https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/6cda888a5903eb0306397b51199067ce.pdf 9a9cb76a2cbce4fc99453cb4e4f4e4fe PDF Text Text ACROSS Forecast is cloudy.for friends giving spring kitchen shower DEAR ABBY: "Allison," the daullhter of a longtime friend, ts being married in grand fashion this summer. Another friend and I planned to give her a kitchen and tool shower in the spring. The other day, Allison called and told me she didn't think the theme we chose would "net" her the caliber of gifts she wants. Then she had the nerve to tell me to change the theme to a crystal, silver and china shower. My friend and I are hurt that Allison doesn't consider our party plan to be good enough. We don't want to alienate Allison or her family, but we also think she needs to learn a lesson about being a gracious recipient. The invitations announcing the original theme have already been printed. We would like your objective opinion about what to do. •• MIFFED IN THE MIDWEST DEAR MIFFED: Inform the bride-to-be that the invitations have already been printed and it's too late to change the theme. This doesn't mean you're throwing cold water on Allison's wish to receive "high-caliber" gifts. It simply means another friend, aunt or cousin will have the honor of hosting an additional shower with a theme · of Allison's Saturday, March 22, 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, Ohio • Point Pleasant, WV Page 86 • 6aturba!' QJ:ime& -6entinel Dear Abby ADVICE choosing. DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of a 9-year-old boy. Are there any specific signs I should look for regarding when he is ready to be told the facts of life? His friends at school told him that kissing is "having sex." I am afraid our son will get the wrong idea, because he sees his father and me kissing several times every day. •• MILWAUKEE MOM DEAR MOM: The time to talk to your son is now, before he absorbs any more misinformation from his friends. Children are maturing earlier than ever before. Add to that the messages they get -- both s~ken and unspoken -- from hving in our society. and regrettably, the fantasy of an "innocent childhood" is laughable. Parents should be mindful of this, and start the discussion when the opportunity anses. DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Hector," showed up at my office the day before Valentine's Day with a dozen red roses. I was thrilled, because we' d been having major "relationship issues," and he hadn't given me flowers in ages. When Hector handed me the bouquet, he informed me that he had extracted two roses for the receptionists at the front desk. When I told him he shouldn't have, hi s answer was, "You should be happy I'm nice to your co-workers -they're probably envious that you have such a good man." At that point I asked him who he was trying to impress - them or me? To make matters worse, Hector then announced that the next day (Valentine's Day) he would be hooking up with a female friend who was in town. He planned to take her, his brother and another female friend out to dinner. I was not included. To add insult to injury, Hector had the nerve to ask me to baby-sit his brother's kids. The out-of-town friend is someone we have both known for years, but every time she visits, my "boyfriend" excludes me. What do you make of all this? Sign me ... DITCHED IN DEL MAR, CALIF. DEAR DITCHED: Wake up and smell the flowers. Hector likes to impress many ·ladies and is not read}' to make an exclusive commllment to you or anyone. Be grateful you found out now, and move on. Your signature says it all. You have, indeed, been ditched. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother. Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P 0. 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A spokesman for Bril1sh forces anticipated allied troops arriving in Baghdad i n three to lour days. WASHINGTON - President Bush on Saturday pr.rised the 250,000 U.S. troops arrayed around the Persian Gulf and asked friends and neighbors to lend a hand to their families while they are away fighting lmq. _ Democratic congressional leaders also pledged aU the resources U.S. troops need. "Our cause isjust - the security of the nations we serve and the peace of the world," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "And our mission is clear - to disanh lrnq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism and to free the lrnqi people." Bush was spending the weekend, the ftrst since be launched war in Irnq on Wednesday, at Camp David, Md. Before departing, Bush told congressional leaders at an Oval Office meeting Ftiday that the war was going weU. "We are making progress," he.said. Aides portrayed it as Bush merely keeping to routine, and .noted that his father also spent the first weekend of the 1991 Persian Gulf War at Camp David when he was president. They also pointed out that the Marine-run facility 60 miles from the White House is equipped all the communications gear and personnel Bush could need to keep tabs on the war and world events. On Saturday, the president was convening a National Security Council meeting at the Maryland mountain. retreat, with Vice President. Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Detense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, CIA Director George Tenet and others. In Washington, anti-war protesters planned to gather again in Lafayette Park across from the White House. · Under terms of the Vietnam-em War Powers Act, the president fonnally notified Congress he had concluded that As Marines secured oil facilities. alrlields Berm and tank ditch The 1st Marine Severa l hundred and sites ol The ground war was along border was Division entered Iraqi soldiers strategic m ilitarv preceded by intense cleared wit h Iraq at 9 p.m. local su rrendered as importance , shelling from ar1 illery bulldozers. Army time on ThursdaY. coalitio n troops armored divisions fi re and h elicopterengi neers cleared Marines seiz ed advanced. POW are advancing. in launched missiles shot a path through the side roads tor camps will be set convoy, trailed b)l over the border. fence dividing the troops tc move up on the Iraqi wheeled support targeting Iraqi defense. two sides. quickly. side. vehicles. SO URCES: GlobaiSMcurity.ory: C1:1n!f!r tor Strau~glc and loternatlonat Studle1; Assod!lt9d Prell · "only the use of armed force" can disarm lrnq, protect U.S. security and bring stability to the Middle East. The 1973 law, designed to cum executive bmnch powers after the Vietnam War, lets presidents send troops into conflicts for up to 60 days but requires congressional approval beyond that. Ever since its passage, presidents have considered the law an infringement on their constitutional authority but still have fi.led btief repcirt~ to Congress. Bush also told congressional leaders at an Oval Office meeting Ftiday that the war was going well. "We are making progress," he said. Former World War II nurse keeps patriotic spirit alive BY KEVtN KELLY News editor CHESHIRE. ,. Ohio . ..- . Gertnld~- Hysell spent two years as a U.S. Anny nurse tending to U.S. troops wounded in World War IT, artd as American soldiers face the forces of Saddam Hussein in Iraq she only wishes she could be there to help. "If I were 21 and the way it is today, I'd do it again," Gertrude said. "Patriotism continues to stay with you." Gertrude was a graduate of the Holzer School of Nursing in 1943 and was encouraged to do her part in the war effort, using her skills to relieve the pain for American wounded convalescing in England. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elza Scott of Cheshire, Gertrude already had three brothers in the service: Wes, Bill and Paul Scott. Two of them :vere in .the Navy_ and th_e other m the Seabees, m addttton to two nephews, Ohver Kail Swisher and Lowell Swisher, who were with the Navy serving in comers of the world far from Gallia County. _ "I was sin.gle and I thoug_ht it was somethmg to do, to relll!'l&-another .. person of thetr wounds, Gertrude satd: A ftrst lieutenant m the Army Nursmg Corps, Gertrude underwent six weeks of basic trai ning at Fort Billings, Ind., and then found herself on the Queen Mary headed for the t_he 1'22nd General Hosp11al at Hederfordshire, England. She was there between 1944 and 1945 as the final push to wrest Europe away from Hitler started, and finished her service in the ANC early in 1946 at Halloran General Hospital in Staten Island, N.Y. , tending to the soldiers who were sent home. " It was rewarding in a way," Gertrude said of the expetience. "At Halloran, the soldiers knew they were back in the States and they could contact their families by phone. " It was more upbeat than overseas, but it was pretty positive there too, because when they got over their injuries they would go home, the front or whatever for them at the time,"' she added. She journeyed to New York on the Queen Elizabeth and returned to Gallia County in March 1946. She and Tom Hysell, whom she had known before joining the ANC, married the following September and lived for a few years in Columbus betore returning to Gallia to stay. She worked at Mount Carmel Hospital and upon her return here, spent more than 30 years with Holzer Medical Center, where she was supervisor of obstetrics. She and Tom, who died in 1993, have two sons: Pastor Bill Hysell of Dallas, Texas, artd Tom Hysell of Coconut Creek, Aa. Bill. who pastors Celebration Worship Center in Arlington, Texas, and his wife Marilyn have two daughters, Lydia and Liz. Tom, athletic Gertrude Hysell of Cheshire, Ohio, seated, has a yellow ribbon in support of American troops pinned on he r by Lorri Stalnaker, owner of Petal Pushers- Flowers and Gifts in Point Pleasant, W.Va . Gertrude is a veteran of World War II, serving two years with the Army Nursing Corps. (Kevi n Kelly) direc tor at Northeast High . School, and his wife Debbie are the parents of Scott and Brittany. Gertrude, a member of Cheshire Bapti st Church, was raised in a Christian household and the faith she has possessed all of her life - and drew her to serve her fellow man during the war - continues to motivate her today. "Having a vision and the gift of grace continues to follow me," she said. "My Lord and faith give me a positive feeling and I know it's a blessing every day'' Proposed fee hikes concern local officials BY KEVIN KELLY News editor A 1V I!U~I UE% ~EPO~f£R . '\ Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant • March 21. 2003 BY JENNIFER LoVEN Associated Press writer • 4 Sections - 24 Paces r llllfJK r COUI..D 6<- . 'Race' Bush says U.S. troops making progress, goes to Camp David for weekend targets • OPERATION sen1or IRAQI FREEDOM needs Index fH£.1\AA'K~f~UP 11)(l,\'(, '. OVP Super 10, 81 I Ohio Valley Publishing Co. POMEROY, Ohio - The · March for Meals of the Meigs County Council on Aging 's "Race to the Checkered Flag" is on its last lap toward the goal of $6,000. All this month, work on the race to fight senior hunger has been going on. Residents have been encouraged to give their change from every purchase to the home-delivered meal program in Meigs County or to send a check specified for the food program to the center. : Flyers have gone .out to ~enior citizens, schools, organizations and businesses encouraging participation. Belinda Wellington, nutrition director, reports encourl!ging results as the race Hloves toward the finish line. : The special fund drive which last year netted more man $10,000 and won for the center an additional recognition award of $500 from the Meals on Wheels Association of America will ...-:onclude Wednesday with a luncheon and bake sale at the center. Food for the luncheon and the bake sale has all been donated, according to Wellington. "As funding is being cut in various programs for senior citizens, it is becoming more and more important for this center to continue the level of service s we have here ," Wellington said. "That means we have to rely more on the public for participation in things like this race to fight senior hunger," she added. At last year's event, the nutrition direc\or said 143 people came -to the center to purchase their June~ and buy baked goods. WORD®©®CD@@0@®· 0000000 '" ~ @@@@@@@ !'io"ro~.!o'•' 0 0000000 ''~DOWN 0 Sports Family finds historic home irresistable, Dl un a BY CHARLENE HOEFUCH News editor ~----------A_st~ro~g~r~ap~h----------~1~~ Sunday. March 23, 2003 ' ., ..,......,,....--,....-- The newspaper 1s a valuable learning tool for students of '<Ill ages . Home and Garden Tempo 44 Orchard Saunders' stall 'The main thing is, it's not right to tack on to user fees to support a state-mandated proGALLIPOLIS, Ohio Ohio's quest for new revenue gram," said Plymale. The bill calls for an increase sources ~ ~ drawing opposition from cvunty recorders and in recorder and titling tees. The clerks of court who say they recorder's fee hike will generneed the money they generate ate additional, permanent from local fees to maintain funding for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund, which supports their operations. Gallia County Recorder affordable housing for citizens Molly Plymale and Noreen and works to prevent homeSaunders. the clerk of courts, lessness. The increase for the title said if Senate Bill 59 passes in Columbus Tuesday, it will department will fund the State negatively affect Plymale 's Highway Patrol. Patrol operations have been office and the vehicle title department operated by financed through state gas tax rece ipts, but under action approved last week by the House, patrol fu nding will be dmwn from ti tle fees, allowing gas tax money to go mostly to state and local road repair needs. But local tees charged tor recording deeds and other documents bv the recorder, ami titles for · vehicles, primarily support the oftice operations tor the recorder and the title deprutmenl. Plymale said passage of SB 59 means tees for her office will double with no benefit to her operation . Recorder's fees are uniform throughout the state and set by the legislature. The average deed, Plymale said, costs between $14 and $18 to record. Under the new legislation, the cost jumps to $28 to $40. The base for recording deeds and mort. gages now is $14 tor the firs t two pages and $4 tor every additional page. Customers now pay $2 for a copy of a document from the recorder <md $4 for a long-distance fax. Those fees will also increase, Plymale said. What irks Plymale and other recorders was that for years they depended solely on their general fund budget to main- lain the otlice and provide services. In 1994, the legislature allowed recorders to retain a portion of a fee increase to modernize their otlices. "The doubling of these tees will assure that there will be no further funding tor operation of recorders' offices," 'Plymale said. "The fee increa'e would establish a precedent for increasing other tees to fund state progrruns." Such "hidden taxation ," as Plymale labeled the move, is not onl y unfair but undennines Please see Fees. A6 ;z: ... 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Check out www. healthgrodes.com far more information about their five Stor rating! �" PageA2 . • A · ~~~~·~~~~------------------s_u_nd~ay~,M_a_rch_2_3,~2oo_3 · ~~·= ·Local News _6_u_®_a~,_l_im_e_•_·6_e_n_tln_t_l_____________ • Ohio weather Trial set ~n charge against trus_ tee Sunday, March 23 BY TONY M. leACH Staff writer GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - A trial date in Gallipolis Municipal Coun has been scheduled for a Guyan Town ship trustee who allegedly transported a firearm inside a motor vehicle in an improper fashion. · Roger Watson , 54, of Mercerville, will go to court next month on charges of improperl.Y transporting a firearm in a motor vehicle after a motion to suppress evidence in the case was recently overruled by Acting Municipal Judge Patrick H. O'Brien. The motion was overruled after O'Brien determined police had reasonable suspicion to stop and detain Watson and that police had cau se to conduct a warrantle ss search of Watson's vehicle . Following the niling, O'Brien ordered the case to proceed to trial onThursday, April 17 at 10:30 a.m. On Dec . 23 , 2002, Gallipolis City Police officers responded to a report of a man with a gun at Southern Auto Sale s on Eastern Avenue. Upon arriving at the auto/ business, officers disCO)!" alleg,etily ered Watson attempting to drivt;?away from the premises n a red Cadillac. Office stopped the vehicle d noticed Watson's 'lef hand was reportedly o t of sight between the driver's side door and front seat. After opening the car door, officers said they observed a loaded pistol magazine lying on the floor of the vehicle. Following the recovery .of the magazine, a Jennings pistol was discoveted partially hidden underneath the passenger seat. Watson followed officers back to police headquarters, where he was charged with improperly transporting a firearm in a motor vehicle. Scipio VFD gets help from state program BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH News editor KY. @2003 AceuWeather, Inc. () ~. AD. • , '@Ill~ Sunny Pt Cloud¥ Ckludy •~ ~ "'t lllfa . ·~ •***** oc- , , ,'.'/ '~"" .o,•-.-~e- Sl'<lweffi 1-slollllS Rain Flunies Snow vvv Ice V~aAssociatea Press West Virginia weather Sunday, March 23 HARRISONVILLE, Ohio - Scipio Township Volunteer Fire Department has · received a 10,000watt, diesel-powered generator and an 80-gallon tank water/fuel tank with an original value of nearly $15,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The equipment was made available through the U.S. Forest Service's Federal Excess Personal Property Program, which provides firefighting and support equipment to rural fire departments at no charge. " We're delighted to get it," said Fire Chief Roger Thompson. He said the department had a 3,000- watt generator which the firemen found out during the recent snow and ice emergency was not sufficient to take care of the needs of the department, let alone a shelter should one have been needed at that time. Thompson said the Harrisonville community was fortunate in that there were only short electricity outages in the February storm. With this new generator, Thompson said that in the case of a disaster, the department would now be able to get the fire department building to the place where a shelter can be set up and running there right ment previously received a away in the event of any Ch.e vrolet brush truck emer~ency or disaster. through the same program . "With this generator, we John Dorka, chief of the will be able to hook up and ODNR Division of run a lot of stuff in case we Forestry, said the loan proneed to," he said. As for the SO-gallon gram is geared to help tank, he said it can be used local fire officials obtain for water until such time as important· firefighting it is needed for diesel fuel equipment they might not with which to operate the be able to purchase. generator. He said that of the 1,200 The plan is to put the generator and the tank on a fire departments in Ohio, trailer so that it can be some 900 are classified as taken wherever it is need- .rural and are primarily ed. staffed by volunteers. The equipment, accord- Since July 1996. more than ing to the fire chief, is just $6 mi Ilion worth of equipon lo"n from the federal ment has been acquired government and once it fails, can be returned and and loaned to local fire replaced with similar departments through the pieces. The fire depart- agency's program. lntergenerational dance unites generations PA. Staff report CltlrfMton 0 2003 AccuWealher, Inc. · o •••~-·llt!~ ,, Sunny Pt. C~udy C~udy ,,-:·: · Showll8 T-st01ms Rain t 'i: Runies - , -,. ,. ,., ,, ••• Snow Ice Cloudy yet warm for Sunday BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A low pressure system will slowly move east Sunday. Skies will remain mostly cloudy Sunday. A weak area of higb pressure will build over the area . .on Sunday. Skies start out : mostly cloudy and before the day is over they will become partly cloudy. High temperatures will be near 60. WEATHER FORECAST _ Sunday ... Mostly cl~dy. · Htghs near 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday night... Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Monday ... Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Monday night. .. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. EXTENOED FORECAST Tuesday ... Partly cloudy. Highs near 70. Wednesday ...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly in the afternoon and evening. Lows in the mid 40s and highs near 70. Thursday ... A slight chance of showers in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s and highs in the upper 50s. Friday...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s and highs in the lower 60s. RJO GRANDE, Ohio On Friday. March 28, University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College will provide a unique opportunity for area residents of all ages and students at Rio Grande to get to know each other better. Rio Grande's Social Work Student Council will sponsor an inte~enerational dance on campus m the Rhodes Student Center. Rooms 112 and 113 from 7 to 9 p.m. This community event is admission free, and open to the public and all Rio Grande students. It's unlike just about any other campus dance because of the variety of people that attend and get acquainted. "It's really an effort to bring together generations," said Assistant Professor Barbara Boley, who works with the social work students in orga. nizing the event. This is the third year for the dance, which has become a very popular annual event on the Rio Grande campus. Last year, about 60 people attended the dance and even more are expected this year. "It is really great," Boley said. "Folks from the community come. It is very well supported." The intergenerational dance features music from the 1920s up to today's current popular ~unbap music. The disc jockey/lays songs for every age, an also plays special songs to get people from different age groups to talk and dance together. People attending the dance draw numbers and they are assigned certain dance partners during the evening dependin~ on the numbers they draw. ~ · · The inte~nerational dance is fun, but 1t is also important for several reasons. First of all, America's popu· lation is getting older, Boley said. In the next 20 to 30 years the number of people 65 years and older will double in America, according to population projections, Boley said. "What we want to do is prepare for that," she said. ''The generations have to be inter. acting. We are promoting an understanding between generations · "Often, younger and older people do not interact enough and that leads to misunderstandings between people," Boley added. The dance gives the older participants a better understanding of the younger crowd members, and it gives the younger people a clearer picture of the older generation. The night features door prizes, special dances such as the chicken dance, food and bevera~~s. and plenty of fun. In addibon to being an entertaining event, attending the inteqlenerational dance · also provtdes class credit for students in the Liben!l Arts 10 I urtmes -~entinel Correction Polley story, please call one at our newsrooms. Our malo numbers are: !l:nbu~r • Gallipolis, OH (740) 446-2342 Sentinel • Pomeroy, OH (740) 992-2155 llruistrr • Pt. Pleasant, WV (304) 675-1333 Our W8bsltes are; !l:ribunr • Gallipolis, OH www.mydallytrlbune.com Sentinel • Pomeroy, OH www.mydallysentlnel.com llruinrr • Pt. Pleasant, WV www.mydallyreglster.com Our e-mail addresses are; 1!:ribunr • Gallipolis, OH news@mydallytrlbune.com Sentinel • Pomeroy, OH news@mydailysentlnel.com llr1inrr • Pl. 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Tuesday, March 25 POINT PLEASANT Mason County Girl Scout . leaders' meeting, 6 p.m., Mason County Library meeting room. Any adults interested in becoming a scout leader are encouraged to attend. Wednesday, March 26 POINT PLEASANT Rotary Club, noon, Moose Lodge. Thursday, March 27 POINT PLEASANT Mason County Action Group board of directors meeting, 7 p.m., Senior Center, 101 Second St. Monday, March 31 POINT PLEASANT Mary Kay cosmetics meeting, 6 p.m., every Monday, Point Pleasant Woman's Club. Tuesday, April 1 POINT PLEASANT Quilts 'N' Things, Too, 5:30 p.m., Mason County • Courthouse Annex. POINT PLEASANT Quilts 'N' Things, 9:30 a.m., Mason County Courthouse Annex. Brown bag lunch. POINT PLEASANT American Legion Auxiliary Post 23 meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion . POINT PLEASANT- Point Pleasant Kiwanis Club meet· ing, 6:15 p.m., Melinda's Restaurant. For information call (304) 675-7314. care Clubs and Organizations Fun & Fund-raisers Tuesday, March 25 HENDERSON Line dance classes every Tuesday, 6 p.m., Henderson Community Building. Friday, March 28 LETART - Jam session, 6:30 to 10 p.m ., Communijy Center, featuring country, gospel and bluegrass music. Letart Pioneers 4-H provides concessions. $1 donation requested at the door. Saturday, March 29 SOUTHSIDE - Country Fried Band will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Southside Community Center. POINT PLEASANT- BYG . for Babies Concert, from 2 to 8 p.m., Point Pleasant Middle School. Entertainment by Jeff North and Starbound Entertainm.ent, Big Country 99 BYG Band, Joey Wilcoxon, Charlie Lilly and The Poor Side, and Lee McCormac[~. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Kids 5 and under free. All proceeds benefit the March of Dimes. Health & Support Sunday, March 23 POMEROY, Ohio Alcpholics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., every Sunday, in the basement of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Mulberry Ave. POINT PLEASANT Overeaters Anonymous meeting, 5 p.m ., every Sunday, 217 6th Street. Tuesday, March 25 Monday, March 24 MASON · Community POINT PLEASANT Point Pleasant girls softball Cancer Support Group, 7 Mason United league sign-up, from 6 to 8 ·p.m., p.m., PPHS cafeteria. T-Ball, Methodist Church. All area ages 4 to 6; slow pitch, ages cancer patients, families, and 7 to 9,10-12, 13-18; fast pitch, caregivers invited. ages 15 and under. Fast pitch LETART HELP Diet games are played locally and Class, Letart Community at the Bend Area. Sanctioned Center. Weigh-ins from 5:30 USSSA. to 6 p.m., followed by a short ASHTON - Mason County meeting. Schools Kindergarten POINT PLEASANT Registration and Screening Alcoholics Anonymous meet· for Ashton Elementary, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m ., at the ing, noon, rear of the school. Children must attend. Prestera Center. Parents must also bring child's shot record, birth certificate, and social security Paul C. Randolph will celecard. brate his 80th birthday, March . Tuesday, March 25 31. Cards may be mailed to GALLIPOLIS FERRY Mason County Schools him at Rt. 1 Box 639-A, Point Kindergarten Registration Pleasant, WV 25550. and Screening for Beale W.H. "Bill" Woomer is Elementary, 8:30a.m. to 2:30 recovering from heart p.m., at the school. Children surgery and would like to must attend. Parents must hear from family and friends. also bring child's shot record, Cards may be mailed to him birth certificate, and social at Riverside Methodist security card. Hospital, Room 4106 ICU, Thursday, March 27 3535 Olentangy River Road, POINT PLEASANT Columbus, OH, 43214. Point Pleasant girls softball Russell Priddy will celel(lague sign-up, from 6 to 8 brate his 80th birthday April p.m., PPHS cafeteria. T-Ball, ages 4 to 6; slow pitch, ages 5. Cards may be mailed to 7 to 9,10-12, 13-18; fast pitch, him at 2938 Meadowbrook ages 15 and under. Fast pitch Drive, Point Pleasant WV games are played locally and 25550. School & Sports Monday, March 24 HARRISONVILLE- The Harrisonville Senior Citizens will meet at 11 :00 at the firehouse . Blood Pressures will be taken. Potluck dinner will be served. All seniors invited to a t t e n POMEROY - d Pomeroy Alumni Association will have a planning session at 7 p.m. in the basement of the social room of Trinity Church. Meetings and Events District Board of Supervisors, 11 :30 a.m . at the office. TUPPERS PLAINS - Tuesday, March 25 RACINE RACO to meet at 6:30 p.m. at Star Mill Park. Potluck, New members welcome. POMEROY Emergency Planning Committee, 11 :30 a.m . at the Senior Citizens Center. MIDDLEPORT The Sons of the American Legion will meet at 7 p.m. at the Middleport Legion Post. Thursday, March 27 POMEROY- Meigs Soil and Water Conservation Suoport Groups Birthdays thursday, March 27 POMEROY -Caring and sharing support group 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. Topic of discussion Erma Cleland of Chester • will be 90 years old on Apri l 5. Friends are planning a card shower for her. • Clinic Retirees will meet for lunch, noon, Iron Gate Restaurant. Regular meetings Szym l ~tlis Wheeling Practical Nwsing . Swgical Technology Pharmacy Technician Buckeye Hills Career Center For information contact the Adult Center at 740-245-5334 c01'1 ttstant em pmeshow r Financial aid is available for those who qualify GALLIPOLIS Minnie Harrison will celebrate her 87th birthday on March 21. Cards may be sent to her at 653 Filth Ave , Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 . GROVE CITY - Get well wishes can be sent to Louise Finley at 3266 Simmons Drive, Grove City, Ohio 43123 . NOT TOO LATE! STILL TIME TO ENROLL FOR SPRING CLASSES! 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Guests Columbus dinner and meet- Kindergarten registration at welcome. ing, 6:30 p.m., Down Under Green Elementary School. GALLIPOLIS Gallia Restaurant. Call 446-3236 for informa- Area Ministries Association GALLIPOLIS District tion. meeting, 11 :30 a.m., first Advisory Council of the Wednesday of each month Gallia County General· at New Life Lutheran Friday, April 4 Health District, 7 p.m., conCENTENARY Church, Jackson Pike. ference room of the Gallia Kindergarten registration at ATHENS - Survival of County Service Center. Green Elementary School. Suicide support group THURMAN - Thurman Call 446-3236 for informa- . meets 7 p.m., fourth Grange 1416 meeting, 7:30 lion. Thursday of each month at p.m. Potluck to follow. Athens Church of Christ, Monday, April 7 785 W. Union Street, Tuesday, March 25 RIO GRANDE Athens. For information , call EWINGTON - American Kindergarten registration at (740) 593-7414. Legion Post 161, 7:30p.m., Rio Grande Elementary GALLIPOLIS - Holzer Ewington Academy. All School. Call 245-5333 for Hospice Gallia County . members are urged to information. Dinner with Friends, meets attend. 6 p.m., second,Thursday of each month at Red Rooster Thursday, March 27 Restaurant. For informaGALLIPOLIS - "Coming tion, 446-5074. together," a group lor people GALLIPOLIS Bold GALLIPOLIS who have recently lost a Directions Inc. invites you to loved one will meet, 6:30 Gallipollis Rotary Club a social group that meets p.m., at New L~e Lutheran meets at 7 a.m. each every Tuesday from 3 to 7 Church. For information, call Tuesday at Holzer Clinic p.m. in The Cellar at Grace doctor's dining room. 446-4889., United Methodist Church. GALLIPOLIS Gallia GALLIPOLIS Gallla CHESHIRE Gallia Chamber of County Board of Mental Academy High School band County booster meeting, 7 p.m., Commerce coffee and dis- Retardation/Developmental GAHS band room. Parents cussion group meets at 8 Disabilities meets the third of students in seventh a.m. each Friday at Holzer Tuesday of each month, 4 Medical Center. through 12th grade invited. p.m., at the Guiding Hand GALLIPOLIS Gallia School. County Right to Life meets Saturday, March 29 the second Thursday of POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - BYG for Babies Concert, each month at 7:30 p.m. at 2 p.m., Point Pleasant St. Louis Catholic Church Middle School. Featured Hall. GALLIPOLIS New artists Include Lee Brew Coffee Hour, 10 a.m. mcCormack, Joey Wilcoxon, Charlie Lilly and each Tuesday in the comthe Poor Side, Jeff North munity room at Gallia Met and Starbound and the Apartments, Buckridge. GALLIPOLIS - Choose BYG Band. Tickets $5 in advance, $7 at the door. to Lose Diet Club, 9 a.m., Kids 5 and under free. All each Tuesday at Grace proceeds benefit March of United Methodist Church. Dimes. , GALLIPOLIS "Hot Time in the Old Town .....- - - - - - - - - Tonight" United Way REMOUNT fundraiser, 6 to 9 p.m., SALE Holiday Inn, Gallipolis . Updatt.your diamonds. For information, call Ollfr 1000 Mountings. 