https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/43530fb23352f04781464f89f288e95b.pdf 055123e9f39ce28d09341b5adec09c82 PDF Text Text Spo• sored by: Santa Shops Here Holiday Gift Guide inside today's Sentinel. Page BS • The Daily Sentinel ' Entertainment Briefs CHRISTY LEMIRE AP MOVIE CRITI C _Dance workshop will stage a holiday concert at SGHS on Sunday at 3 p.m. Band and Choral Direc tor Cassandra ·Thompson said GALLIPOLIS A the program will consist of Ballroom Dance Workshop various Christmas and holiand Revue will be held at day selections. There will ihe Ariel-Dater Performing be a sing-along for Arts Centre on Saturday Christmas carols. The concert is free. For from 2 to 6 p.m. information, contact the There will be two hours of school at 256-6379. dance lessons, including waltz, and two bours of social dancing including live music by Sandi Elam. The cost 1s $20 per person. RSVP to the Ariel at POMEROY On 446-2787. Those participating are asked to bring a cov- Saturday from 9 to II a.m., the traditional Breakfast ered di sh item to share. with Santa will be held at the Meigs Museum Annex . The breakfast will be an all -you-can-eat meal with pancake s, sausage .and GALLIPOLIS The scrambled eggs being Gallia Academy Choirs, served. The charge .is $4 for under the direction of Mrs. adults and $3 for children, Marilyn Wills, will present 12 and under. There will be their winter choir concert at crafts for the children. 8 p.m. today in the Gallia · Reservations are to be Academy High School - tpade by Friday by calling Auditorium. 992-3810. Admission to the concert is one canned food item. The Gallia Academy Key Club and Gallipolis Kiwanis Club will be collecting ihe food HARTFORD, W.Va. items that will be used for They are pickin' and grinnin' local food pantries. Choirs performing include in Hartford Friday night. Hanging Rock Junction, the seventh and eighih grade Symphonic Choir, Concert the host band for "Pickin' in Choir (SSA), Concert Choir Hartford," will once again (SAB), Symphonic Choir, take the stage 'along with and Madrigals. Mrs. Barb Dale Burns, the Ohio River White will be accompany- Boys and others beginning ing each choir on piano. at 6:30p.m. The event is at the The choirs will also be joined by University of Rio Hartford Community Center Grande . student teacher on the second and fourth Andrea McCabe. In addi- Friday of each month. tion, the concert will feature the Grace United Methodist Handbell Choir on one of . the music selections. The song selections include holiday son~ s as GALLIPOLIS - Santa well as traditional spintuals, Claus will be in his "house" folk songs, patriotic songs, at .the Gallipolis City Park on and pop songs. the following days and times: For more information, Dec. 13- 2 to 6 p.m. contact the high school at Dec. 14 - 2 to 6 p.m. 446-3212. Dec. 15 - 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 16 - I to 5 p.m. Dec. 17 - 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 18 - 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 19- 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 20- 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 21 - 2 to 6 p.m. MERCERVILLE - South Dec. 22-2 to 6 p.m. Gallia Junior High and Senior High band and chorus Dec. 23 - I to 5 p.m. Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio ;,o (I'\ IS • \ ol. ,-; - . '-.o . · • Eastem outlasts rival ·Southam. Set Page 81 This undated handout photo provided by Warner Brothers shows Will Smith In a scene from "I Am Legend.' · video store before checking you're a dog person, this 'll out new ones. By now, he be agonizing to watch. can recite every word to Conveniently, there's one "Shrek," which is amusing guy who's .the biggest and and surreal - one block- baddest and serves as their buster star mimicking .others. leader (Dash Mihok, known But he's also achingly lonely, appropriately as Alpha talking to store mannequins Male). And conveniently, as if ihey were real people, when other survivors do not unlike Tom Hanks and finally respond to Neville's his beloved volleyball daily ra9io calls, they hapWilson in "Cast Away." For pen to be a beautiful woman all his charm and personality, (Alice Braga) and her son, Smith doesn't qmte have the who are about the same age emotional depih of a Hanks . as his wife and daughter. to pull it off completely, but · The ihree of ihem hunker he does make you sense his down in Neville's fortified pain nonetheless. , brownstone for one last Then Neville's peaceful if apocalyptic battle with the tenuous grasp on reality and baddies. Lots of explosions sanity are disrupted when and rapid gunfire ensue he realizes the Infected have sound and fury signifying begun adapting, and aren' t nothing, which is a shame, just hiding in abandoned since "I Am Legend" looked buildings anymore but as if it might have had someraiher banding together to thing to say after all. destroy him. Neville keeps "I Am Legend," a Warner trying to capture them one Bros . .Pictures release, is at a time to test different rated PG-13 for intense cures on them in his under- sequences of sci-fi action ground lab, but with no sue- and violence. Running time: cess. And he's not the only 100 minutes. Two and a half one they want - again, if stars out of four. ' ·Family Christmas set for Saturday in Point POINT PLEA .>ANT, W.Va. - With Chri >Lmas less than two weeks away, local groups are busy gearing up for various holiday events. One of those events is the annual Mason County Family Christmas, which · members of the Family Resource Network, along with other community agencies and individuals, will host Saturday from I0 a.m. until I p.m. at the former Central Elementary School gymnasium, 1200 Main St., Point Pleasant. A..:cording to information provided by Greg Fowler, director of the · Family Resource Network, the annual event, which is free and open to the public, is one that continues to grow. "The Mason County Family Christmas is about the community pulling togeiher to provide a good holiday experience for local children and iheir families,'' · Fowler said in a news release. "Over ihe past few years, we have cn;ated an atmosphere where parents can bring their children and enjoy ihe event. The event has gmwn each volunteers will be painting year, and we expect that to be kids' faces, and other comihe case again this year." municy agencies will present Activities on tap during the craft tables where children event include pictures with can make items to give iheir Santa, Christinas crafts, face parents as gifts or decorate . painting and refreshments. iheir Christmas trees at home. Fowler said representatives The Family Resource from Ty Somerv'tl!e's State · Network will provide Farm Insurance office in refreshments for all, and Point Pleasant will donate Fowler added that he is Uleir Cru(leras, film and time extremely happy to have to take pictures of every .child . Summer Wyatt, Miss West wiih Santa. Picture frames Vrrginia 2007, present to visit will be provided to ihe chil- with everyone m attendance. dren to decorate and put their For more information, picture wiih Santa in. call Fowler at (304) 593Community organization 0072. Holiday concert will benefit Special Olympics POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - Christmas is a time to give and help oihers. A perfect way to do this and get into ihe holiday spir· it at the same time is to attend "A Ve~ Special ChristmaS Concert' this weekend. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Special OlympiCs in Mason County. Ashley Stanley, codirector of Mason County Special Olympics, described the show as an opportunity to $et into the Christmas spint in more ihan one way. "I am _hoping ihat (the concert) will put people in a Christmas mood, not only because of the songs, but also the giving part. The music and giving cause should put people in the Christmas mood,'' Stanley said. A wide variety of Christmas songs will be performed by a local choir that - features all ages; the choir · regularly _performs at the Ariel Thtatre m Gallipolis, Ohio. Accordin~ to Stanley, the concert will feature 22 songs and Will begin with traditional Christian Christmas songs. Traditional secular Christmas songs wiU follow, with other Jess known Christmas songs to cap off the evening. Stanley remarked ihat several Special Olympics athletes have taken an · active part in the concert. The children have passed out flyers and encouraged people to attend ihe event. In addition, seven aihletes from Point Pleasant Intermediate School will perform wit)l the choir for ihree songs at ihe concert. The concen will be Saturday at 7 p.m. at the State Theater. A second concert will follow Sunday at 3 p.m. For more information, call (304) 593-H02. Holiday celebrati~n set at Jenkins Plantation GREENBOTTOM, W.Va. - The Jenkins Plantation Museum, located in the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area of Cabell County, will ring in the holiday season with a familyoriented party on SatQCidJ,Y : from 5 to 8 p.m. The even tisfree and open to the public. Visitors will see the historic plantation house decked out in its holiday fin~ ery. They will also be treated . ' Winter co.ncert slated tonight AP photo to a traditional holiday din- the West Virginia Division ner. In addition, Grace Nida, of Culture ·and History, the tour guide for the Capitol museum features ihe former C9mplex, will lead kids in home of Confederate Bri~. Victorian-era kids' aits and Gen. A'lbert Gallatm crafts activities, including Jenkins. The 1835 house, the creation of holiday tree built in the tradition of 'flllllllla '~ tdidlw. ·. cards·,, , Titiewater Virginia, is notelifuwtlrik:eS. 'l'eli "stockings worthy for its at;chitecture and coloring sheets. . and was built by slaves The Jenkins Plantation between 1830 and 1835. Museum is located on W.Va. The house is listed on the 2 between Huntington and National Register of Point Pleasant. A facility of Historic Places and on the ---· -----. - - - - - - -- Civil War Discovery Trail. The museum 's regular hours· are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. During the holiday season, the museum will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. For more information ,about the holiday celebra, lion, contact Matt Boggess,' site mannger at the Jenkins Plantation Museum, at (304) 762- /059. "'"""')d:oil)st·nlinl'l.t·c"n I RID\\ , Ill.( 1.:\1111.1{ 1-l, :.!110 ':" 10 :.' Commissioners authorize two March levy bids SPORTS Breakfast with Santa have absolutely no idea . what's going t_o . haJ?pen · next. (Mark Protosev1ch's screenplay, touched up by Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman, is very different from the previous incarna- · tions of Matheson's book.) Military man that he is, Neville has his routine down cold, with a daily radio broadcast seeking out any other survivors and alarms to warm him when the sun's about to go down. But he's also a human being who misses the wife and littie girl (Smith's 7-year-old daughter, Willow) he lost during the city's frantic evacuation a few years back. (These nighttime flashback scenes, crammed with hundreds of extras and vehiCles beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, are beautifully controlled.) He talks to his dog as if she were a friend (and come on, what dog person doesn't do that anyway?) and is polite . enough to return the movies he borrows from his local Mason, WV • 304-n3-5857 -- 'I Am Legend' strikingly shot, then turns cheesy Sg if we must watch the last man on Earth wander aimlessly, it may as w ell be someone who can hold our attention like the charismatic Will Smith, star of "I Am Legend ." (Vincent · Price and Charlton Heston took on the role with less success in previou sly cheesy adaptations of the Richard Matheson sci-fi novel, 1964's "The Last Man on Earth" and 1971 ' s "The Omega Man," respectively.) While Smith certainly conjures both pathos and absurd laughs as Robert Neville, a military scientist whose immunity to a deadly virus leaves him stranded in Manhattan with only his trusted German shepherd for companionship, it's the visual effects in d1rector Francis Lawrence's film that truly dazzle. CGI-enhanced images of Times Square, Washington Square Park and Tribeca, e-erily silent and still and covered in weeds, provide a haunting set-up. Then come the Infected - the ones who didn't die from the virus but rather were transformed into shrieking, flailing crazies who only come out at night. And here's where "I Am Legend" turns from a quiet meditation on the nature of humanity into a B-movie schlockfest. It's too bad, too, because Lawrence, who previously directed Keanu Reeves in the thriller "Constantine," is really onto something· for a while. With the help of stark cinematography from Andrew Lesnie, he sucks you into this comatose version of the city that never sleeps. It's totally disconcertmg, but, at the same time, engrossing - watching Neville roam about with his dog, Sam, and a hunting rifle, past Grand Central Terminal and billboards for "Wicked" and· "Rent," you Turn right at Pomeroy/Mason Bridge Thursday, December 13, 2007 www.mydailysentinel.com Movie review: Last-man-an-Earth saga BY Mason moke Sh Bv BRIAN J. REED BREEOOM YOAILYSONTINEL.COM POMEROY Meigs County Commi ss ioners authorized placement of two proposed tax levie s on the Marc h, 2008 ballot. Meeting Thursday in regular session, commissioners authorized a 1.1-mill request on behalf of the Meigs County Council on Aging, and a 2-mill renewal request for the Meigs County Board of Mental ., Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. The levy to benefit programs at the Meigs Multipurpose Senior Center will generate an estimatecj $293,060 per year for senior citizen services. The levy is a proposed renewal of one mill in taxes, and an additional one-tenth mill . The levy for the MRIDD Board is estimated to generate $486,358 per year for a five-year period. The current levy was first approved .. .. . . " by voters in 2003. "The passage of the renewal levy is important to the continuati on of services," Executi ve Director Steve Beha said . "We are pleased to be able to request onl y a renewal in our Continued efforts to be fiscally responsible to the citi zens." Carleton Sc hoo l serves children with developmental disabilities through th ree pre-school classes and three school -age classes, an itinerant pre-school program 0BITUARIFS Page A3 • Rev. Elmer.Geiser, 90 • Alan Swindell, 58 Four inj\}red on US 33 • .• Dinner theater : planned. See Page A2 • Local Briefs. BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYOAILYSENTIN EL.COM .See Page A3 • The needle POMEROY - Reports of in a hav.stack. high water were corning in from across the county yesSee Page AS terday as rains continued to • Days of Old. steadily wash over the roads. See Page AS , Around 2:30 p.m. yester• Inspiration in the d;~y there was a report of a vehicle in water along smallest package. Bradbury Road. The See Page AS Middleport Fire Department .• Are there no as well as deputies from the Meigs County Sheriff's .sanctuaries anymore? Office were on scene. No ·See Page A6 injuries were reported. Ohio town plans for 'Old Tyme Christmas' ---------- -- - stan photo Scenes.of high water devouring roads such as this one at Laurel Cliff in Pomeroy were common throughout the county yesterday. · INSIDE SGHS plans concert ' has a master's degree in educational administration and holds an Ohio adminisPOMEROY Susan . trative licensure for grades Climer of Athens has been K-12. She has been hired as assistant principal employed in the Athens at Meigs High Scho.ol on a City Schools since 1997 and two-year contract effective prior to .that ·spent three Jan. 1. years in the Eastern Local The contract given to Schools as a band director. Climer includes the remainClimer fills a position der of this school year and vacated by David Gaul in through school year, 2008- · October. Rick Blaettnar has 09. Her contract by Meigs is been assisting Principal pending her release from Steve Ohlinger for the past employment in the Athens City School District. Climer PI•H - MHS, A3 BY CHARLENE HDEFI.ICH HOEFLICH@MYOAILYSENTINEL.COM 'Santa House' schedule --~ Holmes as apiary inspector for 2008. • Approved a maintenance agreement wiih Max imus for the Department of Job and Family Services, at a cost of $2, 100. •· Recessed until 11 a. m. · Friday for the payment of the final audit list of bills for 2007 . Present were Commissioners Mick Davenport and Jim Sheets and Clerk Gloria Kloes. Meigs Board hires· MUS assistant principal · -. Bluegrass music set crafterslhome based businessMcC.ONNELSVILLE An "Oide Tyme Christmas es to set up iheir merchandise. In the Village" is being Call Amy Gmve at (740) 963planned for Saturday in '3200 for more information McConnelsville in Morgan about the craft show. County, Ohio. Also, any and all area. "Gener;tlly, our little churches are encouraged to Mayberry town sort of rolls sign up for caroling on the up the· streets and shuts court house steps and up down around noon on and down the streets again Saturdays, but for this spe- this year. Call Clark at (740) cial event, the stores are 558-2283 if you wish to goin~ to stay open from 4-6 participate in ihe carolin~ . "We are really exc1ted p.m., ' said Deana Clark, one of the · organizers of the about the whole evening,and event. ''The stores are going . this would be a great event to offer free items, such as for your entire church or Christmas cookies, candies, . organization to do togetl)er at hot cocoa; coffee, snacks, Christmas time! After browsetc., to all of the public. Most . ing through our lovely town, vendors will be dressed in and having dinner at one of period Victorian clothin*, our local restaurants, come to adding to ihe festive spirit. the Ohio Valley OJ?ry There will also bi: free Christmas show. It is ~omg horse and carriage rides; a to be a spectacular one. ' live nativity scene; Christmas Performing will be: carolers from local churches; • An Opry favorite, The a craft show; and Santa will Connors from Sutton, W.Va. • Andy Ball, from Detroit, be talking to the children. A grand prize gift basket Mich. (Ball is currently valued at over $300 will. be . touring with the reqowned given away during the Ohio Lonesome River Band). • Male vocalists Jamie Valley OJ?ry ihat evening. '(All partiCipating vendors are Tolley from Ripley, W.Va., donating a gift for ihe dmw- and Randy Billielfrom ing). Sites of McConnelsville Lexington, Va. The show starts at 7 p.m., at Christmas time can be seen as you stroll ihrough and the doors open at 6. town fellow -shipping with Tickets are on sale at: Ginny's ·shop, in friends and family. All of Flower ihese activities are within just McConnelsville; Althea's a few blocks from each other. Florist in Marietta; The Video Crafters and home based Shack In Beverly; or by callbusinesses are invited to par- ing (740) 558-2283. Reserved ticipate in the event. The seats are also available. For more information, Riecker Building's community room will be marked on ihe log onto ww w. o hiov~;~lley­ map, has been reserved for opry.com. and an early intervention program serv ing children up to two years of age. Meigs Industries serves 60 adults through vocational, educational and habilitation training programs. Commissioners also: • Approved a $500 fund transfer for Probate/Juvenile Court. • Re-appointed Pat Holter .to the Board of Trustees of the Me i~s County District Public L1brary. • Re-appointed Everett • A Hunger For More. See Page A6 Streams also overflowed onto Laurel Cliff Road in ·nsa Pomeroy yesterday afternoon which was a familiar sight across the county. Also, the Ohio River inched its way up into the dip in the Pomeroy parking lot which is a sure s1gn the river is on tlie rise. As of yesterday evening the Natiohal Weather· Service predicted the Ohio River will cres! at Racine at 37.6 feet tomorrow, less than four feet below flood stage which is 41 feet at Racine. The ·water is . predicted to barely miss the "action stage" at. Racine which is 38 feet. "Action stage" can indicate flooding of secondary roads. · The NWS predicts the water to crest at Belleville at 32.1 feet tomorrow afternoon which is more than 13 feet below flood stage at 45 feet. Further down river, the water is predicted to crest at 34. I feet on Saturday evening at Point Pleasant, six feet shy of flood stage at 40 feet. Of course all of these predictions have no.t fac tored in the weekend' s weather which is predicted to possibly bring freezing rain and snow. Submitted photo Four people were injured in this crash along US 33 between Morning Star and Basha'n Road. Although all four victims were treated and transported for injuries, two were described as "critical" following the crash which occurred . around 2:30 p.m. Racine Volunteer Firefighters and emer· gency personnel were first on the scene as were Meigs . EMS, the Meigs County Sheriffs Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. OSP is handling the accident report and no official details were being released as of press time. • WEATIIER DetaHo on Pa&o A3 INDEX 2 SBcriONS - .,. 16 PAGES Annie's Mailbox A2 Calendars A2 Classifieds Bs-6 ' Comics B7 Editorials A4 faith • Values Movies Obituaries Sports ' Weather As-7 A3 A3 B Section A3 @ R007 Ohlq y alley PubU.hlng Co. " Cha~ene Diana Coate~ Hoeftlchj photo reads a Christmas story to Head Start Children. Volunteers knit scarves for children Retired Senior Volunteer Progf'dm at the Senior Citizens Center. POMEROY - Carrying out a Following the story, the chiltradition of several years chil- dren were pre sented colorful dren of the Heart of the Valley · neck scarves knitted by senior Head Start program came to volunteers. The bank personnel Peoples Bank Thursday morning served ice cream to the children for a Christmas program. and gave each one a candy cane. They wore Rudolph with the The RSVP volunteers knitted Red Nose Reindeer headpieces about 270 scarves in a variety of complete with antlers and a red colors and designs to be given to nose and sat around the . children in the county this holiday Christmas tree to li ste n to a season. They will be delivered Christmas story read by Di ana thi s week to several organizations· Coates, coor!linator. fo~ t~ e and agencies for distribution. BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH , HOEFU CHC>MYOAILYSENTINEL.COM ,. Beth SorJentj photo Pictured are students from one of three fifth grade classrooms at Southern Elementary which wrote special messages inside Christmas cards which will be sent to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. From Racine to Walter Reed BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM RACIN E - For wounded soldiers rec uperating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center; thi s may be a tough holiday seaso n which· is why fifth graders at South..:rn Elementary are reaching out to them. The family of fi flh grader Caitlyn Holter saw a special announcement about sending cards to soldiers at the hospital through the. American Red Cross. Caitlyn's family then purchased the cards while teacher Kelly Pape helped the students write their messages as a class writing project. All of Southern's fifth grade classrooms participated in the project which Pl•se > Rldn~ A:S · ' �Friday, December 14, 2007 · The Daily Sentinel PageA2 BYTHEBEND Friday, December 14, 2~07 www.mydailysentinel.com Obituaries ANNIE'S MAILBOX Alan Swindell Dad seems willing to be fleeced SHADE ~ Alan Brent ~windell , age 58, of Darwin Rd. Shade, died Wednesday evening, Dec. 12, 2007, at Kimes Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, Athens, surround. ed by his family. He had battled esophageal cancer for seven months. '' Born March 26, 1949, in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Howard Mont and Clara Mae Perry Swindell of Shade. A I 967 graduate of Pomeroy High School, Alan retired from Ohio University in August 1999 with over 30 years of services. He is survived by his daughter, Keri Lynn (Roger) Hornsby of The Plains; his son, Anthony Todd Swindell and special friend Amy Dains of Jackson ; and two grandchildren, Adam and Adrianna Hornsby. He will be sadly IJlissed by his sisters, Gloria (Robert) Mcintosh and Becky (Garry) Hunter of Athens; his brothers, Ned (Sharon') Swindell of Shade and Phil (Laura) Swindell of Fort White, Fla.; and his special cat, Buster. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by a sister. Linda Lou Swindell. .Funeral service will be conducted Sunday, I p.m., at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens, by Pastor Charles Domigan with burial in Burlingham Cemetery (Bedford ·.Twp., Meigs Co.). Friends may call Saturday 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. ly was asking for donations to her sister 's education fund. I am shocked. What Deur Annie: My parents do you think? - Appalled were married 50 years when in the Midwest Dear Appalled: This is Mom died of cancer two years ago. After that. Dad, inappropriate, but unfortuwho rare ly drank, started nately, not uncommon going to bars on a regu lar these· days. If the family is basis. He seemed to fall in struggling financially, it is love with everv woman he a kindness to make a do napicked up. He actually pro- tion that wi ll help them posed to several after dating out, and in other instances , people want to make a them on ly once or twice. Dad is approaching 80, is charitable contribution and fairly healthy and well off like to know which charity financially. The problem is. would be appreciated. The he is de'eply involved with type of personal grab you one of those bar ladies who mention, however, take s Submltte<lphoto is about 20 years his junior. advantage of everyone's M embers of the Middleport Church of Christ adult choir and drama team will present their annual dinner theater, • Jn the sympathy. Sti ll, the loss of "Rhoda'· is extremely rude, Fullness of Time," at 6 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, not on Sunday as previously reported. The musical will follow dinner overbearing and not a nice a child is a terrible thing person to be around . She is and we aren 't goi ng to at the Family Life Center. Tickets are $5 and are available at the church and at Farmers Bank and Savings Co. , Pomeroy. Proceeds will benefit the Ohio Valley Chris.tian Assembly Camp at Darwin . Childcare will be provided for children under five also · going through . his judge them too harshly. I am writing Dear Annie: money like it's going out of years of age and under. Questions can be directed to the church office at 992·2914 . . style. ' and we arc all con- in response to the gentle. cerned that at some point he man who wanted to know if · · won 't have enough to care all ava il able women are for him self. We have no drinking, drugging miscredoubt once the money 's ants. The answer is NO. I have registered with two gone. Rhoda wi ll he, too. • Rhoda has convinced online dating sites. I don 't p.m . Carry-in dinner for County Bikers, toy give- Pomeroy, family night with Dad that h'is children are claim to be Barbie or Suzie ·members and families. away to families who pre- children 's Christmas pro: after his savings. The truth Homemaker. but' I'm also registe red, 1-3 p.m., gram. Refreshments, 7 p.m. is. we are all doing quite not looking for Tarzan, RACINE - Carmel Rutland Fire Department. we ll and don't need or want Ward Cleaver or Dadd y Sutton 'Methodist Church, · Saturday,.Dec. 15 a nickel. She has caused an Warbucks. I am happy. honChristmas program, "WGOO SALEM CENTER Monday, Dec. 17 estrangement between Dad est, hard-working. loyal and Star Grange 778 and Star Radio Show," 6 p.m., Carmel RACINE - Southern and most of hi s closest · intelligent. But when men Junior Grange 878 will hold Fellowship Building. Friday, Dec. 14 friends as we II as a great learn that 1 am slightly over- a fun night and potluck sup- Local School Board, regl!lar POMEROY - Heath TUPPERS PLAINS meeting, 8 p.m., high school many family members. He weight, they disappear. United Methodist Church, 6 per, 6:30 p.m. at the hall. media room. Bethel Worship Center, two It seems the type of Everyone is invited. is just not the same person. p.m., Christmas program. LETART Letart miles south of Tuppers Dad has openly admitted · wom·an who is chosen by POMER0Y Return that Rhoda has very few most available men is the Jonathan Meigs Chapter, Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Plains on Ohio 7, hosts redeeming qualities, but he type you have described. Daughters of the American office building, regular Meigs County Community Band and Eastern Hand Bell meeting. can't bring himself to get The quiet, decent women Revolution, I p.m. at the Choir for their Christmas Saturday, Dec. 15 who volunteer at local out from under her spelL Pomeroy Library. concert, 7 p.m. POMEROY - Mildred I want Dad to be happy school s or visit libraries are Christmas meeting with LONG BOTTOM- "Day Schaefer Perry will observe and would love for him to not splashy enough to gar, Come ornament exchange. Sprinf singers at Faith Full her 85th birthday on Dec. 15. meet a really nice woman ner another glance. If you Sunday, Dec. 16 in old-fashioned dress. Gospel Church, 7 p.m. ·Cards may be sent to her at the who would treat him right. are truly looking for a HARRISONVILLE Sunday, Dec. 16 Sunday, Dec. 16 Rock Springs Rehabilitation He's so defensive about his decent woman, ask your Santa visits, 5-7 p.m., TUPPERS PLAINS POMEROY- Enterprise Center, 36759 Rock Springs relationship with Rhoda that friends. There are still a few Tuppers Plains VFW Post Fire Department. Scipio United Methodist Church, Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. talking doesn't do much true ladies · around if you 9053 Christmas dinner. 6 -Meigs RUTLAND Hiland Road, Her room number is 124A 33105 good. Each day we find our- will look for them. - All selves farther apart. Where Ways a Lady Dear All Ways: Meeting do we go from here 1 Heartbroken Daughter someone through friends is Dear Heartbroken: Dad often the best way, since is lonel y and susceptible to online relationships can be any woman who makes him misleading, but we hope feel desirable, but if he 's any guy who is serious mentally competent, there about finding a decent isn't much you can do. He is woman will look beyond quite willing to let Rhoda the superficial. take advantage of him . You Annie's Mailbox is writneed to keep a close eye on ten by Kathy MitcheU and the situation in order to pr~­ · Marcy Sugar, longtime edi· tect him. Suggest Dad see a tors of the Ann lAnders lawyer so Rhoda cannot get column. Please e-mail your her hands on money he will questions to anniesmailneed to live on. Then be box@comcast.net, or write nice to Rhoda. Invite her to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. over. If she doesn't see you Box 118190, Chicago, IL as a threat, she will not iso· 606JJ. To find out more late Dad and it will give him about Annie's Mailbox, time to reassess the si tua- · and read features by other tion. Creators Syndicate writers Dear Annie: In today's and cartoonists, visit the obituaries, ! saw a first A 3- Creators Syndicate Web year-old died ancl the rami- page at www.creators.com. BY KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR Community Calendar Clubs and .organizations Public meetings Church events Birthdays Other events .PROUD TO BE APART OF YOUR LIFE. The Daily Sentinel Subscribe today • 992-2155 • www.mydallysentinel .com · him in a LDD4MI"E~ to llfU:~. your wife, . . . . -.. for that so~. and you s~ ·Matthew 1:20-21 NKJV Cha~ene in structional service to resi- $298, an the legal assistance dent st udents of the school fund consultant service con · district !'or the current tract for $250. . school year in the amount of from PageA1 During the meeting the $199,480, or the final allo- resignation of Mark several week s and in appre- cation as approved by the Thomas as technology coorDepartment of dinator due to other ciation of hi s work . the Ohio Education for Early employment effective at on Board agreed to grant him a Childhood E<;lucational Pre- Jan . 4 was accepted. In a stipend in appreciation. Funds, was later exec uti ve session, the During the recent meeting School approved by the Board. Board discussed a replacethe Board approved permaInsurance program s we re ment for thai position. nent appropriations for the and minor Elizabeth Carfora wa s 2007-08 fiscal year in the reviewed ,by the changes approved as an Eng li sh/l an hired amount of $28,536,154. A board. and participation for guage arts teac her at Meigs $10,000 donation from American Electric Power - another five years in the Middle School, Robin L Ohio Power Co. to be used natural gas program with Witham was hired as a .subfor the specific purpose of Energy USA-TPCCorp was stitute teacher and Maranda installation of sec urity authorized. Al so approved Bu sh as a substitute aide for office windows on both was the ann ual membership the remai nder of the school wings of the Mei gs with the Ohio School year. Elementary School was Boards Association in the A di scussion was held on acknowledged . amount of $4,885 along a proposal from Synre Voice A service agreement with with renewal of the annual to pro vide district-wide the Athens-Meig s Briefcast School web-based communication Educational Service Center Management News sub- to the district. The cost to provide pre-school scriptions in the amount of would be $6 ,000. II was Deaths Rev. Elmer D. Geiser THURMAN - Pastor Elmer D. Geiser. 90, Thurman, formerly of the Vinton community, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007 . at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Goldie Sommers Geiser. Services will be II a.m. Saturday in the Community Christian Fellowship Church, 290 Trail's End Road, Thurman, with Pastor Dale Geiser officiating. Burial will be in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Wetherhoh C hapel, Gallipolis, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. today. be e-mailed· to Condolences · can www.timeformemory.com/mm. Local Briefs Toy giveaway correction RUTLAND - · Meigs County Bikers Association will have toys ready for pick up Sunday, not Saturday, for those families who pre-registered for the toy giveaway. Families who signed up and have vou~hers for the tnys can pick them up from 1-3 p.m. at the Rutland Fire Department. It was incorrectly reported the giveaway was Saturday in yesterday 's The Daily Sentinel. ' Musical benefit RACINE - The fourth, seventh and eighth grades at Southern Elementary School wi II present the Christmas musical '" Have a Very Musical .Christmas" at 7 p.m: on Wednesday. There is no admission cost but the class is taking cash donations to help a less fortunate family with Christmas expenses. .Local Weather Friday... Patchy dense fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around 5 mph ... Becoming northwest in the afternoon. Friilay night. •• Partly cloudy in the evening ... Then ·becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Saturday••• Cloudy with rain with possible freezing rain and sleet. Higbs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Saturday night ... Rain . Bri sk with lows in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 per. cent. Sunday••• Cloudy. Snow likely in the moming ...Then a chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Light snow accumulation possible. Brisk with highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Sunday night,••Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Monday through Tuesday night •••Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Lows in the mid 20s. Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) - 48.21 Alao (NASDAQ)~ 78 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) - 49,09 8tg lots (NYSE)- 17.06 Bob Evans (NASDAQ)- 29.83 B!Jr&Wamer (NYSE) - 96.73 Century Aluminum (NASDAQ) - Dally stock report• are the 4 p.m. ET ctoalng quotes of transactions for Dec. 13, 2007, pro. vlded by Edward Jones financial advlooni Isaac Mills In Gallipolis It (740) 441·9441 and Lesley Marrero In Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Racine from PageA1 translated into 58 cards being written and sent. Talking to the students, they are aware of what "Walter Reed" means, saying, "It: s where they go when they're hurt." Some students even had family which served in Iraq , including some thin were wounded, making the cards an even more personal endeavor. As for why they feel it's important to send the cards, one student said: "They haven:t been home long and need to•know what's going on ... they need to know someone cares.,.. The following are messages written by three fifth graders from various classrooms: "Hi , my name is Kevin Perry. I live in Syracuse, Ohio. I heard you were in the hospital. good luck there. Thank you for serving in Iraq. It means a lot. I know how your family is feeling because my dad is iil the Iraq War. He is in the Army branch. Well I' ve got to go, I hope you get better . in the hospitaL Kevin Perry. PS My .dad 's name is Troy Perry, you may ~ave met him." In addition to hi s words, Kevin drew an American Flag in his card. "Hi , my name is Zachary Spencer Craig Carpenter. l .go to Southern Elementary in Ohio I am in the fifth grade. Thank you for keeping all of us safe. I have an uncl e, a grandpa, great grandpa and another uncle who served in the wars. I am sorry you have an injury and I hope you 'get well soon. Happy holidays from all of us at Southern!" "Hi, my name is Addie Hayman. I am a fifth grader at Southern Elementary. Thank yo u for keeping me and my family safe. We appreciate your sacrifi ce for our country, friends and families. I' m sorry that you 're in the hospital but believe me you are still greatly apprec iated. Merry Christm as! Happy Holidays, Addie Hayman." If you wish to send cards to anonymo us soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center you can address· holiday cards to: We Support You During Your Recovery! C/0 American Red Cross, P.O. Box 419, Savage. MD 20763 -0419. Cards must be received no later thi10 December 27. Senders are reminded that "care packages" are not part of the program and to send only cards and notes. Also, re frai n from using glitter or any other inserts that would not be appropriate in a hospital enviro nment. SP8 1NG VALLEY \ '); /1 'J ~t"!ll II" 11\J A ~~fHHI• • Wise men stHI Dance Workshop Review Instructor Joseph li, MD Sun. D~. 16th 2pm 7 New Years Eve Gala Reserve ASAP FRI 12114/07 ·SUN 12116107 WWW.SPRIN!>VALLEYCINEMA.COII Limited Seating Box Office Opens 0 6:30PM FOR EVENING SHOWS & 12:30 PM FOR SAT & SUN Box OHice: 428 2nd Ave. Gallipolis, OH (740) 446·ARTS MATINEES TUES. IS BARGAIN NIGHT Announces they are accepting patients at their new location .. Provider Beverly Phillips CNP.Certined Nurse l'ractitioncr Most insurance's accepted including Tri~Care Sliding Available for those who qualify Fee IMAGINE... ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS (PG) I :00, 3:00, 7:00 & 9:00 I AM LEGEND (PG13) 1:15, 3:30,7:15 & 9:30 AWAKE (R) 1:20, 3:201 7:20 & 9:20 DAN IN REAL LIFE (PG13) • 1:10, 3:10 & 7:10 AMERICAN GANGStER (II) 12:45, 3:30, 6:45 & 9:30 ENCHANTED (PG) 1:20, 3:20, 7:20 & 9:20 THE MIST(R) 9:10 FRED CLAUS (PG) 1:00, 3:15,7:00 & 9:15 ·ntf. ~to)r PERn;c r GIH E\ER 11 11: 'fllRF E :!\' roXE. Middleport Church of Christ Corner of Lgnn antf 2ntf Street •.Pomero9, OJ{ .. Cfiiftfren's Cfirist:TtuJS Program, '1Jec.1610:30am Fifth & Main St. Middleport, OH Cliristmas T-ve Services :Featuring %e tJ3e[[ Choir 740-992-2914 Specia{ Music - 7:30p.m. ProJlram - 8:00p.m. www.mlddleportchurch.org Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 8:15 & 10:30 em ' .. . Christmas Eve Candle Ught Service 6:30pm We invite you to celebrate the birth of our Savior everyday 109.34 Wai-Mart (NYSE) - 48.33 Wendy'l (NYSE)- 27.08 Worthll!lllon ( NYSE) - 21 • 1)1,\\l()"\;1) 5.13 City Hol(llng (NASDAQ) 3&.33 Collins (NYSE) - 72.94 D~Pont {NYS~) - 46.22 US Bank ( NYSE) - 33.22 Gannett (NYSE)- 35.47 General Electric (NYSE) 37.58 Harley.Pavldlon.(NYSEI41UB JP Morcan ( NYSE) - 46.78 Kroger (NYSE) - 26.21 Umlted Brandt (NYSE) 19.47 Norfolk South em ( NYSE) 151:61 Ohio VBIIey Bane Corp. ( NAS. DAQ)- 25 BBT (NYSE) - 33.59 Peoptea (NASDAQ)- 24.41 Papaleo (NYSE) - 78.69 Premier (NASDAQ) - 13.06 Rockwell (NYSE) - 70.6.6 Rocky Boots (NASDAQ)- 6. 71 Royal Dutch Shell - 82.40 ' Sears Holding (NASDAQ) ..,. Hoefllch/ photo voted to try the program for the remainder of the school year. . The advantage, according to the superintendent , would be that it would . provide automati c contact with the homes of students and teachers about issues . relating to changes in school hours, absences and other matters which might need to be related. An organi zational meetin g fQr the new year was set for Jan . 8 at 7 p.m. to be followed by the regular board meeting. Ron Logan was appoin ted president protempor for the organizational meeting. Champion (NASDAQ)- 4.63 Charmlrlll Shops (NASDAQ) - · . Congregationa{ Cliurch v FFA students who excel led in soil judg· ing contests were recognized by the Meigs Local Board of Ed ucation and presented pins. In the group shown with their advisor. Amber Cox , left, were from the left, Michae l Ball, Shane Milhoan, Julia Lantz, Lacee Arms. and Mel issa Snowden. MHS 56.77 rr'ri_nity The Daily Sentinel • Page A3 \1.\RRL\GE snmot· NOW OPEN Reed & Baur I:\11'. 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'' Born March 26, 1949, in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Howard Mont and Clara Mae Perry Swindell of Shade. A I 967 graduate of Pomeroy High School, Alan retired from Ohio University in August 1999 with over 30 years of services. He is survived by his daughter, Keri Lynn (Roger) Hornsby of The Plains; his son, Anthony Todd Swindell and special friend Amy Dains of Jackson ; and two grandchildren, Adam and Adrianna Hornsby. He will be sadly IJlissed by his sisters, Gloria (Robert) Mcintosh and Becky (Garry) Hunter of Athens; his brothers, Ned (Sharon') Swindell of Shade and Phil (Laura) Swindell of Fort White, Fla.; and his special cat, Buster. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by a sister. Linda Lou Swindell. .Funeral service will be conducted Sunday, I p.m., at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens, by Pastor Charles Domigan with burial in Burlingham Cemetery (Bedford ·.Twp., Meigs Co.). Friends may call Saturday 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. ly was asking for donations to her sister 's education fund. I am shocked. What Deur Annie: My parents do you think? - Appalled were married 50 years when in the Midwest Dear Appalled: This is Mom died of cancer two years ago. After that. Dad, inappropriate, but unfortuwho rare ly drank, started nately, not uncommon going to bars on a regu lar these· days. If the family is basis. He seemed to fall in struggling financially, it is love with everv woman he a kindness to make a do napicked up. He actually pro- tion that wi ll help them posed to several after dating out, and in other instances , people want to make a them on ly once or twice. Dad is approaching 80, is charitable contribution and fairly healthy and well off like to know which charity financially. The problem is. would be appreciated. The he is de'eply involved with type of personal grab you one of those bar ladies who mention, however, take s Submltte<lphoto is about 20 years his junior. advantage of everyone's M embers of the Middleport Church of Christ adult choir and drama team will present their annual dinner theater, • Jn the sympathy. Sti ll, the loss of "Rhoda'· is extremely rude, Fullness of Time," at 6 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, not on Sunday as previously reported. The musical will follow dinner overbearing and not a nice a child is a terrible thing person to be around . She is and we aren 't goi ng to at the Family Life Center. Tickets are $5 and are available at the church and at Farmers Bank and Savings Co. , Pomeroy. Proceeds will benefit the Ohio Valley Chris.tian Assembly Camp at Darwin . Childcare will be provided for children under five also · going through . his judge them too harshly. I am writing Dear Annie: money like it's going out of years of age and under. Questions can be directed to the church office at 992·2914 . . style. ' and we arc all con- in response to the gentle. cerned that at some point he man who wanted to know if · · won 't have enough to care all ava il able women are for him self. We have no drinking, drugging miscredoubt once the money 's ants. The answer is NO. I have registered with two gone. Rhoda wi ll he, too. • Rhoda has convinced online dating sites. I don 't p.m . Carry-in dinner for County Bikers, toy give- Pomeroy, family night with Dad that h'is children are claim to be Barbie or Suzie ·members and families. away to families who pre- children 's Christmas pro: after his savings. The truth Homemaker. but' I'm also registe red, 1-3 p.m., gram. Refreshments, 7 p.m. is. we are all doing quite not looking for Tarzan, RACINE - Carmel Rutland Fire Department. we ll and don't need or want Ward Cleaver or Dadd y Sutton 'Methodist Church, · Saturday,.Dec. 15 a nickel. She has caused an Warbucks. I am happy. honChristmas program, "WGOO SALEM CENTER Monday, Dec. 17 estrangement between Dad est, hard-working. loyal and Star Grange 778 and Star Radio Show," 6 p.m., Carmel RACINE - Southern and most of hi s closest · intelligent. But when men Junior Grange 878 will hold Fellowship Building. Friday, Dec. 14 friends as we II as a great learn that 1 am slightly over- a fun night and potluck sup- Local School Board, regl!lar POMEROY - Heath TUPPERS PLAINS meeting, 8 p.m., high school many family members. He weight, they disappear. United Methodist Church, 6 per, 6:30 p.m. at the hall. media room. Bethel Worship Center, two It seems the type of Everyone is invited. is just not the same person. p.m., Christmas program. LETART Letart miles south of Tuppers Dad has openly admitted · wom·an who is chosen by POMER0Y Return that Rhoda has very few most available men is the Jonathan Meigs Chapter, Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Plains on Ohio 7, hosts redeeming qualities, but he type you have described. Daughters of the American office building, regular Meigs County Community Band and Eastern Hand Bell meeting. can't bring himself to get The quiet, decent women Revolution, I p.m. at the Choir for their Christmas Saturday, Dec. 15 who volunteer at local out from under her spelL Pomeroy Library. concert, 7 p.m. POMEROY - Mildred I want Dad to be happy school s or visit libraries are Christmas meeting with LONG BOTTOM- "Day Schaefer Perry will observe and would love for him to not splashy enough to gar, Come ornament exchange. Sprinf singers at Faith Full her 85th birthday on Dec. 15. meet a really nice woman ner another glance. If you Sunday, Dec. 16 in old-fashioned dress. Gospel Church, 7 p.m. ·Cards may be sent to her at the who would treat him right. are truly looking for a HARRISONVILLE Sunday, Dec. 16 Sunday, Dec. 16 Rock Springs Rehabilitation He's so defensive about his decent woman, ask your Santa visits, 5-7 p.m., TUPPERS PLAINS POMEROY- Enterprise Center, 36759 Rock Springs relationship with Rhoda that friends. There are still a few Tuppers Plains VFW Post Fire Department. Scipio United Methodist Church, Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. talking doesn't do much true ladies · around if you 9053 Christmas dinner. 6 -Meigs RUTLAND Hiland Road, Her room number is 124A 33105 good. Each day we find our- will look for them. - All selves farther apart. Where Ways a Lady Dear All Ways: Meeting do we go from here 1 Heartbroken Daughter someone through friends is Dear Heartbroken: Dad often the best way, since is lonel y and susceptible to online relationships can be any woman who makes him misleading, but we hope feel desirable, but if he 's any guy who is serious mentally competent, there about finding a decent isn't much you can do. He is woman will look beyond quite willing to let Rhoda the superficial. take advantage of him . You Annie's Mailbox is writneed to keep a close eye on ten by Kathy MitcheU and the situation in order to pr~­ · Marcy Sugar, longtime edi· tect him. Suggest Dad see a tors of the Ann lAnders lawyer so Rhoda cannot get column. Please e-mail your her hands on money he will questions to anniesmailneed to live on. Then be box@comcast.net, or write nice to Rhoda. Invite her to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. over. If she doesn't see you Box 118190, Chicago, IL as a threat, she will not iso· 606JJ. To find out more late Dad and it will give him about Annie's Mailbox, time to reassess the si tua- · and read features by other tion. Creators Syndicate writers Dear Annie: In today's and cartoonists, visit the obituaries, ! saw a first A 3- Creators Syndicate Web year-old died ancl the rami- page at www.creators.com. BY KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR Community Calendar Clubs and .organizations Public meetings Church events Birthdays Other events .PROUD TO BE APART OF YOUR LIFE. The Daily Sentinel Subscribe today • 992-2155 • www.mydallysentinel .com · him in a LDD4MI"E~ to llfU:~. your wife, . . . . -.. for that so~. and you s~ ·Matthew 1:20-21 NKJV Cha~ene in structional service to resi- $298, an the legal assistance dent st udents of the school fund consultant service con · district !'or the current tract for $250. . school year in the amount of from PageA1 During the meeting the $199,480, or the final allo- resignation of Mark several week s and in appre- cation as approved by the Thomas as technology coorDepartment of dinator due to other ciation of hi s work . the Ohio Education for Early employment effective at on Board agreed to grant him a Childhood E<;lucational Pre- Jan . 4 was accepted. In a stipend in appreciation. Funds, was later exec uti ve session, the During the recent meeting School approved by the Board. Board discussed a replacethe Board approved permaInsurance program s we re ment for thai position. nent appropriations for the and minor Elizabeth Carfora wa s 2007-08 fiscal year in the reviewed ,by the changes approved as an Eng li sh/l an hired amount of $28,536,154. A board. and participation for guage arts teac her at Meigs $10,000 donation from American Electric Power - another five years in the Middle School, Robin L Ohio Power Co. to be used natural gas program with Witham was hired as a .subfor the specific purpose of Energy USA-TPCCorp was stitute teacher and Maranda installation of sec urity authorized. Al so approved Bu sh as a substitute aide for office windows on both was the ann ual membership the remai nder of the school wings of the Mei gs with the Ohio School year. Elementary School was Boards Association in the A di scussion was held on acknowledged . amount of $4,885 along a proposal from Synre Voice A service agreement with with renewal of the annual to pro vide district-wide the Athens-Meig s Briefcast School web-based communication Educational Service Center Management News sub- to the district. The cost to provide pre-school scriptions in the amount of would be $6 ,000. II was Deaths Rev. Elmer D. Geiser THURMAN - Pastor Elmer D. Geiser. 90, Thurman, formerly of the Vinton community, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007 . at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Goldie Sommers Geiser. Services will be II a.m. Saturday in the Community Christian Fellowship Church, 290 Trail's End Road, Thurman, with Pastor Dale Geiser officiating. Burial will be in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Wetherhoh C hapel, Gallipolis, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. today. be e-mailed· to Condolences · can www.timeformemory.com/mm. Local Briefs Toy giveaway correction RUTLAND - · Meigs County Bikers Association will have toys ready for pick up Sunday, not Saturday, for those families who pre-registered for the toy giveaway. Families who signed up and have vou~hers for the tnys can pick them up from 1-3 p.m. at the Rutland Fire Department. It was incorrectly reported the giveaway was Saturday in yesterday 's The Daily Sentinel. ' Musical benefit RACINE - The fourth, seventh and eighth grades at Southern Elementary School wi II present the Christmas musical '" Have a Very Musical .Christmas" at 7 p.m: on Wednesday. There is no admission cost but the class is taking cash donations to help a less fortunate family with Christmas expenses. .Local Weather Friday... Patchy dense fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around 5 mph ... Becoming northwest in the afternoon. Friilay night. •• Partly cloudy in the evening ... Then ·becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Saturday••• Cloudy with rain with possible freezing rain and sleet. Higbs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Saturday night ... Rain . Bri sk with lows in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 per. cent. Sunday••• Cloudy. Snow likely in the moming ...Then a chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Light snow accumulation possible. Brisk with highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Sunday night,••Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Monday through Tuesday night •••Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Lows in the mid 20s. Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) - 48.21 Alao (NASDAQ)~ 78 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) - 49,09 8tg lots (NYSE)- 17.06 Bob Evans (NASDAQ)- 29.83 B!Jr&Wamer (NYSE) - 96.73 Century Aluminum (NASDAQ) - Dally stock report• are the 4 p.m. ET ctoalng quotes of transactions for Dec. 13, 2007, pro. vlded by Edward Jones financial advlooni Isaac Mills In Gallipolis It (740) 441·9441 and Lesley Marrero In Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Racine from PageA1 translated into 58 cards being written and sent. Talking to the students, they are aware of what "Walter Reed" means, saying, "It: s where they go when they're hurt." Some students even had family which served in Iraq , including some thin were wounded, making the cards an even more personal endeavor. As for why they feel it's important to send the cards, one student said: "They haven:t been home long and need to•know what's going on ... they need to know someone cares.,.. The following are messages written by three fifth graders from various classrooms: "Hi , my name is Kevin Perry. I live in Syracuse, Ohio. I heard you were in the hospital. good luck there. Thank you for serving in Iraq. It means a lot. I know how your family is feeling because my dad is iil the Iraq War. He is in the Army branch. Well I' ve got to go, I hope you get better . in the hospitaL Kevin Perry. PS My .dad 's name is Troy Perry, you may ~ave met him." In addition to hi s words, Kevin drew an American Flag in his card. "Hi , my name is Zachary Spencer Craig Carpenter. l .go to Southern Elementary in Ohio I am in the fifth grade. Thank you for keeping all of us safe. I have an uncl e, a grandpa, great grandpa and another uncle who served in the wars. I am sorry you have an injury and I hope you 'get well soon. Happy holidays from all of us at Southern!" "Hi, my name is Addie Hayman. I am a fifth grader at Southern Elementary. Thank yo u for keeping me and my family safe. We appreciate your sacrifi ce for our country, friends and families. I' m sorry that you 're in the hospital but believe me you are still greatly apprec iated. Merry Christm as! Happy Holidays, Addie Hayman." If you wish to send cards to anonymo us soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center you can address· holiday cards to: We Support You During Your Recovery! C/0 American Red Cross, P.O. Box 419, Savage. MD 20763 -0419. Cards must be received no later thi10 December 27. Senders are reminded that "care packages" are not part of the program and to send only cards and notes. Also, re frai n from using glitter or any other inserts that would not be appropriate in a hospital enviro nment. SP8 1NG VALLEY \ '); /1 'J ~t"!ll II" 11\J A ~~fHHI• • Wise men stHI Dance Workshop Review Instructor Joseph li, MD Sun. 