https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/ccfd2a13f1a1e652c763c87724d7c57a.pdf cf36e9423f08832a12f87ce38e15bc61 PDF Text Text Page 86 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Iowa.study fmds high school football players ov~~~~t, 1 in 10 obese; health risks noted ASSOCIATED PRESS In from Page BI ble on her serve, doublefaulting on break point three times. But she had the only point on serve in the tiebreaker, where the last eight points finished on unforced errors. The U.S. Open champion was broken when serving for the match at 5-3 and wasted a match point with a backhand error in the next game. Sharapova got two more match points in the 12th game and finished it off in 2 hours, 14 minutes when Chakvetadze netted u forehand. "It was very difficult. I didn't feel like we had a lot of easy rallies," Sharapova said. "I felt I had to work on every point." Sharapova was very inconsistent, smacking clean winners to take one game, then committing glaring mistakes to lose the next. She tinished with 32 winners but six double fau lts and 41 · untorced errors and won only three more points than her opponent. Sharapova, who looks toward her father. Yuri. sitting in the stands after almost every point. got a warning for getting cpaching from him as she served at 0-30 with the score tied at 2-2 in the second set. She then ran olf four straight points to take the game. "I was a little up and down, a bit scratchy,'' Sharapova said. "I am glad I got through, but next time will even be tougher." Shampova is into the semitinals at Melbourne Park for the third straight year and is among the last four at a major for the eighth time. She is the defending U.S. Open champion and also won Wimbledon in 2004. Chakvetadze, who had won 20 uf her .previous 21 matches, had never been beyond the founh round of a major. In men's quanertinals later Wednesday, second-seeded Rafael Nadal faced No. I0 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile and Tommy Haas was against No. 3 Nikolay Davydenko. On the other side of the draw, Andy Roddick was ruthless, treating his dose friend like little more than warmup fodder tor his semitina! showdown with Roger Federer. The 2003 U.S. Open champion Battened Murdy Fish without blinking Tuesday, making only tour unlorced errors in a 6-2, 6-2. 6-2 quurtertinal win. "I played pretty !lawless, I thought," Roddick said. "I feel good going into the semis." Federer, who lost to Roddick in the tina! of an exhibition tournament 10 days ago but has a 12- 1 record in ollicial ATP lilatches, dropped his serve lour times in a 6-3. 7-6 (2), 7-5 win over No. 7 Tommy Robredo. "The break of serves, Wahama from PageBI that we sort of lost our defensive intensity in the third quarter. We managed to play through that lapse however and came out and had a strong founh period effon which is what we're going to have to do in order to be successful.'.' In the preliminary game, the White Falcons coasted to a 65-23 win over Ohio Valley with four WHS cagers scoring in double digits. David Roush scored 22 points followed by William Zuspan with 18, Matt Dangerfield with 10, Cofin Pierce with 10 and Luke Ingels with live. Ohio Valley received a I0 point effort from Daniel Irwin. Wahama will put its six-game winning string on the line at Butlalo on Thursday BY JOE KAY ASSOCI,t.TEO PRESS CINCINNATI Kirk Saarloos has pitched once at Great American Ball Park - enough to know what his new place is all about. The Cincinnati Reds got the right-hander on Tuesday in a deal that sent minor league reliever David Shafer to the Oakland At!JJetics. Each team will get a player AP photo to be named to complete the Iowa City West High School junior starting center Chad trade. The 27-year-old Saarloos Wilson, 16, Iitts weights during a physical education class at the school Monday in Iowa City, Iowa. A recent study con- went 7-7 with two saves and ducted by Iowa State University found that nearly half of a 4.75 ERA last season for Iowa high school offensive and defensive lineman qualify as the AL West champions. overweight and one in ten meet the med1cal standards for After he in~ Oakland's No . 5 staner in 2005, he made 16 adult severe obesity. starts and 19 relief appearstt1dy is one of the first - foothall linemen," Wojtys ances last year, and hgured and most comprehensive said. "The rules have he was headed for the appraisals of obesity in high changed in way·s that favor bullpen again this season. school football. larger and larger-sized bodies The Reds are trying to fill "We don ' t suspect, though. rather than smaller, athletic out their rotation and bolster that Iowa is unique in any ones. It's not a good trend a bullpen that was one of way." said Kelly Laurson, a and one we should be con- their biggest problems last graduate assistant· and co- cerned about." season. Saarloos could fit in Health cxpens also said the either place. author of the study. '·] suspect that states with an eve n rich- results are no surprise in a "That will be something er high school football trudi- society dealing with hi gh that gets decided in spring tion, like Florida and Texas, rates of child and adolescent training," general manager may have an even bigger obesity. Overweight children Wayne Krivsky said. '·He's and teens face higher ri sks done both. He gives you that problem." But the researchers and fur hean disease, high blood kind of versatility to be used sports medicine experts pressure. diabetes and weight either way. We ' ll let him acknowledge the study is not problems through adulthood. compete with the other peoThey said it's impossible to ple there." perfect. The roster data was lay blame on any single Saarloos thinks the move obtained in the preseason source or factor. represents a better chance to "But I think if we're honest pitch as a staner. He felt that before athletes had a chance to get in shape, and the BMI about it , at least in this case, Oakland's rotation was formula can, in some cases, we'd have to look at the role probably set, and he wasn't be deceptive, they said. models for these young ath- going to be in it. Dr. Edward Wojtys, an letes," said Dr. George "I knew something was onhopedic surgeon and chief Phillips, a pediatrician at the going to happen in terms of at the University of Michigan University of Iowa\ Sports some pitcher being moved Sports Medicine Service, Medicine Center. by Oakland in the offseasaid the BMI fails to account "Most of these kids aren't son,',' Saarloos said Tuesday for muscle mass and lean tis- going to play professionally night. "We had so many sue and is less accurate than ur even at the college level. guys that fit the same roles, more sophisticated mea sur- So what we need to do is to so I never put it out of the ing techniques. make sure if they're going to realm of possibility. "On the other hand, there is add weight , muscle mass, "Here I might have a little still an obvious and growing that they do it in a healthy better opportunity in the problem of obesity among way." competition (for a staning they're due to the wind I assume," Federer said. "I had to kind of change my game around a little bit. I think my attacking style really worked out well - I'm really happy to have come through." Federer has been ranked No. I since February 2004 and next month he' ll break Jimmy Connors' record of 160 consecutive weeks atop the runkings. Roddick and eight-time Grand Slam winner Connors teamed up as student and coach last July to try and challenge Federer's domination. And that has coincided with Roddick returning to the top 10 and becoming a contender again to take a m<uor from Federer. "Fur the past probably ftve or six months, the gap has either been closing a little bit or just he hasn't been extending it," Roddick said. "That's a good thing. " I feel like I'm in good form. I'd love to see where I match up." Serena Williams continued her improbable run for an eighth Grand Slam title, fending off I0 break points and coming within two points of defeat hel(lre heating Shahar Peer 3-6, 6-2, 8-6. That put her into a semifinal against 17 -year-old Niwle Vaidisova. "I am the ultimate competitor,'' said Williams. who missed most of last season with recuning knee trouble. "I don't think anyone thought I would get this far, except for me and my mom." night when the bend Area team plays on the road for the fourth straight time . Buffalo ' was the last team to hand the Falcons a loss and is the only opponent to de ("eat the locals on its home floor this year. "We're hopi"ng for a big following from Mason County on Thursday night to help us avenge an earlier season setback." said Tot h. "This will be a huge game for us and we'll need the support from our fans to help gei us through." Ohio Valley Chri stian, meanwhile, will gear up for Calvary Christian on Thursday. WAHAI.IA (66) Brenton Clark 6 5-9 17. Casey Harrison 5 0- 1 10. Jordan Smith 5 o-0 10. Gabe Roush 3 2-2 8, Josh Pauley 2 1·2 6, Justin Arnold 2 0-0 5, Kevin Wasonga 1 2-2 4, Brandon Flowers 1 0-0 2, Steve Peters 1 o-o 2 . Garren Underwood 1 o0 2 . Totals 26 12- 18 66 OHIO VALLEY CHRISTIAN t39) Drew Scouten 5 5·10..1 5, Brandon ColJghenour 4 2-2 12, Zach Carr 2 2-2 7. Nathan Brown 2 0-0 4, Henry Patrick 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 10-16 39 · Three poinl goals - Wahama 2 (Pauley, Arn old). OVCS 3 (CoughenOlir 2. Carr) 2007 Athletics trade · Saarloos to Reds lllfld IDIIneiiiR A study of 3,683 varsity linemen IOWA CITY. Iowa from Iowa htgh school football Heavy tackles and 300- teams shows almost half of the pound nose guards are com- players are overweight. mon in pro and college foot- Percentage ollowa varolty ball. Now a study shows the linemen, by BMI trend toward beefier, overweight line111en is emerging at the high school level. Not overweight Overwetght Researchers at Iowa State Prevalence of o~hllowa University found nearly half high ochool by clau of the offensive and defensive linemen playing on Iowa high school teams qualify as overweight, and one in I0 meet medical standards for severe obesity. "These are 15- and 1618.3 U.S. mean· yeur-old boys that have a NOTE: Figures aru trom tall 2005 Weighl and body-maSS ... Ihat "BodymaSSindBlt values among 12· 19 as they enter adulthood puts year-old males lhe us 2003-2004 many at a very adverse health SOURCE . Journal ol lhe A.P American Medical Association condition," said Dr. Joe Eisenmann, co-author of the Wilson, a junior who staned study and a professor in pedi- at center last season for Iowa atric exercise physiology at City West High School. He Iowa Sta(&. wants to add at least another The study appears in 20 pounds before next seaWednesday's Journal of the son. American Medical Pressure to get bigger, Association. stronger, heavier may come For years at the pro and from parents and coaches, college level , teams have but there is also a desire from sought bigger, stronger line- within, players said. men who are harder to "You want to have the budge. Players have responded by adding weight and weight to be able to compete muscle mass, making the in the conference we' re in," 300-poimd lineman fairly said Thomas Reynolds, a common, sports medical junior linebacker hoping to switch to the defensive line exrerts said. ecently, however, the next season. National Football League The study's researchers and players have taken began by gathering height greater note of health risks and weight data of 3,683 vurfor heavy athletes because of sity linemen available from two high-profile NFL player rosters from all classes of deaths and a 2005 study, Iowa high school football which concluded that 56 per- teams. They used that data to cent of NFL players tit med- calculate a body-mass index, ical standards for obesity. the same tool used tor the The size, bulk and ever- NFL study. widening ginh of the pros. Of the players analyzed, 28 apparently has not gone percc~t were deemed at nsk unnoticed by those dreaming of bemg overwe1ght and 45 of one day playing at the next percent tit the standards for level. being overweight, including "Sure I look at college 9 .percent who met adult players and pro players a lot severe obesity standards. and size them up,'' said Chad Researchers believe the Tennis Wednesday, January24, job). In my mind , in Oakland they have it set." La; t week, Saarloos and the Athletics avoided salary arbitration when they agreed on a one-year contract worth $1.2 million. The right-hander throws a sinker and induces twice times as many ground balls as tly bulls. a trait that will be handy in Cincinnati. Great American Ball Park is one of the most homerfriendly parks in the major leagues. Saarloos gave up a careerhigh 19 homers in 121 1-3 innings last season. The previous year. he allowed only II homers in 159 2-3 innings. Saarloos has pitched once at Great American, when he · was stani ng his career with Hou ston in the ballpark's inaugural season of 2003 . The game left quite an impression. Houston hit three consec, utive homers in the firsr inning of a 9-8 win over th~ Reds . There were five homers in all in the game. Saarloos pitched in relief during Cincinnati's five-roo ninth inning. "What I know is it seems homers never get hit into the first or second row. they seem to go to the 23rd or 24th row," he said,laughing. "It seems they built it duwnhill for some reason." Shafer, a 24-year-old right-hander, had 26 saves and a 2.36 ERA for DoubleA Chattanooga last year. The Reds also agree to a minor league contract wlt)i infielder Mark Bellhorn aDd invited him to spring trai)i-: ing. llellhorn, 32. spent la~t season with San Diego, hitting .190 in 115 games Wil!i eight homers and 27 RBis: The Reds are his sixth team in the last five years. · . HMCnurses train at Columbus hospital, A3 African mask exhibit coming to Kennedy Museum, B3 • lne Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio SPORTS • Redwomen keep rolling. See Page 81 Davenport: 911 plan expected by late ·summer . BY BRIAN J. REEo BREEO@M'f'DAILYSENT!NEL .COM POMEROY Meigs County Commissioner Mick Davenport said he expects the plan required for Meigs County's new E911 service to be completed no later than late summer. A timeframe for operating the system has not yet been established, but will be when two committees required for the service begin to formulate an E-911 plan. The funding mechanism for the ser- vice was approved by the in county's voters November, by passage of a 50-cent fee on all telephone land lines in the county. A 911 planning eommittee was appointed in December, made up of Davenport, Middleport Mayor Sandy lannarelli, and Salisbury Township Trustee Bill Spaun. That committee will work with a Technical Advisory Committee to formulate the plan, which is required by state law to be completed within nine months of the planning placed in a special revenue committee's appointment. account for use in operatThe Technical Advisory ing the E-911 service. Committee , or TAC, will Commissioners have two consist of a lire chief, police years to implement the Echief, Sheriff Roben Beegle, 911 service. The first step, Disaster Services Director Davenpon said, is compleRaben Byer, and representa- tion of the plan, which must tives of the township then be approved by village trustees, Ohio State councils and boards of townHighway Patrol and Yerizon. ship trustees. A public hearVerizon wi II he gin col- ing process on the plan is lection of the 50-cent tele- also included in the process . phone line charge Once the plan has been approved by voters with approved, it can be immeimplemented . March bills, Davenfort diately said. Those funds wil be Funds from the telephone fee will be used for operations. The fee is expected to generate approximately $35 ,000 rer year. Sherif Rubert Beegle has agreed to operate the E911 center from his office. using specially -trained starr. The county's proposal is based on the 911 service in Vinton County. Commissioners hope to rund the purchase of the necessary equipment for the service with assistance from the Governor's Office of Appalachia. Court cOsts • • • rmsmgm Pomeroy BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYOAILYSENTINELCOM POMEROY - If you have to pay a fine in Pomeroy Mayor's Court you're going io have to dig a little deeper and pay a little more. At its recent meeting Pomeroy Village Council Page AS had its third and final reading of the ordinance that • Roy Eblin, ~ . raised coun costs from $55 .. • Tom P~r\(ef;·. 90< ·'~<~\! to $65. Councilwomen •-semi£9 Parsons, 68 Mary McAngus"'and Ruth Spaun voted aaainst the increase when the ordinance came to a vote and passed. Also ·included in the ordi- . nance is a motion allowing those charged with a purking violation 72 hours to pay the ticket before accumulating a late charge which was extended from 24 hours. Council also voted to switch to United Health Chlrtono Hoontch/photo Care as its medical insurNorma Torres, MCCA clinical nurse, lett, and Kathy McDaniel, coordinator for the adult day care and respite program. ance provider for employees. The plan includes a review some details in preparation for enrollment of seniors with Alzheimer's Disease or other memory disor9ers . $250 employee deductible Enrollments into the program at the Senior Citizens Center are now being accepted. and a village premium of $83,131 which amounts to a savings of around $4,000 a • Senators lash Bush's month when compared to its Iraq plans- 'not in Emphasis of the new "Partners in Center. A nurse and exercise physioloBY CHAIILENE HoEFUCH Please see Casts. AS HOE FLICH>il>MYDAI LYSENTIN EL .COM the national interest.' Care" will be on people 50 and over gist will be joined by volunteers to who are suffering from memory loss, provide a schedule of varied activities See Page A2 POMEROY For the Meigs said Kathy McDaniel , LPN , coordi - carrying out a different theme each • UMW hears missions County Council on Aging (MCCA), it nator. "They will be Meigs Countians day. Lunch will be provided to those report on Jamaica. was a dream come true when the in the early or middle stages of enrolled. and any materials needed Brookdale Foundation granted funding Alzheimer's (2 to 4 years) or with will be provided. See Page A3 for the first year of operation of a two- other memory disorders who repeat To enroll someone in the program • 2 girls struck day a week adult day care program. thing s. get lost ~asil~. lose intere st in the caregiver is asked to contact the killed by train. :lrd For several years the Counci I on things they once enjoyed , ha ve trou- Center. 992 -2161 , to talk with Aging has realized the need for adding ble finding names for cummun items. McDaniel or Norma Toreros, R.N., the injured. See Page AS a day· care component to the many lose things more often than normal, MCCA clinical nurse supervi sor who other services offered to senior citi- and undergo personality changes. but is over>eeing the program. or another zens. but the funds were never avail- are still able to walk and can take care staff member. McDaniel will then go 10 able. Last fal.l Darla Hawley, assistant of their own toilet needs," explained the person's home to evaluate the MCCA director, applied for a grant to the coordinator. impaired senior and determine whether · The program to begin on Feb. 12 the program would be beneticial. fund a group respite program and BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYOAILYSENTINELCOM Meigs was one of three sites in Ohio to will be conducted on Mondays and Please see Care, AS Fridays. from 9 a.m. to I p.m. at the be selected for a pilot program. RUTLAND - Resident Lowell Vance was recently appointed by Rutland Village Council and sworn in by Mayor April Burke to serve on council which now has tour seats filled out of six. Rep. Jimmy Vance joins Councilmen Stewart (R-Meigs), Dean Harri s, Gary Thomas, recently visited Dotal .. on P..o AB Dave Robinson and the headquarters Councilwoman Amber of American Snowden on Rutland Municipal PowerViliage Council. Ohio (AMP-Ohio) in At council's recent regular Columbus for a meeting Burke reported the tour and discus2 SEcrloNs- 16 PI\GES village had received a fonnal sions with execuAnnie's Mailbox A3 letter of resignation from for- tive management. mer Rutland Fiscal Officer Calendars A3 Debbie Whitlach who has A big topic of conversation was been off work since Murch AMP-Qhio"s Bs-6 15, 2006. The resignation Classifieds American 87 was accepted by council. Comics Municipal Power Burke said she thought Generation Editorials A4 the village .needed to return Station proposed a second policeman to duty. for Let{lrt Falls. Obituaries As adding former officer Steve Stewart is picWilliams would be able to tured discussing Places to go 83 return soon. the organization's Rutland Chief or Police Sports B Section power supply purJeff Miller asked council to chasing. Weather AS consider retaining the cell Submmod photo 0BITUARIFS INSIDE Adult day care coming to Meigs County • and WEATHER Vance appointed to Rutland Council Stewart visits AMP-Ohio offices INDEX © 1007 Ol!lo valle,· Pubtl•hing Co. . ~ PIHIHI - Rutland. AS . ·- - -- - -- --. �The Daily Sentinel ACROSS THE NATION Senators lash Bush's Iraq plans Page~ Thursday, January as. 3007 'not in the national interest~ BY DAVID ESPO NJ SPECIAl I WASHINGTON - In a calculated snub of President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Senate Forei~n Relations Comminee dismissed plans for a troop buildup in Iraq on Wednesday as "not in the national interest" of the United States. "The president has made his decision," Vice President Dick Cheney fired back, a response that made it clear the administration would go ahead anyway. "We need to get the job done." The 12-9 commlltee vote, mostly along party lines, capped hours of debate in which Republican s and Democrats vented their frustration and anger both with the administration and their own past unwillingness to c hange the course of a war that has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 U.S. troops. "There is no strategy. This is a pingpong game with Amencan lives," said Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. "This Congress was never meant to be a rubber stamp," added Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., "Read the Constitution. The Congress has the power to declare war. And on multiple occasions, we used our power to end conflicts." · Hagel was the only one of 10 committee Republicans to support the nonbinding measure. Several of the panel's II Democrats said they favored stronger legi slation to register their opposition to the war. In the wake of midterm election losses, Bush announced two weeks that he would order an additional 21 ,500 troops into the war zone. In Tuesday night's State of the Union address, he implored skeptical lawmakers to give the strategy a chance. Bush got his answer in less than 24 hours, the tim· Ina dictated by Democrats, and Sen. Joseph Blden. D· Del., the panel's chalnnan, d.......... raq policy Tho- Fcoiun Ret.tlona ~- againsl PI ! I •• ' Buoh'a plan Ill incr-. . _ in . . Iraq. The full SemM will YOie on , the bill next '. ActlvHUiy U.l. .._, l&nae lilay J0U. In tho'•C Mil ' I 80 ===-- .0 - """" - ·..;.._ <40 Air Face _;.N::: ir' ·:.:.. "' - uomo Ca!>o 0 -~-........---.'04 '05 '08 NOT E: Aa ol Nov. .2006. - T~tntt.q.tn~ us.-.. 3!iO BYTHEBEND ?Jle Daily Sentinel Members recognized for weight loss ...... ~ttll CO R RESPO~OENT COOLVILLE - Therese Lackey, a relatively new member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter OH 2013 , was the weekly best weight-loss winner for the past two meetings. Of the 22 members present at Tuesday's meet mg. KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly) members LaChresia Bogardus, Mary Cleland, May Frost and Patricia Richmond were in leeway. New member Diane Burns was welcomed and Pat Snedden was re cogni zed fo r he r recent birthday. Snedden presented a program from "My Day One Ready, Set, Go." Members discussed some of the six steps to a new beginning. The group meets e very Tuesday at Torch Bapt ist Churc h. Weigh-in is from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. with a meeting at 6:30. An exercise period will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m. for those interested. For information, call Pat Snedden at 662-2633 or attend a free meeting . 300 ""' 200 150 100 50 UMW hears missions report on Jamaica ' ' AP photo Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen . Joseph Biden, 0-Del., left, takes part in a debate on a Iraq War resolution on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. Sen. Christopher Dodd, 0-Conn., is at right. said tougher measures were of this effon. the president Republicans sought unsuccessfully to temper the meahas made his decision." likely to follow. " Unless the president The vice president adde<l: sure before it was approved . demonstrates very quickly "We've consulted extensive- Additionally, more than a that he is unlikely to contin- ly with them. We'll continue half-dozen GOP lawmakers ue down the road he's on, to consult with the Congress. in the Senate have signaled this will be only the first But the fact of the matter is, interest in an altemative that step .... I will be introducing we need to get the job done." merely expresses disagree... constitutionally legitiInside the Senate commit- ment with the president's mate, binding pieces of leg- tee. all Republicans but policy rather than deeming it islation. We will bring them Hagel opposed the measure, not in the national interest. denying Democrats the up," he said. "The thing that I'm Taken together, the com- strong bipartisan vote they deeply concemed about is mittee's vote and Cheney's had sought. putting American troops in response suggested the Biden. who has announced the middle of this - · the Democrats and the White he intends to run for presi- cross-hairs of this sectarian House were on a collision dent in 2008, said the legis- battle before the Iraqis" course - lawmakers draft- . lation is "not an attempt to deliver on a series of ing ever-stronger measures embarrass the president. ... promised refonns, said Sen . to change policy in Iraq, and It's an attempt to save the Nonn Coleman, R-Minn. the president exercising his president from making a sigWhile he said he opposes prerogatives as commander nificant mistake with regard deploying additional troops m chief - and his veto pen. to our policy in Iraq." in Baghdad, Coleman added "We are moving forward," Democrats intend to bring he wants to leave open the Cheney said in an int~rview the measure to the Senate possibility of a bi~ger force with CNN in which he was floor for a vote next week, m the Anbar provmce in the asked about the troop and Biden said he is willing, western part of the country. Sen. Richard Lugar of buildup. "The Congress has in the interim, to make control over the purse chanscs in the hopes of Indiana, the committee's additional senior Republican, readily strinas. The~ have the risht, aalning obviously, tf they want, to Republican suppon. conceded he was not sure . Some comrntttee Bush's new policy would cut off fundlna. But in tcnns Associated Press writer Anne Flaherry contributed: to this report. Internet ,, HOLIDAY SPECIAL! · It -~ 1 l .i h OM Pul/lNrf llllllliiiVIUH • FRO U fl' Uwe Ttt.Mk:al.....,.. •~ . .... ""' lld1) ... ' 10H\Iild.......... ~ •C..., SiooiPovo ·- - 1 --' ~"'.-~!!.': ;Ud ) Col..,.,·. . ""OIIIRII a 'I I Tell Someone You Love Them In A Special Way ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER --Your Way-- On February 14th With A Sentinel Love Message! 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(Being comfonably married Chri,lma' card>"' - Want to Kmm Oea r Wa nt to Kru'" : Addre" envelpp<" With "Mr. and Mrs . John Smith." u'ing the first name a' wdl as the ''"t Some women ohject to heing addre"ed by their husband\ fir-~ name. and prd'cr "Ms. Jane Smith and Mr. Juhn Smith" nn the for three det:aJc, i"i not an en\'elope . l'Ul'h \\ ith '' " shared Dear Annie: I' m in my early 50s, having e migrated fro m London almost II years ago. I have si x siblings, all of whom have settied down and re main comfon ably marri ed fo r over three decades. Since arriving here, I have ye t to receive a telephone call from my siblings, eve n thou gh I have called them several times. The y send birthday and Chri stmas ca rds, but th at's it. Of co urse, I' ve always been very independent and have learned to stand on my own two feet. but they are the opposite . They are so codependent on their partners that divorce would never be an optio n. They would sooner die first. I have been very good to my nieces and nephews over the years. Should I put a stop to the calls? I tried it for almost a year, and they still did not bother to contact me. I'm the youn gest single and ex tremely happy that way. - F.M. Dear F.M.: It isn't unusual for much older siblings to feel remote, especially if they are married with chi!- expenent:c~ g rowi rag up and having thing' in cmll mon. It "lunds "' if yuu''e been trying to pro,·c yoursell to your siblings. and 'i nce you cun ' t ~eem to get a rise ll\\ 11 indication of m -depemlenC) line Tim is OK , luo . For problems.) the entire fi.unilv, l'nnTIJI After all these years. it is e~dJress (i.e.'. w ed~ing invi· unli ke ly tha t you will lations) requires thai you change the way your sib- use the full name of the parlings re late 10 you. hut it ent,, followed hy the full won' t hun to inform them name of each child living in (nice ly) that you wish there the hotl'c (adult chi ldren get we re more contact from separate invitations ). hut their end. They wnn' l knnw informa l aJdre" I i.e .. if you don't tell them . Chri,tma-"r. car[b) al lu\\\ fo1 Dear Annie: I read vnur "The Smith Fe~mily " m an) column every day to leam varie~tion of that If a wuple American customs. I would ha., no children. it \\Otdd he like to know the proper wav inappropriate to u' e ·tamiof addressing an enve lope .· lv" unle" the1 liv<' with Is it OK to write just the t;1her rc lati \·('\. You can last name, li ke "Mr. se nd Christmas earth from Smith'".' What 1f th eir last Tha nksg i1ing ttl New name is verv unusual'! How Ye,tr'.., Hope that L'D\'t:f" about address ing a fa mil y'' every1 hing. Ca n I add ress it In "The Uear Annie : This " fur Smith Family," or do I need "Sti ll Young:· "h"'" 7 1to say "Mr. and Mrs. Smith . vcar-nld mot her took nn a and Famil y"'? What if they pan-time job. Some of Mom·, children <lbject have no childre ~ '? And last. whe n is the Yotmg people worry about pro per period to send m "doing too much." hut the real problem "· we don't have enough to do. If aJoh is lllo dillindt , our hudie' will make l " quit , not uur kiJ, . I am 72 and dro1e my pick-up from Au,tin. Tt'Xas. to Rapid City. lo\\a, le~sl April. I went to work in a local truck stop. wa . . a waitre:-.s for five month'. and when it staned 1u J,1ll Ill) ket. I qtllt . But the t:'\erc i'e wa' l! reat . and I ha\'C' met v. om; n here in their \lOs who can work circles .trmmd me . When it come' to work. peO'ple should set their own limit,, regardbs of age. - F. W. Dear F. W.: People half that age L·an have a toug h time l:lein~ on their feet for that le ngth of time . \Ve are impre"ed. A1111ie •_, Mailbox is writby Katl•y Mitchell a11d Ma rcy Sugar, longtime editon of the Arm La11ders co/wrm. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmail· box@cmm·ast.Jiet, or write to: Annie 's Mailbox, P.tJ. Box 118190, Chicago, lL 60611. To ji11d out more abol41 A1r11ie 's Mailbox, ar1d read j eature.<by other Creator.! Sy11dicate writers a11d cartoo11ists, visit the Creators Sy11dicate Web page at www.creators. corn. te ll Community Calendar. Thursday, Jan. 25 SYRACUSE - Special meeting of Syracuse Village Council, 6 p.m., Syracuse Community Center, discussing plan iJnprovements for the Sr.racuse Village Park and vllla~e five-year forecast, .Subhc asked to attend for ~edback. · Saturday, Jan. 27 DARWIN - Bedford Township Trustees special !1\eeting, I p.m., town hall. • Monday,Jan.2!1 ' POMEROY -Veterans Service Commission. 9 a.m., 117 Memorial Dr., ~meroy. :- 'fuesday, Jan. 30 POMEROY - Leading ~reek Watershed Group, ~:30 p.m. at the Pomeroy (.ibrary to discuss reclamation project. Potluck, take G.overed dish. · Wednesday, Jan. 31 . PORTLAND - Lebanon Township Trustees, 7 p.m., ljt township building. All Meetings for 2007 will be lield at 7 p.m. on the last day ~ the month at the township garage. Thursday, Feb. 1 REEDSVILLE Regular meeting of Olive Township Trustees, 6:30 p.m., township garage. , Clubs and .· organizations WONDERFUL LIFE TOGETHER! Thursday, Jan. lS r-·-·-·-·-·---·-·-·-···-·-·-·-·---·-·-···-·• Write your Message Below: Mail Your Lave Message and Total Amout Due To: The Daily Sentinel Ill Court Stm-t, P:omeroy, Obio 45769 Name:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - : : - - - - - -- - - ' AddRss:~~-------------------------­ Size ofValeatine: - ; - - : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total A1110uot Enclosed:__~----------------- ··-·-·-·-·---·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- 25, 2 007 - It's Valen-timeT IY JIM KUHNH!NN opened the program with prayer. The leader and group participated inn readings on focus scripture, Peshawar, refugees and good Samaritans. The group discussion ended with prayer. President Mary Jo Barringer conducted th e meeting, which opened with the group reading The Purpose. The secretary's report and treasurer's report were given. Members reported 85 friendship calls. . Members signed a prayer calendar birthday card for Janet Lewis of Jerusalem. Palestine. She is a missionary in communications. A card was also signed for Keith Rader. Thank you cards were read from Jim and Kathy Corbitr and Ge ne and Sherry Goodwin. Correspondence from Sun Sook Kim, a missionary in the Phillipines, was read. She told of the typhoons affecting the area and asked · for prayers and support for the people there . The next meeting will be held on Feb. 13. Thursday, Jan uary I Public meetings Minimum wage hike slowed as Senate and House at loggerheads over tax breaks delay a minimum wage are men and women of dig· increase another day in order nity," Sen. Edward Kennedy, to negotiate a tax package," D-Mass., a longtime advoWASHINGTON - The said Brendan Daly, a cate of raising the wage minimum wage increase spokesman · for House floor, said. "They do some of that was supposed · to zip Speaker Nancy Pelosi. the most diff1cult, backthrough Con~ress veered Senate Democrats seemed breaking jobs in our society. onto a colhsion course more willin~ to accept the They deserve a fair wage Wednesday as lawmakers tax portion tf it meant ful - that respects the dignity of argued over business tax fillin~ their campaign their work and they shouldbreaks that would be promtse. n't have to live in poverty." attached to ensure "Both bodies want to Since the House passed Republican support. keep their eye on the ball," its version two weeks a~o , Democratic leaders in the said Sen. Max Baucus, 0 - Speaker Pelosi , D-Cahf., House began laying ground- Mont., a co-sponsor of the and Rep. Charles Rangel, work to blame the Senate tax break provisions. the chairman of the tax writRepublicans for any House Democrats could ing Ways and Means impasse. Senate Democrats, try to alter or even remove Committee, have prodded however, cautioned their the tax package from the the Senate to keep tax proHouse colleagues not to Senate version when the posals out of the bill. jeopardize legislation they'd two houses _try to reconcile In scheduling the vote promised to approve if they their differing versions in a Wednesday, Senate Majority gained control of Congress. conference committee. Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., House Democrats In the meantime, the con- sought to demonstrate the demanded a clean bill from frontation exposed difficul- lack of Republican support. the Senate - no tax attach- ties the Democratic majori- for a straight minimum ment - setting up a con- ty may well encounter when wage bill without tax cuts. frontation that could delay sending other House legis- Every Democrat present final congressional passage lation to the Senate, where voted to cut off debate and of the $2.10 an hour increase. the minority Republicans five moderate Republicans The Senate did vote 54-43 enjoy more power to shape joined them .. to advance a House-passed legislation than in the "There seems to be agreemeasure that would lift the . House. ment to raise the minimum pay floor without any Still, in a separate vote wage," said Republican accompanying tax cut. Wednesday. the Senate Sen. Michael Enzi of However, that was well effectively killed a modified Wyoming. "The difficulty short of the 60 votes needed line-item veto bill. The has been how do we take to keep that version moving. Republican-inspired mea- care of some of the impact The vote was a signal to sure would have permitted a to small businesses that will the House that without the president to pluck individ- result from this." Reid is backing an $8.3 tax breaks a minimum wage ual items out of sbending bill appeared doomed in the bills and submit them to billion tax packag11 that Senate. And the Senate Congress for a vote. would extend for five years promptly moved to a broadSenators also defeated a a tax credit for employers er bill, backed by its Republican amendment that who hire low-income or disDemocratic leaders. that would have given o nly the advantaged workers. It also would raise the minimum states the right to increase extends until 2010 tax rules wage to $7 .25 an hour over the minimum wage. that {'Crmit businesses to 26 months and provide $8.3 The federal minimum combme as much as billion in tax benefits to wage has been unchanged $ 11 2.000 in expenses into businesses over 10 years. for 10 years. ln the mean- one annual tax deduction. In the House, Democrats time, a number of states The cost of the proposal threatened to stifle that have moved on their own to would be paid with revenue effort by enforcing constitiO- increase their minimums. realized !rom a proposed According to the Center cap of $ 1 million on exec utional rrecedents that require al tax bills to origi- for Budget and Policy tive compensation th at can nate in the House. They Priorities, a liberal leaning be tax deferred. The tax blamed Republicans for the think tank, inflation has package also would e nd brewing impasse. eroded the value of the min- deductions for coun settle"Democrats are commit- imum wage to its lowest ments or punitive damages ted to helping small busi- level in more than 50 years. paid by companies that have "Minimum wage workers bee n sued. nesses, but ~e should not succeed. But he voted against the measure, saying, "It is unclear to me how passing a nonbinding reso' lution that the president has already said he will ignore will contribute to any improvement or modification of our Iraq {X?licy." Lugar also satd sponsors of .the measure were underestimating their power to force a change. "We have the ability to require weekly updates from our diplomats and military commanders about the status in Iraq. We should be engaging the administration on almost a daily basis concern ing the mission and needs of our troops," he said.· "We should demand of the president · precise explanations of his political and diplomatic strategy. We should conduct what amounts to a continuous audit of our economic assis· tance, to ensure that we are madmizing results." Some of the most emo· tional rhetoric of the day carne as committee mem-· bers challenged one anot~er to take a stand. "If you wanted a safe job, go sell shoes," said H a~el. ''This is a tough busmess. But is it any tougher, us hav: ing to take a tough vote, express ourselves and have the courage to step up on· what we're asking our young men and women to do'!" , · ALFRED - · Thelma Henderson presented a missions report on Jamaica and Ruth Brooks a program during the recent meeting of Alfred United Methodist Women, held at the church. Mary Jo Barringer had the prayer before the meal , served by Mary Jo Buckley to 10 members and a guest. Henderson's missions report, "Jamaica, Paradise was from Restored," "Response" magazine. Paradise Street in Kingston, Jamaica is an inner·city neighborhood where poverty and violence were the rule. It is horne to United Methodist missions since 1·884, and today, the Methodists are working to make Paradise a street where justice, peace and hope live. They are doing this with many projects, including church schools, groups to support women through education, employment and evangelism, and through drama workshops. Ruth Brooks· program was titled "Who Is My Neighbor?" Kathy Corbitt PageA3 . RACINE Racine American Legion Auxiliary. fost 602, 7 p.m. at the hall. Plans will be made for Courtney Ginther to attend the 2007 Buckeye Girl State. - TUPPERS PLAINS Tuppers Plains VFW 9053, 1 p.m. at the hall. - Saturday, Jan. 27 HARRISONVILLE harrisonville Masonic LOdge F & AM #411 will have its annual inspection in the entered apprentice degree .at 7:30 p. m. preced~~~ by a diner to be served at 6:30 p.m. with all Masons iRvited. • • Church events Friday, Jan. 26 MIDDLEPORT - Free community meatloaf dinner, 4:30 to 6f.m., Family Life Center o the Middleport Church of Christ. Saturday, Jan 27 RUTl--AND Gospel River Boys will present a concert 7 p .m. at the Rutland Freewill Baptist Church, Salem Street , Rutland.Freewill offering. Sunday,Jan.l8 CARPENTER Carpenter Baptist Church , 6:30 p.m., mus1c by Rev. Gary·Alton, members of the Athens Harmonica Club and others, plus Alton will deliver the message following the music. Birthdays Thursday, Jan. 25 RACINE Martha Wolfe of Racine will observe her 93rd birthday. Jan. 25. She recently broke her hip and is now a patient at the Four Winds Nursing Facility in Jackson. Cards may be sent to 2 I 5 Seth Ave., Jackson, Ohio 45640. Submitted photo Several members of the nursing staff at Holzer Medica l Center's Invasive Recovery Unit in Gallipol is trained at Rivers ide Methodist Hospital, Columbus . They in~ luded . left to right . Scott Gilliland. RN. Missy Taylor, RN. Amanda Swain . RN, Erin Crabtree, RN. Tracy Sowards. RN . Cindy Roberts. RN. Wade Burdine. RN. and Larry Lee. RN. HMC nurses train at Columbus hospital GALLIPOLIS - Hol zer Medical Center (HM C) recently utilized the expe rtise of staff at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, to assist with educational training for nurses on the Hospital's Two West Invasive Recover Unit (IRU) in Gallipolis. A majority of the nursing staff for at the Center 's IRU trained for two weeks at Riverside Metho()ist Hospital, providing patient care for over I00 post-cardiac catheterization patients in Riverside' s Invasive Recovery Unit. Cardiac Catheterization is a procedure in which a pauent is injected with a small amount of numbin g medicine throu gh major blood vessels that go lO the heart. The rest of the procedure is performed through a small tube or sheath that is placed into the vesse l. Press ures are measured in side the heart by injecting dye into the arteri es and main pumping chamber. The sheath is then removed at the conclusion of the tes t. Ri ve rs ide Memorial Hospital is recogn ized locall y, reg ionally. and nati onally for its qua lit y care, service. and reput ation by ranking two consec uti ve years by the So lucie nt Leade rship Institute as a Top I 00 Cardio vascu la r Hospital in the Un it ed States and Quality Leader in ~lean Services bv Natio nal Research Corponitio n. "This training prepared us to provide better care for our patie nts," sLated Missy Tay lor. RN, IR U stall nurse at HMC. "Training at Riverside has made us fee I more con fi dent in the care we are able to prnvide for the communities we se rve." "We were ahk to walk Sunday, Jan. 28 POMEROY - Mary Will Kilpatrick will obs.erve her 92nd birthday with an open house P.artY at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center on Sunday. She is a 1933 graduate of Chester High School and a retired school teacher. Cards may be sent to her c/o the center at 36759 Rocksprings Rd., Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Thursday, Feb. 8 POMEROY Alice Thompson will observe her 85th birthday, Feb. 8. Card may be sent to her at 42370 Gun Club Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. If you want to make farm life less taxing, talk to your people at H&R Block. Our people can answer questions about things like fuel credit, farm income averaging and casualty losses. Caii1-8QO..HRBLOCK or visit hrblock.com 6 t 8 East Main St. Pomeroy, OH 45769 Mon-Fri 9 to 6 Sat9to5 992-6674 Other Hours by Appoi ntme nt H&R RLOCK dirt!ctly mtn our a s~ig n menh at Ri verside aml pmvide care for their patie nts," Larrv Lee. RN. IR U \taff nurs.; al HM C co mmented. "We pruville the same type uf l·art· fur our patients !hat W(lUid e4uippell with eleve n ( II ) mon itored pati ent beds, mcludi ng three pri vate n1ulm. The Unit serves as " " npe n-hea rt procedure sle p-dnwn unit. post -cardiac interventiunal area. and oct:ur Ill larger ho~pit a l ~t·t ­ tin,g:-. . Going through thi' .te l emetr}- mumtorin g statio n for su rgical pa tie nh . th e time. L·an retci\'e hig-l'lty lL~L·hno l ­ l'll~rgy anJ effort Ollr staff ogy in a hometown en\ iron- de\ oteU towa rd traming at me lit like Gallipolis." Rivers ide Melh udisl D(lcw rs send patienh tr> Hospital. They hm e prove n the In vasi1·e ReC<H'Cr\ L' nit thai tl1ey stri\ e to provide when they are cnnc·ernccl the he' t care poS\ible fur about key body fnnctinn,, (>ur patie nt.,," stated Brent Larck , RN, Patie nt Care Slh.:h as heart ratt.'