https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/2eddcd14a398c981f49d6ee8f11badce.pdf 11e2971c06522ec084ecfbb58ec54d28 PDF Text Text Dr. Joyce Brothers; Should he befriend estranged uncle?, page A3 High School football kicks off in 17 days, B1 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 125 Southern’s ‘Back to School’ event August 9 Meigs County Health Dept.’s back to school shots POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will hold a “Back to School Immunization Clinic” from 9-11 a.m. and 1-6 p.m., Aug. 9 and Aug. 30. Bring child’s shot records and medical/insurance cards if applicable. A $10 donation appreciated but not required for service. Gospel Harmony Boys concert RUTLAND —Gospel Harmony Boys from Charleston, W.Va. will headline a gospel concert at 7 p.m., Aug. 13 at Rutland Free Will Baptist Church. Concert is free though a love offering will be taken. OBITUARIES Page A5 • Mabel L. Costen WEATHER www.mydailysentinel.com Southern approves OAPSE agreement, personnel BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM RACINE — Southern’s “Off to a Great Start,” a back to school event, will be held 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Southern Elementary Cafetorium. Various business/organizations, as listed below, will be in attendance to let students and parents know what services are in the area and available to them. There will be drawings to give away book bags filled with school supplies, $50 Walmart gift cards, and free hair cut certificates. Meigs County Public Library, Meigs County Health Department, Meigs County TB Clinic, Health Recovery Services, OSU Extension Services, Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, Head Start of Bradbury, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Woodland Centers, Meigs County Cancer Initiative, Meigs County Soil and Water Conservation District, Southern Local Schools After School Kids Program, Southern Local Guidance and Social Work Team. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011 RACINE — A two-year agreement with its Ohio Association of Public School Employees regarding health insurance and the approval of personnel for the upcoming school year were all on the agenda at the most recent meeting of the Southern Local Board of Education. The Board unanimously approved the following two-year negotiated agreement with OAPSE: due to insurance concessions in premium, deductibles and co-insurance, OAPSE members will receive a stipend of $1,200 on Aug. 19 and on the first pay in September 2012. OAPSE members will pay 10 percent of the insurance premium effective Sept. 1. The district will set up HRA’s ($250 single, $500 family). In exchange for these concessions, OAPSE members will receive a 75 cent raise per hour for the contract period. In personnel matters: Approved following classified substitutes: Debra Hill, bus driver, custodian, computer lab aide, library aide, cook, secretary and aide; Shane Hayman, secretary. Approved accepting resignations of the follow- ing due to other employment: William Berry, intervention specialist; Nicole Bradford, first grade teacher; April Bush, high school English/Spanish; Brenda Curfman, social worker ASK program. Approved hiring Elizabeth Graham on oneyear contract as Math teacher; hired Chris Stout on one-year contract as Intervention Specialist; Fair exhibitors complete entries BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY – Business was brisk Friday and Saturday at the secretary’s office on the fair grounds with a total of 2,358 entries being made for exhibits in open classes at the Meigs County Fair this year. The total number of entries this year was down 398 from last year’s total of 2,755. In the past 20 years of record keeping, only five years showed a total of less entries, with the lowest being 1757 in 1994. The highest recorded in those years was 3378 in 2005. The open class entries represent only senior fair participation and do not include the thousands of entries made by 4-H Club members, boy and girl scouts, junior grangers, FFA and F.C.C.A. member, along with other youth groups. It also does not include several categories which are not classified in competitive open classes, like the draft horses, according to Debbie Watson, fair board secretary. Entries in their respective categories were daily, 27; beef, 34; sheep, 3; poultry, 8; farm crops, 135; POMEROY — Past, present and future Marauders will once again gather for the Meigs Local Alumni Association’s Fifth Annual Reunion on the River, Sept. 23-24. According to MLAA, the weekend will kick off on Friday, Sept. 23 when honorees of the Distinguished Alumni Awards are recognized prior to the Meigs High School vs. Southern High time frame, West Virginia Department of Highways engineers report 11 school bus-related crashes in Mason County and 492 crashes statewide. “Although drivers of all vehicles are required to stop for a school bus when it is stopped to load or unload passengers, children should not rely on them to do so,” said Lt. Max Norris, commander of the Gallipolis Post of the OSHP. “Children exiting the bus should always stop and look both ways before crossing the street PORTLAND – When the Buffington Island battlefield was first listed on the National Register of Historical Places (NRHP) in 1970, it included only four acres. Since that time it has been determined by the Ohio Historical Society that the acreage over which the battle was fought is much greater. Barbara Powers of the Ohio Historical Society (OHS) advises in a release today that the actual size of the entire historical battlefield is approximately 11,000 acres. The OHS has now received a grant of $31,760 from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to identify and document the entirety of the battlefield at Buffington Island and produce a National Register amendment that will reflect the geographic magnitude of this only Civil War battle fought on Ohio soil. “The grant money will be used to help the OHS correct this geographic inaccuracy,” said Powers noting that “the new boundary will include all of the bottomlands, artillery positions on the bluffs, and the stretch of the Ohio River where U.S. Navy gunboats fired on Morgan’s men.” Additionally, the grant provides for OHS and the Buffington Island Preservation Foundation to hold public hearings designed to inform and discuss the proposed extension of the battlefield with local residents, property owners, and businesses. The dates and locations of the public hearings will be announced later. The National Park Service grant is part of a long-term preservation plan for Buffington Island to protect the character and integrity of the landscape, structures, and archaeological resources of the battlefield to ensure a respectful and meaningful experience for future generations of Ohioans. said Powers. The importance of correcting records as to the area involved in the Battle of Buffington Island was emphasized by Powers who said the project will serve as a model to facilitate future battlefield nominations to the NRHP in Ohio. The battle at Buffington Island on July 19, 1863 was the only Civil War battle fought in Ohio, and the See Safety, A5 See Buffington, A5 Charlene Hoeflich/photo Fair Board office worker Morgan Burt assists Bob and Pam Blackston in placing their entries for exhibit in this yearʼs fair. hay show, 12; flower show, 950; domestic arts, 130; painting, 34; photography, 576; baking and canning, 292; grange, 4; antique display, 49; Little Miss and Mister, 29; and pretty baby, 75. Activities at the fair will get underway Friday when 4-H exhibit begin going into place. On Saturday closed judging in several categories will begin at noon. These include domestic arts, painting photography, baking and canning, and Grange booth judging will held. On Sunday weigh-ins of all the animals will take place, Shade River will have a cookout for junior fair exhibitors on the grounds in the showering, and at 6 p.m. is the cutoff time for bringing non-market animals onto the grounds. At the grandstand Sunday night there will be opening ceremonies, a Junior Fair Parade at 6:30 p.m. followed by the crowning of the 2011 Meigs County Junior King and Queen and the announcement of prince and princesses. The Meigs County Ministerial Association will also have a program. School football game. The game will also feature Meigs Alumni Band members and alumni cheerleaders. Saturday’s events begin at 10 a.m. on the Pomeroy Parking Lot with K&D DJ Service spinning the music with inflatable games for kids and food booths for all available. The alumni parade steps off at 1 p.m. from the Meigs football field and will travel down Main Street. Following the parade, an alumni “meet and greet” will take place with entertainment provided by “The Marauder” - a band comprised of all MHS alumni on Court Street. The weekend closes with the Meigs Alumni Football Game at Marauder Stadium beginning at 4 p.m. followed by a casual gathering on Court Street hosted by Toney Dingess and the Meigs Band - both past and present. The complete itinerary for the Meigs Alumni Fifth Annual Reunion on the River is as follows, according to MLAA website: Friday, Sept. 23 - 6:30 p.m., Meigs High School pre-game homecoming festivities, 7:15 p.m., MLAA distinguished alumni festivities, 7:30 p.m., kick off between Meigs and Southern, halftime, Meigs Alumni Band performs. Saturday, Sept. 24 on Pomeroy Parking lot (upper end) - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., K&D Disk Jockey See Reunion, A5 Motorists responsible for obeying school bus safety rules BY ANNA MARIE HARTENBACH MDRNEWS@MYDAILYREGISTER.COM High: 85 Low: 67 INDEX 1 SECTION — 10 PAGES Classifieds Comics Editorials Sports A7-8 A6 A4 A9-10 © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. GALLIPOLIS — Summer break is slowly coming to a close for thousands of children throughout Ohio and West Virginia as they gear up to head back to school. For many, this involves making the daily commute by school bus. In anticipation of the approaching year, the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) motor vehicle inspectors are in the process of inspecting every bus to ensure safe OHS funded for correction of battlefield documentation HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Marauders to gather BY BETH SERGENT See Southern, A5 BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH Fifth Annual Reunion on River set BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM approved FMLA for Carla Teaford, effective June 14. Approved hiring following individuals on a limited contract from July 1 - March 31, 2012 to work on the Elementary Guidance Counselor Grant, salary is according to grant specifications Sean Kelbley, Kelli Bailey, Shirley Sayre. This motion passed four votes to one, with Board transports to and from school and other schoolsanctioned events. In Ohio, school buses are inspected at least twice a year by 23 teams of motor vehicle inspectors; once prior to the beginning of the school year and once during the school year. All vehicles in West Virginia are inspected at least once annually. Contrary to belief, school bus safety lies in more than just inspections — the responsibility also falls to approaching motorists. Vehicles approaching a school bus from either direction should remember that they are required to stop at least 10 feet back from buses displaying red flashing lights and an extended stop arm. Between the years of 2008 and 2010, 4,438 motorists were cited in Ohio for failing to stop for a school bus loading or unloading children; 128 citations were given in Ohio State Highway Patrol District 9, which includes both Gallia and Meigs Counties. In the same three-year �Tuesday, August 9, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Tri-state partnership suggested for Ohio River IRONTON (AP) — Lawmakers and others invested in southern Ohio’s economy say the state should work with neighboring Kentucky and West Virginia to help the region realize the shipping potential of the Ohio River. The tri-state area should develop a port authority that views the river as a global logistics center, told Patrick Donovan, of the Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute. “We are kind of in the catbird seat. We just have to put it all together,” he said. “We need an understanding that, if a manufacturing facility lands here in Lawrence County, Ohio, West Virginians are going to work here. We’re no longer competing across the river; our competition is now global.” Those working to develop the river’s economic potential met last week at an Ohio River Summit hosted by a group of state lawmakers. State Rep. Terry Johnson, a Republican from McDermott, said the state has neglected the river’s potential. He also encouraged regional partnerships. “We need to cooperate and collaborate in ways we never have before,” he said. The river system moves 63 million tons of commodities valued at $7.4 billion to, from and within Ohio, said Bill Dingus, of the Lawrence Economic Development Corp. “I’d say we’ve scratched the surface with potential. We’re not at 15 percent of potential within the area of freight,” he said. “Those companies tied to the river for raw materials are the highest salary companies in our region. People don’t realize the real jobs that are water-supported.” Dingus and Donovan are among those who anticipate the river could get more business with a major Panama Canal expansion scheduled for completion by 2014. “We could be positioned to be the inland destination to off-load that freight,” Donovan said. The river, with 55 locks and 20 dams is available year-round, but the head of the state’s Division of Soil and Water, Theodore Lozier, said its infrastructure needs repairs and upgrades that would cost tens of billions of dollars. Viviane KhounlavongVallance, associate director of the Lawrence Economic Development Corp., said she’s concerned about how the state’s new nonprofit, semi-private JobsOhio economic development board will handle the Ohio River region. Obama seeks to reassure faith in US credit NEW YORK (AP) — Eager to calm a nervous nation, President Barack Obama on Monday dismissed an unprecedented downgrade in the nation's credit rating, insisting investors will stand by the United States even as stock markets plunged. Obama said Washington can fix its ills by showing more political will. "Markets will rise and fall, but this is the United States of America," Obama said. "No matter what some agency may say, we've always been and always will be a triple-A country." Investors did funnel money on Monday into Treasurys, a sign of confidence in the United States as a safe long-term investment even after Standard & Poor's had dropped the U.S. credit rating down a notch. But the broader story was far more worrisome: stock markets kept tumbling over concerns about the weakening U.S. economy and the debt crisis in Europe. The Dow Jones industrials plummeted to its worst drop since December 2008. For Obama, a president seeking a second term from voters desperate for better times, the pressure for results is intense. He is the first president to have a credit downgrade come on his watch. And whether blaming him is fair or not — he actually pushed for the type of deal that might have prevented a downgrade — presidents are always accountable. After saying nothing about the downgrade all weekend, Obama sought Monday to use it as leverage against a Congress whose members are on an August vacation. He said a downgrade ought to compel a smart compromise from the bipartisan committee of lawmakers that will soon be tasked with shaping up to another $1.5 trillion in difficult deficit reduction. Obama said he would offer his own recommendations, although the White House suggested that would likely mean ideas Obama has already presented in recent weeks. Obama on Monday said Congress should ask wealthy Americans to pay more in taxes and should make adjustments in programs like Medicare. Both ideas face fierce political opposition. "I assure you, we will stay on it until we get the job done," the president assured. But Congress remains in divided political hands, limiting Obama's ability to keep that promise. Heading into a campaign-style economic tour before going on his own vacation, Obama's overall rating hovers below 50 percent in most polling. He is on far more perilous ground when it comes to public views on the key issue for voters — his handling of the economy — where his approval rating is under 40 percent in most major recent surveys. Join Us For Lunch Great Gift Ideas Hump Day Lunch Day 20. each 1st Wed. of every month 11-1 $ 00 5. / donation Dave Diles Park feed into consumers reducing their demand as well." The Dow was down 5.5 percent a 10,809.85. The sharp drop extended Wall Street's almost uninterrupted decline since late July, when the Dow was flirting with 13,000. It fell below 11,000 for the first time since November. The S&P 500 fell 79.92, or 6.7 percent, to 1,119.46. The Nasdaq composite index fell 174.72, or 6.9 percent, to 2,357.69. Trading volume was the highest since September 2008 and the fourth-highest on record. A total of 9.9 billion shares traded, and about 70 stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets in Asia began Monday's global rout. The main stock index fell almost 4 percent in South Korea and more than 2 percent in Japan. European markets opened later and fell, too, with Germany down 5 percent and France 4.7 percent. In the U.S., stocks fell even as Moody's, another major credit rating agency, stood by its top rating of Aaa for the United States. It said it could downgrade the U.S. if it doesn't cut its deficit, "but it is early to conclude that such measures will not be forthcoming." Financial markets also did not appear comforted by an afternoon statement by President Barack Obama, who said Washington needs more "common sense and compromise" to tame its debt. "Markets will rise and fall," he said. "But this is the United States of America. No matter what some agency may say, we've always been and always will be a triple-A country." S&P, in its downgrade, criticized dysfunction in the American political system. The downgrade wasn't a total surprise but came when investors were already feeling nervous about the U.S. economy and European debt, among other problems. Last week, the Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 700 points. That was its biggest weekly point loss since 2008, during the financial crisis. Counting Monday, the Dow has dropped in 10 of the last 12 trading days. It is down more than 1,900 points, or 15 percent, since July 21. The Russell 2000 index of small stocks has now lost nearly 25 percent from its most recent high on April 29. A decline of 10 percent or more is considered to be a correction. And a drop of 20 percent or more is said to be the start of a bear market. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 are both down about 18 percent since the end of April. The Dow is down 16 percent. The last bear market for the S&P 500 ran from October 2007 until March 2009. 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Investors worried about the slowing U.S. economy, escalating debt problems threatening Europe and the prospect that fear in the markets would reinforce itself, as it did during the financial crisis in the fall of 2008. "'What's rocking the market is a growth scare," said Kathleen Gaffney, comanager of the $20 billion Loomis Sayles bond fund. "The market is under a lot of stress that really has little to do with the downgrade." Instead, Gaffney said, investors are focused on worries about another recession and "how Europe and the U.S. are going to work their way out of a high debt burden" if economic growth remains slow. The Vix, a measure of market volatility and fear among investors, shot up 50 percent. That was its steepest rise since February 2007. Investors desperately looked for safe places to put their money and settled on U.S. government debt — even though it was the target of the downgrade Friday, when S&P removed the United States from its list of the lowestrisk countries. The price of Treasurys rose sharply, and yields, which move in the opposite direction from price, plunged. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.34 percent from 2.57 percent Friday. That matches its low for the year, reached last week. Before last Friday, there was widespread concern that a downgrade would push yields up and increase borrowing costs for the government, businesses and consumers. "This is largely a flight to safety," said Thomas Simons, money market economist with Jefferies & Co. "The bond market is really trading off of what's going on in the stock market." Money flowed out of stocks and into Treasurys. Gold set a record. It rose $61.40 an ounce to settle at $1,713.20. Crude oil, natural gas and other commodities fell sharply on worries that a weaker global economy will mean less demand. Oil fell 6.4 percent to $81.31 per barrel, its lowest price of the year. Fear is spreading quickly through the market, said Dimitre Genov, senior portfolio manager with Artio Global Investors. "It's becoming a vicious cycle and could Corner of Union Ave & Rt. 7, Pomeroy Ohio Call 992-5877 - 992-1121 992-7278 or 304-773-6090 MIDDLEPORT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION • Dow plunges more than 634 points after downgrade COMING SOON! OHIO VALLEY ANIMAL HOSPITAL Cat's Meow's Middleport/Meigs Jr. Hi Meigs High School $ 00 The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 113 West 2nd. Street Pomeroy, OH 45769 Tel 740-992-5479 Fax 740-992-6911 warnerj1@nationwide.com percent of its value. Despite the slide the last two and a half weeks, the S&P 500 index, at 1,119, is 7 percent higher than its close of 1,047 late last August, just before the Federal Reserve announced a program to support the economy. And the Dow's percentage drop of 5.5 didn't make the list of its 20 worst days. S&P on Monday downgraded mortgage lenders Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other agencies linked to longterm U.S. debt. Fannie and Freddie own or guarantee about half of all U.S. mortgages. Their downgrade could eventually mean higher mortgage rates. Worries about weaker profits that could result from a slowing economy have slammed the financial industry since late July. As a group, financial stocks in the S&P 500 index fell 10 percent on Monday to their lowest level since July 2009. Bank of America plunged 20.3 percent, to $6.51, after AIG filed suit against the bank. The insurer alleged Bank of America sold it overvalued mortgage-backed securities. The bank denied the allegations. Its stock is down 51 percent this year, from $13.34. Stocks in other industries whose profits are closely tied to the strength of the economy also fell sharply. Energy stocks in the S&P 500 fell 8.3 percent, for example. The smallest losses came in safer industries such as consumer staples whose profits tend to be steady, regardless of the economy. Even in a bad economy people will still buy things like toothpaste and bread. The Vix, a measure of fear among investors, is up more than 90 percent this month. The index shows how worried investors are that the S&P 500 will drop over the next 30 days. It does that by measuring prices for stock options that investors can buy to help protect their portfolios. Investors are also worried that Italy and Spain could become the next European countries to have trouble repaying their debts. Greece, Ireland and Portugal have already received bailout loans because of Europe's 21-month-old debt crisis. The fears have pushed investors to shun Spanish and Italian bonds, which have led to higher yields and in even higher borrowing costs for the two countries. The European Central Bank stepped in Monday and bought billions of euros worth of their bonds. The move helped to lower yields on Spanish and Italian bonds, at least temporarily. Seeking to avert panic spreading across financial markets, the finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations issued a joint statement Monday saying they were committed to taking all necessary measures to support financial stability and growth. "We will remain in close contact throughout the coming weeks and cooperate as appropriate, ready to take action to ensure financial stability and liquidity in financial markets," they said. Worries about the U.S. economic recovery have been building since the government said that economic growth was far weaker in the first half of 2011 than economists expected. The economy grew at a 1.3 percent annual rate from April through June, below economists' expectations. It expanded at just an 0.4 percent rate in the first quarter. The first half of 2011 was the slowest since the end of the recession. Then reports showed that the manufacturing and services industries barely grew in July. Job growth was better than economists expected last month. But the 117,000 jobs created in July was still well below the 215,000 that employers added in February, March and April, on average. The Federal Reserve will meet on Tuesday, but economists don't expect much to come out of the meeting. The central bank's key interest rate is already at a record of nearly zero, where it has been since 2008. The Fed has also already said that it plans to keep rates low for "an extended period." Chairman Ben Bernanke said last month that the Fed could step in to help the economy if it further weakened. Fears about a weaker U.S. economy have overshadowed the profit growth that companies have reported for the second quarter. For the 441 companies in the S&P 500 that have already reported, earnings rose 12 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier. Revenue growth has also topped 10 percent for the first time in a year. 