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Dan Goodrich Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, Dec. i4, the 348th day of 2007. There are 17 days left in the year.' Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 14, 1799, the firSt p~esident of the United States, George Washington, cjied at hts Mount Vernon, Va., home at age 67. On this date: In 1819, Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state. · In 1861 , Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died in London. · In 1911 , Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his woup became the. first men to reach the South Pole, beatmg out an expedtllon led by Robert F. Scott. In 1939, the Soviet·Union was dropped from the League · of Nations. In 1946; the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish U.N. headquarters in New York. In' 1962, the U.S. space probe Mariner 2 approached Venus, transmitting information about the planet. In 1975, six Souto Moluccan extremists surrendered after holding 23 hostages for 12 days on a train near the Dutch town of Beilen. In 1981, Israel annexed the Golan Heights, which it had seized fn;>m Syria in 1967. · .In 1986, the experimental aircraft Voyager, piloted by Dtck Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California on the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world. In 1995, presidents Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia, Slobodan. , Milosevic ·of Serbia and Franjo Tudjman of Croatia stgned the Bosman peace treaty in Paris. Ftve years ago: Jordanian police announced the arrest of two alleged al-Qaida members in the October killing of American diplomat Laurence Foley. One year ago: South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations. A British police inquiry concluded that the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend in a 1997 Paris car crash were a "tragic accident" and that allegations of murder were unfounded. Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun died in New York at age 83. Actor Mike Evans, who'd played ' Lionel Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died in Twentynine Palms, Calif., at age 57. · Today's Birthdays: Jazz musician Clark Terry is 87. Former "60 Minutes·: executive producer Don Hewiti is 85. Actor-playwright George Furth is 75. Actor Hal Williams is 69: Actress Patty Duke is 61. Pop singer Joyce VincentWdson (Tony Orlando .and Dawn) is 61. Entertainment executive Michael Ovitz is 61. Actress Dee Wallace is 59. Rhythm-and-blue~ singer Ronnie McNeir (The Four Tops) ts 58. Rock mustctan Chff Wtlhams (AC/DC) is 58. Actress Cynthia Gibb is 44. Actress Natascha McElhone is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Brian Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 32. Actress KaDee Strickland ts 32. Actress Tammy Blanchard is 31. Actress Sophie Monk is 28. Thought. for Today: "To the memory of the Man, first in war, .~rst m peace, and firs! in the hearts of his countrymen. -Henry Lee, Amencan governor (1756-1818) .on the death of George Washington. • vices · that create zones of cell groups that focus on comfort for people who fellowship and prayer. Then have been raised in a culture there are those "federal" in which consumers define events that take place severthemselves by their musical al times a year. There are still Protestant choices. Thus, High De sert Church· and even Roman Catholic offers a "Classic" service churches .that are trying to . for Baby Boomers and oth- create "bl;nded" worship ers who ·came of age during services that appeal to all the "Je sus rock" explosion ages at the same time. in the '60s and '70s. This "Blended'' is the term used service offers a softer brand to describe a mix of tradiof acoustic rock - · think tional hymns and rock Byrds or the Eagles - that music, switching back and is easier on the delicate and forth between a pipe organ even damaged ears of older and those electric guitars . Their intentions are good, worshippers, said Crandall. said Crandall, but the results Meanwh ile, other musicians focus on rhe "Harbor" are guaranteed to offend service for people bet ween . people whose musical tastes the ages of 30 and 50. It fea - are simply not compatible. tures the kind of soaring, Thu s, he believes that inspiring rock that most "blended" services drive people would associate with people away rather than U2 and classic bands from pulling them together. '·'This is reality," he said. the 1980s. Then the "Seven" service cranks · "Everything is about the thing s up another notch. music. When you go to the with what Crandall mall, you can even ten what described as a "dark" and kind of people are supposed "moody" mix of postmod- to be shopping in different stores just by listening to ern music for the young. The bottom line: Church the music that is playing .... leaders use different tech- Can you imagine kids wantnology to create different ing to shop in a store that is music for ditferent· genera- playing the music that their tions who choose to attend parents listen to? No way." (Terry Mauingly is direcdifferent services. tor of the Washington The music unites and the music divides. The chal- Journalism Center at the lenge for church leadership, Council for Christian Crandall said, is to unite Colleges and Universities leads the these flocks around a com- and mon vision when doing GetReligion.org project to study religion and the evangelism and missions primarily through IS-person news.) FAITH. FAMILY The needle in a haystack BY ADRIANE EASTMAN I · was a typical pre'teenage girl with life challenges. Ten years old. and going on 16. or so . I sometime s · thought. Life was great. I attended a small Christian school where 1 made excellem grades . I had many friends, was on a national champion cheer squad and would soon be enjoying a sixth grade gmduation in a little over a yem. As I said, life was great then came the challenge. One fall morning I noticed a · small knot below my "Adam's apple" on my neck. I thought it was perhaps a cold or some si mple skin problem. After several days,the swelling grew a little larger and my parents decided .to have it checked. Our local pediatrician had a puzzled look 1Js he checked out my neck. Finally, he prescribed some antibiotic that would clear up ·the infection I had developed. Within several days, my neck cleared up and all was well. Gratefully, I returned to my happy, normal life. Two weeks later, I was horrified to see the knot reoccur. I swallowed with · a nervous gulp knowing it could be something really serious. It felt like I had a cantaloupe in my neck. Mom had tears Thyroglossal Duct Cyst. The surgery went well as the infection was removed. and the duct repaired. Again, I was relieved and my faith was reassured. God was watching over me and had taken care of me , Life was slowly returning to normal as my incisi!ln on my neck healed daily. I · had known better than to doubt 9od. My grate(ulness mcreased by day, just as my life and faith was again challenged. To my shock, within three Adrlane Eastman weeks, the swelling returned and spread down in her eyes. Dad had cononto my chest. Horrified, cern on his face. The cantaloupe became a watermel- we went back to my pediaon as my doctor hurriedly triciaQ and within the hour, I sent me to see an ear, nose was in an ambulance rushand thwat specialist. There ing two hours back to was great concern of cancer Children's Hospital. After or other serious problems. emergency surgery, an After much uncertainty, I abscess the size of a lime was sent to Children 's was removed from my Hospital in Columbus, throat. Testing was needed Ohio. My life seemed to be to determine exactly why reoccurring. in total shambles. I was this · was Thankfully, it had not been scared; uncertain, anxiou s, cancer or other very serious and in douht of everything problems, but the true cause -even perhaps my faith . "Why me?" I asked, feel- had to be found or it would ing sorry for myself. Then keep coming back and came the anger and still, become threatening. Dr. King, at Children's ''Why me?'' The specialist, Dr. King, was stern and Hospital, decided to inject confident and gave me a lot dye during the surgery to of hope. He would need to help him find the problem. · operate- deciding it was a My faith had been chalproblem known as a lenged many times, as 'f!RT/i r-'OLf MEMBER EXCHANGE Church performs final 'LiVing Christmas Tree' ' Bv JOSH JARMAN THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH ' The Huckabee phenomenon proclaimed themselves pect that he just . doesn't staunch conservatives. But have eno~gh "fire in his McCain had turned off con- belly" to be a strong presiservative Republicans with dential (andidate. And even his disastrous support for a good many conservatives what amounted to amnesty wonder whether his ideoWilliam for illegal aliens, and logical. purity is more than Rusher Giuliani 's record as mayor skin-deep. . Suddenly a good many - - - - · of New York was replete with support for policies people began noticing the (like abortion) offensive to hitherto obscure former first many of them. Romney's governor of Arkansas. With . paragrap h above. record as governor of one or two odd exceptions Confining ourselves, for Massachusetts was perhaps in his political history the purposes of this column, h R bl a bit cleaner from a conser- (which, you can be sure, are to t e epu ican race, the vative standpoint, but even now gettinll ferocious attenone recent development of he was vulnemble to the tion), his vtews and conduct note has been the belated but rapid rise of former charge of having "flip- have been impeccably conArkansas governor Mike ~opped" on certain tender servative. He ltas, as already Huckabee. How can we· ISSUeS. noted, a pleasant personaliaccount for it? Huckabee Small wonder that politi- ty. And, perhaps more to the· first came to national allen- cal observers held their pm.nt, Etven the power of' tion as a distinctly minor breath when, just after · rehgtous conservatives in contender for the nomina- Labor Day, Fred Thompson, the GOP, he is an ordained tion. He comes from a small a border-state former sena- Baptist minister. state, served as its governor tor witha generally conserSo why not· Huckabee ? without . racking up any vative record and an affable Perhaps this "minor" candinotable achievements, and personality, threw his hat date is, inherently, just a lithas a personality that is into the ring . Would conser- tle too minor for comfort. It pleasant without being in varives see in him the cham- may be that one of the an)( way particularly pion :they had been looking ·'.' major" candidates (my impressive . · He has no for. and so signally failed to own wild guess would be record in foreign affairs, or find, in Romney, Giuliani Romney) can come across fbr that matter on any major and McCain ? in the primaries as suffidomestic issue,. that could Surprisingly (at least to ciently conservative, yet possibly be called notewor- this observer), they didn' t. also from a broader and thy. Yet here he is, leading Thompson has gone more impre ssive backthe pack in Iowa and scor- throug)l all the right ground than Huckabee. But ing impressively in national motions, avowing conserva- in a year when the polls. How come? tive positions on all the key Republicans are bordering Look at the Republican tssues, but ltkely voters in on desperation, don't count presidential field as it exist- the Republican primaries the little guy out. ed in (say) mid-summer. It 'have remained largely (William Rusher is i:l consisted of McCain unimpressed. One major Distinguished Fellow of the Romney and Giuliani. In ~ reason may be that his per- Claremont InstitUte for the party that is overwhelming- sonal style is simply too Study of Statesmanship and ly conservative, all three laid-back. Many people sus- Political Plzi{osophy.) GROVE CITY, Ohio Linda Fitzpatrick did not come to Highland Baptist Church for the mu sic. She ·was looking for a place with a good youth program for her teenage daughter when she discovered the musically inclined congregation in thi s Columbus suburb. She joined, and a month later she participated in her first "Living Christmas Tree" .performance, already a Highland tradition. That was 17 years ago, and she insists the performance is not the reason she · joined. But there's a special gleam in her eye as she reminisces about years of playing to packed houses amid the "branches" of the 30foot Christmas tree. "I just love praising the Lord with music," Fitzpatrick said. That's why this year is so special for her. It is the last of the Living Christmas Tree celebrations after more than 22 years at the church. As a singer, Fitzpatrick stands with .the rest of the 70-person choir on one of nine successively narrower platforms that make up the tree. Each is fronted with faux evergreen branches and packed with lights. During a performance, the colored bulbs flash and flare to the beat of the music, . and the singers, dressed all in black, seem to di sappear into the boughs, providing only a lilting chorus to the show. Church legend has it that the tree,. crafted from enormous southern pine trusses, was built using plans purchased from the National Aeronautic s and Space Administration. No one now know s wh y NASA would deal in plans of larger than life Christmas pageantry, and no one cares, because the tree has served them well for so long. ·"Like most members, I'm tremendous source of felconflicted," said David lowship for the church. Thomas, the choir and The work starts.in August, orchestra director who has she said, and hundreds of headed up the production the congregation's 900-plus sinc.e 1990. ,"The same peo: members are involved. pie who are ready for it to There's singing to be done, end are very grieved to let it of course, but each perforgo. It's been such a part of mance also includes a 30the life of this church." piece orchestra and as many The church is not draw- as 25 actors in the drama ing the crowds that once component. Added to that attended the performances, are costume designers, techhe said. Although it was nicians to control the tree's typical to play before as 5,000-some lights, ushers many 'as 6,000 people over and parking attendants. a five-night run 15 years "We're not a megachurch ago, the church now is for- by any means," Ferre said. lunate to attract 3,{)(){). The "But · we've been blessed tickets are free. with a lot of talent througlt "It's a lot harder now to · the years. People have come compete with the national from as far away as New Christian acts that come to York to see the tree." Nationwide (Arena m Ferre is not sure what the Columbus)," he said. future holds for the church, Jeri-Jean Ferre has been but she.k:nows another conia part of every Living munity outreach program Christmas Tree perfor- will replace the Living mance for 22 years, and Christmas Tree. Still, it will she does not even pretend be sad to see it go, she said. to be happy at its passing . "For some people, it's She said preparing -for the how they know the church event every year is a at all ." ., Friday, J)ecember 14, 200 7 BY CARLA J , TENNANT As a child I remember the days I spent with my grandfather si tting on a log stum p beside hi s garden that he loved so dearly. He knew 1.was troubled within and spoke softy to me of oveHJdmg my fears . My grandfather told me that by closmg my eyes and findi ng something pretty. my fears would ease my troubled soul. He told me to look within to look past the trial s at hand. I asked my grandfather if I closed my eyes and looked to the li ~ ht that the problems at hand would go away. He smd, · No Carly, tf you see the light. you can see the freedom It gives, and yo u will be able to over· come your trials." The years have passed since then. and I find my self trying to look for the good in whatever life brings. I went to the woods one day. as !·often do, to try to fmd some peace within . On a mild fall day, I sat on a hillside looking down the vaHey below watchmg and wa1tmg for some sort or life . I was looking a~ound at the bare trees and dried up leaves that had fallen to th~ ground. I saw thi s stump, and It took me back m ttme to the day s I spent with my gnindfather beside hi s garden. · Before long J saw this ragged old house that looked rotted and disfigured. I pondered the thought of that . old home and wondered what life it had in the years past. I saw broken windows, and the shutters were all mangled up. I know that house was once someone· s pride and joy, and· I knew there had to be love in that old, broken down, feeble home . A love that cann01 be seen today, but in years past was full of life . I sat there and listened to the winds blow, and then I felt something warm and graceful within: I felt the love of God in showing me how far I had come. You see, it's not what can be seen - it 's what can be felt. Inspiration in the smallest package . AP photo Page As Days of Old Christmas neared, but every time God was there . Even though my doctor admitted finding the problem would be a great challenge, a confident, calm feeling settled by my side. The hour-and-ahalf surgery was scheduled and was clearly more serious than the previous procedures, but I remained sure tnat God would guide us through it. Four hours later, I was in recovery. Unbelievably, Dr. King had been correct after all - it was a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst! However, it was much longer and deeper as it stretched from my "Adam's Apple" to the rear of my tongue. Locating the duct was compared to "finding a needle in a haystack." Relieved, we left the hospital Christmas Eve to truly celebrate Christmas! Nearly eight years later, my three scars have practi cally faded away, yet the vivid lesson I learned about always having faith remains engraved like it happened yesterday. The duct problem was a rare thing in nature, which results in infection. Finding it was -a true medical challenge. Keeping faith was the lesson learned - and the needle in the haystack? - God knew where it was the whole time! Memoers of Highland Baptist Church in Grove City, · Ohio, rehearse for the church's final living tree Christmas concerts, Sunday, t--.. Dec. 2 in Grove City. In the front .row are · Mary Ann Bowman, left, ana Carolyn Watson. I'VE GOT BAD NEWS. 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Its goal is to build a Calif.. about 90 miles out- multiflock ministry that side of Los Angeles. unapologetically offers all "Christmas may be the . rock, all the time, but with ·only time when people want bands that appeal to differto hear traditional music, no ent packs of young people, matter what age they are," as ·well as bands for behevsaid Crandall , the church's ers from an earlier genera46-year-old "worship pas- tion. tor" and the former drumNow, this nondenomiriamer in a rock band called ·tional flock is poised to the Altar Boys. "Even kids become the poster church who are totally into hard for this FM-radio-dial rock what to hear a few car- · approach to worship, after ols, which makes it easier to being dissected in the halput together a service that lowed pages of The New pleases everybody. ... We York Times. try to do the same thing dur"When you start a church, ing Holy Week and Easter." you don't decide who In recent deca~es, many you're going to reach and churches have been shat- then pick a music style," tered by the , intergenera- senior pastor Tom Mercer tional strife that researchers told America's newspaper call the "worship wars." If of record. "You pick a you want to split a national music style, and that deterchurch, change its teachings mines who's going to about sexuality or salvation. come." But if you want to split a On one level, the music local church, you toss the · divides this church. But on hymnal, hire a drummer, another level, the music is at unleash the teenagers or the heart of worship ser ~ The Daily Sentinel When Dickens wrote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," he had no idea he would describe the moment of my youngest son's birth. . P~ents everywhere utter their genuine concern and destre that the baby be born healthy, regardless of the gender. As Mathtas was being moved to the infant warmer, I realized a parent's worst nightmare that something indeed was· wrong with my child. The overwhelming excitement of his birth shifted to a smothering fear and concern that he would not survive. After 12 days in the neonat~l intensive care unit. · Mathias was allowed home, and we. soon di sw vered that he had Prader Willi Syndrome. We learned that Prader Willi Syndrome initially manifests in an almost complete lack of muscle tone as an infant and then with an insatiable appetite will begn:' m toddlerhood and remain until the last day s of hts hfe as an adult. The rocky start lo Mathias' life would only be the fin;t of many roadblocks he will likely encounter on this earth. Mathias is now over a year old. and I have realized that God has given me the perfect child. Mathias has touched our lives in way s that people can never tmagme. . . Sine~ we know that Mathias will likely struggle wtth ht~ wetght, he has g~ven me and my wife the . mouvauon to lose a combmed 150 pounds . Mathias has shown us that the love and prayers of friends and family reach a loving and gracious God. When Mathias smiles, giggles and claps his hands. 1 expenence the love and beauty of my Heavenly Father. My son has a spark in his personality that assures me that he will one day know that all things are possible with and through God. Mathias has brought me closer to God, and l am slower to take blessings for granted and more likely to offer prayers of praise and thanksg iving. Some say Mathias will never have a "normal" life. but I realize he ivill have a normal life according to Mathias' standards. He · will face adversity and heartache, but he will never face it alone. God will always be with him. There will be days when Mathias . will feel so incrt!dibly hungry that none of us will understand . or comprehend, but God will. He will continually be taught .. told ~nd shown that nothing is impossi-ble. MathtaS wtll be taught about the power of prayer and how prayer not only was an swe red whe~ he was born to us, but also how prayer has contmuallymolded his life . The spark of dete rm ination he shows as a baby will be nurtured and fa,nned until dedication , persistence and faith · engulf hi s entire life. Mathias shows ~s that God has a di stinct plan for us. He sometimes supplies blessings that may be diffi cult to see at first. I have learned that my sight is narrow and out of focus when I do not look to God for direction and clarity. Mathias has taught me and my f;ttnily to take nothing for granted and that God deserves full credit for every single bit of improvement and advancement Mathias shows. . Mathias has. fully opened my eyes lo the amazing power and wt sdom of God, and I thank Him for that daily. . John Hipes. Point Pleasant ,, Two Convenient Locations: 1/4 mile north of Pomeroy.Mason Bridge · 2400 Eastern Avenue · Mason, West VIrginia · Gallipolis, Ohio (304) 773-5323 Phone (740) 446·1711 Open 7 Days A Week! �The Daily Sentinel OPINION PageA4 Friday, December 14, 2007 How music can unite ·and divide a congregation .The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992-2156 • FAX (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentlnel.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Dan Goodrich Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, Dec. i4, the 348th day of 2007. There are 17 days left in the year.' Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 14, 1799, the firSt p~esident of the United States, George Washington, cjied at hts Mount Vernon, Va., home at age 67. On this date: In 1819, Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state. · In 1861 , Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died in London. · In 1911 , Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his woup became the. first men to reach the South Pole, beatmg out an expedtllon led by Robert F. Scott. In 1939, the Soviet·Union was dropped from the League · of Nations. In 1946; the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish U.N. headquarters in New York. In' 1962, the U.S. space probe Mariner 2 approached Venus, transmitting information about the planet. In 1975, six Souto Moluccan extremists surrendered after holding 23 hostages for 12 days on a train near the Dutch town of Beilen. In 1981, Israel annexed the Golan Heights, which it had seized fn;>m Syria in 1967. · .In 1986, the experimental aircraft Voyager, piloted by Dtck Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California on the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world. In 1995, presidents Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia, Slobodan. , Milosevic ·of Serbia and Franjo Tudjman of Croatia stgned the Bosman peace treaty in Paris. Ftve years ago: Jordanian police announced the arrest of two alleged al-Qaida members in the October killing of American diplomat Laurence Foley. One year ago: South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations. A British police inquiry concluded that the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend in a 1997 Paris car crash were a "tragic accident" and that allegations of murder were unfounded. Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun died in New York at age 83. Actor Mike Evans, who'd played ' Lionel Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died in Twentynine Palms, Calif., at age 57. · Today's Birthdays: Jazz musician Clark Terry is 87. Former "60 Minutes·: executive producer Don Hewiti is 85. Actor-playwright George Furth is 75. Actor Hal Williams is 69: Actress Patty Duke is 61. Pop singer Joyce VincentWdson (Tony Orlando .and Dawn) is 61. Entertainment executive Michael Ovitz is 61. Actress Dee Wallace is 59. Rhythm-and-blue~ singer Ronnie McNeir (The Four Tops) ts 58. Rock mustctan Chff Wtlhams (AC/DC) is 58. Actress Cynthia Gibb is 44. Actress Natascha McElhone is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Brian Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 32. Actress KaDee Strickland ts 32. Actress Tammy Blanchard is 31. Actress Sophie Monk is 28. Thought. for Today: "To the memory of the Man, first in war, .~rst m peace, and firs! in the hearts of his countrymen. -Henry Lee, Amencan governor (1756-1818) .on the death of George Washington. • vices · that create zones of cell groups that focus on comfort for people who fellowship and prayer. Then have been raised in a culture there are those "federal" in which consumers define events that take place severthemselves by their musical al times a year. There are still Protestant choices. Thus, High De sert Church· and even Roman Catholic offers a "Classic" service churches .that are trying to . for Baby Boomers and oth- create "bl;nded" worship ers who ·came of age during services that appeal to all the "Je sus rock" explosion ages at the same time. in the '60s and '70s. This "Blended'' is the term used service offers a softer brand to describe a mix of tradiof acoustic rock - · think tional hymns and rock Byrds or the Eagles - that music, switching back and is easier on the delicate and forth between a pipe organ even damaged ears of older and those electric guitars . Their intentions are good, worshippers, said Crandall. said Crandall, but the results Meanwh ile, other musicians focus on rhe "Harbor" are guaranteed to offend service for people bet ween . people whose musical tastes the ages of 30 and 50. It fea - are simply not compatible. tures the kind of soaring, Thu s, he believes that inspiring rock that most "blended" services drive people would associate with people away rather than U2 and classic bands from pulling them together. '·'This is reality," he said. the 1980s. Then the "Seven" service cranks · "Everything is about the thing s up another notch. music. When you go to the with what Crandall mall, you can even ten what described as a "dark" and kind of people are supposed "moody" mix of postmod- to be shopping in different stores just by listening to ern music for the young. The bottom line: Church the music that is playing .... leaders use different tech- Can you imagine kids wantnology to create different ing to shop in a store that is music for ditferent· genera- playing the music that their tions who choose to attend parents listen to? No way." (Terry Mauingly is direcdifferent services. tor of the Washington The music unites and the music divides. The chal- Journalism Center at the lenge for church leadership, Council for Christian Crandall said, is to unite Colleges and Universities leads the these flocks around a com- and mon vision when doing GetReligion.org project to study religion and the evangelism and missions primarily through IS-person news.) FAITH. FAMILY The needle in a haystack BY ADRIANE EASTMAN I · was a typical pre'teenage girl with life challenges. Ten years old. and going on 16. or so . I sometime s · thought. Life was great. I attended a small Christian school where 1 made excellem grades . I had many friends, was on a national champion cheer squad and would soon be enjoying a sixth grade gmduation in a little over a yem. As I said, life was great then came the challenge. One fall morning I noticed a · small knot below my "Adam's apple" on my neck. I thought it was perhaps a cold or some si mple skin problem. After several days,the swelling grew a little larger and my parents decided .to have it checked. Our local pediatrician had a puzzled look 1Js he checked out my neck. Finally, he prescribed some antibiotic that would clear up ·the infection I had developed. Within several days, my neck cleared up and all was well. Gratefully, I returned to my happy, normal life. Two weeks later, I was horrified to see the knot reoccur. I swallowed with · a nervous gulp knowing it could be something really serious. It felt like I had a cantaloupe in my neck. Mom had tears Thyroglossal Duct Cyst. The surgery went well as the infection was removed. and the duct repaired. Again, I was relieved and my faith was reassured. God was watching over me and had taken care of me , Life was slowly returning to normal as my incisi!ln on my neck healed daily. I · had known better than to doubt 9od. My grate(ulness mcreased by day, just as my life and faith was again challenged. To my shock, within three Adrlane Eastman weeks, the swelling returned and spread down in her eyes. Dad had cononto my chest. Horrified, cern on his face. The cantaloupe became a watermel- we went back to my pediaon as my doctor hurriedly triciaQ and within the hour, I sent me to see an ear, nose was in an ambulance rushand thwat specialist. There ing two hours back to was great concern of cancer Children's Hospital. After or other serious problems. emergency surgery, an After much uncertainty, I abscess the size of a lime was sent to Children 's was removed from my Hospital in Columbus, throat. Testing was needed Ohio. My life seemed to be to determine exactly why reoccurring. in total shambles. I was this · was Thankfully, it had not been scared; uncertain, anxiou s, cancer or other very serious and in douht of everything problems, but the true cause -even perhaps my faith . "Why me?" I asked, feel- had to be found or it would ing sorry for myself. Then keep coming back and came the anger and still, become threatening. Dr. King, at Children's ''Why me?'' The specialist, Dr. King, was stern and Hospital, decided to inject confident and gave me a lot dye during the surgery to of hope. He would need to help him find the problem. · operate- deciding it was a My faith had been chalproblem known as a lenged many times, as 'f!RT/i r-'OLf MEMBER EXCHANGE Church performs final 'LiVing Christmas Tree' ' Bv JOSH JARMAN THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH ' The Huckabee phenomenon proclaimed themselves pect that he just . doesn't staunch conservatives. But have eno~gh "fire in his McCain had turned off con- belly" to be a strong presiservative Republicans with dential (andidate. And even his disastrous support for a good many conservatives what amounted to amnesty wonder whether his ideoWilliam for illegal aliens, and logical. purity is more than Rusher Giuliani 's record as mayor skin-deep. . Suddenly a good many - - - - · of New York was replete with support for policies people began noticing the (like abortion) offensive to hitherto obscure former first many of them. Romney's governor of Arkansas. With . paragrap h above. record as governor of one or two odd exceptions Confining ourselves, for Massachusetts was perhaps in his political history the purposes of this column, h R bl a bit cleaner from a conser- (which, you can be sure, are to t e epu ican race, the vative standpoint, but even now gettinll ferocious attenone recent development of he was vulnemble to the tion), his vtews and conduct note has been the belated but rapid rise of former charge of having "flip- have been impeccably conArkansas governor Mike ~opped" on certain tender servative. He ltas, as already Huckabee. How can we· ISSUeS. noted, a pleasant personaliaccount for it? Huckabee Small wonder that politi- ty. And, perhaps more to the· first came to national allen- cal observers held their pm.nt, Etven the power of' tion as a distinctly minor breath when, just after · rehgtous conservatives in contender for the nomina- Labor Day, Fred Thompson, the GOP, he is an ordained tion. He comes from a small a border-state former sena- Baptist minister. state, served as its governor tor witha generally conserSo why not· Huckabee ? without . racking up any vative record and an affable Perhaps this "minor" candinotable achievements, and personality, threw his hat date is, inherently, just a lithas a personality that is into the ring . Would conser- tle too minor for comfort. It pleasant without being in varives see in him the cham- may be that one of the an)( way particularly pion :they had been looking ·'.' major" candidates (my impressive . · He has no for. and so signally failed to own wild guess would be record in foreign affairs, or find, in Romney, Giuliani Romney) can come across fbr that matter on any major and McCain ? in the primaries as suffidomestic issue,. that could Surprisingly (at least to ciently conservative, yet possibly be called notewor- this observer), they didn' t. also from a broader and thy. Yet here he is, leading Thompson has gone more impre ssive backthe pack in Iowa and scor- throug)l all the right ground than Huckabee. But ing impressively in national motions, avowing conserva- in a year when the polls. How come? tive positions on all the key Republicans are bordering Look at the Republican tssues, but ltkely voters in on desperation, don't count presidential field as it exist- the Republican primaries the little guy out. ed in (say) mid-summer. It 'have remained largely (William Rusher is i:l consisted of McCain unimpressed. One major Distinguished Fellow of the Romney and Giuliani. In ~ reason may be that his per- Claremont InstitUte for the party that is overwhelming- sonal style is simply too Study of Statesmanship and ly conservative, all three laid-back. Many people sus- Political Plzi{osophy.) GROVE CITY, Ohio Linda Fitzpatrick did not come to Highland Baptist Church for the mu sic. She ·was looking for a place with a good youth program for her teenage daughter when she discovered the musically inclined congregation in thi s Columbus suburb. She joined, and a month later she participated in her first "Living Christmas Tree" .performance, already a Highland tradition. That was 17 years ago, and she insists the performance is not the reason she · joined. But there's a special gleam in her eye as she reminisces about years of playing to packed houses amid the "branches" of the 30foot Christmas tree. "I just love praising the Lord with music," Fitzpatrick said. That's why this year is so special for her. It is the last of the Living Christmas Tree celebrations after more than 22 years at the church. As a singer, Fitzpatrick stands with .the rest of the 70-person choir on one of nine successively narrower platforms that make up the tree. Each is fronted with faux evergreen branches and packed with lights. During a performance, the colored bulbs flash and flare to the beat of the music, . and the singers, dressed all in black, seem to di sappear into the boughs, providing only a lilting chorus to the show. Church legend has it that the tree,. crafted from enormous southern pine trusses, was built using plans purchased from the National Aeronautic s and Space Administration. No one now know s wh y NASA would deal in plans of larger than life Christmas pageantry, and no one cares, because the tree has served them well for so long. ·"Like most members, I'm tremendous source of felconflicted," said David lowship for the church. Thomas, the choir and The work starts.in August, orchestra director who has she said, and hundreds of headed up the production the congregation's 900-plus sinc.e 1990. ,"The same peo: members are involved. pie who are ready for it to There's singing to be done, end are very grieved to let it of course, but each perforgo. It's been such a part of mance also includes a 30the life of this church." piece orchestra and as many The church is not draw- as 25 actors in the drama ing the crowds that once component. Added to that attended the performances, are costume designers, techhe said. Although it was nicians to control the tree's typical to play before as 5,000-some lights, ushers many 'as 6,000 people over and parking attendants. a five-night run 15 years "We're not a megachurch ago, the church now is for- by any means," Ferre said. lunate to attract 3,{)(){). The "But · we've been blessed tickets are free. with a lot of talent througlt "It's a lot harder now to · the years. People have come compete with the national from as far away as New Christian acts that come to York to see the tree." Nationwide (Arena m Ferre is not sure what the Columbus)," he said. future holds for the church, Jeri-Jean Ferre has been but she.k:nows another conia part of every Living munity outreach program Christmas Tree perfor- will replace the Living mance for 22 years, and Christmas Tree. Still, it will she does not even pretend be sad to see it go, she said. to be happy at its passing . "For some people, it's She said preparing -for the how they know the church event every year is a at all ." ., Friday, J)ecember 14, 200 7 BY CARLA J , TENNANT As a child I remember the days I spent with my grandfather si tting on a log stum p beside hi s garden that he loved so dearly. He knew 1.was troubled within and spoke softy to me of oveHJdmg my fears . My grandfather told me that by closmg my eyes and findi ng something pretty. my fears would ease my troubled soul. He told me to look within to look past the trial s at hand. I asked my grandfather if I closed my eyes and looked to the li ~ ht that the problems at hand would go away. He smd, · No Carly, tf you see the light. you can see the freedom It gives, and yo u will be able to over· come your trials." The years have passed since then. and I find my self trying to look for the good in whatever life brings. I went to the woods one day. as !·often do, to try to fmd some peace within . On a mild fall day, I sat on a hillside looking down the vaHey below watchmg and wa1tmg for some sort or life . I was looking a~ound at the bare trees and dried up leaves that had fallen to th~ ground. I saw thi s stump, and It took me back m ttme to the day s I spent with my gnindfather beside hi s garden. · Before long J saw this ragged old house that looked rotted and disfigured. I pondered the thought of that . old home and wondered what life it had in the years past. I saw broken windows, and the shutters were all mangled up. I know that house was once someone· s pride and joy, and· I knew there had to be love in that old, broken down, feeble home . A love that cann01 be seen today, but in years past was full of life . I sat there and listened to the winds blow, and then I felt something warm and graceful within: I felt the love of God in showing me how far I had come. You see, it's not what can be seen - it 's what can be felt. Inspiration in the smallest package . AP photo Page As Days of Old Christmas neared, but every time God was there . Even though my doctor admitted finding the problem would be a great challenge, a confident, calm feeling settled by my side. The hour-and-ahalf surgery was scheduled and was clearly more serious than the previous procedures, but I remained sure tnat God would guide us through it. Four hours later, I was in recovery. Unbelievably, Dr. King had been correct after all - it was a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst! However, it was much longer and deeper as it stretched from my "Adam's Apple" to the rear of my tongue. Locating the duct was compared to "finding a needle in a haystack." Relieved, we left the hospital Christmas Eve to truly celebrate Christmas! Nearly eight years later, my three scars have practi cally faded away, yet the vivid lesson I learned about always having faith remains engraved like it happened yesterday. The duct problem was a rare thing in nature, which results in infection. Finding it was -a true medical challenge. Keeping faith was the lesson learned - and the needle in the haystack? - God knew where it was the whole time! Memoers of Highland Baptist Church in Grove City, · Ohio, rehearse for the church's final living tree Christmas concerts, Sunday, t--.. Dec. 2 in Grove City. In the front .row are · Mary Ann Bowman, left, ana Carolyn Watson. I'VE GOT BAD NEWS. 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Its goal is to build a Calif.. about 90 miles out- multiflock ministry that side of Los Angeles. unapologetically offers all "Christmas may be the . rock, all the time, but with ·only time when people want bands that appeal to differto hear traditional music, no ent packs of young people, matter what age they are," as ·well as bands for behevsaid Crandall , the church's ers from an earlier genera46-year-old "worship pas- tion. tor" and the former drumNow, this nondenomiriamer in a rock band called ·tional flock is poised to the Altar Boys. "Even kids become the poster church who are totally into hard for this FM-radio-dial rock what to hear a few car- · approach to worship, after ols, which makes it easier to being dissected in the halput together a service that lowed pages of The New pleases everybody. ... We York Times. try to do the same thing dur"When you start a church, ing Holy Week and Easter." you don't decide who In recent deca~es, many you're going to reach and churches have been shat- then pick a music style," tered by the , intergenera- senior pastor Tom Mercer tional strife that researchers told America's newspaper call the "worship wars." If of record. "You pick a you want to split a national music style, and that deterchurch, change its teachings mines who's going to about sexuality or salvation. come." But if you want to split a On one level, the music local church, you toss the · divides this church. But on hymnal, hire a drummer, another level, the music is at unleash the teenagers or the heart of worship ser ~ The Daily Sentinel When Dickens wrote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," he had no idea he would describe the moment of my youngest son's birth. . P~ents everywhere utter their genuine concern and destre that the baby be born healthy, regardless of the gender. As Mathtas was being moved to the infant warmer, I realized a parent's worst nightmare that something indeed was· wrong with my child. The overwhelming excitement of his birth shifted to a smothering fear and concern that he would not survive. After 12 days in the neonat~l intensive care unit. · Mathias was allowed home, and we. soon di sw vered that he had Prader Willi Syndrome. We learned that Prader Willi Syndrome initially manifests in an almost complete lack of muscle tone as an infant and then with an insatiable appetite will begn:' m toddlerhood and remain until the last day s of hts hfe as an adult. The rocky start lo Mathias' life would only be the fin;t of many roadblocks he will likely encounter on this earth. Mathias is now over a year old. and I have realized that God has given me the perfect child. Mathias has touched our lives in way s that people can never tmagme. . . Sine~ we know that Mathias will likely struggle wtth ht~ wetght, he has g~ven me and my wife the . mouvauon to lose a combmed 150 pounds . Mathias has shown us that the love and prayers of friends and family reach a loving and gracious God. When Mathias smiles, giggles and claps his hands. 1 expenence the love and beauty of my Heavenly Father. My son has a spark in his personality that assures me that he will one day know that all things are possible with and through God. Mathias has brought me closer to God, and l am slower to take blessings for granted and more likely to offer prayers of praise and thanksg iving. Some say Mathias will never have a "normal" life. but I realize he ivill have a normal life according to Mathias' standards. He · will face adversity and heartache, but he will never face it alone. God will always be with him. There will be days when Mathias . will feel so incrt!dibly hungry that none of us will understand . or comprehend, but God will. He will continually be taught .. told ~nd shown that nothing is impossi-ble. MathtaS wtll be taught about the power of prayer and how prayer not only was an swe red whe~ he was born to us, but also how prayer has contmuallymolded his life . The spark of dete rm ination he shows as a baby will be nurtured and fa,nned until dedication , persistence and faith · engulf hi s entire life. Mathias shows ~s that God has a di stinct plan for us. He sometimes supplies blessings that may be diffi cult to see at first. I have learned that my sight is narrow and out of focus when I do not look to God for direction and clarity. Mathias has taught me and my f;ttnily to take nothing for granted and that God deserves full credit for every single bit of improvement and advancement Mathias shows. . Mathias has. fully opened my eyes lo the amazing power and wt sdom of God, and I thank Him for that daily. . John Hipes. Point Pleasant ,, Two Convenient Locations: 1/4 mile north of Pomeroy.Mason Bridge · 2400 Eastern Avenue · Mason, West VIrginia · Gallipolis, Ohio (304) 773-5323 Phone (740) 446·1711 Open 7 Days A Week! �' __, • PageA6 FAITH. VALUES Are there no.sanctuaries anymore? A Hunger For·More The Daily Sentinel I took my kids to see the latest Disney animated film several years ago. After decades of fairy tales and talking animals, Disney Wds taking on serious literature : The Hunchback of Notre Dame. -Of c9urse, " Hunchback" had some characteristically Disney characters, most notably the animated, singing gargoyles from the top of the cathedral who were Quasi modo 's only friends . But that film also had so me .of the most intensive scenes yet in a Disney animated movie. One dramatic scene is when Quasi modo swooped down to save Esmerelda from the power-hungry cleric, Frollo. Standing at the doorstep to Notre Dame Cathedral. Quasi screamed "Sanctuary' Sanctuary 1" Frollo's soldiers dared not enter the Cathedral with arms to capture the beautiful gypsy girl. · As long as Esmerelda stayed inside the church, she was safe from Frollo. That was then. This is now. A gunman targets a church in Colorado Springs, killing and wounding several peopl<; in the parking lot. He throws smoke bombs into the main entrance of the church so that more people will crowd out of the . smaller .back entrance. But he's there waiting for them with . an : assault rifle, two handguns and more than I000 rounds of ammunition, according to the news reports I've read. If not for an armed securiJy guard, I suspect that dozens of people would have been killed before police arrived. We call the places in which we worship God "sanctuaries" because they are supposed to be special rooms where we can cast aside our cares and concentmte on our Creator. Every week, around 100 people come to my church's sanctuary without considering their lives were at risk. Until now. Clearly, there is no longer any sacred space in this Friday, December 14, Pastor Kerry 'Wood world. For years, we heard about mosque bombings in Iraq, but they don't upset us because they're half a world away. Somehow though, Colorado is a whole lot closer - much. more REAL to us. ·Suddenly. gong to church on Sunday takes on a different level of risk. But I think the connection between mosque . bombings and church shoot- · ers is much more direct than tno~t of us realize. Whenever violence is directed towards a religious center, shrine or place of worship - no matter what religion is represented- all religions are damaged. Bombs in a Jewish syn·agogue and arson in a Hindu terriple are also attacks against Christianity. The shooter in Colorado Springs "hated Christians," but that hatred extended to people of all faiths. I am not one of the "all roads lead to heaven, but just by different directions" people. Comparative religion studies show that the end goal of Christianity is not shared as an end goal of Buddhism, for example. But a common underpinning between Christianity and Buddhism is respect for others. Each faith has form of Jesus' golden rule found in Luke 6:31: "Do to others what you would have them do to you." (The Buddhist version. by the way: "Hurt not others in ways that you would find.hurtful.") Killing people in a house of worship is a grotesque violation of this common rule. Actually, I will go further than that: .it is blasphemous' It is not just an attack on God's creations, but an attack a directl{against God. Nothing can justify it. Not religious disagreements, not power stru·ggle s between warring factions, not encroachment designed to drive others out, not. even grudges against a missionary group that. deemed a person unsuitable for missionary work . . Evidently that was Matthew ·Murray 's motive. He had been rejected by Youth With a Mission, a Christian missionary training and deploying ministry several years earlier. I haven't seen reports to detail why he was rejected; but after these actions, I wonder of "prone to violent outbursts" · VJas written somewhere in his files. Matthew Murray lost perspective and destroyed sanctuary. We can all agree to that. But what about closer to home? What about here in our own communities 1 Are we de stroying sanctuary by skipping worship so that we can get to the malls? Are we blasphemous in the church when we keep looking at our watches to see what time it is? (After all, we gotta get to Bob Evans before the crowds) Are we .attacking God by verbally disrespecting those with different faith systems than our own? Yes, I acknowledge that there's a big gap between church shootings and Sunday mall shopping. But both take away the sacred places that God intends for us to have. We are coming to one of the most sacred times of the Christian faith -celebrating the birth of our Savior; Jesus Christ. Why not make one-of your Christmas gifts be renewing the concept of sanctuary in your own life? In what ways can you become ·a more faithful adherent of the Golden Rule? (Ke"l Wood is the JNlSior of Racme Uniied Methodist' Church, 818 Ebn Street in Racine. Sunday worship is at 11 a.m. Pastor Kerry can be reaclu!d at rocineumc@suddenlinlc.net.) ·Kentucky company ends tradition of seasonal cross OWENSBORO, Ky. {AP) - A large, lighted cross displayed over Owensboro every Christmas season for four decades won't be on view this year. Texas Gas Tmnsmission decided not to put up the cross, which is more than 50 feet high and 30 feet wide. Texas Gas president H. Dean Jones II said the cross is a religious symbol that Jeff McKeown of Pleasant isn't accepted by everyone Ridge, a state eniployce and and the company didn't small business owner whose want to alienate people of wife works for Texas Gas, criticized the decision. other faiths. "I want all employees and "I think they're caving in visitors to feel welcome in ta public pressure to not put our building," Jones said. anything out there that "It's that time of year when brings to recognition emotions for symbols and Christ," McKeown said. "I things important to us sur- think the world is going face." overboard with that." r r r r r r r r r r. r r Of . all the fami ly Christmas traditions that we celehrale, my wife's cookie baking is perhaps my favorite. Sadly, no matter Pastor how many she bakes, with Thom the crowd of children that Mollohan we have at our house, they disappear too soon and all that remain are the crumbs. It's not that I have a reputation for being obsessed with cookies or anything, but stay away from their father someone once observed that who lhey seem to lllmk has my favorite childhood song become just a ta.d cranky. was probably taken from a Anyway, I eventually cone certain blue Sesame Street quer the lights and string character, "C is fo.r 'cookie '; them on the tree, along the that's good enough for me!" porch outside, a few miscelIf I have an especially strong laneou s places in the, and temptation to be greedy, it 's maybe even on the dog if with my wife's cookies. she's asleep. Then, basking "You 're not giving THOSE in the glow of success, I'll away, too, are you?" gather the family together Of all the farpily and have them joy in my Christmas traditions that I success. We' II sit and look feel the most ambivalence. at the lights together happiit is decorating. I love hav- ly ... and then, one of the ing the decorations up but strands goes dark. tend to feel distress when it "Um ... maybe it's a flashcomes to unraveling the ing strand that I forgot lights and hanging them on about," I'll say hopefully. the tree and other locations But I'm never right. A bulb that our resident interior has simply decided to burn designer instructs me (a. k.a. out and I have to resume my my wife again). No matter game of "hide-and-seek" how carefully I pack the with the \'bad bulb" ... all lights, they are never quite the worse now because the as easy to unpack as 1· lights are on the trees. surexpect them to be: Every rounded by decorations. November's end, I' ll pull I wonder if the Lord gets as out the wire rolls around frustrated with us as I get which I had wound the with the bulb strands. I mean, lights about II months after all, He has told us lhat prior. Every year, I'll neatly we . are His lights in the lay them out (all right, world. But we often do not maybe · not "neatly") and give otl the light He wants us then plug _them in to see to. "You are the light of the what works and what does- world. A city on a hill cannot n't. And then comes the part be hidden. Neither do people that I really would like to light a lamp and put it under bypass. Some (if not most) a bowl. Instead they put it on of the strands don't come its stand, and it gives light to on. This means, of course, everyone in the house. In the that I must embark on the same way, let your light tedious task of trying to find shine )Jefore men, that they the miscreant light bulb in may see your good deeds and each light strand, So, with praise your Father in heaven" spare bulbs laid out for (Matthew 5:14-16 N IV). handy use (which I hope are . And what does that good bulbs), I start to mean? It simply means that unplug . ancj replace each our lives are to bring the . bulb one by one · in the illumination of God's truth strand. Invariably, one of and love to the darkness of three things will happen . confusion and hate that The "bad bulb" will either swirls around us in the be the very last one in the world. And what is the strand; or there is more than implication of our being one "bad bulb" in the "lights in the world'"? It st~and; or one of the "good ·means that God's presence bulbs" I use to replace a in us brings glory to Him "bad bulb" is in fact also a and hope to those who have "bad bulb.'1 not personally entered into a · At some point, usually saving knowledge of Jesus after what seems like. many Christ. It further means that hours of · plugging and should you or I fail to be the unplugging, I usually nearly light that we are meant to pass out from vexation and be, that it diminishes the can only be revived by lights of our brothers and freshly baked Christmas sisters in Christ. This is why it is said in cookies and milk. My children also very graciously . Romans 15:5-7, "May the r r r r r t ·r God Who gives endurdnce and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus ·Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." Supernaturally connected as we are by the sacrificial shedding of Jesus' blood on the cross, each of our lights adds to the holy glow of other Believers in Jesus. If one is darkened, lives ·connected to us are also affected - although, unlike a string of Christmas tree lights, others are not necessarily blacked out since our interrelatedness is more like a "web" than a"strand." Still, for God's strings·of lights in the world. to be all that can be in battling the darkness, each l.ight must shine for all its worth. And what of our "power source"? No strand of light, no matter how good its bulbs are, can shine apart from its being "plugged into" a power source. But don't worry. If we will abide in Jesus. the power is there. The energy of His holiness and love are infinitely dependable and can give us power to bring illumination to the darkest of circumstances:After all, that's why He came in the first place: to bring light. "In Him was life, and that life was the light of men . The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it ... The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to that which was His Own, but His Own did not receive Him. Yet to all who received Him, to those Who believed in His name, He gave the right to become the children of God· - children born not of natuml descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God" (John I :35, 9-13 NIV). (Thorn Mollohan and his family have ministered in southern Ohio the past 121/2 years. He is the pastor of Pathway Community Chl(rch, which meets on· Sunday mornings at 455 Third Ave. He may be reached for comments ·or questions by e-mail at pastorthom@pathwaygallipolis.com). r r r r r Friday, December 14, 2007 2007 Fellowship Apostolfc The sponsors of this church page do so with-pride in o.ur community. Churrb ol JCSUJ Christ Apostolk VanZandt and Wart! Rd .. Pa~or: James Miller, .Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.. Evening-7:30p.m. RlvrrValley Ri ver Valle)' Apostohc Worship Center. 8B · S. Jrd Ave, M1ddlepor1. Rev . Michael Bradrord, Pastor, Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Tues. 6:30 praye r. Wed . 7 pm Bi hle Study Emmanuel Aposlolic Tabernacle Inc. Lonp Rd off New Lima Rd. Rutland, Servict:s: Sun 10.00 a.m & 7:10 p.m., Thurs. 7:00 pm .. Pastor Man y R. Huuon Assembly of God Llbtrt) AMembly or God P.O. Box 467, Duddmg Lane. Mason. W.Vu .. Pn~ lor: Ne1l Tennant . Sunday Services· 10:00 a m. and 7 p.m. Baptist Pqcvillr F~W\tlll Baptist Churth Pastor: Floyd Ross, Sunday School 9.JO to !0:30am. Wor.;hi p servi ~-e !O:JO 10 11 ·00 um Wed. preach ing 6 pm C•rpenler lndepend,ent Baplist Churth Sunda y School - 4·Jllam. Preaching Service IO:JOum, Evenmg Service 7:00pm. Wednesday B1ble Study 7:00 pm, Pastor: Whitt Ak.en Chuhlrr Bapti§t Church Pastor: Ste\'e Little, Sunday School: 9:30 am. Morning Wor.;hip: 10 3U am. Wed nesda)· B1 ble Study 6:30pm: clwm practict 7:30: youth and B1ble Buddies fi:JO p m Thurs . I pm book study Hope Baptist ChuKh (Southern) 570 Grant St .. Middlt:por1, Sunday school - 9:30 u.m.. Wor.:;hip - II a.m. and 6 p.m., Wed ne~ da}' Service - 7 p.m. Pa~tor. Gary Elli~ Rutland J'lrst Bapllst Church Sunduy School - 9:30 a.m ., Worship 10: 4~ a.m. Pomeroy •'lrst Bapll~;t Pastor Jori Brock.en. East Mam St., Sunday Sch. \1 :30am. Worship 10:30 am The Power of the Word Racine First Baptlsl Pastor: Ryan Eawn, pasto r , Sunday School - 9:30a .m., Worship- 10:40 a.m., 6·00 p.rp ., W~:dne~day Servic~:~ · 7:00 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Pastor: John Swanson. Sunday School • JOa.m .. Wors hip - l l a.m., 7.00 p.m. ,Wedne sday Se1"11ices- 7:00p.m. Mt. Union Baptist Pastor: lknn i~ Weaver Sunday School9:45 a.m .. Evenin~ · 6:30 p.m .. Wednesday Ser\iices - 6:J.Op m. Old Dtthtl FrH Will Baptist.Churcb 28601 St. Rt. 7, Middleport, Sund~y Service - 10 a.m .. 6:00 p,m., TUesday Servict:s -6.00 There is no end to the debme over the correct interpretation of scripture. Anyone who read the Bible with care. quickly realizes that much of God's word is difficult to understand. One problem is that we are separated from Biblical times by two to three thousand years. Another problem is that we are usually reading translaiions of the original works. most of which were originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic. And yet, most of the Bible speaks to us in intelligible words and concepts which we can. albeit with some effon, understand. Where there are difficulties, we can al.ways look for help to scholars who have studied the Bible. and often their insights about the original language and context of the Rible does indeed shine light on its meani ng. While there is admittedly some difficulty in interpreting cenain passages, perhaps a more interesting question to ask is how the Word of God interprets us. That is, just as we are "inclined to interpret the Bible to fit our needs, the Bible il,elf speaks to us and does indeed say something about each of us. 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Worship Service - 9 a.m., Communion ~ 10 a.m., Sunday School 10:1.5 a.m .. Youth- ~:30 pm Sunday. Bible Study Wednesday 7 pm Bradbw'y Chureh ofChrilt Minister : Tom Run yon, 39.558 Bradbury Road, Middleport, Sunday School - 9jo a.m . Rutl ..d Chun:h orCbrisi Sunday School -9:30a.m., Worship and Communion· 10:30 a.m ., Bob J. Werry, Minister B,.dlord Cbun:h or Ckrl!o Comer of St. Rt . 124 & Bradbury Rd .. Minister: Doug Shamblm, Youlh Minister Bill AmbergCl, Sunday School ~ 9:30a.m, Worship · M:OO a.m .. 10:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m.,Wednesday Se~ices -7:00p.m. Hldtory HUb Church or Chrilt Tuppers Plains, Pasto r Mike M~. Bible clan, 9 a.m. Sunday: worsh1p 10 a.m . Su~day; worship 6 30 pm Sunday; Bib le ,elMs 7 pm Wed . 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Worship - II a.m ,. 7:00 p.m., Wedne~ay Service - 7:00p.m. or , ROM Sharon Holiness Ci.un::h Leading Creek Rd .. Rutland. Pastor: Rev. Dewey Kmg . Sunday school- 9:30 a.m .. Sunday worship -7 p.m.. Wednesday prayer mee:ting- 7 p.m. Pine Grovt Bible Hollftess Church 1i2 mile off Rt 325, Pastor R~v . O'Dell Ma~tey, Sunday School - 9:30 a.m., Worship - 10:3Q B.m ., 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Semce- 7:30 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 7.5 Pearl St., Middlepon . Pastor: Doug Cox, Sunday School - 10 a.m. Worship 10:4.5 p.m., Sunday Eve. 7:00 p.m., Wtdne!!d8y Serv1ce- 7·30 p m Hy!ifll Run Communit~ Church Paslor· Rev Larry Lemley: SuOOay School ~ 9:30a.m .. Worship - 10:45 a.m .. 7 p:m .• Thursday Bible Study ;and Youlh • 7 P.m. Laurel CUff Fm Melhodli!il Cllurcb Pastor: Glenn Rowe: , Sunday School • 9:30 a.m.. 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Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. Matthew5:8 Purl Cbape\ Sunday School - 9 a.m., Wnr~hip .- 10 u.m. Pomeroy Pastor: Brian Dllnham, Worship - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School- 10:35 a.m. Rock Springs Pastor: Keith Rader. Sunday School · 9:15 a.m., Worship - 10 a.m , Youth Fellowship, Sunday· 6 p.m. Rutland Pastor: Rick Boume, Sunday School 9:30am , Worship· 10:30 a.m . Thursday Ser:vices - 7 p.m.. Salem Ctnter Pll!itor: William K Manhull. SUilday School ·- 10:1.5 a.m:. Worship - 9:15 n.m .. Bible Study : Monday 7:00pm Snowville Sllnday School- 10 a.m., Worship - 9 am Betbaay Juhn Gilmore, Sunday, School- 10 a.m .. Worship - 9 a.m .. Wednesday SeJVices- IOa.m. P.o~s tor: CaJ"JMI-Sutton Carmel & Bashan Rd.s. Racine, Oh1o. Pastor: John Gilmore, Sunday School 9:4,5 a.m , Worship - II :00 a.m. , Bible Study Wed . 7:30p.m. Moraina.Star Pastor. John Gilmore, Sunday School · I1 a.m., Worship- 10 a.m. East Lttart Pastor: Bill Marshall Sunday School 9a.m .. Worship - 10 a.m., I st Sunday e10ery month evemng.serv1ce 7·1KJ p.m .; Wednesday- 7 p.m. Radnt Pastor. Kerry Wood, Sunday School - 10 a.m., Worship - II a.m Wednesday Services 6 pm; Thur Bible Study 7 pm Coolville United Methodl5l Pari~h Pastor: Helen. Kline, Coolville Chur~h. Main & Fifth St., Sun. S~hool - 10 a.m .. Woflihip - 9 a.m., Thes. Services- 7 p.m Bdllel Churth Township Rd., 468C, Sunday S~;hooi · 9 a.m. Worship - 10 a.m .. Wednesday SeJVices- 10 a.m. Hockingport Chun=h Grand Street, Su11day School - '9:30a.m .. Worship - 10:30 a.m., Pastor Phillip Bell Turd> Cbun:k Nazarene Rtechvllk Fellowship Church of 1he N.azarene, Pastor: Russell Stivers\·ill ~ t.:nmmunity Chureh Sunday Srhuu1 1.0 (X) am. Su nday Worship 11 .00 am Wednesduy 7'(XJ pm Pastor· Hryan & M1\ ~} Oatley ,. Oasis Christian Fello,.ship (Non-denommalinnal fellowship\ Moctmg m the Meigs Mtddlc School Cafeteri a Pastor: Chris Stc.wart 10:00 am - Noon Sunday: lnfonnal . Worsh ip , C~ildren"s mm 1stry Rejnieing Ufe Chun:h 500 N. 2nd A1·e .. Middleport . Pastor: Mtke Foreman. Pu~tor Emeritus Lawre nce Forern<~ n . Worshi p- Ill 00 ;un Wed nesday Service~ · 7 p.m. Community nr Chrisl Portland-Racine Rd ., Pa~tor. J1rh ~ruffin. Sunday School - 9:30 a.m . Worship · 10·10 a.m., Wednesday Semces - 7"ll0 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 St. Rt . 7, 2 miles south of Tuppers Plain s. OH. Non-denominattnnal with Contemporary Proise & Wor~hip. Pastor Rob Barber. (\ssoc. Paslor Karyn Davi s. Youth Director Beuy Fulks. Su nd ay services: JO am Worship & 6 pm Famtly Life Classes, Wed & Thur ni ghi Life Groups at 7 pm, Thurs momi11g ladies' Life Group~~ 10. Outer Limits Youth li fe ~rollp on Wed. e~ening from 6:30 to 8:30. Vistt us onli11e at www.bethelwc.org. Clifton Tabernadl.' Chun::h Clifton, W.Va .. Sund11y School - 10 a.m .. Worship · 7 p.m.. Wt"d ne~da~ Sen'ICt'- 7 pm. New Life Victory center 3773 Gemges Creek Road. Gal1 1poli~. OH Pastor: Bill Stuten. SLinday Services - 10 il. ffi . & 7 p.m. Wednesday - 7 p.m. & You1h 7 p.m. Full Go~pel Church of the Living Sa\llor Rt .l3K. Anllqmty. l'a'itor J eN~ Morns , Sen•1ce>. Smurday 2:01) p m. Sak-:n 'Communit~· Church Bar k. of West Co1umbw. W.Va .n m Lievi11g Road . Pa ~ tor: CharleS Roush ( .'104) 67522BM, StJnday Sl·hool 9:30 am, Sunday e\·ening st'r\'icc 7:00pm . Ribly Study Wedne~daJ ~en• iLe 7:00 pm Ash Street Chu«h · 398 Ash St.. MiddlePort-Pastor Jeff Smith • Sunday School - 9 30 am . Mormn g Wor ship - 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 pm . Wednesday Service - H)() p m . Youth • Service- 7:00 p.fn. Ag1pe Life Center "Full-Gospe l Church", Pastor$ John & Pat{)' Wade. 603 Second Ave. Mason. 773:1017 . Sen.·ice time Sunday 10 30 a.m , Wedne sday 7 J1l11 llnbson t:hristian •'ellowship Ch1lrch Pastor. Her~c hel Whue, Sunday School10 am. Sunday Church service- 6:30pm Wednesda}· 7 p1_11 Abundant Grate R.F. I. . 923 S. Third St., M1ddlepon, Pastor Teresa Dans, Sunday service, 10 a.m., Wednesday service. 7 p.m. Re:!itoration Chrl!itlan Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, A.thens, Pastor: Lonnie Coots , Sl!nday Wnr.>h1p 10:00 am. Wednesday 7 pm , Filth t'ul Cos~ Church Lollg Bottom, Pastor: Ste\'e Reed , Sunday Schoo l - 9·30 a.m. Worsh1p- 9·30 a ry\· and 7 p.m ., Wednesday · 7 p.m., Friday · f~lloM>hip service 7 p.m . House of Healing MlniSI:rlts Sl. Rt. 124 LanJ!t\'ille, OH Full G~l. Cl Pastors Rnbert & Roberta Mu s!il'r. Sunday School 9:30 am. . Worship 10:30 am - 7:00 pm, Wed. Serv1ce 7·00 pm Tt>om Jesu~ Ministries Mec-tmg in the Mulberry Community Cemer GymnasitJin Pa~tor Eddie Baer. Servu:e every Tuesda~· 6:30pm · llarrlsonwll\e Community Church Pastor: Theron Durham. Sunday- 9·30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday. 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl St., Middlepon . Pas10r: Sam Anderson, Sunday School 10 a.m .. Evening. 7:30p.m. , Wednesday Sen:ice · 7:30p.m. Pentecostal Pentecoslal Assembly Paslor: St. Rt 124. Ral'IUC. Tn rnadn Rd . Su nday Srhoul . 10 ~ . m .. Evt:ning - ? p.m, Wcdnc!iday Sci'\ ice ~· 7 p.m . Presbyterian faith Valle) Thbernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Pllstor: Re v. Emmett Rawson, Sunday Even1ng 7 p .m., Thursday Service- 7 p.m. Harrlson,·illl' Presbyterian Church Pas!Or. Robtll Crow. Wor~hip · q am l\lidd ltport Preshylerian Syracuse Mission 14 11 Bridgeman St., S~·racuse, Sunday School - 10 am. Evenmg - 6 p nt , Wednesday Senil"t' - 1 p.m. ~astor. J:nnt• s Sn}de1, Sunday Sdtool 10 a.m., wor5hlp service 11 am . Seventh-Day Adventist Se\ltnth-Day Advenlist Mulbe rry Hts. Rd .. J>omero). Saturday Service s· Sabt'lat h School 2 p.m.. Worship . .l p.m. Haul Community Churth Off Rt. 124 . Pastor: Edsel Han, Sunda y School. 9:30a.m.. Worship - 10:30 a.m . 7:30p.m. Uoiled Brethren Dyesvllle Community Church Sunday School - 9:30 a.m .. Worship ' 10:30 a.m., 7 p.m. Morse Chaptl Chun:h Sunday sc hool - 10 a.m., Worship - II a.m , Wedne.~day Servtce - 7 p m 1\11. Hermon Unllfd Brethren In Christ ChuKh Texas Commumty JfW II W1ckham Rd. Pastoc Peter M.111111Jale. Sunday School · 9:30 a.m . Wor~hip . 10 :.~0 am .. 7:00 p.m ., Wcdne~lluy Scn•tcc' · 7· 110 p m. Yollth group mcetitrg 2nd & 4tll Sund~y~ Follh Goopd Churth Long Bouom, Sunday School 9·]0 a.m . Worship - 10.45 a.m., 7:JO ·p. m., Wedne§day 7: JO p.m . 1 p.m. Edtn Uniltd Brethren in t:"hrist State Route 124. between Reeds,•ille & Hockmgpnrl. Su nday Schnnl · JO a.m .. Sunday Wor~hip . 11 :00 a .111 w~-dm:~da y Services - 7·00 p.1_n .. Pastor- M. Adam Will Full GO!l.pd Lighthouse 33045 Hilo11d Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roy Hunter, Sunday School - 10 lim .. Eve ninJ,l 7:30p.m., Tuesd~y & Thur5. · 1:30 p.m. ROCKSPRINGS Let your light so shine before REHABILITATION CENTER men, that they may see your The care you deser11e, close to home good works and glorify your Father in heaven ." Matthew 5:16 • SWISHER & LOHSE. God so loved the world PHARMACY he gave his only We Fill Doctors' lbeROitten son ... Prescriptions John 3:16 Pomeroy Acts24:/ Cah'ary Blhre Church Pomo!ro} Pike. t"o Rd, Pastor: Rev Bluckv.ood. Sunday School • 9:30 a .m., Wor ~ h i p 10 .~0 a .m.. 7·30 p.m. We d ne~ day Seni~e - 7JO p.m . . Mlnen;villt Pastor: Bob Robinson, Sunday School . 9 a.m .. Worship - 10 a.m. "So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man." F~irview Bible Church Let11rt. WVu Kt I . Pastor : Brian May . Suntla y·Srhool - ~ - .10 a m.. Worship- 7:00 p.m , Wedne~day Bible Study - 7:00p .m. Faith Fellow~hip Crusade ror Christ Paqor: Ro!v Frank lill Dickens. Service: Fridlly. 1 p.m. Amazing Grace Community-church . Pastur: Waym: Dunlup, Stille R1. 681. Tuppers Plain s. Su11 . Worship: 10 am & 6:30pm,. Wed . B1ble Study 7.00 p.m Heath (MiddltJ)orU Pastor: Brian Dunham, Sunday School 9:30a.m., Worshap- 11·00 am . 992-2955 , White's Chapel Wesleyan Coohdle Road . Pa~tor Rev Charles Manmdale._S.unday School - 9.30 a m . Wor~h 1 p - 10 30 a.m.. Wednesday Semce · 7 p.m . Syracwte Cumm~nlty Church 2480 Se~;ond S!., Syrac use. OH Sun. School 10 am. Sundy mght6:30 pm Pastor. Joe Gwmn A New Utglnning (Full GU!ipel Chun:hJ Harrisonvil le, Pastor.;: Bob and Kay Marshall. Sllnday Se1"11ice, 2 p.m. Middleport Ch_un:h ·o f the Nazarene Pastor: Leonard Powell , Sunday School- , 9:30 a.m .. Worship - 10:30 a.m ., 6:30p .m., Wednesday Services · 7 p.m .. If ye abide in Me , and My Frredorn Gospel Mission Bald Knob. on Co . Rd 31. Pastor: Rev. Roge1 Willford . Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Wor>hip- 7 p.m. Other Churches Enlerprist Pastor: Arland Kmg , Sunday School- 9:30 a.m .. Worship - 10:30 a.m. 33105 Hiland • Rd. Pomeroy Metas Cooperallwt Pari1h Nonheast Cluster. Alfred. Pastor: Jim Corbill, Sunday · School · 9:30 a.m., Worship - II a.m., 6:30p.m. 741-112-1444 p.m Chestu Church or the Nal.arene PaMor: Rev. Curtis Ral1do1ph . Su nda y School-9:30a.m.. Wor.;h1p - 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening6 pm Rutland C hun:h or the Nazarene Pa.~tor · Isaac Shupe , Sunday Sc hool - q:JO a.m.. Worship • 10~30 a.m., 6:30 p.m .. Wednesday Service ~ - 1 p.iTI . Thpptrs Plains St. Paul Pastor: J1m Corbm. Sunday School - 9 am. Worship - 10 a m.. Tuesday Se1"111cu - 7.30 p.m. ' ' CentraJ Cl!lSter Asbury (Syracu ~). Pastor: Bob Robmson. Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., Worship - 11 a.m .. Wednesday Services -7: 30p.m. 36759 Rocksprings Rd . Pomeroy, OH 45769 740-992-6606 Car leton lnttrdenom llwtlonai Church Kmg ~bury Road ..Pa~tor · Robert Vance. Sunday Sd10ol · \1 30 a.m . Wor~ h1p Servic e 10 ..30 3.m . Evening Ser'<ice 6 Pom~roy Churth or tbt NaUirene Pastor: Jan lavender, Sunday Sct'lool . 9:30 a.m , Worship • 10 :30 a.m. and b - p.m., Wednesday ScJVi~-e s- 7 p.m. . Point RlK'k Church or Ihe Nazarene Rollle 689. Albany. Rev . lloyd Grimm. pas!or, Sunday School 10 am; worhs1p se~ice II am, evening Sef\' ICe 7 pm . Wed. prayer meeting 7 pm .....,........... ................. ANDERSON l.ona Bottom Sunda)' School - 9·. 30 a.m ., Worship !0:30a.m . Retdsvillr Worship - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m , First Su11day of Month - 1:00 p.m. service Mt. Olive Unifed Melhodlllt Qff 124 behind Wilkesvill e, Pastor: Rev. Ra lph Sptres. Su11day School - 9 :30a.m .. Worship -' 10:30 a.m .. 1 p.m . ThtJrsday Sen•ices- 7 p.rri. 499 Richland Avenue,Athens 740-594-6333 1-1100-451-9806 FUNF.RAl HOME Syracu~>t Chaarch or the Nazarcnf Pastor Mike 1\dkms. Sunday s~hool - 9:30 a.m.. Wor~ hi p - 10:30 a.m, h p.m . Wedncsdld y Servkes · 7 p.m. Co. Rd. 63, Sunday School - 9.30 a.m .. Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Gill Soulh Bethel Community Cburth S•hl!r R1dgc- - l'a\ lor L1nda Damewood. Sunday Srhool - I} a.m.. Worship Serv1ce 10 a.m. 2nd and 4th SundOJ.y Joppa Pastor: Denlil Null . Worsh1p ·9:30a m Sunday School- t0:30 a.m. United Methodist 14HI2-1141 l(i:'! . Sunday Sc hool - 9:30 u.m.. Worship · 10 45 am. 6 p.m .. Wednesday Sm·ices- 7 p.m New Ha11en, Richard Nease , Pastor, Sunday worship 9: 30 a.m . Tues. 6:30 prayer and Bible S}udy. jfisbrr jfunual 'orne 1M .............. Jt tN words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John .{5:7 Ca~ro.n Sunday Sct'lool - 10 a.m. . Thur5day Services- 7 p.m. Woohip - IJ a.m. Pa,;tor. Richanl Nease Hartford Cburcb of Christl~ Christian Union Hanford, W.Va., Pa~tor : Dav id Greer. Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.. Worship · 1 10 :30 a.m., 7 00 p.m., Wednesday Cbnttr Serv1ces - 7:00p.m. Pastor: Jim Corbitt. Worship · 9 a.m., 992-6677 White Funeral Home Sir,ce 1858 9 Fifth Street Coolville, Ohio pm. Church of Christ Worship - 10:30 a.m. Belblehem Baptist Church (Jreat Bend , Route 124, Raci ne , OH, Pastor: Ed ~aner, Sunday School - 9:30 lf.m., Sunday Wor!ihip - 10:30 a.m.,& 1 pm ; Wednesday Bible Study -7:00p.m. Mt. Moriah Chu.rcb of God Mile Hi ll Rd .. Rac ine. Paslor: James Sanerfield, Sllnday School - 9:45 a m., Evtning - 6 p.m. , Wetinesday Servic~ - 7 PJll . Rutland Church or God Pastor: Ron Heath, Sunday Worshi p - 10 a.m., 6 p.m.', Wed.ne sday Services - 7 Church of God of Prophecy OJ. White Rd . off St. Rt. 160, Pastor: PJ. Chapman. Sunday School - 10 a.m .• Worship - II a.m., Wednesday Service~ ~ 7 Worsh ip - 9·30 a.m., Sunday School • 10:30 a.m., Pastor-Jeffrey Wallace, ht110d 3rd Sunday Hrst Baptist Chun:h Postor: Billy Zuspan tlth and Palmer St., Middleport, Sunday .School- 9.1.5 a.m .. Worship · 10:15 a.m .. 7:00 p.m .. Wedne sday Se1"11ice- 7:00pm. Church of God Sacred Heart Calholk Cblli'Cb 161 Mulberry Ave , Pomeroy. 992-5898 , Pastor: Rev . Walter E. Heinz, Sat. COn. 4:45-5:15p.m .: Mass- 5:30 p.m., Sun. Con: -R:45-9: 15 a.;n ... Sun . Mass - ?·30 a,m., Daily Mass - 8:30a.m. 41872 Pomeroy Pike, Pastor. E. Lamar O'Bryant. Sundpy School - 9:30 a.m.. Worship - 8:15a.m , 9:45a m & 7:00p.m .. Wednesday Services · 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Services - 7 p.m. Director of Marketing and Admissions Catholic Keno Church or Cllrlst Victory Baptist Independent Michelle Kennedy Rutlaod Fret WW 81pdst Salem St .. Pastor: Ed Barney , Sunday School - 10 am .. Evening - ' 7 p.m., Wednesday Sel'\'ice$ - 7 p.m. Second B1plllt Churt'h Ravenswood, WV, Sunday SchoollO am , Morning worship I lam Evening - 7 pm. Wednesday 1 p.m. First Baplilt Cbun:b of Muon. WV (lndependr:nt Baptist• SR M2 and Anderson St . Pastor. Robert Grady, Sunday school 10 am. Morning church II am, Sur1day evenmg 6 pm, Wed . Bible Study 7 pm First Southern Baptist 525 N 2nd St Middleport. Pastor: James E. Kee~ ee. Worship - IOa .m , 7 p.m. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. Matthelf 5:8 The Dally Sentinel • Page A7 WORSJIJP GOD THIS WEEK Hillsldt Baptist Church St Rt. 143 just off Rt . 7, Pastor: Rev. James R. Acree, Sr., Sunday Unified Ser~ice, Wor ship • 10 30 a .m ., 6 p.m, Wednesday Servtces -7 p.m. r www.mydallyaentlnel.com "Ltt our family fufp protect your family•' Suppression • Extinguishers • Spn nkl crs • Security 172 N. 2nd Ave . Middlcpon,OH ARCADIA NURSING CENTER Coolville, Ohio · Located leg, than 30 minutes from Athens. Pomeroy or Parkersburg ' 1-740-667-3156 "Still small to care" MY erace is for thee: for my streneth is made Perfect in weakness. It Cor. 12:9 Office Service &Supply 137·C N. 2nd Ave. Middleport, OH 992-6376 �' __, • PageA6 FAITH. VALUES Are there no.sanctuaries anymore? A Hunger For·More The Daily Sentinel I took my kids to see the latest Disney animated film several years ago. After decades of fairy tales and talking animals, Disney Wds taking on serious literature : The Hunchback of Notre Dame. -Of c9urse, " Hunchback" had some characteristically Disney characters, most notably the animated, singing gargoyles from the top of the cathedral who were Quasi modo 's only friends . But that film also had so me .of the most intensive scenes yet in a Disney animated movie. One dramatic scene is when Quasi modo swooped down to save Esmerelda from the power-hungry cleric, Frollo. Standing at the doorstep to Notre Dame Cathedral. Quasi screamed "Sanctuary' Sanctuary 1" Frollo's soldiers dared not enter the Cathedral with arms to capture the beautiful gypsy girl. · As long as Esmerelda stayed inside the church, she was safe from Frollo. That was then. This is now. A gunman targets a church in Colorado Springs, killing and wounding several peopl<; in the parking lot. He throws smoke bombs into the main entrance of the church so that more people will crowd out of the . smaller .back entrance. But he's there waiting for them with . an : assault rifle, two handguns and more than I000 rounds of ammunition, according to the news reports I've read. If not for an armed securiJy guard, I suspect that dozens of people would have been killed before police arrived. We call the places in which we worship God "sanctuaries" because they are supposed to be special rooms where we can cast aside our cares and concentmte on our Creator. Every week, around 100 people come to my church's sanctuary without considering their lives were at risk. Until now. Clearly, there is no longer any sacred space in this Friday, December 14, Pastor Kerry 'Wood world. For years, we heard about mosque bombings in Iraq, but they don't upset us because they're half a world away. Somehow though, Colorado is a whole lot closer - much. more REAL to us. ·Suddenly. gong to church on Sunday takes on a different level of risk. But I think the connection between mosque . bombings and church shoot- · ers is much more direct than tno~t of us realize. Whenever violence is directed towards a religious center, shrine or place of worship - no matter what religion is represented- all religions are damaged. Bombs in a Jewish syn·agogue and arson in a Hindu terriple are also attacks against Christianity. The shooter in Colorado Springs "hated Christians," but that hatred extended to people of all faiths. I am not one of the "all roads lead to heaven, but just by different directions" people. Comparative religion studies show that the end goal of Christianity is not shared as an end goal of Buddhism, for example. But a common underpinning between Christianity and Buddhism is respect for others. Each faith has form of Jesus' golden rule found in Luke 6:31: "Do to others what you would have them do to you." (The Buddhist version. by the way: "Hurt not others in ways that you would find.hurtful.") Killing people in a house of worship is a grotesque violation of this common rule. Actually, I will go further than that: .it is blasphemous' It is not just an attack on God's creations, but an attack a directl{against God. Nothing can justify it. Not religious disagreements, not power stru·ggle s between warring factions, not encroachment designed to drive others out, not. even grudges against a missionary group that. deemed a person unsuitable for missionary work . . Evidently that was Matthew ·Murray 's motive. He had been rejected by Youth With a Mission, a Christian missionary training and deploying ministry several years earlier. I haven't seen reports to detail why he was rejected; but after these actions, I wonder of "prone to violent outbursts" · VJas written somewhere in his files. Matthew Murray lost perspective and destroyed sanctuary. We can all agree to that. But what about closer to home? What about here in our own communities 1 Are we de stroying sanctuary by skipping worship so that we can get to the malls? Are we blasphemous in the church when we keep looking at our watches to see what time it is? (After all, we gotta get to Bob Evans before the crowds) Are we .attacking God by verbally disrespecting those with different faith systems than our own? Yes, I acknowledge that there's a big gap between church shootings and Sunday mall shopping. But both take away the sacred places that God intends for us to have. We are coming to one of the most sacred times of the Christian faith -celebrating the birth of our Savior; Jesus Christ. Why not make one-of your Christmas gifts be renewing the concept of sanctuary in your own life? In what ways can you become ·a more faithful adherent of the Golden Rule? (Ke"l Wood is the JNlSior of Racme Uniied Methodist' Church, 818 Ebn Street in Racine. Sunday worship is at 11 a.m. Pastor Kerry can be reaclu!d at rocineumc@suddenlinlc.net.) ·Kentucky company ends tradition of seasonal cross OWENSBORO, Ky. {AP) - A large, lighted cross displayed over Owensboro every Christmas season for four decades won't be on view this year. Texas Gas Tmnsmission decided not to put up the cross, which is more than 50 feet high and 30 feet wide. Texas Gas president H. Dean Jones II said the cross is a religious symbol that Jeff McKeown of Pleasant isn't accepted by everyone Ridge, a state eniployce and and the company didn't small business owner whose want to alienate people of wife works for Texas Gas, criticized the decision. other faiths. "I want all employees and "I think they're caving in visitors to feel welcome in ta public pressure to not put our building," Jones said. anything out there that "It's that time of year when brings to recognition emotions for symbols and Christ," McKeown said. "I things important to us sur- think the world is going face." overboard with that." r r r r r r r r r r. r r Of . all the fami ly Christmas traditions that we celehrale, my wife's cookie baking is perhaps my favorite. Sadly, no matter Pastor how many she bakes, with Thom the crowd of children that Mollohan we have at our house, they disappear too soon and all that remain are the crumbs. It's not that I have a reputation for being obsessed with cookies or anything, but stay away from their father someone once observed that who lhey seem to lllmk has my favorite childhood song become just a ta.d cranky. was probably taken from a Anyway, I eventually cone certain blue Sesame Street quer the lights and string character, "C is fo.r 'cookie '; them on the tree, along the that's good enough for me!" porch outside, a few miscelIf I have an especially strong laneou s places in the, and temptation to be greedy, it 's maybe even on the dog if with my wife's cookies. she's asleep. Then, basking "You 're not giving THOSE in the glow of success, I'll away, too, are you?" gather the family together Of all the farpily and have them joy in my Christmas traditions that I success. We' II sit and look feel the most ambivalence. at the lights together happiit is decorating. I love hav- ly ... and then, one of the ing the decorations up but strands goes dark. tend to feel distress when it "Um ... maybe it's a flashcomes to unraveling the ing strand that I forgot lights and hanging them on about," I'll say hopefully. the tree and other locations But I'm never right. A bulb that our resident interior has simply decided to burn designer instructs me (a. k.a. out and I have to resume my my wife again). No matter game of "hide-and-seek" how carefully I pack the with the \'bad bulb" ... all lights, they are never quite the worse now because the as easy to unpack as 1· lights are on the trees. surexpect them to be: Every rounded by decorations. November's end, I' ll pull I wonder if the Lord gets as out the wire rolls around frustrated with us as I get which I had wound the with the bulb strands. I mean, lights about II months after all, He has told us lhat prior. Every year, I'll neatly we . are His lights in the lay them out (all right, world. But we often do not maybe · not "neatly") and give otl the light He wants us then plug _them in to see to. "You are the light of the what works and what does- world. A city on a hill cannot n't. And then comes the part be hidden. Neither do people that I really would like to light a lamp and put it under bypass. Some (if not most) a bowl. Instead they put it on of the strands don't come its stand, and it gives light to on. This means, of course, everyone in the house. In the that I must embark on the same way, let your light tedious task of trying to find shine )Jefore men, that they the miscreant light bulb in may see your good deeds and each light strand, So, with praise your Father in heaven" spare bulbs laid out for (Matthew 5:14-16 N IV). handy use (which I hope are . And what does that good bulbs), I start to mean? It simply means that unplug . ancj replace each our lives are to bring the . bulb one by one · in the illumination of God's truth strand. Invariably, one of and love to the darkness of three things will happen . confusion and hate that The "bad bulb" will either swirls around us in the be the very last one in the world. And what is the strand; or there is more than implication of our being one "bad bulb" in the "lights in the world'"? It st~and; or one of the "good ·means that God's presence bulbs" I use to replace a in us brings glory to Him "bad bulb" is in fact also a and hope to those who have "bad bulb.'1 not personally entered into a · At some point, usually saving knowledge of Jesus after what seems like. many Christ. It further means that hours of · plugging and should you or I fail to be the unplugging, I usually nearly light that we are meant to pass out from vexation and be, that it diminishes the can only be revived by lights of our brothers and freshly baked Christmas sisters in Christ. This is why it is said in cookies and milk. My children also very graciously . Romans 15:5-7, "May the r r r r r t ·r God Who gives endurdnce and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus ·Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." Supernaturally connected as we are by the sacrificial shedding of Jesus' blood on the cross, each of our lights adds to the holy glow of other Believers in Jesus. If one is darkened, lives ·connected to us are also affected - although, unlike a string of Christmas tree lights, others are not necessarily blacked out since our interrelatedness is more like a "web" than a"strand." Still, for God's strings·of lights in the world. to be all that can be in battling the darkness, each l.ight must shine for all its worth. And what of our "power source"? No strand of light, no matter how good its bulbs are, can shine apart from its being "plugged into" a power source. But don't worry. If we will abide in Jesus. the power is there. The energy of His holiness and love are infinitely dependable and can give us power to bring illumination to the darkest of circumstances:After all, that's why He came in the first place: to bring light. "In Him was life, and that life was the light of men . The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it ... The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to that which was His Own, but His Own did not receive Him. Yet to all who received Him, to those Who believed in His name, He gave the right to become the children of God· - children born not of natuml descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God" (John I :35, 9-13 NIV). (Thorn Mollohan and his family have ministered in southern Ohio the past 121/2 years. He is the pastor of Pathway Community Chl(rch, which meets on· Sunday mornings at 455 Third Ave. He may be reached for comments ·or questions by e-mail at pastorthom@pathwaygallipolis.com). r r r r r Friday, December 14, 2007 2007 Fellowship Apostolfc The sponsors of this church page do so with-pride in o.ur community. Churrb ol JCSUJ Christ Apostolk VanZandt and Wart! Rd .. Pa~or: James Miller, .Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.. Evening-7:30p.m. RlvrrValley Ri ver Valle)' Apostohc Worship Center. 8B · S. Jrd Ave, M1ddlepor1. Rev . Michael Bradrord, Pastor, Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Tues. 6:30 praye r. Wed . 7 pm Bi hle Study Emmanuel Aposlolic Tabernacle Inc. Lonp Rd off New Lima Rd. Rutland, Servict:s: Sun 10.00 a.m & 7:10 p.m., Thurs. 7:00 pm .. Pastor Man y R. Huuon Assembly of God Llbtrt) AMembly or God P.O. Box 467, Duddmg Lane. Mason. W.Vu .. Pn~ lor: Ne1l Tennant . Sunday Services· 10:00 a m. and 7 p.m. Baptist Pqcvillr F~W\tlll Baptist Churth Pastor: Floyd Ross, Sunday School 9.JO to !0:30am. Wor.;hi p servi ~-e !O:JO 10 11 ·00 um Wed. preach ing 6 pm C•rpenler lndepend,ent Baplist Churth Sunda y School - 4·Jllam. Preaching Service IO:JOum, Evenmg Service 7:00pm. Wednesday B1ble Study 7:00 pm, Pastor: Whitt Ak.en Chuhlrr Bapti§t Church Pastor: Ste\'e Little, Sunday School: 9:30 am. Morning Wor.;hip: 10 3U am. Wed nesda)· B1 ble Study 6:30pm: clwm practict 7:30: youth and B1ble Buddies fi:JO p m Thurs . I pm book study Hope Baptist ChuKh (Southern) 570 Grant St .. Middlt:por1, Sunday school - 9:30 u.m.. Wor.:;hip - II a.m. and 6 p.m., Wed ne~ da}' Service - 7 p.m. Pa~tor. Gary Elli~ Rutland J'lrst Bapllst Church Sunduy School - 9:30 a.m ., Worship 10: 4~ a.m. Pomeroy •'lrst Bapll~;t Pastor Jori Brock.en. East Mam St., Sunday Sch. \1 :30am. Worship 10:30 am The Power of the Word Racine First Baptlsl Pastor: Ryan Eawn, pasto r , Sunday School - 9:30a .m., Worship- 10:40 a.m., 6·00 p.rp ., W~:dne~day Servic~:~ · 7:00 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Pastor: John Swanson. Sunday School • JOa.m .. Wors hip - l l a.m., 7.00 p.m. ,Wedne sday Se1"11ices- 7:00p.m. Mt. Union Baptist Pastor: lknn i~ Weaver Sunday School9:45 a.m .. Evenin~ · 6:30 p.m .. Wednesday Ser\iices - 6:J.Op m. Old Dtthtl FrH Will Baptist.Churcb 28601 St. Rt. 7, Middleport, Sund~y Service - 10 a.m .. 6:00 p,m., TUesday Servict:s -6.00 There is no end to the debme over the correct interpretation of scripture. Anyone who read the Bible with care. quickly realizes that much of God's word is difficult to understand. One problem is that we are separated from Biblical times by two to three thousand years. Another problem is that we are usually reading translaiions of the original works. most of which were originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic. And yet, most of the Bible speaks to us in intelligible words and concepts which we can. albeit with some effon, understand. Where there are difficulties, we can al.ways look for help to scholars who have studied the Bible. and often their insights about the original language and context of the Rible does indeed shine light on its meani ng. While there is admittedly some difficulty in interpreting cenain passages, perhaps a more interesting question to ask is how the Word of God interprets us. That is, just as we are "inclined to interpret the Bible to fit our needs, the Bible il,elf speaks to us and does indeed say something about each of us. What does the Word of God say about you? How are you interpreted by the Bib!~? 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Box 683 Pomero Ohio 45769·0683 Financial Services 740-667-3110 Syracu~e First Church or God Apple and Seco11d Sts., Paslor: Rev. David Ru ssell, Sunday School and Worship- 10 a. m Eo,•eni11 g Serv1ces· fi:30 p m., Wedn~ day Services -6:30 p.m. Congregational Westside Churca. of Christ 33226 Children's Home Rd . Pomeroy. OH Contact 740-441- 1296 Sunday morning 10 :00, Sun morning. Bible stu dy : rollowing worship, Sun . eve 6:00 pm, Wed b1ble study 7 pm Trtalty Church Second & Lynn . Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Jonathan Noble, Worship 10·25 a.m:• Sunday Schno19· 15 a.m. Hemlock Grovt Chrlstlan Cburcb Mm1ster. Larry Brown, Worship - 9.30 a.m . Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.. Bible Study - 7 p.m. Pomeroy Chun:h or Chrlsl 2 12 W Main St, Sunday Schuol· 9:30 a.m., Worship- 10:30 a.m .. 6 p .m., Wednesday Services - 7 P·n:' · · Pomeroy Westsidt Churth of Clil.rlst 33226 Children's Home Rd ., Sunday School · II o.m.,Worship - 10a.m.. 6p.m. Wednesday Services~ 7 p.m 'Middleport Clil.urth ol Christ 5th and Mam , Pastor· AI Hartson , Chtldrens Director: Sharoo Sayre, Teen Director: Dodger Vaughan, Sunday School - 9:30a.m., Worship- 8:15. 10:30 a.m., 7 p.m .. Wednesday Services - 7 p .m. Chrisunas Eve Candle Light Service 6:30 pm We invite you to ce lebrate the binh of our Savior everyday. www middleponchW"Ch.org Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Pastor·Rruce Terry, Sunday School -9:30 a.m. Worship - 10·30 a.m ·.. 6:30 p.m. Weduesda} Servi~s - 6 30 p.m. 7Jon Churth or Chri!it Pomeroy, Harrisonville Rd . (Rt.l43), Paslor: Roger Watson, Sunday ScOOol 9:30 a.m ., Worship - l0 :30 a.m., 7:00 p.m.. wednesday Services- 7 p.m. Tuppers Plain Cbu~b or Christ lnst rumen\11. Worship Service - 9 a.m., Communion ~ 10 a.m., Sunday School 10:1.5 a.m .. Youth- ~:30 pm Sunday. Bible Study Wednesday 7 pm Bradbw'y Chureh ofChrilt Minister : Tom Run yon, 39.558 Bradbury Road, Middleport, Sunday School - 9jo a.m . Rutl ..d Chun:h orCbrisi Sunday School -9:30a.m., Worship and Communion· 10:30 a.m ., Bob J. Werry, Minister B,.dlord Cbun:h or Ckrl!o Comer of St. Rt . 124 & Bradbury Rd .. Minister: Doug Shamblm, Youlh Minister Bill AmbergCl, Sunday School ~ 9:30a.m, Worship · M:OO a.m .. 10:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m.,Wednesday Se~ices -7:00p.m. Hldtory HUb Church or Chrilt Tuppers Plains, Pasto r Mike M~. Bible clan, 9 a.m. Sunday: worsh1p 10 a.m . Su~day; worship 6 30 pm Sunday; Bib le ,elMs 7 pm Wed . RetdsvUle Cburtb or Christ Paslor: Phihp Stunn, SUnday School : 9:30 a.m., Worship Ser11ice: 10:30 a.m., Bible Study, Wednesday , 6:30p.m. Dexter Chun:h or Ctlrlst Su11day sc hool 9:30am., Sunday worship - !0:30a.m. Tbe Chun:h or Cbrlst or Pomeroy Intersec tion 7 and 124 W, E11angelist: Dennis Sargent. Sunday Bible Study 9.30 a.m., Worsh1p : 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. , Wednesday B1ble Study· 7 p.m. Christian Union p.m. Episcopal Grace Epboopal Churcb 326 E. Main St., Pomeroy, Sunday School and Holy Euchanst 11 :00 a.m. Reo,·. Edward Payne Holiness Communlly Ch•n:h Steve Tomek. Main Pe.~tor: Street. Rutland, Sunda~ Wo r ~ hi p- 10 :00 a.m, Sunday Servke-7 p.m. Danl'ille HoHoess Church 31057 Srate Route 325, Lang .~ vlle , Pa~tor: Benjamin Crawford, Sunda~ school - 9:30 a.m.. Sunday v.orship - 10:30 a.m & 7 p.m.. Wednesday prayer se1"11ice • 7 ~.m. Calvlll')' Pilgrim Chir.pel Harriso nville Road , Pas1or: Olarles . McKen zie. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.. Worship - II a.m ,. 7:00 p.m., Wedne~ay Service - 7:00p.m. or , ROM Sharon Holiness Ci.un::h Leading Creek Rd .. Rutland. Pastor: Rev. Dewey Kmg . Sunday school- 9:30 a.m .. Sunday worship -7 p.m.. Wednesday prayer mee:ting- 7 p.m. Pine Grovt Bible Hollftess Church 1i2 mile off Rt 325, Pastor R~v . O'Dell Ma~tey, Sunday School - 9:30 a.m., Worship - 10:3Q B.m ., 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Semce- 7:30 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 7.5 Pearl St., Middlepon . Pastor: Doug Cox, Sunday School - 10 a.m. Worship 10:4.5 p.m., Sunday Eve. 7:00 p.m., Wtdne!!d8y Serv1ce- 7·30 p m Hy!ifll Run Communit~ Church Paslor· Rev Larry Lemley: SuOOay School ~ 9:30a.m .. Worship - 10:45 a.m .. 7 p:m .• Thursday Bible Study ;and Youlh • 7 P.m. Laurel CUff Fm Melhodli!il Cllurcb Pastor: Glenn Rowe: , Sunday School • 9:30 a.m.. Worship - W:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,Wedne$day Service-7:00p.m. ·Latter-Day Saints Tht Church or JnWI Christ or Latter-Day Saints St. Rt . 160 , 446 -6247 or 446-7486, Sunday s~ "'O I 10 :20- 11 a.m., Relic:f Soc1ety/f hood 11 :05- 12:00 noon, S11crame .. . Service 9-10 : 1.5 a.m., Homemaking meetin&. lst Thurs.- 7 p.m. Lutheran St. Jobn Lulberan Church Pine Grove, Worship .. 9:00 a.m., Sunday Schoo l ~ 10:00 a.m. PastOr: Our Saviour Lothtran Church Walnut and Henry Sts .. Raven swood, W Va., Pastor: David Russell. Sunday School- 10.00 a.m ., Wors hip · II a.m. St. Paul Luthtran Church Corner Sycamore & Second St., Pomeroy, Sun School- 9·45 a.m.. Worship - I 1 a.m. United Methodist Graham United Methodist Bechte~ Brogan-Warner 174 La""sc...t•PO lo•l70 New lSUl Funmi Dir«<or INSURANCE SERVICES 214 E. Main 992-5130 Pomeroy Jo'latwoods Past~r: Keith Rader. Sunday School · 10 a.m., Wors hip ~ II a.m. Fomt Run PMtor: Bob Robinson. Sunday School . 10 a.m., WorShip - 9 am. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. Matthew5:8 Purl Cbape\ Sunday School - 9 a.m., Wnr~hip .- 10 u.m. Pomeroy Pastor: Brian Dllnham, Worship - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School- 10:35 a.m. Rock Springs Pastor: Keith Rader. Sunday School · 9:15 a.m., Worship - 10 a.m , Youth Fellowship, Sunday· 6 p.m. Rutland Pastor: Rick Boume, Sunday School 9:30am , Worship· 10:30 a.m . Thursday Ser:vices - 7 p.m.. Salem Ctnter Pll!itor: William K Manhull. SUilday School ·- 10:1.5 a.m:. Worship - 9:15 n.m .. Bible Study : Monday 7:00pm Snowville Sllnday School- 10 a.m., Worship - 9 am Betbaay Juhn Gilmore, Sunday, School- 10 a.m .. Worship - 9 a.m .. Wednesday SeJVices- IOa.m. P.o~s tor: CaJ"JMI-Sutton Carmel & Bashan Rd.s. Racine, Oh1o. Pastor: John Gilmore, Sunday School 9:4,5 a.m , Worship - II :00 a.m. , Bible Study Wed . 7:30p.m. Moraina.Star Pastor. John Gilmore, Sunday School · I1 a.m., Worship- 10 a.m. East Lttart Pastor: Bill Marshall Sunday School 9a.m .. Worship - 10 a.m., I st Sunday e10ery month evemng.serv1ce 7·1KJ p.m .; Wednesday- 7 p.m. Radnt Pastor. Kerry Wood, Sunday School - 10 a.m., Worship - II a.m Wednesday Services 6 pm; Thur Bible Study 7 pm Coolville United Methodl5l Pari~h Pastor: Helen. Kline, Coolville Chur~h. Main & Fifth St., Sun. S~hool - 10 a.m .. Woflihip - 9 a.m., Thes. Services- 7 p.m Bdllel Churth Township Rd., 468C, Sunday S~;hooi · 9 a.m. Worship - 10 a.m .. Wednesday SeJVices- 10 a.m. Hockingport Chun=h Grand Street, Su11day School - '9:30a.m .. Worship - 10:30 a.m., Pastor Phillip Bell Turd> Cbun:k Nazarene Rtechvllk Fellowship Church of 1he N.azarene, Pastor: Russell Stivers\·ill ~ t.:nmmunity Chureh Sunday Srhuu1 1.0 (X) am. Su nday Worship 11 .00 am Wednesduy 7'(XJ pm Pastor· Hryan & M1\ ~} Oatley ,. Oasis Christian Fello,.ship (Non-denommalinnal fellowship\ Moctmg m the Meigs Mtddlc School Cafeteri a Pastor: Chris Stc.wart 10:00 am - Noon Sunday: lnfonnal . Worsh ip , C~ildren"s mm 1stry Rejnieing Ufe Chun:h 500 N. 2nd A1·e .. Middleport . Pastor: Mtke Foreman. Pu~tor Emeritus Lawre nce Forern<~ n . Worshi p- Ill 00 ;un Wed nesday Service~ · 7 p.m. Community nr Chrisl Portland-Racine Rd ., Pa~tor. J1rh ~ruffin. Sunday School - 9:30 a.m . Worship · 10·10 a.m., Wednesday Semces - 7"ll0 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 St. Rt . 7, 2 miles south of Tuppers Plain s. OH. Non-denominattnnal with Contemporary Proise & Wor~hip. Pastor Rob Barber. (\ssoc. Paslor Karyn Davi s. Youth Director Beuy Fulks. Su nd ay services: JO am Worship & 6 pm Famtly Life Classes, Wed & Thur ni ghi Life Groups at 7 pm, Thurs momi11g ladies' Life Group~~ 10. Outer Limits Youth li fe ~rollp on Wed. e~ening from 6:30 to 8:30. Vistt us onli11e at www.bethelwc.org. Clifton Tabernadl.' Chun::h Clifton, W.Va .. Sund11y School - 10 a.m .. Worship · 7 p.m.. Wt"d ne~da~ Sen'ICt'- 7 pm. New Life Victory center 3773 Gemges Creek Road. Gal1 1poli~. OH Pastor: Bill Stuten. SLinday Services - 10 il. ffi . & 7 p.m. Wednesday - 7 p.m. & You1h 7 p.m. Full Go~pel Church of the Living Sa\llor Rt .l3K. Anllqmty. l'a'itor J eN~ Morns , Sen•1ce>. Smurday 2:01) p m. Sak-:n 'Communit~· Church Bar k. of West Co1umbw. W.Va .n m Lievi11g Road . Pa ~ tor: CharleS Roush ( .'104) 67522BM, StJnday Sl·hool 9:30 am, Sunday e\·ening st'r\'icc 7:00pm . Ribly Study Wedne~daJ ~en• iLe 7:00 pm Ash Street Chu«h · 398 Ash St.. MiddlePort-Pastor Jeff Smith • Sunday School - 9 30 am . Mormn g Wor ship - 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 pm . Wednesday Service - H)() p m . Youth • Service- 7:00 p.fn. Ag1pe Life Center "Full-Gospe l Church", Pastor$ John & Pat{)' Wade. 603 Second Ave. Mason. 773:1017 . Sen.·ice time Sunday 10 30 a.m , Wedne sday 7 J1l11 llnbson t:hristian •'ellowship Ch1lrch Pastor. Her~c hel Whue, Sunday School10 am. Sunday Church service- 6:30pm Wednesda}· 7 p1_11 Abundant Grate R.F. I. . 923 S. Third St., M1ddlepon, Pastor Teresa Dans, Sunday service, 10 a.m., Wednesday service. 7 p.m. Re:!itoration Chrl!itlan Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, A.thens, Pastor: Lonnie Coots , Sl!nday Wnr.>h1p 10:00 am. Wednesday 7 pm , Filth t'ul Cos~ Church Lollg Bottom, Pastor: Ste\'e Reed , Sunday Schoo l - 9·30 a.m. Worsh1p- 9·30 a ry\· and 7 p.m ., Wednesday · 7 p.m., Friday · f~lloM>hip service 7 p.m . House of Healing MlniSI:rlts Sl. Rt. 124 LanJ!t\'ille, OH Full G~l. Cl Pastors Rnbert & Roberta Mu s!il'r. Sunday School 9:30 am. . Worship 10:30 am - 7:00 pm, Wed. Serv1ce 7·00 pm Tt>om Jesu~ Ministries Mec-tmg in the Mulberry Community Cemer GymnasitJin Pa~tor Eddie Baer. Servu:e every Tuesda~· 6:30pm · llarrlsonwll\e Community Church Pastor: Theron Durham. Sunday- 9·30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday. 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl St., Middlepon . Pas10r: Sam Anderson, Sunday School 10 a.m .. Evening. 7:30p.m. , Wednesday Sen:ice · 7:30p.m. Pentecostal Pentecoslal Assembly Paslor: St. Rt 124. Ral'IUC. Tn rnadn Rd . Su nday Srhoul . 10 ~ . m .. Evt:ning - ? p.m, Wcdnc!iday Sci'\ ice ~· 7 p.m . Presbyterian faith Valle) Thbernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Pllstor: Re v. Emmett Rawson, Sunday Even1ng 7 p .m., Thursday Service- 7 p.m. Harrlson,·illl' Presbyterian Church Pas!Or. Robtll Crow. Wor~hip · q am l\lidd ltport Preshylerian Syracuse Mission 14 11 Bridgeman St., S~·racuse, Sunday School - 10 am. Evenmg - 6 p nt , Wednesday Senil"t' - 1 p.m. ~astor. J:nnt• s Sn}de1, Sunday Sdtool 10 a.m., wor5hlp service 11 am . Seventh-Day Adventist Se\ltnth-Day Advenlist Mulbe rry Hts. Rd .. J>omero). Saturday Service s· Sabt'lat h School 2 p.m.. Worship . .l p.m. Haul Community Churth Off Rt. 124 . Pastor: Edsel Han, Sunda y School. 9:30a.m.. Worship - 10:30 a.m . 7:30p.m. Uoiled Brethren Dyesvllle Community Church Sunday School - 9:30 a.m .. Worship ' 10:30 a.m., 7 p.m. Morse Chaptl Chun:h Sunday sc hool - 10 a.m., Worship - II a.m , Wedne.~day Servtce - 7 p m 1\11. Hermon Unllfd Brethren In Christ ChuKh Texas Commumty JfW II W1ckham Rd. Pastoc Peter M.111111Jale. Sunday School · 9:30 a.m . Wor~hip . 10 :.~0 am .. 7:00 p.m ., Wcdne~lluy Scn•tcc' · 7· 110 p m. Yollth group mcetitrg 2nd & 4tll Sund~y~ Follh Goopd Churth Long Bouom, Sunday School 9·]0 a.m . Worship - 10.45 a.m., 7:JO ·p. m., Wedne§day 7: JO p.m . 1 p.m. Edtn Uniltd Brethren in t:"hrist State Route 124. between Reeds,•ille & Hockmgpnrl. Su nday Schnnl · JO a.m .. Sunday Wor~hip . 11 :00 a .111 w~-dm:~da y Services - 7·00 p.1_n .. Pastor- M. Adam Will Full GO!l.pd Lighthouse 33045 Hilo11d Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roy Hunter, Sunday School - 10 lim .. Eve ninJ,l 7:30p.m., Tuesd~y & Thur5. · 1:30 p.m. ROCKSPRINGS Let your light so shine before REHABILITATION CENTER men, that they may see your The care you deser11e, close to home good works and glorify your Father in heaven ." Matthew 5:16 • SWISHER & LOHSE. God so loved the world PHARMACY he gave his only We Fill Doctors' lbeROitten son ... Prescriptions John 3:16 Pomeroy Acts24:/ Cah'ary Blhre Church Pomo!ro} Pike. t"o Rd, Pastor: Rev Bluckv.ood. Sunday School • 9:30 a .m., Wor ~ h i p 10 .~0 a .m.. 7·30 p.m. We d ne~ day Seni~e - 7JO p.m . . Mlnen;villt Pastor: Bob Robinson, Sunday School . 9 a.m .. Worship - 10 a.m. "So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man." F~irview Bible Church Let11rt. WVu Kt I . Pastor : Brian May . Suntla y·Srhool - ~ - .10 a m.. Worship- 7:00 p.m , Wedne~day Bible Study - 7:00p .m. Faith Fellow~hip Crusade ror Christ Paqor: Ro!v Frank lill Dickens. Service: Fridlly. 1 p.m. Amazing Grace Community-church . Pastur: Waym: Dunlup, Stille R1. 681. Tuppers Plain s. Su11 . Worship: 10 am & 6:30pm,. Wed . B1ble Study 7.00 p.m Heath (MiddltJ)orU Pastor: Brian Dunham, Sunday School 9:30a.m., Worshap- 11·00 am . 992-2955 , White's Chapel Wesleyan Coohdle Road . Pa~tor Rev Charles Manmdale._S.unday School - 9.30 a m . Wor~h 1 p - 10 30 a.m.. Wednesday Semce · 7 p.m . Syracwte Cumm~nlty Church 2480 Se~;ond S!., Syrac use. OH Sun. School 10 am. Sundy mght6:30 pm Pastor. Joe Gwmn A New Utglnning (Full GU!ipel Chun:hJ Harrisonvil le, Pastor.;: Bob and Kay Marshall. Sllnday Se1"11ice, 2 p.m. Middleport Ch_un:h ·o f the Nazarene Pastor: Leonard Powell , Sunday School- , 9:30 a.m .. Worship - 10:30 a.m ., 6:30p .m., Wednesday Services · 7 p.m .. If ye abide in Me , and My Frredorn Gospel Mission Bald Knob. on Co . Rd 31. Pastor: Rev. Roge1 Willford . Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Wor>hip- 7 p.m. Other Churches Enlerprist Pastor: Arland Kmg , Sunday School- 9:30 a.m .. Worship - 10:30 a.m. 33105 Hiland • Rd. Pomeroy Metas Cooperallwt Pari1h Nonheast Cluster. Alfred. Pastor: Jim Corbill, Sunday · School · 9:30 a.m., Worship - II a.m., 6:30p.m. 741-112-1444 p.m Chestu Church or the Nal.arene PaMor: Rev. Curtis Ral1do1ph . Su nda y School-9:30a.m.. Wor.;h1p - 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening6 pm Rutland C hun:h or the Nazarene Pa.~tor · Isaac Shupe , Sunday Sc hool - q:JO a.m.. Worship • 10~30 a.m., 6:30 p.m .. Wednesday Service ~ - 1 p.iTI . Thpptrs Plains St. Paul Pastor: J1m Corbm. Sunday School - 9 am. Worship - 10 a m.. Tuesday Se1"111cu - 7.30 p.m. ' ' CentraJ Cl!lSter Asbury (Syracu ~). Pastor: Bob Robmson. Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., Worship - 11 a.m .. Wednesday Services -7: 30p.m. 36759 Rocksprings Rd . Pomeroy, OH 45769 740-992-6606 Car leton lnttrdenom llwtlonai Church Kmg ~bury Road ..Pa~tor · Robert Vance. Sunday Sd10ol · \1 30 a.m . Wor~ h1p Servic e 10 ..30 3.m . Evening Ser'<ice 6 Pom~roy Churth or tbt NaUirene Pastor: Jan lavender, Sunday Sct'lool . 9:30 a.m , Worship • 10 :30 a.m. and b - p.m., Wednesday ScJVi~-e s- 7 p.m. . Point RlK'k Church or Ihe Nazarene Rollle 689. Albany. Rev . lloyd Grimm. pas!or, Sunday School 10 am; worhs1p se~ice II am, evening Sef\' ICe 7 pm . Wed. prayer meeting 7 pm .....,........... ................. ANDERSON l.ona Bottom Sunda)' School - 9·. 30 a.m ., Worship !0:30a.m . Retdsvillr Worship - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m , First Su11day of Month - 1:00 p.m. service Mt. Olive Unifed Melhodlllt Qff 124 behind Wilkesvill e, Pastor: Rev. Ra lph Sptres. Su11day School - 9 :30a.m .. Worship -' 10:30 a.m .. 1 p.m . ThtJrsday Sen•ices- 7 p.rri. 499 Richland Avenue,Athens 740-594-6333 1-1100-451-9806 FUNF.RAl HOME Syracu~>t Chaarch or the Nazarcnf Pastor Mike 1\dkms. Sunday s~hool - 9:30 a.m.. Wor~ hi p - 10:30 a.m, h p.m . Wedncsdld y Servkes · 7 p.m. Co. Rd. 63, Sunday School - 9.30 a.m .. Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Gill Soulh Bethel Community Cburth S•hl!r R1dgc- - l'a\ lor L1nda Damewood. Sunday Srhool - I} a.m.. Worship Serv1ce 10 a.m. 2nd and 4th SundOJ.y Joppa Pastor: Denlil Null . Worsh1p ·9:30a m Sunday School- t0:30 a.m. United Methodist 14HI2-1141 l(i:'! . Sunday Sc hool - 9:30 u.m.. Worship · 10 45 am. 6 p.m .. Wednesday Sm·ices- 7 p.m New Ha11en, Richard Nease , Pastor, Sunday worship 9: 30 a.m . Tues. 6:30 prayer and Bible S}udy. jfisbrr jfunual 'orne 1M .............. Jt tN words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John .{5:7 Ca~ro.n Sunday Sct'lool - 10 a.m. . Thur5day Services- 7 p.m. Woohip - IJ a.m. Pa,;tor. Richanl Nease Hartford Cburcb of Christl~ Christian Union Hanford, W.Va., Pa~tor : Dav id Greer. Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.. Worship · 1 10 :30 a.m., 7 00 p.m., Wednesday Cbnttr Serv1ces - 7:00p.m. Pastor: Jim Corbitt. Worship · 9 a.m., 992-6677 White Funeral Home Sir,ce 1858 9 Fifth Street Coolville, Ohio pm. Church of Christ Worship - 10:30 a.m. Belblehem Baptist Church (Jreat Bend , Route 124, Raci ne , OH, Pastor: Ed ~aner, Sunday School - 9:30 lf.m., Sunday Wor!ihip - 10:30 a.m.,& 1 pm ; Wednesday Bible Study -7:00p.m. Mt. Moriah Chu.rcb of God Mile Hi ll Rd .. Rac ine. Paslor: James Sanerfield, Sllnday School - 9:45 a m., Evtning - 6 p.m. , Wetinesday Servic~ - 7 PJll . Rutland Church or God Pastor: Ron Heath, Sunday Worshi p - 10 a.m., 6 p.m.', Wed.ne sday Services - 7 Church of God of Prophecy OJ. White Rd . off St. Rt. 160, Pastor: PJ. Chapman. Sunday School - 10 a.m .• Worship - II a.m., Wednesday Service~ ~ 7 Worsh ip - 9·30 a.m., Sunday School • 10:30 a.m., Pastor-Jeffrey Wallace, ht110d 3rd Sunday Hrst Baptist Chun:h Postor: Billy Zuspan tlth and Palmer St., Middleport, Sunday .School- 9.1.5 a.m .. Worship · 10:15 a.m .. 7:00 p.m .. Wedne sday Se1"11ice- 7:00pm. Church of God Sacred Heart Calholk Cblli'Cb 161 Mulberry Ave , Pomeroy. 992-5898 , Pastor: Rev . Walter E. Heinz, Sat. COn. 4:45-5:15p.m .: Mass- 5:30 p.m., Sun. Con: -R:45-9: 15 a.;n ... Sun . Mass - ?·30 a,m., Daily Mass - 8:30a.m. 41872 Pomeroy Pike, Pastor. E. Lamar O'Bryant. Sundpy School - 9:30 a.m.. Worship - 8:15a.m , 9:45a m & 7:00p.m .. Wednesday Services · 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Services - 7 p.m. Director of Marketing and Admissions Catholic Keno Church or Cllrlst Victory Baptist Independent Michelle Kennedy Rutlaod Fret WW 81pdst Salem St .. Pastor: Ed Barney , Sunday School - 10 am .. Evening - ' 7 p.m., Wednesday Sel'\'ice$ - 7 p.m. Second B1plllt Churt'h Ravenswood, WV, Sunday SchoollO am , Morning worship I lam Evening - 7 pm. Wednesday 1 p.m. First Baplilt Cbun:b of Muon. WV (lndependr:nt Baptist• SR M2 and Anderson St . Pastor. Robert Grady, Sunday school 10 am. Morning church II am, Sur1day evenmg 6 pm, Wed . Bible Study 7 pm First Southern Baptist 525 N 2nd St Middleport. Pastor: James E. Kee~ ee. Worship - IOa .m , 7 p.m. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. Matthelf 5:8 The Dally Sentinel • Page A7 WORSJIJP GOD THIS WEEK Hillsldt Baptist Church St Rt. 143 just off Rt . 