https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/49b9a2b546e86a4efd1cc75b0073b3b7.pdf 638ce25ad29b146e499ee3e38b2a19aa PDF Text Text Page 88 • The Daily Sentinel Big Ten Notebook Amaker gets reprieve - for now CHICAGO (AP) - The seemingly annual buzz surrounding Michigan coach Tommy Amaker's job security should get a bit quieter. at least for one more day. While the Wolverines 4940 win over Minnesota in the tlrst round of the Big Ten Tournament lln Thursday certainly wasn't spectacular. it gave the sixth-year coach a bit of hreathing room until Friday 's quarterlinal game against top-ranked Ohio State. Had Michioan (2 1- 11) somehow lost Thursday to the struggling Gophers (9-22). who underwent a coaching change in November and tinished the regular season with a school-record for losses. the boosters in Ann Arbor might have had plenty to discuss. The Wolverines have not reached the NCAA tournament during Amaker's tenure and were 13-18 just two· seasons ago. Now. a matchup against Big Ten Freshman of the Year Greg Oden and the Buckeyes looms. "I've been pleased that they· ve been so focused," Amaker said, refening to his team. "They're not looking at all of the things that are swirling around us and all of those other things. They're staying very focu sed on what's right in front of us." The Wolverines have won at least 21 ~ames three times since his htring in 200 I, but the team's NCAA hopes might fall short with a loss against Ohio State. The Wolverines swept the season series against Michigan State and beat Indiana at home. but they lack a quality non-conference win and lost at home to Iowa. Michi!!an lost to Ohio State 65-61 m Ann Arbor on March 3, and 76-63 in Columbus on Feb. 6. · "It's not about me personally, it's about our team," Amaker said. "I thought our kids carne in with great spirit coming oil the loss to Ohio State in our last game of the season, and I was very pleased with the effort the kids gave us today. For us to ALONG THE RivER Friday, March g, 2007 www.mydailysentinel.com An Amazing Journey Meigs pound puppy finds happy home with Rorida family, Cl Cards foil WVU in double OT NEW YORK (A PJ Terrence Williams swred 2 1 points and Earl Clark added 17 as No. 12 Louisville beat West Vir~inia 82-71 Thursday night in double overtime in the LJUartertlnals of the Big East ,·onference tournament . David Padge tt added 16 poinh a' the Cardinals t238) bk" a 17-pl•i••t lead in the second half before outlasting the upset -minded Mountaineers. Loui sville won it> season-high seventh strai~ht and lith in the last l.i g'Umes. Edgar Sosa drove the length of the court through most ol the West Virginia team and madto a left-handed layup at the huZLer to force overtime for the Cardinals. Frank Young had 19 points and Da'Sean Butler AP photo added 17 for the Michigan coach Tommy Am<;~ker gives his team directions Mountaineers (22-9). who during the first half of a Big Ten basketball tournament used an I R-0 run in the secgame against Minnesota in Chicago on Thursday. ond half w take their first lead of the game. get 21 wins and advance in top spot but struggled with Louisville. loser of nine our tournan1ent is a very posi- inJuries and instability in the straight at Madison Square lineup. tive thing for us." Garden since beating lona Junior Spencer Tollackson. Michigan's 20 points in the Jan. 5. 19R4. scored the on first half were the lowest for a 6-foot-9 forward and the first nine points of the secthe Wolverines in any htM Gophers· best post threat. ond overtime to take a 75-66 during the 10-year history of embodied his team's struggles lead on Clark\ 3 with I :24 by missing seven games this the Brg Ten Tournament. to go. MOLINARI WANTS TO season with a broken hand. Jamie Smalligan. who finKEEP COACHING: "He's taught us all a lot of life ished with U points. hit two especially for me lessons Minnesota interim coach Jim throws for the free this season. goino out with my Molinari isn't sure if he' ll be Mountaineers· fir:st points of back with the Gophers next hand," Tollac'kson said. season, but the 14-year col- "We· ve had plenty of private the period . However. Louisville then lege coach certainly wants to conversations when the things he said really touched me. and went 7-for-8 from the line to return as a head coach someI' II never forget that." where. DOYLE SETS WILDAn assistant under former CATS RECORDS: coach Dan Monson, who Northwestern forward ·Tim resigned Nov. 30. Molinari Doyle finished with six assists made it clear Thursday he in the Wild.:ats' 62-57 loss to MEMPHIS. Tenn. (AP)wants to coach a major pro- Michigan State and set a grmn. Doneal Mack and Jeremv school record with 157 this Molinari coached two sea- season. The previmiS mark Hunt scored 19 points sons at Northern Illinois and was 151 by Patrick Baldwin apiece to lead No. 5 Memphis to a 92-71 victory II at Bradley. leading the in 1994. over Marshall in the quarterBraves to one NCAA toumaDoyle, a se111or. also ment bid and live appcwances became the first Northwestern finals ur' the Conference Tournament on in the NIT player with at least 350 points USA "There's no doubt that 's (357). 150 assists. ICMJ Thursday night. Five Tigers scored in douwhat I want to do," Molinari rebounds (102) and 50 steals said. "I appreciate the oppor- (53) in the same season. ble figures . Joey Dorsey had tunity here, and there's no "Yeah. the records are great 14 points and II rebounds doubt in my mind about what because I can look ['lack when for Memphis (28-3). which I want to do." r m an old man and enjoy recorded its 20th straight The Gophers went 6-16 them. but there's still a bitter victory. the longest winning streak in the nation . after Molinari inherited the taste in my mouth." he said. seal the w i n . Williams and Clark >cored five points apiece in the second OT. Sosa tied the score twice in the final '27 seconds of regulation. and then hit three free throws in a span of 33 seconds late in the first overtime . The last pushed Louisville's lead to 66-64 with 32 seconds to go. Darris Nichols hit the tying free throws II seconds later when Sosa fouled out. Williams missed a potential game-winning jumper in the final seconds to send it to a second overtime. One day after making a tournament-record 17 .~­ pointers in a wili over Providence. the Mountainers were JUSt 6-for-25 from beyond the arc. Smalligan \ 3 started a 9-2 run. and West Virginia took a 54-51 lead on Nichols' basket with 3: 13left in regulation. Williams hit a 3 to tie it with 2:50 to go. The teams went scoreless for more than 2 minutes before Butler's layup pushed the Mountaineers ahead with 46 seconds left. So sa's basket tied it 19 seconds later. Nichols made a go-ahead layup with 4.3 seconds to go. but Snsa tied it again with his driving layup. Louisville opened the sec. ond half with a 9-0 run to stretch its lead to 44-27 on Clark's basket. But West Virginia scored the next 18 points. started by five consecutive points by Young, and took their ftrst lead on Nichols ' layup with 8:59 to . go. Padgett's layup with 8:03 regained the lead for Louisville, and Brandon Jenkins 3 nearly 2 minutes later made it 49-45 . Louisville scored the first eight points before Young got West Virginia going with a jumper 4:46 into the game. Layups by Padgett. Jenkins and Clark pushed the Cardinals lead to 14-2 with 13:0 I left in the first half. The Moumaineers made three 3s. the last by Butler, to pull to 19-1 1 midway through the period. Joe Mazzulla made consecutive baskets and Young hit the Mountaineers' fourth 3 to pull to 22-18. Jenkins had a 3 for Louisville before West Virginia scored live straight to get within two on Young's free throws wtth 4: 12 left. The Cardinals went on a I0-2 run and appeared to take a 35-25 lead into the · break. However, the offi· cials ruled Williams committed a foul before the buzzer and Smalligan hit both free throws to cut West Virginia ·s deficit to eight. Memphis rolls past Herd, 92-71 Chris Douglas-Roberts scored II points, and Robert Dozier had I 0 p<)ints for Memphis. Mark Dorris led the Thundering Herd ( 13-19) with 21 points, and Markel Humphrey scored 14. Memphis, which went undefe ated in conference play and is the tournament's top seed, useda 24-2 run in the first half sparked by the 3-point shooting of Mack and Hunt to build its lead to 28 before halftime. Marshall, the tourmiment's No. 8 seed. opene:d the second half with a 13--3 run to get within 13 points, but never got closer the re~t of the way. Memphis will play "'i)l Friday's semifinals against the winner of the TulsaTulane game late Thursday night. · Marshall advanced :tO Thursday's game against the Tigers by beating UAB 5352 in Wednt;sday's opening round. I u·n ( Jl1111 \ .din l'ullll"·•!llll ).!. l SPORTS • Bracketmania strikes across America. SeePage81 OBITUARIEs Page AS • George Chiles Sr. • Millard Coe • Jack Gardner • Joyce Hager • Anna Handley · • Ronald E. Knots • James Miller Jr. • Charlie Puckett • Katherine Walker *0 *259 ol/l)mO!i( *16,565 IIC:U:QIA 9a HONDA SI.,)O • \ 'ul. BY MtcHEUE MtUER MMILLER@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM GALLIPOLIS - With warmer weather creeping in. more and more residents are taking the opportunity to do a little early spring cleaning by burning debris outdoors; causing local fire departments to gear up for brush ftre season. During the months of March, April and May, outdoor debris burning is pro-. hibited from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. by Ohio law due to the abundance of dry fuel on the ground and wind factor. "Some 760 wildlires were reported during last year's spring wildlire season, burninjl more than 3,600 acres," satd John Dorka, chief of the ODNR Division of Forestry. "Lonller daylight hours combmed with gusty spring winds provide increased risk of wildfires. All it takes is a little wind to cause a debris lire to escape control and spread." Chief Robert Brandeberry of the Rio Grande Volunteer Fire Department said using a little common sense when burning goes a long way in preventing out of control ftres. Residents should pay close attention to weather reports and burning advisories; just because it is the right lime to bum. doesn't mean it's the right conditions. · Fueled by the wind, an out of control brush fire can spread across a field or through a wooded area in a flash, even jumping .across the tops of crops and trees without ever touching the ground, putting neighboring lives and properties, as well as the lirefighters who respond, at risk. The Division of Forestry offered the following safety ,............. AJ _.._He Mll,.r/[lllotO Gallipolis volunteer firefighters responded to a brush fire on Ohio 588 outside of Gallipolis on Thursday afternoon when a controlled burn went out of control. Omo TOWER CO:MPI.EI'ED .,. ',j.' OU hires new technology ifter ·data thefts . ·~~ .. •l \i • MOIOill, INC. 250 Columbus Rd., Alhen5, ;....,., OH, 45701 36 ••· 1-• 1·800-NEXJRIDE tltn Ist &fee1 due • Community Calendars. 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See Page A2 1w1 2007 WUNGLEI Up to $10,000 l'oiiHTu~ • \ilddlt•pul ·t • (,.tllipoli-.. • \l .lrl"h 11 . .!oo- 11 . to discuss Cleveland on Select Vehicles sport!/@ ·• • Anna Nicole lookalike wins diet pill contest, . meeting idol• mlSS8S SeePageA2 • Election officials probe oomplaklts about touCh screens. See Page A2 • catholic siUdents meet o.~~INANCING O!llr tm Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties INSIDE ELEMEI't" Did you set your clock one hour ahead? Spring forward is today. Meigs projects to be Sheritl's office discussed at ODOT meeting recognized for safety BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYOAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY -Local otlicials and concerned citizens will have a chance to voice their opinions about projects slated for development in the next four years by the Ohio -onPopA6 Department of Transportation (OOOT). ODOT's District 10 will conduct the meeting from 37 p.m. on Wednesday. April 4 Su:noNs - 24 PAGES II at the Pomeroy Library. Around Town A3 The meeting in Pomeroy is one of live scheduled district Celebrations C Section wide to discuss OPOT' s D Section draft State Transportation Classifieds insert Improvement Plan (STIP). Comics "This is a working meeting Editorials A4 to discuss the future of the -· C6 entire district and the future Movies of Meigs," Stephanie Filson. Obituaries As public information officer A2 for district 10 said. Regional Filson said there will be an BSection Sports opportunity for discussing A6 not only projects that are Weather included in the draft STIP INDEX • but any other issues local leadership feels should be BY MICHEUE MIUER brought to OOOT's attenMMILLER<li>MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM tion. Comments on the GALLIPOLIS The Nelsonville Bypass project Gallia County Sheriff's being removed by the Oflice recently received Transportation Review statewide recognition for Advisory Council (TRAC) their efforts in promoting from its list of active high- highway safety. way projects will be heard Sheriff David L Martin though the official comment announced Thursday the period on that issue ends on sheriff's office finished in March 20. Residents can still the top 24 law enforcement express their comments dur- agenetes in Ohio for its ing the official comment efforts during the statewide period by mailing them to 2006 "Click it or Kimberly Killain, TRAC Ticket/Whats Holding you Coordinator, ODOT 1980 Back?" vehicle restraint West Broad Street. campaign and the '' Drunk Columbus, 43223. Driving, Over the Limit. The focus of the meeting Under Arrest'' campaign. will be the dral't of the STIP. Due to the recognition. a federally mandated, four- Chief Deputy Capt. John year planning document Perry said the sheriffs oftlce reviewed every othCI year. received a brand new radar The draft STIP lists all pro- unit. valued at approximatejects programmed by OOOT ly $1.200. from the Governor's Office of , ........ ODOtAJ Highway Safety. which wa,; placed into service immediately where it will primarily he used in the village of Vinton for speed enforcement On March 29. Perry and Martin will travel to Cooper • Stadium in Columbus and gather with hundreds of other law enforcement otlicers from around the state to bring attention to the need for increased restraint usage ucross Ohio. · During the gathering. Gallia County and the 23 other law enforcement agencies that finished in the top 2-1 will have the chance to win a new Ford Crown Victoria police package automobile. Each agency will be given a set of key s and whichever key works. wms. This year. law enforcePIIIII HI Safety. Al ATHENS (AP) - Ohio University has hired a new technology chief who will be in charge- of computer systems that hackers once breached. compromising personal information of alumni. students and stall. The universitv announced last week that Brice Bible. 45. will become chief information oftlcer April 16. He currently is interim chief information ofticer and assistant vice president for information technology at the University of Tennessee at Knox ville. Bible will take over for ou·s interim technology chief. Shawn Ostermann. He held the job while the university searched for a permanent replacement for Bill Sarns. who stepped down last year. The university last April discovered breaches in four computer systems. exposing about 36 7.000 tiles containing Social Security numbers. names. medical records and home addresses. The university later revised those numbers. stating that about 173.000 people's tiles were afferted. The school fired two administnnors over the electronic break-ins and spent millions to upgrade computer security. There have been no proven cases of identity theft or fraud linked to the data thefts. university official s have said. "The university made a lot of head way and is moving in the ri~ht direction:· said Bible. '\vho will supervise an. $1K million annual budget and 150 employees. He will report to university President Roderick McDavis "Every person I have talked to here. frum the president down. is committed to doing the right things to put the right inlilfmatton-technology services in plal·e ... Bible said. Bible oversaw two computer pri vac~ breaches at Tennessee In 2005. the names and Soe~al Securitv numbers of I.900 students irndemployees were inadvertantlv released to the Internet by bursar office employee' during a computer conference. Then in July a hacker bmke into a uni\er,ity computer apparently JUst to ~tore and transmit nw' ies. without relea,ing the name,. addres'e' and Social Security numbers of about 36Jl00 past and current emplovce' stored in the computer . �REGIONAL Local· news briefs Catholic students meet to Tree sales near end discuss Cleveland poverty 6unba~ lim,_ ·itntinel BY M.R. KROPKO and food drives." Two years ago, Bishop Anthony Pilla suggested CLEVELAND - With a that the new schools· social determination to do some- action group consider thing to help alleviate involving diocese high poverty in the city rated as school students in a poverty the nation's most impover- summit. Pilla retired last ished. more than 900 high year and was replaced by school students from Richard Lennon. who had throughout the Cleveland been auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese Boston Archdiocese. Pilla. met Friday to pray and talk who now teaches at a semabout strategy. inary, and Lennon attended The first-time · poverty the summit. Of the 22 high summit was organized by schools in the diocese, 21 Catholic Schools for Peace sent students. and Justice, a social action Sister Kathleen Ryan. one group formed in 2002 by of the event's organizers. educators at high schools said speakers in classroom and colleges within the dio- sessions were asked to cese of about 800,000 include people who could Catholics. give lirsthand experiences. "We're just hoping that Students met, among othmaybe today we can start ers, residents of a homeless something good," said IS- shelter. year-old St. Ignatius stuShe said the school's dent Joe Tomin. summit in Cleveland will "My hor,e is to raise be discussed at the April awareness, ' said Bridget convention of the National Kent, 16, a Notre Dame- Catholic Educational Cathedral Latin student. "I Association in Baltimore. think kids can do a lot of On Aug. 29, Cleveland things. We have clubs in was ranked as the nation·s our schools. We get poorest big city by the U.S. involved in soup kitchens Census Bureau for the secASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ond time in three years. Detroit held the dubiou s distinction until the government· s American Community Survey research put Cleveland back in the top rank with 32.4 percent of its approximately 450,000 people living below the poverty level. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's response then was that Cleveland's rate of poverty has been among the highest in the United States for rr;any years and that the city needs to put together an appropriate anti-poverty plan. Pilla said each school in the diocese tries to teach about social issues. such as poverty, within a religious context. "But we have never really brought them all together like this," Pilla said. "Young people tend to be very idealistic and very dynamic , but they need to know it's going to take a lot of hard work. Having a lot of good will is only a part of it. They need to understand the complexities." Fire from PageA1 tips for burning debris: Consider using a 55-gallon drum with a weighted screen lid to provide an enclosed trash incinerator; know current and future weather conditions, and have suppression tools on hand; be informed of state and local burning regulations and consultthe local lire department for additional information and safety considerations. Residents are also encouraged to notify the Gallia County 9-l-1 Center when burning to avoid unnecessary emeq~ency responses. to Accordmg Brandeberry, contacting your locllllire department is not sullicient as all emergency calls are routed through 9-l-l and by law, if a report is made, the fire departments have to respond. "(Responding to false calls) is a waste of resources." said Brandeberry and not only pulls lirefighters. most of which are volunteer in Gallia County. away from their jobs and families. But every time fire trucks roll. firefighters put their lives at risk. According to the U.S . Fire Administration, motor vehicle crashes are responsible for between 20 and 25 percent of firefighter fatalities each year. By simply picking up the phone, residents can immediately reduce the risk of death and injury to their local fuefighters by reducing the number of false Sunday, March u, 2007 BY THOMAS J. SHEERAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER pickup dates or until sold out. Contact the Gallia SWCD for an order form. For information. call 446-6173. Community events Board sets special meeting Sunday, Mlllth 11 GALLIPOLIS - Diabetes Support Group. 2 to 4 p.m.. Holzer Medical Center French 500 Room. GALLIPOLIS Infant/Child CPR class, 2 to 4 p.m., Holzer Medical Center Education and Conference Center. For information, call 446-5030. Monday, March 12 GALLIPOLIS rreedom From · Smokin* Thmkmg About Quitting, · 6 p.m.. HMC Tobacco Prevention Center. For information, call 446-5940. GALLIPOLIS - Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Group, 6 to 8 p.m. , HMC Education and Conference Room A. For information, call Amber Thomas- Barnes at367-0517. GALLIPOLIS - Parents Who Have Lost a Child Support Group. 7 p.m., HMC front lobby. For information, call Jackie Keatley at 446-2700. Thesday, March 13 GALLIPOLIS - PERS · meeting, 2 p.m .. First Baptist Church at Fourth and Sycamore. Guest speaker is Lisa Tagg. resident coordinator at Holzer Assisted Living in Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS - VFW Post 4464 Family Night for members and guests. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. GALLIPOLIS Riverside Study Club will meet at noon at the Holiday Inn. Wednesday, March 14 GALLIPOLIS Free .immunizations at the Gallia County Health Department. 4 to 6 p.m. Children in need of immunizations must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and brin~ a GALLIPOLIS - Gallia County Local Board of Education will meet in special session Monday at 7 p.m. at the administrative oflice . 230 Shawnee Lane. The meeting will deal with construction issues. weight and had no hope ... ," leaving the thought untini shed. The contest linals were held two weeks after Smith's death, with contestants gathering at a Bahamian resort hotel for a welcoming party with a steel drum band and danemg. But it wasn 't all smiles and good will as 50 linalists, five men and five women in each of live age groups. competed for a chance for a Mercedes or a $50.000 shopping spree originally conceived as an outing with Smith in Beverly Hills. "Things got very ugly there ," Hayes said. "I started hearing rumors. Someone did come up to me and say, ' I heard you had gastric bypass.' First I laughed and then I cried." She dismissed the idea as unthinkable, but her highvoltage smile disappeared briefly when the subject of cosmetic surgery emerged. She wouldn't comment, but said she had fulfilled all contest requirements, including agreeing to take a polygraph test, which never happened. The diet bottom line : Hayes tlost 26 pounds down from 195 to 169- in 12 weeks, using Trimspa, exercising more than l 112 hours daily and eating the right foods. about 1,200 calories a day. A typical breakfast: whites-only Egg Beaters and tuna, rinsed to reduce the salt. Overall, she stayed on the diet for 53 weeks and lost 59 pounds, dropping to 136, going from a size 22 to size 4 and needing a new wardrobe. BY If you are experiencing symptoms of a he-art. attack, call an ambulance immediately. Fifty percent of all heart anack victims die within one hour of the onset of symptom>. Research shows that getting to the • Sulln.m.d photo Safety MITCHEll Dear Annie: For a year, my brother has lived with a girl I think is underage. "Eydie" looks like she's 14, ·. and she has a 2-year-old · who also lives with them. : : My brother was vague : about how they met - not : sure whether it was at a video store or coffee house. Eydie. too. seems unclear, which makes me think something is Iisby. My brother is wealthy. and his home is luxurious. He treats the baby like his own, and I wonder if he's using Eydie as his bed partner in exchange for giving her a roof over her head. From what he says, the baby isn't his, but it looks a lot like our family. I get the distinct feeling he got this underage girl pregnant. moved her mto his house, and pretends it's not his baby to avoid trouble with the law. Should I report this? To whom? They do seem r:rfectly happy. N.Y. Stsler Dear N.Y.: Let us start by saying that a girl who looks 14 could easily be 18. or even 22. You have no way of knowing, just as you don't know if her toddler is a blood relative, no matter the resemblance. Your brother may have met Eydie, say, at a strip club, which could be one reason both are "vague" about the circumstances. Still. the situation may not be totally benign. If Eydie is indeed underage, you have obligation to speak up. You can report your suspicions to the police, who may or may not choose to do an investigation, but we think you should first apfroach your brother arid tel him of your concerns. Make sure he is aware of the state law regarding : underage girls. You might :· also speak to Eydie and see :·.if you ·can glean any addi- tiona! information. ·. Dear Annie: My son was · married last year. Many of our friends hosted showers · for the bride. His wife's family put out tons of money. and the wedding "Act in time! Seen here are Gallia County sheriff's Chief Deputy Capt. John Perry, left. and Vinton Mayor Sam Sowards. The sheriff's Office received a free radar from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety for its efforts during the 2006 statewide highway safety campaigns. The radar will be primarily used in the village of Vinton for speed enforcement. Safety documenting their ellorts .. "The sheriff and I would like to thank the Gallipolis fromPageA1 Tribune and the radio stament safety partner will tions, WBYG and WYVK attempt to increase restraint for their public service ads, usage to !!5 percent across Detective Chris Gill of the the state in what is being sheriff' s office who was called "Year of the Belt." assigned to construct the The recognition came portfolio. as well as road abo ut after the sheriff's patrol deputies that made oftice su_bmitted a portfolio this effort possible ." said to the Office of Highway Perry. KATHY AND MARCY SUGAR hospital quickly is rhe besr way to survive a heart arrack. At O'Bieness, for development and sale during state fiscal years 2008-20 II. Public comments are desired and will be evaluated and reflected in the department's tina! STIP review. District l0 represents the nine counties of Athens, Gallia, Hocking. Meigs. Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Ymton and Washington. Other meeting times include, 3-7 p.m., April 3, Monroe County ODOT Garage; 3-7 p.m. , April 4, Washington County Public Library. 3-7 p.m., April 10. Hocking County ODOT Garage, 3-7 p.m., April 12. Kate Love Simpson Public library. AROUND TOWN current immunization record with them. Sunday, March 18 GALLIPOLIS - Gallia Teen Age Republicans, 4 p.m., Bossard Library. Support groups GALLIPOLIS Grieving Parents Support Group meets 7 p.m. second Monday of each month at Holzer Medical Center. People attending should meet in the geneml lobby. For information, call Jackie Keatley at 446-2700 or Nancy Childs at 446-5446. ATHENS - Survival of Suicide support group meets 7 p.m., fourth Thursday of each month at Athens Church of Christ, 785 W. Union St., Athens. For information, call 593-7414. GALLIPOLIS - Divorce care group meets from 78:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the First Church of the Nazarene. For more information, call (740) 446-1772. GALLIPOLIS - Look Good Feel Better cancer program. third Monday of the month at 6 p.m., Holzer Center for Cancer Care. GALLIPOLIS Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday open meeting at 7 p.m. and Friday open meeting at 8 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. 541 Second Ave. Tu :sday closed meeting is at 8 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. GALLIPOLIS - NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Southeast Ohio Support Group meets at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at the Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1167 State Route 160. For information, call Tammy Kostival at 36 70404 or Jill Simpkins at 441 0852. ' Sunday, March 11, 2007 Meigs County calendar GALLIPOLIS Narcotics Anonymous Mimcles in Recovery meets every Monday an\1 Saturday. 7 p.m.. at St. Peter's . Episcopal Church. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. Narcotics Anonymous Living Free Group meets e'very Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at 305 Main St. VINTON - Celebrate Recovery at Vinton Baptist Church. Small groups looking for freedom from addictions, hurts. habits and hangups every Tuesday at 7 p.m. For information, call 388-8454. Regular meetings RIO GRANDE· Arthritis exercise class. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., every Thursday, . last class November 30, University of Rio Grande, cafeteria B. free of charge. For more informa' lion call 286-8121. GALLIPOLIS - Moms' Club meets, noon, third Monday of each month at Cmpmunity Nursery School. For more information, call Tracy at (740) 441-9790. GALLIPOLIS - Friday Morning Coffee meetings to discuss community events will now be held at 8 a.m. each Friday at Holzer Medical Center's Education and Conference Center. For more mformat1on, call 4465053. GALLIPOLIS - Practice for the French Colony Chorus, a four-part harmony style women's group, 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1167 State Route 160, Gallipolis. Enter at the center door on the side of the building. For more information, contact Suzy Commerce. bu,ine,s-minded luncheon. noon , Pomeroy Library, speaker B.J. Wilberg. Monday, March 12 chamber of commerce execuPOMEROY - A special tives of Ohio, entertainmem meeting of the Meigs County by Rivers Bend Quanet. Agricultural Society will be 'lunch catered by KFCIL.ong held at 7:30 p.m. at the fair- John Silve~>. RSVP at 992grounds to discuss regular 5005 by March 12. fair business. RACINE Southern Local School Board. special meeting to discuss personnel Sunday, March II and other matters. 8 p.m.. POMEROY Marie high school media room. Hauck will observe her 90th binhday on Sunday. March Thesday, Man:h 13 ' II . Cards may be sent to her PORTLAND - Portland at 644 o , oom St.. Pomeroy. Community Center Board Ohio. 45769. meeting. 7 p.m.. regular meeting and accepting letter' Sunday, March 18 of interest for board member TUPPERS PLAII'\S positions. Wilma Ginther Seaman will DARWIN - Bedford celebrate her 90th binhday a1 Township Trustees regular an open hou-.e being held in monthly meeting. 7 p.m .. her honor from I to 4 p.m. town hall. adt the Tupper' Plaim Firehouse in Tuppers Plains. Thursday, March 15 It is requested that those SYRACUSE - Svracuse attending not bring gifts . Village Council. "special Cards may be pre-.ented there meeting, 7 p.m., village hall. or sent to her at 10720 S.R. 555. Vincent, Ohio 457!!4. Public meetings Parker at (740) 992-5555 or Bev Alberchinski at 4462476. CHESHIRE - Citizens Against Pollution (CAP) has its monthly meetings at the Gallco Workshop building on the last Tuesday of January, April, July and October, starting at 7 p.m. Anyone with concerns is encouraged to attend. For more information , call (740) 367-0273. Birthdays Card shower GALLIPOLIS - Lena Purdue will celebrate her l 03rd ·birthday on March 16. Cards may be sent to her at Wyngate, 300 Briarwood Drive, Gallipolis. Ohio 45631. GALLIPOLIS - Minnie V. Harrison will celebrate her 9lst birthday on March 21. Cards may be sent to her at 704 ,Second Ave .. Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 . MIDDLEPORT Dolores Kruskamp will celebrate her 75th birthday on April 2. Cards may be sent to her at Overbrook Center. 333 Page St.. Middleport. Ohio 45760. Thesday, March 13 E-mail community calenPOMEROY Meigs dar ilems to kkelly@mydai· County Chamber of lytribune.com. Fax announcements to 446· 3008. Mail items to 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Announcements may also be dropped off at the Tribune office. • Clubs and organizations .,........_ ........ .-c· ........·--·•lfWIIIII;~ . .... --....,..., I ·- fecMiali &fCIO'l 1Jrl ~ """ ..... Su.l up ulo 6X liaJ ll's Not A Good Buy Without It! .... UpOollnol - .L - . - Talk to your brother first, not authorities Nicole Wadsworth. DO. Acting Director 0' Bleness Emergency Department fromPageA1 PageA3 ANNIE'S MAILBOX responses . Brandeberry also said monitoring the controlled burn closely is also key as most citizens will not call a fire in. if someone is visibly keeping it under control. The Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department responded to four brush fires last week alone, two of which were originally controlled bums. For more. information on burning regulations, contact your local lire department and to notify the Gallia County 9-l-l of a controlled burn. call446-3126. ODOT iunba~ limr&-itntintl Gallia County calendar Anna Nicole lookalike wins diet pill contest, misses meeting idol VERMILION - Blonde and buxom like her diet inspiration and even bearing a passing resemblance to Anna Nicole Smith. a trimmed-down Marla Hayes was looking forward to going to the Bahamas to meet the tabloid icon at the linals of a weight-loss contest. But when she heard Smith had collapsed in Florida, "I just sat there in my car and I said, 'My God. she died,"' Hayes said, dabbing tears. The 44-year-old grandmother and makeup technithem before casting their bal- done intentionally or benefited cian won a Mercedes and one candidate over another. $25·.000 in the Bahamas lots. "''m not overly ~XJ~KCrned But he said it is a concern with top weight-loss honors at this stage." Harsman said. because it is not known how in her 40-49 age group and "I still have full confidence in many people cast ballots with- the winning video diary. the system." out realizing the machine did She had lost nearly 60 Harsman said if a touch- not properly record their votes. pounds in about one year. But Smith's death left a screen machine is not caliDiebold spokesman Mark brated properly, voters touch- Radke said there is nothing void for Hayes, who had ing the box next to one candi- wrong with the machines. but looked forward to meeting date might have their vote read they may have been miscali- the spokeswoman for as for the candidate above or brated by elections officials Trimspa diet pills, the conbelow. However, the voters before the election. He said test sponsor. "My goal from day one can review their votes - both Diebold is working with elecand I told everyone: I'm on a summary screen and on a tions officials to try to deter· going to take and win the printout - to make sure they mine what happened. are oonect before casting the Brunner spokesman Patrick challenge," Hayes said in ballot, he said. Gallaway said Brunner has an interview, her first since The Advocates for Basic confidence in Harsrnan to the contest, in her home in a Legal Equality Inc.. a local investigate what happened, but wooded area 5 miles south legal-rights advocacy group. has offered her offi.ee's assis- of Lake Erie. The way Hayes envihas asked Ohio Secretary of tanCe. Gallaway said the voter sioned it, "''m going to State Jennifer Brunner to help complaints will be reviewed investigate. by a task force created by meet Anna Nicole Smith Ellis Jacobs, senior attorney Brunner that will be examin- and I'm going to be able to for the group, said he is not ing and testing electronic vot- help and inspire people because if I can do this, alleging the vote switches were ing machines. someone who was so over- Eledion officials probe complaints about touch screens DAYTON (AP) - The county board of elections is investigating complaints from 20 voters who say their votes were not registered properly on touch-screen electronic voting machines during the November election, officials said Friday. Elections officials are trying to duplicate what happened on the machines to determine whether the machines. made by Diebold Inc., were not calibrated properly or there was another Steve problem, said Harsman, dire~tor of the Montgomery County Board of Elections. Diebold said the problem was not with the machines. Harsman said in virtually each of the 20 instances, the voters noticed that their votes were not recorded properly and went back and corrected GALLIPOLIS - Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District's tree sales will be wrapping up for the 2007 conservation year. All types of trees are still available and tire sold on a first-come. first-serve basis . The selection includes 25 small White Pine for $15. five large White Pine for $20. four Colorado Blue Spruce for $15 and two Red Mulberry for $4. March 29 and 30 are the proposed pickup dates. Trees will be sold until the proposed PageA2 our Emergency Department physicians and staff have the experience an and, technology to help prevent further damage to your heart . Talk to your doctor about heart attack risk and how to lower it ." O'BLENESS M.._rial Hoqital O'ate..... - Servlc:ft A Heartbeat Away An affiliate of tl'te O'Sienen Health S:,-steffi • • was extraordinary. got straight As. while my Since the wedding. friends earned grades that numerous people have were a lot lower. The probcalled to ask whether the lem is, I'm embarrassed to newlyweds received their show my report card to peowedding gifts. We found out ple, because I'm afraid no thank-you cards were they're going to think I'm a sent to anyone (including nerd or a smart aleck. Any us). We have asked our son idea of how to help a 13to write the notes. but he year-old girl gain confisays his wife thinks it would dcnce to show off her be "tacky" at this late date. grades? (Well, you know We think the truth is, they're what I mean.)' just too lazy. Embarrassed by a Good How long after receiving Thing a wedding gift is it too late Dear Embarrassed: You to send a thank-you note? Is should be really proud of it inappropriate for the hus- yourself. but actually, it's band's parents to send a not good manners to show thank-you note? Our daugh- your grades to anyone but ter-in-law talks a lot about your family. If friends ask who has class and who how you did, just say, doesn't. We think failing to "Fine," and change the subsend out thank-you notes is ject. You only tell them insulting to those who did more if they insist, and then so much for them. What do only reluctantly, so they you think? P. in can't accuse you of showing off. Pennsylvania Dear P.: While thank-you Annie's Mailbox is writnotes should be sent as soon ten by Kathy Mitchell and as .possjble. it is better to~rcy Sugar, longtime edi· wnte them a year late tha to :s of the A1111 UJilders not at all. Your son and hi s co umn. Please e-mail your wife are extremely rude to questions to tJillliesmailignore the thoughtfulness of box@comcast.llel, or write others. Do not write the to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. notes for them. but when Box 118190, Chicago, IL your friends ask if the gifts 60611. To find out more were received, be sure to about Annie's Mailbox, give them your son's phone and read features by other number so they can ask him Creators Syndicate writers directly. (For shame.) and cartoonists, visit the Dear Annie: When I Creators Syndicate Web · received my report card, I page at www.creators.com. "Healthcare in Your Own Backyard" ?'