https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/e0d83d90762c0b07eb989d0a5990f6db.pdf 786a46e091e487092a320f074cabeb92 PDF Text Text -..... Friday, www.mydailysentinel.com Page 86 • The Daily Sentinel Boozer, James drives Cavs past Pistons Heisman CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James has decided it's time to take control of the Cavaliers. Cleveland's star rookie had 23 points and nine assists, and Carlos Boozer scored . a career-high 28 points as Cleveland finally won on national televi sion, 95-86 over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. James, whose addition to the Cavs has given th em unprecedented exposure, ex pectations ancj . pressure , helped Cleveland improve to 1-5 in prime-time telecasts. "We finally got one," said James , .who followed coach Paul Silas' orders and drove to the basket more than he has all season. "We needed to get one - whether it was on TV or not." Cleveland has won just two of II , but this was a victory that the Cavali~s ·may one day look back at as the night they became James ' team . The No. I overall pick has been reluctant to take on a leadership role, but with 22 games now under his belt, Jame s thinks it may be time for him ~o start showing the way. " I haven't made myse lf the complete leader of this team," he said. But he certainly took a big step. "Oh, yeah," he said. ''It's going to change." Cleve land also snapped an eight-game losing streak to Detroit. The Cavs hadn ' t beaten the Pistons since Dec. Davis from Page 81 · half and also pulled down 12 boards. Maiden 's strong second half performance brought the Lady Bucks all the way back from an It-point deficit, but the effort was all for naught. "The only thing (Davis) didn't do was stop Maiden, but she did a good enough job that we won by a few points," Brannon commented. The game was the. third in four nights for Meigs, and Brannon said fati gue was definitely a factor. "Defensively, (Davis) was dead tired; we put her on the toughest person at Belpre, she had the toughest person at Warren and her legs were shot. But I couldn't have asked her to play any better - she did what she could to get us the win." The win evened Meigs' record at 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in the Ohio Division. The woes continue for Nelsonville-York, as the team is winless in four tries and two league contests. The Lady Buckeyes started out Thursday's contest well and claimed a 12- 4, 2001. The win was also Cleveland.'s first over a team with a winning record since the Cavs defeated New Orleans last April 5. Ricky Davis, whose name continually pops up in trade rumors, had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Davis also had a vicious dunk , cutting through four Piston s in the fourth quarter to throw one down as the Cavs were putting it away. Richard Hamilton, who scored a career-high 44 points in a win over Cleveland on Nov. 28, led the Pistons with 19 points but was bottled up by the Cavs. Tay shaun Prince added 14 points for Detroit, which shot just 36 perce.nt from the field, 8 lead after one quarter. However. Meigs outscored its guests 15-4 in the second stanza to claim a seven point edge at intermission. The lead grew to as many as II in the second half before Nelsonville- York staged a comeback. A I0-4 run to close out the third quarter, coupled with a 6-2 run to open the fourth, shaved the Lady Marauder lead to a single point with four minutes remaining in the game. , Alter a Davis bucket at the other end extended the lead back to three, Maiden scored four points in a single trip down the floor to give Nelsonville~ York its first lead since the midway point of the second. But Meigs' Renee Bailey answered with . a short jumper to give her teum buck the one-point udvantage. It was the first uf three straight jumpers by the junior, the third of which gave her team a bit of breathing room with a 43-40 lead. Bailey, who tinished Thursday's contest with 13 points, has had problems sticking around for the conclusions of games Jately due to foul problems: But her s.hooting Thursday helped stave off the Lady Buckeye's upset bid. "Bailey scored I5 in our tirst game against River Valley, but has fouled out of was outrebounded 45-28 and has lost three straight. "We're playing losing basketball right now," forward Ben Wallace said . "I' ll take the Blame, it's my fault ror letting guys give little effort. We 've got to get down and play guys, and we 've got to share the ball. "And we ain ' t doing that." Pistons rookie Darko Milicic, selected with the No. .2 pick after James in the NBA draft, had a shot blocked and missed a wideopen dunk in the final seconds . Milicic still hasn't scored this season. "I wanted to see if he acted like he belonged," Pi stons coach Larry Brown said . "He acted like he was insulted ." both games since then, so she hasn't had many opportunities," explained Brannon . "Last ni ght against Belpre, probably played six minutes total in the whole game. . "Bailey just did an outstanding job there at the end offensively and defensively." Davis and Sammy Pierce, who added nine points and three assists to the cause, hit free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. Besides Maiden, Megan Edwards wa~ the only other Lady Buckeye in double ligures with 10. Meigs also won the junior varsity contest by a count of 28-12. Meagan Clelland led the winners with ei~ht points followed by Jackie Wilson wnh s1x. Julie Glomm, an exchange student from Germany, scored her first po\nt of the season. Keleigh Bunting, Meagan Edwards and Sara Burton each scored four each for Nelsonville-York. Meigs will next host TVC-Hocking foe Miller on Monday. Nelsonville-York will continue the search for its tirst win of the new season when Waterford visits Athens County, also on Monday. (Heavener 6, Bray 5), nine and made several turnovers . tory drive. steals . (Bolyard 4 ), 20 Sayre Roush, Dunn , and and untimely fouls. Emily bray grabbed a steal and was had big steals with Pullins turnovers, and 29 fouls. Southern goes to Ohio fouled for a three point play, twice cashing in and Roush from Page 81 then followed that up with a another late in the game. Valley Christian Monday. long three pointer. A Bray Southern held on for the 49second round as Southern free throw and a Bolyard 40 finale. continued its offensive dol- three pointer gave Miller the Southern hit I S-43 and 19drums. Miller led 17• 16 at lead, 35-34, at 3:27 left in the 37 from the line, while grabthe half. bing 27 rebounds (Dunn ·7, game. Southern took the lead Pullins hit a pair of free Pullins 6, Szyre 6). Mil ler hit behind five Kiser points and throws· to put SHS up then, 15-38 overall, 12-33 two's, gained a little breathing Hoops hit a shot from the 3-6 three 's, and 7-21 at the room in the third frame to block to give Miller its last line. lead 28-23. In the early part lead at 37-36. Sayre then hit Southern 13 steals (Pullins of the final round, Southern 4, Roush 3), four assists, 16 a driver to l:\ive SHS the lead opened up a 34-25 advan- and the SH:> defense came to turnovers, and 20 fouls. tage. life, sparking Southern's vic- Miller had 25 rebounds Then SHS went haywire Southern from Page 81 ' • Only Michigan's Chris Perry- a long shot to win the award. - delivered when it counted most. He capped a spectacular seasoQwith a 204yard, two-TD game in a 35-21 victory against Ohio State that sent Michigan to the Rose Bowl. "If he w)ns the Hei sman Trophy, he will certainly be very deserving," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said . "I think he had a great year play-mg a~amst great competitiOn. And m our biggest games he had his biggest games." This year's Heisman vote ligures to be a two-man race between White and Fitzgerald, with the decision coming down to the definition of what "outstanding" really means. The award for the "most outstanding player" is usually limited to quarterbacks or running backs - only six winners didn't play one of those two positions. The winner also almost . always plays for a top team, which hurts Manning and Fitzgerald. Only one of the last I5 winners played for a team with as many losses as the three . Manning's · Rebels (9-3) )lad this season. And only once since Notre Dame's Paul Hornung won · the award on a losing team in 1956 had a winner played for a four-loss team like Fitzgerald's Panthers (Steve Owens, Oklahoma, 1969). What also hurts Fitzgerald is that no sophomore has ever won the award and no pure receiver has either. Desmond Howard, Tim Brown and Johnny Rodgers also returned kicks when they won the Heisman. · But none Jllf them put up numbers like Fitzgerald, who had 87 catches for I,595 yard.s and 22 touchdowns . Fitzgerald has caught a touchdown pass in a record 18 consecutive games dating to last season. More than statistics, Fitzgerald has put together a highlight reel of his own with catches that defy belief. "Unbelievable," Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham s~id. "I'm watching tape and I' m saying as a coach, 'Don't you dare throw the .ball! He's triple covered! ' And it's like he's the only guy there because he comes away with it." But Fitzgerald is involved in only a handful of plays a game, unlike White. Few could have envisioned White coming to New York for the Hei sman ceremony when his career took a second major jolt on Sept. 7, 2002. White crumpled to the twf with a tom ligament in his right knee, ending his season and putting his career in jeopardy. White considered quitting because he tore up the oth ~r knee a year earlier. Instead of giving up, White never stopped working. He beat out tl)ree other quarterbacks ·to earn the No. I job before fall practice and then became the biggest key to Oklahoma's record-setting ' offense. " During my rehab. there were people saying that there was no way that I was going to come back or be as good as I was," White said. "That really drove me and ignited me this season." White , The Associated Press Player of the Year, led the nation in passing efficiency, completing 64 percent of his passes for 3,744 yards, with 40 touchdowns and eight interceptions. When compared to the last I0 quarterbacks to win the Heisman, White's efficiency rating of 167.99 ranks behind only Florida's Danny Wuerm~! in 1996. "His emergence as a great, great football player is the story of college football." Stoops said. "The biggest difference in our team is that Jason White is the quarterback. It ought to be pretty obvious." Whether the voters feel the same will be revealed Saturday. we remember those who have passed away and are especially dear to us. not forgotten. They will be similar to the sample below: / I Always in our hearts, dohn and Mona Andrews and • Tornadoes hold off Lancers. See Page 81 • Preserve memories of . your hunt with photos. See Page 86 . • Meigs tops Belpre. See Page 81 OnnuARIES · Page A5 • William Robert Atha • C<~,tolyn F. Burton • Manda L. Eastman • Ernestine E. Price • Ita Mildred Roush • Ina F. Harr • Roger D. Ireland • Frances G. Lingerfelt • Brian "Toot" Mullen A2 24 PAGES D2-5 insert Editorials Obitttaries Region Sports Weather r------------------------------------- 1 Please publish my tribute in the special Memory Page on Wednesday, December 24. • \lidcllt·porl • ( ~.tllipuli~ • lh.•t.'t'tllht'l' BY BRIAN J. REED breed@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY - Meigs County oflicials have begun calculating the losses to loca) government and the impact to the local retail economy ,as a result of the closing of Pomeroy's Kroger supenmarket. The Kroger Co. announced Thursday it would close the Pomeroy, Gallipolis and Gauley Bridge , W.Va. , stores, following the settlement of a two-month strike by union employees. Meigs County Commissioner Mick Davenport said Friday the commissioners plan to contact high-ranking Kroger officials in Roanoke, Va., to discuss the company's announcement that it plans to close the Pomeroy store . In particular, Davenport said, the comm issioners plan to discuss the status of industrial revenue bonds the commissioners agreed to renew last su mmer at the request of Kroger attorneys. BY CHARLENE HOEFliCH hoeflich@mydailysentinel.com . Comics ' Pomcro~ 1-J . :!CHt; ~ ~ 1.:!.;) . \ ol. : ~H ~ '\u . -lC• The $2.8 million in bonds were tirst issued in the early 1980s to fmance a major addition to the Pomeroy store . _ While the county has no financial obligation in relation to the issuance of the bonds. Jeff Thornton. president of the board of commissioners, said he believes the company has "moral obligation" to keep the store open in light of the com: missioners' willingness to renew the bonds to Kroger 's !inancial benefit . . ' ' a The closing of Pomeroy's Kroger store was announced Thursday by company officials. The closing of it. and the Gallipolis and Gauley Bridge, W.Va., stores followed the resolution of a nearty 2-month strike by Kroger employees. (Brian J. Reed) Please see Krocer. A& Doll beds help spread holiday cheer Taft to Classifieds The Daily Senru;el With Fondest Memories 111 Court St., Pomeroy; OH 4.5769 DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 12 Noon Gallipolis Meigs officials weigh impact of Kroger closing SPORTS 2 SECTIONS - TO REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONE IN THIS SPECIAL WAY, SEND $7.00 PER LISTING • $12 IF PICTURE INCLUDED . Fill out the form below and drop off to 161 3rd Ave . ()hio \ 'alh·~ Puhli~hing ( o . INDEX 15. May the Lord bless you wilh His graces and warm. loving heart. .french City Foot Clinic Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties Details on Page 14. We send Jhis message wiJh a loving kiss for eternal rest and happiness. Sponsored by : • Sleet and anow, HI: 30., low: 30s . ~w~ family ... -.!-· ... ... 446-1860 WEATHER I. We hold you in our thoughts and memories forever. 2. May God cradle yOu in His arms, now and fore\'C r. J. Forever missed, never forgoucn. May God hold you in Jhe palm of His hand. 4. Thank you for the wonderful days we shared wgether. My prayers wilt be with you unJil we mecJ again. 5. The days we shared were sweet I long 10 see you agmn in God's hei!Venly glory. 6. Your courage and bravery slill inspire us all. and Jhe memory of your smite fills us with joy and laughter. 7. Though out of sigh!, you'll forever be m my h~an and mind. 8. The days may come and go, bur the times we shared will always remain. 9. May the lighl of peace shine on your face for eternity. tO. May God's angels guide you and pro1ec1 you JhroughouJJimc . II. You were a ligh1 in our life Jhar burns forever in our hearts. 12. May God's graces shine over you for all rime. \3. You are in our thoughts and pruycrs from morning to night and from guide you and protect you throughout time. .....- 1l'lhie Adlven~ wre~ - r!l ~ooi off Cha'i!1tmi!is, t\:TI If you wish, select' one of the following FRE[ verses below to · lac,conlpaloy your tribute. May God's angels ·- ALONG THE RIVER • Community corner. See Page A2 • Community calendars. See Page A3 • New York tourism booming. See Page A6 On Wednesday, December 24, we will publish a special page devoted to those who are gone but - ..... D~ember 12, 2003 INSIDE David C. Andrews July 10, 1961-May 5, 1980 -~ © 2ooa Ohio Valley Publishing Co. POMEROY - I f a warm, fuzzy feeling about Christmas is escaping you about now, consider doing something nice for someone who might 110t otherwise have a happy holiday. Your generosity will not only cheer the recipient, but it will also make you know inside that it is indeed more blessed to give than to receive. The Meigs Cooperative Parish has numerous programs underway to ·make sure that disadvantaged families in Meigs County not only have a nice Christm~s dinner, but gifts for the children. To help carry out that objective, special projects have been underway for weeks by organizations around the county. One such project taken on by the Methodist women of the Chester, Alfred and St. Paul Church of Tuppers Plains was to create beautiful doll beds from tomato baskets, and put dolls in handmade colorful clothing in them to be given to little girls. Twenty-five were completed this week and delivered to the parish Friday morning by Pastor Jane Beattie, who worked alongside the church women to create the unique gifts. Ruftled material in color- . attend connector • open1ng Bv BRIAN J.- REED breed@ mydailysenlinel.com FIVE POINTS - Gov. Bob Taft . and Ohio Department of Transporta t i o n Director Gordon Proctor will attend a rib- · bon -cutting ceremony · for th e Ravensw 0 0 d Connec10r Taft on Tuesday. Dec. 23. According to ODOT Dimict I0 in Marietta, the dedication of the 15-mile section of U.S . Route 33 has been set for 9:30 a.m .. and will be held on the new highway near its junction with O~io 7 at Five Points. Signs wi II be posted. , The public is invited to attend the ribbon -cutting ceremony. according to ODOT public information officer The Rev. Jane Beattie delivers dolls in colorful baskets. all handmade by women of the Chester, Alfred and Tuppers Plains churches she pastors, to the Meigs Cooperative Parish to be given out at Christmastime. (Charlene Hoefl ich) ful prints enhanced with ribbon and lace cover the baskets both inside and out. · The dolls in the beds are nic6ly dressed in outfits made by the women. Some hold bottles, other have pacifiers: some wear ,hats to keep theu heads warm, and all-e6me with coverlets. The same women who used their time and talent to make the dolls in the beds. made flannel pajamas and nightgowns to keep the children warm. Ple•se 1ee l'llft. AS SOAR continues its search for a home Businessman steps up to aid calam BY CARRIE ANN WOOD ciwood@ mydailytribune.com -In GALLIPOLIS Westerns, the bad guy always wore black. But in the real world, sometimes the good guys wear black, too. If you asked local business owner Jeff Knotts, he ' d tell you that he's nobody special - just a regular guy doing what anybody else would do. But, under his big black wwboy hat and shy grin is a huge heart and the will to use it. Knotts doesn ' t Iike the spotli~ht, but he was thrust into Jt Tuesday ' when he delivered a truckload of furniture, food and toys for the Green family of Rock Branch, W.Va. Teresa and Roland Green lost their home and all their belongings last week in a house tire that also claimed GALLIPQLIS -Advocates for those addicted to drugs and alcohol are continuing their · search for a site to house a proposed reaJvery facility. Southeast Ohio Advocates for Recovery (SOAR) is looking for a home to continue the efforts.in establishing a residential recovery center in the area. The group is at a standstill unless a facility can be found. The proposed recovery facility would serve Gallia. Meigs and Jackson counties. Everything the group needs is falling into pi~ except for the stumbling block of not havinl' a place to house the participants in the program, ac.cording to Dick Moore, who's been affiliated with SOAR since its beginnj.ngs in Apri12002. The group was started out of public concern over growing Oxycontin addiction and crimes related to addicts supporting their habit any way they could. Through public meetings, a grot!P was formed. SOAR members want to have a structure large enough to house I0 males. The men w<mld receive counseling with residential stays between six and nine months. SOAR had looked at two buildings on the grounds Gallipolis Developmental Center and contacted Gallia County commissioners about using the old children's home. PIHH IH SOAR, A& BY MtWSSIA RUSSELL mrussell@mydailytribune.com the life of their 3year-old daughter, Destiny. Their 2year-old daughter, Kristen, 1s now listed in critical L.;._ _ condition at Knotts the Shriners Hospital after she underwent SJ!rgery for the bums that cover most of her body. The Greens, with very little money and no car, were unable to make the drive back and forth from their home to Kristen's hospital in Cincinnati, so they stayed with her during her ordeal, leaving their other two children with family members. As a father of three. Knotts said he couldn 't begin to envision what it would be . lik·e to be in that situation . "! just can·t imagine," he said. "To be separated from even one of my children, or to lose one of my children and be on the edge of losing another one. while still having to worry about pulling a roof over everyone 's head. "The y're just living on God's good graces right now.'" Knotts added. Knotts said he caught the tail end of the TV new s one evening and was immediate- Pie•se see Aid, A& , I. 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Occasional sleet and rain and snow likely then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Total snow accumulation I to 3 inches. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation I 00 percent. Sunday night... Cloudy with Ariel to host business exchange GALLIPOLIS - The Ariel Theatre will host the Gallia ~ County Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Business Exchange · at 5:30p.m. Dec. 18. The program for the business exchange will feature LaMar · Wise, chairman of the Ariel board, and the president and CEO of Holzer Medical Center. He will speak on "The Ariel and the Ans, Now and in the Future ." Advance reservations are requested by calling the chamber office at 446-0596, no later than noon, TueSIIay. Wright family reunion . Sept. 14 was the first Wright Family reunion . The reunion was a cookout and covered dish affair. It was held at the ' Mercerville Fire Depanment. Those attending were: Rick, Patrice, Lindsey and Erick Johnson, with hi s future wife, Kylie Rowe; Bill, Alma and Billy Rowley; Tom and Judy Wright; Tom, Shirley, Sco tt and Angel Wright ; Tom, Karen, Glenna, Lara Wri ght, along with Sarah Wright and her special friend Rick B ailey; Alberta and Dale Brumtield ; Christy Cromlish; and Cortney Christi ·· and Sue Dillon; Herman and Juanita Rossiter: Virginia Wri ght Nichols and her friend Earl H arbour ; Hazel White and her daughter Linda Lou Fos ter; Mike, Tammy and Samanth a Wallace; and Corinne Wright. · Another reunion i s planned for the third Sunday in September 2004, hopefully at the same place. Occas ionally a message that just makes one get all warm and fuzzy comes into the newspaper office. One arrived at my desk viaemail last week. It was from .Charlene Connie Conerill Schumaker Hoeflich who lives in Stark County but was born in the Rutland area and occasionally comes back to Meigs County to do genealogy research or visit some relatives. She keeps up with what is · about where to send a donation happening here by reading to be used to purchase items ''for the on-! ine version of The those 'stars' not taken." Daily Sentinel. " My heart goes 'bump Anyways last week we bump' when I think about li twrote a story about remember- tle children and seniors not ing elderly residents without being able to have Christmas. family and wh&t the Senior Christmas to me is doing for Citizens Center is doing to others. not just for your own family," wrote Connie. help this holiday season. One of those projects is Lucille Gheen of called Secret Santa and is geared .toward providing a Middleport got a double hit few personal gifts along with with the activation of the Point easy-to-prepare food items Pleasant National Guard for for a dinner on Christmas day. Operation Iraqi Freedom. Both her husband Sgt. I st Numbered stars for each of C lass James Gheen and her 50 senior citizens who need Sgt. Shari Wright, dal!ghter, their day brightened were left with the troops for Fort hung on a Christmas tree at the Center to be taken by Dix, N.J. l ast week. James and Shari were stuthose who wanted to be a part dents at 'Marshall University of such a special project. A t in addition to working on jobs. the end of last week, the tree James had served in Dessen was still sprinkled with stars. · Connie read the story and was Storm some I 0 years ago. concerned enough to, inquire Decorating your home for the holidays? Add the fragrance and beauty of cut evergreens into your plans. Purchase a live evergreen tree. Look for a Christmas tree whose limbs are still flexible with needles firmly attached to the limbs. Re-cut the base of the tree at least one inc h before puning it in the tree stand to allow the plant to absorb water. At first the cut tree may take in several quarts of water. Continue to check daily and refill the water as necessary in the tree stand. Never let the tree stand remain without water. The white pine, fir and scotch pine last the longest as a cut tree. Most cut trees should last ten days or more. Frazier firs, although higher in price, may last two or three weeks longer in your home. Remember that boughs of pine, fir and holly can be used as wreaths, swags and roping both inside and outside the home. Add ribbon, pine cones and omwnents to the fresh evergreens branches to match your home's decor. Are you planning a timber sale from your property next year? How are you going to go about selling the timber? 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If you're looking for a ,good time go to the Senior Citizens It's been an emotional Center. Tuesday evening for a week. what with our families holiday dinner-dance. Talented and friend s l eaving the com- George Hall will be at the organ munity apparently headed · playing not onl y Christmas for either Iraq or music but songs to take you on Afghanistan, followed by the a trip down memory l1me. The announce ment th at neither dinner will be served between 4 the Pomeroy nor Gallipoli s and 5 and the dance follows. Kroger stores will reopen Woodlands Steward's Program. Their goal is to provide woodland owners with information to help them make infonned deci· sions about their woodlands. For more inlonmation concerning the meeting or Ohio Woodland Steward's Progmrn call the M eigs County Extension Office at 992-66%. Beef Producers, mark your calendilrs for two upcoming regional beef meetings. The . Mid-Ohio Val ley Beef Feedlot School will be held January 15 & 22 from 7-9:30 p.m. and , Saturday, January 17 from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. in Marietta, Ohio. Empnasis will be on managing incoming feedlot canle, mar- Hal Kneen Melg1 County Extension Agent process that provides a return on the invesunent of growing trees and ensures the health of the wood lot. Many indiv.iduals who have sold timber can attest to the saying "decide in haste, repent in leisure". A worla;hop entitled "Selling Tunber'? Consider This.... " is scheduled for Thursday, January 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Athens County Extension office. The Athens County office is I~ at 280 West Union Street on the Athens County Fairgrounds. Topics that will be covered at the meeting include: deciding whether or not to harvest timber, planning a harvest to accomplish your objectives, detenninmg the value of trees and your harvest, rruuketing timber, getting profe ssional a..sistance, using Best Management Pmctices (BMP's), developing a II·~:~~;!!' good contract and uoderstanding timber taxes. This· meeting is sponsored by the Athens County Extension office and is L~!!!!f!Q!l!J2.t!~~t..!:~~ tree and open to any person interested in selling timber and managing their woodland This workshop is a class of the Ohio keting, nutnt1on and understanding feeder calf grades and beef carcass grading. On February 2, the Beef Producers Winter Meeting is scheduled at the Lackey Party Barn just outside A thens beginning at 6 p.m .. Topics to r the evenfng include: developing a value-added meat product, managing a cow-calf operation for profit and updates on Beef 509 & Landmark. .I 'i ;I f ' ; 10% Dl# lunch 11/CtiUptln $1.00 uH Dinner MJ/ct~up~n . • 3:30-9:30 (.Pduln OnbJ} 1Jriue 1hru ('Pickup f11indtlttl) "''I . 10% fill 111/CfhlpM l \ Ship 61J and enifiJ Quatibj 1tHHI., Qualiltj SeNice ltH Quatibj ~. ,~erry Christmas! 161 Upper Rive~ Rd. . Gallipolis, OH 740-446-7227 Coupon Good Till feb. I, 2004 THANKYOU . success. Fo11r deer were taket1 and a great limt> was had by all. Ruth Butler for .the U<e of her farm. (,Pdulls Onbj} !<;I I Galli a County Comer•ation ·Club and Velma Cooper Ror111ieAngelfamily D & L Family ·RV Jividen 's Farm E4uipment Odell Lumber 84 Lumber Brian E lmo re @ Earl Hall M & J Grocery The Monogram Shop Fin and Fur Taxidermy Mike B eck· III Team Foundation Randy Yohe, WSAZ New• Channel 3 Agne< Hapka Gallipolb Daily Tribune Darrtl/ Shaw V..ughn 'Graber Kyle Crilenbtr}' Brian Smith John Owtn1 Ja•on Callow"}' Saturday, Dec. 20 RUTLAND - The Rutland Free Will Baptist Church will Monday, Dec. 15 be presenting a Christmas RACINE- Racine Village play, ' Three Nails, • the story Council will meet in recessed session in Council chambers of the birth , death antl resurrection of Jesus Christ, 7 p.m. at the municipal building . , LETART Letart at the church. Pastor Jamie Township Trustees, 5 p.m . at Fortner invites the public to the office building . · attend . Saturday, Dec. 20 RUTLAND - The Rutland Free Will Baptist Church will be presenting a Christmas play, ' Three Nails,' the story Monday, Dec. 15 of the birth, death and resurHARRISONVILLE - The rection of Jesus Christ, 7 p.m . Harrisonville Senior Citizens · at the church. Pastor Jamie will meet at 11 a.m. A potuck Fortner invites the public to dinner will be served , blood attend . pressures will be taken, and Thursday, Dec. 18 all seniors are invited to RACINE - Regular meetattend. ing, Pomeroy-Racine Lodge Wednesday, Nov. 17 MIDDLEPORT The 164, F&AM . Members urged Middleport literary Club will to attend . Saturday, Dec. 20 meet at2 p.m. at the home of MIDDLEPORT - Modern Betsy Parsons. There will be Woodmen 's holiday breakfast a group discussion of "Skipping Christmas" by John 8:3G to 11 a.m at the Golden Coral in Gallipolis Grisham. Clubs and Organizations John and Gwe11 Doss jim andJoanll Haskins Ours Body Shop ffi!t.h Electric Carmiclrt~el Ft~flrr ....,_..._........ Community Events · Monday, Dec. 15 GALLI POLIS - The regular monthly meeting of the Gallia· Board of Jackson· Meigs Alcohol , Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services has been canceled. