https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/567a4a10a9412c2b40beebde3b93d886.pdf 5fa065f57fc8e87302374e7f1f1ca2a9 PDF Text Text Girls basketball action, Page 6 Trustee officers elected, Page 3 Printed on 100% recycled newsprint Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 202 Briefs Bloodmobile coming Wednesday POMEROY — The bloodmobile will be at the Mulberry Community Center, 260 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, on Wednesday, Dec. 21 from 1 to 6 p.m. In announcing the upcoming visit, the American Red Cross stressed the need for blood. “Blood is needed 24/7 and people tend to be too busy to donate during this time of year causing supplies to decline while the need remains the same,” said a Red Cross spokesman. Individuals can make appointments at www.redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-899-RED-CROSS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011 Jobs training program for Meigs County unemployed under way By Charlene Hoeflich CHOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — A $394,000 federal jobs training program aimed at getting unemployed or under-employed Meigs Countians back to work is well under way with a first crew into training and on work assignments. According to George Arnott, training employment director for the Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency which is administering the program, this first crew of 18 is in the process of learning skills they need to know to do the necessary creek cleanup prescribed by the funding agency. The federal funding for Free community dinner clean-up of Meigs Coun- ty’s creeks and other waterways caused by heavy rains and flooding earlier this year came through the Meigs County Jobs and Family Services which is using Community Action Agency personnel to carry out the training and do the supervisory work required by the project. The program is designed to not only provide temporary jobs but training for long-term employment. Arnott said that once the training is completed participants will be awarded a certificate. Those in the jobs program are paid about $10 an hour. Their training equipment and safety gear are provided. Once this group completes the program in about another six months, then if funding remains available, there will be a second group selected to go into training. This first crew has now completed enough training to be begin doing some cleanup work. Arnott said they began out on Ohio 7 removing debris from around bridges and highways, and will be moving around the county to a number of different sites which need some cleanup. “This is one of the best programs I’ve seen because it puts people to work,” said Arnott. “They really learn and accomplish something, and hopefully by the time they’re done some jobs will have opened up and they’ll be prepared to get one.” MIDDLEPORT — A free community dinner will be served at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center. Everyone is welcome to attend The dinner menu is ham, sweet potatoes, succotash, rolls and dessert. Blue Christmas service POMEROY —For those who are going through tough times — loss of a loved one, job loss, divorce, loneliness, to name a few possibilities — Christmas can be a difficult time. Grace Episcopal Church and St. John’s Lutheran Church will hold a Blue Christmas service at the Grace Church, 326 E. Main St., Pomeroy, 7 p.m. Thursday. The emphasis will be on “laying your burden down at the cross of Christ that you might know joy at the celebration of his birth.” Refreshments will be served following the service. The Gift of Giving Sarah Hawley/photos A gym full of toys for children in Meigs County were distributed on Monday morning at the Mulberry Community Center. Volunteers help to hand out the new and used toys and assisted parents in wrapping the gifts. Gifts were donated by churches, organizations and members of the community. In addition to the new toys, which parents registered for, tables of used toys were available free of charge. Middleport to serve free Christmas dinner Weather By Charlene Hoeflich CHOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM High: 58 Low: 40 Index 1 SECTION — 10 PAGES Classifieds Comics Editorials Sports Deer-gun harvest numbers prove extra weekend popular COLUMBUS — Hunters harvested an additional 16,766 deer during the extra weekend of gun hunting, Dec. 17-18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In Meigs County 269 were killed, less than the 358 of last year; while in Gallia county 233 were harvested less than the 304 of last year. Coshocton led the state with 593. The extra weekend was first offered in 2006 in response to hunters’ request for an increase in the amount of weekend days to pursue white-tailed deer, the state’s number one big game animal. In 2010, hunters took 20,916 deer during the additional two days. Hunters must still report their deer harvest, but are no longer required to take their deer to a check station for physical inspection. Instead, hunters have three options to complete the new automated game check. The ODNR found that 80 percent of Ohio’s deer hunters chose the phone or Internet for checking game this year. POMEROY — The Meigs County Courthose will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of the Christmas holiday. Offices will reopen on Tuesday. Page 2 • Karyn D. Davis, 61 Charlene Hoeflich/photos Jason Arnold, CAA supervisor, oversees some work being done by Steven Searles, one of the trainees, as he prepares to saw up a fallen tree. Meigs takes 269; Gallia 233 Courthouse closed Obituaries www.mydailysentinel.com 7-8 9 4 6-10 © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport First Presbyterian Church will again host a free Christmas Day dinner, its fourth annual, for the local community. Those who attend will be treated to a full Christmas dinner of turkey, ham and all the trimmings. There are also free hats, coats, gloves for anyone who has a need and free toys for the children while supplies last. All of the clothing and food will be provided and prepared by the Middleport congregation as well as volunteers from the local community including Wilkesville Presbyterian Church in Vinton County. Pastor Jim Snyder, pastor, in announcing the dinner, said that this year the church members are excited to prepare the meal in the newly remodeled kitchen renamed “Carroll Ann’s Kitchen” in memory of Mrs. Carroll Ann Harper who lived her life in service to everyone around her. This free dinner is Dec. 25, Christmas Day, starting at 1 p.m. and going until 3 p.m. Delivery will be available for those in the immediate area unable to get to the church. For delivery call 992-3350. Worship begins at 11 a.m. but for those who can’t come to worship, do stop by and take advantage of this wonderful dinner prepared in order to serve others, said Pastor Snyder. The church is lo- cated at 165 North Fourth Avenue in Middleport. For further information contact Pastor Snyder at 740-6455034. Leave a message and he will be in touch. First started in 2008, the dinner was started to provide dinner and fellowship to those who need a little extra Christmas cheer. During the first three years, the church dinner served an average of 30 to 40 people. With the economy and the job market as it is there is greater need to reach out to those in the community and they expect to serve many more this year. Help us to spread the word about this free dinner in order to help those in need. The need is not always economic; there may be those who would simply like to spend Christ- The Middleport First Presbyterian Church mas with others. congregation invite you to The church has been share in God’s grace and serving the community fellowship this coming since 1865. The pastor and Christmas Day. �Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Karyn D. Davis, 61 of Pomeroy, passed away on December 20, 2011, at the Hickory Creek Nursing Home. She was born on March 29, 1950, to the late Ritchie Dale and Hope Corliss (Hawkins) Wigal. Mrs. Davis worked at the Ohio University, from where she retired from in 2008. She was also an associate pastor at the Bethel Worship Center. She is survived by her husband, Dale Davis; son, Chris and Sally Davis; grandchildren, Kayla McKnight, Bailey Davis and Local Briefs Trinity Church choir to present cantata POMEROY — The choir of Trinity Congregational Church will present a cantata of music and narration “One Small Child,” under the direction of Dixie Sayre, on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 8 p.m. at the church. The cantata will be preceded at 7:30 p.m. by piano and organ selections and by the music of the church handbell choir. The public is invited to the presentation lighted by the illuminated poinsettia tree and followed by a candlelight service. Lighting contest winners announced RACINE — Winners in The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 Stocks Obituaries Karyn D. Davis www.mydailysentinel.com Crysta Davis; sisters, Zeta and Todd Payne, and LaRayne and Neil Cowdrey; sister-in-law, Joyce Davis; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 23, 2011, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor Rob Barber officiating. Burial will follow in the Chester Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at the funeral home. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com the Racine Area Community Organization’s Christmas decorating and lighting contest have been announced. They are Mike and Regina Hill, first place, $100 prize; Eva Teaford, second place, $50; Greg and Patty Taylor, third place, $30. Offices closed POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department and the Meigs County TB Clinic will be closed Dec. 23 and 26 for the Christmas holiday. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 8 a.m. In addition, no TB skin tests will be given Wednesday afternoon or Friday morning. Visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com AEP (NYSE) — 39.94 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 46.09 Ashland Inc. 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Member SIPC. Ohio Valley Weather Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly before 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind between 9 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers before 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind between 6 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Saturday: A chance of showers. Ohio Briefs Ohio newspaper will close printing plant next year CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Enquirer will be printed in Columbus beginning late next year and will close its printing plant. The newspaper reports that the closing will affect 200 jobs. Enquirer owner Gannett Co. said Monday it has made final an agreement with The Columbus Dispatch, which will use new technology to print daily newspapers that are more compact, colorful, and efficiently produced. The Cincinnati and Ken- tucky Enquirer daily editions will be printed in Columbus. The Enquirer says home delivery times won’t change. Enquirer Publisher Margaret Buchanan says efforts will be made to place employees in new positions internally, at other Gannett locations or with the Dispatch facility. Severance pay, retraining and outplacement services also will be offered. Ohio AG: all pain clinic gone from hard-hit county COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general says the last pain medication clinic has been closed in a county plagued by painkiller addictions. The Drug Enforcement Administration has said Scioto County in southern Ohio is one of the worst places in the country for painkiller abuse. Attorney General Mike DeWine said Tuesday that local and state officials shut down Greater Medical Advance in Wheelersburg, about 100 miles south of Columbus. DeWine says an investigation found 14,000 prescriptions came out of the clinic in nine months. Four people face charges including engaging in corrupt activity, drug trafficking and drug possession. The announcement came as a man charged with illegally distributing prescription painkillers planned to plead guilty Tuesday in a separate case that Ohio authorities said involved the distribution of hundreds of Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37 thousands of pills. Ohio man who raped, killed 3-year-old faces death COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Cincinnati man who raped and killed the 3-year-old son of his live-in girlfriend. Lamont Hunter had pleaded not guilty to killing Trustin Blue in 2006 but a three-judge Hamilton County panel convicted the 43-year-old Hunter and sentenced him to death in 2007. The high court’s decision Tuesday said the boy was raped with a sharp object and died from blunt impact and shaking injuries to his head. The ruling also noted that the boy had been previously