446·2442 or 446-8400. Fret cleaning RIO GRANDE - Gallia and County Bicentennial queen 7:30 p.m., pageant, University of Rio Grande. Monday, March 31 CHESHIRE - Citizens Against Pollution, 7 p.m ., Gallco Workshop. Jeff Stant from the Clean Air Task Force will speak. will be Alzheimers disease. Sunday, March 23 POMEROY - The_Meigs County Cooperative Pari sh are taking applicat1ons for seeds. Anyone interested in putting out a garden may pick up an application at the Parish office, the Pari sh Shop, God's N.E.T. or God's Parish Shop in Racine. For more information call 9927400. VFW Post 9053, 7 p.m ., at Gallia Calendar _..ddlnl bonu1 and mall WI for a chance to bl! a Good thln11 happen whtn you play. ... - Clubs & Organizations Tuesday, March 25 ATHENS Southern Consortium for Children and the Southern Consortium for Rural will meet at 10 a.i'n at the · offices in Athens. Heo~"OOu~rters joln ttJe wlnnhq this season with The Powerball Instant Millionaire Game Show from las Vtaul 13'Weeks. . . . . . . . . . . '29.85 26 Weeks..... ........... '59.70 52 Weeks............... ' 119.:1b ····-- \/\lest Vorg~r10 ~ lottery Tuesday, March 25 POINT PLEASANT Mason County Commission meeting, 4 p.m. , Mason County Courthouse. Wednesday, March 26 POINT PLEASANT Mason County Tourism Committee meeting, 8 a.m. MOVC. ' i ALL CASE KNIVES lybum Hall Public meetings at the Bend Area. Sanctioned USSSA. NEW HAVEN - Sign-ups, New Haven You.th League, 6 to 8 p.m., New Haven Library. Saturday, March 29 NEW HAVEN - Sign-ups, New Haven Youth League, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., New Haven Library. -$100 Mary Bur1ess Ann Subscribers should remit in advance Public Meetings Sunday, March 23, 2003 2003 Kenneth Speidel. ........... Harrisville, WV.,, . ...... , .$7,043 .,.. At-home Meigs Calendar .Card Shower Visit your West Virginia Lottery Retailer • L...::,:,_.:,=-::.:::!!:.a.,.;;;;;... ·-. •MIIIIGtrl tootht your body. Pi&.lii·A~i·l~ Watch Saturdays at 7:30p.m. Reader Services Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a course. While the community supports the dance by coming to it every year, they also support it through donations of food, funds for the disc jockey and other items. For more information on the intergenerational dance, call Boley or other Rio Grande officials at (800) 282-7201. Mason Calendar Page A3 Collegeslnd StiiiOIII �.· PageA4 Opinion Sunday, March 23, 2003 Sunday, Marc:h 23, 2003 Obituaries Max Tawney 825 Third Avenue • Gallipolis, Ohio (740) 446-2342 • FAX (740) 446-3008 www.mydallytrlbune.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Den Dickerson Publisher I ·I I ' I I Bette Pearce Andrew Carter Managing Editor Asst. Managing Editor , Lel/ers ru rh e ediror are welcome. Thev should be less than , JOO words. All lmns a_re .1·ubjec1 10 ediring and must be . ,-igned and inr!ude address and teleph one number No unsigned letters will be published. Lel/er>· should be in good .taste, midresshrg issues. not_ personalities. 1 The opinions expressed m the column below are the consens!ls uf the Ohio Vallev Publishing Co. :, editorial board, unless urh ent~ise noted. REGIONAL VIEW. Ifs.worth it Striking first lays groundwork for rebuilding a nation '· • Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal: The second Gulf War begins - with a determined president, familiar air power and the promise of a difficult aftermath. _:The president could not wait for weapons inspectors or tije U.N . Security Council. He insists that in the global fight against terrorism, Americans must be prepared to strike first against those who plot chemical, biological, even nuclear attacks. ·. That is a campaign worth pursuing - most effectively w-ith the imprimatur of the international community. The . pres ident isn 't content with .such a classically conservative approach. He seeks nothing less than abandoning decades of American strategy. . Thus. as the war begins, the aftermath looms as the most difficult aspect. Soon, the more powerful punches will be delivered. All of it laying the groundwork for the rebuilding of a country. The economic challenge will be great ~npugh. The political challenge will be more formidable in .a region that has provoked the question: Why do they hate us? . TODAY IN HISTORY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS : -Today is Sunday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2003. There are 283 days left in the year. · Today 's Highlight in History: · On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry made his famous call for American independence from Britain, telling the Virginia Provincial Convention, "Give me liberty, or give, me death!" · ·On this date: -tn 1792, Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major (the ''Surprise" symphony) was performed publicly for the first time, in London. ·ln 1806, explorers Lewis and Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, began their journey back east. · .In 1919, Benito Mussolini founded his Fascist political movement in Milan, Italy. . In 1933, the German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers. In 1942, during World War II, the U.S. government began evacuating Japanese-Americans from their West Coast homes to detention centers. , -ln 1956, Pakistan became an independent republic within the British Commonwealth. - In 1965, America's first two-person space tlight began as ''Gemini Three" blasted off from Cape Kennedy with astronauts Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young aboard. . In 1983. President Reagan first ·roposed developing technology to intercept enemy missiles - a proposal that came to be known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, as well as "Star Wars." . :1n 1983, Dr. Barney Clark, recipient of a permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah Medical Center after 11 2 days wi th the device. : In 2001 , Russia's orbiting "Mir" space station ended its 15y~ar odyssey with a fiery plunge into the South Pacific. Ten years ago: In his first formal news conference since taking office, President Clinton suggested restricting the duty assignment of homosexuals in the military as a way of allowrug openly gay personnel; however, the idea was quickly abandoned. Scienti sts announced they 'd found the renegade gene that causes Huntington's disease. : Five years ago: President Clinton hailed "the new face of Pifrica" as he opened a historic six-nation tour in Ghana. The U.S . Supreme Court allowed term limits for state lawmakers. Russian President Boris Yeltsin fired hi s Cabinet. At the Academy Awards, "Titanic" tied the record by winning eleven . Oscars. including best picture. director and song. . One year ago: President Bush, during a visit to · South America, pledged cooperation with Peru in the fi ght against terrorism. Girls in Afghanistan celebrated their return to · sthool for the llrst time in years. Irina Slutskaya captured her first world title, defeating four-time champion Michelle Kwan at the World Figure Skating Championships in Nagano, Japan. Opera and pop- singer Eileen Farrell died in Park Ridge, N.J., a\ age 82. T oday 's Birthdays: Comedian Marty Allen is 81. Movie di rector Mark Rydell is 69. Singer-producer Ric Ocasek is 54. Singer Chaka Khan is 5Q. Actress Amanda Plummer is 46. Actress Hope Davis is 39. Comedian John Pinnell is 39. Actor Ric hard Grieco is 3R. Country musician Kevi n Griffin (Yankee Grey J is 38. Rock singer-musician Damon Albarn (Blu r) is 15. Actre,s-si nger Meli ssa Errico is 33. Rock musidan John Humphrey (The Nixons) is 33. Ac tress Keri Russell i ~ 27. Actress Nichulle Tom is 25 . Coun try singer Paul Martin (Marshall Dyllon) is 25. Thought for Today : "Those who do not fi nd time for exercise wi ll ha ve Ill find tim e fn r illness." - Anonymous. Rumbling down memory lane in a Greyhound bus Recently, my little brother Phil (he's only 50) gave me a box that wound up with him some years ago, when our mom died and a bunch of family flotsam drifted down one generation. The box contains slides. For yo~ young. digital readers, I should explain that slides are transparencies made from photographs ..· They used to be very popular. When you wanted to look at big, bright images of your vacation, you'd get out your slides, spend a few seconds thinking about what a pain it was to set up the projector and screen, then put your slides back away, unviewed. This saved a LOT of time. I'd forgotten about these slides. I took them 40 years ago, in March of 1963, when I was 15, a sophomore at Pleasantville (N.Y.) High School. The slides are of a trip I took with a friend, Evan Thompson. Somehow, we persuaded our parents to let us spend our spring break, on our own, in West Palm Beach, Fla. You may be surprised that my parents - who were not insane - agreed to this plan. I mean, today, many parents are nervous about lettmg 15year-olds go to SCHOOL, let alone on unchaperoned trips to a place I ,200 miles away. But that was an innocent era. Nobody had heard of Lee Harvey Oswald, or Vietnam, Dave Barry or "Celebrity Mole Hawaii." On TV, married people slept in separate beds and reproduced via mitosis. I'm not saying we lived without worry. A singing group called The Angels three women sporting beehive hairdos the height of Clint Eastwood - had an alarming hit record called "My Boyfriend's Back," about what 'their boyfriend was going to do to a guy who had been besmirching their virtue ("HEY, he knows I wasn't cheating! NOW ~ou're gonna get a beatmg!"). There were girls at Pleasantville High who looked exactly like the Angels, and I steered clear of them. But generally, 1963 felt safer than today. And so my parents let me go to Florida, as long as I paid for the trip, from my paper-route savings, which amounted to around $160. If you're wondering how I managed to afford a Florida trip on so little money, I can answer .in three words: Greyhound Bus Lines (motto: "We Stop For Some Damn Thing About Every 200 Yards"). We boarded our bus in New York City and were on it for about two days - or, in Bus Time, I 7 months. But we were not bored, because we had eager, inquisitive minds, plus a copy of Playboy magazine. It had some fascinating articles. In the case of the smaller states we passed through, such as Delaware, we could spend the entire state looking at a single set of articles. That's how inquisitive we were. . Finally, we crossed the Florida state line, and the bus, in keeping with tradition, stopped. I got out and took a picture of a palm tree. Most of my slides from this trip feature palm trees. If any botanists out there want to know what palm trees looked like in 1963, I have photographic proof that they looked remarkably alike. Evan and I knew nothing about our destination, West Palm Beach; we chose it solely because of the word "Palm." We stayed, for something like $10 a day, in a space that some guy had made b~ converting his garage mto, basically, a garage with beds in it. We lived on peanut butter and fresh oranges, which cost like a dollar per million. We rented bicycles ($3 a day) and rode them across the bridge to Palm Beach, to the ocean (free), where we lay on the sand until we were the color of traffic cones. ,I'm looking at a slide: It ·shows me, standing on the beach in my bathing suit, displaying a degree of musculature rarely found outside the asparagus family. My face has an expression that conveys the emotion: "I cannot see a thing." I had removed my thick, Soviet-style eyeglasses, in the foolish hope that this would make me attractive to girls, which it did not, and even if it had, I would have been unable, without sonar, to locate them. For souvenirs, we each bought a tiny potted palm tree (50 cents). On the bus ride home, at a stop, somebody stole Evan's wallet, and we had to make it the rest of the way on my two or three remaining dollars, eating exclusively from the Tootsie Roll food group. When we got home, we were hungry and tired, and our skin was peeling off in vast sheets. Pretty soon our palm trees died. That was a GREAT time. (Dave Barry is a humor columnist for the Miami Herald. Write to him in care of The Miami Herald. One Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla. 33132.) Wheeling-Pitt deserves another chance The 3,800 employees of Wheeling-Pitt steel are fighting the good fight for the future of their company. They've been dealt just about every blow that can be delivered to a U.S. company. They successfully emerged from bankruptcy in 1991, only to be beset by the flood of foreign steel imports that started flowing in 1997. They entered a second bankruptcy, they pieced together loans from other states and other entities, they trimmed jobs and they applied for an emergency steel loan guarantee from the federal government. With that loan, they planned to modernize their facilities in order to become more compettllve and emerge once again from bankruptcy. Wheeling-Pitt knows that modernization is the ke y to being competitive in the marketplace, so they boldly and prudently planned for the future by 'working with the Royal Bank of Canada to submit a $250 million loan application to the Eme rgency Steel Loan Guara ntee program. The federal Loan Guarantee Program was establ ished by Congress in 1999 for the express purpose of he lpi ng struggl ing steel compa nies modernize. When we enacted the program, it was precise ly with companies li ke Wheeling-Pitt in mind. Ted Strickland The program exists in order to provide an ironclad guarantee to l'rivate lenders who loan sigmficant sums to U.S. steel companies. Put simply, this federal program is a way for the government to leverage private funds to support an mdustry that is vital to American public. But even with the prospect of the loan, Wheeling-Pitt took additional steps to position itself for future success. It developed a business plan that made it more efficient and modern, workers agreed to make wage concessions, management downsized its workforce, and the states of Ohio and West Virginia invested and promised millions of dollars toward the stabilization of the company. But eai'lier thi s month, the administration denied Wh ee lin g~ Pitt 's loan appli cati on with little com ment . Despite the lender's confidence in the company and the steps taken to prove the company's ability to adapt and streamline, the board said it doubted that WHeeling-Pitt could repay the loan. Both management and labor at Wheeling-Pitt were understandably shocked by the decision. Then, not even two weeks later, Wheeling-Pitt was thrown another curve ball when the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) swooped in and announced its intention to take over the company's pension fund . The timing of this action was suspect and seemed to suggest the PBGC sensed the imminent demise of the company. By taking over the pension funds now, the PBGC could avoid having to pay the more generous benefits that would be required if they took over the fund after plant closures. In the event that plants do eventually close, this early action by the PBGC will mean that workers receive fe wer benefits. Both of these federal agencies, the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation , exist to support the steel industry and its thousands of workers. But in the case of WheelingPitt, they haven' t been doing their jobs. In fac t, their actio ns make you wonder whether they want to see this American company survive globali zation. A year ago this month, I praised the Bush Administration for imposing Section 20 I tariffs on foreign steel. Many of us who had pushed for this action had high hopes; the tariffs were intended to give the domestic steel industry time to reorganize, modernize and restore its international competitiveness. But the rug has been pulled out from under companies like Wheeling-Pitt. The decisions of the Steel Loan Guarantee Board and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation call into question the administration's commitment to the American steel industry and its workers. Last week, Wheeling-Pitt resubmitted its application to the Loan Guarantee Board. And they are fighting the ac tion of the Pension Corporation. It's not too late for Wheeling-Pitt. And it's not too late for this administration to do the right thing. As always, please let me know w!Jat you think about this and other importaqt issues. Write to: Congressman Ted Strickland, 336 Cannon HOB, Washington J.C . 20515, or call (202) 225-5705. (U.S. Rep . Ted Strickland, aa Democrat from Marietta, Ohio, represents the Six th Cong ressiona l District, wll icll includes Gallia and Meigs counties.) I ' Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, Ohio • Polt1t Pleasant, WV GALLIPOLIS, Ohio ..-------. L u t h e r Maxwell Tawney, 89, of Gallipolis, d i e d Thursday, March 20, 2003, at Holzer Senior Care Nursing Tawney Home in Bidwell. HewasbornJanuary27, 1914, in Clendenin, West Vtrginia. son of the late Aoyd M. and Luella Sinnett Tawney. He was a local businessman. He was a member and attended . Grace United Methodist Church. Along with his parents, he was precakxl in death by brothers, Bill, Earl, RobertandTiz; and sisters, Addie Tawney, Alma Millioan, Anna Summers, Artie Cart, Mary McCormick and Ruby Jenkins. He is survived by · his wife, Mabel McBride Tawney, whom he married December 8, I940, at Gr.Jre United Methodist Church. He is also survived by three daughters, Betsy (Jack) Crank of Henderson, West Vrrginia, Becky (Alan) Scott, Nancy L. Tawney, and his son; David M. Tawney, all of Gallipolis. He is survived by ei,\iflt gmndchildren, Tandy Aint, Tun Tawney, Julie Smith, Bill Crank, David Crank, Chris Tawney, James Scott and Daniel Crank, and I I great-grandchildren. Max came to Gallipolis in I9 I 6 with his family and moved to a farm on Chillicothe Road, now 588. He graduated from Gallia Academy Hi~ School in I933. After graduating, he went into the Photography business and worked at Watts Studio in I933 at the comer of Court and Second, and then purchased the building from Mr. Watts. Max graduated from the Wmona School of Photography in 1935. He outgrew that building and .rented the 424 building from the Masonic Lodge, and then in 1946 purchased the building next door, Claude Wall's Jewelry Store at 422 Second that holds Tawney's Jewelers and Studio today. He graduated. from the Diamond School of Technology in 1952. Max had been in business for 70 years. He was a member of the Ohio Photographers Association, Professional Photographers Association of America. PhotoR!'IIPhic Society of America, Oliio Retailer Association and Jeweler National Jewelers of America. MaX loved to travel and has never met a stranger. He was fortunate enou~ to travel to 72 for· eign countnes and wrote a book about his travels. Max opened the first Triple A Club in Gallipolis. Bill Sigler and Max arranged to buy the land in I945 to start the Shrine Club in Gallipolis. Max and his son, David, were a stringer for WSAZ-TV from 1962 to IfJ72. He was a life member of the Gallipolis Shrine Club, Ohio Valley Corrunandery 24 Knights Templar in Middleport, Charter member of the Gallipolis Lions Oub and was presented with the Melvin Jones Fellow Award in January 2003, llie member of the Galli lis Elks Lodge I07, held the ~mmission of Colonel of the Honomble Order of Kenrucky Colonels, rrember of the Historical Society, Charter member of the Gallipolis Boat Club, a Master Mason of Mornin~ Dawn Lodge 7 in Gallipolis, taking his first degree in Masonry in June 1935, second degree in November 1935, . a Master Mason in I936 and High Priest in 1961. He was a member of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of Ohio of Bosworth Council 46, Past High Priest, Pomeroy Chapter 80, Aladdin Temple of Columbus, and the I00 Million Dollar Oub for the Shriners Hospital . for Cri led Children. rrvices will be II a.m. Monday, March 24, 2003, at Grace United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Wetherholt Chapel in Gallipolis from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2003. In lieu of flowers, dorudions can be made to Holzer Hospice, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 ; the Gallipolis Lions Club, P.O. Box 436, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631; or to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to mcmoore@zoomnet.net or www.timeformemory.com/mm Dr. Franklin M. Easley, South Carolina, formerly Stanley W. and Bessie Dillon www.tirnefonnemory.com/mm law. Howard and Lawanna of Gd!lia County, went to be with Swain. Spurlock, and Donnie and Joann his Heavenly Father at 6:08 a.m. Surviving are two daughters, Spurlock of Scottown; and two Wednesday, March 19, 2003. Karen (Dave) Owens of Ironton, daughters and sons-in-law, WARREN, Ohio He was born November 16, and Cinda (Mike) Irwin of TAMPA, Aa. - Peter J. Hirth, Renowned 1932, in Gallia County, son of Savannah, Georgia; one son, 84, of Tampa, died Thursday Christine and Raymond Scarbeny ow Wood, and Joyce and and respect- the Pauline Fife Shaver of Lany Miller of South Point; five morning, March 20, 2003, at his of e Basenback of Willow e d Gallipolis, and the late Frances L. grandchildren, Lany E. (Lori) home. Neurologist "Ro;( Shaver. Miller D of Crown City, Valerie He was an engineer and retired e is also survived by four Dr. Franklin Bill was .a retired building (Jamie) Westfall of Gallipolis, from the US. Air Force, a mem- bn\tihers, Wilbert Spurlock and M. Rizer II, maintenance superintendent Michael Owens of Chesapeake, ber of the Manhattan Avenue y Spurlock. both of born August from the Gallipolis and Jami Owens of Huntington, Baptist Church in Tampa, a J Glenwood, West VIrginia, Gary 13, 1953, in Developmental Center, and West Vlfginia, and Robert member of the Masonic Spurlock of Oila, West Vrrginia, Gallipolis, attended the· Corinth Baptist Michael (Jamie) Irwin of Hillsborough Lodge, where he Ohio, died Church in Easley. Portland, Oregon. had served as Past District and Lany Spwiock of Wayne, suddenly In addition to his mother, he is She is also survived by II Deputy Gr.md Master, and a West Virginia; four sisters, Freda R~Jr Thursday, survived by his wife, Clara Lou great-grandchildren; two Sisters, member of the Egypt Shrine and Gilpin and Peggy Knapp, both of • March 20, Bartoo Shaver, a daughter, Cathy Naomi (Bill) Goodemam of the York Rite. Huntington, Nancy Harris of 2003, in a tragic airplane acci- Breazeale, and a son, William Crown City, and Nelda (Sonny) He was born April 14,. 1918, in Pomeroy,and Annetta Short of dent in Leesburg, VIrginia. Tunothy Sl)aver, all of Easley, Sniith of Groveport; two broth- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son Glenwood; eight grandchildren, He was gifted with an ability to South Carolina ers, Verlin (Joann) Swain and of the late Peter and Madeline Sheni Callicoat, Jimmy Wal<;On, touch those around him in a very Sheila Brizendine, Donna Phillips, Gmndchildren surviving him Nelson (Evelyn) Swain both of Gr.tff Hirth. special way. He is recognized are Anthony Shaver and Crown City. He is sUrvived by his wife of Danny Spurlock, Christy Pawley, internationally not as an excep- Christopher Shaver, both of Several nieces and nephews over 00 years, Claf"d E. Byus Jennifer Hessler and Cheryl Clay; tional cochlear implant specialist, Easley, Lori Denny of Wellston, survive, along with a special Hirth; a daughter. B.J. Catalano; a and several ereat-gmndchildren but also as a briilant Head and and Greggie Oliver of Jackson. fiiend, Bonnie Stevens of sister-in-law, Ruth Coutcher; and and a great-great-gmnddaughter. Neck Surgeon. three nieces and a nephew. He is also survived by two great- Cheshire. Se:vices will be 2 p.m. Monday, Dr. Rizer presented numerous grandchildren, Dylan Coffee and Graveside services will be con- March 24, 2003, in the Hall She was preceded in death by lectures nationally and internl!- Jayce Denny, both of WeUston. her parents; two sisters, Bertha ducted at I I a.m. Thursday, Funerd! Home in Proctorville, tionall~ on middle and inner ear Also surviving him are two Mae Miller and Wanda March 25, 2003, at the Concord with the Rev. Roy Adkins official-. surgenes. Dr. Rizer was a full- sisters, Wanda Lou (Charles) Scarbrough; and two brothers, Cemetery in Henderson, West ing. Burial wiU be in the Ux..'USI time praL'!icing surgeon with the Hively of Gallipolis, and Kathy Paul and Onnan Swain. VIrginia, with the Rev. Bernhard Grove Cemetery at Willow Wood. Warren Otologic Group in (Guy) Jordan of Lynchburg, O'Brien officiating. Burial wiU The family would like to thank Warren, Ohio. He is the immedi- Vuginia; a brother, Bob Shaver Dr. Gerald Vallee, and the Nurses follow. There will be no visita- Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, ate past Board Chair for the of Gallipolis; several nieces and and Staff of the Albors for their tion. March 23, 2003. Humility of Mary Health nephews; as well as some very loving care. Services are under the direction Condolences may be expressed Partners in Youngstown, Ohio, special mends who are greatly Services will be II a.m. of the Crow-Hussell Funeral to the family at www.timeand also serves as a Governance appreciated. . Monday, March 24, 2003, at the Home in Point Pleasant, West fonnemory.comlhall Consultant to Catholic Crown City Wesleyan Church, Vuginia. He will be missed by everyone Healthcare Partners in who knew him and loved him. with Pastors Mike Dickerson Cincinnati, the parent organizaServices were conducted at I and George Holley officiating. tion of Mercy Health Pa1111ers, p.m. Satunlay, March 22, 2003, Burial will follow in the Crown where he was recently appointed in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel City Cemetery. Friends may call HUNTINGTDN. W.Va. - · ' . Ronnie J. Waugh, 62, of to the Board of Trustees, in Gallipolis. Officiating was at the funeral home from 6 to 8 Dr. Rizer held academic Pastor Eugene SYRACUSE, Ohio - Jack K. Huntington, was welcomed into Hannon. p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2003. appointments at The Ohio State Interment will be in the Reynolds "Jackie" Spires Jr., 48, of the loving arms of his Loo:i agel Pallbearers will be Mike Irwin, University, Medical College of Cenetery at Addison. VIsitation Dave Owens, Lany Miller Syracuse, died unexpectedly Savior on Thursday. March 20, Hampton Roads, VIrginia, was held in the chapel from 7 to Nelson Swain, Verlin Swain, Bill Friday,March21,2003,atHolzer 2003, at Jewish Hospital in Norfolk, VIrginia. and 9 p.m. Friday, Man:h 21 , 2003. Medical Center in Gallipolis. Louisville, Kentucky, swrounded Goodedwn and Sonny Smith. Northeastern Ohio University He was born July 25, I 954, in by his Beloved family. Her body will lie in state on Active casketbearers were CoUege of Medicine. Ronnie was born May 25, 1940, Tommy Davidson, Danny Monday, March 24, 2003, at the Mason, West Vuginia, son of He was an insnuctor in numer- Sexton, Danny Darst, Andy church one hour prior the ser- Louise "Dimples" McDaniel in Lawrence County, Ohio, son of ous C<x;hlear Implant and Persinger, Robert Shaver and vices. Spires Durst of Syracuse, and the the late Homer L. Waugh Jr., and Temporal Bone courses. He was Chauncy Houck. Maxine Waugh of Huntington. . . Pleas~; visit www.willisfuner- late Jack K. Spires Sr. a member of the American He was employed at the Kyger He graduated from Gallia alhome.com to send email conCollege of Surgeons, American Creek Plant in Perfonnance. He dolences to the family. was a graduate of Wahama High Academy High SchOol in 1958 CoUege of Physician Executives, and later from the Huntinaton American Academy of School, and a member 0 f the Barl:ler College. He served in the Otolaryngic AUergy, American Pomeroy Eagles Club. Academy ·of Pediattics, He is survived by his mother ~i~~~~~n~~~ POCA, W.Va.- Mrs. Clessie CHESHIRE, Ohio- Eugepe American Academy of Ann Slater Wright, 89, of Poca, F. Moore, 77, of Cheshire, passed · and stepfather, Louise "Dimples" at H_untington AUoys. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck died Friday March 21, 2003, at away Friday, March 21, 2003, in and Jack Durst of Syracuse; a stepbrother, Kevin Durst of Point He was dedicated member of S~ery. American Academy of Overbrook Nursing Home the Holzer Medical Center, Pleasant, West Vtrginia; a stepsis- the First Church of the Nazarene Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Middleport, Ohio, after a short Gallipolis. ter, Susan (Ray) Patrick of in Huntington, where he was Surgery, Medical Group illness. He was born April29, 1925, in Huni.cane, West VIrginia; spe¢a1 greatly loved by his fellow memMana~ement Association, Mrs. Wright was a homemak- Gallia County, son of the late American Neurotologic Society, er, and had Ti.VIId !JIOSt of her life William Cu!tis and Helen Woods cousins, Unda and Ray Lester of · beis in Christ American Otologicill Society, in Poca. She had attended the Moore. Aorida. and June and Joe Ronnie had many taienrs. one Association for Research m Princeton Apostolic Church at Hawkins . of Rutland; several being his quick wit and the e~ Eugene was a retired employ- other Otolaryngology, The Princeton, West Vll'ginia. a special friend, to bring a smile a a hearty ee of the City of Gallipolis Water Yvonnecousins; Laryngological, Rhinolo~ical Scally o( Middl~; to all those to whom he came into She was preceded in death by Worl<s Department and alifelong and Otological Society, her husband, Earl Wright; daugh· farmer. and a multitude of Worlc. River, contact with. He was an accomUndersta and Hyperbaric ter, Frances; and sons, Howard plished woodworlcer, am a willing He witS a World War II U.S. Rare and Pwrot Heads Friends. Medical Society, and the and Shirley Earl Wright He was preceded in death by servant to his fellow man. Army Veteran, member and past Wilderness Medical Socie!}'. his father, Jack K. Spires Sr. In addition to his dev<Xed JJDb. Survivin~ are a son, David, Commander of VFW Post No. His awards include Phi Kappa and his wife, Janet Wright, of 4464, Services will be II a.m. er, he is survived by his adcnd Gallipolis, member of Phi, Academic Honorary Bluefield, West VIrginia; daughThesday, March 25, 2003, at .. "'e of 39 years, Judy J:..v.t-~ l.e · Lafayette Post Fisher Funeral · Home in wu• 'v~~""""• Society, Delta Mu Delta. ter, Janey, and husband. Eugene American No. 27 in ~lis, Coolies, Pomeroy. Officiating will be the Waugh; two cherished soos, ~ Business Academic Honorary Birchfield, of Rutland, Ohio; 40&8, and Gallipolis Elks Lodge Rev. James Keesee. At Jack's Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Waugh and Society and Beta Gamma eight grandchildren and eight No.I07. request, creffil\tion will follow the wife, Kelly, of Parkersburg, West Sigma, the International great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene married Mary E. . ds call th VIrginia. and Scott A. Waugh of Business Academic Honorary Golden Slater of Kelley's Creek, Roberts June 10, 1947, at service. Fnen may at e Huntington; his loving sister, Society. He was also Teaching Sissonville, West VIrginia; sisRodney, and she preceded him in funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Connie Curl, and husband, Jim, of Resident of the Year, 1982, Monday, Man:h 24, 2003. d h' . ters, Esther Casto, also . of death on February 6, 2003. Columbus; an 1s precious University of Washington. Kelley's Creek, and Judy Prather To this union were born four grand'l<lns, Joey and Jordan Dr. Rizer received his Master of Poca; and three grandchildren sons and three daughters: David Waugh of Parkersburg, whom he of Business Administration from that she raised, Shirley Lynn (Joyce) Moore of Cheshire, considered to be two of his most Youngstown State University, Gamer of Raleigh, North Steven (Loretta) Moore, Ed special blessings. where he graduated with honors. Carolina, Melinda Meaige of (Tammy) Moore, Howard SCOTTOWN, Ohio He is also survived by his mothHe earned his Master of Medical Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Moore, Charlotte Elliott Manfon:l "Mink" Spuiock, 79, of er-in-law, Edna Foglesong, and his Management from Thlane Scott Wright (Dennis) Bales, and Pamela Scottown, went to be with the brother-in-law, Dr. James University, American College of andServices will be I I a.m. (Spencer) Carey, all of Gallipolis Lon:! on Friday, March 21 , 2003, Foglesong, and wife, Teni, of Physician Executives, Doctor of Medicine from The University of Monday, March 24, 2003, at the and Kathryn Carson Bennett of in St Mary's Medical Center, Athens, Ohio; and .nieces. Christi Huntington, West Vtrginia Cincinnati, and a Bachelor of Cooke Funeral Home Chapel in Hope Mills, North Carolina. and Stxey, and nephew. Craig Nitro, West Vrrginia, with the He is also survived by 15 He was born August 22, 1923, Foglesong. , Science cum laude in Zoology from The Ohio State University. Rev. Scott Hall officiatin~o~. Burial grandchildren and II great- in Cabell County, West VIrginia. Ronnie left a host of faithful will follow the service tn Clark grandchildren; and two brothers son of the late Lester and Minnie Dr. Rizer also attended the Cemetery, friends, two of which were espeKelley's Creek, and one sister, Clarence Moore Slagle Spurlock. United States Air Force cially dear. Dallas Moore and Sissonville. Friends may call at of Paris, Tennessee, William He was also preceded in death Ernie Shank. Academy for two years. · Dr. Rizer leaves behind, in the funeral home from 6 to 8 Moore of Ftndlay, and Beatrice by a brother, Bobby Spurlock; an Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Dunlap of Westerville. infant daughter; a grandson; and a addition to scores of mends and p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2003. March 23, 2003, at the First In addition to his wife, he was great-granddaughter. appreciative patients, his wife, Church of the Nazarene, 321 30th preceded in death by four brothManford was retired from Maria Nicolette Guglielmi Rizer St., Huntington, with the R¢v. ers and two sisters. Connors Steel and was a U.S. ofWarren; his mother, Wanda M. Services will be I p.m. Navy veteran of World War U. He Robert A. Weaver and the Rev. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Rizer of Pomeroy; a sister, Dr. Milisa K. Rizer, and her hus- Aldean Miller, 81, of Gallipolis, Tuesday, March 25, 2003, in the was a worker of the Lord for over Dan Swan officiating. Burial ~ be · in Ridgelawn Cemetery, band, Col. James Allshouse, and Beloved Mother, Grandmother, McCoy-Moore Funeral Home 54 years. Huntington.VIsitation was held a1 and Sister, went to be with her Wetherholt Chapel in Gallipolis. He is survived by his wife. a niece, Kaylin Rizer AUshouse, Burial will follow in the Chapman's Mortuary in Lord swrounded by a loving Genevieve Mount S~lock, to all of Columbus. · family and fiiends, at Aibors at Reynolds Cemetery at Addison. whom he was mamed for 59 Huntington lium ti to 8 p.m. He was J)I'CCeded in death by Gallipolis on Friday, March 21, Full military graveside rites will years; two sons and daughters-in- Saturday. March 22, 2003. his father, franklin M. Rizer. be conducted by Gallia County 2003. Calling hours will be on She was a homemaker, and a · VeteranS Service Organizations. Monday, March 24, 2003, from Friends may call at the funeral 10:30 a.m. until I p.m. at North- member of the Crown City home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Wesleyan Church. ' Mar Church of the Christian and March 24, 2003. Aldean was born on Missionary Alliance, foUowed Condolences may be sent to by a I p.m. service at the church, December 20, 1921, in Crown or Camel ........................................ :......... $28.34/ctn. with burial in All Souls City, the daughter or' the late mcmoore@zoomnet.net Cemetery. Winston ............................................... $28.34/ctn. In lieu of flowers, the family COUPON Misty.....................................................$24.33/ ctn . requests conttibutions can be Monarch .............................................. $20.32/ctn . made to the Franklin M. Rizer II, M.D., St. Joseph Development USA Gold ......................................... ... $20.58/ctn. I Fund, fh7 Eastland Avenue S.E., Will be given in GALLI A COUNTY by Red Man Chew w/$3.00 Off ........ $19.99/ctn . Warren, Ohio 44484, or House Levi Garrett Chew ............................ $20.99/ctn . 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ARMCO. AND ALL OTHER INSURANCE PROVIDERS Kodiak SAVE $1.40 on 2 cans ............: ..... $5.19 GALLIPOLIS, Ohio WALK-INS WELCOME .. William L. "BiU" Shaver, 70, of Rizer II Peter J. Hirth Jack K. 'Jackie' Spires Jr. n. Clessie Ann Slater Wright Eugene F. Moore _ Manford 'Mink' Spurtock Aldean Miller 1 I I I 1 William L 'Bill' Shaver I ----------REE HEARING TESTS 1 HEARING AID CENTER I I I I I I 1 I L I I --------------- Ronnie J. W8ugh �Page A6 • ~ ~=•-Jimtinel E. Simpson PROCTORVILLE, Ohio - Kenneth E. Simpson, 96, Proctorville, died Saturday, March 23, 2003, at his residence. . He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Simpson. Arrange ments will be announced by Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. Beatrice M. Stocker GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Beatrice M. Stocker, 96, Gallipolis, died Friday, March 2 1. 2003, at her residence. She is survived by a sister, Lucille McGraw Doutrich of Massillon. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel, with Tom Saunders officiating. Burial will be in Centenary Cemetery.. Friends may call at the chapel after noon Monday. Sherry ·Lynn Wallace CROWN CITY. Ohio Sherry Lynn Wallace, 40, Crown City, died Friday, March 21, 2003, at her residence. · Arrangements will be announced by Willis Funeral Home. Free vision clinic GALLIPOLIS. Ohio- The Gallia County Health Department will offer a free vision clinic on Thursday, April 3. starting at 8:30 a.m. The clinic is available to serve county residents aged 0-21. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 441 -2953. The health department is located at 499 Jackson Pike, Suite D, Gallipolis. An appointment is required. Public meetings set GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Department of Ohio Transportation District 10 will be holding a series of public meetings to discuss the State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). The STIP is a federallymandated, four -year planning document reviewed biannually. The draft STIP lists all projects programmed ment, 499 Jackson Pike, by ODOT for development Gallipolis. and sale during fiscal years Children in need of immu2004-07. nizations must be accompaStephanie Filson, District nied by a parent or legal IO's public information offi- guardian and bring a current cer, will provide information immunization record with on construction projects for them. the nine-county district durAlso. the WIC office will ing 2003. Upcoming Work see clients by appointment Zone Safety Awareness Week during the evening hours . (April 6-12) will be incorpo- Additional services, such as rated into her presentation. blood pressure checks and The Gallia County meeting pregnancy tests, will be will be from 4 to 8 p.m. offered during the evening Friday, April 4 at the Gallia hours at the health departCounty Convention and ment. Visitors Bureau, 61 Court St., Gallipolis. The Meigs County session is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio April 7 at the Meigs ODOT VFW Post 9053 will meet garage, 34449 Ohio Route 7, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the hall, Pomeroy. with a special drawing. VFW meets Free immunizations The class has a website that includes reunion details, a registration form, class photos and a message ·board. Class memPOMEROY, Ohio - The bers are encouraged to visit the Meigs High School class of site at www.meigs73.org. 1973 is planning a 30-year reunion to be held on Saturday, May 24. Effons are being made to contact all class members. Addresses, phone numbers CHESHIRE, Ohio and email addresses of many class members are needed and Citizens Against .Pollution should be given to Tim and (CAP)'s regular monthly meet- · Edie King at King Ace ing is 7 p.m. Monday, March Hardware in Middleport, 992- 31 at Gallco Workshop. Jeff Stant from the Clean 5020, or Lynne (Baker) Brinker Air Task Force wj)) speak. at 446-7049. in your Monday paper. CAP meeting set for March 31 Fees from PageA1 Set signups public trust in local and state government. CHESTER, Ohio "County recorder fees are Chester Ball Association will dependent on the real estate GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Free immunizations will be have signups for baseball and market," she said.·"Because of provided by the Gallia softball from 10 a.m. to noon the decrease in interest rates in County Health Department on March 29, at !he church on the past few years, there has from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Riebel Road. A coaches' been a huge increase in refiApri I 2 at the health depart- meeting will follow. nancing, thus creating more moitgage filings. "Recordation fees cannot be depended upon to create a consistent source of funding for the Housing Trust Fund," Plymale added. State Highway Patrol Trooper The bill calls for an $8 Jeremy J. •Jake" Schuldt, increase in title fees, which center, of the Gallia-Meigs Saunders finds problematic for Post was awarded a certifiher title office, which operates cate of recognition for his apart from the county's general effort and commitment to fund. the patrol's criminal patrol Saunders argued that under program during . 2002. the current system, clerks of Schuldt Initiated the invest~ court have "successfully and gation of five felony cases independently" maintained title resulting in the arrest of five office operations with a $5 base suspects. Making the prefee, of which Gallia County gets to keep $2.25 for each filsentation Tuesday was Capt. ing and $2.75 goes to a state Lisa Taylor, left, commander rotary fund for administering of the patrol's Jackson vehicle titli.Jlg. District , and Lt. Richard 'This is the sole source of Grau. right, commander of funding for my title office," the G-M Post. (Kevin Kelly) said Saunders. "The current economic downturn is a looming threat to my current budget ,, Page Bl and implementation of SB 59 is a constant concern." Like Plymale, Saunders also objects to local fees supporting a state program. "Although I have a great respect for the Highway Patrol, I do not feel that titling should be the source of their funding," Saunders said in a letter to State Sen. John A. Carey, the Wellston Republican whose 17th District includes Gallia County. Saunders said there are several other fees connected to titling a vehicle, including notarizing, liens and memorandum titles. In most cases, new cars require the recording of a lien and the issuance of a memo title to the customer. While the $5 fee is low, Saunders said it's only a base. The average cost of titling a new car is $16, plus the 6.25 percent sales tax. "If an $8 increase for the patrol is instituted, how can we ask for an increase for our own future operations if we are to fund the patrol as well?" Saunders asked. "Where is it going to stop?" she added. "Molly and I run our offices on what we make." The state associations representing recorders and clerks of court have been lobbying senators to reconsider the increases prior to Thesday' s vote. Sunday, March 23, 2003 wdrrt .. W,)* slnutalfnw• trparuu mdrtliwl • Rio baseball loses to Cardinal Stritch FORT MYERS , Fla. Despite doubling the hit total, the University of Rio Grande Redrnen baseball team dropped a 4-3 deci si on to Cardinal Stritch on Friday afternoon. The Redmen had I 0 hits to only five for Cardinal Stritch. Rio ( 11 -7) lost the game due to walks and wild pitches. Cardinal Stritch (3-6) won the game in the bottom of the seventh against Rio reliever Dustin Gibbs of Vinton. Kris Schuler had a strong performance at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI. Jarrod Haines went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Brent Ewing collected two hits and Scott Peterman was • 1-for-3 with a double. The Redmen are 7-3 on the Florida . spring trip . They closed out the trip Saturday with a doubleheader against NCAA Division II East Stroudsburg and a single game versus Colby College. REDMEN - 2002-2003- McKinnlss Deshuk NOTES: Tuesday's game at home versus Bluefield College as been changed from a doubleheader to a single game. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. Merrick Reading tops Garaway in Division Ill finals COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Lauris Barnes and Derek Aden made five pressurepacked free throws and Eric Clemons had two crucial blocked shots as Cincinnati Reading hung on for a 50-44 win over Sugarcreek Garaway in the Division III state championship game Saturday. Barnes made two free throws with 3:26 remaining to give the Blue Devils tHe lead for good at 39-38 and two niore with 30.4 seconds left to make it 45-41. His second set of foul shots came after Garaway missed two shots that could have tied the score. There were four lead changes and two ties in the fourth quarter. Aden led Reading (24-3) with 17 points and Clemons had seven points and seven rebounds. John Gertz and Barnes, who made 7-of-8 free throws, added nine points apiece for the Blue Devils. Tyler Renner led Garaway (26-2) with 20 points and seven rebounds and John Regula added II points. Players' group appeals Piazza suspension •••n•• iunba~ attme~ -ientintl Reunion being planned Trooper honored Check out Kid Scoop Inside: Fans get look at Reds' park, Page B2 NL, AL Baseball Previews, Page B4-5 In The Open, Page B6 Local Briefs Deaths ~enneth Sunday; March 23,2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - Mets catcher Mike Piazza had the players' association appeal his five-game suspension, a move that likely makes him available for ' New York's opener against the Chicago Cubs on March 31. Because of the appeal, no discipline can be tmposed until after a hearing before Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer. Piazza charged the mound March 12 after he was hit by a pitch from the Los Angeles Dodgers' Guillermo Mota. Mota was also suspended five games. NCAA tourney ratings down NEW YORK (AP) -With the nation 's altention on the war in Iraq, TV ratings for the first evening of NCAA tournament coverage dropped more than 20 percent from last year. CBS Sports' broadcast at 7: 15 p.m. Thursday night drew a 5.2 overnight rating, down 29 percent from 2002. The 9:45 p.m. game's overnight rating was 4.7, a 15 percent d"crease. Weber Johnson, Watkins earn OVP 10 top player honors Bv BUTCH COOPER Staff writer .Handley Waugh Dill Rickard Hoffman GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - With Gallia and Meigs counties last year, the OVP Super 10 saw the confluence of the area's best basketball talent. Now, with the addition of Mason County, that group got just a little bit better. The second annual OVP Super 10, as voted on by staffers.•wjthin Ohio Valley Publishing, which makes up the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Point Pleasant Register and The Daily Sentinel of Pomeroy, is a fine representation of the boys and girls basketball players in the tri -county area. On the boys side, Donnie Johnson not only helped lead Gallia Academy to lhe Division II regional semifinals, he was a first team Associated Press all-district and an honorable mention All Ohio. The junior guard is now OVP player of the year after an outstanding all-around season. l-Ie only averaged a little over 12 points a game this season, but he was also a key assist player and was a big help with rebounding and stealing the ball. Joining Johnson on the first is teammate Travis team Me Kinniss, while Craig Randolph had a breakout season for Southern to fill the third guard position. Also on first team are forwards Jason Merrick of South Gallia and T.J, Deshuk of Point Pleasant. In fact, Point Pleasant had one of the more impressive seasons under the leadership of seniors Deshuk and second-team honoree Stephen Handley. The Big Blacks went from near the bottom of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League to a secondplace finish , including a late-season win at Logan. Nibert The turn-around was so impressive that Big Blacks' head coach Ritchie Blain, in his third season at Point Pleasant, was named OVP Super 10 coach of the year. Along with Handley on the sec- . ond-team are guards Jordan Hill of Southern and Josh Waugh of South Gallia, along with forwards Cody Dill of Eastern and Wahama's Heath Rickard . ••• River Valley 's Nicole Watkins already had a bright future ahead of her, as the senior forward committed to Western Michigan prior to the season.' So, it should have come to no surprise that Watkins put up the numbers she did, 20.5 points per game and 9, I rebounds a game. With that, Watkins , who helped keep the Raiders in the Ohio Valley Conference title hunt up until the end of the season, earned · player of the year honors on the girls' OVP Super 10. ,Along with Watkins on the first team at forward are Bridget Nibert of Point Pleasant and Gallia Academy's Marissa Dey, a first-team all -district se lection earlier this month . Rounding out the girls ' fi~st team is guard Morgan Weber of Eastern. The OVP Super 10 girls' coach of the year went to Gallia Academy 's Kim Adkins, who lost key starters from last year 's team , but was still able to lead her squad to an 18-4 record and a second-place fini sh in the SEOAL Adkins was also a co-coach of the year on the Division al l-district team. The second team is led off by a couple of Southern guards, Amy Lee and Katie Sayre. They are joined . by forwards Jaynee Davis of Meigs. Gallia Academy' s Chelsea Gooch and Julia Hoffman of Wahama. Southern boys photos were not available Nicole Watkins Player of the Year (GIrls) Sayre Davis Donnie Johnson Player of the Year (Boys) Gooch Baseball '03: Overview Thome, Dusty, Buck bring ·new hope Sosa, Clemens move closer to big marks BY BEH WALKER Associated Press Jim Thome saw a couple of highlights in person, watched a few others on TV. Most everywhere he looked thi s spring, something caught his eye. Soaring home runs by Gary Sheffield and Mo Vaughn. Sharp outings by Greg Maddux and Josh Becl<ett. Steamed rushes by Mike Piazza and Vladimir Guerrero. ~ '"I haven't been in this league too long," Thome said , "but I can see there a lot of impre ssive teams in our division." And it 's not just the NL East, Jim. All over baseball, more clubs than ever are heading into the 2003 season thinking this is their year. boosted by big changes. Former MYPs Jeff Kent and Ivan Rodriguez, two-time Cy Young witF ner Tom Glavine and 20-victory ace Bartolo Colon joined teams that missed the playoffs while Thome, Kevin Millwood and David Bell wound up in Philadelphia. Hideki Matsui and Jose Contreras came to the United States to play in pinstripes. Mike Hampton, Russ Ortiz and Robert Fick went to Atlanta. Dusty Baker, Buck Showalter and Felipe Alou moved into new dugouts. Heck, there\ even opt imism in Tampa Bay - bi II boards around the area are promi sing " It's a Whole New Ballgame" - because Lou Piniella has taken over the bedraggled Devil Rays. "You play so long in this game, you never know.'!' Thome said. "We saw the Angels early last year. Who knew they would win the World Series'/" Fact is, Colon, Thome and Cleveland blanked Anaheim 6-0 in the 2002 major league opener. Seven months later, hack at Edison Field and backed by the Rally Monkey and the ThunderStix , the · hard-hitting Angels beat Barry Bonds and San Francisco in Game 7. Please see Baseball, Bl �Page 82 • &unlla!' t!l:i!Mi -iMntind Fans get first look at Cincinnati Reds' new stadium BY JOHN NOLAN Associated Press CINCINNATI - The clocks in left field weren't synchronized. Metal barriers surrounded unfinished projects in some places. But the sun shone and the fans who attended the first open · house at the Cincinnati Reds' new stadium Saturday saw visions of the past and future. The red seats and whitepainted steel beams and light towers of Great American Ball Park were vibrant in the spring sunlight. Fans walked through clubhouses, batting tunnels, wide concourses and the Batter's Eve Pavilion in center field, which provides a location for private parties as well as a black backdrop for batters looking out from home plate. Men dressed in the vintage uniforms of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, the . nation's frrst professional baseball team, trotted in from left field as the loudspeakers played "if you build it, they will come" from the movie "Field of Dreams." The crowd applauded as a group of Little Leaguers joined the Red Stockings on the field. · Two wall mosaics just inside the $280 million ballpark's main entrance depict the Red Stockings and Cincinnati's mid-1970s "Big Red Machine" championship teams with stars Pete Rose, Tony Perez, Davey Concepcion, Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan. Crosley Terrace serves as the ballpark's entrance and fea- Fans tour the Great American Ballpark, the new home of the Cincinnati Reds, during an open house Saturday in Cincinnati. (AP) lures bronze statues of Crosley Ted Field-era players Kluszewski, Joe Nuxhall, Ernie Lombardi and Frank Robinson. A limestone "Spirit of Baseball'' basrelief on the stadium's exterior shows a young boy in baseball gear along with three ballplayers, with Cincinnati's skyline in the background. Great American Ball Park opens for its frrst game Friday, an exhibition against the Cleveland Indians. The regular season opener is March 31 against Pittsburgh. The ball park and the Cinc.innati Bengals' nearby Paul Brown Stadium, opened in 2000, both resulted from a half-cent county sales tax increase that taxpayers approved in 1996. Jack Reed, 75, a retired engi- neer, said the expanse of green grass brought back memories of attending Reds games in old Crosley Field, which closed in 1970 to be replaced by Riverfront Stadium, later renamed Cinergy Field. Crosley's green grass was a vivid contrast to the bland industrial neighborhood that had surrounded the ballpark, Reed said. "As a kid, the green grass was always an eye-popper," he said. Visitors took snapshots from outfield concourses that give broad views of the Ohio River, passing boats and northern Kentucky. They also photographed the remains, just west of the stadium, of the former Cinergy Field parking garage. Cinergy was demolished Dec. 29 to make room for the new stadium's west concourse and a Reds hall of fame that are yet to be built. . The Reds, responding to complaints of fans that Cinergy Field didn't adequately reflect the team's history, took pains to include more visual tributes in the new stadium to the Reds and Cincinnati. Two steamboat smokestack structures in center field, commemorating the city's history as a river steamboating center, are marked with a sign reading "Cincinnati" and topped with baseball bats sticking up out ~f their tops. The stacks wtll shoot out steam and frreworks for Reds home runs and victories. The concession stands for pizza, ice cream and hot dogs are marked with signs reading "Pete's Pizzeria," "Davey's . Cones" and "Homerun Dogs." Marie-Louise Paddock, 50, a high school English teacher from Cincinnati, and her son, Christian, 12, sat in two of the stadium's 42,263 seats as they shaded their eyes against the bright sun. Paddock, who attended games as a young girl with her father at Crosley Field, said she appreciated the new ballpark's salutes to Cincinnati's history and its relationship to the Ohio River. "It's just fabulous," Paddock said of the new stadium. "Ifs more rer.resentative. I think of the city. ' Her son said he liked watching the Little Leaguers stream out on the field after the vintage Red Stockings players. "It shows us that we all have a future," he said. gone. Edgardo Alfonzo, Ray Trammell in Detroit and Art Cooperstown will be Eddie Durham, Marquis Grissom, Howe with the Mets. With Murray, Gary Carter and Jose Cruz Jr. and Damian the hiring of Bob Melvin, Dayton Daily News writer Moss are among the new- Ned Yost and others, 14 of Hal McCoy. from Page B1 · comers now playing at Pac the 30 current managers were • Piazza and Guerrero will Bell Park. catchers in either the majors miss opening day unless they From Sammy Sosa 's first "Other than Barry, it's hard or mmors. appeal suspensions imposed swing, baseball figures to get to recognize those guys," • Francisco Rodriguez, for brawls m spring tratning. off to a flying start. Angels sparkplug David who won a World Series ring Yankees pitcher David Wells The season also is sure to Eckstein satd. at 20, can now try to become won't miss any time but was be full of debate. Should Pete There also will be a couple the AL Rookie of the Year. fined $100,000 for writing a Rose be eligible for the Hall of new stadiums to see. He qualifies because he book lhe tealti didn't appreciof Fame? And should base· Great American Ball Park pitched only 5 2-3 innings in ate. ball ban ephedra, the h~rb a opens in Cincinnati, where a the regular season. At 19, • San Diego outfielder coroner blamed for contr1but- right-field fence 325 feet Mets shortstop Jose Reyes Phil Nevin is expected to ing t.o the he~tstt:oke death of from home plate makes an could be baseball's best miss the season and Padres Baltimore p1t~hmg . pros~ct . inviting target from Griffey. prospect. closer Trevor Hoffman likely ~teve Bechler m spnng tram- With his hamstrings feeling • Still no word from the is out until the All-Star break mg? . tine, Junior will be on the players' union on whether it because of injuries. Texas There are .certa1.n to be field March 31 when will OK a plan to give the star Alex Rodrtguez hurt his plenty of maJor milestones, · Pittsburgh visits the Reds. winner of th1s year's All-Star neck this spring, but plans to loo · · Rose be there.? . , S . Will game at U.S. Cellular Field, be ready by opening.day. · : S1arnmm ammy goes mto In the argument that stirs formerly the new Comiskey • Is this the end of Rickey ? o~mng day at Shea Stadium fans like no other, Ro.se's sta- Park, the home-field ad van- . Rickey Henderson, baseball's wllh 499 home runs, and tus is still in limbo. tage in the World Series. Also career leader in runs scored, could lead an unprecedented Commissioner Bud Selig has no exact word on how base- stolen bases and walks, is a ·parade mto the 500 club. not yet ruled on Rose's appli- ball plans to avoid another tie man without a team at 44. There are only 17 members cation for reinstatement, in the summer showcase. Also absent: 43-year-oldno~. but that should change leaving the former Reds star • Popular Brewers radio pitcher Mike Morgan, who qu1ckly as Rafael .Palmeiro ineligible for the Hall, and announcer Bob Uecker has played for 22 different (490), Fred McGnff (478) there's no timetable for a should yuck it up when he's clubs in a 25-year pro career. and a healthy Ken Gnffey Jr. decision inducted into the broadcast- Chuck Knoblauch, Delino (4~8) foll?w. . , There;s also no word on ers' wing of the Hall of Fame DeShields and Chuck Finley Yes, It s a thnll, ~~e 34- where the Montreal Expos on July 27. Joining him at don't have jobs yet, either. year-old. Sosa said. But I will eventually end up. They cannot, sit back and ~el:U and are moving _ kind of- this thmk, Oh, my God. I m not year by playing 22 "home" sausfied with that because I games at Hiram Bithorn know my number~. are not Stadium in San Juan, Puetto gomg to stop there. Rico. Roger Clemens, meanAs it turns out, 'the w~Ile, needs seven more vagabond Expos won't play a "':IDS to become the 2! st single game at Olympic p1t~her to post 300 career VIC- Stadium in Montreal until !ones. At 40, the Rocket also April 22. lvomec Eprinex Pour-On 1s the semor example of an "It doesn' t do any good to mcreasmg . number of All- complain about it," Expos Sale Ends March 31, 2003 Stars - thmk Bonds, ~B!IdY manager Frank Robinson Johnson and Curt Sch1lhng, said. "What would that l25i0 ml lvomec Eprinex $42.00 each among them - excelhng at accomplish?" lvomec Eprinex = $108.00 each an.,advanced age. The Phillies surely won't L lvomec Eprinex = $212.00 each .. You might see guys han&- complain that this is their last mg around 25, 27 _years •,! year in crumbly Veterans Stadium, which opened in they can keep domg It, Receive Free Hat with urchase Clemens satd. . 1971. But baseball purists Wllh the two-game senes may not be so happy that the Also save on at the Tokyo Dome between Boston Red Sox have put 280 ZIMECTRIN HORSE WORMER Oakland and Seattle c.anceled seats on top of the Green because of th~ war ~Ith Iraq, Monster at Fenway Park. • $9.59 each • $90.90 for 10 tubes the season Will agam start at Also of note this year: • $171.00 for 20 tubes Anahe1m when the Angels • There are 10 new manhost Showalter and the ~exas agers, including Alan Cattle Vaccines in stock Rangers on Sunday mght, March 30. The An_gels are the first World Senes champion since the 1987 Minnesota Twins to go into the next season with 11M17TOYOTA 1W7 NI88AN the same starting lineup and TACOMA4X4 KINO CAB4X4 rotation. Will standing pat •11113, AMIFM, tll0711, lpoo1 · CO. •lr, II b«<lner~ Super clb, pay off? apor1 wheela lopMCI,IIr, "The changes on our team •nd morw . J)OWer IIHt1ng. "8HIS won't be the big names like '10,885 the Giants but it will be more 1tts DODGE RAM than people have a sense of,i' 35004X4 manager Mike Scioscia said. IIOIM, l ton II' ClUmp bed, "We'll have !fUYS like John du•l ,..., wheel1, Lackey, Francisco Rodriguez red & rotod ._dy. and Brendan Donnelly all '13,885 year for us which is a change. www.seimports.com Our club will be different than last year." Of the 24 players who 592-2497 • 93 Columbus Road appeared in the Senes for San Francisco, however. 11 are BY JOE KAY Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench trotted onto the tield in gray baseball pants and a plain black shirt, taking a spot in the first base coaching box. Mana¥er Bob Boone slipped mto a first-row seat behmd home plate and rested his feet against the protective screen, squinting through wraparound sunglasses. . Cincinnati Reds minor leaguers grabbed bats and slowly limbered up in front of the dugout for what amounted to a pickup game. The seats were empty, the scoreboard was blank and the silence was broken only by seagulls' cries and the smack of the ball hitting Corky Miller's mitt during warmups. This obscure · setting hardly tit the signiticance of the moment. Pete Harnisch was pitching off a major-league mound for the first time since his elbow was rebuilt. "It was a Uttle weird today," Harnisch said Saturday, after pitching three innin~s in the Reds' spring traimng ballpark. "It was a normal feeling taking the mound." Harnisch, 36, is trying to get back to his norm : laughs in the clubhouse, success on the mound and a , spot in the rotation. He's got the first part down. The last two are a work in progress. The right-hander accepted a minor league deal in December with the Reds, who are hoping he can come all the way back from reconstructive elbow surgery last April 21. He was their best starter from 1998-200 l and the off-thewall leader in the clubhouse. He had arthroscopic elbow surgery in 200 l, and the . Reds let him go rather than give him a big contract. He's back on a nonguaranteed contract, filling the clubhouse with one-liners as he works on his elbow. "I've had a blast," Harnisch said. "I Joolred forward to coming h< ·. It's been great f(lr me. ' · ~ ' know me: I'm going to have a good time and wt n it's my turn to work, ' work. I just want to help this team win games. Hopefully, it could be around the corner." He's still got a few corners to turn before he gets to that point. Harnisch threw 47 pitches - 27 of them strikes to players targeted for Double-A on Saturday. He gave up two runs and three hits in three innings, with his fastball topping out at 84 mph. BY ELIZABETH A, Associated Press DAVIS BRISTOL. Tenn.