. 9 ' :1 CCinwp·IQQ 5' "'WCW CM Gltet . Ia e,rppr, s..ct.y. lillllreh 111rorn 2:00 pm • 4:00 pm i!llt.e Holtflr Me0ic81Center EOvcatiM & Conlllf'I(ICe (740).......,., to r1!9ster 01 tor~ ll~Qm'\~tioo l<>Dacoo PreventWln -~""' ""'""" dewloi*l Cen~. local&d ;~t Cant&f in 2881 Jacbon Pike oy 11\t Amencan Lung Assoc.ahon. lfl Gailipolis. Pieastl call Gai!ipoll$ Al i 31\l ~come to att$nd Call (7.0) 4tf..5MO to ·~11\er Ol ~r more mbnnation MrrMt* k ..... 1111 1 :! 1 Qrooq • W P•!Uoof!e ~ M.Rh 12 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 l'fll at the Hol..i:er ~'ledi.:.al C<iiotet Educatoo & Confe'11nte Room A_ JOin ttl@ fi"SI meetin.g o1 thii newt~ lclr'rNid group 1\ Galllpolll. If you have MS. koow ot someone who has MS. Of wan! to r..a1n rrlOfll aooulthe d~SeUe , y-ou ere enoourllged to antnc:l. For more ln63tn\etm. ct11 Amr.r Bamea at £7.&a) 317-0517. I I Ptw • , 'De. '"Dt!nilpg ew,, Quttt!M• -In Mddfeoort ltlcM*y, ~ t2 It 8:30pm at the Middlupori Church of Cl'1rist ~ami l y L11t! Center. localed a~: 437 Main Street 111 Middleport. Ali are we:come to anend this 8-MM &maiOOg CHUiioo program deve!Qoed by the Amencttrl LWJg A.siOCialion Call t740) ...,.5140 11:1 r~1ale! or tor more fs .............. . . _ ....... LQII•Cblld" aorpup.lnQn'tl !!• Monday.llwcch 12 at 7;00 pm. PtNte meet In the Hotze( Medleai 0\!Mtr Front lobby In GallipOJIS. Open !o trle public F,aolilated o~ Nancy Ctllldl and Jacllle KNOty. W}'M . . "*'-"ted In attending, ~.. c•ll ptlor to tbt mettlog For more ifltorrMbon. c.tll J*Ckilll Kea~~ •t t14t)61W100. r._ Mwpby ·*' q,w 0:re tb" 1pr Dr tf!• ~ llltth 13 from 3:30pm · 5:00pm at the Holzer C&nter lor Cltl\ter Care. Plea!M'I me&t and. w&ICOrl'i& !he r.ewost addition 1o the IMCiiCW e~mf • the Holl:~ C.O.r for Ctnoer Care. Medica' OntO!oylst Terence J Murptly ._.0 Re1fesnrnenta wil! be ~!'fed All are weii::om41 ! For more iNormetion. p1Uase caH the Holzer Cen ter for Carqr C a~ 81 (740) 4-4t-547:1 or !Qtl.lr(!ol) at 1·too-IZ1-3NO. 'lhmtmrtiWe &tNHtd orpye ·'" e m & 'Tl.lttdly, Marth 13 from 5:30 pm un1il 8:00 pm io the tiMC EdlJCa\IOI'l & Conleronoe Center Roorn C TopiCs OISOJSsed InClude pa>11 CQ!ltrol werdM. ~.aJQn. la!¥a, dotpreaion and doctoflpaben\ relebOr,s,htf.l. For 1'1\01'& inlortnatton 0!' 10 •e{llster f)lei"I!U! call the HoiZIIf Me<kal Cen~et Therapy Oepanmwtt 111 (7:60) .,._St21. 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FOf rno,., inklmlalion. call {140)-ft ,.,..., c+ · !rt e tt 'h Friday, llltltCh tl ftom 8:00 am · 9:00 am in the ~MC E~Klfl & Conference Ctlfller Hol.z.r Mvdlca, Cenlar 1rw~tet all to an lnio'mai and Ol'lgOII'IQ ~ c:oh4 pron"(ll:ing con........a~JDn between area leaders 111 bvsiofi5. wmrnuntt}· foer'f\Ce. !lducatKJn IIJV¥ffl1Nfll •ld p11Vale emerpriw. Spoo$Qred by the t1MC Cl\lplall'q' SeM«! Oepertn'le-nt For nwe 11'\:fotmanon !)lease call j1..0) :1-41-5053. ...a -.rch 19. 20 21 (~ • Wedneedlly~ from 4:00pm - 7 00 pm at HOIJ:er ~~ C.Oter . Jaclo.soo In tn. Educ.ac10n Room IOC.led tOSt ~ 1.1"141 Mein En~taner~ of lftt Holpltel _ For l'rii:Q 111torm111on !)lease <:all (740) 3f6.t500 Ql' (1.0) 44t-5tf1 ,.,., . . . . , t (J''f 1 'llyiMf ~. Mlrch ~b . ,, I 1t from 5:00""' • 6.)0 pm at a.lj (f.ti)211-1Tt6. '7 ·Ira .... !M Ho~Utfs Asset.d LJ¥1ng Cornmlwt~y. IOG8ted at 101 M11111twn [)rrlle m Jectson ffwtr t'np·!r'h'' · .. 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For mot11 il/l:lnMIII)I"'.ooul ri'IIA ~MS&IOfl !leON developed ~ tt. ~•n L.q *II;;' t n, a.l(?otlt)......O. r;:;(J'ftf' I I �• OPINION PageA4 Sunday, March u, 2007 y San Francisco values: the sequel 825 Third Avenue • Galll~lls , Ohio (740) 446-2342 • FAX (740) 446-3008 www.mydallytrlbune.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Dan Goodrich Publisher Diane Hill Controller Kevin Kelly Managing Editor l.euers to tlu• t'l!itor (Jrt.' wekome. The\' should be le.'l.'l than 300 1rords. All/etters are subjeft to editi11g a11d must h~· signni mul ind11dt' address arul teh•phvne 1wmber. No rm .\· (~tw£1 !elias 1rii/ be pr~blished. Letlers should be in gmN.I W .'>U'. mldn•ning issues. not pt•rsonalities. TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Sunday, Mar~h II. the 70th day of 2007. There are 295 days iefl in the year. Today\ High light in History: On March II. 1942, as Japanese forces continued to advance in the Pacific during World Wm II. Gen. Douglas MacAnhur left the Philippines for Australia, vowing: "I shall return." (He kept that promise nearly three years later.) On this date: In 1810. Emperor Napoleon of France was married by proxy to Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. In 186 1. the Confederate convention in Montgomery, Ala., adopted a constitution . ' In 1888, the famous "Biizzurd of ' 88" began inundating the nonheastem United States, resulting in some 400 deaths. In 1941. President Roosevelt signed into law the LendLease Bill, providing war supplie s to countries fightin g the Axis. . In 1957, Charles Van Doren 's 14-week run on the rigged NBC game show "Twenty-One" ended .as he was "defeated" by attorney Vivienne Nearing; Van Doren's take was $ 129,000. In 1957, American explorer Ric hand E. Byrd died in Boston at age 68. In 1965. the Rev. James J. Reeb. a white minister from Boston. died after being beaten by whites during civil rights disturbances in Selma. Ala. In 1977, more than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanati Muslims were freed after mnbassadors from three lslmnic nations joined the negotiations. In 1985, Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed ~he late Soviet President Konstantin U. Chernenko. In 2004, 10 bombs exploded in quick succession across the commuter rail network in Madrid. Spain, killing 191 people in an attack linked to ai-Qaida. Ten years ago: In a startling turnaround, Senate Republicans agreed to a broader investigation of campaign tinancing that would include a look at huge "soft money" donations. Senate confirmation hearings for CIA Directordesignate Anthony Lake began. Paul McCanney was kni ~hted by Queen Elizabeth II. F1ve years ago: Two columns of light soared skyward from ground zero in New York as a temporary memorial to :the victims of the Sept. II attacks. At the White Bouse. :President Bush unveiled a commemorative stamp to raise :money to help Sept. II victims "get their lives back in -order." Israel lifted Yasser Arafat's three-month coniinemen! in the West Bank . One year ago: Former Serb leader Slobodan Miiosevic was,.found dead of a hean attack in his prison cell in the 'Netherlands, abruptly ending his four-year U.N. war crimes ·trial for or~hestrating a decade of conflict that had killed a 'quaner of a million people; he was 64. Michelle Bachelet was sworn in as Chile's first female president. Today's Binhdays: Media mogul Rupen Murdoch is 76. ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 73. Musician Flaco Jimenez is 68. Actress Tricia O' Neil is 62. Actor Mark Metcalf is 61. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 57. Movie director Jerry Zucker is 57. Singer Nina Hagen is 52. Cquntry singer Jimmy Fortune (The Statler Brothers) is 52. Singer Cheryl Lynn is 50. Actor Wallace Langham is 42. Singer Lisa Loeb is 39. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 36. Rock singer-musicians Joel and Benji Madden (Good Charlotte) are 28. Singer LeToya is 26. Actress Thora Birch is 25. Thought for Today: "There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water." - Kate Chopin. American writer (1851 -1904). ' LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • Letters to the editor are welcome. They should be :fess than 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, :must be signed. and include address and telephone -number. No umixned letters will be published. Letters should be in xood ((Isle. addressing issues, 110/ per,sona/ities. Letters <if tlumks tv orgllnizations lind indi:vidual.\' will not be llCCepted for publication. • ~unbap ~tme~ -~enttnel Reader Services Correction Polley Third Avenu e, GalliPolis, OH Our main ·concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, please call one of our newsrooms. 45631. PeriodiCal postage paid al Gallipolis . Member: The Associated Press, th e We st Virg in ia Press Our IJMID numbers 1(1: ASsociation , and the Ohio Newspaper Association . 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No subsaiption by mail pormitled in areas where home carrier seMc::e is avaitable. Mail Subscription lnolde Counly 13 Weeks _ . _. ' 32.26 ' 64.20 52 Weeks .......... .'127.11 26 Weeks . . . . Oulslda Counly 13 Weeks . ...... '53.55 26 Weeks - . . - - .. - ...' 107.10 52 Weeks . . '2 t 4,21 A couple of weeks ago in San Francisco, the following proclamation was issued: " Be it resolved that I, Gavin Newsom, Mayor of the City and County of Bill San Francisco. congratuO'Reilly late Colt Studios on the occasion of their (sic) 40th an niversary and proclaim February 23. 2007 as Colt Studio Day in San including the "legendary Francisco t" bodies series - the pinnaThat evening, the Colt cle of masculine erotica." So the logical question fo lks held a big pany in the city by the bay auended by becomes why, exactly. does State Assemblyman Mark Colt Studios rate a "day" in Leno and other local digni- San Francisco. I put that to Mayor New som, who said taries. There is, however, one he didn't really know about proclamation. small problem with all this, the and it is spe lled out on the Somebody in his oftice just Colt website, which states: signed his name without "come inside to experience telling him. according to the hottest man-on-man the mayor. In the future, he said, he'd "review" the action!" Somehow, I don't think- proclamations himself. Might be a good idea. ing they're talking about the World Wrestling But Assemblyman Leno was aghast that I would ask Association here. No, Colt Studios is a about this . He told the San major gay porn outtit that Francisco Chronicle that markets hand-core films ali "the owners of the studio over the world. There are are tax-paying, law-abiding many movies available, San Francisco employers who promote safe sex." Leno went on to te II the newspaper that the Colt "products" had "contributed to his development as a gay man." This. pf course, is the same Miuk Leno who torpedoed tough legislation to punish child molesters. The good folks in California had to put a referendum on the ball6t in order to pass "Jessica's Law" because Leno and his cronies blocked it in the legislature. Mark Leno also had no problem with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passing an ordinance banning military recruiting in city schools. Nor did he object to the supervisors passing a resolution condemning a Christian youth rally at AT Park. the home of the Giants. The supervisors called the rally "anti-gay and anti-choice." When my book "Culture Warrior" was released last fall , a number of critics put forth that I ex<~gge rat- ., ed the agenda of the sec ular-progressive (SP) movement. On the basis of what's happening in San Francisco, I was naive. The S-P's are crazier then I thought. I mean , think about it. Even if you believe, as I do. that ad ult s should be able to consume so called "adult entertainment" without government intrusion, don't children live in San Francisco these days? " Hey, Louie, the mayor just said it 's gay porn day. Do we have to go to sc hool''" San Francisco is one of America's great urban showplaces, but the city has been hijacked by radical politicians who are destroying it. Mayor Newsom is in alcohol rehab after having an affair with his best friend 's wife. the homeless situation is out of control because the city gives everybody cash, and now these loons are honoring pornographers. What 's next'' Barry Bonds Steroids Day' SURE, BUT 'CAPTAIN DEVELOPIN6 WORLD' CAN DO IT AT A FRACTION OF THE COST. Sunday, March u, 2oo 7 &unbaP Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis ~tmtll -il>tntmtl • Page As Obituaries Kallwllne Elizabelli w.•er Scarberry. both of Columbus; and one sister, Mildred Scarberry of Lancaster. Anna was preceded in death by her parent,, her husband, Roy S. Handley in 1996: three children in infancy : three brothers and two sisters. Service will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 13.2007 at the Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Bub Thompson and Pastor Jamie Fonner officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hili Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the Willis Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Zeb Lane. Travis Bia~. Josh Handley. Jared Burris, Jamie Gruber and Chris Gruber. Honorarv Pallbemers will be Bob Sigman and Del ben Clay. The family would like to especially thank the Holzer Medical Center4-East Nursing Staff and Scenic Hills Nursing Staff. Please visit www.willisfuneraihome.com to send e-mail condolences. Katherine Elizabeth (Waiters) Walker was born July 16, 1918, in Wytheville, Va., and passed away Thursday, March 8, 2007. in Marietta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph C. Walker, her panner 111 the Walker Cab Co.; parents, Charles P. and Ennis Ellen Walters; brother, James Manley Walters; and sister, AVIS (Walters) Leedy. She is survived by children, Joyce (Gerald) Utz, Barbara (Donald) Gillum, Ralph Katherine Elizabeth Walker (Harriet) Walker, Charles Roger Walker and John (Linda) Walker, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, and meces and nephews. Katherine li~ed in the Gallipolis mea for many years, where she had an ant1que shop and served as one of the first women U.S. postmasters. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church of Gallipolis. . ~atherine had a_givin~ hean for those less fonunate, proVIdmg respectful mcius10n of those in need via jobs, food, counseling and friendship. All of these acts of kindness served her fmnily with a model for living a life that included service to others. Katherine was an excellent cook whose recipes have been passed on and treasured by her fmniiy, was an avid reader of highly intellectual books, and wa~ honored with many Blue Ribbon awards for her hand-made, exceptional quilts. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday, March II, 2007, at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, 200 Mount Pleasant Road, Wytheville, Va., where family will receive friends from 2 I?·m· until the time of the service. Pastor Jeff Gillum will offictate. Burial will immediately follow at the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements me by the Schoedinger East Chapel in Columbus. The fmnily suggests donations be made to a favorite charity or the National Alzheimer's Association. p.m. on Monday at the Willis Funeral Home. Gallipolis. Please visit www. wiiltsfuneralhome.<:om tn s~ nd e-mail wndoience,_ James A. Miller MIDDLEPORT - James A. Miller Jr.. 52, Middlepon. went to be with the Lord on Thu r..Uay, Ma~h H. 2007 alter suffering a massive hean attack tollowing chemothempy for cancer. Jim wa~ a 1972 Meigs High School graduate and was known lor his love of spans. He was born April 18, 1954 in Delaware. Ohio. the first-bam son of James A. Miller, Sr. and the late Katie McGowan Miller. Besides his mother he was preceded in death by an infant brother. John Owen Miller. He i' survived by his father, James A. Miller Sr.: two brothers. Charles (Jeanetta) Miller and Michael MillerofMiddlepon; two sistel'!>, Debra (Charle' Jr.) Connolly of Point Pleasant, W.Va., and Tina (Shannon) Nonhup of Middlepon; three nephews: Jason Miller of Middlcpon. Charles Connolly Ill of Point Pleasant, WVa .. and Detner (Pete) Roush of Mason, W.Va.; two nieces, Bmndy Laudermilt of Racine. and Taylor Nonhup of Middlepon. Also surviving me four special fnends that have been like brothel'!>: Chet Wigal. Mark Kimes. Dave Boyd and Tim Ebersbach. Funeral will be at I p.m. on Tuesday. March 13.2007, at Acree Funeml Home in Middlepon. with the Rev. Willard Blankenship ofticiating. Burial will follow the sel'\ ice at Bmdford Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m . on Monday at the funeral home. Jack Gardner GALLIPOLIS - Jack....---------, Eugene Gardner, 50, Gallipolis, passed away Friday. March 9. 2007, at his residence. He was born Nov. 15, 1956. in Gallipolis, son of the late Eimer and Mynie Fillinger Gardner. He was a member of Carpenters' Local Union 1159. Pt. Pleasant, W.Va. He is survived by a daughter, Megan (Brian) Morrison, San An~elo, Tex.; a son, Andrew (M1cah) Gardner, Gallipolis; two grandchildren, Drew wul =..::..-...oltl Erin Morrison, San Angelo, Jack Gardner Tex.; a step grandchild, Allorah O'Dell; four brothers: Robert (Carol) Gardner. Cottageville, W.Va., Lee (Ruth) Gardner, Cheshire, Thomas Gardner, Vinton, and Jeff (Pmn) Gardner, Gallipolis; a sister, Mary (Warren) Berry, Gallipolis; and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a sister. Barbara Samour. Funeral will be held at I p.m.. ,Tuesday, March 13, 2007. at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel , 420 First Ave., Gallipolis, with Pastor Jim Lewis otficiating. Burial will follow at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens, Gallipolis. Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Condolences can be emailed to www.timeformemory.com/mm. MillardCoe Charlwood Puckett COOLVILLE - Millard R. Coe, 83, of Coolville, OH, died March 4, 2007, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, W.Va. He was born Nov. 10, 1923 in Wood County, W.Va., son of the late Carl wul JACKSON -Joyce Hager, 76, a former resident of Dovie Counts Coe. Mr. Coe was a retired David Avenue in Jackson, ~assed away Friday, March 9, machinist for Union Carbide in Marietta and 2007, at the Jenkins Memonal Nursing Borne in Wellston. a member of Modern Woodman of America, She was preceded in death by her husband, John Hager, the American Legion and the VFW. He was and her parents, Leonard and Ettie May Brown Wooten. very active at the Nonh Bethel United Mlll•nl CIMI Surviving are six children: Garry Baaer of Chillicothe, Methodist Chuch. He is survived br, his wife of 59 years, Edna Conley Coe; a Dorothy Miller, Nina Hager and Apnl Johnson, all of son, Paul of Coolville; four sons and daughters-in-law: Roger Jackson, Ettie May Woolver and Paulette Blackford, both (Linda)ofEdmond, Okla., Ronnie (Becky)ofHilliard, Dennis of Gallipolis: II grandchildren and I 5 great grandchil(Janet) of Camanche, Iowa and Bob (Tammy) of Cabot, dren. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the ' Alaska; a daughter, Diane Coe of Reedsville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna (Tun) Wolf of Long Bottom, and Pam Mayhew Funeral Borne in Jackson. Funeral is at I p.m. on (Victor) Bond of Guysville;~ sisters: Virginia, Vena and Wednesday at the funeral home , with Rev. Jack Hughe s officiating, and burial following in Fairmount Cemetery. Peg; 17 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers: Hennan, Hershel and Cum; and a sister, Ronalda. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, March II, 2007 at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, with Rev. Wesley GALLIPOLIS - Ronald E. Knotts , Sr., 81, of Thatcher and Rev. Wendel Stutler officiating. Burial will be in Gallipoli s, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2007. at his the Coolville Cemetery, where gravside military services will residence. · be conducted. He was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Minnora. W.Va .. son of Friends may call2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral Greeta Madge Baker and Perry Edwards Knotts. home. He was a retired auctioneer and furniture store operator. You can sign the online guestbook at www. white- He was also an instructor for auctioneering . He was a schwarzelfuneralhome.com. member of K&P Lodge in Gallipolis and a member of the National Auctioneer Association . Surviving are his wife , Daisy E. Slayton Knott s' of Gallipolis; two daughters, Kris Moore of Columbus and CBESHIRE -Anna Pearl Handley, 84, of Cheshire, Donna Jean (John) Harless, of Gallpolis; three sons: passed away on Friday, March 9, 2007 at the Holzer Medical Ronald E. (Lois) Knotts, Jr., Gallipolis, Stephen Allen (Sheila) Knotts, Fremont . N.C .. and David Lee (Jodi ) Center in Gallipolis. She was born Nov. 12. 1922, in Cottageville, W.Va.. daugh- Knous, Gallipolis; 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandter of the late Perry and Mary Bowers Scarberry. She was mar- children; two brothers, Harry Baker (Frances) Knott s of ried to Roy S. Handley and he preceded her in death. Anna Auburndale, Fla., and Carroll V. (Carolyn) Knott s of attended Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Church. She was a mem- Belpre; two sisters, Fern (Gene) Dee! of Parkersburg. ber of the Mt. Nebo Choir, MI. Nebo, W. Va and she enjoyed W.Va., and Glenna Dale Carpenter of Or rna, W.Va . Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandsinging. In her younger years she was involved in the schools son, Brian Knous, and a great granddaughter, Tory Tilley. of her children. A graveside service will be Surviving me three daughters: Dianne Handley and Gerry (Howard) Gruber. both of Cheshire, and Margie McKenzie of conducted at ·10 a.m. on Oak Bill; three sons: Keith Handley and Allen (Bonnie) Tuesday. March 13, 2007, at Bandley, both of Cheshire. and David (Tina) Handley of Centenary Cemetery with Frazeysburg; 17 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two Jane Ann Miller officiating. brothers, Bill (Charlotte) Scarberry and Perry (Irene) Friends may call from 6 to 8 JoyceHapr CROWN CITY - Charlwoud "Charlie" Puckett, 91, of Crown City, Mercerville Community. passed away on Friday, Murch 9. 2007 at his home. He was born June 3, 1915 in Gallia County. son of the late James W. and Sarah Broyles Puckett . He retired from Gall ipol is State Institute Feb. 2~. 19H I . with 33 years of servke. He was a m e mb~r and dea~on of Mercerville Missionmy Bapti st Ch urch tor more than 5LJ years. He is survived by his wife of 7 1 )ear,. Margaret Swain Puckett. whom he married July 6. 1935 in GailiaCounty. Also surviving is a daughter, Peggy (Donald) Barlow of Patriot; two sisters, Faye Sanders of Gallipolis and Judy (Berkley} Saunders of Crown City; two sisters-in-law. Thelma Puckett of Crown City and Opal McGuire of Chesapeake. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Pemi McGuire Puckett; three brothers: Stewan "Studie" Puckett, Lyle Puckett and Enos McGuire, two sisters, Madeline Puckett and Emma Lee Manin and a son-inlaw, Terry Tagg. Service will be I p.m., Wednesday. March 14, 2007 at Mercerville Bapti st Church with the Reverend Bruce Unroe and the Reverend Berkley Saunders ofticiating. Burial will follow in Ridgeiawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 6to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Willis Funeral Home. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. Ronald Knotts, Sr. Loose lips sink sequels I finally finished the script for the sequel to the movie "Titanic." I am calling it - and let the legal record show that I thought of this first - "Titanic II: The Sequel." I am darned proud of this script. I have been working on it, without sleeping or eating, except for two grilled cheese sandwiches, for the bener pan of the last 35 minutes . I realize that sounds like a lot of work, but bear in mind that writer/director Jame s Cameron spent nearly twice that long on the script · for the original movie, which was titled "Titanic 1: The Original Movie."· As you know, "Titanic I" garnered a record 56 Academy Awards, including Best Major Motion Picture Lasting Longer Than Both O.J. Trials Combined; Most Total Water; Most Realistic Scene Of Bodies Falling Off The End Of A Sinking Ship And Landing On Big Ship Pans With A Dull Clonking Sound; and Most Academy Awards Garnered. The movie has made a huge star out of Leonurdo DiCaprio, who has shown the world that he is not just a preny face ; he is a pretty face who, if he had been in my high school, would have spent a lot of time being held upside-down over the toilet by larger boys. The phenomenal success of "Titanic I" also has served as an elegant rebuttal to the critics of writer/director Cameron. although this has not prevented him from going around Boliywood physi- Remember? You gave your , (They commence fighting.) life for me in "Titanic I." JACK : But Rose was TBE LATE BURGESS played by Kate Winslet' MEREDITH: You can do ROSE : She didn ''t want it, Rock! Watch out for the to be in another movie with jab! Dave you, because your cheekJACK : Hey! You're in Barry bones are so mu~h higher! the wrong sequel! So the pan went to me, MEREDITH : Sorry! Demi Moore! (This distraction enables JACK: Whatever. Turan, by cheating . to gain (The scene shifts to the the upper hand.) cally hitting these critics on ship's bridge.) TURAN : I have gained the head with his Oscar CAPTAIN: Ahoy, First the upper hand! Whatever statuette . Cameron was Commence starMate! that expression means! And especially angry at Los Angeles Times film critic board computer animation! now. pretty boy, I'm going to ... OHMIGOD! NOOO' Kenneth Turan, who said Full speed ahead 1 FIRST MATE : Sir' (Turan is torn into raisinCameron's writing was trite and devoid of subtlety ; We)e getting reports of sized pieces by an irate this prompted Cameron to gigantic icebergs directly horde of young female take out a full-page news- ahead! Shouldn't we go . Leonmdo DiCaprio fans.) JACK: Whew' That was paper ad saying. quote, slow? CAPTAIN: Don' t be close! Uh-oh 1 The ship is " Bite me.". I cenainly don't want to take sides in this silly' What are the chances almost done sinking! ROSE: This is it ! I hope I issue, other than to say that that we ' re going to hit · don' t end up as an old bag James Cmneron is easily another.. (There is a loud crunch- in this movie' the most talented hum&n (As the two lovers stan being in world history, ing sound. Big pieces of ice including Michelangelo come through the window, to slip beneath the icy cold and Shakespeare and ail along with several pen- computerized waves, they embrace. There is a crackfour Beatles combined. I guins.) CAPTAIN: Dang' ing sound.) say this out of a sincere · FIRST MATE: Sir' The desire t'o have Mr. JACK: You broke my ribs' Cmneron pay a hefty sum computerized sinking aniROSE : Sorry! I have for my script for "Titanic mation has commenced t tremendous upper-body (The scene shifts to the strength since starring in 11: The Sequel." Bere it is: (The movie opens with Poop Deck. where the "G.I. Jane" ' the Titanic 11 getting ready water is rising fast. Jack JACK: Don't worry' As to sail. ·As the ship's horn and Rose are helping Long as my cheekbones me blasts a mighty depanure women and children into a OK' toot, up runs spunky young lifeboat, when an evil vil(The water slowly closes Jack Dawson, played by lain appears with a g.un.) over them. In the distance, Leonardo DiCaprio. There VILLAIN : Out of the we hear two crew members way! I'm taking this on a lifeboat, looking for is seaweed on him.) JACK : Whew! I just lifeboat all for myself! survivors.) made it' JACK: It's Kenneth FIRST CREW MEMROSE: Jack! I thought Turan, tiim critic for the BER: What 's that sound you had drowned! To death! Los Angeles Times' coming from over there? JACK: No! Fonunatei y, TURAN: That 's right, SECOND CREW MEMthe bitter Nonh Atlantic and I shall stop at nothing BER: It sounds like ... Oh cold was unable to pene- to get off this ship, because ·my God 1 It's Celine Dion' trate my protective layer of the dialogue is terrible! FIRST CREW MEMhair gel' Who are you? JACK: Is not! BER: Let's get out of here' ROSE: I'm Rose! TURAN : Is too! (THE END) .• Anna Handley GOP: Supreme Court has duty Deaths to dedde validity cfgovernor~ veto Georae Douglas cfiles Sr. Jon Husted said in their COLUMBUS (AP) Republican lawmakers latest filing. Democrats want the asked the Ohio Supreme George Douglas Chiles, Court on Friday not to case thrown out. Republicans argue that . Sr., 69, Gallipolis, died dismiss their lawsuit challenging a veto that Gov. Strickland' s January veto Thursday. March 9, 2007, in Ted Strickland carried out of a wide·ranging bill Pleasant Valley Hospital. He was the husband of on his first day in office. ·placing limit s on conThe court has a consti- sumer fraud lawsuits is Ruth Thompson Chiles. Services and burial will be tutional dut y to decide if invalid because the bill at the convenience of the Strickland and Secretary was adopted in December · family. Arrangements are by of State Jennifer Brunner, during the last legislative the Deal Funeral Home, both Democrats, improp- session . 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Four players, the bus driver and his wife were killed last Friday when the bus fell about 30 feet onto Interstate 75. The team's coach and three other players remain in Atlanta hospitals. Most of the players who have since returned to Ohio with bumps and bruises have spent the week traveling to funeral homes and cemeteries. l'hey thought the last of the funerals would he for sophomore David Betts, whose friends and family packed a gymnasium at Bryan High School for an emotional funeral service Friday night. It was a fitting place to remember David, who played basketball and baseball for the school, said his father, John Betts. Wearing his son's Bluffton baseball jersey, John Beus told the crowd that his son was a kind, big-hearted youn~ man who understood that It's not how long you live, but what you do with your time that counts. ''People have been asking me all week, where do you get your strength?" John Betts said. "There's your answer," he said, pointing to his wife, two daugthers and a younger son. The family scheduled a private burial for Saturday. Now · there will be one more funeral. Arend was one of three freshmen killed. He suffered chest and abdominal injuries, a fractured pelvis and collapsed lungs, his grandmother, Ann Miller, had said. Arend died ~:olle ge about 6 a.m.. Grady Memorial Hospital spokeswoman De ni ~e ,Simpson said. "He had a ~rea t sen'e of humor.'' Engler said. "He got along with everybody." Arend, of Oakwood, was a standout pit~her and inlielder at Paulding High School. a small school in ruml nonhwest Ohio. Arend's parents. Dana and Caroline. wrote in a statement that he was a wonderful son. "He loved baseball. and he loved heing with his fam ily and friends." His mother is a tirst-gmde teacher in the school district. "It's such a shock for so many people because he is so well known," Superintendent Bill Shugars said. His high school baseball coach. Joel Parrett, said Arend was always smiling. "Even if he was having a bad day, he was right there encoumging his teammates," said Parrett, whose refrigerator at home is decorated with a newspaper photo of a grinning Arend after a horne run last season. "That was him." Parren said. 'That was Zach." The crash also killed the bus driver and his wife. Jerome and Jean Niemeyer, and players Scott Harmon, Tyler Williams and Cody Holp. Coach James Grandey was in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Piedmont Hospital Friday. Two players remained at Grady Memorial. one in critical condition and one in fair condition. Simpson said. Another player was in stable condition at Atlanta Medical Center. Investigators have said the driver apparently mistook an el'.it ramp for a highway lane, continued along it without stopping at a "T'' intersection at the top of the ramp and then went over the edge. . Most of the players were sleeping either on the floor or in their seats: Those who were killed and seriously injured were sitting near the front. James Harder, president of the Mennonite-afliliated college, asked for prayers in a statement Friday. "We all grieve the loss of Zach Arend and ask for continuing prayers during this diflicult time for his parents and family, as well as for all of Zach 's teammates." Sunday, March u, 2007 Strickland's new ethics rule' foll nw hi' Republican prede~essor Bob Taft 's noCOLUMBUS - People contest plea on ethics violadoing bu.siness with the state tions am id a wide-ranging mu:- . t ~ig n a slatcment I hut tht:y .,,:andal that .,t,u1ed over the won't break ethi ~, law' anti ,tate\ unorthodo.x investment many government oflkials. in mre coins. emrloyees ;md appointees Under the new policy. all wil receive e1hk' training · slate rontral·IS or granl s under GO\ . Ted Stlil·kland's exceeding j, 1,000 must latest reform plan. include l an ~ uage that 'ays The new rules linalized anyone rece1ving the money Friday are an extensinn of the undersumd' Ohio e thi~:s laws Democratic governor's first and will comply with them or executive order. signed just risk I< >Sing the grant money or after he took oftice in January. s t at ~ ( O nlrJc l~ . that limited gitis to everyone Forcing people to sign the in his administration to trin- statement may increa"ie cnm· kets. food and heverages plian~e. 'aid Kent Markus, under $20. Strickl and \ chief legal counAll state employees who ~1 . repon to the governor must The policy also requires comply with the new policy, .chief ethi~:s ofticers in state which will he released to state agencies to participate in agencies Monday. 1be policy ~ven hours of training eac·h doesn't apply to state employ- year, including a three-hour ees who serve under other annual session and one-hour elected officials - such as the sessions each quarter. secretary of state, auditor or Membt!IS of the governor's cabinet must take a three-hour tre'asurer. Itt JoANNE VIVIANO ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER training session each year. Three hours of training also are required of Strickland's staff and employees at state agencies that file annual ethics disclosure fonns. Other governor employees must panicipate in one hour of training every other year. Members and employees of any board or commtssion that Iiles annual ethics disclosure forms must participate in two hours of traming every other year. New hires must attend the required hours of training within nine month•. 'This is another step in the right direction for the state in terms of moving forward and giving Ohioans a sense of confidence in their !lovemment," said Stnckland spokesman Keith Dailey. The new policies were created by Markus with the Ohio Ethics Commission, using input from the chief ethics officeiS of various agencies. Taft, who had disc lased that ty. 74.66 26.62 Pllpslco ( NYSE) - 62.88 Premier (NASDAQ) - 8.10 Cllarmllle Shopa (NASDAQ) -12.13 City HCikiiRC (NASDAQ) 39.84 Collins (NYSE)- 67.26 Dollar G-al (NYSE) 16.78 DuPont (NYSE)- 5.1.14 US Bank (NYSE)- 35.53 Qar.lett (NYSE)- 59.53 General Electric ( NYSE) - 34.32 Harley-Davidson ( NYSE) 63.37 JP Morgan (NYSE)- 48.82 Krocer (NYSE) - 25.29 Umlted Brands (NYSE)26.08 11.03 Royal Dutch Shell - 65.12 Sears Hotdln& (NASDAQ) -180.48 (NYSE) - 47.42 Wendy's (NYSE) - 31.21 Worthington (NYSE) Wa~Mart 19.09 Dally stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET cloaln& quotes of transactions for March 9, 2007, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills In Gallipolis at (740) 4419441 and lesley Marrero In Point Pleasant at ( 304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT GAUiPCl.. IS- A~ ot ~ ~ and hifitl !ChOOI 'J&raiy t.pOr1l1g .,_.. ~ voMng lelilmllrom Galiu arQ Maig$ ClOI.JMiel. Sundly'l P'!DU Collogo BaMboll Rto Grande vs. Aquinas College . 