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Reunions Saturday, Aug. 13 POMEROY – Johnson-Russell reunion, noon potluck, at the Zion Church of Christ. Door prizes, displays, group photos. Ham and all table service provided. Staneart family has reunion in Chester POMEROY – “Discovering our Roots” was the theme of annual reunion of the descendants of Joel and Lydia Still Staneart held July 23 at the Chester Courthouse/ Academy in Chester. President Paula Staneart Pickens welcomed those attending and gave grace before the luncheon after which the Staneart family group picture was taken. The business meeting opened with a poem titled "Strangers in a Box." Connie Staneart Largent and Paula Staneart Pickens brought unmarked pictures that were passed around to see if anyone could identify those pictures. Few were identified so they will remain "strangers". JoAnne Allen Aburto read the minutes and Paula shared the Staneart family reunion pictures in the album from last year. In keeping with the theme Connie surprised Paula and Joyce Staneart Sheline with some family treasures from their father and mother, Cecil and Maxine Staneart, retrieved from the old family farm before the house was torn down. Picture frames were awarded to Maurita Miller, 93, the oldest attending; Sophia Mayers, 9 months, the youngest; Bill and Phyllis Kirkendall and Pat and Any Kirkendall, from Wasseon, Ohio, who traveled the farthest. It was noted that Keith Gibbs Staneart was the only person in attendance bearing the Staneart name. He recently celebrated his 90th birthday and chocolate candy favors were given to each one from his party. The traditional Staneart Family trivia game was won by JoAnne Aburto, only missing one question. A new question is added each year. However, this year each person was asked to invite someone from their direct ancestor (one of the 13 children of Joel and Lydia Staneart) to the reunion next year. Each family member identified which sibling they originated from after the trivia game. Pickens announced she will be stepping down as president, and Connie Staneart Largent and her daughter Stephanie Largent Cox agreed to take the position for next year. Deaths reported since last year were Marilyn Staneart Allen, Jan. 7, 2011 and Ruby Jeffers Neptime, Feb. 2, 2011. Correspondence was read from Susan Metzdort. She reported that her first cousin Gene Staneart from Gnadenhutten, Ohio had a stroke. Games were played with each person choosing a gift as their number ws called. There were also games for the children. Next year’s reunion will be on July 28 with the place to be announced. Dale Colburn shared an amusing Staneart story and the group looked adt historyand genealogy books stored at the Academy, and looked at displays in the museum. Thirty-two attended. They were Keith G. Staneart, John and Connie Largent, Stephanie Cox, Paula Pickens, Michael and Vera Richudson, Ermel Luckett, Jr., Joyce and Joe Sheline, Laura, Olivia, Cassandra, Elijah, Lydia and Sophia Mayers, Hope Saunders, JoAnne, Romayra and Natalia Cordova Aburto, Maurita L. Miller, Bob and Janet Kauu, Bill, Phyllis, Patrick and Amy Kirkendall, Jim and Bonnie Belle Neidhart, Marvin and Kathryn White, and Dale Colburn. Senator: Ohio paying twice for same building COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio may be paying $6.3 million to purchase a building that it helped pay to construct. That's the amount Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) Community College requested Monday from a state legislative panel to buy a Cleveland building from the Visiting Nurses Association of Ohio. Except Senate Finance Chairman Chris Widener, who sits on the board, pointed out the state gave the nonprofit association $1.6 million to help build the building in the first place. He says the state is essentially paying for the building twice. Widener was the only no vote. Widener voted against five requests for funding by universities, including $14,000 Ohio University sought to buy property that touches its golf course. He says universities have requested $47 million for land purchases since 2009. All five requests considered Monday passed. Why Not MOW with the BEST MADE IN THE USA? Gravely #1 Since 1916 FLIP - MANNING - BUTCH proud to have sold Gravely Equipment for 34 years Gravely Tractor Sales & Service 204 Condor Street, Pomeroy, Ohio SALES - SERVICE - PARTS - PICKUP & DELIVERY 740-992-2975 • 740-508-1936 Page A3 Military News Tuesday, August 9, 2011 A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Local Navy seaman Should he befriend Barnhouse promoted estranged uncle? ALBANY – Navy Seaman Dillon H. Barnhouse, son of Sara K. Walpole of Albany, Ohio and Gary D. Barnhouse, of Albany, was recently promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Barnhouse received the early promotion for outstanding performance during all phases of the training cycle. Training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations". This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. "Battle Stations" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly "Navy" flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor. Barnhouse is a 2007 graduate of Alexander High School. Miller/Russell reunion observed in Middleport MIDDLEPORT - The 31st annual reunion of the family of the late James Doyle and Gertrude (Russell) Miller was held recently at the Miller home-place in Middleport. After the family circle, the welcome and announcements by Dale Miller, pledge of allegiance by Ronnie Miller and prayer by Mike Gerlach, a potluck dinner preceded the activities for the day which included reminiscing, playing games, having a fun auction, presenting trophies and swimming. Leading the activities for the day were Willard, Ronnie and Dale Miller. Added to the family was the birth of a great granddaughter to the Gene Miller family and a great grandson to the Elmer Miller family. One death was recorded, Bobby Laudermilt, brother of Sharon Beaver. Trophy winners were Willard Miller, oldest male; Mary (Miller) Smith. oldest female; Jerrob Cobb, youngest boy; Mckinzi Rhodes, youngest girl; Michael McConnic and Kasey Eskew, egg toss gold; Raymond Roach and Jacob Roach, silver egg toss; Egg toss bronze: Ronda (Miller) Smith and Josh Smith, bronze egg toss. The door prize was won by Jamie Cobb. Attending were: Columbus: Mary (Miller) Smith. Pain Smith. Wanda Abshire. John, Mary, Joey, Josh, Jamie, Jonathan & Jerrod Cobb. Johnnie Miller. Tiffany Cox. Brandon Compton. Kara Dugger. Sandy Balzer. Jason Davis. Mike Morehead. Devin Floyd. James Litchfield. Andy Null. Justin Rhodes. Amanda Fraley. Skilor Robinson. Mckinzi Rhodes. New Albany: Michael & Trudy McCormic. Jordan Williams. Aubrie Kopec. Pataskala: Ronda (Miller), Nick, Josh & Charlie Smith. Willard Miller, Wooster. Syracuse: Dale Miller. Pomeroy: Raymond and Pain Roach. Darin, Angela and Jacob Roach. Angie (Miller) Robinson. Chauncey: T.J. Scott. Reedsville: Brandon Roach. Marissa Murphy. Middleport: Mike & Deb Gerlach. Ronnie Miller. Tom Roach. Sharon Beaver. Randy Roach. Larry, Tina (Miller) an Chelsea Breuer, Kasey, Madison & Logan Eskew. Dorothy (Miller) Roach. Kentucky: Katie Thornton Next year's reunion will be held at the Miller homeplace in Middleport the second Sunday in July. BY DR. JOYCE BROTHERS Dear Dr. Brothers: At my dad's funeral, a guy came up to me, and he turned out to be one of my dad's brothers whom I'd never met. He never came to the family reunions, and Dad did mention his names a few times, but only in a derogatory way. He's supposed to be an alcoholic or a homeless guy or something. Should I try to befriend him, or does he sound not very worthwhile? My mom is gone too, and I just wonder, since this guy is "family," should I be nice to him? — B.T. Dear B.T.: Sometimes the idea of family ties is one that never gets off the ground. Your uncle obviously has been estranged from the rest of the family for years, but the fact that he attended his brother's funeral makes it likely that he is ready to come in from the cold. So you need to be able to make a decision as to whether to embrace this opportunity and this probably strange person, or just let him go, which would be easier. I'm sure that at this time, when you are keenly feeling the loss of your father and beginning to understand what it is to feel like an orphan, you might find it a good time to reach out. Although this relative has no cousins to offer you, he probably has a treasure trove of information and stories about your dad growing up. So if you would like to extend him an invitation to coffee and a chat, you'd have a chance to feel out how he relates to his spot in the family and if he has had any contact with the rest of your clan through the years. You can get his story of the split with your dad and/or other family members, and how he feels about it now. You can always Google him and then ask him about anything worrying that the search turns up. Dear Dr. Brothers: I hate to start a letter with "Back in my day," but it's true — back in my day, kids went off to college, got a job and paid their own way from then on. Maybe the parents would help them with a down payment for a house. Dr. Joyce Brothers Anyway, now they don't even move out after college — if anything, they move back in (my son) or get a job and an apartment but need help with the rent or the food (my son). What happened to selfreliance? Should I stop giving my kids money? — C.S. Dear C.S.: I can see that you are feeling frustrated and perhaps even a bit taken advantage of by your children, and that's not a good feeling. But surely you can appreciate that in the tough economic climate of the past several years, things just aren't going to be like the good old days, and if you can afford to help your kids now, it's really a good thing to do for them. If you feel like you're taking away from your own survival in retirement, that is a different matter and one that needs some professional financial planning to figure out. But your kids should be doing everything they can to pull their own weight during this rough start to their careers. As soon as they have steady employment, they should be able to figure out how much to contribute toward room and board, or how to limit their spending so you can hang on to your own cash. You are far from alone. A new Harris poll showed that nearly 60 percent of parents are providing financial support to their out-of-school adult children, and that includes assistance with paying back huge college loans, which have grown considerably since the early 1990s. While you are paying some expenses, make sure your children are taking responsibility for some of their bills and are helping to make a plan that will point the way to their financial independence. (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate Music Fest coming to Vinton Airport McARTHUR – The Ridgetop Music Fest, plus three other events, will be held at the Vinton County Airport Sunday, Aug. 14, for a full day of family-friendly activities at the scenic airport site. Food will be available beginning at about noon and airplane rides will be offered later in the afternoon. At 11 a.m., registration for an old car show will begin with the show starting at 1 p.m. Lawn tractor pulls start at 2 p.m. after registration from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., and g-cart races being at 1 ip.m. in the airport tarmac. The Ridgetop Music Fest begins at 5 p.m. and will feature a great lineup of local entertainment performing music of a variety of types including country, gospel, and bluegrass. 