https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/2aec9dfada6b49101a4dc3dc67407851.pdf 2fb1e772fc9066c97ba1cb720412769e PDF Text Text Page .10 • The Dally Sentinel www.mydailysentlnel.com Tuesday, February 25, 2003 39 Balled out 40 Perform 1 Solidify 41 Std. 4 Advanced 42 Japanese de g. theater 7 Lump of 45 Ugly cuts clay 49 Helpacrook 11 Charlotte 50 Roll of -of stamps " Bananas" 52 40-cup brewer 12 Explorer 53 Eggnog -Ericson was right on. The friend must time 14 News tell. There is no time to waste. 54 Go it alone I know from personal ex peri· 15 follower 55 Conceit Hobby ence. I am bulimic, and have 56 Galaxy unit ender been since I was 15. I am now 16 Encourage 57 Corral 33 and struggle every day. I 17 Broad sts. 58 Plant only wish someone had 18 Quit DOWN helped me when I needed it. 20 AMandrell sister The longer you wait, the hard- 22 Monsieur's 1 Network er it is to control. She will be 2 Moderate nose sav ing her friend's life, 23 Fleur·de·- 3 Permits because in the long run, the 24 River edges 4 Positive signs life of a bulimic is no life at 27 Exquisitely all. ANONYMOUS, 30 Donations 5 Car-rental agency 31 Go kaput, GRANTS PASS, ORE. 6 Burrow with "oul" (Dear Abby is writlen by 32 Sense 7 Contract Abigail Van Buren, also proviso organ known as Jeanne Phillips, and 34 Sault8 Strauss of jeans Marie, Mich. was founded by her mother, 9 Changefor 35 Prudish Pauline Phillips. Write Dear a five Abby at www.DearAbby.com 36 wrson 10 Portion of an or P. 0. Box 69440, Los 37 Gourmet medicine Angeles, CA 90069.) 13 Logger's soup ,----------..., ~;,.The newspaper is a valuable 'Betrayal' of friendship saves life of anorexic girl DEAR ABBY: I do not typically write to advice columnists, but the plea from the 16year-old from Santa Rosa, who asked how to help her friend who has an eating disorder, touched me. I was in a similar situation - my friend was anorexic. I, too, was afraid of betraying her, but my fear for her life finally overrode that. Sobbing, I called her parents and talked with her mother. My friend was furious and refused to speak to me for a long time. I felt guilty for revealing her secret. Her parents thanked me and saw that she got much-needed help. Today she is healthy, happily married and has children of her own. And we are friends again. I want that young lady to know that it 's OK- even if it feels wrong - · to tell the truth, to ask for help, and yes, to betray a trust if it's a matter of life and death. Bulimia, and any other eating disorder, falls · into that category. - STILL FRIENDS IN WISCONSIN DEAR STILL FRIENDS: Bless you for wanting to support her. Her letter brought a flood of mail about the danger of eating disorders. Read on: DEAR ABBY: I just saw the letter from the 16-year-old girl with the bulimic friend. social worker and her parents were called in. The parents handled it wonderfully. They got their daughter medical and psychological help - not only for her, but also for the entire family. A true friend must tell, regardless of the possible conADVICE sequences. It beats the alternative, which can be death. Yes, PLEASE tell someone! ANONYMOUS IN MINOne of my best friends in high NESOTA school was the same way. I DEAR ANONYMOUS: had many opportunities to tell Thank you for pointing out teac hers or her mom, but I that an eating disorder can be didn't. She committed suicide . a FAMILY problem. in her parents' garage .during DEAR ABBY: My 16-yearour sophomore year m col- old niece took her life. After lege. Had I "betrayed" her in the funeral, two of her closest h1gh school, perhaps she friends told my sister that my would have gotten the profes- niece had been bulimic for sional help she needed and nine months preceding her she· d be with us today. She death. w~s beautiful and talented. I Eating disorders should be will always m1ss her. taken seriously, as there are KATHY IN COLORADO reasons behind them that have DEAR KATHY: Please do nothing to do with food. A learning tool not blame yourself. Years ago, person who is bulimic - or for students ''~.J of all ages. people d1d not rec?gmze. the has "episodes" of purging .,.. senousness of eatmg d1sor- is in serious danger and may ders. be depressed or even suicidal. It connects DEAR ABBY: The daughSURVIVOR OF A the principles ter of some close friends has LOVED ONE'S SUICIDE and facts they learn in the anorexia. Her friends, includ- IN NEW YORK ' ing her boyfriend, intervened DEAR SURVIVOR: classroom with stories and told her that if she did not Please accept my sympathy and events that are tell her parents, they ~ould. for your loss. Thank you for happening here and The g1rl took them_ senously. wanting to warn others. around the world. 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StaH writer 2~gg~~~ by JUDD HAMBRICK GALLIPOLIS- Officials from two area locks and dams say the threat of any immediate flooding is not imminent. ·: · · . .. Wl\ter trom overflowing streams',. ~ is recedi~ and . many roads .in Gallia, Me1gs and Mason counties are now clear. • Melting ice and snow. combined with precipitation from a number of recent rain storms, resulted in several streams within the IIicounty area overflowing their banks, spilling onto roadways and creating impassable hazards for area motorists. Officials at the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam near Gallipolis and Racine . Locks and Dam in Meigs County are reponing favorable water levels. Larry <;:ircle, lockmaster l)t Racine, said the Ohio River at the dam crested Tuesday morning at 38.2 feet, just 0.2 feet below flood stage. "Everything is operating smoothly right now," Circle said. "We have been very fortunate. Our fmal water levels would indicate there is no real threat of any major flooding occurring anytime soon." The report of receding water was the same at the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam. "Water levels crested yesterday (Tuesday) morning around 7 a.m., 0 FOUR PLAY TOTAL TIME LIMIT: 20 MIN = DIRECTIONS : t.take a 2- ta 7·1ener word from the leners orfeaeh varcllne. Add points lo each "NOrd or 1ellar u~ scoring direclions al rig,!. ~en-lettar words get e 60-polnt bonU&. All words can be l ound in Webster's New Woltd mag~ · College Oiclionary. 348 JUDD'S SOLUTION TOMORROW C 2003 UNI•d F•alure !lyndleal,, Inc. />.. P'i<Pe.\..£M . 13E~E 6ll~nt~ ) I WIIEN'H~O Jll~~E Lf I ~Ali.OW€0 -mE LINE ... ----~ OUT Of CQIIIPU'GENCL . /11'1 PRtDS ... I A5KEO HER OUT .. . Please see Floodlns. AS :Index I'D 6E INTERESTED TO KNOW W~AT 'IOUil. HP.~IDICAP :z Sections - 15 T~E5E DAV5 .. .... ~TC. 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Driver suspended after marooning bus in water MtLLISSIA RUSSELL Staff writer BY VINTON Ei~ht River Valley H1gh School students were forced to walk through partially frozen, kneehigh water after their bus driver, Joe Webb of Vinton, drove through high water on Coal Valley Road in Vinton early Monday morning. Gallia Coun.ty Local School Superintendent Charla Evans said the engine of the bu s stalled, forcing the students and driver to exit through the rear of the bus and leave it sitting in the icy water after Webb called fo r help on his bus radio. The students walk ed ~EN!7 THAT WAY 0 ..l • I 0 • 0 l f'---l'_._·-~:::::::.,_j '· ,. QI"H\1'> I~ Tf\t. I-JOI<oTrrl Staff writer RACINE Southern Local Superintendent Bob Grueser d1scussed plans for asking the Ohio Facilities Commission for money to improve Southern High School at Monday 's school board meeting . He will be lobbying leaders in Columbus for about $506,000 in funding to potentially provide a new FOof, better plumbing and other necessary improvements that could cost the district very little money. Grueser said funding for these projects is based on percentages. Depending on the project, the state provides a certain percentage of the funding and local revenues make up the difference. If the local money spent on other projects in the district counts toward the total percentage required by the state, tl;!en the funding for additional projects would come more from the state . The school di strict has about 15 to 20 feet up a bank to a home where they were transported by private vehicle back to their homes . Webb was immediately placed on paid administrative leave. He will be on leave until the investigation is ·complete, Evans said. Webb was unable to be reached for comment. Family members of students on the bus also refused comment. Evans said that she cannot comment on the length of time Webb has been employed as a bus driver, or any previous . infractions he may have. She added that the bus engine may not be able to be repaired. "All of our drivers are instructed to always avoid going through water or any road that is not safe," Evans said. "They are instructed to go only where the road is safe." Evans said that students who cannot be reached by the bu ses due to hi gh water or other dangerous road conditions can ' t be transported to school. "Unfortunately, that's a reality in our rural area," she said . "We realized that there would be some students that would not be able to attend school ,. this week because of high water or power out· ages, but we felt that we had to get school started . " agam. BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH News editor POMEROY "What does the Ohio River mean to you?" That's the que stion the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission poses and is inviting Meig s County student s, grades three through 12 , to answer in entries in a creative writ ing contest. The ri ver holds so many different mea ning s for those who live close to its banks . To some , the river meflnS having fun- fishing, boating, and swimming. To oth ers who watch it the river is natural beauty, peace and inspiration . Still others look at the Ohio as a vital business asset providing transportation for nearby industries, a link to the river valley's rich hi story, a so urce of food and water, and more. The contest, open to all stude nt s in counti es who live along the banks of the Ohio River has as its theme "W ha t th e Ohio River Means to Me ." Entries are to be postmarked no later than May I and mailed to the Creative Writing Contest, ORSAN - Job Openings X·Ray Tec...lclan - Fuii·Time Pla,Ucal 'dle1apld - Full-Time Pla.,slcal1he••Pt Aulstant - Fuii·Time Occupall-1 'lherapy Atslllant - Full-Time CO, 5735 Kellogg Ave. , Cincinnati, Oho 45228. A winner will be selected from each grade and one grand prize winner will be chosen. The grade winners will receive a $50 U.S. Savings Bond , and the grand pri ze winner will receive a $500 savings bond. The winners will be announced in mid-May. According to the contest guidelines, those entering must live or attend school in counties along the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, Pa. , to Cairo, Ill . An entry can be a poem , essay or short story as long as it answers· the question . Entries must be 500 words or less, preferably typed and double-spaced on white paper. Each one must be accompanied by an officia l entry form available at The Daily Sentinel office; by callin g 5 13·231-7719, or by accessi ng www.orsanco.org/com. Only one entry will be ·accepted from each student and it mu st be the work of the student. Anything which has earlier appeared in a prin.ted publication is not eligible to win . Entries will be judged on the basis of originality, presentation of the contest theme, style and grammar. Immediate ~ I PIPN'f KNOW KNE'e5 COU~17 provided local funds to demolish the old Southern Junior High buildin? , build new bleachers and make nece~ary facility improvements. Grueser said that if the state chooses to accept these expenditures against the proposed building upgrade requests, then the "best case scenario" would be that the district pays nothing. The "worst case scenario" is that the district pays $87,000 for the improvements. Grueser is optlmtstlc about district's request for additional funding from the facilities commission. "I feel good about it," he said. "The needs for the school are certainly overdue." Board member Ron Cammarata is also hopeful for additional funding. He said the district has been getting by with less funding for the state, but that these past sacrifices would pay off future benefits if the additional funding is approved. BY J. MtLES lAYTON llo-cal·;· st·udentsinvited to.enter. essay contest ~ - I .>-~ local budget. Byer said he hoped all townships and . villages would send a representative to today's meeting , so the specific amount due each subdivision can be accurately calculated and the reimbursement process can be expedited. "I don't know how much of this expense is reimbursable to any of the county's subdivisions ," Byer said, "but it's important that the reports be complete." Ohio EMA announced Monday that an accelerated procedure has been approved in order to ensure prompt reimbursement to local governments. • 0 AVERAGE GAME 230-240 morning, Byer said. The meeting will allow the state and federal team to help village and township officials complete documentation necessary for reimbursement through the State Disaster Relief Program. The reimbursement is possible by virtue of Gov. Bob Taft's emergency declaration on Feb. 17 . Typically, local governments seek reimbursement, at 7 5 percent, of personnel costs, equipment rental, material and contracl snow and debris removal. Those extraordinary expenses must exceed one half of I percent of the government's WCH ; J<dOown Tolal None of the county's 12 towl)ships or the Village of Pomeroy have submitted cost reports to the local Emergency Management Agency, Byer said. He added that those townships, which operate on extremely limited budgets, could put the estimate of Meig s County storm recovery at more than $1 million. A damage assessment team made up of representatives of the state and federal Emergency Management Agencies and the Small Business Administration will meet with representatives for the county and its townships and villages Wednesday Officials: Flood danger decreasing 20000 Answer to previous Word Scrim- I LET OOUI"l ltl~ G!IARO .. . I BAReD m~ SOIJL .. . I LAID rfH HEART ON BY BRIAN Staff writer POMEROY - The cost estimate for last week's snow and ice storm in Meigs County is at over a half million dollars, and could easily top $1 million once all costs have been calculated. Meigs Emergency Management Director Robert Byer said Monday the Meigs County Highway Department and the "villages of Middleport, Racine , Rutland, and Syracuse have estimated the cost of snow removal and other disaster relief work at nearly $600,000. U<DOWN 3·1"l r;--~·10...-::-l Storm costs will likely Southern optimistic exceed 1 million on funding • WORD®©®CDC0@0®®· 0000000 C9®®®®®® 0 0000000 ®®@@@®@ :·~~~~;5To!BI 0 0 9.?2~22 +50P~nts (9@@@@@@ www.mydailyscntinel .com WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2003 dwellers job · 19 Calligraphy 38 Not as ...... necessary to switch horses in mid-stream and this could be one of those days. Discard an old. unworkable plan for any better and brighter ideas. CAPRICORN (Dec . 22· Jan. 19) -· Someone you have treated considermely recently and have totally forgOtten about might find a clever way of reci{Jrocating. AQUARIUS (Jan . 20-Feb. 19) - Bright. articulate companions will serve as stimu· !ants today to trigger your own creati ve processes. In conversational exchanges, each will have something to impart that helps the other. =..2L U\.l -o\.1 ,, Yo\.\'\/E 6oi LC()\Z ON ~E ~6\-\\ SIDE. IT (OU\.IJ Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio Astrograph Wednesday. 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Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors must approve the Davis-Besse plant's improved safety plan and examine the reactor for leaks before it can reopen, agency officials said Monday. "We have inspections that are laid out throu~h this April and May," said Btll Dean, cochainnan of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel that must approve the plant's restart. Keeping the plant closed longer could cost FirstEnergy Corp. $10 million to $12 million a month. The nuclear plant near Toledo has been shut down since last February when it was closed for maintenance. A month later a leak was discovered that had allowed boric acid to eat nearly through the 6-inch-thick steel cap covering the plant's reactor vessel. FirstEnergy spokesman Todd Schneider said the NRC will make the final decision on a restart. "But we think we're going to have everything ready for restart in Apri~" he said. Brian Sheron, NRC associ- w. "~· 0---·-·tiif!l!:· Sunny Pt. Cloody Cloudy Showers H10mVI AIW1 Aurrie1 Ice Soow Light snow, rain in forecast precipitation 60 percent. Wintry temperatures and · Thursday...Light rain or snow. weather is hanging on in the Highs in the ~d and upper 30s. . region. Northeast wmds _5 t_o I0 mph. . Skies will be mostly cloudy Chance of preclp!tallon 60 per.today through Thursday night as cent. . . . Thursday rught...L1ght ram a trough of low press~ develops from the Gulf Coast states. likely, changing to snow. Lows The best threat for snow will be in the upper 20s. Chance of preThursday into Thursday night. cipitation 60 petcent. However, some snow may . Extended forecast:. occur today and tonight. Fnday... Partly cloudy w1th a · ·Snowfall amounts should be chance of snow showers in the · light morning, then a slight chance of · Highs today will be in the 20s rain and snow showers in the . with upper 20s to lower 30s afternoon. Highs in the upper · forecast for Thursday. Normal 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 highs are in the upper 30s to the percent. . upper 40s. · Fnday rught...Partly cloudy. . · . Lows tonight will range from Lows in the upper 20s. 10 to 20. Normal lows are in the Saturday... Partly cloudy. A 20s. chance of light snow or rain in High pressure will move the the morning, then a chance of area Friday and that means dry light ram from early afternoon .weather, partly cloudy skies and on. Highs in the lower 40s. : ·highs in the 30s. . _Sunday...Cloudy. A chance of · A weather system will affect ram or snow showers from early the area for the weekend with a afternoon on. Lows in the lower ·chance of snow north and a 30s and highs in the mid 40s. chance of rain or snow south. Monday.. .Mostly cloudy with Highs will be in the lower 40s. a chance of snow or rain show.· Weather forecast: ers. Lows in the lower 30s and Tonight...Light snow or rain highs in the lower 40s. . ·likely, with some pockets of Tuesday... Cloudy. w1th a freezing rain. Little drop in tern- chance of snow or ram showers. · perature. Lows near 30. East ~ws in the mid 30s and highs . winds 5 to I0 mph. Chance of m the upper 40s. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A DAY ON WALL STREET Feb. 25, 2003 10,000 Dow Jones 9,000 8.000 Pel. change High lrom poevio<Js, +0.65 7,920.49 Low 7,719.84 7,000 FEB Aocord hlth: 11,722.98 Jan. 14, 2000 Feb. 25, 2003 1.600 Nasdaq compos1t 1,400 1,200 ,.d!)