https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/05018e72fbb5521d6822c25d2252cb02.pdf df5f8a1f67641cdde7d6dc1373f1de96 PDF Text Text Pinewood Derby winners announced, A3 URG/RGCC professor honored, A3 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 49 PTO dinner at Southern Elementary Zumba benefit POMEROY — A “Zumbathon” benefit for Chrissy Taylor will be held from 4-6 p.m., Saturday, April 1 at the Mulberry Community Center. There will be a Chinese auction, door prizes, snacks, drawings. The event is hosted by the Charitable Chics. All donation benefit Taylor and her family who are coping with her recent brain tumor diagnosis and treatment. Free breast and cervical cancer screenings TUPPERS PLAINS — Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s community health program will provide breast and cervical cancer screenings from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on May 19, at the St. Paul United Methodist Church, Tuppers Plains. Services to be provided through the mobile health van will include breast and cervical cancer screenings and education, free pap tests, and mammogram appointment scheduling. Both insured and uninsured women are eligible for the services. Appointments must be scheduled: (800) 844-2654 or 593-2432. Programs are sponsored by the OUCOM and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Columbus. OBITUARIES Page A5 • Evelyn Holter • Ada Titus WEATHER www.mydailysentinel.com 3 injured in OH 7 wreck BY AMBER GILLENWATER MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM RACINE — Southern Elementary Parent Teacher Organization will hold a benefit chicken noodle dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday. The menu will include chicken noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, a roll, dessert and drink, for $6. TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 CHESHIRE — Three individuals were life-flighted to Huntington, W.Va., area hospitals following a two-vehicle, head-on collision on Monday morning in Cheshire. According to a trooper with the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday, a 2000 Ford minivan being driven by Naomi Hall, 32, Bidwell, was traveling southbound on Ohio 7 near the Kyger Creek Power Plant when her vehicle traveled left of center and struck a second vehicle head on. The second vehicle, a 2007 white Pontiac Grand Prix being driven by Anita McKnight, 45, Middleport, was traveling northbound on Ohio 7 when it was struck by Hall’s vehicle. Reportedly, Hall and a 9year old passenger in her vehicle were transported by MedFlight from the scene to Cabell Huntington Hospital. A third passenger See Accident, A5 North and southbound lanes of traffic were stopped for an extended period along Ohio 7 at the Kyger Creek Power Plant on Monday after a two-vehicle accident that occurred late Monday morning. Traffic was routed along Little Kyger Road until the accident scene was cleared Monday afternoon. Amber Gillenwater/photos A white Pontiac Grand Prix was one of two vehicles towed from the scene of head-on collision that occurred Monday morning. The driver of the Pontiac, along with the driver and a passenger of a Ford minivan were transported from the scene with injuries. Health fair testing offered at no cost BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — Where else but at the annual health fair of the Faith Community Nursing Health Ministry, a branch of the Meigs Cooperative Parish, could you get a variety of health tests for free? The health fair was held Saturday at the Mulberry Community Center under sponsorship of the Parish with grant money from the St. Joseph Charitable Fund. Free health screenings and health information were provided during the event planned by Lenora Leifheit RN-BC Parish Nurse. Holzer Community Wellness was there to do fasting blood glucose and cholesterol, the Meigs County Health Department to take body mass index measurements, and the Family Home Health Care representative to take blood pressures. Other agencies there with information on services were the Meigs County Extension Office with a nutrition display, the Area Agency on Aging 8, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Program, and Family Healthcare, Inc. Lenora Leifheit, RN-BC Parish Nurse, does a cholesterol check for Joyce Manuel of Racine. Marie Jones of Pomeroy, left, receives information on the “Think Pink” Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Program from Norma Torres, R.N. Charlene Hoeflich/photos BY BETH SERGENT POMEROY — A spaghetti dinner, prize drawings and a cake auction all resulted in just shy of $10,000 being raised to keep the local Meals on Wheels program rolling for another year - barring any further funding cuts either at the federal or state level. Aside from this constant concern and rising gasoline prices, Beth Shaver, director of the Meigs County Council on Aging, said she, along with other organizers, were “very happy with the event.” “We’re just really pleased with the turnout and the cakes were absolutely gorgeous,” Shaver said. The event was just $15 shy of the $10,000 goal and over $4,000 of that amount came from the See Meals, A5 INDEX 2 SECTIONS — 12 PAGES Classifieds B3-4 Comics B5 Editorials A4 Sports B Section © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. BY BETH SERGENT POMEROY — Nearly six years ago, Delivered, Meigs County’s chapter of the Christian Motorcycle Association, took on the national organization’s motto “changing the world, one heart at time” — this Saturday the group hopes to localize this mission by offering a donation-only yard sale/giveaway. The yard sale/giveaway, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, April 2 at Common Grounds Church on Highland Ave., will offer clothes, housewares and other miscellaneous items to those who need it regardless of their ability to pay. The Delivered Chapter will accept cash donations for the goods in whatever amount a person can pay — or not. All proceeds raised will go towards the CMA’s annual fundraiser “Run for the Son.” The “Run for the Son” event, held on May 7, uses 60 percent of the money raised for Missionary Ventures International, Open Doors and The Jesus Film Project; 40 percent of the money raised goes towards reaching motorcyclists around the MIDDLEPORT — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will make full funding available for Middleport’s upcoming $6.5 sewer upgrade project, meaning residents will have no debt to repay. Mayor Michael Gerlach said the EPA’s announcement late Friday is “amazing,” and will allow the village to complete its project at no cost to village residents. Gerlach said the Ohio EPA approved 100 percent loan forgiveness for the proposed project. He planned to announce the loan forgiveness approval at Monday evening’s regular meeting of Middleport Village Council. The outflow project is mandated by the EPA and is expected to begin later STAFF REPORT Beth Sergent/photo Meigs County Council on Agingʼs Activities Director Debbie Jones shows off one of the many cakes which raised $4,000 at the March for Meals fundraiser. The entire event, which included a dinner and prize drawings, raised a total just shy of $10,000 for the home-delivered meal program. Christian bikers reach out to community BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Clerk of Courts to observe Passport Day ‘Delivering’ the goods: High: 50 Low: 34 $6.5 million cost associated with outflow project See EPA, A5 ʻMealsʼ to roll on Community turns out for fundraiser BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM EPA grants total loan forgiveness for Middleport sewer project United States about the Good News and CMA ministry. Though any donation will go towards “Run for the Son,” any items given away at the yard sale/giveaway goes to meet an immediate, local need for those who attend. Members of the Delivered Chapter, which officially number around 50, feel it “isn’t right to charge people” for items God has graced them with — hence the giveaway idea and voluntary donation. The local CMA chapter follows the national organization’s vision: • Evangelistic outreach primarily, but not exclusively, to the motorcycling community. • Run for the Son, where CMA partners with ministries with worldreaching potential. • Equipping members in ministry training that aligns itself with Biblical truths. • A servant’s attitude to the world and to members (i.e. Here if you need us). • Quality products that aid in evangelistic outreach. • An effective WorkCenter support team. For more information on CMA or Delivered go to www.cmausa.org. POMEROY — With passports now required for travel to more countries than ever, more questions arise about their requirement, the application process and the time it takes to apply for and receive one. Clerk of Courts Diane Lynch, who serves as the local passport agent, will join other agencies in offering a special passport event on April 9. Her office will hold Saturday hours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to provide passport application information. Lynch said more local applications are processed than ever before, but said many residents are unaware of the requirements and the process of obtaining a passport until they apply. Because of that, many find themselves waiting longer than necessary to receive their passport book. The U.S. State Department is celebrating Passport Day in the USA, a passport acceptance and outreach event. Lynch said her legal department staff will be available on See Passport, A5 �Tuesday, March 29, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 www.mydailysentinel.com Libyan rebels bear down on Gadhafiʼs hometown BIN JAWWAD, Libya (AP) — Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed by one of the Libyan leader’s sons was digging in to defend the city and setting the stage for a bloody and possibly decisive battle. The opposition made new headway in its rapid advance through oil towns and along stretches of empty desert highway toward the capital, Tripoli. Their run would have been impossible without international airstrikes that have battered the regime’s armor and troops, even as NATO insisted it was only seeking to protect civilians and not to give air cover to an opposition march. That line looked set to become even more blurred. The airstrikes reversed a government offensive a week ago on the grounds that it was threatening civilians and now is clearly enabling rebels keen to overthrow Gadhafi to push toward the final line of defense on the road to the capital. The rebels took control of the eastern half of the country early on in the uprising that began a month and a half ago, setting up their capital in the country’s second-largest city of Benghazi. Much of the fighting between government supporters and opponents has been along a coastal road that heads out of Benghazi and west through a couple major oil ports, toward Sirte and beyond that, Tripoli. On Monday, the fighters moved about 70 miles (110 kilometers) west from the coastal oil terminal and town of Ras Lanouf to just beyond the small town of Bin Jawwad, where their push was halted by government fire along the exposed desert highway and the heavily mined entrance to Sirte. Meanwhile, there was growing criticism from countries like Russia that the international air campaign is overstepping the bounds of the U.N. resolution that authorized it. The complaints came at a critical transition in the campaign from a U.S. to a NATO command. That threatens to hamper the operation, as some of the 28 NATO member nations plan to strictly limit their participation to air patrols, rather than attacks on ground targets. The Obama administration, facing skeptics at home, is energetically trying to explain the necessity of a U.S. role in another war in a Muslim nation while drawing a line on its involvement in the surge of other uprisings stretching all the way to the Persian Gulf and now stinging Syria’s repressive regime in the heart of the Arab world. Some have said the Libya operation sets a precedent. “Obviously there are certain aspirations that are being voiced by each of these movements, but there’s no question that each of them is unique,” said Deputy national security adviser Denis McDonough. “We don’t get very hung up on this question of precedent.” He said there are no plans for the U.S. to intervene militarily in Syria, where security forces are waging a deadly crackdown. For Libya’s ill-equipped and poorly trained rebel forces fighting their way toward Sirte from their eastern stronghold, the nine-day-old international air operation has dramatically reversed their fortunes. Gadhafi forces, which had been on the brink of taking their defacto headquarters in the city of Benghazi, had to flee, allowing the rebels to regroup and take back two key oil towns over the weekend. Now, they are just 60 miles (100 kilometers) out from Sirte, the bastion of Gadhafi’s power in the center of the country. Take control of that, and there’s only the largely rebel-held city of Misrata — and then empty desert — in the way of the capital. That ensures Sirte could see some of the fiercest fighting of the rebellion, which began on Feb. 15. “Gadhafi is not going to give up Sirte easily because straightaway after Sirte is Misrata, and after that it’s straight to Gadhafi’s house,” said Gamal Mughrabi, a 46year-old rebel fighter. “So Sirte is the last line of defense.” He said there are both anti- and pro-Gadhafi forces inside Sirte. Some residents were fleeing Sirte, as soldiers from a brigade commanded by Gadhafi’s son alSaadi and allied militiamen streamed to positions on the city’s outskirts to defend it, witnesses said. Sirte — where a significant air and military base is located — was hit by airstrikes Sunday night and Monday morning, witnesses said, but they did not know what was targeted. The city of 100,000 is crucial both for its strategic position and its symbolic value. Over the years, Gadhafi has made it effectively Libya’s second capital, building up what had been a quiet agricultural community with lavish conference halls where Arab and African summits were held. The city is dominated by members of the Libyan leader’s Gadhadhfa tribe, but many in another large Sirte tribe — the Firjan — are believed to resent his rule, and rebels are hoping to encourage them and other tribes there to rise up to help in their capture of the city. A rebel commander among the fighters advancing on Sirte acknowledged that their offensive would not have been possible without the strikes, which he said had evened the two sides’ firepower. “Now because of NATO strikes on (the government’s) heavy weapons, we’re almost fighting with the same weapons, only we have Grad rockets now and they don’t,” said Gen. Hamdi Hassi at the small town of Bin Jawwad, just 18 miles (30 kilometers) from the front. Hassi said there was fighting now just outside the small hamlet of Nawfaliyah, 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Sirte and scouting parties had found the road ahead to be heav- ily mined. He added that the current rebel strategy was to combine military assault with an attempt to win over some of the local tribes loyal to Gadhafi over to their side. “There’s Gadhafi and then there’s circles around him of supporters, each circle is slowly peeling off and disappearing,” Hassi said. “If they rise up it would make our job easier.” Fighting in such a densely populated area is likely to complicate the rebels’ advance and add to the ambiguity of the NATO-led campaign, authorized by a Security Council resolution to take all necessary measures to protect civilians. In Russia, which abstained from the U.N. vote, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said strikes on Gadhafi’s forces would amount to taking sides in what he called Libya’s civil war, and thus would breach the mandate that was initially envisaged as establishing a no-fly zone only to protect civilians. But the inclusion of language allowing “all necessary means” opened the door to airstrikes and shipfired cruise missile attacks on Gadhafi’s forces to stop attacks on cities and cut supply lines. Syrian president wavers on crackdown or compromise DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad wavered between cracking down and compromising Monday in one of the Middle East’s most authoritarian and antiWestern nations as thousands of protesters in a southern city defied security forces who fired tear gas to disperse them. The