https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/74a3f257497dd09572ce5260c3dccd0b.pdf 5413c6bd42d2cd5b600a1c3b5065623f PDF Text Text Eastmans open new Save-a-Lot, Page 3 Prep baseball: Eagles win on 2-hitter, Page 10 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 79 Clarification MIDDLEPORT — The local Department of Job and Family Services does not administer unemployment services as reported. A spokesman for the Ohio DJFS said the local agency assists clients through its One-Stop Employment Training Center, but does not administer benefits. Revival set MIDDLEPORT — Revival services with Rev. Tim Coleman will be held May 22-25 at Hope Baptist Church, 570 Grant St., Middleport. Services will be held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on May 22, and 7 p.m. May 2325. Child care is provided. Rev. Gary Ellis is pastor. Cemetery cleanup TUPPERS PLAINS — Mowing has begun at Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery. The $25 upkeep fee is now due for those who wish to have lots maintained and may be mailed to Treasurer Marvene Caldwell, 41036 Ohio 7, Reedsville. Club benefit POMEROY — Big Bend Farm Antiques Club will hold a benefit fun pull at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rocksprings Fairgrounds. Admission is free and concessions will be sold by Scipio Volunteer Fire Department. Information is available by calling 7423020. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Pomeroy man charged with kidnapping BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM CHAUNCEY — A Pomeroy man who allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at a Chauncey gas station remains in the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail. Joseph B. King, 24, Pomeroy, was arrested Tuesday in Meigs County by deputies with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office upon request of the Athens County Sheriff’s Office. King was then turned over to Athens County authorities and later appeared in King Athens County Municipal Court for arraignment on a charge of kidnapping, a felony of the first degree. His bond has been set at $100,000 cash surety and a preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, May 26 in Athens County. King’s ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Rutter, 20, of Buchtel, reportedly told deputies with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office the incident happened at a Marathon gas station parking lot in Chauncey. According to Det. Jack Taylor with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office, Rutter claims she got into King’s car but he then refused to let her out. Taylor said there were no children in the car as reported by another news outlet, though an unidentified person arrived in the car at the gas station with King. Rutter was then driven away from the gas station, allegedly physically Eastern Local Schools recognized for efficient spending Prettying up Pomeroy State research group names district best-in-class BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM TUPPERS PLAINS — The Eastern Local School District has been rated one of Ohio’s most efficient in controlling food service costs among poor, rural school districts, serving as an example to other districts in doing more with less. The district, according to Ohio Education Matters, a public education research foundation, was the most efficient district among rural districts with high poverty levels, spending $2.17 per meal served to students, compared to similar districts spending as much as $5.88. “School districts not as efficient as these best-in- Alice Wamsley gets a headstart on planting flowers in downtown Pomeroy. Wamsley, who is the downtown beautification chairman for the Pomeroy Merchants Association, was busy this week between rain showers filling planters along Main Street. The areas between Main Street and the parking lots, the planter at the stage, and the rest of the street pots will be planted Saturday. The Merchants Association needs volunteers to assist in the project of making Pomeroyʼs downtown beautiful with blooming flowers. The work will get underway at 10 a.m. OBITUARIES Page 5 Charlene Hoeflich/photo • Anna L. Noble See District, A5 Meigs High School announces top students • Ronald Lyons BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH WEATHER High: 68 Low: 51 HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — Covaledictorians and salutatorian of the Meigs High School graduating class of 2011 were announced by Steve Ohlinger, principal, today. Brady Bissell, son of Todd and Diana Bissell, and Kasey Roush, daughter of Kathy and Roger Roush, are co-valedictorians of the class, and Shannon McLaughlin, daughter of Kevin and Terri McLaughlin, is the salutatorian. The three students will speak at graduation on May 27, 8 p.m., in the Larry R. Morrison gymnasium at the high school. Bissell is a member of the National Honor Society, was awarded the Franklin B. Walter Award, selected as the Ohio Lottery Academic Student of the Month, is McLaughlin Bissell in both the concert and marching band, the Drama Club, takes part in variety shows, was recognized in the Educational Roush Talent Search. In addition he is active at the Bethel Worship Center, plays in the Big Bend Community Band, and participates in the Ohio River Sweep and 4-H activities. Roush is a member of the National Honor Society, was a Regional Scholar, the WSAZ Best of the Class selection, a Meigs County Academic Excellence Award winner in both 2009 and 2011, and recipient of the Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony Award. She is on the All-A honor See MHS, A5 Looking back to Civil War days INDEX Re-enactors take students on journey 1 SECTION — 10 PAGES Classifieds Comics Editorials Sports assaulted inside the car and out before being dropped off on Hebbardsville Road in Athens County, according to Taylor. An investigation ensued, witnesses were interviewed, physical evidence was collected and King was charged with kidnapping, Taylor added. Rutter was reportedly treated for her injuries at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. 7-8 6 4 9-10 © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — As a part of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Chester-Shade Historical Association is taking programming on the war into Meigs County schools. Seventh and eighth graders in the class of John Sharp at Meigs and Donna Norris at Southern have already heard the story of the war years and the hardships experienced by the soldiers during that time period from re-enactors who visited their classrooms. Programs for other classes will be held in the fall. Mitchell and Michael Harbour, re-enactors of the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in full military attire, gave the students a See Civil War, A5 Submitted photo Dixie Sayre, Michael Harbour, Mary Powell, and Submitted photo Mitchell Harbour, left to right, present the Civil Civil War Re-enactors Michael and Mitchell War story as a part of the sesquicentennial Harbour talk to Southern students about the observance to Meigs County seventh and lifestyle of soldiers serving in the Civil War. eighth graders. �Thursday, May 19, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Miss. flood evacuees spend tedious days in shelter BY ALAN SAYRE AND HOLBROOK MOHR ASSOCIATED PRESS VICKSBURG, Miss. — In the area of Mississippi hardest-hit by river flooding, evacuees passed time in shelters Wednesday by reading books, praying or smoking cigarettes as officials warily watched waters inch toward the top of a nearby levee that protects thousands of acres of farmland. Cargo was slowly moving along the bloated Mississippi River after a costly daylong standstill. Some of the worst flooding in Mississippi has been in the Vicksburg area, where people have been living in shelters for nearly two weeks. It’s anyone’s guess when they’ll be able to return to what’s left of their homes. The river is expected to crest there Thursday, but the governor said it could take until late June for water to retreat in certain places. “Lord only knows when it’s going to recede. It’s so much water,” said evacuee Steven Coles, who’s staying at a Vicksburg church being used as shelter for Red Cross victims. Barge traffic on the river had resumed after the Coast Guard closed a 15-mile stretch at Natchez, Miss. for much of Tuesday, blocking vessels heading toward the Gulf of Mexico and others trying to return north after dropping off their freight. Such interruptions could cost the U.S. economy hundreds of millions of dollars for each day the barges are idled, as the toll from the weeks of flooding from Arkansas to Louisiana continues to mount. Barges that haul coal, timber, iron, steel and more than half of America’s grain exports were allowed to pass at the slowest possible speed because their wakes could increase the strain on levees designed to hold back the river, officials said. Coast Guard Cmdr. Mark Moland said tests indicated sandbagging and other measures to protect most of the area could withstand the wakes if the vessels were ordered to move through at the slowest possible speed. It’s not clear how long barges would only be able to move one at a time. In Vidalia, La., across the river from Natchez, Carla Jenkins was near tears as she watched the first tows and barges move north after the reopening. “The water from the wakes just keeps coming into our buildings. We’re going to have a lot more damage,” said Jenkins, who owns Vidalia Dock and Storage. The closure at Natchez was the third in a series of recent moves designed to protect homes and businesses behind levees and floodwalls along the river. Over the weekend, the Army Corps opened the Morganza Spillway, choosing to flood rural areas with fewer homes to protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Another spillway near New Orleans was opened earlier, but it did not threaten homes. The hardest-hit part of Mississippi is the area from Vicksburg northeast to Yazoo City, along the Yazoo River. The Yazoo Backwater Levee north of Vicksburg connects with the main Mississippi River levee. