https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/bae4e54d9920158c544f9c4654f7149f.pdf 54dc63e9688490db97f37295625df80c PDF Text Text Lady Knights fall to Fairland, Page B1 Santa visits Eastern, Page A3 Printed on 100% recycled newsprint Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2011 50 CENTS • Vol. 119, No. 204 2 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS www.mydailysentinel.com Eastern recognizes employee, board member for years of service Volleyball team honored for Final Four appearance By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com Dr. Kelsey M. Henry D.C. S. 2nd Street, Mason, W.V. 1-304-773-5773 www.drkelseychiro.com Briefs Boil advisory issued POMEROY — Leading Creek Conservancy District has issued a boil advisory until further notice for customers from the intersection of Ohio 124 and Ohio 7 to and including Union Ave. and Union Terrace due to a main line water leak. TUPPERS PLAINS — Recognizing students, staff and a long-time board member led the agenda at Wednesday evening’s Eastern Local Board meeting. Board member Shelia Taylor was recognized for 12 years of service as a member of the Board of Education, and Lila VanMeter was recognized for 23 years of service as an employee in the district. Wednesday’s meeting was the final for Taylor. Student Achievement Liaison Adam Will recognized members of the Eastern volleyball team for their outstanding season and State Final Four Appearance. Will presented certificates to members of the team present at the meeting. Will also recognized students of the month Tyler Cline, Brenna Holter and Kristin Fick. The board heard updates on Race to the Top from teacher Debbie Weber. Weber discussed the plan for trainings on the next training day. The trainings are set to take place during a twohour delay on January 11. A survey of staff members was conducted to help with the planning. The board approved the following substitute teachers fort he remainder of the 2011-12 school year: Kristen Gartner, Jill M. Klimpel, Jack A. Sigman and Matthew L. Williamson. An agreement with Strategic Management Solutions for e-rate consulting services was approved for funding years 2012-2014. The agreement is for consulting services to obtain Internet access, telecommunications and basic connections of internal connections. Board Member Dennis Sarah Hawley/photo Eichinger praised the job Eastern Board of Education Student Achievement Liaison Adam Will, back, recogbeing done by new head coaches Corey Britton (boys nized members of the volleyball team for their 2011 Final Four appearance. PicSee BOARD, A2 tured are several members of the 2011 Lady Eagles volleyball team. Armed robbery, attempted robbery reported 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. Free community dinner 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. Courthouse closed POMEROY — The Meigs County Courthouse will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of the Christmas holiday. Offices will reopen on Tuesday. Immunization clinic set POMEROY, Ohio — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a Childhood Immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring See BRIEFS, A2 Obituaries Page A2 • Ronnie White, 69 • Albert Richard Wolfe, 89 Weather Beth Sergent bsergent@heartlandpublications.com Charlene Hoeflich/photos (Above) Year after year model train enthusiast Del Pullins sets up an extensive layout to enjoy during the holiday season. (Below) Three at a time the trains race around the track. Creating a Christmas village By Charlene Hoeflich CHOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM CHESTER — When the temperature goes down and the leaves begin to change color, Del Pullins begins putting together his model railroad train display with its hundreds of pieces to create a Christmas village. It takes him about two weeks to select and put in place four complete train sets from his collection of 17 and See VILLAGE, A2 New EPA standards set for power plants By Nathan Jeffers njeffers@heartlandpublications.com The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new set of standards for coal-fired power plants on Wednesday Dec. 21. For several decades, the EPA has been working to High: 47 implement these new stanLow: 33 dards and the last update has finally come about. ndex This new criteria, called the Mercury and Air Tox2 SECTIONS — 20 PAGES ics Standards, will require Editorials A4 coal-fired power plants Classifieds B7-8 to take the necessary preComics B9 cautions and reduce toxic emissions. Sports B1-10 According to the EPA, © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. power plants are responsible for about 50 percent of mercury emissions, and 77 percent of acid gas emissions, making them the principal source of several I MASON COUNTY — A recent armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery involving two local businesses remain under investigation by the Mason County Detachment of the West Virginia State Police, which is asking the public for help in solving the crimes. The most recent incident occurred on Dec. 16 at the Henderson Coffee Shop on Chestnut St. Cpl. KM Gilley, Sgt. EB Starcher and Trooper AB Wilson responded and were met on the scene by Shirley Williams, the on-duty employee, as well as two patrons who were present during the time of the robbery. Williams told Starcher See ROBBERY, A2 harmful toxins, including arsenic, nickel, selenium, and chromium. These toxins, when released into the air, travel back down to the earth through rain, and infect various things that eventually lead to human consumption. On Wednesday, Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator, reported on some of the details of these standards. “By cutting emissions that are linked to developmental disorders and respiratory illnesses like asthma, these standards represent a major victory for clean air and public health– and especially for the health of our children,” Jackson said. “With these standards that Sarah Hawley/photo were two decades in the The Southern Elementary Kindergarten book club students listen and follow along making, the EPA is roundas Ms. Misty Rogers reads the December book club story “Twas the night before, ing out a year of incredible progress on clean air the night before Christmas” during last week’s book club night. Following the story See PLANTS, A2 children decorated their own Christmas wrapping paper and had snacks. Twas the night before, the night before Christmas �Friday, December 23, 2011 Obituaries www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 Board Cambridge, Maryland, Rick Wolfe (Carlyle) of Canton, Mississippi, and Susie Smith (Bob) of Westlake, Ohio. Additional survivors include his six grandchildren and four great-grand children, Theresa Krause, Kim Crane (Jody), Carlyle Wolfe, Nick Smith, Ted Smith, Ben Smith, Charlie Krause, Eva Krause, Charlotte Crane and Max Crane. Services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Campbell Cove Activity Fund, St. Catherine’s Village, 200 Dominican Drive, Madison, MS 39110. Arrangements are being handled by Breeland Funeral Home in Canton, Mississippi. Albert Wolfe Albert Richard Wolfe, 89, of Olmsted Falls, Ohio, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Al grew up in Racine, Ohio, on a farm. He began working on Great Lakes ships when he was 16 years old. He was drafted into the Army and served during World War II. After the war, Al moved back to Ohio and continued working in marine electronics. He lived with his family in Olmsted Falls. Al was a genuine friend and loved his family well. He was committed to his work and modeled an excellent work ethic to his children. He could fix anything and was also an inventor. He restored wooden boats and passed along his love of the Great Lakes to his grandchildren. Al enjoyed traveling to new places and revisiting his favorites – especially Sugar Island in Michigan. He had a bold sense of adventure and confidence. Al was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Jane. He is survived by his sisters, Edna Knopp and Edith Grimm of Meigs County, Ohio; and his children, Ron Wolfe (Ann Crocker) of Ronnie White Ronnie White, 69, of Pomeroy, passed away on December 19, 2011, at the Holzer Medical Center. Arrangements are being handled by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. An online registry is available at www. andersonmcdaniel. com From Page A1 basketball) and David Tennant (football). Both Superintendent Scot Gheen and High School Principal Shawn Bush reiterated those sentiments. Elementary Principal Jody Howard spoke to the board about the events that have been going on at the Elementary School. Howard said the students and teachers have been working to give “gifts that keep giving” during the month of December as part of the “Cause We Care” program. Students have done various activities ranging from Caroling at a local nursing home to collecting canned food and sponsoring families in need. In January, the high school and elementary school are partnering to sponsor a blood drive on January 23 at the Elementary School. In other business, the board approved payment of $6,445.83 to Jostens for the final payment of the 2011 Eastern High School Yearbook. Funds will come from the Yearbook fund, but a purchase order was not obtained prior to the invoice. The board approved membership with the Ohio School Board Association (OSBA) at a cost of $3,339, and membership with the OSBA Legal Assistance Fund at a cost of $250 for the 2012 calendar year. The board approved policies from Neola and an acceleration policy. The board set the organizational and budget meeting for January 12 at 6:30 p.m. with the regular monthly meeting to follow. Board member Mark Hall was elected President Pro-Tem for the organizational meeting. Briefs Robbery shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Please bring medical cards, if applicable. A $10 donation is appreciated, but not required. Flu shots are also available for $15, with Medicaid, Medicare and some insurances accepted. and Wilson the suspect walked into the coffee shop, brandished a knife and demanded money. Williams said she refused to hand over the money. The suspect then walked to the cash drawer and removed approximately $1,200 before fleeing on foot toward the town of Henderson. Though unknown at this From Page A1 Rumpke collection schedule set WELLSTON — The Rumpke waste removal and recycling service schedule will not be affected by the holiday season. Collection will occur as scheduled on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. neither is placing each of the hundreds of tiny trees, little houses of every style, business buildings, a variety of animal figures, dozens of little cars along a roadway, and a variety of other accessories. Or for that matter connecting numerous working pieces, like a log loader, ice skaters on a pond, things that go back and forth and Village From Page A1 all the village accessories on the large layout board which takes up a good portion o f the basement. Getting everything connected to the control panel from which he operates the trains is no easy task. But We’ve got to hand it to you... you’re the nicest bunch of people we know! With best wishes to all for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year From Meigs County Sheriff Robert Beegle & Staff Be Safe & Smart... Don’t Drink & Drive From Page A1 up and down which adds movement to the scene as the trains race around the tracks. Everything on the display board is illuminated making it quite a sight to see when the lights go out. Del’s interest in trains goes back to his childhood and he still has some of the cars from then, although most in his collection are from the 80’s — things he picked up at antique shops and auction sales, or received as gifts. There are a few special things in his display which were made by his dad many years ago. One is a water tower built from a baking powder can. It’s apparent from watching Del at the controls of his elaborate train set that all the effort he puts into erecting it year after year is well worth it, not only for his personal pleasure but the enjoyment he gets in sharing it with others. Plants From Page A1 in America with another action that will benefit the American people for years to come. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will protect millions of families and children from harmful and costly air pollution and provide the American people with health benefits that far outweigh the costs of compliance.” The EPA reported that Sarah Hawley/photo Eastern Board of Education member Shelia Taylor, second from right, was recognized for 12 years of service as a member of the board during Wednesday’s meeting — her final meeting. Pictured with Taylor are board members Mark Hall, John Rice, Adam Will, Dennis Eichinger and Superintendent Scot Gheen. time, the suspect is facing charges of brandishing a deadly weapon, as well as armed robbery. W.Va. State Police personnel do have a suspect in a separate attempted armed robbery which took place around 10 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the TNT #2 Gaming Parlor, located at the intersection of Second Street and W.Va. 62, Mason. Wilson and TFC AB Ward were called to the scene and obtained a statement from the establish- ment’s attendant, Deloris Shepard. Shepard told troopers an acquaintance, Danny Glover (age and address unknown), came into the gaming parlor and brandished a revolver, advising her it was a robbery. Shepard said she refused to give Glover money, at which time he fled on foot. Troopers have attempted to locate the suspect but have, so far, been unsuccessful and are asking for the public’s help in tracking down Glover, who is facing charges of armed robbery and brandishing a deadly weapon. Troopers were assisted by Mason County Sheriff’s Department Deputies WM Gritt and his K-9 Colby, Deputy J. Gilley and Deputy R. Wilson. Anyone with any information on these two incidents should call the Mason County Detachment of the West Virginia State Police at (304) 675-0850. Charlene Hoeflich/photos Most everything in the model train display is well lighted, like this ice skating rink. some coal-fired power plants across America already meet certain parts of these new standards, but about 40 percent of the plants do not use the most up-to-date standards, which this new rule will now enforce. It is estimated by the EPA that these news standards will prevent 11,000 premature deaths and 4,700 heart attacks a year and provide future generations will cleaner, healthier air. Among children, it could Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 Rejoice In This Season prevent up to 130,000 cases of asthma symptoms, along with a reduction in the number of cases of bronchitis. In addition to preventing diseases and deaths, there is also a discussion concerning job creation. According to Jackson, an estimated 46,000 shortterm construction jobs, and 8,000 long term jobs will be created as a result of these new standards. Employees will be needed to install, operate, and maintain these new additions to power plants. But some see these new standards ending many jobs as well. In the beginning, new jobs may be created, but these new standards may also cause some older plants to shut down. For more information regarding these new standards, visit www.epa.gov/ mats. FOREMAN & ABBOTT HEATING & COOLING 391 N. 2nd Avenue Middleport, OH 740-992-5321 60274277 Wahama senior receives full-tuition scholarship RIO GRANDE —The University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College has awarded a four-year, fulltuition scholarship to Michael Macknight, a senior at Wahama High School. Rio Grande recently held its first scholarship competition for high school chemistry students. The competition was open to all high school seniors in the region interested in studying chemistry at Rio Grande beginning in the 2012-2013 school year. For the competition, students visited the Rio Grande campus, took a one-hour chemistry exam and visited with students, faculty and staff. As the winner of the competition, MacKnight is receiving a fouryear, full-tuition scholarship to Rio Grande. Macknight’s chemistry teacher at Wahama High School is Jodie Roush. Rio Grande also awarded scholarships to two other students, Daniel Fraser and Andrew Lawrence, both seniors from Gallia Academy who are taught chemistry by Aaron Petry. Rio Grande was proud to award scholarships to these three outstanding students and is pleased with the first year of the competition. Campus officials are planning to hold a similar competition for high school chemistry students again in 2012. For more information on the chemistry program at Rio Grande or on the scholarship competition for high school chemistry students, call John Means at Rio Grande at 1-800282-7201. �Friday, December 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A3 Santa visits Eastern Elementary Sarah Hawley/photo Students at Eastern Elementary were visited by Santa on Wednesday morning. Kids in Mrs. Jones first grade class gathered around Santa to tell him what they wanted for Christmas, while kindergarten students filled the lobby as they waited patiently for their turn to talk to Santa. Students were also given candy canes and pencils. Black kills 12-point buck Keith Black killed a 12-point buck during gun season on the family farm in the Rutland area. Humphrey kills ninepoint buck Jeananna Renee Hays Hays Birth Luke Humphrey, 12, of Pomeroy bagged a nine point buck during the recent youth gun season on his family farm on Ohio 143. Jeananna Renee Hays was born on October 31, 2011, to parents Stephen and Kimbery Hays of Hartford, W.Va. She was 8 pounds 14 ounces and 22 1/2 inches long. She was born at Holzer Medical Center. For the Record p.m., Leading Creek Road, seizure/convulsions; 7:22 p.m., Curtis Hollow Road, seizure/convulsions; 8:44 p.m., East Main Street, nausea/vomiting. 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Briefs Header Foo dS afe ty www.meigscountyhealth.com Like Us on Facebook Meigs County (Ohio) Health Department 740-992-6626 60154772 Visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com Wishing You and Your Family Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Marcum Construction and General Contracting Mike W. Marcum - Owner • Commercial & Residential • General Remodeling Not Affiliated with Mike Marcum Roofing & Remodeling 60231179 g • Room Additions • Roofing • Garages • Pole & Horse Barns • Foundations • Home Repairs 740-985-4141 • 740-416-1834 Fully Insured - Free Estimates 30 Years Experience 60272702 �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Page A4 Friday, December 23, 2011 CT Scans the Biggest Cause of Breast Cancer — Institute of Medicine By John LaForge Profiteers in the medical CT scan business took a big hit a few weeks ago from a major new government report on the causes of breast cancer. Published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, the exhaustive analysis found that medical radiation, particularly the large radiation dose delivered by CT scans, is the foremost identifiable cause of breast cancer. Almost 230,480 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year in the United States, and about 40,000 women will die of the disease, roughly one out of every 3,875 women. The new Institute of Medicine report probably doesn’t sit well with the industry, hospitals and clinics that make so many millions of dollars selling and over-using CT machines. The authors suggest that women avoid “unnecessary” or “inappropriate” medical radiation, a thinly veiled criticism of the industry that will give you a CT scan for a tooth ache if you don’t object to it. In 1980, there were 3 million CT scans performed in this country. The number rose to 62 million in 2006, to about 70 million by 2007, and, according to NBC, to 72 million this year. It’s a growth industry that doesn’t care if it promotes tumor growth. The IOM committee made several suggestions for preventive actions that women can take, and the very first one is to “avoid inappropriate medical radiation ex- posure.” In the “Question & Answer” section of the IOM analysis online, the authors recommend “Avoiding medical radiation and hormone therapy, unless they are medically necessary, is a good idea.” This suggestion has a vexing corollary since so-called mammography is just a lower dose of X-radiation given directly to breast tissue. Yet the new IOM study’s authors say in a footnote, “While recognizing the risks of ionizing radiation exposure, particularly for certain higher-dose methods (such as CT scans), it is not the committee’s intent to dissuade women from routine mammography screening.” Yet the advisability of mammography has been under attack ever since the British medical journal The Lancet in Oct. 2006 reported on a study by Dr. Peter Gotzsche that found the produced no health benefits. The late Dr. John Gofman argued for his entire career that X-rays caused more breast cancer then they detect, a position defended at length by Dr. Samuel Epstein in his book “The Politics of Cancer.” CT Scans may cause 29,000 cancers and 15,000 cancer deaths every year NBC News said in 2009 that each whole-body CT scan can deliver as much radiation in 10 minutes as 440 chest X-rays.