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But one month before school was to start for the special-needs teen, his mother, psychiatrist Margaret Jensvold, shot him in the head, then killed herself. Officers found their bodies Tuesday in the bedrooms of their home in Kensington, Md., an upper-middle class Washington suburb. They also found a note. "School — can't deal with school system," the letter began, Jensvold's sister, Susan Slaughter, told The Associated Press. And later: "Debt is bleeding me. Strangled by debt." Although family members said they were stunned by the killings, they also said Jensvold had become increasingly strained by financial pressure and by anguished fights with the county public school system over the special-needs education of her son, who had an autism spectrum disorder. They said the school district — apparently believing it could adequately educate Ben — had refused to cover tuition costs for the boy to attend a private school for special-needs students. Jensvold didn't have the money herself and didn't want to return her son to public school, where relatives said she felt harshly judged and marginalized and where Ben had struggled. "It was a huge stress," Slaughter said. "It's very hard being a single parent under any circumstances, but to have a high-needs child is overwhelming. And then to have him inappropriately placed in the school, and have the school fighting with her, was really traumatic." Jensvold also offered an explanation for taking her son's life. "She did mention in the note that she knows people whose parents committed suicide when they were children and how difficult and traumatizing that was, and she didn't want to do that to Ben," Slaughter said. "It is very true," she added. "I can't imagine Ben ever recovering from the loss of his mother." Special needs education is an emotionally freighted issue, perhaps especially so in Montgomery County — an affluent region where parents tend to be actively engaged in education and where schools are consistently rated among the country's best. School district spokeswoman Lesli Maxwell said that privacy laws prevented her from discussing the particulars of Barnhard's case, but that the district offered vast options for its 17,000 special-education students and will refer students for private schooling when it can't meet their needs. Jensvold, a Johns Hopkinseducated psychiatrist specializing in women's health, was passionate and determined. She made news in 1990 by filing a gender discrimination lawsuit against the National Institute of Mental Health, where she was a medical staff fellow. A judge ultimately ruled against her, calling her version of events an "illusion." She later had her own private practice but most recently was working at Kaiser Permanente. She also was a protective mother, constantly fighting with Montgomery County schools over how best to accommodate her son. He was her world, said her divorce lawyer, Robert Baum. "She came with an album of pictures of her in a very warm and endearing type of situation," he said. "Her arms around him playing outside, amusement parks, all the types of things you'd love to see of parents dealing with their kids." Ben was an active infant — his family nicknamed him "ATB," or All-Terrain Baby — but became increasingly withdrawn and isolated, and relatives said as a child he developed an autoimmune disease that's sometimes triggered by strep. A divorce court filing lists 18 specialists involved in Ben's care, and Jensvold's own suicide note hints at some of the child's difficulties: "writing problems, migraines, hearing things" — and "a bit paranoid." He had a small group of friends and enjoyed computers, origami, animals and picking tomatoes with his grandmother, his father said. But school was difficult for him, and his weight — topping 275 before his weight loss-program — made him a target for teasing. He found comfort with even more food. "He used to say, 'Mom and The Daily Sentinel Reader Services (USPS 145-966) Correction Policy Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Published Tuesday through Friday, 111 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio. Second-class postage paid at Pomeroy. Member: The Associated Press and the Ohio Newspaper Association. Postmaster: Send address corrections to The Daily Sentinel, P.O. Box 729, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Our main number is (740) 992-2156. 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The couple placed their son in the county's special education program, but Barnhard said his son struggled in the system. He spent about nine months at Wellspring Academies, a weight-loss boarding school in North Carolina, returning in May more than 100 pounds slimmer and more confident. "He wanted to ride his bike. He wanted to be a kid again," Barnhard said. "He wanted to go out and have fun. He wanted to fly airplanes with his dad. He wanted to just do anything." But there were still concerns about where to send Ben to school. Jensvold appeared consumed by his education at her father's memorial service last spring, Slaughter said. She confided that she was having trouble paying the roughly $50,000 tuition for Ben to attend Wellspring. She presented a binder about fiveinches thick detailing his academic needs, along with a chart showing how his IQ had fallen over the years. At the end of June, Slaughter wrote her sister to say their mother would pay for Ben's education for the coming year. Jensvold had planned to enroll her son in the Ivymount School, a Rockville, Md., private school specializing in autism and other learning disabilities. Tuition there ranges based on a child's needs, but can be more than $60,000, the school said Monday. Her mother said she'd send a check. In her final months, Jensvold only sporadically communicated with her family, as she had for years, Slaughter said. Emails frequently went unreturned, mail sometimes unopened. Ben spent July 4 with his divorced parents aboard his dad's restored boat, treading past the Washington Monument with a picnic dinner of barbecue and pineapple. It was a final moment of serenity. He died a month later. One day after his body was found — co-workers hadn't heard from Jensvold for days and newspapers had accumulated outside the house — a $10,000 check from Jensvold's mother arrived, Slaughter said. There's no more poignant symbol of American childhood than the lemonade stand, evocative of long, lazy summer days and pie-inthe-sky entrepreneurial dreams. It inevitably was a subject for a Norman Rockwell print, with a brassy kid confidently hawking cups for 5 cents each. If Rockwell were to update the image today, he might have to include an officer of the law nosing around the stand to ensure its compliance with all relevant ordinances. In various localities around the country this summer, cops have raided and shut down lemonade stands. The incidents get -- and deserve -national attention as telling collisions between classic Americana and the senseless pettifogging that is increasingly the American Way. There should be an easy rule of thumb for when enforcement of a regulation has gone too far: When it makes kids cry. Setting up a lemonade stand has always been the occasion for early lessons about the importance of hustle and perseverance, and some business basics -- like location, location, location. It shouldn't be the occasion for dealing with the unreasoning dictates of The Man. Police in Coralville, Iowa, a few weeks ago conducted a sweep and shut down three lemonade stands, some within minutes of their opening. The offenders had started their renegade operations the weekend of an annual bike ride across the state. The town requires vendors to have a permit during the days of the event. None of the perps did, including one 4-year-old girl who shamelessly made $4 before police intervened. One mother said she could only laugh when the police told her the Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Rich Lowry cost of a permit was $400. Uncomprehending, her kids cried. They figured only the inadequacy of their handmade signs could have made the city's law enforcement want to put them out of business. Setting up a lemonade stand has always been the occasion for early lessons about the importance of hustle and perseverance, and some business basics — like location, location, location. It shouldn't be the occasion for dealing with the unreasoning dictates of The Man. A Coralville civic eminence subsequently explained that the ordinance was in place to protect the health of the bike riders, who are apparently robust enough to bike 472 miles but might be felled by 6 ounces of lemonade. In McAllen, Texas, two kids were shut down and their grandmother threatened with a fine on similar grounds. Audaciously, the youngsters started selling lemonade for 50 cents a cup in a park without a health permit or licensed food handlers to prepare or serve their lemony libation. Hoping only to fund the upkeep of their two hermit crabs, these two children had stumbled into a murky world way over their heads. In Midway, Ga., three girls were told they needed a business license, peddler's permit and food permit to set up a lemonade stand on their front lawn. It might have taken all summer just to navigate the bureaucracy necessary to begin selling the lemonade. The chief of police explained why she had to act to protect the public from the unauthorized sale of the unknown substance purporting to be "lemonade": "We were not aware of how the lemonade was made, who made the lemonade, of what the lemonade was made with." Chances are that it was made of the usual dangerous cocktail of lemon juice, sugar and water. If children -- or their parents -- aren't to be trusted to prepare lemonade, presumably people lured by the prospect of a cool drink on a hot day can calculate the risks on their own and take their pocket change elsewhere if they feel safe only with professional-quality product. Invariably, the parents of illicit lemonade-stand vendors protest to the authorities, "but they're just kids." That should be a clinching, self-evident argument. But not when an unbending legalism is ascendant, and there's a law for everything. It's in this spirit that we pat down children in the security lines of airports. People in authority are afraid ever to be caught rendering common-sense judgments. For now, the lemonade-stand crackdowns are a bridge too far. They usually bring cries of public outrage and embarrassed backpedaling from officials. So belly up to the lemonade stand -- while you still can. (Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@ nationalreview.com) (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Letters to the Editor able. Mail Subscription Inside 12 Weeks 26 Weeks 52 Weeks Meigs County . . . . . . . . . .$35.26 . . . . . . . . . .$70.70 . . . . . . . . .$140.11 Outside Meigs County 12 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$56.55 26 Weeks . . . . . . . . .$113.60 52 Weeks . . . . . . . . .