7, Pastor: Rev. James R. Acree, Sr., Sunday Unified Ser~ice, Wor ship • 10 30 a .m ., 6 p.m, Wednesday Servtces -7 p.m. r www.mydallyaentlnel.com "Ltt our family fufp protect your family•' Suppression • Extinguishers • Spn nkl crs • Security 172 N. 2nd Ave . Middlcpon,OH ARCADIA NURSING CENTER Coolville, Ohio · Located leg, than 30 minutes from Athens. Pomeroy or Parkersburg ' 1-740-667-3156 "Still small to care" MY erace is for thee: for my streneth is made Perfect in weakness. It Cor. 12:9 Office Service &Supply 137·C N. 2nd Ave. Middleport, OH 992-6376 �A8 The Daily Sentinel December 14, 2007 www.mydailysentinel.com Inside Not a lot in Mil£heU Report, Page 83 Thxans beat Denver, Page B3 Ohio ~~ scoreboard, Page B4 Vick askS"fjr-lsecond chance', Page 88 0 ' l ~ ~ ... '. ·;~ . .,~ :· t . ' ABowl . Games Special 0 ~ ,_. .. . .......... . • ' ( I='OMEAOY - A schedule or upcoming high 8ot\OOI varsity sport ing event s inYOivi ng t&ama lrom Meigs Counly. --.---------------------~ Dec. 3 1 Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl · 1 Air Force vs. C.llfornla 1 Navy vs. Utah 2 Z Huma nita r i an B owl 3 Freano St. v•. Georgia Tech 4 Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl .Jan. 1 Outbac k Bowl 1 Fla. Atl. vs. Memphis 2 1 Tenn••- va. Wl-onaln 2 . ~ · Wabsiar at South Gaiiia (URG) . 5 . p.m. Southern at Meigs. 6 p.m. Wrestling . Gallia Academy, River Valley at Warren Tournament, 9 a.m. 3 Artcanaaa va. Mla•ourl 4 Dec. 22 Papa Johns Bowl Capital One Bowl 5 Mlchl9an va. Plorld• 8 Rose Bowl 7 USC va. llllnola 8 Suga r Bowl Dec . 2 3 H a waii Bowl · SPORTS BRIEFS Middleport Youth 4-6 grade tournament · 8 H•w.ll va. Geor91a10 1 E. Carolina vs. Bol- St. 2 .Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl 1 Oklahoma va. W-t VIrginia 2 Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl MIDDLEPORT The Middleport Youth League will be holding a 4-6 grade boys and girls basketbjlll tournament in late DeCember at the Rutland Civic Center. The tournament will be~in December 22 and will run through January 3 with a break for the holidays December 24-25. • For more information, please contact Dave at 590~.38, Tonya at 992-5482 or Mike at 416-5301. 1 Central Michigan va. Purdue 2 .Jan. 3 Orange Bowl 1 Ylrglnl• Teoh v•· KanHa a Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl .Jan. 5 International Bowl 1 Rut. .,. va. hll Dec. 2 8 Ch amps Sport s Bowl at. a 1 Boston Coli. va. Michigan St. 2 1 Bowling Green v•· TuiH 2 Liborty Bowl (D-. 28 Winner) Alamo !)owl .Jan. 7 BCS Championship 5 Penn St. vs. Taxa• A&M 8 1 Ohio State va. LBU 2 De c . 30 Indep e ndence Bowl 1 Colorado vs. Alabama 2 · LIMITI You may enter contest only onoe. : l)eadllne for entry Ia Dec~ 19,2007 . Nam••·----------------------------------~----Addrese:, ___________________________________________ ENTRY FORM ...•·Time Phone: RIVERFRONT HONDA , ~- ....... ..... ==i::.. DILES Otlcon • Delta GALUJ,DLJS ........... ..,.,., ...."'-enue ~ ·t. Sm1nd ~ ~~-Moll . - n-. I:~. . (7 4tl) ..j..l(,. 7 619 llllula ClfiiiF 1,2. ATH'ENS ------"' l7S West UnJcm Stnll!t~ ~ .... GOOBIIIIDBucks . N, I --CIIPIUT ( OHIO VALLEY BANK. 238SecondAve. - 446-2168 2,45EastemAve - 441-3575 ln•lde Foodland lnsld• Walmarl Pomeroy roo w. Meln St. - - - 7 I I 'i.._; ~. 1 ' ~alhpoH~ J9ail!' Qtribune 446-2342 Residential and Commercial Sanlll WiU lk Here · Dec. 19th From 4pm •Spm 992·2357 www.ovbc.com .... .... · -••• - ·IJIIL I II.ZI b ••, ....... • (740) .594-357 1 ~ *' (740) 446·3288 °. SGJad A\\, C:Epa, 00 ~ Tha Daily·Sentinel 992-2155 FREE ESTIMATES ',f' ' ' '" . '· ··t. ~QSl· Pa{:B/? $ SlJ$ OHIO VALLEY ~~ SM~~in h~~~~s s~~~~ received a great deal of support on both ends of the floor. Senior forward Justin Arnold had another outstanding performance with 20 tallies on the day with senior center Keith Pearson l)nd senior guard Josh Pauley adding 14 markers apiece. Pearson battled early foul troubles to lead tjle Falcons on the boards with 10 rebounds while Pauley dished out eight assists and collected six l,aotnt l,aleasant 1.\egtster 675-1333 ..... ~ ~­ & • .. ll"s •j ~ 700 E. main Sb eet Pomeroy.OH ~· sun..:Silt 7am-1 Opm '. Open(740) 992-5252 .,•I' .; Pharmacy ,. Open m-f 9am-7pm ·~ .Sat9am-:Jm Closed Su (740) 992-15 6 ~ ~~ ·q 446·<404 1-446-26134 216 IJPI* River Rd. Gallipolis, Ohio 112 mile soulh ot the Sllv&t Bridge . iXeOSe cc 71XX>i'7 ®and 001 lx8nse Ci1~ and 001 • • rJt ' ~. "If there are problems, I wanted them revealed," commi ssioner Bud Selig said. "His report is a call to action , and I will act." Doping was widespread by stars as well as scrubs, the report said. putting a question mark if not an asteri sk ne xt to baseball record ~ and threatening the integrity of the game itself Eric · Gagne, Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi , Troy Glaus, Gary Matthews Jr., Paul Byrd. Jose Guillen, Brian Roberts. Paul Lo Duca and Rick Ankiel were among other current players in the report. Some were Iinked to Human Growth Hormone, others to steroids. ing drugs. In all, Thursday' s 409page report identified 85 names to differing degrees, but, while he vehementl y denied it through his lawyer, Clemens was the symbol. Barry Bonds, already under indictment on charges of lying to a federal grand jury about steroids, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte also showed up in the game's most infamous lineup since the Black Sox scandal. Mitchell did not delve into stimulants. ''Those who have illegally used these substances range from players whose major league cafeers were brief to potential members. of the Base ball of Hall of Fame," Mitchell wrote. "They include both pitchers and position players, and their backgrounds arc as diverse as those of all major league players." No one was hit harder than Clemens, singled out in nearly nine pages, 82 references by name. Much of the information on him came from former New York Yankees major lea~ue strength and conditiomng coach Brian McNamee. At 45, Clemens has not said whether he hopes to pitch next season . The report was unlikely to trigger a wave .of discipline. While a few players, such as Bonds, are subjects of ongo-' ing legal proceedings, many of the instances cited by Mitchell were before drug testing began in 2003. Mitchell said punishment was inappropriate in all but the most egregious cases, and Selig said decisions on any action would come "swiftly" on a case-by-case basis. "We have approached PleaH see Mlkhell, 82 Eastern outlasts Southern in battle of the winless teams BY ScoTT WoLFE SPORT S CORRESPONDENT Falcons take care of Hillbillies. 1 UConn vs. Wake Forest 2 3 Central Fla. vs. Ml- Bt. 4 NEW YORK (AP) Seven MVPs and 31 AllStars - one for every position - and that still wasn't the worst of it for the longawaited Mitchell Report. · .That infamy belonged to Roger Clemens, the greatest pitcher of his era. · The Steroids Era. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner, eighth on the all-time list with 354 victories, an MVP and All-Star himself and once a lock for the Hall of Fame, Clemens now has another distinction: the biggest name linked by fo(mer Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to illegal use of steroids and other performance-enhanc- ========··:::: : :· .Jan. 6 qMAC Bowl ·Dec. 29 Mein eke Bowl . Clemens hit hard in Mitchell Report; Bonds, Pettitte also named TUPPERS PLAINS - It was indeed a barnburner. An Allie Rawson field goal . with II seconds remaining, proved to be the wifning margin as the Eastern Lady Eagles (1-5) picked up their first win of the sea~on in a big way; by defeating arch rival Southern 41-4{) in a hard·fought battle of winless teaq1s Thursday night at Eastern High School. The girls varsity contest was not only Eastern 's first win overall , but their -first Hocking division win. Eastern Coach Brad Quillen said, "It certainly wasn't pretty, but it was a B'l' GARY CLARK win. We will take it (the vicSPORTS CORRESPONDENT • tory) and. we will enjoy it. CHARLESTON, W.Va. We are a very, v.ery young -;; Jordan Smitb· scored J-6 team and we have to learn of his team high 20 points how to win . We almost let during a seco!ld balf assault Southern .get back in it, but · Thursday afternoon to pace hop~;fully we learned somethe Wahama White Falcons thing and will build on it to its second straight hard- (the win)." "We are a young team," court victory as Coach James Toth 's Bend Area said Coach Alan Crisp of the Falcons secured an impres- Tornadoes (0-9) as · he sive 77-60 triumph over the reflected Quillen's stateEric Randotph/pholo Man Hillbillies in the ments. "Both of us are in a Hoops Classic challenge at position, where we just have Eastern senior Katie Hayman (10) fights for the ball with Southern sophomore Breanna Taylor (30) during the third quarthe Charleston Civic Center. to learn how to win ball- ter of a girls high school basketball game on Thursday night in Tuppers Plains. Smith helped the White games. I give our girls a lot Wolfe-Riffle three that miscues were the result of a 38-36, and Connery hit the line for the doubleFalcons break away from a of credit for toming back the knocked the game back to more upbeat Southern another free throw for a 39- bonus, hitting the second 36-36 halftime deadlock W8Y they did. Going down ten points, Eastern took on a defensive charge as both 36 EHS lead. Southern had a attempt for a 41-40 tally. with 10 points during the the stretch they played with different complexion. Katie clubs battled aggressively on turnover and Easter.n raced Southern fouled quickly to eight minute quarter follow- a lot of heart. They showed Hayman quickly countered both ends of the floor. down the floor much against send EHS to the line for a ing the intermission break. some emotion on the floor with a two pointer, then With 2: 15 left in the game Quillen 's wishes, where it double bonus at the seven The talented senior forward and' for the first time in nine Eastern's offense started to Eastern still led by eight launched a long shot that second mark. The second added four steals atl(t nine games I saw some emotion splinter and shot-selection points, then Wolfe-Riffle prompted an Eagle time out. shot missed and both clubs rebounds to go w.ith hiS i~Vl!e~'?oc~er room. I think was not as good as it had nailed a three-pointer and As time ticked down from grappled for the ball. Dunn inspiring 20 point offensive . . th1s .g~me will,~e a character been in the earlier portion s . Turley sank a three around 28 seconds to 14.8 ticks, grabbed the rebound and hit · . bmlder for us: collection. of the second frame . an Emery · Connery free Riftle drilled her second Turley near half court, The win was the second lri · Eastern see~ed to have a Southern .outscored Eastern throw for Eastern. Beverly straight three-pointer to tie where she took a couple a row fer· !he Ben(,f~Area; , Y(lfl ./Kicur~ly, w•t}!!n 1ts grasp I 0-0 in the home s(fetch of Maxon hit a key free throw the game at 39-39. · dribbles . and narrowly cagers otf·Uie' $'ti{lhg ·2007~,. •w1!tl. a 37..214 Jea<t early m the game. going down the stretch and Eastern raced down the missed a game-winning shot 08 basketpa,It ~.eason fol~, , t~e fourth . Ql!~er. For the Coach Quillen pleaded, Southern turned the ball floor and found Allie at the buzzer. Eastern had Iowing a season orning, first time .the Lady Eagl~s "nothing· but lay-ups" in the over twice in a row. Rawson on the right block. held on for the exciting 41 98-40, conquest 0 Ohio played with some confi- latter stages, but got a few Leading 37-34, Eastern's The freshman Rawson pow- 40 win. Valley Christian on dence, and showed a much ten-footers instead as Connery put her club up 38- ered in the lay-in off the "We make young misTuesday. Man dropped its po1se and patience. as they Eastern ,dso lost its patience 34 at the I:05 mark after hit- glass for a 41-39 Eastern takes, but we are starting to second contest of the year approached blowmg _the and coughed up three ting the .first of a double lead. On the other end of the come together as a team," after falling to Logan in its Tornadoes out of contention. turnovers in a five-posses- bonus. Southern' s Turley floor, with 9.9 ticks on the opener. Then after a Whitney s'ion stretch. Some of the then hit a deuce to make it clock, Wolfe-Riffie went to Please -.e Eastem. 82 While Smith came alive ' ii1 the second half to spark - -- - - - - - -.,-- - ---,-- - - - - -- - - -- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Arizona St. vs. Taxa• 2 (Dec. 27 Wln-r) Bookotball South Gallla at Sciotovme East, 11 a:m. Boyt Basketball Gallia Academy at Ironton, 6 p.m. Oak Hill at River Valley {URG) , TBA Cotton Bowl 1 Clnclnnattl vs. So. Ml•• 2 ~turday. Dec 15 l~o Friday, December 14, 2007 •' LocAL ScHEDULE ONE NUMBER PER FOOTBALL 1. Use the numbers beside school names. 2. Write the number of your dally selection In the day'• ball 3~ Pick one winner per day to stay alive. . Bl The Daily Sentinel www.foodfalrmk.com •• I ...... • 0 Lady Marauders break down in 4th, lose to Vmton County BY ERIC RANDOLPH SPORTSIIMYOAILYSENTINELCOM ROCKSPRINGS - Catie Wolfe scored in double figures, and Morgan Howard had nine points, but a fourthquarter breakdown saw the Meigs Lady Marauders basketball team lose to the Vinton .County Lady Vikings 53-36 on Thursday night. "We've done this a couple · times this year. The score will be tied or we' re one down, and all of a sudden we hilVe a total collapse," said Meigs head coach Carl CoNTACI'US Wolfe. . This time the collapse : 1-740-446-2342 ext. 33 came in the form of a 6-23 run to finish the game after Fax:- 1·74o-446-3008 ' · the game early in the tying E-mail - spor1s0mydaitytribune.com fourth quarter. Junior Catie ~DOr!J Stoff Wolfe's jumper evened the Bryan Walters, Sports Writer score at 30 JUSt 20 seconds (740) 446·2M2, OM!. 33 •, • into the penod, but Vinton bwatters 0 mydallytrtbune.com County's ·Rebecca Puckett Eric Randolph, Sparta Writer took over from there, scoring 17 of her game-high 26 (740) 446-2342, 8><1. 33 oportsOmydallysentlnel.com points in the last seven and a half minutes. Larry Crum, Sports Writer "She's a $reat player:" (740) 446·2342, .,.,. 33 Carl Wolfe sa1d. ·"If we're in lcru,. ~ mydallyreglstar.com • the ballgame, we can stay in our zone and .defend her with some help. But · when they spread you out . and thetve got the lead then we re the ones making the adjustment. We had no answer for her inside." · Foul trouble for the Lady Marauders contributed to the team's breakdown . Vinton Count~ had five fouls !o Meigs zero halfway through the third quarter, but Meigs would fim sh the half with I 0, while the Lady Vikings fini shed with eight. Defensively, Wolfe said he felt like hi s team played well, something they need to do to win, but it seemed to leave when things fell apart. The Lady Marauders were close to the Lady Vikings all night, even outscoring them in the third quarter to ge! within one. But their shots were off the mark in the fourth, and Vinton County would reach 45 point s before Meigs would get to 32, a 15-0 run that dashed .• Eric Rendolphlplloto Meigs freshman Morgan Howard attempts a shot against Vinton Counl)' during the fou(th quarter of a «~me on Thursday night at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium in Rocksprings . Please see Melp. 82 ' �A8 The Daily Sentinel December 14, 2007 www.mydailysentinel.com Inside Not a lot in Mil£heU Report, Page 83 Thxans beat Denver, Page B3 Ohio ~~ scoreboard, Page B4 Vick askS"fjr-lsecond chance', Page 88 0 ' l ~ ~ ... '. ·;~ . .,~ :· t . ' ABowl . Games Special 0 ~ ,_. .. . .......... . • ' ( I='OMEAOY - A schedule or upcoming high 8ot\OOI varsity sport ing event s inYOivi ng t&ama lrom Meigs Counly. --.---------------------~ Dec. 3 1 Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl · 1 Air Force vs. C.llfornla 1 Navy vs. Utah 2 Z Huma nita r i an B owl 3 Freano St. v•. Georgia Tech 4 Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl .Jan. 1 Outbac k Bowl 1 Fla. Atl. vs. Memphis 2 1 Tenn••- va. Wl-onaln 2 . ~ · Wabsiar at South Gaiiia (URG) . 5 . p.m. Southern at Meigs. 6 p.m. Wrestling . Gallia Academy, River Valley at Warren Tournament, 9 a.m. 3 Artcanaaa va. Mla•ourl 4 Dec. 22 Papa Johns Bowl Capital One Bowl 5 Mlchl9an va. Plorld• 8 Rose Bowl 7 USC va. llllnola 8 Suga r Bowl Dec . 2 3 H a waii Bowl · SPORTS BRIEFS Middleport Youth 4-6 grade tournament · 8 H•w.ll va. Geor91a10 1 E. Carolina vs. Bol- St. 2 .Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl 1 Oklahoma va. W-t VIrginia 2 Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl MIDDLEPORT The Middleport Youth League will be holding a 4-6 grade boys and girls basketbjlll tournament in late DeCember at the Rutland Civic Center. The tournament will be~in December 22 and will run through January 3 with a break for the holidays December 24-25. • For more information, please contact Dave at 590~.38, Tonya at 992-5482 or Mike at 416-5301. 1 Central Michigan va. Purdue 2 .Jan. 3 Orange Bowl 1 Ylrglnl• Teoh v•· KanHa a Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl .Jan. 5 International Bowl 1 Rut. .,. va. hll Dec. 2 8 Ch amps Sport s Bowl at. a 1 Boston Coli. va. Michigan St. 2 1 Bowling Green v•· TuiH 2 Liborty Bowl (D-. 28 Winner) Alamo !)owl .Jan. 7 BCS Championship 5 Penn St. vs. Taxa• A&M 8 1 Ohio State va. LBU 2 De c . 30 Indep e ndence Bowl 1 Colorado vs. Alabama 2 · LIMITI You may enter contest only onoe. : l)eadllne for entry Ia Dec~ 19,2007 . Nam••·----------------------------------~----Addrese:, ___________________________________________ ENTRY FORM ...•·Time Phone: RIVERFRONT HONDA , ~- ....... ..... ==i::.. DILES Otlcon • Delta GALUJ,DLJS ........... ..,.,., ...."'-enue ~ ·t. Sm1nd ~ ~~-Moll . - n-. I:~. . (7 4tl) ..j..l(,. 7 619 llllula ClfiiiF 1,2. ATH'ENS ------"' l7S West UnJcm Stnll!t~ ~ .... GOOBIIIIDBucks . N, I --CIIPIUT ( OHIO VALLEY BANK. 238SecondAve. - 446-2168 2,45EastemAve - 441-3575 ln•lde Foodland lnsld• Walmarl Pomeroy roo w. Meln St. - - - 7 I I 'i.._; ~. 1 ' ~alhpoH~ J9ail!' Qtribune 446-2342 Residential and Commercial Sanlll WiU lk Here · Dec. 19th From 4pm •Spm 992·2357 www.ovbc.com .... .... · -••• - ·IJIIL I II.ZI b ••, ....... • (740) .594-357 1 ~ *' (740) 446·3288 °. SGJad A\\, C:Epa, 00 ~ Tha Daily·Sentinel 992-2155 FREE ESTIMATES ',f' ' ' '" . '· ··t. ~QSl· Pa{:B/? $ SlJ$ OHIO VALLEY ~~ SM~~in h~~~~s s~~~~ received a great deal of support on both ends of the floor. Senior forward Justin Arnold had another outstanding performance with 20 tallies on the day with senior center Keith Pearson l)nd senior guard Josh Pauley adding 14 markers apiece. Pearson battled early foul troubles to lead tjle Falcons on the boards with 10 rebounds while Pauley dished out eight assists and collected six l,aotnt l,aleasant 1.\egtster 675-1333 ..... ~ ~­ & • .. ll"s •j ~ 700 E. main Sb eet Pomeroy.OH ~· sun..:Silt 7am-1 Opm '. Open(740) 992-5252 .,•I' .; Pharmacy ,. Open m-f 9am-7pm ·~ .Sat9am-:Jm Closed Su (740) 992-15 6 ~ ~~ ·q 446·<404 1-446-26134 216 IJPI* River Rd. Gallipolis, Ohio 112 mile soulh ot the Sllv&t Bridge . iXeOSe cc 71XX>i'7 ®and 001 lx8nse Ci1~ and 001 • • rJt ' ~. "If there are problems, I wanted them revealed," commi ssioner Bud Selig said. "His report is a call to action , and I will act." Doping was widespread by stars as well as scrubs, the report said. putting a question mark if not an asteri sk ne xt to baseball record ~ and threatening the integrity of the game itself Eric · Gagne, Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi , Troy Glaus, Gary Matthews Jr., Paul Byrd. Jose Guillen, Brian Roberts. Paul Lo Duca and Rick Ankiel were among other current players in the report. Some were Iinked to Human Growth Hormone, others to steroids. ing drugs. In all, Thursday' s 409page report identified 85 names to differing degrees, but, while he vehementl y denied it through his lawyer, Clemens was the symbol. Barry Bonds, already under indictment on charges of lying to a federal grand jury about steroids, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte also showed up in the game's most infamous lineup since the Black Sox scandal. Mitchell did not delve into stimulants. ''Those who have illegally used these substances range from players whose major league cafeers were brief to potential members. of the Base ball of Hall of Fame," Mitchell wrote. "They include both pitchers and position players, and their backgrounds arc as diverse as those of all major league players." No one was hit harder than Clemens, singled out in nearly nine pages, 82 references by name. Much of the information on him came from former New York Yankees major lea~ue strength and conditiomng coach Brian McNamee. At 45, Clemens has not said whether he hopes to pitch next season . The report was unlikely to trigger a wave .of discipline. While a few players, such as Bonds, are subjects of ongo-' ing legal proceedings, many of the instances cited by Mitchell were before drug testing began in 2003. Mitchell said punishment was inappropriate in all but the most egregious cases, and Selig said decisions on any action would come "swiftly" on a case-by-case basis. "We have approached PleaH see Mlkhell, 82 Eastern outlasts Southern in battle of the winless teams BY ScoTT WoLFE SPORT S CORRESPONDENT Falcons take care of Hillbillies. 1 UConn vs. Wake Forest 2 3 Central Fla. vs. Ml- Bt. 4 NEW YORK (AP) Seven MVPs and 31 AllStars - one for every position - and that still wasn't the worst of it for the longawaited Mitchell Report. · .That infamy belonged to Roger Clemens, the greatest pitcher of his era. · The Steroids Era. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner, eighth on the all-time list with 354 victories, an MVP and All-Star himself and once a lock for the Hall of Fame, Clemens now has another distinction: the biggest name linked by fo(mer Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to illegal use of steroids and other performance-enhanc- ========··:::: : :· .Jan. 6 qMAC Bowl ·Dec. 29 Mein eke Bowl . Clemens hit hard in Mitchell Report; Bonds, Pettitte also named TUPPERS PLAINS - It was indeed a barnburner. An Allie Rawson field goal . with II seconds remaining, proved to be the wifning margin as the Eastern Lady Eagles (1-5) picked up their first win of the sea~on in a big way; by defeating arch rival Southern 41-4{) in a hard·fought battle of winless teaq1s Thursday night at Eastern High School. The girls varsity contest was not only Eastern 's first win overall , but their -first Hocking division win. Eastern Coach Brad Quillen said, "It certainly wasn't pretty, but it was a B'l' GARY CLARK win. We will take it (the vicSPORTS CORRESPONDENT • tory) and. we will enjoy it. CHARLESTON, W.Va. We are a very, v.ery young -;; Jordan Smitb· scored J-6 team and we have to learn of his team high 20 points how to win . We almost let during a seco!ld balf assault Southern .get back in it, but · Thursday afternoon to pace hop~;fully we learned somethe Wahama White Falcons thing and will build on it to its second straight hard- (the win)." "We are a young team," court victory as Coach James Toth 's Bend Area said Coach Alan Crisp of the Falcons secured an impres- Tornadoes (0-9) as · he sive 77-60 triumph over the reflected Quillen's stateEric Randotph/pholo Man Hillbillies in the ments. "Both of us are in a Hoops Classic challenge at position, where we just have Eastern senior Katie Hayman (10) fights for the ball with Southern sophomore Breanna Taylor (30) during the third quarthe Charleston Civic Center. to learn how to win ball- ter of a girls high school basketball game on Thursday night in Tuppers Plains. Smith helped the White games. I give our girls a lot Wolfe-Riffle three that miscues were the result of a 38-36, and Connery hit the line for the doubleFalcons break away from a of credit for toming back the knocked the game back to more upbeat Southern another free throw for a 39- bonus, hitting the second 36-36 halftime deadlock W8Y they did. Going down ten points, Eastern took on a defensive charge as both 36 EHS lead. Southern had a attempt for a 41-40 tally. with 10 points during the the stretch they played with different complexion. Katie clubs battled aggressively on turnover and Easter.n raced Southern fouled quickly to eight minute quarter follow- a lot of heart. They showed Hayman quickly countered both ends of the floor. down the floor much against send EHS to the line for a ing the intermission break. some emotion on the floor with a two pointer, then With 2: 15 left in the game Quillen 's wishes, where it double bonus at the seven The talented senior forward and' for the first time in nine Eastern's offense started to Eastern still led by eight launched a long shot that second mark. The second added four steals atl(t nine games I saw some emotion splinter and shot-selection points, then Wolfe-Riffle prompted an Eagle time out. shot missed and both clubs rebounds to go w.ith hiS i~Vl!e~'?oc~er room. I think was not as good as it had nailed a three-pointer and As time ticked down from grappled for the ball. Dunn inspiring 20 point offensive . . th1s .g~me will,~e a character been in the earlier portion s . Turley sank a three around 28 seconds to 14.8 ticks, grabbed the rebound and hit · . bmlder for us: collection. of the second frame . an Emery · Connery free Riftle drilled her second Turley near half court, The win was the second lri · Eastern see~ed to have a Southern .outscored Eastern throw for Eastern. Beverly straight three-pointer to tie where she took a couple a row fer· !he Ben(,f~Area; , Y(lfl ./Kicur~ly, w•t}!!n 1ts grasp I 0-0 in the home s(fetch of Maxon hit a key free throw the game at 39-39. · dribbles . and narrowly cagers otf·Uie' $'ti{lhg ·2007~,. •w1!tl. a 37..214 Jea<t early m the game. going down the stretch and Eastern raced down the missed a game-winning shot 08 basketpa,It ~.eason fol~, , t~e fourth . Ql!~er. For the Coach Quillen pleaded, Southern turned the ball floor and found Allie at the buzzer. Eastern had Iowing a season orning, first time .the Lady Eagl~s "nothing· but lay-ups" in the over twice in a row. Rawson on the right block. held on for the exciting 41 98-40, conquest 0 Ohio played with some confi- latter stages, but got a few Leading 37-34, Eastern's The freshman Rawson pow- 40 win. Valley Christian on dence, and showed a much ten-footers instead as Connery put her club up 38- ered in the lay-in off the "We make young misTuesday. Man dropped its po1se and patience. as they Eastern ,dso lost its patience 34 at the I:05 mark after hit- glass for a 41-39 Eastern takes, but we are starting to second contest of the year approached blowmg _the and coughed up three ting the .first of a double lead. On the other end of the come together as a team," after falling to Logan in its Tornadoes out of contention. turnovers in a five-posses- bonus. Southern' s Turley floor, with 9.9 ticks on the opener. Then after a Whitney s'ion stretch. Some of the then hit a deuce to make it clock, Wolfe-Riffie went to Please -.e Eastem. 82 While Smith came alive ' ii1 the second half to spark - -- - - - - - -.,-- - ---,-- - - - - -- - - -- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Arizona St. vs. Taxa• 2 (Dec. 27 Wln-r) Bookotball South Gallla at Sciotovme East, 11 a:m. Boyt Basketball Gallia Academy at Ironton, 6 p.m. Oak Hill at River Valley {URG) , TBA Cotton Bowl 1 Clnclnnattl vs. So. Ml•• 2 ~turday. Dec 15 l~o Friday, December 14, 2007 •' LocAL ScHEDULE ONE NUMBER PER FOOTBALL 1. Use the numbers beside school names. 2. Write the number of your dally selection In the day'• ball 3~ Pick one winner per day to stay alive. . Bl The Daily Sentinel www.foodfalrmk.com •• I ...... • 0 Lady Marauders break down in 4th, lose to Vmton County BY ERIC RANDOLPH SPORTSIIMYOAILYSENTINELCOM ROCKSPRINGS - Catie Wolfe scored in double figures, and Morgan Howard had nine points, but a fourthquarter breakdown saw the Meigs Lady Marauders basketball team lose to the Vinton .County Lady Vikings 53-36 on Thursday night. "We've done this a couple · times this year. The score will be tied or we' re one down, and all of a sudden we hilVe a total collapse," said Meigs head coach Carl CoNTACI'US Wolfe. . This time the collapse : 1-740-446-2342 ext. 33 came in the form of a 6-23 run to finish the game after Fax:- 1·74o-446-3008 ' · the game early in the tying E-mail - spor1s0mydaitytribune.com fourth quarter. Junior Catie ~DOr!J Stoff Wolfe's jumper evened the Bryan Walters, Sports Writer score at 30 JUSt 20 seconds (740) 446·2M2, OM!. 33 •, • into the penod, but Vinton bwatters 0 mydallytrtbune.com County's ·Rebecca Puckett Eric Randolph, Sparta Writer took over from there, scoring 17 of her game-high 26 (740) 446-2342, 8><1. 33 oportsOmydallysentlnel.com points in the last seven and a half minutes. Larry Crum, Sports Writer "She's a $reat player:" (740) 446·2342, .,.,. 33 Carl Wolfe sa1d. ·"If we're in lcru,. ~ mydallyreglstar.com • the ballgame, we can stay in our zone and .defend her with some help. But · when they spread you out . and thetve got the lead then we re the ones making the adjustment. We had no answer for her inside." · Foul trouble for the Lady Marauders contributed to the team's breakdown . Vinton Count~ had five fouls !o Meigs zero halfway through the third quarter, but Meigs would fim sh the half with I 0, while the Lady Vikings fini shed with eight. Defensively, Wolfe said he felt like hi s team played well, something they need to do to win, but it seemed to leave when things fell apart. The Lady Marauders were close to the Lady Vikings all night, even outscoring them in the third quarter to ge! within one. But their shots were off the mark in the fourth, and Vinton County would reach 45 point s before Meigs would get to 32, a 15-0 run that dashed .• Eric Rendolphlplloto Meigs freshman Morgan Howard attempts a shot against Vinton Counl)' during the fou(th quarter of a «~me on Thursday night at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium in Rocksprings . Please see Melp. 82 ' �Page 82 • The Daily Sentinel BGU appeals to Buckeyes fans to sell bowl game tickets BOWLI NG GREEN tAP! ti ckets and cover the costs of - Bowli ng Green is hoping those tickets that aren't sold. that Oh io St:Jtc fan s will help Bowling Green agreed to it avoid gctti n~ the· bi ll for a sell about 7,500 tickets for bunch · of u1N1IJ ticl.ets for · the GMAC Bowl at $45 the Fakuns' hnwl game in apiece. January. Three years . ago, the The sd1ool is reaching out Falcons played in the game to fans tran~ ling to New and sold just I ,500 tickets Orleans f,,r the national and had to pay · about championship pu\1e and ask- S280,000 for unsold tickets. ing them to th 111k about going The school also benetits 10 see Bowling Green plity from the television exposure the night hefo1'e in nearby the game brings. he said. Mobile. Ala. ·The timing of the GMAC Bowl i n ~ Green also is ask- Bowl on Jan. 6 won't help ing its st~Jponers who can't ticket sales. It comes on a make it to the GMAC Bowl Sunday night after the holi to buy tidcts anyway and days. donate them to underpriviThat's why the school is legeJ c·hildren in Mobile. targeting Ohio State fans Many bowl games require going to the championship schools to sell a set number of game the following night in New Orleans. about 120 miles from Mobile. Bowling Green is hoping that Ohio State fans opting to stay in southern Alabama before . the game may want something to do the night before and watch the Falcons play Tulsa. Bowling Green also is making an appeal to its fans, asking them to buy a ticket that will be donated to needy children. through the United Way. It will help the kids and the school, Meyer said. They're making an offer to Bowling Green students too - buy a ticket to the game and they will be excused from missing the first day of classes the next day. Tressel: Rumor about player not true COLUMBUS (AP) - saw Gentry waiting to use a Ohio State coach Jim Tressel ·workout machine at Ohio quashed an e-mail rumor State's weight room. Gentry Thursday that he purchased a told the coach it was one of $6.000 exercise machine for the few machines that he an injured former player. could use and that he felt he Tyson Gentry. a walk-on was gaining strength. But the receiver and punter, landed · machine was popular with awkwardly while trying to players and Gentry often had catch a pass during a practice to wait. in spring 2006. He sustained The story continues that a broken vertebra .in his neck Gentry found the $6,000 and a damaged spinal cord machine in his garage .a few and has been unable to walk days later, courtesy of the Buckeyes coach. ever si nce. An e-mail rumor circulatA great story, but Tressel ing this week says Tressel said at Ohio State's bowl media day Thursday that it wasn't true . Tressel said he did talk to Gentry about the machine, and asked Ohio State's conditioning coach if he knew the company· that made the machine and if it were possible to get one. Tressel said he was looking into NCAA compliance issues about helping Gentry get one of the machines when the company replied to an inquiry from the conditioning coach and provided one of the machines to Gentry. · Smith with four points each, coach. "It's ~oing to take a little followed by senior Hannah Pratt and freshman Shellie bit of ttme, but it's time to Bailey, who both scored · grow up and play four quarters, not just three." two. The Lady Marauders will try to regro Up be'o 53, Meigs 36 1' re the·tr · VintonVInton CountyCounty 9 t3 7 24 -53 next game, a home contest Meigs 6 t3 9 e -36 against Wahama on VINTON COUNTY (7-0, 3..0) - Allison Dece tnber 18. Graves 0 t·2 t. As~ley Graves 0 0·0 O, "Anybody who watches Casey Puckett 3 0-0 9, Abbe 8atey o 0- ~eigs from Page 81 any hop~s of victory. "(Opponents) are willing to give us those outside shots. We've got to knock them down and we didn't do it," said Wolfe. . h k , 0 0, Jessi 0 1-2 1, Chelsey Taborn 1 ()..(} All 10 players saw the ur ng t now nows we re 2. Tori Dixon 3 1-2 9, Holly Lemay 2 1-4 floor tonight for the Lady not going to score a lot of s, Rebecca Puckett t· 5·7 26. TOTALS: 9-1 7 53 Three-point goals: 6 (C. Marauders. Catie Wolfe and po ints. It's back 10 trying to 19 Puckett 3 , Dixon 2, A. Puckett). Howard, a freshmen, were shoot the ball . If we ever MEIGS (3-4, t-2) - Meri VanMeter o oBolin o o.o o. Tricia Smith 1 the team's top scorers. leum to, we can play with o2-2o, 4,Adrian Catle Wolfe 4 6-6 15, Hannah Howard had a team-high 8 ·anybody, but until we con- Pratt 1 O·O 2, Amy Barr 2 0.1 4, Shellie o 2-2 2. Morgan Howard 4 1-2 9, rebounds. Also s·coring for tinually shOot each quarter Bailey Brittany Preast 0 0·0 0, MeNssa Grueslir Meigs were senior Amy then we're gonna have to o o-o o. TOTALS; 12 11·13 36. Three· Barr and sophomore Tricia struggle," offered the head point goals: 1 (Wolte). Mitchell · from Page 81 these cases by looking at the period of time during which the conduct occurred and what our policy looked like for that point in time," said Rob Manfred, baseball's executive vice president for labor relations. While the record s will surely stand. several stars could pay · the price in Cooperstown, much the way Mark McGwire was kept out of the Hall of Fame this year merely because of steroids suspicion. Mitchell said the problems didn't develop overnight and there was plenty of blame to go around. ''Evervone involved in baseball' over . the past two decades - commissioners, cl ub officials, the players' association and playt;rs shares to some extent the responsibility for the Steroids Era," Mitchell said. "There was a collective failure to recognize ·the problem as it emerged and to deal with it early on." Mitchell recommended that the drug-testing program be made independent, that a list of the substances players test positive for be listed periodically and that the timing of testing be more unpredictable. · "The illegal use of performance-enhancing substances . poses a serious threat to the integrity of the *arne,'' the report said. 'Widespread use by players of such substances unfairly disadvantages the honest athletes who refuse to use them and raises questions about the validity of base. ball records." Jose Canseco, wliose book "Juiced" was cited throughout, was mentioned the most often - J OS times. Bonds was next at I 03. A total of 16 Yankees, past and pres'ent, were identified. Players were linked to doping in various ways - some were identified as \ users, some as buyers and some by media reports and other investigations. "According to McNamee, from the time that McNamee injected Clemens with Winstrol through the end of the 1998 season, Clemens' performance showed remarkable improvement," the report said. "During this period of improved performance, . Clemens told McNamee that the steroids 'had a pretty good effect' on him." McNamee also told investigators that "during the middie of the 2090 season, Clemens made 11 clear that he was ready to use steroids . agam. Dunng the latter part of the ~e~ular season, McNamee mJected Clemens m the ~uttocks four to stx Urnes wtth testosterone from a bottle labeled etther t~~~~~~pn...Z 50 or Deca"It ·ts very un.atr , · to ·me 1ude Roger 's name in this report," said Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardm. "He is left with no meaningful way to combat what he strongly contends are totally false allegations. He has not been charged ~ith anything, he will not be charged with anythin~ and yet he is· being tried m the court of public opinion with no recourse. That is totaJly wrong." "There has never been one shred of tang1ble evidence that he ever used these substances and yet he is being slandered today," said Hardin, who called McNamee a "troubled man." Former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski also provided information as part of his plea agreement in a federal steroids case. "Former commtsstoner Fay Vincent told me that the problem of performanceenhancing substances may be the most serious challenge that baseball has faced since the 1919 Black Sox scandal," Mitchell said. Rafael Palmeiro, who tested positive for sterojds, was among the former players named. So were Kevin B:own. Benito Santiago, Friday, December 14. , www.mydailysentinel.com Lenny Dykstra, Chuck Knoblauch; David Justice, Mo Vaughn, Wally Joyner and Todd Hundley. Mike Stanton, Scott Schoeneweis, Ron Villone and Jerry Hairston. Jr. were among · the other current players identified. 'We identify some of the players who were caught up in this drive to gain a competitive advantage," the report said. "Other investigations will no doubt turn up more names and fill in more details, but that is unlikely to significantly alter · the description of baseball 's 'steroids era' as set forth in -this report." One player mentioned but not expressly accused was McGwire. His use of Androstenedione during his 1998 home run race with Sammy Sosa set off baseball's first concerns about st~r01ds. 1< ··t"f . b f' es 1 ymg e ore Congress 1 ~ 2~5 , McG';tre refused to talk about hts past, and refused as well to cooperate with Mitchell. ~he report re_c;ounts all that ~tthout makmg any ac.cusatto~s. Sosa~ who testt.fied wtth .!VIcGwtre. and demed knowmgly usmg sterotds, also was spared by Mitchell. The report took issue with assertions that steroids were not banned before the 2002 collective bargaining agreement. They had been covered it from Page 81 noted Quillen. "[ thought we had a good effort the entire game . but we have to take care of the basketball and learn ·game situations. We needed to be more pa)ient at the end. But our effort overcame our inexperience. We will just continue to play and learn ." Said Southern's Alan Crisp. "We handled the . pressure well early. ln fact we re;tlly cut down on the turnovers until the second half. We are only down three point s· and half time and on the very first play we have a. turnover. Then we got out of rhythm and Hayman hit a three point play that really swung the momentum . Eastern's direction. and we had to fight back to get rhythm of our own." Momentum is big in any game. After compiling turnovers at a rate of 43, 46, and 35 a game, Southern had only II mi scues at the half. That was one positive . that kept the visiting Tornadoes in the game. Then , in the third round, Eastern picked up its defensive intensity and the Tornadoes ended with nine miscues in the third quarter alone, and 23 for the game. Eastern double and tripleteamed Southern star Kasey Turley. At first the · grind took its toll on the Southern star, but she burst out of the gate with ten second period points and eleven at the half. Turley and Eastern's Katie · Hayman put bn a ·great show in head-to-head battle with Hayman ended the half with ten . Eastern led from the onset, 8-3 after round one, then 20-17 at intermission. Hayman goals jump started Eastern in the second half, then Rawson hit three key buckets and Connery notched a long three to give Eastern a 34-24 lead after three rounds. If one key stood out in Eastern's success, it was their second half patience during their lead run. Run-and-gun was the first half theme, in which Eastern lofted 17 three pointers without a hit. In the second half, the Lady Eagles said, since management's 1971 drug policy prohibited using any prescription ·medication without a valid prescription, and were expressly included in Vincent's 1991 drug policy. "Steroids have been listed as a prohibited substance under the Major League Baseball drug policy since then." the · report said, although no player was disciplined for them until the 2002 labor agreement prpvided for testing. Mitchell questioned whether players were tipped off about testing. He said a former player, whom he didn't identify, claimed he had been given two weeks' notice of a drug test by Gene Orza, the union's No. 2 official , in September 2004. Orza did not respond to a message seeking comment. Mitchell is a director of the Boston Red Sox, and some · questioned whether that created a conflict, especially because none of their prime players were in the report. "Judge me by my work," Mitchell said. "You will not find any evidence of bias, special treatment, for the Red Sox or anyone else. That had no effect .on this investigation or this report, none whatsoever." Giambi, under threat of discipline from · Selig, and Frank Thomas were the only current players known to PUBLIC NOTICE Southern Ohio Coal Company along with the Contractor United Con~truction Company (U.C.C.I) will have Strongs Run Road shut · down Monday, December n, 2007 and Tue~day, December 18, 2007. ·rhe road will re-~pen Wednesday, December 19, 2007. www.mydailysentinel.cQ.m The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 Names named,fingers pointed, and not·. ·a lot else will come out of steroid report Eastern BY TtM DAHLBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS Baseball's Infamous lineup Many current'ptayerslinked to steroids and olller performance- ; In the_ end, it was only enhancing drugs tn the Mitcl!ett Report have appeared on AII·Star appropnate that George teams. More than 80 players were mentiOned by name. Mttchell gave ·baseball a Miguel Te~ HOU Barry Bond&' Brion Roberta BAL .report on steroids that AYG HR RBI AVG HR , RBI AVG HR RBI .ae 18 11 ..27t 28 M .290 12 57 looked like it was on steroids. Bloated up like Barry Bonds, it was too much for :even the commissioner or .a.2 ao u , basebilll to fully digest, Selig though Bud ."'f~.· . . ~~LMHR promised that he would !' .stay up nights if needed to slog his way through all ~ 6-& . ... ,. 409 pages. . . i · He doesn't need to both~r. because a quick read AVG HR Ret . Eric G~gne JBDn GarySIM!Itleld turns up only these two .272 8 50 MIL GlombtNYY DET questions about the whole NOTE 200 7 reco«<s W·l ERA AVG HR RBI AVG HA RBI steroid mess: , F""' agents 4-2 3.it .231 14 39 .2&5 25 75 · Who is Cody McKay, AP and who would have souRCE • M«heiiRepon: MLB thought . big, bad Roger Brown was perpetually two different occasions, Clemens was so squeami sh surly despite making $15 where the peace he broabout needles? million a year. kered a few years back sti ll The answer to the first They even detailed a holds. one didn't take all that steroid party in an But this isn ' t North~rn long to find out. Turns out Albuquerque apartment, Ireland. We're not at war McKay was a lifer in the where Lo Duca and four with each .other. minor leagues who turned minor league teammates This is our natiol1al pasto steroids to get the extra got together before a game time, and we want someboost he needed to make it to shoot each other up in body to be held accountto the bigs and ended up hopes it would help them able. playing 37 games over two get called up to the For 20. years now we've seasons in the majors Dodgers later that year. had clubs take our monev before lack of talent finally All in all. a pretty while players made i1 overcame the miracle of impressive piece of work mockery of the game and modern chemistry. considering players its records. For the better Clemens is another story. refused to talk and the part of two decades we He's one of the grearest players' union stonewalled haven't ·known whether to pitchers ever, if you him at every chance. But believe teams · won the believe the record books, even Mitchell admitted it World Series because they and his intimidation and was just a peek into the had better players . or meannes s on the mound sleazy underbelly of base- because their players had was a big reason he won ball, "where who knows better steroid connections. seven Cy Young awards how many players spurred Just this week Marion and could still throw in 'the on by the success of Jones was stripped of her mid-90s while in his mid- Canseco 20 years ago five Olympic medal s ·and 40s. · couldn't wait to get their banned from even buying a . Who would have thought hands on drugs that w.ould ticket to the Beijing Games he had to ask someone else help them play better. because of her steroid use. For that, a lot of pl!lyers That's what getting tough to shoot him up and preferred steroids over human (Sammy Sosa anyone'') on drug cheats means, and grown hormone because he can be bre~thing easier. So I'm sure everyone in track didn 't have to get a "belly can a lot of general man- and field got the message . button shot." agers and owners who kept did vow to mete The big news out of the signing players to huge outSelig some punishment of Mitchell report, of course, contracts even though they his own, assuming he ever was the outing of Clemens, knew they were juiced. Gagne was an example gets done reading the something that had to make Bonds feel a bit bet- of ihat. The Red Sox knew report. Judging from the ter even if the only thing the Dodgers did not re-sign 15-day suspension that Clemens stands to lose is him in part because they Jose Guillen got for human his reputation and ticket to believed he was using grow th hormone. don't the Hall of Fame. Bonds steroids, yet traded for him expect much, just as you and his · supporters have anyway. General manager shouldn't expect clubs to long implied that racism Theo Epstein asked a scout stop both enabling and was the reason he was tar- in an e-mail if Gagne was encouraging cheating . While base ball pats itself · geted, while the. mediu "a steroid guy," and the on the back for the looked the otl}et way with scout replied that "steroids Mitchell report, it hasn't players like Clemens. IS the issue ." Actually, the reason was Likewise, the Dodgers stopped owners from that there was some evi- traded Lo Duca to · the spending huge money on players . The dence against Bonds while Marlins in 2004 when they tainted there were only rumors thought he wasn't hitting Royals signed Gui lien to a and Jose Canseco's claims hard drives to the outfield $36 million deal, Pettine about Clemens. That, of anrmore because he was got $16 million from the course, changed when of steroids. In an internal Yankees and the Astros Clemens' own personal memo of a staff discussion, wanted Tejada so bad they . trainer told Mitchell he their only concern was that traded five players for him . gave the pitcher injections · if he was traded he would The Brewers gave Gagne of different steroid s on get back on steroids and $10 million for the upcomnumerou s occasions when have a great year because ing season , and you can be su re someone will sign he was playing for the that was his makeup . Toronto Blue Jays beginIt 's all included in what Bonds. Mitchell did his best. He ning in 1998. should be regarded as an named names, pointed fin· . Mitchell's people didn't excellent report considergers and offered solutions. :stop there. They nailed ing the circumstances. But about the only con:Andy Pettitte, fingered Except for one thing . crete thing that wi II come ;Miguel Tejl!da and impliIt has no teeth. out of his report will be ·cated a slew of All-Stars Mitchell him se lf took :including Eric Gagne. Paul some of the fangs out of it that Roger Clemens finally :Lo Duca comes across by saying he believes the retires for good. :looking like a two-bit past should be the past and. Tim Dahlberg is a .street dealer, there were that baseball should move :some juicy new detail s forward without penalizing national sports columnist :about Bonds himself, and anybody . The approach for The Associated Press. :we finally found out why worked in Northern Write to him at tdahlber.former pitcher Kevin Ireland, he let us know on gap.org ~ci ~u:~OR •t!-.(J,·.· · . . ~ ~,. ~ \l~~ ~-·· /e. · "·lf~rJJt-.,~: , - ~~~ <co . > Eric Randolph/photo Southern's Breanna Taylor dribbles around an Eastern defender during Thursday night's girls high school basketball game in Tuppers Plains. improved !loOT fabricated a six-pass offense much games. while Lindsay and a deliberate offense that broke open Hayman and Teaford, Lynzee Tucker, . Chel si Rit chi e, Gabby Rawson 111 the paint. Eastern also picked up the Johnson and Jaylin Snider · defensive pressure as all contributed. Southern hit 15-of-35 Hayman went up against Turley with a ton of back- overall. hitting 3-of-1 side pressure from Kaylee three's, and 11 -of-28 two's Milam, Maxson. Morgan with 7 -of-17 at the Iin e. Werry, and Rawson. The Southern had 33 rebounds pressure forced a string of (Dunn II, Turley 9), 23 SHS turnovers and off bal- turnovers , 6 steals (Dunn 4 ). ance shots, plus adding three assists (Rit'tle 2) and insult to injury, the 19 fouls. Eastern hit 15-ofTornadoes misfired on sev- 65 overall , hitting 1-of-21 eral give-me shots under- three's, 14-of-44 two's, and neath. Turley had all seven 10-of-2 1 at the line. Eastern of Southern's third quarter had 36 rebounds , eleven points. EHS rolled on to the turnovers, ten steals, 6 41-40 win after a great stand assists (Hayman 3). and 16 fouls. at the finish. There was no re serve Eastern was led by Katie Southern goes to · game. Hayman with 17 points and II rebounds for a double- Trimble next Thursday, double , Rawson had 12 while Eastern plays River points and 8 rebounds, Valley Monday. Connery five, and Werry Eaitem 41, Southem 40 . four points with a nice floor Southern 3 14 7 16 - 40 · game. Beverly Maxson had Eastern 8 12 14 7 - 41 • one and Amanda Durham SOUTHERN (D-9) - Whitney Wolfe3 1·3 9, Kasey Turley 10 5·7 26, two. Haley Perdao. Kaylee Riffle Breanna Taylor 1 Q-2 2, C.heyenne Dunn Milam and Audrianna 1 1·2 3, lindsay Teaford 0 G-2 0 , Lynze!:l Pullins contributed to the Tucker 0 0·0 0, Chelsi Ritchie 0 0-1 0, Gabby Johnson 0 0-0 0, Jaylin Snider 0 Will. o-o 0. 'TOTALS : 15 7· 17 40. Three Point Southern was led by Goals: Whitney Wolfe-Riffle two, Kasoy Tu rley one. Kasey Turley with a game-. EASTERN (1-5) - Katie Hayman 7 3-4 high 26 points and nine 17, Kaytee Milam o 0·0 o. Beverly 0 1·4' 1. Audrianna Pullins 0 0-0 rebounds. Whitney Wolfe- 0,Maxson Alyssa Newland 0 o-o 0. Morgen Riffle added nine, Cheyenne Werry. 1 2·2 4, Haley Perdas 0 0·0 0, Dunn three and Breanna Emery Connery 1 2·7 5, ~manda Durh_am 1 0·2 2, Allie Rawson 5 2·2 12. Taylor two. Both Dunn (II TOTALS: 15 10-21 41 . Tllree Point· ' ret)ounds) and ~aylor had Goals: Emery, COnnery one. have cooperated with the - want to know "whether Mitchell investigation. the Mitchell Report's rec"The players' union was ommendations will be largely uncooper.ative for adopted and whether addireasons that I thought were tional measures are needed," largely understandable ," they said. Mitchell said . Also, a Congressional Union head Donald Fehr subcommittee will hold a made "no apologies" for the hearing on Jan . 23 relating way they represented play- !O steroid use in profes.sioners. al sports. "Many players are named. Their reputations have been AP Sports Writers Rachel adversely affected, probably Cohen and Bill Konigsberg forever," he said. "Even if it and AP Sports Writer turns out down the road that Howard in Fendrich they should not have been." Washington corztributed to Certainly a lot of people this report. read the names. The report was downloaded 1.8 million times off MLB.com in the GUN & KNIFE. first three hours after it was posted. . SHOW Ahout two hours after the Dec. 15-16, 2007 report was released , two 'Sal. 'Jam • 5prn • Sun. Yam· .lpn1 congressmen at the forefront PARKERSBURG, WV of Capitol Hill's involvement in the steroids issue National Guard asked Mitc~ell , Selig and Armory Fehr to testify at a House Blizzard Dr. committee hearing next Tuesday. California · Democrat Ph: (304) 575-6864 Hel)ry Waxman and Virginia or 575-6865 Republican Tom Davis the leaders of the panel that held the March 17, 2005, R&R's Gun & Knife hearing at which McGwire. Shows Palmeiro and So sa testi tied One Ounce Silver RoundS $21 r---------·-------~-..;... . ) 2007 Friday, December 14. 2007 '. Bronze Rounds $5 2007 Silver Dollars (With Case) $22.50 2007 Proof Sets $36 wP. hl:liiP. gtP..at !:tocki ng !:tuffuN: too! · Pt!!!:idential Dollar!: Many lterm Under $5 Next to Tope's Furniture 151 Second Ave., Gallipolis, Oll446-2842 ' Falcons from Page 81' ·rebounds after being thrust ioto the starting role due to the absence of Casey - Harrison . Harrison, the Bend Area teams three-year starter at guard, injured an ankle in the opening minute against OVC and was unable . to perform for the second str!ught outing. "We exrerienced some . early 'fou troubles that forced us out of our game somewhat, WHS cage coach James Toth said followin~ the. win. "The foul situauon influenced our decision to play more zone defense than we would have iiked but we got some good looks offensively and shot the basketball exceptionally well and that was the differenct!." The White Falcons shot a blistering 55 percent from the tloor after cannin~ 31 of 56 of its field ·goal tnes but •• were just 50 .percent from the charity stripe after converting-just' nine of 18 from the line. The Hillbillies were in front by a basket at the first turn before Wahama rallied during ,the second quarter to even the count at the half at 36-36. Pauley then began to dial ·in from long range with some big three-point goals to give the local cagers some much needed momentum during the early going of the third period before Smith caught fire. The Bend Area team went on to secure a 2413 edge in the stanza before outscoring Man 17- 11 in the final canto to come away with the 17 point victory. "Jos.h [Pauley] hit some big three's for us to begin the second half and as a resu It we gained some much-needed confidence which proved to be a huge factor, " stated Toth. "We started to take control in the third quarter and our senior leadership had a lot to do with that." Corey _Spence led all scor- crs in the outing with a 27 point elfort for Man. Travis Hurley also reached double figure scoring for the Hillbillies wjth Hurley netting 16 markers. Wahama (2-0) has a pair of games on tap next week when the White Falcons open a four game home stand beginning with a visit from South Gallia on Tuesday before WHS hosts neighboring Southern on Saturday. Tip-off times for both nights are 6 p.m. for the junior varsity affair with varsity action slated to commence at 7:30pm. Wahama Tl, Man 60 20 16 t3 11 Wahama 18 18 24 17 Man WAHAMA (2-Q) - 60 77 Jordan Smith 7 5-6 20. Justin Afnold 9 1·2 20. Keith Pearson 6. 