- i\!1'" m~~ 1.328.98 1.000 Pel. change lrom prellioos: +0.50 High Low 1,331.35 1.291.98 A - high: 5.Q48.62 March 10, 2000 Feb. 25, 2003 1,000 Standard & Poor's 900 \\1;.' . 638 .57 NOV Pet. change trom previot.o ..0. 72 DEC JAN FEB 700 High Low A - high: 1,527.48 839.55 818.54 Marth 24, 2000 AP Local Stocks AEP - 21.26 .Arch Coal - 19.34 Akzo -21.24 AmTech/SBC- 21.35 ' Ashland Inc. - 27.66 AT&T- 16.35 Bank One - 35.66 BLI - 10.20 Bob Evans - 23.16 BorgWarner - 52.44 Champion - 3.26 Charming Shops - 3.15 City Holding - 26.20 Col - 20.08 DG-9.90 DuPont - 36.30 Federal Mogul - .15 USB-20.60 Gannett- 72.34 General Electric- 23.96 GKNLY-2.70 Har1ey Davidson- 40.3:! Kmart- .14 Kroger- 13.70 Ltd . - 11 .11 NSC -1 8.87 Oak H~ FlnllrlCial- 23.65 OVB-22.64 BBT - 32 .66 Peoples- 2l1.35 Pepsico- 38.64 Premier- 8.72 U'nbid products purchased for new, renovated schools COLUMBUS (AP) Ohio taxpayers were billed more than 6,500 times in the past five years for products bought for newly built and renovated schools without seeking the lowest price, The Columbus Dispa\Ch reported ~y. Rockwell - 22.. 77 Rocky Boots- 6.19 AD Shell- 39.61 Seers- 21.43 Wai-Mart - 46,43 Wendy's - 24.46 Worthington- 13.61 Dally stoCk reports are the 4 p.m. closing quotes of the previous day's transactions, provided by Smith Partners at Advest Inc. or Gallipolis. •WIN• 2FREETICim •IIIII SPRIIIG IIllEY CINEMI7 FIND YOUR NAME IN TODAY'S CLASSIFIED SECTION AND WIN I mission from the commission before making unbid purchases of products for a school construction project . Acting on recommendations of architects and consultants, school officials throughout the state bought products rangin~ from bricks and boilers to toilet-paper dispensers, grass seed and mulch without competitive bidding, according to a review of thousands of pa~es of construction documents D>' the ~aper. "In my mind, it s ethically unsound and probably not legal," said Rep. William Hartnett, a Mansfield Democrat and former superintendent who is now a nonvoting member of the Ohio School Facilities Commission. "We were not oper~ting in a responsible manner.'' BOO 1.~~W "u"1'illf lcllv i~ Fourteen snow plows from the OhiQ Department of Transportation remove snow from the concrete barrier wall, Monday, In the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Lima, Ohio. The trucks cleared the barrier in both directions on a six-mile portion of the interstate through Lima_. (AP) The commission was created in 1997 to begin rebuilding Ohio schools after the state Supreme Court said the state's system for funding schools was unconstitutional. From 1998 through the end of this year, Ohio lawmakers will have made more than $3.5 billion available for school construction. Of that, the facilities commission estimates it has spent $2.3 billion, or about $2.5 million a day. The commission hired a new executive director in December, Lynn Readey, after the fonner director, Randy Fischer, resigned following questions about the way the commission awarded contracts. The commission implemented a tougher purchase policy in September that requires districts to get per- Proper cutting, good shoes stop ingrown toenails QUESTION: I have a lot of trouble with ingrown toenails. When I get them , I cut them out but they come back a few months later. Why do I keep getting this Martha ingrown toenail'! Can I do Simpson anything to prevent it from coming back? ANSWER: An ingrown COLUMNIST toenail -- officially called an onychocryptosis -- is a common adult complaint. It otics as well as using a cottypically affects the big toe ton wick to move the nail on only one foot. The pri- away from the lateral mary cause .of this problem groove. If the nail is severeis improperly cutting the ly ingrown, and has become toenails. If the nail is cut infected as in stage Ill, the with an inward slope on the nail may need to be edges, it can predispose the removed. This can be done nail to grow mward. Shoes in a physician's office under that do not fit properly, a local anesthetic . especially in the toe region, So, the best treatment for can also trigger the process ingrown,.toenails is preventhat leads to an ingrown tion. Ftrst, I'd recommend nail. Obesity, previous sig- you see your family physinificant foot inJuries, abnor- cian to find out why you are mal gait and excessively having a recurring problem sweaty feet can also predis- with your toenails becoming pose you to having an ingrown. I suspect that mgrown toenaiL Ingrown when you "cut them out" toenails are also more com- yourself, you are leaving mon is people with certain sharp edges that then cut . diseases, including hyper- back into the toe as they thyroidism, diabetes melli- grow. Your physician can tus, acromegaly and some cut your nail back properly congenital conditions, like and then use one of the trisomy 13 syndrome. methods I've described to Spotting an ingrown toe- make · sure that it grow s nail early and getting away from - and not into prompt treatment can pre- - the foe flesh. vent infection and avoid the Once your immediate need for surgical treatment problem IS under control, of the nail. A stage I you should practice good ingrown nail causes red- preventive measures. First ness, slight swelling and a and foremost, cut your toelittle pain on the side - or nails straight across and not "lateral" groove - where too short. Also, it's importhe nail meets the toe. This . tant to wear properly fitting is an easily treatable stage. shoes. If you have an abnorSome moist heat and gently mal gait, or a chromic probworking the nail outward lem that causes your will usually bring relief. In ingrown nails to keep Stage II, the pain increases, returning, it might be a good and signs of .infection may idea to consult a podiatrist be noted at the edge of the and get some help in mannail: In Stage III, tbe toe is aging yo~u nai.ls to prevent swollen, painful, infected, these pamful 1_ngrown toeand new, pink tissue may be na1Is f~om com~nl! back: Fam1ly Medtc1ne® 1s a seen growing in the lateral week!Y column. To submit nail fold. In stag~ I, as I said, moi~t ques~tons, write to Martha :' heat U 'tlie key tdltreatment. · A. .S1mp~on, !J.O., M.B.A., : This may best be accom- Oh1o Um~erslly ~?liege of plishcd by using warm Osteopathic Med1cme, P.'?. soak's ·several times a day. Box 110, Athens •. Oh1o The phy~ician may put a 4?70 I. Or, e-ma1l Dr. wick of patton in \he edge S_1mpson · . at of the nail to force it away s1mpsonm@oh10.edu. Past from the lateral groove. If col';'mns are available infection has set in, he or online . at she will prescribe antibi- www.fhrad1o.org/fm. Public meetings HOLZER CLINIC .WW.hol~:erclinlc.com . + Thursday, Feb. 27 RUTLAND.._. Meigs County Soil and Water Consei'Vation District, 6:30p.m. Thursday at the Rutland Fire Department. New watershed coordinator, Cynthia Bauers, to be introduced. Watershed management plan to be discussed. 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Members are to take Saturday, March 1 fruit for fruit backets to be PORLAND Lebonan delivered to shutins. Township Trustees, 7 p.m. at the township building. + Private DlniJIII Room <Da~ <Dreams Do You Currently Have A Septic System That Is Not Working Properly? The Meigs County Grants Office haa grant lunda available to very low/low Income house" holds In Melga County lor the replacement ol non-functioning private septic systems. This program Ia funded through the EPA Rural Hardahlp prograln and Ia designed to prevent further sewage contamination cauud by non-operating private aeptlc systems. The Household muat have an ownerahlp lnteraet In the property and muat currently reside In the unit. Eligible households may contact Jean Trussell at992·7908 for Information or you may pick up an application at the Melga Annex, Grants Office, 117 East Memorial Drive, Pomeroy, Ohio. FAMILY MEDICINE Community Calendar ATTENTION Very Low/Low Income Households Jean Trussell Meigs Grants Administrator ate director of project licensing, said, "The bottom line is, we're not working for the licensee's schedule. The licensee may be ready to start up long before the agency is willing to say they've corrected all the deficiencies which led to this." An inspection for leaks at the bottom of the reactor will not be done until mid- to late March, Dean said. Inspections to make sure that Davis-Hesse's management and staff have improved their safety awareness will continue through May, he said. The damaged plant cost FirstEnergy $235 million last year. Until it restarts, the company is buying replacement electricity for its customers. The company ha~ said it won't pass on that cost to customers. The NRC officials commented on Davis-Besse's restart after a public hearing in Rockville, Md., on a new inspection program announced earlier this month. The program requires not only visual inspections for cracks or damage to reactor lids but also tests using ultrasound, eddy current or dye to check the nozzles that pass through the lids. Local News The Daily Sentinel Frii!idaire Stainless Steei 'APPIIances Now In Stock! Gallipolis Chiropractic Center Dr. Joey D. WeAn A Full Stn!q fldllty COMPANY • Workers Compensation • Most Insurance Accepted WV Free legal services for low income residents with tax problems Staff report POMEROY - People in Meigs County who cannot afford to hire a lawyer have a new program to turn to when they are facing legal problems with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Southeastern Ohio Legal Services has partnered with private lawyers io a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic ("LITC"). These lawyers have volunteered to take cases helping low income people tackle their tax problems with the IRS. This project provides free , year-round legal assistance to clients with IRS tax disputes. The project connects eligible lowincome clients with volunteer attorneys to assist them with tax controversy cases that do not exceed $50,000. El\amples of types of cases that may be handled are: the IRS is unfairly taking your tax refund, the IRS is trying to make you pay for a debt you believe your current or former spou se should be paying, your tax return is being audited (examined) by the IRS, you have not filed a tax return in any year and are afraid you might be in trouble, the IRS denied you the right to take a credit or deduction and you think the IRS is OAK HILL - The annual National Assembly of Wales. Saint David's Day Banquet Thomas will talk about life in will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Wales today and what the Oak Hill Presbyterian Church future holds for Wales. includSaturday. Guests are advised ing the possibility for an indeto use rear entrance. pendent government. · This year is Ohio's bicenIn addition to Mr. Thomas's tennial, and to celebrate this event .the Madog Center for talk, there will be special Welsh Studies and the local choral music, food, singing Welsh Club has invited a spe- , and fellowship. Tickets cost cialguestspeakerfromWales, $15. Please call Mildred Rhodri Glyn Thomas of the Bangert (740) 682-7057. hearing haa changed, you're probably right. If you think no one else has noticed, you're probably wrong. Free Hroring Screenings GALLIPOLIS ~ Even snow, sleet and ice could not keep faithful Gallia County blood donors way when there was a real needfor blood. Thursday's bloodmobile visit had l06 presenting and l.ie1ded 86 units of bloo . There were 16 first time donors . Fresh baked 'cookies were provided by the Parkfront Diner and downtown Gallipolis Foodland. Volunteers for the day were: Phyllis Taylor, Janet Hughes, Fran Richie, Betty Call, Wanda Boggs, Wilma Webster, Gail Smith, Sarah Walker, Evelyn Walker and Mary James, chairman. Those presenting to donate blood were: Harry D. Brownell, Betty C. Miller-Saunders, Dinah Scott, Phyllis Brandeberry, Dorothy C. Parnell, Bruce Scarberry, Ronald R. Roush, Robert H. Craft, Karen Miller, Raymond C. Weiher Jr., Cletus L. Harder, Maria E. Phillips, H . Glenn Ward, Lynda F. Smith, Jamie Eplin, Barbara A. Wallen, Shannyn N. Seward, Steven M. Edwards, R. Delille, Maurice Barbara A. Mills, John W. liaffelt, Pansy E. Robinson, Joseph E. . Myers, Mabel S. Copley, Lee F. Burcham, Doyle Saunders, Joseph D. Veroski, Hobert F. Tackett, John Ranegar Jr., Sarah B. Ellison, Marvin L. Baird, Denise Payne; S. Jaques, Howard Shirley McDonald, Ellis R. English Jr., Raymond J. Boles, Marlene Hoffman , Ronald E. Paxton, Ollie M. Barry, Wanda Boggs, Diane K. Hill, Christine Williams, Clestial Nolan, Betty Saunders, James C . Saunders, Pamela Saund~rs, Peggr, A. Williams, Gary Williams, Lottie M. Harvey, Vernon D. Harvey, Amanda Darst, Linda R. Queen, Norman C. Snyder, Frank H. Mills Ill, Bridgette Dodson, Noah H. Mack; Rachel D. Pullins, Michael A. Burns, William F. Stapleton, Deborah L. Rhodes, Brenda D. Halley; Janet S. Williams, James E. Ryan, Bill Kelly, Cindy K. Jones, Jason L. Walter, India D. Cullen, J. Robert George, Mary Ann Taylor, Clarence Stout, Clifford R. Thornton, Robert Murphy, Rick Stout, Douglas G. Spurlock, Paul Dean Niday, Barbara C. Fulks, Wesley E. Mullet, Phillip H. Wetherholt , Adrah L. Neal, Greg White, Ellen W. Shenk, Joanna F. Shenk, Dwight D. Shenk, John H. Roush, John I. Jones Sr., Amy J. Sibley, Lesa Harder, Carolyn S. Petrie, Michael Davis, David A. Walker, Carroll DeVore, Audrey Taylor, Gary Taylor, Jessie L. Lyons, Carlos E. Swisher, Tabitha Taylor, David E. Clay, Betty J. K. Twyman , Tiffinia Moore, Ro se Stoney, Karen Filson , Brent D. McCreedy, Connie Sue Ree s, Wayne R. Miller, and Frank E. Naskey. The next bloodmobile visit will be April 17 . 740-594-6333 1-800-451-9806 , 888 451·2225 • RIO GRANDE - l.V. Therapy for the Licensed Practical Nurse will be offered beginning Friday, Feb. 28 at Buckeye Hills Career Center. This course is designed for the Ohio Licensed Practical Nurse. Students will learn about the principles and practices, equtpment, infusion calculation rates, Phillips 15 step approach, management guidelines and preventative measures for I. V. Th~rapy. YIWW.karraudiology.com Interested students must have a successful completion of a board approved course in medication administration. The course con.sists of42 hours of theory/lab and 8 hours of clinical experience. Cost of the class is $500.00 plus $15 .00 for student liability insurance. For more information, call Buckeye Hills Career Center, Adult Division at (740) 245-5334, ext. 205. scholarshiP.deadline GALLIPOLIS Eastman's Foodlands and independently . owned Foodland Supermarkets, . along with Supervalui Inc ., are once again underwrit• ing the Foodland Scholarship Program for 2003. According to Brent Eastman of Eastman's Foodlands, Foodland wishes to recognize the commitment of high school students to their education and commun111es. The scholarship program enables deserving high school seniors in Ohio; West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia to receive a $1,000.00 scholarshi'p to help defray the cost of their post-secondary education. The program is managed by Foodland's Scholarship Foundation Committee. To be eligible for the Foodland Scholarship Program a student must meet the following criteria: MORE LOCAL NEWS. , . .. .Suoscf.ibe toditly. :992•7-1.'6" The Daily Sentinel · Reader .Services Correction Polley Our main concern In all stories is to be accurate . .If you know of an error In a story, call the newsroom a1 (740) 992· 2156. Editor: Charlene Hoellich, Ext. 12 Reporter: Brian Reed, Ext. 14 Reporter: J. Miles Lay1on BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:30 PM MON-FRI & 12:30 PM SAT- SUN Advertising Outside 98181: Dave Harris, Ext. 15 ClanJCir:c.: Judy Clark, Ext. 10 - - 7:01 7:10,9:45 7:10,9:50 7:15,9:55 7:20,10:00 7:30,9:40 10:00 All 1\.CES. All TIMES $4 .00 (I) Be a senior in high school; (2) Planning to enroll (no later than fall semester following announcement of awards) in a full-time course of study at an accredited two or four year college, university or vocational/technical school in the United States; (3) Have maintained at least a cumulative 3.0 gpa on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent); (4) Be a full-time resident of the Foodland marketing area, which includes certain retailers in Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia. See application for exact details. Eastman noted that applications must be postmarked by March I, and are currently available at Eastman's Foodlands in Gallia County, Ohio and Mason County, · West Virginia. ;' Our main number Is (740) 992-2156. lilepartment extensions are: lillY 111m '1:' 499 Richland Avenue, Athens Service . Individuals who have questions about the clinic or who wou ld like assistance are welcome to contact their local Southeastern Ohio Legal Services ("legal aid") office, 490 Richland Avenue, Athens, Ohio 4570 I, or call 1-800-6863669 . They are asked to mention mention that they are calling to ap ply for assistance to the Low Incom e Taxpayer Clinic. Lawyers who would . like more information or would like to ·volunteer should contact Laura Mann, LITC Project Director, at 740345-0850 or visit our website at www .osisa.org/seols. Bloodmobile collects 86 units in recent stop Foodland announces ~~~ 990 2nd Ave. • Galllpoll• wrong . you have a case that is in Tax Court, or that you would like to take to Tal\ Court , and · you need legal advice or representation with your case, or you owe a debt to the IRS that you are having trouhle paying, or cannot pay at all. The LITC does not gener-' ally provide ass istance with the preparation of tal\ returns, but residents can call their local Southeastern Ohio Legal Services office for a referral to a free tax preparation service. This pro bono initiative is a project of Southeastern Ohio Legal Services and is made po ssible by a grant from the Internal Revenue Saint David's Day Therapy course activities planned offered at BHCC If you think your • Personailnjury 740-441-0200 Wednesday, February 26, 2003 News Rehabilitation FURNITURE 2nd Street Betty Lou Kern of Route 1, 41210 State Route 33, Shade, Ohio 45 776 will observe her 79th birthday this Thursda~Feb.27 MIDDLEPORT ,- Sons of week. She was born on Feb. the American Legion, Post 29 in 1924 (Leap year). 