally on concrete pads, but industry officials insist they are safe. Unlike the pools, the casks don’t need electricity; they are cooled by air circulation. One cask model, selling for $1.5 million, places spent fuel inside a stainless steel canister, which is placed inside an “overpack” — an outside shell composed of a layer of carbon steel, 27 inches of concrete and another layer of carbon steel. When in place, the system stands 20 feet tall and weighs 150,000 pounds, said Joy Russell, a spokeswoman for manufacturer Holtec International of Florida. Russell said engineers have designed the system to withstand a crash from an F-16 fighter jet and survive the resulting jet fuel fire. Plant operators in some states have moved aggressively to dry cask storage. Virginia has 1,533 tons of nuclear waste in dry storage and 1,105 tons in spent fuel pools. Maryland has 844 tons in dry storage and 588 tons in spent fuel pools. Utilities in Texas, though, have not. There are 2,178 tons kept in spent fuel pools at reactor sites there, and zero in dry casks. In New York, 3,345 tons are in spent fuel pools while only 454 tons are in dry storage. No cask is totally invulnerable, but the academy report found that radioactive releases from casks would be relatively low. “If you attacked a fuel cask and managed to put a hole in it, anything that came out, the consequences would be very local,” Crowley said. Casks can be licensed for 20 years, with renewals, said Carrie Phillips, a spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based Southern Co., which has a dozen such casks at its tworeactor Joseph M. Farley plant near Columbia, Ala. She said officials have “every expectation” the casks could last “in excess of 100 years by design.” But not the needed tens of thousands of years. For longterm storage, the government had looked to Yucca Mountain. It was designed to hold 77,160 tons — 69,444 tons designated for commercial waste and 7,716 for military waste. That means the current inventory already exceeds Yucca’s original planned capacity. A 1982 law gave the federal government responsibility for the long-term storage of nuclear waste and promised to start accepting waste in 1998. After 20 years of study, Congress passed a law in 2002 to build a nuclear waste repository deep in Yucca Mountain. The federal government spent $9 billion developing the project, but the Obama administration has cut funding and recalled the license application to build it. Nevadans have fiercely opposed Yucca Mountain, though a collection of state governments and others are taking legal action to reverse the decision. Despite his Yucca Mountain decision, President Barack Obama wants to expand nuclear power. He created a commission last year to come up with a long-term nuclear waste plan. Initial findings are expected this summer, with a final plan expected in January. “They are 13 years late,” says Terry Pickens, Director of Nuclear Policy at Xcel Energy, the Minneapolis-based utility that operates three reactors in Minnesota. Xcel is building steel-and-concrete cask containers to hold old waste on site, and suing the government periodically to pay for them. “We would like them to get done with what they said they would get done.” Some countries — such as France, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom — reprocess their spent fuel into new nuclear fuel to help reduce the 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 amount of waste. The remaining waste is solidified into a glass. It needs to be stored in a long-term waste repository, but reprocessing reduces the volume of waste by three-quarters. Because reprocessing isolates plutonium, which can be used to make a nuclear weapon, Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter put a stop to it in the U.S. The ban was later overturned, but the country still does not reprocess. France produces 1,300 tons of nuclear waste per year, and reprocesses 940 tons. Still, fuel is only reprocessed once and then it, too, needs to be stored. France is expecting that engineers will eventually succeed in building a new type of nuclear reactor called a fast reactor that will use the waste it can’t reprocess as fuel. “They’ve kicked the can down the road,” says Frank von Hippel, a director of the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University. Other countries, such as Germany, store spent fuel in casks. Finland is building a repository it says will store waste safely for 100,000 years. Even though there is no longterm storage in the U.S., utility customers and taxpayers have been paying for it — twice. Customers have paid $24 billion into a fund Congress established in 1982 to pay for such storage. The charge — a penny for every 10 kilowatthours — would typically add up to about $11 a year for a household that received all its electricity from nuclear plants. Users pay as taxpayers, too — for dry storage. Utilities that have run out of storage space in pools successfully sued the federal government for breach of contract, because it failed to keep to the 1998 deadline to establish long-term storage. By law, the money for dry casks cannot come from the nuclear waste fund, and must come from the federal budget. 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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She was the daughter of Ashley Hamilton and Travis Klein of Leon, W.Va. A private service was conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, with Pastor Bob Patterson, officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. An online registry is available at www.crowhussellfh.com. Chamber From Page A1 from Point Pleasant and other parts of West Virginia as well as soldiers from Ohio, Virginia and Arizona. “I lucked out by having a bunch of good soldiers with me,” Powers said. Powers also discussed the possibility of deployment again. “When will we deploy again? I don’t know. Usually we are put on a rotation of five or six years, but if we need to (be deployed) again we will go,” he said. In addition, Powers discussed his role as First Sargent. According to Powers, he is responsible for making sure that all missions are taken care of. He also is responsible for the well-being of his soldiers and must make sure that they have adequate places to sleep, access to communication with their families, hot showers and more. During the recent deployment, Powers said that he was pleased that communicating with those at home was not a horribly difficult process. “We were lucky enough to be able to contact our families as much as we could,” he said. Powers also thanked the local community and Beckie Stein-Lambert, who spearheaded the Operation Soldier Care program, for their support during the 1092nd’s deployment. “Everything that was sent to our soldiers was used. What the soldiers couldn’t use themselves was given to children and those in need,” Powers said. “It really meant a lot to my soldiers. Every letter that was sent was read...The support that we received from Point Pleasant means a lot to us. I really do appreciate everyone’s help in the area — you guys have been great.” According to Powers, he will be working with Billings to host a 1092nd “welcome back” event in the near future. In other business: • Shari Cochran, Steve Nibert and Kelli Elliot of WBYG and WBGS studios gave a presentation on the importance of radio in the community. According to Cochran, station manager, WBYG 99.5 FM, also known as Big Country 99, is a 6,000 watt station that offers today’s country music as well as community events, news, national sports and more. The station also features gospel programs on Sunday. WBGS AM 1030 has 10,000 watts of daylight power and is now simulcast with 105.9 FM. The station remains the strongest AM station in the area and offers “oldies” music every day along with local ministry programs on Saturday and Sunday. • Mason County Commissioner Rick Handley announced that he recently received a letter from Rick Thompson, the West Virginia Speaker of the House. The letter addressed the need for Mason County’s own delegate representative. In the letter, Thompson gave the following statement regarding the issue: “As the redistricting process is long and tedious process, I encourage you to continue in your efforts to shed light on this issue, but let me be very clear, I will not approve a redistricting plan that does not include a delegate for Mason County.” According to Handley, Thomspon plans to visit Mason County in the near future to discuss the redistricting process in more detail. • There will be no luncheon for the month of April due to the Annual Chamber Dinner, which is slated for Tuesday, April 26 at the Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High School Common’s Area. • The next luncheon meeting will take place May 24 at 1210 Viand St. in Point Pleasant. Brad Deal will cater the meal, while Mary Fowler of Traveltime Tours will provide the presentation. Ranch From Page A1 musicians can immerse themselves into their craft for several days — the goal being renewed inspiration in their music and progress in their performance. This season the Fur Peace Station Concert Hall will welcome shows by Kaukonen, Happy Traum, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams; Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks; Suzy Bogguss; The Persuasions; Honeyboy Edwards and Stefan Grossman; Tommy Emmanuel; Bill Bershi and Chris Smither; Tony Rice Unit; Lee Boys; Tom Rush and Steve Kaufman. The season ends on Nov. 12 with a concert by Electric Hot Tuna with GE Smith. Reynolds’ show on Saturday will kick off his solo tour. In addition to being a member of the Dave Matthews Band, Reynolds is half of the Acoustic Dave Matthews-Tim Reynolds Duo which have released three double live CDs to critical acclaim. Reynolds, who also formed his power trio, TR3, recently released his 15th solo CD. Reynolds was recently honored with a Grammy Nomination in 2011 for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. For more information call 992-6228 or visit furpeaceranch.com. The FPR is located at 39495 St. Clair Road outside of Pomeroy. Visit us online at mydailysentinel.com typewriter after submitted to the court with signatures from attorneys on both sides. The appeal notices were identical in all cases, and