https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/76477cd18a5f7315f33464cc910c721c.pdf d4d9b232169777bad03c61cb57b4a1a4 PDF Text Text Meigs resident recognized on page 3 High School football kicks off in 15 days, B1 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 127 Grief support group POMEROY – A grief support group will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Mulberry Community Center, Meigs Cooperative Parish. Those who need assistance with the grieving process are invited as well as all others. For more information call 992-7400 or 9925836. Ice cream social planned MIDDLEPORT – An ice cream social will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Rejoicing Life Church, Middleport. There will be homemade ice cream and pie for sale. Eagles change meeting times POMEROY – A meeting of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Aerie 2171, scheduled for Aug. 15 has been changed to Aug. 29 because of a conflict with the Meigs County fair schedule. The meeting scheduled for Sept. 5 has been canceled due to the Labor Day holiday. Drama team performing at fair POMEROY – The Santify Drama Team and the Bethel Worship Team, Core Drama Team, and Abundance Dance Team will be performing from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday night at the Meigs County Fair on the hillside stage. Bibles and water will be provided. Benefit set for Saturday POMEROY – A benefit for the Meigs Prayer Taskforce will be held at the Mulberry Community Center, 260 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Saturday evening. A chicken barbecue dinner will be served beginning at 5 p.m. The dinners are $7. During the evening there will also be a Christian variety show by the Middleport Church of Christ youth. A love offering will be taken for the benefit of the Taskforce. WEATHER High: 82 Low: 53 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs second highest unemployment in state Gallia unemployment down slightly BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — The latest unemployment numbers from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reveal Meigs County’s unemployment rate is the second highest in the state, with unemployment down slightly in neighboring Gallia County. Meigs County had an unemployment rate of 14.2 percent in June and came in just behind Pike County which had the highest unemployment in the state at 15.4 percent. The unemployment rate for Meigs jumped from 12.7 percent in May to 14.2 in June. Other counties with unemployment rates at or above 12 percent during June, in addition to Pike and Meigs, were: Clinton, 14.1 percent; Highland, 13.4 percent; Adams, 13 percent; Morgan and Noble, 12.7 percent; Crawford, 12.6 percent; Scioto, 12.5 percent; Muskingum, 12.2 percent; and Vinton and Coshocton, 12 percent. According to ODJFS, Gallia County had an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent, down slightly from May’s 10.2 percent rate of unemployment. Other unemployment rates in June for neighboring/nearby counties were: Jackson, 11.5 percent; Vinton, 12 percent; Athens, 9.8 percent. Unemployment rates for counties containing larger, more metropolitan areas were: Franklin, 8.2 percent, Hamilton, 9.1 percent, Cuyahoga, 8.8 percent. Delaware, Geauga and Mercer Counties had the lowest unemployment rates in the state for June at 6.6 percent. Seven counties had unemployment rates below 8 per- Pinewood derby - a new fair feature BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY – Something new, something different on the Meigs Fair agenda this year is a pinewood powder puff derby to be held Wednesday noon in the small showring on the fairgrounds. The derby is open to cub scouts, boy scouts and girl scouts. There is a $4 entry fee which includes a participation patch. Jerrena Ebersbach and Jennifer McKibben are in charge of the event which will feature a show of all the race cars prior to the event. Following the scouting event, there will be an open event for adults who are into pinewood derby racing. The rules require that participants make their own cars or at least do the majority of the work on them to specific sizes and styles. The scout recently held a “zoom zoom” event where they worked on the cars they will be racing Wednesday. Awards at the powderpuff and pinewood races will include first, second and third place ribbons in each heat, with the first and second place winners moving up to the semi-finals where small trophies will go to the winners on each level. The semi-finalists will them compete for large trophies. Also awarded will be paint job trophies on each level, the coolest, the most unusual, the most original, the most detailed and the most creative. Building their cars for the fair derby was half the fun for these scouts. Submitted photos Hannah Damewood and Abby Causey try out the cars they built to enter in the fair derby. POMEROY — “What I’ve been fighting for is gone...I’ve lost everything now,” Sherman Hoschar, resident of Oak Street told Pomeroy Village Council this week when relaying the damage a flash flood had done to his home on Saturday. Sherman and his wife Terri have been attending Pomeroy Village Council meetings for months now, discussing the flash flooding that has been plaguing their property in the Monkey Run area since last May. When it rains, the Hoschars experience a lake develop on their property with water get- ting into an adjacent trailer and garage they own, damaging thousands of dollars worth of equipment. The Hoschars have homeowners insurance but not flood insurance technically, they don’t live in a flood plain. The Hoschars also told council flash flooding in the area didn’t occur until dirt from the construction of the Bridge of Honor was dumped on to the Monkey Run ball field. A spokesperson with the Ohio Department of Transportation, District 10, told The Daily Sentinel the Village of Pomeroy requested the dirt be dumped in Monkey Run and this BY AMBER GILLENWATER 1 SECTION — 10 PAGES A7-8 A6 A4 A9-10 © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. CHESHIRE — Over $5,000 in cash and 140 prescription pills were seized during a drug raid at a residence located near Cheshire late Sunday night and early on Monday morning. As per an ongoing investigation into drug activities, deputies with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office obtained a search warrant and entered the residence located at 366 Swisher Hill Road. According to an official with the sheriff’s office, Rochelle Dobbins, 40, and Gwynne Darnbrough, 35, were arrested at the residence in connection with the search. Reportedly, 89 (40 miligram) Opanas, 10 (20 miligram) Opanas and 44 (15 miligram) oxycodone Middleport enters wastewater facility construction phase HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Family looses thousands in flash floods BY BETH SERGENT See Unemployment, A5 BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH Flooding fiasco BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM cent in June (other than Delaware, Geauga, and Mercer) and were: Holmes, 6.8 percent; Medina, 7 percent; Lake, 7.4 percent; Erie, 7.7 percent. Meigs was certainly not alone in counties which saw unemployment rates rise in June with 84 of the 88 counties seeing increases, raising the state’s overall $1.7 million project with loan forgiveness request should be part of the village council meeting minutes - this hasn’t been proved or disproved. “The ball diamond acted as a holding pond,” Terri told council, adding she felt no one listened to residents when they spoke up about the dumping of dirt possibly causing flooding problems in the area. This past weekend was particularly costly for the Hoschars who were out of town when nearly three inches of rain hit Pomeroy on Saturday. The Hoschars said they lost a tractor, their daughter’s mini-bike, a new power washer and other items. They said if it weren’t for Chief Mark Proffitt wad- ing into waste-deep water to move their dumptruck, they would’ve lost that too. The Hoschars are estimating they have sustained property losses in the amount of $25-30,000 since the flooding began last May - this doesn’t include the extensive cleanup costs. Recently, the village discovered a sandstone culvert under the area of McDonalds and Taco Bell had collapsed - this obviously could be contributing to the problem but whether or not it is the cause remains to be seen. Village officials are supposed to meet with Federal Emergency See Flooding, A5 Drugs, money seized in Cheshire area drug raid INDEX Classifieds Comics Editorials Sports THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011 tablets were seized. The prescription medication has an estimated street value of $9,000, according to the official. Cash was also seized as proceeds of the alleged drug activity. Darnbrough was arrested on three outstanding and unrelated warrants, while Dobbins was later released pending further charges. Detectives are consult- ing with the office of Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff Adkins in reference to charges and cases against Darnbrough and Dobbins are expected to be presented before a Gallia County Grand Jury later this month. To report information about possible criminal activity to the sheriff’s office, call the 24-hour, anonymous tip-line at (740) 446-6555. MIDDLEPORT – When Middleport Village Council authorized Mayor Mike Gerlach to enter into a water pollution control loan agreement on behalf of the village with the Ohio EPA, Division of Environmental