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Hopeful Disaster leaves us with memory of astronauts' optimism TODAY IN HISTORY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Wednesday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2003. There are 308 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: · Ten years ago, on Feb. 26, 1993, a bomb built by a group of Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. On thi s date: In 1802, French literary giant Victor Hugo was born in Besancon. In 18 15, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from the Island of Elba to begi n his second conquest of France. In 1848. the Second French Republic was proclaimed. Jn 191 9, Congress established Grand Canyon National Park iq Arizona. . In 1929, President Coolidge signed a measure establishing Grand Teton National Park . · In 1940, the U.S. Air Defense Command was created. . In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, limiting a president to two terms of office, was ratified. In 1952, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Brita in had developed its own atomic bomb. · In 1962, after becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn told a joint meeting of Congress, "Exploration and the pursuit of knowledge have always paid dividends in the long run." .. In 1987, the Tower Commission, which probed the IranContra affair, issued its report, which rebuked President ~e;~gan for fail ing to control his national security staff. Five years ago: A jury in Amarillo, Texas, rejected an $11 Iltillion lawsuit brought by Texas cattlemen who blamed oprah Winfrey's talk show for a price fall after a seg'!lent on toqd sa fety that included a discussion about mad-cow disease. · Dne year ago: Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey S~i lling. at times combative, insisted during a Senate hearing that he knew nothing about manipulation of company books an~ denied misleading Congress as alleged by some lawmakers and Enron officials. Pharmacist Robert R. Courtney pleaded g uilty in Kan sas City, Mo., to watering down chemotheraPY drugs . (Courtney was later sentenced to 30 years in prison.) (iunmen killed II mino~ity Shiite Muslims praying in a mosque in Pakistan. : Today·s Birthdays: Actor Mason Adams is 84. Actor Tony Randa ll is 83. Actress Betty Hutton is 82. Singer Fats Domino i~ 75. Political columnist Robert Novak is 72. Singer Johnny Cash is 7 1. Cou ntry -rock musician Paul Cotton (Poco) is 60. Aolor-director Bill Duke is 60. Singer Mitch Ryder is 58. Rock musician Jonathan Cain (Journey) is 53. Singer Michael Bolton is 50. Actor Greg Germann is 45. Bandleader John McDaniel is 42 . Actress Jennifer Grant is 37. Singer Erykah Badu is 32, Rhythm-and-blues singer Rico Wade (Society of Soul) is 31. Country singer Rodney Hayden is 23. Thought for Today : "Only the mediocrities of life hide l;lehind the al ibi 'i n co nference.' The great of thi s earth are not onl y simple but accessible ." - Isaac Frederick Marcpsson, American journalist ( 1876- 1961 ). French leader reveals two faces in crisis Jacques Chirac claims to be saddened by insinuations that he's anti-American. I really like the United States, the French president professed, in an interview published this week in Time magazine . " I visit oftl:n," he said. "I've studied there, worked as a forklift operator for Anheuser-Busch .in St. Louis and as a soda jerk at Howard Johnson's." And, oh yes, he really loves our Yankee junk food. But just when those of us on this side of the Atlantic were prepared to give Monsieur le President the benefit of the doubt, were willing to accept that his opposition to U.S. efforts to disarm Iraq - by force, if necessary - were based on high-minded principle rather than 'deep-seated animus toward the red, white and blue, then he shot off his mouth after a meeting of the European Union in Brussels. Leaders of the European Union's 15 member nations had gathered for an emergency summit and concluded their meeting with a joint statement warning Saddam Hussein's rogue regime that it must disarm "immediately and fully. " "It is for the Iraqi regime to end this crisis by complying with the demands of the Security Council," the European leaders declared, adding that, "The Iraqi regime alone will be responsible for the consequences if it continues to flout the will Joseph Perkins of the . international community and does not take thi s last chance." . In the aftermath of the summit, most of the European leaders were pleased they had managed to find common ground among themselves on the matter of Iraq. And they were relieved that they had gotten past differences on Iraq between the United States and certain European governments namely France, Germany and Belgium - that played out in recent NATO meetings, during which Paris, Berlin and Brussels opposed defensive assistance to Turkey. Then Chirac held a postsummit news conference. He was clearly perturbed that his fellow EU leaders, led by Britain' s Tony B Iair, had issued a statement on Iraq that came closer to the United States position than that of France and Germany. But instead of deriding Blair or Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi or other EU leaders who don't share his accommQdatlonist approach to Saddam 's regime, Chirac went on an an gry tirade against East European nations, slated to join the European Union next year, that have voiced support for America's stance on Iraq. The French premier was particularly peeved at the socalled Vilnius group - the 10 East European nation s that are former satellites of the Soviet Union - whose leaders signed a statement earlier .this month backing the· United States on Iraq. That followed a similar proAmerican Jetter signed last month by leaders of Britain, Spain, Demark, Italy, the Czech Hungary, Republic, Poland and Portugal that endorsed a position toward Baghdad contrary to the pacifist approach favored by Chirac and his German counterpart, Gerhard Schroeder. "These countries have not been very well-behaved," said Chirac, referring to the Vilnius group. "They missed a great opportunity to shut up." Monsieur le President also suggested that the leaders of those nations had acted "recklessly" by not recognizing the "danger of aligning themselves too rapidly with the American position." In effect, what Chirac told those EU candidate nations is that they are expected to take their marchin~ orders from Paris and Berlin. The leaders of the East and West European nations that have issued statements supporting the United States in its campaign to disarm Hussein's regime have done ' so not because they are spoiling for war with Baghdad, not nece ssarily because they are seeking to curry favor with Washington, but because they fear a world in which a · mass murderer like Hussei)l has at his disposal weapons of mass destruction. Chirac maintains that Hussein can be pers uaded to disarm by peaceful means. He would have the United Nations continue weapons inspections for some indeterminate time into the future, despite Baghdad 's lack of cooperation. To more than a few European hiaders. Chirac's position brings to mind the West's acquiescence to the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. "We certainly have seen the results of appeasement,". said Latvia President Vaira VikeFreiberga, whose country was occupied by the Soviets following the war. " It's much easier to tolerate a dictator when he's dictating over somebody else's life and not your own." Chirac obviously does not like hearing those kinds of pronouncements by leaders of European ' Union wannabes like · Latvia. But Vike-Freiberga . and her fellow East European leaders are on : the right side df the Iraq crisis. (Joseph Perkim is a columnist · for The San Diego Union- Tribune and can be reached at JosephPerldnsUnionTrib. com.) Honk if you love your peace and quiet I ran into Gene at the Gas and Go last Saturday. I had just picked up an old chair at a garage sale and it was sticking out of the back end of my pickup. Gene makes a living Jim buying furniture and knickknacks at local auctions that Mullen he fixes up and sells to dealers or weekenders. He looks at the chair and tells me what he thinks it's worth. "You have to come up and see the goats," he says. :·w e told me the place had been in named one after Sue for let- her family since 1845. So· ting us use her van to take I'm walking through the them to the breeder." Gene's house and they have some wife, Dominique, raises ani- very nice things. A china cabmal s. inet, a few good antiques, a Yeah , I think, Sue will be ton of cut glass. So we get to thrilled. As I remember, it the second floor and I go into took her about three weeks to their bedroom and it 's wonget the smell of goat out of derful. It looks just the way it her van. While we 're stand- did in 1845, down to the ~ ing atthe pumps we ' re catc h- :-vall paper: I'm not eve n. s~re ing up on other thing s. As '\ was ~Ired for electncity. part of his busmess people · I m pokmg around and on ask Gene to come their hous- top of the dresser IS a beauties to appraise their furniture, ~·ul old chamber pot. So I pick to see if he ' ll restore it for It up to see the markm gs on the bottom when I realize them or sell it for them . "Mrs. Hammond, out on they still use the thing. It's Iri sh Hill , called me and Full. Well , it was full . And asked me to come look at her what kills me is that people stuff. She's 89, he 's 93. She think I have a cushy job." 1 The Daily Sentinel • Page AS Pomeroy/Middleport, Ohio Wednesday, February 26, 2003 NATIONAL VIEW . • The Picayune (Miss.), on Explorers are the greatest optimists and those with the greatest faith: Seven people lost their lives Feb. I in a disaster that was as stunning as the one that cost the lives of about 3,000 on Sept. 11, 200 I, bm there IS a big, and important, difference. The 3,000 who died on Sept. 11, 200 I, were murdered. · These seve n were on the greatest adventure of their lives and doing what they had cho se n to do. The great tragedy of their deaths is that they died trying to he~ us with what they could discover in the harsh confines of SP,ace that would ennchen our hves tor years to come. ·The five men and two women who rode a flame of fire into the sky knew they were taking a chance with their lives, though an infinitesimally small one. Everything about what they were doing was far from normal. First, their launch apparatus is essentially a huge bomb that is being exploded a little bit at a time at the no~zle where the conce ntration of the explosiOn thrusts their ship mto the sky. Where they were going was the ultimate in unfriendly atl]lospheres without air or gravity and nothing to protect them from the heat of the sun or the extreme cold when the sun is hidden. Their lives depended on what they rode in, and carried with them. from Earth. They all were looking for som~thing new and something that would improve life for man. The earlier explorers sought riches in the form of gold, the astronauts sought riches in the form of medicine or other products to make the life of man · easier and richer in other ways. The astronauts were searching to help us more than themselves or their king. While we mourn them we should remember the great optimism they must have had about findmg things thai would benefit mankind. We should remember the great faith they must have had in their maker to ri sk their lives. We should remember the ' great faith they must have had in their fellow human beings who hild to design, manufacture, put together, test and assemble the ship and its rockets that they rode into space. We also should remember that those who had a part in getting them to space are feeling very low now because seven people who put their lives in tht;ir hands didn ' t make it back home from their greatest adventure. Wednesday, February 26, 2003 I ask about their geese. I really hate their geese. They surround my car when I pull up, they nip the back of my legs and ma~e an awful racket. "We got rid of them. You should see what they did to the lawn," he says. " You couldn 't step anywhere. We couldn't take it anymore . We thought we were going to eat them but Dorninfque couldn 't stand the thought of killing thei]l. So we gave them to friends. Mrs. Vermulcek, the woman with the farm across the road from us, took one. She was so excited. She was go ing to cook it the way they did in the old country. '"You should come to dinner toni ght. you will love theway I cook it.· So she picked up a goose and took it across the street to her hou se. There on the front lawn, in front of Dominique, she wrings its neck and starts pulling out feathers. Dominique didn't eat For two days." We 1 had lon g finish ed pumping gas while he was telling the story. I looked up and there were three cars lined up waiting to get at the gas pumps we had been blocking. No one had honked, no one had rolled. down their window and cursed at us, no one had even revved their engines to let us know they were waiting. We waved our apologies, jumped in our cars and left. When friend s want to know the biggest difference between living in the city and the country, sometimes I find it's hard to pick only one thing writing a check without ID; saying hi to a bank teller by name ; knowing who's inside the grocery store by the cars outside; not batting an eye when a car goes by with a dead deer strapped to the roof. But that's not the difference. No honking is the difference. (Jim Mullen is the author of "It Takes A Village Idiot: A M emoir of Life After the City" (Simon and Schuster, 2001). He also contributes regularly to Elllertainment Wee kl v, where he Call be Jimreached at mullen @ew.com.) REEDSVILLE - Lola Barber, I 03, of Reedsville, died Monday, February 24, 2003, at Overbrook Center in Middleport. She was born June 16, 1899, in Reedsville, daughter of the late Jaspher and Laura Tribblett Reed. She was a homemaker and attended Eden United Brethren Church. Survivors include two daughters, Kathleen Miles of . Pomeroy, and Thelma Smith of Middleport; three sons, Jerry Barber of Montana, Kenneth Barber of Hebron, and Ronald Barber of Reedsville; a brother, Kenny Reed of Coolville; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren and greatgreat grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded m death by her husband, Delbert; two daughters, Margaret Buckley and Mary Belle Rowles; and three sons, Wilbur Barber, Gladden Barber .and Francis Barber. Services will be I p.m. Friday, February 28, 2003, at White Funeral Home in Coolville, with burial to follow in Eden Cemetery in Reedsville. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2003. Local ~riefs Gladys Dilcher Reeves . She is survived by her . son, Wallace (Connie) Morris of Racine; daughters, Rebecca Runnio of Plant City, Florida, and Diana Hendrick of Dundas ; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mae Dixon of Pageville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter Monroe Morris; and three brothers and one sister. Services will be I p.m. Friday, February 28, 2003, at Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home in Albany. The minister officiating will be the Pastor Mark McComas. Burial will be the Wells Cemetery. Calling hours will be II a.m. Friday, February 28, 2003, until the time of services at funeral home. Jack J. Werner Vienna Choir Boys concert cancelled NELSONVILLE - Due to winter storms and scheduling problems, the Vienna Choir Boys have canceled their March 12 concert at Hocking College. . · Managers said it is possible that a Nelsonville concert could be scheduled as part of the 2004 U.S. tour. Advisory lifted TUPPERS PLAINS Tuppers Plains Chester Water District has lifted its boil advisory issued Friday for Flora, Cullums, Carr, Elk Run, Bear Wallow, Devenny, Gold Ridge, White Oak, Landaker, Holley, Vance, King Ridge, Horner Hill, Ohio Route 684, Ohio Route 692, Pageville Road and the Pageville community. . Results of a ssample taken Monday are considered safe, according to General Manager Donald C. Poole. At least 10 dead in Hartford nursing home fire; arrest made HARTFORD, Conn .. (AP) arson investigators were on - A fire tore through a the scene. Hartford nursing home early "I'm not at liberty to di sWednesday, killing at least · cuss cause and origin at this I 0 people and sending 20 to time," T~ale said. "We do hospitals, authorities sa id. have substantial lead s One person was arrested, and regarding that matter. We do fire officials said the fire was have someone in C\IStody at considered suspicious. this time." The fire broke out at the Family members rushed to Greenwood Health Center in the fire to see if their loved Hartford at about 2:30 a.m., ones were safe, and confused forcing dazed elderly resi- residents were seen seeking dents out on the street in sin- shelter from the cold. gle-digit temperatures as State Rep. Minnie firefighters tried to save them Gonzalez said one woman from the flames. Many are pleaded, "Please take me to bedridden or confined to my room. I'm cold." wheelchairs. One elderly woman look"Upon my arrival , it ing for her mother ran up the became apparent that all street sobbing, holding her hands would be needed," temples and yelling in brosaid Hartford Fire Chief ken English. Charles Teale. "It's not just "Where is the fire, where is the fire that kills, it's the the fire?" she cried. smoke." Felix Pagan I r., of Teale said 20 people were Hartford, was looking for his hospitalized, five of them in 76-year-old father. "I haven 't lost hope yet, critical condition. More than 100 people were evacuated, I'll) just thinking positive he said. Matt Hennessy, an right now," he said. "As long assistant to Mayor Eddie as' tlley tell me he's OK, I Perez, said at least 10 people (will) go back to bed." had died. Pagan works for a local Teale said one person had ambulance company, which been arrested, and police called him at 4 a.m. to tell Capt. Mark Pawlina said him about the fire. He stood BELPRE Jack J . Werner, 72, of Belpre, died Sunday, Febuary 23 , 2003, at the Camden-Clark TUPPERS PLAINS Memorial Hospital. He was born December Signup for Tuppers Plains 31, 1930, in Columbus, baseball and softball leagues and was the son of the late will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 Gladwin and Nellie Tipton p.m. on Saturday at Eastern Elementary school. Werner. He had attended the Porterfield Baptist Church. He retired from Mt. State CARPENTER Steel Foundaries in 1990. He then worked at Columbia Township Trustees COLUMBUS (AP) -· Parkersburg Pattern and will meet at 7:30 p.m. Out-of-work Ohioans might was currently working as Monday at the fire station. welcom.e a diversion, but an instructor for Woodcraft RACINE - Patsy Jean Club. He was an Air Force state officials say they Laudermilt, 52, of Racine, Veteran, having serving in never intended to suggest died Monday, February 24, the Korean Conflict. they call a toll -free sex 2003, in CAMC General line. Survivors . include his POMEROY - Meigs Soil Division in Charleston, Embarrassed officials in wife, Bernita McCoy and Water Conservation West Virginia. the Ohio Department of Job She was born May 11, Werner; two stepsons, District regular board meet- and Family Services said 1950, in Tazewell, Larry White and David ing will be held at II: 30 a.m. all 165,000 unemployment Virginia, daughter of the Marcellus, both of Belpre; Thursday at the Meigs checks issued . during the late James R. Alley and a daughter, June Stevens of SWCD office. first two weeks of J;'ebruary Memphis. Tennessee; two Anna Blackwell Alley. carried a toll-free number Annamae and She was a homemaker, sisters, George Durst of and taught Sunday School and Jean for several years . She was Gallipolis, a foster parent to 18 differ- Stewart of Columbus; and a brother, William "Pete" ent children . She is survived by her Werner, in Germany; four husband, Walter F. step-grandchildren; and POMEROY - Units of Laudermilt of Racine ; a several nieces and Meigs Emergency Services brother, Jimmy Alley of nephews . · responded to the following Letart Falls; brothers and Services will be 1 p.m. calls for assistance on LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) sisters-in -law, Carl and Thursday, February 27, Tuesday: A Texas judge ordered a Teresa Alley of Letart 2003, in the Leavitt CENTRAL DISPATCH defendant's mouth to be Falls, and Randall and Funeral Home, Belpre, 12:56 a.m., Second Stteet, taped shut after the man Joanne Alley of Madison, with Pastor Jonathan Pomeroy, Juanita Lane, kept interrupting his lawyer Ohio; sisters and brothers- Lands officiating. Burial Holzer Medical Center; in-law, Virginia and James will follow in the Gravel 5:25 p.m., Middleport and the judge during an Riffle of Syracuse, Linda Hill Cemetery in Cheshire. Police Department, Billy aggravated assault trial. For about 20 minutes and Ron Lunce of Lenair Friends may call at the Moore, treated; Tuesday, Carl Wiley, 36, City, Tennessee, and Rosie 8:18 p.m., Oliver Street, funeral home on ignored pleas from state and Paul Quickie of Middleport, Jessica Wolfe, Wednesday, February 26, · District Judge Jim Bob McArthur; and several treated. 