https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/ec8e7b39204b2f50ecec86a6dcac716c.pdf 9bc5ba089458e3f650329d6005fe2760 PDF Text Text • • • . Sunday, January 27, 2008. Middleport, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV Report: DNA testing program for Ohio inmates . deeply flawed, A6 Chorus offers singing valentines, A3 SPORTS . • Buzzer beater lifts Raiders over Meigs. s8ePageB1 ' Public input sought on pool's future BY BRIAN J. REED BREED®MYDAI~YSENTINEL.COM MIDDLEPORT -Today is the last day to spealc out about the future of the Middleport Pool. Middleport Village Council Member Julie Proctor is seeking fublic inp\lt about the poo after council members indicated earlier this month they were in favor of keeping it closed for the summer. Those council members feel the pool is an unnecessary .drain ~n the July, 2007, because it was village's finances, especially operating at a deficit, attenwhen considering public use ·dance was low, and mainteof the pool, but Proctor has nance issues were high. At said it should rvmain open if the Jan. 14 meeting, Fiscal Officer Susan Baker said the village canafford it . Proctor ·said the village council must decide right offers too little recreational away whether the pool will opportunities for children in . open this year, so an approthe commus.ity, and suggest- priation for the recreation ·ed the village seek donations committee can be deterand other outside support so mined. She said council it can operate for the upcom- should expect to appropriate ing summer. between $20,000 and The pool was closed in $30,000 in general funds to make up the total $35,000 to $40,000 needed to operate the pool for the season. Both Baker and Mayor Michael Gerlach said the matter will likely come down to whether residents want to operate the pool or spend general fund revenue on other services, including police protection. Baker said the pool is only busy during the early days of the season, in late May and June. She, Gerlach and some council members. have said there is little doubt th e publie suppons the pool's operation, but said the village's financial condition will require the village to cut . expenses in other areas such as police protection to underwrite it. Last year, the village received around $5,000 in donations toward the pool 's operation. Proctor can be- reached at 992-4543 . Ohio receives 'F' in youth tobacco access BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT®MYDAILYSENTINEL.CDM INSIDE . • Hamas, Egyptians jointly poliCing Gaza · border to try to restore eohtrol. See Page A2 o State preservation program gains national attention . See Page A2 0 OtraX file-sharing sei'Vice launches; offers free lll.!Sic OOwnloads. See Page A2 • Southam honor roll. See Page A3 . ~~ . - . ~·-·~-!•,_v . ' .. . ., {l:' • S.R. 7 improvement project underway. See Page A3 • DARshows fashions of the past. ~Page A3 •~ Cqmpany puts felons to work See Page AS : • Sting of scandal gives boost to governor's ethicS (!rder. See Page AS ::~ Cooking schools 15ecome latest places to ban "trans fats from foods. See Page AS • Governor wants study of sentencing policies. See Page A& o FFAscores in competition. See Page A& ,;~ '}f. ... i:f ...' .,....,~ ·~· ''.l ;.~., . r;f" -"1\' ' ' ' ' ' 1114Honcllo 2004Fon:l Focua .WEATHER HUGE BfORf POMEROY - The American Lung Association's "State of Tobacco Control" 2007 report has ~i ven Ohio a grade of "F' in terms of youth tobacco acces·s. Contributing to that failing grade falls under the headings of clerk interventi~n a~d photographic identtftcauon. ·Accordmg to the report, there is no provision to prohibit access to or the purchase of tobacco products without the intervention of a sales clerk in Ohio. There js also no provision which requires merchants to request photographic identification for customers who • appear to be under 21 years of age. ·. · · Submitted photo To its credit, Ohio does Meigs residents active in Wellness Center activities !lt the Senior Center enjoy a six-mile hike. on a cold winter's day in · hav.e minimum age requireHocking Hills. ments to purchase and consume cigarettes; prohibits all cigarette sales other than 1 " sealed package cont:ll ing to federal labeling reqt:.>ements; has estabBY CHARLENE HOEFLICH through the wooded area of Hocking gramming at the Center, he has intra- ·lished random unannounced HOEFLICH®MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Hills, traveling by breathtaking water- duced off-site wellness activities such inspections; has graduated falls, over creek bridges and. ending at as the trip to Hocking Hills. Scheduled penalties or fines on ·retail- · POMEROY- Hiking six miles on a Ash Cave," Hoffman said. for this year are: ers; and has established a cold winter's day was a challenge but • Open gym basketball for adults, statewide This was the 43rd consecutive year enforcement one which participants of the Meigs that the Hocking Hills Winter Hike has March II and 25. at the Middleport agency. Wellness Center say they enjoyed. . taken place. It was the first time Meigs Church of Christ Family Life Center, The state received grades There were eight members the Wellness Center has taken part. Going 9:30 to II :30 a.m. of "C:' for both tobacco prelocal center who took part in the recent from here besides Hoffman · and the • Local hiking trip, .~ril 25, 9:30, vention spending and the 2008 Hocking Hills Winter Hike at Smiths were Bill and Becky English, a.m. to noon, with the location to be amount of cigarette tax Logan. The hike kicked off this year's Barb and Jerry Fields, and Lindsay determined. which is currently $1.25 per program of planned off-site wellness Matson who works with Hoffman at • Senior Golfing, May 8. and 22, June· pack of20. · · ' activities, said Bryan Hoffman, Meigs the Wellness Center. 12 and 26, 9 a.m. to noon. · In terms of tobacco preWellness Center director. · • Well ness Center picnic and games, vention spending; last year The wellness program at the Meigs "The first three miles were challeng- Senior Center is growing and continu- June I 0, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ohio spent $46.2 million, . ing, but the entire hike was very enjoy- ally offering new activities for . the •Canoeing at Hocking Hills. July 8 falling below the Centers able," said Hoffman. "It was a perfect over-40 year olds. The fitness room and Aug. 26, 8 a.m. to noon at Logan, for Dtsease Control's miniday and a beau,tiful place," added consists of two full-time staff members Ohio. mum recommendation of Robert and Barb Smith who are active to assist.participants with exercise pre• Fall Hike, Oct. II, 10 a.m. to I p.m. $61 million. Expect this in Center activities. scription and equipment operation. • Second Annual Turkey Trot Fun grade to go even lower due "The first three miles took us Hoffman, an exercise physiologist, is . Run/ Walk, Nov. 15, at the P<)meroy to a recent budget move by through caverns and gorges, up and credited with the tremendous expan- walking track from II a.m. to 3 p.m. Ohio lawmakers. According down hills, passing by Rose Lake and .sion of activities and curent high Other events may be scheduled to the ALA: "Because the stopping at Cedar Falls for kettle enrollment of middle and older mem- throughout the year, said Hoffman who Ohio legislature scrutinized , beans, corn muffins and hot chocolate. hers of the county's population as well encourages those interested in wellness or sold to investors, th e After a brief stop and a fantastic lunch, as securing funding for its operation. to contact him at the Wellness Center, Please see Tobacco, AS the hike continued another three miles While continuing to ·expand pro- 992-2161, Ext. 233. Locals join in winter hike at Hoc~g HUts of .~tate of Union addresses track highs and lows of Bush's presidency BY DEB RIECHMANN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Debito on P.,. A& WASHINGTON Bound together, George W. Bush's State of the Union addresses are a history of the ups and downs of his presidency, of the times he llSI!CI10NS- 12 PAGES got his way and the times Calendars A3 his hopeful oratory was just ' that. ' Classifieds B3-4 Last year, Bush implored a skeptical Congress to Bs embrace his plan to send Comics thousands ·more U.S. troops A3 to Iraq. Deseite growing Annie's Mailbox gloom in the country about A• the war, Democrats failed Editonals .n.t to stop him or to set deadB Section lines for troop withdrawals. Sports The military buildup went ahead without impediment Weather A6 and is credited with lowering violence in Iraq, at least © oooa Ohlu Volley l'ublishln!! Cu. for now, even as progress in INDEX . • • r .. political reconciliation has proved disappointing . Some of the ideas Bush has pushed in the annual speech have fallen flat and even backfired. In 2005, he advocated an overhaul of Social Security, saying . the program was "headed toward bankruptcy." It went nowhere in Congress. For three years running, from 2004 to 2006, he appealed to lawmakers to approve a guest worker program as part of a major changes in immigra-. tion laws. Members of his own party sabotaged the plan . The State of the Union, first delivered by Geotge Washington in 1790, gives the president a chance outline his agenda on national television. Yet initiatives • aired in optimism quickly can fall victim to divisive politics, budget fights or events far from Washington. Building his case for invading Iraq, B :sh stated in his 2003 address that the British government had learned that Saddam Hussein had sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa. That assertion turned out to be wrong and the blunder punched a hole into Bush's JUStification for · the U.S.-led · invasion of Iraq that March. It also led to the scandal over the leak df Valerie Plame 's . CIA identity. A newspaper column by her husband, ormer ambassador, disputed Bush's statement about the uranium, precipitated ' Pia me's ar • unmaskin~ and spawned an investigauon that eventually· ensnared Vice President Dick Cheney's then-chief of staff. · Iraq has figured prominently in Bush's State ofthe Union addresses, defending the war while the U.S. death toll rises - from 500 when spoke in 2004 to 3,900-plus today: In this year's speech, set for Monday ·night, Bush's words on the sagging economy might command more attention from a war-weary public . When it comes to his economic message, Bush has come full circle. As Bush prepared for the short ride down Pennsylvania.Avenue to the Capitol in 2002, the Senate was debating an economic aid plan . "We will defeat ' this recession," he said in that year's address. Technically, the recession . was over by that time . The of National Bureau Economic Research, · the recqgnized arbiters for dating recessions, says the last one started in Mar.ch 200 I and ended that November. This year, amid fears of a new recession, Bush is delivering his speech days after the White House and congressional le~ders agreed on a multibilliondollar proposal to revive an economy strained by a housing slump, a credit crisis and high energy prices. A centerpiece of hi s speech last year - a plan to cut gasoline use by 20 percent by 2017 and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil - struck a chord. �• PageA2 NATION • WORLD Qtrax file-sharing Hamas~ Egyptians jointly policing · serviee lalUlches; offers free music downloads Gaza border to try to restore control The Daily Sentinel Bv ALEX VEIGA Qtrax downloads can be AP BUSINESi WRITER stored indefinitely on PCs and transferred onto LOS ANGELES - A portable music players, revamped online tile-shar- · however. · ing service aims to woo The service, which boasfs leoions of music fans by a selection of up to 30 miloffering unlimited , free lion ·tracks, also promises song downloads that are th at its music downloads compatible with iPods, and will be playable on Apple all with the blessing of . Inc.'s iPods and Macintosh major recordi ng companies. computers as ·early as Qtrax, whi ch- makes its March. debut Sunday, is the latest That 's unusual , as iPods online music venture count- only playback unrestricted ing on the lure of free music MP3s files or tracks with to draw in music fans and Apple's proprietary version on advertising to pay the of DRM, dubbed FairPlay. bills, namely record compa"We've had a technical ny licensing fees. breakthrough which enables The New York-based ser- us tg put songs on an iPod vice was among several without any interference · peer-to-peer file -sharing from FairPlay," said Allan applications that emerged Klepfisz, Qtrax's president following the shutdown of · and chief executive. Napster, the pioneer service Klepfisz declined to give that enabled millions to ille- specifics on how Qtrax will gally copy songs stored in make its audio files compatother music fans' comput- ible with Apple devices, put noted that "Apple has nothers. Qtrax shut down after a ing to do with tt." . few month s followin g its · Apple has been resistant 2002 launch to avoid poten- in the past to license FairPlay to other online tial legal trouble. The latest version .of music retailers. That stance Qtrax still lets users tap into has effectively limited iPod file-sharing networks to users to loading up their · search for music, but down- players with !rac.ks purloads come with copy-pro- chased from Apple's iTunes tection technology known Music Store, or · MP3s · as digital-rights manage- ripped from CDs or bought ment, or DRM , to prevent from · vendors such as users from burning copies eMusic or Amazon.com. A call to Apple was not to a CD and calculate how to divvy up advertising immediate.ly returned Saturday. sales with labels. State preservation • program ga1~ national attention WASHINGTON - The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently announced that the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia has been named a statewide partner in the National Trust's Statewide and Local Partners program. This means that the Preservation . Alliance of ·west Virginia has demonstrated its solid commitment to strengthening preservation efforts and building a statewide constituency for preservation. . "National Trust Partners like the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia represent the best of the state and local preservation movement. We are pleased that PAWV has put forth extra effort to build organizational capacity and strengthen its visibility and presence throughout the state," said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for · Historic Preservat ion . "This organizatii:m is helping to protect and enhance the distinct historic re>ources and cultural heritage of West Virginia so that future generations may come to know and enjoy them." Created in 1993, · the National Tru st Statewide and Local Partnerships pro. gram helps emerging and established statew ide and local nvnprofit hi storic . preservat ion orga ni zati ons improve their effectiveness to save hi sto ri c places, advocate for preservation legislation and build the preservation movement. To achieve these goals, the · progra m provides grant support.. organ izati ooal development a>sbtancc and :-.pecialized workshops and trai ni ng· in co llaboration with the Nat iona l Trust Regional Offices and the Center for Preservation Leadership. The program encourages established organization' to mentor emerging groups and promotes clo'e working relationships among local, state and nati ona l preservation partners to build the pre.,ervation movement. Currently, 3\1 :-.t;ltcw ide organizmions and 6 1 local organiLations carry th e ·Partner designation . Preservation .Alliance was founded in 1981 to be West Virginia's statewide advocate for historic preservation. PAWV has played important roles in a number of pro-preservation legislative successes, such as helping pass state legislation establishing business and residential tax credits and increasing grant funding to support historic preservation projects. The organization also conducts annual conferences across the state and offers a variety of educational, training and technical assistance services. In 1998, Preservation Alliance established the West . Virginia Cultural . Heritage Development Program in partnership with Main Street West Virginia. This program promotes historic prese rvation and economic development through heritage tourism in communities throughout West Virginia; PAWV President Robert Conte of Union said partnering with the country's premier historic preservatio.n organization will bring prestige and recognition to Preservation Alliance and help the group meet goals in West Virginia . "This partnership win go a long way in improving our effectiveness promoting historic preservation and economic development through heritage tourism," he said. "We hope that the immediate resu lts will be seen in the areas of fundraising' and advocacy.'' Preservation Alliance is dedicated to historic preservation, heritage tourism development, related education and advocacy. · Karen Carperof Elkins is the executive director. . The National Trust for Hi storic Pre>ervation provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to a national network of people, organizations and local communities committed to saving places, connectin~ us to our history and collectively shaping the future of America's stories. For more information about Statewide and Local P<1rtncrs and other programs, visit th e Trust's Web site at www.nationaltrust.org. For more information about Pre servation Alliance of West Virginia, visit www.pawv.org. Monday, January 28, 2008 BY OMAR SINAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER RAFAH, Egypt- A smattering of Hamas-affiliaied sec urity forces, many of them bearded ·and dressed in blue camouflage uniforms, fanned' out on both sides of the breached Gaza:Egypt border Sunday to jointly police the crossing with Egyptian guards. Though only about a dozen Hamas forces took up positions, it was their first significant action on the Egyptian side of the border in the five days since Palestinian militants blasted through the partition. Since then, tens of thousands of Gazans have flooded into Egypt to buy food, fuel and other goods made scarce by an Israeli closure of the territory. Hamas won Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 and forcibly seized AP photo control of Gaza from the Back dropped by an Egypti.an riot police officer: center, Hamas riot police officers stand rival Fatah faction in June. guard at the breached border. between Rafah, southern Ga?a Strip and Egypt, Sunday. But the Islamic militant , Egyptian forces moved to close their breached border with the Gaza Strip by stopping vehigroup had no role in control- cle traffic Sunday and further tightening their security cordon around the small frontier town ling Gaza's border crossings of Rafah in effort to contain Palestinians crossing freely ' into Egypt for the' fifth day In a row. before the breach ·on Wednesday. But for the fifth straight day, flow of Egyptian cars and Minister Ahmed About · Now, Hamas is hoping to Palestiniatts moved unim- trucks toward Rafah, limit- Gheit told reporters Sunday change that. meeting with peded back and forth across ing the flow of goods to after The temporary coopera- the frontier. Palestinian Prime Minister restock shelves. tion appeared to be between The small group of Hamas Gasoline vendors were Salam Fayyad in Cairo. low-level security guard~ on forces appeared to be coordi- still filling jerry cans to take But Hamas wants a new the ground, and not indica- nating efforts to restore order back to Gaza. border security scheme. ' live of any change in policy at the border with . their "This agreement has "I can afford to get wet, by Hamas or the Egyptian Egyptian counterparts, joint- but I can't afford to go hun- become part of past history, government, which are still ly dtrecting traffic and man- gry," said Gazan Adel and the Palestinian people far apart on the question of ning checkpoints. Both Abdullah Moussa, dripping' will not accept turning bliCk fpture control of the border. Hamas and the Egyptians wet in the rain and carrying a to the old procedure," · said · Egypt wants to restore an were urging Gaza ·motorists yellow gas can in one hand Sami Abu Zuhri, a HallHis arrangement whereb~ the to go back home. and his year-old baby in the spokesman in Gaza City. ~ Streets on · the Egyptian other. border was controlled Jointly · Ham as says · its main by the Palestiniafl Authority side of tjle town of Rafah, The old joint border objection to the old system is headed by Fatah; Israel, and which was d)vided in half by arrangement .for Gaza was that Israel uses cameras and European monitors. Hamas the bOrder, were still brokered by Secretary of computers to track everyone rejects the old system and is · jammed with people bar- State Condoleezza Rice in who passes in and out of pu~hing for a new one where gaining for gaSIJline, water 2005 - nearly two years Gaza, even though the it has a role.. · bottles, car batteries, carpets before Hamas took over the Jewish state pulled its troops Hundreds of Egyptian and other supplies. area and ousted the and settlers out of the strip in A rare rainstorm turned Palestinian Authority · of 2005. for.ces have been deployed around the border for several dusty thoroughfares · into moderate President "We don't accept a contindays, and some guards have sludge and some shops wete Mahmoud Abbas, who . ued Israeli veto on the movealso crossed briefly into closed, either because of bad heads Fatah. ment, the exit and entry Gaza. The Egyptians have weather or because supplies . "We have to commit to the through Rafah," Hamas been struggling to. re-estab- ·had. run .low. Ismail standing international agree- Prime ; Minister Checkpoints restricted the ment," Egyptian Foreign Haniyeh said. lish control along the border. Community Calendar Public meetings Hourly Visitors Our Readers . NEVER SLEEPI Your ad will be seen 24/7 ular meeting, 3 Pomeroy Library. p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31 RACINE -Special meeting of Pomeroy!Racine Masonic Lodge, 6 p.m., lodge hall, for work. in the Master Maso n degree on one candidate. Refreshments . Members are reminded of the Grand Masters reception Feb. 9 at Tuesday, Jan. 29 POMEROY - Bedford Rio Grande. Questions call Township Trustees, special Randy Smith, 508-0816. CHESTER Shade meeting, 7 p.m., at the town River Lodge. 453, special hall. . RUTLAND - Leading meeting, 7 p.m. for the pur~ ·: Creek Conservancy pose of conferring the· fel· District, special meeting, 4 lowcraft degree on two 'can; p .m. for the purpose of han-. didates. Refreshments. :. dlin g personnel matters. ROCKSPRINGS Meigs' junior class parents, junior prom meeting, 6:30 p.m~. Meigs High School room 213. for parents inter.. esting in helping with prom. Monday, Jan. 28 POMEROY - Meigs Friday, Feb. l County Library Board, regPOMER,OY - PERI Clubs and .- organizations Chapter 74, Meigs County, I p.m ., Mulberry Community Center. Lenora Leifheit to speak on "Chair Exereise for Home Bound People.'' ROCKSPRNGS , Meigs Local Enrichment Project, public information meeting, 6 p.m ., Meigs · High School Cafeteria. Church events Monday, Jan. 28 POMEROY - Oh-Kan Coin Club; .7 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Vi sitors welcome. Birthdays Sunday, Feb. 3 REEDSVILLE Guy Calaway will observe his 95th birthday on Feb. 3. Cards may be sent to him at 48184 S.R. 681, Reedsville. 45772. . Submitted photo Here the French Chorders quartet, composed of Suzy Parker, Bev Alberchinski, Sue Priest and Nan Heiskell, deliver a greeting in song. ·Chorus offers singing valentines GALLIPOLIS -Anyone looking for a unique. and memorable way to say "I Love You" to their favorite valentine, might want to consider the French Colony Chorus for a "singing valen•tine." The barbershop quartet wi II be happy to surprise a . significant other with some ·:songs, a flower, a gift and a , : photo to commemorate the . occasion. Singing valentines : will be available all day on Feb. 14 and the singers, The French Colony Suzy Parker, . Bev . Chorus is a women's choru~ Albershinski, Sue. Priest and chartered by Sweet Adelines Nan Heiskell, will call on International, singing in the honoree at home, busi- four-part a cappella harmoness or wherever in the local area at an hour selected by' ny. The Chorus will offer the the giver. singing valentine package at The Chorus says past a reasonable price to resi. recipients have been "sur- dents of the tri-county comprised and touched by the munities. To schedule personalized gift on a day singing valentines, call 740when cherished sweethearts, 446-2476 or 740-992-5555. family and friends are hon- Appointments are expected ored." to fill quickly. · shows fashions of the past POMEROY - A a style show of period clothing highlighted the recent meeting of Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, held at the Meigs Library. Patricia Holter was dressed in her Aunt Lura's black linen skirt and a white blouse. She wore a hat belonging to her mother-in-hiw, Ada Holter, fashioned with a feather from Betty Milhoan and secured with a hat pin from another relative Mary Powell presented several fashions including a 1716 dress. She explained that during the Civil War period ball gowns and other clothing were frequent! y made from old curtains, thus the floral design was common. The number of petticoat~ under the dress signified · the family's wealth, she said, and the pan· taloons worn had draw string waistbands. She displayed a three piece day dress in 1870 style, .a time for bustles and cames, another of pioneer period where the primary colors were black and brown, with skirts have a She also small design . showed a flapper dress worn with a headband and feathers, along with Jackets and blazers from 1940s. Opal Grueser presented a brown mink coat that originally had been made for Sara ~aldwell ill the early ' 1920- 30's by her husband. Lined in satin, the coat had wooden buttons and · flannel lined pockets. In . a discussion of shoes, it was suggested \hat if you keep them long enough .they come, back into scyle. . Powell, regent, noted the death of Anna Cleland and plans were made for Opal Grueser to serve as pro tern secretary. The essay contest was discussed and has i:leenjudged by a Toledo teacher with the winners to be anrtounced at a future meeting. A tree ornament exchange followed the meeting an luncheon. Next meeting will be held on I p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Pomeroy Library. S.R. 7 improvement project underway \ Top .Referrals 8,000 visitors request mydailysentlnel.com DIRECTLY! .."". .......... "" • s. 1-.n>m,~~.-p:. "'""',....._Clift, 6. "mlft.t~ti.Up!l J, m-ll~. com/MWI/OIIItllllr1U/ ' ' . l). ~'lllo .. .....,.,tOr,v,.___ptop .. ·~ l'ft~.CIO!t!J...,.,~'"" . "" " " 0 . ~111> "" O, l"" Dally Number of Visitors Over 1,000 VIsitors A Dayl Take a break to check out the news! .. • " • MARIETTA - The Ohio Department of Transportation .announces that continuing ·construction associated with the State Route 7 widening project between Marietta and Reno will impact traffic for . three days next week. Beginning Tuesday, Jan . )9, the installation of a .60inch concrete pipe beneath the highway will require the · · reduction of traffic flow to one lane. The area affected is just so uth of the Little Muskingum Bridge entering Reno. "In an effort to better accommodate morning commuters and school transportation , we will wait until 8:30 a.m. td restrict traffic on Tuesday," said OOOT District 10 Public Information Officer Page Ag Monday, January 28, 2008 ANNIE'S MA'fLB OX Monday, Jan. 28 , POMEROY - Veterans . Service Commission meets at 9 a.fD., 117 Memorial Dr., Pomeroy. REEDSVILLE Regular meeting of Olive Township Tru stees, 6:30 p.m., township garage. ·~:DAR ·Our ·rJally Number Of Visitors Are ~rowing. More Individuals Are Checking The News Online! BY THE BEND The Daily .Sentmel Stefhanie Filson . "This .work "We understand the impact wil cause some delay for this project has in the shortmotorists, however, until the term. for moiorists and busidrainage system installation is nesses, b~t we ask f~r public cooperauon m mamtammg completed Thursday." OOOT anticipates delays of . sa!'ety w~thi~ the work zone," up to 15 minutes. Flaggers sa.ld D1stnct I 0 Deputy will maintain traftic, and a Director Larry Woodford . law enforcement officer will "The project as a. whole is be on site. Traffic will be very important to·the future of shifted over the course of the the region, but our frrst con' restriction to allow construe- cern is protecting work crews tion across the width of the and motorists while construehighway. Bidirectional tion is under way." motorists. will use the northThe State Route 7 widening bound lane on Tuesday and project began in fall 2007. It the southbound ,lane on mcludes widening the existWednesday, weather permit- ing highway to increase traffic ting. Traffic will shift capacity and implementing throughout the day Thursday, access management tec has well. ODOT officials niques to reduce congestion advise area motorists to exer- and improve safety. It is cise extreme caution when scheduled for completion m traveling through thi s area. · fall2009. ,, A more understanding dad might help be ~a u~e !'heard Alex's parents a(e sending ·him to AND MARCY SUGAR live with some relatives in . Dear Annie: I'm a 15- Ohio . , _yeat-old boy . and haye I don't know how to get been best friends with my dad to change his "Alex" si nce we were 5. mind. He says I'm young Last year, Aiel\ told me he and will make more "northought he might be gay. mal " friends. But Alex is He said he really liked thi s my best friend and I know other boy we know and you don't get a lot of those. made me swear never to Is Dad right? - Confused fell anyone. But a month in California Dear Confused: It's too ago, Alex got caught after school kissing that guy he bad your father isn't more liked, and the school call'ed tolerant and accepting. his parents. They grounded Being gay is not contahim. giot,Js, nor· is it a reason to My dad told me I'm not turn your back on a fri end. allowed to be friends with ' Contact PFLAG Alex anymore, but I don't (pflag.org) and ask if think that's fair. Alex has- there's anything you can n't changed. He's still. the do. Perhaps if your father same guy I've always been had a better understanding friends with, the one I of the situation, he might played soccer and video ' be less afraid of having games with. I tried talking Alex around. It's worth a to my dad, but he won't lis- try. Dear Annie: What do ten. Now I've been grounded because, a week ago, I you do when someone snuck over to Alex's to else's mail is accidentally play video ~ames . I heard delivered to your home? my dad yelhng at my step- When that has happened to mom that I'd "better not be me, I hand-deliver it if the gay." I'm not allowed to addressee is nearby . call him and my cell phone Otherwise, I put it back in has been taken away. my mailbox marked "Not Annie, I know I'm not at this address." Is that gay, but does that mean I correct? Should I keep it? can't be friends with Alex? Throw it away? - · Mary 1 called my mom and she C. said she'd try to talk to Dad Dear Mary: You are for me, but it hasn't helped right .to put the envelope yet. I feel bad for Alex. I back· in your mailbox so call him when my parents the postal worker can aren 't home, but every retrieve it and deliver it to time, he cries and says he !he proper address. Please wishes he could iake it don't keep it or toss it. back. I hate that. I know if (Think how you would feel it were me, he'd try to help. if someone did this with My dad said if I keep your electric bill .) sneaking out to see Alex, Dear Annie: You told he's going to send me to "Need Input" that it's inaplive . with my uncle. He propriate for bridal coumay_ nat even have to, pies to ask guests to bring BY KATHY MITCHELL th eir own meal s. Allow me to politely di sagree. I recently went to a wedding where th e reception was potluc k, and it was one of the best parties I've ever, been to. We al l had an opportunity to enjoy the best dishes prepare d by , each of . the hou se hold s attendin g. Perhaps thi s is more appropriate for the kind of tightknii church community involved, but I would hate for the high cost of feeding people to take away from the joy a couple should expect to share wi th family and friend s on their wedding day. I , would never turn down a wedding invitation just becau se I was asked to provide a di sh. - Joe in Roanoke, Va. . Dear Joe: Several readers wrote to tell us they enjoy this sort of thin g, and for very informal weddings, it's