$227.21 Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor �Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Deaths Mabel Louise Costen Mabel Louise Costen, 90, of Point Pleasant, died Friday evening, Aug. 5, 2011, at Holzer Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at the Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Visitation was held at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home on Monday evening. London burns: Riots spread through UK capital city LONDON (AP) — Violence and looting spread to new areas of London on Monday — and to a second major city — as shops and cars were set ablaze and authorities struggled to contain the spiraling disorder on a third night of rioting in Britain's capital, which will host next summer's Olympic Games. The worst unrest in London in decades saw buildings, vehicles and garbage dumps set alight, stores burglarized and police officers pelted with bottles and fireworks, as groups of young people rampaged through neighborhoods across the capital. Fire crews battled to control a raging blaze that swept through a 100-year-old family run furniture store in Croydon, in south London, and forced nearby homes to be evacuated. In the nation's central city of Birmingham, dozens of people attacked shops in a main retail district — spreading the chaos beyond London for the first time since violence broke out on Saturday night. As authorities struggled to keep pace with the unrest, Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his summer vacation in Italy and will convene a meeting of the government's crisis committee on Tuesday to toughen the response to the escalating violence. It began late Saturday in London's northern Tottenham district when a peaceful protest over the police's shooting of a suspect turned violent, leaving parts of the high street charred and its shops looted. But some have blamed the unrest on unemployment, insensitive policing and frustration across Britain over the government's austerity budget, which will bring deep cuts to social services and welfare payments. "There is significant disorder breaking out in a number of our communities across London," Tim Godwin, the acting London police commissioner said Monday, acknowledging that the 1,400 officers police deployed across London were struggling to halt the unrest. Some residents called for police to deploy water canons to disperse rioters, or call on the military for support. Witnesses in several neighborhoods said police were slow to respond as violence broke out in communities in the east and south of London previously untouched by the chaos, leaving young thugs free to set fires and steal from high street stores. The small groups of youths — most with their heads and faces covered — used SMS messages, instant messaging on BlackBerry cell phones and social media such as Twitter to coordinate their attacks and outwit the police. Once the preserve of businesspeople, BlackBerry handsets are popular with teenagers, thanks to their free, fast instant messaging system. Blackberry's manufacturer, Research in Motion, said in a statement that they were assisting authorities in their investigation and "feel for those impacted by the riots in London." Police were also monitoring Twitter, and warned that those who posted messages inciting the violence could face arrest. In the Peckham district of south London, where a building was set ablaze along with a bus — which was not carrying passengers — onlookers said the scene resembled a conflict zone. Cars were torched in nearby Lewisham, and shops looted in south London's Clapham district. "There's been tension for a long time. The kids aren't happy. They hate the police," said Matthew Yeoland, a 43-year-old teacher watching the unrest in Peckham. "It's like a war zone and the police weren't doing anything. There were too many people and not enough police." In the Hackney area of east London, hundreds of youths attacked shops and set fire to cars. Hussain Sayem, a 25-year-old retail worker, said he had sympathy for London's stretched police. "How can the police handle it?" he said. Violence broke out late Saturday in London's northern Tottenham district when peaceful protest over the fatal police shooting of Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old father of four, who was gunned down in disputed circumstances Thursday, turned violent. Two police cars and a double-decker bus were set alight, stores were looted and several buildings along Tottenham's main street — five miles (eight kilometers) from the site of the 2012 Olympics — were reduced to smoldering shells. Duggan's death stirred old animosities despite efforts by London police to build better relations with the city's ethnic communities after high profile cases of racism in recent decades. Police say Duggan was shot dead when police from Operation Trident — the unit that investigates gun crime in the black community — stopped a cab he was riding in. The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is investigating the shooting, said a "non-police firearm" was recovered at the scene, and media reports said a bullet had been found in an officer's radio. However, the Guardian newspaper reported that the bullet in the radio was police-issue, indicating Duggan may not have fired at the officer. Duggan's partner, Semone Wilson, insisted Monday that her fiance was not connected to gang violence and urged police to offer more information about his death. But she said the riots appeared to be no longer linked to the initial protests. "It got out of hand. It's not connected to this any more. This is out of control," she said. www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A5 Meigs County Forecast Southern From Page A1 Member Dennie Hill voting no. Other business: Approved accepting Safe and Drug Free School Grant in amount of $50,000. Approved re-advertising for bids regarding fuel/oil, bread/bakery, dairy/milk. Approved hiring Lori Warden for 180 hours to manage high school library. Approved COG-SEOVEC for fiscal year 2012 for Master District Software Service; approved membership in CORAS for $325 for school year; approved application for high school diploma for Jerry L. Rowe in accordance with Board Policy 9800 (High School Diplomas to WWII, Korean Conflict and Vietnam War veterans.) Authorized advertising in The Daily Sentinel for a new school bus; approved open enrollment students. The next regular meeting of SLBOE is at 8 p.m., Aug. 22 at the high school. School board members present for the meeting were Denny Evans, Denny Hill, Paul Harris, John Hoback and Peggy Gibbs. Reunion From Page A1 Service plays; 10:30 a.m., food vendors and kids inflatables and games open; 12:30 p.m., parade lineup at Meigs football field, 1 p.m., Meigs Alumni Parade travels from football stadium, down Main Street with Meigs Band performing immediately following the parade on Court Street, 3-3:45 p.m., Marauder (alumni musical group) performs, 4 p.m., alumni flag football game (football stadium), 5 p.m., Court Street Extravaganza hosted by Toney Dingess and the Marauder Band (past and present members) on Court Street. Buffington From Page A1 last major engagement of Morgan’s Raid, an invasion by Confederate cavalry forces under John Hunt Morgan into Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio in June and July of 1863. Losses suffered by the Confederates resulted in Morgan’s official surrender days later near Salineville, Ohio. The campaign effectively disrupted operations of the Army of the Ohio and the Army of the Cumberland while creating widespread panic in Ohio and Indiana. Safety From Page A1 and remain alert to any sudden traffic changes.” In order to make this a safe year for school bus travel, motorists should plan ahead and allow extra time for those school bus stops; they are urged to exercise patience and never pass a stopped school bus. Furthermore, motorists need to watch for children walking to and from the bus stop when they are backing out of a garage or driveway. Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. West wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind between 3 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. 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Member SIPC. Time for school supply pickup BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Deadly crash highlights role of US special forces KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The loss of dozens of elite American troops to a Taliban rocket-propelled grenade is a window on the war to come — focused increasingly on the type of special operations the troops were pursuing when their helicopter crashed. The U.S. military released new details Monday about the crash in the Tangi Valley, a dangerous area of Wardak province on the doorstep of the Afghan capital. The 30 U.S. troops, seven Afghan commandos and an Afghan interpreter who died were taking part in one of thousands of nighttime operations being conducted annually across the nation. The sheer number of these missions is evidence that progress in the nearly decade-long war depends more on efforts to kill or capture insurgents than the overarching strategy of building support for the Afghan government at grassroots levels. And these missions will take on relatively more importance as troop levels decline. Saturday's crash of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter was deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the war and raised anew questions in the United States about why U.S. troops are still fighting the unpopular conflict. U.S. leaders vowed on Monday not to let the loss rewrite the war strategy. "We will press on and we will succeed," President Barack Obama said at the White House. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said, "As heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail this country from our efforts to defeat al-Qaida and deny them a safe haven in Afghanistan." In Kabul, German Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, said, "The incident, as tragic as it was in its magnitude, will have no influence on the conduct of operations." Jacobson said troops continued Monday to recover every last piece of the helicopter and that no one was being allowed in or out of the heavily secured crash site during the investigation. A ceremony was held at Bagram Air Field, a massive military installation north of Kabul, to pay respect to fallen service members being sent back to the United States. Marine Gen. John Allen, the new top commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, released a statement early Tuesday in honor of the fallen American and Afghan troops. "In life they were comrades in arms and in death they are bound forever in this vital cause," he said. "We cherish this selfless sacrifice." POMEROY – Distribution of school supplies to Meigs County students has been scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Mulberry Community Center in Pomeroy. The Meigs County Cooperative Parish annually collects school supplies from donors across the county and distributes them to students. With the first day of classes being Wednesday, Aug. 24, the time to distribute school supplies was set for this week which allows parents time to determine what they have to purchase to supplement what was provided. Again this year State Representative Debbie Phillips (D-Athens) will be in Pomeroy to distribute backpacks to area children. The program is part of the Office Depot Foundation’s Annual National Backpack Program in partnership with the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). “I am grateful for the opportunity to work again this year with both the Office Depot Foundation and the National Foundation for Women Legislators to help children in southeastern Ohio,” said Rep. Phillips. “The slow recovery of the economy is still affecting many families in our region, and hopefully this will help relieve the expense of back to school time.” Phillips will be at the Pomeroy Center at 10 a.m. Last year more than 150 students received backpacks filled with supplies through the Parish program. Pre-registration for school supplies has been taking place at the Parish office for the past two weeks. Anderson McDaniel Those who pre-registered will be assured of a bag of Funeral Home school supplies. Others Adam McDaniel who show up Thursday & James Anderson DIRECTORS will be given supplies only as long as they last. There is a requirement that children must come Pre-Arrangement Planning during the designated Middleport Pomeroy pickup time in order to 992-5141 992-5444 receive school supplies. www.andersonmcdaniel.com Low Cost and Value are smart decisions, especially in this economy. 