https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/c921b7e5c964afd5bcc265d971bbe046.pdf 165a644c5e83e8380b1f82d3a7989e16 PDF Text Text Ohio Valley Business New means now Defenders fall to Wayne BUSINESS s 3 EDITORIAL s 4 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 3, Volume 72 Thursday, January 4, 2018 s 50¢ Winter along the river Holistic nursing practice available in Meigs By Erin Perkins eperkins@aimmediamidwest.com Brenda Davis | Sentinel This riverfront scene along the Pomeroy parking lot shows winter is here to stay, with these clouds linked like a canopy above the Bend Area this week. Frigid temperatures are expected through Saturday with lows in the single digits and highs only expected to reach 19 degrees. A community center for all A look at Mulberry Community Center programs By Erin Perkins eperkins@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — A local community center offers several amenities to the public. The Mulberry Community Center is a cooperative parish involving 26 churches within Meigs County. Nancy Thoene, an employee of the Meigs Cooperative Ofﬁce, explained what the parish provides for the people of the community. Thoene expressed that in the cooperative ofﬁce they make bulletins for local churches and organize school supply and toy distributions through the year. Thoene shared the parish can be utilized as an emergency shelter providing showers and toilets for use should a disaster strike. She said volunteers of the parish are currently working to raise funds for an emergency generator as well. Thoene expressed the parish INDEX Obituaries: 2 Business: 3 Editorial: 4 Weather: 5 Sports: 6 Classifieds: 7 Comics: 8 TV listings: 9 also has a community faith based nurse that practices in a holistic manner. The parish has a full food pantry stocked with goods from Save-A-Lot, Powell’s, and those who donate from the community said Thoene. She expressed that on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the parish opens the country kitchen. Thoene shared that on Tuesdays members from an area church will cook up a specialty meal to serve guests and on Thursdays the kitchen serves soup and sandwiches to guests. Thoene said the parish is a place where people of the community can shop for low priced goods. The Parish Shop is open on Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and has various donated clothing options and accessories available for shoppers at a manageable cost. Thoene shared Silver Bridge Bruisers roll into 2018 mmckinniss@aimmediamidwest. com Erin Perkins | OVP Meigs Cooperative Office workers Nancy Thoene and Nancy Clark. the parish is partnered with World Vision and is given items from Home Depot to sell at an efﬁcient price such as faucets, bathroom light ﬁxtures, light bulbs, carpet, and tile ﬂooring to name a few. The parish is a place to go for ﬁtness and camaraderie. Thoene said a Shape Up work- out out program is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m and on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. a Comfort Club is held where members make blankets and distribute them to those in need. She said a juvenile room is available See COMMUNITY | 5 Staff Report What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. See NURSING | 5 By Morgan McKinniss PVH welcomes first baby of 2018 JOIN THE CONVERSATION POMEROY — Meigs County is home to a faith community nurse who practices a holistic nursing method. Lenora Leifheit shared that she became a registered nurse in 1972. She said she has had experience in different nursing ﬁelds such as geriatric and critical care. Leifheit said she switched to faith community nursing in 2004 where she practices a holistic method. She currently works in Pomeroy at the Mulberry Community Center. “Prayer is wonderful,” said Leifheit. Leifheit shared that in order for an individual to be a faith community nurse they do not have to be a registered nurse and every faith community nurse has their POINT PLEASANT — Pleasant Valley Hospital (PVH) is celebrating its own Baby New Year. According to PVH, its Obstetric Department, Karah Cloxton, MD, family medicine obstetrician, and the family of Brian and Julia Harper were pleased to ring in the New Year with the arrival of Baby New Year 2018, Charlotte Noel Harper. Charlotte was born on January 1, 2018 at 1:15 p.m. weighing 6 pounds, 14.8 oz. and 19.5 inches long. Charlotte’s big sister and brother, Emma and Blake, anxiously await her arrival home, according to PVH. On Tuesday, PVH staff members and Auxiliary presented the Harper PVH | Courtesy Pictured left to right are Julia, Charlotte and Brian Harper. Charlotte was Pleasant Valley Hospital’s Baby New Year, born on Jan. 1. family with a gift of supplies and necessities from PVH, Auxiliary, Mason Jar, Harry Siders Jewelry and Fruth Pharmacy. OHIO VALLEY — The Silver Bridge Bruisers will continue their roller derby tradition of competition into the new year. With the group’s founding in 2015, members are from Meigs, Gallia, Mason, and Jackson Counties. The organization currently has about 20 members. According to President Niki “Daisy Dynamite” Taylor, the Silver Bridge Bruisers is a ﬂat track roller derby team, unlike other organizations that roll on banked tracks. While the team is an all women’s roller team, other organizations may be coed and or all men’s teams. “The majority of teams are women, but there are some men’s teams popping up in the area and some coed teams as well,” said Taylor. The Bruisers’ appearances are currently posted on their Facebook page, with fans able to catch them for the ﬁrst time in 2018 on Feb. 11 in Huntington, W.Va. against the Poison Apples team. Coming up, the Bruisers will soon roll in Pittsburgh, Pa., Athens, and See BRUISERS | 5 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, January 4, 2018 Daily Sentinel FREDA ELAINE LOSCAR BUCHANAN OBITUARIES LEONARD (LENNIE) VAN METER Bean, Katie O’Brien, JACKSON — Freda Elaine Loscar Buchanan, Adam O’Brien, Matthew Lennie is survived by 82, of Jackson, Ohio, POMEROY — LeonO’Brien and Nicholas ard (Lennie) Van Meter, his son Eric (Nachelle O’Brien; Step-greatpassed away Tuesday, 67, of Pomeroy, passed Jurgensmier), brother grandchildren, Brooklinn Jan. 2, 2018. Steve Van Meter, sisaway December 31, West, Braylon Lasseter, She was born Jan. 3, ter and brother-in-law 2017 after a long illMalakye Ringling and 1935 in Davis, W.Va., ness, with his son, Eric Brenda and John Shuler, daughter of the late John Haydon Ringling and 2 and niece and nephew at his side. sisters, Elinor Kirk and and Olive Wales Loscar. Stacy and Brad. He is He was born June Emaline Monroe. She is survived by a also survived by aunts, son, Ronald Dale (Sha2, 1950 to Leonard In addition to her paruncles, cousins, and (Chick) and Colleen ron) Loscar; 4 daughters, ents, she was precedded many friends. Van Meter. He was a in death by 4 brothers, Patricia Ann (Terry) Visitation will be held Barber, Karen Sue Bean, John Loscar, Albert United States Air Force from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Veteran. Lennie loved Loscar, Leo Loscar and Barbara Elaine Milliron on Saturday, January his son, the Ohio State Glen Loscar and a sister, and Judy Lynn (Todd) Buckeyes, and the local 6, 2018 at Anderson Vaughna (Loscar) Bohon. Lee; Grandchildren, youth ball leagues. Len- McDaniel Funeral Funeral services will be Shane Loscar, Josh nie served as an ofﬁcial Home’s Middleport held at 1 p.m., Sunday, Loscar, Jennifer Loscar, location. Services and for youth football and Jan. 7, 2018 at WhiteTommy Bean, Jamie military honors will basketball leagues, but Bean Smith, Jessy Bean, Schwarzel Funeral Home immediately follow. was most at home at Elizabeth (Dylan) Skees, in Coolville, Ohio. Burial In lieu of ﬂowers, the Pomeroy ballﬁelds Amanda Buchanan, Ben- will follow in the Eden please consider donabehind the plate. He jamin Barber and Jessica Cemetery. Visitation will was an umpire for many tions to Anderson (Nathan) O’Brien; Step- be held at the funeral years sharing his knowl- McDaniel Funeral home Saturday from 5-7 grandchildren, Joseph home, or the Pomeroy edge and love of the p.m. You are invited to Ringling and Mikaila Youth League. game. sign the online guestbook Payne; Great-grandchilat www.whiteschwarzelfh. dren, Cameron Bean, WOLFE com Miranda Bean, Jaina RACINE — Austin Wolfe, 76, Racine, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in the Overbrook COLLINS Center, Middleport. Funeral arrangements will be CROWN CITY — Joe Edward Collins, age 81, of announced by the Cremeens-King FuneralHome, Crown City, died Wednesday evening December 27, Racine. 2017. Friends and family called at the Waugh-HalleyWood Funeral Home 810 Second Avenue Gallipolis, HART Ohio, on Wednesday January 3, 2018 from 11 a.m. until noon. A private family graveside service will be LEON, W.Va. — Margie Jane Hart, 67, of Leon, held at a later time in the Vernon Hill Cemetery. Full W.Va., died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Pleasant military honors will be presented by the Gallia County Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation, Point Pleasant, W.Va. A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan- Veterans Funeral Detail at the cemetery. uary 6, 2018, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Rev. David Kinder ofﬁciating. FROENDT WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — Mary Elizabeth (ZusBurial will follow at the Smith Cemetery in Leon. pan) Crookham Froendt, 90, of West Columbia, W.Va., The family will receive friends one hour prior to died Tuesday, January 3, 2018, at Overbrook Nursing the funeral service Saturday at the funeral home. and Rehabilitation Center, Middleport, Ohio. Service will be Saturday, 1 p.m., January 6, 2018, BURCHETT MASON W.Va. — Kenneth “Kenny” Lewis Bur- at the Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, with Claudia chett, age 48, of Mason, W.Va. died Tuesday Janu- Thomas ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in the Zuspan ary 2, 2018. Visitation will be held on Friday Janu- Cemetery, West Columbia. Visitation will be Friday, January 5, 2018 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral ary 5, 2018 from 6-7 p.m. at the Waugh-Halleyhome. Wood Funeral Home, concluding with a service. Florida sees first snow in decades By Russ Bynum Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — A brutal winter storm dumped snow in Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday for the ﬁrst time in nearly three decades before slogging up the Atlantic coast and smacking Southern cities such as Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina, with a rare blast of snow and ice. Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a “bomb cyclone” as it rolls up the East Coast, bringing hurricane-force winds, coastal ﬂooding and up to a foot of snow. At least 16 deaths were blamed on dangerously cold temperatures that for days have gripped wide swaths of the U.S. from Texas to New England. A winter storm warning extended from the Gulf Coast of Florida’s “Big Bend” region all the way up the Atlantic coast. Forecasters said hurricane-force winds blowing offshore on Thursday Steve Bisson | Savannah Morning News via AP Savannah College of Art and Design student Helene Fischer fashions a small snowman on a park bench in Forsyth Park on Wednesday morning. Fischer, who is from Florida, experienced snow for the first time as a brutal winter storm dumped snow in Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three decades before slogging up the Atlantic coast and smacking Southern cities such as Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina, with a rare blast of snow and ice. could generate 24-foot (7-meter) seas. Schools in the Southeast called off classes just months after being shut down because of hurricane threats, and police urged drivers to stay off the roads in a region little accustomed to the kind of winter woes common to the Northeast. In Savannah, snow blanketed the city’s lush downtown squares and collected on branches of burly oaks for the ﬁrst time in nearly eight years. William Shaw, a Savannah native, used baby steps to shufﬂe along a frozen road from his home to the post ofﬁce. “It almost seems the town is deserted just like in the last hurricane,” said Shaw, 65. “There’s no one on the street. It’s got a little eerie feeling.” Dump trucks spread sand on major streets in Savannah ahead of the storm and police closed several bridges, overpasses and a major causeway because of ice. By the time the morning’s dreary sleet and rain turned to ﬂuffy snow, Savannah came out to play. The National Weather Service cited unofﬁcial reports of up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) of snow. It was the city’s ﬁrst measurable snowfall since February 2010, and families with children ﬂocked to Forsyth Park near the downtown historic district for snowball ﬁghts. Across the GeorgiaSouth Carolina line in Charleston, unofﬁcial reports showed up to 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) of snowfall there, according to the weather service. There was enough snow outside Chris Monoc’s house for his sons, ages 4 and 2, to go sledding a mile from Charleston’s iconic Ravenel Bridge. 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To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Thursday, Jan. 4 CHESTER — CSHA monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Chester Academy. Snow will cancel the meeting. Tuesday, Jan. 9 POMEROY — The Meigs County Tea Party meeting will feature State Representative Andy Thompson, Marietta, attending for Mary Taylor, Lt. Governor of Ohio and candidate for governor, 7:30 p.m., Senior Citizens Center. SYRACUSE — Syracuse Community Center Board of Directors meeting, 7 p.m., community center. w RACINE — Southern Local Board of Education Organizational Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Southern Local High School, followed by regular board meeting at 6:40 p.m. Ben Potter | University of Alaska via AP Excavators work in 2013 at the Upward Sun River discovery site in Alaska, where the remains of an infant who died 11,500 years ago were found. DNA recovered from the remains of the infant girl is giving scientists the best look yet at the genetics of the ancestors of today’s native peoples of the Americas. Ancient DNA gives glimpse of ancestors of Native Americans By Malcolm Ritter day by the journal Nature. The ﬁrst Americans were descended from NEW YORK — DNA from an infant who died Asians, and they reached the New World by way in Alaska some 11,500 years ago is giving scien- of Beringia, a now-subtists the best look yet at merged land bridge that the genetics of the ances- used to connect Asia to Alaska. Recent research tors of today’s native peoples of the Americas. suggests they followed the shorelines of BerinDecoding the infant’s gia and the Paciﬁc Coast complete set of DNA as they spread into the let researchers estimate the timing of key events Americas by at least 15,000 years ago. in the ancestral hisThe new paper suptory of today’s Native ports a theory that the Americans and indigenous peoples of Canada migrants from Asia spent thousands of years and Central and South in isolation, either in America. Expert said that while Beringea or Asia, before entering the Americas. the new work doesn’t radically change the out- During that time they developed unique genetlines of what scientists have thought, it provides ic signatures that are now found in natives of more detail and better evidence than what was the Americas. The DNA analyzed by available before. Potter and his colleagues The infant girl was came from a skull bone. buried about 50 miles The infant’s remains, southeast of Fairbanks, and her remains are the along with remains of a earliest known in the far fetus, had been uncovnorth of North America, ered in 2013 in a circular said anthropologist Ben pit that showed signs of ritual burial. The fetus Potter of the University was related to the infant, of Alaska Fairbanks. perhaps a cousin, but He reports the analysis contained too little DNA along with others in a for a full analysis of it. paper released Wednes- AP Science Writer Pennsylvania coal mine to close, costing nearly 400 jobs MT. MORRIS, Pa. (AP) — A mining company is closing its Pennsylvania coal mine over the next few months and shedding nearly 400 jobs. The Observer-Reporter newspaper reports that Dana Mining notiﬁed Pennsylvania on Tuesday of its decision to close 4 West Mine. The Morgantown, West Virginia-based company says the mine’s old age and poor geological conditions resulted in high production costs. The mine in Mount Morris, near the West Virginia border, will be idled in March and 191 workers will be laid off. The company says the remaining 179 employees will remove equipment and seal off the mine by June, after which they will also be let go. Nationally, coal production and jobs have staged a slight comeback under the Trump administration but are still far below levels of just a few years ago. Dana Mining also operates a mine just across the border in West Virginia. MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. ated for immunization administration; however, no one will be denied services because of an inability to pay an administration fee for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please bring medical cards and/or POMEROY — The commercial insurance Meigs County Health Department will conduct cards, if applicable. Zosan Immunization Clinic tavax (shingles); pneumonia and inﬂuenza vacon Tuesday from 9-11 cines are also available. a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at Call for eligibility deter112 E. Memorial Drive mination and availability in Pomeroy. Please or visit our website at bring child(ren)’s shot www.meigs-health.com records. Children must to see a list of accepted be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. A commercial insurances $15 donation is appreci- and Medicaid for adults. Immunization Clinic Tuesday �BUSINESS Daily Sentinel Thursday, January 4, 2018 3 Lawsuits can proceed over cigarettes touted as natural ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. judge in New Mexico has dismissed more than two dozen complaints against the maker of American Spirit cigarettes but is allowing others to move forward over a line of tobacco touted as natural. Scores of plaintiffs from at least a dozen states sued Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. and its parent company, Reynolds American Inc., after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found in 2015 that consumers were misled about risks associ- ated with the products. In a ruling last week, U.S. District Judge James Browning cited various state laws as he weeded out some complaints that were consolidated in his court, The Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper reported . Among those were lawsuits ﬁled in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Washington state. Some of the claims he reject- ed alleged that the company labeled cigarettes as “additive free” and “natural” to try to suggest its products were less processed than other cigarettes. The company still faces legal battles over marketing efforts. Browning approved sending three lawsuits to a federal court in North Carolina, where operations for Reynolds American Inc. are based. He also ruled that the First Amendment does not shield the company from liability. In 2002, Reynolds acquired OHIO INCLUDED Among those were lawsuits filed in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, North Carolina and Washington state. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., which was founded in New Mexico more than three decades ago, for $340 million. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco has declined to comment on the litigation. Donating to the Splash Pad Shannon Johnson | Courtesy Crow-Hussell Funeral Home recently made a donation to the Splash Pad Project at Krodel Park. Pictured accepting the donation for the City of Point Pleasant are, Mayor Brian Billings, far left, and City Clerk Amber Tatterson. Pictured from Crow-Hussell are Scott Justus and Bob Patterson. Google hit by new version of lawsuit MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Accusations that Google pays women less than men have resurfaced in a new version of a lawsuit, which now makes speciﬁc claims that affected female employees include engineers, program managers, salespeople and at least one preschool teacher. A judge dismissed an earlier version of the suit — which seeks class-action status — but invited the plaintiffs to submit a new version describing the purported affected class more speciﬁcally. Plaintiffs Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, Kelli Wisuri and Heidi Lamar claim that Google discriminates against women and breaks California law by slotting women into lower salary levels than men, giving women lower-paying jobs, promoting women more slowly and less frequently and generally paying female employees less than men for similar work. Lamar, a former preschool teacher at Google, was not named in the original complaint but was added to the amended version, which was ﬁled Wednesday in California Superior Court in San Francisco. Appalachia underground natural gas storage clears 1st test NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Plans which is widely used in plastics and other chemical industries, Hedrick for an underground natural gas liqsaid. The natural gas liquids are also uids storage hub pegged as a major job creator for the chemical industry expected to be exported internationin struggling Appalachia have cleared ally for use by U.S. allies, he added. The storage hub faces oppotheir ﬁrst big hurdle. sition from the Ohio Valley The Appalachia Storage Environmental Coalition and & Trading Hub initiative other environmental groups, got approval Wednesday saying it would create a major for the ﬁrst of two applicapetrochemical region with pubtion phases for a $1.9 billion lic health dangers and contribU.S. Department of Energy ute to global warming. loan, the Appalachia DevelCapito But the proposal has drawn opment Group LLC said in plenty of interest from congresa news release and departsional lawmakers, including ment spokeswoman Shaylyn U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Hynes conﬁrmed. Appalachia Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Development Group, which David McKinley of West Virginis heading the project, said it ia, who hope to attract the projalso aims to secure $1.4 billion ect to their home state. Capito through other ﬁnancing. called it a “game-changing The project has taken eight Manchin idea,” adding that Wednesday years to reach this point, and Appalachia Development Group CEO initial approval is “a clear indication Steve Hedrick said it would take sev- of the strength of their application.” eral more years to come to fruition. Gov. Jim Justice joined the chorus It’s still unclear how long the second of praise Wednesday, saying he’s eager phase of the application will take, and to see the project come to fruition. nothing’s guaranteed. In November, state ofﬁcials Hedrick said the initial approval is announced an agreement with China still a win for the large-scale project. Energy Investment Corp. Ltd. for The American Chemistry Council the company to invest $83.7 billion estimates the facility could attract up in shale gas development and chemito $36 billion in new chemical and cal manufacturing in West Virginia plastics industry investment and cre- over 20 years. Part of the focus is on ate 100,000 new area jobs. underground storage of natural gas That could be life-changing for liquids and derivatives. people in economically downtrodden During President Donald Trump’s parts of Appalachia, the northern visit to Beijing, State Commerce stretches of which are drilled for Secretary Woody Thrasher and China natural gas in Marcellus, Utica and Energy President Ling Wen signed Rogersville Shale formations, he said. the memorandum as part of the U.S.“I’d like for them to have the oppor- China trade mission and an overall tunity to have meaningful income, in $250 billion of planned Chinese a location where they want to live, investments in the U.S. and have an opportunity to be here, “This storage hub will create jobs be it in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennand develop our economy by attractsylvania or Kentucky,” said Hedrick, ing signiﬁcant manufacturing and who noted that the hub’s location related investment to West Virginia hasn’t been decided yet. and our neighboring states,” Manchin The project would include a piping said in a news release Wednesday. “It system into the Ohio and Kanawha will also be vital in helping to secure river valleys. Then a facility such our energy future by providing a relias an ethane cracker could use the able affordable supply of natural gas natural gas to produce ethylene, liquids.” In an agreement with the FDA, the company stopped labeling products as additivefree and restricted the use of the term “natural.” Santa Fe Natural Tobacco had consistently used those terms along with a logo featuring a pipe-smoking American Indian in a feathered headdress. It maintained ofﬁces in Santa Fe after its acquisition by Reynolds, which reportedly began offering buyouts to employees in advance of its sale this year to British American Tobacco. US auto sales dropped in 2017, but remain strong DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. auto industry’s historic growth streak has ended, but demand for new vehicles — especially SUVs — remains healthy as the new year begins. U.S. auto sales fell 2 percent to 17.2 million in 2017, according to Autodata Corp. It was their ﬁrst year-over-year decline since 2009, ending an unprecedented seven-year expansion. General Motors, Toyota and Ford all reported a 1 percent declines in sales last year compared to 2016. Fiat Chrysler’s sales fell 8 percent. Honda’s sales were ﬂat, while Nissan’s rose 2 percent. Volkswagen brand sales rose 5 percent. While sales fell short of 2016’s record of 17.55 million, 2017 was still the fourth-best sales year in U.S. history, after 2000, 2015 and 2016, according to Kelley Blue Book. “It’s still a buoyant industry and the underlying factors that drive it are still very positive,” said Mark LaNeve, Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. sales chief. Analysts think sales will fall a bit further this year. While low unemployment and rising consumer conﬁdence are expected to boost demand, rising interest rates could make it more expensive for people to ﬁnance new vehicles. “That’s real money to consumers,” said Charlie Chesbrough, a senior economist with Cox Automotive, which owns AutoTrader.com and other car-buying sites. Vehicles also are becoming more durable so consumers can keep them longer, further putting a drag on sales. The average age of vehicles on the road has climbed to 11.6 years, up from 8.8 years in 1998. The growing popularity of leasing will also have a big impact on 2018 sales. Almost onethird of new vehicle sales were leases in 2015, and many of those 4 million lessees will be trading in their vehicles for new ones, according to the car buying site Edmunds. com. (Edmunds regularly provides content, including automotive tips and reviews, for distribution by The Associated Press.) But leasing also has a downside for automakers, since the inﬂux of latemodel used cars returning to the market will cut into sales of new vehicles. Tax cuts also could be a mixed blessing. They will likely stimulate demand, particularly for commercial trucks and vans. But the more the economy grows, the more likely it is that the government will raise interest rates, Chesbrough said. Here are more details of December and 2017 sales: —WINNERS AND LOSERS: Ford’s F-Series pickup truck remained the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. in 2017, a title it has now held for 36 years. Ford sold 896,764 F-Series trucks in the U.S. last year, or nearly two trucks every minute, partly because of post-hurricane demand in Texas and Florida. Low gas prices and other factors had buyers ditching cars for SUVs at a fast clip; sales of the Nissan Rogue SUV jumped 22 percent to more than 400,000. But car-heavy brands like Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat all saw their sales drop by double-digit percentages. Toyota Prius hybrid sales plummeted 20.5 percent. — LUXURY CROWN: Mercedes-Benz’s sales fell 1 percent to 337,246, but that was still enough to make it the top-selling luxury brand in the U.S. for the second straight year. BMW eked out a second-place ﬁnish just ahead of Lexus. But some luxury brands struggled. Cadillac and Lexus both saw their sales drop 8 percent last year; Lincoln sales plummeted 17 percent in December. LaNeve said mainstream brands are getting so luxurious that many buyers don’t feel the need to step up to a luxury label. — PILING ON THE DEALS: New vehicle prices hit a record last year, averaging $36,113 as buyers bought bigger SUVs and added more safety and infotainment features, Kelley Blue Book said. At the same time, automakers piled on deals in order to juice sales and hang on to their market share. Automakers spent an average of $4,302 per vehicle in incentives last month, passing the previous record set in November, according to the consulting ﬁrm J.D. Power. Chevrolet was offering $11,000 off a 2017 Silverado pickup last month. Analysts expect a pullback in incentive spending this year as automakers cut inventory. But there will still be good deals, especially on slow-selling vehicles like midsize sedans. — DECEMBER DIP: No one was expecting U.S. auto sales to top December 2016, which was the best single month in 15 years. Sales dropped 5 percent to 1.6 million last month. Ford’s sales were up 1 percent in December as its new large SUVs hit the market, and Hyundai’s sales rose 2 percent. But most other automakers saw declines. Fiat Chrysler’s sales fell 11 percent , while Toyota’s sales dropped 8 percent and Nissan’s sales were down 9.5 percent. GM’s sales fell 3 percent. Volkswagen’s dropped 19 percent. �E ditorial 4 Thursday, January 4, 2018 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW It takes a village to rescue a trapped