Financial Assistance, it marked the end of paperwork requirements prior to the construction phase of wastewater facilities in the village. Authorization by Council was given at Monday night’s meeting after the mayor reminded members that the village has been granted 100 percent loan forgiveness for the full $7.1 million cost of the project which deals with the problem of sewer overflow in the village. It was also noted that passing the resolution is the final step needed before actual construction can begin. During the meeting council members also took action to place a fiveyear two mill levy for police protection on the November ballot. The action was required to correct a May 23rd decision by Council members to place a levy on the ballot for street light expense which they later found out was not an issue which met requirements for a position on the ballot. For that reason it was titled to indicate police protection and filed Tuesday with the Meigs County Board of Elections. The action required that Council adopt a resolution declaring it necessary to levy a tax in excess of the 10 mill limitation. Hired as a part-time police officer was Aaron Ihle replacing Ross Holter who recently left to work with the Athens Police Department. Ihle is a recent graduate of the Police Academy. Also hired was Beth Lynch as a part-time dispatcher, replacing Steven Holley who resigned. It was noted that the village contract with Suddenlink for cable service to Middleport customers was up for renewal. A discussion was held about the franchise fee which had been increased from 3 to 5 percent and there seemed to be some possibility that could possibly trigger a rate increase for customers. See Council, A5 �Thursday, August 11, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 Wisconsin GOP’s stand could reverberate elsewhere MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A stand by Wisconsin Republicans against a massive effort to oust them from power could reverberate across the country as the battle over union rights and the conservative revolution heads toward the 2012 presidential race. Democrats succeeded in taking two Wisconsin state Senate seats away from Republican incumbents on Tuesday but fell one short of what they needed to seize majority control of the chamber. Republicans saw it as a big win for Gov. Scott Walker and an affirmation of his conservative agenda, the hallmark of which has been his successful push to strip most collective bargaining rights from public workers. Walker told The Associated Press on Wednesday that even though his party managed to retain control of the Legislature, he thinks the recall election results show that voters want both parties to work together on jobs and the economy. "People still want us to focus on those two priorities," Walker said. "They want us to work together." Walker said he planned to meet soon with leaders from both parties to discuss areas where they could work together. The invitation was greeted with skepticism from Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Peter Barca. "It's bipartisan action, not bipartisan rhetoric that people are looking for," Barca said. Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who will preside over a razor thin 1716 GOP majority should two Democratic senators manage to win their own recall elections next week, echoed Walker's talking points. "Republicans are going to continue doing what we promised the people of Wisconsin — improve the economy and get Wisconsin moving back in the right direction," Fitzgerald said in a prepared statement after the victory. Democrats and union leaders tried to make the best of the historic GOP wins. There had been only 13 other successful recalls of state-level office holders nationwide since 1913. "The fact of the matter remains that, fighting on Republican turf, we have begun the work of stopping the Scott Walker agenda," said Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate. Phil Neuenfeldt, the president of the Wisconsin State AFLCIO, said voters sent a message that there is a growing movement to reclaim the middle class. "Let's be clear, anyway you slice it, this is an unprecedented victory," he said. Still, it was far less than what Democrats set out to achieve. And while they still plan to move ahead with recalling Walker, maintaining momentum for that effort, which can't start until November, will be difficult. Sen. Luther Olsen, one of the four Republicans who won, said he hoped the victories would "take the wind out of the recall for Walker, but I'm not sure." Tate, the Democratic Party chairman, said Wednesday that Democratic gains showed how vulnerable Walker is and that the recall effort would continue with the election possibly taking place in November 2012, timed to coincide with expected high Democratic turnout in the presidential race. Walker said he would "leave it up to the pundits to decide" what the recall elections meant for efforts targeting him, but he believed he ultimately will be judged on whether he can fulfill his campaign promise to create 250,000 jobs in the state over four years. Four Republican sena- "We're not focused on Wisconsin, and Ohioans aren't looking to another state to tell them where they should stand," said Jason Mauk tors held on to their seats Tuesday. They were Olsen and Sens. Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls, Rob Cowles of Allouez, and Alberta Darling of River Hills. Two Republicans — Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac and Dan Kapanke of La Crosse — were defeated. Former deputy mayor of Oshkosh Jessica King beat Hopper and Democratic state Rep. Jennifer Shilling beat Kapanke. A ninth senator, Democrat Dave Hansen of Green Bay, won his recall election last month. Collectively, more than $31 million has been spent on the recalls, largely from outside conservative groups, unions and others. Republican and Democratic strategists were leery of reading too much into the results heading into next year's campaign in which Wisconsin is expected to be a key swing state. Democratic strategist Chris Lehane said the results could provide "some early radar warnings" about the 2012 races, and that he expects the conservatives "to fight back like an angry badger." Lehane said Wisconsin's tumultuous year since November's elections has been a microcosm of the current "rollercoaster" era of U.S. politics. Wisconsin voters had mixed emotions about the necessity of the recalls. Wayne Boland, 41, a Whitefish Bay man who works in marketing for a medical equipment maker, said he voted for the Republican Darling "not because I entirely agree with everything the Republican Party has done or the governor" but because they're working toward addressing the state's problems. Republicans won control of both houses of the Legislature and the governor's office in the 2010 election just nine months ago. Democrats had hoped enough wins in the recalls would have allowed them to block the Republican agenda, but the GOP will hold on to their majorities that have allowed them to rapidly pass bills through the Legislature. The elections were also closely watched in other states undergoing similar partisan battles. A coalition of unions and labor-friendly groups fighting a Wisconsinstyle collective bargaining overhaul in Ohio said the outcome of the recall elections will have little bearing on whether Ohio's law is repealed this fall. The effort in Wisconsin was about recalling specific Republicans who voted for the anti-union bill while the push in Ohio is about repealing the law itself. That makes it difficult to compare the two states, said We Are Ohio spokeswoman Melissa Fazekas. Supporters of the Ohio law also are distancing their state from the fight in Wisconsin. "We're not focused on Wisconsin, and Ohioans aren't looking to another state to tell them where they should stand," said Jason Mauk, spokesman for Building a Better Ohio, a group defending the collective bargaining law. Ohioans will vote Nov. 8 on whether to accept or reject the union-limiting law signed by Republican Gov. John Kasich in March that limits bargaining rights for more than 350,000 police, firefighters, teachers and other government employees. Unlike Wisconsin, Ohio's Constitution makes no provision for recalling elected officials. Meigs County WIC Come see us at the Breastfeeding and Diaper-Changing Booth during the Meigs County Fair! Open Monday - Friday, 3-8 In the Health Department Mobile Unit on the Hilltop COUPON Free Pedometer with new or transferred prescriptions. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Mon. - Fr. 9 am - 7 pm • Sat. 9 am - 2 pm • Sun. Closed 112 E. Main St • Pomeroy, OH • 740-992-2955 FREE ONLINE Search Engine Marketing Seminar Thursday, August 25, 2011 Brought to you by • Do you want your business to be listed on the first page of Google Search? • Do you want that high listing without paying a small fortune? We have a program designed to do EXACTLY that! SPACE IS LIMITED • RESERVATION REQUIRED Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 8:00 am Complimentary Breakfast Beginning at 7:30 am Meigs Co. Public Library • 216 West Main St. • Pomeroy, Ohio Call Matt Rodgers or Brenda Davis TODAY at 740.992.2155 to reserve your spot or email mrodgers@heartlandpublications.com • bdavis@mydailysentinel.com to receive a sign up link 60232520 �The Daily Sentinel BY THE BEND Page A3 Thursday, August 11, 2011 Arbors resident recounts long, eventful life A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Erdman celebrates 108 years Jealous sister hits little brother TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS — Edith Erdman is a star at the Arbors at Gallipolis. The Meigs County native has been there since 2003 after a broken hip limited her ability to live alone. She was 100 years old at the time. Still, she has continued to thrive and lift the spirits of those around her — inspiring other residents with stories from her long, eventful life. Erdman was born Feb. 13, 1903, in Meigs County. She attended school in Tuppers Plains and had three brothers, one sister and five stepbrothers and sisters. Her life experience spans over a century in which two world wars were fought, the Great Depression came and went, and man landed on the moon. She doesn’t remember the first time she rode in an automobile, but she clearly recalls when she first saw a car as a child. “Here came this big, black thing making a heck of a racket,” said Erdman, who was 7 or 8 at the time. “I crawled under the fence and took off running through the field. It seems funny now, but it sure scared me then.” As a young adult, Erdman moved to California where she worked in a department store, gift wrapping packages and supervising the shipping department. She first saw a television on display during a visit back BY DR. JOYCE BROTHERS (Photo courtesy the Arbors at Gallipolis) Dr. Gerald Vallee, MD, presents Edith Erdman with flowers for her 108th birthday. Erdman has the distinction of being Valleeʼs oldest living patient. home. “My husband and I were both working at the time,” she said. “When we got back to California, we looked into it and decided to go ahead and buy a television. That was our first.” Time passed, and Erdman returned to the Mid-Ohio Valley. “I was happy to be back with my family and have been happy ever since,” she said. She was in her Belpre apartment until 2003 when she broke her hip. Until then, she was very active doing her own laundry, trimming the hedges and planting her own flowers and vegetables. Her 100th birthday present was a blue Chevrolet Cavalier which she drove to church services, grocery stores, beauty salons and, occasionally, to the mall. “I never expected to live this long, but I have been very fortunate,” said Erdman. “I’m just thankful to still be able to do the things I do — to be able to attend church services here at the Arbors at Gallipolis, play Bingo, bowl on the Wii, and my favorite, Corn Hole.” Erdman says she has some health problems, but nothing serious. “I have some problems with my speech and arthritis in my hands, but nothing serious,” said Erdman. “I just want to live and be an inspiration to others.” Erdman has outlived three husbands, both of her natural-born children, one grandson, two stepdaughters and a grandsonin-law. Her remaining family includes three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren, most of whom live in southern Ohio. Chester Council meets CHESTER – Announcement of the state session of the Daughters of America to be held Aug. 14-17 was made at the recent meeting of the Chester Council, DofA. Gary Holter presided at the meeting which opened in ritualistic form with pledges to the American and Christian flags, scripture, prayer, and singing of the National Anthem. The injury of Charlotte Grant’s sister-in-law, Lulu Grant, was noted. It was reported that Esther Harden will be 90 years old on her birthday and members were encouraged to send a card. Attending were Dennis Eichinger, Teela Lemley, Doris Grueser, Julie Curtis, Charlotte Grant, Esther Smith, Opal Hollon, Gary Holter, Mary Jo Barringer, Everett Grant, Nancy King, Jo Ann Ritchie, Maxine White and Helen Wolf. Community Calendar Public meetings Thursday, Aug. 11 WELLSTON – The GJMV Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the district office, 1056 S. New Hampshire Ave., Wellston. Community meetings Thursday, Aug. 11 CHESTER – Shade River Lodge 453. 7 p.m. for regular meeting and to confer Master Mason Degree on the candidate. Refreshments. TUPPERS PLAINS – VFW 9053 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Meal will be served at 6 p.m. 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. Sunday, Aug. 14 RACINE — Charles and Alma Snyder Reunion, picnic at noon, Star Mill Park. POMEROY – The 104th annual Curtis family reunion will be held at the Wildwood Park, 799 W. Broadway St., Granville. There will be a basket dinner. RACINE – The Christian and Mary Hart Family reunion will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2011, at The American Legion Hall in Racine. Pot luck dinner will be at 12:30pm. All family and friends are invited to attend. Church Events Friday, Aug. 12 LONG BOTTOM – There will be a hymn sing at the Faith Full Gospel Church, Long Bottom, 7 p.m. Birthdays Friday, Aug. 12 POMEROY – Ola St. Clair will be celebrating her 91st birthday on Aug. 12. Cards may be sent to her at 39481 St. Clair Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Grangers plan fair booth POMEROY – Plans for preparing the grange booth for the Meigs County Fair were made with members to meet at the hall at 6 p.m. Friday to arrange the exhibit. Contest judging was completed and the results announced. Rosalie Story took first in comfort toy, afghan’s for the table, baby afghan, embroidery, and adult apron; Rosalie Johnson took first in plastic canvas; Margaret Haning first in wall hanging; Sara Cullums, firsts in quilt by group and quilt by individual. ; Sara Cullums, first in quilt by individual. Adell White. family activities chairman, was in charge of the judging. Current officers were retained for another year. Reports were given on Jamie Anderson who broke his leg, and Doris Ewing, who remains ill. Kim Romine, lecturer, used “Granges” as her program topic. She said the National Grange was formed �� ������� in 1867 by Liver Kelley, while the first grange in ����� ��� Meigs County was Bedford formed in 1872. Hemlock ������ ���� Grange was organized in 1916 by Frank Strong. proudly presents Thirty-seven states still have state granges, she reported. There are aipproximately 2700 sdubordinate ������ � � � ����� ��� �� ������� � ���� ���� � �� � �� ��� � grnages left in the United States. Members were given �� ���� ������� ���� a quiz on grange information. The September meeting � � ������ �� � ��� � ����� � �� will be preceded by a roast beef dinner at 6:30 p.m. All GRAND PRIZE members are welcome. � � �� ���� � ��� ���� � �� �� The Duck Derby Jeff Warner Why Not MOW with the BEST MADE IN THE USA? Gravely #1 Since 1916 Agent Jeff Warner Agency Nationwide Insurance 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 On Your Side® 113 West 2nd. Street Pomeroy, OH 45769 Tel 740-992-5479 Fax 740-992-6911 warnerj1@nationwide.com Dear Dr. Brothers: I have a problem with my little girl, and I'm not sure whether to be sympathetic or to punish her! She is 3 years old, quite a handful and is jealous of her little 4-month-old brother. She went through the whole big-sister thing with the T-shirts and all that, but it wore off quickly, and now she is smacking him in his stroller at least once a day when she thinks I'm not looking. I don't know whether to smack her back or say I'll take him back to the hospital. — N.L. Dear N.L.: I'm sure you know neither of your potential solutions to this problem would be appropriate, so let's try to think of something that will be a better idea and will leave you, your daughter and your son better able to cope with the strains of having two young children. It's always part of the family's dream to have siblings who are loving and kind and helpful to one another — and I'm not saying that can't happen as they mature. But for now, you have a little girl who is frustrated by the attention her brother gets, and perhaps unhappy that he can't play with her the way her friends can — so he doesn't seem to be much of a bargain, at the moment. I think the best way to turn this around is to make it very clear that she may not ever hurt her brother in any way, and that there will be consequences — timeout or another nonviolent, immediate, consistent response. Ask her to tell you why she wants to hit the baby, and deal with her answers — she thinks he is bad or stupid or his crying is annoying — whatever they are. Try to enlist her help in caring for him and in understanding that he doesn't have all the abilities that she has to be a kid yet. If you can turn her into a mother's little helper, a lot of her frustration will dissolve. But make sure the help is the fun stuff — you do the dirty work. *** Dear Dr. Brothers: My younger sister and I are very close, and I try to look out for her, as she is a senior living alone. Well, she had a knee injury with a lot of pain, and I had some pain pills left over from some dentistry Dr. Joyce Brothers work, and she asked me if she could try a couple since the over-the-counter stuff wasn't helping too much. I gave her some pills, and now she is asking for more. She doesn't have a regular doctor, but I don't want to be it! Could she be getting addicted? What do I do? — H.S. Dear H.S.: The first thing you need to do is to realize that sharing prescription pills is illegal — and that you are putting both your sister and yourself at risk by letting her have your leftovers. I know you mean well and you are trying to help ease her pain in any way you can. You should tell her that you can't provide her with any more pills, but that you would be happy to take her to a clinic or help her with medical care that will set the stage for the healthy healing of her injury. It