the sentences appealed to the district court all involve similar sentences. Baer filed the appeals with the Fourth District Court of Appeals through Clerk of Courts Diane Lynch. He represents indigent criminal defendants through a contract between county commissioners and the Ohio Public Defender’s office in Athens. He represents clients on misdemeanor cases in County Court and felony defendants in Common Pleas Court. Five defendants sentenced in entries filed Feb. 17 appeared in Common Pleas Court on felony charges. In each case, Crow sentenced the defendants to community control or a sentencing alternative, and six months in the county jail: • A sentencing entry filed against Thorla, was based on a motion to revoke community control. He was ordered to complete the Southeastern Probationary Treatment Alternative program and sentenced to six months in the county jail in an entry filed Feb. 17. Thorla was originally indicted for breaking and entering, theft and receiving stolen property. • Gregory Mark Tyree was sentenced to five years community control and six months in jail after being granted judicial release. He was originally indicted on a count of non-support of dependents. The sentencing entry in his case was filed Feb. 17. • Alfred S. Robinson was sentenced to five years community control on an original indictment charging two counts of burglary, grand theft, domestic violence and violation of a protective order. Crow ordered him to complete five years community control and six months in the county jail, in an entry filed Feb. 17. • David Eakins was sentenced in an entry filed Feb. 17 to five years community control and six months in jail on a charge of non-support. • Kimothy Carr was also sentenced to five years community control and six months in jail on a nonsupport indictment, in an entry filed Feb. 17. Additionally: • In a March 2 entry, Samuel McKinney was sentenced to five years community control and six months in jail on two cases, one charging two counts of nonsupport of dependents and failure to appear after recognizance release. • Michael L. Neal was sentenced in an entry filed Feb. 22 to five years community control and six months in the county jail on a charge of receiving stolen property. • Zachary Custer was sentenced in an entry filed March 7 to five years community control, SEPTA and six months in the county jail, charged with burglary. • Curtis Neigler was sentenced in an entry, also filed March 7, to five years community control and six months in jail, on a count of receiving stolen property. In each case, sentencing entries were signed as approved by both the prosecuting attorney handling the case and Baer, Baer said yesterday. In each, the jail sentences are marked with an asterisk, with the accompanying condition “upon further order of the court.” Transplant From Page A1 more people along the way. “Just getting to this point,” Mathews said when describing the highlights of the last 10 years. Mathews is one of the lucky ones. According to Lifeline of Ohio, every day 18 men, women and children die while waiting for an organ transplant, while every 10 minutes another person is added to the national waiting list for organ donation. For Mathews, at the time of her transplant, her health had deteriorated to the point someone had to be with her at all times and she suffered from water retention and issues with ammonia levels as her liver began to decline. At one point she was in a coma for two days because of her ammonia levels. Mathews received the gift of donation from the late Jordan Ayers, formerly of the Canton area, who suffered injuries from a car accident. Mathews has met Ayers’ family and she’s even attended the graduation of Jordan’s younger brother so in a way, she’s inherited an extended family thanks to organ donation. Because of the gift she was given, Mathews is an enthusiastic supporter of organ and tissue donation. What she most wants others to understand about donation is: “People can make a difference...that organ donation gave me a second chance at life.” Mathews said she also encourages others to find out the facts and dispel any myths about organ and tissue donation. The facts about how donation changes lives is indisputable according to Lifeline of Ohio which states more than one million people benefit from tissue transplants each year. In 2009, in the United States, 28,463 lives were saved due to donation while the number of lives lost while waiting in 2009 totaled 6,690 nationally. In Ohio, 3,349 people are waiting for transplants; 195 people in Ohio died waiting for transplants in 2009; in 2009 284 Ohioans were organ donors at the time of their death, helping 869 individuals receive a second chance at life through transplantation; 1,835 Ohioans gave improved quality of life to others through tissue donation; in 2010, Lifeline of Ohio recovered organs from 84 donors and tissue from 332 donors. Go to www.lifelineofohio.org for more information. Parents given access to ProgressBook in Gallipolis City School District GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City School District has implemented ProgressBook™, a classroom management system for monitoring student progress by combining grade book and attendance to enhance parent/student/teacher communication. By accessing ProgressBook, parents will see the current grade for each subject, grades for specific assignments or tests and attendance. The district and building websites located at gc.k12.oh.us now contain login instructions and a new link to Progress book for Parents. Parents may obtain their ProgressBook login and password at the school office during normal school hours. Please remember that student supply fees must be paid. Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7 a.m. Some storms could be severe, with large hail and gusty winds. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind between 10 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 10 p.m. Some storms could be severe, with large hail and gusty winds. Cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind between 6 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind between 9 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 33. Saturday: Cloudy, with a high near 44. Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 34.16 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 64.72 Ashland Inc. 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Facing jail time, deadbeat parents seeking lawyers COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina father who was repeatedly jailed after insisting he couldn’t make child-support payments of about $50 a week is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to end five states’ practice of locking up delinquent parents without providing them with a lawyer. In a case that will be argued before the high court on Wednesday, Michael Turner contends that poor people who are facing time behind bars for missing payments have a constitutional right to an attorney at taxpayer expense. Florida, Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio are the other states where deadbeat parents are not automatically given a lawyer in such cases. By at least one estimate, hundreds of people a year in those states do time for not paying child support — a practice some advocates say penalizes both parent and child. “It’s a heinous situation. Jail just becomes a revolving door. We’re locking up the poor,” said Michael McCormick, executive director for the American Coalition for Fathers and Children. “Child-support lockups are debtors’ prisons.” Opponents say that providing lawyers would prove costly and would clog up an already cumbersome legal process and that deadbeats already control their own destinies: If they pay, they go free. In its ruling against Tucker, the South Carolina Supreme Court said a delinquent dad holds “the keys to his cell because he may end the imprisonment and purge himself of the sentence at any time” by paying at least some of what is owed. The court also noted that failing to pay child support is an act of civil contempt, not a criminal charge for which the state would have to provide representation. Throwing such people is jail is not meant to punish them but to get them to comply. Turner, who has worked various jobs in auto repair and construction, claims chronic unemployment prevented him from making payments, landing him in jail three times over the past two years — once for a year, another time for 90 days. He said he believes he could have brokered a compromise if he had had an attorney. “I’d got a blessing of a deal if I had a lawyer with me,” the 34-year-old father said. The American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups are backing him. “Without a lawyer, the rest of your rights are almost meaningless,” said attorney Derek Enderlin, who encountered Turner in jail while meeting with a different client. “You don’t know how to challenge the procedures, you don’t know how to present evidence, you don’t know how to show the court what’s actually happened.” Thirteen states have a filed a brief asking the high court to side with South Carolina. They argue that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in the Constitution applies only to criminal cases, and that a ruling in Turner’s favor could quickly expand to require lawyers for poor people in a number of other civil proceedings, such as child custody hearings — a costly prospect at a time of big budget deficits. Judges often use jail as a last resort in child-support cases. A survey by a University of South Carolina law professor found nearly 1,100 of the 8,200 inmates in 21 county jails in South Carolina on one day in 2009 were locked up for not paying child support. �Wednesday, March 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A6 U.S. sees few good options if Yemen government falls WASHINGTON (AP) — For two years, the Obama administration has had a relationship of convenience with Yemen: The U.S. kept the Yemeni government armed and flush with cash. In return, Yemen’s leaders helped fight al-Qaida or, as often, looked the other way while the U.S. did. That relationship is about to get a lot less convenient. Of all the uprisings and protests that have swept the Middle East this year, none is more likely than Yemen