https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/e44602c06a27673bff394417bdb230af.pdf db146be0d9a114eadc2632d30b67226e PDF Text Text 1940’s-style Cantata, C1 Wahama football, B1 Printed on 100% recycled newsprint Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 28 Days Till Christmas member Bridge reopens after barge strike By Stephanie Filson and Beth Sergent mdrnews@mydailyregister.com POMEROY — The Bridge of Honor, which spans the Ohio River between Mason, W.Va. and Pomeroy, Ohio, was closed for a short time after a barge struck one of its pillars early this morning. It was reopened shortly before noon. T. Steve Williams, PE, Deputy Director for the Ohio Department of Transportation District (ODOT) District 10, said that apparent driver error resulted in a “glancing blow” of one barge against the structure. ODOT inspectors were dispatched to the site of the incident to assess the damage, which Williams said was minimal. He said the temporary closure was a routine public safety precaution. No word yet on how the accident happened or who the barge belongs to, but witnesses say the barge was towed away from the bridge to the West Virginia side of the Ohio River. Sunday, October 23, 2011 $1.50 • Vol. 45, No. 41 Case against former attorney dismissed in Gallia By Amber Gillenwater mdtnews@mydailytribune.com GALLIPOLIS — A case against a former Gallipolis attorney charged with theft of $9,670 in insurance money has been dismissed in the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas. A journal entry filed on November 17 and signed by Presiding Judge P. Randall Knece and Special Prosecutor Melinda Kowalski of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office states that the 2010 case against John R. Lentes, 56, Crown City, be dismissed without prejudice. Lentes was alleged to have stolen the insurance funds from the female victim between December 2007 and January 2009. In the 2010 felony case, the defendant pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on May 12, 2010, and was subsequently granted permission to represent himself. After no negotiated plea agreement was filed in this case by the deadline, a jury trial was set in this matter for September 28, 2010. A journal entry filed on December 17 of last year and signed by then Presiding Judge Fred W. Crow, III — Gallia County Common Pleas Judge D. Dean Evans recused himself from the case — states that, prior to the scheduled jury trial, the state and the defendant notified the court that a plea hearing had been negotiated in this matter. A plea hearing was later scheduled, and Lentes appeared with his counsel Attorney Charles H. Knight of Pomeroy. During this hearing, an inconsistency in the indictment and proposed written plea agreement was discussed and the counsel for the defendant indicated that this mistake changed both the identity and nature of the alleged crime. Due to the mistake — an inconsistency in the numerical designation within the Ohio Revised Code section listed on the indictment — the defendant withdrew the proposed guilty plea, and the state indicated its desire to dismiss the charge and then reindict the defendant to proceed with the case. The state later submitted its wish to the court to dismiss the case; however, the entry filed last December indicates that “the Court did not find that there was a defect in the indictment, and the State does not have the authority to dismiss the case.” A jury trial was subsequently rescheduled for January 27, 2011, and, after being continued once more at the request of the state and again at the behest of the judge, the trial was scheduled for May 3, 2011, in the common pleas court. In a motion filed on See Attorney, A3 Telling the Christmas story with flowers By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@heartlandpublications.com MIDDLEPORT — When it comes to arranging flowers so that they tell a story of some holiday or other event, there’s nobody who does it better than Meigs County garden club members. Proof of that comes at every flower show, be it at the Meigs County Fair, another festival, or the annual Christmas show like the one held last weekend at the Riverbend Arts Council. Their creativity of design and skill of interpretation was apparent in the 60 some arrangements on display in the show which carried out the theme of “The Stories and Legends of Christmas.” In addition to arrangements, there were wreaths and wall hangings for use inside or out , wrapped packages using plant material in the decoration, and horticulture displays, all of which were judged. Classes for children ranged from floral pieces to framed pictures using natural material as part of the design, along with hand crated tree ornaments. An accredited judge of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs judged the exhibits and awarded ribbons. The “Best of Show” ribbon in arrangements went to Alice Thompson for her arrangement in “The Christmas Story according to Luke,” using a modern Madonna. In that same class only using a traditional Madonna first place went to Melanie Stethem. “Reserve Best of Show” went to Melanie Stethem’s arrangement in the “Collin’s Christmas Candle” with Pat Holter taking the “Creativity Award” with her arrangement in the “Legend of the Magi” an interpretive design. The horticulture sweepstakes award went to Shirley Hamm. Charlene Hoeflich/photos Alice Thompson took “best of show” with her Madonna arrangement in “The Christmas Story according to Luke.” See Flowers, A3 Hannah Crane was the “best of show” winner in the junior division with her “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” arrangement. Obituaries Page A5 • Charles R. Barnhouse, 67 • Hazel Ruth Barton, 92 • Joshua Bass, 27 • Margaret Ann Cline, 82 • Ann Plybon Lemley, 91 • Rosemary Lyons , 88 • Wilma E. Robinson, 82 • Candace Leigh Tillis, 61 Weather A still life design depicting “The Christmas Carol” won a blue ribbon Shirley Hamm, who also was the Joe Bolin admires this beautiful nativity wreath made horticulture sweepstakes winner. by Judy Snowden. State Fire Marshal encourages fire safety over holidays Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com High: 55 Low: 38 Index 3 SECTIONS — 18 PAGES Classifieds Comics Editorials Sports C4-5 C3 A4 B Section © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. OHIO VALLEY — As people in the tri-county area finish their last bites of Thanksgiving turkey and pumpkin pie, thoughts turn to traditional images of beautifully decorated trees, lights strung from the eaves and candles in the windows. While these lights and trees set pretty and memorable holiday scenes, they can also become fire and safety hazards. Christmas tree fires, while rare, are unusually deadly. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), one person on average dies in every nine house fires that start with a Christmas tree. In comparison, one person on average dies in every 75 house fires that start elsewhere in the home. Taking a few simple precautions can help to reduce this terrible statistic. When purchasing an artificial tree, look for a “Fire Resistant” label. When purchasing a live or cut tree, check for freshness. Make sure the needles are soft and don’t fall off. A bounce test prior to purchase is recommended. Bounce the tree a couple of times on the ground. If lots of needles fall off, that tree is not fresh and should not be brought into your home. Live trees need water, and lots of it. Submerge a freshly trimmed trunk right away before sap seals the tree’s natural wicking system. Add water and check daily. Dry trees burn in a matter of seconds. Only use non-combustible or flame-resistant materials to trim a tree. Never use lighted candles on or near a tree or other evergreens. Keep lit candles away from fabrics, such as draperies or tablecloth. And never block your escape routes with Christmas trees or other decorations. Holiday lights sets should each be checked for damaged sockets or wires. Discard any bad sets of lights. Only lights that carry a “UL Approved” label or sticker should be used. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions concerning the maximum number of light sets that can be connected together and how the lights should be used — indoor lights inside, outdoor lights outside, for example. Minimize the number of extension cords and never overload your power outlets. When possible, use circuits protected by ground fault circuit interrupters, or GFCIs. Finally, remove live trees from your home as soon as possible. Most Christmas tree fires occur on or after New Year’s Day. Take a moment to think about smoke alarms this holiday season. Smoke alarms make fantastic gifts for students or young people moving into their first home or apartment or the elderly who may not have one installed in their home. While you are decorating, take a moment to check your own smoke alarms. Replace batteries if you haven’t already done so, and replace any smoke alarms that are 10 years or older. Deer season kicks off Monday Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com COLUMBUS — Ohio’s popular deer-gun season opens statewide on Monday, November 28, offering hunters a full week to harvest a whitetail. The upcoming season will again include an extra weekend of gun hunting on December 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. Deer can be hunted with a legal muzzleloader, handgun or shotgun from one half-hour before sunrise to sunset through December 4 and December 17-18. With a pre-hunting season population estimate of 750,000 white-tailed deer, the ODNR Division of Wildlife anticipates 115,000 to 125,000 deer will be killed during the nine-day season. Approximately 420,000 hunters are expected to participate in this year’s season, including many out-of-state hunters. The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in Ohio, frequently pursued by generations of hunters. Ohio ranks 8th nationally in annual huntingrelated sales and 10th in the number of jobs associated with the hunting-related industry. Each year, hunting has a $859 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more. Hunters may take only one antlered deer, regardless of zone, hunting method or season. A deer permit is required in addition to a valid Ohio hunting license. Any time a hunter is allowed to take more than one deer, they must purchase an additional permit. Ohio is divided into three deer hunting zones. Beginning on the opening day of gun season and continuing through December 4, a limit of one deer may be taken in Zone A (12 counties) and two deer in Zone B (38 counties). A total of six deer may be harvested in eastern and southeastern Ohio’s Zone C (38 counties) through the week long gun season. Antlerless deer permits are not valid in Deer Zones A and B after November 27. The antlerless deer permit will be valid until December 4 only in Zone C. Beginning on December 5, the bag limit is three deer in Zone C and antlerless deer permits are no longer valid. Those hunting in urban units and at Division of Wildlife-authorized controlled hunts will have a six-deer bag limit, and those deer will not count against the hunter’s zone bag limit. Antlerless deer permits can be used for the entire season in urban deer units or Division of Wildlife-authorized controlled hunts. Antlerless deer permits must be purchased by November 27. Hunters may take only one antlered deer, regardless of zone, hunting method or season. A deer permit is required in addition to a valid Ohio hunting license. Hunters are encouraged to kill more does this season using the reduced-priced antlerless deer permit where valid. They are also encouraged to donate any extra venison to organizations assisting See Season, A3 �Sunday, November 27, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Briefs Attorney From Page A1 Eastern Bell Choir to perform CHESTER, Ohio — The Eastern Bell Choir, under the direction of Chris Kuhn, will perform at 2 p.m. on December 3, at the Christmas at the Chester Courthouse. The public is invited to attend and refreshments will follow. GMCAA Grant Application CHESHIRE — The Community Services Block Grant application for 2012-2013, prepared by Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency (GMCAA) will be available for review by the public from Nov. 18-29. A copy of the application will be available for review at the Cheshire office. GMCAA will receive comments on the application no later than Nov. 30. The comments on the application will be forwarded to the Ohio Department of Development, Office of Community Assistance. GMCAA administers the block grant for Gallia and Meigs Counties. The block grant provides funding for numerous services to low income residents of those counties. AARP Safe Driving Class slated GALLIPOLIS — A safe driving class sponsored by the AARP in connection with 911 Call Center will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, at the Gallia County 911 Center located at 1911 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. April 13, 2011, Kowalski requested the court dismiss the indictment in this case and that the “request for dismissal is based on the fact that the victim lacks the ability to testify due to medical reasons. Based on her inability to testify, the State does not have sufficient evidence to proceed. Additionally, the State is aware of other incidents in which the defendant was involved in and is preparing to go to Grand Jury based on those events.” Within a journal entry filed on April 29 in response to the state’s motion, the court expresses concern for the victim in this case and further denies the state’s motion for dismissal, “Of utmost importance to the Court is that there is no approval from the alleged victim or the victim’s family and/or advocate. The case has been delayed so many times. “If the delays caused by both parties now prevent the alleged victim’s right to restitution, such as loss may very well be an extreme hardship. If so, then the legal system has failed. The alleged victim may lose any chance to recover significant damages due to dilatory action of the parties. “The Court has no facts upon which to continue the trial date as the attorney general’s motion does not comply with local rules. There is no memorandum of authority per local rule and the State’s motion contained little detail. Further, all dismissals should be done in open court and are discretionary with the Court. There is no basis to dismiss in the record other Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A2 than conclusory statements. There is no consent of the the alleged victim or any victim advocate. For the above reasons, the State’s motion for dismissal should be and hereby is denied.” Judge Crow, due to medical reasons, later withdrew as trial judge in this matter in an entry dated May 3, 2011. An entry filed May 25 and signed by Maureen O’Conner, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, assigned Paul Randall Knece, Judge of the Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas, to Lentes’ case. A notice of a hearing entry was filed on June 27 and schedules a hearing in the common pleas court on July 12 in this matter. The final entry, file stamped on November 17 and signed by Judge Knece on November 14, states, “The state requested this Honorable Court to dismiss without prejudice the cases against John Lentes, 10CR000089. The Court grants this motion. This is a final entry. It is so ordered, adjudged and decreed.” Lentes, who served two terms as Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney from 1993-2001 and later opened a practice in Gallipolis, was disbarred in 2008 following a hearing before the Ohio Supreme Court. The disbarment came after complaints from at least three former clients who were represented by Lentes in civil matters between 2004 and 2007. After an investigation, the supreme court’s Board of Grievances and Discipline found that Lentes had been dishonest, negligent and incompetent in his representation, and had even gone so far as to forge the signature of Gallia County Common Pleas Judge D. Dean Evans to a false judgment document in 2007. Lentes was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1985. GOBA announces 2012 tour “GOBA-2012 will offer an exciting variety of terrain, a good mixture of hills, rolling plains, and challenging ridges. The tour participants will enjoy the best of Ohio hospitality sprinkled among the charming museums, the unforgettable scenery, and amazing learning experiences,” Van Winkle stated. This will be the twentyfourth year for