[5] The IOM’s authoritative warning against CT scans has to be considered in view of a 2009 study led by the National Cancer Institute which showed that CT scans administered in the year 2007 alone may have contributed to 29,000 new cancer cases and nearly 15,000 cancer deaths in the United States. NBC News noted the report in its Dec. 14, 2009 broadcast under the headline, “15,000 will die from CT scans done in 1 year.” Dr. Rita Redberg, U. of Calif. San Francisco, told NBC, “We’re getting a lot of radiation from CT scans, there’s a lot of variability in the radiation that we’re getting from different types of CT scans, and there are a lot of excess cancers.” In view of the license to kill that CT scanners seem to have been given, patients considering medical radiation have to ask themselves Dirty Harry’s famous question, “Do I feel lucky?” John LaForge works on the staff of Nukewatch, a nuclear watchdog group in Wisconsin, and edits its Quarterly newsletter. Top business story in ‘11: Europe financial crisis By Jonathan Fahey AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Europe took the financial world on a stomach-churning ride in 2011. The rising threat of default by heavily indebted European countries spread fear across financial markets and weighed on economies worldwide. As the year came to a close, banks and investors nervously watched Europe’s political and financial leaders scramble to prevent the 17-nation eurozone from breaking apart. Several of the other biggest business stories of the year highlighted the global economy’s linkages: A British phone-hacking scandal shook the foundations of Rupert Murdoch’s U.S.based media empire; a nuclear disaster in Japan stymied auto plants in the U.S. and beyond; and the price of gasoline surged because of unrest in the Middle East and growing demand in Asia and Latin America. In the U.S., political squabbling led to the first credit downgrade for government debt, the economy suffered its fourth straight disappointing year and Apple founder Steve Jobs died. The European financial crisis was chosen as the top business story of the year by business editors at The Associated Press. The sluggish U.S. economy came in second, followed by the death of Jobs. 1. EUROPEAN FINANCIAL CRISIS. The government-debt crunch rattled Europe’s financial system and weighed on the global economy. Portugal became the third European country, after Greece and Ireland the year before, to require a bailout as its borrowing costs soared. And investors grew worried that countries with much larger debts, such as Spain and Italy, would also need help. Financial markets were volatile all year as hopes rose and then were dashed that forceful steps would be taken to prevent the financial crisis from becoming Europe’s version of the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers, which triggered a global financial panic and deepened the Great Recession. Banks worri ed that they or their partners wouldn’t be able to cover losses if governments defaulted, so they cut back on lending. European governments, facing ever higher borrowing costs, reined in spending — a policy response that is expected to stunt muchneeded economic growth. Analysts estimate the slowdown in Europe, America’s No. 1 trading partner, will cut U.S. economic growth next year. 2. BAD U.S. ECONOMY: YEAR FOUR. The Great Recession may have ended, but the economic recovery continued to disappoint. For the first six months of the year, the The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Our main number is (740) 992-2155. Department extensions are: News Editor: Charlene Hoeflich, Ext. 12 Reporter: , Sarah Hawley Ext. 13 Advertising Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Published Tuesday through Friday, 111 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio. Second-class postage paid at Pomeroy. Member: The Associated Press and the Ohio Newspaper Association. Postmaster: Send address corrections to The Daily Sentinel, P.O. Box 729, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. 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Growth improved to a 2 percent rate in the third quarter and a 3 percent growth rate is forecast for the fourth quarter. Still, 2 ½ years after economists say the recession ended, 25 million people remain unemployed or unable to find full-time work. The unemployment rate fell from 9 percent in October to 8.6 percent in November, providing a hopeful sign. Yet the housing market remained burdened by foreclosures and falling prices in many metropolitan areas. How to fix the economy became the top campaign issue for Republican presidential contenders. 3. STEVE JOBS DIES: The college dropout who helped popularize the personal computer and created the iPod, iPhone and iPad, died on October 5. That was two months after Apple Inc., which Jobs started in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil Corp. as the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. Jobs cultivated a countercultural sensibility and a minimalist design ethic. He rolled out one sensational product after another, even during the recession and as his health was failing. He first helped change computers from a geeky hobbyist’s obsession to a necessity of modern life. In recent years, he upended the mu- sic business with the iPod and iTunes, transformed the smart phone market with the iPhone and created the tablet market with the iPad. 4. THE U.S. CREDIT DOWNGRADE: The inability of political leaders to come up with a long-term plan to reduce the federal budget deficit led the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s to take away Uncle Sam’s sterling AAA credit rating for the first time. The political bickering enraged voters, spooked investors and led to the lowest consumer confidence level of the year. But the nation’s long-term borrowing costs fell after the crisis. The reason: U.S. debt still looks safer to investors than almost everything else, especially European debt. 5. RUPERT MURDOCH AND THE HACKING SCANDAL: The man whose worldwide media empire thrives on covering scandal became the center of a dramatic one. A British tabloid newspaper owned by Murdoch’s News Corp., which also owns Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, hacked the phone of a murdered schoolgirl. Murdoch was not charged with a crime, but an investigation by British authorities raised questions about Murdoch’s ability to run his worldwide media empire. News Corp. fired several executives and closed the newspaper at the center of the scandal, the News of the World. 6. JAPAN EARTH- 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. QUAKE: An earthquake and tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactor, owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co., cut off supplies of crucial Japanese parts and idled factories thousands of miles away. Auto companies, especially Toyota and Honda, were hit hardest. Inventory of certain models, especially hybrids, fell short at dealerships, reducing sales and sending retail prices higher. The worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl led countries around the world to reconsider nuclear power. Germany decided to abandon nuclear by 2022. 7. GASOLINE PRICES HIT ANNUAL RECORD: The retail price of gasoline averaged $3.53 per gallon for the year, eclipsing the 2008 record of $3.24 per gallon. Americans drove less and switched to more fuel efficient cars, but it wasn’t enough to offset the higher prices. A bigger percentage of household income went into the gas tank in 2011 than any year since 1981. Economists say the high prices shaved half a percentage point off U.S. economic growth. 8. SOCIAL MEDIA IPOs TAKE OFF: Shares of the business social networking site LinkedIn more than doubled when it went public in May, recalling the froth of the dot-com boom. LinkedIn was followed by large IPOs from online radio company Pandora Media, online discount site Groupon and social gaming site Zynga. But the market is treacherous: shares of Pandora, Groupon and Zynga all traded below their offering prices soon after they were listed. Market anticipation is high for a Facebook IPO in 2012. 9. OCCUPY WALL STREET: On Sept. 17, several hundred protesters gathered at a small plaza about a block from the New York Stock Exchange. They slept in tents, ate donated meals and protested income inequality and the influence of money in politics. The movement inspired protesters around the world who camped in city centers and business hubs to complain about unemployment, CEO pay and a decline in upward social mobility. 10. THE DOWNFALL OF MF GLOBAL AND JON CORZINE: The former governor, senator and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs lost control of a small brokerage firm he agreed to run in 2010. Saddled with huge debt and risky bets on European bonds, MF Global was forced to file for bankruptcy protection on Halloween after trading partners and investors got spooked. It was soon discovered that $1.2 billion in customer money was missing. Corzine told Congress he had no idea where the money went. 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 �Faith and Family Page A5 Friday, December 23, 2011 Let the focus of the holiday be on Christ Here we have it, and theirs, too! another week the Lord In a previous has made, and yet anarticle I affirmed other opportunity for that Christ died me to share with you for the living, for what God has laid on you and me. His my heart. birth, too, was Because this intended for our week’s edition most betterment, that likely will be a special in living our lives one, the overall forwe who have mat may not allow for been blessed by T homas Johnson the inclusion of this God might be a article—which I had blessing to othhoped would have ers. been in last week’s. Come what may Common to all Christians are … “MERRY CHRISTMAS” from such creedal statements about Him me and mine to you and yours, and as: … “Christ has come” … “Christ let our mutual focus be on the Christ died for our sins” … “Christ is risof Christmas. en” … “Christ is with us” … “Christ It saddens me to realize most will come again.” people allocate a mere two (2) seaThis time of Advent is special in sons every year to the Lord: Christ- the life of the Church, for on this ocmas being one; Easter the other. casion we celebrate the coming of Otherwise, the tendency seems to be Christ into the world. Few outside to tuck Jesus away in some obscure the Body will challenge us on its accloset, or to put him in the rear of count, and this same lack of public some shelf in the pantry—where he dissension may contribute to most can be found if need be, but where Christians going along with it. otherwise he’s out of harm’s way However, the zenith of Advent As I have watched TV the past couple of weeks, moving through the cable guide to find what I was looking for, I could not help but notice a reoccurring theme. Many channels were offering Christmas movies or specials. Many of theses programs were titled along the lines of “Magical Christmas” or “Spirit of Christmas” or something to that effect. What? I am really not sure what the “spirit of Christmas” is supposed to be. I assume from the predictable plot lines of these programs it means giving, but that is not the heart of Christmas at all. Shocking as it may be, Christmas is about receiving. It is about accepting something more precious than pearls, gold, platinum, or money. Christmas is far from being about elves and a fat man with a beard. While the sentiment behind the concept of giving is not in itself wrong, it is not what Christmas is truly about. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings unto is Christmas, the birth of the Christ Child, and it is this singular celebration on our part which causes the enemies of God to howl in protest and rage. (Read your Bible, and read up on the history of the Church: just as a leopard cannot change its spots, or a tiger its stripes, God’s antagonists typically resent everything they see Him doing!) So vocal are His many opponents—I remind you: the battle is His, not ours!—they will stop at nothing to profane that what otherwise is recognized as a sacred moment in time. In their self-absorbed quest for “good vibrations” and “warm fuzzies” among all peoples, a virtual impossibility outside of God’s grace in Jesus Christ, those who oppose Him are zealous to expunge His name, if not His presence, from the world. They would prefer these holy days be mere generic holidays acceptable to all, regardless of their individual creeds or religion. Think about that: John Lennon “imagined” there was no heaven, Receiving Christmas the meek; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.” - Isaiah 61:1 Jesus read this in the synagogue. He added that the scripture had been fulfilled. He had come to preach, teach, heal and save us from the prisons we put ourselves in. Prisons of the heart, mind and soul. The miracle of Christmas is that God, the Living Lord God Almighty, saw the brokenness of man. He had given man opportunity to choose, and man being imperfect chose poorly. From the moment Adam and Eve fell, God had a plan. His plan took years, and many links in a chain. Through Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob came a line of people. Through that line would come David. Through them all the earth would be blessed. Why? Because they received. They received the gift of the Lord into their hearts. Were they perfect? No. Were they in deep relationship with the Lord? Yes. Through this incred- ible plan, the Do you Lord sent the live to love only one who God first, could pay the most and sin debt. You best? Do see, God is you love completely your neighholy, combor, all pletely just. those other Evil, sin and humans injustice canaround Carrie Wolfe not bear to be you? Do in his presyou live ence. A great a life that gulf, a great chasm sepa- others can see Him in you? rated man from God. Only Do you live it every day? God could bridge it. Or just on Sundays? This is God the Father sent God the true meaning of Christthe Son and so a precious mas, living in the incredible little baby was born to Mary. knowledge that the Lord JeThe miracle of Christmas is sus died for your sins, has that defying all that seems redeemed you in His grace impossible to man, is pos- everyday. It does not matter sible with God. He made if you say Merry Christmas. the bridge complete by be- It matters if you live Christing born and then going to mas, everyday. the cross. For the shadow The greatest gift is salof the cross loomed heav- vation. You can not order ily over the manger. This is it online. You can not wrap the gift of Christmas. The it up in grand facades and debt paid for sin. Your sin. lofty ideals. It is an accepMy sin. All sin for all time. tance, a true acceptance of Jesus paid it in full with his blood, sweat, tears and his earthly life. Have you received that gift of salvation? Have you accept Him into your heart? Giant understanding is key It is from you canI Samuel 17 not prewe receive vail gets critical unyou off the derstanding mountain about giants. into the Do you revalley. Not member the relying on story about the prinDavid and ciples of the giant GoGod gets Ron Branch liath? you off the The fremountain quent analinto the ogy we make about giants valley. Bitterness and anger like Goliath is applied to with God gets you off the the problems we face in mountain into the valley. life. What giant problem or Note that one stands setback presently confronts smaller in the valley if you? Giant understanding the valley is where you is key for the people of the go to face your giant. One Church right now. is more vulnerable in the For example, giants will valley. Remember that the lure you off the mountain “shadow of death” is asinto the valley. For forty sociated with the valley. If days, Goliath challenged you have any hope of overthe men of Israel to come coming, do not go weakly off the mountain on which and meekly off your mounthey stood and “come down tain with God to go down to me.” in the valley to face the giScripturally, mountains ant on his terms. are associated with the A second giant understrength, power, and vic- standing is that giants will tory of God. If you have a call into question your faith giant of a problem, it will in God. Goliath verbally be only from the position “defied the armies of the of divine help from which living God,” which caused overcoming any problem Israel to waver in faith will come. Thinking that when they heard the giant 10k Gold Eternity Heart Jewelry Your Choice Yellow or White Gold 1/4 ct tdw 1/4 ct tdw 229 $ 165 $ (reg. $459) (reg. $329) Earrings also available only $ 225 (reg. $449) Acquisitions Fine Jewelry 151 2nd Ave. Gallipolis 740-446-2842 and sold records for doing so. Nevertheless, his ruminations didn’t put an end to heaven and, certainly, they didn’t effect the creation of something better. Then there were those who wanted to teach “the world to sing, in perfect harmony.” That sold records, too—not to mention a lot of CocaCola! Not until the world unites in singing praises to God will anything else it ever undertakes be other than farcical and idolatrous. Unless you’ve chosen to play the part of an ostrich, or are otherwise oblivious to reality, it is selfevident that today’s secular media are biased against Christians. How else can they justify saying so little or nothing critical about other religions, or about the practitioners and proponents thereof—even when the results are havoc, mayhem, or murder?!? To say the least, there is a double standard involved. Those reporting the news routinely dismiss or misrepresent the facts, and use their positions for deceitful and devious ends—such as denouncing Chris- speak. Israel retreated from faith when the giant came to the field in the hour after the battle started. Why did not Israel have faith in God for victory? After all, Israel had a standing historical legacy of how God had fought on their behalf time-aftertime. But when Goliath challenged their faith in God, Israel wilted with the challenge. The people of the Church wilt the same. Every problem is a challenge See KEY, A6 Smile it’s Christmas! With bright wishes to all our patients and their families this holiday season. We appreciate your trust in us. Dr. Margie Lawson D.D.S. & Staff 106 Tyree Blvd. Racine, OH 740-949-2575 tians as biased and bigoted, intolerant and narrow-minded, racist and, of course, the label they love most to apply to us … homophobic. The enemies of the Lord are prolific in their condemnation of all