10 a.m. Collogo So-U Rio Grande at Myrtie Beach llpnd.ty'• ;amu Collogollueboll Rio Grande vs . St Francis, 10 a.m. Collogo Soltboll Rio Grande at Myrtle Beach rw...,.,.,.. Collogoa...boll Rio Grande vs. Missouri Baptist. 11 a.m. CollogoSollblll Rio Grande at Myrtle Beach Wtdnttdav'• ..... I BY TtM ania strikes across DAHLBERG erica ASSOCIATED PRE SS Like millions of Americans, Jim McDonough carefully studies his teams before making his picks. He freely admits productivity in his office will slow next week as he and others in his pool start monitoring the actton closely. Let others pick underdogs. He just p1cks dogs . "The only spons betting we do around here is our Iburlllly'a . , . . annual lditarod pool," said Collogollueboll McDonough, an account Aio Grande vs. Olivet Nazarene. 10 a.m executive at Siemens COIIogo Softboll Building Technologies Inc. Rio Grande at Myrtle Beach in Anchorage, Alaska. Collogo Track ond Flold Rio Grande at UNCW So maybe March Madness is a little different Frklly'l gamta up · in the frozen north, CollogoBoAio Grande al Embry·Riddle. 5 p.m. where the .huskies are dogs Collogo Softboll pulling sleds through the Rio Grande at Myrtle Beach snow, not basketball players Collogo Trook lind Flold Rio Grande at UNCW for the University of Connecticut or the • / Aatyntay. Mtn;b 11 University of Washington . College BUibllll Rio Grande vs. Aagler College. 5 p.m. Across the rest of the Collogo So-U country, though, it's time to Rio Grande at LtyrUe Beach start tilling out brackets and : Collogo Track lind Flold .Jlio Grande at UNCW tossing a few dollars into the pot. The office pool Sunday Man;b 11 party to end all office pool Collogo So-U Rio Grande at Myrtte Beach parties is about to begin. On Sunday, the NCAA will fill out the 65-team field that will lead to the SPORTS BRIEFS promised land of the Final Four in Atlanta. By Monday of morning, millions Americans will have brackets in their e-mails or fax machines. and office copiers around the nat ion will be spitting out even GALLIPOLIS - The more of them. Gallipolis Recreation It's bigger business than Department will be hold- Las Vegas, and a bargain, ing sign-ups for boys and too, usually $5, $10 or $20 girls who are interested in playing baseball and softball this spring and summer. Sign-ups will be for boys and girls who are 5-17 STAFF REPORT SPORTS<iiMVDAILYTRIBUNE .COM years of age . Players are divided into different RIO GRANDE- A series leagues by their ages . Games will be played of events bringing in athletes throughout the couhty and, from around the region will in some cases, in sur- he held at the University of Rio Grande over the coming rounding counties. There will be a registra- weeks. Little league baskettion fee. Applications will ball tournaments, girls' basbe passed out to ketball tournaments, a tumWashington Elementary bling meet, a track meet and and the Gallipolis Positive Youth Days will all Christian School. Applications may also be picked up at the recreation office at 518 Second Ave .. the Municipal Building. Registration deadline is Tuesday, March 27 . Practices will start durBY DANIEL VEE ASSOCIATED PRESS ing the month of April and the games will begin in ATLANTA - A college May. The regular season baseball player pulled fro',ll will conclude near July 4. the wreckage of h1s team s For more information. charter bus died of his call (740) 441-6022 . injuries Friday, raising the death toll from last week's crash to seven . Zach Arend, 18, had been ComAcrUs in critical condition since the bus went off a highway OVP Scorellne ts p.m.-1 o.m.) overpass before dawn last 1-74G-446-2342 ext. 33 Friday. He died about 6 a.m., said fu -1 -74D-446-3008 Grady Memorial Hospital f:-m.ell- sports@mydailysenlinel.com spokeswoman Denise lli!!l.t1LSI'I!! Simpson. Arend's grandBrld Sher11111n, Sporta Editor mother. Ann Miller, had (740)446-2342. ext 33 . said the Ohio teenager had bsherman Omydai!ytribune.com suffered chest and abdominal injuries. a fractured ~ry Crum, Sporta Writer (740)446-2342, ext 33 pelvis and collapsed lungs. ~rumCmydai lyregisler. com "He had a great sense of Bryan Waltera, Sporta Writer humor." said Mike Engler, a sophomore who suffered (740)446-2342. ext 23 bwaltersO mydailytribune .com minor injuries in the crash. Collogo Ba-ll Rio Grande vs. St Xavter, 9:30a.m. Collogo SoftboH Rio Grande al Myrtle Beach .Bracket Templet, B4 a person. Bettors will stay up overnight to get a seat to watch the action in the Vegas sports books, and $80 million to $90 million is expected to be bet legally on the games in Nevada. By one FBI estimate a few years ago, the office pools are worth $2.5 billion. Pools will be run from Ioudin¥ docks in New York. financ1al firms in Miami and government offices in Washington, D.C. College students whose schools have no chance of even making the tournament will get them. and baseball players at spring training will juggle two or three pools at a time . The NCAA doesn't much like it, and some bosses fret that employees won 'I get their work done because they ' re watching games or perusing Web sites. But it's become an annual rite of spring enjoyed equally by Wall Street tycoons and the people who park their cars. "It takes away the winter gloom and puts it into a spring fever," said Fred Kirsch, office manager at the Furniture and PIMa ... ,..nla. 84 photo Ohio State guard Ron Lewis goes up to score during the second half of their Big Ten Tournament basketball quarterfinal game against Michigan in Chicago on Friday. AP Many tournaments, meets and events scheduled at Rio he featured at Rio Grande in March and April. This weekend Rio Grande is hosting a little league boys' basketball tournament, which concludes Sunday. This tournament features teams that have third, fourth and fifth grade students, and the teams are coming from all around the region. The tournament is heing held to help raise money for the village of ~io Grande's little league baseball program. Tony Daniels, director of campus sports and recreation at Rio Grande, explained that the university likes to help community groups such as the little league baseball organization, and said the basketball tournament should be a fun event. On March 23-25 , Rio Grande will host a girls' basketball tournament. The tournament is made up of independent teams (not offi cial high school teams) that play together in the spring and summer months. 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Team member Kyle King. talking to reporters from his hospital room earher this week. said most of the players were asleep when he heard the bus driver's PI•••• see Crash. 14 SATURDAY,~R<H17TH _ -··(~) ....... 5 ~~ AMERICAN BRILL Sponsored By Miller Brewing Company AUDay Drink Specials; Give-A-Ways!!! 313 UPPER RIVER RD. • GALLIPOLIS. OH 456.H 740-441-9582 www.davesamericangrtllcom -~- I CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cin<·innati Reds have decided to prohibit smoking at Great American Ball Park to comply with a statewide ban approved by voters last year. The team previously allowed smoking in seYen designated areas on ~:on~:ourse' and ramps. By city ordinance._ smok ing already was prohibited 1n seating areas. An employee who sees some one smoking will ask the person to stop and hand the violator a card describing the new law, vice president of ballpark operations Declan Mullin said . . The new policy. anm1unced Thur,da) . abo prohibit- farh from leaving the ballpark to smoke and then re-emenng. The team had requested guidance from the Hamilton County prosecutor's office on how the ballpark "''uld be a!Tected by the law. The office advised the Re<b to ban smoking throughout the facility. In Decemher, the Cleveland Ind ian s announced they would ban smoking in Jacobs Field to compl) "ith ' tate law.· The law. approved by 58 percelll of \Oters Nov 7. prohibits smoking in nearly all puhhc bu1ld1n¥s and work . places. Exceptions include tobacco 'h''P' · de" gnated hotel room s and enclosed areas of n·ursing homes. CIEIRATE ST. PATRKK'J DAY WITH UJ! IJ'ij l-!11!~ . '740l 263-taOS lt<Jpon sunday + DSL Sold H""' " He got along with everybody." Arend · s parents. Dana and Caroline . wrote in a family statement Arend that he was a wonderful son. "He loved baseball , and he loved being with his family and friends." Four of Arend's Bluffton University teammates. the bus driver and the driver's wife were killed when the bus plowed off an overpass in Atlanta and crashed onto the Interstate 75 pavement below. More than two dozen others aboard were injured. The Ohio team's coach, James Grandey_, was listed ------ - �Page 82 • ilunbap tl:ittmi -ilmtinrl Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis BY ScoTT WoLFE RACINE - Members of the Southern winter sports teams were rewarded with a fine banquet and awards ceremony Friday night in Charles W. Hayman Gymnasium. Athletic Director Keith Caner gave the opening welcome. while Raben Brown gave the Invocation. Praises were given to the Athletic Boosters for their fine accomplishments this year and for sponsoring the banquet. Amy Lee, cheerleading · advisor, presented awards to the members of the varsity and reserve cheerleading squads and thanked Jody Harrison and Michelle McCoy for helping with the squad. Coach Alan Crisp made award presentations to the members of the girls varsity basketball team, which finished the season at 6-15 . Crisp praised his team for a good effort, and noted the strength of the schedule this past season. Kasey Thrley was recognized for earning second team All-District Associated Press and All-Tri Valley Conference first team. Thrley also made first-team All-District 13 and Special Mention went to WhitneyWolfe Riffle. Other special awards went to Sarah Eddy, Defensive Award; Whitney Coach's Wolfe-Riffle, Award; Thrley, Rebounding Award and Offensive Award; and Mallory Hill, Senior Award. Coach Daniel Otto then presented awards to the boys freshman basketball team (8-6), followed by reserve awards presented by Coach Kyle Wtckline. The reserve team went 14-5 on the season. Coach Richard Stephens then presented awards to the members of the varsity boys' basketball team, which finished 7-14. Southern says good-bye to six seniors (Corbin Sellers, Patrick Johnson, Darin Teaford, Jesse McKnight.. Jacob Hunter, and Weston Counts) who received senior awards. "These young men workell hard and the work the lettermen put in over this coming summer will get some results," said Stephens. "This team set out to rebuild ·southern basketball and I think they did a good job getting the program back on track." Special awards went to Jacob Hunter, Most Steals; Wes Riffle, Most Rebounds; and Corbin Sellers, Most Assists and Most Free Throws. Earning All-District 13 were First team Corbin Sellers, who was also third team All-District AP, and First team All-TV C. Second team All-District was Patrick Johnson who was also First Team All-TV C. High School Principal Tony Deem presented special honors to the All· Academic team. Earning All-Academic All-TVC were Morgan Brown, Lindsay Buzzard, Heather Cundiff, Courtney Ginther. Krystle Marler, Mallory Hill, Jaime Warner, Whitney ASSOCIATED PREss SPECIAL GIRU AWARD8- Special girls' varsity awards went to Sarah Eddy (absent), Defensive Award; Whitney Wolfe-Riffle, Coach's Award; Kasey Turley, Rebounding Award and Offensive Award; and Mallory Hill, Senior Award. Pictured are Hill, Wolfe-Riffle and Turley. Wolfe-Riffle, Emma Hunter, Patterson, Chelsea Pape, 'Rachael Pickens, Ryan Emma Hunter, Whitney Chapman, Jacob Hunter. Wolfe-Riffle. Zack Jesse McKnight,. Weston Imboden-Video. Patrick Roberts, and. Bonme Allen. · Snyder, Manager. BOYS RESERVE BASThe Benedtclton was presented by Raben Brown. KETBALL - John Brauer Following i~ a list of ath- Bnldley Brown, Gabe Hill: letes ~ecogntzed m thetr Kreig Kleski, Michael respecttve sports: Manuel, Weston Roberts, VARSITY CHEI'IRLEAD- Trenton Roseberry, Talan ERS Bonnie Allen, Roush, Chris Burkhamer, Morgan Brown, Lindsey Kyle Goode. Buzzard, Heather Cundiff. FRESHMAN BOYS Courtney Ginther, Krystle BASKETBALL Sean Marler, Deidra Sprouse. Coppick, Taylor Deem, RESERVE CHEER- Greg Jenkins, Taylor LEADERS . Jaime Lemley, Michael Manuel, Warner, Amanda Linkous, Colby Roseberry, Nathan Jessica Shelton. Roush, Dustm Salser, Jordan BOYS VARSITY BAS- Taylor, Dillon Roush. GIRLS BASKETBALL KETBALL Ryan Chapman Weston Counts -Mallory Hill. Sarah Eddy, ' . · • Whtlney Wolfe-Rtffle, Hun,~er, Pa~nck Emma Hunter, Rachael Jacob John s~n. Jesse McKmght. Pickens, Brooke Chadwell. Wes Rtffle, Weston Roberts, Cheyenne Dunn Lindsay Corbin Sellers, Darin Teaford, Lynze~ Tucker, Teaford. Scorekeeper- Kasey Turley. ScorekeeperChapman; Laren Wolfe-Riffle; Tammy S I at is tic ian s- Samantha Statistician-Katie Woods. NCAA College Basketball Scoreboard TOURNAMENT Atlantic 10 Conference Semifinal a George Washington 60, Saint Lou1s 40 Rhode Island 79, Xavier 71 Atlanllc Coaat Conlerence Quartartln~~la Boston COllege 74, Miami 71, OT N.C. State 79. Virgmia 71 North Carolina 73, Flonda St. 58 Virginia Tech 71. Wake Forest 52 Big 12 COnference QuartarfiRIIII Kansas 64, Oklahoma 47 Kansas St. 66. Texas Tech 45 Oklahoma St . 57, Te;.cas A&M 56 Texas 74, Baylor 69 Big Eaat Conference Slmlflnela Oeorgetown 84, Notre Dame 82 Pittsburgh 65. louisville 59 Big Ten Conference OU~~nartlnata Illinois 58, Indiana 54, OT Ohio St. 72, Michigan 62 Purdue 74, Iowa 55 Wisconsin 70. Michigan St. 57 Big Wilt Conferencl Samlfinala long Beach St. 77, UC Irvine 63 Conhrence USA n, Samlflnala Houaton Aice 62 Memphis 71 , Tulllfl8 49 Mid-American COnterenct S.mlfln~~la Akron 81, Kent St. 54 Miami (OIIIo) 58, ToledO 53 -lootorn Alhlello Canto....,. lomlflnote Oelawata St. 58. Morgan St. 63, OT -- Fiondo A&M 74, N. Corollno A&T 6e Mountain W..t con......., evv ve. wyomln~ 84 Poolllo-10 t:ontoronoo ConltrJnc• Tournament Glance Big Tan ConfNence At Ttlt UnHed C.nttr Chicago Flrtt Round Thuraday, March 8 Michigall49, Minnesota 40 Michigan State 62. Northwestern 57 Illinois 66, Penn State 60 Qu.rtarflnal• Frlct.y. March 9 Ohro Slate 72, Michigan 62 ~urdue 74. Iowa 55 Wisconsin 70, Michigan State 57 Illinois 58, Indiana 54. OT Semifinals Saturday, March 10 Ohio State vs. Purdue , late Wisconsin vs. Illinois. late Championship Sunday, March 11 Semifinal winners, 3:30p.m Mld-Am..-lcan Conference AI Quicken Loana Arena valand Firat Round Weclneact.y, March 7 Eastern Michigan 51 , Ball State 48 Oh10 69, Bowling Green 59 Central Michigan 80, Buffalo 74 c.. Sollllllend Con,.,_ Semifinal• Nonhwtltem St. 78, Lamar 66 " Christi 87 , Texas AIM-Corpus McNo-St. 66 Southw11tatn Athletic Confetence Sernlllnolo Jackson St. 64. Ark.-Pine BhJff 52 Colonial Athletic Aaaoc:lalion Quartertinall Delaware 79, Va. Commonwealth 58 Holslra 71, William & Mary 46 James Madison 73, UNC Wilmington 43 Old Dominion 66, Drexel 55 Horizon l.ngue S.mltlnala '· Butler 88 , 111.-Ghicago 83, OT Wis.-Green Bay 84, Wis.·Milwaukee 79. OT Mid-American Conftrence S.mlllnala Ball St. 83, N. Illinois 72 Bowling Green 71, E. Michigan 57 Mountain W..t Con,.FMC~ S.mUinal• BYU 55, Utah ·49 New Mexico 85, Wyoming 53 Southllnd Conftrenct S.m ... nala Stephen F.Austln 86, Tens A.&M· Corpus Christi 77 Texas-Arlingtof1 70, Texas-San Antonio 52 Soulhweatern Athtatlc Conferenct S.mlllnalt Jackson St. 68. Ark.· Pine Blutt 53 Prairie View 77, Grambling St. 55 Western Ath.lellc: Conferenc:t Semifinals Boise St. 66, Fresno St. 59 New Mexico St. 73. Nevada 62 The Joint Implant Center Th•roclly, lllaroh I Toledo 62. Eaatern Michigan 54 Miami (Ohio) 70, Onio 51 Akron 82, C.ntrll M6chlgan 53 Kent St111 75, Wt~ttrn Michigan 86 llmlllllall Pridoy, lllerohl aaturdliy, Mllleh 10 Miam1 (Ohio) vt. Akron , late Mlaalulppi St. 84, Kentucky 82, OT 52 Quantrtlnalt Creighton 69, Indiana St. 65 Drake 59, S. Illinois 47 Evansville 58, N. lo·wa 57 Illinois St. 75, Bradley 60 Quonorllnoll c~~~~p Holy c - 74, Buoknoll ee Qr·erterfl,... Semifinal• Idaho St. 72, Weber St. 63 N. Arizona 64, Montana 59 Big South Conference S.mltlnala Radford 57. L1berty 55 UNC Ashevrlle 64, Winthrop 53 Big Wtat Conference Semltlnale UC Riverside 59, Long Beach St. 53 UC Santa Barbara 57. Cal St.-Fullerton Mld-Eeatern Athletic Conference Samlllnala Delaware St. 61. Florida A&M 46 Morgan St. 69. Coppin St. 67. OT Ml11ou.rl Valley Conference Buckeyes pass first Big Ten tourney test CHICAGO (AP) - Greg Oden took a half to get acclimated. Once he settled in, he became the offense force No. I Ohio State needed for its 15th straight victory. "This is my first go-around in these type of tournaments, so I just feed off the guys that have been there before," the Buckeyes' prize freshman said Friday when his secondhalf play powered a 72-62 win over Michigan in the Big Ten quanerfinals. Oden had 15 of his 22 points in the second half as Ohio State fought off the Wolverines, who had a whopping 47-25 rebounding edge but still couldn't stop OSU's 7-footer. "I was just trying to do something for us to win. I was just trying to go at the other team and fire my team up," Oden said. "It was just to be more aggressive, take what the defense was giving us. They weren' t doubling. so I had to go to work." Oden, who hasn' t decided if his freshman season will be his only one with the Buckeyes before heading to the NBA, scored II of his points in the final 8:27 after Michigan pulled within four. Oden was 8-for-12 from the field and 6-for-10 from the free-throw line to go with eight rebounds and four blocks. "Every time we were try· ing to get position to put pressure on them, they certainly had an an~wer," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said. "With Oden on the interior, they can always throw it in there. We didn 't do a good enough ~ob pushing him farther out. ' Ohio State (28-3) hasn't lost , in two months - a defeat Jan. 9 at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes, eyeing the No. I overall seed in the NCAA tournament, will play Purdue or Iowa in the Big Ten semifinals. It was Ohio State's third win in as many tries this sea- son against Michigan (2112}. which is hoping to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998. Just six days earlier in Ann Arbor, the Buckeyes rallied from a late six-pomt deficit by holding the Wolverines scoreless for the final 4 minutes. "I don ' tthink it's fair to say we will not make it," Amaker said. "We haven' t been tolt,i we haven't been included in the tournament yet. I don't think we should assume that right now." Ron Lewis added 16 points and Mike Conley Jr. had 13 for the Buckeyes. Lester Abram scored 13 and Jerret Smith 12 for the Wolverines. Leading scorer Dian Harris managed just nine on 1-for- 13 shooting. The Wolverines made it a four-point ,game when Harris hit two free throws after a technical foul on Ohio State coach Thad Matta, who was angry over a no-foul call. "I never have an intention of getting a technical," Matta said. " I thought Greg got hit . It was a rough game. I just said call the foul. It was deserved .... I probably \\el a little too carried away wtth it but it's hard. It's so physical and when you're going to Greg so much, there's going to be contact. He's so hard to guard." When Michi~an 's 6-11 Courtney Sims ptcked up his fourth lout and had to go the bench, the Buckeyes went right to Oden for a basket. But Abram connected on a 3pointer with 7:47 remaining and the Wolverines were within 52-49 . Then Oden went to work again. He used his 2-inch height and 40-pound weight advantage over Ekpe Udoh to back his way in for another ,basket and a three-point play to make it 55-49. After a Michigan turnover, Oden made a nice reverse layup and the lead was back to eight just that quickly. today and we'll explain how we can you prepare for your retirement a Roth Individual Retirement Weatern Michigan 67. Nonhern lllmols Miami (OhiO) 58, Tolocto 53 Akron 51 , Kent 91. &4 Art11n- 72, V~rbllt7t FIOt'lda 74, C3eorgia 57 MlotlotippcBO, LSV 110 Big Sky Conttrenca 62 lemlflnoll Orogon 81 . CIJI1omll 53 louU'IIIIIm confeNnol phoio Titus Russell lifted at the Ohio State High School and. Teenage National Powerlifting Meet) on Feb. 17. He lifted in the 165 pound class in the out-of-state division. Russell set a new W.Va. state record in the squat of 435 pounds, he also benched 209 and deadlifted 419 for a total of 1.063 pounds. He won first place in his class and outstanding lifter of the meet. Russell was able to lift more weight times his bodyweight than any other lifter to win the outstanding lifter award. He continues to improve his lifting totals at each contest and at 14 years old is setting his goals high for the future. His next meet will be the W.va. State Meet in Ravenswood, W.Va. on April 28. Russell traveled to Springfield for the contest with his parents, Brat and Lori Russell and Rachel and Rebekah Dunham. Russell is an eighth grader at Point Pleasant Middle School. SubmiHed 'I SubmiHed photoo MVSU 54. Texas Southern 50 Wtattrn Athletic Conltrtnce Semifinals New Me;.clco St. 88, Boise St. 69 Utah St. 79. Nevada 77 Chlmplonehlp filMy'• Wpmen'a "•••nwu MaJor Sco,., TOURNAMENT Arnerlea IHt Conferenee Quarterfinal I Binghamton 63, Boston U. Mt Hartford 60, Albany, N. V. 50 UMBC 67, Stony Brook 64 Vermont 70. Maine 67 Atlantic Sun COnference Semlflr1ale Belmont 57, G•rdner·Webb 48 ETSU 78, Jacksonville 72 Bro'Ylls trade Reuben Droughns to Giants; Release McCutcheon CLEVELAND - Reuben Droughns, Cleveland's only I ,000-yard rusher since 1985, was traded Friday to the New York Giants, who need a feature running back following Tiki Barber's retirement. In return for Droughns, who became expendable after the Browns signed free agent Jamal Lewis to a oneyear, $3.5 million conlract on Wednesday, the Giants sent Cleveland wide receiver Tim Caner. As part of a three-year, $12 million contraci extension he signed last year, Droughns was due a $1.75 million roster bonus this momh . But instead of pay-. ing him or releasing the 29year-old and getting nothing in return, !he Browns acquired Caner, a pan-time starter who had 22 catches for 253 yards and two touchdowns last season. The Browns also termina!ed the contract of comerback Dayton McCutcheon, one of only two players left from their 1999 expansion team. McCutcheon missed all of last season following microfracture surgery on his knee . In his first season with Cleveland in 2005, .' Droughns rushed for I ,232 yards, becoming the first Browns back 10 eclipse 1,000 yards since Kevin Mack and Earnest Byner did it in 1985. But slowed by injuries and personal problems, Droughns was a big disappointment last season. gaining just 758 yards. He was arrested but later acquitted on drunken dri ving charges and had a domestic violence case against him dropped by prosecutors in Denver citing a lack of evidence. Droughns missed two games with injuries and had only two I00-yard games in 2006. He was running behind an injury -ravaged offensive line that couldn't regroup after losing center LeCharles Bentley to a season-ending knee injury. The Giants are hoping to get the '05 Droughns, who will likeiy compete with bruising Brandon Jacobs to fill Barber's vacant spot. It's also possible the Giants could rotate t,hem. using a similar two-back system to the one employed by Super Bowl champion Indianapolis. "Reuben rushed for 1,200 yards in '04 and '05 and 750 last year," Giants general For Initial evaluations or follow-up vlalts for total joint replacement, we offer office hours at: 3554 U.S. Route 60 East, IRA Advantages: Taxpayers can contribute up to $4,000 each year; more it you're age 50 or older. No required minimum distributions at age 70 112. Interest ear·nin1os Barboursville, WV. ' Our next clinic date is Friday, Mar 16. Call (814) 461-8174 or 1-800-371-4790 for an appointment. Specializing in total joint replacement INSURANCE PLUS AGENCIES, INC. 114 Court • Pomeroy ' AP pholo Cleveland Browns running back Reuben Droughns talks with reporters after practice at the football team's training camp Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, in Berea. Droughns, Cleveland's only 1,000-yard rusher since 1985, was traded Friday to the New York Giants, who need a feature running back following Tiki Barber's retirement. manager Jerry Reese said. "We think he gives us a nice veteran presence and compliments Brandon Jacobs and the rest of our running back group nicely." Droughns also has played fullback , his position in Denver for two years before his breakout season in 2004 when he gained I ,240 yards and scored a career-high six touchdowns. The Browns were last in the league in rushing last season, and appear ready to let the 27-year-old Lewis, who gained an NFL singlegame record 295 yards against !hem in 200\ be their primary back. But the addition of Lewis doesn't mean they won't pick Oklahoma's Adrian Peterson with the No . 3 overall selection in next month's draft. Also, the Browns have signed Bengals defensive tackle Shaun Smith, a restricted free agent, to a four-year offer sheet. The Bengals have seven days to match the deal or they'll. lose Smiht, who would follow offensive tackle Eric Steinbach to Cleveland. The Browns signed Steinbach to a seven-year, $49.5 million free agent deal last week. The 6-foot-2, 325-pound Smilh would bolster Cleveland's 3-4 front and could be the club's nose tackle of the fulure. Caner's best season was in 2003, when he had 26 catches for 309 yards. ·'He brin~s live years of NFL e,xpenence and legitimate speed 10 our receiving corps,' Browns general manager Phil Savage said. "We almost signed him last year as an unrestricted free agent, so he will be familiar with the Browns." When the Browns · returned to the league in '99, they made McCutcheon their third-round draft pick. He stabilized their secondary and was Cleveland's surest tackler while making % slam in eight seasons. "We appredate everything he did here in Cleveland both on and off the field over the last eight seasons." Savage said. "Day ton is a true professional and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors ." Bobby Ginn has new team on top CHARLOTIE, N.C. (AP) -Then: were times when the situation was so bleak at MB2 Motorspons that no one was sure the midlevel NASCAR team would survive. The budget was blown, payroll was low and the team tought weekly to stay afloat. " I really couldn't see a light at the end of the tunnel," crew chief Ryan Pemberton said. "I thought we were headed toward being a team at the back of the pack every week. and there didn't seem to be any way of avoiding it." ln stepped Bobby Gitul, a Florida land developer and lifelong NASCAR fan who wanted to join the team-owner nmks. So he gambled on MB2 and became the majority .. shareholder last summer. immediately pumping life into the fledgling organization. .The payoff has bee':' imme.dmte. Just two races mto thts season, the team now known as Ginn Racing is on top of the Nextel Cup points standings fur the tirst time in its 11 -year existence. Mark Martin is off to the best start of his career, nearly winning the Daytona 500 and f'ollowm·~,-, with a fdth-pi<U;e tinish in alifomia - a pair of : top-10 fmishes that match the .,_ 1eam's total for all of IllS! year ·· - andhe'sontopofthepomts .: standings for the first time ~ since 2002. . Joe Nemechek and Sterling .; Marlin are 2-for-2 in making · ~ mces this season, and Nemechek is seventh in the poinK But Ginn refuses to celebmte just yet. insisting it's way too early to pronounce the turnaround complete. "Certainly we are on a high right now," Ginn said. "But it's way too _quick to call this a success. This is a sport where tenths of a second is an etemity. and luck [>lays a big pan of everything. We always said this was going to be a five-year plan. and d strong stan to the season hasn't changed that for us." At least then: is a tive-year plan - a luxury team manager Jay Frye rarely had in the years he struggled 10 keep the team afloat. Martin. in his frrst year with the team, heard stories of Frye reaching into his own pocket to make sure paycheck.s didn't bounce while working tirelessly to bring new tinancing into the organiza· tion. No matter how dire the situation, the team made it to the track each week -an accomplishment not lost on Ginn. "It was a team that was struggling, but it had good bones,'' . Ginn said. "It had good people, the shop was_ then:. There were a lot ot things that needed improvement, but the blocking and the tackling wa> already there." Ginn weni righ! to work on bu'ldin the t ru hi.r' about 1 e u. while mg. lay75 newg employees ing out plans to expand the eXISting snor.. He signed off on the multimillion dollar purchase of a seven-post rig, a device that simulates stress on a car that only the top Nextel Cup teams possess. And he agreed to let Martin run a partial schedule. the key to gettmg the highly acdairned driver away fnim owner Jack Roush after 19 sua:cssfuJ seasons. The team also beefed up iL~ driver development program. with motocross star eunll<w ~lllltll -lii!tntmrl • Page 83 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis BY ToM WITHERS SOUTHERN BOYS AWARDS - Pictured are Corbin Sellers, Patrick Johnson , Weston Counts, Jesse McKnight, Darin Teaford, Jacob Hunter, and Wesley Riffle. Southern says good-bye to six seniors, who all received senior awards. Special awards went to Hunter, Most Steals; Wes Riffle, Most Rebounds; and Sellers, Most Assists and Most Free Throws. MilAr SCQ(II Sunday, March 11,2007 2007 TITUS RUSSELL SETS NEW W.VA. STATE RECORD All-ACADEMIC TVC - Pictured in front from left are Mallory Hill, Whitney Riffle, Emma Hunter, Bonnie Allen, Lindsey Buzzard, Morgan Brown, Krystle Marler. Jaime Warner, Heather Cundiff and Courtney Ginther. In back are Weston Roberts, Jesse McKnight, Ryan Chapman and Jacob Hunter. SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Sunday, March u, Ricky Carmichael now in the fold. Although resorts and golf developments are his business, Ginn has proved that mcing is more than just a hobby. "NASCAR is absolutely a business fur me,'' he said. "What I do in my day job is also my hobby. It has to be that way to keep things fun for when you wake up in the morning and go 10 work. The race team is no different. "We want to win. Whether it's at real estate, hospitality or raci~~· we Will always want to Will. It's been almost three years since the team last vtsited Victory Llme - Nemechek at Kansas Speedway in 2004 but there's a company wide drive to break the streak. ''There's a lot going on there. a lot of progress being made and I'm very lortunate to be a part of it." Martin said. "One . of the things I liked aboutmming to this team was that there was a need for me beyond jllst being the driver. There are rules for me that will help this ra.ce terun far beyond my titne in the car." It's all shaping up to be a big year for the n:juvenated team and Frye, the generdl manager largely credited with holding the team together before Gum arrived <md leading the push to sign Mmtin. tinal.ly is able to rela.x. ''It's much more exciting to be work in~ on plmuting for the next couple years rather than the next couple of weeks." said Frye. "When you're planning for two weeks. your stress level is pretty htgh. When you· re planning for the next Clluple years. that's exciting." Rhodes signs with RaiderS NFL Roundup a, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Two running backs found new home s Friday. Dominic Rhodes, wl\0 ran for 113 yard' in Indianapolis' Super Bowl victory, stgned with the Oakland Raiders, and Reuben Droughns, who had back-to-hack I ,20Uyard seasons with Denver and Clevelund, was traded by Cleveland to the New York Giants. Meanwhile, Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher said he doesn ' I expec! Irouhled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Junes to report with the rest of the Titans player> on March 19. The NFL is examining 10 separate incidents in which when Jones has been questioned by police since being drafted, including a Feb. 19 triple shooting a! a Las Vegas strip club. Two ·other arrests that Jones had not told the Titans aboui are among them. "As an organization it's always been our policy to gather fac!s and to make sure we have all the information, and that 's what we're doing," he said. "At this point, I don't see him coming back on the 19!h ." Fisher was clearly upse1 !hat Jones failed to inform team oflicials abou! the !wo arrests in Fayette County, Ga., last year, including one related to a search lor drugs at the home Jones bought for his mother. "Typically speaking, if there ' s a situation like this , it's the player's responsibility to inform the club and that did not <take place," Fisher said. In Denver, Jake Plummer officially announced his retirement. He was 40- 18 as the -Broncos' starter, including a 1-3 mark in the playoffs, but lost his starting job to Jay Cutler last season. The Broncos traded Plummer to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 3 for a conditional pick in the 2008 draft. The Bucs made the deal despite being aware of Plummer's retirement plans. He said on the Web site of The Jake Plummer Foundation last Saturday that he was retiring . "I poured my heart and soul into this game, not just in the NFL, but in college and in high school," Plummer said. "''m ready to move on with my life and try some new challenges. " One of those challenges is handball. He and his brother, Eric, were sc:heduled to play in the Colorado state handball doubb tournament this weekend. "Life is grand, life is exciting," Plummer sa id. " I'm excited 10 move on, and encounter and take on new challenges with m)( life .... I'm excited to see my family more, to be sp~nding time with my friends. You guys can probably know thai I' ll be at a mountain, either at the bottom or the top It's Who WeAre! of a mountain "omev. here . Don 't \\'Orr} about Jake. he 'l l be tine ." As for Rhodes anJ Droughn,, neither may play full-time with his new team . But both are expe~ted to be maJnr factor ' for them . Rhodes split lime in Indianapolis last year with ronkt e Jt"eph Addai and will likely do the same with LaMon! Jordan in Oakland . "Dominic will be a dynamic pre,enc:e that can diver,ify our offen'e both as a run ner and pa' ' cal cher," coac h Lane Kiftin said of his ne w running ha~k. ,.., C;il ~igned a o.ur other running had\\ ... Droughns , whu was oblained for wide receiver Tim Caner. sl ipped to 75K yard' with a 3.4 average for ihc Browns last year and became e.\pcmlablc when · Ckvelaml sign~d Jamal Lewi s earlier lhi' "eek. He is likely to . be a backup tn third-year man Brandon Jacobs, who is the frnn!-runner In ' uccccd the retired Tiki Barber in !he Meadowland, . ··we think he glve~ u.., a nu.:e vclemn pre!'.ence and compliments Brandon Jacobs and the rest of our running back grou p nic:ely,'' general manager Jerry Rce,c said. Caner, a secnnd-round ptck by the Giants, wa' hun lor much ol his time with the team. He hecam~ a starter midwa) through "" ' 'cason when Amani Toomer was los! lor the season but finished with · just 2~ L'atches fnr ~:il yArds and two touchdowns. Another runnin~ hack who chan~ed team,. Wi Ilis MdJahee. '"" 11Hroduced Friday at th~ Ra\ens' camp in Owings Mills, Md. The Ravens ,invcs!ed a third-round draft pi ck and a seventn-rultnd pick in !his year\ draft along wiih a Ihird-round pick in next years draft in exchange for the former Buffalo Bill. signing the former first-ro und draft pick to a multi year contract wi.th a maximum value ul S-l0. 12 million. McGahee acknowleJ,ed Frida\ that he has something to pru\\,~after rushing for a career-low 990 yards and 'ix touchdowns last season . But· he wouldn't back off his statemenl from a few vears ago that he be li ev~s he·, !he bes! back in the league . "Thai's how I Ihink ," McGahee said . "I'm nul goi ng to sil here and say I'm second to last in the NFL. tr I think I'm the best, and that's my mentality, that's how I'm going to approach things. That ' s just my opinion." 