kitten I once watched a boot camp documentary in which the troops were given a nearly impossible task. They had to drag a large piece of artillery through a forest even though it was missing a wheel. John As the recruits bumbled around, Kellman trying to ﬁgure out how to move Contributing the thing without resorting to columnist sheer muscle power, a drill sergeant watched with amused contempt. “They’re waiting for a visit from the Good Idea Fairy,” he said. This magical creature, the embodiment of hurried, half-baked schemes, doesn’t just live on military bases. She sometimes visits quiet streets in the suburbs, too. Consider what happened on my block a few months ago. My wife and a friend were at a neighbor’s house, trying to catch a litter of feral kittens so they could be ﬁxed and adopted, when a ghostly meow ﬂoated through the air. For a moment, they thought their minds were playing tricks on them. But when they heard the sound again, they poked around until they found where it was coming from — a deep, dark hole beneath the neighbor’s deck. A tiny kitten had fallen into a partially covered backyard catch basin. Now it was about 6 feet underground, cowering in an open pipe that jutted out from the side of the chamber, just above the surface of a fetid pool of water. The catch basin was too narrow to allow an adult inside. And given where the kitten was huddled, it was out of reach of anyone with arms shorter than Giannis Antetokounmpo’s. Thus began the most nerve-wracking rescue attempt since Baby Jessica plunged down an abandoned Texas well. A host of neighbors, onlookers and even ﬁrst responders fell under the spell of the Good Idea Fairy as they tried to solve this bafﬂing puzzle. The professionals went ﬁrst. An animal control ofﬁcer and eight burly ﬁreﬁghters tried to reach the kitten, but none of their tools suited the job, not even a pincers-like grabber used to collar feral cats. So they improvised, lowering various objects into the basin in the hope the kitten would leave its bunker, hop inside and get hauled up (the most novel idea was an upside-down trafﬁc cone). But nothing worked. This is when I entered the picture, eager to contribute my own makeshift creations. I taped some string to a plastic storage container, baited it with chicken and lowered it down, but the container sat on the surface of the water, its sides too high for the kitten to surmount. Then, on the suggestion of the ﬁreﬁghters and my wife, I fetched a long piece of molding and stapled on a towel to give the kitten a climbing surface. I bent the molding under the deck and down into the basin, suspending the chicken on a string about halfway up. The kitten didn’t take that bait, either. Finally, the ﬁreﬁghters, who had spent more than two hours in the backyard, had to move along. One told us not to worry: Cats always ﬁnd a way, he said. “That’s why we don’t get cats out of trees anymore,” he said. “You ever see a cat skeleton in a tree?” We were not reassured. The meows had grown fainter, and we thought the kitten might not have enough strength to climb. So we came up with another plan. I borrowed a 5-gallon bucket and ﬁlled it halfway with rocks, topped with a piece of chicken. The idea was that the bucket would sink just enough so its lip would be level with the pipe, enticing the kitten to climb aboard. First, though, we had to get the molding out of the way. But as I started to haul it up, my wife gasped: The kitten had its front claws stuck in the towel, and when I pulled, the board yanked the kitten out of the pipe and straight into the water. My wife immediately went headﬁrst into the basin. As I held one leg and a neighbor we had just met held the other, she tried to grab the foundering kitten, but when she couldn’t, she used a small piece of garden trellis to scoop it back into the pipe. Our casual operation had suddenly become a red-light emergency. The kitten was exhausted from its near-drowning, and for all we knew, wouldn’t last much longer. I lowered the rock-loaded bucket into the water, but my grip on the rope slipped and the whole thing dropped beneath the surface. I had run out of ideas, and the poor kitten was running out of time. That was when a hero brushed aside the Good Idea Fairy. My 11-year-old daughter, tall and skinny, volunteered to go into the catch basin, even after I tried to talk her out of it. So her mother and I held her beneath the arms and lowered her down. Wearing my wife’s rain boots, she stood on the See KITTEN | 5 THEIR VIEW New means now New year means new opportunities and new challenges—perhaps the most challenging of all are the promises we make to ourselves. I’m not alone in the ability to spend more time and effort making excuses for why I can’t keep my promises than I spend implementing positive steps toward my potential. Fortunately, I also know that connecting to my inner guidance is the formula for success in any change I want to make and that truly tapping into the magic inside requires me be honest with myself and to live fully in the now. Watching the countdown to the new year, I ate warm almond butterﬁlled ﬁgs all the while promising myself to eat less nut butter in 2018. I made other resolutions that I knew were easier to formulate than to follow through with. Whether it’s food or other lifestyle changes I’m seeking, I know that acknowledging my desires, my excuses and the motive behind each is the key to success. The honest dialogue that ensues is then capable of producing a plethora of plans and mountains of motivation so I can enjoy my now while my goals for the future unfold around me. My kids are One of the most grown so I don’t popular resoluhave the time contions, “Start workstraints younger ing out,” is one parents do, but I didn’t need to many gyms and make because I’m yoga studios offer already active in Michele daycare during the gym, hiking and yoga, but sev- Savaunah group ﬁtness. If you’re a caregiver eral people have Zirkle voiced their desire Contributing or have a demanding career, you may to make the transi- columnist ﬁnd that treadmill tion from sedenlooming overhead tary to active lifelooks as intimidating as styles. When I ask them how they will incorporate the windmills Don Quixote mistook for giants. a workout into their In this ﬁgurative ﬁght, day, they name the gym retreat means you lose they want to join, but life force, not fat. The haven’t visited. They say ﬁght is more internal they need new workout clothes ﬁrst and haven’t a than external and once clue when they will actu- you accept that, you may ﬁnd you are tougher than ally be able to get there each day. They are set up you gave yourself credit for failure before the ﬁrst for. You may see the giant enemy transform sweat bead pops out. right before your eyes Activating a new rouinto an energy producing tine requires activating windmill that spurs you the vision. This means you pull the stretch pants on your quest. Resolutions involve on to make sure they more than losing weight ﬁt, and if they don’t you make buying new ones as and getting healthier. Treadmillls aren’t everyimportant as a gallon of milk. It means you ﬁll the one’s best friend and promises require more water bottle and charge than words. They require the Ipod if that’s what action—action stimuyou need to get going. lated by passion. If you’re hitting the gym And yes, you do have right from work, you passion. You are born pack your tennis shoes with it. and headbands in that It gets buried beneath sporty new bag that you bought thinking it would guilt. It gets crushed beneath put-downs, inspire you—and it just might—if you really want insults and disappointments. Your passion inspired that is. gets lost like the ﬁgure beneath the excess layers you create, both inside and outside of your bones. You can choose to lock the door to the urges bubbling beneath your surface. You can tell yourself you don’t really need to see the coast of that exotic country you’ve always wanted to visit or create that masterpiece job you’ve always wanted. You can squash your dreams ﬂatter than a ﬂapjack. You can soak in a bath of self-pity until you melt into the nothingness you came from. Or you can activate the passion inside and employ the warrior waiting to be unleashed. You can unbridle the stallion that wants to run wild and you can explore the world where fences don’t exist and unicorns do. My wish for you is that whether you watched the ball fall in New York or fell into bed before you turned into a pumpkin, you made time to evaluate how you want to spend not only the new year, but the rest of your life—that you learn more about you and let yourself breath in the new—now. Michele Zirkle is a native of Meigs County, author of “Rain No Evil” and host of Life Speaks on AIR radio. Access more at soundcloud. comlifespeaks. TODAY IN HISTORY In 1904, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Gonzalez v. Williams, ruled that Puerto Ricans were not aliens and could Today’s Highlight in History: enter the United States freely; however, the On Jan. 4, 1868, “The court stopped short of Moonstone” by Wilkie declaring them citizens. Collins, considered by (Puerto Ricans received some the ﬁrst full-length U.S. citizenship in March English detective novel, 1917.) began to be serialized in In 1935, President Britain and the U.S. in Franklin D. Roosevelt, All the Year Round and in his State of the Union Harper’s Weekly (it was published in book form in address, called for legislation to provide assistance July 1868). for the jobless, elderly, impoverished children On this date: In 1717, France, Britain and the handicapped. In 1943, for the second and Holland formed a Triple Alliance against Spain. time, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin made the cover of In 1896, Utah was TIME as the magazine’s admitted as the 45th 1942 “Man of the Year.” state. Today is Thursday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2018. There are 361 days left in the year. his State of the Union address in which he outlined the goals of his “Great Society.” “Happiness quite In 1967, “The Doors,” unshared can scarcely the self-titled