who follow Him. They would prefer God undergo a “do-over,” and His followers get lessons in political correctness. Someone once said, and I quote: … “God made man in His image, and ever since man has been trying to return the favor.” So tell me: how does one improve upon perfection?!? Those who deny the reality of God likewise fail to appreciate His equally real love and loving presence in our world. May the knowledge that ours is the promised “God with us”—the Immanuel prophesied of the Old Testament, the incarnate Jesus of the New—bless you anew. If not for the Christ-child there would be no Christmas. God HAS blessed us, everyone! Jesus into the heart. It is receiving Him. When you receive Christ, your life changes. You live for Him. You change because the He is with you, in you. You are apart of His family. You become a son or daughter of the King Most High. What else matters? Nothing. Through Christ we are liberated from the trappings of the world. When you truly receive Him, you can endure and live. You can have joy in the midst of sorrow because Jesus lives. He lives in you. That is the incredible gift of Christmas. That is the beauty of God. Eternity awaits us all. The question is will that eternity be spent reviling in the true gift of Christmas, the Lord Jesus Christ or in a place completely void of God? May you know His love. May you be blessed by Him. May you truly receive this Christmas. May you indeed live a life of Grace Out Loud! With Bright Wishes at The Holidays �� May the coming season bring health, wealth and happiness to you and your loved ones. For your trust in us, we are deeply grateful. Birchfield Funeral Home 212 Main Street Rutland, Ohio 740-742-2333 �Friday, December 23, 2011 From Page A5 to our faith in God, for sure. But, it seems that so many forsake faith in those moments when it is called into question. If God helped you with past problems, do you not think He will give victory over the present one? “This is the victory that overcomes the world (and the problems that come from it), even our faith.” Do not give up your faith in God! But, here is the key point about giant understanding. When confronted in the power of God, giants always lose. Yes, David left the mountain to go down in the valley to face the giant problem. But, he did not go “weakly and meekly” (as noted above). He went in the power of God. In so many terms, he took the principles of mountain strength with him as evidenced in the Biblical account. He took with him his past experience with God (he had previously slain a lion and a bear in the power of God). Furthermore, he had confidence in God. He had knowledge of God. He had a passion for God. He had insight from God in how to attack the giant with a sling and a stone, for giants always have vulnerable spots despite imposing countenances. The people of the Church will always have to face problems the size of giants. But, no problem can ever overcome the following Christian practices. There is first the prevailing of patience in giving God time to work things out. There is the power and victory that comes from persistent prayer. There are the purposes and will of God, particularly from the standpoint that God has not called us to be a defeated people but a victorious people. After all, all the giants that faced Israel were summarily defeated. Be inspired and encouraged. The Daily Sentinel • Page A6 What memories are you making? It’s nearly Christmas! You know, there is just something about this time of year that makes parents go clinically insane for about four weeks. Think about it — what other time of year would you get up at four in the morning to stand outside a toy store for two hours in subfreezing temperatures just so you can save $14.99 on a gift? It makes the insanity diagnosis much more plausible when people actually describe this as fun. So why do we subject ourselves to this? For me at least, the answer is that I want to create memories that my son and daughter will carry with them for years. This is important to me because while I could probably only name you a handful of Christmas gifts that I ever remember receiving, I could talk for hours about funny and enjoyable stories that happened around Christmas while I was growing up. Take, for instance, the time that my father decided he had found the perfect Christmas tree — it was an amazing deal, all we had to do was cut it down and remove it from the yard of the little old lady who owned the house and it was ours free and clear. The issue was that the tree itself was over 20 feet tall and had a base that was as big around as a car tire. After much effort we finally took the tree down and brought it Dodger home. The problems began as we tried to get it in the door: my father had to cut the tree 3 different times just to make it inside. Once inside, the mammoth tree broke our tree stand and scraped the top of the vaulted ceilings in my parents’ house. We affectionately called this tree “the Griswold family tree,” as the name certainly fit. Maybe you have a similar holiday story or perhaps this makes you think about a favorite Christmas tradition but, whatever the case it would seem to me that some of the best gifts that we can give are the memories that we create. Mary, the mother of Jesus, also treasured her memories surround- Peace On Earth Everymendous one is busy amount of getting commotion ready for throughout Christmas all generaday. Gifts, tions. The presents, actual anvisiting nouncement and cleanwas no difing. Well, ferent. You Christmas see, nearly Alex Colon is a fun time every time to rememan angel ber and celshowed up it ebrate the greatest birth that was likely that a judgment man has ever known was about to be announced. After times in the busy- Instead, this time, the angel ness of it all we tend to for- said: “fear not” for I bring get the whole reason why you good news. we are so busy this time of The birth of Christ was the year and its true mean- and is good news! His ing. message is good news. The Lord reminded us His intent and His will is in Luke 2:10 “And the an- good news. There is nothgel said unto them, Fear ing bad about the birth of not: for, behold, I bring you christ. good tidings of great joy, Furthermore in verse 14 which shall be to all peo- the angel was joined by a ple.” host of angels and began to The birth of Christ is shout one that has created a tre“Glory to God in the ing the birth of Jesus. Luke 2:19 says, “But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” My point is this: in all the craziness that goes into this time of year, I want Vaughan to be careful that I am not creating memories for my children that do not accurately reflect the true purpose of this season. For instance, what type of memories am I making if my kids find me stressed out, grouchy, and on edge because of all the stuff I have to do? Or what if they find that I am so focused on the material aspect of Christmas, the gifts and presents, that I totally neglect to appreciate the spiritual aspect of the season? What types of memories am I creating for them then? I know that it’s easy to get caught up in other things this time of year, but it’s imperative that we as parents make certain our kids see the true spirit of Christmas through our actions. Maybe we do this by taking them Christmas shopping for a family less fortunate than ours, pausing from our busy schedules to attend church together, or talking with our children about what the about what the gift of Jesus means to us. Whatever the case, I whole-heartedly believe that the best gift we can ever share with our children is our faith and what an awesome opportunity we have to do so this time of year. The Apostle Paul saw this passing down of faith as a very good thing in the life of Timothy, which is why he writes the following words in 2 Timothy 1:5 “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.” So my prayer for you and your family is that you would have a wonderful Christmas together — one that would be full of many great memories, and one in which your children are impacted by your faith. From my family to yours, have a very Merry Christmas! Search the Scriptures highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Notice that the glory was given to God and for the earth, peace was given toward men. Interestingly enough, Jesus also told us about this peace. In John 14:27 Jesus said: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. The word “leave” here is the word “bequeath” which means to bestow an inheritance in a person’s will. In other words, the good news is that Jesus not only offers you peace, but he also bequeaths his peace to you. Meaning, that when you come to Christ, you will possess this peace in your life. The purpose of Christmas (the birth of Christ) was to bring peace to earth. This peace is “shalom.”. In other words his peace deals with his salvation, tranquility, prosperity, joy, health, protection, etc. Let this Christmas Season bring the gift and the peace of God to every area of your life. Everyone wants peace on earth and good will toward men. It is yours now, and it might as well reign in your life. Merry Christmas! Make it a Great Christmas Season! Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 “…these were more noble…they searched the scriptures daily…” God has seen fit to record for us what He wants us to know about Jesus’ birth, and recorded two accounts of the birth and early life of Jesus. When Mary learned from the angel Gabriel that her cousin Elizabeth was in the sixth month of pregnancy, Mary went to Elizabeth’s home and stayed for 3 months [Luke 1:26,36,39,40,56]. After learning of Mary’s pregnancy, Joseph did not want to make public the condition, and considered putting her away privily, [Matt. 1:19]. [A side note: today, we often hear that it is expected that engaged couples will have sex before marriage. Today’s couples would do well to take Joseph and Mary for their example. According to Mary, sexual activity had not taken place between them {Luke 1:34}, and in the case of Mary and Joseph, did not take place until after Jesus’ birth {Matt. 1:25}.] After an angel explained to Joseph the facts of Mary’s pregnancy, Joseph took Mary as his wife [Matt. 1:20-25]. We go now to the facts recorded in Luke 2:2124: “And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses was accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; [as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;] and to offer a sacrifice ac- May Your Holiday Season Be Filled with Cheer 255 Mill Street • Middleport, OH 45760 740-992-3345 60152266 cording to that which is said in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” It is important to remember Joseph and Mary lived under the Jewish law, and Jesus was born into their family, lived His earthly life, and died under that law. The commands Mary obeyed after Jesus birth are recorded in the Old Law in Leviticus 12:1-8. Today’s “nativity” scenes incorrectly depict the wise men at the manger, with a star prominently overhead. God tells us, “… behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him… Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men,…sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also… and when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh” [Matt. 2:1,2,7,8,11]. By the time the wise men arrived, Jesus was a “young child,” and the family was in a “house.” You readers may be asking, “So, what difference does it make that man has chosen a time and the ways to celebrate Jesus’ birth? What difference does it make that the wise men were not at the manger?” Jesus gives the answer: “Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?… This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men” [Matt. 15:3,8,9]. He further says, “Howbeit in vain do they See SEARCH, A7 From: The Zatta Family Ed, Jen, Alexis, Lindsay and Ethan 60272650 Key www.mydailysentinel.com 112 E. Main St., Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-2955 60271507 �Friday, December 23, 2011 Search From Page A6 worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men,…making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered:…” [Mark 7:7,8a,13]. An example: in Acts 20:7, God tells us the early church met on the first day of the week to break bread [in this context “break bread” is synonymous with the communion meal which remembers Jesus’ broken body and His blood; this is clearly seen in v.11: “broken bread” and “eaten” are two differing events]. Most man-made churches ignore the example of the early church, choosing to have the communion once a quarter, once a year, etc., yet make much ado over Jesus’ birth, an event about which God has given little information and no commands for its celebration. Since faith comes by hearing God’s Word [Rom. 10:17], and since God’s Word is silent about celebrating Jesus’ birth, the man-made tradition of such a celebration cannot be of “faith.” Please, read your Bible carefully. Come, search the scriptures with the church of Christ. Our goal is to speak where the Bible speaks, and be silent where the Bible is silent! We meet at 234 Chapel Drive [off Bulaville Road]. www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A7 A Hunger For More Christmas for in its wings for many is a time in their world-weary which they hope to souls. Because experience an atmothey choose to not sphere of love – of risk hurt or loss, acceptance, of bethey miss out on longing, and of bethe healing and ing counted worth hope that could sacrificing for (at be theirs. Christleast on some level). mas for someone And for some, the who won’t open Thom Mollohan season seems to unhis or her heart to wrap for them all love is a sad time for which they have indeed. hoped. But a great many are left I know modern-day Scroogdisappointed as they have not es, too, who think of no one but found fulfillment for the expecta- themselves. When they look upon tions that they’ve built up over the others, all they see are various weeks and months preceding the means of furthering their own Christmas holiday. agendas. And while I have met For some, love comes their many a Scrooge, who have at the way but they don’t recognize it very least the “virtue” of being “a at the door and refuse to let it in. good man of business” (accordThen there are others who appar- ing to Dickens) with a shred of ently have never learned to look honor down deep inside (nearly outward into the lives of others, invisible though it may be), I’ve their eyes being fixed upon their also met many Grinches who take own wants and comforts; they being selfish even further than are never satisfied and, of course, simply being cold-hearted. They never learn to share love with don’t hesitate a bit to put on a fair anyone else. And then there re- face of deception, even as they ally are some who have become rob you blind, rationalizing it as bruised and battered from their right because they believe that circumstances and their Christ- if the world isn’t their oyster, it mas season is truly characterized ought to be. Christmas for them is by an aching loneliness or a des- never the time of peace, hope, and perate want. joy that we look for in the season, Perhaps you know people like namely because whatever they those mentioned above. I do. I have, they should have more and know people who have suffered, whatever is done for them is never yet when God’s hand reached enough. out to them through the tenderBut I also have known some ness of a caring person, either who find that Christmas is a time suspicion or jaded hearts shut the of great sadness and frustration… door to the wonder of grace. For not because they simply refuse these, it would seem that, like the to be satisfied, but because there inn of long ago, there is no room are legitimate needs in their lives for love to come in with healing that remain unfilled and unad- dressed. The loss of loved ones due to death or broken relationships, failing health, or (as is all too readily the case for so many) an inability to secure basic necessities for living all create a heavy burden that seem to dim the light that should be experienced in the Christmas season. They strive to be honorable as they strive to get by, yet their hands seem constantly empty and their hope withers away. It is very possible that you have some of your own expectations for a “loving holiday” and certain preconceived notions as to what a “loving holiday” will look like. But whatever expectation you might have, be certain that they’re put into perspective. And no perspective about Christmas will be right or whole unless and until Jesus is the center of it. After all, the historical event of God sending His Son into the world that He would one day become Savior for sinners is the ultimate act of love. The fact is, whether you recognize it or not, you ARE loved! The cross of Christ answers that beyond all rebuttals and misgivings. As to whether or not you will experience love in any tangible way this Christmas season is in large part up to you. If you will anchor your heart and mind in celebration of God’s love with worship of Him as your top priority, placing your faith in His Son as Savior, you will have started out right. But that isn’t the end of the matter. Don’t expect it to be much of a loving season if you’re simply going to “hoard love” for yourself! Experiencing love doesn’t often “happen” to you if you’re not willing to “make it happen” for someone else first. Do you want this Christmas season to be a season of love? Then let the love of Christ move you to love others in practical ways. Visit someone who is sick. Work on restoring a broken relationship. Volunteer to help a needy family. Share your blessings (material and otherwise) with someone who is doing without. Inasmuch as you share Jesus’ love with someone else, you in turn open yourself to the experience of love in all the ways that God will send it to you! “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins…. Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth” (1 John 4:7-10, 3:18). (Thom Mollohan and his family have ministered in southern Ohio the past 16 ½ years. He is the pastor of Pathway Community Church and the author of The Fairy Tale Parables and Crimson Harvest. He may be reached for comments or questions by email at pastorthom@pathwaygallipolis.com). Community The Daily Sentinel Long-distance romance causes rift Dear Dr. ly have Brothers: My to figboyfriend graduure out ated from our somecollege last year, thing and I am finishthat will ing up in June. w o r k This means well for we now have a both of long-distance you. It relationship (we sounds are three hours Dr. Joyce Brothers a s apart), and it is though causing some problems be- your boyfriend has a hardsides missing one another! working and willing netWhen I go out with a group work of spies set up to keep of friends and hang out at tabs on you. This speaks to various bars, he hears about the fact that he doesn’t enit from his friends and I get tirely trust you to stay away yelled at. I don’t want to sit from other guys. And, in the alone in the dorm, and I’m meantime, he’s out there not cheating. How do peo- doing who knows what. ple do this long-distance You don’t know because thing? — L.S. you don’t have spies. He Dear L.S.: Everyone probably isn’t cheating eihas his or her own way of ther, but you have no way coping with separations of knowing. when they are dating or are The pressure is entirely part of a committed couple. on you to keep the relationSo, while there are various ship going, right? There is models to point to, you real- an imbalance of power here Weather Friday: A slight chance of showers before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. North wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Christmas Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. that needs resolving. But it can’t be done by getting rid of the spies. You need to think about what a longdistance relationship can look like besides your model, which isn’t working. Perhaps you need to agree to see other people when you’re apart. That obviously would be difficult for both of you. Let him know that you can’t fulfill his expectations of sitting alone in the dorm — if he cares for you, he won’t want you to spend your time that way. *** Dear Dr. Brothers: I recently confronted my husband about his online sexual activity, and he confessed to even more — hook-ups, the whole bit. I would know how to treat him if it were “another woman,” but he seems to be solely interested in anonymous encounters and porn sites. How do I approach this? He doesn’t want to get help, and says Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. he loves me and this is all meaningless. He said he would stop, but I am not sure he can, as our sex life is pretty dull. — R.W. Dear R.W.: It might seem an obvious step to work on your own bedroom problems in order to keep your husband’s focus there, but as you know, this isn’t a simple issue with a simple answer. Nevertheless, see if you can incorporate some of what your husband finds exciting into your own sexual routines. I’m not suggesting that you hire a hooker, but explore some variety. Just increasing the frequency and varying the setting might help, too, if that would appeal to both of you. But the best course of action would be for your husband to get help first. Unfortunately, while there are clinics that help with the issue of out-of-control sexual behaviors, it’s hard for professionals to get a Have story ideas? Call us at: at (740) 992-2155. NOTICE FOR EARLY PUBLIC A NOTICE FOR EARLYREVIEW PUBLIC OF REVIEW OF A PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT ACTIVITY IN A PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN December 23, 2011 To: All Interested Agencies, Groups, and Individuals: The Meigs Commissioners is in the process of conducting an environmental review for the Racine Stage Project Racine Stage(Parks Projectand Recreation Facilities) (Parks and Recreation Facilities) Star Mill Park, Racine, OH. Star Mill Park, Racine, OH. The installation/Replacement of the stage. The installation/Replacement of the stage. This notice is required by Section 2(a)(4) of Executive Order 11988 for Floodplain Management, and is implemented by HUD Regulations found at 24 CFR 55.20(b) for any action that is within and/or affects a floodplain. As currently proposed, the project site will include areas designated as floodplain. Meigs County alternatives regarding sponsorship of the action would be: 1. Approval as proposed; 2. Disapproval; 3. Approval only if all improvements are located outside of the floodplain; 4. Approval of an equivalent project site located outside of the floodplain; and 5. Approval only if no fill is added in floodplain areas. Happy Holidays from everyone at Additional information regarding the proposed action may be obtained by contacting Jean Trussell, Grants Administrator at 740-992-7908 or at the following address: Meigs County Grants Office Meigs County Grants 117Offi E. ce Memorial Drive 117 E. Memorial Drive Pomeroy, OH 45769 Pomeroy, OH 45769 Any interested person, agency, or group wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments for consideration to the Meigs County Grants Office at the above listed address by 4:00 p. m. on January 9, 2012, which is at least 15 days after the publication of this notice. Baum Lumber State Rt. 248 Chester, Ohio 985-3301 60152953 Floodplain Early Public Notice 02-06 handle on just what needs to be done to treat these people successfully. Researchers at Massey University in New Zealand have been studying the issue, and their survey of more than 600 people found that so-called sex addicts usually are afraid of intimacy, and find maintaining relationships difficult. They are insecure in their marriages — if they are mar- ried — and they may have a hard time convincing their wives that the other women mean nothing to them, but they are likely telling the truth. The big question is, though, whether you can forgive him and move on. It might require a Herculean effort on both your parts. (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate Rutland Bottle Gas Rejoice....... For He is Born! wishes you & yours a Merry Christmas! 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Member SIPC. www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A8 Patrol plans extra enforcement during the holiday season Asks motorists to help Ohio reach a record low in fatalities Staff report mdtnews@mydailytribune.com GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia/Meigs Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be out in full force this holiday season removing dangerous and impaired drivers in an effort to reach historic lows in the number of people killed on Ohio’s roadways in 2011. Last year fatalities increased to 1,080 over a record low of 1,022 in 2009. With the upcoming holidays, the Patrol is asking motorists to help Ohio achieve a record year by not driving impaired, “The holidays can be one “The holidays buckling-up of the most dangerous can be and keeping one of their focus times of the year due to an the most on the road. increase in impaired drivdangerDuring last ous times year’s holi- ing.” of the day reportyear due ing period — Lt. Max Norris, com- to an inof Midnight on Thurs- mander of the Gallia/Meigs crease in Post of the Ohio State impaired day, Dec. driving,” 23 through Highway Patrol said Lt. 11:59 p.m. Max Noron Sunday, ris, commander of the Gallia/ Dec. 26 – 14 people lost their Meigs Post. “Last year during lives on Ohio’s roadways, the holiday weekend, troopwith four deaths alcohol-re- ers arrested 226 drivers for lated. impaired driving.” Calendar of Events As part of national holiday enforcement efforts, the Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services is assisting law enforcement around the state, including OVI task forces, in coordinating efforts to stepup enforcement of traffic and impaired driving laws. Last year in Ohio, 39 people died in alcohol-related crashes between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. The public is encouraged to continue using 1-877-7-PATROL to report dangerous or impaired drivers, as well as stranded motorists. Email items to mdrnews@mydailyregister.com Friday, Dec. 23 RACINE — The Southern Charge, United Methodist Churches, will have a service at 7 p.m. at Morning Star Church. LANGSVILLE — House of Healing Ministries Christmas Program, 7 p.m., everyone invited, refreshments served after the program. Saturday, Dec. 24 POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church of Pomeroy will celebrate the coming of the Christ Child at 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve, with a candle- light service, a tradition at St. Paul Lutheran Church. The public is invited to attend. The worship service on Christmas Day will be held at 11 a.m. POMEROY — Trinity Congregational Church cantata “One Small Child,” 8 p.m., piano and organ selections and by the music of the church handbell choir beginning at 7:30 p.m. MIDDLEPORT — The First Baptist Church of Middleport will hold its annual Christams Eve Candlelight Service, 7 p.m. tival of sharing kits and for the help of Mary Jo Barringer in loading the kits onto the trucks. There was also a thank you for donation to “sneakers for Eagles” project. It was noted that Osie Follrod will have surgery. Janice Weber had the mission report from the Response magazine, titled “For unto us a child is born.” Isaiah 9:6 proclaims God’s plan of salvation through the birth of the Christ Child. Children are still a tangible reminder of God’s hand at work in the world. Drawings for secret sis- ters, refreshments and programs were made for 2012. The program consisted of Christmas Story (from Luke 2:1-33), and “Story of Silent Night” both by Mary Jo Barringer; “Christmas candles reflect belief” by Ruth Brooks; “I think Santa Claus is a woman” by Mary Jo Buckley; Humorous “Twas the night before Christmas” by Helen Wolf; and a Christmas carol and song quiz by Mary Jo Buckley. The program ended with the secret sister gift exchange. The next meeting will be January 10, 2012. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Church of Christ Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion, 6:15 p.m, Christmas Day service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 BEDFORD TWP. — The Beford Township Trustes will hold there end of year and organizational meeting at 1 p.m. at the town hall. RUTLAND — The Rutland Free Will Baptist Church will be holding a Watch Night Service from 8 p.m.-midnight, special singing, and speaker Brother Sonny Diamond. Refreshments provided. Tuesday, Jan. 3 MIDDLEPORT —Middleport Lodge 363, regular meeting, 7:30 p.m., refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Birthdays Saturday, Dec. 24 RACINE — Vinas Lee will be 97 years old on Dec. 24. Cards may be sent to her in care of Mayfair Village, 3000 Bethel Road, Columbus, Oh 43220. Alfred United Methodist Women meet 10th Annual Walk for Six members and three guests enjoyed a Christmas potluck meal when the Alfred United Methodist Women met on December 13, 2011, at the church. Mary Jo Barringer, president, had the prayer before the meal. The meeting opened with all reciting the UMW purpose. The secretary and treasurer’s reports were given. There were 135 friendship calls made. Janice Weber had the prayer calendar birthday card and chose Karen Dial of Beverly, Ky. She is an Associate in Mission Service work in the Red Bird Missionary Conference. Helen Wolf will have the January card. The president read a thank you from the Church World Service for our fes- AT THE BIRTH OF Our Savior We’d like to join all of you in giving thanks for the Miracle of Christmas and the many blessings we share including your friendship. Merry Christmas!! Hupp Auto Center Tuppers Plains, OH 740-667-3177 www.huppautocenter.com Richard A. Walker CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thank you for your business in 2011! We look forward to serving you in 2012! 2409 Jackson Ave., Point Pleasant, WV Richard@RichardWalkercpa.com 304-675-6774 the Homeless slated ATHENS — Hundreds of people from southeast Ohio are expected to participate in Good Works Annual Walk for the Homeless on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The event, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue to 1 pm., will take place at First United Methodist Church on College Street in uptown Athens. According to a release issued by Good Works, this year, the organization has created eight interactive events (including two unique walks especially geared towards children) to inform the public about homelessness and poverty in southeast Ohio and to raise funds for the Good Works Timothy House — the only shelter for the rural homeless in nine counties. Homelessness has increased dramatically in southeast Ohio this year. The Good Works Timothy House could not accommodate and had to turn away more than 140 people (including 62 children) thus far in 2011. People interested in supporting the walk are encouraged to visit www.walkforthehomeless.net or call (740) 594-3339 to obtain further information on getting walk sponsor packets. For more details, individuals can contact Good Works at (740) 594-3339 or through e-mail at goodworks@goodworks.net. Hemlock Grange holds monthly meeting The Hemlock Grange met recently at the Grange Hall, with Rosalie Story conducting the meeting. Previous plans were completed for money and food donations to be given to the Cooperative parish food pantry by the grange. The baking contest for Hemlock Granga will be on March 1, and on March 2 the baking contest will be held at Pamona Grange at Star. Also at that time all pop tabs, soup labels, used eyeglasses and hearing aid batteries will be turned in to Pamona Grange. In January, Pamona Grange will be held at Hemlock Grange. Contest awards from state conference were handed out. Receiving awards were Sara Cullums, third and fourth in quilts; Community Service Notebook, gold star; Janice Weber, special certificate for deaf report; Barbara Fry, 14 years secretary certificate. Kim Romine, Lecturer, presented a program on “Forcing bulbs for indoor bloom.” Forcing is the term used to describe the process that stimulates bulbs to bloom out of season. Spring flowering bulbs usually require Hello, Friend, have you met the baby who was laid in the manger? He brought Joy to the world, Peace on earth to men, women, boys and girls. Have you received your gift? Don’t let the devil play with your life and cheat you out of the best. I encourage you to accept Christ immediately. Or sooner. You can’t afford to wait. Merry Christmas To All, Eblin’s Trash Service 742-2252 a rooting period of about 12 to 15 weeks at temperatures between 4148 degrees in order to produce a good root system, which is essential if they are to be forced into flowers. When the shoots are 4-6 inches tall, move the pots to a bright, sunny window to stimulate blooming. A temperature of about 68 degrees and direct sunlight will produce the best results. To conclude the program, everyone was given a glass pot and flower bulbs to try forcing bulbs. January’s meeting will be preceded by a ham dinner at 6:30 p.m. We may provide the heat for your home, but nothing warms our hearts more than thoughts of the many good folks we’ve had the privilege to serve this past year. Happy Holidays G&M FUEL COMPANY We would like to extend our hand across this snowy wonderland to send best wishes and gratitude, too To each and every one of you! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Ridenour’s Gas Service Bulk & Bottled Home • Farm • Industry Repair, Sales and Service 740 985-3307 P.O. Box 55 • Chester, Ohio 45720 43070 St. Rt. 124 • Pomeroy 992-5111 Do you have story ideas or suggestions? Let us know! Go to: www.mydailysentinel.com �Friday, December 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A9 60272228 �Friday, December 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A10 Share a Reading of The Night Before Christmas with your Family & Friends. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled down for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name; "Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!" As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my hand, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night." Wishing You and Your Family Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Marcum Construction and General Contracting Mike W. Marcum - Owner • Commercial & Residential • General Remodeling Not Affiliated with Mike Marcum Roofing & Remodeling 60231179 g • Room Additions • Roofing • Garages • Pole & Horse Barns • Foundations • Home Repairs 740-985-4141 • 740-416-1834 Fully Insured - Free Estimates 30 Years Experience 60272702 �Sports B1 The Daily Sentinel Local Schedule Friday, December 23 Boys Basketball Meigs at Wahama, 6:30 p.m. Symmes Valley at South Gallia, 6:30 p.m. Point Pleasant at Poca, 7:30 p.m. Hannan vs Raceland at Ironton Tournament, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 27 Girls Basketball Sciotoville East at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Gallia Academy at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Ohio Valley Christian vs Wellston at Big Blue Classic, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 28 Girls Basketball Tolsia at Point Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 6 p.m. Wahama vs Charleston Catholic at Wirt Holiday Tournament, 6 p.m. Thursday, December 29 Girls Basketball Wahama at Meigs, 6 p.m. Hannan at Greenbriar Tournament, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Big Blue Classic, 6 p.m. Wahama at Wirt Holiday Tournament, 8 p.m. Wrestling River Valley at Gallia Academy Coach’s Corner Classic, 10 a.m. Point Pleasant at Wheeling Park Duals, TBA Swimming River Valley at HYCAT Holiday meet, 1:15 p.m. Friday, December 30 Girls Basketball Hannan at Greenbriar Tournament, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Southern at Meigs, 6:30 p.m. Chapmanville at Point Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Martinsburg’s Switzer named captain of Class AAA team Rick Kozlowski Special to OVP MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – If the sports adage is true that defense wins championships, Martinsburg finished its second straight undefeated Class AAA championship season in the only manner possible: On the last play of the title game against George Washington, the Bulldogs strip-sacked the quarterback, resulting in the Patriots’ fifth turnover. It was the penultimate symbol for a team having the claim to fame as a superlative defensive unit all season long. While Martinsburg delivered a strong offense throughout the season, too, the defense led the way as the Bulldogs finished with a second straight 14-0 campaign and won their 28th straight game in a 35-27 win over George Washington in the championship game earlier this month at Wheeling Island Stadium. Although Patriots running back Ryan Switzer, who is the captain of the Class AAA all-state firstteam offense, ran for 115 yards and three touchdowns, he was held somewhat in check by the Bulldogs. He entered the game averaging 10.1 yards per carry, but could only manage 3.5 per rush against Martinsburg. Appropriately, linebacker Marqus Burrell managed the championship-game-ending sack, one of two sacks he had that resulted in fumbles. He’s one of five Martinsburg players, three of them linebackers in the Bulldogs’ defensive alignment, on either the first- or second-team Class AAA all-state unit announced today by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Nose guard Josh Harwood and linebackers Logan Jenkins and Justin Arndt, all seniors, claimed positions on the first-team defense, while Burrell and defensive back Chris Perkins, as a utility player, have been named to the second-team defense. Martinsburg coach David Walker said it was the best defense he’s ever coached. “We just had all the right pieces to the puzzle,” Walker said. “We were really good up front, had a great linebacking corps and great athletes in the secondary. We had a lot of speed, Friday, December 23, 2011 Lady Dragons top Point Pleasant for tournament title, 63-40 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — A slow start led to a disappointing finish Wednesday night for the Point Pleasant girls basketball team during a 63-40 setback to host Fairland in the championship game of the inaugural Fairland Holiday Tournament in Lawrence County. The visiting Lady Knights (2-4) shot just 30 percent from the field while being outrebounded 46-28 overall, as the Lady Dragons (6-0) led wire-to-wire in the tournament final. The hosts led 10-6 after eight minutes of play, then used a 17-4 charge in the second canto to establish a 27-10 lead at the intermission. Point Pleasant used a small 20-19 run in the third period to pull within 46-30 Bryan Walters/file photo Point Pleasant junior Andrea Porter dribbles past a Ravenswood defender during the second half of this Dec. 15 file photo of a girls basketball game in Point Pleasant, W.Va. headed into the finale, but PPHS made 13-of-43 FHS closed regulation with field goal attempts in the a 17-10 charge to wrap up setback, including a 7-ofthe 23-point decision. 