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Fifteen years after the Fab Five did us all a favor and banished short shorts forever, Nike llecided college basketball's uniforms ne..'dcd another makeover. Now, most times, the Swoosh fashionistas have it going on . This time. YUCK! The "System of Dress" unis that topmnked Ohio State broke out at the Big Ten tournament Friday - and already have been worn by Arizona, Florida and Syracuse - are yet another good idea gone bad. Fitted jerseys that leave litile to the imagination and shorts that border on that horror of horror, manpris. About the nicest thing that can be said is they don't look quite as hideous up close as they do in the promo photos. " I was a liule bit nervous with the length of the shorts, and I had a couple of guys change. Nothing major," Buckeyes coach Thad Matta said. "But I liked the look of them." This frm\1 the guy who pops his gum bad in his mouth aher it htlls on the tloor. There·s no quest ion there were Limes basketball would have benefited from a good talking to by Mr. Blackwell or Joan Rivers. Go back and look at the old photos. Bill Bradley as leader of the free world'' Not atier all those years in shuns so teeny they were practically Daisy Dukes. With a bell. no less. Even Michael Jordan, the epitome of style,looked like a dork in his early days. Check out those short shorts and muscleT jersey from the 1985 dunk contest We' II save the discussion about that chain lor another day. Then the Fab Five came along. The Michigan players were style prodigies with their baggy shorts, loose jerseys, short socks and black shoes. Mercifully, the look quickly spread. (To everyone but John 3tockton, that is.) Who cares if Michigan has wiped out Mania from PageBt I I I I I I Appliancemart in Wausau. Wis., where 65 people have already signed up at $20 apiece. " It takes away from the everyday work environment, too. This is something that livens it up. We ·are waiting impatiently for 'the brackets to form." - There are stories of far more expensive pots getting up to $100,000, but for the most part the pools are a low-budget, low-pressure way to keep the interest up for people who have never ~ heard of George Mason or :Old Dominion. : And keep them interested it does. A survey by career Inc. publisher Vault showed that 27 percent of employees participate in March Madness office pools, and that a third of : them take at least 30 min. utes at work to fill out their :brackets. : "The bosses don't care as ·tong as the work gets done," said Andy Carver. . who runs a $1 0-per-person ;pool for 20-30 employees :at the trucking firm where ·he works in Cicero. N.Y. >'With the computer. it real·ly only takes a few minutes, so it's not like I'm .cheating them out of time ." : With high-speed Internet :access common in many -offices, the urge to keep : tabs on favorite teams is ' becoming more difficult to resist. CBS is doubling its :Internet bandwidth this :year so that 300,000 people :can watch video streams of •games at any g1ven trme, a 'target audience generally assumed to be office workers. The network is even :offering a "Boss'' button ;that can be hit if viewers ·see a supervisor coming. The button silences the audio and ~:auses a fake spread~heet to pop up. · Businesses ate fighting :back with technology such :as that offered by Websense Inc. to blo~:k access on company com:puters to sites workers may . use to watch games or fol: low scores. . ·'Historically, March ·Madness has been a huge productivity drain. on businesses," said Websense .executiv.e Steve Kelley. : That's one reason - and ;the fact that they're techni- Sunday, Mareh u, 2007 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis APphoto tn this undated photo released by Nike, shown is part of a new Ohio State University athletic uniform. and there's more than a passing resemblance to a mock turtleneck when the various underlayer options are added. (More on that later.) " It gives the refs a better opportunity to call fouls if somebody is grdbbing your jersey because they're so tight," . Buckeyes forward Ron Lewis said. "So if your jersey is coming out, it's not because of you, somebody is grnbbing lt. .. There wasn't a rash of holding calls Friday, but we'll take Lewis' word for it What makes the look so ridiculous is as lilted as the jerseys are. the sbons are that loose. Remember parachute pants? Not that far removed. The Buckeyes' shorts drooped well below their knees on everybody but Greg Oden. He's such a big guy, Nike could have taken the material from his shorts and clothed a classroom's worth of kindergartners. Then there are those underlayer options. Nike came up with long, shortsleeved and sleeveless underlayers. saying they will allow players to personalize their look. Except college basketball isn't about individual personalities. The players aren't around long enough. The beauty of college basketball is about the teams and their traditions, and the game itself. Let's be honest. The e~tras- the entire new look, really - is all about money. Trot out a new look. add a whole bunch of pieces to it, then sit back and let diehard fans trip over themselves so they can be the ftrSt at the gym in their team's latest gear. For only $135, you, too, can look like Greg Oden. . Minus seveml inches, a couple dozen pounds and the skills. of course. Unfonunately, unless somebody revolts, this look is probably here to stay. While Ohio State, Arizona, florida and Syracuse are the only teams wearing the new uniforms now, more will follow in the fall. Pretty soon, everybody's body image is going to be distorted. "Since Dr. Naismith invented the game. fashion has changed," Facchini said. 'This is just another one of those changes. .. all trdces of the Fab Five's existence? They're hall of famers when it comes to sports fashion. Fifteen years later, the look still works. But Nike obviously hasn't heard that old adage about not ftxing things that aren't broken. "We gOI feedback from the athletes to have more of a tailored look," Nike spokesman Brian Facchini said 'earlier this week. Tailored is one thing. M.C. Hammer is quite another. The new unifom1s pair fonn-fitting jerseys with longer, looser shorts for what Nike calls a "dramatic new silhouette for the game of basketball." Whatever that means. · On their own, the jerseys themselves aren't all that bad - though I don't Natrcy Annour is a national sporls know about a "Big Baby" in them. They make players look as if they've forgotten colum11i.1t for The As.1ociated Press. to change alter being in the weight room, Write to her at namrourap.org ~-- .. .. iunba~ lim~ -i.entintl Crash Rio from PageBl from Page 81 wife scream, the tires screec h and the bus hit the concrete barrier. On Thursday, tJUndreds of mourners gathered in the Ohio towns of Lima and Lewisburg for the funerals of his Bluffton teammates Tyler Williams and Cody Holp, both 19. Williams ' cleats and glove rested among the flowers at Philippian Missionary Baptist Church in Lima . Outside were pictures from his life, many showing the outfielder in uniform. "Tyler was already making a difference in this world," Bluffton President James Harder said. "A difference that will now be missing." Si~ty-five miles away in Lewisburg, mourners held copies of a poem Holp had written that read: "I hope to change the world when I die so when looked upon they say he was a good girls basketball players for an exciting weekend of basketball . The Rio Grande Wo1nen 's Basketball program is hosting the tournament . On Friday, April 13, Rio Grande will host the Rotary Relays track meet. This event will bring high school track athletes from around the region to Rio Grande for a day of competition. On Saturday, April 14, the Will Power Tumbling Ohio tumbling competition · will be held · at the Lyne Center. This competition includes aspects of gymnastics, . and should be another excthng and entertaining event. On Saturday. April 2 1 and Saturday, April 28 Positive Youth Days will be held at Rio Grande , with additional athletic events as pan of the celebration. These special events are in addition to the regular Rio Grande spring varsity sports contests, and other events on campus. The public is invited to the sports competitions and special events. and there truly ts something for everyone at Rio Grande during the semester. Whether you are coming to campus to take pan in the events, or are just coming to watch some of the outstanding athletes from our region, the events are fun for people of all ages. For more infornmtion on these events, as well as other events in the Lyne Center and on campus during the spring semester, call Daniels at 1-800-282-7201. For additional information on upcoming events at Rio Grande, as well as infonnation on the wide variety of academic and professional pro~rams offered by the institution, log onto www.rio.edu. man." "Cody wanted people to smile, so he started the contagion by smiling all the time himself," the Rev. Mike Pratt said. "That's what makes him so unforgettable and his legacy enduring." The crash also killed the bus driver and his wife. Jerome and Jean Niemeyer, and players David Betts and Scott Hannon. Arend had been a pitcher at Paulding High School, a small school in rural northwest Ohio. The team had been scheduled to play Eastern Mennonite University in Florida. Instead, players school' in from the Harrisonburg, Va., attended a memorial service. ~]-~~ Cily, slate City, Slale '------1E --- - --J ..-----L~ J ;- ·- -· . - - - 1 { REGI,ON R~GION ( Cily,rle ( j Arena~ame Final Four Ci~ here Sat.. 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Kurt tluldl points. two spots behind Dale Earnhardt Inc . teammate oval has been reworlced with higher banking and recorrfigMartin Truex Jr. "We' re not happy about it, ured turns, making it a much but we 're keeping our head~ fast.er track. up," Earnhardt said. "We've "These early races teach had some rough starts before you· very quicltly where your and came back strong. We progrdlll is compared to the were 38th in the points alter competition," Stewart said. "If two races in 2003, and we your cars are ~ood, you'll run came back to finish third. well at Cahfomia, Vegas, "It seerrui like we always get Atlanta, Texas and so on. better as the year goes on. "Everybody wants to know Don't forget, we had back-to- where they stack up and shake back last-place finisbes in the out right now. lf you can get middle of the summer last off to a good sn.n, it shows year and dropped out of the that your program is really · top 10 in points, but we fought where it needs to be. This is a back into the Chase when we huge week." needed to." It's also the third of five Still, Earnhardt can't be races in which last rear's car feeling comfortable after owner points determme the 35 crashing out and finishing entries guaranteed starting 32nd in the Daytona 500, then spots and those that must get winding up 40ih with a blown in on qualifying speed. engine at California. ~ new Toyota teams are "We found out what caused . keepmg a close eye on those the engine failure at nu~bers. California, and our guys have R1ght now, the only Toyota been busting their butts to drivers guaranteed a spot m make sure we don't have that the lineup each week are Dave problem again," Earrlhardt Blaney, whose ·Bill Davis said. "The most positive thing Racmg No. 22 entry was we took from California is that among the top 35 last year, we had a) car that was really and Dale Jarrett. who has fast" made each of the f1rst two Earrlhardt is not alone races with the former Cup among NASCAR's stars who champion's provisional. And have struggled at the stan of that could change soon. . this season. Under a new NASCAR Defending Cup champion •ule. Jarrett only can use that Jimmie Johnson, usually a fast provisional to make the lineup starter, is 15th in the standings. four more times in 2007. while Perennial contender Greg Blaner is 42nd in the points so Biffle is 17th and two-time far, wtth three races until the Cup champion Tony Stewart current top 35 goes into effect. 1s 21st. 149 pmnts behind surJarrett, the 1999'Cupchamprising senes leader ·Mark pion, has ~onen offto a decent Martin. stan and ts 28th in the p!!ints It appeared Stewart turned going into Las Vegas. M1chael things around in California Waltrip Racing teammates with an eighth-place run after Waltrip and rookie David finishing la~t at Da~~- But Reutimann are not in such he is looking at the Vegas good shape, though. Waltrip, mce as a pivotal one, panicu- who failed to qualify at larly since the 1.5-mile LVMS California. is 46th in the points, while Reutimann is 41st. Blaney's teammate, Jeremy Mayfield, has yet to qualify for a race this sea~on. Team Red Bull rookie A.J. Allmendinger will make his ftrSt stan this weekend. His teammate, Brian Vickers, raced at California, finishing IOth and moving up to 34th in the points. "It's not time to ~c yet, (but) it almost 1s," said Waltrip, who has bitten off a huge chunk as a new team owner with a new manufactur· er. "We're going to make a few subtle changes and rdlllp up everything we do. Hopefully. we'll show some steady improvement. We haven't done a good job at the mcetrack. LAS VEGAS (AP) Mark Martin used a rare Sunday off to throw a party. He cooked out , caught up with friends and family and watched the Busch Series race from Mexico City. All in all, he had a really good time. Now he wants to do it again. And soon. Martin is confident he'll stick to his original plan to skip the ·race at Bristol Motor Speedway later this month, a move that would cripple any shot he has at winning the Nextel Cup title this season. "I don't want to run for the championship. I don't want to race· for points," Martin said Friday. "In 2007, I am taking a break. I've been chasing that Cup for 20 years, and at this point in time. I've put that chase behind me . "Just because we did well in the first two races, why change it?" Well, one reason to chan~e the plan is because Martin is the Ne~tel Cup points leader. Martin came to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend on top of the standings for the first time since 2002 - increasing the pressure on him to run the full C:up schedule. He's only slated to run 23 races this year, and while he hasn't ruled out adding a few to that number. Martin said he's positive he won:t do all 36. He reached the decision last Sunday when the Cuf series had the weekend of , giving Martin a full weekend to do anything he wanted. As he gathered with those closest to him to watch the Busch race, Martin realized he , was happy not being part of the Martin seemed confident that it won't happen. "I was asked earlier this week 'Is there anything that anyone can do to get you to run the full schedule?' " he said. "And it's like 'I don' t want to.' I don't expect that to change." But it could with a win at Las Vegas on Sunday. right? Martin doesn't think so. "If we can win this race and win ne~t week, I think it would be the coolest thing to continue on with my plan," he said. "I certainly don't expect to win them both, but I would like to win one of them." Martin won the inaugural race in Las Vegas in 1998. and has finished in the top I 0 in six of his nine visits to the desert. So it's reasonable to predict another strong run on Sunday. That would almost certainly strengthen his hold on the standings, but that doesn't interest Martin at all. After 25 years of agonizing over points, Martin is done with it. "It's become more important for me to do· a few extra things ... and maybe take my focus off the scoring each and every Mint that I possibly can ge't, and' agomzing over if this part breaks or if this guy wrecks in. front of me and l can't miss him," Martin said. "If you're not chasing for the points and that happens, you can shake that off and go home . "For me. when I had tho.se kinds of things happen for the last 19 years, I went. home and laid in bed all night awake going over it in my head." Las Vegas Las 9111 Motor Speedway COmploled' 1996 Dillonc9' 1 5 miles Track: D-.shaped oval Banking: 2U turns: C:. --~~ \; 17 p,, <OW 9" lrontstJektl 3- backstretc'l -.._, \ Froolllrelclo' 2.275 leal ,.----.,~ Backllnll<:h' 1.572 leet Sealing, 137.000 \.:--..._\~;:::/. J' Next race: Laal year: Jimmie Johnson took advantage ot a late-race caution llag lo pass Man Kenselh in the closing seconds to w1n hts seond Kobalt Tools SOO. Atlanta MoiOf Speedway. March 18, Hampton, Ga. consecutive UAW·DaimterChrysler 400. SOURCE: NASCAR ldiBCUDIDP10 RK OliVER '. ·~otvt< Martin ' s. Jtll (1l9lllon POINTS Following race 2 of 36 WINS 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 4. Kevin HarvicK 335 330 309 307 '·6. DwAcl'-"' Cinl Bowyeo 264 1 0 0 7. ~~ ~ 0 8. J.J. Veley 251 0 0 0 2. Jeft Burton II. ~~ 10. David Stremme ~70 TOP WKS HIS TOP10 • 236 1 1 0 1 0 PREV DRIVER RANK RAllNG 2 3 1~,8 8 111 .1 104.7 1 ,, 4.7 su s 17 93.4 73,5 2 1• 7 10 23 2 9 \Q1 .• 79.9 2 n.o AP ! SOURCE : NASC.A.R 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule Feb. 10- x-Budwe1ser Shootout Daytona Beach. Fta (,-ony Stewart) Feb. 18- Daytona 500, Daytona Beach. Fla. (Kev1n Harvd;) AP photo Dale Earnhardt Jr. watches crew members work on his car during practice for Sunday's NASCAR UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas Friday. "We have a lot to do. Toyota needs to continue to work their rear ends off on their end and we're going to continue to wotk our rear ends otf on our end. That's how we're going to be successful. Work real hard, learn from and not dwell on mistakes, keep our head down and keep digging." Stewart, who failed to make the Chase la~t year and is eager to see improvement this season, saip you can't go into mces this early in the year thinking about points. ''As a team. you can't let it be a distraction," he said. ''We have to go out and run everv lap as hard as possible and not worry about it. This team has always performed well when the pressure is on. and I expect nothing less this week." Feb. 25- Auto Club 500. Fontana. Calif (Ma11 Kenseth) March 11 - UAW-Dalmler Chry•l• 400, las Vega•. March 18 - Atlanta 500, Hampton . Ga. March 25- Food City 500, Bristol , Tenn . "pril1 -Goody's 500, Martinsville, Va . April 15- Samsung 500. Fort Worth . Te)tas . April 21 - Subway Fresh 500, Avondale. Anz. Apr il 29 - .a.aron's 499, Talladega, Ala May 5 - Crown Royal 400, Richmond. Va. May 12- Dodge A\lenger 500, Darlington, S.C. May 19- x·NAS,CAA Nextel All-Star Challenge. Concord. N.C May 27- Coca Cola 600 , Conco rd, N.C . June 3 - TBA , 00-ver, Del June 10- Pocono 500, Long Pond. Pa June 17 - TBA. Brooklyn. Mich. June 24 - Dodga/Sava Mart 350, Sonoma. Calli July 1 - LENOX Industrial Tools 300 . Loudon . N H July 7 - Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach , Fla July 15- USG Sheetrock 400 . Jolie t. Ill. July 29 - Allstate 400 at the Brickya rd. Indianapolis Aug. 5- Pennsylvania 500. Long Pond. Pa Aug. 12- NEXTEL Cup at The Glen. Walk ins Glen . NY Aug. 19- TBA. Brooklyn, M1ch. Aug. 25 - Sharpie 500 , Bris1ol , Tenn 5ept. 2 - TBA, Fontana. Calif Sept. 8- Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400, A• chmond. Va Sept 16 - Sylvan ia 300, Loudon, N H Sept. 23 - TBA. Dover. De!. Sept. 30- Kansas 400, KaMas City. Kan Oct 7 - UAW-Ford 500, Talladega , Ala Oct 13- Bank ol Amenca 500, Concord , N.C Ocl. 21 - TBA. Maninsville. Va. Oct 2a- TBA. Hampton . Ga. Nov. 4 - Dick1es 500. Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 11- Checker Auto Parts 500. Avondale . Anz . Nov. 1a- Ford 400. Homestead. Fla. x-non-points race • I ?-.. . .... . . . . .=1 ~:r::::=::::::-----'1~--- ---=i City .. ~------ m ~--- ------·-- - --1 i ~--· · · · · - · · · · · · · C>:~lale ...... Sunday, March 11, 2007 Cily, slale A,.,. Name ( Sunday's top 10 starting lineup I L--.----.-----). .-----=c=:--~~--I Cily, state I NASCAR race could PageBs t~is handy template to fill out your own bracket as you watch the selections live on Sunday. Check the Monday cally illegal in mo.st states OK," Holding said. "And I - that pools are frowned guess the third thing would upon at many companies. be if you· re not twisting Still, the bosses themselves people's arms tQ play. This are sometimes the ones 1s strictlY. a volunteer-haverunning the pools. At CB fun-with-it ty~ of deal ." Ric hard Ellis, a corporate Holding saJ.d his pool is real estate broker in Fort not sanctioned or sponL.auderdale, Fla.. managing sored by his company. but director Jeff Holding gets that up to haJf of the about 125 entries a year for employees in his office get his pooL which costs $20 to in. He's been running it for enter. about 2.0 years, and last ")think as long as you ' re year was the ftrst time he not doin~ it to make money won any money himself. and you re not doing it to "I've never been accu sed where it takes away from of cheating," be said. your ,Production. then it's Alisa Sbver has never won her pool. either. But "You become kind of that doesn't stop · the obsessed," she said. · Philadelphia attorney from pown in Florida, players putting in $10 in a pool of· scrimping for meal money more than 200· people . . aad hoping to make big mostly other attornevs and - league baseball rosters join • multimillionaire veterans their friends . Shver said she makes in pools that are ubiqnitous multiple copies of her in every dubhouse. The bracket sheet so she can pools are taken so seriously keep one at the office , that one year FBI agents another at home and a third who came to talk to the Los in her carry bag.' Jhat way Angeles Dodgers about the she can ched. on her teams evils of gamblln¥ were at alI times. even if it kept waiting outstde the means digging out . the clubhouse while players sheet from her purse at a completed their pool pick>. bar during happy hour. " It' s championship week :· said New York Yankees reliever Mike Myers... A couple of guys are saying to make sure to brin~ in yom money for Monday. Contributing to this repon were Associated Press writers Robert Imrie in Wausau, Wis.; William Kates in S1•racuse. N.Y.; Sarah· ll~rimer in Miami; Jeannette Lee in Anchorage. Alaska, and Debomh Yao in Phii<ulelphiu, and AP Spons Writer &m Walker at lxr><!lxt/1 spring traininx cam{Js in Florida. NASCAR action that day. "We had a great t1me and watched the Busch race and it was a lot of fun," be said. "But do I wish I had been racing? Not at all. I was perfectly happy with not being there at all." And that's what Martin expects to happen on March 25 when the Nelltel Cup circuit whizzes around the bullring at Bristol. He'll invite some 'people over, fire up the grill and watch his rivals race on without him. When the cars cross the finish line, Martin believes he 'II know once and for all what he wants to do with his future. "I' II know more about what l want to do after Bristol," he said. "Because if after Bristol I feel like l did after Me~ico last week, hew. But if l feel sick that missed that race, or l feel sid during the race wishing I was there - which I qoubt seriously - then my life might change." There's always that chance, though, that Martin won' t skip Bristol at all. Everyone knows Martin can be swayed, as he was in 2005 when Jack Roush convinced him not to retite. And he.waffled most of last summer before settling on the partial schedule with Ginn Racing . So even as be claims he absolutely will not be in the car B.t Bristol on March 25. there's still time to change his mind. r '., \\ '·- '"- C414. ~ 4VIIIIaDIIICMI Ca11-eD0-l07-.... or..WN ........ �\ Sunday, March u, Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Page 86 • &unllap at:mlr9 -&rnhnrl Indians split squad squash~s Cincinnati, 7-3 SARASOTA, Fla. (API Miller, who will likely Adam Miller. Cleveland's stan the season at Triple-A first pick in the 2003 ama- Buffalo. allowed just two teur draft , pitt:hed three sing les. ssoreless innings Friday to "He's a staner and this is help an Indian'· spltt squad good experience for him to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3. get a. stan," Cleveland man" I felt pretty good." said ager Eric Wedge said. "We ,Miller, who has,pitched live • just want him to be himself scoreless innings in two and just pitch . He was solid. appearances . "My fastball He was under control and was good like last time. I used all his pitches." just wanted to get ahead of Mike Rouse hit a three-run hitters." homer in the fifth off Cincinnati top's pitching prospect, Homer Bailey, who also gave up Grady Size more 's two-run drive. Rouse hit a 3-1 pitch atier Bailey hit Casey Blake and walked Kelly Shoppach. "''m disappointed when he got behind , he just used his fastball ," Cincinnati manager Jerry Narron said of Bailey, expected to start the season at Triple-A Louisville. "He's got to use his other pitl'hes. If you're going to be wild, be wild with all your pitches-" Ben Francisco homered off David Weathers in the fourth . Jeff Conine , who , missed four · games with a strained lower back, hit a two-run double against Scou Lewis. Bronson Arroyo, who missed his previmiS scheduled start due to tlu -like symptoms. pitched two uoes deep, Sosataces Spring Trolnlng Glonce AMERICAN UAOlle scoreless innings for the Reds. Dustin Hermanson followed Arroyo with a hitless inning, his first work since Cim:innati signed him to a minor leag ue contract on March 1. Hermanson saved 34 games for the Chicago White Sox when they won the World Series in 2005 but missed most of last year with a strained back. Issas 2007 WL Ba~re NewVOftl; Cleveland Texas Detroit Kanau Crty Los Angeleli BoliO!\ Toronto Oakland Chicago Minneaota Tampa Bay Seatlle 7 2 I'd .857 .857 778 5 2 714 e 1 e • 6 3 667 5 3 .625 5 5 3 5 625 .500 4 .. .500 3 2 2 4 8 8 6 7 .429 .200 .200 1 1 W L 7 2 1'<:1 .na 6 6 2 2 .750 750 6 3 .667 3 .625 Ctlicago 4 3 Arizona 5 5 4 4 6 4 5 5 3 4 3 2 2 4 6 7 6 7 Houston Loa Angeles Ph-~·ia san DleQO .571 .556 .556 .545 ..429... Beltran in the first inning. 400 then settled down. The lefty Milwaukee 300 New York 250 allowed five hits in four Pinlburgh Barry Bonds played long 222 Waahlngton innings while striking out .200 2 6 Flo< Ida ball, Sammy Sosa had fun , two . against his former team and NOTE: Split-squad games count in Rockies 6, Mariners S, Carl Pavano missed another the standing&; games against non· 10 Innings · major league teama do not. outing for the New York At Peoria, Ariz .. Jeff Yankees. Frtdoy'o Olmoo Weaver yielded one run and Houston 9, Toronto 7 After a bout with the tlu, St Louis 4, Florida 1 three hits in three innings Bonds hit his first home run Boston 11, Philadelphia 10 for Seattle. L.A. Dodgers 8, Minnesota 7 of spring training Friday Bahimore 4, Waahlngton 3 Diamondbacks 4, when he connected off Atlanta B, Plttaburgh (II) 5 White Sox 2 Cleveland (n) 7, Cincinnati 3 Esteban Loaiza in the San Oitroit9, N.Y. Mets 5 At Tucson, Ariz., Francisco Giants' 5-3 loss Colorado vs. Seat11t at Peoria. Ariz., Chicago pitcher Jon 3:05p.m. to the Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Texas at Garland had his second Scottsdale, Ariz. Surprise, Ariz .. 3:05p.m. subpar outing in three starts "I hit it pretty good ," Oakland vs. San· Francisco at and said he has a "knot" in Scottsctale, Ariz., 3:05p.m. Bonds said. ''But it's spring Chicago White SOx vs. Arizona at his right shoulder - just Tucson. training. 1 don't take spring Ariz. , 3:05p.m like last spring. He said it Kansas City (sa) vs. Milwaukee at training -seriously besides 3:05p.m. doesn't hurt but it makes it Phoenix. getting in shape." San Diego (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs difficult to throw the ball (ss) at Mesa. Ariz .. 3:05p.m. Bonds was sidelined last San Diego (..J vo. L.A. AogeiS (ss)at where he wants to. Garland weekend by a flu bug that Tempe, Ariz ., 3:05p.m. gave up four runs and eight ravaged the Giants . But Pittsburgtl (ss). \IS. Cleveland (sa) at hits, including two homers, Winter Haven. Fla., 7:051).m. since returning to the lineup Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankets at in three innings. Tuesday, he is 4-for-7 with Tampa, Fla., 7:15p.m. Cubs (ss) 10, Padres (ss) L.A. A"9"'s (II)"· Kanaas Crty (ss) a homer and two doubles. at Surpnsa, A.nz ., 9:05p.m. 6 He said he · is mostly_over Saturday'• Ga!MI At Mesa, Ariz., Chicago Boston vs. Detroit at l..ake&and, Fla .. the tlu, and his oft-injured late AP photo manager Lou Piniella said knees are feeling prelly Toronto vs .. At6anta at Kissimmee. good. San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds swings on his solo home run. off of Oakland Athletics' left-hander Rich Hill is def- Fla.. late N.Y. Mets vs. washington at VIera. He's expected to be in the Esteban Loaiza in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Ariz. initely in the rotation. Hill Fla., late went out and justified the lineup as the designated hit- Friday. N.Y. Yankees vs . Pinsburgh at decision by working three Bradenton, F6a., late ter in San Francisco's two Cincinnati vs. C~veland at Winter solid innings. Aramis Haven. was dealt a blow when he '·He'll return here soon," and now everyone in the home games this weekend Fla., late St. Louis vs. Baltimore at Fort against Texas and Seallle. Texas front office looks Cashman said. "When he strained his Achilles' ten- Ramirez went 2-for-2 with Fla .. late returns, to the degree he don while attempting to a double and his first home Lauderdale. Bonds is hoping to get off like a "genius." Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Minnesota a! Fort "l had an opportunity wants, he will address it or cover the plate on a wild run of the spring. Myers, Fla., late to a faster start this season Philadelphia (ss) vs Houston at Angels (ss) 12, He is expected to be pitch. as he closes in on Hank with Texas," Sosa said. not." Kissimmee. Fla .• late Padres (ss) 4 Pavano has made one sidelined for at least two Aaron's record of 755 "When you were out for a L.A. Dodgers (SS) vs . FIOrkia (A) at At Tempe, Ariz., David Jupller. Fla., late weeks . Shuey hasn ' t home runs. The seven-time year like I was, sometimes spring start, on March 4 Florida (11) vs. I...A. Dodgers (sa) at MYP needs 22 to break the they think you are finished eight days after his left pitched in the majors since Wells made his spring Vero Besch. Fla.. late training debut for San Philadelphia (sa) 111. Tampa Bay (ss) - and I'm not." instep was bruised by a line 2003. mark . Bl St. Petersburg. Fla., late Diego, allowing three runs Pavano has had a difficult drive during batting pracSosa has 588 homers Braves II, Pirates (ss) 5 Arizona vs. Milwaukee at PhOini)C, and it appears he can still time just getting started tice. The right-hander, At Bradenton, Fla .. and four hits in I 2-3 late Seattle vs. I...A. Angels at Te"1)6. hit even after sitting out last with the Yankees, and his starting the third season of Chuck James pitched three innings. Ariz ., late Brewers 7, Royals (ss) 6 comeback stalled again a $39.95 million, four-year shutout innings and Kelly season. T8)C81 vs. San Francisco at At Phoenix, Zack Scottsdale. Ariz., late The former slugger was when he was scratched contract, hasn't pitched in Johnson hit a broken-bat Coklrado (ss) va . San Diego at too focused on his come- from his scheduled outing the major leagues since homer for Atlanta. Pirates Greinke, who missed most Peoria, Ariz .. tate Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at back to get nostalgic about Friday night against Tampa June 27 ; 2005, due to starter Zach Duke permit- , of last season due to social Surprlie, Ariz., late anxiety. made his first stan facing the Chicago Cubs in Bay. assorted ailments. ted one run in four innings, for Kansas City since 2005 Oektand va. Chicago White Sox (sa) at Tucson. Ariz: ., tate The oft-injured right-hanSurprise, Ariz. But the way Filling in for Pavano. Jeff Willy Aybar's homer. and gave up three runs and Chicago wtlite Sox (ss) ~s . COkKado der was excused to ·address he's swinging the bat. he Karstens allowed two hits Pirates (ss) 6, (ss) al Tucson, Ariz., tala five hits in three innings. figures to see his old team a personal matter. He took and struck out four over Indians (ss) 2 again in June, when the part in pregame drills, then three scoreless innings in At Winter Haven, Fla., Cubs visit the Texas left Legends Field about 45 New York's 5-1 victory at Paul Byrd allowed two runs Rangers for the first time. minutes before the first Tampa, Fla. Derek Jeter and four hits · in three The 38-year-old Sosa, in pitch. had a two-run single and innings for Cleveland. Neil Yankees general manager Jorge Posada hit a solo Walker drove in three runs. camp with the Rangers on a Cashman · said homer. minor league contract after Brian Adam LaRoche had a pair Pavano didn't ask for pera year out of baseball, went In other spring training of RBI singles and Shawn 2-for-3 with a walk as mission to leave, but was games: Chacon pitched two-hit ball Texas beat a Chicago split told to do so by manager Astros 9, Blue Jays 7 over three innings for Joe Torre. Pavano's personsquad 11-9. At Dunedin, Fla., Hunter Pitt.sburgh. Sosa is 9-for-18 with two al matter was not thought to Pence had three hits and Tigers 9, Mets 5 • Unlimilod Hou<t, No C.,.>lradl home runs and four RBis be a physical ailment. At Port St. Lucie, Fla., • tO E·moil Add"""" scored twice for Houston. A "He's somewhere he long shot to win playing Kenny Rogers gave up a through six games. should be right now." time in ri~ht field entering two-run homer to Carlos "I know I was playing against them, but I was Cashman said. "He really spring traming. the youngthinking about 'a normal doesn't need to be here ster is balling .722 . game," insisted Sosa. a tonight. It· s something that Frank Thomas made his seven-time All-Star with just came ' up right before first spring training start for the Cubs from 1992-2004 game time and Joe let him Toronto and went 1-for-2 93 Col Rd. Athens, OH and · the 1998 NL MYP. go and rightfully so." with a walk. Vernon Wells. A Florida man involved Alex Rios and Lyle ''I'm just happy to have an 111 opportunity· to have another last year in an accident with Overbay homered for the a Porsche driven by Pavano good game." Blue Jays. Sosa had his second has sued the Yankees' Cardinals 4, Marlins l infield single in two days pitcher for injuries allegediiiH HI-Ill It lrllr IIIII. At Jupiter, Fla., Anthony and a sharp hit to right ly sustained in the crash, *All prices reduced. * As Low As 6.25% APR field. While he's expected which the player initially Reyes turned in his s~ond No Money Down. No Payments til May '07 w/select lenders approval to be primarily a designated tried to hide from the team. consecutive strong outing St. Louis and Albert for All Credi1 Applications Accepled For Processing Cal1592-2497 Ernest DeLaura, 47 , also hitter, he played seven Pujols hit a pair of RBI view entire inve at www innings in right field and named the Yankees as a doubles . he filed the defendant when caught three fly balls. 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AN AMAZING JOURNEY Meigs pound puppy finds happy home with Florida family BY BRIAN J. REED BREEIJ@MYOAILYSENTINEL.COM ROCKSPRINGS - It's a strange kind of personal ad, only poss ible in this computer age we li ve in: ''Pound puppy needs ride to new home. " Gabby's K53 -mile trip from the Meigs County Dog Shelter to a loving home in northern Florida is a story that would have seemed impossible 10 years ago, but thanks to modern technology and a few animal lovers, the story has had a happy ending for everyone involved. It is a story of the unlikely lengths an animal-loving family will take to bring a perfect pet home, at last. Its cast of charac.ters include a woman mourning the loss of her own dog, a cooperative animal shelter staff. and a sympathetic truck driver who helped Gabby make the trip. In December 2006, Sharon Steelman was still recovering from the loss of her golden retriever mix, Lilly, who had died in October. Gabby was confi11ed at the Meigs County shelter, awaiting a loving home. Before the year was over, Gabby was home with the Steelman family, where she is now a pampered pet and loved by her new family . Steelman found her new dog, then named Sugar, on PetFinder.cum. "I knew that my new dog was out there and time Spencer Steelman and Gabby. Sharon Steelman said Gabby is quick to learn new tricks and was of the essence in findIs well behaved. ing her before she became a statistic," Steelman said. "[ instantly knew Sugar was a match. We just connected." Steelman said Meigs County Dog Warden Tom Proffitt and his assistant. Sarah, were very accomu- dating during the process that followed. After Steelman decided Sugar was the dog for her and her family. Proffitt took Sugar to the local veterinarian's office for her shot s, and Steelman paid a $15 adoption fee . But how to get Sugar to her new home? Again relying on her trusty home computer, Steelman visited a website, UShip.com . read the ad Steelman posted on the online shipping marketplace. Before long , she received a reasonable offer from Bob Marino, a self-employed trucker. who had a good rcco(d for tran .~por tin g dogs . Bob estimates he has transported as many as 20 dogs to new homes. He drives out of Rochester. N. Y He picked Sugar up from the shelter, and while the plan was for the adorable dog to ride in a ke~nel cage in the truck cab, she didn ' t stay there for long. "Bob called to tell me that she was much nappier loose in the back seat," Steelman said. "By six o'clock that night. my little Sugar arrived in Atlanta, where he were spending the holiday . She was the best Christmas gift ever," Steelman said. The first order of business for Sugar, who was quickly renamed Gabby in honor of Steelman ·s late mother. wa> a good meal and a warm bath . Shortly after she arrived at her new home. she went to the vet, who determined Gabby was heartworm positive and had kennel cough. Now, three months later. she is a healthy. ha.ppy dog , a "wonderful companion ." and a delight to the Steelman family. " She is super-smart," Steelman said. "She catch es on to new tricks quick ly. and due to her maturity. she has never had an accident in the house. She never gels into things and never chews up your stuff." To go through such a process just lo adopt a shelter dog seems compli cated. out Steelman said she is "overwhelmingly in favor of resctle adoption . "What other opportunity will I have in my lifetime to save a life 0 Adopting a shelter pet makes you feel like a hero." Steelman said she hopes others will be inspired to adopt a shelter dog fo r themselves .