debut be called happiness; it album of the rock group has no taste.” featuring the song “Light — Charlotte Bronte, My Fire,” was released by English author Elektra Records. (1816-1855). In 1974, President Richard Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings In 1951, during the and documents subpoeKorean War, North naed by the Senate WaterKorean and Communist Chinese forces recaptured gate Committee. In 1987, 16 people were the city of Seoul (sohl). killed when an Amtrak In 1960, author and train bound from Washphilosopher Albert ington, D.C., to Boston Camus (al-BEHR’ kahcollided with Conrail MOO’) died in an autolocomotives that had mobile accident in Villeblevin, France, at age 46. crossed into its path from In 1965, President Lyn- a side track in Chase, don B. Johnson delivered Maryland. THOUGHT FOR TODAY �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel Thursday, January 4, 2018 5 Bruisers Kitten From page 1 From page 4 other places. They will compete mostly in scrimmages with other teams, but will compete in one tournament style competition with three other teams. Taylor explained that there is a score standing with WFTDA, but most teams just play for the fun of it. The Bruisers practice almost year round and schedule bouts against other teams when they can. Matches are exhibitionstyle predominantly and can roll against any team. There is a sanctioning body, the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, WFTDA. It only provides rules and regulations and leaves the scheduling of matches up to team organizers. “Around here individual members put together the schedule, WFTDA doesn’t dictate it. There is no set season or playoffs, teams set their own schedules and play when they can get a game,” said Taylor. The bruisers’ team includes its coach and some non-skating ofﬁcials. Taylor said members are fairly diverse; including women in their 20s and some mothers lip of the bucket that had settled below the water. She bent her knees and got just low enough to reach inside the pipe. “I feel her!” she cried. A moment later, she handed me a limp and mucky handful of fur that weighed barely more than a pound. We hoisted up my daughter, put the kitten in an animal carrier and whisked Baby Jessica — what other name could we choose? — back home for about a dozen baths. The kitten turned out to be ﬁne: exhausted and scared, but with no water in its lungs and no injuries. The only complication came later, when the vet told us Jessica was actually a boy (we now call him Jessie). Jessie ate like a Viking, grew like a dandelion and is now a beloved member of the family. He’s also a walking, purring reminder of some important lessons. Believe your senses when they tell you there’s an emergency. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. And if you’re ever tempted by the Good Idea Fairy, heed the wisdom of drill sergeants and 11-yearold girls: The direct route is usually best. Courtesy|Niki Taylor The Silver Bridge Bruisers started in 2015 and currently have about 20 members. They travel to surrounding states and cities to compete against other roller derby teams. and grandmothers. “We have a very diverse population on our team,” said Taylor. “We’re always looking to grow, we’re always taking on new skaters.” Taylor said that members have to be 19 to join, and they are only looking for women skaters at this point, although men can join as ofﬁcials. Prospective members don’t have to know Community Nursing From page 1 From page 1 for local children to come in after school or when they are out of school to do activities. Thoene shared the parish also has two conference rooms that can be rented and utilized as needed by members of the community. She expressed the parish is always looking for new volunteers and appreciates any and all donations made by the community. own unique style of practice. She takes a holistic approach which is a nursing practice that has healing the whole person as the primary goal. Leifheit expressed that she heals a patient’s mind, body, and spirit. She said that she listens to be her patient’s medical concerns and navigates them through their issue and will give them referrals if they need further medical treatments. Leifheit TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 12° 18° 14° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Precipitation 30°/0° 42°/26° 72° in 1907 -1° in 1918 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. 0.00 Month to date/normal Trace/0.29 Year to date/normal Trace/0.29 Snowfall (in inches) The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 3 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. 0.0 Month to date/normal Trace/0.5 Season to date/normal 0.6/5.1 WEATHER TRIVIA™ SUN & MOON Q: What is the record high temperature for January in the United States? Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Fri. 7:47 a.m. 5:21 p.m. 9:49 p.m. 10:32 a.m. MOON PHASES Last New Jan 8 First Full Jan 16 Jan 24 Jan 31 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Major 1:18a 2:23a 3:23a 4:18a 5:08a 5:54a 6:37a Minor 7:33a 8:37a 9:36a 10:31a 11:20a 12:05p 12:48p Major 1:48p 2:50p 3:49p 4:43p 5:32p 6:17p 6:59p Minor 8:02p 9:04p 10:02p 10:55p 11:43p ------- WEATHER HISTORY A storm on Jan. 4, 1982, drenched San Francisco, Calif., with 12 inches of rain and dumped 10 feet of snow on Lake Tahoe in just two days. The extreme storminess was blamed on a strong El Nino. A: 98F at Laredo, Texas, on Jan. 17, 1954. Today 7:47 a.m. 5:20 p.m. 8:40 p.m. 9:50 a.m. 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme AIR QUALITY 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 13.26 +0.89 Marietta 34 16.26 +0.04 Parkersburg 36 21.46 +0.13 Belleville 35 12.74 -0.07 Racine 41 13.11 -0.05 Point Pleasant 40 25.33 +0.51 Gallipolis 50 13.38 +0.63 Huntington 50 25.46 -0.25 Ashland 52 34.26 -0.05 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.72 -0.07 Portsmouth 50 15.30 -0.30 Maysville 50 33.80 -0.10 Meldahl Dam 51 14.00 -0.70 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Not as cold with some sun, then clouds Rain and snow becoming all rain Belpre 17/4 33° 28° Low clouds and chilly Cold with a blend of sun and clouds St. Marys 17/3 Parkersburg 16/3 Coolville 17/4 Elizabeth 18/5 Spencer 19/6 Buffalo 20/8 Milton 20/8 Ashland 19/7 Grayson 20/7 WEDNESDAY 37° 22° Marietta 16/3 Athens 16/3 Ironton 20/7 Huntington 20/7 St. Albans 21/9 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 48/43 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 62/55 0s -0s Los Angeles -10s 73/56 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front TUESDAY 45° 35° Wilkesville 18/5 POMEROY Jackson 20/6 18/5 Ravenswood Rio Grande 20/7 20/7 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 14/-1 GALLIPOLIS 21/8 20/7 20/7 South Shore Greenup 20/7 18/5 67 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 20/6 39° 31° Murray City 15/2 McArthur 16/3 Lucasville 19/5 MONDAY This column recently appeared in The Chicago Tribune. NATIONAL CITIES Logan 14/1 Adelphi 15/2 Waverly 17/3 SUNDAY Mostly sunny and bitterly cold Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Chillicothe 16/3 Erin Perkins is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. 18° 3° Frigid with times of clouds and sun 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) SATURDAY 19° 3° ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low FRIDAY Frigid today with clouds and sun. Frigid tonight with a ﬂurry. High 21° / Low 8° study of Alzheimer’s disease and her personal library in her ofﬁce is ﬁlled with books on the disease. She has a strong knowledge of the disease and can share this knowledge with her patients. Leifheit shared that she is involved with many other organizations in Meigs County including the Meigs County Health Department, the Meigs County Community Prevention Coalition, and Get Healthy Meigs to offer her faith community nursing skills. shared that she focuses on prayer and encourages her patients spiritually. She said that in traditional nursing jobs a nurse must behave in a secular fashion towards patients. Leifheit said that she educates her patients on health issues and safety issues in which they need to be aware. She shared that at the Mulberry Community Center she tries to hold a health fair at least once a year and she offers CPR/ First Aid training classes throughout the year. Leifheit commented that she has an interest in the EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Reach Morgan McKinniss at 740-446-2342. Clendenin 19/4 Charleston 19/7 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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It’s something I’ve always wanted to try. Once I came to a couple practices, I was hooked.” Roller derby consists of two teams of ﬁve skaters, one of which is a jammer and four of �S ports 6 Thursday, January 4, 2018 Daily Sentinel Wayne wallops Defenders, 94-33 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — So much for gracious guests. The visiting Wayne boys basketball team surged for 33 points over the ﬁnal eight minutes on Tuesday night in Gallia County, capping off the Pioneers’ 94-33 victory over Ohio Valley Christian. Wayne (4-4) never trailed in the game, scoring the ﬁrst four points and leading 24-10 by the end of the ﬁrst quarter. The Pioneers outscored the Defenders (3-8) by an 18-toAlex Hawley | OVP Sports 7 clip in the second quarter, OVCS senior Asher Peck (right) lines up a two-pointer, during the first half of the extending their lead to 42-17 by halftime. Defenders’ 94-33 setback on Tuesday in Gallipolis, Ohio. The guests kept rolling in the second half, outscoring OVCS 19-to-7 in the third quarter and 33-to-9 in the fourth to seal the 94-33 victory. “We need to take care of the ball,” OVCS head coach Steve Rice said. “We need a lot more effort than I saw out there tonight. We have to box out better as a team, we gave up way too many offensive rebounds. Between the turnovers and offensive rebounds we gave them 50 extra possessions and we can’t win games that way.” For the game, Ohio Valley Christian shot 11-of-55 (20 