18 effort from three-point range for 39 percent. The guests were also 7-of-11 at the free throw line for 64 percent. Andrea Porter led the Lady Knights with 16 points, followed by Sarah Hussell with 10 markers — all of which came in the third quarter. Katie Bruner added seven points, while Ashtyn Wedge and Makenzie Thomas contributed three markers each. Allison Smith rounded out the scoring with one point and also added a team-best seven rebounds. Fairland connected on 26-of-69 field goals for 38 percent, with Terra Stapleton leading the way with game-highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds. Kayla Swiger added 12 markers to the winning cause, while Kelsey Riley chipped in eight points. FHS was 9-of- receiver the Mountaineers will face this season. And explaining it to his teammates isn’t necessary. “I don’t need to tell them anything,” Jenkins said. “Just look at the tape and they’ll know.” Cornerback Keith Tandy, who leads the Mountaineers in interceptions and pass breakups, knows. “You can see the type of athlete he is,” Tandy said. “You can see when he runs the double moves, he’s real good at that. His athleticism is like something different that we’re not used to seeing.” Of course, Clemson (103) also has quarterback Tajh Boyd and his other targets, including Allen, the John Mackey Award winner who had 48 catches for 577 yards and eight scores, all school records for a tight end. There’s also 1,000yard rusher Andre Elling- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It started with a few kids who wanted tattoos. The owner of the tattoo parlor wasn’t necessarily a big Buckeyes fan, but he liked having them around. It ended with NCAA infractions and a year of investigations. On Tuesday, Ohio State finally got the verdict on its memorabilia-for-cash scandal from the NCAA’s committee on infractions. The NCAA declared that the Buckeyes and new coach Urban Meyer will be banned from a bowl game after next season. In addition, Meyer will have fewer scholarships to hand out, the university will be on three years of probation and former coach Jim Tressel will forever be linked to the scandal that brought down his successful tenure. The root of Ohio State’s year of NCAA woes was Fine Line Ink, a rundown tattoo parlor on a Columbus street corner. A player or two went there for tattoos and the word spread through the team that the owner, Eddie Rife, kept his door open and Fine Line was a cool place to hang out. More and more players got involved with Rife in 2009 and early 2010, and some accepted cash and free or discounted tattoos. Before long, Rife began trading money for sports memorabilia championship rings and autographed jerseys and gloves. At this same time, the U.S. attorney’s office was keeping an eye on Rife in a federal drug-trafficking case surrounding the sale of marijuana. As part of its probe, the U.S. Attorney got a subpoena and raided Rife’s home, where agents came across numerous Ohio State articles signed or owned by current and former players. On April 2, 2010, a former Buckeyes walk-on player now a Columbus lawyer, Chris Cicero, emailed Tressel to warn him that several Buckeyes players “have taken Eddie Rife signed Ohio State memorabilia (shirts/ jerseys/footballs) who has been selling it for profit. I dont know if he gives any money in return to the players. I have been told OSU players including (redacted) have been given free tattoo’s in exchange for signed memorabilia.” Cicero’s first email also hinted that Rife was a felon who had witnessed a homicide. Tressel’s contract required him to “report promptly to the (athletic director) in writing any violations” of Ohio State or NCAA rules and regulations. Yet the only person to whom he forwarded Cicero’s email was Ted Sarniak, star quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s hometown mentor, who had already been investigated and cleared by the NCAA for his relationship with the player. Even though Tressel responded to Cicero, “I will get on it ASAP” all he did was caution the players to stay away from the tattoo parlor while not letting anyone at Ohio State know what he knew. Tressel and Cicero communicated sporadically through the summer about the players, Rife and Fine Line. On Sept. 13, 2010, Tressel signed a standard NCAA compliance form with which he certified he had reported any knowledge of alleged violations to his superiors at Ohio State. The Buckeyes had a good season, going 11-1 and winning their sixth straight Big Ten title. But while they See CLEMSON, B2 See SCANDAL, B3 See DRAGONS, B2 Bridgeport’s Garrett Stanley wins the 2011 Hunt Award Chris Johnson Special to OVP BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Prior to the start of twoa-day practices for the 2010 season, Garrett Stanley was called into the coaches office and asked if he minded switching positions from tight end to left tackle. Stanley, who at the time was a junior for the Bridgeport football, quickly responded, “Sure, whatever is best for the team.” It proved to be a beneficial decision for all parties involved. Stanley quickly emerged as one of the Indians’ top linemen that season. This year, he became the state’s best. Today, the 6-foot-3, 240-pound left tackle/defensive end was named the 2011 Hunt Award Winner by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The Hunt Award is given annually to the state’s best interior lineman. Stanley received six of eight firstplace votes for the award. George Washington’s Austin Rosencrance was the runner-up and Wayne’s Allen Bryant and Oak Glen’s Preston Murray tied for third. Morgantown’s Daniel Berry and Wahama’s Jamin Branch also received votes. Stanley is the second player in Bridgeport High School history to be awarded the Hunt. Barry Myers Ben Queen/photo Bridgeport senior tackle Garrett Stanley (79) was named the 2011 Hunt Award Winner by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Stanley is pictured above in Sept. 9 file photo of a football game against Lewis County at Wayne Jamison Field in Bridgeport, W.Va. won it in 1972. dians — who finished 12-1 picking one side over the “I was really surprised and advanced to the Class other is something Stanley when I found out that I AAA semifinals for the sec- himself can’t even do. had won it,” Stanley said. ond timein three years — is “Honestly, with the style “When you look at how exactly on which side of the we play at Bridgeport, there many great linemen there ball he was better. He was isn’t a whole lot of differare just in my area let alone the anchor of a Bridgeport ence on either side of the the whole state, I didn’t offensive line that paved ball,” he said. “We emphathink I had a chance. You the way for 4,434 rushing size playing your assignalways hear about how high yards (an average of 341 ment so much and it takes school football in West Vir- per game) and 59 touch- everybody working on the ginia isn’t tough, but I feel downs. From his defensive line together. I just really like there are a lot of really end spot, he finished with wanted to go out and play good linemen so to be con- 47 tackles, 14 for a loss, hard on both offense and sidered one of them is very with three sacks, two forced defense.” humbling.” fumbles and a fumble reOn Sunday, Stanley was Perhaps the biggest covery. named first-team all-state question surrounding StanClearly, he was a force as an offensive lineman and ley’s role with the 2011 In- on both sides of the ball but See STANLEY, B2 Clemson WRs among many challenges for WVU defense CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s secondary has had its challenges this season. Nothing will compare to the offensive firepower Clemson brings to the table in the Orange Bowl. All-Americans Sammy Watkins and Dwayne Allen are the latest standout receivers West Virginia will face in a bowl game when the 23rd-ranked Mountaineers meet No. 14 Clemson on Jan. 4 in the Orange Bowl. Watkins’ speed and field awareness has enabled him to amass 1,153 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns as a freshman while proving to be one of the nation’s most dangerous kickoff returners. “He is a difference maker,” said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. “There is no question.” The Mountaineers have about a half-dozen practices See SWITZER, B2 left to figure out a scheme that might slow down Watkins and his teammates. And they’ll have to do it without two-year starter Terence Garvin at safety. Garvin underwent knee surgery after the final regular-season game and the junior will require six months of rehabilitation. Redshirt freshman Wes Tonkery and freshman Shaq Petteway will battle for Garvin’s spot in the bowl. Clemson has surpassed 35 points eight times this season, and Watkins is confident it can happen again. “If we play on all cylinders and everyone is doing their job, I think we can put up a lot of points on these guys,” he said. Despite being slowed by a sore shoulder near the end of the regular season, Watkins was named the Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year and a first-team allAmerican as an all-purpose player by The Associated Press. Few know him better than West Virginia cornerback Brodrick Jenkins. They were high school teammates in Fort Myers, Fla. They played two years of football together, ran track and hung out after school. Watkins, of course, was a sprinter, while Jenkins ran the hurdles and with Watkins on relays. The first time Jenkins saw Watkins run the 100 meters, he clocked 10.7 seconds. Jenkins said he never beat Watkins in a race. Outsmarting him on the football field also has proven to be difficult. “He knows what to do when he has the ball in his hand,” Jenkins said. “He knows how to get open and be able to help exploit teams. When he has to deal with pressure, he’s good with it.” So Jenkins didn’t hesitate in saying that Watkins will be the most dangerous A lot happened in a year in Ohio State scandal �Friday, December 23, 2011 Dragons From Page B1 15 at the charity stripe for 60 percent. Point Pleasant defeated Buffalo Tuesday night by a 57-52 margin to advance to the final. Buffalo defeated Cross Lanes Christian in the consolation game Wednesday night by a 46-41 margin. Stapleton, Swiger and Riley were named to the all-tournament team for Fairland, while Porter and Hussell were selected from Point Pleasant. Courtney Kendrick (CLC) and the Buffalo duo of Chelsey Parkins and Ali Burdette were also named to the all-tournament squad. Point Pleasant was at Poca Thursday and returns to action Wednesday night when it hosts Tolsia in a Cardinal Conference matchup at 6 p.m. Fairland 63, Point Pleasant 40 PP 6-4-20-10 — 40 F 10-17-19-17 — 63 POINT PLEASANT (2- www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B2 An integral part of the offense, Arndt was an integral part of a defensive unit that yielded 103 points in 14 games. Until the championship game, nobody scored more than 14 points against the Bulldogs, and a bundle of those points came against special teams and the deepreserve defense. George Washington’s success in the return game helped the Patriots achieve excellent field position to begin several drives. “The 27 (points) are a little misleading,” Walker said, “because they had only one true drive. They got out of some third downs on penalties, like that one pass interference call, and started some drives inside the 30. “When we can hold a guy who’s used to averaging over 10 yards a carry to 3 yards a carry, that says something for our players. And that kid’s a great player.” The fact that two undefeated teams played against each other in the final provided the perfect finish to a football season one year after a challenge remedied by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided the opponent for Martinsburg. Beside Switzer, who will to be one of the state’s most-sought recruits in re- cent seasons, George Washington also put two other players on the first team. They include defensive linemen Austin Rosencrance and linebacker Dustin Crouser. Linebacker Trevon Johnson and defensive back Malik Hampton earned second-team honors for the Patriots. Bridgeport, which was undefeated until facing George Washington in the state semifinals, earned three spots on the first team – running back Brett Hathaway, offensive lineman Garrett Stanley and kicker Connor Kornbrath, who gave a verbal commitment to Iowa earlier in the season. Players from playoff qualifiers dominated the first-team offense. In fact, just Brooke running back Tim Faulkner is the only player not to see postseason action. At the skill positions, the other wide receiver is Jeremy Bell of Parkersburg, while utility honors on the first team were earned by Cody Carter of Cabell Midland, Andrew Johnson of Woodrow Wilson and Clayton Collett of Elkins. Beside Stanley, the first-team offensive linemen include John Weber of Parkersburg, Eli Stewart of Wheeling Park, Josh Baisen of Cabell Midland, Garrett Campbell of Hurricane and Daniel Berry of Morgantown. Weber is a veteran firstteam all-stater. The first-team defense includes a healthy dose of playoff participants, as well. Vinnie Fusco of Robert C. Byrd is the only returning first-team all-state defender, though Switzer was named as the unit’s punter in 2010 as a sophomore. Beside the multiple players from Martinsburg and George Washington, both of which had staunch units, Spring Valley is the only other team possessing more than one athlete on the firstteam defense. Linebacker Elijah Wellman and punter Sean Hayton represent the Timberwolves. Christian Allen of Morgantown and David Hicks of Ripley are the other first-team interior defenders, while Ryan Reidel of Cabell Midland rounds out the linebacking corps and defensive backs include Logan Cox of Parkersburg South, D.C. Banks of Wheeling Park and David Gaydosz of Winfield. Trevor Malnick of Fairmont and David Toney of Logan are utility players. Winfield’s Andy Ellington, who set a state record with 14 field goals, is the second-team Class AAA offensive captain, and linebacker Ryan Echard of Bridgeport has been named captain of the second-team defense. Rick Kozlowski is the sports editor of The Journal in Martinsburg, W.Va. said. “He’s an exceptional athlete, he’s fundamentally sound, he works hard and he is relentless on both sides of the ball. “Plus he’s such a teamfirst guy. Garrett would be the first to tell you that he would gladly give up an individual honor to have played in the state championship game. But this is a great honor for him and one that’s well-deserved. Everybody knows our story at Bridgeport with the way we run the ball and we have had a lot of great running backs get some statewide attention, and rightly so. As a former lineman here myself, it’s just really special to see a lineman like Garrett get noticed for what he accomplished.” This isn’t the first time that Stanley has been in the statewide limelight. His junior year he captured the Class AAA heavyweight wrestling title (he’s undefeated thus far as he attempts to defend his title as a senior). But he said the Hunt Award perhaps trumps what he has done on the wrestling mat. “As great as winning the wrestling title was, it all comes back to football for me,”Stanley said. “In the preseason, I knew I had a pretty good last year but something like the Hunt Award, that wasn’t even on the radar. To be recognized statewide as being the top lineman is just an amazing honor.” Chris Johnson is sports writer for The Exponent Telegram in Clarksburg, W.Va. Sometimes it can ruin your holidays getting ready for these type of games. It’s going to be a challenge trying to defend them.” West Virginia (9-3) has faced top-notched receivers twice in bowls in the past six seasons. The Mountaineers won both times but got burned in the secondary. North Carolina’s Hakeem Nicks caught eight passes for 217 yards and three TDs in a 31-30 loss to the Mountaineers in the 2008 Meineke Bowl. Georgia Tech’s Calvin Johnson had 186 yards receiving and two TDs in a 38-35 loss to West Virginia in the Gator Bowl to conclude the 2006 season. While Watkins had five 100-yard receiving games this season, the Mountaineers surrendered only one, and the most catches an opposing receiver had were six on three occasions. “All we have to do is try to stop the big plays,” Jenkins said. “That’s what that team is about big plays. Once you minimize the big plays, I think we’ll be OK.” Switzer 4): Andrea Porter 4 6-8 16, Delaney Bronosky 0 0-0 0, Katie Bruner 3 0-0 7, Ashtyn Wedge 1 0-0 3, Emily Kitchen 0 0-0 0, Sarah Hussell 4 0-0 10, Haley Norman 0 0-0 0, Cassie Nibert 0 0-0 0, Makenzie Thomas 1 0-0 3, Allison Smith 0 1-3 1. TOTALS: 13 7-11 40. Three-point goals: 7 (Porter 2, Hussell 2, Bruner, Wedge, Thomas). Field Goals: 13-43 (.302). Rebounds: 28. FAIRLAND (6-0): Alexis Wright 0 0-0 0, Terra Stapleton 10 1-2 21, Katie Fuller 1 0-0 2, Kayla Swiger 5 0-0 12, Jaimie Phillips 3 1-2 7, Brianna Dickess 0 0-0 0, Chandler Fulks 0 0-0 0, Taylor Staten 0 0-0 0, Lauren Poe 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Riley 3 2-2 8, Tori Garrett 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie Riley 0 4-4 4, Haley Woodall 1 1-2 3, Jenna Fulks 0 0-0 0, Pieper Lewis 0 0-0 0, Kerie Napier 2 0-3 4. TOTALS: 26 9-15 63. Three-point goals: 2 (Swiger 2). Field Goals: 26-69 (.377). Rebounds: 46. M ERRY C HRISTMAS 219 N 2nd Ave Middleport Oh 992-5627 Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 From Page B1 and they just ran to the ball well.” Walker thought he had other players worthy of allstate honors from his team’s defense. “I know you can only get a certain number of picks, but we probably had a few guys who were deserving as well,” Walker said. “We had 11 great guys who played well. All of them were great players and contributed.” Jenkins, who is the defensive captain, is Martinsburg’s all-time leading tackler, breaking the previous record held by former Kennedy Award winner Nate Sowers. For good measure, the Bulldogs also have a pair of offensive players on the first team: junior wide receiver Cedric Brown, who played the championship game a week after dislocating his hip on game’s first kickoff, and senior quarterback Brandon Ashenfelter, who played the championship game with a dislocated shoulder suffered in the first half. Ashenfelter only ran for 134 yards and touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to Brown despite the injury. Arndt also scored two touchdowns as he rushed for 141 yards and won his team’s most valuable player award in the final against George Washington. Stanley From Page B1 received more votes (14) at that spot than any other Class AAA player. But he also received the fourthhighest total at defensive line (10). Overall, he was the fourth-highest vote getter in Class AAA, regardless of position. “Garrett isn’t the biggest kid to play the positions he does, but he brings a unique factor to the table because of his athleticism,” Bridgeport coach Josh Nicewarner Clemson From Page B1 ton and 871-yard receiver DeAndre Hopkins to worry about. Nearly one of every five completions thrown by Boyd have gone for 20 yards or more. “You don’t have to watch a whole lot of film to understand they’ve got playmakers all over the place,” said West Virginia defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel. “Obviously they’re very, very talented and deep and they’re guys that can run. We’ll have our work cut out for us. That’s the bad thing. White plans to stay at Florida in any capacity GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Brian White expects to be at Florida next season, regardless of what job title he holds. White, the team’s running backs coach and interim offensive coordinator, said Tuesday he won’t have any harsh feelings if coach Will Muschamp decides to hire someone else to replace Charlie Weis. Weis left to take the head coaching job at Kansas earlier this month, and Muschamp tabbed White to call plays against Ohio State in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 2. So the next two weeks and the bowl game are his audition. “Every day is an audition for the job that you have,” White said, speaking for the first time since the staff changes. “I learned a long time ago: Do a great job with the job that you have. Don’t worry about anything but, doing the best job you can do with the resources you have and good things will happen. That’s the approach that I take every day to this job.” White has kept Florida’s offense, which ranks 102nd in total yards, mostly the same. That certainly won’t please Florida fans who