2003, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Darnell and his own mother nieces and nephews. REEDSVILLE 11 a.m. to I p .m. on In addition to her par1:27 p.m., Ohio Route 681, to keep quiet during a hearThursday, February 27 , ents, she was preceded in Dale Barr, Marietta ing outside the jury's pres2003. ence. death by three brothers . Memorial Hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2003, in the Fogleson~­ Tucker Funeral Home tn Mason, West Virginia, with the Rev. James Satterfield officiating . Burial will follow in Letart The union said it hopes to take DALLAS (AP) - AMR states 'the alternative is bankFalls Cemetery. F~iends ruptcy." . may call at the funeral Corp., parent company .of only two months to reach a conhome from 6 to 8 p.m. American and American Eagle American spokesman Bruce tract, present it to members and Wednesday, February 26, airlines, could be forced into Hicks said the airline would not obtain approval. If talks take 2003. bankmpicy as soon as May, its conunent on specifics of the much longer, the union said, Pallbearers will be pilots' union warned. union's findings, but said talks American's chances of filing for Jimmy Riffle. Tony Riffle, An analysis of AMR's with unions were productive. bankmptcy are "100 percent." Steve Riffle, Jim Bob finances by the Allied Pilots ''They understand the sense of American's flight attendants Alley, Herbie Laudermilt Association found the Fort urgency that we need," he said. and ground workers have conand Larry Ray Laudermilt. Worth-based company has just Most major airlines have E-mail condolences to three months' worth of cash struggled financially since the tracts in place that make them foglesongtucker@citynet .n reserves. Sept. 11 terror attacks and two atnong the best paid in the et United Airlines and US industry. Contracts for the . American Airlines pleaded Airways - have sought bank- Association of Professional with employees earlier month to accept steep cuts m ruptcy protection. Flight Attendants and the AMR chief financial officer Transport Workers Union are up wages and benefits to save $1.8 billion annually. The pilots' Jeff Campbell said in January for revision in 2004. POMEROY Irene analysis concluded that might that American was losing about The Transport Workers Union $5 million a day and would conMorris, 75, passed away at not be enough. began intensive contract discus"Realize that the $1.8 (billion) tinue to do so during the winter, her home in Pomeroy. is a minimum figure," a posting the weakest part of the travel sions this week. The flight attenShe was a hou sew ife. dants ' union said they would She was the daughter of on the union's Web site says. season. Based on that, the pilots the late Pearl W. and "There is no guarantee that calculate American would need also begin discussions if the situation becomes urgent. AMR won'taskformore.AMR to file for bankruptcy May 25. Signups set Trustees meet Toll-free number on state checks gets sex talk instead of benefits advice Patsy Jean Laudermilt MSWCD board to meet For the Record EMS calls to file an automated claim. Department spokesman Jon Allen says someone mistakenly included the prefix "800" in the toll-free nuinber instead of the correel "877." The 800 number instructed callers to "call the talk line ... for exciting people nationwide" and provided another 800 number. Instead of getting someone to answer their ques- tions about unemployment benefits, callers to the second number were greeted with exotic mu sic and thi s sultry salutation: "Hi guy s. Welcome to an exciting new way to go live and one-on-one with hot, horny girls waiting right now to " talk to you." Allen said the agency apologizes to anyone w'10 call ed and got that mes• sage. Texas judge duct tapes defendant's mouth shut to quiet him during trial Pilots' analysis shows American Airlines could be forced into bankruptcy by May Irene Morris out sid e the nursing home, fidgeting with a pack of cigarettes. "I think I have smoked a whole pack," he said. " I left home with a full pack and now I have to go buy more cigarettes." The injured were taken .to hospitals around the state, and . many had respiratory injuries and burns, officials said. The fire was confined to one section of the si ngle. story building, and it was extinguished a few hours after the blaze started. Streets around the home were blocked off except for emergency vehicles. · Chris Cooper, a spokesman for Gov. John G. Rowland , said the state fire marshal and Department of Public Health were responding. "The critical issue now is to make sure of the safety of the other patients," Cooper said. Nine victims had been identified, but no names were released, immediately Hennessy said. The first alarm was at 2:35 a.m. and followed by a sec: ond alarm at 2:40a.m. Finally, Darnell ordered bailiffs to seal Wiley's mouth with duct tape. "He was being very dis ruptive and he was trying to fire his second courtappointed attorney, and I informed him that when the attorney is appointed by the court, only the court can fire the attorney," Darnell said. "Mr. Wiley continued to interrupt him," Darnell said, referring to attorney Steve Hamilton, "so the court duct-taped his mouth until the jury came in. Thl!£1 I had him removed from the courtroom." Hamilton declined to comll)ent on the incident or on his client's conviction later Tue sday for ramming his vehicle into hi s estranged wife's car. She was not injured . No sentencing date has been set. Flooding reported no incidents related to the recent flooding. The National Weather Sel'Vice is calling for light snow or rain with little accumulation· for the remainder of the week. More rain or snow showers are expected at the start of next week, but meterologists are projecting little accumulation since daytime high temperatures are expected to be the mid to upper 40s. Local emergency officials are reminding residents to avoid areas of high water and to never drive through flooded area~. from PageA1 somewhere in the area of 47.5 feet," said Ron Huffman, lockmaster. "I'd say there is probably enough water to cover some roads in certain areas, however, there is no immediate danger of any longterm, extensive flooding," he added. Emergency officials from Gallia and Meigs · counties th!s OUTPATIENT DIABETES CLASSES • Learn about diet, exercise, medications, risk factors and much more! • Second Tuesday of every month • 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Taught by our PVH Diabetes Education Team e. Pleasant Valley Hospital Hartley Conference Room • Loved ones are encouraged to participate . FOR MORE INFORMATION: (304) 675-4340, Ext. 1004 PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPlTAL �The Daily Sentinel PageA6 Nation • World Wednesday, February 26, 2003 Cardinal Law begins Bush heads drive for U.N. backing on using force testimony about church scandal BOSTON (AP) Cardinal Bernard Law began testifyi ng Tuesday before a grand jury investiga tin g whether criminal charges should be filed against him or any other top church offic ial s for their handling of priests accused of sexual ab use. Law arrived durin g the morning at the offi ce of state Attorney General Thomas Reilly, where the grand jury is meeting , according to an office staff member. Law resigned as Boston archbishop in December after enduring a year of revelations that he and top aides reassigned priest s who were known molesters to different parishes . He is the first American cardinal known to have been subpoenaed by a grand jury si nce the abuse crisis began in January 2002. At least eight other top officials in the Boston Archdiocese have been subpoenaed to answer questions about their handling of complaints against priests. · The cardinal has been questioned for several civil lawsuits filed by alleged abuse victims, but this is the first time he faced a grand jury. Reilly 's office would not comment on Law 's testimony Tuesday. Reilly has been publicly critical of church officials, but has also acknowledged the difficulty in bringing criminal charges against them "There was a cover-up. There was an e laborate sc heme ," Reill y said in December. But " it is very difficult under the criminal laws of this state to hold a superior accountable for the acts of another. " Until rece ntl y, child endangerment was not addre ssed spec ifically under Massac hu se tt s law. Church officials also were not required fo report sexu al abuse of children to civil authorities. A new law makes reckless endangerment of children a crime and requires church officials to report suspected abuse. In December, the diPcese of Manchester, N.H ., o,truck a deal with prose cutors to avoid criminal indictment. As part of the agreement, the diocese admitted it likely would have been convicted of failing to protect children from abusive priests. Two weeks ago, a special grand jury in New York state issued a blistering report that accused the Rockville Diocese of Centre, on Long Island, of ignoring or transferrin g alleged molester priests from parish to parish. Law, once among America's most influential Catholic clergymen, has been on private retreat at a Benedictine monastery near Pittsburgh. He plans to serve as the chaplain for the Sisters of Mercy of Alma , a religious order in Clinton , Md. WASHINGTON (AP) Iraq mu st fully disarm to avoid war, President Bush said Tuesday, as he urged the United Nations to " honor its word" and back U.S. action against Saddam Hussein. Amid diplomatic wrangling over a U.S.-British resolution declaring that Saddam has missed hi s chance for peace, the president said it would be helpful to pass the measure "but I don't believe we need a second resolution." In a brief exchange with reporters. Bush was asked what it would take to avoid war. "Full disarmament," he repli ed te rse ly. Asked to expand on Lhe an swer, the president said , "Well , there's only one thing: it's fulL di sarmament. The man has been told to disarm. For the sake of peace , he must completely disarm." He predicted that Saddam would try to "fool the world one more time," by reveal ing the existence of weapons that he has previou sly denied having. "We expect the Security Council to honor its word by in sisting that Saddam disarm. Now's the time," Bush said after a meeting with his economic team. He is timing his drive for U.N. backing against Iraq to the next report by U.N. weapons inspectors, hoping that it will convince the Security Council that force may be the only way to disarm Saddam. The report is due on Saturday, but chief inspectors Hans Blix and Mohamed EIBaradei are not expected to appear to answer council que stions until March 7. The United States and its partners, Britai n and Spain, plan to push for a council vote soon afterward. Before the president spoke, White Hou se spokesman Ari Fleischer said there was still "a slim chance" that international pressure would force Iraq to disarm and avoid war. "There remains an offramp," the press secretary said. "The off-ramp will be taken or not taken as a result of Saddam Hussein's actions." Later, Bush declined to specify the sacrifices facing U.S . troops, thei r families and the American public in the event the United States goes to war, other than saying that soldiers would be put in harm's way agai nst what he said is a brutal dictator. Asked about the cost of war, Bush did not offer any estimates. He did say he believes that doing nothing is a greater ris~. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Iraq's chemical and biological weapons are more advanced now than they were during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Wednesday, February 26, 2003 Prep Hoops Schedule O'Brien not happy after Buckeyes loss to Iowa Friday, Feb. 28 BY RusTY Mtu.ER "They are, in my judgment, more lethal and dangerous today than they w· ld have been in '9 1, but I 'ud 't know that for sure," he said Tuesday. I 1q has several kinds of ren. lie -controlled aircraft whiLh could be used, ·to deliver biological or chemical weapons, Rumsfeld· said during a speech to the Hoover Institution, a conservative thinktank associated with Stanford University. Those "unmanned aerial vehicles" could be guided by satellite or set on a pre-programmed course to reach target s hundreds of miles away, Rumsfeld said. Earlier, Bush met with Bulgarian Prime Mini ster Simeon Saxcoburggotski . Along with Britain and Spain, Bulgaria is the only other nation on the Security Counci l known to be solidly behind U.S. policy on Iraq . "We all share the same values - both you people here, we in Europe and we Bulgarians," the prime minister told reporters afterward. "No matter how serious thi s crisis is, I certainly don't think it 's worth dividing" Europe from the United States," he said . American reporters were not allowed in his White House meeting , which comes amid increased diplomatic activity by Bush and his advisers. Associated Press Gallia Academy vs. Logan Elm, 6:15p.m. Waverly v. Jackson, 8 p.m. COLUMBUS. Ohio - Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien lost a game and tben lost his temper. Moments after the Buckeyes blew a IOpoint halftime lead in a 71-64 loss to Iowa on Thesday night, O'Brien blasted his team and then the referees. "In all the years I've been coaching college basketball, I don't know if I've ever been as disappointed in a performance as I was in this performance in the secant;! half," O'Brien said. "It had nothinjltO do will) winning and losing. It has everything to do with our disinterest in what was going on. I don't think we played with any heart, with any character, with any cohesion and with no leadership. For the life Division IV District Semlflnals AI Ohio University Thursday, Feb. 27 WhHeoak vs. South Webster, · 6:15p.m. Southern vs. Sciotoville Community, 8 p.m. Monday, March 3 Trimble vs. North Adams, 6:15 p.m. Eastern vs. Fairfield, 8 p.m. (Note: See complete pair· lngs and results on 82:) Attention varsity hoops coaches 1399 This slmple-ye1.oopllis1ica1ed favorite offers pHiow arms and a two--cushion back Hardwood frame assures years of beautiful pertofmance. Your Invitation to sit back and infinesse • /:IJ f ~ l> r !, re lax tmme in slyle. Dura1l1e, hardwood offers thick cushions and padded arms . lor lwtu rious comfort. Mt <r <•J !II'C ; nwe '699 Nahla AI-Arian, second from lett. wife of jailed University of South Florida professor Sami AI-Arian , arrives at the United States Courthouse Tuesday morning Feb. 25, 2003 in Tampa, Fla. A. U.S. Sami AIArian was arrested last week on a 5<Kount indictment. (AP) BY BUTCH A handsome way to enjoy the ultimate in casual comfort. 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Rio Grande, which made it to the nationals two years ago, kept its hopes live with a 69-53 win over Point Park in the first round of the AMC Tournament. · The Redmen will meet Daemep, an 80-74 winner over Ohio Dominican, in the semifinals Friday at Shawnee State in. , Portsmouth. Time of the game will likely be 6 p.m., but that still has yet to be determined as of presstime. A big part of Rio's success was due to the Redmen's ability to get the · ball inside to Chris Ballenger, who scored a game-high 26 points and hauled down seven rebounds. · The Redmen needed a typical player-of-theweek ·performance from Ballenger with their other big man, Jerry Barlow, playi~g with a bad_ sinus mfecuon that was dtscovered earlier in the day. "With Jerry .being sick all day, we knew we had to have a big game out of Chris," said Rio Grande head coach Earl Thomas. "When we caught them in man-to-man early, we decided we were going to go to him every ume and Rio Grande's Jerry Barlow shields the ball from James Bursey (23) of Point Park during the see how they played it and Redmen's 69-53 win over the Pioneers Tuesday night in the first round of the American Mideast Conference Tournament at the Newt Oliver Arena. The Redmen will play Daemen in Please see Rio, Bl the tournament semifinals Friday at Shawnee State in Portsmouth. (Andrew Carter) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The widow of Steve Bechler plans to sue the manufacturer of a dietary supplement the Baltimore Orioles pitcher was believed to be taking before his death. Bechler, 23, died Feb. 17 from heatstroke after collapsing during a workout at training camp. In his preliminary autopsy report, Broward County chief medical examiner Dr. Joshua Perper linked Bechler's death to a diet supplement that contains ephedra. A bottle of Xenadrine RFA1, an over-the-counter weight-loss product containing ephedra, was found in Bechler's locker after he collapsed. Blues' Tkachuk suspended for four games terrorist group is responsible for I00 murders in Israel and its territories. Al-Arian is the alleged head of its U.S. operation. The detention hearing for Al-Arian and two co-defendants was delayed Tuesday after defense attorneys said they weren't ready. Outside the courthou se, about 70 people rallied in support of the defendants. Some held up pictures of AI-Arian hugging two of his five children. Hi s wife, Nahla, said her husband is on a hunger strike and has lost 10 pounds. He also is not taking medicine for his diabetes, she said. of me, I do not understand it." Chauncey Leslie and Jared Reiner led the Haw keyes' comeback, Leslie hitting two 3pointers during an 8-0 run and Reiner scoring all 16 of his points in the second half. The Hawkeyes (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten) didn't score in the opening 7 l/2 minutes and didn't hit a field goal unti I more than nine minutes had .elapsed. "Shut 'em out! " a fan yelled after Iowa misfired on its ninth consecutive shot from the field. Iowa has lost most of its games in the second half. For a change, the Hawkeyes won one. "I guess if we're going to struggle in one half, It's better to do it in the first than in the second," coach Steve Alford said with a sntile. Rio pounds Point.Park GALLIPOLIS - All varsity boys and girls basketball coaches and/or athletic directors in Gallia and Meigs couniies are reminded to fax their team's final regular season statistics to 446-3008 or e-mail them to sports@ mydailytribune.com no later than II p.m. today. You may also call Butch Cooper at 446-2342, ext. 33 after 5:30 p.m. These statistics will be used to assist in voting for all-district teams. Any schools that do not provide slats might not have their players represented on the all-district teams. Please provide only regular season statistics. Bechler's widow to sue drug manufacturer nwe Meigs Metropolitan Housing Authority will be handing out Sedion 8 Rental Assistance applications and scheduling appointments on Monday March :s. 2003 and, Tuesday March 4. 