https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/24d0ca88584d8f4d5628a0e7e7eae708.pdf 1793bed81b23f227a57ea3f65f048a9d PDF Text Text ... ,_.-~------ - .. .,. .- ---- .......-- --- ,..--.... ~ .. - - --....- ----------------------------------------------------~--------~--~------------~-~-~- -·-- ALONG THE RIVER The Barbie Charm, Cl tmes • Printed on lOOC!t Recycled ~c~sprint Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Faith and Family 201 0: Tell us your stories of faith Sunday, December 20, 2009 HISTORY LESSON Ohio Valle) Publishing im ite~ you to contribute your stories of faith to the 20 lO edition of Faith and Famil) magazine. Share with vour friend.:; and neighbors around the tri-county area what God is doing in ) our life. We're looking for tcstiies of salvation, , miracles, healing and much more. E-mail your stories of faith to Andrew Carter at mdtnev. s@mydail) tribune.com. Be sure to write ''ATI'N: AndrewFaith and Family"' in the subject line. For information, call (740) 446 2342, ext. J8. The submission deadline for stories to be included in the 2010 edition of Ohio Valle) Publishing's Faith and Fami ly magazine is Friday, Dec. 31. OBITUARIES Page AS • Margaret Lookado ulah McClure ob Moore • • Cecil Edward Roach, Sr. • Paul Allen Wolfe . Siblings Tristan, foreground, and Trinity Eggers read the panels of the "Books and Beliefs: The Kanawha County Textbook War" exhibit during a family visit to Bossard Memorial Library on Friday. The display highlights the 1974 controversy over the introduction of new textbooks into Kanawha County public schools. The exhibit runs through Dec. 30. 'Textbook War' being waged at Bossard Library Bv ANDREW CARTER GALLIPOLIS - It was 1974 and the cultural revolution had found its way into the Kanawha Valley. sparking a fierce and sometimes violent debate over the content of textbooks that had been introduced into Kanawha County public schools. Over the years that turbulent time in regional history has come to be known as "The Great Textbook War.'' And for the next 10 days. that war is being waged (sort of) at Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis. Actually, it's an educational display high- Details on Page A6 INDEX 4 SECTIONS- 24 PAGES Around Town A3 Celebrations C4 ssifieds D2-4 Comics Ds Editorials A4 Sports lighting some of the details of the ..textbook war" called "Books and Beliefs: The Kanawha County Textbook War'' - sans the dynamite, Molotov cocktails and gunplay that occurred during that time Library Director Deborah L. Saunders said the four-panel display and accompanying 22-minute video will give visitors a glimpse into a key piece of the history of our region. It's being provided at no cost to the library by the Kanawha County Historical and Preservation Society. The textbook controversy took root on April 11, 1974, when the Kanahwa County Board of Education approved several books Please see War, A3 Cooperative Parish provides for area families WEATHER B Section :9 2009 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. -llll! I!IJIJI !l!l!l!llll $1.50 • Vol. 43, No. 48 Meigs Co. bonus total climbs to nearly $19K BY BRIAN MOTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM • Raiders top Rock Hill, pick up first win. See Page 81 D ... J. REED BREEO@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Exhibit open to the public uutil Dec. 30 SPORTS ~ Juvenile, probate stU:ffers pick up $600 bonuses Andrew Carter/photo e enttne~ POMEROY -Another $5,400 in holiday bonuses was awarded to Meigs County courthouse employees in the last payroll issued for the year. according to public payroll records. Meigs County Probate and Juvenile Court Judge L. Scott Powell awarded a $600 bonus to each of his nine employees Wednesday. That brings the total to more than $19,000 since Thanksgiving. The bonuses paid Dec. 2 ranged from $1,500 awarded to three Common Pleas Court staffers of Judge Fred W. Crow 111 - along with pay raises to those three ranging from $1 .45 to $2 per hour - to $548 paid by County Recorder Kay Hill. Some departments are missing from the list of bonuses this year. County Commissioners did not grant bonuses to their staff. Neither did Auditor Mary Byer-Hill, Prosecuting Attorney Colleen S. Williams or County Court Judge Steven L. Story. Byer-Hill. Story and the commissioners awarded bonuses last Christmas. Williams was not yet in office last December. but she said earlier this month her budget did not allow for any bonuses. Commissioners asked officeholders to refrain from awarding extra compensation to their employees due to a projected budget crunch as the county enters the next fiscal year. President Mick Davenport said the board would "stand firm" on the issue. particularly because for the first time in several years, the board is considering across-the-board cuts in general fund budgets for 2010. Byer-Hill, who cuts the checks, said earlier in December she. too. was concerned about the county's financial picture. Commissioners met individually with office holders to review their budgets, and urged office holders- strongly. Davenport said - to be conservative with funds remaining in order to preserve a strong carryover into next year. However, departmental budgets are elected officials' to spend. Commissioners simply appropriate funds into those budgets and approve inter-fund transfers, as required. Some officeholders have used bonuses as a substitute for annual payraises. Davenport said. Taxes are deducted from any compensation paid employees, but the county saves money on its share of Public Employees Retirement System premiums. which are not paid on bonuses. Commissioners have cut budgets twice in the last decade. Davenport said cuts may be necessary for next year, depending on the carryover into 2010. That balance forward is generally known in the last week of the year. Ohio jobl~ss rate up to 10.6 percent BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH AP, TIMES-SENTINEL STAFF HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM MDTNEWS@ MYDAILYTRISUNE.COM POMEROY - Hundreds of Meigs Countians will eat better this holiday season because of the generosity and concern of others. Thursday and Friday the Meigs Cooperative Parish held its annual Ch'ristmas food give-away and families from across the county. pre-certified as to their need, came to get sacks of groceries. Cars lined up in front of the Mulberry Community Center where volunteers gave out hundreds of large sacks of groceries. turkeys and hams. Each family received a sack of food for each member. along with a turkey or ham. On Wednesday in preparation for the food giveaway about 45 volunteers spent the day filling more than 800 sacks from food contributed by churches, businesses, organizations, COLUMBUS- Ohio's unemployment rate has edged up to 10.6 percent for November. from 10.5 percent the month before. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that the jobs picture changed onlv slightly as a boost in hiring by services v.. as partiall) offset by a slight loss in jobs at goods-producing businesses. "The number of employed Ohioans rose slightly in November, but not enough to' produce a significant change in the unemployment rate.'' said ODJFS Director Douglas Lumpkin. "An increase in service-providing employment was partially offset by a slight decrease in goods-producing jobs.'' The number of workers unemployed in Ohio last month was 623.000. up from 618,000 in October. Meanwhile, nonfmm employment rose b) 5.400. Officials say the number of Ohioans out of work has risen by 199,000 in the last 12 months, from 424,000 in November 2008. The state's jobless rate a year ago was 3.5 percentage points lower. at 7.1 percent. In July. Ohio unemployment hit 11.2 percent. the highest level in about 26 years. The U.S. unemployment rate was l 0 percent in November, down from 10.2 percent in October. ODJFS will release county jobless rates on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The most recent figures from October showed Gallia County with an unemployment rate of 9.6 percent. Meigs County's jobless figure stood at 14.5 percent · for October. Charlene Hoefllchlphoto Thursday and Friday mornings cars lined up in front of the Mulberry Community Center to receive sacks of groceries in the annual Christmas food give-away of the Meigs Cooperative Parish. and individuals for distribution to those in need. ·With 15.2 percent unemployment in the county the need for the basic things of life continues to grow and more and more families depend on the Parish for not only gifts of food at Christmal:i time, but throughout the year. ••• The Rev. James Corbitt. pastor of the Northeast Cluster of United Methodist Churches in Meigs County, wrote this story about what happened when the Meigs Cooperative Parish faced nearly bare shelves in early November and had hundreds of families depending on the Christmas food giveaway. "There is a nursery rhyme that we used to hear and recite many years ago that went something like this. Please see Parish. 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They SkillsUSA Chapter held a also helped restack all of the food drive recently to col- extra food that was at the lect food for the Gallipolis Outreach Center. OUireach Center. The stuSkillsUSA, formerlv dent . . had a 2oal to make at known a VICA. 1s a partnership of students. teachers lea~t 50 boxes. The food drive la~ted and induMry representaapproximately two weeks. tives: working together to Members from all I 0 ensure America~ has a SkillsUSA program~ partic- skilled work force. It helps ipated. The chapter met its each tudent excel. It also is a national nongoal by bringing in over profit organilation sen ing four hundred food items. Food was collected on teachers and high school friday. Dec. II and and college students who r...tonday. Dec. 14. The are preparing for careers in Skilh.USA Chapter officers trade. technical and skilled loaded the food and deliv- service occupations. includered it to the Gallipolis ing health m:cupations. Outreach Center. While Anyone who would like there. they prepared a total to make a donation to the Outreach Center or ask about the food boxes may contact the Outreach Center at (740) 446-7555. Which is 1nore beautiful, the watches or the price? ~~ ~ PULSAR Karat Patch Diamonds-N-Gold Oelyssa Huffman/photo Christmas Toys for Children· Marines Helping the Needy has purchased enough toys for 101 children th1s year to help make their Christmas morning a brighter one. The organization serves Mason, Gallia and Meigs counties. This 1s the fifth year the project has been in operation. Pictured are M1ssi Scarberry, region retail manager of City National Bank, which is a collection point for the Marines; Marshall Bonecutter, chaplin MGM #1180; and James De Napoli, ccommandant MGM #1180. must reduce invent01y and liquidate excess merchandise. 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First Baptist presents cantata, kids program GALLIPOLIS - .. A Great and Mighty Wonder'' and ''Christmas Hang-Ups," a cantata a-nd children's program celebrating,Christmas will be presented by the first Baptist Church adult and youth choirs, at 6 p.m .. Sunday, Dec. 20. The church is located at II 00 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Everyone is welcome to attend. Rodney UMC presents program ODNEY - The Rodney United • ethodist Church youth department will present "You Can't Cancel Christmas" at 6:30p.m., Sunday. Dec. 20. The church is located at 6611 Oh1o 588. Triedstone Baptist cantata Sunday GALLIPOLIS - The cantata "Who Would Imagine a King?" will be presented at 7 p.m., Sunday. Dec. 20 at Triedstone Baptist Church, 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. The cantata is directed by H. Christian Scott. Pastor Melvin 0. Freeman invites the public to attend. Centenary UMC Iive Nativity CENTENARY - Centenary United Methodist Church will 'host a live Nativit) from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The church IS located at 2887 Ohio 141 . Church leaders said the Nativity will be presented weather permitting. Community Christmas at River of Life UMC ADDISON - River of Life United Methodist Church will host a Community Christmas Celebration at 7 p.m . on Tuesday. Dec. 22. Special music includes the cantata "Hope Has Hands" and the combined choirs of River of Life CMC and Cheshire Baptist Church. Rl'freshments will be served following the service. River of Life UMC is located at 35 Hillview Drive, just off Addison Pike. Christmas Eve service at ·Church of God GALLIPOLIS - First Church of God in Gallipolis will host its annual Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m., Thursday. Dec. 24. The service will feature special music and a bell choir. Pastor Paul Voss invites the public to attend . Fi'rsl Church of God is located at 1723 Ohio 141, Gallipolis. For information. call 446-4404. Bidwell UMC plans Christmas Eve service BIDWELL Bidwell United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 5:30p.m. on Thursday. Dec. 24. Pastor Lcmy Cheesebrew invites the public to join the congregation for ' worship. First Nazarene Christmas Eve GALLIPOLIS - First Church of the Nat.arene in Gallipolis will host a Christmas Eve service beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24. This will be a candlelight service. Pastor Bob Fulton invites the public to attend . • First Church of the Nazarene is located at 11 JO first Ave. in Gallipolis. For information, ca11446-1772. Pastor Fulton noted that there will be no Wednesday night services on Dec. 23. Fairhaven UMC to hold candlelight service KANAUGA - Kanauga Fairhaven United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Dec. 24. Pastor Larry Cheesebrew invites the public. Middleport Presbyterian free Christmas dinner MIDDLEPORT First Presbyterian Church in Middleport invites the public to a free Christmas dinner. Pastor Jim Snyder said the congregation will serve dinner from 11 a.m. to I p.m. on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Snyder encourages residents planning to attend the free dinner to contact the church to leave their name, number of people in their party and approximate time that you will be arriving. The church phone number is (740) 992-3350.• Snyder said First Presbyterian's Christmas Eve service is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24. The church is located at 165 N. Fourth St. in Middleport. Parish from Page AI l ld Mother Hubbard went the cupboard to get her or dog a bone. When she got there the cupboard was bare and the poor dog had none." · ''This was almost how those who took care of the food pantry at Meigs Cooperative Parish on Mulben·y Avenue felt early in November. Christmas was quickly approaching and there \Nould be a lot of people who would not have a decent meal for that special days if the pantry was not replenished. This drove those invoiYed to pray for a miracle to happen. If people were going to be cared for and fed this was essential. "As I thought about this situation my mind went to two Biblical incidents. One was recorded in the Old Testament and the other in the New Testament. "In the Old Testament there was a famine and a Prophet by the name of Elijah \vas living in the land. God took care of Elijah by sending him to a widow who was down and out. Elijah approached this widow with the idea that if she would take care of him. God's man: God would take care of her. So she fixed what she thought would be her last meal and shared it with Elijah. As a result of this was that the oil and flour she had never went empty as long as the famine lasted. The lesson here was that. when God's people take care of the needy, God will take care of his people. "The other incident, found in the New Testament, involved a y<;)Ung lad and his lunch. Because the young lad was willing to share his lunch Jesus was able to multiply it so that it supplied what was needed for the crowd that day. I have seen a similar thing happen in our county no.w. We have had people who were willing to pray about the situation, believe that God could change it and who gave what they could to see that food was supplied for distribution on Christmas. A result of this we will be able to supply what is needed for our food distribution here 111 December. ''We want to thank those who have prayed, labored and acted on God's com mand to supply these items and we want to especially thank God for God's miracle working power." War from Page At tecornmended by the English Language Arts Textbook Selection mmittee, including orge Orwell's Animal rn1~ Arthur Miller's The Crucible and works written by poet Allen Ginsberg. civil rights advocate Eldridge Cleaver and the "father or modern psychiatry" Sigmund Freud. The Rev. Darrell Moore. husband of board member Alice Moore. pointed out some items in some of the books that were offensive to him and Mrs. Moore then began to speak out publicly against the books that she had voted to approve. On June 27. 1974. about 1.000 protestors. led by several Kanawha County ministers, turned out to demonstrate against the purchase of the books and the "textbook war" had begun. Over the course of the year. protests escalated with some turning violent. In a weird twist. about 3.500 coal miners went on strike as a shO\\' of support for the anti-textbook side. To this day, no explanation has been provided for the wildcat strike. which was carTicd out in direct violation of orders from the United Mine Workers union. The "textbook \var earned national attention as the violence escalated during the summer and early fall of 1974, with the thre~ major networks of the day covering every move made by the pro- and anti-textbook camps. Several elementary schools in Kanawha County fell victim to firebombs. dynamite and Molotov cocktails. Fortunately, no one was injured in any of the attacks on the school buildings. Tensions ramped up even more in November of '74 when the Ku Klux Klan sent ib national grand kliegel to l~nd support to the anti-textbook side. In the end. the Kanawha County Board of Education voted to keep the books. although the more controversial \\'orks were placed in school libraries and required signed pern1ission from students· parents in order to be checked out. School principals were also granted veto power. which meant they could control which books were allowed in the1r schools. The school board also established new guidelines for book selection~ "Books and Beliefs: The Kanawha County Textbook War" will be on display now through Dec. 30 at Bossard Memorial Library. located at 7 Spruce Street in Gallipolis. Bossard Library's regular hours are as follows: • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m .. Monday. \ )Faith & Family 201 0 E-mail your stories of fa·l< th to mdtnews@mydailytribune.com Wednesday and Friday • Noon to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m .. Saturday • Closed on Sunda) ', Saunders said the library will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve. (For information, call Bossard Librarv at 740446-7323. On rlie Internet: bossard.lib.oh .us.) Submitted photo The students and staff of Green Elementary School collected fo'od items and cash donations totaling $1380 that will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank. The food and money will be used to help families of Green Elementary, the Outreach Center, Bidwell Living Water Church and Mercerville Baptist Church Food Banks. The money was presented to Marilyn Seone of Second Harvest Food Bank by Jerry Davis, a sixth-grade teacher at Green. Kyger Creek workers mark anniversaries CHESHIRE Nine employees of Ohio Valley Electric Corporation's Kyger Creek Station recently celebrated service anniversaries, according to. plant manager G. Annette Hope. Steven W. Ford and Jimmie D. Shato each celebrated their 30th anniversary with the company in October. T. Jeffrey Kessel celebrated his 25th anniversary at Kyger Creek in November. Employees celebrating 20-year anniversaries included Jeffrey L Rathburn in October and Mark L. Hanison and James Soulsby in November. Jeffre) S. 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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution YOUlz OPINION Miracle Dear Editor: Do you believe in mirack:-? l do. I experienced a miracle on Dec. 2, 2009. A woman and two young boys were behind me in the check out line. She only had a few grocery items and I suggested ~he go ahead of me. There were four o.ther customers in front of me at foodland on Jackson Pike. ¥r hen I got to the cashier this young woman turned to me and said. "I paid for your groceries. Merry Christmas ." I was surprised. shocked and in disbelief. I had not prayed for this or even thought about ·~· I..~sked t~e cashier, ..Did she really pay for my grocencs? She said yes. . . . Immediately, I kne\\ I had JUSt expenenccd a m1racle and a ble:-;sing from God through this young woman. I "ish I could haYe talked to you. but I did not see you when I came out of the store. Tdon't know your name. but God does and I pray you will receive a bigger blessing than wa~ given to me. May God bless you is my prayer. Merry Christmas! Wanda McC/m;ky Bidwell Good time in Mason Co. Dear Editor: It "as my extreme pride and pleasure to have our driver take my motorcoach through our beautiful Krodel Park Holiday Light Sho" upon returning from two tours last week; one from Nashville for Opryland Hotel's Country Christmas on which we had travelers from Charleston. Teays Valley, and Columbus, as well as many of our county residents and the other from a trip to Dayton. Ohio for a dinner theater perfonnance. In aJI. we showed off our community pride to 90 of our travelers including the Bend Area. Pomeroy and Middleport, as well as Gallipolis. J called it. my · "Christmas Trip Surprise" and it was greeted With a round of applause. Our hats are off to Charl~s Humprheys and his many volunteers who are responsible for this wonderful holiday exhibit. Also. to Lloyd Akers and his West Virgima State Farm Museum workers for another great job. .If you haven't visited these two fe::mastic displays,. be sure and take the children. grandchildren and posstbly invite a shut-in from your church or neighborhood for an evehmg ride through the~e fa~nllous ligh.ts and y~u. as well as they. will be blessed w1th the Chnstmas spirit. Mary Fowler Traveltime Trm·elers J~rsonS warnings about money and banks Tn 1962. President John f. Kennedy hosted a dinner for 49 l"obel laureates. The occasion provi_ded. the opportunity for JFK to display his keen wit in the memorable quote, ''I think thts is the mo~t extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has e\er b~en gathere<;~ at the White House - With the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson • dined alone.'' I wonder how many of today's high school and college students appreciate JdTerson 's genius. Our third president, author of the Declaration of Independence and founder of the University of Virginia. was a masterful scholar of history. a political philosopher for the ages. a noted horticulturist. an archaeologist. architect. and inventor. He also knC\\ a thing or two about money and banking. Let's take a moment here to review the wise insights on money and banking left to us by thi~ · consummate Renaissance man . Regarding money, Jefferson commented, ''Paper i::, poverty . . . it is only the ghost of money. and not money itself." We should remember this when we contemplate the loss of 95 percent of the purchasing power of the paper currency called '·Federal Reserve notes': in less than a century. As Ben Bernanke and the Fed create trillions of new paper "dollars," we. the richest country in history. face the possibility of a hyperi.nll~tionary ~ol­ lapse and accompanymg unpovenshment. Jeff"erson, like other Founding Fathers, understood vividly the vulnerability of paper currencies. because of the devastating hyperinflation of the paper Continental dollar during the War for Independence. That is why the Coinage Act of 1792 stipulates gold and silver. NOT paper. power~ specially enumerated.'. In Jeffer:-on's eyes. a central bank is unconstitutional. Jeffer~on warned. "lf the American people ever allow the banks to control the issuance of their currency, Mark W. first by inflation and then by deflaHendrickson tion. the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers occuas money. Jefferson and the Founders pied ... I sincerely believe the bankknew that for money to be sound. it ing institutions having the issuing needed to be something objective. of money are more dangerous. power tangible. unvarying. as well as somethil1g that people valued indel?endent to liberty than standt g armies." Today. Uncle Sam is woefully of its use as money - something like dependent on the Fed and a few "too-. a tixed weight of !?old or silve_r - ' rather than somethmg as transitory bi!!