· " Rescued shelter dogs spend their lifetimes showing you their gratitude. but most of all . why breed and buy when other dogs \vail ami die ?" AMISH BAKERS FACE FOOD SAFElY SCRUTINY ,,., MORE LOCAL NEWS. MORE LOCAL SPORTS. Cl il>unbap «tme.& -6endhel Bv JOHN SEEWER refrigeration required to thwart foodborne st<>tnach illnesses. PFEIFFER STATION Food s;,1t'cty ~wersec rs in Not even temperatures hov- several states say the] arc ering below zero or a foot seeing more people dab-. of snow stopped .:ustomers hling in selling lhcir homefrom trekking to Mary's mad~ pie~, l'andie:-. and Amish Market for her fruit jam:-.. Some mt: farmers pies and Swiss cheese. stmting up a small business "You have to get here · catering w those who wam pretty early to get the good organic !(~xis while others stuff," said Randy Alge. ar~ ju•a 1-.loking t') make a who drove a halt~hour to little extra mone1·. "There·, a perception th"t lind just one pecan pie left on the shelf. ''I'd come here foods that are lo.:al are for anything." safer, and that f'ivors the . State regulators are stop- local producer:· said Mike l>ing by for another reason. Govro. assistant administra· "The country kitchen and tor ,,f the ft,od safety diviother home bakers in an -.;, inn in Orc~llll . "'\Vhcthcr Amish enclave in nonhwest it\ u·ul~ or IHJt. you haYe lP Ohio have n'me under ltx'k at each prtxlucer lntUscrutiny for selling meats vidually." and cheeses without a Rule ~ \an. fnJJil "t~1L~.: ll' license and neam pies ami -..ta te . G~,.·nCrall) . though. pumpkin wlls "ithout the tl1erc '" n11. m.~ lcnienL·) :.~. nd ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER • Elfering, d1rector of dairy they can work out an agreeand t(xxl inspection lor the ment. For now. the only state agriculture department. change she has made is "Fanners markets know using ice to keep some to make sure their people items cold. Supponer' are taking ire for canned n~getabk~ and are followin~ the rules." he produl't~ ~: nn1:1inin g milk said. 'They re probably a cubes to her to keep c·old better regulatory agency the cheese and meat stored and egg-t. Oreglm requires a licens~ than we me in many cases." in an unplugged icebox and Ohio health and food signing petitions asking the for people who sdl food safety officials say they state to let the Amish alone . made in their hom~ "Why should we try to kitrhens . Ohio dt>esn't don't know of any illneS>es change their beliefs·'" said license <'r , insp~.:t home related to food made in bakers who sell cookies. domestic kitchens and sold Earl Sayre. a loyal c·ustomer. to the public. cakes 'md breads. The Amish avoid using Customers of Mary·, "We have people who electricitv. to preserve their have done it for years anll Amish Market are an~ry we don't know about it. .. that regulators are tell1ng simple lifestyle. and haw said Chuck Kirchner, acting owner Mary Slabaugh !hat little use for government director of food ,afetv f,,r sh<' must conform to state intervention and licenses. About 40.000 Am1sh live the Ohio Dcpartmctit of re~ulati o n s and needs a li~:-ense because she isn't in Ohio. the largest wncenA uril·ullllf~ . FantH.-~rs markets ~elling w;ing the kitchen in her tration in the United States. Mosl me in the nonheast home· 1nade ,goods in home to bake. Hea lth inspectors have pan of the state. about SO Min nesota are .:hcckell once a H'ar. but those sites aren't a>kc'\1 for another meeting miles from Slabaugh and a -l11gh pri<)rity. -..aid Kn·i11 with her. and she's hopeful her neighbors licenses are not needed for people who use their homes to make low-risk foods such as fru1t pies. candy and jelly. The rules arc stricter Regulators s~1y the issue is about food safety. not anyone's beliefs. "Th1s isn't aimed at any panicular group:· Kirchner said. " It applie.s a.:ross the board to ever) body." Inspectors have the authorit\ to throw out food pnxlut~;, but SlK"h steps are unlike!\ bel'ause thev want to work with the Amish. said Dave Zeller. environmental health diret:tor with the Kenton-Hmdin Health District. "' \Ve · re not going to go in and dose anv or these plac·es down." he said. "We try to help people first. That\ why we're trying to do everything we can to educate the Amish ... In Michi2an and Tenne ... see. reg. .ulatOI-s can tine repeat violators of food rules. �YOUR HOMETOWN iunbap linttl ·itntintl - COMMUNITY (ORNERSmoking ban enforcement to begin Enforceme"t of the new smoking ban which Ohio voters passed in November is about to begin . Here, the Meigs County Health Department takes the role of enforcer and just recently got funding to implement the regulations. No one is quite sure just how far that $1,141 the agency received will go in doing the job, but you can be sure the Health Department will make the most of what they got to enforce compliance. While the new law required rublic places and places o employment to be smoke free as of Dec. 7, enforcement is jusi now about to begin. The law requires ashtrays and other smoking receptacles be removed and No Smoking signs posted with a telephone number for non-smoking customers to report violators. So the word is "smokers beware." If you don't abide by the law, there very likely will be a penalty to pay. ••• While Meigs County Sheriff's Deputy Holman wasn't successful in rescuing a litter of puppies in the house on Middleport's Beech Street that caught fire last weekend. he is to be commended for trying. There was just too much smoke and heat for him to get in the house and bring the puppies out. ••• When Larry Marshall had some down time at an Ohio Department of Health meeting he was attending at the Pontifical Josephinum College in Columbus, he glanced at the wall and saw a plaque containing the word '" P o m e r o y . " That piqued the Meigs · County Health Department administra- PageC2 Charlene Hoeflich tor's curiosity and he read more. He had never heard of Father Joseph Jessing who immigrated to. America in the mid1800s, became a priest, and was assigned to Sacred · Heart Catholic Church here after being ordained to the priesthood in 1870. While here he founded a German language newspaper and opened a boys orphanage, which was relocated in 1877 to · Columbus. As a result of the desire of four older boys in the orphanage to become priests, Fr. Jessing founded Collegium Josephinum Semi'nary which later evolved into the Pontifical College Josephinum, the only pontifical college in North America. It's an interesting bit of history about something big that started in our small town along the Ohio River - the place listed in Ripley's Believe It or Not for having a threestory county courthouse with each floor openinl! at ground level and havmg no cross streets. That's your history lesson for today. ••• Spring is my favorite time of year and for several weeks now I have been reading gardening magazines and catalogs, watching gardening shows, trying to decide what to plant where when it comes that time. and checking to see if anything green is popping up in my flower beds. My thumb is not exactly greell like some I know but fortunately, I have friends in high places on whom I can call who will . take the time to answer my gardening questions. What would we do without the Meigs County Extension Office. When and where to trim shrubs which threaten to take over the place has always been confusing, as has what to do to avoid or perhaps plant to cover those awful bare spots in the yard. To my rescue the Extension Office this week announced a workshop to address those very problems. The ones on pruning will be held Wednesday, I to 3 p.m. and Friday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Those for planting gardens and on lawn care will be held March 20, 7 to 8:30 p.m. and March 21, I to 2.30 p.m. Of course they are open to the public and will be held at the Extension office in the Meigs County annex. There is a charge of $5 to cover the cost of handouts. Incidentally, the spring gardening program and plant exchange has been planned for April 12 at the Senior Citizens Center from about II to I p.m. That's where those attending e11change plants they have too many of and take home ones they have none of. We use the word "exchange" lightly since there are those of us who have nothing to bring, but alw,ys are invited to take something home. Sunday, March u., 2oo? High school teachers: Give your input on perso~al finance education High school teaebers from throughout Ohio are being asked to respond to an Ohio State Univmity survey about their experiences in teaching money management in the classroom The study will help govemmentaildschool officiab understand what personal finance topics are taught in Ohio aild what students are reached, said Caezilia Loibl, family t'inaOOal ment specialistfiX' Ohio ~Diversity Extension aild assistant professor of consumer sciences in the College of Education and Human ~-said Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray has already exprewd interest in the results. Cordray has advocated more personal finance education fiX' young people as a way to reverse ttends of heavy credit carddebtaildOhio's high rate of home foreclosures. Loibl, who is a member of Cordray's Ohio Commission on Pmona!FmanceEducaliOn. has sent postcards to business education, social science, and family aild comumer sciences teachers in every high school throughout the state, aOO about 0111>third of the schools have responded to the online survey, • What barriers teaChers face in teaching personal fmance topics. • How long teaChers have been teaehin.l: personal finaoce Becky aildwhal~licerWng or continuing education credits Nesbitt they have in that area. •ln.ntition to the gift card. all teaChers who participate will get a copy of the final nisults. 1be survey responses are she said But she would like to completely anonymous and will be released only as sumsee more. maries in which no indivi<ktal's "Every response is ~t answers can be identified. Loibl to get accurate results,' Loibl said. Although Loibl sent said Any Ohio high school requestS to all high schools in 01\io, ''it's only by he<tring from teacher who ~ penooal nearly everyone in the sample tinan<.-e topics in any or their that I can be sure that the results courses is eligible to complete are truly representative." the survey. Any of those teachThe survey takes about 20 ers who have 1101 received a minutes to complete. To com- postcard with information on pensate them for their time, sur- how to access the survey may vey respondents will get $10 contact Loibl a1 (614) 292-4226 asoiine gift cards, Loibl said or loibiJ @osu.edu. ~ survey includes question'i The project is fwxled by the on: wtiversity 's P-12 Projec~ a wti• What personal finance top- versity-wide partnership creatics are being taught cwrently m ed to assist in unproving Ohio's the classroom and what materi- schools. with a special focus on als are used to teaeh that infor- the education of Ohio's undermation. served children aild youth. • How many students are (Becly Nesbitt i.s dim:tfw of being reached aild some basic 1M Gclliu Colut4Y &tMsion demographic information Senoice Cmler of Oltio Slate about them. University.) SUNDAY PUZZLER ACAOSI Aside from murder cases, the court case that may have drawn more attention than any other in Gallia history took place in the summer and fall of 1885. It was a complicated case that basically accused the defendant, Ellen Herder, of forcing an alleged minor, Anna Rhodes, to indulge in prostitution in a house kept by Herder on Spruce Street. What made the case more interesting was that preceding the actual trial. a vigilante group described by the Gallipolis Journal as the Ku Klux Klan had already found the defendant guilty and meted out their own punishment. The Journal records, "Friday night, there was a mysterious movement among the young .men of the town, including the better as well as the least stable portion of the community. There was the young merchant, the young manufacturer, the dry goods clerk and the sturdy yPung mechanic , At the hour of midnight, a dark mass of humanity silently marched through the Public Park, each minute growing larger. Many had their handkerchiefs tied over their faces, with an occasional bold spirit who dared recognition without a mask. "When the mob had numbered nearly a hundred they moved silently out State Street. up Third Street to Cedar, thence to Fourth and on to a hiding place under the hill of the premises adjacent to the Herder house. A low cough of the advance skirmish indicated a clear • coast and the Gallipolis Ku Klux Klan took possession of the premtses. Mrs. Herder was commanded to denude herself and did so with the excep· lion of her under garments and shoes. Then under the guidance of the big guard, she was conducted to a point on the Chickamauga road, known as the Langley gate. The coal-tar was liberally applied, and a bolster full of feathers taken from the house was put on as an adornment. She was left to herself and the mob dispersed." The neKt· day, several members of the "tar and feathers party" were openly bragging around town that they . took this action because of the failure of the grand jury to bring an indictment against Herder. That night a group again assembled near the Herder house to plan another raid whereby they would try to force Herder and Rhodes to identify the assailant of the girl who, it was , reported early in the case, was only 13. Apparently, this form of "mob justice" spurred the prosecutor to take a sec· ond look at the case and in due time, he issued a warrant for the arrest of Herder and the supposed assailant, Louis Donnell. It was soon discovered that Donnell was not even in town the night of the alleged incident, and so the prosecutor went in search of another man. A John Cline was produced, but Anna Rhodes could not identify him. The trial against Herder was a bit of a circus. Witnesses told all sorts of stories about the alleged victim as to her age. her reputation, her lineage , GALLIPOLIS - Every hour someone is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic diseao;e of the central nervous system for which there is no cure. Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and stops people from moving. For some, this means living with unpredictable symptoms that can come and go, like numbness and blurred vision, For others. there is more permanent damage, like paralysis. For everyone tmpacted by MS, it means not knowing what the day will bring and always being prepared for the unexpected, inaking it difficult to move forward in life. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 Jo' Koc:moudjplloto people in the U.S .. and 2.5 · ·Suzanne Eachus carefully checks her raffle tickets before million worldwide. "During MS Awareness realizing that she is the winner of the final prize of the night. Week, March 5-11. we a year's supply of air fresheners, at the French Art Colony's encourage people to join the silent auct1on Satu rday. March 3. Area businesses donated movement to move us closer items rangmg from clothing to vacation trips, and guests to a world free of MS," said · :were invited to record their bids on a sheet with the highest National Multiple Sclerosis · -bidder winning each item. This year's theme was Society Ohio Valley Chapter : ·"Everything's a Road Trip" and the fund-raiser yielded over Director of Communication :$9 .000 for the FAC. Wendy Raymond Hacker. "Many have trouble imagining what their lives would be without being able to move. People living with MS understand that moving isn't always a guarantee, and MS GALLIPOLIS opmental delays. Most Awareness Week is an oppor: :Kindergarten Round-up screenings will be done by tunity for everyone who ·(registralionl for the observing the child while wants to do something about :Gallipolis Cily Sdool he/she interacts with other MS now to get involved." ;District will be heldiOn the children and the registraLocally, a newly-formed following dates : tion team. Support Group for Multiple A child must be 5 years of age on or before Sept. Washin&.ton Elementary School: 30, 2007, to be eligible to attend kindergarten. By • Monday, April 9, 2007. law, a child must attend • Tuesday. April 10. schuol if he or she is 6 _2007 . years of age on or before • Wednesday. April II, Sept. 30, 2007. GALLIPOLIS - Holzer 2007. Registration will take Call Washington at 446- place at the school in Center for Cancer Care is wel, 3213 for an appointment. which the child will be coming Dr. Terence J. Murphy. medical Oll(.'Oiogist. attending kindergarten. to il~ staff. Rio Grande To register, a parent or An open house event for · Elementary School: guardian must bring a the public to meet Murphy will copy of the child's birth be Tuesday, March 13 from · : • Mondav. April 16, certificate. record of 2007 . immunizations, and Social 3:30 to 5 p.m.at the Holzer • Tuesdav . April 17, Security card. Ohio's Center for Cancer Care, 170 2007. immllilization require- Jackson Pike in Gallipolis. just Please call Rio Grande ments for children enter- in front of the hospitaL All are in\ited and refreshat 245-5333 for an ing kindergarten in 2007 ments will be served. appointment. are as follows: Born in Harrisburg, Pa., • Five Diphtheria, Murphy received his medical Green Elementary Whooping Cough. and Tetanus vaccinations degree from Ross University School: School of Medicine in (OPTs) • Thursday. April 19, • Four Polio vaccina- Portsmouth, Dominica West Indies. completed his residentions (IPVs). 2007 • Friday. April 20, 2007. • Two Measles, Mumps cy in internal medicine from Hospital/Yale Please call Green at 446- and Rubella vaccinations Griftin University in Derby. Conn.. 3~3() for an appointment. (MMR ). If y<•u c·a11rwt attend reg• Three Hepatitis B vac- and his fellowship in oncology . istration during these cines (HBVs) . at Mount Sinai Medical Center • One Vari<:ella vac<:ine . in New York City. .dates and times, please · call the appropriate school It is also recommended He is board certified in interto make other arrange- that each child h<rve a nal medicine, board eligible in : ·ments. tuberculin (TB) skin test oncology, and has clinical and II is imponant that chil- before entering kinder- research interest in breast, dren he registered for garten . The test must have colon, pancreatic and lung :.kindcrgancn in order to been given after Jan. I. cancer, and non-Hodgkin's ; plan for classes and pro- 2007 . Chi ldren may lymphoma . · vide materials for all stu- obtain these immunizaPrior to his arrival at Holzer, or tions from their doctor, or MWJ)hy practiced medicine , ·dents . Parents guardians must tlring their free of charge from . the for five years in Thlytona aild .kindergarten-aged child to Gallia County Health Ormond Beach, f1a Department. which is :·the registration. For more information about · Children will be l'ocated at 499 Jackson Murphy or the. cancer proscreened for hearing. Pike, Gallipolis. Be sure grams at the Holzer Center loc vision. speed and com- to take your child's current Cancer Care, call (740) 446munications. health and immunization record with 5474 or toll-free at 1-80Q..821 medical issues and devel- you. 3860. S..bmmod plloto Pictured are the ladies who will facilitate a new Multiple Sclerosis Support Group that wil l meet Monday at 6 p.m. at Holzer Medical Center. From left are Diane Jones. Amber Thomas-Barnes and Sandy Moore . Sclerosis will begin meeting the second Monday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Holzer Medical Center Education & Conference Center Room A. 1be first meeting is Monday. March 12. Those who have MS. know someone who has MS. or want to learn more about the disease are encouraged to attend. Amber Thomas-Barnes, a physical therapy assistant at HMC, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2006, and will lead the new support group in Gallipolis. Currently. she has been taking medication to slow ihe progression of the disease and is participating in research studies with the Cleveland Clinic to help find a <:ure. Atier being diagnosed with MS, Thomas-Barnes became aware of- the lack of resources available in our area for people with the dis- ease . with her w -leaders. Sandy She reveals. "I bardy Moore and Diane Jones. for knew what multiple sder"'i' the new MS Support Group. was, and I'm in the heahhNMSS has prm ided educare field' When you're .:ational matcriah to be utidiagnosed wi1h a disease like lized during the suppon MS that has such an unpre- group mt!eting~.T dictable course of progresThomas-Barnes was a sion. you· re scareJ. I thought team c:aplain in lhe ~006 MS what most people think. thm Walk in Athens. The goal of I was going to end up dis- lhc MS Walk is I(; raise abled and in a wheekhair. money fnr MS awarene" "We need suppot1 and edu- and illl' research to fmd a cation. which is why I am cure. She will have a team in starting this group," she the 2007 MS Walk in Athens. added. "By educating our- which will be held on April selves we can help educate 14. our family, friends and com· . For. any questions about munity. My goal is to raise the MS Support Group or the awareness about MS and MS Walk. contact Thomashelp fmd a cure." Barnes at (740) 367-0517. Thomas-Barnes is actively For more information involved with the National about multiple sclerosis. visit Multiple Sclerosis Society's wwwfightMStoday.org or (NMSSJ, Ohio Chapters and www.jointhemovement.org has underwent trammg along to leam more about MS. Reception slated for new Cancer Center oncologist ••• Did you remember to "spring forward" or were you late for church? (Charlene Hoefliclt is tlte genertAI munuger of Tlte Daily Sentinel in Pomeroy.) etc. Anna herself told that her mother and father were both d~ad and that she had come to stay with Herder as she had nowhere else to go. The story turned outto.be a lie as did the stories of her actual age. She was not 13 but probably 18, although that was never proved either. Anna was the illegitimate daughter of John Rhodes. Her mother ran a house of ill repute in Middleport and later Huntington . Apparently when the mother relocated her business, she left Anna in Middleport to fend for herself. When John Cline took the stand to testify, even before Cline took the oath, Anna Rhodes stood up and shouted, "I wish to state to the court that this is the man who committed the act." While Cline was not on trial at that particular time, it was later shown that he had an airtight alibi on the night in question as ·well. As the trial went on, it seemed as though Anna Rhodes was an habitual liar and that her only desire was to direct attention away from her responsibility and blame in her chosen line of work. and to affix the blame on someone else. Herder was sentenced to jail for a long stay. Rhodes left town. But the 19 known members of the Ku Klux Klan who orchestrated Gallipolis· most famous tar and feathering in history were never prosecuted. (James Sands is a spe- cial correspondent for tlte Sunduy TimesSentinel. He can be contacted by writing to 1040 Militury Roud, Zanesville, Ohio 43701.) 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Public libraries make lists of people waiting for the new books. When the waiting lists get too long, more copies of the wanted items are generally purchased to meet the demand. Libraries share waiting lists through "inter-library loan." The library in Gallipolis may supply a need for a patron in another part of the state and vice versa. Bossard Library receives about 600 requests every month for items we have in our collection in Gallipolis that people in Olher parts of the state are waiting to read. Fewer than half of the requested items are sent out to other libraries because they are in use by local residents. People in Gallia County can request items from the library 1D a number of ways: by calling the library and spealrinll to an employee in cm:ula11on or reference, by visitina a bookmobile and spealring to an employee there; br visitina the library and aetung assistance from a reference assistant or reader's advisor; by searching the catalog in the building or 111 home and placing a hold online; by using the interlibrary loan system linked through the catalog called MORE - to request ~gins HALLEY- WENDEL ENGAGEMENT POMEROY Mindy Lynn Halley and Ryan Edward Wendel of 5441 Coachman Road, Columbus, announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Waller of Albany. and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Halley of Pomeroy. She grdduated from Meigs High School in 2000 and attended both Ohio Universitv and Hocking College.' She is employed with Cameron Mitchell Restaurants as a lead tminer. Her fiance is the son of Marcia Wendel of Quincy. Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Randy Wendel of Celina. He is a 1998 graduate of Van Wert High School and also attended both Ohio Unive rsity and Hocking College. He is general manager for Grinders Restaurants. A private wedding ceremony will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2007, at the First United Church in Methodfst Athens. A reception will follow at the Nelson Commons on the Ohio University campus. KEARNS-NORTHUP ENGAGEMENT MASON, W.Va. - Kira Anne Kearns and Nicholas Patrick Northup, together with their p~nts, announce their engagement and fonhcoming marriage. Kira is the daughter of Chris and Mindy Kearns of Mason. She is a graduate of Wahama High School and the University of Rio Grande, and currently is workin~ on her master's degree m special education at Marshall Uni vers ity. The bride-elect is employed in Mason County Schools as a Title I Reading teacher at New Haven Elementary School. Nick is the son of Gary and Donna Northup ol' Mason. He is a graduate of Wahama High School and Marshall University, and is working on his master's degree in health care administration at Marshall. The prospective groom is employed at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A June 23, 2007, wedding date has been set. Mr. and Mra. Jet'Miy 11lomson KHAMPORN-THOMSON WEDDING SUPHANBURI. Thailand - Sarika Khamporn and Jeremy Thomson were married June 4, 2006, in Suphanburi, Thailand, at the home of the bride's grdndmother, Sampao Yossaksri. The bride 1s the daughter of' Mongkol and Boonnoy Khamporn of Suphanburi. She is the granddaughter of Unn Khamporn and the late Kam Khamporn, and Sampan Yossaksri and the late Pan Yossaksri, all of Suphanburi. Sarika graduated from Kanchanburi University in 2004 with a degree in organization mana~ement. The groom is the son of Daniel W. and Sharon Jacks of Gallipolis, and the late William H. Thomson. His grandparents are Carol Thomson of Duncan, Okla .. and Jack and Luella Spears of Sandyville. W.Va. . Jeremy graduated from Washington State Community College in 2002 with a degree in computer programming and completed l'our years with the U.S. Army. He is employed by the Department ol' the Army in Pyeong Taek. Korea. The couple currently resides in Song Tan. Korea. Morgan Woodward and Todd Houck WOODWARD-HOUCK ENGAGEMENT : GALLIPOLIS - Morgan Christin Woodward anu Weslev Todd Houck arc :Unnouocing their engagement :and approaching wedding. : The bride-elect is the daugh:ter of Tombo and Jackie Woodward of Gallipolis. She i); the gmnddaughter of Tom and Thelma Woodward, E. ;Kay Evans, and Ralph mld &lly Bennen, all of Gallipolis. : She is a 1999 gnidl~lle of :Gallia Academy High School 'and graduated from Oueroein College . in 2003. She is employed a1 Holzer Clinic. The prospective bridegroom 1s the son of Stanley and Debbie Houck of Gallipolis. He is the grandson of Boyd Stover of Evans, W.Va.. Imogene Stover of Bidwell, and the late Denver and Maxine Houck of Crown City. He is a 1999 graduate of River Valley High School and gmduated from Hocking College in 200 I. He is employed at the Kyger Creek Power Plant. The wedding will be Saturday. April 2S, 2007, at Grace United Methodist Church. A reception will follow <d the Gallipolis Shrine Club. PETERS-DUNKLE ENGAGEMENT GALLIPOLIS - Sueann The prospective bridePeters and Drew Dunkle are groom is the son of Daniel and announcing their engagement Beverly Dunkle of Gallipolis. and approaching wedding. He is the gmndson of E. Kay The bride-elect is the daugh- Evans of Gallipolis and the ter of Ronald and Kathy Peters late Bill Joe Evans of of Gallipolis, ..md Gary and Gallipolis, and Ralph and Debbie Shon of South Point. Sally Bennett of Gallipolis. She is the grdllddaughter of He is a 1998 graduate of John and Lyndell Stephens of Gallia Academy High School Chesapeake, Evelyn Na'h of and a 2002 gr-dduate of Ohio South Point and the late Leroy University. He is employed by Nash of South Point. Brown's Nationwide She is a 1997 gniduate of ln,urdOCe at Gallipolis. D-dwson-Bryant High School The wedding has been set and Collins Career Center. and tor Sunday. May 27, 2007, at is employed at Fresenius 2:30 p.m. in the Aamingo Mectical Center in Gallipolis. HoteI at Las Vegas. Nev. Sponsor a cat at Tl1e Perennial Cat Sheler c,_ • ............, option: '10 lot 1 """"' $46io16' $100"" 1 yur ~ -----·-- ~ ----------­ ~~-------------- -: City, S.,Zlp: - - - - -- -- - - - - - ~------------------ wnlll:•~choo~c;~~~PI~Yiblt=~IO~Tho~Pw:•~•=•~Col!::--dil> 1llil od and-~..., your .....lllip .., Tho~Cal POIIolo48 --·--···--.................. Golliclolll, OH 4SI31 Tllt~Diil-1 . . . . ~ -~~~~-- Evan Shaw and Michelle Shively VISTA with the Huff Run Watershed Restoration Punnership in Mineml City. Ohio. Her tiance is a 21Xl2 graduate of Meigs High ~chool and ex peels to gr-aduate from Ohio University in June with a bachelor of science degree in video production. He is a freelance cinematographer with NFL Films. The wedding will take place on Aug. II , 2007, at the First United Methodist ChW'Ch in A then.,. items from other libraries; by using the various other ILL choices offered by the library; and by using the link on the library's website to "WorldCat" to search items to request. Bossard Library employees generally place new book orders every week. An average order is $3,000. New books are processed and released every day, with about one thousand new items released every month ~ including movies, music and books. Books are available in paperback, hardback, audio format and in lar~e print. The library subscnbes to more than 200 magazines, with more available for research online. Books in electronic format are available for research in both current and historical fields. The number of resources available at or through your public library grows daily. Spring requests for materials vary from gardening and landscaping ideas to vacation planning and from home re-organization and improvement to new home design and building, Fiction, mystery, western, science fiction and ins~ira­ tional authors have new publications waiting to be eqioyed. The public library,. With its skilled employees and its reference tools, can help someone "spring into reading." For more infonnation aliout any of the above, or for new publications to plan to read, visit your public library, the place where learning grows. (Betty Clarkson is Director of the Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis.) BY RANDOLPH E. SCHMID ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER "Roasring in Hell's Kirchen: Temper Tanrrums, F Words, and of rhe Pursuir Perfection," By Gordon Ramsay, HarperCollins. 287 Pages. $25.95. Cynthia Stewart and Erek Daniels DANIELS-STEWART ENGAGEMENT RUTLAND - Lane and Donna Daniels of Rutland announce the engagement and fonhcoming marriage of their son. Erek Allon, to Cynthia Mae Stewart. Cynthia is the daughter of Robert and Marian Stewart of Huntington, W Va.. and a graduate of Huntington . High School, cla.~s of 199K She is also a 2003 graduate of Marshall University and is employed as an art teacher in Spotsylvania County, Va. The groom-elect attended Meigs Local Schools and gmduated from American School, Chicago, IlL A student at Shawnee State and Rio Grande universities, he has been employed in HVAC as well as market analysis and trading. The wedding is planned for July 7, 2007. The newlyweds will make their home in Virginia. OPEN ·INTERVIEWS Wednesday, March 14 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 242 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH 45631 .sn ,-,, If unable to attend. please call to schedule an interview. 1-888-UWC-PAYU ext 4256 On his TV shows, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay comes across as arrogant. bullying. impatient and foul-mouthed. But his new autobiography, "Roasting in Hell's Kitcllen," offers a clue that there's a human being inside after aiL A human being who learned to hate his father for beating his wife and ch.ildren, yet yearned to impress him. and shed tears at the old man's funeraL A young man with dreams of sports stardom whose professional soccer career was cut down by a knee injury. A man dri-ven to perfection, striving to succeed in the tough world of professional cookin~ despite bis father's deriSJve assertion that "cooking is for poofs." One thing that Gordon Ramsay is not is a poof. He has a beautiful wife and children, big house, flashy car, several suecessful restaUiimts, a collection of Michelin stars and TV shows; he plays soccer for charity events and runs marathons, and be still wonie& it isn't enougb. He remains driven l>y the memory of bis father, a frustrated smaU-time singer who couldn't hold a i,ob. 1'Tbere was no way t wanted to be a pathetic heavy metal. "Yet, underneath all the noise and sometimes hard·tn-understand words, the songs themselves were melodic, and energetic," memorable, Burlingame writes. "Cobain's songs were a Jot more poetic and catchy" than the music from most Seattle bands at the time . The album "Nevermind" sold more than 14 million copies. "When a band writes a song with quiel verses followed by powerfully loud choruse,, there is a good chance they have been influenced by Nirvana," Burlingame writes. Cobain was Rolling Stone magazine's artist of the decade for the 1990s. Forbes.com listed Cobain as the top-earning dead celebrity for 2006 at an estimated $50 million after his widow. Courtney Love, sold 25 percent of Nirvana's song ·catalog. Cubai n want~d young people to hear his rnu,i c, but he couldn't live with preS>ure' that came with success. He mav be an icun. but he was also a Genenitinn X kid who drew cartoons for his grandparenh . suffered through his parent's divorce , was given Ritalin. and worked briefly as a janitor at Aherdeen High School , where he had been a dropout. He wa' al'o ,·,ought by police as he was spray-painting "Ain't got no how watchamacallii'' on the 'ide of a bank. 'For Better or For Ui&rse' characters to live on, though frozen in time Bv BETH DUFF-BROWN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TORONTO Lynn Johnston, creator of one of the most popular comil! strips ever, "For Better or For Worse," had hoped to pack it in this fall. She wanted to travel, deal with some medical problems and take time off without any deadlines as she apJ.lroached 60. "After a while, you kind of resent the fact that people think it's easy, because it isn't," Johnston said of the daily slog to come up with new story lines and accurate depictions for her homey stnp about an everyday Canadian family. "You really do have to work hard at this stuff." Millions of fans who have followed the Patterson family for nearly three decades in some 2,000 North American newspapers and in eight languages in 20 other countries were heartbroken to learn last year that Johnston intended to end the strip on its 28th anniversary this September. What would happen to Elizabeth, the idealistic daughter of Emily and John? dreamer like him for the Would the teacher choose an rest of my life. I wanted old high school flame, a to be the best at whatever policeman or a helicopter I did, not the kind of guy pilot as her next beau? (An that people secretly laugh ongoing poll in the Toronto Star has Warren the pilot at behind his back." Ramsay's TV persona is leading by 37 percent of loud and bullying, some- respondents.) And Grandpa Jim, who thing that surprised even found new love late in li(e him when he first allowed after the death of his lirst British television to film wife, Marian. Would he in one of his kitchens. Invited to a preview, he regai,n his speech after surreports: "Seemg myself viving a stroke? Would Deanna on the screen for the first daughter-in-law lime I thought ... is tllat come to terms with juggling motherhood, her meddling really me?" mom and professional life as But it was great for a pharmacist? business. Soon the phones The Pattersons' delights were smoking. Half the and dilemmas will be callers complained about revealed, Johnston assured his language and behavior and the other half said the AP in a recent telephone they wanted to eat at the interview from her home in restaurant of anyone so nonhero Ontario. And her comic strip will live on. passionate about food. Come September, howevBeing dictatorial in a kitchen is, of course, a er, her beloved characters chefly tradition. And will remain frozen in time. while Ramsay may appear extreme to outsiders, he , seems to inspire loyalty in his staff. Indeed, at one point when a friend was fired, Ramsay announced he was quitting also. "On the spot. forty-six members of the staff walked out, and in doing so effectively closed down two of London's best restaurants," he reports. "I b<lve always b<ld a loyal staff,'' he wrote, desp* "ludicrous. alle~a­ lions that I am a bully.' So who is tbat inside Gordon Ramsay? 