GOBA. The tour is owned and organized by Columbus Outdoor Pursuits, a non-profit organization, for the benefit of bicyclerelated projects in Ohio. In 2011, 2,500 people from 38 states, the District of Columbia, Japan, France and Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Alberta, Canada, took part in the tour. Included in this number were many families: nearly 20% of the participants are children traveling with their parents, making GOBA the largest family-oriented bicycle tour in the world. Over the past twenty-three years GOBA has been instrumental in generating nearly $10 million in tourism revenues in the towns along the route, as well as in providing access to Ohio’s rural treasures to people from all over the country. “Ohio as a state is a cyclist’s dream…with quiet back roads and bicycle trails, and impressive attactions tucked into surprising corners,” Van Winkle stated. Those interested in receiving registration information and tour details can request a brochure by calling 614-2730811 or by visiting the website at www.goba.com. Brochures will also be available by February in many bicycle shops. Application deadline is May 16, 2012. OHIO — Julie Van Winkle, Director of The 24th Annual Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA), announced today that the 2012 tour, June 16-23, will feature a route in southern Ohio. The expected 3,000 riders will start gathering for the tour on Saturday, June 16, at the Highland County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro. They will begin cycling on Sunday, June 17, covering an average of 50 miles per day, and will overnight in Chillicothe on Sunday and Monday, Ashville on Tuesday, Washington Court House on Wednesday and Thursday, Wilmington on Friday, and will return to Hillsboro on Saturday, June 23. Some of the many attractions featured on this tour include the Highland House Museum, the splendid Hopewell Mounds, Adena Mansion, Ohio’s Small Town Museum, Tarlton Cross Mound, Deer Creek State Park, canoeing, Washington Court House town murals, Pump House Center for the Arts, Quaker Heritage Center, historic Murphy Theatre, Tecumseh Outdoor Drama, Greenfield B&O Depot, Lucy Hayes Heritage Center, and other historic sites, Native American earthworks, covered bridges, and nature areas. The fun-filled week will include the traditional bicycle parade and the gala opening ceremonies in Hillsboro, family-oriented entertainment each night, options for bus excursions, cheering on the professional bike races, two layover days offering bicycling options of 50- or 100-mile loops to Rocky Fork State Park or Amish areas, and the ever-popular GOBA Song Contest. PUBLIC AUCTION SATURDAY DEC. 3rd, 2011 10:00 AM Charlene Hoeflich/photos Melanie Stethem’s design depicting “Collin’s Christmas Candle” won a reserve best of show. Flowers From Page A1 Collins, Janet Bolin, Shirley Hamm, and Pat Holter. “Collin’s Christmas Candle,” including a candle or candles, Melanie Stethem, Peggy Crane, Karen Werry, and Vanessa Folmer. In the junior classes, Hannah Crane took first and Will Crane, second in both classes, “T’was the Night Before Christmas” and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” In the wreath category Karen Werry and Judy Snowden won the blues, while Melanie Stethem and Karen Werry took first place for wall hangings. Shirley Hamm was the first place winner in the two classes for wrapped packages using some natural material. Blue ribbon winners in the horticulture classes were Debbie Mohler, Alice Thompson, Shirley Hamm, and Will Crane. There was a special class for framed pictures using natural materials as part of the design for exhibits from Carleton School children. Janet Bolin took the blue ribbon for her Christmas ornament decorated with natural materials. An attrative window display created by Linda Blosser welcomed the many visitors who came to view the Christmas flower show. ‘Tis the season to go shopping Chris Filson/photo 8 miles SE of Gallipolis on SR 7 to 12018 SR 7 Gallipolis, Oh. 45631 FARM AUCTION MOTORHOME- 2001 Challenger 35’- 2 slides- 21,000 miles- “Like New” TRACTORS- Case IH MX220 4X4, Cab, duels, 1800 hrs.; NH TS 110 4X4, cab, weights, 4000 hrs.; IH 895, cab, side arm Mo-trim; Case 1370, cab; IH 966, cab, good, TA. HAY- NH 1411 Disc-bine; AGCO 4 basket hyd. Fold tedder; JD 348 wire tie baler; JD 458 baler w/ net wrap; JD V wheel rake w/ kicker wheel. SILAGE- NH FP 230 chopper, like new; 3 row narrow corn head and new grass head, less than 200 ac. Run; (2) H&S silage wagons, front and rear unload; (2) Badger wagons; Case IH 881 chopper w/ corn and grass stripper head. DOZERS- ’87 Case 850 D w/ 6 way blade and winch; Dresser TD 20E w/ cab and 11’ blade. SPRAYER- JD 6500, cab, 60’ booms. SKIDSTEER- JD 250, material bucket, grapple bucket, stump popper, bale spear, pallet forks, tracks, JD post auger, bushog. IRRIGATION- Irrifrance Hose Reel System, 1300’ 4’ (2) Nelson guns, aprox. 5000’ of alum. pipe. PRODUCE- TEW 24” washer sizer rotary table TRENCHER- Vermeer w/ backhoe attachment TRUCKS AND TRAILERS- ’98 Eagle, day cab, 550 Cat, 18 spd., wet line; ’83 IH cab-over, wet line; ’89 GMC Brigadier, day cab, Cummins, 10 spd, 80,000 miles; GMC Brigadier, 7 spd., big block Cummins; GMC “D” w/ Reading utility Bed 4X4; GMC work truck w/ 366D, 5+2 trans.; IH 466D w/ Rotor Mix feed bed, 3 augers; 53’ box trailer; 32’ East Alum. dump; 30’ lowboy drag; 24’ lowboy drag; Donahue GN flat bed trailer; Hudson 10 ton flat bed; EBY 8X28 Stock trailer w/ rolling cut gate and extra heavy axles; Cattle Panel trailer w/ new panels;7X24 steel stock trailer. WAGONS- (5) flat bed wagons w/ 10 ton gears; Killbros gravity bed and gears; (4) Kicker wagons and gears; H&S feed auger wagon. ATV- Polaris 6 wheeler FARM EQUIPMENT- JD 7000 6-row no-til, Yetter coulters; DMI 16’ disc-ripper; Glencoe 22’ soil finisher; Case 22’ disc w/harrow; 11’ disc/ chisel; IH 5X16 plows; IH 12’ cultimulcher; V ripper; Brillion 10’ seeder; AC 6 row, no-til planter; 10’ bushog; water tanks; 10” swing away auger; 8” augers; Gehl manure spreader; Knight Pro-Twin slinger manure spreader; 42’ rotary hoe; scrap iron. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Mr. Corbin is semi-retiring from farming and drastically downsizing his operation. This Auction contains no small items, plan to attend on time! Terms- NO BUYERS PREMIUM. Payment in full on day of Auction. Cash, Check w/ ID, Visa, MasterCard with 3% handling fee. Though Walmart didn’t seem to be overly crowded at noon on Friday, GameStop told a different story. Shoppers of all ages lined up on Black Friday at the popular video game retail outlet to purchase games and other gifts. 2 DAY ON-SITE ANTIQUE HEIRS AUCTION SAT. DEC 3RD--10AM; SUNDAY 4TH--12 NOON ALBANY, OH 45710 (Washington st. in town) When I am home ALONE I feel safe. I am protected. I have Life Alert®. help One touch of a button sends quickly in the event of a medical emergency, fall, home invasion, fire or carbon monoxide poisoning. New! Your choice of help buttons . CAMPBELL AUCTIONEERS ® 60267291 Now we have two systems available: Life Alert Classic for seniors Life Alert 50+ for people 50+ For a FREE brochure call: Keith Corbin- Owner Contact Auctioneer- Ray Campbell- 513-218-3742 www.campbellauctioneers.com-937-392-4308 “The Elves and the Shoe Maker,” a small design, Shirley Hamm, Janet Bolin, Karen Werry, and Peggy Crane. “The Legend of the Magi,” synergistic, Pat Holter, Peggy Crane, Melanie Stethem, and Janet Bolin. “A Christmas Carol,” a still-life: Shirley Hamm, Peggy Crane, Vanessa Folmer, and Janet Bolin. “The Nutcracker,” Peggy Crane, Pat Holter, Vanessa Folmer, and Bill Crane. “The Christmas Shoes”, an interpretative design: Melissa In the junior classes for artistic design Hannah Crane took “Best of Show” with her “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” with Will Crane winning reserve best of show and also the junior horticulture sweepstakes award. Winners in the other artistic arrangement classes listed first through fourth respectively were as follows: “The Bells of St. Marys,” a vibratel, Melanie Stethem, Peggy Crane, Janet Bolin, Shirley Hamm. The creativity award was won by Pat Holter, left, with her “Legend of the Magi” arrangement. Here she and Gladys Cumings admire the interpretive designs. 1-888-652-5661 Sat: furniture, china, softgoods, primitives, pottery, boxlots; Sun.: glass, sterling, jewelry. Glass: lg. colls. of bride’s baskets, biscuit jars, rose bowls, carnival, Fenton, Northwood, Imperial, Fostoria, 70 paperwts. mille fiori, Pattern glass, 100+ pcs. cut glass, Lamps: 2 slag, ant. Hanging lamps, GWTW, banquet oil, pillow & swag shade. China, dinnerware: lg. coll. RS Prussia, RS Germany, choc. Sets, 40+ hand-painted plates, other European, Noritake Ophelia, retro, coll. Red Wing Bob White, & Autumn Leaf, cup/saucer coll., coll. Fostoria Am.. Furniture: mahog. Game tbl., French curio cabinet, Fr. Urn, & Bust, Vict. Stick/ball tbl, vint. & Desks, vintage & retro bdroom suites, country 1 & 2 dr. cherry stands, asst. ant. Chrs, tbls, Vict. Marble top tbls, ant. Hat racks, lg. bookcase w/sliding doors, Vict. Chests, country store counter, lg. cherry open hutch, vint. rugs, cedar chest. Pottery/stoneware, primitives: Weller shore bird vase, Roseville, McCoy, Hall, Stangl; cobalt dec. 4Gal. Churn, 2 gal. urn, crock bowls, iron skillets, graniteware; Sterling & Jewelry: 2nd ring for both; 100’s all types, many signed; sterling bowl, ladle, candelabra, sticks, S&P’s, 25 spoons. Ephemera: ant./vint. Postcards, valentines, coll. Eastern Star, kids & religious bks, decorating. Softgoods: hand-stitched quilts, fancy hand work, Christmas, blankets. Of interest: 1998 Caddy, furs, lg. ant. signed oil w/frame (w/tear), beam coll., vint. Electronics, cookware, 100’s of smalls & boxlots. Auctioneer: John “B” Bakitis (614)833-4475), Cash or Ohio ck., see johnbauctions. com for pics/updates & exact address. Auction inside & outside w/heaters;bring chrs, No on-line bidding; AB & phone bids OK. Food/facilities/parking. ALL ITEMS PROPERTY OF LUCILLE & JERRY CARTER �By The Bend Take Flight with the Wright Brothers Page A3 The Daily Sentinel Season From Page A1 Ohioans in need. The division is collaborating with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry to help pay for the processing of donated venison. Hunters who donate their deer are not required to pay the processing cost as long as the deer are taken to a participating Sunday, November 27, 2011 processor. Counties being served by this program can be found online at fhfh.org. Additional hunting regulations and maps of the state’s deer zones are contained in the 2011-2012 Ohio Hunting & Trapping Regulations. This free publication is available wherever hunting licenses are sold, online at wildohio.com or by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE. The 2011-2012 licen ses will not be printed on weatherproof paper. Sportsmen and women should protect their licenses and permits from the elements by carrying them in a protective pouch or wallet. The ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR Web site at www.ohiodnr. By Debbie Saunders Bossard Memorial Library com. Bossard Library to host Columbus Children’s Theatre production Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home undergoes changes MASON — In September, Foglesong-Tucker Funeral Home, of Mason, West Virginia was acquired by longtime Mason residents and business owners Greg and Kim Roush. In addition to changing the name to Foglesong-Roush, the funeral home has undergone significant upgrades to meet customers needs. Also, in July 2011, Charles Huber was hired as funeral director,embalmer and licensee in charge. Charles has 15 years’ experience in the funeral service industry. Though the name and owners have changed, Foglesong-Roush will continue to offer preneed, at need, and after care services, and will tailor funeral services to meet the needs of the public. Washington Elementary holds canned food drive Submitted photo Washington Elementary held a canned food drive on November 14-18. Each day students were asked to bring a different color of canned food. At the end of the week Mrs. Holcomb’s second grade class had the most cans with 250. The whole school collected 1,707 cans. All can goods went to the Living Water Church food pantry. Pictured are Mrs. Holcomb’s second grade class. GALLIPOLIS — Dec. 17, 1903 marked the beginning of a new age for air transportation and technology as Ohio sons Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in their first powered flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. While reading more about these two famous brothers, I found it interesting that Wilbur and Orville were two of seven children from a modest family who moved from Indiana to Dayton, Ohio as children. Neither of these brothers completed high school, but always had an interest in mechanical and scientific matters. In 1892, the Wright brothers opened a bicycle shop in Dayton and began building their own bicycles in a workshop above the store three years later. With their interest in human flight, they consulted the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. in an attempt to obtain reading materials on the subject. Unfortunately, little had been written on the subject of human flight. Being the analytical mechanics that they were, they discovered three essential elements of flight involving lift, drag, and control for balance. Around 1899, the brothers built a glider and chose Kitty Hawk, North Carolina as the test site. Over the next several years, the brothers conducted many successful glider experiments. The success of these experiments encouraged the brothers to build a powered flying machine, with assistance from Husband had midlife crisis By Dr. Joyce Brothers Dear Dr. Brothers: I’ve heard of men having a midlife crisis, and I wonder if my husband is one of them. He used to be a laid-back guy, but now he is busy trying to improve his looks — he even dyed his hair! He’s only 47, but he is worried about looking old. He wants to get work of some sort done on his face, and he’s bought some gym equipment. When I ask him why he’s doing all this, he says stuff like, “Isn’t it obvious?” How do I convince him that he’s fine as he is? — P.B. Dear P.B.: Think about it. What if you saw all sorts of things in the mirror that you didn’t like, and you wanted to look better? Would you stop trying if your husband gave you the same “I love you just the way you are” routine? You’d probably appreciate it, and you’d be happy that he still loved you with all your perceived flaws, but it likely wouldn’t stop you from wanting to erase the lines and wrinkles and update your hairstyle. So I’m afraid you will have to try to take a look at him from his point of view — the aging male — and know that slowing down Father Time is a priority today for guys as well as women. When your husband asks, “Isn’t it obvious?” he’s probably surprised that you can’t see the same defects he can when he looks in the mirror. You may be unaware of some of the pressures on him as someone entering his late 40s in his profession. Perhaps the office is full of hotshot college grads, or maybe he’s even thinking about impressing his lovely wife with his youthful looks. As long as he isn’t gearing up for an affair with a 20-something, you have nothing to lose by supporting him! Seriously, maybe he just wants to look as good as you do. *** Dear Dr. Brothers: My teenage daughter is old enough to get her driver’s license, and I only got mine five years ago — we lived in the city, and I just never learned to drive until we got to the suburbs. She didn’t want to go with a driving instructor, so it was left to me to teach her. The problem is that I want to do it, but I am a nervous driver, and I make her nervous. We both are making a lot of mistakes, and it’s very stressful. How do I calm down and become a good teacher? — F.F. Dear F.F.: It is nice of you to want to take matters into your own hands and teach your daughter this .important new skill. Debbie Saunders mechanic Charles Taylor on the creation of the engine for this machine. On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright made a flight of twelve seconds duration, covering a distance of 120 feet. Years later, after designing other aircrafts capable of sustained flight, the U.S. War Department gave the Wrights a contract to build the first military aircraft. The Wright Brothers went on to win every flying competition around and received enough production orders to make them wealthy and famous men. As Richard Collin notes in his article entitled “Wright Brothers’ First Flight”: “The Wright brothers’ story—of two high school dropouts with extensive intellectual curiosity, self-education, and a supportive environment who conquered the air for humankind—epitomizes the American legend of gifted amateurism and the rewards of hard work. Their achievement opened the door to a new era for transportation and technology.” If you are interested in learning more about the Wright Brothers, I would recommend the following titles, avail- able to you at Bossard Library:A Century Of Flight- 100 Years Of AviationChronicle of flight : a year-by-year history of aviationThe Wright Brothers for kids : how they invented the airplane : 21 activities exploring the science and history of flightInto the air : the story of the Wright brothers’ first flightThe Bishop’s boys : a life of Wilbur and Orville WrightKitty Hawk and beyond : the Wright Brothers and the early years of aviation : a photographic history To celebrate the great achievements of the Wright Brothers and to commemorate the 108th anniversary of their first flight, Bossard Library is pleased to welcome the Columbus Children’s Theatre as they present “The Wright Brothers” on December 17, 2011 at the Library (2:00 P.M.). As the Theatre program states, “Sometimes great voyages of discovery happen in our own backyard – in this case, Dayton, Ohio. The Brothers of Flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright, will take attendees on an exciting, true journey as they relive the fascinating story of how they were inspired as children.” So, I invite you and your family to take a break from your holiday shopping on Saturday, December 17 and watch history come “wright” to life at Bossard Library! Sources: Collin, Richard H. “Wright Brothers’ First Flight.” Great Events from History: The Twentieth Century, 1901-1940. Ed. Robert F. Gorman. 