to have immediate damaging effects on U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Yemen is home to alQaida’s most active franchise, and as President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s government crumbles, so does Washington’s influence there. On Tuesday, Saleh pledged to step down by year’s end. His 32-year hold on power has weakened during street protests over the past month. Several foreign diplomats have turned against him. On Monday, three senior army commanders joined a protest movement calling for his ouster. But Saleh vowed not to hand power to them and branded their defections as an attempted coup. Current and former U.S. government officials and analysts speculated on Saleh’s fall. “In the counterterrorism area, it will be a great loss,” said Wayne White, a former senior State Department intelligence analyst. Whoever replaces Saleh will inherit a country on the brink of becoming a failed state. There is a secessionist movement in the south. Pirates roam its waters. A rebellion in the north has been a proxy fight between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Half of Yemen’s citizens are illiterate. A third are unemployed. Drinking water is scarce, yet the population is growing at one of the fastest clips in the world, far outpacing the government’s ability to provide even the most basic services. Half the country lacks toilets. With all that, the challenge for the U.S. will be to persuade Yemen’s next leader to continue an unpopular campaign against al-Qaida. Sheik Hamid al-Ahmar, a leading member of the opposition who has been mentioned as a possible president, has dismissed alQaida in Yemen as a creation of Saleh’s government. The Obama administration, however, considers the group to be the most serious terrorist threat to the U.S. The group, known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, includes about 300 people sheltered by tribal allies in a rugged, hard-to-travel country twice as big as Wyoming. The group was behind the nearly successful bombings of U.S. cargo jets last fall and a passenger airliner on Christmas 2009. The attacks grabbed the attention of Washington, which previously had regarded the terrorist group as a threat only in the Middle East. The Obama administration responded by stepping up airstrikes in Yemen and encouraging Saleh to carry out raids based on U.S. intelligence. Aid to Yemen more than doubled. Green Berets and Navy SEALs trained Yemeni counterterrorism forces, and U.S. security teams arrived with airport screening equipment. Last year, the CIA established a new department in the Counterterrorism Center to deal with al-Qaida in Yemen and al-Shabab in Somalia. The CIA station in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, meanwhile, has grown in recent years from an office of a few dozen people to a bustling station several times larger. Despite the recent push, the U.S. still has little clarity about what the Yemeni government would look like without Saleh. The Obama administration has not speculated publicly about it, but officials believe the two countries share a counterterrorism interest that goes beyond any one person. For years, the U.S. knew it could influence Yemen by influencing Saleh and those close to him. Because the government there is notoriously secretive, and influence is traded among tribal and tribal leaders, the U.S. has struggled to understand the world behind Saleh’s leadership. “I don’t think we know who runs Yemen and what they think,” said Christopher Boucek, a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace who briefs government officials and recently testified before Congress about Yemen. “I don’t think we know very much about who they are, how they’re connected to each other, what their family relationships are.” Earlier this month, the Congressional Research Service produced a 48page analysis for lawmakers on the situation in Yemen. The question of who might replace Saleh was among the first topics. But the research paper devoted just two paragraphs to it, mostly speculation. “Currently, there is no real consensus alternative to President Saleh,” researchers wrote. “The security forces are led by members of his extended family and uprooting all of them may lead to civil war and the dissolution of the country.” Further complicating U.S. efforts to build a new partnership in Yemen is the fact that one of the driving forces behind the protests is the country’s fundamentalist Islamic opposition party, known as Islah. The party’s spiritual leader, Sheik AbdelMajid al-Zindani, is on a U.S. list of terrorists and has been described as a loyalist of Osama bin Laden. Though experts caution that Islah today is held together by shared opposition to Saleh, the group’s ties to al-Zindani would make it harder for Washington to justify spending more money to arm or stabilize an Islahled Yemen. In its statements about Yemen, the Obama administration has been careful not to put too much pressure on its fragile ally. After 40 people died in a government crackdown on protests last week, the White House called for calm. But it has not publicly backed Saleh or the protest movement. So far, risk low from radiation in food in Japan BY LAURAN NEERGAARD ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Radiation-tainted spinach from Japan’s damaged nuclear reactors may sound scary, but here’s a reality check: Even if any made it to stores there, you’d have to be Popeye to eat enough to worry. With some fallout found in an increasing number of foods, Japan’s government is taking steps to stop contaminated products from reaching consumers — and the U.S. and other countries are double-checking imports. The Chernobyl disaster made clear that radiation from food can be a real risk: Thousands of cases of thyroid cancer after the 1986 reactor explosion there are blamed on the Soviet Union’s failure to stop children in the region from drinking milk contaminated with radioactive iodine — children who also weren’t given a thyroid-protecting drug, potassium iodide. Japan’s earthquakedamaged reactors haven’t leaked nearly as much radiation as Chernobyl, and aren’t expected to — and this time around, people are being warned, food is being tested and there’s potassium iodide in the high-risk zone. Japan has banned sale of milk, spinach and a few other products in regions from the leaking power plant toward Tokyo after discovery of higher-thanallowed levels of radiation in a range of foods. On Monday, the World Health Organization said Japan should act quickly to ensure that no contaminated foods are sold — as a precaution against longterm risk to nearby residents who otherwise might repeatedly consume large amounts of those products. Still, international scientists say risk from food in Japan so far is low, especially outside the disaster zone — and in the U.S. in particular because it imports very little food from Japan. Besides, there was radiation in food well before Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. “The world is covered in cesium-137 from the atomic weapons tests of the ‘50s and ‘60s,” says nuclear physicist Patrick Regan of the University of Surrey in England. “There is radioactivity in all food. It’s really a matter of saying how much,” agrees University of New Mexico radiologist Dr. Fred Mettler, who studied the health effects of the Chernobyl disaster. Here are questions and answers about the situa- tion: Q: What’s the danger? A: Radioactive iodine, from food or the air, can build up in the thyroid, leading to thyroid cancer years later. Young children and pregnant women are at greatest risk. Thyroid cancer is one of the least fatal cancers if treated promptly. Radioactive cesium can build up throughout the body, is harder to eliminate and high levels are thought to be a risk for various other cancers. But it takes quite high exposure to harm, says Mettler: In contaminated villages around Chernobyl, thyroid cancer was documented. But if there was an increase in any other cancer, it was too small to detect, he says. Q: In what foods in Japan have these radioactive elements been found? A: Iodine has been found mostly in milk and spinach, but also in chrysanthemum greens, leeks and a few other foods. Cesium also has been found in some vegetables. Levels found so far range from trace amounts to milk with iodine levels five times the acceptable limit, and in spinach, iodine levels 27 times the ceiling. Officials soon will test seafood. Q: If you ate that, what would it mean? A: You’d have to eat 2 pounds of the most contaminated spinach to absorb about as much radiation as you’d get from a CT scan of the head, says Dr. Clifford Chao, radiologist-in-chief at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital. People who drank milk with the highest measured levels of iodine for two weeks would absorb less than a year’s worth of natural background radia- tion, according to a report from British environmental radiation group, Mike Thorne and Associates Ltd. But infants would absorb more than adults. Q: What about breastfeeding? A: Radioactive iodine could be in breast milk if nursing mothers in Japan were exposed; potassium iodide comes in doses for infants, too, if needed. Q: What’s being done to make sure contaminated foods don’t reach consumers outside of Japan? A: China, South Korea and a number of neighboring Asian countries have ordered radiation monitoring of food imports from Japan. “There is no risk to the U.S. food supply,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. Foods from Japan make up less than 4 percent of all U.S. imported foods. Deal to combine AT&T, T-Mobile raises questions WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T’s surprise announcement that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question: Can American consumers get good wireless service at a fair price if they must choose between just two national companies? That debate will be at the center of the government review of the $39 billion cash-and-stock deal announced Sunday. If approved, the purchase would catapult AT&T past Verizon Wireless to become the nation’s largest cellphone service provider. The deal would combine AT&T Inc., the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier, with TMobile USA, the fourthlargest, which is now