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials had predicted that at least a foot of water could pour over the top, flooding tens of thousands of acres of farmland in the Delta. The corps brought in new gauges and did another analysis and now believes the levee will only be overtopped by inches, if at all, agency spokesman Wayne Stroupe said. But he said: “It’s going to be very close.” If the levee overtops, it likely will be when the gauges at Vicksburg reach 57.2 or 57.3 feet. The Mississippi River is projected to crest Thursday there at 57.5 feet, more than a foot above the 1927 record. But after the crest, it could be days before the water starts going down, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Wednesday morning on CBS’ “The Early Show.” “There’ll be areas in the Mississippi Delta that’ll still be flooded, not only in the middle of June, some into late June,” Barbour said. Vivian Taylor, a 60year-old substitute teacher, described a sense of denial for many residents of her neighborhood in south Vicksburg before the flooding got bad. “We thought maybe it wouldn’t get that bad,” she said. “When we saw water starting to build up in fields behind the neighborhood we started to get worried. Then we started seeing snakes and worms coming up out of the ground and we became very concerned.” The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said there are more than 4,800 people displaced in Mississippi due to flooding, with more than 2,000 of them in Vicksburg and sur- rounding areas in Warren County. MEMA Spokesman Jeff Rent said more than 6,000 people in Mississippi could be displaced before the flood is over. Taylor-Wells spends her time swapping stories with the others staying at the Red Cross shelter at Hawkins United Methodist Church. She thinks a lot about what’s ahead. There’s not much else to do. “I pray. I read. I meditate,” she said. “I just try to sit calm and get my bearings,” she said. Outside the shelter Wednesday morning, Anita Raley stood barefoot and wearing pajamas while she smoked a cigarette. The 43-year-old woman has been here going on two weeks since water flooded her home. “I’m really just kind of numb,” she said. “I guess it really hasn’t hit me yet.” Her life for now is mostly waiting for the water to go down. AP Exclusive: Diplomats: IAEA fears Iran hackers BY GEORGE JAHN ASSOCIATED PRESS VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear agency is investigating reports from its experts that their cellphones and laptops may have been hacked into by Iranian officials looking for confidential information while the equipment was left unattended during inspection tours in the Islamic Republic, diplomats have told The Associated Press. One of the diplomats said the International Atomic Energy Agency is examining “a range of events, ranging from those where it is certain something has happened to suppositions,” all in the first quarter of this year. He said the Viennabased nuclear watchdog agency was alerted by inspectors reporting “unusual events,” suggesting that outsiders had tampered with their electronic equipment. Two other diplomats in senior positions confirmed the essence of the report but said they had no further information. All three envoys come from member nations of the International Atomic Energy Agency and spoke on condition of anonymity because their information was privileged. Agency spokeswoman Gill Tudor said the IAEA had no comment on the issue. IAEA inspectors are in Iran touring various facilities every other week. A woman answering the cell phone of Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran’s senior envoy to the agency, said Soltanieh “wishes to give no interviews” after the caller identified himself as an AP reporter and before the reporter could say what the call was about. An agency official, who also spoke on condition that he not be identified, said strict security measures included inspectors’ placing their cellphones into seamless paper envelopes, then sealing these and writing across the seal and the envelope to spot any unauthorized opening while they were away. He said inspectors are not allowed to take their cellphones with them while touring Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities and other venues. Laptops, he said, are either locked in bags or sealed the same way as cellphones when they are left temporarily unattended by inspectors. The computers also are sometimes left unattended in hotel rooms at the end of a work day, he said. But the diplomat who spoke at greatest length about the reported breach said the Iranians had found ways to overcome the security measures. He said he had no further details. Iran has been under IAEA inspections for nearly a decade after revelations that it was running a secret uranium enrichment program and has been hit with four rounds of U.N. Security Council sanctions over its refusal to halt the activity. Tehran insists it wants only to provide peaceful nuclear energy for its rising population and notes that the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty allows for enrichment as a source of fuel. But international concerns have grown. The uranium enrichment program could also make fissile warhead material. Also, Iran refuses to cooperate with U.N. investigations of suspi- cions that it ran alleged experiments related to making nuclear weapons. Low-enriched uranium can be used to fuel a reactor to generate electricity, which Iran says is the intention of its program. But if uranium is further enriched to around 90 percent purity, it can be used to develop a nuclear warhead. Olli Heinonen, who stepped down last year as the IAEA’s deputy director general in charge of investigating Iran’s nuclear program, said information on the laptops is encrypted — and therefore difficult to decipher. Anybody gaining access to information on cellphones would find little sensitive material, he said. Heinonen speculated that any attempt to access such equipment might have been meant to plant spyware designed to infect the IAEA computer network once the cellphones or laptops are connected and siphon off information. “It’s possible if there is tampering that something is planted in the computer and when you work with sensitive data it transmits it or it contaminates other computers with sensitive information — like Stuxnet,” he said. IAEA officials attribute a temporary breakdown of Iran’s enrichment program late last year to the Stuxnet computer worm, and Tehran has acknowledged that Stuxnet affected a limited number of centrifuges — a key component in uranium enrichment — at its main uranium enrichment facility in the central city of Natanz. Tehran blames the United States and Israel for creating and planting the malware. Afghan rally over NATO raid turns violent, 12 die BY HEIDI VOGT AND RAHIM FAIEZ ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan — Hundreds of protesters, angered by an overnight NATO raid that they believed killed four civilians, clashed on Wednesday with security forces on the streets of a northern Afghan city. Twelve people died in the fighting, government officials said. There was also deadly violence in the east on Wednesday. A suicide bomber crashed a car into a police bus, killing 14 people and wounding 16, said Zemeri Bashary, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry. Most of the casualties were police officers, he said. There was no claim of responsibility, but it matched the pattern of Taliban attacks against government workers and security forces. The bus was traveling to a police academy in Jalalabad city when it was ripped apart in the explosion, Nangarhar province government spokesman Ahmad Zia Abdulzai said. In the demonstration in Takhar province in the north, protesters fought with police and tried to assault a German military outpost in the city of Taloqan, the provincial capital, officials said, adding that some 50 were injured. The protest was triggered by an overnight NATO raid on the outskirts of the city. The coalition said four insurgents died in the operation and that two others were detained. Night raids targeting insurgents regularly stir up controversy in Afghanistan, where angry residents often charge the next day that international forces go after the wrong people or mistreat civilians as they search compounds. Success by NATO in reducing civilian casualties and agreements to conduct night raids alongside Afghan forces have not managed to stem the tide of accusations. Adding to the confusion, it is often difficult to know who is a militant in insurgent-heavy areas, where entire villages are often allied with the Taliban or other groups. On Wednesday, hundreds of people gathered on the road from Gawmal to Taloqan and carried the four bodies — two men and two women — on platforms as they marched into the city. They shouted insults at Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the United States as they pumped their fists in the air. “Death to Karzai! Death to America!” they yelled. Officials estimated that there were about 1,500 demonstrators. The crowd started looting shops and throwing stones at a small German base in the city. Gunfire could be heard in a number of neighborhoods and troops at the German out- post shot off rounds in an attempt to disperse the crowd outside their walls. The German military said in a statement that the demonstrators threw hand grenades and Molotov cocktails into the base, wounding two German soldiers and four Afghan guards. The wounded German soldiers were both in stable condition, the military said. At least 12 protesters were killed in the fighting, and 50 people were wounded, some of them police officers, said Faiz Mohammad Tawhedi, a spokesman for the Takhar government. The raid late Tuesday killed two men and two women who were inside a home in an area known as Gawmal, provincial Gov. Abdul Jabar Taqwa said. He said that no one in his government was informed about the raid and that NATO acted unilaterally. NATO disputed that. NATO confirmed it killed four people, two of them women. One of the women was armed with an assault rifle and tried to fire on the troops, NATO said. The other woman pointed a pistol at the security forces as she was trying to escape the compound. It is rare for women to be part of an insurgent fighting force in Afghanistan, but not unheard of. There have been cases in the past of women fighting with the insurgency, including as suicide bombers. Europe moves to protect claim to IMF top job BY DAVID MCHUGH AND GEIR MOULSON ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN — Europe is moving quickly to protect its traditional