-to-fail" banks. T.hat is becaus~ and insubstantial as "the full faith und Uncle Sam is the world's largest credit" of a govemment of unreliable debtor, and without these giant banks human beings. to maintain a market for its ocea. ns~ Jefferson intuitively grasped one of debt. the federal government wo the basic principles of free-market have to shut down. economics: In a free. open competiI once spoke with a congressma tive market. people choose good stuff after hearing him complain about (food, machines. tools. etc.) over bad Federal Reserve policy. When I stuff. and so goods of superior 4uali- reminded him that the Fed had been ty and value push infenor products created by an act of Congress, and into oblivion. The Qi.ll) reason that the creator confJls the creation, Americans today haH~ sM:h an inferi- he turned ashen. speechless. Is or currency is political. Government Congress a bunch of cowards or do legislation denies us the freedom to the banks have a choke-hold on our choose what to accept as money. government? Jefferson wrote. "I now deny · [the Are the Fed and the giant moneyfederal ~ovcrnmcnt'sl power of makcenter banks as "dangerous" as ing pap~r money or anything else a believed? Certainly. their Jefferson leeal tender.'' What a terrible price we . ha~ve paid and will pay for legal-ten- power is undeniable. of the American people The wealth der laws forcing us to accept mere is jeopardized by paper money and paper as money. Anticipating the Federal Reserve big banks. We should have heeded System. Jefferson believed that. "The Jefferson's warnings. (Dr. Mark W. 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Price, license exrired. fined $150; Da\ id A. lootman. expired license, fined S 150; Charles E. Timms. stop sign. fined $50: Nma I· Hatfield, no license "hen required, fined $150: Laura L. ~1a) se, dri\er inattention. fined $50: Ralph H. Jackson. peeding, fii1ed $40: Richard A. White, traffic control de' ice, fined $25; Tara N. Sargent. eat belt, fined $60: William P. Murph), speeding. fined $68: Robe11 E. Grose.license expired. fined $50: Shyannn R. Rose. theft. tined $50: Kisha N. Waugh, driving under suspension, fined $250. 3 days jail: Robert A. Kuchar. speeding. court costs; James D. Cra) craft. reckleso.; operation, lined $2'i0, 3 days jail: Michael L. Pollock, IJ. driv111g under suo.;pension. fined • :Paul Allen \\olfe. 59. Leon, W.Va .. diCd Friday. ~ecember 18.2009. at home. • He v. as a deckhand v. 1th M&G Towing v. ith 18 years ser'liJcc. and sen ed in the Arm) ~ational Guard. : Paul was born Januar) 14, 1950. 111 Syracuse. Ohio. to the l~te Ra)mond A. Wolfe and Vi1ginia A. (Hall) Wolfe. addition to his parents. he v.as preceded in death b) a 1dson, Frank .\lcBengc; and tv.o brothers-in:law, ert Lamhcrt and Paul Lev. is. : Survh ing are his \\ tfc. Clnudin i\1. (Grimm) Wolfe of Y:oint Pleasant, W.Va .• five cluldren. Paul (.Missie) Wolfe of b:on. W.Va .• mond (Vir~mia) Wolfe. of Gallipolis ircJT). W.Va .• Walllam Wolfe of Tuppers Plams, Ohio. Amy (~CIT)) Mi<.:hael of Pomeroy, Ohao. and Allyson (Mark) ~1cBenge of Rock Ra\er, W) o.; six sasters. Florence (~~eland) Bumgarner o1 1\ic\\ Haven, W.Va., Maxine ~obert) Holliday of Racine, Ohio. Allah (Doug) Hensley of S)racuse. Oh10. Maf) Kay (Robert) Edwards of Letart, W.Va .. Carol Smith of Syracuse. Ohio. and Barbara ~einehart of Racme. Ohio; t\\O brothers. Charles (Lois) Wolfe of Racine. Ohio, and Franklin ''Art'' Wolfe of Racine. Ohao: and 10 grandchildren. Funeral sen ices v. ill be held at I p.m., Monda), December 21, 2009, at W1lcoxen Funeral Home\\ ith Rev. (!:harte "Bud" Richmond officiating. Burial v. ill follow in tpe Graham Cemetery in New Ha,en. \\ .Va. Visitation will be held Sunday from 2-4 p.m. utthe funeral home. Online condolence~ may be made at wv. w.\\ ilcoxenfuncral home .com. t I?a> Margaret Thomason Lookado : .Margaret Thomason Look.Jclo. 96. passed awa) peacefulon December 17.2009. with family in Cincinnati. Ohio. She v. as preceded in death b) her parents, Fabous Estel 1mason and ~anC) (Counts) Thomason: husband. • ·old Vaughn Lookado, Sr.. son Harold Vaughn Lookado. Jr.: and grandson. Harold Vaughn Lookado Ill. She is~"un i\cd b) t\\O daughters, Bett) (Don) Ta) lor of ~ Cincinnati. Ohao. and JoAn Pttchford of Austm, Texas; £randchildrcn, Cath) Black. Jack Lookado. Bill Joe Lookado, Craig T,l) lor, William (Bill) Lookado. Terry GJM board Pitchford. Bruce Taylor. Su an Lookado and Shara Alexander: 20 great grandchildren: and numerous !!rcatmeeting canceled great grandchildren. nieces and nephews. ~ One of se' en children. Margaret was the lastlh ing of her . :-iblings. Ylargarctmarried Harold Lookado (the }0\e of her GALLI POLl~ 1 he life) and set up home in Gallia County. She enjoyed raio;ing Dec· . ~I mectmg of .the her three children. crochet, kmtting. gardenmg and \ isitmg Ga. I Ia a -Jack " 0 n- Me 1g" 1 \\ ith her large loving famil) c1nd friends . Margaret attended • ~cd ad~d . of Alc~~ 0 \ Drugl Porter u.nit~d Methodist Church for many- )ears. After f JCtiOll \. ~~u ' enta rfarold lhCd Ill 1982, she found SOlace knov,. ing they WOUld ~~Ca~~h, S7: ~Ct:S. llas '?:.en be reunited one day. j ~.:.,uKc,l:d· ll~c hl?•.mllypu.:,!lIn honor of her requests. a gra\cs1de service at the Rife 1) . mcehts the thud Mond.t) 1 7 1 Gemetery, GaII'lpo 11!-., Oh'10 ( B ll 1a\ 'II ) · b .1 o at I c ' WI 11 e announceu theeac b mont .. I 1 atfr p .m . 5'~ at a later date (late Spring 2010). :\largarct is already ~reat- Sh <eMil~ <G)' ' c ~· 1. Jy missed. ~ j awnc nc. a 1po 1s. 1~· $250, 3 da)s jatl; Jon D. Haines, seat belt. fined $60: Robert G. Webb. seat belt, fined $60: Cot) A. Lester, opposite vehicle traffic \ iolatlOn. fined $25; hctaC M . Hively. Jr.. seat belt. fined $60; Heather D. Reard, exp1red license, fined $150: Dalisa C. Borden, no license when required. fined $150: Michael E. Cavender. overload, fined $150; Jcreml· S. Davis, speeding. fined S30: Jimmy L. Chick. seat belt, fined $60: Kerrick B. Snider, speeding, fined $68: Frederick H. Surbaugh, HI, license expired, fined $150: Keith W. Pugh, licen<>e ex pared, fined S150: Raymond D. Adkins, dri' ing under suspension, fined $250, JO da)S jail: Lisa E. Smith, speeding, fined $52: Charles W Cox, no plates, fined $50: Brian T. Kidd). speeding. fined $52: StephenS. Henf). stop ~ign. fined $50; Bruce A. Pummill. :;eat belt, fined $60: Roy Come. permit \ iolation. fined $20: Kenneth N. Drummond, seat hell. fined $40: Larry N. Hemby. scat belt. fined $60; Jillinn R. Howard. ~peeding. fined $60: Thomas P. Byrne. o;peedmg, fined $18; Gabriel H. Jaques, traffic control de\ ice. fined $25: Stephen J. Sprague, licen e expared, fined $150; Eric C. Carter. licen e expared. fined $150: April Y. Fisher. failure to control. fined $25: William A. Clark, speeding, fined $30; Curtis 1. Rice, :;peeding. lined $24: Theodore T. Towns. scat belt. fined $30: Brian K. Goff, speeding, fined $20: lonut l ancu. speeding, fined $24; Patty L. Seagle. no tail lights. fined $20: .lames K. I l unt, expired license, fined $150: Joshua F. Fields. scat belt. tined $30; Timmie BrO\\ n, speeding, fined $22: Mark A. Johnson, Jr.• no tail lights. fined $25: Amber L. Gaither. driving under ~us­ ~n ion, fined $250.51 days Jaal: Roger D. Searls, traftic control device, fined $25; Donald R. Powell. Jr.. no operator's license. fined $150; ~tichacl I. Cunningham, speeding, fined $116: Andrew S. French. seat belt. fined $20: Janice K. Hughes, scat belt. fined $30; .lames E. Sheets, seat belt, tined $30: Timothy W. Tomlin. seal belt, fined $30; Jessica Roach. traffic control device, fined $25: Justin 1.. Hill. scat belt. tined $30: Rickv A. Jackson. IL seat belt. tined $30: Brendan .\1 . .\1urray. speeding. fined $22: John L. Pitmon, seat belt, fined $20: Peter Simms. speeding. fined $22: Ashleigh M . Greene. peeding. fined $20: Walker L. Howard, speeding. fined $39: Kristophcr K. Justus. speeding, fined $22; Natasha R. Waugh. no child restraint, fined $50: Mark L. Hotovy, speeding, fined $22: Macie R. Moss, seat belt. fined $30: Ferdinando Pacilli , speeding, fined $26: Thomas K. Figgines, scat, tined S30; Dustin J. Domanski. speeding, fined $15; Lynn C. Anderson. speeding, fined $25; Rony Carrera-Corado, speeding. fined $20; Joshua A. Peck. driving under suspension, fined $250, 3 da) s jail: Erica R. Meek. seat belt. fined $30: Elizabeth J. Wilson. seat belt. fined $30; Linda L. Evans. seat belt, fined $30: Kelly S. Gross. stop sign. fined $25: Sheala M Hatfield. tinted windO\\ s, fined $25; Larry D. Carson, seat belt. fined $30: Ra) mond L. Burton. scat belt. fined $30: Donald G Maynard, Sr.. ovcrheaght, fined $25: kssica N. Costilow, seat belt. fined $30: Mark A. Dovcnbargcr, seat belt. fined $20: Mitchell W. Waugh. seat belt, fined $30: Cheryl A. Bledsoe. speeding . fined $28. December Seed Sa\ ing meeting and potluck that wa~ cheduled for Dec. 21. The agency will host the :!010 Annual Seed Swap from 1-4 p.m .• Saturda). Jan. 16. and the January Seed Saving mecti ng at 6:30p.m .. Monda), Jan. I~ at ACEnet, 94 Columbus Rd. Athens. For info cfi@ frognet.net or \\ ww.communityfoodinitinti\ cs.org. Clothing will be priced at I 0 cents per item or S I per bag. Coat arc not included in the sale. New to tne tree o;ale are Rain Barrels. which were displayed at the 2009 Gallfa County Junior Fair For information. contact the Soil and Water Conservation office at 446 6173. LoC3JBfJetS • I 1 I J .. 11 Holiday meeting canceled Deaths POMEROY - Due to the holidays and olstice celcbrauons Commumt) Food Iniuative is canceling the l.lah~:~=~an~~~:'::~~!~:~O~~fonncr- ly of Leon, W.Va., died Thur day. Dec. 17, 2009, in <,.:olumbus, Ohio. Funeral ervice will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. at Crow-Hu c;ell Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. Leon. W.Va. Visitation will be t1eld two hours prior to the service. An online regi try is avmlublc at www.crowhussellilt.com. Meetings-Events Tu &day, Jon. 12 GALLIPOLIS Gallla County District Library Board of Trustees meeting, 5 p.m., Bossard Memorial Library, 7 Spruce St., Gallipolrs. Cecil Edward Roach. Sr., 76. Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, in St :-.tary s l1v1cdical Center. A private graveside service will be observed. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m., Sunday Dec. 20, 2009. at Deal Funeral Home. Bob Moore. 74. Phoemx, Anz., formerly of Dexter, died Thursda). Dec. 17.2009. There will be no funeral. no calling hours or burial. County calendar Public meetings Monday, Dec. 21 RACINE Southern 1;.-ocal Board of Education, regular meeting, 8 p.m , high school media room. POMEROY Mergs County Library Board, regul~r meetmg, 3:30 p m , Pomeroy Lrbrary. Wednesda~Dec.23 POMEROY County Commissioners meet at 1 ~.m. Wednesday, mstead of Thursday. Clubs and organizations Monday, Dec. 21 POMEROY - Pome~y (!;hapter 186 Order Eastern Star, 6:30 p.m. refreshments, 7:30 p.m. meeting, • Chester Masonic Hall. Church events Sunday, Dec. 20 POMEROY ~on Church of Christ Sunday ~ervices rnclude 9:30 a m. ~unday school; 10:30 Ghildren's Chnstmas program and worship service; 7 p.m. "The Chnstmas <!>ffering" cantata by chOir with refreshments following LONG BOTIOM - Long Bottom United Methodist Church Christmas Program. 6:30pm. POMEROY New Beginnings United Methodist Church, worship 9:25 a.m. with Christmas cantata by the choir; 6.30 p.m. family Christmas program. Chnstmas eve candlehght service, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24 RACINE- Christmas Eve candelight service. 7 p.m. at St John Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Road, with Linea Warmke, speaker. MIDDLEPORT Chnstmas Eve service, 7 p.m., at the F1rst Presbyterian Church, Middleport. RACINE Chnstmas Eve service for the Southern Charge Unrted Methodist Churches will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Carmel Sutton Worship Center. POMEROY - St,. Paul Lutheran Church, Pomeroy, w111 have candlelight serv1ces at 9 p.m. Christmas Eve. Linea Warmke is the lay worship leader. Community invited. POMEROY -Christmas vigil Mass, 5:30 p.m., with chrldren's participation; 11 :15 p.m., choral presentation, followed by Mass at midnight, Sacred Heart Church. RACII\E - SEOM in Racine will hold a clothing sale at the ~hop on Third Street through the new year. beginning Monda). GALLIPOLIS The Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD> is taking orders for its 2010 tree -;ale. The packeh for sale arc Wild Game. Wild Bird. OrnamentaL Erosion Control, Various Edible Fruit Tree Packet~. Small and Large White Pine and Blue Spruce. SWCD will make special orders of any type of trees or :-hrubs not included in the list of packets. COLUMBUS State Rep. Clyde Evans (R·Rio Grande) will host an open door meeting at 4 p.m • Monda\'. Jan. 4 nt Rio Grande-Village Hall. Evans invites the general public to attend and dt<;cuss their views and opinions on state government issues. Center. Info: Amber Barnes at (740) 339·0291, GALLIPOLIS NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) meetings will take place the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Gallla County Senior Resource Center, with a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Jill Simpkins (740) 339·0603. GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Stroke Support Group, first Tuesday of every month, 1 p.m., at Bossard Memorial Library. GALLIPOLIS Rlvor Cities Military Support Community (RCMFSC) meets the second rueaday of the month at 7 p.m. at VFW Post 4464 (upstairs), 134 Third Ave. The meeting and activities are open to all families and friends who wish to support our service· men and women In all branches of the m11itary. Info: 245-5589 or 441-7454. Evans 'open door' Jan. 4 Gallia County calendar Cecil Edward Roach, Sr. Bob Moore Clothing sale at SEOM Gallia SWCD tree sale Support groups GALLIPOLIS - Grrevlng Parents Support Group meets 8 p.m., frrst Tuesday of each month at New life Lutheran Church, Jackson Pike. Info: Jack1e Keatley at 446-2700 or John Jackson at 446-7339. ATHENS - Survrval of Suicide support group meets 7 p.m., fourth Thursday of each month at Athens Church of Christ, 785 W. Union St., Athens. Info· (740) 593·7414. GALLIPOLIS Grief Support Group meets sec· ond Tuesday of each month, 8 p.m., at New Life Lutheran Ohurch. Facilitators: Sharon Carmichael and John Jackson. GALLIPOLIS Look Good Feel Better cancer program, third Monday of the month at 6 p.m., Holzer Center for Cancer Care. GALLIPOLIS Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday book study at 7 p.m. and Thursday open meeting at noon at St. Peter's Eprscopal Church, 541 Second Ave. Tuesday closed meeting is at 8 p.m. 1 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church . GALLIPOLIS - Narcotics Anonymous Miracles in Recovery meets every Monday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. NarcotiCS Anonymous Livrng Free Group meets every Wednesday and Fnday at 7 p.m. at 305 Main St. GALLIPOLIS - 12 Step Support Group for Spiritual Growth meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at New Ute Lutheran Church. Facilitators: Tom Childs and John Jackson, VINTON Celebrate Recovery at VInton Baptist Church. Small groups lookIng for f~eedom from addictions, hurts, habits and hangups every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Info: 388·8454. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - "Let Go and Let Godu Nar-Anon Family Group meeting, every Monday at 7 p.m., Krodel Park recreational building. The group helps famil es and fnends of drug addicts or users to attain serenity, regardless of whether he/she has stopped using. The group respects all members' anonymity. VINTON- Vinton Baptist Church food pantry every Monday f~m 5 to 6:30p.m. Info: 388-8454. GALLIPOLIS Gallia MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at Holzer Medical 'McCoy-tJvtoore Punera{ f}[omes Serviug Our Commtt1lities for Over 100 Yean Jlrrb. }ea11. jared.;,\ le/#.•a & )ou\1ootr - Dtrettoq 420 lst Avcnul', Gallipoli>~, 011 • (740) 446-0S!i2 208 M.~in Succ:t, Vinton, Oll •(740) 388-8321 "Ask me about the AARPAuto Insurance Program from The Hartford." Saunders Insurance Agency Auto & Home Insurance Agent I Now available in your area! 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Since thieves prefer working in the dark, he said keeping homes well lighted and making sure that valuables left in cars are out of sight arc other ways to deter thieves. He also warned everyone to be vigilant. "Seven armed robberies have occurred in Gallia County this past month. and this activity could very \\ell spread to Meigs County.'' he concluded. The group thought that patrols should be established during the holidays and Tom We a\ cr, leader of the group. asked for volunteers to contact him. All persons patrolling were to report their license plate numbers to Weaver so he could pass that information on to the local poltcc. He will be setting up two-hour patrol shifts. lne~pensive door and window alarms were also discussed. These can be purcha-.ed at Harbor Freight. Odd Lots and ~tenards. These alarms are an inexpensive way to give you warning that someone may have entered your home while you arc sleeping. one member reported. Potential grants through the National Watch Group Association were talked about. Perhaps needed equipment. such as radios .. could be obtained through a grant. Weaver asked Chief Smith to join him in looking for possible grants and make suggestions about ones fonvhich to apply. The group thought it would be a good idea to contact the Forest Run Watch Group to see if they would like to meet together to share resources and information at the January meeting of the groups. Weaver satd the Neighborhood Cnme Watch Group h a good way for neighbors to watch out for neighbors and also help the local police by being extra eyes and ears as to what's going on in the community. Sunday, December 20,2009 SALUTE TO VETERANS Keeping Meigs & Gallia counties informed ~unbav \!rime~ -i>enitnrl Subscribe today 992·2156 • 446-2342 Submitted photo Students from Guiding Hand School pa1d tribute to veterans by purchasing and placing a wreath at the Veterans Memorial in Gallipolis City Park. Pictured from left to right are Jamie Lane, World War II veteran Alvin Mooney, Jessica Lemley, Dakota McCarty and L.J. Shepherd. Bossard Library announces holiday Operating hours GALLIPOLIS - Bossard Memorial Library director Deborah L. Saunders has announced schedule changes during the Christmas and ~ew Year's holiday weeks. The library will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Thursda) and Friday. Dec. 24-25. and abo on New Year's Day. Friday. Jan. I. 2010. Bossard Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 5:30p.m. on New Year's Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31. Saunders reminds residents that the library's regular hours are as follow-.: • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday • Noon to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday • Closed on Sunday For mformation, contact the library at 446-7323. On the Internet: bossard.lib.oh.us. Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) - 35.08 Akzo (NASDAQ)- 65.15 Ashland Inc. 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Bl ..Inside Wahama tourney action, Page 82 Bengals-Chargers preview, Page B3 PORTS Calipari has chance to pass Rupp, Page B4 ~~~:~~ .. t119h school vafSity sport1ng events g teams from Ga~oa and Meigs c»unt•es. MMd.a.y. December 21 Girls Basketball Eastern at South Gallia, 6 p.m. River Valley at Southern, 6 p.m. Teays Valley Christian at Hannan, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Wahama, 6 p.m. ~December 22 Boys Basketball Meigs at Eastern, 6 p.m Logan at Gellia Academy. 6 p.m. f!IVer Valley at South Point, 6 p.m. Hannan at Point Pleasant, 6 p m. Wahama at OVCS, 7:30 p.m Girls Basketball Wahama at OVCS. 6 p.m. Wednuday, Qecember 23 Girls Basketball Meigs at Southern, 6 p.m P.oint Pleasant at Poca. 5:45 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at Parkersburg South. TJ3A Saturday, December 26 Wrestling Meigs, Gallia Academy, River Valley at Gallia Academy Invite, 7:30 a.m . Fr iday's scores Boys Basketball rn 67, Miller 11 87, Fed Hock 62 Gallia Aca 40, Marietta 37 River Valley 44, Rock Hill 41 Chas Cath 56, Point Plea 46 Gir ls Bas ketball Wahama 52, Hannan 29 Pt Pleasant 40, Southern 21 Meigs falls to Rockets in overtime B Y B RYAN W ALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM WELLSTON The Meigs boys basketball t e a m ,....._~_..... dropped its third consecutive decision of the season in heartbreaking fashion Friday night as 0 s t h Well Wellston used a small 5-4 run in overtime to claim a 34-33 victory over the Marauders during a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division matchup in Jackson County. Neither the Marauders (1-4, 0-3 TVC Ohio) nor the Golden Rockets (2-2. Please see Meigs, 84 Blue Devils fend off Marietta for 1st SEOAL win, 40-37 B Y KEVIN PIERSON SPECIAL TO THE TIMES-SENTINEL MARIETTA - As Gallia Academy boys· basketball coach Jim Osborne put it, night's contest Friday between the host Marietta Tigers and visiting Blue Devils was a game that was full of equal opportunity. Equal opportunity turnovers, that is. "Both teams were equal opportunity turnover teams." Osborne said with a smile after his team picked up a 40-37 win over the host Tigers at Sutton Gym. Through three quarters the two teams had combined for 43 turnovers and just 36 points as neither te,un could hold onto the ball. Not once during the !!a me's first three stanzas could the two teams put the ball in the hoop more often than they turned it over. The opening stanza was the closest as the two teams combined for 12 points and 12 turnovers. Second quarter play saw more of the same as there were 29 turnovers and 23 points between the two squads at the break. Fortunately. the two teams decided to play some basketball in the game's final quar- Eberha rd Moore ter as Gallia held off a late Marietta push to earn the 4037 win. the first win for the Blue Devils at Marietta in seven years. "We're looking for our identity now and we'll find it eventually:' lamented Marietta boys' basketball coach J.D. Secrest. Marietta led the game early on. hitting just enough field goals and attempts at the charity stripe to overcome the turnovers as the Tigers held an 8-4 lead after one quarter and 14-9 lead at halftime. Scoring could have been a lot different had the two teams not combined for quite so many miscues. "They could've increased their lead had they held onto the ball. We could've caught back up if we'd held onto the ball:· Osborne said. For the game the two Raiders top Rock Hill, pick up first win BY B RYAN W ALTERS BIDWELL There is a first time for everything. The River Valley boys basketball team picked up both its first victory of the season and its inaugural win at the new RVHS gymnasium Friday night, rallying from a seven-point second half deficit to claim a thrilling 44-41 decision over Rock Hill during an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Gallia County. The Raiders (l-4. l-0 OVC) trailed by as many as six points in the first half and were down 26-19 just 30 seconds into the second half, but the hosts countered with a 15-l 0 surge over the rest of the third canto to pull within 36-34 headed into the finale. River Valley held the visiting Redmen (2-3, 0 2) scoreless over the opening 6:5 I of the fourth. going on an 8-0 run over that span to turn a two-point deficit into a 42-36 lead. RHHS scored its first points of the fourth at the l :08 mark to pull back to within four at 42-38, but the Silver and Black responded with their final basket of the night for a 4438 cushion with 39 seconds left in regulation. The Redmen cut the lead to 44-40 just four seconds later. then trimmed the deficit to one possession (44-41) with 13 ticks remaining - but never came closer the rest of the Please see Raiders, 84 .SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM teams combined for 56 turnovers, 28 apiece. The third quarter proved to be the difference as Marietta dido 't record a field goal the entire stanza. settling for just one free throw from Nathan Williams at the 1: 16 mark as the Tigers were 0-for-9 in the period. "The third quarter was key to the game . They made one point. That sat the tone for the whole second half," Osborne said. Holding Marietta to just one point in the third. Gallia turned the five point half- Please see Devils, 82 Eagles thump Miller, 67-11 BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@ MYDAILYTRlBUNE.COM Tornadoes·storm i~~.~.