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va.Community Service Senior Citizens holiday dance, 6·1 0 p.m.. Moose lodge, with George Hall playing. $5 donation. Schools . GALLIPOLIS Twelvestep Spiritual Support Group meets 6:45 p.m. every Tuesday at New Life Lutheran Church, 170 New life Way off Jackson Pike. For information, call 446-4889. Grieving . GALLIPOLIS Parents Support Group meets 7 p.m. second Monday of each month at New Life Lutheran Church , 170 New life Way off Jackson Pike. For Information , call 446-4889. GALLIPOLIS Coming Together, Sllpport group for those who have lost loved ones, meets 6:30 p.m . fourth Monday of each month at New Life lutheran Church, 170 New life Way off Jackso11 Pike. For informatisn, call 446-4889. ATHENS Survival of Suicide support group meets 7 p.m., fourth Thursday of each month at Athens Church of Christ, 785 W. Union St., Athens. For information, call 593-7414. GALLIPOLIS - Parkinson Support Group meets at 2 p.m., second Wednesday of each month at Grace United 600 Methodist Church, Second Ave . For information, call Juanita Wood at 446-0808. Regular meetings GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Commissioners meet every Thursday, 9 a.m ., Gallia County Courthouse. . GALLIPOLIS - The Gallia ..... -..- __ .. Church events Saturday, Dec. 20 RUTLAND - The Rutland Free Will Baptist Church will be preser ' ·ng a Christmas play, ' Three Nails,' the story of the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, 7 p.m. at the church. Pastor Jamie Fortner invites the public to attend. CHESTER "The Ultimate Gift" a time of music, dance and drama will be presented at 7 p.m. Dec. 20 and 6 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Bethel Worship Center, Chester, located in the old Chester Elementary School off Route 7 on Route 248. Birthdays Tueaday,Dec. 16 POMEROY - Kathryn M. Evans will celebrate her 87th birrthday Tuesday. Cards may be sent to her at 421576 Enterprise Rd ., Pomeroy 45769 County Airport Authority Board the second Monday of each meets at 6:30p.m., on the sec- month at 7 p.m . at the old ond Thursday of each month Cadmus schoolhouse. at the Airport terminal building. CENTERVILLE- Raccoon GALLIPOLIS - Gallipolis Township Crime Watch meets TOPS (Take Off Pounds the second Tuesday of each Sensibly) meets each Monday month at 7 p.m. at the old at 6 p.m. at the Sycamore Centerville school. Branch of Holzer Clinic with GALLIA Greenfield weigh-in starting at 5:30p.m. T<mnship Crime Watch meets · GALLIPOLIS . Bold the fourth Tuesday of each Directions Inc. social group month at 7 p.m. at the fire station. meets 3 to 7 p.m. each GALLLIPOLIS - The "Old Tuesday in The Cellar at and New" quilters meet from Grace United Methodi st · 1-3 p.m . the fourth Thursday Church , 600 Second Ave. . of every month at St. Peter's Mrd-Ohro Episcopal Church. Anyone GALLIPOLIS . Valley Radio Club Inc. meets interested may attend. 8 a.'m . first Saturday of each POMEROY - Holzer Hospice month in basement of Gallia Meigs County Dinner with Friends County 911 Cente r on Ohio firsi 'fu.lrsday of e.tery month, 6 Route 160. licensed amateur p.m.,at Crow'sRestaumnt. radio operators and interested· GALLIPOLIS Holzer parties invited. For informs- Hospic!l Gallia County Dinner Iron, call 446-4193 . with Friends second Thursday GALLIPOLIS - Gallipollis of every month, 6 p.m., at Rotary Club meets 7 a.m . Golden Corral. · each Tuesday at Holzer Clinic GALLI POLIS - American · . Legion Post 27 meets on the doctor's dining room . GALLIPOLIS Gallta first and third Mondays ol each County Chamber of Commerce month at 7:30 p.m. Dinner on coffee and drscussron group first monday begins at 6:30p.m. meets 8 .a.m. each Friday at GALLIPOLIS -The French City Treble Makers balbershop Holzer Medical Center. GALLIPOLIS . Gallia chorus, meets ~ry Tuesday, County Rtght to Lrfe meets 7:30 p.m.,at Grace Unrted 7:30p.m., second Thursday of Methodist Church. Accepting each .month at St. Lours newmembers. Forinfo,cai!Hugh Catholic Church Hall. Graham at (740)446-1304. · GALLIPOLIS - New Brew Coffee Hour, 10 a ..m. each Tuesday rn the community room at GOD BLESS YO U ALL Special thank• from our friends, the hunters: Brandon Kirkendall of Conntmfillt, Indiana- Jake Jacoh<en of Cincinnati, OhioEmit Stacy of Mt . Orab, Ohio- Jim Burke of Bickn ell, Indiana-· Dale Cornttti of Slippery Rock, Pa- Brian WOodyard of Btlprt, Ohio- Charlie Popt of Martiiu villt, Indiana' and uah Calloway of Newland, North Carolina -- -~---------------~----~------·-----------~----------------------------------------------~---..--------------------------~-----r------- ... Sunday, December 14, 2003 Girl feels deserted by motber who no longer seems herself, DEAR ABBY: My mom has not been herself ever since her boyfriend beat her. For example, we were baking a cake. I accidentally bumped into her and she got really mad. We used to just laugh about things like that. As a matter of fact. she doesn't laugh at all anymore . I miss the mom who would play games with me or blast up the music when we were in tre car together. She used t<i dance with me, or make me soup and crackers even when I wasn't sick. Sometimes Mom would " make hot chocolate with marshmallows, and we, d sit on the porch and talk about everything. All my friends thought she was the coolest, and they wished ·their morns were like her. Now she's caught up with her boyfriend and college and never has time for me. We ·don't tal k and she doesn't dance with me anymore. I miss -Cards may be sent to 2488 Kriner Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 . SPRINGFIELD, Ohio Betty Wallaee Houck, former Gallia County resident , will be celebrating her 80th birthday on Dec. 12. Cards may be sent to her at 2803 Dwight Rd. , Springfield, Ohio 45503. GALLIPOLIS- Mr. and Mrs. John Allison will be celebrating their 69th wedding anniversary Dec. 10. Cards may be sent to 132 Portsmouth Rd., Gallipolis, ,. Ohio 45631 . They are both for· mer teachers and lifetime resi· dents of Galha Co. . COLUMBUS - Galha Co. resident Lenice Jeffers Waugh will celebrate her 80th birthday on Dec. 28. Cards may be sent to her at 2816 lakewood Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43231 where she is spending the holidays. Dear Abby her so much . What can I do., FEELS LIKE AN ORPHAN DEAR FEELS : It\ time to talk to your mother. No one has a right to raise a hand in anger against another per'<!ll. and that includes her abu sive boyfriend. She ncec.l; to kmiw about the help that's available from the Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 . I sincerely hope your mother sees the light, and that you get your loving. fun- filled parent back soon. From your description. it appears the joy has gone out of her life. too . DEAR ABBY Four years ago. my 68-year-old mother· in- law. "G ladys ." moved into our home with us . Now I don ' t know how much longer I can take living in the same house with her. I have a full-time job, plus all the household duties to take care doesn' t lift a finger help. of when I get home.toGladys and does nothing but compl ain about how bad she feeb day in and day out. Plea!>e give me 'ome advice. I don 't want to hun my mother-in -law ·, feelings. hut I am burn ed out. I don 't even like. betng at home anymore. - TOO M UC H TO HANDLE I N ILLINOIS DEAR TOO M UCH : With three adult' li ving under the ~o,anie roof. there i" no rea.-..on why you have been stuck wi ~l "al l the hou-ehold dutie, .. a"uming Gla~y ' is in rea,on ably good health. I don ' t know if vo ur mother-in -law ;, depre,-ed or if complaining i' her way of communkating. So have ,; fmnk di..,·u.,,ion with vour hu, band. Marital cir family coun!.eling may be tn tJrtler Glady' may be nn 'Pring ch icken. but 'he i'n 't cl\'er the hJ!I. She ; hou ld have 'orne frienlit and a 'ocial I ile of her · own. If~ssib l e that all of you might be happier if Glady' moved to an independent Ji , ·ing complex with contempordrie•. Dear Abhr is 1rrium by Abigail Van Buwn a/su knmm as Jeanne Phillips. and "rll· founded br her mother. /,au/inc ·Phillips. Wlite Dear AIJh.,· Ju 11" 11:DearAbbv.com or PO Box 69440, l.o.>AnKeles. C4 91XX59 [~~~i~~~~~ Toy drives GALLIPOLIS - Toy drive, Nov. 28-0ec 8; drop-off points are Wyngate of Gallipolis, Bidwell Bait and Tackle and the Auto Trim Center. New, unwrapped toys please. All toys to be distributed to children in the Gallia County Help Me Grow program. E-ms// community ca/sndsr Items to newstlmydsl/ytrl· bune.com. F11x IJflnouncements to 446-3008. Mall items to 825 Third Ave., Gmllpolls, OH 45631. Announcements G~~~P~C~ . GALLIPOUS- BiH H\.l'lt will msy alllo be dropped off at Lose Diet Club meets 9 a.m., be 80-years-old on Dec. 13· the THbune office. Card showers · The Meigs County Bikers Association woulillike to tl.ank all of the busine.ues & organizatio11s ill the Meigs, Mason and surrou11ding counties that donated to tltis year's 2003 ,Toy Run. Your donati~ns are greatly appreciated by our club and the children who receive the toys · each year. each Tuesday at Grace United ·, .._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...,._ _..;...... Methodist Church . Use Cedar Street entrance . GALLIPOLIS - French City Barbershop Chorus practice, 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church. Guests welcome. GALLIPOLIS Holier Hospice Gallia County Dinner wrth Friends, meets 6 p.m., second Thursday of each month at Golden Corral in Gallipolis. For information, 446·5074. · . CHESHIRE Gallia County Board of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities meets the third Tuesday of each month, 4 p.m. , at Guiding Hand School. THURMAN ThurmanVega Parish Thrift Store open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Clothing and household goods available. CADMUS Walnut Township Crime Watch meets '' ~ 1,. :\. ·"' :' Limited EditiQn GfieasuuJ Seen~ Tree Ornament Our aoaJ i1 to ereatt a untque lellet. of tree ornaments that dqltct a new theme ea.;h ~ell/ IJ )· doin&!IO, we tntmd to preserve a dtfferent IS('leCI of tlur town Thts )'e&J 's ~ L , mtted E..:h11o"" -· omammt taoow ava&lable. and 11 pttrured below Col!m the ennrt senes fot your c~i l dren. aive them to your employ fiH or ~tmpl y oollec!them for}""'"' own n•tovmem ~ beauurul omammts n also the perl'ea g~ ft for fnmds or fn dy thallla•·e move.:! out of the Ill"~ The..ortam~etttl are ~n to bc!con1t' l chendled keepllke md ~rloom Sultt th~· are beutg prodlxal tn ll limtlcd quanlity. !hey Wlll be 10ld on a fi fll. come. fint Sf:f•ed bmts Oo• ' lwalt ad •i.u. OllllllOI Ih b ulq11e, cniiKdbte ~--' -"-- Tt'ft0rwalfiPnL~ To punhd\C your Limited f:dttion Ornament\ cn nt.ut on e nf the~e location The Doily Sentinel HanweJI House Weaving Sb'tches Ancktrson 's Fum®re ., Meigs County Chamber of Commt?rce ' Farmers Bank (Pomeroy & MasOn locations) Pooptes Bani; (fl>meroy location) Ohio 1/a//ey Bon! (Save-A-Lot location) City National Bani (Pomeroy location) and Lawn Thoma• Do It Ce11ter River Front Honda Johnson• Supermarket Ohio V..l/ey Plasteri11g Robie Trailo" L and H Roofir~g, Inc Mt Zion Mis•io11ary Baptist Vicki Cornetti Fred Wilheim Donald Swartzentruber Tim Wittmer Brent Carr David Smith n&rd WOodyard Jenny Carlin - PageAJ Gallia community calendar Support groups Jay and Donna Crisenbery, their family and tile Buckmasters American Deer Fo1111datiofl send a •pecial thanks to the foiiOiving individuals and ~usintssesfor their help in tn4king the third annual Di•abled Deer Hurl/ a " 11:00-3:30 Childten untltr 'I eaf 1REtt ' Chibben undtr 12, 1/2 'Pritel ~.... P.ublic meetings Tuesday, Dec. 16 CHESHIRE Social Studies Fair, 6 p.m., Kyger Creek Middle School. IS ntlftl Sl.ibsaibe today ¥ 740-446-2342 . Reader Services Changing decades in age can be a trifle traumatic whether its turning 40 or 80 so many tamilies try to ease the pain by having a happy celebration. It happened last weekend for Clarice Krautter. Her daughter Kim Thompson of Lancaster and son Keith of Columbu s hosted a small surpri se party at the home of longtime friend, Charl otte Elberfeld, for family members and a few close friend s. Stechuan Ht~use • ·Sunday Times-Sentinel ~unbap ~ime~ -~entinel following the long strike. The loss of jobs. th e vo id created for consumers, and the economic impact on the communities where unem-· ployment is already a problem is discouraging. But on the brighter side, announcements of a new Bob Evans restaumnt and a micropowder plant to be built in Mason County with hundreds of new jobs is encouraging. Extension Corner . ..• While God's Net of the Meigs Cooperative Parish · was distributing household furnishings, supplies, and · clothing at the old Middleport Elementary School l ast week, the pocketbook of an elderly and disabled homeless woman there to get some things was stolen. She is devastated becau se every dollar she had as well as all her identification material was in that pocketbook. · She said she set it down while she sorted through some of the clothing and the next thing she knew it was gone. It was one-strap, brown bag of medium si ze. While she knows the money ts probably gone by now, she would still like to have the other contents. The pocket book can be left at The Daily Sentinel in a paper bag anytime, no questions asked. and we'll see she ,ge ts it. It would make her C hri stm as. - ~..,., REGION iunbap otlmtS ·itttttntl Meigs community calendar COMMUNITY CORNER Ohio weather __- Clark 's Jewe:ry Store K&C Jewolry StorP ONLY sa.oo .I There is still time to register for Winter Quarter!! CallToday 446-4367 or 1-800-214-0452 Galll~lls Career Colteoe ·~s Clost loiiGIIe'" Web Addrna: www.galtlpollacareercollege.com · Emollt: gcc@gatllpolllcareercollege.coln Sprlno Valley Plaza • Gallipolis, Ohio Thi s project is be ing sponsored by· POMEROY MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION A limited number of these collector bulbs are also available: Pomeroy I Mason Bridge Meigs County Courthouse Meigs Inn Pomeroy High School Meigs County Fair Grandstand I GodBtou Amerko ... 7 , _ , _ ., �- .. ' Abercrombie and Fitch has rai sed the white T-shirt and surrendered . It is pulling its soft-core porn clothing catalog because the outcry has hurt the only thing that matters to A&F: the bottom line. Same store sales · in November · were down 13 percent in an approving economy. Apparently showing naked people in the catalog was stimulating, just not to clothing sales. · As , you may know, Abercrombie and Fitch's target customer is between 12 and 25. so it is no wonder that a catalog promoting group sex would get some parents upset. A&F claimed the catalog was not sold to anyone under 18, but Jet's _get real here: Kids were seeing it. The catalog itself was perplexing as a marketing tooL It describes how great group sex is and that dolphins do it. So what kind of clothing are dolphins wearing these days? Do they have little sweatshirts on as they jump each other under the waves? The secular New York Times described the situation using the same tactic it did during the Reagan movie drama. The controversy was generated by "conserva- 825 Third Avenue • Gallipolis, Oh!o (740) 446-2342 • FAX (740) 446-3008 www.mydallytrlbune .com · Ohio Valley Publishing Co. . Diane Hill Controller-Interim Publisher Jeremy Schneider Managing Editor Letters to the etfito r are ~t·e /come. Th ey should he less than JOO u:ords. At/ !elf ers £Ire :itfbject ro editing ami m11 .'1 t Sunday, December 14, he signed and in Jlrule {lddres.,· and telephone mtmbet: No un sig11ed felter.r; 1\'i/f be publishnl. Leuers slwuld IJe i11 good taste, (/ddressing issues, no! personalilies. The OJ~mion s e~'p1-essed in 111~ c~J I11111n h.clow. ar~ tlfJ con sen s lt~ oj I he Olnu Valfe.v Pu!;il slwrg Co. s eduonal bom"ll, unless othenvise 110ted VIEW Sober Driver lOu drink and drive, you lose The holidays will not be as enjoyable this year for the more than 300 families in Ohio who will be without loved ones who were killed in crashes caused by impaired drivers. December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month and troopers are giving impaired drivers notice: You dii11k & drive, Yoll lose. In 2002 alone, 379 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes. This month, the Patrol will target impaired drivers in an effort to save lives by preventing alcohol-related crashes. Impaired driving is a dangerous and deadly crime. Last year, impaired drivers were responsible for 17,419 fatalities nationwide, accounting for 258,000 reported injuries and an estimated 1.4 million arrests. The tragedy is that these alcohol-related deaths are very preventable, they are not accident~. Impaired driving is a serious crime that costs Ohioans millions of dollars each year in emergency care costs, lost propetty and, most importantly, precious lives. This holiday season, the Patrol has joined Jaw enforcement agencies across the country to intensify the fight against impaired driving by joining the You dri11k & drive, You lose public education campaign. The Patrol hopes to save lives in Ohio and help reach the national goal of Jess than 11,000 alcohol-related death s by the year 2005. In addition, the Patrol will participate in the Operation C.A.RE National Holiday Lifesaver Weekend. from Dec. 1922, by increasing the number of troopers on Ohio's roadways. Also in recognition of 3D Prevention Month, troopers throughout Ohio will continue to participate in the MADD Red Ribbon campaign to remind Ohioans to designate a driver. Hundreds of lives are lost each year on our highways as the result of alcohol-related crashes , and thou sands of loved ones are left 10 grieve. Designate a sober driver, hire a taxi. call a safe ride program, or make arrangements to spend the night where you are drinking. Don ' t drink and drive, be sure to buckle your safety belt, and don ' t Jet vour friends or loved ones drink and drive. Lt. Dick Grau fs tile post comnwnder of the Ohio State Highway Patr,ol Ga/lia -Meig.> Po.,r. Bill O'Reilly rives," those killjoy pessimists who want to ruin all the fun. Here's how the Times put it: "After loud and sustained protests from socially conservative groups and feminist groups, the company announced ... it was withdrawing the (catalog)." Sure. It's only those nasty right-wingers and feminists that stirred this up. Liberal or independent thinkers would never object to their kids seeing a half dozen nude models doing the lambada together. In the world of The New York Times, everyday Americans would have no trouble with any of that. Are you getting the picture here ? Every time an issue of incredibly bad taste arises, like this catalog and the Reagan movie, the secular press tries to marginalize the opposition by defining it in political terms. The truth is that most nonideological Americans are getting sick an~ tired of offensive displays and outrageous behavior being rammed down their throats. Secularists do not want any judgments made about personal behavior. and if you oppose that. they try to make you out to be some kind of junior Jerry Falwell, demanding that everyone convert to Christianity. It's simply dishonest. Here's proof that regular Americans have had enough. A new Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll says that 87 percent of Americans approve of Nativity scenes being displayed on public property during Christmas. Perhaps that's becau se the federal holiday of Christmas honors the birth of Jesus, so there might be some context here . But you probably did not re '•d about that poll in the secular press. Maybe if they threw some group sex questions in that survey it would get wider exposure. Never before in this country has such a slender secular minority had so much power. The ACLU has succeeded in knocking nativity scenes out all over the country against Carolyn Faye Burton the will of the people. The New York City school systern even forbids any display of the birth of Jesus in its buildings. So much for the history of a national holiday. The one-two punch of outrageous and offensive beha~ior and the diminishment of public spirituality is something this country is going to have to come to terms with. Time after Carolyn Faye Burton , 58, of Gallipoli s. passed away un expected ly earl y Friday, becember 12. 2003. at he( res ide nce . · · She was born June 25. in Connersville, 1945, Indiana, daughter of the late Floyd and Lavonne Monroe Van valken burg. She was a homemaker. and a member of Gallipolis Elks Lodge No. 107. : She is survived ·by her husband. Mark A. Burton Sr., whom she married December 5. 1964, in Greenshurg. Indiana : a so n, Shawn Burton of Gallipol is; and two grandchildren, Amher Burton and Kelse y Burt on. both of Pomeroy. . She is also survived by a sister, Shirley (Richard) Nancarrow of Houston . Texas; and a brother, Floyd E. Van vo lkenburg of Lake City, Floridu . Several nieces and nephews also survive. , In udditiun to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son. Mark A. Burton , on January 21 , 1996. Services will be II a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2003 , in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel in Gallipolis. Officiating wi ll be Chaplain Bob Hood a1ld the Rev. Robert Fulton : Interment will follow in the Ohio Valley Memory Garden s. Friends may call at the chapel from 5 to 8 p.m . Monday. December . 15. 2003. In lictt ol llower>. memorial contributiolh nll,IY be made in Carolyn's memory to the Outreach Center. 275 State Street, Gallipolis. Ohio 45631, time commerce and the polls show that Americans want traditional values and are appalled by inappropriate material marketed to children. ln the end, the will of the people will likely prevail, as the Abercrombie . and Fitch situation proves. But the proponents of a secular society are fierce, and they are not going away anytime soon. Veteran TV news anchor Bill O'Reilly is host of the Fox News show ''The O'Reilly Factor" and author of the new book "Who's Looking Out For Ym•?" To find out more about Bill O'Reilly, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and' cartoonists, visit the · Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com. This co/un '1 originates on the Web site www.billoreilly.com. l1rnHL~R. ®'n;E CINCIN.VA'!l fi:)ST'. '2.C(XJ William Robert Atha William Robert Atha. 83. of Bidwell , passed away a{ 9:25 p.m. Thursday, Decemher II. 2003 , in th e Scenic Hill s Nursing Center. He was born April 27, 1920, in Harper. West Virginia, so n of the late Robert Lee and Emma Dunbar Atha, • He was a retired coal miner from the Southern Ohio Coal ~ompany's Meigs No. 31 Mine . He al so worked previou sly for the American Cqal Company, and was a truck driver for the Thorofare Supermarkets. He was a member of the · Trinity United Methodist Church in Porter, and Local No. 1857 of the United Mine Workers District No. 6. He had been a Bidwell-area resident for 48 years. He is survived by his wife. Wanda Workman Atha. whom he married July 18, 1942. in Beckley, West Virginia, and th ree dau ghters, I t I love Christmas in Miami Oh, sure , it's not like Christmas up north. We don't have Jack Frost nipping at our nose: We have Harvey Heat Rash nipping at our underwear regions. And we riever look outside on Christmas morning to discover that ·the lanoscape has been magically transfortned by a blanket of white, unless a cocaine plane has crashed on our lawn . But forget the climate. Christmas is not about weather. It's about the holiday spirit, and there is only one true measure of that: the number of .colored light bulbs in residential yards. By that standard, Miami has holiday spirit out the wl\Z()O. We have many homeowners who cross the fine line, in terms of illumination, between "tasteful holiday yard display" and "municipal airport." You know the houses I mean: The ones with a Frosty the Snowman the size of Godzilla; the ones with so many lights in the trees that you need an umbrella to avoid being struck by the falling bodies of electrocuted squirrels . I realize there are homeowners like that in other communities; I'm just saying that Miami has them, too. But we have something else: We have a holiday attraction called "Santa's Enchanted Forest," which is hard to describe, although I will try. Have you ever been to a county or state fair, the kind where the midway is lined X-INS 9fAH£Gfl.. 12124 © 2003 by NEA. Inc. • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ' Letters to the editor are welcome. They should be less than 300 words. All/etters are subject to editing and must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in _good taste, f!.ddressing issues, not personalities. The opinions expressed in the co.lumn below . are the consensus of the Ohio Valley Publishing Co. editorial board, unless otherwise noted. ' . s " is: to Santa;s Enchanted glands, so they need water to Forest Thi s is an attraction keep them cooL" That would that spri'ngs up in Miami explain why you so often see every November next to an pigs diving in the wild.) We go to Santa's expressway. It bills itself as Dave "The World's Largest Enchanted Forest every year B Christmas Theme Park and to soak up the traditional hol•a•r•r•y-- Free Carnival," which is iday atmosphere-- the lights, accurate, if you define "free" the smell of decades-old • as "costing money. " · grease simmering in the Santa's Enchanted Forest is · South Florida humidity; the with trailers selling, basical- a bizarre mutant cross carols blaring from loudly, globs of fried grease? between a carnival midway speakers, the screams of the Sometimes there's dough in and . the world's tackiest Regurg-a-Tator riders, the the grease glob; sometimes Christmas yard display. You pigs soaring through the there' s potato; sometimes have the carnival food and night air. There's always a because there's an old issue of rides, but you also have 3 festive crowd, National Geographic . It million -- yes, MILLION -- Miami celebrates Christmas doesn't matter: You're at a lights. Interspersed among from Thanksgiving through fair, so you eat it. the carnival attractions and approximately Groundhog , This creates a digestive food trailers are displays Day. traditional Miami loves to party. We emergency that causes all depicting tke blood in your body to Christmas themes such as party to celebrate when rush to your stomach, thus Santa Claus, Rudolph, Blues something good happens, depriving your brain of oxy- Clues, the Power Pull. Girls, such as winning the World gen and rendering you so ~nd of course, the Nativity. Series, which we do, like stupid you decide it would This can be disorienting: You clockwork, every six years. be fun to go on a ride with a expect to _see the Three Wise When something bad hapname like "The Reglirg•a- Men approaching the baby pens, we party to cheer ourTator," wherein you willing- Jesus bearing gifts of corn selves up. When nothing is ly get into an insanely dan- dogs. happening, we party because gerous-looking contraption Santa's Enchanted Forest. we are bored. If Fidel ever operated by men whose total also has ~Why not?) animal dies, Miami will not regain 'educa'tional background acts, including alligators and consciousness for decades. consists of reading their own elephants. Last year, they had , But my point is this: tattoos. Next thing you an act ·· called "Randall's Christmas is fun in Miami. know, you're being whirled High-Diving Pigs," which Come join us, if .you can. violently around, and the air features pigs that dive into And if you can't, wherever is filled with a festive mix- water, just as the Bible tells you are, have a Merry ture of laughter, screams, us that pigs did to celebrate Christmas. Or, as we say in stomach contents, dentures the very first Christmas. Miami: Feliz N.avidad! ('l'his and the occasional artificial (On tl)e Web site for is Spanish for "Caution, Randall's High-Diving Pigs, falling squirrels.") eyeball. If you've ever experienced they have Frequently Asked . (Dave Barry is a humor this brand of carnival fun, Questions, including: "Do columnist for the Miami you've probably asked your- the pigs like to dive?" The Herald. Write to him c/o The self: Where ,do these thil!gs answer given is: "They love Miami Herald, One Herald go in the winter? The answer to dive! Pigs have no sweat .,pJaza, Miami, FL 33132.) ----- ---------- eunbilP il:tmrs -~rntmr( • Page As Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis 2003 Obituaries 2003 Another win for the folks i>unba~ Wime~ -j)etdtnel GUEST PageA4 OPINION . iunbap ltmt~ ·&tntinel Sunday, December 14. .Judy Gannon and her husband. Gary. of Ballston Spa. New York. and Sandra McFarland and her husband. Charles, and Peggy Callihan and her husband. Randy, all of BidwelL · ' , He is also survived by six grandchildren, Darin McFarl'and of Bidwell , Andrew (Courtney) Gefre of Wylie . Texas, Stacy (Thomas) McChes ney of Huntin gton, West Virginia, Maria (Earnest) Lefner of Worcester, Massac hu setts , Amanda (Billy) Zuend of Schenectady, New York , and Ke!-li Gannon of Schenectady. In addition. he is survived by four sisters, Ruby Mitchem of Beckley, Beulah Workman of Beckley, Opal Huffman of Glenville , West Virginia, and Lucy Herron of Gates City, Florida; and munerou s nieces and neph ews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters. Clara McGinnis and Pearl Atha; and two bro~ers, Joel Atha and Paul Atha. Services will be II a.m. Monday, December 15. 2003, in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel in Gallipolis. Officiating will be the Rev. Bruce Unroe and the Rev. Sherman Johnson. Interment will fo llow in th e Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel one hour prior to services on Monday, De.:ember 15, 2003. · In lieu of tlowers, memorial contributions may be made in Bob's name to :my favorite charity. Manda L. Eastman Manda L. Eastm an. 95., passed away early Friday morning . Dece mher 12 , 2003, at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center in Pomeroy, where she had been a re sident for the past seven years. She was born October 4, 1908, in Meigs County, daughter of the late Claude and Flora Gilkey Hayes She graduated from Pomeroy High School in l 928, and also attended and graduated from Ohio University. Mrs . Eastman was a retired school teacher who had taught in several one-room school houses, as well as substituted up. through the 1950s. She was well-known in the community for her dramatic flair, which included many play s, skits and recitations. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Middleport until she was no longe r able to attend. She was an outstanding wmnan , a beloved mother, and a compassionate grandmother who will be fondly re rnem be red; . Mrs. Eastman was preceded in the Row.h Funeral Home in death by her lirst husband. at Ra ven'>wood , wi th the Re\ .· Otto Vaugh n Saute"; her sec- Darrell John >on officiating . ond. husband. Wilber Alfred Buria l will follow in the Cemetery at Eastman ; brothers. Harold. Browning Garold and Pearl Hayes; si>- Portland . Friends may call at ters; Margery Douglas and the funeral home from 'l a.m. Lena Hayes; a half-sister, until the time of >ervices on Lora Hall; and a great -grand- Monday, December 15. 2003. son , Casey Sauters. She is survived by her three children. V. Leroy Sauters, E. Leon Sauters and Theresa Shatfer, all of Pomeroy : and nine grandchildren and 19 lla Mildred Ander>o n great-grandchildren . Roush, 89, of Wei rton, We;,t Services will be ll a.m. Virginia, formerly of New Tuesday, December 16, 2003, Ha ven, West Virginia, died at the Fi sher Funeral Home in Friday. December 12. 