owned by Germany’s Deutsche Telekom AG. And it could pave the way for Verizon to go after Sprint Nextel Corp., which would be a distant No. 3 and the only remaining national provider. None of the smaller U.S. carriers, including Leap Wireless, Metro PCS and U.S. Cellular, has complete nationwide coverage. Officials at the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission could spend a year or more scrutinizing the deal before deciding whether to block it or allow it to proceed with substantial conditions attached. “I am not convinced that this deal is unthinkable,” said Jeffrey Silva, an analyst with Global Medley Advisors. “But it’s a very, very heavy lift.” Regulators will conduct a thorough market-bymarket analysis to determine how many wireless choices consumers would have in communities across the country. And even if they allow the deal to go through, government officials would probably require the combined company to sell off assets — including wireless spectrum, cell towers and customers — in particular markets that are too concentrated. The bigger question facing federal officials is whether the enormous cost of building a nationwide wireless network means that a market dominated by only two companies is the best they can hope for. And if that’s the case, what kinds of merger conditions should the government impose on AT&T to prevent it from abusing its power? “This marketplace doesn’t work even before this merger,” said Mark Cooper, director of research for the Consumer Federation of America. “I want policymakers to confront the fiction that competition in this market is sufficient to protect consumers.” Cooper, for one, would like to see federal regulators bar AT&T from engaging in common industry practices such as charging consumers large fees for text messaging and for ending contracts before they expire. He would also like to see government officials impose stronger “network neutrality” rules on AT&T’s wireless system to ensure that subscribers can access apps and other online applications without carrier interference. Net neutrality rules adopted by the FCC late last year prohibit broadband providers from discriminating against online traffic, but they give wire- less companies a considerable amount of flexibility to manage traffic on their systems. Analyst Rebecca Arbogast of the firm Stifel Nicolaus believes government regulators will also consider conditions intended to help smaller wireless providers compete. Those could include data-roaming obligations, which would require AT&T to let smaller regional wireless companies use its network to send data traffic in places where they do not offer their own service. The FCC is currently considering adopting industrywide data roaming rules. Government officials could also impose “special access” obligations, which would guarantee rival wireless companies access to vital lines owned by AT&T that they rely on to connect their towers to broader telecommunications networks and the Internet. Smaller carriers — most notably Sprint — argue that they pay excessive prices for that access because much of the critical network infrastructure is owned by the big landline telephone companies, AT&T and Verizon, which compete with them in the wireless arena. If government officials do eventually sign off on AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile, they will likely require the combined company to sell off wireless spectrum in certain markets. The hope would be that these airwaves — which are in scarce supply — would wind up in the hands of smaller players such as Sprint and Leap, possibly restoring some competition. Stocks edge lower after a three-day rally that lifted the Dow Jones industrial average NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower Tuesday, ending a threeday rally that had lifted the Dow Jones industrial average above 12,000 for the first time since an earthquake hit Japan more than a week ago. The Dow dipped 17.90 points to close at 12,018.63. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 4.61, or 0.4 percent, to 1,293.77. The Nasdaq composite index fell 8.22, or 0.3 percent, to 2,683.87. A day with such little change for stocks has been rare so far in March. The Dow has moved up or down by at least 100 points in four of the five previous trading days. Developments in Japan’s nuclear crisis and the violence in Libya have been driving the volatility. The Dow jumped 3.6 percent over the previous three days, its biggest gain since September. That has nearly brought the Dow back to its close of 12,044 on March 11, the day the earthquake struck Japan. “We’ve had a really nice rally off the lows, but I think there are too many uncertainties still revolving around Libya and the recovery in Japan to give people the confidence to break the market through 1,300 on the S&P,” said Carlton Neel, senior portfolio partner at Virtus Investment Partners. Crude oil prices, a major source of concern since mid-February, rose $1.88 to settle at $104.97 per barrel. Oil briefly topped $105 on concerns that conflicts in the Middle East could pinch oil supplies as demand begins to rise. Among the most active stocks, online video and DVD provider Netflix Inc. climbed 4 percent to $221.39. Credit Suisse upgraded the company on expectations it will expand its services overseas. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. rose 1 percent to $26.29. The company said late Monday that a new study of its melanoma drug helped patients with advanced skin cancer. Walgreen Co. fell 6.6 percent to $39.21. The drugstore chain’s bottom- line results were in line with expectations but the company’s profit margin wasn’t as strong as investors hoped. Carnival Corp. fell 4.5 percent to $39.16 after its forecast for earnings this quarter fell short of expectations. Higher fuel prices are hindering its profits. Stocks climbed consistently between Sept. 1 and Feb. 18, when the Dow closed at 12,391. That was the highest close since June 5, 2008. Stocks have dropped since then on worries that uprisings in Libya and across the Middle East could disrupt oil supplies. The earthquake-tsunami disaster in Japan and the crisis at the country’s nuclear plants that followed also sent stocks lower, though stocks in Japan and the U.S. have recovered in recent days on signs that the situation at the plants is stabilizing. Falling shares outnumbered rising ones by a four-to-three margin on the New York Stock Exchange. Consolidated trading volume was 3.7 billion shares. �SPORTS LOCAL SCHEDULE POMEROY — A schedule of upcoming high school varsity sporting events involving teams from Gallia, Mason and Meigs counties. Wednesday, March 23 Baseball Chapmanville at Point Pleasant, 6:30 p.m. Softball Wahama at Charleston Catholic, 6 p.m. Tennis-Girls Point Pleasant at Spring Valley, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24 Baseball Wahama at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Richwood at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 25 Baseball Point Pleasant at Herbert Hoover, 7 p.m. Softball Herbert Hoover at Point Pleasant, 5:30 p.m. Track Wahama at Doddridge Quad, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Roane County, 5 p.m. Hannan at GW Invite, 3:45 p.m. Saturday, March 26 Baseball Tolsia at Point Pleasant (DH), 1 p.m. Softball Tolsia at Point Pleasant (DH), 2 p.m. Huntington St. Joe at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. Track Eastern, Gallia Academy at Warren, 10 a.m. Tennis-Girls Point Pleasant at Oak Glen/Williamstown, 9 a.m. URG softball splits with Cumberlands BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande RedStorm softball team split a doubleheader with the University of the Cumberlands on Tuesday afternoon at Stanley Evans Field, winning the first game, 3-1 and dropping game two, 3-2. Rio Grande (10-6, 5-1 MSC) increased its winning streak to six in a row after the first game victory. Senior shortstop Amber Bowman was the offensive hero for the RedStorm and junior hurler Anna Smith was her dominant self in the pitcher’s circle in leading Rio Grande to the victory. Bowman started the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and belted a run-scoring triple in the fifth to give Rio a 2-0 lead at the time. Smith helped her own cause with an RBI single in the fifth, scoring Bowman. Smith (5-1) went the distance for the win. She allowed three hits and one run, losing the shutout in the seventh inning. Smith fanned 11 and walked only one. Junior rightfielder Marissa Lennox and sophomore second baseman Katie Fuller recorded two hits each for the Redstorm. Rio had 10 hits in the game. Cumberlands (8-14, 17 MSC) broke through in the seventh when Shelby Powell scored on a wild pitch. Angela Steuer (5-6) pitched well enough to win, but the Patriot offense just could not generate any anything against Smith until the seventh. She allowed 10 hits and three runs with four strikeouts. “Anna did a really great job, she got ahead of a lot of batters, we got the first batter of every inning out until the last inning,” said Rio Grande head coach Dawnjene DeLong. “That’s something that I always strive for the girls to do, is to get that first out of every inning; it makes it easier on the defense.” “The only thing that we didn’t do well was execute, the girls didn’t execute bunts and that’s something we’re hoping Please see Rio, B2 B1 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 White Falcons sweep doubleheader against Wirt County BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM MASON, W.Va. — The Wahama White Falcons opened the 2011 baseball season on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep over Wirt County. The games — which were originally scheduled to be played at Wirt County — were moved to Wahama due to field conditions at Wirt County High School. Each team played one game of the doubleheader as the home team. The White Falcons were the home team in the first game and wasted little time putting runs on the board. Wahama took a 7-0 lead after the first quarter. Each team scored one run in the second inning, with the White Falcons adding seven in the fourth and two in the fifth. Wahama earned the 17-1 victory in the first game. Anthony Bond picked up the win, pitching four innings. Tyler Roush pitched the final inning