- The grandstand at Bristol Motor Speedway was so packed with seats that Dale Earnhardt once joked there was maybe a sliver of space to jam in more fans. That sliver isn'tthere anymore. The speedway will show off a $30 million expansion when qualifying begins Friday at the Food City 500, the track's' first Winston Cup event of the season. The 13.000-seat expansion began in August after the checkered flag waved in . Jeff Gordon at the Sharpie 500. Now, at 160,000 seats, Bristol Speedway is behind only Indianapolis Motor Speedway (250,000) and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. (167,000). "It just boggles the mind to look around here and see 160,000 seats around a half-mile race track, knowing that there are another 160,000 or more · fans that want tickets to this place," driver Dale Jarrett said. The expansion includes a new section of black seats named Earnhardt Terrace, in honor of the former Winston Cup champion who died in 200 I. Earnhardt made his tongue-in-cheek observation about Bristol after winning the track's August race in 1999 when the speedway already' accommodated 131 ,000 fans and an expansion was under discussion. Bristol holds two Winston Cup races each year, one in March and the other in . :. ·: ·• : : :, :. : : : Members of the Kyger Creek third grade basketball team, which won the KC Tournament earlier this month, are Derek Flint, Trey Noble, Steven Brown, Austin Whobrey, Devin Kirby, Cody Spaun and Coach Steve Flint. · SPRING •' SALES EVENT 0% Q crete put the track out of commission until this week, speedway spokesman Wayne Estes said. . The speedway was built in 1960, and the first race was held in 1961 with 18,000 seats. Bruton Smith, now chairman of Speedway Motorsrorts, bought the Bristol lntemationa Raceway for $26 million in 1996, when it had 71,000 seats. Three months later, 15,000 seats were added and more fans filled the seats. So, he ).ust kept adding seats and more fans. • Our demand is strong here. People are looking for the limit, when the market is going to be saturated," Estes said. The speedway doesn't have much more room to grow. While the Indy track is 2 l/2 miles around and Lowe's is 1 1/2 miles, Bristol is a half-mile, short and steep. "It makes you wonder why someone doesn't wake up and make this the track of the future, the track that should be built in the next markets we go," Jarrett said. "The racing is better and the fans have a better NASCAR experience here than anywhere else." . NASCAR pumps $30 million to $40 million per race into the economy in and around Bristol, twin communities straddling the Tennessee-Virginia border. Hotels within a 150-mile radiu's, from Knoxville to Roanoke, Va., are booked on race weekends. "It's further evidence of what we've known - that Bristol is the most popular track in NASCAR," said Bristol City Manager Tony Massey. .. Finan<ing for 60 months with approved credit or *8000 REBATE ALL NEW TRUCKS tJow through March g1, 2oog '8000 REBATE Carr Hatb! 74-0-446-25g2 SMITH·s~~S 135 Pine St./ Rla180 • Balllpolls. O,.lo 0401 448-2532 "Your family owned and operated Truck Center" Craig Wolters scored 19 points and Maria Stein Marion Local played its usually strong defense to win the Division IV state t:hampionship Saturday, 6~-46 ov~r Convoy Crestview · m Columbus. The Flyers (24-2) became just the third Ohio school to win boys and girls basketball titles in the same season, joining McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley (1994) and Delphos St John's (2002). Marion Local's girls won a Division IV championship last weekend with a dominating defensive performance in a 46-28 victory over Holgate. The boys gave a similar effort, forcing Crestview into 20 turnovers while only losing the ball six times themselves. Wolters, the Division IV tournament MVP, scored eight of his game-high point total in the third quarter as Manon Local built an 11-point leadits largest to that point - and started to seize controL After Crestview (23-4) closed to 42-37 on Andy Shindeldecker's 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter, Marion Local scored the next eight points to push its lead to' 13. Nick Prenger and Wolters scored on drives, Kevin Garman banked in a runner and Mick Bollenbacher hit two free throws to make it 5037 with 4:58 to play. Crestview got no closer than I 0 points after that Kory Lichtensteiger led the Knights with 16 points and 13 rebounds, but the team struggled when its 6-foot-4, 285pound forward - also an allstate offensive lineman in football - didn't touch the ball. Crestview shot 17-of-39 from the field, with only five of those baskets coming from the outside. Evan Purmort added II points for the Knights. Garman scored 13, Chad Otte had nine points and seven rebounds and Nick Prenger added eight points for Marion Local. No. l Parkersburg Catholic in Charleston. Wheeling Central (21-7) won its fifth championship in school history. Parkersburg Catholic (24-3) led three times in the fourth quarter but fell apart down the stretch. The Crusaders turned the ball over 16 times in the second half and 28 overall. Three of their leaders, Vince and Nate Black and Scott Strcula, fouled out in the final three minutes. The Maroon Knights had to turn to other scorers because David Contraguerro was having an off game. He missed I I of his first 13 shots and finished with q points, nine below his average. Justin Jeffrey was the only Parkersburg Catholic scorer in double figures with 12 points. Kenny Church had 12 rebounds. Parkersburg Catholic's only state championship came in 1999. 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Catholic 43 Chris Stephens scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, lifting No. 2 Wheeling Central to .its s~c­ ond straight Class A IItle With a 57-43 win Saturday over • • �· ·Page 84 • ~Unba!' m:inlt5 ·~rntinel . Sunday, March 23, 2003 Sunday, March 23, 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant ' Baseball '03: AL Preview Baseball '03: NL Preview .. 8v MIKE FITZPATRICK Press ~ssociated : As always. the Atlanta Braves plan Co ride their stellar starting rotation tight back into the playoffs. Only this time they' re counting on a different set of arms. : Tom Glavine is gone . So are Kevin Millwood and Damian Moss. · Brought in to replace them were Russ Ortiz, Mike Hampton and Paul Byrd, as the Braves almost complete~ retooled the rotation that has carned them to a record II consecutive ttivision championships. : ...We lost some big names. but we ~lso gained some big names," manager Bobby Cox said. "! think we're strong as ever." :: The Braves did keep their ace, ~igning 36-year-old Greg Maddux to a.$14.75 million deal - the biggest one-year contract in baseball history. : Maddux has looked sharp all ~pring, but the starters behind him will determine whether Atlanta can hold off the improved Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets in the ('JL East. · Philadelphia added free-agent slugger Jim Thome and grabbed Millwood, an IS-game winner last ye~r. in a lopsided trade for minor league catcher Johnny Estrada. : ·Glavine, who spent the past 16 sea$ons in Atlanta. left to sign with the rival Mets, who ligure to bounce back from a last-place finish. :. "For years, I had to answer ques~ions about other teams trying to cinch the Braves," Glavine said. ~Now I'm on one of those teams tryQ1g to catch the Braves." ; Houston should win the Central ~fter adding 2000 NL MVP Jeff Kent. : He joins a powerful lineup that ~!ready included Lance Berkman, Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio, makIng the Astros good enough to finally advance past the opening round of the playoffs and all the way to their first World Series. ·: "We were a step or two from being Champions and this is going to help," owner Drayton McLane said. · The West shapes up as a compelling three-team race between the NL champion San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the . aging Arizona Diamondbacks. . A heahhy Kevin Brown can pitch ·t:he Dodgers to the division title, while Barry Bonds - fresh off his .first trip to the Series - and a slew of cew teammates give the Giants the Wild card again. · ."!just hope that we're able to stay .MJ contention, that's the most impor·(ant thing," Bonds said. "I just hope l)ll the changes, they were the right ehanges." : A look at the N L in predicted order of finish: -EASTATLANTA BRAVES : Hampton (7 -15, 6.15 ERA) is the biggest question mark for the Braves ~fter two awful seasons in Colorado. · .If he can regain the nasty sinker and Sl)preme confidence that made him · one of the best :: pitchers in the ~ · league before ~igning . a $121 million deal with the Rockies, Atlanta will win i{s 12th straight division title. : Ortiz (14-10, 3.61 for San francisco) and Byrd ( 17-11 , 3.90 with J<ansas City) each surpassed 200 ~nings last year. Maddux ( 16-6, 2.62) will try to become the first pitcher in baseball history to win at lea~t 15 games in 16 consecutive seasons. The outfield of Gary Sheffield (.307, 25 HRs, 84 RB!s, 23 SBs), Chipper Jones (.327, 26, I00) and Andruw Jones (.264, 35, 94) anchors the lineup. Robert Fick ( 17 HRs, 36 2Bs for Detroit) should add some punch at ftrst base. The overhauled bullpen is a concern except for John Smoltz (55 saves) - the last holdover from the 1991 team that started the streak of division championships. PHILADELPHIA PIIILLIFS The Phillies are coming off their 14th losing record in 16 years, but they should challenge Atlanta in their final season at Veterans Stadium. An $85 million, six-year deal lured Thome (.304, 52, 118, .445 OBP) away from Cleveland. The suddenly freespending Phillies also added third baseman David Bell and locked up young slugger Pat Burrell (.282, 37, 116) with a $50 million, six-year extension. Millwood (18-8, 3.24) gives the team its first true ace since Curt Schilling was traded, and Vicente Padilla (14-11, 3.28) is a nice No. 2 starter. The bullpen is the biggest problem. Jose Mesa (45 saves) must be reliable. NEW YORK METS The Mets made a concerted effort to bring some classy guys into the clubhouse, but if that doesn't translate into wins on the fteld GM Steve Phillips could lose his job. Glavine .(l8-ll, 2.96), who will be 37 when the season starts, faded in the second half last year. The twotime Cy Young winner must show he still has enough left to lead a pitching staff. Cliff Floyd (.288, 28, 79 with Florida, Montreal and Boston) could have a big year batting between Roberto Alomar and Mike Piazza. The Mets are counting on Roger Cedeno, Mo Vaughn and Jeromy Burnitz to bounce back from extremely disappointing seasons.· The defense (league-worst 144 errors) is still shaky, but the bullpen is solid. Mellow manager Art Howe might be just the right guy for this bunch. MONTREAL EXPOS This should finally be the Expos' last season in Montreal. They play 22 "home" games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to try to increase revenue, and baseball hopes to pick a city for them to move to by the All-Star break. Wherever they wind up Portland, Ore., Washington and northern Virginia are the leading candidates - the Expos could bring the core of a promising young team. Vladimir Guerrero (.336, 39, Ill, 40 SBs) and Jose Vidro (.315, 19, 96) are two of baseball's most exciting players. GM Omar Minaya was forced to trade 20-game winner Bartolo Colon, but Javier Vazquez still leads a capable rotation. Hall of Farner Frank Robinson is back for his second season as manager. FWRIDA MARLINS Florida is still waiting for all its tal- winning season since 1992. ented young pitchers to emerge and GM Dave Littlefield made some could struggle in a strong division. fiscally shrewd moves in the offseaAII-Star catcher son, signing right-hander Jeff Suppan Ivan Rodriguez and ex-Giants (.314, 19, 60 with Kenny Lofton Texas) was signed and Reggie to provide stabiliSanders (.250, 23, ty and help sell 85) for bargain tickets. prices. Josh Beckett hopes to overcome the Lofton and blister problems that slowed his Sanders seem to win no matter where development last season. A.J. Burnett they go. They join two-time All-Star (12-9, 3.30, 203 Ks) paces a hard- Brian Giles (.298, 38, 103, .450 OBP) throwing rotation. in the outfield. Look for third base- CENTRALman Aramis Ramirez to have a HOUSTON ASTROS bounce-back season. The Astros have won the division Kris Benson (9-6, 4.70) appears four times since 1997, but never fully recovered from elbow surgery advanced to the NLCS. This could be two years ago and will start opening the year. day. The rest of the young rotation has Biggio, a four-time Gold Glove sec- shown promise, and unheralded Mike ond baseman, agreed to move to cen- Williams (46/50 saves) is one of the ter field to make room for Kent (.313, league's best closers. 37, 108 for San Francisco), who figCINCINNATI REDS ures to enjoy the short left-field porch As the Reds move into a new ballat homer-happy park, they hope Ken Griffey Jr. finds Minute Maid his old swing. · Park. Junior (.264, 8, 23) got only 197 atGood luck get- bats last year because of hamstring ting through a 3- injuries and has been a major disap4-5 trio that also pointment since coming home to includes Bagwell Cincinnati before (.291, 31, 98) and Berkman (.292, 42, the 2000 season. 128.. 405 OBP). But .he's had a Roy Oswalt (19-9, 3.01, 208 Ks) huge and could win the Cy Young Award. He healthy - spring and Wade Miller (15-4, 3.28, 144 Ks) training. have the stuff to dominate a playoff Adam Dunn series. No. 3 starter Shane Reynolds is (.400 OBP, 26, 71) and Austin Keams coming off back surgery. (.315, 13, 56 in 107 games) round out The bullpen is terrific, with closer .a nice outfield. Billy Wagner (35/41 saves) and setup · Closer Danny Graves (32 saves) is man Octavio Dote! (6-4, 1.85). being converted into a starter, which CHICAGO CUBs . says an awful lot about the rotation. Sammy Sosa is one home run shy Jimmy Haynes (15-1 0, 4.12) is the of 500 and the Cubs are not far from best of the bunch. contending after stockpiling young MILWAUKEE BREWERS talent the last few years. New manager Ned Yost, a former Kerry Wood (12-11, 3.66, 217 Ks) backupcatcherfortheBrewers, wantand Mark Prior (6-6, 3.32, 147 Ks) ed this job badly. Well, here it is. provide a hard-throwing 1-2 punch at Richie Sexson the top of the rota(.279, 29, 102) is tion. Matt the lone bright spot on offense. Clement ( 12-11 , 3.60, 215 Ks) also Ben Sheets (11appears ready to 16, 4.15, 170 Ks) come into his looks to rebound own. from a sophomore slump. On offense, Sosa (.288, 49, 108) Yost was a coach in Atlanta the past needs more help from Moises Alou 12 years so he'll have to get used to (.275, 15, 61). losing - a lot. The Brewers set a Three-time NL mana!ler of the year franchise record with I 06 losses last Dusty Baker brings a wmning attitude season, and it could get even worse. from San Francisco. He'll have to be -WESTpatient, however- this team is probLos ANGELES DODGERS ably a year or two away. · A deep pitching staff could put the ST. Lours CARDINALS Dodgers in the playoffs for the first The Cardinals pulled together after time since 1996. the death of pitcher Darryl Kile last High-priced starters Brown and season and reached the NLCS. It's Darren Dreifort, both coming off har? to anticipate them going, that far serious injuries, appear healthy and agam. confident. Odalis Perez (15-10, Matt Morris (17-9, 3.42) is the staff 3.00) flirted with · ace, but there are a perfect game questions about three times last the back end of year and is the rotation and in poised for a ·bullpen. breakout season. the Woody Williams Hideo Nomo (9-4, 2.53 in 17 (16-6, 3.39, 193 Ks) and Kazuhisa starts) must stay healthy. Ishii (14-10, 4.27) are also back. Albert Pujols (.314, 34, 127) has The offense will probably still crushed the ball all spring, and All- struggle . to score runs at times, Star third baseman.Scott Rolen (.266, althou!lh Fred McGriff (.273, 30, 31, 110) is ready for his first full sea- 103 w1th the Cubs) should provide son in St. Louis. more protection for slugger Shawn Center fielder Jim Edmonds is Green (.285. 42, 114). already banged up and closer Jason Rookie sec.ond baseman Joe Isringhausen (32/38 saves) will prob- Thurston hit .334 at Triple-A last ably start the season on the disabled season, Brian Jordan (.285, 18, 80) list following shoulder surgery. is a winner and Jim Tracy is a bright PrrrsBURGH PIRATES manager. The Pirates could have their first The bullpen is missing an ex peri- enced lefty, but GM Dan Evans has plenty of time to shop. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Bonds, the only five-time MVP in baseball history, came within six. outs of a World Series title last year. Now lle wants 1m.other chance. The lineup around him looks completely different: Kent, Bell, Sanders and Lofton are gone, while Ray Durham, Edgardo Alfonzo, Jose Cruz Jr. and M a r q .u i s Grissom have arrived. Alfonzo (.308, 16. 56 with the Mets) will bat behind Bonds, hoping to prevent pitchers from walking him a record 198 times again - 68 intentional. Jason Schmidt ( 13-8, 3.45, 196 Ks) has the stuff to be a true No. · l starter. Robb Nen (43 saves) still anchors a solid bullpen. Felipe Alou, 67, replaces Baker in the dugout. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Winners of three NL West titles in four years, this team always has a chance because of Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. But Arizona is getting old. Still looking for reliable starters to follow their two aces, the Diamondbacks added Elmer Dessens (7-8, 3.03 for Cincinnati) and moved reliever ByungHyun Kim (8-3, 2.04, 36 saves) into the rotation. 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OF Carlos Beltran (.273, 29, 105, 35 skeptics doubt whether they can repeat Roy Halladay (19-7, 2.93) has devel- SBs) and IB Mike S.weeney (.340, 24, as champions. oped into an ace and 86) are top-notch hitThat shouldn't be surprising, consider38 Eric Hinske ters but there's little · h A 1 h d (.279, 24, 84) was else there for managmg t e nge s a never w. on a playoff the Rookie of the er Tony Pena. Beltran series before their shocking run through Year. CF Vernon might not last the seaOctober last year, they play in baseball's 'f h 1 toughest division, and they're comjf-ting Wells (.275, 23, 100) son 1 t e Roy as., · 1 ·th h h' is emerging as a decide to trade him 111 a eague WI t e rgh-paid A 1-Star force in the tru.·ddle of the lineup with I B instead of losin. g him to free agency. team known as the New York Yankees. "I ' m sure people don't think we'll be Carlos Delgado (.277, 33, 108). Top starters Paul Byrd and Jeff Suppan the team to beat," Erstad said. ''The 28 Orlando Hudson and SS Chris are gone, leaving Runelvys Hernandez Woodward a young, talented duo in as the top pitcher. Yankees have the whole history and the middle are of the infield and Shannon DETROIT TIGERS everything, while we did it just one year. Stewart (.303, 103 runs) is one of the The biggest names on this team will be But we feel like we can do it agairi." better leadoff hitters. in the dugout _ new manager Alan Getting out of AL West could be a Cory Lidle. (8-10, 3.89) needs to be Trammell and coaches Kirk Gibson and problem for Anaheim, which won the more consistent as a No. 2 starter in Lance Parrish. Series as a wild-card team last year. T.oronto than he was as a No. 4 in The stars of the Tigers • 1984 champiOakland has made three straight post- Oakland. onship team would have a hard enough season appearances; Seattle's 209 wins BALTIMORE ORIOLES time making Detroit the gast two seasons are the most in The Orioles spent the spring dealing a contender ·. again base all; and Texas is improved under with the aftermath of the death of minor even if they were in new skipper Buck Showalter. 't h Ste B hi their prime as playThe Angels will try to repeat with 1eague pi c er ve ec er. essentially the same roster as last yearAfter going 4-32 to finish last year, the ers. . Moving in the backup outfielder En.·c Owens is the Orioles need lots of help - especially on offense Marty ' fences at Comerica most noteworthy addition. · Cordova was the Park will help the game's most anemic t '5 I d' h'tt ''The fact that we will have a pennant 1 er offense. Unfortunately for Detroit, the flying over our stadium is a nice decoraearn ea mg at .253, and Jay . opposition will benefit even more by the tsiot n to hav~d," "Bgenerahl !"~nager Bi.ll Gibbons ( 28 HRs) change. and Tony Batista (31 Lefties Mike Maroth and Andy Van oneman sa1 . ut w at s Important IS what's ahead. We have to play well if HRs) are the only Hekken have 26 career starts between we're going to have a shot to win our real power threats. them but will be counted on to lead the division." RHP Rodrigo Lopez (15-9, 3.57) and rotation. The Athletics, led by aces Barry Zito, closer Jorge Julio (5-6, 1.99, 25 saves) -WESTMark Mulder and Tim Hudson, are the excelled as rookies. Omar Daal gives OAKLAND A1HLETICS pick to repeat in the West, finally make it Baltimore its first lefty starter in five After falling short in Game .5 of V1e as! the first round and all the way to the opening round of the playoffs the past years. enes. TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS three years, the A's will finally break "We're tire~ of watch~?g other JJC?Ple New manager Lou Piniella is in for a through this season under new manager play l~ter on m t~,te year, Mulder sa1d. long season. Piniella has never lost 90 Ken Macha. Bu!1ftheydon tgetofftoagoodstart, games in a season and is taking over a Cy Young winner Zito (23-5, 2.75), th~re s a c~anc~ they could t?tde ~p team that has lost at least 90 in all five of Mulder (19-7, 3.47) and Hudson (15-9, M1guel TeJada mstead of losmg h1m to , its seasons _ including at least 100 the 2.98) are the biggest free ag~ncy at the end of the season. past two years. reasons why They .11 also hav~ I? get by the Yankees Piniella got his wish to move closer to Oakland should be and t~eu $.150 m1lhon payroll. For th,e home but ended up the favorite in the first lime smce 1998, the ~ankees don t about as far away in division. e';lter the seaso~ as de~en~mg ~ chamthe standings as he Tejada (.308, 34, p1ons after be1';1g .ehtrunated m four · could be after leav131) . and 3B Eric g~r_n~s by An~e1m m the frrst round. . ing Seattle. Chavez (.275, 34, 109) form the best left I.~ s somethmg you should. re~emThe Devil Rays are side of the infield in baseball and DH ber, shortstop Derek _Jeter smd. You . committed to a youth Erubiel Durazo and CF Chris Singleton should remember how II feels whe~ you movement but it will take time to devcyl- are good additions to the lineup. lose. Yo~ ~~ould not want to expenence op those players. ,. , ANAHEIM ANGELS . ·- ' Carl Crawford, Rocco Baldelll and ·· A relentless offense, ·overpowering that agam. Ow?er George Stem brenner clearly Josh Hamilton could provide an exciting bullpen and the Rally Monkey led the doesn t. .. . . outfield of the future, although Baldelli Angels to the World Series title last seaHe, sp~nt .the offseason c~Itlcrzmg is being rushed to the majors and son but might not be enough in 2003. Jeter~ mghthfe, the work ethic of Joe Hamilton hasn't made it past Class A. World Series MVP Troy Glaus (30 Torres coachmg staff and outspe~dm~ LH Joe Kennedy (8-ll, 4.53) is the HRs, 111 RBis) looks poised for a everyo.ne for Japanese slugger Hidek:i most dependable starter and Dewon breakout year and Matsu1 and Cuban pttcher Jose Brazelton will get a shot in the rotation Garrett Anderson · h' d f 11 Contreras (.306, 29, 123) can .· k w1.11 edge ou t Bos ton m . the m 1s secon uCENTRAL year a pro. New "10r no longer be considEast, but !he age of the pitching staff will J\fiNNilSOTA ~ ered underrated. catch up .m October. . . . The Twins overcame contraction Pesky David The Red ~ox grea~ly Improved thetr attempt to make it all the way to the Eckstein makes the dept~ and wrll make tt back to the pl~y- ALCS as one of the best feel-good sto- offense go. offs as the Wild-card team after fallmg ries in 2002. One of baseball's youngest The starting rotation was good enough short the past three years. teams could be even better this year. in the postseason but doesn't have an The Cent;al w1ll be a two-te~m race LHP Kenny Rogers was signed in overpowering pitcher. between Mmnesota and the White Sox., spring training. to rer.Iace injured Eric Jarrod Washburn (18-6, 3.15 ERA) who added 2~-ga~e wmner B~olo Mtlton. Brad Radke and John Lackey (9-4, 3.66) lead the Colon. The Twms w1ll edge ont Chrcago (9-5, 4. 72) and Joe staff, but Ramon Ortiz (40 HRs allowed) · at the end. . . Mays ( 4-8, 5.38) is inconsistent and Kevin Appier and . A look at the AL m predicted order of were slowed by Aaron Sele don't strike fear in anyone. Francisco fm1sh: injuries and need to Troy · Percival and Rodriguez can be unhittable at times in be healthy this seaNEW YOERAKSYTA-;KilES the bullpen. son for the Twins. Led by 2B Alfonso Soriano (.300, 39, CF Torii Hunter (.289, 29, 94. Gold TEXAS RANGERS 102) and Jason Giambi (.314, 41, 122), Glove) is one of the most exciting playAfter two straight last -place finishes the Yankees should have the best offense ers in baseball but needs more help from with Alex Rodriguez, the Rangers are in the game no matter how well Matsui the right side of the plate from young- hoping Showalter can return Texas to adjusts. sters Dustan Mohr and Michael the team that won three division titles in The potential problems for New York Cuddyer. four years. . are on the deep pitching staff. Despite an Eddie Guardado had a team-record 45 Hitting won't be a problem even with · C Ivan Rodriguez overabundance of saves in first full season as a closer. starters, many of CHICAGO WHITE Sox gone to Florida. Rodriguez (.300, 57, them come with The addition of Colon to a staff that 142) is the best playquestions. already includes 19-game winner Mark er in the league, and Roger Clemens Buehrle makes the White Sox a legiti(13-6, 4.35) turns 41 mate contender. is joined by I B . · in August and David Jon Garland (12-12, 4.58) and Dan Palmeiro Rafael Wells (19-7, 3.75) tums40 in May. Mike Wright (9-4 in sec- (.273, 43, 105) to form a fearsome duo ond half) provide in the middle of the lineup. Mussina (18-10, 4.05) was inconsistent def.th. Billy Koch RF Juan Gonzalez is looking · to last hear, Andy Pettitte needs to stah healt y for the entire year, and dJe. f (1 -4, 3.27 ERA, 44 bounce back from an injury-plagued Weaver has to show he can succee m saves), on his third year and INFs Hank Blalock and Mark New York. team in three years, Teixeira are two of the top young hitting Closer Mariano Rivera's shoulder can be overpowering prospects in baseball. bothered him last year and no longer can but is also inconsistent. Ugueth Urbina (40 saves) and Esteban be counted on for the four- and five-out The lineup is formidable with five 25- Yan (19 saves) upgrade the bullpen and saves manager Joe Torre asks for. Set-up homer hitters last season. Magglio John Thomson, lsmael Valdes and Ryan men Chris Hammond and Steve Karsay Ordonez (.320, 38, 13.5) and Paul Drese should help the rotation. have been slowed by injuries in the Konerko (.304, 27, 104) are dangerous SEATTLE MARINERS . Seattle went from 116 wins in 200 I to spring. hitters and Frank Thomas (.252, Z8, 92) BOSTON RED Sox could be poised for a bounce-back sea- 93 last year, one of the biggest drops in Pedro Martinez, Derek Lowe, Manny baseball. Another big fall could come . d son. Ramirez, Nomar Garc1aparra an again for an aging team that lost CLEVELAND INDIANS Johnny Damon provide as talented a Piniella. After a decade of dDminance in the AL core as any team 111 baseball. Bob Melvin has a Central, the Indians are rebuilding and Manager Grady Little is counting on should be in good shape within a year or tough task in his first Tim Wakefield (11-5, lio\'0. mana~erial job. 2.81 ERA) to have Melvm's NL-style They have some good ,Pieces to start another good season play should fit well with, mcluding INF and LHP Casey m spacious Safeco Brandon Phillips, 1B Fossum (S-4, 3.46) t.o Travis Hafner and C Field with speedy Ichiro Suzuki (.321, show why the Red Ill runs, 31 SBs) and Randy Winn (27 Victor Martinez. Sox. refused to give steals) at the.top of the lineup. Slugger Jim him up for Colon. Edgar Martinez, the 40-year-old DH. Thome will be 2B Todd Walker and lB Jeremy missed, leaving Ellis is showing signs of aging and batted Giambi bring more patience to the line- Burks (.301, 32, 91) as the only proven .277 last season, his lowest average since 1993. up.The Red Sox will go WI'thout a trad'•- power bat in the lineur. Freddy Garcia (5-5, 5.65 ERA in final C.C. Sabathia (13~ I, 4.37) needs to tiona! closer. Alan Embree, Ramiro develop into an ace and Danys Baez has Z 1/2 months) needs 'to be more consisMendoza, Mike Timlin and Bob Howry to show that he can be a legitimate clos- tent. will share the duties. CHEVROLET 7 40-446-3672 CHIVY wnLII ntiQ" 2000 r .. A,IIV 414 Truck 1998 24 Terry Camper 5300 VB, Auto Trans. - Camper has expando . unit. Just in time for Camping Season! Sold as a pair or separate! 2000 Chevrolet I ~ ; 1111 WEEKlY SPECI Associated Press ' ll!,mtrs -eennnet • Page 1:15 • Angels out to prove '02 not a fluke, Yanks trying to get back on top Braves chase another title with revamped rotation ~uttlla!' 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Recently I paid a visit to the Bass Pro Shop's Outdoor World store near Cincinnati, and the throng packed inside the store was more reminiscent of a department store on the day after Thanksgiving. The shelves were full of merchandise, !llld shoppers packed the aisles, whisking many expensive items off the shelves and up to the cash registers all apparently disregarding the recession economy. . People that already hunt are getting oot and hunting more, according to one report. A recent survey by the National Shooting Spoils Foundation found that 24 percent of hunters got out and hunted more in 1999, as compared with 16 percent in a 1995 survey. Add to that . Jim Freeman IN THE OPEN information that 77 percent of hunters said they participated in target shooting activities in 1999, as compared to 55 percent in 1995. On the buying end, 72 percent and 75 percent of respondents said they purchased a rifle or shotgun, respectively, withill the past five years, as compared to 44 percent and 41 percent in 1995. Looks like we're getting more involved in our spoil. Hopefully, we're taking the time to recruit new hunters and shooters. Borrowing from the NSSF's Recruitment and Retention News, a simple three-minute exercise may help you convin~e a non-shooter to take up the sport, or at least make them more accepting of guns and hunting. This method ha~ been successfully used with more than 25,000 people in the past two years. Instructors find it hard to believe how effective it is at changing attitudes: r.rovide flTSt-time shooters with a no-fat! shooting experience, and give them a take-home target "trophy." First shooting experiences need to be kept uncomplicated, so the fun and sense of accompli shment become the memorable pa11 of the experience. Try it at family reunions, organization meetings or use your imagination to incorporate it into local events. Here's how this change-of-attitude method works: 1. Determine eye dominance using the thumb method. With both eyes open sight along your outstretched arm and use your upturned thumb to cover a distant object. Close your right eye. If the object remains covered you are righteye dominant. 2. Have the shooter sitting and pro- vide a forearm rest to allow a beginner to easily hold the firearm safely. 3. Use a red dot sight so they don't have to learn about iron sights. 4. Use an airgun so there is minimum noise and recoil. The airgun must shoot three or four pellets without being removed from the shoulder, so once the shooter has it in position he or she tends to hit the same spot. You benefit by being able to have more people shoot in a sholler period of time. 5. Shoot pellets rather than BB's so accuracy is better and safety increased. 6. Shoot at 16 to 20 feet so shooters easily hit the target. 