treated at a hospital for injuries and that he had expressed fear of Hunter. The court rejected arguments by Hunter that his lawyers didn’t defend him properly, including an argument that they didn’t present proper expert witnesses on his behalf. Competition forces Honda to revamp new Civic ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Honda is revamping its Civic ahead of schedule because of intense competition for small-car buyers in the U.S. The company is telling dealers it will have a revamped model by the end of next year, even though the 2012 Civic just hit show- rooms over the summer. The move is unprecedented for any carmaker because new models aren’t usually revamped for at least three years. Honda executives confirm that they are redoing the compact car early, but say they’re just trying to stay ahead of the competition. But analysts say Honda is redoing the car because it was a step backward from the old one. Ohio union law opponents to give cash to charities COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group that successfully fought against Ohio’s collective bargaining law plans to give a portion of the millions it raised to two charities. A spokesman for We Are Ohio said Tuesday the group will donate $10,000 to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign and another $10,000 to the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks. Dennis Willard says his group wanted to give back after its November victory. About 62 percent of voters rejected the law, which would have limited public employee unions’ bargaining rights. The union-backed We Are Ohio raised almost $30 million and netted more than $12 million in total in-kind contributions to defeat the law. It has more than $730,000 in leftover campaign money. Willard says the group hasn’t decided what it plans to do next. Ask Dr. Brothers Boss insists on driving her home By Dr. Joyce Brothers 60272370 Dear Dr. Brothers: I work in a small-business environment, where everyone is like family. Unfortunately, my boss insists on treating me like a teenage daughter — he knows I have to take a bus to work, and he has started driving me home so I don’t have to walk through the streets alone. I am 33 years old and am not afraid of the dark. He’s a married man in his 50s. Last night he asked if he could come in and make me some coffee. How do I get out of this? — J.C. Dear J.C.: This is a sticky situation that could become even stickier if you don’t get a little more assertive and end it as soon as possible. I doubt very much that your boss sees you as a helpless little girl; in fact, it sounds as though he might be developing some more dangerous feelings for you. He’s in that prime midlifecrisis age, which means he may not be viewing the situation entirely rationally, so it is up to you to but the brakes on this private car service he’s providing. Whether or not you want to keep the job — and I assume you do — you need to let him know that you are capable of providing your own transportation to and from work, and that you would prefer keeping the coffee breaks in the break room at the office. You needn’t question his motives — there is a chance, after all, that he is just acting altruistically — so the way Dr. Joyce Brothers in which you communicate with him should be carefully thought out beforehand. You could start by thanking him for his kindness, and go from there. The best solution would be to make his “service” unnecessary. As long as you are relying on public transportation, the issue could remain open. So see if you can get a regular ride home from someone else, or find something to do — a class, perhaps —right after work, way across town. *** Dear Dr. Brothers: I am in graduate school and share a house off-campus with three other women. We are all studying most of the time, but when it’s the weekend or some other slow period, the three of them always seem to have plans, or they make them right in front of me but leave me out. Once in a while I will ask if I can come, and they always say “yes” and we seem to all have a good time. But then the next time, they leave me out again. This is beginning to depress me. Help! — C.R. Dear C.R.: I’m sure you know by now that you can’t force people to love, like or even respect you. While your roommates are willing to include you if you ask, they obviously have a stronger bond among the three of them. Perhaps they all knew each other previously, or they’ve spent hours sharing their common interests. Many students get a roommate just to pay the rent, and they have no social life together at all. But I can see where you might feel left out, and if you genuinely like these women and want to be more a part of their social life, you might need to step up your game a bit. Let them know that you would like to be included more often, and that you always enjoy going out with them. Suggest some activities of your own so that they don’t just think of you as a tag-along. Another approach you might take would be to try to cultivate individual friendships with each woman. Ask one of them out for coffee or to meet you for shopping after classes. If you get to know them a little bit better — not as a gang of three but as each separate personality — you may find that you have more upon which to base a friendship. If nothing seems to improve the situation, you just might need to turn to some of your classmates with whom you have more in common. (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate �Wednesday, December 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 Trustee officers elected at organizational meeting POMEROY — New officers were elected at the recent organizational meeting of the Meigs County township trustees held in the former Salisbury school building. Elected were Bill Spaun, president; John Hood, vice president; Opal Dyer, secretary-treasurer, and Joe Bolin, executive officer. Speaker for the dinner meeting was Heidi Faulk, an Ohio State Township Association representative.She talked about the role of the Ohio Association of Public Employees and presented material relating to the role and responsibilities of township trustees. Of the 12 townships in the county, 11 were represented with attendance of trustees. (submitted) Officers elected at the organizational meeting were, from the left, John Hood, vice president; Randy Butcher, Issue 2 representative; Opal Dyer, secretary-treasurer, Bill Spaun, president; Heidi Faulk, Ohio State Township Association speaker; and Joe Bolin, executive officer. Meigs County State Employees present donation Jeff Amos on behalf of Local Chapter 5300, Meigs County State Employees, presents a check for $600 to Alva Clark of the Meigs Cooperative Parish to be used for providing services to the needy families of Meigs County. This is fourth year the members of Local 5300 have contribued to the Parish programs. O’Bleness donations Pictured with Santa and Mrs. Claus are newborn Luke Roush with big brother, Jake Roush, age 4. Jake and Luke are the sons of Jason and Whitney Roush from Pomeroy, Ohio. Santa and Mrs. Claus visit PVH POINT PLEASANT— There was a twinkle in their eyes and an extra jolt in their steps when the line of children saw their first glimpse of Santa and Mrs. Claus walking down the hall at Pleasant Valley Hospital on Thursday night, December 15. Santa and Mrs. Claus were at PVH from 6-8 p.m. and were able to visit and take photographs with over 150 children. While parents and children waited for their photographs, they visited the Pediatric Department. Denise Queen, RN and Man- ager of Pediatrics, and her staff and volunteers painted children’s faces, gave away coloring books and crayons, had door prizes, and even cookies with milk. Employees of Pleasant Valley Hospital and friends of the community have volunteered their time to paint the Pediatric Department. Each themed room has wall paintings and décor to fit the theme: Winnie the Pooh, Dora the Explorer, Lighthouses, Handy Manny, Princesses, Minnie and Mickey Mouse, and a Barnyard scene complete with tractors, tire swing, kids playing, and even farm animals. Children were excited to learn that being in the Hospital does not have to be scary, and they can visit their favorite characters while staying at PVH. Pediatricians Harold Ayers, MD, and John Wiltz, MD also participated in the evening’s activities with the children. Families were also given hot chocolate and candy canes to enjoy in the lobby and on their way home. ATHENS — Thanks to a new partnership with OhioHealth’s award-winning Stroke Network, the O’Bleness Health System has access to advanced technology that connects patients and caregivers to OhioHealth neurologists specializing in stroke care. Time is critical for stroke patient. A few hours can be the difference between a full recovery and permanent neurological damage. The OhioHealth Stroke Network enhances the O’Bleness Health System capabilities in diagnosing strokes quickly and accurately, helping to increase a patient’s chance for a full recovery. The OhioHealth Stroke Network is a two-way video and audio system connecting OhioHealth neurologists at Riverside Methodist Hospital and Grant Medical Center to the O’Bleness Health System’s Emergency Department (ED). Through the technology, OhioHealth neurologists are able to guide O’Bleness Health System’s clinical staff through the patient exam, view CT scans, speak with family members and even examine the patient’s pupils as part of the stroke assessment. The O’Bleness ED physicians provide emergency stroke care at the onset of the stroke based on the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale. “We are enhancing our care by bringing the OhioHealth Stroke Network neurologists and other specialists right to the bedside of our ED patients,” said O’Bleness Chief of Emergency Medicine Mussaret Zuberi, MD. Once a patient is examined, the Stroke Network physicians work with physicians at the O’Bleness Health System to develop a treatment plan. In some cases, the patient may be transported to Riverside Methodist or Grant Medical Center for specialized interventional procedures to help stroke patients avoid long-term neurological damage. “OhioHealth’s Stroke Network is the first of its kind in Ohio, so it’s very exciting to be connected with such a groundbreaking program and make this valuable service available locally to our residents,” said John C. Yanes, FACHE, president and CEO of O’Bleness Health System. “Through this partnership, we will be able to facilitate early detection and prompt treatment for patients potentially suffering a stroke.” By partnering with OhioHealth’s Stroke Network, the O’Bleness Health System is able to offer stroke patients more efficient treatments and increase the chances of an improved outcome. (submitted photo) O’Bleness Medical Staff physicians Jane E. Broecker, MD; and Michael J. Clark, DO; Stephanie Patton, O’Bleness Manager of Medical Staff Services; Dawn L. Sammons, DO, Oakview Dermatology; and John Yanes, O’Bleness Health System CEO and President, left to right display the generous amount of unwrapped toys as well as $335 donated by the medical staff at their annual 2011 Medical Staff Meeting on Dec. 13. The donations will benefit 200 area children served by the Athens County Children’s Services as part of their annual holiday toy drive. O’Bleness partners with Ohio Health for stroke care Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel 60273920 740.992.2155 60271569 �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Regulating what’s in your turkey today will protect your health tomorrow By Stephen McDonnell As millions of Americans gather around dinner tables this holiday season, there’s no better time to be mindful of where our food comes from and who is ensuring its safety. This is particularly important when it comes to meat and poultry, because the misuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture is leading to the creation of antibiotic-resistant superbugs that threaten human health, and there is no regulation in sight. Most people probably would be surprised to learn that 80 percent of antibiotics sold in the United States are used in animal agriculture. The vast majority is for non-therapeutic purposes, such as promoting growth and compensating for effects of unsanitary and overcrowded conditions. Many of the antibiotics used in food animal production, such as penicillins and tetracyclines, are the same drugs we rely on to treat human illnesses, and therein lies the problem. Scientists say there is no question that improper use of antibiotics in animal agriculture is leading to the development of resistant bacteria and diluting the effectiveness of the drugs for both animals and people. The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics has estimated that antibiotic-resistant bacteria generate $16.6 billion to $26 billion per year in extra costs to the U.S. health-care