1003 from 9am to 4pm. Interested individuals should arrive as early as possjble. If there are any questions. please call 740-992-7908. PageBJ AI Ohio University Members of the United Nations Security Council attend a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Tuesday. A U.S-backed resolution declaring that Iraq missed its chance to peacefully disarm set the stage for a heated battle in the Security Council on whether to give the green light for war or allow more time for inspections. (AP) The Daily Sentinel Scoreboard, Page B2 Spring training roundup, Page B3 Boys Basketball Division II District Semifinals Professor jailed in terrorism probe .claims to be a victim oHlysteria · TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A jailed university professor accused of helping run a Mideas! terrorist group says he is a victim of post-Sept. II hysteria who has been "crucified" for his support of Palestinian rights. Sami Al-Arian, 45, made the · charges Monday in his first statement since his. arrest last week. His 17-year-old daughter read it to reporters after his scheduled detention hearing was postponed • until next month. "I'm crucified today because of who I am, a stateless Palestinian, an Arab and Muslim, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights," wrote Al-Arian, a computer engineering professor at the University of South Florida. "''m a prisoner because of the hy steria engulfing this country in the aftermath of the 9-11 tragedy, and because there are very powerful political groups which are thirsty for my blood. I'm not the enemy. but the forces of exclusion and intolerance are." A federal indictment issued last week accuses Al-Arian and seven other men of operating a criminal enterprise since 1984 supporting Palestinian Islamic Jihad. They are also accused of conspiracy to kill and maim people abroad, conspiracy to provide material support to the group, extortion and other charges. Each defendant could face life in prison if convicted. The government says the Inside: NEW YORK (AP) - St. Louis Blues forward Keith Tkachuk was suspended for four games without pay by the NHL for hitting Minnesota forward Wes Walz in the head with .his stick. Tkachuk will lose $487,804.84 in salary. He also was suspended for one game in March 2002. Because Tkachuk is a repeat offender, he forfeits salary based on the number of games in the season (82), rather than the number of days (180). Herd snaps skid vs. Kent HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Ronald Blackshear scored 15 points as Marshall snapped a two-game losing streak with an 80-67 victory over Kent State Tuesday night. Holding a 34-30 lead · at halftime, Marshall went on a 13-2 run in the first six t.,inutes of the second half. The streak pushed the Thundering Herd's lead to 47-35 . David Anderson scored eight of his 12 poinls during !hat s\fetcll'; incl4ding a double-clutch slam on a breakaway. Marshall (12-12, 8-7 MidAmerican Conference), which had lost six of its last eight games entering the contest, led throughout. Kent State (18-7, 11-5) entered the game as the MAC East Division leader with a half game ahead of Miami (Ohio). Anderson and Mark Patton started in place of Marshall regulars Monty Wright and Ardo Armpalu, respectively. ' Patton was limited because of foul trouble , but scored I 0 points in only 15 minutes of action and went 3-for-3 from the floor. The Golden · Flashes entered the game second in the MAC in team field goal percentage with 50.4, but managed only 29 percent night . The Tuesday Thundering Herd shot 60 percent, nearly 13 percent above its average. The team shot only 36 percent from the floor in a Saturday loss to Illinois State. Marshall officials: No wrongdoing in job program - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University officials told NCAA investigators that they initially saw no problems with a deal that allowed nonacademically qualified student-athletes to earn $200 per weekend at a Huntington businessman's printing . company, a Charleston newspaper re_ported Thesday. But confuston about the program's oversight led to finger-pointing within the athletic department and NCAA sanct10ns against the university's football and men's basketball programs, according to transcripts of NCAA interviews obtained by the Charleston Daily Mail. "( Then - Athletic Director) Lee Moon asked me ... if we could make a s~ot for, you know, some ktds for part-time work," booster Marshall Re ynolds told NCAA inves ti~ators in July 2000, accordtng to the transcripts. "Lee Moon wouldn't do anything wrong . ... To my knowledge, we had n't done anything ' wrong." Moon declined specific comment Tuesday, but said the NCAA investigation shows Marshall's violations took place after he was named athletic director at the University of Wyoming in July 1996. "They're going to be talking about this in court, so I'm reservin~ my comment," Moon said in a telephone interv1ew with The Associated Press . 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HIVE FUll lOSE WEIBITI GET Fill FOR MORE IHFORMITIOII: 304·615·1222 PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL �· · · Page 82 • The Oaily Sentinel www.mydallysentlnel.com ·scoreboard Prep Basketball 2003 -..Ita Soulhoul Dlotrlct BoyoBukelbiM Sectional Dlvlolonl ot Canton CIVic Centot (Northoall Dlotrid) Mondoy, Fob. :u Uniontown l.aJ<e 60, Marietta 45 Wodnooday, Fob. 2e Austintown-Filch vs. Uniontown Lake, 8:30 p.m. {Winner to district at canton) at Columbus Falrgroundl COIIMUm (Central Dlotrid) · Wedneockly, Feb. t 8 Logan 57, Marysville 47 5aturdoy, Fob. 22 Hillanl Darby 53. logan 50 {HIHard Darby advances to dlstrd at Columbus) 04vlalon II Dlotrlct Palrlngo at Atheno ConYocetlon centor Olalrict Samlflnala Frtdly, Feb. 28 GaUia Academy vs. Logan Elm, 6:15p.m. Waverly vs. Jackson. 8 p.m. Dlotrlct Final Wodnoldoy, March 5 GME winner vs. Waverly/Jackson wiooer, 7 p.m. (Winner advances to regk>M.I at Athena Convocation Center) Sectlonol Relulta 11 w.lloton High School Thurodoy, Feb. 20 River Valley 48, Athens 43 Frldoy, Fobnlory 21 Gallia Academy 76, River Valley 46 ~rtsmouth 79, Meigs 58 Soturdoy, Fob. 22 Warren 50. Vinton County 46 Jackson 56, A()d(; Hill 50 Sundoy, Fob. 23 Gallla Academy 53, Portsmouth 51 (Gallla Academy advances to district at Athena COnvocation Center) Tueodoy, Fob. 25 Jackson 40, Warren 39 (JackSOn advanCes to district at Athens Convocation Center) ot Chllllctohe High School Thurid<oy, Fob. 20 Waverly 54, Falrf»kl uniOn 43 Sheridan 53, New lexJngton 31 Ftlcloy, Fob. 21 Waverly 54, Clrdevllle 48 Greenfield McClain 76, Hillsboro 50 Sllturdoy, Fobnlory 22 Sheridan 52, Washington Court House~ Logan Elm 71, ~oml Trace 48 Sundoy, Fob. 23 Waverly 53, Greenfield McClain 50 (Waverly advances to dlstrid at Athens Coi"IYCK:8tion Center) '1\leodoy, Fob. 25 Logan Elm 57, Sheridan 46, OT (Logan Elm advances lo district al Athens Coi1YOC&IIon Center) Division IU Dlatllct Pal~np Reds Cuyahoga FaHs 63, IW. Gaffleld 39 Euclid 54, Maple H!s. 47 Findlay 57, MaurMO 26 Grafton MkMew71 , Palma 51 Hl.dson 53, Akr. Ellel 32 LakBwood 41, lorain Admiral King 37 Uma Sr. 64, WMehc>use Anthony Wwyna 44 Lyrdhurst BnJsh 45, Cha- 38 Manafleld Sr. 68. Manalleld Madlsan 50 N . Can . -81 , Mesollon~39 N. Aidgovllo 68, lodl Clovatleal52 56, 'IOOngl.- 32 O!egon Clay 115, lbl. W8lla 57, or Sanduoky 115, Tiffin Colurrl>lan 80, OT Sylvania S<MI1VIew 54, Tal. Bowsher 52 Tot Whitmer so. Sylvania 48 Wam~n tiowland 115, Cle. E. Tecll 63, OT DIY-. I IW. K8nmore 69, Medina l!ud<Byo 64, OT Avon 66, Chagrln Falla Kons1on 52 Bay Vllage Bay 115, Au"'"' 57 Beloit w. l!rard1 n ,IW. Spring. :w Calna 66, Uma Salh 56 C"- Indian Hll 61, Cln. Notwood 54 Cl-l.ogan Elm 57, Tt-ornvllle Sheridan 46, 0T Colo. Beoday 78, Whttahal \ltarllng 62 Colo. DeSalae 69, G.....;lla 66 Colo. E. 58, Grove City Central C~ng 33 Comoaut 57, 4slt1allula Edgawood 50 Coploy 116, Obollln - - 63 New~ Gallon 58. Shebv 54 Jocbon 40, Vlnoan! worran 39 l.awlatown Indian lak8 47, Ealon 44 Nllal Mc:Kiniel' 65, ~!lung~. Rayon 59 Ollawa-Giandoff71. Van wart 40 Pott Clinton 57, Genoa 40 St. Bernard Roger Bacon 48, Mt Orab W-mllrown41 Urbana 72, W. ~fton Mlllon-Unlon 45 IMIIard 47, L.axlngton 44 -ltlway71, Can. Cant. Calh. 51 lt>ungo. Liberty 66, 'lbunga. Chanoy 81 Dtv-.111 ~and C r - 45, BeiMIIe Clearforl< 39 Belmont Unk>n Local 47, Megoolla Sandy Volley 48 Beverly Fort Frye 'Z7, BamaeviAe 19 Cardlnglon.Ur<:Oin 50, Johnstown Monroe 39 Chagrln Falla n, Independence 69 Cln. Deer Pari< 55, Cln. Harmony 48 Cln. Reeding 55, Balhei·Tale 26 Clo. VASJ 60, Wlcl<lltto 35 C<;o. Hartley n, Marion Elgin 43 Dalton 54, Da,oleotown Chippewa 24 Day. oakwood 78. 1.H8 Creek East Cllnlon 62 De~ Jelloroon 46, Rockford Parl<way 23 Della ~9. Swanlon 48 Ha\llland Woyna Traoe 63, Montpelier 48 .JeromMvlllo Hllodale 44, Rltlman 38 Uma Cant Cain. 6S, Spenoervlle 44 l.l8bon 55, Btrlln Cenlor W-m Reserve 47 Marion RlvorValloy 55, Sparta Highland 47 N. Uma S. Range 53, Alwalar Wetarloo 50, OT Orw<OI Grind Vllloy 53, Clam!IIBYIIIe Garflald 51 Sullivan Bled< River e7, Shollleld Brookalde 51 Tontogany Ologeo 79, Bluffton 72 Warren Chorrj>lon 44, Brookfield 43 Waynoavllle 81, Spring. NE 58 Worlhlngton Chrlotlan 57, New Albany 40 OMolon IV Can. Herilage Chr. 71, LoweiMIIe es, OT Carey 66, Vanlue 31 Cedarville !50, Arcanum 39 Cin. landmarl< 81, Cln. lockland 52 Cle. M. L Kilg 91, N. RMlgeville lak8 Ridge 29 ColumbUa GIOVO 55, Mt. Blanchard Rlverdala 45 Dolo Hardin N. 62, Ridgeway Ridgemont 48 Edgerton 48, Pioneer N. Cent. 37 Edon 65, AnMwrp 44 Falrporlliart>or Hardlng76, Bloom.'leld 42 Foator1a SL Wendelln 6S, Arced1a 4S Fl.~ 69, Weyne&lleld-Goehen 55 Greenwich S. Cent. 62, Altlca Seneca E. 37 Hamlllon New Miami n , FoyetltMIIa 6S Kalida 52, van Wort llncolnvlew 42 leipsic 62, N. Baltimore 37 lorain Calhollc 58, Elyria FBCS 21 Lucas e1. Creslllne 42 Mogadore 60, Aahlabula Sis. Jol1n & Paul 51 New l<noltviAe 48, New Bremen 48 New Rlegel74, Bellsvllle 47 · Old Fort 66, Syoarnora Mohawk 42 Oregon Slrltcll 72, Monclova Chr. 45 Ottoville 112, Fort Jennlngo 48 Pandora-Giboa 55, Uma Tample 45, OT l'elllsvllle !56, W. Unity Hillop 45 5allnevlle Soultlem Local 59, Leolorja 43 Sandueky 5L Mary 89, Monroeville 43 Tot Chr. 66, Giblonbu'll54 . Tol. Maumee Valley 57, Gomam Fayetto 48 van Buren 74, McComb 25 ot Athena Convocation centor Dlotrlct Semlflnalo Sundoy, Mon:h 2 Southeastern vs. Wellston, 3 p.m. Wheelersburg vs. Zane Trace, 4:45 p.m. Chesapeake vs. Peebles, 6:30 p.m. Lucasville Valley vs. Ironton, 8:15 p.m. Dlolrlct Flnolo F~doy. Mo"'h 7 S'easterrVINellston winner vs. W'burg/ZT winner, 6:15 p.m. (Winner advances to re~naJ at Athens Convocation Center) C'peakeJPeebles winner vs. LV/Ironton wtnner, 8:15p.m. (Winner advances to regional at Athens Convocation Center) Sectional at Unlverolly of Rio Grandi Frtdly, Fob. 21 Mlnlord 72. Alexander 63 Wellston 64, SOuth Point 42 Fairland 64, Oak Hill 52 • . Salurdoy, Fobnlary 22 ~ Belpre 63, Nelsonville-YOO 50 • Ironton 75, Goal Grove 42 : Federal Hod<ing 53, Crooksville 43 • Sunday, Fob. 23 • Chesapeake 65, Minlord 47 (Chosapeoke ~ advances to district et Athens COnvocation : Center) • Wellston 56. Falr1and 46 (Wellston advances • to district at Athens CorliiOC8tion Center) : Mondoy, Fob. 24 • Wheelersburg 60, Belpre 55 {Wheelersburg . advances to district at Athens Con~tion • Center) : Ironton 61 , Federal Hocking 51 (Ironton • advances to district at Athens Convocation • Center) ot W1111erly High School Frtdly, Fob. 21 Eastern [Brown) 48, Lynchburg Clay 34 Regui.-Peebles 58. Adena 54 Aibany Alexarder 102, Belpre 58 Portsmouth West74, Unioto 62 Beallsvile 64, Bishop Donahue. W.Va. 53 Seturdoy, Feb. 22 Fairborn 64, nanton Edgawood 61 Lucasville Valley 59, Nortt1west 34 Now Malamorae Fronller 70. Sarahsville Huntington 54, Westfall49 Shanendooh 56 . Zane Trace 51 , Paint Valley 45 Poableo 70, W. Union 65 West Union 62, Piketon 52 Pomeroy Maigs 63, Nelsonvilo-Vorl< 49 • Sundoy, Fob. 23 Spring. 54, Spnng. N. 47 • Southeastern 69, Eastern (Brown) 39 Walerlold 66, Glouster Tririlble 56 • (Southeastern advances to cistrict at Athens Wlliamsport Woslfall65, Plkslon 58 ; Convocation Center) ' Peebles 79, Portsmouth West 62 (Peebles ' advances to district at Athens CorroJocation 01111 BMI llblll Center) OMolon! . • Monday,Feb.24 ~ Lucasville Va1iey 59. Huntington, 34 ot A11ron Eliot High School ' (Lucasville Valley advances to district at (NorthiMt Dtllrlct) ' Athens Convocation Center) -..cloy, Fob. 11 : Zane Trace 47, West Union 41 (Zane Trace Bartlorton 57, Merlel1a 35 .. advances 1o district at Athens ConYOcadon ot Mofyavllle Hlgl1 School (Central • Center) Dlllrlct) Dlvlolon IV WodtiOoday, Fob.18 Dlotrlct Palrlnp Columbus Mifflin 86, Logan 15 (MIHIIn at Athena Corwoc:atlon Canlol' advances to di8trlct at COlumbus) Dlatrtel Semlftnela Dlvlalon H Thurodoy, Fob. 27 Dletrtct Semlflnolo : Whiteoak vs. South WebS1er, 6:15 p.m. ot Chllllcou. High School • Southern vs. Sciotovile, 8 p.m. Mondoy, Fob. 24 Mondoy, March 3 Alhens 49, Graenfleld McClain 40 • Trimble vs. North Adams, 6:15p.m. warren 49, Mlamllhlco 38 : LeesOOrg Fairfield vs. Eastern (Meigs), 8 p.m. Dt8trtct Flnllll Dlatrtct Rnala Thurodoy, -.ry '27 Thurodoy, March 6 Athens vs. Warren, 7 p.m. (Winner advances .. Whiteoak/SW winner vs. SoutherrJSclotOYllle 10 regional at Zanesville! : winner, 6:15 p.m . (Winner ad\lances to l regional at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum) ot Logon Mlddlo School , Trimble/North Adams winner vs. LF/Eastem Thurodoy, Fob. 20 · winner. 8:15 p.m. (Winner advances to Warren 45, Sheridan 41 {Wanen edvanoes : regional at Columbus Fai!VOUnds Coliseum) 10 distriCt a1 Chlllloolhe) Alhena 81 , Gallla Academy 46 (Aihene 5acllonol al Vlnlon County High School adwnoae to <1str1ct a1 Chlll<:olho) Fndoy, Fab. 21 ot Huntington (Roao) High School ; Trimble 79, South Gallia 65 Thurodoy, Fob. 20 : Eastern (Pike) 51. Miller 47 Greenfield McClain El1, Logan Elm 45 , · saturdoy, Feb. 22 {Greonlleld MoCialn adYances 10 district a1 : South Webster 62. Waterford 48 (South Chlllloolhe) : Webster advances to district at Athens Miami Traoe 59, Rock Hill 51 (Miami Trace • Convocation Center) advanoae 10 dlotrlct II ChllllcolhO) • Eastern (Meigs) 84,· Ironton St. Joe 51 Dlvlolon In • (Ea stern advances to district at Athens Dlotrid Semlflnolo : Convocation Center) .. wa..rty High School Sundoy, Fob. 23 1\IOoday, Feb. 28 • Trimble 76, Symmes Valley 70 {Trimble loonlon 63, Eulem (Brown) 57 • advances to district at Athens Convocation lynchbu'll Clay 57, New l81Cington 27 : Center) Fob. 2e . Soulhern 59, Easlem (Pike) 38 (Soulhem Oak Hlllvo. Fodoral Hocking, 8:15p.m. • advances to alstrlct at Athens CorM:Icallon Hunllngton "'· Pilooton, B p.m. • Center) Dlolrlcl Flnalo . ollucoovllla Volloy High Sc.s.turdoy, Morch1 Thurodoy, Fob. 20 loonlon VI. lynchbu'll Clay, 3 p.m. {Winner • Portsmouth Clay 48 . f)ortsmouth Notre advlnoollo raglonal allencastarl • Dame 31 OHIFH winner va. Huntington/Piketon win: ~eesburg Fairfield 46. Western Latham 39 ner, 7 p.m. (Winner advance~ to regional at 5aturdoy, Feb. 22 Lencute~ · North Adams 61 , New Booton 38 {North S.CIIoo Ill llaaulta • Ad ams advances to dlatrk:t at Athena ot Athena H i g h : Convocation Center) Thurodly, P'eb. 20 • Manchester 83, Sdotovllle 89 (Manchalter Naw La>clngton 44, ~"' 38 (Naw Leldngton · advances to district at Athens COn\'OC8tlon adv11noeolo dlltrlct ol Waverly) : Center) Fodlral Hocking 51 , Neloonvllle-Yorlc 39 , Sundoy, Fob. 23 (Federal Hod<lng odv11noeo 1o dla~lct al • Whrteoak 49, f'Ortsmol.(h Clay 40 {Whlleook WIYirly) • advances to district at Athena Con-.oclr!on High School Center) Thurodoy, Fob. 20 Leesburg Fairfield 39, Green 33 (LHiburg Eaotem (Brown) 70, F'ortomoulh Woat 43 Fairfield advances to di1trict at Athena (Eaotem advanoet 1o dlllrlct at Weverty) Convocation Center) Plko1on 4! , Woot Union 40 (Piketon advanoetlo dlotrlct .. Wtriorly) Ohio High School Boyo B u - 1 ot Adine H i g h Tueodoy'o Relulta Thurodoy, fob, 20 Toumtment Huntington 71 , Unk>to 48 (Huntington OMolon I advanou lo dlllrlct al Wawrty) ; C1n. Aiken 58, Cin. Anderson 57 Lynchllu'll Clay 48, Zane Trace 31 {Zona • C1n. Winton Woods 56, Middletown 38 Treceii<Minou 1o dlotrlct at Waverly) • Cle. Collinwood 66, Cle. CllenvMie 50 • Soutlt _,High School • Cle. A - 48 . Middleburg H!s. Mldparl< 41 Soturdoy, P'eb. 22 -Ita s. 2003-- --Ita ! Wednesday, February 26, 2003 Wednesday, February 26, 2003 --Ita -Ita -IMdoly. .. Noflh- Oak Hill 72, Wheeler&b.J'll 34 {Oak Hill advanoes 1o dlslrlct a1 Waverly! DlviOion IV Dlatrlcl Semltlnolo II Wellllon High School Seturdoy, Fob. 22 Soulh Weboler 52, Easlem {Maigs) 26 Woterlord 51 , Portsmoulh Clay 31 Mondoy, Fob. 24 'Nhil:eoak 62, Southern 36 Trimt;e 51 , S<ioiOYiUe 26 Dlalrtc:t Flnolo Febnlary 2e SOuth Webster vs. Waterford. 6: 15 p.m. (Winner advances to regional at Picl<eringlon) Whiteoak vs. T~ . 8:15 p.m. (Winner &<Minces 10 regional a! Pickeringlon) 5acllonol Raoulta ot VInton County High School Thurodoy, feb, 20 Waterford 66, Crooksville 51 (Waterlord advances to district at Wellston) Trimble 65, Symmes Valley 42 (Trimble 8dvances to district at Wellston) II Minford High School Thurodoy, Fob. 20 Sclotovllle 40. Laesbu'll Fairfield 31 (Sclolovllla adwnces lo district al Wellslon) Ponsmouth Clay 38. Manchester 37 {Portsmouth Clay advances to district at Wellston) -ooodoy. Ohio High Sc.- Boye Bulcotball 1\IOoday'o Raoulla Tournament Dlvlolon I COla. Brookhaven 74, Galloway Westland 51 C<;s. Wetterson 51, Reynoldsburg 42 Olvle~n II Cln. Madlera 48, Cln. Christian Hills 40 Cln. N: College Hil 75, Cin. Mariemont 40 lronlon 63, 5arolnla E. Brown 57 Lynchburg Clay 57, Now Lexinglon 27 St. Clairsville 51 , Coshocton 38 Dlvlalon IV Carding1on-Unmln 47, Centerburg 33 Fort Loramie 67, Troy Christian 26 Jackson Genter;, 44, Aussla 42, OT Newark Catholic 50, Lancaster Fisher Calhol~ 48 Shadyside 44, SlrasburT~·Fran~ln 40 College Basketball llrelday'o Collogo Baolcetball Me)or Scores EAST Georgetown 71. Providence 56 Maine 92, lnd.-Pur.