in relief. Taylor Campbell took the loss for Wirt County. In the second game, the White Falcons held Wirt County hitless. Pitchers Tyler Kitchen, Tyler Roush and Nick Templeton combined for the no-hitter, with Kitchen earning the win. Wahama scored two runs in the first, four in the fourth and added 12 runs in the top of the seventh inning. Bond, Roush and Brice Clark each had three hits for the White Falcons. Kitchen had two hits, with Kevin Back, Isaac Lee, Zach Warth and Matt Stewart each adding one hit. Lee and Clark each hit a triple and Kitchen had a double. Roush had five RBIs, Lee added four, Warth, Stewart, and Clark added three apiece, Back and Kitchen had two each and Bond had one. Kitchen, Roush, Clark and Stewart each scored three runs. Campbell and Joseph Locals compete in D-13 basketball games BY CRAIG DUNN SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL JACKSON, Ohio — Having fun and being recognized for their body of work over the course of the season was far more important than the final scores for participants in the annual District 13 Basketball Coaches Association AllStar games Monday night at Jackson High School. There were plenty of points and three-point attempts to go around as the teams consisting of players from Divisions III and IV defeated their counterparts from Divisions I and II, with DIII-IV winning the boys contest 110-87 and taking the girls game 80-76. Forty-four players — representing 32 teams and 21 different schools — combined to score 353 points and launch 135 three-point attempts during the games, which were played in front of a very good crowd in JHS’s outstanding, centrally-located facility. Kayla Fletcher of South Point scored 25 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out six assists to claim most valuable player honors in the girls game. At halftime, Breanna Butler of Oak Hill made 8-of-10 shots from beyond the arc to win the three-point shooting contest. Trimble’s Noah Guthrie not only won the boys three-point shooting contest by making all but one of his 10 attempts, but he also scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds to claim Lowe each had one hit in the first game for Wirt County. WAHAMA 17, WIRT CO. 1 Wirt Co. Wahama 010 00 710 72 — — 124 17 7 0 WIRT COUNTY (0-1): Taylor Campbell, Jake Bell (4th) and Hagan Root. WAHAMA (1-0): Anthony Bond, Tyler Roush (5th) and Wesley Harrison. WP — Bond; LP — Campbell. WAHAMA 18, WIRT CO. 0 Wahama 200 400 12 — 18 10 1 Wirt Co. 000 000 0 — 0 0 4 WAHAMA (2-0): Tyler Kitchen, Tyler Roush (4th), Nick Templeton (7th) and Wesley Harrison. WIRT COUNTY (0-2): John Nemeth, Kory Long (7th), Jake Bell (7th) and David Smith. WP — Kitchen; LP — Nemeth. Lady Falcons drop a pair to Buffalo, Ripley BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM Paul Boggs photo/Jackson County Times-Journal River Valley senior Brooke Marcum, left, tries to block a shot attempt by Meigs senior Morgan Howard (34) during the girls District 13 Coaches Association allstar game held Monday night in Jackson, Ohio. MVP honors in the boys contest. Jackson’s own Colt Chapman earned honors in a pre-game slam-dunk competition. Players and coaches named to District 13’s all-star teams — first team, second team and special mention in divisions I, II, III and IV — received their awards between games. The games were showcases for seniors who were named to the teams. District 13 consists of schools in Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton and Washington counties. The DIII-IV boys broke a 60-60 tie on a bucket by Devon Baum (Meigs Eastern) with 12 minutes remaining in the second half (games were contested in two 20minute halves rather than four eight-minute quarters) as part of a gamebreaking 12-0 run. DIIIIV added a 10-0 run moments later to pull away. Four players on the Please see D-13, B2 The Wahama Lady Falcons softball team fell to Ripley and Buffalo in the first two games of the regular season. The Lady Falcons traveled to Buffalo on Monday evening and were at Ripley late last week. The Lady Falcons w e r e outscored Carmichael 6-0 at Buffalo, with Kastle Balser and S i e r r a Carmichael each having one hit in the game. Mariah Va n M a t r e Balser pitched 6 1/3 innings, with Ashley Templeton pitching in relief. Hannah Jordan earned the win for Buffalo, pitching seven scoreless innings. VanMatre struck out seven, walked five and allowed six hits. In the game against Ripley, the Lady Falcons were outscored 8-0. Molly Larck pitched four innings for the Lady Falcons, while C. Hager tossed four shutout innings for Ripley. Larck struck out one, allowed eight hits and walked three. The Lady Falcons travel to Charleston Catholic on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. �Page B2 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Bonds: I didn’t know they were steroids RedStorm sweep two from IU Southeast BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande RedStorm softball team stepped out of conference on Sunday afternoon to face a solid Indiana University Southeast team that received four votes in the NAIA preseason Top 25. Rio came away with a pair of wins, 5-2 and 4-3 to improve to 5-1 at home this season. Rio Grande (9-5) did its damage early in game one, scoring all five runs in the first two innings. Senior shortstop Amber Bowman started the scoring in the bottom of the first when she hit her first home run of the season. Bowman ended the game, going 3-for-3 with two RBI’s. The RedStorm added four runs in the second frame, but could have had more as they left the bases loaded. Rio would leave 10 runners on base in the game, including leaving the bases jammed three times. Sophomore third baseman Jaymie Rector was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and freshman pitcher Brittany Fernandez helped her own cause, ripping a two-run double in the second inning. Junior rightfielder Marissa Lennox, junior second baseman Stevie Sharp and sophomore leftfielder Kaitie Stewart also had one hit each for the RedStorm. Fernandez (1-1) went the distance to collect her first collegiate victory. She scattered six hits and was touched for two runs in the sixth inning. In game two, Rio scored first with three runs in the third inning. Rector had the big hit with a two-run triple. Lennox added an RBI sacrifice fly to put the RedStorm up, 3-0. Rector was 3-for-4 to lead the Rio offense in the second game triumph. Indiana Southeast (1113) scored two unearned runs off freshman hurler Amber Myers in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 3-2. Myers (1-0) pitched five innings, allowing only three hits and one walk while striking out three to collect her first collegiate victory. Junior Allison Mills pitched the Rio from Page B1 to do better (in the second game),” added DeLong. Cumberlands struck first in the second game, scoring a run in the first inning. Brittny Lovelace led off the game with a double, was sacrificed to third and scored on a sac fly off the bat of Tabitha Benson and the Patriots led, 1-0. Rio tied the game with a run in the third and took the lead with a single run in the fourth. UC fought back to tie the score at 22 in the fifth inning and plated an unearned run in the seventh to win the game. Smith was 2-for-3 with two runs scored to pace the Rio offense in the second game. Freshman designated hitter/first baseman Amber Myers was 1for-2 with an RBI and junior pitcher Allison Mills was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Mills (3-3) suffered the loss, lasting 6 1/3 innings, scattering seven hits and allowing three runs (two earned) with one strikeout and three walks. Mills was the victim of two seventh inning errors that allowed the winning run to score. Hollie Byrum led the Patriot attack, going 2for-2 with a run scored. final two innings to earn her first save of the season. Sophomore centerfielder Jessica Gall was 2-for2 with a double and scored a run. Myers helped her own cause, going 1-for-2 with an RBI. Sophomore leftfielder Kaylee Walk was 1-for-3 and scored a run. REDSTORM TAKE TWO FROM UVA-WISE RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande RedStorm softball team took care of business on Saturday afternoon at home versus UVA-Wise, winning both ends of a doubleheader, 32 in eight innings and 3-1. Rio Grande (7-5, 4-0 MSC) stayed unbeaten in Mid-South Conference play by holding serve at home. Game one was a pitcher’s duel between Rio’s Anna Smith and VirginiaWise’s Megan McCoy. The Cavaliers (9-14, 22 MSC) drew first blood when Ashlee Washburn led off the second inning with a solo home run to left field. The 1-0 lead would hold until the sixth inning, when Rio broke through to tie the game. Sophomore third baseman Jaymie Rector started the inning with a basehit, stole second and later scored on an RBI single from senior shortstop Amber Bowman. UVA-Wise took a 2-1 lead in the top of the eighth inning as Allyssa Zebrowski coaxed a bases-load walk out of Smith. Rio answered with two runs in the bottom of the eighth to win in dramatic fashion. Bowman drove in a run to tie the game and Smith belted the game-winner to left field. Rector and Bowman were 2-for-4 in the game and junior rightfielder Marissa Lennox was 2for-2 with a double. Sophomore second baseman Katie Fuller was 1for-2. Smith (4-1) allowed two runs (one earned) and only one hit. She fanned seven and walked two. McCoy (5-8) was the tough luck loser for Wise. She allowed eight hits and three runs (one earned) with three strikeouts and one walk. Ashley Wampler was 1for-3 and drove in the tying run in the fifth. Carrie Cobb (3-7) scattered seven hits and allowed two runs in the route going performance. She struck out five and did not walk a batter as Cumberlands came away with the spilt. It was the first road victory of the season for the Patriots and snapped a six-game Rio winning streak. “Allison did a great job pitching the entire game,” DeLong said. “Our defense did well, we just had a few untimely errors and that let them get some runners on base and they definitely took advantage of it.” “In this league, anybody can win on any given day and what we have to do is just focus on ourselves and continue to get better and keep playing our hearts out,” DeLong added. “Playing 110 percent, that’s our team goal and we have to learn from this and move on, we’ve got two big conference games this weekend (Lindsey Wilson), so this is over and we’re looking forward to that.” Before the Lindsey Wilson games on Saturday, Rio will host Davenport University on Friday afternoon in nonconference action. Game one is set for 3 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds admits using steroids during his baseball career, his lawyer told a jury Tuesday. The catch is that Bonds’ personal trainer misled him into believing he was taking flax seed oil and arthritis cream. “I know that doesn’t make a great story,” Allen Ruby said during his opening statement at the home run leader’s perjury trial. “But that’s what happened.