2003, at Pomeroy. The Rev. Steve the Weirton Medical Center. S,mith will officiate . Buriitl She was born June 26. will follow in the Burlingham 1914, in New Have n, daugh Cemetery. Friends may call at te r of the late Fraok a nd the funeral home from 6 to 8 Dai sy Cunduff Zerkle . p.m. Monday. December 15, lla was al so preceded in 2003 . death by her first husband. Friend s may send online 'Charles Anderson, and her condolences to www.fisher- second hu sband. Ralph Rou sh; a brother. Ronald funeralhomes.com Zerkle; and a stepdaughter. Lila Whalen . lla was a homemaker. and a member · of th e Bec htel Methodi st Church . She is survived by her son, , Ernestine E-. Price, 97 . of James Zerk le . and hi s wife. Parkersburg. West Virginia, of Weirton ; a daughBertha, died Friday, December 12, 2003 , at the Ravenswood ter, Jane Wright. and her husCare Ce nter. where she had band , Wayne, of Orrville, Ohio; two stepso ns: Bob and been a patient for I0 years. She was born December 2, Donald Anderson , both of 1906, in Ravenswood, West Steubenville, Ohio; a stepVirginia, daughter of Abner daughter. Gladys Dye of Curtis and Emma Rector Price. Chicago. l,llinois; a brother, Zerkle of Pari s. In 1925, Ernestine grad uat- Ray ed from Parkersburg High Pennsylvania ; and six grand- ' School. In 1929, she received children and I0 great-grandher bachelor's degree from children. Visitation will be 12 noon Randolph Macon Women's College. and received her until the time of the funeral graduate degree in 1932 from service, at I p.m. Monday. Ohio State University, with a December 15. 2003, at the dot1ble major in chemistry Foglesong-Tu\.'ker 'Funeral Home in Ma so n. We st and botany. Ernestine was a school Virginia. The Rev. Timothy teacher for many years . Allen will preside . Interment will follow in the · beginning her career in Parkersburg. · She taught in Graham Cemetery. Memorial contributi ons Moundsville. West Virginia, may be made to the First and retired from the Logan Uni ted Methodi st Church. City Schools. Ernestine attended St. P.O. Box 961 C.S. , Weirton, Andrew's Methodi st Church West Virginia 26062. Share tributes with her fami in Parkersbu rg, and was ly at www.grecohertnick.com. active in church gatherings. In her leisure time, Ernestine .was an avid reader and traveled to many countries. Survivors include a brother Ina Faye Harr, 89 , of and sister-in-law, Gayle and Athens, passed away late Edna Price of Portland, Ohio; Friday afternoon ,December a sister-in-law, Carolyn Price 12, 2003, at the Arcadia of Portland; three nephews, Nursing Center in Coolville. James Price of Columbus, She was born January 2 !, Ohio, Samu~J Price of 1914, in Canaan Township, Connersville, Indiana, and Athens County, daughter of Larry Price of Hamilton, the late Glad and Mabel Reed Ohio; and two nieces, Gaul. Suzanne Cammarata of She was a graduate of Portland, and Beverly Rome-Canaan High School. Brougher of Phoenix , and was employed at Arizona. Woolworth' s Dime Store. Ernestine was preceded in She and her deceased husdeath by her parents. Abner band. Raymond. owned and and Erma Price ; and a broth- operated a · grocery and gas station in Canaan ville . er. Hubert M. Price. She was formerly a memServices will be 10 a. m. Monday. December 15. 2003, ber of the Minear Chapter No. ua Mildred Anderson Roush Ernestine E. Price Ina Faye Harr Deaths ., ... . . . ~ ··· ··-· ·; .. .. - ... . Roger Dale Ireland Colleena Clark Home, Point Pleasant. W.Va. , from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. · Colleena Connie Marie CJark . 38, Apple Grove. W.Va. , died Thursday. Dec . 11. 2003 , at her residence. She is survived hy her parents. Jim and Betty Waugh McComas of Pliny, W.Va . ' Services will be It p.m . Monday in the Mount Union United Methodi st Church. Pliny, with the Rev. Bobby Woods officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Union Cemetery, Pliny. Friends may call at the Deal Funeral Worthy W. Miller Point Pleasant Friends mav call at the funeral home fro~1 7 to 9 p.m . Sunday. Leman E. Shields Worthy W Miller. 82. Point Pleasant , W.Va. , died Thursday, Dec . II. 2003. at Pleasant Valley HospitaL Leman E. Shields, 58, forHe is survived by his . wife, merly of Gallipolis, died Adda Irene Miller. Services will be I p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, 2003. at the Monday in the Wilcoxen Akron General Medical Funeral Home. Point ·Center. Arrangements will be Pleasant, with Pastor Jeremy announced by the Willis . Jacko officiating. Burial will be in the Lone Oak Cemetery, Funeral Home . · Coming Thursday·"" ~ f? Tlrtny~ Brian 'Toot' O'Roury Mullen Frances G. Lingerfelt from Page A1 Stephanie Fil>on. A portion of the new highway was opened · to traffic a year ago, but a-ribbun cutting was canceled because of inclement weather. The final two sections of the highway. from Five Points to near Racine. will not be opened to traffic until after the ribbon is cut , Filson said Friday. But those who attend the ceremony will be the first to travel on it. "We plan to allow those who attend the ceremony to be the first to travel ·the new section of hi ghway," Filson said. "but it will not be officially open to traffi c until follow ing the ribbon cutting." The connector project. years in the planning and construction. is part of a larger ''Capital Corridor," which will link Columbus with Charleston. W.Va .. once completed. The corridor includes not only the new section of 33 from Pomeroy to the Ritchie Bridge at Ravenswood, W.Va .. but the new portion of 3:1 between Darwin and Athens. which is proceed- MEIGS ·MEMORY ..GARDENS 1· Will be given in GALLIA COUNTY by ·I • 1144··· ·· . Only $10.70 per month I The tette will be given by 1 Llc!nted Heerlna Aid Speclallet. 1 \ Anyone who h11 trouble hearing.or understendlng I conversation II Invited to have a fB£E hearing teal to see If I Call Ken for an appointment 1IIIIa problem can be helped! Bring this coupon with you for 1 740-992-7440 I' .. ·~' ----------EE HEARING TESTS I &kD.e TM HEARING AID CENTER I I ' 1312 Eastern Avenue Galli · lis Ohio . - I I ~ . '''" I I Call Toll Free 1~5265 lor an Immediate appolntrilent. I 2 Side-by-side Spaces ' ' . ing on "-·hedule. the L1ncaster bypass. also under construction. and a bypass of Nelsonville. which was awarded $12K mill ioh Ia" week. Construcuon 011 that ti nal phase of the corridor project is expected to begin in 2008. The connector has Jon2 been seen as a key. to economic developmeT,t in Meigs Coumy. and its constru ction was supported not on ly by Meigs Coumy ofticials. but by those throughout southem Ohio . "This new road is going to change Meigs Coumy forever:· Economic Development Director Pe1Ty Varnadoe said Frida,y. "It\ a great accomplishment for the community. and I think it will make us the envv of many · other c·ommunities." Varnadoe said prospccti vc industries and other busine sses have alreadv taken notice of the new roadway. as· well as the Darwin/ Athens project. "With our new highways and new schools. the people of Meigs Coumy are going to have to change their thought processes as well.'' Varnadoe said. "Now we have some of the most important tuols of attracting business and industry here:· COUPON SWEETHEART SPECIAL -~ Georgia. daughter of the late John F. Elliott ;md Lola A. Dale Elliott. She v.·a' a teacher\ aide at North Point Elemenuuy SchooL She wa' preceded in death by her parents and two brothers. She is ;,urvived by her husband. Charle; ''Red" Lingerfelt of Point Plea;ant; a son and daughter-in -law. David and Sharon Lingerfelt of Roanoke, Virginia ; a dau ghter and ;,on-in-Jaw. Vicki and Jerry Alcott uf London. Ohio; and two grand;on;,. Service;, will be I :J{J p.m. Tue;,dav. Dece mber 16. 2003. in th e Deal Funeral Home at Point Plea,ant. wi th the Rev. Bobby Wood;, offi ciating . Bu rial wil l fol low in the Kirkl and Memorial Gardens at Point Pl ea;,ant. Friends ma y cal l <H th e funeral home fro m 6 tu 8 p.m. Munda y. Decemher 15.. ~(~)] Plea;,c vi,it deal _fh cg:c harter.net to 'end e~ m a il condole nce' tn the family . Roger D<~e Ireland. 54. 'of Chillicothe . died Thursday. December II . 2~l3. at the Adena Medical Cenwr in Chillicothe. He was born Jul y 2. 1449. in Well ston. >on of the late Valie Edwa rd Ireland. and Juan ita Ruth Harri;on Ireland ofGallipoJi , Roger wa> a constn1ction worker w1d attended the Addi "-'n Brian "Toot" o· Roury · Freewill Baptist Church. Mull en. -1 7. uf Pumeruy. died Surviving in addition to his Friday. Dece mhe r 12. 2003. mother are hi s wile. Melissa in Pleasa nt Valley Hosp1tal at Dawn Ireland. whom he married Point Plea>emL West Virginia. January 26, 1992, in Oa'k Hill : He wa.' bofll Fcbruarv 23. five daughterS. Kimberly Davb 195o . .in Pomeroy. to- Don of Colorado. Shantd (Clay ) and Barbara Hac kett Mullen. White of London. Ohio. Danielle He "'"' a ce ment fi ni,her Ireland of London. Amanda and a roofer. He wa> also a Ireland of Springlield. and Meig.' High Sdmol graduate. Jessica Jrelw1d of Springfield: He i., su n ·ived by hi >. par: and seven grdlldchildren. ents; a uauuhter. Re va He is al;,o survived by nine Mullen : · fo ur brother,. Sean brothers and sisters. John 1Kat ye 1 Mullen of (Viola) Ireland of Springlield. Albuquerque. New Mexi co. Bryant (Dehbie) Ireland of Charles "Chuck" Mull en of London. Earl (Teresa) Ireland of Canal Fult on. Don Mi chael Galli pol is. David (Teresa) Mullen of Pomeroy. and Pat Ireland of London. RLtby (Penny) Mullen of Lon g (Ravmond) Mercer of Bonom ; two granddaughters. Spri.ngtield. Marie (Jim) Pierce Destiny and Shelby Mullen; a of Columbus. Viola (Kenneth) ~randson. Nathan Becker: Blazer of Gallipolis. Catherine ~nd foster granuchildren . (Harold) Frisby of Well ston. and He is abo sun·ived · bv a Lisa (Tom) Kemp of Vinton : special friend. Diana Saucer: <md several nieces and nephews. three aunts . Mary Pickens. Servi ces will be I p.m. Vonnie Scall y and Rose Tuesday, De\.'ember 16. 2CKJ3. "Joo" Tribble ; tw o uncles. in the Waugh-Halley-Wood Bill and Mickey Hackett. and Funeral Home at Gallipolis, Howard B. Mullen ; and variwith the Rev. Rick Barcus offi- ous number of cousins. ciating. Friends may call at the He was precede!;! in death funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m . by his paternal grandparents. Monday. December 15. 20()3, Charles and Helene Mullen; In-lieu of flowers, contributions and maternal grandparent s. can be made to the funeral home. George and Rhota Hackett To · send condolences. Services will be II a.m. please visit us at www.time- Tuesday, December 16. 2003, formemory.com/whw in the Sacred Hean Catholic in Pomeroy. Church Officia ting will be Father Walter Heinz . Friends may call at the Fisher Funeral Home in Middleport from .:1 to 8 p.m. Frances G. Lingerfelt. RJ. Monday. December 15. 2003 . of Point Pleasant. West A vigil servi ce will be conVirginia, died Fridav. ducted in the funeral home at December 12. 200J. (n 7:.:15 p.m. Monday. Pl easant Valley Hospital ,at December 15. 2003 . Online condolences may be Point Pleasant. She was born September se n~ to www.fisherfunera l20. 1920. 111 Gokman. homt·~.co m Taft ,. ~- -- ·- ., 274 of the Ohio Ea;,tern Star. She i., 'urvived by three nephews. Larry Hines of Guywille. Ri chard Hine;, uf Guy..ville. and ' Gene (Ro>eanna) Hines of Amesvi lle . She wa;, preceded in death by her husband, Raymo nd, in 1960; and a sister. Helen Hine;,. Services will be II a .m. Monday. December 15. .2003. in the Jagers and Sons Funeral Home in Athens. with the Rev. Monte McCune officiating . Burial will follow in the South Canaan Cemetery. Fri end ' may call at the fu neral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. December 14. 2001 your FREE HEARING TEST, a $75.00 value . I .UMWA. UAW. ARMCO. AND ALL OTHER INSURANCE PROVIDERS ' WALK-INS WELCOME .. --------------___ ___ ""'-;\ ----- - �NATION • WORLD 6unba:p rB:imt& -ientintl New York tourism is boor,ning as 9-11 aftermath recedes NEW YORK (AP) - For the first holiday season since the 2001 terrorist attacks, tourists are pouring into New York in near-record numbers, packing hotel rooms and eat'"P. out in droves. • 'Things are booming," said Tim Zagat, who publishes the Zagat restaurant surveys. "The biggest problem is getting into things you want to get i_nto - nmels, restaurants, hightclubs, theaters." Cristyne Nicholas, head of the city's tourism agency, said this holiday season is the first since the Sept. II terrorist attacks in which the city has experienced "orue · growth" in tourism. Although visitors from out of town now walk the packed sidewalks under the watchful eyes of heavily armed anti terrorism teams, Nicholas said, "people fee l good about coming to New York and they feel more secure abou t spending with the economy looking up. There's a renewed se nse of optimism." Tourism official s expect the total number of tourists this year to at least match the 35 million recorded in 2002 - and possibl y come close to the record 36.2 million who came in 2000. By year's end, hotel occupancy will reach 84 percent, close to peak pre-attack levels, Nicholas predicted. Lower Jennifer Vinson, left, of Melbourne. Fla., and her mother, prices are an incentive, with a Diane , of New Smyrna Beac_b, Fla .. visit the Rockefeller Center room's average nightly cost of $2 16 - $55 less than during Ch ristmas tree Thursday, fn New York. For the third Christmas season since the terrori st attacks. tourists are pouring into the 2000 holiday season. A Zagat survey shows that New York in near-record numbers. packing hotel rooms and when it comes to eating out at spending more on foo d than ever. (AP} least half of 29.000 diners polled said they are spending ily friendly," said Nicholas, are advised to bring along a more money per meal now pointing to the city's low tl ashli oh t, said guide Eri c Stei n, for a tour tha t includes than in the months before crime rate in recent years. One important segment "th e da rkest 37 acres'' of the September 200 I . re main s vulnerable. Foreign park - The Ramble. an "'Those who didn' t get fired fro m Wall Street are havi ng a tourism, although energized almost untouched patch of Yery good year," Zagat saod. by the cheap dollar. still lags Manhattan wildlife. The bread-and -b utter of th e "Entertaining has skyrocket- behind .pre-attack levels. Touri sm otlicials hope to New York tourist scene is still ed since last ~ear. People are exceed the 5. 1 million tourists the age-old favor ites: holiclay sayi ng, 'Let s go .o ut and from foreig n cou ntries recordshopp ing, seeing th e have a good time again ."' ed last year but th at's still Rockett es at Radio City The boggest boost m any single group of tourists since quite short of the 6.8 million Music Hall or taki ng in a Bro;1dway show. ' 200 I came from families, who who visi ted in 2000. For adults, "the city that But now, the World Trade are expected to represent about never sleeps'' offers such Ce nter site is on many II million visitors this year. . Some hotels are attractin g attractions as guided nig ht tourists' li st of places to visit. fami lies by offering baby-sit· walks throu gh Central Park Vendors haw k goods - from ting services and kids' pro- by foot or rickshaw cab - and twin-towers snow globes to grams. The Plaza, fur private jazz tours, with cl ub- New York baseball caps 111stance , has a session that hopping into the wee hours. while visitors stand in silent teaches children etiqu ette Jazz expert Gordon Polatnick tribute by the 16 ·acres of while they ' re served tea. takes clients to venues ranging ground zero that was at the The city also has created an from tile famed · Village heart of the nation's tragedy. ad campaign with a cartoon Vanguard in Greenwich Village From there, looking north, rabbit named Miffy, which· to the base ment of <mAmerican tourists also can see the stalextol s traditional · New York Legion post in Harle m where wao1 of the Manhattan skyline: sites from pretzel s to th e jazz is produced tram an old the Empire State Building. It Statue of Liberty. Hammond organ and unknown spire, like much of New York ""New York os the safest but passionate musicians. these days, is decked out in red large city in America. It's famCentral Park night crawlers and gree n lights. Kroger from Page A1 '"It's not right what they've done," Thornton said. "We agreed to the company 's request to renew the bonds because Kroger operated a and local supe rmarket employed local people." "At the time we agreed to do that, Kroger ass ured us there were no plans to close the Pomeroy store." Davenpon referred to a clause :·~ . Keeping_ ·. ' your .. PageA6 in the bond renewal contra<:!, which reads, "The bonds are issued specitically to preserve jobs and employment opportunities" in the community. Meanwhile, Treasurer Howard Fran k said he and Sunday, December 14, 2003 moment he saw him. "I didn't get to spend a lot of time with Ozzy when I went because of all of the ·from Page A1 television cameras;· he said. "But I took him some toys ly touched by the story. and told him that I would be 'They didn't have insurance back to see him soon.'' and the father was the sole source of income for the fami- · Knotts said that when he ly," he said. "They've basical- goes Christmas shopping for ly lost everything excepi for his own kid s, the Greens' chilthe clothes on their backs." · dren will also be on his li.,t. "I jlost think that giving and When Knotts saw the Greens ' 5-year-old son, helping others is just pan of Ozzy, he knew exactly what · being a Christian and an American," Knotts said. "So he had to do. many of us take things for Ozzy, who is paralyzed granted and don 't stop to realthroughout most of hi s body, suffers from cerebral palsy. ize how fortunate we really To add insult to injury, the are to have what we have. "Christmas is seen by a lot Greens lost their home on of business owners as a profOzzy's birthday. Growing up, Knotts said itable time of year, and 1don't he had a brother with special think it would hurt us to share needs. and felt a special con- some of it with those who are nection with Ozzy the desperately in need," he added. "It doesn't matter how old or Aid how young you are. it's never too late or too soon to make a difference in someone 's life." Knotts 'has already ~tarted collectin g other item s to take to the family, and, has al so received many phone calls from people in the community wanting to donate items. · He 's no.w issuing a chal lenge to other individual s and business owners throughout the count y to do the same. ··Jf they don't help this fa mily, t~ere are other people in our own community that are in desperate neeu ,'' he said. Knotts is asking that absolutely no cash be donat ed to him. If vou would like to donate cash to the Green fam ily. it can be sent to an account at the Rock Brach Community Bank, P,O. Box 2 19, Nitro. W.Va. 25 143. addicted to dnogs or alcohol, the addict's pm1to quit. No sex put thetn in a 72 hour faci li ty olfenders would be <~l owed to and then put them back in the reside in the home. tUld no coun same envi ronment," Moore refemol s or offenders with from Page A1 fe lony type charges wi II be said. Moore said the group has accepted. The GDC building location . Appl ica nt.s would also be patterned their plan after a is not possible and the chilscreened by a committee and dren's home site did not pan facility in Sidney. Ohio. overthe house manager. seen by former Athens night out either. Participants wou ld be periodiThe group would like to club operator Ivan Faske. Moore said the home's ·Call y tested for drugs and alcoincorporate with the residential program, a holding area success rate in returnin g hol and evaluated m1their abi lfor those required to have a 72 recovering addicts to the ity to cohabitate with other participants. hour stay in jail for driving community is 75 percent . Participants will also be under the influence offenses. The best laid plans, howevrequired to pay ren t, work. With overcrowding, many er, will be all for nothing if a do community service and DUI offenders do not serve facility is not found to house enroll in progra ms benefitheir time right away, and it the program , Moore said. cial in adding their reco very. could be months before they ··we can't go out and do For moo·e information serve time, said Moore. anything at this point," he said. about SOAR. call Moore at The recovery facility would be Requirements for the profor recovering alcohol and drug gram would include a desire on 446- 1457. addict~ as authorities from the Gallipolis Police Department and Gallia County Sheriff's Office continue to combat the flow of drugs into the area. Often, addicts steal to support their habit. Along with the costs to property owners, bu sines'ses. and tax payers. th e toll for the drugs dealt in the area is growing, SOAR advocates said. '"You c.annot take someone SOAR BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. 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Member FDIC -, -- ~---·- - - - · - - - ·1_ __.__, ~~.- --·- Bl 6unbap tn:tme' -&entind · Roethllsberger one of nation's best, Page 82 Prep Scoreboard, Page 83 NFL previews, Page 84-5 In The Open, Page 86 ' Sunda~~berl4,2003 Prep Schedule Monday's games Girts Basketball Athens at Gallia Academy Eastern at River Valley South Gallia at Hannan Miller at Meigs Southern at OVC Point Pleasant at Marietta Tuesday 's games Boys Basketball Gallia Academy at Athens River Valley at Chesapeake Symmes Valley at South Gallia Ohio Valley Christian at Wahama Wellston at Southern Marlena at Point PleasaQl Rio's DeGarmo, Wierwille earn academic honor OLATHE, Kan . University of Rio Grande volleyball players Chelsea DeGarmo and Rebecca Wicrwille have been selected as ,. NA IA AllAmer i can Scholar Athletes for the 2003 season. DeGarmo DeGarmo, a junior from J Patriot, earned a 3.85 grade ~ point ave rage in ,1 Biology/Chemistry for the fall f semester. f Chelsea is the daughter of Ray and Gail DeGanno Wierwill e, a senior from New Knoxville, achieved the honor with a 3.526 GPA while maJonng on Interven tion Specialist K-12. She is on track to graduate in May. Rebecca is the daughter of Fred and Cindy Wierwille. Both student-athletes are first time winn ers of this Tornadoes hold off Lancers, 65-59 Scon WOLFE Sports correspondent Bv RACINE - After blitzing Federal Hocking 22-6 the first quarter, the Southern Tornadoes fought off 31 points from the Lancer charges during the last round to claim a 65-59 TriValley Conference Hocking Division win in the confines of Southern's Charles W. Hayman gymnasium. Southern (2-0, 1-0) was led by a 29point effon from sophomore Craig Randolph and double-double performances from juniors Jake Nease and Wes Burrows. Randolph hit 16-19 free throw Randolph Nease attempts. whi le taking .a beating and a lot of attention from the Lancers. Randolph was 7-7 in the third round at the line, and was also 6-9 in the final round, but hit the safeties that helped bring home the win. Jake Nease hit a couple of clutch free throws in the waning seconds with 13 points. and hauled down 10 rebounds, while Wes Burrows had another great game with II points and I0 rebounds. Fedeml Hocking's Cody Hornsby came to life in the finale with 12 overdll points, ten Qf which came the last round, while Greg Posten notched eight fourth quarter markers and a team-high 15 points. Justin Amash had II , Aaron Rupe nine, and Bmd Grimm eight. Southern used a tenacious first quarter defense with a mix of man-to-man and zone. while gening a great ol'fensive effort from its entire cast. Josh Smith (six points), Jake Nea..e (four points) and Craig Randolph ignited the Soutl1em offense. Early on however, Randolph gained a lot of anention from the Lancer defense. Trying to wear the SHS guard down Randolph was double \earned most of the time while also gelling a fresh Lancer on his heels throughout the half. Never-the-les,, Southern went up 22.. 6 after round one as Derek Teaford laid in a back-door lay-up to wmp up the (orst period scoring. In the second round. Southern got into foul trouble and made some illadvised passes and poor shot ..election. Please see Tonsadoes. Bl Eagles declaw 'Cats .n award, Auditor Nancy Parker Campbell plan to contaCt the Ohio Department of Taxation to determine the impact the store's closing will have on the already- dwindling sales tax revenue the county receives.· People who have lost loved ones, or their health it hard to get the expected itristm:lls cheerful· . Other who are· deJ)ressc~d or very ~nely also find this . be a difficult time of year. Inside The award is given to any junior or senior athlete who achieves a minimum 3.5 GPA and is a significant contributor to their respe<:tive team. KSU AD wants Marshall barred from MAC titles CHARL ESTON , W.Va . (AP) - Kent State athletic director Laing Kennedy wants the Mid-American Conference to ban Marshall and Central Florida from being eligible for confere nce championships next year. " It would be inappropriate for them to represent the MAC in NCAA competition while flying a new conference banner," Kennedy said Friday. "Furthermore, they should not be able to affect the conference standings by beating or losing to MAC schools." Marshall and UCF are leaving for Conference USA in 2005. UCF is a football-only member of the MAC. " I just think it's great that he thinks we would be an institution that would be competing for championships," said Marshall athletic d1rector Bob Marcum. MAC commissioner Rick Chryst said there is no effon by ' the league to disqualify Mars hall and UCF next year. Bv BRAD SHERMAN bsherman@rnyd{tilytribune.com · ,, ROCK SPRINGS Dakota Dewitt ·and Jon Bobb went for 20 points each in leading Meigs to a hard-fought 61-51 victory over Belpre in Friday's Tri. Valley Conference Ohio Division opener for both teams. In a aame that saw seven ties and seven lead changes, the Marauders used a stellar performance from the free throw line and an 11 -6 scoring advantage over the fmal five-plus min).Ues to seal the victory. But perhaps Meigs coach Carl Wolfe summed up the game best in just four words. "This was a war," he stated. "I've never seen two teams go at one another any more ~l:J.~ically than these guys Br ScoTT WoLFE Sports correspondent The loss was the first in two stans for visiting Belpre while Meigs improved to 2l on the early boys basketball season. That lone Marauder loss came six days prior against Galli a Academy. In that contest, Meigs surrendered an l !-point fourth quarter lead by missing eight straight chanty tosses at one pomt and 12 total over the final 12 minutes. Instead of spending the following practice shooting free throws, Wolfe said he took a different approach he instead focused on the positives. · "We never mentioned free . throw shooting on Monday and we never shot one free throw on Monday,'' he said. "Because I think we shot too many." The Marauders had 29 attempts in that loss. Coach Wolfe's strategy paid dividends on Friday as his team went 18 for 21 at the line, nine of those makes coming in the pivotal final six minute stretch. "Our kids are good shoot- Please see Meigs, Bl Meigs forward Carl Wolfe jr. defends the drive of Belpre's Jordan Thornhill during the second half of Friday's Tri-Valley Conference opener. Meigs defeated Belpre 61-51 . (Brad Sherman) Please see bcln. Bl War brings past back for Ohio State coach Buckeyes roll over Samford . COLUMBUS (AP) ~limir Radinovic scored 19 peinls and four teammates also ~it double figures in Ohio State's 80-62 victory over S.;unford on Saturday. Tony Stockman came off the bench to score 16 points, J.J. Sullinger had 13, Bmndon Fuss-Cheath!llll added a careerbest 11 and Man Sylvester had 10 for the Buckeyes (4-3), who climbed over the .500 !flark for die ftrSt time after an 0-2 start. ~ _Ohio State came in hitting 44 ~rcent of its shots from the field but made 57 percent a~ainst the lju)(dOgS (2-4). 