6 vols. Salem Press, 2007. Salem History Web. 22 Nov. 2011. For your Extra Storage Needs 5 drawer Chest Cedar Chest Corbin and Snyder Furniture 955 Second Ave Gallipolis, OH (740) 446-1171 ELKS HOOP SHOOT December 18, 2011 Gallipolis Middle School Ages as of April 1, 2012 8-9 1-2 PM 10-11 2-3 PM 12-13 3-4 PM Register 30 Min. Prior Pre Register by Sending Name, School Name, Age & Phone # to PO Box 303 Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Attn: HOOP SHOOT 740-992-7696 �Sunday Times-Sentinel Opinion Page A4 Sunday, November 27, 2011 When the world goes Big stakes as shopping crazy on your cell phone season arrives By Daris Howard I think that my cell phone must be reincarnated from a past life, because I am supposedly the first owner of the given number and yet have received some very strange calls. Perhaps it is simply because it is two digits in alternating sequence and easy to hit. What I do know is that the calls I have received are bizarre enough that people might feel I am making this up. I might exaggerate a little at times, but some times the truth is much stranger than fiction, and this is even too strange for me to make up. Oh, I receive the usual calls from little kids who think they have punched their dad’s phone number, but recently the strangeness has escalated. Just last week I received a call from a lady. “Roger,” she said, “if you think you can just dump me this way you’ll be sorry.” “I’m sorry,” I said, “but you’ve got the wrong number.” Her anger was evident as she responded. “Oh, you think you’re so cute playing these little mind games, but you can’t fool me, you big jerk.” “No, I’m serious,” I told her. “You have the wrong number.” At this she started to cry. “You are such a big liar! You don’t care about anybody but yourself!” I consider trying to ease the tension by pretending I was Roger and saying something funny like, “Hey, I’m not as big a liar as I used to be now that I’m on the Atkins Diet,” but somehow I didn’t think she was in the mood to be teased and besides, Roger might be some guy that was roughly the size of a gorilla, so I again gently tried to tell her she had the wrong number. “Okay,” she yells, “just be that way! You wait until I get hold of you!” With that she hung up making me feel like a real heel and appreciative of the fact my name wasn’t Roger. I didn’t think the calls could get any stranger, but I got two incredibly weird calls a day apart. The first was from a man who’s phone number indicated he was from a big city back east. He called me Jeff and before I could say a word he started giving me some very critical and confidential information on a big company and its internal problems. When he finally stopped to ask my advice I was tempted to advise him to sell any stock he had, but instead I told him he had the wrong number. “Aren’t you, Jeff?” he asked. I told him I wasn’t. “Are you sure?” he responded. I checked in the mirror and then assured him I wasn’t. “Don’t you work for BIG COMPANY?” he queried further. I told him I didn’t. At that point, due to things that have been going on in board rooms lately, especially at HP, I thought he might respond, “Oh great! Now I’m going to have to kill you!” Instead he just cussed and hung up. I thought I had pretty much received my lifetime allotment of strange phone calls, when the next afternoon I received a call. I looked at the number and it was a strange long number - very long, perhaps originating in a foreign country. When I answered it a lady with a strong, unfamiliar accent responded. “Ello. I call about you pet rhino.” “I don’t have a pet rhino,” I told her. “Then vhy you say you do?” “I didn’t say I do.” “Oh, sure, you think funny go post ad for pet rhino when you no have one.” “I didn’t post an ad for a pet rhino.” “You, fink I stupid or something?” I was beginning to think that might be the first thing she got right in our whole conversation, but I didn’t like the tone of the conversation or where it was heading, so I tried to inform her she had the wrong number. “Ya, right, you no fool me!” she said angrily and hung up. Now every time my phone rings I warily look at the number. I don’t know a lot of things, but I do know a company whose stock I don’t plan to invest in. I also know that, Roger if you’re listening, you might want to skip the country. Perhaps, if you have a pet rhino, I know a number you can call and they might hide you. (Daris Howard, awardwinning, syndicated columnist and playwright, is author of “Super Cowboy Rides” and can be contacted at daris@darishoward.com; or visit his website at http://www.darishoward.com) By Anne D’Innocenzio AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers awaiting the arrival of Black Friday were on the edge. How well they do during the biggest shopping season of the year will have lasting consequences not just on them, but the still-fragile economic recovery. This weekend, many stores will for the first time use midnight openings along with the usual bevy of deals as they try to lure consumers, whose appetite for goodbuys has been increasing since the Great Recession. Economists and business executives will be watching closely. “A bad holiday season would raise recession fears again, whereas a strong one would start to dispel those fears,” said Scott Hoyt, senior director of consumer economics for Moody’s Analytics. That would give companies more impetus to step up hiring, he added. As usual, success will depend largely on consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity. Their spending can impact stores’ expansion plans and inventory decisions into the new year. And that trickles through the rest of the economy, from suppliers to jobs. The November-December period accounts for 2540 percent of annual sales. For 2011, that’s almost half a trillion dollars in revenue from spending on everything from tablets to toys. About a quarter of jobs in the U.S. are directly or indirectly supported by the retail industry. As the critical sales time begins, economists and merchants are wondering whether shoppers will stick to their lists or pick up some extras for themselves not only on Black Friday but over the rest of the season. Or will shoppers do what they’ve been doing for sev- eral years now — jump on the deals and retreat until the season’s final days when they think the bargains will be better? And how much discounting will be necessary to draw them in? Just as in the past few years, merchants have tried discounts on holiday merchandise as early as October. And those 4 a.m. openings on Black Friday are now outdated. The new trend is midnight openings, with many stores like Target, Best Buy and Kohl’s embracing them as they try to be the first to pull in shoppers. Given this year’s challenging environment, online jewelry site Blue Nile is making a bigger push in marketing, launching its first online sale on Black Friday to snag more female customers. “It’s going to be competitive. I want to get our brand out there in the mix,” said CEO Vijay Talwar, who estimates that 30-35 percent of annual sales come from the November and December period. Earlier openings and a dramatic increase in early morning specials have helped make the day after Thanksgiving the biggest day of the year for the past six years in a row. It’s predicted to keep that crown again this year, according to ShopperTrak, a research firm. Just because stores have a decent start doesn’t mean the overall holiday period will be good. Merchants had a good Black Friday in 2008, as shoppers showed up for the enticing deals, but the season was a bust. The impact of that period still lingers, from shrunken orders to the demise of some suppliers, experts say. That was when spending plunged so much that many retailers were caught with too much product in the pipeline. As a result, they slashed prices up to 80 percent to draw shoppers and raise cash. Even Saks Fifth Avenue had a fire sale of designer clothes. Others sold jewelry and clothing to liquidators for pennies on the dollar. Some, such as Circuit City, went out of business. And the woes still linger. Retail hiring for the season hasn’t rebounded to its 2005 pre-recession peak of 642,000 workers, according to the National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest trade group. About 480,000 to 500,000 workers are expected to be hired this season, about even with the 496,000 workers hired in 2010. However, the 2011 forecast is still well above the recessionary low of 239,000 in 2008, according to the trade group. Stores, scared they’ll be stuck again with too much holiday leftovers, have also kept their inventories lean. And they’re still being forced to push big discounts as shoppers contend with a 9 percent jobless rate and gloomy confidence. The NRF expects total holiday sales to be up 2.8 percent to $465.6 billion, less than the 5.2 percent increase a year ago but slightly more than the 2.6 percent average increase over the past decade. Among those watching nervously is Pamela Kebe, a partner at Piccolo Piggies of Georgetown, an upscale children’s clothing store in Washington, D.C., that derives 40 percent of its annual sales from November and December. Her business is down from 40-50 percent from its 2007 peak. At one point, she liked the challenge of getting shoppers with discounts. But it’s not fun anymore. Kebe said if she doesn’t have a good holiday season, she’ll have to cut inventory for next year and work with vendors to negotiate more flexible payment terms. “I am very nervous,” she said. “This is the first time I feel like that.” Author challenges community to rally for youth Dear Community Member: The Gallia-Jackson Mentoring Project would like to challenge you to be part of the life of a child that needs you. 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If you would like to find a way to show your support or if you would like a presentation of the program, contact FACTS/New Alternatives today at (740) 446-7866 or (740) 286-1589. Ask about the Mentoring Project, and come join the fun! Sincerely, Misty Stanley Mentoring Coordinator 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 �Sunday, November 27, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A5 Obituaries Hazel Barton Wilma Robinson Wilma E. Robinson, 82, of Coolville passed away on November 24, 2011, at Kimes Nursing and Rehab Center in Athens after an extended illness. Mrs. Robinson is survived by her husband of 60 years, R. Rex Robinson, Sr.; two sons, Rex Jr. (Reba) Robinson and James (Peggy) Robinson of Coolville; two daughters, Pamela (Richard) Yost of Coolville and Jean Robinson and her husband, Allen Hiener of Marietta; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; one brother, John (Anna Rice) of Reedsville; one sister, Iris Mae (Frank) Karhan of Orrville, Ohio; one sister-in-law, Phyllis Rice of Reedsville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilmer and Nora Rice and one brother, Ret. Col. Harley Rice. Mrs. Robinson attended Olive Orange High School. She graduated with a BS in Home Economics from Ohio University and received an Elementary teaching degree from WVU. She had been employed by Columbia Gas as a home economist and had taught in local school systems. Cremation has taken place, and there will be no calling hours or graveside services. A family service and celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Condolences can be signed online at www. white-schwarzelfuneralhome.com. Hazel Ruth Barton, 92, of Reedsville, Ohio, daughter of the late Hoarse and Suzie Kibble, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, November 24, 2011, at Camden-Clark Medical Center, in Parkersburg, W.Va. She was born March 5, 1919 in Meigs County, Ohio. She had been a member of the Eden United Methodist Church and was employed by Viscoe Company in Parkersburg. She was preceded in death on December 28, 1970, by her husband, Ralph E. Barton; her parents; one brother; three sisters; one niece; one nephew; and one great-nephew. She is survived by her daughter, Greta (Charles) Donaldson of Logan, Ohio; a son, Larry (Kay) Barton of Reedsville, Ohio; grandchildren, Jeff Donaldson, Deana (Bob) Houston and Scott Donaldson, all of Logan, Ohio,Darlene (Mark) Grossnickle of Reedsville, Ohio, Rick (Rusty) Barton of Belpre, Ohio, and Kevin (Shelly) Barton of Coolville, Ohio; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Fairybell Foster of Parkersburg; one aunt; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may visit Saturday, November 26 between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m. at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 27 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Steve Reed officiating. Burial will follow in the Eden Cemetery. Friends and family can sign the online guestbook at www.white-schwarzelfuneralhome.com. Joshua Bass Joshua David Taylor Bass, 27, passed away on November 19, 2011, at his home in Dexter, Ohio. He was born January 23, 1984, son of John Bass of Dexter and Stella M. McNemar of Cambridge, Ohio. Josh was a 2002 gradu- Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 37.20 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 43.30 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 48.20 Big Lots (NYSE) — 36.82 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 30.50 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 61.20 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 7.89 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.82 Charming Shoppes (NASDAQ) — 3.30 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 29.46 Collins (NYSE) — 51.55 DuPont (NYSE) — 43.86 US Bank (NYSE) — 24.03 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 14.70 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 34.80 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 28.48 Kroger (NYSE) — 22.16 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 38.33 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 70.44 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 18.15 ate of Meigs High School. He attended the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Orlando, Florida. Josh was employed at Athens Harley Davidson. He specialized in performance upgrades and Dyno testing. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Steve Bass of Dexter; nieces, Taylor and Brittany Bass; paternal grandmother, Ora Bass of Syracuse; paternal aunts and uncles, Lenora (Jack) Offenberger, Barb (Richard) Koker, Cherri (Roy) Rinehart and Dave Bass; maternal grandfather, John McNemar of Cambridge; maternal grandmother, Eleanor Klemmer of Elyria; maternal aunts and uncles, John Jr., Michael, Michelle, Julie and Bruce McNemar; brother-in-law, Eric Walker; special friend, Angie; and many loving cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Leonard Bass and his sister, Chrissy Walker. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at 1 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Jeff Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 28, 2011, from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the funeral home to help offset funeral expenses. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel. com. Margaret Ann Cline Margaret Ann Cline, 82, of Gallipolis, died Thursday evening November 24, 2011, at Abbyshire Place Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center in Bidwell. Born December 21, 1928 in Urbana, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Rose Winks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Virgil ‘Pappy’ Cline; a son, Tom Cathcart; BBT (NYSE) — 21.17 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 11.17 Pepsico (NYSE) — 62.49 Premier (NASDAQ) — 4.35 Rockwell (NYSE) — 66.91 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 9.45 Royal Dutch Shell — 64.77 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 58.40 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 56.89 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.87 WesBanco (NYSE) — 17.27 Worthington (NYSE) — 14.56 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for November 25, 2011, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 6740174. Member SIPC. SOACDF offers $7,500 educational grant The Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation (SOACDF) will once again offer the Educational Excellence Competitive Grant for school year 2012-2013. The Educational Excellence grant is a one time award of up to $7,500 towards the cost of tuition, on campus housing, lab fees and books that can be billed through the college or university. Producers who reside in the 22 counties served by the Foundation with a current Farm Service Number on record with the Farm Service Agency as of July 1, 2011 and their financial dependents OR tobacco program eligible producers and their financial dependents are eligible to apply. Applicants must be enrolled full time as a sophomore, junior or senior in the 2012-2013 school year at an accredited institution and be seeking a Bachelor degree. Students must also maintain 2.8 or higher g.p.a. to be eligible. Applications and guide- lines for the Educational Excellence Competitive Grant are now available at the SOACDF office or online at www.soacdf.net. The application period is January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2012. Applications will not be accepted either before of after this period. If you have questions, please call the Foundation Office at (937) 393-2700. The Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation serves 22 counties in southern Ohio by providing educational assistance, agricultural and economic development grants. The Foundation has awarded more than $80 million in grants since the programs four brothers, Tom, Harold, Billy and Henry Winks; and two sisters, Alice Bixler and Catherine Wray. Margaret was a homemaker. She is survived by three sons, John (Jody) Cline of Gallipolis, Charles Cline of Point Pleasant, and Ricky Cathcart of Seattle, Washington; grandchildren, John Cline Jr., Christopher Cline, Zack Cline, Erica Cline, and two additional grandchildren in Seattle; and three great-grandchildren, Ally, B.J. and Bailey Ann Cline. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pine Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until the time of service. An online guest registry is available at waugh-halley-wood.com. Ann Plybon Lemley Ann Plybon Lemley, 91, Middleport, Ohio, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was born July 22, 1920, in Wayne, W.Va., to the late Stockton and Adeline Plybon. She worked alongside her husband, the late Rev. Chester J. Lemley, in the Methodist Ministry for 46 years in Gallia and Meigs Counties. She was affectionately known as “Mom” to many and famous for her cooking and baking. She is survived by two sons, Velmer (Pamela) Lemley, Farmington, Mich., and Larry (Cheryl) Lemley, Rutland, Ohio; daughter, Linda (Conrad) Hauk, Portland, Conn.; daughter-in-law, Jean Lemley, Radcliff, Ky.; nine grandchildren: Ryan (Deanna) Lemley, Racine, Ohio; Aimee (Mark) Gaddis, Tuppers Plains, Ohio; Jill (Ken) Hankinson, Point Pleasant, W.Va.; Christopher (Lisa) Lemley, Grand Blanc, Mich.; Kimberly (Robert) Manning, Troy, Mich.; Natalie (Michael) Wilson, Naperville, Ill.; Timothy (Pamela) Lemley, Huntington, W.Va.; Theresa (Tony) Caldwell, Vine Grove, Ky.; Trina (Michael) Lindzy, Columbus, Ga.; nineteen great grandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren; and a very special sister and brotherin-law, Mary and Russell Haye, Proctorville, Ohio. In addition to her husband, Ann was preceded in death by a son, Roger Lemley, four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Monday, November 28, 2011, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave Gallipolis, Ohio, with Pastor Ernie Perkins officiating. Friends and family may call at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m., Sunday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC, 200906011. Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com. Rosemary Lyons Rosemary Lyons , 88, of Lapeer, MI, formerly of Middleport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday November 22, 2011. She is survived by her sons, Tommy and Esther of Lapeer, MI, and Bernard and Suzelle Lyons of Clarkston, MI, and a grandson Edward and Susan Miller of New Haven, W.Va.; daughter-inlaw, Janice Lyons; grandchildren, Johnny and Lois Lyons, Matt and Trudy Lyons, and Charlotte and Randy Shope, Tonya Lyons, Kimberly Lyons, Maxwell Lyons, Jackie Turner, Cylinda Cross, Jimmy Cramer; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Lyons, on June 10, 2000; daughter, Deborah Jo Miller, 1969; Linda Cramer, 2006; Johnny Lyons, 2008; and her mother, Ruth Sch- SATURDAY, NOV. 26TH 9:00 - 6:00 SUNDAY, NOV. 27TH 12:00 - 5:00 Sunday: Showers. High near 55. West wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts be- tween a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Monday: A chance of showers before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Tuesday: Partly sunny, $99.00 113 COURT STREET, POMEROY, OH 740-992-2054 Candace Leigh Tillis, 61, of Rutland, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W,Va. She was born on November 11, 1950, in Holden, W.Va., to the late James and Lilly (Taylor) Chafin. Mrs. Tillis worked as a Nurse’s Aide for most of her life. She is survived by her husband, Mark Tillis; daughter, Amy BrothersHarden; son, Bill Brothers; grandchildren, Tyler Brothers, Brandy Harden, Ryan Brothers, Hannah Harden and Baylee Harden; sister, Connie Offi; brother, Jim Chafin; several brother- and sister-in-laws; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her mother- and father-in-law, Sherman and Kathleen Tillis. Services will be held on Monday, November 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow in the Miles Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 27, 2011, from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. An online registry is available by logging onto www.andersonmcdaniel. com. Charles R. 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Cottrill was named to the honorable mention list for the 2011 volleyball season. Ritchie County senior Allison DeLancey was named first tema captain, while Liberty (Harrison) junior Shaniah Holtz was named second team captain. Wednesday, November 30 Girls Basketball Warren at Meigs, 6 p.m. Thursday, December 1 Girls Basketball Trimble at Eastern, 6 p.m. Meigs at Fairland, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Southern, 6 p.m. River Valley at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Wrestling Huntington at Point Pleasant, TBA Briefs Eastern Fall Sports Awards TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The Eastern Local Fall Sports Banquet for junior high and high school members of the football, volleyball, golf, cheerleading and cross country teams will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29 in the high school gym. Each family is asked to bring a vegetable and a dessert. Eastern Winter Sports Passes TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Eastern High School Winter Sports passes are now available. Passes may be purchased for boys basketball or girls basketball for $45 each, an adult pass for $75, a student pass for $45, or a senior pass for $20. Adult, student and senior passes are good for all high school and junior high sporting events. Class AA all-state team PARKERSBURG, W.Va. Bryan Walters/photo — The Class AA all-state Juniors Zach Wamsley (24), Trenton Gibbs (11) and Brandon Rickard (70) leave the field with Wahama head volleyball team released coach Ed Cromley following the White Falcons’ 24-7 setback to Williamstown Friday night in a Class A state by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association: semifinal football game in Williamstown, W.Va. First Team Allison DeLancey, Ritchie County, Sr. (Captain) Alyssa Hunt, Independence, Sr. Lauren Rogers, Philip Barbour, Sr. Saydi Whiteman, Frankfort, Sr. Lacee Porter, Oak Glen, Jr. Kaci Sullivan, Ravenswood, Sr. Emily Osborne, Greenbrier West, Sr. Brooke DePoy, Philip Barbour, Jr. Allison Wable, Tyler Consolidated, Jr. Corri Phillips, Braxton County, Sr. Second Team Shaniah Holtz, Liberty (Harrison), Jr. (Captian) Nikki Shriver, Philip Barbour, Soph. Bekah Baldwin, Sissonville, Jr. Hannah King, Herbert Hoover, Soph. Sami Jones, Tyler Consolidated, Sr. Kellie Lahoda, Tolsia, Sr. 10 sacks helps WVU beat Pittsburgh 21-20 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Shawne Alston rushed for two second-half touchdowns, including a 1-yarder with 6:10 left, and West Virginia came from 10 points down to beat Pittsburgh 21-20 on Friday night. West Virginia sacked Tino Sunseri 10 times, including four on Pittsburgh’s final drive, when time ran out on the Panthers. The Mountaineers (83, 4-2 Big East) can earn a share of the conference title next week at South Florida. West Virginia also hold slim hopes for earning the league’s automatic BCS berth and would need some help in a tight league race. Pittsburgh (5-6, 3-3) led 17-7 at halftime but was limited to 80 yards in the second half. Pittsburgh starting running back Zach Brown left the game with an undisclosed injury just before halftime and backup Isaac Bennett left the game midway through the third. Bennett would later return, but Pittsburgh’s offense stalled and West Virginia gained momentum. Alston’s 8-yard TD run midway through the third quarter cut West Virginia’s deficit to 20-14. In the fourth quarter, the Mountaineers turned the ball over on downs and Tyler Urban fumbled the ball away on the Mountaineers’ next drive. But a personal foul on Pittsburgh’s Aaron Donald gave West Virginia a first down at the Panthers’ 28. On fourth-and-7, Geno Smith hit Tavon Austin for nine yards. Alston followed with an 11-yard run and then ran in the go-ahead score to cap the 83-yard drive and give West Virginia its first lead of the game. Pittsburgh was forced to punt with 2:30 left and got one last chance from its own 34 after West Virginia went three-and-out. Sunseri ran for a first down on fourth- Cottrill named to Class AA volleyball team Bryan Walters/photo Wahama senior running back Anthony Grimm is gang-tackled by a swarm of Williamstown defenders Friday night during the third quarter of a Class A state semifinal football game in Williamstown, W.Va. Yellow Jackets sting Wahama in state semis, 24-7 See TEAM, B2 Ohio falls short in 59-54 loss to No. 7 Louisville Bengals need intrastate sweep for playoff chances LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Ohio coach John Groce wanted a victory. He believed the Bobcats could beat No. 7 Louisville for the first road win against a top-10 opponent in school history. They nearly pulled it off. Only, that wasn’t good enough. “He told us we strive for excellence. We didn’t come here to play close. We are not into moral victories,” said Reggie Keely, who scored 11 points in the Bobcats’ 59-54 loss. “I hope we can learn from this.” Ohio held a six-point lead with under 4 minutes to play before Louisville rallied for the victory in the Global Sports Invitational on Friday night. Kyle Kuric scored 16 points for the Cardinals, and Gorgui Dieng grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds. “Give credit to Louisville. We shot ourselves in the foot with a couple of turnovers,” Keely said. “We tried to take away their 3-pointer shooter, Kuric. He made a big shot when he had to.” Kuric hit a 3 in the corner, made a key steal and helped find Chris Smith for a fast-break layup that gave Louisville a 53-51 lead with 1:49 left. After a dunk by Chane Behanan, Ohio’s D.J. Cooper hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 55-54, but T.J. Hall and Cooper missed 3s in the closing seconds that would’ve tied the game. Louisville (5-0), which has won 13 straight at the See BENGALS, B2 See OHIO, B2 WILLIAMSTOWN — The dream of a second straight journey to the West Virginia, Class A, championship football game at Wheeling Island Stadium came to a devastating conclusion for the Wahama White Falcons Friday evening after 2nd ranked Williamstown handed the Bend Area gridders a 24-7 setback before an overflow crowd at the Wood County campus. Three first half turnovers proved costly for the Mason County team as the Yellow Jackets constructed a 14-0 first half edge before utilizing a tenacious defensive effort over the final two periods to emerge with the 17 point win. Williamstown captured its 10th consecutive win over the White Falcons in extending its unbeaten string to 13-0 on the season. The Yellow Jackets will advance to next week’s title contest against top ranked Wheeling Central Catholic or fifth rated East Hardy while Wahama saw its 2011 grid campaign come just one game shy of a return visit to the championship game. The White Falcons and its 18 senior football players finish the current grid season with an impressive 12-1 record. The White Falcons dug themselves a hole with a trio of first half turnovers and never really found an answer to the Yellow Jackets defensive scheme. Williamstown and its overpowering front line and swift corp of linebackers limited the locals to a season low 107 yards on the ground and a mere 198 yards in total offense while the hosts gained 299 yards rushing and 336 yards in total offense. Senior running back Trey King ran for one touchdown and tallied 175 yards on the ground for Williamstown but it was the Yellow Jack- ets interior line that sparked the playoff win. Eli Gray, a little used sophomore running back, rambled 84 yards for a score with junior fireplug Michael Adams adding another six pointer for Williamstown with placekicker Garrett Butler booting three successive point after kicks and a fourth quarter 27 yard field goal for the hosts. Wahama avoided the shutout late in the game’s final minute when Anthony Grimm scored his 30th touchdown of the season on a one yard run with :28 remaining in the contest. Zach Wamsley kicked the point after for WHS to bring the CINCINNATI (AP) — Running back Cedric Benson needed only a few seconds to do the playoff math in his head. The surprising Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) are in contention for a playoff spot heading into the final six games. Four more wins would probably assure them of only their third trip to the postseason in the last 21 years. “It should,” Benson said. “I think it gets most teams in. I think one team got in with nine (wins) before. I think it can happen.” Told there’s precedent for teams with even fewer wins reaching the playoffs, Benson smiled. “There we go!” he said. “It’s looking good.” See WVU, B2 Only if they add to that victory total on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns (4-6), one of several struggling teams left on the schedule. The Bengals need to complete a season sweep of their intrastate rival before another lessthan-capacity crowd at Paul Brown Stadium. After losing back-toback games against Pittsburgh and Baltimore, the Bengals were a game behind the AFC North coleaders and in good position for a wild card berth. They play in Pittsburgh next week and finish the season at home against Baltimore. The Ravens lead the division