claim to the top job at the IMF ahead of the expected departure of current chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, resisting a push from developing countries to appoint someone from another region. Strauss-Kahn remains jailed in New York after his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a hotel maid, and his departure is expected to be only a matter of time. Germany and other European countries are pre-emptively insisting a European should head the fund, the custom since World War II, given that the eurozone debt crisis is the fund’s central issue. But many developing nations note that because of their increasing wealth and role in the global economy, they should have a chance to name the successor. German government spokesman Christoph Steegmans said Wednesday that Strauss-Kahn was entitled to presumption of innocence but “if the top job at the IMF does have to be filled at some point, then the government argues that there should again be a European at the top of the IMF.” Strauss-Kahn’s arrest has put new focus on the informal arrangement under which a European heads the IMF and an American the World Bank. Europeans are citing the IMF’s key role in fighting the eurozone’s debt crisis as a reason to name someone from the region — with expertise in its issues and the politics. The IMF has contributed to bailout loans for Greece, Ireland and Portugal and is playing an important part in monitoring those countries’ compliance with the loan conditions. South Africa’s finance minister, however, said that a new IMF chief should come from a developing nation to reflect the interests of all countries. “It is against this background that South Africa calls for a candidate from a developing country to be given the opportunity to be the Managing Director of the IMF,” Pravin Gordhan said in a statement. “Such a candidate will bring a new perspective that will ensure that the interests of all countries, both developed and developing, are fully reflected in the operations and policies of the IMF.” U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Tuesday that Strauss-Kahn is “obviously not in a position” to run the IMF and that the organization needs to find an interim managing director. The United States has a major say in determining who will head the IMF, in part because it holds the largest number of votes at the 187-nation international lending agency. Changes to the IFM’s governance in 2008 and last year will shift 5.3 percent of voting share to emerging and developing countries, but all the changes have not taken effect yet. Germany’s Steegmans said at a government press briefing that Europe has “an abundance of highly qualified candidates.” Steegmans didn’t name any potential candidates or say whether Germany itself might propose one. But he said it “makes a lot of sense” to have an IMF chief who is “very familiar” with “Europe’s particularities, the currency questions and also the political circumstances here.” Chancellor Angela Merkel has made the same point, along with several European finance ministers. Possible candidates mentioned in news media speculation include French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde; the former head of the German central bank, Axel Weber; the head of Europe’s bailout fund, Klaus Regling; and Peer Steinbrueck, a former German finance minister. Candidates from elsewhere include Turkey’s former finance minister, Kemal Dervis; Singapore’s finance chief Tharman Shanmugaratnam; and Indian economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Yet more possibilities include Trevor Manuel, S o u t h A f r i c a ’s f o r mer finance minister; Mexico’s central bank g ove r n o r, A g u s t i n Carstens; former Brazilian central bank president Arminio Fraga; and China’s Min Zhu, a special adviser to StraussKahn. �The Daily Sentinel BY THE BEND Save-a-Lot opens in Bidwell The Eastman family celebrated the grand opening of their newest Save-a-Lot food store on Wednesday. The store is located on Ohio 160 just south of Bidwell in the former Buckeye Foodland building. The Eastmans own four other Save-a-Lot stores in Pomeroy, Jackson and Waverly, Ohio, and Ripley, W.Va. Pictured from left to right, Save-a-Lot District Manager Rod Fitzwater, Save-a-Lot Regional Director Chris Farran, Brent Eastman, Sheila Eastman, Bidwell Save-a-Lot Store Manager Joe Calvert and Kevin Eastman. Andrew Carter/photos Bidwell Save-a-Lot cashiers, from left to right, Lacey Leport, Tina Brandeberry and Brianne Bradley were on duty Wednesday morning to welcome customers to the new store. According to the company website, there are currently 1,200 Save-A-Lot stores stretching from Maine to California, serving more than 4 million customers weekly. The Bidwell Save-a-Lot features fresh produce, fresh instore cut meats, frozen foods and many other items. Save-a-Lot is one of the fastest growing grocery store chains in the United States. Annual Siege of Fort Randolph to start Friday on the event, visit the Web site, www.masoncountytourism.org, call the tourism center at 304-675-6788 or call Craig Hesson, president of the Fort Randolph Committee at 304-675-7933. BY HOPE ROUSH HROUSH@MYDAILYREGISTER.COM POINT PLEASANT — It is once again time for the Annual Siege of Fort Randolph. This year’s event will officially kick of on Friday at Krodel Park’s Fort Randolph. The Siege offers visitors an opportunity to experience local history at an interactive level. The annual event features re-enactors, demonstrations and a live drama that depicts the murder of Shawnee Chief Cornstalk at the 1778 American Indian siege of the fort. Friday’s siege activities will be catered toward children as several area elementary schools will visit the fort to take part in the event. The siege offers students a chance to learn outside of the classroom, and all students who attend will have the opportunity to participate in life skills demonstrations as well as interact with reenactors. On Friday evening, activities also are Monday, May 23 POMEROY — Pomeroy Village Council meets for public training session, 5 p.m. with regular council meeting to follow at 7 p.m., municipal building. POMEROY — Veterans Service Commission, 9 a.m., 117 E. Memorial Drive, Suite 3. Community meetings Thursday, May 19 POMEROY – The Meigs County Retired Teachers noon luncheon at Trinity church downstairs meeting room. Speaker, John Milhoan of Gallipolis, former ORA president. POMEROY — Meigs County American Cancer Society Advisory Board/Survivorship Taskforce meeting, noon, Mulberry Community Center. REEDSVILLE – Riverview Garden Club, 7:30 p.m. at the Reedsville United Methodist Church. The Thursday, May 19, 2011 A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Aunt-to-be wants the best Dear Dr. Brothers: Please settle an argument between my sister and me. She’s due to have her first baby in two months, and does not see the benefits of breastfeeding. I was horrified to learn that her attitude adds up to: It doesn’t really matter how her baby gets nutrients, “as long as it gets them.” She’s obligated to go back to work after six weeks and will be handing the baby over to day care. She seems to think that anyone can be the mother, and feed the baby anything! — I.H. Dear I.H.: People who are worried about the welfare of nieces, nephews, kids of friends and others often are caught up in a fantasy of the perfect world, in which every new mom (and dad, why not?) stays home with the baby for the first two years, breastfeeding on demand for at least the first half of that time. There’d be a job waiting at the end of it, with day-care facilities on site and the boss footing the bill for everything. You are right about the benefits of breastfeeding, though. A wide variety of claims have been made that point to this method of nourishing as being best for babies; the latest I’ve seen is an interesting study of 128 mammal species, including humans, by Durham University. It found that the size of the baby’s brain is directly related to the amount of time the mother spent suckling the young, and that brain size is influenced by the length of that period. Whether this speaks directly to mother’s milk or can be generalized to the amount of maternal investment in general, humans have evolved as a large-brained species that does everything possible to provide a long lifespan and Dr. Joyce Brothers an optimal life for its babies. Dear Dr. Brothers: I don’t know what it is, but my 12-year-old daughter and her dad are like two peas in a pod. They have their own shows they watch together (sciencefiction), and they finish each other’s sentences all the time. This would be great, except for the fact that our 14-year-old son has always had zero rapport with his father. It’s not that they don’t like each other; it’s just that they somehow don’t click. How can I help foster the same relationship for both children? — B.Y. Dear B.Y.: I don’t see where you have commented on your own relationship with your two kids — which either means it is totally OK and unremarkable, or that you are the observer in the family and don’t see your own place in the family tree as quite so important. I hope it is the former, as there should be a special place for mother in a child’s life — especially if things are a bit rocky or something is missing with Dad. As you know, it’s often very important for a young boy to have a strong bond with his father. You say yours never has had one, but the fact that he’s now a teen doesn’t mean it still wouldn’t be worthwhile. File photo A group of students participate in a demonstration with re-enactors during the 2010 Siege of Fort Randolph. This yearʼs event is slated for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. scheduled to take place in the fort’s tavern. The Siege will continue Saturday with a full schedule of entertainment. Life skills demonstrations will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At 2 p.m., “The Siege of Fort Randolph, The Death of Cornstalk” drama will take place. The drama portrays the 1777 murders of Chief Cornstalk and his sons, Elinipsico and Petalla as well as the events that took place over a year later. Re-enactors come from as far away as Canada to perform in the event. Other Siege events set for Saturday include a descendants recognition, 1 p.m. tavern porch; and the gauntlet and exchange, 3 p.m., Indian Village. The Siege will conclude on