https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/131118b5dacb0a8c3f10b7ad15509a2d.pdf 3996e0e143df63876608a7dd38494355 PDF Text Text Newll wins pint-sized tractor, A3 High School Football, B1 Printed on 100% recycled newsprint Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 168 Briefs URG Safety Council meeting scheduled RIO GRANDE — Employers are reminded that the S.E. Ohio Safety Council will meet on October 25 at noon on the campus of the University of Rio Grande in Davis University Center Conference Room C. Reservations for lunch must be called in to Phyllis Mason 245-7228 or Carolyn Berry 245-7170 by Friday. Homecoming TUPPERS PLAINS — South Bethel Community Church will have its homecoming on Oct. 30. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m., worship at 10 a.m. and dinner at noon. Afternoon service with special singers will begin at 1:30 p.m. The church is located on Silver Ridge Road across from Eastern High School and Linda Damewood is the pastor. Election test POMEROY — Meigs County Board of Elections will conduct its public test of voting equipment at 11 a.m. on Oct. 24. SWCD meeting POMEROY - The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m., Oct. 27, at the district office at 33101 Hiland Road. Grange party SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will host a Halloween Party, potluck supper and fun night on Saturday, with costume judging at 6:30 p.m. followed by potluck and games. The public is invited. There will be judging categories for both kids and adults. Bring a covered dish. Drinks will be provided. Delinquent listing POMEROY — A delinquent list for mobile homes and real estate taxes will be published in The Daily Sentinel on Nov. 11 and 18. The last day to make payments and avoid publication is 4 p.m. Oct. 27, according to Treasurer Peggy Yost. Stroke Survivors to celebrate National Caregivers’ Month FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011 Monday groundbreaking set for Middleport’s sewer project By Brian J. Reed BReed@mydailysentinel. com MIDDLEPORT — Mayor Michael Gerlach, council members and state and local officials will take shovels in hand and break ground on a $7 million sewer project about to get underway in Middleport. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, and the public is invited to attend. The village has been granted full loan forgiveness through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s funding arm, and the $7.1 million project is about to get underway. A bid was awarded on construction a month ago. It is a project years in the planning process, from a man- By Charlene Hoeflich Hoeflich@mydailysentinel. com POMEROY — For every serious boy scout, the dream is to earn an Eagle award. Ethan Nottingham, longtime member of Boy Scout Troop 235, fulfilled his dream recently after completing a project at the Mulberry Pond in Pomeroy. Some time ago, wooden walkways with banisters were installed on each side of the pond using Natureworks grant money secured by the village. The walkway on the right is handicapped accessible, the one on the left was not — until Nottingham installed one as a part of his project. Jim Smith, the resto- Hoeflich com Weather The project has been in the planning and engineering phase for several years, since the EPA mandated the separation of storm and sanitary sewers and a reduction in Ohio River outflows. The village mapped and filmed the entire sewer system as part of the project. The sewer project is one of three major infrastructure projects either underway or in the planning process. In addition to the major sewer project, the village is also in the midst of a $900,000 renovation of the Middleport Elementary building as a new village hall, set to be completed by early next year. There are also plans underway for a waterline extension on Powell Street and into the Hobson community sometime next year. ration project chairman, dreams of being able to walk all around the pond. Since there is no money for extension of the wooden walkways on either side, and a contribution of gravel came in, Smith decided the best thing to do now was to make a gravel path to connect the boardwalks. So as a second part of Nottingham’s project, he cleaned off a brush-filled area along the hillside on the left side of the lake and completed a several hundred foot extension of the walkway in gravel along the side of the pond. The junior at Eastern High School is a member of the Order of the Arrow. He is the son of Jeff and Valerie Nottingham of Long Bottom. POMEROY — When Meigs County voters go to the polls on Nov. 8 among the issues they will be voting on is renewal of a fiveyear one mill levy for the Meigs County Health District which is charged with promoting the health of the county’s residents. By Beth Sergent Index bsergent@heartlandpubli- payment date in June of last year which prompted the contempt charge, again, in a civil case. At that time, a sale of the funeral home was pending to help pay the restitution. It should be noted the Foglesong-Tucker Funeral Home technically no longer exists and was eventually sold to new management and is now known as the Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home in Mason. See Arrested, A8 See Gadhaif, A8 Charlene Hoeflich/photo Ethan Nottingham and Jim Smith, Mulberry Pond restoration chairman, review Ethan’s project work completed for his Eagle Scout award. A significant part of operational expenses of the Meigs County Health Department comes from the levy, according to Larry Marshall, Meigs County health commissioner. As for what the levy will cost the average taxpayer, Marshall explained that using the Meigs County Property Tax Estimator which assesses at 35 per- See Levy, A2 1 SECTION — 10 PAGES cations.com MASON, W.Va. — A former Mason funeral home owner has been arrested on criminal charges alleging he embezzled preneed funeral funds. According to the Mason © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. County Detachment of the West Virginia State Police, Jerry W. Tucker, 52, Mason, was arrested for embezzlement of preneed funeral B5 B7 A4 B1 funds on Tuesday. Tucker appeared before Mason County Magistrate Gail Roush and was released after posting a $20,000 property bond. A preliminary hearing has not been set but is forthcoming, according to a spokesperson from magistrate court. Tucker was arrested by Sgt. EB Starcher and the case is being investigated by Trooper S.C. Allen. Tucker, along with Ray Allen Tucker, Sr., of the former Foglesong-Tucker Funeral Home in Mason, came under fire last year in a civil case brought by the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office where the two men were found in contempt for missing the deadline to make a payment of restitution in a preneed suit. At that time, the Tuckers reportedly agreed to pay the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division $175,000 to settle the preneed suit but missed the Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi killed in hometown battle SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s dictator for 42 years until he was ousted in an uprisingturned-civil war, was killed Thursday as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte and captured the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell. The 69-year-old Gadhafi is the first leader to be killed in the Arab Spring wave of popular uprisings that swept the Middle East, demanding the end of autocratic rulers and the establishment of greater democracy. “We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Moammar Gadhafi has been killed,” Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril told a news conference in the capital of Tripoli. There were conflicting accounts about Gadhafi’s final hours, with the interim government saying he was captured unharmed and later mortally wounded in the crossfire from both sides. A second account described how he was already wounded in the chest when he was seized and later sustained the other wounds. Interim government officials said one of Gadhafi’s sons, his former national security adviser Muatassim, also was killed in Sirte, and another, one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam, was wounded and captured. Gadhafi’s death decisively ends a regime that had turned Libya into an international pariah and ran the oil-rich nation by the whim and brutality of its notoriously eccentric leader. Libya stands on the cusp of a new era, but its turmoil may not be over. The former rebels who now rule are disorganized and face rebuilding a country virtually without institutions by Gadhafi’s design. They have already shown signs of infighting, with divisions between geographical areas and Islamist and more secular ideologies. President Barack Obama told the Libyan people: “You have won your revolution.” Although the U.S. briefly led the NATO bombing campaign in Libya that sealed Gadhafi’s fate, Washington later took a secondary role to its allies. Britain and France said they hoped that his death would lead to a more democratic Libya. Arab broadcasters showed graphic images of the balding, goateed Gadhafi — wounded, with a bloodied face and shirt — but alive. Later video showed fighters rolling Gadhafi’s lifeless body over on the pavement, stripped to the waist and a pool of blood under his head. Standing, he was shoved along a Sirte road by fighters who chanted “God is great.” Gadhafi appears to struggle against them, stumbling and shouting as the fighters push him onto the hood of a pickup truck. He was driven around lying on the hood of a truck, according to the video. One fighter is seen holding him down, pressing on his thigh with a pair of shoes in a show of contempt. Former Mason County, W.Va. funeral home owner arrested High: 54 Low: 37 Classifieds Comics Education Sports EPA standards, and finance a new vacuum truck and storage building. The truck will allow the village to adequately clean the system to eliminate maintenance issues, according to Gerlach. Mike Enyart & Sons, South Point, is the contractor on the project. In September, council approved the company’s low bid of $6,33,138.60. “The project will not cost residents anything, since the state funding agency associated with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has granted total loan forgiveness,” Gerlach said. The village had hoped to receive partial loan forgiveness and was pleasantly surprised earlier this year when full loan forgiveness was approved. Voters to decide Health Department renewal levy Hoeflich@mydailysentinel. Page A2 • Thelma Lucille Dillon, 84 • Mary Alice Jewell, 67 • Anthony Jared Oiler, 40 • Carol Tannehille • Rick Watson, Sr., 57 date from the EPA, through an extensive survey of the village’s combined storm and sanitary sewer systems, to the application for funding and approval of loan forgiveness. Mayor Michael Gerlach said the ceremony will take place at Diles Park, and state and local officials, and representatives of the village’s engineering and construction firms are expected to attend. The project will address dry weather overflows of sewage into the Ohio River by separating the systems, replacing lines and making other improvements designed to limit those outflows. The project will reduce the number of “outflows” into the Ohio River in keeping with current Mulberry Pond area improved; scout earns Eagle award GALLIPOLIS — The Stroke Survivors Support Group will host a potluck dinner and meeting in celebration of National Caregivers’ Month from 5-7 p.m. at the Bossard Memorial Library on November 17. The guest speaker will be Neurologist Dr. Lewis, who will speak about strokes and the recovery process. Call (740) 925-3788 for more information. By Charlene Obituaries www.mydailysentinel.com �Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 Meigs County Community Calendar Public meetings Monday, Oct. 24 POMEROY — Regular meeting of Meigs County District Public Library Board, 3:30 p.m., Pomeroy library. Community events Wednesday, Oct. 26 POMEROY — American Red Cross bloodmobile, 1-6 p.m., Mulberry Community Center. Saturday, Oct. 22 PORTLAND — The season’s final horse fun show will be held Saturday at the Portland Community Center horse park. Warmups begin at 10 a.m. Halloween costume judging will take place at the end of the show, with judging in horse and rider and dog costume categories. The show is sponsored by the community center. Information is available from Bruce McKelvey, 590-9936. RUTLAND - A Halloween party will be held at Fort Meigs Park near Rutland from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be costume judging, games and a hayride. Food will be available. POMEROY - Meigs Cooperative Parish, Grief Support Group, 7 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center. Special invitation to those who need assistance with the grieving process. For more information call 992-7400 or 992-5836. Sunday, Oct. 23 TUPPERS PLAINS — VFW Post 9053 Ladies Auxiliary Halloween party, 2-4 p.m. Free games, candy, refreshments. Sunday, Oct. 23 HARTFORD, W.Va. — 60th anniversary celebration at Church of Christ in Christian Union, with 9:30 a.m. service and preaching by District Superintendent Mik Holbrook. Past pastors, public invited. MIDDLEPORT — Dr. John Moxley, teacher on “Old Testament Tabernacle,” will speak at the 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. services Oct. 23 at the Victory Baptist Church. CHESTER — Johnny Staat and the Delivery Boys to sing at 10:30 a.m. service, Chester Church of the Nazarene. TUPPERS PLAINS — Homecoming at South Bethel Community Church, Silver Ridge Road, 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. worship, noon dinner, and afternoon service at 1:30 with special singers. should be completed by 5 p.m. There is a special promotion for all military veterans and their dependents for the month of November. They can attend any AARP driver safety program free with a valid form of military identification such as a military ID card, dependent ID card, discharge papers (DDForm 214) or military organization card such as American Legion, VFW, or Amvets. For those not military veterans, the cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members of AARP. For more information or to register for the class call Wanda Llewellyn at (740)707-2063. The class is limited to 25 early registration is requested. The Driver Safety Program focuses on making safer drivers on the roads and awareness of age-related changes that can impact one’s driving ability. Some insurance companies provide a discount for those completing the course. The AARP Driver Safety Program announces a special promotion for all military veterans and their dependents for the month of November. They can attend any AARP Driver Safety Program free with a valid form of military identification such as a military ID card, dependent ID card, discharge papers (DD Form 214), or military organization card such as American Legion, VFW, Amvets, etc. Church events AARP drivers safety class offered Veterans and dependents can participate free of charge POMEROY — The Meigs County District Public Library is hosting an AARP drivers safety class on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The class will begin promptly at noon and Heavy rains help produce bounty of mushrooms in NE PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The tropical storms that drenched the Northeast this year left an unexpected bounty: Thousands of mushrooms have sprung up on some lawns, and foragers have filled bags with wild ones plucked from the earth, stumps and logs. “It was like a scene from ‘Alice and Wonderland,’” said David Fischer, who wrote “Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America.” The mushrooms are providing good meals for people like Margaret Primack of Newton, Mass., who collected 60 to 70 pounds this summer. But because some mushrooms are poisonous, they also present a danger for people who can’t tell the difference between the tasty and the toxic. The Northern New England Poison Center has seen an increase in mushroom poisoning cases in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, with 97 in August and September, nearly double the figure from the same time last year. “People need to have respect for mushrooms,” said Karen Simone, the poison center’s director. “They don’t understand that this can be dangerous.” Different mushrooms types can look similar, and it takes a trained eye to tell the difference between those that are safe and those that are deadly. Mushroom and health experts discourage people from eating wild mushrooms unless they’re absolutely sure they’re safe. “If somebody eats the wrong thing, they could be dead, and it’s not a fun way to go,” said Fischer, who also runs a website dedicated to wild mushrooms from his home in Syracuse, N.Y. Consumers who are worried about safety can buy mushrooms from the nation’s commercial growers, who produce the white button mushrooms commonly used on salads and pizzas, along with shiitake, Portobello and oyster mushrooms. Levy From Page A1 cent of the property value, it would cost the taxpayer approximately $2.67 per month or $32.04 per year. He said the levy generates about $220,000 per year but noted that the amount is based on the fact that the collection rate is about 80 percent of the one mill authorized, with 10 percent going uncollected due to property owners who don’t pay their taxes. “Everyone benefits from the tax levy,” said Marshall. “Most Meigs County citizens receive or are touched by our services each year. In addition to those using our clinical services, and those who need birth or death certificates, we protect all county residents with restaurant and food service inspections; septic and sewage system inspections, home sewage system design and evaluation, mosquito larva control; rabies investigation and public nuisance investigations. Automobile tire collection efforts have accounted for thousands of old and discarded tires to be collected and properly disposed of. These are just a few of our programs,” he commented. Meanwhile, staff at the Health Department work hard at obtaining grants from federal, state and private sources, he added. This allows programs such as Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program and the Meigs Dental Clinic in Middleport (which is available to everyone) to operate. With grants monies, emergency and disaster recovery response services like our response during the Reedsville tornado disaster and educational programs directed at disease prevention strategies; living with chronic illnesses such as diabetes; making healthy lifestyle choices are offered. The Health Department has purchased a large diesel generator with grant monies to allow the Senior Citizens building to say open during electrical outages and serve as a shelter. Two emergency response trailers, one of which houses a 12-bed selfcontained medical response shelter were obtained through grant dollars. The Creating Healthy Communities grant program has provided dollars to build walking paths, purchase exercise equipment; provide incentives to schools for healthy lunch and snack choices; implement work site wellness programs and policies, Marshall said. As for special services the list provided by the health commissioner includes the following: • Has a licensed lactation consultant on staff that does breastfeeding consultation by appointment • Conducts school safety inspections • Operates Reproductive Health Clinics which served 214 clients last year • Operates Pregnancy Care Clinic which had 734 client encounters last year • Meets with people thinking about purchasing a food service business to review possible required upgrades • Has a trained emergency response specialist on staff • Inspects all food service operations in the county including grocery stores, restaurants, and mobile vendors. Last year we did 450 inspections looking at food storage, trash dis- In Coolville & Coolville Country Farms Restaurant Convenience Store Open 24 Hrs. A Day/ 7 Days 1-740-667-6100 “Where we’ll treat you like part of our Family.” Restaurant Open 7:00a.m. - 9:30p.m. 1-740-667-6101 posal, dish sanitizing, and overall cleanliness of the operation and issued 150 licenses. • Manages community coalitions for chronic disease management, child fatality review, maternal and child health • Have contact with an average of 700 clients per month in the Women, Infants, and Children Program • Administered 5,890 immunizations including seasonal and H1N1 flu shots at various community sites in 2010 • Performed 2,597 head lice screenings in the County’s three educational districts in 2010 • Operates a safety net dental clinic which had 2,540 visits last year • Hosts the OSU Mobile Mammography Unit numerous times per year Asked what happens if the levy does not pass. Marshall replied ” the $220,000 that the levy would have collected will have to be assessed to the townships, villages and county which will mean less dollars for township, villages and the county for roads, maintenance and other operational costs. It will mean layoffs of personnel,which will reduce services and grants coming into the county.” “The Health Department, which is a required agency by law, has operated in the county since the 1920’s and for the last several decades independent of other county funding, according to Marshall. Services such as provided by the Meigs County Health Department is a foundation on which to build a healthy and viable county for our citizens,” concluded Marshall Obituaries Rick Watson, Sr. Rick David Watson, Sr., 57, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Abbyshire Place, Bidwell. He was born June 29, 1954, in Mason, W.Va., son of the late Nelson and Mary Pickens Watson. He was a carpenter, farmer and laborer. Surviving are his wife, Claudia Saunders Watson; sons, Ricky David Watson, Jr., Kiethville, La., Michael Dailey, Youngstown, and Anthony Smith of West Virginia; sisters, Opal (Carl) Conger, Middleport, Mary Christine Rose, Middleport, Pauletta Watson, Sharlene (Robert) Foreman, Middleport, Tabatha (Gary) Haning, Middleport; brothers, Stanley (Evelyn) Watson, Athens, Marion (Edith) Watson, Pomeroy, and Terry (Tina) Watson, Gallipolis; three stepchildren, Stella Blanton, Lori Windle and David Rutherford; 16 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Ricky Nelson Watson, and a brother, Larry Robert Nelson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Cremeens Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow at Beech Grove Cemetery, Pomeroy.Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Death Notices Carol Jane Tannehill Carol Jane Tannehill of Middleport died Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Heath United Methodist Church. A complete obituary will be announced later. Thelma L. Dillon Thelma Lucille Dillon, 84, Gallipolis, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, in the St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2011, in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Alliance City Cemetery in Alliance, Ohio. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Anthony J. Oiler Anthony Jared Oiler, 40, Evergreen Community, Bidwell, died Saturday, October 15, 2011, in the St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. In keeping with Anthony’s wishes, there are no calling hours or funeral service. Cremation services were by the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. Mary Alice Jewell Mary Alice Jewell, 67, of New Haven passed away on October 18, 2011. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date under the care of Anderson Funeral Home. For the Record Probate Court POMEROY — Marriage licenses were issued in Meigs County Probate Court to:Clifford Allen Boswell, 19, and Melissa Kay Myers, 20, Portland;Timothy Lee Mullins, 53, Terri Lynn Fife, 51, Middleport;Kevin Lee Layne, 38, Stephanie Renee Holter, 32, Racine. Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 38.96 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 49.27 Ashland Inc. 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Member SIPC. Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. West wind between 7 and 10 mph. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light west wind. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Sunday: Patchy frost before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. 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ATHENS — The O’Bleness Health System announces the appointment of Jean S. Rettos, DO, as the O’Bleness Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program Director. Dr. Rettos received her medical degree from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OUCOM) in Athens, Ohio. She is board certified in family medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine. Dr. Rettos completed her internship and residencies in family medicine as well as neuromusculoskeletal medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine at O’Bleness. In addition to her private practice, Athens Health Solutions in Athens, as program director, Dr. Rettos oversees family practice residents who are physicians participating in graduSubmitted photo ate medical education trainDawson Newell was the lucky winner of a kid-sized tractor from the Big Bend Farm Antiques Club. Bill Buring through O’Bleness’ bridge, president, is pictured, also. The club has been meeting since 1991 and holding monthly tractor pulls, Family Medical Residency supporting local charities and displaying tractors at the Party in the Park in Racine. program. O’Bleness names new program director Conference on home care planned for aging parents POMEROY — In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, the nonprofit National Private Duty Association (NPDA) has announced that it will host a free consumer education web conference entitled Creating a Care Plan for Your Parents on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. The live and interactive program will provide advice on how family caregivers can work with care professionals to develop an effective plan of care for a loved one. Caregivers will learn how to identify key issues and problems, locate needed experts, and outline expected outcomes to ensure that a parent is cared for in the best manner possible. The event is free of charge to participants. The web conference topics include setting up a successful plan, the plan components, implementation of care, managing expectations, care evaluation and warning signs. “Empowering family caregivers through the use of an effective care plan aids both adult children and their parents,” said Sheila McMackin, president of NPDA. “A well-planned and monitored plan helps an aging parent to thrive, while remaining comfortable at home.” The event’s presenter is Bert Copple, general manager of the Home Instead Senior Care franchise located in Birmingham, Mich. Copple earned a master’s degree in theology and a M.Div. in Leadership. He is a decorated war veteran, serving in Iraq with the U.S. Army. In addition, he is a licensed minister and chaplain, a published author and an adjunct faculty member at Central Bible College. Pre-registration for the event is required. Sign up by visiting the registration link at www.privatedutyhomecare.org. Think Pink fund raiser benefit POMEROY — Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, a fund raiser for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure has been planned for 6 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the Mulberry Community Center in Pomeroy. Norma Torres, Meigs County’s Think Pink director, said the upcoming event is a benefit for the local breast health, education, and mammography access programs. She described it as “an evening of fun filled with great fashion tips where you can find out how to finish an outfit, extend a wardrobe and define your personal style.” The proceeds from the Premier Jewel- ry Party will go into promoting the objectives of Think Pink. For more information call Torres at 992-6562. On Oct. 18 in observance of Women’s Health Day, the OSU mobile mammogram van was in Chester to provide services paid in part through the Think Pink program for those who could not pay, with free examinations including cholesterol or diabetes tests for everyone. Proceeds from the coming benefit will be used for future expenses relating to mammogram van visits and educational material. She misses boyfriend but wants to date Dear Dr. Brothers: I have been dating my boyfriend for two years in college. This semester he is abroad, and I won’t see him for another month. I miss him a lot, but something has started to bother me. I thought I would just let the time go by and talk with him on the computer when we could, but now I find that I am wishing I could date others — no one in particular — while he is away. Does this mean I am less committed than I thought, or is it just a normal feeling that I should ignore? — R.P. Dear R.P.: It is interesting that you seem more concerned about having the feeling of wanting to date others than you do about what course of action to take. It seems pretty clear that even though you want to go out with others, you probably are not going to do it — otherwise, that would be the question! 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I’m just your separation has been good nervous! — E.J. training for how you want to Dear E.J.: One of the be able to act in the future — things that sex allows a person understanding your disturbing to do is throw some caution to feelings but being able to not the wind. If we weren’t able to act on them. That is what you overcome our feelings of fear, will need for fidelity with the distrust, caution, worry about person you end up choosing, germs, concern that he doesn’t and is a life skill that will be really care, etc., there would be one you should be proud of. So precious little procreating or keep on keeping on, as you do lovemaking going on! Luckily, so well. most of the time we take that *** leap of faith and find that the Dear Dr. Brothers: I was risk is or isn’t worth it, and adraised in a very clean home, just our behavior accordingly. where my mother constantly If everything you are nervous about kept people from having sex, it would be a different world. Sex is far from a sterile, controlled exercise. It is interesting that your fears center on germs rather than on the real possible hazards of sexually transmitted diseases. So while you are worrying about kissing on the mouth, don’t forget to practice safe sex, and know who you are practicing it with. The more you trust your partner, the less paranoid you will be. We live in a germaphobic society today, yet hand sanitizer has existed only a short time. So while you can ask your man to practice basic hygiene, I think you should try to wean yourself off your mom’s antigerm agenda now. You are old enough to make your own judgments about cleanliness, and to analyze the marketing campaigns for some of the many products out there designed to make us part with our dollars. So lighten up a bit, and let love in. When that happens, your fear of germs likely will be washed away. (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate By Alex Colon again you are to seek God’s plan and purpose for your life. This plan comes by way of His Holy Spirit who now dwells in you and also wants to baptize you with the evidence of speaking with other tongues. Don’t let this scare you. This is normal and a pre-requisite for God’s Kingdom Service and power for living. You can check the Bible for this. It is an amazing experience to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. The power and authority that you receive will help you overcome in life God’s way. Jesus has this blessing waiting for you – just for the asking. Third, it is vitally important to get plugged in to a full gospel church or family that can disciple you in the way of the Kingdom. Jesus is looking to develop or disciple Ambassadors of His Kingdom with His Kingdom of God. God created you and set a plan and a purpose for your life. By Him and for Him you were created – for His pleasure. And His pleasure is found in your faith according to the Bible. In other words, God takes pleasure in blessing you with life, with health, with prosperity, with peace, with joy, etc. So let the Kingdom of God come to you and His will be done in your life today, for you were branded for His divine Kingdom purpose. Branded for His Purpose Lighthouse Assembly of God Each and every one of us has been infused on the inside with a God-given purpose. I would like to remind you that you were not only made by God, but you were also made for God! You could say that God has branded you for His own divine purpose in life. God’s purpose never changes. His purpose for you is all about the advancement of His Kingdom of which you were created to be a part. This Kingdom Plan plays a few different yet intertwined rolls in order to be completed. First, as one branded by God you must be born again. To be born again means to become part of God’s Kingdom family, which is not a religious organization but rather, a living organism whose life comes directly from God? This is why Jesus came to die for your sins and mine, forgiving us and to place us in right standing with God so that we can be ready for heaven as well as for earth. In other words, God has promised us and given us an abundant life filled with Joy, Love, Peace and all the great things that His Kingdom has to offer. This life I am talking about is a life without anything missing or anything broken. Second, after becoming born Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home Adam McDaniel & James Anderson DIRECTORS Pre-Arrangement Planning Middleport 992-5141 Pomeroy 992-5444 www.andersonmcdaniel.com Kingdom principles and only God’s organism – the body of Christ can disciple such Ambassadors. Fourth, let your faith in God take you to another level in God where nothing is impossible to them that believe. Don’t let the voices of religion take you down the road of survival, impossibilities and defeat. 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He’s every bit as upstanding as you would expect from a former Mormon bishop, a father of five and grandfather of 16. Romney is a familiar type. We’ve all known the guy who sits in the front of the classroom and raises his hand to answer every question. We might admire him, or envy him, but we probably don’t like him. In 2008, the other Republican candidates hated Romney, and you got the feeling it was partly because he was richer and better-looking than they were. He has the same problem that the British statesman Benjamin Disraeli identified in his counterpart William Gladstone — “He had not a single redeeming defect.” It is almost impossible to exaggerate the technical proficiency Romney has exhibited during the debates. There is no question for which he doesn’t have a ready, sometimes sophisticated answer. Whenever challenged — especially by Perry — he almost always bests his opponent. He’s like a boxer with a couple of extra inches on his reach compared with everyone else. Even when another candidate is talking, he’s perfected a look of patient, benign attentiveness. What’s missing, as usual with Romney, is a sense of warmth and heartfelt conviction. When Bill Clinton was confronted by someone with a sympathetic story, his reflex was to go in for a hug. Romney’s reflex is to go in for a crisp explanation of whatever is his relevant policy position, delivered smoothly and cogently, if distantly. It’s as if he sees people as inputs into his hard drive from which he reliably downloads the most appropriate intellectual output. Romney talks of how he loves data, and his ability to master it is one of his foremost strengths. Data doesn’t move people, though. The difference between Herman Cain, who has generated spontaneous excitement, and Mitt Romney is captured in their economic plans. Cain’s depends on three simple numbers, 999, that have captured the imagination of a slice of the Republican electorate. 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It’s one reason he’s been near the top of the field all year yet has never opened up the kind of lead traditionally associated with front-runners. If Republican voters conclude there’s no one else in the field who is plausible as president or a generalelection candidate, Romney will win, but it will be an act of calculation rather than passion. A former management consultant who couldn’t rabble-rouse if he wanted to, Romney would be a most unusual vessel for a party overflowing with populist enthusiasms. Romney can impress, but he doesn’t naturally inspire or connect. That leaves an opening for others, even as he executes nearly flawlessly. (Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry(at sign)nationalreview.com) (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate Page A4 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX, 2011 Natural is more pure By Stanley Crouch Profound information can arrive casually in America, as if that is the way it was always supposed to be. My mother grew up in Texas under segregation and went to California with her parents in the mid-1930s. By the early ’50s, when my younger sister and brother began going to school in Los Angeles, our mother made up her mind about something — and it predicted our nation today. While there was a neighborhood black school, she did not send us there. The reason was clear to her: “The world is full of all kinds of people, and you all need to start meeting them right now,” she said. The school she chose, the 28th Street Elementary School, was fully integrated. It was after World War II, and one easily learned stereotypes about Asians, or saw them on television, especially the propaganda films about the war featuring Japanese villains. But that did not stop one from seeing how well, or how badly, Elizabeth Wu, Barbara Minato, Harry Quan and Alan Funo did in class and in sports. 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When we played touch football with him, the girls lined up and were interspersed in teams with the boys. I can still remember experiencing the wonder of a young brown girl whose name I cannot now remember but who was hard to get around if she was playing a blocking position. I can still see sweat descending her brow and still see clearly that skin tone, which I have never seen accurately reproduced in a painting. We had big school events in which we did a square dance to “The Yellow Rose of Texas” as our parents looked on through the afternoon sun. The gang was all there in a vital way that collapsed ethnicity into a single force. Integration is still as powerful in reality as it was when we got it as naturally as those lunches that we ate out of the brown paper bags our parents provided for us. We opened and traded the contents with other kids, who might or might not like them. Today, however often diversity talk boils down to a hustle, it never, ever, diminishes the real thing. When my mother was dying from heart problems in Houston’s Hermann Hospital, I looked around and saw, in the most serious and demanding circumstances, a staff battling pain and death with sophisticated machinery staffed by men and women from all over the world. Again, the gang was all there — people of Asian, African, European and Latino descent. The shortcomings of affirmative action at its crudest are trumped in the land between life and death. You get the job because you know how to do it, or you are not chosen. My mother left this world taken care of by the same range of people to whom she had introduced her children so very long ago. (Stanley Crouch can be reached by email at crouch.stanley(at)gmail. com.) (c) 2011 Stanley Crouch Distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor �Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A5 A Hunger for More Search the Scriptures By Thom Mollohan Pathway Community Church The arrival of October is something to which I look forward all year. I immensely enjoy fall. Its fierycolored foliage, against a backdrop of azure sky, and the crispness of autumn evenings (although one couldn’t tell it yet by our wet weather lately), are all treasured testimonies to our Creator that fuel a renewed spirit of praise and thanksgiving within me. There is little that I dislike about it. In fact, one complaint only would I register today, but it has nothing to do with weather or even of raking of leaves (not that I especially enjoy raking leaves). Rather it has to do with a tradition of celebrating evil, darkness, and death. I am astonished every October to see the extent of our fascination with such things (in the name of fun) as I drive or walk by front yards turned graveyards, or pretend corpses hanging by gibbets beside children’s playground equipment. The fact that it is the same every fall not only fails to cause me to become accustomed to it but only magnifies my astonishment! I am most horrified of all over the horrible images passing in front of the average person’s eyes on television and movie screens (not to mention the incredible volume of DVD movie posters in area stores depicting at every child’s eye level images of the macabre). As far as “slasher” movies themselves go, I am not sure which is more unbelievable: the fact that movie makers can imagine in pain-staking detail (no pun intended) such cruel acts or that the movie market is madly driven by people who pay money to see them. The special effects in such movies and even regular television programming have such a capacity for realism that people watching them are essentially seeing the “real thing.” There is no doubt that a casual and often repeated approach towards such things instills in the human psyche a tolerance that easily becomes callousness to the suffering of others. Nor can it be successfully argued by a Christian that the treatment of evil as being trivial does not produce in us a spiritual malaise. And having said that, I am quite convinced that parents grossly underestimate the dangers to their children of such whimsical attitudes towards spiritual darkness. The Bible says, “As (a man) thinks within himself, so he is” (Proverbs 23:7a NAS). Our thoughts dictate our character and our character is what we really are on the inside. So if we fill up our minds with cruelty and the torture of others, we are at the very least desensitizing ourselves to other people’s problems, hurts, and losses. In fact, we are likely minimizing (if not totally eradicating) the potential within ourselves for empathy and compassion. And if we flirt with the “thrill of fear” simply for the sake of amusement, then what we are doing in reality is immersing ourselves in attitudes of fear that send their roots into our minds, contaminating our walks with God. Why would we want to do that when we have, in fact, been called by God to “not be afraid”? “You did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry ‘Abba, Father’” (Romans 8:15 NIV). The Bible teaches us to cultivate neither attitudes of hard-heartedness to others nor ideas that nudge us into the spiritual oppression of fearfulness. It directs us instead to fill our minds with the things of God. In contrast to fear, we should be concentrating on our victory in Christ. Instead of amusing ourselves with mutilations and maimings, we should be seeking opportunities to heal and help others. Instead of imagining the deplorable depths to which evil can drag one, for the sake of a thrill, we should focus on the wonderful heights to which the love of God can lift us. “these were more noble…they searched the scriptures daily…” “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things” (Philippians 4:4-8 NIV). Take care not only this season to guard your heart and mind. Steer clear of things that glamorize evil. Shun those things that can potentially align your thinking along paths that are contrary to the peace and love of God and your call to be an agent of help for the suffering of others. And be especially mindful of your children and your responsibility to encourage them towards those spiritually positive attitudes described in Philippians chapter four. Thinking about such things will help to produce such fruits in their lives and in their relationships, too. (Thom Mollohan and his family have ministered in southern Ohio the past 16 years. He is the pastor of Pathway Community Church and the author of The Fairy Tale Parables. He may be reached for comments or questions by email at pastorthom@pathwaygallipolis.com). Out of the Mouths of Babes By Carrie Wolfe Team Jesus Ministries Last week, I discussed a