with an 8-3 mark following their 16-6 win over San Francisco on Thursday. “We’re just excited,” left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. “You’ve got a chance to control your own destiny the last six games. Some teams right now don’t, and we’ve been there before, so we know how much it means.” Even coach Marvin Lewis, who rarely puts extra emphasis on any game, acknowledged that this one could be pivotal. “We know what things are at stake as we go forward here,” Lewis said. “This is a big game for us a huge game. Big players need to play big in big games. That is how you become successful in the NFL you show up and play in games like this when it is an important one.” The last two weeks, they haven’t quite measured up. The Bengals fell behind Pittsburgh 14-0, but got themselves in position for a tying touchdown in the closing minutes. Andy Dalton threw the second of his two interceptions to secure the Steelers’ 24-17 win. Last week in Baltimore, they fell behind 31-17 in the fourth quarter before getting to the Ravens 7-yard line with a chance to tie in the final minute. They came up short again, with the Ravens finishing off a 31-24 win. Cincinnati is at its best in the fourth quarter, outscoring opponents 97-50. They’ve been outscored 81-30 in the second quarter, leaving them in position to have to make a big comeback. “I don’t know what it is Gary Clark Special to OVP See WAHAMA, B2 �Sunday, November 27, 2011 From Page B1 a third and nine at their own five yard line King ran 11 yards for a first down to the 16. On the next play Gray got the call and broke a couple of tackles at the line of scrimmage and outraced everyone for an 84 yard touchdown gallop. Butler’s kick was true to give Williamstown a 14-0 edge with 1:00 to play in the second quarter. The Yellow Jackets drove 77 yards in 10 plays midway through the third stanza to lengthen its lead to 21-0 with King going the final five yards and Butler adding the point after. Wahama began to move the football following the third Yellow Jacket score behind the running after for the locals to make the final tally 24-7. Grimm concluded his career with 93 yards on the ground in 23 carries for Wahama while Gibbs completed nine of 19 passes on the day for 91 yards. Isaac Lee caught four passes for 43 yards with Kane Roush grabbing three for 39 yards. Defensively the Bend Area team was led by senior tackle Jamin Branch who concluded his high school career with a remarkable performance. Zack Wamsley also experienced a superhuman effort for the White Falcons on the defensive side of the football. While the White Falcons football efforts are over for the 2011 season the Bend Area nation will get behind neighboring Point Pleasant as the Big Blacks journey to the Class AA championship continues. Go all the way Point Pleasant and make Mason County proud. Williamstown 24, Wahama 7 Wa 0-0-0-7 — 7 Wi 0-14-7-3 — 24 Second Quarter Wi — Michael Adams 4 run (Garrett Butler kick) 5:14 Wi — Eli Gray 84 run (Butler kick) 1:00 Third Quarter Wi — Trey King 5 run (Butler kick) 4:57 Fourth Quarter Wi — Garrett Butler 27 field goal 7:27 Wa — Anthony Grimm 1 run (Zach Wamsley kick) 0:28 First Downs: Wa 14, Wi 12 Rushes-Yds: Wa 43-107, Wi 41-299 Pass Yards: Wa 91, Wi 37 Total Yards: Wa 198, Wi 336 Comp-Att-Int: Wa 9-192, Wi 4-7-0 Fumbles-Lost: Wa 3-1, Wi 4-2 Penalties-Yds: Wa 6-42, Wi 6-50 Punts-Avg: Wa 4-34.7, Wi 4-30.0 RUSHING Wa — Anthony Grimm 23-93, Isaac Lee 7-23, Kane Roush 4-15, Trenton Gibbs 9-(-24). Wi — Trey King 26-175, Eli Gray 2-87, Michael Adams 10-36, Zach Zide 2-2, Jake Tracewell 1-(-1). PASSING Wa — Trenton Gibbs 9-19-2 91. Wi — Jake Tracewell 4-7-0 37. RECEIVING Wa —Isaac Lee 4-43, Kane Roush 3-39, Anthony Grimm 2-9. Wi — Trey King 2-15, Brandon Yost 1-12, Michael Adams 1-10. low block on a Pittsburgh field goal attempt that went wide right in the first quarter. Brown scored from a yard out five plays later. Bad punting has been a problem all season for the Mountaineers. Freshman Michael Molinari’s 22-yarder late in the first quarter set up Pittsburgh near midfield, and the Panthers scored in five plays, with Bennett going in from 6 yards out for a 14-0 lead. Molinari’s next punt went 27 yards and he was replaced by Corey Smith, who was stellar the rest of the game. West Virginia punted on six of its eight first-half possessions, went 0-for-6 on third down and was held to 141 total yards before halftime. A bouncing Pitt punt went off West Virginia’s Ishmael Banks and the Panthers recovered at the West Virginia 33, leading to a field goal for a 17-7 halftime lead. The special teams follies continued in the third quarter when Austin fumbled a punt and Pittsburgh recovered at the Mountaineers 16, leading to another Kevin Harper field goal. West Virginia replaced two of its offensive linemen early in the third quarter. And despite being held to minus-2 yards rushing in the first half, the Mountaineers stayed with their ground game. West Virginia ran for 44 yards on its second drive of the third quarter that led to Alston’s second score. Smith completed 22 of 31 passes for 244 yards and set school singleseason school records for pass completions (291), attempts (448) and yards (3,741), formerly held by West Virginia quarterback Marc Bulger in 1998. Midway through the second quarter, West Virginia’s Stedman Bailey caught a long pass over the middle and appeared to be hemmed in by three defenders, but he reversed course and scored on a 63yard pass play. Bailey caught three passes for 80 yards, giving him a school-record 1,117 yards, breaking the old mark of 1,043 set by David Saunders in 1996. Austin’s 10 catches for 102 yards gave him 82 receptions, breaking the mark of 77 shared by two others. He now has 1,009 yards on the season, giving the Mountaineers two 1,000-yard receivers for the first time in one season. trailed 17-13 with 4:28 to play and Dalton on the sideline with a sore right wrist. The Browns were caught loitering as the Bengals broke the huddle and pulled off a quick-snap play. A.J. Green was uncovered for a 41-yard touchdown pass from Bruce Gradkowski. For the Bengals, it was the start of a surprising resurgence. For the Browns, it was the telling start for another dismal season. Coach Pat Shurmur changed the way the Browns huddle after that costly play, and it hasn’t happened again. “If you get nailed with something, you kind of get what you emphasize, so we’ve tried to take steps and measures to make sure it doesn’t happen,” Shurmur said. Other things have brought them down, most notably an offense that will go long stretches without a touchdown. Two weeks ago, a bad snap cost them a go-ahead field goal in the closing minutes of a 13-12 loss to Saint Louis. That quick-snap by the Bengals in the opener became a trend-setter. “It hurt and I still have a bad taste in mouth from that play,” defensive tackle Phil Taylor said. The Bengals have dominated the Ohio rivalry lately, winning 11 of the last 14 games. They have some experience and wasting playoff chances. In 2003, they were 8-6 before dropping their last two games. They went 8-5 in 2006, then lost their last three. “In the past, there were a lot of games where we didn’t respond well on the road or at home to teams that we should have played well against,” Whitworth said. I think this team is different, though.” Starting Sunday, they’ll find out. Mention Morgan Poling, Oak Glen; Jordan Conner, PikeView; Candace Brown, Summers County; Kaitlyn Clay, Liberty (Raleigh); Chelsey Stout, Lincoln; Mallory Chapman, Magnolia; Brenna Mahan, Ravenswood; Damia Mogielski, Herbert Hoover; Heather Hickman, Liberty (Harrison); Madison Smith, Oak Hill; Alyssa Bailey, Chapmanville; Savannah Perry, Wayne; Brooke Foley, Independence; Alexis Rice, Frankfort; Marina Fleece, Lincoln; Kimberlyn Persina, Weir Honorable Mention Jordan Babe, Magnolia; Katie Buckbee, Ravenswood; Savannah Boggs, Clay County; Tori May, Sherman; Torrye Cline, Tyler Consolidated; Abbie Smith, Liberty (Harrison); Dannielle McDowell, Philip Barbour; Danielle Butcher, Mingo Central; Regan Cottrill, Point Pleasant; Muriah Nutter, Roane County; Ashley Murphy, Bluefield; Taylor Haddox, Ritchie County; Tasha Maynard, Wayne; Samantha Watts, Petersburg; Alli Crabtree, Tolsia; Chelsea Duncan, Wyoming East. The Bobcats weren’t done. Kuric missed a jumper and Cooper hit a 3 to give Ohio its first lead in more than 21 minutes, 46-43. After another Louisville miss, Cooper followed with a three-point play that left teammate Stevie Taylor pointing to the sky in delight. “When we got hit in the mouth, we did not flinch and stayed the course,” Groce said. “I think that is why we were in position near the end but just couldn’t close it out.” The Cardinals promptly battled back, putting together a 9-0 run to take a 55-51 lead. Smith hit two free throws and had the tiebreaking fast-break layup during the spurt. Cooper hit a 27-foot 3-pointer that cut it to one, but Siva hit two free throws and neither Hall nor Cooper could hit 3s on Ohio’s final chance to tie. Behanan hit two free throws for the final margin and finished with 11 points. Cooper scored 16 for the Bobcats, who had one of the better performances against Louisville’s defense, which continues to throttle opponents by allowing an average of 46 points over the first five games. The Cardinals outrebounded Ohio 42-34, including 21-16 on the offensive end. “They are very hard to score against. I knew that coming in,” Groce said. “I thought the key to the game would be our ability to get stops and rebound the ball. At the end of the day, if they asked me why I thought we got beat, I would have to say that it had to be the fact that they were plus eight on the glass.” The numbers tell the Colts’ tale. Indy’s offense hasn’t scored a touchdown since Oct. 30 and is ranked No. 31 in the league, while the defense has yielded a leaguehigh 30 points per game. The Colts have been outscored 137-27 over the past four games and haven’t lost by fewer than 10 points since Oct. 9. After enduring only one streak of more than three straight losses between 1998 and 2010, Indianapolis has now lost 11 straight counting last season’s playoff loss to the Jets and will go into Sunday’s game looking to end a 328-day winless drought. Indy’s last win, Jan. 2 over Tennessee, clinched its seventh AFC South title in eight years. Indianapolis has already been eliminated from the AFC South title chase and could be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs this weekend. Plus, the Colts aren’t just 0-10, they hold a two-game lead over their nearest competitor for the No. 1 draft pick. The bye week gave Indianapolis a chance to forget about all the losing for a while, to regroup and refocus on how they could start winning. They needed it. “It’s been a long time coming, and we needed this bye week,” linebacker Ernie Sims said. “We can get a fresh start, a brand new start and start all over again. Now we can get back on the same page.” It won’t be easy. On Wednesday, coach Jim Caldwell announced Painter would continue to start despite posting quarterback ratings below 51.0 over each of the past four games. Tight end Dallas Clark (left fibula) has already been ruled out of Sunday’s game, and although injured running back Joseph Addai (hamstring) has practiced this week, there’s no guarantee he’ll start against the Panthers. And now, they have to face Cam Newton, who has already rushed for nine touchdowns, a rookie record for a quarterback, and has thrown for nearly 600 yards more than Peyton Manning did in his first 10 games in the NFL. Newton already sounds like a veteran. “We ain’t looking past nobody right now. We need as many moral victories as we can get, and I think you need to be asking the Colts don’t be looking past us, right?” Newton said. “I think we’re in a situation where we’re a team full of questions and we have to try to find an exclamation point somewhere.” Carolina has run into its own bad luck. 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The Bengals gave up a pair of secondquarter touchdowns and Team From Page B1 Stephanie Bills, Frankfort, Sr. Danielle Compton, PikeView, Sr. Jacee Markle, Clay County, Sr. Kayla Sheets, Ritchie County, Sr. Special Honorable Ohio From Page B1 Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B2 of Grimm but Williamstown held on a fourth and two situation at the Wood County team’s 15 yard line to thwart the Falcons offensive effort. Williamstown concluded its scoring activity midway through the final period when Butler split the uprights on a 27 yard field goal to give the Yellow Jackets a 24-0 lead with 7:27 remaining in the game. Wahama evaded the shutout by marching 84 yards in 13 plays for its lone touchdown of the night. Gibbs connected on four passes during the drive with Grimm adding runs of 16, nine and nine yards. A fourth down pass from Gibbs to Isaac Lee kept the drive alive with Grimm going over from a yard out to put Wahama on the board with :28 remaining. Zach Wamsley kicked the point Wahama final tally to 24-7. The two teams traded turnovers early with the White Falcons muffing a punt before recovering a Williamstown punt in the end zone. The Yellow Jackets came up with interceptions on successive possessions to forge into the lead after a scoreless first quarter. Zach Zide picked off a Trenton Gibbs offering at the Wahama 23 and returned the interception to the four where Adams rambled in for the games first points with 5:14 left in the half. Moments later the Yellow Jackets struck again when Wahama had seemingly pinned Williamstown in a deep hole. Faced with Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis KFC Yum! Center, got a lift from the surprise return of point guard Peyton Siva, who missed the previous two games with a severely sprained left ankle. The bigger surprise appeared to be the Bobcats, who came close to springing the upset. Ohio (3-1) made two comebacks in the second half, including erasing a nine-point deficit to tie it at 41 with 5:12 left after Walter Offutt scored twice down low before Hall hit a 3-pointer that had Louisville coach Rick Pitino calling timeout. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carolina coach Ron Rivera looks at the Indianapolis Colts and sees more than a winless team. He worries about potential problems. Whether it’s receivers Reggie Wayne or Pierre Garcon or young quarterback Curtis Painter, Rivera believes Indianapolis’ offense can still create havoc for his defense, even if that hasn’t been the case with anybody else. “They can throw it down the field and score points, and you look defensively at Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney and they’re rushing as hard as ever,” Rivera said. “So we’re not approaching anybody lightly.” It might seem odd to hear Rivera guarding against overconfidence, given the circumstances. 