unrest in Syria, a strategically important country of 23 million people, could have implications well beyond the country’s borders given its role as Iran’s top Arab ally and as a front line state against Israel. “Nobody has an interest in Syria going aflame,” said Hilal Khashan, a political science professor at the American University of Beirut. “Syrian instability has the potential of destabilizing the entire region.” The southern city of Daraa — parched by drought, rural and impoverished — has become the flashpoint for 10 days of anti-government protests in a country that has a history of brutally crushing dissent. At least 61 people have been killed since March 18, according to Human Rights Watch. Touched off by the arrest of several teenagers who scrawled anti-government graffiti on a wall in Daraa, the protests exploded nationwide on Friday. Security forces launched a swift crackdown, opening fire in at least six locations around the country — including the capital, Damascus, and the country’s main port of Latakia. Assad, 45, is now facing down the most serious threat to his family’s four decades of authoritarian rule in this predominantly Sunni country, which is ruled by minority Alawites. The government has tried to calm the situation with concessions. Assad is expected to address the nation as early as Tuesday to announce he is lifting a nearly 50-year state of emergency and moving to annul other harsh restrictions on civil liberties and political freedoms. But while Syrians await the rumored announcement, security forces are trying to crush the unrest. Troops fired tear gas on a crowd of some 4,000 people in Daraa who were calling for more political freedoms Monday, witnesses said. They also fired live ammunition in the air to disperse the crowd. The witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. Elsewhere in Syria, armed groups appeared to be facing off and threatening an escalation in violence in the country’s main port city of Latakia. Residents were taking up weapons and manning their own checkpoints to guard against what they say are unknown gunmen roaming the streets carrying sticks and hunting rifles, witnesses said Monday. It was not clear whether the gunmen were working for the government. One resident said the vigilante groups were just as terrifying as the thugs. “They are terrorizing people,” he said, asking that his name not be published for fear of retribution. “They are regular people who are taking up the role of security forces, that’s extremely dangerous.” A human rights group called Syrian Human Rights Information Link said it has documented the arrest of 280 people since the demonstrations began — a mix of protesters and rights activists. The unrest in Syria is a dramatic turn for Assad, a British-trained eye doctor who inherited power from his father in 2000 after three decades of authoritarian rule. In January, he said his country is immune to such unrest because he is in tune with the country’s needs. Syria has for years taken popular legitimacy from its anti-Israel policies and tough stance toward the West. While supporting militant groups opposed to Israel, it has kept its shared border with Israel quiet and says it will recover the occupied Golan Heights only through negotiations. Even though Israel and Syria are sworn enemies, many in Israel are fearful that a collapse of Assad’s regime might imperil decades of quiet along the shared border. “That has been the working assumption in Israel for years: Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t,” said Eyal Zisser, director of the Middle East Studies department at Tel Aviv University. “It was a regime that had really scrupulously maintained the quiet. And who knows what will happen now — Islamic terror, al-Qaida, chaos?” Through its close relationship with Iran, Syria has allowed the Shiite powerhouse to extend its influence into neighboring Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, where it provides money and weapons to Hezbollah and Hamas militants. “Prolonged Syrian unrest has the potential to change all that,” Khashan said. International and Arab reaction to the violence in Syria has been relatively subdued, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has suggested the U.S. would not be willing to get involved in Syria. She took pains to say this week that Assad is a a “different leader” than Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi, and that many members of Congress who have visited the country “believe he’s a reformer.” Instability in Syria throws into disarray the U.S. push for engagement with Damascus, part of Washington’s plan to peel the country away from its allegiance to Hamas and Hezbollah. When Assad took power 11 years ago, he moved slowly to lift Soviet-style economic restrictions, letting in foreign banks, throwing the doors open to imports and empowering the private sector. The early years of his rule were generally optimistic. He took baby steps toward real reform that gave rise to the “Damascus Spring” — a time open political and social debate that was impossible during the iron-fisted rule of Hafez Assad. Salons for intellectuals began to emerge where Syrians could discuss art, culture and politics. Amid Japan crisis, hunt for better radiation care WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan’s nuclear emergency highlights a big medical gap: Few treatments exist to help people exposed to large amounts of radiation. But some possibilities are in the pipeline — development of drugs to treat radiation poisoning, and the first rapid tests to tell who in a panicked crowd would really need them. The U.S. calls these potential products “countermeasures,” and they’re part of the nation’s preparations against a terrorist attack, such as a dirty bomb. But if they work, they could be useful in any kind of radiation emergency. “Thinking of terrorist events is what drives us. Mother Nature can be much of a terror, too,” says Dr. Robin Robinson, who heads the federal Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, that funds latestage research of products the government deems most likely to pan out. BARDA has invested $164 million for research into anti-radiation treatment candidates since 2008, and $44 million for radiation testing — in hopes of adding such products to the nation’s emergency medical stockpile soon. That’s in addition to research dollars from the National Institutes of Health and the Defense Department. Japan’s crisis — where last week two nuclear plant workers were hospitalized for radiation burns — is sure to renew attention to a field that’s long been overshadowed by the hunt for protections against bioterrorism, not radiological emergencies. Among the radiation projects considered farthest along in development: • Rapid tests that could spot dangerous radiation doses with mere fingerpricks of blood. Already, a prototype machine sits at New York’s Columbia University that could check thousands of people. • Some drugs now used to help cancer patients boost their infection-fighting blood cells, sold under such names as Neupogen. They may do the same thing for radiation victims. • An injection that saved monkeys from highly lethal beams. It seems to protect the body’s two most radiation-sensitive spots, the bone marrow and lining of the gut. Today, there are only a few proven therapies for radiation injuries. Good supportive care — lots of fluids, infusions of bloodclotting platelets, and infection-fighting antibiotics — is key for acute radiation syndrome, an overall poisoning that can begin causing symptoms days to weeks after a super-high exposure. To guard against longer-term harm, doses of potassium iodide can protect against future thyroid cancer by shielding the thyroid from one type of fallout, radioactive iodine. A few other treatments can help the body eliminate radioactive cesium and a few other isotopes. Part of the challenge is radiation’s variety of injuries — burns, bone marrow and gastrointestinal damage, lung scarring, the later-in-life cancer risk. Yet outside of an immediate blast zone where open wounds and burns make injury clear, there’s no fast way to tell who got a huge dose. Those Geiger counterstyle monitors used on power-plant workers in Japan? They detect contamination on clothing or skin that might not enter the body, not what the body has absorbed, says medical physicist David Brenner, director of Columbia’s Center for Radiological Research. Moreover, previous emergencies have shown that sheer stress can cause nausea and diarrhea that mimic some early symptoms of radiation sickness in people who weren’t exposed, he adds. “Before you can start to treat people, you need to know what radiation doses they got,” Brenner says. “If you take a guess and get it wrong, you might do more harm than good.” So his team developed a way to detect early, DNAbased signs of radiation damage that estimated dose — using a drop of blood like diabetics use to test their blood sugar. Brenner’s team built a robotic machine named RABiT -- for “rapid automated biodosimetry tool” — that can analyze those bloodspots quickly. The eventual goal is to be able to test 30,000 blood samples in a day. Brenner is working with Northrop Grumman to make the machinery smaller, even portable. Brenner says federal approval is still a few years away but that the prototype could be used in an emergency if health officials shipped blood samples to his lab. What about treatments? Cells in the bone marrow and GI tract are extremely vulnerable to radiation. They overreact to what should be reparable damage and commit cellular suicide, says Dr. Andrei Gudkov of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Gudkov’s team created a drug based on a protein from normal gut bacteria, named flagellin, that blocks some of the cellular destruction and also stimulates recovery of remaining cells. It dramatically improved the survival of monkeys treated up to 48 hours after they were zapped. And safety testing in 150 healthy people so far suggests the main side effect is a flulike reaction, Gudkov says. Cleveland BioLabs Inc. is doing further work needed for Food and Drug Administration evaluation. BARDA’s Robinson says that closest to the emergency stockpile may be those cancer drugs that spur growth of infectionfighting blood cells. Later this year, his agency will begin a push for research to prove they could work similarly in a radiation emergency. “There isn’t going to be a simple solution to any of this,” cautions Dr. Nelson Chao of Duke University’s countermeasures program, who also co-chairs the Radiation Injury Tr e a t m e n t N e t wo r k . “There will be a lot of little steps to address the plethora of toxicities that come from radiation.” Taking Applications The Maples All ties utili aid p are HUD Subsidized Efficiency/1 Bedroom 50yrs or qualifying disability Low income priority 740-992-7022 Silverheels A Realty Company-EHO �The Daily Sentinel BY THE BEND First place winners in the Rutland Cub Scout Pack #240 Submitted photo First place winners in the Rutland Cub Scout Pack #240 pinewood derby were Dawson Justice, third grade Bear, William Smith, fourth grade Webelo I, and Bradley Smith, fourth grade Webelo I. The car kits were presented to scouts as Christmas gifts, and 28 raced. Each earned a participation ribbon. Submitted photo Kenny Napper was the winner of the grand prize, an outside grill, given away recent at Customer Appreciation Day at Pomeroy Exxon, March 5. A radio remote, gift bags and prizes were included in the celebration, sponsored by a number of store suppliers. White recipient of URGʼs Edwin A. Jones Award and also works of chemistry. He with the schools enjoys teaching at in the region. He Rio Grande and has applied for said that there is and received sevone main differeral grants for ence that sets the special projects, institution apart including projects from other colto assist science leges and univerJacob White, teachers in local sities. Ph.D. schools. He also “Our small class sizes,” White said. assists his students in Teaching at Rio Grande, lining up high-quality programs he is truly able to work internship one-on-one with his stu- and he works very hard dents and interact with to teach his students them. Professors get to and help them numerknow their students, and ous ways. The award is named can truly help them in their academic programs. after Edwin A. Jones, a “It is a very friendly former Jackson resident atmosphere on campus,” who excelled in several White added. “I have areas in his life. He was a star quarterback at excellent colleagues.” Rio Grande has out- Yale, where also was an standing students as well outstanding track athlete who are doing fine acade- and equaled the world mic work on campus and record in the 60-yard then are excelling in their dash. As a scholar, Jones internships, graduate was elected to the prestidegree programs and gious Skull and Bones Honor Society, and as a careers, White said. Teaching at Rio performer he was a Grande, White is able to member of the famed singing have a hand in helping his Whiffenpoof students progress through group. He had a successthe rigorous academic ful industrial career, programs, and then he is including his work in where he able to keep in touch with Jackson them after they graduate headed the Globe Iron and watch them succeed. Company, as well as “It is a very gratifying other companies in nearby towns. He also was profession,” White said. White is known on involved in community campus as an excellent and philanthropic organiinstructor who has an zations and was commitinnovative approach to ted to helping higher eduteaching. He is very cation. Jones provided active with his students, for Rio Grande to set up works on professional this award for teachers development programs who excel on campus. Community Calendar Public notices Monday, April 4 SYRACUSE — Sutton Township Trustees, regular meeting, 7 p.m., Syracuse Village Hall. Thursday, March 31 PORTLAND — Lebanon Township Trustees regular meeting, 6 p.m., township building. Clubs and organizations Friday, April 1 POMEROY — Meigs County PERI #74, regular meeting, 1 p.m., Mulberry Community Center, Alva Clark, director of Mulberry Community Center speaking on the operation of the center, report given on legislation of OPERS in Columbus. Monday, April 4 POMEROY — Meigs Tuesday, March 29, 2011 A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Can he survive his wifeʼs death? Winner at Customer Appreciation Day at Pomeroy Exxon RIO GRANDE — University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College faculty member Jacob White, Ph.D., has been named winner of the Edwin A. Jones Award for Excellence in Teaching for the 20102011 academic year. The award, which is presented each year to an outstanding faculty member at Rio Grande, is voted on by the Rio Grande faculty members. “It is very humbling,” White said about winning the award. The Vinton County resident is honored to be listed among the faculty members who have won the award in past years. Last year’s winner, for example, was Benjy Davies, and White greatly respects him and is proud to know him as a friend. “I am following in very big footsteps here,” White said. “I hold him in the highest regard.” White added that Rio Grande has excellent faculty members all across campus, and he hopes that area residents understand the high quality of the academic programs at Rio Grande. “I’d really like to use this award as an opportunity to highlight all of our faculty accomplishments,” White said. This is White’s sixth year of teaching at Rio Grande, where he serves as an assistant professor Page A3 County Cancer Initiative, Inc., regular meeting, noon, conference room, Meigs County Health Department. Church events Thursday, March 31 SYRACUSE — Rev. Walter Heinz, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, will speak at Asbury United Methodist Church, 7 p.m., for community Lenten services of Meigs County Ministerial Association. Services also planned for April 7, April 14 and April 22 with other Association pastors. Monday, April 4 MIDDLEPORT — Revival at Old Bethel Freeweill Baptist Church, Route 7 and Storys Run Road, 7 p.m. through April 8. Norman Taylor, evangelist. Pastor Ralph Butcher. Everyone welcome. 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) 441-3406. 