study from the Barna Group on reasons why youth disconnect and leave church. This was a five year study which they released at the end of September. Those who had been raised in church, with a church background are disconnecting around age 15. Some of them will leave for a while. Some will leave the church permanently. It is important to take note of this information so we as the Body of Christ may work to address these issues. Anyone who simply ignores these issues or dismisses them without a second thought really needs to examine their hearts and where their relationship is with Jesus because Jesus even rebuked His disciples for discouraging children. Think about it. Again, this information can be found at barnagroup. org in more detail. We covered reasons 1 and 2 so we will pick up where we left off. 3. Churches come across as antagonistic to science. “One of the reasons young adults feel disconnected from church or from faith is the tension they feel between Christianity and science. The most common of the perceptions in this arena is ‘Christians are too confident they know all the answers’.” Furthermore, the study found three out of ten young adults with a Christian background feel that churches are “out of step with the scientific world we live in” and another onequarter have the perception that “Christianity is antiscience.” About the same amount have been “turned off by the creation-versesevolution debate.” I have to pause at this one. Uh, if you know your history, then you should know that some of the most influential foundations for science were laid by believers. We have got to change this. Science is not the enemy. If you have ever taken an antibiotic then you should be thankful for science. How about plastic? Drop that peanut butter jar lately without it breaking (although it probably still hurt your toe)? How about peanut butter to begin with. George Washington Carver was an incredible scientist and an awesome believer. Again, we have to drop the “us versus them” mentality. I won’t even get into the evolution debate here because most Christians are so utterly ignorant of the actual theory of evolution, that is a completely different column. For now, just stop getting hung up on the small details and get on with living the love, mercy and grace of Christ. Kids know if you are faking it. 4. Young Christians’ church experience related to sexuality are often simplistic, judgmental. Pornography, and the culture in general is not exactly wholesome. Young Christians struggle with this while trying to live meaningful lives. “One of the significant tensions for many young believers is how to live up to the church’s expectations of chastity and sexual purity in this culture, especially as the age of first marriage is now commonly delayed to the late 20s. Research indicates that most young Christians are as sexually active as their non-Christian peers, even though they are more conservative in their attitudes about sexuality. One-sixth of young Christian (17 percent) said they ‘have made mistakes and feel judged in church because of them.’” It was even more so with 18 to 29 year old Catholics, which found two out of five (40 percent) said “the church’s teachings on sexuality and birth control are out of date.” 5. They wrestle with the exclusive nature of Christianity. Our youth have been shaped by a culture which is open-minded, tolerant and accepting. “Today’s youth and young adults also are the most eclectic generation in American history in terms of race, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, technological tools, and sources of authority. Most young adults want to find areas of common ground with each other, sometimes even if that means glossing over real differences. Three out of ten young Christians (29 percent) said ‘churches are afraid of the beliefs of other faiths’ and an identical proportion felt they are ‘forced to choose between my faith and my friends.’ One-fifth of young adults with a Christian background said ‘church is like a country club, only for insiders.” I have to stop here and address this one. Again, we have got to stop the “us verses them” mentality. If someone is dressed in saggy, baggy pants or spiked hair or whatever, who are you to judge them? What was that verse, “Judge not lest you be judged”? (Hmmm, there goes Jesus loving people again.) We are all broken and filthy with our own sin. For we ALL come before a holy, perfect, just, God dressed in the filthy rags of our own sin. Only through the grace and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ may we approach the throne. For we have been taken in by Him, adopted into fellowship with the King of kings and the Lord of lords. The Body of Christ is not a social club. See Wolfe, A6 For six weeks, we have been looking at scientific evidence which proves there was a Designer of our Universe, of our Planet, and of all life. An honest seeker will know, from these proofs, that a superior Mind designed all. The next question: Can we find out anything about the Designer? Bible students know the answer: Because the Designer left written information, we can know much about the Designer. A skeptic may say “There are many books which claim to be of divine authorship; prove the Bible is the book written by the Designer.” With today’s column, we begin looking at the proof. There is no other book making the claim of divine authorship in which are found scientific facts that were unknown at the time of the writing. We begin with the book of Job. Job lived centuries before Jesus’ birth; much of the book records conversations between Job and three of his friends. An interesting scientific fact appears in Job 26:7: “He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.” The “support” for Earth was an intriguing topic for many centuries. Men came up with various explanations: Earth rides on a turtle’s back; Earth hangs by a string on some celestial hook. With space travel, man, for the first time, saw proof the Earth hangs upon nothing! The Author of the Bible gave Job that fact. Isaiah 40:22 tells us, “It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.” When sea exploration began taking place, the greatest fear was sailors would fall over the side of the flat earth. Yet, many centuries before Columbus, the Author of the Bible told Isaiah the earth was circular. Upon reading Psalm 8:8, “The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the sea,” Matthew Maury Fontaine had such great faith in the factual accuracy of the Bible, that using the verse as his starting point, he mapped the great paths in the sea upon which ships travel. In His conversation with Job, God asks, “Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea,…? [38:16a]. In the mid-twentieth century, thermal springs were discovered in the sea. God continues questioning Job: “Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?…” [38:22a]. Those today who are close to the land, planting and reaping, know a good winter of snow cover is beneficial to the soil. Read the 38th and 39th chapters of Job; you’ll learn much about the Designer, as God questions Job on things in nature. Around the time of the New Year, many “prophets” make predictions of events to take place in the coming year. If you have taken note of their predictions, you’ll know most are worded vaguely, and do not come to pass. The Bible records more than 300 prophecies from the Old Testament that predict the coming of the Christ, each of which was fulfilled by one man: Jesus. A mathematician has calculated the likelihood one person would fulfill 16 specific Old Testament prophecies by chance to be “1” with 45 zeroes after the “1.” Jesus fulfilled 300 prophecies! There is no other explanation for such accuracy than that the Author of the Bible knew the future for the Man Jesus Christ. We turn now to historical facts. While the Bible is not primarily a book of history [just as it is not primarily a book of science], every mention in the Bible of historical events, cities, or peoples has been proven to be accurate. In the past, critics accused Isaiah of having made a historical mistake when he wrote of Sargon, King of Assyria [20:1]. For years, this one reference in the Bible was the only known record of Sargon; so, critics assumed Isaiah erred. In 1843, Paul Emile Botta, the French consular agent at Mosul, working with Austen Layard, unearthed historical evidence that established Sargon as having been King of the Assyrians. At Khorsabad, Botta discovered Sargon’s palace, and pictures may be found in “Halley’s Bible Handbook.” Over 45 countries are mentioned in the New Testament. Each is mentioned in its proper geographic location. Sir William Ramsey, a famous archeologist of the 19th century, disputed the accuracy of events recorded by Luke in the book of Acts. After years of digging through the evidence in Asia Minor, Ramsey came to the conclusion Luke was an accurate historian. In the decades since Ramsey, other scholars have found Luke’s historical background to be factual. The church of Christ wants every person to see the accuracy of the Bible; we want every person to be sure the Bible is the product of the Designer and contains information from Him which can lead each person to obey Him. This column, and past columns, have presented both internal [in the Bible] and external [scientific and historical] evidence upon which one can build a strong faith in God and His Word. Much more material is available, and more will be printed in future columns. We urge each reader to search the Scriptures. Sunday through Thursday, October 23-27, there will be a series of Bible lessons at the meetinghouse located at 234 Chapel Drive, with Mike Kiser speaking. If you need more information, please call 740-446-1494. Visit our website: www. chapelhillchurchofchrist. org. By Alex Colon heaven as well as for earth. In other words, God has promised us and given us an abundant life filled with Joy, Love, Peace and all the great things that His Kingdom has to offer. This life I am talking about is a life without anything missing or anything broken. Second, after becoming born again you are to seek God’s plan and purpose for your life. This plan comes by way of His Holy Spirit who now dwells in you and also wants to baptize you with the evidence of speaking with other tongues. Don’t let this scare you. This is normal and a prerequisite for God’s Kingdom Service and power for living. You can check the Bible for this. It is an amazing experience to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. The power and authority that you receive will help you overcome in life God’s way. Jesus has this blessing waiting for you – just for the asking. Third, it is vitally important to get plugged in to a full gospel church or family that can disciple you in the way of the Kingdom. Jesus is looking to develop or dis- ciple Ambassadors of His Kingdom with His Kingdom principles and only God’s organism – the body of Christ can disciple such Ambassadors. Fourth, let your faith in God take you to another level in God where nothing is impossible to them that believe. Don’t let the voices of religion take you down the road of survival, impossibilities and defeat. But grow in the faith that God has given you to become a mountain mover – one who is sent to see miracles following and enjoying the blessings of the Kingdom of God. God created you and set a plan and a purpose for your life. By Him and for Him you were created – for His pleasure. And His pleasure is found in your faith according to the Bible. In other words, God takes pleasure in blessing you with life, with health, with prosperity, with peace, with joy, etc. So let the Kingdom of God come to you and His will be done in your life today, for you were branded for His divine Kingdom purpose. Branded for His Purpose Lighthouse Assembly of God Each and every one of us has been infused on the inside with a God-given purpose. I would like to remind you that you were not only made by God, but you were also made for God! You could say that God has branded you for His own divine purpose in life. God’s purpose never changes. His purpose for you is all about the advancement of His Kingdom of which you were created to be a part. This Kingdom Plan plays a few different yet intertwined rolls in order to be completed. First, as one branded by God you must be born again. To be born again means to become part of God’s Kingdom family, which is not a religious organization but rather, a living organism whose life comes directly from God? This is why Jesus came to die for your sins and mine, forgiving us and to place us in right standing with God so that we can be ready for Thank God for the Preachers By Pastor Ron Branch Faith Baptist Church For the Christian church, the month of October is designated as “Pastor Appreciation Month.” This past Sunday, the congregation I am privileged to pastor (Faith Baptist, Mason) accorded to me a gracious recognition concerning the theme for this month. Generally, the month-long theme places certain spiritual impetus for congregations to tell the Lord that they thank God for the preachers who serve faithfully in a called-of-God vocation. But, I, too, thank God for men called of God who preach the truth of God’s Word. In those moments of proclamation, they have the awesome task and burden to speak to the people on behalf of Almighty God. It is a dynamic and holy exchange that goes on during the delivery of a message from the Book. The hope of the saints depends on it. The eternity of the unsaved is affected by it. The morality of a people is guided by it. The demonstration of the Spirit and of power is manifested in it. Preaching is that critical experience whereby our faith is strengthened to stand, not in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. Men who rightly divide the Word of God do not promote what they perceive as the truth, but rather what God says is the truth. They courageously stand and say, “THUS SAITH THE LORD!” They do not at- tempt to give rhyme and reason to the Scripture, but they rather emphasize faith that accepts as infallible the truths of God, for “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word.” People may resist God’s truth, but the preacher insists on God’s truth. See Branch, A6 �Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A6 Politics can be ‘dirty business’ By Thomas Johnson Trinity Congregational Church As we approach yet another time of Primary Elections, I’m a bit underwhelmed by the many, conflicting positions currently espoused by the various candidates. Their rhetoric reminds me of the childish ditty: “anything you can do I can do better; I can do anything better than you.” So much of what is being said comes off as so many empty words, as in— “promises, promises, that’s all we ever get!” By the way: have you yet picked up on the fact a lot of those running for office, when they find themselves unable to articulate a valid position of their own, turn on their opponent and ridicule his or hers?!? No doubt about it, folks: politics can be “dirty busi- ness.” Unlike some things which separate the men from the boys, so to speak, there’s nothing like a pending election to antagonize and alienate Republicans and Democrats, as well as those who are somewhere in the middle. Come Sunday, however, worship brings everyone together—at least in theory, if not in actuality. The Church sanctuary is our “common ground,” and the service is our mutual, level “playing field.” Here’s where it gets interesting. It goes without saying that as a general rule politicians need to campaign for the office to which they want to be elected, and while running for said office tend to be quite aggressive and vocal. But, let me ask you this: have YOU ever “elected” Jesus Christ to be your own personal savior? Lord? Because it also goes without saying He is nowhere near as aggressive, assertive or vocal as we have come to expect from the political types and politicians in our midst. Far from it; Jesus is quite passive and of a lower profile! Therefore, one has to be far more attentive and sensitive to His appeals to partner with Him, than will any mortal politician ever be in Men called to preach possess a passion. They possess a passion for God. They are motivated by love for Jesus Christ. They burn inwardly with the drive to declare God’s truth. The prophet Jeremiah, during a time of discouragement, decided to quit preaching. He said, “I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name.” But, he said, “His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones.” Jeremiah went on to say that he got weary from trying to hold the Word of God back, and could not hold it in. He was soon back on the circuit. That is the way it is with a man called to preach. He has to preach because God has instilled the Word in his heart to preach. A man called to preach who does not preach dies a slow, agonizing death during life. God has chosen preaching as the means whereby His message to this spiritually desperate world is manifested. Church, if you have a man who preaches the fundamental truths of God, respect the man, not for who he is, but for what he does. If he proclaims “Thus saith the Lord” as it is proven in Jesus Christ, then embrace and incorporate the Word in your lives, and treat it as your most valued possession. “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” You see, the man called to preach is a man put on the spot. What the man of God does is referred to as “the foolishness of preaching.” By standing to declare Biblical tenets, such a man becomes engaged in God’s ordained method of confronting the mystery of hu- man free will. To the world, preaching appears as foolishness, but the foolishness of God is wiser than men. To the world, preaching appears as a weak approach by God, but the weakness of God is stronger than men. It prevails upon us, therefore, to consider the strain that weighs on a preacher. The man is situated between the hostility and rebelliousness of human nature, and the demands of God’s holy expectations. But, a man whose heart burns for God is virtually oblivious to the former, and dedicated to the latter. “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, THY GOD REIGNETH” (Isaiah 52:7). Ohio Amish wife: Charges not meant for revenge CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) — An Amish woman whose husband’s beard was cut by members of a breakaway Amish group said Thursday that the family isn’t pressing charges as a means of revenge but rather to get help for the people in the other settlement. Arlene Miller said word spread quickly of such an attack in Trumbull County last month and the family was wary when several men came to their door late one night last week. Unbeknownst to Arlene Miller and her husband, Myron, a similar attack occurred just a couple of hours earlier in nearby Holmes County. “Normally the Amish try to stay out of court. We believe in, ‘brother against brother shouldn’t go to court for revenge,’” Arlene Miller told The Associated Press from the family’s home in rural eastern Ohio. “But in this case this is not for revenge that we’re doing this. This is so these people can get help.” Miller, 46, also said the beard cutting, apparently meant to shame its victims because of the high esteem in which Amish beards are held, is unheard of. “It’s messed up. It’s some bizarre stuff,” she said. “I’ve never heard of it, and I think I can safely ters most to you—your being a Christian, or a Democrat or a Republican, or whatever—will inform much of your behavior and posturing in this world, not the least of that being how you vote. As Christians and as citizens we have an obligation to do so. Such “rendering unto Caesar” is a necessary, albeit partial fulfillment of what used to be called our “patriotic duty.” However, as Christians we have an even more pressing responsibility to Almighty God to represent the living Lord Jesus Christ, as the Holy Spirit empowers us. In other words: vote your conscience, but pray your conscience is itself informed by Him! You know as I do there are a lot of blathering idiots in the world, and some put them-selves forward as suitable representatives for you and me. Nonsense! If Christ is our Lord, we owe it to Him to discern the real sheep from the wolves masquerading in sheep’s clothing. They’re out there, but that isn’t the only place we find them. It’s unfortunate, yet true, that they also frequent our churches, where they not only occupy the pews but positions of authority, too! Jesus said we could distinguish the sheep from the pretenders “by their fruits” (Matt. 7:16). I’ll leave it to you to read through the Apostle Paul’s list of good and bad qualities to be aware of in those you might associate with, and/or vote for—or not (Gal. 5:19-24). Our political affiliations aside, advancing God’s Kingdom is to be our shared priority #1. To this end, Dear God, may there be no bones of contention in the Body of Christ as we know it. I believe this also goes back to the “shallow” experiences young people have had with the church. Our youth often come from divorce (sometimes multiple divorces) and deal with so many other things. It is often their friends which they identify with more as family than their actual family. It is important to note this, because generally if given the opportunity to choose between their friends and faith, most will choose friends. Why are we surprised at this? If they are not experiencing the genuine, authentic love of Christ IN church, why are we surprised they are leaving and choosing friends first? Good night, people, we have the author of love, Jesus, stop using Him like a door mat for whatever silly little agenda or preference we may have and get to the heart of loving these young people! They are hurting and disenfranchised directly because of people IN the church. That isn’t some outside conspiracy, it is what we are doing internally to one another! Love, love, listen, listen. Love others, love everyone and listen to their perspectives and experiences. You may learn something. We all have our story of grace. Generations of believers are dealing with decades of brokenness and baggage. These chains are binding them. Stop doing the work of the devil and start lovingly helping one another grow in Christ. 