. Pati enh rcl·eive a less imensc k1·cl \1 anagcr for HMC\ Two of care versus th e Criti,·al West and IR U. for any quesrious 0 11 rht• Care Uni t; hnwevc r, ar,, moni tnn:d morL' L'I\),L'h· tY/1<' (~l se1Tices prm·ided ur than a standard inp<~t i,·lil Hol;er Mfdico l Celllrl' \ uni t. Holzer Medic;il '[,,.., Hhr Unil. mil U.u·ck <II Cen ter's slep-d(lwn ar,·il i' ( 7./(1) .J-16 -5027. train ing 't• ri fie~ that pat ienl' "I e~pp r eciale MEIGS COUNTY CDBG 06 COMMUNITY DISTRESS PROGRAM DEMOLITION AND CLEARANCE PROJECT • POMEROY VILLAGE NOTICE OF EXPLANATION FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT Me1gs County 1ntends to undertake a CDBG 06 CDBG Community Distress Program Clearance project . tor the purpose of the demol ition of various housing units wi thin the village of Pomeroy. Port1ons of the proJeCt may be located in the 100 year floo dplain . The proposed projects cannot be undertaken 1n any other locat1on as the re is no practical alternative for the locat1on of the prOjects. The demolition/clearance pro1ect can only take place where there is a need and 1t IS known that the need may be targeted in these base flood a re as . Th erefore , 1t IS the JUdgment of th e Meigs County Commissioners that the benefits to the LMI res1dents that live in these areas in various locations in the v1llage of Pomeroy of Meigs County. outwe1ghs consideration of Executive Or.ders 11988 and 11990. A more detailed des cnptlon of the pro1ect and the FIRM Flood Maps are available for Cl t,zen review at the Meigs County Grants Office. t17 East Memorial Drive. Su1te 7. Pomeroy. Oh10 45769. Me1gs County CommiSSioners Mick Davenport. PreSident �The Daily Sentinel ACROSS THE NATION Senators lash Bush's Iraq plans Page~ Thursday, January as. 3007 'not in the national interest~ BY DAVID ESPO NJ SPECIAl I WASHINGTON - In a calculated snub of President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Senate Forei~n Relations Comminee dismissed plans for a troop buildup in Iraq on Wednesday as "not in the national interest" of the United States. "The president has made his decision," Vice President Dick Cheney fired back, a response that made it clear the administration would go ahead anyway. "We need to get the job done." The 12-9 commlltee vote, mostly along party lines, capped hours of debate in which Republican s and Democrats vented their frustration and anger both with the administration and their own past unwillingness to c hange the course of a war that has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 U.S. troops. "There is no strategy. This is a pingpong game with Amencan lives," said Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. "This Congress was never meant to be a rubber stamp," added Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., "Read the Constitution. The Congress has the power to declare war. And on multiple occasions, we used our power to end conflicts." · Hagel was the only one of 10 committee Republicans to support the nonbinding measure. Several of the panel's II Democrats said they favored stronger legi slation to register their opposition to the war. In the wake of midterm election losses, Bush announced two weeks that he would order an additional 21 ,500 troops into the war zone. In Tuesday night's State of the Union address, he implored skeptical lawmakers to give the strategy a chance. Bush got his answer in less than 24 hours, the tim· Ina dictated by Democrats, and Sen. Joseph Blden. D· Del., the panel's chalnnan, d.......... raq policy Tho- Fcoiun Ret.tlona ~- againsl PI ! I •• ' Buoh'a plan Ill incr-. . _ in . . Iraq. The full SemM will YOie on , the bill next '. ActlvHUiy U.l. .._, l&nae lilay J0U. In tho'•C Mil ' I 80 ===-- .0 - """" - ·..;.._ <40 Air Face _;.N::: ir' ·:.:.. "' - uomo Ca!>o 0 -~-........---.'04 '05 '08 NOT E: Aa ol Nov. .2006. - T~tntt.q.tn~ us.-.. 3!iO BYTHEBEND ?Jle Daily Sentinel Members recognized for weight loss ...... ~ttll CO R RESPO~OENT COOLVILLE - Therese Lackey, a relatively new member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter OH 2013 , was the weekly best weight-loss winner for the past two meetings. Of the 22 members present at Tuesday's meet mg. KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly) members LaChresia Bogardus, Mary Cleland, May Frost and Patricia Richmond were in leeway. New member Diane Burns was welcomed and Pat Snedden was re cogni zed fo r he r recent birthday. Snedden presented a program from "My Day One Ready, Set, Go." Members discussed some of the six steps to a new beginning. The group meets e very Tuesday at Torch Bapt ist Churc h. Weigh-in is from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. with a meeting at 6:30. An exercise period will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m. for those interested. For information, call Pat Snedden at 662-2633 or attend a free meeting . 300 ""' 200 150 100 50 UMW hears missions report on Jamaica ' ' AP photo Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen . Joseph Biden, 0-Del., left, takes part in a debate on a Iraq War resolution on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. Sen. Christopher Dodd, 0-Conn., is at right. said tougher measures were of this effon. the president Republicans sought unsuccessfully to temper the meahas made his decision." likely to follow. " Unless the president The vice president adde<l: sure before it was approved . demonstrates very quickly "We've consulted extensive- Additionally, more than a that he is unlikely to contin- ly with them. We'll continue half-dozen GOP lawmakers ue down the road he's on, to consult with the Congress. in the Senate have signaled this will be only the first But the fact of the matter is, interest in an altemative that step .... I will be introducing we need to get the job done." merely expresses disagree... constitutionally legitiInside the Senate commit- ment with the president's mate, binding pieces of leg- tee. all Republicans but policy rather than deeming it islation. We will bring them Hagel opposed the measure, not in the national interest. denying Democrats the up," he said. "The thing that I'm Taken together, the com- strong bipartisan vote they deeply concemed about is mittee's vote and Cheney's had sought. putting American troops in response suggested the Biden. who has announced the middle of this - · the Democrats and the White he intends to run for presi- cross-hairs of this sectarian House were on a collision dent in 2008, said the legis- battle before the Iraqis" course - lawmakers draft- . lation is "not an attempt to deliver on a series of ing ever-stronger measures embarrass the president. ... promised refonns, said Sen . to change policy in Iraq, and It's an attempt to save the Nonn Coleman, R-Minn. the president exercising his president from making a sigWhile he said he opposes prerogatives as commander nificant mistake with regard deploying additional troops m chief - and his veto pen. to our policy in Iraq." in Baghdad, Coleman added "We are moving forward," Democrats intend to bring he wants to leave open the Cheney said in an int~rview the measure to the Senate possibility of a bi~ger force with CNN in which he was floor for a vote next week, m the Anbar provmce in the asked about the troop and Biden said he is willing, western part of the country. Sen. Richard Lugar of buildup. "The Congress has in the interim, to make control over the purse chanscs in the hopes of Indiana, the committee's additional senior Republican, readily strinas. The~ have the risht, aalning obviously, tf they want, to Republican suppon. conceded he was not sure . Some comrntttee Bush's new policy would cut off fundlna. But in tcnns Associated Press writer Anne Flaherry contributed: to this report. Internet ,, HOLIDAY SPECIAL! · It -~ 1 l .i h OM Pul/lNrf llllllliiiVIUH • FRO U fl' Uwe Ttt.Mk:al.....,.. •~ . .... ""' lld1) ... ' 10H\Iild.......... ~ •C..., SiooiPovo ·- - 1 --' ~"'.-~!!.': ;Ud ) Col..,.,·. . ""OIIIRII a 'I I Tell Someone You Love Them In A Special Way ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER --Your Way-- On February 14th With A Sentinel Love Message! 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(Being comfonably married Chri,lma' card>"' - Want to Kmm Oea r Wa nt to Kru'" : Addre" envelpp<" With "Mr. and Mrs . John Smith." u'ing the first name a' wdl as the ''"t Some women ohject to heing addre"ed by their husband\ fir-~ name. and prd'cr "Ms. Jane Smith and Mr. Juhn Smith" nn the for three det:aJc, i"i not an en\'elope . l'Ul'h \\ ith '' " shared Dear Annie: I' m in my early 50s, having e migrated fro m London almost II years ago. I have si x siblings, all of whom have settied down and re main comfon ably marri ed fo r over three decades. Since arriving here, I have ye t to receive a telephone call from my siblings, eve n thou gh I have called them several times. The y send birthday and Chri stmas ca rds, but th at's it. Of co urse, I' ve always been very independent and have learned to stand on my own two feet. but they are the opposite . They are so codependent on their partners that divorce would never be an optio n. They would sooner die first. I have been very good to my nieces and nephews over the years. Should I put a stop to the calls? I tried it for almost a year, and they still did not bother to contact me. I'm the youn gest single and ex tremely happy that way. - F.M. Dear F.M.: It isn't unusual for much older siblings to feel remote, especially if they are married with chi!- expenent:c~ g rowi rag up and having thing' in cmll mon. It "lunds "' if yuu''e been trying to pro,·c yoursell to your siblings. and 'i nce you cun ' t ~eem to get a rise ll\\ 11 indication of m -depemlenC) line Tim is OK , luo . For problems.) the entire fi.unilv, l'nnTIJI After all these years. it is e~dJress (i.e.'. w ed~ing invi· unli ke ly tha t you will lations) requires thai you change the way your sib- use the full name of the parlings re late 10 you. hut it ent,, followed hy the full won' t hun to inform them name of each child living in (nice ly) that you wish there the hotl'c (adult chi ldren get we re more contact from separate invitations ). hut their end. They wnn' l knnw informa l aJdre" I i.e .. if you don't tell them . Chri,tma-"r. car[b) al lu\\\ fo1 Dear Annie: I read vnur "The Smith Fe~mily " m an) column every day to leam varie~tion of that If a wuple American customs. I would ha., no children. it \\Otdd he like to know the proper wav inappropriate to u' e ·tamiof addressing an enve lope .· lv" unle" the1 liv<' with Is it OK to write just the t;1her rc lati \·('\. You can last name, li ke "Mr. se nd Christmas earth from Smith'".' What 1f th eir last Tha nksg i1ing ttl New name is verv unusual'! How Ye,tr'.., Hope that L'D\'t:f" about address ing a fa mil y'' every1 hing. Ca n I add ress it In "The Uear Annie : This " fur Smith Family," or do I need "Sti ll Young:· "h"'" 7 1to say "Mr. and Mrs. Smith . vcar-nld mot her took nn a and Famil y"'? What if they pan-time job. Some of Mom·, children <lbject have no childre ~ '? And last. whe n is the Yotmg people worry about pro per period to send m "doing too much." hut the real problem "· we don't have enough to do. If aJoh is lllo dillindt , our hudie' will make l " quit , not uur kiJ, . I am 72 and dro1e my pick-up from Au,tin. Tt'Xas. to Rapid City. lo\\a, le~sl April. I went to work in a local truck stop. wa . . a waitre:-.s for five month'. and when it staned 1u J,1ll Ill) ket. I qtllt . But the t:'\erc i'e wa' l! reat . and I ha\'C' met v. om; n here in their \lOs who can work circles .trmmd me . When it come' to work. peO'ple should set their own limit,, regardbs of age. - F. W. Dear F. W.: People half that age L·an have a toug h time l:lein~ on their feet for that le ngth of time . \Ve are impre"ed. A1111ie •_, Mailbox is writby Katl•y Mitchell a11d Ma rcy Sugar, longtime editon of the Arm La11ders co/wrm. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmail· box@cmm·ast.Jiet, or write to: Annie 's Mailbox, P.tJ. Box 118190, Chicago, lL 60611. To ji11d out more abol41 A1r11ie 's Mailbox, ar1d read j eature.<by other Creator.! Sy11dicate writers a11d cartoo11ists, visit the Creators Sy11dicate Web page at www.creators. corn. te ll Community Calendar. Thursday, Jan. 25 SYRACUSE - Special meeting of Syracuse Village Council, 6 p.m., Syracuse Community Center, discussing plan iJnprovements for the Sr.racuse Village Park and vllla~e five-year forecast, .Subhc asked to attend for ~edback. · Saturday, Jan. 27 DARWIN - Bedford Township Trustees special !1\eeting, I p.m., town hall. • Monday,Jan.2!1 ' POMEROY -Veterans Service Commission. 9 a.m., 117 Memorial Dr., ~meroy. :- 'fuesday, Jan. 30 POMEROY - Leading ~reek Watershed Group, ~:30 p.m. at the Pomeroy (.ibrary to discuss reclamation project. Potluck, take G.overed dish. · Wednesday, Jan. 31 . PORTLAND - Lebanon Township Trustees, 7 p.m., ljt township building. All Meetings for 2007 will be lield at 7 p.m. on the last day ~ the month at the township garage. Thursday, Feb. 1 REEDSVILLE Regular meeting of Olive Township Trustees, 6:30 p.m., township garage. , Clubs and .· organizations WONDERFUL LIFE TOGETHER! Thursday, Jan. lS r-·-·-·-·-·---·-·-·-···-·-·-·-·---·-·-···-·• Write your Message Below: Mail Your Lave Message and Total Amout Due To: The Daily Sentinel Ill Court Stm-t, P:omeroy, Obio 45769 Name:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - : : - - - - - -- - - ' AddRss:~~-------------------------­ Size ofValeatine: - ; - - : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total A1110uot Enclosed:__~----------------- ··-·-·-·-·---·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- 25, 2 007 - It's Valen-timeT IY JIM KUHNH!NN opened the program with prayer. The leader and group participated inn readings on focus scripture, Peshawar, refugees and good Samaritans. The group discussion ended with prayer. President Mary Jo Barringer conducted th e meeting, which opened with the group reading The Purpose. The secretary's report and treasurer's report were given. Members reported 85 friendship calls. . Members signed a prayer calendar birthday card for Janet Lewis of Jerusalem. Palestine. She is a missionary in communications. A card was also signed for Keith Rader. Thank you cards were read from Jim and Kathy Corbitr and Ge ne and Sherry Goodwin. Correspondence from Sun Sook Kim, a missionary in the Phillipines, was read. She told of the typhoons affecting the area and asked · for prayers and support for the people there . The next meeting will be held on Feb. 13. Thursday, Jan uary I Public meetings Minimum wage hike slowed as Senate and House at loggerheads over tax breaks delay a minimum wage are men and women of dig· increase another day in order nity," Sen. Edward Kennedy, to negotiate a tax package," D-Mass., a longtime advoWASHINGTON - The said Brendan Daly, a cate of raising the wage minimum wage increase spokesman · for House floor, said. "They do some of that was supposed · to zip Speaker Nancy Pelosi. the most diff1cult, backthrough Con~ress veered Senate Democrats seemed breaking jobs in our society. onto a colhsion course more willin~ to accept the They deserve a fair wage Wednesday as lawmakers tax portion tf it meant ful - that respects the dignity of argued over business tax fillin~ their campaign their work and they shouldbreaks that would be promtse. n't have to live in poverty." attached to ensure "Both bodies want to Since the House passed Republican support. keep their eye on the ball," its version two weeks a~o , Democratic leaders in the said Sen. Max Baucus, 0 - Speaker Pelosi , D-Cahf., House began laying ground- Mont., a co-sponsor of the and Rep. Charles Rangel, work to blame the Senate tax break provisions. the chairman of the tax writRepublicans for any House Democrats could ing Ways and Means impasse. Senate Democrats, try to alter or even remove Committee, have prodded however, cautioned their the tax package from the the Senate to keep tax proHouse colleagues not to Senate version when the posals out of the bill. jeopardize legislation they'd two houses _try to reconcile In scheduling the vote promised to approve if they their differing versions in a Wednesday, Senate Majority gained control of Congress. conference committee. Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., House Democrats In the meantime, the con- sought to demonstrate the demanded a clean bill from frontation exposed difficul- lack of Republican support. the Senate - no tax attach- ties the Democratic majori- for a straight minimum ment - setting up a con- ty may well encounter when wage bill without tax cuts. frontation that could delay sending other House legis- Every Democrat present final congressional passage lation to the Senate, where voted to cut off debate and of the $2.10 an hour increase. the minority Republicans five moderate Republicans The Senate did vote 54-43 enjoy more power to shape joined them .. to advance a House-passed legislation than in the "There seems to be agreemeasure that would lift the . House. ment to raise the minimum pay floor without any Still, in a separate vote wage," said Republican accompanying tax cut. Wednesday. the Senate Sen. Michael Enzi of However, that was well effectively killed a modified Wyoming. "The difficulty short of the 60 votes needed line-item veto bill. The has been how do we take to keep that version moving. Republican-inspired mea- care of some of the impact The vote was a signal to sure would have permitted a to small businesses that will the House that without the president to pluck individ- result from this." Reid is backing an $8.3 tax breaks a minimum wage ual items out of sbending bill appeared doomed in the bills and submit them to billion tax packag11 that Senate. And the Senate Congress for a vote. would extend for five years promptly moved to a broadSenators also defeated a a tax credit for employers er bill, backed by its Republican amendment that who hire low-income or disDemocratic leaders. that would have given o nly the advantaged workers. It also would raise the minimum states the right to increase extends until 2010 tax rules wage to $7 .25 an hour over the minimum wage. that {'Crmit businesses to 26 months and provide $8.3 The federal minimum combme as much as billion in tax benefits to wage has been unchanged $ 11 2.000 in expenses into businesses over 10 years. for 10 years. ln the mean- one annual tax deduction. In the House, Democrats time, a number of states The cost of the proposal threatened to stifle that have moved on their own to would be paid with revenue effort by enforcing constitiO- increase their minimums. realized !rom a proposed According to the Center cap of $ 1 million on exec utional rrecedents that require al tax bills to origi- for Budget and Policy tive compensation th at can nate in the House. They Priorities, a liberal leaning be tax deferred. The tax blamed Republicans for the think tank, inflation has package also would e nd brewing impasse. eroded the value of the min- deductions for coun settle"Democrats are commit- imum wage to its lowest ments or punitive damages ted to helping small busi- level in more than 50 years. paid by companies that have "Minimum wage workers bee n sued. nesses, but ~e should not succeed. But he voted against the measure, saying, "It is unclear to me how passing a nonbinding reso' lution that the president has already said he will ignore will contribute to any improvement or modification of our Iraq {X?licy." Lugar also satd sponsors of .the measure were underestimating their power to force a change. "We have the ability to require weekly updates from our diplomats and military commanders about the status in Iraq. We should be engaging the administration on almost a daily basis concern ing the mission and needs of our troops," he said.· "We should demand of the president · precise explanations of his political and diplomatic strategy. We should conduct what amounts to a continuous audit of our economic assis· tance, to ensure that we are madmizing results." Some of the most emo· tional rhetoric of the day carne as committee mem-· bers challenged one anot~er to take a stand. "If you wanted a safe job, go sell shoes," said H a~el. ''This is a tough busmess. But is it any tougher, us hav: ing to take a tough vote, express ourselves and have the courage to step up on· what we're asking our young men and women to do'!" , · ALFRED - · Thelma Henderson presented a missions report on Jamaica and Ruth Brooks a program during the recent meeting of Alfred United Methodist Women, held at the church. Mary Jo Barringer had the prayer before the meal , served by Mary Jo Buckley to 10 members and a guest. Henderson's missions report, "Jamaica, Paradise was from Restored," "Response" magazine. Paradise Street in Kingston, Jamaica is an inner·city neighborhood where poverty and violence were the rule. It is horne to United Methodist missions since 1·884, and today, the Methodists are working to make Paradise a street where justice, peace and hope live. They are doing this with many projects, including church schools, groups to support women through education, employment and evangelism, and through drama workshops. Ruth Brooks· program was titled "Who Is My Neighbor?" Kathy Corbitt PageA3 . RACINE Racine American Legion Auxiliary. fost 602, 7 p.m. at the hall. Plans will be made for Courtney Ginther to attend the 2007 Buckeye Girl State. - TUPPERS PLAINS Tuppers Plains VFW 9053, 1 p.m. at the hall. - Saturday, Jan. 27 HARRISONVILLE harrisonville Masonic LOdge F & AM #411 will have its annual inspection in the entered apprentice degree .at 7:30 p. m. preced~~~ by a diner to be served at 6:30 p.m. with all Masons iRvited. • • Church events Friday, Jan. 26 MIDDLEPORT - Free community meatloaf dinner, 4:30 to 6f.m., Family Life Center o the Middleport Church of Christ. Saturday, Jan 27 RUTl--AND Gospel River Boys will present a concert 7 p .m. at the Rutland Freewill Baptist Church, Salem Street , Rutland.Freewill offering. Sunday,Jan.l8 CARPENTER Carpenter Baptist Church , 6:30 p.m., mus1c by Rev. Gary·Alton, members of the Athens Harmonica Club and others, plus Alton will deliver the message following the music. Birthdays Thursday, Jan. 25 RACINE Martha Wolfe of Racine will observe her 93rd birthday. Jan. 25. She recently broke her hip and is now a patient at the Four Winds Nursing Facility in Jackson. Cards may be sent to 2 I 5 Seth Ave., Jackson, Ohio 45640. Submitted photo Several members of the nursing staff at Holzer Medica l Center's Invasive Recovery Unit in Gallipol is trained at Rivers ide Methodist Hospital, Columbus . They in~ luded . left to right . Scott Gilliland. RN. Missy Taylor, RN. Amanda Swain . RN, Erin Crabtree, RN. Tracy Sowards. RN . Cindy Roberts. RN. Wade Burdine. RN. and Larry Lee. RN. HMC nurses train at Columbus hospital GALLIPOLIS - Hol zer Medical Center (HM C) recently utilized the expe rtise of staff at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, to assist with educational training for nurses on the Hospital's Two West Invasive Recover Unit (IRU) in Gallipolis. A majority of the nursing staff for at the Center 's IRU trained for two weeks at Riverside Metho()ist Hospital, providing patient care for over I00 post-cardiac catheterization patients in Riverside' s Invasive Recovery Unit. Cardiac Catheterization is a procedure in which a pauent is injected with a small amount of numbin g medicine throu gh major blood vessels that go lO the heart. The rest of the procedure is performed through a small tube or sheath that is placed into the vesse l. Press ures are measured in side the heart by injecting dye into the arteri es and main pumping chamber. The sheath is then removed at the conclusion of the tes t. Ri ve rs ide Memorial Hospital is recogn ized locall y, reg ionally. and nati onally for its qua lit y care, service. and reput ation by ranking two consec uti ve years by the So lucie nt Leade rship Institute as a Top I 00 Cardio vascu la r Hospital in the Un it ed States and Quality Leader in ~lean Services bv Natio nal Research Corponitio n. "This training prepared us to provide better care for our patie nts," sLated Missy Tay lor. RN, IR U stall nurse at HMC. "Training at Riverside has made us fee I more con fi dent in the care we are able to prnvide for the communities we se rve." "We were ahk to walk Sunday, Jan. 28 POMEROY - Mary Will Kilpatrick will obs.erve her 92nd birthday with an open house P.artY at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center on Sunday. She is a 1933 graduate of Chester High School and a retired school teacher. Cards may be sent to her c/o the center at 36759 Rocksprings Rd., Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Thursday, Feb. 8 POMEROY Alice Thompson will observe her 85th birthday, Feb. 8. Card may be sent to her at 42370 Gun Club Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. If you want to make farm life less taxing, talk to your people at H&R Block. Our people can answer questions about things like fuel credit, farm income averaging and casualty losses. Caii1-8QO..HRBLOCK or visit hrblock.com 6 t 8 East Main St. Pomeroy, OH 45769 Mon-Fri 9 to 6 Sat9to5 992-6674 Other Hours by Appoi ntme nt H&R RLOCK dirt!ctly mtn our a s~ig n menh at Ri verside aml pmvide care for their patie nts," Larrv Lee. RN. IR U \taff nurs.; al HM C co mmented. "We pruville the same type uf l·art· fur our patients !hat W(lUid e4uippell with eleve n ( II ) mon itored pati ent beds, mcludi ng three pri vate n1ulm. The Unit serves as " " npe n-hea rt procedure sle p-dnwn unit. post -cardiac interventiunal area. and oct:ur Ill larger ho~pit a l ~t·t ­ tin,g:-. . Going through thi' .te l emetr}- mumtorin g statio n for su rgical pa tie nh . th e time. L·an retci\'e hig-l'lty lL~L·hno l ­ l'll~rgy anJ effort Ollr staff ogy in a hometown en\ iron- de\ oteU towa rd traming at me lit like Gallipolis." Rivers ide Melh udisl D(lcw rs send patienh tr> Hospital. They hm e prove n the In vasi1·e ReC<H'Cr\ L' nit thai tl1ey stri\ e to provide when they are cnnc·ernccl the he' t care poS\ible fur about key body fnnctinn,, (>ur patie nt.,," stated Brent Larck , RN, Patie nt Care Slh.:h as heart ratt.'. Pati enh rcl·eive a less imensc k1·cl \1 anagcr for HMC\ Two of care versus th e Criti,·al West and IR U. for any quesrious 0 11 rht• Care Uni t; hnwevc r, ar,, moni tnn:d morL' L'I\),L'h· tY/1<' (~l se1Tices prm·ided ur than a standard inp<~t i,·lil Hol;er Mfdico l Celllrl' \ uni t. Holzer Medic;il '[,,.., Hhr Unil. mil U.u·ck <II Cen ter's slep-d(lwn ar,·il i' ( 7./(1) .J-16 -5027. train ing 't• ri fie~ that pat ienl' "I e~pp r eciale MEIGS COUNTY CDBG 06 COMMUNITY DISTRESS PROGRAM DEMOLITION AND CLEARANCE PROJECT • POMEROY VILLAGE NOTICE OF EXPLANATION FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT Me1gs County 1ntends to undertake a CDBG 06 CDBG Community Distress Program Clearance project . tor the purpose of the demol ition of various housing units wi thin the village of Pomeroy. Port1ons of the proJeCt may be located in the 100 year floo dplain . The proposed projects cannot be undertaken 1n any other locat1on as the re is no practical alternative for the locat1on of the prOjects. The demolition/clearance pro1ect can only take place where there is a need and 1t IS known that the need may be targeted in these base flood a re as . Th erefore , 1t IS the JUdgment of th e Meigs County Commissioners that the benefits to the LMI res1dents that live in these areas in various locations in the v1llage of Pomeroy of Meigs County. outwe1ghs consideration of Executive Or.ders 11988 and 11990. A more detailed des cnptlon of the pro1ect and the FIRM Flood Maps are available for Cl t,zen review at the Meigs County Grants Office. t17 East Memorial Drive. Su1te 7. Pomeroy. Oh10 45769. Me1gs County CommiSSioners Mick Davenport. PreSident �·-. ., '\;: •"-<it •/< ,• ' .• .. ~'· :~ Oaily Sentinel ,. OPINION ~~ t ;:; ~ ~ .~~· f n> . ..... . {1.,192~11111• .J· . ' )'\ ·.:.J . ~1 I • P'utlieiOt, Ohio PAX (740J 112·2157 --"'YcMAracnttnel.com BY RACHEL BECK f>P Ohio Valley Publishing Co. .. ,.i.. . ' . r' 4 . •' • O.n Goodrich Publisher ;~ "-; r l.,. :i.. ,..~ . 't;: ~ ' '\,. ' ' .. ·· .. ~'\ ,,;.~ .• '• .... . 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' In 1971 , Charles Manson and three women followers ,, were c011victed in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 !l&yings of seven people, including actress Sharon . BUSINESS WRITER NEW YORK -- It makes sense for shareholders to closely track corporate eamings: It is the only chance for them to get a thorough repon card on how business is going and often provides them with hints on the outlook for the months ahead. Whether that persuades them to buy stocks is another story. Much attention gets paid to earnings every quarter, but overall market performance during "earnings periods" significantly tmils the returns seen at other times of the year, according to research by Birinyi Associates Inc. That suggests that investors haven't been wowed by the strong growth in overall corpomte earnings quaner ~fter quaner, despite all the talk about how that benefits the stock market. · Over the last few years. shareholders have had lots of good news coming their way. There have been 13 consecutive quarters of double-digit earnings growth at companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, tying a record set back in 1992 through 1995. according to Thomson Financial. Expectations are for this In 1990, actress Ava Gardner died in ·London at age 67 ·r - ~ 111 1>1111 y...- ~&o: The blarnic nrilitant group Hamas won a ~· !• i \wie ~Ujol11)' of ~~eats in Palestinian parhamentary elec~ · ~s. A ~ar 1'1111 of siblings was crushed between a truck and \:'.' . · · a &toppetl ~I bus in Lake Butler, Fla., killing the seven ·,_ ,;. •. ~ ofMidren just two miles from where they lived. .,..' •·"'•SIIIViv«" llclulrd Hatch was convicted in Providence, ~- .~· Ill., of fallll& to pay taxes on his $1 nrillion winnings (he ~ •tcnced to more than four years in prison). . , ,''i"1bdayVBI~: Journaltst·author Edwm Newman ts ~ \ ,, · •ja. Ackt ·er.ag l'ahner is 80. The former president of "'·i ;' · tletdia, &itJird Shevardnadzc, is 79. Actor Dean Jones is i "'; ·" 1tl.'t"O~,in&er Claude Gray is 7~. The former president ~ -.t: ~. Ofd,e . . Res, Corazon Aquino, is 74. Blues singer Etta fS1 .., .f~es i! . Movie director Tobe Hooper is 64. Actress lei&h tayhlr- Young is 63. Actress Jenifer Lewis is 50. ~1\ttn!St Dinah Manoff is 49. Country musician Mike Burch ~ -;" J ,_>. {River l~ is 41. Rhythm-IUKI-blues singer Kina is 38. ~- :_:, ~ss Chilp Kantner is 36. Musician Matt Odmark (Jars ~i ~l Clay) is J3 .. Actress ~ia Kirshner is 32. Rhythm·and'~t~ ~~s sinP, Ahc1a Keys 1s 26. · ~""\ ··,f"1\oug~~rilr Today: "By the time a person has achieved ,..-s ~ for choosing a direction, the die is cast and 't'h ~e.lt. has long passed which determined the future." ~. ·, ·:,·-Zelda Sayre fitzgerald, American writer (1900-1948). ··~ ~~ .'· qu;mer's results to he stronlj. though slightly weaker than what has been seen in the recent p:Lst. The growth rate for those S&P 500 companies that have already reponed earnings as well :ts the estimates for those that will repo11 in the coming weeks now stands at around 9.3 per· cenl, according tn Thomson Financial. Emnings are coming in 6. I percent above estimates. which tops the average sur· prise fdctor of 4.2 percent seen over the last eight quarters. Companies in the linancial services sector are huing best, with earnings mnning 8 percent ahead of what they had forecast. The good news -- m1d bad, too -- hasn't been lost of shareholders. Wells Fargo & Co. TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. and Schlumberger Ltd. all mllied in recent days atier beating consensus estimates. while Motorola Inc. and Intel Corp. reponed disappointing results and saw their stocks slump. But the intense focus on earnings may be leading inv~stors to mis.s out on better opponunities in the market. In a note entitled "Earnings Sea~on Blues." the research firm Birinyi Associates looked back over the last 17 quaners at times when S&P "Bottom line, 'beating ' quanerly earnings estimates has become about as common as pumpkin pie during the holiday season," McVey said in a recent research note. And that's even though less than a third of companies provide any quanerly earnings guidance to investors and wa."i. more extreme than in analysts. · others. For instance, during Instead. he advises the the repon ing period that mn from July 7. 2004 through investment finn's clients to Aug. 12. 2004. the S&P 500 buv "consistent beaters" fell 4.93 percent while the those that have topped estimarket rose 6.34 percent over mates for at least four quarthe next two months. Last ters in a row. A portfolio of summer, there was a 1.03"per- those companies, rebalanced cent rise in the S&P 500 quanerly, have outperfonned when companies reponed the S&P 500 by 165 percent results. but the gains seen since 1996. after that were 5.28 percent. An example McVey points Of course, getting investors to is McGraw-Hill to look beyond earnings sea- Companies Inc., owner of son will be a challenge. For BusinessWeek and credit ratthose investors who can't ings agency Standard & break the habit just yet. the Poor's. It has reported earnmarket-watchers at Morgan ings ahead of or in-line with Stanley have come up with consensus estimates for the some guid;mc-e on how to last 40 consecutive quarters, proceed . With 71 percent of compa· and its stock has benefited as nics now reponing earnings a result. Its shares have that beat expectations -- up jumped from around $12 from about 50 percent a each a decade ago to just decade ago -- Morgan under $70 a piece today. Clearly, investors who get Stm1ley's chief U.S. invest· ahead in today's rnarl\et ment strategist Henry McVey points out that trading on each might want to think beyond quaner's positive news won't the initial moves following get investors far. earnings. 500 companies were reponing earnings as well as the "off season." They found a surprising gap in the cumula· tive returns: The market rose 12.<J7 percent when earnings come in compared with a 55.43 percent gain the other times of the year. The divide in some quaners TilE U.N. FINALLY AGRt:ES "TO TAKE ACTION.,, DARf\JRr \N{;, 1\-U; CIVIL\ZbO · ~.OWNO~ ...-- S\'f ON m{; ~\OI::::UN!;;S ..-:-....,::::-., AND ALI.Ol.l nuS UN8.. Of aa.Jg_,lY \RAN? J - \0 COW\11.\ll}t;,. ~ i't'tJk• •:, Imperialist fantasies defy history For several reasons. the most salient historical fact of the 20th century has been lost on most Americans. Oddly, it's one our Revolutionary forbears would have been quicker to recognize: The age of colonial empires is over. 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Jan . 24, 2007. at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, after an extended illness . He was born Feb. 17. 1958, in Point Pleasant, W.Va., to Robert Eblin of Middlepon and the late Jean Bias Eblin. He ·was a carpenter for most of his life. . · Surviving, besides his father, are his wife, Shari Eblin. Pomeroy; his children: Chad Freeman, Syracuse, Bobby (Bnttany) Eblin, Harrisonville, and Michelle Eblin, . Pomeroy; a grandson, Markus Eblin, Harri sonville; his .mother-in-law, Linda Mills, Syracuse; father-in-law : Melvin Freeman, Racine ; stepfather, Wayne (Kathy) . Thomas, Mtddleport; sisters: Sandy (Ryan) Evans, Racine, Debbte Vancooney. Elyria, Cindy Pickens, Middleport, and Sandy (Bennie ) Wright . Pomeroy; brothers: Joe Vancooney. Elyria, Mike Vancooney. Pomeroy, and Tony VanCooney, Pomeroy; sisters-in-law: Tara Freeman of Middleport, Jeanette (Rick) Lunsford of Pomeroy, and 'Judy (Ronnie ) Hawley, Middleport; brothers-in-law, Joe (Laura) Freeman , Jackson, and Doug Freeman, Pomeroy, : and several nieces and nephews. Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by his stepmother. Hyllia Eblin, and a brother, Donnie Freeman. Service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 at the Pomeroy Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home, with Rev. Jan Lavender ofticiating. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home and may 'e nd online condolences \O www.fisherfuneralhomes.com At the family's request in lieu of flowers, memorial con. tributions rna be made to the Fisher Funeral Home, P. 0. . Box 151. Middleport, Ohio, 45760. POMEROY -- A foreclosure was granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court to CitiMortgage. Inc., against Jack E. Phillips and Vivian H. Phillips. and others. An action seeking forfeiture of a land contract was filed in the court by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Houston, Tex., against David W. Stephens, Racine, and others. 'Ibm Parker Civil suit POMEROY -- An action alleging personal injury was filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Larry Sayre, Syracuse, and others. against William McCreedy, Gallipolis. AP photo Mary Chandler hugs her dog, Mr. Spot, Tuesday. who fell through the ice at Lake Seneca on Monday in Bryan and was rescued by neighbor Jim Hogan. Divorce POMEROY -- A divorce was granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court to Walter W. Davis from Susan L. Daniels. Neighbor saves dog from drowning in icy Ohio lake Dissolution BRYAN (AP) -- A 100· pound Dalmatian named Mr. Spot owes his life to a neighbor who waded through icy water to rescue the dog. Mary Chandler, the dog's owner. said she knew some· thing was wrong when she coufdn't find Mr. Spot Monday night and then heard him barking . Her other dog pointed the way and she went to the edge of Lake Seneca where she lives with her two dogs. "He was holding onto the ice with his front paws and his head on the ice,' she said. "You could see poor Spotty shivering. it was horrible." Mr. Spot was about 30 feet from the shore. Half of his body was underwater. "The dog was looking at me like , ' Please help me,"' she said. "He had that puppy-dog face." Chandler celled neighbor Jim Hogan who ran down to help. POMEROY -- Dissolutions were granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court to Teresa L. Tripp and Rodney A. Tripp and Candace L. Tuttle and Eric D. Tuttle. Highway Patrol CHESTER -- Patsy L. Blugel. 42. Ripley, W.Va., was cited for failure to control by the Gallia-Meigs Post of the State Highway Patrol following a one-vehicle accident Wednesday on Ohio 7. Troopers said Blugel was nonhbound at 4:30 a.m. when the pickup truck she drove slid off the right side of the road and struck an embankment. The pickup came to rest off the right side of the road, accordmg to the report. Damage to the pickup was dis· abling, troopers said. POMEROY -- Tom Parker. an old soldier. age 90. of the Laurel Cliff community, died Jan. 19. 2007. Tom served m the U.S. Army for 28 years, from May, 1942 until July, 1970. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kate; his parents, Pearl and Bertha Radford Parker ; an infant brother, POMEROY -- Yesterday two separate traffic accidents Manning ; and sisters: Geraldyne Ferguson, Cleo Parker. occurred on Liberty Lane and are being investigated by the Gayle Kaspar. Cheryl Alkire, and Jeannine Talley. Pomeroy Police Department. He is survived by his brother. Lt. Col. (Army Ret.) According to Pomeroy Patrolman Ronnie Spaun who Cedric (Helen) Parker of San Antonio, Tex .. and several investigated both accidents, Jeremy Richmond, 24, nieces and nephews. Middleport, was driving his 1986 Ford truck uphill on Burial was in. Rocksprings Cemetery. Liberty Lane when it went into a ditch. Pomeroy Chief of Police Mark E. Proffitt said the accident was caused by Richmond's unsafe vehicle. Richmond was cited for expired tags, fictitious tags and failure to control. MASON, W.Va. -- Bernice Parsons, 68. of Wichita, Spaun said the second accident on Liberty Lane involved Kan .. formerly of Pomeroy and Greenfield. passed away Seth Perry, 16, Middleport, who was driving a 1999 Toyota Sunday, Jan. 21.2007, in Wichita. four-door sedan that went off of the road. The cause of the . She was born Nov. 8, 1938, in Mason, W.Va., daughter of accident was not given though Perry was cited for failure to the late Bernard and Thelma Hood Nease. She was a home- control and no operator's license. Proffitt said also charged maker and a member of the First Baptist Church in was Perry's mother Leisa Perry, 45, Middleport, who was Greenfield . She was a 1956 graduate of Pomeroy High cited for wrongful entrustment because her son did not School. where she was a member of the marching band. have a valid drivers license. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Parsons. .. Surviving are a daughter, Brenda Parsons of Chillicothe; lage received three bids a son, Robert "Bobby" Parsons of Wichita; a son and and Toler's was the highest daughter-in-law, Brent (Tina) Parsons of Andover, Kan.; at $3,254 for the 1968 grandchildren: Don Gebhart, Brad Parsons, Kxla Parsons, Army dump truck with from PageA1 and Heather Parsons; a sister, Emma "Sally ' Owens of wench and $2,254 for the Pomeroy; a brother, Charles Nease of Syracuse; and severphone for the police depart- 1989 Army cargo hauler for al nieces and nephews. a total of $5,508. Funeral will be at I p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at ment. Miller said he'd Resident Carl Morris Fogelsong· Tucker Funeral Home in Mason, with Rev. found a plan that would reported he was withdraw· Jonathan Noble officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. allow both the police and ing his property from being Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday at the funer· water department phones at considered for the new post al home and may e-mail condolences to fogelsongtuck· less cost than the current office location because of plan, suggesting a 1200 er@myway.com. minute plan instead of a zoning issues. Also discussed was the 2200 mmute plan now in of the effect. According to Miller move water/sewer/village office this should drop the cost about $30 a month even from the Rutland Civic with the two phones. Miller Center to the log cabin said he would pay the police which will likely take place department's share of the on a Saturday. The moving date will be set after the bill himself. . · MIDDLEPORT Middleport Volunteer Fire Council then agreed to go phone company establishes Department will serve barbecue and fish sandwiches begin- with two cell phones, one when it can move the ning at II .a.m. on Feb. 3 at the firehouse. for the police department phone lines. Council also and one for the water volunteered. to help with department for call-in emer· the move. Water Operator Rob gencies, providing there is CARPENTER - The Carpenter Baptist Church is hold· no requirement for a long Birchfield reported every· thing. is "okay" with regard in~ what it calls a 'special service' beginning at 6:30p.m. term contract and the cost is to the village's reporting to (he village. cheaper to this Sunday. Music will be performed by the Rev. Gary Council voted , to pay the Ohio Environmental Alton, members of the Athens Harmonica Club and others. · Following the music, Alton will deliver the message. The employees Dave Davis and Protection Agency. He said · church is located on Ohio 143. call 698-0002 or 698-6498 Ray DeWitt $300 each to be he does need to order some used to purchase work sampling supplies. · for more information. Council set its regular clothing. This payment is a reimbursement for 2006 meeting times for 2007 at 7 requested speed signs be only and council intends to p.m. on the second Tuesday posted at the end and begin· clarify its clothing policy of every month. The meeting went into ning of Union Terrace for 2007 and future years. ellecutive session once, cit· Council approved the bid Road. Pomeroy Chief of from PageA1 from Maurice Toler for two ing personnel reasons and Police Mark E. Proffitt and said the depart· Army trucks offered for more specifically "employ· ·current plan with Medical agreed ment receives numerous sale in December. The vii- ee discipline." Mutual. according to speeding complaints for the Donald Vaughan of the area. Krautter said he could Vaughan Insurance Agency order the signs. enroll in the program assessed on a sliding fee who put together quotes for Proffitt also requested scale. However, the maxi· council to consider. council pay for traimng for mum for the four-hour ses· Mayor John Musser rec- Pomeroy Clerk of Courts from PageA1 sion is $12 and it decreases ommended council get esti- Heather White and Pomeroy there depending on mates io repair Lincoln Assistant Clerk of Courts "This is a two-fold pro- from ability to pay. Those who Drive after guardrail ribbon Jessica Theiss. Council gram," said the coordinator. and posts were washed out agreed to pay tuition which "It will not only provide enroll are required to by rains. Musser also rec- was $40 per persQn, $84 for memory enhancement tech- attend at least one session a , ommended repairing the the hotel accommodations niques for clients, but give a week although it is pre· concrete near the Mulberry in Westerville, $50 for gaso- break to caregivers. Pan of ferred they attend both for Conununity center that was line to the driver and $25 per our program is geared to the most benefit. McDaniel flew to Denver, damaged as a result of day per person for food over taking care of the caregiver. Colo. several weeks ago to sewer problems. the two day training session. and on the first Friday of meet with the founders of Council voted to abandon Council approved the use every month from 10 to the Brookdale Foundation. an unnam~d street near of the upper parking 101 for 11:30 a.m. there will be a Welch Town Road. Street the Peoples Bank Relay for family support group meet- "With only a hundred sites funded nationwide, three Superintendent Jack Life Team yard sale with all ing. This will allow care- being in Ohio. Meigs Krautter said he could find profits going to relay which givers and family members County was really fortunate a time to share feelings and to get one of the grants," she no name for the road on old is nonprofit. Council passed resolution concerns as well as learn commented . maps ·though his department had patched 1t last 2.07' advancing $4,000 from coping techniqw:s." During year. By abandoning .the the state highway fund to the year there will also be an road the village rehnqu1sh· the general fund, and trans· educational prograh! for the es its right of way and w1ll ferring $4.000 from the gen· caregivers to make them aware of community no longer perform mamte- eral to the street fund. The village's 2007 annual resources available. nance on the road. McDaniel explained that Pomeroy Assistant Chief appropriations ~ere also there approved for $2,254,074.75. is a nommal cost to of l'olke Alan Queen Pomeroy traffic accidents Gene Lyons The methods used by bloody -minded conquerors such as the ancient Romans. the Ottoman Turks and the Nazis -- decimating whole villages anywhere the occupiers encountered resistance -- are simply riot acceptable :o contemporary democracies. thank heaven. Local rebellions were met with what we 'd now call "geno· cide." "They make a wasteland and call it peace.'' Tacitus reponed a Scottish clan chieftain bitterly observ ing on the Roman Empire's farthest frontier. Once subdued and secure, subject populatipns could be seduced by innovations like sanitary water systems and dependable roads. luxuries the United States has yet to provide throughout much of lraq. If American soldiers speak ing no Arabic' . and practicing non-Islamic religions ever had any chance to win over the "hearts and minds" of Iraqis. that c·han<:e was lost in the stupefying chaos followi ng the fall of Baghdad . The time for a troop "surge." not of 20.000 but I0 times that number. at minimum. would have been four years ago. in earl y 2003. Bush's escalation is too little. too late. By now, polls show huge majorities of Iraqis siding with their own se<:t and clan and against all other' -- particularly the Ameri,·an conquero ~. (If anything. the reluctance of Iraqis to confess their loyalties to strangers amid a sectarian civil war probably under· states that hatred.) Those majorities certainly include lraqi soldiers and policemen. outwardly loyal to the government by day, covertly devoted to sectarian militias by mght. Pretty much as most Americans would be in the unimaginable circumstance of the United States being occupied by an army of Araqic-speaking Muslims. Asked by CBS's Scott Pelley on "60 Minutes" if he thought he owed the Iraqi people an apology for failing to provide security after the invasion. President Bush was characteristically defiant. "Not at all. I am proud of the efforts we did," he said. "We liberated that country from a tyrant. l think the Iraqi people owe the American people a huge debt of gratitude .... I mean the people understand that we· ve endured great sacritice to help them. That's the problem here in America. They wonder whether or not there is a gratitude level that's significant enough in ,[raq." To anybody but a Bush True Believer, it's a statement astonishing in its moral blindness. Yet Bush does know his "base." Partly be<:ause the U.S . ri se to "hyperpower" status. to use the French term, coincided with the collapse of Eurupean empires in Asia and Africa. followed by the long twilight struggle against the Soviet Union Iit,elf an overextended empire), many Americans 'ee themselves as an exception to hi story. We make a v.asteland and call it "democracy." But here's Bush's prob· lem: Most of those same Americans never wanted an empire to hegin with. Most can no more distinguish between Eye-raq and Eye· ran than Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Until quite recently. most never heard of Sunnis and Shiites. · They're instinctive isola· tionists, who· d agree with President John Quincy Adams advice that that the United States "not go abroad in search of monsters to slay." Only Sept. II, and the Bush administration's stunningly dishonest campaign blaming Saddam Hussein while conjuring imaginary mushroom clouds, con· vinced them to back ''nation· building" in the Middle East. Only an equally hysterical propaganda cam.paign could convince even Bush's dwindling base to back the neoconservatives· mad imperialist fantasy of decimating Iran with bombs -- no army presently being availa~le to conquer Persia. There are signs of such a campaign getting under way in the usual places. but in active resistance Congress and not much indication the public's listening. So has the Iraq debacle taught this president anything at all? That could be the determining question. (Arkansas Demo"ratGa~erte · columnist Gene Lyons is a national mag a· ~ine award winner and coauthor of "The Hunting of the President " (St. Martins Press, :Z(}(J() ). You can e-mail Lvon.s at genelyons:Z@sbcg/obaLnet.) • "He was in too deep to stand up ," Hogan satd. "He had a pair of sad e.yes ." They estimated that Mr. Spot had been in the water for at least 45 mi nutc> and wouldn't last mu'h longer. First, they were going to use a paddleboat to reach the· dog, but it was tilled with ice. Then they found a canoe, but there was no paddle. Hogan then walked out onto the ice. dragging the canoe behind him . But the ice was not thick enough and Hogan fell through about halfway out, standing up in water up to his waist. "Man. oh man was that water cold," he said. Hogan began breaking through the ice with his fi sts until he reached Mr. Spot. "I grabbed hold of his collar and came back through the path I broke." he said. Mr. Spot and Hogan are fine now. "It was an adventure," he said with a laugh. 