1 :-The Buckeyes used a .16-0 nln to take a 42-32 lead at the half-while hitting 65 percent of their shots. After Samford got to within three points midway through the second half, the Buckeyes. pulled away again with an 11-0 spurt. WATERFORD - Eastern (3- 1) delivered a hard blow in the 11rst quarter. then came back with the knock-o ut punch iri the third frame in routing the h 0 s t Waterford Wildcats (03) 83-38 Friday at the n e w Waterford Grubb High School gymnasium. · Eastern was led by four men in double figures. led by Nathan Grubb with a gamehigh 22 points. Cody Dill with 15, Robert Cross I 2. and Alex Simpson with 12. Josh Hayman added seven and Chris Carroll six. Nine Eagles hit the scoring column including Derek Baum. Adam Dillard. and Chris Myers . For Waterford Matt Townsend led with 14 points. Kyle Kincaid had eleven and Cmig Simms had li ve. Eastern went up 13-0 before Waterford ever got on the board. but Waterford over came the initial shock and came back to 16-11 before the Eagles of Coach Howie Caldwell again widened their lead to 22-14. Eastem's main sparkplug in the drive was in the guard-ship of Nathan Lee Grubb, who tossed in eleven points in the frame and ran the Eastern offense well. Both teams lumbered through the second period. but Waterford twice cut the lead to four points. The last time-carne at 33-29 with 435 seconds left in the half. but Eastern closed the half with a 4-0 run to lead 37-29 at intermission. BY TODD JONES Associated Press COLUMBUS . - Sometimes it happens when he finds an item about Iraq m the three or four newspapers he reads daily. Usually it occurs in an airpon. Jim Foster wiU be sitting there, on yet another basketball trip, and he'll see a stranger in a military uniform. "It' ll be a young recruit, com ing home or going to fly somewhere," Foster said. "It's a very poignant moment." He' II thmk back to years ago, when a flight landed him in Vietnam as a raw 1eenager with an una:rtain fuiUR. "It gives you empathy for what these kids are doing today, and their situation," Foster said. The Ohio State women's baskelball 'Ohio State women's basketball c.oach Jim Foster reacts on the sidecoach paused. then added, "It's verf diflines as he watches his team play Wlsconsin .Feb. 9 In Columbus, Ohio . ficult for people today to really pul into Not many people know that Foster is a Vietnam veteran. (AP file) perspective what in fact war is. It's not a video game. · It's not all about sman bombs. It 's a scary place to be . It's not a ' nice place to be." . Not many people know that Foster is~ Vietnam vete ran. He doesn' t talk about it much . His military service isn't mentioned .in his OSU media guide biography. "'I wouldn't say I think about Vietnam any more or less than the other experiences I've had in my life." Foster said. Still, the war helped shape his character. It was there, in the mountains of Vietnam, where he began to look around and think about .the world, and his place in·it. ' He was different when he got home: wiser, more curious about life, and how one can max imize blessings and opportunities. "My mind churned a lot in those days, PIIIM ... Pat.B2 - --'L - ~---.:~ • _,._ - .. �..' Sunday, December 14 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Roethlisberger emerges as one of nation's best QBs BY JOE KAY Associated Press OXFORD- Ohio State was interested. Other big schools were trying to convince Ben Roethlisberger that he would be a perfect fit as their quarterback.. He listened. He weighed The options. Finally, the state's top high school passer chose the place that offered what he valued most. The quarterback with the strong arm and the distinctive name went to Mianii University, a Mid-American Conference school nestled among farmland in southwest Ohio. "I wanted the chance to play four years," Roethlisberger said. "I liked the opportunity here. It was the ri ght fit." In only three seasons, Roethlisberger has demonstrated that he could fit in anywhere - the MAC, a major conference or the NFL. The junior has led No. 14 Miami to a 12-1 season and an appearance in the GMAC Bowl next week, distinguishing himself along the way. "I think he's the best quarterback m the nation," Miami coach Terry Hoeppner said. "A lot of people agree with me on that. He's by far the MVPof this league in a year that was very special for this league." He was the marquee player in a league that had three Top 25 teams and numerous appearances on the national stage: It's exactly what Hoeppner promised he came calling at when Roethlisberger's home in Findlay in 1998. He had two major selling points: Miami needed a quarterback, and the conference had just produced one of the nation's best. "I said, 'I want you to be the next Chad Pennington,"' Hoeppner said. "Chad Pennington was on his way to New York for the Heisman that first week ih December. "I thought Beri was very talented. I thought he was very mature. He had the Past from Page 81 and it hasn' t stopped," Foster said. Few people coach women's basketball as well as Jim Foster. He has won 529 games at OS U, Vanderbilt and St. Joseph's, dating to 1978. He also has had every one of his players graduate, with the OSU seniors from last season on track to keep that record perfect. "''m not overly sympathetic to people not reaching their potential or not working to reach their potential," Foster said. That attitude was formed in part because his sister, Judy, never . had many opportunities. She suffered brain damage as an infant because of oxygen deficiency, and still lives in nursing care. Foster's coaching style also was affected by seeing the dreams of others ended by war. "A number of kids I went to high school with, who I sat next to in class , died in Vietnam. They died," he said. "I had friends die, and brothers of friends. As I get older, f think more about how some people didn't get to live their lives. It stopped for them at 18." Foster, 55, grew up the oldest of six in Abington, Pa., a blue-collar neighborhood )lear Philadelphia. His father "Served in World War. II and Korea, didn't graduate from high school, and worked as a liquor salesman. Mom stayed home. : The family didn't have much money. Foster saw l!ome friends heading to coliege, knew he wanted to do so, but also knew he couldn't afford it. After gradu11ting from high school, he worked -a summer on the New Jersey ~hore. : One day at the end of that J!Ummer ·of 1966, he left his job on the beach, took the subway to a military recruitIng office and enlisted into d!eArmy. : "It was either sit around ~d walt to be drafted, with JIO plan, or formulate a plan of action," Foster said. The 01 Bill was his incen· tive. He figured three years in d!e Army would help him pay :Cor college when he got out. : "That was my scholar'hip," he said. • NEXT STOP VIETNAM - Then Foster blinked, got off a bus. at boot camp in intangibles. But the fact is that I was recruiting against Ohio State, and I wanted to make the point that you can go anywhere . you want rrom our league." Hoeppner had one other advantage: Miami was the first school to spot his talent. Roethlisberger was a promising freshman and junior varsity quarterback at Findlay High School, but got moved to receiver for his junior season so the coach's son could have the job. It didn't bother him. "1 rea lly thought I was going to college for basketball," said Roethlisberger, who was a high-scoring point guard. "Basketball has bee n my first love." He regained the quarterback job as a senior, and everything changed. He set state records by throwing for 4,041 yards and 54 touchdowns. Miami contacted him early in the season. Every other school tried to catch up, and never did. He took a redshirt season as a fre shman, learning the RedHawks • wideopen offense that uses the shotgun and five rece 1vers. In his first two seasons, Roethlisberger broke many of the school's passi ng records. Still, he didn't get a lot of attention. "A lot of people and teams sa)', 'It 's the MAC,' and they . laugh, " Roethlisberger said. "They say, ' He did great, but it's the MAC."' He wondered if they were right when he went to a camp with some of the nation's other top quarterbacks last summer. He got his answer. "Before going out there, he said, 'I don't want to look like a fool out there. I don't want to be a nobody,"' recalled his father, Ken, who played quarterback at Georgia Tech before hurting his knee. "He wanted to prove himself. "When he came back, he felt good about how he had performed and how he got along with the other guys. They all got along so well." Roethlisberger tried to prove some California, and had a drill sergeant screaming in his face. "You realized then that your world had just changed, and Toto wasn't with you," he said. The Army sent Foster to Vietnam in June 1967. He was assigned · to Camp Holloway, outside Pleiku in the Central Highlands, northeast of the Ia Drang Valley. "Where I was and what I was doing was significantly different than being in the infantry," he said. Foster worked as a specialist for the 604 Transportation Unit, which supplied the helicopters of the 4th Infantry. Occasionally, he traveled to Saigon or Nhatrang. Most of the time he was at his base camp. "You had a job to do, and you did it," Foster said. " And you always knew how long you have left on tour. That's a big deal in the military." Foster didn't go on searchand-destroy missions or encounter firefights. Still, death always lurked. Three people in his company were killed on base. "Young people trave a sense that everything is going to be all right," Foster said. "You figure it's going to happen to someone else. Ignorance is bliss . There's a lot of truth in the statement that youth 1s wasted on the young." Attacks on Camp Holloway intensified after Jan. 30, I968, when North Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive. "After Tet, ·your awareness of the danger was greater," Foster said. "You went from bein$ in a barracks to sleeping m a bunker. You went from practicing alerts to being in a state , of alert because you were subject to mortar attacks and rockets." Tet changed Foster, too. He · begun to read the military newspaper Stars and Stripes and rine up its reports with what he was experiencing. Not everything matched. "Yeu sturt seeing that things were a little bit different than you thought they would be, or thought they were," he said. "You start to evolve. Your thinking starts to take different shapes and forms. It's the same as thinking during a college experience, only this was a little more reality and maybe not as much theory." Foster went from beina "not the worldliest guy' when he enlisted to being ' things in Miami's season opener at Iowa, but wound up trying too hard . He threw four interceptions and took th6 . blame for a 21-3 loss. "I take the Iowa loss on my shoulders totally - I told the guys that," he said. "The big thing wa s how we could rebound and show the country that it wasn't all for nothing." He relaxed, and Miami took off. The RedHawks won their next 12 games, the conference championship and a berth in the GMAC Bowl against Louisville. Along the way, Roethlisberger completed 69 percent of hi.s passes for 3,670 yards and 29 touchdowns. He became only the third MAC quarterback to pass for 3,000 yards in three different seasons - Marshall's Pennington and Byron Leftwich also did it. One game got the NFL scouts buzzing. Playing in 30 mph wind gusts that made the goal posts sway by more than a foot, Roethlisberger went 18-of29 for 282 yards in a 45-6 victory over Marshall 011 Nov. 12 . "Everybody on the sideline was like, 'Do you believe that'?'" Hoeppner said. " We see him everyday in practice, and we were still shaking our heads. You can't throw a ball in wind like that, but he did. I know there were a lot of NFL guys there that night that went, ' Whoa~ "' So did the guys on the other sideline. "They 've got a great quarterback," Marshall coach Bob Pruett said. "He definitely should go in the first round (of the NFL draft) and come out - get him out of this league. We' ve had those types of quarterbacks on our side." · The scouts like his size (6-foot-5, 242 pounds), strong arm and ability to read defenses and make good decisions. The question is whether he's ready to move on or wants to stay for one more year, try to win another championship and boost his position on NFL draft day. "My motto is: One day at a time," he said. "After the bowl game, I'll start to think about it." someone who "questioned the nature of the human condition." Back home, his younger brother John had been drafted into the mfantry. Foster knew his sibling would be sent into jungle patrols and subjected to much riskier conditions than his own. He also knew law prohibited two members of an immediate family serving in a war zone at the same time. So instead of returning to the States in June 1968, Foster extended his tour for another six months. His brother did not go to Vietnam. "It wasn't a big deal," Foster said. "I had a better situation. It's not something we talked about. It wasn't like a hard thing to do, nor do I think it was necessarily a special thing to do. It was JUSt something you did." 'Foster returned home in January 1969 and served his final six months at Fort Lee in Virginia. He was neither bitter nor haunted, but he was searching for a way to influence others, to make them reach their potential. • CAREER JOURNEY BEGINS - His search took him to Washington. He worked construction. He tended bar. He delivered flowers. He then ran a group home for dependent and neglected boys. The man who hired Foster Clarett's lawyers accuse NFL of perpetuating free farm system BY LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK - Calling suspended Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett a player without a ga me, his lawyers urged a judge Friday to end the NFL's "free farm system" by letting collegeage athletes play professionally. Citing a trailblazing series of' court cases that knocked down siniilar rules in basketball, hockey and another football leaguo:, the lawyers called on U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin to let Clarett enter next year's NFL draft at age 20. The Manhattan judge has said she will try to rule before Feb. I, deciding a case that could expose teenage football stars to the marketing and business opportunities already available to young athletes in other sports. Clarett sued the NFL last summer to challenge a league rule that a player must be out of high school three years for draft eligibility. . His lawyers called the rule arbitrary and anticompetitive, arguing it robbed players like Clarett of an opportunity to enter the multimillion dollar marketplace. "The rule exists solely to perpetuate the NCAA college football system, which serves as a free farm system for the NFL, saving the league tens of millions of dollars in development and training expense," Clarett's lawyers argued in papers. . Ohio State suspended Clarett before this season for accepting money from a family friend and for lymg about it to NCAA and university investigators. He rushed for I,237 yards and led Ohio State to a at the boys home, where he worked 4 1/2 years, persuaded him to go to school at Montgomery County Community College. There, Foster met Gena Auriemma, now the Connecticut women's coach. Foster transferred to Temple University. He also accepted his tirst coaching job, as a boys assistant and girls head coach at Bishop McDevitt High School in Philadelphia, where he hired Auriemma as his assistant. In 1978, two years before he graduated from Temple, Foster became the St. STAFF REPORT Joseph's women's coach. sports@ myda1lytribune.com The link from Vietnam to Ohio State isn't direct, but VINTON - The Vinton the war did help mold Foster into someone with a IT)Ore seventh grade boys basketball grounded grasping of the team defeated Wahama. 43world than many college ath- 31. . letes possess. It shows in his Ben Schrock led Vinton in coaching style. scoring with 12 points, while "Kids today, it's very diffi- Zak Dee! and Austin Casto cult for them to understand each had I0 pomts. that they have privileges and Under the boards for not rights," Foster said. Vinton, Zak Dee! grabbed 12 In Apri I, he will return to .rebounds, Jordan Dee] nine Vietnam for the first time. He and Schrock had eight, while plans to go there with friend Jordan Dee! also had six Jack Demos, a surgeon from assists and Nick Alexander Pittsburgh who travels the world offering procedural aid pitched in with five steals. Wahama won the eighth to the needy. grade game despite 21 points Sometimes, Foster is already back in Vietnam, at and II rebounds from least in his mind. News about Vinton's Kevin 'rheirry. Iraq and fresh-faced military kids in airports make the past meet the present. national championship as a freshman last season but is ineligible for the drat! until 2005 under current NFL rules. The lawyers cited a court ruling lening baseball players move between franchises and other court decisions opening up basketball, hockey and the now defunct United States Football League to younger players. But NFL lawyers argued the age limit was meant in part to reduce the mcreased likelihood of injury because men until their early 20s are not sufficiently mature physically and mentally to play in the NFL They said the rule protects NFL clubs from liability and protects adolescents who might train excessively or use steroids "in the misguided hope of developing prematurely the strength and speed required to play in the NFL." Clarett's lawyers cited several exceptions to the NFL rule, noting Andy Livingston played for the Chicago Bears at age 19 in 1964 and Barry Sanders was onlv a junior in college when the NFL let him enter the dr.tft. · They said the 6-foot, 230pound Clarett was as tall and as heavy as NFL legends Sanders, Walter Payton and Gale Sayers. Claret! was as big or b1gger than I5 ol the top 20 rushing leaders as of the tifth week of this season. the lawyers said They attacked college football as "a willing panner in a cozy arrangemellt as it generates millions of dollars for the colleges withmlltheir having to mcur the expense of player salaries .. , If a college players is in/·ured, the lawyers said, "t 1e NR_ teams lose nothing while the player loses everything." . Vinton, Wahama boys split junior high games KC boys, girls top Hannan Trace CHESHIRE - The Kyger ,Creek girls basketball team defeated Hannan Trace. 41 -24. Terra Porter led Kyger Creek with 10 points and Holley Taylor and Courtney Circle with eight each. Glenna Wright led Hannan Trace with nine points. Kyger Creek's buys eighth grade team also beat Hannan Trace as Scott Ward scored 20 for KC, followed by Chris Misner with IS and Vince Weatherstein with I0. . The final score was not avai 1able. C Vance Fellure had II points for Hannan Trace. .---- S4lu & SWJtee ----, Gmtric Generato,, ~ Alt ?/t«b4. ·~· (Som• a ...,., Su&Jtctllr Port•A .. II•hlflty) IIIVIIIfiONT HONDA 436 STATE RT. 7 GALLIPOLIS !40·4411-2240 I .,.,, ttlllifl IWJ, S,.,l 15'96 DIKount on All l're-SH1on Partl & Labor '. Offir Good Until Feb. 28, 2004 Pickup lit Dellve'}' Available! I . - . . .... ,-.. • 'W . , .,.. Meigs 61, Belpre 51 Belpre 18 9 16 8 - 51 Meigs 12 16 13 20 - e1 BELPRE (1·1 , Q-1)- Jordan Thornhill 0 O.Q 0 , Dustin Adams 4 9, Brandon Sm1th 1 3-4 5, Nate Eaton 60.0 15, Travis Morris 2 0·0 5, Luke Nolan 0 ()..() 0, Abe Herringshaw 5 0.0 10, Doug Parsons 3 1·2 7. TOTALS- 21 4·6 51 . , MEIGS (2·1. 1-0)- Jon Bobtl 7 6-7 20. Jeremy Blackston 0 ().() 0, Carl Wolfe 2 4-4 8, Dave Boyd 0 o-o 0. Corey Woods 0 0.0 0, Ty Ault 1 4·4 6 , Adam Snowden 0 ()-() 0. Dakota Oew1tt B 4-6 20, Ryan Hannan 3 0 7 TOTALS - 21 16·21 61 . 3-polnt goals - Belpre 5 (Eaton 3. Adams and Morris). Meigs 1 (Hannan) . o-o o- Southern 65, F. Hocking 59 Federal Hocking 6 10 12 31 - 59 Southern 22 9 14 20 - 65 FEDERAL HOCKING - Aaron Aupe 4 1· 4 9. Greg Posten 5 2-2 15, Johnattlan Thompson 0 o-o 0. Cody Hornsby 5 1-1 12, ian Butcher 2 0-2 4, Brad Grimm 4 0-2 8. Juslln Amash 5 0·1 11. TOTALS - 25 4·12 59. ' SOUTHERN - Derek Teaford 1 0·2 2. Ail'ron Sellers 0 2-4 2, Craig Randolph B 16-19 29, Jeremy Yeauger 0 0-0 0, Was Burrows 3 3-4 11 . Tyler Robarts 0 0.0 0, Josh Smith 4 0- t 8, Jake Nease 3 7-10 13 TOTALS - 17 26-40 65. 3-pOinl goals - FH 5 (Posten 3 Hornsby, Amash), Southern 3 (Burrows 2, Randolph). Eastern 83, Waterford 38 Eastern 22 15 29 17 - 83 Waterford 14 16 3 6 - 38 EASTERN - Derek Baum 1 0-0 3, Nathan Lee Grubb 8 4-5 22, Alex Simpson 4 3-5 12, Adam Dillard 2 0-0 4, J9sh Hayman 3 0-0 7, Chrts Carroll 3 0-0 6, C~ris Myers 1 0-2 2, Robert Cross 6 0-0 12,CodyDI1139-1315TOTALS· 3116-25 83 WATERFORD - Andy Jones 0 0-0 0, Merl Townsend 5 o-o 14, Caleb Snyder 1 0- o 2, Kyle Ktncatd 5 0--0 11. Catlin Ball 1 0- 2 3 , Cratg S1mms 1 2·2 5, Jarrod Jenks 1 1-3 3, Jason Sampson 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 14 3-7 38 3-pomt goals - Eastern 5 (Grubb 2, Baum, Stmpson, Hayman) Waterford 6 (Townsend 4, Ktncatd, Ball, Stmms) Ohio High School Soya Bnketball Frtday's Reauns Akr Buchtel 77, Akr. Ftrestone 40 Akr Central-Hewer 88, Akr. N 47 Akr Coventry 49, Masstllon Tuslaw 47 Akr Garfteld 66, Akr Ellet 36 Akr Hoban 49, Parma Padua 41 Akr Kenmore 73, Akr. E 66 Akr Manchester 46, E Can . 37 Akr SVSM 86, LOUISVIlle Aquinas 56 Amelta 62, Ctn. Walnut Htlls 49 Amherst 56, Rocky Rtver 54 Ansonta 59. New Madtson Tn·Vtllage 29 Archbold 42 Ltberty Center 41 Arlington 63. Van Buren 58 Atwater Waterloo 66. Windham 55 Avon 59 Grafton Mtdview 52 Batalfia 53. Wtlliamsburg 22 Bay Vtllage Bay 63 N. Olmsted 61 Beavercreek 55 Greenville 34 Belmont Union Local 60. Old Washington Buckeye Trail 58 Belo1t W Branch 49, Alliance Marlington 36 Berlin Hiland 46. Magnolia Sandy Valley 43 Bloomdale Elmwood 64, Millbury Lake 49 Bluffton 84 Ada 39 Bnstolville Bristol 68, Vienna Mathews 64 Brookfield 65, Kmsman Badger 43 Brooklyn 86, Cuyahoga Hts 44 Bryan 53, Defiance Tinora 41 Burton Berksh1re 50 , Newbury 37 Cadiz Harrison Cent 61 , Bowerston Cononon Valley 57 Caldwell 62. Bea!lsvllle 39 Caledonia River Va lley 42 Morral Ridgedale 33 California Deaf-Fremont 69, OhiO Dea117 CamQndge 53, New Philadelphia 43 Camden Preble Shawnee 72, Eaton 63 Campbell 58, Youngs Chaney 55 0- .... "' Can. McKinley 78. Cle. St Ignatius 70 Canal Fuhon NW 39, Can. S. 36 Carey 53. Altlca Seneca E 43 Carlisle 70, Srookvtlle 66 Carrollton 47, Akr Spring. 33 ' Centerburg 64, Johnstown Northridge 57' Centerville 46, Piqua 32 Chesapeake 64, Portsmouth 49 Cln. Indian Hill 56, Cln. Mariemont 51 Cin. Jacobs 67, Cln. Clark Montessori 52 Cln. Landmark Trinity 58, Cin ~'tills Chr. Acad 49 Cin. Lockland 69, On. Chnstlan 45 Cln. Madeira 66, Cln Flnneytown 50 Cin N. College Hill 70, Cin. Country Day 51 Cln Norwood 32, Cin. Ross 26 Cin. NW 92, Goshen 55 Cln. Princeton 61, Cin. Colerain 40 Cln ReadlnQ 57, N Bend Taytor 15 Cln Seven Hills 46, Gin. Summ1t Country Day 44 Cln Shroder 69, Cln SCPA 27 Cln Sycamore 58, W Chester Lakota W. 56 Ctn Taft 5.4, Cln. Mt Healthy 47 Ctn Turpin 46, Ltttle M1am1 56 Cln Winton Woods 66, Cin Anderson 51 C1n. Wyoming 54, Cin Door Park 50 Clarksville Clinton-Masste 52, ClermCinl NE 44 Clayton Northmont 60, Fatrmont 51 Cle. Collinwood 73, Cle. John Marshall 30 Cle E 76, Cia. JFK 54 Cle. Glenville 81, Cle. MaJC Hayes 46 Cte Hts 65, Loratn A.dmtral King 52 C!e Hts. Lvftleran E 64, Ashtabula Sts John & Paul 34 Cle Rhodes 65, Cle. Lmcoln·West 51 Cle. S. 97, Cle. MLK 49 Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant60, Ironton St Joseph 56 Cots. DeSales 79, Zanesvtlle Rosecrans 61 . Cots. Frankltn His. 69, Mt. Vernon 57 Cols. Ready 61 , Cols Hartley 53 Cols. Tree of ltle 71 , Grove C•ty Chnsttan 56 Columbiana 58, Berhn Center Western Reserve 32 Convoy Crestview 64. Lafayette Allen E. 26 Cortland Map l~wood 68, Mtneral Ridge 62 Coshocton Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 61 Covington 70, Arcanum 54 Day Bellbrook 64. Milton-Unton 61 Day Col. White 98, Cln Withrow 93 Day Dunbar 62, Cin. Woodward 44 Day Meadowdale 100, Day Belmont 97 Day Oakwood 65 Germantown Valley View 36 DeGraff Rlvers1de 52, Marlon Cath 50 Delaware 70, Pataskala Watkins Memorta! 52 Delaware Buckeye Valley 61. CardlngtonLtncoln 47 Delphos Jefferson 62, Spencervtlfe 47 Dover 57, Manetta 55 Dresden Tn-Valley 48, Zanesvttle Maysvtlle 46 Dublin Coffman 46, Newark 41 Dublin Sctolo 56, Chtlltcothe 40 Eastlake N. 68, Chardon 40 Eden 62, Ptoneer N Cent. 55, OT Ehda 61, Hav1land Wayne Trace 43 Elmore Woodmere 59, Gtbsonburg 57 Elyria Open Door 64, Peninsula Lake Ridge 46 Elyria Sr 66. Parma Valley Forge 48 Fatrfield Chnstian 57, Granville Chnsttan n, 35 Fatrlawn 60. Anna 56 Fairport Harbor Hardtng 63. ThompsOn ledgemont 53 Felicity 44, Georgetown 37 Findlay Ltberty-Benton 62. Dola Hardin Northern 29 Franklin Furnace Green 66 Portsmouth Notre Dame 33 Fredericktown 61 , Howard E KnoK 43 Fremont Ross 74 Napoleon 69, OT Ft Jennings 61 , Antwerp 60 Ft Recovery 57, Jay County (lnd) 55 Gahanna 56, Lancaster 52 Gates Mills Gilmour 63, Independence 59 Gates Mills Hawken 60, Orwell Grand Valley 48 Genoa 58, PembervtHe Eastwood 41 .· Glouster Trimble 74, HemloCk Mtltlr 48 Green 60. Copley 51 ' Greensburg Green Coptey 51 Hamilton 49, Fairfield 35 Homier Palrlct< Henry 68. Oel1a 48 Hanoverton United 72, Columbiana Crestview 41 Hk:ltsville 57, Contmental 58 Holgate 55. Ottoville 40 Hudson 70, I<Ain1 RooOOYBII 60 Huc:llon WRA 57, Gates Mills HawXen 52 ironton 68, lron10n Rock Hill 33 Jackaon " · Atnens 38 Jackson Center 68, Ft. Lorttmle 65 Jamestown GreenGYlew 58, Spr!~ . Cath. Cent 47 Johnstown-Monroe 91 , Utica M Kinland 49, Middlefield Catdlnal39 LaGrange Keystone 58, Wellington 55 Lakeside Dar'lbury 56, Tot Christian 44 Lakewood St Edward 62, Cte Cent Cath 39 Lancaster Fisher Cath. 48, Cois. eo. Wellington 36 Lea'.'lttsburg LaBrae 67, Southington Chalker 58 Lewis Center Otentangy 61 , Galloway Westland 60, 20T Llb8r1y 65 . Nolea 62 Liberty ·Twp. Lalcola E 63. Cin. Oak Hills 5o4 Lima Sr. 66, findlay 6~. OT Ltabon 83, L6wellvllfe ~7 London 56, W. Jefferson 44 Lorain Cath 56. Elyria Cath 51 Lorain Clearvtew 66, Oberlin 46 Loodomlfla 64. Medina Buckeye 4.2 Loveland 68, Cln. Glen Este Lyndhurst Brush 42, Chagrin Falls Kenston 36 Macedon1a Nordonl8 60, Mayfteld 46 Mtad!IOn 49, Willoughby S. 46 Malvern 47, Newcomerstown 41 Mansfield Christian 78, Old Fort 48 Mansfteld Sr. 75, Mtllersburg W. Holmes • 72 Mansl1eld St Peter 79, Greenwich S. Cent. 55 ' Manon Elg1n 53, Mt Gtlead 46 Manon Pleasant 56. Richwood N. Union 36 Marysville 59, Sunbury Big Walnut 54 Mason 73 , Cin. Hamson 47 Masstllon Washtngton 67, Massillon Perry 48 McComb 59. Arcadta 42 McConnelsvi lle Morgan 70, :rhornvtlle Shendan 44 McDonald 63, Lordstown 48 McG ut1ey Upper Scioto Valley 59, New Knoxville 39 Medina 46, Brunswick 44 Medtna Highland 70, Norton 49 Mentor Lake Cath 74, PainesvH!e Harvey 57 Miamtsburg 66, Lemon-Monroe 41 Middleburg Hts Midpark 59, Brecksville 44 Mtddletown 74, Millard 52 Middletown Fenwtck 73, Lebanon 70 Mtlford Center Fairbanks 48, Lima Temple Chnsttan 32 Minerva 77, Louisville 71 Mogadore 59, Streetsboro 48 Montpelier 43, Swanton 31 Mowrystown Whlteoak 57, Fayettevute 37 Mt. Orab Western Brown 43, New RIChmond 38 N. Can . Hoover 83, Yo.ungs. Wilson 52 N. Rob1nson Col Crawford 63. Mt. BlancharO Riverdale 53 N. Royalton 60. N. AtOgevdle 55 Navarre Fairless 40. Zoarvme Tuscarawas Valley 38 New Bremen 42. Botkins 33 New Carlisle Tecumseh 43. Bellefontaine 36 New Lebanon Dtxie 63, Middletown Madison 45 New Miami 52, Cin St Bernard 51 New Middletown Spring 44, E Palesttne so 40 New Parts National Trail 64 , Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 42 New Rtegel 59, N Baltimore 57, OT Newton 50, BraOford 17 Northwood 64, Bensvtue 48 Oberlin Firelands 68, Loratn Brookside 29 Oregon Clay 61 , Tot Watte 5.2 Qlriord Talawanda 62, Day Stebbins 59 Warren JFK 93, Cha/TIPIOO 75 Rtvftflida 65, Ashtabula WarrenavUie Hts. 67. Lor111n SouthvieW 63. EdgorMx>d 37 OT Pandora-Glbla 51 , Cory-Rawson 47 Wauseon 68, tt.4etamort Evergreen ~7 Pwry n . Aurora &2 , Waynesville 62. Day Nonhndge 39 Pwttiavtlle n . Gorham F1Pf8He 88 Weltston 65 , Nelsonvll~- 'font 61 Phito 40, New Lexington 38 Westerville N 52, Htlhard oaroy 39 Pickerington Cent. 7.2, GrCNe City Cent. Westerville 5 75 , GrO\Ie C•ry 70 20T Palnaaville Cr058tng 54 Wettlti«< 61 , Fairview S3. OT Pickertngton N 59, Olenlangy Uberty 43 Whitehouse AnthOny Wayne 74. Maumee Plain City Jonathan Alder 88 WBStervllle 67 • Canl. 20 WtiiArd 76 Trt11n Columbian 61 Pomeroy Meigs 61 , Belpre 51 W•lmtngton 66, K•ngs MillS Ktngs 58 Preble Shawnee 72. Eaton 63 · Wooster Trtway 106. Su111van Blact A1ver Racine Southern 65 Stewart Federal 31 Hocklng 59 Worthtogton Chrtstlan 71 , Oanvttle 53 Ravenna SE 73, Garrensvllkl Garlleld 58 Yellow Springs 68, Aid Chr1st1an 40 Reedsville Eastem 83, Waterford 38 Youngs. Austintown-Fitch 73, G•rard 56 Roynoldoburg 90. HHllatd Oavld5on 8.5. Youngs. Mooney 56, Struthers 42 20T Youngs. Ursuline 52 . You~s Rayen 35 ,Richfield Revere 62, Lodi Cloveneat 60 Zanesville W. Muskingum 51. Crooksvtlle RichiTIOI"'d HIS. 57, Columbia 50 48 Ridgeway Ridgemont 48, WaynestteldGoshen 39 Ohio High School Gl~l Baoko1boll Ripley Rlptey-Union·-Lewts-Huntlngton 75, Fridoy'o Rnu111 Seaman N. Adams 10 Baltimore Liberty Union 31 . Grandview 26 Roelcy Rlwlr Lutheran W. 63. Beachwood Baxkry 73 , Gahanna Cois Academy 20 60 Canal Winchester 48, Bloom-Carroll 43 Rootstown 70, Mantua Crestwoo(l 46 Centerburg 57, Johnstown Northridge 51 Rosa SE 70, Williamsport Westfall 63 Chagrtn Falls 34 WICkliffe 33 Rossford 53, Holland Spnng 37 Chesterland W Geauga 45 Cle Orange Russia 53, Houston 41 31 ' s Charleston SE 61 . Sprmg NE 46 Ch1Uicoltle 48. Oubi1n Sc1oto 4.2 SaUneville Southern ~5. Youngs Chrtstlan C1n Christian 43. C1n Lockland 33 41 . Ctrdevtlle 51 Ashv111e Teays Valley 32 Sandusky 74, Manon Hardtng 63, OT C1rctevtlle Logan Elm 54 . Cols Ham•tton SarcMia Eastern Brown 66 , Peebles 50 Twp 37 Shadyside 70, Sarahsville Shenandoah Cle Hts 61 , Shaker HIS 54 65 Cte Hts Lutheran E 59. Willoughby Hills Shaker Hts. 58, Euclid 50 Cornerstone 45 ' Shelby 86, Norwalk 73 Cle . JFK 61, Cle East 30 Sparta Highland 4.2, Gal'!on Northmor 28 Cle . John Marshall 70, Collmwood 53 Spnng. Emmanuel Christian 68, Adams Cle MLK 48 , Cle S 40 County Christian 41 Cle . Rhodes 80, Cle. Ltncoln-West 29 Spring. Kenton Ridge 53. Enon Greenon Clyde 82, Milan Ecl•son 43 46 Cols. Beechcroft 67. Cots. E 54 Spnng. N. 61, Xenia 52 Cols. Brookhaven 76 Cots Cente'lllal 12 Spring. NW 70, Beliefontatne Bentamin Cots E~stmoor 82. Cots Brtggs 3U Logan 59 Cols Independence 81 Cots Afncenmc Spring: S 102, Huber His Wayne 52 51 Spnng. Shawnee 56, Urbana 49 Cols Marlon·Frankhn 84 . Cots S 62 Springboro 58. Franklin 43 Cols Mtf!lin 86, Cols Lmden-McKmley 65 St. .Marys Memof\81 37 , St. Henry 35 Cots Northland 47. Cols Whetstone 40 St' Paris Graham 48, Casstown Miami E Cots W 57, Cots Watnut A1dge 50 46 Delaware 60, Pataskala Watk1ns Memonal Stow 45, Cuyahoga Faits 32 42 Strongsville 79, Parma 58 Dubltn Coffman 54. Newark .23 Stryker 54, W. Untty Hilltop 47 Fairfteld Union 47, 'Amanda-Giearcreek 34 Sugar Grove Berne Union 97, Powell Fremont 74, Mentor 65 Village Academy 53 Gahanna 67; Lancaster 47 Sugarcreek Garaway 50, Strasburg· Galloway Westland 59 Lew1s Center Franklin 44 Olentangy 36 Sycamore Mohawk 76, Fremont St Granville 52 Heath 44 Joseph 68 Groveport 56 Worthington Kilbourne 49 Sylvania Southview 69, Sylvanta Hilliard Darby 56. Westervme N. 47 Northview 67 H1Uiard Dav1dson 40. Reynoldsburg 39 Temple of Lebanon 50, Cozaddaia 45 Howard E KnoK 44. Fredertcktmyn 40 Thomas Worthmgton 52, Upper Arlington London Madtson Pta1ns 48, Greenfield 43 McClain 36 Tiffin Calvert 65, Fostor1.a St. Wendeltn 60 M!llersport 74, Cots Harvest Prep 45 Ttpp City Bethel 50, Umon Ctty Mt Vernon 86, Cots Franklin His 21 MISSISSinewa Valley 31 New Albany 36. Hebron Lakewood 22 Tot. Bowsher 67, To!. Start 53 Newark Calh 70, Sugar Grove BErne Tot Ltbbey 82, 1ol. St. Francts 71 Unton 15 Tot. Ottawa HtllS 64, Monclova Chnsttan Newar~ Ltcktng Va lley 65 , Whitehall34 . Yearling 26 Tot. Scott Tot. Cent. Cath. 73 Oa~ Harbor 76, Sandusky St Marys 34 Tontogany Otsego 55. Kansas Lakota 49 OhiO Deal 46, Cahfornta Oeat-Atverslde 28 Troy 67, TrotwooO-MaOtson 65, OT Ottawa-Giandort 68. Wapakoneta 43 Troy ChriStian 79, Stdney Christ1an 19 Penmsula Lake Rtdge 37. Elyr1a Open Twmsburg Chamberlin 43, Solon 39 Door 31 Uhrichsville Claymont 42 , Byesvtlle Pickerington Cent 53. Grove C1ty Cent Meadowbrook 40 • Crosstng 31 Untontown Lake 67, Can. Cent. Cath. 47 Port Clin!an 33 Huron 20 Upper Sandusky 61, Bellevue 51 Sandusky Perktns 43 . Castalia Marga rena Van Wert 65. Rockford Parkway 36 41 Vandalia Butler 77, Sidney 51 Spnng Emmanuel Chnstlah 39 Adam s Vanlue S6, Leipsic 47 County Christian 18 W Alexandria Twin Valley S 74, Summtt StattOn Licktng His 65, Lancaster Lewisburg Tri-County N 51 Ftsher Cath 49 W Lafayene Ridgewood 57, Tuscarawas Sunbury Btg Walnut 46. Marysv•lle 44 Cent Cath 49 Upper Arlington 53. Thomas Worthington W Uberty-Salem 67, N Lewisburg Triad 50 55 Uttca 39, Johnstown 29 W. Salem NW 80, Doylestown Chippewa Washington C H 40, Htilsboro 37 53 Wash ington C H. Mtamt Trace 51 Lonc:Jon Wadsworth 67 , Tallmadge 63 n, Warren Howland 76, Cortland LakB\IIew 71 Meigs took over offensively and brought Meigs Wolfe was happy that his team held back to claim the advantage. . serve at home, but