~~~ Hock, 87-62 RACINE - The Southern handed the Tornadoes Federal Hocking Lancers their first league loss of the season in Friday evening's contest at Southern High School. Sean Coppick, Michael Manuel, and Cyle Rees all earned double-doubles in the game for the Tornadoes. The Tornadoes (5-0, 3-0 TVC Hocking) continued to improve on their perfect season. Federal Hocking is now 4-2, 2-1 in the TVC Hocking. Southern started off the game leading 10-2 and 22-7 in the first quarter of play. The Lancers could not recover from the early deficit, and the Tornadoes continued their dominance, winning 87-62 in the TVC king contest. t the end of the first • quarter, Southern led by a score of 27-13. Sean Coppick led the Tornadoes with 11 points in the quarter. Federal Hocking tried to stage a comeback in the second quarter of play. but was only able to shrink the Southern lead to I I points by the end of the second quarter. Southern led by a score of 43-32 at the half. The third quarter was Sunday, December 20, 2009 BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM TUPPERS PLAINS Ouch. T he Eastern boys bas. - - - - - - . ketball team had very little trouble staying unbeaten on Friday n i g h t , putti n g together runs of 300 at the start a nd .---=-----. 29-0 at the finish en route to a 6 7 - 1 1 thumping of visiting Miller during a TriValley Confer- • e n c e Bryan Walters/photo River Valley's Dominique Peck (32) dribbles past Rock Hill's Devin Darby (20} during the second half of Friday night's OVC boys basketball matchup in Bidwell. The Raiders, behind Peck's team-high 12 points, captured their first win at the new RVHS gymnasium with a 44-41 decision. H ocki n g D ivis i o n matchup in Meigs County. The Eagles (5-0. 3-0 TVC Hocking) stormed out to an 18-0 advantage after eight minutes of play, then ran off another 12 consecutive points in the second canto to take a command ing 30-0 cushion with 2:30 remaining in the first half. 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Wahama continued its control of the contest into the final half of play. outscoring Hannan 29-17 in the second half. Wahama scored 17 points in the third quarter. and added 12 in the fourth. Hannan put seven points on the board in the third, and scored l 0 in the Hysell Edmonds fourth. Taylor Hysell led the Ladv Falcons in the victory vvith 22 po1nts. Karista Ferguson added nine points. Alex Wood had eight points. Kelsey Zuspan and Katie Davis scored four points each, Mackenzie Gabritsch had three points. and Deidra Peters added two points. Hannan was led in scoring by Brittany Edmonds with 16 points. Katie Ellis added six points, Jennifer WAHAMA Hannan Wahama 52, H ANNAN 2 10 7 10 12 11 17 12 - 29 29 52 HANNAN (0·4): Brittany Edmonds 6 4· 7 16. Katie Ellis 3 0·0 6, Jennifer Swan 2 0-1 4, Samantha Blam 1 0-0 2. Christie Williams 0 1·6 1, Emily Holley 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 12 5·14 29. Three· point goals: None. WAHAMA (2·1): Taylor Hysell 10 2-4 22. Karista Ferguson 4 0·2 9, Alex Wood 4 0·0 8, Kelsey Zuspan 2 0-3 4, Kat1e Dav1s 2 0-0 4, Mackenzie Gabritsch 1 0·0 3, Deidra Peters 1 0·0 2, Paige Gardner o 0·0 o, Kelsey Billups 0 0·0 0, Whitney Fields 0 0·0 0, Brittaney Ashworth 0 0-0 0. Kayla Lanier 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24 2·9 52 Three-point goals: 2 (Ferguson, Gabritsch). Pizza tastes better if Packers win in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (AP) The Steelers' fingerprints can be found all over the Green Bay Packers' playbook and game plans. Aaron Rodgers hears the Pittsburghese in Mike McCarthy's voice whenever he gets angry, and the Packers' postgame snack Sunday in their coach's hometown will be his favorite pizza. The Packers· coachmg staff is loaded with Steelers alumni in defensive coordinator Dam Capers and assistants Kevin Greene, Darren Pen") and Tom Clements. The Packers switched defenses from the 4-3 to the 3-4 because, well. it was the Pittsbmgh way to go. "Their defense is one of the top defenses 111 the last two decades in the National f-ootball League," \llcCarthy said. "They're ahvays going to be in the game because of that defense. We have a lot of respect for their outside rushers and scheme and, frankly, it has a Jot to do with why we're now in a 34 defense." · It's not that the Packers are trying to copy the Steelers. even if a team that's won six Super Bowls and t\VO in the last four seasons would be an ideal franchise to model Rather. Green Bay IS so infused with Pittsburgh's DNA, it's only natural that the Packers are so Steelers-Iike in how they prepare, how they go about their business. how they play defen,e. Maybe that's why the Packers (9-4), winners of five in a row and possibly only a victory away from the playoffs. view their game against the slumping Steelers (6-7) with a wary eye and a measure of trepidation. After losing five in a row, the Steelers need a minimiracle to reach the playoffs a season after winning the Super Bowl. They've shown a baftling inability to beat bad teams - losing to the Chiefs (3-1 I), Raiders (4-9) and Browns (2-1 I) in a month's time - but defeating a good one like Green Bay might allow them to reclaim their self-respect. Right now, the Steelers seem baffled about why they've gone from good to bad so quickly, with Ben Roethlisberger saying, "We're stunned." They looked like it while losing 13-6 in Cleveland, playing with little intensity or passion. The Packers don't anticipate that being a problem Sunday. ·-rm sure there's a sense of urgency on that side," Rodgers said. "But 1 think we understand what we're playing for as well. We're in the thick of this wild card, and we need to take a great step forward in this journey. if we can get a win.'' Get a win. That's the Steelers· theme for the week, too, after a lastminute loss at home to Oakland on Dec. 6 segued into that embarrassing loss at Cleveland four days later. Just get a win. Don't talk about salvaging the season or winning three of ro\v or being respectable; get one win, and then the healing can start. "The emphasis for me and my guys is not to 'Hang in there,' " coach Mike Tomlin said. ·'Adversity is as much a part of this game as blocking and tackling. It's important that we keep that in perspective, and the perspective is we haven't played much winning football." There's much to be won in Pittsburgh. at least for the Packers. The postseason begms to come mto focus for them if the Packers can extend their winning streak to six and the Steelers' losing :-,treak to six. Also, winning in one of the NFL's most hostile environments in December would be excellent preparation for trying to do so in another tough venue in January. To win. the Packers can't let Rodgers get tossed around by Pittsburgh's pass rush: he has been sacked a league-high 48 times, though only six times in the last four games. To give Rodgers time to throw, the Packers need Ryan Grant, coming off a 137-yard game against Chicago, to find some seams against the NFL's top-ranked rushing defense The Packers' own defensive rankings are SteelersIike so late in a season: No. 2 overalL No. 2 against the run, No. 3 against the pass. The Browns didn't allow Pittsburgh to score a touchdown, and Green Bay would similarlv like to frustrate the Steelers- offensively and not let the crowd get into the game. Given that safety Ryan Clark was disparaging of some fans, saying they're too critical of a team that won a Super Bowl only 10 months ago. the Steelers' play early on might dictate what response they get in their own stadium. "I know there's a certain level of anger and frustration and disappointment with where we are," Tomlin said. "The big thing is that we use that as fuel and we mold that into a winningcaliber performance.'' Winning in Pittsburgh would be extra special for McCarthy, and not only because the Packers are one of the league's turnaround stories this season. This is one of those check- 'em-off games every coach has in his career: the teams play in Pittsburgh only occasionally. so who knows if McCarthy will get a chance to win there again as a head coach? If the Packers do. that post-game pizza from Aiello's is bound to taste extra good. "This one means a lot, for sure:· Rodgers said. Devils back that had Marietta draw within just a single point with less than 20 seconds to play. With just I 8 .8 seconds left in regulation Marietta junior Morgan Wynn hit the Tigers' lone field goal in the final three minutes of play and drew a foul to close Marietta within one at 38-37. Unfortunately, Wynn missed the free throw and tbe Blue Devils hit a pair of charity attempts to preserve the wm with just 14.5 second;; to ~o. The T1gers had a chance to close back within one with less than seven seconds to play but junior Wes Riley missed both attempts from the free throw line. prompting the Tigers to foul and send Chuck Calvert to the line for Gallia. Like Riley, Cah·ert missed both his free throw attempts but when the Tigers corralled the rebound and tried to pass it upcourt for a last second shot at tying Calvert intercepted in front of the Blue Devil bench to seal the win. "I love coaching these guys. They busted· their butts tonight." Secrest said. from Page 81 time deficit into a six point lead at 21-15 after three quarters of play. That lead \Vas anything but safe. as the Tigers battled back in the fourth nuarter, finally finding some rhythm on offense as Marietta was 6-for-1 0 from the field in the final period of the night. However, the Tigers were just 8-of-14 from the free throw line with all 14 attempts coming in the final 2:06 of the game. ''Barely getting 50 percent from the free throw line, you shouldn't even be ln games," Secrest said. Oh. but the Tigers were more than just in the game. Trailing by seven at 3427 on a deuce by the Blue Devils' Austin Wilson the Tigers began a rapid come- Sunday, December 20, Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Kevin Pierson is a sports writer for the Marietta Times in Marietta. GALLIA ACADEMY M ARIETTA 37 Gallipolis Marietta 40, 4 5 12 19- 40 8 6 1 22 - 37 GALLIA ACADEMY (3·1, 1-0 SEOAL): Jordan Cornwell 0 0·0 0, Ethan Moore 4 5·8 16, Chuck Calvert 0 0·2 0, Jared Golden 2 1·5 5, John Troeater 4 1·4 9, Corey Eberhard 2 0·1 6, Austin Wilson 2 0·1 4, Nick Mitchell 0 0·2 o. '!Yier Eastman 0 0·0 0. TOTALS. 14 7·21 40. Three-point goals. 5 (Moore 3, Eberhard 2). MARIETTA (1·2 0·1 SEOAL): Chris Stollar 0 2·2 2, '!Yier Davis 2 2·3 7, Perry Wheeler 1 2-4 4, Tim Grosel 2 1· 2 6, Connor Hess 0 0-0 0, Wee Riley 1 4·6 6, Keith Schwendeman 0 0·0 o. Morgan Wynn 2 0·1 5, Adam Arnold 1 2-2 4, Nathan Williams 1 1·2 3. TOTALS: 10 14-24 37 Three-point goals: 3 (Davis, Grosel, Wynn). 2 0 09 Point Pleasant tops Southern in first round of Wahama Tourney Dunn and Cummins each had fi \ e rebounds to lead the Lady Tornadoes. Thomas had seven steals and two assi~ts to lead the Tornadoes. Point Pleasant ~ill play B Y SARAH H AWLEY SHAWLEYUMYDAILYTRIBUNE COM MASON, W.Va. - The Point Pleasant Lady Knights (2-2) defeated the Southern Lady Tornadoes (l-6) 40-21 in the second game on the opening night of the annual Wahama Tournament. The Lady Knights. the home team on the score board, controlled the contest from the start. winning 40-21. Southern was held scoreless in the first quarter of play, while Point was able to put ll points on the board. The Lady Knights continued to set the pace of the game, putting up an additional 17 points in the second quarter. Southern was able to put their first points on the board in the second quarter on a two point shot by Morgan McMillan. The Tornadoes trailed 28-5 at the half. Point Pleasant was held to only four points in the third quarter of play, while the Lady Tornadoes scored eight. Each team put eight points on the board in the t' Porter Thomas fourth quarter to give the Lady Knights a 40-21 victory over the Tornadoes. Point Pleasant was led in scoring by Andrea Porter \>\ ith eight points. Kohl Slone added seven points, Katie Brunner. Elizabeth L ivingston, and Ashley Templeton each scored six points, Sarah Hussell had five points, Megan Davis and Ash ley Burns each scored one point. Southern was led in scoring by Courtney Thomas and Morgan McMillan with six points each. Kelly H umphrey. Maggie Cummins. Lynzee Tucker, and Angie Eynon scored two points each and Cheyene D unn added one point. Wahama in Championship contest Saturday evening, whi e Southern will face off against Hannan tn the con-..olation game. POINT PLEASANT SOUTHERN 21 Southern Po tnt 0 5 8 11 17 4 8 8 40, - 21 40 SOUTHERN (1·6)· Cierra Curren 0 0·0 0. Cheyene Dunn 0 1·4 1, Lmdsay Teaford 0 0·0 0, Courtney Thomas 3 0· 1 6. Morgan McMillan 3 0-0 6, Brittany Cogar 0 0·0 0, Kelly Humphrey 1 0·0 2, Jess1ca Rttfle o 0·0 o, Maggie Cummins 1 0·0 2. Lynzee Tucker 1 0·0 2, Angle Eynon 0 2·2 2. TOTALS: 9 37 21. Three-point goals: None. POINT PLEASANT (2·2): Andrea Porter 2 3-5 8. Kohl Slone 2 3·4 7, Katie Brunner 2 2·3 6, Cassandra Cook 0 0·0 0, Sarah Hussell 2 1-2 5, Megan Dav1s 0 1-2 1, Amanda Roush 0 0·0 0, Ashley Burns 0 1-2 1. Makenzte Thomas 0 0·0 o, Skylar Dawkins 0 0·0 0, Elizabeth Livingston 2 2·4 6, JoAnne Errett 0 0·0 0, Ashley Templeton 3 0·0 6, Emily Kitchen 0 0· 0 0, Erin Looney 0 0·0 0 TOTALS: 13 13·22 40. Three-point goals . (Porter). Holmgren weighing Browns' offer BEREA, Ohio (AP) Mike Holmgren looked for houses during his recent trip to Cleveland, which may soon be his new NFL home. Terming a chance to assume control of the stmggling but tradition-rich Browns as "very. very appealing," Holmgren said Fnday that he's weighing owner Randy Lerner's job offer and intends to give Cleveland a decision on his future ··sooner than later." As for Seattle. Holmgren may have finally said goodbye. The Super Bowl-winning coach, who spent two days meeting with Lerner earlier this week, said during his radio show on Seattle ·s KJR that he liked everything he learned about the Browns during a two-day ''fact-finding'' visit. The former coach of the Seahawks and Green Bay Packers sounded as if he's leaning toward accepting a chance to rebuild the Browns, who have been devoid of anyone of HolmFen 's clout since returnmg to the league in 1999. Holmgren praised Lerner and the Browns' organization. He complimented embattled coach Eric Mangini. He said he hasn't had much time to study quarterback Brady Quinn, but would be eager to. About the only thing Holmgren didn't say about the Browns was: I accept. "It's a wonderful opportunity for anybody;· Holmgren said. ··tt's about as good a job situation as you could ask for in this business." The 61-year-old Holmgren did not rule out a return to coachi ng. When asked if a potential job in Cleveland would encompass tean1 president. general manager or coaching, he said, "it would be any and all, I would say.'' "Exactly how the setup will be regarding me. that's something I'm still thinking about,'' said Holmgren . who won a title with the Packers and Jed the Seahawks to their only Super Bowl appearance. "It's my obligation to let the Browns know when I'm thinking that way. There is a bit of a timetable we're working on right now. I wanted time to come back and think about it. talk to some people about it, and that's where \Ve are right 110\\', Holmgren gave no indication when he'll give the Browns his decisiOn, and said he is not using the team to get a job elsewhere. "I' m not trying to leverage anybody or do anything like that," he said. Holmgren wants to talk to the Seahawks about returning to the team he coached for JO years. But to this point, Seattle is not showing the same interest. He said he has not been contacted by anyone from the organization since G M Tim Ruskell resigned Dec. 3. Holmgren said he has been AP file photo This is a Dec. 30, 2008, file photo showing Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren during a news conference at the team headquarters in Renton, Wash. The Super Bowl-winning coach is scheduled to appear on Seattle's KJR radio on Friday, when he may announce h1s future plans. "This was getting to know approached by at least one other team. but it wasn't the me a little bit better and them Seahawks, the team he Jed to getting to know me a little bit its greatest successes 111 a 10- better." Holmgren said from year span. his Arizona home. Holmgren was \ague ab Seattle has yet to begin its formal search to replat:e his desin: to coach agaiJ . Ruskell. The club has not Also. he would nor speculate told Holmgren he is not in on Mane ini '~ future. As a their plans. and he indicated former coach. Holmgren said they may be nmnin!! out of he understands the dift1culty time. ~ in turning a team around in ''I' m very sure that the one year. The Browns are just oreanization wants to !!O 2-11 in a turbulent first seathrough a thorough process. son under Mangini. "lt would really be unfair That's been made pretty clear," he said. "But there i~ a for me to talk too inuch about little bit of a time crunch here that. other than the fact I like with Cleveland and with Eric ~laneini:· he said. " He's some other folks." a good coach. He's a b1ight Holmgren has been criti- guy. He works very, ver) cized for campaigning to hard in his job. An) time you return to the Seahawks . a go in and are responsible for charge he finds amusing. who that person is. in fairness _ "When you say canlpaign to everybody. you'd better 1t denotes I made posters, had give ewr\'one a chance. people walking around.'' he "' "This Is his fi rst year in said. "Look, I don't think it's Cleveland. There has been a a big secret that I \VOuld like situation, Bill Parcells in to be considered for a posi- ivl iami made a coaching (firing Cam tion with the Seahawks. I change devoted 10 years of my life Cameron) after one year, but to try to make the team good. havin g been a coach for so My family is in Seattle and many~years. I \\'Ould be the Seattle is my home. There first one to tell you that's n. would be something special very fair. But those t) pes (in coming back). but I'm a decbions ~ometimes, the big boy. Organizations make tough deci~ ions. aren't fair. I decisions. You've got to Jive would do everything in my with them." pO\ver to make ~ure that's the Holmgren toured right one and everyone gets a Cleveland and even found chance to prove themselves." time to do some house huntHolmgre n acknowledged ing. Although he was accom- there is a lot of work to be panied by agent Bob done with the Browns, but he LaMonte, Holmgren said the seems readv for it. sides did not discuss money "T he challenge of rebuild - perhaps the only thing left ing is ki nd of in my blood:' to fmalize a deal. he said. �- ----- ~--------------------~------------~------------------------~~----~-----------------------------~---~ - ---- --------~- Sunday, December 20, 2009 Streaking Chargers face grieving Bengals SAN Dl EGO (AP) Facing the streaking San Diego Chargers in a game \\ ith big playoff implic<ttions was going to be tough enough for the Cincinnati Bcngals bl.'forc the death of ·de receiver Chris Henry. fhe. Bc1~gals tkdic.:ated the • rest of the1r season to Henry. oeginning with Sunda/s game hetwt•.cn the dh is10n leaders. Pia) ing days after their teammate's death is "going to be tough and all," said defensh e tackle Domatn Peko. a close friend of Hen!). \\ ho was out for the . eason '' ith a broken ann. "I kno\\ one thing about Chris. he's a great competitor and if there's something he would \\ant us to do. it's keep on fighting, keep on pushing. And that's what we're going to do. push through these hard times and go out there and get this win for Chris." Henry died Thursday. a day after falling from the back of a pickup truck during what police describeu as a domcstk clisputl' in Charlulle.N.C. The winner will at the A ry least clinch a playoff ~01. If Denver loses. the Chargers (10-3) \\ill secure their founh straight A FC West title. Winners of eight straight. the Chargers can also earn the conference· No. 2 playoff seed and a first-round bye "ith a \\in and a Dem er loss or tie plus a Ne\\ England loss or tic. The Bengals (9-3) can clinch the AFC North title with a win or a Ra"ens los~. as well as keep themsehes in the running for the No. 2 seed. Players will put a commemorative No. 15 sticker on their helmets and coaches will \\ear commemorative pins during the game. Chargers left tackle Marcus McNeill spent time with Hen!) in recent offc;ea:-.ons through mutual friends who'd gone to Wec;t Virginia Henry. h1ts close to home to NH. famil). We ne\ er want to see a pia) er lost. I think everybody 1s feeling it. Our remorse goe~ out to e\erybod). Hopefully. the Cincinnati Bengals bounce back from it. They have to come in and be profc..,sional, and I think they're guing to do a great job uf doing it At the same time. wc'\e got to show our respect.'' The Bcngals were griefstricken in Oc1obcr "hen Vikki Zimmer. the \\ ife of defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, died unexpectedly at the couple's home. Three days later, Zimmer coached the defense in a 17-14 \\in in Baltimore that put them in control of the AFC North. The Bengals ,tlrcady had plenty to focus on before Henry died. They could have clinched the division last week but st by 20 points at !nnesota. their. worst los<; 1s season agamst a top team. Their offense was a - mess. particularly thei1 pas<;ing game. as Carson Palmer threw for only 94 yards. The Bcngals planned to travel on Friday, something they didn't do before going to Oaldand and losing last month. Palmer said arriving a day early will be ·•a huge advantage. Getting used to the time, the \\Cather. lt's been 20 de~rees here for a couple AP photo Cincinnati Bengal football player Chad Ochocinco wears the number 15 jersey of teammate Chris Henry during team practice in Cincinnati, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. Teary Bengals players held a somber practice and dedicated the rest of their season to receiver Chris Henry after heanng that he'd died a day after falling out of the back of a pickup truck during what police described as a domestic dispute. of weeks no\\. so getting in some 65-degree weather \\ill be nice: lettmg your body adjust to tl1at. It will be definitely a much beuer advantage than a couple of weeks back. '"It's set up for us to be effective." he added, "and I think that's what coach wanted to get done b) getting out there a day earl>." The Bengals are within reach of jtlst their seconu pia) off spot in the last 19 years. "It's huge for u~:· center Kyle Cook said. ·:Obviously we \\ant to come back and defend our...elves. We'\e been working hard all year to get where \\e'rc at. We're not going to let an) thing slide or gi\e anything away.'' To do that, though. the) 'II ha\e to !!Cl pa::.t Philip Ri\ er mid a charging Chargers team that b 16-0 in December since 2006. The Chargers have ended each of the la:-..t three seasons on a wmning streak. '"Obviously their team plays well in December,'' Cook ~aid. "I don't kno\\ what 11 is. It's hard to explain. Ob\ iously we'd like to start something likl' that around here. and the only way we can start that is hy doing it this week." With Vincent Jackson about to join tight end Antonio Gates \\ ith 1.000 reeci' ing. the yards Chargers\\ ill face a defense Rh ers said is d) namjc in its co\erages. fronts and blitzes. "They present a lot of different looks and they're very sound in ''hat they do,'' Rivers ~aid. "I think what you sec is, throughout the course of the game. you look up and there's not a \\hole lot of points on the scoreboard for the teams they're playing." The Bengals ~\\ept their division games. winning twice again:st Baltimore and Pittsburgh. \\ hn in tum beat the Chargers. Rivers said the Chargers itre shontin~ simpl) to get in the playoffs, theJl worry about the divbion title and bye htter. "Oh'>'iously it means a ton to both teams," Rncrs said. "It's what you'd expect in December, as a game with a lot riding on it. and we're looking forward to it.'' R,.ivers said there's no concern about confidence tuming into cockiness. As well as things ha\e been going. he docsn 't Wctnt the Chargers to be considered a team of destiny just yet. The Chargers had to win the1r last four games last )ear, coupled with Demer's historic collapse, tu \\in the division title at R-R. "As good us the) can be going, they c;tn turn in the other direction.'' River" said. "Just hccausc you win dght in row doesn't mean you're going to win the ninih. As we found out last year. there's a lot that can happen in the last t\\O weeks of the season. We·, e just got to call) on like \\C have and take care of business." Thin crowd expected for Browns-Chiefs KA:'-JSAS CITY. Mo. (AP) - From the day 82.000 people showed up for a showdown with the Raiders in the inaugural senson in 1972 to the epic playoff games of the Marty Schottenheimer and Dick Vermeil eras. Arro\\ head Stadium has been the site of some great games. Rarely has there been a dunker like this Sunday's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Hrowns. Five combined wins. two of the NFL's wot~t stati-..ticul teams. first-) ear coachc:.. already under fire. little more than pride at stake. To find another Arrowhead dog like this, vou'd probabl) ha\e to go back to the penultimate game of 1977. when Da\ id Sinh ran for a pair of touchdowns to lead the 3-9 Seattle Seahawks to a 34-3 I win over the 2-10 Chief. . That streak of 156 consecutive sellouts, the one barely kept alive la~t week? Over. Arrowhead 1igurcs to be no better than half-full I with two bad teams playing on a cold Sunday. "l know it's been a great tradition with the fans: it's been 19 years 'iince a blackout.'' Chiefs receiver Chris Chambers said. '"Hopefull), people will still come out." Perhaps it· d be fitting if nobody watches with the way these two teams have mucked things up. Clewland ~(2-J 1) b going through the worst and mo:;t dv:-.functional ~eason in franchise history. The Browns rank last in total offense. second wor:-.t on defense. Quarterback Brady , Quinn opened the season as the starter after a guesswhat-card-l"m-holding act by coach Eric Mangini. He was replaced by Derek · Anderson. then got reinstated after Anderson evoked memories of former Raiders flop Marc Wilson. At least 1t appear~ to be getting better; Clc\eland knocked off the defending Super Bowl champion Stcelers last week. Off the field, the Bro\\ ns ha\ e had more plot twists than ··Desperate House\\ h es:· • . Woods wins PGA Tour player of the year PGA Tour events, captured the FedEx Cup and its $10 m11lion bonm;, won the money title for the ninth time 111 his career with over $10.5 million. and had the lowest scoring average for the ninth IJnlC. No one else \\on mo1C than three limes on the PGA Tour. It was onlv the ~econd time that Woods was voted pia) er of the ) ear when he did not ''in a major. In a peculiar t\\ ist. Woods won in his final stan before each of the four majors. of Marc Leishman Australia \\as voted PGA Tour rookie of the ) ear. becoming the first since Ch.trles Ho\\ell Ill in 2001 to win the award \\ ithout ha\ ing \\on a tournament l.ctshman \\a~ the only rookJe to reach the FcdEx Cup final~ at the Tour t"hamphmship. Players voted on the awards o\ er the la.