6. The church feels unfriendly to those who doubt. “Young adults with Christian experience say the church is not a place that allows them to express doubts. They do not feel safe admitting that sometimes Christianity does not make sense. In addition, many feel that the church’s response to doubt is trivial. Some of the perceptions in this regard include not being able ‘to ask my most pressing life questions in church’ (36 percent) and having ‘significant intellectual doubts about my faith’ (23 percent).” Also, the study said about “one out of every six young adults with a Christian background said their faith ‘does not help with depression or other emotional problems’ they experience (18 percent).” What? Of all the places our young people should feel free to ask questions, it should be in the church. Let go of the stuck up, prude attitude and don’t be afraid to be open to those questions. If those questions are not asked, they won’t be answered and that is an absolute terrible, terrible reason for someone to stumble and be lost. Stop. Listen. Love. I will be discussing this particular point further in the next column. It is a vital part of what the church needs to be addressing to pass the faith on to the next generation. We can turn this tide through being authentic in our faith. It means we will have to let go of some longstanding traditions and get down to some real Biblical truths. We need to do this because it is vital for the youth of the next generation to be able to live a life of Grace Out Loud! (Carrie Wolfe is an assistant pastor at Team Jesus Ministries in Pomeroy, Ohio). VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI began using a wheeled platform Sunday to navigate the long aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica, adopting the device employed by his ailing predecessor to reduce fatigue. As the platform, pushed forward by aides, glided up the marble floor toward the main altar, Benedict gripped his pastoral staff with one hand and the device’s support bar with the other. The 84-year-old pontiff occasionally took his hand off the bar to wave to thousands of faithful flanking his route in the basilica, where he celebrated a Mass dedicated to encouraging missionary zeal. Benedict walked steadily around the central altar and up and down its steps, but appeared less sprightly Sunday than he usually does. But Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi insisted the platform wasn’t being used for any “medical reason.” “The sole purpose is to ease the effort of the Holy Father, to reduce the fatigue,” Lombardi told journalists. No longer walking down the basilica aisle when Benedict arrives and leaves for ceremonies also makes the pontiff “more protected, because the pope stays, in his path, in the center” of the aisle, Lombardi said. Previously, Benedict used to occasionally take a few steps to either side to greet admirers. During the solemn entrance procession in the basilica for Christmas Eve Mass in 2009, a woman with psychiatric problems scrambled over the barrier and in her eagerness to greet Benedict, knocked him down. Benedict was unhurt, but an elderly cardinal in front of him toppled over and suffered a fracture. Using the platform during basilica processions means the pontiff will no longer be able to reach over and shake hands or kiss babies, but since the platform is higher the faithful will have a better view of him. Benedict’s predecessor, Pope John Paul II, started using the gold-colored platform in his final years of the papacy, when Parkinson’s disease made it increasingly difficult for him to walk steadily or without fatigue. The Mass Sunday marked the Vatican’s efforts to encourage what it calls a “new evangelization.” The missionary zeal is aimed both at achieving conversions in parts of the world where the Catholic church is growing, including Asia and Africa, and at shoring up flagging faith in tradition Christian areas, including Western Europe. A stream of revelations about church cover-ups of decades of sexual abuse by clergy of young people in the United States, Europe and Latin America has alienated many faithful from the church. Benedict announced the Vatican will dedicate a special year of efforts to give “renewed impulse to the mission of all the church.” The “Year of Faith” will begin on Oct. 11, 2012, the 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council. The council, called by Pope John XXIII, ushered in modernizing reforms, including efforts to improve relationships with other faiths and celebrating Mass in the local languages of Catholics worldwide instead of in Latin. The year will provide the occasion to “reinforce our faith” in God and “to announce him with joy to mankind,” Benedict said. Wolfe Branch From Page A5 soliciting our vote. Even so, whereas those seeking our vote for an elected office may mean well, let us never be so gullible and naive as to believe all they might say in the course of their campaigns. After all, “Honest Abe” Lincoln types have always been few and far inbetween, and many elections are won by those the electorate perceives as “the lesser of two evils.” Such a verdict says more about a “hollow victory” than being a ringing endorsement of the winner I asked you last week IF you considered your being an American citizen to be of more import in the overall scheme of things than your being a Christian. I then rephrased that same question, and asked you if your being a Christian took precedence over your being an American. Well?!? That which mat- say it never happened in the Amish community.” Five men are accused of cutting the beard of an Amish man in Holmes County the same night. They’ve been charged with kidnapping and burglary and appeared in court Wednesday. Authorities in several counties are investigating and more charges could be filed. Sam Mullet, the leader of the breakaway settlement near the village of Bergholz, has denied ordering the attacks but acknowledged he was present when the community members — including some of his sons — were plotting them. He hasn’t been charged. Mullet, 66, also justified the attacks, saying he was tired of being targeted for abuse by Amish bishops in other parts of Ohio. Arlene Miller says she and her husband believe he was attacked for helping one of Mullet’s sons and his family leave the Bergholz community several years ago. She says things have been tense between them since. Miller says several Amish bishops refused to condone Mullet’s decision to excommunicate several members who previously left his community, saying there was no spiritual justi- fication for such action. In the Holmes County attack, men are accused of entering a home Oct. 3 and cutting the beard of 74-yearold Raymond Hershberger, a bishop in a Holmes County Amish community. In the Trumbull County attack, a man had his beard cut and his wife had her hair cut by attackers including two of their sons, but they have declined to press charges, according to Trumbull County Sheriff Thomas Altiere. Ohio has an estimated Amish population of just less than 61,000, second only to Pennsylvania. The Amish, known for their simple, modest lifestyle, are a deeply religious group. Their simple clothing and tradition of traveling by horse and buggy distance themselves from the outside world and symbolize a yielding to a collective order. Arlene Miller hopes authorities will investigate Sam Mullet further. She also emphasized that her husband didn’t fight back that night. “He just tried to get away. We don’t believe in fighting,” she said. “We do believe in turning the other cheek, but in this case there’s nothing wrong with struggling to get away.” From Page A5 Aging pope uses wheeled platform in St. Peter’s Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com �Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A7 FBI calls for secure, EPA to regulate disposal of fracking wastewater alternate Internet BALTIMORE (AP) — The computer networks that control power plants and financial systems will never be secure enough and a new, highly secure alternative Internet should be considered for development, a top FBI official said Thursday. Shawn Henry, the FBI’s executive assistant director, said critical systems are under increasing threat from terror groups looking to buy or lease the computer skills and malware needed to launch a cyber attack. In an Associated Press interview Thursday, Henry said jihadist militants looking to harm the U.S. can tap organized crime groups who are willing to sell their services and abilities to attack computer systems. He would not say which terror group or whether any insurgent networks have actually been able to acquire the high-tech capabilities. But he said one way to protect critical utility and financial systems would be to set up a separate, highly secure Internet. Henry sketched out the Internet idea to a crowd at a conference of the International Systems Security Association, saying that cyberthreats will always continue to evolve and outpace efforts to defend networks against them. “We can’t tech our way out of the cyberthreat,” Henry said. “The challenge with the Internet is you don’t know who’s launching the attack.” A key step, he said, would be to develop networks where anonymity is not an option and only known and trusted employees have access. The vulnerabilities of critical systems such as power plants, the electric grid or Wall Street were a prime topic during the conference, reflecting growing concerns by U.S. officials. Government security officials say cyber attackers are using the Internet to steal money, ferret out classified secrets and technology and disturb or destroy important infrastructure, from the electrical grid and telecommunications networks to nuclear power plants and transportation systems. And while Henry described a system for the future, the head of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command warned that the attacks against critical systems are increasingly carrying destructive viruses or malware. Gen. Keith Alexander, who also is director of the National Security Agency, said the Pentagon and intelligence agencies must do more to protect their computer systems and coordinate with private companies to safeguard public networks. And when a computer network is infected, someone should be able to disconnect it, he said. “Is it the FBI? Is it the NSA? Is it the military or is it the ISPs — the Internet service providers? But somebody can turn that device off,” Alexander said during a conference of the International Systems Security Association. Alexander added that the Defense Department is finalizing policies that will determine what the military can do in the event of a cyber attack. The Defense Department has set up a trial program to share cyberthreat data with some large military contractors in order to prevent intrusions. The Homeland Security Department is looking at that model to protect power plants, financial networks or other key systems. Alexander said that ef- fort may need government action but that Homeland Security must lead it, with reviews to ensure the protections of civil liberties and privacy. He said it’s no longer good enough to try to monitor all networks at the Pentagon or across the government and then block the intrusions as they are detected. Cybersecurity experts note that it can sometimes take months to detect that someone has gotten in. Instead, Alexander said the Defense Department is planning a drastic reduction in the number of routes into the network, so they can be better monitored and intrusions can be blocked in real time. He also said defense and intelligence agencies will move to cloud computing, which would use highly secure, encrypted banks of remote computers to store data — much like people store photos or email in popular online programs. Doing that, said Alexander, will allow officials to better see and block any threats trying to get into government systems. He also noted that commanders used cloud computing in Iraq, which allowed the military in intelligence officials to more quickly share and disseminate information to troops on the front lines who needed it. In related action Thursday, the DHS announced that a former executive at the North American Electric Reliability Corp., or NERC, has been named the new deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity. Mark Weatherford was the vice president and chief security officer at NERC and before that was the chief information security officer for the state of California. He is a former naval cryptologic officer. ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Federal environmental regulators signaled Thursday they want to increase oversight of the natural gas extraction industry, announcing they will develop national standards for the disposal of polluted wastewaters generated by a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Energy companies have dramatically expanded the use of fracking in recent years, injecting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemical additives to unlock gas in deep shale formations in Pennsylvania, Texas and other states. Its prevalence has raised concerns about the potential impact on water quality and quantity. The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will draft standards for fracking wastewater — the briny, chemical-laced water that comes back out of the well — that drillers would have to meet before sending it to treatment plants. The industry in recent months has been recycling much of the wastewater or injecting it deep underground, but some of it is sent to plants that are ill-equipped to remove the contaminants. The new standards would also apply to wastewater produced by coalbed methane drilling, the agency said. “We can protect the health of American families and communities at the same time we ensure access to all of the important resources that make up our energy economy. The American people expect and deserve nothing less,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. The EPA has largely left it to the states to regulate fracking operations, and environmental groups cheered Thursday’s announcement as a long-overdue first step. The agency is also in the midst of a national study of whether fracking has polluted groundwater and drinking water and its potential future impacts. “The nation is in the midst of a fracking-fueled gas rush which is generating toxic wastewater faster than treatment plants can handle it,” Earthjustice attorney Deborah Goldberg said. “The EPA’s proposal is a common sense solution for this growing public health problem and will help keep poisons out of our rivers, streams, and drinking water.” Industry groups and Republican lawmakers said wastewater disposal is already regulated by the states, and criticized the EPA for overreach. “The EPA’s announcement is a solution in search of a problem,” said Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., cochairman of the House Natural Gas Caucus. Wouldn’t you like to shop armed with $100 in grocery coupons of your choice each month? Turn $128.85* into $1,000 *in county home delivery only Horror, resignation at The Daily Sentinel killing of Ohio animals by subscribing today to ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Amid expressions of horror and revulsion at the killing of dozens of wild animals in Ohio — and photographs of their bloody carcasses — animal rights advocates agreed there was little local authorities could have done to save the dangerous creatures once they began roaming the countryside after their owner released them before taking his own life. Sheriff’s deputies shot 48 animals — including 18 rare Bengal tigers and 17 lions — after Terry Thompson, owner of the private Muskingum County Animal Farm near Zanesville, threw their cages open Tuesday and then committed suicide. Thompson died of a selfinflicted gunshot wound and also had a bite wound on the head that appeared to have come from a large cat, such as a Bengal tiger, county Sheriff Matt Lutz said Thursday morning. It appeared the bite occurred quickly after Thompson shot himself and that his body had been dragged a short distance, Lutz said. “What a tragedy,” said veterinarian Barb Wolfe, of The Wilds animal preserve sponsored by the Columbus Zoo. “We knew that … there were so many dangerous animals at this place that eventually something bad would happen, but I don’t think anybody really knew it would be this bad.” The sheriff would not speculate why Thompson took his own life. “We don’t know what he was thinking,” said Lutz, who added that finding out the reasons why wasn’t the focus on his investigation. Neighbors made it clear that Thompson loved the animals and would not have wanted them hurt. “He liked animals more than he did people. He really did,” said Fred Polk, whose farm is within sight of Thompson’s home. As the hunt winded down on Wednesday, a photo showing the remains of tigers, bears and lions lined up and scattered in an open field went viral provoking visceral reactions among viewers, some of whom expressed their anger and sadness on social networking sites. Some local townspeople also were saddened by the deaths. At a nearby Moose Lodge, Bill Weiser said: “It’s breaking my heart, them shooting those animals.” Authorities said the slain animals would be buried on Thompson’s farm. Will Travers, chief executive of the California-based Born Free USA animal welfare and wildlife conservation organization, said police had no choice but to take the action they did. “It’s a tragedy for these particular animals, for no fault of their own they’ve been shot, and I can see how difficult that decision was for the police,” he said. The sheriff said he spoke with Thompson’s wife and that she was distraught over the loss of her husband and the animals. “You have to understand these animals were like kids to her,” Lutz said. “She probably spent more time with these animals than some parents do spend with their kids.” Jack Hanna, TV personality and former director of the Columbus Zoo, also defended the sheriff’s decision to kill the animals, calling deaths of the endangered Bengal tigers especially tragic. The animals destroyed also included six black bears, two grizzlies, a baboon, a wolf and three mountain lions. “It’s like Noah’s Ark wrecking right here in Zanesville, Ohio,” Hanna said. Six — three leopards, a grizzly bear and two monkeys — were captured and taken to the Columbus Zoo. “We are happy to report they all seem to be doing very well,” zoo spokeswoman Patti Peters said in a statement Thursday. A wolf was later found dead, leaving a monkey as the only animal possibly still unaccounted for in the mostly rural community of farms, widely spaced homes and wooded areas about 55 miles east of Columbus. While the sheriff’s office said early Thursday that the search for the monkey was still active, Lutz said the animal may no longer be a concern. It’s highly likely the monkey was killed by one of the big cats, Lutz said. Officers were ordered to kill the animals instead of trying to bring them down with tranquilizers for fear that those hit with darts would escape in the darkness before they dropped and would later regain consciousness. Veterinarian Wolfe had tried to save a tiger in a heavy bramble by using a tranquilizer dart, but the animal charged her then tried to flee. It had to be shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies. “I was about 15 feet from him and took a shot, and it didn’t respond too much, and I thought we were OK, but within about 10 seconds he roared and started toward me,” she said. Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Merry, among the first to respond on Tuesday, said he shot a number of animals, including a gray wolf and a black bear who charged him from 7 feet away. He said he’s an animal lover and only took pride in knowing he was protecting the community. “All these animals have the ability to take a human out in the length of a second,” he said. The Humane Society of the United States criticized Gov. John Kasich for allowing a statewide ban on the buying and selling of exotic pets to expire in April and called for an emergency rule to crack down on exotic animals until the state comes up with a permanent legal solution. YES, I want to save up to $1,000 by subscribing to The Daily Sentinel today! Your Grocery Dough redemption code & instructions will be emailed to you. Ne New Re Renewal Gif Gift Su Subscription (In county home delivery only) Name: Address: CitylStatelZip: Email: Gift subscription from: Payment: Cash Check# 2 yyears (best value!) - $193.28 1 yyear - $128.85 26 weeks - $65.65 Credit Card No. Expiration Security Code �Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Occupy Wall Street now NYC tourist stop NEW YORK (AP) — Shawn Lahey, a ruler factory worker from Poughkeepsie, was watching the show. A dancing man held a pole marked “corporation,” attached to a noose marked “financial system” — from which another dancing man was “hanging.” Masked drummers provided a thumping soundtrack. Times Square? Nope. He was all the way down in Manhattan’s financial district, where the Occupy Wall Street protesters have camped out for more than a month. Zuccotti Park has become a hub for more than demonstrators. Visitors, curious to see protest in action, are regular arrivals. Some take photographs of themselves, protesters and their signs in the background. On a typical day they clog the pedestrian traffic in the area, which is often bustling with financial district employees pushing their way through. “I think it’s great — they’re trying to make a point,” Lahey said, though he added with a wry smile, “… I don’t think it’ll make any difference. … The government won’t make any changes, because it’s all about money.” Jackie Qualizza of Bucyrus, Kansas, challenged protester Art Udeykin, asking him to explain the purpose of the demonstration, which has inspired similar activism in many cities across the nation and around the world. “Right now, we don’t have a goal — except to back away from the system that’s not working,” replied Udeykin, a 23-year-old Russian-born Iowan. “This is a way to feel free, to feel normal.” Qualizza said she couldn’t see herself demonstrating, but added, “I don’t disagree with them. The government bailed out everyone, and things are still not working. Something has to change.” The protest against corporate influence in government and wealth inequality has many of the things tourists look for, including photoworthy moments and even some trinkets. In this case, the T-shirts and buttons offered by protesters are generally free, though they accept donations. The double-decker buses offering tours of Manhattan pass by on Broadway, with guides pointing out the park site and tourists — in sunny weather — often waving sympathetically at protesters from the top decks. Wednesday was rainy, but visitors included a group of Chinese tourists accompanied by an interpreter and a guide. Molly Schwad, a jeweler from Kansas traveling with Qualizza and other friends, said she was surprised by what she saw, compared to the TV coverage of the protest movement. She saw a rather quiet encampment in the rain, of only about 200 people. At times several hundred people have camped at the park, and some of the demonstrations organized as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement have drawn thousands. “I thought it was much bigger,” Schwad said. “We were afraid there might be violence here.” Marsha Spencer, an unemployed seamstress knitting in the rain at the park Wednesday, gives visitors a view of the protests they may not have expected to see. She returns to her home in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood at night but spends most of each day at the protest. “When people see a 56-year-old grandmother sitting here, knitting — they pay attention,” she said. “… I tell them I’m here because I want things to change for my five grandchildren.” Some visitors echoed her concerns, including Karen Conrad of Johnstown, Pa., who was in New York last week to visit family and stopped by to show her support. “I’m a middle-class mother and I can’t get ahead. If anything, I’m going downward,” she said. She said her two children are burdened by debt from college loans and “won’t be out of debt until their own children are ready for college probably.” Demonstrator Julian DeMayo, a law student from Montreal bundled up against the wind and rain, said the tourists’ attitude toward the protest has changed over the weeks. “At first, they seemed skeptical, looking at this like it was a circus show,” he said. But more recently, he said, many visitors “looked genuinely interested, and inspired. And they seem impressed by the level of infrastructure.” He added, “I think they also see that there’s a huge variety of people here — young and old, of all races, from everywhere.” Some nearby businesses are far less enamored of the protesters, and say the hubbub outside their doors is costing them money. Stacey Tzortzatos, manager of Panini & Co., a casual restaurant that’s normally bustling as it serves financial district clients, said the eatery has been losing business because police barricades discourage customers from coming in, and media vans are blocking the view. But the biggest problem, she said, was protesters coming in to use the bathroom — “30 at a time.” She said she put locks on the bathroom doors in response. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING! We would like to know what your church, schools, charities & organizations are doing for the holiday season. Please submit your Holiday Happenings by November 7th to mds@mydailysentinel.com Subject: Holiday Happenings. This will be published in our Holiday Happenings special edition that publishes On Thanksgiving Day. NO in office submissions will be accepted! •Parades •Dinners •Where is Santa •Home Tours •Charitable Events The Daily Sentinel • Page A8 Arrested From Page A1 In regard to last year’s civil case, Assistant Attorney General Christopher Hedges said West Virginia has a preneed contract law which prohibits funeral homes form pocketing the money and within this statue is a framework where this money must be put into special accounts and reported to the attorney general’s office. Hedges said Jerry Tucker allegedly hadn’t been reporting preneed transactions and so the agency had no real way of knowing how much money was supposed to be there. An audit was conducted and Hedges said inconsistencies were found regarding these preneed accounts. Hedges said the civil case is now basically over. On Wednesday, Hedges said he was not aware of any criminal charges against Jerry Tucker because he works in the civil division Gadhafi From Page A1 “We want him alive. We want him alive,” one man shouted before Gadhafi is dragged away, some fighters pulling his hair, toward an ambulance. Most accounts agreed Gadhafi had been holed up with heavily armed supporters in the last few buildings held by regime loyalists in the Mediterranean coastal town, where revolutionary fighters have been trying prevail for more than a month. At one point, a convoy tried to flee and was hit by NATO airstrikes, carried out by French warplanes. France’s Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the 80-vehicle convoy was carrying Gadhafi and was trying to escape the city. The strikes stopped the convoy but did not destroy it, and then revolutionary fighters moved in on Gadhafi. One fighter who said he was at the battle told AP Television News that the final fight took place at an opulent compound. Adel Busamir said the convoy tried to break out but after being hit, it turned back and re-entered the compound. Several hundred fighters attacked. “We found him there,” Busamir said of Gadhafi. “We saw them beating him (Gadhafi) and someone shot him with a 9mm pistol … then they took him away.” Military spokesman Col. Ahmed Bani in Tripoli told Al-Jazeera TV that a wounded Gadhafi “tried to resist (revolutionary forces) so they took him down.” Fathi Bashaga, spokesman for the Misrata military council, whose forces were involved in the battle, said fighters encircled the convoy and exchanged fire. In one vehicle, they found Gadhafi, wounded in the neck, and took him to an ambulance. “What do you want?” Gadhafi asked the approaching revolutionaries, Bashaga said, citing witnesses. Gadhafi bled to death from his wounds a half-hour later, he said. Fighters said he died in the ambulance en route to Misrata, 120 miles from Sirte. Abdel-Jalil Abdel-Aziz, a doctor who accompanied the body in the ambulance and examined it, said Gadhafi died from two bullet wounds — to the head and chest. “You can’t imagine my happiness today. I can’t describe my happiness,” he told The Associated Press. “The tyranny is gone. Now the Libyan people can rest.” The account given by Jibril after a coroner’s investigation said Gadhafi was seized unharmed from of the AG’s office, though he added the preneed statute does specify criminal penalties if pursued. Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Damon Morgan said the case was referred for criminal investigation by a state board of funeral home directors. In West Virginia, the AG’s Consumer Protection Division regulates the sale of preneed funeral contracts which allow consumers the opportunity to arrange and pay for funerals for themselves and their families in advance. Every funeral home in the state that sells these prepaid funerals must be registered with the Consumer Protection Division which provides safeguards so prepaid funds cannot be dissipated. The funeral director is required to place the prepaid funds in trust until the trust officer is presented a copy of the death certificate. Once a consumer purchases a preneed funeral contract, they should receive a letter within 15 days of purchase from the Consumer Protection Division stating the contract has been registered with the AG’s office. If you purchase a preneed funeral contract, that preneed funeral is freely transferable to another funeral home. When you purchase a preneed funeral contract and have fully paid the amount of the contract, the funeral services and goods are provided with no further payment. In other words, you are guaranteed the goods and services you’ll need tomorrow at today’s prices. In the event a funeral home would discontinue its business, the preneed law provides a special fund to repay the money you have paid the funeral home. a drainage pipe but was then shot in the hand and put in a pickup truck. In ensuing crossfire, Gadhafi was shot in the head, the government account said. According to an account from Hassan Doua, a commander whose fighters found Gadhafi, the former leader already was wounded in the chest when he was seized near a large drainage pipe, and then was put in the ambulance. Amnesty International urged the revolutionary fighters to report the full facts of how Gadhafi died, saying all members of the former regime should be treated humanely. The London-based rights group said it was essential to conduct “a full, independent and impartial inquiry to establish the circumstances of Col. Gadhafi’s death.” After his death, Gadhafi’s body was paraded through the streets of Misrata on top of a vehicle surrounded by a large crowd chanting, “The blood of the martyrs will not go in vain,” according to footage aired on Al-Arabiya television. The fighters who killed Gadhafi are believed to have come from Misrata, a city that suffered a brutal weeks-long siege by Gadhafi’s forces during the eight-month civil war. Celebratory gunfire and cries of “God is great” rang out across Tripoli. Motorists honked and people hugged each other. In Sirte, the ecstatic former rebels celebrated the city’s fall after weeks of fighting by firing endless rounds into the sky, pumping their guns, knives and even a meat cleaver in the air and singing the national anthem. “We would have wanted him alive for trial. But personally, I think it is better he died,” Bashaga said. The capture of Sirte, the death of Gadhafi, and the death and capture of his two most powerful sons, gives the transitional leaders confidence to declare the entire country “liberated.” It rules out a scenario some had feared — that Gadhafi might flee deep into Libya’s southern deserts and lead a resistance campaign. Information Minister Mahmoud Shammam told AP that Muatassim Gadhafi was killed in Sirte. AbdelAziz, the doctor who accompanied Gadhafi’s body in the ambulance, said Muatassim was shot in the chest. The justice minister said Gadhafi’s son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, had been wounded in the leg and was being held in a hospital in the city of Zlitan, northwest of Sirte. Shammam said Seif was captured in Sirte. Following the fall of Tripoli on Aug. 21, Gadhafi loyalists mounted fierce resistance in several areas, including Sirte, preventing Libya’s new leaders from declaring full victory. Earlier this week, revolutionary fighters gained control of one stronghold, Bani Walid. By Tuesday, fighters said they had squeezed Gadhafi’s forces in Sirte into a residential area of about 700 square yards but were still coming under heavy fire from surrounding buildings. In an illustration of how heavy the fighting has been, it took the anti-Gadhafi fighters two days to capture a single residential building. Reporters watched as the final assault began around 8 a.m. Thursday and ended about 90 minutes later. Just before the battle, about five carloads of Gadhafi loyalists tried to flee the enclave down the coastal highway that leads out of the city. But they were met by gunfire from the revolutionaries, who killed at least 20 of them. Col. Roland Lavoie, spokesman for NATO’s operational headquarters in Naples, Italy, said the alliance’s aircraft struck two vehicles of pro-Gadhafi forces “which were part of a larger group maneuvering in the vicinity of Sirte.” After the battle, revolutionaries began searching homes and buildings looking for any hiding Gadhafi fighters. At least 16 were captured, along with cases of ammunition and trucks loaded with weapons. Reporters saw revolutionaries beating captured Gadhafi men in the back of trucks and officers intervening to stop them. The fighters looking like the same ragtag force that started the uprising jumped up and down with joy and flashed V-for-victory signs. Some burned the green Gadhafi flag, then stepped on it with their boots. They chanted “God is great” while one fighter climbed a traffic light pole to unfurl the revolution’s flag, which he first kissed. Discarded military uniforms of Gadhafi’s fighters littered the streets. One revolutionary fighter waved a silver trophy in the air while another held up a box of firecrackers, then set them off. “Our forces control the last neighborhood in Sirte,” Hassan Draoua, a member of Libya’s interim National Transitional Council, told the AP in Tripoli. “The city has been liberated.” •Childrens Activities •Church Events •Light Display’s & More!! Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com �Sports The Daily Sentinel Local Schedule Friday, October 21 Football Federal Hocking at Eastern, 7:30 p.m. South Gallia at Waterford, 7:30 p.m. Southern at Trimble, 7:30 p.m. Wahama at Madonna, 7:30 p.m. Vinton County at Meigs, 7:30 p.m. Warren at Gallia Academy, 7:30 p.m. River Valley at Rock Hill, 7:30 p.m. Scott at Point Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Van at Hannan, 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 24 Volleyball Point Pleasant at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Hannan at Valley (Fayette), 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 25 Volleyball Point Pleasant at Calhoun County, 6 p.m. Tournament Schedule Saturday, October 22, 2011 Cross Country — District Meet Division III, 1 p.m. Division II, 3:15 p.m. Volleyball (10) River Valley at (2) Zane Trace, 4 p.m. (6) Meigs at (3) Wheelersburg, 4 p.m. Sports Briefs Meigs and Eastern at home for Week 9; Southern on the road By Bryan Walters and Sarah Hawley Meigs will be at home with playoff postion on the line in week nine, while Eastern will be hosting Federal Hocking on senior night at East Shade River Stadium. South will be making its final road trip of the season, as the Tornadoes travel to Trimble for a TVC Hocking contest. Meigs is hosting Vinton County in there first of two home games to end the 2011 season. Here is a brief look at the Week 9 Meigs County contests. ^ VINTON COUNTY at MEIGS The Marauders begin their final two game home stand at Bob Roberts Field in Pomeroy, Ohio on Friday evening as they host TVC Ohio foe Vinton County. The Marauders (5- 3, 1-2 TVC Ohio) are coming off their first TVC Ohio victory since the 2009 season with a 21-12 victory at Wellston last week. Meigs is currently ranked eighth in Division IV, Region 15 following eight weeks of play. The Marauders have tallied 1,710 yards on the ground this year, while passing for an additional 436 yards.Meigs is averaging 306.6 yards per game through eight weeks of the season. Jeffrey Roush has led the Meigs running game with 811 yards in 181 carries and nine rushing touchdowns. Roush has also added 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dillon Boyer has accounted for all of the Meigs passing yards this season, throwing six touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Marauders are scoring just under 15 points per game in TVC Ohio play this season, and have allowed 36.3 points per game in league contests. Meigs two league losses have come against Athens and Nelsonville-York, who are a combined 16-0. Vinton County (1-7, 0-3 TVC Ohio) has not won since a week 2 victory at Piketon (30-27). The Vikings have been shutout in their last two TVC Ohio games, with a 40-0 loss to Athens and a 41-0 loss at NelsonvilleYork. VCHS fell to Alexander in their other TVC Ohio game this season (53-15). Vinton County has faced four teams this season which are currently unbeaten. The Vikings are averaging just over eight points per outing, while allowing just over 39 points per game this season. Kickoff at Bob Roberts Field is set for 7:30 p.m. ^ FEDERAL HOCKING at EASTERN Eastern will return home this week after a difficult two week road trip to face Federal Hocking. The Eagles (2-6, 2-4 TVC Hocking) were held scoreless over the last two games, with losses at Trimble (49-0) and Canton Central Catholic (40-0). Eastern has wins this season over Miller (13-6) and Belpre (20-0), while dropping TVC Hocking games against Wahama (69-0), Waterford (20-12), South Gallia (36-7) and Trimble. The Lancers (3-5, 3-3 TVC Hocking) defeated Miller in overtime (20-14) last week to snap a two game losing skid. Federal Hocking also has league wins over Belpre (6-0) and Southern (1812) this season. The Lancers were defeated in TVC Hocking play by Waterford (20-9), South Gallia (34-0), and Wahama (49-0). Eastern is averaging 7.25 points per game, while allowing 32.6 points per game this See Eagles, B3 See Cards, B2 Wahama Football Spaghetti Dinner COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State is paying interim head coach Luke Fickell $775,000 for guiding the football program through a season of suspensions, NCAA investigations and looming penalties. The university released the signed contract on Thursday. The former defensive assistant was elevated to interim coach on May 30 after 10-year head coach Jim Tressel was pressured to resign in the wake of a cash-and-tattoos scandal that has dogged the program since last December. Fickell’s base salary is $400,000 and he is paid $200,000 for media obligations and $175,000 from Ohio State’s agreement with Nike. Tressel made more than $3.5 million last year. The Buckeyes (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) are off this week before returning to action at home on Oct. 29 against fourth-ranked and unbeaten Wisconsin. Talks between Browns, Hillis ‘quiet’ BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns president Mike Holmgren says contract negotiations with running back Peyton Hillis are “quiet now,” but the team remains open to signing him to a long-term extension Holmgren met with Cleveland’s media for the first time since training camp on Thursday and addressed a wide range of topics, including Hillis’ future. Holmgren said the Browns never considered trading Hillis, who rushed for nearly 1,200 yards last season. Holmgren added that the Browns and Hillis’ representatives have decided to “let Peyton play, let the dust settle and see what happens.” Holmgren said the drama surrounding Hillis, who missed a game with strep throat and is currently injured, has clouded his situation. Holmgren said the Browns will wait until after the season to evaluate quarterback Colt McCoy, whom he called “a pup.” Bryan Walters/photo Members of the Point Pleasant boys soccer team pose for a celebratory picture Wednesday night after winning the Class AA Region 4, Section 1 championship following a 1-0 victory over Williamstown. Black Knights headed to regionals By Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune. com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The first half was all about enduring the weather. The second half was all about battling the clock. The Point Pleasant soccer team scored midway through a rain-soaked first half, then made that lead stand the rest of the way en route to earning the program’s first sectional title in four years Wednesday night during a 1-0 victory over top-seeded Williamstown in a Class AA Region 4, Section 1 final at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Mason County. The second-seeded Black Knights (14-7-1) are headed to the regional tournament for the first time since making back-to-back appearances in 2006 and 2007, and Point will host either Charleston Central Catholic or Sissonville in that matchup on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CCC and SHS played Thursday night in a sectional final. “This is really exciting for us because this has been a two-year journey for us. We went young a few years ago and have gotten better each season, and tonight is just a testament to all of that hard work,” said PPHS coach Chip Wood afterwards. “We’ve had a good passion for the game the last two nights in some pretty adverse conditions. We didn’t play our best, but we had enough passion. That’s what allowed us to win.” Nothing came easy for PPHS in the decision, rather it was battling the cold rain or a Yellow Jackets’ squad Bryan Walters/photo that battled until the final horn. Both teams had five Point Pleasant boys soccer coach Chip Wood gets the shots in the contest, but proverbial ‘victory bath’ at the conclusion of WednesPoint Pleasant owned a 4-0 day night’s Class AA Region 4, Section 1 championship game against Williamstown. See Knights, B3 Lady Eagles go unbeaten in regular season By Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune. com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Perfection at its finest. For just the second time in school history, the Eastern volleyball program went unbeaten in regular season play following a 25-7, 25-13, 25-10 victory over visiting Southern Thursday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup on Senior Night at the Eagles’ Nest. The Lady Eagles (220, 16-0 TVC Hocking) wrapped up their first-ever 16-0 season in league play by making short work of the Lady Tornadoes (9-11), which also netted the hosts a season sweep in the series. EHS defeated Southern 2511, 25-15, 25-11 in the season opener at SHS back on Sept. 1. The 2011 version of the Lady Eagles, who are currently ranked sixth in the Division IV coaches poll, join the 2006 squad as the only Eastern programs to ever go unbeaten in a regular season. The 2006 squad did not lose a single game in the regular season and currently own the school record for wins with a 25-1 mark. This year, the Lady Eagles were just as dominant in regular season play, posting an overall mark of 63-3 in 66 games this fall. Eastern has also won its last seven matches in straight games. Afterwards, EHS coach Howie Caldwell — who has led both unbeaten teams at Eastern — was very praiseful of just how far this group had come this season. “I’m really proud of the kids because we knew we had the potential to have a pretty good team. We didn’t know how good we could be, but what they have achieved this year is something we are all proud of,” Caldwell said. “We’ve taken everybody’s best shot for 22 matches, night in and night out, and we overcame every single test.” Caldwell also noted that La Russa’s moves pay off, Cards win Series opener a large turnout for Senior Night, and history, was a nice tribute — particularly for senior Brenna Holter, Jamie Swatzel, Kelsey Myers, Baylee Collins and