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The Dallas Cowboys’ recent surge has vaulted them to a half-game lead in the NFC East, meaning the Giants must now try to keep pace by winning in New Orleans, where the Saints are 4-0 this season. If the Giants’ difficulties persist in the Big Easy, they’ll face the prospect of a four-game losing streak when they host unbeaten Green Bay the following week. New Orleans also has tough games coming up, but that’s a more comfortable topic of discussion for the Saints, who’ve won two straight and enter Week 12 with a one-game lead over Atlanta in the NFC South. Following its meeting with a desperate Giants squad that only a few weeks ago played well enough to knock off the Patriots in New England, New Orleans will then host Detroit. “We have a couple of conference games coming up that could affect playoff positioning, which I know we aspire to be there, as do the two teams we’re playing coming up,” Saints quarterback Drew Brees said. “It’s very much strategic. These games mean that much more because of that.” If the Giants want to reverse their fortunes, they’ll likely have to find a way to slow down Brees, whose 3,326 yards passing led the league through last week’s games and represented the most yards passing through 10 games in NFL history. Coughlin hopes New York can manage that with pressure from a defensive line as formidable as any in the league. Defensive ends Jason Pierre-Paul and Osi Umenyiora have combined for 17 1/2 sacks. “You have to have a little bit of the approach that the Rams used,” Coughlin said, referring to the six-sack performance of St. Louis’ defense in a shocking upset of the Saints in Week 8. “They played very well against New Orleans and seemed to get to the quarterback.” Brees figures he’ll have to get rid of the ball as quickly and accurately as he has all season. “What I see is a defense that does a great job of getting after the quarterback, that does a great job taking the ball away and taking advantage of those opportunities when they have it,” Brees said. “You have to play extremely smart against them. You can’t be one dimensional. You have to be able to run the ball as well as throw it.” New Orleans has demonstrated this season that it can run the ball well, though not always consistently. The Saints do have their top four running backs Darren Sproles, Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram and Chris Ivory all healthy coming out of their bye week, though it remains to be seen whether all four will be active. “Running the football has been a point of emphasis,” Saints coach Sean Payton said. “Certainly we have a lot of confidence in Drew Brees in the pocket and outside of the pocket. I also know and recognize the ally that a running attack provides the quarterback and the importance of that.” The Saints’ running game ranks in the top half of the league, 13th overall. Surprisingly, the Giants, who’ve run the ball well in recent seasons, rank second-to-last in rushing with 83.2 yards per game. Still, Payton warned it would be foolish to underestimate New York’s ground game. “Although their statistics haven’t been as strong as in years past, I don’t think their commitment has changed at all,” Payton said. “I would expect that to be something they’ll work very hard at and try to correct.” That’s not the only thing the Giants want to fix. Defensive back Antrel Rolle said his team needs to summon and sustain more emotion on the field. That, he said, might have made the difference in their last loss to the Eagles, and could be vital in New Orleans. “We are too calm out there and football is not a game for you to be calm,” Rolle said. “It is a game of attitude. It is a game of emotion.” ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Falcons are doing pretty well on offense. That’s hardly what they expected. This team was supposed to be unstoppable with the ball in its hands, especially after adding Julio Jones to a unit that already had six Pro Bowlers. But the points haven’t come quite as easily as everyone expected. “It’s time for us to start turning that corner as an offense,” said tight end Tony Gonzalez, one of those Pro Bowlers from a season ago. “If you’re a good team, a playoff-type team, the type of team that hopefully can be a Super Bowl team, it’s that time of year.” Indeed, the Falcons (64) need to shift into another gear, starting with Sunday’s can’t-lose game against the Minnesota Vikings (2-8). Solid just won’t cut it anymore. This offense needs to be reach its full potential if Atlanta is going to have any chance to not only make the playoffs, but put in more than a one-and-done appearance. “Maybe we’re not where we expected to be,” said running back Michael Turner, yet another Pro Bowler. “We just need to peak at the right time. Nobody is panicking right now. You want to peak at the right time and hopefully get to the playoffs and roll right on through. Like the Packers. You want to get hot at the right time. It’s not necessarily about being hot from week one.” From a statistical point of view, the Falcons have hardly been slouches when it’s their ball. They are 12th in total yards (369 per game), 14th in scoring (23.5), 10th in rushing yards (120.6) and 11th in passing efficiency all within the upper half of the league rankings. But Atlanta expected more much more after dealing a hefty package of picks so they could draft Jones at No. 6 overall. He was supposed to be the missing link, an explosive receiver joining a unit that already included Gonzalez, Turner, quarterback Matt Ryan, receiver Roddy White, tackle Tyson Clabo and fullback Ovie Mughelli. Injuries have been an is- sue. Jones has missed three games and part of another with hamstring issues. Mughelli is out for the year. Still, even when the offense was at full strength, it wasn’t quite clicking like everyone expected. And no one is sure why. “Underachieving” is Gonzalez’s blunt assessment. “We have been making plays,” he said. “We’re just not putting touchdowns in there, at least not the last couple of games. That’s all the more reason to say it’s time to turn that corner.” Problems in the red zone are the latest trouble spot. The Falcons have gotten within 20 yards of the end zone 11 times in the past two weeks, but have only come away with four touchdowns. In last Sunday’s victory over Tennessee, that lack of efficiency nearly cost Atlanta a game it largely dominated. The Falcons held on for a 23-17 victory that should’ve been much easier, largely because they settled for three field goals and fumbled on another drive inside the Titans 10. “We’ve got to stop kick- ing field goals and get in the end zone,” White said. “We’ve got to take advantage of our chances to get a really big lead instead of letting the other team have a chance to win at the end of the game. We want to go out there and dominate. We want to get down there and score touchdowns.” The Vikings will settle for a win. Just two years after nearly reaching the Super Bowl, Minnesota is heading for another dismal season. There’s no talk of peaking for the playoffs, only trying to build some momentum for next season. “Misery loves company, and we’re going to make a bunch of people miserable along the way,” defensive end Jared Allen vowed. Brave words, but there’s no doubt that first-year coach Leslie Frazier has his work cut out to make sure the Vikings don’t pack it in down the stretch. “You know what? Losing (stinks). What else can you say?” Allen moaned. “You’ve just got to come in, work harder and try to get the job done. The only thing I can do is my part and leave it at that. I try not to focus on circumstances here. I have more important things to worry about than wins and losses.” At the moment, the Vikings’ most pressing concern is the health of running back Adrian Peterson. He sustained a high ankle sprain in last week’s loss to Oakland, and there’s little incentive to rush back the face of the franchise in the midst of a lost season. Toby Gerhart was likely to start in Peterson’s place, and receiver Percy Harvin could get more carries out of the backfield. “I played running back up until 12th grade in high school,” Harvin said. “I just think it adds another dimension to this team.” The Falcons know they can’t slip up this week, not against these guys. “I’ve been on that side of the fence before as far as playing on a team that’s struggling,” Gonzalez said. “I remember going into games where you just wanted to keep it even at the beginning. If we can go out there and jump on them pretty early, maybe the mentality comes in, ‘Hey, here we go again.’” With its major goals out of reach, Minnesota is focusing on smaller objectives. “At this point, it’s always tough for maybe outsiders or people who aren’t around sports to understand what the mentality is at this point of the season,” linebacker Chad Greenway said. “But for us as a team, it’s never more important to bond together.” If the Vikings can do that, this season could be the jumping-off point for a successful season in 2012. “Our focus the next six weeks is going out there and playing for each other and not necessarily worrying about what anybody is saying about the Vikings and how bad we are or how little chance we have to be good the rest of the way,” Greenway said. “Let’s try and win all six games on the way out. How great of a feeling would that be after the way things have gone to win out like that. We can do that and we can get some real positive things going.” THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Monique van der Vorst has completed a remarkable transformation from Paralympic athlete to road racing cyclist with a top professional team. The 27-year-old Dutch rider signed with the Rabobank women’s team, meaning the former wheelchair and handcycle racer will now line up against elite able-bodied cyclists. “My development has been very quick. I never could have imagined one year ago I would be here,” Van der Vorst told The Associated Press. “All the training I did in the last 10 years gives me a good base.” Van der Vorst lost the use of her legs as a young teenager following ankle surgery. But she didn’t lose her drive and determination. She won two silver medals in the handcycling road race and time trial at the Beijing Paralympics. Last year, after a crash during training, she began getting the feeling back in her legs and eventually managed to walk again. A coach lent her a bike as Van der Vorst continued her rehabilitation. Now she joins the likes of Marianne Vos silver medalist in the road race at the world championships in September on the Rabo team. “Cycling with arms or legs, tactics, corners are almost the same,” Van der Vorst said. Van der Vorst said her initial goal is to keep pace with the main pack, but she also has her sights on the road race at the 2016 Rio Olympics. “That is my ultimate goal,” Van der Vorst told The Associated Press. Rabobank team manager Jeroen Blijlevens said Van der Vorst still has much to learn, but believes her presence on the team will motivate other riders. “She has the right mentality, willpower. She has proved that in her career in adapted sports,” Blijlevens said. “She wants to race and we are going to support her in that.” NEW YORK (AP) After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side. “We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David Stern said. Come Christmas Day, they should be. The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with a marquee tripleheader Dec. 25. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal. Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, followed by Miami at Dallas in an NBA finals rematch before MVP Derrick Rose and Chicago visiting Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. Neither side provided many specifics about the deal, and there are still legal hurdles that must be cleared before gymnasiums are open again. “We thought it was in both of our interest to try to reach a resolution and save the game,” union executive director Billy Hunter said. After a secret meeting earlier this week that got the broken process back on track, the sides met for more than 15 hours Friday, working to save the season. Stern said the agreement was “subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we’re optimistic that will all come to pass and that the NBA sea- son will begin Dec. 25.” President Barack Obama gave a thumbs-up when told about the tentative settlement after he finished playing basketball at Fort McNair in Washington on Saturday morning. The league plans a 66game season and aims to open training camps Dec. 9, with free agency opening at the same time. Stern has said it would take about 30 days from an agreement to playing the first game. “All I feel right now is ‘finally,’” Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade told The Associated Press. Just 12 days after talks broke down and Stern declared the NBA could be headed to a “nuclear winter,” he sat next to Hunter to announce the 10-year deal, with either side able to opt out after the sixth year. “For myself, it’s great to be a part of this particular moment in terms of giving our fans what they wanted and wanted to see,” said Derek Fisher, the president of the players’ association. A majority on each side is needed to approve the agreement, first reported by CBSSports.com. The NBA needs votes from 15 of 29 owners. (The league owns the New Orleans Hornets.) Stern said the labor committee plans to discuss the agreement later Saturday and expects them to endorse it and recommend to the full board. The union needs a simple majority of its 430-plus members. That process is a bit more complicated after the players dissolved the union Nov. 14. Now, they must drop their antitrust lawsuit in Minnesota and reform the union before voting on the deal. 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Pat's Posie Patch 1462 Sailor Road, Vinton, OH �Sunday, November 27, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B5 Pitts leads Marshall over Cincinnati 73-69 in OT CINCINNATI (AP) The longer Marshall hung around the more the Thundering Herd began to play its style of game Friday against Cincinnati. The Herd’s style is to dominate the boards and get offense from backcourt mates Damier Pitts and DeAndre Kane. Pitts scored 19 points and he and Kane made key 3-pointers to help Marshall overcome a ninepoint deficit in the second half for a 73-69 overtime victory in the finale of the Global Sports Challenge. “Our kids were resilient in our effort, and I thought that we had to be,” said Marshall coach Tom Herrion. “Anytime you come on the road and beat a high-level team like this it’s a testament to our kids’ stick-to-it-ive-ness.” Marshall (5-0) lost a five-point lead at the end Apartments/Townhouses FIRST MONTH FREE 2 & 3 BR APTS, $385 & up. 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Their relationship grew stronger through ESPN commentator Chris Berman. “He talks to both of us, so it feels like setting up your best friend on a double date,” Reid said. The two coaches will face each other when Philadelphia (4-6) hosts New England (7-3) on Sunday. Belichick is 3-0 against Reid, including a 24-21 win in the 2005 Super Bowl. Reid and Belichick are the longest-tenured coaches in the league. Reid joined the Eagles in 1999 and Belichick went to New England a year later. They are two of the most successful coaches around. Reid has led Philadelphia to nine playoff appearances, six division titles, five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl. Belichick has won three Super Bowls. They have similar personalities, showing a different side to their players than the media. One more thing they have in common is dedication to their families. “I think we both love football,” Reid said. “We love the game. We’re both put in a position where we’re responsible for personnel decisions, so we both talk about that. That’s kind of where we go. Bill is a big family guy. I know he’s got a number of kids and I’ve got a number of kids, so we talk about the kids.” ___ BENGALS FANS STILL NOT SOLD: The Bengals game Sunday against intrastate rival Cleveland will be blacked out on local television, an indication that Cincinnati’s surprising success hasn’t won back its fans. The Bengals have sold out only one regular-season home game this year against Pittsburgh, which brought thousands of fans to Paul Brown Stadium. Interest was down after the Bengals went 4-12 last season, the 18th time in the last 20 years they failed to reach the playoffs. At 6-4, they’re in the thick of playoff contention, but still unable to fill their stadium. Surprising? “Not really,” left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. “Even the Pittsburgh game I think we only sold out because how many daggone Pittsburgh fans came? So we want the people here that want to watch us play and want to root us on. That’s all that matters. It doesn’t matter how many it is.” Hasn’t been many. The Bengals drew only 41,142 for a win over Buffalo on Oct. 2, the smallest crowd for a regular-season game in the stadium’s 12-year history. It seats 65,500. The Bengals have sold out only two of their last nine home games, both against Pittsburgh. The rest of the home schedule features Cleveland, Houston, Arizona on Christmas Eve and Baltimore on New Year’s Day. ___ MARVIN’S BACK: The usually reserved Marvin Harrison is coming back to Indianapolis on Sunday to be inducted into the Colts’ Ring of Honor. Harrison never said much while playing, choosing instead to let his play do the talking something teammates, from Adam Vinatieri to Dwight Freeney, got accustomed to. From 1996 until 2008, nobody in Colts history was better. Indy took Harrison with the 19th overall pick in the draft out of Syracuse and watched him develop into Peyton Manning’s favorite receiver. He caught over 100 passes in four straight seasons, shattering the league’s single-season mark for receptions with 143 in 2002. He was the NFL’s only unanimous pick to the All-Pro team that sea- son. When he was released in a cost-cutting move in 2008, Harrison had 1,102 receptions, second in league history behind Jerry Rice. He is now third in receptions, sixth in yards receiving (14,580) and fifth all-time in TD catches (128). And in 2005, Manning and