Sunday. Tentative activities for the day include a church service at 10 a.m. and a hike at 11 a.m. Admission to the Siege is $3 for adults and free to children ages six and under. For more information 4x4 GREEN UTILITY VEHICLE • 624cc V-Twin OHV engine • On-demand 4x4 drive system • Rugged 3" ladder-style frame Attachments sold separately Also available in green STARTING AT: 8,499 * $ Community Calendar Public meetings Page 3 roll call will be to name your plans for the summer. Final plans will be made for the groupʼs June outing. Saturday, May 21 CHESTER — BrooksGrant Camp Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Major Daniel McCook Circle Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic will hold their annual Memorial Day Service at the Civil War Monument located beside the Meigs County Courthouse, 11 a.m. SALEM CENTER – Star Grange #778 will hold a work session at 1 p.m. followed by a potluck and fun night at 6:30 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend. Church events Thursday, May 19 MIDDLEPORT — Heath United Methodist Church, free community dinner, 4:30-6 p.m., Dave Diles Park, hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, desserts and drinks. Sunday, May 22 MIDDLEPORT — Revival services with Rev. Tim Coleman will be held May 22-25 at Hope Baptist Church, 570 Grant St., Middleport. Services will be held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on May 22, and 7 p.m. May 23-25. Child care is provided. Rev. Gary Ellis is pastor. SYRACUSE – The Syracuse Community Church on Second Street in Syracuse will have the Hoy Family of Belle, W.Va. for special singing at the 10 a.m. services and singing and preaching at the 6:30 p.m. service. 8880 United Lane Athens, Ohio 45701 (740) 593-3279 1830 Old Logan Rd., S.E. Lancaster, Ohio 43130 (740) 653-2827 Birthdays Thursday, May 19 WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — May 19 is Vernal Johnson, Sr.ʼs 85th birthday. Cards may be sent to 1739 Woodland Road, West Columbia, W.Va. 25287. 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Nearly two years after the recession ended, the pace of construction is inching along at less than half the level considered healthy. Single-family home building, the bulk of the market, has dropped 11 percent in that time. And there’s no sign it will improve soon. Builders are struggling to compete with waves of foreclosures that have forced down prices for previously occupied homes. The weakness is weighing on the economy. Though new homes represent a small portion of overall sales, they have an outsize impact on the economy. Fewer new homes mean fewer jobs. Skip Howes, a homebuilder in Woodland Park, Colo., has managed to stay in business only after laying off two workers in the past few years. He’s now running a two-man operation in the small town outside of Colorado Springs. The other man is his son. But business isn’t picking up. Before the housing boom, he built as many as six homes a year. Last year, he built only one. This year, he’s had no home projects. “We’ve been holding on for years,” Howes said. “If I can’t diversify, and if things don’t improve, I might have to lay off my son.” The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new-home construction plummeted last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 523,000 homes a year. A big drop in volatile apartment-building construction pulled down the monthly figures. Tornadoes and flooding also disrupted construction projects throughout the South. If the pace doesn’t improve, this year could end up with fewer new homes than last year and only slightly more than 2009 — the two worst years on records dating back a half-century. Those two years benefited from a temporary home-buying tax credit. Tuesday’s disappointing construction data contributed to a sell-off on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by more than 150 points before recovering more half of its losses to end the day down 68 points. Nearly every major homebuilder stock dropped. Stocks also traded lower after Hewlett Packard downgraded its earnings outlook for the rest of the year, and the Federal Reserve said temporary parts shortages out of Japan led to the first decline in factory output in 10 months. Higher commodity prices have increased the cost of nearly every building material, from lumber to roofing tiles to windows. The nation’s largest homebuilders — including PulteGroup, Lennar, D.R. Horton and KB Home — have deeper pockets. So they have survived the turbulent stretch by cutting prices and offering more incentives. Small and mid-sized homebuilders haven’t been as fortunate. Many small builders are staying in business either by working on a few choice properties or focusing on remodeling and renovation projects. “Everybody is feeling the pinch,” said Greg Ugalde, a midsize homebuilder in Torrington, Conn., who is building a third of the homes he built in years before 2003, when the housing boom began. High unemployment and stricter lending requirement have greatly reduced the number of potential buyers who could qualify for a mortgage. And those who are eligible have more incentive to buy a previously occupied home. Millions of foreclosures and short sales — when the lender agrees to accept less than what is owed on the mortgage — have lowered prices for existing homes. The median price of a new home was about 34 percent higher in March than the median price for a re-sale. That’s more than twice the markup in healthy housing markets. In some cities, prices are half of what they were before the housing market collapsed in 2006 and 2007. Many potential buyers who could qualify for loans are worried that prices will fall further. Others are hesitant to put their own homes on the market when prices are dropping. “There are very few signs of recovery in residential construction,” said Celia Chen, senior director at Moody’s Analytics. “Absent evidence of stronger demand for housing, homebuilders will remain reticent to put up new homes.” Single-family home construction, which represents 80 percent of the housing market, has helped lead the country out of past recessions. Each new home built creates an average of three jobs for a year and generates about $90,000 in taxes, according to the National Association of Home Builders. After the six economic downturns between 1960 and 2001, construction jumped an average of 35 percent in the first 22 months, according to Credit Suisse Securities. But that hasn’t been the case since the Great Recession ended in June 2009. Single-family building actually fell 11 percent in that time. Some factors are unpredictable. Violent tornados and flooding along the Mississippi River contributed to a 23 percent drop in building throughout the South, analysts said. Reconstruction efforts might lead to a “bounce back in May,” according to Paul Dales, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics. Home Depot and Lowe’s Cos, the nation’s biggest home improvement retailers, both blamed bad weather when reporting lower revenue for the February-April quarter. The worsening housing market and higher gas prices also cut into their sales. Home construction activity was uneven last month across the rest of the country. It fell nearly 5 percent in the Northeast but rose almost 4 percent in the West and nearly 16 percent in the Midwest. Most builders say they don’t expect a housing recovery until they see fewer homes in foreclosure and looser credit requirements. “We need to diversify in order to survive,” Howes said. “It’s not like it used to be and we need to try new things.” Pakistan Taliban vow to fight on BY RASOOL DAWAR ASSOCIATED PRESS The Pakistani Taliban vowed to fight with “new zeal” in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death to complete the al-Qaida chief’s mission of waging holy war against the West, the deputy commander of the militant group told The Associated Press. The comments by Waliur Rehman appeared designed to deflate expectations that the May 2 raid by U.S. Navy SEALs that killed bin Laden would slow down insurgent groups allied with or inspired by al-Qaida. It also could be an attempt to raise morale among the insurgents. The primary target of the Pakistani Taliban has been Pakistan itself, which the militants claim is essentially a slave to the United States. But the group also has been linked to plots against the West, including a Pakistani American’s failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in New York’s Times Square last year and a suicide bombing that killed seven CIA agents at an Afghan base in 2009. Last week, the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing at a paramilitary police training facility that killed some 90 people, and said it was revenge for bin Laden’s death. Rehman did not mention those bombings, but suggested the militants 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. 