system. Since 1977, the FDA has been trying to curtail the improper use of antibiotics when producing meat, dairy and egg products, but stiff opposition from industry has stopped it every time. But this past year it looked like the FDA was finally ready to take a firm stand on the issue. In June 2010, the FDA’s former principal deputy commissioner, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, called a news conference to issue a draft guidance that would set the stage for stronger regulations. Sharfstein called the overuse of antibiotics in animals, “an urgent public health issue” (Washington Post, FDA seeks less use of antibiotics in animals to keep them effective for humans, June 29, 2010). Sharfstein also recommended that industry voluntarily take steps to fix the problem on its own, rather than have the FDA impose regulations on it. Not only has industry done nothing to fix the problem, the amount of antibiotics purchased for use in animals has actually increased. This past year, for the first time, the FDA released 2009 data showing exactly how much antibiotics were sold for use in animals – 28.8 million pounds, four times the 7.2 million pounds sold for human use. Newly released data for 2010 show the overall amount used in animals increased to 29.1 million pounds. Knowing that industry has not taken the FDA’s warning seriously, you’d think agency leaders would say enough is enough. But sadly, it seems the FDA has lost its backbone. Just last week it denied two petitions to ban use of certain antibiotics in animals raised for food. The petitions were filed by organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. When pressed to explain why the petitions were denied, the FDA reportedly said its hands were tied. If so, by whom? If industry will not voluntarily stop irresponsible use of antibiotics on its own, then it is time we demand our government do what Americans have entrusted it to do and impose stiff regulations to protect us. McDonnell is founder and CEO of Applegate Natural and Organic Meats and a member of the American Sustainable Business Council. Letters to the Editor Perennial Cat Shelter under new management Dear Editor, The Perennial Cat shelter is under new management. We are in the need of volunteers for the shelter. Hope that we can have a great year ahead of us. We are planning many this for the shelter. We need the public support for supplies, transporting cats for spayed and neuters, fund raising, foster care, and monetary support. There is so much to do for the unwanted cats and kittens in the county. Above all this is that the owners need to take the responsibility to spayed and neuter their pets. We see this everyday that there are so many unwanted pets. Contact us to see if we can help. Please call 740-645-7275. — Penny Litman *** Student seeking Civil War correspondence Dear Editor, My name is Gregory Jones, and I am a doctoral candidate in the History Department at Kent State University. I am requesting assistance from your readers locating private collections of Civil War correspondence of soldiers and families from southeastern Ohio. If anyone has information on such a collection, please contact me at gjones10@kent.edu or 430 West Spruce Ave., Ravenna, Ohio 44266. Thank you for your time and assistance. 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See Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), for more information on qualified charitable distributions. Rules for Clothing and Household Items To be deductible, clothing and household items donated to charity generally must be in good used condition or better. A clothing or household item for which a taxpayer claims a deduction Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. of over $500 does not have to meet this standard if the taxpayer includes a qualified appraisal of the item with the return. Household items include furniture, furnishings, electronics, appliances and linens. Guidelines for Monetary Donations To deduct any charitable donation of money, regardless of amount, a taxpayer must have a bank record or a written communication from the charity showing the name of the charity and the date and amount of the contribution. Bank records include canceled checks, bank or credit union statements, and credit card statements. Bank or credit union statements should show the name of the charity, the date, and the amount paid. Credit card statements should show the name of the charity, the date, and the transaction posting date. Donations of money include those made in cash or by check, electronic funds transfer, credit card and payroll deduction. For payroll deductions, the taxpayer should retain a pay stub, a Form W-2 wage statement or other document furnished by the employer showing the total amount withheld for charity, along with the pledge card showing the name of the charity. These requirements for the deduction of monetary donations do not change the long-standing requirement that a taxpayer obtain an acknowledgment from a charity for each deductible donation (either money or property) of $250 or more. However, one statement containing all of the required information may meet both requirements. Reminders To help taxpayers plan their holiday-season and year-end giving, the IRS offers the following additional reminders:Contributions are deductible in the year made. Thus, donations charged to a credit card before the end of 2011 count for 2011. This is true even if the credit card bill isn’t paid until 2012. Also, checks count for 2011 as long as they are mailed in 2011.Check that the organization is qualified. Only donations to qualified orga- nizations are tax-deductible. IRS Publication 78, searchable and available online, lists most organizations that are qualified to receive deductible contributions. It can be found at IRS.gov under Search for Charities. In addition, churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and government agencies are eligible to receive deductible donations, even if they are not listed in Publication 78.For individuals, only taxpayers who itemize their deductions on Form 1040 Schedule A can claim deductions for charitable contributions. This deduction is not available to individuals who choose the standard deduction, including anyone who files a short form (Form 1040A or 1040EZ). A taxpayer will have a tax savings only if the total itemized deductions (mortgage interest, charitable contributions, state and local taxes, etc.) exceed the standard deduction. Use the 2011 Form 1040 Schedule A to determine whether itemizing is better than claiming the standard deduction.For all donations of property, including clothing and household items, get from the charity, if possible, a receipt that includes the name of the charity, date of the contribution, and a reasonably-detailed description of the donated property. If a donation is left at a charity’s unattended drop site, keep a written record of the donation that includes this information, as well as the fair market value of the property at the time of the donation and the method used to determine that value. Additional rules apply for a contribution of $250 or more.The deduction for a motor vehicle, boat or airplane donated to charity is usually limited to the gross proceeds from its sale. This rule applies if the claimed value is more than $500. Form 1098-C, or a similar statement, must be provided to the donor by the organization and attached to the donor’s tax return.If the amount of a taxpayer’s deduction for all noncash contributions is over $500, a properly-completed Form 8283 must be submitted with the tax return.And, as always it’s important to keep good records and receipts. 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 �Wednesday, December 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 Twelve indicted in beard-cutting attacks on Ohio Amish CLEVELAND (AP) — Twelve members of a breakaway Amish group were charged with federal hate crimes in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in eastern Ohio farm country, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. The seven-count indictment against Samuel Mullet and 11 relatives or members of his group include charges of conspiracy, assault and evidence tampering in what prosecutors say were hate crimes motivated by religious differences. The five attacks between September and November involved cutting women’s hair and men’s beards and hair. That’s considered deeply offensive in Amish culture. The indictment also charges four of Mullet’s children, a son-in-law, three nephews, the spouses of a niece and nephew and a member of the Mullet community in Bergholz. Mullet and six of the suspects have been held without bond since their arrests in FBI raids Nov. 23 at the Mullet compound near Steubenville in eastern Ohio. The five new suspects will be issued summonses to appear for arraignment, said U.S. attorney’s spokesman Mike Tobin. The indictment alleges a pair of previously unreported assaults in the Bergholz area. It says that on Sept. 24, at the home of one of the defendants, another provided an unnamed victim with a cup of coffee “laced with an over-the-counter product” intended to sicken the victim; it does not specify which product was used. It also alleges that, on the same day, three of the defendants and others enticed the victim to take a walk around the property, then restrained him and removed his beard and hair with scissors. A message seeking comment on the indictment was left for Mullet’s federal public defender in Cleveland. An attorney who represented Mullet when the case was in state court had said at the time that Mullet could fight the allegations. Mullet told The Associated Press in October that he didn’t order the hair-cutting but didn’t stop his sons and others from carrying it out. He said the goal was to send a message to other Amish that they should be ashamed of themselves for the way they were treating Mullet and his community. The others charged previously are Mullet’s sons Johnny, Daniel and Lester Mullet; son-in-law Emanuel Schrock; nephew Eli Miller; and community member Levi Miller. Newly charged are Mullet’s daughter Linda Schrock; nephews Lester and Raymond Miller; Anna Miller, the wife of another nephew; and a niece’s husband, Freeman Burkholder. Court documents didn’t list attorneys for the five new suspects. Lawyers for several other defendants didn’t immediately return messages. Attorneys for Daniel Mullet and Eli Miller declined to comment. Neal Atway, attorney for Levi Miller, said his client planned to plead not guilty but said he couldn’t comment further. An FBI affidavit said three of Mullet’s sons and a nephew and another community member had confessed in early October to taking part in at least a couple of the attacks. Several members of the group carried out the attacks by forcibly cutting the beards and hair of Amish men and women and then taking photos of them, authorities said. Cutting the hair is a highly offensive act to the Amish, who believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards and stop shaving once they marry. Amish often mete out their own internal punishment and rarely report crimes to law enforcement. Some beard-cutting victims declined to press charges earlier. The dispute with Amish bishops stemmed from Mullet’s desire to excommunicate several members, the FBI said. Other bishops concluded the excommunications weren’t consistent with Amish teachings and scripture and decided not to recognize the penalties, the FBI said. The FBI affidavit that led to the arrests detailed hair-cutting attacks in Carroll, Holmes, Jefferson and Trumbull counties, including a man allegedly lured to the Mullet complex in Jefferson County. Ohio has an estimated Amish population of just under 61,000 — second only to Pennsylvania — with most living in rural counties south and east of Cleveland. FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio (AP) — A man cleaning his muzzle-loading rifle shot the gun into the air, accidentally killing a 15-yearold Amish girl driving a horse-drawn buggy more than a mile away, a sheriff said Tuesday. Rachel Yoder was shot in the head Thursday night while traveling to her home in Wayne County, between Columbus and Akron. She had attended a Christmas party for employees, most of them under 18 years old, at an Amish produce farm and was riding home alone when she was shot, Wayne County sheriff’s Capt. Douglas Hunter said. The horse continued to cart the girl after she was shot, and she fell out of the buggy near her home, Holmes County Sheriff Timothy Zimmerly said. Her brother found her after he saw the horse walking in circles and went to check it. Authorities initially believed she had fallen out of the buggy and hit her head until a hospital test revealed the gunshot wound. Hunter said his department traced a trail of blood along the road for about three-eighths of a mile