7. Shoot a "reactive" target so shooters see where they are hitting. The target is then given to the shooter as a memento of their success . Skipping or substituting any one item greatly reduces the positive results, the report said. The NSSF recommends a Crosman 1077 airgun, which has a 12shot cylinder, and adhesive Shoot-N-C targets attached to a preprinted 8 112 x II sheet of paper as all the tools need- ed. The same could be said of fishing as well: set up youngsters with simple, basic equipment in a scenario promotes a high probability of success - dangling worms under a bobber in a f~ pond for bluegills for instance. A Simple fishing outfit, one costing less than $20, will suit the job just fi ne. Youngsters can also practice casting out in the yard using a rubber weight. One the child has learned how to cast with reasonable accuracy and reliability, then it's time to hit the farm pond. In my experience, youngste ~ don't care what they catch, or how big their fish are, as long as they are catching something. Other fishing skills can be honed later. So now that it appears spring has sprung, dust off those fishing poles and take a youngster fishing. (lim Freeman is wildlife specialist f or the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. He can be contacted weekdnys at992-4282 or aljim-fre eman@oh.nacdnet.org) The 'Bike Czar' is busy promote cycling CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -· Jack KJim's official title is bike coordinator for the West Virginia Division of Tourism. But the title painted on his spanking-new bicycle describes the post a little better: "Bike Czar." Since November, Klim has crisscrossed the state, lining up resources he' II need to accomplish an ambitious goal·. "I· want to make West Virginia the No. I bicycling destination in the United States,'' he says. He got the job after a handful of influential legislators decided to try to elevate the state's status in the cycling world. "They believed we could command as big a market for cycling as we do for skiing and whitewater raftiitg," Klim explains. "'TheY. needed someone to bring hfe to the effort and to turn cy~ing into a key tourism component." . The timing couldn't have worked out better for Klim, a Huntington entrepreneur who had just sold a successful metal-forgings business and · had gone into semiretirement. For a former marathon runner with an engineering degree, a master's degree in business administration from Harvard l!fld 30 years worth of high606rgy work experience, the ti'ansition to a rocking chair and & TV remote turned out to be a ~it too jarring. :'1was restless," he admits. "I just had way too much energy for my surroundings." . When approached about the bicycle coordinator's job, Klim decided to put his restless energy to work. · He dove into the job by drawing up a business plan. The plan Identifies the assets Klim has to work with and the challenges he needs to overcome. The challenges include two dynamics that have held West Virginia back for years. ''Even though it's unjustified, we have a hillbilly image to overcome," Klirn says. "And we have a lot of parochial interests fighting for a fairly limited set of financial resources. But those sorts of things can be overcome, and we have a lot of assets to overcome them with." KJim calls those assets his "ingredients for success." Chief among them, he says, is ·the state's mountainous terrain. "West Virginia is one of the most scenic, most exciting places to ride a bike in the entire country," he says. "In the East, no other state comes close." Before he can raise West Virginia's visibility in other parts of the country, however, Klim says he needs to increase cycling's visibility inside the state. "We need to develop four products," he says. "One, we need to get more middle- and high-school-age kids cycling. Two, we need to get adul ts - Mr. and Mrs. John Q. West Virginian - more interested in cycling. Three, we need to support anything in the private sector that promotes cycling, such as bike shops and bike-touring outfi tters. And four, we need to promott! more bike racing in the state, because racing helps to get people off the couch and onto their bikes." The groundwork for promoting cycling in sc[]ools was laid earlier in the year when state Sen. Walt Helmick, DPocahontas, began a push to make mountain biking an interscholastic ·sport. Klim has taken up the cause, and he says the response has been encouraging. . "I've been to 10 schools so far, and everyone has expressed some enthusiasm about it," he says. "What's really encouraging is that in four of .the schools, the idea seemed to generate some real electricity." To get ideas for how to reach the rest of the population, Klim has been picking the brains of the people who know cyclists best - bike shop owners. "I've probably dropped in ort half the shop owners in the state already," he says. "They ' ve given me some good ideas for getting a bicycle campaign started. Eventually, I'd like to see us establish a statewide bicycle council that would allow people to get together and explore ideas to promote the pastime." Klim 's easiest job of product development should come in the area of race promotion. "We've got a great resource already in place - the West Virginia Mountain Bike Association," he says. "For an organization run by volunteers, it's accomplished some amazing things. Ten years ago, it sanctioned a seven-race annual series. Now it sanctions 21 races a year, and those races pull in riders from a 10-state region." The Mountain State also is home to two nationally recognized mountain bike races, the 24 Hours of Snowshoe and a stop on the National Off-Road Bicycle Association's circuit of four major races. "We're pretty well represented .as far as mountain biking is concerned," Klim says. "My goal is to try to get road racing better established, with the idea of eventually pulling in a 'Tour of West Virginia' stage race." He acknowledges that road racing - and road cycling in general - won't be as easy to establish because the state's rough, shoulderless highways and abundance of free-roaming dogs make road riding a challenge. "On the other hand, we have an abundance of lightly traveled secondary roads that run through the same scenic terrain as the mountain bike_trails," he says. "There has to be a way to promote that." Klim says his greatest challenge will probably lie in getting government officials and legislators to commit the fmancialresources that will be needed. "We have plenty of commitment on the participant side. We're going to need it on the government side to make a lot of these things happen," he says. · But if all goes 'according to Klim's plan, West Virginia's cycling landscape will be significantly different in the nottoo-distant future. "Five years from now, I think we'll have cycling as a sport in middle schools and high schools," he says. "Cycling will be promoted to families for its health benefits, and as a vehicle for famil y togetherness_,, Inside: Cook of the Week, Page C2 Health & Fitness, Page C3 g Celebrations, Pages C4-5 Beverly Gettles book review, Page C6 Page Cl Sunday, March 23, 2003 Jim Epli ng, a Civil War reenactor from Kentucky, gives tips on putting a Union or Confederate cavalryman· s costume together fo r the bicente nnial obse rvance. His comments and display included not only clothing but weapons . Civil Wa·r fashion back in vogue for b'i'centennial· BY CHARL£NE ·HOEFL!CH News editor · Photos by .Charlene Hoeflich POMEROY, Ohio ~ As the observance of Ohio's·bicentennial moves right along numerous activities geared toward recreating significant events of the past 200 years. are taking plaee . in the Bend "Now you can think about your call, not how long it is." Area. . In Meigs County ·preparatiO'Ils are being made for not only one of the Ohio Bicentennial Commission's signature eventS~ the Civil Wit: Reenactment of Morgan 1s R~idets · across Vinton and Meigs counties· - but for numerous activities' depicting lifestyle in Ohio in the. 180Qs. . From now until Sept 3, when nearly '200 reenactment cavalrymen mount !herr horses a't. Wilkesville to begin a three:<'ay, 42•llllle ride tracing ,the route which -.Morgan ·tool<: .across the , two counties, area n;siaents will be busy readying for :that step back in tiine. . . ... Pedo<l· costuming is at) .importi!Dt .part .q f 1\ny b~centel)ilial scetre· and last week ' mp~ ,fuan a ht.indr¢ men' an<! women ga!hered at the Senior.Ci!izens Center to !lear {lro(ess'ionaj.s in.,de!lign at:~a .Civil ,,$11f1 ,reeriru:~rs .\li1k t~.~· ~~~5ti~p '~:f.ne1,Ct@ll~l ~..~.· ere lessP,Q~~. in·~~:::IDi~.g~c;.r PI_ecwtil cre~e-r,yster­ . , Sllqo~, tQ mAJr;ng gownS •and ·ai·rn-n,. Regional plan includes: • 12-state coverage area • Unlimited local nights & weekends • Nationwide long distance • Share your minutes with up to 3 people when you sign up for ShareTalk• • 300 bonus regional ANYTIME minutes per month for each ShareTalk line added ($?0/mo.)* Ask about our great phone offers. The Sony Ericsson• T206 is avai lable exclusively at U.S. Cellular: Audiovox' 9150 Audiovox' 8500 Sony' T206 • • US.We Cellular. connect with you: Winner of Outsta nding Customer SerVice Award ·Wire less Review Magazine .·iY:o.'.it~ .."nA ... "' ·• IW. 'T~· fri\m •ne"' .. "v£ . · JUS ri-:t~,. , 'ii.i! !It!'".,.,.r'~ . ':flgS, '-'>' ~ij&J~~pt,S a . reasq!)~bl,e ~ost. 1- • • ,. · Whlle empbas:t~ was on making gowns for the ~ivil War'bllll, which will take place on Chester Conitnorts at the 9-Q~!~swn of the . Raiders' · tiUe, geriod l!tistiiJII!ltg.wUI be f~atured at olhtl!1eounty everits. . · . ' •. A contest. be held on May 10 a~ .Meigs · ' Glounty's . Bicentemiial ;l u~m~cp)riin~ ;pn. •. the;,Rock spri~gs ~ F,atrgrounds. A:,,ptoroenade of teproduc• 't1o11 ·goWns will. · be a feature; of the" ' ~omeroy Mercbants Association's cele~ bration OJ); $ept. ~. , {,, · ExperieJ);Ced . costume designers · ;;§chuy!ei;;Cone, an Ohio Uhlvetsity ptp• • fes~or ,o_f design, and Meigs . <:;ounty . ' battve Ltz Blaettnar-Golowenski, a peo:~{ld costume seamstress, gave histories of ,·!)esign and showed costumes empl\asiz- ' · ing the 1865 Civil Wm- Nriod. ili. Cone noted that "the bOdy was subor,;.d in.ated by beautiful clothing shapes" i('tlllrin$ that period. S~e 11avi! tips on how ~ 'costumes for the uJ>commg events can be made from "things ih the closet, retle. fined by adding tlti.llgs." • . H~r s~gg,e~tll>flS, i.pcluded C!Cllting f.lie '."Cagedcnnollne look by layeqng nume~­ \'•ous skirts .to give (qllne~s' and makidg ,•,blouaes w;th the popular puffed sleeves '. of that time. period by taKing oversized ,, pten's. shirt, adding elastic at the wrist., ,then pushing ·.the sleeves up to provide r the pu(f. · ·, ·Biaettnar•Golowenski displayed · gowns frorn the Civil .War era and. the ,'·t(ia.TS jmm~diately following which. she ! ad made: her synojlsis.offashion, she ·. alked not only about i\eriod gowns and . their peculiarities, but the hats, the shoes, ·e~en the ,u.nderpinnings - the iv~ry cotton knee-length chemises whi~h ·were v.;orn undet: .the goWlll!, the (llltticoats to gwe fullne.ss. arlq. the req01rtd CO!lCts with sleel ~ning an? )ac~g up the back uS!ld to :jebieve the nght silhouette. , Modeling !wr gatlllents were,bet moth~ • er, Bllie B]Mftnar, 1\ two-piece green day dress of cotton homespun worn over a hoop, her sister, Mary Stewart, a white cotton voile ·walking dress with tucks, fancy appliques and lace everywhere, · and her niece, Jessica Blaettnar, a ·three piece Victorian print brocade with lace dickey under a jacket. · Barbara. Kemper, f~riJI.c,:rly of Our House Museum m Gallipohs, and Anna McCoy of the Mason County Patni. Museum, g ave suggestions on how to make a good-looking pe;riod costume on a budget by buyi11g right and being ·\(reative. Several gowns they had made were modeled during the afternoon. McCoy also noted that she has an extensive collection of C ivil War era gowns for rent for those who prefer not to. make their own. the will Da rrell Markijohn encourages the women to come dressed for the occasion and ready to dance at the Bicenntenial Ball on the Chester Commons after the cavalrymen ride into town on Sept. 5. Markijohn is organizer of the 200 Civil War reenactors who over three days wi II trace Morgan Raiders ' route through Vinton and Meigs counties. Civil War ball gow.ns made by tri-county residents were a feature of last week's period costuming workshop. Here Margaret Bing and Betty Rimmey of the Mason County Ladies Aide SOciety of Civil War Reenactors mooel their gowns. 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An accomplished cook herself, and an avid • cookbook collector, Swift has created her own repertoire CJf recipes using ·family-favorite dishes and rec ipes she 's picked out of fire department, church and school cookbooks. "The good cook's secret is to try a basic recipe, but to add to it," Swift said. "Adding or substituting ingredients in someone else's recipe can make all the difference." Like most good cooks, Swift doesn't always follow even her own recipes. "Even my favorite recipes vary a little bit from time to tlme," Swift said. "I add a little of this, or a little of that, depending on what I have in my cupboard and what sounds good." · Swift once substituted strained bacon grease for oil in a chocolate cake recipe, and the cake was a bona fide birthday hit. Her pumpkin pie . Jliways receives rave reviews, and she readily admits that she omits all spices except for cinnamon in the pie, and she doubles the measure for it. Swift is also famous for her chocolate chip cookies - but that recipe is a closely guarded secret. Another of Swift's favorite recipe s, for cherry cheesecake, can be customized for holiday tables by adding food coloring to the whipped topping used. As a child, Swift helped her late mother cook and can preserves. and she regrets that she dido· t keep a closer record of her mother 's recipes. She was grateful to find. in a Pomeroy sesquicentennial cookbook, a recipe for homemade cats.up which p'roduces a tasty catsup almost identical to that she remembers from childhood. "It's delicious over fried potatoes, and we like to dip our pork chops in it," Swift said of Dorothy McKenzie's catsup recipe. Swift and her hu sband, Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift, often entertai n family during the holidays, and almost every ume she cooks, she shares the product with her co-workers, friends and neighbors. Swift's creations are also at Middleport popul ar Volunteer Fire Department dinners and other potluck events. Homemade catsup 14 lb. tomatoes, cored with seeds removed 4 large onion s, chopped -lhsp. pepper 2 c. vinegar 5 c. sugar 4 tbs.. coarse salt 2 tbs.. pickling spices, tied in net bag 2 tsp. , rounded, cornstarch Cook tomatoes and chopped onions and strain through sieve. Add vinegar, sugar, spices and salt. Cook down to half or about 2 hours. Add cornstarch, mixed with a little vinegar, and cook a few minutes longer. Seal in sterile jars. Prize-winning peanut butter fudge 4Y, c. sugar 1 stick margarine or butter I 12-oz. can Carnation evaporated milk 7 oz. jar marshmallow cream 40 oz. jar creamy peanut butter In a large saucepan, combine sugar, margarine and milk. Cook over medium heat until candy reaches 240 degrees (soft ball stage) .. Put marshmallow cream and peanut butter in large plastic bowl. (It's best to do this before cookie candy because of how fast candy sets up firmly.) Pour candy mixture into bowl and mix ·quickly with a heavy, wooden spoon. Pour into large buttered cookie sheet. Cool and cut. Secret ingredient punch 4 c. sugar 6 c. hot water 2 three-oz lemon gelatin I 46-oz . can pineapple juice I one-oz. bottle almond extract I six-oz. can frozen lemonade concentrate 2-3 bottles gi nger ale Bring sugar and two cups water to a boil. Cook until sugar dissolves . Sti r fre- BY J.M. HIRSCH Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. Winter may be waning, but enough dreary days remain to enjoy one last kettle of chili. The good news for vegetarians is that such stick-toyour-ribs grub need not rely on meat for the savory spicy punch that's so important to a good chili . Nor does it have to take hours to pull together. The tirst step to streamlining chili is using canned beans, rather than dried. Sure, dried beans can have a fresher tlavor and crisper texture than canned, but they also call for hours of soaking followed by heavy-duty boiling Angie Swift of Middleport often modifies recipes she finds in or pressure-cooking. her cookbook collection to suit her and her husband's tastes. Save such labor-intensive She also likes to adjust her own recipes - just for fun. (Brian dishes for deep- winter days J. Reed) when you're snowbound. Spring .is around the comer quently. Pour into large bowl. water and we want to be warmed by I c. sugar Add four cups hot water and the food, not hours at the 1 tbs .. salt gelatin mix until dissolved. Enough !lour to stiffen stove. Add pineapple j uice, tlavorThe danger of using canned ing and concentrate. Mix well dough. beans is that they turn to and pour into reusable plastic Mix mashed potatoes, mush if cooked too long. To freezer bags or containers and freeze until firm . Scoop Crisco, sugar and salt. Add keep things tasting fresh we fresh mixture · into punch eggs. and beat until smooth. heat the spices in olive oil at the start of the recipe. allowbowl. Stir in ginger ale. Add potato water and yeast, ing their flavors to deepen and add flour to stiffen Makes 30 to 40 servings. dough . Let rise one hour. and mimic that of longPlace in refrigerator cooked chili. So: We've solved the probovernight. The next day, make into rolls. (Melted but- lem of keeping the beans firm 3 pounds ground chuck ter on fingers helps when while developing the taste of 2 c. bread crumbs working with dough to make long-simmered spices. Now I y, med. chopped onion rolls.) Let rise in warm place, to the issue of a deep, savory 2 beaten eggs free of drafts. Bake in hot taste, without which a chili I tbs .. salt I tsp. table blend Mrs. oven, 450 degrees, for 15 might as well be any old bean minutes. Dough will keep for stew. Dash r This problem also is solved a few days in refrigerator. /, tsp. pepper at the start of the recipe .. A Mix all ingredients togethquick saute of soy meat and er by hand in large bowl. Mix onion in a little tamari or soy well . Place into 9 x 13 sauce provides a ricl1, meaty greased or sprayed baking flavor that carries the rest of dish.' Shape meat loaf into 3 eight-oz. packages cream the dish. pan, making sure meat loaf is The following recipe is a solid with no cracks, to avoid cheese 3 c. graham cracker crumbs good base that stands well on its falling apart. Beating and its own, but also welcomes shaping by hand usually 2 sticks melted butter works well. some wonderful variations. 3 c. powdered sugar For a Mexican flair, add 2 2 tbs .. lemon juice teaspoons instant coffee and mixed nuts (optional) 2 teaspoons cocoa powder I can cherry pie filling 1 tub Cool Whip whipped when adding the tomatoes. For a New England-style topping I c. water chili, add I ~ cups fresh or I c. catsup frozen cranberries and), cup Mix graham cracker 2 tbs.. brown sugar maple syrup for a chili that I tbs .. mustard crumbs and butter together in 11, tbs .. vinegar 9 x 13 pan. Place in freezer (Can adjust ingredients io and chill. Mix cream cheese, taste, e.g., to make sweeter or lemon juice, and powdered tangier.) sugar. Spread in bottom on Mix all ingredients togeth- cracker crust. Add nuts and er and p our over meat loaf Cool Whip, followed by and bake in 350 degree oven cherry pie tilling and cool in for I to I Y, hours. refrigerator. Meat loaf Cherry Cheesecake Sauce for meat loaf marries sweet and tart with hot and spicy. The spicing of the basic recipe tends to the mild side; crank it up if your taste buds can handle it. Vegetarian Chili (Preparation 50 minutes) 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil I';, teaspoons chili powder I teaspoon salt '1, teaspoon cinnamon J. teaspoon coriander '%, teaspoon cumm . '1, teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes I teaspoon chili powder 12-ounce bag ground beef substitute (usually found in frozen food section) I medium onion, diced 2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari 2 cloves garlic, minced 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes I cup water Two IS-ounce cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed I cup corn kernels (frozen are fine) '1. pound sweet potatoes, cut into ),.inch chunks(roughly I large potato) Combine oil, chili powder, salt, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, red pepper flakes and chili powder in a large saucepan over a mediumhigh flame. Heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until spices are very fragrant. Add ground meat substitute, onion and soy sauce, and saute, stirring frequently, until onions are just translucent. Add remaining ingredients and stir well to combine. Heat until mixture reaches a strong simmer, about 5 minutes, then reduce flame to low, cover and let cook for 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are terider. Stir occasionally to ensure chili doesn't stick or burn. Serve hot. Makes 4 to 6 servings. · (Editor's note: J.M. Hirsch be e-mailed at can jhirsch@ap.org.) iunba, limes ·itntintl Health It Fitness 'Shin splints' ouch! Revealing hidden dangers March is National Athletic Training Month. Adena SportsCare, a division of Adena Health.System would like to help promote this event by providing the regional area with SportsMedicine tips for the competiti ve athlete, the weekend warrior, and the cconcerned parent. This year the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) is promoting Injury Assessment. The NATA is made up of Certified Athletic Trainers' that . are tra i~ed to provide care to the mJuries of the physically acti ve. This week I would like to provide you some val uable information about a chronic problem that troubles many athletes from various sports. This injury is "shin splints," a catchall term for basically any pain in the anterior (front) of the lower leg. Shin splints are a condition where the muscles and bones of the lower leg are involved in some sort of injury causing the pain. This can be as mild as a strain of the muscle to a stress frac ture of the lower leg. This injury can dehabilitate an athlete to the point of ending a career. This injury is caused by too many mechanisms to name. Some of the most common ones are overuse, beginning conditioning programs, new shoes, old shoes, changing surfaces. improper technique, lack of flexibility, decreased strength, and many others. The treatment pl an, however for all of these mechanisms of injury is the same. The injury itself will present with pain in the shin region, possible swelling, and pai n with active range of motion of the foot, activity may be limited due to these syrrtptoms. A rule of thumb that I use to rule out a stress fracture is to monitor the amount of area that the pain is in. If the pain is in a longer area of the shin then you still have shin splints, but if the area is down to about a l-inch square you should definitely be evaluated by a physician that specializes in the area of sports medicine. The pain may be worse at the beginning and then lessen as the activity progresses throughout the workout or the. pain will completely limit all ac11v1ty. The treatment of this injury starts twice as likely to become smokers your comfort and health. You themselves. have every right to say no' According to the American How to say NO to fri ends and Cancer Society, as of January I st family : You may not actively smoke, 1997 48 states and the District of • It' you live with a smoker, ask but doesn't mean you aren't at of Columbia had placed restrichim or her to smoke outs ide. risk. tions on smoking in some public Explain lhat yo u are concerned Every year more than 430,000 places. about your health . people die from illnesses that are a at least 4 states (includToday, • Ask visitors who smoke NOT with findin g the exact cause of the direct result of smoking. But did pain. During this process you need to you know that 3,000 non smokers ing California and New York) to smoke in your home. also be performing the RICE protocol die each year ffom lung cancer have introduced legi slation to ban . • Never, NEVER allow smoking smoking in all public places (this in your car! that we have discussed previously. caused by secondhand smoke? does not include tobacco retail • Remind your loved ones who Rest is very important in this injury Secondhand smoke is the smoke stores). Places that still allow smoke that you are concerned by giving the area some time to recov- that is exhaled from the lungs of er. An athlete does not have to com- people who are smoking and is smoking often choose to nave a about your health and it 's your smoking ventilation system. These right to keep your air smoke free! pletely stop activity but modify it. also the smoke from the burning systems. while helping to reduce I r you are a smoker. you have By this I mean if you are a runner end of a cigarette. The smoke smoke odor, are not adequate you can stop the running and either releases 4,000 chemicals into the enough to filter out chemicals and the benefit of a filter to reduce some of the harmful chemicals bike or swim. So, this means that you air that we breathe (40 of which air-borne nicotine. that you inhale. Those around you do not have too completely rest but are known to directly cause cancer According to a study done by do not. Please, if you choose to change your activity to not cause fur- in humans and animal s). Katherine Hammond of smoke choose smoke outside. It ther pain. Secondhand smoke is a danger to University of California-Berkley, may seem to be an inconvenience, Then you want to use ice . This can everyone, especially children. a person seated in the non-smok- but remember that this is a health be done by using a bag of ice, a store Children who live in homes of ing section of a restaurant for two issue and not a rights issue. bought gel pack, a frozen bag of peas, smokers are more likely to suffer hours inhales the equivalent of one I Kristin Torres is a Tobacco Use or freeze a cup of water and massage . from pneumonia, ear infections, and a half cigarettes. These are Prevention Coordinaror for th e the area. This is done for I0-20 min- bronchitis, and lung disease. They startling statistics' Holzer Medical Center Tobacco utes. are also more ltkely to develop We know how hard it is to say Preventirm Center, 288 1 Ohio The compression and elevation pan asthma, to be hospitalized more no to secondhand smoke , but Route 160, Gallipolis. Con tact tlie of the protocol are not really as impor- often than other children, and remember that their smoke effects center at (740) 446-5940.) tant. You also want to begin a stretching program to help increase the flexibility of the lower leg both in the front and back. An a.thletic trainer in your area can help to find the cause and BY MILUSSIA D. RussEu evening to expose residents and through all of the movements and begin a rehab program. Staff writer other members. of the community all of the joints in the body," he Some of the main things to rememto Tai Chi and Range of Motion said. ber about this injury are to make s1,1re exerci ses that may help keep their "No matter how strange it GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - For that when the pain begins that you joints more flexible , with less sounds, there is a very sound prinalso begin to care for it. If you wait those who live with arthritis, even pain. cipal behind all of this," he said. until the injury is completely limiting the smallest movements can be Tai Chi, Hasseman expl ai ned, is Hasse man added that the exeractivity it could be a ve1~evere prob- painful. an ancient Chinese exercise made cises are also relaxation techlem. Licensed Massage Therapist and up of a series of slow, flowing, niques that allow the mind to If you are a runner ember that Tai Chi instructor Mark Hasseman deliberate movements that pro- relax. in turn, allowing muscles to you need to replace your shoes every wants to help arthritis sufferers mote health and self defense. relax . 500 miles of running that you do in relieve their pain with an alterna'Tai Chi is not a dance," he said. "Health isn ' tjust the absence of them. This will help prevent this prob- tive to medication - movement. "Every movement in Tai Chi has a disease," he said. "These exercises lem from occurring. "If you have arthritis, you want reason, where dance is just move- allow the body 's energy to flow Also, make sure that you perform a to keep the joints moving," ment. " correctly, which is very important stretching program prior to and after Hasseman said. "Otherwise they ' ll Range of Motion exercises are to good health. get stiff." activity. designed to be simple, gentle "Energy tlows through our body The Arthritis Foundation and movements for arthritis suffers to j ust like blood tlows," Hasseman (Contact Shane Wells, A. T.,C., athletic trainer for Adena SportsCare, Holzer Medical Center sponsored perform, either standing or seated, added. "When the body's energy either by phone at 740-703-1283 or by a class at Wyngate of Gallipolis Hasseman said. tlow is interrupted, that's when we email at sportscare@adena.org.) Assisted Living Center Tuesday "It, takes about 8 minutes to go begin to get sick." 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UpTo50C .. & 8PE. . . . • Western Union • Public Fax • Federal Express • Video Rental • Catering Service Locally Owned and Operated -"Serving The Community Since 1910" �Page C4 Celebrations iPunbap ~imes -ienttnel Sunday, March 23, 2003 Engagements Masserant-Saunders Suttles-Persinger Griffith-Sam mons GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Kenni son and Kay Saunders u f Gallipolis announce the POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - Mark and Regina Griffith and Jean Sammons of Point Pleasant, and Pau I Sammons of Leon, W.Va., announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Erin Lynn Griffith to Paul Andrew Sammons. Erin is a 1999 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and is currently employed as an LPN at Cedar Ridge Center in Sissonville, W.Va. She is the granddaughter of Colonel and Mrs. J. Samuel Griffith of Ozark , Ala., and Mrs. Marv Lou Griffith of Beckley, W.Va., Mrs. Deloris Gibbs of Hartford, W.Va. , and the late Thomas B. Gibbs. Andy is a 2000 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and is currently employed at Port . Amherst, · Henderson, W.Va., and is attending Marshall University. He is the grandson of Edgar and Ella Riftle of Leon, W.Va ., Ms. Beulah POINT PLEASANT, W.Va . Mr. and Mrs. Robert "Bob" Lee Suttles are engagement of their son. pl eased to announce the Kenni son (Nil s) Saunders II engagement of their daughto Tara Lyn Masserant. ter, Melissa Jane, to Andy The bride-dec! is the Lee Persinger, son of Hazel daughter of Richard and Persinger and the late Harbara Masserant of William Persinger. Newport . Mich. She is a 1994 Melissa is a 1995 graduate graduate of Jefferson High of Poca High School and is School. She earned a bachecurrently attending the lor's degree in eleme ntary of National Institute education from Eastern Technology at Cross Lanes, Michingan University in W.Va. · 1999. She graduated from Andy is a graduate of Marygrove College. Detroit, Gallia Academy High School wtth a master 's degree in eleTara Lyn Maaaerant and and Buckeye Hills Career Melteaa Jane Sutttoa and mentary education in Kennison Saunders Ill Andy Lee Persinger Center. He is currently December 2002 . She ts employed as the assista nt employed by Monroe Public rcn tl y empl oyed wit h manager Of Coen, Inc. at reception wi ll immediately S.:hools as a fourth grade Campus Crusade for Christ, follow. The couple will honPoint Pleasant. teacher. working at Bowling Green eymoon at Myrtle Beach and The couple will exchange The ~room-elec t is a 1991 State University as a campus wedding vows May 8, 2003, will then reside at Point eraduate of Gal lia Academy mini ster. at Wellington's in Poca. A Pleasant. High School. He earned a A July 5, 2003. wedd ing is hac· helor's degree from Ohio planned in Monroe, Mich . University in 1995. He is cur- Meaige-Shaffer Fellure-Young GALLIPOLIS, Oh io Mr. and Mrs. James A. f-'el lure of Ga llipolis, announl·~ the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Tracy Dawn to Na than William Young son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Bill ) Young of Gal li polis . The bride-elect is a 2000 gradu ate of Sou th Ga llia High School and is employed al Holzer Medical Center of Jackson . The groom-elect is a 2000 graduate of South Gallia Hi gh Sc hoo l and employed at GKN of Galli polis. Tracy Dawn Fellure and The open church weddi ng Nathan Wttltam Young will be held at 6 p.m., Friday June 20, 2003, at Living Student Center. Water Ch urc h .of Bidwell, The couple wi II reside in ohio. A reception wi ll fo llow Gallipolis. at Rio Grande College GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Ricky and Milinda Meaige are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Erin Danielle Meaige to Robert Seth Shaffer. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Nancy Fellure, Gerald Fellure and Nichols and Lavinia Meaige of Gallipolis. She is a 2002 graduate of River Valley High School, Cheshire and. is currently enrolled at the University of Rio Grande. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Terry and Beverly Shaffer of Crown City. He is the grandson of Robert and Beatrice Johnson and Grace and the late Clarence Shaffer. The prospective bridegroom is a 2000 graduate of South Gallia High School and is currently employed by E~n Lynn Grlllth and Paul Andrew Sammons Lamm of Leon. and the late Andrew Sammons. The couple will exchange wedding vows at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2003, at The First Church of the Nazarene. A reception will fo llow. The custom of an open church wedding will be observed. The couple will reside in Leon. E~n Dantetle Meal&o and Robert Seth Shaffer Shamblin Stone, Inc ., Dunbar. The wedding is planned for May 10, 2003 , at Addison Freewill Baptist Church. Weddings Minorities return to lower Oscar profile after big wins for 2001 Smith-Searls CHESHIRE, Ohio Nikki Leigh Searls and Shane Edward Smith were married January 25, 2003, at the Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Church, Cheshire. The ceremony was officiated by Pastor Joseph J. Fortner. The bride is a 1995 graduate of River Valley High School and. a 1999 graduate of Rio Grande Community College. The groom is a 1987 graduate of Springfield North High· and Gulf War Veteran. He is currently employed with Collector Wells Mr. ond Mrt. Shane Smith I ntemational. The couple along with in Bidwell. daughter Taylor will reside Her parent s are Robin Donnet of Cheshire and Lonnie and Shirley McCoy of Gallipolis. Her maternal grandparents ·are Robert and Virgini a Donnet of · Bidwell. Hayes is .a grad uate of Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati. His parents are Herbert and Stephanie DeBois of Cincinnati. The wedding will be in April, 2004. Famih rl'slorl's histork homl'. Page I> I Hamilton-McCoy GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - Jill Kathleen McCoy and Joseph Gilbert Hamilton celebrated their marriage and the joining of theirl families on Oct. 19, 2002, at the First Church of God, Gallipolis. Rev. Paul Voss performed the ceremony. The bride was escorted by her father to the altar.She carried a bouquet of white roses, symbolic of the first flowers the groom ever gave her. Waiting at the alter were the couple's three children, Garrett, Christopher and Baleigh. Flower girls were Hannah and Julia Nutter, cousins of the bride . Mackenzie Stalnaker, neice of the bride, played several selections on the piano and sang. Lorri Stalnaker, sister of Mr. and Mrt. Jooepb Hamilton the bride, .made the flowers and decorations. The threetier wedding cake was adorned with white roses and ivy made by Karen Massile of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. The bride is the daughter of Dottie and David McCoy of Gallipolis. The groom is the son of Gilbert and Mona Hamilton of Crown City. After the honeymoon the couple now resides in Gallipolis. Anniversaries Taylor 50th GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - Mr. and Mrs. Fred (Odella) ·Sunday Times-:Sentinel 1. Help create historic memories ... tr ilunlJa!' U!:imrg -~rntinrl • Page cs Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant ,, McCoy~Hayes PRESTONBURG, Ky. Kelly McCoy and Mel Hayes are announcing their engagement. The bride-elect is a graduate of Prestonburg High School, Prestonburg , Ky. She is currently enrolled at Gallipolis Career College and will graduate with a degree in medi cal office adm ini stration and executive office administration in September. Sunday, March 23, 2003 Ti;lylor will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 30 at First Baptist Church, Gallipolis. The couple requests no gifts. They are the parents of three sons, Harold (Susan); Blaine (Donna); Vaughn (Karen); and two daughters: Cheryl (Mark) Holley and Rita (Larry) Haley. Mr. lnd M11. FNd Ta~or They are the grandparents of Benjamin, Jonathan, and Kari Beth Taylor; Alan Christina, Valorie, Dale, and Kent Haley; Ashton, Bryce, Brooke, Justin, Jarod Lauren and Simeon Holley. LOS ANGELES (AP) like, 'OK, we've made it. A year after two black nom- We 've arrived,"' Latifah inees won the lead-acting said . "I think as long as prizes for the first time, the there's raci sm in America, Academy Awards are back there's always going to be to a likely sweep of the fo ur racism, period. actor categories by white "I don't really look at it as performers. everything has changed. I This year's two minority appreciate my nomination . nominees -Mexico native I'm proud of what we did Salma Hayek for best with 'Chicago,' so I'm just actress in "Frida" and black going to go and enjoy the performer Queen Latifah moment.'' for supporting actress in The acting branch at the "Chicago" - are not con- Oscars was almost exclusidered serious contenders sively a whites-only dub against the white front-run- through the 1950s, though ners (Nicole Kidman of there were occasional non"The Hours" and Re nee whi te nominees, among Zellweger of "Chicago" for them supporting-actress lead actress, Catherine winners Hattie McDani el Zeta-Jones of "Chicago" for for 1939's "Gone With the supporting actress). Wind" and Miyoshi Umeki Yet some find it encourag- for 1957's "Sayonara." ing that at least a couple of The ratio of nonwhite nonwhite actors managed to nominees and winners has score nominations from an grad ually improved since academy whose early years the 1960s. Yet in their best were virtually devoid of years, they have earned no minority membership and more than three of the 20 . which even in the past Oscar acting nominations decade has had years with- -or 15 percent. Nonwhites out a single nonwhite acting make up· 30 percent of the · nominee. U.S. population. "I try to look at it as, last As recently as 1995 and year was a big year and that 1997, there were no nonmeant a lot, and it may take white acting nominees . And a few years before we reall y while 1972 was celebrated see the fru its of what hap- as a breakthrough with three pened last year. It doesn't blacks in lead-acting catehappen overnight," said gories, there was only one Halle Berry, who won the nonwhite acting nomin ee best-actress Oscar last year over the next eight years, for "Monster 's Ball." black best-actress contender Last year, Denzel Washington won the best· actor prize for "Training Day," and Will Smith of "Ali" was nominated in that category. The on!y other time three Mallory, M.D. blacks were nominated in >hi Lomlbarodi Jr., M .D. Berend, M .D. the lead categories was 1972. PauiWinfield was up for best actor for "Sounder," and Cicely Tyson of "Sounder" and Diana Ross of "Lady Sings the Blues" competed for best actress. All three lost. Advocates of 'greater diversity in film were thrilled over Berry and Program Washington's wins, considering only six black actors -or 2.2 percent of the 278 L.....;;:;......;;:;.._ _ _ ___. winners - had received acting Oscars at the previous 73 Oscar shows. Few saw last year's Oscars as a major shift toward racial inclusion in Hollywood, though. "I looked at it as, they both deserved those awards . ... But it's not the kind of thing I held on to, Diahann Carroll for 1974's and Mexican drama "El "C laudine ." Crimen del Padre Amaro" While Holl~wood still was nominated for foreigndraws heavy cnticism for its language film. lack of racial diversity, the Still, critics complain that last two decade s have the 5,800-member academy brought a better range of remains disproportionately serious roles and more white. Others say the real Oscar nomination s for non- probleKI is Hollywood at whites. large, which offers too few Winners and nominee s Oscar-caliber film s and have included blacks (sup- roles for minorities. · porting-actress recipient "You can (count) minority Whoopi Goldberg for actors on your fingers with1990's "Ghost," out taking your shoes off," Washington with hi s first said three-time Oscar nomiOscar win, as supporting nee Morgan Freeman. "So actor for 1989's "Glory"); how can you expect to have Hispanics (supporting-actor one or two (minority nomiwinner Benicio Del Toro for nees) in every mix? You just 2000's "Traffic," Edward can't." James Olmos, a best-actor Advocates say more nominee for 1988's "Stand minorities must follow the and Deliver"); Asians (supporting-actor winner Haing lead of Washington , whose S. Ngor for 1983's "The star power helped smooth Killing Fields," Pat Morita, the way for his directing a supporting-actor nominee debut, last year's "Antwone that same year for "The Fi sher," based on the true Karate Kid"); and Indians story of a troubled black (Graham Greene , a support- .sai lor. "Until we get our own ing-actor nominee for people writing screenplays . 1990's "Dances With and getting · for ourselves Wolves" ). This year was especially money to produce our own solid for Hispanics. Besides film s, it 'll just be, ' If there Hayek's nomination, two of happens to be a part they the five original-screenplay want to give us, fine,"' said· nominees are Spanish-lan- Mayme Agnew Clayton, guage, "Talk to Her" and "Y founder of the AfricanTu Mama Tambien." "Talk American Cinema Society. to Her" creator Pedro "Until then, we're just kind Almodovar also earned a of at the mercy of best-director nomination, Hollywood." r---------, Mason ·County family finds historic home irresistable See today's Home & Garden section ... D1 Into 1hese Slvlnp!! Van Matre 40th The Gallipolis Daily Tribune, the Point Pleasant Regisler and The Daily Sentinel, in Pomeroy/Middleport, are banding together to produce a hard cover book that we know you'll cherish for years. The book will be coffee table style, oversized, 100+ pages of historical photos and printed on high quality paper. The planned " release date is early this fall. ''River Life'' will be a historical photo collection from the Ohio riverfront counties of Gallia, Mason and Meigs. All old photos will be considered for publication. Stability. Security. Practicality. You get it all when you open ' a U.S. Bank Home Equity Lo<ln . And right now, you can also get a red hot rate of just 5.99% APR . 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In the case of mai led pictures, the y can be picked up from the Tribune office after the book is publi shed. ~allipolis mailp Q!:ribune 446-2342 The Daily Sentinel . 992-2155 ~oint MASON, W.Va . George Ray and Barbara Van Matre of Mason , W.Va ., celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Feb. 14, 2003, at a surprise party held by their three children. George and Barbara were married Feb. 15, 1963, in Phoenix, Ariz ., by the Rev. Calvin Blanton. George is employed by AEP and has worked at the Sporn Power Plant for 19 years. He has been a me mber of the Ma son Volunteer Fire Department for 46 years. Barbara is a full -time homemaker and grandma. They are the parents of the late Debra Kay Van Matre, Kevin Van Matre Mr. and Mrt. Qoor&o Van Maire of Mason, Melinda Decker of West Columbia, and April Parsons of New Haven . They are the grandparents of Ryan, Mikayla, Jordan, Tannor, Hale1gh , Hunter and Alyssa. Also attending the party Decker, were, Brian James Parsons , Ross and Carolyn Roush, Tom and Amy Cremeans, Brian and Sharon Kearns, Mary Nibert , Jerry, Nancy and Krystil Mullins, Tami Sheets, George and Joan Hoffman, Tiffany, Naiomi and Dylan Hoffman , Shane, Denise , Shana, Briana and Kelly Rou sh and June Van Matre .. The Van Matres extend their appreciation to family and friends for the anniversary greetings and gifts. Special thanks goes to Sharon Kearns and Sonia Zuspan for the beautiful cake they made. Lant' "'DunciH'" Double Reclining Sofa With Matchlnc Rocklnc Recliner 199995 Line• '1)undH.. !ue•!n Sofa Sleeper #,UIIItlt Makhlnc W•ll Saver Recliner 1 1' 05995 Lane' "DundH" Butterfly Double Pedestal Table s119995 • Stea•nbent Side Chain Double Reclining 3 Pc. Sedional 179995 Choose from a large selection of Curios and Entertainment Centers! Buckeye Hills Career Center Adult Center Now Enrolling for Fall Classes 2003 * Medical Office * Practical Nursing * Surgical Technologist * Phannacy Technician * Phlebotomy • * Basic Peace Officer * Water-Waste Treatment Technician * Building/Property Maintenance * Welding * Industrial Maintenance Buckeye Hills Career Center $1leasant ~egi!ittr 675-1333 "Real Training for Real Life" N•, For more information contact Adult Center at 740-245-5334 • ~-- --- --- ' Vaupn B•sett Full/Queen Large Poster Bedroom Suite with ralls, dressing chest. mirror and door chesL •Also available in Queen Sleigh Bedroom Suite VIU!I,hn Bassett Oak Slat Queen Bedroom Suite Headboard, footboard, 5 drawer chest. and triple dresser w/mlrror �Page C& • 6l~Qap a:tnm -6mttntl Lives of muses explored Happy Birthday! Bledsoe 70th POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - Kenneth L. Bledsoe of Point Peasant, W.Va., will celebrate his 70th birthday Saturday, March 29, 2003. An open house will be held in his honor from I to 4 p.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall of the Church of God of ..· .•· ··_, .... _.,·.~-,.·;~<ff'\:~_ ~ '"" __ , Prophecy, Point Pleasant. For those who are unable to attend, cards may be mailed to him at P.O. Box 32, Letart, wv, 25253. Kenneth is the pastor of the Church of God of Prophecy and the president of the Singing in the Pines. 1', Sunday, March 23, 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant How do we explain the mystery of inspiration? The logical explanation is divine intervention. The Greeks, who had a god for everything (as every classics student knows) came u~ with nine muses, who inspued creative efforts like poetry, dance and history. Mt dictionary defines muse as a "guiding spirit" or a "source of inspiration." In her "Lives of the muses: Nine women and the artists they · inspired," Francine Prose gives us mini biogra· phies of nine women . She begins with the 18th century's Hester Thrale , muse of Samuel iohnson, who wrote the dictionary and was the subject of James Boswell's extensive biography we all studied in English class. The erudite and strange Dr. Johnson lived with Thrale's family (husband, children) for 18 years. He was so infuriated at her second marriage, after her first husband's death, that he never. saw her again. Alice Lidell, who inspired Lewis Carroll to write ·Alice in Wonderland,' received a doctorate in museology from Columbia University when she was 80. Carroll was an Oxford professor of mathematics who had a strange interest in photographing and hanging around children. Alice's mother put an end to most interesting characters in Lennon was (so she says). this book . When they met she She pursued him, even was 35; Dali was 25. She was stalked him, hanging out in first married to a surrealist front of his house, sending poet. She was Dali's promot· him cards. Eventually, when er and agent. She signed his his wife was away, he invited Beverly contracts and was a strong Yoko over. They immediately GeHies influence in his work. He was clicked, made a dreadful the only surrealist artist to recording, decided they were make a fortune from hi s soulmates. Both had messy divorces. work. Yoko was deeply reviled as They were together (more the person responsible for or less)for 53 years. Both had their relationship. Alice later breaking up the Beatles. She had an affair with one of affairs, and some of hers Queen Victoria's sons, Prince were very inappropriate. She and John seperated, reunited, Leopold. The queen was not had a seven-year affair with tried heroin, got arrested for amused. She eventually mar- Jeff Fenholt , who played marijuana possession. They ried a wealthy man, had three Jesus in "Jesus Christ had a professional and persons, two of whom died in Superstar." She gave him a sonal alliance. Yoko became small fortune in Dali paint· the businesswoman and made World War I. The original story of Alice ings and bought him a mil- astute investments , which had been told on a July 4 lion dollar home on Long pushed their net worth to over $150 million. afternoon at a picnic. Alice Island . They had a son, Sean, and She and Dali fought. . She bellged Lewis Carroll to John became a househusband dosed him with tranquilizers wnte it down. He did. and the and recluse. After John's rest is hi story. When she and amphetamines. One needed money, she sold an altercation left him with a death, Yoko kept alive his "Alice" manuscript at black eye and her with two memory and still continues to cracked ribs. When she died, create art of her own. Sotheby 's for $75,000. Few young women today Other couples include Dante they propped her corpse in Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth her Cadillac and took her to would seek the role of muse. Siddall, Lous Andreas, serial the place she had wanted to Feminism has made it an muse of Nietzsch, Rilke and die m. Strange people, with undesirable career choice. No Freud, Man Ray and Lee lives more surreal than Dali 's tenure and limited benefits. Still it is interesting to read of Miller, Edward and Charis work. John l-ennon and Yoko these couples who sometimes Weston, photographers and George Balanchine and Ono were both married to did one another great harm, Suzanne Farrell, ballerina and other people when they met but inspired work for all of us at one of her art installations. to enjoy. choreographers. (Beverly Gettles is a retired Gala Dali, wife of surrealist She was living in roachschool librarian and teacher. infested poverty at the time Salvador Dali, is one of the and did not know who John living in Gallia County.) ~-.f. 'Y'\~bc{J!··_,,.::.t:i;)-, "'r.ew.~ ··~~1\fOhiOva~~ey. ~eo... ~ ___ --~' · ··:"' ,· :.'---<'-~ · ·. · Color pt,o1ogr&pns 1lf qiiQeCI c;ouplei, htlwi)'Widl-·aild liJidll!, bir!h· : day celebrants, , _ bllbleS end OQI.iplle a~lies ceil. be ; . printed in th8 SundBy Tlrnaa-&lntirMI!Ior an ldti&Jet ~ j:hargol of :· only $25. ~- ·-~ · .. Those ·tyreacters~ ·, ••IQ ' quality color ' Costumes _f.~m Page C1 Kentucky reenaC!or Jim Epling using "Men Gotta Look Good Too" as his topic, displayed reproduction Union and Confederate uniforms along with accessories and weapons needed to complete the outfit. He was joined for his presentation by Adjutant Darrell Markijohn of the Sixth Ohio Cavalry; organizer of the Morgan's Raid ride, which is being staged with a Legacy Grant from the Ohio Bicentennial Commission. Markijohn said that Meigs County has a "first," that there has never been ·a "historically accurate reenactment of this scope done anywhere." He encouraged the women to be at the Bicentennial Ball in their beautiful gowns ready to dance to the music of the Civil War band. "You don't need a date." he said, "because there 'II be plenty of lonely cavalrymen just in from a three-day ride ready to dance. "Unfortunately, you ' ll know where they've been," he quipped. OF. '• Inside: I'm No Martha, Page 02 Classified ads, Pages 04-5 &unbap tftime& -ientinel . Home Family finds historic home irresistable'" lab.or of love they remodeled. Inside the house , they discovered that extensive renovation was needed. CLIFTON, W.Va. -Standing sentinel Don said that when they started working over the surrounding countryside. guarded on the library downstairs that the ceiling by a stand of mighty oaks on a back street caved in, so they tore out all the walls and in Clifton, sits a stately three-s tory brick ceilinlls down to the bricks and replashome that was once owned by Union tered It. Two bedrooms on the second floor General William Henry Powell. had to be replastered and every room in The home was built soon after the Civil the house needed some plaster repair. War, in 1866, and was quite impressive The stairway bannisters were stripped . and refinished. The for its day. Owner Don Rader h'Ouse was rewired, replumbed and the said that he first saw the house on kitchen was remod· the cover of a real eled. They added bathrooms , moved estate mallazine . He and his Wife, Marty, bathrooms , added were living in hallways, refinished Florida at the time floors, tore otit and had been lookwalls, remodeled the ing for a mountain kitchen, gutted the whole third floor and cabin in North Carolina and remodeled it, Virginia where they restored the chimcould move when neys, put on a new he retired. roof, did mainte· While they were nance on the porch- The Rader home has a commanding view of the surrounding countryside, higt. above the in West Virginia es, dug new water town of Clifton. It was built in 1866, soon after the Civil War ended by Union General William visiting relatives, lines, plastered, Henry Powell. The home ooasts of having seven bedrooms, four and a half oaths, a guest they spotted the painted and papered. suite, a liorary, ballroom, dining room, large eat-in kitchen and large foyers on each floor. picture and decided Don said that the heating and air conto · go to see the house. Marty said ditioning was espeshe didn't want to cially a challenge. give up her home in They had to install Florida for this one Don Rader shows one of the many unusual the ductwork so that because it needed antiques that they have acquired for their it would not show and from the beauty extensive work and home over the past 15 years. of the home . They thought that Don would forget about . finally found a conit once they got back to Florida, but tractor who could do the job. · instead he decided he to buy it. Downstairs, the hou se has a huge ballTile Raders acquired the house in l988, . room with two fireplaces and intricately :.;:: bllt"'ditln't"·!hfOve ·into it unti·l 1'993,- after crafted · horsehair · ptaster moulding· and Don retired. They did extensive restora· motifs that decorate the center, corners tive work on the house and furnished it and edges of the cei ling. The plaster in the with antiques that complimented the his- . motif was startin~ to deteriorate, so they tory of the home. In !983, it was regis- had to find an arttsan that was able to do tered with the National Register of the work. Historic Places. "It was very hard to find someone who The home was built from ltalianate knew how to do the tedious job of restor· brick, which is in relatively ~ood condi- lng horsehair plaster," said Marty. tion. The brick was severalthtcknesses at The arched shutters, which protect the the base, but fewer at the top, making the numerous, lon g, narrow . windows house very sturdy. throughout the hou se were one of the few Don said he was surprised at the find. Please see Historic, D2 They discovered the discrepancy when BY KANDY BOYCE Staff writer Talent Search, a federally funded TRIO program, is designed to assist local studerts who have the potential and interest to pursue post secondary education. Housed on the campus of Marshall University; the program works with local middle and high schools students, as well as drop-outs interested in continuing their education. Program criteria include a willingness to participate in the program, family income and parents who do not have a four year college degree. Talent Search can offer an array of information and training such as; selection of appropriate high school courses, career exploration, study skills, enrich· ment activities, and assistance with financial aid and admissions procedures. If you would like additional information in Cabell County contact: Ginger Fannin at 696·3033 ext. 1963, Wayne County contact Tracy McKinney at 696-2941 ext. 1963 ' Marty Rader said that the library in which she sits needed extensive work after the ceiling collapsed when they first began remodeling the house. The picturesque shuttered windows shown behind her have the original working shutters on them that were used to close out cold winter drafts that plagued the house, sitting high on a hill overlooking the Ohio River. 111''11 Need HELP with Your education? Sunday, March 23, 2003 Renovations ana restorations DllltD TALENT SEARCH Page Dl ftiiS MAY BE ftll BIGGD,. SAVINGS IN ftll ARIA••• EVER. lOW IS ,.II ,.IMI ,.0 MDI YOUR niAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. MIU NO MlftiU, Will ftiE DOORS CLOSE 01 ,.BIIMISSm GOING Oft OF BUSINESS ULE, ,.lEY WILL CLOSE nRIVER. CHOOSE FROM IONS OF LIVING ROOMS, BEDROOMS, LIMPS, PIC'IURES, MO,.IOI SOFAS, MAil RillES, DINING ROOMS, EI,.ER,.IIIM£1,. CEiitiS, lOME OmCI, RICLIIIBI, ILEEPERI, CURIOS AID MDCI MDCI MORE. ALL PRICED Wlftl nNAL DISCOUift ftl SAD YOU MORE ,.BAN YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE. BRING ,.IE ftOLI FAMILY ftl ,.HIS AMIZIII GOING Oft OF BUIIIDS SALE INCREDIBLE MONEY SAVING lVII,. liDS nREVER. Photos by Kandy Boyce This half of the ballroom In the Rader (then Powell) mansion shows the decorative plastering on the ceiling and top of the walls and the carved walnut dining table, original to the house, that can be expanded to fill the length of the ballroom. Powell's mansion was a center of social activity in ~ late 1800's, when Union General William Henry Powell held balls in the massive ballroom. Powell threw a grand party at the house to celebrate the election of Ulysses S. Grant to the presidency. The room oould probably boast the tales of great dignit6ries if it oould talk. . . All 10 fireplaces in the Rader home all had to be resealed on the inside of the chimney and brickwork was done to restore them so that they were usable. Marty Rader affectionately plays with her dog in the library of the Rader mansion in Clifton. ' •• �' Page 02 • &unbap G:hnnl-&rntintl Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant I'm no Martha Chance gets another chance Mlllissia First, I want to apologize to anyone who read last week' s column and actuRussell ally thought I was going to give my dog away. As frustrated as I get with them, my dogs are still my friends, my security system, and quite possibly my mother's ers, 1 think we would both be happy. only opportunity for grandchildren. I also want to encourage anyone who (Which, she frequently tells me, is OK' with her.) · is lookin~ for a companion of the canine Rest ass ured, my friends are going kind to v.t sit your local animal shelter. nowhere. Both of my dogs were rescued from And just to reply to the phone calls I the shelter · and have been wonderful received from the two canng individu- additions to my family. als beg~ing me to "give Chance another They have provided me with hours of c hance, • r want to Jet you know that entertainment and a plethora of stupid Andre and Chance spend most of their stories to share with my readers, and I days outside basking in the sun and am sure that there are many more wonbarking at imaginary rabbits in the yard, derful pets out there just waiting to find and their riights wrestling in the hving a home. room and passed out on my bedroom In Galli a County, the shelter is located floor. on Shawnee Lane near Holzer Hospital They are provided with plenty of and can be reached by calling (740) chew toys to keep them occupied, but, 441-0207 · unfortunately, Chance has demonstrated In Mason County, the shelter is local~ some vendetta against my poor, ed near the Mason County Fairgrounds defenseless shoes. and can be reached by calling (304) I have attempted to hide my shoes, 675-6458. . but, with his acute sense of smell, he In Meigs County, the shelter is localseems to always find them; or with my ed on the Meigs County Fll}rgrounds absenHnindedness, I forget where I've and can be reached by calling (740) hidden them. 992-3779. If I could just change his area of · ( Millissia D. ~ussel/ is a staff writer chewing interest from shoes to reclin- for the Gallipolis Da1ly Tr~bune. ) .I I :I '' ' Sunday, March 23, 2003 BY L£E REICH Associated Press As you put together seed orders, you' U be coming across nightshades - what a tasty, lovely, and eerie group they are. Besides tomato, pepper, potato, petunia, and tobacco, this botanical family includes a slew of other fine, but less weD-known, garden plants. Ground cherries, for example, are, sweet enough to be a dessen fniit, and each comes prepackaged within its own papery husk. Naranjilla is another delectable nightshade, an orange fruit that makes a sprightly juice similar to omnge juice. Both are perennial shrubs in the subtropics, but can be grown as annuals, just like tomatoes. . Tamarillo, a tropical tree, looks like a red egg and tastes like a rich, tart tomato. This tree can be kept small and can be grown in a pot to bring indoors in winter. What about the "lovely" increasing energy and fertility. nightshades? Flowering tobac- And henbane, liternlly "chicken co, Jerusalem cherry, even e~­ killer." was used for thousands plants, are familiar and attmctive of years as a painkiller. Angel's plant~. In warm climates or in a trumpets, beDadonna, mandrake, greenhouse, you could also and henbane were once weDgrow shrubs such as the potato known to those schooled in the art of the occult and the art of vine or the paradise flower. Among the most beautiful of poisoning. Even edible nightshades were the nightshades are the angel's trumpets. The pale flowers - in once looked upon with a suspisome cases fragrant and opening cious eye. The tomato, when only at night - dangle or stand ftrst introduced into France. was like giant ice cteam cones. That considered dangerous. Don't eeriness is more than visual. for snicker: Every nightshade with these angel's trumpets we even edible ones - contains move into the realm of poiso- natural toxins. This is why you should never eat tomato leaves nous nightshades. Three other plants round out or green potatoes. · Questions about the dangers this group of deadliest nightshades, all containing powerful of certain nightshades are not nerve poisons. At one time, settled. Recent research suggests Italian noblewomen put drops of that you are better off not eating beDadonna into their eyes to potato skins, because of their make their pupi!s ~ large toxins. Nobody has ever keeled and dark even m bright light; the over from eating potato skins, plant's name tmnslates to "beau- but more questionable is a nighttiful lady." The human-shaped shade sold as garden huckleberroot of mandrake supposedly ry, but sometimes known as imbued it with the power of "poisonbeny." Historic from Page 01 things that needed little work. Remarkably, they still worked after more than 100 years. Because glass was so precious in the 1800s, the house was built with the protective shutters. The shutters were drawn whenever storms threatened the valuable glass. The servant quarters were·completely transfonned into a guest suite that consists of a small sitting area, bathroom and a bedroom. The bathroom used to be a kitchen for the servants. Because the servants quarters are on a separate ACROSS 1 Stoly from Aeeop 1~ ::::baby lliWY 14~ , 18A- 20WhH/hub . 21 Paddy pllr1l 22 Glnler (2 - ) 24 So\.nded • hom 2S Field 2S Luv...m*llooled 27 Oldles1nunenter REAL ESTATE www.norrisnorthupdodge.com Turnpike Ford of Gallipolis www.turnpikeflm.com Homestead Realty www.homesteadrealtyl.com BUSINESS TRAINING Gallipolis Career College www.gallipoliscareercollege.com COMMUNITY City of Point Pleasant www.pointpleasantwv.org MEDICAL Holzer Clinic Mason County Chamber of Commerce www.holzerclinic.com www.masoncountychamber.org Pleasant Valley Hospital Meigs County Chamber of Commerce www.pvalley.org www.meigscountyohio.com ENTERTAINMENT NEWSPAPERS Charter Communications Gallipolis Daily Tribune www.charter.com 29 -orMumoy 30Ti1y111101111 32Butt 34 Sandwich IIIDrt' lor ll>oll 36 Town In Alltlca 37 CoodJc:led 36 Rain Icy peleta 39 Neck scarf 41 Change 1ht decor Norris Northup Dodge www.mydailytribune.com Salol\·- 43 IIIMCI ego 44 45 Conep/raiOI 47 French noggin 49 Stoia wtre 52 Balel1nl'alldr1 531.ovegod 55 Poellon 59 AudiJty The Daily Sentinel ' www.mydailysentinel.com Jim's Farm Equipment www.jimsfarmequipment.com Point Pleasant Register www.mydailyregister.com 105~hotll 106/!I'IQiriny 107 Maatlcail 106Foe 110- Scolla 112 On" dry lind 114 Porion 115 - 00 1ht Moll1l 117 1Mld jul1lng oullnto ...ter 119 Sau:y 120 Tllwllttd 121 F•lll1d 123 Spied 1ht bHnl 125F1111111M:ln 1211 lt1g1111t 129 Sin - Obllpo 131 L,A. player 132 Fragment 133 Pta.!llr 1311 Ar1111'1 colors 1311 Pflky bug 140 Wllghtllit 1411..... 8 COIIQitgalloo 60 Nulltt 52 Tallo a dip M 65 66 67 69 97 Whn Srilgo II 99 Playing card · 102 Sllll 104 PapUor pol 142Geno.N 143 $flllk " The Arctic. lor 0111 Slendlf Dllllcul1 quftlon Conlend Kind o1 rllllk or .-r 145 Pnm 147 Scteon or sllgl 149 GIll aut 1lltl 151 Ryt lmgul 152 Elmer 153 Nol ti1g any1hlng 154a-ed 155E-IWird . 11!41 NtMlUI 71 Corda delft 157~- 72 .lclor -llolbloolc 158 "Meelllll - " 73 Alrno 74 Rollllng....,. part 75 Slllgo..._ s.s.w. n Opp. o1 78. Btnlyn 01 DIOanorM 80 Hll1dcutl 82 Modo • forly an 84 Hardt 65 Footbll'l -TIIbniOII 87 Brloch 88 Moral Wlllll H AGRICULTURE Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, Ohio Point Pleasant, WV wing between the second and third floors and has its own entrance from outside, Marty said it is perfect for company. After spending thousands of doDars and hours of work on the house, Marty said that the ftrst night they stayed there. she thought it had all been a mistake. "When I heard a train whistle blowing, I thought no one would ever get a night's rest here," said Marty. Marty said that she is happy with the house now, though. The train whistles no longer keep her awake, but lull her to sleep. She has grown to love the old bouse. "I guess as long as we are able to maintain the house, we will live here," said Marty. 89 Mt!tlfl.j 80 Foood 92 93 94 IHI Sldnlllnt Nl/d1bOr ol Min. 