fine if everyone wants to pariicipate. However, we are bothered when the weddings are . more formal and the bridal couple expects their guests to pay for. the privilege of attending and supply the meal, as welL Annie's Mailbox is written by Ka'thyMitche/1 and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e·mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www:creators.com. Southern honor roll . RACINE The Southern Local School District recently released its honor roll for the second nine weeks. Seniors, all A's, Morgan Brown, Lindsey Buzzard, Chapman, Ryan Erin Chapman, Heather · Cundiff, Sarah El-Dabaja, Courtney Ginther, Kaylyn Spradling . A and B, Teddy Brown, Ericka Cogar, Stephanie Cundiff, Krysti · Hall, December .. Hensley, Krystle Marler, Whitney Riffle, Ashley Weddle. Juniors, all A's, Merri Collins, Chris Holter, Drew Hoover, · Emma Hunter, Chelsea Pape, Jaime Warner. A and B, Brody Flint, Bryan Harris, Tosha Jones, Ryan Lunsford, Brittany Meldau, Samantha Patterson, Paul Powell, April Richards, Weston Roberts. Sophomores, all A's, Michael Manuel; Breanna Taylor, Lynzee Tucker. A and B, Taylor Deem, James Evans, Kris Kleski, Jonath~n- Powell, Dustin Salser, .Dustin Smeck, Mac Wood, Katie Woods. Freshmen, all A's, Eric Buzzard, A and B, Trevor Flint, Bobbi · Harris, Zachary Manuel, Charlie Pyales, Tyler Wolfe. Eigl\.th grade, all A's, Emily Ash, Andrew Ginther, Amber Hayman, Emma Powell , Hope Teaford. · A and B, Martina Arms, Alison Brown, Harley Hamilton, Katelyn Hill, Marcus Hill, Kelsey Holsinger, Emily Manuel, Morgan McMillan, Clayton Moore, Andrew Roseberry, Olivia Searles, Abbie Williams, Natalie Wood . Seventh grade, all A's, Tim Elam, Shelby Pickens, Kody Wolfe. A and B, Chris Chaney, Austin Johnson, Jennifer McCoy, Jaclyn Mees, Pape, Stefanie Adam Pyles, Jeremiah Warden, Whitney Weddle , Paige Wehrung. Sixth grade, all A's, Baylee Hupp, Jamie O'Brien. A and B, Darien Diddle, Cameron Harmon, Lacey Hupp , Katie Jenkins, Nathan Leamond, Taylor McNickle. Fifth grade, all A's, Ashley Baker, Bradley McCoy. A and B. Kali Cunningham. Sophie Guiniher, Addie Hayman , Jacob Hoback, Caitlyn Holter., Chais Rodriguez , Cassie Roush, Ryan Schenkelberg, Gage Smith , Bethany Theiss; Tristen Wolfe, Cameron Yates. Fourth grade, 'all A' s, Jeremy Dutton, . Jansen Wolfe. . A and B, Kari Arnold, Tanner Grubb, Cameryn Harmon, Parker Hill, Dimitrious Lamm, Ashley Lickliter, Madison Maynard, Joe Morri s. Maddy Quillen, Sylvia Richards, Elizabeth Wolfe. . Third grade, all · A's, Katie Barton, Clayton Boso, Sierra Cleland , Abbi Dailey, Talon Drumme r, Daniel Dunfee, Mari ssa Johnson, Marlee Maynard, · Trey Pickens, Cren son Sara Rogers, Schenkelbery. A and B, Tyler Custer, Jordan Fisher, Gage Hensley, Eli Hunter, Blake Johnson, Chris Justice, Cy McMillian, Haley Musser, Macie Rodriguez, Faith Thorla.' Teaford, Tanner .. Second grade, all A's, Katie Butcher. Sydney Cleland, Jolesha Erivn, Hannah Evans, Miranda Greenlee, Jonah Hoback, Sailor Kyle Lawson, Warden, Kendra White. A and B, Kendra Barton, Laramie Blevins, Cody Campbell, Kali Cleland, Wilham Elston, Andrew Evans, Cameron Grueser, Spencer Harrison, Andee Hill, Jaiden Hood, Natalie jackson, Dameson Jenkins, Lauren Lavender, Austin McKibben, Julia M01\tgomery, Emily Phillips, Rachael Rice, Jacob Riffle, Jane Rou sh, Riley Rou sh, Conner Wolfe. ARE YOU A RESIDENT OF MEIGS COUNTY? In order to vo1e in the March 4, 2008 Primary Election you must be regi~tered by February 4th, 2008. Vote at your new precinct and avoid long Ii nes at the board on Election Day by changing your address (if you have moved within the county) or if you changed your name, by updating your registration by February 4th, 2008. The Board of Elections will be open from 9:00a.m. until 9:00p.m. on February 4th, 2008. You may also register at the following locations: Meigs County Department of Human Services, Meigs County WIC Office, License Bureau, Board of MRIDD, Pomeroy Public Library. Middleport Public Library, Eastern Local School Library, Meigs County Treasurer's Office, and all area high schools. For any additional information, call 992·2697, or stop by our office located at 117 E. Memorial Drive, St. I, Pomeroy, Ohio. ' �• PageA2 NATION • WORLD Qtrax file-sharing Hamas~ Egyptians jointly policing · serviee lalUlches; offers free music downloads Gaza border to try to restore control The Daily Sentinel Bv ALEX VEIGA Qtrax downloads can be AP BUSINESi WRITER stored indefinitely on PCs and transferred onto LOS ANGELES - A portable music players, revamped online tile-shar- · however. · ing service aims to woo The service, which boasfs leoions of music fans by a selection of up to 30 miloffering unlimited , free lion ·tracks, also promises song downloads that are th at its music downloads compatible with iPods, and will be playable on Apple all with the blessing of . Inc.'s iPods and Macintosh major recordi ng companies. computers as ·early as Qtrax, whi ch- makes its March. debut Sunday, is the latest That 's unusual , as iPods online music venture count- only playback unrestricted ing on the lure of free music MP3s files or tracks with to draw in music fans and Apple's proprietary version on advertising to pay the of DRM, dubbed FairPlay. bills, namely record compa"We've had a technical ny licensing fees. breakthrough which enables The New York-based ser- us tg put songs on an iPod vice was among several without any interference · peer-to-peer file -sharing from FairPlay," said Allan applications that emerged Klepfisz, Qtrax's president following the shutdown of · and chief executive. Napster, the pioneer service Klepfisz declined to give that enabled millions to ille- specifics on how Qtrax will gally copy songs stored in make its audio files compatother music fans' comput- ible with Apple devices, put noted that "Apple has nothers. Qtrax shut down after a ing to do with tt." . few month s followin g its · Apple has been resistant 2002 launch to avoid poten- in the past to license FairPlay to other online tial legal trouble. The latest version .of music retailers. That stance Qtrax still lets users tap into has effectively limited iPod file-sharing networks to users to loading up their · search for music, but down- players with !rac.ks purloads come with copy-pro- chased from Apple's iTunes tection technology known Music Store, or · MP3s · as digital-rights manage- ripped from CDs or bought ment, or DRM , to prevent from · vendors such as users from burning copies eMusic or Amazon.com. A call to Apple was not to a CD and calculate how to divvy up advertising immediate.ly returned Saturday. sales with labels. State preservation • program ga1~ national attention WASHINGTON - The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently announced that the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia has been named a statewide partner in the National Trust's Statewide and Local Partners program. This means that the Preservation . Alliance of ·west Virginia has demonstrated its solid commitment to strengthening preservation efforts and building a statewide constituency for preservation. . "National Trust Partners like the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia represent the best of the state and local preservation movement. We are pleased that PAWV has put forth extra effort to build organizational capacity and strengthen its visibility and presence throughout the state," said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for · Historic Preservat ion . "This organizatii:m is helping to protect and enhance the distinct historic re>ources and cultural heritage of West Virginia so that future generations may come to know and enjoy them." Created in 1993, · the National Tru st Statewide and Local Partnerships pro. gram helps emerging and established statew ide and local nvnprofit hi storic . preservat ion orga ni zati ons improve their effectiveness to save hi sto ri c places, advocate for preservation legislation and build the preservation movement. To achieve these goals, the · progra m provides grant support.. organ izati ooal development a>sbtancc and :-.pecialized workshops and trai ni ng· in co llaboration with the Nat iona l Trust Regional Offices and the Center for Preservation Leadership. The program encourages established organization' to mentor emerging groups and promotes clo'e working relationships among local, state and nati ona l preservation partners to build the pre.,ervation movement. Currently, 3\1 :-.t;ltcw ide organizmions and 6 1 local organiLations carry th e ·Partner designation . Preservation .Alliance was founded in 1981 to be West Virginia's statewide advocate for historic preservation. PAWV has played important roles in a number of pro-preservation legislative successes, such as helping pass state legislation establishing business and residential tax credits and increasing grant funding to support historic preservation projects. The organization also conducts annual conferences across the state and offers a variety of educational, training and technical assistance services. In 1998, Preservation Alliance established the West . Virginia Cultural . Heritage Development Program in partnership with Main Street West Virginia. This program promotes historic prese rvation and economic development through heritage tourism in communities throughout West Virginia; PAWV President Robert Conte of Union said partnering with the country's premier historic preservatio.n organization will bring prestige and recognition to Preservation Alliance and help the group meet goals in West Virginia . "This partnership win go a long way in improving our effectiveness promoting historic preservation and economic development through heritage tourism," he said. "We hope that the immediate resu lts will be seen in the areas of fundraising' and advocacy.'' Preservation Alliance is dedicated to historic preservation, heritage tourism development, related education and advocacy. · Karen Carperof Elkins is the executive director. . The National Trust for Hi storic Pre>ervation provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to a national network of people, organizations and local communities committed to saving places, connectin~ us to our history and collectively shaping the future of America's stories. For more information about Statewide and Local P<1rtncrs and other programs, visit th e Trust's Web site at www.nationaltrust.org. For more information about Pre servation Alliance of West Virginia, visit www.pawv.org. Monday, January 28, 2008 BY OMAR SINAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER RAFAH, Egypt- A smattering of Hamas-affiliaied sec urity forces, many of them bearded ·and dressed in blue camouflage uniforms, fanned' out on both sides of the breached Gaza:Egypt border Sunday to jointly police the crossing with Egyptian guards. Though only about a dozen Hamas forces took up positions, it was their first significant action on the Egyptian side of the border in the five days since Palestinian militants blasted through the partition. Since then, tens of thousands of Gazans have flooded into Egypt to buy food, fuel and other goods made scarce by an Israeli closure of the territory. Hamas won Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 and forcibly seized AP photo control of Gaza from the Back dropped by an Egypti.an riot police officer: center, Hamas riot police officers stand rival Fatah faction in June. guard at the breached border. between Rafah, southern Ga?a Strip and Egypt, Sunday. But the Islamic militant , Egyptian forces moved to close their breached border with the Gaza Strip by stopping vehigroup had no role in control- cle traffic Sunday and further tightening their security cordon around the small frontier town ling Gaza's border crossings of Rafah in effort to contain Palestinians crossing freely ' into Egypt for the' fifth day In a row. before the breach ·on Wednesday. But for the fifth straight day, flow of Egyptian cars and Minister Ahmed About · Now, Hamas is hoping to Palestiniatts moved unim- trucks toward Rafah, limit- Gheit told reporters Sunday change that. meeting with peded back and forth across ing the flow of goods to after The temporary coopera- the frontier. Palestinian Prime Minister restock shelves. tion appeared to be between The small group of Hamas Gasoline vendors were Salam Fayyad in Cairo. low-level security guard~ on forces appeared to be coordi- still filling jerry cans to take But Hamas wants a new the ground, and not indica- nating efforts to restore order back to Gaza. border security scheme. ' live of any change in policy at the border with . their "This agreement has "I can afford to get wet, by Hamas or the Egyptian Egyptian counterparts, joint- but I can't afford to go hun- become part of past history, government, which are still ly dtrecting traffic and man- gry," said Gazan Adel and the Palestinian people far apart on the question of ning checkpoints. Both Abdullah Moussa, dripping' will not accept turning bliCk fpture control of the border. Hamas and the Egyptians wet in the rain and carrying a to the old procedure," · said · Egypt wants to restore an were urging Gaza ·motorists yellow gas can in one hand Sami Abu Zuhri, a HallHis arrangement whereb~ the to go back home. and his year-old baby in the spokesman in Gaza City. ~ Streets on · the Egyptian other. border was controlled Jointly · Ham as says · its main by the Palestiniafl Authority side of tjle town of Rafah, The old joint border objection to the old system is headed by Fatah; Israel, and which was d)vided in half by arrangement .for Gaza was that Israel uses cameras and European monitors. Hamas the bOrder, were still brokered by Secretary of computers to track everyone rejects the old system and is · jammed with people bar- State Condoleezza Rice in who passes in and out of pu~hing for a new one where gaining for gaSIJline, water 2005 - nearly two years Gaza, even though the it has a role.. · bottles, car batteries, carpets before Hamas took over the Jewish state pulled its troops Hundreds of Egyptian and other supplies. area and ousted the and settlers out of the strip in A rare rainstorm turned Palestinian Authority · of 2005. for.ces have been deployed around the border for several dusty thoroughfares · into moderate President "We don't accept a contindays, and some guards have sludge and some shops wete Mahmoud Abbas, who . ued Israeli veto on the movealso crossed briefly into closed, either because of bad heads Fatah. ment, the exit and entry Gaza. The Egyptians have weather or because supplies . "We have to commit to the through Rafah," Hamas been struggling to. re-estab- ·had. run .low. Ismail standing international agree- Prime ; Minister Checkpoints restricted the ment," Egyptian Foreign Haniyeh said. lish control along the border. Community Calendar Public meetings Hourly Visitors Our Readers . NEVER SLEEPI Your ad will be seen 24/7 ular meeting, 3 Pomeroy Library. p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31 RACINE -Special meeting of Pomeroy!Racine Masonic Lodge, 6 p.m., lodge hall, for work. in the Master Maso n degree on one candidate. Refreshments . Members are reminded of the Grand Masters reception Feb. 9 at Tuesday, Jan. 29 POMEROY - Bedford Rio Grande. Questions call Township Trustees, special Randy Smith, 508-0816. CHESTER Shade meeting, 7 p.m., at the town River Lodge. 453, special hall. . RUTLAND - Leading meeting, 7 p.m. for the pur~ ·: Creek Conservancy pose of conferring the· fel· District, special meeting, 4 lowcraft degree on two 'can; p .m. for the purpose of han-. didates. Refreshments. :. dlin g personnel matters. ROCKSPRINGS Meigs' junior class parents, junior prom meeting, 6:30 p.m~. Meigs High School room 213. for parents inter.. esting in helping with prom. Monday, Jan. 28 POMEROY - Meigs Friday, Feb. l County Library Board, regPOMER,OY - PERI Clubs and .- organizations Chapter 74, Meigs County, I p.m ., Mulberry Community Center. Lenora Leifheit to speak on "Chair Exereise for Home Bound People.'' ROCKSPRNGS , Meigs Local Enrichment Project, public information meeting, 6 p.m ., Meigs · High School Cafeteria. Church events Monday, Jan. 28 POMEROY - Oh-Kan Coin Club; .7 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Vi sitors welcome. Birthdays Sunday, Feb. 3 REEDSVILLE Guy Calaway will observe his 95th birthday on Feb. 3. Cards may be sent to him at 48184 S.R. 681, Reedsville. 45772. . Submitted photo Here the French Chorders quartet, composed of Suzy Parker, Bev Alberchinski, Sue Priest and Nan Heiskell, deliver a greeting in song. ·Chorus offers singing valentines GALLIPOLIS -Anyone looking for a unique. and memorable way to say "I Love You" to their favorite valentine, might want to consider the French Colony Chorus for a "singing valen•tine." The barbershop quartet wi II be happy to surprise a . significant other with some ·:songs, a flower, a gift and a , : photo to commemorate the . occasion. Singing valentines : will be available all day on Feb. 14 and the singers, The French Colony Suzy Parker, . Bev . Chorus is a women's choru~ Albershinski, Sue. Priest and chartered by Sweet Adelines Nan Heiskell, will call on International, singing in the honoree at home, busi- four-part a cappella harmoness or wherever in the local area at an hour selected by' ny. The Chorus will offer the the giver. singing valentine package at The Chorus says past a reasonable price to resi. recipients have been "sur- dents of the tri-county comprised and touched by the munities. To schedule personalized gift on a day singing valentines, call 740when cherished sweethearts, 446-2476 or 740-992-5555. family and friends are hon- Appointments are expected ored." to fill quickly. · shows fashions of the past POMEROY - A a style show of period clothing highlighted the recent meeting of Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, held at the Meigs Library. Patricia Holter was dressed in her Aunt Lura's black linen skirt and a white blouse. She wore a hat belonging to her mother-in-hiw, Ada Holter, fashioned with a feather from Betty Milhoan and secured with a hat pin from another relative Mary Powell presented several fashions including a 1716 dress. She explained that during the Civil War period ball gowns and other clothing were frequent! y made from old curtains, thus the floral design was common. The number of petticoat~ under the dress signified · the family's wealth, she said, and the pan· taloons worn had draw string waistbands. She displayed a three piece day dress in 1870 style, .a time for bustles and cames, another of pioneer period where the primary colors were black and brown, with skirts have a She also small design . showed a flapper dress worn with a headband and feathers, along with Jackets and blazers from 1940s. Opal Grueser presented a brown mink coat that originally had been made for Sara ~aldwell ill the early ' 1920- 30's by her husband. Lined in satin, the coat had wooden buttons and · flannel lined pockets. In . a discussion of shoes, it was suggested \hat if you keep them long enough .they come, back into scyle. . Powell, regent, noted the death of Anna Cleland and plans were made for Opal Grueser to serve as pro tern secretary. The essay contest was discussed and has i:leenjudged by a Toledo teacher with the winners to be anrtounced at a future meeting. A tree ornament exchange followed the meeting an luncheon. Next meeting will be held on I p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Pomeroy Library. S.R. 7 improvement project underway \ Top .Referrals 8,000 visitors request mydailysentlnel.com DIRECTLY! .."". .......... "" • s. 1-.n>m,~~.-p:. "'""',....._Clift, 6. "mlft.t~ti.Up!l J, m-ll~. com/MWI/OIIItllllr1U/ ' ' . l). ~'lllo .. .....,.,tOr,v,.___ptop .. ·~ l'ft~.CIO!t!J...,.,~'"" . "" " " 0 . ~111> "" O, l"" Dally Number of Visitors Over 1,000 VIsitors A Dayl Take a break to check out the news! .. • " • MARIETTA - The Ohio Department of Transportation .announces that continuing ·construction associated with the State Route 7 widening project between Marietta and Reno will impact traffic for . three days next week. Beginning Tuesday, Jan . )9, the installation of a .60inch concrete pipe beneath the highway will require the · · reduction of traffic flow to one lane. The area affected is just so uth of the Little Muskingum Bridge entering Reno. "In an effort to better accommodate morning commuters and school transportation , we will wait until 8:30 a.m. td restrict traffic on Tuesday," said OOOT District 10 Public Information Officer Page Ag Monday, January 28, 2008 ANNIE'S MA'fLB OX Monday, Jan. 28 , POMEROY - Veterans . Service Commission meets at 9 a.fD., 117 Memorial Dr., Pomeroy. REEDSVILLE Regular meeting of Olive Township Tru stees, 6:30 p.m., township garage. ·~:DAR ·Our ·rJally Number Of Visitors Are ~rowing. More Individuals Are Checking The News Online! BY THE BEND The Daily .Sentmel Stefhanie Filson . "This .work "We understand the impact wil cause some delay for this project has in the shortmotorists, however, until the term. for moiorists and busidrainage system installation is nesses, b~t we ask f~r public cooperauon m mamtammg completed Thursday." OOOT anticipates delays of . sa!'ety w~thi~ the work zone," up to 15 minutes. Flaggers sa.ld D1stnct I 0 Deputy will maintain traftic, and a Director Larry Woodford . law enforcement officer will "The project as a. whole is be on site. Traffic will be very important to·the future of shifted over the course of the the region, but our frrst con' restriction to allow construe- cern is protecting work crews tion across the width of the and motorists while construehighway. Bidirectional tion is under way." motorists. will use the northThe State Route 7 widening bound lane on Tuesday and project began in fall 2007. It the southbound ,lane on mcludes widening the existWednesday, weather permit- ing highway to increase traffic ting. Traffic will shift capacity and implementing throughout the day Thursday, access management tec has well. ODOT officials niques to reduce congestion advise area motorists to exer- and improve safety. It is cise extreme caution when scheduled for completion m traveling through thi s area. · fall2009. ,, A more understanding dad might help be ~a u~e !'heard Alex's parents a(e sending ·him to AND MARCY SUGAR live with some relatives in . Dear Annie: I'm a 15- Ohio . , _yeat-old boy . and haye I don't know how to get been best friends with my dad to change his "Alex" si nce we were 5. mind. He says I'm young Last year, Aiel\ told me he and will make more "northought he might be gay. mal " friends. But Alex is He said he really liked thi s my best friend and I know other boy we know and you don't get a lot of those. made me swear never to Is Dad right? - Confused fell anyone. But a month in California Dear Confused: It's too ago, Alex got caught after school kissing that guy he bad your father isn't more liked, and the school call'ed tolerant and accepting. his parents. They grounded Being gay is not contahim. giot,Js, nor· is it a reason to My dad told me I'm not turn your back on a fri end. allowed to be friends with ' Contact PFLAG Alex anymore, but I don't (pflag.org) and ask if think that's fair. Alex has- there's anything you can n't changed. He's still. the do. Perhaps if your father same guy I've always been had a better understanding friends with, the one I of the situation, he might played soccer and video ' be less afraid of having games with. I tried talking Alex around. It's worth a to my dad, but he won't lis- try. Dear Annie: What do ten. Now I've been grounded because, a week ago, I you do when someone snuck over to Alex's to else's mail is accidentally play video ~ames . I heard delivered to your home? my dad yelhng at my step- When that has happened to mom that I'd "better not be me, I hand-deliver it if the gay." I'm not allowed to addressee is nearby . call him and my cell phone Otherwise, I put it back in has been taken away. my mailbox marked "Not Annie, I know I'm not at this address." Is that gay, but does that mean I correct? Should I keep it? can't be friends with Alex? Throw it away? - · Mary 1 called my mom and she C. said she'd try to talk to Dad Dear Mary: You are for me, but it hasn't helped right .to put the envelope yet. I feel bad for Alex. I back· in your mailbox so call him when my parents the postal worker can aren 't home, but every retrieve it and deliver it to time, he cries and says he !he proper address. Please wishes he could iake it don't keep it or toss it. back. I hate that. I know if (Think how you would feel it were me, he'd try to help. if someone did this with My dad said if I keep your electric bill .) sneaking out to see Alex, Dear Annie: You told he's going to send me to "Need Input" that it's inaplive . with my uncle. He propriate for bridal coumay_ nat even have to, pies to ask guests to bring BY KATHY MITCHELL th eir own meal s. Allow me to politely di sagree. I recently went to a wedding where th e reception was potluc k, and it was one of the best parties I've ever, been to. We al l had an opportunity to enjoy the best dishes prepare d by , each of . the hou se hold s attendin g. Perhaps thi s is more appropriate for the kind of tightknii church community involved, but I would hate for the high cost of feeding people to take away from the joy a couple should expect to share wi th family and friend s on their wedding day. I , would never turn down a wedding invitation just becau se I was asked to provide a di sh. - Joe in Roanoke, Va. . Dear Joe: Several readers wrote to tell us they enjoy this sort of thin g, and for very informal weddings, it's fine if everyone wants to pariicipate. However, we are bothered when the weddings are . more formal and the bridal couple expects their guests to pay for. the privilege of attending and supply the meal, as welL Annie's Mailbox is written by Ka'thyMitche/1 and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e·mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www:creators.com. Southern honor roll . RACINE The Southern Local School District recently released its honor roll for the second nine weeks. Seniors, all A's, Morgan Brown, Lindsey Buzzard, Chapman, Ryan Erin Chapman, Heather · Cundiff, Sarah El-Dabaja, Courtney Ginther, Kaylyn Spradling . A and B, Teddy Brown, Ericka Cogar, Stephanie Cundiff, Krysti · Hall, December .. Hensley, Krystle Marler, Whitney Riffle, Ashley Weddle. Juniors, all A's, Merri Collins, Chris Holter, Drew Hoover, · Emma Hunter, Chelsea Pape, Jaime Warner. A and B, Brody Flint, Bryan Harris, Tosha Jones, Ryan Lunsford, Brittany Meldau, Samantha Patterson, Paul Powell, April Richards, Weston Roberts. Sophomores, all A's, Michael Manuel; Breanna Taylor, Lynzee Tucker. A and B, Taylor Deem, James Evans, Kris Kleski, Jonath~n- Powell, Dustin Salser, .Dustin Smeck, Mac Wood, Katie Woods. Freshmen, all A's, Eric Buzzard, A and B, Trevor Flint, Bobbi · Harris, Zachary Manuel, Charlie Pyales, Tyler Wolfe. Eigl\.th grade, all A's, Emily Ash, Andrew Ginther, Amber Hayman, Emma Powell , Hope Teaford. · A and B, Martina Arms, Alison Brown, Harley Hamilton, Katelyn Hill, Marcus Hill, Kelsey Holsinger, Emily Manuel, Morgan McMillan, Clayton Moore, Andrew Roseberry, Olivia Searles, Abbie Williams, Natalie Wood . Seventh grade, all A's, Tim Elam, Shelby Pickens, Kody Wolfe. A and B, Chris Chaney, Austin Johnson, Jennifer McCoy, Jaclyn Mees, Pape, Stefanie Adam Pyles, Jeremiah Warden, Whitney Weddle , Paige Wehrung. Sixth grade, all A's, Baylee Hupp, Jamie O'Brien. A and B, Darien Diddle, Cameron Harmon, Lacey Hupp , Katie Jenkins, Nathan Leamond, Taylor McNickle. Fifth grade, all A's, Ashley Baker, Bradley McCoy. A and B. Kali Cunningham. Sophie Guiniher, Addie Hayman , Jacob Hoback, Caitlyn Holter., Chais Rodriguez , Cassie Roush, Ryan Schenkelberg, Gage Smith , Bethany Theiss; Tristen Wolfe, Cameron Yates. Fourth grade, 'all A' s, Jeremy Dutton, . Jansen Wolfe. . A and B, Kari Arnold, Tanner Grubb, Cameryn Harmon, Parker Hill, Dimitrious Lamm, Ashley Lickliter, Madison Maynard, Joe Morri s. Maddy Quillen, Sylvia Richards, Elizabeth Wolfe. . Third grade, all · A's, Katie Barton, Clayton Boso, Sierra Cleland , Abbi Dailey, Talon Drumme r, Daniel Dunfee, Mari ssa Johnson, Marlee Maynard, · Trey Pickens, Cren son Sara Rogers, Schenkelbery. A and B, Tyler Custer, Jordan Fisher, Gage Hensley, Eli Hunter, Blake Johnson, Chris Justice, Cy McMillian, Haley Musser, Macie Rodriguez, Faith Thorla.' Teaford, Tanner .. Second grade, all A's, Katie Butcher. Sydney Cleland, Jolesha Erivn, Hannah Evans, Miranda Greenlee, Jonah Hoback, Sailor Kyle Lawson, Warden, Kendra White. A and B, Kendra Barton, Laramie Blevins, Cody Campbell, Kali Cleland, Wilham Elston, Andrew Evans, Cameron Grueser, Spencer Harrison, Andee Hill, Jaiden Hood, Natalie jackson, Dameson Jenkins, Lauren Lavender, Austin McKibben, Julia M01\tgomery, Emily Phillips, Rachael Rice, Jacob Riffle, Jane Rou sh, Riley Rou sh, Conner Wolfe. ARE YOU A RESIDENT OF MEIGS COUNTY? In order to vo1e in the March 4, 2008 Primary Election you must be regi~tered by February 4th, 2008. Vote at your new precinct and avoid long Ii nes at the board on Election Day by changing your address (if you have moved within the county) or if you changed your name, by updating your registration by February 4th, 2008. The Board of Elections will be open from 9:00a.m. until 9:00p.m. on February 4th, 2008. You may also register at the following locations: Meigs County Department of Human Services, Meigs County WIC Office, License Bureau, Board of MRIDD, Pomeroy Public Library. Middleport Public Library, Eastern Local School Library, Meigs County Treasurer's Office, and all area high schools. For any additional information, call 992·2697, or stop by our office located at 117 E. Memorial Drive, St. I, Pomeroy, Ohio. ' �The Daily Sentinel f OPINION • PageA4 Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of r;eligion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ' . people peaceably to assemble, atid to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2008. There are 338 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: . On Jan. 28. 1986. the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoiT from the Kennedy Space Center, killing all seven of its crew members: flight commander Francis R. '.' Dick" Scobee; pilot Michael Smith; Ronald McNair: Ellison Onizuka: Judith Resnik; Gregory Jarvis; and schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. On this date: In 1547, England's King Henry the VIII died; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward the VI. In 1853, Cuban revolutionary Jose Mani · was born in Havana. In 1878, the first daily college newspaper, Yale News (now Yale Daily News), began publication in New Haven, Conn. In 1909, the United States ended direct control over Cqba. In 1915, the United States Coast Guard was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed into law a bill merging the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service. In 1916, Louis D. Brandeis was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court; Brandeis became the court's first Jewish member. In 1978, fire swept through the historic downtown Coates House hotel in Kansas City, Mo., killin~ 20 people. In 1988, a B-day standoff in Manon, Utah, between police and a polygamist clan ended in gunfire that killed a state corrections officer and seriously wounded the group's leader,.Addam Swapp. Ten years ago: -The day after his State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton barnstormed in the nation's heartland, where he was warmly received; accompanying him was Vice President AI Gore, who urged Americans to "join me in supponing him and standing by his side." One year ago: U.S.-backed Iraqi troops attacked insurgents ·allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival; Iraqi officials estimated some 300 militants died in the day long battle near Najaf. (A U.S. helicopter crashed during the .fight, killing two American soldiers.) Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, met with New York schoolchildren as they visited Harlem during their whirlwind American weekend. 