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Please visit www.dealfh.com to send online condolences to the family. Ronald “Dude” Lyons Ronald “Dude” Lyons, 76, Mason, W.Va., passed away on May 10, 2011 at his home. There was no service or visitation and burial was private. Arrangements were under the direction of Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va. Secondary cemetery road near completion From Page A1 class districts should look to them to learn how they are doing more with less,” said Andrew Benson, the organization’s executive director. “By spending less in noninstructional areas and still meeting minimal quality standards, these districts are ensuring that more dollars are getting into its classrooms to support students.” The district’s board will be recognized at its regular meeting with an award from the Ohio Smart Schools initiative. Researchers with Ohio Education Matters are visiting these “best in class” school districts to learn from them how they operate efficiently. “The state should be highlighting these districts and rewarding them by protecting them from deeper cuts in state aids with less efficient districts,” Benson said. According to the research, Ohio districts could save nearly $1.4 billion a year if they were able to emulate the best practices of the most efficient districts in the state — a savings that approximates the cuts the state is seeking in public education in the next two years. The benchmarking study grouped Ohio school districts with similar ones and identified those spending less but meeting standards in several areas. The five-percent lowest-spending school districts in each category were designated best-in-class. Garfield Ave. slip causing MHS more problems BY AMBER GILLENWATER MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS — The secondary access road to Mound Hill Cemetery and Fortification Hill is nearing completion, according to Gallipolis City Manager Randy Finney. During a special meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission held on Tuesday evening, Finney reported on the ongoing construction of the access road. “We’re going to be pushing close to 100 grand on it to get it done and we’re running out of time, Memorial Day is a week from Monday,” Finney said. According to Finney, approximately two more days of work in dry weather on the secondary road should see it to completion. “It’s looking pretty good,” Finney said. “We are going to have the guys bring choke in. He’s packed this thing so good we think we are going to be okay to put choke on it.” Construction of the secondary access road began following a massive slip along Cemetery Road on April 20 that is continually causing more and more damage to the roadway. The slip is now approximately seven feet deep. According to Finney, Cemetery Road is now passable but is only being used in emergency situations. Repairs to Cemetery Road will be discussed following the completion of the secondary access road. “We should be able to get this thing finished up next week,” Finney said of the access road. A second slip along a road within the cemetery has also been a cause for concern for the city. The slip has caused damage to a road along the exterior of the cemetery and U.S. Bridge of Cambridge, Ohio, has been commissioned to construct a 110-foot retaining wall at that location. The cost of this project is estimated at $74,000 and, according to Finney, the slip is a result of the removal of timber from the hill in July 2005. “This is basically a direct result of the trees coming off the hillside,” Finney said. “There’s nothing to hold the hill in place now.” Core drilling on Hedgewood Drive began on Tuesday, according to Finney, as a means of gathering data concerning the problematic slippage along the roadway. Finney reported that 14 core samples will be taken and the data will be analyzed as a means of finding a solution to the slippage problem along Hedgewood. “They are going to analyze that data and tell us what kind of wall we need to build in there to support that,” Finney said. Finney also discussed an additional slip on private property behind Central Christian Church on Garfield Avenue. This slip has already washed away a city sewer manhole into the Ohio River and is endangering a sewer lift station. Finney reported that the land is gradually dropping and current plans are to place a manhole north of the slip and place a sewer line to the lift station as far away from the slip as possible. Following the meeting, the city commission entered executive session to discuss legal concerns surrounding recent damage to a city home located at 23 Chillicothe Road. The house is owned by James and Carol Pierce who blame a city sewer line for causing land beneath their home to drop several feet. Mr. Pierce said he believes the city should purchase his house and property. Finney said the city is still investigating the situation and has contacted a civil engineer from a Columbus firm who will provide an evaluation of the area for the city. Vinton Area Alumni reunion VINTON — Vinton Area Alumni will hold a reunion at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 28 at Vinton Elementary School. All alumni of Vinton, North Gallia and River Valley high schools are invited. Admission is $15. Send checks to Diane Russell, 158 Shively Road, Vinton, OH 45686. Rio Grande pre-college program RIO GRANDE — High school juniors and seniors with disabilities who live in Gallia, Jackson, Vinton, Meigs, Scioto and Lawrence counties are eligible to participate in “Ready, Set, Go…To College!”, an oncampus pre-college experience at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College on June 29-30. For information contact Mike Kinney, Rehabilitation Program Specialist for Transition Services at the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, at (614) 438-1724 or at Michael.Kinney@rsc.state.oh.us. The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 From Page A1 roll, and was selected Student of the Month in March. Her extracurricular activities include Student Council, editor of the Marauder Tattler Newspaper staff, on the yearbook staff, partcipated in Skills USA fir three years and tthe Drama Club. Her community activities include volunteering and participating with the Lutheran Food Pantry, the American Red Cross Blood program as a volunteer, took part in the Down Syndrome Walk, and assisted at the Leading Creek Cleanup. She has already received three scholarships. In the fall she will be attending Ohio State University to major in biology and then plans to attend the College of Veterinary Medicine there. Salatorian McLaughlin is a member of the National Honor Society, the Educational Talent Search program, the American Legion Americanism Award, the Meigs County Academic Excellence Award, a Regional Scholar, and is co-captain of the MHS archery team, sings in the choir and participates in variety shows. Her community achievements include working with the Lutheran Food Pantry, the Red Cross blood program, and the Special Olympics. She will be attending Ohio University in the fall entering the College of Arts and Sciences under a classical civilizations major. Civil War From Page A1 glimpse into the lifestyle experienced by the military during the Civil War. They talked about the goal of reenactment units to keep alive the memory of a war which changed history. According to the Harbour brothers, in the early years of the war which started at Harper’s Ferry in West Virginia the soldiers fought in regular clothes. The uniforms they were provided later had different color stripes denoting the different companies and regiments in which they served in both style and color. Ordinary uniforms were trimmed in blue for infantry, in yellow or gold for cavalry, and red for artilitary. The two discussed the primitive medical procedures carried out on wounded soldiers, the high death rate, and the improvements in treatment of causalities as the war progressed. They talked about and displayed some pieces of the 40 pounds of equipment the soldiers carried on their backs, the Borgan leather shoes which had no support, were neither left or right, but molded to their feet as marched many miles. In Civil War costuming Dixie Sayre and Mary Powell of the Chester-Shade Historical Association assisted the presenters with the program. Prior to the visit of the re-enactors, the students studied the Civil War and wrote essays which were judged. Prizes will be awarded to the winners at achievement awards assemblies. Gallia Co. now part of Every Citizen Online project STAFF REPORT COLUMBUS — Connect Ohio has announced that Gallia County Economic Development is now a partner in the statewide Every Citizen Online broadband training project. The program received $6.9 million in federal funding, as well as more than $3 million in assistance and contributions from a number of participating entities across the state, to increase the sustainable adoption of broadband services for more than 200,000 state residents. Free computer training sessions will be provided at locations throughout Ohio to introduce new users to a wide range of communication, education and healthcare tools available online. Interested Ohio adults are eligible to participate in the program, which is geared toward first-time computer and broadband users. “Gallia County Economic Development is thrilled to be partnering with Connect Ohio and their Every Citizen Online program,” director Melissa Clark said. “This program will provide everyone in the community the opportunity to realize and take advantage of all the uses and benefits the Internet has to offer. Broadband expansion is a continued focus for Gallia County Economic Development and we appreciate the efforts and programs Connect Ohio has put forward to further that initiative.” Classes are forming now at the Gallia County Job and Family Services Work Opportunity Center, located at 848 Third Avenue, Gallipolis. The coursework includes two three-hour sessions covering computer basics, an introduction to the Internet and discussions about how broadband can be helpful in daily life. Participants can register by calling (740) 4464612, ext. 257. For more information visit http://www.connectohio.org. Thursday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 38.74 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 72.57 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 60.76 Big Lots (NYSE) — 37.74 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 31.60 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 70.87 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 15.85 Champion (NASDAQ) — 1.28 Charming Shops (NASDAQ) — 4.17 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 32.80 Collins (NYSE) — 61.51 DuPont (NYSE) — 53.29 US Bank (NYSE) — 25.74 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 19.76 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 37.20 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 44.08 Kroger (NYSE) — 25.36 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 42.45 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 72.11 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 19.12 BBT (NYSE) — 27.07 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 13.57 Pepsico (NYSE) — 71.27 Premier (NASDAQ) — 7.50 Rockwell (NYSE) — 83.62 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 13.04 Royal Dutch Shell — 70.04 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 75.85 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 55.18 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.84 WesBanco (NYSE) — 19.84 Worthington (NYSE) — 21.64 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for May 18, 2011, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Local Briefs Chester Alumni plans reunion CHESTER — The Chester High School Alumni Association annual banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. on June 4 in the Eastern Cafetorium. Reversatoins are to be in by May 31. 