1be bool is a tale of a complex man driven to produce the best food pos, sible, biM lll(_ho cheri~s · bis mom, wtfe and cbildren, js loyat to {riends and inspire~ loyalty,_ ,and takes pride m recogwlton. In sliort, it's a story of a ~liBian , bemg, and an mterestmg one at that. Celebrity chef whips up a delectable memoir SHIVELY-SHAW ENGAGEMENT POMEROY - David and Patricia Shively of Kettering anootince the engagement of their daughter. Michelle Shively of New Philadelphia, to Evan Shaw ofAthens, son of Lynn and Liz Shaw of Shade. The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of· Kettering Fairmont High School. and received a bachelor of science degree in enviromnental geography from Ohio University in " 2006. She is employed with AmeriCorps Environmental Education and Outreach Betty Clarkson Sunday, March 11, 2007 can.- IIIUIIII8 ...II of the grunge music scene in Seattle in the 1980s and early 1990s when Nirvana rose to fame along with Pearl "Kurt Cobain : Oh Well, Whaterer, Jam, Soundgarden and other bands. Nevermind." By Jeff Burlingame. The book is written for readers 12 Enslow Publishers. /60 Pages. and up, a benelit for anyone who $27.93. appreciates a simple, straightforward sty le. With a glossary, index, end Growing up in Aberdeen, Wash.. notes and suggestions for further readJeff Burlingame was briefly a teenage ing. it would be ideal for middle and friend of Kurt Cobain. high school libraries. While Cobain flashed across the But how do you tell young people grunge music sky with the band about an artist who also was a heroin Nirvana and burned out in his 1994 addict and suicide victim? Burlingame suit:ide in Seattle, Burlingame went to doesn't ignore the negatives, but he is college and became the arts and enter- sensitive to his readers. A reference to tainment editor at The Daily World marijuana is followed by a statement newspaper in Aberdeen. that it's an illegal drug, and heroin is a Burlingame's biography, " Kurt drug that kill s many of its users. Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Cobain is quoted· saying he lied about Nevermind," offers insights about his heroin use because he didn't want growing up in the timber town on the his fans to follow his example. Washington coast and how Cobain Upon Cobain's death, his mother became a musician and a celebrity. told an Aberdeen newspaper reporter. Burlingame says he has some never- "I told him not to jom that stupid before-told stories. rare photos and club," a reference, Burlingame writes, two drawings made by Cobain when to Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim he was 12 or 13. The goal is to intro- Morrison - drug-using popular musiduce. Cobain to readers who weren't cians who died young. even born when he was around, telling Cobain's death at 27. when his band how passionate art was created by a was at the height of its popularity. "skinny, introverted kid from a small drew more attention to his music. It town in the middle of nowhere who remains popular and influential. went on to change the course of music Burlingame writes that grunge history." · music combined the fast tempo' of "Kurt Cobain" also is a brief history rock with the loud distorted guitars of ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PageC5 Johnston, 59, decided she enjoyed her staff and respected her fans too much to let the Pattersons walk off into the twili~ht. So she devised a way m which she believes she can get some long-craved down time while pleasing her fans and distributor, Universal Press Syndicate. Her characters will remain their current ages and the strip will bounce back and forth between new plot twists and repeats of old strips, a hybrid in the same vein as "Blondie" and "Garfield," yet one that will allow new readers to connect with old characters. "There will be consistent back and forth to what happened then to what's hap~ning now," said Johnston. 'But the characters will not change age; they will remain the age that they were when the story line comes to a full circle in September." This morphing of time will allow readers to discover, for example, that Michael and Deanna- who now have two children of their own . - were once childhood classmates. . "You'll see capsules of Michael's children as they are today, but then you'll see Michael and his wife as they once were," Johnston said. "Many people, especially online, will not have seen any of the original material. So to those who have seen the material. they' ll look forward to seeing the time capsule, back and forth." Tom Spurgeon, executive editor of The Comics Reporter, a Web site devoted to news and views about comics, said Johnston's strip is so popular, the hybrid is likely to work. He notes some newspaper editors continued to repeat "Peanuts" after creator Charles Schulz died in 2000 and believes Johnston's tollowing is as loyal. Spurgeon said "For Better or For Worse" has worked so well because Johnston is one of the most "fundamentally sound" cartoonists in the business. with perfect comic timing and an ear for natural dialogue. Despite criticism over the years that her women are wishy-washy and antifeminist, her cast resonates with readers who wish the,Y knew the Pattersons. "They're very nice and personable people and I think that -even if it's not as messy and gritty as our own families - we would like to know a family like that one," Spurgeon said. He noted few canoonists out there provoke the outpouring of heartache and anger expressed by readers when shaggy sheepdog Farley died after saving 4year-old April from drowning, When one of Michael's friends, Lawrence, announced he :was gay in the early 1990s. some conservative newspapers attempted to boycott the strip. Today. lmernet chat rooms and comic strip blogs are inundated with debate over which man Elizabeth should chose. · "There are not that many comi~:s that could engender that kind of reaction anymore," Spurgeon said. Johnston calls on her readers to be patient: "That's all part of storytelling; the love · interest is going to be resolved," she says of Elizabeth's romantic quandary. An art school student who studied animation, Johnston started off as a medical artist In 1972, when she was expecting her son, Aaron, her obstetrician challenged her to draw on the · ceilings above his examination table. She did some 80 drawings over eight months then published those comics in a book, "David, We're Pregnant." Now offering 6 months same as cash! �.. ENTERTAINMENT iunba~ lime• ·itntinel Stealing the Dream: World War 11-er~ theme Eddie lu.ard and Minnie dominates next OVS concert Driver assume a posh position in 'The Riches' Bv JANICE RHOSHALLE LITILEJOHN FOR THE ASSOC IATED PRESS SANTA CLARITA. Calif. - "It 's a hard thing to kind of present in a very simple, one-sentence way," says creator and executive producer Dmitry Lipkin of FX's wildly unconventional drama "The Ri ches." "Ju st the notion that there's this guy who was in an RV with his family and within a day or two he's a lawyer and he lives in a big house .... It 's sort of the upwardly mobile American dream magni fied times a hundred ," Lipkin says. Debuting March 12 ( I0 p.m. EST), "The Riches" IS billed as the cable channel's first "family" series .. It stars British comedian Eddie Izzard as Wayne Malloy. a grafter who with his recently paroled wife, Dahlia (Academy Awardnominated Brit, Minnie Driver), and three kids go on the run after stealing money from the clan of itinerant con artists they ' d been living with in Louisiana. While avoiding capture, they're involved in a tragic accident and Wayne decides to assume the identity - and tony neighborhood digs - of the now-deceased Doug and ~herien Rich. "It's like he 's trying to lie and cheat and steal his way toward legitimacy," says Izzard, "except the American dream is logically, legitimately going up sort of the ladder. This is a very low-rent kind of disorganized crime way of doing it ." This new life often puts Wayne at odds with Dahlia, whose secret drug addiction is exacerbated by her new Stepford world. · "Every day she wakes up in this dead person's house, which is counterintuitive to every spiritual thing she was raised with, a lot of superstitious stuff," says Driver. "And every day she knows it might be the iast day that she is free, and yet she continues on this kind of knife edge, which puts her slightly in a different place than the rest of the family." The series intends to capture "the feeling of bemg an immigrant while having kind of a criminal aspect as well," says the Russian-born, Lousianabred Lipkin, who patterned the show's gypstes after those who roam the rural PageC6 sou th. "They are one of the few cultures in the world that's fairly off the radar. They're off the grid. They don't pay taxes. they're kind of hard to trad, he says. That remote feeling is evident on location in the Santa Su>anna Mountains north of Los Angeles, where. in the episode being shot , the Malloys return 10 their gypsy en~ampment. Izzard exits the communal tent in the middle of a dusty clearing, where a dozen or so rusty truiler homes are cramped together in a circle, unhitched from their pickup trucks. ''Welcome to our gypsy village." deadpans Izzard. the obvious comedic foil of this drama. Having parlayed his standup succe ss in the U.S. and Britain (including the 1999 HBO Emmy-winning "Dress to Kill"), Izzard has made some notable dramatic appearances recently in both film ("The Cat's Meow") and on stage ("A Day in the Death of Joe Egg"). "I've pushed hard to be able to just do' dramas and so crossing them over is ma~be something I can do, ' says Izzard, also an executive producer on the FX series. "And I learned in ·Joe Egg' ... that I was making people laugh and then making people feel ill, because I managed to learn how to pull the rug away in such a way that it was kind of unnerving to people." Reveling in that uneasy feeling has become the signature of the FX brand, where audiences have found themselves rooting for the unsavory leads in shows like "The Shield," " Rescue Me" and "Ni /Tuck." "6ur network is about rebellion, it's about risk taking, it's about the notion of refusing to be constrained," says presi dent and general manager John Landgraf. "And I have to say you won't find characters, you won't find stories, you won't find a tone that's like THIS show." Certainly Driver, who plays Dahlia to the hilt backwoods drawl and all - has never had a role like this come her way. "I've been waiting my whole career to have a chance to play someone like this," she says. GALLIPOLIS An evening of music of cen tered around the World War II ~ra will he nfferc·d in a program by The Ohio Valley Symphony simply titled " Remembrance ." The 8 p.m. ~on~ert will be held 111 the Morris & Dorothy Haskins Theatre of the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre on Saturday. March 17 . OVS concertmaster Marjorie Bagley will step into the guest arti st role with the haunting music from the movie "Schindler's List." No mention of th e Marjorie Bagley 1940s would be l'omplete without the signature big Patrkk 's Day. members of band sound of the era. the audience will be wel Calvin Custer's Salute to comed to a reception the Big Bands is a medley upstairs immediately folof favorites such as "April lowin g the concert in the in Paris," "''m Gettin' newly opened banquet Sentimental Over You ," hall and ,ballroom. The "Pe nn sylv an ia 6-5000" Iri sh band . Blackbird s and featuring local ce lebrit y Thrushes, led by OVS Dene Pellegrinon and principal flutist Wendell "Sing, Sing, Sing ." The Dobbs. wi II be performing OVS is also performing traditional Ce lti c music . Shostakovich's monumenFunding for the sy mUtl Symphony No. 5. a phony is provided by the portrayal of the human Ann Carson Dater stru gg le against totalitari- Endowment. Corporate anism . sponsor of this concert is Marjorie Bagley gradu- the Gallia County Medical ated in Pinchas So•·iety: it is also supportZukerman 's first class at ed by the Ohio Arts the Manhatta n School of Council. The Ohio Arts Music in New York City Council is a state agency and made her Lincoln that" funds and supports Center concerto debut quality art s ex periences to with the Little Orchestra strengthen Ohio commuSociety in 1997 . nitie s culturally, educaAt 18 she graduated tionally and economically. summa cum laude from The public is encourthe University of aged to attend rehearsals Michi~an. where she studied wtth Stephen Shipps . for free on Friday, March Ba?ley rece ived her mas- 16, from 7 to 10 p.m. and ter s de gree from the on Saturday. March 17, Manhattan School. where from I to 4 p.m. OVS she studied with Saturday dress r~hearsals Zukerman and Patlnka are an excellent way to Kopec . In 2002, Bagley introduce young children joined the faculty at Ohio to sy mphonic music. Tickets for the March University where she teaches violin and cham- 17 OVS concert ar~ av'lilber music . Prior to com- able by calling the ArielCarson Dater ing to Ohio, she served on A:nn the faculty at Manhattan Performing Arts Cil"tre ~_at School's Music (740) 446-ARTS (2787 ). Preparatory Division and The box office, located at Second Ave ., the Perlman Music 426 1s open Gallipolis. Program, among others. Bagley is a member of Tuesday through Friday. 9 the ProMusica .Chamber a.m. to 4 p.m.. and 90 Orchestra and is concert- .minutes prior to the conmaster of the Ohio Valley cert. Prices are $22. $2 0 Symphony. for seniors and $ 10 for celebrate St. students. .To Sunday, March u, 2007 INSIDE Down on the Farm, Page 02 Real Estate, Page 06 ~unba!' Kate Walsh of'Grey's Anatomy': 'An1 I becoming my character, or is my character becoming me?' and all that," Walsh says. ·· But what's in front (lf" 1~e right now is work . Often. I think it would have heen so great if this succe." had happened when I was 27 or 28. but then again. I wouldn 't have had the maturity then to deal with it and not end up in rehab." Walsh tinds the boundaries between herself and her character beginning 10 blur. perhaps a hit more than feels entirely comfortable. "With an hour-long drama, you start playing a little closer to who you are, because the writers hear you and are around you and they start writing for you." she says. explaining how her character has become more vulnerable and complex. Asked for her reaction to the blowup over castmate Isaiah Wa~ hington 's anti-gay slur about co-star T.R. Knight, Walsh says there has been "no fallout on the set. really." She adds: "It was definitely sad. It's annoying. And it eclipsed our Golden Globes win. which I was upset about." NEW YORK (APJ - Kate Wal sh hm. something in common wi th the sexy neonat;1l su1'geon she plays.on ABC's hit medical drama "Grey 's Anatomy": love i"ues. , "Sometimes I feel like. ·whm <Ull I doing? Am I be~oming my character, or is my character becoming mt:'!"' she says in an inter- view in Best Life magazine's Ap1il issue. on newsst<Ulds Tuesday. "!' m starting to get a little superstitious here . I detinitely identify with my character in that. romanticallv at lea.st. this is not where I thought r d he at 39." Walsh was a regular on 'The Drew Carey Show" and appeared on other series including " Karen Sisco" and "The Fugitive" before getting her hig break on "Grey's Anatomy." Last month. Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC said it was planning to air a special two-hour episode leaturing Walsh and guest starring Taye Diggs. as a test run for a possible new series. "I teeltom between having the time of my lile and wanting very serious things, like a surplus of love for a family Sunday, March 11, 2007 ===========Travel & Destinations~========== for an hour ora week, visit an Irish <:a~tlf• Bv SHEILA FLYNN FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN , Ireland ~ The image of majestic stone castles rising from rolling green fields is a romantic one, a fantasy held by many tra ve lers who dream of Ireland. But that image is a reality all over the island nation - where castles offer such differing charms and feature s that visitors can tailor castle stavs to their own whims and preferences. Luxury accommodation, re.sident ghosts, medieval banquets and horseback riding - all of these can be found amid the smattering of Irish castles. And regardless of each castle's location, striking views and sightseei ng opportunities are never far away. "There is pretty much everything that you could want- literally everything from a tiny lo ve nest to a huge stately pile ; everything from the point of view of pr.ice, from the point of view of location ," said John Colclough. one of the luxury travel specialists at Adams & Butler in Dublin, which books castle stays. "You can have them on the seaside, you can have them in the middle of the mountains." For top-tier service and extravagant lodging. Ashford Castle in County Mayo and Drol]loland Castle in County Clare rank among the linest hotels in the country. Both have played host to myriad high-profile events. including James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan's wedding at Ashford and the 2004 European Union-U .S. summit at Dromoland. Each five-star property sits in ·the picturesque West of Ireland, and Dromoland's 400-acre estate is only 8 miles from Shannon Airport - allowing guests to enjoy pampering, golf and woodland wanders less than half an hour after landing . Ashford Castle is a longer drive at two hours, but the route leads visitors on a winding tour of the breathtaking West before concluding in· Cong, Mayo - a lush rural bastion of rolling hill s and lakes where 'The Quiet Man" was filmed. Befittin~ five-star establishments, the castles ofter all that visitors would expect from luxury hotels - fine dining, gorgeously appointed rooms, expansive golf courses and a range of specialty pursuits like fal conrv. But you can also lind castle stays at more economical prices . . Belleek Castle, in County Mayo. offers single rooms from just $ 118 a night and double rooms from $18 3. Nestl~d at the end of an extraordinary treelined drive, the 15th century structure boasts rooms that are stately yet not decadent. Belleek's grounds cover!,()()() forested, ri ver-cut acres dotted with trails and bridges; visitors can tire themselves out strolling the grounds before returning to the castle's enormous heavy doors. walking past the massive front hall fireplace and sitting down to a hearty meal in the elegant wood-decorated dining room. Guests ~an also make private appointments to view the castle museum. which displays everything from fossils to 16th century armor in its A~1r;f~~ The Diary of Anne Frank March 9-11 Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 3 Ohio Valley Symphony uRt:membrunce" March 17 at 8 2m Classic Movie Club March I~ at 2 pm The Ariel-Dater Hall 42~~~~~·e~~~~~ IWLROAD WEEKEND TRAIN SHOW Satunlay, Marth 17th -9a.m. to 7p.m. Sunday, Marth 18th· 9a.m. to 4p.m. Greenbo Lake State Resort Park Jusl<ltT 1-:y. Rl. I Near Gr<enup. 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Dl flttmtl-&tntintl Support American Cancer Society 2007 O.ffodH Days * Bunch of Daftooils to each attendee *Newest Boyd's Bear to be Raffled * Donation of vaults. Renting out an entire castle is also more affordable than you might expect. Colclough pointed ou1 thai certain small castles, encompassing only about three bedrooms, can be rented for $1,575 a week . Kn appogue Castle. a five-bedroom medieval structure. can be rented in County Clare for $6,825 a week. The castle is a short drive from Shannon Airport and close to anrac1ions such as the Cliffs of Moher. It stages a nightly medieval banquet. open to the public, with storytelling and medieval music. during the high season of April through October. There are. ol course. other castles that can be rented at exorbitant rates. Humewood Castle in Count y Wicklow, for example, boasts 16 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms - at a price that reaches $99,000 per week. The gray spires and buttresses of Humewood rise from among the Wicklow Mountains just over an hour outside of Dublin, and the rental includes staff to take care of breakfast and dai ly cleaning. Some castles claim to be haunted. Castle Leslie, in County Monaghan. has heen in the Leslie family for generations - and deceased members of the clan have alleged. ly turned up on more than one occasion. Leap Castle, in County Offaly, hills itself as the most haunted castle in Ireland. Sean Ryan, who lives at Leap Castle with two family members. says they hear footsteps, doors creaking and the like, and that one of the other-worldly entities likes to poke people. But he says they 've ··never felt threatened by any of it at all. It 's all quite friendly." The Ryans otTer tours to visitors. Bunratty Castle. in Countv Clare, features a folk park recreating ·19th century Victorian Ireland and a banquet like that at Knappogue. Visitors must have a stomach for medieval kit sch. bm the feast at Bunratty is amusing, tasty and easily chalked up to a vacationing guilty pleasure. And if visitors are determined to hit Ireland's top tourist attractions. Bl arney Castle is a must -see. Here lies the legendary Blarney Stone. famed for its ability to bestow the gift of eloquence. Travelers should prepare for long lines at the County Cork landmark. as well as a precipitous. sharp-angled lean to reach the stone- which can only be kissed by bending over hack wards on the top of the castle. held up by Bh1rncy stall Yet regarclless of the risk and cringe factor. most tourists - espec ially Americans - wouldn ' t dream of visiting Ireland without a pilgrimage to the gift-ofthe-gab attraction . But whether you choose a lu xury castle or go for the kitschy stuff. all of them otler Ireland 's beautiful scenery and a warm welcome. "The actual experience of somebody coming to stay in an Iris h c·astle is not just the hed and the view anJ everything else." said Colclough. "It's the local ,people, and that really is what makes the holiday memorable." AP photoa This undated photo shows Oak Hall in Ashford Castle in County Mayo , Ireland . For top-t1er service and extravagant lodg1ng. Ashford Castle ranks among the finest hotels in the country. It played host to myriad high-profi le events . including James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan's wedding. $50 for tKb hearlq aid sold Ia Mareh M1 ch14 Oticon • ·~r Ht!Grillg Dtvice fOI'a New ~nnulioo" ·- " Dewp." ~lt:.Mil'!& o.:.'" ru " "".. ~.,.._.. ........ ..... ltlt ........ it. f I . . ctMI ..... •r., ~~ •illl boll:~~ row fl""d. .. 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It played host to myriad high-profile events. including the 2004 European U n~on- U.S . summit. �iunbaplim~·itntinel DOWN ON THE FARM EDUCATOR'S VIEWPOINT Ideas to chnnge pasture feeding for cattle BY RICHARD STEPHENS I have been visiting some farms lately. as well as paying close auention to them as I drive by. I am seeing something that could pose a problem to callle producers m our county. We feed a lot of round bale hay in the winter momhs in hay rings. The weather has been rainy and cool. The cattle that are eating out of these rings are causing considerable pasture damage in the form of mud and sod breakdown . With no real end in sight to the weather, as caule producers, what should we do to make sure our pasture isn't permanently damaged by our feeding paddocks? According to Rory Lewandowski, Athens County ANR educator, there are two ways to auack this problem. Rory put forth two plans in the Feb. 21 issue of the OSU Extension Beef newsletter. In Plan I, producers need to plan in advance for the winter months and feeding situ- ation by installing a heavy use feeding pad. By crealing a high mounded area to feed round bales and bunk feed on, the cattle trample only one small area which if sloped correctly, will be only affected slightly. There are many different types of materials to use for a feeding p;~d . Crush and run, fly ash and compacted clay all will work . However, building feeding pads ·can be somewhat costly. There may be some costshare plans uva1lable. There must also be a way of disposing of the manure left on the pad. Another method is trying to winter cattle in pasture that is naturally dry during the winter months to eliminate some of the muddy conditions. High pasture ground in Gallia County is easy to come by as long as the fence system lends itself to this. You must also remember to mo.ve your bale rings and bunk feeders regularly to limit the amount of trample and also to spread the manure around the pasture. One thin¥ to be sure to watch is eros1on of hill slopes. If the trample becomes a problem and erosion is noticed, you may need to move those cattle. Once spring comes, you may no-till plant grasses in the area you have fed in to help increase your sod base. With care of the feeding area and proper seeding, you will see an increase in your sod base which will support the cattle better each year. There are many methods . to try to ease the problem of muddy and deteriorated pastures during winter feedmg months. These are two that I think will work well in Gallia County. For more ideas on pasture renovation and feeding systerns, visit the OSU Extension Beef Team ·website at, www.beef.osu.edu. (Richard Stephens is the Ga/lia County Extension . Educator "for Agriculture and Natural Resources. Ohio State University.) PageD2 Sunday, March u, 2007 needed to start the seed and then how to transplant the plan! to your garden . From the tasty world of herbs, participants who chose Growing Herbs as their session pick, will learn how to plant herbs as well as companion planting with herbs. Growing herbs can be simple and rewarding with an understanding of the needs of herbs. Raising your garden beds is becoming more popular in landscapes. Anyone who selects Raised Bed Gardening as their breakout session will learn how to prepare the structure and soil bed, planting, rotating, and securing the plants. Hiding under tree limbs, gardeners will find the best of Shade Gardening in this magnificent session. Participants will learn the tips and techniques along with finding out which plants will work the best for this type of gardening. Gardeners, who want to learn more about nature, can choose Naturescaping for Wildlife as their session where they will learn how to create to your background into an oasis for wildlife such as birds, butterflies, or hummingbirds using plants and flower to create a pleasant environment. Registration begins at 5:30p.m. with light refreshments in the Lobby of the Arts & Sciences Building at Washington State Community College. The OSU Extension'· Master Gardeners will welcome participants at 6 p.m., followed by three 45-minute breakout sessions. The evening will conclude at 9 p.m. The Garden Party event will be hosted at Washington State Community College, 710 Colegate Drive, Marietta, on Thursday. March 22. Parking is available just outside the Arts & Sciences Building. The $17 registration fee includes refreshments and proceedings for all. breakout sessions. For a copy of the flyer with the registration & map, please visit the Washington County Extension Horticulture website http://washington.osu.edu/h ort/u pcoming-hort-even ts and click on the title Spring is Bursting out All Over. Or call the OSU Extension office at 740-376-7431. Send the registration fonn and check to the OSUE Washington County, Attn: Kelly Nichols, 202 Davis Ave., Marietta, Ohio 45750. BY LIBBY QUAID AP FOOD AND FARM WRITER WASHINGTON Strong demand fo r corn from ethanol plants is driving up the cost of livestock and will raise prices for beef, pork and chicken, the A¥riculture Department satd Friday. Meat and poultry production will fall as producers face higher feed costs, the department said in its monthly crop report. Ethanol fuel. which is blended with gasoline, is consuming 20 percent of last year's com crop and is expected to gobble up more than 25 percent of this year's crop. The pnce of corn, the main feed for livestock, has driyen the cost of feeding chickens up 40 . percent, according to the National Chicken Council. The councit says that chicken, the most popular meat with consumers, will soon cost more at the grocery store. The industry worries the compe- t111on from ethanol could cause a shortage of com. The average price of com. unchanged from last month, is $3.20 a bushel, up from $2 last year. While chicken producer Tyson Foods Inc. posted its first profitable quarter 10 a year Jan. 29, executives warned that a dramatic rise in feed costs will raise chicken prices. "Companies will be forced to pass along rising costs to their customers, meaning consumers will pay significantly more for food," Chief Executive Dick Bond said. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner said USDA is keeping an eye on corn supply and demand. Demand likely will - prompt farmers to plant more acres in com, he said. "We do have confidence in the marketplace's ability to react," Conner said. "We believe producers are seeing the market saying, 'I need more corn, not only for ethanol, but for our feed needs in this country."' The department will issue planting predictions later this month. For soybeans, analysts said prices are averaging $6.30 a bushel, up from last month 's Hverage of $6.20. Last year's price was $~.66 . Wheal prices are averaging $4.25 a bushel. unchanged from last month and up from $3.42 last year. Also in the crop report, the department updated the citrus forecast. to include the effects of a January freeze on California oranges. The California crop will be 39 percent smaller than last year, and combined with freezes that are expected to reduce the Florida crop, the nation's crop is expected to be 18 percent smaller than last season. Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Co., the country's biggest ethanol producer, fell 36 cents to $34.45 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange . Shares of Tyson fell 6 cents to $17.99. states hope winter moisture brings relief BY SEAN MURPHY ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TECUMSEH, Okla. Central Oklahoma cattle rancher David Turner lost one cow last summer when it became stranded in the mud of a drought-shriveled pond. Months later, he watched a wind-whipped wildfire blaze across a pasture on his ranch. Yet Turner considers himself one of the luckier ranchers in the state, which is one of several across the country parched from a lingering drought that has hit cattlemen particularly hard. "We had enough hay to get through ~e winter - a lot of people weren't that fortunate," said Turner, 62, while a few Angus cattle grazed outside his living room window. ''But we were at the po.int of possibly liquidating (the herd) because of water issues." In February 2006, the entire state of Oklahoma was in various stages of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Currently, about 50 percent of the state falls into the drought condition category, but problems still remain, said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. · "I would say · Oklahoma could consider themselves still in the recovery phase," Fuchs said. 'They've been in bicide. NAFfA labeling for farm a pretty significant drou~ht chemicals is voluntary and situation, and they're cdnhnthere are several factoo; com- ui1!g to recover." Other parts of the country. panies must weigh when deciding whether to seek a however, continue to wither NAFfA label. said Jay under exceptionally severe Vroom. president and chief drought conditions. The most hard-hit regions executive of CropLife are south-central Texas, a America. a pesticide uade wide swathe of central and association based in eastern Wyoming and westWashington, D.C., said. For example, he said one ern Nebraska, and portions company found it would be of the upper Midwest, quicker to get a U.S. label includin¥ Minnesota, norththan a NAFTA label for its ern Michigan and the product, a decision that he Dakotas. In Oklahoma. where the said ultimately benefited parched earth· has absorbed American farmers. what little rain has fallen in "I think there wiU be more" companies pursuing the recent months, water levels NAFTA labels, he said. remain dangerously low in "(But) there's not going to be lakes and streams across the a landslide of dozens and state, said Derek Smithee of Oklahoma Water dozens of products that are the Board .. Resources gomg to §et NAFTA labels '1'he crystal ball is pretty overnight. ' U.S. and Canada agree on joint label for herbicide imports under NAFfA label BY BlAKE NICHOLSON citing a 2005 study by North Dakota State University · researchers. BISMARCK, N.D. Jim Gulliford, an assistant Environmental regulators in EPA administrator. said 12 the United States and Canada additional chemicals are in have developed a joint label line for NAFfA labels. for farm chemicals that offi"Joint U.S.-Canadian pesticials say could save cide labels are a reality," he American farmers millions of said. "We can use this as a dollars. strategy to reduce trade barriThe Environmental ers between our two counProtection Agency and its tries." Canadian counterpart Karen Dodds, executive announced last Friday the director of Canada's Pest first North American Free Management Regulatory Trade A~rnent label- for Agency. said in a statement a herbicide marketed as Far- that the NAFTA label wiU GO in the United States and ''improve product access and as Avadex in Canada that can foster an equal playing field be Used for weed control for wbile mamtaining strong a wide range of crops. human and environmental American farmers have health protection." long wanted to import chemDean WaMer, a icals from Canada because spokesman for Arizonathey say they are often based Gowan Company cheaper north of the border, LLC, which makes Far-GO but so-called "harmoniza- and Avadex, said the NAFTA tion" bills have failed in · label process will benefit Congress. One impediment chemical manufacturers to getting legislation passed because it means their prod· was the perception that a uct can move freely across joint U.S .-Canadian label the border. Thai eliminates would be too cumbersome to the expense of different ()liCk· create, said North Dakota ag. and labeling, he said Agriculture Commissioner ~s a matter of efficienRoger Johnson · cy," Wanner said "We have proven that He said industry competiNAFTA labels are possible," tion would stop companies said Johnson, who worked on from raising chemical prices . tbe initiative with federal reg- in Canada rather than reduculalors and chemical industry ing them in the United States. Farm chemical companies ~tatives. U.S. farmers could save also say prices reflect the cost $178 million a year if they of different labeling procehad free access to similar dures and requirements in the pesticides on the Canadian two countries, which must be side of the border." he said added to the cost of the herASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER u m:rtbune "' - Sentinel - l\egt~ter Crop re ort: Demand for • • com • raiSe meat pnces Garden Party XVll slated March 22 Cattle ranchers in several drought-ravaged MARIEITA- "Spring is Bursting Out All Over" will be the theme of Garden Party XVII on Thursday, March 22 in Washin.;ton County. This is the 17th time the OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers have sponsored this event for local gardening enlhusiasts. Each of the past few Garden Party Events has drawn over I 00 gardeners to share knowledge and gain expertise in certain areas of horticulture. Hands-on breakout sessions make this a favorite event of gardeners from all over the Mid-Ohio Valley. Participants will have a chance to select three out of si~ breakout sessions to attend. In one session, Propagation, an ever exciting gardening topic, participants will learn how to take cuttings from plants to grow new plants, find out what plants are best suitable for propagating by cuttings. and what type of rooting media is best. Anyone who has an interest in beginning their seed to plant adven1ure, needs to experience the breakout session of Starting Planls from Seeds. You will learn how to take a seed and grow a plant using the proper equipment ' Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV hard to read, but if we don't cent below the previous year get some rain and some in hay stocks, leading to water flows into our reser- shortages lind lligh prices, voirs, this year will be said department spokesman tough," Smithee said. "If we Jack Carson. 