·Ft. Wayne 67 Seton Hall 82, Rutgers 52 Toledo 66, Buffalo 59 VIllanova 75, Miami 56 SOUTH Colt of Charleston 94, Davidson 89, OT Florkla 116, Soulh Carolina 83 Mallhall 60, Ken! St 67 Maryland 91, Clameon 52 N.C. Stole 75, North Carolina 67, OT Soulh Alabama 123, William Carey 75 MIDWEST Akron 70, Cent. Michigan 69 Bradloy 66, Wichita St n Illinois 80, Indiana 54 Iowa 71, Ohio St 64 Iowa St. 81, Colorado 55 Miami {Ohio) 59, N.llllnolo 56 Nebraska 68, Kansas St. 61 Spring Training Torre, Santo, Miller Hoffman to miss at least half of season could get Hall call Catcher C rky Miller could bet ird man out SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) Corky Miller played well for the Cincinnati Reds last season as backup catcher after an Kelly injury sidelined Stinnett. But with Stinnett back thi s year, Miller may be beaded for the minors. Miller said he understands why he might have to start the season with the Reds' TripleA Louisville affiliate. "As a catcher, two guys is pretty much as many as you want," Miller said. "You could have an extra guy, but why carry three catchers when you can have an extra pitcher instead?" The Reds expect to head north in five weeks with Jason LaRue as their starting catcher and Stinnett as his backup. Manager Bob Boone is concerned about whether Miller can consistently hit bigleague pitching. In 2001, he batted just .I 84 during · a September call-up from the minors. Stinnett was sidelined last April with tendinitis in his surgically repaired right elbow. When Miller filled in, he played well enough that the Reds didn't reinstate Stinnett for three months. It was only after a prolonged batting slump for Miller that Rose's application for reinstatement before opening day. The Cincinnati Reds, the team Rose played for from 19631978 and later managed, open tl)eir new ballparlc on March 31 and Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken wrote to Selig in November, urging that Rose be reinstated by the first game in the Great American Ball Park. Schmidt, a Hall of Farner and a teammate of Rose on the Phillies' 1980 World Series championship team, attended the Nov. 25 meeting in Milwaukee that also included Rose, manager Warren Greene, Seli~ and Bob DuPuy, baseball s chief operating officer. "I'm not going to report -on the exact things that were said, San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman needs another shoulder operation and will miss at least half of the season. "We're going to take care of this," Hoffman said Tu~sday after deciding to have surgery. "The ball will be in my court. I'll do the things in rehab that I need to do to get on the field and pitch. Hopefully. we' ll write a better ending, the way I want it done." In I 0 major league seasons, the San Diego Padres right-hander never has been on the disabled list. ''To lose his ability to close games, which is basically automatic, is going to be tough," first baseman Ryan Klesko said. "We'll try to get him back by the end of the year. But right now, this is devastat· ing for us." Manager Bruce Bochy said the len~th of rehabilitation won't be known unul the surgery. It will be performed at the end of the week in Los Angeles by Anaheim Angels medical director Dr. Lewis Yocum. clo r, "It's a blow when you lose especially when your clo is one o the best of all time," Bochy said. The 35-year-old Hoffman ranks fifth with 352 career saves. ASTROS - Craig Biggio is getting ready to play center field when the Astros open the1r exhibition season Friday. "It's all about communication," said the the Reds brought Stinnett back. "I felt I had done the best job I could," Miller said. "I don't think I left any room for doubt about whether I could play at this level." Three weeks after the minor-league season ended last year, Miller returned for the Reds' final week when LaRue underwent hernia surgery. Miller finished the season with a major-league average of .254. His minorleague average was .231, down from .347 the prior year. Schmidt says he's confident Rose will be reinstated CLEARWATER, Aa. (AP) - Mike Schmidt believes Pete Rose could gain reinstatement to baseball soon. Schmidt acknowledged Tuesday, his first day as a special hitting instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies, that he attended a meeting last November between commissioner Bud Selig and the career hits leader. "!' m optimistic that things will happen fast enoul\1! that you might see Pete at RedS' opening day this year," Schmidt said "I don't want to become the commissioner on this issue, but I'm optimistic." Last week, however, a highranking baseball official said Selig doesn't plan to consider Associated Press " but Pete did meet with the commissioner and hopefully in a period of time Pete will be reinstated," Schmidt said "I think that particular day opened the eyes of people to allow Pete an opportunity to return to baseball." Rose agreed to a lifetime ban in August 1989 after an investi~ation of his gambling. Baseball mvestigator John Dowd detailed 412 baseball wagers in 1987, including 52 on Cincinnati to win, but Rose has repeatedly denied he bet on baseball. Baseball officials have said Rose must admit he bet on baseball if he is ever to gain reinstatement. As long as he is banned, he is ineligible for the Hall of Fame ballot. Rio from Page 81 early on they didn't double him. So, he really had some good looks early and it got his juices flowing a little bit. He really played well." Barlow still played and played well with II points and seven boards for the Redmen (20-13), while Matt Simpson scored 14 points, including a pair of 3-point goals. "We were fortunate we were able to control the tempo and it was really a slow game, or he wouldn't have been able to stay on the floor long," said Thomas. "Hopefully, he'l~ have a little more pep Friday night, because we're going to need 1\llldiiY'I Women'l Bllkltblll MaJor Scorwe EAST Long Island u. 51, Cent. Conneclicut St 44 Siena 78, Manhallan 64 Stony Brook 54, Binghamton 47 SOUTH Liberty 53, Wlnlhrop 35 W. Carolina 73, Appalachian Sl. 65 MIDWEST E. Michigan 85, W. Michigan 57 SOUTHWEST TaKas-Pan American 77, Incarnate Word 68 Ohio Men'a College Boalcetball llrHdoy'a Atloulla Big Ten Iowa 71 , Ohio St. 64 Mld-Amerl~n Cont.rence Akron 70, Cent Michigan 69 Marshall 80, Kent St 67 Miami (OhiO) 59, N. Illinois 56 Toledo 86, Buffalo 59 TOURNAMENT -COlli Conference Quarlarflnola Wabaeh 69, Ohio Weeleyan 63 Wlttenbe'll 60, Denieon 74 Wooster 73, Hiram 51 HHrllond Conlenonco Flrol Round Anderson 70, Bluffton 58 Defiance 91, Franklin 84 Mount St. Joseph 80, Manchester 72 American Mldeaet Conference Firat Round Daemen 80, Ohio Dominican 74 Rio Grande 69, Point Park 53 Shawnee St. 89, Roberts Wesleyan 70 Walsh 88, Geneva 68 Ohio Wo.-'o Coli- Baolcelball l'UIItdly'l RIIUttl TOURNAMENT Ohio Conference Quarterflnet• Baldwin·Wallace 98, John Garroll 86 Heldelbe'll 68, Capllal 55 Mount Union 88, OtterPeln 76 Wilmington 93, Musklngum 69 North Colli Confwnonc:o Quarterflnele Denison 58, Wooster 54 Ohio Wesleyan 51, Kenyon 45 Willenborg 86. Obenln 46 Heartland Conference Flrll Round Defiance 98, Manchester 56 Mount St. Joseph 67, Bluffton 44 Amer1c1n Mldeeet Conference Firat Round Oaemen 81, Walsh 60 Ohio Dominican 68, Geneva so Shawnee St. 70, Houghton 60 Tiffin 86, Roberts Waateyan 75 Indians Hafner trying to make team and a name for himself WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) - Travis Hafner would rather make people remember him than get them to forget Jim Thome. "Replacing Jim Thome really is a non-issue with me," Hafner said. "To me, this spring training is about making the most of my first real opportunity to make a majorleague ballclub." But the perception is inevitable that the 25-year-old Hafner is the heir apparent to Thome, the Indians' all-time . home run king who signed a rich free agent contract with Philadelphia in December. After all, Hafner was acquired one week later in a trade with the Texas Rangers. And at a muscular 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds with 91 homers over his last four seasons in the minors, compar· isons to Thome are natural. "A lot of people ask, 'What's it like trying to replace Thome?" ' he said. "I'm not trying to replace him. Forget that." Hafner is more concerned with beating out Ben Broussard and possibly Shane Spencer for the first-base job. "Everybody will get equal opportunities in this camp to show what they can do," manager Eric Wedge said. "We have a number of talented young players who have produced m the minor leagues. Now is their chance to show what they can do for the Cleveland Indians." Hafner already has had one big game at Jacobs Field. Shortly after being called up to the Rangers for the ftrst time last Au~ust, he went 4for-5, includmg his first bigleague homer. "What a great ballpark for a left-handed power hitter," Hafner said. "That is something I do look forward to, playing there on a regular basis." Hafner batted .342 with 21 homers last season at Class AAA Oklahoma City. That followed a 20-homer season at AA Tulsa in 200 I when he missed time after surgery on his right wrist. Before that, he won the Class A Florida State batting title with a .346 mark in 2000. "I've had some success, but realize I still have a lot to learn," Hafner said. "I think doing that will be a little easier with this team." In Texas, Hafner was stuck behind Rafael Palmeiro. "I always had the feeling of watching my step, not wanting to step on anybody's toes," he said. "When I was traded to Cleveland, I was really excited. I let out a great big whoop. "Now that I'm here. it is even better than I expected. The team chemistry, for having so many new guys, is really special. Everybody gets along with everybody else, you feel accepted right away." Hafner, who grew up in Sykeston, N.D., a farm town with a population of I 80, has never had a problem fitting in. "We had 23 kids in our high school, eight in my senior class," he said. "There were four girls and four guys, so you never had to worry about getting a date to the senior prom or finishing in the top I 0 grade-wise." four-time Gold Glove second baseman, who is moving to make room for Jeff Kent. "Just like in the infield, you have to talk to the other players and work together. If you don't, you aren't going to be very successful." Biggio, 36, says he 's still getting used to his new environs. "It's just getting used to the elements, the wind and the angles. There might be a high sky or no high sky. things like that," he said. DIAMONDBACKS Arizona Diamondbacl!:s outfielder Danny Bautista says his left shoulder, injured while diving for a ball May 22. is not holding him back. "I've been feeling very good right now," Bautista said after a workout. 'Tm ready to go." Bautista said he has his swing back but he still needs to get his timing. "I'm healthy and l'mfeeling good, and day by dar my shoulder gets. stronger," Bautista swd. EXPOS - Infielder Jose Offerman agreed to a minor league contract with the Montreal Expos and was invited to spring training. Offennan, 34, is a .274 career hitter with. 53 home runs and 502 RBis in 13 seasons WI Angeles, Kansas City, Boston and Seatt e. He hit .232 with five homers and 31 RBis for the Red Sox and Mariners last year. If Offennan is added to Montreal's major league roster, he would get a $350,000, one-year contract. him." Brian Kennedy led the Pioneers ( 11-13) with 19 points, while William Chaney scored 16 points and Shaun Peters netted 14 points along with 10 assists. The Redmen held Tez Williams, last week's AMC player-of-the-week, to just two points Tuesday. He averaged 17.7 points per game last week. "I thought Seth Deerfield did a great job on him," said Thomas. Rio Grande only led by two early in the second half despite a 9-0 run just min- · utes prior. But the Redmen slowly added to that lead with the help of Ballenger on the instde, 3-pointers by Simpson and Cedric Hornbuckle and a patient offense that ate away at the ·Buckeyes from Page 81 The Hawkeyes came back to dominate the second half, outscoring the Buckeyes 54-37 in a game both teams needed to keep alive their flickering NCAA tournament hopes. "We got a lot of defensive stops in the second half," Alford said. "We heli:l them to 28 percent sho~ting and 37 ,points and a lot of those were late m the game. Jeff Homer gave the Hawkeyes their ftrst lead at 35-33 when he hi< a 3-pointer at the 13:58 mark of the second half. After Ohio State ( 13-12, 6-B) came back to take a 38-35lead on five points by Brent Darby, Leslie hit a 3-pointer, Brody Boyd drove for a basket and Leslie hit another 3-pointer- as the shot clock was sounding - to give the Hawkeyes a 43-38 lead. "He came back in the second half and did a lot or good things," Alford said of Leslie. "He really hit some huge 3s." Iowa pounded the ball inside to take control. The Hawkeyes scored on 13 of 16 possessions during one stretch - mostly on drop passes inside to Reiner, Glen Worley and Sean Sonderleiter. "We did a great job in the second half," Reiner said. "We shot a high percentage." Reiner finished with '10 rebounds to go with Non-cont.Nnce . Central St. 9EI, Spalding 52 Transactions M-arshall BASEBALL National League CINCINNATI REDs-Placed RHP luke Prokopec on the 60-day diSabled list. Claimed INF Dernetl Stenson off waivers from Boston. LOS ANGELES OODGER5-Agrood to terms with OF Wilkin Ruan, C David AOIS, LHP Alck Aoberls and AHP Chad Hermansen on one-year contract&. MILWAUKEE BREWEAS-Agraed lo terms with OF Scott Podaeclnlk on a one· year contract. MONTREAL EXPO$-Agreed 1o 1ermo with INF Jose Offerman on a nilnor league contract. NEW \'OAK METS-Agrood 10 terms with C Vance Wilson and LHP M!ke Bacslk on one-year contracts. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIE$-Signad 38 Dave Hollins to a minor !&ague contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATE$-Agreed lo terms with OF Reggie Sanders on a oneyear contract. ST. LOUIS CARDINALs-Agreed 10 terms with OF Kerry Robinson on a one-year contract . BASKETBALL N1ttonal B11ketball A..oclatlon CLEVELAND CAVALIER5-Acllva1ed Cl Smuth Parker 1rom the Injured list. Placed G Bimbo Coles on the Injured list INDIANA PACER5-Ac11valed G Jamioon Brewer from the Injured tlat. Placf1d O-F Jonathan Bender on the injured list. FOOTBALL Notional Football Laogua BALTIMORE RAVEN8-Signed G Edwin MuUtalo to a eeven·year contract. BUFFALO BILLS- Signed DE Kollh McKenzie. •' • The Daily Sentinel• Page 83 www.mydailysentlnel.com from Page 81 lfs simple. When you buy 1 Unlbllt Home prior to Aprll15, 200J, you PlY · for the most expensive "Quallfyln& Option': 'lhe second most expensive "Qu•llfyln& Option" Is fret!• Limit one free option per home purch111. • • I&W ·HO r1he QUIIIIJ HtUBIDIPIO.Ie" State Route 35, Hendersen, wv 1·808-818-4429 []ntbllt Builder : • • Limited to Unltlllt Industrie s option pricing. Does not Include Builder site'work. Offer doel not apply to prevloul contrac11 and cannot be used In conjunction with any other offers. Home mu1t be produced by Unlbilt prior to June 1. 2003, Su Sales Representative lor complete details and list of "Qualifying Options". Subject to change without notice. • and men's basketball following the NCAA's probe of the program from 1996-2000. Reynolds, a multimillionaire booster, was banned from associating with the athletic department for five years for paying athletes as much as $200 for one day of weekend janitorial work at one of his Huntington companies, Chapman Printing. Only student-athletes who ar~ acadef!Jically eligible to compete may have JObs dunng the academic year, NCAA rules state. Reynolds blamed employee Russell May, who took over for Erick Eckart as the athletes ' work supervisor, for not making the athletes work on Sundays. He said Eckart had ordered the athletes to perform manual tasks such as mopping and waxing floors , sweeping and cleaning on Saturdays and Sundays, the Daily Mail reported. May said the athletes weren ' t expected to work both weekend days for their $200. "Nobody really questioned it wh_ile I was working there," May told the mvesugators. Reynolds said the work program started under then-coach Jim Donnan in the mid- YANKEES- Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui worked out with the New York Yankees, one day after having a root canal. "No problem," Matsui said through an interpreter. "Just one tooth. It didn't hurt as much as I thought." Manager Joe Torre said Matsui will play in the Yankees' spring training opener Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds. Matsui went 0-for-2 in his first intrasquad game Monday but didn't play Tuesday. ROYALS- Joe Randa was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 1991 and lives in a Kansas City suburb. He does not expect to be with the team in 2004. "My time has run out here," Randa said. "They tried to trade me a couple of times this winter. They haven't come to me asking for a contract extension. If they did, I .probably wouldn't sign it." Randa, 33, has never played on a winning team. "I'm going to go out and prepare myself whether I'm here or somewhere else," Randa said. "I might get traded next week. I might get traded at tfie trading deadline or 1 might not get traded at all. It is not on my mind I 00 percent, but it is on my mind. I'm at the stage where stability is not quite ftrm. "It's defmitely gotten old," Randa said. "I've probably been in more team meetings the last three years that players have been in their whole career. It seems like every 10 days we're having a players' only meeting or a coaches and players meeting." late." game clock. "We changed offenses a Also in league tournament little bit and kept giving action Tuesday, Shawnee them some different offen- State defeated Roberts sive looks so they couldn't Wesleyan, 89-70, and Walsh get comfortable defensively rolled past Geneva, BB-68. doing some things," said Shawnee State will play Thomas. "We hurt them with Walsh in Friday's other some high-low stuff. We semifinal game. The tournament champihurt them with ball reversal. onship game will be played We made the ball cross the mid-line a couple of times. 