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 446-2700 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 4466752. Eastern High School honor roll announced TUPPERS PLAINS — Eastern High School has announced the honor roll for the third grading period: Grade 12: Hayley Aanestad, Devon Baum, Scott Gilbride, all A’s; Megan Carnahan, Jessica Cleland, Kyle Connery, Ashleigh Duffy, Abbie Harris, Tyler Hendrix, Tim Markworth, Samantha Park, Allie Rawson, Christopher Reed, Jaimie Reed, Hannagh Ridgway. Grade 11: Janae Boyles, Cheyenne Doczi, Ashley Putman, all A’s; Tyler Cline, Baylee Collins, Kristin Fick, Brenna Holter, Kayte Lawrence, Samuel Levacy, Nino Lomidze, Kelsey Myers, Aimee Watson. Grade 10: Alex Amos, all A’s; Marshall Aanestad, Rebecca Chadwell, Victoria Goble, Breanna Hayman, Alexandria Hendrix, Rachel Markworth, Timothy Minear, Mallory Nicodemus, Larissa Riddle, Garrett Ritchie, Joe Scowden, Maria Sharp. Grade 9: Jenna Burdette, Brandon Coleman, Molly Dunlap, Dakota O’Brien, Samantha Cline, Katie Keller, all A’s; Paige Cline, David Frank, Zackary Snowden, Erin Swatzel, Lindsay Wolfe. Chester Council 323, Daughters of America meets CHESTER — Chester Council 323, Daughters of America, met recently, with Gary Holter presiding. Members offered the Pledge to the Christian Flag, read scripture from Luke and offered the Lord’s Prayer and the national anthem. It was reported that Whitney Camp, Larry Marshall and David Barringer had been hospitalized, and the death of Sammy Birchfield, brother of Charlotte Grant, was noted. It was also noted Judy Marshall’s father had been hospitalized, and Thelma White’s great granddaughter had surgery. The time of the next meeting, April 5, has been changed to 7:30 p.m. A silent auction will be held and the charter will be draped for Inzy Newell. Holter’s birthday was celebrated. The meeting closed in regular form. Attending: Opal Hollon, Sandy White, Thlema White, Ruth Smith, Opal Eichinger, JoAnn Ritchie, Dennis Eichinger, Dane Eichinger, Nancy King, Charlotte Grant, Doris Grueser, Julie Curtis, Sharon Riffle, Helen Wolf, Esther Smith, Gary Holter and Marge Fetty. Dear Dr. Brothers: Is it possible that an older person can die of a broken heart after his or her wife or husband dies? I have always heard rumors that this is true, but I never knew whether it really happens. I am worried about my grandparents. They have been married forever and have not been apart for a single day since I was born, and I am 43! They are in a nursing home together, but Gram is not doing well. Grampa says he can’t go on without her. — R.P. Dear R.P.: Dying of a broken heart sounds like something out of a movie, and it is especially poignant to believe that the lifelong bond that is broken by the death of one spouse can actually cause the death of the other. I am afraid no one can point to a medical reason why these things happen — but to answer your question, it seems certain that they do. When one spouse dies within a few days, weeks or even months of the other, doctors often suspect that it is because the second spouse is reacting to the stress of his or her partner’s death in a way that hastens his or her own. The “broken heart” is a romantic concept we have attached to this phenomenon. If your grandmother dies first, as sounds likely, it would be important for you to listen to your grandfather’s laments and let him grieve. There is a chance he can release some of the stress through his memories and his sadness. If he decides to give up on life, and wants to feel he is close to joining his wife in the hereafter, there is no reason you should argue with him. When it comes down to care at the end of life, sometimes the spirit fails before the body does. In that case, you can only hope to provide whatever comfort and love he will accept after the death of your grandmother. He has his own timetable, and you still can be close to him as it plays out. Dear Dr. Brothers: My ex-husband and I had a cordial divorce and maintain as good a relationship as possible. We have shared custody of our two children, ages 3 and 7. I didn’t want to deprive my son and daughter of their father half the time, but now I wonder if I was too willing to share. Dr. Joyce Brothers I can barely stand it when the kids are not here, and I am having a harder and harder time letting them go to him. Do you have any ideas that would help me cope? I am so miserable! — S.B. Dear S.B.: I am sorry to hear that you are miserable without your children half the time — it’s such a natural reaction to separation that despite your mature attitude toward your divorce, you’re still going to find plenty to regret and wish you could change. But short of going back to court with a compelling legal reason to change the custody agreement — which you don’t have — there doesn’t seem to be much you can do except try to adjust. The only alternative would be to ask your ex-husband if there is a way you could spend a little more time with the kids, either informally or by changing the visitation schedule. He probably will not want to relinquish any of his time with the children, but there is no harm in asking. The main thing you have to do is somehow come to terms with this new arrangement and decide how you are going to learn to live with it. There’s a lot to be said for planning quality time with your children when time is short. Make sure that all the time you spend together is worthwhile — don’t plop them in front of the TV or assume the kind of role where the kids end up spoiled and Mom has no respect because she’s such a pushover. All kids grow away from their parents as they mature; with a divorce, it forces the issue. 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The deadline to apply is June 1. �OPINION Emails: Insiders worried over political ‘meddling’ BY TED BRIDIS ASSOCIATED PRESS The Homeland Security Department official in charge of submitting sensitive government files to political advisers for secretive reviews before they could be released to citizens, journalists and watchdog groups complained in emails that the unusual scrutiny was “crazy” and hoped someone outside the Obama administration would discover the practice, The Associated Press has learned. Chief Privacy Officer Mary Ellen Callahan, who was appointed by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, complained in late 2009 that the vetting process was burdensome and said she wanted to change it, according to uncensored emails newly obtained by the AP. In the emails, she warned that the Homeland Security Department might be sued over delays the political reviews were causing, and she hinted that a reporter might find out about the vetting. The reviews are the subject of a congressional hearing later this week and an ongoing inquiry by the department’s inspector general. “This level of attention is CRAZY,” Callahan wrote in December 2009 to her thendeputy, Catherine Papoi. Callahan said she hoped someone outside the Obama administration would discover details of the political reviews, possibly by asking for evidence of them under the Freedom of Information Act itself: “I really really want someone to FOIA this whole damn process,” Callahan wrote. Callahan is expected to be a central witness during an oversight hearing Thursday by the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee. Anticipating the hearing, the department announced internally Monday that any further political vetting of information requests will be completed within 24 hours. The congressional investigation into government transparency under President Barack Obama is among the earliest by Republicans since they won control of the House and targets one of the first pledges Obama made after he moved into the White House. Less than one week after Callahan’s email, on Dec. 21, the AP formally requested the records about the controversial political vetting. The agency ultimately turned over more than 995 pages of emails last summer, after a seven-month fight, and the AP wrote about the program. But the emails were heavily censored under a provision in the Freedom of Information Act allowing the government to withhold passages that describe internal policy-making deliberations. The newly obtained versions of the same internal emails are not censored. They show that insiders described the unusual political vetting as “meddling,” “nuts” and “bananas!” Together with other confidential emails obtained by the AP for the first time, the files reflect deep unease about the reviews and included allegations that Napolitano’s senior political advisers might have hidden embarrassing or sensitive emails that journalists and watchdog groups had requested. The government said this didn’t happen. After an admitted al-Qaida operative tried to blow up a commercial airliner flying to Detroit on Christmas 2009, the AP asked for emails sent among Napolitano; her chief of staff, Noah Kroloff; deputy chief of staff Amy Shlossman; and four others. But the number of printed pages that Kroloff and Shlossman turned over to the FOIA unit was much less than what a computer search indicated should have existed, according to emails. The department said Monday that the disparity was an idiosyncrasy of how the computer searches were conducted and that no emails were hidden. “I think we have an obligation to compare the hard copy emails to those pulled by the (chief information office) from the individuals’ email accounts to determine why the discrepancy,” Papoi wrote in May to Callahan. Department spokeswoman Amy Kudwa said Monday that no emails were withheld by Napolitano’s office, and no one complained that emails weren’t turned over that should have been. The department said its electronically conducted searches distinguish each email within a conversation thread as a separate message, so the number of printed pages from such searches appears higher than when an employee manually prints emails from an inbox but the output is the same. “At no point did anyone alert the office of the secretary or the office of the general counsel of concerns that responsive documents had not been submitted for review,” Kudwa said in a statement. “Had any concerns been raised, appropriate steps would have been taken.” The Freedom of Information Act, the main tool forcing the government to be more transparent, is designed to be insulated from political considerations. Anyone who seeks information through the law is supposed to get it unless disclosure would hurt national security, violate personal privacy or expose confidential decision-making in certain areas. People can request government records without specifying why they want them and are not obligated to provide personal information about themselves other than their name and an address where the records should be sent. But at the Homeland Security Department, since July 2009, career employees were ordered to 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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If a member of Congress sought such documents, employees were told to specify Democrat or Republican. No one in government was allowed to discuss the political reviews with anyone whose information request was affected by them. Papoi was replaced as deputy chief FOIA officer earlier this month by her new boss, Delores J. Barber, who took over Papoi’s title and moved into Papoi’s office. The Republican chairman of the House oversight committee, Rep. Darrell Issa of California, said that “appeared to be an act of retaliation.” Issa identified Papoi as the employee who confidentially complained in March 2010 to the DHS inspector general about the political vetting of requests for government files. The department said Papoi, who is on leave, applied unsuccessfully for a new supervisory position ultimately awarded to Barber and that Papoi’s salary was unaffected. The emails also raise doubts about whether the emails previously released to the AP were properly censored. “The government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed or because of speculative or abstract fears,” Obama said shortly after he took office. In a statement, Kudwa said, “Redaction decisions have always been made by FOIA professionals and career legal staff.” The government censored Callahan’s email that described the “crazy” scrutiny by political advisers. It also censored another email by associate FOIA director William Holzerland, who told Callahan in September 2009 that the political reviews were “bananas!” Also censored were complaints by Papoi, the former deputy, that the political reviews were “meddling” and, together with “constant stonewalling” by the department’s top lawyers, causing delays in the agency’s open records department. “I currently have 98 requests that are tagged by the front office for tracking and forwarding to the front office,” Papoi wrote in one previously censored passage. “I simply don’t have the time or staff to review all of those requests before we send them on. Quite honestly, we shouldn’t have to.” The AP protested last year that the emails it received had been improperly censored, but the Homeland Security Department never responded to its formal appeal. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Page A4 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 LETTERS U.S. 35 decision a win Dear Editor: I consider the news regarding the shelving of the Rt. 35 toll plan to be a victory for the citizens, both private and corporate, of both Mason and Gallia counties. Ideally, the road would have been constructed absent of the tolls but for whatever reason it was not to be. I have no ill feelings for those with opposing viewpoints and truly hope that some solution, short of tolling, can be reached. The matters of safety and economic development have been played against one another in a hard fought dispute in which there appear to be casualties. I hope that with some thought and study, the highway can be upgraded to some level acceptable to both sides. The amazing aspect of this event is the seemingly successful effort at the grass-roots level. Several citizens in Mason County, armed only with the Constitution and their devotion to cause; acted together to organize a well structured campaign to present their position. With the help of a handful of their political representatives and a bulldog mentality, they stood up, voiced their opinions and carried the battle to whoever would listen. For the most part, these were not activists but rather citizens of this county, state and country, concerned about what they perceived to be a problem on the horizon. They know who they are and for the most part, we do as well. To list them would be to run the risk of omitting valuable participation. I look at these folks with a new respect. There is no closure at this point. Both sides have a position that they believe to be correct and will continue to seek that end. I simply ask that you consider these individuals and their dedication to both Mason and Gallia counties. Jon P. Thompson Gallipolis National Social Work Month Dear Editor: March is National Social Work Month and the perfect opportunity to highlight the essential role that social workers play in working with all vulnerable populations, especially with older people. Social workers have the specialized knowledge and expertise to address issues facing older Americans, including providing individual and family counseling, psychosocial assessment and coordinating care. Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association, Hospice and Health Services employs three licensed social workers, Kate Oches, Tammy Hawk, and Stephen Simko, who provide excellent care to clients of all ages. With clients in Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Vinton, Perry and Morgan counties, our social workers drive long distances to provide exceptional quality home health and hospice care support. Social workers strive to promote independence, autonomy and dignity for all their clients. They offer families ways to deal effectively with long-term care responsibilities and work through hospitals, nursing homes, independent and assisted-living facilities, public agencies and in client homes. With the aging of baby boomers and the lengthening of life spans for the elder population, elder-related health care issues are also in abundance. Social workers understand that the best elder care requires a broad view of social, environmental, psychological, economic and health care options. It is the ability to see the intersection of these elements that allow social workers to connect clients with the best resources for them — the best resources to help them along life’s journeys. 