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 2-of-11 (18.2 percent) from three-point range. Meanwhile, Wayne was 36-of82 (43.9 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 12-of-31 (38.7 percent) from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, OVCS shot 9-of-19 (47.3 percent) and WHS shot 10-of-15 (66.7 percent). The Pioneers claimed a 52-to-34 advantage in rebounds, with a 22-to-13 edge on the offensive glass. Wayne also won the turnover battle by a 23-to-11 tally, while claiming advantages of 24-to-4 in assists, 21-to-5 in steals and 7-to-4 in blocked shots. See WAYNE | 9 Point Pleasant basketball falls to Patriots, 65-33 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com HURRICANE, W.Va. — Not the start to 2018 that the Big Blacks had hoped for. In its ﬁrst game of the new year, the Point Pleasant boys basketball team dropped a 65-33 decision to non-conference host Calvary Baptist Academy on Tuesday in Putnam County. The Big Blacks (1-5) — who’ve now lost three in a row — were held to just four points over the opening eight minutes, as Calvary (12-3) opened a 10-point lead. Point Pleasant had its best offensive stanza in the second, scoring 15 points on six ﬁeld goals and two free throws. However, the Patriots poured in 16 points in the quarter, making their lead 30-19 at halftime. CBA broke the game open with a 20-to-4 third quarter run, and the Patriots headed into the ﬁnale with a 50-23 advantage. Calvary capped off its 65-33 victory with a a 15-to-10 fourth quarter run. Point Pleasant sophomore Braxton Yates hit the team’s only three-pointer and led the guests with nine points. Aiden Sang was next with eight points, followed by Hunter Bush and Kyle Martin with six each. Trace Derenberger and Kade Oliver rounded out the PPHS total with two points apiece. Luke Pauley led the hosts with 21 points, followed by Isaac Massie with 13 and Robert Clutter See FALL | 9 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Jan. 4 Girls Basketball Southern at Eastern, 7:30 Trimble at South Gallia, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Fairland, 7:30 River Valley at Vinton County, 7:30 Wahama at Belpre, 7:30 Meigs at Jackson, 7:30 Friday, Jan. 5 Boys Basketball Southern at Eastern, 7:30 Coal Grove at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Ironton St. Joseph at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 Meigs at Alexander, 7:30 South Gallia at Belpre, 7:30 Wahama at Federal Hocking, 7:30 Girls Basketball Ironton St. Joseph at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at Madeira Invitational, 5 p.m. Wahama at Nitro, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Boys Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Pike Christian, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Point Pleasant, 7:30 South Gallia at Green, 7:30 Girls Basketball Eastern at Oak Hill, 1 p.m. Southern at Clay, 1 p.m. Ohio Valley Christian at Pike Christian, 4:30 Wrestling Gallia Academy, Meigs, River Valley at Nelsonville-York Steve Yinger Invitational, 9:30 Point Pleasant at Madeira Invitational, 9 a.m. Wahama at Nitro, 9 a.m. Swimming River Valley home meet, 11 a.m. Nick Wass | AP Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis has signed a two-year contract extension after a second straight losing season and two days of discussions with owner Mike Brown. Bengals give coach 2-year extension CINCINNATI (AP) — Coach Marvin Lewis got a two-year contract extension Tuesday, providing more chances to try to get the Cincinnati Bengals that playoff victory that has eluded him for 15 seasons. The agreement came after a second straight losing season and two days of discussions with owner Mike Brown. Lewis has the secondlongest active coaching tenure in the NFL, behind Bill Belichick’s 18 seasons with New England. Unlike Belichick, who has won ﬁve Super Bowls and made two other appearances in the title game, Lewis is 0-7 in the playoffs, the worst coaching record in NFL history. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, the sixthlongest streak of futility in league history. Paul Brown Stadium was half-empty for the ﬁnal home game, an indication fans had given up on the team and were hoping for change. Instead, Brown decided to stay the course and keep Lewis, who wanted more say over the coaching staff and the roster if he stayed. Brown’s aversion to change won out. “Marvin has made signiﬁcant contributions during his time here,” Brown said in a statement. Lewis planned to meet the media on Wednesday. He said in a statement that he was committed “to making the necessary improvements to put this team in the best position to win.” Lewis has acknowledged that he would have been ﬁred in any other NFL city. Instead, he’s gotten second and third chances — and now a 16th chance — to lead the Bengals to a postseason win. Brown, an owner who values loyalty, has decided to keep Lewis around. It marks a stay-thecourse coaching offseason for both of Ohio’s teams. The Browns are keeping coach Hue Jackson after they became only the second team in NFL history to go 0-16. On Monday, Lewis said he was interested in staying only if he and ownership had a common vision for changes that needed to happen. He said the organization needs to do a better job building a roster that can contend for an AFC North title. Lewis has by far the longest coaching tenure in team history — founder Paul Brown and Sam Wyche are tied for second at eight years — and a 125-119-3 record, including that 0-7 playoff mark. Under Lewis, the Bengals have had some of their best regular seasons and some of the worst playoff moments. The mastermind of Baltimore’s Super Bowl championship defense in 2000, Lewis came to Cincinnati before the 2003 season — a rare outside hire by the Brown family. Lewis turned the Bengals into a competitive team and then a playoff team after years of languishing as a laughingstock. He hasn’t been able to win a playoff game, though. His best chance came in 2015, when the Bengals matched the franchise record with 12 wins and were in control in the ﬁnal minutes of a playoff game against rival Pittsburgh at Paul Brown Stadium. Point Pleasant 6th at Wheeling Park Duals By Bryan Walters 11), Dover (42-31) and Bethel-Tate (43-24), but the Red and Black ran into a little tougher competition on WHEELING, W.Va. — The Point the second day with a 3-2 overall mark. Pleasant wrestling team placed The Big Blacks dropped a 41-16 sixth out of 32 teams on Thursday decision to University and lost and Friday at the 2017 Wheeling 39-24 to Cabell Midland, but also Park Duals held at Wes Banco picked up wins over Edgewood Arena in Ohio County. The Big Blacks ﬁnished 7-2 over- (57-10), Howland (60-21) and John Marshall (37-31). all in head-to-head matches and Christopher Smith and Caleb posted a collective 86-50 mark in Lane both posted perfect 4-0 individual matches, but had only marks, while Justin Cornell, two grapplers ﬁnish the annual George Smith and Zac Samson event unbeaten. each posted 8-1 records. Isaac PPHS went a perfect 4-0 on the Short was also 7-1 over the weekopening day after earning wins end. over Oak Glen (35-27), Weir (67- bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Clayton Hill went 7-2, while Mitchell Freeman, Jacob Roub and Juan Marquez all posted 6-3 marks. Wyatt Wilson went 5-3 overall and Jacob Bryant was 5-4 overall, while Nazar Abass posted a 4-5 record. Riley Oliver was 3-5 and Wyatt Stanley was 2-5, while Parker Henderson and Dakota Moses also had a win apiece for the Big Blacks. Point Pleasant returns to action this weekend when it travels to the Cincinnati area for the Madeira Mustangs Invitational. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Daily Sentinel Thursday, January 4, 2018 7 Browns drop to new depths after 0-16 season Keith Srakocic | AP Cleveland Browns wide receiver Corey Coleman (19) sits on the field after allowing a pass from quarterback DeShone Kizer to go through his hands for an incompletion during the second half Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. The Browns wrote their name into the annals of sports sadness by finishing 0-16 and joining the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only teams in history to go winless for an entire 16-game season. S-E-C! S-E-C! Alabama vs. Georgia for national championship By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press S-E-C! S-E-C! Alabama and Georgia won their College Football Playoff semiﬁnals on Monday and will meet in the national championship next week in Atlanta, the home of the Southeastern Conference title game. “Couldn’t have scripted it better in some ways,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “It will be one of the sweetest drives from Birmingham (Alabama, where the SEC ofﬁces are located) to Atlanta that we’ve ever experienced.” The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide smothered No. 1 Clemson 24-6 in their Sugar Bowl rubber match after the third-ranked Bulldogs won the ﬁrst overtime in Rose Bowl history, a wild 54-48 victory that eliminated No. 2 Oklahoma and Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayﬁeld. It will be the second time in seven seasons that the national title will come down to two SEC teams. Alabama beat LSU in New Orleans to win the 2011 championship. At least this all-SEC affair next Monday night won’t be a rematch: Georgia and Alabama did not play in 2017. Both will be making a return trip to MercedesBenz Stadium. Alabama started its season in the shiny new home of the Atlanta Falcons by beating Florida State. The Tide hoped it would be the ﬁrst of three trips to Atlanta, but it let the second one slip away. Alabama’s regular-season ﬁnale loss at Auburn cost the Tide the SEC West and spot in the conference title game against Georgia. It did not, however, cost the Crimson Tide a playoff spot. The College Football Playoff selection committee gave Alabama the ﬁnal spot even though the Tide failed to win its conference. Did Alabama deserve the beneﬁt of the doubt after a season in which it was low on marquee victories? Ohio State fans didn’t think so, and the Buckeyes ﬁnished