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Parrella called such claims “ridiculous and unbelievable” and portrayed Bonds as a liar during his first chance to present the government’s position. And so the crux of the criminal case against Bonds was laid before an eight-woman, four-man jury as the testimony phase of the trial got under way. Bonds has pleaded not guilty to four charges of lying to a grand jury in 2003 when he denied knowingly taking steroids and one count of obstruction. Parrella started the day by saying Bonds lied to the grand jury even though the government promised not to prosecute him for drug use if he testified truthfully. “All he had to do was tell the truth, Parrella said. “That’s all, but he couldn’t do it.” Parrella tried to show a deep connection between Bonds and the Bay Area Laboratory CoOperative, known as BALCO, the Burlingame company at the center of an international sports doping ring that the grand jury was investigating. Five men, including BALCO’s founder Victor Conte and Bonds’ personal trainer Greg Anderson, pleaded guilty to steroids distribution after a 2003 government raid on BALCO. On Tuesday, Parrella displayed a photograph taken from a magazine of Bonds, Conte and Anderson and called the trio the “Three Musketeers of BALCO,” drawing an objection from Ruby. Dressed in a dark suit with a light blue shirt, Bonds sat slouched in his chair, his long legs crossed at the ankles and poking out the other side of the defense table, as he watched Parrella tell jurors that a childhood friend of Bonds will discuss watching him inject steroids. Parrella promised other witnesses will talk about conversations they had with Bonds regarding his steroid use, while others will discuss their deep suspicions. Ruby, Bonds’ lead attorney, countered by trying to discredit some of the government witnesses scheduled to testify during a trial that is expected to last between two and four weeks. He said at least two prosecution witnesses have axes to grind because of bitter fallouts with the man who hit 762 career home runs, a Major League Baseball record. He also holds the mark for home runs in a single season, with 73 in 2001. Ruby alleged that Bonds’ ex-girlfriend, Kimberly Bell, and former business partner, Steve Hoskins, were “facing the loss of the financial benefit that Barry provided to them over the years” when Bond ended his relationships with them in 2003. Hoskins and Bell are key government witnesses. Bell plans to testify that Bonds admitted to her he took steroids. She will also testify to physical and mental changes she says Bonds experienced D-13 6:03 remaining before Whitney Daugherty (Alexander) made a three-ball moments later to give DIII-IV the lead for good. Daugherty paced DIIIIV with 16 points, followed by fellow Lady Spartan Morgan Grinstead and Brooke Marcum (River Valley) with 13 tallies apiece and Jessica Spears (Trimble) with 12. Marcum hauled down 17 rebounds to garner a double-double, and Mikie Strite (Oak Hill) and Kayla Radekin (Alexander) both handed out five assists. Abbie Linton (Logan) had 13 points and was the only other Divisions I-II player to score in double figures. Howard pulled down 14 rebounds and scored nine points, Nicole Chapman (Jackson) had eight rebounds and seven tallies, and Maegan Grosel (Marietta) handed out five scoring feeds. Pat Walsh (Logan) and Dave Adams (South Point) were the DI-II girls coaches while John Burdette (Meigs Eastern) and Doug Hale (Oak Hill) coached the DIII-IV girls. Austin Cunningham (Warren), Copley, Fletcher and Nikki Elswick (Ironton) are the District 13 representatives to the state association’s North-South allstar game, to be played April 17 at Capital University. Cunningham and Elswick did not participate Monday night since athletes are only permitted to play in two all-star games. from Page B1 DIII-IV team broke double figures, led by Guthrie’s 21 tallies, followed by Cameron Bolin (Meigs) with 16 and Travis Elliott (Ironton) and Blake Barnes (South Point) with 12 apiece. Dominique Peck (River Valley) dominated the boards with 13 caroms and Luke Taylor (Symmes Valley) added 10, and Nathan Copley (Chesapeake) dished out five assists. Kenneth Buckler (Logan) got red-hot in the second half, scoring 13 of his DI-II team-high 16 counters in a span of less than four minutes late in the game and wound up netting five triples... more than any player in either game. Dean Maffin (Athens) canned four trifectas and was next in line for DI-II with 12 points. Adam Ward (Vinton County) and Tanner Riley (Ironton St. Joseph) snared eight and six rebounds, respectively, and Maffin and Levi Lawhead (Vinton County) both had four assists. To balance the number of players on each team, Riley and T.J. Young of Ironton St. Joseph and Levi Porter of Waterford played on the DI-II team. ISJ and Waterford are Division IV schools. Blane Maddox (Warren) coached the DIII boys while Howie Caldwell (Meigs Eastern) and Ryan Davis (Chesapeake) guided the DIII-IV squad. In the girls game, the DI-II team used a 15-4 run at the outset of the second half to take a 4845 lead, only to see the DIII-IV girls go on a 132 outburst of their own to take lead. DI-II battled back for a 66-65 edge on a free throw by Morgan Howard (Meigs) with Craig Dunn is the sports editor of the Logan Daily News in Logan, Ohio. DISTRICT 13 COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STAR GAMES AT JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL DIVISIONS III-IV 110, DIVISIONS I-II 87 DI-II Boys (87) — Grant Venham (Warren) 2-0-6, Wes Riley (Marietta) 2-0-5, Kenneth Buckler (Logan) 5-116, Jason Wiseman (Vinton County) 3-1-7, Ethan Moore (Gallia Barry Bonds arrives at the federal courthouse for the second day of his trial in San Francisco on Tuesday. Now that a jury has been selected, the prosecutors and the slugger's lawyers are scheduled to deliver opening statements. AP photo and that prosecutors attribute to steroid use. But in a deep baritone, Ruby told the jury that “after the break up Ms. Bell was extremely unhappy,” suggesting she has motivation to unfairly denigrate Bonds. Ruby, a former professional wrestling announcer now with a prestigious law firm, said Hoskins has somewhat similar motives as Bell. But there is one crucial government witness who won’t testify at all — Anderson, who prosecutor allege supplied Bonds with steroids and detailed instructions on how to use them. Anderson was taken to jail Tuesday after he told U.S. District Judge Susan Illston he was refusing to testify against Bonds, whom he grew up with in San Mateo County. Bonds looked away when Anderson and his attorney Mark Geragos entered the courtroom and again when U.S. Marshals led him away to jail, where he will remain until he changes his mind or the trial ends. Anderson has been held in contempt before. He served more than a year in prison for refusing to testify in 2006 before a grand jury investigating Bonds. The judge plans to give the jury an instruction later explaining Anderson’s absence from the trial. After lunch, lead investigator Jeff Novitzky was called to the witness stand. Prompted by questioning from Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Nedrow, Novitzky recounted for the jury the start of his BALCO investigation. After receiving a tip, and making preliminary Internet searches and examining BALCO finances, Novitzky said he began to root through the lab’s trash every Monday night for about a year and found incriminating evidence tying famous athletes to BALCO and steroid use. Paul Boggs photo/Jackson County Times-Journal Gallia Academy senior Ethan Moore (20) makes a ball fake during the boys District 13 Coaches Association all-star game held Monday night in Jackson, Ohio. Academy) 1-0-3, Levi Porter (Waterford) 3-2-9, Adam Ward (Vinton County) 3-2-9, Levi Lawhead (Vinton County) 4-0-9, Dean Maffin (Athens) 4-0-12, Tanner Riley (Ironton St. Joseph) 10-3, T.J. Young (Ironton St. Joseph) 2-0-6, Jon Sewell (Marietta) 0-2-2. Totals 30-85 8-15 87. 3-point goals: 19-47 (Buckler 5, Maffin 4, Venham 2, Young 2, W. Riley, Moore, Porter, Ward, Lawhead, T. Riley). DIII-IV Boys (110) — Nathan Copley (Chesapeake) 3-0-8, Cameron Bolin (Meigs) 6-0-16, Mike Chapman (Alexander) 1-1-4, Luke Taylor (Symmes Valley) 2-1-5, Jack Hart (Alexander) 3-0-6, Travis Elliott (Ironton) 5-1-12, Blake Barnes (South Point) 3-4-12, Noah Guthrie (Trimble) 8-4-21, Tyler Hendrix (Meigs Eastern) 2-0-6, Dominique Peck (River Valley) 4-0-9, Josh Craft (Symmes Valley) 1-0-3, Zach Manuel (Meigs Southern) 1-0-2, Devon Baum (Meigs Eastern) 3-0-6. Totals 42-99 11-19 110. 3-point goals: 15-33 (Bolin 4, Copley 2, Barnes 2, Hendrix 2, Chapman, Elliott, Guthrie, Peck, Craft). Halftime: DIII-IV 49-45. FG Pct.: DIII 35.3, DIII-IV 42.4. 3-point FG Pct.: DI-II 40.4, DIII-IV 45.5. FT Pct.: DI-II 53.3, DIII-IV 57.9. Rebounds: DI-II 45 (Ward 8, T. Riley 6, Venham 4, Lawhead 4), DIII-IV 76 (Peck 13, Taylor 10, Guthrie 8, Hart 7, Bolin 6, Baum 5, Hendrix 4, Craft 4). Assists: DI-II 19 (Lawhead 4, Maffin 4, W. Riley 2, Moore 2, Porter 2), DIII-IV 22 (Copley 5, Barnes 4, Peck 4, Craft 4). Total fouls: DI-II 13, DIII-IV 11. Turnovers: DI-II 13, DIII-IV 11. Most valuable player: Noah Guthrie, Trimble 3-point shooting contest winner: Noah Guthrie, Trimble (made 9 of 10) Slam dunk contest winner: Colt Chapman, Jackson DIVISIONS III-IV 80, DIVISIONS I-II 76 DI-II Girls (76) — Samantha Barnes (Gallia Academy) 1-3-5, Nicole Chapman (Jackson) 2-2-7, Loryn Cassady (Logan) 3-0-7, Maegan Grosel (Marietta) 2-0-4, Abbie Linton (Logan) 6-0-13, Kayla Fletcher (South Point) 9-5-25, Miranda Grueser (Meigs) 2-2-6, Morgan Howard (Meigs) 3-3-9, Morgan Daniels (Gallia Academy) 00-0. Totals 28-74 15-24 76. 