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MORRIS CAREY FOR APWEEKLY FEATURES Homes come in a hos t of shapes and sizes. T here are tin y abodes and large baronia l estates; co mpac t cond os and roomy to:.vnhouses; spacio us apartme nts and fun c ti onal fl ats. Each has its own style, design and idiosyncrasies. One thin ~. howeve r. is common to vmually all li ving spaces - th ey are "storage challenged" - there's never enough storage space. In the housing frenzy that followed World War II, production homes were turned out with small closets, a onecar garage (or carport) and small (or no) basements. Basements became scarce except in regions where they were a necessary pan of construction. Even 1hen, base• ment size was abbreviated. Patio More than a half century 28'4" X 17'8 later. the average size of the American home has grown by more than 40 percent, there RICfNIIon arc more and larger closets Nook Room and multi-car garages, yet the 14'8" X11'8" 11' X 24'8• Hobby MuterSutte storage picture has grown 11'10" X 14' 15' x16' worse. Americans have beGmt Room come a society of pack rats. 16' X 20'8" amMsing so much stuff that an entire industry has evolved - on- and offsl!e mini-storStoi.ge age. Davidson mo· x 13'4" The need for adequate storPLAN 30·384 age space can be dealt with in Am Aoor 2321 sq.h. severill ways. First, if you locond Floor 451 sq.h. have "separation anxiety" Dtntng/ lMng Area 2112 sq. h. an acute condition wherein Pe~or Garap 835sq.h. you panic at the thought of Bedroom 13' X 11'8" getting rid of stuff - you Dimousions 7D'' 60' 12'8" X 11'8" Garage Bedroom 22' X 21'2" need to get over it. If you 1000 I fRIES 12' X 13'8" ' a .. don't, you will forever be surPorch au rounded by cluttered closets, cramped attics, bulging basements and storage btlls. C 2003 As&oclaled Oeatgns, Inc. Weed through old clothing, shoes, handbags, audio and video equipment, toys, games, furniture . house wares and decorator items. It's an opportunity to share them with fami Iy or friends or to make a Graceful keystone arches friends can enjoy from any- nook. just past stairs leading charitable donation with a tax and bold comer quoins lend a where , in the great room, as to the recreation room. deduction. classic look to the Davidson . well as some areas of the Bedrooms cluster together After undertaking this purgSmooth, painted columns en- kitchen. on the left side, and storage in~;~ room b~ room, you might hance the effect. while supGlass fills most of the exte- cabinets line the hallway . wtnd up wtth adequate storporting the roof of a wide and rior wall of a bayed nook that Master suite features in the age space. If things are still welcoming covered porch. expands the large country Davidson include a deep too tight, try organizing the This is bastcally a single story kitchen. Sliders in the central walk-in closet and a luxurious space. Closet arid storage orhome with a recreation room, section provide easy access to master bathroom with spa tub ganization systems have bestorage and bathroom over the the partially covered patio. and dual vanity, plus sepa- come a top home-improveThe covered area could be rately enclosed snower and ment addition. A few sbelves garage. Entering, you step into an screened in for bug-free out- toilet. here and an additional cloth. entry where muted light spills door dining, if the owners For a review pjan, including ing pole there can tum an othin through slender panes of prefer. · scaled floor plans, section and erwise poorly organized glass on both sides of the Counter space and storage artist's conception, send $25 closet. into a space-efficient door. A wide opening on the cupboards are in generous 10 Associated Designs, 1100 one . right leads into a room that supply along two kitchen Jacobs Drive, Eugene, Ore. If you've already cleaned could be furnished as either a walls, and the handy 97402. Please specify the and organized closets and still dining room or a parlor. stovetoplwork island adds Davidson 30-384 and include need help. before calling in Wmdows flank the gas fire - , still more space. Laundry ap- a return address. A catalog the contractor to add on, look place m the spactou~ great pliances pre nearby, in a pass- featuring more than 350 home at a more cost-efficient alterroom at the core of th1s plan. through utility room that con- plans is available for $·15. For native; look for existing space When !lames dance within, nects the house and garage. A more infonnation, call (800) where storage can added the ftreplace creates a warm hobby room is linked to the 634-0123 or visit www.asso- such as a garage, basement or and colorful focal pmnt that ciateddesigns.com 1 I: II Classic look boosts Davidson BY MORRIS AND JAMES CAREY FOR W WEEKLY FEATURE S Q: Dan Asks: I live in a ranch-style home built in 1978 which has T- I-ll exterior siding . It was a rental property for several years, and neither the tenants or previous owners gave much thought to maintaming the exterior of the structure . The siding on the western and southern walls have deteriorated due to the sun, weather, and the lack of protection (the solid color stain on it is probably the original application). The top surface layer of the T-1-11 is flaking off in small splinters with a few bigger pieces in places. While ibis IS visually unattractive, the siding material appears structurally sound . Because scraping and re-staining this siding amounts to a large job, I was considering re-siding over the top of the existing walls using a hardboard sheet siding product (4-foot x 9foot sheets) which looks very similar to the origina) T- 1-11. I'd like your opinion regarding this situation and hearing the answers to 1he following questions : Can I re"side directly over the top of the existing T·l - 11 using it as the underlayment or does it need to be removed? The T-1- 11 is nailed directly onto the framing studs with no other underlaymen!. Should I seal the surface of the T -1 - 11 before I re-side over it? Should I use an inftltration barrier (such as Tyvek) on top of the T- I-ll . before re-siding? My helper and I plan to do the work ourselves and have alreadr replaced the eKisting alummum framed windows on the other sides of the house with some BY BI~NICI BIDI OloL The year ahead is destined to be both an exciting and gratifying one for you . But do pick and choose your activities, or the broad range of interests in which you'll get involved could have you overdoing things. ARIES (March 21 -April 19) - Temporarily set aside activities of a personal matter and concentrate flllly today on those business affai rs you share with others. That' s where you' ll be successfuL TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Feelings of uncertainty could deprive 'YOU of an opportunity today that may be a trifl e risky,' but it's worth taking the chance. View the si tu ation objecti ve ly , not emotionally or fearfully. GEMINI (May 21 ·1une 20) - A joint venture that hasn't looked too promlsln_i has a good chance today of making a tum for the better. The only thing that could hamper it is a negative attitude on the part of one participant. CANCER (June 21 -July 22) .- Close friends will come through for you today and try to be helpful with supplying you with information, advice or counsel. They'll draw the line, however, if what yo.u're asking for stems from lazt,less or selfishness. LEO (July 23 -Aug. 22) Even though you may view this as a blue Monday on which it 's difficult to get started, you'd better get yourself going if _you wan.t to have any n ope of adv ancmg your BY DAVID BRADLEY FOR APWEEKLY FEATURES very nice casement wood windows. I'll also replace the windows on these two sides of the house at the same time I do the re-siding job. Thanks for the help. A. We salute you for your well thought-out approach to this major home improvement. Also, you've chosen an excellent time to replace the windows. Yes, you can reside directly over the existing siding. However, before doing so, be sure that the existing siding is properly anchored to the framing and that any high spots are securely nailed. Once it' s properly secured, co~~r the existing siding with a building paper, like Tyvek, and then tnstall the new siding. You mi11ht find it helpful to snap verttcal lines over the building paper at each stud location to make your nailing easier. FROM LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSE I ________________..;;;;..._..;;,_____________. 1 L Monday , March 24, 2003 attic . Though they take up space. cabinets reduce c lutter and offer clean, dry storage. T hus. clothing or other sensiti ve items that could onl y be stored in interior closets can move to the ga rage, basement or att ic . Sturdy plasti c storage boxes and garme nt bags can offe r dry, du st-free. pest-resistant s1orage . And cl ea r stac kable containers improve storage capacity. access tbility and mak e it easy to ident ify stored items. Garages and basements are popula r for storage because they are usuall y easy to gain access to. The attic tends not to rank as high because it is generally cramped ; joist rafters and insulation must be dodged. On a quest for more storage space, one of us recently diS covered that he had a spacious auic that was doing little more than collecting dust. The thought of converting this area into storage space was intriguing. However, since this would become the home to boxes of holiday decorations, the opening to the space would need 10 be generous and the prospect of going up and down a ladder was daunting . . Enter the pull-down staircase. A properly installed pulldown staircase is neither dangerous nor difficult to operate. On the contrary, it is convenient, safe and easy to use. Is a pull-down attic staircase for you ? You won't know until you answer the following questions: • Does your attic have enough head room and floor space to justify the cost and work? • Are there pipes, ducts or other building components that must be moved that will significan1ly increase the cost? • Will existing ceiling joist support the additional storage load? If not, can the joist be beefed up? • Can a pull-down staircase be installed so that it can be fully extended and easily and safely accessed? • Where will the pull-down staircase be located and how will it affect the appearance and value of your home? If you can ' t answer these questions. enlist the services of a qualified contrac1or andor engineer who can. And, be sure to check with your local building department to determine if a construction permit is needed . Pull -down staircases are like ladders; they come in various sha!JCS and sizes. are built of different materials · and are rated to carry_a spe- cifi c load - yo u and wha teve r you are carryin ~ into and out o f stora ge. Stai rcases come in varyin g widths and le ngths. So me hin ges and springs are better bu ilt than others. Our advice: Don't take shortcuts. Buy the best sta ircase that you can. lnstall ing ·a pu ll -down staircase is simil ar to install ing a pre -hun g door - except it is on a horizontal plane. So. if you fee l confident about insta lling a door. yo u might be able to tackle this projec t. Dependin g upon the joi st spaci ng in your attic, usuall y only one joiSt must be cut out to make room fo r the sta ircase. The joist that is c ut is "headed off ' with framing al a righ1 angle to the joist. This creates the rough opening into which the statrcase frame is anchored. The rough opening should be sli ghtly larger that the outermos< dimensions of the jamb - usually about a half inch all the way around. Thi s space allows for shim shingles to be installed' be1ween th e fram e and the rough opening. Construction screw s should be dri ven throu gh the jamb. shims and into the framing . Follow the manufacturer's tnstructions to the lette r to en sure the staircase will be safe and ea sy to operate. Finish the job by installing expandable foam between the jamb and the rough framing, and case the opening with wood trim. If you will be in stalli~g the staircase in a garage or carport, the door must be fireproof to meet fire code. One means of achieving this is to install a solid-core fire door separate from and below t!U: stairc;tse. This will require th~ staircase frame to be held up slightly high er in the opening to make room for the fire door and jamb. For more home-improvement tips and information v isi t our Web site a:c www.onthehouse.com. ••• Readers can mail questions to: On the House, APNewsFeatures, 50 Rockefelle.r Plaza, New York, NY 10020. or e-mail Careybro(at)onthehouse .com. To receiv e a copy of On the House booklets on plumbing, painting, heating/cooling or deckslpaiios, send a check or money order payable to The Associated Press for $6.95 per booklet and mail to: On the House, P.O . Box 1562. New York, NY 10016- 1562, or through these online s it e s : www.onthehouse.com or. apbookstore.com. Plan now to repair winter havoc Some questions about residing Astrograp h Take your business into the homes of over 40,000 consumers in Gallia, Mason, Meigs Counties EYERYDAY with a listing of your web address in ~unbav tn: nnrs - ~rntmrl • Installing a pull-down staircase Nightshades have it all SUNDAY PUZZLER AUTOMOTIVE Sunday, March 23, 2003 ambitious interclll. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Don't let a peulmistlc companion deter you from doing somethln11 your in· stincts tell you could turn out quite good. Nothing ventured, noting gained -· and you won't know until xou try . LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct , 23) - If you find yourself in·mlved in a negotiable matter today, make the first overtures on a proposal or concession . It could catch your opponent off guard with nothing left to haggle about SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22, - Don't be surprised if you arc the first one picked for a partner today when involved in an activity that call s for a collective effort. However, be prepared to show your stuff when called upon You may think you ' re done with a tough winter, but what about your house? · Vicious freeze -thaw -re freeze cycles play havoc with your roof, windows, siding and gutters long after snow and cold yield to a warm spring sun. Toss in the impact of accumulated debris , and you've go1 a real mess. In summary , one expert says your first spring projects may well be to repair damage inflicted by mon1hs of wintry onslaughts. "Winter is hard enough. but if homeowners don' 1 deal now withJ'roblems caused by snow an ice, they ' ll deal with winter aftereffects all year long," says David Steed, Vice President of Exterior Products for Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse. His advice starts with a visual inspection of just about every e~tcrior portion of the home. Some problems arc more obvious than others, auch as warped shingles and siding, gutters that su_g or have pulfed away from ftlscia bollrd, and leaking windows. "Your roof ia what really suffen," says Steed. Snow melt can seep beneath shin- to do so. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec . 21) - Sitting on a fi nancial matter might be a mistake today. By the end of the day the deal could be off the table and you'll be kicking yourself that you didn ' t move on it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan . 19) - The only person you can truly depend on is yourself. Rely more upon your effor1s tod ay and le ss upon the e ffor ts of others. Their capabilities may not be gles and refreeze at night The moi sture can damage shingles and leak into the home. If you have access to your attic, use a flashlight to look for wet spots in roof sub-layers above the rafters. "Spot rer.airs to a roof can be effective, but if you miss tiny problems , you'll end up with bigge r troubles, " says Steed, who estimates repair costs per square foot are far le ss for a total roof replacement than treating damage one small spot at a tune. Accumulated snow and ice can push gutters away from fascia board, leaving vulner· able eaves and roof edges prone to water damage. The expand-and-contract action of ice will wedge between gutter seams, a frequent cause of leaks . Check windows carefully . Thermal windows installed as recently as 20 years ago may start to show their age. ''Tisht seals are among the ftrst things to _go bad, and your dollars will fly out the window. You won't sec or feel the heat lo u ," says Steed. If the panes are fogged or wood ca s in ~: s are rotted. look into wind o ws . r e pla c ement Lowe's is tes1ing the concept of installation of products not normally in the do -it-yourself realm. including interi or and exterior projects. Decks take a hit from winter, too. "Ice and snow accumulations force Lhe moisture into the wood and won ' t let it breathe. That ' s why an ex tra ordinary number of dec ks need replacement every year," says Steed. "You go through that a couple of times, and you 1um to maintenance-free planking in a hurry." He says wood-weary homeowners tn the Midwest, Northeast and Atlantic states are increasin gly anracl ed to pl anks, posts and railings formed by a mix of recycled plastics and wood chips. Weyerhae use r Corporation' s ChoiceDek has captured a large share of the composite deck market But if you poke and prod your home to look for the ravages caused by winter, you'll need a good ladder to assist your effort. "We see a spike tn ladder sales every ~ear be· cause people need to check on the hou se," says Steed. He says new models of wide' stanced fiberglass !udders fea· turing wider tread s and heavy -lo:td ratings are drawing con siderabl e attent ion from consumers . · equivalent to yours. . AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb, 19) - Matters are destined to take unusual twists and turns today . In situations where your objecti ve is to be helpful to others. you could end up being the recif!icnt instead. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Don' t be shy and anxious if you ha ve to go someplace new today where there may be lots of people you don't kn ow . Smile and yo u'll ftt in as smooth as glass. Major changes are a h ea ~ for Ari es in the coming year. Send for your Astro -Graph predictions today. Mail $2 to Astro-Graph. c/o this newspaper, P.O. Box 167, W i ckliff~. OH 44092-0167. ••• Low e' s is a national .chain of nearly 750 home- imp rovement, appliance and gard ening stores . ' �• Sunday, March 23, 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV ' ',t .. -:·u:-lll· l=i;;,H•o•llo•w,.l CLASSIFIED ' I: ' Run. Mineral rights, eleclric. county water. $32,000. linda Clagg Saxton ANI Eatate (614)878-7228 (614)276·5474 ext 211 All Nil ntm• ltdvertillng In th .. MWI p8per Ia ' •ubject to tt.. 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Earn up to 39c cpm fo r sale, 1Cheste r Township, No Loadmg or Unloading. Meigs Coun ty, send lette rs No Forced NE or Canada. of interest to: The Daily Guaranteed Home Policy, Sentinel , PO Box 729-20, 2000 or newer Pomero , Oh io 4576 9. Conventio nals. 1 yr OTR exp ., 23 yrs old. Class A L()srAND COL w/HazMat required. FOUND Owner Operators Welcome. $1500 Sign-on Bonus for a FQUND- Male & Female Umiled Time Only, PTL 1goats Black ·& White, 800·646.Q405. Friendly Ridge . {740) 256- r ~.,l'.'o_HELP_ -_W_AN_I_ID_,.tll110 Truck Drivers. Immediate hire, class A COL required, excellent pay, experience required. Earn up 10 $1 ,000. per week. Call 304675-4005 MAKE MORE $$$$ AT INFOCISIONI . 6499 Earn up to YARD SALE AUCilONAND FLEA MARI<'l.T Kessel's Produce and Flea Mkt. Open, Th urs- Fri -Sat. Now renting space s. 1354 Ja:ckson Pike. 7787 r (740)446- WA."'D:Il roBUY $$'\iarketing I Distribution System$$ '"home ha.~ed'" Inti. Co. Expandin !:! In Galli polis and surrounding area s. Looking tOr average people who want l(l earn above average income. No deliveries. NQ quotas for honus of commissions. No collet·! ions No ex perience necessary To make your Dream A Reality and Find Financial Freedom, call today No obligation. 1-800-707-5003- E~t.l927 Absolute Top Dollar: U.S. Si lv~ r. Gold Coi ns. Proofsets , Diamonds. Gold Rings, U.S. Curr ency,Thj s js Nnt Te!c!Pilrketi m:. M. T,S. Coin Shop, 15 1 www. i l iIi nk .rom/pboyd. it i Second Avenue, Gallipolis, 740:446-2842. Help wan!ed caring for the I\IPIO,\JI\1 elderly, Darst Group Home. ._,, In II I._, now paying minimum wage. new shifts: 7am-3pm, 7am5pm, 3pm -11pm. 11pmHELPWANTEil 7am, ca ll 740-992-5023. A li ve m CaregiverfhOusekeepe r. Must have drivers license. Send Resume to E8 14, 200 Main Street, Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550 Instructor needed for typing. Send resume to 1176 Jackson Pike. Suite 312, Gallipolis, OH 4563 1. (7 40)446·4367 Avon Representatives Lead guitar player for Rock/Country band, call wanted. {740)446-3358 740-992-781 8. AVQNI All Areas! To Buy or ,. a1ntenance .Man w/ mi niSell . Sh1rley Spears, 304- M mum of ~yrs· experience. 675-1429. Electri ca l and PLC expenBusy dental office looking ence. Pay rate depends on lor multi-skilled receptio11ist. yrs of experience . Send Interes ted persons send resome to: WVCD AT. 1 Bo)l res ume to Office Manager. 366 Highway 62 Poo·nl PO 80)( 704. Pomeroy, Ohio Pleasant. WV 25550 45769 -------.,.-Need $$ For The Sprjbg?? Cosmologist/ Managing Local Company Now Hiring Scheduling , Cosmologist! Na11 Tech Ftex1ble Available wanted: 11 you wan t to work Positions with a team oriented staff ~~~~diately, 1·888·974· and in a premie re beauty salon. Call Cinda or Lee at taking applications (740)446-2673. Offeri ng Now Sign-on. Incentive and for Cleaners, Laborers, & Clerica l positions in the recruitment Bonus' Gallipolis area. Please call Extra at (3o4)522~975 for DECKHANDS appointment $23,000 Per Year Plus To Start Now hiring- A leading Midland( Ingram Barge Co. provider to individuals w1th is accepting applications for Deckhands. Work 30 days mental retarda tion and and off 30 days. Interested developmental disabilities is looking for help in Gallipolis. candidates must No experience necessary. •Must be able to work two 6 $6.35 per hou r Paid trainhour shifts •Mu st be able to be away ing. If you would like to jo1n our team to help individuals from home •Ability. Desire to work in achieve their lullest potential, call (740)446·8145 or a Team Environment in a apply in person at Middleton very Physically Demanding Estates. 8204 Carla Drive, atmosphere lifting 100# Gallipoli s. OH A.n Equal steel wires. Work outside in Opportunity Employer a!l weather conditions. FIM/DN. Benefits include: 401 k, Medical. Der1iai, NURSES (RNa) Adva ncement to $78,000. 11 $47.00 per hour, interested apply at DH Job Columbus, OH. All Units, Services. 445 Buckeye Hills FULL TIME (600) 437-0346 Rd., Rio Grande. OH 1·800· Pool applications are now 866-7139 Ext 1 or 2. EOE be1ng accepted for manageOemol Samplers! Event ment position(s), l1 leguards. Personnel. Excellent pay, concession workers. and highest in area, samplers admission workers fo r the needed 1r1 local re tail store Gallipolis Municipal Pool. Flexible weekend work, Sat/ Applications may be picked Sun. 6 hOurs a day. Looking up at the Gallipolis Parks for hard working. self moti- and Aecrealion Department vated people who will take in th e Municipal Building, pride in their work. For more 518 Second Avenue. The inlormation call D1ana at 1- deadline for applications will be April 11, 2003. 888-547-3366 $7/hour comprehensive paid training, paid holidays and weekly bonuses. Call today to see how you could start earning more money! 1·877-463·6247 ext. 2457 Nutriti on Aid/ Meal Transporter. GaiHa County Council on Aging/ Senior Resource Center is currently accepting applications for K1tchen Aid/ Meal Transporter. Must have valid drivers license and insurable risk. Must be able to read. write and follow directions. Needs to assist in load preparation, clean up and be a substitute meal driver, Be physically fit to lift 20- 25 lb p 8 rt I" l A s. - lme POSIIOn. n Equal Opportu nity Employer. --------Ohio Valley Publishing Co., a division of CNHI . has an opening lor a Copy Editor/ Paginator. The position is located in Gallipolis, Ohio. a picturesque small town near maJor cities. OVP publishes the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Pomeroy Daily Sentinel and Point Pleasant (WV) Register at its Gallipolis location . Candidate must be proficient in Quark Xpress, possess strong design an d headline writing skills and knowledge ol AP style. Excetl"ent pay and great opportunity for advancement with · larg e company. E-mail resumes to: Snail-mall work samples to Bette Pearce , Group Managing Editor, Gallipolis Daily Tribune, P.O. Box 469, Gallipolis, OH, 45631. Part·ti me help wanted. Retired or JUSt need to get out of the house a couple of days a week? Alcove Books is looking tor a mature, res ponsible person. Come in and see Eileen at 17 Ohio River Plaza lor details. Wanted: LPN lor physician office. Reliable transports· lion, experience and computer skills preferred . No weekends or holidays. Full or part time. Benelits available. Fax resume to (304)675-7800 or mail to CL.A 573. clo Gallipolis Daily Tri bune, P.O. Box 469, Gallipolis, OH 45631 and a hal f. LR, DR. Ki1chen.-Den wilh Firepl ace, and Sunroom. Covered Carport, 3 Nice O ut bui ld ings. Located a1 381i.1 K err Road. Bidwell . Ohio. Call (850) 982-7668 or (850) 932-6959 • r HEuWANIID 11110 AN'S and LPN's needed for 100 bed nursing facility with e)(cellent opportunity for cha~enging and rewarding e)(perience. Great start rates and excellent regulatory compliance history. Interested candidates should apply to: Rocksprings Rehabijitation Center, 36759 Rocksprings Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769, Attention: Debbie Slewart, Assistant Director of Nursing, (740)992·6606 Extendicare Health Services, Inc. Is an equal opportunity employer thai encourages workplace diversity. M/F ON. sates ACCOUNT EXECunvE Large National Company seeks Sales Rep lor local 8rea. $600 weekly plus/ Commission plus bonuses &. full benefits. First year earning S0-70K. Fax resume -to: 757-473·3547 OFFICERS: SECURITY Guardsmark is now accept· ing applications for.part time Security Officers in Mason County. If you are at le8st 21 years of age. have a clear police record and a high school diploma or equivalent, we would like to talk with you. Starting pay is $7.00 going to $7.60. Applicants must be able to work any shift and some we.ek-ends. AU applicants .will be given a drug screen. Apply at the Main Gate of the M&G Polymers plant on State Route 2, Apple Grove, WV between 8:00AM and 2:00PM . Monday· Wednesday. IIELPW~ II!:F.'"1o~~B~u-s"'INESS--...., to ~~~s~ Staff Development Nurse Overbrook Rehab Center is looking for a self-motivated team player with a high energy level to join our man agement team. Must enjoy working with people, training and developing staff, responding quickly . to staffing needs, monitoring employee performance, Inservicing and counseling employees. Must possess: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills . Presentation skills and the ability to worK well under pressure. Demonstrated planning and organizational skills. Critical thinking and problem solving s~lls. The ability to follow through on given tasks. The ability to work in a last paced environment. Human Resource!Staff Development experience preferred but not required. Please send resume with CO\Ier letter to Overbrook Rehab Center, c/o Michelle Gilmore, AN, DON, 333 Page Street, Middleport, Ohio 45760. EOE ~,-,.;OIIiii'I'OiiitmOOTV--iio_.ll ' INOTICEI OHIO VALLEY PUBLISH· lNG CO. recommends !hat you do business with people you know, and NOT to send money through the mail unlit you havE;~ investigated the I 3 BEDROOM HOME Only $8,000. For listings call 1-800-719-3001 Ext. F144 --------3 Bedroom newly remodeled, in Middleport, call Tom Anderson after 5 p.m. 992-3348 f:~j;~;:J _3 __be_d_r_oo-m -.-1- ba_lh_._2_ s_t_ oryhome in Pomeroy, 1 car garage, fireplace, (740)992· 9492 _________ SO~~::~g~A~ ~:SI? 3 bedroom/3 bath on 1.68 No Fee Unless We ·winl acres. A 2-car garage _ 8-6 _ attached and a 2-car garage 1 88 82 3345 detached , pius storage buildings. All appliances ~r:ii10~;;;;;.;;H~•u;;;;;•~;;·;;;;;;;;;;~ stay, new carpet, 2 fire........Ul&3 places, new windows. MoVe FOR SALE in Condition. (304)675-5 353 (3)FHA & VA homes set up fo r immediate possession all with in 15 min. of downtown Gallipolis. Rates as low as 6%. (740)446·3216. 1 acre, riverfront, brick and vinyl, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, 2 fireplaces, hardwood floors, approximately 2000 sq.lt. Full basement, $160,000. (740)446·0536 eo I eo ... I ::-1 ~~~~~ N•w home· 4 bedroom, 2 bath, livingroom, familyroom, dining room den, modern kitchen, 2 car garage , hp, all electric , with In walking distance Pomeroy Golf Course. 3 acres, $118,000, call Susan 55 acre farm on SA 554. 3 (740)985 ·4291 , work 740 · bedroom, 2 bath house with -44-6-·7_267_ _ _ _ __ basement. 2 barns , 10 acres pasture. Spring fed livestock tank. Good hunting . Stocked This cozy 3 8R ~anc h home pond . Free gas. $125,000. is conveniently located in Call (740)367·7266 between Green Twp., just minutes 9am & 9pm. from town and hospital. Lg. level .lot in 8 beauliful l=ountry setting. Lg: deck off dinBeautiful312 home in private ing area. Green Etem./ Charolais Lake on 3 ·acres GAHS . Priced lor a quick m/1. Many extras. Must Seal sale! Serious Inquires pnly (740}441 ·0381 please. (740)446-o094 HELP WANTED Earn up to Truck driver wanted· Class 2 bedroom, 1 bath, full ba seA, Class 8 COL, call 740· ment, Gartield Avenue. Call (740)446·1626 643·1249. Wanted· Experienced Timber Cutter and Skid Operator. Call after 6pm , (740)662·7316 1180 ~llmiDipiN HELP WANTED Land Home Packages avail· abte. In unur area, (74QU..AA.. Applicants mu st have a ·current West Virginia 3384. ' do Human Resources (304) 675-4340 AA/EOE Classified AdvertlslnQ Nelwork HELP WANTED HELP WANTED 1-800-821-8139 www.cnhl-can.com HELP WANTED ·r GRAPHICS DESIGNER '" The Ohio Valley Publishing Co. is seeking a Graphics Designer for its Gallipolis, Ohio location. Candidates should have strong skills Lars & ACREAGB he familiar with Maes. Should also color separation, Full-time position witb benefits. Fred HotTman at The Gallipolis Daily Tribune 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Marshall Marshall Comm un ity and T ec hni cal College programs and serv i ces directly t o th e Hi g her Learning Commission/Nonh Central Association, 30 North Chicago , must be La Salle Street, Suite 2400, II 60602-2504 . All commen t s signed. . rooma & bath. All utilities paid. $295/ mo. (740)446· 3945 -------Furnished efficiency. All utili~ ties paid, share bath, $135 month, 919 2nd Avenue. (740)446·3945 Graclouslivlng. 1 and2beclroom apartments at Village Used hlde·a-bed, good con· Manor and Riverside dillon $100. (740)446·3777 Apartments ln Middleport. From $278·$348. Call 740· 992~5064. EqUal Housing Opportunities. Buy or soli. Riverine North Fourth Ave., Middleport, 2 bedroom fur- Antiques, 1124 East Main on SR 124 E. Pomeroy, 740- ' niehsd apartment. deposit & 992·2526. Russ Moore, references, no pets, t t:j;;~;~~ NOTICE with Insurance experience. Sons of lhe American Legion Gallipolis, OH 45631 Green Ball Association will be holding baseball sign-ups March 24th end March 27th from 6:30 · 8:30pm al the Centimery Townshouae. Thoee playing llttla league must bring a copy of their birth certificate to reglelratlon. Gallla County Vetl Milling 8:30pm 24, 2003 American Legion Polt 27 Mon . March General Managers $33,700. $43,800 Co· Managers $25,000. $32,100 Assistant Managers · $23,000 • $29,500 Post #27 • Cofle• Ooughnuta BUS TRIP Gettyeburg, PA Sept. 28 • 27 Shop Downtown Gettyeburg Oudlll (tax lr") Boyde Bear Country Plpln Feetlval Fredda Kent 8711·151503 Maraaret Yoder 1576·3128 ~~~· -P-um _ po_· Gas Furnaces. Free Estimates. (740)446-6308 NEW AND USED STEEL Stool Beams, Pipe Robar For Concrete, Angle, Channel, Flat Bar, Steel Grating For Drains, Driveways & Walkways. L&L Scrap Mete Is Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday. Sam-4:30pm . Closed Thursday, Saturday & Sunday. (740)446-7300 i __ Block, Crick, sewer pipes, windows, lintels. etc. Claude Winters. Rio Grande. OH ~---iiilliiiiii-_.1 9 month old AKC Reg. Pomeranian weighs 7 1/:2 lbs. Very intelligent with good disposition. Has had sholll $250. (304)662·3236 ~: :;7.:.~o:.-:~.(:7: . . .cu::.~:.9o:-: :. .:.:o~:5-:.: :. W.- r i,io ~ r AKC malo lri colored Sheltie, shots, micro· chipped, 2oo; 2 AKC Pomsranlans, 2 males. shots. 8 wka. old, $350 each, 1 AKC mate Collie Blue Merie, 9 mos. old. cer· tlfled, normal eyes, shots, micro chipped $200; P 1994 Corvette Coupe.· white (7401696•1085 with red leather. Loaded. $11,000. (740)682-7512 AKC Registered Pug, ,994 Toyota Corolla, auto, male , 1 1emale, shots, wOrmed, vet checked. air, 77k, e)(cellent condition, $3500; 1983 Ranger, auto, Now accepting deposits . nice. $1500. (740)379-2360 (740)386·9325. s Full Blooded Bloodhound pupa, $150 each, Slemalos, must sate ASAP! Call (740)245·0304 1998 GMC Exlendlld Cab , 2WD, 305 motor, 6 foot bed, $6500 OBO. (740)256·9228 AUCTION JLVOTXON Reg . AKC lab Puppies, Yellow or Stack, shots & wormed, $200. Parents on Premises. (740)379·2643 I \1~\1 '" I 1'1'1 I I-. ,\ 11 \l .... rlO l~)(f.,. I · FARM ...,.,...._......._.,.... Lw-ooi?,!Uiiiiiiiiii..-"'iii""'-"-,1 -, • 1972 Massey Forg. 135 Diesel, $6400. firm 2 yr old rear tine tiller $600. · firm 2 yr old bush hog $400.00 firm 304.882·2099 or after 1pm 304·882·2875. AUCTION Sale or Trade, 1988 Ford Bronco II, automatic, low miles. sell tor $1900. (740)446·7730 AUCTION Pet Grooming- dogs & cats, pick-up & delivery, Linda Wade, Side Hill Rd .. Rutland, (740)742·8916 Sat., May 17th 10:00 AM Ohio River Frortl H"""' w/Beautlful V_,l 4 Bedrm.'s, 3~ Baths, Living Rm. Dining Rm., Fomllyrm., £-porch , 2 car Q8111Q8. CarolS. Wedge, Owner -rt Ki-. ST.riHLIY & SON, INC. (740) 175·3330 I Roaltorte H.,.., M. S~. Ill , CAl. AARE & Real Eslalll Broker Outstanding Auction with country antiques, country store items, old adv. items, pedal car, glassware, wooden ice box, old tools, ironware, stoneware, also 12 very nice Longaberger baskets. · Call for more. details! Very clean auction, over 200 itemsl . Auctioneer: Leslie A. Lemley 740·245-9868 "Licensed & Bonded by State of Ohio" "Nol responsible for accldenls or lost propenyl " • 446-2342 • 992-2155 • 675-1333 CITIZENS FOR A SOUND ECONOMY . CSE Town Hall Meeting 10:00 am Saturday, March 29 Mason Cunty Public Library Point Pleasant Round Table Discussion Medicare Social Security No Tax Increases Public Invited Rio Grande Baseball Association Sign - up Thursday 20th at & Monday 24th Rio Grande Elem. Gym 7:0(}8:30 25 3 13 Phone Rd. Mason County Little League sign ups lor Senior baseball ages15 & 18 only at the High School Cafeteria Monday March 24 15:30.7:30 West Washington Street 304/776-2057 McCormick Nomination of Officers March 20th, 2003 ' Nomination & Election of officers "Aprll3, 2003 meetings at 7:30 pm Pleeee Attend Wendy 's Inte rn ation al , Inc.