into Holmes County in an area of farms and rolling hills. Zimmerly said the guncleaner’s family came forward and his neighbors reported hearing a shot at about the time the girl was wounded. The man had fired the gun in the air about 1.5 miles from where Yoder was shot, Zimmerly said. State investigators were checking the rifle for a ballistics match, he said. “In all probability, it looks like an accidental shooting,” Zimmerly said. No charges have been filed. Yoder was born in nearby Mount Eaton and attended the Old Order Amish Church, The (Wooster) Daily Record reported. She is survived by her father, 10 brothers and sisters, 26 nieces and nephews and two grandparents. Hunter said earlier there was no indication the shooting was related to a rash of beard-cutting attacks against Amish men in a feud over church discipline. Still, the mystery of the shooting in the wake of the beard-cutting attacks had left the Amish shaken and “on pins and needles,” Zimmerly said. Zimmerly said he informed the Yoder family that the shooting appeared to be accidental. “Obviously, that makes them feel a lot better than if someone might have been targeting the Amish or (if it was) a random shooting murder,” he said. Gun violence in Amish communities is rare but not unheard of. A man shot 10 schoolgirls, killing five, inside a one-room schoolhouse five years ago in Nickel Mines, Pa. The Amish were praised for their forgiveness after the shooting and reaching out to comfort the gunman’s widow. CLEVELAND (AP) — Convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk’s bid to regain his U.S. citizenship was denied Tuesday by a judge who said he had lied about where he was during World War II. U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster rejected the retired autoworker’s citizenship claim, which was based on newly discovered documents, including one suggesting an incriminating document was a Soviet fraud. “John Demjanjuk has admitted that he willfully lied about his whereabouts during the war on his visa and immigration applications to gain entry to the United States,” the judge wrote. “Despite numerous opportunities, Demjanjuk has never provided a single, consistent accounting of his whereabouts during the war years 1942 to 1945.” Demjanjuk was convicted by a German court that found he had served as a guard at the Nazis’ Sobibor death camp in occupied Poland. He was sentenced to five years in prison. Demjanjuk, who’s in his 90s, has been in poor health for years and has been in and out of a hospital since his conviction. His lawyers argued that the government failed to disclose important evidence, including a 1985 secret FBI report uncovered by The Associated Press that indicates the FBI believed a Nazi ID card purportedly showing that he served as a death camp guard was a Soviet-made fake. Federal authorities had said Demjanjuk, who has denied serving as a guard at any Nazi camp and is free on bail, was trying to cast himself as a victim following his conviction in Germany on more than 28,000 counts of accessory to murder. In a response to the original defense citizenship filing, the government included an Oct. 12 affidavit from retired FBI agent Thomas Martin. He said the March 4, 1985, report written by him was based on speculation about a Soviet forgery, not any investigation. Demjanjuk cannot leave Germany because he has no passport after being stripped of his U.S. citizenship ahead of his deportation to Germany in 2009. He could have gotten a U.S. passport if the denaturalization ruling had been overturned. The Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk was a Soviet Red Army soldier captured by the Germans in 1942. The Munich court found he agreed to serve the Nazis as a guard at Sobibor. Demjanjuk’s public defender, Dennis Terez, would not comment on a possible appeal of the citizenship ruling but said, “We’re evaluating our various options at this point.” Mike Tobin, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Cleveland, said prosecutors were pleased with the ruling. “All along the issue in this specific aspect of the case was really just the uninformed or misinformed speculation of one FBI agent, as I think the ruling makes clear,” he said. Demjanjuk’s son, John Demjanjuk Jr., who has spoken often on his father’s behalf, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Email and phone messages were left for him. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The last pain medication clinic in a southern Ohio county plagued by painkiller addictions and overdose deaths was shut down Tuesday, the Ohio attorney general announced Tuesday. Greater Medical Advance in Wheelersburg, with just one doctor, doled out 14,000 prescriptions in nine months, Attorney General Mike DeWine said in announcing the closure and four indictments. “At one point there was over a dozen pill mills in Scioto County,” DeWine said in a phone interview. “As of this morning, there are zero. So we’re very happy about that.” The Drug Enforcement Administration has said the southern Ohio county is one of the worst places in the country for painkiller abuse. Tuesday’s announcement came the same day the first defendant in another so-called pill mill case pleaded guilty to illegally shuttling painkiller prescriptions to pharmacists willing to fill them. James Sadler pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of diverting controlled substances at a hearing in federal court in Cincinnati. Sadler is free on his own recognizance. His attorney did not immediately return a phone message Tuesday. A 2010 indictment against Sadler and other operators of Ohio Medical and Pain Management in Waverly alleged that in some cases, customers traveled more than 200 miles round trip to be treated at the southern Ohio clinic. In the Wheelersburg case, a county grand jury indicted four people with charges including engaging in corrupt activity, drug trafficking and drug possession, DeWine’s office said. The clinic’s doctor, Victor Georgescu, and its operator, George Adkins, were each charged with engaging in corrupt activity, conspiracy to engage in corrupt activity, funding drug trafficking and permitting drug abuse, according to DeWine. Georgescu was arrested in Centerville in suburban Dayton on Tuesday. Georgescu and Adkins were not booked into the county jail by early afternoon and information about their attorneys was not immediately available. A message was left at the clinic for Georgescu; a home listing for Adkins was not functioning. Stopping the abuse of powerful prescription painkillers has become a top priority for Ohio officials. In 2007, drug overdoses, led by an increase in prescription painkiller addictions, surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio. It’s a trend also seen in several other states. In May, Gov. John Kasich signed into law a bill cracking down on pain management clinics, dubbed pill mills by their critics and blamed by health officials for contributing to hundreds of overdose deaths in Ohio each year. The law requires the State Board of Pharmacy for the first time to license pain clinics as distributors of danger- ous drugs. The law also puts limits on how many pills a doctor could dispense directly at a clinic and tries to reduce the illegal distribution of prescription painkillers by creating a statewide system for collecting unused supplies of the narcotics. The DEA has recently suspended the prescription-writing powers of physicians in a part of southern Ohio plagued by painkiller abuse. More than 1,300 people died from accidental drug overdoses in 2009 in Ohio, according to the most recent data from the Ohio Department of Health. The number of fatal overdoses has more than quadrupled from 1999, when the state recorded 327 accidental deaths, according to the department. The numbers are particularly bad in Scioto County in Appalachia, where high unemployment rates and a profusion of pill mills have led to growing addiction rates. Sheriff: Ohio man cleaning Ohio judge denies Nazi war gun killed Amish girl convict US citizenship Ohio AG: Pain clinics gone from hard-hit county 60253286 Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com �Sports 6 The Daily Sentinel Local Schedule Wednesday, December 21 Girls Basketball South Point at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at Fairland Holiday Tournament, 5:30 p.m. Ohio State gets bowl ban COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Urban Meyer’s first Ohio State team won’t be bowl bound. The NCAA hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban and other penalties on Tuesday for a scandal Friday, December 23 Boys Basketball that involved eight players Meigs at Wahama, 6:30 p.m. taking a total of $14,000 Symmes Valley at South Gallia, 6:30 p.m. Point Pleasant at Poca, 7:30 p.m. in cash and tattoos in exHannan vs Raceland at Ironton Tourna- change for jerseys, rings ment, 2:30 p.m. and other Buckeyes memoTuesday, December 27 rabilia. Tipped to the violaGirls Basketball tions, then-coach Jim TresSciotoville East at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball sel failed to speak up. Gallia Academy at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. The university had preOhio Valley Christian vs Wellston at Big Blue Classic, 7:30 p.m. viously offered to vacate the 2010 season, return bowl money, go on two years of NCAA probation and use five fewer football scholarships over the next three years. But the NCAA countered with a bowl ban in Meyer’s first year as head coach in MORGANTOWN, W.Va. 2012, further reduced the (AP) — Kevin Jones scored 25 points to lead three West Virginia scorers in double figures Monday night as the Mountaineers toppled Tennessee Tech 72-53. Bryan Walters Darryl “Truck” Bryant added 15 points and Deniz Kilicli bwalters@mydailytribune.com had 12 for West Virginia (8-2), which has won a season-best MASON, W.Va. — The four straight. offense was impressive, but Jones notched his sixth dou- the defense made the differble-double of the season, grab- ence. bing 14 rebounds. The Eastern girls bas“(Jones) gets every re- ketball team limited host bound,” said Bryant, who was Wahama to just four points second on the Mountaineers with six boards. “Kevin gets 25 in each of the first two points tonight, all off rebounds. quarters, which enabled He hit a couple of jump shots, the Lady Eagles to cruise of course, but all of KJ’s points to a 74-32 victory Monday come from rebounds. He gets night in a Tri-Valley Coneasy shots, that’s what KJ does, ference Hocking Division matchup in Mason County. (and) he’s a great rebounder.” It was also Jones’ sixth The visiting Lady Eagles game this season with 20 or (4-1, 4-1 TVC Hocking) more points. forced 12 of the Lady Fal“I’ve been working on my cons’ 18 turnovers in the shots, and I’m going to keep opening 16 minutes, allowon shooting,” said Jones, av- ing EHS to storm out to a eraging 20.3 points per game. sizable 49-8 advantage at “I feel like my inside game is the intermission. Eastern working for me and I’m going to keep going to what’s took a 27-4 lead after eight working for me. I’m the type minutes of play, then went of guy who is always going to on a 22-4 surge in the secbe around the basket, no matter ond canto. The Lady Eagles — who what.” Jud Dillard led the Golden committed 20 turnovers, Eagles (6-5) with 15 points and most of which came in the 12 rebounds, and Zach Bailey second half — went on a added 10 points. small 12-7 run in the third The teams traded leads early for a comfortable 61-15 on and Tennessee Tech pulled cushion, but Wahama (4-3, ahead 8-7 on a Dillard jumper. 2-3) closed regulation on a But a Jones layup sparked a 17-13 spurt to wrap up the 13-2 run for West Virginia and 42-point decision. the Mountaineers never trailed Eastern’s biggest lead again. They led the Golden came at 74-30 with 15 Eagles by seven points at the break and outscored them 39- seconds left in regulation. 27 in the second half to seal it. EHS, which outrebounded The Mountaineers have the hosts 42-23, also had all won four in a row, and the loss 12 players score in the trisnapped a three-game winning umph. The Lady Eagles constreak for Tennessee Tech. West Virginia’s 6-foot-2 nected on 30-of-58 field Bryant was solid checking goal attempts for 52 perTech’s Kevin Murphy, who is cent, including a 3-of-7 ef6-7. The Ohio Valley Confer- fort from behind the arc for ence preseason player of the 43 percent. The guests had year, Murphy tallied just seven 24 assists and were also 11points on this night, going 2 of of-20 at the free throw line 11 from the floor. for 55 percent. “I put him on lockdown in Jenna Burdette led the the second half, I locked him up,” Bryant said of Murphy, “I hosts with a game-high 17 just wanted to prove a point that points, followed by Brenhe wasn’t going to have what na Holter with 10 points and Katie Keller with nine he wanted to have tonight.” Murphy was 1-for-5 from markers. Savannah Hawbeyond the 3-point line, and ley, Jordan Parker, Maddie Tennessee Tech was 1-for-15 Rigsby and Erin Swatzel from long range overall. all contributed six points, “Truck did a terrific job,” while Gabby Hendrix and said West Virginia coach Bob Hayley Gillian added four Huggins, who notched all-time markers apiece. victory number 699. “I told him Cheyenne Doczi, Kelsey in practice that you are proba- Myers and Tori Goble bly going to have to guard him rounded out the winning and I think after the first three score with two points each. or four possessions, he said, ‘I got him.’ … Defense to Truck Rigsby hauled in a gamewas like a bad word when he got here and he has progressed so far. He understands that we need him to guard.” West Virginia made 50 perBryan Walters cent of its second-half shots and was good on 45.5 percent bwalters@mydailytribune.com for the game. Tennessee Tech’s final lead MASON, W.Va. — The of the game (8-7) came with 13 Wahama girls basketball minutes left in the opening half. team enjoyed an early holiThen, West Virginia went to work. Hitting three 3-point day at home last weekend, shots in a row, including two as the Lady Falcons destraight by freshman walk-on feated both Ohio Valley Paul Williamson, the Moun- Christian and Wirt County taineers outscored Tennessee to claim the championship Tech 13-2 and led 20-10 with at the 2011 Wahama Holi7:23 left. West Virginia owned day Tournament held Fria 10-point advantage four more day and Saturday in Mason times in the period. The halftime score was 33- County. The Lady Falcons (4-2) 26. A second-half push by West soared past OVCS on FriVirginia resulted in a 17-5 day with a 61-45 victory in run that put the Mountaineers a semifinal matchup, then ahead by 23 with 7:20 left. held on against Wirt County Thursday, December 22 Girls Basketball Southern at Eastern, 6 p.m. Meigs at Jackson, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Belpre, 6 p.m. River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at Poca, 7:30 p.m. Wahama at Federal Hocking, 6 p.m. WVU beats Tennessee Tech, 72-53 Wednesday, December 21, 2011 number of scholarships and tacked on a year of probation. The stiffer penalties including a finding of a “failure to monitor” of Ohio State’s athletic programs came because of additional problems which followed the tattoo-related violations revealed a year ago, almost to the day. It was a sobering blow to Ohio State and athletic director Gene Smith, who through a lengthy NCAA investigation had maintained there was no way the Buckeyes would be banned from a bowl game. “We are surprised and disappointed with the NCAA’s decision,” Smith said in a statement. “However, we have decided not to appeal the decision because we need to move forward as an institution. We recognize that this is a challenging time in intercollegiate athletics. Institutions of higher education must move to higher ground, and Ohio State embraces its leadership responsibilities and affirms its long-standing commitment to excellence in education and integrity in all it does.” As shocking as the Ohio State case was when it broke, it has since been overshadowed by three other scandals in college sports. Former Penn State football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with more than 50 criminal counts related to child sex abuse, an ex-Syracuse basketball assistant coach was fired after being accused of fondling boys and young men, and a University of Miami booster caught masterminding a Ponzi scheme claimed he provided money, cars and even prostitutes to Hurricanes athletes. Ohio State might have done better before the NCAA but, after the initial tattoo scandal, the school and the NCAA discovered two additional problems. Three players were suspended just before the start of the season for accepting $200 from booster Bobby DiGeronimo, and midway through the Buckeyes’ 6-6 season it was revealed that several players had been paid too much for too little work on summer jobs supplied by the same booster. He has been disassociated from the program. Tressel, forced out in the wake of the scandal, was hit with a five-year “showcause” order which all but prevents him from being a See OHIO, 8 Lady Eagles soar past Wahama, 74-32 high eight rebounds to lead Eastern. WHS made 10-of-59 shot attempts for 17 percent, including misses on all eight trifecta tries. Wahama also connected on 12of-25 charity tosses for 48 percent. Ashley Templeton paced the hosts with nine points and seven rebounds, while Kelsey Zuspan and Sierra Carmichael respectively added eight and seven markers. Karista Ferguson had six points and Paige Gardner rounded out the scoring with two points. Both teams return to TVC Hocking action Thursday at 6 p.m. Eastern hosts Southern, while Wahama travels to Stewart to battle Federal Hocking Eastern 74, Wahama 32 E 27-22-12-13 — 74 W 4-4-7-17 — 32 EASTERN (4-1, 4-1 TVC Hocking): Brenna Bryan Walters/photo Wahama senior Ashley Templeton releases a shot attempt over the outstretched arms of Eastern defender Maddie Rigsby (31) during the second half of Monday night’s TVC Hocking matchup in Mason, W.Va. Bryan Walters/photo Eastern girls basketball coach John Burdette, kneeling, talks with team during a second half timeout Monday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup against Wahama in Mason, W.Va. Swatzel 3 0-0 6. TOTALS: Carmichael 3 1-2 7, Paige Holter 5 0-0 10, Savan- 30 11-20 74. Three-point Gardner 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie nah Hawley 1 3-5 6, Jor- goals: 3 (Burdette 2, Haw- Gabritsch 0 0-0 0, Morgan dan Parker 3 0-2 6, Gabby ley). Field Goals: 30-58 Nottingham 0 0-0 0, Olivia Hendrix 2 0-0 4, Jenna Bur- (.517). Rebounds: 42. Turn- VanMeter 0 0-0 0, Taylor dette 7 1-1 17, Katie Keller overs: 20. Templeton 0 0-0 0, Bunni 4 1-2 9, Hayley Gillian 2 WAHAMA (4-3, 2-3 Peters 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 0-2 4, Cheyenne Doczi 0 TVC Hocking): Karista 10 12-25 32. Three-point 2-4 2, Kelsey Myers 1 0-0 Ferguson 2 2-8 6, Ashley goals: None. Field Goals: 2, Tori Goble 1 0-0 2, Mad- Templeton 2 5-8 9, Kelsey 10-59 (.169). Rebounds: 23. die Rigsby 1 4-4 6, Erin Zuspan 2 4-7 8, Sierra Turnovers: 18. Lady Rebels fall to Waterford, 60-45 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — After starting the year with three straight wins, the South Gallia girls basketball team has now dropped two of its last three following a 60-45 setback Monday night to visiting Waterford in a Tri-Valley Conference matchup in Gallia County. The Lady Rebels (4-2, 3-2 TVC Hocking) stayed within two possessions of the Lady Wildcats (6-0, 6-0) over each of the four quarters, but the hosts never came out on top of any of those periods. WHS led 17-13 after eight minutes of play, then the guests managed a small 11-9 spurt in the second canto for a 28-22 edge at the intermission. The Lady ‘Cats kept that momentum going into the second half, as WHS went on a 16-13 run in the third stanza for a 44-35 lead headed into the finale. Waterford closed regulation with a 16-10 charge, including an 11-of-18 effort at the charity stripe, to wrap up the 15-point decision. Chandra Canaday led the Lady Rebels with 17 points, followed by Meghan Caldwell with 10 points and Ellie Bostic with eight markers. Rachel Johnson added six points, while Tori Duncan and Lesley Small rounded out the scoring with two points each. SGHS was 8-of-14 at the free throw line for 58 percent. Waterford had 10 players reach the scoring column, with Brooke Drayer leading the way with a game-high 21 points. Hannah Offenberger added eight markers, while Chelsey Paxton and Emily Brown chipped in seven points apiece. WHS was 20of-30 at the charity stripe for 67 percent. South Gallia returns to action Thursday when it travels to Belpre for a TVC Hocking matchup at 6 p.m. Waterford 60, South Gallia 45 W 17-11-16-16 — 60 SG 13-9-13-10 — 45 WATERFORD (6-0, 6-0 TVC Hocking): Hannah Dailey 2 0-0 4, Hannah Offenberger 2 2-4 8, Olivia Sprague 1 0-0 3, Chelsey Paxton 3 1-1 7, Brooke Drayer 6 6-8 21, Alicia Donahue 0 0-0 0, Hannah Brown 1 0-0 2, Emily Brown 1 5-8 7, Kaitlyn Pottmeyer 0 3-3 3, Cassie Reed 0 1-2 1, Janelle Pryor 1 2-4 4. TOTALS: 17 20-30 60. Threepoint goals: 6 (Drayer 3, Offenberger 2, Sprague). SOUTH GALLIA (4-2, 3-2 TVC Hocking): Ellie Bostic 3 2-3 8, Tori Duncan 1 0-0 2, Lesley Small 1 0-0 2, Chandra Canaday 6 4-7 17, Meghan Caldwell 4 2-2 10, Rachel Johnson 3 0-2 6, Jasmyne Johnson 0 -0 0. TOTALS: 18 8-14 45. Threepoint goals: 1 (Canaday). Lady Falcons win Wahama Holiday Tournament to claim the title with a 4342 decision in the Saturday finale. Wahama had three players reach double figures against the Lady Defenders on Friday, as the hosts stormed out to leads of 1612 after eight minutes and 35-21 at the intermission. WHS opened the second half with a 12-9 run for a 47-30 edge, but the guests closed regulation with a 15-14 spurt to wrap up the 14-point decision. Kelsey Zuspan led Wahama with 18 points, followed by Sierra Carmichael with 15 points and Karista Ferguson with 11 markers. Ashley Templeton and Mackenzie Gabritsch added six points each, while Paige Gardner and Morgan Nottingham rounded things out with respective totals of four points and one point. Wahama was 7-of-17 at the free throw line for 41 percent, while the guests went 17-of-27 at the charity stripe for 63 percent. Emily Carman paced OVCS with 12 points, followed by Beth Martin with 10 markers. Bekah Sargent, Madison Crank and Samantha Westfall all added six points, while Sarah Schoonover rounded things out with five markers. The Lady Falcons jumped out to an early 7-0 edge Saturday en route to a 13-10 lead after eight minutes, then went on a small 9-8 spurt in the second canto for a 22-18 intermission advantage. WCHS opened the second half with a 16-10 charge to take a 34-32 lead headed into the finale, but the hosts answered with an 11-8 run down the stretch to secure the one-point triumph. Templeton, who was named tournament MVP, led WHS and all scorers with 17 points. Ferguson and Gardner added respective point totals of eight and seven, while Carmichael and Gabritsch chipped in five and four markers. Zuspan rounded out the scoring with two markers, as Wahama went 11-of-20 at the free throw line for 55 percent. Brittani Gaskins paced Wirt County with 14 points, followed by Hannah Nichols with eight points and Miriam Smith with six markers. WCHS was 8-of16 at the charity stripe for 50 percent. �PARCEL ONE: The following real estate situated in the County of Meigs, in the State of Ohio, and in the Village of Pomeroy and bounded and described as follows: Forty feet off of the Southeast side of Lot Numbered One Hundred and Sixty-four (164) in the said Village, fronting on Mulberry Street and extending back at the width of Forty (40) feet to Mechanicʼs Street; and being the same premises conveyed to William M. Shannon by T. Mallory by deed dated November 14, 1890, and recorded in Deed Book No. 67, Page 530 Records of Meigs County, Ohio; and by the said Wm. M. Shannon conveyed to W. N. Davis by deed dated August 8th, 1906, and recorded in Volume 95, Page 359-360 of the Meigs County Records of Deeds. Reference Deeds: Cert. of Transfer from Philip Sommer to Anna Louise Harbrecht, Vol. 171, Page 659, Volume 165, Page 38, Deed Records, Meigs County, Ohio. Property Address: 300 Fourth Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 Parcel Number: 16-00744-000 and 16-02102-000 TRACT TWO: The following real estate situated in the Village of Pomeroy, County of Meigs and State of Ohio: Being Lot 351 in V.B. Hortonʼs Second Addition to Pomeroy, Ohio, as shown by the Meigs County Plat Records on file in the Meigs County Recorders Office. Legals Reference Deed: Volume 244, Page 727, Deed Records Meigs County, Ohio. Legals SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Property Address: Fourth Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 THE STATE OF MEIGS COUNTY. Parcel Number: 16-00506-000 Said premises appraised at (Tract One) $70,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of said amount; OHIO, PEGGY YOST, MEIGS COUNTY TREASURER : Plaintiff vs : CASE NO. 10 DL 004 BEN H. EWING, et al. fendants : De- In pursuance of an Order of Sale dated August 10, 2011, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the Court House, in Pomeroy, Ohio, in the above named County, on Tuesday, the 6th day of January, 2012 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., the following described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs, and State of Ohio, to-wit: TRACT ONE: PARCEL ONE: The following real estate situated in the County of Meigs, in the State of Ohio, and in the Village of Pomeroy and bounded and described as follows: Forty feet off of the Southeast side of Lot Numbered One Hundred and Sixty-four (164) in the said Village, fronting on Mulberry Street and