is doubtful that she would be addicted to your pills if you have given her only a few for a short time, but the fact is that they were not prescribed for her and perhaps you have a concern that your sister might be psychologically susceptible to drug dependency. Now, what can you do besides carting her off to the doctor? Perhaps spending some time with her and having some good conversations about whatever is on her mind would be helpful. It is lonely being by yourself, and she might have a lot of things she'd love to share with you if you devoted some time just to her. See if you can identify several friends of hers or a routine that includes socializing with someone, activities that interest her and some things she can look forward to doing once she has healed. This will lead her toward pill-free success in the future. (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate GAHS Class of ‘71 Reunion GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia Academy High School Class of 1971 will hold their 40th reunion at 7 p.m., Saturday, September 3 at the Gallipolis Elks Hall on Second Avenue in Gallipolis. No advance registeration is required, but graduates are encouraged to RSVP to jlc@careq.com. Pictures and current family news are appreciated for those who cannot attend. Photos and information can be sent to Patti Bodimer, 68 Dogwood Drive or posted to the class website at http://gahs71.com. For more information call Patti Bodimer at (740) 379-2232; David Burnett at (740) 446-0232; or Kim Canaday at (740) 446-7538. Meigs Wellness Center Treadmills, Recumbent Bikes, Rowing Machines, Elliptical Trainers, Free weights & weight Machines. Personal Training, Zumba and Spin Classes Hours: Mon. - Thur. 7am - 7pm Fri. 7am - 4pm • Sat. 8am - 12pm RATES: 18-59 - $22 Monthly • Couples - $32 60 + Up - $12 Monthly • Couples - $17 Contact Number: 992-2681 CLASSES IN PILATES & MATTER OF BALANCE COMING SOON!! Check us out on Facebook at Meigs Wellness Center A program offered by the Meigs County Council on Aging,Inc. 8th Meigs County Fair 4 1 August 15 - 20 Mon., Aug. 15 ................... Demo Derby Tues., Aug. 16 ....... Open Horse Show Wed., Aug. 17 .................. Randy Houser Thurs., Aug. 18 ..... Motorcross/ Tractor Pull Fri., Aug. 19 .............................. Truck Pull Sat., Aug. 20 ......................... Tough Track �OPINION Analysis: Obama pivots to new string of problems BY CHARLES BABINGTON AN AP NEWS ANALYSIS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama dodged a debt-ceiling fiasco last Tuesday. He reacted with a wiped brow more than a victory lap, and with good reason. As Republicans gradually weigh a potential challenger, Obama’s re-election bid faces daunting problems: high unemployment, a limping economy, lackluster approval ratings and a demoralized liberal base. The last-minute debt agreement prevented a full-blown disaster. But it might do little or nothing to help Obama’s campaign. It cuts spending that might otherwise have produced jobs. And for now, at least, it keeps Obama from claiming he tackled long-festering problems such as Medicare, Social Security and a revenue base that consistently lags behind the nation’s spending habits. Obama has considerable political assets, including robust fundraising and an upand-running nationwide operation. Also, the Republican primary process is murky, and it’s too soon to gauge whether it will produce a top-notch nominee who can match Obama’s proven campaign skills. But job worries are dominating this election, and economists see little likelihood of a serious recovery before the November 2012 election. The man who ran on hope and change in 2008 is hoping voters will decide against change this time, fearing the GOP nominee would be worse. Obama seems well aware of his challenges. In his Rose Garden speech Tuesday after the Senate completed the deal to avert a national default, a subdued president did not use words such as “victory” or “win” or “success.” He seemed eager to pivot away from the unseemly debt-ceiling debate as fast as possible. “While Washington has been absorbed in this debate about deficits,” he said, “people across the country are asking what we can do to help the father looking for work” and “the single mom who’s seen her hours cut back at the hospital.” Obama listed several of his stalled proposals, including “patent reform,” a payroll tax cut extension and an “infrastructure bank,” which would provide loans for companies repairing bridges and roads. But with the economic recovery appearing to lose what little steam it once had, and the 2009 stimulus plan ended and politically unpopular, the president seems to have few effective tools at his disposal. The Federal Reserve “is out of arrows,” said Republican strategist Rich Galen, and Obama “doesn’t seem to have any new ideas.” In fairness, the GOP-controlled House has blocked several of Obama’s ideas, including his repeated call for ending tax breaks for the wealthy. That has emboldened Republicans and infuriated liberals, who already were peeved at Obama for not ending the Iraq war sooner and for dropping his 2009 push for a government-run health plan to compete with insurance companies. Galen said he thinks the public is losing confidence in the Obama administration’s leadership skills and ideas. He said the Democrats’ liberal base suffers “a lack of enthusiasm.” Liberals will vote for Obama, Galen said, but they might engage in less volunteering, fundraising and so forth. Polls give a mixed report card to the president. His approval ratings hover at about 42 percent. That’s similar to what Ronald Reagan received at this point in his first term, and he coasted to re-election in 1984. The three presidents who followed Reagan had higher approval ratings at this stage. Perhaps the polls mean little: the president who had the highest ratings of all, George H.W. Bush, fell far and fast, losing his re-election bid to Bill Clinton. Americans have a dramatically lower opinion of Congress than they do of Obama. And polls suggest they are paying scant attention to the still-unsettled Republican presidential race, which may or may not help Obama. His advisers say the 2012 election “will be a choice, not a referendum.” It’s a recognition that the sluggish economy and the public’s coolness to the administration’s bank 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. 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He said Romney spent days “trying to jump and dive and dodge” taking a position on the debt-ceiling compromise bill, finally announcing he opposed it. Romney and his fellow Republicans “have done tremendous damage to their brand,” Axelrod said, because they let their conservative activists dictate terms that included no tax increases on even the wealthiest Americans and most profitable companies. Obama campaign workers in dozens of states are contacting former supporters, urging them to re-enlist in the effort, and sometimes listening to their complaints about broken promises and dashed hopes. Typical of the challenge is the AFL-CIO’s critique of the debt-ceiling accord that Obama helped shape. “Where are the jobs?” the union said in a blog post. The debt deal “is bad for our country, and especially bad for working people.” Obama once had hoped for a “grand bargain” with congressional Republicans. It would have begun reshaping entitlement programs and generated up to $1 trillion in new tax revenues over 10 years, mainly from corporations and wealthy people. Instead he settled for a less ambitious package of spending cuts alone. Only $21 billion in cuts will occur before the 2012 election. But even that comparatively small amount could somewhat inhibit job creation, economists say. Obama’s reelection hopes badly need a stimulative force from somewhere. Page A4 Thursday, August 11, 2011 From kilotons to millisieverts: Japan’s nuclear legacy BY AMY GOODMAN In recent weeks, radiation levels have spiked at the Fukushima nuclear power reactors in Japan, with recorded levels of 10,000 millisieverts per hour (mSv/hr) at one spot. This is the number reported by the reactor’s discredited owner, Tokyo Electric Power Co., although that number is simply as high as the Geiger counters go. In other words, the radiation levels are literally off the charts. Exposure to 10,000 millisieverts for even a brief time would be fatal, with death occurring within weeks. (For comparison, the total radiation from a dental X-ray is 0.005 mSv, and from a brain CT scan is less than 5 mSv.) The New York Times has reported that government officials in Japan suppressed official projections of where the nuclear fallout would most likely move with wind and weather after the disaster in order to avoid costly relocation of potentially hundreds of thousands of residents. “Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction.” While those words could describe how the Japanese government has handled the nuclear catastrophe, they were said by atomic scientist Edward Teller, one of the key creators of the first two atomic bombs. The uranium bomb dubbed “Little Boy” was dropped on Aug. 6, 1945, on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the second, a plutonium bomb called “Fat Man,” was dropped over the city of Nagasaki, Japan. Close to a quartermillion people were killed by the massive blasts and the immediate aftereffects. No one knows the full extent of the death and disease that followed, from the painful burns that thousands of survivors suffered to the later effects of radiation sickness and