-..t month, with balloting endin~ hiday. It wa~ the eighth t1111c that Wood~ has s\\ept all the major PGA Tour honors Byron Nelson A\\ ard for the lo\\est adJusted scoring a\erage (68.05). Arnold Palmer A\\ard for the money title and Jack Nicklaus Award for player of the year. Mangini was criticized for making Browns rookies !nkc a 10-hour bus ride to help out with hi~ football camp. He fined a player $1.70 I for not pa) ing for a $3 hotel bottle of water. Troublesome receiver Brayton bdwards was tradcd two days after punching a fri~nd of NBA star LeBron James. Mangini uccused the Detroit l.ions of faking injuries. then took it hack. A flu ravagcu the BrO\vn~ locker room. Mangini was compared tu overeater Augustus Gloop in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" bv Rolling Stone magazine, tlien had his hand-picked general manager, George Kokinis, fired during the bye week. Now. the coach is looking over his shoulder as the BrO\\ ns flirt with former Seahawks and Packers coach Mike Holmgren to become a football"czar" for the moribund franchise. Only wa) this season could be mor~ bizarre ic; if Bree cha eu Susan with a bayonet al:ross the practice liclll. "There's a lot of things out of our control. but we can't really focus on that.'' said Quinn, who hasn't thrown un interception in 145 passes. "We've just gut to try to do our job every day and try to get better. There's a lot of things "e can focus on beside what's going on outside of practice." Kansas City's season hasn 't had the over-the-top drama of Cleveland'~. but it'~ still been juicy. New coach Todd Haley shocked his players with a lbten-or-elsc approach and raised e)ebrows by firing offensive coordinator Chan Gailey before the season started. Longtime. malcontent running back Larrv Johnson was rclca ...ed after questioning Haley's credentials and I\\ ice u::..mg ga) slurs. Just· 75 yards short of becoming Kan:-..as City's all-tJme leading rusher, he igned \\ith Cincinnati. Leading receiver 0\\ayne Bo\\c \\as su~pendcd four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. He·~ back this week. On the field, the Chiefs .seem to be making many ?f the same m1stake~ the) d1d at the beginning of the year. Quarterback Matt Caso:;eJ continued hb up-nnd-down - most]) down - sea~on last Sunda) by thruw1ng four interceptions in a loss to Buffalo. The recei\er-.. arc ~ti l l dropping passes. nm' at crucial times. The defense gives up too many yard!. on the ground, the offens.l' docsn ' t get enough when It gets near the goal line. Then there's Haley. He's doing the best he can v.ith a hand full of muck cards. but still has '1triohc screaming sessions on the sideline often caught by reactionseeking camera<>. Hrtle) occasionally pulls off a what-\\ as-he-thinkmg play call that !!oes nowhere. "The fir:-.t year as head coach, it's not easy." Mangini said. "There arc things you're not given a manual for. vou'"e never dealt with before, things you'\e never thought about, never been exposed to. You try to get beth:r and better the next time you face (it).'' At least Haley will see a friendly face on Sunda). The opposing coaches spent countle~ hours together as quahty control coache~ \\ ith the Ne\\ York Jets from 1997-99 - Haley on offense. Mangini on defense - :-..itting next to each other in ~pecial teams meetings. often closing up the facility together late at night. Disciples of disciplinarian Bill Parcell!->. they've taken the same demanding, attention-to-detall approach as head coaches. And they've taken their lump" along the \vay. heard the calls for their jobs before their lirst scnsoo is over. If anyone can empathize with "hat :'-1angioi and ~.aley are going throu~h~ 1t II be the guy standmg acros-. the field. ··Jfs always good to sec somebody like that \\hO )OU worked with." Haley said. ''I'm looking for\\ard to seeing Eric this week.'' Will an)'bod) watch 1t? $300 • Visa Gift Card Plus $200 Donated to Athens Co. Foster Children with purchase of Vehicle 4.35 A:ti.~R:s.·· hc!looiH . 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With a \Vin over the 10-3 Chargers. the Bengals (94) will clinch the AFC North title and grab the 111side track for the second seed in the conference playoffs. It's the second time the team has had to deal with a death this season. Vikki Zimmer. the wife of defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. died unexpectedly at the couple's home in October. Three days later. Zin11ner coached the defense in a 17-14 win in Baltimore that put the Bengals in control of the AFC North. lineman Offensive Andrew Whitworth. one of the team captains. said it .,.. as good for the team to be together to deal with Henry', death. The team held its holiday gathering as scheduled on Thursday. ''We had enough motivation already and now it\ added with the guys trying to live up to his legacy.'' Whitworth said. "Things go on. We went on with it with Coach Zimmer. It hurts but you ha've a job as a man and professional and you have to move forward." In Charlotte. police have yet to file charges or clear his fiancee, Loleini Tonga, of wrone:doine:. Charlotte..\1eckle;burg ~ police spoke~"voman Rosalyn Harrington confirmed that his fiancee stopped after Henry ·•came out of the back'' of the pickup truck she was driving on the curvy stretch of a residential road near the Tonga family home. "She pulled the vehicle over to get out and assist," Harrington said late Fl'id<ty. One 911 caller said she saw a shirtless man with a cast on his arm in the bed of a yellow pickup ''beating on the back of this truck window." A later 911 caller told dispatcher.s he saw an unresponsive man laying in the road. Harrington said there .,.. as ''no new info" in the case on Friday. The Cmcinnati En4uirer reported the f<.Iecklenburg County Medical Examiner determined Henry died of blunt-force trauma to the head. Henry. a talented receiver who had a history or offricld problems. was away from the team after being placed on injured reserve last month with a broken forearm. Greg Guthrie, general manager of the Alario Center in Westwego. La., confirmed Friday that a service for Henry, a native of Belle Chasse. La .. is tentatively scheduled to be held there Tuesday. The Bengals are expected to attend as a team after playing in San Diego. "It really wouldn't matter where we \\ere at, we're going to pull it together a~ a family.'' offensive guard Bobbie Williams said. "Coaches and players included. We're going to ball that fist up and try to deliver a good. solid punch to whoever. If we were here or on the road it doesn't matter. We're going to be that unit.'' LEXINGTON. Ky. (AP) John Calipari spent the enure preseason saymg Kentucky would need time to figure things out. Apparently, time's up. The third-ranked Wildcats (I 0-0) are off to their best start in 16 years and ha\ e placed Cali pari on the cusp of histo1y. A wm over Austin Pcay (7-4) on Saturday and Calipari will break Adolph Rupp's l'ecord for the best stru1 by a first-year head coach. Rupp won his first 10 games with the Wildcats in 1931. It's heady territory. particularly for a team that starts three freshmen and just completed an eight-day stretch that included tough v.:ins over No. 10 North Carolina, No. 14 Connecticut and Indiana. Asked Friday if he thinks fhe Wildcat<; have overachieved. and Calipari just raised his eyebrow and tried to suppress a grin. ·'Beinco 5-5, I would hope \VC did CK," Calipari said. It's Calipari's way of trying to keep his team grounded. While the record appears spotkss. Calipari points to a handful of e:ames he's not sure h1s team should have \\'Oil. Contests he's counting as los~es. His players. however. know better. When a reporter asked freshman point guard Eric Bledsoe if the Wifdcats could go undefeated, he didn't hesitate. "I think we can. but it's going to take a lot of hard work," he said. / Something that was decidedly. lacking during a practice earl1er tins week ·when Calipari opted to leave early and let the players take control. Calipari said he did it to ~e if the Wildcats.were ready to hold themselves accountable for their practice habits. When he popped in the tape. he wasn't surprised with what he saw. "They had reverted about five weeks," Calipari said. ''Basically they're not ready to be empowered. The>:'re not ready for (me to say) It's your team, now go play."' He didn't expect anythine: different on a team loaded with 18-year-olds. "I've got to be on top of them. I've sot to drive them," Calipari sasd. ''TheJ..:re young kids, they're going to~>flo.w far they can push. They're going to sec how little they can to do get by.'' It's pru1 of the maturation process. Forward Josh llarrellson ~aid practice with- out Calipari "kind of looked like open gym.'' The experiment ended after just one day. And while Calipari admits he has been a little easier than usual on his players while they took their finals this week, that all ends once the Wildcats return from a short Christmas Break. "When we come back, it's on:· Calieari said. "I told them;. we II be doing days. The practices may be biggest obstacle for the Wildcats over the next few weeks . Saturday's game starts a six-game homestanCI in which the Wildcats will likely be considered heavy favorites in each contest. If they can somehow get to 15-0 or 16-0. the players know. the buzz about gomg undefeated will grow. Not that it matters to Calipari. His refusal to recoenize his team's spotless start Is. part of his plan Jo keep the \Vildcat'> from getting a little too full of themselves. '·J think he has a fear of us coming out and getting bigheaded and losing to a team we shouldn't lose to," Harrellson said. "Right now · he's just trying to keep us: modest. keeping us down to' earth." 31 1 • . , . Paul Boggs photo/Jackson County Times-Journal Meigs' Jeremy Smith prepares to pass the ball during Friday evening's contest at Wellston High School. Smith is guarded by Wellston's Austin Osborne. • Meigs from Page Bl Bryan Walters/photo River Valley's Cody Smith goes up for a shot during Friday evening's contest against Rock Hill. River Valley won the contest ~4-41. It was the first win for the boys team in the new gymnasium. Peck leading the way with high I0 points for RVHS in 12 points. Cody McAvena the setback. while Dre.,.. was next \Vith nine markers. Kidd led the JV Redmen followed by Cody Smith with nine points. from Page Bl River Valley played at with eie:ht and Aaron Ea:.tern on Saturdav and Harrison with seven. way. Trey Noble added six returns to action Tue:>day Rock Hill led 9-6 after points to tM winning cause. when it travels to South eight mmutes of play and with Parker Hollings.,.. orth Point for another OVC took a 24- I9 cushion into rounding things out with matchup at 6 p.m. the intermission after hold- two markers. The hosts ing leads of 14-8 and 16-10 were 4-of-8 at the free RIVER VALLEY 44, early in the second 4uaner. throw line for 50 percent. • RocK HtLL 41 Outside of it being River Sam Cooke led Rock Hill Valley's first triumph of the and all scorers with 18 Rock Hill 9 15 12 5 -- 41 6 13 15 10- 44 regular season, first league points. followed by Will RValley win and first win in the new McCollister with eight and ROCK HILL (2·3. 0·2 ovc): Jeremy high school. it was also the Mitchell Patterson with Blagg 2 O·O 4. Will McCollister 3 H 8. Russell 2 0·0 4, Ryan Albnght o first varsity victory for cur- Sevell markers. Jere Ill)' Shene 0, Devin Darby 0 Q.O 0, Trey Walds 0 rent fi 11-in head coach Blagg and Shane Russell 0·0 0·0 o. Mitchell Pottorson 3 0·0 7, Sam ~"c I Cooke 8 2·3 18. TOTALS 18 3-4 41 Jordan Hill - who took d ed th.mgs OUt &Or rd'un t le goals: 2 (McCollister, over the reins of the pro- guests with four apiece. Threo·polnt Patterson). gram last week after Chris RHHS was 3-of-4 at the RIVER VALLEY (1-4 1-o OVC). Trey • l'c Noble 2 ().() 6, Keith Skidmore 0 o-o 0 Stout resigned due to chanty Stn~ tOr 75 percent. Cody McAvenn 4 Q-1 9, Parke• health-related issues. Rock H111 did salvage a Hollangsworth 1 o-o 2 Aaron Hamson 2 The Raiders had six dif- split with a 30-25 victory in 2·2 7, Kyte Bryanl o o-o o. Oomantque 5 2·5 12, Cody Smrth 3 o-o 8 ferent players score in the the junior varsity contest. Peck TOTALS 17 4-8 44. Throe-point goals 6 victory, with Dominique Derek Flint had a game· (Noblo 2, Smilh 2, McAvona. Harrison) Raiders 1-2) shot the ball particularly well in the contest, as both teams struggled to get over the 30 percent mark from the floor. Meigs finished the mght just 14-of-45 from the field for 31 percent, while the hosts were a mere I 0of-30 on floflr attempts for 33 percent. Both teams also had some struggles at the charity stripe. as the l\ 1arauders finished the game just 3of-11 for 27 percent while WHS went 12-of-24 at the line for 50 percent. Wellston also missed its last 10 free throws consec utively in the overtime session, but '>till managed to hold on for the onepoint decision. Both teams started slowly. battling to a four-all tie after eight minutes of play. WHS countered \\tth a small 9-7 ~purt in the second canto. allowing the. Blue and Gold to take a slim 13-11 advantage into the intermission. The Maroon and Gold retaliated with an 11-R sur2e 111 the third canto for a 22-21 lead through three. but the Rockets responded with a small 8-7 run in the finale to end regulation knotted up at 29-all. Meigs - trailing 34-33 \\ith 10 seconds left in the Darnell both chipped in overtime se:-.sion - had two to round things out. po5.s.ess1on and a chance to WELLSTON 34, MEIGS 33 \\in the contest. but committed a turnover in the OT waning moments which 4 7 11 7 4 - 33 allowed Wellston to come Meigs Wellston 4 9 8 8 5 - 34 awa) victorious. Jacob Well led Meigs MEIGS (1·4, 0·3 TVC Ohao). Jeremy Smith 2 0·3 4, Ryan Taylor 0 0·· with a game-high 14 Jesse Smtth 5 1·3 11, Jacob Well points, followed by a dou- 4 14, Colton Stewart 0 0·1 0. C ble-double dfort of 11 Lauder malt 1 0·0 2, Seth Wells 1 0·0 2, Tanner Hysell 0 0·0 0. TOTALS 14 3· point$ and 12 rebound~ by 11 33. Three·poant goals: 2 (Well 2) Jesse Smith. Jeremy Smith WELLSTON (2·2, 1·2 TVC OhiO): Jeff 1 3·~. Grant Thompson 0 was t~xt with four mark- Matteson 2·2 2. Teddy COmpston 0 0·0 0, Austin ers, while the duo of Cody Osborne 2 2·4 7 Cody Witkelt 3 2·3 8, Walton 0 0·0 0, Austin Craig Laudcrmilt and Seth Wells 0Brandon o,o 0, Kyle Love 0 0·0 0, Ryan rounded thing~ out \Vith Darnell 0 2·6 2, Seth Weaker! 2 0·0 5, Jaylen Prater 2 1·2 5. TOTALS: 10 12· two apiece. 34 Three·poant goals: 2 (Osborne, Cody Wilkett paced 24 Weaker!) Wellston \\ ith eight poinh, statrstacs/lndavldual leaders followed bv Austin Team Faeld goals. M14-45 (.311), W10·30 Osbor.nc with· seven. Jeff ( 333) Three-poant goals: M 2·20 Matte.,on. Seth Weikert (.100), W2·10 (.200): Free throws: M 3·11 ( 273). w 12·24 ( 500); and Jnylen Prater all added Rebounds. M31 (Jes. Smath 12), W 25 five markers to the win- (Waxett 8): ASSIStS M7 (Jcr. Smith 4), 6 (Matteson 2): Steals. M6, w 4: ning cause. \\ hile Grant W Blocks· M1, W1 Turnovers M17, W Thompson and Ryan 17, Personal fouls M18, W13 Unil'Crsity of Rio Grande Women's Basketball Team would like to Thank our uBasket Games'' Spo115ors: Soecial Game S 00 nsors: Cl) de nn<t"Rosenwr) Evans, Farmers Bank and Saving' Co. Pomeroy. i\lr. :rml l\lrs. Joseph Uller) '68, Ohio Valley Bank Bqsket Soonsors~ ~largarct hvans Municipal Court Judge. Evans-~toore Realty Insurance, David Cherrington E\ans. Attorney. Norris Northup Dodge, Inc .. D. Dean Evans Common Pleas Judge, Subway of Rio Grande, John Rairden,AEP Gavin Plant, Buckeye Rural blcctnc Co·op,lnc., Debra Sword. Rosemary Evans '72 , Phylli · l\lason. URG, Mr. and .\irs. Ronald Rillinger. Debby Lambert C.anter '81, Glad) s Flowers. Gio\'anni's Pizza of Rio Grnndc. Dehb1e & Tara Gerlach, Da,,n &: Robert Gamble. Rita Baker of Rio Grande, Anna ~1ae Pcrroud, Dave Lynch & Sodexo, URG ' Mal) Pierce. Pickerington, Ohio, Saundrn Allman. Hamden. OH " �-"""'!""'-~-~--..---------------------------------------~-~~ ~~ -- -~ --~ Sunday, December 20, 2009 ~unllap \lr:i~ -fS>rn:tinrl • Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis S.O.G.A. boys place at GTCO .Cartwheels and Pinwheels Meet Danica Patrick gets taste of NASCAR at Daytona Submitted photo Boys Gymnastics Team· from Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy competed at the GTCO Cartwheels and ~inwheels Meet in Franklin, Ohio, on Saturday, Dec. 12. Dexter Roettker, level 5, won first on the high bar with a score ¢f 15.3. Cade Roberts, level 4, won first on the vault with a score of 14.7. Roberts also placed second on the floor, rings, ~igh bar, parallel bars, and all around. The boys are coached by Matt Brinker. DAYTONA BEACH. Fla. (AP) - Once IndyCar star Danica Patrick figured out how to get in and out of the stock car. the rest of her testing session at Daytona International Speedway went without any problems. Her five laps around NASCAR 's most famous track Friday felt "a little slow" - no surprise since those IndyCars go about 50 mph fa<>ter - and her test was considerably smoother than the storied superspeedway. Her main concern? "I felt most disoriented with how the heck 1 am supposed to get my stuff on?" she said following a rain-shortened ARCA test. "I can't get in the car with all that stuff and I can't buckle my belts and 1 can't do it with my helmet on. So I get in the car and I have to tuck my hair down the back of the suit and I can't do it because I am strapped in and I am just awfully confused, so I decided I needed everything on but my helmet and then get in the car. "It sounds silly, right? It's logistics, but they're logistics I am not used to. I am used to being fully dressed and then getting in the car." If that turns out to be her biggest problem, then her NASCAR future might be brighter than the fluorescent, green-and-orange paint job on her No. 7 Chevrolet. Patrick started the day with a van ride around the track, getting a much better feel for the 2 1/2-rnile tri-oval than she ever got testing IndyCars on Daytona's road course or racing in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in 2006 and 2009. Rain delayed the start of the session. and Patrick had dozens of photographers and reporters following her every move through the garage. Even competitor!; were taking pictures during the drivers meeting. ''I definitely felt the lenses of cameras all morning," she said. ~ Patrick took part 111 a private test session in Orlando last week. driving ARCA and Nationwide cars. so this \Vasn't her first laps in a stock car. They were her most anticipated. How would she handle the hefty cars on a humpy track? How would she communicate with crew members? Would she stall leaving pit road. spin coming out of a tum or scrape the wall? Some of the concerns seemed justified when she admitted afterward that she didn't even know the track was 2 112 miles around. But there were few hiccups. "The car is different." she said. "It definitely moves around quite a bit. It was getting some action in the rear on the bumps. It was getting a little bit loose, but I kept my foot in it and I tried not to chase it too much with the steerin~. Didn't want to have an accident, but I felt all right. It was fun. I trusted the car. I trusted the preparation of it. I trusted the guys." Patrick was one of a record nine women at the first day of the three-day test. Part-time IndyCar driver Milka Duno. twins Amber and An~ela Cope, Alli Owens and Leilani Munter were among the others. But none of them received the attention Patrick got. Southern points. Southern returns to the court on Dec. 30 as the travel to host Meigs County opponent Meigs. from Page Bl in scoring by Tyler Thompson with 17 points. Southern out rebounded the Lacers 36-28 in the contest and won the turnover battle by six. Federal Hocking was victorious in the JV contest by a score of 39-26. Federal Hocking was led by Jon Skidmore with I 8 points and Southern was led by Daniel Jenkins \vith six points. Southern won the freshman contest by a score of 40-35. Southern was led by Cody Wolfe with 10 pints and Federal Hocking was led by Corey Rey with 12 Eagles David Perry submitted photo fromPageBl Members of the Gallia Academy Middle School wrestling team won first place at the Waterford Invitational. Pictured here are holding 1st place trophy-Justin Jarrett, first row (L to R) Tyler Preece, Ralieyh Evans, Black Wilson. Noah Jay, Cole Tawney, Jarrett Martin, second row Jensen Brumfield, Ronnie Evans, Mike Florance, Conner Christian, Nate Waugh, third row Quenton McKinniss, Griffon McKinniss, Winston Wade, Chase Simpson. Tyler" Byus, and back row Coach Todd May. GAMS Wrestling Team captures 1st place ' BY DAVID PERRY PECIAL TO THE TIMES·SE"il !liE • WATERFORD The <1AMS wrestling team c;ompeted in the Waterford Invitational on Saturday, December 12.2009. There were 17 teams and the GAMS Wrestling Team captured I st place. There were 3 individual champi- ons; Noah Jay. Griffon McKinniss, and Mike Floram:c. The rest of the team performed as follows: Cole Tawncy-2nd. Qucnton McKinniss-5th. Nate Waugh-Sth. Tyler Byus-Sth. Jarret Martin-6th. Connor Christian-top 8, Tyler Preece-top 8. Winston Wade-2-0 before he was injured. not placing but wrestling hard \Vas Justin Jared and finally, Blake Wilson who completed against the number 3 ranked wrestler in the state. He drew the number 4 ranked wrestler the last week. Coach May stated. ''Waterford did a great job hosting the invitational." This was an awesome accomplishment for the GAMS wrestling team. The youth league has also become an important part of the GAMS success. ''This marks the biggest win in the last 7 years and it took a perfect day for us to \vin as everyone did there best to help us claim the victory." said a proud Coach May. i' Oklahoma City's Durant passes on Slam Dunk Contest OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kevin Durant doesn't think he's enough of a high flyer to compete in the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest. so he turned down the chance. Durant wrote Friday on his blog that he doesn't consider himself a contest dunker and that he doesn't "even do any d dunks in games." The ahoma City Thunder for• rd wrote that he'd rather let the Rudy Gays and Dwight Howards show off in the contest than take up one of the spots. •·1 don't jump high enough for those guys," Durant said Friday night before the Thunder hosted the Detroit Pistons. "Shannon Brown. LeBron (James), Rudy Gay. Dwight Howard, Nate Robinson, they're like all the way at the top of the mountain. I'm all the v.ay at the bottom. trying to climb my \vay up." Durant said his agent approached him a few days ago with the opportunity to participate in the dunk contest. but he decided to tum it down. He said he considers himself a "regular dunker." "It was (hard) because they asked me about it," Durant said. "It is what it is. I'm sure other guys are more wmthy than me. I'll be happy to watch." "For me. I know that I didn't have a chance at winning," he added. "That was my issue." Durant won the first H-OR-S-E competition during All-Star weekend in February and said Friday that he hopes to defend that title in Dallas on Feb. 13. He isn't sure whether he 'II get the chance. "I guess they want me to defend my title in the H-O-RS-E deal. As of now, I guess I am a part of it,'' Durant said. Durant had four letters in the H-0-R-S-E competition early on but was able to come back to beat OJ. Mayo and Joe Johnson. He's already been assessing his strategy in hopes of a repeat. "I'm just gain!? to shoot regular shob th1s time. I almost lost trying to shoot trick shots." Durant snid. "A couple of shots went my way that were prayers. We'll see. Hopefully 1 get the title again." Durant, the league's fourth-leading scorer behind Carmela Anthony, James and Kobe Bryant, said he also doesn't have any interest in the 3-Point Shootout. ''I get nervous. man. l get nervous in front of crowds:· said Durant. believing the All-Star Saturday events would be held at Dallas Cowboys Stadium instead of at the !vtavericks' arena where they'll take place. The All-Star game will be played at the Cowboys' stadium . "Once you watch it up close live. you're like, 'Man, I wish I was a pmt of that.