3-point goals: 5-27 (Fletcher 2, Chapman, Cassady, Linton). DIII-IV Girls (80) — Taylor Savage (Trimble) 3-0-7, Taylor Duncan (South Gallia) 1-2-4, Jessica Spears (Trimble) 4-0-12, Kim Barker (Waterford) 1-1-3, Whitney Daugherty (Alexander) 6-2-16, Kayla Radekin (Alexander) 1-2-4, Mikie Strite (Oak Hill) 2-2-6, Morgan Grinstead (Alexander) 5-2-13, Ada Humphrey (Symmes Valley) 1-0-2, Brooke Marcum (River Valley) 6-113. Totals 30-78 10-18 80. 3-point goals: 10-28 (Spears 4, Daugherty 2, Strite 2, Savage, Grinstead). Halftime: DIII-IV 41-33. FG Pct.: DIII 37.8, DIII-IV 38.5. 3-point FG Pct.: DI-II 18.5, DIII-IV 35.7. FT Pct.: DI-II 62.5, DIII-IV 55.6. Rebounds: DI-II 49 (Howard 14, Fletcher 9, Chapman 8, Cassady 5, Linton 4, Daniels 4), DIII-IV 54 (Marcum 17, Duncan 6, Barker 6, Daugherty 5, Spears 4). Assists: DI-II 14 (Fletcher 6, Grosel 5, Cassady 3), DIII-IV 16 (Radekin 5, Strite 5, Daugherty 2, Grinstead 2). Total fouls: DI-II 12, DIII-IV 13. Turnovers: DI-II 14, DIIIIV 16. Most valuable player: Kayla Fletcher, South Point 3-point shooting contest winner: Breanna Butler, Oak Hill (made 8 of 10) �Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 www.mydailysentinel.com Taylor gets probation, teen says he deserved jail URG baseball sweeps NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) — The teenage girl at the center of the sex-crimes case against football great Lawrence Taylor made a surprise appearance at his sentencing Tuesday, eager to declare that he should be behind bars. She was denied the chance to speak in court, and Taylor was sentenced to six years on probation, as agreed when he pleaded guilty in January to sexual misconduct and patronizing an underage prostitute. The former New York Giants linebacker must register as a sex offender, but a hearing on exactly how that will affect him was postponed to April 12. The girl arrived with celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who described her as “a sex-trafficking victim.” The girl, now 17, has been identified in court and by Allred only by the initials C.F. Allred would not say if the girl plans a lawsuit against Taylor, but said, “We look forward to representing her as she continues her fight for justice.” She said Taylor “should be in the hall of shame, not the Hall of Fame.” The girl was 16 — under the age of consent — when she met Taylor last May. Speaking out- POLICIES 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 ¾All Real Estate advertisements are subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. side the Rockland County Courthouse, she denied she was a prostitute and said another man, whom she called Rasheed, forced her to go into Taylor’s Montebello hotel room by punching her in the face. She said Taylor should have been able to tell she had been beaten and that she was underage. “I believe Mr. Taylor could see my face and how young I was,” she said. “I did what he told me to do because I was afraid what would happen if I didn’t.” She added, her voice breaking, “I am upset that he will not go to jail for what he did to me.” The other man has been identified in a separate federal prosecution in Manhattan as Rasheed Davis, who is accused of acting as the girl’s pimp and who allegedly assaulted her and brought her to Taylor’s room at the Holiday Inn. Prosecutors have credited Taylor with helping them in that case. Taylor said when he pleaded guilty that the girl told him she was 19. His attorney, Arthur Aidala, said Tuesday that Taylor “did not intend to patronize a prostitute who was under legal age.” He apologized on 200 Taylor’s behalf to Taylor’s wife, family and fans. Aidala criticized Allred for exposing the girl to the public eye, saying, “This young woman is being victimized once again.” The girl had hoped to read her statement in court, but Taylor’s lawyer objected and state Supreme Court Justice William Kelly said victims are entitled to speak only at felony sentencings. Taylor’s crimes were misdemeanors. Taylor was arrested after the girl’s uncle contacted New York City police. The ex-athlete was originally charged with thirddegree rape. When he pleaded guilty to the lesser charges, Taylor admitting having intercourse with the girl, who turned out to be a Bronx runaway. He said he paid her $300. 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All sex offenders have to report their addresses annually and report changes within 10 days. Aidala persuaded the judge to modify some of the probation restrictions generally imposed on sex offenders. For example, the judge said Taylor would be allowed to bring his young son to school or to a park. He also agreed to a 1 a.m. curfew for Taylor instead of 11 p.m. In addition, Taylor will be permitted to serve his probation in Broward County, Fla., where he lives. Kelly offered Taylor a chance to speak in court before the sentencing but Taylor declined, saying, “I’m fine, judge.” ST. CATHERINE, Ky. — The University of Rio Grande RedStorm baseball team, ranked No. 25 in the NAIA preseason Top 25 poll, swept a doubleheader on the road on Saturday at St. Catharine College. Rio won the first game, 7-3 and held on for a 5-4 win in the second game. Rio Grande (18-11, 6-2 MSC E) has won five in a row and is playing outstanding baseball at this point of the season. 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Directory 9000 Dirt Slag for sale $10 a ton 304-8823944 Contact Bobby Roush 100 Legals SHERIFF’S SALE, CASE NO. 10 CV 106, PEOPLES BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. CHRISTOPHER S. RANSOM AKA CHRISTOPHER SCOTT RANSOM, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of said Court in the above action, Robert E. Beegle, the Sheriff of Meigs County, Ohio, will expose to sell at public action on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, on Friday, April 15, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the following lands and tenements: Being in Section Number 11, Town 1, Range 12, Letart Township, Meigs County, Ohio. Beginning on the East side of the public road North 62 rods and West 117 rods and 17 links from the south east corner of Section Number 11, at the south west corner of Floyd Norris’ land; thence east along Floyd Norris’ south line 513 feet; thence south 169.8 feet; thence west 513 feet to the east side of said public road; thence north along the east side of road 169.8 feet to the place of beginning, containing 2 acres. Reference Deed: Volume 222, Page 703, Meigs County Official Records. Auditor’s Parcel No.: 08-00699.000 The above described real estate is sold “as is” without warranties or covenants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 23238 Hill Road, Racine, OH 45771 CURRENT OWNER: Christopher S. Ransom. REAL ESTATE APPRAISED AT: $45,000.00. The real estate cannot be sold for less than 2/3rds the appraised value. The appraisal does not include an interior examination of any structures, if any, on the real estate. TERMS OF SALE: 10% (cash only) down on day of sale, balance (cash or certified check only) due on confirmation of sale. ALL SHERIFF’S SALES OPERATE UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CHECK FOR LIENS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: Jennifer L. Sheets, LITTLE & SHEETS LLP, 211-213 E. Second Street, Pomeroy, OH 45769, Telephone: (740) 992-6689 (3) 23, 30, (4) 6, 2011 Sheriff Sale of Real Estate Case Number 10 CV 107 Branch Banking and Trust Company Vs David L. Mayse, et al . Court of Common Pleas, Meigs County, Ohio. In pursuance of an order of sale to me directed from said court in the above entitled action, I will expose to sale at public auction on the front steps of the Meigs County Court House on Friday April 15, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. of said day, the following described real estate: Situated in the Township of Salisbury, County of Meigs, and State of Ohio, to-wit: Being Lot #9 of the Laurel Wood Acres Subdivision as recorded in Plat Cabinet 1, Page 13-A of the Meigs County Recorder’s Office. Parcel Number: 14-00-498.004 Property Located at: 41530 Fox Hill Road Pomeroy, OH 45769 Prior Deed Reference: 279/636 Property Appraised at: $112,000 Terms of Sale: Cannot be sold for less than 2/3rds for the appraised value. 10% down on day of sale, case or certified check, balance due on confirmation of sale. The appraisal did not include an interior examination of the house. Robert E. Beegle, Meigs County Sheriff Lori N. Wight, Attorney for the Plaintiff, Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 452024007 (513) 241-3100 (3) 23, 30, (4) 6, 2011 Sheriff Sale of Real EstateCase Number 09 CV 159Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.VsJason Kearns aka Jason K. Kearns, et al. Court of Common Pleas, Meigs County, Ohio. In pursuance of an order of sale to me directed from said court in the above entitled action, I will expose to sale at public auction on the front steps of the Meigs County Court House on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. of said day, the following described real estate: Situated in the Township of Columbia, County of Meigs and State of Ohio, to-wit: Being Lot No. 8, Chestnut Ridge Estate, a restricted subdivision, as the same is delineated on the recorded plat in Plat Cabinet 19, A & B, Recorded of Plats of Meigs County, Ohio. Parcel Number: 0500462012Property Located at: 42425 Quail Hollow CourtAlbany, OH 45710Prior Deed Reference: Volume 172 page 553 Property Ap- 100 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Legals praised at: $89,000 Terms of Sale: Cannot be sold for less than 2/3rds for the appraised value. 10% down on day of sale, case or certified check, balance due on confirmation of sale. The appraisal __did not__ include an interior examination of the house. Robert E. Beegle, Meigs County Sheriff Jennifer N. Heller, Attorney for the Plaintiff, Lerner, Sampson & RothfussP.