7:30p.m. Saturday at SSU. "These guys kind of That's where we really hurt believe in themselves." said them, in the post." The Redmen also took Thomas. "We're excuting advantage of Point Park's better. We're playing with full-court press, which the more confidence . We've got Pioneers applied throughout some senior leadership and these guys aren ' t ready to most of the secorid half. "We got a couple of easy · end their careers." baskets out of it," said Thomas. " For the most part, other than a couple of kind of silly turnovers, we handled the pressure pretty well. To be honest, we ' ve hand pressure pretty well as of his 16 points after missing his only shot from the field and totaling four rebounds in the fll'St half. Leslie ended up with 13 points and seven assists. On consecutive trips down the floor, Reiner was fouled and hit two free throws and then beat a defender on a layup. Worley zigged through the lane for a bucket before Reiner flipped in a shot while nearly falling down. Reiner then threw in a left-handed hook shot to make it 55-44. "With about 10 minutes to go, Reiner really beat them," Alford said. "He was the most dominating big man down the stretch.'' Ohio State got as close as four points in the final minute but the comeback ended when Darby, who led the Buckeyes with 20 points, lost the ball when he made contact with Leslie with 7 seconds left and Iowa ahead 69-64. Reiner scored off a miss by Leslie as the game ended. O'Brien ran across the floor to scream at official Tim Higgins, who briefly yelled back before being hurried off the court by police. What remamed of an announced crowd of 15,090 booed loudly. "I thought it was a foul. I think those guys took the night off, especially at the end. I thought that was a foul," O' Brien said. "I don't know why they were interested in getting out of there so quickly." He added that the call didn ' t beat the Buckeyes. NEW YORK (AP) onships has made the Hall. Add up Joe Torre's num- There may be some, howbees and there's plenty to ever, who won't vote for put on a Hall of Fame Torre until he's retired. "It's tough to say you plaque : nine All -Star appearances as a player, bel&ng because of one or four World Series titles as a the other,"· Torre said. manager. "You'd like to think that Now, will Cooperstown everything should count. "It certainly would be an call? The New York Yankees' honor because ... most of manager -will find out the people that are doing Wednesday, as will Ron the evaluation are your Santo, Marvin Miller and peers." the family of Gil Hodges, That's because of the as well as several other big Veterans Committee's new names when the Veterans way of doing business. For years, many baseball Committee announces its election results at 2 p.m. fans claimed the 15-member panel was full of cronyEST. "lt was brought up to me ism, suggesting it met the other day and I had no behind closed doors in clue that I was even eligi- Tampa to choose new Hall ble, to be honest with you," of Famers based on Torre said this week. speeches, not statistics. "Because I figured : I'm The criticism reached a still working, I' m still col- crescendo in 200 I when lecting a paycheck. All they chose Bill Mazeroski, these other people that a career .260 hitter known have gone in, they redone. for a great glove and his They hadn 't worked," he home run that won the 1960 World Series. His said. Instead, Torre is a top election was enthusiasticalcandidate in this first elec- ly announced by commitlion since tha Veterans tee chairman Joe Brown, Committee revamped its who happened to be rules to let actual Hall of Pittsburgh's general manFamers do most of the vot- ager when Maz played ing. there. It's certainly set up well So, the Hall decided to for Torre. A press confer- try it a new way. ence is scheduled for I 0 The new panel includes a.m. Thursday for new Hall 85 members: the 58 living members, and it will be Hall of Fame players held in Tampa, Fla., about a (newly elected Gary Carter 10-minute drive from the · and Eddie Murray don't get Yankees' spring training to vote yet), 25 Hall writers camp. and broadcasters, and two The 62-year-old Torre, members from the former who also earned the 1971 Veterans Committee whose NL MVP award, is listed tenns had not expired. "It certainly gives otber on the player ballot. The Hall made a point of people a voice in the encouraging voters to com- process," Hall of Fame: bine all of his achieve· pitcher Jim Palmer said ments in his candidacy. Tuesday. "I think it's probE very manager who's ably a little fairer this way. won at least three champi- I think it's a terrific idea.' 2003 HI EI PROVEMENT · EDITION be here Fridav, arch 14 DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS •••• • Hardware • Furniture • Appliances • Paint • Carpet • Electrical • Construction • Wallpaper • Plumbing • Banks • Insurance • And More ... 1990s and continued when Bob Pruett became coach in 1996. Pruett said the program was well-known througho·ut Huntington, and he didn't see a reason 1 to question the practice. "I was just the new coach, they'd been successful and I said, 'Well, that's good and it works. I' m not going to reinvent the wheel," ' Pruett told investigators. Moon told the NCAA he never discussed employing nonacademically qualified athletes with Reynolds. But Pruett said he met with Moon and Reynolds shortly after being hired, and they agreed to continue the practice . The sanctions a~ain st the school have prompted one lawsuit and the threat of another. Dave Ridpath, M_arshall 's former compl~­ ance director, has filed a $1 m1lhon lawsuit against the school and against Pruett, charging the coach ':"ith making false stateme~ts to NCAA mvesllgators. Reynolds has sa1d he had been " thrown under the bus" and has threatened to ftle a lawsuit against Marshall and President Dan Angel. The athletes, who were ordered to repay the company, told investigators that they couldn't have afforded to attend Marshall without the payments. (tail Supplement to: ~oint ,Jleallant l\egt!lter ~alltpoltll i!Batl!' Ql:rtbune The Daily Sentinel Dave at,992-2155 • �' www.mydailysentinel.com ~ribune - Sentinel - l\e ister Buy or eell. Riverine Antiques, 1124 East Main on SR 124 E. Pomeroy, 740~ 992·2526. 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BINGO Longaberger Thurs., February 27, 2003 6:30pm Middleport American Legion Doors Open at 5:00 p.m. $20.00 plays 20 games Sponsored by: Home Care Crusaders All proceeds go to Meigs County Relay for llfel Good Used Ap pliances, Ae~ conditioned and Guaran ~ teed. Washers, Drye rs, Ranges , and Refrigerators, Some start at $95. Skaggs Appliances . 76 Vine St. . 1740)446-7396 New sofa & Chair, $399 . 9x12 carpe l, room size $50 . Mollohan Carpet & Furniture 1740)446-7444 . C tark Chap· el Road , Porter, OH . Used Furniture Store, 130 Bulaville Pike. We sell mat· tresses , dressers, couc hes, appliances. bedroom suites, recliners . Grave manu· menrs. 1740)446-4782 GetBeech St. Middleport, 2 llpolis, OH. Wanted to buy· bedroom furn ished apart - good used couches. matment. utilities paid, deposit tresses , dressers. & referen ces. no pets. Whirlpoo l washer, $70; Hot1740)992·0t 85 point dryer, $65, bOth white. Furnished efficiency. All utiiCall alter 6pm . 1740)446· lties paid. share bath . $135 9066 month. 919 2nd Avenue . (740 )446 _3945 --------Gracious living. 1 and 2 bedroom apartments at VII· 4.5 Colt Anaconda a ~ barrel. lege Manor and Riverside Excellent Condition . Apan ments In Middlepon. 1304)875·5596 From $278·$348. Catl 740· 992-5064 . Equal Housing Marlin 22 magnum riffle with Opportunities . - - - - - - - - - 3K9 scope, $200: 2 Chinese Modern 1 bedroom apart- SKS riffles . synthetic stocks, $200 each; 1740)446·2905 ment 1740)446-0390 r 0 0 > ~ .J oc:( I Computers, Repairs, Upgrades, Networks (304) 675-5282 www.wvpcdr.com octorOwv dr.com MANLEYS HARTWELL SELF STORAGE STORAGE 97 Beech St. lOxlO middleport, OH 10x20 Basket Bingo Tues. March 4th 6 pm Doors open at 5 pm 21 games$20 Sponsored by the Middleport Fire [1D'x10' 610'x20') BINGO March 1 6:30pm All packs $5 each Starburst $2000 American Legion · Middleport 740-992-1717 (740) 992-3194 992-6635 Sl Rt. 1 Goeglein Rd. BISSEll Best Service at the Best Price BUilDERS IDC. Timothy William Willis, at at., In pursuance ol an All.. Order of Sale directed to me from aald court, In the above anlllled action, I will offer lor sole at public auction at lha door of lhe Melga County Courlhouea, Pomeroy, Ohla on Tlluraday, March 27111, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. the fallowing described real ..tale: Slluatod In the Townohlp of SuUan , County ol Melga and State of Ohio: Being the Eall eldl o1 One Hundred Acre Lot numbered Two Hundred Elghty-lhree (283), In Townahlp (2), Range Two Twelve (12) of the Ohio Company'• Purcheae . lmmedlalely on the South ai de of Bowman'• Run where eald liM cro- aald Run ; thence down aald Run with the meandering• thereof to the Public Road lnding from Alcina to Cheeter; thence with eald Road to lhe Ohio River; lhenca up aald River Ia the Southelll comer of lhe above cleacrlbed Lot numbered Twa Hundred Elghty·three (283) to a atake atando lng betwHn two elm lreea marked 1 polnl· ara(artreealhat w.re once and eo markld); thence North to lhe p lace or beginning, containing alx (I) acree, more or 1a11. •'' premi-. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING 1.171 acrea conveyed lo lhe State of Ohio by deed recorded In Volume 283, page 245, Melge Counly Deed Recorda. F U R T H E R EXCEPTING AND RESERVING Ia lhe Grenlors Robert 0. Willis, Sr. and Shirley A. Willis, lhe follow· lng described real ealate: Sllualed In Melga Caunly, Sutton Township, Slate of Ohio and being a part of 100 Acre Lot No. 283, Town 2, Range 12, ol lhe Ohio Company ' s acres, more or leaa. Parcel baaed on 1 Purchaea. Beginning far nsf- survey performed by erence al the 1PionHr Engineering Northeaat corner of and Surveying, LLC, 100 acre Lal 283 at a Iron plna eel by calculated earner; Robert H. Rouah PE, lhence S. D1 deg. 48' PS 5-7999. Bearing• ahawn 17" w., 2103.051eet 1o lhe true place of are lo an aaeumed t.gtnnlng ol the fol· meridian and are lo denote lowing cleecrlbed par· uaad cal, eald polnl being anglea only. Subject to all rlghtl marked with en Iron of way, ••Hmtnta, pln ..t; Tllence conllnulng I••••• and reelrlc· alonglhelot line 01 . tiona o1 record. Permanent parcel de. 48' 17" w., 247.83 18· feet t a lhe Taw water number: mark an lhe north 00053.001 Property addraea: bank of the Ohio River, paealng an Iron 46240 Slate Roula 124 pin 1111 at 178.23 feet; Thence lollowlng Racine, Ohio 45771 Prior lnatrument the low wlller mark on lha north bank of lhe r eferen c e : Ohio River, N. 33 deg . 111800003183 Appraleed at: 40' 15" 210-85 teet $37,000.00 to a point; TERMSO FSALE ; Tllance continuing along the law water To be eold for no lell mark on lha north than two-thlrdl ollhe bank of lha Oh io appralaecl value. Tile ehall River, N. 33 deg. 40' purcheeer(a) $5,000.00 15" w., 105.11 feello depoall wllh the eherlfl 11 the • point; Thence continuing lime of Nld eala. Ralph Truaeall, alang lhe low wlller Bherlfl mark on the north FRANK bank of the Ohio &WOOLDRIDGE CO., River, N.' 31 deg. 47' s. w.. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO THE PEOPLES BANKING & TRUST COMPANY, Plalnllfl, VI John M. Haggerty, et al Defendants ca .. No. 02 CV 124 NOTICE BY PUBLI· CATION To: John M. Haggerty, whole laal known addrell II 2211 Parry Ridge, Nelaonvllle, OH 45784, preaenl addreaa unknowm and Charyl Haggerty, whaee laat known addrell 11 2211 Perry Ridge , Nalaonvllle, OH 45784, preeenl eddre" unknown. You are hereby notified that you have been named Delandanla In tha action anlllled Tile People• Banking lr Truat Company, Plalnllfl, va. John M. Haggerty, at al ., Defendltnte. Thll action haa been aaalgned C11e No. 02·CV· 124, and II pending In the Curt ol Common Plea• of Melga County,, Ohla. The oblacl of the complalnl damandl ludgmant agalnat lhe Defendant, John M. Haggerty, on Ita Second Claim In lhe aum of $45,181.19, plua lntereet al 1 rate of 111 .14 per day tram November 3, 2002, In order 10 lora· • Replacement Windows • Roofing COMMERCIAL and RESIDENTIAL FREE ESTIMATES 740-992-7599 Open9am·.5pm weeka. Marlene Harrleon Clark ol Court• Monica Freeman, Deputy Clark (2) 5, 12, 11, 21, (3)5, 12 Van Dealer" "Not mel My money is wllh Rocky Hupp Insurance Phone: 843 -5264." Ad: us 11bout ~A~t Strvic! Pltms! 740-949-2217 HOWARDL WRITESEL *IOORII *HOlE IllmilliE 949-1405 Tile lall publication will be made on the 12th day of March, 2003, and lhe twenty· elghl (28) daya lor anew•• will commence on that dale. In the ca" ol your !allure lo anew.r or olherwl" reapond u requealed by lhe Ohla Rulaa ol Civil Procedure, judgment by defaull w II be ran· dared agalnat you and f or the rellal demanded In lhe Complaint. "W.Vs #I Chevy, Pontiac, B uick , Olds (740) 446-1812 GumR aucceaalve 1-800-822-0417. and Flnondal ~. Box 189, Middleport, OH *SEAMLESS action Ripley, WV 25271 frw iAho~m ~ctup Call Ul 1\!r aU}OUI o:u mputc< ~' Free~ltl mltllS, 45771 on and all amount due Plaintiff be paid from the pracllda ol the aale. You are required 10 aniiW8r the Complalnl within twenty-eight (28) deya alter lhe leal publication of lhla Notice, which will be publlahad once aech WHk lor alx (8) 475 South Church St. Pomeroy close upon mortgage upon real ealale loceled al 895 Oliver Streal and 677 Oliver Slreel, Middleport, 1..::-""""'""""'~~.:::::.0~ OH 45780, and 735 . .-,_,_~,_--_, , Beech Street, THOMPSON'S Middleport, OH45760, WATER which Ia more fully Since 1979 described In deeds Au lhoriad !kni«: Prm·W:Ier f llr recorded In Volume RainS 69, Page 729, Melge W11tcr Treatment Equipmem Official County Mt. Vern on Recorda, and Volume ·9751 334, Page 607, Melga Deed County Recorda, respective· . ly; and casta of thla acllan; that tho mort•FneEidaes. gage be forecloaed and thai the Ilene and /or lntereata In or on 11ld property, II any, be marshalled and lhe real eatale IItie quleled and aold property aold In the foreclosure New&Used New Homes • Vinyl Your Rlaht to Know. Delivered Rlxhl to Your L.P.A., D.L. Mains, Jr., and Laurence B. Landon, Auo;neya lor Plalnllfl, 600 Soulh Pearl Slreel, Columbua, Ohio 43206, Tela: 814-221· • 1682. (2)5, 12, 19, 26, (3)S Dean Hill Siding • New Garages PubJlc: Notices In N~~::~·~:.: - - - YS Mollohan Carpet, 202 Clark Chapel Road. Porter, Ohio. (740 )446 •7444 1_877 _830 _ 9162. Free Estimates, Easy financing, 90 days same as cash. Visa/ Master Card . Drive· a- little save alot. - - - -- - - - - k Hill's Self Storage 52"W., feetloa point; Thence leaving the north bank of the Ohio River, N. 53 deg. 01 ' 31 " E., 15.35 laet 10 an Iron pin set on the SoUih Righi of Way line ol Stale Roule 124, paaalng an Iran pin aet at 45.351ael; Tllence along the SoUihern Right of Way o1 State Roule 124, s. 41 deg. 14' 22" E., 141.22 feel 10 an Iron pin " I; Tllence continuing along lhe Soulhem Right ol Way o1 State RoUie 124, S. 31 deg. 30' 41" E., 52.54 IIIII to lhe true piece ol t.glnnlng. Conlalnlng 0.902 I We Make Houae Calli Bashan Road Racine, Ohio Sava and axcepl lhe Coal underlying eald I PC DOCTOR 29670 SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE COMMON PLEAS COURT, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO Case Number: 01 CV-145 Beneficial Ohio Inc., dbe Beneltclal Mortgage Co. of Ohio, Plainllff TFN 740-992-5232 21 games for $20.00 2 Raffle Baskets Door Prizes • Refreshments • No Smoking For Info call Jerry 740·992· 3934 or Russ 740-742·2094 992-2155 Wood chipper, $500, 5HP. Jeff Warner Ins. 992-5479 33795 Hiland Rd. Pomeroy, Ohio 1740)992·2623 i Cellular SeR·Storage •-· ,...,,\J\..A OOATS Few kids for sale. Income Tax Spaclals- 1994 .AUTEL ~~~ High8l Dry I 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, furnished and un furnished. security deposit re· Floral Sofa. Chair. Good quired, no pets, 740·992· Condition . $150. oeo. 2218 · (364)895-3705 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - Bed room Ap artme nt , ~ .. Kitchen Furnished, ,AU For Sale: R econ dttlon~d Electric, $300 Month, De~ washers, dryers an d refn~~ posit Require d.Near High erators. Thompsons Applt· SchooL (304)675-3100 Or ance. 3407 Jackson Ave~ ) • nue. 1304.)675-7388. 1304 675 5509 o.. r·--"'\ ,.._ __, ll tyoburblooking for a wonderI u s ysitter. I'm the one. Call Christy. Very EJt:perienced w/children. Available Anytime. 1304)675·7977 sid· win· dews, baths, mobile home repair and more. For free estimate call Chet, 740·992· 6323. 1740)448-0620 HOUSEHOlD Gooo; 1 BR House in Racine, with water, sewer, tras h $325 . Month, No Pets (740)992- Apartment Ava ilable Now. 5039 ; AiverBend Place, New Ha~ ::::!:~------­ ve n, WV now accepting ap3 bedroom house In Middle~ pllcations for HUD-subsi port, garage, large out build· dized. 1 bedroom aparting, no pets, $375 plus de~ ment. Utilities included Call posit, 279 Broadway St .. 1304)682·3t2t Apartmen t 11 7•:,:4:::0)~9::;92~·,::3t:,:9=:4_ _ ___ available for qualified sa· ~ 3 bedroom. 1 car garage, nior/disabled person . EHO workshop/ outbuilding; conAPART· veniently located , country BEAUTIFUL MENTS AT BUDGET PRI· ;etting. $500 rent , $500 de· CES AT J ACKSON ES· posit; references required. TATES1 52 Westwood Drive 1740)245·0372 from $297 to $383. Walk to -N-o shop & movies. Call 740~ Pets . Deposit $425. month. 446-2568. Equal Housing (304)675·2749 Opportunity. 3br. House located In Melot a 641 Lake Dr., Rio son, WV. $495. + Utilities. Grande , 7 minutes walk to 3 bedroom~ 1~1 12 bath 1 ca mpus. $tO,OOO 090 . No Pets. 1304)n3-586t 6 room Furn ished house for wtnew 30x30 addition. Lo· (614)214-5151 rent In Mason. (304)773· ~,....-E ;;;O;::EI=:;A:;A___ cat ad on 12 acres with 1:;:) Bt.lSJ.NfSS stocked pond. City Schools, 1994 14x64 Liberty Mobile 5764 ::.:,.:::::________ Home , white vinyl siding, 2 Two houses for rent· 3 BR , .1 1'lwNING 1740I446·690t bedroom, 2 bath, remodeled 1 bath, nice, private· $475; 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, September 2002. New ber· 3 BR. 1 bath, fi replace, Gotllpollt Ct rHr College fi replace with 7 acres. 2 car ber carpet and refrigerator, close to town· $550. Refer· (Careers Close To Home) garage with 2 outbuildings $12,500. Must be moved. encos ana deposit roqulred . Call Todayl 740.446·4367. on Bashan Ad .. 5 miles 1740)388· t 579 Please call Wiseman Real t ·800-2 t 4-0452 from Chester. very private. Estate at 1740)446·3644 www.galllpotlscareercolleoe.oom above ground pool, 2001 Ux8o Oakwood, 3 Reg •90.05· t274e. BR, 2 bath. all appliances $80,000. 1740)985·3852 1 included. We'll make down WANTED Beautiful home . 4 bedroom. payment, you ta ke over . ToDo .2 baths. 32 Evans Heights, payments of S370 month, or Trailer with kitchen furnish$60,000. 3 story. 1740)44 t· buy tor $22.000. 12 t6 )35 t · ad, no pets. {740)256-6803 24hr. Road Service, Towing 68t7 7086 or l2 t6)257·t 485. and Marine and Auto Ae~ pair. Low Rates. (304)6757634 iii I ACREAGE Hurricane 3br. 2ba Brick and Vinyl, Mid Entry w/plenty of storage. t car garage, large lot. Owner will finance with $20,000 down, $600. Per month. 1304)562·5840 3 Bedroom newly remodeled , In Middlepon, call Tom Anderson after 5 p.m. 992·3348 ~ 106 Locust Street, 2 bed· room , refrige rator, stove and water furnished, $275· $150 deposi t; , 926 ,Chest· nut St., trailer, $275· $150 ~aet Your Money's Worth" deposit. Stove and refri gerat Co tes Mobile Homes, 51. ator. (740)446·906 t AI. so East of Athens. Delivari es, set-u ps, excavating , ---- -home, -2 bedroom mobile founda tions, sewage sys· Minersvill e area, newly reterns, driveways, heating decorated, references reand cooli ng along with pans quired, deposit required, and service. You should ac· $300 per month, ca ll cepf nothing less. Since (740)992 . 6777 after Spm . 1967 we are Cole's Mobile Homes where you "Get 2 be droom trailer. $275 . + Your Money's Worth." Utilities and $275. Deposit. Mason. (304)675-191 1 Land Home Paclo;ages availabl e. In your area, 3br. house. 