2 girls struck and killed by train, 3rd .injured IRONTON (AP) -- Two girls were struck and killed by a train and a third was injured while walking along the tracks on Wednesday. police said. Police have not released their names or ages, or the condition of the injured girl. Witnesses said they were middle school age. Witnesses told police the girls . were walking on the tracks near an abandoned crossing along U.S. 52 in this city I00 miles south of Columbus. A bystander pulled the survivor from the tracks and the two who Rutland ~ li't,.._ ~1 '. Obituaries www.mydailysentinel.com Iemke Parsons IRAQ? ~OSAV~'l fire. :L: . . . :!f. . Thursday, January 25, 2007 ":...· f :'~1h ...~~. PageA4 Local Briefs died were found under the train, about a quarter mile behind the engine, after it came to a halt . The ·Norfolk Southern train had 115 cars loaded with coal and was headed from Williamson, W.Va., to Ashtabula in northeast Ohio, railway spokesman Rudy Husband said. The track speed near Ironton is 50 mph, he said. "These individuals were walking on railroad proper· ty when they were struck,'' Husband said. "Our trains are not equipped with steer· ing wheels.' Fonner central Ohio sheriff requests early release from prison Barbecue planned LANCASTER (AP) -The former Fairfield County sheriff convicted in a late 1990s public-corrup· tion scandal is asking a ju~ge to let him out of prison one year early. Gary DeMastry began serving a six-year sentence in 2002 after a jury convict· ed him on 32 charges includ· ing theft in office and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activitv. He later pleaded guilty 'to five more charges m exchange for avoiding more trials on the original 323-count indictment, w"hich 'Special service' Costs prosecutors were . trying in stages. He was accused of spendin~ taxpayer money on things hke personal meals, travel and entertainment. DeMastry wrote last month to visiting Judge Richard Markus, who heard the trail and sentenced him. ·'[ have learned a lot from my five years in prison," he wrote. "I do sincerely accept responsibility for my actions and have remorse for the pain I've caused others. I apologize for" my actions and the cost to Fairfield County due to my action. 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' In 1971 , Charles Manson and three women followers ,, were c011victed in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 !l&yings of seven people, including actress Sharon . BUSINESS WRITER NEW YORK -- It makes sense for shareholders to closely track corporate eamings: It is the only chance for them to get a thorough repon card on how business is going and often provides them with hints on the outlook for the months ahead. Whether that persuades them to buy stocks is another story. Much attention gets paid to earnings every quarter, but overall market performance during "earnings periods" significantly tmils the returns seen at other times of the year, according to research by Birinyi Associates Inc. That suggests that investors haven't been wowed by the strong growth in overall corpomte earnings quaner ~fter quaner, despite all the talk about how that benefits the stock market. · Over the last few years. shareholders have had lots of good news coming their way. 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Actor Dean Jones is i "'; ·" 1tl.'t"O~,in&er Claude Gray is 7~. The former president ~ -.t: ~. Ofd,e . . Res, Corazon Aquino, is 74. Blues singer Etta fS1 .., .f~es i! . Movie director Tobe Hooper is 64. Actress lei&h tayhlr- Young is 63. Actress Jenifer Lewis is 50. ~1\ttn!St Dinah Manoff is 49. Country musician Mike Burch ~ -;" J ,_>. {River l~ is 41. Rhythm-IUKI-blues singer Kina is 38. ~- :_:, ~ss Chilp Kantner is 36. Musician Matt Odmark (Jars ~i ~l Clay) is J3 .. Actress ~ia Kirshner is 32. Rhythm·and'~t~ ~~s sinP, Ahc1a Keys 1s 26. · ~""\ ··,f"1\oug~~rilr Today: "By the time a person has achieved ,..-s ~ for choosing a direction, the die is cast and 't'h ~e.lt. has long passed which determined the future." ~. ·, ·:,·-Zelda Sayre fitzgerald, American writer (1900-1948). ··~ ~~ .'· qu;mer's results to he stronlj. though slightly weaker than what has been seen in the recent p:Lst. The growth rate for those S&P 500 companies that have already reponed earnings as well :ts the estimates for those that will repo11 in the coming weeks now stands at around 9.3 per· cenl, according tn Thomson Financial. Emnings are coming in 6. I percent above estimates. which tops the average sur· prise fdctor of 4.2 percent seen over the last eight quarters. Companies in the linancial services sector are huing best, with earnings mnning 8 percent ahead of what they had forecast. The good news -- m1d bad, too -- hasn't been lost of shareholders. Wells Fargo & Co. TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. and Schlumberger Ltd. all mllied in recent days atier beating consensus estimates. while Motorola Inc. and Intel Corp. reponed disappointing results and saw their stocks slump. But the intense focus on earnings may be leading inv~stors to mis.s out on better opponunities in the market. In a note entitled "Earnings Sea~on Blues." the research firm Birinyi Associates looked back over the last 17 quaners at times when S&P "Bottom line, 'beating ' quanerly earnings estimates has become about as common as pumpkin pie during the holiday season," McVey said in a recent research note. And that's even though less than a third of companies provide any quanerly earnings guidance to investors and wa."i. more extreme than in analysts. · others. For instance, during Instead. he advises the the repon ing period that mn from July 7. 2004 through investment finn's clients to Aug. 12. 2004. the S&P 500 buv "consistent beaters" fell 4.93 percent while the those that have topped estimarket rose 6.34 percent over mates for at least four quarthe next two months. Last ters in a row. A portfolio of summer, there was a 1.03"per- those companies, rebalanced cent rise in the S&P 500 quanerly, have outperfonned when companies reponed the S&P 500 by 165 percent results. but the gains seen since 1996. after that were 5.28 percent. An example McVey points Of course, getting investors to is McGraw-Hill to look beyond earnings sea- Companies Inc., owner of son will be a challenge. For BusinessWeek and credit ratthose investors who can't ings agency Standard & break the habit just yet. the Poor's. It has reported earnmarket-watchers at Morgan ings ahead of or in-line with Stanley have come up with consensus estimates for the some guid;mc-e on how to last 40 consecutive quarters, proceed . With 71 percent of compa· and its stock has benefited as nics now reponing earnings a result. Its shares have that beat expectations -- up jumped from around $12 from about 50 percent a each a decade ago to just decade ago -- Morgan under $70 a piece today. Clearly, investors who get Stm1ley's chief U.S. invest· ahead in today's rnarl\et ment strategist Henry McVey points out that trading on each might want to think beyond quaner's positive news won't the initial moves following get investors far. earnings. 500 companies were reponing earnings as well as the "off season." They found a surprising gap in the cumula· tive returns: The market rose 12.<J7 percent when earnings come in compared with a 55.43 percent gain the other times of the year. The divide in some quaners TilE U.N. FINALLY AGRt:ES "TO TAKE ACTION.,, DARf\JRr \N{;, 1\-U; CIVIL\ZbO · ~.OWNO~ ...-- S\'f ON m{; ~\OI::::UN!;;S ..-:-....,::::-., AND ALI.Ol.l nuS UN8.. Of aa.Jg_,lY \RAN? J - \0 COW\11.\ll}t;,. ~ i't'tJk• •:, Imperialist fantasies defy history For several reasons. the most salient historical fact of the 20th century has been lost on most Americans. Oddly, it's one our Revolutionary forbears would have been quicker to recognize: The age of colonial empires is over. 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Jan . 24, 2007. at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, after an extended illness . He was born Feb. 17. 1958, in Point Pleasant, W.Va., to Robert Eblin of Middlepon and the late Jean Bias Eblin. He ·was a carpenter for most of his life. . · Surviving, besides his father, are his wife, Shari Eblin. Pomeroy; his children: Chad Freeman, Syracuse, Bobby (Bnttany) Eblin, Harrisonville, and Michelle Eblin, . Pomeroy; a grandson, Markus Eblin, Harri sonville; his .mother-in-law, Linda Mills, Syracuse; father-in-law : Melvin Freeman, Racine ; stepfather, Wayne (Kathy) . Thomas, Mtddleport; sisters: Sandy (Ryan) Evans, Racine, Debbte Vancooney. Elyria, Cindy Pickens, Middleport, and Sandy (Bennie ) Wright . Pomeroy; brothers: Joe Vancooney. Elyria, Mike Vancooney. Pomeroy, and Tony VanCooney, Pomeroy; sisters-in-law: Tara Freeman of Middleport, Jeanette (Rick) Lunsford of Pomeroy, and 'Judy (Ronnie ) Hawley, Middleport; brothers-in-law, Joe (Laura) Freeman , Jackson, and Doug Freeman, Pomeroy, : and several nieces and nephews. Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by his stepmother. Hyllia Eblin, and a brother, Donnie Freeman. Service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 at the Pomeroy Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home, with Rev. Jan Lavender ofticiating. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home and may 'e nd online condolences \O www.fisherfuneralhomes.com At the family's request in lieu of flowers, memorial con. tributions rna be made to the Fisher Funeral Home, P. 0. . Box 151. Middleport, Ohio, 45760. POMEROY -- A foreclosure was granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court to CitiMortgage. Inc., against Jack E. Phillips and Vivian H. Phillips. and others. An action seeking forfeiture of a land contract was filed in the court by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Houston, Tex., against David W. Stephens, Racine, and others. 'Ibm Parker Civil suit POMEROY -- An action alleging personal injury was filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Larry Sayre, Syracuse, and others. against William McCreedy, Gallipolis. AP photo Mary Chandler hugs her dog, Mr. Spot, Tuesday. who fell through the ice at Lake Seneca on Monday in Bryan and was rescued by neighbor Jim Hogan. Divorce POMEROY -- A divorce was granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court to Walter W. Davis from Susan L. Daniels. Neighbor saves dog from drowning in icy Ohio lake Dissolution BRYAN (AP) -- A 100· pound Dalmatian named Mr. Spot owes his life to a neighbor who waded through icy water to rescue the dog. Mary Chandler, the dog's owner. said she knew some· thing was wrong when she coufdn't find Mr. Spot Monday night and then heard him barking . Her other dog pointed the way and she went to the edge of Lake Seneca where she lives with her two dogs. "He was holding onto the ice with his front paws and his head on the ice,' she said. "You could see poor Spotty shivering. it was horrible." Mr. Spot was about 30 feet from the shore. Half of his body was underwater. "The dog was looking at me like , ' Please help me,"' she said. "He had that puppy-dog face." Chandler celled neighbor Jim Hogan who ran down to help. POMEROY -- Dissolutions were granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court to Teresa L. Tripp and Rodney A. Tripp and Candace L. Tuttle and Eric D. Tuttle. Highway Patrol CHESTER -- Patsy L. Blugel. 42. Ripley, W.Va., was cited for failure to control by the Gallia-Meigs Post of the State Highway Patrol following a one-vehicle accident Wednesday on Ohio 7. Troopers said Blugel was nonhbound at 4:30 a.m. when the pickup truck she drove slid off the right side of the road and struck an embankment. The pickup came to rest off the right side of the road, accordmg to the report. Damage to the pickup was dis· abling, troopers said. POMEROY -- Tom Parker. an old soldier. age 90. of the Laurel Cliff community, died Jan. 19. 2007. Tom served m the U.S. Army for 28 years, from May, 1942 until July, 1970. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kate; his parents, Pearl and Bertha Radford Parker ; an infant brother, POMEROY -- Yesterday two separate traffic accidents Manning ; and sisters: Geraldyne Ferguson, Cleo Parker. occurred on Liberty Lane and are being investigated by the Gayle Kaspar. Cheryl Alkire, and Jeannine Talley. Pomeroy Police Department. He is survived by his brother. Lt. Col. (Army Ret.) According to Pomeroy Patrolman Ronnie Spaun who Cedric (Helen) Parker of San Antonio, Tex .. and several investigated both accidents, Jeremy Richmond, 24, nieces and nephews. Middleport, was driving his 1986 Ford truck uphill on Burial was in. Rocksprings Cemetery. Liberty Lane when it went into a ditch. Pomeroy Chief of Police Mark E. Proffitt said the accident was caused by Richmond's unsafe vehicle. Richmond was cited for expired tags, fictitious tags and failure to control. MASON, W.Va. -- Bernice Parsons, 68. of Wichita, Spaun said the second accident on Liberty Lane involved Kan .. formerly of Pomeroy and Greenfield. passed away Seth Perry, 16, Middleport, who was driving a 1999 Toyota Sunday, Jan. 21.2007, in Wichita. four-door sedan that went off of the road. The cause of the . She was born Nov. 8, 1938, in Mason, W.Va., daughter of accident was not given though Perry was cited for failure to the late Bernard and Thelma Hood Nease. She was a home- control and no operator's license. Proffitt said also charged maker and a member of the First Baptist Church in was Perry's mother Leisa Perry, 45, Middleport, who was Greenfield . She was a 1956 graduate of Pomeroy High cited for wrongful entrustment because her son did not School. where she was a member of the marching band. have a valid drivers license. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Parsons. .. Surviving are a daughter, Brenda Parsons of Chillicothe; lage received three bids a son, Robert "Bobby" Parsons of Wichita; a son and and Toler's was the highest daughter-in-law, Brent (Tina) Parsons of Andover, Kan.; at $3,254 for the 1968 grandchildren: Don Gebhart, Brad Parsons, Kxla Parsons, Army dump truck with from PageA1 and Heather Parsons; a sister, Emma "Sally ' Owens of wench and $2,254 for the Pomeroy; a brother, Charles Nease of Syracuse; and severphone for the police depart- 1989 Army cargo hauler for al nieces and nephews. a total of $5,508. Funeral will be at I p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at ment. Miller said he'd Resident Carl Morris Fogelsong· Tucker Funeral Home in Mason, with Rev. found a plan that would reported he was withdraw· Jonathan Noble officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. allow both the police and ing his property from being Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday at the funer· water department phones at considered for the new post al home and may e-mail condolences to fogelsongtuck· less cost than the current office location because of plan, suggesting a 1200 er@myway.com. minute plan instead of a zoning issues. Also discussed was the 2200 mmute plan now in of the effect. According to Miller move water/sewer/village office this should drop the cost about $30 a month even from the Rutland Civic with the two phones. Miller Center to the log cabin said he would pay the police which will likely take place department's share of the on a Saturday. The moving date will be set after the bill himself. . · MIDDLEPORT Middleport Volunteer Fire Council then agreed to go phone company establishes Department will serve barbecue and fish sandwiches begin- with two cell phones, one when it can move the ning at II .a.m. on Feb. 3 at the firehouse. for the police department phone lines. Council also and one for the water volunteered. to help with department for call-in emer· the move. Water Operator Rob gencies, providing there is CARPENTER - The Carpenter Baptist Church is hold· no requirement for a long Birchfield reported every· thing. is "okay" with regard in~ what it calls a 'special service' beginning at 6:30p.m. term contract and the cost is to the village's reporting to (he village. cheaper to this Sunday. Music will be performed by the Rev. Gary Council voted , to pay the Ohio Environmental Alton, members of the Athens Harmonica Club and others. · Following the music, Alton will deliver the message. The employees Dave Davis and Protection Agency. He said · church is located on Ohio 143. call 698-0002 or 698-6498 Ray DeWitt $300 each to be he does need to order some used to purchase work sampling supplies. · for more information. Council set its regular clothing. This payment is a reimbursement for 2006 meeting times for 2007 at 7 requested speed signs be only and council intends to p.m. on the second Tuesday posted at the end and begin· clarify its clothing policy of every month. The meeting went into ning of Union Terrace for 2007 and future years. ellecutive session once, cit· Council approved the bid Road. Pomeroy Chief of from PageA1 from Maurice Toler for two ing personnel reasons and Police Mark E. Proffitt and said the depart· Army trucks offered for more specifically "employ· ·current plan with Medical agreed ment receives numerous sale in December. The vii- ee discipline." Mutual. according to speeding complaints for the Donald Vaughan of the area. Krautter said he could Vaughan Insurance Agency order the signs. enroll in the program assessed on a sliding fee who put together quotes for Proffitt also requested scale. However, the maxi· council to consider. council pay for traimng for mum for the four-hour ses· Mayor John Musser rec- Pomeroy Clerk of Courts from PageA1 sion is $12 and it decreases ommended council get esti- Heather White and Pomeroy there depending on mates io repair Lincoln Assistant Clerk of Courts "This is a two-fold pro- from ability to pay. Those who Drive after guardrail ribbon Jessica Theiss. Council gram," said the coordinator. and posts were washed out agreed to pay tuition which "It will not only provide enroll are required to by rains. Musser also rec- was $40 per persQn, $84 for memory enhancement tech- attend at least one session a , ommended repairing the the hotel accommodations niques for clients, but give a week although it is pre· concrete near the Mulberry in Westerville, $50 for gaso- break to caregivers. Pan of ferred they attend both for Conununity center that was line to the driver and $25 per our program is geared to the most benefit. McDaniel flew to Denver, damaged as a result of day per person for food over taking care of the caregiver. Colo. several weeks ago to sewer problems. the two day training session. and on the first Friday of meet with the founders of Council voted to abandon Council approved the use every month from 10 to the Brookdale Foundation. an unnam~d street near of the upper parking 101 for 11:30 a.m. there will be a Welch Town Road. Street the Peoples Bank Relay for family support group meet- "With only a hundred sites funded nationwide, three Superintendent Jack Life Team yard sale with all ing. This will allow care- being in Ohio. Meigs Krautter said he could find profits going to relay which givers and family members County was really fortunate a time to share feelings and to get one of the grants," she no name for the road on old is nonprofit. Council passed resolution concerns as well as learn commented . maps ·though his department had patched 1t last 2.07' advancing $4,000 from coping techniqw:s." During year. By abandoning .the the state highway fund to the year there will also be an road the village rehnqu1sh· the general fund, and trans· educational prograh! for the es its right of way and w1ll ferring $4.000 from the gen· caregivers to make them aware of community no longer perform mamte- eral to the street fund. The village's 2007 annual resources available. nance on the road. McDaniel explained that Pomeroy Assistant Chief appropriations ~ere also there approved for $2,254,074.75. is a nommal cost to of l'olke Alan Queen Pomeroy traffic accidents Gene Lyons The methods used by bloody -minded conquerors such as the ancient Romans. the Ottoman Turks and the Nazis -- decimating whole villages anywhere the occupiers encountered resistance -- are simply riot acceptable :o contemporary democracies. thank heaven. Local rebellions were met with what we 'd now call "geno· cide." "They make a wasteland and call it peace.'' Tacitus reponed a Scottish clan chieftain bitterly observ ing on the Roman Empire's farthest frontier. Once subdued and secure, subject populatipns could be seduced by innovations like sanitary water systems and dependable roads. luxuries the United States has yet to provide throughout much of lraq. If American soldiers speak ing no Arabic' . and practicing non-Islamic religions ever had any chance to win over the "hearts and minds" of Iraqis. that c·han<:e was lost in the stupefying chaos followi ng the fall of Baghdad . The time for a troop "surge." not of 20.000 but I0 times that number. at minimum. would have been four years ago. in earl y 2003. Bush's escalation is too little. too late. By now, polls show huge majorities of Iraqis siding with their own se<:t and clan and against all other' -- particularly the Ameri,·an conquero ~. (If anything. the reluctance of Iraqis to confess their loyalties to strangers amid a sectarian civil war probably under· states that hatred.) Those majorities certainly include lraqi soldiers and policemen. outwardly loyal to the government by day, covertly devoted to sectarian militias by mght. Pretty much as most Americans would be in the unimaginable circumstance of the United States being occupied by an army of Araqic-speaking Muslims. Asked by CBS's Scott Pelley on "60 Minutes" if he thought he owed the Iraqi people an apology for failing to provide security after the invasion. President Bush was characteristically defiant. "Not at all. I am proud of the efforts we did," he said. "We liberated that country from a tyrant. l think the Iraqi people owe the American people a huge debt of gratitude .... I mean the people understand that we· ve endured great sacritice to help them. That's the problem here in America. They wonder whether or not there is a gratitude level that's significant enough in ,[raq." To anybody but a Bush True Believer, it's a statement astonishing in its moral blindness. Yet Bush does know his "base." Partly be<:ause the U.S . ri se to "hyperpower" status. to use the French term, coincided with the collapse of Eurupean empires in Asia and Africa. followed by the long twilight struggle against the Soviet Union Iit,elf an overextended empire), many Americans 'ee themselves as an exception to hi story. We make a v.asteland and call it "democracy." But here's Bush's prob· lem: Most of those same Americans never wanted an empire to hegin with. Most can no more distinguish between Eye-raq and Eye· ran than Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Until quite recently. most never heard of Sunnis and Shiites. · They're instinctive isola· tionists, who· d agree with President John Quincy Adams advice that that the United States "not go abroad in search of monsters to slay." Only Sept. II, and the Bush administration's stunningly dishonest campaign blaming Saddam Hussein while conjuring imaginary mushroom clouds, con· vinced them to back ''nation· building" in the Middle East. Only an equally hysterical propaganda cam.paign could convince even Bush's dwindling base to back the neoconservatives· mad imperialist fantasy of decimating Iran with bombs -- no army presently being availa~le to conquer Persia. There are signs of such a campaign getting under way in the usual places. but in active resistance Congress and not much indication the public's listening. So has the Iraq debacle taught this president anything at all? That could be the determining question. (Arkansas Demo"ratGa~erte · columnist Gene Lyons is a national mag a· ~ine award winner and coauthor of "The Hunting of the President " (St. Martins Press, :Z(}(J() ). You can e-mail Lvon.s at genelyons:Z@sbcg/obaLnet.) • "He was in too deep to stand up ," Hogan satd. "He had a pair of sad e.yes ." They estimated that Mr. Spot had been in the water for at least 45 mi nutc> and wouldn't last mu'h longer. First, they were going to use a paddleboat to reach the· dog, but it was tilled with ice. Then they found a canoe, but there was no paddle. Hogan then walked out onto the ice. dragging the canoe behind him . But the ice was not thick enough and Hogan fell through about halfway out, standing up in water up to his waist. "Man. oh man was that water cold," he said. Hogan began breaking through the ice with his fi sts until he reached Mr. Spot. "I grabbed hold of his collar and came back through the path I broke." he said. Mr. Spot and Hogan are fine now. "It was an adventure," he said with a laugh. 2 girls struck and killed by train, 3rd .injured IRONTON (AP) -- Two girls were struck and killed by a train and a third was injured while walking along the tracks on Wednesday. police said. Police have not released their names or ages, or the condition of the injured girl. Witnesses said they were middle school age. Witnesses told police the girls . were walking on the tracks near an abandoned crossing along U.S. 52 in this city I00 miles south of Columbus. A bystander pulled the survivor from the tracks and the two who Rutland ~ li't,.._ ~1 '. Obituaries www.mydailysentinel.com Iemke Parsons IRAQ? ~OSAV~'l fire. :L: . . . :!f. . Thursday, January 25, 2007 ":...· f :'~1h ...~~. PageA4 Local Briefs died were found under the train, about a quarter mile behind the engine, after it came to a halt . The ·Norfolk Southern train had 115 cars loaded with coal and was headed from Williamson, W.Va., to Ashtabula in northeast Ohio, railway spokesman Rudy Husband said. The track speed near Ironton is 50 mph, he said. "These individuals were walking on railroad proper· ty when they were struck,'' Husband said. "Our trains are not equipped with steer· ing wheels.' Fonner central Ohio sheriff requests early release from prison Barbecue planned LANCASTER (AP) -The former Fairfield County sheriff convicted in a late 1990s public-corrup· tion scandal is asking a ju~ge to let him out of prison one year early. Gary DeMastry began serving a six-year sentence in 2002 after a jury convict· ed him on 32 charges includ· ing theft in office and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activitv. He later pleaded guilty 'to five more charges m exchange for avoiding more trials on the original 323-count indictment, w"hich 'Special service' Costs prosecutors were . trying in stages. He was accused of spendin~ taxpayer money on things hke personal meals, travel and entertainment. DeMastry wrote last month to visiting Judge Richard Markus, who heard the trail and sentenced him. ·'[ have learned a lot from my five years in prison," he wrote. "I do sincerely accept responsibility for my actions and have remorse for the pain I've caused others. I apologize for" my actions and the cost to Fairfield County due to my action. Care -- - · ·~ ......... flll..,bt2Hl Ql.WJTY JUINITUI.E'PLUS ' IL::D .... \ ' • ' ' l ' ' 'I I J .-,11(1-2\ltl·~ll(l:; (II~-~~~~ h:- - -;~-, a:l . .. --- �The Daily Sentinel AROUND THE WORLD _Page A~ Thursday, January 25, 2007 U.S. and Iraqi troops clash in central Baghdad: .,' ), ' New details emerge about helicopter crash BY KIM GAMEL ASSOC IATED PRE SS WRITER BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi troops battled Sunni insurgents hiding in high-rise buildings on Haifa Street in the heart of Baghdad Wednesday, with snipers on roofs taking aim at gunmen in open windows as Apache attack helkopters hovered overhead. Iraq said 30 militants were killed and 27 captured . New details also emerged about the downing of a pri vate U.S. security company helicopter on Tuesday. with U.S . and Iraqi officials saying four of live Americans who died in the incident were shot execution-style. Violen.:e was unrelenting in Iraq on Wednesday, with at least 69 people killed or found dead. including 33 tortured bodies found in separate locations in Baghdad. With President Bush pushing a controversial plan to increase troops strength in Iraq. government spokesman Ali al- Dabbagh said the latest joint raid was aimed at Clearing the Haifa Street area of "terrorists and outlaws" targeting residents. He promised such operations would continue as U.S. and Iraqi troops prepare for a broader securitv crackdown to stanch the 'sectarian bloodletting that has turncu Baghdad into a battlelicld. At 5 a.m. Wednesday, Iraqi army and American troops moved into the Sunni stronghold to laun~h targeted raids in a third bid tim month to clear the neighborhood of militants. Armored vehicles massed along Haifa Street, where a median with trees separates four lanes of traffk lined by tall apartment houses built by Saddam Hussein for loyalists and dissidents from other Arab countries, mainly Sytia. The U.S.-Iraqi force faced fierce resistance from insurgents using hand-grenades, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms from the high-rises, the American military said. The explosions were so loud they could be heard across the '. , AP photo People pass a t>urning police pickup truck m the district of Amariyah in Baghdad, Iraq . Wednesday after it was struck t>y a su1c1de car oomoer. Accord1ng to eyewitnesses, all three or four policemen inside the truck were killed. capital. Black smoke rose from the Mea , located on the w~::st bank of the Tigris River about a mile north of the Green Zone. site of the U.S. and British embassies as well as lhe Iraqi government headquarters . At one point. U.S. and Iraqi l(Jrces rushed into an office building on the edge of Haifa Street and told all the employees to go hume as they fanned uut and sent snipers to the root. accordinc to Jabbar alMashhmlani , - a ·cultural Mimstry spokesman. The U.S. military said the combined force in the operation. dubbed Tomahawk Strike II. detained seven suspected insurgents and seized heavy weapons , including many rocket-prol'lelied grenades, anti-tank rounds and 155 mm artillerv rounds. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said 30 insurgents were killed and 27 captured, including four Egyptians and a Sudanese. At least one civilian was killed and seven were wounded . hospital and police officials said. The military reported sep- ;irately that an American soldier was killed Wednesday in clashes near the city's center. but · officials declined to give more specitics or say whether the death was connected to the Haifa Street fighting. Two U.S. Marines also were reported killed on Tuesday during combat in Anbar province. the military said. Haifa Street, a major avenue in central Baghdad, was built in the late 197()s and cuts through the neighborhood where Saddam attended school as a teenager and where he once lived with his maternal uncle and future father-in-law. It has been the site of repeated clashes, including a major battle Jan. 9, just three days after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced his new 5ecurity plan for pacifying Baghdad. Fighting broke out again about a week later. A bronze statue of Iraq's late King Faisal on horseback sits at one end of the broad avenue. During a visit to the neighborhood after the 1991 Gulf war. residents was struck, but there were no casualties among its crew, said the diplomati~ official, who spoke anonymously because he was not authori zed to make statements. An Americ an official in · Baghdad. who also spoke · on condition of anonymity, said three Blackwater heli-, copters were involved. One had landed for an unknown' reason and one of th\' ' BlackwiitCr employees was , hot at that point, he said.: That hcliwpter apparently was able to take off but a second one then crashed in the same area. he added' without explaining the' involvement of the third helicopter. It was unclear whether the wounded employee survived. AI-Jazeera television said · the 1920 Revolution ' Brigades, u Sunni insur~erit · group, claimed responsibtlit,Y for shooting down the heir- · copter and showed a video taken by a cell phone of a mass of smoldenng twisted metal that it was said was the' wreckage of the chopper. The hlamic Army. in a. statement posted on the Internet. said it downed a helicopter at about I p.m. Tuesday in th~ nearby Maydan area. Another Sunni insurgen~· group, the Ansar ai-Sunnah Anny, also claimed responsibility and posted identity cards of men who were on the helicopter on a Web site, including at least two that bore the name of Arthur Laguna. who was later identified by his mother as among those killed. Laguna was a 52-year-old pilot for Blackwater who previously served in the Army and the California National Guard, his mother,. Lydia Laguna of Rio Linda, Calif., told the AP. It was the second helicopter crash in Iraq in four days. A U.S. Anny Black Hawk helicopter went down Saturday nonheast of Baghdad, killing all 12 service members on · board. The American military in Baghdad has refused to confirm a report by a Pentagon official that debri~ at the crash site indicated the helicopter was downed by a surface-to-air missile. · complained to Saddam ground, but a U.S. militarv about their poverty, pmmpt- ofiicial in Washington said ing him to order homes there were no indications demolished and new apart- the aircraft had been shot ment complexes built. out ot· the sky. Three Sunni · Just otT Haih1 Street is a insurgent groups separately square where a large statue claimed responsibility for for Saddam 's cousin and the nash , with one posting Adnan nn its Web .,ite the ID cards brother-in-law. Khairallah, still stands. It of one of the Americans. was widely believed that In Washington. a U.S. Saddam was behind defense offi cial said four of Khairallah \ death in a heli- the five were shot in the copter crash in 19X9 because !:lack of the head, but he did the defense minister was not know whether they were becoming too popular. alive when shot. The U.S. Ambassador Zalmay defense official spoke on Khalilzad, meanwhile, condition of anonymity offered condolences for the because he was not autholive Americans killed in the rized to speak on the record. helicopter crash in Baghdad, The helicopter went down called them good men and aher racing to help a U.S. said he had tmveled with Embassy ground convoy that them. The aircraft, belong- came under fire in a neighing to the Blackwater USA borhood on the east side of security company, went the Tigris, said a U.S. diplodown as it flew over a dan- matic offidal in Washington. gerous Sunni neighborhood , The doomed helicopter while a gunlight was raging. swooped 11110 clectncal Confusion still cloaked the wi~es before the crash. U.S . olhcmls smd It was not dear · circumstances of the crash. A senior Iraqi military if gunfire brought down the AP writers Steven R. official said a machine gun- aircraft or caused it' pilot to Hurst in B(•Khdad, and ner downed the helicopter veer into the wires during Barn· Schweid and Pauline. Jeli1iek in Washington cmJ-· and four of the men were evasive maneuvers. shot execution-style on the A second helicopter also tributed to this report. Hijacker seizes Sudanese plane, World',~ forces it to Chad and surrenders BY HALIME ASSADYA All ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER '· ~· '. N' DJAMENA, Chad A hijacker seized a Sudanese passenger plane carrying 103 people on Wednesday and forced the pilot at gunpoint to fly to . the Chadian capital. N'Djamena, where he surrendered. ofticials said. Saif Orner, Air West airline's managing director. said the man walked out of the Boeing 737 after it landed in Chad and said he wanted asylum in Britain. No one was injured, Orner said. "The passengers were unaware that the plane had been hijacked," Orner told The Associated Press. The hijacker entered the cockpit a half-hour after takeoff and put a pistol to the pilot's head. demanding to go to London, said Chad's infrastructure minister, Adoum Younousmi. When the captain told him there was not enough fuel, the hijacker agreed to land in Chad, where he surrendered. He made no threats against the passengers, who were Sudanese except for a Briton and an Italian mili tary attache. Orner identified the hijacker as Mohamed Abdu Altif, 26, of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state and headquarters for the African Union force trying to pacify Darfur. Air West flight 612 had been headed from Khanoum to the westem city of El Fasher. capital of North Darfur state and headquarters for the African Union fon:e ttying to pacify Darfur. "We don' ~ know wher~ oldest person dies at age 115 at home in Puerto.Rico the security · breach o'curred," said an Air West official on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. Khartoum-based Air West Bv FRANK GAUD is one of 95 airlines barred ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER from landing at European airports because of its safety SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico record . It is a privately Emiliano Mercado del owned company operating Toro was born when Pu.erto domestic passenger services and international cargo Rico was still a Spanish colony and trained as a solcharters. dier the year World War I The hijacking is likely to further .:omplicate strained ended. On Wednesday. having relmions between Chad and spent just a month as the Sudan. The neighboring countries trade accusations world's . oldest person, he of supporting each other 's died at his home on the rebels, who have mounted northern coast of Puerto his grandniece, increasingly daring attacks Rico, Dolores Martinez told The on each side of the border. Associated Press. He was Chad's infrastructure minister, Younousmi, said the 115. "He died ·like a little hijacker would be brought to angel," Martinez said. trial: "He is a terrorist and Mercado del Toro never we will take him to court." Sudanese officials did not married and had no chifdren, immediately comment. In the seaside town of lsabela, he became a local celebrity after he was rel'ognized by the Gninness Book of World · Records for his longevity. "We're all crying, but we knew this day would come," said town spokeswoman A.P photo Rosa Luciano. Emilia no Mercado Del Toro speaks to the media in lsat>ela Mercado del Toro, who Puerto Rico . in this Jan. 20 . 2005 file photo. Mercado, cer: was born on Aug . 21 , 1891 , tified the oldest living person in the world by the Guinness became the oldest known Book of World Records. died of natural causes Wednesday person in the world last at his home in lsaoela. He was 115. month when !Hi-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden died io December in a nursing home in Tennessee . 114-year-old A Connecticut woman, Emma Faust Tillman , is now believed to be the oldest li ving person. She was born Nov. 22. 1892. SPECIAL- HOT- SPECIAL Our CLASSIFIEDS Work for you! 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"The perfonnance is the same for those tried and true family recipes that people have come to rely on Crisco . for,". Smucker spokeswoman Manbeth Badertscher said on Wednesday. Doctors say trans fats listed on food labels as partially hydrogenated vegetable oil - can raise bad cholesterol and lower healthy cholesterol, increasing the risk of heart disease . Smucker's move comes as an increasing number of food makers have been lowering or eliminating trans fat from its products. In December. New York became the first U.S. city to ban trans fat at restaurants and fast-food establishments that use trans fats to increase the shell. life and flavor of foods. A bill introduced last month in Philadelphia City Council would ban restaurants and food service establishments from using artificial trans fats and Cleveland's council has talked about looking .into a ban. Crisco still has a small amount of artilicial trans fat but the U.S . Food and Drug Administration allows any product with less than 0.5 grams trans fat per serving to list zero grams trans fat in its nutrition facts. Badertscher said the new Crisco formula is well below the FDA guil)elines. Introduced in 1911, Crisco was the lirst shonenina product made entirely of Bv AUCIA CHANG AP SC IENCE WRITER AP photo A woman walks t>y Crisco shortening on a shelf 1n a grocery store Wednesday in Cleveland. Ohio-t>ased J.M. Smucker Co. announced Wednesday it has reformulated its line of Crisco shortening products to contain zero grams trans fat per serving. vegetable oil and made its trans fat content without reputation on having lower increasing saturated fats , saturated fat levels than b!ll- Badertscher said . That 's a positive, saiu ter, coconut oil, palm oil or Li sa Cimperman , clini cal lard, she said. University The company introduced dietitian at a zero grams trans fat for- Hospitals Case Medical mula in 2004 sold in a green Center in C!eve land. "It is an improvement can. That formula, which used suntlower oil and was from the standpoint that we more expensive, has been know reducing the amount of trans fat you take in can discontinued. The new formula of reduce your risk for cardiodisease." Crisco uses less partially vascular hydrogenated cottonseed Cimperman said . She warned, however. not and soybean oils and more fully hydrogenated cotton- to believe that anything seed oil - which contains with zero grams trans fat should be consumed in no trans fat. Hydrogenated oils are large quantities . "What do you use Crisco what gives shortening its forto bake cookies~" she semisolid consistency and high performance cooking said. "This whole trans fat attributes, according to the issue is not the end all be all company. of good nutrition." Other foOd makers that The company placed an emphasis on reducing the have recently removed or lowered trans fat include Campbell Soup Co ., which is working to revise some varieties of Chunky soup and SpaghettiOs with meatballs. Kraft Foods Inc. has removed trans fats from Triscuits and Oreos. Smucker, based in Orrville, Ohio, makes and st!lls fruit sprt!ads, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings foods and drinks in North America. Its brands includes Smucker's, Jif. Crisco. Pillsbury, R.W. Knudsen Family, Hungry Jack and Manha White in the United States and Robin Hood and Bick 's in Canada. Smucker shares rose 30 cents Wednesday to close at $47,70 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares have been trading between $37 .15 and $49.98 over the past year. Kucinich renews pitch for universal health care lv THOMAt J, IHIIIIAN AIIOCIAT!D PA[II WAITEA . CLEVELAND - U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich. whose anti-war views have gained wider acceptance since he ran for president in 1,004, hopes a similar public C~Jinion shift will boost· chances for enacting universal health care. : Kucinich. a Cleveland ~mocfat making another l'!n for the presidency, was l$ne of 42 co-sponsors of a ~II reintroduced by Rep. .!Pbn Conyers Jr., D-Mich .