cancer. The history of the bombing of Hiroshima and 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 Amy Goodman Nagasaki is itself the history of U.S. military censorship and propaganda. In addition to the suppressed film footage, the military kept the blast zones offlimits to reporters. When Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist George Weller managed to get in to Nagasaki, his story was personally killed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Australian journalist Wilfred Burchett managed to sneak in to Hiroshima not long after the blast and reported what he called “a warning to the world,” describing widespread illnesses as an “atomic plague.” The military deployed one of its own. It turns out that William Laurence, the New York Times reporter, was also on the payroll of the War Department. He faithfully reported the U.S. government position, that “the Japanese described ‘symptoms’ that did not ring true.” Sadly, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his propaganda. Greg Mitchell has been writing about the history and aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for decades. On this anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing, I asked Mitchell about his latest book, “Atomic Cover-Up: Two U.S. Soldiers, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and The Greatest Movie Never Made.” “Anything that nuclear weapons or nuclear energy touches leads to suppression and leads to danger for the public,” he told me. For years, Mitchell sought newsreel footage shot by the U.S. military in the months following the atomic blasts. Tracking down the aging filmmakers, and despite decadesold government classification, he was one of the journalists who publicized the incredible color film archives. As part of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, the film crews documented not only the devastation of the cities, but also close-up, clinical documentation of the severe burns and disfiguring injuries suffered by the civilians, including children. In one scene, a young man is shown with red, raw wounds all over his back, undergoing treatment. Despite the massive burns and being treated months late, the man survived. Now 82, Sumiteru Taniguchi is director of the Nagasaki Council of ABomb Sufferers. Mitchell found recent comments from Taniguchi in a Japanese newspaper linking the atomic bombing to the Fukushima disaster: “Nuclear power and mankind cannot coexist. We survivors of the atomic bomb have said this all along. And yet, the use of nuclear power was camouflaged as ‘peaceful’ and continued to progress. You never know when there’s going to be a natural disaster. You can never say that there will never be a nuclear accident.” In a poignant fusion of the old and new disasters, we should listen to the surviving victims of both. Denis Moynihan contributed research to this column. Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 900 stations in North America. She is the author of “Breaking the Sound Barrier,” recently released in paperback and now a New York Times best-seller. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Letters to the Editor able. 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Forty-seven-year-old Tippi Slaughter entered the plea Wednesday in Butler County Common Pleas court in Hamilton. She was accused of taking approximately $1,700 from the bank account of the Butler County Democratic Party when she was its treasurer. Slaughter was indicted in June on counts of theft in office and fired by the elections board. Party officials said she paid the group back before resigning as treasurer. A message was left Wednesday for Slaughter’s attorney. She could get up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine at her Sept. 21 sentencing. Slaughter was appointed to head Butler County’s elections board in January. Groups want Ohio base kept in two Congress districts DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Regional officials are urging that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base stay split between two southwest Ohio congressional districts to maintain its clout in Washington. The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Dayton Development Coalition sent a letter Tuesday to Gov. John Kasich and state legislative leaders. The groups expressed their fear that redistricting could place the base within just one district. They say that could threaten efforts to protect Wright-Pat and its more than 27,000 workers. The base is now shared by Ohio’s 3rd and 7th Congressional Districts, which the regional officials say has been the case for much of its history. The state must redraw district boundaries because the state is losing two of its 18 congressional seats due to population loss reflected in the 2010 Census. Ohio county pays families after wrong kid cremated COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio county will pay more than $68,000 to families whose dead children got mixed up by the morgue, resulting in the wrong one being cremated. Franklin County commissioners in Columbus approved the settlements on Tuesday, including $50,000 for the family of a 14-month-old boy who was cremated by mistake and against his parents’ religious beliefs. The Columbus Dispatch reports another $18,500 will go to the family of a 22-dayold boy whose family wanted cremation. An employee of the county coroner’s office released the older child’s body to the wrong funeral home, which performed the cremation. The coroner fired the worker over the May 2010 error and instituted changes to prevent further, similar mistakes. Last month, the funeral home’s license was suspended for six months. Ohio woman sky dives 50 times in 1 day MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman had a day of thrilling ups and downs as she took a series of 50 sky dives from a small plane. Andrea “Andy” Kemp calls her feat Tuesday at southwest Ohio’s Hook Field Middletown Regional Airport “a total adrenaline rush.” The Middletown Journal reports it’s believed that she set an Ohio record for the most sky dives in one day by a woman. Kemp’s 3,000-foot jumps came at intervals as short as 10 minutes. The 28-year-old divorced mother of two from Heath in central Ohio took up sky diving last year. Kemp compares it to eating chocolate, because she says “you can’t stop.” Excavation work includes: Driveways, Land Clearing, Ponds, Trenching, Reclamation, & Much More! Call today for a FREE ESTIMATE 1-740-949-0405 Manuel - 740-590-3700 Danny - 740-590-9255 Mike - 740-590-3701 Summertime is a great time to schedule Annual Exams and Sports Physicals. To schedule an appointment, call (740) 949-2683 Hunter Family Practice ����'JGUI�4U��t�3BDJOF The Daily Sentinel • Page A5 www.mydailysentinel.com unemployment rate to 8.8 percent - it was 8.6 percent in May. Unemployment even rose in those counties with the lowest unemployment rate in June Delaware and Mercer Counties went from 5.9 percent in May to 6.6 percent in June, as reported above. According to ODJFS, the number of workers unemployed in Ohio in June was 517,000, up from 508,000 in May. The number of unemployed has decreased by 78,000 in the past 12 months from 595,000. The June unemployment rate for Ohio was down from 10.1 percent in June 2010. Ohio’s unemployment rate for June was still lower than the US Unemployment rate for June which was 9.2 percent, up from 9.1 percent in May. Council From Page A1 After some discussion, it was decided to postpone action until the next meeting when it could be given further consideration. Robert and Michelle Duckworth were at the meeting to request council to abandon an unused street near their home on Page Street. No action was taken pending contacts by the village with other residents in the neighborhood since there would be a division of the area vacated. The Duckworths volunteered to pay the expense of having the area surveyed. in other business Mayor Gerlach noted that the GPS mapping to be done by Buckeye Hills will begin soon. The mayor’s report showed June court revenue of $5,425 with $4,364 being the village’s share; and the July revenue of $6,023 with $5,072 being retained by the village. Council members attending the meeting were Sandra Brown, Julie Houston, Craig Wehrung, Emerson Heighton and Shawn Rice. Rae Moore was absent for health reasons. Flooding From Page A1 Management Agency Officials on Friday about funding to fix the culvert - a project which Village Administrator Paul Hellman says could cost $375,000. Hellman also said even if the culvert is fixed, the Hoschars will likely still experience some flooding because village workers have discovered another culvert closer to the Hoschar’s property has collapsed - he guessed this repair project could cost in the area of $275,000. Councilwoman Ruth Spaun also asked Hellman to inquire about FEMA money to cover some of the Hoschar’s property losses with Hellman saying it was already his intention to find out information about reimbursement for the family. To say the Hoschars were frustrated at the continued lack of a timeline to fix the problem or where the buck rests in the situation, was an understatement. Terri said she felt the village didn’t care about the problem though Mayor John Musser disagreed, saying the village had been and would continue to attempt to secure the funds to take care of the collapsed culvert near Ohio 833. Revolving loan fund available GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Revolving Loan Fund offers loans to small