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It . doesn't look so good when you · check the box asking about felony convictions, especially one for robbery. "They acted like they're cool with it and they' II call you in a few days, but they never called," Loflin said. "l found it )l'as actually harder for me coming out · than it was in prison, at least when it came to a job." One company found Loftin to be a perfect fit: Felons for Hire, an upstart Akron construction company that goes beyond nails and hammers. Parked outside a Garth Avenue work site sits a 1992 GMC Yukon. A magnetic sign on the door shouts the arrival of Greg Jacobs' wo~k crew: Loftin and about a half-dozen oth·ers, some felons, two others just in need of work. The felons for hire on thts crew say they are not into drugs or robberies. They're into shingles a·nd siding and plumbing and drywall. Felons for Hire is an Akron construction company. designed to turn ex-convicts legitimate. It comes with some strings attached: job training, counseling , anger management cll\Sses and drug testing. · Bv JUUE CARR SMYTH ALL BUSINESS.· La-Z-Boy's cornpensation change undermines ·idea ifpay:for-peiformance AP BUSINESS WRITER Daily Sentinel (Diana West is a columnist for The Washington Times. She is the author of "The Death of the Grown-up: How .America's Arrested Developmen( Is Bringing Dow1z Western Civilization." She can be contacted via dianawest@verizon.net.) · Bv PHIL TREXLER AP.STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT BY RACHEL BECK Letters to the· editor are welcome. They should be les.v tlu.m 300 words. All/etters are subject to editing, must be signed, and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. Letters of thanks to organizations 11nd individuals will not be accepted for publication. · ed by the United States. In other words, candidates, what is your opipion of the current policy which forges anti-jihadist allial,lces ultimately designed to thwart the spread of Sharia with countries that are, no matter how ·we want to cut it, themselves based in Shari a? In order for the Westerner to grasp the Islamic line of thinking, as expressed by Khaliqyar, he must appreciate the difference between the Western understanding of freedom, which is rooted in the workings of the individual conscience and naturally gives rise to such institutions as a free P,ress, and the Islamic understanding of freedom, which describes a state of divine enthrallment, even slavery, to Allah, and finds expression in the dictates of Sharia. Heavy stuff? Not really. If the candidates could just drop the schoolyard sniping, they might have time to bone up on it before the next debate - certainly before one of them moves into the Oval Office. Or is that too much to ask the next leader of the free · world? Company puts felons to work Tlie company, incorporat- by a'ly means necessary. ed in Ohio, is the brainchild . "That's what I saw when I of Jacobs, 55, a self- came out of prison. People described hustler. He came struggling to find jobs and up with the idea, not coinci- housing. And that's what dentally, during his 18- we're trying to fix. The month stint in a federal main thing is coming prison for tax violations. He together as a whole and stop was released in June 2005. the crime rate from going For years, he said, he saw up. You do that by giving a how economics fed the man a job." .. crime rate. According to the state, Jacobs runs Felons for about one-third of . the Hire out of a cold and bat- 27,000 inmates released in a tered storefront along South given year will return to Arlington .Street on Akron's prison · within three years. southeast side. Next door is Studies have shown that the nonprofit boxing gym economics plays a big· pan he runs, Boxers Against in terms of who stays out Drugs. A six-bed rooming and who goes back. Ex•cons house is close by for work- who find work are half as ers in need of a place to likely to commit crimes as sleep between shifts. those who do not. Jacobs, with one leg and The problem, some just one good eye, said he is offenders said, is finding a a hustler when it comes to company willing to hire a his business. With his felon. Pan of the mission of crutches under his arms, Jacobs' c;ompany is to he's tireless and determined,. · remove the negative mindDuring a conversation, his set of tho$e returning from cell phone rings often with prison. calls from prospective "There is no pity club workers or clients. here," Jacobs said. "We He wants a piece of the offer a job, we offer hope construction business in and we offer a future.'' Akron and with a crew like At Felons for Hire, applihis, he said, he must under- cants must commit to an bid his competition' to win apprenticeship program. the job. Last summer's hail For about four months, the storm proved to be a god- worker is given a $75 send for his fledgling allowance every week. endeavor, giving his compa- Some, if there is a need, are. ny a couple dozen roofing offered housing for $50 a and siding jobs. week. His repeat customers Jacobs and other ex-cons include a teacher, a city offer skill training aild councilman and area · busi- counseling, sometimes food nessmen. Based on his early· and clothing. On staff are success, Jacobs said, he is "King" James Williams, 62, looking to expand his busi- a convicted drug trafficker, ness south to Atlanta, Ga. In and Martin Rosa, 40, who March, a new class will served 17 years for shooting begin and waterproofing a police officer in New will be part of the curricu- York. ·Rosa counsels the lum. workers; Williams helps At the Garth Avenue work wherever he can with rides, ·site, he speaks with the pas- · food and advice. The comsion of a minister when he pany operates on its own says he wants to end the with no government aid or cycle of crime and incarcer- grants. ation that he's witnessed Last October, Felons for over the years. , Hire graduated its first class "It's a curse worse than of seven, which included cancer the way it spreads," Loftin. They are now paid Jacobs said. "It's a vicious $10 an hour for their labor piece of jelly. If a man can't and a second chance. get employment, he'll get it "My outlook has changed. Sting tif scandal gives boost . to governor's ethics order NEW YORK - In kidspeak, a do-over happens when you want another chance to win after something doesn't go your way. La-Z-Boy Inc.'s board is applying that concept to executive pay. The slump in the housing market is c'urbing demand for La-Z-Boy's recliners, an~ that means the furnituremaker's top 120 managers might not get much in incentive pay since ·part of their compensation is based or\ three years of the company's earnings. Leave it to the .board to ·come up with a solution to try to keep the top brass happy: Toss out the longterm goals executives mu~t meet to receive company stock in favor of a new, shoner plan that improves their chances of collecting stock-based pay. Investors should take note, since many companies offer such plans, and tout them as a way to align managers and shareholders' interests. · The whole cuncept of payfor-performance programs js that executives must meet certain earnings or other targets before they receive equity awards. Many plans run three to five years, according to compensation consultants, to keep executives from focusing on shortterm results. But now as the economy weakens and corporate earn- 'ing their spending due to stock awards based on the ings slump, that is rubbing ·economic weakness, company'·s performance more than a few executives La-Z-Boy lost $9.9 mil- from Dec. 28, 2007 through the wrong way, and directors lion, or 19 cents a share, and April 26, 2008 -yes, that's - at La-Z-Boy and beyond saw its sales tumbled 12 per- just four months. - feel pressed to do some- 'cent in its fiscal second quarThe other half will be thing about it. ter ended Oct. 27. Those based on the company's per"Many companies are results included restructur- formance in .its fiscal year caught between a rock and a ing charges to close under- 2009, which begins in late hard place," said Bill performing stores and con- April. Coleman, executive vice solidate its warehouses. The board also tinkered president at the compensaFor the rest of the current with the performance tartion and talent management fiscal year, the comrany is gets. Previously, the stock software provider forecasting it wil earn Salary.com Inc. "Eitl]er they between 6 cents and 14 cents awards would be paid if have to keep the pay .plan in a share excluding potential earnings-per-share goals place even· though it offers . charges, down fi.'Om its own were met and pay could be · little motivational value, or profit estimates that had pre- reduced if the company they change the plan, which viously run as high' as 60 failed to meet one or more other goals. Now, along with raises the ire of shareholders cents a share: The board 'determined that · earnings-per-share, the comand the public at large." La-Z-Boy's directors such conditions have made · pany specified a new single decided retaining key man- its stock awards program "subordinate goal" of net agers was their a priority. as "unrealistic," and "will riot cash provided by operating the "company navigates its provide an incentive to man- activities, according to its way throu~h this difficult agement during the three- filing. That gauges how period," sa1d spokeswoman year period," the company much cash the company Kathy Liebmann. There is said in a securities tiling on generates from its core busianother thing driving this Jan. 14. ness. action, too: When incentive That pr9gram had only One thing sticking from pay programs aren't work- been effective since July ll the old plan is that execumg, recruiting new talent - well into the collapse in tives have to stay with the also becomes tough . the housing market. Now its · company through the end of La-Z-Boy 's management earnings-per-share targets fiscal 20.10 to collect what should consider these looked too steep to achieve, they've earned. changes a lucky break, one" even though the plan still Maybe this plan will better . not afforded to its sharehold- had more than two years to ers. They have seen the com- go until its performance motivate its managers, who pany's stock drop 48 percent should ·have beer\ gauged then could help revive the decline from the highs and the stock awards paid company's earnings and' reached last February to out. The company does not eventually boost its stock. · disclose its finimcial targets, But that overlooks the poinr around $7.40 a share. The Monroe, Mich.-based citing competitive reasons. of what's wrong with th 1, So the board essentially compensation do-over. company has been hit by the drop off in demand for home dumped its long-term plan in Changing the rules midfurni shings because fewer favor of two shorter ones. stream for incentive pay people are buying new hous- La-Z-Boy's executives can cripples what's supposed to es and consumers are curb- now earn 50 percent of their be driving such program;. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _......;._ __ _ __ ,.,_ .. ,..._ .... .,J, .. - -- . . - - - · · .. - - .• •J , Dan Goodrich Publisher _ Ohio Valley Publishing Co. freedom of expression "inviolable," but, like the U.S.-fostered constitution of Iraq, it makes Sharia supreme. "No law can be contrary to the beliefs and Diana provisions of the sacred reliWest gion of Islam," says the Afghan constitution. Goodbye, freedom of expression. Of course, Islamic reasonincludes stabilizing U.S.ing says otherwise. The fostered governments that deputy attorney general of Sharia in enshrine Balkh Pro,vince, Hafiwllah Afghanistan and Iraq, in effect place the United Khaliqyar, defended the States in the role of makin~ Kaambakhsh blasphemy the world safe ... for Shari a . trial · for being "very That's one debate question Islamic." In a most instrucI'd cenainly like to see tive interview with Radio asked. And: Given Islamic Free Afghanistan, he made it terror grol!ps' shared clear thiH he considered predilection for spreading blasphemy to be in a sepaSharia, does this cllrrent rate category from "invioU.S. strategy best serve lable" journalistic freedoms. what we like to think of as "This was not a violation of human rights or press freethe cau.se of liberty? dom, not a violation of Consider the Afgha.n blasrights of a journalist," he phemy case. Calling on Karzai to intercede "before said. The defendant "violatit's . too late," Reponers ed the values of Islam," Without Borders issued a Khaliqyar continued. "He statement saying, "We are' did not make a journalistic deeply shocked by this trial, mistake; he insulted our relicarried out in haste and gion. He misinterpreted the without any concern for the verses of the Koran and dislaw or for 'free expression, tributed this paper to others. which is protected by the All ulama (clerics) have condemned his act." (Afghan) constitution." Off with his head, naturalJust to make sure all presidential candidates still read- ly. ing this ·column are paying More questions for presi- . dential candidates, beginattention: Is the journalist rights group correct? Is it ning with: Well? What do true that free expression is you say to that? After all. protected by the. U.S.-mid- this wasn't some wild-eyed wifed Afghan constitution? Taliban mullah shooting off The answer is no. (And his gun over perceived aren't you candidates lucky insults to Islam, but a this isn't a nationally tele- deputy attorney general vised debate?) Sure, the employed by the Afghan Afghan constitution dubs government that is support- ~ www.mydallysentinel.com News !lash from U.S.-liberated Afghanistan. · Remember the 23-yearold Afghan journalist I recently mentioned, the one detained in a Mazar-i-sharif jail for three months on "blasphemy" charges? Well, his limbo is over, his cased resolved. For "insulting" Islam, the Afghan coun has .sentenced · Sayed Parwez Kaambakhsh to death. According to the law of that land, which, not incidentally, is supponed and protected by U.S. troops, only Afghan president Hamid Karzai - only U.S.supponed, Afghan president Hamid Karzai, that is - can d.o anything on the young man's behalf. Will he? That's the first question that comes to mind. But there are others, including two for all presidential · candidates currently perusing tbis column: Should the United States force Karzai into leniency? Also, given post-Tali ban Afghanistan's dependency on U.S. troops for surVival, would the im(Jlementation of this Shari a (Islamic law) death sentence against Kaambakhsh make us a party . to a Sharia crime against universal human rights? This last question takes us to a topic l wish someone in power would consider .those particularly Americans now vying to lead this country for the next four years. (I regret to say the current administration is hopeless on this vital matter.) Does our "war on terror," which currently www .mydailysentinel:com The Daily Sentinel • Page As Monday, January 28,2008 Some questions for the · n ext leader of the free world The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992-2156 • FAX (740} 992-2157 Monday, January 28, 2008 . ..,.,..,.. - · COLUMBUS - , Gov. Ted Strickland returned gifts of poinsettias at Christmas .. In the year . since Strickland tightened ethics rules, more than ·1,200 state government employees, or about 98 percent of those required, also have completed ethics training, according to records compiled by the administration for The Associated Press. And the number of state officials disclosing their finances to the Ohio Ethics Commission has hit an all, time high. The first act of the Democratic governor, who took· over a scandal-scarred state last January; was to sign an order to crack down on government gift-giving and spread the word about Ohio ethics laws. Similar orders were given by the governors of Florida and New York. Ohio required agency ethics officers and members of every state board or commission to take between two and Jour hours of training on . Ohio ethics laws, including the provision that ~uires them to file financial drsclosure forms with the commission. Former Gov. Bob Taft's failure "to report golf outings and other gifts on such forms led to his no contest plea and subsequent conviction on ethics violations in 2005. The II, !40 financial disclosure forms filed last year was the largest number in the 33-year history of the Ethics Commission, said David Freel, executive director. Though ethics orders are a mainstay public relations move for new governors Taft himself issued one· the panicular intensity of Ohio's "Coingate" scandal has given unusual weight to • Newspaper finds bleak conditions in village I've lived that fast lifestyle. I've been to prison and I don't want to go back," CINCINNATI (AP)- Family members of four Mexican Loftin said. "It's been hard. They say once you get out, laborers who were stabbed to death in their suburban you get a second chance. Cincinnati ap3f\ment last month say they came to Ohio illegally to find jobs and to send money home to Mexico. But it's not that simple." Life in the village of Villa de Ramos is meager. Villagers Akron Ward 5 Councilman James Shealey estimate that 70 percent of the able-bodied men slip across arfd Akron teacher Bobby the border to work: in the U.S . · Brothers Manuel Davila Duenas, 3I. and Jose de Jesus Jackson are Felons for Hire Davila Duenas, 21; Lino Guardado Davila, 45; and customers. The company has done roofing, siding and Conrado Lopez Guardado, 21, worked as bricklayers and stonemasons in the Cincinnati area. . plumbing on their houses. They were found stabbed to death Dec. 13 in their sparseBoth coufess some apprely furnished apartment in Sharonville. They had been dead hension about hiring a con. struction company with more than a week, and had no identification, officials said. The Cincinnati Enquirer sent a reporter and a photognifelons on the letterhead as pher to Mexico to find out more about the village they had well as the payroll. But the left, and what drove them to huddle in their apanment, selCO!llpany's bids came in dom leaving except for work. well below other estimates, "There are no opportunities to get jobs. That is why they the work was done well and leave," Martina Lopez Davila, whose husband, Lino, was Shealey and Jackson say slain, told the Enquzrer for a .story published Sunday. they believe in second Conrado Lopez Guardado had hoped to build his grand 7 chances. . mother a four-room, cement-block house. His uncle, Lino, "The way we were taught, was saving to put indoor plumbing in the home Of his wife if a person has a felony and two little boys. . · · behind their name, you have de Jesus Davila Duenas planned to surprise his famto be · leery about trusting ilyJose with a truck and a visit at Christmas. them·," said Jackson, an Men who leave the village do so much as men have for owner of several rental decades. They make their way to the Rio Grande, someproperties, who rnet Jacobs times paying someone who facilitates a ride, and cross the while waiting at a home river to meet someone on the other side who will lead them improvement" store last year. north, to jobs. "But everyone deserves a Amador de Ia Rosa Nunez, 68, who made the trek many second shot at a positive sit- years ago, said the cost then was $50 to get across the Rio uation and to become a pro- Grande and another $350 to get throu~h checkpoints. Now · ductive contributor." the fee can be $1 ,600 to $2,500, ·he sau~. . Shealey. met Jacobs at a Jose de Jesus left home at 15 imd hadn't been back in the community center, where six years since. But he called daily, chatting about life in · the businessman came to America. He constantly feared being discovered and promote 4is company to deported, and said the men rarely ventured from their·apanresidents. Jacobs talke~ ment. about the training he can Many of the men who cross the border from the northern offer from his 30-plus ye,ars Mexico state of. San Luis Potosi for jobs send money home in construction · and the to build houses, and that creates jobs for a few those who counseling he and other stay behind. The mpn who stack the concrete blocks and felons on his staff can give slather the cement can earn I 00 pesos- about $9.25 a day. through life experience. Villagers with relatives doing well in the U.S. will spend .As chairman of the coun- money for extras such .a hard floor, plumbing and indoor cil's public safety commit- kitchens. About one-third of villagers do not hav.e working tee and an inner-city school- toilets. tef!cher, Shealey said, he Villagers say most of the men who leave would rather understands the value of a stay home with family. . · · job and its economic and "If there were work here, people wouldn't go," said crime-rate impact. · Maria Socorro Garcia de Ia Cruz. Six of her seven children "We have to have pro- · are living in the United States. grams like this. We have to "It's very hard here," she said. "You could sell beans and retrain .. people, we have to corp, but now there is-nothing because it doesn't rain." . train people. They have to Delores Davila Muenoz, 46, ·shares her two-room conhave some way of making a crete house with 10 people, mostly her daughters and the dollar," Shealey said. "If we wives and children of her three sons who are in Tennessee don't, we pay for it iri the and Texas. end. They become predators Before her husband left for the United States, there was again in the community. It's just one concrete room. The second was added with money that simpfe." her family sent home. · Cooking schools become latest. places lo ban trans fats from foods BY MICHELLE R. SMITH ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Strickland's. Over two one of the initial questions years, 20 people,. mostly that people ask ils to be, PROVIDENCE, R.I. inside government, have 'Who should we bill (his) The movement to ban arterybeen convicted as the build- lunch to'?" Strickland clogging trans fats from food ing blocks of political influ- spokesman Keith Dailey has a new venue: cooking ence inside the state's mam- said. "It actually didn't take schools . . moth Bureau of Worker's that much time early on to The places that· train the Compensation came get a shift in everyone's per- people who will someday be spective and expectation." unglued. In addition to the poinset- feeding the rest of us are cuiThe investigation is not tias, Strickland's office has tin~ back or eliminating artiyet closed. . · ficral trans fats .from their In Florida, no record has returned a silver plate with a classrooms, saying they have been kept of how many gov- sunset on it and a pair of a responsibility to teach stu~ ernment employees . have tickets to Cleveland's Near dents how to cook healthy .attended . ethics sessions West Theater prOduction of . foods. since Republican Gov. · "Beauty and the Beast:" "It's . a very welcome The· things he's kept have Charlie .Crist issued a simisaid John mostly smaller change," lar order, according to his been O'Connell, 19, a sophomore mementos, including coffee ' spokesman. culinary arts student at Participation in an online mugs and T-shirts. Johnson & Wales University open govemment training · The governor kept an $18 in Prov.idence, one of the course skyrocketed, howev- · T-shitt bearing the "We Are nation's largest cooking er, from 61 participants in All Witnesses" logo of schools. James. The 2006 to 906 in 2007, accord- LeBron The school has started Cleveland Cavaliers basketing to figures provided to phasing out trans fats in its ball star sent the shirt to theAP. restaurants, hotels and dining In New York, the adminis- Strickland after the gover- , services on four campuses tration of Gov. Eliot Spitzer nor defended a l 0-story around (he country, and plans has. become embroiled in banner of James that was · to be trans fat-free by the fall ethics questions despite his causing a ·ruckus in semester. order laying out tougher Cleveland. "We have made sure that In Ohio, new hire·s rnust ethics standards, we do the right thing," said the required hours of an attend Tanisha Harris, Karl J. Guggenmos, dean of training within nine months. employee in the New York Dailey said the few employ- culinary education. Ethics Commission's train- ees who have not completed Other · cooking schools, ing office, said all employ- the required training were such as Le Cordon Bleu ees covered by the order mostly hired late in the year Schools Nonh America, with · have complied with it, tak- and have not gotten around 13 locations, are looking at ing a 90- to 120-minute to taking the training. reducing or eliminatirrg trans course outlining stale e.thics laws. State employees were already required to take a similar course. Strickland's edict limited lunches and other gifts to members of the administration to no more than $20 per . POMEROY - Four Republican candidates have filed giver over the life of the for the Meigs County Commissioner term beginning Jan. 2, administration. Previously, 2008: Ray Frank, Jack Williams, Sandra Iannarelli and only certain ,groups were Thomas Anderson. prohibited from giving gifts to government officials tion, even the current state contractors, for exammediocre level of funding ple - and no dollar limit cannot be maintained for was imposed on the others. more than eight to I0 years from PageA1 Both panies, however, were before the funds will be still required to repon all complete] y spent." gifts wonh rnore than $75. The report wasn't all bad rights to the next 40 years of "When the governor's Master Settlement news for Ohio which scored invited to give a presenta- A.greement payments, with an "A" for smoke-free air tion or a speech somewhere. none of the resulting funds thanks to the indoor smokit's now commonplace for going into tobacco preven- ing ban . Local Briefs Correction fats, said Kirk T. Bachmann school spokesman Stephan of Le Cordon Bleu, which is Hengst. based in Hoffman Estates, "Once they get out in the m. The prestigious Culinary industry, they've got to Institute of America in Hyde understand it," he said of stuPark, N.Y., banned trans fats. dents. · from nearly all its classes and The school has about 3,000 restaurants in 2005. Artificial trans fats are students at its main campus . often found in oils used to and three branches, and deep-fry foods such as french boasts such famous alumni fries and in baked goods. as restaurateur Charlie Bakers like to use shorten- Palmer and best-selling ings with trans fats because author and chef Anthony cakes stay fresher longer, Bourdain. frosting is easier to use, and they cost less than butter. Trans fats are created when hydrogen is added to {iquid cooking oils to harden them. Along with saturated fats, they raise levels of so-called PF.RfOR\IIfo.G MI"T'S C.' f~TD: bad cholesterol, · increasing the risk of heart disease. Scrap. 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M] .•~ l N!jll.M.D.•ldJI i How), MD. �The Daily Sentinel f OPINION • PageA4 Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of r;eligion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ' . people peaceably to assemble, atid to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2008. There are 338 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: . On Jan. 28. 1986. the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoiT from the Kennedy Space Center, killing all seven of its crew members: flight commander Francis R. '.' Dick" Scobee; pilot Michael Smith; Ronald McNair: Ellison Onizuka: Judith Resnik; Gregory Jarvis; and schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. On this date: In 1547, England's King Henry the VIII died; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward the VI. In 1853, Cuban revolutionary Jose Mani · was born in Havana. In 1878, the first daily college newspaper, Yale News (now Yale Daily News), began publication in New Haven, Conn. In 1909, the United States ended direct control over Cqba. In 1915, the United States Coast Guard was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed into law a bill merging the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service. In 1916, Louis D. Brandeis was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court; Brandeis became the court's first Jewish member. In 1978, fire swept through the historic downtown Coates House hotel in Kansas City, Mo., killin~ 20 people. In 1988, a B-day standoff in Manon, Utah, between police and a polygamist clan ended in gunfire that killed a state corrections officer and seriously wounded the group's leader,.Addam Swapp. Ten years ago: -The day after his State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton barnstormed in the nation's heartland, where he was warmly received; accompanying him was Vice President AI Gore, who urged Americans to "join me in supponing him and standing by his side." One year ago: U.S.-backed Iraqi troops attacked insurgents ·allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival; Iraqi officials estimated some 300 militants died in the day long battle near Najaf. (A U.S. helicopter crashed during the .fight, killing two American soldiers.) Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, met with New York schoolchildren as they visited Harlem during their whirlwind American weekend. Roger Federer captured his lOth Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open, beating Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4. The Rev. Robert Drinan, a priest who'd represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House during the 1970s, died in Washington, D.C., at age 86. Thought for Today: "The best teacher, until one comes to adult' pupils, is not the cine who knows most, but the ·one who Is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and the wonderful which slips into the infantile comprehension .... The best teacher of chi!- . dren, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike." -"' H.L. Mencken, American author-journalist ( 1880-1956). LETTERS TO THE EDITOR T~e Reader Services Correction Polley Our main concern in all stories is to (USPS 213·960) Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Published every afternoon) Monday through Friday, 111 Coun Streel , Pomeroy. Ohio. Second-class be accurate . 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It . doesn't look so good when you · check the box asking about felony convictions, especially one for robbery. "They acted like they're cool with it and they' II call you in a few days, but they never called," Loflin said. "l found it )l'as actually harder for me coming out · than it was in prison, at least when it came to a job." One company found Loftin to be a perfect fit: Felons for Hire, an upstart Akron construction company that goes beyond nails and hammers. Parked outside a Garth Avenue work site sits a 1992 GMC Yukon. A magnetic sign on the door shouts the arrival of Greg Jacobs' wo~k crew: Loftin and about a half-dozen oth·ers, some felons, two others just in need of work. The felons for hire on thts crew say they are not into drugs or robberies. They're into shingles a·nd siding and plumbing and drywall. Felons for Hire is an Akron construction company. designed to turn ex-convicts legitimate. It comes with some strings attached: job training, counseling , anger management cll\Sses and drug testing. · Bv JUUE CARR SMYTH ALL BUSINESS.