extending back at the width of Forty (40) feet to Mechanicʼs Street; and being the same premises conveyed to William M. Shannon by T. Mallory by deed dated November 14, 1890, and recorded in Deed Book No. 67, Page 530 Records of Meigs County, Ohio; and by the said Wm. M. Shannon conveyed to W. N. Davis by deed dated August 8th, 1906, and recorded in Volume 95, Page 359-360 of the Meigs County Records of Deeds. Reference Deeds: Cert. of Transfer from Philip Sommer to Anna Louise Harbrecht, Vol. 171, Page 659, Volume 165, Page 38, Deed Records, Meigs County, Ohio. Property Address: 300 Fourth Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 Parcel Number: 16-00744-000 and 16-02102-000 TRACT TWO: The following real estate situated in the Village of Pomeroy, County of Meigs and State of Ohio: Being Lot 351 in V.B. Hortonʼs Second Addition to Pomeroy, Ohio, as shown by the Meigs County Plat Records on file in the Meigs County Recorders Office. Said premises appraised at (Tract Two) $70,000.00 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of said amount; TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent (10%) cash in hand on day of sale with balance to be paid upon delivery of deed. THIS SHERIFF'S SALE OPERATES UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. THE MEIGS COUNTY SHERIFF MAKES NO GUARANTEE AS TO STATUS OF TITLE PRIOR TO SALE. ROBERT BEEGLE, SHERIFF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO LAWRENCE A. HEISER OTHS, HEISER & MILLER, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff (12) 14, 21, 28, 2011 SHERIFFʼS SALE, CASE NO. 11 CV 058, PREMIER BANK, INC., Successor in Interest by Merger and Name Change from Traders Bank, Inc., Successor in Interest by Merger and Name Change from Citizens First Bank, PLAINTIFF, VS. JANET A. KRIDER AKA JANET KRIDER AKA JANET ANGELA KRIDER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of said Court in the above action, Robert E. Beegle, the Sheriff of Meigs County, Ohio, will expose to sell at public action on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the following lands and tenements: The following described premises, situated in the Village of Racine, County of Meigs and State of Ohio: Parcel 1: Situate in the Village of Racine, Meigs County, Ohio. Being the West five feet off the Easterly thirty five feet of Lot No. 36 in the Village of Racine, Ohio. The above five feet is the portion of Lot No. 36 owned by the former Grantors which was not conveyed by their deed to Everett Roush and Grace Roush recorded in Volume 231, Page 207, Meigs County Deed Records. Parcel 2: The following described real estate situated in the County of Meigs, State of Ohio, Township of Sutton and Reference Deed: Volume 244, Page 727, Deed Records in the incorporated Village of Racine, being twenty-seven Meigs County, Ohio. (27) feet North and South along Third Street and eighty Property Address:Help Fourth WantedGeneral four (84) feet East and West Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 along Pearl Street off of the North side of Lot Number Parcel Number: 16-00506-000 Said premises appraised at Thirty six (36) in said Village of (Tract One) $70,000.00 and Racine. cannot be sold for less than Parcel 3: Being a part of Lot two-thirds of said amount; No. 36 in the incorporated VilSaid premises appraised lage of Racine, Meigs County, bounding 84 feet East CARRIER ROUTES AVAILABLE at (Tract Two) $70,000.00 and Ohio, and West on Pearl Street and GALLIA, MEIGS, COUNTIES cannot be sold for less than MASON 62 feet North and South on two-thirds of said amount; Third Street excepting thereMUST HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND BE from EVERYDAY 27 feet North and South TOTen DELIVER TERMS WILLING OF SALE: per cent (10%) cash in hand along Third Street and 84 feet on day of sale with balance to East and West along Pearl Street off of the North side of be paid upon delivery of deed. THIS SHERIFF'S SALE OP- said Lot. ERATES UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMP- Parcel 4: Being twenty-two TOR. THE MEIGS COUNTY (22) feet off of the North side of Lots No. 33 and 34 in the SHERIFF MAKES NO GUAR- 740-446-2342 CONTACT ANTEE AS TO STATUS OF Village of Racine, said 22 feet extending the full depth of said TITLE PRIOR TO SALE. Lots No. 33 and 34, being a toROBERT BEEGLE, SHERIFF tal depth of 238 feet. Excepting parcel sold to Everett MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO Roush and Grace Roush as LAWRENCE A. HEISER OTHS, HEISER & MILLER, described in Volume 238, Page 441, Meigs County Deed LLC Attorney for Plaintiff (12) 14, Records. 21, 28, 2011 Reference Deed: Volume 218, Page 81, Meigs County Official Records. GALLIPOLIS DAILY TRIBUNE POINT PLEASANT REGISTER THE DAILY SENTINEL Auditor s Parcel Numbers: 19-00528.000, 19-00529.000, 19-00530.000 and 19-00397.000. www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 SHERIFFʼS SALE, CASE NO. 11 CV 058, PREMIER BANK, INC., Successor in Interest by Merger and Name Change from Traders Bank, Inc., Successor in Interest by Merger and Name Change from Citizens First Bank, PLAINTIFF, VS. JANET A. KRIDER AKA JANET KRIDER AKA JANET ANGELA KRIDER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of said Court in the above action, Robert E. Beegle, the Sheriff of Meigs County, Ohio, will expose to sell at public action on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the following lands and tenements: The following described premises, situated in the Village of Racine, County of Meigs and State of Ohio: Parcel 1: Situate in the Village of Racine, Meigs County, Ohio. Being the West five feet off the Easterly thirty five feet of Lot No. 36 in the Village of Racine, Ohio. The above five feet is the portion of Lot No. 36 owned by the former Grantors which was not conveyed by their deed to Everett Roush and Grace Roush recorded in Volume 231, Page 207, Meigs County Deed Records. Parcel 2: The following described real estate situated in the County of Meigs, State of Ohio, Township of Sutton and in the incorporated Village of Racine, being twenty-seven Legals (27) feet North and South along Third Street and eighty four (84) feet East and West along Pearl Street off of the North side of Lot Number Thirty six (36) in said Village of Racine. Parcel 3: Being a part of Lot No. 36 in the incorporated Village of Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, bounding 84 feet East and West on Pearl Street and 62 feet North and South on Third Street excepting therefrom 27 feet North and South along Third Street and 84 feet East and West along Pearl Street off of the North side of said Lot. Parcel 4: Being twenty-two (22) feet off of the North side of Lots No. 33 and 34 in the Village of Racine, said 22 feet extending the full depth of said Lots No. 33 and 34, being a total depth of 238 feet. Excepting parcel sold to Everett Roush and Grace Roush as described in Volume 238, Page 441, Meigs County Deed Records. Reference Deed: Volume 218, Page 81, Meigs County Official Records. Auditor s Parcel Numbers: 19-00528.000, 19-00529.000, 19-00530.000 and 19-00397.000. Property Address: 301-303 Third Street (and S. Side Pearl Street), Racine, OH 45771. Subject to the United States of Americaʼs right of redemption under 28USC Section 2410(C). The above described real estate is sold “as is” without warranties or covenants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 301-303 Third Street (and S. Side Pearl Street), Racine, OH 45771. CURRENT OWNER: Janet Angela Krider. REAL ESTATE APPRAISED AT: $60,000.00. The real estate cannot be sold for less than 2/3rds the appraised value. The appraisal does not include an interior examination of any structures, if any, on the real estate. TERMS OF SALE: 10% (cash only) down on day of sale, balance (cash or certified check only) due on confirmation of sale. ALL SHERIFFʼS SALES OPERATE UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CHECK FOR LIENS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: Douglas W. Little, LITTLE & SHEETS LLP, 211-213 E. Second Street, Pomeroy, OH 45769, Telephone: (740) 992-6689 (12) 14, 21, 28 SHERIFFʼS SALE, CASE NO. 11 CV 058, PREMIER BANK, INC., Successor in Interest by Merger and Name Change from Traders Bank, Inc., Successor in Interest by Merger and Name Change from Citizens First Bank, PLAINTIFF, VS. JANETLegals A. KRIDER AKA JANET KRIDER AKA JANET ANGELA KRIDER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of said Court in the above action, Robert E. Beegle, the Sheriff of Meigs County, Ohio, will expose to sell at public action on the front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the following lands and tenements: The following described premises, situate in the Village of Middleport, County of Meigs and State of Ohio: Being 46 feet of the North side of Village Lot Number 123, said lot being located on the east side of Fourth Street between Lincoln and Main Streets in said Village. Said premises being 46 feet by 100 feet. Reference Deed: Volume 241, Page 855 and Volume 106, Page 723, Meigs County Official Records. Auditor's Parcel 15-00902.000. Number: Subject to the United States of Americaʼs right of redemption under 28USC Section 2410(C). The above described real estate is sold “as is” without warranties or covenants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 464 S. Fourth, Middleport, OH 45760. CURRENT OWNER: Janet A. Krider aka Janet Krider. REAL ESTATE APPRAISED AT: $15,000.00. The real estate cannot be sold for less than 2/3rds the appraised value. The appraisal does not include an interior examination of any structures, if any, on the real estate. TERMS OF SALE: 10% (cash only) down on day of sale, balance (cash or certified check only) due on confirmation of sale. ALL SHERIFFʼS SALES OPERATE UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CHECK FOR LIENS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: Douglas W. Little, LITTLE & SHEETS LLP, 211-213 E. Second Street, Pomeroy, OH 45769, Telephone: (740) 992-6689 (12) 14, 21, 28 ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost & Found REWARD FOR RETURN: Lost Cadillac Ignition Fob (black). Send name and phone number to: C/o: Gallipolis Daily Tribune; PO Box 469; Box 1214 Gallipolis, OH 45631 SHERIFFʼS SALE, CASE NO. 11 CV 058, PREMIER BANK, INC., Successor in Interest by Merger and Name Change from Traders Bank, Inc., SucNotices cessor in Interest by Merger and Name Change from Citi- Gun Show, Jackson, Dec. 31 zens First Bank, PLAINTIFF, & Jan 1, Canter's Cave 4-H VS. JANET A. KRIDER AKA Camp, Adm. $5, 150 - 6' Tbls, JANET KRIDER AKA JANET $35, 740-667-0412 ANGELA KRIDER, ET AL., SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY DEFENDANTS, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO. Notices Pets NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. recommends that you do business with people you know, and NOT to send money through the mail until you have investigating the offering. Free- female short hair wiener dog, indoors only, 740-508-1972 ask for Ann CARPET SALE- SAVE BIG $$$$ ON IN STOCK CARPET-FREE ESTIMATES-EASY FINANCING-12 MONTHS SAME AS CASH. 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Bike, Schwinn. 1/2 price, $125.00 Phone 245-9034 Tanning Bed $700 also a Maytag Dishwasher $250 both items like new Call 446-2451 Want To Buy Absolute Top dollar- silver/gold coins, pre 1935 US currency. proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 Want to buy Junk Cars, Call 740-388-0884 Absolute Top Dollar - silver/gold coins, any 10K/14K/18K gold jewelry, dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/mint sets, diamonds, MTS Coin Shop. 151 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. 446-2842 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Want To Buy Will pick up unwanted Appliances& yard sale items also Will haul or buy Auto's, Buses & Scrap metal Ph. 446-3698 ask for Robert. Repairs AUTOMOTIVE Joe's TV Repair on most makes & Models. House Calls 304-675-1724 Autos FINANCIAL Money To Lend NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. 