Harrison passed Jim Kelly and Andre Reed as the most prolific passing duo in league history. The tandem combined for a league record 953 completions, 12,766 yards and 112 TDs. But Sunday will mark a first for Harrison. “As a player that was drafted in 1996, I saw others going up into the ring. But now to be one of those players placed in the stadium for a lifetime, words can’t describe how I’m feeling,” Harrison said in a statement released by the team. “I’ve never had anything retired, jersey or number-wise, on any level. But to be recognized by the Colts is the highest honor for me and my family.” ___ GRONKOWSKI’S SPIKE: Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has found a benefactor. Michael A. Mudd, president of the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League, plans to reimburse Gronkowski the $7,500 he was fined earlier this month for a touchdown celebration. Mudd has in- vited Gronkowski to spike a ceremonial puck before the Sharks play the Providence Bruins on Feb. 24 in Worcester, and Gronkowski agreed to the offer. Gronkowski was fined for unsportsmanlike conduct for spiking the ball following his second touchdown in a win over the Jets. He finished the game with eight catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns in 3716 romp. “The Sharks are really excited that Gronkowski took us up on our offer,” said Mudd. On the same night, the team will host a March of Dimes night and a Boy Scout sleepover. ___ FASHION STATEMENT?: It was so unseasonably warm in Denver that the Broncos practiced in shorts this week. They were more like short shorts, or, as coach John Fox noted, like underwear. “They come from the 1980s,” wide receiver Eric Decker explained. “We call them vintage shorts that our equipment guys pulled out for us so we could wear them out there. They’re actually our cold tub shorts.” Combined with high white tube socks, the players looked more like NBA stars from a quarter-century ago than NFL players of today. “It’s just a little changeup,” Fox said. “Some looked better than others, like usual. Offense decided it was time for some grays. I don’t know if they were mimicking my hairdo or what, but they had a good practice. The high white socks Brady Quinn made a catch on the service team and he looked like Larry Bird going to the hoop. No offense, Larry.” Decker said that with temperatures in the 70s and the sun beating down on them, they decided to get into the spirit Thursday. “It was a nice, beautiful day out, so we figured we’d have a little team bonding, have some fun with it and have everyone show up in grays and to see who was going to show up with them and who wasn’t,” Decker said. Running back Willis McGahee, who was promoted to team captain following Kyle Orton’s departure this week, refused to wear the gray shorts and donned blue ones instead and caught some goodnatured flak about being a nonconformist. ___ AP Pro Football Writers Barry Wilner in New York, Rob Maaddi in Philadelphia, and Arnie Stapleton of Denver, and Sports Writers Michael Marot in Indianapolis, Jimmy Golen in Boston, and Joe Kay in Cincinnati contributed to this story. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t remember a whole lot about the last time the Pittsburgh Steelers played the Kansas City Chiefs. The Steelers’ quarterback sustained a concussion when his head banged into the knee of Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson as he leaned headfirst during a running play in overtime. He came back to play some of his best games of the 2009 season afterward, twice throwing for three touchdowns without an interception and leading Pittsburgh to a second-place finish in the AFC East. It certainly wasn’t the first time Big Ben was banged up. There have been numerous concussions, several knee injuries, and a fractured thumb sustained a few weeks ago against Cincinnati. Roethlisberger plans to play Sunday night against Kansas City, even though he admitted it’ll be painful, and that’s dreadful news to the Chiefs. The truth is that Roethlisberger seems to play better when he’s ailing. “He’s an extremely intense competitor,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said, “and I think adversity such as that brings that out of him. I think it’s a characteristic that all good competitors have.” Pittsburgh had last week off, giving Roethlisberger time to heal. But the thumb still bothered him in practice this week, and he didn’t take snaps under center early in the week, working out of the shotgun with a splint under his glove to protect it. It’s unclear how Pittsburgh might alter its playbook in light of the injury, though it won’t be the first time there have been subtle tweaks. The team worked out of the shot- gun and pistol last year against Baltimore to take some of the pressure off Roethlisberger’s sprained foot. “I’ll be out there, I guarantee that,” Roethlisberger said. “It won’t be an issue that way. Will it be an issue with pain and throwing? I don’t know.” Roethlisberger said he doesn’t plan to take an injection to numb the pain. Instead, he’ll simply play right through it, something he’s done with tremendous success at other times in his career. “For me the reason I want to play is for my guys,” he said. “When you’re dinged up a little bit, you have to play a little better, concentrate a little bit more.” It would take a lot more than a banged up thumb to keep Roethlisberger out this week. The Steelers (7-3) are a half-game behind Baltimore (8-3) in the tough AFC North, with Cincinnati just a game back, heading into this week’s games. They have a good opportunity to pick up a win on the road against the Chiefs (4-6), who have lost three straight and been ravaged by injuries all season. The latest occurred two weeks ago, when quarterback Matt Cassel hurt his throwing hand late in a loss to Denver. Any hope that he’d be able to return this season vanished the very next day when he had season-ending surgery, turning the reins of an offense already missing tight end Tony Moeaki and All-Pro running back Jamaal Charles to a journeyman quarterback in Tyler Palko. Palko appeared comfortable despite throwing three interceptions in a 34-3 loss last week at New England, which earned him another start Sunday. After that is anyone’s guess. The Chiefs picked up Kyle Orton off waivers from the Broncos on Wednesday, but he couldn’t make it to Kansas City until Friday. That meant there was virtually no chance he could get up to speed in time to play against the Steelers. With a tough stretch coming up, though, the Chiefs were willing to pay the roughly $2.6 million Orton is still owed to potentially play in just five games. “We have consistently communicated that we are always looking to create competition and depth within our team,” Chiefs coach Todd Haley said. “We feel adding Kyle to our roster reinforces that goal and we look forward to having him as a member of the Chiefs.” For as long as it may be. Orton is a free agent after this season. In the meantime, Palko is preparing to make the second start of his professional career against a team that has made a habit of competing for Super Bowls. The son of a high school coach in western Pennsylvania said he’s undaunted by the challenge, especially after making his debut in a high-profile game on Monday night at New England a week ago. “I was surprisingly calm throughout the whole game,” Palko said. Playing the Steelers is especially meaningful for Palko because he grew up watching the Steelers, and even played at Heinz Field while he was leading the University of Pittsburgh. The fact Kansas City could turn around its season with a victory the Chiefs are two games behind AFC West-leading Oakland only adds to the pressure. Another loss with a tough stretch looming would almost certainly eliminate Haley’s crew from playoff contention. “I’m fired up,” Palko said. “It was fun growing up in Pittsburgh, seeing the Steelers, the black and gold, understanding the tradition. It’s exciting and I’m looking forward to it.” The Associated Press Banged up Big Ben ready for Steelers vs Chiefs �Along the River Sunday Times-Sentinel Coming Home: A Labor of Love C1 Sunday, November 27, 2011 Cantata comes to fruition after 10 years in the making By Stephanie M. Filson mdtnews@mydailytribune.com OHIO VALLEY — Faith and dedication has brought a group of local actors and musicians together with a common message of love and selflessness for their communities. The cantata, titled, “A 1940’s Christmas Homecoming,” follows the story of a young man whose father has no choice but to send him off to war — a story that parallels the trials of Jesus Christ and offers a message of hope and a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. Shifting the holiday performance from concept to reality was no small feat, however — the first-ever production of the multidenominational Tri-County Cantata has been 10 years in the making. “It’s been a long time coming, but we are finally doing it! This is the year,” said drama director Sonia Birchfield. Birchfield and friend Mark Coleman, who also sings in the choir for the production, hatched the idea for a tri-county choir and cantata after Coleman saw the performance years ago at an out-of-area church. They became excited about the concept and had attempted to get it off the ground in previous years, but each time, some- thing got in the way. “Every year, it seemed like different things had a way of preventing us from doing it,” said Birchfield, “but not this year.” Indeed, it seems that everything has just fallen into place for the group. Talented actors have emerged from the woodwork to fill needed roles. Singers skilled in four-part harmony answered the call. Even the practice and performance locations seemed to just open up for the production, but these blessings did not come entirely without effort. The group has practiced tirelessly for weeks in preparation for the holiday event. Gallipolis native Michelle Williams, who plays one of the lead roles as ‘Rose’, said she, too, was drawn to the play. “It’s a very emotional role,” said Williams. “We are trying to bring the salvation message of Jesus to the community, and that is a big responsibility. I just try to channel that emotion into my character.” New Life Church of God Pastor Rick Towe, who will serve as the announcer for the performance, said that he really had no choice about his participation. “God arrested me,” he said, as he relayed the story of how he became involved in the effort. “I just called Mark and said, ‘Okay, praise God, I’m in.’” One of the most remarkable things about the cantata is the wide reach of the people involved. Members of churches all across the Ohio Valley are participating — despite differences in denomination. “We represent all walks of life and all churches,” said Towe. “It’s a God thing.” The group is excited about the chance to share their message with the community on Dec. 9 and 10, and invites all military to wear camouflage or ‘fatigues’, if they so choose. The group hopes that this performance is just the start of a long history of fellowship and song. “This has been my dream to do something like this. You better believe we are going to keep it going,” said an excited Birchfield. “I don’t know how we are going to outdo ourselves for next year. We better start praying now!” “A 1940’s Christmas Homecoming,” will be performed at 7 p.m. nightly on Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10 in the Point Pleasant High School Auditorium. The public is encouraged to attend. The choir is directed by Rachel Reynolds, and the accompanying 40’s-style ‘big band’ is under the direction of Chip Hendricks. Submitted photo Submitted photo The Christmas Cantata will feature a 1940’s-style big band that includes commu- Pictured is drama director for ‘A 1940’s Christmas Homecoming’ Sonia Birchfield, nity members from all over the region. The band is directed by Chip Hendricks. Levi Horsby as Lt. Edwin Berry, and Jamie Fortner as Edwin’s commander. The story parallels the life of Jesus Christ. Singers from all denominations and walks of life converge in harmony for the cantata, to be held at 7 p.m. nightly on Dec. 9 and 10. Stephanie Filson/photo �Sunday, November 27, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C2 W FAMILY FEATURES hether you invite a few friends for cocktails and snacks, or you’re hosting the whole crowd for a holiday meal, add warmth and richness to special dishes with pure maple syrup from Canada. Maple syrup adds more than flavor and sweetness. All-natural pure maple syrup has been shown to be healthier for you than most other sweeteners. The recipes here show how maple syrup highlights the sweet or savory flavors of holiday appetizers, a pork roast and dessert. And that lets you say Happy Holidays to your friends and family in a most delicious way. When shopping at the grocery store, be sure to look for “100% pure maple syrup” on bottle labels. For more holiday recipes, visit www.purecanadamaple.com or follow on Twitter @PureCanadaMaple. Maple and Portobello Strudel Yield: 8 portions 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, divided 4 portobello mushrooms, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and grated 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 1/4 cup pure maple syrup from Canada 4 sheets phyllo dough In skillet over medium heat, melt 1/4 cup butter; add mushrooms, onion, garlic, apple and thyme. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally; season with salt and pepper and set aside. Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter. In bowl, stir butter and maple syrup. On a work surface, spread out one sheet of phyllo; brush with butter-maple syrup mixture. Stack the next 3 sheets, brushing each layer with butter-maple syrup. Spread mushroom filling along a short edge of phyllo, then roll up tightly. Brush with remaining butter-maple syrup; wrap well in plastic wrap and freeze for up to 1 week. About an hour before serving, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or foil and place the frozen strudel on it; bake 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes; cut into 8 slices. Maple and Dark Chocolate Cake Yield: 8 portions 1 1/3 cups chocolate wafer crumbs 2/3 cup chopped walnuts 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 1/4 cups heavy cream, divided 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped 2 tablespoons strong coffee 2 packets (1/4 ounce each) plain gelatin 1 cup pure maple syrup from Canada 1 cup milk Preheat oven to 375°F. In mixing bowl, stir together cookie crumbs, walnuts and butter until well blended. Firmly press onto the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan; bake 10 minutes. Allow to cool. Meanwhile, in small pan over low heat, heat 1 cup cream just until it steams. Remove from heat, add chocolate and coffee; whisk until smooth. Allow to cool 10 minutes; pour over the crust. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. In shallow bowl, add 1/2 cup cold water; evenly sprinkle gelatin over water and set aside to soften, about 1 minute. In medium pan, over low heat, heat maple syrup, milk and 1 1/4 cups cream until steaming. Add softened gelatin; stir until dissolved. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour; pour over the firm chocolate layer. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Run a knife along edge of cake; remove sides of pan and place cake on serving plate. If desired, decorate top with chocolate wafers and maple candy. Maple and Mustard Pork Crown Roast Yield: 18 portions 1 10-pound pork crown roast 6 cloves garlic, cut in half lengthwise 1 cup pure maple syrup from Canada 1/2 cup red wine 1 medium onion, chopped 1/4 cup mixed fresh herbs (rosemary, parsley, thyme), divided 1/2 cup Dijon mustard 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons softened butter, divided Salt and pepper, to taste 2/3 cup chicken stock 1/2 cup butter Put roast in large roasting pan. With sharp knife, prick meat in 12 places; insert a garlic slice in each incision. In bowl, mix maple syrup, wine, onion and 1 tablespoon herbs; pour over pork. Refrigerate 30 minutes, spooning marinade over pork every 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour marinade from pan into bowl; reserve. Pat roast dry with paper towels. In small bowl, mix mustard, 2 tablespoons butter, salt and pepper. Spread entire roast with mixture; sprinkle with remaining herbs. Bake 60 to 75 minutes, or until 160°F internal temperature. Remove roast from pan to serving platter; loosely cover with foil. Place pan on stove; add reserved marinade and chicken stock. Over medium-high heat, stir constantly until reduced by half, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in 1/2 cup butter; pour sauce around the roast. If desired, garnish with fruit and herbs. Spicy Maple Walnuts, Almonds, Pecans and Pistachios Yield: 2 cups 1/4 cup butter 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 pinch or more cayenne pepper 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup from Canada 2 cups unsalted mixed nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, pistachios) 1 teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 350°F. In pan over medium heat, melt butter. Remove from heat; stir in spices and maple syrup. Add nuts and stir to coat well. Spread nuts on a cookie sheet and bake with oven door partially open, until golden, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with salt. Transfer nuts to a serving bowl; serve warm. �Sunday, november 27, 2011 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C3 BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Sunday, November 27, 2011 BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS 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 Monday, Nov. 28, 2011: This year presents great financial potential. Increase your security, and you’ll be able to relax more. At first you will have to give up some indulgences. If you are single, an older person could have a complex influence on you. Your interest in this person might be more that of friendship. If you are attached, the two of you might need to re-identify your goals in order to create the type of solvency you desire. CAPRICORN helps you make money. 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) HHHH Use some of that authority that you wield so well. Often, others play into your empathy or spontaneity. In fact, you will need to distance yourself some from an associate or friend if you want this person to receive your message. Tonight: Dot your i’s and cross your t’s. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You work directly with others and seek out solutions that they might not be able to grasp. You certainly are a powerhouse. Consider your options more fully involving a key associate or a potential partner. Are you ready to defer more? Tonight: A discussion evolves over dinner. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You might want to be more aware of the impact someone has on your finances. This person could be a roommate, a partner, a family member or Uncle Sam. Use wisdom when deciding whether to shake up the status quo. Tonight: Build better understanding with a friend. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Listen to what someone expects from you. On some level, you might feel disheartened. You try very hard. Let it go; this person has a lot of other issues at the moment. Tonight: Go off and enjoy yourself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Accomplish as much as possible today. The remainder of the week could take on quite a social tone. You actually might need to say “no” to some invitations right now. Know that you will have some clarity soon. Tonight: As late as possible. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You might not under- Horoscope stand what a new friend or a loved one is trying to share. You just might not be ready to hear such things at this point. You will open up to a new trend and possibilities only when it suits you. You are not up for even a little risk. Tonight: A favorite pastime. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Are you creating more tension around a situation than you realize? It is clear you need to focus on a domestic or investment issue. Do you really want to? Absolutely not. Pull back; look at the long term. Don’t be difficult with a key person. Tonight: At home. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH If you feel slightly negative, recognize that it is in your power to change that attitude. How you feel in the company of a key person could be changing, especially if you let go of a tendency to project your stuff onto his or her words. Tonight: Visit over a drink and munchies. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Curb a tendency to be too serious. Now you have time to stop and rethink a goal. You could feel a bit out of sorts if the cards don’t tumble as you think they should. Re-evaluate a situation with open eyes. Know what is wrong. Tonight: Where your friends are. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Rethink a goal more openly. Your energy points to taking the lead with maturity rather than acting like an authority. Gather different opinions before you make a decision. In this manner, you’ll gain the commitment and support of others in coordinating a project. Tonight: Treat another person to dinner. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Lie back and observe in the daytime. What you see going on could reveal much more than what people are saying. With enhanced knowledge, you can re-evaluate a decision with greater insight. Tonight: Nap, then decide. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Zero in on what you want. You often defer to or lean too much on another person. The time has come to clear out this person’s view and form your own. A meeting proves to be a great vehicle for expressing your thoughts. Tonight: A meeting could go into dinner. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. Adwww.mydailysentinel.com goes here Visit us online at �Sunday, November 27, 2011 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C4 Thoma 50th anniversary Guy and Ellen Thoma celebrated their 50th anniversary on Saturday Nov.19, 2011. They were married on Nov. 19, 1961, in Pomeroy. In observance of the occasion, the couple was honored with a surprise celebration at the old American Legion Building, FeeneyBennett Post 128 in Middleport. Their children and grandchildren include a daughter and son-in-law Terri (Thoma) and Dwight Sturgeon of Minersville, whose children are Brandon and Paige (Musser) Sturgeon of Hilliard and Anthony and Am- ber Sturgeon; their son, Kevin Thoma (deceased) whose children are Tesia Thoma and Alex Williams; and daughter and sonin-law, Sheryl (Thoma) and Mike Thomas of Chillicothe, whose children are Sophia and Lydia Thomas. Mr. Thoma is retired from Facemyer Lumber Company after over 30 years of employment, and his wife is a former Tupperware Manager. They are active in attending square dances, where Guy plays the fiddle for the band “True Country”. They have resided in Rutland since 1972. Grande Chorale schedules fall concert RIO GRANDE — The University of Rio Grande/ Rio Grande Community College’s Grande Chorale will hold its annual fall concert on Friday, Dec. 2. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the Berry Fine and Performing Arts Center on the Rio Grande campus. The Grande Chorale is a vocal jazz group made up of talented musicians from across the region. The group will be performing a mix of jazz standards and Christmas songs during the Friday evening performance, which is free and open to the public. The Grande Chorale is led by Director Sarin Williams and features the music of the Rio Combo. The Rio Combo is led by Scott Michal, a faculty member in the music department at Rio Grande and a professional musician and composer. Students Skyler Thompson and Derrick Adkins fill out the group. The talents of these three outstanding musicians blend together very well, and the group has performed with the Grande Chorale previously. During the Friday, Dec. 2 concert, the Grande Chorale will perform a wide selection of songs, including “So Nice (Summer Samba),” “Nice ‘n’ Easy,” “Stuff Like that There,” “White Christmas,” and “Jingle Bells.” Area residents will enjoy hearing the lively and entertaining performance, and will be impressed with the musical abilities of the Rio Grande students. The members of the Grande Chorale include Justine Baker, Stephanie Cartmell, Ashli Cooper, Aryn Gritter, Mark Pope, Cole Simpson, Joseph Sowers, Mason Traylor and Nathan Wood. Student Jeremy Boggs is doing the sound system work for the group this year. This is Williams’ first year as director of the group, and she has enjoyed working with and getting to know the students. The members of the Grande Chorale have worked very hard throughout the fall semester and are prepared for an outstanding concert. This concert is just one of several concerts being held at the end of the fall semester in the Berry Fine and Performing Arts Center at Rio Grande. Already this month, the Rio Grande Symphonic Band and the Rio Grande Rock Ensemble have performed for area residents. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Rio Grande Jazz Ensemble will hold its fall concert beginning at 8 p.m. in the Berry Fine and Performing Arts Center. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Rio Grande will hold its Departmental Recital concert at 8 p.m. in the Berry Fine and Performing Arts Center. And then on Sunday, Dec. 4, the Rio Grande Masterworks Chorale will hold its fall concert beginning at 3 p.m. in the Berry Fine and Performing Arts Center. This concert and the Departmental Recital are both free and open to the public. Rio Grande students have the opportunity to join a wide variety of musical groups on campus, while they can also receive individual music instruction, no matter what their major is. For more information on the Grande Chorale’s upcoming concert, or for more information on the many different opportunities to study and perform music at Rio Grande, call Sarin Williams at 1-800282-7201. For additional information on upcoming events at Rio Grande, as well as information on the wide range of academic programs offered on the university’s scenic campus, log onto www.rio. edu. Hayman 50th Anniversary Tom and Sue Hayman were married on December 2, 1961, in Pound, Va. The couple have three daughters, Paige (Greg) Winebrenner, Beth Murphy, and Ginger (Matt) Cummings. Grandchildren include Derik Winebrenner, Tyler Winebrenner, Santana Murphy Henrickson, Brick Murphy, Ethan Murphy and Lauren Cummings. Great-grandchildren include Tyler, Levi, Grayson and Lakyn Murphy and Nathan Winebrenner. The couple will be honored with a reception from 2-4 p.m. on December 3 at Riverside Golf Club in Mason, W.Va. Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez now ‘Dancing’ champ LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.R. Martinez started out as the least-known member of the “Dancing With the Stars” cast, but as the season went on, America fell in love with the 28-year-old soldier-turned-soap opera star. “Dancing” draws 18 million viewers a week who got a firsthand look at the Iraq war veteran with the infectious positive attitude. They heard his story: How he was severely burned over more than 40 percent of his body when the Humvee he was driving for the U.S. Army struck a land mine, how he underwent numerous surgeries over years of recovery — then they saw him dancing like that had happened to somebody else. The 28-yearold actor and motivational speaker radiates joy. “You’ve got such a sparkling personality, you just light up this room,” ”Dancing” judge Len Goodman said. Earlier this month, Martinez was chosen as grand marshal of the 123rd annual Tournament of Roses parade. He was on the cover of People magazine and named one of its “sexiest men” a few weeks later. And on Tuesday, he became the new “Dancing With the Stars” champion. Martinez and professional partner Karina Smirnoff claimed the mirrorball trophy over fellow finalists Rob Kardashian and Ricki Lake. “We’ve been able to create a lot of magical moments on the show and to top it off with this is amazing,” Martinez said, holding the glittery trophy. “And my friend, she deserves it,” he continued, looking at Smirnoff. “She’s an amazing dancer and she should be in that category with the elite when it comes to this show and hold her own trophy up. The fact that I was able to be part of that journey, I’m excited about that.” The dance partners (and neighbors — Smirnoff and Martinez live near one another) already know where they’ll put the mirrorballs. Smirnoff wants to keep hers at her dance studio in “a space with a spotlight and I’m going to polish it every morning,” she said. Martinez will be keeping his trophy even closer. “Right now I’m going to put mine in bed. I’m going to tuck it in, and it’s going to roll around with me,” he beamed. “And then after that, once we’ve kind of grown apart, I’m going to glue it to the hood of my car and drive around Los Angeles and honk my horn and it will be my own parade.” Kardashian, who came into the season finale in first place with professional partner Cheryl Burke, said he didn’t mind finishing as a runner-up. “I feel great. I literally did everything I could have asked myself to do and more,” the reality star said after the show. Still, he said Martinez “deserves that trophy more than anyone.” It appears fans had the final say. Viewer votes combined with judges’ scores determine the winner, and Kardashian and Martinez were just a point apart when all the dancing was done. As the third-place finisher, Lake was eliminated part way through the final episode. “J.R. and Karina really deserved to win,” she said after the show. “And Rob and Cheryl, I’m so impressed with them both, so it’s great to be among the three best.” After a quick trip to New York with his fellow finalists to make an appearance on “Good Morning America,” and maybe some dance-free downtime over Thanksgiving, the former soldier and current “Dancing With the Stars” champ has a full roster of activities planned. “I want to focus on writing a book. I want to tell people more in-depth the story of who J.R. Martinez is and what I’ve been through,” he said. “And at the same time, I want to continue acting, continue doing motivational speaking and, from time to time, call Karina and say, ‘Let’s go dance.’” Flame On! Marvel reignites the Human Torch PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Where’s Johnny Storm? In the latest issue of Marvel Comics’ “Fantastic Four.” Issue No. 600, out Wednesday, marks the first time since January the classic team created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby is back to its original roster: Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, the Invisible Woman and Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, who was last seen perishing in what looked to be an all-out brawl against the minions of the Negative Zone. Though it has only been 10 months since Marvel killed the Human Torch, death in the comics is rarely, if ever, a permanent condition. How and why the Torch — who, along with the rest of the Fantastic Four launched Marvel’s silver age 50 years ago — has returned to the living is yet to be told. But Tom Breevort, senior vice president for publishing at Marvel, told The Associated Press it’s a tale that will be told in No. 600 and future issues. “There’s about 100 pages of story to tell just that,” Brevoort said of Storm’s return in issue 600. Death is no stranger to the Fantastic Four. Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman, supposedly died, but that was just a ruse. Similarly, her husband, Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, was thought to be dead after being caught in a blast with his archenemy, Dr. Doom. Instead of death, however, Richards and his nemesis were snatched away to another dimension. Brevoort said the new issue, which marks the title’s return since No. 588 was published, makes it clear that Storm wasn’t just hibernating or being held in a comatose state. “Yes, he did die. He died a couple of times,” Brevoort said, adding that writer Jonathan Hickman had outlined the plans for a return months ago so readers won’t “feel cheated or disappointed in the slightest.” Hickman’s plans will also be unveiled in the ongoing series “FF,” which Marvel launched after the death of the Torch. It not only replaced the “Fantastic Four” but told the story of the surviving teammates, plus Spider-Man, too. “‘FF’ will also continue, and Jon will be writing both of them. They will both function as sister titles,” Brevoort said. “One focusing on the core four and the other focusing on the Future Foundation and the broader base of characters that we have assembled.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 11. November Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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