· La-Z-Boy's cornpensation change undermines ·idea ifpay:for-peiformance AP BUSINESS WRITER Daily Sentinel (Diana West is a columnist for The Washington Times. She is the author of "The Death of the Grown-up: How .America's Arrested Developmen( Is Bringing Dow1z Western Civilization." She can be contacted via dianawest@verizon.net.) · Bv PHIL TREXLER AP.STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT BY RACHEL BECK Letters to the· editor are welcome. They should be les.v tlu.m 300 words. All/etters are subject to editing, must be signed, and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. Letters of thanks to organizations 11nd individuals will not be accepted for publication. · ed by the United States. In other words, candidates, what is your opipion of the current policy which forges anti-jihadist allial,lces ultimately designed to thwart the spread of Sharia with countries that are, no matter how ·we want to cut it, themselves based in Shari a? In order for the Westerner to grasp the Islamic line of thinking, as expressed by Khaliqyar, he must appreciate the difference between the Western understanding of freedom, which is rooted in the workings of the individual conscience and naturally gives rise to such institutions as a free P,ress, and the Islamic understanding of freedom, which describes a state of divine enthrallment, even slavery, to Allah, and finds expression in the dictates of Sharia. Heavy stuff? Not really. If the candidates could just drop the schoolyard sniping, they might have time to bone up on it before the next debate - certainly before one of them moves into the Oval Office. Or is that too much to ask the next leader of the free · world? Company puts felons to work Tlie company, incorporat- by a'ly means necessary. ed in Ohio, is the brainchild . "That's what I saw when I of Jacobs, 55, a self- came out of prison. People described hustler. He came struggling to find jobs and up with the idea, not coinci- housing. And that's what dentally, during his 18- we're trying to fix. The month stint in a federal main thing is coming prison for tax violations. He together as a whole and stop was released in June 2005. the crime rate from going For years, he said, he saw up. You do that by giving a how economics fed the man a job." .. crime rate. According to the state, Jacobs runs Felons for about one-third of . the Hire out of a cold and bat- 27,000 inmates released in a tered storefront along South given year will return to Arlington .Street on Akron's prison · within three years. southeast side. Next door is Studies have shown that the nonprofit boxing gym economics plays a big· pan he runs, Boxers Against in terms of who stays out Drugs. A six-bed rooming and who goes back. Ex•cons house is close by for work- who find work are half as ers in need of a place to likely to commit crimes as sleep between shifts. those who do not. Jacobs, with one leg and The problem, some just one good eye, said he is offenders said, is finding a a hustler when it comes to company willing to hire a his business. With his felon. Pan of the mission of crutches under his arms, Jacobs' c;ompany is to he's tireless and determined,. · remove the negative mindDuring a conversation, his set of tho$e returning from cell phone rings often with prison. calls from prospective "There is no pity club workers or clients. here," Jacobs said. "We He wants a piece of the offer a job, we offer hope construction business in and we offer a future.'' Akron and with a crew like At Felons for Hire, applihis, he said, he must under- cants must commit to an bid his competition' to win apprenticeship program. the job. Last summer's hail For about four months, the storm proved to be a god- worker is given a $75 send for his fledgling allowance every week. endeavor, giving his compa- Some, if there is a need, are. ny a couple dozen roofing offered housing for $50 a and siding jobs. week. His repeat customers Jacobs and other ex-cons include a teacher, a city offer skill training aild councilman and area · busi- counseling, sometimes food nessmen. Based on his early· and clothing. On staff are success, Jacobs said, he is "King" James Williams, 62, looking to expand his busi- a convicted drug trafficker, ness south to Atlanta, Ga. In and Martin Rosa, 40, who March, a new class will served 17 years for shooting begin and waterproofing a police officer in New will be part of the curricu- York. ·Rosa counsels the lum. workers; Williams helps At the Garth Avenue work wherever he can with rides, ·site, he speaks with the pas- · food and advice. The comsion of a minister when he pany operates on its own says he wants to end the with no government aid or cycle of crime and incarcer- grants. ation that he's witnessed Last October, Felons for over the years. , Hire graduated its first class "It's a curse worse than of seven, which included cancer the way it spreads," Loftin. They are now paid Jacobs said. "It's a vicious $10 an hour for their labor piece of jelly. If a man can't and a second chance. get employment, he'll get it "My outlook has changed. Sting tif scandal gives boost . to governor's ethics order NEW YORK - In kidspeak, a do-over happens when you want another chance to win after something doesn't go your way. La-Z-Boy Inc.'s board is applying that concept to executive pay. The slump in the housing market is c'urbing demand for La-Z-Boy's recliners, an~ that means the furnituremaker's top 120 managers might not get much in incentive pay since ·part of their compensation is based or\ three years of the company's earnings. Leave it to the .board to ·come up with a solution to try to keep the top brass happy: Toss out the longterm goals executives mu~t meet to receive company stock in favor of a new, shoner plan that improves their chances of collecting stock-based pay. Investors should take note, since many companies offer such plans, and tout them as a way to align managers and shareholders' interests. · The whole cuncept of payfor-performance programs js that executives must meet certain earnings or other targets before they receive equity awards. Many plans run three to five years, according to compensation consultants, to keep executives from focusing on shortterm results. But now as the economy weakens and corporate earn- 'ing their spending due to stock awards based on the ings slump, that is rubbing ·economic weakness, company'·s performance more than a few executives La-Z-Boy lost $9.9 mil- from Dec. 28, 2007 through the wrong way, and directors lion, or 19 cents a share, and April 26, 2008 -yes, that's - at La-Z-Boy and beyond saw its sales tumbled 12 per- just four months. - feel pressed to do some- 'cent in its fiscal second quarThe other half will be thing about it. ter ended Oct. 27. Those based on the company's per"Many companies are results included restructur- formance in .its fiscal year caught between a rock and a ing charges to close under- 2009, which begins in late hard place," said Bill performing stores and con- April. Coleman, executive vice solidate its warehouses. The board also tinkered president at the compensaFor the rest of the current with the performance tartion and talent management fiscal year, the comrany is gets. Previously, the stock software provider forecasting it wil earn Salary.com Inc. "Eitl]er they between 6 cents and 14 cents awards would be paid if have to keep the pay .plan in a share excluding potential earnings-per-share goals place even· though it offers . charges, down fi.'Om its own were met and pay could be · little motivational value, or profit estimates that had pre- reduced if the company they change the plan, which viously run as high' as 60 failed to meet one or more other goals. Now, along with raises the ire of shareholders cents a share: The board 'determined that · earnings-per-share, the comand the public at large." La-Z-Boy's directors such conditions have made · pany specified a new single decided retaining key man- its stock awards program "subordinate goal" of net agers was their a priority. as "unrealistic," and "will riot cash provided by operating the "company navigates its provide an incentive to man- activities, according to its way throu~h this difficult agement during the three- filing. That gauges how period," sa1d spokeswoman year period," the company much cash the company Kathy Liebmann. There is said in a securities tiling on generates from its core busianother thing driving this Jan. 14. ness. action, too: When incentive That pr9gram had only One thing sticking from pay programs aren't work- been effective since July ll the old plan is that execumg, recruiting new talent - well into the collapse in tives have to stay with the also becomes tough . the housing market. Now its · company through the end of La-Z-Boy 's management earnings-per-share targets fiscal 20.10 to collect what should consider these looked too steep to achieve, they've earned. changes a lucky break, one" even though the plan still Maybe this plan will better . not afforded to its sharehold- had more than two years to ers. They have seen the com- go until its performance motivate its managers, who pany's stock drop 48 percent should ·have beer\ gauged then could help revive the decline from the highs and the stock awards paid company's earnings and' reached last February to out. The company does not eventually boost its stock. · disclose its finimcial targets, But that overlooks the poinr around $7.40 a share. The Monroe, Mich.-based citing competitive reasons. of what's wrong with th 1, So the board essentially compensation do-over. company has been hit by the drop off in demand for home dumped its long-term plan in Changing the rules midfurni shings because fewer favor of two shorter ones. stream for incentive pay people are buying new hous- La-Z-Boy's executives can cripples what's supposed to es and consumers are curb- now earn 50 percent of their be driving such program;. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _......;._ __ _ __ ,.,_ .. ,..._ .... .,J, .. - -- . . - - - · · .. - - .• •J , Dan Goodrich Publisher _ Ohio Valley Publishing Co. freedom of expression "inviolable," but, like the U.S.-fostered constitution of Iraq, it makes Sharia supreme. "No law can be contrary to the beliefs and Diana provisions of the sacred reliWest gion of Islam," says the Afghan constitution. Goodbye, freedom of expression. Of course, Islamic reasonincludes stabilizing U.S.ing says otherwise. The fostered governments that deputy attorney general of Sharia in enshrine Balkh Pro,vince, Hafiwllah Afghanistan and Iraq, in effect place the United Khaliqyar, defended the States in the role of makin~ Kaambakhsh blasphemy the world safe ... for Shari a . trial · for being "very That's one debate question Islamic." In a most instrucI'd cenainly like to see tive interview with Radio asked. And: Given Islamic Free Afghanistan, he made it terror grol!ps' shared clear thiH he considered predilection for spreading blasphemy to be in a sepaSharia, does this cllrrent rate category from "invioU.S. strategy best serve lable" journalistic freedoms. what we like to think of as "This was not a violation of human rights or press freethe cau.se of liberty? dom, not a violation of Consider the Afgha.n blasrights of a journalist," he phemy case. Calling on Karzai to intercede "before said. The defendant "violatit's . too late," Reponers ed the values of Islam," Without Borders issued a Khaliqyar continued. "He statement saying, "We are' did not make a journalistic deeply shocked by this trial, mistake; he insulted our relicarried out in haste and gion. He misinterpreted the without any concern for the verses of the Koran and dislaw or for 'free expression, tributed this paper to others. which is protected by the All ulama (clerics) have condemned his act." (Afghan) constitution." Off with his head, naturalJust to make sure all presidential candidates still read- ly. ing this ·column are paying More questions for presi- . dential candidates, beginattention: Is the journalist rights group correct? Is it ning with: Well? What do true that free expression is you say to that? After all. protected by the. U.S.-mid- this wasn't some wild-eyed wifed Afghan constitution? Taliban mullah shooting off The answer is no. (And his gun over perceived aren't you candidates lucky insults to Islam, but a this isn't a nationally tele- deputy attorney general vised debate?) Sure, the employed by the Afghan Afghan constitution dubs government that is support- ~ www.mydallysentinel.com News !lash from U.S.-liberated Afghanistan. · Remember the 23-yearold Afghan journalist I recently mentioned, the one detained in a Mazar-i-sharif jail for three months on "blasphemy" charges? Well, his limbo is over, his cased resolved. For "insulting" Islam, the Afghan coun has .sentenced · Sayed Parwez Kaambakhsh to death. According to the law of that land, which, not incidentally, is supponed and protected by U.S. troops, only Afghan president Hamid Karzai - only U.S.supponed, Afghan president Hamid Karzai, that is - can d.o anything on the young man's behalf. Will he? That's the first question that comes to mind. But there are others, including two for all presidential · candidates currently perusing tbis column: Should the United States force Karzai into leniency? Also, given post-Tali ban Afghanistan's dependency on U.S. troops for surVival, would the im(Jlementation of this Shari a (Islamic law) death sentence against Kaambakhsh make us a party . to a Sharia crime against universal human rights? This last question takes us to a topic l wish someone in power would consider .those particularly Americans now vying to lead this country for the next four years. (I regret to say the current administration is hopeless on this vital matter.) Does our "war on terror," which currently www .mydailysentinel:com The Daily Sentinel • Page As Monday, January 28,2008 Some questions for the · n ext leader of the free world The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992-2156 • FAX (740} 992-2157 Monday, January 28, 2008 . ..,.,..,.. - · COLUMBUS - , Gov. Ted Strickland returned gifts of poinsettias at Christmas .. In the year . since Strickland tightened ethics rules, more than ·1,200 state government employees, or about 98 percent of those required, also have completed ethics training, according to records compiled by the administration for The Associated Press. And the number of state officials disclosing their finances to the Ohio Ethics Commission has hit an all, time high. The first act of the Democratic governor, who took· over a scandal-scarred state last January; was to sign an order to crack down on government gift-giving and spread the word about Ohio ethics laws. Similar orders were given by the governors of Florida and New York. Ohio required agency ethics officers and members of every state board or commission to take between two and Jour hours of training on . Ohio ethics laws, including the provision that ~uires them to file financial drsclosure forms with the commission. Former Gov. Bob Taft's failure "to report golf outings and other gifts on such forms led to his no contest plea and subsequent conviction on ethics violations in 2005. The II, !40 financial disclosure forms filed last year was the largest number in the 33-year history of the Ethics Commission, said David Freel, executive director. Though ethics orders are a mainstay public relations move for new governors Taft himself issued one· the panicular intensity of Ohio's "Coingate" scandal has given unusual weight to • Newspaper finds bleak conditions in village I've lived that fast lifestyle. I've been to prison and I don't want to go back," CINCINNATI (AP)- Family members of four Mexican Loftin said. "It's been hard. They say once you get out, laborers who were stabbed to death in their suburban you get a second chance. Cincinnati ap3f\ment last month say they came to Ohio illegally to find jobs and to send money home to Mexico. But it's not that simple." Life in the village of Villa de Ramos is meager. Villagers Akron Ward 5 Councilman James Shealey estimate that 70 percent of the able-bodied men slip across arfd Akron teacher Bobby the border to work: in the U.S . · Brothers Manuel Davila Duenas, 3I. and Jose de Jesus Jackson are Felons for Hire Davila Duenas, 21; Lino Guardado Davila, 45; and customers. The company has done roofing, siding and Conrado Lopez Guardado, 21, worked as bricklayers and stonemasons in the Cincinnati area. . plumbing on their houses. They were found stabbed to death Dec. 13 in their sparseBoth coufess some apprely furnished apartment in Sharonville. They had been dead hension about hiring a con. struction company with more than a week, and had no identification, officials said. The Cincinnati Enquirer sent a reporter and a photognifelons on the letterhead as pher to Mexico to find out more about the village they had well as the payroll. But the left, and what drove them to huddle in their apanment, selCO!llpany's bids came in dom leaving except for work. well below other estimates, "There are no opportunities to get jobs. That is why they the work was done well and leave," Martina Lopez Davila, whose husband, Lino, was Shealey and Jackson say slain, told the Enquzrer for a .story published Sunday. they believe in second Conrado Lopez Guardado had hoped to build his grand 7 chances. . mother a four-room, cement-block house. His uncle, Lino, "The way we were taught, was saving to put indoor plumbing in the home Of his wife if a person has a felony and two little boys. . · · behind their name, you have de Jesus Davila Duenas planned to surprise his famto be · leery about trusting ilyJose with a truck and a visit at Christmas. them·," said Jackson, an Men who leave the village do so much as men have for owner of several rental decades. They make their way to the Rio Grande, someproperties, who rnet Jacobs times paying someone who facilitates a ride, and cross the while waiting at a home river to meet someone on the other side who will lead them improvement" store last year. north, to jobs. "But everyone deserves a Amador de Ia Rosa Nunez, 68, who made the trek many second shot at a positive sit- years ago, said the cost then was $50 to get across the Rio uation and to become a pro- Grande and another $350 to get throu~h checkpoints. Now · ductive contributor." the fee can be $1 ,600 to $2,500, ·he sau~. . Shealey. met Jacobs at a Jose de Jesus left home at 15 imd hadn't been back in the community center, where six years since. But he called daily, chatting about life in · the businessman came to America. He constantly feared being discovered and promote 4is company to deported, and said the men rarely ventured from their·apanresidents. Jacobs talke~ ment. about the training he can Many of the men who cross the border from the northern offer from his 30-plus ye,ars Mexico state of. San Luis Potosi for jobs send money home in construction · and the to build houses, and that creates jobs for a few those who counseling he and other stay behind. The mpn who stack the concrete blocks and felons on his staff can give slather the cement can earn I 00 pesos- about $9.25 a day. through life experience. Villagers with relatives doing well in the U.S. will spend .As chairman of the coun- money for extras such .a hard floor, plumbing and indoor cil's public safety commit- kitchens. About one-third of villagers do not hav.e working tee and an inner-city school- toilets. tef!cher, Shealey said, he Villagers say most of the men who leave would rather understands the value of a stay home with family. . · · job and its economic and "If there were work here, people wouldn't go," said crime-rate impact. · Maria Socorro Garcia de Ia Cruz. Six of her seven children "We have to have pro- · are living in the United States. grams like this. We have to "It's very hard here," she said. "You could sell beans and retrain .. people, we have to corp, but now there is-nothing because it doesn't rain." . train people. They have to Delores Davila Muenoz, 46, ·shares her two-room conhave some way of making a crete house with 10 people, mostly her daughters and the dollar," Shealey said. "If we wives and children of her three sons who are in Tennessee don't, we pay for it iri the and Texas. end. They become predators Before her husband left for the United States, there was again in the community. It's just one concrete room. The second was added with money that simpfe." her family sent home. · Cooking schools become latest. places lo ban trans fats from foods BY MICHELLE R. SMITH ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Strickland's. Over two one of the initial questions years, 20 people,. mostly that people ask ils to be, PROVIDENCE, R.I. inside government, have 'Who should we bill (his) The movement to ban arterybeen convicted as the build- lunch to'?" Strickland clogging trans fats from food ing blocks of political influ- spokesman Keith Dailey has a new venue: cooking ence inside the state's mam- said. "It actually didn't take schools . . moth Bureau of Worker's that much time early on to The places that· train the Compensation came get a shift in everyone's per- people who will someday be spective and expectation." unglued. In addition to the poinset- feeding the rest of us are cuiThe investigation is not tias, Strickland's office has tin~ back or eliminating artiyet closed. . · ficral trans fats .from their In Florida, no record has returned a silver plate with a classrooms, saying they have been kept of how many gov- sunset on it and a pair of a responsibility to teach stu~ ernment employees . have tickets to Cleveland's Near dents how to cook healthy .attended . ethics sessions West Theater prOduction of . foods. since Republican Gov. · "Beauty and the Beast:" "It's . a very welcome The· things he's kept have Charlie .Crist issued a simisaid John mostly smaller change," lar order, according to his been O'Connell, 19, a sophomore mementos, including coffee ' spokesman. culinary arts student at Participation in an online mugs and T-shirts. Johnson & Wales University open govemment training · The governor kept an $18 in Prov.idence, one of the course skyrocketed, howev- · T-shitt bearing the "We Are nation's largest cooking er, from 61 participants in All Witnesses" logo of schools. James. The 2006 to 906 in 2007, accord- LeBron The school has started Cleveland Cavaliers basketing to figures provided to phasing out trans fats in its ball star sent the shirt to theAP. restaurants, hotels and dining In New York, the adminis- Strickland after the gover- , services on four campuses tration of Gov. Eliot Spitzer nor defended a l 0-story around (he country, and plans has. become embroiled in banner of James that was · to be trans fat-free by the fall ethics questions despite his causing a ·ruckus in semester. order laying out tougher Cleveland. "We have made sure that In Ohio, new hire·s rnust ethics standards, we do the right thing," said the required hours of an attend Tanisha Harris, Karl J. Guggenmos, dean of training within nine months. employee in the New York Dailey said the few employ- culinary education. Ethics Commission's train- ees who have not completed Other · cooking schools, ing office, said all employ- the required training were such as Le Cordon Bleu ees covered by the order mostly hired late in the year Schools Nonh America, with · have complied with it, tak- and have not gotten around 13 locations, are looking at ing a 90- to 120-minute to taking the training. reducing or eliminatirrg trans course outlining stale e.thics laws. State employees were already required to take a similar course. Strickland's edict limited lunches and other gifts to members of the administration to no more than $20 per . POMEROY - Four Republican candidates have filed giver over the life of the for the Meigs County Commissioner term beginning Jan. 2, administration. Previously, 2008: Ray Frank, Jack Williams, Sandra Iannarelli and only certain ,groups were Thomas Anderson. prohibited from giving gifts to government officials tion, even the current state contractors, for exammediocre level of funding ple - and no dollar limit cannot be maintained for was imposed on the others. more than eight to I0 years from PageA1 Both panies, however, were before the funds will be still required to repon all complete] y spent." gifts wonh rnore than $75. The report wasn't all bad rights to the next 40 years of "When the governor's Master Settlement news for Ohio which scored invited to give a presenta- A.greement payments, with an "A" for smoke-free air tion or a speech somewhere. none of the resulting funds thanks to the indoor smokit's now commonplace for going into tobacco preven- ing ban . Local Briefs Correction fats, said Kirk T. Bachmann school spokesman Stephan of Le Cordon Bleu, which is Hengst. based in Hoffman Estates, "Once they get out in the m. The prestigious Culinary industry, they've got to Institute of America in Hyde understand it," he said of stuPark, N.Y., banned trans fats. dents. · from nearly all its classes and The school has about 3,000 restaurants in 2005. Artificial trans fats are students at its main campus . often found in oils used to and three branches, and deep-fry foods such as french boasts such famous alumni fries and in baked goods. as restaurateur Charlie Bakers like to use shorten- Palmer and best-selling ings with trans fats because author and chef Anthony cakes stay fresher longer, Bourdain. frosting is easier to use, and they cost less than butter. Trans fats are created when hydrogen is added to {iquid cooking oils to harden them. Along with saturated fats, they raise levels of so-called PF.RfOR\IIfo.G MI"T'S C.' f~TD: bad cholesterol, · increasing the risk of heart disease. Scrap. 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M] .•~ l N!jll.M.D.•ldJI i How), MD. �The Daily Sentinel PageA6 OHIO Monday, January 28,2008 Report: DNA testing program for Ohio inmates deeply flawed ALBANY -The Alexander FFA Chapter par- · ticipated in the District I0 Sub-District Parliamentary Procedure competition at Federal Hocking High School. The · Party Pro team received second in the competition and reeeived a gold rating. They then moved on .. to distri~t competition at Waterford were they ranked fourth overall. Members of the Alexander FFA Party Pro team are Jarrett Bright, ~ara Oberholzer, Kara El)dtck, Whitney Mullms, Ktm Holcomb.' Ethan Saye~s, Ben Smtth, Betsy lrwm, Zach Crabtree, · and Cterra Ktrkendall. COLUMBUS (AP) J'he state's DNA testing prograJT\ for inmates seekmg to prove their innocence is so flawed that police and courts routinely dtscard evidence after trials, The Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday. Judges also ignore requests for DNA testing, leaving inmates in legal limbo, and nearly a third of the denials examined by the newspaper failed to cite a specific reason, as required COLUMBUS (AP) - David Bodiker, the state's former by state law. public defender who was an advoca~e for inmate~ on d~at,h In other cases, there's no row and an outspoken defender of the poor 10 Ohto s indication that anyone even courts, has died. He was 73. . . read the inmate's re,quest for Bodiker served as Ohio Public Defender from 1994 until DNA testing, The Dispatch · he retired this month. In recent years, he challenged the reported. effectiveness of Ohio's lethal injection method. . Gov. Ted Strickland told He died Friday night after undergoing emergency heart the newspaper he is calling surgery, according to hi's daughter, Amy Bodiker. · for an overhaul thar would "He was a staunch advocate for 'the underserved in the speed up the review criminal justice system," she said Sunday. "He loved what process, open up testing to he did." · more inmates and establish Bodiker began his legal career as an assistant Franklin statewide standards for preCounty prosecutor. In private practice, before he was the serving evidence, state's public qefender, he won acquittals in three, death Across the country, more penalty cases: than 200 inmates have been Soon. after becoming public defender, Bodiker began a freed because of DNA tests, fight to save Wilford Berry; who robbed and murdered including six from Ohio. Cleveland baker. Charles Mitroff. His office enlisted Pope Four of those came before John Paul II, ' sought clemency from two governors and the state created a formal filed documents in six courts. · ON A testing program in Bodiker argued that Berry suffered from mental illness 2003. and should be sentenced instead to life in prison. But Berry Since then, 313 Ohio was executed in 1999, the first execution in Ohio in nearly inmates have applied but 36 years. · only 14 tests have been His office was able to get other death sentences reduced done. In some cases, evito life terms. Bodiker also helped bring recent cases to the dence has been lost or Ohio Supreme Co11rt that won juveniles stronger represendestroyed, The Dispatch tation rights in court, said Amanda Powell, an attorney in said. the Ohio Public Defender's juvenile section. Ohio lawmakers, fearing a flood of frivolous applications from prisoners, lightly restricted eligibility when they created the state DNA testing program. Monday ... Sunny. Not' as Thursday ... Partly sunny. Unlike 22 other states;· cool with highs in the lower Highs in the lower 40s. Ohio has no law requiring· 50s. South winds around 5 Thursday night...Cioudy criminal evidence to be catmph. . with a chance of rain ani:! alogued and saved. AP photo Monday night... Mostly snow. Not as cool with lows· · "It's a mess and frustrat- Kathryn McHenry demonstrates, at DOC DNA Diagnostics Center, the measuring of DNI\. A chance of showers in the lower 30s. Chance of cloudy. ing when you can't keep evidence Oct. 16, 2007 in Cincinnati: · after midnight. Not as cool precipitation 50 perc~nt. . track of evidence," said ~~ "'~'"' " IJ ""'l'S.Fnday... Cioudy wtth ram Lucas County Prosecutor · DNA applications, or any ignored for more• than two test the evidence, and peo- 'With lows'ltf'tl'te "'t6\Ver 4!)s. . South winds around 5 mph. and snow likely. Highs in Julia Bates, whose jurisdic- · court filings by prisoners, · years. ple shouldn't have to fight Chance of rain 40 percent. the upper 40s. Chance of tion includes Toledo. "We for a variety of rt:(llsons, said Ohio Attorney General the system as hard as I did • ,~Thesd~:r,._.Shpwers. H!ghs , precipitation 60 percent. have 88 counties with sher- Mark Schweikert, executive Marc- D!lib1 said he would to do that," said -Melinda-· Friday nlght ... Cioudy iff departments, police director of the Ohio Judicial support creating a state law Elkins, who now works for 10 the mtd"SOs. South wmds 5 to I 0 mph. Chance of rain with a 40 percent chance of .departments and dozens of Conference, an advocacy requiring that evidence be the Ohio Innocence Project, rain showers. Lows in the ·oilier entities, and everyone and oversight organization kept for a certain period of a nonprofit legal clinic' 80 percent. · Thesday nlght...Cloudy lower30s. . . does evidence retentiop dif- for judges. time. based at the University of with rain showers ... A Saturday ... Mostly cloudy ferently." The inmates often don't Melinda Elkins, who Cincinnati's College of . chance of thunderstorms in the morning ... Then The problems of lost evi- have lawyers, and paper- fought for years to free her Law. and snow showers. Breezy becoming partly sunny. dence, tardy responses and work ends up being filed former husband, said Ohio's "The idea of ignoring evi- and cooler with lows in the Highs in the mid 40s. unenforced rultngs have under the original case hampered testing ·requests numbers, which can be DNA testing program must dence or throwing it away lower 30s. Southwest winds ·saturday nlght...Partly should outrage both the vic- · 10 to 20 mph. Chance of cloudy in the evening ... Then mady by four death row decades old and long-since be fixed. becoming mostly cloudy. Clarence Elkins, 45, was tims and the public," she precipitation 80 percent. inmates, The Dispatch said. labeled as closed, and Cold with lows in the mid Wednesday said. "I believe it's time to convicted in 1999 of killing Ohio Supreme Court Schweikert said. And the Wednesday night ... Partly 20s. Chief Justice Thomas outcome of post-conviction his mother-in-law and rap- begin using the justice sysSunday ... Partly sunny. Moyer said he's troubled by DNA cases isn't among the ing his then-6-year-old tem as a way to find the cloudy. Hi~hs in the lower 40s. Lows tn the lower 20s. Highs in the .tpid 40s. information judges report to niece in Summit County. A truth." the findings. DNA test later cleared "When we take some- the state Supreme Court. who was released Elkins, one's life or we take their The newspaper identified freedom, we want to be cer- 13 cases in which testing from prison in 2005 after tain that we've done every- hadn't been done more than serving six years. "The only way to prove thing we can," Moyer said. a year after a judge's order, Judges can lose track of and some orders were Clarence's innocence was to David Bodiker, public defender who fought executions' dies Local weather 2008 Meigs County Visitors Guide Governor wants study of sentencing policies COLUMBUS (AJ>) Gov. Ted Strickland wants to review a policy that allows prisoners serving short sentences to get out after even shorter stays. Of the 16,994 short-term inmates admitted to the state's prison system in 2006, mne were released after one day, 32 were in for a week, 236 were released within 30 days dod 2, 180 of all inmates sentenced to one year or less. were back on the · street iq three months, The Columbus Dispatch reported Saturday. Each prisoner cost the state hundreds of dbllars to place in the system and $69.40 for each day behind bars. Strickland, who is facing a shortfall in the next budget year that could reach $1.9 billion, wants to stop the revolving door at Ohio prisons. "I've got serious questions when we get offenders and let them out the day we get them, or after three months or six months," Strickland said. Strickland said he wants to ease prison crowding and save state taxpayer dollars at the same time, perhaps by diverting short-term prisoners to community lock ups or other alternatives. The total prison population for January ~as .49,889, or more than ·12,000 over designed capacity. "There isn.'t a person in public office that's not sensitive to the accusation of being soft on crime," Strickland said. "But you don't have to be soft on crime to be smart in dealing with criminals. "We need a rational approach · to our criminal justice system, ... one that's divorced from the silliness of.politics." · Strickland, a former stateprison psychologist, .has ruled out building any new prisoqs, spokesman Keith Dailey satd on Saturday. But reopening or reusing the Lima Correctional Institution, which was closed in 2004, is being studied, he said. ' However, he is lobbying state lawmakers to hire the Justice Center of the National Council of State Governments to find ways to make Ohio prisons more efficient, less crowded and more safe. The project could cost $100,000 . or more. The center has done studies for Kansas, Texas and five other states. In most cases, its recommendations led to state action that helped reduce the prison population and produced taxpayer savings. Michael Thompson, the· center's executive director, said drug offenders serving short sentences and parole violators often crowd prisons. "Would you want this person locked up for a short period of timer' he said. "You spend a lot of money while they're incarcerated ' and then push them back on the street with little or no support and supervision. If we're going to spend that kind of money, what is !JOing to have the greatest tmpact on public safety?" Strickland recently took a tour of the Ptckaway Correctional' Institution in Orient. The prison houses 2,370.offenders, 24 percent more than it was designed to handle. The governor' saw dormitories with prisoners in double bunks about three feet apart. Those are wide-open spaces compared with the ·Lorain Correctional Institution, at 143 percent over capacity, and the Correctional Reception Center, also at Orient, which is 80 percent over capacity. "You're going to see inmates stacked up everywhere," said prisons . Director Terry Collins, a 30year veteran of the system. He said 62 percent of all inmates serve I 2 months or Jess. Bl ·The Daily Sentinel ' Djokovi wins Australian Open, Page 82 . • .FFAscores in competition ' Inside Woods wins Buick Invite, Page B2 Buckeyes escape with win, Page B2 Monday, January 28, 2008 LocAL ScHEDULE POMEROY - A schedule ot upcoming high ac:l'lool "arslly sporting events involving teams from Meigs Crlunty. MondaY. Jan. 28 · Qlrlo Baokotball River Valley at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. South GBHia at Symmes Valley, 6 p.m. aves at Fairland. 