have been clamoring for Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to our customers for making 2011 an outstanding year *pic only for demonstration purposes Why not mow with the Best made in the USA Manning-Flip-Butch GRAVELY TRACTOR SALES & SERVICE 204 Condor Street Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-2975 change since the Gators (6-6) managed 184 yards against Florida State in their home finale. “It’s pretty much status quo,” White said. “This is what our players know. This is what we’ve coached all year. We can’t all of the sudden go and do something out of the box in a couple weeks. That would be foolish. It’s an excellent offense. It’s had proven success. Our players understand it. We’re a work in progress, and we’re gonna continue to get better throughout this preparation and play well on Jan. 2 against Ohio State.” Muschamp interviewed Jacksonville University head coach Kerwin Bell for the offensive coordinator position last week, but has said repeatedly that White will be considered for the job. White might even be called the leading candidate since Muschamp made it clear Monday that he is looking for some offensive continuity with the new hire. “We’re not going to come in here and change what we’re doing,” Muschamp said. “I don’t think that it’s smart to hire a guy See WHITE, B3 �Friday, December 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 Scandal From Page B1 were preparing to play Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl, another bombshell hit and the case went public. The U.S. attorney’s office sent a letter to Ohio State on Dec. 7, 2010, asking about the many signed and personalized jerseys, cleats, shoes, trophies and rings it had confiscated during its raid of Rife’s home. Ohio State eventually asked Tressel, who feigned ignorance of the situation. Tressel, in later NCAA testimony, said he felt relief instead of regret that his players’ violations had come to light. “When the inevitable happened to us and the letter came, you know, the hallelujah letter, in my mind from the U.S. Department of Justice was there was no allegation that any of these players were involved in or had knowledge of Mr. Rife’s drug trafficking,” Tressel told the NCAA. “I’m like, ‘This is the greatest.’” Ohio State and the NCAA wrapped up an investigation of the case in less than two weeks and then suspended six players. After consulting with the NCAA, the players were allowed on the field for the Sugar Bowl. Five players, including Pryor, leading 2010 rusher Daniel “Boom” Herron and No. 2 receiver DeVier Posey were suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season, with another player forced to sit out the 2011 season opener. The Buckeyes went on to beat Arkansas, 31-26, with all of the suspended players playing major roles. Backup defensive lineman Solomon Thomas one of the so-called “Tattoo Five” intercepted a pass in the final minute to preserve the victory. While Ohio State was “reviewing information on an unrelated legal issue” on Jan. 13, 2011, it came across Tressel’s email exchange with Cicero. That opened another investigation. On March 8, Ohio State and the NCAA suspended Tressel for two games and fined him $250,000. When there was a public outcry that he had violated more egregious rules than the players lying to the NCAA and covering up violations yet had a shorter suspension, the university said that Tressel had agreed to extend his suspension to five games. At the news conference announcing Tressel’s initial suspension, Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee was asked if he had considered firing Tressel. “No, are you kidding?” he joked. “Let me just be very clear: I’m just hopeful the coach doesn’t dismiss me.” No one was laughing at the university, however. Throughout the next five months, there was a steady stream of allegations. Few coaches who have violated Colt McCoy’s concussion prompts NFL changes BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Colt McCoy still hasn’t shaken symptoms from a concussion sustained nearly two weeks ago, one that has reformed the NFL’s game-day procedures on head injuries. McCoy was not cleared to practice again on Wednesday, keeping him sidelined since he was illegally blasted in the face mask by Pittsburgh’s James Harrison on Dec. 8. Browns coach Pat Shurmur said McCoy was evaluated by team doctors and did “a little physical activity” as he continues to recover. McCoy has not been seen at the team’s training facility this week. The second-year QB, who has displayed immense toughness while being roughed up all season, will miss his second straight game Saturday at Baltimore. Backup Seneca Wallace will start against the Ravens, although Shurmur has not made that announcement official. Wallace doesn’t know Cleveland’s plans beyond this week. “I just get ready,” he said. “Colt started the season, he should finish the season as the starter if he’s healthy. All the other stuff will take care of itself.” The Browns are being extra careful in their treatment of McCoy. It was their failure to check him for a concussion on the field or sideline at Heinz Field that prompted the league to institute a policy of having an independent certified trainer, paid by the NFL, in the press box at games to monitor for head injuries and help identify players who need to be tested. The league said the trainer will not diagnose or prescribe treatment and can’t order players be removed from a game. The trainer will be in a booth upstairs with access to video replay and direct communication to the medical staffs of both teams. Also, the league will allow medical personnel to use their cell phones during games to get information to help any injured player, not just those with head injuries. In a statement announcing the changes, the league stressed the importance of communication between coaching and medical staffs and urged that “concussions continue to be managed in a conservative and medically appropriate way.” McCoy wasn’t tested for a concussion until after the loss to the Steelers, and was sent back into the game after missing just two plays. The Browns said McCoy wasn’t showing symptoms of a concussion so they didn’t test him. Also, team doctors were treating other players and didn’t see the impact from Harrison’s vicious hit, which earned the Steelers’ linebacker a onegame suspension he served in Pittsburgh’s loss to San Francisco on Monday. Harrison returned to practice on Wednesday and delivered another shot on the Browns. He believes they should be disciplined for their handling of McCoy. “If he was hurt so bad I don’t know why they let him back in the next two plays later,” Harrison said. “Something should be done to them I would think. I got a game, what should they get?” League spokesman Greg Aiello said the Browns will not be penalized for their handling of McCoy’s injury. The Steelers will finish the regular season at Cleveland on Jan. 1. Shurmur was vague when he was asked if McCoy had visited any specialists on head trauma. Tight end Benjamin Watson sought outside medical advice last week after suffering his third concussion since July. The Browns, who have had eight players sustain concussions, placed him on injured reserve Friday. “You can’t say he hasn’t seen one,” Shurmur said. “He’s been evaluated just like Ben, by all the proper people. They’re all doctors. No real difference.” Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas believes adding a trainer as an observer is a good thing. “Anything they can do to protect player safety is always a positive,” Thomas said. “Is it perfect? I don’t know. Maybe. Is it better than nothing? I think so.” The league’s medical staff and Players Association had input into the changes following their meeting with the Browns last week to discuss McCoy’s post-injury treatment. Commissioner Roger Goodell took part in the talks via teleconference as did Browns president Mike Holmgren. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dago Pena had 28 points, leading five Marshall players in double-figure scoring as the Thundering Herd eased past West Virginia Tech of the NAIA 9980 on Wednesday night. Damier Pitts added 17 points and DeAndre Kane 16, while both Justin Coleman and Dennis Tinnon had 12 apiece for the Thundering Herd (9-2). Marshall has now won four straight after dropping back-toback games. The Thunder- ing Herd opened the season with a five-game winning streak. This one was close early, but Marshall eventually pushed their lead to 30-22 with 5:54 left before halftime. After the Golden Bears pulled within six points, a Kane 3-pointer started an 18-4 run for a 20-point advantage at the break. Marshall stayed ahead comfortably the rest of the way, despite being outscored by their NAIA foe 52-51 in the second half. Josh Proctor led West Virginia Tech (8-4) with 20 points. Marshall tops WVU Tech, 99-80 Just in the stitch of time, we present our Holiday Greetings to all of you. Mill End Fabrics 270 Mill Street Middleport, Ohio Machine Quilting (740) 992-3673 60274281 NCAA bylaw 10.1 being untruthful to the NCAA have survived. By the end of May, the pressure to do something about Tressel’s tenuous situation had ratcheted up. Gee and AD Gene Smith met with Tressel in late May, pressuring him to step aside as coach and end his 10-year tenure at Ohio State. They selected Luke Fickell, a former Ohio State player and nine-year defensive assistant coach, to take his place as interim coach. A short time later, Pryor, with the NCAA on his heels, declared he would give up his senior season and jump to the NFL. He was taken in a special draft and is now with the Oakland Raiders. Throughout the summer, the NCAA and Ohio State continued to look into a variety of troubling matters dealing with Ohio State football players, from topof-the-line loaner cars to discount furniture, deals on apartments to free golf and allegations that some players received thousands of dollars for signing pictures from a credentialed sideline photographer. On July 8, Ohio State responded to the NCAA’s list of allegations. It vacated the 2010 season, including the Sugar Bowl win, put itself on two years of NCAA probation and said it would take another look at its compliance process. It listed as mitigating circumstances that it had accepted Tressel’s resignation (even though it later allowed him to say he had resigned and gave him another month of salary at $53,000) and had suspended the players. Tressel was on hand when Ohio State went before the NCAA’s committee on infractions on Aug. 12. Smith surprised many by saying Ohio State would give up $339,000 in bowl revenue from 2010. That wasn’t the end of Ohio State’s headaches, however. Just two days before the season-opener against Akron, three players starting running back Jordan Hall (a high school teammate of Pryor’s) and cornerback Travis Howard, along with backup safety Corey Brown were suspended for accepting $200 in cash while attending a charity event in suburban Cleveland in March. One of the organizers of that event was Bobby DiGeronimo, a businessman in Independence, Ohio, who had long been a friend of the program who had hired Ohio State players to work summer jobs. Those three were held out of the first two games of the season. The week the Buckeyes were supposed to get Posey, Herron, offensive lineman Mike Adams and Thomas back, Posey and Herron were suspended again this time along with three others for taking coach in 2009, and then he moved to running backs under Muschamp. He’s coached every offensive position since beginning his career as a graduate assistant at Fordham in 1986. He hasn’t called plays since 2007, but expects it to be an easy transition. “I’ve always enjoyed it,” White said. “It’s always a great experience to be able to put together a game plan with your coaches. It’s always a collaborative effort. It’s fun to play chess. Football is nothing but a game of violent chess. The best part is we as coaches don’t have to take any of the hits.” Weis’ departure surprised Muschamp, White and several players. The team returned to practice last week and this week with White in a bigger role and receiver Andre Debose game him a rave review. “Coach White is a great play-caller,” Debose said. “He has a track record. He has done it before. I’m behind him 100 percent. Coach White is a genius, I feel like, as an offensive mind.” White From Page B2 and have 40 guys learn as opposed to one guy learning. Obviously, will he tweak some things? Certainly. Will he change some things? Maybe. We’re not going just take a playbook, throw it out the window and bring another one in. “We’ve got a young football team and I think continuity is the most important thing at this point with our football team. That’s really the parameters I’m looking for right now. You continue to talk to people and visit and talk to people face to face and find out if they are a fit. And you exhaust all measures to make sure you find the right guy.” White has nine years of experience as an offensive coordinator, including seven at Wisconsin (1999-2005). He also spent two years as Syracuse’s offensive coordinator and worked the 2008 season as Washington’s special teams coordinator. Former coach Urban Meyer hired White as tight ends/fullbacks Need to advertise? 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The 46-year-old Chryst is Pitt’s fourth head coach in the last 13 months, following Dave Wannstedt, Mike Haywood and Graham, who left for the Sun Devils following a disappointing 6-6 season. Pitt is hoping Chryst, who spent seven seasons as offensive coordinator at his alma mater, sticks around much longer. In addition to the seemingly endless coaching chaos, the Panthers are leaving the Big East for the ACC by 2014. “We believed it was important to find a leader who gets the very best from his players while also developing the kind of culture that fits the University of Pittsburgh,” Pittsburgh athletic director Steve Pederson said. “Paul Chryst is that leader.” Chryst molded No. 9 Wisconsin (11-2) into an offensive powerhouse since joining the program in 2005, and may have done his best job this season. The Badgers ranked fourth in the nation in scoring, averaging 44.6 points while winning the Big Ten championship and earning a Rose Bowl berth. It’s uncertain whether Chryst will stay on at Wisconsin through the bowl game or join his new team immediately. Pitt plays SMU in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Jan. 7, with Keith Patterson serving as interim coach. When he starts hardly mattered to Chryst on Do we have your attention now? Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 Thursday as he met with his new players and toured the team’s practice facility with his family. “Pitt and Pittsburgh are absolutely the right fit for us, and we’re looking forward to getting immersed in our new hometown,” Chryst said. “We are committed to building a program on and off the field that will make people proud.” Words of comfort to a fan base still reeling from Graham’s graceless departure after 338 days at the helm. Graham resigned suddenly a week ago when Pitt denied him permission to talk to Arizona State, alerting his players via forwarded text message of his decision to leave. The Panthers lashed out at Graham in the aftermath, with wide receiver Devin Street calling his former coach a “liar” through his Twitter feed. There appear to be no such issues with Chryst, with Street tweeting he’d be “very” happy if Chryst brought his offensive fireworks to Pitt. Chryst will be introduced on Thursday afternoon, ending an eight-day search for Graham’s replacement. Contract terms were not immediately available, but he beat out Florida International coach Mario Cristobal and interim Ohio State coach Luke Fickell for the job. It’s one the Panthers hope Chryst will hold onto as the school prepares to join Syracuse in leaving the Big East for the ACC sometime in the next three seasons. Graham said repeatedly over the last 11 months he was looking forward to the challenge, constantly preaching character, commitment and a “high octane” offense designed to take the Big East by storm. It never happened as the Panthers struggled adapting from Wannstedt’s pro-style approach to Graham’s modified spread attack. Pitt allowed 57 sacks this season, easily the most in the FBS, and Graham drew the ire of the fan base for shifting blame from himself to quarterback Tino Sunseri. The growing pains led to a wildly uneven season in which the Panthers let winnable games slip away. Pitt held double-digit secondhalf leads over Iowa, Cincinnati and rival West Virginia only to collapse in the final minutes. There have been so such issues for the Badgers with Chryst calling the plays. Chryst anchored the offense around massive offensive line that churned out 1,000-yard rushers with regularity, but also showed an ability to adapt. When former N.C. State quarterback Russell Wilson transferred in this fall, Chryst didn’t hesitate to let Wilson go to work. The senior finished second in the country in pass efficiency while throwing for 31 touchdowns and just three interceptions. The running game was its usual self as Montee Ball rushed for 1,759 yards and 32 touchdowns while becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist. Graham didn’t leave the cupboard completely bare. Running back Ray Graham was among the nation’s leaders in rushing yards before tearing the ACL in his right knee in October, ending his season. He is expected to return for his senior season, and if he’s healthy he will give Chryst the kind of dynamic threat out of the backfield that was a fixture during Chryst’s days at Wisconsin. Chryst’s first job, however, will be selling the Panthers that he’s in it for the long haul. “The bar is set high in the ‘City of Champions’ and that is incredibly exciting and inspiring,” Chryst said. “I can’t wait to meet our players and get to work.” CLEVELAND (AP) — Akron has hired Terry Bowden as its new football coach Thursday to turn around a woeful program. Bowden, a onetime hot coaching commodity who spent six seasons at Auburn and the past three at Division II North Alabama, takes over a team than went 2-22 and won just one conference game the past two seasons. “I’m so excited to be a Zip,” said Bowden, who coached Akron’s quarterbacks in 1986 under Gerry Faust. “With the great resources and the commitment to winning by the administration and community, it’s just a matter of time until we build a championship program.” ESPN first reported Bowden’s hiring. The school will introduce Bowden at a news conference on Dec. 28. Bowden, the son of famed former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, has been at North Alabama the past three seasons after a decade-long absence from the sidelines. He was once one of college football’s hottest young coaches and won his first 20 games after taking over a probationracked Auburn program. He left in midseason in 1998 after the Tigers started 1-5, maintaining ever since that he bolted only after being told by then-trustee Bobby Lowder that he would be fired. During his time out of coaching, Bowden worked as a college football analyst for ABC and hosted a radio show in Orlando. At Akron, he’ll replace Rob Ianello, who went 1-15 in the Mid-American Conference and was fired in November. “We welcome Terry Bowden back to campus. He brings with him an outstanding record of success and a true football coaching pedigree,” said school president Dr. Luis M. Proenza. “We know the entire Akron community will support Coach Bowden in his mission to cultivate a championship program here.” Akron’s program has lacked stability the past few years. The NCAA stripped the school of scholarships in 2008 for failing to comply with graduation rate policies. One of Bowden’s first priorities will be making recruiting inroads in Northeast Ohio. Before taking over at Auburn in 1992, Bowden built successful programs at Salem College (W.Va.) and