businesses at a low two and three fourths percent fixed interest rate. Funds can be used for a variety of different projects including, but not limited to, fixed assets, machinery, equipment and working capital. Businesses must be located in or planning to locate in Gallia County, must meet USDA’s definition of small and emerging business and demonstrate the ability to create or retain at least one job. All borrowers are required to provide adequate loan security, promissory note and personal guarantee. A $100 non-refundable application fee is due upon submission of application. Contact Melissa Clark, Economic Development Director at (740) 446-4612, ext. 271 or mclark@gallianet.net for more information or visit www.growgallia.com. Low Cost and Value are smart decisions, especially in this economy. Cremeens Funeral Home 823 Elm St., Racine 740-949-3210 Funeral, Cremation and Pre Arrangement Services Jay Cremeens, Nathan King - Directors 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 Cat's Meow's Middleport/Meigs Jr. Hi Meigs High School $ 00 Middleport T-Shirts $ 14.00 - $16.00 - $18.00 Call 992-5877 - 992-1121 992-7278 or 304-773-6090 MIDDLEPORT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Meigs County Forecast Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Saturday: A chance of showers between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Local Stocks BBT (NYSE) — 19.86 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 11.70 Pepsico (NYSE) — 60.32 Premier (NASDAQ) — 6.24 Rockwell (NYSE) — 58.56 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 11.05 Royal Dutch Shell — 61.35 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 59.43 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 48.41 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.55 WesBanco (NYSE) — 17.07 Worthington (NYSE) — 16.31 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for August 10, 2011, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 4419441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. 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Anyone interested in information how to obtain a brick or bricks should contact the President of the Alumni, Wilma Brown at (740) 446-6280 or Bertie Roush, Secretary, at (740) 446-4274. It has been decided that the bricks cannot be mailed due to the weight of them so anyone interested in obtaining this part of Gallipolis history should make arrangements to pick Anderson McDaniel them up. The funds Funeral Home received from these Adam McDaniel bricks are to be used for & James Anderson DIRECTORS future scholarships for upcoming seniors of Gallia Academy High School. Scholarships Pre-Arrangement Planning are one of the objecMiddleport Pomeroy 992-5141 992-5444 tives of the alumni. www.andersonmcdaniel.com »»» reen Go G »» Save Money on Your T No V o P OC Utility Bills with oll ute Thermal Insulating Paint for HOME • INDUSTRY • TRANSPORTATION Gheen’s Painting Inc. “T Long Bottom, Ohio hi No 1-800-554-5582 Pa nne 1-740-949-0405 in rs t ” 1-740-590-3700 COMING SOON! 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Call Sheila at 740-949-2210 (8) 10, 11, 12, 2011 COUNTY : MEIGS PUBLIC NOTICE The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) last week. "Actions" include the adoption, modification, or repeal of orders (other than emergency orders); the issuance, denial, modification or revocation of licenses, permits, leases, variances, or certificates; and the approval or disapproval of plans and specifications. "Draft actions" are written statements of the Director of Environmental Protection’s (Director’s) intent with respect to the issuance, denial, etc. of a permit, license, order, etc. Interested persons may submit written comments or request a public meeting regarding draft actions. Comments or public meeting requests must be submitted within 30 days of notice of the draft action. 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Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 100 Legals Section 3745.04, a final action may be appealed to the Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC) by a person who was a party to a proceeding before the Director by filing an appeal within 30 days of notice of the final action. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3745.07, a final action issuing, denying, modifying, revoking or renewing a permit, license or variance which is not preceded by a proposed action, may be appealed to the ERAC by filing an appeal within 30 days of the issuance of the final action. ERAC appeals accompanied by a $70.00 filing fee which the Commission in its discretion may reduce if by affidavit the appellant demonstrates that payment of the full amount of the fee would cause extreme hardship, must be filed with: Environmental Review Appeals Commission, 77 South High Street, 17th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215. A copy of the appeal must be served on the Director within 3 days after filing the appeal with ERAC. 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(AP) — Rookie quarterback Andy Dalton will start the Cincinnati Bengals’ preseason opener on Friday night in Detroit, his first chance to show he can handle the job. Coach Marvin Lewis said on Tuesday that Dalton and the other starters will play a little longer than a normal preseason opener as they try to make up for time lost during the NFL lockout. He said the second-round pick has shown a lot of poise while learning the offense in training camp. “He’s exceptional,” Lewis said. The move was expected. Owner Mike Brown indicated when camp opened that he wanted Dalton to be the starter. The last time the Bengals drafted a quarterback was 2003, when they made Carson Palmer the first overall pick. He sat his rookie season behind veteran Jon Kitna, who was more familiar with the offense. The Bengals went 8-8 behind Kitna that season, Lewis’ first with the Bengals. Palmer took over the next year. Lewis said Dalton will get a chance to start his rookie season because the circumstances are different. “Had Carson been head- and-shoulders above Jon, he would have been the starting quarterback,” Lewis said. “But at that point, he wasn’t. Andy comes in here in a little different situation. “The team is put together differently right now. There isn’t a veteran quarterback on this team that has been here and been part of these guys. They are all learning an offense that was different than the past. We are all starting from scratch.” Palmer decided after a 4-12 season that he wouldn’t return, choosing to retire rather than play out his contract with one of the NFL’s most dysfunctional franchises. The Bengals changed offensive coordinators, bringing in Jay Gruden, and drafted Dalton to take over for Palmer. Palmer’s younger brother, Jordan, was the No. 2 quarterback last season. He hoped for a chance to compete for the job, but hasn’t gotten many chances to run the offense during training camp. Dalton has gotten the overwhelming majority of the plays, while newcomer Bruce Gradkowski has been groomed as the backup. Dalton embraced the role of No. 1. “There’s still a lot of camp left, but it means a lot that they would go ahead and put that up there,” Dalton said. “I think it just shows that I’ve been working hard and hopefully I can keep improving and keep my name up there. “I think it shows they have confidence in me.” DB Brown likes Clevelandʼs LeBron: I’m new defensive strategy ‘optimistic’ BEREA (AP) — Sheldon Brown made defensive plays at Cleveland Browns camp on Tuesday like he knew what was coming. The veteran cornerback stepped in front of receivers to knock away passes — when he wasn’t making interceptions. “Sheldon is doing a nice job,” new coach Pat Shurmur said. “His preparation is very, very good. He’s getting a lot out of camp, playing very well.” Brown looked completely comfortable in new coordinator Dick Jauron’s defense. He should. Having four down linemen and three linebackers in front of him is the same basic concept he learned in eight seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles before being traded to Cleveland a year ago. Brown is eager to play in it again. “This is my system,” Brown said. “I love the quicker tempo. Everything is sharper, faster.” Brown said that’s one big difference from the old regime that included a 3-4 defense under Eric Mangini, fired after last year’s 511 finish. “Both ways can be successful,” Brown said. “I’m just more comfortable in this one, not to say that I didn’t like the other way. This is a little crisper, from my standpoint. Every day, we finish on time or ahead of schedule. We’re fresh. We’re organized. We’re getting ready.” Brown came to camp ready after having offseason shoulder surgery, and the 32-year-old believes he hasn’t lost a step. Two years ago, he returned five interceptions and one fumble recovery for a career-high 212 yards. He had zero return yards on two picks in 2010 when he was hampered. He tweaked his shoulder in mid-November, but two weeks later had a season-high 10 tackles in a win over Carolina. He tore the rotator cuff in the shoulder in mid-December against Buffalo, but didn’t miss a start, extending his consecutive-game string to 144, second among active defensive backs to Tampa Bay’s Ronde Barber (208). “I made adjustments to compensate and got by,” Brown said. “Everything is fine now. It’s not an issue at all.” That’s good news for the Browns. They are relying on Brown to play and help defensive backs such as young Joe Haden and newcomer Usama