6 p.m. Trimbte at Southern, 6 p.m. Eastern at Miller, 6 p.m. Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 6 p.m. Tuaaday Jon 29 Boya Baaketball MeiQs at Eastern, 6 p.m. Ironton at Gallla Academy. 6 p.m. South Point at River Valley, 6 p.m. Teays Valley at aves, 7:30 p.m. Glrll Baokolb<lll Teays Valley at ~cs. 6 p.m. YVtdn•Jdry.Jtn.ao GlrloBaokotl>all Gallla Academy at Ironton, 6 p.m. Thurectev Jan. 31 Glrlo Baokolball Chasapeake at River Valley, 6 p.m. Teays Valley Chr~tlan at South Gallla, 8p.m. · Southern at M"ler, 6 p.m. Waterford at Eastern, 6 p.m. .AI9Xandor at Meigs, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Sectional Tournament Draw pevils, Eagles and Tornadoes all face one-win scenarios ' South Gallia, River Valley and Meigs each need two wins BY BRYAN WALTERS nario to advance to the disAlso in D-IY, Eastern (6BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM trict tournament, while 10) earned the tifth-spot at River Valley. Meigs and AHS and will face fourthJACKSON - When it South Gallia will each need seeded Symmes Valley in a comes to advancing through a pair of victories to advance sectional final on Monday, Feb. 18, at 6:15p.m. the Dhio boys basketball past the sectional bracket. postseason, it comes down South Galli a (3-13) The Southern Tornadoes (8-7), the · only area squad brought home the 10-seed to the luck of the draw. ·· · Half of the Ohio Valley with a winning record at the and will take on seventhPublishing area's sill teams drawing, earned a three-seed · seeded Ironton St. Joseph (Scould consider themselves in the Division IV bracket at 11) in a sectional semifinal fortunate following the 2008 Athens High School and will on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 8 on Tri-Valley p.m. in The Plains. If the Southeast District Sectional take Hocking Rebels win, they would Tournament drawing held Conference Division foe Trimble for a advance to play the secondSunday at Jackson High chance at a sectional crown: seeded Waterford Wildcats School. The Tomcats (6-11) (13-2) on Tuesday, Feb. 19, Gallia Academy, Eastern earoed the sill-spot and will at 8 p.m. for a chance at a and Southern were lu~ky berth. enough to earn seedings that tangle with the Purple and district In the Division II draw, have those respective pro- Gold on Monday, Feb. 18, at Gallia Academy (S-!0) came grams facing a one-win see- 8 p.tn. in The Plains. away with the six,spot at Wellston High School and will face . third-seeded Fairfield Union (8-8) on Friday, Feb. 15, at 8:30p.m. during a sectional final at WHS. Meigs (6-1 0) will also be at Wellston High School as a seven-seed, but the Marauders must ftrst battle with lOth-seeded Athens ( 115) in a sectional semiftnal on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. If the Maroon and Gold prevail, they would advance to the sectional final on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. where second-seeded Warren (12-5) awaits. River Valley, the area's lone Division III club, earned the -12-spot at Jackson High School and will neetl a pair of wins to get to the district level. The Raiders (5- I I) will tirst take on fifth-seeded Federal Hocking ( 12-4) at J HS on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. If the Silver and Black were to win that opener, they would advance. to the sectional final on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m. - where they would play the winner of the Chesapeake Wellston contest. Chesapeake (12-3) is a four-seed and the Golden Rockets (4-13) are the 13. For a complete listing of the 2008 Southeast District Sectional Tournament drawings for boys basketball , the Web at visit www.seodab.org. Buzzer beater lifts Raiders over Meigs BY ERIC RANDOLPH SPORTS®MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Eastern gets second straight win STAFF REPORT SPORTS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM TUPPERS PLAINS And just like that, the Eagles are on a winning · streak. 0 n e CHESHIRE - As . River Valley head coach Gene Layton said, you'd never know it was their fifth win of the season by the way they played. · . Despite trailing for much · of the night, the River Valley Raiders basketball team battled with the Meigs Marauders for four quarters on Saturday night and eventually emerged victorious on a buzzer-beating shot. Ian Lewis scored a gamehigh 21 points for River Valley (5-11 ), and Marcus Frazier finished with 19. Meigs' Jacob Well had a team-high 15 points, just ahead of teammate Clay Bolin, who scored 14. With the teams tied and time winding down, Frazier took a pass from Lewis and . hit an off-balance jumper from the corner as the horn sounded, giving the Raiders a 62-60 win. The original plan, Layton said, was to run a backdoor lob , play that they had used earlier in the game, but the Meigs defense forced them to try something else. "They took away the play that we had called, and the kids didn't panic. Ian had the ball out on the top. and he made a little drive, drew the help defense, and kicked it over to Marcus for the shot," said Layton. "That was a tough shot that Marcus hit." It was the second road Eric Randolph/photo game in as many nights for Meigs' Clay Bolin tries to elude River Valley's Marcus Frazier (42), Cody McAvena (14), and Meigs, but there were no Jan Lewis (34) during second half action of a boys basketball game in/Cheshire on Saturday excuses from head coach Ben Ewing, Gracious in night. night after ending a nine-game losing skid, the Eastern Eagles basketball t e a m defeated Lynch t h e Symmes Valley Vikings 67-59 on Saturday night for their second win in a row. Jake Lynch had a gamehigh 20 points for the Eagles, while teammate Titus Pierce scored 18. . Jacob Johnson led the Vikings With 17. Eastern is now 6-10 with five games remaining. Three of those five will be played at home. . The win made a two-fortwo night for Eastern. The junior varsity Eagles defeated Symmes Valley 43-31 earlier in the evening. 'I'):Ier Hendrix had a team-high 12 points, followed closely by Devon Baum with 11. The Eastern varsity had other point little trouble with the STAFF REPORT on l-of-4 Vikings. The Eagle defense SPORTSC!l>MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM at the line. held them to just nine points · ROCKSPRINGS _ With Overall in the opening quarter while t h e the Eagle.offense scored 20. only three Meigs players ~.:..; Maro 'o n Eastern would add another able to make it into the ljJ in the second and go to scorin!l column, the. powerand Gold shot 22 bqlftfme with a IS-point f~l . Vmton. County Lady· · Ytkmgs e~stly crmsed to a lead 38-23. percent (1 0-of-45) It was fairly balanced 4?-27 vtc.tory Saturday · from the ilooring for the Eagles in the · ntght t_o clinch I! share of Howard field while frrst half. Lynch and Pierce the. Tn~ ~a~ley Conference Vinton l:ioth had !0 points, while · Ohto Dtvtston crown. Kelly Winebrenner pot up . The Lady Ma.rauders (l 0- County hit a· scorching 53 dg)lt and Kyle Rawson had ~· 2-~ TVC,Oht~) man.ag_ed percent (22-of-41) of its · JUSt nme pomts m the enttre shots. Meigs also had 27 111 Elltlrn, 12 first half · while Vinton turnovers .. · County (16-1, 8-0 TVC The Lady Marauders will Ohio) jumped out to a 21-9 return to action later today ' lead at the half. when it hosts NelsonvilleC(>NTACrUS Meigs finally came to life York. in the second half, but still . '. : : :1-74D-446-2342 ~xt. 33 could not keep up with the VInton County 49, Matga 27 ' Vinton 12 9 12 16 49 I h Lady Viking ta ent w o Meigs 4 5 , 8 11 21 , . - 1·740-446·3008 outscored MHS 28-19 in i!-••11- sports@mydailysentinel.com . the se~ond. half to claim the . ~~~!fN_ cA~t~:~Ya~!~;~· t~-ivf ~!t' Staff 22-pomt VICtory. · Ashley Graves 2 O·O 4, Joss! Harklns.2 Eric Randolph, Sports Writer Leading the way for the 0·0 4, Chelsey Taborn o 0·0 o, Tori ·· H II L M Dixon 6 0·0 16. Rebecca Puckett 3 0·0 (740) 446·2342. ext. 33 VISitOrS WaS . 0 Y e a)' 6, Casey Puckett 0 0·0 0, Holly LeMsy sportsOmydallysenllnel.com with 17 potnts and Tort 8 1.3 t7. TOTALS: 22 1·3 49. Three· point goals; 4 (Dixon 4). D.IX On WI'til I 6 nlarkers Bryan Walters, Sports Writer , '' MEIGS (1 0·8, 2·6 TVC Ohio) - Calia (740) 446·2342, ext. 33 Metgs had JUSt three Wolfe 5 3·4 t6, Morgan Howard 5 o.o bwaltersOmydallylrlbune.com players score as Catie tO, Brittany Preast o 1-4 t, Amy Barr o ' ·d 16 · t d 0·0 0, Adrian Bolin 0 0·0 0, Hannah W . 0 I1e poste pOlO S an Pratt 0 0·0 0, Mellsla ·Grueser 0 O.Q 0. Larry Crum, Sport• Writer Morgan Howard added 10. TOTALS: tO 4-6 27. Three-point goals: (Z40J 446·2342, ext. 33 1oru m0 mydailyreglster.com Brittany Preas! had the 3 (Wolfe 3) . defeat , Ewing gave credit to R i v e r Valley for .p\llling out the win and to his players for competing h a r d Well throughout the contest. Layton said what Ewing could have. "It's a tough game for them because they go on the road last night for a rivalry game in the conference and . then come on the road again tonight for another rivalry game," Layton said. "It's tough playing back to back like that." Meigs (6-1 0) won't see much relief with three of 'four remaining games away from home, though no more back-to-hack dates are scheduled. The Marauders opened up an 11-4 lead i~ the first quarter, and seven of those II came from freshman Cameron Bolin. Meigs then finished out the quarter outscoring the Raiders 9-5 for a 20-9 edge after one period. The home team wo.uld knock a few points off the deficit in the second, but the Marayders got five points from Corey Hutton and a four-for-four performance from ihe line from Clay Bolin, who went eight-foreight on the night. They went to halftime up 35-27, though it was nearly a ·double digit lead. Lewi s hit his Please see Lifts. B2 Vikings raid Meigs James scores 41 points as Cavaliers beat Lakers 98-95 " • ""'" ;.1., ,);1: PI•••• - . . DON'T MISS OUT ON HAVING YOUR BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION INCLUDED DEADliNE JANUARY 3f, .2008 Dave Harris or Brenda Davis (341.t' 992-2155 The Dail Sentinel • '' • I BY JOHN NAOAL ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES LeBron James and Kobe Bryant went back and forth throughout an intense fourth quarter. James and. his Cleveland Cavaliers won out in the end, even surviving a few raindrops at Staples C~nter. James scored 14 of his 41 points in' the final per;iod, and the Cavaliers beat the short-handed Lakers 98-95 Sunday for their 12th win in 15 games. Bryant scored nine of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and also had 12 rebounds ·and six assists, but it wouldn't be enough to keep the Lakers from losing their third straight to match their longest losing streak of , the season: • Zydrunas,Ilgauskas had 16 AP photo points and II rebounds Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, is defended by before fouling out with 6: 14 Cleveland Cavaliers' Drew Gooden in the first half of a basPle•se see C.Vs, 12 ketball game Sunday in Los Angeles. Cleveland won 98-95. �The Daily Sentinel PageA6 OHIO Monday, January 28,2008 Report: DNA testing program for Ohio inmates deeply flawed ALBANY -The Alexander FFA Chapter par- · ticipated in the District I0 Sub-District Parliamentary Procedure competition at Federal Hocking High School. The · Party Pro team received second in the competition and reeeived a gold rating. They then moved on .. to distri~t competition at Waterford were they ranked fourth overall. Members of the Alexander FFA Party Pro team are Jarrett Bright, ~ara Oberholzer, Kara El)dtck, Whitney Mullms, Ktm Holcomb.' Ethan Saye~s, Ben Smtth, Betsy lrwm, Zach Crabtree, · and Cterra Ktrkendall. COLUMBUS (AP) J'he state's DNA testing prograJT\ for inmates seekmg to prove their innocence is so flawed that police and courts routinely dtscard evidence after trials, The Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday. Judges also ignore requests for DNA testing, leaving inmates in legal limbo, and nearly a third of the denials examined by the newspaper failed to cite a specific reason, as required COLUMBUS (AP) - David Bodiker, the state's former by state law. public defender who was an advoca~e for inmate~ on d~at,h In other cases, there's no row and an outspoken defender of the poor 10 Ohto s indication that anyone even courts, has died. He was 73. . . read the inmate's re,quest for Bodiker served as Ohio Public Defender from 1994 until DNA testing, The Dispatch · he retired this month. In recent years, he challenged the reported. effectiveness of Ohio's lethal injection method. . Gov. Ted Strickland told He died Friday night after undergoing emergency heart the newspaper he is calling surgery, according to hi's daughter, Amy Bodiker. · for an overhaul thar would "He was a staunch advocate for 'the underserved in the speed up the review criminal justice system," she said Sunday. "He loved what process, open up testing to he did." · more inmates and establish Bodiker began his legal career as an assistant Franklin statewide standards for preCounty prosecutor. In private practice, before he was the serving evidence, state's public qefender, he won acquittals in three, death Across the country, more penalty cases: than 200 inmates have been Soon. after becoming public defender, Bodiker began a freed because of DNA tests, fight to save Wilford Berry; who robbed and murdered including six from Ohio. Cleveland baker. Charles Mitroff. His office enlisted Pope Four of those came before John Paul II, ' sought clemency from two governors and the state created a formal filed documents in six courts. · ON A testing program in Bodiker argued that Berry suffered from mental illness 2003. and should be sentenced instead to life in prison. But Berry Since then, 313 Ohio was executed in 1999, the first execution in Ohio in nearly inmates have applied but 36 years. · only 14 tests have been His office was able to get other death sentences reduced done. In some cases, evito life terms. Bodiker also helped bring recent cases to the dence has been lost or Ohio Supreme Co11rt that won juveniles stronger represendestroyed, The Dispatch tation rights in court, said Amanda Powell, an attorney in said. the Ohio Public Defender's juvenile section. Ohio lawmakers, fearing a flood of frivolous applications from prisoners, lightly restricted eligibility when they created the state DNA testing program. Monday ... Sunny. Not' as Thursday ... Partly sunny. Unlike 22 other states;· cool with highs in the lower Highs in the lower 40s. Ohio has no law requiring· 50s. South winds around 5 Thursday night...Cioudy criminal evidence to be catmph. . with a chance of rain ani:! alogued and saved. AP photo Monday night... Mostly snow. Not as cool with lows· · "It's a mess and frustrat- Kathryn McHenry demonstrates, at DOC DNA Diagnostics Center, the measuring of DNI\. A chance of showers in the lower 30s. Chance of cloudy. ing when you can't keep evidence Oct. 16, 2007 in Cincinnati: · after midnight. Not as cool precipitation 50 perc~nt. . track of evidence," said ~~ "'~'"' " IJ ""'l'S.Fnday... Cioudy wtth ram Lucas County Prosecutor · DNA applications, or any ignored for more• than two test the evidence, and peo- 'With lows'ltf'tl'te "'t6\Ver 4!)s. . South winds around 5 mph. and snow likely. Highs in Julia Bates, whose jurisdic- · court filings by prisoners, · years. ple shouldn't have to fight Chance of rain 40 percent. the upper 40s. Chance of tion includes Toledo. "We for a variety of rt:(llsons, said Ohio Attorney General the system as hard as I did • ,~Thesd~:r,._.Shpwers. H!ghs , precipitation 60 percent. have 88 counties with sher- Mark Schweikert, executive Marc- D!lib1 said he would to do that," said -Melinda-· Friday nlght ... Cioudy iff departments, police director of the Ohio Judicial support creating a state law Elkins, who now works for 10 the mtd"SOs. South wmds 5 to I 0 mph. Chance of rain with a 40 percent chance of .departments and dozens of Conference, an advocacy requiring that evidence be the Ohio Innocence Project, rain showers. Lows in the ·oilier entities, and everyone and oversight organization kept for a certain period of a nonprofit legal clinic' 80 percent. · Thesday nlght...Cloudy lower30s. . . does evidence retentiop dif- for judges. time. based at the University of with rain showers ... A Saturday ... Mostly cloudy ferently." The inmates often don't Melinda Elkins, who Cincinnati's College of . chance of thunderstorms in the morning ... Then The problems of lost evi- have lawyers, and paper- fought for years to free her Law. and snow showers. Breezy becoming partly sunny. dence, tardy responses and work ends up being filed former husband, said Ohio's "The idea of ignoring evi- and cooler with lows in the Highs in the mid 40s. unenforced rultngs have under the original case hampered testing ·requests numbers, which can be DNA testing program must dence or throwing it away lower 30s. Southwest winds ·saturday nlght...Partly should outrage both the vic- · 10 to 20 mph. Chance of cloudy in the evening ... Then mady by four death row decades old and long-since be fixed. becoming mostly cloudy. Clarence Elkins, 45, was tims and the public," she precipitation 80 percent. inmates, The Dispatch said. labeled as closed, and Cold with lows in the mid Wednesday said. "I believe it's time to convicted in 1999 of killing Ohio Supreme Court Schweikert said. And the Wednesday night ... Partly 20s. Chief Justice Thomas outcome of post-conviction his mother-in-law and rap- begin using the justice sysSunday ... Partly sunny. Moyer said he's troubled by DNA cases isn't among the ing his then-6-year-old tem as a way to find the cloudy. Hi~hs in the lower 40s. Lows tn the lower 20s. Highs in the .tpid 40s. information judges report to niece in Summit County. A truth." the findings. DNA test later cleared "When we take some- the state Supreme Court. who was released Elkins, one's life or we take their The newspaper identified freedom, we want to be cer- 13 cases in which testing from prison in 2005 after tain that we've done every- hadn't been done more than serving six years. "The only way to prove thing we can," Moyer said. a year after a judge's order, Judges can lose track of and some orders were Clarence's innocence was to David Bodiker, public defender who fought executions' dies Local weather 2008 Meigs County Visitors Guide Governor wants study of sentencing policies COLUMBUS (AJ>) Gov. Ted Strickland wants to review a policy that allows prisoners serving short sentences to get out after even shorter stays. Of the 16,994 short-term inmates admitted to the state's prison system in 2006, mne were released after one day, 32 were in for a week, 236 were released within 30 days dod 2, 180 of all inmates sentenced to one year or less. were back on the · street iq three months, The Columbus Dispatch reported Saturday. Each prisoner cost the state hundreds of dbllars to place in the system and $69.40 for each day behind bars. Strickland, who is facing a shortfall in the next budget year that could reach $1.9 billion, wants to stop the revolving door at Ohio prisons. "I've got serious questions when we get offenders and let them out the day we get them, or after three months or six months," Strickland said. Strickland said he wants to ease prison crowding and save state taxpayer dollars at the same time, perhaps by diverting short-term prisoners to community lock ups or other alternatives. The total prison population for January ~as .49,889, or more than ·12,000 over designed capacity. "There isn.'t a person in public office that's not sensitive to the accusation of being soft on crime," Strickland said. "But you don't have to be soft on crime to be smart in dealing with criminals. "We need a rational approach · to our criminal justice system, ... one that's divorced from the silliness of.politics." · Strickland, a former stateprison psychologist, .has ruled out building any new prisoqs, spokesman Keith Dailey satd on Saturday. But reopening or reusing the Lima Correctional Institution, which was closed in 2004, is being studied, he said. ' However, he is lobbying state lawmakers to hire the Justice Center of the National Council of State Governments to find ways to make Ohio prisons more efficient, less crowded and more safe. The project could cost $100,000 . or more. The center has done studies for Kansas, Texas and five other states. In most cases, its recommendations led to state action that helped reduce the prison population and produced taxpayer savings. Michael Thompson, the· center's executive director, said drug offenders serving short sentences and parole violators often crowd prisons. "Would you want this person locked up for a short period of timer' he said. "You spend a lot of money while they're incarcerated ' and then push them back on the street with little or no support and supervision. If we're going to spend that kind of money, what is !JOing to have the greatest tmpact on public safety?" Strickland recently took a tour of the Ptckaway Correctional' Institution in Orient. The prison houses 2,370.offenders, 24 percent more than it was designed to handle. The governor' saw dormitories with prisoners in double bunks about three feet apart. Those are wide-open spaces compared with the ·Lorain Correctional Institution, at 143 percent over capacity, and the Correctional Reception Center, also at Orient, which is 80 percent over capacity. "You're going to see inmates stacked up everywhere," said prisons . Director Terry Collins, a 30year veteran of the system. He said 62 percent of all inmates serve I 2 months or Jess. Bl ·The Daily Sentinel ' Djokovi wins Australian Open, Page 82 . • .FFAscores in competition ' Inside Woods wins Buick Invite, Page B2 Buckeyes escape with win, Page B2 Monday, January 28, 2008 LocAL ScHEDULE POMEROY - A schedule ot upcoming high ac:l'lool "arslly sporting events involving teams from Meigs Crlunty. MondaY. Jan. 28 · Qlrlo Baokotball River Valley at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. South GBHia at Symmes Valley, 6 p.m. aves at Fairland. 6 p.m. Trimbte at Southern, 6 p.m. Eastern at Miller, 6 p.m. Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 6 p.m. Tuaaday Jon 29 Boya Baaketball MeiQs at Eastern, 6 p.m. Ironton at Gallla Academy. 6 p.m. South Point at River Valley, 6 p.m. Teays Valley at aves, 7:30 p.m. Glrll Baokolb<lll Teays Valley at ~cs. 6 p.m. YVtdn•Jdry.Jtn.ao GlrloBaokotl>all Gallla Academy at Ironton, 6 p.m. Thurectev Jan. 31 Glrlo Baokolball Chasapeake at River Valley, 6 p.m. Teays Valley Chr~tlan at South Gallla, 8p.m. · Southern at M"ler, 6 p.m. Waterford at Eastern, 6 p.m. .AI9Xandor at Meigs, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Sectional Tournament Draw pevils, Eagles and Tornadoes all face one-win scenarios ' South Gallia, River Valley and Meigs each need two wins BY BRYAN WALTERS nario to advance to the disAlso in D-IY, Eastern (6BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM trict tournament, while 10) earned the tifth-spot at River Valley. Meigs and AHS and will face fourthJACKSON - When it South Gallia will each need seeded Symmes Valley in a comes to advancing through a pair of victories to advance sectional final on Monday, Feb. 18, at 6:15p.m. the Dhio boys basketball past the sectional bracket. postseason, it comes down South Galli a (3-13) The Southern Tornadoes (8-7), the · only area squad brought home the 10-seed to the luck of the draw. ·· · Half of the Ohio Valley with a winning record at the and will take on seventhPublishing area's sill teams drawing, earned a three-seed · seeded Ironton St. Joseph (Scould consider themselves in the Division IV bracket at 11) in a sectional semifinal fortunate following the 2008 Athens High School and will on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 8 on Tri-Valley p.m. in The Plains. If the Southeast District Sectional take Hocking Rebels win, they would Tournament drawing held Conference Division foe Trimble for a advance to play the secondSunday at Jackson High chance at a sectional crown: seeded Waterford Wildcats School. The Tomcats (6-11) (13-2) on Tuesday, Feb. 19, Gallia Academy, Eastern earoed the sill-spot and will at 8 p.m. for a chance at a and Southern were lu~ky berth. enough to earn seedings that tangle with the Purple and district In the Division II draw, have those respective pro- Gold on Monday, Feb. 18, at Gallia Academy (S-!0) came grams facing a one-win see- 8 p.tn. in The Plains. away with the six,spot at Wellston High School and will face . third-seeded Fairfield Union (8-8) on Friday, Feb. 15, at 8:30p.m. during a sectional final at WHS. Meigs (6-1 0) will also be at Wellston High School as a seven-seed, but the Marauders must ftrst battle with lOth-seeded Athens ( 115) in a sectional semiftnal on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. If the Maroon and Gold prevail, they would advance to the sectional final on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. where second-seeded Warren (12-5) awaits. River Valley, the area's lone Division III club, earned the -12-spot at Jackson High School and will neetl a pair of wins to get to the district level. The Raiders (5- I I) will tirst take on fifth-seeded Federal Hocking ( 12-4) at J HS on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. If the Silver and Black were to win that opener, they would advance. to the sectional final on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m. - where they would play the winner of the Chesapeake Wellston contest. Chesapeake (12-3) is a four-seed and the Golden Rockets (4-13) are the 13. For a complete listing of the 2008 Southeast District Sectional Tournament drawings for boys basketball , the Web at visit www.seodab.org. Buzzer beater lifts Raiders over Meigs BY ERIC RANDOLPH SPORTS®MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Eastern gets second straight win STAFF REPORT SPORTS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM TUPPERS PLAINS And just like that, the Eagles are on a winning · streak. 0 n e CHESHIRE - As . River Valley head coach Gene Layton said, you'd never know it was their fifth win of the season by the way they played. · . Despite trailing for much · of the night, the River Valley Raiders basketball team battled with the Meigs Marauders for four quarters on Saturday night and eventually emerged victorious on a buzzer-beating shot. Ian Lewis scored a gamehigh 21 points for River Valley (5-11 ), and Marcus Frazier finished with 19. Meigs' Jacob Well had a team-high 15 points, just ahead of teammate Clay Bolin, who scored 14. With the teams tied and time winding down, Frazier took a pass from Lewis and . hit an off-balance jumper from the corner as the horn sounded, giving the Raiders a 62-60 win. The original plan, Layton said, was to run a backdoor lob , play that they had used earlier in the game, but the Meigs defense forced them to try something else. "They took away the play that we had called, and the kids didn't panic. Ian had the ball out on the top. and he made a little drive, drew the help defense, and kicked it over to Marcus for the shot," said Layton. "That was a tough shot that Marcus hit." It was the second road Eric Randolph/photo game in as many nights for Meigs' Clay Bolin tries to elude River Valley's Marcus Frazier (42), Cody McAvena (14), and Meigs, but there were no Jan Lewis (34) during second half action of a boys basketball game in/Cheshire on Saturday excuses from head coach Ben Ewing, Gracious in night. night after ending a nine-game losing skid, the Eastern Eagles basketball t e a m defeated Lynch t h e Symmes Valley Vikings 67-59 on Saturday night for their second win in a row. Jake Lynch had a gamehigh 20 points for the Eagles, while teammate Titus Pierce scored 18. . Jacob Johnson led the Vikings With 17. Eastern is now 6-10 with five games remaining. Three of those five will be played at home. . The win made a two-fortwo night for Eastern. The junior varsity Eagles defeated Symmes Valley 43-31 earlier in the evening. 'I'):Ier Hendrix had a team-high 12 points, followed closely by Devon Baum with 11. The Eastern varsity had other point little trouble with the STAFF REPORT on l-of-4 Vikings. The Eagle defense SPORTSC!l>MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM at the line. held them to just nine points · ROCKSPRINGS _ With Overall in the opening quarter while t h e the Eagle.offense scored 20. only three Meigs players ~.:..; Maro 'o n Eastern would add another able to make it into the ljJ in the second and go to scorin!l column, the. powerand Gold shot 22 bqlftfme with a IS-point f~l . Vmton. County Lady· · Ytkmgs e~stly crmsed to a lead 38-23. percent (1 0-of-45) It was fairly balanced 4?-27 vtc.tory Saturday · from the ilooring for the Eagles in the · ntght t_o clinch I! share of Howard field while frrst half. Lynch and Pierce the. Tn~ ~a~ley Conference Vinton l:ioth had !0 points, while · Ohto Dtvtston crown. Kelly Winebrenner pot up . The Lady Ma.rauders (l 0- County hit a· scorching 53 dg)lt and Kyle Rawson had ~· 2-~ TVC,Oht~) man.ag_ed percent (22-of-41) of its · JUSt nme pomts m the enttre shots. Meigs also had 27 111 Elltlrn, 12 first half · while Vinton turnovers .. · County (16-1, 8-0 TVC The Lady Marauders will Ohio) jumped out to a 21-9 return to action later today ' lead at the half. when it hosts NelsonvilleC(>NTACrUS Meigs finally came to life York. in the second half, but still . '. : : :1-74D-446-2342 ~xt. 33 could not keep up with the VInton County 49, Matga 27 ' Vinton 12 9 12 16 49 I h Lady Viking ta ent w o Meigs 4 5 , 8 11 21 , . - 1·740-446·3008 outscored MHS 28-19 in i!-••11- sports@mydailysentinel.com . the se~ond. half to claim the . ~~~!fN_ cA~t~:~Ya~!~;~· t~-ivf ~!t' Staff 22-pomt VICtory. · Ashley Graves 2 O·O 4, Joss! Harklns.2 Eric Randolph, Sports Writer Leading the way for the 0·0 4, Chelsey Taborn o 0·0 o, Tori ·· H II L M Dixon 6 0·0 16. Rebecca Puckett 3 0·0 (740) 446·2342. ext. 33 VISitOrS WaS . 0 Y e a)' 6, Casey Puckett 0 0·0 0, Holly LeMsy sportsOmydallysenllnel.com with 17 potnts and Tort 8 1.3 t7. TOTALS: 22 1·3 49. Three· point goals; 4 (Dixon 4). D.IX On WI'til I 6 nlarkers Bryan Walters, Sports Writer , '' MEIGS (1 0·8, 2·6 TVC Ohio) - Calia (740) 446·2342, ext. 33 Metgs had JUSt three Wolfe 5 3·4 t6, Morgan Howard 5 o.o bwaltersOmydallylrlbune.com players score as Catie tO, Brittany Preast o 1-4 t, Amy Barr o ' ·d 16 · t d 0·0 0, Adrian Bolin 0 0·0 0, Hannah W . 