Samford. When he took the job at Salem in 1983, he was just 26 the nation’s youngest head coach. Bowden led North Alabama to the Division II playoffs in all three seasons with a team stocked with transfers like ex-Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins, former Florida State receiver Jarmon Fortson and onetime Georgia Southern starting quarterback Lee Chapple. The Lions lost 42-17 to Delta State in the second round of the playoffs this season. Bowden has a 140-62-2 record in 18 seasons as a coach. TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt saw no reason to address who will be the starting quarterback when the team plays the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday. Kevin Kolb, still not back to “normal” after a concussion, said John Skelton took a few more reps than he did in Wednesday’s practice. Skelton started in place of Kolb on Sunday and, as he has done time and again in recent weeks, led Arizona to a late come-from-behind victory, 20-17 over Cleveland in overtime. The second-year pro from Fordham is 4-1 as a starter this season, 5-1 if you count the victory two weeks ago over San Francisco, when Kolb was knocked out of the game on Arizona’s third play. Overall, the Cardinals have won four in a row, and six of seven, to climb to 7-7 with a slim shot at making the playoffs. Asked who would start Saturday if Kolb is healthy, Whisenhunt replied, “We’ll see.” “I don’t have to make that decision right now,” the coach said. There’s no decision to make until Kolb is cleared by doctors to play in a game. “I’m feeling all right,” he said. “I wouldn’t say normal, but I got a few more reps today and felt pretty good throughout the practice.” Whisenhunt said Wednesday “was critical” for Kolb. “To go through a full practice, do a lot of those reps and see how he feels afterward,” the coach said. “It’s really going to depend on how he responds today and tomorrow and where he is.” The quarterback issue has been one of the more intriguing aspects of Arizona’s turnaround. The Cardinals lost six in a row and were 1-6 when Kolb was sidelined with a right turf toe. With Skelton at the controls, Arizona won three of four before Kolb returned to start against Dallas. Kolb’s strong second half led the Cardinals to a 19-13 overtime victory over the Cowboys. But the following week against the 49ers, Kolb took a knee to the head and hasn’t fully recovered. He thought he might be able to go against Cleveland but had an adverse reaction to the lights and noise of University of Phoenix Stadium. “No question, I want to be on the field,” Kolb said. “I want to be talking about defenses and winning ball games. To have one of the better halves that I’ve had and then be set back again from this, and it’s something you can’t mess around with, it’s very frustrating. I’m not going to lie, but what are you going to do? You just come to work and hope to get better and keep working hard.” Skelton, meanwhile, has had Tim Tebow-like success. “Tebow gets all the love. Skelton gets no sign, it seems like,” Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said. “John has done a terrific job. He just finds a way to get it done, with his legs, with his arm. It’s like sitting there with a two-time Super Bowl champion in the huddle. I mean he shows no emotion, spits the play out like he’s been doing it forever.” Skelton has struggled early in games, but has turned it on in the fourth quarter. Against Cleveland, his 32-yard pass to Fitzgerald set up Jay Feely’s game-winning 22-yard field goal. Earlier, he completed 4 of 4 for 70 yards, topped by a 3-yard touchdown pass to Andre Roberts, to beat San Francisco 21-19. At Philadelphia, Skelton was 5 of 8 for 100 yards, capped by a 5-yard TD pass to Early Doucet. Akron hires Bowden as head coach We’re sending this note to let you know, That there’s no place we want to go… For there’s no place we’d rather be, Than right here in this community! With appreciation for all your support this holiday season. Southern Ohio Disposal Pomeroy, Ohio (800) 809-7721 Jim & Michelle Harper Owners Cardinals coach in no hurry to name starting QB We want to serve you. Now accepting new customers. Call us today! 60154538 618 East Main St. Pomeroy, OH 45769 992-6674 �Friday, December 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B5 Quirks galore in compressed NBA schedule Carmelo Anthony’s return to Denver is delayed for another year. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade won’t be visiting Sacramento anytime soon. Fans in Chicago will only be seeing Kobe Bryant on television this season. The NBA sought competitive balance. What it got was schedule imbalance. One of the many consequences of the lockout, besides hundreds of lost games and hundreds of millions of lost dollars, was the tradition that every team plays in every NBA city at least once per season. That’s not the case this year. While teams will visit every other team in their own conference, they will only make trips to play nine clubs from the other side of the league instead of the usual 15. It’s one of many quirks of a 66-game schedule that, in a variety of ways, is not like any other in NBA history. “In some cases, the team business-type might complain that they didn’t get (to host) the Heat or the Lakers,” NBA Commissioner David Stern said. “While in the background, the coach is doing cartwheels. So it’s kind of an interesting dynamic.” There’s no shortage of those. Reigning scoring king Kevin Durant dropped 66 points in New York earlier this year alas, at Rucker Park, the fabled outdoor court and not Madison Square Garden. He and Oklahoma City won’t be going to play the Knicks this season. The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks won’t be going to Charlotte, nor will Durant’s Thunder, Bryant’s Lakers or the Spurs, and that will keep ticket dollars from finding Bobcats owner Michael Jordan’s pockets. Teams won’t be playing the same number of divisional games, so get ready for complaining should tiebreakers come into play when determining playoff seeding. And many small market teams will be miss out on some guaranteed sellouts against some elite clubs that might hurt in the standings but help with the bottom line. “That’s what happens when you have a lockout,” Durant said. When Magic coach Stan Van Gundy heard the league was putting together a 66-game slate instead of the usual 82-game run, he figured the breakdown was simple: Play every team in your division four times, then face every other team home and away. That seemed easy enough. Instead, it’s complicated. “I’m not being critical of it,” Van Gundy said. “They’ve got a short period of time to play 66 games and there were a lot of factors they had to consider and I’m sure that they did it the best way that they could.” True, but there is some zaniness. Atlanta takes a trip that has the Hawks going north, then south, then north, then west, then east, then west and then home again, all in the span of nine days. Cleveland has a nine-game February homestand. San Antonio goes nearly four weeks without a home game. The Kings close the first half of their schedule with 20 of 28 away from Sacramento, daunting for a team desperate to keep fans engaged while trying to get a new arena. Denver plays nine in a row at home in one stretch, then immediately hits the road for seven straight. But there’s no Anthony homecoming in Denver. “Did it bother me? Not really,” said Anthony, now with the Knicks. “I mean, I would love to go back and play there. The reaction I would get, who knows? I might get some boos, I might get some claps, but it’d have been fun.” Minnesota coach Rick Adelman was thrilled to see his club opens with six of seven at home. And then he looked who those early opponents are the first four clubs to visit the Timberwolves are Oklahoma City, Miami, Dallas and San Antonio. “It’s a challenge for us,” Adelman said. “If we come out and we’re ready to go, and we can knock some of PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison understands his helmet-tohelmet hit on Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy was illegal by the letter of the law. He can also understand, grudgingly, why the NFL suspended him one game as punishment for a series of similar hits over the last three seasons. What Harrison doesn’t quite understand, however, is why the Browns haven’t also been disciplined by the league for allowing McCoy to return to the game so quickly if the quarterback was in such bad shape. “If he was hurt so bad I don’t know why they let him back in … two plays later,” Harrison said. “Something should be done to them, I would think. I don’t know. I got a game, what should they get?” McCoy was escaping pressure late in the fourth quarter when he tucked the ball as if to run. Harrison, who had been in coverage, approached ready to strike. McCoy pulled up at the last second and flipped the ball to running back Montario Hardesty right before Harrison mashed McCoy with his facemask. Harrison contended after the game that McCoy ducked. Looking at the tape he’s not so sure. “I guess he’s a little shorter, who knows? I don’t know,” Harrison said. “When it came down to it, my helmet hit his. Oh well.” The quarterback was down on the field for several moments but was cleared by the Browns to return a few plays later just in time to throw a clinching end zone interception in a 14-3 Pittsburgh win. McCoy developed concussion-like symptoms following the game and hasn’t practiced since while the Browns have come under scrutiny for the way they handled the situation. Cleveland’s failure to check McCoy for a concussion led the NFL to put a certified trainer in the press box at each game to help monitor head injuries. Harrison practiced Wednesday for the first time since the suspension. The 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year doesn’t think he needs to change the way he plays to avoid further disciplinary action. “I’m doing everything they ask me to do,” Harrison said. “I’ve lowered my target area, that’s it.” Harrison, who has lashed out at league officials in the past for their crackdown on what is considered dangerous hits, seemed more nonplussed about the suspension than previous fines. “I’m not worried about anything,” he said. “I can’t forsee the future. I’m not a fortune-teller. I’m going to deal with it as it comes.” By Tim Reynolds Associated Press Steelers LB Harrison returns to practice Anquan Boldin to have knee surgery, will miss 2 games OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin is having surgery on his knee Thursday to deal with slightly torn cartilage. Coach John Harbaugh said the veteran wideout will miss the final two weeks of the regular season and be able to return for the playoffs. The Ravens will not reveal which knee is injured. Lee Evans is slated to start with Boldin sidelined. Dr. James Andrews is performing the procedure in Birmingham, Ala. The 31-year-old Boldin has 57 receptions for 887 yards and three touchdowns this year. “He’s got a slight tear in his meniscus. It flapped up on him, I think it was Tuesday night after the walkthrough,” coach John Harbaugh said. “He’s going to have to get it repaired. It’s two weeks and he’ll be back for the playoffs, whatever round we happen to play in. It will be a little bit tighter if we have to play in the first round.” Harbaugh said former Pro Bowl placekicker Shayne Graham will kick in place of Billy Cundiff on Saturday against the Cleveland Browns. Cundiff has been struggling with a left calf injury and has missed three of his five field goal attempts in December. “We anticipate Shayne being the kicker this week,” Harbaugh said. “Billy’s dealing with his calf and Shayne’s been practicing. Even if Billy was ready to go, and I still think he’s nursing that thing back and he’s not 100 percent, Shayne got the week of practice in, so we’ll go with Shayne.” Appeals court in Ohio rules in fan-Bryant lawsuit CINCINNATI (AP) — A fan’s lawsuit against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant over a courtside incident in Memphis, Tenn., six years ago has been returned to a lower court. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled Thursday that a federal district court was right to dismiss the fan’s claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress. But the lower court was told to take another look at the lawsuit’s claim of assault and battery. The fan charged that Bryant had knocked his seat back as he charged after the ball in a 2005 game against the Mem- phis Grizzlies, but then forearmed him in the chest. The western Tennessee district court ruled that fans sitting courtside assume the risk of such contact. But the threejudge appeals panel said that wouldn’t include the alleged forearm shove. The fan, Bill Geeslin of Blytheville, Ark., has since died. His estate is continuing the lawsuit. Bryant was trying to grab a pass when he careened out of bounds. Geeslin’s complaint said that while getting up to resume play, Bryant pushed his forearm into his chest “in an unnecessary and forceful manner, causing him injury.” Gee- slin said he later needed treatment for a bruised lung cavity. The initial lawsuit asked for at least $75,000 in damages. “Overall, I’m pleased. The court …. sustained our position on those primary claims,” said Robert Coleman, the plaintiff’s attorney. A message was left for Bryant’s attorney, who could appeal Thursday’s ruling. these people off, it’s just going to be better for us.” The Wolves don’t host Atlanta, Milwaukee, New Jersey, Orlando, Toronto and Washington, teams that perhaps don’t inspire the casual fan to run down on game night to check them out, but could be winnable games. They also don’t travel to Boston, Chicago, Miami or New York. From a competitive standpoint, not having to play those teams on the road is great for the Wolves. But from a player experience standpoint, the Wolves don’t sound thrilled. “I think we don’t go to Miami and Chicago. … That’s a little sad,” eagerly anticipated guard Ricky Rubio said. With this kind of schedule, youth might be served. Washington is expected to open the year with 10 players on the team age 25 or younger. So on those backto-back-to-back nights, the Wizards might have a touch more spring in their collective step than some other clubs. “It reminds me of an AAU season playing five games in one day,” Wiz- ards guard John Wall said. “It can be tough at times, but I think it can help us.” In past years, playing four games in five nights would be considered the worst of the schedule grind. It’s worse this year. Not only will every team have at least one stretch of playing three games in three nights, but there will also be times when teams play eight games in 11 days. If a key player rolls an ankle, certainly a common issue in the NBA, at a particularly busy time in the schedule, a team could find itself without a key player for maybe 20 percent of the season. And with all those games in such a short span, this much is guaranteed: There will be nights when some teams will know the odds are stacked very, very highly against them, when they’re the weary-legged club against a team that’s had a couple of days off to freshen up. “There will be nights when you’ll be like, ‘OK, well, let’s just go try and see what happens,’” Wade said. “It’s not going to be easy. For anyone.” www.mydailysentinel.com With Best Wishes We’re thinking of you this holiday season and we thank you most sincerely for your generous support. Christopher E. Tenoglia Attorney At Law Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-6368 DISH Network delivers more of what you want for less than you’d expect. Packages starting at Now Playing on DISH Network! MO. for 12 months FREE OVER 20 MOVIE CHANNELS Local Channels Included! with 24 month agreement. For 3 months. FREE Get More Titles Than NETFLIX! included for up to 12 MONTHS with qualifying packages HD DVR Upgrade $6/mo. DVR service fee applies. 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It’s not clear when those announcements may be made, though the agreement with title sponsor Izod requires the series to hold at least 16 races each season. The long-awaited schedule had been delayed as the series conducted an investigation into the October crash that killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon at Las Vegas. Some critics contended it was too dangerous for the series to race on ovals and only four — Indianapolis, Texas, Iowa and Fontana, Calif. — appear on this year’s calendar. The most distinguishing characteristic is the blend of old and new. Chevrolet and Lotus have joined Honda as this year’s engine manufacturers, marking the first time since 2006 that the series will not have a sole enginemaker for the series. IndyCar teams will get their most extensive chance to fine-tune the new car packages at an open test at Se- bring from March 5-8. That’s less than three weeks before the traditional season-opener at St. Petersburg, Fla., which will be March 25. The series also returns to Asia, but not to its usual stop in Japan. Instead, the race will be held in Qingdao, China, on the season’s longest street course, 3.87 miles. The other overseas trip comes April 29 when the teams race at Sao Paulo. It’s the third consecutive trip IndyCar will make to Brazil, serving as the leadin to the series’ top event, the May 27 Indianapolis 500. Following the 500, the series returns to the 2.1mile street course at Belle Isle Park in Michigan for the first time since 2008. IndyCars also will return to the 2-mile oval at Fontana for the first time since 2005. That race will be held Sept. 15. “The 2012 schedule offers our drivers and teams the test of conquering both ovals and road and street races,” Bernard said. “Adding to the diversity of the season, we’re excited with the launch of three engine manufacturers vying for the Manufacturers Trophy.” Night races will be held at Texas on June 9, Iowa on June 23 and Fontana, and the series will make backto-back stops at Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, in July. Other familiar stops on the schedule include Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, Long Beach, Mid-Ohio and Infineon. Baltimore is back on the schedule, too, after hosting its inaugural race last season. Ex-NFL players blame league for brain injuries ATLANTA (AP) — Jamal Lewis, Dorsey Levens and two other former NFL players have sued the league over brain injuries that they say left them struggling with medical problems years after their playing days ended. Lewis and Levens, along with Fulton Kuykendall and Ryan Stewart, filed the lawsuit against the National Football League and NFL Properties LLC this week in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. The players maintain the NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the potential for concussions to harm its players but only went public last year. “The NFL has done everything in its power to hide the issue and mislead players concerning the risks associated with concussions,” the players argue in the lawsuit. “While athletes in other professional sports who had suffered concussions were being effectively ‘shut down’ for long periods of time or full seasons, NFL protocol was to return players who had suffered concussions to the very game in which the injury occurred,” the lawsuit states. The NFL responded that it has long made player safety a priority and continues to do so. “Any allegation that the NFL intentionally sought to mislead players has no merit,” the league said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday. “It stands in contrast to the league’s actions to better protect players and advance the science and medical understanding of the management and treatment of concussions.” Each of the four ex-players had long careers in the NFL. Their lawsuit is one of about a half-dozen suits filed against the NFL in recent months by past players who say the league did not do enough to protect them from concussions. Lewis, 32, is a former running back for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns whose 10-year career ended in 2009. Levens, who is 41, also was a running back, playing 11 seasons until his career ended in 2003. Kuykendall, a former linebacker who is 58, played in the NFL between 1974 and 1985. And Stewart, 38, was a safety for the Detroit Lions for five seasons ending in 2000. The men claim a range of medical problems stemming from their playing days, including memory loss, headaches and sleeplessness. They are seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages. Visit us online at www. mydailysentinel.com 60155132 �Friday, December 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B7 ANNOUNCEMENTS Pets Apartments/Townhouses Food Services Handyman Notices Free- female short hair wiener dog, indoors only, 740-508-1972 ask for Ann Tara Townhouse Apt. 2BR 1.5 BA, back patio, pool, playground. $450 mth 740-646-8231 Gallia County Council on Aging/Senior Resources Center is currently accepting applications for Cook. Must have valid drivers license and insurable risk. Must be able to read, write and follow directions. Needs to assist in food preparation and clean up. 40 hours/week fulltime position. Includes Vision/Dental, Sick leave, vacation, retirement benefit. 