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She was born on Aug. 2, 1923, in Long Bottom, Ohio, daughter of the late Neville Theodore Rose and Martha Conger Rose. Mrs. Holter was a member of the Morning Star United Methodist Church and a former member of the Carmel United Methodist Church. She was a youth leader for the Farm Bureau and 4-H. She was a demonstrator for Stanley Home Products for over forty-two years. She is survived by her children, Karen Holter Werry of Racine, Roger (Nancy) Holter of Little Hocking, Ohio, Ronald (Valerie) Holter of Eno, Ohio, Sharon (James) Dean of Racine and Kevin (Shannon) Holter of Racine; grandchildren, James (Penny) Werry, Randall (Violet) Werry, Richard (Tasha) Werry, James (Tiffany) Holter, Deborah (Markus Hugle) Holter, Jennifer (Dave) Boyce, Tammy (Christian) Chilcott, Thomas Ryan (Christy) Holter, Tina (Eric) Perkins, Aaron (Courtney) Card, John (Dorena) Card, Tracy (Mitchell) Hendrickson, Rob (Brooke) Card, Angie Hubbard, Jerry (Kathy) Hubbard, Robin Hubbard, Rosemary (Mark) Pierce, Richard Hubbard, Bryan Re and Rochelle Re; thirty-five great grand children; one great great grandchild; sister, Grace (Dean) Earich of Westerville, Ohio; brother, Guy (Nancy) Rose of Long Bottom; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years Thomas E. Holter; brother, Warren Rose and sister, Thelma Walton, a son-in-law, James Werry Sr. and daughterin-law, Helen Holter. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor John Rosewicz and Pastor Dwayne Stutler officiating. Burial will follow at the Carmel Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Holter’s family would like to thank Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for their care over the last seven years. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Deaths Ada Titus Funeral for Ada Titus will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Grace Episcopal Church, Pomeroy, with Rev. Marie Mulford officiating. Private burial will follow. Memorial contributions may be made to the church or the Meigs County Council on Aging. Accident From Page A1 in Hall’s vehicle was reported uninjured. McKnight was also transported via helicopter to Saint Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. No other passengers were present in McKnight’s vehicle at the time of the accident. Although no further information on the condition of the patients was available at press time, troopers reported that the motorists’ injuries were serious but non-life threatening. Passport From Page A1 that day to answer questions and process applications. Her office, on the third floor of the county courthouse, processes passport applications during regular business hours, as well. U.S. Citizens must present a valid passport book when entering or re-entering the United States by air. Citizens entering the U.S. from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry must present their passport book, card or other travel documents as required by the U.S. government. Advance information about passport requirements is also available online at www.Travel.State.gov. Meals From Page A1 cake auction which included donated cakes of every size, shape and flavor. Around 150 people attended the annual dinner and auction. The result of the evening was of importance to not only those at the dinner but those who wait on dinner from Meals on Wheels practically every day - the program provides 85 home-delivered meals a day, five days a week to residents in every corner of Meigs County. Without the extra funding the March for Meals fundraiser provides, those 85 meals would likely decline and residents be put on a waiting list. The Meals on Wheels program typically runs in the negative fund and simply tries to maintain. With gasoline nearly $4 a gallon and the average home-delivered meal costing $13 by the time the cost of food, preparation and delivery are factored in, fundraising has become a necessity. As reported last week, despite meals costing nearly $13 to prepare, the average donation for the meals averages only six cents. The meal program also provides lunches for those who can travel to the Meigs Senior Center but can’t afford to pay the suggested donation. The following are results from the cake contest which preceded the auction: Rosalee Johnson, grand champion cake; Ann Werry, reserve champion cake. Chocolate cakes: Pat Smith, first place; Sheila Carsey, second place. White or yellow cakes: Ann Werry, first place; Rhonda Rathburn, second place. Decorated cakes: La Creesha Bougaus, first place; Melody Lawrence, second place. Coffee, crumb/pound cakes: Rosalee Johnson, first place; Teresa Burton, second place. Fruit or vegetable cake: Linda King, first place; Nondius Hendricks, second place. The champion and reserve champion received $50 and the reserve champion winner received $25. this year. The project is now in the design phase, and earlier this month, the village held a second public hearing on a proposed application through the Community Development Block Grant program. Gerlach did not say Friday whether the village will proceed with that application now that 100 percent loan forgiveness has been granted, but the CDBG application was planned to offset the village’s debt obligation. Gerlach said the village had hoped for 75-percent loan forgiveness originally, which would have left the village with $1.75 million to repay. The project is designed to eliminate Ohio River pollution by separating its sanitary and storm sewer systems. Part of the planning for this project involved a complete on-camera inventory of the village’s sewer lines, completed a year ago. URS is the Columbus engineering firm charged with designing the project. Gerlach credited Village Administrator Faymon Roberts, Fiscal Officer Susan Baker, village attorneys Jennifer Sheets and Douglas Little and RCAP, the EPA’s loan mechanism, for their cooperation in applying for and receiving the loan forgiveness. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph. Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly after 1 a.m. Low around 34. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Wednesday: Rain, mainly before 1 p.m. High near 43. North wind between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Thursday: Mostly Time short, tempers Local Stocks flare in budget showdown WASHINGTON (AP) — The specter of a partial government shutdown looms again as Congress returns to Washington with Democrats and Republicans as far apart on a bill to keep the government running as they were two weeks ago. Despite mounting pressure and a deadline looming, talks have stalled, with Democrats accusing GOP leaders of catering to tea party forces and Republicans countering that the White House isn’t offering serious proposals to cut spending. Democrats are ready to propose cutting $20 billion more from this year’s budget, a party official said, but haven’t yet sent it to House Republicans because it’s unclear whether the House is still willing to settle for reductions totaling about that much when $10 billion or so in already enacted cuts are added in. The official required anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The vehicle for the debate, left simmering when lawmakers went back to their districts last week, is must-do legislation to bankroll the day-to-day operating budgets of federal agencies — including military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan — through the Sept. 30 end of the budget year. Other major tests will soon follow, as House Republicans unveil a blueprint to attack the broader budget mess next week and a must-do measure to maintain the government’s ability to borrow money to meet its responsibilities. Last month, House Republicans passed a measure cutting more than $60 billion from the $1.1 trillion budgeted for such programs last year. All the savings were taken from domestic programs and foreign aid, which make up about half of the pot. Democrats in the Senate killed the measure as too extreme, citing cuts to education, health research, food inspection and other programs and services. Reaching agreement between Democrats and Republicans is proving difficult enough. Then comes the harder part for House Speaker John Boehner: convincing his many tea party-backed GOP freshmen that the sort of split-the-differences measure Obama could sign isn’t a sellout. The shutdown scenario was mostly set up in last year’s midterm election campaign, when Republicans emphasized sharp spending cuts to attack mounting federal deficits and won control of the House, enough additional political clout to more strongly challenge President Barack Obama on budget issues. The GOP promised that it would ratchet spending down to 2008 levels and force Obama to backtrack on generous budget increases made on his watch. To meet the promise, GOP leaders initially pressed for about $35 billion in cuts in a proposal that took account of the fact that the budget year was almost halfway over. That idea didn’t sell with tea party activists, and House Speaker John Boehner was forced to almost double the size of the cuts, driving away any potential Democratic support. But that meant the halfway point between the House-passed measure and a proposal advanced by Democrats controlling the Senate was roughly where Boehner started out in the first place. “The speaker knows that when it comes to avoiding a shutdown, his problem is with the tea party, not Democrats,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Time is running short. Staff-level negotiations last week ran aground, and the principals are going to have to pick up the pace to have any chance of making an April 8 deadline to avoid a partial shutdown of the government. Right now it appears that the shutdown that both sides have sworn to avoid is possible — if not probable. The frustration boiled over on Friday, with Republicans criticizing Democrats for not presenting significant cuts. An offer a few days earlier had ponied up just another $10 billion or so, GOP officials said, which prompted House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to accuse Democrats of “negotiating off of the status quo and refusing to offer any sort of serious plan for how to cut spending.” The tough rhetoric was matched by volleys from Boehner, R-Ohio, and other House GOP leaders. That prompted Democrats to accuse Republicans of blowing up a near agreement on a “top line” of spending cuts that would have likely given Republicans more than half of their $60 billion-plus in reductions. “The division between the tea party and mainstream Republicans is preventing us from reaching a responsible solution ... and prevented negotiations from taking place over the weekend even as the clock ticks toward a government shutdown,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, DNev., said Monday. Democrats also say that House Republicans insist on using House-passed legislation slashing more than $60 billion from the current-year budget as the starting point for talks, pulling back from an agreement with Boehner’s office to work off a baseline essentially set at last year’s levels. Boehner appears to be in a no-win situation. Any agreement with Obama is sure to incite a revolt among hard-line tea party figures who want the full roster of cuts and an end to funding for Obama’s signature health care law. And social conservatives are adamant that the measure cut off money for Planned Parenthood clinics that provide abortions in addition to the family planning services the government funds. Any attempts to outmuscle Obama with legislation that pleases tea partiers, however, would surely incite a shutdown. AEP (NYSE) — 34.69 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 66.17 Ashland Inc. 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BBT (NYSE) — 27.29 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 11.80 Pepsico (NYSE) — 64.34 Premier (NASDAQ) — 7.12 Rockwell (NYSE) — 92.20 Rocky Boots (NASDAQ) — 14.54 Royal Dutch Shell — 71.55 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 78.80 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 52.19 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 5.00 WesBanco (NYSE) — 19.94 Worthington (NYSE) — 19.75 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for March 28, 2011, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 4419441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Consumer spending and incomes rose in February WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans earned a little more and spent a little more in February, thanks to a tax cut. But a big part of the extra money went to cover higher gas prices. Consumer spending jumped 0.7 percent last month and personal incomes rose 0.3 percent, the Commerce Department said. Both gains reflected a Social Security tax cut, which boosted take-home pay. Still, high gas prices soaked up much of the spending increase. Once inflation was removed, the rise was a more moderate 0.3 percent. After-tax incomes were also hampered by inflation. Once accounting for higher prices, incomes actually fell 0.1 percent. Economists are concerned that if energy costs keep going up, that will leave consumers with less disposable income and that would lead to slower economic growth. Consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of economic growth. Separately, the National Association of Realtors said more people signed contracts to purchase homes in February. But the gains weren’t enough to signal a rebound in the housing market. Higher gas prices and the persistently weak housing market are two of the biggest challenges facing an economy that is trying to gain momentum nearly two years after the recession officially ended. Paul Dales, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said the latest data on incomes and spending provided “yet more evidence that higher prices are denting economic growth.” Dales said it was likely that consumer spending will grow only 2 percent to 2.5 percent in the current January-March quarter. That would be down sharply from the 4 percent increase in consumer spending in the October-December period, the fastest pace in four years. Higher oil prices are threatening to sap that momentum this year. In February, spending on durable goods rose 1.7 percent. Much of that strength came from the purchase of new cars. Still, spending on nondurable goods rose 1.5 percent, reflecting higher prices for gasoline. The big rise in spending and smaller increase in incomes pushed the household saving rate down to 5.8 percent of after-tax incomes last month. That compared to 6.1 percent in January. An inflation measure tied to consumer spending that is followed by the Federal Reserve rose 0.4 percent in February, the biggest one-month gain in nearly three years. But excluding food and energy, this inflation gauge was up a more moderate 0.2 percent. Over the past 12 months, core inflation, which excludes food and energy, is up a modest 0.9 percent. Home sales picked up slightly in February, one month before the spring buying season officially began. The National Association of Realtors says its index of sales agreements for homes rose 2.1 percent last month to a reading of 90.8. Signings rose in every region but the Northeast. Still, the index is below 100, which is considered a healthy level. The last time it reached that point was in April, the final month people could qualify for a home-buying tax credit. Contract signings are usually a good indicator of where the housing market is heading. That’s because there’s usually a one- to two-month lag between a sales contract and a completed deal. �Tuesday, March 29, 2011 River Valley High School breaking & entering suspects formally charged BY AMBER GILLENWATER MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS — Two men accused of breaking into the former River Valley High School facility in Cheshire were recently arraigned on felony charges in the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas. Charles K. Smith, 23, Bidwell, and Travis L. Swartz, 30, Gallipolis, were arraigned on March 23 and 24 in their respective cases and were each charged with one count of breaking and entering, one count of possession of criminal tools and one count of vandalism in relation to the alleged break-in that occurred on Feb. 26. Deputies with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office arrested Smith and Swartz at approximately 1 