· I feel where he's coming from. It's tough to say if you want to get in the dunk contest early because you never know how vou'll feel after 50 games, 51 "games. You don't want to risk anything." Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks won last year's title, unseating Orlando's Dwight Howard. Page B5 ~ entered halftime trailing 35-7. ~ Miller continued to find its rhythm early in the third. going on a small 4-3 run over the opening 3: 15 of the second half to pull to within 38- LI with 4:45 remaining in the canto. The Green and White. however. didn't allow another point over the final 12:45 of regulation while closing the game on a 29-0 surge to wrap up the 56-point outcome. EHS also led 4 7 -II headed into the finale period. Eastern connected on 23-of-56 . field goal attempts for 41 percent. including 5-of-10 from three-point range for 50 percent. The Falcons. conversely. \vere just 5-of-32 from the field for 16 percent - including a mere 1-of-14 from three-point territory for seven percent. The Eagles had 11 different players reach the scoring column, with Mike Johnson leading the charge with a game-high 16 point~. Kelly Winebrenner was next with 14 points, followed by Jake Lynch with nine markers. Brayden Pratt and Tyler Hendrix both added eight points to the winning cause, while Titus Pierce and Devon Baum each chipped in four markers. Kyle Connery and Jonathan Barrett rounded things out with two points Southern Hocking 62 Fed Hock Southern 87, Federal 13 19 20 10 27 16 20 24 - 62 87 FEDERAL HOCKING (4·2, 2-1 TVC 5 0·0 • Hocking): Evan McCune 10, Sean Parsons 0 0·0 o. Brendan Torrence 4 0·0 11, Ryan Rex 5 3-3 13. Jon Skidmore 0 0·0 0- Aaron McPherson 0 2·2 2. Wes Dixon 0 0·0 0. Tyler Thompson 7 0-0 17, Dewayne Clark 1 0·0 2. Lance Sharp 2 0·0 5. Austin Russell 0 2·2 2. Tyler Hatfield 0 00 0. TOTALS· 24 7·7 62. Three-point goals: 7 (Torrence 3, ThoMpson 3. Sharp). SOUTHERN (5·0 3·0 TVC Hocking)· Cyle Rees 5 3·6 13, Dustin Salser 3 0·1 8. Taylor Deem 1 2·2 4. Sean Coppick 11 6·7 28, Colby Roseberry 0 0·0 0. Ethan Martin 1 0·0 3. Andrew Roseberry 0 0·0 0. M•chael Manuel9 11 19, Marcus Hill 0 0·0 0, Zach Manuel 2 2·3 6. Daniel Jenkins 2 0·0 4 TOTALS: 34 14·20 87. Three-p011'11 goals: 3 (Salser 2. Marlin). apiece. The hosts were I 6of-25 at the free throw line for 64 percent. Clint Boring paced MHS with five points. all of which came in the second quarter. Jake Reynolds added four second half points and Wilson rounded things out with two markers~ The Purple and White did not attempt a single free throw in the setback. Miller did. however. salvage a split on the evening with a 48-39 \ ictory in the junior varsity contest. Eastern hosted River Valley on Saturday and will return to action on Tuesday when it hosts Meigs in a non-conference matchup at 6 p.m. 67, E ASTERN Miller Eastern MILLER 0 7 4 0 18 17 12 20 11 11 67 MILLER (0·5, 0·3 TVC Hock1:1g): Chase Glenamen 0 0·0 0. Nathan G11l 0 0·0 0. Clint Bonng 2 0·0 5 Brandon Snyder 0 0·0 0, MIChael Dickerson 0 0· 0 0, Taylor Wesney 0 0·0 0, Jake Reynolds 2 0·0 4, Dakota Bond o 0·0 0, Michael Wilson 1 0·0 2. Caleb Altier 0 0·0 0. TOTALS: 5 0·0 11 Three-pomt goals: 1 (Bonng). EASTERN (5·0, 3·0 TVC Hocking): Mike Johnson 7 2·3 16, Jake Lynch 3 1·2 9, Kelly Winebrenner 4 4·6 14, Brayden Pratt 2 3·4 8, Titus Pierce 1 22 4, Tyler Hendrix 3 2·4 8. Max Carnahan 0 0·0 0, Kyle Connery 1 0·0 2, Devon Baum 1 2-4 4, Jonathan Barrett 1 0·0 2. TOTALS 23 18·25 67. Three-point goals: 5 (Lynch 2, Winebrenner 2. Pratt). Team statlatlc&llndlvlduelleaders Field goals: M 5·32 ( 156), E 23·56 411); Three·polnt goale: M 1·14 071), E 5-10 (.500); Free throwa· M0· (.000), E 16·25 (.640), Total rebounds: M 19 (Reynolds 10), E 26 (Johnson 5); Offensive rebounds: M 5 (Reynolds 3). E 6 (Johnson Winebrenner, Pratt, Pierce, Hendrix. Baum); Assists: M 1 (Dickerson). E 14 (Pratt 6); Steals: M 4 (Reynolds 3), E 17 (Pratt 6); Blocks: M 0, E 2 (Winebrenner. Pierce); Turnovers: M 29, E 11: Personalfouls M 17, E 12: JV score: M 48, E 39 & . .. _ t +- �Sunday, December 20,2009 Middleport • Pomeroy • Gallipolis, OH • Point Pleasant, WV ct ~o J le a ' loss s YOUR G lnl R rnrno®m 'iJ. 1900 Eastern Avenue • Gallipolis, OH Local140-446-2282 • Toll Free 1-811-446-2282 ~\. , ~· �Cl ~unbap mtme~ -~entinel Sunday, December 20, 2009 Charlene Hoeflich/photos Cases of Barbies, many in elaborate costume, are featured in the holiday display at the Meigs Museum. arbie B Y CHARLENE H OEFLICH HOEFLICH@ MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM . • OMEROY - For those <)f us who had daughters growing up anytime during the past 50 years, there is no forgetting Barbie dolls. They were the "must have" doll on Christmas wish lists of little girls everywhere. However, it was not just a matter of putting a Barbie doll under the tree. A complete wardrobe and accessories along with some friends were needed. The market accommodated the appetite of those little girls, sometimes to the dis- may of their parents. And year after year new ones were created, and year after year they were right there on the Christmas wish list. There were dolls in every style and nationality, each some different, with designed to represent another country in color and features as well as attire. The adult-figured dolls were marketed as teen-age fashion models with dozens of outfits to be worn to every kind of outing and for experiencing real life activities of a young, independent woman. They were a far cry from traditional baby dolls. Barbie dolls have not onl) remained popular with little girls over the years but have become a valuable collectible. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Barbie dolls, the holiday display at the Meigs Museum features an exhibit of the dolls selected from a 50-year collection of 220 belonging to the late Patricia Melton. She left the collection to her daughter, Cowdery of Melanie Columbus, who loaned over 40 for the Museum's holiday exhibit. The display, prepared by Mary Grace Cowdery, Maxine Whitehead and Patty Grossnickle, trustees of the Meigs County Historical Society, will remain in place until the second week in January. Visitors can visit the Museum to view it anytime during the open hours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. The story of Barbie goes back to the 1950s when as a mother by the name of Ruth Handler noticed that her daughter, Barbara (Barbie), and friends played with paper and cardboard adult dolls more than baby dolls. That inspired Handler to make a three-dimensional Maxine Whitehead displays the 50th Anniversary Barbie Doll. female adult doll which she took to Mattei where it was rejected for production. A few years later while in Europe she purchased a German-made Lilli doll. Returning she spent hours designing a doll to resemble Lilli and then hired a clothing designer to create outfits for her new doll. Mary Grace Cowdery shows the Special 2000 Edition of Barbie. This time when the doll and her outfits were shown to Mattei the company agreed to take Barbie into production. The Barbie dolls made their debut at the American Toy Fair in New York City. While it has been reported that the buyers at the industr) 's annual Toy Please see Barbie, C6 •'Publishing for the Heart" ''In G e Trust'' Invite then1 to our church. Touch their souls with God's \Vord. ''We will shout_for joy wlien we are victorious and lift up our banners in the na1ne of God." Psabtz20:5 While the exhibit is primarily a Barbie collection, the exhibit committee said they could not "pass up the Jackie (Kennedy) doll." Included in the museum exhibit are the doll and 12 different dresses/ensembles from the collection along with certificates of authenticity that they are replicas of ensembles worn by Jackie. Patty Grossnickle arranges the exhibit. Call m:{Je @aUipolts 1!latlp \ll:ribune 740-446-2342 " 1 �PageC2 j)unbap ~ime~ -ientinel Snnday, December 20, 2009 COMMUNITY (ORNER- The Best Fruit Cake .. :. White Fruit Cake 1 lb. butter 3 c. sugar 2 tsp. each vanilla, lemon and almond flavoring 5 c. flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 c. rum or fruit juice 2 112 lb. candled pineapple 2 1/2 lb. candled cherries 2 1/2 lb. shelled nuts Cream butter, add sugar, cream until light and puffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each egg. Fold in flavorings. Sift flour and baking powder together; reserve 1 cup. Alternate flour and liquid into creamed mixture. Mix reserved flour with fruits and nuts; fold into creamed mixture, line cake pans with brown paper or two thickness of waxed paper. Grease well. Cake will rise about 1 inch, bake in 250 degrees oven for about 4 to 5 hours, bake for 2 hours if loaf pans are used. Originally Mrs. Mildred M. River~. Charlotte, North Carolina . My name is Ruth Goody - I baked this cake for 44 Christmas's. Submitted by Ruth Goody .: .-------------------------------------------------------~ Mom's Hot Rolls 1 cup of milk {heat till luke warm) 1 cup of water (heat till luke warm) 5 table spoons of sugar 5 tablespoons of oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 package of yeast Mix sugar, oil , salts, and yeast in large bowl. Add flour till thick. Bake 425 degrees till brown. Brush butter on top when brown. Submitted by Stanley Stephens Cranberry Relish 1 Large Strawberry jello (or cherry is good to!) 1 1/2 lb. Cranberry relish {I get mine from deli already made) Or grind fresh cranberry with orange rinds 1 envelop Knox gelatin 1 cup each chopped celery & english walnuts 2 Tbsp. Sugar add to jello while dissolving Add jello, sugar & Knox gelatin to 2 cups boiling water. When it dissolves add 1 cup cold water. I put this in an 8x1 0 shallow dish & set in refrigerator just until it begins to set up approx. 1/2 hour. Now add cranberry mixture, nuts & celery. Put back in refrigerator until set firm . Submitted by E~·elyn Wl!od Black Walnut Cake Step I - Measure 2 1/4 cups flour 1 1/2 cup sugar 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt . Make a well and add in order 1/2 cup oil, 5 unbeaten egg yolks, 3/4 cup water and 1 tsp. black walnut flavoring. Mix well then add last 1 cup black walnuts, ground fine. Mix well again . ,, Step II • In clean large mixing bowl, measure 1 cup egg whites (7 or 8) 1/2 tap. cream of tarter. Whip until stiff peaks form. (DO NOT UNDER BEAT). , : . . : Step Ill • Pour egg yolk mixture gradually over whipped egg whites, gently folding with rubber spatula just until blended. Bake In tube pan, ungreased for 55 minutes at 325 degrees, then turn to 350 degrees and bake 10 to 15 minutes longer. When done, you can dust with powdered sugar or frost with your favorite frosting. I use a filling for a frosting recipe. FILLING OR FROSTING Mix 5 tbsp. flour with 1 cup milk. Cook until thick & smooth. Let set until cool. In separate bowl beat 1/2 cup Crisco 1/2 cup margarine 1/2 to 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla. Beat until you can't feel any sugar grains. Add the flour mixture and beat well. Frost your cake . DO NOT USE IN ANY CONTEST. ''Sleigh bells ring. are )OU li<;tcning" - or are you so overwhelmed b) the rush to get ready for Chrbtmas. that you don't have time to enjoy the sights and sounds which abound or to stop and reflect on the reason for the season Sometimes holiday prepa rations and the financial pressures of the season are all-consuming, leaving one more frauJed than festive. Granted the yuletide season is more demanding than any other holiday. But there comes a time when it's best to step back and determine what's necessary and what's not for a happy holiday. After all the observance of Christmas is not really about a spotless house. fancy food. exquisite decorations and perfectly \\Tapped gifts. It's about creating memories to savor over the years and developing traditions and rituals to anchor families. Since the holidays tend to be a time of high expectations it's all too easy to get caught up in an exhausting quest for a picture-perfect Charlene Hoeflich celebration. If the pace of your days is becoming chaotic, perhaps it's time to look inside and ask what really matters, to evaluate your traditions and values. and bring holiday activities from a place of constant motion to one of personal meaning. ••• I share with you in this holiday season a verse written by my late husband, Bob. in the early 1950s. It was published in the Sentinel where he was working after serving several years in the Army and thl!n Lakiug at! vantage of the Gl bill to go to Ohio University. It was sent to me some years after it wa written by the late Blnnche Haskins of Middleport who was also a writer of poetry. In her note she said she ahvays kept the poem rn her Stanley Jones book "Abundant Living'' so t she could read it often, that she had always felt last line expressed it all the true sptrit of Christmas . And here it is. ''I bought the most expensive tree to trim that I could find, The decorations for it were the most elaborate kind. A family I knew w ilh httlc means Also had a tree The cheape::.t on the market, shunned bv ::.uch as me. But my expensive gadgets never matched the work of art Of that tree so beautiful decorated with the little family's hean. Merry Christmas! GO west, young woman, go we.Jeannette Walls. who wrote The Glass Castle. about her dysfunctional parents and their wanderings. has written about her maternal grandmother in Half Broke Horses. cited by the New York Times as one of the best books of the year. Born in 190 I Lily Casey Smith began breakmg horses at the age of six. She was the eldest of three children. Her father had a limp and a pronounced speech defect (acquired when kicked in the head by a horse at the age of three) and a prissy. genteel mother. The father raised and trained carriage horses, a mode of transportation which disappeared with the coming of the automobile. The family never had much. They li\'ed first in west Texas, where water was .scarce except during occasional terrible floods. Lily saved herself and her siblings by climbing into a cottomvood tree and hanging on through the night until the water receded. It was a hard-scrabb!e life. When she was 15, there was a shortage of teachers due to World War I. Lily passed the test to teach in one-room schools and was offered a job in Beverly Gettles Red Lake, Arizona, five hundred miles away. She packed up her favorite pony. Patches, and covered the distance in a month of riding and camping out. When the teachers returned from the war. she was asked to give up the job. Lily then moved to Chicago. where she worked as a domestic for spoiled women and in a factory while going to school for her teachin!! degree She married ' 'travehng salesman" who turned out to already have a \vife and three children living across town . She again took up teaching. Her sister had gone to Hollywood hoping to break into movies. She wrote glowingly about her gentlemen friends who were goin~ to help her. One day Ltly got a letter saying she was pregnant a and desperate. Lily offered her a home with her in the little building behind the school. The school board found out and threatened to fire Lilv if her ::.ister didn't leave. Lilv came home one day to find Helen had committed !>Uicide. Lily then married Jim Smith. twent) ) cars he1 senior. who ran a garage. She was actually the one who proposed. Jim lost his during the business Depression, and they moved to a 160.000 acre ranch where Jim was the manager. They battled tornados. drought. and floods. The marriage produced I\\. o children. one of whom was Jeannette's mother. the rebellious Rosemary. This is a real-life story. though written a~ fie · filled with hardship adventure. Makes one ize how tough the "good days'" really were and ht)\\ wild and untamed Arizona and New :Vlexico were at that time. This is not a~ good as The Glass Castle, but few memoirs are. Wishing you a lovely Christmas and a healthy New Year! Hope you can find time for .a good book after all the company has gone. Orange Jello Salad 1 1 1 1 large package orange Jello med. tub cool whip container of small curd cottage cheese cup crushed pineapple drained Mix together cottage cheese, drained pineapple, and cool whip. Mix together and add powder jello mixture and stir well. You can use any flavor of jello. Chill for 1 hour. Submitti!d by Lillian Chapman Submitted by Lois Bumgarner PWOillt'G \lliCl.\lll German Apple Cake 5 Baking or Cooking Apples 5 Tablespoons Sugar 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon 3 Cups Unfitted all-purpose Flour 2 1/2 cups of Sugar 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 4 Eggs 1 Cup Vegetable Oil 2 Teaspoons Vanilla 1/3 Cup Orange Juice 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1/2 to 1 Cup Black Walnuts, Optional Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or Bunt pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel apples and slice. In bowl, toss apples slices with 5 Tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon and set aside. In large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, eggs, oil, vanilla, orange juice, baking soda, baking powder and nuts. With electric mixer, blend together on low speed for 1-minute. Clean down sides of bowl with rubber scraper. Increase mixer speed to medium and blend for 3 minutes. Fill prepared pan with alternating layers of batter and apples, making a total of 3 layers of batter and 2 layers of apples. Start and finish with batter. Bake for 1-1/2 hours or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes, then invert cake, and remove from pan. Allow cake to cool completely on rack (inverted mine on the plate, just make sure it is a big plate or the glaze will run off the plate) Make glaze. ickc:ts Make Great Gitts! On Sale Now •Th,., odd Cou~ r~b ,_7 (A '"~reat D~le N•ghtl) •NE II DIAMOND Tnbutc: & Dmner r .. h. 1'1 (Valentin<".6 event!) •.Xussi<.al! 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Pleasant, WV en Christmas E\'e till 3 1n �PageC3 es -ientinel eese Ball 3-1/4 cups flaked coconut (divided) 1 can (14oz.) sweetened 1 teaspoon Almond extract 1 tube (8oz.) refrigerated crescent 2 pkg. Cream 1 small onion 3 tbsp. Accent 1/2 lb. Cooked Mix all ing and grind ham Refrigerate and except ham. Shape into a ball processor and roll ball in ham. rve with crackers. by Vanessa Harper . tato Casserole 2 large cans 1 can Eagle 1 cup sugar 3 tsp. vanilla 3/4 stick marga Pinch of salt 2 eggs 1 cup chopped 1 cup flour 1 stick butter ( Combine the electric mixer. Sprinkle on top Bake at 375 d 7 ingredients and mix well with ur into 9x13x2 pan, buttered. remaining ingredients in order for 1 hour. HoCake 1st Layer 1 1/2 cups 1/3 cup 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. soda 1 cup water 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. vineg 1/3 cup oil 3rd Layer 1/2 cup marg 1 1/2 cup p 1 tsp. Vanilla 1 Goz. pkg se 1/4 cups . greased drizzle h arrange remaining ut. Bake at brown. the refrigera- Combine all ingredients (DO Simmer fo" 1 hour, stirring White sauce: 4 T. butter 2 cups milk 3 T. flour 3/4 cup parmesan cheese Submitted by Brenda Sch Melt butter over low heat. together to mix and add to until mixture thickens and and add the parmesan che 1 head cauliflower 2 cups cheddar cheese 2 tbsp chopped onion 1 bunch broccoli 1 lb thick sliced baCOJl Cook noodles in large pan boiling water and 1/4 . Lay flat between cup oil until tender. Drain. R clean towels until ready to use Use a 13x18 Pan (or ce, alternate layers 2-9x13 pans). Starting with red & mozzarella of red sauce, noodles. white Bake at 350 degrees cheese. Use 3 noodles per r and continue to for 30 min. covered. Remove bake for 15 min. Sauce: 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup Hellman's mayonnaise 1 tsp. Salt Fry bacon till crisp. Cool and pieces. Put in bowl. Cut broccoli and cauliflower in add to bacon and cheese. Pour into small Submitted by J Pineapple ream Cheese all 2 8 oz. packages cream 1 3.4 oz package instant va 1 15oz.. Can crushed uid Chopped nuts 1 1/2 cups brown sugar (packed) 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk Dash of salt ne rch chocolate chips Cook in heavy pan until reaches when testing by dropping some in rush). Remove from heat. Add 1 stick vanilla & 1 cup chopped english pan in cold water to help cool & set lose its glos9y look before ready to pan. It has to almost get hard in pan remove to buttered pan. • 2nd Layer Cook milk & wrap on top to p adding to other i ents add cooled spread on 1st until thick. Cool. Put saran drying out. Must be cold before . Cream remaining ingrediilk mixture. Beat well until smooth 3rd Layer Melt margari sugar, water, & well the pour & chocolate chips together. Beat lla add chocolate mixture. Beat second layer. Refrigerate. undrained cabbage Brown beef i large heavy kettle add remaining for cabbage & macaroni. Bring to a ingredients Cover & simmer 30 min. add cabboil. Lower i, bring to a boil & simmer until vegbage and r. Add beef broth in you prefer a thinetables are ner soup. Sprin e each bowl with parmesan cheese before serving. chicken apart tear in Cook chicken until done. pieces , soup, broth, meaMix chicken, stuffing mix ingredients. Bake at sure broth in soup can. Mix min. 350 degrees until brown about 1 10-in. Pan of corn bread 1 cup onion, tomatoes, celery, & each diced 4 eggs boiled & chopped 1 cup Mayo or salad dressing ' Crumble corn bread and add other ngredients. Mix and it's ready to eat. Enjoy! Submitted by Drema Goulash Sweet Potato and Apple C le 3 or 4 sweet potatoes peeled and thick 2 c. granny smith peeled and sl 3 c. mini marshmallow 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. salt 1/2 c. pecans 2 tbs. cornstarch 1/2 c water 1 tbs. butter In buttered 9 x 11 casserole, layer apples and marshmallows. Sprinkle slat and pecans. Blend cornstarch pour over layers. Dot with butter. 350 degrees for 1 hour. 1/4 inch 1/4 in. thick un""""'"'" by Masden Ball, Age 7 DIRT: 2 cups cheerios BAT WINGS: 1 cup C WARTS: 1/4 cup unsalted DINOSAUR CLAWS: 2 cups EYES: 1 cup raisins MONSTER HAIR: 1/2 cup BUG BODIES: 2 cups puffed Submitted by Ethan potatoes, cinnamon, water and rand bake at !~@ ~4J(Q)J) Submitted by Martha Friend, D® (0)[]:[]: "PEOPLE CARl NG FOR PEOPLE"' Cut the olonhlltant into bite-size pieces. This should take 2 months. enough brown gravy to cover. Cook over ke ene fire for about 4 weeks at 4055 degrees. This serve about 3800 people. If more is 2 more rabbits may be added, but do this on necessary, as some people do not like to find a in their stew. c p Treat Mix all ingredients together covered container. by Gloria Curry hant Stew le 4 chicken breast 1 box stove top stuffing mix 1 can cream of chicken sou 1 1/2 cans of chicken broth C·ornbread egetable Soup pudding in medium Soften cream cheese. pie mix with pudmixing bowl. Use liquid from pi le mix well form into ding add cream cheese & pin ball chill. Roll ball in chopped to coat crackers. Great with cinnamon g Chicken C Submitted by Evelyn add the liquid mix well. Pour into . Bake at 350 degrees for 18 min. milk and flour • stirring constantly Remove from heat Stir until mixed. 1 Box lasagna noodles 1 lb. Mozzarella cheese (sli 1/4 cup oil BrownS ''Maple'' C 1st Layer Sift dry greased 9x13 cool. 1/2 cup uncoo 1 lb. Ground 1 cup sliced 2 cloves garlic, 4 cups water 4 TBL. Dried 1 can french 1 1/2 cups d 1 cup sliced ca 1-16oz. can 1-15oz. can 1/2 tsp. basil 6 bouillon 2 cups shredd Sprinkle 1 1/2cups coconut into 13x9x2 inch pan. Combine milk and half over the coconut. Unroll crescent in a single layer over coconut. Drizzle milk mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 350 degrees for 30-35 min. or until Cool completely before cutting. Store tor. Yield 3 dozen. 1 1/2 -2 lbs. ground chuck 1 tsp. garlic salt 2T. parsley 1 tsp. pepper 2T. sugar 2 Goz. cans tomato paste 3 Goz. cans water 4 10oz. cans tomato puree Karla Ball B Cauliflower by Sheila Washington 2nd Layer 1 1/4 cup 1/2 cup 1 cup Crisco 2 1/2TBL. C 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla Macaroon ~~ �PageC4 i>unba~ ~tmes -ientinel Sunday, December 20, 2009 YuinYum Cake 2 2 2 2 2 Buttermilk Walnut Pie cups flour cups sugar teaspoons soda cups crushed pineapple eggs Stuffed Mushrooms Combine and mix then pour into a greased and floured 9x13 glass dish . Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes set aside to cool 1 Stick Butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 3eggs 3 Tbs. Plain flour pinch of salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup chopped walnuts 9-ln. pie crust 1 lb. Medium mushrooms Dash salt 1/2-1/3 cup minced onions 1tsp. Thyme 1 Large stalk celery chopped fine 1/2 tsp. Pepper 9 TBS stick margarine 8oz sliced mozzarella 4 cups soft bread crumbs torn small When cool mix the following: 1cup sugar 1stick oleo 1 small can 5 oz. carnation milk 1 cup of nuts of choice 1cup of coconut Cream butter, sugar & vanilla together add eggs, flour & salt. Fold in buttermilk. Sprinkle walnut over bottom of crust. Pour buttermilk mixture over nuts. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 to 40 mins. or until set. Heat Oven to 350 degrees. Cut stems from mushrooms, fine chop, cook & stir stems, onion, & celery in 5-6 TBS margarine until tender (about Smin) remove from eat. Stir in bread crumf>s, thyme, salt & pepper. Heat 3 TBS margarine in shallow baking dish until melted. Place filled mushroom caps in pan. Bake 15 minutes. Cover with mozzarella cheese slices and bake until melted and browned slightly. Submitted -by Peg Thomas Boil for 5 min., then pour over cake Let cool ... THEN ENJOY!!!!!!! Submitted by Audrey Hammack So Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies I Meatloaf with Topping 1 (16oz) can Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Chocolate Fudge Frosting 1 cup chunky peanut butter 1 egg 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour Sugar Meatloaf 213 cup milk 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs 1/4 cup tomato juice 1/2 cup chopped onion 2 tsp. salt 1 egg beaten 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef 1/4 cup chopped green pepper Heat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Set aside 1/3 cup frosting. In large bowl, combine remaining frosting, peanut butter and egg ; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. By hand, stir in flour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Flatten each to 2-inch diame-· ter with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 4-7 minutes or until set. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely. Lightly frost with reserved 1/3 cup frosting. 4 dozen cookies. Topping 3 tbsp. Brown sugar 1 tsp. prepared mustard 1/4 cup ketchup 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 2 slices bacon Blend together all the meatloaf ingredients until smooth, shape into a loaf and place in a 9~5 inch loaf pan. Mix together brown sugar, mustard, ketchup, & nutmeg, pour over meatloaf and lay bacon on top Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour Submitted by Jean Hilton Submitted by Mikki Baker Black Walnut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Carrot Cake • ''With Buttermilk Glaze'' 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup of buttermilk 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 can 8 1/4oz. Crushed pineapple "drain well" 2 cups of walnuts "only" 1 cup flaked coconut 1/2 c softened butter 1/2 c shortening 2 c sugar 5 eggs (separated) 1 c buttermilk 1 tsp soda 2 c all purpose flour 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 c black walnuts 1 3 oz can flaked coconut 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 1 can cream cheese frosting 1 c chopped black walnuts Bake 350 degrees until golden brown Take the cake out of your oven and while still hot use a wooden spoon to put holes into the cake all around. At least 8-1 0 then pour over the cake whitehot mix. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: 1 8 oz pks cream cheese (softened) 1 16 oz pkg powdered sugar 1/2 c butter or "largarine (softened) 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup butter 1 Tablespoon white corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream butter and shortening, gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy and sugar is dissolved. Add egg yolks. beating well. Combine buttermilk and soda, stir soda until dissolved. Add flour to creamed mixture. alternating with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in vanilla, add 1 1/2 cups of walnuts and coconut. Stirring well. Beat egg whites at room temperature with cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool layers in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from Pans and cool comple1ely. Frost cake with cream cheese frosting. sprinkle remaining walnuts on top of cake. Submitted by Debbie Morarity Nut Rolls ... Staci Ball 4 cups chopped nuts 1 cup milk 1 egg beaten 1/2 cup butter Mix together in saucepan. Sire and cook until thick. Let cool. Dough 1 cup sour cream 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter 2 eggs, beaten 1 large cake yeast 3 cups flour 1/8 tsp. baking soda Pinch salt In large saucepan bring sour cream to boil. Add sugar and butter and pinch salt. Bring this to a rolling boil. Cool to lukewarm 10 to 15 minutes to cool.. Add beaten eggs and crumble yeast into mixture. Mix tiil yeast is dissolved. Stir in flour and baking soda. Using hands mix well. Place on floured surface and knead for 4 to 5 minutes. May need to add flour while kneading. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Divide into 3 parts. Roll out one part at a time. Spoon 1/3 nut mixture over dough. Roll up like jelly roll and tuck in ends. Place on greased cookie sheets. Cover and .let rise for 90 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from sheet onto cooling rack. Brush with melted butter. Cool completely then wrap well. Can be frozen or keep in refrigerator. Submitted by Karla Ball Butter Bread Sticks 1/2 c. butter, melted in a 7x11 pan. Mix 2 c. self-rising flour with 2 tsp. sugar, add 213 c. plus 1 tbs. milk. Mix together and kneed dough on floured board. Roll to oblong shape (to fit in pan). Cut down the middle of the length. Then cut 1 1/2 in . strips. Dip in melted butter in baking pan and place in pan. Bake .425 degrees 15-20 min. Submitted by Martha Friend, Letart, WV Submitted by Joanne "Sheets" Fillingert Breakfast Casserole · 1 lb. Ham or sausage 6 slices bread - oleo 1 1/2 cyps shredded cheese 6 eggs 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt Cook ham or sausage until done (drain) spread bread with oleo cut into cubes. Place in 13x9 baking dish sprinkle with meat top with cheese combine eggs, milk, and salt. Pour over and bake on 350 degrees for 40-50 min. Submitted by Donna Hart Angel Hash Salad 1 #2 can crushed pineapple 1 #2 can fruit cocktail 1/4 cup sugar 2 egg yokes beaten 1 cup prepared whipped topping 1/4 cup nuts 2 cups mini marshmallows \ FROSTING: Combine cream cheese and buttter, cream until smooth, add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy, stir in vanilla. Yield enough for 3 layer cake Submitted by Donna Hart 1 lb sausage (hot) 1 lb cheddar cheese (shredded) 3 cups biscuit mix 3/4 cup water Cook sausage in skillet until done, breaking it up with a fork, drain off fat. Cool completely. Add cheese, biscuit mix and water. Mix with fork until blended: into 1 inch balls. Place on cookie sheet and bake 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Submitted by Drema Lovejoy Submitted by Bob Elliott Are Home Heating & Health Care Costs Giving You the Shivers? Contact Us About Budget Savers Available to Seniors! • Home Energy Assistance • Percentage of Income Heating Payment Plans • Home Weatherization Programs • ·Extra Help" for Prescription Costs • Medicare Savings Programs Drained fruit & reserve juice. In a saucepan, combine cornstarch & sugar (mix well) add 1 cup of reserved juice & egg yokes. Blend well & cook over medium heat until thickens stirring constantly. Cool thoroughly fold in whipped cream, nuts, marshmallow & drained pineapple & fruit cocktail. Cover & chill overnight. Cheese Puffs (Help with premiums, deduct1bles & co-pays) Call1-800-331·2644 or Visit www.areaagency8.org. c:f'Area Agency on Aging A Program of Buckeye Hills·HVRDD Serving Seniors in Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe. Morgan, Noble, Perry &Washington Counties Slar Master Show Feeds Eliminator Heifer Feed l 501b $11.89 -.\ Star Master Show Feeds Do-inalol' Staal' .,-aad (show cattle) f l .. 501b 812.18 - r: 1: 1 ' 1• �------- ........~~-~- -~----------~-----------------~--------"""":'" -- -- ---~ PageCs j,unbap ~tmes -ientinel Sunday, December 20, 2009 Cheese Spread Oat Meal Cake 1 stick butter 1-Soz. Package of cream cheese 1/2 cup mayonnaise 6 oz. Jar cheese whiz 1 teaspoon Garlic powder 1 cup quick oats 1 1/2 cups boiling water 1 stick oleo 1 cup sugar (white) 1 cup brown sugar (packed) 2 eggs 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Mix and serve with vegetables & crackers. Submitted by Donna Hart "'~ 1-· .. Corn Casserole Pour boiling water over oats & cover; let stand 20min. cream oleo with sugar & eggs. Add spices & vanilla beat well. Add oats & mix. Sift together flour & soda. Stir into batter. Beat for 1 min. Pour in greased & floured 9x12 pan. Bake for 30min. 1 stick of oleo (melted) put in 1 box of jiffy cornbread mix Add - 1 can cream corn 1 can drained whole corn 1 cup sour cream Topping 3 Tablespoons oleo (melted) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup coconut 1/2 cup nuts 1 teaspoon vanilla Salt 1/4 cup canned milk Bake 350 degrees until golden brown. Submitted by Grace Johnson Buttermilk Coconut Pie Mix well spread lightly over cake & puf in broiler for a few min until lightly browned. Submitted by Donna Hart 1 1/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp. All purpose flour cup butter-melted eggs-beaten 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup cultured buttermilk 1 can -3 1/2oz flaked coconut-divided 1 unbaked 9inch pastry shell Life's Recipe 1 cup good thoughts 1 cup kind deeds 1 cup consideration for others 2 cups sacrifice for others 3 cups forgiveness 3 cups well-beaten faults Mix above thoroughly and tears for Joy. Sorrow and sympathy for others. Flavor with bits of love. Fold in 4 cups of prayer and faith. Pour into daily life and bake well with the heat of human kindness. Serve with a smile. Yield 1 rich Happy Life. Submitted by Maria l,eigh "Sheets'' Gaul . Crustless Apple Pie 1 cup flour 1 tsp. salt 3 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs, beaten well 1 112 cups sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 1 cup nuts 2 cups tart apples Mix flour, salt, baking powder, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Add nuts and apples. Mix together. Pour in greased or sprayed pie plate. Bake in 350 degrees oven for 45min. Submitted by Donna Hart Best Bet Burgers 2 eggs 1 tbsp. Prepared mustard 1 tbsp. Chili sauce 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 small onion finely chopped 1 tsp. seasoned salt 1 clove of garlic 2 lbs. ground beef 350 degree oven, 1 hour-5min or until set. Combine sugar and flour in large bowl. Add butter, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk and 2/3 of coconut, mix well. Pour into pastry shell. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. In large bowl combine all ingredients except beef. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Make patties cook until juices run clear. Serve on buns with favorite toppings. Submitted by Maxine Little Submitted by Maxine Little Carrot Cake with Buttermilk Glaze 2 cups all purpose flour 2tsp.soda tsp. cinnamon tsp. salt 3 eggs 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup buttermilk 2 tsp. vanilla 1 can,crushed plnapple-8 1/2 oz 2 cups finely grated carrots 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup flaked coconut - Potato Soup , 1 carrot chopped or graded 3 med. Potatoes cut in small cubes 1 stick celery chopped 1 small onion chopped 4 cups water 2 bouillon chicken soup cubes 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tablespoon parsley flakes 1/4 stick oleo or butter 1 small can milk Cook vegetables, add milk last Submitted by Grace Johnson 350 degrees oven for 55·60 minutes. 13" X 9" X 2" greased & floured baking pan. Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, & salt then set aside. Beat eggs until lemon colored. Beat In sugar, oil buttermilk and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture and then stir in pineapple, carrots, nuts, & coconut. Sweet Potato Casserole 3 cups sweet potatoes ·I use 40oz. Can drained 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup melted butter or oleo 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla Buttermilk Glaze 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup butter 1 tbsp. White corn syrup 1/2 tsp. soda 1 tsp. vanilla Combine ingredients except vanilla in saucepan. ng to boil & boil for 5-6 minutes until thick and Add vanilla. Poke holes in cake with wooden peck or fork pour glaze over cake while cake is still hot. Submitted by Maxine Little Topping 2/3 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup butter (not melted) 1/3 cup flour 1 cup nuts Blend toppings with hands and spread over potatoes. Bake 350 degrees about 45 minutes. Submitted by Grace Johnson Banana Mufrms 1 1/2 c. all purpose flour 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3 ripe bananas 1 egg 1/3 c. vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla or banana extract In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, mash the bananas, add egg, oil and flavoring. Mix well. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups half full. Bake 350 degrees 18-22 min. Makes 12 regular size muffins. Makes 24 medium size muffins. Bake 15-17 min. Makes 30 mint muffins. Bake 12-13 minutes. Submitted by Martha Friend, Letart Wl' Oat C,ookies 1/2 cup shortening (oleo) 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs (well beaten) 1/2 cup oats 1 1/2 cups chopped dates 1-cup apples chopped 1 3/4 cup flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tap. baking powder 1/2 tap. soda 1 cup chopped nuts Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, oats, dates, & apples. Mix flour, salt, soda, baking powders, & salt. Add to above mixture. Add chopped nuts. Drop spoonful. Bake 350 degrees 12 min. Submitted by Grace Johnson PROUD TO BE APART · OF YOUR LIFE. We offer the best prices and protection The Sundoy Timcs-Se11tinel for you. Subscribe today 446-2342 or 992·2155 Gatnpolis Gardea Ceater I ·o/o &f:f: tidCTiO CliftTIIAt ffillt ... MAKE THEM uNFORGETTABLE • ~ ,; A. 1.jewelers Terry ti4 Broadway St. ,. 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The Barbie doll's popularity has rarely wavered over the years and today, with over one billion of her look-alikes sold, the product line is one of the most successful in the history of the toy industry. By the way, Barbie and Ken were real people -· the daughter and son of the designer. A history of Barbie tells a story of change with the times. From the first doll wearing a black and white striped swimsuit and what was to become a signature ponytail. in the 50's, she entered the 60s with Jackie Kennedy elegance and a new hairstyle. In 1968 the long straight hair in keeping with the pop culture was introduced as was the talking Barbie. In the 1970s as fashion trends changes, Barbie took on the prairie look and granny style in the daytime, and the glittery Disco style Charlene Hoefllchlphotos Right: Holiday Barbie wears a gown designed by Bob Mackie. for outings. This was the decade of change for the doll whose wardrobe swung from the mod look of live action to the designs of sleek 'n chic. In the 1980s the first porcelain Barbie was introduced and the doll and her wardrobe expanded to include more glamorous attire. The 1990s saw her style further change into elegance and drama wearing originals designed by the likes of Christian Dior. Her closet also reflected the move into the computer world with many sophisticated styles. The museum display of selected dolls from the Melton collection features a variety of Barbies marketed over the past 50 years. They include ''The Dolls of the World 20th Anniversary Edition,'' the special millenedition P rincess nium Barbie, the Barbie Loves Elvis, the 40th, 45th, and 50th anniversary Barbies. Also on display are the Hollywood Legends Collection including Barbie as Maria from "The Sound of Music:" Barbie as Eliza Doolittle along with Ken as Henry H iggins from "My Fair Lady;" Barbie as Scarlett O'Hara, in "Gone With the Wind" and a~ Marilyn Monroe in "T' Seven Year Itch." For those little girls o earlier years, now all grown up, viewing the exhibit iS sure to bring back many memories of their ch ildhood. For them it will be a time of remembering when so many years ago Barbie was a best friend. See our rainbow of Colored Gemstones r. • . , 0 For the fmest collection of semi-precious and precious colored gems. including all birth>tonc' <.ee us today 404 Second Avenue • Gallipolis, OH 446·1647 ~ 5hDr"E $letgk ride .,a~~ i-n PdTnero_;v, ~kid f: f E place f:d '2 ~ r ..i:"l sleigh iftma.~ ese Pricef .~ , ~ ·;: 2005 Dodge Neon Auto.,PW, Christmas Special. *4 , 9871 2002 Mercury Sable 70K Miles, Auto. Was $6,900 NOW * 4 , 995 ~~ ~---w --~*~,<{f~y ... i~ < •:, .. ·- 2005 Pontiac Vibe 2005 Chevy Equinox 2008 Chevy Cobalt Very Clean, Nice Car. Was $10,995 NOW *8 , 900 Auto . Damage oo Rear AWD. Was $11.800. NOW *9,300 Auto., LT, 40K Miles. Was $11.995 NOW *9,600 2001 Chevy Silverado 2009 Chevy Cobalt 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan 2007 Pontiac G5 2005 Buick Rendezvous Loog One, Auto. 38K Mtles. 'has $10.995. NOW *9,878 1Ovnler, A:t.o., Alull' num Wheels Was$11,995. NOW $9 , 995 Low Miles, Very Clean. Was $11.995. NOW * 10,995 2009 Chevy HHR 2008 Dodge Durango 2004 Jeep Wrangler 4x4, Auto. Was $13 995" NOW *12, 995 ChrOffiP Pkg Auto .. Pwr. Seats. Was $13.995. NOW * 12,995 DVO, Leather. 4x4. Was $15.995'. NOW • 13,888 Auto., LT, CD. Was $12.995 NOW *11,995 4x4, Ext. Cab, Loog Bed. Was $12.995. NOW $10,995 2006 Dodge Durango 4x4. 3rd Row, Pcwer Seat Was $15.990 NOW * 13,995 2008 Jeep Compass Leathet Sunroof, L1rrited. Was $16,995. NOW *14,995 ~ -- ~ ,;,:'lt. .;l :..;,:,.. n.- »~ - . 201 0 Chevy Equinox AWD.LT local Traoo 5K Miles. Was $26.995. NOW *23,885 2007 Chevy Tahoe 2009 Chevy Silverado 10K Miles, 4x4. LS. $34 995 NOW • 26,995 Vortec Max, Leatlier. Was $29.995 NOW •26,995 2007 Chevy Tahoe Z7\ Local Trade. 4x4 Sunroof. was $30.995. NOW • 27,995 2009 Cadillac CTS 11K ~ rles, le31toer Cadula: Cerf !Jed l'tas S33 ~ NOW *28,995 1 AN~ CHEVROLET • BUICK • GMC R~. We Are Profeulonal Grode Dmt ltutlt.l 308 East Main • 1- 740-992-6614 or 1-800-837-1094 • Pomeroy, OH • Showroom Hours: Mon.-Thur. 8-7; Fri. 8-6; Sat. 9-5 • Saturday Service 8-1 • Closed Sundays Sale ends 12/31/09 �-------------~~-------~-~~--~--~--~--------------------------~~--------~~~~ Dl ~unbap {Efme~ -~entinel INSIDE Farm • Garden, Page D6 Sunday, December 20, 2009 AHP-2007 DETAILS Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 1/2 Upper floor: 524 sq. ft. Main floor: 1,728 sq. ft. Total Living Area : 2,252 sq. ft. Standard basement: 1,728 Garage and storage: 468 sq. ft. Exterior Wall Framing: 2x4 or 2x6 Foundation Options: Standard basement Crawlspace Slab Price Code: C (Af i:iij;ilfiUI•I4'J:!I@411•M~ " Publishing for the Hear t" Reach the Lost & Hurting Families AP photos/House Plan Gallery This artist rendition released by House P~an Gallery shows a home with an elegant front porch which wraps around to both sides, creating a fantastic outdoor space and a gorgeous facade. A trio of dormers tops the scene. AHP-2007 Sophisticated Style F o R T HE A ssOCIATED P RESS Sophisticated living and dining rooms greet you as you step inside this home, Plan AHP-2007 by Home Plans LLC. The floor plan covers 2,252 square feet of living space. At the heart of the home, tbe great room is crowned by a vaulted, two-story ceiling. It also features a firece and a media cabinet, ich are flanked by nch doors that open to a backyard terrace. The island kitchen has a menu desk and adjoining bayed dinette. Nearby, a mudroom is tucked out of sight and houses the laundry facilities as well as a powder room. The main-floor master suite has a tray ceiling, two closets (one of which is a walk-in), and a private bath with a whirlpool tub and a dual-sink vanity. Upstairs, two additional bedrooms share a full hall bath and a view of the great room below. I ORDER THE H OUSE P LA N To receive the Study Plan for this home, order by phone, online, or by mail. By phone: Call (866) 772-1013. Reference the plan number. Online: Go to www.houseoftheweek.com and type the plan No. into the field labeled "Enter Plan No." The downloadable study plans are available for $10. By mail: Clip and complete this form. Include a check or money order for $10 payable to House of the Week. Minnesota residents, add sales tax. Mail to: House of the Week 901 N. 3rd St., Suite 216 Minneapolis,MN 55401 Plan No.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ State: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Invite them to your church Touch their souls with God's Word. God said: "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat." Matthew 4:16 'O!:be ~allipolis ~ailp m:ributtr 740-446-2342 ext. 17 YOUR DAllY NEWSPAPERS ENCOURAGES YOU TO SHOP 6 SUPPORT THESE lOCAl BUSINESSES r rollbeads Pennsylvania resort builds $25 Gift Certificate w ith a ~ngerbread /..fl'SIITro llbead purch ase. (~n ly be redeeu utd on Tro llbeads Valid thru J a n . 3 1 . 2Q I O ·._...,... Tillage NEMACOLIN, Pa. (AP) - Never mind a gingerbread house - a gingerbread village is on display at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in southwestern Pennsylvania. More than a half-dozen gingerbread structures are on display, made from 100 pounds of gingerbread, 200 pounds of powdered sugar, 40 pounds of egg whites, 5,000 jelly beans and hundreds of peppermints, gum balls, candy canes, chocolates, marshmallows and pretzels. This is the I Oth year the hotel has created the gingerbread village, which will remain on view through Jan. 6. . Nemacolin is 70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, ut three hours from ,,.....EI'"" or Philadelphia, ana a ve-hour drive from New York. Facilities include an adult spa, a children's spa, and Wooflands Spa, with condos for dogs. (l'ets under 30 pounds can stay in guest rooms.) Rates start at $229 during December, with a variety of packages that offer resort credit. Details at http://www .nemacolin .com/. o .com <D CueiX taife1lll OR wit~ ni1 A~. 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TURNED DOWN ON SOCIAL SECURITY SSI No Fee Unless We Wrn' 1·888·562·3345 galhpohscareercollege.edu Accredtled Member Accredtl· ong Councrl for lndependenl CoPeges and SchoolS 12748 600 SEPTIC PUMPING Pets Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. wv. Ron Full Blooded Jackson, Evans OH 5100 446·4505 800·537·9528 Ammals • : • • : , : • : , • ' : : • ; • • • ~ Auction I ....................................................... 8115 Bargain Baaement .......................................920 Collectible• .................................................. 8215 Computer• ................................................... 830 !qulpmenVSuppllea ............................ ,••••••. ll311 Plea Marketa ................................................ 940 • f'utl 011 Coai/Wood/Qaa ............................. 11411 Purnlturt ...................................................... 11110 Hobby/Hunt It 8port ....................................SIIIII Kld'a Corner.................................................eeo Mlactllantoua..............................................SIIIII Want to buy ..................................................870 Yard 8111 .....................................................878 ' Pets 3 CKC Boxer puppies. Ready now. 2F 1Wht. 1Bik. 1Whl M Had 1st shots. 74Q-339·3341 Found ·White Husky (M) wl Blue eyes & Blue col· tar on Waterloo Ad Leon 304·458·20 tt. Mastiff F bnnde/M $400: Dauchsund F, $300; Brindle pups M/F, $250; Poodle pups M, AKC, 740· 696·t065 Fawn, pups Boxer black $250: Found· Cocker Spaniel in Pt. Pleasant Thur. call 304-576-2527 1 ~ Free --pup -p-e_s_t_ o _g_ ood ~ Free 8 mon. old ( f) 112 Basset hound & 112 Terr. will be med.size loves kids 304·576·3236. -------Pekingese pups for sale. 5250. 740·256·t664 Reg. 6 Lhasa Apso puppies. 6 wks old. Vet checked. t st Shots & wormed 446·2432. 700 Agriculture Farm Equipment STIHL Sales & Serv1ce Now Ava1lable at Carm1· chael EqUipment 740·446·2412 ww w.com ics.com Card of Thanks Farm Equipment Beagles Meohanloe ..................................................eoae Medloal ..................................................,,,,, 8038 Mualoei .......................................................II040 Plrt• Time· Tempor1rlea ............................. 