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45202-4007 (513) 241-3100 (3) 23, 30, (4) 6, 2011 The Annual Financial Report for Leading Creek Conservancy District is completed for the year ending December 31, 2010 and is available for public inspection at the district's office by appointment. L Vaughan - Treasurer (3) 23, 2011 Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate The State of Ohio, Meigs County Leslie Equipment Co., Plaintiff vs. Roy R. Smith, et al, Defendants No. 10CV097 In pursuance of an Order of Sale in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale atpublic auction, on the courthouse steps in Pomeroy, in the above named County,on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 10 a.m., the following described real estate: Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Meigs, and Township of Lebanon,described as follows: TRACT ONE:The north one-third of 100 Acre Lot 170, Town 2, Range 11, bounded on north byJ.C. Carriens, on west by G. W. Mineard, on south by land deeded to Cora E.Bramble on the same date herewith, on east by the Great Bend and Portland Road,containing 33-1/2 acres, more or less. Auditor's Parcel No. 07-00800.000. TRACT TWO:The south two-thirds of 100 Acre Lot 170, Section 17, Town 2, Range 11 boundedon the north by G.E. Adams, on west by G. W. Mineard, on South by S.A.V. Jones,on east by Great Bend and Portland Road, also bounded on the north by Cora E.Bramble, on west by G.W. Mineard, on south by R.E. and L. McKay and A.C. Price,on east by Great Bend and Portland Road, containing in all 662/3 acres, more orless. Auditor's Parcel No. 07-00801.000. TRACT THREE:Beginning at a stone in the south line of Lot 170 about 27 rods west of the southeastcorner of a 57acre Lot 171, Town 2, Range 11, Section 17, of the Ohio Company'sPurchase; thence West 38 rods; thence South 30° East 12 rods; thence South 40°East 16 rods; thence North 65° East 16 rods to a beech tree; thence North 25° East16.75 rods to the place of beginning, containing 3.50 acres, more or less. Auditor'sParcel No. 07-00802.000. PRIOR INSTRUMENT REFERENCE: Official Record 272, Page 940. ADDRESS OF PREMISES: 55236 State Route 125, Portland, Ohio 45770. Said premises appraised as follows: One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars($150,000.00) and cannot be sold for less than twothirds of that amount. "All buyers beware: The appraised value may have been establishedbased on an exterior view only of any structures located on the premisesdescribed herein." TERMS OF SALE: The purchaser at the foreclosure sale shall be required todeposit the sum of 10% of the purchase price in the form of cash, certified checkor money order to secure the completion of the transaction. If the purchaserfails to complete the transaction within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall beforfeited to Plaintiff. CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK ONLY. Purchaser musthave deposit in hand at the sale. Robert E. Beegle, SheriffMeigs County, OhioThomas P. Webster, Attorney225 Putnam StreetMarietta, Ohio 45750 .(3) 23, 30, (4) 6, 2011 The Tuppers Plains Chester Water District is requesting bids on rehabilitation work and painting of the “Stewart Tank”. This is a 30,000 Gallon steel ground storage tank located in Stewart Ohio. Bids will be opened and read allowed on Thursday April 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the District Office located three miles south of Tuppers Plains just off Route 7. Mailing address is 39561 Bar 30 Road, Reedsville, Ohio, 45772. Bid specifications and work requirements are available upon request by calling the District main office at 740-985-3315 during its regular working hours. (3) 23, 27, (4) 3, 2011 Services Offered To place an ad Call 740-992-2155 Marcum Construction and General Contracting Mike W. 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SHOP CLASSIFIEDS WEDNESDAY TELEVISION GUIDE �Wednesday, March 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B5 www.mydailysentinel.com �Page B6 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Turnaround is remarkable in Matta’s 7 years at OSU COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s hard to even recall how bleak things were at Ohio State seven years ago when Thad Matta took over as head basketball coach. “It wasn’t good,” Matta said of the woeful culture of the program. Jim O’Brien had been summarily dismissed for giving a recruit money, NCAA investigators were sniffing around campus and ready to drop the hammer on the Buckeyes and on top of everything else there wasn’t all-world talent in the pipeline. Now the top-ranked Buckeyes (34-2) are the No. 1 overall seed and on a roll coming off secondand third-round wins by a combined 61 points heading into Friday night’s regional semifinal showdown with Kentucky (27-8) in Newark, N.J. How fitting that when he first arrived at Ohio State, Matta used Kentucky as one of the templates for what he wanted to construct. “When I came here, I looked at what a Kentucky had done, what a North Carolina had done, and those things weren’t built over night, and not in a decade. It took several decades,” the thinning-haired, 43year-old native of the aptly named Hoopeston, Ill., said Tuesday. “When we came in here seven years ago, Ohio State had a 51-percent winning percentage in the Big Ten. We knew we had our work cut out for us in building this thing.” But how has Matta turn around the program? Satch Sullinger, father of Matta’s current star post player, Jared, is a legendary high school coach in Columbus. His son, J.J., also played for Matta at Ohio State. He tells a story that sheds light on how Matta treats his players — and why he might just be the best recruiter in the nation. “Thad Matta coaches the whole kid,” Sullinger said. “When Jim O’Brien was fired, he wrote out a map for the guys to come to his house to give them the news. They’d never been there before. Thad Matta wasn’t in that position (at Ohio State) for two weeks before he had his whole team over to his house. It’s family. He coaches family. He doesn’t coach a basketball team.” When then-athletic director Andy Geiger ruled early in Matta’s first season that Ohio State would not accept any postseason offer to mitigate potential NCAA penalties, Matta recognized how damaging that was to his budding program. With little to play for, the Buckeyes nonetheless went 20-12 and shocked unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Illinois on a late shot in the regular-season finale. Shortly after that, Matta began receiving verbal commitments from one of the greatest recruiting classes ever — the so-called Thad Five of Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr., Daequan Cook, David Lighty and Othello Hunter. With the possibility of additional NCAA sanctions hanging over the program, Matta provided a unique escape clause to them: If the NCAA added to Ohio State’s penalties, he would release them from their scholarships. It was a remarkably fair and gracious move. Lighty, still a Buckeye, refused the offer outright. The others stuck with Matta and Ohio State. No more sanctions were levied. In Matta’s second season, the Buckeyes went 26-6 and lost in the second round of the NCAAs. The great recruiting class then came in and led the way to a 35-4 season that ended with a loss to defending champion Florida in the national title game. Matta, whose teams at Butler, Xavier and Ohio State have always won at least 20 games, piled up records of 24-13, 22-11 and 29-8 heading into this season. Those glittering marks have come despite losing Oden, Conley and Cook, and subsequently fellow prized freshmen Kosta Koufos and Byron Mullens to the NBA draft after one-then-done seasons. Imagine how good the current Buckeyes might be if Evan Turner, the consensus national player of the year and the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, had come back for his senior season. “There’s not a lot of programs that have been hit with the early departures like we have,” Matta said. “But that’s part of it. I’m not making excuses, I’m OK with it.” The ever-upbeat Matta does not countenance prima donnas or selfish players, either. “He brings in a lot of guys with great character,” said Jon Diebler, Ohio’s leading schoolboy scorer who has developed into the Big Ten’s leading all-time leader 3pointers. “He wants people who want to win. Neal C Lauron/Columbus Dispatch/MCT Ohio State Buckeyes head basketball coach Thad Matta celebrates after beating Wisconsin to win the Big Ten championship at Value City Arena, Sunday, March 6, in Columbus, Ohio. That’s the most important thing, guys who can kind of put their egos aside and do what’s best for the team.” Hang around off the court and you become a cohesive unit off it: That’s the Matta Plan. “Thad’s got them playing at a high level, and he’s got them playing together,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said earlier this season. “That’s why they’re ranked No. 1 in the country.” Matta is as meticulous in preparation as any coach, and he knows premier players love to run and dunk. So he starts with top players who can do that, then requires that they become fierce defenders to earn playing time. It’s a formula that has worked again and again. “We have to play the way we think can win games,” Matta said. “I want our guys to enjoy being out there, I want them to play with great confidence, I want them to ‘have fun.’ But I do know that winning makes guys have fun.” In a state that lives and dies with the Buckeyes in football and expends considerably less emotional capital on the basketball squad, Matta has built a solid foundation. With the football program in turmoil in the wake of coach Jim Tressel violating NCAA bylaws and then covering it up, the basketball program has become a point of pride in Ohio. Will it ever remotely compare with the wildly popular football team, such a part of the fabric of the state and university? The larger point is that the question is no longer laughable, as it was seven years ago. “When you’re Ohio State, of course everyone thinks of the Horseshoe and the great football tradition,” said Lighty, who has been a part of a school-record 129 wins in his five seasons. “But I think it’s starting to kind of be a dual-sport school now. As we continue to hopefully get better and make history, things will hopefully change around and we’ll be up there competing with the football team on the same level nationally.” � 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. March Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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