2 differe nt mo· bi!e homes for rent. All have (740)446-3384. New 2003 Doublewide. 3 Washer/Dryer. All located at SA & 2 Bath. Only $ 1695 Glenwood. 304~576~9991 . Tr ailer lor sale with lot, 14x80, very good co nd. heat pump, private lot, porches , very reaso nably priced to sell Hartford 304· 882-2389 Nice home lor sale or rent. available now. Call 2 bedroom, 1 bath , full VAN DRIVER (740)256·6433. Price re· basement. Garfield Avenue. Driver needed in the Mason duced. County, WV area to fill In on 1740)44e· t 626 busy days or when regular ----:-:---cc Well maintained Byr. old driver Is out. Requires trans- 3 BEDROOM HOME Ranch. 3br, 2ba. FRILAIDR , porting consumers to and Only $8.000. For listings ca ll 2 car garage . (304)674from medical appointments. 1·800·719·3001 Ext. F144 4677 Must be abla to maintain ac· curate repons , and be able to assist consumers off and on va n as needed. Requires HS diploma or GED. sale driving record and knowl· . edge of local routes . Apply In person or mail to · PRESTERA CENTER HRI Mason Van Driver P.O. Box 8069 HunUngton. WV 25705 r Mo~n:s~ r M:':!"~~ r ~~ down and &295Jmo. 1-800691-6777 Thla newspaper will not knowingly accept advertl•ements for real estate which is In violation of the taw. Our readers are hereby InfOrmed that all dwellings advertised In this new spaper are available on an oqual opportunity baaea. Second Chance Financial. look ing fo r a Secor)d Chance for borrowing money or re-establishing credit. We can help. Good or bad credit accepted. Ca ll toll - - - - - -- - AN's and LPN's needqd for Free . 1·866·576·4685 Fol· 100 bed nursing facility with low the prompts. excelle nt opportu nity tor challengin g and rewarding experience. Great stan rates and excellent regu la~ TURNED DOWN ON tory, compliance history. In-terested candidates should SOCIAL SECURITY /SSI? No Fee Unless We Wlnl apply to: Rocksprings ~eh a­ t ·886·582-3345 bl lltation Center, 36759 Rocksprings Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769, Attention: Debbie Stewart, Assistant Director o f Nursing 740· 992-6606 Exte nd icare Health Services. Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that encourages workplace dive rsity, MIF DN :~~ I I Instructors needed for Medi· TO LoAN cal Terminology; Typing; Busine ss. Send resunle to 11 76 Jackson Pike, Suite Quality lending lor good or bad credit We ca n help 3 t 2, Gallipolis, OH 45631 . business, personal, auto - - - - - - - - - and debt consolidation. Local Home Heahh Agency 1~ 866 ~80 3~9 785 (fo llow seeking Certified Nurse prompts) Aide's and Home Health • UNSCRo>IM8l! o>I80V! l!liUS dead Thursday for Sundays so. Game Boy Color w/ 1 game; Boarding, Training, Con di~ TV 111rlnd; t 9' color TV & tlonlng, Indoor and Outdoor VCR , ~740)992·7933 riding facili ties , trails and Jacqueline's "Uvln' Dolls" wosh bay. 1-740-448·47t0 POUCIES: Ohio Valley Publishing reserves the right to edit, reject, or cancel any ad at any time. Errors must be reported on the ltret day ot publication and Trlbune-Sentlnei-Raglater will be raaponalbte tor no more than the cost of the apace occupied by the error and only the first lnaertlon. We shall not be liable any loat or expenae that results from the publication or omlaalon of an advertlaement. Correction wHI be made In the fiJSt avallabli edition. • Box number art always confidential. • Current rale card applln. • All realeatate advertlsamenta are tubject to .the Federal Fair Housing Act of 196£1. • Thla ne•>OP!Iperl accepts only help wanted ads meeting EOE standards. We will not knowingly accept any advertising In violation of the law. ------ ----- DRIVERS RepresentatiVes A·.;on Now hiring OTA. must have wanted. (740)446-3358 CDL·A. 23 yrs . of age with AVON ! All Areas! To Buy or 2 years exp ., 1 yr. flatbed. ext. t 9 Sell. Shirley Spears, 304· t ·600.626·3560 fV5·1429. Publication Arevau C&C General Home Malnte· rim1Q~;;;~H~OME ;;;;;_;;;;;;;;;;~ nence~ Painting, vinyl Lw.. ing, carpentry, dOors, j Includes Free Yard Sale Sign! Up To 15 Words, 3 Days Over 15 Words 20¢ Per Word Ads Must Be Prepaid In-Column : 1 :00 p.m. Sunday Display: 1:00 p .m . We Can Help! ; Well Monday-Friday for In•ertlon In Next Day' s Paper BusiNESS EXPERIENCED Call Us, GIVEAWAY All Dlaplay: l l Noon 2 Business Days Pr ior To ,L... ... NEED MONEY? website Dally In- Column : 1:00 p .m. a..Hru> ....W.ANml ....~ 1116 IJEu>WANmJ IMMEDIAT E OPENINGS Local Office Has 25-30 C· t Beer Carry Out permit Openings. No Experience fer sale. Chester Township, needed . $6·$9 Per Hour. ~eigs County, send letters 1·888-974-JOBS al interest to: The Daily Sentinel , PO Box 729-20. Ohio 45769. Display Ads Description •Indude A Price • Avoid Abbreviations • Include Phone Nu,..ber And Addreu When Needed • Ads Should Run 7 Days . f!omerOy, Word Ads • Start Your Ads With A Keyword • Include Complete ~ ANNOUNm!Eim / ~---_..1 Visit us at: 200 Main Street, Pt. Pleasant Call us at: (304) 675-1333 Fax us at: (304) 675-5234 E-mail us at: classified@ mydai lyregister.com milk bottles , also from Meigs & Mason counties, 40 plus. will sell as set only. Call after 9:00 pm. 1740)44t·t238 0//lee llot<J<-~ HOW IQ WRITE AN AD_ ~.- :mPFffi ·~-·· ~--~ BASEMENT Y(ATERPROOFING Unconditional lifetime guar~ anlee. Local references fur· nished. Established t 975. Call 24 Hrs. 1740) 4460870, Roge rs Basement Waterproofing. i lL\egtster Visit us at 111 Court Street, Pomeroy Call us at: (740) 992-2155 Fax us at: (740) 992-2157 E-mail us at: classified@ mydailysentinel.com t 997 . Mar ada MX· t Sport t 7't0' with 110 t35 Mercruiser. Loaded, exctH· lent condition. garage kept, used very little. Trailer has spare tire mounted. All for ... . . . . ~ .-......::.. $7,000. Call 1740)448-2444 1990 Otds Cierra, 4 cytln· der, auto, runs good. Call anytime or leave a fmesAKC Chocolate lab Boys! 6 sage. 1304)675·56t2 or 1304)675total , 8 weeks, vet checked " I I<\ It I .., 5859 with 1st shots & wormed : Parents on premises. Beau- 1994 Buick LeSabre, own1 tiful puppies, $300. er, well maintained, very deiiiMPRoiililiiVillliiliit:ill.l EMENJS 1740)44t·t 269 pendable, runs and drives .. 1500 POUCE IMPOUNDS! Hondas, Chevys, elcl Ca"' Trucks from $500. For listings t·801J.7 t9·300t ex!. 390t Pit bull pups, $100, yearling great, 155·000 miles, $2000 David's Home Repair 7 970 pit bulls, $1 Serious in· ( >40)4<46-6 Electricity, Plumbing, Paint~ - - - - - - - - - - - lng. We Do 11 All. quires only. '740)245·9497 1 1997 Ranger XLT, automatAflonlllblt • Convenient 1740 44 5707 ) t' Ic, air conditioned, 71K, I \I<\\ '-I 1'1'1 II..., WOLFF TANNING BEDS $3895; t996 Grand Am, 2· .\1 1\l .., lf )il\ Low Monthly Investments door, 78K, $3995; 1994 Home Delivery Honda Civic EX , 4-door, FREE Color Catalog loaded, 56K , $4295; 16 Call Today t -800·7 t 1-0t58 others trom $1795. CDOK www.np.etstan.com MOTORS OI740)446.Qt 03 Oliver Super 88, set up to BURN Fat, BLOCK Crav· pull aluminum weight brack· 2000 Ford Explorer, 4 door, lngs, and ~OOST Energy ets and much more. V-6, auto, 4~wheel , 51,000 Uke You Ha"e Never E•- (740 )256- 1360 miles, $13,000. ~740) 44 t· perlenced. 0337 WEIGHT· LD$8 WANTED REVOLUTION TO BUY 2002 Cavalier auto, air conNew product launch Octoditioned , 4dr. cd player. ber 23, 2002. Call Tracy at Wanted to buy, used mobile t 7,000 mll os. 1740)44t· _ 1-·t-982 _ _ _ _ _ homes. Call 1740)446.Qt 75 t234 1 _7_ 4 0_)44 Chain Saw, Homellla Super 01 1304) 6?5- S9B5 . 96 Dodge Stratus, 76 ,000 Middleport American Legion XL. chain saw, 18" cut. miles. Cruise, tilt, air, $2800 . presents BASKET BINGO $t30. (740)388·9838 ~ ... OBO . ~14 0 )2~8-t875 Friday, Februa.y 28 6:30 pm (140)258-t233 _ Co _m _p- le- t-e se _ t_o_I_G _a_ll_le_C _o-. 100% PUREBRED BOER Middleport American Legion Post C.dlia Collnty, OH In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE m:rtbune Sentinel Block, brick, sewer pipes, windows. lintels, etc:. Claude Winters, Rio Grande, OH Catl 740·2ol5·5t2t . I IllS -lY CllmiCTIOI Building over 30 years Footer s, Foundation, Add-Ons, N ew Hom es. Pole Barns, Concrete, Electric, Plumbing /ll:'i~TIIUf'l' Take the PAIN out of PAINTING! L~ c me :lo •' for you' UIDI1 PllmiG Wrlf' f'ldmJr.t/ (740) 992-3320 Email: bladesOzaplink.com ROBERT BISSEll CllmlmDI • New Homes • Garages • Complete Remodeling 740-992-lm Stop & Compote YOUNG'S CARPENTER SERVICE • Room Addltlon a & Remodeling • New Garages • Electrl~al ' Plumbing • Roofing ' GuHera • VInyl Siding • Pointing • Patio and PorCh Decke Free Estimates V. C. YOUNG Ill 992·6215 Pomeroy. Ohio y I �www.mydailysentlnel.com Page B 6 • The Dally Sentin'el Wednesday, February 26, 2003 ACROSS For diabetics, health of heart is matter of life or death L r Ins. ~ , y DEAR ABBY: February is devoted to "matters of the heart." As president of the American Diabetes Association, I offer this message to your readers and to the 17 million Americans with djabetes: The "heart matters" when treating diabetes much more than people realize. Two out of three . people with diabetes will die from heart attack or stroke unless they manage their blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol. The following are the ABCs ofdiabetes: (A) ALC, the test that measures average blood sugar over the past three months, should be less than seven, and checked at least twice a year. (B) BLOOD PRESSURE should be below 130/80 and measured at every visit with your doctor. (C) CHOLESTEROL (LDL or "bad") should be below I00 and checked once a year. It's imperative that people with diabetes work closely with their health-care provider to determine what steps they can take to reach their ABC goals. Some people may have to make changes in their meal plans or exercise routines. In many cases, medicines are needed to keep the Dear Abby ADVICE ABCs on track. The American Diabetes Association and the American College of Cardiology have launched a major assault on diabetes and cardiovascular disease through an initiative called "Make the Link! Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke." Abby,_ please encourage your readers to learn more about this effort by calling (800) 342-2383 or visiting our Web site: www.diabetes.org/makethelink.- FRANCINE KAUFMAN, M.D. DEAR DR. KAUFMAN: Thank you for an .important letter. Out of the 17 million Americans with diabetes, almost 6 million don't know they have it. That's because diabetes develops gradually, often without obvious signs or symptoms. 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Feb. 27. 2003 Ill led urch St. Z5271 -0417 tick, frequent urination, unusual thirst, extreme hunger, unusual weight loss, extreme fatigue and irritability. Type 2 diabetes symptoms are the same as Type I, plus: frequent infections, blurred vision, cuts/bruises that are slow to heal, tingling/numbness in the hands or feet, and recurring skin, gum or bladder infections. There is a quick and easy test to see if you are at risk on Web site: the · www.diabetes.org/risktest. DEAR ABBY: My wife, "Alicia," and I were married three months ago. We have a large circle of friends who gave us wonderful wedding gifts. Yesterday, a package arrived in the mail. It was addressed only to Alicia, but we opened it together. Inside, we found a beautifully framed photograph of Alicia with her old boyfriend, "Enrico." It had been taken several years ago on Maui. They were laughing with their arms around each other (in wet bathing suits) in front of a beautiful tropical sunset. I was very offended. 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Representatives Of U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, U.S. Sen. Mike De Wine and State Rep. Jimmy Stewart also attended the meeting. Both DeWine and U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, 00 give you good reason to raise can be advanced today in a LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Be of good cheer if things haven't been running as smoothly as you'd like lately WORD®©®CDC0@®@®. 0000000 '" ~ 50 CENTS • Vol. 53, No. 134 along with Strickland have wriuen President George W. Bush asking for a federal disaster declaration for the southern Ohio counties impacted by the storm. The information gathered during the team's visit will be used to determine eligibility for state disaster assistance funds, and to strengthen southern Ohio's case for a federal disaster declaration, according to Renee Young of the Ohio EMA, who led the meeting. The team met with township trustees and village officials individually to assess the extent of damage and the cost~ incurred by each political subdivision in clearing trees and debris from roadways in the process of providing emergency access. The team also vif~I,~orne of the. county's h~t:hit areas to perSonally view property damage. Bill Osborne, a trustee in Olive Township, said . the . . Olive Township Trustee Bill Osborne and Clerk Martha Durst discuss the township's storm recovery expenses wrth Renee Young of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. Young is part of a damage assessment team investigating storm-related damage in southern Ohio. (Brian J. Reed) trustees are interested in hearing from those who suffered damage to property damage, so that damage can be included in the township's damage assessment infonnation, which will be provided to state and federal officials. "It's important that we receive this information so we can accurately relate the extent of the damage in our township," Osborne said. Ple•se see EMA. AS ' World War-· n:veterans honored World WarKveterans Robert 0. Schmoll, center, and William H. Clatworthy, both of Middleport, ·were ~onored for 50 years "·' ;)< Qf "@i!tlnuou's mem. ., bershfp in the Feeney-Bennett Post 128, American Legion, during a legion dinner Wednesday evening. U.S. Army ~eteran Clatworthy 5er-.ied In the Pac Ifie from . 1943-1946. Schm-oll served In ' the U.S. Army Air Corps in England France from 1942 to 1945. Post Jim Commander Bailey presented · award certificates to Schmoll and Clatworthy . Nathaniel McCumber of Kanauga and Kenneth S. McElhinny of Middleport were also honored, but were not present at last night's dinner. (Brian J. Reed) TRIPS? .. ["" , riJ IM 'z"' .... < '"' - -- ' ' ' / 'I ANI' ONE KIND OF FURN ITURE PO~ISH ..l ~ 0 :Q ~M OAVf~ Z·26 . 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Some of the volunteers have come from as far as Nebraska and South Carolina. Eilene Guy, a Red Cross volunteer in charge of public affairs, said Wednesday the Red Cross served 150 meals to Meigs County workers Tuesday, and will continue to do so as storm recovery etforts continue. Guy said the assistance has been provided to utility wmkers, state, county and township crews and others working to remove Guy said the American Red Cross had served Guy 9.619 meals in the affected areas a~ of today. While the efforts in Meigs County have not yet included extensive work with families experiencing losses relating to the storm, Guy urged residents with disaster-related needs to contact the Red Cross at (866) GET-INFO for referral services. The Red Cross has received 85 calls asking for disaster health services, 23 with disaster mental health services, and has opened 47 cases through its family service outreach. The Red Cross has operated four shelters in the region since last week, and has supported 23 local shelters, including that opened at the Veterans Memorial Hospital building last week. There, the volunteers pro· vided relief for shelter volunteers who had dedicated their time to serving food and otherwise caring for shelter residents. If the property is damaged or destroyed. the owner will be reimbursed for 85 percent of the property's value if that person has home owner's insurance. The insurance company is supposed to disburse the remaining 15 percent to the village. If the property owner repairs or demolishes his property, the owner can then collect the additional 15 percent which the village retained from the initial insurance settlement. But if the owner takes the insurance settlement and abandons the property, the village still has the money which the insurance settlement disbursed to it for clean-up or demolition. Mayor-John Blaettnar said the percentage withheld was increased because the original 5 percent wa' nut enough to cover any expenses involved with Ple•se see Buildings, AS Paying bills not easy for Meigs AEP customers Index FIELD dent~. POMEROY Pomeroy Village Council took another step toward eliminating burned out and blighted homes at its meeting Monday night. Council amended an ordinance, which has been a village law since 1985, to increase the percentage of funds held back from any insurance settlement until the property has been secured, repaired or demolished. If the ordinance passes one more reading, then the vi II age will be able to relain 15 percent instead of 5 percent from any insurance settlement made on the property. The amendment also provides a specified time frame of 90 days in which the property owneJ is to take action on improving or demolishing the property. aroy, Ohio STUPID BY BRIAN J. REED Staff writer • ONT~ESE debris and restore essential services to M e i g s County resi- BY J. MtLES LAYTON 'OUNG Ill YO.UMEAN WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO 8RtN6 OUR DESKS? Residents urged to request · assistance Village closer to clearing buildings 2-6215 WI<V DO WE ~AYE TO 60 mydaily•onlim•t .wnt Red Cross providing meals to field workers Staff writer 0 ::stimates www A4 B6- 7 B8 BB A6 A3 A5 Bl-5 A2 Cl 2003 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. BY J. MILES LAYTON Staff writer POMEROY - American Electric Power customers must use a telephone or the U.S. Postal Servrce to pay their electric bills in Meigs County. The mail can be friendly to those people who are not at risk for late payment fees or tennination, but if that bill is due yesterday and is complimented by a termination notice, timing is of the essence. Since there is no AEP branch office which accepts payments, many people choose to pay at local stores which accept payments for power bills and other utilities. The problem is that there is no local store which accepts payment~ anymore. The two main outlets that used to accept AEP payments were the Swisher and Lohse Phannacy on East Main Street and Marathon Gas Station on West Main in Pomeroy. Becky Roush, who works at Swisher and Lohse, said the closest place to personally pay the power bill is in New Haven, W.Va., unless someone wants to drive to Athens, Gallipolis or Ripley, W.Va. • AEP spokesperson Suzanne Priore said customers still have seveml payment options avail- able. People can call AEP at 1800-672-2231 and pay their .bills via phone or set up a system where the payment is directly taken from checking accounts. For those customers who risk termination of service, Priore said they could call AEP and work out payment plans. Other customers can alert AEP that the check is actually in the mail and that there would be no need for late fees or possible termination · issues. 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