• ~onyers aide Alexia Smolder said. · : Trying to distance himself from fellow Democratic PreSidential candidates 00 die issue, Kucinich said the t~roposal introduced Wednesday would be the "only bill in Congress that would assure universal health-care coverage (and) control cost" · In 2004, Kucinich posted single digits in most primary elections, including Ghio, but stayed in the race 11ntil days before John Kerry was nominated by Democrats at their convention. Americans are ready for universal ·health care, l(ucinich said in a phone interview after the bill was introduced. "Now Congress may not be ready. but let me tell you: Congress wasn't ready to get out of Iraq, but people in November showed they wanted a new direction. so Congress is going to have to I!"Y attention to the will of t,he people," he said. In a "Dear colleague" letter Monday, Conyers and Kucinich said the latest version of the bill had been revised to specify that !;he payroll tax that , would tlelp finance the plan would .P.e progressive, g~eaning· · the rich would pay more. President Bush. facing a Democrati c- .: on t ro II ed Congress Tuesday night in bis State of the Union <tOctres.s. proposed making liealth insurance more wIde- AP photo U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, [).()hio, with his wife, Elizabeth Harper. announces his candidacy for President of the United States at City Hall in Cleveland, Tuesday. Dec. 12. 2006. Kucinich, whose anti-war views have gained wider acceptance since he first ran for president in 2004, hopes a similar put>lic opinion shift will t>oost chances for h1s proposal for universal health care. The business-supported ly affordable by . taxing National Association of high-premium, employerprovided health plans while Manufacturtrs opposes a giving a tax deduction to universal health-care system. "We believe privateother workers. Reaction to Bush's plan market solutions are superior," spokeswoman Kat split along partisan lines. Democrats argued the . Snodgrass said . Dale Miller. a Cleveland plan could encourage employers to drop insurance Democrat who holds the or healthy wor~ers to opt Ohio Senate seat that out of workpla& plans. dri- Kucinich once held. said ving prices higher. Rep. public opinion was moving the direction of John Shadegg, R-Ariz ., said in the Bush plan "will enable Kucinich's universal health every American to access care ide<L'\ . "I think senti affordable health care on the ment is continu;IIIy moving in that direction," he said by same terms." Kucinich said Bush was phone from Columbus. Kucinich. who ' was using tax laws to address health-care issues . "The Cleveland mavor when the president should not be city went into default in looking to the tax code lo 1978 in a fight with banks. fu the lack of affordable won a sixth term in the health care," Kucinich said. House in November and Kucinich said his propos- declared his candidacy for al, a keystone of his White the White House in House campaign. "would December. Hi s GOP oppoprovide covera~e for all nent in the C()lh!.t\'' ' i o na l medically necessary proce- race. Michael D"\·illa. "11J dures including dental care. Kucin ich had misleu vo ter> mental health care, long- about his political plan s term care and prescription when he ran for re-t•kcti on drug l'Overage." to the House. Women who had le ss invasive treatment for painful uterine ftbroids did about as well as those who had surgery, including hysterectomy, suggests a new study that lays out the options for a troubling condition affecting millions of women. Uterine fibroids are common among women of child-bearing age. Nearly 40 percent develop these noncancerous growths in the uterus that often don' t cause any symptoms. While the most common treatment is surgery to remove tumors that cause extreme pain, some women choose a gentler procedure. , However, the study found there were some trade-oils to the popular procedure known as uterine artery embolization. While embolization patients spent far less time in the hosP.ital, they also were more hkely to need a repeat treatment. Although the study did not address whether embolization can preserve fenility, it adds to growing evidence that this less drastic approach is a.safe alternative to hysterectomy, the most common type of surgery to deal with painfullibroids. "For some women, retaining a uterus is much more important than avoiding repeat surgery, panicularly for younger women," said Dr. James Spies. a Georgetown University radiologist who had no role in the new research. Spies successfully treated Condoleezza Rice, who was then U.S. national security adviser, with fibroid embolization in 2004. Fibroids are noncancerous growths of muscle fibers inside the uterus that can range from a quaner inch in size to as large as a cantaloupe. In serious cases, uterine fibroids can cause heav~ menstrual bleeclin~. pelvtc soreness and pam during sex. For decades, hysterectomy - removal of the uterus - was the only option. -Of the roughly 600.000 hysterectomies perfonned yearly in the United States, about a third are due to fibroids. A more recent option is a myomectomy, surgery that removes the fibroids and keeps the uterus intact, allowing for a future pregnancy. However, there's a chance the fibroids will return. Since the 1990s, the popularity of uterine artery embolization has steadily grown. An estimated 13,000 to 14,000 embolizations are done each year in the U.S .. accordin~ to the Society of lntervenuomil Radiology. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says that while embolization is an option for women with fibroids. there's not enough evidence to show that it's safe for women who want to get pregnant. The procedure involves making a small nick in the groin and inserting a catheter in the artery. Using real-time imaging, doctors then blast tiny pellets into the uterine anery to cut off the blood supply that feeds the fibroids. Over time, these tumors shrink and die. Patients typicilly stay overnight in the hospital and are usually sedated or under local anesthesia during the procedure . Embolization , which is covered by most major insurers. tends to be cheaper than surgery at the outset. The costs even out during follow-up care, according to various estimates. The new study published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine randomly assigned 106 women to embolization and 51 to surgery. The patients were in 27 hospitals across the United Kingdom. Most in the surgery group had hysterectomies while a few had myomectomies. Both groups of patients rated pain levels, mental health and recovery process among other factors. After a of follow-up. year researchers found no significant difference in the quality of life for either group. However, the embolization group recovered faster, with the median hospital stay one day, compared with five days in the surgery group. Despite the faster recovery. 13 percent in the embolization group were readmitted to the hospital after a year, including 10 percent who needed a repeat procedure or hysterectomy because of recurrent symptom!;. "The results of our study make clear that the choice between surgery and uterine artery embolization ... • involves trade-oft's," wrote lead author Richard Edwards of Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. The study had some limitations. The hysterectomies performed involved large mcisions that prolonged recovery time. Advanced medicine now allows surgeons to make small cuts during the operation, allowing for faster recuperation. Afso, the study's re-treatmen! rate was higher than statistics kept by a · U.S. national registry. The ideal candidate for embolization is a woman who does not plan to get pregnant and whose symptoms make it risky for her to have surgery, said Dr. Mich\iel Miller, a Duke University radiologist who has performed over 200 embolizations. Since the safety of pre$nancy after embolization 1s still unknown, the frrst "line of treatment" for women who plan to have children should be myomectomy, Dr. Togas Tulandi, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at McGill University in Canada, wrote in an editorial accompanying the study. "COME. JOIN THI CILIIRATION OP OUR GRAND OPINNCi AND OPIN ON FRIDAY, JAtiiAIRY 16, lOO'J AT Economy Auto Sales 3.36 N. Second Ave. • Ohio Come See Our Seh~tlon of .Pre-Qwned Vehicles For More Info Cal740-992-6068 Roger Manley, ONner �The Daily Sentinel AROUND THE WORLD _Page A~ Thursday, January 25, 2007 U.S. and Iraqi troops clash in central Baghdad: .,' ), ' New details emerge about helicopter crash BY KIM GAMEL ASSOC IATED PRE SS WRITER BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi troops battled Sunni insurgents hiding in high-rise buildings on Haifa Street in the heart of Baghdad Wednesday, with snipers on roofs taking aim at gunmen in open windows as Apache attack helkopters hovered overhead. Iraq said 30 militants were killed and 27 captured . New details also emerged about the downing of a pri vate U.S. security company helicopter on Tuesday. with U.S . and Iraqi officials saying four of live Americans who died in the incident were shot execution-style. Violen.:e was unrelenting in Iraq on Wednesday, with at least 69 people killed or found dead. including 33 tortured bodies found in separate locations in Baghdad. With President Bush pushing a controversial plan to increase troops strength in Iraq. government spokesman Ali al- Dabbagh said the latest joint raid was aimed at Clearing the Haifa Street area of "terrorists and outlaws" targeting residents. He promised such operations would continue as U.S. and Iraqi troops prepare for a broader securitv crackdown to stanch the 'sectarian bloodletting that has turncu Baghdad into a battlelicld. At 5 a.m. Wednesday, Iraqi army and American troops moved into the Sunni stronghold to laun~h targeted raids in a third bid tim month to clear the neighborhood of militants. Armored vehicles massed along Haifa Street, where a median with trees separates four lanes of traffk lined by tall apartment houses built by Saddam Hussein for loyalists and dissidents from other Arab countries, mainly Sytia. The U.S.-Iraqi force faced fierce resistance from insurgents using hand-grenades, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms from the high-rises, the American military said. The explosions were so loud they could be heard across the '. , AP photo People pass a t>urning police pickup truck m the district of Amariyah in Baghdad, Iraq . Wednesday after it was struck t>y a su1c1de car oomoer. Accord1ng to eyewitnesses, all three or four policemen inside the truck were killed. capital. Black smoke rose from the Mea , located on the w~::st bank of the Tigris River about a mile north of the Green Zone. site of the U.S. and British embassies as well as lhe Iraqi government headquarters . At one point. U.S. and Iraqi l(Jrces rushed into an office building on the edge of Haifa Street and told all the employees to go hume as they fanned uut and sent snipers to the root. accordinc to Jabbar alMashhmlani , - a ·cultural Mimstry spokesman. The U.S. military said the combined force in the operation. dubbed Tomahawk Strike II. detained seven suspected insurgents and seized heavy weapons , including many rocket-prol'lelied grenades, anti-tank rounds and 155 mm artillerv rounds. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said 30 insurgents were killed and 27 captured, including four Egyptians and a Sudanese. At least one civilian was killed and seven were wounded . hospital and police officials said. The military reported sep- ;irately that an American soldier was killed Wednesday in clashes near the city's center. but · officials declined to give more specitics or say whether the death was connected to the Haifa Street fighting. Two U.S. Marines also were reported killed on Tuesday during combat in Anbar province. the military said. Haifa Street, a major avenue in central Baghdad, was built in the late 197()s and cuts through the neighborhood where Saddam attended school as a teenager and where he once lived with his maternal uncle and future father-in-law. It has been the site of repeated clashes, including a major battle Jan. 9, just three days after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced his new 5ecurity plan for pacifying Baghdad. Fighting broke out again about a week later. A bronze statue of Iraq's late King Faisal on horseback sits at one end of the broad avenue. During a visit to the neighborhood after the 1991 Gulf war. residents was struck, but there were no casualties among its crew, said the diplomati~ official, who spoke anonymously because he was not authori zed to make statements. An Americ an official in · Baghdad. who also spoke · on condition of anonymity, said three Blackwater heli-, copters were involved. One had landed for an unknown' reason and one of th\' ' BlackwiitCr employees was , hot at that point, he said.: That hcliwpter apparently was able to take off but a second one then crashed in the same area. he added' without explaining the' involvement of the third helicopter. It was unclear whether the wounded employee survived. AI-Jazeera television said · the 1920 Revolution ' Brigades, u Sunni insur~erit · group, claimed responsibtlit,Y for shooting down the heir- · copter and showed a video taken by a cell phone of a mass of smoldenng twisted metal that it was said was the' wreckage of the chopper. The hlamic Army. in a. statement posted on the Internet. said it downed a helicopter at about I p.m. Tuesday in th~ nearby Maydan area. Another Sunni insurgen~· group, the Ansar ai-Sunnah Anny, also claimed responsibility and posted identity cards of men who were on the helicopter on a Web site, including at least two that bore the name of Arthur Laguna. who was later identified by his mother as among those killed. Laguna was a 52-year-old pilot for Blackwater who previously served in the Army and the California National Guard, his mother,. Lydia Laguna of Rio Linda, Calif., told the AP. It was the second helicopter crash in Iraq in four days. A U.S. Anny Black Hawk helicopter went down Saturday nonheast of Baghdad, killing all 12 service members on · board. The American military in Baghdad has refused to confirm a report by a Pentagon official that debri~ at the crash site indicated the helicopter was downed by a surface-to-air missile. · complained to Saddam ground, but a U.S. militarv about their poverty, pmmpt- ofiicial in Washington said ing him to order homes there were no indications demolished and new apart- the aircraft had been shot ment complexes built. out ot· the sky. Three Sunni · Just otT Haih1 Street is a insurgent groups separately square where a large statue claimed responsibility for for Saddam 's cousin and the nash , with one posting Adnan nn its Web .,ite the ID cards brother-in-law. Khairallah, still stands. It of one of the Americans. was widely believed that In Washington. a U.S. Saddam was behind defense offi cial said four of Khairallah \ death in a heli- the five were shot in the copter crash in 19X9 because !:lack of the head, but he did the defense minister was not know whether they were becoming too popular. alive when shot. The U.S. Ambassador Zalmay defense official spoke on Khalilzad, meanwhile, condition of anonymity offered condolences for the because he was not autholive Americans killed in the rized to speak on the record. helicopter crash in Baghdad, The helicopter went down called them good men and aher racing to help a U.S. said he had tmveled with Embassy ground convoy that them. The aircraft, belong- came under fire in a neighing to the Blackwater USA borhood on the east side of security company, went the Tigris, said a U.S. diplodown as it flew over a dan- matic offidal in Washington. gerous Sunni neighborhood , The doomed helicopter while a gunlight was raging. swooped 11110 clectncal Confusion still cloaked the wi~es before the crash. U.S . olhcmls smd It was not dear · circumstances of the crash. A senior Iraqi military if gunfire brought down the AP writers Steven R. official said a machine gun- aircraft or caused it' pilot to Hurst in B(•Khdad, and ner downed the helicopter veer into the wires during Barn· Schweid and Pauline. Jeli1iek in Washington cmJ-· and four of the men were evasive maneuvers. shot execution-style on the A second helicopter also tributed to this report. Hijacker seizes Sudanese plane, World',~ forces it to Chad and surrenders BY HALIME ASSADYA All ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER '· ~· '. N' DJAMENA, Chad A hijacker seized a Sudanese passenger plane carrying 103 people on Wednesday and forced the pilot at gunpoint to fly to . the Chadian capital. N'Djamena, where he surrendered. ofticials said. Saif Orner, Air West airline's managing director. said the man walked out of the Boeing 737 after it landed in Chad and said he wanted asylum in Britain. No one was injured, Orner said. "The passengers were unaware that the plane had been hijacked," Orner told The Associated Press. The hijacker entered the cockpit a half-hour after takeoff and put a pistol to the pilot's head. demanding to go to London, said Chad's infrastructure minister, Adoum Younousmi. When the captain told him there was not enough fuel, the hijacker agreed to land in Chad, where he surrendered. He made no threats against the passengers, who were Sudanese except for a Briton and an Italian mili tary attache. Orner identified the hijacker as Mohamed Abdu Altif, 26, of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state and headquarters for the African Union force trying to pacify Darfur. Air West flight 612 had been headed from Khanoum to the westem city of El Fasher. capital of North Darfur state and headquarters for the African Union fon:e ttying to pacify Darfur. "We don' ~ know wher~ oldest person dies at age 115 at home in Puerto.Rico the security · breach o'curred," said an Air West official on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. Khartoum-based Air West Bv FRANK GAUD is one of 95 airlines barred ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER from landing at European airports because of its safety SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico record . It is a privately Emiliano Mercado del owned company operating Toro was born when Pu.erto domestic passenger services and international cargo Rico was still a Spanish colony and trained as a solcharters. dier the year World War I The hijacking is likely to further .:omplicate strained ended. On Wednesday. having relmions between Chad and spent just a month as the Sudan. The neighboring countries trade accusations world's . oldest person, he of supporting each other 's died at his home on the rebels, who have mounted northern coast of Puerto his grandniece, increasingly daring attacks Rico, Dolores Martinez told The on each side of the border. Associated Press. He was Chad's infrastructure minister, Younousmi, said the 115. "He died ·like a little hijacker would be brought to angel," Martinez said. trial: "He is a terrorist and Mercado del Toro never we will take him to court." Sudanese officials did not married and had no chifdren, immediately comment. In the seaside town of lsabela, he became a local celebrity after he was rel'ognized by the Gninness Book of World · Records for his longevity. "We're all crying, but we knew this day would come," said town spokeswoman A.P photo Rosa Luciano. Emilia no Mercado Del Toro speaks to the media in lsat>ela Mercado del Toro, who Puerto Rico . in this Jan. 20 . 2005 file photo. Mercado, cer: was born on Aug . 21 , 1891 , tified the oldest living person in the world by the Guinness became the oldest known Book of World Records. died of natural causes Wednesday person in the world last at his home in lsaoela. He was 115. month when !Hi-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden died io December in a nursing home in Tennessee . 114-year-old A Connecticut woman, Emma Faust Tillman , is now believed to be the oldest li ving person. She was born Nov. 22. 1892. SPECIAL- HOT- SPECIAL Our CLASSIFIEDS Work for you! 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"The perfonnance is the same for those tried and true family recipes that people have come to rely on Crisco . for,". Smucker spokeswoman Manbeth Badertscher said on Wednesday. Doctors say trans fats listed on food labels as partially hydrogenated vegetable oil - can raise bad cholesterol and lower healthy cholesterol, increasing the risk of heart disease . Smucker's move comes as an increasing number of food makers have been lowering or eliminating trans fat from its products. In December. New York became the first U.S. city to ban trans fat at restaurants and fast-food establishments that use trans fats to increase the shell. life and flavor of foods. A bill introduced last month in Philadelphia City Council would ban restaurants and food service establishments from using artificial trans fats and Cleveland's council has talked about looking .into a ban. Crisco still has a small amount of artilicial trans fat but the U.S . Food and Drug Administration allows any product with less than 0.5 grams trans fat per serving to list zero grams trans fat in its nutrition facts. Badertscher said the new Crisco formula is well below the FDA guil)elines. Introduced in 1911, Crisco was the lirst shonenina product made entirely of Bv AUCIA CHANG AP SC IENCE WRITER AP photo A woman walks t>y Crisco shortening on a shelf 1n a grocery store Wednesday in Cleveland. Ohio-t>ased J.M. Smucker Co. announced Wednesday it has reformulated its line of Crisco shortening products to contain zero grams trans fat per serving. vegetable oil and made its trans fat content without reputation on having lower increasing saturated fats , saturated fat levels than b!ll- Badertscher said . That 's a positive, saiu ter, coconut oil, palm oil or Li sa Cimperman , clini cal lard, she said. University The company introduced dietitian at a zero grams trans fat for- Hospitals Case Medical mula in 2004 sold in a green Center in C!eve land. "It is an improvement can. That formula, which used suntlower oil and was from the standpoint that we more expensive, has been know reducing the amount of trans fat you take in can discontinued. The new formula of reduce your risk for cardiodisease." Crisco uses less partially vascular hydrogenated cottonseed Cimperman said . She warned, however. not and soybean oils and more fully hydrogenated cotton- to believe that anything seed oil - which contains with zero grams trans fat should be consumed in no trans fat. Hydrogenated oils are large quantities . "What do you use Crisco what gives shortening its forto bake cookies~" she semisolid consistency and high performance cooking said. "This whole trans fat attributes, according to the issue is not the end all be all company. of good nutrition." Other foOd makers that The company placed an emphasis on reducing the have recently removed or lowered trans fat include Campbell Soup Co ., which is working to revise some varieties of Chunky soup and SpaghettiOs with meatballs. Kraft Foods Inc. has removed trans fats from Triscuits and Oreos. Smucker, based in Orrville, Ohio, makes and st!lls fruit sprt!ads, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings foods and drinks in North America. Its brands includes Smucker's, Jif. Crisco. Pillsbury, R.W. Knudsen Family, Hungry Jack and Manha White in the United States and Robin Hood and Bick 's in Canada. Smucker shares rose 30 cents Wednesday to close at $47,70 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares have been trading between $37 .15 and $49.98 over the past year. Kucinich renews pitch for universal health care lv THOMAt J, IHIIIIAN AIIOCIAT!D PA[II WAITEA . CLEVELAND - U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich. whose anti-war views have gained wider acceptance since he ran for president in 1,004, hopes a similar public C~Jinion shift will boost· chances for enacting universal health care. : Kucinich. a Cleveland ~mocfat making another l'!n for the presidency, was l$ne of 42 co-sponsors of a ~II reintroduced by Rep. .!Pbn Conyers Jr., D-Mich .• ~onyers aide Alexia Smolder said. · : Trying to distance himself from fellow Democratic PreSidential candidates 00 die issue, Kucinich said the t~roposal introduced Wednesday would be the "only bill in Congress that would assure universal health-care coverage (and) control cost" · In 2004, Kucinich posted single digits in most primary elections, including Ghio, but stayed in the race 11ntil days before John Kerry was nominated by Democrats at their convention. Americans are ready for universal ·health care, l(ucinich said in a phone interview after the bill was introduced. "Now Congress may not be ready. but let me tell you: Congress wasn't ready to get out of Iraq, but people in November showed they wanted a new direction. so Congress is going to have to I!"Y attention to the will of t,he people," he said. In a "Dear colleague" letter Monday, Conyers and Kucinich said the latest version of the bill had been revised to specify that !;he payroll tax that , would tlelp finance the plan would .P.e progressive, g~eaning· · the rich would pay more. President Bush. facing a Democrati c- .: on t ro II ed Congress Tuesday night in bis State of the Union <tOctres.s. proposed making liealth insurance more wIde- AP photo U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, [).()hio, with his wife, Elizabeth Harper. announces his candidacy for President of the United States at City Hall in Cleveland, Tuesday. Dec. 12. 2006. Kucinich, whose anti-war views have gained wider acceptance since he first ran for president in 2004, hopes a similar put>lic opinion shift will t>oost chances for h1s proposal for universal health care. The business-supported ly affordable by . taxing National Association of high-premium, employerprovided health plans while Manufacturtrs opposes a giving a tax deduction to universal health-care system. "We believe privateother workers. Reaction to Bush's plan market solutions are superior," spokeswoman Kat split along partisan lines. Democrats argued the . Snodgrass said . Dale Miller. a Cleveland plan could encourage employers to drop insurance Democrat who holds the or healthy wor~ers to opt Ohio Senate seat that out of workpla& plans. dri- Kucinich once held. said ving prices higher. Rep. public opinion was moving the direction of John Shadegg, R-Ariz ., said in the Bush plan "will enable Kucinich's universal health every American to access care ide<L'\ . "I think senti affordable health care on the ment is continu;IIIy moving in that direction," he said by same terms." Kucinich said Bush was phone from Columbus. Kucinich. who ' was using tax laws to address health-care issues . "The Cleveland mavor when the president should not be city went into default in looking to the tax code lo 1978 in a fight with banks. fu the lack of affordable won a sixth term in the health care," Kucinich said. House in November and Kucinich said his propos- declared his candidacy for al, a keystone of his White the White House in House campaign. "would December. Hi s GOP oppoprovide covera~e for all nent in the C()lh!.t\'' ' i o na l medically necessary proce- race. Michael D"\·illa. "11J dures including dental care. Kucin ich had misleu vo ter> mental health care, long- about his political plan s term care and prescription when he ran for re-t•kcti on drug l'Overage." to the House. Women who had le ss invasive treatment for painful uterine ftbroids did about as well as those who had surgery, including hysterectomy, suggests a new study that lays out the options for a troubling condition affecting millions of women. Uterine fibroids are common among women of child-bearing age. Nearly 40 percent develop these noncancerous growths in the uterus that often don' t cause any symptoms. While the most common treatment is surgery to remove tumors that cause extreme pain, some women choose a gentler procedure. , However, the study found there were some trade-oils to the popular procedure known as uterine artery embolization. While embolization patients spent far less time in the hosP.ital, they also were more hkely to need a repeat treatment. Although the study did not address whether embolization can preserve fenility, it adds to growing evidence that this less drastic approach is a.safe alternative to hysterectomy, the most common type of surgery to deal with painfullibroids. "For some women, retaining a uterus is much more important than avoiding repeat surgery, panicularly for younger women," said Dr. James Spies. a Georgetown University radiologist who had no role in the new research. Spies successfully treated Condoleezza Rice, who was then U.S. national security adviser, with fibroid embolization in 2004. Fibroids are noncancerous growths of muscle fibers inside the uterus that can range from a quaner inch in size to as large as a cantaloupe. In serious cases, uterine fibroids can cause heav~ menstrual bleeclin~. pelvtc soreness and pam during sex. For decades, hysterectomy - removal of the uterus - was the only option. -Of the roughly 600.000 hysterectomies perfonned yearly in the United States, about a third are due to fibroids. A more recent option is a myomectomy, surgery that removes the fibroids and keeps the uterus intact, allowing for a future pregnancy. However, there's a chance the fibroids will return. Since the 1990s, the popularity of uterine artery embolization has steadily grown. An estimated 13,000 to 14,000 embolizations are done each year in the U.S .. accordin~ to the Society of lntervenuomil Radiology. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says that while embolization is an option for women with fibroids. there's not enough evidence to show that it's safe for women who want to get pregnant. The procedure involves making a small nick in the groin and inserting a catheter in the artery. Using real-time imaging, doctors then blast tiny pellets into the uterine anery to cut off the blood supply that feeds the fibroids. Over time, these tumors shrink and die. Patients typicilly stay overnight in the hospital and are usually sedated or under local anesthesia during the procedure . Embolization , which is covered by most major insurers. tends to be cheaper than surgery at the outset. The costs even out during follow-up care, according to various estimates. The new study published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine randomly assigned 106 women to embolization and 51 to surgery. The patients were in 27 hospitals across the United Kingdom. Most in the surgery group had hysterectomies while a few had myomectomies. Both groups of patients rated pain levels, mental health and recovery process among other factors. After a of follow-up. year researchers found no significant difference in the quality of life for either group. However, the embolization group recovered faster, with the median hospital stay one day, compared with five days in the surgery group. Despite the faster recovery. 13 percent in the embolization group were readmitted to the hospital after a year, including 10 percent who needed a repeat procedure or hysterectomy because of recurrent symptom!;. "The results of our study make clear that the choice between surgery and uterine artery embolization ... • involves trade-oft's," wrote lead author Richard Edwards of Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. The study had some limitations. The hysterectomies performed involved large mcisions that prolonged recovery time. Advanced medicine now allows surgeons to make small cuts during the operation, allowing for faster recuperation. Afso, the study's re-treatmen! rate was higher than statistics kept by a · U.S. national registry. The ideal candidate for embolization is a woman who does not plan to get pregnant and whose symptoms make it risky for her to have surgery, said Dr. Mich\iel Miller, a Duke University radiologist who has performed over 200 embolizations. Since the safety of pre$nancy after embolization 1s still unknown, the frrst "line of treatment" for women who plan to have children should be myomectomy, Dr. Togas Tulandi, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at McGill University in Canada, wrote in an editorial accompanying the study. "COME. JOIN THI CILIIRATION OP OUR GRAND OPINNCi AND OPIN ON FRIDAY, JAtiiAIRY 16, lOO'J AT Economy Auto Sales 3.36 N. Second Ave. • Ohio Come See Our Seh~tlon of .Pre-Qwned Vehicles For More Info Cal740-992-6068 Roger Manley, ONner �OHIO 2 election workers convicted of rigging '04 presidential recount The Daily Sentinel ,' ·•' ~ ••' 1, ' BY M.R. KROPKO ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CLEVELAND - Two election workers in the state's most populous county were convicted Wednesday of illegally rigging the 2004 presidential election recount so they could avoid a more thorough review of the votes. A third employee who had been charged was acquitted on all counts. Jacqueline Maiden, the elections' coordinator who was the board's third-highest ranking employee when she was indicted last March, and ballot manager Kathleen Dreamer each were convicted of a felony count of negligent misconduct of an elections employee. Maiden and Dreamer also were convicted of one misdemeanor count each of failure of elections employees to perform their duty. Both were acquitted of five other charges. Rosie Grier. manager of the ;uJ,:~~r County Elections I ballot department, AI' photo acquitted of all seven cmm!s Kathleen Dreamer listens to the judge read verdicts, of various election miscon- Wednesday in Cleveland. Dreamer was convicted of a felony duct or interference charges. count of negligent misconduct of an elections employee. The felony conviction Dreamer was also convicted of one misdemeanor count of carries a possible sentence failure of elections employees to perform their duty. of six to 18 months. There was a gasp in the and Bush lost six in the samples result in differcounroom gallery. which county's recount. ences. included some relatives and Grier, the worker who But Baxter insisted the friends of the defendants, employees broke the law was acquitted. was the only when a "not guilty" verdict when they worked behind defendant who commented was announced on the first charge. The courtroom went closed doors three days following the verdicts. "It has all been very silent when a "guilty" ver- before the public Dec. 16. 2004, recount to pick ballots stressful," said Grier, 54. dict was returned. The defendants sat near they knew would not cause "Yes. I'm very relieved. each other silently as the 21 discrepancies when checked But, none of us should have by hand so they could avoid been in this courtroom verdicts were read. Ohio gave Bush the elec- a lengthier, more expensive today. These charges should not have been brought toral votes he needed to hand recount of all votes. against any of us." · Ohio law states that durdefeat Democratic Sen. Defense lawyer Roger John Kerry in the close ing a recount each county is supposed to randomly count said in his closSynenberg election and hold on to the at least 3 percent of its baling argument that the 2004 White House in 2004. Special prosecutor Kevin lots by hand and by presidential election was the Baxter, who was brought in machine. If there are not most publicly observed ever from Erie County to handle discrepancies in those in Cuyahoga County and the case, did not claim the counts, the rest of the votes the workers were simply workers' actions affected can be recounted by following procedures as the outcome of the election machine. A full hand-count they understood them. - Kerry gained 17 votes is ordered if two random Baxter said he intends to Today' s Forecast FOieCIIst lot Thui'May, Jan. 25 City/RegiOn High I Low temps COLUMBUS - One of the perks of their return to the majority is that Democratic governors, including Ohio\ Ted Strickland, now control tens of thousands of state government jobs. But it looks like Republican governors still control more . The 28 states Democrats now control are home to 56 percent of the nation's 5 million state workers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, the vast majority of those employees are unionized or covered under civil service contracts, making them out of the reach of governors. Republicans remain in control in some of the states Texas. Georgia and California, for example where high numbers of nonunionized state workers, still serve at the will of the governor-or the Legislature, according to a re1.:ent stale survey by the National Council of State Governments. It is difticult to say precisely how many state emplo¥ees Democratic or Republican governors control nationwide, because states have diverse rules and traditions to consider, said the council's Mary Branham Dusenberry. But the council's survey suggests that of about 500,000 unclassified state jobs across the country, about 330,000 are in Republican states compared to roughly 170,000 in Democratic states. In Ohio, the fate of 7,700 unclassified workers is up in the air. While some governors cleaned house when they took office, Strickland has been more cautrous. With significant labor backing in the election and a need to foster bipartisanship in the politically divided state, he opted to offer all exempt workers a chance to reapply for their positions. The deadline for submit' ting those resumes was last week and department he<tds are still reviewing them and making decisions, but changes can certainly be expected at the top, said spokesman Keith Dailey. "With new priorities arid a new vision. it's important that a governor has leaders he can rely on to carry out his agenda," Dailey said. Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett, whose party controlled the governor's mansion for 16 years before Strickland was elected, said the new governor's approach will also help fend off demands from his party to till the jobs. · "The tremendous back pressure is going to come from them being out of office for 16 years, and all the Democrats in local government or heading a department somewhere who are looking to expand their horizons in state government," he said. Brian Namey, a spokesman for the Democratic Governors Association, said it is only natural for a new governor to make some changes. "My experience with governors is that some people stay and some people go. Certainly, when a governor is elected, he or she wants to bring people into state government who share his or her vision," he said. "Voters made it dear in November that they wanted to go in a different direction." Statistics compiled by the Labor and Work life Program at Harvard Law School show that the .percentage of state government workers represented by unions has remained relatively constant for 20 years, with about 30 percent of state workers belonging to unions. Thursday, January 25,2007 locAL ScHEDULE POMEROY - A IChedUie o1 ~college Nld·hlgh ackd ~ lpDf1ilg.....,.. r1YCMng l8lmS from Gat.t. and fMigl C'lOI.WlliM Jhyndly't gamtl lloyo-11 OVCS at Calvary, 7 p.m. Olrto-1 Fait1and at Galtlai Academy, 5:30 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 6 p..m. Belpre at Meigs, 6 p.m. Miller at Eastern, 6 p.m. Teays valley at South Gallia, 6 p.m. ladwom n stay on roll Rio Grande wins sixth straight BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAl TO THE SENTINEL Sllunlly'• I'IMI BoyoBuketboll River Valley al: Meigs, 6:30p.m. New Bos1oo at South Gallia, 6 p.m. River Valley at Meigs, 5 p.m. 01~·--11 Zanesville at·Gallia Academy, 5:30p.m. SGio10Ville East at Sou1h Gallia. TBA wruulno Gallia Academy at Miami Trace lnvi1e , TBA River a.m. Valley at Jimmy WOOd Invite, 10 Col- Meigs at New Lexing1on. TBA Bukotboll Wilberforce at Aio Grande. 4 p.m. womon·a Col!ovo Bukotboll Wilbertorce at RIO Grande, 2 p.m ~v: J1ny1ry 21 iitlau-11 Gallia Academy at River Valley, 5:30 p.m. Meigs at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. South GaNia at Eastam, 6 p.m. SOotnem at OVCS, 6 p.m. Wwdot'd•y. JtnlJirv 31 01~. Bu~o4bllll Ponsmouth at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Redmen nipped atODU COLUMBUS The University of Rio Grande women's basketball team kept right on rolling with a thrilling 68-66 road victory at Ohio Dominican on Tuesday night. The win was the sixth in-a-row for the Redwomen, who avenged an overtime loss to ODU earlier this month . Rio Grande (16-7, 8-3 AMC) picked up where it left off at Cedamlle, storming to a 15-point halftime lead after blistering the nets at a 54 percent clip ( 17-of31) in the first half. The Red women grabbed control of the game at 21-9 at the 10:09 mark when junior guard Britney Walker completed a three-point play. Rio only extended the lead after that. Ohio Dominican ( 14-9, 83 AMC) struggled in the first half, shooting only 21.6 percent (8-of-37), which contributed to the huge deficit at the break . AUC SOUTH DIVISION AMC ALL W L W l Cedarville 9 2 17 5 Rio Orondo • 3 15 7 Ohio Dominican 8 3 14 9 Shawnee Slate 7 4 14 8 Tiffin 6 5 9 It Malone 5 6 13 10 5 6 ,, 11 Urbana Wilber1orce 3 8 6 15 Walsh 3 8 5 14 1 10 Mount Vernon 7 13 It was a reversal of fortunes in the second half as Rio slumped from the tloor and the Panthers picked it up. Ohio Dominican trimmed the Rio lead to nine poin,ts with II :03 remaining on a tri fecta by Amy Simindinger. Slowly, the Panthers worked their way back into . the game getting to within one point on a couple of occasions late at 55-54 and 61-60. The Panthers finally gained the lead in the final half-minute of the game when Tristin Miracle drained a three from the left point to give ODU a 66-65 lead. It was the only lead of the game for the Panthers. PluseseeRio.BI BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAl TO THE SENTINEL COLUMBUS The University of Rio Grande men's .basketball team put forth another great effort on Tuesday night at Ohio Dominican, but some illtimed breakdowns and sub par shooting at the free 1hrow line spelled a fourth consecutive defeat. losing to the Panthers 81 -79 at Alumni Hall. Rio Grande (8-14, 3-7 AMC) fell behind by as many as II points in the second half before launching another furious comeback that again fell just short. Ohio Dominican ( 11-11, 5-5 AMC) put forth a solid first half to build a I 0point lead late in the half, 35-25. The Panthers would lead by six at the half (4034) after Rio's Chris Dinwiddie hit a desperaOVP File tion trey from lhe left corRio Grande women's coach David Smalley encourages his ner with time running out. . team in this 2006 file photo. Smalley and his Redwomen Trailing 58-47 midway. won their sixth straight and moved closer to the top of the Please see Redm••· Bl AMC South with a 68-66 road win at Ohio Dominican. No. 5 Ohio State survives against Northwestern: BY~ 5EUCIMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS ' . ComAcrUs OVP korel-11'111 (5 ,....., O.OL) h74Q-446-2342 ext. 33 .... - l ·?oi0-4<8·3008 E"fMMI- 8JM)ft80mydailysentinetoom Srxuta $taU Bract Shertn~~n, Sporta Editor 17~) UG-2342. e>ll 33 bshomlanOmydoilylr'Oune.com 448-2342 , "'"· 33 EVANSTON, Ill. - Greg Oden wanted to create opportunities, and his surgically repaired wrist wasn't going to stop the freshman. Neither was Northwestern. Oden had 17 points and a seasonhigh 17 rebounds. and No. 5 Ohio State hung on to beat Northwestern 59-50 on Wednesday night. "It wa~ a close game," be said. "Sornebod~ had to make plays." Oden, sttll recovering from surgery on his right wrist last summer, scored 10 points over the tina! 10: 19, after Northwestern's Tim Doyle hit back -to- back baskets to pull the. Wildcats within 39-38. His 17 boards were one more than his previous high, and the Buckeyes outrebounded Northwestern 39-19. "I thought Vince (Scott) played him as well as he could have," Doyle said. "Oden's going to be a pro. and Vince is going to be an investment banker." Ivan Harris scored 14 of his 18 points in the ftrst half when Ohio State struggled to a 27-24 lead, but delivered a key basket late in the game. Harris swooped in to rebound Mike Conley's miss and scored as he hit the floor to make ii 55-48 with about ~ minutes let\. And Ohio State ( 17-3, 5I Big Ten) hung on for its fourth straight win. . One of the nation's top recruits, Oden entered Wednesday 's game averaging 15.3 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 65 percent, despite a wrist injury he "tries not to think about." "He really amazes me eve1yday with some of the things he can do," Buckeyes coach Thad Matta said. _ "We deliver eve "His length. His timing. He's got a great feel for when the ball leaves the shooter's hand. Those were big plays. Sometimes you find yourself saying that guy is pretty special to watch." Doyle scored 15 points and Sterling Williams added II for Northwestern _ ( 11-9, 1-6), which had its sixth loss in seven games. Ohio Stale couldn't break away after beating Northwestern by 32 in Columbus a week earlier. The Buckeyes built a 36-26 in the opening minutes of the second half as Jamar Butler, Conley and Ron Lewis ·Please see Buckeyes, Bl youe C' *Columbua 24' t 17" upper 20s. Tuesday through Monday night ... Partly Wed'nesday ... Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows 15 cloudy. 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The board released a statement saying the convictions htghlight the importance of changes it has made since 2004 "and the critical need to aggressively P.ursue additional reforms.' "The board's goal is to fully restore the public's confidence in the election process in Cuyahoga County," the statement said. Maiden's attorney, Robert Rotatori. said be expects appeals will be filed for his client and Dreamer. The case comes as elections have fallen under greater scrutin¥ since the 2000 presidential election. That's when recounts of paper ballots in Florida · dragged on for weeks and the U.S. Supreme Court became involved. Cuyahoga also has been under the microscope following numerous problems with elections in bellwether Ohio. Cuyahojla County is a Democratic stronghold where about 600,000 ballots were cast in 2004. Statewide, Bush won by about 118,000 votes out of 5.5 million cast. 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M!