realizes the importance The senior scored seven of his team's of continuing that success, as well as winftrst nine points of the quarter, including a ning in hostile environments. from Page 81 'These kids would like to win the TVC, one-handed dunk that electrified the crowd and evened the score at 20 apiece. and you're not going to win it if you don't ers from the free throw line - it's just a Scoring went back-and-forth the remain- wm at home. We have to continue to win at matter of concentration," explained Wolfe. der of the half and Mei~s possessed a slim . home and we've got to pick up a couple on . "We hit the big ones when we had to 28-27 edge at intermission. the road." tonight." However, Belpre was the aggressor out The first road test will come Friday While the lion's share of the points of the halftime Iockeroom as it staked when the Marauders travel to defending belonged to Dewitt and Bobb, several claim to a six-point lead midway through league champion Wellston (3-0, 1-0) for a other Marauders filled the stat box as well. the third quarter. . key early season match-up. Carl Wolfe Jr. had a nice game with eight Wellston won its Ohio Division opener Meigs countered with a 9-0 run to take points and six assists while teammate Ryan the lead again with I :31 remaining in ihe at winless Nelsonville-York (0-3, 0-1) by a Hannan contributed seven points and nine frame. But the Eagles closed out the quar- count of 65-61. Free throw shootin& rebounds. Ty Ault chipped in six markers ter with a run of their own, posting a 7-2 proved to be the difference as the Runnin and was the leading steals man with four. · run to take a 43-41 edge entering the final Rockets were good on II of 12 attempts The Golden Eagles were Iect in scoring eight minutes. . · · while the Buckeyes netted only three of I0. by Nate Eaton. The long range shooter talScoring was minimal over the first few Belpre will be on the road Wednesday to lied II of his team-high 15 in the first quar- minutes, but a pair of free throws by Ault take on Federal Hocking (2-1, 0-1) of the ter. Teammate Abe Herringshaw also · hit with 5:37 remruning gave Meigs the lead at Hocking Division of the TVC. double figures with I0 and Dustin Adams 47-45 - a lead it never relinquished. The Belpre did take the junior varsity contest scored nine. .. Marauders pulled -away by sinking free by a count of 45-35. . Eaton nailed a trio of long-distance throws late. David Poole paced Meigs with 12 mark. threes in the game, all in the opening quarMeigs has yet to play away from Larry ers followed by Brandon Kimes and Eric ter, helping his team to 18-12 lead at the Morrison Gymnasium this season, but will Van Meter with five each. ftrst break. now be on the road for its next two TVCBrad Layland scored 14 to lead the winHowever in the second quarter, Dewitt Ohio Division games. ners, teammate Brae Pittenger added II. . Cross 4 ), nine turnovers, II assists (Simpson 4), and, 16 fouls. Waterford hit 14-43 overall, hitting 7-23 treyis, and 7-20 two's, while hitting 3-7 at the line with 21 fouls. Waterford had 16 rebounds (Ball 7), three steals; 11 rumovers, four assists (Lang 3), and one charge. Eastern won the reserve game 44-36 led by Brian C&Stor with 15 points, while Deem and McCutcheon each with eight each led Waterford. Tornadoes Gttael'llto" & 7Jolmmm Fun to ~de 1 ~ersatile and rellable-lhle bike Ia undenlab~ Honda. Md the new Honda Raclna·lnsplred dea~n . complemenllllhlalncrelllble package. : Federal went on a 13-0 run that cut the The ensuing play saw Randolph draw game to 51-47. At the 3:06 mark Arnash i another foul, but this time he put them hit a _three pointer for Federal that voided a away. After a Lancer desperation attempt prev10us trey by Wes Burrows, the score Southern's Nease drilled a pair of safeties from Page 81 55-52. Randolph hit a pair of charity toss- that secured the game at 65-59. es for SHS, then after a Lancer miss, Southern hit I 7-55 overall with 3-11 The fire from the first half smoldered, and Sellers a pair of safeties and three's and 14-44 two's. The Tornadoes hit Southern was content to . hold on. Four Federal'smissed Rupe laid m ·a follow-up jumper 28-40 at the line and grabbed 27 rebounds players - Smith, Randolph; Sellers, and at the other end for a 57-56 tall at the I :54 (Nease 10, Burrows 10, Smith 6). SHS had Nease - got in foul trouble as well. mark. 20 rumovers, 12 steals (Randolph 3), seven bespite that fact, Southern still played tight Ra_ndolph and Burrows then went 4-4 at assists (Randolph 4), and 16 fouls. defense and led at the half 31- I6. the line before Posten hit a lane jumper Federal Hockin$ hit 25- 73 overall after Southern went up by 20 early in the third and ~w a foul shot to complete the -old- a terrible start, hirung 5-21 three's, and 20round as Federal Hocking struggled horribly from the field hitting just 4-23 for 19 fashioned three-point play, the !;!:ore 61-59 52 two's, while notching 4-12 at the lit\e. The Lancers had 29 rebounds (Grimm 10, percent. The Lancers hit a couple late goals Southern. Federal was forced to foul and SHS kept . Butcher 6), seven steals, 17 turnovers, that cut it to 45-28 at periods end, but the the ball in Randolph's hands. But three assists (Posten 2), and 28 fouls. excitement was yet. to come in the final Randolph who had missed just one free Federal Hocking won the reserve game round. throw m 15 tries, missed both ends of a 42-29 led by Evan Ganett with 13 and The Lancers went from frupine-to-fury as Greg Poston and Cody Hornsby hit a ~nus. Teammate Jeremy,Yeauger leaped Grady Dalzell with 10. Southern was led by Brad Crocll with eouple early three pointers that began a 13~ high for the rebound and put up the follow up but missed and grabbea his own carom. • 10. . . 20 explosion in the last frame. Cltaln Saws, MoWf,, Tlllm , .- - ., Prep Scoreboard 'E!;.:· """'tl Horus, Lawn Boy, Tanaka, Stlhl. Reddy Healer, Kero1ut1 ' Blacko Winch, Choicer Cable1, Coleman & Don 1t think the Hondl XR100R lleny !ell tough then Ita bigger brolherl. · ' - Pomeroy • Middleport • Ga111polls Eagles 740-985-3301 'lbro- -. each, Josh Hayman notched a three pointer, and Simpson, Carroll, Dillard, and Myers each added two points. Eastern led from Page 81 66-32 after three quarters and Waterford never made it off the mat in scoring just. . nine fourth quarter points. The Eastern defense spread a bl~et A 17-6 stint ended the game and pushed over the Waterford .off~nse m th~ thitd . the score to 83-38 at the finish. · rD!Jnd, wh!le also bhtzmg the Wildcats Eastern hit 31-56 from the field, Qitting w1th 29 pomts ofthetr own. . 4-9 26-42 two's and 16-25 at the . As _the Eagles soared, Cody Dill spread line. tern grabbed 20 rebounds (Cross his wmgs across the lane to the tune often 4 Dill4) 19 steals (Grubb 4 Simpson 4 pomts, Robert Cross and Grubb added four ' ' ' ' St. Rt. 148 Chester, OH SERIOUS KID STUFF. Sunday, December 14. 2003 2003 ~ - ·-·--'-"-'--·-=--------- -·-- 37 Westervtlle S 70, Grove Ctty 47 College Football Mount Union's streak continues · ALLIAI\CE IAPI Kn app and Nick ; S1nanni each caught, 1hree touchdown passes to spark Mount Un1on to 1ts record 55th conseculive victory. o6-0 over Bndgewater m 1he NC I\ A Divi siOn Ill semifi nab on Saturdav Th~ Purple -Ra1Lier; I 1.1-0) hroke the1r own 54-game weak that ended in 1999 and wil l seek a fourth con,ecutive national champwnsh1p in · the Amos Alonzo Stagg· Bowl on Dec . 30 in Salem. Va. Mount Umon has won s1x of th e Ja q seve n Di vision Ill titles . The onl~ lo" in its last I 10 games w;1s 27- 17 111 R ~nde ll overtime to Row<Jn in the 19\l'i sem ifmab . The Purple Ra1Lier>. who have outscored opponents 65-+-84 this ye.tr. got their sixth shutout- the mos1 since the 193 I team that also had SIX. The Eagles (I ~-2 ) lost three of fi ve fumbks. had two punts blocked · and had a pass Jlllercepted . Mount Union. alt ernat- · 1nue Zac Brunc .v ~~>ith Jesse Bu rg hardt at quarterback. amassed 473 · ya rds after a slugg1sh stan Brune) qaned. but · Burghardt went II for 12 . for 210 yards anLI c·areer high four touchdowns Knapp scored on passes of 5. -10 and 16 varus w help ~'.fount Union take a 35-0 halftime leaLI. He finished with f1'e catches for n vards and set a school single-sea~ son record with 1.-159 . receiving yan.b . �.. -~ Sunday, December 14. 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Page 84 • i;>unh1Jl l[im£1> -i;>rntinrl National Hockey League Baseball Jackets fall to Blues Foulke picks Red Sox, leaves Oakland BY RusTY MIUER Associated Press • CO LUMBUS Kei th Tkachuk fi gured so many call s favored the Co lumbu s Blue Jacke ts, it was only fair that a non-call went the other way. Tkach uk's hit on Columbus defenseman Darryl Sydor led to Doug Weight's goal wit h 8.7 seconds left in overt ime lo give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Friday night. Weight ram med in a pass from Pavol De mitra seco nds after Tkac hu k leveled Sydo r. When o ffi ci al s did not sig nal an obstruction call on Tkachuk, a crowd of 17,892 booed and threw q .tps on the ice . "You can determine it any way you want to, but they got qu ite a few calls .too," Tkachuk smd of the Blue Jackets' six power-play c hances. "'They shoul dn' t be complaining about anythi ng ri ght now." Columbus coac h Doug MacLean waved his arms and walked down lo. the boards to protest as the offi cials left the ice. "We deserved -a better fate," MacLean said later, decli ning to comment on the non-call. "We deserved a tie. obviously, and maybe a win." The Blue Jackets' Todd Marchant skated hard to the net on a rush and his shot was blocked by -goalte nder Br.e nt Johnson. Tkach uk decked Sydor, then took an outlet pass and skated along the short boards. He passeu to Demit ra to set up the game-winne r. "That could have been called," St. Louis coach Joel Quenneville said of Tkac huk's hit. "You flip a coin and see which ones you want to call. You could call it either wav. Obviously, I'm not complaining. We got the win." Ri ck Nash scored hi s NHLlead ing 19 th goal mid way thro ugh the third period as the Blue Jac kets came back from a two-goal defi cit. Andrew Cassels added his fourth goal. Nash was still fuming after the game. " ll was a bad call ," he said. "Seventeen thousand people saw it and however many were watching it on TV could have made that call. It was n't a great decision by (the referee) not to call it." Weight said, ''I' m not going to say it could n' t have (been called) . We're not going to play blind. It could have been called, bur I don't think it was as huge as it looked." Jamal Mayers also scored for the Blues, who ran their unbeaten streak to fi ve (4-0-1). Nash netted a slap shot with 10: 13 left in reg ulation to tie the game. The overall No. I draft pick last year, Nas h scored 17 goals in 74 games last season and has 19 in 28 games this season. But it was the wild finish that was on everyone's mind . " In overtime you don' t like to see too many penalties called unl ess it gives someone a scoring chance," Columbus defenseman Scott Lachance said. "That gave them a 3-on-1. There's nothing we can do about it now, but it's fru strating." NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Freeagent closer Keith Foulke reached agreement with th ~ B os to~ Red Sox on Saturday, choosmg to JOin the escalating arms race in the AL East rather than re- sign with Oakland. The Red Sox would not confirm the agreement at baseb~ll' s wi nter meetings, but they d1dn t deny It, either. The All-Star reliever was scheduled to take a physical to complete his deal, a source close to the negoti ations told The Associated Press on the condition . of anonymity. Foulke; who led the AL with 43 saves this year, joins starter Curt Schilling as top pitchers acquired by the Red Sox since the season ended. Boston also is talking about getting AL MVP Alex Rodriguez from Texa.s in a trade for Manny Ramirez. The Red Sox, without a World Series championship since 191 8, blew a late lead and lost Game 7 of the AL championship series to the New York Yankees in II innings. . The Yankees went on to lose the World Series to Florida, and have since traded for pitcher Javier Vazquez and neared deals to get Kevin Brown, Gary Sheffield and • Kenn y Lofton. · · As Foul ke decided bi:tween the Red Sox and the Athletics, he was particularl y interested in . hearin~ about Boston's hi story and 1ts ongomg quest to win a championship. The 31-year-old righty was 9-1 with 43 saves and a 2.08 ERA for Oakland last season and was an AL All-Star. · Cardinals send Dr4!w, Marrero to Atlanta The St. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder J.D. Drew and all-purpose player Eli Marrero to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday for pitchers Jason Marquis, Ray Kin g and Adam Wainright. · " We have great regard for J.D. Drew," Braves manager John Schuerholz said. Drew replaces Gary Sheffi eld, who · became a free agent and for weeks has been close to agreement with the New York Yankees. Bengals try to keep Erickson's kindness 49ers 0-for-the-road gave Kitna a career at the start of the seventh round, sayin~ they were interested a .d wanted to know tf any other team had contacted him . Silly question. CINCINNATI - The invitation surpri sed "Nobody else has called me," Kitna told Jon Kitna. them. Until the phone rang, he had no reason to When the Seahawks' turn arrived, they consider pro football. No NFL team had picked .. . Johnie Church from Florida. Then, showed the slightest interest in an NAJA quar- they called Kitna and offered to sign him as a terback with a lil11lted arm and unhm1ted free agent. . heart. "I wouldn't have gotten a chance anywhere He was happy to be teaching at Central else," Kitmrsaid. "Nowhere else." Washington, completing his. degr.ee !n math The rest is family history. Kitna made the Seahawks' practice squad in education and gettmg on w1th h1s hfe after leading the Wildcats to the NAlA title game m 1996, played for Barcelona in the World 1995. League and was MVPofthe league's champi"I thought my football career was over," he onship game. By the end of the 1998 sea~on, said. he was the Seahawks' starting quarterback. Wrong. Eight years later, Kitna has the He led Seattle to the playoffs in 1999 and Cincinnati Bengals in playoff contention, win- has the Bengals (7-6) in the hunt for their first ning league accolades along the way. · He postseason appearance since 1991. He was the traces all of it back to one life-changing call. · AFC offensive player of the month in On the other end was Jamie Christian, call- November. ing with an intriguin~ offer.' Christian was a To stay in the race, they have to beat the running back on Kitna's team at Central 49ers on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium, Washington. He also had a connection. where three paths will be entwined again. Christian's uncle is Dennis Erickson, who Erickson is in his first season as the head was coaching the Seattle Seahawks at the coach at San Francisco '6-7). tiine. He had attended their games at Central · "I' m very indebted to coach Erickson for Washington, and was arranging for the two of everything," Kitna said. "If it wasn' t for him, I them to work out for some NFL scouts. wouldn't be in this league right now. That was "It was kind of a made-up deal before the the tool that God used to get me into this draft," Christian said. "The only reason I prob- league. · ably got a chance to try out was because of my "It was him having a soft spot in hi s heart for uncle's connections." me and giving me an opportunity. seeing Did the math teacher want to come along? something that nobody else saw. So tt's some.Absolutely. body that I care a lot about." They packed their gear in the car, drove Also with the 49ers is Christian, who is through the mountains, met up with Erickson helping his uncle a~ an assistant defensive and g0t ready for the scouts to arrive and coach. check them out. Like Kitna, he never got drafted. Christian "He said to go down to the locker room, just worked as a juvenile corrections officer for hang out, they'll be here shortly," Kitna said. four years, then go\ into coaching. He was an "We sat around for two hours . Nobody assistant at Oregon Slate and Northern showed up. Not even his own scouts showed Ari zona before rejoining his uncle. up. . Christian and Kitna talked on the phone this "He came down and kind of felt bad that we week for the firSt time in about five years, were sitting there, and worked us out himself." laughing at the way things have turned out. The running backs coach and the Seahawks' · "I know he's glad to see ·me doing my thing personnel director watched Kitna throw pass- with coaching, and I think it's great he's haves and Christian ·make cuts. One of them had ing the success he's having," Christian said. made an impression. "You'd never expect t\j'O gurs from Central :'I'd seen Jon play before," Erickson said. Washington to be in this position." "You knew he was a winner. He got rid of the Kitna certainly didn't - until the phone ball. He was smart. He had all the intangibles." rang. On draft day, Kitna got the first real hint of (AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham in San · unexpected opportunity. The Seahawks called Francisco comributed to this repo;t) BY JOE KAY Associated Press BY JOE KAY Associated Press The CINCINNATI scuffed shovel leans against a pillar in the locker room, reminding the Cincinnati Bengals of a grand afternoon that seems so long ago. Coach Marvin Lewis hoist- . ed the shovel over his head after the Ben gal~ knocked off undefeated Kansas City and moved into first place on Nov. 16, the biggest' victory in Paul Brown 'Stadium's historv. The Bengals (7-6) haven't played at home since. "One month between home games,'' li ght end Matt Schobel marveled. "It will sure be good to be back in front of our fans." The NFL's feel-good story of the season is going to need a fren zied home crowd - and a little cold and a few Cincinnati Bengals receiver Peter Warrick (80) celebrates with snowdflbakes mixed ig ·_· to • teamm ate r-,li ke Goff (63) after .Warrick's 4-year touchdown avot emg wntten catch quarterback Jon Kitna in the second quarter in Baltimore After winning two•of-three· last week. The Bengals face San Francisco today. (AP) on a long road swing, the Ben gal s have to beat San have had only four losing itinerary, trying to figure out Francisco {6-7) to stay in the. records on the road. They why every trip seems to trip front wave of playoff con- haven't gone an entire season them up. tenders. A 31- 13 loss in without a road win since 1979, "I've thought about that a lot Baltimore ended the three- Bill Wal sh's first season as of times," Erickson said. "You game road trek and lett them head coach. can only do certain things in one game behind the Ravens When they ' re away from preparation to play a football in the AFC North and on the home: the 49ers te nd to start game . periphery of the wild-c ard slow ly. make mistakes , fall "You leave on Friday, can't chase. behind and spend the rest of change that. Stay in a hotel, The NFL's worst team since the game futilely trying to can't change that. We're on an 1991 has shed it s di stinction catch "P· They've lost in over- airplane, I can' t change that. by learning how to win m time twice: 27-24 at St. Louis We go,. 5 1/2 hours, I can't home - four in a row, capped and 16-13 at Arizoi1a. change that. by that high-profile victory When the 49ers got the . "We just have to focus and over the Chiefs. Lewis used Cardi11als at home last week in get energy on the road." th.e shovel as a prop for that the rematch, they routed them A loss Sunday would end game, urging hi s team to kee p 50-14 as.Garcia threw for four their already slim chances of focused and keep digging. · 'touchdowns and ran· for two making the playoffs, a bitter The thing they can' t do now more. disappointment for a team that is di g themselves a hole with Go ti gure. . won the NFC West last season. another loss like the one in ''It's got to be a mental thing "You can't take the approach on the road," fullback Fred to these last few games that the Baltimore. "That woke us up." right Beasley said. "We' ve beeri a playoffs are unlikely," linetackle Willie Anderson said. good team, but our record just backer Julian Peterson said. "We ' ve seen it. We' ve learned doesn' t show it. For some rea- "You've got to go out there from it. We 've moved on." son, wejustcan' tputjttogeth- thinking that we've got a The 49ers wish they could er. There's no way we should chance to make it. When ~ou say the same thing. They be 0-and-whatever on the talk about the playoffs, its a difficult thing to consider, and . haven't learned their most road ." important lesson of the season: In the 1980s, the 49ers were it won't matter if we don't win how to win on the road. the model for how to travel. Of all three of the ~ames that we The 49ers are one of five course; Walsh had a star-stud- have remaining. ' te3jlls that have yet to win ded lineup that won two Super The Bengals see if the same away from home this season, Bowls against the Bengals and war, figuring they have to win going 0-6. They have a Top I0 could play well anywhere. their last ·three to make the offense and defense but don't Times have changed. San playoffs. After wilting in play like it Francisco has lost its last Baltimore, they think they' ve "We don't seem to play with seven. road games since last got a better idea of how to hanthe same excitement or flair seas~n . It hasn't dropr.d eight. die big-game pressure this that we do at home," quarter- straight since 1980-8 . time around. Coach Dennis ' Erickson "We had it last week, we'll back Jeff Garcia said. "There 's not any reason for that" spent last week talking to his have it again,:' Lew!s said. The road record is uncharac- · players about ·the road an,d "Let's have it agam and teristic. 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To try to prevent such problems for this Sunday's sold-out game against the San Francisco 49ers, the Bengals said they have increased the number of law enforcement pe.rsonnel around the stadium: Team officials satd fans .should be wary of any tickets .not bought dtrectly from the Bengals .or from TicketMaster outlets. Don Tate Kotors . Pomer9y, OH ........ _. -- --..- . 740·992.6614 • 1·800·837·1094 ' ll=tONT\AC: __. __ _....,_, ~ ________ . ·' ... . - -. ' - -.... -- ..- &unbaP temm~ -i;>rntmri • Page 85 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis BY JOHN MARSHALL Assoc1a1ed Press DENVER - Butch Davis went into the 2002 dra ft lookin g for a bi g. durabl e running bac k who co uld be effective in the oft en sloppy conditions of the AFC North . He figured that was the wa y to go afte r looking around the division and see ing players like Jamal Lew is, Corey Dillon and Jerom e Benis. When il came time to use the 16th pick in the draft, C le ve lanu ·s coach picked sturdy Willi am Green instead of 205,po und Clin tdn Porti s, eve n thm1gh he recrui ted Portis ul the Unive rsity of Miami. "Whe n guys come into the league, yo u never ha ve any idea,'' Davis saiu . "You do n't kn ow the circumstances of the team that they're joinin g, >~~ hat 's the role they' re goi ng !iJ play. what's the support ing cast, all the uiiTerenl dynamtcs. ' Dav is will ge t a firsthanu look at what Porti s has become Sundiiy when the Browns (4 -9) meet the Denver Broncos (8-5 ). He ln ighl not li ke what he sees. , Port is was the NF L's offen~ i ve rookie of the year last ~ea smi- after rushing for 1.508 ;yards - almost twice Gree n's lotiil - and he has been bet1e r this year. De spi te missing what ammuned to two games :with a bru ised sternum , he's :fourt h in th e leag ue with :1.452 yards and has a gaud y :S .8 yards-per-carry ave rage. : And Portis has gotten ~' tro n ger as the sea:'.O il has progressed. : He had 165 yards on just II ~a rri es against Chicago on :Nov. 23. anti fo llowed thai w ith a 34-carr y, 170-yard game against Oak land in the rain . Port is topped il las t :Week aga inst Kansas City, t-u shing for 2 18 yards - 188 4n the second half - · and five louchdown s in a 45-27 win that kept the Bro ncos in the kh ick of the AFC playoff race. : · Not bad for the fo urth run Jling back take n in the 2002 Urafl. · : ''Stuff happens. You' re not going to satisfy everybody, everybody"s not going to like )'ou : · Porti s s·aid. ··vou ain 't 15oin g to . be the back for every body s system. I ended :Up in a great situation. I love being here with the Broncos ~nd I' m glad that nobody did Denver Broncos runnjng back Cli nton Porti s (26 ) e ludes Oakland Raiders linebacker Rod Coleman in the second qu arter in Oakland, Cal if .. in this Nov. 30 photo. Cleve land selected Boston College's Will iam Green over Portis in the 2002 NFL Draft. (AP file) take me before then." Green ru shed for 887 yards and six touchdow ns last season . but it has been nothin g but problems th is year. He was suspenued by the leag ue after being arrested for dri ving under the inlluence in October. While servin g the suspension, hi s liancee was accu sed of stabbing him in the back with a steak knife and police foun d marijuana in four places while searching hi s home that night. Ju st last week. the league ex tended Green's suspensi on. meaning it's unlikely he' ll play aga in this season. Still. Dav is was sticking by his decision. "Clinton obvioLisly is a talented player and was able to join a team that recently had won two Super Bowls," he said. "Willi am Gree n joined a team that was an expansion team . It's different scenarios . so in hindsight , who's to say." . Cle ve land's pro blems go beyond Gree n. The Browns lost four starters last wee k. includin g defensive end Courtney Brown and James Jack son , · Gree n's replacement . The offensive line has been a revolving door all season and Cleveland has lost 12 playe rs for the season because of injurie s. The result is .six lo"es in seven games and 75 poi nts allowed the pa>t two road games. " It' s been pretty much a roller-coaster season," quarterback Tim Couch said. " It 's been up and dpwn. and we' ve had some big wins and decent games, but for the most part it 's been a fru >trati ng, year. We we re a playoff team Ja,l year and we 'expected to uo a lot of great things th is year. It's just not hap pened for us.-· Cleveland would see m like easy pickin gs for a tea m that's wo n three of four ga mes andis fi ghting for a wi ld-card spot. but the Broncos know better. ' The Browns, led by a stout line, have the league's lOthranked defe nse and are second-best in the re d zo ne. all owing j ust 12 toul:hd•,wn s in 39 attempts from in side the 20. And Couc h is bal: k as the st.arter after comin g off the bench and nearly leading Cleveland to a comeback win over St. Loui s. "We know thi s team is very capable." Broncos tight ~ nu Shannon Sharpe saitl . "From a de fensive standpo in t, they ' re as tough as we" re gong to see." Besides. the Broncos know what it 's like lo ha ve a letdown against a team they should beat. It happened juq three weeks · ago aga inst Chi cago. · Denver was rid ing high after a 37-8 win 'over San Diego th at ended a threegame losing streak. The Bears had one of the worst offe nses in the league and entered the matc h wi th a 12- ga mc road " losi ng streak. But in steau of pu tti ng Chi cago away. De nver was miserable on speci al teams. struggled scoring in the red zo ne and let the Bears hang aroun d long enough to pull out a 19- IOw in . The Broncos can:t afford th ai thi s week . They have a tiebre aker edge on Miam i for the final AFC playoff spot an d close the season wit h road games in Indianapo li s and Green Bay. "We· re more into a mustwin situation now than when the Bears ca me to town,'" Bronc os quarterback Jake Plummer said . "We know what we have to do now and we can' t afford to let dow n in an y way.'' Jets try to beat Steelers for second time ever ,, ' BY ANDREA 5ZULSZTEYN A ssociated Press , : EAST RUTH ERFORD, N.J. ' - The New York Jets insist !heir all,time record against :Pittsburgh means nothing. : But bring up the 1-14 mark :against the Steelers, and coach :Herman Edwards can recite :What happened in their lone victory, 111 the senes. . • ' Once in 15 times, 1988 the kore was 24.20 and it was here," Edwards said. • Correct. Now the Jets (5-8) ~o for their second v4n· in the ~eries when they host the :~!reelers (5-8) on Sunday in a :tnatchup between two disap;x>inting tearris that have been pll but eliminated from the play. (lffs. : Edwards. one of the best :motivators in the league, does :f)ot think the poor record Jgainst the Steelers gives any 'llilded incentive heu(Jing into :the gume. : "[think the motivation for us to win u gume · uguin." wurds suid. "You cun usc ull ' ose things iI' you choose to do :.hut, but some of these guys :J'Nen:n't even born. The~ don't Snow what happened 15 yelll'll ;tgo. They wen: blowing their ;pose trying to get it.'C cream cones. So I don't use a whole lot Z>f that." · : ~erhups the most significant :pan of the game is . the mileltones both 111nning backs are oeet to reach. Curtis Martin of the :lets needs 47 yards to become Zhe second running back in tJFL history with 1,000 in each • -- ·- - - ·- -· :__ o, cember 14 , 2003 - Davis has no regrets in picking Green over Portis ~ Call Randy Reed at (740) 992-&614 . or 800-837-1094. Bengals report ticket problems to police Sunday, . ' of first nine seasons. Barry there's no -shot of us getting in ," Sanders is the other. Mawae said. "What some playAnd Stee lers back Jerome ers tend to do is shut it down, Bettis only needs 5 yards to go say we' re not playing for anypast Franco Harri s and into thmg, just get through these eighth place in NFL career next three weeks and go home. rushing. But Harris would still The message is that we're not be the Stcclers' all-time leader, going to do that, we're not because Bettis spent three years golng to give up." • with the Rams. The Steelers hope to do the "Franco was one I always same. After bealmg Oakland looked at since I got here," last week, the Steelers are going Bettis said. ''To see Franco's after consecutive victories for pictures and see · the accom- first time thi s season . They plishments he had, it's definite- hayen't won consecutive games ly an honor." since winning four in a row There has not .been much to immediately before their playcelel)rate for either team this off loss to Tennessee last year. year. After a 24-17 win over Their only chance of making Tennessee on Monday ·night the playoffs is to win their final two weeks ago, the Jets seemed three, have Baltimore lose its reinvigorated. The playoffs final three and Cincinnati lose were not completely out of two of its final three. If that does· reach, and late-season rallies are not happen, the Stcelcrs huve a an Edwards specialty. chance to have their worst But they completely flopped record (5-11) since 1988, when lust weekugainst Buffalo, los- the Jets beat them for the only ing 17-6. Edwards said the Bills time. Jllayed with more intensity in "You're not imagining at the the second half. in which Travis beginning of the year thut ,YOU · Henry dominated. He finished wouldn't win two games Ill 11 with a cw-cer· high 169 yards row," Steelcrs left UICkle Alan despite u hairline break just Funccu said. "Nobody wants to abuvc his right ankle und tom end the yeur without winning rib cartilage. · two gwncs in a row." Even tliough they have no The Jets also have u chun~ to postseason to play for, a first finish with their first losing seaunder Edwards, tile Jets do not son since 1996, when they went expect uny quitters in the final 1-15. If the playoffs are not a three games of the season. possibility, bQ~ reams at least . Center Kevin Mawae remem- hope to finish up well. And for bered his rookie season in the Jets, maybe that ineans a Seattle, in which the Seahawks rare win over the Steelers. were out of .the mce und just "Going 8-8, it's like kissing went their separate ways fol- your sister, but at · least you lowing the finale. don't have a losing record," "This is !be first time we find Mawae said. "That's what we ourselves i ~ a situation when: wunt to do this year." Davis wants to finish career with Browns BEREA 1AP) - Cleveland Browns coach Butc h Dav is we nt a >tep further Friday in trying to end rum ors th at he is a canuidate for the Nebra.s ka coac hing job. . Davis sa id he wau ld like to make Cleve lantl hiS last coactli ng >top. "] wan t to stay here. I wou lu like to finish my caree r here. I wan t 10 be here u long time ." Da' i' 'aid after prac tice Fri day. " I have no interes t in the Nebra>ka . J Davis. 