0 I1e poste pOlO S an Pratt 0 0·0 0, Mellsla ·Grueser 0 O.Q 0. Larry Crum, Sport• Writer Morgan Howard added 10. TOTALS: tO 4-6 27. Three-point goals: (Z40J 446·2342, ext. 33 1oru m0 mydailyreglster.com Brittany Preas! had the 3 (Wolfe 3) . defeat , Ewing gave credit to R i v e r Valley for .p\llling out the win and to his players for competing h a r d Well throughout the contest. Layton said what Ewing could have. "It's a tough game for them because they go on the road last night for a rivalry game in the conference and . then come on the road again tonight for another rivalry game," Layton said. "It's tough playing back to back like that." Meigs (6-1 0) won't see much relief with three of 'four remaining games away from home, though no more back-to-hack dates are scheduled. The Marauders opened up an 11-4 lead i~ the first quarter, and seven of those II came from freshman Cameron Bolin. Meigs then finished out the quarter outscoring the Raiders 9-5 for a 20-9 edge after one period. The home team wo.uld knock a few points off the deficit in the second, but the Marayders got five points from Corey Hutton and a four-for-four performance from ihe line from Clay Bolin, who went eight-foreight on the night. They went to halftime up 35-27, though it was nearly a ·double digit lead. Lewi s hit his Please see Lifts. B2 Vikings raid Meigs James scores 41 points as Cavaliers beat Lakers 98-95 " • ""'" ;.1., ,);1: PI•••• - . . DON'T MISS OUT ON HAVING YOUR BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION INCLUDED DEADliNE JANUARY 3f, .2008 Dave Harris or Brenda Davis (341.t' 992-2155 The Dail Sentinel • '' • I BY JOHN NAOAL ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES LeBron James and Kobe Bryant went back and forth throughout an intense fourth quarter. James and. his Cleveland Cavaliers won out in the end, even surviving a few raindrops at Staples C~nter. James scored 14 of his 41 points in' the final per;iod, and the Cavaliers beat the short-handed Lakers 98-95 Sunday for their 12th win in 15 games. Bryant scored nine of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and also had 12 rebounds ·and six assists, but it wouldn't be enough to keep the Lakers from losing their third straight to match their longest losing streak of , the season: • Zydrunas,Ilgauskas had 16 AP photo points and II rebounds Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, is defended by before fouling out with 6: 14 Cleveland Cavaliers' Drew Gooden in the first half of a basPle•se see C.Vs, 12 ketball game Sunday in Los Angeles. Cleveland won 98-95. �Page B2 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailyserttinel.com Monday, January 28, Monday, January 28, 2008 2008 www.mydallysentinel.com ~rtbune - Sentinel C L A S S I F I E o· Djokovic fends off upstart Tsonga to win Australian Open title· BY JOHN PYE A SS OC I~TED PRESS MELBOLIRNE. Au,ll.tli.J - Nql'.tk D1okovtc withstood the e:-.pectetl ba11age from upstart Jo-Wtltricd Tsonga tn the In st set. then ralltcd to wtn the Aumalian Open lot h1s tnst Grand Slam title Djokm tc lentled olt the Muhammad Ah lookahke 46, 6-4, 6- l. 7-6 (2) Ill the tin,tl on Sund.1y ntght, endmg a sequence ot II stt mght maJOt, II' on by ctther Roger Federct ot R.tlacl Nadal stnce ~l.trdt Salm\ victory Ill 2005 D1okovtc h c~d not lost a set m stx matches leatlmg tnto the tin.tl. mcludmg his scmtlmal Wilt ovet two-ttme defendmg champton Fedeter But wtth unseeded Tsonga commg out swtngmg hke he dtd in hts stratght-sets upset over No 2 Nada! tn the semifin,tls and three other top 14 players, that streak came to a sudden end. The thtrd-ranked Djokovic rebounded tn the second and third sets. and after savmg a cructal breakpomt tn the fourth, dommated the tiebreaker to chnch hts tirst maJOr at his 13th attempt "You feel the expectations and pressure, so I'm very happy wtth the way I dealt v.tth the pressure," Djokovic AP photo Serbia's Novak DJokovlc k1sses a trophy after beattng JoWilfned Tsonga of France tn the !mal of the Men's stngles at the Australian Open tenms tournament 1n Melbourne, Australia Sunday. said "Commg on agamst a Djokovic said "I was aware player wtth nothmg to lose of that fact, but I was trymg -he was going for the shots to stay with him because I and he was very dangerous, knew sooner or later, wtth especially m the first set- I my style of game, I could get 111 control of the match, was pret!y nervous " The 20-year-old DJokovic whtch I dtd in the mtddle of was the youngest player the second set." Along with Tsonga, he had since Stefan Edberg defeated Mats Wilander m 1985 to to overcome cramps Djokovic got treatment on wm the Australtan tttle and the back of his lett thtgh the first man from Serbta to whtle holding for a 3-2 lead Wtn a maJOr. Tsonga, who had been so m the fourth set, then fended aggress1 ve ear Iter m the off a break point while servtournament, seemed more mg at 5-5. Wanting to finish it off content to rally from the baseline, especially after qmckly, he raced through the gettmg passed several tunes. tiebreaker- with some help "He was very dangerous," from Tsonga, who double- faulted to make it 5-1 and then sent a running forehand long to gtve DJokovtc four championship points. He only needed one as T'onga htt a forehand wtde. DJokovtc fell on his back, then got up to shake bands wtth Tsonga and put his arm .tround the Frenchman He got on htS knees and kissed the coun, shook hands wtth hts lamtly, then tossed two rackets into the stands before burymg his face in a towel "Ftrst, before I thank e>erybody m this world, I want to thank everybody m my box, who've supported me all the way through, not Just these two weeks, all the way in my life," Djokovic satd. "Thank you very much, I love you." HtS lather, mother and two younger brothers wore white track suns and sat in order wtth letters on the front spelltng out Djokovic's mckname, Nola · "Second ot course Jo. Unbelievable tournament and you should be proud of yourself- tf he won tonight tt would be absolutely deserved, so well done for hts success." • DJokovtc, who has had an unsteady relationship with the Melbourne Park crowd, won them back with his post-match speech. "I know the crowd wanted rowdy crowd's loyalties him to win more," Djokovtc were wtth underdog Tsonga, satd. "That's OK, tt's all who ha' deltghted fans wtth right. I still love you guys, hts ebulltent personal tty and don't worry I'm very, very go-for-bmke style. happy that I won my ttrst A portrait ot Alt. a racket Grand Slam here, so hope- sketched tn one hand, was fully we'll see you hete on taped to the stacltum wall. this stage a lot more often m Tsonga sprinted onto the the future" coun for wurmups ahead ot Tsonga satd he was proud the match. of himself Tsonga pic~ed up his "I don't know tf I have to game when tl appeared the be sa~ or happy of this fina1 , first set was headed for a but I feel great," Tsonga . tiebreaker. He blasted three satd. "I'm happy for Novak, aces to take a 5-4 lead, then because he played unbeliev- came up wtth two great able today " shots to bre.tk DJokovtc. Tsonga, ranked 38th comServmg at 30-30, ing into his fifth ·major, will Djokovic had an easy overmove up to No. 18 altet head. but didn 't do enough advancing past the fourth wtth it. Tsonga npped a foreround for the ftrst tune hdnd crosscourt passmg shot He was a1mmg to be the for a wmner, then ratsed his first Frenchman in 80 years racket and roared with the to wm the Australtan title crow.d and the first to win any of Another good forehahd the four Grand Slams since winner fmished otf the set, Yanmck Noah's wm at and Tsonga went down on Roland Garros in 1983. one knee to pump his fist Tsonga believes he has the before dancmg over to his game to break mto the top chatr to a standing ovation. 10. Djokovtc refused to crum"Not everybody can beat ble He never faced a break players who I beat," he said point in the second and third "It's very difficult, and I did sets, yieldmg only 10 pomts tt, so of course, I'm confi- m hts mne servtce games. dent now." Djokovtc satd he planned Rod Laver Arena W<IS to spend a couple ot weeks packed and awash in red, off to enJoy the celebrations. white and blue, the national "It's my first major, but colors of both countr\eS, but tt's just the start of a long there was little doubt that the season," he said. Gallia County . OH Websttes: In One Week With Us www.mydatlylribune.com E-mail ' www.myda•lysentlnel com classtfled@ mydailytnbu ne.com REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS www mydailyregister com . PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE To Place ~rtbune Sentinel }\·egt~ter ca~f;' (740) 446-2342 (7 40) 992·21'56 (304) ·675-1333 0 .aJ... or Fax To (740) 446-3008 or To (740) 992-2157 :d, Word Ads ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO - Ttger Woods JOined the Kmg, and left everyone else at the Butck lnvttattonal feeltng ltke paupers. In hts most dominant start to a season. Woods but It an 11-shot lead Sunday unttl hts game and the tickle weather turned cold on the back nme. A bndte on the last hole gave h1m a 1-under 71 and an et crht-shot victory, gtvmg hun 62 lor hts career to tie Arnold Palmer on the PGA Tout hst. "I'm sure that there are many, many more commg 111 the future," Palmer said. "There isn't any question about that" Just like there was no questiOn about the outcome Woods opened with a 40foot btrdte putt, threw m a 60-foot btrdte JUSt to keep a four-deep gallery from falltng asleep, and only looked mortal when he made three stratght hogeys toward the end of his round All that dtd was affect the final m,argin, not the name on the trophy Woods finished at 18under 270 to win the Butck lnvttatmnal ' for the teurth consecuttve year, tying a PGA Tour record for consecuttve wms in a single tournament. Woods is the only player to own such a streak at two events, havmg also won four tn a row at Bay Htll Ryuji lmada matched the best score of the final round with a 67 and was the runner-up. Woods returns to Torrey Ptnes tn June fot the U.S. Open. and tf thts week was any 111dtcatton, tt could be another long week for his peers. The world's No. I player now has won stx ttmes as a pro at Torrey Pmes, and hts comment that the Grand Slam ts "easily within reason" looked every bit of that. "What he's gomg to do ts screw the U S. Open up for everyone else," Fred Couples sat d. "If he had shot . I 0 or II under, the USGA would have satd, 'Well, maybe we have it in the right spot.' Now, they may have to regroup a little" Then again, it mtght not matter. Woods has won .hts last two PGA Tour events by eight shots, and thts was the ninth ttme tn his career he has won by at h\ast eight. "I wanted to go out there and make no bogeys and shoot something under par," Woods satd. "I got half of 11 right." The 71 ended Woods' streak of 14 consecutive rounds tn the 60s, dating to the second round of the -Deutsche Bank Champmnshtp. He has fin· tshed no worse than second since the British Open in July, when he tted for 12th at Carnoustie. Woods planned to leave Sunday night for the Dubai Desert Classtc, and he hkely won't return to the PGA Tour until the end of February at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Next m line on the career list tS Ben Hogan with 64 victories, and each win moves Woods closer to the record 82 won by Sam Snead "You'd ltke to think 1t's surpnsmg, but it's not," Charles Howell Ill said. "It's Ttger." Woods is 6-of- I 2 in h1s PGA Tour debuts, but he has never won with such case He went back to work after the holidays, and it was as if last year never ended. The only surpnse was the weather, a pleasant one at that. The forecast was for heavy ram overnight and mto Sunday, with the possibtlity of a Monday finish. But the clouds cleared as Woods was warming up, and he played the front mne under bnlliant blue skies. Only on the back nine dtd clouds return and temperatures plunge. HI\' closed out hts vtctory under a mtxture of rain and clouds, and smtle that showed all was nght m his world. "He's just much better," said Couples, who posted hts first top-10 finish smce the 2006 Masters. "It's fun to see. I've been on tour for 28 years, and I've never seen this stuff" lmada birdied his last two holes to fimsh alone 111 second at 11-under 277 and was thrilled. "This is the Tiger Woods lnvttatmnal, isn't tt?" he said. "I thought he was the host." The Buick Invitational is the third PGA Tour event Woods has won six times. The others <Ire the Bridgestone Invitational and the CA Championshtp, both World Golf Champtonship events. Rory Sabbatini also had a 67 to tie for thud with Stewark Cink (73), who joined Joe Durant in the final group and were along for the nde. On tbe opening hole, with fans lining both sides of the fairway from tee-to-green, Cink and Durant found a fauway bunker and took three shots to reach the green Woods played safely to the middle, and hts 40-foot bird1e fell on the final turn. Justin Leonard closed wtth a 72 to fmish alone in fifth, 12 shots behind. Phtl Mickel~oil also made his 2008 debut this week, but was slowed by illness and was never a factor. He shot 71 on Sunday and tied for sixth wtth Durant (75 ). COLUMBUS (AP) Thbby Smith won't forget his ftrst game agamst Ohio State. The Minnesota coach was called for a critical technical foul and Ohio State's Jamar Butler scored 27 points as the Buckeyes pulled away late to beat the Golden Gophers 7660 on Saturday night. Minnesota, down I9-3 at the outset, scratched and clawed to get back to 44-41 on two free throws by Jonathan Williams at the 13:14 mark of the second half. But the Buckeyes slowly pulled away, thanks to the cunous call whtch led to the techmcal fouL Smtih, who IS 399-150 in 17 seasons at Tulsa, Georg1a, Kentucky and Minnesota, was stopped on hts th1rd try at hts 400th career coaching win. It was the first ttme he had ever taken a team up against Ohio State. Butler hit a 14-foot jumper on the left wmg, then later tossed an over-the-shoulder alley-oop pass to Matt Terwilliger for a dunk to make it 48-42. At the 9.52 mark, Travis Busch had the ball for Minnesota in the left comer when it appeared Terwilliger pUshed him to the floor from behind. Instead of a foul on Terwilliger, Busch was called for traveling. That set off Smith, who was whtstled for the technical as he ranted on the sideline. Butler, hitting 96 percent of his free throws this season, then hit both technical foul shots. On Mmnesota's next tnp down the floor, Terwtlliger tippc;d the ball away and Evan Turner saved it from · going out of bounds near midcourt, passing behind his back to Jon Dtebler for a breakaway dunk. Diebler then stole the ball the next time Minnesota came down the court and ted Tumer for another dunk and a 54-42 lead. Butler, who had a streak of 38 consecuttve made free throws end, a! so had nine assists in 38 minutes Turner added 17 pomts and Kosta Koufos had 15 for the Buckeyes (14-6, 5-2 Big Ten), who won their second m a row after droppmg three straight. Dan Colemau led the Golden Gophers (12-6, 2-4) with 14 points with Lawrence McKenzie addmg 10. They have lost their last three. Moments after the Buckeyes· run, Butler bumped mto a Minnesota player as the teams crossed paths during a timeout and was assessed a technical settmg off Ohio State coach Thad Matta during the timeout But1er declined to comment a' tl hts tech meal. fromPageBl to play, and Larry Hughes also scored 16 points for the Cavaliers (24-19), who have beaten the Lakers in theu last five meetings Lamar Odom had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers (27-15), who have a 2-4 record since center Andrew Bynum injured his left knee. It was their fourth game without Trevor Ariza, who broke h1s right foot. Neither player is expected to return before the mtddle of March. The game was delayed for 12 minutes late in the first quarter because of a small leak m the Staples Center roof. It resulted in a steady flow of drops falling under *POLICIES* Ohio Volley Publishing reaervea tile rlghl to edll, reject or cancel any ad at any time Errors Must B eported on the flrt ay of publication an he Tribune-Sentinel eglster will aponalble for n than the coet o he space occuple the error and onl he first Insertion. W hall not be liable fo ny loas or expens hat reautte from th ubltcatlon or omts lon of an advertla nt Correctlona wll made In the flrw vallable edition. I .I Box number ads ar lway• confidential. Current rate pplles Lifts fromPageBl own buzzer beater by scoring mstde with one second left to prevent that. Even 10 the thud quarter, it seemed more like Meigs' night than Rtver Valley's The visttors matched the Raiders scoring in the first three minutes before bumpin~ t~e lead up to I0 points w1th JUSt over two minutes to go. But Cody McAvena hit a three·point field goal, his only points of the night, Cln the very neKt possession, and Frazier was fouled on a breakaway following a steal, which drew a flagrant foul call on Bohn. Frazier hit both free throws, and momentum shifted for the first time mto Rtver Valley's favor wtth 1.41 remammg. got an offensive rebound from the,Younger Bolin and Goode found the mark from underneath to set things up for Frazier's heroics. The Raiders had etght dtfferent players on the scoresheet, though only Lewis and Frazier reached double figures. Ryan Henry scored eight points, and Sean Sands scored four. Clayton Curnutte added three, and Kody Johnson and Zak Deel rounded things out with two apiece. For Meigs, eight players saw tpe floor and siK of them scored. Goode fin· ished with nine points, as did Hutton. Cameron Bolin had seven, and Damian Wise had stx. Both teams were strong from the foul line R1ver Valley went 11-of-15 for 73 percent. Meigs held a sltght advantage. making 12 of 15 attempts for 80 percent Prior to the varsity game ' car All Real Eolat dvertlaementa 1r ubject to the Federa air Housing Act o 96a. \\\IJI \II \ II \I"' r....-•---.,1 ~w GIVEAWAY was the junior varsity contest Meigs defeated River Valley 50-38 led by Zach Whitlach with 12doints. Keith Sktdmore ha eight pmnts for the Ra1ders. Next up for River Valley ts another home game TUesday night against South Point. Me1gs also plays on Tuesday at county-rival Eastern, thetr third consecutive road game. Tipoff for both games is scheduled for 6 p.m. We will not knowing y accept any adver taement In vlotetlo f the law the north basket - out of low shot wtth 13 seconds bounds but less than a foot lett. trimmmg Cleveland's from the baseline. , lead to one point, but James Arena spokesman maile two tree throws four Mtchael Roth satd a roofing seconds later to make tt 98company inspected the roof 95. Sunday morning and when The Lakers called a timethe inspectors were fin- out, but were unable to get ished, they removed their off a potential game-ty10g rain gear and left it along 3-potnter before the final with some equipment on a buzzer sounded. catwalk over the north basThe Lakers used a 23-9 ket. The leak came from the run to finish the third quarclothing and equipment ter and begm the founh for through slats in the catwalk. The Cavaliers took a 94- an 84-75 lead. The 93 lead on a basket by Cavaliers responded with a James wllh I: 16 remaining, 15-2 spurt of their own to and Bryant drew an offen- take a four-pomt lead. stve foul nine seconds later. Neither team led by more After an empty posses- than four points after that. ston by each team, James Los Angeles outscored ran the shot clock down Cleveland 15-2 to start the before httting from outstde third quarter and take a 55with 20 seconds to go, giv- 51 lead. After falling ing the Cavaliers a three- behind 66-61 , the Lakers point lead. rallied for a 71-69 lead Ronny Tunaf made a fol- entering the fourth quarter. Rtvor Valley 1a, Meta• 10 Mo11• 20 11 10 11 AlverVolley 8 11 11 18 - eo 12 MIIGI (1·10) - Clay Bolin 3 8-8 14, Jacob Will 7 1·3 1I, Cameron Bolin 3 0· 0 7, Chrla Goode 4 1•2 8, Damian W~t 2 2·2 I, Coroy Hutton 4 1).0 8, Aualln Ounfeo 0 0·0 0, Wlllla Barona 0 0. Thraa-polnl TOTALS 23 12·11 ao o-o goala 2 (Ca Bolin, Hutton) AIYI[R VALLEY (&o11)- Jordan Dool 0 0·0 0, Soan Sando 1 1·2 4, Cody McAvena 1 0·0 3 C~yton Curnunt11· 2 3, Kody Johnson 1 O.Q 2, Ryan Eggleton 0 o-o o ian Lewis 9 2·3 21, Ryan Henry 3 2·2 8, Marcus Fraz1er 8 3· 4 I 9 Za< Deal 0 2·2 2 TOTALS 24 It · 15 62 Three-point goals 3 (Sands, McAvena, Lewis) Eastern from PageBl seven. Winebrenner would finish the game with 10 and Rawson ended with nine. Symmes Valley's effort would improve in the third and fourth quarters, but enou~h to erase the deficitS they started each period with. Eastern outscored the Vikings by just two In the third and went to the fourth up .5336. Lynch had another five points, and Pierce and Mikey Johnson scored four. Jacob Johnson scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth, helping his team outscore the Eagles 23-14. Ten of Eastern's 19 fourthquarter points came from the foul hne. Mtkey Johnson fintshed with eight for Eastern, while Tyler Hendnx had one. The Eagles held a major advantage in . free throws, shooting 45 to Symmes Valley's 15. Eastern will try to make it three wins in a row at home when they play on Tuesday agamst county nval Meigs. 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SyeciaT sc;meone? \ Say \ir in fr:'fie fass~dsl ' �Page B2 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailyserttinel.com Monday, January 28, Monday, January 28, 2008 2008 www.mydallysentinel.com ~rtbune - Sentinel C L A S S I F I E o· Djokovic fends off upstart Tsonga to win Australian Open title· BY JOHN PYE A SS OC I~TED PRESS MELBOLIRNE. Au,ll.tli.J - Nql'.tk D1okovtc withstood the e:-.pectetl ba11age from upstart Jo-Wtltricd Tsonga tn the In st set. then ralltcd to wtn the Aumalian Open lot h1s tnst Grand Slam title Djokm tc lentled olt the Muhammad Ah lookahke 46, 6-4, 6- l. 7-6 (2) Ill the tin,tl on Sund.1y ntght, endmg a sequence ot II stt mght maJOt, II' on by ctther Roger Federct ot R.tlacl Nadal stnce ~l.trdt Salm\ victory Ill 2005 D1okovtc h c~d not lost a set m stx matches leatlmg tnto the tin.tl. mcludmg his scmtlmal Wilt ovet two-ttme defendmg champton Fedeter But wtth unseeded Tsonga commg out swtngmg hke he dtd in hts stratght-sets upset over No 2 Nada! tn the semifin,tls and three other top 14 players, that streak came to a sudden end. The thtrd-ranked Djokovic rebounded tn the second and third sets. and after savmg a cructal breakpomt tn the fourth, dommated the tiebreaker to chnch hts tirst maJOr at his 13th attempt "You feel the expectations and pressure, so I'm very happy wtth the way I dealt v.tth the pressure," Djokovic AP photo Serbia's Novak DJokovlc k1sses a trophy after beattng JoWilfned Tsonga of France tn the !mal of the Men's stngles at the Australian Open tenms tournament 1n Melbourne, Australia Sunday. said "Commg on agamst a Djokovic said "I was aware player wtth nothmg to lose of that fact, but I was trymg -he was going for the shots to stay with him because I and he was very dangerous, knew sooner or later, wtth especially m the first set- I my style of game, I could get 111 control of the match, was pret!y nervous " The 20-year-old DJokovic whtch I dtd in the mtddle of was the youngest player the second set." Along with Tsonga, he had since Stefan Edberg defeated Mats Wilander m 1985 to to overcome cramps Djokovic got treatment on wm the Australtan tttle and the back of his lett thtgh the first man from Serbta to whtle holding for a 3-2 lead Wtn a maJOr. Tsonga, who had been so m the fourth set, then fended aggress1 ve ear Iter m the off a break point while servtournament, seemed more mg at 5-5. Wanting to finish it off content to rally from the baseline, especially after qmckly, he raced through the gettmg passed several tunes. tiebreaker- with some help "He was very dangerous," from Tsonga, who double- faulted to make it 5-1 and then sent a running forehand long to gtve DJokovtc four championship points. He only needed one as T'onga htt a forehand wtde. DJokovtc fell on his back, then got up to shake bands wtth Tsonga and put his arm .tround the Frenchman He got on htS knees and kissed the coun, shook hands wtth hts lamtly, then tossed two rackets into the stands before burymg his face in a towel "Ftrst, before I thank e>erybody m this world, I want to thank everybody m my box, who've supported me all the way through, not Just these two weeks, all the way in my life," Djokovic satd. "Thank you very much, I love you." HtS lather, mother and two younger brothers wore white track suns and sat in order wtth letters on the front spelltng out Djokovic's mckname, Nola · "Second ot course Jo. Unbelievable tournament and you should be proud of yourself- tf he won tonight tt would be absolutely deserved, so well done for hts success." • DJokovtc, who has had an unsteady relationship with the Melbourne Park crowd, won them back with his post-match speech. "I know the crowd wanted rowdy crowd's loyalties him to win more," Djokovtc were wtth underdog Tsonga, satd. "That's OK, tt's all who ha' deltghted fans wtth right. I still love you guys, hts ebulltent personal tty and don't worry I'm very, very go-for-bmke style. happy that I won my ttrst A portrait ot Alt. a racket Grand Slam here, so hope- sketched tn one hand, was fully we'll see you hete on taped to the stacltum wall. this stage a lot more often m Tsonga sprinted onto the the future" coun for wurmups ahead ot Tsonga satd he was proud the match. of himself Tsonga pic~ed up his "I don't know tf I have to game when tl appeared the be sa~ or happy of this fina1 , first set was headed for a but I feel great," Tsonga . tiebreaker. He blasted three satd. "I'm happy for Novak, aces to take a 5-4 lead, then because he played unbeliev- came up wtth two great able today " shots to bre.tk DJokovtc. Tsonga, ranked 38th comServmg at 30-30, ing into his fifth ·major, will Djokovic had an easy overmove up to No. 18 altet head. but didn 't do enough advancing past the fourth wtth it. Tsonga npped a foreround for the ftrst tune hdnd crosscourt passmg shot He was a1mmg to be the for a wmner, then ratsed his first Frenchman in 80 years racket and roared with the to wm the Australtan title crow.d and the first to win any of Another good forehahd the four Grand Slams since winner fmished otf the set, Yanmck Noah's wm at and Tsonga went down on Roland Garros in 1983. one knee to pump his fist Tsonga believes he has the before dancmg over to his game to break mto the top chatr to a standing ovation. 10. Djokovtc refused to crum"Not everybody can beat ble He never faced a break players who I beat," he said point in the second and third "It's very difficult, and I did sets, yieldmg only 10 pomts tt, so of course, I'm confi- m hts mne servtce games. dent now." Djokovtc satd he planned Rod Laver Arena W<IS to spend a couple ot weeks packed and awash in red, off to enJoy the celebrations. white and blue, the national "It's my first major, but colors of both countr\eS, but tt's just the start of a long there was little doubt that the season," he said. Gallia County . OH Websttes: In One Week With Us www.mydatlylribune.com E-mail ' www.myda•lysentlnel com classtfled@ mydailytnbu ne.com REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS www mydailyregister com . PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE To Place ~rtbune Sentinel }\·egt~ter ca~f;' (740) 446-2342 (7 40) 992·21'56 (304) ·675-1333 0 .aJ... or Fax To (740) 446-3008 or To (740) 992-2157 :d, Word Ads ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO - Ttger Woods JOined the Kmg, and left everyone else at the Butck lnvttattonal feeltng ltke paupers. In hts most dominant start to a season. Woods but It an 11-shot lead Sunday unttl hts game and the tickle weather turned cold on the back nme. A bndte on the last hole gave h1m a 1-under 71 and an et crht-shot victory, gtvmg hun 62 lor hts career to tie Arnold Palmer on the PGA Tout hst. "I'm sure that there are many, many more commg 111 the future," Palmer said. "There isn't any question about that" Just like there was no questiOn about the outcome Woods opened with a 40foot btrdte putt, threw m a 60-foot btrdte JUSt to keep a four-deep gallery from falltng asleep, and only looked mortal when he made three stratght hogeys toward the end of his round All that dtd was affect the final m,argin, not the name on the trophy Woods finished at 18under 270 to win the Butck lnvttatmnal ' for the teurth consecuttve year, tying a PGA Tour record for consecuttve wms in a single tournament. Woods is the only player to own such a streak at two events, havmg also won four tn a row at Bay Htll Ryuji lmada matched the best score of the final round with a 67 and was the runner-up. Woods returns to Torrey Ptnes tn June fot the U.S. Open. and tf thts week was any 111dtcatton, tt could be another long week for his peers. The world's No. I player now has won stx ttmes as a pro at Torrey Pmes, and hts comment that the Grand Slam ts "easily within reason" looked every bit of that. "What he's gomg to do ts screw the U S. Open up for everyone else," Fred Couples sat d. "If he had shot . I 0 or II under, the USGA would have satd, 'Well, maybe we have it in the right spot.' Now, they may have to regroup a little" Then again, it mtght not matter. Woods has won .hts last two PGA Tour events by eight shots, and thts was the ninth ttme tn his career he has won by at h\ast eight. "I wanted to go out there and make no bogeys and shoot something under par," Woods satd. "I got half of 11 right." The 71 ended Woods' streak of 14 consecutive rounds tn the 60s, dating to the second round of the -Deutsche Bank Champmnshtp. He has fin· tshed no worse than second since the British Open in July, when he tted for 12th at Carnoustie. Woods planned to leave Sunday night for the Dubai Desert Classtc, and he hkely won't return to the PGA Tour until the end of February at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Next m line on the career list tS Ben Hogan with 64 victories, and each win moves Woods closer to the record 82 won by Sam Snead "You'd ltke to think 1t's surpnsmg, but it's not," Charles Howell Ill said. "It's Ttger." Woods is 6-of- I 2 in h1s PGA Tour debuts, but he has never won with such case He went back to work after the holidays, and it was as if last year never ended. The only surpnse was the weather, a pleasant one at that. The forecast was for heavy ram overnight and mto Sunday, with the possibtlity of a Monday finish. But the clouds cleared as Woods was warming up, and he played the front mne under bnlliant blue skies. Only on the back nine dtd clouds return and temperatures plunge. HI\' closed out hts vtctory under a mtxture of rain and clouds, and smtle that showed all was nght m his world. "He's just much better," said Couples, who posted hts first top-10 finish smce the 2006 Masters. "It's fun to see. I've been on tour for 28 years, and I've never seen this stuff" lmada birdied his last two holes to fimsh alone 111 second at 11-under 277 and was thrilled. "This is the Tiger Woods lnvttatmnal, isn't tt?" he said. "I thought he was the host." The Buick Invitational is the third PGA Tour event Woods has won six times. The others <Ire the Bridgestone Invitational and the CA Championshtp, both World Golf Champtonship events. Rory Sabbatini also had a 67 to tie for thud with Stewark Cink (73), who joined Joe Durant in the final group and were along for the nde. On tbe opening hole, with fans lining both sides of the fairway from tee-to-green, Cink and Durant found a fauway bunker and took three shots to reach the green Woods played safely to the middle, and hts 40-foot bird1e fell on the final turn. Justin Leonard closed wtth a 72 to fmish alone in fifth, 12 shots behind. Phtl Mickel~oil also made his 2008 debut this week, but was slowed by illness and was never a factor. He shot 71 on Sunday and tied for sixth wtth Durant (75 ). COLUMBUS (AP) Thbby Smith won't forget his ftrst game agamst Ohio State. The Minnesota coach was called for a critical technical foul and Ohio State's Jamar Butler scored 27 points as the Buckeyes pulled away late to beat the Golden Gophers 7660 on Saturday night. Minnesota, down I9-3 at the outset, scratched and clawed to get back to 44-41 on two free throws by Jonathan Williams at the 13:14 mark of the second half. But the Buckeyes slowly pulled away, thanks to the cunous call whtch led to the techmcal fouL Smtih, who IS 399-150 in 17 seasons at Tulsa, Georg1a, Kentucky and Minnesota, was stopped on hts th1rd try at hts 400th career coaching win. It was the first ttme he had ever taken a team up against Ohio State. Butler hit a 14-foot jumper on the left wmg, then later tossed an over-the-shoulder alley-oop pass to Matt Terwilliger for a dunk to make it 48-42. At the 9.52 mark, Travis Busch had the ball for Minnesota in the left comer when it appeared Terwilliger pUshed him to the floor from behind. Instead of a foul on Terwilliger, Busch was called for traveling. That set off Smith, who was whtstled for the technical as he ranted on the sideline. Butler, hitting 96 percent of his free throws this season, then hit both technical foul shots. On Mmnesota's next tnp down the floor, Terwtlliger tippc;d the ball away and Evan Turner saved it from · going out of bounds near midcourt, passing behind his back to Jon Dtebler for a breakaway dunk. Diebler then stole the ball the next time Minnesota came down the court and ted Tumer for another dunk and a 54-42 lead. Butler, who had a streak of 38 consecuttve made free throws end, a! so had nine assists in 38 minutes Turner added 17 pomts and Kosta Koufos had 15 for the Buckeyes (14-6, 5-2 Big Ten), who won their second m a row after droppmg three straight. Dan Colemau led the Golden Gophers (12-6, 2-4) with 14 points with Lawrence McKenzie addmg 10. They have lost their last three. Moments after the Buckeyes· run, Butler bumped mto a Minnesota player as the teams crossed paths during a timeout and was assessed a technical settmg off Ohio State coach Thad Matta during the timeout But1er declined to comment a' tl hts tech meal. fromPageBl to play, and Larry Hughes also scored 16 points for the Cavaliers (24-19), who have beaten the Lakers in theu last five meetings Lamar Odom had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers (27-15), who have a 2-4 record since center Andrew Bynum injured his left knee. It was their fourth game without Trevor Ariza, who broke h1s right foot. Neither player is expected to return before the mtddle of March. The game was delayed for 12 minutes late in the first quarter because of a small leak m the Staples Center roof. It resulted in a steady flow of drops falling under *POLICIES* Ohio Volley Publishing reaervea tile rlghl to edll, reject or cancel any ad at any time Errors Must B eported on the flrt ay of publication an he Tribune-Sentinel eglster will aponalble for n than the coet o he space occuple the error and onl he first Insertion. W hall not be liable fo ny loas or expens hat reautte from th ubltcatlon or omts lon of an advertla nt Correctlona wll made In the flrw vallable edition. I .I Box number ads ar lway• confidential. Current rate pplles Lifts fromPageBl own buzzer beater by scoring mstde with one second left to prevent that. Even 10 the thud quarter, it seemed more like Meigs' night than Rtver Valley's The visttors matched the Raiders scoring in the first three minutes before bumpin~ t~e lead up to I0 points w1th JUSt over two minutes to go. But Cody McAvena hit a three·point field goal, his only points of the night, Cln the very neKt possession, and Frazier was fouled on a breakaway following a steal, which drew a flagrant foul call on Bohn. Frazier hit both free throws, and momentum shifted for the first time mto Rtver Valley's favor wtth 1.41 remammg. got an offensive rebound from the,Younger Bolin and Goode found the mark from underneath to set things up for Frazier's heroics. The Raiders had etght dtfferent players on the scoresheet, though only Lewis and Frazier reached double figures. Ryan Henry scored eight points, and Sean Sands scored four. Clayton Curnutte added three, and Kody Johnson and Zak Deel rounded things out with two apiece. For Meigs, eight players saw tpe floor and siK of them scored. Goode fin· ished with nine points, as did Hutton. Cameron Bolin had seven, and Damian Wise had stx. Both teams were strong from the foul line R1ver Valley went 11-of-15 for 73 percent. Meigs held a sltght advantage. making 12 of 15 attempts for 80 percent Prior to the varsity game ' car All Real Eolat dvertlaementa 1r ubject to the Federa air Housing Act o 96a. \\\IJI \II \ II \I"' r....