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TUESDAY TELEVISION GUIDE �Tuesday, August 9, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page A8 www.mydailysentinel.com Mid-Ohio drivers set for trouble that never came LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Even before the start of Sunday’s IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio, the 27 drivers on the grid were reminded to be aware of problem areas on the narrow, sinewy track. As it turned out, there were very few mishaps in a relatively clean race. Brian Barnhart, IndyCar’s president of competition and racing operations, met with drivers Sunday morning to discuss concerns about restarts on the long backstretch at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and also lane usage as cars enter the compact pit area. “This is a difficult track to overtake other cars. Between turns 5 and 9, it is very much ‘follow the car ahead,’” Barnhart said. “We’ve got to make an effort to keep the passing lane open or this event will be completely about track position and we will not be an entertaining event to watch.” He added, “I cannot stress enough the need for awareness and good decisions in pit lane.” Drivers had already expressed their worries about the tightness of the track. Mid-Ohio has long had the reputation of being a layout where it’s difficult to pass; a good qualifying run usually means a high finish because it’s so hard for cars to make up ground. At the same time, they said they’d try to make the best of the situation. “It’s not the type of racetrack where you’re going from sixth to first gear,” said Ryan HunterReay, who qualified fifth and finished 24th. “We should be able to run two-wide.” Pole-sitter and eventual winner Scott Dixon said he believed there’s a trade-off on a course such as Mid-Ohio. “This track has a little better flow to it as far as there’s not big, massive braking areas too often,” he said. “Even the back section is a lot of singlefile. It’s a little easier to judge your braking distances in corners with the layout of the circuit being a permanent road course. The grip, even though it’s slippery out there at the moment, it’s generally easier to read.” Dario Franchitti said all of the drivers were aware of the dangers, particularly in the pit area. “The pit lane here is massively tight. It’s almost too tight,” he said. “Even parking the car on the marks in the pit boxes is difficult. Pit lane is very tricky.” WILSON UPDATE: Justin Wilson was flown by helicopter Sunday to Indianapolis, where he was scheduled to meet with Dr. Terry Trammell, an orthopedic consultant to IndyCar The driver of the No. 22 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing entry broke a vertebra during an early qualifying run on Saturday. He was awake and aware when transported to a nearby hospital. Simon Pagenaud took Wilson’s place in the No. 22, qualifying 18th and finishing 13th. S L O W DADDY.COM: Danica Patrick led laps 24 through 26 of Sunday’s Mid-Ohio 200 IndyCar race. But there wasn’t much other good news. Patrick finished 21st, her short-lived run at the front coming only because she put off her first pit stop. After that, she didn’t catch any breaks on yellow flags and couldn’t keep up with the top cars. “It was a tough day for the GoDaddy.com car,” she said. “A couple of the yellows didn’t work in our favor, and we just didn’t quite have the speed to make up lost opportunities. It’s so difficult to pass on this track, and you need that speed from the start.” DRY RUN: Ryan Hunter-Reay finished third in the Mid-Ohio 200, but reached for water to celebrate. “I didn’t have any drink bottle and that’s tough because it was a physical race and you don’t realize how much you depend on that thing,” he said. Hunter-Reay was put on probation by IndyCar through the rest of 2011 for “initiating avoidable contact.” He joked that not having anything to drink was part of his penalty. “It was a good day apart from the drink bottle not working in the car — which I think was part of my probation,” he cracked. GOING THE WRONG WAY: Ed Carpenter qualified last in the 27-car field and ended up finishing 22nd. He sounded as down as could be about the future for the No. 67 Sarah Fisher Racing car. “This is not how we felt it was going to go, especially after testing here,” he said after qualifying. “We’re further behind than we’ve been all weekend. This is definitely not the direction we want to be going. We’re going to have to figure out a way to do a lot better.” NOT THIS TIME: In the 27 open-wheel races held at Mid-Ohio since 1980, Team Penske had won seven times. Yet Penske had a weekend to forget. The team had a fourrace IndyCar streak of Mid-Ohio pole positions end when Ryan Briscoe qualified second, Will Power fourth and Helio Castroneves 15th. Sunday was even worse. Power finished 14th, Briscoe 16th and Castroneves 19th. Power led laps 57 and 58 before fading. “I feel really bad for my guys,” said Castroneves. “To work so hard and finish 19th is really tough.” PIT STOPS: During the prerace driver introductions, it was clear that the biggest, loudest cheer was for Graham Rahal, who lives in New Albany and is the son of ex-Indy 500 winner and current team owner Bobby Rahal. He ended up 24th. ... Dixon’s last IndyCar win was at HomesteadMiami Speedway in 2010. ... Dixon has led laps in his last five starts at Mid-Ohio. ... Franchitti has finished in the top three in his last four starts at Mid-Ohio. ... Takuma Sato’s fourthplace finish was the best of his IndyCar career. OVP Sports Briefs Browns’ Massaquoi has bone injury BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmur revealed starting wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi has an injured bone in his left leg. Massaquoi, who showed up at training camp with a cast on his leg, has not yet practiced and spent the workouts on an exercise bike and watching from the sideline. Shurmur did not divulge any details about Massaquoi’s injury until Monday, when he confirmed it was a bone problem. The Browns have not said how long they expect Massaquoi, who had 36 receptions as a rookie, to be out. Also, second-year running back Montario Hardesty continued to be limited in his comeback from a knee injury. Shurmur said Hardesty has not suffered any setbacks and the team is intentionally bringing him along slowly. Linebacker Chris Gocong suffered a stinger during practice. Choo to begin minor league rehab assignment Monday ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo will begin a rehab assignment with Class A Lake County of the Midwest League on Monday, the next step in his return from a broken left thumb. Choo was examined on Saturday by team medical personnel in Cleveland, and he was cleared to start playing again. Choo has been on the disabled list since June 25. He’s been taking batting practice, and is now ready for full baseball activities. Reds put OF Heisey on DL, call up Sappelt CHICAGO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Chris Heisey on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left oblique and called up Dave Sappelt from Triple-A Louisville to play Sunday against the Chicago Cubs. Heisey, who was a pinch-runner Friday night, reported more soreness on Saturday. He’s hitting .249 with 12 homers and 38 RBIs this season. 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Deion Sanders strutted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night sporting a pair of gold shoes to go with the gold jacket emblematic of the special company he has become a part of. At the end of his riveting acceptance speech, he placed his ubiquitous do-rag on his hall bust. Neon Deion indeed. “This game,” Sanders repeated dozens of times, “this game taught me how to be a man. This game taught me if I get knocked down, I got to get my butt back up. “I always had a rule in life that I would never love anything that couldn’t love me back. It taught me how to be a man, how to get up, how to live in pain. Taught me so much about people, timing, focus, dedication, submitting oneself, sacrificing. “If your dream ain’t bigger than you, there’s a problem with your dream.” Sanders joined Marshall Faulk in entering the hall in their first year of eligibility. Shannon Sharpe, Richard Dent, Chris Hanburger, Les Richter and Ed Sabol also were enshrined before an enthusiastic crowd of 13,300 — much lower than the usual turnout. With Sunday’s Hall of Fame game a victim of the 4 1/2-month NFL lockout, Fawcett Stadium was half full. Not that Sanders needs a big audience. The dynamic cornerback and kick returner ran off a list of people who influenced him as smoothly as he ran past opponents, whether running back kicks or interceptions — or even catching passes when he appeared as a wide receiver, or dashing around the bases in the major leagues, including one World Series appearance. He spoke of promising his mother she could stop working in a hospital when he became a success, and of how he created the Prime Time image at Florida State — then turned it into a persona. A Hall of Fame persona. “What separates us is that we expect to be great,” he said. “I expect to be great, I expect to do what had to be done. I expect to make change.” Just as Sharpe expected to change his life as a kid who went to college with two brown grocery bags filled with his belongings. When Sharpe headed to Savannah State, all he heard was how he was destined to fail. “When people told me I’d never make it, I listened to the one person who said I could: me,” Sharpe said. Failure? Sharpe went from a seventh-round draft pick to the most Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT Enshrinee Deion Sanders poses with his scarf-adorned bust at the NFL's Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday. prolific tight end of his time. He won two Super Bowls with Denver and one with Baltimore, and at the time of his retirement in 2003, his 815 career receptions, 10,060 yards and 62 TDs were all NFL records for a tight end. Three times he went over 1,000 yards receiving in a season — almost unheard of for that position. In a 1993 playoff game, Sharpe had 13 catches against Oakland, tying a record. Sharpe patted his bust on the head Saturday before saying, “All these years later, it makes me proud when people call me a self-made man.” In a captivating acceptance speech, Sharpe passionately made a pitch to get his brother, Sterling, who played seven years with the Packers, considered for election to the shrine. Sterling, who introduced his younger brother for induction, wept as Shannon praised him. “I am the only player who has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and am the second-best player in my family,” Sharpe said. “I am so honored. You don’t know what this means for me. This is the fraternity of all fraternities.” Faulk was the running back of running backs for much of his 12-season career. As versatile and dangerous a backfield threat as the NFL has seen, Faulk was voted the NFL’s top offensive player in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and was the NFL’s MVP in 2000. He was the league’s scoring leader in 2000 and ‘01, made seven Pro Bowls, and was the first player to gain 2,000 yards from scrimmage in four consecutive years. The second overall draft pick in 1994, when Faulk was offensive rookie of the year, he played five seasons in Indianapolis, then his final seven for St. Louis, helping the Rams to their only Super Bowl victory in 1999. Through tears, Faulk said, “Boy this is pretty special. ... I am glad to be a part of it. This is football heaven. “I am a football fan just like all of you,” Faulk told the crowd. “I have always, always been a fan and had an abiding passion and love and respect for this game of football, even when I was a kid selling popcorn in the Superdome because I couldn’t afford a ticket. “It’s tough going from the projects to the penthouse.” Dent was a dynamic pass rusher on one of the NFL’s greatest defenses, the 1985 NFL champions. He was the MVP of that Super Bowl and finished with 137? career sacks, third all-time when he left the sport. He epitomized the Monsters of the Midway: fast, fierce and intimidating. “Richard was like a guided missile,” Joe Gilliam, Dent’s college coach, said during his introduction. “You must dream and you must be dedicated to something in your life,” added Dent, who asked everyone in the audience to rise in applause for Gilliam, then thanked dozens of people, including many from the ‘85 Bears who also were in the stadium. He saved his highest praise for the late Walter Payton. “When you have dreams, it is very tough to say you can do everything by yourself,” Dent said. “It’s all about other people.” Sabol made a life out of telling other people’s stories. An aspiring filmmaker, Sabol approached Commissioner Pete Rozelle offering to double the rights fee for filming the 1962 NFL championship game between the Packers and Giants. Rozelle accepted the $3,000 and a wildly successful marriage was formed. Seated in a wheelchair, the 94-year-old Sabol said he “dreamt the impossible dream, and I’m living it right at this minute.” “This honor tonight really goes to NFL Films, I just happen to be accepting all the accolades,” Sabol added. Sabol’s son, Steve, who replaced him as president of the company, introduced his father, about whom he said, “My sisters used to say my dad was two stooges short of a good routine. He loved to entertain.” Hanburger called his induction “one of the greatest moments in my life and I mean that from my heart. I am just overwhelmed by this.” Hanburger never let his job with the Redskins overwhelm him. He was the signal-caller for George Allen’s intricate defenses in Washington, which included dozens of formations. He also was a physical player. Nicknamed “The Hangman,” Hanburger stood out for one violent move he practically patented in 14 seasons with the Redskins: the clothesline tackle, which eventually was outlawed. A senior committee nominee, Hanburger made nine Pro Bowls in his 14 seasons, although he never won a championship. The linebacker’s knack for finding the ball helped him to 19 interceptions and three fumble returns for TDs, a league mark when he retired after the 1978 season. Hanburger stared into the face of his bust before saying induction is “something that I never gave a thought to.” Richter, who died last year, also was a senior nominee. He played nine seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, who acquired him in 1954 for 11 players after he was the second overall draft pick. Richter served two years in the military, then became one of the most rugged defenders in the NFL. He made eight straight Pro Bowls while also seeing time at center and as a placekicker for part of his career. He retired in 1962 and went on to a successful career in motor sports. AP Sports Briefs REAL MADRID SIGNS 7-YEAR-OLD SOCCER PRODIGY MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has signed a 7year-old soccer prodigy from Argentina who goes by the name Leo — just like Lionel Messi. Leonel Angel Coira signed with the Spanish club and will begin training Sept. 6, Madrid spokesman Juan Tapiador told The Associated Press on Monday. Coira told the Argentine sports daily Ole last week that his idol is Messi, the Barcelona forward who is also Argentine and goes by the name Leo. Coira said he prefers to pass rather than score. He already has a Facebook page featuring photos of his visit to Real Madrid. Madrid reportedly made the push to sign Coira because Spanish league rival Atletico Madrid was also pursuing the youngster. Barcelona signed Messi from the Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys as a teenager and he has gone on to win the World Player of the Year award two times. He also has helped Barcelona win 15 trophies, including three Champions League titles and five Spanish league championships. OHIO STATE EXTENDS DEAL BLUE JACKETS’ ARENA TO RUN COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State is extending its management of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ home arena after the arrangement saved more money than expected. The Columbus Dispatch reports the contract is being extended one year, meaning Ohio State will manage Nationwide Arena until July. The school also runs nearby Value City Arena. The Nationwide Arena agreement began in May 2010 and was expected to save about $1 million a year for the financially struggling hockey team and $250,000 for the school because of lower administrative costs. An OSU official says the school ended up with $1 million more than projected. Team President Mike Priest says the Blue Jackets cut operational costs and boosted attendance at arena events, but he declined to share financial details. The team rents the arena for $5 million annually. AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Adam Scott won his first World Golf Championship. No one celebrated more than his caddie. Steve Williams attributed Sunday at the Bridgestone Invitational to destiny. This was the first tournament for Tiger Woods in three months because of his injured left leg, and Woods’ first tournament since he fired Williams as his caddie after 12 years. Williams was irritated at getting cut loose, and he made that clear in an interview with a New Zealand television station two weeks ago when he said he had wasted the last two years of his life sticking by Woods through all his trouble. If that wasn’t enough of an indication, one only had to see the smile on his face as the fans chanted Williams’ name walking to the 18th green. Or the way he pumped his fist when Scott holed a 5-foot birdie on the final hole for a fourshot victory. And the interviews — yes, interviews — that Williams gave after Scott signed for a 5-under 65. Williams has only spoken to a few reporters he knows over the years, but he had so many media around him after the tournament ended that all anyone could see was the Titleist cap — not the familiar Nike “TW” brand — on his head. Woods shot a 70 to tie for 37th, 18 shots behind, and his interview transcript was only 1 ? pages. Williams didn’t hit a shot all day and a transcript of his interview was nearly twice as long. Even more shocking was how Williams described the feeling. “I’ve caddied for 33 years — 145 wins now — and that’s the best win I’ve ever had,” Williams told CBS Sports on the 18th green. This from a guy whose 12 years working for Woods featured 13 majors and 16 world titles among 72 wins worldwide. That includes the 2001 Masters, when Woods won an unprecedented fourth straight major. Scott didn’t seem to mind that Williams’ comment became a bigger story than the 31-year-old Australian going the final 26 holes without a bogey for a win that moved him up to No. 9 in the world. Told about Williams’ comment that this was his best week as a caddie, Scott smiled and winced. “He’s obviously really happy to get a win,” he said. As for the distraction? Scott is used to it by now. Williams first worked for him at the U.S. Open, the first step toward Woods deciding to end the partnership, and he has been hounded by questions all week about using Woods’ former caddie and how much a difference it would make for him. “I can talk about Steve now and not Tiger,” Scott said to laughter, alluding to the countless times he and other players have been asked about Woods. “I’m sure there are a lot of other golfers who wouldn’t mind that, either.” It added another chapter to a saga that never seems to end with Woods. His left leg looked good all week. His scores were pedestrian, but there were signs that his game is not terribly far off. And yet the week ends with him being mocked. Woods pushed back his news conference at the PGA Championship one day to Wednesday, although no reason was given. It at least means he won’t have to cope with the media for his first two full days of practice at Atlanta Athletic Club. Lost in this soap opera was a strong golf tournament, and a command performance not only by Scott, but players chasing him, including 19-year-old Ryo Ishikawa. Scott and Ishikawa were tied for a big part of the front nine, and Scott took a one-shot lead — the same one he started out with on Sunday — into the back nine. Ishikawa stuffed his approach to 7 feet on the 10th hole. Scott hit his to 6 feet, and both made birdie. Scott seized control on the 12th, when he chipped in for birdie to take a twoshot lead, then used his long putter to roll in a birdie putt just inside 30 feet on the 14th. On the next hole, Scott saved par with a 10-foot putt, while Ishikawa three-putted for bogey, and suddenly the Australian had a three-shot lead. Ahead of him, Rickie Fowler played the kind of golf that usually wins at Firestone on Sunday. He had a bogey-free round of 66, but it simply wasn’t enough to catch Scott. Luke Donald, the world No. 1 for the last 10 weeks, also had a 66 and wound up tied for second with Fowler. Ishikawa made a bogey on the final hole for a 69 and tied for fourth — his best finish in America — with Jason Day. “Today, I was on,” Scott said. “To win here at this place, a World Golf Championship, it’s huge.” It didn’t hurt having Williams at his side. Along with his experience working for Woods, along with major champions Greg Norman and Raymond Floyd, Williams was on the bag for all seven of Woods’ victories at Firestone. “He has such a great knowledge of this golf course and the greens,” Scott said. “He’s seen a guy play incredible golf, the best golf anyone has ever played around here, so many times. He really guided me around the course nicely. ... So he was, no doubt, a help.” Scott finished at 17under 263, the lowest score to win at Firestone since Woods had 259 in 2000 in an 11-shot win. He became the third Australian to win a world title, joining Geoff Ogilvy and Craig Parry. With a three-shot lead, Scott thought about playing it safe on the 18th. Williams told him to take 6-iron at the flag, and Scott obliged with a shot that rolled past the cup and settled 5 feet away. When they got to the green, one fan shouted out, “How do you like him now, Tiger?” By then, Woods was long gone. After missing three months with a leg injury, he finished a tournament for the first time since the Masters on April 10 and closed with a 70 to tie for 37th, 18 shots behind. “I had it in spurts this week,” Woods said. While his old boss was on the mend, Williams agreed to caddie for Scott at the U.S. Open. Williams said he was led to believe that Woods was going to play practice rounds at Congressional, but only after the New Zealand caddie arrived in America was he told that Woods was not healthy enough for the U.S. Open. That’s when Williams decided to work for Scott, and he worked for Scott again at the AT&T National, the tournament that benefits Woods’ foundation. Woods said he fired him after the final round that week, and they kept it quiet until Williams was done working for Scott at the British Open. Woods said he told him face-to-face. Williams said Sunday that Woods fired him over the phone. “I was told on the phone that we need to take a break, and in caddie lingo, that means you’re fired, simple as that,” Williams said. “I was absolutely shocked that I got the boot, to be honest with you,” he said. “I’ve been incredibly loyal to the guy, and I got short-shrifted. Very disappointed.” But he wasn’t disappointed on Sunday. It’s been awhile since Williams has smiled so much on the golf course. �Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Sports Briefs BY ANNETTE WARD GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Gallia Academy High School will be hosting a football scrimmage against Meigs High School on Friday, Aug. 19, at Memorial Field. The admission price is $5 per person and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Holzer Cancer Center. This game will serve as preparation for the regular season, generate excitement for the football season, and help a worthy cause in our community. This preseason event kicks off at 7:30 p.m. RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College Athletics Department recently received a national recognition award for its innovative website. The website has a wide range of information on Rio Grande athletics, and it also has archived video and audio broadcasts of athletic events from the 2010-2011 academic year. In addition, even more