'That leaves ranchers with continue to see reductions ... we' II start to see some real three choices: you can sell problems." the cattle, move the cattle to Drought conditions not where the water is located or only cause a lack of drinking you can haul water to the water for cattle, but also cattle," said Carson, whose mean less pasture land for family raises cattle. "We figgrazing and less hay to make . ured the ponds are going dry it through the winter. A 2006 and the hay is going to be too study by the Oklahoma expensive, so we just made Department of Agriculture the decision to go ahead and showed the state was 60 per- sell them." livESTOCK REPORT GAWPOUS - Ulliled Producers Inc. IFUU'let report from Gallipolis for sales conducted on Wednesday, Marcil 7. Feeder Cattle-Steady 275-415 lbs.. Steers. $95-$132, Heifers, $85-$110; 425-525 lhs., Steers, $92-$ 125, Heifers, $80-$105; 550-625 lbs .. Steers. $88-$ 105. 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Must be infoCisi on a calltoday1 seH motivated individual, have electrical and plumbing experienCe. and be familiar Hln-463-11247tlll. 2311 with HVAC " www.infocjsioo.com If you are interested in a nursing · home maintenance position with great benefits and would like to be a part of a resident care oriented - - - - - - nursing facility, please stop by and see us at: 380 Colonial Drive Bidwell, Ohio 45614 Part St.Bernan1, 4m onth old lsement in violatio male. Looks like St Bernard llhalaw. Absolute Top Dollar : U.S Call740-446·4169 S11ver and Gold Coms, Proofsets. Gold Rings . Pre1935 US Currency, Solitaire D1 amoncts· M.T.S. 4x4'B For Sale .............................................. 725 Coi n Shop. 15 t Second 740·446·5001 Announcement ............................................ 030 Antlques ....................................................... 530 Avenue. Gallipolis, 740·446· Equal Opportu nity Employer Apartments for Rent ... ,., ............................. 440 2842 Elec.ICon1rOis Engineer, Ill Auction and Flea Market............................. 080 , ,,n-g -J,-nk -Cars -.To-,cll s-& Provide expertise in elec. 8 Auto Parts & Accessories ...... ... ................. 760 Wrecks, Pay Cash J D design, hardware specs. Auto Repalr .................................................. 770 ASL og ix & ASView. high Autos tor Sale ..................... , .. ...................... 710 1304 1773 ' 5343 speed data acquisition, elecSa lvage Boats & Motors for Sale ............................. 750 _1304_1_67_4._13_7_ 4 _ _ _ _ tricat test equipment. auto· Frulla MAINTENANCE Racu-.e, Ohio and serv1ce Meigs. Washington and In Memorlam ................................................ 020 lnaurance ........... ,....................... ............. ..... 130 Lawn & Garden Equlpmen1.. ...................... 660 Llvestock ...................................................... 630 Lost and Found ........................................... 060 Lots & Acreage ............................................ 350 Miscellaneous .............. ........................ ,....... 170 Miscellaneous Merchandlse .................. :.... 540 Mobile Home Repair ....................................860 Mobile Homes for Rent ............................... 420 Mobile Homes for Sale ................................ 320 Money to Loan ............................................. 220 Motorcycles a 4 Wheelers ..........................740 Musical Instruments ................................... 570 Personals .................................................. ... 005 Pet& lor Sale .......................... ...................... 560 Plumbing & Heatlng ....... ,............................ 820 Professional Services., .... ... ........................ 230 Bidwell • Bidwell Hardware FARLEY & FARLEY ASH FARM Good with kids. call 740· posilion, inust be able to do 446· 197-2 heavy lilling. Temporary possi bly permane n1 posilion. 740·992-5023. lo!.T .\"11 C•oss Creek Allction Buffalo - - - - - - - 8 week old puppies Coll ie· Saturday Ni(tlt. 3 loads of All Real Estat dvertiaemenls ar ubject to lhe Federa air Housing Act HllJ> WAI\'I'FJJ HElP WA'IITID Lost: Fema le Yellow Lab · trom the Waterloo Rd. Leon . ::: To- W ::i::-:c M-ay-C::-o-nc-ern. Wv area. Family heartbro10-m:-" Rose ·s Counlry Hom e Care ken . She has no col lar. It 1S NOT going out ol busi· tound please call 304-415· ness. We are based in 3122 01304-421-2311 . Houses for Rent ..... , .................................... 410 Delivery Will Be: Wednesday, March 21 10 A lull lime employment opportunity tor a main \e· nance mechanic is ' being offered by a polymer manu· tacturer in Mason County. WI/. Candidates must poss· as a high school dipk:lma or equivalen1 GEO and be wWI ing and avai lable to work rotating sh ifts. The preferred candidates shaU posses and be able to demonstrate mechanical skills induding but no1 limited to: weldtng. ability to troubleshoo1 and repair pumps, and the knowledge and ability tO use all forms of preciSion measurements tools. Individuals HomasiD< Sale ............................................ 310 Household Goods ....................................... 510 '" Irio I mercial construction. ShOrt distance travel required. pay based on . elCperience. Mail resumes to: 13621 SA 554, Bidwell. OH 45614. No Calls Domino's Pizza Now Hiring Please. Sate Drivers & Management - - - - - - Point Pteas3n1 . Gallipolis & FEDERAL Pomeroy localions Apply in Person POSTAL JOBS - - , - - - - , . . , - - - $16,53-$27.58/hr .. now hir· Orill6rs-Co & OO's ing. For applicatiOn and tree Oh Regional runs! governement job inlo, call $60.000+ American Assoc . of Labor 1Home weekly & weekends! 913-599·8042, 24/hrs. emp. Class A COL + 1 yr OTR serv. Exp Req : : - - - - - -- - , Forru:~ot what you have heard I· BOO· 539 ·8016 ,_ www.landair.com aboul telemarketing Eric Jason Adkins , logger •02714 WI/: Regarding fences you destrl1)'ed at our property line. beh1nd Bedford Chapel Church. An~ damage to our livest~ or arrt other damages that occur off this property will lie your responsibility S1gned 2·1·2007· Stevie L. Chapman 304-743-1507 Home improvements ....... ............................ 810 , GIVEAWAY Y•rd Sale-Pomeroy/Middle ............. :-· ... , .....,074 Yard Sai•Pt. Ploasant... ............................. 076 100 WORKERS NEEDED An El'>cellent way to earn mane~- The New Avon Call Marilyn 304·882·2645 AVON ! AU Areas! To Buy or Sell Shirley Spears, 304675-1429. BENNIGAN'S IS Now Hiring tor Hosts and Servers Apply in person at Point Pleasant Location. Help Wanted LOCII bullnetl Looking for 9 pit reps Comm_. bonuses, car bonuses. No salary. Wk 5· 15 hrs weekly. $29 refundable star1-up cost 740· 441 -1982 Buckeye Hills Career Center JS now acceptmg appilca tmns tor part·lune substitut a all shifts. custod1ans Contact th e Superintendents Olfice at 740-245 -5334 EOE mileage. Apply at 1456 Jackson P1ke Suite 3 GallipOliS. or phone 740 441 _9263 --::-:=-::--:-- r.==:;;::;;===i! OPEN R&J Tn.~c~ ng now H1nng al ou• New Haven. WV Ternunal Fo• · INTERVIEWS Mountaineer Grading Co Seeking qualified heavy equipm ent operators tor work in WV. Operators tor e11cavator, dozer. dnll Doth rotary and hydraulic and rock truck driver Davts Bacon Pay scale. Fa11 resumes to 304-548-6900 Ann: James Cooper Start a new career 1oday! ------- Mountaineer Grading Co. Seeking applican1s to fill th e position of field mechanic and shOp mechanic., two positions available ... Oavis Bacon payscale tor th e f1eld poSition and a company iss ued mechan1cs tr uck Shop pa~ will be dependent on qualificati ons FalC resu mes to 304·548·6900 Attn: Las Putillion -------POST OFFICE NOW HIRING Avg. Pay $20/hr or $57K annually Including Fed eral Benefi ts and OT,Paid Traming. vacali ons·FT/PT 1·800-584-1775 E11t. #8923 USWA Help Wanted • Part-time. day & evening hours • Includes lacture and clin1cal instruction • Must have at least two years experience in Med. Surg. and.or Long Term Care • BSN required For more information contact: Sharon Carmichael Buckeye Hills Career Center 740.245-5334, ext. 206 Reg.onal Haul s-Uump U1v I year OTR vontlable e~p. Call 1 800-462-9365 ask lu1 Wednesday March 14th 10:00am-2:00pm 242 th1rd Avenue Gallipoli s. OH RB.J TRUCKING Lead1ng The wa·~ Help Wanted NEEDED IMMEDIATELY Licensed Practical Nurse-Per Diem Holler Hospice, Gattipotis, Ohio is seeking • l .ict'nsed Practical Nurse. Duti~ of this position include performing intennillent ' and on-call nursing can: using the nursing process to m""t tht needs of patients with tile-limiting lllnes....,s, Dim! patient c...., dulies duf'ing oili'-~ hours of Monday through hiday also Rquired. Flexible scheduling may requi"' weekend hours. Qualifkations wW Include: LPN lkensuR in the Slate of Ohio: minimum of one to two years experien<e in medkallsurgkal dinkal nursing or huon~ l"Hil~/lulfriopice- preferrrd . Must have >atid driver's license and auio lia bility insurlUK'e. II intemted. please <OOta<t: Sharon ShuU, RN Dim:tor ol Holzer Hospke HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER 100 Jackson Pike Gallipolis. OH456JJ.J56J Phone: (7401446-5074 .Help Wanted Tra1ne r Posi!lon Are you interested 1n a rewardtng position? PAtS 1s currently seekmg a part ti me staH lor Mason. WV prov1d· ing residentia!icommunit~ sk1l l tra1ning with indiVidual s w1th MRIDD. Monday-Friday 3:30pm-6:30pm_ H1gh www.lntoc:islon.com school diploma or GED required . No e,~~per ien ce necessarv. Crtminal backPart time Police OtiiCfr Applications can be p1ck.ed ground check reqUired Must have reliab le tra nsup at Midd. Poltce Dept portatiOn and valtd auto ~ ..~ , 0~n::la,~ ,_,ar~ e 'l'lo~m:::e~n~ee:':!l mswance Paid train1 ng d tor elder ly gentleman 1 Hourly rate starling at $7Pleasant or Galltpoli $8.00/hour. Please call t rea. Call for deta11 304-373-101t or toll free at venings at 304-755 -874 1-677-373·t011 . r 675·6757 If unable to attend. please call t-an -463-6247 ext 4256 to schedule an ft. Help Wanted Help Wanted Ohio Valley Bank is now accepting applications for a part-time commercial teller in our Pomeroy Save-A-Lot location. We offer a generous salary and benefits package, including 401 -K retirement and career advancements opportunities. Pre-employment drug testing required . Interested persons may obtain a job application at any Ohio Valley Bank location or from our website, www.ovbc:com Applications must be returned no later than March 23. 2007 EOE Gallia County Council on Aging is seeking aides to provide Home Care and Personal Care to Senior Citizens of Gall ia County. Benefits include: 'competitive wage Mileage reimbursement Day shift No nights/No call 2 Sat. or Sun a month Vision/Dental plan Apply: Senior Resource Center 1167 St. Rt. 160, Gallipolis · Mon. - Fri. 8-4 (740) 446-7000 Help Wanted 0 Help Wanted STNA CNA ' HHA Ke ~r ANs. DialySIS TechniCians and unit clerk needed lor thiOniC d1ai)'SIS CliniC 10 point Plea sant WV Competrt1 ve salary and benefits. Experience p1efe11ed bul not requtred. Please mall resume to 1656 -13th Ave. Huntington . WV 25701 . Help Wanted Controller Newspaper publisher seeks a Regional Controller to work out ot Portsmou1h. OH. Responsible for mu~iple locations, incliJdmg financial controls and stalements. internal reports. budgeting and special projects. Prior newspaper elCperience a definite plus. Submit r~sume and salary requirements to: resume@hearllandpublications.com Ohto Valley Hom e Health . lr.c. Passport!Pnvate Care Dept. is h1ring CNA's. STNA's CHHA's. Personal Care Aides . Competitive wages ~ilh benef1ts Including he alth 1nsurance and 'JIJ7, Syrac"•· OhK> 45779. to teach in PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM HFJ.P WANIW Assemble crafls, ·wood items.To· $480/wk Materials provided. Free information pkg_ 24Hr 801 -428-4649 school diploma or GED Send resume to Meigs lndus1ries, Inc .. PO Bo~t Register Nurse FAX 866-231 -2567 Experienced & Residential Carpenters. Drug screening required, please send letter of interest to P.O. Box 72927, Pomeroy, OH 45769. Experience with references. Office Assis1ant tor busy non-profit. needed immedi· ately Prior office /experience required. Must be familiar with Microsoft office, organizational sk1Us& ability to multi -task. Submit resume with references by March 16 . to PO Bole 472, GallipoliS, Ohio 4563 1 Meigs Industries. Inc. is hiring part time crew leacters tor Janitorial and Lawn Maintenance position s $6.85/hour, experience in Janitorial/custodial work preferred. Meigs Industries pro'lides services tor adults wtth devetopmental disabili· ties. Must have a vahd Ohi o drivers license and high Position Available " I I{ \ I 4 I " t Full time and 1 part lime position in Gallia County. 'Must have ex.perience in lire installatiOn and the ability to work unsupervised. Please email resume with references and work his1ory to miD1 969@ sbcg!obal.net employment history and descriptions of any certifications. training courses or ret· evant programs completed. Candidates of intaras1 will be contracted tor preemployment assessmentsli ntervi ews . Send Resumes to TSC Box 10 c/o Point Pleasant Register 200 Main St. Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Help Wanted Buying junk cars. Paving mated control systems. Reg tr om $50 · $200. I! no B+ yrs relaled exp: BSEE: answer laave message.740- US citizenship & el igibility tor clea rance; AutoCAD ex.p; 388·0011 . - - - - - - - strong verbal & writlan comCASH Paid for junk cars & mun tcation Supervisory trud(s, $35-$ 130. Cal! Cell experience a plus. 1-304·81 2· 1037. after 6pm UTAON , Inc (740)446-8955. Ashton. WV I \ ll'ltl\\1\ \ I Now you can have borders and graphics ~ added to your classified ads j~ 1m Borders$3.00/perod t!!1 Graphics 50¢ for small S1.00 for large POliCIES: DNo V.lltW Publlthlng r... rvn the right to edit, re~ or cancel any ad al any lim.. Enors muel tt. reported on the firs! day ol publication and Trlbu~r:Jilnti-Reglater wl• be raponllble tor no more than the COli Olthe lp11C8 occupied bW the error and only ttle lirat tn1ertlon . Wa ahall not be lloblo loti any losa or ••PNIM that ••uln from ,.._ publlc.tlon or oml..lon olan ldVenlument. Correction will be made in the first available edition · Box are always confidential. • CuHent ratt card applies. · All real es•t• actvertlaements ara subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act ol 1968 · Thllo """PaP"• accept1 only tltlp wanted ads EOE lblndardli. We will not knowingly accept any advertising In violation of the law. Patl Shepatd!Basset Darst Ad'lt GIO'P Home Experienced Operators & Hound. 2 year old Female. has an opening tor a da'y Carpenters needed tor com- General Haullng ......... :................................. aso Glveaway ...................................................... 040 Happy Ads ............................................. ,...... 050 Hay & Graln ..........................,....................... 640 Help Wanted ................ ,................................ 110 Fish For Pond Stocking •www.larleysfisbfarm.com To Place Ao ~CallTiteStore Above or Call: 1-800-247-2615 rI Prior To Bu•lne•• Day• Publication Sunday Di•play: 1:00 Thursday for Sund•v• a-'--· • Include PhOne Number And Adclreu When Needed • Ada Should Run J Oily& •POLICIES* All Di•PI•y: 1:1 Noon 2 • All ads muat be prepaid' &11 •Description Start Your Ads With A Keyword • Include Complete • Inelude A Price • A\lald Abbreviations Building Suppllea ........................................ sso Upcoming specials: 4:00. 5:00 Pll, Phone 740-446-3333 M,:•~:.:~·~::~::vp:~";.,!l'naertlon l1 Monday ~,hru Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Business and Buildings ............................. 340 Cow/Calf Pairs, $350-$960; Bred Cows, $4()()..$775; Baby Calves, $17.50-$285; Goats, $129-dn.; Hogs, $44-dn. YOUR CLASSIFIED LINE AD NOTICED pisplay Ads CLASSIFIED INDEX Well-Muscled/Fleshed, $46-$52. Medium/Lean. $42-$47. Thin/Light, $10-$30. Bulls, $50-$62. Websites: www.mydailytribune.com www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailyregister.com NURSING HOUSE SUPERVISOR Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently accepting resumes for a Nursing House Supervisor. Experience in an acute ca re setting preferred. Critical care experience p1eferred, but not reqUired . Ctment WV license. Flexi ble scheduling, excellent salary holidays, health-insurance Single/ family plan, dental plan, life insuran ce, vacation, long term disability and rel!rement Send resumes to: Pleasant Valley Hospital c/ o Human Resources 2520 Valley Drive Point Pleasant, WV 25550 (l04) 675-4140 Or fax : ' }04·675-6975 Or apply online at: www.pvalley.org AA/EOE �Page 6unbap C!:hmtl-6mtiml 04 • It Rockspnngs Rahabdltat1 bn Center provraes resrdents wrth ou tstanOrng nurs rng care and re habrlrtanon se rv· rces helprng them return to a All Types Masonry. li fe ot mdepen~e11ce at home We curr ently ha•.'e opponunrtms lor LPN s at our tac1hty rn Pomeroy Ohro We otier a COMPETIVITE SALARY SCALE an excel· lent benefit package and a supportrve work en<Juon men1 Int erested candidat es should apply to R ock s~mngs AenabrhtaMn. 36759 Rocksprrngs Road, Pome ro ~ . Ohro 457 69 : Extendr care H ealth · Servrces. Inc. rs an equal : opponumty employer that • encoUiages Br r~ . AFO ~ Secur ity Officers Immediate Openrngs $7.48Jhr : Wackenhut Corp has • immed. openings rn the · Gallipolis area Must have H.S. D1p. or G.E.D., clean police ret;ord. and a valid O.L Interested apphcants please call M-F. 740-925· 3015. EOE MIFIDN Ol'l'oKILNITV •NOTI CE• .. OHIO VALLEY PUBLISH· lNG co. recommends that you do business with people you know, and NOT to send money through the mail until you have investigated the i r J6 r -'<=crediting M ISCELLANEOUS - I • Four Cemetery Lots to• sale in Prime Location in Memorial Gardens on Chester Rd in Meigs Co! Call 410·573·6885 or (7401446· 7194 Pdce : Negotiable Seasooed lire wood. Oak and Hickory split. You haul or I haul· Take CAA&H E AP 740_949 _2038 . New Bl!SIN~ position ol pall timeexperipolice : o:H;e:rin:g:. ::;===~ officer. Two years ence rs required MON..:\' · ApplicatiOns -can be picked loAN 10 : up at the Rio MondayGrande ~~:::::::: Municipal Bu1lding Friday. 8:30AM until 4:30PM. Applrcatrons a•e due ba~ to the Municipal B s I c I I Building tly noon on arrow mar . on ac the Ohio Division of Monday, Ma1ch 13. 2007. Financial lns1rtui10 n's Oflrce ol Consumer Truck Drivers COL Cla·ss A Affairs BEFORE you refi· Required. mmimum of 5 nance your ho me or yearS driving exp. 2 y1s oblain loan_ BEWARE 8 E~tper rence on 1 requests lor any large 0 Overdeimensional loads. advance payments of Must have good driving lees or insurance. Call the record. Earn up to S2.000 · weekly. For application Call Otllce ol Consumer (304)722·2194 M·F Affarrs toll free at 1-866278-0003 to learn if the 8:30am-4pm mortgage broker or lender is properly . Wanted: Direct Supervision licensed_(This is a public employees to oversee male serv1ce announcement youth in a staff secure resi- from the Ohio Valley , dential environment. Must Pub!ishrng Company! pass physical traming '========~ · requirement. Pay based on • eKperience. Call (740)379· PHut~K>NAt 9003 between 9·3 Mo n-Fri SEll\'IC~ 50 ScHOOili OOI'M.UCI'ION Mobile Home set-up, servic~-ttiiiiiiiiilliiiil-,.l as. windows. doors. steps & .., supplies (304)391-5863 · Galllpolll Career College located in Ni!ro. ' (Careers Close To Home) - - - - - - - CaNTodayt 740-446-4367, Mob1le Home Setup, 1-800-2 14-0452 Services. Parts & Supplies www. ~l-pol 1 scareercoNege com call (304)39 1·5863 Member Or Develop your 4X6 print lor only S.09. Great gift ideas and more_Free to tqin V1sil www.photomaxplus.net . .-""!'~~~- The Village ot A1o Grande 1s taking applications tor the Acc redrted TatlJm =:;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;:=j workplace · drvors11y M/F ON ~:;:!;& ~~~_rsmctent Coll~ea 104 Estrmate, Haven.WV. 3bd!2ba. Ranch. (304)773-9550 - 304·593· lg.sunroom. 2 car ~r . great 6421 area. 0 ; 304·675·3637 E; - - - - -- - - 304-8.!!2·2334 Georges Portable Sawm1ll. don 1 halll )'Ow Logs to the 2• acres with 2-3 tledroom . Mrlltus1 call304-675- 1957 . 1 bath.·pantry, utility room . carport . Iaroe metal out · Wedqmg and Prom Gowns building with storage room . Made to your order ConerHI RCI, 2 miles out ot Aeasonai:Jie prrces 740- Harnsonv1 lle on hard top road. (740)992-7681 446·3502 - - -- - - - - 3 BL ·1 1/2 I:Jath. 2 car Wrll care lor elderly Mate or garage. central air, gas heat. Female 16 yrs expenence. $71 .500. 740·992·6926. Will do lrght housework , laund ry and cook. Will work 2ndl3rd shift. or 24·5's. 740388·9783 or 740-591·9034 tl\\\ll\ 1 Block Stone. Free Country sening New Haven area. 4BR. Home. 2.800 sq_h_ 2 acres Harowooel tioot"S, lnground pool $148,500 SeriOUs lllQuines only (304)674-5921 or (304)593·8.!!71 in the cltyl 3 story's on Approx . 5 acres. 1mi_From GAHS, SBA, 3.5BA, Fofmal LA. Format DR. Full t<rtchen. Game Room. 3 Sitting Rooms. 2 Gas Fireplac~ (natural gas & electric)_2 Car Garage, 3.5 fenced in ac res o11er looking Chickamauga Cree~ Wi th a split railed lence and 8 barn with hay toft yard fenced in also lor any pets to run/play. AI50 H0 1 T b d 1 u an arge decK behind house. Also Rental Ooo House Available N E ext r 1or xt ra Income (Extra house included in price). Main House. 4,100 sq ft. R ental Home. 1,800 sq h. Asktng $360,000. Call (740)441·1605 for s Trarler for rent. 1 4~70 New carPBI & vmyl fkxn. 2br. 2ba washer and dryer hookup. 1ent now $375 mo. dep. req.ln Rio Granclre. 740~r~~----------, ~= 1,~--oiiiiioiiiiiiii..._.l 1 &2 Bedroom Apartments for Rent Meigs County. In town, No Pets. OepoSil Requrred. (740)992-5 174 01 (740)44 t-O tl0. -------1 and 2 bedroom apart· ments. furnished and unlur· nisl1ed, security deposit required. no pets. 740·992· 2218 Recenlly remodeled house. Accepling applicalions tor 3· Home liSIInga 4 acres, 4 BA , 2 Car · Garage, Pomeroy, OH Call (740)992-5667, Code 2197 View photorJinfo online. building. Stove& rehigerator included. Nice corner lot in Point Pleasant. tst month 'S deposi1 required. $600/ month , $600 deposit. No pets. Available April 1st 740-446-9595. 1 AHenttanl Local company oflering "NO DOWN PAYMENT" programs for you to buy your home instead of renting. MOOll.E H<)t'..ftS . 100% financing t'OR SALE . Less than perfee1 cr9dit accepted 14x70 Clayton. 3 bedroom. same ' Payment as re nt could be the 1 bath, stove. refr igerator. new carpet, eKcellent condi· Mortgage Locators. lion.$8500.. (740)446-8955 (740)367-0000 HIDDEN TREASURE! Laurel Commons Apartments. Largest in the area! Beautifully renovated throughout including brand new ~itchen end bath. Starting at $405. Call todau! J (304127 3- 3344 A r 2003 1 6~t76 Fleetwood. 3BR· 2 Bath · v·1nyt s·di 1 ng, Shingle Root. CIA, Very Nice Home. 19g9 16K80 Ri verside, 3BA. 2 Bath, Vinyl s,·~ng. Sho·ngle Root. CIA. u• New Ca•pe1 & v1·nyl. As'about our (3) 14• 70 homes."' Daytime (740)3aS-OOOO. Evenings, (7401388 _8017 or (740 )245.9213_ r -;:======::; 1A i oan~lte, 8 acres $21.500. Reedsville, 7 acres $14.900. Goll11 Co. Vinton 12 acres. co.waler $23,500. Ky\)Or 10 opportunity buM. ac res NOW St 2,900! Call ':::::::::::::::~ 740-441·14921o• tree maps or visit www.brunerland.com SR 7 South, 4 BR, 3 BA, we 1inence! New Root. New neat system, hardwood floors. 2 car - - - - - - - de'lached garage, no rand Mobile Home Lot lor ~nt contracts. $1 25, 000. near Vinton. Call !740)441 111, . (740)709-0299 readen ''" ....v informed that Ill dwolllnp ......... In thl• MWIPII* art ·•-loon ........., Immaculate 2 bedroom apartment New carpet & cab,·nels. treshty pa'nted &' decorated. WID. hookup. Beautiful country sening Must see to _.jlppreciate. 1 Ded•oom. kit & bath. All $400/mo_ (6 t4)595-7773 or utr lit1es pd. C!ose to R10 1·800-798·4686. Grande. $500/month . 740- ....:.:c:...c:..:...:.:c:.:....._ __ 2SS-5789. Midd., N.4thAve .. 2 room efliency. Oep.& previous 2bdr, newly decorated, WID rental references. No pets hookup: range & fridge fur- UWties paid. 740·992-0165. nished new cond: no pets New 2BA apartments. Rei & Dep (304)675-5162 Washer/dryer hookup. 3 and 4 room furnished apts. stove/refrigerator included. Also. units 00 SA 160. Pets cl~n WID hookup. No pets. Welcome! (740)44 1·0194 Ref. and deposrt requi red. 740·446·1519. Second floor apt overtooking Gallipolis city park. L.A. , 2 B.A.. 1 112 baths. fully equipped ~i tchen. dinmg area. laundry hookups. References and security deposit requi red. $600 mo. ~ call 446-2325 or 446-4425 Apartmenl for rent. 1-2 Bctrm., remodeled. new car· House tor rent ,. 3-4 Br. pet, stove & trig., water. Midd. CfA. 740.843-5264 sewer, trash pd. Middleport $425.00. No pets. Rei. required. 740-843-5264 HUO HOMESt 2bd S1261ma, 3bd 2ba Beautiful 1 brf1ba, ava~able SlBSimo. More homes avail· right away. must see to able! 5% dn, 20yrs @ 8% For listiniJS Cllll 1-800-559- appreciale. cable hookup, lirst. last, plus deposit, 4109 11 F144 ences. (740 )992 _3543 refar-------Large 3 bedroom house in BEAUTIFUL APART· Pomeroy, I 1/2 bath, ale. MENTS AT BUDGET basement & 2 car garage. PRICES AT JACKSON very clean, p!e nt~ of room, ESTATES, 52 Westwood $685 per month, (740)949: Dri\le lrom $365 to $560. 4?3 or 740.591·3920 Walk to shop & movies. Call MOIIILE HoMFJi 740·446·2568 Equal FOR RJ.Nr . , Hous 1ng Opportun ~y- r I br Traile• in Letart fur· nished. all utilities paid. $350 a month (304)8822858 -------16x80 Mob.1e l Home 3br, 2ba. 3 miles fro m town. Caruthers Mobile Home Park 304-675·3818 1 CONYENIENnY LOCAl· ED a AFFORDABLE! Townhouse apartments, and/or smaU houses FOR RENT. Call (740}441-111 1 for application & inlormation - - -- - -- - · - -- - - - Card of Thanks Card of Thanks· -;=======-=======:; i"' The Hutchinson family would like to~ say "Thank You" to everyone. Everyone who helped us in anyway. Saying thank you just doesn't seem enough, but it's all we know to say. Everything was nry much appreciated. We love you all. Thank You The Hutchinson' s In Memory Card of Thanks In Loving Memory of %om.as 'Burns on his Birthday March 10, 1910 May 21 , 1983 Sadly missed by Sons: Robert & Family Tommy & FamUJ We would like to thank the many people who took the time to send us cards for our Birthdays (2123 and 318) Beue •nd Nolilan Biggs 3896/J SIIJJe Ra•te tU 1'a111tray, OhiD 45769 SCHOOL 'OF INSTRUCTION Heavy Equipment ®allipolis llailp «ribunr Operator (740) 446-2342 Training The Daily Sentinel (740) 992-2155 ~oint fllrasant l\rgistrr (304) 675-1333 ,tp:1\ ~ 800-559-6096 Assodated Training Services 2323 Performaoce Pkwy Columbus, OH 43207 www.equipmentoprrator.com 113-ll-.16971 illo j ·--llllliiiittilb!Niiiiirr•.,J SPACE Trailer !ot for rent Serious calls only. 740-949-2237. Get AJump on SAVtNGS Apartments tAr Ronnie, Patty, Heath, Krystal Auction & Ori ~ Auction PUBUC AUCTION Sat. March 17, 2007 10:00AM. located west of the Ravenswood Bridge ou St. Rt. l.1 take 1st road to left C.\.\8A. Gr<at Bend to lnd hou~ on left. Watt:h for signs. "Hu~hold" Sears side b)' side like new, Whirlpool " ·asher & dryer. Sears smooth top elK. range, Maytag under counter dish " ·asher. large tabk> w/6 chairs, nat. gas hot water heater like new, set of buak beds compkte, Gibson rdr,ig~ralor, G .E. side b)' sid~ roftee & end tables. hunp."i, G~. d r yer, Kenmore -~·asher. Kenmore mkrowan, toa."iter, sd of large ~opper pans w/wagon " 'heel haoger, San)'o TV, slel"f'O , VC R, bar sloollc bair. matchlog cow:h & lon· seat. quf'tn sin bed. mi~. app&t dishes, mis(· . dishes & othe-r items, brr~ d~r & turkey pk·tW"t"s, dnpes &mon. ..Building" 12x. l0 Little Barn Building .. Misc." Nat gas logs, feather tk'k, large 110 a ir oonditionu, Spc . porch furnitlll'f' , clider, small \'best freezer.large- desk. all sizes of me cabioet"i, Toro la wn mower. \'Omputer & tabir, l'Opier ma\·hine, time d O('k & t•ards, cash register, l'lt'f.·, chUd" 4 wht.~k- r, wooden barrt:l. l'l.......el & lol"i lots mon•. O WNE K·.IEH "ERY l". HAKRIS !)AN SMITH-AUCTIONEE R Ohioi iJ449 W\'15 15 (.:ash Posith--e I.D. Refreshments "Not rnpon.~i ble fo r <Kcidents o r loss of proptrty" r Shop Classifleds! Auction I Fender gig bag . Fender cab, "" chango<~ every 3000 Ruml:ie 25 amp and dtgitec mites. new tires, 1 OWI'I8f, 11111 .\oliool ........ effects pecial. All in good never wrecked, 62000 miles. condition $600. CIH 304· $14.500. 675-w37 2005 &icl< Le&abre 52000 NOTICES ,\ I I \ I ' II II h PUBLIC AUCTION Sunday, MArch 18,2007 all2:00 PM. MOODISPAUGH AUCTION HOUSE Ton:h,Ohio lleiiL'i Of Interest: Furnilure; oak wardrobe, viet . bed, chests & dressers, tables & chairs & more. Primitives; drysinks, cupb, meal bin & more. Gl~mware; Fenton, Depressions & more. Shriners collectables, books, cigar stm items, stoneware, lots of box lots and more. .There will be a lillie bit lor everyone! Moodispaugh Auctioneering Smices Auctioneers: Bm & Todd 17693 & 000107. Licensed & bonded in favor of the stale of Ohio. TeriiL'i: Cash IN' good check w/1.0.; announcements day of sale lake precedenL-e of printed material; Information: web www.moodispaugh.com (740)667-0644 ' MACHINERY A~C;ijQN Mason 4lli ifgrounda Rl. 62 North of Pt. Pleasant, WV Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:00 AM-??? •All Farm Related Consignments Welcome • No Motorized TiHes Vehicles or Animals • Consignments accepted Friday, March 16, From 9:00A.M. Unlil6:00 P.M. and Saturday March t 7, From 6:00A.M. Until Sale Time. • For More Information Call773-5447 or 675-5463 • All Purc hases Must Present Tax Exempt Number Or Pay-Sales Tax- No Exceplions • Cas h O r Check With Proper I. D. • Not Responsible For Accidents • All Sales Commissions Go To The Mas on County Fair. 0% 1itlJ(."KS 36 FOil SALt: ~ oo John 1991 International 425 Cat Deere Gldora Carmichael 15 Speed 46,000 rear Equipment (740)446-2412. Hendflckson Suspension wet line .. ... &1986 East Dump Trailer 34 Ft. Flip JD Model 750 no till drill. Tarp&Liner. $21 ,000. Will OOOd opener & boots. mark· Separate. (740)992·5617 ranges, air conditioner&. and ers & cover $18,000 304· wringer washers. Will do 592·5747 304·552·3274 repai rs on ma;or brands in s or at )lOUr home. :::-.,...--::--- - - Kiefer Bui lt- Va!ley-Bison- 81 Dodge 112 lon 4wdrive 4 rebuih 318 wl38" MRuiANrols Horse and Livestock spd, uru.r-lft...~ .. ·--~ • Tralltrf11· Loadmax- Sprswampers $3,200. 74QGooaeneck, Dumps. & 256-6543. 16' enclo&ed cons1ruction Utility· Al uma Alumi num trallel, tandem axial, 2drs, Traltoro· ll&W Gooseneck work benchealcablnets, Hitche&- Trailer Parts. Trailers. 86 Silverado Truck S1,500 some tOOalladders, $3,750, Carmichael (740)446·2412 (740)992.0167 firm 304-675-7235 Auctio neers Rick Pearson-#66 R.F. Slein·#t5t0 Ron Morrison-# 1336 Joe Arrington·#t462 Auction I JET AERATION MOTORS Repaired.. New & Rob<iiHIn Stoat CaM Ron Evana, 1· Butcher Hoga • Available now. Prlca llartlng a1 S120 1100-63?-11528. per head. 740--339·0057 evenlnga. NIW liND UIED ITIEL Stool Bumo. Pipe Rebar - - - - -- - For concrete , Angle, Quality "Show Plga· from Channel, Flat Bar, Staal Triple P Farm· From Grating For Dralna, National Winning Braiding Drlvowoyol Wall<wll)'l. L&L Stool<. Available tor ~O'Mng . Scrap Metals Open Monday, by appointment, on March Tuelday, Wednesday & 26. Barrows 81anlng 0 '"'-· 8am4:30pm. Ciooect $150. Gille 0 $200. 304Fr-1. Thuraday. Saturday & 675- 1198 02 H.O. Elec1ra Glide Clulic. a.- gr"n ana tiact. Crulte control, lower fairing, 2 wlndlhietctl, new tlru. muatang leal, New 103 HD motor, HO racetuner, thundir htldtrr. uHra trunk, lites, oe compact kamp trail, 1401bl, 19 1q.tt . of atoraga, 29,000 mltas. Mo!orcycle & trailer $16.000. 4411-7&.27 ...THE HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU!! Sunday. 1740~7300 White laying chlckena SOc a 06 650 KawaaaldBrut FOlce, realtret como pltll1~ . 2500 piece 740-985-3956. i~--~'"!'--.. wench, &erloua calla only, Oak firewood for sate Delivered Of pl~1.1p. (740)441 ·0941 . (740)645· 5946. CAA HEAP accoplod. r Pole Barna 30x40x10'· $8,<195. 40xBOx12'-$12,995 Froo Dellvary Call (937)718· 1471 www.natlonwldepotebarna.com - - - -- - - - Ear Corn! 74()-247-3042. HAY& ~~---G:i:RAINiliio--,.1 - -- - - - - ~uaoe balea al Hll)' $2 a bale 304·6754652 or 304675-2484or304·650·1915 STEEL BUILDINGS Huge savings! Top Quality. Ideal tor workshop or AI.Jroi garage. Mk about our remaining 2006 inventory. "---FOIIIIiiiiS.W:iiiiiii.-~ Great deals! Call toll free 10dayl 866-352·0469 1989 Cu11ass Calais. 4 Or, 1.r;.;;:..;.~;;;;.,;,;,;.;.., V6, PL. Cassone. Gaoage l'rn Kept, New tirea, 841(, Cttan. L,~--FOII-iiiS.W:iiiii-P· $2100. (740)379-2748 ra I i AKC Samoyed PIJill)leo &ro available for great parents on Moth815 Day and also available tor caring parents wno can tal<e good ''" ' ot them. 610.643-8853 - - - - - -- CKC Reg. Tov Poo<las. 1 Black, I BuH, 1 Unh1 • Chocolate, AH Males, $350 aach. (740}446·1672 or (740)710-6471 . ..... Ill... ol ..., Thompsons Appliance & Repair-675·738S . For sale r~tioned automat!~ washers & dryers. refrigerator&, gas and electric Auction . . . . ..- I \ J, \1 '1 I 'I' I II ~ Lw--.:Gow;;;;;::::·~_r 5.11% Fi~.:ed Rate Auction 6anbap 1ltWti-6mdiUI • Page'os Yamaha Blacl! leh handed • FOf &ale. 2004 Chevy string Bass Guitar with Silverado truck, extended ::nr;;;;;;;;===::; FinancingMoa. o u ..... --m•- availabl~ now on John Deere Z Trak Zero Tumt & Twin Rivers Tower is acceptAuction Auction ing applications for waiting -;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;..;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;; list for Hud-subsized, 1· br, • apartment, call 675-6679 Equal Housing Opportunity Ellm View 2 Bedroom, B ulav ~l e Prke. • 2&3 bedroom apartme nts TrashfrNater Pd. No Pets, • Central heat & AJC Depostt & References, •Washer/drye r hookup •All etectflc- averaging (740)388-1 100 - -- - - - - 550-$60/month 2 Mobile homes for rent. 740-367-7762 or 740-446· •Owner pays water. sewer. trash 4060. - - - -- - - - (304)882·3017 Mobile Home Lot in Johnson Mobile Home Park in Gallipolis, OH Phone (740)446-2003 or (740)4461409 - - - - -- - - ---,-c-- - Nice 14x70 2 Bedroom. 1 furnished eftec. 1 person . all Bath home. Located utilities paid. Shared bath between Athens and 919 2nd -Ave. $175 pe r Pomeroy. $365.00 per month. 446-3945 mon1h incluc&es wate r, sewer & trash. Call (740)385-9948. Gracious living. 1 and 2 bedroom apartments at Village One Bd, range & trig. Manor .and Ri verside Suilable for I person. No Apartments in Middleport pets. p rivate. Greal toe. 989 From $327-$592. Call 740· St. Rt.588. reasonable rent 992-5064. Equal Housing & dep. Call 446-2266 Opportunities. ~ Ta~ing applications lor Modern 1 BA , No pets, 5275/mo includes water/sewer, $200 deposrt. (,7_4...: 0)_44_6_·3_6 11_ _ __ Tara Townhouse Aparlme n1s, ve "I spac••· "" "'""· 2 eedrooms. CIA. t 112 Bath, Adult Pool & Baby Pool, Patio, Start $425/Mo. No Pets. Lease Plus Security Deposit Required, (740)367-7086. '---'------Trat;·{ s Apts 1BR $325 3314 Franklin Ave.. Pt Pleasant, WV 304-675-1537 Dackground check required Pomeroy • Mlddlepo~ • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV .:~ IL.,r_.m_Mmt_I~ IIi:AL~·.,~I ro Commercial building "For Rent" 1600 &QUare feet , off llr&et partmg. GJeat location! 7•9 Thfrd Avenoe 1n Gallipolis. Rent ~00/mo. Cal Woyne (>ICM)456-3802 : : - - - -- - Commercial building ~For Rtnr 1600 square teet, oft street parking. Great loca· liOn! 749 Third Avenue in Gallipolis. Rent $400/mo. Cal Wayne (4041456-3802 HUO HOMES! 2bd t 12Sima, 3bd 2ba $115/mo More homes avail· able! 5'1o dn, 20yrs 0 8% For listings call 1-800-559· 4109 xF144 -,m-m-,-w-,-.,e--1e-~ --oo--m-Ap --,, • Newly Carpeted , Freshly Pamted & Decorated, New aPJMiances. WID Hookup. Privacy Fence. Private Parking, 12 mil. from Rio Grande. Must see to appre· crate, $325/mo. (6141595· _7_77_3_.8_00 _·_798 _ 4_8.!!_6_. _ _ 645-5058 2 Br., bath. W/AC. 22842 bedroom. 2-bath & laundry Buck1own Ad .. Letart. 740. room 2 story house with out AS IS 2 bdrm rental proper1y- 1•xer upper 19·500 FIRM· 2013 .. •••ad"tson Ave. Lot 1n Hartford· I H I acres-3,000 FIRM. 50x120 lot in West Columbia- 1,000 FIRM. Interested parties onl y call 304-675-1911 aft er 7pm - - - - - -- Attention! 2007 312 Doublewide. Local company offering "NO ~~~~ iii.9tJII!Oil:'M•id'l!wli!es!!!t~(•74'!0)1181211'81DOWN PAYMENT" pro· grams for you to buy youf n ew aven akwood 14x70 3br, 2 home instead otrentmg. antral heat/air $11 ,90 ' 100% linancing lscount $500 to cas ' Less than perfect credit r 304 SJJ·6536 accepted · Payment could be the Molle in today! New 2007 3 same as rent. bedroom 2 bath Only Locators. $199.86 per month. Set up - - - - -- - - Mortgage !740)367-oooo minutes from Athens and TURNED DOWN ON :.....:="-'='---ready tor immediate occuCheaper than renl t Updated SOCIAL SECURITY ISSI? 3 Br, 1 bath nome with pancy. Call740·385-4367. No Fee Unless We Win! newer lurnace, water heater. 1·888·582·3345 plumbing and eleclric . - -- - - - - I~ I \I I "I \I I $27.500. Call Sandy Colli ns. NEW 2007 4 bed OM'IIie! 0 Sole & Bloom Realtors. at $4 HOI\U.S 740-591-9202 to view. No 9.179. Midwest (740)828· 2750 "---··URiillli"iiiiiu:-.,.1 land contracts. iiJir-~-~---, LOI'S & 0 Down .,.n with less than ACRMGl perfect credit IS available on L,~---liiililii._.l this 3 bedroom . 1 bath 4 acre lot lor sale (304)743h011e. Corner tot . fireplace, 6323 modern ~ it chen, jacuzzi tub. Pa~ment around $550 per All rMI tltlte advlrtillng month. 740·367·7129. lnthlanewepaperle Lot for sale, approK . 1.'2 auDieet lO the Federal Acres. 22842 Buck.town Ad., Fair Housing Actof 1i68 Letart 740·949·2253. which mall.. It 11'-galto 0 1 or 18 e 0 ave actvert!M "any ots with all uti tities avail preference, limitation or ble in City ol Poin discrimination based on leasant, 45 • 100 each, race, color, religion,... 