-•---.,1 ~w GIVEAWAY was the junior varsity contest Meigs defeated River Valley 50-38 led by Zach Whitlach with 12doints. Keith Sktdmore ha eight pmnts for the Ra1ders. Next up for River Valley ts another home game TUesday night against South Point. Me1gs also plays on Tuesday at county-rival Eastern, thetr third consecutive road game. Tipoff for both games is scheduled for 6 p.m. We will not knowing y accept any adver taement In vlotetlo f the law the north basket - out of low shot wtth 13 seconds bounds but less than a foot lett. trimmmg Cleveland's from the baseline. , lead to one point, but James Arena spokesman maile two tree throws four Mtchael Roth satd a roofing seconds later to make tt 98company inspected the roof 95. Sunday morning and when The Lakers called a timethe inspectors were fin- out, but were unable to get ished, they removed their off a potential game-ty10g rain gear and left it along 3-potnter before the final with some equipment on a buzzer sounded. catwalk over the north basThe Lakers used a 23-9 ket. The leak came from the run to finish the third quarclothing and equipment ter and begm the founh for through slats in the catwalk. The Cavaliers took a 94- an 84-75 lead. The 93 lead on a basket by Cavaliers responded with a James wllh I: 16 remaining, 15-2 spurt of their own to and Bryant drew an offen- take a four-pomt lead. stve foul nine seconds later. Neither team led by more After an empty posses- than four points after that. ston by each team, James Los Angeles outscored ran the shot clock down Cleveland 15-2 to start the before httting from outstde third quarter and take a 55with 20 seconds to go, giv- 51 lead. After falling ing the Cavaliers a three- behind 66-61 , the Lakers point lead. rallied for a 71-69 lead Ronny Tunaf made a fol- entering the fourth quarter. Rtvor Valley 1a, Meta• 10 Mo11• 20 11 10 11 AlverVolley 8 11 11 18 - eo 12 MIIGI (1·10) - Clay Bolin 3 8-8 14, Jacob Will 7 1·3 1I, Cameron Bolin 3 0· 0 7, Chrla Goode 4 1•2 8, Damian W~t 2 2·2 I, Coroy Hutton 4 1).0 8, Aualln Ounfeo 0 0·0 0, Wlllla Barona 0 0. Thraa-polnl TOTALS 23 12·11 ao o-o goala 2 (Ca Bolin, Hutton) AIYI[R VALLEY (&o11)- Jordan Dool 0 0·0 0, Soan Sando 1 1·2 4, Cody McAvena 1 0·0 3 C~yton Curnunt11· 2 3, Kody Johnson 1 O.Q 2, Ryan Eggleton 0 o-o o ian Lewis 9 2·3 21, Ryan Henry 3 2·2 8, Marcus Fraz1er 8 3· 4 I 9 Za< Deal 0 2·2 2 TOTALS 24 It · 15 62 Three-point goals 3 (Sands, McAvena, Lewis) Eastern from PageBl seven. Winebrenner would finish the game with 10 and Rawson ended with nine. Symmes Valley's effort would improve in the third and fourth quarters, but enou~h to erase the deficitS they started each period with. Eastern outscored the Vikings by just two In the third and went to the fourth up .5336. Lynch had another five points, and Pierce and Mikey Johnson scored four. Jacob Johnson scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth, helping his team outscore the Eagles 23-14. Ten of Eastern's 19 fourthquarter points came from the foul hne. Mtkey Johnson fintshed with eight for Eastern, while Tyler Hendnx had one. The Eagles held a major advantage in . free throws, shooting 45 to Symmes Valley's 15. Eastern will try to make it three wins in a row at home when they play on Tuesday agamst county nval Meigs. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. 0 7 Dustin Wilson 1 , -3 3, Jat:ob Johnson 6 2·6 17, Krla Tlbbo 2 O·Q 4 , a Chris Capper 4 2·20 tO, Matt Tlbbo 3·4 16 Rob Powell i 0·0 2, Hunter Boggs 0 0·0 0, Ryan Stanley 0 0·0 o TOTALS 23 . 8· 15 59 Throe·polnl goals 5 (Johnso n 3, Sm1th M Tibbs) must be prepaid' • • • ·, r WANm.l ~ Kr.l:;:T:-:&:-:-C::-A-.-R-:L.::-Y-LE---"7'"'-:-----------___, roBuv .k1tncarlyle@comcast.net "'...r ------.. . .._WII\1.~1'~'/ H~'s Nmll ~«!> ~ ~1U¥.>"!, ·' rf's 4uf·C!I~c;::: 1'tMI<." 4t l~nt Colleges •NOTICb 24Hr 801 428-4649 loo~ng 1... l."io MoNEY rol..oAN !rom $109 Month New 2008 S1ngleW1de Midwest 74().828·2750 mym1dwesthome com www comtcs.com @2008 by NEA Inc 11116 • HF.Il' WANil'D Overbrook 11110 n~·---W.AN!ID 01\U' Center Post1ng Located0333Page St, Middleport Ohio IS pleased to announce we Will be hold· lng an STNA class sched· uled for February Hours w1ll be 8AM·4 30PM II you are mterested 1n JOining our tnendly and ded1cated staff, please stop by our front oH1ce Mon ·Fn , 9AM-5PM and fill out an appi1CBt1on Gallla County Veterans Service Officer/ Executive Dll'8<:tor • The assigned duties of the position are superviSion of all off1ce ststt Th1s shall also Include administrative and management dut11s The Candidate will promote the serv1ces offered by the Veterans Service Office of Space IS l1m1ted Full time and part time poslt1ons avail· able to those qualified lncl1vIduals completing the class Applicants must be dependable (Attendance Is a must) Team Players with poat11ve attitudes to JOin us In prov1dlng outstanding, qual1ty care to our residents It you have any quostlons conlact Hollie Bumgarner, LPN, Staff Delle1opment Coordinator0740-9926472 Overbrook Center 1s Gallla County m coordlnat1on w1th the Veterans SerVIce Comm1ss1on Qualtflc&tlons Honorably Discharged Veteran- 214 ReQuired, Must res1de tn Gall1a County, H1gh School Graduate (College Preferred), Active Service Off1cer Certification Required; Travel Required, Abdlty to deal wnh dilfiC\Jt situations: Flexible work schedule required, Valid Oh1o Dnvers Ltcense ReQuired Resume Requ1red, Salary Negotiable Deadline tor subm1ss1on of resume Is close of business Febn.~ary 8, 200S Resume may be Faxed, Mailed, or Dropped off at the '(eterans Serv1ce OffiCe Gall1a County Veterans Serv1ce OHice. 1102 Jackson P1ke, Ga!ltpohs, Ohto 45631 Phone 740· 446·2005, Fax 740·446· 3915 (740)592-4148 an E 0 E and a participant of the Drug Free Workplace Program -------Pediatricians Off1ce seeking experienced Clinical Asststant This IS a demanding position that entails direct patient lnterac tlon and requlres a gentle and friendly demeanor Hours are a 30 to 5 00 Monday through Fr~day Salary will commensurate with experience Fax resume to Offtce Manager (304)·S 75-4233 - -- -- - - - - ' OhiO Valley Home Health, Inc hmng STNA, CNA, Home Health A1des and Personal Cere A1des Full Part Ttme and Per Dte~ poSitions a11a1lable Apply at 1490 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis phone 441 •1393 for Skilled Office or apply at 1456 Jackson Pike, phone 441·9263 tor PassporVPrlvate Care - -- - - - - - position ava1lable Must be trustworthy, dependable wtth Person for live In with elderly excellent customer service lady Call 74D- 367 •71 29 sk1lls Dnvers Ucense, auto - - - - - - - - ms and drug testing Med 1 Home Pr1vate Care reqUired Send resumes to now accepttng appltcat1ons CLA Box 121, clo GallipOliS for depend~ STNA, CNA, Tribune, PO Box 469 , CHHA, PCA for more 1nfor GaUipOIIS, OH 45631 matlon please contact Laura at 740·446·4148 -------POST OFFI~ NOW Attn local Company w1th FT & PT pos1t1ons 1n our Customer Service Dept No exp reqwred Perman6nt pos1t1on, Company training pr0111ded, Must be HS grad· uate, FT pos1t1on, $585/wk raptd advancements + bene· l1ts For an lnterv1ew caU (740)446·7798 AVON! 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To Buy or Sell Shirley Spears, 304 675·1429 FEDERAL POSTAL JOBS $17 89·$28 27111r. now htr 1ng For apphcatoo and free governement JOb 1nto call Amencan Assoc of Labor 1· 9t 3·599-8226, 24111rs amp serv FoiUer Parent• Needed $30 $48 a day with paid respite, Traimng beginS January 26 • Albany Call Oasis Foster Care to regiS· ter Toll , 'Free 1-Bn-325· Manpower Is now hiring lor the foUowmg pOSitionS Automobile Produtlan Workers 1n the Buffalo, 'IN Area Benefits a11allable Call Today 304-757 3338 -------Job Opponumty Eng1neer or Env.ronmental Technician Degree or demonstrated knowledge 1n permit1mg and regulatory work requ1i-ed a surface coal mme Famtllanzat1on with Oh1o EPA monthly reporting Ab11ity to use Mtcrosoft Word, Excel, Auto CAD, topographical maps and aenal photography preferred Send resumes to Sands Holl Momng LLC, PO Box 650, Hamden, OH 45~34 or call (740) 384· 4211 to request an application -------Mature person or persons wanted for m home health· care PT!FT, lor more 1nfo leave name & number Office Compe11t111e Wages and BenefitS 1nclud1ng Lakm Hosp1tal currently has health msurance and available for m1leage retmbursement posittons Licensed Practical Nurses . .~!'111~!!'!"­ (LPN) for full time and tern porary (90 day) work In a 114 bed Long Term Care Taketnbound FacilitY Full t1me employ customer servtce calls ment offers an extens1ve for Fortune 1 00 benefit package 1nclud1ng ompantes lncludtng. State ctvll serv1ce retirement, earn up to 15 days Tlt1Je Warner Cable vacat1on per year, ra days sick leave, and 12 plus pa1d Full & Part Tme Shrfls ho11days, healthfhte lnsur ava1lable ance 1s available l aki n Med~eaVDental/401k Hospital IS an EEOIAA ProfessiOnal work EmplajBr Please contact K1m B1llups, AN , DON at lakin Hosp1lal, lakJn WV 25267 {304 )675 0660 ext 124 Monday thru Fnday enVIIonment !rom BOO AM • 4 00 PM Successtul appllcants will be 1-888--IMC·PAYU required lo submit to pr&Ext 2347 employment drug alcohol testmg HIAIN Avo Pay S201hror $57K annually lncludmg Federal Benefits and OT,Pa1d Tra101ng, VacaiiOM·FTIPT 1·66&-542· 1531 USWA Retail Manager, Multi store company looking for skll~ amb1hous person to manage bus1ness Position requires ability to direct and coordl· nate goals and objective, train and develope staff, mamta1n and manage sales floor Reta11 management expenence 1s a plus Send resume to PO Box 848 Mason WY 25260 Welders needed ~yr expert· wages & bene· fits Send resumes to CLA Box 103, rJo GalipoiiO Dst~ Tribune, PO Box 469, ClalllpoUs, OH 45631 ence Good Retail Managenal Personnel -~1'1~... .... Borrow Smart Contact the OhiO DIVISIOn Of Financial Institution's Office of ConsUmer Affairs BEFORE you ref1nance your home or obtam a loan BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments or fees or Insurance Call the Office of Consumer Affairs toll lree at 1866 278·0003 to learn 1f the mortgage broker or lender IS properly licensed (Th1s IS a public serv1ce announcement from the Oh1o Valley :P:u~b=lls;ht:ng:C:o:m:pa:ny:)=~ i n.. rKOF'Il$10NAI SER.VI(B ' TURNED DOWN ON SOCIAL SECURITY JSSI? No Fee Unless We Wtnl 1~888·582·3345 r·O ln11entmy blow-out sa le, s1n gles, doubles & mods Payments from $299 and up 16 Homes to choose from 0 down (740)446·3093 oo 866·564-8679 1ubject to the Federal Fllr Houalng Act of 1968 which m1kea It Illegal to advertlae '1ny prttlfence, llmltltlon or discrimination based on race, color, religion, HX lamlllalltltua or national origin, or 1ny Intention to make any auch preference, limitation or dlacrimln1tion.'' NEW 2008 4 BR·2BA I 700+ sq fl $49,989 !rom $397 Month Midwest 740·828-2750 mymujwesthome com New 3 Bedroom homes from $214 36 per month Includes many upgrades, delivery & sel·up {740)365·2434 Thll nawapaper will not knowingly 1cc:ept advertlaementl for rtll 11tate which lain lriol1tlon ot the law Our ra1dera ' " heraby Informed that all dwellings advertlaed In thla newapaper available on an equal opportunity beu• N10e used 3 Bedroom 1 Beth Home $5995 delivered 740· 385·7671 USED HOME SALE N1ce 3BR S1ngleW1des !rom $2900 Down Pmt Midwest 740·828·2750 •re lA)/4 CJHT help to work 15+/- hours al110 week Must be presentable L.w-H•EI-1'•W.•A•N'ffi-W-,J and have off1ce sk1lls Please --. · send resumes listing ablll· ties and s<llls to The Dally Sentinel, PO BoJC 729-39 Pomeroy Oh 45769 anq r L,,. ~ >S tOr All rut Htlte advertlelng In thl1 newspaper Is OHIO VALLEY PUBLISH· lNG CO recommends that you do business with people you know, and NOT to send money through the ma1! un111 you have ln11est1gated the offering 1tems To S4aotwk Matenats prov1ded Free Information ~558 l and Schools 12748 Absolute Top Dollar U S S11ver and Gold Co1ns. Prootsets, Gold Rings PreUS Currency, 1935 Sol11a1re Diamonds M TS Co1n Shop ~51 Second An EJCcellent way to earn Avenue, Gallipolis 740·446· money The New Avon Call Mantyn 304·882·2645 2842 4x4's For Sale ............................................. 725 Announcement . ..... . . . •.... . ........................... 030 Antiques... ..... ........ ..... ...... ............... 530 Apartments lor Rent ................................... 440 Auction and Flea Market ............................. 080 Auto Parts & Accessories ......................... 760 Auto Repalr ..................................................770 Autos for Sale .............................................. 7t0 Boats & Motors for Sote ............................. 750 Building Supplies ....................................... 550 Business and Bulldlnga ............................. 340 Buslne&s Opportunlly ................................2t0 Business Training ..................................... 140 Campers & Motor Homes ...........................790 Camping Equipment... ............................... 780 Carda of Thanks ............................! ..........010 Chlld/Etdertr Care ....................................... 190 Eleclrlcai/Relrlgeralion ............................... 840 Equipment lor Rent .................................. ..480 Excavallng ................................................... 830 Farm Equlpment ..........................................610 Farms for Rent... .......................................430 Farms for Sele ............................................. 330 For Lease ..................................................... 490 For Sate ........................................................ 585 For Sate or Trade ......................................... 590 Fruits & Vegetables .................................... 580 Furnished Rooms ......................................450 General Hauling ....................................850 Glveaway ......................................................040 Happy Ada .................................................... Hay & Grain ................................................640 Help Wanted ................................................. 0 Home lmprovements ...................................81 0 Homes lor Sale ........................................ 310 Household Goods ...................................... 51 0 Houses for Rent .......................................... 0 In Memorlam ................................. , .............. 020 Insurance .................................................. 130 Lawn & Garden Equlpment ........................ 660 Llvestoc k... ,...... ,..1.... , , .............. , .................. 630 Lost and Found ............................ ,, ............. 060 Lola & Acreage ....................... ~.................... 350 Mlecellaneoua ..............................................170 Mlacelleneoua Merchandlse .......................540 Mobile Home Repalr ....................................660 Mobile Homea for Rent ............................. 420 Mobile Homes lor Sale ....... ......................... 320 Money to Loan ................... : ....................... 220 Motorcycles & 4 Wheelers ..........................740 Musical Instruments ....... ........................ 570 Peraonats .......... .................................. 005 Pets tor Sate ............................................... 560 Plumbing & Healing ........ ..... .. ............ ... 820 Profeaalonst Services.... .. ........................ 230 Radio, TV & CB Repalr ............................... l60 Baal Estate Wanted ..................................... 360 Schootslnalructton ........... ....................... 150 Seed , Plant & Fertlll•er .............................. 650 Situations Wanted ..................................... 120 Space for Rent ......... ..... .. .......................460 Sporting Goods ........................................... 520 SUV's for Sale ........................................... 720 Trucks for Sale .......... .... .. .... , ...................... 715 Upholstery .................................................. 870 Vans For Sale............... ............ ...............730 Wanted lo Buy, .. ........................................ 090 anled to Buy- Farm Suppllee .................. 620 Wanted To Do ............................................. 180 anted to Rent ......................................... 470 Yard Sale- Galllpolla.... ................................ 072 Yard Sale-Pomeroy/Middle ..... ................... 074 Yard Sale-Pl. Pleaoant... ............................. 076 IF M%0:s~ I Aecredlled t.lember AccredlflnQ ;m;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; A Local Manufacturer Is for EXPERIENCED Welders and Laborers that can operate mdustnal machmery Apply 1n person at King Kutter II 2150 East em Ave , Galhpolts No phone calls please "---"----- HOMEli FOR SAlE • , Coui'ICII lot "1:1!"""""':~---., A Me•gslor County OH>CO ~;:::~===::::;-;;;;::=====~~~====·==·~ WANTID llookrng a part time ott1ce n" iLw------tpl .___ I \11'111\\11\l ...,J I< \II I ..., LosT AND ·--aiFaiiOUNDiiiii;;......,l1 p<g Found 2 g1ft cards 1n WaiMart parkmg lot on 112412008 Call 740·709· 6218 -------FOUND on Rt21Raybum Ad 1f24fOB InJured white dog wltan markings, wired collar 304·675-4t49 , IL..'50--~--cn·ON-.,I riO Gallipolis Career CoDege (Careers Close To Home) Call Todayl 7,40·446-4367, 1-800·214·0452 WWN galllpollscareercollege com _ho;_m...:a_7_•.:.o-_••:.:B:..:·35::.:.":..:__ll.to_IIEIJ> _ _W._ANTID __., Small white/black dog, pos ., slbly part Rat Terner & part Jack Russell Call{740)256 100WORKERS NEEDED 1664 Assemble crafts wood It a o All Dl8play: 12 NIDOn 2 Bualne•• Daya Prior To Publication Sunday Dlaplay: 1:00 Thursday for Sunday• 1 Med SIZe (M) Beagle m1x 4H dog, named Lucky Housebroken Free to good oso lllltrn 17, lymmll Vettey II SymV 141323 18 E111arn 20 11 1614 87 IAITI~N (8•10)- Jake Lynoh 4 I 0· 18 20, Kelly Wlnebronner 4 2·4 10, Mlkey Johnoon 4 0·0 a, Tltuo Pierce 6 8·11 18, Jordan Klmta 0 0·1 0, Andrew Bonadum 0 0·0 0, Tyler Handrlx 0 1·2 1. Kyle Rawoon 3 3·1 8, Devon Baum 0·0 0, Tylar Kaarno 0 O· 0 0 TOTALS 20 23·46 67 Thrta·polnt goals 3 (Lynch 3) BYMME8 VALLEY- Tylor Smllh 3 0· • All ads Buy1ng tunk cars Paymg from $50 • $200 II no Coleman Bottle Gas answer leave message 7 40· Furnace works MUST 366·0011 REMOVE {740)446 7245 Want to buy Junk Cars call Free <~nens 3 {F), t {M), 740 368 0884 multi-colored Ready to go Approx 10 weeks old Call Wanling to Buy Junk Cars ;_74:.:0:.:·3:.:67;_·7:..:1.:.57;_._ _ _ _ J04-ji75·2176 TO BUY This newspepe ccepts only hel ar11ed ads meetln OE slandarlle. .. Frazier scored 11 points in the period, mcluding a basket in the final I 0 seconds to cut the score to 45-43. After failing to convert a two-on-one breakaway chance early 10 the foljrth, the Raiders got another opportumty to tie a half minute later and succeeded. With 6:35 to play, they tied the game for the first time since being even at 2-2 less than a minute into the first. Meigs would go back on top by three on free throws from Bolin and Chris Goode, but four straight points from Lewis put River Valley in front for d'ust the second time at' J., . Over the last three minutes, there would be eisht lead changes as neither s1de relented. The teams worked their way to a 58-57 score with Meigs on top and a minute to play. Lew1s then hit a three-pointer to put the Ratders up two. but Meigs you can hove ~rders and graphics added to your classified ads !j~ Borders $3.00/per ad · Graphics 50¢ for small $1 .00 for large Display Ads POLICIES Ohio V1lt.y Publl1hlng reiMf'VH tht right to tdlt. N}tet, or Clncel•nv 1d It 1ny time. Error• mull be reported on tnt rtrll day of Trlbun•S.ntlnai-Aegltter will be ,.lf)OI'IIIbll for no mor• tntn thl COlt ol tht IPICI occupied by the eri'Of 1nd only the llrlt lna~rtlon We att.ll not •ny loll or Pptnll thlt retultl from the pubMCIUon or omiMion of 1n ldVIrtiHment Correction will be m11de In the flralavllltble edition • Bor are IIWI)'I confldentlll • Curtenl/'111 urd 1ppllel. • All rNI Htttl ld'ttrt!Mmlnll are to the Fectw.l Fair H0t11lhg Act of 1968 ,..,,..,~1 ICC.pbl only help w1nttd Ida mHt.lng EOE ltlncSIIrda We wtll not knowingly 1ccept In vlollllon o1 the l•w CLASSIFIED INDEX Cavs Oeatl~ire&' Dally In-Column: 1:00 p.m. Monday-Friday for Insertion In Next Day's Paper Sunday In-Column: 1:00 p.m. For Sundays Paper Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Woods wins Buick Invitational Butlet leads Buckeyes past Gophers BY DOUG FERGUSON Fax ..,;----.,1 HOMES FORSALE t.,..... ----r Duplex for Sale on Land Contract 740·992·5858 --- LOrs& At"REAGE MOBILE HOME LOT FOR RENT, 1031 Georges Creek Rd,441111t Room, Stove/Fndge WID I ~ I \1 \I ..., 1ncluded As~mg $70,000 Call 740•709-6339 ~;;:=~~==~ ~~rnc~ale 1bV b:t~nerFa:l~ r10 HousES ~w.....,;,FOiliRiitOiREN'riiiiii._.l House for sale In Racme area Approx 4 acres, all professionally landscaped Ranch style house w1th 4 bedrooms llvmg room, din· 1ng room, kl1chen, large tam 1ly room, central a1r, gas heat and 1 fireplace Addition of a large Flonda room com 1 poSSible 2br House 1n New Haven, total electrrc, No Pets, $300/mon $300/dep 304 662·3652 ------~~ 2 bedroom furmshed house In Middleport, 1 car garage stove retngerator washer/dryer, central Blrlheatmg, CATV ava1lable $525+ utllttles, reference requ1red, No pets, \740)593 7871 :..:.:..:..__ _ _ _ __ 2 Br house 1n Pomeroy dep & ref reqUired 740-992 6365 -'-------Middleport-In town out of 2br S300 a month plus Utili flood plane, 6 acre, bnc;t.; ttes, 110 pets reference & hOme apx 4000 sq tt B deposit 304-675·4874 pletely cedar opens onto patiO & pool area Heated 1n 11ound pool enclosed by prr· vacy rencmg and land· scaped Fmtshed 2 car garage attached to house and 11n1shed & heated 3 car garage unattached ExceNent cond 1t1on ready to move 1 $255,000 Call {7401949·221 7 n oo down payment 0 4 bed- rms 3 br, 2 1/2 bth, 2 fire places, 2·garages large rooms Large yard C011ered patiO, completely finished deck. Attached garage 740· lower level, lots of storage 367 _7129 - - - - - - - - call (740)992·4197 1905 N Main St 4br, Pnced MOBILE HOMES Red ed 304 675 1545 r 2BR, 2BA 1n Gallipolis LA DR lrg k1t detached garage 4575fmo ulil1hes not 1nc Sec dep reQ NO PETS 645 16S81eave a message I 3 br house Pomeroy 2 full bath, garage, full basement 1 Attentton new carpet, very clean Local company offenng ·No 16X80 3 Bedroom 2 Bath nancflcap acceSSJble, $635 a DOWN PAYMENT~ pro· Vmyl ~tdmg Sh1ngle Roof month, (740)949·2303 grams for you to buy your $230 per month 740·385· 3br House 1n New Hallen h 1 d 1 nome nstea a rent1ng 9948 total Electnc, appliances • too~0 fi ' nanclng • Included, No Pets L rt 2002 6 80 0 • ess than pe ect credit 1 x akwood 3 $400/mon $400/dep 304 -..4 • b-" 2 bath 1999 16x80 acceptltN o:N, 882·3652 • Payment could be the Fortune 3 bed, 2 bath 2000 same as rent 16x70 Fleetwoocl 2 bed, 2 N1ce 3br Ranch 1n Pt Mortgage Locators bath Two ~4JC70 to choose Pleasant, garage !!ached (740)367 ·0000 from Daytime 740 388·0000 appl1ances mcluded Ref '-M-us"'t-S-e-II,-R-e-d-uood--,- -, E11enmg 740-388·8017 & reQuired and deposit $575 30 month 304·675-n83 740·245-9213 4 Bed, 2 112 balh Bnck Ranch 2 K1tchens Full 2008 sect1onal home 3 N1ce Country sett1ng Br1ck Basement 9+ Acres 2 Car Bedroom 2 Bath delivered 3br, 2ba attached 2 car Garage, Pool, CIA 16x30 and set up $38 695 740 garage many extras ref dep no pets 304 675·5162 Detached Garage, 3 Types 385·9948 of Heating 20 min S of Galhpolls, 30 to WY on Rl7, 95 Redman 2BR 14JC70 1 New CIA, wood lammate $124 000 t740)256-ji546 In Gallipolis Ferry, 3br, 1ba, floors 1n LR&K1t $1 1,000 In Trailer for rent 3BR 2 BA on 1 acres lot $65 000 call Park Layne Trailer Court Call 367 •7762 or 446--4060 441.Q36() In Eventngs 304-675-4075 uc · loUR SA.I..E - r M~::~ §ot Somethine to say_ to that . SyeciaT sc;meone? \ Say \ir in fr:'fie fass~dsl ' �Page 84 • The Daily Sentinel I BR on Dillon ~d. Gallipolis. www.mydailysentinel.com Dress, only worn 2 hours- 1400 lbs, 5 ' nate floors, patio, 8xBbld9. $3S5Jmo + S215dep. 256· • 2&3 bedroom apartments • Central heat & AJC 1106 07 New $430 Sell $150.00 firm (740)446·2815 (304)882-3017 3 Br.-268. all electric M.H. in Middlepon. c!A, $425 ~ plus S425 deposit, no inside pets. • . ~~ 416-1 354 or 992-6068 3BR, 2 bath. dishwasher. letge deck, all elec. (AEP). 3696 Butaville Pike. 740- Furnished, 3 rooms and bath, upstairs, clean, no pets Ref & dep. reQ . 446· Nice 2BA at Johnsons ' 1519 Mobile Hom e Park. 740·446· - - - - - , - ---:: 200J Gracious Living 1 and 2 Bedroom Apts. at Vi llage APARI'MENfS Manor and Riverside Apls. in Mtddleport. lrom $327 to $592. 7~0-992-5064 . Equal and Bedroom Housing Opportuntty. 2 446-4234 OJ· 740·206·7661 r I --.:....'-.-----c- 10, lease M Ap.rtm. nls · odern 1 Be·droom ap1· Ca11 Downtown Gallipolis, Please 446 . 0390 call (740)339·0345 Spacious second-tloor apt. 1 and 2 bedroom apart· overlooking Gallipolis Cit~ ments, furnished and urifur· Park and river. L.A. den. nlshed , and houses in large kitchen:dining area Pomeroy and Middleport. VJith au new bppliances & security deposit reQuired, no cupboards. 3BR. laundry Pets, 740·992·2218. area, 2 112 baths. 5900 par 1BR Apt , WID h·ookups, month. Call 44 6· 4425 • or _ _·2_32-'5_ _ _ _ _ Internet/satellite TV incl. 446 Twin Rivers Tower is accept· ing' applications for waiting list lor Hud-subsized, 1· br, apartment.for the elde rly/disabled call 675· 6679 Equal Housing Opportunity 28~ apt. cell441·0194 \111{( 11\ \ l ll .... l lr:li:""'-="!'..;;;,___"1 Apt for Rent. No Pets. 740- rio 992·5858. BNuttful Ap1a. at Jackson. Estates. 52 Westwood Drive, from $365 to $560. 740·446·2568 . Equal · Housing Opportunity. This HOUSiliOI.D . Goons r 79 Ford 9000 TruCk . Rogers L,~------_.1 20 ton Lowbo~ $5,000 0 80. 441·7514 or 256·6926 AKC Registered Bostofl 95 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4, Terri er puppies. 111 in quality. 58,000 attual miles. 1 _s2_oo_ . 7_40-·2_5_6·-62_5_'_ _ owner. garage kept, never Bassett Hound Puppies for been driven in snow. $9500. sale· tri colored· 9 weeks "74'110:-4-46;.·4..;0;.53~---, old. Beautifully' marked. f7~ · VA'JS $200.00 lirm . parents on FoRSAu: premises, 304·895·8777 I I ..... Leather Sora and loveseat, dark brown. Top qualit~. Us.ad 8 months. $1,500. Institution is an Equal 740-441·0500 Opportunity Provider and ----.,...---:-::-~ Employer. Sale: Berber Carpet $5.95 yd remnants $40.00 & up. CONVENIENTLY LOCAT· Mollohan Carpet. 22 12 IRISH SETTER PUPS. AKC, Champion Bloodlines, First EO & AFFORDABLE! Eastern Ave, Gallipolis, Oh Shots, Parents Here, $400. Townhouse apartments. 740-446-7444 (614 )2 67 •148_ 9. and/or small houses FOR ~"1:':"'-~---RENT. Call {740)441·1111 SPORTING Must sell AKC Reg. Shitzu j for application & information. L---~---Easily heated upstairs GUN SHOW & SALE apartment, water/tras h, stove, refrigerator included, Gallipolis, OH $350/mo, · Deposit· 350 _ Holiday Inn (740)446·7620 or (740)441· Sat 9·5 8. Sun 9·3 Feb 2&3 9872 State Route 7 s lmmacu~te 1 bedroom apt. . New carpe t & cabjnets, r MNE.r I IMI"KVm•="" BASEMENT WATERP~OOANG Unconditional lifetime guarantee. Local references fur· nished. Established 1975. Call 24 Hrs. (740) 446· 0870, Rogers Basement w ·::a:::le::!rP::: 'o::o:::f in:!.g. ' - - - Wanted : for a puppies tor sale. Only $350. er. Up tQ $500.00 to' Wormed and ·ist shots. $1,500.00 PT/FT 740·367·7124 www.H0melncome4·U.com -------Pyrenees puppies for sale. Also two male Donkeys. 245·9142 I from home using on ·sAVINGS I I 1 81zeall'x1tt ~.-• L,,--""li ili i l-_.1 Remod;iing Hours 7:110 AM - 8:00 PM John Deere 4JC4 Backhoe, low hours. $28,000. 441·7514 or 256· 6926 · 5 2 • AJ 6 3 • Q972 East ol A 5 • ., 6 3 21 Soro(lty • 9 4 t I0 5 2 • AJ 6 • K 10 8 5 3 · Stop & Compare ....740 riiliil30' 7;,; ,, . Manley· Owner . . Hardwood CMlnetry And FurnHure : . . ,. ' SHE'D FIND I KNEW www.~......., CARPENTER SERVICE Room Addttlona 6 R-.noct.llng •• New G•rav-• Et.clrlct~t *Insured *Experienc~d : City/State/Zip -----,-------'--- References Available! ' SOME WA"Y OF NOT INVITIN' ME IN FER SUPPER !! YOUNG'S W ork Call Gary & Plumbklg ROofing & Gutters VlnY.I Skiing & P•lntlng • P•t o •nd Porch DeCks · 'f1~T, '(OU'U. tlat1 WV036725 P<HI <'l(ly' i Y II '" tO.il:.5i. OUi. qq2 h21 11 740-591-8044 ~ ''--- TO FILL TI\IS VC YOUNG Ill Stanley @ (I " ' ' IfA o <' " n I Mall or drop off this coupon along I with a copy of your photo 10 to 1 1 : Ohio Valley Publishing P.O. Box 469, Gallipolis, OH 45631 : • Q . ~Astro- I W~!r!. "BIG NATE CORNER STONE CONSTRUCTION Roofing, Siding, .Soffit, Decks, Doors, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, Drywall, Remodeling, Room Additions Local Contractor 74G-367-0544 Free Estimates J&L Construction JEIINY WAAT!o TO TALK TO t1E? • VInyl Siding • Replacement Windows • Roofing • Decks • Garages • Pole Building• • Room Additions OWner: JamesKH-11 740-367-0536 742-2332 PEANl,ITS Manley's Recycling NO, WE WEREN'T WI-IAT?!'t'Oll MEAN -- REQUIRED TO READ A 600K THIS MONTH-- '<'OU MEAN I ReAD IT FOR NOTf.UN6?! I READ A 800K WJ.lEN I DIDN'T HAVE TO?!! MA~CIE, WIIAT I 601N6 TO DO? 15 TJ.IERE AN'(THIN6 1 CAN TAKE? .... 