21-mile yard sale HARRISONVILLE – The second annual 21-mile yard sale on Route 143 and fund raisers of the Scipio Volunteer Fire Department of Harrisonville and the Columbia Township Fire Department will be held Saturday, June 4, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those living on Route 143 are encouraged to take part in the yard sale. Others who want to participate can rent space at either of the fire stations. The Scipio volunteers will have a pancake breakfast before beginning a sale of hot dogs dring the rest of the day. Food will also be avaiable at the Columbia firehouse where rest rooms will also be available. For more informaton call Dave or Paula Carr at 7424002 or either fire station for rental space, Rusty Cheadle, 740-591-6086 or Dan or Rhea Lantz, 742-2819. Alumni banquet HARRISONVILLE — Plans have been made for the Harrisonville-Scipio Alumni Banquet to be held at the high school alumni property on the Graham Farm, 36008 Ohio 143, 6:30 p.m., on May 28. Classes to be honored are 1931, 1941, and 1951. The menu will be stuffed turkey roll, pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, buttered corn, candied carrots, cole slaw, pasta salad, rolls, butter, cheesecake, pies, iced tea and coffee. The dinner is $12 for adults and $8 for children under 12. Annual dues fore alumni members are $2 additional. Reservations may be made to Joy Wiseman Clark, P.O. Box 706, Syracuse, or Harold Graham, 36008 Ohio 143, Pomeroy. Officers are Virgil Reeves (‘59), president; Harold D. Graham (‘60), vice president; Joy Wiseman Clark (‘60), secretary; and Larry Clark (‘56), treasurer. Groundbreaking celebration BIDWELL — A groundbreaking celebration in honor of the expansion of the Silverbridge Coffee Co. will be held at 9:30 a.m., May 19, 2011, at Dan Evans Industrial Park. Fresh roasted coffee and light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by May 16 to mmiller@galliacounty.org or by calling (740) 446-0596. Beef synchronization demonstration PATRIOT — A chute-side cow synchronizing demostration will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May 21 at Graham Blessing Farm, 1771 Blessing Road, Patriot. The event is hosted by the Gallia County OSU Extension Agency and interested individuals are encouraged RSVP by May 13 to reserve a spot. For more information contact Extension Educator Richard Stephens at (740) 446-7007 or email at Stephens.163@osu.edu. Bend Area Gospel Jubilee planned COTTAGEVILLE — The Bend Area Gospel Jubilee will be held May 31 through June 4 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Cottageville. 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Must see to appreciate $425/mo 614-595-7773 or740-645-5953 Tara Townhouse Apt. 2BR 1.5 BA, back patio, pool, playground. $450 mth 740-645-8599 1 BR apt furnished includes w/s/g $425.00 mo No Pets Racine OH 740-591-5174 THURSDAY TELEVISION GUIDE �Thursday, May 19, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page A8 www.mydailysentinel.com AP Sports Briefs Indians unveil training camp in Dominican Republic SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Cleveland Indians unveiled a new training academy in the Dominican Republic on Monday in an effort to develop more young baseball prospects from the talent-rich country and other Latin American nations. Team official Ramon Pena says the new $2.6 million facility in San Antonio de Guerra can house 72 players and includes two full-sized baseball fields, bullpen training mounds, a gymnasium and classrooms. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez joined the team’s executives at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the academy, which will serve as the hub for the Indians’ Latin American operations. Heisman winner George selected for College Hall NEW YORK (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George has been selected for induction into College Football Hall of Fame. George’s selection was announced Monday on ESPN’s “College Football Live.” The rest of the class of 14 former players and two former coaches will be announced Tuesday at a news conferences at the NASDAQ MarketSite. Three other members of the newest Hall of Fame class will ring the open- ing bell at the NASDAQ. George won the Heisman in 1995 as a senior and finished his career at Ohio State with 3,768 yards, 44 rushing touchdowns and a school-record five 200-yard games. 13 seasons as Michigan’s coach. On Monday, it was announced that 1995 Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George from Ohio State was heading for the Hall Fame. Also picked are Florida receiver Carlos Alvarez, Texas defensive lineman Doug English, Oregon State fullback Bill Enyart, Alabama defensive lineman Marty Lyons, Miami defensive lineman Russell Maryland, Georgia defensive back Jake Scott, Nebraska guard Will Shields, Minnesota quarterback Sandy Stephens, West Virginia linebacker Darryl Talley, Oklahoma halfback Clendon Thomas, Arizona defensive lineman Rob Waldrop, and Michigan State receiver Gene Washington. Fisher DeBerry, the longtime Air Force coach, was also picked for the Hall of Fame. Deion, Carr join George in new Hall of Fame class NEW YORK (AP) — Deion Sanders and former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr are among the 16 players and coaches selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Sanders was an All-American cornerback at Florida State from 1985-88 before going on to a stellar NFL career. 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Marcum m - Owner • Commerciall & Residentiall • Generall Remodeling • Room Additions • Roofing • Garages • Pole & Horse Barns • Foundations • Home Repairs 740-985-4141 • 740-416-1834 Fully Insured – Free Estimates 30 Years Experience Not Affliated with Mike Marcum Roofing & Remodeling 60201720 Apartments/ Townhouses �Thursday, May 19, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Out of the cellar: Cavaliers win No. 1 draft pick SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The losing started when LeBron James left and kept going throughout the season. Hope is back for the Cleveland Cavaliers, thanks to a long-shot win by owner Dan Gilbert’s “hero.” The Cavaliers got a huge jump on their postLeBron rebuilding process, winning the lottery and the No. 1 selection in next month’s NBA draft. Defiant when James bolted last summer, Gilbert was a proud parent Tuesday when 14year-old son Nick, who has battled disease since birth, stood center stage as deputy commissioner Adam Silver announced the Cavs had beaten the odds to pick first. “We had a lot of young guys, just learning the game and a new head coach and a new coaching staff and a lot of injuries and obviously we lost some players last summer,” Dan Gilbert said. “I don’t know if it makes up for it, but certainly it makes it worth the pain we all went through and we’re believers now. Bright days ahead.” And they started when a pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers with only a 2.8 percent chance of winning came out on top. But Nick Gilbert is used to overcoming long odds. He was born with Neurofibromatosis (NF), a nerve disorder that causes tumors to grow anywhere in the body at any time and has endured brain surgery and the loss of vision in one of his eyes. He was wearing black-rimmed glasses and a bow tie and looked serious until he showed a keen sense of humor in a television interview. His father called him his “hero” for the way he has fought the disease. “It’s sort of Nick fashion. He has been doing it his whole life to some degree. I’m proud of him. I’m proud of the way he carried himself and I am very excited for the fans of Cleveland, Ohio, who have been through a very, very rough year,” Dan Gilbert said. “They deserve it more than anybody and they have some good hope now.” The Cavs will select first for the first time since 2003, when they drafted James out of high school. He left for Miami last summer and the Cavs tumbled to the secondworst record in the league, but they will have two top-four picks next month as they try to back Dan Gilbert’s boast that they would win a title before James. They already had their own pick and acquired another at the trade deadline from the Clippers in the deal for Baron Davis. Minnesota will select second and Utah turned New Jersey’s pick from the Deron Williams trade into the No. 3 selection. The Timberwolves continued their unbelievable lottery losing streak, falling to 0 for 14 and dropping for the eighth time. They had a 25 percent chance of winning after finishing with a league-worst 17-65 record. Instead, the luck went to the Cavs, who are used to playing deep in the playoffs and hope they won’t have to worry about this trip again. Besides Nick Gilbert, the Cavs also brought along current Cleveland Browns players Josh Cribbs and Joe Haden, dressed in the Cavs’ wine and gold jerseys, and former Browns star Bernie Kosar for good luck. They will likely decide between point guard Kyrie Irving of Duke or Arizona forward Derrick Williams as the top pick. “I don’t think you can make comparisons to me and LeBron,” said Irving, who attended the lottery. “One, I’m not 6-8. Two, I’m not a high flyer and three, my name isn’t LeBron James. Honestly, you can’t make those comparisons yet. I think I would bring a different feel to the Cleveland organization if they do decide to take me.” With the NBA down to its final four teams, 14 at the bottom of the standings made the trip to NBA Entertainment studios in northern New Jersey for what Commissioner David Stern called the league’s “annual rite of renewal.” “There are a lot of teams who think they are one player away and this may be the player,” Stern said during a news conference before the lottery. And it was an important year to finish near the top. In part because of the league’s uncertain labor situation, the draft is not considered particularly deep. North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes and Ohio State center Jared Sullinger were among the expected lottery picks who instead decided to return to school. But the lottery again failed to help the team that needed it most. Not since 2004, when the Orlando Magic picked Dwight Howard, has the team with the worst record picked first in the draft. The Wolves went from second to fourth when Washington won last year, but this drop could be more costly — though probably not as much as the only other time they had the best chance to win. A two-spot dive in 1992 cost them a shot at Shaquille O’Neal and they instead settled for Christian Laettner at No. 3. Wolves general manager David Kahn said he knew Minnesota was “dead” when it got down to the final three of himself, Utah executive Kevin O’Connor and Nick Gilbert. “This league has a habit, and I am just going to say habit, of producing some pretty incredible story lines,” Kahn said. “Last year it was Abe Pollin’s widow and this year it was a 14-year-old boy and the only thing we have in common is we have both been bar mitzvahed. We were done. I told Kevin: ‘We’re toast.’ This is not happening for us and I was right.” Then again, maybe the Cavs needed the help more. James’ departure from his home state turned a 60-win power into the worst team in the Eastern Conference. Dan Gilbert was defiant when James left, but it was obvious all season his team needed plenty more firepower to live up to his tough talk, especially when the Cavs lost an NBA-record 26 consecutive games. Toronto and Washington dropped to Nos. 5 and 6, and Sacramento, represented by Mayor Kevin Johnson, fell to No. 7. The draft is June 23 in Newark, N.J. Browns coach going about business with no football AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Before driving to a speaking engagement to address hundreds of the Browns most dedicated fans, Cleveland coach Pat Shurmur heard the latest NFL news. It wasn’t what he hoped for. The lockout lives. “We’ll just deal with it,” Shurmur said. Shurmur has no choice. His first months as Cleveland’s coach — the Browns’ fifth since 1999 — have coincided with the league’s labor mess, a complicated entanglement of court motions that has left many pro football fans worrying if there will be an upcoming season. On Monday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the owners’ lockout should stay in place until a full appeal is heard on whether it is legal. The ruling means there will be no contact between teams and players until the first week of June — at least. Unable to coach and teach players, Shurmur can do nothing but wait. It’s not easy. “I wouldn’t say I’m tearing my hair out,” he said. “There’s plenty to do. When you’re a new staff, when you’re trying to get your systems up and running, there’s plenty to do, so we’re using that time to just make sure that what we’re doing is right. “We’re working on making sure our systems are in place. We’re kind of trying to cross all the ‘T’s and dot our ‘I’s and make sure that when the players come back and we get a chance to work with them, we’re up and running at full speed.” Without minicamps and off-season team workouts to oversee, Shurmur, who was St. Louis’ offensive coordi- Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT Cleveland Browns President Mike Holmgren, left, at a news conference to introduce new head coach Pat Shurmur, right, to the media at the Browns' training facility in Berea, Ohio on Friday, January 14. nator last season, has had more free time than he probably wants. His schedule currently has some flexibility, so Shurmur has used the time to better connect with Cleveland’s passionate fan base. No matter where he goes or who he meets, the Detroit native always gets schooled on the Browns. “Every time I interact with the fans of Cleveland, I get a history lesson,” he said. “I’m a good listener. I’m also very humbled to be the new coach of the Browns.” Shurmur can’t have direct contact with players during the lockout, so he was pleased that a group of them, led by quarterback Colt McCoy, recently got together at B a l d w i n - Wa l l a c e College — just down the road from the Browns’ training facility — to work out. Camp Colt II followed a gathering McCoy organized in Texas last month. “I think it’s terrific,” Shurmur said. “Some of our players have obviously taken leadership roles in making sure the guys get together, some of our key players, and I think that’s a good thing.” Shurmur said he has no worries about injuries during the un-supervised sessions. “They work out a lot of times by themselves, so injury isn’t a big concern,” he said. “They know how to take care of themselves. They’re all professionals. I think the type of workouts that they’re doing will be a way for them to get in shape and not get injured.” Was he tempted to drive by the practice to see how his players were doing? “Tempted,” he said, smiling. “But we made a decision we’re going to follow the rules, so it was not something that we wanted to jeopardize getting ourselves in trouble.” Because the Browns are in such transition, the lockout could impact them more than many teams. Shurmur, though, doesn’t feel the labor issues will put the Browns far behind. “What I see is 32 teams playing on a level playing field,” he said. “Every team is new every year, there’s some established teams that are teaching new systems, there’s established teams that may be breaking in new quarterbacks. There’s going to be learning for everybody.” The Browns are poised for free agency, whenever it starts, Shurmur said. They addressed some major needs during the draft and “will aggressively pursue” players once the league allows its teams to sign them. “One of the advantages of having free agency after the draft is that we can do that,” he said. Before his speech to Akron’s “Browns Backers,” one of 361 clubs worldwide that make up the largest organized fan club in pro sports, Shurmur signed footballs and helmets. He then charmed the audience with a few jokes, but was mostly serious when he talked about the organization’s “collective vision” in bringing a winner to Cleveland. He knows what Browns fans want, and he wants to give it to them. Everywhere he goes, he senses the city’s pride. “It’s infectious. It’s intoxicating,” he said. “I’m glad to be a part of it.” Even if he can’t coach. The Daily Sentinel • Page A9 OVP Sports Briefs 18th Annual Meigs Football Golf Tournament MASON, W.Va. — The 18th Annual Meigs Football Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 4 at Riverside Golf Course in Mason, W.Va. For more information contact head coach Mike Chancey at 740-591-8644. Meigs Athletic Physicals Sports physicals for Meigs High School and Middle School athletes wishing to play any sport during the 2011-12 school year will be held beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday at the schools. RVHS Boys Basketball Camp BIDWELL, Ohio — The River Valley basketball program will hold its annual youth camp from June 13 to 16 for boys grades 3-8. The camp will be held at River Valley High School from 8:30 a.m. to noon each day. Coaches and players will serves as instructors for the camp. Teaching aspects include team stations, individual work stations, three-on-three, knockout, dribble tag and guest speakers. For more information contact head coach Jordan Hill at 740-446-2926 or by email at gl_jhill@seovec.org Another round of NFL talks ends without agreement MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL and its locked-out players wrapped up another round of court-ordered mediation Tuesday without any signs of a new agreement and the clock ticking on the 2011 season. Officials and attorneys for both sides said they will return for more closed-door talks with U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan on June 7, four days after a key appeals court hearing in St. Louis on the legality of the lockout. NFL lead negotiator Jeff Pash and Hall of Famer Carl Eller both said the talks went well, but there was no indication of any significant progress toward a new collective bargaining agreement. Pash said he thought Boylan had done a good job of “pushing the parties,” but he said he doesn’t believe the dispute over the future of the $9 billion business will be settled in court. “The only way we’re going to solve this is by sitting down together,” Pash said, echoing the NFL’s preference for traditional negotiations in a collective bargaining setting and adding: “We owe it to our game. We owe it to our fans. We owe it to each other, to the players and to the clubs, to sit down and negotiate.” Said Pash: “I think we got some work done today, and we’re going to keep at it.” They’ve been at it for a long time. The two sides met for 16 days before talks fell apart March 11 and the lockout began. Boylan, who presided over four days of mediation last month and two more days this week, also had lunch with DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Pash was coy when asked about the significance of that separate meeting. “We weren’t invited. Us staff guys, you know, we didn’t rate for the big power lunch, so we’re eager to hear about it ourselves,” Pash said. The two sides are not scheduled to meet again until June, just a month before training camps typically begin and just eight weeks before the first preseason game on Aug. 8. “I feel we really got some movement between last night and today,” Eller said, declining like the rest of the participants to discuss details. Linebacker Mike Vrabel, one of the plaintiffs on the antitrust lawsuit against the league, questioned the NFL’s commitment to striking a deal outside the courthouse after mediation concluded. “I don’t know if there’s any sense of urgency on their part,” Vrabel said. “I certainly understand that the closer you get to training camp, and the dates as players we’re used to reporting for training camp and playing preseason games and playing regularseason games, this thing becomes a lot more real for everybody involved. The players aren’t out there doing the work they’d normally be doing. They’re doing it on their own and they’re taking a lot of risk. I think that people appreciate the fact that guys are still preparing for a season.” Vrabel added: “I think the most important thing is that we continue to meet.” Owners have a regularly scheduled meeting next week, but Pash said they won’t be putting together a “plan of attack.” “We’re not at war with anybody. These players are an integral part of our business, and we want to work with them,” he said. There are some huge court matters looming, including the June 3 hearing before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on the legality of the lockout, with a ruling likely a few weeks after. The same