••• SIPC- • MICHAEL W. CORBIN, MD HEDY J. M-WINDSOR, MD MARK W. NOLAN, MD • •Point Pleasant Office: • •Point Pleasant Office: . •Point Pleasant Office: Pleasant Valley Hospital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 215 Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Pleasant Valley Hospital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 214 Point Pleasant, WV 25550 . Pleasant Valley Hospital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 214. lloint Pleasant, WV 25550 (304) 675-2229 (304) 675-4839 (304) 675-3405 • •Middleport Office: • •Ripley, WV Office: Middlepon Clinic 788 Nonh Second Avenue Middlepon, OH 45760 140 Pinnell Street Ripley, WV 25271 (740) 992-6434 (304) 372-5756 PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL �OHIO 2 election workers convicted of rigging '04 presidential recount The Daily Sentinel ,' ·•' ~ ••' 1, ' BY M.R. KROPKO ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CLEVELAND - Two election workers in the state's most populous county were convicted Wednesday of illegally rigging the 2004 presidential election recount so they could avoid a more thorough review of the votes. A third employee who had been charged was acquitted on all counts. Jacqueline Maiden, the elections' coordinator who was the board's third-highest ranking employee when she was indicted last March, and ballot manager Kathleen Dreamer each were convicted of a felony count of negligent misconduct of an elections employee. Maiden and Dreamer also were convicted of one misdemeanor count each of failure of elections employees to perform their duty. Both were acquitted of five other charges. Rosie Grier. manager of the ;uJ,:~~r County Elections I ballot department, AI' photo acquitted of all seven cmm!s Kathleen Dreamer listens to the judge read verdicts, of various election miscon- Wednesday in Cleveland. Dreamer was convicted of a felony duct or interference charges. count of negligent misconduct of an elections employee. The felony conviction Dreamer was also convicted of one misdemeanor count of carries a possible sentence failure of elections employees to perform their duty. of six to 18 months. There was a gasp in the and Bush lost six in the samples result in differcounroom gallery. which county's recount. ences. included some relatives and Grier, the worker who But Baxter insisted the friends of the defendants, employees broke the law was acquitted. was the only when a "not guilty" verdict when they worked behind defendant who commented was announced on the first charge. The courtroom went closed doors three days following the verdicts. "It has all been very silent when a "guilty" ver- before the public Dec. 16. 2004, recount to pick ballots stressful," said Grier, 54. dict was returned. The defendants sat near they knew would not cause "Yes. I'm very relieved. each other silently as the 21 discrepancies when checked But, none of us should have by hand so they could avoid been in this courtroom verdicts were read. Ohio gave Bush the elec- a lengthier, more expensive today. These charges should not have been brought toral votes he needed to hand recount of all votes. against any of us." · Ohio law states that durdefeat Democratic Sen. Defense lawyer Roger John Kerry in the close ing a recount each county is supposed to randomly count said in his closSynenberg election and hold on to the at least 3 percent of its baling argument that the 2004 White House in 2004. Special prosecutor Kevin lots by hand and by presidential election was the Baxter, who was brought in machine. If there are not most publicly observed ever from Erie County to handle discrepancies in those in Cuyahoga County and the case, did not claim the counts, the rest of the votes the workers were simply workers' actions affected can be recounted by following procedures as the outcome of the election machine. A full hand-count they understood them. - Kerry gained 17 votes is ordered if two random Baxter said he intends to Today' s Forecast FOieCIIst lot Thui'May, Jan. 25 City/RegiOn High I Low temps COLUMBUS - One of the perks of their return to the majority is that Democratic governors, including Ohio\ Ted Strickland, now control tens of thousands of state government jobs. But it looks like Republican governors still control more . The 28 states Democrats now control are home to 56 percent of the nation's 5 million state workers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, the vast majority of those employees are unionized or covered under civil service contracts, making them out of the reach of governors. Republicans remain in control in some of the states Texas. Georgia and California, for example where high numbers of nonunionized state workers, still serve at the will of the governor-or the Legislature, according to a re1.:ent stale survey by the National Council of State Governments. It is difticult to say precisely how many state emplo¥ees Democratic or Republican governors control nationwide, because states have diverse rules and traditions to consider, said the council's Mary Branham Dusenberry. But the council's survey suggests that of about 500,000 unclassified state jobs across the country, about 330,000 are in Republican states compared to roughly 170,000 in Democratic states. In Ohio, the fate of 7,700 unclassified workers is up in the air. While some governors cleaned house when they took office, Strickland has been more cautrous. With significant labor backing in the election and a need to foster bipartisanship in the politically divided state, he opted to offer all exempt workers a chance to reapply for their positions. The deadline for submit' ting those resumes was last week and department he<tds are still reviewing them and making decisions, but changes can certainly be expected at the top, said spokesman Keith Dailey. "With new priorities arid a new vision. it's important that a governor has leaders he can rely on to carry out his agenda," Dailey said. Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett, whose party controlled the governor's mansion for 16 years before Strickland was elected, said the new governor's approach will also help fend off demands from his party to till the jobs. · "The tremendous back pressure is going to come from them being out of office for 16 years, and all the Democrats in local government or heading a department somewhere who are looking to expand their horizons in state government," he said. Brian Namey, a spokesman for the Democratic Governors Association, said it is only natural for a new governor to make some changes. "My experience with governors is that some people stay and some people go. Certainly, when a governor is elected, he or she wants to bring people into state government who share his or her vision," he said. "Voters made it dear in November that they wanted to go in a different direction." Statistics compiled by the Labor and Work life Program at Harvard Law School show that the .percentage of state government workers represented by unions has remained relatively constant for 20 years, with about 30 percent of state workers belonging to unions. Thursday, January 25,2007 locAL ScHEDULE POMEROY - A IChedUie o1 ~college Nld·hlgh ackd ~ lpDf1ilg.....,.. r1YCMng l8lmS from Gat.t. and fMigl C'lOI.WlliM Jhyndly't gamtl lloyo-11 OVCS at Calvary, 7 p.m. Olrto-1 Fait1and at Galtlai Academy, 5:30 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 6 p..m. Belpre at Meigs, 6 p.m. Miller at Eastern, 6 p.m. Teays valley at South Gallia, 6 p.m. ladwom n stay on roll Rio Grande wins sixth straight BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAl TO THE SENTINEL Sllunlly'• I'IMI BoyoBuketboll River Valley al: Meigs, 6:30p.m. New Bos1oo at South Gallia, 6 p.m. River Valley at Meigs, 5 p.m. 01~·--11 Zanesville at·Gallia Academy, 5:30p.m. SGio10Ville East at Sou1h Gallia. TBA wruulno Gallia Academy at Miami Trace lnvi1e , TBA River a.m. Valley at Jimmy WOOd Invite, 10 Col- Meigs at New Lexing1on. TBA Bukotboll Wilberforce at Aio Grande. 4 p.m. womon·a Col!ovo Bukotboll Wilbertorce at RIO Grande, 2 p.m ~v: J1ny1ry 21 iitlau-11 Gallia Academy at River Valley, 5:30 p.m. Meigs at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. South GaNia at Eastam, 6 p.m. SOotnem at OVCS, 6 p.m. Wwdot'd•y. JtnlJirv 31 01~. Bu~o4bllll Ponsmouth at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Redmen nipped atODU COLUMBUS The University of Rio Grande women's basketball team kept right on rolling with a thrilling 68-66 road victory at Ohio Dominican on Tuesday night. The win was the sixth in-a-row for the Redwomen, who avenged an overtime loss to ODU earlier this month . Rio Grande (16-7, 8-3 AMC) picked up where it left off at Cedamlle, storming to a 15-point halftime lead after blistering the nets at a 54 percent clip ( 17-of31) in the first half. The Red women grabbed control of the game at 21-9 at the 10:09 mark when junior guard Britney Walker completed a three-point play. Rio only extended the lead after that. Ohio Dominican ( 14-9, 83 AMC) struggled in the first half, shooting only 21.6 percent (8-of-37), which contributed to the huge deficit at the break . AUC SOUTH DIVISION AMC ALL W L W l Cedarville 9 2 17 5 Rio Orondo • 3 15 7 Ohio Dominican 8 3 14 9 Shawnee Slate 7 4 14 8 Tiffin 6 5 9 It Malone 5 6 13 10 5 6 ,, 11 Urbana Wilber1orce 3 8 6 15 Walsh 3 8 5 14 1 10 Mount Vernon 7 13 It was a reversal of fortunes in the second half as Rio slumped from the tloor and the Panthers picked it up. Ohio Dominican trimmed the Rio lead to nine poin,ts with II :03 remaining on a tri fecta by Amy Simindinger. Slowly, the Panthers worked their way back into . the game getting to within one point on a couple of occasions late at 55-54 and 61-60. The Panthers finally gained the lead in the final half-minute of the game when Tristin Miracle drained a three from the left point to give ODU a 66-65 lead. It was the only lead of the game for the Panthers. PluseseeRio.BI BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAl TO THE SENTINEL COLUMBUS The University of Rio Grande men's .basketball team put forth another great effort on Tuesday night at Ohio Dominican, but some illtimed breakdowns and sub par shooting at the free 1hrow line spelled a fourth consecutive defeat. losing to the Panthers 81 -79 at Alumni Hall. Rio Grande (8-14, 3-7 AMC) fell behind by as many as II points in the second half before launching another furious comeback that again fell just short. Ohio Dominican ( 11-11, 5-5 AMC) put forth a solid first half to build a I 0point lead late in the half, 35-25. The Panthers would lead by six at the half (4034) after Rio's Chris Dinwiddie hit a desperaOVP File tion trey from lhe left corRio Grande women's coach David Smalley encourages his ner with time running out. . team in this 2006 file photo. Smalley and his Redwomen Trailing 58-47 midway. won their sixth straight and moved closer to the top of the Please see Redm••· Bl AMC South with a 68-66 road win at Ohio Dominican. No. 5 Ohio State survives against Northwestern: BY~ 5EUCIMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS ' . ComAcrUs OVP korel-11'111 (5 ,....., O.OL) h74Q-446-2342 ext. 33 .... - l ·?oi0-4<8·3008 E"fMMI- 8JM)ft80mydailysentinetoom Srxuta $taU Bract Shertn~~n, Sporta Editor 17~) UG-2342. e>ll 33 bshomlanOmydoilylr'Oune.com 448-2342 , "'"· 33 EVANSTON, Ill. - Greg Oden wanted to create opportunities, and his surgically repaired wrist wasn't going to stop the freshman. Neither was Northwestern. Oden had 17 points and a seasonhigh 17 rebounds. and No. 5 Ohio State hung on to beat Northwestern 59-50 on Wednesday night. "It wa~ a close game," be said. "Sornebod~ had to make plays." Oden, sttll recovering from surgery on his right wrist last summer, scored 10 points over the tina! 10: 19, after Northwestern's Tim Doyle hit back -to- back baskets to pull the. Wildcats within 39-38. His 17 boards were one more than his previous high, and the Buckeyes outrebounded Northwestern 39-19. "I thought Vince (Scott) played him as well as he could have," Doyle said. "Oden's going to be a pro. and Vince is going to be an investment banker." Ivan Harris scored 14 of his 18 points in the ftrst half when Ohio State struggled to a 27-24 lead, but delivered a key basket late in the game. Harris swooped in to rebound Mike Conley's miss and scored as he hit the floor to make ii 55-48 with about ~ minutes let\. And Ohio State ( 17-3, 5I Big Ten) hung on for its fourth straight win. . One of the nation's top recruits, Oden entered Wednesday 's game averaging 15.3 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 65 percent, despite a wrist injury he "tries not to think about." "He really amazes me eve1yday with some of the things he can do," Buckeyes coach Thad Matta said. _ "We deliver eve "His length. His timing. He's got a great feel for when the ball leaves the shooter's hand. Those were big plays. Sometimes you find yourself saying that guy is pretty special to watch." Doyle scored 15 points and Sterling Williams added II for Northwestern _ ( 11-9, 1-6), which had its sixth loss in seven games. Ohio Stale couldn't break away after beating Northwestern by 32 in Columbus a week earlier. The Buckeyes built a 36-26 in the opening minutes of the second half as Jamar Butler, Conley and Ron Lewis ·Please see Buckeyes, Bl youe C' *Columbua 24' t 17" upper 20s. Tuesday through Monday night ... Partly Wed'nesday ... Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows 15 cloudy. Highs around 30. · Lows 15 to 20. to 20. -~(NYII)-88.78 ClrtWJ ·- ; I IN (NASI>'Q) - 43.20 n (NASN4)-&71 (NA'DAQ) - 13..09 C1tJ 11116 C (N'SI»QQ 39.48 cr· r (NYSE) - 17-49 De11r 81_. (NYSI) -17.18 .,.._t US 1tM11 AP STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT Complete Women's Health Care at PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL 23'1 18' ... IV- (N'SNQ) -'- 34.17 ,..... BY JULIE CARR SMYTH ' llfC LOis (NYSE)- 21.95 • Democratic governors lag GOP in control of state jobs 17~) UP (NYSE) - 43-U Allzo (NASDAQ)- 83.19 •stl nlllnc. (NYSE)- 88.38 I 2007 Bl The Daily Sentinel NHL All.Star game, Page 88 lc:rumOmydailyreglster.oom Local Stocks · ct el eta Thursday, January 25, Inside Larry Crum, Sporta Writer Local Weather Thursday ... Numerous snow showers. Snow accumulation around an inch . Brisk with highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent. Thursday night ... Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers in the evening. Cold with lows aroui\P 14. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mpQ in the evening. Chance of snow 20 percent. Friday,..Mostly sunny. Highs around 30. Southwest winds 5 to I 0 mph. Friday night... Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday ... Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of snow 30 percent. Saturday night and Sunday... Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower- 20s. Highs in the upper 20s. Sunday night and Monday•• .Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Highs il) the speak with Maiden and Dreamer before their scheduled sentencing on Feb. 26 to see ,if they wish to make any statements that might influence the sentence. "We'd like to listen to them if they had anything to say. if anyone else was involved wuh this. We still haven 't been able to determine that," he said. A message was left Wednesday with elections board director Michael Vu . The board released a statement saying the convictions htghlight the importance of changes it has made since 2004 "and the critical need to aggressively P.ursue additional reforms.' "The board's goal is to fully restore the public's confidence in the election process in Cuyahoga County," the statement said. Maiden's attorney, Robert Rotatori. said be expects appeals will be filed for his client and Dreamer. The case comes as elections have fallen under greater scrutin¥ since the 2000 presidential election. That's when recounts of paper ballots in Florida · dragged on for weeks and the U.S. Supreme Court became involved. Cuyahoga also has been under the microscope following numerous problems with elections in bellwether Ohio. Cuyahojla County is a Democratic stronghold where about 600,000 ballots were cast in 2004. Statewide, Bush won by about 118,000 votes out of 5.5 million cast. Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik sought the recount and complained about its procedure. Page AS (NYSI) - 50.28 (NYSE) - 3!U.2 e.r.t~llt (NYSE) - 59.30 8 rnl Elnctrlc (NYSE) - 38.84 ,....., Dfi*"' (NYSE) - 72.37 W ....... (NYSE)- 50.38 KNt11r INYSE) - 24.38 U l•rll II •• (NYSE) - 28.30 Nezf II SD'fllnt (NYIE) - 50.1.1 OM 1111 FlnMc... (NASDAQ)- 27.39 Ollie V..y 8Mc corp: (NASDAQ)- 21.43 881 (NYSE) - 43-00 ... 0111 I (NASDAQ.,_ 28.44 '-P1ICO (NYSE) - 85.20 Prlllller (NASDAQ) - 14.U ltocknll (NYSE) -10.50 ltoclcy llzMib (NASI>'Q) - 11.46 Roylll Dutcll SIMI - 69.30 s-. lklldll,_ (NASDAQ.,_ 179.24 Will MMt (NYSE) - 48.U Wecolly'a (NYSI) - 33.08 Worllll..... (NYSE) - 111-58 Dally atock NpOE'b . . the 4 p.m. ET closlziC qc;cn.. oft_.._. lor Jan. 24, 2007, provlzlld by Edwenl - - flz:Mclal adVIsors Isaac Milia 1e •••• 1111 rt (740) 441-9441, Trlilt ROCI1It lit PvMIIOJ .. I 740) 992-31175, L11l1y Ma,_ln Point Phrnnt at (304) 874- 11;174. M!••• SIPC- • MICHAEL W. CORBIN, MD HEDY J. M-WINDSOR, MD MARK W. NOLAN, MD • •Point Pleasant Office: • •Point Pleasant Office: . •Point Pleasant Office: Pleasant Valley Hospital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 215 Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Pleasant Valley Hospital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 214 Point Pleasant, WV 25550 . Pleasant Valley Hospital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 214. lloint Pleasant, WV 25550 (304) 675-2229 (304) 675-4839 (304) 675-3405 • •Middleport Office: • •Ripley, WV Office: Middlepon Clinic 788 Nonh Second Avenue Middlepon, OH 45760 140 Pinnell Street Ripley, WV 25271 (740) 992-6434 (304) 372-5756 PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL �.. Page Ba • The Daily Sentinel www .mydailysentinel.com Thursday, January as, 2007 ..•'' NFL, players union reach agreement on tougher drug testing Bv DAVE GOLDBERG ASSOCIATED PREss • NEW YORK - The NFL is going deeper into the wallets of pl aye rs who get caught using steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. After four month s of sometimes intense negotiations, the league and union announced Wednesday more extensive testing for performance-enhancing drugs and the addition of the bloodboosting substance EPO to its list of banned substances. The union also agreed that players suspended after testmg positive will, for the first time, forfeit a portion of their signing bonuses in addi.tion to the salary they will lose during their time away. That is significant because the signing bonuses often are the only guaranteed portion of a player's sala!}' and can be larger than salanes, whic.h sometimes are kept artificially low to keep the team under the salary cap. "It is important that the NFL and its players continue to be leaders on the issue of illegal and dangerous performance-enhancing drugs in sports," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. "These latest improvements will help ensure that we continue to have a strong and effective program. As we have done in the past, we will review and modify the policy on an ongoing basis." In addition to the new test for EPO, the agreement includes an increase from seven to 10 of the number of players on each team randomly tested each week during the season for steroids and other performance· enhancing drugs. That means there will be 12,000 tests each season, up from the current 10,000. The new policy will make the NFL the only North American sports league to regularly test for EPO. Urine will be tested, not blood, for EPO. Baseball did a round of urine testing for EPO in 2005 . Rob Manfred, MLB 's executive vice preside nt for labor re lations. said Wednesday there were no positives among the 500 samples tested. Baseball conducts urine tests of major and minor league players fo r performance-enhancing drugs and stimula.nts, with each player tested at least twice randomly per year. Baseball does not conduct blood tests and does not test for EPO or human growth hormone. Baseball and its players union have agreed they will test for HGH if a urine test .for that drug is validated. A bas~~all player . who tests poslltve for sterOids ts banned for 50 games for a first viol~~on . A pl~yer who tests postttve for sumulants is required to undergo counseling for . a first violati'!n and ts subject to at least SIX additional tests over the next year. The NBA randomly tests players•four times a. season. Players who test poslllve for steroids or performanceenhancing ~gs get a 10game suspensiOn for a first offense, a 25-game ban for a second ~ffense, a one-h~ar suspension for ~ t .•rd offense and dtsquahficauon if they're caught a fourth time. In the NHL. every player is subject to up to two random tests a year. A first-time offender gets a 20-game suspension without ray and mandatory referra to the league 's substance abuse program. A second positive test carries a 60-game suspension. The NFL policy mandates a four-game suspension for a tirst steroids oft'ense and a year for a second . Unlike its policy for street drugs such as marijuana or cocaine, for which there is no suspension until a second violation, a player who tests positive for steroids or a supplement is suspended for the first positive test. The enhancements to the drug policy have been pending for almost six months from about the time Goodell succeeded Paul Tagliabue as Ohlo/W.Va. School Basketball Scores laurel24 Richfield Revere 49, N. Royalton 35 Akr. Fireston'e 49, Can. GlenOak 39 Richmond Hts. 61 , Newbury 36 Ashtabula Edgewood 65, Conneaut Rocky River Lutheran W. 45, 40 Wellington Atwater Watetloo 61 , Rootstown 50 S. Euclid Regina 63. Akr. SVSM 53 Avon 55, Oberlin Firelands 47 Salem 44, Beloit W. Branch 42 Bay Village Bay 61, N. Ridgeville 32 Shaker Hts. 61 , Chesterland W Beavercreek 67, Spring. S. 50 Geauga 21 Berea 55, Westlake 50 Shaker Hts . Hathaway Brown '56, Can. McKinley 55, Bedlord 43 ' Parma Holy Name 53 Canal Fulton NW 45. Carrollton 41 Sheffield Brookside 58, Brooklyn 47 , Chagrin Falls Kenston 50, Ctlagrin Solon 56, Mayfield 48 Falls 44 Stow 62, Hudson 50 Christian Community 51 , Lorain Thompson Ledgemont 45, Middlefield South't'iew 35 Cardinal32 Cin . Christian 56, Hamilton New Thornville Sheridan 48, Dresden Tri MiBmi 44 Valley 44 Cin. Finneytown 77. Cin. Madeira 70. Tot. Bowsher 59. Tel. soon 39 20T Tot. Cent. Cath. 64, Tol. Wh itmer 43 commissio ner. The league and union began negotiating on additional tests and substances in September, but didn't reach agreement until thi s week. Those discussions foliowed congress ional reaction to a story in the Charlotte Observer on steroid prescriptions given to Carolina Panthers players by a South Carolina doctor during the 2003 season. One of the league's congressional watchdogs, Rep. Tom Davi s, R-Va .. prai sed the new poli cy on Wednesday. "These changes show what sports leagues and their players' associations can accomplish when they set their nunds to eradicating steroids from their sports," said Davis, who, as chairman of the Government Reform Committee in the last Congress led three hearings on steroid use among pro athletes. "I especially want to commend the NFL which, out of , all the sports leagues, has been the most consistent in · its approach to testing and taking other steps to end steroid use among its athletes." One provision of the new .agreement increases the unpredictability of random testing during the season and offseason, making it harder for players using performance-enhancing substances to regulate their usage because they won't know when they might be tested. EPO, which provides users more stamina by increasing their number of red blood cells, is used primarily by long-distance runners and cyclists. That testing will begin this summer when teams go to training camp. The program also includes additional use of carbon isotope ratio testing on a random basis to detect for doses of testosterone. All players now will be subject to those tests, previously used only to confirm positive tests. •4 Cin. Glen Este 57, Cln. Turpin 33 Cin. McNicholas 48. Cin. Deer Park 41 Cin . Seven Hills 52. Cin . Hills Christian Aoademy 47 Cin . Summit Country Day 61 , Cin. Day 31 Cin . Winton Woods 67, Cin. Withrow Count~ 41 Cle . Cent. Cattl . 51 , Bedford Chanel 44 Cle. St. Joseptl 59, Parma Padua 50 Cle . VASJ 67, Ckl. HIS. Beaumont~ Copley 66 , Medina 32 Coshocton 38 , 0ov9f 35 Cuyahoga Falls 51 , Twinsburg Chamberlin 47 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 80, A.kr Hoban 55. OT Cuyahoga Hts. 53, Akr. Elms 44 Day. Chaminade·Julienne 60, Middletown Fenwick 33 E. Can. 78, Windham 43 Elyria 57, Rocky River Magnifk:at51 Garfield HIS. 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Athono 27 Mullllon Jacklon 44, Barberton 35 Mentor lak.l Catf'l. 81 , Willoughby S. 25 . Minerva 49, Allia~Q Marllngton 48 Mogadore 70, Streetlboro 37 N. Can. Hoover &4, Camt.ld ~ N. Olmsted 48, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 32 New Concord John Gl.,n 48, New Lexington 37 New Philadelphia 85, Byesville fMadowbrook 43 Olmsted Falls 49. Brecksville 44 Qnvelf Grand Vall~ 49, Gites Milia Hawken 37 Paineevme Aiv:trside 47. Maaison 46 Parma Normandy 38, Shaker Hts. ~. ~ BY AARoN BEARD ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. - The state bar lodged new and more serious ethics charges Wednesday against the district attorney in the Duke lacrosse case, accusing him of withholding evidence from the defense and lying to both to the court and bar investigators. Mike Nifong - who withdrew from the case earlier this month - could be disbarred if convicted by a disciplinary board. The bar previously charged Nifong with making misleading and prejudicial comments about the athletes under suspicion. . Otrte Brldgopon 47 , NICI\oloo Coun1y 25 APpho~ Serena Williams of the U.S. in action during her semifinal match against Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne Thursday. Unseeded Williams advances. to Australian Open final MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Unseeded and ranked No . 81, Serena Williams made it back to a Grand Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Nicole Vaidisova at the Australian Open on Thursday. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champ, weathered Vaidisova 's powerful forehands and gave back plenty of her own, sometimes surprising the 17-year-old Czech player with her speed around the court and the pace of her ball. , After leading 5-1 in the second, she needed six match points before sealing it with an overhead in I hour, 46 minutes. "Yahooo 1" she said, laughin¥, and celebmting the win. 'She played some incredible points on match point," Williams said. "She just got relaxed. It reminded me a bit of myself. I just tried to stay focussed and tried to stay calm - it was just great." Williams won two of her seven majors at Melbourne Park and is one win away from her most improbable title. In between her win here in 2005 and her run to thi:; year's final , Williams had not beaten at top 10 player and dropped out of the top I00 at one point last year. By reaching the final, she is expected to surge back into the top 20. "I can't believe it. That's awesome - that was so fast," The new charges are tied to Nifong's decision to use a ptivate lab for DNA testing as his office investigated allegations three men raped a 28-year-old stripper at a team party last March. Those tests uncovered genetic material from several men on the woman's underwear and body, but none from any lacrosse player. The bar complaint alleges that those results were not released to the defense and that Nifong repeatedly said in court he had turned over all evidence that could benetit the defense. "If these alle~ations are true and if they don tjustify disbarment, then I'm not sure what does," said Joseph Kennedy, a law professor at the University Chesapeake. Ot'tlo 51 . Saint Joseph Central 49 Proctorville Fairland . Ohio 65, Wayne 60 of North Carolina. "It's hard for me to imagine a more serious set of allegations against a prosecutor." The new charges "have signiticantly increased the chances for a serious sanction, possibly including suspension or disbarment," said Thomas Metzloff. a Duke law professor and member of the bar's ethics committee, which is not involved in prosecuting the case against Nifong. Nifong's trial on the ethics charges ts set for May, though bar officials said Wednesday they expect it to be delayed until June. He declined to comment Wednesday. "'I'd say any time any charges are filed with the state .:Brenda Davis (740) 992..2155 bar, they're all serious, and we want to make sure we handle them all properly," said his attorney David Freedman. : Citing the conflict N interest created by the ethics charges, Nifong asked the Nortt( Carolina attorney general'~ office earlier this mo~th ki take over the lacrosse case. Nifong dropped rape: charges against the three atltletes in December after the accuser changed a key detail in her account, but the playerl> are still ch~ed with sexuaf offense and kidnapping. North Carolina's attorneY, has said he will conduct ~ thorou1;h • review of the remaimng charges against Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann. •: \ ·. ,... , .. ' ' i" ~~ ; ·~ ':l\· ' 'q·, 1\' Performances rescheduled RV/Boat Show opens 4-day stand today HUNTINGTON, W.Va. 2007 Huntington RV & Boat Show attendees will have a lot to look at during this year's "Show of Dreams, starting today and running through Sunday at th Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Millions of dollars of wellappointed motorcoaches, fifth-wheels, clever pop-up campers, sleek cruisers, fast bass fishing boats, pontoonparty boats and personal watercraft, plus motorcycles and ATVs are on exhibit. So if you are planning to see it all, you will want to allow for several hours just to get it all in. , Big Sandy Superstore Arena's concessions will be open to accomodate hunger pangs and a chance to get off your feet and grab a refreshment between your tours around the exhibit spaces. . The 2007 Huntington RV & Boat Show's "anchor" exhibitors include Burdette Camping from Winfield, Setzer's World of Camping from Huntington, Charleston Marine from Charleston, and Great Outdoors/Great Escape Marine from Lavalette-Huntington. Additional large ~xhibitors include, Rodger Smith Marine, also of Lavalette, Yatesville Marine from Louisa, Ky., Mountain State RV Sales and Rentals from Hurricane, Yamaha Powersports, also from flurricane and Fannin Motorsports from Cannonsburg, Ky. Also returning this year llfC Guaranty Bank and Ohio Valley Bank. "We are also Pleased that City National 1931nood briefs "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" is scheduled to .. GALUPOLIS The perform March 30 through April I. Those wishing to Ariel Jr. Theatre is preparing help with technical aspects to present the magical tale of of the production , such as "'the Twelve Dancing costuming, props, li~hting, Princesses," based on the etc., may also stol' m duroriginal Grimm's fairy tale. ing the posted auditions arid 'The production drrector, speak with the director. Cheryl Enyart, is seeking 12 For mon? information, congirls, approximately I 0-17 tact The Ariel-Dater Hall at years old, and four boys, (740) 446-ARTS (446-2787) approximately 14-17. or www.arieltheatrr:.org. Actors younger than the specified ages may still audition, and will be conlijdered. Dance experience is a plus, but not required. ·· 'The auditions will be held GALLIPOLIS The lit The Aiiel-Dater Hall on Ariel Jr. Theatre production Sunday, Jan. 28 from I to 3 of "Beauty and the Beast," p.m., and Monday, Jan. 29 originally scheduled for Jan. from 6 to 8 p.m. No advance 26-28, has been postponed. preparation is necessary for The new performance the audition. dates are Feb. 23-25. Bank will be joining us as a new exhibitor this year, and a player in the financial services sector," a spokesman for the show said. Also expected is representation from the Kanawha River Power Squadron and the Coast Guard Auxiliary regarding boating safety, law and regulations, West Virginia Divtsion of Natural Resources with representatives from Beech Fork, The Coalfield Convention and Visitors Bureau and Hatfield McCoy Trail revealing the many activities and attractions available in thatportion of West Virginia. The Sea Scouts, a branch of the Boy Scouts that focuses skill development pertaining to marine activities will also be present to share information about this exciting program. Further, brand new exhibitors to the show include Feel Freedom International with a new waterless polish and wax for RVs, boats and autos, and Dr. Jason Wellman, to help folks with stress and headache pain offering free tests onsite. 2007 show dates and times: Thursday - 4 to 9 p.m. (half price admission, just $3.25 adults) Friday - 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday - 10 a.m. until 9p.m. Sunday- II a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets: $6.50 for adults, 12 and under admitted free . For further information, contact Jeff Scott, 2007 TriState RV & Boat "Show of Dreams" coordinator. at ( 304) 757-5487. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - It's been· 70 years thi s month that the Ohio River rose more than 20 feet above flood stage, covering Point Pleasant and surrounding towns in several feet of water. The water rose to 62.8 feet, 20.8 feet above flood stage. Storefronts were half submerged in the cold waters. Residents traveled by row-boats through the area. Downtown homes were submerged, causing residents to flea to higher ground. Down river in Cincinnati , the river reached 79.9 feet and left over 50,000 people homeless, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. In total, more than one million people were made homeless. From Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill ., 385 people died, the Enquirer said. The damage totaled $500 Photo c ourtesy of the Point Pleasant River Museum million which in today 's Flood water covers the town of Poi nt Pleasant, leaving only rooftops and bridges uncove red dollars is $6.7 billion. Beginning this week, the in this January 1937 photograph on exhibit at the rive r museum. Point Pleasant River Museum will be displaying exhi bit at the museum. II Janu ary 1937 rema ins the killed me r 400 people. more than 60 photographs will run continuously for at wettest month in Ohio hi 'In 1945. the ri ve r reached in an exhibit to commemo- least the next few mon ths. tory. Between si.x to 12 .:IR.6 feet on March 4, 53.2 rate the great flood . . Fowler said. inches of rai n fe ll on the feet on March I0 and 40.6 The old photos are " It 's a reminder of the state betwee n Jan. I~ to 25. fee t un March 24. accompanied by photos importance of thi s tl ood Local rec nrcls indicated In 1'163. wa ter' rose to taken recently of the same wall, " Fow ler sai d. th at Ma rc h ha.-. \l:t:: ll more ~ 7. I fee t on March 21 ami locations with descrip- "Without this flood wall , fl oodin g in the las t ce mury 40..1 feet three da ys later. tions. th an any oth er mon th. The ri ve r rose to 49.5 fe et this could happen aga in ." "It will be surprising to The two-vear com.t rucIn Ma rch I LJLJ 7. the Ohio on Ma rdi IJ. 1'167. and them where the water was: · tion of the ·nood wall ti n- Riv·cr .:rc., tecl at 50 fee t. ti re re ached 43.9 feet seven Executive Director Jack ished in 195 1. Without the hicht' .... t it h ~t' rcach~d in tilt" davs la tt"r. Fowler said for people who tlood wa ll, people in Poi nt laSt 20 year~. ;.1cco rdiug to ianuary through Apri l is haye not seen a flood of that Pl easant endured devastat- local record .... the peak time for llooding, ing !loading every spring. On M•u·ch :10. 1913. tlte the Nati onal Weather magnitude. nver ro-:.c tn 6::! .8 feet an d Servire \ays. It is a first time for the Fowler said . African mask exhibit coming to Kennedy Museum ATHENS - Hundreds of face s stare out from the wall s of Ellen Hobbs· Hendersonville , N.C., home, dubbed the Fifth Avenue Mask Museum. For the first time, part of Hobbs' collection will travel to Athens for "Behind the Mask: Afric<m Art from the Ellen Hobbs Collection and the Kennedy Museum of Art." The exhibit opens Feb. 6 through April 22, with a closing reception on April 20. For Hobbs, the allure of masks goes beyond idle entertainment. " A mask allows a person to escape and temporarily become a different being," she says. "In Africa, some masks are seen to have a special power or quality that you can gain from wearing them." Andrea Frohne, assistant professor of African art at Ohio University and "Behind the Mask" guest curator, presents such cultural meanings behind West 'Aida' and Central African masks • PORTSMOUTH - The standing show come to the in the exhibition . ~ward-winnin~ timeless Vern Riffe Center. It is a "African masks perform love story "Atda" will be timeless story presented role s in many different culperformed at Shawnee State with high energy dancing tural arenas," Frohne says. University's Vern Riffe and pop-oriented music." "This multimedia exhibiThe score for "Elton John tion explores masking tradiCenter for the Arts on Feb. 5 & Tun Rice's AIDA" was ~d 6 at 7:30 each night. tions within their cultural, ~ased on the story from the hailed by Time magazine as aesthetic and performative with luscious classic Verdi opera, "Aida" "filled i)l a new musical with Elton melodies and soulful lyrics." contexts." Exhibition programming, The show produced a numJohn's modem pop score. free and open to the public, - Winner of four 2000 ber of hit songs includin¥, will be offered on Thursday, Tony® Awards, "Elton John "Written in the Stars , ' Feb. 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 & Tun Rice's AIDA" is a recorded by Elton John and tnusical bursting · with con- Lee Ann Rimes, which hit temporary energy chronicling number 2 on Billboard's AC ihe love triangle between charts in 1999. "Easy as Aida, a Nubian princess Life," recorded by Tina stolen from her country, Thmer and as a dance remix Amneris, an Egyptian by Deborah Cox hit No. 24 BY THE AssOCIATED PRESS princess, and Radarnes. the on the U.S. Dance charts in Here is a list of current 2004. The score also liolider they both love. and upcoming Ohio festi"AIDA" is an epic tale of includes "Elaborate Lives," love, loyalty and betrayal "My Strongest Suit" and vals and events: Through Feb. 3 \!lith an exhilarating Tony® "The Gods Love Nubia." Roc k in ' the Caribbean Tickets for "Elton John & lind Grammy® Award-winOldies Cruise, Hawk St.. Qing score by Elton John and Ttm· Rice's AIDA" range in 1\m Rice, their first collalx_I- price from $41 to $31 , and are Lancaster. Through Feb. 4 mtion since writing the mUSIC now on sale at the McKinley r Blooms Orchi d . Winte for the worldwide phenome- Box Office by calling (740) 351 -3600. Special family and Show and Sale, The HQWen lion "The Lion. ¥Jog." : '"This is o-.'1!1'111e· most group diSCIIUnts are available. AI'IKIRtum, Sperry -.d., The appearan~-e of "Elton Kirtland. dlaborate productions we Through Feb. 17 !lave ever presented at the John & Tim Rice's AIDA" in Exhibit : Selected works Portsmouth is sponsored by VCRFA " said Carl Daehler, from the Schreiber- Fox the Southern Ohio Medical the cen~·s executive direcCollection of African Art . and by donations tor. "'This is the national tour Center Gallery, production produced . by made to the Southern Ohio Schumac her Capital University, Bexley. Performing Ans Association Disney Productions and 11 ts Through Feb. 25 and the SSU Development spectacular. We are most Canton Art ist's League ·IP~te to have this out- Foundation. New version of set for Riffe Center T hm-sday, J a nuary 25, 2007 of Ohio Unive rsitv's Cemer for Internati onal' Studies, pruvides internation al outreach to the Smnheast Ohio co mmunity. Aft er ·thi s eve nt on February ~2. the South Afri ca n. a cappella group Ladysmi th Bl ack Mambazo l' ap~ on an even in g of African cu lture with a 7:30 p.m. pt•rfo rmance at Ohi o Uni\'er, ity's Templ eton Bl ack burn Alumni Memorial Audi torium . sponsored hy the International Student Un ion and the Black Stu de nt Cultu ral Prog ramming Board. "B ehind the Ma sk: Afri can Art from the Ellen Hobbs Cullcrtion and the Kennedy Muse um of Art" is supported by the Dean \ Offi ce at the College of Fine A11s and by the Ohio Arts Count:i l. encouraging eco- nomic growth . cdu_~.: ational exce llence . and cultu ra l enr ichmen t fur all Ohioans. The Kcnned1 Museum of A11. located i1i historic Lin Hall at The Ridges on Ohio Univ·crsity's Athens campus. is open Tue sday. Wednesday and ,Friday. noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday. noon to R p.m.: Submitted photo The African mask exhi bit from the El len Hobbs col lection will and Salurday and Sunday. I • be on disp lay at Ohio Univers ity's Kennedy Museum of Art to 5 p.m . Admission ~111d parking are sta rting Feb. 6. fn.:c. Pre-arranged museum p.m. After an introducto ry International Cou ncil. wil l tour~ are ava il able \.V ith gallery tour lead by muse- give int e ractiv~ prcsl' nt a- ~uJ\ · ance 1mti l'c. Fo r infor maum staff. international stu- tions on their co u 11tric~ of tion. rail (7~1 )1 59.>- 1~0~ or dents from Africa. repre- origin. The Ohio Valley ,,i,it W\\ · w. o hi o u . ed u/m u ~e ­ se nting the Ohio Valley lnternatilHlal Council, mli um . UPCOMING FES11VALS, EVENTS.IN OHIO Office of Economic and Workforce Development Mtdland Trail 50, Rid'lwood 30 MorgoniOWn ee. P..oiOn 23 Petltlburg 56. Franldoft ~ . Philip Batbour 41. Grafton 45, 20T ~ POCihontu County &3, Pendleton Coun1y 47 Sooth Honloon 50. Tygorto 'Ioiiey 40 Tucker coUnty 12, Harman 38 Weatlide 56, Iaeger 38 63 explaining: "Basically, you know gagging." Williams thought she had won it on match point No. 5. but Vaidisova's backhand crosscourt was called in. She had run out of challenges and had to accept the call, despite video replays showing the ball was out. · Williams fired an ace to get another match point and maf,Je no mistake with the next. She will play the winner between top-seeded Maria Sharapova and No. 4 Kim Clijsters in Saturday's championship match. Sharapova reached the semis here for the third straight year with a 7-6 (5), 75 wm over Anna Chakvetadze. Clijsters made the semifinals for the fifth time here with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over three-time champion Martina Hingis. . Men's No. 2 Rafael Nadai limped out in tbe quartertinals, complaining his leg was too sore to challengy Fernando Gonzalez. With Gonzalez tiring will' ners past him from bOth the forehand ·and backhand sides, though, even a fit Nadal might have struggled. · The I Oth-seeded Gonzalez had 41 winners in a 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 upset over the ~ seeded Nadal on Wednesday; earning him a semifinal spol along with top-ranked Roget Federer, Andy Roddick an..t Tommy Haas. :.~Dave Harris .(740) 992;.2155 Eut Fotrmonl 114. Fllirmonl SeniOr 42 Unooln 42. UOor1y Ho..- 33 68 WI'INiino Park 66, SttUO.nvilll. OhiO Williams said. "I'm excited. I have nothing to lose. I'm back in the top 20, that means so much to me." Williams played only four tournaments in 2006, finishing the season 12-4 and without a title. She was the ninthlowest ranked player to make a Grand Slam semifinal since computer rankings were introi:tuced in 1975. If she wins, she would be only the second un s ~ed~d player to win the Australian m the OJX!n era. Vrudisova broke Williams' serve in the first game and was dictating early rallie s until Williams broke back to level at 3-3. The pair traded breaks late in the set , with Vaidisova going ahead 5-4 and having a set point on serve before Williams rallied to break back and force a tiebreaker. The 25-year-old American led 5-1 in the tiebreaker but allowed Vaidisova back to 55, serving consecutive double-faults. She set u~ set point with a backhand wmner and let out a powerful "gggrrrr" after Vaidisova dumped a forehand into the net. Williams broke Vaidisova twice and took a 5-1 lead in the second set but the No. I0 seed rallied and won four straight games, saving four matcb pomts after being down 0-40 to hold the ninth game. "I almost did a gagarooney there," said Williams, More Information - r., ·. . about . . . .• 'website advertising contact: •z. ....,. www.mydailysentinel .com :. Auditions set Calhoun •2 . Wlrt County 33 Cameron Bridgeport, Ohio 3<fl Charteaton CathoUc 55, Burch 22 Clay County 75. BrllCtOn County 27 Ooddrlc:ige County 71, wnnametown 05 Capital77, Lincoln County 42 fJarkersburg South 78, Paril.ersbu rg Pqe Ba • The Daily Sentinel .Entertainment Cia. John Hay 48, Cle. Success Tech 2e Cia. Mar!iJaret ireland 42, Cle . High Tach 39 Fairpor1 Harbor Harding 65, University Hts. Fuchs Mizrach i 64 Grandview 59, Richwood N. Union 46 Marion River Valley 70, Dola Hardin Nonhern 52 Parma Padua 66, Cia. Lincol n·W. 38 Reading 54 , N. Bend Taylof 40 Richmond Hta . 74, Th ompson Ledgemont 52 Wheeling (W.Va .) Park 66, Steubenville 63 W.Vo. prwp bookotbollocono WednMday'a ,...utta . '• Cin. Wyoming 60, Cin . Mariemont 44 .... Kirtland 45, WlckUftt 30 LakewOOd 55, Garfield Htl. 30 Lockland 7$, St. S.rnard 42 Lorain Admiral King 58 , Euclid 47 Lorain Clurview &8. Mectlna Buckeye ,,;r Bar files more ethics charges against prosecutor: Ohio H._.h School Glrta BaakeU»all Wedntldly'l Rllulta • HeLZER HEALTH SYST EMS Show, Canton Museum of Travis T(.)WJbcnd . Awnotl Art . Market Ave . No rth . Center-Weston An G;.lilerv. Wa lnu t St.. Cinunnati. · Canton. Exhi bit : Fiori A Thro u ~: h Apri l 15 Warped : I~ Years ol Chihuly Garde n of Glass. Fra nklin Par k M us ic. !'vL.1\ lll.'!ll and 1\hHl' Conservatory. E. Broad St.. exhibit. Hu~· k .111d R~>ll H:lil of Fame and Mu,cutn. l\.1.!'~ Cnlwnbus. Pla?a. Clewland. Through 1\larch 4 The Orchid Forest. Exhibit. Sadie Bt'lllllll~ Franklin Park Conservatory. -- su ... pcn~..h:d o\nim~uion . Wexncr Center (j ,likm·s. E. Broad St.. Columbus. N. High St.. Columhth. Through March 11 far.-Ncar. Hen· Sc· lertum' Exhi bi t: Ohio's Na tural Landscapes A from thr (lllk~.: ti(lll n f th l' Photographic· Journey of Columhu . . :\1u-.ctlm dl .-\rt . Bud.e~e State. Ohi u An ' Cntmul'' R1tlc the ZmleS\i lie Art Center. 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Page Ba • The Daily Sentinel www .mydailysentinel.com Thursday, January as, 2007 ..•'' NFL, players union reach agreement on tougher drug testing Bv DAVE GOLDBERG ASSOCIATED PREss • NEW YORK - The NFL is going deeper into the wallets of pl aye rs who get caught using steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. After four month s of sometimes intense negotiations, the league and union announced Wednesday more extensive testing for performance-enhancing drugs and the addition of the bloodboosting substance EPO to its list of banned substances. The union also agreed that players suspended after testmg positive will, for the first time, forfeit a portion of their signing bonuses in addi.tion to the salary they will lose during their time away. That is significant because the signing bonuses often are the only guaranteed portion of a player's sala!