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REAL ESTATE SALES Houses For Sale For Sale or Rent 2BR, all electric. S on Rt 7. toward Crown City call 441-1917 or 740-339-0820 REAL ESTATE RENTALS Apartments/Townhouses 1 & 2 bedroom apartments & houses, No pets, 740-992-2218 2 BR apt upstairs. No pets. $450 mo plus $450 dep. 304-675-2507 2 BR apt. 6 mi from Holzer. $450 + dep. Some utilities pd. 740-645-7630 or 740-988-6130 2 BR, Rodney area, W/D, ref, stove inc, NO pets, dep & ref, req'd. Call 740-446-1271 or 740-709-1657. SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Mike W. Marcum - Owner The following described premNot Affiliated with MikeofMarcum Roofing & Remodeling ises, situate in the Village Middleport, County of Meigs and State of Ohio: Give Away Cats & Kittens indoors only, spade, & litter trained 740-446-2316 or 740-446-3897 SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 Marcum Construction By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out and of said General Court in the Contracting above action, Robert E. Beegle, the Sheriff of Meigs • Commercial & Residential • General Remodeling County, Ohio, will expose to sell at• public on the • Roofing Room action Additions front steps of the Meigs C o u n t•y Garages Courthouse i n • Pole & Horse Barns Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, • Home Repairs • Foundations on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the740-985-4141 following lands • 740-416-1834 and tenements: Fully Insured - Free Estimates 60231179 Wednesday, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the December 21,House, 2011in Pomeroy, Court Ohio, in the above named County, on Tuesday, the 6th day of January, 2012 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., the following described real estate, situate in the County of Meigs, and State of Ohio, to-wit: TRACT ONE: SNOW REMOVAL �Wednesday, December 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Ohio From Page 6 college coach during that time. “Of great concern to the committee was the fact that the former head coach became aware of these violations and decided not to report the violations,” the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions wrote in its report. Greg Sankey, associate commissioner of the Southeastern Conference and a committee member, said Tressel’s failure to act was, “considered very serious and, frankly, very disappointing.” Tressel is now on the staff of the Indianapolis Colts as a video-review coordinator. Under a show-cause order, any school that hired Tressel would have to present its case for why it needed to employ him, and would risk severe penalties if he were to commit any further infractions after that. The Buckeyes are preparing to play Meyer’s former team, Florida, in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 2. Meyer, a two-time national title winner with the Gators was hired to much acclaim on Nov. 28 and has built a solid recruiting class despite the ongoing NCAA problems. But a bowl ban could affect those verbal commitments. The NCAA also issued a public reprimand and censure, put the Buckeyes on probation through Dec. 19, 2014, and reduced football scholarships from 85 to 82 through the 2014-15 academic year. Edward Rife, the owner of Fine Line Ink where Ohio State players began to congregate in 2009 and 2010, has been sentenced to three years in prison following his conviction earlier this year on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 APNewsBreak: Groups ask to nix Orange Bowl cigar sponsor RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Several public health organizations are calling on the Orange Bowl and the NCAA to pull a threeyear deal with Camacho Cigars, saying tobacco promotions like the Florida cigar company’s sponsorship of the football games have no place in sports and shouldn’t be allowed under federal tobacco marketing restrictions. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the American Cancer Society and eight other groups sent a letter on Tuesday to game organizers and officials with the collegiate athletic group that raised concerns over the deal. The move by the public health groups is the latest in a push to get tobacco out of sports. The Camacho Cigars sponsorship includes a large presence at several gameday events for the maker of Camacho and Baccarat The Game cigars, including lounges where fans can light up. The agreement is for the 2012-2014 Orange Bowl games and the 2013 BCS National Championship. This year’s game in South Florida will be played Jan. 4 between Clemson and West Virginia. “The association of cigar smoking with one of the nation’s top collegiate sporting events sends the wrong message to impressionable young fans and helps market cigars as athletic, masculine and cool,” the groups wrote in the letter. “Linking tobacco use to sports also downplays the serious health risks of tobacco products.” In the letter, the groups say cigars are just as dangerous as any other tobacco use, which is responsible for about 443,000 deaths a year in the U.S. In some cases, the groups say cigars have higher toxins, tar and cancer-causing chemicals. They also say the cigar company sponsorship conflicts with NCAA rules that forbid student-athletes and all game personnel from using tobacco in any form at practice or in competitions. Representatives for the Orange Bowl, Camacho Cigars and the NCAA did not immediately provide comment. A 2009 law gave the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products like cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, including restrictions on marketing like using brand names to sponsor athletic, musical, social and cultural events. Despite plans to do so in the future, the FDA has not yet asserted its authority over cigars, so those marketing restrictions don’t currently apply. Cigarette smoking has been declining in the U.S., and about 21 percent of adults smoked in 2009. But consumption of cigars has remained at about 5.3 percent in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More young people smoke cigarettes, however about 11 percent of high school students smoke cigars and about 17 percent of them smoke cigarettes. Public health groups argue that when athletes are seen using the products, they set a bad health example for kids who look up to them as role models. Major League Baseball players agreed in November not to carry tobacco packages and tins in their back pockets when fans are permitted in the ballpark and not to use tobacco during pregame or postgame interviews or team functions. But there is no ban on using it during games. BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Colt McCoy still can’t practice or play, leaving Seneca Wallace to start his second straight game. McCoy has not been medically cleared by team doctors to return to the field after sustaining a concussion from a helmet-to-helmet hit by Steelers linebacker James Harrison 12 days ago. Browns coach Pat Shurmur said McCoy was at the facility Tuesday and took part in team meetings before being sent home again. Shurmur said McCoy is making progress but isn’t likely to be back in time for Saturday’s game at Baltimore. Wallace is taking all the reps in practice. “At this point, more than likely he’ll be the starter, for sure,” Shurmur said. Shurmur did not know if McCoy has visited any specialists on head injuries while he’s been out. Browns tight end Benjamin Watson, who had three concussions since July, sought a second opinion last week before the Browns placed him on injured reserve. Shurmur was vague when asked specifically if McCoy was still experiencing symptoms from Harrison’s hit. Shurmur also wouldn’t speculate if McCoy, who started Cleveland’s first 13 games, will be able to play in the Jan. 1 season finale against Pittsburgh. McCoy has not spoken to the media since getting hurt. His concussion and the Browns’ handling of the injury has prompted the NFL to consider changes to its policies on concussions. The league sent medical personnel to Cleveland last week to meet with the Browns. Shurmur said he spoke with McCoy and relayed that the second-year QB’s “spirits are good.” Browns QB still out with concussion Do we have your attention now? Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 Apartments/Townhouses Apartments/Townhouses Houses For Rent Sales Help Wanted- General Medical 2-Room Efficiency Apartment in Country setting - 7 miles from Gallipolis on Rt 7 south. Furnished-All Electric-Utilities not Included. $250 a mo. Deposit & 1st mo rent and references required Call : 446-4514 Pleasant Valley Apts is now taking apps for 2, 3 & 4BR HUD Subsidized apts. Apps are taken M-T from 9-1. Office is located at 1151 Evergreen Dr, Pt Pleasant, WV. 304-675-5806 5 room home w/lg yard in Sandy Heights, Pt Pleasant. 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Movie (5:25) ++ The Sum of All Fears Homeland "Marine One" Inside the NFL A Game of Honor �Wednesday, december 21, 2011 Wednesday, December 21, 2011 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 This year you will respond to many different and possibly conflicting drives within you. You will want to be wise with money, yet carefree and a risk-taker. Emotionally you could be secretive, yet at other times you are everyone’s best friend, sharing your multifaceted personality. If you are single, a love relationship evolves through a friendship, if you are open. If you are attached, the two of you braid together the many dimensions of your bond. You accept rather than judge each other. SCORPIO can be loyal but secretive. 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 Your sense of direction and high energy encourage completion, though you might be tempted by an offer or a new project. You cannot cap your enthusiasm for this venture. Know what works for you. Understand what might be happening. Tonight: Others bend to your ideas. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Defer to others, and you’ll find that you have less to do and will foster good will. Ask yourself why you need to be so in control, and try giving up that role. Focus on your creativity with a child or project. You will only add to the moment. Tonight: Your imagination takes the lead. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Make an effort to clear out key projects. Follow through on what is needed, opening up some free time. Your high energy could be disruptive with a family member or a personal situation. Make sure you squeeze in a stress-buster. Tonight: Happy at home. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH You might want to see a situation differently or work with it. Your ability to move a project forward allows flexibility, not only for you, but also for others. A close friend could be emotionally fried, adding more of a problem. Tonight: Let your imagination flow into plans. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Listen to feedback. Nothing replaces the opinions and thoughts of others. Still, you might not be ready to absorb everything that is said. Visit with family, if possible, and stay close to home. Others seem to just appear. Tonight: At your place ... wrapping or unwrapping. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH Your unusual drive marks this holiday season. A child or loved one wants to participate and help organize. The phones ring. You return calls. You have your hands full with many people seeking you out, on top of what you already have to do. Tonight: Smile away. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You could be taken aback by your own unanticipated actions and/or feelings. Some issues need to be discussed and not shoved under the carpet, as you can see. Investigate what is going on around you, but be accountable for what is happening. Tonight: Treat time. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Continue as planned, but allow for spontaneity. Your choices will naturally be the correct ones, if you don’t lose sight of your long-term goals. Others need more of you. Be aware of your limits and, once more, remember your priorities. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Listen to the drumbeats, making sure everything is going fine. Don’t push too hard to achieve certain goals. Slow down and catch your breath. You don’t want to be too exhausted when the weekend rolls in, do you? Tonight: Try for an early bedtime. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Zero in on what you want, when you want. A meeting — even a business meeting — could turn into a fun get-together. Don’t limit yourself by keeping to your schedule. Know when to deviate from the pace. Tonight: The more people around you, the better. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Visualize, and you are likely to create just that. Others tap into your imagination for suggestions. Try to slow the pace, as you are carrying an enormous amount of responsibility. A close friend or loved one will pitch in. Tonight: Know when to call it a night. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Some of you might be traveling; others have loved ones from a distance coming in. You are on a hectic pace, one that you cannot stop — or so you think. Take the time to relax and enjoy the moment, even if it means canceling a plan or two. Tonight: Isn’t that better? Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Wednesday, December 21, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 Weeden, Pratt go from minors to Fiesta Bowl teams STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Weeden and Jordan Pratt can only chuckle now about their baseball connection. The Oklahoma State quarterback and Stanford wide receiver spent a sweltering summer together in 2005 with the Class-A Columbus Catfish, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ former minor league affiliate in Georgia. After practice or before games, they’d often take a break from baseball and play out another sports fantasy. “He’d bring out a football every once in a while and throw me routes,” Pratt said. “We’d always talk about, ‘If baseball doesn’t work out, we’ll go back and play football.’ Everybody else is like, ‘Yeah right, that’ll never happen.’ And the two of us were kind of like in the back of our minds thinking, ‘Yeah? We’re going to do this if baseball doesn’t work out.’” They might be the only the ones not surprised by this rare Fiesta Bowl reunion. Weeden, Oklahoma State’s 28-year-old starting quarterback nicknamed “Grandpa” by students, dropped baseball in 2007 for the gridiron. Pratt, a freshman walk-on wide receiver at Stanford some call “The Professor,” is just beginning his college career at age 26 after eight years in the minors. As their teams get ready to meet in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2, both are playing out that football fantasy on opposite ends of odd college careers something they could only imagine six years ago on baseball diamonds thousands of miles away. “It’s kind of ironic when you look back at how things kind of evolve from those days,” Weeden said. The two formed a teammate bond while chasing the dream of pitching on Dodger Stadium’s mound. They lived in the same apartment complex, played beach volleyball with other teammates during down time, spent countless hours together on bus rides, eating meals at truck stops and staying in motels. Both spent time in a variety of cities and leagues. Columbus offered shorter travel than most; the longest bus trip was about seven hours that season. The Catfish also had several future major leaguers, including Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp in 2004. However, it was not one of the most desirable places to play. “It was hotter than crap. We didn’t get many fans,” Weeden said. While they played multiple sports in high school, each turned to baseball first. Weeden spent five years in the minor leagues after being a second-round pick and first player taken by the New York Yankees in the 2002 draft. He always had an idea of what he’d do if baseball didn’t work out, and that’s exactly what led to him to being an unexpected Cowboys sensation. Pratt played for eight years in the minors before seeking out Stanford. He received a $175,000 signing bonus with the Dodgers and is now taking advantage of a $120,000 college scholarship program with his baseball days done. “Scouts were telling me I had a chance to do some things if things worked out baseball wise, and so I really wanted to give that a shot and leave no stone unturned,” Pratt said. “So that’s why I was always focusing on baseball. It was always kind of my first love. I knew I could always go back to school.” Both are following rare paths to major college football. According to research by STATS LLC, they are among at least 17 Bowl Subdivision players who are at least 25, though not all schools provide players’ birthdates in team media guides. There’s at least one player older than Weeden this season: Buffalo punter Peter Fardon, a 29-year-old senior from Australia. Age is a constant subject of teasing by teammates. “They call me old man a lot and they joke with me,” Pratt said. “They say, ‘Man oh man what are you doing here?’ Anytime I make a comment that makes sense they say, ‘Ah, the wise old man.’” Life is also different from those of most college athletes. Weeden lives off campus with his wife, Melanie, and is financially stable thanks to his baseball contract. Pratt married his wife, Amy, back in February and is thinking more about starting a family one day than an NFL career. He will be at least 30 by the time he graduates. “At least he’ll get hassled about his age more than I will,” Weeden joked. The experience of playing professional baseball is what separates both besides their age from their younger teammates who had a head start on football. Cowboys coach Mike Gundy considers Weeden’s age to be a positive because he’s been through the ups and downs of the minor leagues and doesn’t get rattled easily. Stanford coach David Shaw expects Pratt, relegated to the practice squad as a freshman, to play next season and see big minutes before his Cardinal career is over. “I’ve had a lot of friends who have played professional baseball. A lot of times in professional baseball, you don’t have the highs and lows.” Shaw said. “You have to be a pretty steady guy, so when things go wrong, you don’t panic.” Pratt plodded along for seven seasons in the lower minors before the Dodgers promoted him to Double-A Chattanooga in 2010. He finished there with a 6.00 ERA in eight games, then sent his old football tapes to Stanford and became a non-scholarship player this NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest draw in television is going mobile. The Super Bowl will be streamed online and to phones for the first time, the NFL said Tuesday. NBC’s broadcasts of wild card Saturday, the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl will be available on the league’s and network’s websites and through Verizon’s NFL Mobile app. The service will include additional camera angles, in-game highlights and live stats and replays of those always popular Super Bowl ads. NBC has been streaming its “Sunday Night Football” telecasts for four seasons, and what the network has found is it’s not just being used by fans who can’t get in front of a set. Many of the page views come from people using the service as a complement to watching the game on TV. That certainly would seem likely for the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 from Indianapolis. The game is annually by far the biggest attraction on television, with last season’s PackersSteelers matchup drawing a record U.S. audience for any show with 111 million viewers. “Whether it’s just for a quarter if somebody has to run out to the store to get something they forgot, now they can stay connected to the game,” Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s senior vice president of media strategy and development, told The Associated Press. “With such a big television audience, it will be interesting to see the expanded reach.” NBC’s streams on Sunday nights typically average 200,000-300,000 viewers, compared with 21 million for the telecasts. The network has seen no evidence it hurts the traditional broadcasts’ healthy TV ratings. If anything, the extra options online may help keep fans glued to the games on their sets. “We don’t want to limit ourselves to people not in front of the TV,” said Rick Cordella, vice president and general manager for NBC Sports Digital Me- dia. “The playoffs are appointment viewing,” he added. “People schedule their day around it.” The NFL and NBC will do extensive research to find out exactly how many people are watching the streams and how they’re using them. What number of fans want to watch the Super Bowl each year but aren’t in front of a TV for whatever reason? Schroeder wonders had this been around for the Super Bowl three years ago, if fans at parties would have used the service to watch Santonio Holmes’ toe-scraping winning touchdown catch for the Pittsburgh Steelers over and over again. for title game season. Weeden ended his baseball career in 2007 when a partially torn labrum and severe tendinitis in his rotator cuff didn’t get better with rehab. He visited with Gundy and Larry Fedora, the offensive coordinator at the time, and decided to walk on with the Yankees paying for his schooling before he was placed on scholarship last semester. With the difference in throwing motions, he doesn’t experience any pain when tossing a football. The two have lost touch over the years, as is the way with a traveling minor league player. Weeden didn’t even know Pratt was at Stanford until somebody told him after the Fiesta Bowl announcement a couple weeks ago. They haven’t had a chance to speak to each other yet but are hoping to catch up soon. “I’d probably say, ‘What’s up?’” Weeden said. “See what he has been doing, talk about his last few years in baseball and about the glory days in Columbus, Ga.” Super Bowl to be streamed Alabama returns online, to mobile phones to practice field 50% off Storewide Diamondd "H Di "Halo l EEngagement rings i M Many SStyles l to Choose Ch from f .60 ct (1ct tdw) $1,785.00 (was $3,570.00) 1ct tdw $1375.00 (reg $2,750.00) .94 ct (1.81 tdw) $7990.00 (reg $15,980.00) Don't buy a diamond anywhere until you COMPARE OUR PRICES! Diamond Solitaires 1/4 ct starting at $399.00 1/2 ct starting at $699.00 3/4 ct starting at $2,299.00 1 ct starting at $2,999.00 Acquisitions Fine Jewelry 131 22nd dA Ave., G Gallipolis lli li • 740 740-446-2842 446 2842 Holiday Hours Monday-Wednesday 9am-7pm Thursday 8:30am-7:30pm Friday 8:30am-8:00pm Christmas Eve 8:30am-5:00pm TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Nick Saban is a busy, busy man. No. 2 Alabama’s coach celebrated his anniversary Sunday and has the birthdays of his wife and two kids all in December, not to mention Christmas. Let’s see. What else? Oh yeah, he has to find an offensive coordinator and prepare for the Jan. 9 BCS championship game with No. 1 LSU in the Louisiana Superdome. Saban and the Crimson Tide returned to the practice field indoors, of course Monday. “It’s all coming up at once,” he said. Monday was also the first chance for departing offensive coordinator Jim McElwain to meet with the team since taking the head coaching job at Colorado State last week. He’ll be with the Tide (11-1) through the title game. “We love Coach McElwain and we’re really sad to see him go,” left tackle Barrett Jones said. “We had kind of a moment with him. We clapped for him. We’re going to really miss him.” Saban said McElwain’s double duty won’t affect preparation and that he did the same thing for several regular season games and two playoff outings when he was the Cleveland Browns’ defensive coordinator and took over at Michigan State. “He’s done a great job here for us, in a lot of different ways,” Saban said. “I think the players are very happy for him. I think he’s the kind of guy that has a lot of pride in what he does and I don’t think there’s going to be any issues or problems in his commitment to what we’re doing for our team and this game.” As for finding a replacement, Saban said “there’s no process yet. “We do our due diligence and research, but our focus is on this game right now,” he said. “We’ll kind of do that a little bit at a time. I don’t think there’s any hurry. I definitely feel like we want to get the best possible guy, and that takes time. I don’t think you can recruit, get ready for a game, practice for a game and try to be interviewing people at the same time. Something’s going to get sort of left out.” The Tide will practice in Tuscaloosa through Friday and then break for Christmas until midweek. Saban said all the players who were nursing injuries late in the season including safety Mark Barron are healthy and practicing after a threeweek layoff. Saban said it’s a return to fundamentals similar to the first day of preseason camp. Since they’re preparing for a game indoors, they don’t have to brave the wind and chilly weather. “My question would be, why not practice inside?” Saban said. “What would be the advantage of practicing outside? I think if we were practicing outside, you all (reporters) would be asking me why are y’all practicing outside when you’re playing inside” Indoors or out, practice, was a sign that the awards circuit travel is done and it’s time for preparing on the field instead of just through conditioning and weightlifting. Saban and tailback Trent Richardson the Doak Walker Award winner attended the Heisman Trophy presentation in New York, where Richardson was third. Jones won the Outland and several defensive players were finalists for other awards. “We would trade all our awards for a national championship,” Jones said. The trips did provide some fraternization chances for LSU and Alabama. Richardson and LSU cornerback and fellow Heisman finalist Tyrann Mathieu were shown clowning around in New York, where Saban and Tigers coach Les Miles sat next to each other at the Heisman ceremony. Saban, a former LSU coach, said it was anything but awkward. “I didn’t mind sitting by him,” he said. “I think it was good. I showed him my phone and showed him how many calls I was getting from Louisiana people who were blowing my phone up. “He thought it was funny, I thought it was funny and changed numbers on Monday.” Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 � 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 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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