ﬁfth in the ﬁnal CFP rankings. Fueled by the doubters, Alabama smashed the defending national champions from Clemson. The Crimson Tide will be playing in the title game for the third straight season and looking for its ﬁfth national championship under Nick Saban since 2009. The Bulldogs made the playoff by avenging a late-season loss to Auburn, beating the Tigers in the SEC title game on Dec. 2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, about 70 miles from its campus in Athens. “Going back home to Atlanta,” Georgia star tailback Nick Chubb said. “We’ve been there before and hopefully we can get the same outcome, but we’ve got a lot of preparation to do before that.” The SEC title was Georgia’s ﬁrst since 2005. The Bulldogs have not won a national championship since 1980 and they have also not beaten Alabama since 2007, Saban’s ﬁrst season in Tuscaloosa. They have only played three times since then with the Crimson Tide winning each, including a classic SEC championship game at the old Georgia Dome in 2012. The Bulldogs’ failure to win championships, conference and national, was the main reason Georgia pushed out longtime coach Mark Richt and replaced him with former Alabama assistant and Georgia alum Kirby Smart in 2016. The Bulldogs were hoping replicate Saban’s process and now they’ll get to see how they measure up against the master. “I’m proud of the job he’s done,” Saban said of Smart. “I’m sure it will be a great football game.” Smart’s ﬁrst season in Athens was a so-so 8-5 campaign, but the Bulldogs have taken off in year two, led by stellar group of seniors that includes 1,000-yard rushers Sony Michel and Chubb. In a league designed to provide parity and hope, the Browns followed a 1-15 season with one even worse and now have gone more than a calendar year between victories. The 2017 Browns stumbled their way into the pathetic pantheon of rotten teams along with the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73), 1974-75 Washington Capitals (8-67-5) and 2003 Detroit solved numerous problems — deplorable drafting, front-ofﬁce dysfunction, fan apathy — when they revamped their football hierarchy following the 2015 season by hiring Jackson, who was considered the top coordinator available. The Haslams promoted salary-cap expert Sashi Brown to vice president of football operations and brought aboard Paul DePodesta, a baseball executive with an analytics background, as their strategy ofﬁcer to plot the Browns’ course to relevance. Instead, they’ve descended to new depths. For all that Brown and DePodesta provided in terms of smarts and managerial savvy, their lack of experience and football intellect was dooming. Their initial decision not to re-sign some veteran free agents in favor of younger players came back to haunt the Browns, who haven’t ﬁlled major holes. Arizona fires Rodriguez amid hostile workplace claim The Associated Press Arizona has ﬁred football coach Rich Rodriguez after a notice of claim was ﬁled with the state attorney general’s ofﬁce alleging he ran a hostile workplace. The Arizona Daily Star revealed the notice of claim on Tuesday after making a public-records request. The paper said the claim was ﬁled last Thursday by a former employee. A notice of claim is a legal document that signals a lawsuit will be ﬁled. The Daily Star reported that the notice was ﬁled after the University’s Ofﬁce of Institutional Equity retained outside counsel to investigate allegations of sexual harassment from a former employee. The investigation, which concluded last week, did not ﬁnd enough to ﬁre Rodriguez, but the university became concerned with the “climate and direction” of the program. Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke announced Rodriguez’s ﬁring in a statement issued by the school and said the separation terms of his contract will be honored. “After conducting a thorough evaluation of our football program and its leadership, both on and off the ﬁeld, President Robbins and I feel it is in the best interest of the University of Arizona and our athletics department to go in a new direction,” Heeke said. “We’ll move through the coaching search in an effort to identify a head coach that will build a solid foundation for our program and create an identity of Arizona football that the university, Tucson and southern Arizona communities can be proud of. We’re excited about the future of our football program and we look forward to introducing our new head coach at the completion of the search process.” Rodriguez arrived in Tucson after an ugly split with Michigan, where he coached for three seasons. He had an immediate impact on the Wildcats, leading them to four straight bowl games. Arizona took a step back last season, losing eight straight games while ﬁnishing 3-9. The Wildcats were one of college football’s more surprising teams this season after opening 6-2. They fell ﬂat after that, losing four of their ﬁnal ﬁve, including a 38-35 setback against Purdue in the Holiday Bowl. Rodriguez was 43-39 in six seasons at Arizona. In August, Creative Artists Agency, which represented him until 2015, sued Rodriguez on claims he owed it more than $230,000 in past-due fees. Help Wanted General Apartments/Townhouses EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted General The Woda Group is Hiring a Service Technician for Colonial Park Apartments located in Pomeroy, Ohio. Apply at : www.wodagroup.com, email tlawson@wodagroup.com or call 740-418-5916. 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And now that Buffalo is back in the AFC playoffs, Cleveland’s postseason drought stretching to 2002 is the league’s longest. “The bottom line is we did not play well enough, we did not coach well enough and we did not get the things done that we set out to do,” said Jackson, who kept his job despite going 1-31 — the worst two-year stretch in 98 NFL seasons. “I think to make it more than that, you can’t. We had the opportunity every week to go out and play and to go win. We did not do that. That’s what it is.” Not enough talent. Too many turnovers. Those were the main reasons behind the Browns’ continued fall from grace this season, but the team’s issues are older and run even deeper. Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam thought they had We are looking for an enthusiastic person to work with adults with developmental disabilities. Background search and drug test required, also clean driving record. Must be willing to travel. Schedule must be flexible. 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POINT PLEASANT, The guests also took W.Va. — It didn’t look their largest lead of like a two-week layoff. the game during that The Gallia Academy third period as Ashton girls basketball team Webb hit a free throw made a triumphant return with under two minutes to the court on Tuesday remaining, making it a night following a 47-26 36-11 contest. decision over host Point PPHS — behind a pair Pleasant in a non-conferof Peyton Campbell trifecence contest in Mason tas — ended regulation County. on a small 12-11 run, but The Blue Angels (6-4) Bryan Walters | OVP Sports — who last played AthGallia Academy junior Abby Cremeans, right, is guarded by Point ultimately never came ens on Dec. 23 — scored Pleasant defenders Allison Henderson, Tristan Wilson and Hannah closer than 19 points (42the ﬁrst 19 points of regu- Smith during the first half of Tuesday night’s non-conference girls 23) following an Allison basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Henderson basket with lation and never looked 2:18 to go. back en route to their secThe Blue and White then GAHS reeled off the with ﬁve consecutive ond straight victory. handed the hosts their points and entered halfAlex Barnes scored 10 next six points to secure ﬁrst quarter points as the its largest lead of the ﬁrst time facing a 25-7 deﬁcit. fourth consecutive setAbby Cremeans scored back with the 21-point half at 25-2. guests stormed out to decision and also claimed ﬁve points as part of an The Lady Knights a 19-2 cushion through a season sweep after (1-9), however, countered 11-7 third quarter run, eight minutes of play, bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com posting a 66-34 win in Centenary back on Nov. 30, 2017. Gallia Academy made 18 total ﬁeld goals — including three trifectas — and also went 8-of-18 at the free throw line for 44 percent. The Blue Angels had three players reach double ﬁgures, led by Barnes with a game-high 14 points. Cremeans was next with 11 points and Webb chipped in 10 markers. Maddy Petro added six points, while Hunter Copley, Molly Fitzwater and Macey Siders completed the winning tally with two points apiece. The Red and Black netted 10 total ﬁeld goals — including a trio of threepointers — and also went 3-of-4 at the charity stripe for 75 percent. Henderson led the hosts with eight points, followed by Campbell with seven points and Morgan Miller with ﬁve markers. Lanea Cochran completed the scoring with four points. Gallia Academy returns to Ohio Valley Conference play on Thursday night when it travels to Proctorville for a 7 p.m. contest with Fairland. The Blue Angels will also host Portsmouth on Monday. Point Pleasant traveled to Sissonville on Wednesday night and returns to action Monday when it hosts South Charleston at 7 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Lewis, Urlacher, Moss among 15 Hall of Fame finalists eligibles. They join center Kevin Mawae, tackles Joe Jacoby and Tony Boselli, receivers Isaac Bruce and Terrell Owens, safeties John Lynch and Brian Dawkins, guard Alan Faneca, running back Edgerrin James, cornerbacks Ty Law and Everson Walls for consideration. The seniors commit- Fall Point Pleasant shot 8-of-12 (66.7 percent) from the free throw line, where Calvary was 9-ofFrom page 6 17 (52.9 percent). The Big Blacks will be with 12. Cole Kirkpatrick back in action at home on scored nine points for CBA, Scotty Parsons and Saturday, playing host to Bryce Sexton chipped in Gallia Academy. with four apiece, while Alex Hawley can be reached at 740Zach Richards added 446-2342, ext. 2100. two. From page 6 “We schedule the public schools to help get us ready for playoffs,” Rice said. “We’re hoping to get better every game and show some improvement against these teams.” Ohio Valley Christian junior Justin Beaver led the hosts with a doubledouble of 25 points and 12 rebounds. 