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SNOW REMOVAL �Friday, December 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B8 Ohio State Buckeyes just have all the luck What are the chances Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith was laughing out loud when he composed his response to the additional sanctions heaped on his school by the NCAA? “We are surprised and disappointed by the NCAA’s decision,” his statement read. “However, we have decided not to appeal the decision because we need to move forward as an institution.” Based on the kid-gloves treatment afforded the Buckeyes, that shouldn’t be a problem. Ohio State had already 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. On Tuesday, the NCAA tacked on a year of probation, took away four additional scholarships and imposed a one-year bowl ban. Even combined, those penalties are roughly half as severe as those the NCAA dropped on South- ern California in June 2010. A comparison of the cases is instructive. At USC, Heisman trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush and basketball star O.J. Mayo were found to have pocketed thousands of dollars in improper benefits from agents. The bigger sin, though, appears to have been the Trojans’ decision to be less than cooperative when NCAA investigators began snooping around the program and downright defiant when the enforcement people issued veiled threats. As a result, the NCAA leveled the dreaded “lack of institutional control” against USC, banned the Trojans from postseason play for two years and docked them 30 scholarships for the next three. In Ohio State’s case, five players swapped jerseys, rings and assorted memorabilia for thousands in cash and tattoos, former coach Jim Tressel learned of the exchanges in April 2010, and not only kept the news to himself, but lied about it to his superiors or the NCAA on four separate occasions. There is no better example of lack of institutional control than what Ohio State’s clueless president, Gordon Gee, said in the middle of the unfolding scandal, when he and Smith tried to staunch the damage last March by suspending Tressel for two meaningless games and fining him $250,000: “I’m just hopeful the coach doesn’t dismiss me.” But it got better. Barely 10 days later, Tressel’s suspension was extended to five games and by the end of May, he was forced out. In July, Ohio State half-heartedly punished itself and in August appeared before the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions. Then we learned that months after the original scandal made headlines, nine players got paid by a longtime booster for showing up at charity events and cozy summer jobs. By November, the NCAA upgraded the notice of allegations to include “failure to monitor” and Ohio State offered to cut five scholarships. But it got even better. For reasons that have yet to be explained, the NCAA’s enforcement staff stopped short of lack of institutional control charges, meaning the infractions committee can’t whack Ohio State the way it did Southern Cal. In the end, the school’s athletic department gave Tressel a hefty severance deal and nearly all of the blame and that was good enough for the NCAA. It slapped the once-beloved coach with a five-year “show-cause” order that likely means he’ll never coach in college again. Tressel has been reduced to a job as a gameday consultant with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. And if the Buckeyes escaping the punishment they deserve because of a technicality sounds familiar, it should. The five players originally suspended last December after the tattooparlor portion of the story broke were allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl thanks to an NCAA ruling so favorable that it should have made everyone involved blush redder than one of Tressel’s sweater vests. Together, Ohio State and the NCAA dusted off an obscure interpretation of the rules that allowed postponement of a suspension in the case of the so-called “Tat 5” it was supposed to be five games to preserve a “unique opportunity.” Then, conveniently, they decided the Sugar Bowl presented just such an opportunity. Maybe some schools just have all the luck. Or maybe by cooperating, even as incompetent as Ohio State has been from the beginning of the investigation to the bitter end, the Buckeyes bought themselves enough good will to avoid the scorched-earth treatment USC got. Whichever it is, based on the lack of guts the NCAA showed in this case, it might be the one outfit in America that would finish behind Congress in a popularity poll especially if the survey was conducted in the Los Angeles area. In the coming months, North Carolina and Miami will face the infractions committee for scandals that are every bit as juicy. When committee member Greg Sankey was asked whether the additional penalties the NCAA levied against Ohio State meant things would be tougher for future violators, he replied, “I would not suggest this is necessarily a new day, but these penalties are significant.” Right. And North Carolina and Miami would sign on the dotted line for the same deal in a heartbeat. Ohio State, after all, is hoping to start recovering from its disappointment with a trip to the Gator Bowl, despite a 6-6 record. “I’m disappointed on the one hand,” Gee said when reporters caught up with him at halftime of a basketball game Tuesday night. “But on the other hand I’m very relieved because I feel closure. I think we can now move forward. “I have been one of the most outspoken advocates for reform in the NCAA,” he added a moment later. “My hope is that what the NCAA is signaling is a higher bar and a higher standard.” Easy for Gee to say right after he and his school slithered underneath it. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints lineman Zach Strief has found an unusual New Orleans restaurant where he can satisfy both his cravings for Creole cooking and his hunger to give back. Café Reconcile. Strief raves about its popular white beans and shrimp special, but Café Reconcile is no ordinary restaurant in the Big Easy — known for famous eateries and celebrity chefs. It’s a nonprofit business established for the sole purpose of giving troubled youth a chance to succeed in a uniquely New Orleans way. Many of the 16- to 22year olds preparing menu items and waiting tables at Café Reconcile never finished school and some have arrest records. They all enter the restaurant’s threemonth training program in hopes they can leave behind the poverty and crime and become a part of their city’s proud tradition of a food and hospitality industry. “There’s not a great comprehension, I don’t think, of how bad of a life some of these kids come from,” the 320-pound Strief said during a recent lunch of smothered pork chops, sweet corn, collard greens and jalapeño cornbread. “If you’re not a part of it, if you don’t live it, it’s very easy to forget that’s happening to people.” People like 19-year-old Kentrell Marrow, who wore a long white apron during a recent lunch shift as he proudly served bananas foster bread pudding he’d artfully decorated with a touch of chocolate sauce. Marrow dropped out of the 10th grade three times. He has struggled with addictions to marijuana and prescription drugs. He used to belong to a gang and carry a gun. He won’t say which gang, or whether he ever used the gun. He was arrested for possession of cocaine that he insists was not his. Now he realizes that it doesn’t matter whose cocaine it was. If only for the sake of his seven-month-old son, he had to get out of that environment. “I was having all types of trouble — gang violence, drug addiction, all type of madness,” Marrow said. “When I came here they promised me a brighter future. They gave me something to look forward to.” Now Marrow can whip up all sorts of menu items including baked macaroni, shrimp pasta, steaks and stuffed bell peppers. More than that, he said Cafe Reconcile taught him selfconfidence and self-affirmation. He said he learned he did not have to change who he was, just become a better version of himself. He hopes one day to open his own restaurant, special- izing in Creole, Cajun and soul food. His is the kind of story that got Strief involved in the program. The 6-foot-7 Cincinnati native first became acquainted with Cafe Reconcile when he and his wife, Mandy, were setting up a charitable foundation and looking for a cause to support. Soon after, Strief attended one of the daily breakfasts held exclusively for staff and program participants. It is during these breakfasts that a nun known as Sister Mary Lou Specha encourages those present to share what is on their minds, perhaps things that upset them, or things for which they are thankful. Strief was moved by what he heard. One teenage boy described sitting on the couch the night before, when suddenly a SWAT team broke down the door and hauled his brother away. “It’s easy to not realize that’s happening to people and maybe it’s a 16-yearold kid, and maybe there’s no one else there but his brother,” said Strief, drafted by New Orleans out of Northwestern in 2006. “You don’t think about that. I don’t think anyone does that’s not in that situation.” Another person said he was thankful for the breakfast itself, without which he might not have eaten that day. “The thing that got me the first time I came, the stories that I heard at that breakfast were so different than I would have thought,” Strief said. “They were so much worse.” The training program begins with three weeks of life skills classes in a rented room across the street. Participants are taught interviewing skills, the importance of speaking clearly, projecting confidence, looking people in the eyes and even networking with people established in the hospitality industry. They move next to the Café Reconcile, where they take turns doing everything from cooking to waiting tables to washing dishes. They are then placed in an internship at some of the most respected restaurants and hotels in the city, including the Ritz Carlton and establishments owned by celebrity chefs Emeril Lagasse and John Besh. Specha said it’s a struggle for some interns, only three months after they’ve begun to break away from an isolated existence in poverty-stricken neighborhoods, to suddenly find themselves immersed in refined opulence. She spoke of one young man who quickly went AWOL from his internship at the Roosevelt Hotel, where populist Gov. Huey Long was known to stay when he visited New Orleans many years ago. “We called him up, like, ‘What’s going on?’ And he says, ‘I don’t belong there. I don’t fit in.’ “It was like his world was so different,” Specha said, noting that the person eventually returned to the program and now works full-time as a doorman at the hotel. “Some of them still feel like, ‘I’m not worthy enough. I’m not good enough. Nobody’s ever treated me like this. Nobody’s ever given me a safe place.’” There’s now a waiting list to get into Café Reconcile’s program, although an expansion is under way at its headquarters in the city’s Central City neighborhood, which is starting to show the early signs of renaissance. For years, the area was overrun by drug dealing, prostitution, and violent crime. The restaurant occupies the ground floor of a fivestory brick building that used to be a furniture store. Old bead board endures on the ceilings and lower walls. The upper walls feature the work of local artists, some containing themes of hope and faith. When Strief came in for lunch, Marrow and several waiters swarmed around him, talking, smiling and getting his autograph. On occasion, Strief has gone behind the line and helped cook, making honey-bourbon glazed shrimp and Andouille skewers. Specha, wearing a black scarf with small gold fleurde-lis prints on it, smiled as she said how fitting it was that, of all different types of players on a football team, it is a massive lineman that would gravitate to the unusual restaurant she helps run. And while Strief modestly describes his role as limited to raising money, Specha said his involvement is much more significant because of how beloved the Saints are by people of all backgrounds in New Orleans. Just ask Marrow how important Strief’s presence is. “It is really meaningful because it’s like, Saints players, we all know they live in the area, but at the same time, when we’re watching them on Sunday it’s like they’re worlds away,” Morrow said. “I could be right down the street from the Superdome in the Third Ward, watching the game, but it feels like this game is way off somewhere where you can’t even touch it. “But when someone like that comes and shows his face, and to see how down to earth he is, it shows you success is obtainable.” By Jim Litke AP Columnist Café helps Saints’ Strief satisfy hunger to help Friday’s TV Guide FRIDAY PRIMETIME 6 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WPBY) 13 (WOWK) 18 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 34 35 37 38 39 40 42 52 57 58 60 61 62 64 65 67 68 72 73 74 400 450 500 (WGN) (FXSP) (ESPN) (ESPN2) (LIFE) (FAM) (SPIKE) (NICK) (USA) (TBS) (CNN) (TNT) (AMC) (DISC) (A&E) (ANPL) (OXY) (WE) (E!) 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(:40) ++ Robin Hood ('10, Adv) Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe. Strike Back Lingerie Life on Top (5:45) + The Ghost Writer ('10, Myst) Ewan McGregor. +++ I Am Number Four ('11, Act) Alex Pettyfer. + Piranha ('10, Hor) Elisabeth Shue. Movie �Friday, december 23, 2011 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt www.mydailysentinel.com BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Friday, December 23, 2011 BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS The Daily Sentinel • Page B9 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 Friday, Dec. 23, 2011: Your emotions come out more often than you might like this year. Sometimes they could be disguised as anger, especially if you have suppressed the original issue or pain. Learn to detach when your fuse is about to blow. This issue will be major, with the potential outcome of greater self-control. You are in control of your destiny, if you so choose. If you are single, note a tendency to attract emotionally unavailable relationships. Be careful! If you are attached, the two of you benefit from time alone together as a couple. Plan on a special vacation or several weekends away. SAGITTARIUS sometimes makes you uncomfortable. 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 Keep reaching for the stars. Once focused, you could be stunned by what you can accomplish. Don’t forget a dear friend at a distance. If someone becomes belligerent, it probably is the result of envy. Tonight: Light up the night with music. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Deal with another person directly. You might feel quite irritated with this person. Clear the air if you want to manifest the loving vibes of the next few days. Avoid sarcastic comments; they will be remembered. Center on your feelings. Tonight: Togetherness. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Someone knocks on your door, and yet another person does the same. Your popularity soars, and you feel much more connected than you have in a long time. You will need to make space to complete a certain task. Join a partner or friend to finish lastminute errands. Tonight: Say “yes.” CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH You make quite an effort to make a difference to someone. Don’t make a comment a reason to become angry. Know that many people’s nerves are fried. Stay attentive when around machinery, as you could be unusually distracted. Tonight: Completing, not beginning. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Your childlike nature delights in the holiday celebrations. Whatever plans you have, you delight in the moment. Your fiery personality perks up others. Use care with lastminute items. You easily could go overboard. A little self-discipline goes a long way. Tonight: Frolic away. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Tension builds, and you have difficulty handling it all. You want to choose a stress-buster instead of losing your temper with someone who doesn’t deserve it. Spend some extra hours at home if possible. Check in with a family member. Tonight: At home. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You cannot suppress certain feelings, and they could come out in a distorted manner, as in sarcasm or yelling at the cat. With everything at such a spin, you need to clear the air. Listen to what is shared by a close friend. Tonight: Stop and do some last-minute errands before partaking in eggnog. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH A friend could play a strong role in your mood. Understanding evolves as you detach. Be careful when making an attempt to clear the air. In some fashion, it could be rather extreme and, in the long run, inadvisable. Remain appropriate. Tonight: Start sharing holiday wishes. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH If you can tolerate being pushed by another person, you deserve kudos. Keep your cool, and don’t lose sight of certain priorities. Others count on you getting the job done. Touch base with an older but feisty friend. Tonight: Whatever makes you smile. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Know when to pull back and let others dominate. You might feel as if you cannot cover all the bases. Don’t hesitate to ask a question or two. Ask for help if you need it. Accept what is happening right now. Tonight: Just flow with the moment. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Make sure you indulge a little and do less of what you think you must. Stop and take time to visit with key friends. Take the opportunity to share your feelings with a special friend or loved one. This person appreciates your time and caring. Tonight: Where your friends are. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Establish your role with your friends or associates. So many people count on you, you might not have room for any slack. A partner or relative could be aggravated that you are spread so thin. Tonight: Make time for a special person, in the midst of all the business. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Friday, December 23, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B10 EXTRA EXTRA Special Thanks Good News! Reliable sources tell us that Christmas is just around the corner, so it’s time to deliver our sincere thanks and best wishes to our readers, advertisers, associates, and friends. 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