52. is in the third vear of a fi, e-~ ear. S 16 mi llion cont ract wi th the Bro" lh. Browns presi dent Carme n Po li c~· has brou¥ ht up a possib le cont ract exlcn,ion lor Da,.,, 'everal llmes thiS se aso n. II was bel ieved the Browns wo uld announ ce an exte nsion so meti me in the upcoming offsea,.m. . However. Dav is ha, failed 10 meet ex pectati ons ol tak inu e the Browns to the . pl ayoff, for the . .,econd , trai ght 'eason. Clc\clan d 1.:1-YI has lost. SIX ol seve n going into S u nd~t y'.... game ~i t De_nver. ~ · h d e . ;_t rugg lin g with in ju ri es and the suspe nsion ol runnmg buck Wi lliam· Gree n. ~.. Rum or~ ~o el~e ­ ha ve . per:-.1:-. ted that Di.l\ i:-- might where. es peci ally co1hide rin g the Bnm ns" proble ms. Asked if he talked to his playe rs anou l the Neb raska rumors. Dav is said. "] didn't think the i"ue was thai important. Th e r ~·, alre ady bee n wa> too much ta lk abo ut thi s th ing." Da vis saiu ThLirs day that he to lu his agt: nt Marvm 'De moff a fe w week s . ago to J1ll lite-l\ decl in e if \l ebraska called. A me ~sage see kin g ·c o mm ent fr n m Demoff not \ \ ' C:.h imm ediate ly ret urn ed. 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PageB6 OUTDOORS 6unba, limef5 -ientinel j'~ ., ' Cl Sunday, December 14,2003 Preserve the memories of your hunt with photographs Photographs of yoLor trophy are one of the best ways 10 remember a successful hunt;· sometimes. especially if the animal is not mounted. a photograph becomes the sole viSllal record of your hunt . Taking photographs of your trophy is not particularly hard. During my days at The Daily Sentinel. I took numerous photo1vaphs of "first deer" and "big bucks' in the back of pickup trucks parked outside of the newspaper offoce. Likewise, I have al so seen countless photographs that are of poor quality and composition.' First, you have a camera avai lable ; yo u don ' t need an expensive camera, even a dispo sable camera will do, but make sure you use one with a built-in flash. The important thing is that you have a camera Jim Freeman IN THE OPEN available. Take your photographs as soon as possible. preferably outside in the animal's natural environment. Avoid taking pictures in the back of a pickup truck. or wi tll the deer hanging fro m a tree or meat pole. Have a little respec t for the cre ature. Next. and thos is important, put the deer 's tongue back into its mouth and wipe off any blood around the animal's nose and mouth. I can' t te ll you have many pictures show the deer's tongue tolling out the side of its mouth. Avoid showing entry or exi t wounds in the photograph (you can strategica ll y place your ~ un or bow over these spots) . Likewtse, arrange the body so you are n't getting a photograph of the animal 's open body cavi ty. Lay the deer on its bel ly and pull the front legs up underneath it, like the animal is lying down. _ Ge t up close, I can' t tell you how many photographs I have seen take n from fa r away where the deer resembles;r brown and white blob and the person is all but indistin- W.Va. hunters kill 25 · percent fewer bucks .during 2003 gun season gun season in 51 counties. DNR officials had anticipated a lower kill this year becau se of the agency's efforts to reduce the deer population in some counties, said DNR Director Ed Hamrick. "Hunters reported see ing fewer deer thi s year. and thi s is an indication that our harvest strategy is working ," Hamrick said. "Based upon · fi eld reports and surveys. we al so know some faw n deer were lost to winter kill last year, espec ially at higher elevations. When deer population s exceed their food supply and the capaci ty of the habitat to ~ upport in a sustainable fashion , Mother Nature has a way of reducing CHAR LESTON , W.Va. (AP) - Foul weather on opening day and a state effort 10 reduce the deer population in some counties contributed to a 25 percent drop in the number of animal> killed during West Virgini a's bucksonly gun season, the Division of Natural Resource s sa id Friday. Hunters killed 72 ,693 bucks during the two-week season that ran from Nov. 24 through Dec. 6, compared to 96,555 in 2002. Also, fewer an imal s were killed during the antlerless deer season, 47,064 com pared to 54,3 79 the previous year. This year, the antlerless deer season was held concurrently with the buck s-only the population." Another fac tor was a winter storm that hit West Virginia on open ing day. keeping many hunters out · of the woods. Typically. the first day of the season accounts for 3~ percent of the total number of bucks killed. ·'Hunters just quit hunting when the wind. rain, sleet and snow blanketed the state on opening day." Hamrick said. Hampshire County led the state in the number of bucks killed with 2,694 . Preston Cmo nty wa s second with 2,539, followed by Hardy .1 (2 ,5 17) , Maso n (2,298) , Ritchie (2 ,280), Greenbrier (2,248). Pendleton (2. 153), Jackson (2, 123), Randolph (2,043) and Lewis (2,033 ). ' wi th the camera flash turned off. You can always discard photographs that don't turn out. Obviously. depending on the time of day and weather conditions. your photographic resu lts will vary, but if you attempt to follow these previous guidelines. you' ll have photograp hs of t he hunt that wi ll last for years and years. In two' weeks. I'll tell yo u another way to preserve the meoi1ory of a successfu l deer hunt with a European sku ll mount you make at home. guishable. Don't worry .about getting all of the stuff in the background. Get up there' You'll get a better photograph with more detail , and enlargements and repri nts will be better to boot. Also reme mher the fish rule, the closer you are to the fi sh or deer, the bigge r it will appear in relat ionship to the person holding it from behind. Pl ace the successful hunter behind the deer. holding its head up. If he is wearing a ball cap, tilt the cap back slightl y to ensure hi s face isn't ~ h ad­ owed. Check again to make sure the tongue, entry or exit wounds and cav ities aren't showing, and begin taking pictures - lots of pictures. Shoot plenty of shots; depending on the light , take some photos with the camera tlash turned on, and a few (Jim Freeman i., ll'ildlijl· specialist with till' Mei p · Soil and Water Conservat ion District. He can be contacted 11·eekdays at (740) 9924282 or at jimJ,:eemcm@oh.!tacdnet. org.) W.Va. Fishing Report · CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)- The West Virg1nia fishing re!X)rt released Thursday by the Division of Natural Resources: BEECH FORK - Lake is 112 foot above winter recreation level. Lake and lailwater are muddy. Open water fishing with min· nows will catch hybrid striped bass while deep water lishing with minnow and grub tipped jigs works well for sauge)le and walleye_ The use ot a slow retrieval with arB.nkbaits and spinners will allow anglers to take some nice largemouth and spotted bass. BLUESTONE - Lake is at wiriter recreation level. Lake and tailwater are muddy. During the winter, anglers should fish slowly and methodicaUy. Fish will st~l feed but have a slower metabolism. A few bass are beinQ caught off rocky points whae using live minnows. Anglers should look lor points that have some cover such as stumps, logs or ledges. Some hybrid striped bass may be caught wtlile using large chubs. Angles should try spots such as at the mouth of the Blue~tone Arm or near the dam. With any warm, stable weather. fish may become more acliYe. A few anglers are catching some smallmouth bass in the tailwaters. Successtut anglers are using wtlite dollflie s and gitzits. BURNSVILLE - lake is at winter recreation level. lake and tailwater are muddy. Bass are In or near structure and In shallow water at the head of coves. The water temperature Is 47 degrees. Anglers are reporting pantishing to be difficult to catch. Live bait and small Jigs are working best. Saugeye and walleye are being pid<ed up on jigs ti~ with live minnows EAST LYNN - lake Is at winter recreation level. Lake and tailwater are murky. Trolling with large minn ows: small suckers or your favorite musky lure could let you take a n~ musky. Hitting the shorelines with crankbaits an:! spinners will work tor largemouth and spotted bass while open water lishing with minnows is good for hybrid striped bass. Minnow and grub tipped jigs are workmg lor saugeye and walleye. A.D. BAILEY - Lake is at winter recreation level. lake" and tailwater are muddy. The winter launch ramp is closed. Spotted bass are hittin~ plastic jigs in crawfish col· ors. The spotted bass will be found along the rocky drops with points another good spot Walleye are starting to be cree_led by local anglers along the sha llow clay flats either eal1y or late in the day. As the year progresses. the walleye will be moving up the river to begin spawning. Best baits are jigs tipped with minnows or nightcrawlers. STONECOAL LAKE - Lake is at winter recreation level and m~ ky- Fishing has been a\19rage in the lake. A few trout are being picked up on powerbait, trolling small plugs and spinners. Bluegill are hit1ing worms. but fish have been small. BaSs fishl n~ has been ~ lor anglers working shoreline struC ture \'-lith sott pla stics and minnow imita· tions. Crappie are deep af"l(l in about30 teet of water. STONEWALL JACKSON - Lake is at winter recreation level. Lake and tailwater are cloudy. Fishing has been lair. The sur· face tempe rature of the lake is 48 degrees. Bass are on the moYe and are being caugh_t throughout the lake. Sol! plastic jerkbaits and crankbaits on deepar struc ture are the best bets. Anglers ara reporting catches of a few musky while trolling large plugs. Crappie are in 9 teet of water. The bluegill are hitting on live minnows. jigs and red worms. Saugeye and walleye have been caught w~h nightcrawlers and trolling crankbaits. SUMMERSVILLE - Lake is at winter recreation lellel. lake and tailwater are milky. Fi shing has been fair in 'the lake. Smallmouth are in about 20 feet of water. Crappie and blu egill are still being caught on shorE~ne structure in good numbers. Some walleye are being caught and have nxweO up to 15 teet of water. Trout still remain in large nurri:lers in the tailwaters. SUTION - Lake Is at winter recreation level. lake and tailwater are murky Bass are slowing Clown and are in about 10 feet ol water. Try crankbarts retrieved slowly and live bait. Crappie and bluegill fishing is fair with live minnows and worms. The outflow tempe~ture ot th 9 lake is 54 degrees..Trout still remain in the tailwaters !rom the October stOCking TYGART - Lake is 60 feet b€1ow summer recreation level. Boats can be launched at the Doe Run boat ramp above an elevation of 1.030 feet which is 64 feet below the summer level. Walleye are scat· tared throughOIJI the lake and this 1s a good time ot year to fish tor them. A jig tipped wi1h a m1nnow and tished in about 20 teet ot wBter is the best winter panem. WMe bass are wry abundant and average 12 inches. Spinners. crankbaits and casting spoons are good ba1 ts for white bass. The lake also has a good population ollarge channel catfish. OHIO RIVER - The mouths of tributaries are good places to fish during the wihter. Fish will move into lhe mouths to escape the cu rrent Of the main river and conserve energy. Sauger can be very abundant in these area s. particularly if there is a deep hole nearby. The mouth ot Fishing Creek below New Martinsville is one of the better wintering areas. WaHeye, sauger and hybrid striped bass can also De caught all winter as they move in and out ol the ta ilwater areas on a daily basis. These are the best areas on the river lo fish since most species of !ish will be concentrated there. The most convenient tailwater areas are the pi ers below the Hannibal Lock and Dam at New Martinsville cind the Pike Island Dam at Wheeling. Waaeye and sauger wiU start feed ing about an hour belore sunset and then throughout th e n1ght. Jigs with minnows are particularl y good baits but 3-inch plastic grubs will also be productive. The mouth ol Fishing Creek can be a good area for bank anglers to catch hybrkj striped bass. Heated industrial and power plant discharges also attract hyb·rids all winter. Sunday, December 14, 2003 The Advent Wreath BY CHARLENE. HOEFLICH HOEFLJCH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY As Christians we use ~ymbo l s to express vis ually the basic tenets of the pilgrimage of our life in Christ. One such w mbol is the Advent wreath. The Advent wreath has been de scribed as the symbol of a "season of preparation and longing." For centuries claurches have used the wreath of candles set in greenery as a time · for spiritual reflection as well as cheer and anticipation of the anniversary of the Lord's coming into the world as the incarnate God of love. Even as Christmas becomes more secular, the traditional observance of the Advent season and the symbolic lighting of candles in a 'wreath continues to bring joy to the faithful. Although there are several va riations on the Advent wreath, the most basic practice is to take a circu lar wreath of evergreen - symbolic of the ever-li ving God eternally present with no beginning and no end - and place four candles on it. The Advent wreath traditi onally has three purple candles to symbol ize hope, peace and love, and a single rose candle to symbolize joy. On the four Sundays before Christmas the candles are Iit, one each week unti I all are burning. In many churches, a white candle is added to the center of the wreath to represent the light of Christ coming into the world . It is usually lighted on Christn\as Eve. Advent wreaths have their orig in in the folk traditions of noo1hern Europe. where in the deep of winter people lit candles on wheel-shaped bundles of evergreen. Both the evergreen and the ci rcular shape ' symbol ized ongoing life and the candlelight gave comfort to the people at the darkest time of their year and inspired theni to · look forward to the longer days of spring. By the 16th century Advent wreaths were being . made much as we know them today. While there have been variations, the main purpose of the Advent wreath symbol remains one of marking the procession of the season of Advent and encouraging the faithful to prepare for a celebration of the birth of Christ and to look forwand to His coming again. Each church has its own unique ritual for lighting the candles on the Advent wreath. The Rev. Jonathan Noble, pastor of Trinity Church, says that as the candles are lit the congregation focuses their attention on the prophets, a symbol of Christmas priests, kings •.nd the Blessed Virgin Mary through whom Christ, the eternally begotten Son of God, entered the world. "The three Sundays devoted to the prophets, priests and kings bear particular significance because Holy Scripture teaches us that Christ Himself is Prophet, Priest and King. (Deuteronomy 18. I 5; Acts 3.22-23 ; Isaiah 9.6; ,I Timothy 6. 15 ; Hebrews 4.14)," said the minister. "1\;;cordingly, we dedicate one Sunday to honor the prophets of old, who looked forward to the coming Messiah and who typified Je sus Christ, that perfect prophet raised up from among the people, through wilom 'all the families of, ihe earth are blessed.' (Acts. 3.25) "We also dedicate one Sunday to honor priests. or ministers, exemplified by the shepherds. The wand pallor meims shephend and so it is fitting that we honor the sbephends, who typified Christ, that. 'great shephend of the sheep,' (Hebrews 13.20) the "great high priest who has passed through the heaveris ... who in every respect ha~ been tested a• we are, yet without sin." (Hebrews 4.14-15) "We dedicate one Sunday to honor the kings. as well, as we focus on the visiting magi, or wise men. This may seem, at first , · somewhat incongruous but Tertullian, a second century Church A scene similar to this one vvli be repeated in numerous churct'es arourd the Bend area this mornif'€. P6sif'€ for a picture at Trinity Church in Pom€roy are Judy Sisson lighting the third purple cardle on the Advent Wreath following a scripture reading by Gay Perrin. (Charlene Hoeflich) Father, tell s us that ' the East generally regarded the mag i as kings.' (Ad Marcion 3. 13) And, so, as these kings discovered Christ ·and honored Him with their gifts, and on bended knee adored Him as their God and King,' we do the same today. "Finally, and most importantly. we honor Mary. the birthgiver of the Me ssiah and the mother of our Lord. Neither prophets nor prie sts nor kings would matter or avail for anything had not God Himself made Mary His temple. her womb the Holy of holi es. The whole of our salvation depends upon the reality that God became man in order to reconci le man to God. "Je sus Christ. the eternally begotten Son of God, tbe Son · of Mary. is the perfect Prophet. Prie st. and King whose birth we ce lebrate this time each year. "And we do so particularly hy lighting a candle on the Advent wreath - with each candle representing the gifts of light God gave, pointing to the one ho ly Light of Christ, and the ~ reen wreath itself representmg God as both eternal and lif~ -g ivin g·. " concluded Noble. . 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The dress Is red velour trimmed lti' wlllte faux fur. --·--- .. --~-· --'---- --- '"-· ~ .. -~-· ~·- -·-- -~ J, . • LEFt: Kyli\l plays with a wooden puzzle in a red handsmocked fine-wa le corduroy dress . , .. -"' I ·· - .. '--- -- .....ll. - ---- -· - • �-... . ...... . --~ -.. iunbap limti ·itntinel BY JAMES SANDS Special to the Times- Senti net We have in our possession b a program from Decem er 193 1 thai describes the " Earl Carroll Vanities- 9th edition" held in the 3000 seat Earl Carroll Theatre at 50th Street and Seventh Avenue in New the show. In fact \he publicity just helped sell more tickets. Newspapermen kept commg to the show only to write ihe day how terribly ri sque \rnext was. The show did close. but it was not by the courts. It was closed by the public. When the publicity wore off, the people concluded anistically it wasn 't much of a York City. One of the stars in show. Interestingly enough, it that show was a young lady was basically this same role named Beryl Halley who that propelled Fannie Brice to grew up in Galli a County stardom just two years later. near Bladen. Beryl· attended In 1928. Miss Halley Rio Gmnde College before joined the " Earl Can:oll heading for "The Great · Vanities." thi s production White Way" where she was really a glorified burbecame a Ziegfeld girl. Oth~r lesque show but it had some Ziegfeld girls from this era future great stars in it includincluded ·Barbara Stanwyck, ing Jean Tennys\)n. Lillian Irene Dunn and Paulette Roth, Dorothy Knapp, Joe Goddard. The Ziegfeld Frisco and W.C. Fields. It Follies 'ran from 1907 until was in this show that Fields 1932 when Ro Ziegfeld died. first used his now famou s A group of Broadway writers line, "It ain't a fit night out in 1932 declared Beryl for men nor beast." Halley as the loveliest of all ·· As a dentist in that show. Ziegfeld girls. Fields leaned over a chair to Miss Halley got her big perform some orthodontic break in 1926 when she was surgery and a bird flew out of asked to play Eve in the the patient's beard. Fields " Bunk of 1926." Her outfit donned his hunting cap, was so skimpy that New York snatched up his riOe and shot District Attorney Jacob Baton the bird. The show was sued made plans to close the show. by the local Audobon Society a panel of 300· New York cit·. as being unusually cruel to izens was organized to pass animals. judgment on a number of . In the 193 I "Earl t;:arroll Broadway productions and Vanities" Beryl starred with one of the first to be black- Betty Sundmark and Irene Ahlborg. -The three are piclisted was "Bunk of 1926." Baton advised producers tured together on page 8 of that the show must close, the program. Underneath the while Mayor James J. Jimmie picture a piece describes Walker threatened to have the these three as among the show's .producers and fin an- most beauriful girls in New cial backers jailed unless the York. It explains that Mr. show was cleaned up . The · Carroll picked his girls with producers filed for an injunc- 10 qualities: features ; hair, tion, and while the legal teeth, hands, coloring, texture maneuvering went on, so did of tlesh, feet, body measure- ments. proportions and animation. A possible I0 points could be awarded in every category. For the 1931 show Carroll interviewed 6,000 girls. There were about 60 gi rls chose n for the production. It was said that on interview days Carroll fasted, taking in only mineral water. Bery l did some acting and dancing in the show. In many of the skits she played with the leading . man, William Demarest. The latter started in vaudeville before switching over to movies in 1926. After about six years (from 1929-35) on Broadway, Demarest moved back to the movies. He was in well over I00 movies in his more than · 50 years of acting . He is probably best remembered ·for his role in " My Three Sons" as Uncle Charlie from 1965-72. He had replaced William Fawley. Demarest died in 1983 at the age of 91. The other head liners that year in the Carroll show were singer and dancer Will Mahoney and the dancing team of Mitchell and Durant. AI Norman did Spanish dancing. Lucille Page was a singer. The Rooney Brothers closed the show singing " Heigh Ho the Gang's All Here ." Costumes and sets were designed by Vincente Minnelli who later married Judy Garland. Bery!' s Broadway career ended in the 1930s and she switched to stenography. She eventually was married to a Mr. McCormick and moved to Texas. Frazier named December employee of the month at HMC GALLIPOLIS -- Cheryl Frazier, RNC, BSN. IBCLC, staff nurse and lactation consultant at the Maternity and Family Center · at Holzer Medical Center, was named 2003 the December Employee of the Month, according to LaMar Wyse, president. Born in Jackson, Frazier graduated from Jackson High School in 1975. She received her diploma from the Holzer School of Nursing in 1978, and her bachelor of science in nursing from Ohio University Cheryl Frazier in 1997, obtaining her certification in lactation consulting nized in June 2003 at the AWHONN 's national conferin 1998. ence in Milwaukee, Prior to her employment at Holzer Medical Center, Wisconsin. Frazier also participates in Frazier worked briefly at Ross County Medical Center, the community by offering now Adena Medical Center education for new mothers in Chillicothe, in obstetrics and families, as well as health fairs at the hospital and other and labOr/delivery. · Frazier bega.n her career at locations. HMC in November 1978 as a The daughter of Nettie registered nurse on the ortho: Nichols, and the late Floyd pedics floor and Two West. Nichols of Jackson, Frazier In · March · 1979, she trans- resides in Rodney with her ferred to the obstetrics unit where she continues to work as a staff nurse and laqation Coming· consultant, assisting mothers with breastfeeding. From 1986-1997, she was the nurse manager of the nursery. Frazier has been very involved with the coordination of universal hearing screenings and Hepatitis B immunizations for infants at the Hospital. She has also worked on the medical record review for HMC and Joint Commission visits. Earlier this year, Frazier was named the Nurse of the Year by the Association for Women's Health, Obstetric · and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN),and was recog- husband of twenty-five years, Daniel, the son of Ralph and Dorothy Frazier of Gallipolis. She has two children, a daughter, Brynna, 23, and a son, Jacob, 18. When asked what she likes best about working at Holzer Medical Center, Frazier said, ''The ladies I work with on the Obstetrical Unit are a wonderful group of supportive .people. I also feel lucky to have worked for such wonderful managers over the years." As Employee of the Month, Frazier received a $100 U.S. Savings Bond, a reserved parking space designated in her name, a ·complimentary meal in the Hospital Cafeteria, her picture displayed on the Employee of the Month wall near the Employee Entrance, and her name engraved on the 2003 Employee of the Month plaque, also displayed on the Employee of the Month Wall. Thursday .., "~~ae~ f~ ~, f!'. . '·"' ' . ' 1'/tmgJ f() ;f)l,. ".. A~lo- Owru~rs Insurance LWeH~tCarBu~~ ' 1*1t.~~ ... · INSURANCE PLUS AGENCIES, INC. 114 Court Pomeroy 992-6677 '' Sunday, December 14,2003 Who should own your life in~urance? When planning for your fami ly's security Ill the event of your untimely death, there are few tools as effective as life insurance. However, many people are unnecessarily running the risk of cuttmg their least favorite relative, Uncle Sam, in on the benefits. Without considering life insurance, most people need not worry about the federal estate tax since· your e.state must exceed $1 million ($1.5 m the year 2004) to be subject . to the tax . If you carry large amounts of life insurance, however, the payments your family receives at the time of your death may force your estate over the threshold amount, subjecting the excess amount to the exorbitant estate tax. However. all hope is not lost. There are a few different methods you can use to keep Iife insurance out of your estate, and hence free from the estate tax. The simplest way is to never own the life insurance in the fust place. I can already hear you life insurance agents gasping but before you come looking for blood, let me explain. It is not that you should not own life insurance; remember, life insurance is a 'good thing. It is just that the insured party should sometimes not be the owner of the policy ; rather, the benefiCiary should purchase and hold the policy. If your beneficiary (such as your spouse or children) purchases the policy and pays the premiums, the proceeds should not be included in "'your federal estate tax. Of course, if your kids have been named the beneficiaries of your life insurance, they will often not have the means to make the premium payments. This is where the gift tax comes in. The gift tax exclus i o n allows you to transfer up to $11,000 per person, $22,000 per couple,, tax free . How ever, James Henry in order to prevent the IRS from claimmg that you were the actual owner of the pol icy and, therefore, including the insurance proceeds in your estate, you will need to follow some strict procedures and should not try to do thi s without the help of a professional. Essentially, the way it should work is that ~ou make sure the premtum inohey is placed in an unrestricted bank account titled in the beneficiary 's name who then pays the premiums directly him .or herself. A slightly different way to do this is to set up what ts called an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, or fLIT, to make the premiums payments. You make the "gift" to the trust on behalf of your children. This allows you to better control the way the mane}' is dispensed after your death by providing for certain guidelines in the trust document. If you already own the insurance policy, you should consider gifting it to your beneficiary. To make such a gift, you can obtain a form from your insurance company. However, this method is not without risks. If you transfer occurs with three years of your death, the proceeds are auromatically included in your federal estate regardless of the actual ownership. Also, to avoid taxation, the gift must be absolute. If you transfer the policy bur retain the rijlht to change the benefictanes or borrow the policy 's cash value , the proceeds will end up right back in your estate. An important role of federal·estate taxation t,hat bears on life insurance is the I00 percent marital deduction . This rule means that even tf you own a policy with a payout of $10 million, not one penny will be subject to the estate tax . But hold on, don't celebrate yet. Even tllough many advisers suggest that there is no need to change the ownership of a policy that names your spouse beneficiary, you may want to change ownership i~ the event that the benehc~ary spouse dies first , which would resu lt m the secondary beneficiaries· being paid · at the time of the. insured's death without the advantage of the marital deduction (your $10 ·mtlhon tax-free would be cut in halt). Many of the rules of the federal estate tax as it relates to life insurance are quite technical. However, because life insurance often comprises a large portion of your estate, you should di scuss with your agent and your attorney the best way for you to include life insurance m your financial and estate planning. . ts a James Henry Gallipolis attorney who practices law in a wide variety of areas including estate planning. family relations, and real estate transactiOns. He can be contacted by calling 446-7889. His office is located at 21 Locust Street across from the Gallia ~ County Courthouse in downtown Gallipolis. You can also emai l him at attyjamesrhenry @hotmail .com. Area high .school students learn about ethics · RIO GRANDE - High school students from around the region came to the University of Rio Grande Nov. 20 to learn more about ethics when the Gallipolis Rotary Club and the Rio Grande Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Team presented Ethics Seminar 2003. The schools participating in the seminar included Jac](son High School, South Gallia High Scliool, Ohio Vall~y Christian High School, River Valley High Scliool, Gallia Academy and Buckeye Hills Career Center. Arounii I00 students attended the seminar, and they discussed ethical questions in several dif. ferent situations. The students didn't just listen to lecturers all ilay. They were actively involved in tlie discussions and debated a variety of subjects. In the past, area liigh school stUdents have been invited to a statewide ethical seminar led by Rotary's statewide organization. In order to get more local high school students involved in the discussion of ethics, the Rio Grande SIFE chapter set up the first ethics seminar at Rio Grande last year. In 2002. the seminar had about 60 high school students in attendance. This year, there were aboqt I 00 participants. The seminar was held in the James A. Rhodes Student Center at Rio Grande, and the SIFE students organize and manage the event. The Gallipolis Rotary Club sponsors the ·event so that the high school students can attend free of charge aod receive a free lunch during the day. Many of the Rotary members also lead, or are .involved in, the ethical dis- _ ·.: .._-.; , ~.;. ....... .,.... ..... - .. "' : PageC2 YOUR HOMETOWN "EARL CARROLL VANITIES 9TH EDITION" · cussions during the seminar. The discussions this year included "Ethics In Medical Practice" led by Dr. Rick St. Onge; "The Four Way T~st," by Jerry Gust, Rotanan; "Computer Ethics" led by LT. Manager Chuck Clark; "Ethics , in Personal Investment" led by financial advisor Jim Morrison; "Ethics in Law Enforcement" led by Police Chief Roger Brandeberry; "Ethical Conduct - Building the Habits NOW" led by the SIFE students; "Ethics in Business'.' led by business experts Jeff Smitli and Todd Johnson; and "Ethics In Legal Practice" led by Judge Margaret Evans. . Carol Smith, advisor for the Rio Grande SIFE chapter. said that Rio Grande students organize the event and help set up of the discussions. The S students learn from the discussions as well, and the serninlln; help them in many ways. SIFE chapters across the country and around the world are required to do a certain num.ber of activities in the community each year, and the ethics seminar serves as another project for the Rio Grande SIFE chapter. The Ethics Seminar also helps the Rio Grande students with their leadership skills and it gives them another way to discuss the benefits of free enterpriSe with high school students in the region . Throughout the year, the Rio Grande SIFE students work at events on campus concerning free enterprise, compete with . college students from around the country · in free enterprise events, and work on a variety of events in the community. Recently, for example, the W? SIFE student~ presented 'The First Thanksgiving, The Rest Of The Story" at area schools. In this presentation, the SIFE members explain how the Pilgrims lived in an early free entefjJ11SC system and how it benefited them. While some settlemenl' in the New World were struggling becattse not everyone worked and there was not enough food, the Pilgrims had a free enterprise system where everyone had to work for their own goods, and it helped the entire community survive and grow. Doctor's discovery may end obesity HILTON HEAD, S.C.