Brooke Johnson. “We really appreciated everybody coming out to watch us play,” Caldwell said. “The kids really appreciated the support tonight, and it was a nice reward for all of their hard work.” Holter led the service attack with 14 points, followed by Ally Hendrix with 11 points and Swatzel with nine points. Johnson and Collins added respective point totals of seven and six, while Gabby Hendrix See Meigs, B6 POMEROY, Ohio — The Meigs Marauders will be playing their final game at Bob Roberts Field on Friday, October 28, against Alexander. Any former football player, cheerleader, or band member from Meigs High School that participated in games at the field are invited to attend. Anyone who has pictures they would like to donate, or copy, can be given to the Meigs Athletic Boosters for display at the game. Following the game, a ceremony will be held highlighting the 61 year history of the field. It will also be senior night for the team. Interim OSU coach being paid $775,000 this year Friday, October 21,2011 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sometimes, it seems Tony La Russa wishes he could put a dozen more players in his dugout. Just imagine how many moves he could make then. The St. Louis manager employed most of his roster Wednesday night, mixing and matching his way through Game 1 of the World Series and guiding the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers. La Russa looked like a genius once again, especially when Allen Craig pinch-hit for ace Chris Carpenter and delivered a go-ahead single in the sixth inning. The slicing drive of reliever Alexi Ogando fell inches of sliding right fielder Nelson Cruz — the opener was that tight throughout a cold, damp evening. It was a game perfectly suited for La Russa — lots of bunts, intentional walks and pitching changes. And in a postseason in which he’s made all the right moves, the 67-year-old boss who’s spent more than half his life as a big league manager was at the top of his game. “It’s going to be interesting to see how it plays out,” Cardinals outfielder Lance Berkman said. “But I feel like we have to win the National League-style games if we’re going to win this thing and tonight was a National League-style game — 3-2, good pitching, good defense, timely hitting. “I don’t think that we want to get into a gorilla-ball-type series with these guys. We’ll see what happens when we add the DH and go to the American League ballpark, but I think when we have the National League style and we have the advantage we have to capitalize,” he said. Texas star Michael Young could appreciate that. Sort of. “This is real baseball. Your pitcher has to hit. More decisions come into play. A little more strategy comes into play,” he said. “I enjoy this style of baseball a little more.” St. Louis used 17 of its 25 players, including five relievers. The Cardinals even won without their Rally Squirrel. There were no sightings of the elusive critter still roaming Busch Stadium — good thing for the rodent, too, because La Russa probably would’ve devised a way to catch him. Game 2 is Thursday night, with Jaime Garcia starting for the Cards against Colby Lewis. Texas has not lost two straight games since Aug. 23-25. The key sequences in Game 1 came in the sixth inning. In the top half, first baseman Albert Pujols helped prevent Texas from taking the lead on Carpenter’s final pitch in the sixth, making a sliding stop on Young’s bid for a hit. It was still 2-all in the bottom half when Rangers starter C.J. Wilson worked around eighthplace hitter Nick Punto with a four-pitch walk that put runners at the corners with two outs. “I know they had either Carpenter coming up or a pinch-hitter, and with Ogando warming up behind me, I have confidence that he’s going to come in and get that guy out,” Wilson said. La Russa did not hesitate, pulling Carpenter and sending up Craig, a versatile player who was injured for much of the season. Texas manager Ron Washington countered by bringing in the hard-throwing Ogando. Rather risky lately, trying to play baseball chess with La Russa. As Washington said a day earlier: “Well, I don’t think I can ever live up to matching a wit with Tony La Russa.” La Russa liked Craig’s chances, even though not everything was tilted in his favor. “Cold weather game, sitting on the bench, Ogando. It’s not a very good situation,” La Russa said. “But he’s got a history in our system, that’s why we like him so much. He should have a really good career.” All the pieces in place, it was time to play — and what fol- Finale at Bob Roberts Field MASON, W.Va. — The Wahama varisty football team will be hosting two spaghetti dinners. The first will take place on October 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the New Haven Community Building. The second will be on October 23 from 1-4 p.m. in the Wahama High School Cafeteria. Dinners will include homemade spaghetti and meatballs, salad, rolls and a drink. The cost is $7.50. Desserts will also be available. For deliveray or more inforamtion contact Teresa Gibbs at 304-593-3729. B1 �Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Cards From Page B1 lowed was the play of the game. Craig swung through two fastballs, then hit a drive toward the right field line. Cruz tried to make a sliding catch, except the ball bounced just before it reached him and thudded off his left leg for an RBI single. “It was close. I think the dirt caught me,” Cruz said. Craig’s single scored NL championship series MVP David Freese, the St. Louis-area prep star who led off with a double. Freese has hit in 11 straight postseason games. “Man, he’s tough,” Craig said of Ogando. “He came right at me with fastballs, and I missed the first two. Then that last one I was trying to get the barrel on it, make the defense make a play. Fortunate, kept it fair, and Cruz made a great attempt on that. It was a great play all around.” Ahead, La Russa coaxed three scoreless innings from his deep bullpen. Jason Motte closed for his fifth save of the postseason. This was the first time Texas had ever played in St. Louis. Yet Josh Hamilton, Cruz and the big-hitting Rangers looked a lot like the team that fizzled at the plate in last year’s World Series against San Francisco. Each team wound up with six hits. The wild-card Cardinals just did more with them. Berkman put St. Louis ahead by chopping a two-run single in the fourth. Mike Napoli tied it with a two-run homer in the fifth. Carpenter earned his eighth postseason win, breaking the team record he shared with Bob Gibson. Of course, all of Gibby’s victories came in the World Series. Wilson fell to 0-5 in his last seven postseason starts, including last year. The Texas lefty recently spent 2 minutes in a Dallas cryotherapy chamber, where liquid nitrogen lowered the temperature to 295 degrees below zero, trying to speed body recovery. It was a bit warmer at the ballpark, at 49 degrees for the first pitch. Wilson became the first pitcher to lose an All-Star game, an AL division series game, an AL championship series game and a World Series game in the same year, STATS LLC said. “I felt like I was throwing the ball pretty well tonight, giv- ing up a ground ball right there that scores two runs. That’s unfortunate. Other than that, I minimized the damage and pitched pretty strategically to the guys I wanted to,” Wilson said. NOTES: Wilson issued two intentional walks in a game for the first time in his career. … Rhodes, in his 20th big league season, made his World Series debut. … This was the Cardinals’ 106th World Series game, breaking a tie with the Dodgers and Giants franchises for second-most in history. The Yankees lead with 225. … Garcia is 0-2 with a 5.74 ERA in three postseason starts. … Lewis is 4-1 in the postseason. His loss came this year to Detroit in the ALCS. … The team that has won the Series opener in 12 of the last 14 years has gone on to take the crown. … This was the first AL Central vs. NL Central matchup in the Series since baseball went to six divisions in 1994. … Young had his 35th birthday. Cardinals infielder Daniel Descalso turned 25. … NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki of the champion Dallas Mavericks is set to throw out the first ball at Game 3. Do you spend $100 or more a month at the grocer y store? 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Mail the form to this address or drop off at your local newspaper office. Grocery Dough - Subscription Offer One West Main Street | Clinton CT 06413 Nothing to clip! Nothing to print! Mailed right to your door! The Daily Sentinel • Page B2 Stiff test for Syracuse: No. 11 West Virginia SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A year ago, Syracuse used an upset win over West Virginia as a springboard to postseason success. The Mountaineers are ready to make amends. “Last year those guys did a great job boxing us in,” said Geno Smith, quarterback of the No. 11 Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 Big East). “They didn’t allow us to make enough plays to win the game. They made the plays. They were the enforcers. They were really hitting us and we didn’t hit back.” West Virginia, though, will get another chance to do just that on Friday, when the two teams meet in the Carrier Dome. Syracuse hadn’t won more than one conference game in a season since 2004 when it visited Morgantown last fall to play the No. 20 Mountaineers, who had the nation’s fourth-best defense. But the Orange (4-2, 0-1) like to pressure opponents, and defensive coordinator Scott Shafer devised a winning formula. Smith, who entered the game completing 68 percent of his passes, looked confused by the Syracuse blitz, threw three first-half interceptions, and was sacked five times. Syracuse led 19-14 at halftime, and it stayed that way, as West Virginia failed to score on its final 10 possessions. “Syracuse played with more effort, more energy and more excitement for four quarters,” Mountaineers first-year coach Dana Holgorsen said. “If we need any more motivation than that, then we’re out of luck.” The win snapped Syracuse’s eight-game losing streak to West Virginia and gave the Orange possession of the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy. Schwartzwalder was born in West Virginia, played center for the Mountaineers, and remains the winningest coach in Syracuse history. But home turf hasn’t been kind to the Orange of late in this series. Syracuse hasn’t beaten West Virginia in the Carrier Dome in a decade, and Smith, who is well aware of that, is playing at an awfully high level. Offensively, West Virginia is averaging 503.5 yards per game, tops in the Big East and 11th nationally. Through six games, Smith has thrown for 2,159 yards and 16 touchdowns with just three interceptions. He ranks fifth nationally in passing yardage (359.3 ypg) and has gamebreaking wideouts, in Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin, to throw to. Syracuse has faced its share of star receivers so far this season in Mohamed Sanu of Rutgers, Michael Camapanaro and Chris Givens of Wake Forest, and USC’s Robert Woods. That experience has to help, right? “When I look at this team, there’s explosive players all over the field,” Syracuse coach Doug Marrone said. “There are less things you can disguise when the field is spread out that way. Each week, we’ve played these great receivers and now we’re playing against multiple great receivers.” Bailey had seven catches for a career-high 178 yards in a 43-16 win over Connecticut in West Virginia’s last game, while Austin has 42 receptions for 564 yards and two scores and ranks third nationally in allpurpose yards at 193.5 per game. “When they get those guys the ball in the open field, it could be dangerous,” said Syracuse defensive end Chandler Jones, who returns to the lineup for the first time since the season opener. “They’ve got five or six guys you could toss the ball to and they could make a play in the open field. We’ve got to do a good job of containing those guys and getting to Geno Smith.” Rest assured that Sha- fer will make sure Smith is looking at something different this time. “It’s a new coaching staff over there, some different schemes,” Shafer said. “The quarterback’s back. He’s a year older, a little bit more mature with his game. I think the biggest thing is trying to do a good job with variety. Change things up. Make it look like you’re going to run one thing, and then come with something else.” Last year, Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib threw one touchdown pass but left too many points on the field. Syracuse scored just nine points off turnovers as Ross Krautman kicked four field goals. The Orange failed to reach the end zone four times after moving inside the West Virginia 15 in the first half. That can’t happen again if the Orange hope to make it two straight. Nassib knows it. “Last year we did a poor job of scoring touchdowns,” he said. “We were given great field position by our defense a few times and didn’t capitalize. You can’t really settle for three points, you’ve got to get touchdowns whenever you can. That’s something we really need to focus on.” Both teams, off last week, have had plenty of time to gameplan. “We were fortunate enough to have a bye week where we could take it slow,” Nassib said. “This is a trophy game, a conference game. We went down there and now they’re coming back up to the Dome, and they’re going to want retribution from last year. We’ve got to make sure we hold on to that trophy.” The Orange are among three winless teams in league play. “Everyone around this area thinks we have a shot,” Syracuse offensive tackle Justin Pugh said. “We’ve got to go out there and show the world.” Senators challenge sports equipment safety claims WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators and medical witnesses Wednesday criticized some sports equipment makers for touting products as reducing concussions, saying they were misleading consumers because the claims are not justified by scientific evidence. “Now that athletes, coaches and parents have a better understanding of concussions, some sports equipment makers appear to be a taking advantage,” Sen. Tom Udall, a New Mexico Democrat, said at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing. “There are a number of so-called, quote, anti-concussion and concussion-reducing devices on the market. … We need to make sure advertisers play by the rules.” He singled out several companies, including Riddell, which claims its Revolution helmet helps reduce concussions, and Brain-Pad, which blares on packaging blown up for the hearing, “Reduces Risk of CONCUSSIONS!” from lower jaw impacts. The packaging says its equipment creates “BRAIN SAFETY SPACE!” Dr. Ann McKee, a professor of neurology and pathology at Boston University, said that there’s no evidence that mouth guards reduce the rate or severity of concussions. “So I would have great objection to this claim,” she said. Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Michigan and director of Michigan Neurosport, a clinic that diagnoses and treats concussions for athletes, testified that no piece of equipment can significantly prevent concussions. “The potential harm that I see being caused by products that claim to prevent concus- sion when they do not is far more than simply the financial harm of paying more for something that isn’t likely to work as claimed,” he said. “It is the harm that comes from having a false sense of security, from not understanding how the injury occurs and what can actually be done to prevent it.” Udall has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate what he calls “misleading safety claims and deceptive practices” in the marketing of football helmets. He has also introduced legislation giving the industry nine months to come up with new standards that address concussion risks and the specific needs of young players. The bill would make it a crime to sell any sporting equipment that makes false or misleading claims about safety benefits. In a statement Wednesday night, Riddell said that advances in technology have improved the ability of football helmets to reduce the incidence of concussions, although no helmet available today can claim to prevent concussions. But the company did point to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center which found that Riddell Revolution reduced concussion risk by 31 percent. “We are confident that this research data is reliable and accurate,” Riddell said. However, a co-author of the study, the UPMC neurosurgeon Joe Maroon, told The New York Times this year that he disagreed with Riddell’s marketing that figure without acknowledging the study’s limitations. Brain-Pad did not return telephone and email messages after business hours Wednesday. The committee chairman, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, said after the hearing that sports equipment manufacturers were “exploiting” Ameri- cans’ growing concern about concussions by marketing anti-concussion products. “The American public has a lot of legitimate questions about the risk of concussions in sports and they deserve honest answers,” he said. The danger of head injuries in sports was highlighted just last week, when a 16-year-old high school football player died after he was hit during a varsity game in upstate New York. A handful of high school students suffer fatal on-field injuries every fall, according to the University of North Carolina’s National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research. The committee also heard from a pair of former college athletes who had to give up their careers because of repeated concussions. Alexis Ball, a student and former soccer player at the University of New Mexico, said she suffered five concussions before college and another five during college. She said she wore protective head gear since her second concussion in high school, which was supposed to help prevent future concussions — but it obviously didn’t. Ball said the pressure to return causes athletes to lie about their conditions, especially concussions, and she returned to the field too quickly. “I knew the answers needed to return to play,” she said. “No one could prove whether I had a headache or not, so I was apt to lie. In retrospect, this was a very poor decision, but I did not understand the severity of concussions at the time.” Steven Threet, a student at Arizona State University, was the starting quarterback at the school until a fourth concussion forced him to quit playing. �Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 AP Ohio High School W.Va. SSAC high school football ratings Football Poll COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the sixth weekly Associated Press poll of 2011, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Mentor (28) 2, Tol. Whitmer (3) 3, Cin. Moeller (5) 4, Hilliard Davidson 5, Cin. Colerain 6, Cle. St. Ignatius 7, Middletown 8, Cin. St. Xavier 9, Lakewood St. Edward 10, Can. GlenOak 8-0 8-0 7-1 7-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 6-2 6-2 7-1 336 273 259 246 175 143 139 101 79 69 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Solon 26. 12, Sylvania Southview 24. 12, Dublin Coffman 24. 14, Cle. Hts. 14. 15, Troy 13. DIVISION II 1, Avon (7) 8-0 2, Maple Hts. (15) 8-0 3, Trotwood-Madison (9) 8-0 4, Kings Mills Kings 8-0 5, Warren Howland (4) 8-0 6, Cols. Marion-Franklin 8-0 7, Wapakoneta (1) 8-0 8, Tipp City Tippecanoe 8-0 9, Aurora 7-1 10, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 302 285 275 247 221 170 134 109 70 6-1 47 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Dresden Tri-Valley 25. 12, Canfield 24. 13, Franklin 19. 14, Sunbury Big Walnut 13. DIVISION III 1, Steubenville (19) 2, Kettering Alter (5) 3, Plain City Jonathan Alder (3) 4, Chagrin Falls (3) 5, Mentor Lake Cath. (2) 6, Thornville Sheridan 7, Youngs. Mooney 8, Minerva (2) 9, Akr. SVSM 10, Spring. Shawnee (1) 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 7-1 8-0 5-2 8-0 7-1 8-0 321 270 248 242 154 134 131 115 75 59 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Circleville Logan Elm 39. 12, Dover 31. 13, Day. Thurgood Marshall 26. 14, Jackson PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The 24. 15, Ravenna SE (1) 20. 16, Alliance Secondary School Activities Commission’s Marlington 16. weekly high school football computer ratDIVISION IV ings released Tuesday. The top 16 teams in 1, Kenton (23) 8-0 339 2, Cols. Hartley (7) 8-0 285 each class qualify for the playoffs in No3, Genoa Area (1) 8-0 246 vember. 4, Waynesville (1) 8-0 5, Cin. Madeira 8-0 6, St. Clairsville (3) 8-0 7, Pemberville Eastwood 8-0 8, Johnstown-Monroe (1) 8-0 9, Girard 213 185 168 147 129 7-1 10, Creston Norwayne 41 75 8-0 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Coshocton 28. 12, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 25. 13, Middletown Fenwick 18. 14, Ottawa-Glandorf 17. 15, Brookfield 13. DIVISION V 1, Lima Cent. Cath. (19) 2, Kirtland (7) 3, Marion Pleasant (4) 4, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (1) 5, Bucyrus Wynford (1) 6, Liberty Center (1) 7, Findlay Liberty-Benton 8, Coldwater (1) 9, Nelsonville-York (1) 10, W. Liberty-Salem 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 6-2 8-0 8-0 314 292 249 240 180 152 126 117 92 35 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lucasville Valley 23. 12, Jeromesville Hillsdale 22. 13, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 19. 13, Frankfort Adena (1) 19. 15, Campbell Memorial 14. DIVISION VI 1, Berlin Center Western Reserve (15) 2, Maria Stein Marion Local (12) 3, Thompson Ledgemont (9) 4, Ada 5, Malvern 6, Tiffin Calvert 7, Ft. Loramie 8, Delphos St. John’s 9, Leipsic 10, Youngs. Christian 8-0 7-1 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-1 5-3 7-1 7-1 319 305 278 209 188 182 125 119 51 41 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 37. 12, Spring. Cath. Cent. 29. 13, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 21. 14, Edgerton 16. 