broadcasts of games, interviews and special events are planned for the upcoming year. The award that Rio Grande received is the Recognition of Excellence in Publishing, Traffic and Overall Site Design from iHigh.com. iHigh.com is a international Internet company CENTENARY, Ohio — The Gallia Academy cross country teams — middle school and high school — will be holding practices at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday at the high school. For more information contact Coach May at 740-5781065 or Coach Hall at 614-370-7146. The Daily Sentinel • Page A10 URG/RGCC Athletics website receives national award GAHS VARSITY FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE GAHS CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICES www.mydailysentinel.com SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL that partners with colleges and high schools to assist with their web sites. The award recognized Rio Grande as one of iHigh.com’s Top Colleges for 2010-2011 “We’re honored to receive this award from them,” said Rio Grande Athletics Director Jeff Lanham. Rio Grande partners with iHigh.com to broadcast Red Storm Athletic events. When visitors to the Rio Grande athletics web site click on the “Storm Watch” link, it takes them to Rio Grande’s site with iHigh.com, where they can watch and listen to Rio Grande events. Many events have full video broadcasts, while others have just the radio broadcasts. Soccer matches, volleyball games, basketball games and baseball games are all available on the site. All of the games that are broadcast on the site are also archived, so that they can be watched or listened to at a later time. “We’ve already had more than 75,000 views of our broadcasts,” Lanham said. The web site has become very popular with fans and alumni interested in keeping up on Red Storm sports. “Even our students’ parents, no matter where they are, can watch the games now,” Lanham said. He added that after a game many of the student-athletes themselves will go back to their dorm rooms and watch replays of their games to help them evaluate their performances. Rio Grande will be adding broadcasts of additional sports such as cross country and softball to the website during the next school year. Another benefit of the broadcasts is that Rio Grande students are able to gain experience putting together some of the productions. “Students do all of the videotaping,” Lanham said. Two students who are communications majors have done most of the work so far, and it has been a great learning experience for them. Rio Grande does not pay anything for this partnership and the broadcasts, and in fact makes money depending on how many people view the contests. Lanham expects the number of people viewing the contests to increase next year, which will also increase the revenue the University receives. Lanham also plans on expanding the program to include interviews with coaches and hopefully special events on campus. He would like to broadcast and archive fine arts events, Rio Grande ceremonies and other special activities on campus throughout the year if possible. “We have a great deal of potential here to really reach out to our alumni and the community with this,” Lanham said. For more information on the athletics web site, or to view any of the archived games, log on to www.rioredstorm.com RIVER VALLEY ATHLETIC MEETING BIDWELL, Ohio — River Valley High School and Middle School will be holding their mandatory OHSAA Athletic preseason fall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9. The meeting will take place in the high school cafeteria. This meeting is for parents and athletes in regards to eligibility, athletic policies, code of conduct, nutrition, sports medicine, and necessary paperwork for each parent to complete for their child to participate in a fall sport. Mandatory OHSAA videos will be shown and athletic paperwork for each athlete to participate must be completed at this meeting. For questions call RVHS at 446-2926 or e m a i l gl_jhill@seovec.org MYL FALL BALL SIGNUPS MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — The Middleport Youth League will be holding Fall Ball signups for both baseball and softball for boys and girls ages 5-16 at the Middleport Ball Fields from noon until 4 p.m. on the Saturday August 13. The cost is $35 per child or $45 per family. For more information, call Dave at (740) 590-0438, or Tanya at (740) 992-5481. MEIGS ATHLETIC MEETING ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Meigs High School and Middle School will be holding their mandatory OHSAA Athletic preseason fall meeting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14. The meeting will take place in the high school gym. This meeting is for parents and athletes in regards to eligibility, athletic policies, code of conduct, nutrition, sports medicine, and necessary paperwork for each parent to complete for their child to participate in a fall sport. Mandatory OHSAA videos will be shown and athletic paperwork for each athlete to participate must be completed at this meeting. For questions call MHS at 992-2158 or MMS at 992-3058. CONTACT US 1-740-446-2342 ext. 33 Fax — 1-740-446-3008 E-mail: mdssports@mydailysentinel.com Sports Staff Bryan Walters (740) 446-2342, ext. 33 bwalters@mydailytribune.com Sarah Hawley (740) 446-2342, ext. 33 shawley@mydailytribune.com Sarah Hawley/photo Point Pleasant freshman Kelsey Allbright takes her first swing of the Wahama golfer Michael MacKnight tees off on the first hole at season on Friday morning at Riverside Golf Course in Mason, W.Va. Riverside Golf Course during Friday’s tri-match. PPHS defeated both Wahama and Ravenswood in the season opener. Point golfers open season with tri-match victory SENTINEL STAFF MDSSPORTS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM MASON, W.Va. — Both the Wahama White Falcons and the Point Pleasant Big Blacks opened their high school golf seasons Friday at the Riverside Golf Course in Mason,WV with an 18 hole tri-match with the Ravenswood Red Devils. Point Pleasant, led by match medalist, Opie Lucas won the play 6, count 4 format with an excellent early season team score of 327. Opie Lucas Sisk posted a fine 3 over par score of 73 on the hot and muggy day. Freshman Kelsey Allbright, playing in her first high school golf match, and Sophomore Alex Potter supported Opie with scores of 84. Kelsey’s brother, Erik, was close behind with a score of 86 to complete the team score. Denver Thomas and Adam Thomas completed Point’s 6 man team, but their scores were not included in the final total. Wahama finished behind Point with a team score of 363. Junior Dakota Sisk shot his best ever score of 78 to lead the White Falcons. Team Captain and Senior Kevin Back added a 89. Samuel Gordon and Caroline Thompson, both juniors, completed the team total by posting scores of 94 and 102 respectively. The scores turned in by Austin Ohlinger and Michael MacKnight were not included in the team total. The young and inexperienced team from Ravenswood turned in a team total of 421. Jon O’Brien shot a 96 for the Red Devils leading score. Trey Ellis added an even 100 followed by a 109 by Caleb Meiage. Mike Yencha provided the 4th score posting a 116. The scores from Zack Vannest and Trace Boso were not counted in the team total. Both the White Falcons and Big Blacks continue the new season with matches on Monday, August 8. Wahama plays host to TVC opponent Miller along with Buffalo and River Valley. Point Pleasant will take part in the Parkersburg Country Club invitational tournament. Browns’ new punter gets welcome day off BEREA, Ohio (AP) — New Cleveland Browns punter Richmond McGee finally settled down Sunday. Sort of. The Browns were off, and McGee needed the breather. “It’s been a wild few days, but I wouldn’t want it any other way,” McGee said. He didn’t plan on resting much anyway, utilizing every minute he could get to put his personal life back into some semblance of order. McGee’s world was turned topsy-turvy when the Chicago Bears released him Monday. He went back to his job as a stock trader the next day in Austin, Texas, and was there for a few hours when his fortunes turned again after Browns punter Reggie Hodges was lost for the season with an Achilles’ tendon injury. “I got a call at 4 (p.m.) and was on a plane to Cleveland at 6,” McGee said. “I tried out the next morning, signed a few hours later and pretty much all I’ve been doing is practicing.” The 28-year-old McGee has put all his time into trying to capitalize on his best shot at an NFL starting job. Meanwhile, his laundry list of duties has piled up. One of his first chores Sunday was shopping for clothes. “I just packed a bag and left,” McGee said. “I guess I had enough confidence that at least I took two changes of clothes, but that was about it. “I need a day. At the same time, I don’t want any time off. I want to impress the coaching staff every minute I can. This is a big opportunity.” After one year on Philadelphia’s practice squad and two more in that role in Chicago, McGee has yet to kick in a regular game. That could change with a good exhibition season, starting Saturday against the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. New coach Phil Shurmur intends to find out if McGee can do the job by the time Cleveland opens the season Sept. 11 against Cincinnati. “He has a chance to make this team, better chance than most, because he’s here,” Shurmur said. “He’ll have a chance to perform in the preseason games and we’ll make an evaluation. If somebody is available we’re interested in, we’ll have to make a comparison.” McGee is familiar with the Packers, seeing them the past couple of years in the NFC Central. What he’s unsure of is kicking at Cleveland Browns Stadium, where the winds can whip around unpredictably. “I’ve heard about it, but I was in Chicago and the wind can be pretty wild there,” McGee said. Fans at a practice at the stadium Saturday were mumbling when McGee got off a 16-yard punt. He quickly pointed out why it wasn’t a big deal. “They stopped the play and I should have just held up,” he said. “They blew the whistle. I think I hit the next one 50 yards.” McGee knows every kick will be scrutinized and there are no guarantees. The Bears gave him a two-year contract in February. They voided it after signing free agent Adam Podlesh from Jacksonville. “This is my fourth year trying,” McGee said. “I know the drill. My wife’s not moving up here, yet. I have to make the 53-man, then I have to make sure I stay here and am the best punter.” McGee said he’s never been better prepared to do it. “I’ve never kicked better in my life,” he said. “I’m at my peak. I worked out a lot this offseason. I’m stronger mentally and physically.” “This isn’t my first rodeo, as we say in Texas. There are 32 jobs available in the NFL. I have to make sure I’m one of the best 32. I’m super motivated to do that.” McGee has a comfort zone in Cleveland. A member of Texas’ 2005 national championship team, he was welcomed to town by kicker Phil Dawson, also a former Longhorns star. They worked out together in Austin during the 4?month NFL lockout. “I’ve known Phil since I first got to UT in 2001,” McGee said. “He was a legend down there. He came back and helped me with my form. It was a great time this summer working with him.” Shurmur wants McGee to hold for Dawson’s attempts. “Fine with me,” McGee said. “I couldn’t imagine being in a better place. I know Phil the best out of all the kickers in the NFL. “I’ve got good hands. A punter has to handle bad snaps. That’s not a problem in Cleveland because Ryan (longsnapper Ryan Pontbriand) is so good, but having quick hands and catching the ball is nothing new for me.” Browns management didn’t just pick McGee’s name out of a hat. General manager Tom Heckert knew him in Philadelphia. New special teams coordinator Chris Tabor came from the Bears. “It’s a really good fit for me,” McGee said. “Working with coach Tabs the last two years was good. I know what he expects. It just seems like all of the cards are aligning.” � 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 08. August Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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