·· Adoctorbetievesthatanatural fonnula containing the e~tract of a small Asian fruit can help cause sign iiicant weight loss. Anthony A. Conte, M.D. reponed iti'an American Medical Journal that the fonnula, now called Bio-Rex 3000®, caused patients to lose more than twice as much weight as those in acontrol group on the same fat reduced diet. Neither group was instructed to decrease: the amount of food they ate orto increasetheirexercise levels. An article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nlltritlon says that you don't have to reduee the amount of food you eat to lose weight; provided thai you limit !he fat. ~ Dr. Conte says that animal studiessuggeslthemechanismbehind the weight reduction is due to in, temtplion ofthe"KrebsCycle", an important step in the body's fot storage procoos. He ""Y" it may work the same way in humans. According to Dr. Conte, "Thebesl part ofthis unique discovery is that it is not •.drug, but a dietary food supplement. The Asian INit; called prc:inia, is similar to citrus fruit found in the United States with one ' Lombardi, Jr ... M Berend, M.D. t.l>coj~ir<g Clinic Dates ' 23, Mar. 1~. 2004 (614) 221-6331 an appo i ntment -'dvai~t<•ge Heal thcare Third Avenue Ht.i••ticnb·ton. We~t Virgi ~C·o nr1ections ;~ppor·t PrograJ ' 525-7388 big •~ception·- it may help some people fight obesity! 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"Old Turtle" , tirst introduced in an inspirational story by Wood se veral years ago, returns once again to tell of perti nent lessons in a most gentle ami strikingly · emotional manner. Thi s book is a dream. First of all . the illustrations are brought to you by the brilliant artist, Jon J Muth of "The Three Questions" and "Stone Soup" fame. Here, he juxtaposes the soft, watercolor pictures about the page some are thumbnai l SIZed; others are two -pages wide - all are luminous. The story starts out simply e11ough. There's a truth. It falls from the sky - one ptece blaze s "off from the night sky" and the other falls to earth. The truth is masqueracted as a jagged-edged stone which none of the creatures much like, as one by · one, each tosses it to the ground, mumbling something about not needing a broken truth. So there lay the truth· broken, waiting for ·some poor shmuck to g~ab it up, when, yep. y~u g u~ssed it - a human bemg hnds It. Thts human IS depicted with legs stretclung far up into hi s hunched back. his head disproportionately small to hi s tree-tall frame. As. you might expect,. he retrieves the stone. Readmg the message, "You Are Loved'' he comes to believe tha: t 1·1 ·, ,. only t'or ht"tn. He then takes the "wonderful truth to his people" . They're Cool. They're J·ust lt' ke ht·m. They speak the same, dress the S'•1me. attd pretty tnuch look the same. There's a pic - affectionately called . is reminded personal truths are but onethat very small part of Diane Nader- Epling .... lure of all these very tall peopie raising their pencil-thin arms 10 the sky and some bowing 10 the shiny, broken truth. which becomes very telling early on in the story. As time passes, these people begin to listen .only to their truth . Their truth makes them feel proud and strong. The other beings who do not share in their truth are denounced and are ·eventually viewed as less important. . Well what do you suppose happens next ' That's right. All ·hell breaks loose. Battles are fought for this "Great Truth", for with. this truth comes happiness and power. (Can you saaaay, Iraq?) Anyway, the battles ensue for years, as battles always do. Finally, ''Old Turtle" is sought by the animals. They ask him to tell the people that the truth is broken but being all wise and old, the turtle speaks a truth. "They a~e not yet ready." So the ammals, the land. and the people continue to suffer. Then one day a 'Little_Girl' visits "Old Turtle. " She seeks his advice. She tells him that the people where she lives say th at the battles fought have always been and t.hat things will never change. She wants to know if it is possible to make a change . He tells her that the people fight because the truth which they be 1.teve 10 be the Wh0 1e truth is not. and in order for the world to heal, the lost · o f th.1s bro ken tru· th portmn must be found. The 'L"Ill 1e 0 ne• as she ts · "a ll the small and lovely truths of life ." After quite some time of chit-c hat about this and that, the very old turtle gives the very young gi rl a stone. It makes her feel good. She travels back home through the Forest of Finding Out, crosses the River of Wondering Why and passes over the Mountains of Imagi ning. She arrives home and the people do not recognize her. They don't understand a thing she says. She tries to instruct them of the Broken Truth and the need to make it whole, but they do not believe her. Evidently, it's going to take a bit more convincing on her part. Crow comes to her aid. He flies to the place. high above the village where the Great Truth sit s, and the "Little Girl': climbs to the top and fits the missing piece to its companion. It Jlts perfectly' Here's where the emotions are scattered .among the pages. "Some frowned. Some smiled. Some even laughed. And some cried." The se phrases are listed. separated by two inches worth of space so as to force the reader to contemplate each . emotion described . At the books end, the peapie are now depicted in a rainbow of co lors, hands clasped with one another. the sky all aglow in so ft pastel tones of yellow and lavender. If ever there was a book destined to teach young and old about the absolute power of tolerance, thi s is it. As far as I'm concerned, the institutional powers would do well keep this book close to 10 p their pockets. cacc. K breast d. eep rea mg. (Diane Nader-Epling worked for 20 years h1 h 1 as· a speec - anguage pat o agiSt. She is the mother of three and lives in Gallia Co.) This long whodunit never lets readers down BY TH E ASSOCIATED PRESS his nose? beginnin~ of the book th~t is Reginald Hill' s new m~ sMeanwhile, fellow officer so surpnsmg readers mtght tery braids three strands ~.tth Edgar Wield sees what have to go back and read It such skill that complexities appears to be an attempted agam. . seem simple and reader mter- kidnapping and saves a A senal murdere: dubbed young man from being pulled the Word man was ktlled durest never flags. lt seems that nearlv all the into a car. It turns out that the mg an attempted murder m a established mystery' writers man wasn't being kidnapped previous Htii novel. The are making their books but is a prostitute. Their rei a- ama~mg Dalztel.leaps. to the longer, some by r~peatiq.g the tionship grows as the young opmton that an mvesug.auve · basic. situation several ttmes.. man begins to regard Wteld JOurnalist may want to dtg up Throughout the 558 pages ot as a father figure and passes the Wordman .case to se.e "Death's Jest -Book," Hill along information that might whether the pohce handled It never repeats. His story fills help the police. Readers properly. . Sure enough, a its length . might worry about the young JOUrnalist IS on the scent. Series reg ular Andy man's safety. The three. strands of the Dalziel , the fat , brilliant and Hat Bowler, the youngest book, Wmdmg so closely irascible police .s uper.inten- of Dalziel's crew, and Rye to~ether. do come toget.her m dent in Yorkshire, ts m the Pomona are deeply m love. a !mal knot. Htll ts a master. book. but it is three of his ~s~h:_e_:s~a!..y::_s~s::;_o::,m:_::e~th~i::_ng~n:::e:::a:_r_::th:::e=-------------, subordinates who have the .bigger roles. .Police officer Peter Pascoe gets a series of letters from a man he helped send to prison '' and who has become ed.ucated . Since, his release, the former prisoner has insinuated himsel f in academia, literary ., ·subScribe today • 446-2342 research . and publishing . '' Pascoe is obsessed by the l ~t ­ tcrs : Are they what they seem or is there a subtext of cleverly committed crimes a~>?ut which the wnter ts thumbmg Proud to be a.pari.of your life. Last week our book club met at Ravenwood Castle, ne.ar McArthur. It is a · charming setting. in the woods, with a 'castle ' and small medieval village, where you can stay in either. We had a delicious meal , following our book discussion in the cozy library. Thi s was our th ird venture to Ravenwood, the other two meetings were in May. The book selection was ' All Creatures Great and Small," by the late James Herriot, a Yorkshire veterinary surgeon. Most of us either live on farms or had parents or grandparents who did . so we could tdentify with the travails of birthing calves and lambs. One member remarked that she never knew so many things could go wrong with a cow 1 The book is filled with humorous incident s and lovely descriptions of the countryside. There are many endearing and colorful characters the vet meets in the course of his practice. There are sequels to the book, first published in 1972, as well as delightful children's books. such . as ' Moses the Kitten,' based on the career of the doctor. , If you enjoy quiet, humorous accounts of rural life, have ever been to England or want to go, you will surely enjoy this book . It gives one a new appreciation pf the ·work of those who care for the health of an imals. Oprah has turned to the Beverly GeHies classics! Her second 'pick' was 'Cry, the Beloved Country,' published in 1948. Written by Alan Paton. born a South African, thi s is a novel about the interaction between .blacks and whites durin~ Apartheid. Written in beauuful. musical langua ge. thi s is the story of the grief of two fathers. one black, one white . The main character · is a kindly. humble black pne st who ministers in a small village in a beautiful part ~f that land . Hts son and hts sister h.ave fled tp Johannesburg, and he has not heard from them in some time . He leaves wife and and home to seek them . Hi s sister is living in a hovel , has a daughter, and has become a thief and prostitute to support herself. Hi s son is accused of murdering a young white man during the course of a robbery. Stephen Kumal o. the priest. locates his son's pregnant girlfriend and arranges for them to be married in the prison. Both he and his son want the child to have his name and the advantages of legitimacy. Kumalo persuade> hi s si>ter to return to her village. She disappears the morning they are to leave, but hei daughter comes with him. thus they will ha ve >ornethi ng from their onl y son. who is to be executed for the murder. On th e evening before the execution ; Kumalo climb> hi s favorite hill to remain unt il sunri>e in meditation. Unexpected help <:ames from an unli ke ly source . The father of the murdered white man feels compassion for the other father. also grie ving for the loss of hi s >O n. I sometime s wonder . whtch would be worse - to be the parent of the victim or the killer. Somehow. 1 thmk being the parent of the one who committed the crime migh t be worse. . . Thi s is a wonderful story; filled with grief and w mpa>• sion and the trials of poverty. Particularly hurtful is the mi streatment of the blacks in the white-dom inated spciety, Paton writes of the workers. all of them bleak , mining the gold. whtch is the county 's greatest resource . They threaten a strike. 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It's also, improbably enough, entertaining in a Michael Moore-ish, guerrilla kind of way. Producers Jim Wo!paw and Steve Gentile play with the documentary form, including making light of the standard talking-head approach, and blithely toss in some psychobabble that has · evervthing to do with contemporary attitudes and whoknows-what with Dickinson. "The idea we had was th at we weren't making a film for people who are poetry or Dickinson fans," Wolpaw said in an interview. "We' re trying to draw people in who might not otherwise pay any attention to poetry. "Essentially, we .created this big song-and-dance and ultimately hoped it would lead back to the poetry, get people intereste<l. "There's lots of ton gue-i n-cheek, obviously." Fun with her poetry is one thing ; getting inside the enig. malic poet's head or heart is another. "She was a powerful soul," actress Julie Harris, acclaimed for her portrayal of Dickinson in the one-woman play "The Belle of Amherst," says in the film. The documentary 's provocative title (it airs 10:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Dec. 16 as part of the "Independent Lens" series; check local listings) is drawn from one especially intriguing work. "My life had stood - a Loaded Gun/In Comers ' till a Dayffhe Owner passed - identified/ And carried Me away/ And now We roam jn Sovereign Woods/ And now We hunt the Doe/And every time I speak for Himffhe Mountains straight reply." The poem continues for four more stanzas, ending chillingly: "Though I than He - may longer live/He longer mu st - than 1/For I have but the power to kill/Without the power to die." Death, God, nature, love Dickinson was as fearless in tackling the big subjects as she appeared to be fearful of the world outside her Amherst , Mass., home. A recluse. yes. but no frail, timid artist, the film informs us. Born in 1830 to a prominent family, Dickinson was educated at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke Female Seminary where. we are told, she resisted pressure to join th e Calvinist ch urch. Her father was a lawyer involved in politics; her mother "did n' t care for thought," as Dickinson put it. She wrote the first of her nearly I,800 poems when she was about 20, sharing them with family and close friends. Only a few were published in her lifetime. By 23, she has begun to choose solitude over society, dabbling in a romance but never marrying. She died in 1886. "So how did this woman, who was apparently too sensitive to go out in the world, write about the world with such power and precision and presence?" writer-director Wolpaw asks in the film. He precedes to conduct a sort of ghostly intenogation, with "Miss Dickinson, are I Sunday, December 14, you in love with death?" among the questions. The replies come from Dickinson scholars and aficionados and, somewhat haplessly, from actresses improvising her possible replies. An English professor obligingly shoots down the exercise, deriding it as likely to produce "e levated nonsense." In a memorable bit of academic opaquenes s, he also knocks the very idea of making a Dickinson documentary. "Fi lm is about abundance," the professor says. "It's a delusion, it's delusive abundance, but Dickinson is abou.t denial, abou t being kept from abundance, and how do you fi lm that?" Wolpaw and editor Gentile don't revel in the moment of pomposity quite as much as Moore ("Roger and Me ," " Bow ling for Columbine") would have, but they do a fair imitation. Treated more kindly is Harris, who offers elegant recitations of a bit of Dickinson. Even Harris' immersion in the character through the oft-performed "Belle" hasn' t stripped away her awe. "I ' ve never met anyone like that," the actress says. "And I' m sure if I had met Miss Dickinson I would say. 'I've never met anyone like that. "' Wolpaw concedes the film couldn ' t solve the Dickinson riddle. But he hopes that viewers, exposed to a taste of her ge nius in "Loaded Gun," will be inclined to seek out more - even though that might displease Dickinson, who once wrote: "How dreary to be somebody !/How public like a frog!fo tell your name the livelong dayrro an admiring bog!" ·study: Instances of violence on the increase in television more violent shows in 2002 have since been canceled. Four of the networks ABC, Fox, the WB and UPN - had more than double the violent incidents in 2002 than they had four years earlier, the study said. NBC was the only network where the level of violence went down , from 51· in 1998 to 42 last year, the PTC said. During the four-year peri· od, CBS' forensics drama, "CSI : Crime Scene Inve sti gation," became the nation's most popular television program. CBS has already completed one spinoff of its most successful show and is pl<inning another. At the same time, HBO's "The Sopranos" was one of the nation 's most intluential programs. Although its violence level wasn't studied here, the broadcast networks took note of the drama's success and tried to imitate it. There was no immediate comment from the TV networks on the PTC's study. Among the incidents cited in the study from last year: Gil cutting a finger off a dead man's body in "CSI"; a man for concern." · Fox narrowly beat CBS, · being shot in the forehead on {51 to 148, for having the NBC 's "Boomtown"; a warinost violent incidents, the lock on the WB 's "Channed" P'rC said, even though Fox taking a human heart from broadcasts an hour less each someone still alive. Television isn:t operating night than ABC, CBS and in a vacuum, Bozell said, notNBC. Fox executives say they never comment on PTC ing violent content in video $tudies, although they pri- · games and in music. And he vately note that soinc of their said that it's likely television NEW YORK (AP) Fights, gun battles and blood are increasingly making their way into homes each night through telev ision, according io a study re leased Tuesday. · The study by the Parents Television Council counted 534 separate episodes of prime-time violence on the six major broadcast networks during the first two weeks of the November ratings "sweeps" in 2002. That was· up from 292 violent incidents during the same period four years earlier, the organization said. Although the study is slightly outdated, the PTC says preliminary data from last month shows the trend toward increased violence is continuing. The violence is getting more serious, too. The study found 156 incidents where guns or other weapons were used during the two-week period in prime-time in 2002, up from 67 four years earlier. : "In both quantity and qualIty it is getting worse," said Brent Bozell, founder of the conservative media watchdog group. "I think it is a cause ST~~~y~ Showing our appreciation to customers by· offering UNUMITED TANNING for November and December!! .YOU ASKED FOR IT. WE UE GMNG IT 10 YOU!! $30 for our 32 bulb beds' $50 for our 42 bulb -high intensity bed w. lllso Nw aJft cartlfbtft wrflkh .,... .,...t Qri-•Pfb far f•mlly •nd friends. so cfoo(t loak like Frosty the 5-•n this son- came In •nd uil 111 SUNDAYI 70iA Unci 5trM1 • Point .......nt. WV --·-·· 675-4600 was even more violent during the 1970s and early 1980s, with Westerns and police dramas popular. " It's a cyclical thing, I think," he said. "But this is cyclical with an edge to it." The PTC isn't opposed to violence on television, partieularly if it comes with a moral message that makes clear the consequences of actions, Bozell said. But' the networks should be mindful of what they're beaming into homes, he said. · "If you· believe that the product has consequences and yo u believe you can inlluence an audience, partieularly impressionable youngsters, then I think television along with all the entertainment media ought to be mindful about what they're teaching," he said. One positive finding for the PTC was that three networks -CBS, NBC and the WBcut back on the level of violence during TV 's so-called family hour, between 8 and 9 · p.m. For the WB, that's due almost entirely to losing one program, "Buffy the Vampire · Slayer." ' Otherwise, the PTC found that violence increased dur- NEW YORK (AP)- The trial of the century' An audience ravenous for each fresh dispatch! Coverage around the clock, even when there's nothing new to report! For information junkies and journalists alike, TV news doesn ' t get any better than this! Unless, of course, the trial is taking place nearly a century ago, and the news cycle is in play not on CNN and Court TV, but in newspapers' rapid-fire extras. Steve Oney revisited a past oddly akin to· the current media world wh1le wnting his new book, "And' the Dead Shall Rise : The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank." He pored over 90-year-old newspapers, ed ition after edition . What he found: all Leo, all the time. "We delude ourselves when we think that coverage of the Scott Peterson case or the O.J. Simpson case is new," says Oney. "With the Leo Frank case, it was constant coverage and constant stimulation." Atlanta, 1913: Leo Frank, a 29-year-old Cornell-educated Jew from Brooklyn, was plant supervisor of the National Pencil Co. But his life, and Atlanta's, took a terrible turn on a Sunday morning in April when the bludgeoned, sex ually molested body of Mary Phallan, a 13-year-old factory g1rl, was discovered in the building 's filthy basement. (Amazingly, The Atlanta Constitution broke this story in a special edition that was on the streets three hours later.) Within weeks, Frank, claiming innocence, was anested and charged with her murder. Two decades before Bruno Hauptmann was tried for the kidnapping and killing of Charles A. Lindbergh 's infant son, the Frank case wouid demonstrate that international fame wa sn't needed for a story to seize the public's attention. Not when it centered on a gory crime further jazzed with sex and prej udice. Unsurprisingly. the Frank story took on a life of its own in ihe papers, which peddled truth, titillation, opinion and spectacle, doing their part to whip the pub! ic into "a degree of frenzy almost inconceivable" (as The Atlanta Journal pronounced the local state of mind). As grippingly recounted in "And the Dead Shall Rise," events escalated to a gruesome end: After two years of appe "l' fo ll owing Frank 's conviction· in a circ usl 1ke courtroom, his exec ution was commuted by the governor, reigniting civic uproar. Less than three months later, Frank was abducted from the penitentiary where he was serving a life sentence and hanged from an oak tree in Atlanta's neighboring town of Marietta by a lynch mob composed of two dozen prominent citizens. Thousands came to see . A widely pub! ished magazine writer and former Atlantan who makes his home in Los Angeles, Oney, 49, has gathered overwhelming evidence of Frank's innocence after a 17 -year investigation. But however slight his doubts. he is clear about something else: coverage or Frank inflamed more than enlightened. The case drew national attention from the press, including The New York Times and Collier's Weekly magazine. Regionally. antiSemitic passions were rin;=g=e=v=e=ry= ti= m=e=s=lo=t=.====== A=P=R=a=d=io=:=W =o=u=ld=y =·o=u=w"ilant to be a regular on the show> Minnelli : You never know. Things come up. Life is full of surprises and that's what I love. I love taking new road s and exploring new. ways to have fun and to work and to develop spiritually and emotionally. AP Radio: You fall in love with one of the sons .on the show, right? Minnelli: I end up gettin g a crush on Buster, who is the youngest son. AP Radio: What's your philosophy on dating younger men? Minnelli: Anybody should date whoever they want to. It's a personal thing and it's their business. AP Radio : You also have your own line of lipstick, lip gloss and false eyelashes now (Liza for M:A.C.). The ads call you a beauty icon. What do you think of that? Minnelli: I think it's swell, don' t you? Wouldn't you like to be called a beauty icon? AP Radio: I would, but I don't think that's ever going to happen. Minnelli: You never know. I'll get a hold of you. I' II make you up, slap some eyelashes Sunday, December 14, 2003 'Love Don't Co,st a Thing' BY THE ASSOC IATED PRESS stined by The Jeffersonian, a week ly populi st paper. · But the driving forces were the three Atlanta dailies: the Journal , the Constitution and the Georgian . Oney tracked these rivals' competing efforts, which, at · times, fed the public 's · appetite with extra editions issued on <Ill hourly basis. " It was just like the 24hour new s universe we now· li ve in," he says, And it invited .freewheeling exces~. especial ly with The Atlanta Georg ian , which, as a Hearst newspaper, gloried in sensationalIsm. ., Reportin g Frank's anest: the Georgian 's front -page banner headline llatly declare<.! "POLICE HAV E THE STRANGLER." And it s interview wit h the dead girl's gra nd fat her wove in atmospherics like the melanl'holy sound of "gently fal lin g rain ," undeterred that it had-n't been raining (as the unrepentant wr it er later explain~d. "it. might well have been"). Readers ate it up. "I think people were experiencin g it viscera ll y th e same way as people experience events through TV coverage now," says Oney. Hi s book provides this vin tage accou nt o f media immersion: A woman who, when interviewed by a detect ive. seemed helpless to distinguish between what she had witnessed and what she learned from th e papers. "S he is well-read to the extent that she is crazy," the detective concluded. "We think we live in a new era of constant media bombardment," says Oney, "but past events were covered in the same way. The media were just different." " Frodo" ( Elijah Wood), "Gollum" ( Andy Serkis), and Sam (Sean Astin) take cover as they plot to enter Mt. Doom in New Line Cinemas epic film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. (AP Photo /New Line Productions) · 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' BY THE AS SOCIATED PRESS With ''The Lord of the Rings: The · Return of the King," Peter Jackson delivers a decent ending to his fantasy trilogy. Unable to settle on a tinale among the many fare\vells and epilogues in J .R.R. Tolkien 's text , director Jackson decided to use them all . The result is an endless parade of fa lse endings that will give you a great lower back workout as you rise from you r the ater seat thinking things are finally' over. then settle back in for the next pro longed addendum. This is th e main flaw to an otherwise rousing. act ion· packed closing chapter that began with 200 I 's "The Fellowship of the Ring" and continued wi th last year 's "The Two Towers. " The ninehour theatrical epic (more like II hours once the extended home-video version of all three tlicks are out) winds up petering out in amicli mactic torpor. · Jackson does sca le back greatly on the aftermath of th e fin al good-agai nst-evil battle, yet he preserves the main events to keep die-hard Tolkien fans happy. So viewers are treated in some detail to such comparatively passive sequences as the survivors' return home; the ascension of human war· rior Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) to the throne and his wedding_ to Elf hottie Arwen (Liv Tyler); the mystical· fate of runty Hobbits Fracto (Elijah Wood ) and Bilbo (Ian Holm), woolly wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and Elf top dogs Galad riel (Cate Blanchett) and Elrond (Hugo Weaving); and the domestic bliss of fracto's Man Friday, Sam (Sean Astin) . That baggage makes " Return of ·the King" the AP Radio: Being a guy, I don ' t get fake eyelashe s.' Isn't it kind of gross to glue something on your eyelids? Minnclli : Honey! Women love to glue on fake eyelash- . es' And when they 're natural -looking and acce ntuate what you've got, it's a