15, Lockland 13. Eagles From Page B1 rounded things out with two points. Swatzel led the net attack with 10 kills, followed by Maddie Rigsby with five kills. Holter, Ally Hendrix and Jordan Parker also had two kills each. Swatzel and Parker both had two blocks apiece, while Holter and Kiki Osborne added one block each. Ally Hendrix had 19 assists in the victory. Emily Ash and Courtney Thomas both led South- ern with two service points apiece, while Kate Hill and Jordan Huddleston added one point each. After adding the program’s 13th TVC Hocking title in the last 15 years this fall, Caldwell now has his mind set on the program’s 16th straight sectional crown next week. “Regular seasons are fun and everything, but postseasons are much more fun. The farther you go, the better the competition you face,” Caldwell said. “As we keep going, we need to just keep getting better and better and better. We cannot rest on what we have done up to this point.” Eastern will host the winner of the Symmes Valley-Miller in a Division IV sectional final, while Southern will travel to South Gallia for a D-4 sectional final. Both games are scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. Team Rec CLASS AAA 1. Martinsburg 2. Bridgeport 3. George Washington 4. Hurricane 5. Logan 6-1 6. Parkersburg 7. Musselman 8. Capital 5-2 9. Elkins 6-2 10. Morgantown 11. Cabell Midland 12. Parkersburg South 13. Spring Valley 14. Robert C. Byrd 15. Huntington 16. North Marion (tie) Wheeling Park 18. Fairmont Senior 19. University 20. Nicholas County CLASS AA 1. Shady Spring 2. Point Pleasant 3. River View 4. Lincoln 6-1 (tie) Roane County 6. Westside Pts Pvs 7-0 8-0 8-0 6-1 11.14 6-2 6-2 10.43 10.13 5-2 5-3 4-3 4-3 5-3 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-4 4-3 15.29 15.13 15.00 12.43 6 11.00 10.50 12 13 9.86 9.50 9.00 8.71 8.63 8.57 7.86 7.86 7.57 7.38 7.29 1 2 3 4 8-0 7-0 7-0 9.71 6-1 6-1 11.50 11.00 9.86 7 9.71 9.43 1 2 3 t7 t7 11 5 9 17 16 10 — — 14 — 15 5 11 7. Greenbrier West 8. Chapmanville 9. Oak Glen 10. Keyser 5-2 11. Grafton 12. Ravenswood 13. Wayne 5-2 14. Ritchie County 15. Braxton County 16. Scott 4-2 17. Summers County 18. Liberty Harrison 19. Liberty Raleigh 20. Oak Hill (tie) Webster County CLASS A 1. Wheeling Central 2. Williamstown 3. Wahama 4. East Hardy (tie) Wirt County 6. Fayetteville 7. Buffalo 6-1 8. Clay-Battelle 9. Madonna (tie) Valley Fayette 11. Van 5-2 12. Bishop Donahue (tie) Moorefield 14. Parkersburg Cath. 15. Pocahontas County 16. Meadow Bridge 17. Cameron 18. Tucker County 19. St. Marys 20. Doddridge County 7-1 6-1 7-1 8.29 5-2 5-2 7.71 5-2 5-3 6.83 5-3 5-3 4-3 3-4 3-4 9.38 9.00 8.63 4 8.14 8.00 13 7.14 7.00 t16 6.50 6.00 5.43 5.00 5.00 t9 t9 12 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 6-1 6-1 7.57 6-1 5-2 5-2 6.43 5-2 4-3 5-3 5-3 4-3 4-4 3-4 3-4 3-5 10.86 9.43 9.29 8.29 8.29 7.86 t6 7.29 6.71 6.71 13 6.00 6.00 5.63 5.00 4.57 4.00 3.43 3.29 2.88 1 3 4 t6 2 5 8 6 15 14 t16 19 t20 — 18 10 11 t6 12 9 15 16 14 17 — — 19 Knights From Page B1 edge in that category at the intermission. Despite swirling winds and rain falling at different angles, the Black Knights made the most of their chances early on. Wyatt Wamsley netted a pass from Tommy Foust in the 18th minute, which gave the hosts (who were the guests on the scoreboard) a 1-0 advantage with 22:37 left in the opening half. From there, it just became a game of keep away — as Point tried desperately to avoid making mistakes that could turn into a Williamstown goal. The Jackets turned up their intensity in the second half — outshooting PPHS by a 5-1 clip — but Point goalkeeper Brady Reymond was solid down the stretch, turning away all five shots to preserve the shutout win. “We knew Williamstown would work hard, and they did — they worked their butts off tonight,” Wood said. “We had a lot of respect for their program coming into tonight, and we still have a ton of respective for them afterwards. They gave us a lot of trouble and we feel fortunate to get out of here with a win.” The best thing for Point Pleasant Wednesday night, according to Wood, was the timing of that only goal. “Wyatt’s goal was huge for us at the time,” Wood said. “From there, we just tried to keep control of the ball and bang it into the corners to run some clock. We didn’t need to score, we just needed the clock to keep running.” Andrew Essig made four stops in net for the Yellow Jackets, who complete their season with a 13-6-1 overall mark. Regardless of the winner of Thursday’s match between Central Catholic and Sissonville, it will be a rematch for the Black Knights this season. Point swept Sissonville by a pair of 3-0 outcomes, while CCC posted a 1-0 victory in one friendly. The Black Knights have won 12 of their last 15 contests and are unbeaten in their last five outings. Charleston Central Catholic has eliminated PPHS in each of the last two postseasons. Have a great recipe? Share it with the Tri-County in our DISH Network delivers more of what you want for less than you’d expect. Packages starting at: DISH Network vs. DIRECTV DISH Network America’s Top 120 MO For 12 months Local Channels Included! with 24 month Agreement. FIVE PACKAGES UNDER 50 $ Prices valid for first 12 months. Requires 24 month agreement. plus... Reader Recipe Box Please email your recipes to mdtnews@mydailytribune.com Subject: Reader Recipe Box No handwritten submissions will be accepted Hurry! 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DIRECTV® is a trademark of DIRECTV, Inc. �ASCAR_35_Layout 1 10/18/11 4:08 PM Page 1 Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B2 Four Turns BACK, JACK Matt 1 WELCOME Kenseth’s win at Charlotte was the first points-paying victory by a Roush Fenway Racing Ford at CMS since Mark Martin won the Coca-Cola 600 in May 2002. Martin’s win was Roush’s fourth consecutive Coke 600 triumph. Since then, Roush teams have won the All-Star Race at Charlotte on three occasions (Kenseth, 2004; Martin, 2005; Carl Edwards, 2011). HE’S BEEN HERE BEFORE Jimmie Johnson’s crash and subsequent Did Not Finish (DNF) at Charlotte was his first in the Chase since October 2006, the first year of his five-year title run. Ironically, that finish also dropped him to eighth in the point standings. He was able to make up the 156-point deficit over the next six races by averaging a third-place finish to end the season. WORST TO FIRST ... THEN SECOND Kyle Busch’s runner-up finish to Matt Kenseth in the Bank of America 500 was notable in that he was forced to start in the back after his Joe Gibbs Racing team changed engines after practice. Busch’s charge to the front was complete on lap 125, when he took the lead for the first time. He then led from laps 200-310 — a total of 111 — to lead all drivers. MAKING THE MOST OF IT Although Kasey Kahne will be vacating the seat of the No. 4 Red Bull Racing Toyota at season’s end, he’s finishing strong. Kahne has consecutive runs of fourth, second and fourth in the last three races. It is still not known whether the operation as a whole will return next season, as Red Bull is pulling out of NASCAR in an ownership capacity. 2 3 4 Sprint Cup Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND Carl Edwards (1) 2,203 — Kevin Harvick (4) 2,198 -5 Matt Kenseth (3) 2,196 -7 Kyle Busch (4) 2,185 -18 Tony Stewart (2) 2,179 -24 Brad Keselowski (3) 2,178 -25 Kurt Busch (2) 2,176 -27 Jimmie Johnson (2) 2,168 -35 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,143 -60 Ryan Newman (1) 2,142 -61 Jeff Gordon (3) 2,137 -66 Denny Hamlin (1) 2,117 -86 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Clint Bowyer AJ Allmendinger Kasey Kahne Greg Biffle David Ragan (1) Marcos Ambrose (1) Juan Pablo Montoya Mark Martin ^ CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP ^ 868 865 857 856 829 821 819 816 -1,335 -1,338 -1,346 -1,347 -1,374 -1,382 -1,384 -1,387 Nationwide Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. DRIVER (WINS) POINTS Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2) 1,100 Elliott Sadler 1,085 Aric Almirola 1,013 Justin Allgaier (1) 1,009 Reed Sorenson (1) 1,006 Jason Leffler 949 Kenny Wallace 894 Brian Scott 877 Steve Wallace 870 Michael Annett 859 BEHIND — -15 -87 -91 -94 -151 -206 -223 -230 -241 Truck Standings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. DRIVER (WINS) Austin Dillon (2) Johnny Sauter (1) James Buescher Ron Hornaday (4) Timothy Peters (1) Matt Crafton (1) Todd Bodine Cole Whitt Joey Coulter Parker Kligerman POINTS BEHIND 731 — 726 -5 724 -7 710 -21 706 -25 673 -58 671 -60 668 -63 656 -75 642 -89 1. Carl Edwards 2. Kevin Harvick 3. Jimmie Johnson 4. Matt Kenseth 5. Kyle Busch 6. Brad Keselowski 7. Tony Stewart 8. Kasey Kahne 9. Jeff Gordon 10. Clint Bowyer 11. Marcos Ambrose 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 13. Greg Biffle 14. Denny Hamlin 15. Ryan Newman Just off the lead pack: Carl Edwards The model of consistency in the 2011 Chase, Edwards and crew have turned it on down the stretch to the tune of eight straight top-10 finishes. Talladega and Martinsville loom, though. The 29 team’s Chase M.O. in 2010 was to notch respectable finishes at tracks it historically struggled at. It’s doing so once again in 2011, and Talladega and Martinsville play to Harvick’s strengths. Back in a daunting hole, the 48 team has to be spot-on going forward. Were it any other bunch, you’d have to count them out. This is not, however, just “any other bunch.” A silent assassin, Kenseth has averaged a 10th-place finish in the last 12 races dating back to the Brickyard in late July. Speed plus consistency find him squarely in the title mix. Busch has done just enough — punctuated by a runner-up finish at Charlotte — to remain a factor in the Chase. One of those classic Rowdy victories would work wonders right now. A 20th at Dover and a 16th in Charlotte have set this team back 25 points in the Chase standings. There’s no longer any room for error for this wild card team. The potential is certainly still there, and at 24 points out, Smoke is within striking distance. There are still a bunch of laps to be run. Credit Kahne and the Red Bull team for not giving up. With Kahne out the door at season’s end and the team’s future in a state of limbo it’d be easy to throw in the towel. No one has. Did Gordon and the 24 team expend all their energy just getting to the Chase? Hard to say, but since the playoffs started, things just have not gone their way. Bowyer’s roller coaster season continues. Maybe a shot of 5-Hour Energy with his morning Cheerios would help on race day. Another team that refuses to quit despite not being in the playoffs. That says something. The same issues bite this group every week. Makes you think 12 teams are too many for the Chase. Charlotte was a microcosm of Biffle’s 2011 season. Concerted effort must be made to finish strong, a la Carl Edwards, 2010. Rode “Cookies for Kid’s Cancer” car to 10th-place finish. Good man, Ryan Newman. AJ Allmendinger, Mark Martin, Paul Menard, David Ragan, Martin Truex Jr. ASP, Inc. Tracks on Tap Chase Charge SPRINT CUP SERIES Race: Good Sam Club 500 Track: Talladega Superspeedway Location: Talladega, Ala. When: Sunday, Oct. 23 TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) Layout: 2.66-mile tri-oval Banking/Turns: 33 degrees Banking/Tri-Oval: 18 degrees Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees April Winner: Jimmie Johnson Crew Chief’s Take: “Being at the right place at the right time and picking a dancing partner wisely are the ultimate keys to winning at Talladega. While horsepower and aero are important, the CoT evens the playing field in the aero department, and the restrictor plates do so (although not to the same extent) under the hoods. Talladega is the track where you don’t have any control, particularly sitting on pit road. So much can happen. The driver’s got to be smart, and there can’t be any lapses. Even if there aren’t, he’s just in the hands of fate out there.” Kenseth wins at Charlotte; Johnson takes major hit. By MATT TALIAFERRO Athlon Sports Racing Editor Call it the Sports Illustrated jinx. Call it inevitable; that no one team’s dominance can last that long. Or just call it bad racing luck. However you define it, Jimmie Johnson is feeling it. Johnson’s bid for a sixth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup title took a damaging — though not fatal — hit after a vicious wreck late in Saturday’s Bank of America 500. Meanwhile, Matt Kenseth rode a strong mount to victory, his third of the season, which kept him squarely in contention to win the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kenseth proved to be the strongest of Jack Roush’s quintet of Fords, keeping the leaders within striking distance throughout the evening, and finally pouncing on lap 310 of 334, when he made the race-winning pass of Kyle Busch, and cruised to his second career points-paying win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kenseth’s win was the latest performance in a string of stout finishes that has seen the 2003 series champion — and noted understated Wisconsin native — rack up runs of sixth, fifth, fourth and now first. And he sits just seven points behind points leader and teammate Carl Edwards, who finished third at Charlotte. “It was awesome win for us,” Kenseth said. “We had a pretty decent car all night. I felt like we had a car that would probably last 150 laps or so, that if we could get in front, it would be hard to beat. But it was really hard to pass tonight, especially after you had about 20 laps on your tires, you needed to get it done right away (after a restart). “And we got ourselves behind just a little bit that one time and got back to fifth or sixth and, honestly, took ASP, Inc. Matt Kenseth celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. that last 150 laps or whatever to get back to the lead. “I had fun racing with Kyle (Busch) there. We had a pretty decent restart — the second to last one — and got by Denny (Hamlin) and Carl, and ran Kyle down and it was tough to get by him. I’m glad we could make it happen because it was, like I said, it was challenging.” Edwards is rounding into form after a relatively quiet regular season. His third-place showing was his eighth straight top-10 run. He is the only Chase driver to have scored a top 10 in all five playoff races, and admitted that the Charlotte event was the one he and his No. 99 team looked at with some apprehension. “We had this one circled on the schedule as one that our whole Aflac team was nervous about,” Edwards said. “We were not that fast at the beginning of the race and Bob (Osborne, crew chief) did a really good job dialing it in. “The car and the track kind of came to us, so just overall, a really good night for Roush Fenway.” Despite the continued showing of strength out of the Roush Fenway shop, the story of the night was Johnson’s wreck, which came while racing Ryan Newman with 16 laps remaining. Johnson’s Chevy got loose exiting Turn 2 and hooked right, plowing head-on into the SAFER barrier. It was a scary accident that left the defending five-time champ shaken, but otherwise unhurt. “That one stung for sure,” Johnson said. “I’m just thankful to have safe race cars, safe walls, softer walls. Everything did its job. It was a pretty big impact.” As for the daunting 35-point championship hole he finds himself in with five races remaining, Johnson’s resolve remains undeterred. “We just have to go racing. That’s all there is to it. There are five races left, and right now all we have are those five races. This definitely was not the night we wanted. This is not going to help us win a sixth championship. “But I promise you: this team and myself, we won’t quit. We will go for every point we can from here on out and hopefully we are still champions at the end of the year.” Throttle Up/Throttle Down MARCOS AMBROSE The Australia native hasn’t let his exclusion from NASCAR’s Chase deter his efforts. Ambrose and his Richard Petty Motorsports team have showings of ninth, ninth and fifth in the last three events. JEFF BURTON His long season continues. It’s been 10 races since Burton’s last top-10 finish — a ninth at Watkins Glen. That run was his only top 10 of the 2011 season. Burton sits 24th in the point standings. Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter @MattTaliaferro or email at Matt.Taliaferro@AthlonSports.com n The sport of auto racing lost a champion last Sunday when Dan Wheldon was fatally injured in a crash on the eleventh lap of the IZOD IndyCar season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wheldon, 33, was the 2005 series champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner (2005, ’11). His Indy 500 victory in May was one of the more memorable, as he passed JR Hildebrand — who was piloting a car driven by Wheldon last season — when Hildebrand crashed on the final lap. The 500 was his only start of the 2011 season prior to Sunday’s event, which would have paid him a $5 million bonus had he won. Wheldon was scheduled to replace Danica Patrick in the Andretti Autosport ride in 2012. Wheldon, a native of England and resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., is survived by his wife, Susie, and two boys — two-year-old Sebastian and 17-month-old Oliver. n Eleven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams from eight operations participated in a electronic fuel injection test on Monday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Teams from Hendrick Motorsports, Stewart-Haas Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing and NEMCO Motorsports participated in the session. Of note was Kasey Kahne climbing behind the wheel of a Hendrick Chevrolet for the first time. Kahne will replace Mark Martin in the No. 5 car next season. “The EFI engine is definitely a little bit different,” Kahne said. “We were just trying to figure that out in how it runs, where it runs at different RPMs and things throughout the corners. … The power, on and off throttle, the stuff you feel with your foot and the way the engine reacts to your foot, to me that was the biggest difference.” Visit us at NATIONWIDE SERIES Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Track: Texas Motor Speedway When: Saturday, Nov. 5 TV: ESPN2 (12:55 p.m. EST) April Winner: Carl Edwards CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Race: Coca-Cola 250 powered by Fred’s Track: Talladega Superspeedway When: Saturday, Oct. 22 TV: SPEED (4:00 p.m. EST) 2010 Winner: Kyle Busch Classic Moments Talladega Superspeedway Local legend has it that the ground Talladega Superspeedway is built on was cursed by a medicine man from a tribe of Native Americans that were driven from its valley. It’s hard to argue this theory — as strange occurrences have been the norm here throughout the years, from driver boycotts to car sabotage to drivers hearing voices inside their cars. The inaugural event in 1969 is boycotted by most of the top drivers of the time due to safety concerns. A newly formed (yet short-lived) drivers’ union, led by Richard Petty, cites tire issues associated with speeds as the reason. The race goes on with “scrubs,” however, and is won by Richard Brickhouse. Thus begins a pattern of drivers getting their first and/or only career win at Talladega. Athlon Fantasy Stall Looking at Checkers: Good luck here, but it’s probably Jimmie’s turn to push Junior. Pretty Solid Pick: He hasn’t won at Talladega, but Kurt Busch certainly has a knack for avoiding the big wreck here. Sometimes that’s fantasy gold. Good Sleeper Pick: Ah, to be young and hungry. Right Mr. Keselowski? Runs on Seven Cylinders: Mark Martin and Ryan Newman are known for their dislike of the place. 