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Receiver Randy Moss and guard Steve Hutchinson also made the cut to the ﬁnals as ﬁrst-year �SPORTS 10 Thursday, January 4, 2018 Daily Sentinel Xavier beats Butler 86-79 for 10th straight victory CINCINNATI (AP) — With their balance, depth and wealth of experience, No. 5 Xavier aims to turn its very good start into something special in the Big East. J.P. Macura scored 15 of his 20 points in the ﬁrst half to get Xavier rolling, and Trevon Bluiett had 21 points as the Musketeers won their 10th in a row, beating Butler 86-79 on Tuesday night. The Musketeers (15-1, 3-0 Big East) matched their highest ranking in school history on Monday. A day later, they matched the best start in school history, getting ahead by 14 points and holding on against the team that’s pulled off the biggest upset so far in the conference. The last time the Musketeers did something comparable was 2015-16, when they also opened 15-1 and won 12 straight games. They ﬁnished with 28 wins but lost in the second round of both the conference and the NCAA tournaments. “I would say we never can be satisﬁed,” said Macura, a senior guard. “I think we took our foot off the gas a little bit two years ago. I think this group — we push each other and we’re going to try to make a run.” Butler (12-4, 2-1) was coming off 101-93 win over then-No. 1 Villanova on Saturday. The Bulldogs were hoping to take that momentum with them for the 100-mile trip to Xavier. Instead, they couldn’t hit enough shots to outscore a second straight Top 5 team. “I told these guys that 79 points in this league is enough points to win,” coach LaVall Jordan said. “We’ve got to guard people, and we didn’t do a very good job. Giving up 86 points is too much. We’ve got to defend better.” The Bulldogs were only 4 of 14 from beyond the arc in the ﬁrst half, with Xavier leading 44-36. Kaiser Gates had a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 66-52 midway through the second half. Kamar Baldwin’s 3-pointer cut it to 79-74 with 1:09 left, but Xavier closed it out at the freethrow line. Baldwin had 28 points, and Kelan Martin added 25. “We know we’re 1-2 on (opponents’) scouting reports, and we’ve got to be aware of that and make smart decisions,” Martin said. “Our shots just weren’t falling tonight.” Big picture Butler: The Bulldogs buried Villanova with a ﬂurry of 3s, including a school-record 10 straight. They were only 7 of 27 against Xavier’s manto-man and 1-3-1 zone defense. “I’ve got to give us a better plan against that,” Jordan said. “Their zone stymied us.” Xavier: Bluiett was out of the starting lineup the last game against DePaul because he showed up late for a shoot-around, and he went only 4 of 13 from the ﬁeld. He was 6 of 15 on Tuesday, scoring eight points on free throws. He’s been bothered by an injured right shoulder along with knee and hamstring issues. “I felt like I played a little rushed and sped up on the offensive end,” Bluiett said. “That’s something I wasn’t doing earlier in the year. I’m just trying to get back into the swing of things. I’ve had the shoulder injury that’s played a part in it.” Big two Baldwin and Martin had 53 of Butler’s 79 points, part of a recent trend. They’ve averaged 51 points combined in the last three games. “We can attack whenever we want,” Martin said. “Coach always says attack the rim, hit singles, get the easy ones. I think we’ve been doing that the past few games.” Scratched Xavier forward Tyrique Jones was treated for a cut on his left temple in the ﬁrst half and played with a bandage on it the rest of the game, scoring four points and getting nine rebounds in 19 minutes. Forward Kerem Kanter got a cut on his left eyelid in the second half and went to the locker room for treatment. He played 8 minutes, missed both of his shots and had four rebounds. Up next The Bulldogs host No. 21 Seton Hall on Saturday. The Musketeers are at Providence on Saturday. AP SPORTS BRIEFS DiLeo leads Central Michigan to 75-50 win over Ohio MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — David DiLeo scored 22 points as Central Michigan opened Mid-America Conference play with a 75-50 win over Ohio for its fourth straight win on Tuesday night. The Chippewas (12-2) improved to 8-0 at home and knocked off Ohio for the ﬁfth consecutive time. DiLeo hit 6 of 12 from distance to ﬁnish with 7-of-13 shooting. Cecil Williams added 15 points while grabbing nine rebounds, dishing out six assists with two steals and one blocked shot. Shawn Roundtree contributed 13 points and Luke Meyer chipped in 12 for Central Michigan, which has won 11 of its last 12 games. The Chippewas took an early lead, were up 37-31 at the half, pushed the advantage to 71-43 at the 8:22 mark and coasted home. Davis leads W Michigan over Akron 87-75 in opener KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Josh Davis scored 26 points on 10-of-10 shooting, Thomas Wilder added 15 points with eight rebounds and seven assists, and Western Michigan beat Akron 87-75 on Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference opener to end a six-game skid against the Zips. Bryce Moore scored 13 points, Reggie Jones added 12 and Drake LaMont scored 11 for the Broncos (9-5), who outrebounded Akron 37-27 and scored 19 points off of 11 Zips turnovers. Akron led by as many as ﬁve points early, but Brandon Johnson’s jumper put the Broncos up for good, 16-15, and they pulled away with a 10-2 run capped by Seth Dugan’s tip-in for a 33-23 lead. Davis’ dunk opened a 12-2 run capped by Wilder’s 3 at the buzzer and the Broncos led 47-31 at halftime. Akron trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half, but closed to 78-69 after Jimond Ivey hit four straight free throws. Davis made a free throw, Moore hit a 3 and the Broncos led by double digits the rest of the way. West Virginia forward Esa Ahmad to return Jan. 13 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia forward Esa Ahmad will return from a two-month academic suspension next week. The Mountaineers’ announced Tuesday that it received conﬁrmation from the NCAA that Ahmad can play starting Jan. 13 against Texas Tech. Ahmad had been ruled ineligible for the ﬁrst half of the season after failing to meet NCAA academic requirements. He had been practicing with the team. As a sophomore, Ahmad was second in scoring for the Mountaineers last season at 11.3 points per game. He was third in rebounds at 4.3 per contest. Michael Perez | AP file The Arizona Cardinals’ Carson Palmer is retiring after 15 NFL seasons. Palmer, who turned 38 last week, made the announcement in an open letter released by the Cardinals on Tuesday. Palmer was a Heisman Trophy winner at USC and the No. 1-overall pick by Cincinnati in 2002. He threw for 46,247 yards, 11th-most in NFL history, in a career with the Bengals, Oakland and Arizona. Cardinals QB Carson Palmer retires PHOENIX (AP) — Coach Bruce Arians once said he and quarterback Carson Palmer would ride away into the sunset together like a pair of old desert cowboys. Well, they have. Palmer announced his retirement after 15 NFL seasons on Tuesday in an open letter released by Cardinals, one day after Arians said he was leaving his long coaching career. “Over the years, I’ve had teammates who decided to hang it up and I would ask them how they knew when it was time to walk away,” the letter began. “The answer was almost always the same: You just know. For me, it is time now. Why? Quite simply, I just know.” Palmer, who turned 38 last week, made the announcement in an open letter released Tuesday by the Cardinals. Palmer missed the last nine games of what would be his ﬁnal season with a broken left arm. He called his long professional career “the most incredible experience of my life.” Palmer and Arians were together the past ﬁve seasons, and they included some of the best days of the quarterback’s career. Standing 6-foot-5 with a remarkably strong arm, Palmer was a Heisman Trophy winner at USC and the No. 1-overall pick by Cincinnati in 2002. He threw for 46,247 yards, 12th-most in NFL history, in a career with the Bengals, Oakland and Arizona. “When I entered the league, I was a 23-yearold kid,” Palmer wrote. “I’m leaving a 38-year-old husband and father of four with memories and experiences that I will treasure for the rest of my life. And like most things in life, it feels like it all passed in a blink of an eye.” Acquired by the Cardinals for only a sixthround pick and a swap of seventh-rounders, Palmer’s strong arm was a great ﬁt for Arians’ “no risk it, no biscuit” bigplay passing game. Palmer twice came back from torn ACL injuries. The ﬁrst occurred in his playoff debut for Cincinnati in 2005. He was hurt on his ﬁrst pass, a 66-yard completion. The second came in the sixth game of the 2014 season. Palmer returned from that one to have probably the best year of his career. In 2015, he set singleseason franchise records and career highs for yards passing (4,671) and touchdowns (35) while leading the Cardinals to a 13-3 record, second-best in the NFC. He won his only playoff game in four tries that season, in overtime over Green Bay. “My family and I are beyond grateful for everything the game has given us as well as the love and support we’ve felt from fans everywhere we’ve been,” he said. “That’s been especially true in Arizona, where we never expected to end up but wound up being such a special place for us.” Cardinals center A.Q. Shipley, through Twitter, congratulated Palmer on “one hell of a career.” “My favorite all-time teammate is walking away on his terms,” Shipley said. “Not many people have that opportunity. It’s been an honor and a privilege to block for you and be your teammate. Enjoy retirement brother!” Cardinals star running back David Johnson, also on Twitter, praised the leadership of Palmer and Arians. 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