'Jllfi ... I:II•HI•II ..........12:11 •• PIYIIIIT. PIICU ,_ ,. 'cow and BOY -;_~,;_;;;;,;,;;;,.:;..;;. f"' Wise Concrete ___., .----------., .---------,., '":-::;::::;:;::;;--:--::7~ ~~ I HI\VE VEilY FEW QELI\TIONSHIPS All type~ of concrete Owner- Rick Wi1e TKAT 1\IIE ON MY TEIIMS. 740-992-5929 740-416-1698 AS MUCH AS I WANT TO BE BEST ~ENDS WITK MY SISTEa, FOa • SOME IIEI\SON SHE LL ~ALWAYS KEEP ME AT ARM'S .----ot:_ LENGT un . · Tuoodoy, Jon. 28, 2001 By Bernice Bec:te O•ol You can enjoy larger successes than usual In the year ahead with endea110rs or projects thl!lt call for utilizing your Won· derful Imagination an~ resourcetulness . Be as creative, Inventive and bold as possible. . AQUARIUS (Jan. 20·Feb. 19) Something opponune wilt develop, stem· mlng from your own past hard worlc and · effort. However, what makes this truly big Is the Involvement of an old friend who brings his or her luck to the project as well .. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Elevate your expectations and anticipate' good things to . happen, because conditions , look exceptionslly hopelul lor you. Any positive thinking you can lend to events will bolster lhings -even further. ~ ARIES (March 21-AprU 19) Substantial accomplishments are possl· ble right now, althOugh you may not lnl· tially think so; especially If you see chal· lenges u being too tough. In reality, you're up to the task and can do quit& welt . TAURUS (April 2()-t.Aay 20) -Something that has turned out lo be quite fortunate for a friend can be so for you as well, but in Order to have the same outcome, you must first liberate your spirit of •dventure and give it a try. GEMINI (May 21·June 20)- In order to lessen lhe odds of failure, you should restrict your c•mmercl•l Involvements to pei'Sons or firms you know and trust. · Conducting buslne08 ° with strangers could be hazardous. -' CANCER (June 21-July 22) - The lut person you would expect to go out of his o' her.way lor you will tum out to be ve<y helpiut. tt'll •• be because ot the wonder· ful, cooperative •P'rlt you exhlbll. LEO (Juty 23-Aug. 22) - Oon'l be reluc· tant to go out of your way for co-workers, beoause your efforts will not go unno· tlced or unapprecl•ted - especially when you do things from the goodneas of your heart, without any compensation In mind. r---.------,--"'1"-., ONE 5l.JEk)f!C( Af A -riM!!, j..IS'f BOY VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - It all depends upon the company you keep, but thla could turn out to be a brtunate day, with friends of long-standing being· the lucldest br you. Their good luck will rub off. LIBRA (Sept, 23·0et. 23) - Ttllnga that are normally Inconvenient will not be ·considered any kind of Imposition right now. Dig Into those endeavors th•t h•d ~een a pain In the neck. They'll adually bring joy. SCO~PIO (Ocl. 24-Nov. 22) - Even though your pl•n• mHI w!1h acme resist· ance, don:t ecrap them. In fact, once you REACH OVER 17,000 HOUSEHOLDS! get paet the flrtt etgn cf-lhll, you'll aatu· lily enjoy whit nMd• to be done lnd g•rn•r aucceu. SAGin'ARIUS (Nov. 23·0.C . 21) - lt'8 vital to be realletlo with regard to your fln•nol•l position. Only then oe.n you m•ke th• neceeury •djuetmentlf to ·get back on traok end brln; good fortune to yourHif. CAPRICORN (Deo, lla·Jan, 18) - ~ oan get put Whet 1'!11 bMI'I tltoOklng your path and ltart tc ac:Nanot your Hit· 740446·2342 www.mydai~tribune.com ~oint ~leasant l\egister The Dally Sentinel 304-675·1333 www.mydailyreg~ter.com ' 740-992·2155 www.mydaitrsentinelcom ~ lntereete 1r vou un vour Need a . lob Dona? . . --. and Classiliells ' . mow forward. SOUP TO NUTZ f'lll - I own lnltlltlve; don't weH for othera. l'ooue on your goele Shop ------------·c---------------~--------- ,------------------------------------------------- 4 5 34 So longl big bands 17 Camlvala 19 Happy DOWN ~ywlnk• 22 35 Grow abundantly (2 wdo.). olgho C-Ine 37 Bear wttneso 38 Cote IOUnd 40 Snake toxin 41 Tiber city - -Jones Unnaturally pete Colors Blue-pencil Bowllng - 23 24 Comptemont ol28 Down Like oomo bath rugs 42 Sholk 25 Yawn 26 Wynonna Like some 6 or Naomi crystal 7 Uotahoot 27 Looked al lllove a little 8 FUIHSW~h 28 Malcullna Non-rustln& mokeup prlnc~e metal 9 Berlin 30 Cam II of UPS truck single muse Nerve 10 Queotlona 32 Stooge wtlh network 11 Brown·of bangs Hawkeye 35 Vegas rival 36 38 39 In this deal, you haW seven lrumps and need to make five spades. Wesl leads the diamond ace Snd continues w~h the diamond king. How would you con"nue lrom lhere? The bidding is contnved lo reach the desired conlract. Owr West's two-dia· mond Intervention, Nonh should have made a lakeou1 doubla. East's raisa was based on lhe favorable vulnerability. And when West jumped to live diamonds, maybe Notlh should have doubled, although this would have resulled in only a 500-polnt penalty - less lhan the value ol a vulnerable five spades. A 4-3 fit Is known as a Moy~an. alter Sonny Moyse Jr. He noled thai a 4·3 I~ will usually play well il lhe trumps ate slrong and lhe tiYee-card hand has a shortage, so lhat ruffs can be laken there. Here, lhou!tt. ~ is lhe lour~rump hand with a singleton. This ollen leede lo insoluble problems - but not t~s lime. You heve 11 lricks: ·lour spadas, two hearts and liw clubs. However, belo<e you can take those side-suit winners, you musl draw lhe opponents' trumps. That Is easy Wlhey are splining 3·3, but 4-2 is more llkefy. . The pivolal play Is to discard your guaranteed hean loser at trlcl< two. You must keep lour trumps to draw all ol Easl~. Whatevet Wesl does now, you are safa. II, for e>ample, he leads a third diamond, you ruff low 011 lhe board, ovenuffing Easl ne<:essary. ·~---···························· Cooking spray brand 55 Monsieur'• pete 40 41 p,IR':>Ietto" compooer Not ouper colleague Jodi trainer Twtg juncture 43 44 45 'riuy 46 Semi front 47 Dice apot 49 Drop In on thinks he can get me five.~ 740-653·9657 ' Reasonable Rates 54 mirror in my house and I'm supposed to get seven years' bad lucl<, bu1 my lawyer Insured & Bonded Stanley TreeTrimming & Removal Mup~ friend Comedian Steven Wrighlsald, 'I broke a Seamless Gut1ers Roofing, Siding, Gutters . I Pass Pass Pa ss With only seven, divided four-three H&H Guttering Roger I Easl 2• Opening lead: All Work Guaranteed. Fax 740-992-5706 99 Beech Street Mlddl • rt OH .West North 1• 4• 2• Pass 52 53 Ernie's 34 TV's Soulh ~~~-? (2 well.) Comic• dog practlcera lllltk cow 33 Drtamo of Stumble acrooo (2 wda.) Charged oortlcl" " Lucky Jim" author 26 29 DoNded CloV 1 30 Cleans fllh 31 Candled 2 3 Dealer: South Vulnerable: Both REACH 3 COUNTIES «~t ~allipohs mailp !rtuunt letter 22 Go quickly 23 Auna 1/1411 mo. pd Address __________ Place Your Paid Classified Ad In Wednesday's Gallipolis Daily Tribun~ Point Pleasant Register or Daily Sentinel, And It Will Run For FREE In The Tri-County Marke~lace! K 8 5 50 51 14 hill 15 No, to Fraulein 16 Stool plgeono 18 Dependable 20 Iowa town • A K 4 t K Q87 • j 1 _ B_ h_ H - -I-o_d_l_f_ us og a er or arm tracto r. Good condition. $ 475 _ Farm wagon $375 . 740-208·6704 · ~all Ot-:!8..(18 South • Q 10 9 7 2 I I I 96 Honda rival 13 Juot scrape 'IQJt09 87 740-992-1611 ~ : Phone_____________________ FARM • Complete to 11ft'30: .\ I EQuiPMENT West ~Garages 740-949-2217 f. • • New Homes *Prompt and Quality I 48 Ollh 12 North .• J 4 3 BISSELL CllmiCTIII 45771 Subscriber's Name ______ 1 ;;;;;::=;;;;;;===:; RIBERT 29670 Basha n Road Racine , Ohio I I r1D Hill's Self Storage P••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 29 Serious People to Work A queodon of limo 5 J •alUpoU• 1\ail!' otribune Joint Jlea•ant Jtegh1ter The Daily Sentinel 6unba!' t!time£' ·6enttnel , • ..2!?!.~""' a comput· Daily A.o;lm . $4, Ladies Free Terrier mix pups, 6wks old, BUY·SELL·TRADE 6' Dealer Tables $20 $45.00 080, 740·379·2196 Open to the public t \1(\ I -..,l 1'1'1 II ' Front Sight Promotions, LLc ,\ 11\l..,ltH 1, . 740-667·04\2 fre~ly painted & decorated, WID hookup. Beautiful coun· try setting. Only 10 minutes from town . Must see to appreciate. $325/mo. Mathews Solo Cam MO·t (614)595-7773 or 1·.800- Left Handed $400.00 798-4686. 740·645·5953 (7 40)446-2815 r.:~~----., Tara Townhouse ANEOUS Apartroents, very Spacious, MERCHANDISE 2 Bedrooms, CIA, I 112 ~ • Bath, Adult Pool & Baby 14k White Gold, 1/2K, Pool, Patio, Stan 3425/Mo. princess cut, diamond No Pets, Lease Plus Security Deposit ReQuired, anniversary band, · Size 9, $500. (740)441·8959 (740)367-0547. r10 1 43 46 8 BeiiiOUnd ' 98 White Caravan, Auto.. Air, $'1,800 OBO 256· I 652 or 256· 1233 -..,1 I<\ It I -.., NEA Crossword Puzzle BRIDGE OOOU'$ AAAIVN.- •• ACROSS Here's all you need to do ... Fill out the coupon below . and drop off or mail it with a copy of your . photo ID. FOR SALE The Daily .Sentinel • Page BS • Phillip Alder when you pay for a 6 or 12 month subscription on your home delivered subscription! I'm; Boston Terrier, male bl/white, $300; Cocker Spaniels m $350/f $400 cream. . black & brown; Collie, sable/while, I $350/m $250; Schnauzers mini, black OJ salt/pepper, m & I $350; Shihtzus, b!fwhite, m $350: Poodles standard mlf, cream or bl ac k• $400; al I puppies are AK C registered , (740)696 1085 _..:..__·_ _ _ __ Cocker Spaniel mix pups 304-576-4108 -------- , Senior Discount* o L--·1'0-RiiRENriiillii...-J wlrent, close to hospital. Call 7 _4_0-'-3-'-3'-9-'036 _2_ _ _~· 2Br ap_1, WID hookup, water pd, close to hospital & col· lege on Centenary Ad, no pets, 446·9442 after 5prn If so, you qu www.mydai!ysentinel.com ~:teJ'- I'RZPMING I'Cfl. or older? JET AERATION MOTORS Repaired, New & Rebuilt In Hyundai Accent Stock. Call Ron Evans, 1· 01 HatChback. 5 speed trans, 800·537·9528. 65,310 miles, good coodi· NEW AND USED STEEL lton. needs cata!Vfic convert· Steel Beams, ~ipe Rebar er. Asking $2600. Call 740· For Concrete, Angle , 709·6339. ' Channel, Flat Bar, Steel· Grating For Drains. 2002 Chevy Cavalier, 2.2, Driveways & Walkways. L&L 4cy~ .. 4 door, 86,528 miles Scrap MetalS Open Mooday, askmg 3,500 304·675·8801 Tuesday. Wednesday & 86 Jeep CJ7, $4.800. 441 · Friday, 8am·4:30pm. Closed 7514 or 256·6926 Thursday, Saturday & ~IS Sunday. (740)446-7300 TRUCKS ~.:._::.:._:.._.:..____ FOR SALE Pol e Barns 30x50x1 ~w-..;tiiiitiiiiiiii.-ri $6,795 Free Delivery 1967 Ford Dual Wheel (937)718·1471 - - - - - - - - Dump Tru ck $1500.00 Firm Posh Precious Size 4 Prom (740) 446-2815 Dress, wt train, Off White , '-_03_:_D_od_g_e_l- - ,--,.,-3S.,-in 20 500 4 4 VERY NICE, Purchased in tires, Bin lift , 74.000 miles, April 07 New $600 Selling $2 Firm ( _ ru ns great, $10,000 firm or 50 7401446 2815 trade. (740)367-7893 • Washer/dryer hookup 2 br. mobile home in •All electric- averaging Middleport, $250 a month, ' $50-$60/month $250 deposit, 1 years tease, • Owner pays water, sewer, no pets.. no calls after 9pm trash 992 5097 ("!40) " old. $900. II BEAUTIFUL purchased July Monday, January 28, 2008 ALLEYOOP · ~IE fXJP IS w.AA1) A-r Are yoU 66 Flirt Size 4 White Prom Registered Limousine Bull, Ellm View Apartments Inc, watBftlrash, WID, SIO'IIe, fridge, dinette, wood lami- Monday, January 28, 2008 •' ·' • CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis campos Celetrty Cipher ~ograms are cttated lrtrn ~uotJD:lns by famous ~ - past aro ~BWII . Eadllater tn ltM cipher Slan:ls lor anomer Today'sdu9: leqiJil~ P " CGT CU MPTTSH HU GUXY FK ILCCTP GZC ZC NZCG RSY • RPT HRF BRHC UJTP CGT Z GRJT CGT ORiO HGRYUN." HSTRY PREVIOUS SOLUTION - ' As a teenager I was more ol an f I want people to thrive and be harmonious." - Nicolas Cage . . ................ - ~= SC~lJ.-4~~· . ..... .,a&YLI'IIIIMt .. .~~~,. II ·""'..:. v,~ 1{ ~ r1 1 FA C R T .I ~ 6 ". ...&--:L-.L--1..-t . ~ "It's imporlatit in life,~ the old man advised, "to be a f . pllf'licij)Billnota~." _' 1 I I I 19 _· •~:-. . . . . : . ,...~-,.:.-~ M0 T I C M .... 8 . 1 Is 1• 15 I' I' I I I I I I 2 . . UNSCRAMBLE V .ANSWU · FORI I' I' I I I -1 SCRAMLETS . ANSWI!RS 1~ 2 .s~ aa Refuge- Brave- Joint - Tubule - BEFORE "IImow you doD'I feel well," tbe sunny mom told her son, "but you wili rel:over to a bell« state than you were BEFORE." ARLO &JANIS �Page 84 • The Daily Sentinel I BR on Dillon ~d. Gallipolis. www.mydailysentinel.com Dress, only worn 2 hours- 1400 lbs, 5 ' nate floors, patio, 8xBbld9. $3S5Jmo + S215dep. 256· • 2&3 bedroom apartments • Central heat & AJC 1106 07 New $430 Sell $150.00 firm (740)446·2815 (304)882-3017 3 Br.-268. all electric M.H. in Middlepon. c!A, $425 ~ plus S425 deposit, no inside pets. • . ~~ 416-1 354 or 992-6068 3BR, 2 bath. dishwasher. letge deck, all elec. (AEP). 3696 Butaville Pike. 740- Furnished, 3 rooms and bath, upstairs, clean, no pets Ref & dep. reQ . 446· Nice 2BA at Johnsons ' 1519 Mobile Hom e Park. 740·446· - - - - - , - ---:: 200J Gracious Living 1 and 2 Bedroom Apts. at Vi llage APARI'MENfS Manor and Riverside Apls. in Mtddleport. lrom $327 to $592. 7~0-992-5064 . Equal and Bedroom Housing Opportuntty. 2 446-4234 OJ· 740·206·7661 r I --.:....'-.-----c- 10, lease M Ap.rtm. nls · odern 1 Be·droom ap1· Ca11 Downtown Gallipolis, Please 446 . 0390 call (740)339·0345 Spacious second-tloor apt. 1 and 2 bedroom apart· overlooking Gallipolis Cit~ ments, furnished and urifur· Park and river. L.A. den. nlshed , and houses in large kitchen:dining area Pomeroy and Middleport. VJith au new bppliances & security deposit reQuired, no cupboards. 3BR. laundry Pets, 740·992·2218. area, 2 112 baths. 5900 par 1BR Apt , WID h·ookups, month. Call 44 6· 4425 • or _ _·2_32-'5_ _ _ _ _ Internet/satellite TV incl. 446 Twin Rivers Tower is accept· ing' applications for waiting list lor Hud-subsized, 1· br, apartment.for the elde rly/disabled call 675· 6679 Equal Housing Opportunity 28~ apt. cell441·0194 \111{( 11\ \ l ll .... l lr:li:""'-="!'..;;;,___"1 Apt for Rent. No Pets. 740- rio 992·5858. BNuttful Ap1a. at Jackson. Estates. 52 Westwood Drive, from $365 to $560. 740·446·2568 . Equal · Housing Opportunity. This HOUSiliOI.D . Goons r 79 Ford 9000 TruCk . Rogers L,~------_.1 20 ton Lowbo~ $5,000 0 80. 441·7514 or 256·6926 AKC Registered Bostofl 95 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4, Terri er puppies. 111 in quality. 58,000 attual miles. 1 _s2_oo_ . 7_40-·2_5_6·-62_5_'_ _ owner. garage kept, never Bassett Hound Puppies for been driven in snow. $9500. sale· tri colored· 9 weeks "74'110:-4-46;.·4..;0;.53~---, old. Beautifully' marked. f7~ · VA'JS $200.00 lirm . parents on FoRSAu: premises, 304·895·8777 I I ..... Leather Sora and loveseat, dark brown. Top qualit~. Us.ad 8 months. $1,500. Institution is an Equal 740-441·0500 Opportunity Provider and ----.,...---:-::-~ Employer. Sale: Berber Carpet $5.95 yd remnants $40.00 & up. CONVENIENTLY LOCAT· Mollohan Carpet. 22 12 IRISH SETTER PUPS. AKC, Champion Bloodlines, First EO & AFFORDABLE! Eastern Ave, Gallipolis, Oh Shots, Parents Here, $400. Townhouse apartments. 740-446-7444 (614 )2 67 •148_ 9. and/or small houses FOR ~"1:':"'-~---RENT. Call {740)441·1111 SPORTING Must sell AKC Reg. Shitzu j for application & information. L---~---Easily heated upstairs GUN SHOW & SALE apartment, water/tras h, stove, refrigerator included, Gallipolis, OH $350/mo, · Deposit· 350 _ Holiday Inn (740)446·7620 or (740)441· Sat 9·5 8. Sun 9·3 Feb 2&3 9872 State Route 7 s lmmacu~te 1 bedroom apt. . New carpe t & cabjnets, r MNE.r I IMI"KVm•="" BASEMENT WATERP~OOANG Unconditional lifetime guarantee. Local references fur· nished. Established 1975. Call 24 Hrs. (740) 446· 0870, Rogers Basement w ·::a:::le::!rP::: 'o::o:::f in:!.g. ' - - - Wanted : for a puppies tor sale. Only $350. er. Up tQ $500.00 to' Wormed and ·ist shots. $1,500.00 PT/FT 740·367·7124 www.H0melncome4·U.com -------Pyrenees puppies for sale. Also two male Donkeys. 245·9142 I from home using on ·sAVINGS I I 1 81zeall'x1tt ~.-• L,,--""li ili i l-_.1 Remod;iing Hours 7:110 AM - 8:00 PM John Deere 4JC4 Backhoe, low hours. $28,000. 441·7514 or 256· 6926 · 5 2 • AJ 6 3 • Q972 East ol A 5 • ., 6 3 21 Soro(lty • 9 4 t I0 5 2 • AJ 6 • K 10 8 5 3 · Stop & Compare ....740 riiliil30' 7;,; ,, . Manley· Owner . . Hardwood CMlnetry And FurnHure : . . ,. ' SHE'D FIND I KNEW www.~......., CARPENTER SERVICE Room Addttlona 6 R-.noct.llng •• New G•rav-• Et.clrlct~t *Insured *Experienc~d : City/State/Zip -----,-------'--- References Available! ' SOME WA"Y OF NOT INVITIN' ME IN FER SUPPER !! YOUNG'S W ork Call Gary & Plumbklg ROofing & Gutters VlnY.I Skiing & P•lntlng • P•t o •nd Porch DeCks · 'f1~T, '(OU'U. tlat1 WV036725 P<HI <'l(ly' i Y II '" tO.il:.5i. OUi. qq2 h21 11 740-591-8044 ~ ''--- TO FILL TI\IS VC YOUNG Ill Stanley @ (I " ' ' IfA o <' " n I Mall or drop off this coupon along I with a copy of your photo 10 to 1 1 : Ohio Valley Publishing P.O. Box 469, Gallipolis, OH 45631 : • Q . ~Astro- I W~!r!. "BIG NATE CORNER STONE CONSTRUCTION Roofing, Siding, .Soffit, Decks, Doors, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, Drywall, Remodeling, Room Additions Local Contractor 74G-367-0544 Free Estimates J&L Construction JEIINY WAAT!o TO TALK TO t1E? • VInyl Siding • Replacement Windows • Roofing • Decks • Garages • Pole Building• • Room Additions OWner: JamesKH-11 740-367-0536 742-2332 PEANl,ITS Manley's Recycling NO, WE WEREN'T WI-IAT?!'t'Oll MEAN -- REQUIRED TO READ A 600K THIS MONTH-- '<'OU MEAN I ReAD IT FOR NOTf.UN6?! I READ A 800K WJ.lEN I DIDN'T HAVE TO?!! MA~CIE, WIIAT I 601N6 TO DO? 15 TJ.IERE AN'(THIN6 1 CAN TAKE? .... 'Jllfi ... I:II•HI•II ..........12:11 •• PIYIIIIT. PIICU ,_ ,. 'cow and BOY -;_~,;_;;;;,;,;;;,.:;..;;. f"' Wise Concrete ___., .----------., .---------,., '":-::;::::;:;::;;--:--::7~ ~~ I HI\VE VEilY FEW QELI\TIONSHIPS All type~ of concrete Owner- Rick Wi1e TKAT 1\IIE ON MY TEIIMS. 740-992-5929 740-416-1698 AS MUCH AS I WANT TO BE BEST ~ENDS WITK MY SISTEa, FOa • SOME IIEI\SON SHE LL ~ALWAYS KEEP ME AT ARM'S .----ot:_ LENGT un . · Tuoodoy, Jon. 28, 2001 By Bernice Bec:te O•ol You can enjoy larger successes than usual In the year ahead with endea110rs or projects thl!lt call for utilizing your Won· derful Imagination an~ resourcetulness . Be as creative, Inventive and bold as possible. . AQUARIUS (Jan. 20·Feb. 19) Something opponune wilt develop, stem· mlng from your own past hard worlc and · effort. However, what makes this truly big Is the Involvement of an old friend who brings his or her luck to the project as well .. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Elevate your expectations and anticipate' good things to . happen, because conditions , look exceptionslly hopelul lor you. Any positive thinking you can lend to events will bolster lhings -even further. ~ ARIES (March 21-AprU 19) Substantial accomplishments are possl· ble right now, althOugh you may not lnl· tially think so; especially If you see chal· lenges u being too tough. In reality, you're up to the task and can do quit& welt . TAURUS (April 2()-t.Aay 20) -Something that has turned out lo be quite fortunate for a friend can be so for you as well, but in Order to have the same outcome, you must first liberate your spirit of •dventure and give it a try. GEMINI (May 21·June 20)- In order to lessen lhe odds of failure, you should restrict your c•mmercl•l Involvements to pei'Sons or firms you know and trust. · Conducting buslne08 ° with strangers could be hazardous. -' CANCER (June 21-July 22) - The lut person you would expect to go out of his o' her.way lor you will tum out to be ve<y helpiut. tt'll •• be because ot the wonder· ful, cooperative •P'rlt you exhlbll. LEO (Juty 23-Aug. 22) - Oon'l be reluc· tant to go out of your way for co-workers, beoause your efforts will not go unno· tlced or unapprecl•ted - especially when you do things from the goodneas of your heart, without any compensation In mind. r---.------,--"'1"-., ONE 5l.JEk)f!C( Af A -riM!!, j..IS'f BOY VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - It all depends upon the company you keep, but thla could turn out to be a brtunate day, with friends of long-standing being· the lucldest br you. Their good luck will rub off. LIBRA (Sept, 23·0et. 23) - Ttllnga that are normally Inconvenient will not be ·considered any kind of Imposition right now. Dig Into those endeavors th•t h•d ~een a pain In the neck. They'll adually bring joy. SCO~PIO (Ocl. 24-Nov. 22) - Even though your pl•n• mHI w!1h acme resist· ance, don:t ecrap them. In fact, once you REACH OVER 17,000 HOUSEHOLDS! get paet the flrtt etgn cf-lhll, you'll aatu· lily enjoy whit nMd• to be done lnd g•rn•r aucceu. SAGin'ARIUS (Nov. 23·0.C . 21) - lt'8 vital to be realletlo with regard to your fln•nol•l position. Only then oe.n you m•ke th• neceeury •djuetmentlf to ·get back on traok end brln; good fortune to yourHif. 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Owr West's two-dia· mond Intervention, Nonh should have made a lakeou1 doubla. East's raisa was based on lhe favorable vulnerability. And when West jumped to live diamonds, maybe Notlh should have doubled, although this would have resulled in only a 500-polnt penalty - less lhan the value ol a vulnerable five spades. A 4-3 fit Is known as a Moy~an. alter Sonny Moyse Jr. He noled thai a 4·3 I~ will usually play well il lhe trumps ate slrong and lhe tiYee-card hand has a shortage, so lhat ruffs can be laken there. Here, lhou!tt. ~ is lhe lour~rump hand with a singleton. This ollen leede lo insoluble problems - but not t~s lime. You heve 11 lricks: ·lour spadas, two hearts and liw clubs. However, belo<e you can take those side-suit winners, you musl draw lhe opponents' trumps. That Is easy Wlhey are splining 3·3, but 4-2 is more llkefy. . The pivolal play Is to discard your guaranteed hean loser at trlcl< two. You must keep lour trumps to draw all ol Easl~. 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Just make a pick for each crazy proposition listed below and Whoever scrutinizes, analyzes,researches, or just plain gets lucky and gets the most correct outcomes wins a $50.00 gift certificate from one of our advertisers on this page. ------·------ Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio --- :;o Cl· 'rl s. \'ol. .• ~. ""· ·:~:~ Team to win coin toss .................................... ___ Giants ___ Patriots Giants ___ Patriots First team to score ......................:.................. Last team to score ............... ~......................... Giants ___ Patriots Team to commit 1st turnover ...............~........ . Giants Patriots ~~~ First team to punt .. ~ ......................................... __ Giants ·Patriots . . First team t~ use coaches challenge ............. Giants Patriots . Team with the ftrst penalty .............. ~............. Giants Patriots Team with the ftrst field goal ......................... Giants Patriots Team with the most points 1st Quarter ......... 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Department, which has been Blaettnar also introduced ·a staple in the county since Clay Crow, assistant chief 1847, is hoping to expand its and Derek Miller, president firehouse, if the numbers are of the Pomeroy Firefighters right. Association. Also newly At last ni~ht's meeting of elected were Brent Zirkle as Pomeroy Village Council, second lieutenant and Dave Chief Rick Blaettnar McClure as third lieutenant. received permission for his Miller told council he hopes department to proceed with to grow the firefighters assoobtaining preliminary fig- ciation not just for current ures on addmg at least three, members but for those that new bays to house ·vehicles came before them and those at Station One. Mayor John who will follow. Miller· said Musser said if 'Blaettnar the association also plans ·some upcoming fundraisers. Also, Pomeroy's Ladder Blaettnar added in addi- Two will arrive later in the tion to the firefighter classes . year. currently offered at Station Council approved the first One, he hopes in the next reading of this year's annual three years upper level appropriations which totaled courses will be taught on $2,097,580.13. Councilman site. Blaettnar also plans to · Shawn Arnott, who is also spend a lot time this year on the finance committee, working to implement the said this is about $200,000 Federal Emergency less than the village spent .Management Agency grant last year, namely due to the department received for changes in grant money and fitness equipment and paid loans that were paid off at physicals for members of his the end of last year. department. He is .meeting . Resident George Wright on Feb. 7 with staff from . asked council to look into 0' Bleness Memorial what could be done on HOSJ?itai ·to work out the cleaning up a piece of propdetails on the physicals. erty on Lincoln Hill that he Coal mine permit facing additionat • • revzszons • 0BITUARIFS .. said had been condemned. Council agreed to- purchase cold mix to patch pol holes. · Council approved a motion to demolish two properties on Condor Streel previously slated for demoli- · lion · with funds from a Community Distress Grant. These two houses, which are the last on the list to come down, bring the grand total of demolished houses to 16. Also joining council were Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Hysell, Stree\ Superintendent · Jack Krautter, village employee · Charlie Fitchpatrick. Page AS • Ronald Beegle BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENTO~YDAILYSENTINEL.COM INSIDE COLUMBUS On Friday the Ohio Department of Natural Resources sent Gatling, Ohio a second round of revisions pertaining to the company's permit application for a room and pillar coal mining operation centrally located along Yellowbush Road outside of ' • Romney says McCain bills favored liberal Democratic course.' See Page A2 . • Senate Democrats HEARING CENTER Otlcon • Delta 4 ATHENS GAI.J,IPOI.IS 4l5'h~A,._. ~~ , _ ...... Oll'ic<l:l Opcll Mon. • Thun. ll:l0-5pm (740)446-7619 • ' • · plan,add:ans.to..$1'50. tr L'! - 27$W..U...Stlttt Open Mon. • Fri. 8:JO.Sp~~~ Salunlay bf Appoi,._ (740) 594-3571 (7.)441-3211 ·Jilla; Toll Free 800-237-m& $It Page A3 ·• Man convicted In death of 12-year-old caught In crossfire. See Page A3 .. ' 1 ' -to;-__ ' • 700 E. IDaln Sb eel Pomeroy. 011 ' Open Sun-Sat 7atn-10pm (740) 992-5252 Pheonacu I · Openm-F9em-7pm s..t9am-:~m Racine~ billion economic stimulus package. See Page A2 • ACLU seeks to block paper voting system In Ohio's largest county. t "Plcw•J•,. b J1DUr ......._ m 1 Task for~e to address supermarket clos~ng t..,. Dr. Kelly Roush Chiropractic & Sports 'Injury Physician ClosedSU ttY (740) 992-1536 • Four-Chaplains Sunday to be obseiVed. See Page A3 Brllln J. RHCI/photo • Lenten breakfast Customers hoping 'to buy groceries at Hometown Market in Middleport found the doors locked Monday morning. A task planned. See Page A3 force will examine how the community's grocery-shopping needs can be met. • Ohio blaCk caucus supports Obama for president . See Page AS • ·SR 7 traffic to BY BRIAN J, REH County Economic Development munity in the county," Varnadoe said. _ ___;B~R~EE:!:DG>~MY~D~AI~LY:_:::S:::_EN::_TI::.:NE:::L::.C::::OM::._-,-- . Director Perry Varnadoe said the "We know that it is particularly diffiexperience delays. Middlepon Development Group and cult for a grocery store to gain back its See Page AS MIDDLEPORT - Customers hop- the development office will form a customers after it has been closed, • Agent: Couple in$ to shop at Hometown Market m task force to determine how the gro- because those customers find other M1ddlepon Monday morning found cery needs of residents in the area can places to shop in the meantime, and admits to $8M robbery · the doors locked. . be met, and whether another operator often don't return." in written statements. Middlepon Mayor Michael Gerlach can be found for a• supermarket in the Varnadoe said the purpose of the See Page A6 said the store is believed to be closed community. He said the task force will task force will not be to find another ~~~~· 6:==~7=4~~=44;6~-5~2~4:4==~ Cosmetic -· Alternatives Pwunanent coemettce · 411"1'(11 WEATHER In The Comfort Of YourOwnHotne Cindy Hunt Ceatlfled MPS '· lldJM ': ·Five charged inMHS bomb threat 1-7--~1- hunt9047@abcglobal.net AI'IIOIII ANa, c.moutltlge llclllll8olilp, ...._.ona,· ·~ 81011\'11, ...lr ....... Eye Urw Et..'MinciiMI'It, . E~Mh Up Liner, Jllull Up . Free Consultation Permanent Cosmetic Member permanentlY,, but the store's owner,· Richard ·Hill, was not available to comment on the future ·of the Pearl ·Street supermarket. It opened in early 2005. Meanwhile, Gerlach and Meigs Detallo on Pap At ·. . STAFF REPORT NEWS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM . POMEROY Five Meigs High School students Will be charged for their roles in a bomb threat last II SECilONS - 111 PAGF.S week at the school. Meigs County Sheriff Galendars A3 Roben Bee~le said the five Classifieds· 83-4 · juveniles w1ll be ch~ed in juvenile court, but did not indicate what specific cOmics Bs charges would be filed . Beegle said Deputy Scott Annie's Mailbox A3 Trussell and school officials Editorials ,. A4 viewed a security tape to learn which students had Obituaries As entered a restroom where a bomb .threat note was disSpoJ,ts B Section covered. One student admitted to writing the note, and others gave statements Weather A6 three ., .INDEX itl . 44&-2~ 8fST PRICE~ ON COlD BEER 1 Ill Ul 2114 Bud & Bud Light 211 Upper Rlu• Ad. G 'oil, Ohio 1/2 ...... eoulb of . . . . . Illidge . 12 pkcans uc..e oc 7CJOD77.000tlllll 001 ....,..a,_••••oo1 s7.49 .J IIt'l Olllo lth-er lld. M·1"1111n7 •• • It 1* fri· Sit 7 - II j*; S-. It- • II pt11 Go TelllltSI ' , 304-773-5857 . ~-- , @ aoo8 Ohio V.Uey Publlshlns Co. Please - Cherpcl, AS be made up of stakeholders, including bankers, and experts in the retail grocery business. "We want to be pro-active in determining a way to make certain that groceries are available in the largest com- operator for the Pearl Street store, but to look at the larger picture of how the community's shoppmg needs can be met. He said that might include discussions with wocery companies in other communities. Scott Stiteler of ODNR said this round of revisions is slightly less thlll! the first which came in at 31 pages. The second round of revi· sions is 17 pages long and addresses a v·ariety of issues, according to Stiteler. · A COJ?Y of OONR's sec· ond rev1sion letter will soon be available at the Racine Municipal Building for review during normal business hours . Stiteler said it is not uncommon for these types of perJl!ils to go into a third revision and though they rarely ·go through a fourth revision, it is possible. There is no tirileline for Gatling to respond to the latest revisions though the quicker they respond, the quicker the permit process moves along. Late last year, Lanney Erdos, ODNR's mine permitting manager, told the· Columbus Dispatch the Gatling operalion could produce as much as two million tons of coal annually. Stiteler said Gatling has Please see· Permit. AS Middleport faces $30K spending"deficit · BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM MIDDLEPORT - Middlepon's general fund faces a potential deficit of $30,000 or more, based on the fiscal officer 's projections of revenue and expenses. · Meeting Monday afternoon, the . village's finance committee reviewed 2008 budget projections provided by Fiscal Officer Susan Baker. Those projections indicate that, while the village \viii receive additional revenue this year from a levy voters approved in November, the projected ,expenses from the general fund w11l exceed revenue unless some cuts are made. Some expenses art\ definiie, Baker said, while others are merely projected, based on. 2007 figures. She estimates a total of $564,649 available for appropriation into general fund line items, including 13 $66,000 carryover from last year. Those line items include the police, mayor, village council, clerk, solicitor, income tax, street lights and al)dit expenses . ' B~M J. Reed/photo Certain expenses, including workers' compenOfficer Susan Baker, right, discusses 2008 general sation premiums, retirement benefits, a state Middleport Fiscal 1projections with members of the finance committee, fund budget audit, and debt retiremenl, total $219,059, wh1le Including Chairman Rae Moore, left, and Councilman Craig Wehrung . Please see Deficit. AS Mayor Michael Gerlach Is also pictured. � 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 01. January Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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