three-judge panel handling the hearing has already ruled twice in favor of the league, keeping the lockout in place. U.S. District Judge David Doty is also deciding whether to award players more than $707 million in damages and to bar the NFL from using $4 billion in broadcast revenue. Doty has already said the league failed to secure the most income for the players when it re-negotiated those broadcast contracts. Also, the federal antitrust lawsuit filed against the NFL by the players is still pending. Robert Boland, a professor of sports management at New York University who is following the case, said the timing doesn’t help the players. “The players have had great solidarity to this point, but that will get tighter as players go longer and longer without their workout and signing bonuses and get closer to the season,” Boland said. “The longer we go without any kind of sense of when they will get paid again, the more their internal resolve is tested and the harder it becomes to hold them together.” He added: “Essentially, the NFL does want and need to play, but there’s really no incentive from a financial and technical perspective to rush that. They can allow the players to come back to them.” Separately, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce business lobbying group filed a brief Tuesday supporting the league. The chamber, like the NFL, noted that the dispute is currently before the National Labor Relations Board in the form of an unfair labor negotiations charge against the players. Until then, the chamber said, the court fight should be on hold and the NFL should be able to lock out its players if needed. �Thursday, May 19, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A10 Eagles shock top-seeded Notre Dame, 11-10 BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — In Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, an injured Kirk Gibson lifted a pinch-hit home run off of Oakland closer Dennis Eckersley that ultimately set the tone for the Dodgers’ championship that season. Gibson’s miraculous shot also led to announcer Jack Buck making one of the most famous calls in World Series play — I don’t believe what I just saw. Tuesday night at Paint Stadium, the Eastern baseball team pulled off its own version of a Kirk Gibson following an improbable 11-10 victory over top-seeded Portsmouth Notre Dame in a Division IV district semifinal in Ross County. The fifth-seeded Eagles (11-9) mustered only two hits in the rainfilled triumph, both of which came during the first two innings of play. However, trailing 10-6 headed into the top of the seventh, the Green and White benefited from five walks, an error and one huge wild pitch — all of which led EHS to a slim 11-10 edge entering the last half of the seventh. The Titans (12-5) — who had 11 hits in the setback — produced two safeties to put runners on the corners with one away in the inning. After a brief trip to the mound by EHS coach Brian Bowen to discuss strategy with his infield, an intentional walk was issued to Brad Pierron — loading the bases for a force out at any base. Eastern’s calculated gamble paid off, as PND designated hitter Matt Malone hit into a gameending 1-2-3 double play — allowing Eastern to advance to its first district championship game since the 2008 campaign. EHS — which has now won four straight decisions this year — will face seventh-seeded South Webster in the district final at Paint Stadium on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Jeeps defeated third-seeded Fairfield by a 9-8 margin after scoring twice in the bottom of the seventh. After winning TriValley Conference Hocking titles in both 2009 and 2010, the Eagles will finish the 2011 campaign with a sub-.500 record in the Hocking Division. EHS, however, bowed out of district play the last two seasons as a No. 1 seed in this same semifinal contest, a feat that this year’s squad has now surpassed. Given the improbable finish and the fact that Eastern is now one win Bryan Walters/photos Eastern senior shortstop Tyler Hendrix, right, applies a tag to Portsmouth Notre Dame’s Mike Mader, left, during the second inning of Tuesday night’s Division IV district semifinal baseball contest at Paint Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. Mader was safe on the play, but the Eagles overcame a 10-6 deficit by scoring five runs in the seventh to claim an 11-10 triumph. away from its first regional berth since back-to-back appearances in 2007 and 2008, Bowen — like everyone else — was a left a little awe-struck following the game. “The biggest thing for me right now is how happy I am for these kids after what we have battled through this year,” Bowen said. “Things didn’t go exactly the way we wanted them to, but it’s also instilled some resiliency and some toughness in us. It’s definitely paid off for us in our tournament run so far and we keep moving on. “That’s the best part of this for all of us right now. We’re still playing.” The come-frombehind victory was the second straight for the Eagles in the postseason, as EHS had to rally back from a 7-0 deficit after two innings at Trimble in the sectional final. Eastern went on to knock off the fourthseeded Tomcats by a 1611 count for their seventh consecutive sectional crown. On Tuesday night, the Eagles started well — as senior Tyler Hendrix led the game off with a single. Hendrix, however, was later caught stealing and the guests came away empty headed into the Titan half of the first. Notre Dame responded with two hits and four walks, and also benefited from an EHS error, giving the hosts an early 4-0 cushion after one complete. The Eagles countered by sending 11 batters to the plate in the top of the second, which led to six runs on seven walks, two errors and an RBI single by Joey Scowden for a 6-4 advantage. All six runs that scored came with two outs in the frame. GAHS’ Billings, Amos advance to district tennis tournament SENTINEL STAFF MDSSPORTS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM For the second straight year Gallia Academy senior Cody Billings will be competing in the district tennis tournament. Billings and doubles partner Bryce Amos will be the fourth seed in Saturday’s tournament at Ohio University after going 3-2 in the sectional tournament. The duo defeated doubles teams from Washington Court House, Ironton and Portsmouth, before falling to top seeded Minford and a team from Portsmouth. Billings Amos Billings and Amos will face Dallin Patino and Ben Buchanan from Chillicothe in the first round of the tournament at 10 a.m. Saturday. Last year, Billings and doubles partner Mollie Blake lost in the opening round to a duo from Unioto High School. The lead, however, didn’t last long as the Titans plated three runs in their half of the second to recapture the advantage at 7-6. PND produced those scores on two hits, a walk and a baserunner from an error. Eastern managed only three baserunners over the next four innings while going scoreless during that span. Notre Dame, however, added two more runs in the fourth and another in the fifth to take a comfortable 10-6 cushion into the final inning. The Eagles received three consecutive walks from two different pitchers to start the seventh, then an error allowed Ethan Nottingham to reach safely while making it a 10-9 contest with nobody out. Josh Shook became the go ahead run after being walked by Jeff July — who became the third different PND pitcher in the inning. A groundout by Max Carnahan allowed the runners to move to second and third with one out, then Nottingham scored on a sacrifice fly by Brad Stone — tying the contest at 10 with two outs and Shook on third. With Hendrix at the plate, July uncorked a wild throw to the plate that got past catcher Mike Mader. Shook took off for home and slid in safely, giving Eastern a near-impossible 11-10 edge headed into the finale. Brock Hannah led the bottom of the seventh off with a hit and advanced to second on an error, then a one-out single by Tyler Noel put runners on the corners — with the winning run standing at first base. Bowen made his trip to the mound, set his defense and issued the Eastern teammates Josh Shook (10) and Max Carnahan, right, celebrate after Shook scored the eventual game-winning run Tuesday night during a come-frombehind 11-10 victory over Portsmouth Notre Dame in a Division IV district semifinal baseball game at Paint Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. intentional pass to Pierron to load the bases. Carnahan fielded the dribbler hit by Malone and threw home to catcher Jacob Parker for the second out, then Parker fired a strike to first baseman Colin Connolly to wrap up the one-run decision. A total of 22 walks and one hit-batsman were issued in the contest, with Notre Dame giving up 14 walks and the lone hit batter. Both teams committed three errors and neither starter made it out of the second inning. Hendrix and Scowden had the lone hits for Eastern. Nottingham and Shook each led the Eagles with two runs scored. Jacob Malani paced PND with two hits and four runs scored, while Hannah added two safeties in the setback. Hannah, Pierron and Noel also scored two runs apiece for the Titans. EHS reliever Max Carnahan picked up the winning decision, allowing three runs and seven hits over 5.2 innings of work while striking out two. Joey Scowden started and allowed four hits and seven runs over 1.1 innings on the mound. July took the tough-luck loss for Notre Dame. Obviously, it was a night that anything was possible for the Eastern baseball program. Even Bowen, who is traditionally solid like a rock, was reduced to a few tears of joy afterwards. “Coaching is not always about the wins and losses, it’s also about the players developing as young men — both on the diamond and as individuals,” Bowen said shortly before shedding a few victory drops. “We could have quit real easily being down four runs and only having two hits. We didn’t, and that’s what makes this so special. Like this season, we battled adversity until the very end.” EASTERN 11, PORTS. NOTRE DAME 10 Eastern 060 Ports. ND 430 000 5 — 11 2 3 210 0 — 10 11 3 EHS (11-9): Joey Scowden, Max Carnahan (2) and Jacob Parker. PND (12-5): Tyler Noel, Adam Cooper (2), Brock Hannah (7), Jeff July (7) and Mike Mader. WP — Carnahan; LP — July. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 05. 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