a.m. on the day in question at the former school building on Little Kyger Road in Cheshire. Reportedly, the arrests came after several reports were received of breakins at the facility. Surveillance was conducted at the facility and Smith and Swartz were arrested while trying to exit the building through a window. According to the indictment, Smith was the possession of a mask, a flashlight and a utility knife during his arrest, while Swartz was allegedly in the possession of a hacksaw, a saws all, multiple types of blades, and a utility knife, tools used in the commission of the criminal offenses. Both Smith and Swartz pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Smith is scheduled to appear for a status con- ference in this case on May 13. A plea agreement may be filed by June 23. Swartz is scheduled to appear in the common pleas court on May 10 for a status conference. A negotiated plea in this case may be filed by June 3. Both Smith and Swartz posted bond for their release from the Gallia County Jail on March 24. The former RVHS building is owned by the Gallia County Local School District, and the officials with the school district estimate that $30,000 worth of copper piping, plumbing and fixtures had been stolen from the building. Furthermore, officials with the sheriff’s office have reported that two more suspects are expected to be arraigned in the common pleas court for their alleged involvement in a second break-in at the old RVHS building. An incident that occurred less than a week after the first break-in. Reportedly, investigators had continued surveillance of the building after the Feb. 26 break-in and, on March 3, two men were captured on video surveillance inside the building removing electrical lines and copper pipe from the facility. The names of the second set of suspects have not been released. According to Gallia County Local Schools Superintendent Charla Evans, plans had been in place for the possible lease of the facility to Riverview Productions, a company that provides work opportunities for clients at the Gallipolis Developmental Center. Birth announced LONG BOTTOM — Brandy and Jeromy Jackson of Long Bottom announce the birth of a son, March 20, at the O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. The infant has been named Hayward Don Jackson. Birth announced PORTLAND – Garrad Parry and Tabitha Jones of Portland announce the birth of a daughter, Arionna Renee Parry. born on Feb. 9, 2011, at the CamdenClark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, W.Va. The infant weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and has a brother, Christopher Parry. Tea Party members express love for country POMEROY — Helen Wolfe of Lancaster talked on love of country when she spoke recently at the Meigs County Tea Party meeting held at the Mulberry Community Center. Wolfe opened the program with a song which she learned as a child, the words of which express love for country. “Do you know how blessed we are to be born in America?” she asked. “This great country didn’t come by accident.” She described how, in the nation’s early days, when government leaders broke into arguments, someone would stand and say, “Let’s pray.” The group would pray and then would work out their problems. Tea Party meetings, she noted, always open and close in prayer. Wolfe announced the “We the People Convention” to be held in Columbus, July 1 and 2 and said it will be geared to teaching people what they can do to save America. Jim Spangler, chairman of the University of Rio Grande College Republicans, asked several questions of the group. He asked what people thought concerning the upcoming presidential elections, if anyone supported Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann for president, and whether more public forums with officials would help communication. People agreed that forums would help, if the officials would listen. Six newcomers stood and were presented with pocketsize Constitutions. Responding to negative realities, Carrie Wolfe in a closing prayer asked for mercy for America. The Meigs County Tea Party meets at the Mulberry Community Center 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month. www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A6 Ohio Humanities Council sponsors teachers institutes Two being held at Rio Grande BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM COLUMBUS — Kindergarten through 12 grade educators may enrich their classrooms with new content for their students by applying to attend one of seven summer institutes sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council. Fran Tiburzio, director of public relations, announced that through the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Ohio Humanities Council was awarded $100,925 in grants to enable approximately 200 teachers to study free of charge with scholars at five-day programs at Ohio institutions. Continuing education and graduate education credits may be offered for fees. Two of the institutes will be held in Southeastern Ohio — one at the University of Rio Grande and the other at the GalliaVinton Educational Service Center at Rio Grande. From June 20-24 at the University of Rio Grande the workshop will be on the topic “River of Slavery, River of Freedom.” It will deal with the years before the Civil War when runaway slaves saw the Ohio River as the boundary between freedom and slavery. The workshop will explore the ideas and implications of slavery and freedom in the modern global environment. It is geared for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers, especially those in social studies and Ohio History. To apply, contact Dreama Hudson at 740-245-7167 or dhudson@rio.edu by May 20. The Institute Director is Gregory A. Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Fine and Performing Arts and Director of the Graduate School Program at the University of Rio Grande. The second workshop in this area will be held on June 20-24 at the GalliaVinton Educational Service Center at Rio Grande. Theme will be “Ohio’s Appalachia: Up River and Hinterland” and will include presentations by humanities scholars, visiting sites, and learning from on-site historians. The selected landmarks in Appalachian Ohio, it was noted will provide tangible examples of local and regional history, culture, and folkways. It is for third through 8th grade teachers, especially those in social studies. To apply, contact Deanna Tribe at 740-245-0593 or 90_dshockley@seovec.org by April 15. The Institute co-director is Ivan Tribe, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of History and Appalachian music scholar at the University of Rio Grande. A June 13-17 workshop is titled “The Scientific Revolution: Science and Society from the Renaissance to the Early Enlightment.” it is designed for middle and high school teachers and will be held at the Ohio State University, Department of History in Columbus. The workshop will emphasize the scientific revolution from the monumental series of discoveries, especially in astronomy and related fields, in the 16th and 17th centuries, with an emphasis on the impact of these discoveries which went far beyond the laboratory to create a genuine revolution in the way Western people thought about the world. To apply, contact Stuart D. Hobbs, Ph.D., Institute Director and Director of the History Teaching Institute at the Ohio State University at 614-6883092 or hobbs.2@osu.edu by April 11, 2011. The July 11-15 workshop will be held at Hiram College, Hiram and is a humanities institute for high school teachers titled “What is Human?” The institute will begin and end with an exploration of the concept “human” and a consideration of what role this concept plays in the humanities. Discussion will draw on classical texts from Plato, Aristotle, and Descartes, as well as much more recent writings and scientific literature. It is for ninth through 12th grade teachers especially those in language arts. To apply, contact Brittany Jackson at 330569-5380 or jacksonb1@hiram.edu by April 25. The Institute Director is Colleen Fried, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Literature and Medicine and Biomedical Humanities at Hiram College. The July 19-22 workshop will be held at the Central Ohio Technical College Coshocton Campus and is called “Chautauqua Civil War Teachers Institute” and will feature presentations by the Ohio Chautauqua scholars portraying Mary Chestnut, Major Martin Delany, Mary Edwards, Abraham Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman, as well as presentations by historians. It is for K-12 teachers especially those in social studies and history. Applications are to be made with Melanie P. Bolender, M.B.A., at 740-622-1408 or mbolende@cotc.edu by May 1. The Institute Director is Kelly Shelby, Associate Professor of History at Walsh University. Otterbein University at Westerville will host the July 24-29 workshop “Language of Nature: Teaching in Place.” This interdisciplinary institute combines the study of contemporary and classic nature writing with the exploration of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Readings by Henry David Thoreau, Rachel Carson and others are featured, as well as hands-on writing exercises for 4th through 12th grade teachers. To apply, contact Kathy Ullom at 614-823-1570 or kullom@otterbein.edu by May 20. The Institute Director is Terry Hermsen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English at Otterbein University. The final institute will be held at Ohio State University in Columbus Aug. 1-5 on the theme “Featuring History: Editorial Cartooning in America, 1754 to 2011,” Editorial cartoons are unique records of the past that summarize complicated historical issues in a way that allows students to grasp and remember them. This institute will explore the history of American editorial cartooning from its British roots through its most recent incarnations. (For 8th and 10th grade teachers, especially those in social studies.) To apply, contact Kristina Ward at 614-292-0159 or ward.768@osu.edu by May 2. Institute CoDirector is Jenny E. Robb, Assistant Professor and Associate Curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at The Ohio State University. The Ohio Humanities Council has awarded more than $600,000 to benefit teachers’ studies at 46 institutes held at colleges and universities since the year 2000. The institutes have given 685 teachers extensive exposure to a wide range of humanities topics with a primary focus on Ohio history, literature and culture, Tiburzio concluded. Farm Bureau is sponsoring an oil and gas lease meeting to provide information that should be considered before entering into any lease agreement. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 5 near Albany at the Alexander School Cafetorium. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The program will be lead by Dale Arnold who is the Director of Energy Services for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. Mr. Arnold has extensive experience working with local county Farm Bureaus, local residents, and helping communities evaluate projects involving electric transmission lines, renewable energy generation, pipeline infrastructure and oil/gas leasing issues. While many farmers and rural landowners in the area have worked with oil leases for years, the new directional drilling technology, the deeper wells and the amount of natural gas reserves that is expected have lead to new types of leasing arrangements. Landowners need to be aware that leases that are being offered for drilling into the Marcellus and Utica shale deposits are structured much differently than leases offered in the 1970s-1990s. During the meeting Mr. Arnold will discuss current energy trends, new drilling technology, remediation standards, general payment provisions and other provisions that are needed to create effective lease agreements. There is no charge for the meeting but Athens County Farm Bureau is requesting that interested persons RSVP their intention to attend to their office at 1-800777-9226 or via email at: Athens@ofbf.org. Extension Corner The amount of daylight continues to increase until the summer solstice, June 21, the longest day of the year. Even with longer daylight hours there is always too much landscape and outdoor work to be done. Prioritize your activities. List them from the highest priority to lowest on a large piece of paper and post it near your calendar. Include the estimated number of hours needed to accomplish the activity with any special requirements (i.e. renting the roto-tiller, sunny day). Choose the activity from the top of the list down that fits into your schedule. Note the highest priority items may necessitate taking a vacation day to get it accomplished. ••• The annual Meigs County Plant and Seed Exchange is scheduled for April 8 at 1 p.m. at the Meigs County Council on Aging (Senior Center). It is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive, Pomeroy. The first half hour will be demonstrations on caring of perennials and propagation of plants. The actual plant exchange starts at 1:30 p.m. Bring your plants and seeds to exchange if possible, with identifying labels or tags. If you do not know the name, Master Gardeners will be on hand to assist. Don’t worry if you have nothing to contribute as there always seems to be ample material. Remember houseplants, perennials, extra vegetable seedlings, seeds, shrubs, and small tree seedlings are welcome to be exchanged. This program is sponsored by Ohio State University Extension, Meigs County Master Gardeners and the Meigs County Council on Aging. See you there!!! ••• Have you heard about the Marcellus Shale gas and oil possibilities? The Athens County (Hal Kneen is the Meigs County Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, Buckeye Hills EERA, Ohio State University Extension.) Middleport Literary Club members hear book review at Pomeroy POMEROY — Gay Perrin reviewed the novel and memoir of her niece, Laura Gay Bell titled “Claiming Ground” at a recent meeting of the Middleport Literary Club held at the Pomeroy Library. Perrin said Bell, the daughter of a minister, grew up during the politically and ideologically turbulent 70’s. Her love of the land and of animals shaped her life’s choices more than her family. She became a sheepherder right out of college when she moved away from her loving Kentucky family to a remote region of the Big Horn Mountain Basin Region of Wyoming were she lived among much older, frequently alcoholic or eccentric men. Her book contains beautiful descriptions of the country of the western United States. It also tells of enduring loneliness, riding out a near tornado in her wagon, being stranded in the wilderness, being dragged by a runaway-horse and other personal conflicts and family tragedies. However she is finally able to find true love and fulfillment in her extended family’s steadfast support, in her marriage and in the permanence of the land itself, which is her “Claiming Ground” as the title states. The author is still involved in nature conservancy work, helping to preserve the wilder- ness which she grew to love. For roll call, members responded to the question, “If you were a child of today, as a young woman, what different life choices might you make?” which led to interesting individual accounts. At the March 308 meeting, Nancy Reames and Laura Mitchell will be hostesses. Members were reminded of the upcoming 3/30 book exchange as well as the discussion session of the book, “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand.” Jean Bowen conducted the meeting attended by 15 members. “A Place to Call Home” FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED IN YOUR COUNTY!! $25-$45 a day for the care of a child in your home. Can be single, married or “empty nest”. Call Oasis to help a child find a place to call home. Training begins at Albany April 9. Call 1-877-325-1558 for more information or to register for training. �SPORTS LOCAL SCHEDULE POMEROY — A schedule of upcoming high school varsity sporting events involving teams from Meigs, Mason and Gallia counties. Tuesday, March 29 Baseball Wahama at Miller, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m. Federal Hocking at Southern, 5 p.m. Rock Hill at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Ironton St. Joe at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. South Gallia at Eastern, 5 p.m. Softball Wahama at