2·5 14, Josh Pauley 5 0- 1 14, Garren . Underwood 3 1 ~4 7, Rodney Bragg 1 0.0 2, Brandon Flowers 0 0..2 0. TOTALS: 31 9· 16 77. MAN (D-2) - Co1ey Spence 12 2·3 27. Tra vis Hurley 4 6-9 16. Thoh1as Booth 3 0·0 6, Tyler Browning 2 0-0 5, Jim Nelson 1 2-2 4, Zac Rob1nson 1 0- 1 2. TOTALS: 23 tD-15 60. Three point Goals: Waham a 6 (Pauley 4, Smith, Arnold). Man 4 (Hurley 2, Spence, Browning) ·• . . AP pholo Houston Texans defensive end Mario Williams (90) sacks Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler during the third quarter of a football game Thursday in Houston . Houston's Mario Williams has 3 112 sacks in 31-13 win over Broncos BY KRISTIE RIEKEN ASSOCIATED. PRESS HOUSTON Mario Williams dragged down Jay Cutler for the third time, jumped up and sashayed like a hula dancer. Last year's No. I pick had a career-hi gh 3 1/2 sacks to lead the Houston Texans to a 31-.13 . victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. With its seventh of the season, Houston tied the franchise record for victories. Texans (7-7) fans yelled ''overrated" when William s was picked, but chanted his name Thursday as he posed Superman-like with hi s hands on his hips for several seconds after he took Cut ler down for the second time . Williams performance made him Houston's career sack leader with 17 1/2. He's had a sack in a team-record five straight games and has 13 for the season and nine in the last five games. . His sack of Cutler forced a Jourth down and the Broncos went for it, but )he pass fell short, giving Houston the ball. Ron Dayne, who didn't start because of a sore ankle. scored on a 6-yard run on the ensuing drive to push Houston 's lead to 17-6. The Texans all seemed amped up for the their first prime time game since 2005 and their first game with the roof open this season. The normally subdued Dayne. who won the Het sman Trophy i.n 1999. celebrated his touchdown by striking the Heisman pose. He had II carries for 67 yards. Denver (6-8) got its second straight big game from receiver Brandon Marshall , who finished with II receptions for 107 vards. In the first ~ regular-season meeting between Houston coach Gary Kubiak and Denver's Mike Shanahan, it was the protege who outdid hi s mentor. Kubiak was Shanahan's offensive coordinator for II seasons i'n Denver. A1ldre Johnson l1acl a 4yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter for his career-high seventh touchdown of the season. He fin ished with six receptions for 86 yards. Williams third sack of Cu tler forced the Broncos to punt and th€ Texans stretched the lead to 31-1 3 when Vanta Leach scored on a 1-yard run with 3:20 remaining : Tony Scheffler caught a short pass from Cutler and leaped for a touchdown in the final minute of the third quarter for Denver to make it 17-13. Scheffler was upend- ed at the goa l lin.e by Houston cornerback Von Hutchins and fumbled as he came down. Officials ruled Scheffler broke the plane of the goal line before Hutchins hit him, .but Kubiak challenged the call. After review, the play stood. Cut.Jer was 27 -of-39 for 254 yards with one touchdown and was sacked five times . · Houston got a 41-yard field goal by Kris Brown midway through the second quarter. Andre' Davis opened that drive with a 50 yard kickoff return and a 20-yard reception. The Broncos got to !he Houston 13 early in the second quarter. but a penalty and a pass for a loss of 5 yard s forced . J rd-and-20. Will Demps knocked Cutler's pass down in the end zone and Denver settleu for a 4 1-yard field goal by Jason Elam that made it 7-3. Sage Rosenfels put the Texans ahead early when he capped a 69-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run on the opening drive. Rosenfels, who started his _ second straight game in place of the injured Matt Schaub, was 16-of-27 for 200 yards with a touchdown and an inter. ception . Elam had a 47-yard field goal in the second quarter. NFL hearing union's appeal on behalf of Titans cornerback Jones NASHVILLE, Tenn . (AP) - The NFL w.iII hear the appeal by the players' union on behalf of suspended Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones by telephone on Friday aft~rnoon . A person familiar with detail s of Jones' appeal _told The Associated Press of the hearing, but requested anonymity because the sc heduling has not been officially announced. Roger Commissioner Goodell declined to ease Jones· season-long suspension Nov. 6, and the NFL Players· Association appealed that decision a couple days later. But the union 's appeal has been limited because Jones dropped his own appeal in June. The NFL declined to comment when asked ·if the appear would be heard Friday. Utiion officials did not return s~veral messages from The Associated Press . They realize their appeal has little chance of success, especially with the hearing comi ng with only two weeks left in the 2007 season. The appeal was first reported by The Tennessean in it s Thursday editions. Jones' status in the NFL will be reviewed by league officials once the Titans' season ends. The Titans (76) remain in contention for their first playoff berth since 2003. Flint' December 15th CR 7 A • Pomeroy, OH • 740~992·7986 �Page 82 • The Daily Sentinel BGU appeals to Buckeyes fans to sell bowl game tickets BOWLI NG GREEN tAP! ti ckets and cover the costs of - Bowli ng Green is hoping those tickets that aren't sold. that Oh io St:Jtc fan s will help Bowling Green agreed to it avoid gctti n~ the· bi ll for a sell about 7,500 tickets for bunch · of u1N1IJ ticl.ets for · the GMAC Bowl at $45 the Fakuns' hnwl game in apiece. January. Three years . ago, the The sd1ool is reaching out Falcons played in the game to fans tran~ ling to New and sold just I ,500 tickets Orleans f,,r the national and had to pay · about championship pu\1e and ask- S280,000 for unsold tickets. ing them to th 111k about going The school also benetits 10 see Bowling Green plity from the television exposure the night hefo1'e in nearby the game brings. he said. Mobile. Ala. ·The timing of the GMAC Bowl i n ~ Green also is ask- Bowl on Jan. 6 won't help ing its st~Jponers who can't ticket sales. It comes on a make it to the GMAC Bowl Sunday night after the holi to buy tidcts anyway and days. donate them to underpriviThat's why the school is legeJ c·hildren in Mobile. targeting Ohio State fans Many bowl games require going to the championship schools to sell a set number of game the following night in New Orleans. about 120 miles from Mobile. Bowling Green is hoping that Ohio State fans opting to stay in southern Alabama before . the game may want something to do the night before and watch the Falcons play Tulsa. Bowling Green also is making an appeal to its fans, asking them to buy a ticket that will be donated to needy children. through the United Way. It will help the kids and the school, Meyer said. They're making an offer to Bowling Green students too - buy a ticket to the game and they will be excused from missing the first day of classes the next day. Tressel: Rumor about player not true COLUMBUS (AP) - saw Gentry waiting to use a Ohio State coach Jim Tressel ·workout machine at Ohio quashed an e-mail rumor State's weight room. Gentry Thursday that he purchased a told the coach it was one of $6.000 exercise machine for the few machines that he an injured former player. could use and that he felt he Tyson Gentry. a walk-on was gaining strength. But the receiver and punter, landed · machine was popular with awkwardly while trying to players and Gentry often had catch a pass during a practice to wait. in spring 2006. He sustained The story continues that a broken vertebra .in his neck Gentry found the $6,000 and a damaged spinal cord machine in his garage .a few and has been unable to walk days later, courtesy of the Buckeyes coach. ever si nce. An e-mail rumor circulatA great story, but Tressel ing this week says Tressel said at Ohio State's bowl media day Thursday that it wasn't true . Tressel said he did talk to Gentry about the machine, and asked Ohio State's conditioning coach if he knew the company· that made the machine and if it were possible to get one. Tressel said he was looking into NCAA compliance issues about helping Gentry get one of the machines when the company replied to an inquiry from the conditioning coach and provided one of the machines to Gentry. · Smith with four points each, coach. "It's ~oing to take a little followed by senior Hannah Pratt and freshman Shellie bit of ttme, but it's time to Bailey, who both scored · grow up and play four quarters, not just three." two. The Lady Marauders will try to regro Up be'o 53, Meigs 36 1' re the·tr · VintonVInton CountyCounty 9 t3 7 24 -53 next game, a home contest Meigs 6 t3 9 e -36 against Wahama on VINTON COUNTY (7-0, 3..0) - Allison Dece tnber 18. Graves 0 t·2 t. As~ley Graves 0 0·0 O, "Anybody who watches Casey Puckett 3 0-0 9, Abbe 8atey o 0- ~eigs from Page 81 any hop~s of victory. "(Opponents) are willing to give us those outside shots. We've got to knock them down and we didn't do it," said Wolfe. . h k , 0 0, Jessi 0 1-2 1, Chelsey Taborn 1 ()..(} All 10 players saw the ur ng t now nows we re 2. Tori Dixon 3 1-2 9, Holly Lemay 2 1-4 floor tonight for the Lady not going to score a lot of s, Rebecca Puckett t· 5·7 26. TOTALS: 9-1 7 53 Three-point goals: 6 (C. Marauders. Catie Wolfe and po ints. It's back 10 trying to 19 Puckett 3 , Dixon 2, A. Puckett). Howard, a freshmen, were shoot the ball . If we ever MEIGS (3-4, t-2) - Meri VanMeter o oBolin o o.o o. Tricia Smith 1 the team's top scorers. leum to, we can play with o2-2o, 4,Adrian Catle Wolfe 4 6-6 15, Hannah Howard had a team-high 8 ·anybody, but until we con- Pratt 1 O·O 2, Amy Barr 2 0.1 4, Shellie o 2-2 2. Morgan Howard 4 1-2 9, rebounds. Also s·coring for tinually shOot each quarter Bailey Brittany Preast 0 0·0 0, MeNssa Grueslir Meigs were senior Amy then we're gonna have to o o-o o. TOTALS; 12 11·13 36. Three· Barr and sophomore Tricia struggle," offered the head point goals: 1 (Wolte). Mitchell · from Page 81 these cases by looking at the period of time during which the conduct occurred and what our policy looked like for that point in time," said Rob Manfred, baseball's executive vice president for labor relations. While the record s will surely stand. several stars could pay · the price in Cooperstown, much the way Mark McGwire was kept out of the Hall of Fame this year merely because of steroids suspicion. Mitchell said the problems didn't develop overnight and there was plenty of blame to go around. ''Evervone involved in baseball' over . the past two decades - commissioners, cl ub officials, the players' association and playt;rs shares to some extent the responsibility for the Steroids Era," Mitchell said. "There was a collective failure to recognize ·the problem as it emerged and to deal with it early on." Mitchell recommended that the drug-testing program be made independent, that a list of the substances players test positive for be listed periodically and that the timing of testing be more unpredictable. · "The illegal use of performance-enhancing substances . poses a serious threat to the integrity of the *arne,'' the report said. 'Widespread use by players of such substances unfairly disadvantages the honest athletes who refuse to use them and raises questions about the validity of base. ball records." Jose Canseco, wliose book "Juiced" was cited throughout, was mentioned the most often - J OS times. Bonds was next at I 03. A total of 16 Yankees, past and pres'ent, were identified. Players were linked to doping in various ways - some were identified as \ users, some as buyers and some by media reports and other investigations. "According to McNamee, from the time that McNamee injected Clemens with Winstrol through the end of the 1998 season, Clemens' performance showed remarkable improvement," the report said. "During this period of improved performance, . Clemens told McNamee that the steroids 'had a pretty good effect' on him." McNamee also told investigators that "during the middie of the 2090 season, Clemens made 11 clear that he was ready to use steroids . agam. Dunng the latter part of the ~e~ular season, McNamee mJected Clemens m the ~uttocks four to stx Urnes wtth testosterone from a bottle labeled etther t~~~~~~pn...Z 50 or Deca"It ·ts very un.atr , · to ·me 1ude Roger 's name in this report," said Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardm. "He is left with no meaningful way to combat what he strongly contends are totally false allegations. He has not been charged ~ith anything, he will not be charged with anythin~ and yet he is· being tried m the court of public opinion with no recourse. That is totaJly wrong." "There has never been one shred of tang1ble evidence that he ever used these substances and yet he is being slandered today," said Hardin, who called McNamee a "troubled man." Former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski also provided information as part of his plea agreement in a federal steroids case. "Former commtsstoner Fay Vincent told me that the problem of performanceenhancing substances may be the most serious challenge that baseball has faced since the 1919 Black Sox scandal," Mitchell said. Rafael Palmeiro, who tested positive for sterojds, was among the former players named. So were Kevin B:own. Benito Santiago, Friday, December 14. , www.mydailysentinel.com Lenny Dykstra, Chuck Knoblauch; David Justice, Mo Vaughn, Wally Joyner and Todd Hundley. Mike Stanton, Scott Schoeneweis, Ron Villone and Jerry Hairston. Jr. were among · the other current players identified. 'We identify some of the players who were caught up in this drive to gain a competitive advantage," the report said. "Other investigations will no doubt turn up more names and fill in more details, but that is unlikely to significantly alter · the description of baseball 's 'steroids era' as set forth in -this report." One player mentioned but not expressly accused was McGwire. His use of Androstenedione during his 1998 home run race with Sammy Sosa set off baseball's first concerns about st~r01ds. 1< ··t"f . b f' es 1 ymg e ore Congress 1 ~ 2~5 , McG';tre refused to talk about hts past, and refused as well to cooperate with Mitchell. ~he report re_c;ounts all that ~tthout makmg any ac.cusatto~s. Sosa~ who testt.fied wtth .!VIcGwtre. and demed knowmgly usmg sterotds, also was spared by Mitchell. The report took issue with assertions that steroids were not banned before the 2002 collective bargaining agreement. They had been covered it from Page 81 noted Quillen. "[ thought we had a good effort the entire game . but we have to take care of the basketball and learn ·game situations. We needed to be more pa)ient at the end. But our effort overcame our inexperience. We will just continue to play and learn ." Said Southern's Alan Crisp. "We handled the . pressure well early. ln fact we re;tlly cut down on the turnovers until the second half. We are only down three point s· and half time and on the very first play we have a. turnover. Then we got out of rhythm and Hayman hit a three point play that really swung the momentum . Eastern's direction. and we had to fight back to get rhythm of our own." Momentum is big in any game. After compiling turnovers at a rate of 43, 46, and 35 a game, Southern had only II mi scues at the half. That was one positive . that kept the visiting Tornadoes in the game. Then , in the third round, Eastern picked up its defensive intensity and the Tornadoes ended with nine miscues in the third quarter alone, and 23 for the game. Eastern double and tripleteamed Southern star Kasey Turley. At first the · grind took its toll on the Southern star, but she burst out of the gate with ten second period points and eleven at the half. Turley and Eastern's Katie · Hayman put bn a ·great show in head-to-head battle with Hayman ended the half with ten . Eastern led from the onset, 8-3 after round one, then 20-17 at intermission. Hayman goals jump started Eastern in the second half, then Rawson hit three key buckets and Connery notched a long three to give Eastern a 34-24 lead after three rounds. If one key stood out in Eastern's success, it was their second half patience during their lead run. Run-and-gun was the first half theme, in which Eastern lofted 17 three pointers without a hit. In the second half, the Lady Eagles said, since management's 1971 drug policy prohibited using any prescription ·medication without a valid prescription, and were expressly included in Vincent's 1991 drug policy. "Steroids have been listed as a prohibited substance under the Major League Baseball drug policy since then." the · report said, although no player was disciplined for them until the 2002 labor agreement prpvided for testing. Mitchell questioned whether players were tipped off about testing. He said a former player, whom he didn't identify, claimed he had been given two weeks' notice of a drug test by Gene Orza, the union's No. 2 official , in September 2004. Orza did not respond to a message seeking comment. Mitchell is a director of the Boston Red Sox, and some · questioned whether that created a conflict, especially because none of their prime players were in the report. "Judge me by my work," Mitchell said. "You will not find any evidence of bias, special treatment, for the Red Sox or anyone else. That had no effect .on this investigation or this report, none whatsoever." Giambi, under threat of discipline from · Selig, and Frank Thomas were the only current players known to PUBLIC NOTICE Southern Ohio Coal Company along with the Contractor United Con~truction Company (U.C.C.I) will have Strongs Run Road shut · down Monday, December n, 2007 and Tue~day, December 18, 2007. ·rhe road will re-~pen Wednesday, December 19, 2007. www.mydailysentinel.cQ.m The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 Names named,fingers pointed, and not·. ·a lot else will come out of steroid report Eastern BY TtM DAHLBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS Baseball's Infamous lineup Many current'ptayerslinked to steroids and olller performance- ; In the_ end, it was only enhancing drugs tn the Mitcl!ett Report have appeared on AII·Star appropnate that George teams. More than 80 players were mentiOned by name. Mttchell gave ·baseball a Miguel Te~ HOU Barry Bond&' Brion Roberta BAL .report on steroids that AYG HR RBI AVG HR , RBI AVG HR RBI .ae 18 11 ..27t 28 M .290 12 57 looked like it was on steroids. Bloated up like Barry Bonds, it was too much for :even the commissioner or .a.2 ao u , basebilll to fully digest, Selig though Bud ."'f~.· . . ~~LMHR promised that he would !' .stay up nights if needed to slog his way through all ~ 6-& . ... ,. 409 pages. . . i · He doesn't need to both~r. because a quick read AVG HR Ret . Eric G~gne JBDn GarySIM!Itleld turns up only these two .272 8 50 MIL GlombtNYY DET questions about the whole NOTE 200 7 reco«<s W·l ERA AVG HR RBI AVG HA RBI steroid mess: , F""' agents 4-2 3.it .231 14 39 .2&5 25 75 · Who is Cody McKay, AP and who would have souRCE • M«heiiRepon: MLB thought . big, bad Roger Brown was perpetually two different occasions, Clemens was so squeami sh surly despite making $15 where the peace he broabout needles? million a year. kered a few years back sti ll The answer to the first They even detailed a holds. one didn't take all that steroid party in an But this isn ' t North~rn long to find out. Turns out Albuquerque apartment, Ireland. We're not at war McKay was a lifer in the where Lo Duca and four with each .other. minor leagues who turned minor league teammates This is our natiol1al pasto steroids to get the extra got together before a game time, and we want someboost he needed to make it to shoot each other up in body to be held accountto the bigs and ended up hopes it would help them able. playing 37 games over two get called up to the For 20. years now we've seasons in the majors Dodgers later that year. had clubs take our monev before lack of talent finally All in all. a pretty while players made i1 overcame the miracle of impressive piece of work mockery of the game and modern chemistry. considering players its records. For the better Clemens is another story. refused to talk and the part of two decades we He's one of the grearest players' union stonewalled haven't ·known whether to pitchers ever, if you him at every chance. But believe teams · won the believe the record books, even Mitchell admitted it World Series because they and his intimidation and was just a peek into the had better players . or meannes s on the mound sleazy underbelly of base- because their players had was a big reason he won ball, "where who knows better steroid connections. seven Cy Young awards how many players spurred Just this week Marion and could still throw in 'the on by the success of Jones was stripped of her mid-90s while in his mid- Canseco 20 years ago five Olympic medal s ·and 40s. · couldn't wait to get their banned from even buying a . Who would have thought hands on drugs that w.ould ticket to the Beijing Games he had to ask someone else help them play better. because of her steroid use. For that, a lot of pl!lyers That's what getting tough to shoot him up and preferred steroids over human (Sammy Sosa anyone'') on drug cheats means, and grown hormone because he can be bre~thing easier. So I'm sure everyone in track didn 't have to get a "belly can a lot of general man- and field got the message . button shot." agers and owners who kept did vow to mete The big news out of the signing players to huge outSelig some punishment of Mitchell report, of course, contracts even though they his own, assuming he ever was the outing of Clemens, knew they were juiced. Gagne was an example gets done reading the something that had to make Bonds feel a bit bet- of ihat. The Red Sox knew report. Judging from the ter even if the only thing the Dodgers did not re-sign 15-day suspension that Clemens stands to lose is him in part because they Jose Guillen got for human his reputation and ticket to believed he was using grow th hormone. don't the Hall of Fame. Bonds steroids, yet traded for him expect much, just as you and his · supporters have anyway. General manager shouldn't expect clubs to long implied that racism Theo Epstein asked a scout stop both enabling and was the reason he was tar- in an e-mail if Gagne was encouraging cheating . While base ball pats itself · geted, while the. mediu "a steroid guy," and the on the back for the looked the otl}et way with scout replied that "steroids Mitchell report, it hasn't players like Clemens. IS the issue ." Actually, the reason was Likewise, the Dodgers stopped owners from that there was some evi- traded Lo Duca to · the spending huge money on players . The dence against Bonds while Marlins in 2004 when they tainted there were only rumors thought he wasn't hitting Royals signed Gui lien to a and Jose Canseco's claims hard drives to the outfield $36 million deal, Pettine about Clemens. That, of anrmore because he was got $16 million from the course, changed when of steroids. In an internal Yankees and the Astros Clemens' own personal memo of a staff discussion, wanted Tejada so bad they . trainer told Mitchell he their only concern was that traded five players for him . gave the pitcher injections · if he was traded he would The Brewers gave Gagne of different steroid s on get back on steroids and $10 million for the upcomnumerou s occasions when have a great year because ing season , and you can be su re someone will sign he was playing for the that was his makeup . Toronto Blue Jays beginIt 's all included in what Bonds. Mitchell did his best. He ning in 1998. should be regarded as an named names, pointed fin· . Mitchell's people didn't excellent report considergers and offered solutions. :stop there. They nailed ing the circumstances. But about the only con:Andy Pettitte, fingered Except for one thing . crete thing that wi II come ;Miguel Tejl!da and impliIt has no teeth. out of his report will be ·cated a slew of All-Stars Mitchell him se lf took :including Eric Gagne. Paul some of the fangs out of it that Roger Clemens finally :Lo Duca comes across by saying he believes the retires for good. :looking like a two-bit past should be the past and. Tim Dahlberg is a .street dealer, there were that baseball should move :some juicy new detail s forward without penalizing national sports columnist :about Bonds himself, and anybody . The approach for The Associated Press. :we finally found out why worked in Northern Write to him at tdahlber.former pitcher Kevin Ireland, he let us know on gap.org ~ci ~u:~OR •t!-.(J,·.· · . . ~ ~,. ~ \l~~ ~-·· /e. · "·lf~rJJt-.,~: , - ~~~ <co . > Eric Randolph/photo Southern's Breanna Taylor dribbles around an Eastern defender during Thursday night's girls high school basketball game in Tuppers Plains. improved !loOT fabricated a six-pass offense much games. while Lindsay and a deliberate offense that broke open Hayman and Teaford, Lynzee Tucker, . Chel si Rit chi e, Gabby Rawson 111 the paint. Eastern also picked up the Johnson and Jaylin Snider · defensive pressure as all contributed. Southern hit 15-of-35 Hayman went up against Turley with a ton of back- overall. hitting 3-of-1 side pressure from Kaylee three's, and 11 -of-28 two's Milam, Maxson. Morgan with 7 -of-17 at the Iin e. Werry, and Rawson. The Southern had 33 rebounds pressure forced a string of (Dunn II, Turley 9), 23 SHS turnovers and off bal- turnovers , 6 steals (Dunn 4 ). ance shots, plus adding three assists (Rit'tle 2) and insult to injury, the 19 fouls. Eastern hit 15-ofTornadoes misfired on sev- 65 overall , hitting 1-of-21 eral give-me shots under- three's, 14-of-44 two's, and neath. Turley had all seven 10-of-2 1 at the line. Eastern of Southern's third quarter had 36 rebounds , eleven points. EHS rolled on to the turnovers, ten steals, 6 41-40 win after a great stand assists (Hayman 3). and 16 fouls. at the finish. There was no re serve Eastern was led by Katie Southern goes to · game. Hayman with 17 points and II rebounds for a double- Trimble next Thursday, double , Rawson had 12 while Eastern plays River points and 8 rebounds, Valley Monday. Connery five, and Werry Eaitem 41, Southem 40 . four points with a nice floor Southern 3 14 7 16 - 40 · game. Beverly Maxson had Eastern 8 12 14 7 - 41 • one and Amanda Durham SOUTHERN (D-9) - Whitney Wolfe3 1·3 9, Kasey Turley 10 5·7 26, two. Haley Perdao. Kaylee Riffle Breanna Taylor 1 Q-2 2, C.heyenne Dunn Milam and Audrianna 1 1·2 3, lindsay Teaford 0 G-2 0 , Lynze!:l Pullins contributed to the Tucker 0 0·0 0, Chelsi Ritchie 0 0-1 0, Gabby Johnson 0 0-0 0, Jaylin Snider 0 Will. o-o 0. 'TOTALS : 15 7· 17 40. Three Point Southern was led by Goals: Whitney Wolfe-Riffle two, Kasoy Tu rley one. Kasey Turley with a game-. EASTERN (1-5) - Katie Hayman 7 3-4 high 26 points and nine 17, Kaytee Milam o 0·0 o. Beverly 0 1·4' 1. Audrianna Pullins 0 0-0 rebounds. Whitney Wolfe- 0,Maxson Alyssa Newland 0 o-o 0. Morgen Riffle added nine, Cheyenne Werry. 1 2·2 4, Haley Perdas 0 0·0 0, Dunn three and Breanna Emery Connery 1 2·7 5, ~manda Durh_am 1 0·2 2, Allie Rawson 5 2·2 12. Taylor two. Both Dunn (II TOTALS: 15 10-21 41 . Tllree Point· ' ret)ounds) and ~aylor had Goals: Emery, COnnery one. have cooperated with the - want to know "whether Mitchell investigation. the Mitchell Report's rec"The players' union was ommendations will be largely uncooper.ative for adopted and whether addireasons that I thought were tional measures are needed," largely understandable ," they said. Mitchell said . Also, a Congressional Union head Donald Fehr subcommittee will hold a made "no apologies" for the hearing on Jan . 23 relating way they represented play- !O steroid use in profes.sioners. al sports. "Many players are named. Their reputations have been AP Sports Writers Rachel adversely affected, probably Cohen and Bill Konigsberg forever," he said. "Even if it and AP Sports Writer turns out down the road that Howard in Fendrich they should not have been." Washington corztributed to Certainly a lot of people this report. read the names. The report was downloaded 1.8 million times off MLB.com in the GUN & KNIFE. first three hours after it was posted. . SHOW Ahout two hours after the Dec. 15-16, 2007 report was released , two 'Sal. 'Jam • 5prn • Sun. Yam· .lpn1 congressmen at the forefront PARKERSBURG, WV of Capitol Hill's involvement in the steroids issue National Guard asked Mitc~ell , Selig and Armory Fehr to testify at a House Blizzard Dr. committee hearing next Tuesday. California · Democrat Ph: (304) 575-6864 Hel)ry Waxman and Virginia or 575-6865 Republican Tom Davis the leaders of the panel that held the March 17, 2005, R&R's Gun & Knife hearing at which McGwire. Shows Palmeiro and So sa testi tied One Ounce Silver RoundS $21 r---------·-------~-..;... . ) 2007 Friday, December 14. 2007 '. Bronze Rounds $5 2007 Silver Dollars (With Case) $22.50 2007 Proof Sets $36 wP. hl:liiP. gtP..at !:tocki ng !:tuffuN: too! · Pt!!!:idential Dollar!: Many lterm Under $5 Next to Tope's Furniture 151 Second Ave., Gallipolis, Oll446-2842 ' Falcons from Page 81' ·rebounds after being thrust ioto the starting role due to the absence of Casey - Harrison . Harrison, the Bend Area teams three-year starter at guard, injured an ankle in the opening minute against OVC and was unable . to perform for the second str!ught outing. "We exrerienced some . early 'fou troubles that forced us out of our game somewhat, WHS cage coach James Toth said followin~ the. win. "The foul situauon influenced our decision to play more zone defense than we would have iiked but we got some good looks offensively and shot the basketball exceptionally well and that was the differenct!." The White Falcons shot a blistering 55 percent from the tloor after cannin~ 31 of 56 of its field ·goal tnes but •• were just 50 .percent from the charity stripe after converting-just' nine of 18 from the line. The Hillbillies were in front by a basket at the first turn before Wahama rallied during ,the second quarter to even the count at the half at 36-36. Pauley then began to dial ·in from long range with some big three-point goals to give the local cagers some much needed momentum during the early going of the third period before Smith caught fire. The Bend Area team went on to secure a 2413 edge in the stanza before outscoring Man 17- 11 in the final canto to come away with the 17 point victory. "Jos.h [Pauley] hit some big three's for us to begin the second half and as a resu It we gained some much-needed confidence which proved to be a huge factor, " stated Toth. "We started to take control in the third quarter and our senior leadership had a lot to do with that." Corey _Spence led all scor- crs in the outing with a 27 point elfort for Man. Travis Hurley also reached double figure scoring for the Hillbillies wjth Hurley netting 16 markers. Wahama (2-0) has a pair of games on tap next week when the White Falcons open a four game home stand beginning with a visit from South Gallia on Tuesday before WHS hosts neighboring Southern on Saturday. Tip-off times for both nights are 6 p.m. for the junior varsity affair with varsity action slated to commence at 7:30pm. Wahama Tl, Man 60 20 16 t3 11 Wahama 18 18 24 17 Man WAHAMA (2-Q) - 60 77 Jordan Smith 7 5-6 20. Justin Afnold 9 1·2 20. Keith Pearson 6. 2·5 14, Josh Pauley 5 0- 1 14, Garren . Underwood 3 1 ~4 7, Rodney Bragg 1 0.0 2, Brandon Flowers 0 0..2 0. TOTALS: 31 9· 16 77. MAN (D-2) - Co1ey Spence 12 2·3 27. Tra vis Hurley 4 6-9 16. Thoh1as Booth 3 0·0 6, Tyler Browning 2 0-0 5, Jim Nelson 1 2-2 4, Zac Rob1nson 1 0- 1 2. TOTALS: 23 tD-15 60. Three point Goals: Waham a 6 (Pauley 4, Smith, Arnold). Man 4 (Hurley 2, Spence, Browning) ·• . . AP pholo Houston Texans defensive end Mario Williams (90) sacks Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler during the third quarter of a football game Thursday in Houston . Houston's Mario Williams has 3 112 sacks in 31-13 win over Broncos BY KRISTIE RIEKEN ASSOCIATED. PRESS HOUSTON Mario Williams dragged down Jay Cutler for the third time, jumped up and sashayed like a hula dancer. Last year's No. I pick had a career-hi gh 3 1/2 sacks to lead the Houston Texans to a 31-.13 . victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. With its seventh of the season, Houston tied the franchise record for victories. Texans (7-7) fans yelled ''overrated" when William s was picked, but chanted his name Thursday as he posed Superman-like with hi s hands on his hips for several seconds after he took Cut ler down for the second time . Williams performance made him Houston's career sack leader with 17 1/2. He's had a sack in a team-record five straight games and has 13 for the season and nine in the last five games. . His sack of Cutler forced a Jourth down and the Broncos went for it, but )he pass fell short, giving Houston the ball. Ron Dayne, who didn't start because of a sore ankle. scored on a 6-yard run on the ensuing drive to push Houston 's lead to 17-6. The Texans all seemed amped up for the their first prime time game since 2005 and their first game with the roof open this season. The normally subdued Dayne. who won the Het sman Trophy i.n 1999. celebrated his touchdown by striking the Heisman pose. He had II carries for 67 yards. Denver (6-8) got its second straight big game from receiver Brandon Marshall , who finished with II receptions for 107 vards. In the first ~ regular-season meeting between Houston coach Gary Kubiak and Denver's Mike Shanahan, it was the protege who outdid hi s mentor. Kubiak was Shanahan's offensive coordinator for II seasons i'n Denver. A1ldre Johnson l1acl a 4yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter for his career-high seventh touchdown of the season. He fin ished with six receptions for 86 yards. Williams third sack of Cu tler forced the Broncos to punt and th€ Texans stretched the lead to 31-1 3 when Vanta Leach scored on a 1-yard run with 3:20 remaining : Tony Scheffler caught a short pass from Cutler and leaped for a touchdown in the final minute of the third quarter for Denver to make it 17-13. Scheffler was upend- ed at the goa l lin.e by Houston cornerback Von Hutchins and fumbled as he came down. Officials ruled Scheffler broke the plane of the goal line before Hutchins hit him, .but Kubiak challenged the call. After review, the play stood. Cut.Jer was 27 -of-39 for 254 yards with one touchdown and was sacked five times . · Houston got a 41-yard field goal by Kris Brown midway through the second quarter. Andre' Davis opened that drive with a 50 yard kickoff return and a 20-yard reception. The Broncos got to !he Houston 13 early in the second quarter. but a penalty and a pass for a loss of 5 yard s forced . J rd-and-20. Will Demps knocked Cutler's pass down in the end zone and Denver settleu for a 4 1-yard field goal by Jason Elam that made it 7-3. Sage Rosenfels put the Texans ahead early when he capped a 69-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run on the opening drive. Rosenfels, who started his _ second straight game in place of the injured Matt Schaub, was 16-of-27 for 200 yards with a touchdown and an inter. ception . Elam had a 47-yard field goal in the second quarter. NFL hearing union's appeal on behalf of Titans cornerback Jones NASHVILLE, Tenn . (AP) - The NFL w.iII hear the appeal by the players' union on behalf of suspended Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones by telephone on Friday aft~rnoon . A person familiar with detail s of Jones' appeal _told The Associated Press of the hearing, but requested anonymity because the sc heduling has not been officially announced. Roger Commissioner Goodell declined to ease Jones· season-long suspension Nov. 6, and the NFL Players· Association appealed that decision a couple days later. But the union 's appeal has been limited because Jones dropped his own appeal in June. The NFL declined to comment when asked ·if the appear would be heard Friday. Utiion officials did not return s~veral messages from The Associated Press . They realize their appeal has little chance of success, especially with the hearing comi ng with only two weeks left in the 2007 season. The appeal was first reported by The Tennessean in it s Thursday editions. Jones' status in the NFL will be reviewed by league officials once the Titans' season ends. The Titans (76) remain in contention for their first playoff berth since 2003. Flint' December 15th CR 7 A • Pomeroy, OH • 740~992·7986 �\' Page B4 • The Daily SenJ:inel Friday, December 14. www .mydailysentinel.com Friday, December 14, 2007 2007 www.mydailysentinel.com ~rtbune River Valley stung by Lady Hornets, 59-47 ' C HESHIRE - An 11-0 run over the openmg 3:48 of the th1rd quarter allowed VIS· 1ting Coal Grove to tum a ti ght four-pomt halftime advantage into a comfortable 59-47 victory Thursday mght over River Valley duran Ohio Valley mg Conference girls basketball contest. The Lady Hornets (4-3, 2l OVC) trailed 18- 16 after eight minut~s of act10n, then went on an 18- 12 second quarter run to establish a 3430 mtenmssion ·edge. CGHS junior Jordyn Cox contributed all II of those points during that pivotal third quarter start, helping the guests JUmp out to a sizeable 45-30 edge with 4:12 remammg in the period. The host Lady Raiders (4-3, 0-3) finajly reached the second half scoreboard with 2:58 showing in the third when Kelsey Sands hit a jumper to make it 45-32 The Silver and Black closed the quarter out on a 31 run, pulling to within II points (46-35) entering the finale . The Lady Raiders never came closer the rest of the way as the Red, Black and White ended the game on a 13-12 run for the dozen-point triumph. River Valley shot JUSt 17of-61 from the field for 28 percent, including 2-of-12 from three-point territory for 17 percent. The hosts also lost their 22nd consecutive OVC game, dating back to December 8, 2005 when they knocked off visiting Chesapeake (45-42) in the conference opener that season. CGHS, on the other hand, 20-of-56 floor made attempts for 36 percent, including 8-of-23 from behind the arc for 34 percent. Both squads were 11of-22 from the free throw line. The Lady Raiders outrebounded the visitors 46-40 overall and 20-10 on the offensive glass, but commit- Delong made a trifecta with 28.4 seconds left for a 32-30 CGHS edge. then Kelli Grove sank two free throws after being fouled on the successful three-pmnter to give the guests thetr 34-30 halftime lead. The Lady Hornets held their biggest lead of the · night at 17 pomts (54-37) with 5:40 remainmg 111 the finale. Coal Grove also claimed a. sweep of the evening with a 40-38 v1ctory in the junior varsity contes• Jessi Hagar led RVHS w1th 10 pomts, while Dom Winters led the guests and all scorers with 16 markers. River Valley, wh1ch is 4-0 10 non-conference games this year, returns to action on Monday when it travels to Tuppers Plains for a nonOVC matchup with Eastern. The Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Eagles 63-56 earlier this season in Cheshire. The varsity tip-off ts sc heduled for 6 p.m. Coal Grove 59, River Vallev 47 Coal Grove 16 18 12 13 59 R1ver Valley 18 12 5 12 - 47 COAL GROVE (4-3, 2·1 OVC)- Abby Nance 0 1·2 1, Kelr1 Grove 1 2·2 4, , Bnttany Ha rrison 0 0·2 0. Dan1elle Bryan Welters/photo Carpenter 1 3-8 5, Jordyn Cox 11 4-6 32, Taylor Sexton 2 1-2 5, Chelsea Delong 5 0·0 12 TOTALS 20 11 ·22 59 Three· River Valley jun1or Molly Ruff (30) goes 1n for a shot attempt as she is defended by Coal Grove's Snttany Harrison, nght, during the second half of Thursday's OVC girls basketball game at RVHS in Cheshire. ted four more turnovers in the setback than the guests' 15. The hosts were also a combined 5-of-30 from the field over the middle quarters, including just 2-of-1.2 in that pivotal third quarter. Freshman Brooke Marcum posted a doubledouble for RVHS, scoring 21 points and hauling in 18 rebounds. Marcum also had 16 and 10 at the end of the first half. Senior Kirsten Carter was next with nine points, followed by classmate Rachel Walburn with pOint goals 8 (Co~~: 6, Delong 2) RIVER VALLEY (4·3, 0·3 OVC) Amanda Hagar 0 3-4 3 Rachel Walburn 3 1-4 7, Kelsey Sands 1 0·0 2. Ktrsten Carter 4 0·2 9, Courtney Ctrcle 1 0·0 3, Molly Ruff 1 0..0 2 Mackenzie Ciuxton 0 0·0 0, !Iiana Corftas 0 0 Brooke Taylor 0 0-0 0, Jenn a Warel 0 0-0 0, Brooke Marcum 7 7-12 21 TOTALS 17 11·22 47 Three-pOtnl goals 2 {Carter Circle) Team statlaHcsllndlvlelualleaders F1eid goals CG 20·56 ( 357). RV 17· 61 ( 279), Three-pomt goals CG 8·23 ( 348), RV 2-12 ( 167), Free throws CG 11·22 I 500), RV 11·22 ( 500), Total rebounds' CG 40 (Delong 11 ), RV 46 (Marcum 18). Offenstve rebounds CG 10 (Del6ng 5} RV 20 (Marcum 8) ASSIStS CG 7 (Sexton 3). RV 9 (Circle 4), Steals CG 10 (Cox 2, Sexton 2, Delong 2, Grove 2), RV 6 (Marcum 2, Hagar 2), Blocks CG 5 (Sexton 3), RV 2 (Marcum, Carter), Turnovers CG 15, RV 19, Personal fouls CG 18, AV 16. JV score CG 40, AV 38 seven. Amanda Hagar and Courmey Circle . each chipped in three points to the losmg cause, while Kelsey Sands and Molly Ruff rounded out the scoring with two markers apiece. Cox - who made six three-pointers - paced Co&l Grove and all scorers with 32 points, followed by Chelsea Delong with a dozen points. Delong also had a double-double with II boards in the win. There were 13 lead o-o Notre Dame vs Hundred ppd Lafayette Allen E 52, Ada 49 Tot Chnstlan 63, To! Onawa Htlls 52 Tal. Emmanuel BaptiSt 38 Tal Maumee I Leavittsburg laBrae 48, Newton Falls 41 Valley 28 PRO Leetonia 46, Berlin Center Western Tontogany Otsego 45. Gibsonburg 42 Reserve 33 Troy Ctinstlan 46, Yellow Spnngs 24 Lelpstc 63, McComb 55 Tuscarawas Cent Cath 34. Malvern 31 Nallonal Basketball Al8oclatlon Lemon-Monroe 55, Carlisle 48 Uttca 61, Johnstown Northndge 33 EASTERN CONFERENCE Lexmgton 58, Ashlanel41 AtlantiC Division 1 Van Buren 80, Do!a Hareltn Northern 33 Ltberty Center 38 . Swanton 27 Van Wert lmcolnvtew 47, Convoy W l Pet GB Lima Bath 55, Van Wert 37 Crestv1ew 34 1 Boston 18 2 900 L1ma Cent. Cath 62, Delphos Jefferson Versailles 47 Coldwater 25 Toronto 13 10 565 6'1, 32 Vienna Mathews 68, K1nsman Badger : New Jersey 9 13 409 10 1 21 lima Shawnee 69, Eltda 27 Philadelphia 9 13 409 10 L1sbon David Anderson 50, Mmeral .W AlexandnaTwmValleyS 61, Newton . NewVork 6 15 286 12', Rtdge 33 · Local 22 Southeast Division London Madtson Pl81ns 66, Cedarvtlle Washtngton C H 41 Clarksville Clmton- : W l Pet GB 43 Massie 40 Orlando 16 7 696 Loudonville 44, Centerburg 42 Washtngton C H M1am1 Trace 59, 1 Washmgton 12 10 545 3 '1 Mansfield Sr 65, Orrvtlle 60 Greenfteld McCiatn 48 Atlanta tO t1 476 5 Manon Cath 47, Mt. Vernon Academy Waterford 78, Glouster Tnmble 38 Charlone a 12 400 6' 1 42 wauseon 65, Montpelter 34 Mtamt 6 16 273 9\, Marton Hartttng 97, Sandusky 39 Waynesvtlle 61, New Lebanon Ouue 41 Central Division Manon Pleasant 56, Delaware Buckeye Wellsville 43, Sallnevtlle Southern 34 W l Pet GB Valley 41 Wheeling Central, W Va 55. Detrott tS 7 682 Massillon Tuslaw 65 Navar~e Fairless Steubenville 30 lndtana 11 11 50 0 4 34 Whitehall-Yearling 54 Pataskala Llcktng Cleveland to 12 455 5 McArthur Vmton County 53, Pomeroy Hts 43 Milwaukee 9 12 429 5'11 Meigs 36 Wtntersvtlle lndtan Creek 43. Rayland Chtcago 7 13 350 7 McDonald 52, lowellvtlle 49, OT Buckeye 37 , WESTERN CONFERENCE Mec~BfliCSburg 751 Spnng Emmanuel Youngs East 46, Youngs Ursultne 41 Southw.est Division Christtan 24 Youngs. liberty 46, G1rard 22 NCSAA W l Pet GB Metamora Evergreen 63, Delta 20 Tournament San Antonio 17 5 773 Miam1 Valley Chnstian Academy 50, Cols L1berty Chnshan 27, Our Sav1or New Orleans 14 8 636 3 Xenta Chnsttan 36 New Amencan School, NY 6 Dallas 14 9 609 3~ Mtlford Center Fairbanks 70, Ridgeway POSTPONEMENTS Houston 12 11 522 5\. Atdgemont 42 AND CANCELLATIONS Memphis 6 15 286 to ~~ Mtllbury lake 46, Kansas Lakota 22 Caldwell vs. Sarahsville Shenandoah. Northwest Division Mtllersburg W Holmes 59, Beilvtlle ppd. w L Pet GB Clear Fork 32 Thursday's Scores Denver 14 8 636 1 Utah Mlllon·Union 43, Eaton 36 Boys Basketball 13 10 565 1'2 Mtnford 65, McDermott SCtoto NW 27 Cols Wellington 51 , Granvtll8 Chnsttan 1 Portland 10 12 455 4 Morral Ridgedale 38, Marion Elgin 35 39 I Seattle 6 17 261 a';. Mowrystown Whiteoak 47, Lynchburg· Edon 53, W UOIIy Htlltop48 j Minnesota 3 17 150 10 Clay 42 Fuchs M1zrach1 38, Elyna Ftrst Bapttsl Pacific Division 1 N lewisburg Tnad 49, Spring NE 39 Chrtsllan 28 ' w l Pet GB 1 N. Uma S. Range 48. New Middletown Gates M1lls Hawken 77. Gates Mills Phoemx 17 6 739 Spring 33 GUmour 70 . LA lakers 13 8 619 3 1 NapoiQOn 42, Fremont Ross 21 Grove Ctty Chrtsttan 50. Mad1son Golden State 12 1o 545 4'., Nelsonville-York 70, Wellston 31 ChrtsUan 49 , LA Clippers 8 13 381 a New Bremen 45, St. Henry 22 Lewistown Indian Lake 65, RIVerside Sacramento a 13 381 8 New KnOXVIlle 43, ROCkford Parkway 17 Stebbins 48 New Madison Tri-VIIIage 45, Lewisburg lima Temple Chnsllan 57, Continental 1 Wednesday's Games Tri-County N. 44 56 Indiana 117. Chtcago 102 New Matamoras Frontier 56, Beverly Ft New Carlisle Tecumseh 98, Spnng Toronto 92, Dallas 76 Frye 40 Greenan 47 Phtladelphta 98. Mmnesota 94 PehiBVtlle 68 Gorham Fayene 44 Newark Cath 60, Worthmgton Chnstlan Charlotte 108. l A Cltppers 103 20 Spnng. Kenton Ridge 47, Urbana 32 Boston 90 Sacramento 78 Norwalk St Paul 63, Ashland Mapleton St Parts Graham 79, Spnng Shawnee Seattle 117, New York 110 41 71 Houston 80, Oetrmt 77 Norwood37, Cin WeaternHtlls32 TtppC1tyTippecanoe59 ,Spnng NW39 I Milwaukee I 00 Orlando 86 Oak Glen, W.Va. 66, St. Clairsville 55 Denver 105, New Orleans 99 Oak Harbor 79, Mtlan Edtson 31 Thursday's W.Va. prep Portland 105, Golden State 95 Ohio Deaf 61, Cols. HDrtzon Sc1ence 12 basketball acorea Phoemx 103, Utah 98 Old Washmgton Buckeye Tra11 72, Thurday'a ResultS Thuradey's Games Barnesville 51 Girls 1 Washtngton ~04 M1am1 91 Oregon Stntch 40, Lakestde ~anbury Charleston Catholic 70, Greater L A Lakers 102, San Antonto 97 1 35 Beckley Chnsltan 34 Friday's Games 6 5 Toro nto atlnd1ana, 7 p m 56 1 Worthington 24 Ironton St Joseph, Oh10 34, Hannan 20 I Sacramento at Phtladelph1a 7 p m Milwaukee at Boston. 7 30 p m P1keton 60, Southeastern 49 ltncoln 65, Braxton County 48 1 L A Clippers at MemphiS, 8 p m P1tsb1Jrg Franklin-Monroe 82, Bradford Montcalm 72, Mount Hope 21 Atlanta at Detroit 8 p m 24 N1tro 68 R1vers1de 24 Orlando at Charlotte. 8 p m Plam C1ly Jonathan Alder 48, Oak Glen 66, St ClatrSIIIIIe, Oh10 55 Seattle at Minnesota 8 p.m 1 Crooksville 43 1 Ravenswooa 58, Wtrt County 48 Cleveland at New Jersey, 8 p m Portsmouth Clay 64, , Po rtsmouth R1p!ey 74, Cabell Midland 55 New York at Chtcago, 8 30 p m Sclotovtlls 44 Tucker County 741, Keyser 50 New Orleans at Dallas. 8 30 p m Reedsville Eastern 41 , A acme Tygarts Valley 54, Pocahontas County Utah at Portland, 10 p m Southern 40 51 1 Webster County 54. Atchwood 32 l A lakers at Golden State 10 30 p m I Rtchwood N. Umon 64, Mt Glleael 47 Saturday's Games R1pley Rlpley-Union-LUWIS·Huntlngton I Weststde 61 . Midland Tratl 50 85, W. Umon 63 Wheehng Central 55, Steubenville, Ohto 1 Memphts at Orlando, 7 p m Charlotte at Atlanta. 7 p m Atttman 46, W Saiem NW 38 30 Sacramento at Washington , 7 p m Aussta 46, Cov1ngton 37 Wheeling Park 48. Weir 39 Indiana at M1am1, 7 30 p m S Web6ter 43, Wheelersburg 33 Wmfteld 79, Robert C Byrd 46 New Jersey at New York. 7 30 p m Sandusky Perkins 72, Muron ~9 Wyom1ng East 67, Independence 36 Phllaelelphta at Cleveland, 7 30 p m Sebring McKinley 47, N Jackson Boya Jackson-Mitton 39 , Allegany, Md 82 Petersburg 34 Phoenuc at New Orleans. 8 p m Dallas a! Houston, B 30 p m Sidney Fairlawn 52, Jackson Center 47 Charleston Catholic 70, Greater Sparta Highland 41, CardJngton·ltnCOin BeCkley Chrtshan 34 Denver at San Antomo 8 30 p m 31 George Washington 72, Nttro 67 Mtnnesota at M1lwaukee 8 30 p m Strasburg-Franklin 59, Magnolia Sandy Man 77. Wehama 60 SeaMie at Utah, 9 p m Valley 45 Matewan 91 Mer(;er Chrtsltan 40 Sunday 's Games Sugarcreek Garaway 66 South Charleston 75, Lincoln County 61 Golden State at Detro1l, 12 30 p m Ne~rstown 12 • Wyommg East 79 Poca 59 Boston at Toronto 1 p m Sycamore Mohawk 62 , Attica Seneca 1 POSTPONEMENTS Portland at Den11er. 8 p rn E 52 AND CANCELLATIONS L A Clippers at LA Lakers, 9 30 p m BASKETBALL 1 Thursday'• SCores Girls Beaketbell Akr Buchtel 55, Akr F1restone 46 Akr. East 50. Akr. Eitel 31 Akr Gart1eld 58. Akr North 32 Akr Kenmore 88. Cle Collinwood 13 Akr Manchester 51, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 41 Albany Alexander 62, Belpre 40 Amanda-Ciearcreek 58, Gahanna Cols Academy 31 Anna 33, Ft Loramte 30 Ansonta 60, New Pans Nattonal Trail 34 Arcanum 40, Umon Ctty Mtsstsstnawa Valley 25 Ashlanel Crestview 70, Monroeville 45 Bascom Hopewell-loudon 59, T1ffi n Calvert 58 · Batavia 55. Batavta Clermont NE 35 Bellbrook 61, Germantown Valley V1ew 55 - Berlin Htland 94, Bowerston Conotton Valley 40 Bethel-Tate 61, Feltcity-Frankltn 53 Bloomdale Elmwood 55, Genoa Area 53 Bluffton 50, Spencervtlle 26 Brookfield 69, Hubbard 38 Bryan 52 Archbold 43 Can Timken 52, Wooster Tnway 37 Csnf1eld 80, Struthers 38 Casstown Ml8mt E. 53, T1pp C1ty Bethel 24 Castalia Margaretta 71, Port Clinton 37 Celina 39, St Marys Memorial 27 Chesapeake .54, Proctorvtlle Fairland 43 Chtlhcothe Huntington 55, Frankfort Adena 50, OT Chtlhcothe Untoto 65, Bambridge Paint Valley 31 Ch1lhCCJthe Zane Trace 58, Wt!hamsport Westfall36 Ctn F1nneytown 62, Gin Deer Park 34 Ctn lnd1an Htll 51. N. "Send Taylor 37 Cm Madetra 30, C1n Wyoming 24 Cin Mercy 47, Ursuline Academy 33 Cln St Ursula 46 Ctn. Hughes 38 Cin Taft 71, Cin Shroeler 43 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 59, Chesh1re RIV8r Valley 47 Cols Wellington 44, Granvtlle Christian 18 Columbus Grove 67, Pauldmg 50 Cortland Lakeview 55, Warren Cha~1on 35 Cortland Maplewood 41 Warren Lordstown 31 Creston Norwayne 46, Dalton 34 Day ChriStian 44, Franklin Mtddletown Chnstian 33 Day Marshall85, Day Stivers 19 Day Meadowdale 85, Day Belmont 54 Day Mlamt Valley SO, Xenia Christian ~ay Northndge 57, Camden Preble Shawnee 25 Day Oakwooel 56, Broolcvtlle 44 Delphos St John's 43, Mana Stein Manon Local 37 Elmore Wood mere 49, Pembervilkl Eastwood 46 Fayellev1lle 46, Sardtnta Eastern Htgh School 44 Ftndlay 56, Ltma St 42 Ftndlay L1berty-Benton 52, Arlington 42 Fostona St Wendeltn 61, Old Fort 34 Fredencktown 54, Johnstown-Monroe 27 Ft Recovery 48, M1nster 41 Fuchs Mtzrachl 40. Elyria First Baptist Christian 28 Goshen 53. Blanchester 43 Hanoverton United 47, E Palestine 34 Hartville Lake Center Christian 47, Kmgsway Chnstian 29 Haviland wayne Trace 64, Fl Jennings 49 Houston 57, Botk1ns 54 Howard E Knox 42, Danvtlle 30 Ironton St Joseph 34, Hannan, W Va 20 Jeromesvtlle HillSdale 51, Apple Creek Wayn&dale 43 ' ., 29. BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD PRF;P BASKETBALL - Sentinel - l\egtster CLASSIFIED cl)anges and five ties dunng the first half. River Valley's biggest lead of the mght was three points and last led with under 30 seconds remaining in the second period at 30- BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYOAILYTRIBUNE:COM The Daily Sentinel • Page 85 I 1 I I I 1 I ~~c~~~~Q~~I~a ~: Co~ta~~:~as ~~~~~~~io~a7:. S~~~~f~~~~~ston I 1 ---- - I ·-------- I Galli a County, OH E·mail class1f1ed@ myda1lytribune.com In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE Webs1tes: www.myda1lytribune.com www.mydailysent1nel.com www.mydailyreg1ster com To Place mrtbune Sentinel l\egtster Your Ad.. (740) 446·2342 (740) 992·2156 (304) 675-1333 Call Today... or Fax To (740) 446-3008 Or Fax To (740) 992-2157 Word Ads Monday thru Friday 8:00a.m. to 5:00 ,p.m. HOW IQ WRITE AN AD Successful Ads Should Include These Items To Help Get Response ... Larry Crumlphoto *POLICIES* Hannan freshman Skylar Dawkms goes for a layup over an Ironton St. Joe defender during the second quarter of a girls high school basketball game Thursday mght in Ashton, W.Va. Dawkins had a team-h1gh six points but her team fell short 34·20. Ohio Valley Publishing reeerves the right to edt~ reject or cancel any ad at any time. Errors Must B eported on the tlrs y ot publlcalion a e Tribune-Sentinel will eglater esponslble tor n ore than the cost space occuple the error and onl fit01 Intortion. W all not be liable St Joe pulls away in second half to beat Lady 'Cats, 34-20 BY LARRY CRUM LCRUM@MYDAI LYREGISTER COM ASHTON , W.Va. - It was a much improved effort from their first time out, but the Hannan Lady 'Cats still found themselves on the WI ong end of a big second half by the opposing team in a 34-20 loss to Ironton St. Joe Thursday night in Ashton Hannan was outscored 300 in the second half of its season opener againsl South Galli a· and saw the same thmg Thursday night as the Lady 'Cats allowed a one pomt halftime deficit turn mto a 20-7 second half run to ~esult in the1r second straight loss. St. Joe was led during that span by Charligh Hart who had eight of her game-high 14 pomts in the final two quarters to he-lp her team pull away m the win. Kat1e Hacker added nine pomts for the Lady Flyers while Sara Baseden and Danelle Blair added four potnts apiece and M1chelle Staton added a tno of pomts. Hannan, who nearly tripled its offens1ve output for the season, played a much Improved first half that saw freshman Skylar Dawkins led her team with six points to help the Lady 'Cats take a 3-2 lead after eight mmutes of play. HHS then went up by as many as live in the ftrst half before St. Joe began to battle back. The Lady Flyers rallied back to tie the game 7-7 and the two teams then proceeded to ue twice more and trade the lead three times with St. Joe taking the lead for good on a free-throw with one second on the clock to give the Lady Flyers a 14-13 lead at the break. From there a tough press and a few key turnovers allowed Ironton to pull away while Hannan went cold from the field. After connecting on six buckets in the first 16 minutes, Hannan managed just three in the second half while going 2of-8 from the foul line. That proved just enough to allow the Lady Flyers to pull out to a 22-16 lead after three quarters and the eventual 14-pomt victory. Along with the six points from Dawkins. Abbie Bush added five points, Kaitlyn Campbell had three points and Celeste Campbell, Jennifer Swann and Brittany Edmonds had two points ap1ece. Hannan Will now prepare for a visit from Grace Christian later today. Gametime is slated to begin at 6·30p.m . . ion of an advert! ent. Correc1tona wll made In the firs vallable edition Box number ads ar lways cOnfidential. >Curren1 pplles. Real Estat dvertlaements ar bject to the Federa 11r Housing Act o 968. Thlo · nowspape c:cepta only hel anted ada meetln OE standards. r \ \ \0[ \ 1 I \ I I ' " ' 1 ~award · lg r I 1 lemale Black· Lab 1 Golden -Retriever m1x about 6 months olel, very lrtendly 304·937-3192 S yr old Blue Ttck muc, black/tan, housebroken or outs1de, to good home, (740)992·1477 304-593·5~21 Sofa m gooel (740)985·4415 r shape, ~- - '* KIT & CARLYLE HousFS l.wright2005@detnews.com r lost Dog 6 months old lemale Sheltte·Beagle mtx Looks like short-hatred mtntature Collte Fur pre- . ·-· - - ·- . -· FORRENf ' ~ All real "t•te ad.Jertl•lng In thll newspaper 11 IUbilel to lhl Fed1ral Fair Hou1lng Act of 1968 which mlk.. 11 Illegal to advertise "anv prelereno., limitation or discrimination baaed an race, color, religion, ••• tamllleletatua or nallonal origin, or an~ Intention to make any such prefer.nc•, limlllllon or dltc:r!minatlon." 0 WANI"Eil L._ _..;TOil.iBOIUIIY;.._,. 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Our ru.dera are hereb~ Informed thar all dwelling• •dvertllod in thll newep•per are available an an equal opportunity b•n• It APAKIMJo:NTS mR REliT 2BA house at 87 Spruce Sl $500/mo Also Upslatrs Apl on 2nd Ave $325/mo 446· 2158 1 Bedroom Tn-le11el , OUiet location, close to hosp1tal Reference s & Depos1t Reqwred (740)446·2957 3 BR house tn Gall1polts 1BA Apt WID hookups mterne tlsatell1te TV mel w/rent, close to hosp1tal Call 740·339-0362 W/0 connectton. $450/mo, $250/dep You pay all utili· ltes Call Wayne 404-4563802 __:..c.:.:.