11042 Aeat1 urenta ............................................... 8044 81111 ...........................................................8041 Technlcel Tredea ....................................... IIOIIO Textllaa/Factary ......................................... 110112 ~ who~ :U money. tj A special thank you tO all sent cards. flowers. Recreational Vehlcles ............................... 1000 ATV ............................................................. 1005 Bicycles......................................................101 0 Boats/Accessorles ....................................1015 Camper/RVs & Trailers ............................. 1020 Motorcycles ............................................... 1025 Other ..........................................................1030 Want to buy ...............................................1035 Autorrotive ................................................ 2000 Auto Rentalllease ..................................... 2005 Autos .......................................................... 2010 Classic/Antiques ....................................... 2015 Commerclat/1ndustrlal .............................. 2020 Parts & Accessorles ..................................2025 Sports Utlllty .............................................. 2030 Trucks.........................................................2035 Utility Trailers ............................................ 2040 Vans ............................................................ 2045 Want to buy ............................................... 2050 Real Estate Sales ...................................... 3000 Cemetery Plots .......................................... 3005 Commercia1 ................................................ 3010 Condominiums .......................................... 3015 For Sale by Owner..................................... 3020 Houses for Sele ......................................... 3025 Land (Acreage) .......................................... 3030 Lots ............................................................3035 Want to buy................................................ 3040 Real Estate Rentals ................................... 3500 Apartments/Townhouses ......................... 3505 Commercial ................................................ 3510 Condomlniums .......................................... 3515 Houses for Rent ........................................ 3520 Land (Acreage) .......................................... 3525 Storage ....................................................... 3535 Want to Rent .............................................. 3540 Manufactured Housing ............................. 4000 Lots ............................................................4005 Movers........................................................4010 Rentals ....................................................... 4015 Sales .............- ...........................................4020 Suppfies ..................................................... 4025 Want to Buy ............................................... 4030 Resort Property ......................................... 5000 Resort Pro perty for sale ........................... 5025 Resort Property for rent ........................... 5050 Employment ............................................... 6000 Accountlng!Financla1 ................................ 6002 Admlnistrativa/Prafesslonal .....................6004 Cashler/Cierk............................................. 6006 Child/Elderly Care ..................................... 6008 Clerical .................. ,.................................... 6010 Constructlon ..............................................6012 Drivers & Delivery ..................................... 6014 Educatlan ...................................................6016 Electrical Plumblng ...................................6018 Em ploy ment Agenclea..............................6020 Entertainment ............................................ 11022 Food Servlcea............................................II024 Government & Federal Joba .................... II0211 Help anted· Qenerai .................................. II026 Law l!nfarcement ...................................... II030 Malntenanoe/Domeatlo ............................. 11032 Mana;ementllupervlaory ........................ 11034 t>ot-li'T ~U THttJI< !A1S WoiJL.b BE' A N\CG \-toil DAy M£ AJ, ~ home. 740-446-9552. Card of Thanks food CLASSIFIED INDEX Legals ...........................................................100 Announcements .......................................... 200 Birthday/Anniversary .................................. 205 Happy Ads ...........•............•...........................210 Lost & Found ............................................... 215 Memory/Thank You ..................................... 220 Notices ............................... ,......................... 225 Personals ..................................................... 230 Wanted ........................................................ 235 Services ....................................................... 300 Appliance Service ....................................... 302 Automotive .................................................. 304 Building Materials ....................................... 306 Business ...................................................... 308 Catering........................................................31 0 Child/Elderly Care ....................................... 312 Computers ................................................... 314 Contractors .................................................. 316 Domestics/Janitorial ................................... 318 Electrlcal ...................................................... 320 Financial.......................................................322 Health ...........................................................326 Heating & Coollng ....................................... 328 Home Improvements 330 Insurance ..................................................... 332 Lawn Service ............................................... 334 Music/Dance!Orama .................................... 336 Other Services ............................................. 338 Plumbing!Eiectrical ..................................... 340 Professional Services ...............................-342 Repairs ......................................................... 344 Roofing .........................................................346 Security ........................................................ 348 Tax/Accounting ........................................... 350 Travel/Entertainment .................................. 352 Flnancial ....................................................... 400 Financial Services .......................................405 Insurance .................................................... 410 Money to Lend .............................................415 Education ..................................................... 500 Business & TrRdA School ........................... 505 Instruction & Tralning ................................. 510 Lessons ........................................................515 Personal ....................................................... 520 Anlmals ........................................................ 600 Animal Supplles .......................................... 605 Horses .......................................................... 610 Llvestock...................................................... 615 Pets ...............................................................620 Want to buy.................................................. 625 Agriculture ................................................... 700 Farm Equfpment .......................................... 705 Garden & Produce.......................................710 Hay, Feed, Seed, Grain ............................... 715 Hunting & Land ........................................... 720 Went to buy .................................................. 726 Merchandlae ................................................ 900 Antlquea ....................................................... 9015 Appliance ..................................................... 910 KIT & CARLYLE Pets Toy Poodle puppies, CKC, shots, wormed, tails docked, dew crows removed & wellness check by local vetennar· ian. black. black·appricot & chocolate, appncot & white, party, males $300, censed. (This 1s a public Females $350, g1ve a gih Home Improvements service announcement that last, a g1h that will Basement from the Ohio Valley love you as much as you · Waterproofing Publish ng Company) love It, 74Q-992·7007 Uncondrt10nal hfetrme AKC m1n1ature Schnau· guarantee. Local refer· 500 Education zers. Part1 & Chocolates. ences furnished. Estatr lished 1975. Call 24 llrs. Parents on pr9m1ses. 740·446-0870. Rogers 740-441-t657. Basement Waterproofing. Business & Trade Boxer mix pups. 5. All fe· School males. Been wormed. Other Services 740-388-8929 Gallipolis Career Pet :remauons. Call CKC Maltese Pups. F College 740·446·3745 (Careers Close To Home) S450 M 5400. AKC Mini Call Today! 740-446-4367 Dachshund $350. 1-800·214·0452 740-256-1498 Professional Services Wanted Wanted to do honest, re· liable , exp. house clean· 1ng, have ref. 304-674·6056. In an ad taken over the phone. Financial Wanted: Reg. or Wide Mouth ::annmg jars. DeLost & Found Money To Lend livery appreciated, piCk-up avail. Will pay Lost· black & tan Yorkte 52-3 a doz. but must be NOTICE Borrow Smart. m1ssing s1nce 11130/ 1n fa1rly clean. 17812 SA Contact the Oh1o D1v1· Minersville s1on of F1nancial lnslitu· t60, Vinton, OH lions Office of Consumer 740·992-1e39 Affairs BEFORE you refi· Notices 300 Serv1ces nance your home or ob· tam a loan. BEWARE of NOTICE OHIO VALLEY requests for any large PUBLISHING CO. rec· advance payments of Child / Elderly Care omrnends that you do fees or 1nsurance. Call bus1ness With people you the Off1ce of Consumer know. and NOT to send Exp. :ert1f1ed daycare, Affiars toll free at money through the mail openings available 1n· t-866·278·0003 to learn eluding nights, week· until you have mvestigat· if the mortgage broker or ends. 740·992·0070 mg the offering. lender is properly li· !corrections will bE ~ade in the firs lavailable edition. All Display: 12 Noon 2 Business D ays Prior To P u b licat ion Sund a y Displays 1:00 p .m. T hursday for S undav- P a per • All ads must be prepaid" • Start Your Ads With A Keyword • Include Complete Description • Indude A Price • Avoid Abbre~ations • Includ~ Pllone Num~r And Adclreu When Heeded • Ad1 Should Run 7 Days Wanted Now you can hove borders and graphics added to your classified ads ..{, ~ Borders$3.00/ perod I! Graphics 50¢ for small $1.00 for Iorge Display Ads error~~ «POLICIES« GET YOUR CLASSJEJED LINE AD HOJICED & all who offered support . 10 any other way. Also everyone who donated to the . . Gary Mitchell memonal fund. I would also like tO thank McCoy Moore Fu.neral Home + h • J & k'muness. .1 A .or t e1r ove J iJ l iJ tl ~ ~ A special thank you to all the HOMESTEADER CARGO'CONCESSION TRAILERS. e,.w GOOSENECK FLATBED $3999. VIEW OUR EN· TIRE ~RAILER INVENTORY AT www.CARMICHAEL· f ·~ Have you pnced a John l ;j Deere lately? You'll be surprised! Check out our used Inventory at www CAREQ.com. Carmichael Equipment ~ 740-446·24t2 tl friends who loved Gary so much. t1 we missed anyon e. thank you a l so. The family of Gary Mitchell ij !} tj ~ - - -- - - -- Card of Thanks Card of Thanks llo11oring a long time Fire Fighter We the f.rmil:y would like to thank all of the area Voluntary hre Depanments, ~l e1gs F\tS. Mason \ I•W. American Legion, Ohio State Highw<~y P<Jtrol <1nd Ohio Divis10n of Forestry, and friends for their support in our time of need. 'The local Fire Departmenh of Meigs. Athcn~ & Galli a countie~ along v. ith the :'\1eigs E\IS, \la.,on \ F\\, American Legion. Ohio State Highv.a} Patrol and Oh1o DJ\ISion of Forestry, f<tmily and ~pecial fnends v.ho came out in support of a long time member of the Che,tcr Volunteer Fire Dept. who pas,ed away on Dec 7. 2009. Lall) Cleland, a US Anny Korean War Veteran and a 46 ~ear member and current Chief of the Chester Volunteer Ftrc, was honored With a funeral like no other. The showing of love and support b) the communit) V.:J> overwhelming. A fire fighter is a special breed of men and women that are there, day and night, bad weather and good, to serve und protect your life and your property a> king for no reward. I encourage all of you to ~upport your local Fu-e Department\ In any wa> you cnn.like they have supported u, in our time of need. A ~peciai thunk you to clo e fnends, alons with the Cheater Ludie~ Auxilury. We upprecintc everything you have c.lone. God ble,, each and everyone of you! The Family or Lorry Cleland WantTo Buy For Sale or trade Crafts· man router, tab e & ac· cessorles 5400.00 In· vested 5300.00 or trade lor double-barrel gun prefer 410 ga. new-never used 304·675·6411. Yard Sale EBY, INTEGRITY, KIEFER BUILT, Seasoned f1rewood. VALLEY HORSE/LIVE· All Hardwood. STOCK TRAILERS, 74Q-853·2439 LOAD MAX EQUIP· 740·446·9204. MENT TRAILERS, CARGO EXPRESS & special thank yo~ to Mr. & Mrs. TRAILERS COM R oger Shadwick. Also the ;j 740·446·3825 Gallia County EMS & Brian Seagraves for being there. Fuel I Oil I Coal I Wood / Gas 900 Merchandise Absolute Top Dol ar • s I· ver/gold coins. any 10K/14KI18K gold )OW· or elry dental gold, pre 1935 US currency, proof/m1nt sets. dla· monds. MTS Co1n Shop. Hobby / Hunt & Sport 151 2nd Avenue, Galli· POhS. 446-2842 ~~~~~~~~ Miscellaneous Recreational Radaant 1000 10,600 BPU Vehicles Kerosene Heater New 1n the box 5110. 740·446· 7867 Compel'$/ RVs & Trailel'$ Jet Aeration Motors repaired. new & rebuilt RV Serv1ce at Ca In stock. Call Ron chael Tra I Evans 1-800-537-9528 74().446-3825 Antiques Free full size mattess, must p1ck up, Antique solid oak bed· 740·742·2019 room set: dresser: tiltrng m1rror, wash standi towel rack, excellent condition, Hot tub outlet. Top qual· fa1nt.10g couch, quilts, ttyfwarranties. Free dellv· 74Q-992-6854 ery, wholesale. New Truckload 606·929-5655. Fuel / Oil / Coal / Wood / Gas Sale·Berber carpet 55.95 yd. Also, specials on vi· F1rewoo:J for sale 575.00 nyl & laminate in stock per load call Mollohan Carpet 22t2 Eastern Ave. Galhpohs 304·576-3353. OH (740) 446·7444 In Memory Lg ndoor Sale chnst· mas tnmmmg , new g1hs, new embroidery 1tems & much more 6 miles out Jerrys Run Ad Apple· grove Dec. 14·19 304·576-2635. In Memory In Loving Memory of Jessie E. Petrie 2000 Automotive Autos 03 Cava11er 3000, 03 Cavalier 3500, 04 Cava· her 3500, 05 CavafJer 4000 256-6169 2000 Chevy Caveher, 97.000 m1les, runs great, 5t 200 080, 614·572·5475 2003 Ford Mustang GT 5 sp red. new tires, loaded, 66.000 m OS 58500 firm, 74Q-992·2459 3000 Real Estale Sales For Sale By Owner 12 Unit Apt. Complex. • 446-0390. on her 85th birthday, Dec.22 Love bears all things, blliev1s all things, hop1s all things, 1ndures all tlllng:i, Lov1, n1v1r 111ds. I Sadly missed by Lovlna Husband Bill, Children and their famllle . Ronnie, Larry, Glenna, Billy anrt Tim i Apartmantl/ Townhoutlt br.around·lt\tl d\lfll\\n Pt PleaoAnl nca1 uttl pel HUD "'PI So pet• ~•II 3().! 1()(1 01()3 2 bdrm apt. lor rent In Centenary S300 Water & traeh pd, Clll256·1135 �Sunda~ December 20, 2009 Help Wanted 6unbap ~t~ -6ttttfntl • Page 03 Pomeroy • Middleport · Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV Apartments/ Townhouses Help Wanted :JI£artland Publications Copy Editor/Page Designer We are looking for someone skilled and experienced in both page design and copy editing. This person will need to design front pages. paginate inside pages, and write great headlines Experience with layout, knowledge of Quark and PhotoShop is a must. Full time position with benefits. Flexibility with work schedule is a must. a cover letter and resume to: ~illllpolts Da1h• U::nbunc 825 Third Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Attn.: Pam Cal d well or email pcaldwell@heartlandpublications.com SUNDAY TELEVISION GUIDE and 2 bedroom apls., furnished and unfurnished, and houses in Pomeroy and Mtddleport, secunty deposit required, no pets. 740·992·2218 1 BA apt. by WalrJiart. WID hookup, ref & stove Uti!. incl. Ref. req. $525/mo;$150/dep. 740-245·5555 or 441-5105. 238 1st Ave. Lg. Upstairs apt. overlooking nver. Fum. kitchen. 2 persons. $425+uttl. Dep. req. Ref.• Call 446·4926 r--:-::::-if4:oo\Nf1LTciOtii;aiT"Gieeniiav-Pa"dkeii:VS:TfiieoT-fThe--ICii!;Vei"aiid~rfaiii1iVGuVfAiiieric:ai1-"t~Witi~~;;Js---n;;r;;JPjij 2BR APT.Ciose to Holzer Hospital on SA 160 CIA. (740) 441-0194 CONVENIENTLY LOCATED & AFFORD· ABLE! Townhouse apart· ments, and/or small houses lor rent. Call 740-441-1111 for application & mformation. Free Rent Special Ill· 2&3BR apts $395 and up, Central Air, W/0 hookup. tenant pays electric. Call between the hours of 8A·8P EHO Ellm View Apts. (304)882-3017 Help Wanted Twin Rivers Tower IS accepting applications for waiting list lor HUD sub· stdized. 1-BA apartment for the elderly/disabled. call 675·6679 Help Wanted Gl 0 MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST/ MEDICAL ASSISTANT OR LPN Valley Hospital is currently ccepting applications for a temporary Medical Receptionist I Medical Asst or licensed Practical Nurse. Previous medical office experience or hospital related experience preferred, but not required. Send resumes to: Pleasant Valley Hospital c/o Human Resources 2520 Valley Drive Pt Pleasant, WV 25550 Or fax: 304-675-6975, or apply on-line at www.pvalley.o...rg AA/EOE Help Wanted Help Wanted Caring People.. . Tire H®LZER SENIOR CARE CENTER Differmce Resident Services Assistant Holzer Senior Care Center is seeking a full time'exempt Rc~ident Scrvice5 Assistant, must also be an STNA. g Term Care Experience preferred. We offer competitive wages and employment benefits including: • Expericnce P'ay • Heahh/DentaliLife Ins. • Disability Insurance • PDO Pay (VacattonstHoliday!PTOl • .W I k (after I year) • Tuition Reimbursement Please stop by and see us at 380 Colonial Dme Bidwell. Ohio or give Tyler Potter. Re~1dent Sen;iees Director or Amber Johnson. Dtrector of Marketing LTC a call at 740-4413406 or check u~ out on the web at: \\ ww.holzer.org. Equal Opportunit) Employer ~EEDED I ~t:'tfEDlATELY! MONDAY TELEVISION GUIDE MIDDLPORT, 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT, APPLIAN8ES FURNISHED, NO PETS. NON SMOKING. NICE, 740·856-8863 Apartment available now Riverbend Apts. New Haven WV. Now accepting applications lor HUD-subsidized, one Bedroom Apts. Utilities included. Based on 30% of adjusted 1ncome. Call 10 304·882·3121 , available --:----::=:iDeiii"iirNiililfiiOr"Ncin'Woanifa"tiT!l~~iHous:e"iEiiiCiaJf"--'---m~M"i~i'i;(~;orttf-fEv,~t.;;.~iffl~--jMiji'fV---tFiiiiTiVGIVvl lor Senior and Disabled 11 people. 12 Beautiful 2 BA apt. for highly qualified person or couple. WID hookup & dishwasher. Inc. water, sewage & trash. Central heating & air. No pets. $560/mo. Kelly 740·645-6378. Beautiful Apts. at Jackson Estates. 52 Westwood Or, from $365 to $560. 740·446·2568. Equal Housing Opportunity. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. For Rent, 2 BR, Duplex in town, $475/mo. Oep+rel. No pets. Quiet place. 446-1271. Gracious Living 1 and 2 Bedroom Apts. at Village Manor and Riverside Apts. in Middleport, from $327 to $592. 740-992-5064. Equal Housing Opportunity. Modern 1BR 740-446-0390 SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Holzer Medical Center. Gallipolis. OH 1s seeking a Sy\tems Administrator. apt. Call Nice 1 BR wash-dry. Stove & Fridge. All Utili· t1es. Call 740-446·9585. $600/mo.·SSOO dep. Houses For Rent Rentals ~--~~------ 2 & 3 BR houses lor rent 2BR, Ideal for Duties of thi~ oosition include: • Provides technical direction for the development. design. and sy\tems integration Holzer Consolidated Health Svstems. S all Systems and LAN security following IS security policies. • Analy1es both application and operating f system processing errors and recommends correcuve action. • • Proposes and implements system ' enhancements (software and hardware updates) that will improve the performance and reliability of the system. Qualifications include: • BS De~ree in Information Svstems, BS in Business ~1anagement, :0..1aster\.preferred. • Knowledge of advanced system operations preferred. • Knowledge of microcomputers, Microsoft ' • Windows Server OS, VMWare. and Citrix required. • Knowledge of Hospital Operations preferred. Experience: • Two years previous e>.pericnce , information systems. 2 bedroom apartment available in Syracuse. $200 deposit, $375 per month rent. Rent includes water, sewer. and trash. No pets. Suffictent income needed to qualify, 740-378·6111 Island View Motel has vacancies $35.00/Night. 740·446-0406 Help Wanted Help Wanted BA and bath. first months rent & deposit. references required, NQ Pets and clean. 740·441-0245 in hospttal Holzer ~ledical Cemcr IS a 249-bed acute care facilit} with a 23-bed C ARF accredited inpatient rehab unit and is located in southeastern Ohio. Gallipolis, OH is located alone the Ohio River and offers manv • oppo-rtunities to those interested in a >mail atmosphere. wage a nd benefits package. Nice 3 BR Apt for rent; stove. relridg. & water inc. W/0 hookup, Close to hospital, Centenary Ad. Galipolis, OH, no pets. 446·9442 after 5pm in Gallipolis. 1 Small dog OK in some locations. References & security deposit required. _ 740446 3870 -------2 bdrm house for rent, $350/mo pets welcome, 740·992·4012 -------3BR, 1BA, Kerr Rd. Gas heat. drilled water wells, no pets, drugs, smoking. S450/mo+nAp ::>4~-5004 Pleasant Valley Apartments is now taking ap· plications for 2, 3, & 4 Bedroom HUD Subsidized Apartments. Appli· cations are taken Monday through Friday 9:00am·I OOpm. Office is located at 1151 Evergreen Drve, Point Pleas- 4 Rms + Ba. Stove & ant, WV. (304) 675-5806. fridge. 50 Olive St. No pets. $450/mo + dep. 1 or 2 people, $300/month, Refernces, No Pets. NO CALLS after 740·441-0181 Trailer in town Racine. 2 br., .1 bath, all electric, carport. large front porch, close to school, library & park, $425 deposit, $425 per month water & garbage Included. NO Pets, 740-949-2217 For rent 3 br. & trailer 304·812-0397. N1ce 3BA. 2 Bath, 16x80. Setting. 367-0266 or 339·3366. ~ 44~6~·3~9~45~.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ Country Land (Acreage) ~------- Spring Valley Green Apartments 1 BR at $395+2 BA at $470 Month. 740·446-1599. Tara Townhouse Apartments • 2BA, 1.5 bath, back patio, pool, playground. (trash, sewage, wa~er pd.)No pets allowed. $450/rent, $450/sec. dep. Call 740-645-8599 Meigs Co. Cook Rd. 5 acres $16,500. Red Hill A 8 $ 99 d acres 1 • 99 or Gallla c o. 10 acres $12,500! Call 740-441-1492 tor maps or see www.brunertand.com, we finance! 4000 Manufactured Houstng Rentals Upstairs Apart., tBR ~-B~R~M;;;;;o;;:;b;;;;ile=H;;;;;o;;;;;m;;;;;e;;;;;,;;;;;N;;; o $500 mo. + deposit, all 2 utilil1es paid. pets. Water sewer, trash 740-446·3870 Included. At Johnson's Mobile Home Park. Houses For Rent 740-645·0506. ' If interested, please contact: 2 Trailer Lots Rent-AddiSOn Pike·$150/mo dep. Waler 446·3644. for Own a New 3BR, 2 BA w/1 acre. 5% down. S525 mo. WAC. Near Holzer 740·446-3570. Sales =======-Country living2·3 BA on property. Many floor plans! Easy Financing' We own the bank. Call today' 866-215·5774 2009 Clayton, 3 br, 2 bth. 2x6 walls & thermal wtn· dows, 740·992·7546 Ooublewide, Flatwoods Ad., Pomeroy, 3 br., 2 bth. 1 acre, asktng $65,000, 740·992-5989 AAANew2010 4BR Ooublewide 3 br house full size Oni¥-$.4"lM1. basement on 2416 B sec. 201 C Smglewide Monroe 6.ve. $500.00 a pd. !ncredlbld19...99.5 mon. + $500.00 dep. no ONLY <!I MIDWEST pets 304-675-1743 or mymidwesthome com 304·675·5155. 2BA Mobile Home in 740.828.2750 $325/mo-~o$325 3BR 2BA $600 mo. or Racine. sale on land contract dep. 1 yr lease. No Pets. Trade tn your old s~ngle­ with 15% down Call No calls after 9PM. wtde for a new home. 0 740·992-5097. money down. 446-3570. 256·1556 HOLZER ~tEDICAL CE:STER .. 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If you are a flexible team player, who likes a challenge, complete an electronic application on the Career Opportunities page at www.pebo.com. EOE Real Estate Quality Control. eam up to $15 an hour, evaluate retail stores, training pro· vided, call 1·800·901-2694 ........---.....,.....,AVON! All Areas! To Buy or Sell Shirley Spears 304·675-1429 - - - - - -......