Miller, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at Southern, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Eastern, 5 p.m. Chesapeake at Gallia Academy, 5:30 p.m. Track Hannan, Meigs, Point Pleasant, Wahama at Point Pleasant Quad, 5 p.m. Eastern, Southern, South Gallia at Nelsonville-York, 4:30 p.m. Tennis Poca at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Athens at Gallia Academy, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 Baseball Meigs at Belpre, 5 p.m. Warren at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Softball Wahama at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Meigs at Belpre, 5 p.m. Warren at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Tennis Point Pleasant at Sissonville, 5:15 p.m. Chillicothe at Gallia Academy, 4:30 p.m. B1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Point track wins titles at Early Bird Invite Zuspan, BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM SPENCER, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant track and field program made the most of its trip Roane County Stadium on Friday, as both the boys and girls teams came away with team championships at the 2011 Early Bird Invitational. Both the Big Blacks and Lady Knights combined for 18 individual titles in the 36 events held and also had the two high-point scorers from each meet en route to winning both team titles by a minimum of five points. The Lady Knights — who had 10 individual champions — scored 140 Canterbury Porter team points, edging out runner-up Roane County (135) by five points for the girls crown. The Big Blacks — with eight individual titles — rolled to a 31.5-point victory over runner-up Buffalo (142) with a winning total of 173.5 points. Andrea Porter scored a meet-best 28 points on the girls side after wins in the 800m (2:36.09) and 1600m (5:55.07) events and a second-place effort in the 3200m run (13:12.71). Cara Hesson had a pair of first-place efforts in the 100m dash (14.14 seconds) and the 100m hurdles (18.18), while Morgan Pethel finished first in the high jump event with a height of 4 feet, 6 inches. Allison Smith won the 300m hurdles (56.84) and was also second in the high jump (4-4), while Lexi Young won the long jump (13-1) and placed fourth in the 300m hurdles with a time of 58.37 seconds. Amanda Roush was fourth in the discus (668) and Chelsea Keefer was fourth in the 200m dash (30.01) event. Four relay teams also finished in the top-four, including a trio of race champions. The 4x100m team of Hesson, Pethel, Keefer and Karli Gandee captured first place with a time of 56.43 seconds, while Smith, Pethel, Hesson and Gandee won the 4x200m relay with a mark of 2:05.05. The 4x102.5 shuttle hurdle squad of Gandee, Young, Marlee Hartley and Kaly Kinnaird finished third with a time of 1:20.65. The 4x400m relay team also won with a time of 5:04.5. Zach Canterbury was the top point-scorer on Please see Titles, B2 A whole new ball game Lady Knights sweep Tolsia BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant softball team swept a doubleh e a d e r against Tolsia on Saturday afternoon by scores of 26-0 and Riegal 14-0. The Lady Knights (32, 3-2 Cardinal Confere n c e ) scored six runs in the first inning and added 20 runs in Shobe the bottom of the second inning. In the second game, Point Pleasant scored 10 runs in the first and four in the second. The 14 run lead — which would not have been enough for a mercy rule last season — ended the game with the new mercy rule of 10 runs after three innings. Kristen Riegal earned the win in the first game, allowing one hit and striking out five in three innings. Kayla Peeney took the loss for Tolsia. Brianna Shobe picked up the victory in the second game, allowing two hits and striking out one in three innings. Gina Cavins took the loss for Tolsia. Megan Daivs hit a homerun and two doubles in the first game, while Kohl Slone had two hits. Regan Cottrill, Ajay Adkins, Ashleigh Diddle and Kaitlin Liptrap also had hits in the first game. In game two, Slone had two doubles, Cottrill added two hits, including a double, and Adkins added two hits. Liptrap, Diddle, Sarah Hussell and Brooke Fisher also added hits. Kristie LaHoda had tow hits in the doubleheader for Tolsia and Kara Hendricks added one. POINT PLEASANT 26, TOSLIA 0 Tolsia 000 — 0 Point 6 20 x — 26 WP — Kristen Riegal; LP — Kayla Peeney. HR — Megan Davis. POINT PLEASANT 14, TOLSIA 0 Tolsia Point 000 10 4 x — — 0 14 WP — Brianna Shobe; LP — Gina Cavins. The Gallia Academy baseball program officially opened the Eastman Athletic Complex on Monday night during its season opener against visiting Eastern at the Robert ‘Bob’ Eastman Ball Field in Centenary, Ohio. Pictured above is the view of Eastman Ball Field from behind home plate. Pictured to the left are Bob Eastman’s sons — Kevin, left, and Brent — as each threw out a ceremonial first pitch before the start of Monday night’s contest. Complete results of the Gallia Academy-Eastern baseball game will be available in the Wednesday sports editions of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Point Pleasant Register and The Daily Sentinel. Bryan Walters/photos Point baseball wins a trio against HHHS, Tolsia BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — They say good things come in threes. The Point Pleasant baseball team would agree with that statement after this past weekend, as the Big Blacks recorded a trio of victories Friday and Saturday against Herbert Hoover and Tolsia in Cardinal Conference play. Point Pleasant (3-1) needed nine innings on Friday night to pull off a 7-6 victory over the host Huskies, which led to the Big Blacks’ first victory of the season. The Big Blacks followed that with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Tolsia on Saturday by counts of 4-3 and 13-0. The Big Blacks trailed HHHS 6-3 after four innings of play, but a four-run sixth allowed Point to rally back for a E. Potter Stouffer 7-6 edge. Herbert Hoover, however, knotted things up in the seventh with a run, forcing extra innings tied at seven. The score remained that way until the top of the ninth, as Levi Russell singled in Layne Thompson with eventual game-winning run for an 8-7 decision. Travis Grimm was the winning pitcher of record, while Eric Roberts picked up the save for PPHS. Austin Thomas took the loss for the Huskies. Russell and Dakota Stranahan led the guests with three hits apiece, followed by Tylun Campbell and Jason Stouffer with two safeties each. Titus Russell, Jacob Gleason, Alex Potter and Evan Potter all added a hit apiece to the winning cause. Stouffer, Gleason and Evan Potter also drove in two runs apiece in the triumph. Point jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two full innings in the opener on Saturday, but Tolsia countered with three straight runs for a tie ball game through five complete. Austen Toler, however, drove in Jacob Gardner with two outs in the sixth to give PPHS a 4-3 victory. Grimm was again the winning pitcher of record for Point Pleasant, while Levi Russell picked up the save. Sammy Mosley took the loss for Tolsia in Game 1. Stouffer led the hosts with three hits, followed by Toler, Stranahan, Roberts and Grimm with one safety apiece. Toler, Stouffer and Stranahan each drove in an RBI. The Big Blacks had no trouble in the nightcap, scoring at least twice in each of their four innings at the plate en route to a 13-0 decision over five innings. Levi Russell allowed only three hits over five innings of work to pick up the winning decision, while Cody Duval took the loss for Tolsia. Stouffer and Evan Potter both led Point with two hits each, followed by Gleason, Stranahan, Brandon Toler and Levi Russell with one safety apiece. Potter drove in a teambest five RBIs, while Stouffer, Russell and Gleason each added an RBI. Ortiz win at Doddridge County BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM W.Va. – The Wahama White Falcons returned to the track on Friday evening for the first time in more than 30 years, competing in the season opening meet at Zuspan Doddridge County. Wahama runners Kelsey Zuspan and Jacob Ortiz combined to take first in three events. Ortiz Zuspan took first place in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash with times of 13.61 and 27.84, respectively. Zuspan also scored in the long jump – placing fifth – with a jump of 11 feet, 9 inches. The Lady Falcons 4x800 meter relay team of Caroline Thompson, Cheyenne Thacker, Morgan Nottingham and Bunni Peters took third place with a time of 13:16.55. On the boys’ side, Ortiz took first place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.71. Ortiz also placed third in the 100 meter dash (12.16) and fifth in the long jump (16 feet, 1 inch). Kane Roush placed second in the long jump with a distance of 17 feet, 8 inches. Roush was Please see Wahama, B2 Point splits tennis matches BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM PA R K E R S B U R G , W.Va. — The Point Pleasant L a d y Knights s p l i t Saturday’s t e n n i s matches against Williamstown and Oak Glen. Cottrill The Lady Knights defeated Williamstown by a score of 43 in the first match of the day. Claire Cottrill and E m i l y Kitchen Kitchen each on their singles matches against Erica Schneider and Hanna Fenton, respectively. Cottrill won by a score of 9-7, while Kitchen won by an 8-0 score. Taylor Somerville lost in a tie breaker by a score of 9-8 (7-5) to Marina McCormick after battling back to send the match to the tie breaker. Hannah Smith fell to Kaylee Bailes in the final singles match by a score of 6-8. In the doubles matches, Somerville and Cottrill Please see Point, B2 �Page B2 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com O H S A A B OY S B A S K E T B A L L C H A M P I O N S H I P S Cincinnati LaSalle wins Cincinnati Taft wins Division III title in rout Division I state title COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Toughness decided Ohio’s Division I championship. Brandon Neel scored 22 points and Ryan Fleming added 17 to lead Cincinnati LaSalle to a 59-40 victory over Columbus Northland in the Division I Ohio boys state championship game Saturday at Value City Arena. “I think we just came to play tonight with our defense,” said LaSalle head coach Dan Fleming. “I thought we were tougher than they were. We tried to make them take tough shots.” The championship was the second in school history for LaSalle (26-2). The Vikings (26-2) had a hard time containing Neel early on. He was able to drive and score, going for nine points in the first half. When the shot wasn’t there, he dished off, earning three assists. Two of those assists resulted in 3-pointers as LaSalle took a 28-22 halftime lead. Trey Burke, the 2011 Associated Press Mr. Basketball award winner, led Northland with 10 points. With 5:44 left in the third quarter, Neel followed up a miss by Matt Woeste with a dunk to make it 33-25. Two minutes later, Fleming drove to the middle, glanced at Neel along the baseline to shift the defense and then took it in himself for a 35-25 lead. LaSalle outscored the Vikings 15-9 in the third quarter. Neel made four of five field goals and scored nine points. The Lancers held a 31-18 advantage over the final two quarters. Northland shot 55.6 percent from the field in the first half (10 of 18) but was hampered by seven turnovers. The Vikings took a 12-4 lead after a three-point play by Jalen Robinson with 3:31 left in the opening quarter, but LaSalle scored eight straight to finish the quarter and tie the game at 12. “After the first 4 minutes, we were really competing,” Dan Fleming said. “We rebounded well, every loose ball we picked up, and we built a lead that put them in jeopardy.” The game was the finale for Northland head coach James “Satch” Sullinger. “The better team won,” Sullinger said. “And that’s all that counts tonight.” Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary wins 6th state title COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lorenzo Cugini scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary to a 57-46 win over Dayton Thurgood Marshall on Saturday in the Division II Ohio boys state championship at Value City Arena. The championship is sixth in the school’s history. “To have six state championships and to be head coach for three is an honor,” Akron coach Dru Joyce said. “I’m ecstatic and blessed to be in this moment.” Davonte Beard had 13 points and four assists for the Irish (19-9) in the win, and Richard Johnson Jr. added a game-high six assists. Cugini made six of 10 fieldgoal attempts and went 2-for-3 from the free-throw line. The Irish blew open a close game with a 15-1 run in the second half, holding Thurgood Marshall (22-6) without a field goal for a span of 9:38. The Cougars made just 18 of 58 field goals (31 percent) in the game and converted one of 19 attempts from behind the three-point line. “We flat just didn’t get it done,” Dayton coach Darnell Hoskins said. “We couldn’t have picked a worse day to play our worst basketball.” Jordan Watson led the Cougars with 16 points but misfired on all 10 of his three-point attempts. Mark Alstork added eight points and a team-high seven rebounds. Cugini scored seven points in the first quarter as the Irish took a 12-9 lead. Watson paced Thurgood Marshall with four points and five rebounds in the opening quarter. The Irish led 16-11 after a short jumper by Nick Wells with 5:02 left in the half, but Thurgood Marshall responded with a basket by Alstork and a three-point play by Watson to tie the score at the 2:31 mark. Akron extended the lead back to five after a threepointer by Beard and a basket by Johnson and led 2318 at the half. Dayton was just seven for 28 from the field in the first half. Thurgood Marshall tried to seize momentum early in the third quarter with a quick dunk by Joe Thomasson, but Victor Dorsey scored six consecutive points to regain control for the Irish. Akron was 6-8 at one point this season but ended the regular season with an 11-9 record. “We always play for the tournament, that’s when it counts,” Joyce said. “The tradition is great.” COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cincinnati Taft made its debut in the state tournament memorable with a record-setting 95-52 rout over Cleveland Central Catholic on Saturday in the Division III Ohio boys state championship game at Value City Arena. The 43-point victory was the largest margin in the history of the Division III championship and tied the all-division record. Taft also set records with points in a quarter (30) and points in a Division III championship game. Adolphus Washington led Taft (26-1) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Eleven different players scored for the Senators. The Senators made 13 of their 22 3-point attempts (59 percent) and outscored Cleveland Central Catholic 59-18 in the second and third quarters. The game unraveled early for Central Catholic (199). Six-foot, eight-inch forward Anton Grady was forced to the bench after picking up his second foul midway through the first quarter. In the first 4:05, Grady had two points and grabbed five rebounds. With him out, there was no one to pick up the scoring slack for Central Catholic. Taft’s bench had an 11-0 scoring advantage in the second quarter and 16-1 in the third. “I said to myself, I think if we can get ourselves off to a good start. I think our pressure and our ability to play multiple people in multiple situations is going to win out,” Cincinnati Taft head coach Mark Mitchell said. Going into the fourth quarter, Taft led 74-25. Jalen Lowe finished with 15 points and Chris Lowe added 13 in the win. Taft out-rebounded Central Catholic 47-32 and had 20 offensive rebounds. “Just watching ball go through the net the whole night, that’s what I saw,” Cleveland Central Catholic coach Kevin Noch said. “Cincinnati Taft came out and controlled the game and took us out of our element.” A lot of that control came from Washington. He made two early three-point attempts and was a force inside. “We came out hard, because we knew they would come out hard,” Washington said. “They had won the state championship two years earlier, so they know what it takes.” Grady, who had 26 points and 22 rebounds in the semifinals, led Cleveland Central Catholic with 22 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks. Berlin Hiland boys win Division 4 basketball title COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Seger Bonifant scored 21 points and Berlin