- HRDept. Fax : s DEADLINE 2:00 P.M. FRI. Gallipolis, OH Send us your res ume or g ive u s a call : 5088 I I l Pt www.oae.org "It's better here!" Cross Lanes , WV Uaed Furnirure Store: 130 Bulavillo Pike. We sell ·. mat· tresses, dressers, couches, oppllanC<!S, bedroom suites, recliners. Grave monu~ menta. (7401446•47 EI2 Gallipolis, OH , Wanted 10 buy· good used couches, mattresses, dressers. Job Opportunity for person o ur pay to our industry l ead ing benefits to the way we treat p eople -all we can say i s University but function essentially as an about (7401992-6637 P.O . Box 359, tbotTman@ mydailytribune.com Criteri a for independent accreditation. A You are i nvited t o send any comments rio Send resume to: or e-mail HEINER'S BAKERY is an Equal Opportunity Emp loyer You may know about Wendy's reputation for serving the highest independent institution . ~~==~===~ HOME IMPROVI'MfNTS Send resumes to: quality food in the quick service restaurant industry - but did you know th at Wendy 's strive s to be a quality empl oyer as well? From with I ----- 1" I 97 Olds Silhouette GLS BASEMENT E)Ctended Minivan. 66 .5K, WATERPROOFING extras, excellent condition, u nconditiOnal lifetime guarCall (740)446-1731 or con· antee . Local references turla'::lc!'lw . .en_d_e_n.T•.o.m.••. ·- - , nished. Establ ished 1975. _ ~'10 Call 24 Hrs. (740) 446· McnuKCYQ.,.ES 0870, Rogers Basement I...JvJisroa\ .2000 Mercury Moumaineer, --, • Waterproofmg. ~-------· AWD, V-8, 5.0L, excellent condition . Loaded, 32,000 96 , HD Road King 6200 HerelOfd Heifers for sale, 1 mites, factory warranty. miles. Lots of Chrome , C&C General Home and 2 yr old. Call (740l 256 · $16,000 . (740)446·6079 Mustang touring seat, cus- · Maintenance- Painting, \linyl 1335 Evenings only. 11 evenings. tom scarlet over cream siding, carpentry. doors, Reg. Angus bulls- Top ~r- --=:-:---,--- paint, excellent like new windows, baths. mobile 2001 Clievy Cavalier, 2 formance bloodlines.· Maine door, automatic, overdrive. condition . Asking $15,250. home repair and' more. For (304)576-2933 free estimate call Chat, 740·: Chi- Angus show heifers, CO player, spoiler, Metallic 992·6323 heifers, bred heifers and blue, 4 cylinder, 32mpg, crossbred bulls. Slate Run 54,000 miles, 6soo 080 . Farm, Jackson, OH. (740)441 -1547 Harley 1996 Road King (740)266·5395 miles. $13,500. 200 1 Grand PrJ)( SE, 22,000 8,000 Registered Black Angus ·1 PS PB 1 d8 d (304)675·5114 B lis d h 'I v ril ml es , ' ' oa · u an e• ers. t&a ngs (740)949-2009 and older out of N BAR, CARD OF THANKS EX EXT, TRAVLERS and 92 Chevy Caprice, pw/pl, air, Eclipse, Gentle. Guaranteed 25mpg, 87 ,000 miles, very Bull. $1,000. and up . Heifers dependable nice car, asking Perhaps you sent a t987 Bayllner, 17' tong , lovely card, or sat quiand up. (304)372· -5-· inboard. excellent condition . etly in a chair, Perhaps runs great, garage kept, d 102 000 'I extras, $2,500, you sent a floral piece, Shetland pony gelding 3 112 spee , , m• es, many 740 742-8500 If so we saw it ·there. years old. Real nice kids $3500. (740)446-2796 pony. 50 inches tall. Sadie, Perhaps you spoke 1he Auro PARTS & blanket, fOOd and ·bridle. All 96 Dodge Neon 4-door kindest words, as any eurolair, 78,000 miles excel- L.._-oiAoiCCFSSOiiiiiliiiiiiRii1iiE'iiii..,l friend co uld sa y S500. call (304) 675.268 2 lent cond. $3500 .304·675· . • Perh aps you were not 6325 2· 12" Prevue Hollywood Stud Services- KFR Oancln there at all Ju st Images APHA Registered 98 Ford Escort ZX2. 68.000 Su bwoofers in Bandpass thought of us that day. Painy, very calm. Call lor miles. Real clean, all Bass Box. Call (740)441A \'e ry special 9126 titter 6pm for details. pricing. (740)388·9655 options, $2850 080. thanks to Joe Roush of HA & (740)441·0584 the R oush Funeral G~ HAPPY AD 99 Pontiac: Sunlire autalair, Home. Also Rev. ~~-------· CD player exc. cond. 80,000 James Satterfield and ' the members of the Round Bales of Hay. miles $4,500 304·675·6325 Mt. Moriah Church of (304)675·2443 call after SHARPI! 1989 Red Mazda 6pm . God . 323, Excellent 4dr. standard . A special thank s to Runs perfect. Bodyi paint Wanting to buy large round Gal)', C i sco, Kevin bales ol hoy. (740)446·1 052 r~stored , near perfect. New Dugan, and the EMS JVC El Kameleon cd/amlfm II {\ "\._, 1'1 11{ I \ ! Ill"\ stereo wJJensen amp and for being there. Also subwoofer. Deep tint. MUST the Jack son General SEEII Great Price . Hospital and employ'FORAtrg!l! ~ EXTRAS. $1600. 080 . ees, including Roger (304)674·0039 Ask lor and Lind a Ridd le for Debbie. all ~heir help to our $500 POLICE IMPOUNDS! family. Hondas, Chevys. etcl Gars.J TRUCKS ·1 Trucks from $500. For FOR SALE Also thank s to any· Pam, Now that listings 1--8()()..719·3001 ext. "'----iiiiiiiiiiiii.-,1 one else who helped in you're 40, do 3901 any way during our - - - - - - - - - 1985 Ford 4-wheet drive, lo ss and sorrow. you think you 1967 Dodge Van, $1600; extended cab, fibergaiss Wh atever you did to topper, $600. Csll after 7:00 1969 Chevy Cavallar, $750. need a new console our hearts, we (740)366·01 62 .(740)256-1102 Ask lor Jr. thank all of you, what· volvo? 1988 Buick Park Avenue . 1992 S-10 Blazer, good conever the part. while, burgundy interior. 3.6. dition, 4.3, V-6, A/C. Call Happy The family of v.e, runs great. All power. (740)441 ·9126 after 6pmlor 40th B-dqv Sis! lArry Holsinger (740)386·9655 details. r -No~w-&_U_s_e_d_H_o_a_l BULLETIN BOARD have knowledge of four-color and spot· evaluate w hether MCTC meets the rel&tionsh ip John Deer 2950 tractor, 1999 Pontiac Grand Am. excellent shape, (7 40)949- Bright red. good condition. Keyless entry. Asking payoff. 2072 (304)675-3383 John Deere 410B Backh oe loader, runs excellen t, good 1999 Silver Honda Civic EX, work ing condillon, $7500 1 B" Alloy Wh eels- li nt, 81,600 miles. $12,00.0 . firm . (740)388·9327 (740)441 ·0136 riO Appliances, 1996 Extended Cab 5· 10 88k $4.395. 1993 Grand-Am 20 68K $2,995. 1995 Beretta 83K $2,395. 17 others in stock. COOK MOTORS (740)44<Hl1 03 ~ ;"ROO Reconditioned and G a 1 ed Wa 8 hers Duar n e R. d' ryers, anges, an Refrigerators, Some start at $95· Skaggs Appliances; 76 Vine St. , (740)446· 7398 Kenmore washer, $95; Kenmore dryer, $95; GE Fridge, white, Frost free, like new, $350; Range, 30", white, $95; Queen size bed· room suite, blond, $200; King size bed, $150. Dining room chairs, wooden; $20 each; CouCh, $50. Skaggs Appliance, 76 Vtne Street, · (740)446-7398 CAMPERS & M<rmKHOMF~ 1996 Ford Bronco , 4.:4, 200 1 lnnsbruck 25 1/2 feet excellent condition , $7500. Ute Camper Sleeps S1x. (740)949·322t Queen size bed . Sofa. built· in- microwave . stereo sys- . tern , AJC, lorcad air heat. ' closets, luily contained, 3/4 Ton GMC Work Van, awning. Used very little. Call Ford 3000 diesel tractor. 12 34M. Original OWner. air, foot stock trailer. 501 mow- .1996 Saturn SCI, great con- auto . till, cruise. $10,500. di11on, $3000. (740)446· ing machine , 2600 Ford (740)446·2957 diesel. (740)286•6522 3763 10 M Good •Used rvu 4-WDs Multi· Ad Creator, Adobe Acrobat, and General Institutional R equirements and tiona! .,r__AII•F1ii~iiiiiRENriiiiioo-,l VANS& = ivator & fertilizer hopper. asking $3,500; Jatco air blaster. excellent condition, $3,500, 740-742~7405 days, (740)742·2086 eves. lor rent in BURN Fat. BLOCK ~ Cravings, and BOOST Energy Like You Have Never Experienced. WEIGHT· LOSS REVOLUTION Wanted to rent, pasture lor New product launch October cattle. Gallipolis, Ro<iley or Crown City area. (740)256· 23 , 2002 · C a Tracy a I740)441 -1982 6P71 \ II IH I I\ \ Jll ..,l FOR SALE! Space Saver 4wheel Scooter. Has tum sigHousotolD nals. Head Ligh t. $ 800. Gooos (304)675•7791 ·-------,1 • --------For Sale.· Recondo'tloned JET II '"' QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Pagemaker, The purpose of thi s vi sit is t o enable MCTC t o maintain an in stitu · . Auros HlR SALE ' to April successfu l outcome from this visit w ill FOR RENT 10 &unbap ~IIIH -&mttntl o Page 05 in the Marshall Community and Technical 30, 2003. 1 Cizoi--~S:"'PA-CE --~ retoronce required. Call (740)992·0 165 (740)448·2801 Now Taking ApplicationsNow ·taking 8pplications fdr 35 West 2 Bedroom Apartments, 1/3 acre tot on 5541n Porter, small 1 bedroom house, Townhouse all utilities (Including sewerJ $300 per month, $300 Includes water sewage, 18x7 Metal garage door, hardware. Good Ready lo build. $16.900. deposit, (740)992·8154 after Trash, $350/Ma .. 7•n • •• w/a ll ~· Condition. (304)675·3354 (740)256·9200 0008 5pm. . the North Central Association will visit 28 I-.,.. ... The Higher Learnin g Commissio n of College ( MCTC) from April Twin Rivers Tower is accepting applications for waiting list lor Hud-subslzed, 1- br, apartment. call 675-6679 EHO F~~all = n e, model 754, excellent condi· tion , $3,500, 740-742-7405 days, (740)742-2086 eves. --------2 seater Go-Cart, solid axle, 5HP, like new. $600. (740}367·7025 --------3 modern lighted showcas~ es, .1 upright, 1 cash registor. (740)386·9no --------Atford•ble • Convenient WOLFF TANNING BEDS Low Monthty Investments Home Delivery FREE Color Catalog Call Today HI00-711·0156 www.np.etstan.com 2 bedroom apartment availa able ln Syracuse, $200 deposit, $315 per month rent, rent includes- water, HDlS<N sewer, trash, no pets, rental application, referenoes and Late model Whirlpool wash· FORRI!Nr sufficient, income to qualify, er and dryer, $150; (740)378-6111 Whirlpool washer, $65; 1 ~3 Bedrooms Foredosed Maytag dryer, $65.00.' Homes From $199fMo., 4% Down, 30 Years at 6.5% Apartment Available Now. Almond. (740)446-9066 APR. For Llallngs, 800·31 9- RlverBend Place, New Haven, WV now aceapllng Mollohan Carpet, 202 Clark 3323 Ext. 1709. applications lor HUD·subsl· Chapel Road. Porter, Ohio. dlzod, 1 bedroom apart· (740)446·7444 1·877~830· 2 br. newly remodeled. rei. & ment. Utilities included Call 9162. Free Estimates, Easy dep. no polS 304·875·6224 (304)882· 3121 Apartment financing, 90 days samo as leave message available for qualified sen· cash. VIsa/ Masrer Card. - - - - - - - - - lor/disabled peraon. EHO Drive· a-lillie save alot 2 story house, 3 or 4 bed· room, living room, family BEAUnFUL APART· Now aola & Chair, $399. room, 3 car garage (one MENTS AT BUDGET 9x12 carpel, room size $50. yoar lease). Depaoli $500; PRICES AT JACKSON Mollohan Carpel & Furniture Rent $650. Call (740)388· ESTATES, 52 Westwood (740) 446· 7444 · Clark 8699 Dnve. lrom $297 lQ, $383. Chapel Road, Portl'r, OH. - - - - - - - - - Walk to shop & m~ies. Call Oak bedroom suite, dinette 3 bedroom house In 740·446·2568. Equal set, dresser, hutch, wing0 Middleport, still available, ·Housing pportunlty. b k h ~- 18 c a1r, ua.te gara- largo out building - - - - - - - - - ac $rec. (740) •• g ~· · Beech St. Mlddlaport. 2 bed· table, 125. 286·~ 22 2no79peta, B~o75adwplaus deposs:'· room lumlahed apartment Quoen Size bedroom suilo, Y ·• utilities paid, deposit & refer· (740)992·3194 en"...S. no ....,.>D. ( 740) 992 ~ includes mattress, box ...... • .,....... springs & large mirrored 0165 Exceptional 4 bedroon1 - - - - - - - - - dresser. Used very little. house in ReedavMie, $800 Furnished ~tficlency, down· $400 complete set. Phone por month, call Shelley at stairs, 919 2nd Avenue, 3 (740)446·1267 House for .sale or rent$55,000.00, 2·3 bedroom, 1 bath, lull basement, large kitchen, new F.A.E, new car~ pet, approx. 1 acre, 2 out buildings, 1 car garage, out of floodplane, 10 min. from Pomeroy, 20 rilln . from Athena, 20 min. from Gallipolis, shown by appointment only, call 1• 74o- 591 •3779 _ Rent $400 per month, plus deposit, references required , utilities, New 2003 Ooublewide. 3 no pets · BR & 2 Bath . Only $1695 - - - - - - - - down and &295/mo. 1·800- New Home, $500 a month, 691-Eim liz~-"'!" ""!~-., deposit and 1 year lease, l5l0 Valley Drive, Pl Pleasant, WV 25550 EARN S30,000 ANNUALlY WITH HARD WORK & EFFORT COMMUNITY&'f'OIHICAl COUICI ;r-- Lest 2002 Model Lincoln Palk. 64JC28, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, total electric, heat pump, delivered & set on your foundation , reduced 1rom $55,385 to only $47,465, Colo's · Mobile Homes, u .s . so East. A1hons. Oh. 740·592·1972, ~where You Get Your Money's Worth~ --------New 14 wide only $799 down and only $159.96 per month. Call Kariona, 740· 385~7671 Pleasant Valley Hospital The American Community Crlaay W1taon I --------- --------- Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently acce pting resumes for Full lime· Registered Nurs.es. Send resumes to: Do You Have A Busineu, Service, Or Product You Would Like to Advertise to 6 MILLION READER$ With Only One Phone Cali? HELP WANTED HELP WANTED candidates should apply to: All types of masonry brick, Rocksprings Rehabilitation block & stan~ 20 yrs. Center, 36759 Rocksprings EMperience tree estimate. ·Road, Pomeroy. Ohio 45769 1-304-773-9550 Att: Debbie Stewart, Assistant Director of Nursing D&M yard care and handy(7401992•6606 . man. For .more info call Plus, Enjoy Excellent B enelit>l E:dendicare Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity (740)266·0490 Interviews will be co n~ucted on Thursday, employer th at encourages March 27 at the Heiner 's Bakery Branch in workplace diversity. M/F ON Handyman, yard work, Gallipolis, 1708 Eastern Avenue. (740)992·2741 ask for Tim. C al l 1-800-776-8411 before 3pm on Wanted care giver lor elderW ednesday, March 26 10 schedule an interview, ly woman, 2 days a week & Logans Lawn Care. Ca ll weekends. 9am-3pm rel. (740)441 ·0720 SALES/DRIVER POSITION FOR required, pay neg. 304-88 ~HEINER'S BAKERY REQUIRES: 3640 Will pressure wash homes, • Valid Driver's License Teacher openings at Grace trailers, decks, metal build~ • Strong Work Ethics Academy Christian schOol ings and gutters. can • Ability to work alone or in a team for fall 2003. Cell today for (740)446-0151 ask for Aon Envir on ment application. 740·696· 5433. or leave message. • High School Diploma or GED • Be at least 21 years of age or o lder MARSHALL MOBDEFORSlloMFl!ALE 2001 14>C80 Oakwood, 3 BR, 2 bath, al appliances included .. We'll make dOwn payment, you take over payrnenlll of $370 month, or buy lor $22,000. (216)351-7086 or (216)267·1485. ---...:.----,-Blowout sale on all Single Seclion homes save thou· sands good until February 29. (740)446-3093 --------Good uaed 14x70.· 3 bed· room, 2 bath . Only $7996. Includes delivery. Call Nikki, · 7_4_o-_38_s-e_948-=----..,.- Flexible sc heduling, excellent sal ary, holidays, hea lth insurance sin gle /family plan, dental plan, life i~ s uranc e, vacation, long- term disability and retirement. 1-877-230-6002 Beautiful River View Ideal For 1 Or 2 People, References, Oepostt, No Pets, Foster Trailer Park, 740.441-0 161. 1 Bedroom Apartments Starting at $289/mo, Washer/ Dryer Hookup, Stove and Refrigerator. (740)441·1519. r lice nse. Drlwl" Tnl•ba RltiiH 2 bedroom, air, porch, very nice, Gallipolis. (740)446· 2oo3 (740)446- 14os • Property for salea close to Green School. 2 mobile 196812x60 Trailer, new win. home lots. Own 1 & rent ·1. dows, good shape , has Approximately 1/2 acre. underpinning, $5000 OBO. Groallnveelmenl. (419)991· (740)388-8699 0924 1998. 3 bed room, 2 bath, large kitchen, atone fireplace. On S.te Route 588. Immediate Possession. (740)983-0730 2000 14x70, excellent condillon, hoal pump, appll· · ances, 2 large porches, move oH lot, . $19,985, (740)992.()()78 No EKperience Nee~e~! ""* Apartmenlll, Very Spacious, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Floors, CA, 1 112 Bath, Newly Carpeted, Adult Poof & Baby Pool, Patio, Start $3851Mo . No Pets. Lease Plus Security Deposit Required, Days : 740-446·3481 ; Evenings : 74().367·0502. 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Sired Club Pigs Kyle Deel740·441·5460 Dave Mills 740·256·1630, 441 ·5443 Auctioneer: Lee Johnson �Page 06 • 6unbap C~-6mtind BY LEE REICH Associated Press Details such as decorative arched windows, detailed porch railings and il bay window, give this one-story home old-fashioned appeal. (AP) Home's charm is in the details BRUCE A. NATHAN Associated Press Details, including arched windows with keystones, gingerbread trim and a wraparound porch, give charm to this home, Plan K-62, by the Homestore Plans and Publications Designers Network. Its tloor plan provides 2,315 square feet of living space. This home is primed for entertaining, as evidenced by the open arrangement of the great room, kitchen and break- fast room, where casual meals and buffets can be had upon the wide, angled snack bar. The great room is an inviting gathering spot due, in part, to its central fireplace and built-in shelves. A bayed window seat in the secluded living room is a bright little hideaway, and another bayed-out window seat is found in the master bedroom. The latter retreat has a private bath with a garden tub and a dual-sink vanity. 1\vo secondary bedrooms have walk-in closets and share a full bath. The blueprints for this home include plans for an optional two-car garage with an altemati ve location. For a study plan of this house, inc! uding general in formation on building costs and financing, send $5 to House of the Week, PO Box 1562. New York, NY 10116-1562. Be sure to include the plan number. Downloadable study plans and construction blueprints for this plan and for hundreds of past Houses of the Week are available at www.houseoftheweek.com. Tall windows and a fireplace help to make the great room, this home's center of activity, bright and cheery. (AP) As thanks for "greening" up your house and freshen ing the air all winter, consider taking your houseplants into the shower not all your houseplants, though. Cacti and succulents prefer to stay dry in winter and some other plants may be too big to conveniently move into and out of the bathroom. But plants like gardenia and staghorn fern would love an occasional shower. You might wonder why a houseplant, which never sweats or trudges through mud. would like a shower. But think about all that dust you sweep off your furniture and tloors. Dust also settles on your houseplants' leaves. Leaves are riddled with microscopic pores that open and close to allow exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The pores also release water vapor, in so doing cooling the · leaves and drawing up more water and nutrients - from the roots. Dust-clogged pores make a plant unhappy. · A periodic shower cleans them out those pores. And healthy pores are especially important this time of year, because hou seplants are stirring to life now that days are getting longer. A good shower also is a nontoxic way to thwart insect pests, also just now stirring to life . Mealybugs, scale insects, mites, aphids, and whiteflies are all waiting to attack. The force of the water knocks many ·adults and eggs of these pests off the plants. Mites prefer dry, dusty conditions, so those not dislodged by the stream of water pack up their bags and leave anyway. Take certain precautions when showering with a plant, because di sease-causing fungi and bacteria rush on the scene when the air is humid and the soil is sodden. First, make sure that the soil does, indeed, need the watering that it's going to get in the shower. And second, make _sure that the leaves do not stay wet too long. Even if fungi and bacteria do not rush on the scene, water sitting on the leaves of some plants, such as· African violets, can leave permanent splotches. You don 't go to bed with wet hair, do you? So pick a sunny morning on which to shower with houseplants - one at a time, please. A little soap, incidentally, won't hurt the plants but will kill some insects, or, at least, slide them off leaves and stems. Besides getting clean and somewhat pest-free , the plants really ~eem to enjoy the shower. You can almost sense their delight as drops of water dance on their leaves. in Shelton, Wash., says heath and heather blooms are sparsest in late October to midNovember, and again in June, If the heaths and heathers "but if you're clever and you are blooming, it might as well be spring. Sound odd? know exactly what you're Admittedly, heaths and doing, you can get them heathers are often associated going year round." Both plants were quite popwith bleak fall and winter ular 30 or so years ago, but landscapes a Ia the Bronte then sort of dropped off the sisters. But many hip gardeners radar scope. According to would rather hop through the Lortz, they are now enjoying heaths and heathers than tip- another surge of popularity. toe through those tedious They can usually be distinguished by the evergreen tulips of spring. foliage, which is small-leafed Those in the know would plant winter-blooming heaths and scaly on heaths and neelike December Red and Pink dle-like on heathers. Said Lortz, "there's a lot of Spangles to bloom December through May; put in a spike overlap" between the two heath (Erica bruckenthalia plants. But the heathers, she spiculifolia) for flowers from said, "have the most magnifiMay to June; and accompany cent foliage color - they those with a series of true have the gold, the silvers, the heathers like County reds, the orange foliage Wick.low or Beoley Gold to they have it all. "If you have a Firefly or a carry the bloom through the Wentworth Flame, in January rest of the year. Karla Lortz, owner of they are bright orange or Heaths and Heathers Nursery bright red, .the whole plant, BY JANE BERGER Associated Press and it's just magnificent looking. And in a cloudy climate, when you go outside and see those colors, they just light up the garden." Heather (call una vulgaris) is native to Europe, but cultivation became almost an art in the 19th century, and there are now hundreds of cultivat'S. They range in size from small mounds to shrubs about three feet tall, and flower hues extend from white through shades of pink to deep purple. Erica, or heath, is found around the world, and there are more than 800 different varieties, the vast majority native to South Africa. Perhaps the best-known heath is Erica carnea, commonly known as winter heath, which tolerates cold weather, usually blooms in spring, and which Lortz calls "the flashiest of all" because of its brightly colored flowers. Mini-Calculator Giveaway! 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The shop has featured a hand-lettered message supporting U.S. troops since the second Gulf War began last this week. {Brian J. Reed) · -·--·······-......-· •a.ao,,... ALWAYS THE LOW PRICE LEADERI BRIAN J. REED MIDDLEPORT - The Board of Trustees of Rio Grande Community College has authorized new degree programs at the Rio Meigs Center, and will likely accept an offer for a new Middleport facility. Meenng Wednesday, the board authorized Rio Grande Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Greg Sojka to proceed with plans to ad<. ·'O new degree program'. and.twl ~Itificate progmms to the co~ >e offerings at the Middleport ·enter, and to consider additiont. course offerings. A master's degree in education program began at the center earlier this year, with approximately 20 school teachers and others forming a cohort group, Sojka said. The center will also begin offering an associate's degree in early childhood education. The latter is expected to enroll at least 20 additional students when it begins, Sojka said. One-year certificate programs . in pharmacy technology and medical records transcriptionist will also be offered at the center later this year. Plans also call for an associate's degree prugmm in paraprofessional education, a program for teacher aides, Sojka said, to be offered with cooperation from the Athens/Meigs Educational Service Center. Sojka said 40 teacher aides in Vinton County are currently elll,Uiled in a similar program, and Athens/Meigs ESC Superintendent John Costanzo will work in cooperation with the Meigs Center to direct students to the program. Other programs under consideration for the Middleport branch are an associate's degree program for medical office assistants. as well as introductory computer classes. a 160-hour non-degree program for emergency medical personnel and professional development courses to be custom designed for local business and industry. Those courses would be nondegree programs, Sojka said. "We're also going to look at integrating our teleconferencing program which would expand opportunities for students at the Meigs Center, by allowing them access to instruction from the Rio Grande campus," Sojka said. "We tried that a few ye-di'S ago, but now we have a better handle on the technology." Sojka said the center will begin offering the Rio Early Awareness Pro~r.am this summer. The REAP is an introductory and remedial program for returning non-traditional students. "REAP is a good opportunity for new students to get their feet wet before beginning a semester of classes," Sojka said. "It would allow students at the Meigs Center who plan to begin early childhood education or other programs to brush up their skills and acclimate to the college environment." The class and materials are free for the REAP class, Sojka said. LuAnn Bowman, vice president for financial and administrative affairs for Rio Grande Community College, said Friday plans for facility expansion are "very likely to materialize," and said the board will work with the Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation to identify facility needs. The CIC has offered to construct a new facility to Rio Grande's specifications, if the college agrees to lease the facility at cost and to continue course expansions in Middleport. 'The space we have now obviously doesn't give us much growing room or flexibility, and we need to make sure we don 't box ourselves into a space we're going to outgrow in a matter of years." "With these new programs in the works, it's obvtous that the Meigs Center is going to grow," Bowman said. According to Sojka, enrollment at the center could double to over I 00 students when new programs are implemented. "We envision the Meigs Center as a total community education center, a multi-purpose facility for students seeking a degree, and for those who simply wish to attend a class or two for their own satisfaction," · Sojka said. Bush confronting ____d)c;g,;Ju;;ll, costs of war, in dollars and lives BY ScoTT LINDLAW Associated Press OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush is confronting the costs of the Iraq war in lives . . and dollars, grieving for civil- U.S . pnsoners of war m ~aq. ians and soldiers killed and His schedule Monday mcludoffeYing lawmakds liis-'(isted- a"-moming . meeting with official estimate of.how much Defense Secretary Donald, H. tal\payer money will be Ru!llsfeld, lunch with the J~int required to prosecute it. Chiefs of Staff and a sesston The White House has for with his economic team before months refused to provide a a meeting with congressional price tag for war in Iraq, saying budget experts. too many variables were at He plans to tmvel to a U.S. play. That policy forced military.installation at midweek Congress to vote last week on ~o remmd troops . abo~! the budget resolutions that included tmportance of thetr ':fliSSIOn, Bush's proposed tax cuts, with- satd ,two semo.r adnurus~t!on out war costs factored in. offictals, speaking on condttton Bush planned to provide the of anonymity. · estimate to congressional lead"I l"'ay f~r God's comfort and ers Monday, ensuring that law- God s healmg P?wers, to anymakers' discussion of war bndy, coahtton force, spending will take place amid a American, Brit•. ~ybody who surge of public sueport for loses a life m this, m our efforts American troops. Aides said the to make the world more peacefigure will be between $70 bil- ful and more free," Bush said lion and $90 billion. Sunday. Before the first bomb fell on This week's trip will mark Iraq last week, the president had ~ush's first domestic travel tried to brace Americans for smc~ Feb. 2~. . casualties and the death. toll Aides declined to make pubticked up ~ver the weekend. , ~c .Bush's de~tinati~n or. !he "I thank them for the sacrifice tnrung of hts tnp, cttmg they make and we pray with wartime security concerns. them " B~sh told reporters They said, however, the trip Sunchty as he returned to the was also meant to remind White House from a weekend Amencans about troop losses stay at Camp David. On that . are bound to mount as Monday an aide said that Bush coalition forces drive toward had not' watched videotape of Baghdad. Classifieds Comics DearAbby Editorials Movies Obituaries Sports Biggest Selection on all ' tobacco needs! . your www.mydaily•entinel.com Rio authorizes Meigs course expansions Bv 1 s.ctlons - n ..- MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2003 Staff writer Index 5MOK~R fRI~NDLl' Guaranteed Largest Selection in the areal Klnl EdWanlliWe Cl1ars On Premium Hand Rolled Cigars Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio Calenda.r BUII8r.................'10.14,. .... ~. UY 3 GETtfREE • Gardening - New look for heathers FREE Silver Creek BUY 2 GET 1 FREE Remember our troops! Spring cleaning for houseplants HOME OF THE WEEK Bv sunday, March 23, 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant Weather Paces A2 84-5 86 86 A4 A5 AS Bl -3 A2 rO 2003 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Juotln D, Deem, 4th irade Tom Lowery sits behind his desk at CPU. He is the office manager. (J. Miles Layton) Lowery likes hometown atmosphere J. MILES Staff writer BY LAYTON POMEROY - One man is a study in thought and diversity. Renaissance man Tom Lowery is the office manager at CPU, which is a business well acquainted with computers. Lowery is not a computer geek though. He has a degree in business and finance from Capital University. When asked why he was an office manager at the downtown computer shop instead of a money manager on Wall Street, his reply was simple. "I managed a finance office for a few years and got tired of the rat race," Lowe1y said. A resident of Syracuse, the thing Lowery likes best about Meigs County is the small hometown atmosphere which is filled with friendly people. A graduate of Meigs Local High School, Lowery has served this community in various capacities including coach and youth minister. He has coached baseball and basketball. His closest game was a very close baseball game with a score of I to 0. Lowery said working with young people is one of his greatest accoinplishments. "My greatest accomplishment, other than finding a great wife Deborah Ann, is my experiences working with youth," he said. The war is on everybody's mind and Lowery is no different. He is supportive of the troops, but is apprehensive about how the conflict will play out on the world stage. ''I'm uneasy about it," he said. "''m not sure what it is going to lead to. I am womed about the reaction of the world. I don't know who made us judge and jury of the world." The most exotic place Lowery has been to is Colomdo. He said he loved the beauty of the landscape but added with a smile that he has also been to Buffington Island. Lowery thinks there is life on other planets. He said there is probably another planet in the universe where people are doing things right. Lowery said his current planet sometimes finds it difficult to do the right thing and is pretty messed up sometimes. Jokingly he said that this was the reason space aliens only come to visit, never to stay. Lowery's favorite book is Brian's Song. His favorite movie is Silence of the Lambs, which is a critically acclaimed movie about a cannibal, a serial killer and an FBI agent. His favorite color is green because green is "'all around outside in nature." Space aliens, the war in Iraq and a dog named Mali are what make this man a timeless figure in a "~ mall town along the banks of the Ohio River. Pomeroy Elemontii'Y The lnpatientllehob Unit at Holzer Medical Center and the American Stroke Assodolion hove teamed up to provide a daily Slroke Education Program •Jtartl•• Now• . When: Monday - Fridoy from 3:00pm-4:00pm Where : HMC Inpatient Rehab Unit - 5th Floor learn More-A!;;t:- Facts and Fig-;;res orsi;~k;-.--Understanding Changes . How Stroke Affects Mobility and Daily Living How Stroke Affects Communication, Cognition and Swallowing Medical Management and Recvrrent Stroke Prevention Community is invited! 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