}' and can be larger than salanes, whic.h sometimes are kept artificially low to keep the team under the salary cap. "It is important that the NFL and its players continue to be leaders on the issue of illegal and dangerous performance-enhancing drugs in sports," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. "These latest improvements will help ensure that we continue to have a strong and effective program. As we have done in the past, we will review and modify the policy on an ongoing basis." In addition to the new test for EPO, the agreement includes an increase from seven to 10 of the number of players on each team randomly tested each week during the season for steroids and other performance· enhancing drugs. That means there will be 12,000 tests each season, up from the current 10,000. The new policy will make the NFL the only North American sports league to regularly test for EPO. Urine will be tested, not blood, for EPO. Baseball did a round of urine testing for EPO in 2005 . Rob Manfred, MLB 's executive vice preside nt for labor re lations. said Wednesday there were no positives among the 500 samples tested. Baseball conducts urine tests of major and minor league players fo r performance-enhancing drugs and stimula.nts, with each player tested at least twice randomly per year. Baseball does not conduct blood tests and does not test for EPO or human growth hormone. Baseball and its players union have agreed they will test for HGH if a urine test .for that drug is validated. A bas~~all player . who tests poslltve for sterOids ts banned for 50 games for a first viol~~on . A pl~yer who tests postttve for sumulants is required to undergo counseling for . a first violati'!n and ts subject to at least SIX additional tests over the next year. The NBA randomly tests players•four times a. season. Players who test poslllve for steroids or performanceenhancing ~gs get a 10game suspensiOn for a first offense, a 25-game ban for a second ~ffense, a one-h~ar suspension for ~ t .•rd offense and dtsquahficauon if they're caught a fourth time. In the NHL. every player is subject to up to two random tests a year. A first-time offender gets a 20-game suspension without ray and mandatory referra to the league 's substance abuse program. A second positive test carries a 60-game suspension. The NFL policy mandates a four-game suspension for a tirst steroids oft'ense and a year for a second . Unlike its policy for street drugs such as marijuana or cocaine, for which there is no suspension until a second violation, a player who tests positive for steroids or a supplement is suspended for the first positive test. The enhancements to the drug policy have been pending for almost six months from about the time Goodell succeeded Paul Tagliabue as Ohlo/W.Va. School Basketball Scores laurel24 Richfield Revere 49, N. Royalton 35 Akr. Fireston'e 49, Can. GlenOak 39 Richmond Hts. 61 , Newbury 36 Ashtabula Edgewood 65, Conneaut Rocky River Lutheran W. 45, 40 Wellington Atwater Watetloo 61 , Rootstown 50 S. Euclid Regina 63. Akr. SVSM 53 Avon 55, Oberlin Firelands 47 Salem 44, Beloit W. Branch 42 Bay Village Bay 61, N. Ridgeville 32 Shaker Hts. 61 , Chesterland W Beavercreek 67, Spring. S. 50 Geauga 21 Berea 55, Westlake 50 Shaker Hts . Hathaway Brown '56, Can. McKinley 55, Bedlord 43 ' Parma Holy Name 53 Canal Fulton NW 45. Carrollton 41 Sheffield Brookside 58, Brooklyn 47 , Chagrin Falls Kenston 50, Ctlagrin Solon 56, Mayfield 48 Falls 44 Stow 62, Hudson 50 Christian Community 51 , Lorain Thompson Ledgemont 45, Middlefield South't'iew 35 Cardinal32 Cin . Christian 56, Hamilton New Thornville Sheridan 48, Dresden Tri MiBmi 44 Valley 44 Cin. Finneytown 77. Cin. Madeira 70. Tot. Bowsher 59. Tel. soon 39 20T Tot. Cent. Cath. 64, Tol. Wh itmer 43 commissio ner. The league and union began negotiating on additional tests and substances in September, but didn't reach agreement until thi s week. Those discussions foliowed congress ional reaction to a story in the Charlotte Observer on steroid prescriptions given to Carolina Panthers players by a South Carolina doctor during the 2003 season. One of the league's congressional watchdogs, Rep. Tom Davi s, R-Va .. prai sed the new poli cy on Wednesday. "These changes show what sports leagues and their players' associations can accomplish when they set their nunds to eradicating steroids from their sports," said Davis, who, as chairman of the Government Reform Committee in the last Congress led three hearings on steroid use among pro athletes. "I especially want to commend the NFL which, out of , all the sports leagues, has been the most consistent in · its approach to testing and taking other steps to end steroid use among its athletes." One provision of the new .agreement increases the unpredictability of random testing during the season and offseason, making it harder for players using performance-enhancing substances to regulate their usage because they won't know when they might be tested. EPO, which provides users more stamina by increasing their number of red blood cells, is used primarily by long-distance runners and cyclists. That testing will begin this summer when teams go to training camp. The program also includes additional use of carbon isotope ratio testing on a random basis to detect for doses of testosterone. All players now will be subject to those tests, previously used only to confirm positive tests. •4 Cin. Glen Este 57, Cln. Turpin 33 Cin. McNicholas 48. Cin. Deer Park 41 Cin . Seven Hills 52. Cin . Hills Christian Aoademy 47 Cin . Summit Country Day 61 , Cin. Day 31 Cin . Winton Woods 67, Cin. Withrow Count~ 41 Cle . Cent. Cattl . 51 , Bedford Chanel 44 Cle. St. Joseptl 59, Parma Padua 50 Cle . VASJ 67, Ckl. HIS. Beaumont~ Copley 66 , Medina 32 Coshocton 38 , 0ov9f 35 Cuyahoga Falls 51 , Twinsburg Chamberlin 47 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 80, A.kr Hoban 55. OT Cuyahoga Hts. 53, Akr. Elms 44 Day. Chaminade·Julienne 60, Middletown Fenwick 33 E. Can. 78, Windham 43 Elyria 57, Rocky River Magnifk:at51 Garfield HIS. Trinity 55, Elyria Cath. 30 Gates Mills Gilmour -45, Burton Bert;shire 38 Geneva 70, Painesville Harvey 21 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 46, Cambridge 35 Grafton Mi<Mew 37. Fairview Park Fairview 31 Hamlhon Roas 59, Cln . Mt. Healthy 50, OT Huber Htt. Wayne 57 , Spring. N 48 Independence 52, Parma 32 Jetreraon Area 50, Athtabula l akeside Tot. St. Ursula 59, Tot. Rogers 33 Tel. Start 63, Ore~n Clay 32 Tot. Walt• 68. Tel. Notre Dame 41 Tot. Woodward 49. Tol. Libbey 37 Uniontown Lake 58, Tallmadge 51 Vincent. Warren 51 , Zanesville 46 warsaw Ainr View 64. Uhrichsville Claymont 24 Zanesville Mays\liUe 71 , Crooksville 42 Zanesville W. 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Maaison 46 Parma Normandy 38, Shaker Hts. ~. ~ BY AARoN BEARD ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. - The state bar lodged new and more serious ethics charges Wednesday against the district attorney in the Duke lacrosse case, accusing him of withholding evidence from the defense and lying to both to the court and bar investigators. Mike Nifong - who withdrew from the case earlier this month - could be disbarred if convicted by a disciplinary board. The bar previously charged Nifong with making misleading and prejudicial comments about the athletes under suspicion. . Otrte Brldgopon 47 , NICI\oloo Coun1y 25 APpho~ Serena Williams of the U.S. in action during her semifinal match against Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne Thursday. Unseeded Williams advances. to Australian Open final MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Unseeded and ranked No . 81, Serena Williams made it back to a Grand Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Nicole Vaidisova at the Australian Open on Thursday. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champ, weathered Vaidisova 's powerful forehands and gave back plenty of her own, sometimes surprising the 17-year-old Czech player with her speed around the court and the pace of her ball. , After leading 5-1 in the second, she needed six match points before sealing it with an overhead in I hour, 46 minutes. "Yahooo 1" she said, laughin¥, and celebmting the win. 'She played some incredible points on match point," Williams said. "She just got relaxed. It reminded me a bit of myself. I just tried to stay focussed and tried to stay calm - it was just great." Williams won two of her seven majors at Melbourne Park and is one win away from her most improbable title. In between her win here in 2005 and her run to thi:; year's final , Williams had not beaten at top 10 player and dropped out of the top I00 at one point last year. By reaching the final, she is expected to surge back into the top 20. "I can't believe it. That's awesome - that was so fast," The new charges are tied to Nifong's decision to use a ptivate lab for DNA testing as his office investigated allegations three men raped a 28-year-old stripper at a team party last March. Those tests uncovered genetic material from several men on the woman's underwear and body, but none from any lacrosse player. The bar complaint alleges that those results were not released to the defense and that Nifong repeatedly said in court he had turned over all evidence that could benetit the defense. "If these alle~ations are true and if they don tjustify disbarment, then I'm not sure what does," said Joseph Kennedy, a law professor at the University Chesapeake. Ot'tlo 51 . Saint Joseph Central 49 Proctorville Fairland . Ohio 65, Wayne 60 of North Carolina. "It's hard for me to imagine a more serious set of allegations against a prosecutor." The new charges "have signiticantly increased the chances for a serious sanction, possibly including suspension or disbarment," said Thomas Metzloff. a Duke law professor and member of the bar's ethics committee, which is not involved in prosecuting the case against Nifong. Nifong's trial on the ethics charges ts set for May, though bar officials said Wednesday they expect it to be delayed until June. He declined to comment Wednesday. "'I'd say any time any charges are filed with the state .:Brenda Davis (740) 992..2155 bar, they're all serious, and we want to make sure we handle them all properly," said his attorney David Freedman. : Citing the conflict N interest created by the ethics charges, Nifong asked the Nortt( Carolina attorney general'~ office earlier this mo~th ki take over the lacrosse case. Nifong dropped rape: charges against the three atltletes in December after the accuser changed a key detail in her account, but the playerl> are still ch~ed with sexuaf offense and kidnapping. North Carolina's attorneY, has said he will conduct ~ thorou1;h • review of the remaimng charges against Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann. •: \ ·. ,... , .. ' ' i" ~~ ; ·~ ':l\· ' 'q·, 1\' Performances rescheduled RV/Boat Show opens 4-day stand today HUNTINGTON, W.Va. 2007 Huntington RV & Boat Show attendees will have a lot to look at during this year's "Show of Dreams, starting today and running through Sunday at th Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Millions of dollars of wellappointed motorcoaches, fifth-wheels, clever pop-up campers, sleek cruisers, fast bass fishing boats, pontoonparty boats and personal watercraft, plus motorcycles and ATVs are on exhibit. So if you are planning to see it all, you will want to allow for several hours just to get it all in. , Big Sandy Superstore Arena's concessions will be open to accomodate hunger pangs and a chance to get off your feet and grab a refreshment between your tours around the exhibit spaces. . The 2007 Huntington RV & Boat Show's "anchor" exhibitors include Burdette Camping from Winfield, Setzer's World of Camping from Huntington, Charleston Marine from Charleston, and Great Outdoors/Great Escape Marine from Lavalette-Huntington. Additional large ~xhibitors include, Rodger Smith Marine, also of Lavalette, Yatesville Marine from Louisa, Ky., Mountain State RV Sales and Rentals from Hurricane, Yamaha Powersports, also from flurricane and Fannin Motorsports from Cannonsburg, Ky. Also returning this year llfC Guaranty Bank and Ohio Valley Bank. "We are also Pleased that City National 1931nood briefs "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" is scheduled to .. GALUPOLIS The perform March 30 through April I. Those wishing to Ariel Jr. Theatre is preparing help with technical aspects to present the magical tale of of the production , such as "'the Twelve Dancing costuming, props, li~hting, Princesses," based on the etc., may also stol' m duroriginal Grimm's fairy tale. ing the posted auditions arid 'The production drrector, speak with the director. Cheryl Enyart, is seeking 12 For mon? information, congirls, approximately I 0-17 tact The Ariel-Dater Hall at years old, and four boys, (740) 446-ARTS (446-2787) approximately 14-17. or www.arieltheatrr:.org. Actors younger than the specified ages may still audition, and will be conlijdered. Dance experience is a plus, but not required. ·· 'The auditions will be held GALLIPOLIS The lit The Aiiel-Dater Hall on Ariel Jr. Theatre production Sunday, Jan. 28 from I to 3 of "Beauty and the Beast," p.m., and Monday, Jan. 29 originally scheduled for Jan. from 6 to 8 p.m. No advance 26-28, has been postponed. preparation is necessary for The new performance the audition. dates are Feb. 23-25. Bank will be joining us as a new exhibitor this year, and a player in the financial services sector," a spokesman for the show said. Also expected is representation from the Kanawha River Power Squadron and the Coast Guard Auxiliary regarding boating safety, law and regulations, West Virginia Divtsion of Natural Resources with representatives from Beech Fork, The Coalfield Convention and Visitors Bureau and Hatfield McCoy Trail revealing the many activities and attractions available in thatportion of West Virginia. The Sea Scouts, a branch of the Boy Scouts that focuses skill development pertaining to marine activities will also be present to share information about this exciting program. Further, brand new exhibitors to the show include Feel Freedom International with a new waterless polish and wax for RVs, boats and autos, and Dr. Jason Wellman, to help folks with stress and headache pain offering free tests onsite. 2007 show dates and times: Thursday - 4 to 9 p.m. (half price admission, just $3.25 adults) Friday - 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday - 10 a.m. until 9p.m. Sunday- II a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets: $6.50 for adults, 12 and under admitted free . For further information, contact Jeff Scott, 2007 TriState RV & Boat "Show of Dreams" coordinator. at ( 304) 757-5487. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - It's been· 70 years thi s month that the Ohio River rose more than 20 feet above flood stage, covering Point Pleasant and surrounding towns in several feet of water. The water rose to 62.8 feet, 20.8 feet above flood stage. Storefronts were half submerged in the cold waters. Residents traveled by row-boats through the area. Downtown homes were submerged, causing residents to flea to higher ground. Down river in Cincinnati , the river reached 79.9 feet and left over 50,000 people homeless, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. In total, more than one million people were made homeless. From Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill ., 385 people died, the Enquirer said. The damage totaled $500 Photo c ourtesy of the Point Pleasant River Museum million which in today 's Flood water covers the town of Poi nt Pleasant, leaving only rooftops and bridges uncove red dollars is $6.7 billion. Beginning this week, the in this January 1937 photograph on exhibit at the rive r museum. Point Pleasant River Museum will be displaying exhi bit at the museum. II Janu ary 1937 rema ins the killed me r 400 people. more than 60 photographs will run continuously for at wettest month in Ohio hi 'In 1945. the ri ve r reached in an exhibit to commemo- least the next few mon ths. tory. Between si.x to 12 .:IR.6 feet on March 4, 53.2 rate the great flood . . Fowler said. inches of rai n fe ll on the feet on March I0 and 40.6 The old photos are " It 's a reminder of the state betwee n Jan. I~ to 25. fee t un March 24. accompanied by photos importance of thi s tl ood Local rec nrcls indicated In 1'163. wa ter' rose to taken recently of the same wall, " Fow ler sai d. th at Ma rc h ha.-. \l:t:: ll more ~ 7. I fee t on March 21 ami locations with descrip- "Without this flood wall , fl oodin g in the las t ce mury 40..1 feet three da ys later. tions. th an any oth er mon th. The ri ve r rose to 49.5 fe et this could happen aga in ." "It will be surprising to The two-vear com.t rucIn Ma rch I LJLJ 7. the Ohio on Ma rdi IJ. 1'167. and them where the water was: · tion of the ·nood wall ti n- Riv·cr .:rc., tecl at 50 fee t. ti re re ached 43.9 feet seven Executive Director Jack ished in 195 1. Without the hicht' .... t it h ~t' rcach~d in tilt" davs la tt"r. Fowler said for people who tlood wa ll, people in Poi nt laSt 20 year~. ;.1cco rdiug to ianuary through Apri l is haye not seen a flood of that Pl easant endured devastat- local record .... the peak time for llooding, ing !loading every spring. On M•u·ch :10. 1913. tlte the Nati onal Weather magnitude. nver ro-:.c tn 6::! .8 feet an d Servire \ays. It is a first time for the Fowler said . African mask exhibit coming to Kennedy Museum ATHENS - Hundreds of face s stare out from the wall s of Ellen Hobbs· Hendersonville , N.C., home, dubbed the Fifth Avenue Mask Museum. For the first time, part of Hobbs' collection will travel to Athens for "Behind the Mask: Afric<m Art from the Ellen Hobbs Collection and the Kennedy Museum of Art." The exhibit opens Feb. 6 through April 22, with a closing reception on April 20. For Hobbs, the allure of masks goes beyond idle entertainment. " A mask allows a person to escape and temporarily become a different being," she says. "In Africa, some masks are seen to have a special power or quality that you can gain from wearing them." Andrea Frohne, assistant professor of African art at Ohio University and "Behind the Mask" guest curator, presents such cultural meanings behind West 'Aida' and Central African masks • PORTSMOUTH - The standing show come to the in the exhibition . ~ward-winnin~ timeless Vern Riffe Center. It is a "African masks perform love story "Atda" will be timeless story presented role s in many different culperformed at Shawnee State with high energy dancing tural arenas," Frohne says. University's Vern Riffe and pop-oriented music." "This multimedia exhibiThe score for "Elton John tion explores masking tradiCenter for the Arts on Feb. 5 & Tun Rice's AIDA" was ~d 6 at 7:30 each night. tions within their cultural, ~ased on the story from the hailed by Time magazine as aesthetic and performative with luscious classic Verdi opera, "Aida" "filled i)l a new musical with Elton melodies and soulful lyrics." contexts." Exhibition programming, The show produced a numJohn's modem pop score. free and open to the public, - Winner of four 2000 ber of hit songs includin¥, will be offered on Thursday, Tony® Awards, "Elton John "Written in the Stars , ' Feb. 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 & Tun Rice's AIDA" is a recorded by Elton John and tnusical bursting · with con- Lee Ann Rimes, which hit temporary energy chronicling number 2 on Billboard's AC ihe love triangle between charts in 1999. "Easy as Aida, a Nubian princess Life," recorded by Tina stolen from her country, Thmer and as a dance remix Amneris, an Egyptian by Deborah Cox hit No. 24 BY THE AssOCIATED PRESS princess, and Radarnes. the on the U.S. Dance charts in Here is a list of current 2004. The score also liolider they both love. and upcoming Ohio festi"AIDA" is an epic tale of includes "Elaborate Lives," love, loyalty and betrayal "My Strongest Suit" and vals and events: Through Feb. 3 \!lith an exhilarating Tony® "The Gods Love Nubia." Roc k in ' the Caribbean Tickets for "Elton John & lind Grammy® Award-winOldies Cruise, Hawk St.. Qing score by Elton John and Ttm· Rice's AIDA" range in 1\m Rice, their first collalx_I- price from $41 to $31 , and are Lancaster. Through Feb. 4 mtion since writing the mUSIC now on sale at the McKinley r Blooms Orchi d . Winte for the worldwide phenome- Box Office by calling (740) 351 -3600. Special family and Show and Sale, The HQWen lion "The Lion. ¥Jog." : '"This is o-.'1!1'111e· most group diSCIIUnts are available. AI'IKIRtum, Sperry -.d., The appearan~-e of "Elton Kirtland. dlaborate productions we Through Feb. 17 !lave ever presented at the John & Tim Rice's AIDA" in Exhibit : Selected works Portsmouth is sponsored by VCRFA " said Carl Daehler, from the Schreiber- Fox the Southern Ohio Medical the cen~·s executive direcCollection of African Art . and by donations tor. "'This is the national tour Center Gallery, production produced . by made to the Southern Ohio Schumac her Capital University, Bexley. Performing Ans Association Disney Productions and 11 ts Through Feb. 25 and the SSU Development spectacular. We are most Canton Art ist's League ·IP~te to have this out- Foundation. New version of set for Riffe Center T hm-sday, J a nuary 25, 2007 of Ohio Unive rsitv's Cemer for Internati onal' Studies, pruvides internation al outreach to the Smnheast Ohio co mmunity. Aft er ·thi s eve nt on February ~2. the South Afri ca n. a cappella group Ladysmi th Bl ack Mambazo l' ap~ on an even in g of African cu lture with a 7:30 p.m. pt•rfo rmance at Ohi o Uni\'er, ity's Templ eton Bl ack burn Alumni Memorial Audi torium . sponsored hy the International Student Un ion and the Black Stu de nt Cultu ral Prog ramming Board. "B ehind the Ma sk: Afri can Art from the Ellen Hobbs Cullcrtion and the Kennedy Muse um of Art" is supported by the Dean \ Offi ce at the College of Fine A11s and by the Ohio Arts Count:i l. encouraging eco- nomic growth . cdu_~.: ational exce llence . and cultu ra l enr ichmen t fur all Ohioans. The Kcnned1 Museum of A11. located i1i historic Lin Hall at The Ridges on Ohio Univ·crsity's Athens campus. is open Tue sday. Wednesday and ,Friday. noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday. noon to R p.m.: Submitted photo The African mask exhi bit from the El len Hobbs col lection will and Salurday and Sunday. I • be on disp lay at Ohio Univers ity's Kennedy Museum of Art to 5 p.m . Admission ~111d parking are sta rting Feb. 6. fn.:c. Pre-arranged museum p.m. After an introducto ry International Cou ncil. wil l tour~ are ava il able \.V ith gallery tour lead by muse- give int e ractiv~ prcsl' nt a- ~uJ\ · ance 1mti l'c. Fo r infor maum staff. international stu- tions on their co u 11tric~ of tion. rail (7~1 )1 59.>- 1~0~ or dents from Africa. repre- origin. The Ohio Valley ,,i,it W\\ · w. o hi o u . ed u/m u ~e ­ se nting the Ohio Valley lnternatilHlal Council, mli um . UPCOMING FES11VALS, EVENTS.IN OHIO Office of Economic and Workforce Development Mtdland Trail 50, Rid'lwood 30 MorgoniOWn ee. P..oiOn 23 Petltlburg 56. Franldoft ~ . Philip Batbour 41. Grafton 45, 20T ~ POCihontu County &3, Pendleton Coun1y 47 Sooth Honloon 50. Tygorto 'Ioiiey 40 Tucker coUnty 12, Harman 38 Weatlide 56, Iaeger 38 63 explaining: "Basically, you know gagging." Williams thought she had won it on match point No. 5. but Vaidisova's backhand crosscourt was called in. She had run out of challenges and had to accept the call, despite video replays showing the ball was out. · Williams fired an ace to get another match point and maf,Je no mistake with the next. She will play the winner between top-seeded Maria Sharapova and No. 4 Kim Clijsters in Saturday's championship match. Sharapova reached the semis here for the third straight year with a 7-6 (5), 75 wm over Anna Chakvetadze. Clijsters made the semifinals for the fifth time here with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over three-time champion Martina Hingis. . Men's No. 2 Rafael Nadai limped out in tbe quartertinals, complaining his leg was too sore to challengy Fernando Gonzalez. With Gonzalez tiring will' ners past him from bOth the forehand ·and backhand sides, though, even a fit Nadal might have struggled. · The I Oth-seeded Gonzalez had 41 winners in a 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 upset over the ~ seeded Nadal on Wednesday; earning him a semifinal spol along with top-ranked Roget Federer, Andy Roddick an..t Tommy Haas. :.~Dave Harris .(740) 992;.2155 Eut Fotrmonl 114. Fllirmonl SeniOr 42 Unooln 42. UOor1y Ho..- 33 68 WI'INiino Park 66, SttUO.nvilll. OhiO Williams said. "I'm excited. I have nothing to lose. I'm back in the top 20, that means so much to me." Williams played only four tournaments in 2006, finishing the season 12-4 and without a title. She was the ninthlowest ranked player to make a Grand Slam semifinal since computer rankings were introi:tuced in 1975. If she wins, she would be only the second un s ~ed~d player to win the Australian m the OJX!n era. Vrudisova broke Williams' serve in the first game and was dictating early rallie s until Williams broke back to level at 3-3. The pair traded breaks late in the set , with Vaidisova going ahead 5-4 and having a set point on serve before Williams rallied to break back and force a tiebreaker. The 25-year-old American led 5-1 in the tiebreaker but allowed Vaidisova back to 55, serving consecutive double-faults. She set u~ set point with a backhand wmner and let out a powerful "gggrrrr" after Vaidisova dumped a forehand into the net. Williams broke Vaidisova twice and took a 5-1 lead in the second set but the No. I0 seed rallied and won four straight games, saving four matcb pomts after being down 0-40 to hold the ninth game. "I almost did a gagarooney there," said Williams, More Information - r., ·. . about . . . .• 'website advertising contact: •z. ....,. www.mydailysentinel .com :. Auditions set Calhoun •2 . 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Mectlna Buckeye ,,;r Bar files more ethics charges against prosecutor: Ohio H._.h School Glrta BaakeU»all Wedntldly'l Rllulta • HeLZER HEALTH SYST EMS Show, Canton Museum of Travis T(.)WJbcnd . Awnotl Art . Market Ave . No rth . Center-Weston An G;.lilerv. Wa lnu t St.. Cinunnati. · Canton. Exhi bit : Fiori A Thro u ~: h Apri l 15 Warped : I~ Years ol Chihuly Garde n of Glass. Fra nklin Par k M us ic. !'vL.1\ lll.'!ll and 1\hHl' Conservatory. E. Broad St.. exhibit. Hu~· k .111d R~>ll H:lil of Fame and Mu,cutn. l\.1.!'~ Cnlwnbus. Pla?a. Clewland. Through 1\larch 4 The Orchid Forest. Exhibit. Sadie Bt'lllllll~ Franklin Park Conservatory. -- su ... pcn~..h:d o\nim~uion . Wexncr Center (j ,likm·s. E. Broad St.. Columbus. N. High St.. Columhth. Through March 11 far.-Ncar. Hen· Sc· lertum' Exhi bi t: Ohio's Na tural Landscapes A from thr (lllk~.: ti(lll n f th l' Photographic· Journey of Columhu . . :\1u-.ctlm dl .-\rt . Bud.e~e State. Ohi u An ' Cntmul'' R1tlc the ZmleS\i lie Art Center. Ciallcr\, S Hn.!h St.. \ ·l'm Ri nt.· Cl'mr...·r fl }I~ (iu\ 1..'1"1\i ll('nl Mili tan RJ .. Z;meS\ ille. niroujlh March 17 and the Art'. Ctlltunbt". Through \Ia~ 7 Renovated Fl i~ht k\' TITANIC The .\n il.t,t De \ iccs : Snllptur~· hv Exhihit i<' n. Mtheum Ci ncin nati C~n l ~r at Un io n Tc rm ina"L \\'c~t~rn Ave .. Cinl:inn:lli . Through 'lay 2007 · Mv l · ,~tPritt' \lnt<li'Cvcle. Natillllal Pad,ard \1u>cum. \1ahonin£ Aw . N.W.. Warren . " Through June 30 E\hih it: 8\ Presidential l)e,i~n . Ruthe.rford B. Haves Pre"~lenlla l Cmter. Fremont. Jan. 31 Harlem Globetrotters. Canton Memorial CiYic Center. Market Ave . N.. C:lntOil . ~ ket . \ k· In The Garden : HvJ.r<tiH! t"l.h. FA . SCi~cr\i~H! Naturr Realm . Sn11th Ref. .-\J..wn . �www .mydailyscntinel.com Thursday, January 25. 2007 www.mydallysentlnel.com finally able to solve bench temporarily with a knee injury and Markel Humphrey and Travis Aikens had to sit with foul trouble . "I left and we were up," Ross said. "I came back and we were behind. It happened that quick." The Mountaineers came from 13 points down to take their first lead of the J!ame. Darris Nichols hit two free throws after Jirsa was called for a technical foul. and Joe Mazzulla 's free throw capped a I 0-0 run that put the Mountaineers ahead 43-38 with II: 17 left in the game. The teams matched baskets for the next five minutes before West Virginia pulled away. Nichols made a threepoint play and Alex Ruoff hit his only basket of the game. a 3-pointer with 5:58 left that put WVU ahead 62-52 . Marshall got no closer than seven points the rest of the game.# Young put the game out of reach with seven points in the span of a minute, giving the Mountaineers a 73-57 lead with 2:39 left. "People really underestimate Frank," Nichols said. "You saw down the stretch that he made big shots and that's just what he does ." WVU coach John Beilein "told us we're at our best when we handle pressure, and we did a good job of that in the second half," •r.·.,. . Arian.s ~~~.; ~ i;tak~ 'over · Young said . Nichol s fini shed with 16 points and Joe Alexander had all 13 of his poinh in the second half for Wes t Virginia. Humphrey scored 18 and Mark Dorris had 14 points for Marshall . West Virginia comrni tted II first-half turnovers and needed more than four minutes to get it s first basket of the game. Marshall led 11 -4 early and Humphrey and Dorris got dunks following turnovers for a 21-8 lead with 7:28 left until halftime. " I thought we were in a lot of trouble ," Bei lein said. "I thought if we could get it to single digits by halftime, we would have a chance. But I didn 't know how we were going to score because their defense was just good." But Marshall got greedy and unsucce ssfully tried to extend the lead by relying on the 3-pointer. Instead , it was West Virginia that used the long shot to come to life. Young and Jamie Smalligan made West Virginia's only 3-pointers of the half a minute apart, and Smalligan's baseline dunk brought the Mountaineers within 24-19 with I :32 left until halflime. West Virgini a's .21 firsthalf points tied a season low. ~ribune CLASSIFIED Gallla County OH . ,., ., . ·1{ 1 ·.. . E-mail ,"" ~--. s·~1 ''~·fc· .~...-. .'"""' ers .• , coordinator ·. PITTSBURGH (AP) , ,'.rtHs. former Aerdinator of · Browns, to the. new coach ~ as ~Kh ~~· 1~-~ OA has both place > t·.•' I;; , '>:. i\Villl _ LeBca11 f~~ ~ ~~i:~• ~efensive i U, IS have not ~ · . . :t:"un'*"· •Ariafts' pro' 1.'·. ;. ~t- tion, N Arians told l'l ~~:c ·il the Se11ior il! : ./ I 1W ~cepted the I!' a~, ·~- 'tit!llt. ·. 5, the for~~ :'l't~· ~:· Temple, was "I l:.·~· •.. receivers U. ' " .i ~fad! f« dlree sea110ns. \~ J4.,.-eld Arians 1 ~ .. \ .1411114:.. · · Ken :.a~ : :.:"WWtlaell._, w~o . took .,. .•... , ·, otler ...... «M Araona ,_.,,-rh" brdtnab! ·fUcll last ··;t.. ~ -~ · .... WllfSenbunt has .~~ -t~~ ""'forMer Stcelcrs ~~ '··, · i~htaiit_14;. 'Sptclal teams ; "'" 1. •.- tach Ke¥1 Spencer and ·:-:f. '· · :tl~t -"btad coach.~. ',:.!j·D\mslW.tiae coech Russ +:, . .~m. .. , . "·•:! · ·~ -· nan& ...,_ coached 10 •l · t NPL hlr the l:ansas >: ,_ . •, ty Cllilft (1989-92 ), 1." . !lew .Ot'leans Saints r; ;.. : ( Jt%). ~~ h1dianapolis ~ Qlti (I'H18-2000) and ~· Br~ (2001-03) . r~t- 1.: fit . -Peyton ~( ,, 'li ltlhaiq..$ • tnt q~tarter­ ~-y- ;,. 1c 'btcts \;~~~~~ with the · \-. :C•Its, lidi!l, wes tile offen'·~ ,,. ,· ll~e eoeit4inator at '· : :AIItlama Mississippi l '. ~ftllt. " ~:· ~.~£; Arians had · ;, 't1fu Wi senons in J!>f"<<.' -,.!;, · · .· c•w S••••· t i:J ... ' ne t. :.t''' ::.L. '~ ·;. ..,.,., ~ct ~t ..,.:~-~ Ariam are •ftl ~·' · . -i' ,.f."'''"""' " "' dli1 a ,. , · ..: · t·~ · ~ ior in Mobile, ftek . Tomlin is .,.lain on com~&aff, and is tnsideriiiJ former ensals offensive coordi~ k~~t Anderson to be ~j }!If q11.,4 c)(s coach . "~ .AnclehOtl was the : Ji:bOII'Vitt. Jaguars' coach for ~-:- • •tWeina ...,. J ' : '· hf8re MiA I ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND Shonly after an embarrassing loss by the home team. screeching sirens filled Quicken Loans Arena and an announcement was made that there was an emergency in the building. ' Turns out, it was only a false alarm. The Cavaliers, though, might be headed toward trouble. Andre lguodala scored eisht points in the .second overtime and finished with a career-high 34 as the Philadelphia 76ers took it to Cleveland from the start in a 118-115 win over the slumping Cavaliers on Wednes9ay night. Samuel Dalembert added a season-high 20 points and I 0 rebounds before fouling out in the second OT as the Sixers snapped a five-game losing streak on the road and won for just the third time in 20 games outside Philly. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers have dropped five of six and are sliding back among the Eastern Conference's leaders. "Somehow, we have to get more consistent," Larry Hushes said. "It's not about Xs and Os. We don't need our coaches to get on us. We just need to figure ourselves out. Nobody is satisfied with how we' re playing ." Kyle Korver's two free throws with 2.1 seconds left in the second OT put the Sixers ahead by three, and Philadelphia held on when LeBron James, who made two 3-pointers in the final 8 seconds to get Cleveland within one, was long with a 3 before the horn . James scored a seasonhigh 39 points - 13 in the second OT - and Hughes added 26 for the Cavaliers, who have lost two straight at home for the first time this season. "We have to get a win," James said. "When you're not playing well and guys hit tough shots, it 's deflat ing. When a team comes in here and beats you on your home court, that' s detlat· in g." Cleveland, the NBA's worst free-throw shooting team at 68 percent, went 25-of-34 from the line. The Sixers, on the other hand, went 26-of-27 on their free throw s with lguodala making all 12 of hi s attempts. "I've been making a conscious effort, since the summer, to work on my free throws," said lguodala, whose R3 percent shooting is up eight points from last season. "I shoot 60 free throws every practice, so 'when it comes down to th ~ m in games and you're tired, it's a huge factor." Rodney Carney had I R points and Andre Miller 16 with eight assists for the Sixers, who improved to 812 s1nce trading Allen Iverson to Denver and won in overtime for the second time in four games. Zydrunas llgauskas had 23 points and I0 rebounds for Cleveland. sents an enormous commitment for Budwei ser. Bob Lachky, chief creative offi cer of Anheuser-Busch. sa id the St. Louis-based brewer has been advertising on the game since 1976 and has been the excl usive alcoholic beverage sponsor sin ce 1989, an arrangement that runs through 2012 . "It' s important to us because it ktcks off our sell ing season, it 's the bes t platform possible to launch new ideas or to sustain exi sting campaigns. and it' s absolutely the mmt effi cient way to reach the most adu lt consumers in one sitting," Lachky said Wednesday. Despite the rise of cable. the Internet other media to compete wi th broadcast REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE (304) 675-1333 Item• r___ 1.\\ ll l '\ I I Female Blacl< Cocker Spaniel Puppy, Approx. 2·3 mo old, Hoosebroken, 1740)388·0854 APphoto West Virginia 's Jamie Smalligan goes up for a dunk against Marshall during the first half of a basketball game Wednesday in Charleston, W.Va . some co nt ac t insid e as Dalembert was called for a foul. How ever, with a chance to put the Cavs ahead, James split his two free throws , tying it 100-all . The S ixers, who came in 1-26 when trailin g after three quarters. were down bv six with 2 minutes le ft in reg ulation before going on a 9-3 spurt and pulling even at 92-'!2 on lguodala ·, tough 6-footer over James with 8.6 seconds remaining. "You know what's funn y," lguodala said . "Watching tapes of LeBron , he does that same move a lot. where he dri· ves hard to the right a nd hits a little floater. I was thinkin g about that that' s a tough mo ve. " James. who doesn ' t like to rank his dazzling dunk s, came up with a new one durin g the third quarter that seemed to finally shake the Cavaliers from their funk. He dro ve the ri ght si de and as bme s neared the bas ke t he was confronted by Dal embert . In mid-air, James lowered the ball to avoid any contact before ri s1ng for a two-handed stuff that brought everyone on the Cavaliers bench out of hi s seat. Notes: James' 39 points are the most ever scored by a Cavaliers playe r against Philadelphia . Campy Russe ll scored 38 in 1977. ... .lames is excited about his new endorsement deal with Microsoft. He's hoping hi s name can enhance the co mputer software giant\ image . "''ll see if I can bring some life to it." he sa id . "As we grow as a partnership, we can do a lot of great thing s." James, a pitchman for Sprite, Nike and others, promised to have a commercial presence d_uring the Super Bowl. " I've got a lot of stuff for the Super Bowl , you'll see my fac e around ." ... Sixers G Willie Green missed his second straight game with a sore ri ght knee. .. . Iguodala added nine assists. television, the Super Bowl remain s the most -viewed media even t all year, drawing in some 90 million viewe rs and enticing a huge array of marketers to pony up the big bucks for an ad, the price of which is running as high as 52.6 million for this year 's broadcast on CBS Corp ·, C BS network, up slight ly from about a top price of about $2.5 million last year. Laehky ~aid the overlap of the hitchhiker spot with the recent opening of the horror film "The Hitcher" was completel y coinciden ·tal. saying that ad neators typically start looking at scripts - up to 80 in all as early as August. But the buzz surrounding the movie certainly doesn't hurt . ........__.....,______________ - .. In the spot, spooky music cues as a co uple drives down a dark road. Fumbling wtth a map, a woman is alarmed when her boyfriend slows down to pick up a hitchhiker, pointing out that he is carrying an ax. "But he has Bud Light," pleads the boyfriend . '·And an ax! " she insists. In another new spot, racing champi on Dale Earnhardt Jr. appears in a wild apocalypti c scene being chased by deranged charac ters straight out a "Mad Max" movie. Another fcmures rapper Jay-Z and forme-r Miami Dolphins couch Don Shula facing off over a chess- li ke rendering of a h1gh-tech football game u'ing holographic images. Buu is sti ll testing the spots old. t740)367·0624 r 2 5'1, GB 1 , .,. 3 Rill Eliot dvertlaementa er Milwaukee 8 168. 17 25 .405 Dallas 35 8 .814 San Antonio 30 14 .682 Houston 26 16 .6 19 New Orleans 16 25 .390 Memphis 11 32 .256 Northwest Dlvlalon W L Pct Utah 28 15 .651 Denver 22 17 .564 Mmnesota 20 21 .488 Portland 18 25 .419 Seattle 16 26 .381 5';. 8 '~ 18 24 · G8 4 7 10 11 \ GB Pacific Dlvlllon Phoenix L.A. Laker s L.A. Clippers Golden State Sacramento W L Pel 34 27 20 19 17 8 15 21 23 23 .810 .643 488 .452 .425 7 t3'1t 15 · 16 Tuetday's Gamet Dallas 111 , Orlando 95 Phoenix 127, Washington 105 Philadelphia 102. New Or1ean s 96 ChiCago 94, Atlanta 86 Denver 117, Seatlle 112 L.A. Clippers 115. Milwaukee 96 Wednesday 's Games lndtana 96, Mtamt 94, OT Toronto 90, New Orleans 88 Debolt 103, Charlotte 92 Philadelphia 118, Cleveland 11~ . 20T Atlanta 82, Boston 76 Phoenix 1i2. New York 107 Memphis 132, Utah 130. OT Houston 90, San Anto nio 85 Sacramento 114, Milwaukee 106 Portland 101 . Minnesota 98 , OT rnursday'a Game• Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m. New Je""'' al LA. CI!Jpers, 10 30 p.rn. l=rlday'a Gamet Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m. · Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. Cle~Jeland at Philadelphia, 7 p m. Mtami at New York, 7 ·30 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p m. Sacramento at New Orleans. 8 p.m. · Washington at Detrotl, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8:30p.m Portland at Houston , 8:30p.m. Den ... er at Utah, 9 p.m. Mtnnesota at Seat11e. 10:30 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. and finalizing its plans for the game, Lachky said . Comedian Carlos Mencia, of the Comedy Central show "Mind of Mencia,'' gets a big break with a spot set in a classroom. Lachky predicts that Mencia will get an enormous boost fol· lowing the appearance, which similarly did wonders for Cedric the Entertainer. And what would Budwei ser Super Bowl ads be without some animated critters? This year, a gang of mtschtevous red crabs tum up on a _beach to carry off a cooler full of beers. As in past years, Bud' is keeping many of the punch lines a secret until game day, as many other advertisers do as well. ~~ . ..., - ·~· · - · .. - -~-~ -· --·~-.- - POUCIU: Ohio Vallly Puotlehlng ,...,.... the right to «<it, l'lflct, or 011\011 eny ld n eny lime. 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But ll ga usk as mi ssed an open jumper and lg uodala dropped two free throw s with 19.1 seconds re maining to put the Sixers ahead I 00-99 . On Cleveland 's next trip. James go t the benefit of the doubt on \I I ' "' Word Ads Monday-Prlday for Jn-rtlon Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 Budweiser looks to a scary hitchhiker and beer-stealing crabs in Super Bowl ads NEW YORK (AP) - In the annual Big Game of advertising - the Super Bowl - marketing powerhouse Anheuser-Busch Cos. is the force to be reckoned with, and this year is no different. The brewer will once again be the largest advertiser during the Feb. 4 matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears with a combined five minutes of ad time for its Budweiser and Blld L~t brands. .. tion to its usual I lis of Ctydesdale horses, -,.. company will also enlist help this year from racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr., some beer-thieving crabs and a scary hitchhiker. 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Darris Nichols hit two free throws after Jirsa was called for a technical foul. and Joe Mazzulla 's free throw capped a I 0-0 run that put the Mountaineers ahead 43-38 with II: 17 left in the game. The teams matched baskets for the next five minutes before West Virginia pulled away. Nichols made a threepoint play and Alex Ruoff hit his only basket of the game. a 3-pointer with 5:58 left that put WVU ahead 62-52 . Marshall got no closer than seven points the rest of the game.# Young put the game out of reach with seven points in the span of a minute, giving the Mountaineers a 73-57 lead with 2:39 left. "People really underestimate Frank," Nichols said. "You saw down the stretch that he made big shots and that's just what he does ." WVU coach John Beilein "told us we're at our best when we handle pressure, and we did a good job of that in the second half," •r.·.,. . Arian.s ~~~.; ~ i;tak~ 'over · Young said . Nichol s fini shed with 16 points and Joe Alexander had all 13 of his poinh in the second half for Wes t Virginia. Humphrey scored 18 and Mark Dorris had 14 points for Marshall . West Virginia comrni tted II first-half turnovers and needed more than four minutes to get it s first basket of the game. Marshall led 11 -4 early and Humphrey and Dorris got dunks following turnovers for a 21-8 lead with 7:28 left until halftime. " I thought we were in a lot of trouble ," Bei lein said. "I thought if we could get it to single digits by halftime, we would have a chance. But I didn 't know how we were going to score because their defense was just good." But Marshall got greedy and unsucce ssfully tried to extend the lead by relying on the 3-pointer. Instead , it was West Virginia that used the long shot to come to life. Young and Jamie Smalligan made West Virginia's only 3-pointers of the half a minute apart, and Smalligan's baseline dunk brought the Mountaineers within 24-19 with I :32 left until halflime. West Virgini a's .21 firsthalf points tied a season low. ~ribune CLASSIFIED Gallla County OH . ,., ., . ·1{ 1 ·.. . E-mail ,"" ~--. s·~1 ''~·fc· .~...-. .'"""' ers .• , coordinator ·. PITTSBURGH (AP) , ,'.rtHs. former Aerdinator of · Browns, to the. new coach ~ as ~Kh ~~· 1~-~ OA has both place > t·.•' I;; , '>:. i\Villl _ LeBca11 f~~ ~ ~~i:~• ~efensive i U, IS have not ~ · . . :t:"un'*"· •Ariafts' pro' 1.'·. ;. ~t- tion, N Arians told l'l ~~:c ·il the Se11ior il! : ./ I 1W ~cepted the I!' a~, ·~- 'tit!llt. ·. 5, the for~~ :'l't~· ~:· Temple, was "I l:.·~· •.. receivers U. ' " .i ~fad! f« dlree sea110ns. \~ J4.,.-eld Arians 1 ~ .. \ .1411114:.. · · Ken :.a~ : :.:"WWtlaell._, w~o . took .,. .•... , ·, otler ...... «M Araona ,_.,,-rh" brdtnab! ·fUcll last ··;t.. ~ -~ · .... WllfSenbunt has .~~ -t~~ ""'forMer Stcelcrs ~~ '··, · i~htaiit_14;. 'Sptclal teams ; "'" 1. •.- tach Ke¥1 Spencer and ·:-:f. '· · :tl~t -"btad coach.~. ',:.!j·D\mslW.tiae coech Russ +:, . .~m. .. , . "·•:! · ·~ -· nan& ...,_ coached 10 •l · t NPL hlr the l:ansas >: ,_ . •, ty Cllilft (1989-92 ), 1." . !lew .Ot'leans Saints r; ;.. : ( Jt%). ~~ h1dianapolis ~ Qlti (I'H18-2000) and ~· Br~ (2001-03) . r~t- 1.: fit . -Peyton ~( ,, 'li ltlhaiq..$ • tnt q~tarter­ ~-y- ;,. 1c 'btcts \;~~~~~ with the · \-. :C•Its, lidi!l, wes tile offen'·~ ,,. ,· ll~e eoeit4inator at '· : :AIItlama Mississippi l '. ~ftllt. " ~:· ~.~£; Arians had · ;, 't1fu Wi senons in J!>f"<<.' -,.!;, · · .· c•w S••••· t i:J ... ' ne t. :.t''' ::.L. '~ ·;. ..,.,., ~ct ~t ..,.:~-~ Ariam are •ftl ~·' · . -i' ,.f."'''"""' " "' dli1 a ,. , · ..: · t·~ · ~ ior in Mobile, ftek . Tomlin is .,.lain on com~&aff, and is tnsideriiiJ former ensals offensive coordi~ k~~t Anderson to be ~j }!If q11.,4 c)(s coach . "~ .AnclehOtl was the : Ji:bOII'Vitt. Jaguars' coach for ~-:- • •tWeina ...,. J ' : '· hf8re MiA I ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND Shonly after an embarrassing loss by the home team. screeching sirens filled Quicken Loans Arena and an announcement was made that there was an emergency in the building. ' Turns out, it was only a false alarm. The Cavaliers, though, might be headed toward trouble. Andre lguodala scored eisht points in the .second overtime and finished with a career-high 34 as the Philadelphia 76ers took it to Cleveland from the start in a 118-115 win over the slumping Cavaliers on Wednes9ay night. Samuel Dalembert added a season-high 20 points and I 0 rebounds before fouling out in the second OT as the Sixers snapped a five-game losing streak on the road and won for just the third time in 20 games outside Philly. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers have dropped five of six and are sliding back among the Eastern Conference's leaders. "Somehow, we have to get more consistent," Larry Hushes said. "It's not about Xs and Os. We don't need our coaches to get on us. We just need to figure ourselves out. Nobody is satisfied with how we' re playing ." Kyle Korver's two free throws with 2.1 seconds left in the second OT put the Sixers ahead by three, and Philadelphia held on when LeBron James, who made two 3-pointers in the final 8 seconds to get Cleveland within one, was long with a 3 before the horn . James scored a seasonhigh 39 points - 13 in the second OT - and Hughes added 26 for the Cavaliers, who have lost two straight at home for the first time this season. "We have to get a win," James said. "When you're not playing well and guys hit tough shots, it 's deflat ing. When a team comes in here and beats you on your home court, that' s detlat· in g." Cleveland, the NBA's worst free-throw shooting team at 68 percent, went 25-of-34 from the line. The Sixers, on the other hand, went 26-of-27 on their free throw s with lguodala making all 12 of hi s attempts. "I've been making a conscious effort, since the summer, to work on my free throws," said lguodala, whose R3 percent shooting is up eight points from last season. "I shoot 60 free throws every practice, so 'when it comes down to th ~ m in games and you're tired, it's a huge factor." Rodney Carney had I R points and Andre Miller 16 with eight assists for the Sixers, who improved to 812 s1nce trading Allen Iverson to Denver and won in overtime for the second time in four games. Zydrunas llgauskas had 23 points and I0 rebounds for Cleveland. sents an enormous commitment for Budwei ser. Bob Lachky, chief creative offi cer of Anheuser-Busch. sa id the St. Louis-based brewer has been advertising on the game since 1976 and has been the excl usive alcoholic beverage sponsor sin ce 1989, an arrangement that runs through 2012 . "It' s important to us because it ktcks off our sell ing season, it 's the bes t platform possible to launch new ideas or to sustain exi sting campaigns. and it' s absolutely the mmt effi cient way to reach the most adu lt consumers in one sitting," Lachky said Wednesday. Despite the rise of cable. the Internet other media to compete wi th broadcast REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE (304) 675-1333 Item• r___ 1.