Hiland broke open a close game with a big fourth quarter in a 63-48 win over Canal Winchester World Harvest Prep in the Division IV Ohio boys state final Saturday at Value City Arena. The Hawks (27-1), who won their second state championship in school history, outscored Harvest Prep 26-11 over the final eight minutes. “Seger gives us a little bit of an edge, gives our players more confidence,” Berlin Hiland head coach Mark Schlabach said. “He makes everyone around him better.” Berlin Hiland used a 10-0 run in the third quarter to take a 37-32 lead with 1:05 left, but Harvest Prep (226) got a pair of free throws from Shakir Dunning and then a 3-pointer by Grant Harris with one second left to tie the game heading into the fourth. The Hawks took an early lead in the fourth, but a short jumper by Kejuan Skinner-Byrd brought Harvest Prep within 49-46 with 3:01 remaining. Bonifant responded by scoring six points and Dylan Kaufman contributed four in another 10-0 run that made it 59-46 with 51 seconds left. Harvest Prep couldn’t get within 11 points the rest of the way. “Once you get a five- to seven-point (deficit) that late in the game sometimes players take shots they shouldn’t have,” Harvest Prep head coach Mike Thornton said. “The easy buckets late opened it up (for Berlin Hiland).” Kaufman finished with 19 points and eight rebounds and the Hawks made 16 of 30 shots (53 percent) and all 10 of their free-throw attempts in the second half. “Like our team all year, when we’ve needed big plays our guys responded,” Schlabach said. Dunning scored 17 points, 15 in the second half, to lead Harvest Prep, and Harris scored 14. Both teams struggled from the field early in the game. Berlin Hiland made just three of its first 15 shots but held an 8-7 advantage after one quarter. Boyd knocked down a three-pointer to tie the score at 18, then pulled down a defensive rebound on the ensuing possession and fed Bonifant for a short jumper that gave the Hawks the lead with 33 seconds left in the half. Skinner-Byrd was fouled by Braden Conn while making a layup to make it 20-20, but failed to convert the three-point play. Kenny Robinson pulled down the offensive board for the Warriors and scored to give Harvest Prep a 22-20 halftime lead. Infielders Nix, Valbuena left off Indians’ roster GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — One by one, Justin Germano’s teammates stopped by his locker in the Cleveland Indians spring training clubhouse to give him a handshake or hug. Meanwhile, Jayson Nix walked to his car in the parking lot, his head down. It was clear to see who survived the final roster cuts Monday. “I can breathe again,” Germano said after being called into manager Manny Acta’s office — then coming out after hearing the good news. “I worked hard and thought I was pitching well. But until you hear it, you never know.” Germano, who didn’t allow a run in seven spring appearances, earned a bullpen spot along with fellow right-handers Frank Herrmann and Vinnie Pestano. Lou Marson is the backup catcher and nonroster veteran Adam Everett the utility infielder. Optioned to Triple-A Columbus were infielder Luis Valbuena and righthander Jess Todd. Catchers Luke Carlin and Paul Phillips were reassigned to Columbus, and Nix, a veteran infielder, was told he had not made the team. Also, right-hander Doug Mathis, who was reassigned last week, was granted his release when he asked for it. “There were some difficult decisions,” first-year general manager Chris Antonetti said. “We recognize it is their careers. In Nix’s case, we’ll try to find him an opportunity with another major league team. We believe we have a good balance of young players entering the prime of their careers, along with veterans who can be a steadying influence.” Todd just missed landing a bullpen berth despite a 1.17 ERA in seven outings. “Each guy in contention for a bullpen spot did a good job,” Antonetti said. Pestano also had a 1.17 ERA, but struck out 11 and allowed only four hits in 7 2-3 innings, slightly better numbers than what Todd produced. “I came to camp confident and ready,” said the 26-year-old who made his major league debut for Cleveland in September after saving 67 games the last three years in the minors. “I’m really, really excited to be on an Opening Day roster,” Pestano said. “I think this team is going to win some games. We have young guys who can play. I haven’t been on a losing team since I was 11 years old. I want that streak to continue.” Antonetti said a goal entering camp was to improve the defense. Marson and Everett are known for their glovework. There had been speculation that Marson would go to Columbus to play every day and work on his hitting. “We’re a better team with Lou on it,” Antonetti said. Infielder Jason Donald (sore left hand), right-hander Joe Smith (abdominal strain) and outfielders Trevor Crowe (rotator cuff) and Grady Sizemore will open the season on the disabled list. Sizemore is making good progress from microfracture surgery on his left knee in June. Crowe is scheduled for a surgical consultation Wednesday in New York with Dr. David Altchek. Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Sports Briefs Chester Ball Final Signup CHESTER, Ohio — The Chester Baseball-Softball Association recently held its yearly signups for summer ball. For those who didnot get signed up but would still like to play, call Robyn Hawk at 949-7954 or 416-2267 by March 31. Ford leaves Kent State for Bradley KENT, Ohio (AP) — Kent State has confirmed that basketball coach Geno Ford has left the program after three successful seasons. Ford will be introduced as Bradley’s new coach on Monday. Ford was named the Mid-American Conference’s coach of the year after leading the Golden Flashes to the regular-season title. Kent State was beaten in the MAC tournament championship by Akron and played in the National Invitation Tournament, where the Golden Flashes lost at Colorado. Ford went 68-37 in three seasons after replacing Jim Christian. Kent State has canceled a spring football news conference so athletic director Joel Nielsen can discuss the school’s basketball coaching situation on campus. Michigan State C Garrick Sherman is transferring EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State center Garrick Sherman is transferring. The school made the announcement Monday. He averaged 12 minutes, three points and 2.6 rebounds a game last season as a sophomore. Sherman says he believes it is time for a fresh start. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says he met with every player after the season and Sherman later chose to leave after talking with his family. Sherman averaged nearly 24 points and 16 rebounds two years ago as a senior at Kenton High School in Ohio. He played in 70 games, starting 29, for the Spartans and averaged 2 1/2 points and two rebounds a game. Titles from Page B1 the boys side with 32.5 points, as the sophomore won individual titles in the 100m dash (11.61), 200m dash (24.24) and 400m dash (54.3). Canterbury also teamed with Teran Barnitz, Cody Devault and Preston Rairden to win the 4x200m relay event with a time of 1:39.72. The 4x100m relay team of Barnitz, Devault, Rairden and Wyatt Wamsley captured first with a time of 48.17 seconds, while the 4x400m squad of Wamsley, Hristian Lenkov, John Kinnaird and Rogan Park won first place with a mark of 3:57.31. The 4x800m relay team of Kinnaird, Ryan Bonecutter, Riken Nowlin and Elijah McClanahan also finished second with a time of 10:07.43. Dustin Spencer won the shot put event with a throw of 42-11 and also Wahama from Page B1 fifth in the 100 meter dash (12.55) and the 200 meter dash (25.95). The White Falcons 4x800 meter relay team of Josh Haddox, Tannor Decker, Ian Kapp and Michael Hendricks placed third with a time of 10:14.15. In fifth place for the White Falcons were Hendricks in the 400 Point from Page B1 defeated McCormick and Schneider by a score of 9-7. Kitchen and Smith defeated Fenton and Peyton Neely by an 8-4 score. Lindsay Nibert and Tabi Dean fell to Bailed and Taylor Argibrite by a score of 86 in the final doubles match. Maggie Criste and Kayla Mitchell each won an exhibition match by a 4-0 score over Janine Rodriquez. Oak Glen defeated the Lady Knights 4-3 in the second match. Cottrill was the lone winner in the singles placed third in the discus (96-0), while Trey Livingston won the discus (106-7) title and placed second in the shot put (41-7). Toby Martin was second in the discus (101-6) event and Devan Walker also placed fourth in the shot put (38-5). Kinnaird had a pair of runners-up efforts in the 400m dash (55.02) and 800m run (2:13.74), while Barnitz was second in the long jump with a distance of 17 feet, 7.5 inches. Morgan Flora was third in the pole vault with a height of 9-feet, while Michael Glenn was third in the 3200m run (12:59.68). Noah Searls was fourth in the pole vault (8-6) and Bonecutter was also fourth in the 800m run (2:28.12). There were seven teams in the girls competition and six in the boys meet. Complete results of the 2011 Early Bird Invitational at Roane County High School are available on the web at www.runwv.com meter (1:01.31), Kapp in the 800 meter (2:26.87) and the 4x400 meter relay team of Hendricks, Decker, Jacob Buzzard and Kapp (4:16.38). The Wahama track teams placed fifth in both the boys and girls competitions. The boys scored a total of 29 points, while the Lady Falcons scored 21 points. Doddridge County won both team titles. Complete results are available at www.runwv.com matches, defeating Abbi Sayre by a score of 8-6. Somerville was defeated by Hillary Sayre (8-5), Kitchen was defeated by Solita Krauss (8-5) and Smith was defeated by Kat Geer (8-2). Somerville and Cottrill defeated the duo of Hillary Sayre and Hillary Ambrose 8-2 in the first doubles match, while Kitchen and Smith defeated Abbi Sayre and Anna Crawford 8-5 in the second. Nibert and Dean fell to Krauss and Geer by an 8-2 score in the final match. Criste and Mitchell defeated Margo Jones and Cayley Flanigan 8-1 in an exhibition match. Point Pleasant hosts Poca on Tuesday at 5 p.m. �Tuesday, March 29, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 www.mydailysentinel.com Little hype for LeBron James’ Cleveland visit CLEVELAND (AP) — Trapped in an arena where venom and disgust filled nearly all 20,000 seats, LeBron James survived. He handled the boos, the “Akron hates you” chants, the obscene taunts coming at him from every direction, from fans he considered family. At his homecoming, James was an outcast. He’s returning on Tuesday, and nearly four months since his last visit, the Miami superstar isn’t expecting as much outward hostility. “Can’t get no worse than it was December 2nd,” James said. “I know that for a fact.” The hype and the hate aren’t as high this time. Things have changed dramatically since James last played in Cleveland, the city he spurned last summer as a free agent. Back in December, the Cavaliers were 7-10 and their fans were still frothing at the first chance to publicly vilify James for leaving them before delivering an NBA title. They vented. He vanquished. James scored 38 points — 24 in the third quarter — and powered the Heat to a 118-90 win, a blowout that triggered a downward plunge by the Cavaliers that hasn’t stopped. At 1458, they have the league’s worst record and they’ll watch the playoffs this season for the first time in six years. On the other hand, Miami’s win bonded the Heat, who are 41-14 since their Cleveland stopover and building for a title run. “That was a huge step for us,” James said. “After that game, we took 200 Lost Brown & White Sm. Japanese Chin dog, State Street Area $300 reward Ph. 645-4393 P O L I C I E S Ohio Valley Publishing reserves the right to edit, reject or cancel any ad at any time. ¾Errors Must Be Reported on the first day of publication and the TribuneSentinel-Register will be responsible for no more than the cost of the space occupied by the error and only the first insertion. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the publication or omission of an advertisement. Corrections will be made in the first available edition. ¾Box number ads are always confidential. ¾Current applies. rate card and the Cavaliers traded Mo Williams, Jamario Moon and released Leon Powe since December. There are only three healthy players — Daniel Gibson, J.J. Hickson and Anthony Parker — who played with James. One of the new additions, point guard Baron Davis, who came over in a February trade, promised the Cavaliers will treat James’ visit seriously. “We’re not going to be laughing and joking,” said Davis, who added he has a good relationship with James. “Ain’t going to be a lot of smiles.” The Heat are prepared for whatever comes their way. They’ve been booed and subjected to ridicule in every arena this season, a byproduct of the public’s backlash against James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh for banding together to build a dynasty in South Florida. There isn’t anything they haven’t seen or heard. At this point, nothing’s too hot for the Heat. “We’re expecting shenanigans,” Bosh said. “Usually after the first time, the tension kind of goes away. I’ve been noticing that the second time we go to other road arenas, it’s not as intense as the first time.” Bosh recalled that leading up to Miami’s first visit that he couldn’t flip on the TV without seeing a special about James being back in Cleveland. “They had it on every channel,” he said. “But it’s a little bit different this time. It’s all business. But it’ll be interesting to see how it is, though.” Lost & Found Lawn Service Lawn Care Service, Mowing, Trimming, Free estimates. Call 740-4411333 or 740-645-0546 Pets Best Lawn Care now accepting new lawns 740-645-1488 Call for free estimate Full blooded Boxer pups, $200 & $250, tails done, Amy Dixon, 740742-3123 NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. recommends that you do business with people you know, and NOT to send money through the mail until you have investigating the offering. 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Forward Anderson Varejao, currently sidelined with an ankle injury, was ripped for hugging James before the opening tip and there was outrage that none of the Cavaliers fouled James hard or stood up to him when he started trash talking their bench. Scott was disappointed in his team’s behavior. He’s confident James won’t be embraced again. “I know it’ll be different,” he said. “The next time we played them in Miami was different and the next time we played them, we hung in there for a little while, then they got a run in the fourth quarter and blew the game wide open. Both of those games were much more physical, much more aggressive and much tighter. Scott has noticed a change in the psyche of Cleveland fans. When he first arrived, he sensed their disappointment in James for abandoning them, and hardly a day passed without him being told that the only thing that mattered this season was “to beat Miami.” Cavaliers fans seem to have moved on. “I can’t remember the last time somebody said something about LeBron to me,” he said at practice on Monday. “I think even the fans have come to the realization that, hey, it’s the Miami Heat and that’s the way it is.” Except for their wine-and-gold uniforms, James may not recognize his former team. Varejao and forward Antawn Jamison are both out for the season Lost- Sammy male indoor cat, dark gray w/some striping, face is lighter, belly white, 15-20#, across from Meigs Elementary School, Reward $100, 740-742-2524 Announcements Lost & Found off.” Security inside Quicken Loans Arena will again be at finals levels for James’ return. There will uniformed police located near Miami’s bench area and plain clothes officers will be spread throughout the stands to guard against any trouble. For all the worry of an ugly incident leading up to the Dec. 2 matchup, there was only one arrest and a handful of ejections. “We’ll have a similar approach to this game and continue to have a very focused plan in place for the security and safety of everyone in the Q,” said Cavaliers spokesman Tad Carper. James was excited about going home again. Unlike Miami’s last visit, which came one night after the Heat played in Detroit, James came in one day early, giving him enough time to see his two sons and visit with family and friends in his hometown of Akron. “That’ll be good,” he said. It might get a little tougher for him after that, but Cleveland coach Byron Scott doesn’t anticipate the atmosphere to be as charged or for James and the Heat to be received as rudely. “I don’t think it’s going to be quite that crazy,” he said. “I don’t think it’s going to be a zoo like it was last time. It might be two notches below what it was. It’s still going to be a very intense type game. I think fans remember what happened last time we played here and so do we.” The Cavaliers were subjected to a double dose of humiliation in December. On top of being pummeled by James last time, they were criticized by their Lawn care & more. Free Estimates Call Matthew Henry 740-441-5267 Terry Shafffer 740-645-3901 H.B's Lawn Care. Harvey Brown. 