Young, brought in from New Orleans, adjust to the new defense. “He leads leadership to that group,” Shumur said. Brown says the unit will get chances to react quicker and make plays, though it may not necessarily result in more interceptions. That’s fine with him, as long as Cleveland gives up fewer points overall. “I think if we execute this defense right, a lot of subtle things will happen that don’t always show up on the stat sheet,” Brown said, adding that his duties have not changed. “It’s pretty much the same from our (backfield) standpoint, except there’s not as much traffic in front of you. One less linebacker standing up gives a little clearing to see. Maybe you NBA season can be saved get a little better read.” Brown prefers providing solid coverage on every play than being a hero. He pointed out that some defensive backs get picks and acclaim, but get burned by overly aggressive play, too. He’d rather quiety shut down a passing game and force opposing quarterbacks to not even look in his direction. “You can’t get too full of yourself in the NFL,” Brown said. “You make one mistake and it is six points behind you. It’s better to execute and contain, make all the plays and get the job done. “You have to stay on an even keel. You hear that all the time and it’s true. Troy Vincent (former All-Pro with Eagles) taught me that. That’s why I’m not going to predict we have a great unit. We can — if we all buy in to the plan. After that, we’ve got carry out the plan. There’s a lot of work to do.” All thatʼs left for Westwood is a major JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — Lee Westwood is trying as hard as ever to win a major, the missing piece to what has turned into a stellar career.His goal at the PGA Championship is not to try so hard. “I’ve done all the hard work now, done it for 20 years,” Westwood said Tuesday. “It’s time to relax and let it flow.” He comes to Atlanta Athletic Club at No. 2 in the world behind Luke Donald. Not many would dispute that Westwood is No. 1 when it comes to wearing the label as best to have never won a major. “It’s good to be the best at something, I suppose,” he said. Westwood had putts on the final hole of the 2008 U.S. Open and 2009 British Open to get into a playoff. He had the lead going into the final round of the 2010 Masters. The attention on Westwood without a major only got greater when his best friend, Darren Clarke, won the British Open last month at Royal St. George’s. That makes four of the last five majors for players who are represented by Chubby Chandler at International Sports Management. Who could have believed that group would not include Westwood? Westwood said he would treat this week just like any other, no matter the size of the Wanamaker Trophy. “It’s four rounds of golf, same as the Indonesian Masters,” Westwood said, alluding to the Asian Tour event he won in May to briefly return to No. 1 in the world. Now, he appears to be paying attention to what is working for his stable mates. Westwood recently started working on his putting with Dave Stockton, the two-time PGA champion considered to be among the best when it comes to teaching the most important part of the game. More surprising is that Westwood, who has been suspicious of what sports psychologists have to offer, is now spending time with Bob Rotella. Rory McIlroy started working with Stockton in May, a month before his record-setting win in the U.S. Open at Con-gressional. Clarke, who had fallen out of the top 100 in the world, began working again with Rotella before the British Open. Might it work for Westwood? “I’ve ticked pretty much every other box, and it’s got me to a very high level,” Westwood said. “To get to No. 1 in the world (he has been there longer than anyone this year), you have to be doing most things right. Putting would be the top of the priority list with regard to room for improvement.” Stockton’s advice on putting mirrors the attitude that Westwood is taking into the PGA Championship, the final major of the year that starts Thursday. It’s also one that has worked so many years for Brad Faxon, regarded as among the best. Talking about his fitness routine, which relies on powerlifting, Westwood said he recently deadlifted 354 pounds. “A Chubby and a quarter,” he said, referring to his burly agent. And what about Chandler going for a Grand Slam? The question referred to his clients winning the Masters (Charl Schwartzel), U.S. Open (McIlroy) and British Open (Clarke). Westwood jokingly went literal with it. “I’m not impressed with his preparation,” he said. “He doesn’t function well in the heat. He drinks a lot, but not water, unless you count tonic water.” Now that Tiger Woods has been in a slump, on and off the golf course, the majors have been more open to all. Twelve players have won the last 12 majors. There hasn’t been a streak that long in seven years. So open is golf at the moment that only six of the top 20 players in the world have won majors. Jason Day was a runnerup in the first two majors. Adam Scott is coming off a World Golf Championship, his confidence boosted by having Woods’ ex-caddie, and by a long putter that has done wonders for the one weakness in his game. Dustin Johnson was a runner-up at Royal St. George’s, and he looks talented enough to have won three majors by now. He blew the U.S. Open last year with an 82 in the last round, and was knocked out of a playoff at the PGA Championship when he didn’t realize he was in a bunker at Whistling Straits. But if anyone should expect to contend this week, it starts at the top — not just Westwood, but Donald. AKRON (AP) — LeBron James stood before 360 third-graders on Monday, telling them their futures are bright. Plenty of ominous signs notwithstanding, he believes the same is true for the NBA. In an interview with The Associated Press, the Miami Heat forward said he is not considering offers to play internationally during the NBA lockout — with one catch. He’s committed to the 2012 Olympics and trying to help the United States defend the gold medal he helped win at the Beijing Games. “I’m optimistic that we will have a season this year,” James said. “Very optimistic.” A little anxious, too. He’s working out twice a day, trying to erase some of the sting that’s still there after the Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA finals. “Right now I’ve just been focusing on being a better player, working on my game every single day,” James said at a news conference before the AP interview. “Like I said, the Dallas Mavericks were a great team and they deserved to win that championship. And I’ll just use that as motivation coming into this season.” He’s also trying to deliver on his vow to be even better whenever the Heat resume play, saying he’s been in Houston at times this offseason to learn post play from one of the game’s all-time greats, former Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon. “I look at what he was able to do throughout his career,” James said. “Unbelievable talent. Multiple champion. Just to see how he was able to dominate in the low post, for me as an individual, I just try to look at some of the things I feel I need to get better at and hit home at it. Our team becomes better if I continue to get better and that’s what it’s about.” So even with signs of major trouble afoot in the NBA — union chief Billy Hunter told a conference of attorneys in Baltimore last week that he would bet against there being a 201112 season “at this moment” — James remains hopeful. He said he understands why someone like star guard Deron Williams would feel compelled to seek a deal overseas and why Kobe Bryant appears to be flirting with the notion. It’s just not for him, he said. “We all love the game of basketball so much,” James said. “And the love of the game is always going to be there. Guys love the game.” The Olympics count as a motivating force as well. And in time, he hinted he may even try recruiting some of his NBA pals in an effort to convince them to play in London next summer. “I love representing my country and doing it the way I love to do it and that’s playing the game of basketball,” James said. “So I would love to be a part of the 2012 team traveling to London and defending our gold medal.” James was in his hometown Monday to open “Wheels for Education,” a program he’s doing in conjunction with corporate partners State Farm, HP and Nike to provide hundreds of third-graders from Akron Public Schools academic tools they need. The program will follow those kids through their high school graduations in 2021, and James wants the initiative to continue growing annually — plus even sees a chance to take it beyond his hometown, maybe to South Florida, maybe even internationally. Doused by rain on his 2mile bike ride through Akron with 22 children ambassadors for the program pedaling alongside him, James said it still resonates deeply within in when he hears screams of joy in his hometown. Some people carrying signs in support of James showed up at the event more than two hours beforehand, hoping just for a glimpse of the two-time NBA MVP. The kids all get a laptop, a backpack with school supplies, and a bike. Monday’s event was part of a busy two days for James: On Tuesday, a new $240,000 clubhouse — some of the $3 million generated from his ‘Decision’ show last summer — at Akron’s Boys & Girls Club will be named in his honor, and later that night James and four of his high school teammates will be added to the athletic Hall of Fame at their alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. “I’m