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(740) 441-0194 Want To Buy Trucks Class of 2012 UPS Service Miscellaneous The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 COOK SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center currently has a full-time opening for a Cook. Culinary experience/training preferred. Apply at Human Resources, Pleasant Valley Hospital, 2520 Valley Dr., Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550, fax to (304) 675-6975 or apply on-line at www.pvalley.org AA/EOE SNOW REMOVAL �Friday, October 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B2 Meigs From Page B1 season. In TVC Hocking play, the margin is slightly less, with the Eagles scoring 8.7 points per game and allowing 30 points per outing. Federal Hocking is averaging 9.6 points per game overall this season and is allowing 22 point per game. In league games, the Lancers have allowed 21.5 points per game and scored 8.8 points per game. The game will also mark senior night for the 2011 Eastern football team, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. at East Shade River Stadium. ^ SOUTHERN at TRIMBLE Southern will be playing its final road game of the season this week as it travels to Trimble for a TVC Hocking contest. The Tornadoes (2-6, 2-4 TVC Hocking) are coming off a Homecoming game loss to Waterford by a 32-19 score. Southern has league victories over Belpre (20-14) and Miller (20-12) this season, while suffering TVC Hocking losses against South Gallia (34-0), Federal Hocking (18-12), Wahama (67-20) and Waterford. Trimble — after losing its first two games — has won five straight games, all in TVC Hocking play. The Tomcats are 5-2 overall and 5-1 in league play. The Tomcats lone league loss came in week two at Wahama by a 47-22 score. Trimble has league wins over South Gallia (18-14), Miller (67-0), Waterford (21-14), Eastern (49-0) and Belpre (54-0). Southern is averaging 14 points per game this season, while allowing 31 points per game. In TVC Hocking competition, the Tornadoes are averaging 18.5 points per contest and allowing 11 points more (29.5 points per game). On the road, Southern is allowing 25.25 points per game and scoring eight points per contest. Trimble has outscored opponents by and average of 17 points per game this season. In league play, the margin average margin of victory has been 26 points per game. Kickoff in Glouster is set for 7:30 p.m. ^ WARREN at GALLIA ACADEMY The winner has a fighting chance to make the playoffs going into Week 10. The losing team, on the other hand, will make preparations for one last game on the gridiron this season. Both Gallia Academy and Warren look to keep their respective postseason hopes alive Friday night when the two schools battle in an important Week 9 Southeastern Ohio Athletic League matchup at Memorial Field. Both the Blue Devils (5-3, 2-1 SEOAL) and visiting Warriors (4-4, 2-2) are still mathematically alive and currently 14th in the respective divisions, leaving no room for error in trying to move back up into the top-eight spots. WHS is in Division II, Region 7, while the Blue Devils are in Division III, Region 12. GAHS will be looking to stay just one game behind front-running Jackson before the two schools meet next week in the SEOAL finale. It will also be Senior Night at Memorial Field as the Blue Devils look to improve on a two-game home losing skid and a 1-3 overall record at home. Gallia Academy has won two straight and is averaging 13 points per game offensively while allowing 9.5 points as a defensive unit. In SEOAL play, the Blue and White are scoring 10.7 points and surrendering just 9.3 points a contest. GAHS has allowed just 219 yards of total offense the last two weeks and has given up double-digit points defensively in just three of their eight contests this fall. The Blue Devils are also plus-4 in turnover differential this year. The visiting Warriors, on the other hand, are averaging 27.5 points per game offensively while allowing 21.9 points as a defensive unit. In SEOAL play, those averages for and against are 30.3 and 28.0 points, respectively. Warren will be playing in both its final SEOAL game and final road game this weekend, and WHS is 3-1 so far in road games this year. The Warriors are also 1-1 in overtime games this season, both of which came on the road at Parkersburg South and at Logan. Warren has a balanced offensive attack, as the Warriors have rushed 229 times for 1,003 yards and completed 122-of-205 passes for 1,528 yards this fall. The WHS defense has allowed 1,934 yards total, including 1,053 on the ground. Quarterback Dylan Leffingwell leads the offense with 1,371 yards on 108-of182 passing, throwing 12 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Jeremy Fivecoait leads the wideouts with 49 catches for 753 yards and nine TDs, followed by Jeremy Hastie with 32 cacthes for 377 yards and two scores. Josh Mays leads the rushing attack with 87 carries for 427 yards and seven scores, while Hastie has 47 tries for 300 yards and two TDs. Leffingwell also has 57 attempts for 97 yards and five rushing TDs. Chas Miller is 5-of-13 on field goals this fall and is 23-of-26 on point-after tries. Austin Henthorn and Dustin Harlow are Warren’s leading tacklers. ^ SOUTH GALLIA at WATERFORD South Gallia’s league title hopes are gone, but the postseason is still a real possibility. That is, as long as the Rebels take care of business this week. The Rebels conclude their 2011 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division schedule Friday night when they travel to Waterford for a pivotal Week 9 gridiron matchup in Washington County. South Gallia (6-2, 5-2 TVC Hocking) will be looking to secure sole possession of third place within the league as the Red and Gold make their final road trip of the fall. The Rebels, who are 3-1 away from Mercerville this season, have produced their three highest scores of 2011 on the road – including a season-high 62 points at Belpre just two weeks ago. SGHS is currently 10th in Division VI, Region 23 playoff ratings, so the Rebels have no room margin for error with two weeks remaining. South Gallia is averaging 34.4 points per game offensively while allowing just 10.5 points as a defense this season. In TVC Hocking play, those averages for and against are 34.0 and 9.4 points, respectively. South Gallia, which has lost the last three years to Waterford, is also a whopping plus-14 in turnover differential this season. The Wildcats (5-3, 4-2) are also still in the hunt for a playoff berth in Region 23, as Waterford currently sits 12th overall in the ratings. WHS is also playing for solepossession of third place in the TVC Hocking standings during its final home game of the season. Waterford, which is 2-2 at home this year, is averaging 15 points per game offensively while surrendering 21.1 points as a defensive unit. In TVC Hocking play, the Wildcats are scoring 17.8 points and allowing 21.3 points. Waterford, winners of two straight, is also looking for its first three-game winning streak of the season. South Gallia had its four-game winning streak snapped last week by Wahama. ^ RIVER VALLEY at ROCK HILL The River Valley football team begins a seasonending two-game road trip Friday night when it travels to Rock Hill for a Week 9 Ohio Valley Conference gridiron contest in Lawrence County. The Raiders (1-7, 0-3 OVC) played inspired football last weekend during a heartbreaking 2013 loss on Senior Night to Coal Grove, which moved the Silver and Black’s current losing streak to seven straight. RVHS was also within one possession of snapping a 13-game losing skid in OVC play. River Valley, which is 0-3 in road games this year, will look to build on its recent improvements against the last team it beat in league play, a 4613 decision in Week 10 of 2008. RVHS is averaging 8.9 points per game offensively while allowing 29.4 points as a defensive unit. In OVC play, the respective averages for and against are 11.3 and 37.7 points. The Redmen (2-6, 1-2), on the other hand, have won two straight in this series since 2008 and are coming off their best showing of the season, a 61-6 home thrashing of South Point. RHHS is 1-3 at home this year and Friday will be Senior Night for the hosts. Rock Hill is averaging 22.1 points per game offensively while surrendering 33.1 points as a defense. In OVC play, the Redmen are allowing 32.3 points and scoring 33.7 points on average. ^ SCOTT at POINT PLEASANT The Point Pleasant football team will look to keep a good thing going Friday night in front of the home faithful when the unbeaten Big Blacks host Scott in a Week 9 Cardinal Conference matchup at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Mason County. The host Big Blacks (7-0, 4-0 Cardinal) are currently even with Chapmanville in the league standings and are also sitting second in the Class AA playoff rankings through eight weeks. A win would be definite step in the right direction of keeping those things intact. The Skyhawks (4-2, 4-2), on the other hand, come to PPHS looking for the upset bid in hopes of improving their postseason chances, as Scott is currently 16th in the Class AA field. The Big Blacks currently own an eight-game regular season winning streak and also won last year’s contest at Scott by a 35-7 margin. Point is 3-0 at home this year and is also in middle of a threegame home stand, while SHS is 1-2 in road contests this fall. Scott’s losses came at Chapmanville (20-16) and at Wayne by a 50-20 count. The Skyhawks’ four wins were at Tolsia (48-19), versus Sissonville (50-31), versus Poca (30-0) and last week against Herbert Hoover (30-17). Scott is a potentially dangerous opponent for anyone, as the Skyhawks average 32.3 points per game offen- sively while allowing 22.8 points as a defense. All six of Scott’s games this year have been Cardinal Conference contests, making this weekend the Skyhawks’ league finale. Point, on the other hand, is now averaging 47.4 points offensively and is allowing just 8.1 points as a defensive unit. Those respective averages are 51 and 11 within league play. Point Pleasant is coming off its first shutout of the season, a 37-0 win over Ravenswood, and is also outgaining its opponents by nearly a 2-to-1 clip in total offense. Point has 3,011 total yards offensively and has surrendered only 1,590 defensively. PPHS is also plus-5 in turnover differential this season. ^ VAN at HANNAN The Hannan football team will look to make it two-ina-row at home Friday night when the Wildcats welcome Van in a Week 9 non-conference matchup in Mason County. The host Wildcats (2-5) were victorious the last time they played in front of the home crowd, a 26-14 Homecoming victory over Manchester. That victory was the first for HHS at home in 18 chances since a Week 10 victory over Montcalm in 2007. Hannan wasn’t as fortunate last weekend in a 51-14 setback at Betsy Layne (Ky.), but the Wildcats still produced their third-highest offensive point total of the season. The Wildcats are averaging 11.7 points per game offensively and are allowing 27.7 points defensively. Hannan has been mathematically eliminated for the Class A playoffs, as it currently sits 27th out of 34 teams. The visiting Bulldogs (5-2), on the other hand, are currently 11th in the Class A playoff bracket and will be gunning for their first road victory of the 2011 campaign. Van’s two losses this year came at Valley Fayette (28-16) and at Clay-Battelle (28-0). The Bulldogs have home wins over Paden City (23-14), Tug Valley (7-0), Midland Trail (19-18), Sherman (300), and last week versus Mount View (49-22). VHS will also be starting a twogame road trip Friday night. The Bulldogs are averaging 20.6 points per game offensively while allowing 15.7 points as a defensive unit. ^ WAHAMA vs MADONNA at FSU Wahama takes to the road this week for a neutral site meeting with 2009 Sate Champion Madonna. The game will be played at Fairmont State University in Marion County, W.Va. This will be the first neutral site contest for the White Friday’s TV Guide Falcons, who have four road victories this year. The White Falcons remain unbeaten through the first seven games of 2011, while the Blue Don are 5-2. Wahama is averaging 56.25 points per game on the road this season and have allowed a total of 29 points in the four road contests in 2011. The Red and White have rushed for more than 2,650 yards this season, while passing for nearly 800 yards. The White Falcons are averaging nearly 493 yards per game this season, including 379 yards per game on the ground. Wahama was held to a season low 225 yards rushing last week at South Gallia, while committing a season high five turnovers. Wahama is plus-2 in turnover deferential this season. Senior Anthony Grimm is leading the White Falcon rusher with 717 yards on 69 carries this season. Grimm has scored a team high 16 touchdowns. Junior quarterback Trenton Gibbs has accounted for all of the team’s passing yards to date, throwing 10 touchdowns and six interceptions in seven games. Senior receiver Isaac Lee has been the top target for Gibbs, with 11 catches for 402 yards and five scores this season. The Wahama defense has allowed 1,148 total yards this season. The White Falcons have allowed an average of 61.7 rushing yards per game and 102.3 passing yards per game. Madonna — located in Weirton, W.Va. — will be plating only its third game on the road this season. The Blue Dons are 4-1 at home, while going 1-1 on the road. Madonna has wins over Valley Wetzel (37-12), Catholic Central, Ohio (28-7), Cameron (347), Bishop Donahue (10-7) and Notre Dame (28-14). Madonna’s road loss came at Bridgeport (Ohio) by a 21-20 score, while the Blue Dons lost at home to defending state champion Wheeling Central Catholic (41-23) in week 3. The Blue Dons were led in their week 8 win over Clarksburg Notre Dame by sophomore quarterback Ross Comis. The underclassman had 167 yards rushing and two touchdowns, while throwing for an additional 81 yards. Sophomore running back Nick Ossman also scored twice, gaining 65 yards on 16 carries. Kickoff at Fairmont Sate University is set for 7:30 p.m. �Friday, October 21, 2011 Friday, OctOber 21, 2011 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Oct. 21, 2011: This year, if you detach, you will see how many choices you have -- be it your mood or life decisions. If you’re feeling confused, know that you are not ready to commit just yet. When you’re ready to act, you move with clarity and incisiveness. Others know that you mean business. If you are single, a friendship could develop into much more, if you so choose. If you’re attached, because of a newfound openness, the two of you enjoy your life together. Count on LEO. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHYou could be somewhat disoriented this morning, but by the p.m. you are direct and say what you feel. Be more serious-minded. You’ll get results. Your strong personality is a given. Let others express themselves, too. Tonight: With a loved one. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You could be happiest close to home. Your ability to make the best out of difficult circumstances allows greater give-and-take. Still, you might want to take an active stand. Pace yourself. Tonight: The slower the better. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Return calls, but don’t forget to follow through on your to-do list. Open up conversations, knowing what could happen if you and others make assumptions. Work with real facts, even if you might be uncomfortable. Tonight: Out and about. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Be careful with a tendency to be possessive and touchy. Clearly you have a very different style from many, even in the workplace. Emote a little less, keeping your anger at bay. You will find the appropriate avenue to express your feelings in the next 24 hours. Tonight: Do something special for a loved one. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Your spunk is admirable, leaving many people behind. Is that what you really want to do? Competition is fun, but if you always come in first place, could that be affecting your ability to relate successfully with a key associate or loved one? Tonight: Make it special, as only you can. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHYou might wonder which way Ad goes here Visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com Horoscope to go with a problematic situation. At the present, the best you can do is understand where your strong reactions are coming from. Detach and then approach a situation from a more centered point of view. Tonight: Take a break from the here and now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH A meeting gets an important project off on the right foot. You could be surprised by all the enthusiasm that surrounds you. You might not be sure which way to go. Allow greater give-and-take. You could feel that finally you have the support and team you need. Tonight: TGIF. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH A must appearance could color your plans and affect your mood. You could be putting 100 percent into what you are concerned about but still fall flat. Sometimes, when there is too much focus and an implicit demand, there can be a backfire. Relax a little. Take a break. Tonight: A must appearance. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHYou will want to do something very different from in the past. Detach -- you will see a situation in a different light. However, you might become so easygoing that you might not have any desire to deal with the situation at all. Tonight: Feed your mind. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHA key associate makes all the difference in what happens. You see a matter very differently. Try to avoid an argument at all costs. Your perspective evolves the more you talk. Do understand that you don’t have the control you might desire. Tonight: Dinner for two. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHHYou might want to defer and honor what is happening with a key person in your life. Today it isn’t about you. Recognize what is going on behind the scenes. Your willingness to go with the flow will be long remembered. Tonight: Put your feet up. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHContinue handling the little items that someone is allowing to drop by the wayside. Think through an issue with care. Honor what is happening within. When you feel that the timing is with you, move forward and start a conversation. Tonight: Out with some pals. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �SPORTS The Lima News Friday, October 21, 2011 Buck Eyes www.mydailysentinel.com Friday, October 21, 2011 C5 The Daily Sentinel • Page B8 An inside look at Ohio State football Grading the Buckeyes High marks not abundant at mid season something out of just a bad throw the way Dane Sanzenbacher could last year. Grade: D By JIM NAVEAU jnaveau@limanews.com 419-993-2087 COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s football team has had quite a few tests already this season and some of them have come back with red marks all over them. This week brings an off week for the Buckeyes after a 17-7 win at Illinois last Saturday. Then they take on Wisconsin in a night game at Ohio Stadium. Before that, though, it’s time for some mid-term grades for the first half of a sometimes trying season that has followed a tumultuous offseason. Here’s how OSU has graded out so far: QUARTERBACKS Braxton Miller has played well in his last two games, against Nebraska before he suffered a sprained ankle and at Illinois. He is a threat as a runner but his passing still has a long way to go. He might be all that is standing between Ohio State and complete disaster at quarterback, though. If there were an award for least accurate Ohio State quarterback ever, his backup Joe Bauserman would have retired the trophy with several throws that had people in the third row ducking to get out of the way. Grade: C- OFFENSIVE LINE Consistency has not been the calling card of this group. Even in an overall good game at Illinois, they blocked well in the running game but allowed four sacks. Getting left tackle Mike Adams back from his five-game suspension the last two weeks has brought immediate improvement. However, OSU’s nine rushing touchdowns are tied for ninth in the Big Ten and the 19 sacks it has allowed are tied for 11th. Only Indiana has given up more sacks in the Big Ten. Grade: C- SPECIAL TEAMS Drew Basil (8 for 10 on field goals) and punter Ben Buchanan (41.3) have been reliable. Basil has hit his last eight field goal attempts in a row after missing the first four attempts of his career dating back to last season. Kick returns and kick coverage have been good. By this time last season, Ohio State had given up three kick or punt returns for touchdowns with a season-shattering kickoff return by Wisconsin still in the future. Grade: B DEFENSIVE LINE John Simon (3 sacks, 7.5 tackles for losses) and Johnathan Hankins (2 sacks, 6.5 tackles for losses) give opposing offensive lines a lot to think about. But with end Nathan Williams out for the season after two knee surgeries, there is a major gap in the pass rush department. To try to compensate for that, OSU has moved the versatile Simon around to different positions on the line. Grade: B Head Coach Luke Fickell LINEBACKERS Andrew Sweat (43 tackles, 5 tackles for losses) has filled some of the sizable hole Quite a few people predicted Dan Herron could lose his left when Brian Rolle and Ross Homan spot as Ohio State’s No. 1 running back before he returned departed, but first-year starters Etienne from an NCAA suspension. But the reality of Carlos Hyde, Sabino and Storm Klein and the rest of the linebackers appear to be learning on the Jordan Hall and Rod Smith hasn’t lived up to the hype. Herron returned with a big game at Illinois when he rushed job. Freshman Ryan Shazier looks like a for 114 yards and scored a touchdown. player who could get more playing time Hyde and Hall have been adequate as fill-ins, but the the second half of the season. Highly much-anticipated Smith has not been seen much since touted freshman Curtis Grant has not losing fumbles in the first two games. And Hyde’s playing been a factor at all. time was drastically reduced when Herron returned. Grade: C Grade: B- RUNNING BACKS DEFENSIVE BACKS RECEIVERS Open receivers have been a rarity for Ohio State this season. Blame inexperience, maybe a lack of speed in some cases, and having No. 1 receiver DeVier Posey suspended until the last two games of the season. Tight end Jake Stoneburner has been the most productive pass catcher with six touchdowns in his 12 catches. But there is nobody who is even close to being a “go-to” guy, the guy who can make something out of nothing, or BIG TEN STANDINGS Leaders Division Big Ten Overall W L W L Wisconsin 2 0 6 0 Penn State 3 0 6 1 Illinois 2 1 6 1 Purdue 1 1 3 3 Ohio State 1 2 4 3 Indiana 0 3 1 6 Legends Division Big Ten Overall W L W L Michigan State 2 0 5 1 Michigan 2 1 6 1 Nebraska 1 1 5 1 Iowa 1 1 4 2 Northwestern 0 3 2 4 Minnesota 0 2 1 5 Depth has been the strength of Ohio State’s defensive backfield. Cornerback Bradley Roby has three interceptions and could be emerging as the playmaker here. The DBs might have been hampered a bit so far by the fact last year’s front seven put more pressure on opposing offenses than this year’s group has been able to do. Grade: B WEEKEND SCHEDULE 2011 OSU LEADERS OSU SCHEDULE BIG TEN Passing Yards Joe Bauserman ......................492 Braxton Miller .........................403 Rushing Yards Carlos Hyde ...........................408 Jordan Hall ........................... .321 Receiving Yards Devin Smith ...........................187 Jake Stoneburner ...................150 Field Goals Drew Basil............................8/10 Punting Ben Buchanan.......................41.3 Tackles Andrew Sweat ..........................49 Interceptions Bradley Roby...............................3 C.J. Barnett................................2 Sept. 3 ............................ Akron, 42-0 Sept. 10 .......................Toledo, 27-22 Sept. 17 ............at Miami (Fla.), 6-24 Sept. 24 ................... Colorado, 37-17 Oct. 1 ..................... Mich. State, 7-10 Oct. 8 .................. at Nebraska, 27-34 Oct. 15 ........................... Illinois, 17-7 Oct. 29 .................. Wisconsin, 8 p.m. Nov. 5 .....................................Indiana Nov. 12 ...............................at Purdue Nov. 19 .............................Penn State Nov. 26 ............................ at Michigan SATURDAY Illinois at Purdue, noon Indiana at Iowa, noon Nebraska at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. Penn State at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Michigan State, 8 p.m. TOP 25 LSU vs. Auburn, 3:30 p.m. Alabama vs. Tennessee, 7:15 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m. Boise State vs. Air Force, 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma State at Missouri, noon Stanford vs. Washington, 8 p.m. Clemson vs. North Carolina, noon Oregon at Colorado, 3:30 p.m. Content compiled by Jim Naveau and design by Ross Bishoff • The Lima News Copyright © 2011 The Lima News. Reproduction of any portion of this material is prohibited without express consent. 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