__:.::::__ _ _ I BR on 5th Ave tn Gall! pol s 3 br house, Pomeroy, 2 full bath, garage, lull basement, new carpet . very clean. hand1cap accesstble, $635 a month ~740)949·2303 Energy efltctent WID hookup, AC. range fudge No pets $350 + uttht1es Dep & Rei 645·3839 -------t8A n1cely turn Outet area 3 Brm I 1 Bth home 10 SUitable for 1 adu lt pnvate Pomeroy $425 M plus ut111- drtveway wfcarport No pets tles/$200 dep 740·247· $375mo Ret dep req $200 2098 740·446·4782 3BR. 1 bath 1n Btdwell, 2 bd apt tn Mason all alec· $575/mo + sec dep 446· trtc remodeled, everythmg 3644 ts new ms1de Includes stove tndge, washer/dryer. 3BR, 1 5 bath house 1n town $575/rent + sec dep water and sewer. relerences and deposit reqwed, $450 446 3644 (740)416·6622 12 t4 3Br. 2 car garage. 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Please call 1 mortgage IS properly Galltpohs off SA 588 446· Mobile Home Park 740 446 and/or small houses FOR Retired or Sem1 Rehred resume to PO Box 729·13 304·373·1011 or toll tree at leneler lji~nsod (This IS a public 8935 $16,900 RENT Call j740)441·1t111 lookmg for a lew hrs a day . Pomeroy OH 45701 2003 1·877·373-1011 announcement xao Oakwood bed for apphcatton & tnformat1on service Call 412·787-8880. 111 mes· 2002 16 3 sage Person for live m with elelerly '1ruck o r1ver nee d ed Non- from the Ohio Valley 2 bath, 1999 16x80 Fortune Tratler lor rent 3BA, 2 BA Downtown GallipoliS 3BA Publishing Company) Call 367 · 7762 or 446-4060 m~~F-i;F.~F.i:''I'F.::t:l lady Call740·367·7129 COL I eco d -;~;::;::::~ 3 bed 2 bath, 3 more to 1 5 bath , CIA, Ca rpet I hard • c ean driVIng r r choose from Day 740·388· FARMS wood 1\oors, ktt appl tnclud Drug Screemng reqUired " POST OFFICE NOW 740-388·8547 PRotmJONAL 0000 Evemng 740·245·9213 __ FOR RENT ed WID hookup No pets HIRING .:.~UCilu;ON I SER.vtas 4 B -2 A preferred Ample Sto rag e Avg Pay $20Au or ~•• t,700 sq 11$49,989 Wanted Look1ng lo rent 1n Available Dep Req 740 $57K annually 1 40 hours per week plus TURNED DOWN ON Mtdwest 740 282 2750 the Metgs Co area a farm 446-7654 lndudmg Hlderal Benefits benefits $8 55 per hour SOCIAL SECURITY ISSI? w11h a small home or tra~ler and OT.Pa1d Train1ng, Gallipolis C..r College Weekelay. Evenmg and No Fee Unless We Wtnl New 3 Bedroom homes from that the farm can be used to Vacattons-FTIPT (careers Close To Home) Weekenel shifts Must pas $214 36 per month, Includes house larm an1mals 1nclud· 1•888 . 582• 3345 1·866·542·1531 Call Today' 740·446·4367, background check. For many upgraeles, del1very & 1ng goats. cows and caged USWA I ~ I \ I l . . _ I \ I I Hl00·214·0452 complete JOb descnptton set-up (740)385·2434 chickens Please call •2& 3 bedroom apartments www ~ll~ll9clueercoHege com rope y manaQer ne e and to apply obtain an •CenHal hear & AIC Accredited Member Accrediting HoMES illl;::"_-:'_-::~-, 740)247·2520 or new apartment compte applicatiOn at the library & •Washer/dryer hookup FOR SALE Lors & I""' AP,\KfMFNfS n Pomt Pleasant Full-ttm ma11 to Library at •All electnc- averagtng t274B ACREAGE talus temporanly dur1 7 SpruceSt $50·$60/month u ' .. FOR RENf ease up penod and lhe Galltpolts, Ohio tn.I.')ILI'.LlA.l'uvtxt 0 dOwn payment 4 bed· •• yard Cavera d MOBILE HOME LOT FOR 1 and 2 bedroom apar 1· •Owner pays water, sewer, ermanent part ttme rooms lar,.,.,. Alln Debbte Saunders RENT. 1031 Georges Creek d 1 trash ffer paid tra101ng and flex1 deck Attached garage 740· ments, 1urmshed an un urDeadltne for appltcauons I 441 ·1t 11 Monogram wood stove can 367-7129 Rd, mshed, and houses m (304 )882-3017 le hours Please fa December 20 2007 EOE use up to 24• long logs Pomeroy and Middleport esume to 304·75S.0957 Local Convement Store Beckett fuel 011 furnace 3BR Ranch 425 LeGrande secunty depos1t requ1red no Cha1n search1ng for experi· Sl Mary's Medtcal Center, a 72,000 BTU's Kenmore Near new HS. 2 bath, FR. '"""'111"'"-~---.., pets, 740-992·221 8 enced StOI'e Mgr Salary & 393 bed tertiary care antique wood cook stove mground pOOl screen room r.::triO benefits at tnterv1ew Send teachmg facthty wtth7r·4~0t;:·9~9~2·;;l39~5~2----..., w/hot tub. fenced m yard . HousEs 1 bedroom apt 2nel Ave " 44°227" 709 9513 ' rnR RENT Gallipolis 740-446 4383 resume Mgr PO ~x 306 med1cal school aff1hat1on, lUll W~ o.:tor • · ·-..,;.viiioiiiiii-.-J Furn1shed upsta1rs 3 rooms Vmton , OH 45686 has 1mmed1ate open1ng_s lor To Do Attention! 4 Brm Apl /1 Bth m and bath Clean no pels the followmg posthons. Local company otfenng "NO 2 & 3 bedroom houses for Ractne $700 M tncludes AU deposit req 740·446-1519 Local Home Health Agency Regtstered Nurses and DOWN PAtMENT" pro- rent no pets (740)992-5858 Utthltes 740 :' t • 2098 ) f George's Portable Sawmtll now hmng STNA's, PCA's LPN's (F u111 - 1me or· our grams for you to ouy your and HHA's Fle)(tble sched· lntermed 18 te Care Unit dOn't haul your Logs to the MtU lUSt call304-675-1957 home tnsteael of renting uhng Apply tn person or call Regtslered Nurses .(Per • 100% ftnancmg 740·441-t377 2 Commerce D1em) PACU Must be eh• Less than perfect cred~ ••lit• .I i FOUND 1- - - - - - M i oeo • ------- POUCIES: Ohio Y1ley Publlhlng r•Mfvel tn. right to ldlt, IWj.tct, or e~ncel1ny ad 111ny tkn Errors must be reported on the flr11 day TrlbUn.S.ntlnet-R. .Ittr will be r"pon1lbll tor no mo,. thin tt.e COlt of the IPice occupied by the error end only tne first Insertion We 1ny lo11 or npen.. that re1utle from thl publlcetlon or oml11lon ol 1n ldvlrtleement . Correction will be m•d• In the first available edition are atw•y• conPidlntl1l. • Current urd 1pplln. • All rwl tltl1lldvlrtiHIMntl are eubject to the F1d1r11 Fair Hou1lng Act of 1988 KCiptl only llllp Wlnlld ldiiMI'Ikl$J EOE ltlnderdt. WI will not knowingly ltcept lilY ldllllf'tlslng In lilalatton olll\e llw r.'l71'------., 1'/'lll"'------., lost ANn oao --· be prepaid' 1',0 4x4's For Sale ...... ............. ........................... 725 , Announcement ............................................ 030 Antlques ....... ................ ................................ 530 Apartments for Rent ................................... 440 Auction and Flee Market ............................. Auto Porta & Accessories .......................... 760 Auto Repair.................................................. 770 Autos for Sale .............................................. 7t0 Boats & Motors for Sale ............................. 750 Building Supplles •.....•.....••••••.•••.............•.••. 550 Business and Bulldlngs •.....••............•.....••• 340 Business Opportunlty ................................. 2t0 Bualnesa Tralnlng •••....•.•••••••.•......•••...•..••..•. 140 Cempero & Motor Homos •••••.......•.....•.••••.•. 790 Camping Equipment ................................... 780 Carda of Thanka .......................................... oto Child/Elderly Cere ....................................... t90 Electrlcai/Refrtgeratlon •..••••••.••..••••...•.•..•.... 840 Equipment for Rent ..................................... 480 Excavating ................................................... 830 Farm Equlpment .......................................... 6t0 Farms for Rent .............................................430 Farms for Sale ........................... .................. 330 For Leese ..................................................... 490 For Sale ...................................................:.•.. 585 For Sale or Trade ....... .................................. 590 Fruita & Vegetablas ..................................... 580 Furnished Rooms ........................................ 450 General Hauling ........................................... 850 Giveaway ...................................................... 040 Happy Ada .................................................... oso Hay & Greln ......................,........................... 64D Help Wanted ............ ..................................... 11D Home tmprovementa ............................... ---.810 Homea for Sate ............................................ liD Household Goods ............... ........................ 510 Houeealor Rent .......................................... 410 In Memorlam ................................................ 020 Insurance ...................... ............................... 130 Lewn & Garden Equlpmen1.> ...................... 660 Llvsstock.....................................................630 Loll and Found ........................................... Loll & Acreage ...................... :..................... 350 Mlscelleneoua .............................................. I 70 Miscellaneous Merchandlae ....................... 540 Mobile Home Repalr .................................... 860 Mobile Homea for Rent ............................... 420 Mobile Home• for Sale ................................ 320 Money to Loan ...................................... ....... 220 Motorcycle• & 4 Whaelera ... ....................... 740 Musical Instruments .................................. 570 Personals ••••.............•....•••......•.•............•.•••• 005 Pels for Sale ............................. ................... 580 Plumbing 1 Hasting ....... .'................••........• 820 Professional Sarvlces ...•••.•••. ..............••..•.. 230 Radio, TV I CB Repalr ••••.•••.....•....•..••..•..•••1.60 Reel Estate Wanted ••••.•......••..•..•...•..........••• 360 SGhoolalnatructlon ••.•••.. .....•.•••.. ........•...•.•. 150 . Saed, Plant& Fertlllzer •.•........... .-.............. 650 SHuellone WMted .................................... ... 120 Space lor Rent. .•••••.•...•....••.••••••.. ................. 480 Sporting Gooda ...................... ..................... 520 · SUV'a lor Salt........................... .. ... .............. 720 Trucka lor Sate ............................................ 715 · Upholatery ................................................... 870 Vano For Sate ... --- .... ..................................... 730 Wanted to Buy ............................................. 090 Wanted to Buy· Farm Supplies ...•.............• 620 Wanted To Do .............................................. 180 · Wanted to Rent ............................. ............... 470 : Yard Sate- Galllpolla ... ........................... ...... 072 Yard Sete-Pomeroy/Middle .............. ........... 074 Yard Sate-Pt. Plaaaant ............... ... .............. 076 The media conglomerate, which intends to sell the Chicago-based Corneas! sports channel as well as the Cubs and Wrigley in the first half of 2008, declined comment on the reported talks, also mentioned in a column in Thursday's Chicago SunTimes. Tribune Co. is in the midst of trying to sell the Cubs as part of an $8.2 billion deal to take the company · private under the leadership of real estate magnate Sam Zell. That transaction is expected to close by year's end and as soon as Dec. 20, Zell said at a luncheon appearance Wednesday, but formal bids on tl)e Cubs have yet to be solic1ted. Analysts have speculated all the assets combined could attract bids of as much as $1 b11lion or more. must Jack Russell/Pug mtx pupptes 7 weeks old Please Want to buy Junk Cars call call 740-256·6488 740 388·0884 Lucky a mtxed Beagle IS a I \ 11 '1 l)) \ II '\ I part t1 me house dog who "'' H\ I{ I .., needs a good home Hts ;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;;;; good w/ktds & very lovable also a good huntmg dog HFLl'WAmm CLASSIFIED INDEX IRONTON ST. JOE - Mtchelle Staton 1 1·2 3 Katie Schaub 0 0·2 0 Katie Hacker 3 3·6 9, Sunny Clyse 0 0·0 0, Sara Baroeden 2 0-1 4 , Sara Bucham 0 0-0 0, Charhgh Hart 6 2·2 14, Danella Blatr 1 2·2 4. Allison Stump 0 0·0 0. TOTALS 13 8·15 34 Three-pomt goals· none HANNAN - Abbie Bush 2 1·3 5, Celeste Campbell t ~0 2, Amanda Lltt!e o 0·0 0, Ananna Blake 0 0-0 0, Skylar Oawkms 3 0·1 6. Jenntfer Swann 1 0·0 2. Brtttany Edmonds 1 0·1 2, Carne Watts 0 0..0 0, Sammv Mays 0 0-0 0 , Kait1yn Campbell 1 1·4 3, Kayla Perry 0 0·0 0 TOTALS 9 2·8 20 Three-potnl goals none • All ads All Dl•play: 12 Noon 2 Bu•ln-• Dav• Prior To Publication Sunday Dlaplay: 1:00 p.m. Thursday for Sundays black dog. R ot\wet ler /Ge rman Cl'lrlstmas Wreaths & Grave Sheppard, no collar. w/whtte Blankets. $5·$25 (740)949· chest & nght front paw, last 21 15. 740-949-3151, Sues seen Nov 26th L1ttle 16 GreenhOuse /Sout hs1de area 304·593· 0884 _ _""'!"'_ _ _ _.., GIVEAWAY 304·675·6258 Ironton St. Joe 34, Hannan 20 St Joe ~ 12 8 12 34 Hannan 3 10 3 4 20 ~~ r 30 ANNOUNCFMENIS 674 How you can have borders and graphics ~ added to your classified ods Jr1'r Borders $3.00/per ad Graphics SO¢ for small SI .00 for large Display Ads Dally In-Column: 1:00 p.m. Monday-Friday for Jn•ertlon In Next Day•s Paper Sunday In-Column: 1:00 p.m. For Sunday• P•p•r • Start Your Ads With A Kevword • Include complete Description • Include A Pl'lce • Avakl Abbrevl•tlans • Include Phone Number And AddreN When Needed • Ads Should Run 7 Days OOmmately black legs and paws are whtle wtth tan spots Last seen Country Club Rd Reward offeretl Cubs reportedly irt talks over selling Wrigley to state agency CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Cubs executives have held talks with city and state officials about the possibility of selling Wrigley Field to a state sports agency. according to " published 1eports. 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To Subscribe Call Read your The Dally Sentinel newspaper and learn 992-2155 I �\' Page B4 • The Daily SenJ:inel Friday, December 14. www .mydailysentinel.com Friday, December 14, 2007 2007 www.mydailysentinel.com ~rtbune River Valley stung by Lady Hornets, 59-47 ' C HESHIRE - An 11-0 run over the openmg 3:48 of the th1rd quarter allowed VIS· 1ting Coal Grove to tum a ti ght four-pomt halftime advantage into a comfortable 59-47 victory Thursday mght over River Valley duran Ohio Valley mg Conference girls basketball contest. The Lady Hornets (4-3, 2l OVC) trailed 18- 16 after eight minut~s of act10n, then went on an 18- 12 second quarter run to establish a 3430 mtenmssion ·edge. CGHS junior Jordyn Cox contributed all II of those points during that pivotal third quarter start, helping the guests JUmp out to a sizeable 45-30 edge with 4:12 remammg in the period. The host Lady Raiders (4-3, 0-3) finajly reached the second half scoreboard with 2:58 showing in the third when Kelsey Sands hit a jumper to make it 45-32 The Silver and Black closed the quarter out on a 31 run, pulling to within II points (46-35) entering the finale . The Lady Raiders never came closer the rest of the way as the Red, Black and White ended the game on a 13-12 run for the dozen-point triumph. River Valley shot JUSt 17of-61 from the field for 28 percent, including 2-of-12 from three-point territory for 17 percent. The hosts also lost their 22nd consecutive OVC game, dating back to December 8, 2005 when they knocked off visiting Chesapeake (45-42) in the conference opener that season. CGHS, on the other hand, 20-of-56 floor made attempts for 36 percent, including 8-of-23 from behind the arc for 34 percent. Both squads were 11of-22 from the free throw line. The Lady Raiders outrebounded the visitors 46-40 overall and 20-10 on the offensive glass, but commit- Delong made a trifecta with 28.4 seconds left for a 32-30 CGHS edge. then Kelli Grove sank two free throws after being fouled on the successful three-pmnter to give the guests thetr 34-30 halftime lead. The Lady Hornets held their biggest lead of the · night at 17 pomts (54-37) with 5:40 remainmg 111 the finale. Coal Grove also claimed a. sweep of the evening with a 40-38 v1ctory in the junior varsity contes• Jessi Hagar led RVHS w1th 10 pomts, while Dom Winters led the guests and all scorers with 16 markers. River Valley, wh1ch is 4-0 10 non-conference games this year, returns to action on Monday when it travels to Tuppers Plains for a nonOVC matchup with Eastern. The Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Eagles 63-56 earlier this season in Cheshire. The varsity tip-off ts sc heduled for 6 p.m. Coal Grove 59, River Vallev 47 Coal Grove 16 18 12 13 59 R1ver Valley 18 12 5 12 - 47 COAL GROVE (4-3, 2·1 OVC)- Abby Nance 0 1·2 1, Kelr1 Grove 1 2·2 4, , Bnttany Ha rrison 0 0·2 0. Dan1elle Bryan Welters/photo Carpenter 1 3-8 5, Jordyn Cox 11 4-6 32, Taylor Sexton 2 1-2 5, Chelsea Delong 5 0·0 12 TOTALS 20 11 ·22 59 Three· River Valley jun1or Molly Ruff (30) goes 1n for a shot attempt as she is defended by Coal Grove's Snttany Harrison, nght, during the second half of Thursday's OVC girls basketball game at RVHS in Cheshire. ted four more turnovers in the setback than the guests' 15. The hosts were also a combined 5-of-30 from the field over the middle quarters, including just 2-of-1.2 in that pivotal third quarter. Freshman Brooke Marcum posted a doubledouble for RVHS, scoring 21 points and hauling in 18 rebounds. Marcum also had 16 and 10 at the end of the first half. Senior Kirsten Carter was next with nine points, followed by classmate Rachel Walburn with pOint goals 8 (Co~~: 6, Delong 2) RIVER VALLEY (4·3, 0·3 OVC) Amanda Hagar 0 3-4 3 Rachel Walburn 3 1-4 7, Kelsey Sands 1 0·0 2. Ktrsten Carter 4 0·2 9, Courtney Ctrcle 1 0·0 3, Molly Ruff 1 0..0 2 Mackenzie Ciuxton 0 0·0 0, !Iiana Corftas 0 0 Brooke Taylor 0 0-0 0, Jenn a Warel 0 0-0 0, Brooke Marcum 7 7-12 21 TOTALS 17 11·22 47 Three-pOtnl goals 2 {Carter Circle) Team statlaHcsllndlvlelualleaders F1eid goals CG 20·56 ( 357). RV 17· 61 ( 279), Three-pomt goals CG 8·23 ( 348), RV 2-12 ( 167), Free throws CG 11·22 I 500), RV 11·22 ( 500), Total rebounds' CG 40 (Delong 11 ), RV 46 (Marcum 18). Offenstve rebounds CG 10 (Del6ng 5} RV 20 (Marcum 8) ASSIStS CG 7 (Sexton 3). RV 9 (Circle 4), Steals CG 10 (Cox 2, Sexton 2, Delong 2, Grove 2), RV 6 (Marcum 2, Hagar 2), Blocks CG 5 (Sexton 3), RV 2 (Marcum, Carter), Turnovers CG 15, RV 19, Personal fouls CG 18, AV 16. JV score CG 40, AV 38 seven. Amanda Hagar and Courmey Circle . each chipped in three points to the losmg cause, while Kelsey Sands and Molly Ruff rounded out the scoring with two markers apiece. Cox - who made six three-pointers - paced Co&l Grove and all scorers with 32 points, followed by Chelsea Delong with a dozen points. Delong also had a double-double with II boards in the win. There were 13 lead o-o Notre Dame vs Hundred ppd Lafayette Allen E 52, Ada 49 Tot Chnstlan 63, To! Onawa Htlls 52 Tal. Emmanuel BaptiSt 38 Tal Maumee I Leavittsburg laBrae 48, Newton Falls 41 Valley 28 PRO Leetonia 46, Berlin Center Western Tontogany Otsego 45. Gibsonburg 42 Reserve 33 Troy Ctinstlan 46, Yellow Spnngs 24 Lelpstc 63, McComb 55 Tuscarawas Cent Cath 34. Malvern 31 Nallonal Basketball Al8oclatlon Lemon-Monroe 55, Carlisle 48 Uttca 61, Johnstown Northndge 33 EASTERN CONFERENCE Lexmgton 58, Ashlanel41 AtlantiC Division 1 Van Buren 80, Do!a Hareltn Northern 33 Ltberty Center 38 . Swanton 27 Van Wert lmcolnvtew 47, Convoy W l Pet GB Lima Bath 55, Van Wert 37 Crestv1ew 34 1 Boston 18 2 900 L1ma Cent. Cath 62, Delphos Jefferson Versailles 47 Coldwater 25 Toronto 13 10 565 6'1, 32 Vienna Mathews 68, K1nsman Badger : New Jersey 9 13 409 10 1 21 lima Shawnee 69, Eltda 27 Philadelphia 9 13 409 10 L1sbon David Anderson 50, Mmeral .W AlexandnaTwmValleyS 61, Newton . NewVork 6 15 286 12', Rtdge 33 · Local 22 Southeast Division London Madtson Pl81ns 66, Cedarvtlle Washtngton C H 41 Clarksville Clmton- : W l Pet GB 43 Massie 40 Orlando 16 7 696 Loudonville 44, Centerburg 42 Washtngton C H M1am1 Trace 59, 1 Washmgton 12 10 545 3 '1 Mansfield Sr 65, Orrvtlle 60 Greenfteld McCiatn 48 Atlanta tO t1 476 5 Manon Cath 47, Mt. Vernon Academy Waterford 78, Glouster Tnmble 38 Charlone a 12 400 6' 1 42 wauseon 65, Montpelter 34 Mtamt 6 16 273 9\, Marton Hartttng 97, Sandusky 39 Waynesvtlle 61, New Lebanon Ouue 41 Central Division Manon Pleasant 56, Delaware Buckeye Wellsville 43, Sallnevtlle Southern 34 W l Pet GB Valley 41 Wheeling Central, W Va 55. Detrott tS 7 682 Massillon Tuslaw 65 Navar~e Fairless Steubenville 30 lndtana 11 11 50 0 4 34 Whitehall-Yearling 54 Pataskala Llcktng Cleveland to 12 455 5 McArthur Vmton County 53, Pomeroy Hts 43 Milwaukee 9 12 429 5'11 Meigs 36 Wtntersvtlle lndtan Creek 43. Rayland Chtcago 7 13 350 7 McDonald 52, lowellvtlle 49, OT Buckeye 37 , WESTERN CONFERENCE Mec~BfliCSburg 751 Spnng Emmanuel Youngs East 46, Youngs Ursultne 41 Southw.est Division Christtan 24 Youngs. liberty 46, G1rard 22 NCSAA W l Pet GB Metamora Evergreen 63, Delta 20 Tournament San Antonio 17 5 773 Miam1 Valley Chnstian Academy 50, Cols L1berty Chnshan 27, Our Sav1or New Orleans 14 8 636 3 Xenta Chnsttan 36 New Amencan School, NY 6 Dallas 14 9 609 3~ Mtlford Center Fairbanks 70, Ridgeway POSTPONEMENTS Houston 12 11 522 5\. Atdgemont 42 AND CANCELLATIONS Memphis 6 15 286 to ~~ Mtllbury lake 46, Kansas Lakota 22 Caldwell vs. Sarahsville Shenandoah. Northwest Division Mtllersburg W Holmes 59, Beilvtlle ppd. w L Pet GB Clear Fork 32 Thursday's Scores Denver 14 8 636 1 Utah Mlllon·Union 43, Eaton 36 Boys Basketball 13 10 565 1'2 Mtnford 65, McDermott SCtoto NW 27 Cols Wellington 51 , Granvtll8 Chnsttan 1 Portland 10 12 455 4 Morral Ridgedale 38, Marion Elgin 35 39 I Seattle 6 17 261 a';. Mowrystown Whiteoak 47, Lynchburg· Edon 53, W UOIIy Htlltop48 j Minnesota 3 17 150 10 Clay 42 Fuchs M1zrach1 38, Elyna Ftrst Bapttsl Pacific Division 1 N lewisburg Tnad 49, Spring NE 39 Chrtsllan 28 ' w l Pet GB 1 N. Uma S. Range 48. New Middletown Gates M1lls Hawken 77. Gates Mills Phoemx 17 6 739 Spring 33 GUmour 70 . LA lakers 13 8 619 3 1 NapoiQOn 42, Fremont Ross 21 Grove Ctty Chrtsttan 50. Mad1son Golden State 12 1o 545 4'., Nelsonville-York 70, Wellston 31 ChrtsUan 49 , LA Clippers 8 13 381 a New Bremen 45, St. Henry 22 Lewistown Indian Lake 65, RIVerside Sacramento a 13 381 8 New KnOXVIlle 43, ROCkford Parkway 17 Stebbins 48 New Madison Tri-VIIIage 45, Lewisburg lima Temple Chnsllan 57, Continental 1 Wednesday's Games Tri-County N. 44 56 Indiana 117. Chtcago 102 New Matamoras Frontier 56, Beverly Ft New Carlisle Tecumseh 98, Spnng Toronto 92, Dallas 76 Frye 40 Greenan 47 Phtladelphta 98. Mmnesota 94 PehiBVtlle 68 Gorham Fayene 44 Newark Cath 60, Worthmgton Chnstlan Charlotte 108. l A Cltppers 103 20 Spnng. Kenton Ridge 47, Urbana 32 Boston 90 Sacramento 78 Norwalk St Paul 63, Ashland Mapleton St Parts Graham 79, Spnng Shawnee Seattle 117, New York 110 41 71 Houston 80, Oetrmt 77 Norwood37, Cin WeaternHtlls32 TtppC1tyTippecanoe59 ,Spnng NW39 I Milwaukee I 00 Orlando 86 Oak Glen, W.Va. 66, St. Clairsville 55 Denver 105, New Orleans 99 Oak Harbor 79, Mtlan Edtson 31 Thursday's W.Va. prep Portland 105, Golden State 95 Ohio Deaf 61, Cols. HDrtzon Sc1ence 12 basketball acorea Phoemx 103, Utah 98 Old Washmgton Buckeye Tra11 72, Thurday'a ResultS Thuradey's Games Barnesville 51 Girls 1 Washtngton ~04 M1am1 91 Oregon Stntch 40, Lakestde ~anbury Charleston Catholic 70, Greater L A Lakers 102, San Antonto 97 1 35 Beckley Chnsltan 34 Friday's Games 6 5 Toro nto atlnd1ana, 7 p m 56 1 Worthington 24 Ironton St Joseph, Oh10 34, Hannan 20 I Sacramento at Phtladelph1a 7 p m Milwaukee at Boston. 7 30 p m P1keton 60, Southeastern 49 ltncoln 65, Braxton County 48 1 L A Clippers at MemphiS, 8 p m P1tsb1Jrg Franklin-Monroe 82, Bradford Montcalm 72, Mount Hope 21 Atlanta at Detroit 8 p m 24 N1tro 68 R1vers1de 24 Orlando at Charlotte. 8 p m Plam C1ly Jonathan Alder 48, Oak Glen 66, St ClatrSIIIIIe, Oh10 55 Seattle at Minnesota 8 p.m 1 Crooksville 43 1 Ravenswooa 58, Wtrt County 48 Cleveland at New Jersey, 8 p m Portsmouth Clay 64, , Po rtsmouth R1p!ey 74, Cabell Midland 55 New York at Chtcago, 8 30 p m Sclotovtlls 44 Tucker County 741, Keyser 50 New Orleans at Dallas. 8 30 p m Reedsville Eastern 41 , A acme Tygarts Valley 54, Pocahontas County Utah at Portland, 10 p m Southern 40 51 1 Webster County 54. Atchwood 32 l A lakers at Golden State 10 30 p m I Rtchwood N. Umon 64, Mt Glleael 47 Saturday's Games R1pley Rlpley-Union-LUWIS·Huntlngton I Weststde 61 . Midland Tratl 50 85, W. Umon 63 Wheehng Central 55, Steubenville, Ohto 1 Memphts at Orlando, 7 p m Charlotte at Atlanta. 7 p m Atttman 46, W Saiem NW 38 30 Sacramento at Washington , 7 p m Aussta 46, Cov1ngton 37 Wheeling Park 48. Weir 39 Indiana at M1am1, 7 30 p m S Web6ter 43, Wheelersburg 33 Wmfteld 79, Robert C Byrd 46 New Jersey at New York. 7 30 p m Sandusky Perkins 72, Muron ~9 Wyom1ng East 67, Independence 36 Phllaelelphta at Cleveland, 7 30 p m Sebring McKinley 47, N Jackson Boya Jackson-Mitton 39 , Allegany, Md 82 Petersburg 34 Phoenuc at New Orleans. 8 p m Dallas a! Houston, B 30 p m Sidney Fairlawn 52, Jackson Center 47 Charleston Catholic 70, Greater Sparta Highland 41, CardJngton·ltnCOin BeCkley Chrtshan 34 Denver at San Antomo 8 30 p m 31 George Washington 72, Nttro 67 Mtnnesota at M1lwaukee 8 30 p m Strasburg-Franklin 59, Magnolia Sandy Man 77. Wehama 60 SeaMie at Utah, 9 p m Valley 45 Matewan 91 Mer(;er Chrtsltan 40 Sunday 's Games Sugarcreek Garaway 66 South Charleston 75, Lincoln County 61 Golden State at Detro1l, 12 30 p m Ne~rstown 12 • Wyommg East 79 Poca 59 Boston at Toronto 1 p m Sycamore Mohawk 62 , Attica Seneca 1 POSTPONEMENTS Portland at Den11er. 8 p rn E 52 AND CANCELLATIONS L A Clippers at LA Lakers, 9 30 p m BASKETBALL 1 Thursday'• SCores Girls Beaketbell Akr Buchtel 55, Akr F1restone 46 Akr. East 50. Akr. Eitel 31 Akr Gart1eld 58. Akr North 32 Akr Kenmore 88. Cle Collinwood 13 Akr Manchester 51, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 41 Albany Alexander 62, Belpre 40 Amanda-Ciearcreek 58, Gahanna Cols Academy 31 Anna 33, Ft Loramte 30 Ansonta 60, New Pans Nattonal Trail 34 Arcanum 40, Umon Ctty Mtsstsstnawa Valley 25 Ashlanel Crestview 70, Monroeville 45 Bascom Hopewell-loudon 59, T1ffi n Calvert 58 · Batavia 55. Batavta Clermont NE 35 Bellbrook 61, Germantown Valley V1ew 55 - Berlin Htland 94, Bowerston Conotton Valley 40 Bethel-Tate 61, Feltcity-Frankltn 53 Bloomdale Elmwood 55, Genoa Area 53 Bluffton 50, Spencervtlle 26 Brookfield 69, Hubbard 38 Bryan 52 Archbold 43 Can Timken 52, Wooster Tnway 37 Csnf1eld 80, Struthers 38 Casstown Ml8mt E. 53, T1pp C1ty Bethel 24 Castalia Margaretta 71, Port Clinton 37 Celina 39, St Marys Memorial 27 Chesapeake .54, Proctorvtlle Fairland 43 Chtlhcothe Huntington 55, Frankfort Adena 50, OT Chtlhcothe Untoto 65, Bambridge Paint Valley 31 Ch1lhCCJthe Zane Trace 58, Wt!hamsport Westfall36 Ctn F1nneytown 62, Gin Deer Park 34 Ctn lnd1an Htll 51. N. "Send Taylor 37 Cm Madetra 30, C1n Wyoming 24 Cin Mercy 47, Ursuline Academy 33 Cln St Ursula 46 Ctn. Hughes 38 Cin Taft 71, Cin Shroeler 43 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 59, Chesh1re RIV8r Valley 47 Cols Wellington 44, Granvtlle Christian 18 Columbus Grove 67, Pauldmg 50 Cortland Lakeview 55, Warren Cha~1on 35 Cortland Maplewood 41 Warren Lordstown 31 Creston Norwayne 46, Dalton 34 Day ChriStian 44, Franklin Mtddletown Chnstian 33 Day Marshall85, Day Stivers 19 Day Meadowdale 85, Day Belmont 54 Day Mlamt Valley SO, Xenia Christian ~ay Northndge 57, Camden Preble Shawnee 25 Day Oakwooel 56, Broolcvtlle 44 Delphos St John's 43, Mana Stein Manon Local 37 Elmore Wood mere 49, Pembervilkl Eastwood 46 Fayellev1lle 46, Sardtnta Eastern Htgh School 44 Ftndlay 56, Ltma St 42 Ftndlay L1berty-Benton 52, Arlington 42 Fostona St Wendeltn 61, Old Fort 34 Fredencktown 54, Johnstown-Monroe 27 Ft Recovery 48, M1nster 41 Fuchs Mtzrachl 40. Elyria First Baptist Christian 28 Goshen 53. 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W all not be liable St Joe pulls away in second half to beat Lady 'Cats, 34-20 BY LARRY CRUM LCRUM@MYDAI LYREGISTER COM ASHTON , W.Va. - It was a much improved effort from their first time out, but the Hannan Lady 'Cats still found themselves on the WI ong end of a big second half by the opposing team in a 34-20 loss to Ironton St. Joe Thursday night in Ashton Hannan was outscored 300 in the second half of its season opener againsl South Galli a· and saw the same thmg Thursday night as the Lady 'Cats allowed a one pomt halftime deficit turn mto a 20-7 second half run to ~esult in the1r second straight loss. St. Joe was led during that span by Charligh Hart who had eight of her game-high 14 pomts in the final two quarters to he-lp her team pull away m the win. Kat1e Hacker added nine pomts for the Lady Flyers while Sara Baseden and Danelle Blair added four potnts apiece and M1chelle Staton added a tno of pomts. Hannan, who nearly tripled its offens1ve output for the season, played a much Improved first half that saw freshman Skylar Dawkins led her team with six points to help the Lady 'Cats take a 3-2 lead after eight mmutes of play. HHS then went up by as many as live in the ftrst half before St. Joe began to battle back. The Lady Flyers rallied back to tie the game 7-7 and the two teams then proceeded to ue twice more and trade the lead three times with St. Joe taking the lead for good on a free-throw with one second on the clock to give the Lady Flyers a 14-13 lead at the break. From there a tough press and a few key turnovers allowed Ironton to pull away while Hannan went cold from the field. After connecting on six buckets in the first 16 minutes, Hannan managed just three in the second half while going 2of-8 from the foul line. That proved just enough to allow the Lady Flyers to pull out to a 22-16 lead after three quarters and the eventual 14-pomt victory. 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PAIS ts 0265 Estates 52 Westwood 740. 446 _7029 -.-VC-N-,-A-11-A-re_a_s,-c-o-B-uy-or tndlvtduals wtth develop· Borrow Smart Contact Dnve, from $365 to $560 currently seeking a part ltme l47n M H OUILE OP.frS 740·446-2568 Equal Sell Shtrley Spears. 304- mental disabthttes tn Mason staff for Mason and POint the Oh 1o D1v1s1on of Pnce reduced Bnck Ranch ~-County ana surrounding Pleasant, .r .. , Flnanctal lnst1 tull0n's Home 2/3br, 2ba, 2 car ~--oilliiUiiiRiiRmtiOiiii--,.1 Hous1ng Opportunity Th•s 675 . 1429 vvv provtdtnq resl· ·1 areas $13·$t5 per hour Office of Consumer garage, all electnc Vtstl p!C· tnshtut1on IS an Equal denltallcommumty sk~l train_B_E_N-NI_G_A-N'_S_N_o_w_H_I_rln-g based on expenence Affairs BEFORE you raft· lures at www orvb com code 2 Bedroom 1n R1o Grande Opportufllty Prov1der and tng wtth tndtvldua!s w1th area Weekly or bt· week - Employer for Cooks & Servers Apply Please call (304) 373-1011 MR/DD HIQh school dtplo- nance your home or 7137 or call304-675-4235 - ' - ' - - -- - or toll tree at 1·877-373- ma or GED requtred No obtain a loan BEWARE M~II.ER.,'!~ lly rent DepoSII $400 740 Beech St ,Middleport, 2 Br wtthtn 1011 expenence necessary. ot requests for any large rv .::JA.J...L 245·5591 or 740-645-5429 furmshed apt, utilitieS paid Drtver Crimtnsl background check advance payments 01 ' no pels, depos1t & reh3r · fees or tnsurance Call the 2BR, mostly furmshed No Courter Dnver neede d for Part·ltme Recptiontsl, must required Must have reliable Offtce of Consumer 2000 14x70, 3BR 2BA Lots pets Water pd $350/mo ences 740·992·0165 local area ParHtme a few be personable, have good transporlatton and valid auto $ ' Affairs toll free at 1-866· of up grades . on rented Jot 350 dep 441 ·0829 call CONVENIENTLY LOCAT· hours m·f We are lOOking for telephone skills, able to deal msurance Paid tratnmg ft 5 Kraus-Beck Ad a er pm ED & AFFORDABLE I Independent Contractors wtth the publtc and handle Hourly rate starling at $7· 278·0003 to learn If the 34 broker or Galltpolls 3 mtles from Ntce 2BR at Johnsons Townhouse apartmen ts wtth thetr own vehtcle general off1ce duttes Mrul $8 OOfhour. Please call 1 mortgage IS properly Galltpohs off SA 588 446· Mobile Home Park 740 446 and/or small houses FOR Retired or Sem1 Rehred resume to PO Box 729·13 304·373·1011 or toll tree at leneler lji~nsod (This IS a public 8935 $16,900 RENT Call j740)441·1t111 lookmg for a lew hrs a day . Pomeroy OH 45701 2003 1·877·373-1011 announcement xao Oakwood bed for apphcatton & tnformat1on service Call 412·787-8880. 111 mes· 2002 16 3 sage Person for live m with elelerly '1ruck o r1ver nee d ed Non- from the Ohio Valley 2 bath, 1999 16x80 Fortune Tratler lor rent 3BA, 2 BA Downtown GallipoliS 3BA Publishing Company) Call 367 · 7762 or 446-4060 m~~F-i;F.~F.i:''I'F.::t:l lady Call740·367·7129 COL I eco d -;~;::;::::~ 3 bed 2 bath, 3 more to 1 5 bath , CIA, Ca rpet I hard • c ean driVIng r r choose from Day 740·388· FARMS wood 1\oors, ktt appl tnclud Drug Screemng reqUired " POST OFFICE NOW 740-388·8547 PRotmJONAL 0000 Evemng 740·245·9213 __ FOR RENT ed WID hookup No pets HIRING .:.~UCilu;ON I SER.vtas 4 B -2 A preferred Ample Sto rag e Avg Pay $20Au or ~•• t,700 sq 11$49,989 Wanted Look1ng lo rent 1n Available Dep Req 740 $57K annually 1 40 hours per week plus TURNED DOWN ON Mtdwest 740 282 2750 the Metgs Co area a farm 446-7654 lndudmg Hlderal Benefits benefits $8 55 per hour SOCIAL SECURITY ISSI? w11h a small home or tra~ler and OT.Pa1d Train1ng, Gallipolis C..r College Weekelay. Evenmg and No Fee Unless We Wtnl New 3 Bedroom homes from that the farm can be used to Vacattons-FTIPT (careers Close To Home) Weekenel shifts Must pas $214 36 per month, Includes house larm an1mals 1nclud· 1•888 . 582• 3345 1·866·542·1531 Call Today' 740·446·4367, background check. For many upgraeles, del1very & 1ng goats. cows and caged USWA I ~ I \ I l . . _ I \ I I Hl00·214·0452 complete JOb descnptton set-up (740)385·2434 chickens Please call •2& 3 bedroom apartments www ~ll~ll9clueercoHege com rope y manaQer ne e and to apply obtain an •CenHal hear & AIC Accredited Member Accrediting HoMES illl;::"_-:'_-::~-, 740)247·2520 or new apartment compte applicatiOn at the library & •Washer/dryer hookup FOR SALE Lors & I""' AP,\KfMFNfS n Pomt Pleasant Full-ttm ma11 to Library at •All electnc- averagtng t274B ACREAGE talus temporanly dur1 7 SpruceSt $50·$60/month u ' .. FOR RENf ease up penod and lhe Galltpolts, Ohio tn.I.')ILI'.LlA.l'uvtxt 0 dOwn payment 4 bed· •• yard Cavera d MOBILE HOME LOT FOR 1 and 2 bedroom apar 1· •Owner pays water, sewer, ermanent part ttme rooms lar,.,.,. Alln Debbte Saunders RENT. 1031 Georges Creek d 1 trash ffer paid tra101ng and flex1 deck Attached garage 740· ments, 1urmshed an un urDeadltne for appltcauons I 441 ·1t 11 Monogram wood stove can 367-7129 Rd, mshed, and houses m (304 )882-3017 le hours Please fa December 20 2007 EOE use up to 24• long logs Pomeroy and Middleport esume to 304·75S.0957 Local Convement Store Beckett fuel 011 furnace 3BR Ranch 425 LeGrande secunty depos1t requ1red no Cha1n search1ng for experi· Sl Mary's Medtcal Center, a 72,000 BTU's Kenmore Near new HS. 2 bath, FR. '"""'111"'"-~---.., pets, 740-992·221 8 enced StOI'e Mgr Salary & 393 bed tertiary care antique wood cook stove mground pOOl screen room r.::triO benefits at tnterv1ew Send teachmg facthty wtth7r·4~0t;:·9~9~2·;;l39~5~2----..., w/hot tub. fenced m yard . HousEs 1 bedroom apt 2nel Ave " 44°227" 709 9513 ' rnR RENT Gallipolis 740-446 4383 resume Mgr PO ~x 306 med1cal school aff1hat1on, lUll W~ o.:tor • · ·-..,;.viiioiiiiii-.-J Furn1shed upsta1rs 3 rooms Vmton , OH 45686 has 1mmed1ate open1ng_s lor To Do Attention! 4 Brm Apl /1 Bth m and bath Clean no pels the followmg posthons. Local company otfenng "NO 2 & 3 bedroom houses for Ractne $700 M tncludes AU deposit req 740·446-1519 Local Home Health Agency Regtstered Nurses and DOWN PAtMENT" pro- rent no pets (740)992-5858 Utthltes 740 :' t • 2098 ) f George's Portable Sawmtll now hmng STNA's, PCA's LPN's (F u111 - 1me or· our grams for you to ouy your and HHA's Fle)(tble sched· lntermed 18 te Care Unit dOn't haul your Logs to the MtU lUSt call304-675-1957 home tnsteael of renting uhng Apply tn person or call Regtslered Nurses .(Per • 100% ftnancmg 740·441-t377 2 Commerce D1em) PACU Must be eh• Less than perfect cred~ ••lit• .I i FOUND 1- - - - - - M i oeo • ------- POUCIES: Ohio Y1ley Publlhlng r•Mfvel tn. right to ldlt, IWj.tct, or e~ncel1ny ad 111ny tkn Errors must be reported on the flr11 day TrlbUn.S.ntlnet-R. .Ittr will be r"pon1lbll tor no mo,. thin tt.e COlt of the IPice occupied by the error end only tne first Insertion We 1ny lo11 or npen.. that re1utle from thl publlcetlon or oml11lon ol 1n ldvlrtleement . Correction will be m•d• In the first available edition are atw•y• conPidlntl1l. • Current urd 1pplln. • All rwl tltl1lldvlrtiHIMntl are eubject to the F1d1r11 Fair Hou1lng Act of 1988 KCiptl only llllp Wlnlld ldiiMI'Ikl$J EOE ltlnderdt. WI will not knowingly ltcept lilY ldllllf'tlslng In lilalatton olll\e llw r.'l71'------., 1'/'lll"'------., lost ANn oao --· be prepaid' 1',0 4x4's For Sale ...... ............. ........................... 725 , Announcement ............................................ 030 Antlques ....... ................ ................................ 530 Apartments for Rent ................................... 440 Auction and Flee Market ............................. Auto Porta & Accessories .......................... 760 Auto Repair.................................................. 770 Autos for Sale .............................................. 7t0 Boats & Motors for Sale ............................. 750 Building Supplles •.....•.....••••••.•••.............•.••. 550 Business and Bulldlngs •.....••............•.....••• 340 Business Opportunlty ................................. 2t0 Bualnesa Tralnlng •••....•.•••••••.•......•••...•..••..•. 140 Cempero & Motor Homos •••••.......•.....•.••••.•. 790 Camping Equipment ................................... 780 Carda of Thanka .......................................... oto Child/Elderly Cere ....................................... t90 Electrlcai/Refrtgeratlon •..••••••.••..••••...•.•..•.... 840 Equipment for Rent ..................................... 480 Excavating ................................................... 830 Farm Equlpment .......................................... 6t0 Farms for Rent .............................................430 Farms for Sale ........................... .................. 330 For Leese ..................................................... 490 For Sale ...................................................:.•.. 585 For Sale or Trade ....... .................................. 590 Fruita & Vegetablas ..................................... 580 Furnished Rooms ........................................ 450 General Hauling ........................................... 850 Giveaway ...................................................... 040 Happy Ada .................................................... oso Hay & Greln ......................,........................... 64D Help Wanted ............ ..................................... 11D Home tmprovementa ............................... ---.810 Homea for Sate ............................................ liD Household Goods ............... ........................ 510 Houeealor Rent .......................................... 410 In Memorlam ................................................ 020 Insurance ...................... ............................... 130 Lewn & Garden Equlpmen1.> ...................... 660 Llvsstock.....................................................630 Loll and Found ........................................... Loll & Acreage ...................... :..................... 350 Mlscelleneoua .............................................. I 70 Miscellaneous Merchandlae ....................... 540 Mobile Home Repalr .................................... 860 Mobile Homea for Rent ............................... 420 Mobile Home• for Sale ................................ 320 Money to Loan ...................................... ....... 220 Motorcycle• & 4 Whaelera ... ....................... 740 Musical Instruments .................................. 570 Personals ••••.............•....•••......•.•............•.•••• 005 Pels for Sale ............................. ................... 580 Plumbing 1 Hasting ....... .'................••........• 820 Professional Sarvlces ...•••.•••. ..............••..•.. 230 Radio, TV I CB Repalr ••••.•••.....•....•..••..•..•••1.60 Reel Estate Wanted ••••.•......••..•..•...•..........••• 360 SGhoolalnatructlon ••.•••.. .....•.•••.. ........•...•.•. 150 . Saed, Plant& Fertlllzer •.•........... .-.............. 650 SHuellone WMted .................................... ... 120 Space lor Rent. .•••••.•...•....••.••••••.. ................. 480 Sporting Gooda ...................... ..................... 520 · SUV'a lor Salt........................... .. ... .............. 720 Trucka lor Sate ............................................ 715 · Upholatery ................................................... 870 Vano For Sate ... --- .... ..................................... 730 Wanted to Buy ............................................. 090 Wanted to Buy· Farm Supplies ...•.............• 620 Wanted To Do .............................................. 180 · Wanted to Rent ............................. ............... 470 : Yard Sate- Galllpolla ... ........................... ...... 072 Yard Sete-Pomeroy/Middle .............. ........... 074 Yard Sate-Pt. Plaaaant ............... ... .............. 076 The media conglomerate, which intends to sell the Chicago-based Corneas! sports channel as well as the Cubs and Wrigley in the first half of 2008, declined comment on the reported talks, also mentioned in a column in Thursday's Chicago SunTimes. Tribune Co. is in the midst of trying to sell the Cubs as part of an $8.2 billion deal to take the company · private under the leadership of real estate magnate Sam Zell. That transaction is expected to close by year's end and as soon as Dec. 20, Zell said at a luncheon appearance Wednesday, but formal bids on tl)e Cubs have yet to be solic1ted. Analysts have speculated all the assets combined could attract bids of as much as $1 b11lion or more. must Jack Russell/Pug mtx pupptes 7 weeks old Please Want to buy Junk Cars call call 740-256·6488 740 388·0884 Lucky a mtxed Beagle IS a I \ 11 '1 l)) \ II '\ I part t1 me house dog who "'' H\ I{ I .., needs a good home Hts ;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;;;; good w/ktds & very lovable also a good huntmg dog HFLl'WAmm CLASSIFIED INDEX IRONTON ST. JOE - Mtchelle Staton 1 1·2 3 Katie Schaub 0 0·2 0 Katie Hacker 3 3·6 9, Sunny Clyse 0 0·0 0, Sara Baroeden 2 0-1 4 , Sara Bucham 0 0-0 0, Charhgh Hart 6 2·2 14, Danella Blatr 1 2·2 4. Allison Stump 0 0·0 0. TOTALS 13 8·15 34 Three-pomt goals· none HANNAN - Abbie Bush 2 1·3 5, Celeste Campbell t ~0 2, Amanda Lltt!e o 0·0 0, Ananna Blake 0 0-0 0, Skylar Oawkms 3 0·1 6. Jenntfer Swann 1 0·0 2. Brtttany Edmonds 1 0·1 2, Carne Watts 0 0..0 0, Sammv Mays 0 0-0 0 , Kait1yn Campbell 1 1·4 3, Kayla Perry 0 0·0 0 TOTALS 9 2·8 20 Three-potnl goals none • All ads All Dl•play: 12 Noon 2 Bu•ln-• Dav• Prior To Publication Sunday Dlaplay: 1:00 p.m. Thursday for Sundays black dog. R ot\wet ler /Ge rman Cl'lrlstmas Wreaths & Grave Sheppard, no collar. w/whtte Blankets. $5·$25 (740)949· chest & nght front paw, last 21 15. 740-949-3151, Sues seen Nov 26th L1ttle 16 GreenhOuse /Sout hs1de area 304·593· 0884 _ _""'!"'_ _ _ _.., GIVEAWAY 304·675·6258 Ironton St. Joe 34, Hannan 20 St Joe ~ 12 8 12 34 Hannan 3 10 3 4 20 ~~ r 30 ANNOUNCFMENIS 674 How you can have borders and graphics ~ added to your classified ods Jr1'r Borders $3.00/per ad Graphics SO¢ for small SI .00 for large Display Ads Dally In-Column: 1:00 p.m. Monday-Friday for Jn•ertlon In Next Day•s Paper Sunday In-Column: 1:00 p.m. For Sunday• P•p•r • Start Your Ads With A Kevword • Include complete Description • Include A Pl'lce • Avakl Abbrevl•tlans • Include Phone Number And AddreN When Needed • Ads Should Run 7 Days OOmmately black legs and paws are whtle wtth tan spots Last seen Country Club Rd Reward offeretl Cubs reportedly irt talks over selling Wrigley to state agency CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Cubs executives have held talks with city and state officials about the possibility of selling Wrigley Field to a state sports agency. according to " published 1eports. The talks have focused on selling the 93,year-old ballpark to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, the Chicago Tribune, c1ting sources close to the Tribune Co.-owned Cubs The agency was created by state lawmakers in 1987 for the purpose of building a new Comiskey Park, now U,S. Cellular F1eld, where the Chicago White Sox play. It's unclear how ' the cashstrapped. state government would ra1se funds for such a purchase and there 's no g uarantee lhe transaction will be made . rate car Oeacf/jir~ I F j 150 - -E-1-1--V-.--m leW Apartments r10 , I """" m• '""'"""m Coland~ 170 ~.~· 1 ~------· 1 e 0• Manpower IS now hiring for the tollowmg positions Automobile Produt1on Workers 1n the Buffalo. WV Area Benefits available Call Today 304-757-3338 McCiures Restaurant ( Galltpolls Only) now htnng part & full time · daysl'llft available Apply between 10 and 11 AM Monday • Saturday Termtnology Med tcal lnstruclor needed for wtnter quarter begmnmg Jan.? Postllon wtH be for mornmg class schedule Send resume or lette r of 1nterest to Gall1polts , Career College, Attn John Dan1ck1, 1776 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631 e· mall ldamckt @galllpltscateercollege com Wanted Hair Stylist, Great Atmosphere, Shop Perks at Total Tan Call 304·593·6570 gtble for WV RN ltcensure Excellent salary and benefit program. Please Vt&1t our webs1te at www st· marys org and apply online under Careers & Education Professtonally Clean. Homes & Bustness Reasonable Rates, References 74Q-.446-2262 accepteel • Payment could be the same 88 rent Mortgage Locators ( 0)36 74 -;;:;;;;;;;;::::;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;;;; ~_.c..._7_·0000 _ _ _ __ House tor sale tn Ractne B~ area Approx 4 acres all OPPoltnJNJr\' professionally landscaped The Gallla County Ranch style house w~h 4 Convention & Vtsttors bedrooms, hvmg room. Cltn· Bureau Is seeking a part •NOTICE• 1ng room, kitchen large tam· ttme receptionist :fh1s OHIO VALLEY PUBLISH· 11y room, central atr gas heat tndfvldual must have a htgh lNG CO recommends and 1 fireplace Addition ot a school diploma possess a that you do business wllh large Flonda room com· basic understanding of people you know, and plete!y cedar opens onto computer operations, some NOT to send money patio & pool area Heatedun office expenence IS through the mall until you ground poOf enclosed by prl· deSirable An appltcat1on have mvesttgated the vacv tenc 1ng and landand job descnptlon ts offenng. seeped F1nlshed 2 car avatlable tor Interested garage attached to hOuse j\iersons Please Uubmlt a and finished & heated 3 car completed application. garage unanacheel Excellent conditton reactv to along wtth a resume and references between the move In $255,000 oo, Call: hours of 8 and 5 Monday (740)949·22 17 through Fnday to tho For sale by owner 3BR VtSIIors' Bureau located at Ranch , 1 bath , Fam1ly 61 Court Street Deadline Room , Stbve!Frldge, WID for acceptmg appltcatlons tncluded Asking $70,000 wtll be Friday December 21, Call 740·709·6339 2007 EOE establishment. arm COUPONS CURRENT EVENTS TECHNOLOGY ·coMICS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT and more ... To Subscribe Call Read your The Dally Sentinel newspaper and learn 992-2155 I �Page 86 • The Daily Sentinel \11 1 ~1 r.o Friday, December 14, 2007 www.mydailyseritinel.com Friday, December 14,2007 ALLEYOOP I I \ 'llhl Hou<iEHou> www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B7 Grocloua Uvl119 1 and 2.L--·Gooo;lilliiiiii;,._.l NEW AND USED STEEL 84:idrooffi Apts. at VIllage Manor and Riverside Apts. in Middleport, from $327 to $592 . 74Q-992·5064 . Equal Housing Opportunity ·• Carpet Sale: Berber, $6.95/yd: plush. $5.95/yd. 15' wide & 13' 6" wide carpet in stock. M<?llohan Carpet, 2212 Eastern Ave ., Honeymoon cottage, 2 br., GaJiipolis, OH. Phone country setting, w/d hoolo,up, (740)446-7444 no pets. $400 plus utilities - - - - - - - deposit requi red, (740)992- Mollol\'ln Furniture. 4119. New Sola & Lo\le Seat $400.· 202 Clark Chapel Ad Modern 1 Bedroom apt. Call Bi'dwell. Ohio 740-388·0173 446-0390 Steel Beams, Pipe Rebar For Concrete , Angle. Channel, Flat Bar. Steel Grating For Drains, Driveways & Walkways. l&l! Scrap Metals Open Monday, Tuesday. WedneSday & ACROSS Phillip Alder Friday, Sam-4:30pm. Closed Thursday, Saturday & Sunday. {740)446-7300 -------One lime only, great Chris tmas gifts. Gallipolis Dairy milk ' bottles, embossed Gallipolis Dairy 1 ___ For Health and Economy 1 i • Vinyl Siding • Replacement Windows • Rooflng Carlos C. Niday Prop. Quart, Knight inline muzzl~ loader, Pint & 112 pint, also a rare apt. has W/D,no 209 combustion caps, 4x32 N.da B J M.l' p· pets,dep.&rel. 992-0165 I Y ro. ersey I"' ~nt,. scope w/sli ng, $150, also embossed. Firm - $465. Spacious second·floor apt. 740)992-1477 Call after 7pmt 740·441- overloo<ing Gallipolis City MlscELLANru~s p«1 Park and ri,er. L.A. den, l\IERCHANDISE i 740-645·2296 or 645-4810 Ta ra Townhouse Apartments, Very Spacious, 2 Bedrooms, CIA, 1 1/2 Bath, Adult Pool & Baby Poo·l, Patio. Start $425/Mo. N9 Pets. Lease Plus Securijy Deposit Required. (740)367-0547. Twin Rivers ToWer is accepting applications 1or waiting list for Hud-subsized, 1· br. apartment.for · the elderly/disabled call 6756fl79 Equal Housing Opportunity t SPACE rORREN'f ------ o West oil A Q 5 • J 5 • to s 5 • Garages • Complete Remodeling 740·112-1m South 29670 Bashan Road Racine, Ohio 45771 740-949-2217 David Lewis Free China ca'binet w/ hutch !ovetherects@aol com. $300.New Computer (note· book) $400. Serious inq. only. 446-1000 leave mes- Guttering Seamless Gutters Roofing, Siding, Gutters Insured & Bonded 740·653·9657 12-/.4- Harftood ea.meu, And FurnHure blooded German Shepherd puppies, black & lawn. Ready to .90 12/21 with first shots & wormed. THE GIFT THAT KEEPS 2007 KX 100 Dirt Bike, lone GIVING! AKC Registered new, never rac ed $2.500 Boston Terrier puppies. Now 304-882-2416 ta.king deposits to hold for Sl In II I S $250 ea. no papers for more Christmas. Parents on prem- r.:o:::--.....- - - - . info call 304-675-4088 lses. with pedigree. Fi tst HoME before 3pm, or 304-812- shots. vet checked and b Full www.-lre........kealr!Mt~Toll018 740.446.9200 r10 ' Big 4-0 Loveya ·Sis & the gang Help Wanted Help Wanted WANTED: Buckeye Community Services is opening a new home and has the following positions available to assist two individuals with _mental retardation in ChesLer (Meigs County: li40hrs:2:30 p -12:30a SIS; 3 p - 12:30a ~rru 2) 35 hrs: 3 p - 12:30 a WfThiF; 9 a- 2:30 p Su· 3) 35 hrs: 12:30-9 a SISIM!fu 4j 32 hrs: 12:30- 9 a Wffh; U :JOa- 2:30 p F: Must have high school diploma or GED, valid driver's license, thiee years good driving experience ' and adequate automobil~ insurance. $7.50/hr. Send resume to : P.O. Box 604. Jack'"n, OH 45MO. Deadline for applicams: 12121107. Pre-employment 'drug testing. Equal Opportunity Employer. Beagle pups. 1 m., 1 f., 12 wks. old. AKC registered, dewormed, 2 ·sets of shots, parents are excellent hunt· ing dogs, $100 each, (740)992·0228 lv. msg. 388·9325 Miniature Schnauzer pups black or sfp 5350. Standard Roadie pups mil black or BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Unconditional lifetime guar· antee. Local referenc'es fu rnished. Established 1975. Can 24 Hrs. (740) 4460870 , Aogers Base ment cream $400. Boxer pups 5 m;r;r;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; mates, faun or brindle $300. . LIVFSTOCK Miiliature Pinscher pups m/f chocolate/tan 5400. Collie Waterproofing. pupo slw mit $350. All AKC. Pigs for sale. All sizes. 740· 7 21 7 1-740-696-1085. '---:.___: _ _ __ 3 9· 6 II ~ \\ "-- I'( J I ~ I \II(J\ Pitbull puppies great presents . affectionate. all shots, wormed,White with brindle spots $75.00.740-992 -0219. ADVERTISE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS Pomeranian Puppies, 4875 Ready tor CMs1mas Golden Retnever Puppies $150. CKC Toy Teacup Pood~s. 3 740-742-11102. males. 1 female. 4300 each. - - - - - - - 740-446-4430 or 339-9729 Reg. Chihuahua pups. Black & while. Have sho1s and Shih-Tzu 6 weeks old 304· wormed. $200. Call 304593-4705 or 304-882-3626 674-5857 I ~==============~ Mobile Homes Clean used mobile homes priced right , 70xl4 3 bedroom, 2 bath lap siding. shingled roof. • 70x 14 2 bedroom, 2 ba1h , lap siding, shingled roof, • SOx 16 4 bed 2 b 31 h GOOD CONDITION' room, · FREE DELIVERY New 2008 full drywall t/o single wides starting at $23.995. w/vinyl siding-shingle roof, 2x6 ext. walls, thennopane windows. DUPLER SALES INC. Rt. 33 South , 1-740-753-1322 Public NDtice THE COMMON er. Asking $3200. Call 740S CO PLEA URT, DIVI· 709 •6339 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SION MEIGS COUNTY, 2001 cavalier, auto. $2650. OHIO Call 740-256-1618 or 256· IN THE MATTER OF 6200 • SETTLEMENT OF . ACCOUNTS, PROBATE 2004 Hummer H2, white/tan COURT MEIGS COUNleather interior. power every- TV OHIO 1hing, loaded $36.500 OBO Ac~ounts and vouch 614-732-2776 \ era of the following Advertise in this space· for S60 per month . ... THE HAS SOMETHING FOR YOfJ!! Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE : ·rs here by given that on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., a public sale will be held at 2H W. Second St., Pomeroy, Ohio. The Farmers Bank and Savings Company Is selling to·r cash In . I WHAT A DEAL.! Saturday, Dec. 15 (14) $100 Games (2) $200 Games $2000 Coverall We are looking for one good person to add to our Sales Team Must be motivated to succeed. Excellent inventory to sell from 401k, Medical insurance plan, good pay plan Apply in person Smith Superstore 1900 Eastern Ave. Gallipolis, OH Progressive (if hit in 51 #'s or less) ALL PAYOUTS GUARANTEED!! $15 1st pack add'l pack $5 ea. 124 Highland Ave. Po.lnt Pleasant, WV (304) 675-3877 12-% All Stock 5 Days Only' Storewide Sale Wed. 1hrough Sun., Dec. 12· 16 Buy One Get One FREE Fashion Bug Earn double rebates when you use your Fashion Bug Card Dec. 12-16 Some B)Cd usives apply Fashion Bug Ohio Riv er Plaza Gallipolis MIZ!VVAY TAVERN Tues. Lady's Night Thurs. Pool Tourn Fri Karaoke Sat Band Bad Habit 9-1 Smith Superstore 1900 Eastern Ave. SMOOCMIN' !! FINE !! 1 ~ ~~~~~~~~~·~~~ THE BORN LOSER 0\'1 1\-\C: 1Wt.LHf.\ t>l>.'{ OF I"'JVSI" Wll.E.RE l)() Tf\E::·{ ::£LL E:\&f\1 Mlt>S~f'\\LIQW., ~rn C.iJ.I"\SI~, 1>\'fll<.UC: 5W~i'l~ ~SWIIt\I'IINI>, LOVE:. 61>-'J(TO 1'\f. ._-::;_ \WELIJ( \'>RVWI\(.~':::J? \)RI.It>\1'\11"'-, (l£.1J(\'I PI Pt~ P\P\1'1(;,, \E.\'1 S\X (>((SE. kll\'<1~ ._,.._ f FIIJE'. UOL!>E.t>i 1<.1~:>, i~~~:= ~ Thi01URTlf.~ ~\!>LIKE ~ Til.~\, N-I'<WI>..'1'? ~ CARPENTER SERVICE WE'It:E ',' PEANUTS SORR'( C~ARLIE BROWN. SllE 5AI(5 SllE DOE5N'T CARE FOR I'OETRI( .. SllE SA'fS SllE DOE5N'T EVEN LIKE TO READ 1 Wl.l'f' DON T I{OU 61VE IT, . TO SOMEONE Wi-10 APPRECIATE5 POETRH? ~ IN A FIELD 81( TI-lE RIVE~ Ml( LOVE AND I DID STAND'' ~ Doors, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, Drywall, Remodeling, Room Additions Local Contractor 740-367-0536 COW and BOY ;'e. MAYBE NOBODY ATAU... SR 124 Between Syracuse Manley's ·Recycling TRUST IIE.Z '-..) & Racine Summer Sausage Made 740-949;2734 WHOA, YOU DON'T SLIIE, BRINGT~~T UP~GAIN. J TRUST ISA RAI!E THING. HOW >:- MANY PEOPLE DO YOU COMPLETELY TRUST? ONE2 MAYBE TWO? GARFIELD Al-l. OV~ fHI5 $Til.&.· HAVEN'T A I'Ri!leN'T'/ ll•lll... tlll•t.II•IM .. · llllrUII:M•12:11•11 · ..................... ............. KEEP~EII MOUTI~ S~UT. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007 By Bernice Bede 01ol In the year ahead, the tavors and kind· ness eXtended to others will likely be repaid in greater measure and have more inltuence on your welfare than ever before. ll behooves you to do what you can for others whenever possible. SAGITIAAIUS (Now. 23-Dec. 21) -Try to fix an the leaks in your bucket before attempting to fiiUt. A matter you are anxIous to finalize can only be done when all the breeches are secured. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - A compromise will be required before you can negotiate a matter of imparlance. If you are not willing to do so, you can e)(pect the ottler parties involved to give you a hard time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 1.9) - There are two strong ractors In play that Influence adding to' your resources. One Is your material mot111ation. and the other is a sense of adventure. Beware of the latter. PISCES (Feb. 2q-March 20) - Friends \~ and associates who are usually support~ ive of your interests will remain so. I~ However. an lndlllldual who always '1\ opposes you is not going to change, either. Deal wittl your pals. · ,.ARIES (March 21-April ·t 9) - Your posSibiliUes for sua:ess look good - provid· ed you are willing to do the hard stuff that is necessary lo achieve your goals. You have the ability; make sure thai you have the heart. too. TAURUS (April 20·May 20) -You could cut your potential for gain in half If you fail to be methodlcal and Instead take loollstl risks. Handle business matters correctly, and you wifl come out ahead. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)- T.he possi- bilities lor generating the favorable returns lor which you are hoping are good, provided you do no~ deviate lrom operating ~long traditional lines. New procedures will turn o ut unpredictably. CANCER (June 21·July 22} - In order to have goad relationships with others, you must Qive them the same freedom to operate thai you want for yourself. If you are too demanding. they will let you fend for yourself. LEO '(July 23-Aug . 22) - Troublesome changes could end up working to your advantage if you are fle)(lble and do not put up too much resistance. Adjust to events lnst_ead of trying to fight them. VIRGO (Aug. 23·Sspt 22) - ShaKe off althoughts of Individualism and Instead be a welcomed addition to-any group, When you focus on harmony and coop· eratlon, good things come tor everyone. -d. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-.Nov. 22) - ff Olhera aen1e you do not full~ appreciate who and what they are, you wilt not be invited to ~ group gathering they are planning. ,. .,. Cln•tl'llclll 740-992·5929 740·416·1698 TEN MINUTES AGO SHE COULDN'T -'lllrlhiiiiY= lengea stimulate rather tl'lan annoy you, much more can be accomplished than ~u thought ponlble. It will not do any· one any good It you are Irritated and C11111UC CIIIIIIItn·C..• A ll types of concrete The expert led a low club. He reasoned that since North had weak spades, he held a good skte suit, which was unlikely to be 'clubs. Fair enough, but as Horton mentions. surely it would have been even bener to lead the sPade ace. This couldn't cost a trump trick and would have had th e advantage'ot providing a view of the dummy and probably an infOrmative discard from partner. LIBRA (Sept. 23·0c1. 23) · tr you lo1 chal· PIYIIIGT. PIICES Ill Wise Concrete diamond. GRIZZWELLS Pay attention to how you treat people. 'tliAli-IE:~S _!WI.'W UP AU.. \'l££1< m:l-1 SOUP TO NUTZ IY 'Go t:JNi KEEP Sf'il'll'li~! r Ttlink '1\:IU~t ai!IOST lUe~ f r 1i-ltN~~; r sa: 11'\t Sunday, December 16th Factory/22LR . 12 Noon ... - ... - . ·'-- ----- - ------ - - - - - 43 Knows how Answer to Previous Puult 44 Lessen 46 Imitation 50 Clean fish 1 Knock gently 4 Bern ol 51 baseball 8 Pond maker 53 11 "Wool" on . clay aheep 54 12 Deadlocked 13 Time epan 55 14 Scoundrela 56 15 Not spicy 16 Monsieur's 57 wine 17 Hid away 58 19 Mountain· · 59 eer's aid (2 wds.) 21 Long time 22 Enthusiasm, 1 plus 2 23 Put (save) 3 2S Confer 4 28 Howard or 5 Guldl'l 29 Brake pad 6 31 Flel'j gem 7 33 Tiger tooth 35 Naturalness 8 37 Environ- ' mental 9 prefix 38 Think about 10 40 Cot>i« brand 42 Skiing 11 mecca Most bridge books ha~~e an instructional slant. giving advice on what to do. In contrast , ~Bridge Master Versus Bridge Amateur" by Mark Horton (Master Point Press) looks first at an inexperienced player going wrong, then an e~epert getting it right. You can learn a lot from this book, but be aware that the author devotes more space to declarer play 'than to bidding and defense combined, and South isn't always the declarer. You are West, on opening lead against four spades doubled. What card would you choose? In England, South's hand is called eau de cologne after the 47-11 brand. Australians believe that one should open with a game bid when holding eau de cologne. But South, with a suit that had some holes, settled for three spades. North raised, hoping his partner was short in clubs, East made a takeout dou· ble, and you happily passed. At an eight-table club duplicate, seven Wests led the heart jack and finished minus 790. Declarer won on the board and cashed a second heart, discarding his losing club. Then South played dummy's diamond king. In a moment, declarer ruffed his diamond nine on the board and lost only two spades and one O r DEER ?? .AstroGraph ru>.YiliiGo THE BEST TE.'.t1 IN THE ~TATE AND TfiEV'RE UNBEATEN IN Sol X YE ....RS ... &UT IT'LL 8E A GREAT TE~T FOR US.! Shade River Ag. Service SHOP CLASSIFIEDS "'' 1\PI>.i(TR\tx.l:lt-1 />, POR WEE. .1') t)~ROR'TuNATB.Y, Owner- Rick Wise Broad Run Gun Club i I THERE'S NO .TIME TO TALK, WE'RE TOO BUSY OH, IT WORKED .>EST BIG NATE 97 Dodge Intrepid 8o,ooo named fiduciary have hand or certHied check miles, automatic. $1700 been tiled In the lhe following collater· 35 53 7 St. Rt. 1 Nor1 h Pom ero y, OH oeo. Call740-256-1 233 Probate Court, Meigs al: County, Ohio lor 2000 Toyota Sienna 740-985 -3831 97 Olds Cutlass SL. V-6, approval and sanle- 4T3ZF13COYU258561 ·loaded, 40,800 orginal ment: 1996 Ford Ranger YOUNG'S Staoley Treemile~ 1 owner $4,850 304- ESTATENO. 2005 2109 1FTCR10A4TUB50479 593-3707 or 740-208·0028 The second account ot 1997 Ford .F150 Trimming TRu~•s Angela Watson, 1FTDF18WXVNA66029 L~ Guardian ofthe person The Farmers Bank and & Removal FOR SM.E and estate ot GiHord Savings Company, and Quality Remodeling Jennings Reynolds, Pomeroy, Ohio, Work New Garages Electrlc•l I Plumbing 04 Blue Dodge Dakota Sr., an incompetent reserves the right "to I * Rt:asconattle Quad Cab 34,000 actual person. · bid at this sale, and to Rates Roofing & Gutt•'• miles, auto, 4lt4, VB, iln18ss exceptions are withdraw the above Vinyl Siding • P•lntlng P..lo •nd Porch Deckl exhaust, alloy rims. ke~ess filed ,thereto, said collateral prior to sale. WV036725 entry $11,500 OBO. Call tor account will be set for Further, The Farmers V.C YOUNG Ill more details 256-&136, it no hearing before said , Bank and Savings References Available! answer, leave. message, will Court on the 14th day. company reserves the Call Gary Stanley @ • 99? fi? 1 return call. of January, 2008, ·at rightto reject any or all PrJ!"( 1 '( 0• 1•" 740-742-2293 ,", '(r o~r~ I 1 11 ) , " 11 111 r which time said bids submitted. 86 F250 4x4, 460, 4spd, Please leave $1~00 OBO. 88 Ford account will be consld- The above described Ranger, V6. 2x4. w/ e)(tra set ered and continued collateral will be sold MII<E MARCUM of wheels w/ studded snow trom day to day until "aa ls·where Is", with no expressed or tires $650 080. 740-367· finally disposed ol. H!IOIIN!, & 1(1 ~ltllll ll'l l, ( !1 . warranty Any person Interested Implied 7251 or 740-645-4647 Rubllc>r Roof 1•1q. Aocm t..clclt1 1otl, !••·• k ·- :;~,, ql• may tile written eocep- given. Std1nq. W11Hlow~; Polt· H.llll' , C;u,tq ··' SUVs lions to said account For further Informsl l l'illrd'lCI~ Wotk Res 1denlli!l .'-. :illllll·'ll ,,, 1 or to maners pertain· tlon, or for an appointFORSAI.E ing to the execution of ment to inspect collet· I. otP II ~"~: /.. H :: ll(!•'r;l l-1:1 · /·l'i on1 ·,(1 Y- ,11.., } 1r:c [~1111'<11r<; I::~.IJP!II.'i1Ct' 2004 Nissan X-terra. 56000 the trust, not less than aral, prior lo sale date miles. 4WD. $8900 OBO. live days . prior to the contact Cyndle or Ken date set for hearing. &1992·2136. Call 740-256-1618 CORNER STONE J. Scon Powell (12) 12, 13, 14 Find Bargains Judge CONSTRUCTION PROCESSING Pleas Court, in the Ciassifieds Common Probate Dlvls.lon Maplewood Roofing, Siding, Meigs County, Ohio Every Day! Soffit, Decks, Lake (12) 14 r\5 I Il "was" and "NOW" Chevrolet Trucks & Cars, Buicks, Pon!iacs IT DIDN'T WORK, LINDY ~'I Wh y d riv e an ywh ere else Free Estimates Signs on Vehicles Great Selection I'M SORRY t>l\t>i[ lAD\Cl CI•NLI~C.... j Feed $10.50/100 7 40-367· 0544 Year End Inventory Tax Sale 1 TOOK YORE ADVICE, LOWEEZY, AN' NOW ME AN' JAKE AIN'T TALKIN' AT ALL L~trs ~-L£1\~1~, °) BINGO! BARNEY 11 ======== ~=======- 3 Boxers, Sco1Ush Terriers. Male, 2 red, 1 cream . 2 Hatchback. 01 Hyundai 5 speedAccent trans, Cockers, Mini Schnauzers Females cream. $300. 65,310 miles. good condiall AKC, Mini Poodles CKC, Ready 1~ -20 . 740-388-8642 tion. needs catalytic converl- IN Vi/Me accepted. 740·767- MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 2A59 St. Rt. 160 • GaiUpolls IPROVEMJ:N'TS 0820 or 304-675-1812 ask wormed. $350. Call 740- Pass East Obi. First the amateur, then the expert sage for Linda Pass North •• Opening lead: 740-992-6971 Tried to shoot a doe But he hit the 9 8 6 3 A 76 2 "'AQJ8 S West Pass 3• Pass rare $195. Have 3 ball per- shots and worined. Great at feet mason 1/2 pint green opening gifts early , 425.00, jars scarce. 740-533-3870 firm . 304-544·5529. E:mail < o Dealer: South · Vulnerable: Both 26 Years Experience AKC Yorkie puppies. $ 600 mates, $800 females. Ready for Christmas. 740-645-2611 • a South •KJ98642 .• 2 • Q J 94 Stop &Compare Also have McSwain Jr. glass 304-593-3820 minnow trap, marked on bot- -AC-A -:-.-Lh_a_ sa_A _p-so_ 2 _ M-al-e-9 tom minnows & roaches, WeeKs Old 2nd round of Ronnie Haning ·East , "'K 643 Hill 's Self Storage 1995 Buick Regal and an 9 CKC registered Mini electric recliner. 740~388Dachshunds, long & short _ 85_1_9_ _ _ _ _ _ haiq:~d: red, black & tan. Barrel only Mossberg 500 sable KReady to Go" 12 ga. 32" Fun ....ent rib $100 females & males $300 each Happy Ad K "'1 097 "' 2 740 _441 _0182 AKC registered 10 month old male German Sheperd dog With paper & pedig-ee,· pd. $350 will sell foi- $250, (740)985-3683 or 740-4 16· 0949 12·1H7 ¥A KQ!074 •New Hom~s • Garagee • Pole Buildings • Room Additions Owner: James Keesee II 742-2332 _123 ::" 6- - : : : - - - - , North • 10 7 3 CIISTIIICTIII • Decks large kitche'n·di ning area Honda VTX/C, .000mi. I'm with an new appliances & 04 1,~--oiFORiiiiriS.iM.Ei!o-,.1 14 1 cupbo~rds. 38 A.· laundry 'includes sissy bar. saddle area, 2 112 bath s. $900 per 5 month (lid Male Puggle, month. Call 446 -4425. or bags&jet ski kit. $6250 080 neutered & shots. $150. .j.16. 2325 ROBERT BISSELL Construction =l S Mooern 1 BR Apt. Call 4463736 ____ New Haven.1 Br furnished NEA Crossword Puzzle BRIDGE "Beat It, cat!" June celebrant El Dorado 1001 Dublin's land Beaded tootwear Canine warning Is situated Floor 18 Whacks weeds 20 " Elder" Not this , statesman Opera set in 22 Dizzy duo? Egypt 23 Pet shop Pulledsound , GuH nation 24 Motel Exiled freebie Roman poet 25 Cn!ative one Hair goop 26 Wild tusker Bahamas 27 Baylor group locale Condo , 30 Command builder 10 Fido Diva'a 32 Dell salmon melody 34 Biting lly Tailless 36 Semester lellne ender Vaccine 39 Pump amts. choice DOWN 41 Baffling thing 43 Makes a footnote 44 Psr,ched up 45 La rd's accen1 46 Foal parent 47 Black bird 48 Rev Ihe engine 49 Fabric meas. 52 A fifth of DX CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos CelebnlyCijjlercryptograms are creatoo 1fOI'l quotations oy 1arrous peo~e past and present Each letter n the Cipher st<V'l CS for afl01h!l' Today's clue: Gequa/E B "DEOS EK WYBNR , MPU EO WRS MGEDEWZ WY Z Y8 R M C S W. R S M G E D ~ W Z W Y S P V Y Z EW ." • KMDFM DMBNR RMCS ZYB MW EW , RMZSL PREVIOUS SOLUTION - "MuSic can save people. but 11 can't in the commercial way it's being used. It's just too much. It's pollution.' - Bob Dylan , '~~::' S©R4U~-ltt,~S® WORD Gilotl ldttoo by ClAY I. POLlAN lt1tors of the 0 Rearron;• four sesamblod word• be- low 10 form l..,r tlmple word< I I NTYTOK I t~ I I I R A GDN My husband believes that most of us would get along better if we took the advice I0 wegive----. ;,lr-1. _ . _ . by filling ln the missing NI T I S S 1-..,1,;,;_. .;·1:..'..:.,.1,;.7-T-1""' _ _ • Complete 1he chuckle quoted words. L-..L..--1-.l...--L--J'--J you develop from ~ap No. 3 below $ . f) PRINT NUMSERfO 'lETTERS IN THESE SQUARES UNSCRAMBLE LETTERS FO~ ANSWER t III . . 3 2 . I 4 l I• . IIII '--..1..-1-.....1......1. SCRAM-LETS ANSWERS 12 ~ 1 3~ .o1 Jfa&lo- Qasis :-Quart- Charge-:- GIANTS .Molber lo dislriugbt daUghter. "You will find tbat there ---~-wlicliemccgcncies can turn us intoOlANTS." ARLO & JANIS �Page 86 • The Daily Sentinel \11 1 ~1 r.o Friday, December 14, 2007 www.mydailyseritinel.com Friday, December 14,2007 ALLEYOOP I I \ 'llhl Hou<iEHou> www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page B7 Grocloua Uvl119 1 and 2.L--·Gooo;lilliiiiii;,._.l NEW AND USED STEEL 84:idrooffi Apts. at VIllage Manor and Riverside Apts. in Middleport, from $327 to $592 . 74Q-992·5064 . Equal Housing Opportunity ·• Carpet Sale: Berber, $6.95/yd: plush. $5.95/yd. 15' wide & 13' 6" wide carpet in stock. M<?llohan Carpet, 2212 Eastern Ave ., Honeymoon cottage, 2 br., GaJiipolis, OH. Phone country setting, w/d hoolo,up, (740)446-7444 no pets. $400 plus utilities - - - - - - - deposit requi red, (740)992- Mollol\'ln Furniture. 4119. New Sola & Lo\le Seat $400.· 202 Clark Chapel Ad Modern 1 Bedroom apt. Call Bi'dwell. Ohio 740-388·0173 446-0390 Steel Beams, Pipe Rebar For Concrete , Angle. Channel, Flat Bar. Steel Grating For Drains, Driveways & Walkways. l&l! Scrap Metals Open Monday, Tuesday. WedneSday & ACROSS Phillip Alder Friday, Sam-4:30pm. Closed Thursday, Saturday & Sunday. {740)446-7300 -------One lime only, great Chris tmas gifts. Gallipolis Dairy milk ' bottles, embossed Gallipolis Dairy 1 ___ For Health and Economy 1 i • Vinyl Siding • Replacement Windows • Rooflng Carlos C. Niday Prop. Quart, Knight inline muzzl~ loader, Pint & 112 pint, also a rare apt. has W/D,no 209 combustion caps, 4x32 N.da B J M.l' p· pets,dep.&rel. 992-0165 I Y ro. ersey I"' ~nt,. scope w/sli ng, $150, also embossed. Firm - $465. Spacious second·floor apt. 740)992-1477 Call after 7pmt 740·441- overloo<ing Gallipolis City MlscELLANru~s p«1 Park and ri,er. L.A. den, l\IERCHANDISE i 740-645·2296 or 645-4810 Ta ra Townhouse Apartments, Very Spacious, 2 Bedrooms, CIA, 1 1/2 Bath, Adult Pool & Baby Poo·l, Patio. Start $425/Mo. N9 Pets. Lease Plus Securijy Deposit Required. (740)367-0547. Twin Rivers ToWer is accepting applications 1or waiting list for Hud-subsized, 1· br. apartment.for · the elderly/disabled call 6756fl79 Equal Housing Opportunity t SPACE rORREN'f ------ o West oil A Q 5 • J 5 • to s 5 • Garages • Complete Remodeling 740·112-1m South 29670 Bashan Road Racine, Ohio 45771 740-949-2217 David Lewis Free China ca'binet w/ hutch !ovetherects@aol com. $300.New Computer (note· book) $400. Serious inq. only. 446-1000 leave mes- Guttering Seamless Gutters Roofing, Siding, Gutters Insured & Bonded 740·653·9657 12-/.4- Harftood ea.meu, And FurnHure blooded German Shepherd puppies, black & lawn. Ready to .90 12/21 with first shots & wormed. THE GIFT THAT KEEPS 2007 KX 100 Dirt Bike, lone GIVING! AKC Registered new, never rac ed $2.500 Boston Terrier puppies. Now 304-882-2416 ta.king deposits to hold for Sl In II I S $250 ea. no papers for more Christmas. Parents on prem- r.:o:::--.....- - - - . info call 304-675-4088 lses. with pedigree. Fi tst HoME before 3pm, or 304-812- shots. vet checked and b Full www.-lre........kealr!Mt~Toll018 740.446.9200 r10 ' Big 4-0 Loveya ·Sis & the gang Help Wanted Help Wanted WANTED: Buckeye Community Services is opening a new home and has the following positions available to assist two individuals with _mental retardation in ChesLer (Meigs County: li40hrs:2:30 p -12:30a SIS; 3 p - 12:30a ~rru 2) 35 hrs: 3 p - 12:30 a WfThiF; 9 a- 2:30 p Su· 3) 35 hrs: 12:30-9 a SISIM!fu 4j 32 hrs: 12:30- 9 a Wffh; U :JOa- 2:30 p F: Must have high school diploma or GED, valid driver's license, thiee years good driving experience ' and adequate automobil~ insurance. $7.50/hr. Send resume to : P.O. Box 604. Jack'"n, OH 45MO. Deadline for applicams: 12121107. Pre-employment 'drug testing. Equal Opportunity Employer. Beagle pups. 1 m., 1 f., 12 wks. old. AKC registered, dewormed, 2 ·sets of shots, parents are excellent hunt· ing dogs, $100 each, (740)992·0228 lv. msg. 388·9325 Miniature Schnauzer pups black or sfp 5350. Standard Roadie pups mil black or BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Unconditional lifetime guar· antee. Local referenc'es fu rnished. Established 1975. Can 24 Hrs. (740) 4460870 , Aogers Base ment cream $400. Boxer pups 5 m;r;r;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; mates, faun or brindle $300. . LIVFSTOCK Miiliature Pinscher pups m/f chocolate/tan 5400. Collie Waterproofing. pupo slw mit $350. All AKC. Pigs for sale. All sizes. 740· 7 21 7 1-740-696-1085. '---:.___: _ _ __ 3 9· 6 II ~ \\ "-- I'( J I ~ I \II(J\ Pitbull puppies great presents . affectionate. all shots, wormed,White with brindle spots $75.00.740-992 -0219. ADVERTISE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS Pomeranian Puppies, 4875 Ready tor CMs1mas Golden Retnever Puppies $150. CKC Toy Teacup Pood~s. 3 740-742-11102. males. 1 female. 4300 each. - - - - - - - 740-446-4430 or 339-9729 Reg. Chihuahua pups. Black & while. Have sho1s and Shih-Tzu 6 weeks old 304· wormed. $200. Call 304593-4705 or 304-882-3626 674-5857 I ~==============~ Mobile Homes Clean used mobile homes priced right , 70xl4 3 bedroom, 2 bath lap siding. shingled roof. • 70x 14 2 bedroom, 2 ba1h , lap siding, shingled roof, • SOx 16 4 bed 2 b 31 h GOOD CONDITION' room, · FREE DELIVERY New 2008 full drywall t/o single wides starting at $23.995. w/vinyl siding-shingle roof, 2x6 ext. walls, thennopane windows. DUPLER SALES INC. Rt. 33 South , 1-740-753-1322 Public NDtice THE COMMON er. Asking $3200. Call 740S CO PLEA URT, DIVI· 709 •6339 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SION MEIGS COUNTY, 2001 cavalier, auto. $2650. OHIO Call 740-256-1618 or 256· IN THE MATTER OF 6200 • SETTLEMENT OF . ACCOUNTS, PROBATE 2004 Hummer H2, white/tan COURT MEIGS COUNleather interior. power every- TV OHIO 1hing, loaded $36.500 OBO Ac~ounts and vouch 614-732-2776 \ era of the following Advertise in this space· for S60 per month . ... THE HAS SOMETHING FOR YOfJ!! Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE : ·rs here by given that on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., a public sale will be held at 2H W. Second St., Pomeroy, Ohio. The Farmers Bank and Savings Company Is selling to·r cash In . I WHAT A DEAL.! Saturday, Dec. 15 (14) $100 Games (2) $200 Games $2000 Coverall We are looking for one good person to add to our Sales Team Must be motivated to succeed. 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FINE !! 1 ~ ~~~~~~~~~·~~~ THE BORN LOSER 0\'1 1\-\C: 1Wt.LHf.\ t>l>.'{ OF I"'JVSI" Wll.E.RE l)() Tf\E::·{ ::£LL E:\&f\1 Mlt>S~f'\\LIQW., ~rn C.iJ.I"\SI~, 1>\'fll<.UC: 5W~i'l~ ~SWIIt\I'IINI>, LOVE:. 61>-'J(TO 1'\f. ._-::;_ \WELIJ( \'>RVWI\(.~':::J? \)RI.It>\1'\11"'-, (l£.1J(\'I PI Pt~ P\P\1'1(;,, \E.\'1 S\X (>((SE. kll\'<1~ ._,.._ f FIIJE'. UOL!>E.t>i 1<.1~:>, i~~~:= ~ Thi01URTlf.~ ~\!>LIKE ~ Til.~\, N-I'<WI>..'1'? ~ CARPENTER SERVICE WE'It:E ',' PEANUTS SORR'( C~ARLIE BROWN. SllE 5AI(5 SllE DOE5N'T CARE FOR I'OETRI( .. SllE SA'fS SllE DOE5N'T EVEN LIKE TO READ 1 Wl.l'f' DON T I{OU 61VE IT, . TO SOMEONE Wi-10 APPRECIATE5 POETRH? ~ IN A FIELD 81( TI-lE RIVE~ Ml( LOVE AND I DID STAND'' ~ Doors, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, Drywall, Remodeling, Room Additions Local Contractor 740-367-0536 COW and BOY ;'e. MAYBE NOBODY ATAU... SR 124 Between Syracuse Manley's ·Recycling TRUST IIE.Z '-..) & Racine Summer Sausage Made 740-949;2734 WHOA, YOU DON'T SLIIE, BRINGT~~T UP~GAIN. J TRUST ISA RAI!E THING. HOW >:- MANY PEOPLE DO YOU COMPLETELY TRUST? ONE2 MAYBE TWO? GARFIELD Al-l. OV~ fHI5 $Til.&.· HAVEN'T A I'Ri!leN'T'/ ll•lll... tlll•t.II•IM .. · llllrUII:M•12:11•11 · ..................... ............. KEEP~EII MOUTI~ S~UT. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007 By Bernice Bede 01ol In the year ahead, the tavors and kind· ness eXtended to others will likely be repaid in greater measure and have more inltuence on your welfare than ever before. ll behooves you to do what you can for others whenever possible. SAGITIAAIUS (Now. 23-Dec. 21) -Try to fix an the leaks in your bucket before attempting to fiiUt. A matter you are anxIous to finalize can only be done when all the breeches are secured. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - A compromise will be required before you can negotiate a matter of imparlance. If you are not willing to do so, you can e)(pect the ottler parties involved to give you a hard time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 1.9) - There are two strong ractors In play that Influence adding to' your resources. One Is your material mot111ation. and the other is a sense of adventure. Beware of the latter. PISCES (Feb. 2q-March 20) - Friends \~ and associates who are usually support~ ive of your interests will remain so. I~ However. an lndlllldual who always '1\ opposes you is not going to change, either. Deal wittl your pals. · ,.ARIES (March 21-April ·t 9) - Your posSibiliUes for sua:ess look good - provid· ed you are willing to do the hard stuff that is necessary lo achieve your goals. You have the ability; make sure thai you have the heart. too. TAURUS (April 20·May 20) -You could cut your potential for gain in half If you fail to be methodlcal and Instead take loollstl risks. Handle business matters correctly, and you wifl come out ahead. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)- T.he possi- bilities lor generating the favorable returns lor which you are hoping are good, provided you do no~ deviate lrom operating ~long traditional lines. New procedures will turn o ut unpredictably. CANCER (June 21·July 22} - In order to have goad relationships with others, you must Qive them the same freedom to operate thai you want for yourself. If you are too demanding. they will let you fend for yourself. LEO '(July 23-Aug . 22) - Troublesome changes could end up working to your advantage if you are fle)(lble and do not put up too much resistance. Adjust to events lnst_ead of trying to fight them. VIRGO (Aug. 23·Sspt 22) - ShaKe off althoughts of Individualism and Instead be a welcomed addition to-any group, When you focus on harmony and coop· eratlon, good things come tor everyone. -d. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-.Nov. 22) - ff Olhera aen1e you do not full~ appreciate who and what they are, you wilt not be invited to ~ group gathering they are planning. ,. .,. Cln•tl'llclll 740-992·5929 740·416·1698 TEN MINUTES AGO SHE COULDN'T -'lllrlhiiiiY= lengea stimulate rather tl'lan annoy you, much more can be accomplished than ~u thought ponlble. It will not do any· one any good It you are Irritated and C11111UC CIIIIIIItn·C..• A ll types of concrete The expert led a low club. He reasoned that since North had weak spades, he held a good skte suit, which was unlikely to be 'clubs. Fair enough, but as Horton mentions. surely it would have been even bener to lead the sPade ace. This couldn't cost a trump trick and would have had th e advantage'ot providing a view of the dummy and probably an infOrmative discard from partner. LIBRA (Sept. 23·0c1. 23) · tr you lo1 chal· PIYIIIGT. PIICES Ill Wise Concrete diamond. GRIZZWELLS Pay attention to how you treat people. 'tliAli-IE:~S _!WI.'W UP AU.. \'l££1< m:l-1 SOUP TO NUTZ IY 'Go t:JNi KEEP Sf'il'll'li~! r Ttlink '1\:IU~t ai!IOST lUe~ f r 1i-ltN~~; r sa: 11'\t Sunday, December 16th Factory/22LR . 12 Noon ... - ... - . ·'-- ----- - ------ - - - - - 43 Knows how Answer to Previous Puult 44 Lessen 46 Imitation 50 Clean fish 1 Knock gently 4 Bern ol 51 baseball 8 Pond maker 53 11 "Wool" on . clay aheep 54 12 Deadlocked 13 Time epan 55 14 Scoundrela 56 15 Not spicy 16 Monsieur's 57 wine 17 Hid away 58 19 Mountain· · 59 eer's aid (2 wds.) 21 Long time 22 Enthusiasm, 1 plus 2 23 Put (save) 3 2S Confer 4 28 Howard or 5 Guldl'l 29 Brake pad 6 31 Flel'j gem 7 33 Tiger tooth 35 Naturalness 8 37 Environ- ' mental 9 prefix 38 Think about 10 40 Cot>i« brand 42 Skiing 11 mecca Most bridge books ha~~e an instructional slant. giving advice on what to do. In contrast , ~Bridge Master Versus Bridge Amateur" by Mark Horton (Master Point Press) looks first at an inexperienced player going wrong, then an e~epert getting it right. You can learn a lot from this book, but be aware that the author devotes more space to declarer play 'than to bidding and defense combined, and South isn't always the declarer. You are West, on opening lead against four spades doubled. What card would you choose? In England, South's hand is called eau de cologne after the 47-11 brand. Australians believe that one should open with a game bid when holding eau de cologne. But South, with a suit that had some holes, settled for three spades. North raised, hoping his partner was short in clubs, East made a takeout dou· ble, and you happily passed. At an eight-table club duplicate, seven Wests led the heart jack and finished minus 790. Declarer won on the board and cashed a second heart, discarding his losing club. Then South played dummy's diamond king. In a moment, declarer ruffed his diamond nine on the board and lost only two spades and one O r DEER ?? .AstroGraph ru>.YiliiGo THE BEST TE.'.t1 IN THE ~TATE AND TfiEV'RE UNBEATEN IN Sol X YE ....RS ... &UT IT'LL 8E A GREAT TE~T FOR US.! Shade River Ag. Service SHOP CLASSIFIEDS "'' 1\PI>.i(TR\tx.l:lt-1 />, POR WEE. .1') t)~ROR'TuNATB.Y, Owner- Rick Wise Broad Run Gun Club i I THERE'S NO .TIME TO TALK, WE'RE TOO BUSY OH, IT WORKED .>EST BIG NATE 97 Dodge Intrepid 8o,ooo named fiduciary have hand or certHied check miles, automatic. $1700 been tiled In the lhe following collater· 35 53 7 St. Rt. 1 Nor1 h Pom ero y, OH oeo. Call740-256-1 233 Probate Court, Meigs al: County, Ohio lor 2000 Toyota Sienna 740-985 -3831 97 Olds Cutlass SL. V-6, approval and sanle- 4T3ZF13COYU258561 ·loaded, 40,800 orginal ment: 1996 Ford Ranger YOUNG'S Staoley Treemile~ 1 owner $4,850 304- ESTATENO. 2005 2109 1FTCR10A4TUB50479 593-3707 or 740-208·0028 The second account ot 1997 Ford .F150 Trimming TRu~•s Angela Watson, 1FTDF18WXVNA66029 L~ Guardian ofthe person The Farmers Bank and & Removal FOR SM.E and estate ot GiHord Savings Company, and Quality Remodeling Jennings Reynolds, Pomeroy, Ohio, Work New Garages Electrlc•l I Plumbing 04 Blue Dodge Dakota Sr., an incompetent reserves the right "to I * Rt:asconattle Quad Cab 34,000 actual person. · bid at this sale, and to Rates Roofing & Gutt•'• miles, auto, 4lt4, VB, iln18ss exceptions are withdraw the above Vinyl Siding • P•lntlng P..lo •nd Porch Deckl exhaust, alloy rims. ke~ess filed ,thereto, said collateral prior to sale. WV036725 entry $11,500 OBO. Call tor account will be set for Further, The Farmers V.C YOUNG Ill more details 256-&136, it no hearing before said , Bank and Savings References Available! answer, leave. message, will Court on the 14th day. company reserves the Call Gary Stanley @ • 99? fi? 1 return call. of January, 2008, ·at rightto reject any or all PrJ!"( 1 '( 0• 1•" 740-742-2293 ,", '(r o~r~ I 1 11 ) , " 11 111 r which time said bids submitted. 86 F250 4x4, 460, 4spd, Please leave $1~00 OBO. 88 Ford account will be consld- The above described Ranger, V6. 2x4. w/ e)(tra set ered and continued collateral will be sold MII<E MARCUM of wheels w/ studded snow trom day to day until "aa ls·where Is", with no expressed or tires $650 080. 740-367· finally disposed ol. H!IOIIN!, & 1(1 ~ltllll ll'l l, ( !1 . warranty Any person Interested Implied 7251 or 740-645-4647 Rubllc>r Roof 1•1q. Aocm t..clclt1 1otl, !••·• k ·- :;~,, ql• may tile written eocep- given. Std1nq. W11Hlow~; Polt· H.llll' , C;u,tq ··' SUVs lions to said account For further Informsl l l'illrd'lCI~ Wotk Res 1denlli!l .'-. :illllll·'ll ,,, 1 or to maners pertain· tlon, or for an appointFORSAI.E ing to the execution of ment to inspect collet· I. otP II ~"~: /.. H :: ll(!•'r;l l-1:1 · /·l'i on1 ·,(1 Y- ,11.., } 1r:c [~1111'<11r<; I::~.IJP!II.'i1Ct' 2004 Nissan X-terra. 56000 the trust, not less than aral, prior lo sale date miles. 4WD. $8900 OBO. live days . prior to the contact Cyndle or Ken date set for hearing. &1992·2136. Call 740-256-1618 CORNER STONE J. Scon Powell (12) 12, 13, 14 Find Bargains Judge CONSTRUCTION PROCESSING Pleas Court, in the Ciassifieds Common Probate Dlvls.lon Maplewood Roofing, Siding, Meigs County, Ohio Every Day! Soffit, Decks, Lake (12) 14 r\5 I Il "was" and "NOW" Chevrolet Trucks & Cars, Buicks, Pon!iacs IT DIDN'T WORK, LINDY ~'I Wh y d riv e an ywh ere else Free Estimates Signs on Vehicles Great Selection I'M SORRY t>l\t>i[ lAD\Cl CI•NLI~C.... j Feed $10.50/100 7 40-367· 0544 Year End Inventory Tax Sale 1 TOOK YORE ADVICE, LOWEEZY, AN' NOW ME AN' JAKE AIN'T TALKIN' AT ALL L~trs ~-L£1\~1~, °) BINGO! BARNEY 11 ======== ~=======- 3 Boxers, Sco1Ush Terriers. Male, 2 red, 1 cream . 2 Hatchback. 01 Hyundai 5 speedAccent trans, Cockers, Mini Schnauzers Females cream. $300. 65,310 miles. good condiall AKC, Mini Poodles CKC, Ready 1~ -20 . 740-388-8642 tion. needs catalytic converl- IN Vi/Me accepted. 740·767- MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 2A59 St. Rt. 160 • GaiUpolls IPROVEMJ:N'TS 0820 or 304-675-1812 ask wormed. $350. Call 740- Pass East Obi. First the amateur, then the expert sage for Linda Pass North •• Opening lead: 740-992-6971 Tried to shoot a doe But he hit the 9 8 6 3 A 76 2 "'AQJ8 S West Pass 3• Pass rare $195. Have 3 ball per- shots and worined. Great at feet mason 1/2 pint green opening gifts early , 425.00, jars scarce. 740-533-3870 firm . 304-544·5529. E:mail < o Dealer: South · Vulnerable: Both 26 Years Experience AKC Yorkie puppies. $ 600 mates, $800 females. Ready for Christmas. 740-645-2611 • a South •KJ98642 .• 2 • Q J 94 Stop &Compare Also have McSwain Jr. glass 304-593-3820 minnow trap, marked on bot- -AC-A -:-.-Lh_a_ sa_A _p-so_ 2 _ M-al-e-9 tom minnows & roaches, WeeKs Old 2nd round of Ronnie Haning ·East , "'K 643 Hill 's Self Storage 1995 Buick Regal and an 9 CKC registered Mini electric recliner. 740~388Dachshunds, long & short _ 85_1_9_ _ _ _ _ _ haiq:~d: red, black & tan. 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ARLO & JANIS �• Page B8 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydaUysentinel.com Friday, .December 14.2007 Rodriguez ·finalizes .$275M deal Vick asks judge for 'second chance' BY RONALD BLUM ASSOC IATED PRESS NEW YORK Alex Rodriguez couldn' t believe what was happening. He thought the New York Yankees didn 't want him. .In revealing details of what · led to him opting 04t of his contract with the Yankees. and of his subsequent phone call to Hank and Hal Steinbrenner to revive his career in pinstripes, Rodriguez critici zed agent Scott Boras for mi sleading him. "The whole thing was a mistake. It was a huge debacle," A-Rod said Thursday · after finalizing his $275 million, 10-year contract. :·For me it was very stressful. It was· a very humbling experi ence. I knew what I wanted from Day I. The mistake I made is that I should have called Hank and Hal from the get-go and I didn't do that. And I blame me." A-Rod 's deal , which allows him to earn as much as $305 million, broke the previous baseball record set by his $252 million, 10year contract with Texas in December 2000. Traded to the Yankees in 2004, he opted out of that deal Oct. 28, during the final game of the World Series. "I was · I00 percent sure, pretty much, from the i hrmation I was getting that the Yankees didn't have any interest in my services," he said. "The whole thing didn't feel right. ... I always thought that the negotiation would be si,mple and it wasn't going to take a lot of time. So when I was getting that information, to me, yeah, that was very surprising and upsetting. And it was actually hurtful." After the opt out was · announced, Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said New York would not negotiate further with Rodriguez because his decision eliminated the $21.3 · million subsidy the Yankees you know, and I take that bullet. If I had to do it again, I would have called Hank from Day I and negotiated the contract myself." Once he approached the Yankees directly, the agreement came quickly. The 32-year-old Rodriguez won his third AL Most . were to receive from Texas Valuable Player award last from 2008- 10, a figure nego- month after hitting .314 with tiated at the lime of his trade. 54 homers and 156 RBis. But But Rodriguez then he's frequently been a target approached . the · Yankees for boo birds at Yankee through a managing director Stadium- due in large part at Goldman Sachs and nego- to his postseason struggles. A-Rod went· 4-for-15 tiated his new deal in early November without Boras. (.267) with one RBI during ''When 1 realized that our New York's first-round playgoal s were not aligned, that's off loss to Cleveland and is in when 1 had to step in and get . an 8-for-59 (.136) postseason my voice heard and call funk dating to 2004. Hank and Hal and tell them An 11-time All-Star, Ahow 1 felt," Rodriguez said. Rod gets a $10 million sign") needed to express to Hank ing bonus, of which $2 milhow important the Yankees lion is payable upon approval · · by the commissioner's were to me, an d how pnvt- office, $1 million each Jan. leged I felt about wearing the 15 from 2009 _13 and $ 3 miluniform and how badly I t d t t . N ~ k lion on Jan. 15, 2014. wan e 0 s ay 10 ew or Rodriguez receives salaries and finish my career in New of $27 million next year, $32 York and become a world million in 2009 and 20 1O, champion in New York with $31 million in 20 II, $29 milour team . ... I'm glad I made lion in 2012, $28 million in that phone call or else I 2013, $25 million in 2014, wouldn't be here tnday." $21 million in 2015 and $20 Officials in the commis- million in· each of the final sioner's ·office were livid two years. about the timing of A-Rod's His $32 million salaries in announcement to opt out, and 2009 and 2010 will be the Boras apologized. · largest for one season in A-Rod said he told Boras major league history. His new contract allows A-Rod how he felt. "I was very angry about the to earn $30 million more for whole situation,'~ he said. "I achieving historic milewas very upset, and, you stones. He is 18th on the know, f voiced that to him. career list with 518 homers, The one time we spoke I con- 244 shy of Barry Bonds' record. veyed that message." Under'the deal he opted out Boras declined comment. A-Rod said IJ.e decided to of, A-Rod earned $185.45 keep Boras as his agent million over seven years. His new agreement was because he likely had negotiated his last contract announced· three hom:s "I made mistakes. I mean, before George Mitchell's Scott works for me," report on performanceRodriguez said. "So at the enhancing drugs in baseball end of the day, when it comes was released. "What's going on right to the World Series, when it comes to opting out, when it now is very unfortunate," comes to all the big mistakes, Rodriguez said. "I \hink our I've got to look in the mirror, game is going to rebound." • area of Newport News in her media, I was heartbroken .... letter to the judge. That's no excuse for using "Michael could have easi- marijuana, but I didn't know ly followed the wrong how to cope with all the difRICHMOND, Va. Michael Yick declared·") am crowd but he chose to make ficulties I was facing not the bad person or be11st something out of himself because it was all new to I've been made out to be" and he got his family out of me." and asked for leniency in a the projects," she wrote . He alluded to the nearly letter to the federal judge "Michael has had a lot on his $1 million the court ordered who sentenced him to 23 shoulders since he was him to set aside for the care months in prison for a dog- around 14 yrs old, working and placement of dozens of fighting conspiracy. hard to get where he wanted pit bulls that were seized from his property in southVick made.his handwritten to be." ~ea fro~~ad as be ,awalte<l . Vick said .he no;w ~ow.s. elll\tem Virginia,.,saxing he: on day s sentertct~g P.Y his actions were w(Ong. . . had no objection~ .paying Jud~e Hell!)' E Hudson. Hts ;'Your Honor, I ~'lt9t the because ~e ~lie~rs t~e dogs five page let1~r and sevep!.l... b~~ person 0~ the !least I've "should ~hv~. a g~hfe ." ~!hers from Vtck supporters, been made out to be. ) :liave Vick :nbfe!J ,.m t b~ had mcludt.ng •.. baseball great been talked · about and never bef~re ·beethOOvicted Hank A.aron a~d forme~ ridiculed on a day to ~y 'of a :crillie,:"d,\!.~ ..~~· listeq ~f~~Ycf~;:: F~~~~n~~':e basis by peoJ?le who really s~me. of his cliiiJ!iAA.b~e conreleased by the U.S. District dont know M!fh~el Vick the tr:tbuuons an~ vowed to use Court in Richmond on human bet~g, Vtck wrote. hts money only. fo~ good Thursday. .. He descnbed htmself as a works m the future. . "I take full responsibility h.~m~!e, soft spoken and Aar'!n, the fo~er home for my actions and am canng father of th~ee and run kmg w~o ts now an ashamed that · my' actions;·lamentedthee~ecthtscn~e execullv!! wtth the ,Atlanta hurt animals and allowtd has had on hts older chtl- Braves, lau~ed Vtck s comanimals '- to be burt anll dren, ~ges 5 and 2. . m~mty servtce. . killed,'' Yick wrote.. ·:... Your f.'Thts ha~ been pamf~l . . . From the ._!noment Hono~; ·tjusi ask for a Sec!" .. ~.cause my:~n..wa&ehc:s tlje. M1,cb.a~ . J!lOV~ .~ , A~Ian~. ond chance.," ~- .. : · .._· .• nf(Ws and. carr n'!lll7rsta~d .pe ~d · t~'dCa/.hwtth hts The · :;uspend~,. Atlanla . w~ats gomg on, ·f !lh h1s .. ·&uccess very . well, ., Aaron Falcons quarterbac],t'~ ... f~ther~" he wrote, -adding wrote: "From ~hat I un~er­ appeal wasn't enough , to @It hts daughter. asked htm stand, he took tt upon hi~­ overcome Hudson's finding on a regular basts when he self to. s~p!W.rt . t!J~ areas that Vick lied at various would be home to play underpnvtleged kids, bring times about his hands-on games with her, "but I have them to games, visit them in . . the hospital •. an~ give money role in helping kill pit bulls no answer." . He also. satd hts actw~s to the or~amzatlons that help and about his marijuana use, which was detected by a have ~eft .hts own once-envt- them: Mtcha~l made a favor' drug screening. Hudson able hfe m tatters. able tmpresston on me from "Honestly~ I wish . I had the !JIO~ent I met him." . cited those lapses in giving Vick a longer sentence than neve~ ~n mvolved ·~dogVtck s lead.attorney, Btlly two ·fellow defendants, who fightmg, he wrote.. As a Martm, srud m a statement: previously were sentenced result I've lost everything- "Mr. Vick is much.more than to 18 months and21 months. my good name, job, the .caricature ..some in the "Throughout 'this eritite· endorsements, and now my q~edia have chosen to por· · · case, I've just tried to be freedom." ..· , . · · . · u:ay.~' hortest," Vick .. wrote. Vick blamed his marijuana · He listed other charitable "Sometimes I didn't know use on his father, Michael works by Vick and said the how to be and was scared, Boddie, who ..Jalked to The former .. Virginia Tech star but eventually I put every- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "deserves to be judged on thing out on the table and about his famous son's dog- the totality of his actions, left no stones untumed." fighting activities in August. not just the latest headlines." Vick said he's an animal Boddie told the newspaper: Vick's troubles still are not lover but that he grew up in "I wish people would stop over. He and his three coa culture where dogfighting sugarcoating it. This is defendants- Purnell Peace, went unpunished while peo- Mike's thing." Quanis Phillips and Tony pie were arrested for guns or Vick wrote: "I was suffer- Taylor - face state animal drugs: His mother, Brenda ing froq~ a deep state of cruelty charges in Surry Boddte, also alluded to depression, and after my County. Vick's trial is set for Vick's upbringing in a ~ough father attaCked me in the April 2. BY LARRY O'DELL , ~SSOCIATED PRESS ........ \.... • I riiil ·Up~ �• Page B8 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydaUysentinel.com Friday, .December 14.2007 Rodriguez ·finalizes .$275M deal Vick asks judge for 'second chance' BY RONALD BLUM ASSOC IATED PRESS NEW YORK Alex Rodriguez couldn' t believe what was happening. He thought the New York Yankees didn 't want him. .In revealing details of what · led to him opting 04t of his contract with the Yankees. and of his subsequent phone call to Hank and Hal Steinbrenner to revive his career in pinstripes, Rodriguez critici zed agent Scott Boras for mi sleading him. "The whole thing was a mistake. It was a huge debacle," A-Rod said Thursday · after finalizing his $275 million, 10-year contract. :·For me it was very stressful. It was· a very humbling experi ence. I knew what I wanted from Day I. The mistake I made is that I should have called Hank and Hal from the get-go and I didn't do that. And I blame me." A-Rod 's deal , which allows him to earn as much as $305 million, broke the previous baseball record set by his $252 million, 10year contract with Texas in December 2000. Traded to the Yankees in 2004, he opted out of that deal Oct. 28, during the final game of the World Series. "I was · I00 percent sure, pretty much, from the i hrmation I was getting that the Yankees didn't have any interest in my services," he said. "The whole thing didn't feel right. ... I always thought that the negotiation would be si,mple and it wasn't going to take a lot of time. So when I was getting that information, to me, yeah, that was very surprising and upsetting. And it was actually hurtful." After the opt out was · announced, Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said New York would not negotiate further with Rodriguez because his decision eliminated the $21.3 · million subsidy the Yankees you know, and I take that bullet. If I had to do it again, I would have called Hank from Day I and negotiated the contract myself." Once he approached the Yankees directly, the agreement came quickly. The 32-year-old Rodriguez won his third AL Most . were to receive from Texas Valuable Player award last from 2008- 10, a figure nego- month after hitting .314 with tiated at the lime of his trade. 54 homers and 156 RBis. But But Rodriguez then he's frequently been a target approached . the · Yankees for boo birds at Yankee through a managing director Stadium- due in large part at Goldman Sachs and nego- to his postseason struggles. A-Rod went· 4-for-15 tiated his new deal in early November without Boras. (.267) with one RBI during ''When 1 realized that our New York's first-round playgoal s were not aligned, that's off loss to Cleveland and is in when 1 had to step in and get . an 8-for-59 (.136) postseason my voice heard and call funk dating to 2004. Hank and Hal and tell them An 11-time All-Star, Ahow 1 felt," Rodriguez said. Rod gets a $10 million sign") needed to express to Hank ing bonus, of which $2 milhow important the Yankees lion is payable upon approval · · by the commissioner's were to me, an d how pnvt- office, $1 million each Jan. leged I felt about wearing the 15 from 2009 _13 and $ 3 miluniform and how badly I t d t t . N ~ k lion on Jan. 15, 2014. wan e 0 s ay 10 ew or Rodriguez receives salaries and finish my career in New of $27 million next year, $32 York and become a world million in 2009 and 20 1O, champion in New York with $31 million in 20 II, $29 milour team . ... I'm glad I made lion in 2012, $28 million in that phone call or else I 2013, $25 million in 2014, wouldn't be here tnday." $21 million in 2015 and $20 Officials in the commis- million in· each of the final sioner's ·office were livid two years. about the timing of A-Rod's His $32 million salaries in announcement to opt out, and 2009 and 2010 will be the Boras apologized. · largest for one season in A-Rod said he told Boras major league history. His new contract allows A-Rod how he felt. "I was very angry about the to earn $30 million more for whole situation,'~ he said. "I achieving historic milewas very upset, and, you stones. He is 18th on the know, f voiced that to him. career list with 518 homers, The one time we spoke I con- 244 shy of Barry Bonds' record. veyed that message." Under'the deal he opted out Boras declined comment. A-Rod said IJ.e decided to of, A-Rod earned $185.45 keep Boras as his agent million over seven years. His new agreement was because he likely had negotiated his last contract announced· three hom:s "I made mistakes. I mean, before George Mitchell's Scott works for me," report on performanceRodriguez said. "So at the enhancing drugs in baseball end of the day, when it comes was released. "What's going on right to the World Series, when it comes to opting out, when it now is very unfortunate," comes to all the big mistakes, Rodriguez said. "I \hink our I've got to look in the mirror, game is going to rebound." • area of Newport News in her media, I was heartbroken .... letter to the judge. That's no excuse for using "Michael could have easi- marijuana, but I didn't know ly followed the wrong how to cope with all the difRICHMOND, Va. Michael Yick declared·") am crowd but he chose to make ficulties I was facing not the bad person or be11st something out of himself because it was all new to I've been made out to be" and he got his family out of me." and asked for leniency in a the projects," she wrote . He alluded to the nearly letter to the federal judge "Michael has had a lot on his $1 million the court ordered who sentenced him to 23 shoulders since he was him to set aside for the care months in prison for a dog- around 14 yrs old, working and placement of dozens of fighting conspiracy. hard to get where he wanted pit bulls that were seized from his property in southVick made.his handwritten to be." ~ea fro~~ad as be ,awalte<l . Vick said .he no;w ~ow.s. elll\tem Virginia,.,saxing he: on day s sentertct~g P.Y his actions were w(Ong. . . had no objection~ .paying Jud~e Hell!)' E Hudson. Hts ;'Your Honor, I ~'lt9t the because ~e ~lie~rs t~e dogs five page let1~r and sevep!.l... b~~ person 0~ the !least I've "should ~hv~. a g~hfe ." ~!hers from Vtck supporters, been made out to be. ) :liave Vick :nbfe!J ,.m t b~ had mcludt.ng •.. baseball great been talked · about and never bef~re ·beethOOvicted Hank A.aron a~d forme~ ridiculed on a day to ~y 'of a :crillie,:"d,\!.~ ..~~· listeq ~f~~Ycf~;:: F~~~~n~~':e basis by peoJ?le who really s~me. of his cliiiJ!iAA.b~e conreleased by the U.S. District dont know M!fh~el Vick the tr:tbuuons an~ vowed to use Court in Richmond on human bet~g, Vtck wrote. hts money only. fo~ good Thursday. .. He descnbed htmself as a works m the future. . "I take full responsibility h.~m~!e, soft spoken and Aar'!n, the fo~er home for my actions and am canng father of th~ee and run kmg w~o ts now an ashamed that · my' actions;·lamentedthee~ecthtscn~e execullv!! wtth the ,Atlanta hurt animals and allowtd has had on hts older chtl- Braves, lau~ed Vtck s comanimals '- to be burt anll dren, ~ges 5 and 2. . m~mty servtce. . killed,'' Yick wrote.. ·:... Your f.'Thts ha~ been pamf~l . . . From the ._!noment Hono~; ·tjusi ask for a Sec!" .. ~.cause my:~n..wa&ehc:s tlje. M1,cb.a~ . J!lOV~ .~ , A~Ian~. ond chance.," ~- .. : · .._· .• nf(Ws and. carr n'!lll7rsta~d .pe ~d · t~'dCa/.hwtth hts The · :;uspend~,. Atlanla . w~ats gomg on, ·f !lh h1s .. ·&uccess very . well, ., Aaron Falcons quarterbac],t'~ ... f~ther~" he wrote, -adding wrote: "From ~hat I un~er­ appeal wasn't enough , to @It hts daughter. asked htm stand, he took tt upon hi~­ overcome Hudson's finding on a regular basts when he self to. s~p!W.rt . t!J~ areas that Vick lied at various would be home to play underpnvtleged kids, bring times about his hands-on games with her, "but I have them to games, visit them in . . the hospital •. an~ give money role in helping kill pit bulls no answer." . He also. satd hts actw~s to the or~amzatlons that help and about his marijuana use, which was detected by a have ~eft .hts own once-envt- them: Mtcha~l made a favor' drug screening. Hudson able hfe m tatters. able tmpresston on me from "Honestly~ I wish . I had the !JIO~ent I met him." . cited those lapses in giving Vick a longer sentence than neve~ ~n mvolved ·~dogVtck s lead.attorney, Btlly two ·fellow defendants, who fightmg, he wrote.. As a Martm, srud m a statement: previously were sentenced result I've lost everything- "Mr. Vick is much.more than to 18 months and21 months. my good name, job, the .caricature ..some in the "Throughout 'this eritite· endorsements, and now my q~edia have chosen to por· · · case, I've just tried to be freedom." ..· , . · · . · u:ay.~' hortest," Vick .. wrote. Vick blamed his marijuana · He listed other charitable "Sometimes I didn't know use on his father, Michael works by Vick and said the how to be and was scared, Boddie, who ..Jalked to The former .. Virginia Tech star but eventually I put every- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "deserves to be judged on thing out on the table and about his famous son's dog- the totality of his actions, left no stones untumed." fighting activities in August. not just the latest headlines." Vick said he's an animal Boddie told the newspaper: Vick's troubles still are not lover but that he grew up in "I wish people would stop over. He and his three coa culture where dogfighting sugarcoating it. This is defendants- Purnell Peace, went unpunished while peo- Mike's thing." Quanis Phillips and Tony pie were arrested for guns or Vick wrote: "I was suffer- Taylor - face state animal drugs: His mother, Brenda ing froq~ a deep state of cruelty charges in Surry Boddte, also alluded to depression, and after my County. Vick's trial is set for Vick's upbringing in a ~ough father attaCked me in the April 2. BY LARRY O'DELL , ~SSOCIATED PRESS ........ \.... • I riiil ·Up~ �I I •. ' ' • . ' • j. Santa Shops Here Page 2 • roll Bv DAN SEWELL end ahead just before Christmas, which falls on a Tuesday, adds to AP BUSINESS WRITER shopping d~lays . "It's sort of like a . CINCINNATI - Retailers trying to . perfect storm for those who like to brighten up what looks like a drab wait until the last minute." Chicago-based ShopperTrak, which period for shopping are rolling out eye-catching packaging, celebrity tie- monitors sales at more than 50,000 ins, and contests for everything from . retail outlets, reported Dec. 5 that Hannah Montana tickets to an African sales for the week ended Dec. I declined 4 .4 percent from the yearsafari. Their challenge: to offset expected ago period, the largest year-over-year low shopper traffic ovet an extended sales decline since March . Total U.S. holiday season by luring consumers shopping traffic, or visits to stores by into their stores and keeping them shoppers, for the same period fell 4 .7 there long enough to pick up some percent. ·extra gifts . ''I think the retailers have got to focus on their promotions to draw With many families on tight budgets and facing high gas prices , this that traffic to them, create that sense year's holiday shopping traffic was of urgency," said Mike Brown, a already expected to be . slow, and. retail strategist with Kurt Salmon retailers also had an extra week in Associates. Once the customers are November because Thanksgiving fell in ; Brown said, stores try to spur Nov. 22. Although the Black Friday -unplanned buying with alluring merweekend immediately after chandise displays or bargain items at Thanksgiving saw strong retail sales, store entrances, and incentives such as $10 gift cards for $50 purcha~es or industry reports show a lull since . "Procrastination is a big factor at coupons that can only be used on this point," said Bill Martin, co- return visits in early December. founder of ShopperTrak RCT Corp., . Retailers are. also featuring celebrisaying week and the week- ties and contests to bring out cus, the extra . . Friday, December 14, 2007 ... tomers. Parties" to highlight sleepwear. Target Corp .'s "Wow or Never" gift Stores are also offering small gift collection allowed customers to enter items such as key chains and lu$gage . sweepstakes for prizes such as an tags, and lingerie sets packaged m ice African safari or a black Maserati. cream cone shapes and lollipopBuying an American Idol karaok~ resembling "panty pops ." machine, for example, meant entry "We've done a lot of cute little fun for a trip to the reality show's finale . things," Turney said . "This was new for this year," said . Victoria's Secret also has an excluspokeswoman Amy von Walter. sive deal for the first retail sales of a Entries ended Dec. 3, but von Walter greatest hits CD by the newly reunitsaid Target wasn't releasing any fig- ed Spice Girls. ·ures on the promotion. Dillard's Inc., the Little Rock, Ark.For Victoria's Secret, special pro- based department store chain, has motions, packaging and stnall gift been flexing its own girl power. items for the holidays are meant to Stores have been holding Hannah heat up what's been slow mall traffic Montana lip-synch shows, offering for much of the year . . fashion advice · for girls buying · "I am conservatively optimistic," clothes, wigs and accessories around . said Sharen J. Turney, chief executive the Disney Channel show starring of the Victoria's · Secret business teen-ager Miley Cyrus, and ·even that's part of Columbus, Ohio-based chances in some stores to win hardLimited Brands Inc. "There are a lot to-find concert tickets. of things that we have done to preCincinnati-based Macy's Inc. pare." department -stores have tie-ins with In the aftermath of the annual celebrities for just about any taste , Victoria.'s Secret · fashion show tele- from Donald Tr1,1mp to Martha vised this week by CBS, there are Stewart; from rapper Sean "Diddy" more promotions this month featuring Comb,s to singer Gwen Stefani. star models , such as "Supermodel PJ (j7J • UflL9,Ue/ ~oe'~ & Hair Salon . Come in to shop for tllat Unique Gift that everyone wants • Lang Calendars • Vi/loge Candles • HeriJage Lace • Gooseberry Patch • Garden Acce.u ories • W realhs • Baby Gifts & Gund Designer Posts • Holiday Tablet'll • Home Accent.~ • Marshall & WVU Stained Glos., FromSouptoDips, WIND& WILWW8 boxed goum1et mixes. Tuesday & Frillay 10-5, Extended Eve11ing Hours Wednesday & Thursday Holiday Htmrs: Saturday 11-3 • • ' 1. A Dlamond "'H ~dant 7: _(iolden Rl(Jgs 2, Oulstfl:Jias ~ 3. Blade HlJJs Gold 4 . Selko Muslcal Clocks 8. VIva Beads · ' 9. PulS.iir Watdtes Santa Shops Here Friday, December 14, 2007 • Page 3 Spending tips for ho,iday shoppers from credit unions Grocery · rum • t0 remin~ing ~hoppers UP. stores 1ure· h0 1"}day sp~ad . shoppers DUBLIN - Ohio's credit unions are. to spend wtsely this hohday season by offering tips on how to holiday cheer without fall~ng mto unmanageable debt. It IS common to open your heart_s, and your wallets, w~en lookmg for the l_lCrfect gtft. However, the hohday season can often l~ave those who overspend seemg more red than green. Credit Union National Association Chief Economist Bill Hampel says that even though consumers are concemed about rising expenses, such as the price of gas, SJlt:nding is likely to increase shghtly . this year over last. "This time of year we tend to lose weight in our back pocket," said Ohio Credit Union League ·President Paul Mercer. "While we do not want to downplay the importance of giving to . our loved ones and those in need, we do want to make sure consumers are not spending irresponsibly . and finding themselves racking up excessive debt." Here are a few ways to manage holiday spending that will allow you to have some cheer left in your wallet for 2008. · • Make a list of who you will be buying gifts for, assign a dolJar amount, and stick to it. • Avoid using credit cards.. Instead, pay·for gifts with cash. • Shop early and compare prices. • Take advantage .. of sales, couJ?Ons •. and Sl_lCCtal offers 10 recetved the matl. • Don'tshop for yourself. • Pay with a credit card if you can't use cash; don't use a debit c~. Under ~ederallaw .you c~ disputt: credit card charges tf you ~on 't.fcet what you . were ~rorru~. ou also have dtspute nghts tf there are Ul_lauthorized charges on your credtt card. ~ Prote<:t your identity by not ~smg_ debtt ~ds when purchasmg gifts onlme. . • Know return and exchange policies for the stores where you make purchases. • Have a' plan for paying off your bills. For -example, make your mind to pay off your btlls by Valentine's Day. You don't want to still be paying for · holiday gifts on the Fourth of July. Also, start saving now for the 2008 holiday season. Approximately 76 percent of credit unions offer Christmas Club accounts, h' h all t t 'd w tc . ow you o se ast e a ~~i~m:U:~ht~l~h~~~~~ you make. When the 2008 holidays arrive, the funds from your Christmas Club account · are transferredintoyourcheckingor savings account and you have a nice su_m to be~in shopping and s~readmg holid~y ch_eer . to friends and farruly. Directmg just $25 per bi-weekly paycheck in~o a Christmas Club account wtll allo~ yo~ to saye $~ f<?r next y~ s gtft buymg: Thts ~s much wtser than financt.ng holt. day purchases on a credtt card. Still searching for the perfect gift this year? Credit unions offer several great gift ideas, including savings accounts and · pre-paid gift cards . Savings accounts can be opened for as little as five dollars and gift cards can usually be purchased for any dollar amount. Best of all, credit unions were ranked ft.fth in customer experience and first in ease of use, according to a 2007 survey by Forrester Research. Stop by your local credit union to learn more about the . 