just using what I have, using my ability, for better and good,” James said. �Thursday, August 11, 2011 LOCAL SCHEDULE GALLIPOLIS — A schedule of upcoming high school varsity sporting events involving teams from Gallia and Meigs counties. Thursday, August 11 Golf Gallia Academy at Portsmouth Invitational, 9 a.m. Eastern, Southern at Waterford Tournament, 8 a.m. Friday, August 12 Golf Gallia Academy at Portsmouth (SEOAL), 1 p.m. Buffalo at Point Pleasant (Pine Hills), 4:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13 Soccer Point Pleasant (boys) Huntington St. Joe, 5:30 p.m. at SPORTS BRIEFS 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) 9925481. www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A10 GA golfers win quad at Cliffside BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Another day on the links, another victory for the Blue Devils. The Gallia Academy golf team, fresh off its season-opening championship at the Ironton Invitational on Monday, started its 2011 home campaign in style Tuesday afternoon with an impressive 60-stroke victory over the field in a quad match at Cliffside Golf Club in the Old French City. The Blue Devils had little trouble with visiting River Valley, Portsmouth and South Point, as the hosts fired an impressive round of 153 as a team. GAHS also had five of the top six individual scores at the quad match. Portsmouth was second with 213, followed by South Point with a score of 215. The Raiders started the day with four players, but one did not finish — leaving RVHS without a final team tally. Rob Canady led the Blue Devils and all golfers with a medalist round of 36, which was par for the course. Corey Arthur and Boeing Smith followed with respective efforts of 38 and 39, while Nick Saunders rounded out the team score with a round of 40. Derrick Gilmore and Daniel Rees also had efforts of 45 and 48 for the Devils. Dan Goodrich led the Raiders with a 56, followed by Zach Morris with 66 and Taylor Woolridge with 72. Preparing for Football Friday Nights SENTINEL STAFF Sarah Hawley/photos Above, first year Eastern football coach Dave Tennant, center, oversees offensive drills during the morning session of the Eagles practice on Wednesday. Tennant and the Eastern football team will face Green and Northwest on Friday in the first scrimmage of the 2011 season, before traveling to Frontier next Friday. The Green and White will open the 2011 regular season on August 26, at home, against Alexander. Below, Eastern running backs and quarterbacks practice hand-offs during Wednesdayʼs practice at East Shade River Stadium Wahama Hall of Fame meeting MASON, W.Va. — The Wahama high School Athletic Hall of Fame Board of Trustees will be conducting a meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16 at the high school. The purpose of this meeting is to finalize plans for the 2011 Hall of Fame induction ceremonies scheduled for September 23rd and 24th. All Board of Trustee members are urged to attend along with anyone wishing to become involved in the WHS Athletic Hall of Fame selection process. . GAHS Varsity Football Scrimmage 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.. Wahama golfers fall to Waterford MDSSPORTS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM 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. . Drew Miller led the runner-up Trojans with a 45, followed by Joe Amburgey with 50 and Levi Porter with a 55. Jacob Call rounded out the PHS team score with a 63. Callie Taylor paced the Pointers with a round of 50, followed by Austin Wellman with 56 and Caleb Jones with 61. Barbara Collins completed the SPHS scoring with a 68, while Jordan Lynd also had a 70 for South Point. WATERFORD, Ohio — On a warm and windy afternoon, the Waterford High School golfers beat the Wahama White Falcons in a play 6, count 4 format at the Lakeside Golf Course in a TVC league match. The Waterford team showed why they are the defending champs and pre season favorite in the Hocking division of the TVC. Their final team score was a fine 158 for the 9 hole match. Austin Hilverding topped the scorers for the winners earning medalist honors with a 36 including a eagle 2 on the par 4 8th hole. Austin had lots of support with a 38 from Brandyn Offenberger and a 39 from Shane Kern. Brent Gainther contributed a 45 to account for the 4th score that counted for Waterford. The scores from Aaron Rogers and Kandee Seevers were not included in the final count. The White Falcons playing a bit shorthanded because of the local county fair and vacations were not sharp. They would play a couple of good holes, then lose it for the next few. The final tally came to a 187. The best score was a 43 by Dakotal Sisk. Morgan Nottingham shot an up and down 47 for the day. Both Kevin Back with a 48 and Michael Mac-Knight with a 49 struggled early and often. The scores posted by Austin Ohlinger and Caroline Thompson were not included in the final Wahama total. The White Falcons now take the balance of the week off to prepare for next Mondays match at Riverside against TVC member Federal Hocking and independents River Valley and Point Pleasant. Records: Tressel made $21.7 million at Ohio State COLUMBUS (AP) — Jim Tressel made $21.7 million as Ohio State football coach over his decadelong tenure before being ousted for breaking NCAA rules, records from the publicly funded school show. Tressel earned more than $3.5 million in 2010, the year he covered up an improper benefits scandal that has led to Ohio State being forced to appear before the NCAA’s committee on infractions this Friday. The figures, released Tuesday to The Associated Press by Ohio State, show that almost a quarter of Tressel’s pay — $4.6 million — came from an exclusive deal under which Ohio State directed a portion of its exclusive deal with apparelmaker Nike to the coach. During his career with the Buckeyes, Tressel was provided football game tickets valued at $104,800, more than $10,000 in Ohio State basketball tickets and over $21,000 in bowl tickets. His contracts also called for him to receive a $200,000 signing bonus in 2003, national-championship game bonuses worth a total of $835,000 (the Buckeyes played for the BCS title after the 2002, 2006 and 2007 regular seasons) and another $155,000 in bonuses for OSU players hitting certain academic standards. In Tressel’s second season, Ohio State won the 2002 national cham- pionship — its first in 34 years. Presidents of NCAA institutions are meeting this week in Indianapolis to discuss a number of issues, including expensive coaching contracts. Kansas State president Kirk Schultz wrote on Twitter that there were “lots of concerns” about the escalation of coaching salaries. NCAA President Mark Emmert, however, was not as adamant about adjusting salaries as he was providing more scholarship money for athletes or simplifying the governing body’s expansive rule book. “I think the general issue is making sure the (university’s) resources are being deployed as effectively as they can,” Emmert said. “The marketplace for salaries is the marketplace for salaries, and everyone understands that.” Tressel’s lawyer, Gene Marsh, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. By comparison to Tressel’s $3.5 million salary last year, Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee earned a raise in his base salary to $818,167 and received a $300,000 bonus. Tressel’s contracts with Ohio State, like those of many of the top collegiate football coaches, were full of perks. He was reimbursed almost $10,000 in 2008-09 for his membership and expenses at an exclusive local country club. Leased cars for the coach and his wife, Ellen, were valued at $23,000 for 2010-11. They also benefited from personal use of jets and charter flights amounting to just under $60,000 since 2005. In addition, the university paid for hundreds of dollars in cell-phone plans over his career. Tressel was forced to resign on May 30 for failing to tell his bosses at Ohio State that he had learned players were trading memorabilia for cash and tattoos, breaking NCAA rules. Tressel was required under his contract and NCAA bylaws to alert his superiors to any rules violations by his athletes. As a result, the Buckeyes have self-imposed penalties which include vacating last season’s 12-1 record plus the team’s share of the Big Ten title and going on two years of NCAA probation. The committee on infractions can accept those sanctions or can add other penalties such as bowl bans, fines and recruiting limitations. Six players were suspended for the first five games of the upcoming season, although three-year starting quarterback Terrelle Pryor gave up his final year of eligibility for the chance to play in the NFL. Another player, linebacker Dorian Bell, is no longer with the team. “What we need to do is to pay people what they’re worth,” he said. “I’m the highest-paid public univer- Karl Kuntz/Columbus Dispatch/MCT Jim Tressel of Ohio State looks at the scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA football game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Saturday, November 20, 2010. sity president in the country and people ask me, ‘Does that bother you?’ I say that I hope I earn my keep every day. You think about coaches and you think about surgeons and you think about English faculty members. These are investments and we need to pay them so that they are worthy of that investment.” � 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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