- ......Bookkeeper/ Tax Prefor IocaI account.tng parer d . If o tee sen resume to PO Box 805 Gallipolis Ohio 45631 or fax to 304-273-1130. wanted- legal secretary for local law office send resume to Box 30 200 Main St Pt. Pleasant WV 25550 Help Wanted- General Help Wanted- General , Help Wanted - General CHIEF WASTE WATER OPERATOR needed for the Town or Mason WV. Must have a Class II Certification, must be willing to per· form other duties as necessary. Send Resume to : Jerry Tucker, Mayor ol Town Of Mason PO Box 438 Mason WV 25260 Great part time opportunity. A fast growing tex111e company urgently require the servIces of part time Account/Payroll Office. In· terested persons should contact us Immediately via email. Please note that Phone Inquiries will not be accepted. Forward your resume to Jensen Ed· win @ Jensen.edwln@llve.co m. Do Include your phone number when forwarding the resume. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Peoples Bancorp Inc. a• regional banking company, IS seeking a quali· f1ed, professional candidate to fill a part-time Customer Service Rep· resentative (teller} posi· lion in our Gallipolis Of· lice. Essential skills include excellent communicalion, customer serv· ice and cross-selling abilities. Must be able to effectively manage cash drawer and process and balance various types of transactions. If you are a flexible team player, who likes a challenge, complete an electronic application on the Career Opportunities page at www.pebo.com. Ohio Operating Engi· neers Apprenticeshtp and Training Program local 18 •4-year Apprenticeship 2010 Application Dates January 25, 26, and 27. · 2010 & February 4, 5, and 6, 2010 9:00am to 3:00pm Operating Engineers are the men and women who operate and repair the equipment that builds America! "Earn As You Learn" We will be acceptmg applications, With a $10.00 cash non-refundable Fee. At the following IO· cations. Logan Training Center 30410 Strawn Rd. Logan, Ohio 43138 or IUOE·District 3-Union Hall 1188 Dublin Road Columbus, Ohio 43215 1-888·385-2567 EOE Help the NRA Protect Your Gun RightsI Recruit new members to JOin NRA Call current NRA members raising money and reneWing memberships Weekly pay and great benefits! Bonus Opportunities! Call today and schedule your interview! 1-888-IMC-PAYU ext. 2331 http://]obs.infoclslon.c om Local business needs individual to clean office. Approximately up to 12 hrs. per week. Must be EOE bonded and have refer- -enjoy -.....-~Contact Do- you helping ences. people? If so, I will give 740·446-9840 ext. 220. you FREE RENT AND Ohio Valley Home FREE UTILITIES Pus I an Health, Inc. accepting · · r · · tncome rust or mov1ng tn applications for Aides. and helping my 87 year Apply at 1480 Jackson old mother. You will live Pike Gallipolis, on interhere as if it were your net at www.ovhh.org or own home, minus the ex- phone J40·441-1393. penses. 740-416-3130. Competitive wages and Prep cook. Apply in per- benefits including mile· son. Jimanetti's Pizza. age and health insurRto Grande. ance. Quality Control EARN up to Sl5.00 an hr. c•aluate retail store,, train· ing provided 877-766-9507 Other Services JJ.ffiJ)_CJS. Are You Protected? An identity is stolen every 3 seconds. 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FREE ONLINE BUSINESS LISTING 'be ®allipolis lBailp m:ribune The Daily Sentinel tor ~oint ~lra~ant 1\rgi~trr 825 Third Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 111 Court Street 200 Main Street Pomeroy, Ohio 45679 Point Pleasant, VN 25550 740-446-2342 740-992-2155 304-675-1333 Oho \ r __P_u_b_l_ic_N_o_t_lc_e__ GALLIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCI· ETY, INC. P.O. BOX 931 GALLIPOLIS, OHIO 45631·0931 FINANCIAL STATEMENT December 1, 200 8 thru November 30, 2009 Receipts Admission and season Passes $230,443.86 Priviledge Fees $47,442.00 Sales by Fair Board $5,523.27 Entry Fees $9,084.00 Rentals $200,952.00 State $6,~59.98 Restricted Support $33,345.25 Unrestricted Support $24,918.79 Interest on Deposit $10,318.70 Total Receipts $568,587.85 Balance In Treasury (2008 Ending Balance) $409,275.08 Grand Total of Receipts and carry over $977,862.93 Expenditures Salaries and Wages $64,050.55 Benefits $8,737.36 S 11 d M t 11 s~C.~9;~9:n a eras Contractual Services $94,081.62 Professional Services $144,692.22 Property Services $47,824.71 Advertising Expenses $28,271.93 Repairs $40,708.30 Insurances $9,894.05 RenVLease Expenses $5,968.25 Capital Outlay $21 ,419.49 Junlor Fair Expenses $55,107.97 Other Fair ExpensS's $24,343.73 Total Disbursements $585,998.14 Balance In Treasury, November 30, 2009 $391 ,864.79 Total Expenditures and Balance $977,862.93 December 20, 2009 bid, all materials, tools: labor, and equipment. This bid notice shall~ published In a newapa.. per of general clrcula" tlon In Gallla County' and will also be located on the Gallla website (galll from December 2009 thru January 21, 2010. Only COOT pre-quallfied contractors will be eligible to submit bids. Each bid must be ac. companied by either a bid bond In an amount of 100% of the bid amount with a surety · satisfactory to th• aforesaid Gallla County or by certified check, cashiers check or letter of credit upon a solvent bank In an amount af not less 'than 10% af the bid amount In favor of the aforesaid Gallla County. Bid Bonds shall be accompanied by Proof of Authority of the official or agent signing the bond. " DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SEcTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PRODUCT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE ~E­ VISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM AOF THE OFFICES THE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES." Bids shall be sealed and marked as "BID FOR JACKSON PIKE RESURFACING " and mailed or delivered to: Gallia County Commlsstoners Office, 18 Locust Street, Room 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio 1~S:~tion of blddera Is called to all of the re-: qulrements contained in the bid packet, verious insurance requlrements, federal prevailing wage requirements, various equal opportunity pro-visions, and the requirement for a payment bond and performance bond of 100% of the contract price. No bid~er may withdraw hts bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Gallia County reserves t~ right to waive any formalities or rej any ?r all bids. Galha County adheres to all state policies pertainlng to Handicapped Accessibility and Equal Employment Opportunlties. December 20, 22, 2009, January 5, 19, 29, 2010 BULLETIN BOARDS $13.00 Column Inch Weekdays/$22 Column Inch Sundays Rollers Adult Arcade Skill Stop Slot Machines 1184 Jackson Pike in Spring Valley Plaza Next to Domino's Pizza Bush's Christmas Trees Price Reduced 1 week left Rt. 7 & 218 446-6604 Medicare Supplement Great Rates & Service! to set-up vour Public ~otices in Ne11~papers. Your Right to Kno11. Delilered Right to Your Door. ' Public Notice -------- -------Public Notice NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals for Lebanon Township is resurfacing 2.34 miles accepting sealed bids of Jackson Pike with for the following equip- asphalt concrete will ment: be received by the GalFord F250, 1980 Model, lia County Commls4x4, Simplicity Lawn- stoners at their office, lord DLX riding mower, 18 Locust Street, Room 20HP, 40' cut. Mark 1292, Gallipolis, Ohio, sealed bids to: Sherry until 11:00 AM Thurs· Wilcox, Fiscal Officer, day January 21 2010 Lebanon Township, and' then at.11 :00 AM at 30220 Lovett Rd., said office opened and Racine, Ohio 45n1 read aloud. Deadline for bids is Plans Specifications Tuesday, Dec. 29th. and ' Bid/Contract Sherry Wilcox, Fiscal Forms may be secured Officer at the office of the GalLebanon township lia County Engineer, 30220 Lovett Rd. 1167 State Route 160, Racine, Ohio 45n1 Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. (12) 17, 288, 20 All bidders must fur- Located at • Need to drive more local customers to your website? ~ N:O:T:I:C:E:TO::B:ID=D=E=R=S~::::::::::::::~=n~ls~h:,a:s:a::pa=rt~of~t=he~l~ Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Southern Local School District, 920 Elm Street, Racine, Ohio 45771 , will offer for sale by sealed bid at 1 :00 pm, Tuesday, December 22, 2009, the following vehicles: 1991 International Bus #4 1995 International Bus #1 1995 International Bus #11 All sealed envelopes containing bids are to be marked clearly on the outside. Terms of sale will be cash or money order. Said Board reserves the right to waive Informalltles, to accept or reject any and all, or parts or any and all bids. Questions can be answered by Mr. Edward Gibbs, Transportation Mechanic at (740) 9492611 x4000. All bids must be recelved In, and bid specificatlon sheets may be obtained from , TREASURER' S OFFICE, 920 Elm Street, Racine, Ohio 45771 , or by calllng (740) 949-2611 x 2208. Roy W. Johnson, Treasurer Southern Local Board of Education 920 Elm Street Racine, Ohio 45n1 (12) 13, 16, 18, 20 Now Open 7 Days A Week • Need a website for your business? -- -- Public Notice Services 300 --- Sunday, December iO, 2009 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV ~~~~ Real Estate Real Estate ~~·------ ----------~--------- The Lynch Agency 740-446-8235 800-447-8235 Don't miss New Year's Party at Skyline Lanes 446-3362 The Alteration Shop will be closed 24th Open Jan 5th for vacation Merry Christmas. Happy New Year Shirley & Howard Meadows 446-6188 Twice Charmed Used Furniture & Appliances Everything to furnish your home. Call anytime 245-5428 Open for Christmas �Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. 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Patrick McDonnell ZITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green 2 9 2 6 7 9 1 3 4 ·'By my calculations, their Christmas lists so far will cost $15,631.87." DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum 3 Difficulty Level ! 61 1 6 Tire 51<11'' 5/row tile Kmd of Day )(m'/1 Have )· Dynamic; 4-Posilivc; 1-t\zocraxc; 2-Stl-:;o, 1-Diffindl 7 2 5 ·6 3 5 1 6 9 : 3 9 14 '8..' v 2 * • IJ·" I v GOOO 16." WI-IAi YOUR PE:FINrfiON 6 8 8 ~ G 9 8 6 ~ L 9 v G 9 9 8 L HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monda'~ Dec. 21. 2009: This ye.1r, you open doors MJd (ieode lo walk through them. At times this process could be " lillie frightening. You put 100 percent into your work, no matter whilt. As a result, vou see rewards where many feel stc1lemated or bored. You also will have no regrets. Communication will improve if )OU are willing to put your feelings on the line. If Y''u .1re "ingle, you could bt> delighted h} an intriguing person who pops into your liie. lf you are attached, the two of you might often opt to st,l}' out oi the limelight and s~nd more time in couple-type ilCtivihes. AQUARIUS ill way:-. pre"enl'i anoiher view. 7 13 51 5 8 P~f'~Nt'5 ON Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman \llO~IIJIQ ... 9 G L 8 8 9 ~ L ~ 6 9 G 9 9 9 v ,8 8 L 6 9 G L 18 ' 6 ~ 8 9 G9 8 L 8 9I ~ 6 G 8 v v 6~ 8 v vi 9L 8 8 9 v 6 G itffi 9 ~ ;•.mJ ai tsenline .com ARIES (March 21·Aptil19) **** Cse the daylight hours to the nMx. Your instincts come into play, which allows greater gkeand-take. Careful: You might be ~ing c1 sitt1.1tion c1s ~'OU would like it to be, not as it is. 'Io ch.mge .1 situ· ation, vou must take cl st,md. Tonight: Relax and culm down. TAURUS {April 20-:\·1<1)' 20} *** A must appear,m,-e dem.md-.. your focus and attention. Stilrt looking beyond the ob\ iot s ,md see wh<tt is really going nn. Your im,win,1tion tmpresse~ c\ boss llr .lSSOLidte. f<riends'hip pl.l)' c1 m,ljor role in e\·ents. 'li:might: Where the acbo1, ts GEMINI {M.w 2l·June 20) *****Work with one other person direct I) .md h,mdle c1 matter he,1cl·on. YtlU h,1\ e a w.1y ol dealing 1\ ilh other-.. that easily m.lkes friends l'f them If you want to mo\ e on .1nd make vour m,uk. try to see .11lthe potenti<~l paths. 'lbnight: A mll~t clppearilnce. CANCER Qune 21 July 22) *****A partner pla)''>t<\ role in event" th 1! could change your' ision of the possibilitie~. E'en though you dream, you often see peoplt>'s re,1somng as a bit off. Cnderstclnd where others c1re com in~ from. Tonight: Take in new \istas. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ***** Reat•h out for •' spen.1! friend or lo\ t>d one. The two of you will come up ~.vith ide us. You might find il friend to be a bit silly or off base. Imagine whilt this person's idea really means. Tonight: Say "yes" to a loved one's offer. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept 22) *** fmphclsize tht> dt>taib, whether you are working or going Chti~tmas shopping. Yuu cuuld be O\ erwhelmed b~· e\ en•thing th,1t you hc1\ e tu do. Being in the holida) ffil>Oli \\ill help you get thr,,ugh illl yourerr.mds il!ld to· do's. Tonight Sort through oifers. LIBRA {Sept. 23-0d. 22) **** You might 1\ ant to rethink <1 relatitm!'hip th,1t hils a lot to offer \ ou. Re,11ize how indiflerent you might h,l\e heen"in the past .1boul this l\!'lt' ol l'Ming. E'\prt.><>s more nurturing .md C..lting. Others will respond. li.might let\ ou1 rre.1ti\ ity tluw SCORPIO \Oli. 2:\·:\0\. 21) *** De,ll with c1 m.1tter thclt is essential iu \'llllr well-being. Someone might be distorting the i,{ds of a !'ih.Jation, ;md you just might no! cart>. Schedule meetings for the .1ftemoon, when communilalion will e'\l'el. lbnight: let} our tmagin,llion 'hoose SAGITIARIUS (1\o\. 22-Dec. 21) **** Ju!'tl>el\luse you don't agree \\ ith someone isn't ">ufiktent rtoa.,on not to t.1lk tu hun or her. Y0u also need io follow \our mtmt10n, nom 1tter where tt t,1l-.es) ou. SDmetim~ you might nut be sure 'Jbnight: Curb a po~sess11'e stre.1k. CAPRICOR~ (Dec. 22 J,m. 10) *** * Be aware of the CO!>l'< of !wilding in ~ p.1r !tnt l,u direction. You mJght not be as c;ure of' ourself as would like toJ'e A\ oid o\ t:!rdoing it (Jn lastminute giits or ,1ctmg impulsi\ elv. 'lou will see a dif ference. 't(mighL Visit with .1 friend, like it or not. AQUARILS Q.m. 20-Feb. lH} ***** l~1ke ,llh ,mt<~ge of }OUT htgh energy. II ) uu h,l\e some leitover holicby errands,) ou pn1bahh u.mld "'lUt't'Ze one m two in at lunl'htime Obser-. e il tendt:nl'} to go O\ erboard lomght: l!e.lt yourself too. PISCES (feb 19-1\l,uch 20) ***'lou might want to chill during the dc1), but ,11 night you becomt? <1 different person S!tll, \ ou C.11111llt a\ Old certain obligations. o,m't put oft whc1t )'Ull can get d,1ne. You realize that you are too dose to the holidays to ~top. tonight. Ex pres!> vour new found radi,mce. Jacqudmr Rrgar IS on 111~ lrrtern~t at lutp:l/wn~.- •acqur/trrrb:g.trt\'11' .mJ ai Jlri une.com �PageD6 !>unbap ~tme~ ~ienttnel Sunday, December 20, 2009 EXTENSION (ORNER BY HAL KNEEN AP photo Forsythia's natural form is that of a fountain (right}, in contrast to the rounded shrub that's been clipped at chest height (left). Don't be a forsythia butcher B Y LEE REICH FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "I brake for butchered plants." Perhaps that's what my bumper sticker should read, because I did almost slam on my brakes recently to try and save a forsythia bush a whole row of them, in fact - from being butchered. An obviously well-intentioned homeowner was attacking the bushes on his front lawn with loppers. A few things were wrong with this scene. LOPPING IN THE WRONG PLACE While loppers are, in fact, the main tool in pruning forsythia, this guy, unfortunately, was standing upright and using them at chest height. Lopping all branches to this height creates a bush that rises up like a graceful fountain, then loses that grace in a wild burst of chest-high growth. As with shortening a stem on any plant, from a mum to an apple to an indoor avocado, buds just behind the cut are awakened to grow out into shoots. Some people use hedge shears on forsythia, with equally ungraceful results. All that a hedge shears does is coax lots of new growth right where all those cuts are made. Why not let a forsythia bush be the graceful foun- tain of growth that it's trying to be? Jt does need pruning, of course, to rid it periodically of decrepit old stems and make way for young, flowering ones. But the way to prune and maintain that graceful, arching form is by using a lop per at ground level, cutting away the old stems there. A few snips with a hand shears to shorten any stems that are too lanky completes the job. TIMING, FOR FLOWERS A second problem with this pruning/butchering job was timing. Forsythia blooms first thing in the spring. not on shoots that start growing early in the season but on stems that grew last season. So anything cut off now translates to that many fewer flowers next spring. For the most abundant flower show from forsythia or any other early-spring flowering shrub. wait to prune until after the burst of colorful blossoms subsides, in the spring. (Summer blooming shrubs, such as butterfly bush and rose-ofsharon, blossom on new shoots, so nothing is sacrificed by cutting off old ones in winter or anytime before growth begins.) TIMING, FOR HEALTH Fall or early winter is also not the best time to prune forsythia or any other plant in terms of plant health. Plants respond to being cut with a certain amount of activity right at the wound. This time of year, the response ts nowhere near as obvious as the quick closing of wounds or new shoot growth that occurs in spring and early summer. but something, perhaps only on a cellular level, does nonetheless happen. Plants are best able to face winter with their ''machinery" shut down. Any place there is activity is liable to suffer cold damage in the months ahead. For this reason, wait to prune any plant until after the coldest part of winter has passed. And for plants that are particularly tender to cold. wait even longer. until just before or after growth has begun for the season. depending on when the plant flowers. TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS There really was no critical need. however. to come screeching to a stop in front of those forsythia bushes being butchered/pruned. Forsythia is tough. not particularly susceptible to cold damage. Butchering can ruin its form and sacrifice part of next spring's show, but it won't harm or kill the plants. And with correct and timely pruning, forsythia bounces back to the glorious plant it wants to be. Mo. farmers with best land face 2011 tax rise JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Farmers who own the best agricultural land in Missouri might be saddled with higher taxes starting 2011 while those with less desirable plots could see their duties cut, under a proposal to adjust the productive value of the state's farmland. The Missouri State Tax Commission has agreed on new productive values on farmland, which are used to calculate property taxes and are determined by evaluating the land's potential agricultural earnings. Missouri's farms are divided into eight grades based on land quality, with the best farms in Grade 1. The tax commission said Thesday it proposes increasing the productive value of farms in the top four categories - which are generally cropland reducing the values for the next three lower categories, and leaving the lowest category unchanged. If the state Legislature approves the proposed changes, they will take effect Jan. 1, 2011. The Missouri Farm Bureau has urged the tax commission not to increase the productive value of agricultural land, and says it will ask lawmakers to reject the proposed changes. "Missouri farmers are carrying some of the highest debt load in the nation, and clearly they cannot be expected to shoulder a tax increase," Farm Bureau President Charles Kruse said Tuesday. Under the proposed changes, the best properties with deep, ideal soils that are flat, easily worked and produce dependable crop yields, would see an increase in productive value from $985 per acre to $I ,270 Grade 5 farms would experience the biggest drop in productive value, from $I 95 per acre to $147. Such properties can be moderately steep with serious drainage problems and where the soil is not suited for continuous cultivation. Therefore, the productive value of an acre of Grade l cropland would rise to $152.40 from the current $118.20. while an acre of Grade 5 land would have an assessed productive value of $1 7.64 instead of $23.40. State Tax Commission Chairman Bruce Davis said the new values were calculated by an organization based at the University of Missouri-Columbia that had studied a 15-year cycle of farm income. Agriculture Department Director Jon Hagler in November urged the threemember tax commission not to increase any land values and to cut them for pasture and timber land. In a letter to the commissioners. Hagler warned that increases could hamper the state's farmers and the overall economy. An Agriculture Department spokeswoman did not immediately respond to an e-mail requesting comment. Do you have problems keeping holiday potted plants (poinsettias, Christmas cactus. cyclamen, and amaryllis) alive in your home? Many homeowners this festive season receive gifts of beautiful plants to enjoy and add beauty. Proper care will extend their life in your home. Light, water and air temperature play a vital part in their survivability. Plants produce carbohydrates (food) in their leaves to sustain themselves using nutrients from the soil, water, carbon dioxide and light. Plants need several (6-10) hours of sunlight each day to maintain their health. If necessary, move your plant to better light conditions when not using it as a table or mantel decoration. Water your plant with warm water not cold tap water. Allow the water to sit overnight to release the chlorines from the chlorinated water. The number of times you water depends on the type of plant you have (poinsettias and chrysanthemums need more water than others) and how you water. Bring your plants to a sink and remove the foil or plastic pot cover before watering. Water thoroughly, allowing the excess to drain through the soil. Replace the pot cover. Consider placing the plant on a plate as pot covers do leak. Dilute amount of fertilizer (quarter of label rate) twice a month will be sufficient. for those homeowners wanting to keep plants alive until summer. Warmer homes, over 70 degrees Fahrenheit will need more water than 60-65 degree homes. Avoid room temperatures below 60 and above 75 degrees. Be careful of drafts from doors and windows. Exposure to freezing air will quickly cause leaf drop. In general, poinsettias need warmer temperatures 65-75 degrees and moist to the touch soils. Christmas cactus. amaryllis and cyclamens like cooler temperatures of 60-70 degrees and dryer soils. Water cyclamens by placing the plant in a half inch of water and Jet the roots draw the water up into the plant. Watering them overhead causes the potential of crown rot to occur. For further information check our Web site www.meigscounty.osu .edu. ••• Are you interested in learning more about beef production in this time volatility and uncertainty? Is there a formula for business survival. sustainability and profitability? Plan to attend Managing Dynamic Change in 20 l 0 beginning Feb 4. This foursession advanced beef production school will zero in on practical management techniques and management priorities to help cattlemen weather the changes and identify production practices that will keep profitability in the cattle operation. Topics that will be covered at the school include: Management Techniques to Improve Reproductive Performance, Systemic and Crossbreeding Heterosis, Management Priorities to Reach Target Carcass Markets, Market Trends and Economic Projections, Implementing a Comprehensive Cow Herd Health Program, and Keys to Using Forage Profitably in Beef Production. Featured presenters will include University of Kentucky beef cattle specialists Les and Darrah Anderson Bullock and forage specialist Dr. Garry Lacefield. Mark McCully from Certified Angus Beef. and Dr. Carla Huston. DVM, PhD from Mississippi State University. Also on the program will be Ohio State UniversitY. Extension's own Matt Roberts from the Department of Agricultural. Environmental, and Development Economics. Athens County will ho the beef school on t Thursday evenings of Fe . 4. 11, 18 and March ll at the Alexander High School Cafetorium in Albany. Each evening will begin with a meal served promptly at 6 p.m., and the educational program beginning at 6:30 p.m. Registration cost for, the school is $25 per person. Please help us with meal planning by sending in reservations. Reservations may be made through the Ohio Cattleman's Association, (Call OCA 614-873-6736) specifying attendance at the Athens County location or by contacting Rory Lewandowski, Athens County Extension Educator at 740-593-8555. More information about the Managing Dynamic Change 2010 Beef School along with a registration form is available on-line at: http:/ /athens .osu .edu/to. ics/agriculture-and-natur resources. Managing Dynamic Change in 20 10 is sponsored by The Ohio State Universit) Ohio Extension and Cattleman's Association with financial support from the Southern Ohio Agricultural CommunitY. and Development Foundation. (Hal Kneen is the Meigs County Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Buckeve Hills EERA. The Ohio State University.) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource December 20, 2009 herdman lookado mcclure moore roach thomason wolfe