'ft f d' . · . BY DAN iEWELL AP BUSINESS WRITER CINCINNATI - Do your holiday shopping in a grocery me~:~~~pg:mdo w~~t ~~~~~ store? Some grpcery chains, credit unions have to offer. consumers' appealing to Credit unions are memberdesires to save gas, money owned financial cooperatives and time , are pushing that which are democratically connotion this season. · trolled by the members. As notCincinnati-based Kroger for-~rofit financial institutions, Co., the nation's largest tradic~it unions ~tum earning to tional grocer, ran full-page . . thetr members in the form of ads this week touting gifts dividends, lower loan rates under $30 for such items as higher savings rates , and plush blankets, under $20 for improved service. Credit unions products including _computer consistently rank the highest in bags , and under $10 for customer satisfaction of any stuffed toy bears and other financial institutions and have gifts. been Number I 'in every Kroger also just doubled to American Bailker/Gallup poll . Please see Grocery, Plige 4 conducted since 1989. 5. Dlainond Teimls Bracelet 11. Clwripagne Dl~ 12. 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Their challenge: to offset expected ago period, the largest year-over-year low shopper traffic ovet an extended sales decline since March . Total U.S. holiday season by luring consumers shopping traffic, or visits to stores by into their stores and keeping them shoppers, for the same period fell 4 .7 there long enough to pick up some percent. ·extra gifts . ''I think the retailers have got to focus on their promotions to draw With many families on tight budgets and facing high gas prices , this that traffic to them, create that sense year's holiday shopping traffic was of urgency," said Mike Brown, a already expected to be . slow, and. retail strategist with Kurt Salmon retailers also had an extra week in Associates. Once the customers are November because Thanksgiving fell in ; Brown said, stores try to spur Nov. 22. Although the Black Friday -unplanned buying with alluring merweekend immediately after chandise displays or bargain items at Thanksgiving saw strong retail sales, store entrances, and incentives such as $10 gift cards for $50 purcha~es or industry reports show a lull since . "Procrastination is a big factor at coupons that can only be used on this point," said Bill Martin, co- return visits in early December. founder of ShopperTrak RCT Corp., . Retailers are. also featuring celebrisaying week and the week- ties and contests to bring out cus, the extra . . Friday, December 14, 2007 ... tomers. Parties" to highlight sleepwear. Target Corp .'s "Wow or Never" gift Stores are also offering small gift collection allowed customers to enter items such as key chains and lu$gage . sweepstakes for prizes such as an tags, and lingerie sets packaged m ice African safari or a black Maserati. cream cone shapes and lollipopBuying an American Idol karaok~ resembling "panty pops ." machine, for example, meant entry "We've done a lot of cute little fun for a trip to the reality show's finale . things," Turney said . "This was new for this year," said . Victoria's Secret also has an excluspokeswoman Amy von Walter. sive deal for the first retail sales of a Entries ended Dec. 3, but von Walter greatest hits CD by the newly reunitsaid Target wasn't releasing any fig- ed Spice Girls. ·ures on the promotion. Dillard's Inc., the Little Rock, Ark.For Victoria's Secret, special pro- based department store chain, has motions, packaging and stnall gift been flexing its own girl power. items for the holidays are meant to Stores have been holding Hannah heat up what's been slow mall traffic Montana lip-synch shows, offering for much of the year . . fashion advice · for girls buying · "I am conservatively optimistic," clothes, wigs and accessories around . said Sharen J. Turney, chief executive the Disney Channel show starring of the Victoria's · Secret business teen-ager Miley Cyrus, and ·even that's part of Columbus, Ohio-based chances in some stores to win hardLimited Brands Inc. "There are a lot to-find concert tickets. of things that we have done to preCincinnati-based Macy's Inc. pare." department -stores have tie-ins with In the aftermath of the annual celebrities for just about any taste , Victoria.'s Secret · fashion show tele- from Donald Tr1,1mp to Martha vised this week by CBS, there are Stewart; from rapper Sean "Diddy" more promotions this month featuring Comb,s to singer Gwen Stefani. star models , such as "Supermodel PJ (j7J • UflL9,Ue/ ~oe'~ & Hair Salon . Come in to shop for tllat Unique Gift that everyone wants • Lang Calendars • Vi/loge Candles • HeriJage Lace • Gooseberry Patch • Garden Acce.u ories • W realhs • Baby Gifts & Gund Designer Posts • Holiday Tablet'll • Home Accent.~ • Marshall & WVU Stained Glos., FromSouptoDips, WIND& WILWW8 boxed goum1et mixes. Tuesday & Frillay 10-5, Extended Eve11ing Hours Wednesday & Thursday Holiday Htmrs: Saturday 11-3 • • ' 1. A Dlamond "'H ~dant 7: _(iolden Rl(Jgs 2, Oulstfl:Jias ~ 3. Blade HlJJs Gold 4 . Selko Muslcal Clocks 8. VIva Beads · ' 9. PulS.iir Watdtes Santa Shops Here Friday, December 14, 2007 • Page 3 Spending tips for ho,iday shoppers from credit unions Grocery · rum • t0 remin~ing ~hoppers UP. stores 1ure· h0 1"}day sp~ad . shoppers DUBLIN - Ohio's credit unions are. to spend wtsely this hohday season by offering tips on how to holiday cheer without fall~ng mto unmanageable debt. It IS common to open your heart_s, and your wallets, w~en lookmg for the l_lCrfect gtft. However, the hohday season can often l~ave those who overspend seemg more red than green. Credit Union National Association Chief Economist Bill Hampel says that even though consumers are concemed about rising expenses, such as the price of gas, SJlt:nding is likely to increase shghtly . this year over last. "This time of year we tend to lose weight in our back pocket," said Ohio Credit Union League ·President Paul Mercer. "While we do not want to downplay the importance of giving to . our loved ones and those in need, we do want to make sure consumers are not spending irresponsibly . and finding themselves racking up excessive debt." Here are a few ways to manage holiday spending that will allow you to have some cheer left in your wallet for 2008. · • Make a list of who you will be buying gifts for, assign a dolJar amount, and stick to it. • Avoid using credit cards.. Instead, pay·for gifts with cash. • Shop early and compare prices. • Take advantage .. of sales, couJ?Ons •. and Sl_lCCtal offers 10 recetved the matl. • Don'tshop for yourself. • Pay with a credit card if you can't use cash; don't use a debit c~. Under ~ederallaw .you c~ disputt: credit card charges tf you ~on 't.fcet what you . were ~rorru~. ou also have dtspute nghts tf there are Ul_lauthorized charges on your credtt card. ~ Prote<:t your identity by not ~smg_ debtt ~ds when purchasmg gifts onlme. . • Know return and exchange policies for the stores where you make purchases. • Have a' plan for paying off your bills. For -example, make your mind to pay off your btlls by Valentine's Day. You don't want to still be paying for · holiday gifts on the Fourth of July. Also, start saving now for the 2008 holiday season. Approximately 76 percent of credit unions offer Christmas Club accounts, h' h all t t 'd w tc . ow you o se ast e a ~~i~m:U:~ht~l~h~~~~~ you make. When the 2008 holidays arrive, the funds from your Christmas Club account · are transferredintoyourcheckingor savings account and you have a nice su_m to be~in shopping and s~readmg holid~y ch_eer . to friends and farruly. Directmg just $25 per bi-weekly paycheck in~o a Christmas Club account wtll allo~ yo~ to saye $~ f<?r next y~ s gtft buymg: Thts ~s much wtser than financt.ng holt. day purchases on a credtt card. Still searching for the perfect gift this year? Credit unions offer several great gift ideas, including savings accounts and · pre-paid gift cards . Savings accounts can be opened for as little as five dollars and gift cards can usually be purchased for any dollar amount. Best of all, credit unions were ranked ft.fth in customer experience and first in ease of use, according to a 2007 survey by Forrester Research. Stop by your local credit union to learn more about the . 'ft f d' . · . BY DAN iEWELL AP BUSINESS WRITER CINCINNATI - Do your holiday shopping in a grocery me~:~~~pg:mdo w~~t ~~~~~ store? Some grpcery chains, credit unions have to offer. consumers' appealing to Credit unions are memberdesires to save gas, money owned financial cooperatives and time , are pushing that which are democratically connotion this season. · trolled by the members. As notCincinnati-based Kroger for-~rofit financial institutions, Co., the nation's largest tradic~it unions ~tum earning to tional grocer, ran full-page . . thetr members in the form of ads this week touting gifts dividends, lower loan rates under $30 for such items as higher savings rates , and plush blankets, under $20 for improved service. Credit unions products including _computer consistently rank the highest in bags , and under $10 for customer satisfaction of any stuffed toy bears and other financial institutions and have gifts. been Number I 'in every Kroger also just doubled to American Bailker/Gallup poll . Please see Grocery, Plige 4 conducted since 1989. 5. Dlainond Teimls Bracelet 11. Clwripagne Dl~ 12. 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"We are expanding holiday gift items, especially on safe.way.com ," said spokeswoman Teena M~ssingill. Minneapolis-ba s ed Supervalu Inc . also has stepped up its holiday gift items this year, with a focus on electronic items from GPS systems to printers, holiday decorations and more than 200 holiday gift cards . Spokeswoman Haley Meyer said customer service initiatives are aimed at holiday shoppers, such as the " Holiday Helpers" who walk around Jewel-Osco stores to help customers with holiday shopping lists . Massingill said tighter budgets for many families and high gas prices could increase holiday shopping at grocery stores this year. "You're saving time, you ' re saving gas and you ' re saving money," Massingill said. Glynn said Kroger also is . selling more store-prepared meals to take .home , such as turkey dinners and prime rib meals. " If we can make it easier for them during the holidays, that's what we aim to do,'' she said. Friday, December 14, 2007 REI'AnERS OFFER PERSONAliZED Gl f'f CARDS AS A PRESENT TO THE GIVER BY SAMANTHA CRITCHEU. ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW YORK - Gift cards can seem like an easy way out - a pocket-sized piece of plastic with the smell of a lastminute cop-out. But as impersonal as they may be, most people like getting them. This is the first year that the National Retail Federation's initial holiday consumer-spending survey found more people saying they'd like a gift card than any other category of gifts , including books and CDs, apparel · and electronics. · "Consumers realize that what they've had their eye on all season ~an finally end up in their hands at the end of the season if they get a gift card," says Kathy Grannis, · NRF spokeswoman. This is where retailers are stepping in as Santa's elves. They ' ve jazzed up gift cards the holidays easier for our and come up with creative guests by making gift giving ways to personalize them. Now both easy and personal, and by you can record an audio mes- giving our guests a wide selecsage for an American Eagle gift tion of GiftCards - and prodcard , add someone's name to ucts - from which to choose,''· an American Express Gift says Target spokeswoman Lena Card, or download a family Michaud. photo or your own artwork as · The personal touch is as the backdrop for a gift card to much for the giver as the home-.improvement store receiver, says Abby Buford, a . Lowe's spokeswoman. Lowe's. "You want people . to know If time is of tbe essence, you've put some work into it, JCPenney will e· mail you an eGift Card before sending it to that you've thought about that person,'' she says . "Maybe the intended recipient to give they're a fan of a certain kind you a chance to add a personal ' of dog or they decorate an elabmessage, or you can at least orate Christmas tree - now cho.ose from dozens of designs the gift card can reflect that." at megastores like Target, zeroCustomization is a nice ing in on a snowman that plays thought, says Lisa Lerner a holiday song for a child or Chappaqua, N.Y., but it's not one with a naughty or nice going to change her plans . meter - perhaps for a teenag- Teachers and teenage boys are er. the most likely gift card recipi"We hope, this commitment to design and innovation makes Piease see Gift e~~rds, Pllp 5 of Santa Shops Here Friday, December 14, 2007 Music, card, trivia and action games keep things fun for everyone at the holidays BY rMn SLAGLE AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER The holidays hav-e always been a time to . gather around the dinner table, the Christmas tree, the hearth or some other inanimate object. This year, why not make it the warm glow of your television? Led by last year's family-friendly - and still scarce - Wii from Nintendo Co., video games have become a (more) socially responsible way to pass time with friends and relati yes . From hard rock simulators to living room quiz shows, here are some of the more interactive ways to play together during the holidays. ••• "Rock Band Special Edition" The originators of the "Guitar Hero" series have now conceived one of the. most expensive video games in recent memory. ·For about half the price of a new Xbox 360 console, you get a faux Fender Stratocaster, a four-piece plastic drum set with foot pedal, wooden drum · sticks and a microphone for belting our your ultimate rock anthem . Rock Band includes 58 play-along tracks - many of them original recordings. And, should you eventually tire of Radiohead's "Creep," you can always download more songs - for a price, of course . (For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, MSRP $169.99, rated T). ••• PRESENTS . First Edition Brad Painter . Collector's Plate Priced @ $25, this could be the gift to please several . people on your list! Call Topes &Reserve Yours Today! 40%0ff All Furniture In Stock! Pha.r ma9 •ExcellenrSe!Pction of Christmas •Tapestries &Throws •Maggie B. Purses tfonlee (I.,J/e ~~~ 20% t!lf1 Kids·Personalized Clrs Regular I) ric{\ $19.99 NOW $14.99 Pl111 lltfeh Jlwe..,.., · - ~- ••• Nintendo Wii Zapper Buy this simple chunk of white plastic , snap in a Wii remote and a nunchuk, and viola! Now you ' ve got something resembling a gun, and it works particularly well with first-person shooters like "Medal of Honor: Heroes 2." The Zapper ships with "Link's Crossbow Training" for target practice . Sadly, though, Nintendo still doesn't to give us a true remake of its Nintendo Entertainment System classic, "Duck Hunt." (For Wii , MSRP $24.99, rated T). "Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock" It's not as robust or nearly as innovative as Rock Band, but Guitar Hero 3 has the same rhythmbased frenzy of its predecessors. New this time· around are online guitar battles and original recordings . The likenesses of rockers such as Slash, who offer finger-flexing ••• challenges ; are another addition. · "Scene It? Lights, Camera, Despite these upgrades and new Action" downloadable packs from bands This pleasing movie-tnv1a game such as "Foo Fighters," Guitar Hero Please see Games. Page 6 3 feels like a struggling comeback Health-Aiel 151 Second A ve. O allllltolrt s. 446-0332 tour. Newcomers might be better off buying last year ' s version at a discount. (For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, MSRP $99.99, rated T). Free Delivery in the Entire Bend Area! PHONE: 882-2005 309 5th Street, New n"'~~:o-....,.,.H. •Pages · Gift cards .from Page4 ents because she honestly wouldn't know what to get them , she says. "These are people I'd have trouble choosing for, and I think they'd rather choose their own gift and get something they want," Lerner explains . According to an American Express Gift Card survey of I ,009 adults earlier in the season, the popularity of gift cards is actually changing the way people shop. Gift cards were expected to total a quarter of holiday-gift spending, and more than two-thirds of tliose who buy gift . cards said they finish their shopping sooner and with less stress. The National Retail Federation estimates that gift-card s)lending over the holidays will total $26.3 billion. Janine Fetterolf of North Salem, N.Y., says she ~ikes knowing that a gift card probably will be used on a splurge item. She also gives them to her cbildren 's teachers - but she wouldn't mind getting more herself. "When my mom asks me what I want for my birthday, I say a gift card to Gap. 'fhen I'll really spend it on myself," she says. "If you get cash, who knows where i~ goes." �.• Santa Shops Here Page 4 • Grocery from Page3 more than 200 the gift cards available in its stores with a deal announced this week with Blackhawk Network Inc. Shoppers can buy cards for everything from casual dining restaurants to upscale clothing stores to plane tickets . "It's a growing area for us ," · said Kroger spokeswoman Meghan Glynn . "We' re seeing an increasing interest from our customers; it's easy for them ." Blackhawk's parent , Safeway Inc . of Pleasanton , Calif., says it offers some 250 gift cards, and it has increased holiday offerings with items such as doll houses and dolls , game sets , stylish decanters and cocoa making sets . "We are expanding holiday gift items, especially on safe.way.com ," said spokeswoman Teena M~ssingill. Minneapolis-ba s ed Supervalu Inc . also has stepped up its holiday gift items this year, with a focus on electronic items from GPS systems to printers, holiday decorations and more than 200 holiday gift cards . Spokeswoman Haley Meyer said customer service initiatives are aimed at holiday shoppers, such as the " Holiday Helpers" who walk around Jewel-Osco stores to help customers with holiday shopping lists . Massingill said tighter budgets for many families and high gas prices could increase holiday shopping at grocery stores this year. "You're saving time, you ' re saving gas and you ' re saving money," Massingill said. Glynn said Kroger also is . selling more store-prepared meals to take .home , such as turkey dinners and prime rib meals. " If we can make it easier for them during the holidays, that's what we aim to do,'' she said. Friday, December 14, 2007 REI'AnERS OFFER PERSONAliZED Gl f'f CARDS AS A PRESENT TO THE GIVER BY SAMANTHA CRITCHEU. ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW YORK - Gift cards can seem like an easy way out - a pocket-sized piece of plastic with the smell of a lastminute cop-out. But as impersonal as they may be, most people like getting them. This is the first year that the National Retail Federation's initial holiday consumer-spending survey found more people saying they'd like a gift card than any other category of gifts , including books and CDs, apparel · and electronics. · "Consumers realize that what they've had their eye on all season ~an finally end up in their hands at the end of the season if they get a gift card," says Kathy Grannis, · NRF spokeswoman. This is where retailers are stepping in as Santa's elves. They ' ve jazzed up gift cards the holidays easier for our and come up with creative guests by making gift giving ways to personalize them. Now both easy and personal, and by you can record an audio mes- giving our guests a wide selecsage for an American Eagle gift tion of GiftCards - and prodcard , add someone's name to ucts - from which to choose,''· an American Express Gift says Target spokeswoman Lena Card, or download a family Michaud. photo or your own artwork as · The personal touch is as the backdrop for a gift card to much for the giver as the home-.improvement store receiver, says Abby Buford, a . Lowe's spokeswoman. Lowe's. "You want people . to know If time is of tbe essence, you've put some work into it, JCPenney will e· mail you an eGift Card before sending it to that you've thought about that person,'' she says . "Maybe the intended recipient to give they're a fan of a certain kind you a chance to add a personal ' of dog or they decorate an elabmessage, or you can at least orate Christmas tree - now cho.ose from dozens of designs the gift card can reflect that." at megastores like Target, zeroCustomization is a nice ing in on a snowman that plays thought, says Lisa Lerner a holiday song for a child or Chappaqua, N.Y., but it's not one with a naughty or nice going to change her plans . meter - perhaps for a teenag- Teachers and teenage boys are er. the most likely gift card recipi"We hope, this commitment to design and innovation makes Piease see Gift e~~rds, Pllp 5 of Santa Shops Here Friday, December 14, 2007 Music, card, trivia and action games keep things fun for everyone at the holidays BY rMn SLAGLE AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER The holidays hav-e always been a time to . gather around the dinner table, the Christmas tree, the hearth or some other inanimate object. This year, why not make it the warm glow of your television? Led by last year's family-friendly - and still scarce - Wii from Nintendo Co., video games have become a (more) socially responsible way to pass time with friends and relati yes . From hard rock simulators to living room quiz shows, here are some of the more interactive ways to play together during the holidays. ••• "Rock Band Special Edition" The originators of the "Guitar Hero" series have now conceived one of the. most expensive video games in recent memory. ·For about half the price of a new Xbox 360 console, you get a faux Fender Stratocaster, a four-piece plastic drum set with foot pedal, wooden drum · sticks and a microphone for belting our your ultimate rock anthem . Rock Band includes 58 play-along tracks - many of them original recordings. And, should you eventually tire of Radiohead's "Creep," you can always download more songs - for a price, of course . (For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, MSRP $169.99, rated T). ••• PRESENTS . First Edition Brad Painter . Collector's Plate Priced @ $25, this could be the gift to please several . people on your list! Call Topes &Reserve Yours Today! 40%0ff All Furniture In Stock! Pha.r ma9 •ExcellenrSe!Pction of Christmas •Tapestries &Throws •Maggie B. Purses tfonlee (I.,J/e ~~~ 20% t!lf1 Kids·Personalized Clrs Regular I) ric{\ $19.99 NOW $14.99 Pl111 lltfeh Jlwe..,.., · - ~- ••• Nintendo Wii Zapper Buy this simple chunk of white plastic , snap in a Wii remote and a nunchuk, and viola! Now you ' ve got something resembling a gun, and it works particularly well with first-person shooters like "Medal of Honor: Heroes 2." The Zapper ships with "Link's Crossbow Training" for target practice . Sadly, though, Nintendo still doesn't to give us a true remake of its Nintendo Entertainment System classic, "Duck Hunt." (For Wii , MSRP $24.99, rated T). "Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock" It's not as robust or nearly as innovative as Rock Band, but Guitar Hero 3 has the same rhythmbased frenzy of its predecessors. New this time· around are online guitar battles and original recordings . The likenesses of rockers such as Slash, who offer finger-flexing ••• challenges ; are another addition. · "Scene It? Lights, Camera, Despite these upgrades and new Action" downloadable packs from bands This pleasing movie-tnv1a game such as "Foo Fighters," Guitar Hero Please see Games. Page 6 3 feels like a struggling comeback Health-Aiel 151 Second A ve. O allllltolrt s. 446-0332 tour. Newcomers might be better off buying last year ' s version at a discount. (For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, MSRP $99.99, rated T). Free Delivery in the Entire Bend Area! PHONE: 882-2005 309 5th Street, New n"'~~:o-....,.,.H. •Pages · Gift cards .from Page4 ents because she honestly wouldn't know what to get them , she says. "These are people I'd have trouble choosing for, and I think they'd rather choose their own gift and get something they want," Lerner explains . According to an American Express Gift Card survey of I ,009 adults earlier in the season, the popularity of gift cards is actually changing the way people shop. Gift cards were expected to total a quarter of holiday-gift spending, and more than two-thirds of tliose who buy gift . cards said they finish their shopping sooner and with less stress. The National Retail Federation estimates that gift-card s)lending over the holidays will total $26.3 billion. Janine Fetterolf of North Salem, N.Y., says she ~ikes knowing that a gift card probably will be used on a splurge item. She also gives them to her cbildren 's teachers - but she wouldn't mind getting more herself. "When my mom asks me what I want for my birthday, I say a gift card to Gap. 'fhen I'll really spend it on myself," she says. "If you get cash, who knows where i~ goes." �... ·,· I • ·. . ' . What to be· wary of with gift cards BY MM" EN READ AP BUSINESS WRITER People are increasingly tuming to gift cards as spending hours in a crowded mall looking for that last Xbox, iPod or Elmo grows less and less appealing. But shoppers ~hould do a bit of research flfSt. The gift cards that require the most diligence are issued by banks and credit-card companies. They can be: used practically any.where the issuer's credit card is accepted, but are often off-limits for stuff like recurring bills, car rentals, payat-the-pump gas stations and · casinos. More importantly, they expire, and the issuers tend to tack on fees. American Express gift cards charge a monthly service fee of · $2 after a year and. $5.95 to replace a lost or stolen card. The card has a "valid through" date - .if it expires and you still have funds remaining, you .can ask " " . . . for a check for the amount but American Express will deduct $10. Discover doesn't charge a shipping fee, but its gift cards deduct a $2.50 dormancy fee after a year of inactivity, and expire after two years. You can request a replacement card for up to 90 days after expiration, but it costs $5. For Visa and MasterCard gift cards, the individual banks that issue them can provide you with fee information. Be sure to ask . specifically about upfront fees, dormancy fees, fees to check·. your balance, and fees to get your balance back if the card . expires. Gift cards issued by retailers are more restrictive in the obvious sense - the recipient can only spend them at the store - · but they usually don't have fees or expiration dates: So ~f you know where y~ur fnen~ likes to shop, a store gtft card ts probably a better choice than a bank gift card. · If your friend is a big online shopper, ask if the gift card can be used for Web purchases. Home Depot Inc. gift cards, for example, can only be used for in-store purchases. The National Retail Federation said 92 percent of the leading retailers have no gift card fees. Of the 22 major retailers surveyed this year by online financial information service Bankrate.com, none charged fees for their gift cards, and only Macy's and Bloomingdale's had expiration dates. Gift-card laws do vary across states, though - Bankrate.com recommends ,checking your state's . consumer protection department for details. In some states, an unused gift card counts as unclaimed property, so after a couple years, the state can claim it. Here's some state-specific fine print: • American Express does not Plell Fl print. ~ se see ne r•P 7 Tir-ed Of Plain Jewelrvz• Stop In & St·t~ Our l .. ine <)f TROLLBEADS STERLING SRVER & 18KT. GOLD._ art~ the only. Gold Lt•vd Dt•al<~ r in the Tt:i.Countl Area • ell He>USe I -. . ..... • • '# .. '. I ' -..,. Santa Shops Here Page 6 • \Vt.. ' • Friday, December 14, 2007 Games Santa Shops Here • Page 7 Toy recalls prompt senator to call for federal response Fine print from Page 5 made the leap this season from DVD to Xbox 360 . What's cool here are the four wireless buzzer controllers that you'll have to mash before anyone else to score the ·most points . There's a wide variety of question formats, from fill-m-the-blank film quotes to movie title anagrams. One quirk: Some of the video challenges, in which you watch \1 short movie clip and try to answer questions about minute details afterward, had nothing to do with the clip shown. (For X box 360, MSRP $59.99, rated T) . Friday, December 14,2007 achieves true TV-gameshow hilarity once you plug in another set of four buzzers (not included) for eight-person matches . (For PlayStation 2, MSRP $39 .99, rated -E-10). ••• "The Eye of Judgment" So you ' ve proven your worth as a trivta, music and shooting master. What's left for a real nerd to do? Deal plain old playing cards to fight opposing forces, obviously. Clear off the coffee table for this fantasy oddity: Players deal specially coded cards onto a fabric mat where ••• " Buzz!: The Mega Quiz" . an included USB camera If your trivia knowledge scans them . It · sends the extends across the Atlantic; information to the screen this British import for the where your forces are pitted aging PlayStatton 2 with against ·your opponent's . more than 5 ,000 questions on Weird? Oh, yes. But it's surcurrent events, music, sports prisingly fun, as long as you and other topics is a great play against a real person. deal. The price includes four (For PlayStation 3, .MSRP wired buz:zers . The game $69 .99, rated T). WASHINGTON, DC - In In several advertisements dis. the wake of thousands of toy and tributed on Black Friday and in (ood product recalls due to lead Sunday newspapers, previously contamination and other haz- recalled toys, mcluding Aqua ards, U.S. Senator Sherrod Dots, · remained advertised Brown (D-OH) announced a despite the fact that they are new six-point plan to combat coated in a chemical 'date-rape' toxic toys produced in countries drug, which is dangerous if iike China. Brown highlighted swallowed. Brown warned parthe need for more proactive ents to use caution while shopleadership at the Consumer ping for their children this holiProduct Safety .Commission day season. (CPSC), a more coordinated Acco~ding to the CPSC, since recall system to better protect the beginping of November parents and children against con- 2007, more than 6 million toys laminated toys during the holi- ranging from Fisher-Price day shopping season, Md using Laugh & Learn Learning trade policy to prevent such Kitchen Toys, to Marvel Toys problems. Curious Geo~e Plush Dolls, and "While the holidays are a time Nike's Football Helmet Chin for family and good cheer, toxic Strap have been recalled due to toys have put a whole new spin lead paint and other hazards. on 'The Grinch Who Stole In October, at Brown's Christmas," Brown said. "It is an request, Dr. Jeffrey unfortunate reality that families Weidenhamer, Chairman of in Ohio and across the country Ashland University's Chemistry are forced to question the safety Department, tested Halloween of what we give our children. · items purchased at Family This is an urgent matter that Dollars . stores in Ohio. Three needs to be addressed immedi- products - about one in seven ately." were found to contain high lead levels. Numerous recalls prompted Brown to inquire about the safety of Halloween products imported from China. Last year the U.S. imported more than $288 billion in Chinese goods, and this year that number is expected to top $300 billion. Since 1974, the year the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) went into operation, U.s: imports have quadrupled. The CPSC is responsible for overseeing more than 15,000 types of products, including toys. While 80 percent of the toys Americans buy are imported from China, in recent months more than 20 million toys manufactured in China were recalled because of lead paint and other 'hazards. However, the CPSC operates with approximately 400 staffers, ·fewer thari half the number of staff when the agency was established. In fact, the CPSC has only one toy tester and a tiny force of 15 inspectors to check millions of toys at hundreds ·of ports of entry. Today, Brown unveiled a new six-point plan to address the current product safety crisis. l . Brown called on President George W. Bush to appoint a qualified leader at CPSC, and to nominate members to fill all three Commissioner positions. There are currently only two commissioners appointed to the CPSC, including . Acting Chairman Nancy Nord. Brown has called for Nord's resignation after she actively fought against strengthening the CPSC and accepted trips paid for by the toy manufacturing industry. About one-third of the recalls issued in the CPSC's 30-year history have occurred this year. 2. Strengthen the CPSC by passing the CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S. 2045). Brown has worked with Senator Mark Pryor (D-AK) on this legislation which · would increase funding for the CPSC by 58 percent over the next seven years, increase Please see Toy recalls. Pap 8 .from Page& ship gift cards to Connecticut, Hawaii , Rhode Island or Vermont. Discover does not sell gift cards in those four states, plus . Washington DC, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Tennessee. • Macy 's gift cards expire in some states , but not in California, Connecticut, Florida, · Kansas, · Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, "' Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington . . • Bloomingdale's gift cards also expire in some states, but not in California, Florida, Maryland, · Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada; Head spinning yet? S.me may claim it's tacky, but no one is going to tum down a wad of greenbacks wrapped in a big red bow. No limits, no fees, no expiration dates. · tblt -- NEW SEI.EC110N OF ITALIAN 100 F..ast Main • Pomeroy, OH . 740-992-7696 Gxeat For Seaaon Mint Truck• • 4x4 .&llhave beat.aad IM)JD.e wtUtheat 6 .AC CALL FOR PRICDJG! 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They can be: used practically any.where the issuer's credit card is accepted, but are often off-limits for stuff like recurring bills, car rentals, payat-the-pump gas stations and · casinos. More importantly, they expire, and the issuers tend to tack on fees. American Express gift cards charge a monthly service fee of · $2 after a year and. $5.95 to replace a lost or stolen card. The card has a "valid through" date - .if it expires and you still have funds remaining, you .can ask " " . . . for a check for the amount but American Express will deduct $10. Discover doesn't charge a shipping fee, but its gift cards deduct a $2.50 dormancy fee after a year of inactivity, and expire after two years. You can request a replacement card for up to 90 days after expiration, but it costs $5. For Visa and MasterCard gift cards, the individual banks that issue them can provide you with fee information. Be sure to ask . specifically about upfront fees, dormancy fees, fees to check·. your balance, and fees to get your balance back if the card . expires. Gift cards issued by retailers are more restrictive in the obvious sense - the recipient can only spend them at the store - · but they usually don't have fees or expiration dates: So ~f you know where y~ur fnen~ likes to shop, a store gtft card ts probably a better choice than a bank gift card. · If your friend is a big online shopper, ask if the gift card can be used for Web purchases. Home Depot Inc. gift cards, for example, can only be used for in-store purchases. The National Retail Federation said 92 percent of the leading retailers have no gift card fees. Of the 22 major retailers surveyed this year by online financial information service Bankrate.com, none charged fees for their gift cards, and only Macy's and Bloomingdale's had expiration dates. Gift-card laws do vary across states, though - Bankrate.com recommends ,checking your state's . consumer protection department for details. In some states, an unused gift card counts as unclaimed property, so after a couple years, the state can claim it. Here's some state-specific fine print: • American Express does not Plell Fl print. ~ se see ne r•P 7 Tir-ed Of Plain Jewelrvz• Stop In & St·t~ Our l .. ine <)f TROLLBEADS STERLING SRVER & 18KT. GOLD._ art~ the only. Gold Lt•vd Dt•al<~ r in the Tt:i.Countl Area • ell He>USe I -. . ..... • • '# .. '. I ' -..,. Santa Shops Here Page 6 • \Vt.. ' • Friday, December 14, 2007 Games Santa Shops Here • Page 7 Toy recalls prompt senator to call for federal response Fine print from Page 5 made the leap this season from DVD to Xbox 360 . What's cool here are the four wireless buzzer controllers that you'll have to mash before anyone else to score the ·most points . There's a wide variety of question formats, from fill-m-the-blank film quotes to movie title anagrams. One quirk: Some of the video challenges, in which you watch \1 short movie clip and try to answer questions about minute details afterward, had nothing to do with the clip shown. (For X box 360, MSRP $59.99, rated T) . Friday, December 14,2007 achieves true TV-gameshow hilarity once you plug in another set of four buzzers (not included) for eight-person matches . (For PlayStation 2, MSRP $39 .99, rated -E-10). ••• "The Eye of Judgment" So you ' ve proven your worth as a trivta, music and shooting master. What's left for a real nerd to do? Deal plain old playing cards to fight opposing forces, obviously. Clear off the coffee table for this fantasy oddity: Players deal specially coded cards onto a fabric mat where ••• " Buzz!: The Mega Quiz" . an included USB camera If your trivia knowledge scans them . It · sends the extends across the Atlantic; information to the screen this British import for the where your forces are pitted aging PlayStatton 2 with against ·your opponent's . more than 5 ,000 questions on Weird? Oh, yes. But it's surcurrent events, music, sports prisingly fun, as long as you and other topics is a great play against a real person. deal. The price includes four (For PlayStation 3, .MSRP wired buz:zers . The game $69 .99, rated T). WASHINGTON, DC - In In several advertisements dis. the wake of thousands of toy and tributed on Black Friday and in (ood product recalls due to lead Sunday newspapers, previously contamination and other haz- recalled toys, mcluding Aqua ards, U.S. Senator Sherrod Dots, · remained advertised Brown (D-OH) announced a despite the fact that they are new six-point plan to combat coated in a chemical 'date-rape' toxic toys produced in countries drug, which is dangerous if iike China. Brown highlighted swallowed. Brown warned parthe need for more proactive ents to use caution while shopleadership at the Consumer ping for their children this holiProduct Safety .Commission day season. (CPSC), a more coordinated Acco~ding to the CPSC, since recall system to better protect the beginping of November parents and children against con- 2007, more than 6 million toys laminated toys during the holi- ranging from Fisher-Price day shopping season, Md using Laugh & Learn Learning trade policy to prevent such Kitchen Toys, to Marvel Toys problems. Curious Geo~e Plush Dolls, and "While the holidays are a time Nike's Football Helmet Chin for family and good cheer, toxic Strap have been recalled due to toys have put a whole new spin lead paint and other hazards. on 'The Grinch Who Stole In October, at Brown's Christmas," Brown said. "It is an request, Dr. Jeffrey unfortunate reality that families Weidenhamer, Chairman of in Ohio and across the country Ashland University's Chemistry are forced to question the safety Department, tested Halloween of what we give our children. · items purchased at Family This is an urgent matter that Dollars . stores in Ohio. Three needs to be addressed immedi- products - about one in seven ately." were found to contain high lead levels. Numerous recalls prompted Brown to inquire about the safety of Halloween products imported from China. Last year the U.S. imported more than $288 billion in Chinese goods, and this year that number is expected to top $300 billion. Since 1974, the year the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) went into operation, U.s: imports have quadrupled. The CPSC is responsible for overseeing more than 15,000 types of products, including toys. While 80 percent of the toys Americans buy are imported from China, in recent months more than 20 million toys manufactured in China were recalled because of lead paint and other 'hazards. However, the CPSC operates with approximately 400 staffers, ·fewer thari half the number of staff when the agency was established. In fact, the CPSC has only one toy tester and a tiny force of 15 inspectors to check millions of toys at hundreds ·of ports of entry. Today, Brown unveiled a new six-point plan to address the current product safety crisis. l . Brown called on President George W. Bush to appoint a qualified leader at CPSC, and to nominate members to fill all three Commissioner positions. There are currently only two commissioners appointed to the CPSC, including . Acting Chairman Nancy Nord. Brown has called for Nord's resignation after she actively fought against strengthening the CPSC and accepted trips paid for by the toy manufacturing industry. About one-third of the recalls issued in the CPSC's 30-year history have occurred this year. 2. Strengthen the CPSC by passing the CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S. 2045). Brown has worked with Senator Mark Pryor (D-AK) on this legislation which · would increase funding for the CPSC by 58 percent over the next seven years, increase Please see Toy recalls. Pap 8 .from Page& ship gift cards to Connecticut, Hawaii , Rhode Island or Vermont. Discover does not sell gift cards in those four states, plus . Washington DC, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Tennessee. • Macy 's gift cards expire in some states , but not in California, Connecticut, Florida, · Kansas, · Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, "' Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington . . • Bloomingdale's gift cards also expire in some states, but not in California, Florida, Maryland, · Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada; Head spinning yet? 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See Page 81 l'olll<'l'o' • \l!ddkpm·t • <.allipoli' • ll<·n·mlll'l' lh, :!oo- , S t.:;o • \ 'nl. -t I , Nn . ..j- ·.. Koby named com~unity college president in education in 1960 and a became interim president of master's degree in counsel- RGCC after Dr. Barry M. ing psychology in 1962. Dorsey lett the presidency In 1966, he earned his of both t~e community coldoctorate in counseling and lege and the University of higher education adminis- .Rio Grande in January 2006. tration from Ohio State Koby said he is now University. waiting to see what the His positions over the future holds. years included dean of stuIn November, the univerdents for three years; co·J- sity and community college Iege dean for seven . years received a decision from the and secretary-treasurer of Ohio Board of Regents, gi V· the RGCC Board of in~ the two entities until Trustees for 24 years. Fnday, Feb. 15. 2008 at 5 He retired on Jan. I, 200 I. p.m. to reach an agreement. Dr. Herman Koby · In addition, Koby served "This is not an arbitrary as a Gallipolis city commis- date," wrote Chancellor Bowling· Green State sioner and is involved with Eric Fingerhut. "Students University where he the rotary, Elks and enrolled or intending to recei ved .a bachelor's degree Metropolitan Housing. He enroll at your institutions BY MICHELLE MILLER MMILLER@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM . RIO GRANDE - After almost two years as interim president of the Rio Grande Community College, Dr. Herman Koby has now offiCially been named president. · On Dec. 3, the community college board, in a un:lnimous decision, voted to remove interim from Koby's title. With over 30 years experience at the college, Koby, according to Luanne Bowman, vice president for financial and administrative affairs, was the right choice. Koby, who hails from Tiffin, Ohio, attended need to know the terms and the status of the contract well before the end of the school year, to enable them , to make other arrangements should the contract not be reneWed when it e~pires on · June 30, 2008." Fingerhut wrote that should an agreement not be met by that date, he will assume no agreement will be made and will create an alternate plan. Included in the letter were six issues that needed to be addressed in the contract. Koby said the community college is currently working on a contract to present to the university. Hearing on AMP proposal • continues 0BITUARIFS BY BETH SERGENT BSEAGENT@MYOAILYSENTINEL.COM ••Page A5 ' ..... •:~ Hazel Bam hill, 92 :• Gary Lee Dray, 57 ~ Vickey Powell, 64 ·• Thomas Saunders, 65 :. WaHer Wood, Sr., 76 ( Santa S.hops Here Page 8 • Toy recalls If you're buying jeans for a gift, help's on the way Br I.AlRN TARA li.CIIJ RA from Page are popular for a fancier .f>f' BUSINESS WRITER ' look, while casual styles range from worn and tattered to classic NEW YORI - Wide legs. bootleg or straight-leg cuts. Two Skinny legs. H1gh-waisted. Not · of the hottest women's styles are high-waisted. at opposite ends of the specbum: If. you want to bUy denim for wide-leg and skinny-leg. your daughter - or anyone else in Taller, thinner women are . your life - the range .of popular reaching for the tight styles, while . styles this holiday season can · those with an athletic or stockier < leave even the fashion-savvy build might prefer higher-rise, hard-pressed to pick out the right ~de-leg cuts. . look . The llip .side: You are just "If you're a mom and you're about assured of tinding some- clueless about what kind of jeans thing that looks good on anyone. to buy for your daughter," said That's why . some retailers are Janna Meyrowitz, a National offering more personalized ser- Jeans representative, "at least you vice in the form of')eans experts" can say 'Well, she's tall."' to help customers make the most Shoppers should be prepared to appropriate purchao;es.. answer questions about whether "The rules for denim have real- the recipient's jeans typically gape ly changed over the past few sea- at the waist or cause a "muffmtop" so,.," said National Jeans Co.'s above the waistline; whether she online denim expert, Carly Lundy. has small, average or prominent "Now, no matter your figure, your hips and thighs; what features size. your height, your weight, she'd , like to accentuate; and you can always find a· fit." whether she wears llat shoes or Denim experts say clean, dark heels to determine pant-leg length . wa~hes Friday, December 14,2007 7 CPSC staff to at least 500 and Drug · Administration employees by 2013, and require (FDA), and the U.S. , Thtrd Party Certification of Department of Agriculture Children's products. (USDA). 3. Require distributors of food 4. Ban lead in all children's and consumer products to products. Brown worked with demonstrate the financial Senator Barack Obama (O-IL) capacity to cover risks associat- on legislation to ban lead in ed with recalls and product safe- toys, which has been included ty. Brown introduced legislation in the CPSC Reform Act of with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) 2007. Any children's product to have U.S. Customs and containing lead would face civil Border Protection, in conjunc- · penalties up to $250,000 per tion with other agencies, devel- violation. op a program to ensure distribu5. Better labeling of toys by tors are able-to cover the costs requiring manufacturers of chilassociated with both product dren's products to place a label recall s and all personal and on the, product or its packaging property damages that may. that would show consumers the occur as· a result of a defective source, date, atid cohort of proproduct. Distributors would duction of the product , In addi,. demonstrate -that they p<:!Ssess ~ion, manufacturers or distribuproduct recall and liability tors would be required to have . msurance or have sufficient the producuested by a qualifinancial resources to afford a fled, non-governmental, tnderecall and any subsequent dam- pendent third party. Products · age claims. In addition, this bill would be certified that they conwould give mandatory recall form to consumer product safeauthority to the CPSC. the Food . ty standards and do not mclude a banned, hazardous substance. 6. Elevate prOduct safety in trade negotiations . In future trade deals, Brown urged Congress to give a mandatory negotiatin~ objective that a country wtll allow U.S. safety inspectors to assess their food and product safety systems and determine whether their systems provide the same safety level or better. As a penalty, the U.S. would prohibit the importation of food and products from countries wh.ose regulatory systems have not been determined to provide the same or better level of safety. 'These six steps can lower the risk of tainted imports, and better ensure the safety of our kid's toys ." Brown said. "We need a new approach to trade policy, and to tmport safety. We need to give consumers full information about the products they are purchasing. We need to protect the safety and health of our children and our families first." .l:NSIDE . • For the Record. See ·PageA2 .. Gallia auditor launches new web site. SeePage A& SILVER BRIDGE DISASTER .WEATHER Remains vivid 40 years after collapse Bv NI~OLE fiELDS NRELDS@MVDAILYREGISTER.coM Datatto on Page .-e INDEX 4 SECI'IONS- 24 PAGES Around Town Celebrations Classifieds Comics Editorials A3 C4 D3-5 insert A4 Movies C3 Obituaries Regional Sports As A2 B Section POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. Standing at the edge of the Ohio River near Sixth Street in Point Pleasant, it is difficult to imagine anything but tranquility and growth. · To the right is a sturdy railroad trestle, confidently carrying heavy cargo across the mighty river. . Farther upstream, steam can be seen rising from numerous stacks at power plants, providing the surrounding communities with an industrial backbone not found in many regions. , To the left, a bustling riverfront patk speaks volume~ of t_he cit~'s dedication to economtc revttaltzatwn. A bit farther down the river, a span crosses from Henderson to Gallipolis, carrying traffic along one of the area's busiest highways. . · . Trees line the nverbanks. Tounsts flock to the area. Traffic can be heard along Main Street, taking visito~ and residents alike through the ctty s htstoric district. And the waters are calm. But that wasn't the case 40 years agn, when the Silver Bridge horrifically snapped and colla~sed into . the icy waters of the Oh10 River, forever changing the communities it linked and leaving a permanent scar on the hearts of the people who live and work here. On Dec. 15, 1967, residents in Mason and Gallia counties were busy with work and the typical holiday hustle and . bustle. As they f~!Shed ~orne with gifts and finished thetr workday around 5 p.m. that Friday, shoppers and com- muters lined the Silver Bridge. which connected Point Pleasant to Kanauga, during normal rush hour traffic. Without warning, and with dozens of vehicles crowding its lanes, the 39year-old span fell apart, dropping into the dark, icy waters below. Forty-six people lost their lives that night. Two bodies never were recoverect, and nine ·people were injured. Those whose bodies were recovered were E. Albert "Bert" Adler Jr. of Gallipolis; Julius Oliver "J.O." Bennett of Walnut Cove, N.C. ; Leo Blackman ot · Richmond, Va.; Kristy Boggs of Vinton, Ohio; Matjorie Boggs of Vinton, Ol)io; Hilda Byus of Point Pleasant;_ Kimberly Byus of Point Pleasant; Melvm Cantrell of Gallipolis Ferry: STAFF REPORT NEWS@MVDAILYTP'SUNE.COM been smashed in and her purse stolen while in the parkinglotofGoldenCorral. Shortly after the Gallipolis ·Police Department took her report, another woman reported that her . window had also been smashed in and her purse stolen. A Bidwell woman then reported thm her vehicle window . had too . been smashed m the p_arkmg lot of Pondero~a and her purse had been stolen from under the seat, and a Crown City woman report~d her credit card had been stolen from her unlocked vehtcle. Residents are warned that thieves will often watch parking Jots to see if patrons ,... 3Bdrm, 2Ba, L!Ying l~oom, Dining Room, Huge Family Room 604 State ·Rt. 7 South • Gallipolis, Ohio Phone: 140-446-3093 • Fax: 740-446-3599 or toll free @ leave purses 111 t~e car, etther ms1de the car or m the trunk. . Ctty_ Pohce are currently mvesugaung the thefts. . In March, . _t~ e Galha County Shentt s. Otftce responded to a snmla~ 10<:~ ­ dent when SIX vehtcles wete br!Jken mto dunng a recepllon at the C.H . McKenzte Bmldmg. yl ··'s lritf)resSive. 4Bdrm, 2Ba, 5/12 roor pitch, 18x30 Entertainment Room w/fireplace and wet bar PINse see Brld1e. Al .Gallipolis police probing smash-and-grab in~idents GALLIPOLIS - Several A6 people fell victim to car Weather window smash and grabs © 2007 Ohio VaUey Publishing Co. last weekend at two local businesses. On Dec. 8, a Racine woman reported that her • passenger side window had 3 Bdrm, 2Ba, Galley Kikben, Formal Dining Rooms, Sunroof w/Porcb POMEROY -The hearing for American Municipal · Power's application for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need with the Ohio Power . Siting Board will continue this week. The · hearing took place Tuesday through Thursday Iast week and will resume Monday. According to Shana Eiselstein, spokesperson for the OPSB, time is scheduled for the hearing through Wednesday at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in Columbus "Witnesses are scheduled to testify (on those days j· •' ~ Holzer Medical Center's Matemlq and family Center Is now ranked In the top 2~ for Patient Satisfaction• when compared to ~ther tiospitals nationwide. That's ·' Please see AMP. Al Middleport improvement funding nixed Bv BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYS ENTINEL.COM MIDDLEPORT -For the second time in two years, an application for down'town revitalization funds has been denied the Village of Middleport. · communities, Seven including Middleport, competed for the funds for facade improvements and new infrastructure through the Ohio Department of Development's most recent funding round. Buckeye Hills/Hocking Valley Regional Development District filed the application on behalf of the ~liddleport Community Association . Approximately 25 building owners made commtt· ments to participate in the project, which would provide a one-to-one match Plt!ase see Funding. AZ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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