339-0024 Insured. Free Estimates. Ref provided SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 Roofing Trio Roofing LLC Amish Roofers & Builders new roof,reroof, metal or shingles, pole barns, additions siding & more. 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For questions call Erica at 740-446-7734. FIND A JOB OR A NEW CAREER IN THE CLASSIFIEDS TUESDAY TELEVISION GUIDE �Tuesday, March 29, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B5 www.mydailysentinel.com �Page B6 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, March 29, 2011 NCAA Basketball — Elite 8 Roundup VCU shocks Kansas, 71-61 AP photo Kentucky's Josh Harrellson (55) celebrates with teammate Stacey Poole Jr. after the final of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament East regional Sunday in Newark, N.J. Kentucky defeated North Carolina 76-69. Unthinkable foursome heading to Final Four in Houston BY EDDIE PELLS ASSOCIATED PRESS Even in the unpredictable, anything-goes world of March Madness, this is a Final Four nobody saw coming. K e n t u c k y , Connecticut, Butler and V i r g i n i a Commonwealth — the improbable, the implausible, the unthinkable and the downright unimaginable. In one game in Houston next Saturday, No. 4 seed Kentucky will play No. 3 Connecticut — not a completely absurd thought as a Final Four matchup, though hardly a trendy pick given their up-and-down regular seasons. In the other game, it will be No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth against No. 8 Butler — the team that was panned when its name was called on Selection Sunday against the defending national runner-up from a 4,500student campus whose amazing success story had supposedly run its course. “It never gets old,” Bulldogs senior Matt Howard said. Nor does the NCAA tournament, the threeweek office pool that places the so-called experts on even footing with those who fill out brackets because they like a team’s colors or its mascot. Anything goes. Anyone can win. And never has that been more true than this year. Four teams with a combined 37 losses and a combined winning percentage of .755, second lowest since 1985. Four teams whose combined seeding equals 26, breaking the record of 22 in 2000. Not a single No. 1 seed for only the third time since seeding began in 1979 and, according to STATS LLC., the first time that no 1 or 2 seed will be there. ESPN, which sponsors one of the country’s biggest bracket tournaments, said that out of 5.9 million entries, only two had this foursome making its way to Houston. President Barack Obama? He went 0 for 4. He had plenty of company. Kentucky is the new favorite in Vegas, at 85. VCU is listed at 7-1 — the longshot in the field, but still quite a bit better than 2500-1, which is where the Rams were listed at the start of the season. “I think what it does as much as anything, it just puts a spin on the NCAA tournament,” said Kansas coach Bill Self after his top-seeded team lost 71-61 to VCU. “It’s wild. ... Because seeds are so overrated. It’s about matchups. And their players could play for us any day.” VCU (28-11) got up early on Kansas on Sunday and never looked back, another upset winner in a tournament that’s all about underdogs. “Our guys have done a phenomenal job of putting all the doubters aside, putting all the people that didn’t believe in us aside and going out and doing their job,” VCU coach Shaka Smart said. The Rams are the third No. 11 seed to make the Final Four and the first since George Mason in 2006, which also hails from the Colonial Athletic Association. But the Rams are the first ever that will need to win seven games — not the usual six — to win the title. They were one of the last at-large teams to make the newfangled 68-team field. They played in the new “First Four” — an extra round that was added as part of the NCAA’s new $10.8 billion TV deal. Now they’re in the Final Four. They’ll play Butler (27-9), which slumped through big chunks of this season, a somewhat predictable result after what was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Final Four last year, played a scant six miles from their Indianapolis campus. This year, the destination is Reliant Stadium — 1,036 miles away. The Bulldogs are once again proving that all it takes is good players — not a power conference, a big school or gobs of money — to compete on the biggest stage in college sports. Last season, in one of the most epic finishes in Final Four history, Gordon Hayward’s halfcourt shot banked off glass, nicked off the rim and barely bounded out to leave Butler two points short of Duke for the national title. It was a heartbreaker, but maybe one that set the Bulldogs up for a repeat. They’ve won one game by one, another by two and another by three on this year’s road to the Final Four. They beat Florida 74-71 in overtime Saturday to make their second straight trip. “I think it (last year) helps you with knowing how you need to prepare and what you should do and what you should not do,” Howard said. “I think that will help us.” Though UConn and Kentucky each struggled at times this season, they’ve had Final Four pedigrees for years (decades when it comes to the Wildcats) and they lived up to them this month. Connecticut was 9-9 in the Big East this season but won an unprecedented five games in five days in the conference tournament to win its first big trophy of March. The big question was whether the Huskies, led by one of the nation’s best players in Kemba Walker, would have enough energy to keep things going in the NCAA. Short answer: Yes. They held off Arizona 65-63 on Saturday and are in the Final Four for the fourth time since 1999. “I’ve been fortunate over 39 years to have a lot of teams do a lot of different things,” coach Jim Calhoun said, “but never could I imagine the team winning nine games in tournament play in 19 days.” To win No. 10, UConn (30-9) must beat Kentucky, a team led by three freshmen that might, nonetheless, have its biggest star on the bench. Coach John Calipari joined Rick Pitino as the only coaches to lead three different programs to the Final Four. Brandon Knight, Doron Lamb and Terrence Jones are the three freshmen who helped the Wildcats (29-8) get to the Final Four for the first time since their 1998 national title team. This was a team that lost four out of seven earlier this season and looked every bit as close to the tournament bubble as a national championship. Since then, the Wildcats have won 10 straight, including the 76-69 win over North Carolina on Sunday. “We got Kentucky back,” senior forward Josh Harrelson said. “A lot of people really didn’t think we would be the team we are. We know we struggled early in the season, lost a couple of close games that we should have won. And you know, we really pulled it together as a team. And, you know, we’re back now.” SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Move over, Butler. Virginia Commonwealth is crashing the Final Four. Two weeks ago, the 11th-seeded Rams so doubted they would get a NCAA tournament invite that they watched Cartoon Network and went out for burgers instead of watching the selection show. Now, all of America will be watching them in the Final Four. The 11th-seeded Rams are heading to Houston, and final No. 1 seed Kansas is heading home after the biggest March upset in years. VCU stunned the Jayhawks 71-61 on Sunday, becoming just the third 11th seed to make the Final Four. The Jayhawks had been the last top seed standing, but what looked like an easy path to the final weekend ended in a stunning collapse. Eighth-seeded Butler, you’re promoted to a favorite next week. VCU is the trendy underdog pick this year. “Once again we felt like nobody really thought we could win going into this game,” said VCU coach Shaka Smart, the budding star of the tournament. “Our guys have done a phenomenal job of putting all the doubters aside, all the people that didn’t believe in us, and going out to do their job.” VCU players, hoisting their Southwest regional champion trophy, poured into the temporary bleachers where VCU’s widely outnumbered fans sat in an Alamodome that was otherwise colored in Kansas blue and white. VCU had sold out its allotment of 1,000 tickets in San Antonio after advancing farther than any Rams team in school history. The weekend before in Chicago, VCU had so many leftovers that Purdue fans scooped them up. Jamie Skeen led VCU with 26 points, and as the final seconds ticked down, heaved the ball from the free throw line into the stands behind the opposite backboard. His teammates on the bench, who spent the final minutes with locked arms to hold each other back, finally spilled out onto the court, grinning ear to ear. The Rams needed five wins to go from First Four to Final Four. Along the way, they toppled the Pac-10’s Southern California, the Big East’s Georgetown, the Big 10’s Purdue, the ACC’s Florida State and now the Big 12’s Kansas. They’ll pick on someone their own size next: Butler. The Rams hit 9 of their 12 3-pointers in the first half. Kansas trailed 41-27 at halftime and closed the lead to 46-44 with 13:11 left, but a 10-2 VCU run put the Jayhawks right back where they started. BUTLER BEATS FLORIDA IN OT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Of course Butler erased a late deficit. Of course the Bulldogs hit a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime. Of course they’re going back to the Final Four. This is the Butler Way. Shelvin Mack scored 27 points, including five in overtime, and Butler reached the Final Four for the second year in a row with a 74-71 victory over Florida on Saturday. “This is a huge deal,” said Zach Hahn, whose two 3-pointers helped Butler stay close in the first half. “I don’t know that any other mid-major has ever done this. It’s hardly happened once, let alone twice. It’s an unbelievable feeling.” Butler, the Horizon League champ, has vanquished three higher seeds from major conferences — top-seeded Pittsburgh, fourth-seeded Wisconsin and now second-seeded Florida — in succession. Those big wins came after Howard tipped in a winner in the final seconds against Old Dominion. This game had another frantic finish. “We just kind of stayed together, stayed the course, figured it out, and just played resiliently,” Butler coach Brad Stevens. “I’m incredibly proud of these guys. They carried their coach in a big way. ... Our players did a great job, and (they are) just a special group. We’re really lucky that they’re Butler Bulldogs.” Matt Howard scored 14 and Khyle Marshall added 10 for the Bulldogs (27-9), who showed again they simply won’t give in, climbing out of an 11point hole in the last 9:25 of the second half. Mack was playing through pain after rolling his left ankle in the first half and needed a small bandage on his forehead in the second half. He could not recall what happened to his head, only that it was bleeding when he came to the sideline. That didn’t stop him from draining a crucial 3-pointer with 1:21 left in overtime to give Butler the lead for good at 72-70. He also had enough vigor left during the net-cutting ritual to do a mocking Gator chomp with his arms from atop a ladder. Kenny Boynton missed a long 3 that could have given Florida (29-8) the lead with a little under 20 seconds left. Alex Tyus appeared to have the offensive rebound, but Howard tied him up and the possession arrow favored Butler. Florida had to foul Mack with 10.6 seconds to go, and he hit both shots for the final margin before Erving Walker missed a 3 to tie in the final seconds. Vernon Macklin scored a career-high 25 points for Florida, while Boynton finished with 17 points and Tyus had his second-straight double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Butler had to overcome Florida’s size advantage and a number of its own mistakes. In regulation, the Bulldogs made 10 of 20 free throws and shot 39.6 percent (21 of 53), including 8 of 30 from 3point range. Yet they somehow found a way to survive to overtime, when they hit all seven foul shots and three of their eight field goals. Remarkably, Butler also outrebounded the Gators, 41-34. UCONN EDGES ARIZONA, 65-63 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jim Calhoun could scarcely watch when the most improbable postseason run of his coaching life at Connecticut came down to an open 3-point attempt by Arizona’s Jamelle Horne. The shot clanged off the back rim. The clock hit zeros. Nine victories in just 19 days. Calhoun has seen just about everything, but nothing like this — and now his Huskies will keep running all the way to Houston. Kemba Walker scored 20 points, freshman Jeremy Lamb added 19 and UConn earned its second Final Four berth in three years, beating Arizona 65-63 Saturday to win the West regional. After missing the NCAA tournament entirely last year, Calhoun’s tireless team is headed to the Huskies’ fourth Final Four, punctuated by an ebullient on-court celebration in a building packed with Arizona fans. UConn simply hasn’t lost since a .500 Big East regular season, winning five games in five days at the conference tournament before this NCAA run. Walker claims he isn’t surprised by this sprint through the postseason, while Lamb has nothing to compare it to, leaving Calhoun alone in his grateful disbelief. “Never did I imagine a team winning nine games in tournament play in 19 days,” Calhoun said. “These brothers, these young guys, have just given me a thrill beyond compare. Our march in the past nine games, I haven’t experienced anything like this.” UConn also made the Final Four in 1999, 2004 and 2009 — all three times out of the West. In sweet redemption for a program and a veteran coach tarred by scandals over the past year, the Huskies will face the winner of North Carolina’s East regional final against Kentucky next Saturday. Williams had 20 points while battling foul trouble for the fifth-seeded Wildcats (30-8), who led with 6 minutes to play. After Lamb pushed the Huskies ahead and Walker hit a jumper with 1:13 left, Lamont Jones and Horne then hit late 3-pointers for Arizona, but the Wildcats couldn’t convert two good looks in the final seconds. WILDCATS BEAT UNC, 76-69 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kentucky spent 13 straight springs watching other schools play in the Final Four, a destination college basketball’s winningest program considers its birthright. At most places, that’s hardly a drought. In the Bluegrass, it’s a lifetime. Now coach John Calipari and the Wildcats are two wins away from a national title. Finally. Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since their 1998 national title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina on Sunday in the East Regional final. “We got Kentucky back,” senior center Josh Harrellson said. “A lot of people doubted us. A lot of people really didn’t think we’d be the team we are. We really pulled it together as a team, and we’re back now.” The Wildcats (29-8) will play Connecticut in Houston on Saturday night after turning back a late surge by the Tar Heels (27-10), who erased an 11-point deficit before running out of gas in the final 2 minutes. DeAndre Liggins added 12 points for Kentucky, including a 3-pointer from the corner with 37 seconds remaining to help lift the Wildcats. A season after falling a game short of the Final Four behind a roster filled with future NBA stars, the Wildcats are heading to the national semifinals for the 14th time behind Knight’s heady play and Calipari’s relentless energy. He revitalized the flagging program a year ago behind superstar John Wall. In Calipari’s second season, he delivered on his promise to return Kentucky to glory. Kentucky edged Ohio State on Friday, then gave the Final Four another blueblood program, though with a twist. 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