\\ ll l '\ I I Female Blacl< Cocker Spaniel Puppy, Approx. 2·3 mo old, Hoosebroken, 1740)388·0854 APphoto West Virginia 's Jamie Smalligan goes up for a dunk against Marshall during the first half of a basketball game Wednesday in Charleston, W.Va . some co nt ac t insid e as Dalembert was called for a foul. How ever, with a chance to put the Cavs ahead, James split his two free throws , tying it 100-all . The S ixers, who came in 1-26 when trailin g after three quarters. were down bv six with 2 minutes le ft in reg ulation before going on a 9-3 spurt and pulling even at 92-'!2 on lguodala ·, tough 6-footer over James with 8.6 seconds remaining. "You know what's funn y," lguodala said . "Watching tapes of LeBron , he does that same move a lot. where he dri· ves hard to the right a nd hits a little floater. I was thinkin g about that that' s a tough mo ve. " James. who doesn ' t like to rank his dazzling dunk s, came up with a new one durin g the third quarter that seemed to finally shake the Cavaliers from their funk. He dro ve the ri ght si de and as bme s neared the bas ke t he was confronted by Dal embert . In mid-air, James lowered the ball to avoid any contact before ri s1ng for a two-handed stuff that brought everyone on the Cavaliers bench out of hi s seat. Notes: James' 39 points are the most ever scored by a Cavaliers playe r against Philadelphia . Campy Russe ll scored 38 in 1977. ... .lames is excited about his new endorsement deal with Microsoft. He's hoping hi s name can enhance the co mputer software giant\ image . "''ll see if I can bring some life to it." he sa id . "As we grow as a partnership, we can do a lot of great thing s." James, a pitchman for Sprite, Nike and others, promised to have a commercial presence d_uring the Super Bowl. " I've got a lot of stuff for the Super Bowl , you'll see my fac e around ." ... Sixers G Willie Green missed his second straight game with a sore ri ght knee. .. . Iguodala added nine assists. television, the Super Bowl remain s the most -viewed media even t all year, drawing in some 90 million viewe rs and enticing a huge array of marketers to pony up the big bucks for an ad, the price of which is running as high as 52.6 million for this year 's broadcast on CBS Corp ·, C BS network, up slight ly from about a top price of about $2.5 million last year. Laehky ~aid the overlap of the hitchhiker spot with the recent opening of the horror film "The Hitcher" was completel y coinciden ·tal. saying that ad neators typically start looking at scripts - up to 80 in all as early as August. But the buzz surrounding the movie certainly doesn't hurt . ........__.....,______________ - .. In the spot, spooky music cues as a co uple drives down a dark road. Fumbling wtth a map, a woman is alarmed when her boyfriend slows down to pick up a hitchhiker, pointing out that he is carrying an ax. "But he has Bud Light," pleads the boyfriend . '·And an ax! " she insists. In another new spot, racing champi on Dale Earnhardt Jr. appears in a wild apocalypti c scene being chased by deranged charac ters straight out a "Mad Max" movie. Another fcmures rapper Jay-Z and forme-r Miami Dolphins couch Don Shula facing off over a chess- li ke rendering of a h1gh-tech football game u'ing holographic images. Buu is sti ll testing the spots old. t740)367·0624 r 2 5'1, GB 1 , .,. 3 Rill Eliot dvertlaementa er Milwaukee 8 168. 17 25 .405 Dallas 35 8 .814 San Antonio 30 14 .682 Houston 26 16 .6 19 New Orleans 16 25 .390 Memphis 11 32 .256 Northwest Dlvlalon W L Pct Utah 28 15 .651 Denver 22 17 .564 Mmnesota 20 21 .488 Portland 18 25 .419 Seattle 16 26 .381 5';. 8 '~ 18 24 · G8 4 7 10 11 \ GB Pacific Dlvlllon Phoenix L.A. Laker s L.A. Clippers Golden State Sacramento W L Pel 34 27 20 19 17 8 15 21 23 23 .810 .643 488 .452 .425 7 t3'1t 15 · 16 Tuetday's Gamet Dallas 111 , Orlando 95 Phoenix 127, Washington 105 Philadelphia 102. New Or1ean s 96 ChiCago 94, Atlanta 86 Denver 117, Seatlle 112 L.A. Clippers 115. Milwaukee 96 Wednesday 's Games lndtana 96, Mtamt 94, OT Toronto 90, New Orleans 88 Debolt 103, Charlotte 92 Philadelphia 118, Cleveland 11~ . 20T Atlanta 82, Boston 76 Phoenix 1i2. New York 107 Memphis 132, Utah 130. OT Houston 90, San Anto nio 85 Sacramento 114, Milwaukee 106 Portland 101 . Minnesota 98 , OT rnursday'a Game• Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m. New Je""'' al LA. CI!Jpers, 10 30 p.rn. l=rlday'a Gamet Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m. · Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. Cle~Jeland at Philadelphia, 7 p m. Mtami at New York, 7 ·30 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p m. Sacramento at New Orleans. 8 p.m. · Washington at Detrotl, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8:30p.m Portland at Houston , 8:30p.m. Den ... er at Utah, 9 p.m. Mtnnesota at Seat11e. 10:30 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. and finalizing its plans for the game, Lachky said . Comedian Carlos Mencia, of the Comedy Central show "Mind of Mencia,'' gets a big break with a spot set in a classroom. Lachky predicts that Mencia will get an enormous boost fol· lowing the appearance, which similarly did wonders for Cedric the Entertainer. And what would Budwei ser Super Bowl ads be without some animated critters? This year, a gang of mtschtevous red crabs tum up on a _beach to carry off a cooler full of beers. As in past years, Bud' is keeping many of the punch lines a secret until game day, as many other advertisers do as well. ~~ . ..., - ·~· · - · .. - -~-~ -· --·~-.- - POUCIU: Ohio Vallly Puotlehlng ,...,.... the right to «<it, l'lflct, or 011\011 eny ld n eny lime. Errore muet bl ~ on the ltret • Start Your Ads Wtth A Keyword • Include Comp'-t• ~Mecrlptlon • lndudlt A Avoid Abbrevlattons • Include 'haftll NumMr AMI Addrea wtten NHded ltt~lentlnrii-A..... wllllbl !'MpOMibll tor no more thin thl coet of tM ~paee occupied by tn. error end onty tht flret ln•rtlon. eny ~~ or IIIJ*'IH lftM reeultt. from the publ~ Of omlalion ot en ldvet11Hment. Con..:tlon will bt IMde In lhe flret lllllllbll tdhlon. 'rtce • • Current , ... eft app(lel• • AI .......... lchlniHmentl Ire lllndlirdl . Wt will not llnowlntly ICCept any a Adll Should Run 7 D•YI t I KIT • CARLYLE %~ working condition. PhOne HoM£<> ~001'- Ot.l "f116 ~,.._1 ({ Hf 'S I Dl:. 1f , C.~l:iS"f N~ ))~ '1"., ~Sif" 1tl!f " M H,; C"''-1 e~<"ft-1' ~ ' 1j '{oi\..G'(' - PAfG<~ F"D~L il-~•~ • VII D N\'f 0 phone. lnettos Service can 741).388-8799. I I\ \I I \ I twayo ooofldenttol. Found tal t;ack 1emale dog ii~r;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ with collar near 5.5 mile on 1110 HDJI'WANTED Current rete ce lleo. lincoln pike. 740-256·6442 Found set ol 5 keys in the Ohio River Plaza. Call to ublt<t to the llr Housing F-.o iden111y. 304-593-8605 or304-593-B615. Act anted ada meetln OE ltondordo. Wo wilt not knowln ICOopt ony loomont In t tho law. odvor Ylolllto Lost 1·5--07, Camp area. (3041675-6639 Conle~ CLASSIFIED INDEX 4K4'o For Sate .............................................. 725 Announcomont ............................................ 030 Anttqueo ....................................................... 530 Apartment• tor Rent ................................... 440 Auction ond Fill Morket............................. 080 Auto Porto & Aeceooorteo .......................... 780 Auto Repotr ..................................................no Autos lor Sate ..............................................710 Bolla I Motors lor Sate ............................. 750 Building Supptlea ........................................sso Buotneu ond Buildings ............................. 340 Buotneu Opportuntty................................. 210 Buol..u Trotnlng ....................................... 140 Comp41ra & Motor Homes ........................... 790 Camping Equipment ................................... 790 Corda ot Thonka .......................................... 010 ChltdiEtclerly Coro ....................................... 190 Electrtcii/Relrtgerotton ...............................840 Equipment tor Ront .............,....................... 480 Ex..votlng ................................................... 830 Form Equtpment ..........................................810 Formo lor Rent .............................................430 Forma lor Sate ............................................. 330 For Luu .......................... ........................... 490 For Sate ........................................................ sas For Sate or Trode ......................................... 590 FruHo I Vogetobteo ..................................... sao Fumtahod Roomo ........................................450 O.nerot Houltng...........................................850 Gtvuwoy ......................................................040 Hoppy Adl ....................................................050 Hoy I Grotn........................ ,.........................840 Help Wont111 ................................................. 11 0 Home lmprovernenta...................................81 0 Horneo tor Sote ............................................ 310 Houaehokl Gooclo ....................................... 510 Houaeolor Rent .......................................... 410 In Mornortom ................................................ 020 lnouronce ..................................................... 130 Lawn 1 Gordin Equipment... ..................... 860 Ltveatock...................................................... 830 Last and Found ........................................... OIO Loll I Acruge ............................................ 350 Mtecettonitaua .....................,........................ 170 Mteceltonooua Morchondlae.......................MO Mobile Homo Repair ....................................860 Mobile Hamel lor Rent ............................... 420 Mobile Homo• for Sate................................ 320 Money to Loan ............................................. 220 Motorcycles & 4 Wheetero ..........................740 Muolcot lnatrumenta ................................... 570 , Personala ................... .... ................ ..............005 Peto lor Sate ................................................ 580 Plumbing & Hoatlng .................................... 820 Proloaalonot Sarvlcu ................................. 230 Radio, TV I CB Repatr ............................... 180 Rill Estill Wontecl ..................................... 380 Schooll tnotructlon ..................................... 150 s.ed Ptont & Fertilizer .............................. 850 Sltuotiona Wontecl ....................................... 120 ~lor Rent ............................................. 480 Sporting Goocla ...........................................520 SUV.'olor Sate.............................................. no Truciiiior Sate ............................................ 715 UphOietery ................................................... 870 V- Far S.tto...............................................730 Wanted to Buy ............................................. 090 W.•ted to Buy· Form Supptre. .................. ~ W.1ted To Do .............................................. 80 ' * - to Ront ............................................ 470 Ylld Sate- Qoltlpotla....................................072 Ylld Slte-PomeroyiMiddte .....................:.:.074 Ylld Sate-Pt. Ptetlunt.. .............................. 076 - --- 1DO WORKERS NEEDED A.ssemtMe crafts, wood Items.To S-460/Wk Matenals provided. Free information Accepting applications for Transport Dnvers lor local Petroleum Company. Must have Hazmet Endorsement and Medical Caret. Send Re5Ume to Petroleum PO Bw: 27 Point Pleasant. WV Thta nowapapa ooopla only hot . - ·~ .. www.comlc•.com l"10: ------., lfru>W~ 1 1110 1, IIF.LI'WANI'EO IInti ~ I • ·-------"· • Guardtng Angels Child Care Center 15 now accepting applicattons tor a Teaching position. ThiS position will stan out as a pan time posi· 25550 . lion. This position requires preparing and carrying out An Excellent way to earn daily lesson plans. If ~01.1 are self motivated, dependabla, money The New Avon. Call Marilyn 304·882-2645 and enjoy working with children then this coukJ be the Area Manufacturer has posillon for you. You must be Industrial Mamtenance at least 1B years of age and postiiOn available. Must have a high school diploma ha~Je mechanical and or certificate of high school electrical experience. equivalency (GED) by lhe Able to work on welders, State Board of Education. If cold saws, and other you are interested in th1s misc. machmery, read position, please contact schematics, and blue· Becky Hess or Oama prmts. Appty in person ~t Schuttz at 740-388-8671 for SFS Truck Sales, 2150 more informatton Eastern Ave , Gallipolis I'OR h1VI' 1994 t 4x70 Electnc, new carpet. 2 bath. 2 bedrooms. 0 Oown even with tess !han very nice $17,99900 move perfec1 credit is a~Jailable on or re nllo174D-446-7413 this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Corner lot, fireplace, 1997 Clayton 14w.50, 2 modern kttchen, jacuut tub, Bedroom. 1 Bath, All Payment around $550 per Elecmc. $6500. (740)4463767 momh 740-367·7129 -------1998 Dutchess Trailer & lot 2-3 Bedroom Duplex. S420/mo plus deposit & utilittes •n Downtown Galllpo~s. No Pets. (740)446·0332 8am·5pm Mon-Sat. -------2br, House tn pt_ Pl. $465 Homestead Realty Broker 2 Bedroom , newly remodeled Kirkwood tra1ler wtth all appliances $5995 3 Bedroom. 1 314 Baths. (740)44 1-9352 , {7 40)446· Kitchen, LA, FR. Central Ai r. 8981 .. .. Many extras. 2.13 acres located on Chns Lane, close 2007 312 Ooublewide. to new GAHS, Reduced to $37.970 Midwes t (740)828$129,900 (740)245·5909 2750. Attention! Local compan~ offering "NO DOWN PAYMENr pro· grams lor you to buy your home tnstead of re nttng • 100% hnanc1ng . Less than perfect credit accepted • Payment could be the 1304)675-4024 {304)675- 0799 ask for Nancy. Pharmactst Full-ttm e/Night shift/7on-7of1 Competrtive Salary Excellent Benefit package· please call for details 304-424·2180 Resume may be sent to· Human Resources Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital P.O. Box 718 Parkersburg, WV 26102 FAX:{304)424·2825 Apply online at wwwccmhorg • Seasoned fire wood. Oak and Hickory split. You haul or I haul- Take CAA& HEAP 740-949-2038. P h y s 1 c a I TheraplsVOutpatlent Fulltime, Competitive salary and benefit package Interested candidates 2br. 2batit. t4)( 70 comes Mortgage Locators with heat pump. good condi- (740)367.0000 Iron call (740)794-0429 ask- -Ann -'-::C-on-SI-ruc-,-:-,0-n-::W-:-o-:,-e,-s. -r ing $11 ,500 ve ry clean 2-bedroom . gas 3bd 2ba HUD $27,000! Only $190/mo! 4% down, 30 ~ears @ 8%. For listings 800·559-4109 x254 heai ·CA.stove&relndg laundry room wfwasher & dryer No Pels 875-4022 593-5903 House lor rent 313 Crew Rd · p a1no1· Oh ro ca11740· 379·2584 · In Pomeroy, 3 Br. , 2 bath. newly remodeled. 740·843· Move in today! New 2007 3 bedroom 2 Oath Only $199.86 per monlh. Set up m1nutes trom Athe ns and ready for 1mmed1ate occu4 rental houses "For Sale" pan cy Call740-385 -4367 In Gall tpolts. Call Wayne (404)456·3802 -------NEW 2007 4 bed Df\Nide! AHention! $49,179 Midwest 1740}828Local company otfertng "NO 2750 DOWN PAYMENT" pro· , -------Nice rental or slarter home grams for you to buy your home Instead at ren11ng. • 100% financtng • Less than perfect credit Jeff Daniels Fencing Will accepted ' Payment could be the build farm fence by the foot same as rent References Available. Mortgage Locators 1740)446·3787 {740)367-0000 U-Save, Heating, Cooling. Hot We.t9f Heaters & Odd Jobs. Call {740)386·9039. 1740)794·1532. EO.E on Pleasant Valley Ad, 1f2 mile from R1o Grande. Available wilh 1. 5. or 8 acres (740)709- 1166 ~ 3bdrm, 2ba. newly remodeled house. sits on 1.9 acres, Eastern Local Will Do Light Dump truck Schools. $132 ,000, hauling Grawl, Coal, Top { 740)992-7634 Sot! , Ftrewood , & wtll reshape , repair & gravel dnveways. Very affordable, HOME HEALTH AIDES· shoold call: 304-424·2205 available anytime. Gall AVON! All Areast To Buy or SIGN ON BONUS home Sell Shirley Spears, 304· heatth care of SE Ohio is 675·1429. currently h1nng home health aides • competitive wages. -Bo_b_E-va_n_s_o_1_G _a_ll_•p-olis. Gall740·662·1222. or send resume to Human FRED (740)992 -4140, or Resources/C amden -Clark (740)591-8761 Memorial Hospital P.O. Box il"'o ... no.IE'. w..__,.. . 718, Parkersburg, wv ..._~l!d...lJI!.KLY 1&1 26102 FAX: {304)424-2825 1 Hiring night & day shlft Grill In-Horne Careg 1vers Apply online at Cooks. Excellent Pay & Needed: Mason county www.ccmh.org Benefits available. Stop ln. Actton Group, Inc. In-Home E.O.E. Servtces is currently accept- ----==-:-Class A COL driver needed, lng applications for carePOST OFFICE NCJoN 2 years eKperience. hauling givers to prov tde m-home HIRING logs & lumber, lumber will serv1ces to the elderty and Avg Pay $20/hr or need 1o be larpod. Call IDS disabled Expertence pre$57K annuatty 17401286-3558. tarred but not reqUired . Including Federal Benefits CNA'a HousES FOR SALE 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, fireplace 94 Trailer (Clayton Norris) same as rent. 1-j.- - - - - - - ' p«g. 24Hr 801-428-4649 REWARD 'otoutu Ho~m; 0 ' I II\ H I ' Bol number ld1 ar I in violation ol the law. FOR SAl£ t:t not • Box to lhf Fldlrel fllr Houelng Act or 1808. I Thla ........ I..' 10\11 ... 1\1 1 r-----------:---;;ii,;;;;;ii;j;·;;;;;~~~ 992-2;rn. ------Abaoluto Top Dollar: U.S. S•lver and Gold Coins, Prootoell, Gold Ringo, Pre· I \ 11'1 \ " • All Ida muat be prepaid' Salvage 1304)773·5343 {304)674-1374 .;.t304r)-87.4-D06":"'"•9~---., Washington 24 17 .585 Ortando 23 20 .535 M1am1 19 23 .452 Atlanta 14 26 .350 Charlotte 14 27 .341 Central Dlvlalon W L Pet Detroit 24 16 .600 Cleveland 24 18 .571 Ch1cago 24 19 .558 Indiana 22 20 .524 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southweat Dlwlalon W L Pel GB Thurad•y for Sundaye Registered female - - - - - - - Rottweiler to good home Wanted to buy, used cell 3'tt 8 8 10' Por sundaya Paper 2842. able, 1740)446-3742 22 .488 21 488 26 .409 30 .302 29 .293 Dlvlalon 9 '~ In Neld: Dav•• Paper Sund•y In-Column: 1 t00 p.m. Now you can have borders ond graphics '-' added to your classified ads (. ~ .1m Borders $3.00/per ad ~ Graphics SOc for small $1.00 for large Klttena to giveaway. 2 mates. 3 female, born 11 -5· Buying Junk Cars,Trucks & 06, housebroken, very love- Wrecks, Pay Cash J 0 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Olvlalon WLPeiGB WLPeiGB All Dlepl•y: 12 Noon 2 aualn••• D•v• Prlar To PubiiCIItlon Sund•y Dlaplay: 1:00 p.m. Free Firewood· You Saw. 1935 U.S. Currency, 740-446·2412 8am·5pm SOit1aire Diamond&· M.TS. Free m1xed Golden Coin Shop, 151 Second Aetr1ever Puppies 6 Weeks Avenue, Gallipolis, 740-448- National Buketbllll Aaaoclatlon . Toronto 21 New Jers ey 20 New York 1B Philadffiphia 13 Boston 12 Southust DisPlay Ads D•llv In-Column; l:OD p.m. G_tvFA_.".".¥_.,JI A t.lanu&J TypewrRer In good L lguoda la, who made big rlays all ni ght , fouleu out ll ga usk as on a quest ionable call underneath - the Cavs' center appeared to get all ball on a block and the Sixers' sw ingman made two free throws with 2:24 left to g1ve Philau elp hia a IOli - 104 leau. But James kept the Cavs in it by making three 3pointers and scoring II points over the next 1: .18 before Korve r' s free throws and Jam es' failed final flin g e nded the 3hou r. !-minute game . James banked in a 5- foo t runner with I :04 left in the first OT to gtve the Cavaliers a '!'1 - '!~ lead. and after Anderson Varcjao drew a charging foul in the lane on Miller. it appeared Clevel and would survive. But ll ga usk as mi ssed an open jumper and lg uodala dropped two free throw s with 19.1 seconds re maining to put the Sixers ahead I 00-99 . On Cleveland 's next trip. James go t the benefit of the doubt on \I I ' "' Word Ads Monday-Prlday for Jn-rtlon Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 Budweiser looks to a scary hitchhiker and beer-stealing crabs in Super Bowl ads NEW YORK (AP) - In the annual Big Game of advertising - the Super Bowl - marketing powerhouse Anheuser-Busch Cos. is the force to be reckoned with, and this year is no different. The brewer will once again be the largest advertiser during the Feb. 4 matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears with a combined five minutes of ad time for its Budweiser and Blld L~t brands. .. tion to its usual I lis of Ctydesdale horses, -,.. company will also enlist help this year from racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr., some beer-thieving crabs and a scary hitchhiker. The Super Bowl repre- Websjtes: www.mydailytribune.com www.mydailysentinet.com www.mydailyregister.com l\egtster Slumping Cavs fall to Sixers in double OT IY TOM WITHERS In One Week With Us classified@ mydailytribune.com ~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ - Sentinel - l\e I MMtanla, Now Being Glad You Dldl Gompoti1ive Send ---c:-~==- DESK CLERKS NEEDED Apply at Bu<lgel Inn. 260 Jackaon Pike, GaJ!ipolis. Persons with good communieatioo skills. Good atti1ude & self motivated Should apply. No phone calls j:Mease. B~ OwoRnJNrry ::,.-,--,-,---,--AN's needed to perform baSIC first aid at business in Cheshire, OH lnterestlnWL.ow Stress Work Environment Great Opportunity to Earn Extra lNG CO. recommends that you do business whh people you know, and NOT to send money 1hrouWl the mail untM you have investigated the offering. r Resume 10 EB13 200 Cash! call888·26~ or :;:::;;:;=~ Paid Main Street Pt. Pleasant WV Fax resume to 740·266· 25_550 Meals. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 667 1 " - - - - - -- Data Entry clerk needed klr the Cheshire area. Must work 2nd shift· pay rate $10.00/hr. Fax resumes to 740-353-2913. r16 0 675-3300 or 1·800-584· In5 Ext •8923 oN OTIC Eo apply in person 0 221 Main USWA OHIO VALLEY PUBLISH· Street Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm EOE, MIF, AlA -'------Legal Secretary wtlh good Commumcation & Computer skllls some Accounting. Many Other Benefits. Ravenswood care Center. 11 13 Washington St.. Ravenswood. WV. (Across Ritchie Bridge, Rt. 2 North, Last Business On Right) References Requ ired. Wlll care for elderly 1n their home. 16 yrs exp., rei 81/Btl. (740)388-9783 or (740)591· 9034. 11\\\1 1\1 ~=~~~;:=~ I Thomas. RN CNA & Aestdent Assistant Positions If You Are A Canng, EnthusiasUc, Dependable Person, Then We Want You To Join Our Team. Come On Over & Check Us Out! 'ttlu'U Be CNA Wages, \facalions, Paid 1 and OT.Pald Training, Vacatlons-FTJPT Please contact Lisa A11ldtnt Templeton. AN or Jennifer lnlervlews Are Conductee For Ci\RE Now Hiring expenenced Sawmill help. Apply in person. Twin Rlvtr Han:lwoodl2612 us At 35, Southside ---,-----onto V81tey Home Health , Inc. hiring AN's, CNA , STNA. CHHA, PCA Competltt'-18 Wages and Benefits including _health insurance and Mdea_ge. Apply at 1480 Jackson Pike, GallipoliS or 2415 Ja~son Avenue, Point Pl~sant, WV or Phone toll tree 1-866-441 - The Southem local School District is accepting applica· lions tor substitute bus drivers. Appticants must hokl a valid bus driver endorse· men! or must Obtain one Please contact SUperintendeN M8111. Mtlter a1 (740)949-2669 nil"-":':'~....~-, 1130 Scnoot.s lfi'6J'RUCI10N ..__oiiiiitiiiliiliit...P · Concealed '""1393=--,--~--- OhioNIV, OTR DRIVER 2 years operlence . Clean MVR,. WIHAZMAT. TERMINAL TO TERMINAL No touch dropttlook, ftJrlher 1nto 740508-Q170. :-'..;.....;...,---,----:- FEDERAL POSTAL JOBS P!sto! Class H-. ~~::;~TO;Lo.\N~~=~ **NOT I(;~** Sorrow Smart. Contact thv Ohio D1vlsion of Financ•at lnstttulion's Olfrce of Consumer Affatrs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain .a loan. BEWARE ot reQuests tor eny large ad~Jance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer $75.00. 9:00am. VFW Mason WV.. 740-416·3329 -------GIHipoMII c....r eou.g. (Careers Close To Home) Call Todayl740-«6-4367. 278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender IS properly licensed. (This IS a PUbliC service announcement from the Ohio \Iaiiey Publishing Company) 1·800-2144<52 www~rltf(OIIegt.oom ~~~~~;::=~ Ac<:rl!ldlted Member Accred111ng " r---=,..,.o=p:---, SH CLASSIFIEDS i Pilot~ u S _ E R v t t TURNED DOWN ON SOC1AL SECURITY /SSt? No Fee Unless We W•nl 1·868-582·3345 which make• It Illegal to ltdvertl11 "any preference, limitation or dlacrlmlniiJon billed on rece, color, reii$JIOn, ••• temlllal 111tue or national ortgln, or eny Intention to make any euch prer.rence. tlmltlitlon or discrimination." Thle MWIPI!pel' will not knowingly accept ldvertlumtnte for real utate which ie In vkllllllon of the law. Our reade.-. art hereby Informed that all dwlllnge adver11eed In thll n.wepeper ere IVIIIIblt on an lqUII I i MOBF~ILERn~:m; ·v ~ I 1 1970 Hillcrest 12X60 2 bdrm .. On a 50'X240' klt. 14x66 Mobile Home, 5 miles $13.600. 740-742-40n from HMC. Refere nces B 1140 Aequtred , (740)245-521 1 1- ·L'SINI-~ (740)446-0123 AND 8UIIJliNt;s 2Bdm . Mobile home. Commercia l Building lor Parhally furnished Large Rent in Rodney, Call pnvate lot. 1 mile from Wai740 245·9403 Mart 1n Mason (740)256· 6947 (alter 5·00J or Lurs& {740)256-641 5 Al"REAt;E Ideal lor two people 4 mtles from Kyge1 Creek Fosters Mob1le Home Park 740-441 0181. 2 1/2 acre bldg. lot 1113 on the right . 114 m1le past the Scout Camp on Scout Camp Road, Chester, Ohio l ot goes from road to Shade Rrver 11 has septtc permrl. City water and eiectnc Owner linanctng. no qualifying: $25,000 00 $3.750.00 down $227.06 per month. Call owner 386-257·2674. Mobile Home $375/month $375/depoSII References reqwed No Pets (304)674- 3 Tra11er Lots for Rent. 1 rn _55_7_8______ In Syracuse. 2 br. . I bath, 12x50, $350, 2 br , 2 bath, 14w.70, $400. dep plus utili· 11es. {7 40)992-7660 Bidwell 2 1n Rodney Mob1le Home Lot m Johnson S125 00 per month. Call Mobile Home Par!( rn (740)245-9403 Gallrpolis, OH. Phone 3 Trailer Lots tor Rent'. 1 in F40)446-2003 or (740)446Btdwel! 2 m Rodney, _14_0_ 9______ $125 OC ~1:11 month . Call Nice 14x70 3 Bedroom. 2 (740)245-9403 Bath home Located 4 acre lot lor sale (304)743- between Athens and Pomeroy 5323 $365 00 per month Can (740)385-9948 Mobile Home Lot for rent Al'AIIDnN!'S near Vmton Call (740)44 I · 1111 FOR RfNr r RfAt. ESr.UF. rI 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments lor Rent. Metgs Count)' In town No Pets Depostt Need to sell your home? Req utred (740)992·5174 or Late on payments divorce (740)44t-0110 JOb transfer or a death? I - - - - -- opportunity be111. can buy your home All cash 1 and 2 bedroom apartand QUICk ClOSing 740-416· ments. lurnrshed ana unturCozy. briCk trHevel 3-4bd 3130. ntshed , securtty deposrt 2ba. 2 car attached garage requrroo no pets. 740-992· on 1 3 wooded acres. 5769 2218 SR 588. (740)448·7157. 2br Apt on 5th Street $375 ~10 Hoti\"IS ask tor Don t304l593-1994 Hwse lor sate 3 1/2 miles mKRb'T out Sandhill. 3 bedrooms. 1 3 Br Muse rn Pomeroy tota l bath, lots ol storage space electrtc very clea'n nev. ca r$98/mol Buy 3bd HUD pe l and c abnlet~ basernt-"'11 call {304)675-2507 HOME! 4o,.,dn. 30yrs @ ao,., $500 per Mo 949·2303-crFor hstmgs 800-559-41 09 591·3920 HUD HOMEI 3bd $112/mo 3bd 2ba $155/mo. More. ~ 1!09 663 3rd, ,rnlurn1sl-ed ca rhomes ava.rlable 4°k>dr1 100 Uberty S11ee1SSOO plus peted, washe1 hookup. out· 30yrs 0 B% For liStrngs utilities 2 oeoroom Out of s1oe storage. $350/mo plus 800-559-4109 xF144 Town $650 plus utillt1es 3 utilities. Leave message at bedroom Contact ERA Town \7401245·9595 Nicety-maintained 3BA & Count r~ Real Estate. 675- - - - - - - house Mason. New porch. 5548 For lease. 1600 square teet. new Roof. 74 .900 1304)773beauttful unturntshed. two 2 bedroom house located rn bedroom apt . 2nd floor LR. 5177 or (304)773-5826 GallipoliS (740)44 t ..0194 OR , t 112 baths. downtown GaJiipohs rdeal lor couple 2 NICe Remodeled Hom es in References requ1red . no town. No Pels Renovatea. pets se.::unl)' depoSit $600 All nev. carpet. Call per month Cat1 17401 446- • \7 40)446-7425 4425 or 1140 1446-3936 2 or 3 Br hOuse. no pets. In Galllpalrs. clean upstatrs. 740·992·5858 2 bedrooms. 2 bath dtsh3 BA bnck hOuse wlbase· washer W'D r"IOOkup. $500 men! m Mercerville 740- deposit references 256·8132 17401446-9209 1 Fob. 10. 2007, A1fa•rs 1o11 "" a1 1-800- RN, imme6818 openmg fof DON, (t)Cperienc::e preferred. cau fof additionaJ lnlofma- Council b lr~elldiUI Callev$16.53-$27.58/tir.. now hir- lion or mteNiew Contact: a!ld Schoola I274 B. ing. For appltcatlon and free Ma~orle Huston governement tab _info. call 1740)384·3485 or 1740)384· Amertean Assoc. of Lebo!' 1· 2676. Huston Nursin9 913·599·8042, 24/hrs. emp. H ome. Inc 38500 Sl. AI serv. 160. Ohio 45634. o MoNEY All rul estete advertising In lhll newepaper ie IUb}oct to the Federal Fair Houelng Act of 1168 a5264 1JT"·~~~~~~ ·--WANTEiiiiiiiOj.l - ------------ ------ -----------------.,--------------.......,.__ _______ _ �Page 86 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, January 25, 2007 Thursday, January 25, 2007 ALLEYOOP www.mydallysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B7 ' NEA Cro .. word Puzzle BRIDGE ACROSS throoghout rncluding brand •, '' •~ r~ '' ApBnme nt to r rent . 1-2 Bdrm .. 'remodeled. new carpet. stove & trig ., water. sewer, trash pd. Mrddleport $425.00 No pets. Ret reqwred 740- 843-5264 2006 Chevy Express 15 Passenger Van Fully Equipped Casino Resort & Spa 3 Day-2 Night Getaway '' BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS AT BUDGET PRICES AT JACKSON ESTATES, 52 Westwood Eastern Ave. Gallipolis, OH $175/person baaed on double occupancy Call Now (740) 446-2282 Package Includes dinner on the firet night end breakfasl on the Drive from $349 to $448. Walk to shop & movies_Call Equal second morning Single rooms can be purchased Housing Opportunity. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED & AFFORDABLEI Townhouse apartments, andlor small hOuses FOA RENT. Call {740)441 · 11 11 for application & information 2007 Silverado Pickup Is Here! for $275/person Must ba 21 years of age Ellm View Apartments (No refunds) Gladly accept cash, monay Come and See Now! order, chack & credit cards Please call PVH Community Smith Superstore 675-4340, Ext. 1326 • 2&3 bedroom apartmenls • Cenuat heat & AJC •Washer/dryer hOOkup • All elec1ric> averaging $50-$60/month • Owner pays water, sewer. trash SrAo: r•o Middleport N 3rd Ave., 1 & 2 Br. furnished apts .. no pets. previous rental reference 740.992·0165 . Modern 1BR apt. (740)446· 0390 · New 2BA apar tments. Washer/dryer hookup, stove/refrigerator included Also. units on SA 160. Pets Weloome1( 740)441·0194. . .___ .G<_,~lllS--_.J NEW AND USED STEEL Steel Beams, Pipe Rebar For Concre te. Angle , Channel. Flat Bar. Steel Grat1ng For Drains, Driveways & Walkways. L&L Scrap Metals Open Monday, TuesdaY. Wednesday & Friday. Bam-4:30pm. Closed Thursday, Saturday & Sunciay. (740)446-7300 Oak firewood for sale. . d · k DeIl\lere or PIC up. (740)441 ·0941 , (740)6455946 . CAA HEAP accepted .., 20 inch Mag1c Chat Stove Pole Barns 30)(40:.10'· Ecec .. good cond .. $100 $6,495. 40x80x12'=$1 4.995 Ph.94 9-3066 Free DehveryCall (937)718· 1471 www.nationwidepole· Couch. love sea1. 2 end barns.com tables. coflee table, s4oo ----OBO, Sectional $400 OBO Sm all pool table from watrnart, $25.00, (740)441· 17401388_0530 - - - -- - - - 01 12 Mollohan Carpet. 76 Vine 11!11'"-------, Street, Gallipolis Berber, .--u.:o. S $5.9i/yd, Call lor tree quote L,__,;FORI;:.i:I;AII:;.~ IO· -.-i (740)446·7444 - - - - -- - - 4 female Dalmatians born Thompsons Appliance & 12-5·06 , wormed, paper Repai r-675·738 8. FOI' sate, tra1ned, mom & dad A.KC on re-conditioned automatic · premlses .. call 740·992washers & dryers, refrigera· 9832. $17500 Each. tors, gas and electric ranges. air conditioners,anO 4 1 . 1 01 i ,._, Newly remodeled 2 BA apt. w/attached garage. Rodney area d8JX)SIt , re1· no pets. wnnger washers. Will do 12-5-06, ema.e wormed, a maliOnspaper born $425.00 740·446·2801 repairs on major bral1 ds m I rained. mom & clad AKC on or a1yottr home · Tara Townhouse •hop " prem1ses .. call 740·992· Apartments, Very Spacious, 2 Sedrooms. CIA, 1 112 Bath. Aduh Pool & Baby Pool, PatiO, Start $425/Mo. No Pets , Lease Plus Security Deposit Required, 740)367 70B6 ( · · Twin Rivers Tower is accept· ing annllcations lor wailing .. ,.. list for Hud·subsized, 1- br, apartment, call 675·6679 Equal Housing Opportunity nr-::~-----, M&:FJLo\NF.OUS MDl-liA."'DISE JET AERATION MOTORS Repaired. New & Rebu1lt In Stock. Call Ron Evans. I · 800· 537·9528. - - -- - -- STEEL BUILDINGS: Leftover Stock irom 2006 that MUST be sold! Steel Pri ces are Increasing. Gel Yours Today anct Save Thousands Sizes Limited· Call ASAP 1 t -B00-222·6335 Help Wanted • • 'I ... Help Wanted ~ LPN-PH ~ or Medical Assistant Pleasanl Valley HQsp ital is currentl y accepting resumes for a Full Time-LPN PH or Medical Assislant. LPN applicants musl have a current West Virginia license. One year experience in a physician office or hospilal related area, working with direct patienl care. Previous experience with orthopedics is preferred. Send resumes lo: Pleasant Valley Hospital, c/o Human Resources. 2520 Valley Drive, Point Pleasant. WV 25550 (304) 674-2417 or fax to (304) 675-6975 or apply on-line at www.pvalley.org AA/EOE Help Wanted Help Wanled 9832. $175.00 Each. FARM i L..------_.J LtV~IOCK --...iGiiRA;o;;III;;,._ i ISHOP CLASSIFIEDSI ~ PROFESSIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANTS Hones1 - Intelligent - Cou'rteous Friendly person looking for a career Not just a Job! We will pay a guaranteed salary until we have you trai ned and ready to assist co n's umer"· in their automo ti ve purchases. See Pat Hill or Brian Ross Monday lhru Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m To begin the career you have always dreamed of. '=======:: M·xed hay. Square bales $2 50/bale. 50 or more r $2.00/bale _(740)446-24 t2. 0% Financing· 36 Mos. available now on John Squae bates, $2. Timothy & Deere Z Trak Zero Tuma & Clover mix. never been wet, S.UB% FtKed Rate on John (740)742·7004 Deere Gators Carmichael I H \\'1'111~1 \I ttl\ Equipment (740)446·2412. ~16 A UlUii Financing as low as 0%- 36 I"H S•u·, Mos. on John Deere 7 ·--· · viiiiiil~iiiii-.,J , Series 4x4, 4:.5 & 5x4 Round Balers/500 Ser1es $500' POLICE IM POUNDS! MoCoaJSquare Balers. Cars from $500! For listtngs Also available 5.9% on R00-559·4086 11390 1 Used Hay Equipment All rates th ru John Deere t 995 Cllevy Astra va ll Credit Carmicha el garage ke pt asking $2250.00 740·441·0646 Equipment (740)446·241 2 1999 GMC Jimmy 4 OR 4X4 Keil8f' Built· Valley· Bison· loaded $5995.00 ... 1995 Horse and Livestock Ford F-150 . EJCtcab 4 X4 Trailer&· Loadma11· Eddie Bauer Gooseneck. Dumps, & $5495.00 .. 1994 Chevy Utility- Alum a Aluminum Blazer 4 Dr 4X4 low miles Trailers- B&W Gooseneck H. h C $2995.00. A1verv1ew 1tc es. armichael M01ors. 2 oloeks above Equipment (740)446·241 2 McDonalds, Pomeroy, Oh10 New John Deere Compacts {740)992-3490. and 5000 Series Ulility tractors @O% Filled 1999 Olds LS 88. 3800 101 36 eno1ne 4dr. $3,8C O months through John Deere (3041773·5343 or (304)674Credit Carmichael 1374 Equipment (740}446·24 12 S 1 11 t1 11 004 . S'& 2003 0odge Neon, Auto,Ai r, 6'evora K1ng sKulter g y Tillers. us Jlm'a , $3500 OBO: 2001 Dodge Farm Equipment. Call Neon. 4cyl. 5spd, 12000 080 (740)256 1233 (740)446-97n 2005 Grand PnK low mttes. loaded $15,000 (30 4)675· 4843 __::__.::____ _ _ __ _ 92 Corsica 4 Dr. V·e auto looks gooel runs good very dependable. $1000. 740_ 74.:2-, ·4_: 0_11_ _ _ _ _ 97 Escort sport standard runs great 96 Cavalier auto runs great.740·388·8228 99 Chrysler Concord . Loaded, 9J.OOO mile s, $3500 82 Dodge D 150 Tr uck. 318 Auto. Good Cond. 1995 . (740 )386 . 8455 s ~~~ 3319511111··· Plmii'II.GH (740) 992-5232 Owner Rhonda Peters Manager Janet Jeffers Baer Builders &Developers • Custom Baths • Cornplet• R;•novations • Honey Do Lists • Plumbing/Wiring • t' rec Estimates ( Aoom Addition• & Remoct.Ung New G•r•gn Eiectrlc•ll Plumbing RC)C)fing I GuHart VInyl Siding & P1intlng P1tlo lnd Porch Decks 036725 Stop & Compere TRUCKS oilrii'OiiiNiii&illiiiU:il._,..l · Our Business Is Growing Because Of this We Need the Following: • 2 - Experienced Body Technicians • 2- Certified Service Technicians IIIIVInPerun Mark Poner BM Superstore Help Wanted ~Assistant Coordinator or ~ Outreach Operations Plca.\ant Valley Ho:-.pita l is c urre ntl y a . :ce pt ing rou rn c~ fu r a n Assio;;tant C'1 ,nrdin atnr (If Ou trc:a c h Opt: ratii.Hh. A c ti ve ,LP N licc n"e rcquir~d . Minimum o f 5 year:-. o f c lintc.ll c;.;pcr i t: n ~:c. wit h 4 year"i of management cxpcricm:c requi red with an underst anding uf long- term care . Experience: in phlebotomy required . Re s pon~ i hilities inc lude· supervi sion o f staff. co mmunic"- ti o n with o u trea c h nursing fat'il itics. marketing, i n scrv ici ng. moni to rin g/renJ nc ili atin n vf hi l l ing accounts. Send resumes to : Pleasant Val ley Hn-;pital. c/o l-l uman R e,ourcc s, 2520 Valley Drive , Point P lea,ant. WV 25550 (304 ' 674 -2417 l u 004 ) 675-foq75 or ra, o r ap ply o n ~ l i ne at www.pvall c y.org AA /EOE p, IIIL' I ll ~ .'~ l t•, l l ~ tMV~ WtMT · YOV 60T FOil S~ASIGI:N~SS1. CORNER STONE CONSTRUCTION JONES' Tree Service 7 40-367-0544 Top • Removal • Trim • Stump Grinding Free Estimates 740-367-0536 THE BORN LOSER Bucket Truck I I II I -, 1'"11-1 l ll'-l IU II ( ( l , .... ll ~ l t 1 1(1, 4x4 ~--oifiiliiilHi.SiiAiiii.Ei'-_.1 4 \VHEELf .ll"\ va·, loaded, longbed, low · - - - - - - - " miles, automatic, bedliner . 2003 Arlie Cat 400 4114 condition, no rust. Great condition $2800 call Books for $6500. Sell tor 740-4·16-4135 $5,000. 740-367-7129 WAAI 'IOU &E OFtE.RIN.G 11-\U/\ 7 ~lOCKS WILL All TypeoOt Conuele Work 26 Years Experience David Lewis 40 BIG NATE 'a·l( i.wl ,., ., n "('(.'l "' . • r:~"rl . .oi4oiWiiiiHiiifliiliiJ_ i.R:ii ii S--pJ · 2002 Honda 300 EX, BlackJYellow, New Razr Tifes. $1800. Hor1on Stag bow, $1 50. (740)379·231 6 ADVERTI E YOUR BUSINESS IN THE CLASSIFIEDS 93 Columbus Rd.. IMPDm At1Mn1 We Deliver To You I . • Home Oxygen • Portable Oxygen • Homenll System • Helios System PEANUTS ~~~ ~~ .., If & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT i 70 Pine Street • Gallipolis 446-0007 'I'OU'RE R16WT..IT iS A LITTLE MORE WIND'( TODA'{ ll<AN USUAL .. 'i' (~ '- SUNSHINE CLUB BLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE: Is hereby given lhat on Saturday, January 27 • 2 0° 7 at lO:OO a.m,, 0 public sale will be hold at 211 W. . Second St., Pomeroy, Ohio. Tho Farmers Bank and Marcum Cansbactlon IIIII Danaral Canbactlag l'ublk ~Oiict! 'inN'"'' P'P'"' Yoor R~hllo Know. Oeli,·•red Righllo Yo.r il<Mlr Garage~ VInyl Siding New Construction Interior Remodeling Residential & Commerdal 740-985-4141 Office Roofing court Public Notice hearing, Contract not to ex:ceed ~T~h:-o~M:-:e:-1:-g:-s~C::-o-u-n-:-ly $3,000.00 lor tho conDeparlment of Job and Family Services ("Meigs DJFS") is aoeking proposals from a qualified Allorney licensed to Savings Company Is practice law In the selling lor cash In hand or certified check the following colloter· al: 2001 Ford FISO XL 2FTZX11231 CB01 074 The Farmers Bonk and St. Rt. 248 Chester, Ohio Mike W. Marcum, Owner Additions state of Ohio, lo pre side over certain Child u P P 0 r 1 s Administralive matters where I he Agency Allorney and/or the Meigs County Savings Company, Prosecuting Attorney Pomeroy, Ohio , may have o conflict of reservea the right to Interest. The bid at this sale, and to Administrative Hearing withdraw the above Officer will be required collateral prior 10 aalt. to hold the lnillal Further, The Farmers administrative hearing , Bank and Savings make 1he admlnlstre. Company reserves the tlva recommendallon right 10 reject any or 111 and represenl I he bids submitted. The above deacrlbed Meigs DJFSin Court, II collateral will be oold noceasary, and com" ao !a-where lo", wHh plelo all required paperwork. no expressed or Proposer's response Implied warranty must be on lhelr lettergiven. head and must include For further informa- 8 p rice tor lion, or for an appoint~ Ad m 1 n i 8 t r 8 t 1 v 8 ment lo Inspect collal- Hearings that do nol eral, prior to aale date require a court hearing contact Cyndle, Ken or and price lor 1 Randy aiS92-2136. Admin i air all v e (l) 23• 24 • 25 Hoarlngolhat require a tract period of February 12, 2007 lhrough Oscamber 31, 2007 . lnlereeled parlies shall reapond to Malgo Ospartmenl of Job and Family Services, Attn : Jane Banks, P.O. Box 191 , 175 Race Stroot, Middleport, OH 45760, no later than February 2, 2007 at 12:00 noon. All submissions must be received by mall or hand delivered by the above date and time . No materials received alto( thai dale will be included In previous subml881ono nor be coneldored. Tho 740·416-1834 GARFIELD Manlay'a Racycllng 9 ........... ... LIZ AND I I-lAVE BEEN 'T'OCif.n4EiR At..MO&f&IX WHOLE ~~. 14HI2. . . ........ 1\. . . . . l . . . ... . . . . .1HI. PIYIIIB.PIICES . . •muu .............. 9 ............. Pus Eaat PUti Pass Cllllldecawatet•·lllllll' ICIIIIWCiti....... Th1s week, we are looking at some suit coinbinations thai arise with a reason· able trequen cy, but that are mishandled by many players. Over the last three days, we studied 4-4 fits wiJh the key queen missing. Today, the trump queen is still absent, but we now have the luxury of a 10-card lit. Against your lour-spade contract, West leads lhe diamond nine. Eas1 takes two tricks in 1he su11, then shifts to the club jack, West winning wilh his ace and returning a club. How would you continue? North responds with a game-invitational limit raise, showing tour-plus spades and 10· 12 suppor1 points. (He has nine los· ers, which is the normal number for a single raise. But with 12 high-card points. North musl upgrade his hand and nod learnedly il par1ner rai ses to game wi1h a six.foser hand, and four spades turns out to have no play.) It looks so easy: Draw trumps in lwo rounds and claim. And it is true thai 78 percent ollhe lime, spades will be 2·1 . But il cannot hurt to give East a chance to hang himseK. Cross to the board with a heart, then call tor 1he spade jack. If East plays low smoothly, go up with your ace-- and here go down one. However, East might cover with his queen. If he does, win with your ace, return to dummy with another heart. and play a spade to your nine, taking the marked finesse. Agreed, Easl should pl ay low lll!l"inst a sneaky, psychic South, West will ha~e a singleton spade king) , bul opponents love to make errors ~ you give them haH a chance. G 740-992-6971 fOM Mm'ORnuJo..'Y' 1994 Chevrolet Silverado. P"Tf\1\\~ t.. G~EI>-t II>€.", O-\i£.f' ~ . and Replacement · 04 Chevy 2500 HD, 4)( 4, VB, 1997 Plymouth Grand Excellent Condi tion. Voyager, Front ehd damage. $20,000.(740)388-0530 740 44 1-07 12 ~t> ~OOUC.T\'11\'i I'"I'I'\ C.O~IDE-Rit>IC> OFfER\~ TI-\EI'\ A S\OC.KOI'\10'1 l't.N-1! Clr 0\.JR E.lo\I'LOI'EfS' Concrete Removal · 03 Ford E:.p XLS. 4x4, All Pwr. , COlTape. AC. Rear Air, 3rd row. New Tires. Running Boards, WMe w/ gray int., S 1 500 0 8 0 740 709 · 1; 7 \IIHit I ' -95 Blazer, auto, 4.3 V6. 10 HOME loaded. $3,200 (304)5761~1PKO\'Il'>IU<I~ 4037 - - -- - - -99 Durango SLT, 4K4 , 3rd BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Row Seating, Rear ~ ir Cond .. Crui se, PL , PW Uncondi tional lifetime gua r88,000 mi, Exc . Cond ., antee _Local references tur· $6500 (740)256·1059 nished . Established 1975. Call 24 Hrs (740) 446· VA.'IS 0870, Rogars Basement SAI.h Waterproofing 6 0~ \0 IN.~ 11\E."'' L-0'</o..LI't 74111416_1, 68 i Pas5 North 3• A new position with the queen absent O h Ltl Local Contractor West Pass MONTHS NOW 1'1-4A1''6 '!'He L.ONGeSI' 1ve eveR eeeN Wl'l'l-4 A GIRL OF COURSe, IF 1 [X)N'T COUNT IWJM ... AstroGraph lbJr 'ilrthdlilr: Friday, Jan . 26, 2007 By Bemlce Bede 0.01 Provided you don't lose faith in yourself, a number of projects you we re unable to complete in the past, or even get to at all , can be fi naliled to your satisfaction in the yea r ahead. Stay focused. and don't be a quit1er AQUARIU S (Jan. 20.Feb. 19) - Anumber ol goals may be estabUshed, but if everyone, including you , is at odds as to how things should be handled , it isn'1 likely anything of any substanc e will be accompli shed. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - It behooves you to try to keep everything as simple as possible, because il.'Y'5'0"~ a bit too clever in your dealings with oth:"\. ers, th ere's a chance your coy maneu· Yers will backfire on you. ARIE S (March 21 -April1 9) - Watch out that your mo!!o doesn't Oacoma "What's 1n it lor me?" Your friends might not be in much of a torg1ving mood and might re~ent your sell-absorption TAURU S (Apnl 20-May 20) - ll some· one 1n authority confronts. you. know 111ha~ to tacttu lly back off. If you loctt horns. you mi ght lose big, especially when it conce rns a serious probjem GE MINI (May 21-..lune 20) - Sensibly pace yourself wh ere your work is con· earned. because if you run out of steam or try to rush thi ngs, you could feopardize what you had completed and accomplish nothing. CANCER (June 21 ·July 22) - Th iS is anot11er one of th ose days wh8fl you must continue to be prudent and pra cti· ca l in the management of your financial affairs_Be especially cautious when your actions can affe ct others. LEO (Ju ly.23·Aug. 22) - There is a possibility that even those who love you could be out of sorts and inadver1entfy try to push you around a bit. Try to be patient, as you would want them,lo be w1th you VIRGO (Aug. 23·Sept. 22) - 11 won'! do you any good to try to pawn otf tasks or assignments tor which you are responsi· ble - all you 'll get is rejection. Just get the iobs dona as early as you c~. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0 ct. 23) - Stop and think what you're doing before you pu1 more good money on an arrangement that has thus tar proven to be DOth costly and unproductive. Reassess your thinking. SCO RPIO (Oct. 24·Nov. 22) - Be on your toes so that someone doe80't Jock· ey you· into a position where you'll lind yourself baing pla ced in the middle between too dissenting !actions. Both will come down on you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23·Dac. 21) - If you lac« ratlh in your own reuonlng and allow a stronger peraonallty to do you r think ing for you, you won, like lha out· come. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22·Jan. 18) lnvotvamant1 wit h lrlenda couk:f turn out to bl a 1Md1 mor1 1xpen1lv• lh1n you lntlclpated. eap~lally If you allow your· 1ell to be caught ott guard and get involved In a co1tly entertalnm•nt oull1t. department reserve• lhe right to reject any or all propoaala. The Meigs Counly Ospsrtment ot Job and Family Services Ia proh lblled from d lscrlml· SOUP TO NUTZ r aM beoRI r was Clle!ITW ll'i ~f<S9oll GeNIUS ' Elt<:'T(<it Mi\CH•t>le~ nation on the basis of race , color, national o rigin , sex, age, religion pol illcal belief or disability. (1) 19, 25, (2)1 ·-- ollpper 2 Mognota lltriCI b 3 Any lhlna 4 Whalel lfkl Shamu 5 8'1 'I ln combos 1«1'/ w cry liqueur 41 Hold 21 Wrestling 's "'"ponolblo Hulk 43 Actor 22 Block, - ,..._ In v.,. 41 UnwelcOIM I Nome In 28 SIMIIrorn 29 lltalm 31 San PldrH 33 Nowa 23 Sum cheoNCiko 24 Rolti rtvol 7 Dalal 25 Mo. Shriver Llms'a cl1y 27 Wyo. nolgh8 Urbln trolna bor monela I SlapoUck 21 Clllma 34 ~Ideo Ill"'" mlaallt 110 Doctrine cluslc 10 Julio lltllo 32 eover.d 35 Salcha! bit wbh allot 311 Knlght'o 11 Fl,. residue 34 CMtt -pon 12 ~ m-It to glvo 31 Urge 40 Hunk o1 fRANK & EARNEST , 1! lpt• 1 liLt Roofing, Siding, Soffit, Decks, Doors, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, Drywall, Remodeling, Room Additions t AI<82 .. J 10 • Opening lead: t 9 Your carpet and upholstery cleaning solution lor over 20 years J4D-992-1m • 9875 .. A7642 -1 • ~;==:;:::·:'=~ ~;:;:;=F~re~e~E~s~llrna~l~n~ Ir L . l_ _ --, Now Renting High and Dry Storage ~~H~e~lp~W~a~n~ted;;~;,.~~H~e~l~p~W;;a~n~ted~~ E~tcell ent . M f l C UlY John Sang is in need of A CARPENTER SERVICE • sldodn17 Festoon 19 Tooth problem 23 Ud 2e All, Souih I• YY2 62 15 AKC Baston Terrier Pups, 6 weeks old, First shots & ·' wormed. $250.00 (740)389· Keifer Buil1· Valley· Bison· 8743 Horse and Livestock Trailer• loadmax· AKC Yellow Male lab pups Gooseneck. Dumps. & Excell ent pedigree. $200. u 1·1 · 11·1y· AIuma AI ummum (740)441·0130 or )740)44 1· .., II B&W G ck rra ers· oosene 7251 H'lch c · h 1 1 es. arm1c ae E ui ment 740 446·2 41 2 · Miniature Pinschers. 3 black.ltan males, wormed. 6 It\\' & wks old Jan. 7th, $300 _.J L, (740)388·8 124 102 mixed round bales, ApproK. BOO pounds each, _ You Haul. $12.50 each (740)682·60 42 Commercial building "For - - - - - - - Sale" 1600 sq fl. off street Ground ear corn $11 0.00 parking. Great location_ Call ton your sacks, Long Bottom Wayne (404)456·3602 (740)965-368 1 Help Wanted liNCOlN 45771 740-949-2217 YOUNG 'S 16 .. Q 10 5 • I 0 Iii 2 Dealer: South Vulnerable: Bolh 1· 888-992-7Geo 1-740·992· 7090 I Back.... East 87 43 DOWN 0,.. West .. K Q Marty O'Bryant board Rodltood'a lint .. AI<9832 • Q 65 •• 3 V.C YOUNG Ill rio ~~--iiF:.Q-L1iil'lliiiiilfM iiio.-' 318 liSt IIIII Slrlel, Pllllll'll. 01 tit 29670 Bashan Road Racine , Ohio I \ II\ I .., I 1'1'1 II .., ,\II\ l " l llt h FORRf.ro.T Commerc1a.l buildmg "For Rent" i 600 square !eel. off street parking Great loca· - - - - - - -lion! 749 Tllird Avenue in Furnished one bedroom apt. Gallipolis. Rent $475/mo. dean, no pets, prefer non· Call Wayne (404)456·3802 smOker, must be willing to - - - - - - - give reff. 304·675·1386 Office for Rent 26 11 Gracious livi ng. 1 and 2 bed· Jackson Ave., beside Holzer room apartments at Vi llage Clinic 3 rooms. (304)675 Manor and Riverside 2507 Apartments in Middleport From $295·$444. Call 740· I'IP-,...;....;;.;;.;,;;.;.;;.;; 992·5064. Equal Housing Houst:HOLJ) Opportunities. Middleport Beech Street, 2 bectroom lu(nished apar t· ment. deposi t & pre- rental refarences. no pets. utililles paid, (740)992·0165 Hill 's Self Storage • New Homes • Garages • Complete Remodeling 15 South wv j~ (304)882-3017 "Middleport's only Self-Storeae• Eastern Ave. Next to Wai-Mart Gallipolis, OH 446-2282 Relations to make reservations, (304) rfamil1J I•>:Ud§:l Advertise UN lEY'S EQUIPMENT in this SElF STORAGE &70MEDICAL Pine Street • Gallipolis 97 Beech Street 740-446-00117 Toll Free 877-669-0007 space Middleport. OH for THE RED 10x10x10x20 ROBERT CARPET 992-3194 '54 per BISSEU TREATMENT or 992-6635 month CBNSOIImll by Smith Superstore March 22, 2007 to March 24, 2007 • Q J 10 . . . 53 ·- -lab 56 Tocb 57Eibow 13 Loggord oppoaiiH 14 Cleonod lhe 56 ~ 01 ·23·07 J 7 fi 4 9 A I< J MONTY 55 " - ' " • NorLil •RENTALS •SALES •SERVICE •FREE DELIVERY •MONTHLY OXYGEN VISITS Just Arrived new kit chen and bath . Startrng at $405 . Call today! (304)273·3344 740·446·2568. ~ llolltondloh S Tookonop 11 Dawn gociCIMa t2 SNggy ' Ano-ID , _ _ , _ -~· 1 One 41 OUiar llmlll lullogllogo 61 EdlbleiiDird Phillip Alder Laurel Commons Apartments largest in the area! Beautifully renollllted Bu'llllr'a 44 16 Loud thud 18 Baal tho ch42 Good tortune 20 '17 Flip ahatl Info 38 Cow'a s- _ 41 PilaNd 49 Journalllt- Ducommllt 50 In tho doldrumo 51 Kind 52 MlrUnl baM 53 Sporty truck ~ •- . t field obllglllon 47 Ricky Rlcordo Boxor .. r-1'1-'"11!'""~ CELEBRITY CIPHER by Lula Campos ~ Cipher ayple9'IWTII•e etet!lll trom qucJCIIion& i:PJ !IIIQli peopo, PISIIIYJ ~. Eatl'lldff 11 IN ~ stanas far 8l1lllhlr Tod!ty's clue: Fequals H " AL IL CELW ... UZYGI FLWZJZNN NZJJYGI WYJJYLGN LC WD FSN NPXF JYCZ EYVZ . " - UZZG EZXLEYN S AL - TYJY RZTZJ PREVIOUS SOLUTION - ' II is o~en sa~ thallhere is no sucl11hlng as a bee lund1. Tho Univeru, however. is a tree lunch.' - Alan Gulh = r::~:.~ S(Q~~lA-4t.~s· !WitH llr ClAY I. f1CIIWI _;;_ _...;.,_ QRtarrontll lot1ors of 1M four ICIIImbloa word1 boo low lil lorm lc<lr ~11111le wordJ. PSYPUL IIII .I 2 1 I CE Y 0 0 .------..... 1-:-rP;...,;....L:.,E~A:;..L-l f 1 1l 1~ I ~ !.. Anl!thicsProfessortoldbls new studenls, "He MD loses blJ honesty bu nothing -10 I. LESAWE 1-,..;17;...;..1.:,l,.;,i~~,;...::..~r-1 A Complolo tho chuckle quoltd . ...l.. ....J..--1.....-'.1....-J. V by Hllino In lilt m~ _,a L.....J... you d...lop from np No, 3 btlow. SCIAIM.ITS ,ANSWUS 1-2 tt- o' Wannth- biJae - NOIDild - Guihy - MIGHT Tboso who tblnlt thcly may be hllpplor liv.ID& elsewhere probably wouldn't be, but their ociahbon MIGHT. ARLO &JANIS �Page 86 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, January 25, 2007 Thursday, January 25, 2007 ALLEYOOP www.mydallysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B7 ' NEA Cro .. word Puzzle BRIDGE ACROSS throoghout rncluding brand •, '' •~ r~ '' ApBnme nt to r rent . 1-2 Bdrm .. 'remodeled. new carpet. stove & trig ., water. sewer, trash pd. Mrddleport $425.00 No pets. Ret reqwred 740- 843-5264 2006 Chevy Express 15 Passenger Van Fully Equipped Casino Resort & Spa 3 Day-2 Night Getaway '' BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS AT BUDGET PRICES AT JACKSON ESTATES, 52 Westwood Eastern Ave. Gallipolis, OH $175/person baaed on double occupancy Call Now (740) 446-2282 Package Includes dinner on the firet night end breakfasl on the Drive from $349 to $448. Walk to shop & movies_Call Equal second morning Single rooms can be purchased Housing Opportunity. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED & AFFORDABLEI Townhouse apartments, andlor small hOuses FOA RENT. Call {740)441 · 11 11 for application & information 2007 Silverado Pickup Is Here! for $275/person Must ba 21 years of age Ellm View Apartments (No refunds) Gladly accept cash, monay Come and See Now! order, chack & credit cards Please call PVH Community Smith Superstore 675-4340, Ext. 1326 • 2&3 bedroom apartmenls • Cenuat heat & AJC •Washer/dryer hOOkup • All elec1ric> averaging $50-$60/month • Owner pays water, sewer. trash SrAo: r•o Middleport N 3rd Ave., 1 & 2 Br. furnished apts .. no pets. previous rental reference 740.992·0165 . Modern 1BR apt. (740)446· 0390 · New 2BA apar tments. Washer/dryer hookup, stove/refrigerator included Also. units on SA 160. Pets Weloome1( 740)441·0194. . .___ .G<_,~lllS--_.J NEW AND USED STEEL Steel Beams, Pipe Rebar For Concre te. Angle , Channel. Flat Bar. Steel Grat1ng For Drains, Driveways & Walkways. L&L Scrap Metals Open Monday, TuesdaY. Wednesday & Friday. Bam-4:30pm. Closed Thursday, Saturday & Sunciay. (740)446-7300 Oak firewood for sale. . d · k DeIl\lere or PIC up. (740)441 ·0941 , (740)6455946 . CAA HEAP accepted .., 20 inch Mag1c Chat Stove Pole Barns 30)(40:.10'· Ecec .. good cond .. $100 $6,495. 40x80x12'=$1 4.995 Ph.94 9-3066 Free DehveryCall (937)718· 1471 www.nationwidepole· Couch. love sea1. 2 end barns.com tables. coflee table, s4oo ----OBO, Sectional $400 OBO Sm all pool table from watrnart, $25.00, (740)441· 17401388_0530 - - - -- - - - 01 12 Mollohan Carpet. 76 Vine 11!11'"-------, Street, Gallipolis Berber, .--u.:o. S $5.9i/yd, Call lor tree quote L,__,;FORI;:.i:I;AII:;.~ IO· -.-i (740)446·7444 - - - - -- - - 4 female Dalmatians born Thompsons Appliance & 12-5·06 , wormed, paper Repai r-675·738 8. FOI' sate, tra1ned, mom & dad A.KC on re-conditioned automatic · premlses .. call 740·992washers & dryers, refrigera· 9832. $17500 Each. tors, gas and electric ranges. air conditioners,anO 4 1 . 1 01 i ,._, Newly remodeled 2 BA apt. w/attached garage. Rodney area d8JX)SIt , re1· no pets. wnnger washers. Will do 12-5-06, ema.e wormed, a maliOnspaper born $425.00 740·446·2801 repairs on major bral1 ds m I rained. mom & clad AKC on or a1yottr home · Tara Townhouse •hop " prem1ses .. call 740·992· Apartments, Very Spacious, 2 Sedrooms. CIA, 1 112 Bath. Aduh Pool & Baby Pool, PatiO, Start $425/Mo. No Pets , Lease Plus Security Deposit Required, 740)367 70B6 ( · · Twin Rivers Tower is accept· ing annllcations lor wailing .. ,.. list for Hud·subsized, 1- br, apartment, call 675·6679 Equal Housing Opportunity nr-::~-----, M&:FJLo\NF.OUS MDl-liA."'DISE JET AERATION MOTORS Repaired. New & Rebu1lt In Stock. Call Ron Evans. I · 800· 537·9528. - - -- - -- STEEL BUILDINGS: Leftover Stock irom 2006 that MUST be sold! Steel Pri ces are Increasing. Gel Yours Today anct Save Thousands Sizes Limited· Call ASAP 1 t -B00-222·6335 Help Wanted • • 'I ... Help Wanted ~ LPN-PH ~ or Medical Assistant Pleasanl Valley HQsp ital is currentl y accepting resumes for a Full Time-LPN PH or Medical Assislant. LPN applicants musl have a current West Virginia license. One year experience in a physician office or hospilal related area, working with direct patienl care. Previous experience with orthopedics is preferred. Send resumes lo: Pleasant Valley Hospital, c/o Human Resources. 2520 Valley Drive, Point Pleasant. WV 25550 (304) 674-2417 or fax to (304) 675-6975 or apply on-line at www.pvalley.org AA/EOE Help Wanted Help Wanled 9832. $175.00 Each. FARM i L..------_.J LtV~IOCK --...iGiiRA;o;;III;;,._ i ISHOP CLASSIFIEDSI ~ PROFESSIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANTS Hones1 - Intelligent - Cou'rteous Friendly person looking for a career Not just a Job! We will pay a guaranteed salary until we have you trai ned and ready to assist co n's umer"· in their automo ti ve purchases. See Pat Hill or Brian Ross Monday lhru Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m To begin the career you have always dreamed of. '=======:: M·xed hay. Square bales $2 50/bale. 50 or more r $2.00/bale _(740)446-24 t2. 0% Financing· 36 Mos. available now on John Squae bates, $2. Timothy & Deere Z Trak Zero Tuma & Clover mix. never been wet, S.UB% FtKed Rate on John (740)742·7004 Deere Gators Carmichael I H \\'1'111~1 \I ttl\ Equipment (740)446·2412. ~16 A UlUii Financing as low as 0%- 36 I"H S•u·, Mos. on John Deere 7 ·--· · viiiiiil~iiiii-.,J , Series 4x4, 4:.5 & 5x4 Round Balers/500 Ser1es $500' POLICE IM POUNDS! MoCoaJSquare Balers. Cars from $500! For listtngs Also available 5.9% on R00-559·4086 11390 1 Used Hay Equipment All rates th ru John Deere t 995 Cllevy Astra va ll Credit Carmicha el garage ke pt asking $2250.00 740·441·0646 Equipment (740)446·241 2 1999 GMC Jimmy 4 OR 4X4 Keil8f' Built· Valley· Bison· loaded $5995.00 ... 1995 Horse and Livestock Ford F-150 . EJCtcab 4 X4 Trailer&· Loadma11· Eddie Bauer Gooseneck. Dumps, & $5495.00 .. 1994 Chevy Utility- Alum a Aluminum Blazer 4 Dr 4X4 low miles Trailers- B&W Gooseneck H. h C $2995.00. A1verv1ew 1tc es. armichael M01ors. 2 oloeks above Equipment (740)446·241 2 McDonalds, Pomeroy, Oh10 New John Deere Compacts {740)992-3490. and 5000 Series Ulility tractors @O% Filled 1999 Olds LS 88. 3800 101 36 eno1ne 4dr. $3,8C O months through John Deere (3041773·5343 or (304)674Credit Carmichael 1374 Equipment (740}446·24 12 S 1 11 t1 11 004 . S'& 2003 0odge Neon, Auto,Ai r, 6'evora K1ng sKulter g y Tillers. us Jlm'a , $3500 OBO: 2001 Dodge Farm Equipment. Call Neon. 4cyl. 5spd, 12000 080 (740)256 1233 (740)446-97n 2005 Grand PnK low mttes. loaded $15,000 (30 4)675· 4843 __::__.::____ _ _ __ _ 92 Corsica 4 Dr. V·e auto looks gooel runs good very dependable. $1000. 740_ 74.:2-, ·4_: 0_11_ _ _ _ _ 97 Escort sport standard runs great 96 Cavalier auto runs great.740·388·8228 99 Chrysler Concord . Loaded, 9J.OOO mile s, $3500 82 Dodge D 150 Tr uck. 318 Auto. Good Cond. 1995 . (740 )386 . 8455 s ~~~ 3319511111··· Plmii'II.GH (740) 992-5232 Owner Rhonda Peters Manager Janet Jeffers Baer Builders &Developers • Custom Baths • Cornplet• R;•novations • Honey Do Lists • Plumbing/Wiring • t' rec Estimates ( Aoom Addition• & Remoct.Ung New G•r•gn Eiectrlc•ll Plumbing RC)C)fing I GuHart VInyl Siding & P1intlng P1tlo lnd Porch Decks 036725 Stop & Compere TRUCKS oilrii'OiiiNiii&illiiiU:il._,..l · Our Business Is Growing Because Of this We Need the Following: • 2 - Experienced Body Technicians • 2- Certified Service Technicians IIIIVInPerun Mark Poner BM Superstore Help Wanted ~Assistant Coordinator or ~ Outreach Operations Plca.\ant Valley Ho:-.pita l is c urre ntl y a . :ce pt ing rou rn c~ fu r a n Assio;;tant C'1 ,nrdin atnr (If Ou trc:a c h Opt: ratii.Hh. A c ti ve ,LP N licc n"e rcquir~d . Minimum o f 5 year:-. o f c lintc.ll c;.;pcr i t: n ~:c. wit h 4 year"i of management cxpcricm:c requi red with an underst anding uf long- term care . Experience: in phlebotomy required . Re s pon~ i hilities inc lude· supervi sion o f staff. co mmunic"- ti o n with o u trea c h nursing fat'il itics. marketing, i n scrv ici ng. moni to rin g/renJ nc ili atin n vf hi l l ing accounts. Send resumes to : Pleasant Val ley Hn-;pital. c/o l-l uman R e,ourcc s, 2520 Valley Drive , Point P lea,ant. WV 25550 (304 ' 674 -2417 l u 004 ) 675-foq75 or ra, o r ap ply o n ~ l i ne at www.pvall c y.org AA /EOE p, IIIL' I ll ~ .'~ l t•, l l ~ tMV~ WtMT · YOV 60T FOil S~ASIGI:N~SS1. CORNER STONE CONSTRUCTION JONES' Tree Service 7 40-367-0544 Top • Removal • Trim • Stump Grinding Free Estimates 740-367-0536 THE BORN LOSER Bucket Truck I I II I -, 1'"11-1 l ll'-l IU II ( ( l , .... ll ~ l t 1 1(1, 4x4 ~--oifiiliiilHi.SiiAiiii.Ei'-_.1 4 \VHEELf .ll"\ va·, loaded, longbed, low · - - - - - - - " miles, automatic, bedliner . 2003 Arlie Cat 400 4114 condition, no rust. Great condition $2800 call Books for $6500. Sell tor 740-4·16-4135 $5,000. 740-367-7129 WAAI 'IOU &E OFtE.RIN.G 11-\U/\ 7 ~lOCKS WILL All TypeoOt Conuele Work 26 Years Experience David Lewis 40 BIG NATE 'a·l( i.wl ,., ., n "('(.'l "' . • r:~"rl . .oi4oiWiiiiHiiifliiliiJ_ i.R:ii ii S--pJ · 2002 Honda 300 EX, BlackJYellow, New Razr Tifes. $1800. Hor1on Stag bow, $1 50. (740)379·231 6 ADVERTI E YOUR BUSINESS IN THE CLASSIFIEDS 93 Columbus Rd.. IMPDm At1Mn1 We Deliver To You I . • Home Oxygen • Portable Oxygen • Homenll System • Helios System PEANUTS ~~~ ~~ .., If & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT i 70 Pine Street • Gallipolis 446-0007 'I'OU'RE R16WT..IT iS A LITTLE MORE WIND'( TODA'{ ll<AN USUAL .. 'i' (~ '- SUNSHINE CLUB BLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE: Is hereby given lhat on Saturday, January 27 • 2 0° 7 at lO:OO a.m,, 0 public sale will be hold at 211 W. . Second St., Pomeroy, Ohio. Tho Farmers Bank and Marcum Cansbactlon IIIII Danaral Canbactlag l'ublk ~Oiict! 'inN'"'' P'P'"' Yoor R~hllo Know. Oeli,·•red Righllo Yo.r il<Mlr Garage~ VInyl Siding New Construction Interior Remodeling Residential & Commerdal 740-985-4141 Office Roofing court Public Notice hearing, Contract not to ex:ceed ~T~h:-o~M:-:e:-1:-g:-s~C::-o-u-n-:-ly $3,000.00 lor tho conDeparlment of Job and Family Services ("Meigs DJFS") is aoeking proposals from a qualified Allorney licensed to Savings Company Is practice law In the selling lor cash In hand or certified check the following colloter· al: 2001 Ford FISO XL 2FTZX11231 CB01 074 The Farmers Bonk and St. Rt. 248 Chester, Ohio Mike W. Marcum, Owner Additions state of Ohio, lo pre side over certain Child u P P 0 r 1 s Administralive matters where I he Agency Allorney and/or the Meigs County Savings Company, Prosecuting Attorney Pomeroy, Ohio , may have o conflict of reservea the right to Interest. The bid at this sale, and to Administrative Hearing withdraw the above Officer will be required collateral prior 10 aalt. to hold the lnillal Further, The Farmers administrative hearing , Bank and Savings make 1he admlnlstre. Company reserves the tlva recommendallon right 10 reject any or 111 and represenl I he bids submitted. The above deacrlbed Meigs DJFSin Court, II collateral will be oold noceasary, and com" ao !a-where lo", wHh plelo all required paperwork. no expressed or Proposer's response Implied warranty must be on lhelr lettergiven. head and must include For further informa- 8 p rice tor lion, or for an appoint~ Ad m 1 n i 8 t r 8 t 1 v 8 ment lo Inspect collal- Hearings that do nol eral, prior to aale date require a court hearing contact Cyndle, Ken or and price lor 1 Randy aiS92-2136. Admin i air all v e (l) 23• 24 • 25 Hoarlngolhat require a tract period of February 12, 2007 lhrough Oscamber 31, 2007 . lnlereeled parlies shall reapond to Malgo Ospartmenl of Job and Family Services, Attn : Jane Banks, P.O. Box 191 , 175 Race Stroot, Middleport, OH 45760, no later than February 2, 2007 at 12:00 noon. All submissions must be received by mall or hand delivered by the above date and time . No materials received alto( thai dale will be included In previous subml881ono nor be coneldored. Tho 740·416-1834 GARFIELD Manlay'a Racycllng 9 ........... ... LIZ AND I I-lAVE BEEN 'T'OCif.n4EiR At..MO&f&IX WHOLE ~~. 14HI2. . . ........ 1\. . . . . l . . . ... . . . . .1HI. PIYIIIB.PIICES . . •muu .............. 9 ............. Pus Eaat PUti Pass Cllllldecawatet•·lllllll' ICIIIIWCiti....... Th1s week, we are looking at some suit coinbinations thai arise with a reason· able trequen cy, but that are mishandled by many players. Over the last three days, we studied 4-4 fits wiJh the key queen missing. Today, the trump queen is still absent, but we now have the luxury of a 10-card lit. Against your lour-spade contract, West leads lhe diamond nine. Eas1 takes two tricks in 1he su11, then shifts to the club jack, West winning wilh his ace and returning a club. How would you continue? North responds with a game-invitational limit raise, showing tour-plus spades and 10· 12 suppor1 points. (He has nine los· ers, which is the normal number for a single raise. But with 12 high-card points. North musl upgrade his hand and nod learnedly il par1ner rai ses to game wi1h a six.foser hand, and four spades turns out to have no play.) It looks so easy: Draw trumps in lwo rounds and claim. And it is true thai 78 percent ollhe lime, spades will be 2·1 . But il cannot hurt to give East a chance to hang himseK. Cross to the board with a heart, then call tor 1he spade jack. If East plays low smoothly, go up with your ace-- and here go down one. However, East might cover with his queen. If he does, win with your ace, return to dummy with another heart. and play a spade to your nine, taking the marked finesse. Agreed, Easl should pl ay low lll!l"inst a sneaky, psychic South, West will ha~e a singleton spade king) , bul opponents love to make errors ~ you give them haH a chance. G 740-992-6971 fOM Mm'ORnuJo..'Y' 1994 Chevrolet Silverado. P"Tf\1\\~ t.. G~EI>-t II>€.", O-\i£.f' ~ . and Replacement · 04 Chevy 2500 HD, 4)( 4, VB, 1997 Plymouth Grand Excellent Condi tion. Voyager, Front ehd damage. $20,000.(740)388-0530 740 44 1-07 12 ~t> ~OOUC.T\'11\'i I'"I'I'\ C.O~IDE-Rit>IC> OFfER\~ TI-\EI'\ A S\OC.KOI'\10'1 l't.N-1! Clr 0\.JR E.lo\I'LOI'EfS' Concrete Removal · 03 Ford E:.p XLS. 4x4, All Pwr. , COlTape. AC. Rear Air, 3rd row. New Tires. Running Boards, WMe w/ gray int., S 1 500 0 8 0 740 709 · 1; 7 \IIHit I ' -95 Blazer, auto, 4.3 V6. 10 HOME loaded. $3,200 (304)5761~1PKO\'Il'>IU<I~ 4037 - - -- - - -99 Durango SLT, 4K4 , 3rd BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Row Seating, Rear ~ ir Cond .. Crui se, PL , PW Uncondi tional lifetime gua r88,000 mi, Exc . Cond ., antee _Local references tur· $6500 (740)256·1059 nished . Established 1975. Call 24 Hrs (740) 446· VA.'IS 0870, Rogars Basement SAI.h Waterproofing 6 0~ \0 IN.~ 11\E."'' L-0'</o..LI't 74111416_1, 68 i Pas5 North 3• A new position with the queen absent O h Ltl Local Contractor West Pass MONTHS NOW 1'1-4A1''6 '!'He L.ONGeSI' 1ve eveR eeeN Wl'l'l-4 A GIRL OF COURSe, IF 1 [X)N'T COUNT IWJM ... AstroGraph lbJr 'ilrthdlilr: Friday, Jan . 26, 2007 By Bemlce Bede 0.01 Provided you don't lose faith in yourself, a number of projects you we re unable to complete in the past, or even get to at all , can be fi naliled to your satisfaction in the yea r ahead. Stay focused. and don't be a quit1er AQUARIU S (Jan. 20.Feb. 19) - Anumber ol goals may be estabUshed, but if everyone, including you , is at odds as to how things should be handled , it isn'1 likely anything of any substanc e will be accompli shed. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - It behooves you to try to keep everything as simple as possible, because il.'Y'5'0"~ a bit too clever in your dealings with oth:"\. ers, th ere's a chance your coy maneu· Yers will backfire on you. ARIE S (March 21 -April1 9) - Watch out that your mo!!o doesn't Oacoma "What's 1n it lor me?" Your friends might not be in much of a torg1ving mood and might re~ent your sell-absorption TAURU S (Apnl 20-May 20) - ll some· one 1n authority confronts. you. know 111ha~ to tacttu lly back off. If you loctt horns. you mi ght lose big, especially when it conce rns a serious probjem GE MINI (May 21-..lune 20) - Sensibly pace yourself wh ere your work is con· earned. because if you run out of steam or try to rush thi ngs, you could feopardize what you had completed and accomplish nothing. CANCER (June 21 ·July 22) - Th iS is anot11er one of th ose days wh8fl you must continue to be prudent and pra cti· ca l in the management of your financial affairs_Be especially cautious when your actions can affe ct others. LEO (Ju ly.23·Aug. 22) - There is a possibility that even those who love you could be out of sorts and inadver1entfy try to push you around a bit. Try to be patient, as you would want them,lo be w1th you VIRGO (Aug. 23·Sept. 22) - 11 won'! do you any good to try to pawn otf tasks or assignments tor which you are responsi· ble - all you 'll get is rejection. Just get the iobs dona as early as you c~. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0 ct. 23) - Stop and think what you're doing before you pu1 more good money on an arrangement that has thus tar proven to be DOth costly and unproductive. Reassess your thinking. SCO RPIO (Oct. 24·Nov. 22) - Be on your toes so that someone doe80't Jock· ey you· into a position where you'll lind yourself baing pla ced in the middle between too dissenting !actions. Both will come down on you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23·Dac. 21) - If you lac« ratlh in your own reuonlng and allow a stronger peraonallty to do you r think ing for you, you won, like lha out· come. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22·Jan. 18) lnvotvamant1 wit h lrlenda couk:f turn out to bl a 1Md1 mor1 1xpen1lv• lh1n you lntlclpated. eap~lally If you allow your· 1ell to be caught ott guard and get involved In a co1tly entertalnm•nt oull1t. department reserve• lhe right to reject any or all propoaala. The Meigs Counly Ospsrtment ot Job and Family Services Ia proh lblled from d lscrlml· SOUP TO NUTZ r aM beoRI r was Clle!ITW ll'i ~f<S9oll GeNIUS ' Elt<:'T(<it Mi\CH•t>le~ nation on the basis of race , color, national o rigin , sex, age, religion pol illcal belief or disability. (1) 19, 25, (2)1 ·-- ollpper 2 Mognota lltriCI b 3 Any lhlna 4 Whalel lfkl Shamu 5 8'1 'I ln combos 1«1'/ w cry liqueur 41 Hold 21 Wrestling 's "'"ponolblo Hulk 43 Actor 22 Block, - ,..._ In v.,. 41 UnwelcOIM I Nome In 28 SIMIIrorn 29 lltalm 31 San PldrH 33 Nowa 23 Sum cheoNCiko 24 Rolti rtvol 7 Dalal 25 Mo. Shriver Llms'a cl1y 27 Wyo. nolgh8 Urbln trolna bor monela I SlapoUck 21 Clllma 34 ~Ideo Ill"'" mlaallt 110 Doctrine cluslc 10 Julio lltllo 32 eover.d 35 Salcha! bit wbh allot 311 Knlght'o 11 Fl,. residue 34 CMtt -pon 12 ~ m-It to glvo 31 Urge 40 Hunk o1 fRANK & EARNEST , 1! lpt• 1 liLt Roofing, Siding, Soffit, Decks, Doors, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, Drywall, Remodeling, Room Additions t AI<82 .. J 10 • Opening lead: t 9 Your carpet and upholstery cleaning solution lor over 20 years J4D-992-1m • 9875 .. A7642 -1 • ~;==:;:::·:'=~ ~;:;:;=F~re~e~E~s~llrna~l~n~ Ir L . l_ _ --, Now Renting High and Dry Storage ~~H~e~lp~W~a~n~ted;;~;,.~~H~e~l~p~W;;a~n~ted~~ E~tcell ent . M f l C UlY John Sang is in need of A CARPENTER SERVICE • sldodn17 Festoon 19 Tooth problem 23 Ud 2e All, Souih I• YY2 62 15 AKC Baston Terrier Pups, 6 weeks old, First shots & ·' wormed. $250.00 (740)389· Keifer Buil1· Valley· Bison· 8743 Horse and Livestock Trailer• loadmax· AKC Yellow Male lab pups Gooseneck. Dumps. & Excell ent pedigree. $200. u 1·1 · 11·1y· AIuma AI ummum (740)441·0130 or )740)44 1· .., II B&W G ck rra ers· oosene 7251 H'lch c · h 1 1 es. arm1c ae E ui ment 740 446·2 41 2 · Miniature Pinschers. 3 black.ltan males, wormed. 6 It\\' & wks old Jan. 7th, $300 _.J L, (740)388·8 124 102 mixed round bales, ApproK. BOO pounds each, _ You Haul. $12.50 each (740)682·60 42 Commercial building "For - - - - - - - Sale" 1600 sq fl. off street Ground ear corn $11 0.00 parking. Great location_ Call ton your sacks, Long Bottom Wayne (404)456·3602 (740)965-368 1 Help Wanted liNCOlN 45771 740-949-2217 YOUNG 'S 16 .. Q 10 5 • I 0 Iii 2 Dealer: South Vulnerable: Bolh 1· 888-992-7Geo 1-740·992· 7090 I Back.... East 87 43 DOWN 0,.. West .. K Q Marty O'Bryant board Rodltood'a lint .. AI<9832 • Q 65 •• 3 V.C YOUNG Ill rio ~~--iiF:.Q-L1iil'lliiiiilfM iiio.-' 318 liSt IIIII Slrlel, Pllllll'll. 01 tit 29670 Bashan Road Racine , Ohio I \ II\ I .., I 1'1'1 II .., ,\II\ l " l llt h FORRf.ro.T Commerc1a.l buildmg "For Rent" i 600 square !eel. off street parking Great loca· - - - - - - -lion! 749 Tllird Avenue in Furnished one bedroom apt. Gallipolis. 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Colonldo's Joe Sakic, making his 12th All-Star arpearance, had four assists to lead the Western Conference to 12-9 victory Wednesday night . "It was a wide-open game with a lot of goals," said Sakic, who captained the West squad. " I don ' t know what more you want. .. Maybe some more from the flashy young duo that 's already being compared to Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux . Crosby and Ovechkin started on the same line and played most of the game together for the Eastern Conference, but just never could get into the flo~. Ovechkin 's goal in the second period was the only point between them. "There were 21 goals, you think I would have had one," Crosby said. jokingly. "I guess it wasn ' t meant to be. I had a few chances, it just dido 't work out." . The 19-year-old Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who was the top vote-getter for the All-Star game, leads the NHL in scofing with 72 points . Ovechkin, the 21-year-old Moscow native, was Rookie of the Year last season and has 65 points this · season for Washington. His 29 goals are one shy of the league lead . Gretzky, the only otl)er teenager to lead the league in scoring, was also 19 when he made his first All Star appearance in 1980 and was also held without a point. "That makes me feel a little better," Crosby said . Oretzky went on to become the NHL's career scoring leader. On severa l shifts, Ovechkin gave up the puck 10 Crosby, who still man aged only three shots. Ovechkin took five shots, and whiffed on a couple of other chances. "I tried to help him. Next All-Star game, it will happen ," Ovechkin said. "There were a couple of times I normally would Thursday, Janw www.mydailysentinel.eom Carolina Hurricanes' Eastern Conference forward Justin Williams (11) of Canada gets the puck past Calgary Flames' Western Conference goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff (34) of Finland in the second period at the NHL All-Star hockey game in Dallas Wednesday. BY STEPHEN HAWKINS •.1'1'·, have shot. But I wanted to playing set-up man. He play for the fans. I tried to assisted on consecutive help him but it didn ' t goals less than a minute work." apart midway through the Well -traveled Yanic second period that put the Perreault of Phoenix, West ahead to stay at 7-5. Columbus' Rick Nash, Those were among four Minnesota's Brian Rolston goals in a 4 112 -minute and Martin Havlat of stretch against New Jersey Chicago each had two goalie Martin Brodeur, goals for the West. who allowed six goals in Daniel Briere, one of 16 shots he faced during .three starters from Eastern the second period. Con fer en c e -I e ad in g "There are a lot of points Buffalo, started the game to be had out there," Sakic on the line with Crosby said. and Ovechkin . While the Sakic 's four assists youngsters struggled, pushed his All-Star total to Briere had a goal and four 16, surpassmg Mark assists and was selected Messier's record 14 in 15 the MVP - playing the games. Sakic moved into rest of the game with a dif- third on the list of All-Star ferent duo. points with 22, trailing "With Sidney and Alex only Gretzky (25) and · being the future faces of Lemieux (23). the NHL, I was kind of the Brodeur, a nine-time Allother guy with the two," Star who leads the NHL Briere said. "I had fun. I with a 2.01 goals against played one shift early on average, gave up a quick with them to start the goal to San Jose's Patrick game. But I don't think it Marleau . He then had a really matters who you series of nice saves, play with here. There's so including a sprawling stop, many talented players." before the West barrage And the game was a high-scoring affair, befit - with goals by Rolston, Nash, Havlat and ting post-lockout rules and new streamlined uniforms Perreault. designed, in part, to make Nash split two d'efenders the players faster. after getting a pass from Boston defense man Sakic to break a 5-5 tie. Zdeno Chara, at 6-foot-9 Perreault didn't sign the tallest player in NHL with Phoenix until late . d 1 October and is playing h tstory, score two goa s with his third team in three for the East squad. Neither Crosby or years- and is on his sixth Ovechkin were in the NHL stop in a 13-season career. when the last All-Star Besides all the fresh game was played, before faces, the players looked the lockout and the n the different wearing new uni Oiympics last year put the form systems that the NHL game on the shelf. They and Reebok tested and were among 20 first-time designed for more than All-Stars. two years. There were Sakic, who has spent his nearly 100 different verentire 18-season career sions before they came up with the Colorado/Quebec with what the stars wore franchise, was the MVP of - and all 30 NHL teams the last All -Star game will use beginning next when he scored three goal. season. He was the most tenured It 's the biggest change to All-St.ar this season. NHL uniforms since the His hat-trick in '04 was- early 1960s, when synthetn't enough for the Western ic fabrics replaced the old Conference in a 6-4 loss . wool jerseys. The differThe goal-fest Wednesday ence " in the new streamnight still came short of lined uoiforms was obvithe 2001 ga1,11~ w.ltc th~· o~s . IJ;Istead .of bulky tops, North Ametidl'il~·• ad'..~ .. players looked like beat the WorldJI: · ..1.2•.1 tiJ,er, ..were hardly wearing Tht s ttme,"~a . W ' ltny·pads. RIVERV Chiropractic enter Dr. Greaory L. Piersol DC Cloiropndlo: Ploy•lo:ioD • lnsul'ltnct • Auto Accldtnts • Wolilers Comp • lltcllcald (WV & OH) • lltcllclril Bad & Ned Pain Headaches Personal & Sports Injury 234i E. Main Stl'\let Pomeroy, Olllo 740-992-1000 z: ~~~ Brittany's Prom Fashion Show mcbeduled Sun., Jan 28 • 2 pm Dwight Icenhower Feb. 10 Beauty IIDd the Beast rescheduled Feb. 2.\-25 The Ariel-Dater Hall 428 Sec. Ave. GallipOlis, OH Buckeyes Rio ftomPageBJ from Page Bl hit 3-pointers, but the Wildcats hung in. Northwestern's Kevin Coble hit a 3-pointer with about 5:30 left to make it 4946 and had a potentiaJ tying 3 nm out on the next possession . With the Buckeyes ahead by five, Doyle leaned in for a hook that made i( 5148 with about 3:40 left. Oden rebounded Lewis' missed 3pointer to make it a five-point game. "Ivan Harris made a whole bunch of big plays," Oden said. " If they missed, I just tried to get us another chance for somebody else to make more plays." Harris carried the Buckeyes in the first half, going 5-of-6 from the field while hitting two of three 3pointers . Oden took over later. Back home for the first time since a six-point loss to Wisconsin on Jan. 13, Northwestern grabbed a 2011 lead early on, with Williams and Scott hitting two 3-pointers apiece and Craig Moore converting one. That forced Ohio State to scrap its zone and match up on defense. which Northwestern wanted. But the Wildcats cooled off, finishing 9-for-26 on 3-pointers. Harris started a 12-point run by Ohio State with a tumaround jumper, and hit a 3pointer that. pulled the Buckeyes witl)in 20-18. Oden tied it with dunk and hit the first of two free throws to put them ahead 21-20 with 2: 15 left in the half. Harris got the rebound and scored to make it a three- · point game. Northwestern regained the lead on back-to-back basket• by Doyle, but a four-point play put the Buckeyes back on top with 42 seconds left in the half. As Conley hit a jumper, Harris was fouled away from the ball and converted both free throws to give Ohio State a 27-24 halftime lead. Undaunted, Rio didn't blink as senior point guard Carlesha Chambers streaked up the floor and converted a game-winning three-point play with nine seconds remaining . Walker and Chambers were too much for the Panthers to handle scoring, 22 and 15 respectively. Sophomore forward Sarah Drabinski led the Redwomen on the glass with eight rebounds and fellow sop homore Erin Kume hauled down seven boards to go along with eight points. Ohio Dominican's Kris sy Haines, who was held to two points in th e January 3 match-up, exploded for 24 points to lead all scorers. She also pulled down 13 1 Redmen fromPageBl through the second half, Rio turned up the heat on the defensive end and came back to within two points at 62-60 at the 8:44 mark on a lay -up from freshman guard Marcus Manns. The Redmen would tie the game twice down the Stretch but could get never get the upper hand. The first tie at 66-66 with 5:46 remaining came on a pair of charity tosses from Dinwiddie and the latter tie came at 77-77 in the final minute . Ohio Dominican answered every charge the Redmen put forth and won the game at the free throw 'line with a prolific 24-for26 (92.3 percent) effort. Manns led the Redmen in the loss with 2J points . Brandon Ivery nearly produced a double-double rebounds . added 10 Katalin Beck and collected The win for put ~ lhem standings Dominican for second place one game behind Cedarville. The loss was only the se<:ond at home this season for the Panthers and the first blemish at Alumni Hall in confere nce play. Rio wit.! look to enact some more revenge on Saturday afternoon when it plays host to Wilberforce at 2 p.m. at the Newt Oliver Arena. The game will also mark the rubber match between the two sc hools this season. Rio defeated Wilberforce in November as a part · of the Bevo Francis · Classic, 81-69, but lost the Lady Bulldogs at Wilberforce on Dec. 9, 62-60. with 20 points and nine rebounds off the bench and Dinwiddie tossed in 17. ODU placed four players in double figures led byDonal d Sue! with 2!i; Brian Busc h scored with 12 rebounds and weJtt 12-for-14 at the free throw· line. Brian West ond: Sonny Stattmiller eacll· added 14 points. ODU point guard Adrienne: Rodriguez score\1 only tw.ti' points, but dishlld out, l game-high, nine ~sists. Rio made more shots, made more threes, outrebounded ODU and had one less turnover, but an 11-for- 19 performance at the free throw line doomed Rio's chances of a victory. Rio has now lost six of seven and will look to right the ship verso~ Wilberforce at home ~it: Saturday afternoon. TIJioff is se t for 4 p.m. :-:· · Rio will be gunning fOr: the season sweep as t~e: Redmen defeale(} Wilberforce, 70-69, ::.0: Wilberforce, Dec. 9. :-: . Carleton students earn reward, As ·n e Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio ,) 4 • ( I '\ I " • \ ol. ,) (J , SPORTS .\ o I· H II) \ \' ~ .J \ ~ l ' \I< Y I :.!:! :!(, , :!.00""~ ~ \\ '' \\ . 1\t\~d;.ul.\ ·w oluH Ll tt l II Commissioners transfer option on proposed hospital site •Meigs girts avenge earlier loss. See Page 81 n: .. Rio softball signs first recruit, Bt J. Pike from the First Southern Baptist Church, will expire on ·Feb. I. With POMEROY Meigs the transfer, the CIC will County Commissioners have 90 days to make a Illtransferred their option to percent down payme nt and purchase 13 acres _of land . close on the land. JUSt outside of Pomeroy to Commissioners hope an County ex isting hospital organizathe Meig s Community Improvement tion will work with them Corporation Thursday, but and 'the CIC to develop a continue to eye the site for a medical facility with 24health care facility. hour emergency room serThe commissioners' one- vices and, ultimately, inpayear option on the land , tient hospital services on the located across Pomeroy site. Their plans call for a BY BRIAN REED BR EED@MY DA.IlYSENTINEL. COM three-phase development at the new site: Locating physicians in the facility, oftering emergency room se rvi ces, and locating inpatient hospital services. The one-year option with Jay Hall, Jr. cal ls for a $500,000 purchase price. Commissioners had discussed issuing botids for the land purchase and co nstruc tion of a new hospital building, and have been assured of a $235,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to pur~hase necessary medi•al equipment for the new hospital. Commissioners have given up hope of using the old Veterans Memorial Hospital building for a medical facility, and are now considering leasin g the building or parts of it for other uses. Other business Commissioners approved changes to the county 's Community Hou si ng Impro vement Strategy. a five -yea r projection required for contin ued grant funding through the Ohio Department ol' Development Office of Housing and Communi ty Partnerships. The next funding round is in May, and Grant' Administrator Jean Trussell said the county will apply for $424,000 for home repair and rehabilitation, down payment Plene see Hosptt.l. As Charges filed in mailbox · vandalism cases BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM INSIDE • What the church is ... and is not A2 • A Hunger For More. See Page A2 • Judge allows Christian health program to continue operating. See Page A2 • Health Fair announced. See Page A5 • Birthday observed. See Page A5 • Local Briefs. See Page AS • For the Record. See Page A5 • Schools close when buses haHed to check drivers' backgrounds. See Page A5 • Service-learning opportunity fund seeks applicants. See Page A6 • Local Stocks. See Page A6 ae.·. e. WEATIIER Detolll on Pace AI 12 PAGllS A6 Calendars Classifieds A6 B2-4 Bs A4 A2-3 As B Section A6 © 2007 Ohio Volley Publishln& Co. ~· BY BRIAN J. REED BREEOOMYDAILYS ENTINE"l.COM MIDDLEPORT - The Middleport Development Group will unveil its streetscape plan at a public display on Feb. I and 3. The display at Hometown Market will be the first opportunity for the ~eneral public to view the plan, which mcludes sample building renovations, sidewalk and curb treatments, and recommended street furnishings such as street lights and benches. The plan and supporting docu ments, including a list of answers to frequently asked questions, will be avmlable for viewing from IO' a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. I and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb . 3. Members of the develnpment group's board will statl'the display to answer questions and to take public input on the plan. Development Group President Paul Bv BETH SERGENT Annie's Mailbox Movies Sports Weather Streetscape plan to be unveiled Feb. I BSERGENT@MYDAIL'I' SENTINEl. COM Comics Editorials Faith • Values J. Rood/photo M. Reed said comments from the pltblic are an important part of the projec t. and a key to its success. "From the earliest stages we have made every effort to include the public and their input into the process ," Reed said. 'This is the next step in those efforts. It's important that residents are aware of our progre ss and contribute their ideas to ensure the project's success." The final streetscape plan, rellecting changes recommended by the development group, was funded throu~h a grant the development ~roup received from the Appalachian Reg ional Commission. It is hoped the plan will strengthen the Middleport Community Association's application for Tier II downtown revitalization funding . The association will file its sewnd application for slate l'tmding later thi s year. A first application was denied. "A long with the improvements we hope downtown building owners will make to the ir buildings, this streetscape plan will be the most visible aspect of revitalization efforts, and that's why the opinions of the people are so important," Reed said. The streetscape plan includes artist 's conceptions of improvements to three downtown buildings, but those draw ings are merely exampl es of how buildings can be restored, Reed said. Building owners will decide if and how they participate in the program. The streetscape plan as proposed by DLZ carries a pricetag of $ 1.5 million . Besides the Tier II funding application, the development gro up also hopes to access funds through the Appalachian Regional Commission to mat ch with money spent by lo.:al building owners on their properties. No village funds are involved in the proposed plan. AMP-Ohio project moving forward INDEX 2 SECfiONS - B~an Downtown Revitalization Coordinator Michael Gerlach and Donna Hartson of the Middleport Development Group review some of the rendenngs included rn Middleport's downtown streetscape plan . The drawings will be included in a display Feb. 1 and 3 at Hometown Market. " LETART FALLS American Municipal Power-Ohio's (AMP-Ohio) American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS) power plant proposed for Letart Falls continue s to move forward according to AMP-Ohio officials and Rep. Jimmy Stewart ( R-Meigs) who thi s week visited the company 's headquarters in Columbus. Stewqrt described the AMPGS plant as, "Probably the largest capital investment ever made in the history of Meigs .County." At thi s point the plant is permitting process, preparexpected to cost between ing to file with the Ohio $1.5 and $2 billion due to Siting Board in February. the increase in construc- AMP-Ohio has already tion costs. filed an air permit to install " I felt it was important as with the Ohio a local official and Meigs Environmental Protection County resident that I keel? a Agen<:y and the initial good, open relationship wtth application for transmistheir executives and deci- sion interconnection with sion makers," Stewart said the PJM whi ch is c'urrentlv of the reason for his visit. in its second phase of the While at AMP-Ohio three phase assessment. headquarters Stewart said Stewart said alsu discu"ed time lines and the permit- was AMP-Ohio's plans to ting process were dis - use the Power,pan carbon cussed . According to Kent ·dioxide capltlre process, a D. Carson. director of multi-JX>IIut<UJl ,.,,ntrol te.:hmember relations fm nology capable of 1mxluc·ing AMP-Ohio, the company a .. valuable" fertilitcr L'Oremains entrenc hed in the pmduct in,tead of syntheti.: • gypsum produced from tradi tional limestone sc rubbin g technologies. "It was niy understanding they are in negotiations with folks who will supply some of !he material that will be used as well as people who will purchase the end produ.:t," Stewart said of the fer tilizer produc1. When discuss in~ the product of coal, Carson said AMP-Ohio has not spoken with representatives from Gatling Ohio, LLC which filed a mining permit with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources htst PINse see AMP-Ohio. AS POMEROY - Sc,·en juveniles have been charged in Meigs County Juvenile Court with the vandalism of 50 mailboxes. Sheriff Robert Beegle said the mailboxes were damaged on New Year's Eve and on Jan . 19. Five of the juvemles were allegedly involved in the New Year's Eve vandalism cases and two others in the more recent case. Beegle said four of five suspects in the earlier case admitted to the offenses and a fifth refused to talk to investigators without legal counsel present . Beegle said a bat used to damage the boxes in thul case was recovered. Two JUVeniles have been charged in a similar case from Jan. 19. Beegle said at least 50 mailboxes were damaged in the two cases. Deputies Dan Leonard, Rick Smith, Smtt Trussell. and Andy Mye rs gathered evidence and statements in the case. Beegle also reponed : • Travis Barber. Salem, Please see Vandalism, AI Pomeroy collecting unpaid parking tickets BY BETH SERGENT BS ERGENT@MY DA ILYSE NTI NEl .COM POMEROY The Pomeroy Police Department is stepping up collection on unpaid parking tickets by issuin g summonses to violators to appear i11 Pomeroy Mayor\ Court. In addu ion to summonses, violators may also face their vehicles being towed at their · own expense and their dri ver's license being blocked which will prevent renewal until the fines are paid. " l lnpaid parking ti ckets . are i1 big problem in the vii1 lage. .. Pomeroy Chief of Police Mark E. Proftitt said. "People are not responding to our reminder letters and funhcr steps •u·e being taken to collect these unpaid lines." Pomeroy Meter Maid Sandra Thorla said she lirst sends reminder letters to those with unpaid parking tickets and if that fine is not paid within 1-l days upon the receipt of the letter a Please see nckets. AS " � 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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