17 _000 lor both. also Fo familial sta:t1.11 or n~lioral origin, or any litlentlon to ala One of the last larg make any euc:h racts ava ilable rn the Cit f Point Pleasant over PreleiOnc•..., tlml'"11on .. .. dlscrimil\ltlon. " ·res Call 304 ·675 ·249 her 6:30 This newspaper will not knowingly tceep1 Uelga Co. Five acres on advertloemon11torrool Landaker Rd·$16.500. eatatewhlchltln Limburger Ad·$15,500 or vl<»ltion of the law. Our Cook Rd·$20.500 co. water. r Need to sell -;our home? Late on payments. divorce. )Otl rransfer or a death? I can buy your home All cash ana quadc Clos~ng 740-4163130. Cozy, bfidl. tr r-tevel 3-4bd, f2 2tla, 2 ear attached garage ~~ on 1.3 wooded acres 5769 ----.. fo'OIIlbNI' SA 588 . (740)446·7157 L.-..iliiioiiiltiio-,.l $126/mol auw 3bd HUD For Sale N43wly remodeled HOMEf5%dn, 2~rs@ 8%. House 3 bedroom. 2 bath. For L•slings 800-559·4t09 3408 Mossman Avenue ~1709 Point Pleasant S45.000 call for an Appointment 2 BR, Nrce Krtcl1en, LA, p 1 11 p · ed ro ess1ona Y arnt · Clean. Ready 1o move 1n GALLIPOLIS, 3bd 3be home. Muat Sell F111l Call (740l+t6- 7425 More hornet aYiriii Die. For 2 or 3 ar. house. 00 pets. 1oca llatings call 800-55~ 740-- 992 _5858 4109 xF2M -~-----3br House At 2 North 11 2 mi from (304)895·3129 Green Twp, 1 town, 1 112 mi from New 4br House in Clifton GAHS. 3BR Bnck Ranch. $425/month + Deposit $140.000. (740}446-8t3t 593·4819 aher 5pm www.orvb.com "t APARThiFNI'S ~-IUR -Rio;;!N ;,;or;f,...,J .___IUR iiiiiilbNr iiii·i ioio_. -------- ·;::::::;;::==::, ro 949·2253. r MfliiiU: HOMFS 304:· A Little bit of country Sunday, March 11, 2007 OH • pt. Pleasant, WV • - - - -- - - 3 Contours, 4 Vans, 3 Rangera, 3 4K4'a. 3 Cavaliers, & 3 S-10'1. (740)3811-11229 ssaoo.740416-4992 BUCKEYE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., 4141 State Route 325 South, P.O. Box 200, Rio Grande, OH 451174 Ia lhe recipient of Federal financial 1111111nco from 1he Rural Ulllltleo Servlcea (RUS) , an agency of lho U.S. O.par1menl of Agriculture, and 11 IU btoct 10 lhe pro¥1alono of Title VI of lho Clv" Rlghll llct of 1964, aa amended ; Section 504 of lhe RehabiiHallon Acl ol 1973, ao amended: lho llge Dlocrlmtnallon Act of 1975, aa amended ; and Ihe rule• and regulation• of the U.S. Department of Agrlculluro which p1011lde lhel no paroon In tho United Sill.. on lhe baalo of race, color, national origin, age or hllnd~ cep ohell be excluded from participation In, admlaelon or who IMIIhlrt this orgonlutlon hll IUbjKI-.1 litem to dlacrlmln .. lion .,.y obtain lurtlier lnlormallon about llle - - and rogulallono llot-.1 above from and/ or file a written com~ plaint whh lhlo organllltloni or tha Secretary, U.S. Department ol llgrlcullure , Waahlnglon, D.C. 20250; or the Admlnlotrator, Rural Utllllloo Servlcoo , Waahlngton , D.C. 2D250. Complalnla muat be flied wHhln 180 dayo after the alleged dlacrlmlnallon. Conlldonllallly will be maintained to tho extenl poulble. March 11 , 2007 acce~~; to, clenlotl the benellll of, or olherwl" be oubJoclotl to dloc~ml­ notlon under any ol lhlo organization'• programo or acllvllieo. The peraon raaponalble tor coor· dlnotlng lhla organl· u1ion'a nont!lacrlml· nallon compliance ellorta II Phillip I. Miller, V.P. Admlnlllrallve Servl-. Any lndlvlcl- Public Notice Public Notice Tho Ollila Counly Family and Children Flrtt Councll'o l!nonclal otalomenta lor Calendar Year 2oot are complete and IVIIIablllor review II 53 Shawnee Lane, Galllpollo, Ohio. Con1acl Robin Harrlo, lnterayatem Coordlnalor between lhe houro of 8:00am and 3:00pm Monday lhrough Friday at (740)446-3022 lor an appoln-. Mln:h 7, • • ' · 11 , 12, 2007 1985 Kawaaakl 454 LTD, runa great, naw 'tires & brakea, $1 ,500, call (740)992.0167 ' Are you 65 or older? If so, you qualify for a Senior Discount* when you pay for a 6or 12 month subscription on your home delivered subscription! Here's all you need to do ... Fill out the coupon below and drop off or mail it with a copy of your photo ID. •aUipoli- Jaatl~ t:rtbunt Joint Jltalant Rtgi,ttr The Daily Sentinel ianbap. lime• ·itnttntl •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Subscriber's Name _ _ _ __ 2005 Hooda 500 Fooeman. 4x4. graen. new tires, new warn winch, great condition. $4500.740-446-1327 Ad9ress _ _ _ _ _ _~_ 1980 29' mo10rhome, V-8, auto. new tires, brake&, bat· terles all-selfcontained, City/State/Zip _ __ _ __ color TV, VCR, microwave, air, 51 ,00 act-milea, $4500 97 Ford Mustang . V-6 5 speed. $3800. 740-379- Phone:_ _ __ _ _ _ __ 9381 - - - - - -- 99 Chrysler Concord LX . IABI!III!NT 93000 Miles $3250 Firm . WllllAPIIOOfiNQ Si ame~e KiHen Male 740-386-84SS UflOO(ICRtional lfetine guar· $160.00. 740-992-6762. antee. Local reterencea fur· - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- nislled. Eo1abllohed 1975. Weimaraner puppies. 1 male 99 Olds Cut1aS8, leather, All Call 24 Hra. (740) 4464fremale. Parente on premia· Power, Great Shape, 41 .500 0870., Rogers Basement as. Bom 1/8107. $300 each miles, 2fld owner, $6,100 Waterproofing. 090. C"' 3811-9313 neg. (740)208-0495 Mall or drop off this coupon along with a copy of your photo 10 to Ohio Valley Publishing P.O. Box 469, Gallipolis, OH 45631 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Auction BULLETIN BOARD PUBLIC AUCTION 15411 Shade Road, Shade, OH Saturday, March 17, 10:00 a.ni. DIRECTIONS: Frum old Rt. JJ south ul' Athen~ abo ut 6 miles. tum at old post office on Shade Road (Count y Road 44) follow for 1.8 m ile~ m from old Rt. :n north or Pomt!roy take King Road follow for approx . 2 miles, watch fur signs. TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT: Ford 8N Tractor (completely reS1ored winew ti rt!s), Ford 8N trac tor parts (power take- Mf. slip clutr.: hes, lights), 2-hole hog Ieeder, J- Ill h . farm ga1es. 12ft. feeder gate. head gate •.1 pl . cut-nff saw. ~ pt. 12" 2-houorn plow. slide-in cattl e ntd: for pidup. Massey Ferguson 6.5' adjusrable disk. horse dmwn d isk, plow & ~.:ultivator, 20ft. hay elevator. 75 bales of 2 yr. old huy. Craftsman 42" Riding Mowe r. G UNS : Remington 879 Wi ng maS1er pump (modified & lull choke). WinchcS1cr 410 SS Model 370 , Wind>esler 22 SS Mode l 67. Winchester 1400 automatic w/e xtra rifle barrel. box of a.'isorted shdl s. 12-gun oak lighted gun cabinet, gun cases. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Hillsboro No . 3 ntst iron bell wlyoke . old table top wood RCA Victor record player/radio. 6-pl atfonn scales. Oakdale Mine picture & othe rs, S-carbide lights. miner's wlck lighl. Sum~o oil cans, Elgin 17 jewd. Bulm·a gold l'a.•.;c, Fri sco gold case & other pocket watChes. 2-churn lops & Duisy chum. 2 gallon electric butter Chum, 111eat grinders, \.:ast iron toy 8- llor~ pull beer wagon. 3-children's wagons, uld wood 10ol box, old fetTier box, hay forks. hooks & knife, old harness pieces & hamcs. 3· Gem pumps & other parts. wood chicke n crate, com sheller, stilyard. old feed mill cart, stanc hi on ~. scythe.\, draw knives'. slate puller. _several 1.-ream separators complete, iron tea pots, cream cans. wash board~. hand reel mowers. double laundry tub, Maytag wringer was her. gas laundry stov~s. some kerosene lamps. old Fluegcr casting reels. 75+ old Counll)· Western recorl.l albums, sad irons . bee smoker. family scales. Benn,ett tnilk bottlC , HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS: White bedroom suite (single bed w/elcctric adjustable mattress, chest of drawers. des k/vanity & mirro r), set or Applejack dishes. mi scellaneous kitchen dis hes, small appliances. Tappun nticrowave, Baker's Rack, 2-drawer metal late ral file cabinet, older computer. computer desk, porch swing. pon:h- glider. picnic table , assorted exercise equipment , and other miscellaneous items. MISCELLANEOUS & TOOLS: Homeli1e 3.5 hp. Pump wlhose. 3hcavy metal work bend1es w/vises, metal tool '-'best. large assortment ot' hand tools, house jach, assortme nt of nutsJscre ws/bolts. scx:kets. Rigid pipe threader. C-clamps. dectri~;a l and ptumbi ng supplies. Fonl wrenches. new air sanders, CB radio:.;, small am·d. sand blast system. yard and garde n tools, w(X){i e~~;tens ion ladder. fence chargers. fence stretchers. hand saws, small Craftsman electric chain :-.e~w. a.\sorted mower parts, Coleman camp stove. lots of call' supplies. several gah:anizcd tubs, wheel barrows. TV tower. pitrtial ro lls of fe m.:ing, chic ken nests, feeders & waterers. handicap equi pmen t including 2 whee l chairs. and other items. TERMS: Cash or check w/positi ve l. D. No Credit Cards . Checks over S IOCIO must have bank. a uthori zation of funds available . AU sales are tinal. Food will be available . Nut n:sponsible for loss or accidents. OWNE RS: Orley & Jo Vo.-. SHAMROCK AUCTION SE RVICE AUCTIONEE RS: John Plllrick " Pat" Sher id an. Krr ry Sheridan Boyd & Bre nt King Appren tice Auctioneer: Mike lloyd Lk-.nS<d & Bondt:d in Ohio- \lemb<r of Ohio & \ atumal Auctioneer 's ASSil<iatioo l mail: ShamrockAuctioo@aol.<om WEB: www.shamrockaudiutls.(om • PH : 740-592-4310 or 800-41 9-~1 22 DEADLINE 2:00 P.M . FRI. CANCER SUPPORT Electronic Tax Filing GROUP Thursday, March 15 6 :00pm HMC Education & Conference Center For More information, call 446-5679 Get your refund in as little as 2 days. Now with Angell Accounting 7 40-441-1464 4 month old chocolate Australian Shepherd 7 40-446- 8727 puppy with green .. Marine Corps Family Support Community Monthly Mtg. the Rio Grande/Patriot Tuesday, Feb. 13 Area $500 Reward Grace Methodist Church Mollohan Carpet Winter Sale Commercial Starting at $5.50/yd Berber s tarting at $5.95 yd See what the carpet man can do for vou 446-7 444 No questions asked . Ohio Valley Home Health, Food, fun & Prizes ?~f\-Mf\7 FIBROMYALGIA , 7 40-245- 5186 Tuesday, March 13 To leave a message 5 :30 pm - 8 :00pm Supporting Our Troops Families & Their FREEDOM FROM Driving Range Spring Sing! SMOKING Bowman's New classes to begin Mark Bishop and Chuc k Compton March 23, 2007 7 pm G a ll ipolis Nazarene C hurch Pre-c o n cert a t 6 p .m . Forgiven Four, C alvin Minnis , Broq ke S . C romle y Tickets $10 in a dvance. $12 at the door. Tickets on sale: Flora l Fashions, Good Ne ws Bookstore, Bob's Market in Gallipolis, The Parts Bam in Ga llipolis, Willa's Bible Bookstore, Joy FM, Bob's Market in Mas on, WV. For info Call 740-367-7374 All bcket sales go lo The Gal leo · Habilitation Ce nte r in Cheshire. .ANGELL ACCOUNTING For Computer, Prolessional, lndovidual and BIJsiooss Tax preparatio n. ASK US ABOUT ELECTRONIC FILING 736 Second 446-8677 Public Welcome Monday, March 12 in Gallia and Meigs Counties ! To register for this FREE 8-week course. call 446-5940 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) SUPPORT GROUP Monday, March 12 Gallia Co. Conservation Serenity House serves victims of domestic violence call 446·6752 or 1 -8()()-942- 9577 ·' 4464 2nd Ave. Gallipolis March 9th Dinner at 6 :30 VFW Posl SUPPORT GROUP has Per Diem Positions available. Apply at "1480 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis o r 2415 Jackson Ave. Pt Pleasant. WV or phone toll lree 1 -866-441-1393. 14 6 :30pm Sat. , March 17th "Cellar" Opening Friday Wed., March longaberger" Basket Bingo Call740-645-2000 Inc. Club Meeting Stationary Poker Run 5 pm "Repeat abortions are on the rise- up 40% from just a few years ago . Alan Guttmac her Ins titute Gallia Counly Right to Life Southern Gospel Are you a Speech Therapist or Occupational Therapist looking to make extra money? Team Kyle/ March of D imes 134 Third Ave. Gallipolis eyes answers to Ben Disappeared Feb . 27 in 7:00pm at Dixon Tax Please Help 6:00 pm • 8 :00 pm Holzer Medical Center Education & Conference Center All are welcome to this new group that has formed ! For more information, call Amber Barnes at 367-0517 HMC Education & Conference Center Room C For mo re info rmation . call 446-5121 FREE GIFT With Purc h ase Of Two Merle Norman C osmetics While S upplies Last Strawberry Hair Beauty Salon & Cosmetic Studio 313 Third Ave . Gallipolis, OH 45631 (740) 446- 2673 Clogging Classes Pomeroy C o mm. Building March 15, 2007 6:00- 7 :00 (six weeks) I �PageD6 REAl. ESTATE iunba~ limtl·itntinel Duo says waiting three years for purchase orders, As Sunday, March 11, 200'7 r Why higher interest rates can be beneficial Zoning laws can dictate improvements (MS ) - The publk is yuick to point out the negattve repercussions of higher interest rates, most notably their impact on the housing market. However, in an e m when those looking to borrow and spend on the cheap once had all the advantages now those who have money on hand to save can reap rewards. Interest rates are higher than they have been in years. which means for those who are looking to sec their savings grow there are options out there that will yield better returns than the meager pickings once available . While interest-bearing savin!ls and checking accounts wtll ~enerally not help you rake m big bucks. there are other accounts that can make your investtnent go further. Certificates of Deposit: CDs traditionally offer better return rates than a regular bank savings account. Don't necessarily tum to your primary bank for a CD, however. You may be able to get a better rate if you shop around. Six-month and oneyear CDs are the most popular. but longer term CDs may allow you to lock in a higher rate or rates for years to · vis io ns or tra nsfo rmin g the ir new pl<t(e int o the ir o wn perso nal castle begi n to fo rm . But as ~xc lt i n g a~ S\.u.: h tran s form ation s can be, before yo u go ma pping oul pl.ms fo r a moat and draw br id ge. yo u'll wa nt Ill con sldcr yom town 's zon- ing laws. whkh can greatly limit what you're leg all y all o wed to do with your propert y. Zonin g For those who have cash on hand. higher interest rates could mean a bigger yield for savings. come. Many CDs also allow you to "roll over" your money into another account - some do this automatically. Be sure to watch CD maturation dates carefully as a result, especially if you are planning on withdrawing the cash. Money Market Accounts: Money market accounts are similar to regular savings accounts, except they may require a higher minimum balance. restrict the number of withdrawals and typically pay a higher interest rate for using your to look lor Much like buying a used car, buying a home can be a risky proposition. But unlike a vehicle, home buyers can't take a hou se out for a test drive. While there are professional home inspectors to detect some of the more hidden problems, there are also several things a home buyer should be able to detect on his own. When many home buyers first walk into a home, visions of what they'll do with the place soon form in their head s. Where to put furniture or what to do with certain rooms can be overwhelmingly eup horic feelings. Still, blocking out these thoughts is a must when making a home -buying decision. Rather. give an impartial eye to the house . Though you might love a home's hardwood floors. check to see if they' re level. Unlevel floors are indicative of structural problems, a big no-no when it comes to home buying. Also, if the doors stick or drag. thi s is another indication of possible structural damage. There are also signs to look for that will indicate how well the seller took care of the place. Cracks around windows and wear and tear that was not properly mai ntained are signs of poor upkeep. Electrical problems will not be as easy to observe for most potential home buyers. That does not mean , however, that you cannot keep your eye out for any potential electrical problems . If any wiring is exposed. for instance. alarm bells should go off, especially if you have chil dren. If there are any visibl.e electrical problems that are not listed o n the seller's statement. you might want to get the hou se out of you( mind. regardless of its aesthe tic value . Another easily detectible electrical area is in re gards to the outlets. Do' they feature two prong fi r>~ Whe n many peopk mo ve into a new home. money. If you have discreliomuy income that you can afford to have sit and make money, money market accounts l'Ould be a better option. Treasury Bills: Governmem-issued securities called treasury bills (or ·T-bills) are short-term investments. They may mature in 4, 13 or 26 weeks and olfer relatively high yields. What's more. T-bills offer the added benefit that the interest earned on the bill\ is exempt from state and local taxes. a law s The location of a house is important to keep in mind when considering a purchase. hole s or three'! Older homes may not be wired to accommodate hi g her amperage appliances and will need to be updated. Although you can co nvert two-pronged outlets to three with special outlet converters. you mig ht risk overloading the circuits and blowing a fuse or starting '1. fire. While there are an abundance of other electrical problems, these are the most easily detec table with the naked eye. It' s also a good idea to do some preliminary plumbing inspection on your walk-through. Many times simple plumbing issues can be overlooked by p~Hential home buyers .. as 1t s easy to assume runnmg water and basic plumbing functions are up to par. Howeve r. there are some indicators you can check for to give you a good idea of a home' s plumbjng. For instance, you can run more than one faucet at once to check water !low. If the llow decreases drastically as you turn on each new faucet. you 're probably going to need all new pipes. a job that can be expensive . Also. run the shower and/or tub at a normal speed for several minutes. This will te ll you if the ho use has drainage problems you might want to avoid. It shou ld also indicate whether o r not there are leaks around your fixtures . Check the piping. too, as mixed pipes with both metal a nd plastic are indi ca tiv e of amateur home repairs. which could be equated with neg lect and years of problems. Also look at the ce ilings loca tedbe low up stairs bathrooms. Have the ceilings been recently painted? Although this might mean the homeowner ha s been cleaning up for the sale. it cou ld also mean he's trying to cover up stains from past leaks. The same can be said for new floori ng in bathrooms or kitchens. Anything th at see ms dramatically. out of character with the rest of the ho use might be a sig n of a coverup. Another thing you .:an easi ly notice is the home's locati o n. If the home is situated at the bouom of a hill or the land arou nd is sloping downward in the d ire( ti on of the hou se, flooding might be a problem . T hi s can ne~ate any P,Ositive e ffects ol u basement and can also lead to extensive problems down the road. are de sig ned to reg ulate what a person can and t'tm 't do with the ir property when it comes to building. These govern building · iss ue s with respect to heig ht. use . bulk and density. Zoning regulations can change quite often, depending on how much vour l:'Ommunity is .:hanging and devel oping . Generally. thes e law s won't prohibit you from .making renovations that are consistent with your existing hmtse . For instance. if you live in a residential nei g hborhood and were hoping to add a bedroom onto your house. the tonang restrictions with regards to use shouldn't he a concern. However, if you intend to add a room onto your hou~e such as a shed or a deta.:hed garage. there could very well be existing laws thut prohibit sue h add-ons. Typi(ally, the zomng laws you 'll want to pay most aHenlion to are thos e addressing height and bulk. If you're hoping to raise the roof of your home and add upwards . this might be 1llegal. as it could negatively affect the property va lu e of your neighbors by making their homes seem less valuable . Should such laws exist but you st ill harbor the desire to build up. you can apply for a variance, which can be a costl y endeavor that may or may not work out . ' Monday, March 12, 2007 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Holzer Medical Center Education & Conference Center Room A Tholl<! whi> have MS. knOW someone who has MS. or want 10 teem 11101'& a!Joullhe disease •• oncouroged 10 allend. The meeting Wlll be held tht sec:oocl Mor1day oleach month at Holzer Medical Cenlor. For any questions. call Amber Thomas Barnes at 17401 3§7·0517. For more information about MS, visit www.fightMSiodoy.0f!1 or www.jomthemovoment org. d oi n ~ add-ons of an y sort. as vto la t1ons o t the diStance ca n res ult in you be ing fo rced to remove th e m e ntire ly. a co s tl y mi stake that (·an leave you on th e hook fo r seve ral thousand s of dollars. Anoth er thin g to cons ider is whether or not you have a ny eas e ment. or deed re stri.:t ions on your propert y. which 1:an negate your rig ht to build any add -on s. Again . if there are any of these on your propert y. they should be listed on your survey plat. An easement is esse ntially a res triction on your property that exists to provide easy access to utihties or other services. Typically. an e~sement is placed on a property by the government. meaning they are the lone pe op le allowed to build on a designated area . This doesn't ne cessarily mean they will build on that de signated area. but they and only they have the right to . A deed restriction essentially limits what you can do with the property. Typically. a deed restriction is a condition of sale set forth by the previous homeowner in order to protect certain areas of the property such as wetlands or wooded areas . Your municipality can also put a deed restricti on on your property to prohibit further development . Neither of these should come as a surpri se . th oug h. as they are typically conditions the seller inform' prospective buyers of immediate ly. While you might have purchased your hom e with visions of creatin~ a con temporary castle. u's good to keep in mind just how grandiose you can make your new dig likely relies less on vour wallet and more on your town's zon ing laws. a Subscribe today • 446-2342 :;u CI·.NTS • \ 'uL :;b. :'l:u. 1;;:1 Alo:x sr.: hools, hut bru:k home, .~ l"Jr g.rage. 20 minutes to Athens. M1'l):S bt•druum, 1 bJt h ho llll;'· o ve r h, 2 en g:uJgt', 5.! x 40 workshop. 20 x 40 mground Playhouse - J.lJ on 5.99 m/1 p~Iure and woods. Just 5 I Albany .Ul on paved roJ.ds. ;:.:;::..t-.:12:,;.19.900 ..... -~--·-­ - - -· .. 1'1\ N .. ·--- -·- >ll~,l\\ I ' ~·r,l -- 710 Elm St., Radn~ {SR 124) lmm :Ku!J.tt' r.md1 hom \' R J( I !l~ . OH. Almos t LKOO ~ q. lt. 19% t wLJo.· o n .1 h •u ml.ni\) n on lut. J BR. 2.~ lwh~. l!,•h custom ·(JJk hno k •hc·ln·, , "' •' OUICC . I hl ~h -<i ]W L'd int l'rn..·t . 1\ uT h 1 ,tnd b,Kk p .U LU~. 2 Or ~ .U ,\ I!,l' . o;-a ~v mil o;-s t ro m A th,· m J n J Oe li>e<. [ Southt•rn L oo.· o~.l Sl' h 00 l ~ J $12.2,SOO .\1470 Twp 176 Rutland l, ;;oo )'-l· ft. hom<: wuh -1 8R , ~ b,n h.~ . 4~020 SR 124, (Min<mill<) O hio Riwr frontotg<' indu..L.:~ J hmk J,.~.:k , _,--1 BR hom<' in m,,t1,.,,, I H ugo;- kitl·hen, din i n ~ room. l,tn uly room wnh fin·pl.l((' J.nd li nn ~ w o m Jll Ouw ld~<'th cr. G rt',l \ for <'ntt'rl.lin i n~;! 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Miller INSIDE See Page A3 • Spring events planned at Lydia Council. See Page A3 • Ulloa scholarship applications now available. See Page A3 • Master Gardeners plan garden party. See Page A3 • Dad: Player injured in Ga. bus wreck making 'miraculous recovery'. See Page AS • Denomination hopes vibrant churches seed growth. See Page AS • Ohio's advanced practice nurses want broader prescription powers. See Page A6 Reasons to list with Liz Maule Realty C ummaci.1l l' rl•pe rty o~. n J J to Li\'e. E ffi~.:ienl ~- .1pt , J BR .thuvo: iu grt ..il l~ •u J1t io n , · stu r<." lr ont ~p.l..:t' . .-\ 11 rent ed · tot.1l of $7:')0. Lot~ l'f "PJ."<I aa·w tnd i.Jdt' W1 n11~, p l umb'in ~;. , urut~, fu mJn·. lluu n u~. Rod f) rt'.lr' P!J . Lm~ ul o ff · I. Wt• l'o-op with all n:a l t.' <..:(atc ~.:vmpanic ... thi :-. llh..'an s ANY Oh in RL"a! E~ l a h.' agt.'lll •:an .. how anJ sell your prolX'rty. Thi . . wil l nol t.·u:-.t y uu an} mort.·~ 1. We wi ll mh· t.•rti ~ ~ you r property in the Meig s. G;,lllia and Mason markt.• t a .. wl'l l as the Athens area mark~t. 56.14 Acres - Holden Ad. W~ Y. ill mark..:1 )'Lillf property 2417 un t.JUr profess ional website : www . Lit. M ~tuk-R t•alt)'.t.' Om a nd will scnt.l your propt<rty listir1 g via th~ im~rnct to hundre-ds uf buyer:-. thruugh our new li ,ting:-. E lette r. To see all of our listing . . vi s it our 75) $1 39. 900 092 wcbsih:' 3. 86,6 Acree -Ne:ot t to 32470 Ad . 175. Rutland $99,995 164 20 Acres MIL J1vtden Rutland $35.900 126 Ollie<. 112 E. State St. Liz Mallie. llrok<r 8.67 -'cree Red uced Lasher Mt:igs Couoh .-\gent Shaula Laud<rmitt. Realtor 740-116-7476 Rd.. Rulland $23.995 •63 4 Lots (5 Acres each ) $ 19,900 ea. SA 692. Rutl and • e8.B9 91 ~h~u.~ht lomd~rmilt ron mental protection and · univer~it\' \, development, at I :30 p.m . on March 19 at th e Pomeroy Library to discuss how clean coal plants proposed for Meigs County sites by AEP and American Municipal Power - Ohio will impact the local economy. OSU Eco.wmist Greg Davis will discuss a thorough economic impact analnis of the project receinly completed by the e~..:onomu.: "' 'ucpartmeill. He will ex plain the methodology u>e d. reveal the re sult s of the study and a11>wer yuestion s from those aucnding. Economic Development Director Perry Varnado.: said the analy sis "provides valuable insight into the new employment and local spending" expected to res ult from the construction and operation of the two IGCC power plant >, as well a' the POMEROY Eloise Drenner, owner of Weaving Stitches, is grateful that she's able to do what she loves for a living but a little shy when it comes to talking about being recognized for doing just that. Drenner is currently featured in "Co lumbus Marketplace," a nationally distributed magazine to busi nes s owners and vendors who shop and sell at the Co lumbus Marketplace which is 200.000 square feet of permanent wholesale showroom space. Around 16.000 magazines have been distributed to retailers across the country. "I hope maybe other retailers will see my business and what I've done and the article gives them ideas to help their businesses," Drenner said, still in shock that Weaving Stitc he s was chosen as the magazine's feature. Drenne(s hobby of weaving baskets and hand-stitching soft sculpture figurines eventually evo lved into Weaving Stitches though it was a lon g evolution that included count less craft shows, moving her business location four times and a bat.tle with breast cancer. Oh. there were also two tloods thrown into that eq uation just to keep Drenner on her toe s along with her staff and husband Max who' s also there to help Eloise in life and business. Adversity aside, business for 2006 is up 20 percent plus over the previous year. Explaining this growth is simple for Drenner. po.\Si bilit y of ne w coal min mg ope ratilln' in the county At lea' t o ne company. Gatlin ~ \1inera l Co .. ha' indicaicd 11 plans to develop a coa l minin g operation 11t' i.lr Rac ine. Those inte re sted 111 attending the meeting are asked to RSVP to Brenda Rou>h at the econo mi c tlevclopme nt office. at 9923030. She 'aid seating is limited. and interest in attending ha' been strong. CIC to open Rio constmdion bids March 22 Bv 8RtAN J. REED BREED@MYDIIJ LYSENTINEL.COM Beth S.r,...t/plloto Local businesswoman Eloise Drenner stands amid one of the spring displays in her store Weaving Stitches . Drenner and her business are featured in a national magazine. "You"vegot tokeeptrying new things." she said. Trying new things includes displaying new thing s. Drenner and her stall take pride in creating new displays 1101 just in the front window but throughout the store to keep not only the merchandise but atmosphere of Weaving Stitches fresh. " I say if I can get custurners in here one time. I'm okay," Drenner said about creating a pleasant atmosphere which leads to a pleasant shopping experience that results in repeat business. Drenner has also branched out into decorating businesses around town for fall and Christmas in addition to creating her original snowmen eac h year for her Christmas open house. then ·the re 's the cllstomer appreci- arion day picnic , the pajama shopping day and the many one of a kind items the store is known for creating. To be even eligible for the feature in '·Columbus Marketplace" a bus ine ss must be nominated multiple times by vendors. As for truly explaining her success Drenner g ives credit to God for allowing her to do what she loves for a living . POMEROY - The Meigs County Cqmmunity Improvement Corporation ha' advertised ti>r bids from contmctors to build the new L!niversity of Rio GmnddRio Gmnde Community College Meigs Center. and construction is expect~d to he gin this spring. The deadline for bids is Man:h 22. They will he opened that day at 2 p.m. at the economic development otllce. The CIC plans to build the I0.000 square-foot center on property given by the Meigs Loc·al Board of Education. between the high school and middle school. It will he leased to Rio Gra nde Community College. Meigs County Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe said the cost of the new center is estimated at $2.2 million. The site was selected because ofits location on U.S. 33 and its proximity to the Meigs Local schools. which university and school board oft1cials hope will encourag~ students there and in other district' to take advantage of the post-secondary option whid1 allows students to take college credit whi le still in high school. Construction on the new center has been estimated to take between nine months and a yearto complet~. but Varnadoe said Friday theCIC hopes it will be completed by the end of 2007 . The new center will replace Rio Grande· s branch in Middleport. which is also space least.'d to the college by the CIC. The expanded facility will allo" Rio Grande to increase course otrerings to 55 per semester. add I0 bachelor's degree courses in three years. add fi ve master's degree courses in classroom teaching. exptmd a.w JCiate degree progr,utb <U1d atld a general srudies L't'ltifi~t:atc prugram. Continuous concrete pours set for KC Plant Farm Credit office grand ,.,..,,.1 •101 ty" s hi story, it has now become apparent that the mining mdustry could return here in some capacity to serve two new clean-coal power plants and other generating stations that can use Ohio coal. The Meigs County Economic Development Oft1ce will host a presentation from county commissioners, AEP. and The Uhio State University departments of agriculture. envi- BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.CDM BY puking .md workshup. ~ 0 K ft' ( .lrt'J.. o r l'ini.~ h fo r more s p .Ke. 17.5 nw Hh · wooded .llTl''· . """ · "'"l•nl~wnl•u..t . ,. ,.,,. · Local woman featured in national • business • magazine molding, ..-.~.bint't~: huih -in t.til!IHt't lt ( t'lllo.'r Jud l'hiuJ. cabinrt w1th Wt'Lb.t.r. O vt'rsized Z l'J.r $179,00 \10:\ll". \I \KCII t:! , :!uu- BY BRIAN J- REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL. COM ·' BR. !. b Jt h lovt'h· home ~: ith Oa.k lx-Jrom11 l.S · h.t.th \' ath l'drJl f.t.mi\ v ro o m with woo.l Jburu ..·r. .HS ,\cr'e l<:wl y.t.rd . 111-gru un ,l f-Jllol . J\ t'J.r Mei g~ Hi~h .;.,·hun ! .uhl l~.-1 l".tsy lmmJ.l·ulJU.' . • NCAA tournament draw. See Page 81 42631 Sand Ridge, Albany r.l tKh tne Study on mining, electricity projects to be unveiled WEA1HER H49 7 Cn:w Rd., Pomt'rov • SPORTS Wo~hop . "'·'100 1 39480 Mt. Union Rd., Rutland l'e~•:dul and pri \'oll~ 40.5 .u:re~ wi.t h awesome views. Nt•w _\-4 BR, 3 bath \.. Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio • Shirte pilgrims again face bloodshed; suicide attack kills ~ in Baghdad. See.,. A2 • Upcoming Genealogy Proud to be apart of your life. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Group Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, unpredictable disease of me centr81 nervous system (the brain, optic IHlrvts. ana spinal cord). MS can cause bluned vi&ion. IO!Js of balance, poor coordination. siumxl SfJ6"Ch, tremors. numbness. extreme fatigue. problems with m<lfflOfl' and concenttation, paralysis. b!mdt16SS and more. in the lo ng run . A va ria m:e is esse ntiall y an ~x.ce pt io n to the zo ning regul ations. one that will all ow you to renovate a\ y (lU l' hu use regardle ss of ex is tin g la ws. Ge ttin g your lol·al zoning board to g rant yo u a varianc e . ho w ~ ve r. i ~ no small task. II' you're reall y se t on mak ing a home improve me nt that doesn't compl y with wning reg ulations, you 'll likely ha ve to hire a lawy e r and possibly eve n an archit ect or enginee r to prove yo u need th e 'Cirian ce. But even a Iawv e r and the te stimon y of professionals do not guarantee your zoning board will g rant you a vanam.' e . It\ aho important to note that you'll need a variance should vou decide to change the us~ of your home. For in stance. if your home is defined as solely residential but you choose to turn part of your home into a doctor's office or even a law office . you won't be allowed to do ' o without first being granted a variance from the lo.:al zoning board. Before building onto your prope rty. it's also beneficial to know the set back distanc e. or the man dated di>tan.c e between the building area and the property line . Such distances are established for a num ber of reasons , not the least of which is to provide you and your neighbor s with privacy so all parties Jon ·t feel as though they're sitting in each other's laps when in the priva(y of thc1r own homes. Such regulations abo exist to address accessibility and ventilation concerns . The setback distance shou ld be· included on your property 's survey plat. which you should have receiwd when you purchased your home . It is essential you know the setbad< distance before Medical innovations lead to surging for-profit spinoffs, A6 KEVIN KEuv KKELLY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE .COM CHESHIRE - As work continues on the installation Det.U.onPapU of anti-pollution technology at Ohio Valley Electric Corp.'s Kyger Creek Power Plant. drivers on Ohio 7 are being asked to use cautio'n when continuous concrete 2 StC'IIONS - 12 PAGES pours occ'ur at the plant this Calendars .t\J month. OV EC officials said work Classifieds B3-4 on the chimney and absorber . vessel foundation for the Comics llue gas desulfurization (FGD). or scrubber system Annie's Mailbox A3 at Kyger Creek will move forward with continuou s Editorials A4 concrete pours requiring of concrete trucks Obituaries As movement in and out of the plant. During scheduled events. B Section Sports up to 30 trucks per hour will Weather . A6 travel Ohio 7 north from batch plants to the power ' plant. The batch plants an: at © ~007 Ohio Vttll~· Publishing Co. INDEX Bs • Cruzet Street and Eastern Avenue in Gallipolis and along Ohio 7 near Addison. "During the .times of continuous concrete pours, the trucks will travel on Route 7 a nd enter and exit the plant," Plant Manager Ralph Amburgey said. "Drivers should take extra care when traveling in the area of the plant. "This volume of truck traffic could create some traffic slowdowns. ·so drivers may want to plan a few extra minutes of drive time during these pours." he added. A Gallia County sheriff's deputy wi II be employed by the plant to manage traffic as concrete trucks leave the plant about every three minutes during the pours. The pours are tentatively scheduled to take place according to the following st heduk . Dates and times are subje.:t to adjustment. opening set for Friday officials said. • Tuesday. March 13 - · STAFF REPORT Tenne ssee. Absorber vessel foundation NEWS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Based in Loui"ille. Ky.. pour. starting at 5 a.m. and FCS has ' crved customers occurring for up to I0 hom' s. GALLIPOLIS - A ~rand throu g hout the four-state • Tuesday. March 20 opening of the Farm Credit reg ion fo r more tha n 90 Exhaust chimney foundation Service office at 1591 Ohio "t'ars. pour. The pour begins at 6 160 near Gallipolis serving · The Gallipol is location is p.m. and will take place for Gallia. Vinton. Mei gs and the fo urth office project to be up to 48 hours. ending at Athens counties has been set completed si nce July 2006 . around 6 p.m. on March 22 . for Friday. March 16 from I 0 Earl\ la >t ' ear. a team of • Wednesday. March 28 a.m. untt'11_ p.m. Far1i1 Cred1-1 , tall looketl at Absorber vessel foundation A ribbon cutting will be l'UIWnt llffice space needs pour begins at 5 a.m. and held at II :30 a. m. with the and growth ''PP<'rt.umtie s in will last for up to 12 hours . Gallia COJJntv Chamber of marketplace' ac ross the four " The additipn of FGD Commerce · j o ining state, the association served . equipment will enable ,the Gallipollis oftice staff as well A ke' fi nJm g "as the power plant to continue to as staff from surround ing fina nc ial le nding cooperacomply with regional and FCS distri cts. area board. tive could otler more value to national air quality standards members. local adv isors a nd farmer ' and rural Ame rica bv in. the most cost-effective FCS managers. reac hing into ma rket> that manner... Amburge y said. Farm Credll Servil·e, of are no t we ll se rved wdl OVEC has engaged .Mid-America is an agricul - t<>da\ . American Electric Power tural cooperative lende r ' e" B<ib Foster. vi(e pre, ident Service Corp. to serve as the ing more than 72 500 mem- of finaTKi al "' er v i ce ~ and prujel·t\ construclion man- ber > throu g hou t . Intl ia na . PINse see Credit, A5 Ke ntud.y. 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