marvelous feeling . · AT THE MOVIES 2003 Liza Minnelli loving life on the small screen WASHINGTON (AP) After 40 years in show business, Liza Minnelli is trying something new. She's making her sitcom debut in "Arrested Development" on Fox. Minnelli's appearing in about a half-dozen episodes as a widowed socialite with a crush on Buster, George and Lucille's youngest son. Minnelli, 57, stopped her car by the side of a road in Los Angeles and called AP Radio on her cell phone to talk about her sitcom experience and her new makeup line. AP Radio: What do you think of sitcom work so far? Minnelli: It's wacky. It's the maddest thing I've ever seen. .I'm having such fun doing it because I'm tinally allowed to use my comic ability. AP Radio: You don' t get to showthatsideofyouveryoften. Minnelli: When (executive producer) Ron Howard called me I was so surprised. He said, 'How would -you like to do a couple of shows and see how you like it? You could be anyone you want to be . We'll figure it out.' I'm in five episodes already and they're talking about more. PageCs Keeping Gallia &· Meigs ·: Counties informed Gallia • 446-2342 . Meigs • 992-2156. ' ' ~o~n~y;o;u,;.y;o;u~'ll~l;oo;k~gre;at;.:;:;:~~~;;=~~;;~=>~" The Joint Implant Center Rob ert A. Fada , MD, FAGS SportsMedl c lne Grant & Orthoped•c Assoc1ates For initial evaluations or follow-up visits for total joint replacement. we offer office hours at: 3554 U.S . Route 60 East, Barboursville, WV. · I Call (614) 461-8174 or 1-800-371-4790 for an appointment. Specializing in total joint replacement See Sunday Puzzle on 20 Froclo's battle with a giant spider is one of the creepiest computer - an im ated seq uences ever produced. "'Two Towers ," Like "Return of the King" is more a bruising action movie th an "Fellowship of the Ring," the best gf th e trilogy on the strength of the intimate interplay among its misfit heroes . Hobbits Meny (Domi nic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) again play larger roles, but much of the original fellowship members are relegated to prancing in larger-thanlife mode. Secondary characters step up to provide the final film 's most. illtriguing interpersonal drama. Faramir (David Wenham). brother of the slain Boromir (Sean Bean), vainly struggles to gai n th e respect of hi s contemptible father, Denethor (John Noble). (If you have the chance, first · watch th e extended version of "The Two Towers," which includes an engaging tlashback that adds texture to Faramir and Boromir's · relationship with dear old dad). While Tyler's Arwen and Blanchett's Galadriel <Main are mere window-dre~ng, Miranda Otto's Eowyn soars to provide the most forceful female presence in the entire trilogy and arguably the strongest single moment in "Return of the King." Christopher Lee's evil wizard Saruman unfortunately is absent, though no doubt he'll be back in the extended home-video version. Though the trilogy's done, Tolkien fans still can look forward to that precious longer cut next fall . "The Lord of the Ring s: The Return of the King," a New Line release, is rated PG· 13 for intense epic battle sequences and frigh tening images·. Running time: 200 minutes. Three stars out of four. PROUD TO BE APART OF YOUR LIFE. . BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "Why 0 " Walt .asks. As the· Lionel Richie so ng Bo waves his hand as if it's M the same name suggests, obvious. "Look at you ... ·~ stuck on You" shows that You're pale as a ghost' We (he Farrell'y brothers have a need to get you to a tanning feeling down deep in their salon!" · souls that they just can't lose. There's a lot of this kind of · That feeling is sentimental- deadpan obliviousness. ity, which is not necessarily a Maybe too much. "Stuck on bad thing - but not what You" is much funnier when it fans have come to ex pect doesn't try so hard and just from the makers of such sticks to the basics, like when crude comedies as "There's · Walt perform.s a "one-inan" Something About Mary" and play about Truman Capote, "Dumb & Dumber." · and Bo - who has terrible "Stuck on You" stars Matt stage fright - stands astride Damon and Greg Kinne<!!' as him cowering and sweating conjoined twins connected at like a garden sprinkler,. the hip. Yes, in real life Of course there will be a Kinnear is 40 and Damon is 33 scene where an ugly meanie - but (the movie tells us) teases the brothers and calls Damon's character got the majority of some organs, so them freaks, and the brothers Kinnear 's character ages faster. will use teamwork to defeat It might have been easier to and embarrass him. This has craft a bitter comedy about been done to death and isn't conjoined twins who really funny or heartwarming . Luckily, there's a lot about hate each other and fight all the "Stuck on You" that is gentime, but the Farrellys . Bobby and Peter - go for the uinely funny, but ti1ere are heart instead, possibly sacrific- very few scenes that build and ing some jokes along the way. build and build on themselves The main gag is that Bo (like the dog scene in "Mary" and Walt (Damon and or the fust major flip-out of. Kinnear, respectively) have Jim Carney in "Me, Myself difficulty seeing their situa- and Irene"). Most of the jokes tion as unusual. When Walt come and go, getting a laugh decides to seek fame and for- . but no~ wracking the audience tune in Hollywood as a TV the way previous Farrelly actor, Bo warns him that cast- brothers movies have. ing directors will laugh him Damon and Kinnear add off the stage. goofy realism to these unlike- Low, Low Price For On• Full Ytorl OllrW! 12/11 /U RECLINERS No Crtdil Card ~lfl:luiredl Sohwa,.. CD or DowniOOii TOtL-F/Iff Tethnical Support S Email Aidr-s • Weltmail tNSrAIIT MESSAGING ·' ' ·•sN. lohwood ,.., INttdiate Aaess: www.lorolnet.com 'STUCK ON YOU' Sunday · Times-Sentinel I Our next clinic date is Friday, Dec. 19. longest of the trilogy by far, clocking in at 3 hours, 20 minutes . There's far too much cooldown time for casual viewers but probably not e nough to satisfy the hard-core Tolkien legions. So why not put Blanchett back in voice-over mode, let her narrate a Reader's Digest condensed montage of Jackson's interminable ending, and save the elongated conclusion for the extended home-v ideo cut ? The movie opens with a tlashback explaining how Smeagol (Andy Serkis) came to possess hi s "precious," the nasty ring of ultimate evil, and the first dark deeds that began transforming him into wizened computer-crafted fiend Gollum. Then the action picks up where 'Two Towers" left off, with Gollum plotting to regain his precious as Frodo and Sam trek toward Mount Doom, where they must de stroy the ring to keep dark lord Sauron from enslaving Middle-earth : Aragorn, Gandalf and the gang square off against Sauron's plug-ugly minions. If you're looking for bigger and better battles than the first two chapters, "Return of the King" comes through. Jackson and his New Zealand crew, which filmed all three movies simultaneously, pile computer-generated props, sets and creatures as high as a Nazgul's eye to create the colossal combat scenes. Bat-faced orcs ride gargan· tuan elephants into battle against humans on horseback. The adversaries engage in a very cool catapult duel that brings mountains of broken castle stone down on the waniors. Aragorn and pals Legolas the Elf (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli the Dwarf (John Rhys-Davie s) charge into the fray at the head of a ghastly ghost army. "Love Don' t Co>t a Thing" >hare' its title with the name of a Jennifer Lopez song - wh ich is not pan of the soundtrack . In fact, Lopez is nowhere to be found here, but her exboyfriend, Sean Combs. is, in various manifestations. The movie almost plays like an extended infomercial for all thin gs PutTy. The high school kids in the movie either wear or covet his clothing line. Sean John . And when nerdy Al vin (Nick. Cannon) undergoes u (Left to right) Ch ristina Mi lian. Nick Cannon and At makeover ·and becomes pop· Thompson in Alcon Entertainments roma ntic teen comedy ular- thanks to cheerleader "Love Dont Cost A Thi ng." (AP ) Paris (Chri stina Milian), whom he's paid to be his predominantl y black in,tead rnc") · fro and the lame or white. and th e 'etli ng ha' wa ru robe that mark hi' early girlfriend for two weeks the fact that he's wearing a mo ved to urban Lo, Ange le' appearance. he\ 'i mpl y t<Kl chari,matic . Sean John sweatshirt. gives from suburban Ari zona. Al vin buy' his way imo But in th i' time of heady him added cachet. o,car-bail fare . "LO\'C Don., popularity to hel p Pari s pay Puffy 's song with Busta off a $ 1.500 debt an d abanTh ing" i, one of the Cost a Rhymes and Pharrell th e don s hi s old friends in the few mo1·ic> ai med ' quarely Williams. · "Pass Courvoisier," plays a durin g proces>. By looking and act- at tee n,. One can onl y imagsenior ditch day party at the ing like the ti ckle. ' uperti - ine v. hat will come out th i' beach. And one of Paris' cial cool kid s. he'' in"antly time next year - perhaps a stuck-up cheerleader accepted. which goe' to hi s rem a~ e of "Li ce n'e to Zoe (Melissa head. Soon he think 1 he\ Dri ve." "arri ng the .. oben friends. Schuman), was a member of too good for Paris and twin> and Lil' Romeo " Love Don ' t Cmt a Dream, Puffy's all-girl pop reje cts her, too. But eventuTh 1ng... a Warner Bros. ally he ge ts hi s comeupgroup . pance. regain s hi ' humility. rcl ea,c. is ra te d PG - 1.1 for While all this is conspicuous and shameless, it 's th e and he and Paris end up hap- se x.ual content i.tnd -,ex ua l hum or. Run nin& time: I00 least of the movie's prob- pily ever after. tThat\s not exactl y spoil- minute> . One and a half 'tar> lems. ing the ending: Beyer. who out of four. 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Dl · 6unbap Qt:lme• -&entintl BOoks about wine to give or to keep BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Some hefty books on wine are destined to be checked out by readers seated comfortably, taking a sip from tim e to time. Others ge t tucked into a pocket to take for ·consultation in the wine store. Here are a few new titles from both ends of the spectrum. " Bordeaux : A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines" (Simon & Schuster, $60) is by Robert M. Parker Jr. It's a "completely revised and updated" fourth edition of a classic by Parker, respected author and publisher of The Wine Advocate. This is an exhaustive survey of France's most important wine region , packed with Parker's detailed research and brightened with punchy language. Among all the facts and figures are passionate flights of character-paintin g adjectives. One wine he rates " has consistently been opulent, thick, juicy and jammy" with a "knockout nose." Other wines are "brawny" or "'sexy" or "an awesome mouthful." "Fine French Wines" (Flammarion, $29.95) by James Turnbull, is a rather wider survey of French wines from all regions. In his introduction, Turnbull, Englishhom, now resident in France, describes the bool, as presenting the best estates and reviewing their growing and winemaking techniques and the styles of wine achieved. The · hook has handsome color photos of classic bottles and labels. "The All-American Cheese and Wine Book" (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $37.50), ·by Califomia~based food writer Laura Werlin, brings together many homegrown examples . of a traditional pairing. Werl in matches fine anisana! cheeses with equally excellent wines that are now being produced across America, providing guidelines and charts. She also includes profiles of cheese makers and wine makers, recipes, glossaries and lists of suppliers. Her book is finely . illustrated with photos by Andy Ryan. If you want to develop further wine-pairing skills, there is also "Renaissance-Guide to Wine and Food Pairing" (Alpha, $18.95) by Tony DiDio and Amy .Zavatto, a wide-ranging, well-organized handbook to enjoying wine with many more foods besides cheese. "Oz Clarke 's New . Encyclopedia of Wine" (Harcourt, 2003, $22 paperback) is the noted wine writer's 'llpdated and revised softcover edition of a clearly written, well~illustrated 1999 book. As the jacket points out, its A-to-Z format covers "The complete world of wine from Abruzzo to zinfandel." If you particularly like zinfandel, take a look at "Zinfandel: A History of a Grape and its Wine" (California, $24.95) by Charles L. Sullivan, for a specialist view. "Wine for Women" (Morrow, $24.95) 'is a "guide to buying, pairing, and sharing wine" by Leslie Shrocco, a California-based wine writer. No reason wine neophytes of either gender should not benefit from this helpful , sensibly presented information. "The Cocktail Handbook" ' Sunday, December 14, 2003 • ,, ' . ' I ' ' I .' ;.,p _. Jt't \ '· Cream and whisky in two combinations, a Dom Pedro, left, and Irish coffee, are included in " The Cocktail Handbook" by David Biggs, a colorful collection of recipes and background information. (AP) (New Holland, $14.95 paperback), a large-format book by David Biggs, will not fit in most pockets. But it is shiny and entertaining, w'ith plenty of colorful illustrations including black-and-white period-movie stills. Getting down to near pocket-size: "Daniel Johnnes's Top 200 Wines" (Penguin, $1B paperback) is by a wine maven from Brooklyn who has scoured the world's wine offerings to put together this guide to "maximum enjoyment for your dollar.' ' "Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide" (Harcourt, 2.003, $14), a concise offering, in the A-to-Z format. "Food & Wine Magazine Wine Guide 2004" (Food & Wine Books, $11.95 paperback) bases its practicality on its relationship to what's being sold currently in wines stores across the nation. "Shots: The Diminutive Guide to a Little Big Drink" (Sterling, $7.95 paperback) by Erikka Haa delivers what it promises: It's a handy -size collection of bright ideas , recipes and illustrations with a light touch and some fun reading. ( A bottle of Sauternes wine, a Chateau d'Yquem , is among the wines written about in " Fine French Wines, " a new book by James Turnbull. (AP) The 2004 Toyota Tundra Double Cab is shown in this undated publicity photo. The Tundra Double Cab has fou r, front-h1nged doors. a rear seat for three with a seatback that's reclined a comfortable 24 degrees like that in the Toyota Sequoia sport utility veh icle , and a pickup bed that's longer than that of the new Nissan Titan Crew Cab . (AP Photo/Toyota) BEHIND THE WHEEL TOYOTA~S BIGGEST PICKUP PROVIDES A REFINED RIDE BUT LAGS BEHIND C 0 M P -E Tl T' l ON IN PERFORMANCE, ST'YLING BY ANN M. Joa model that offers a factory -installed, DVD- was some bobbing up and down as the truck based entertainment system so rear-seal rid- traveled over expansion cracks on a concrete ers can watch movies ·or listen to audio pro- highway. Toyota ·s Tundra pickup truck just got big- grams while they· ride in this truck . Off-road, the bumps were cushioned and I ger. The latest addition to the Tundra lineup, The reason? "Buyers of the Double Cab are didn't see tlexing across th e truck's cow l or · the Double Cab, now ranks as the biggest more likely to be maJ;Tied, and younger than in back where the long bed is_ vehicle Toyota make s. buyers of regular cab and access cab modInside, the Tundra has a familiar. car-like New for the 2004 model .year, the Tundra els," Lentz said_ He also said that 40 percent fee l - maybe too car-like . Double Cab has four, front-hinged doors, a have children under age IB, and that more For example, the steeri ng wheel of the rear seat for three with a seatback that's than 80 percent of all full -s ize truck buyers Tundra seems normal-sized - not something reclined a comfortable 24 degrees like that in are men . that should be in a big truck. In fact, Nissan the Toyota Sequoia sport utility vehicle, and They will find the Tundra Double Cab pro- officials made sure that the steering wheel a pick,up bed that's longer than that of the vides the same powerful ride' as other they put in the Titan is the largest they've new Nissan Titan Crew Cab. Tundras with the uplevel 4.7-liter, double ever put in any Nissan ve hicle . Toyota officials knew they needed a full- overhead cam, · i-Force VB. It's the only The plastic door handles inside the Tundra blown ·four-door Tundra. In recent years, engine in the Double Cab. look as if they came off a Toyota car. The sales of these kind s of full- size trucks As it does in the other Tundras, this engine Tundra horn sounds like it's from a car as which go by names such as Crew Cab, Quad produces 240 horsepower and 315 foot- well, and the center console doesn't really Cab and Super Cab - have grown. They pounds of torque at 3,400 rpm. have a sizable, truckish look to it the way the now account for nearly a third of the 1.7 milMated to a four-speed automatic, it's new ones in the F-150 and Titan have. lion half-ton full-size pickups that are sold in smooth and surprisingly quiet. The quality here is well done. to be sure. the United States annually. I didn't lack for power to pass other vehi- All seams and body panels on the test vehicle "We believe this segment will continue to cles on the highway and . to move along lined up without a flaw. grow until more than 40 percent of all full- quickly off-road. _ I just wish the Tundra' s interi~r styling was 1 size pickups will be double cabs by the end of But the Tundra's VB performance lag s better at conveying that I was at the wheel of the decade," said Jim Lentz, vice president of behind the newest competitors in the full-size a really big truck . marketing at Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. truck market. r The Double Cab's exterior, wit~ styling · Toyota had to redesign the Tundra's frame For example, the newly redesigned Ford F- akin to that of the Sequoia SUV. also isn't as to make the Double Cab, which has a starting 150 has a top-of-the-line VB that puts out 300 bold as that of the F-150, Titan and certainly manufacturer's suggested retail price, includ- horsepower and 365 foot-pounds of torque at not as bold as the Dodge Ram. ing destination charge, of $26, IB5 for a two- 3,750 rpm. Thus, the F-150's top ' tow rating Sixteen- and 17-inch wheels are all that are wheel-drive version. is 9,900 pounds·, which leads the class. offered from the factory for the Tundra. This is $9,690 more than the starting price Nissail's new Titan has a 305-horsepower Meanwhile, the F- 150 and Titan offer ISfor a base Tundra 4X2 with regular cab and V8 that can generate 379 foot-pounds of inch wheels and tires to better fill up those V6. torque at 3,600 rpm for a towing maximum truck wheel wells. The Ram has a 20-i nch The new model is 230.1 inches long, sur- of 9,500 pounds. wheel and tire package. passing the other Tundra models - the Meanwhile, the maximum towing capacity The Tundra is a recommended buy of Access Cab and Regular Cab models - tlfat for the Tundra is 7,200 pounds . Consumer Report~·. which lists the predicted are 218.3 in.ches in length. I think of the Tundra as a refined kind of reliability of the 2004 Tundra as much better The new Double Cab also is wider and. big truck. Besides the noticeably smooth than average . . taller than the other Tundras. shifts, the 'ft!ndra provides a quiet ride inside Lentz said annual Tundra sales are projectAs a result, Toyota officials note .they did- - thanks to lots of atleljtion to sound-dead- ed to reach 120,000, with half of them n't com'promise the size of the pickup bed ening. Double Cabs. and didn 't skimp on interior space for the Tundra sales through II months of calenI hardly heard the VB unless I really pushed second row. · down aggressively on the accelerator. dar 2003 totaled 92, 112, up just slightly from Indeed, the Doubt~ ·cab's 74.3-inch-long The ride in the test 4X4 model in Limited 91,453 in the comparable year-earlier period . bed is the same length as that for the Access trim with the TRD off-road package and 16Price-wise, the Double Cab has a starting Cab model and bests the 67.1-inch-long bed inch wheels was . controlled and well-manprice that.'s a bit higher than some competiof the Titan Crew Cab. . · aged. I felt mostly mild vibrations, nothing tors. The four-door Super Cab of the 2004 F- · The Double Cab also is the only Tundra harsh, while traveling on pavement. There · 150 has a starting MSRP, including destinaAssociated Press ' Holzer Cardiovascular Institute Gardiac catheterization is available at Holzer Medical Center through the Holzer Cardiovascular Institute. Local residents rio longer need to leave the area for heartrelated catheterization procedures. Holzer's Cardiac Cath hat •art · H•ALTH IYITIMI • ALLI .. (II L I . • ol Alllllr.(ll Ill -· ~· -----· : _---.c...:=-- rl l '" •• -~•r------- ..,_.___ ---. •. .. - ----r,. -- lion charge. of 524.660. while the TitJn Crew Cab start s at $25.750. NHTSA reports no cra'h le st ratings and no safety recalls for the 2004 Tundra . In fact. there have been no safety recalls of th e Tt.ndra since the truck 's introductory. 2000 model year. On the Net: Toyota: www.toyota.com National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: www.nhtsa.dot.gov Insurance In stitute for Highway Safety : www.highwaysafety.org 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA BASE PRICE: • $15.955 for base. Regular"Cab 4X2 with V6 • $21.365 for Access Cab SR5 4X2 with V6 • $25,645 for Double Cab SR5 4X2 • $28,975 for Double Cab SR5 4X4 • $32,600 for Double Cab limited 4X4 AS TESTED: $36,070. . TYPE: Front-engine, four-wheel-drive. fivepassenger, full-size pickup truck. ENGINE: 4. 7-liter, double overhead cam, iForce VS. · · MILEAGE: 14 mpg (city), 17 mpg (highway). TOP SPEED: NA. LENGTH: 230.1 inches. WHEIEL8AS£: 140.5 Inches. CURB WT.: 5,020 pounds, BUILT AT: Princeton, Ind. OPTIONS: DVD rear entertainment system, $1.770; leather package (includes leather-trimmect captain's chairs, simulated wood trim and six-way, power driver seat), $1,160; DESTINAnON CHARGE: $5140. _ ___--- -- ----· _:__ �-- What Causes Preterm Birth?. Physicians, Health Professionals, Researchers, etc. are not sure why preterm labor occurs. There are many theories, but none of them have been proven. Stress might play a part for some women , personal health history or infection for others. or activities in pregnancy, such . as, smoking or drug use. However, in most cases, a doctor cannot determine why women delivered preterm. Who is at Risk for Preterm Birth? Preterm labor and delivery can happen to any pregnant woman, but they happen more often to some women than others. Researchers continue to study preterm !abor and birth. They have identified some risk factors, but cannot predict which woman will give birth too early. Having a risk factor does not mean a woman will have preterm labor or preterm birth. However, all women need to be aware of the risks. Three groups of women are at greatest ri sk of having pre term labor and birth: Women who are pregnant with twins, triplets, or more; women who have had a pre- Preventing Preterm Birth Get early prenatal care. Ooe of the best and easiest ways to reduce the risk of preterm labor is to see a doctor as soon as you know you are pregnant The doctor can give advice and provide information on how to eat right and gain the proper amount of weight and screen for inltx:tions that can harm the pregnancy. The doctor can also give a prescription for prenatal vitamins. It is a good idea to start taking a prenatal vitamin when you decide you are going to try to get pregnant Prenatal vitamins contain essential nutrients, such as folic acid and a key B vitamin that can pre' vent neural-tube defects like spina bilida (an opening in the spine). The most important time to take folic acid is during the lirst month of pregnancy be!ore a woman misses her period and knows she is pregnant. Know your risks. Remember that certain pregnant women are more likely to deliver early. Discuss your risk factors with your doctor. Keep in mind, however, that half of all women who deliver early have no known risk factors. Get tested. Another step pregnant women can take to help prevent preterm birth is to get tested for infections. Recognizing .and treating infections early or before pregnancy may hold the key to lowering preterm birth rates. Get screened for urinary tract infections, vaginal infections, and sexually transmitted diseases during pregnancy. It can improve your odds of having a healthy baby. Visit the dentist. Many pregnant women think they should skip the dentist during pregnancy, but regular cleanings may help prevent preterm delivery. MaJjorie Jeffcoat, dean of the Michelle Young School of Oental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, recommends that all women visit the dentist before or early in pregnancy to be checked for gum disease. Watch your weight. The average woman should gai n 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy. Gain too much weight and you increase your odds of complications like gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia, which increase preterm labor risks. It is recommended that overweight and obese women gain 15 to 25 pounds and follow a nutritious diet and exercise. Underweight ·women should also be concerned. These »'.omen may be prone to nutritional deficiencies that adversely affect the fetal environment making it difficulty to carry a baby to term. If you are over or under weight, talk to your doctor about seeing a nuuitionist for help with proper diet and weight gain. Eat right and exercise. Eating a nutritious diet during pregnancy can be vital to healthy fetal development. That means whole-wheat carbs, healthy sources of protein and dairy, and an abundance of fruits and vegetables. It is recommended that pregnant women also consume 1.200 milligrams of calcium per day (the equivalent of four 8-ounce glasses of skim milk) and 85 milligrams of vitamin C, roughly the amount of an orange. Pregnant women also need to exe rcise. Regular exercise can reduce your risk of developing gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia. Talk to your doctor about pregnancysafe workouts. Re.c ognize the signs of preterm labor. Signs of preterm labor include: contractions every I0 minutes or more often, clear, pink or brownish fluid leaking from the vagina, the feeling that your baby is pushing down, low, dull backache, .cramps that feel like your period, cramps with or without diarrhea. If you experience one or more of these symptoms, call your doctor right away for further instructions. Hopefully, new research will help doctors find ways to identi (y and treat women who are at risk of preterm labor. For more information on preterm birth or about prenatal services in Gallia County, call the Gallia County Health Department Prenatal clinic at 446-8538. (References: March· of Dimes and National Center · for Health Statistics) Submitted by Michelle Young, B.S.N. , R.N., public health nurse. Gallia CoUnty Health Department. Over-the-counter relief: Flu remedies selling swiftly DENVER (AP) - Hours after Dave Stellic.k arrived on a flight from Atlanta, he was in a drug store looking for cold and flu medication. : "! was sitting next to a guy on the plane that was sneezing and I was just thinking, 'I know I'm going to ~et sick in a week,"' said Stelhck, 36, of Atlanta. "Too much · traveling, too much flying sitting ~ext to sick people." . Nyquil, Tylenol, Robitussin, Advii, Tamiflu: With the flu vaccine running out and the number of flu cas.es climbing, drug stores and online companies around the country are • reponing brisk sales of both over-the-counter ' remedies ' and prescription drugs in the past few weeks. "I'd say this is the most severe year ·we've seen in quite a number of years," said Ken Chao, phartnacy director. . . ' .. ...__.., .. .. ~ . . .. ~ ""'.! ·-;l.~~l·f 'J1·.a~··-s Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • pt. Pleasant, WV Sunday, December 14, 2003 Preterm Birth: A Growing Crisis in Gallia County vious preterm birth; and women with certain uterine and cervical abnormalities. African-American women. women younger than 17 or older than 35 are al so at risk of preterm labor and birth . Some studies have found that certain lifestyle factors may put women at greater risk of having preterm labor. These factors include: late or no prenatal care, smoki ng, usin g drugs and /or alcohol. domestic violence (including physical, sexual, or emotional abuse), Jack of social support, high levels of stress, low income, long working hours with long periods of standing. Certain medical conditions during pregnancy may also increase the risk that a woman will have preterm labor. The medical conditions include: Premature rupture of the membranes (the sac the baby is in breaks too soon), infections such as: urinary tract infections, vaginal infections, an'd sex ually transmitted diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, being underweight, obesity, less than 6-9 months between pregnancies, bleeding from the vagina, and certam birth defects in the baby. .. . . --. - PageD2 iunb~!' limn -ientind Most pregnancies Ja~t around 40 weeks. Babies born between 37 and 42 weeks are considered full term. However, babies born before the 37th week of pregnancy are called premature or pretenn. Almost 12 percent of babies in Ohio are born preterm. Gallia County has the highest preterm birth rate in the state at 15.6%, according to the March ofDimes (2003 Peristats). - Prematurity is now the leading cause of death in infants and is responsible for half of all long-term neurological impairments in children. All babies born preterm are at risk for serious health problems. Babies born preterm have a greater risk for serious health problems for several reasons. The earlier a child is born, the less he/she will weigh and the less developed the organs wiU be leading to more possible complications. These babies usually require care in a neonatal inten~ive care unit (NICU). The avera~e hospital cost of a newtxlm rs $4,300; for a preterm baby it is $53,800, according to the March of Dimes. You might have read in the newspaper or seen on television, stories about babies who !1fe born too early but are doing really well. It is important to understand that those babies are the exceptions. Babies who are born preterm are at a very high risk for brain and other neurological problems, breathing problems, digestive problems, and death. They are also at risk for problems later in life, such as, delayed development and learning problems m school. The effects of pretenn birth can be devastating throughout the child's life. The earlier in pregnancy a baby is born, the more health problems it is likely to have. . for the King Soopers grocery for FluMist. a nasal version chain. of the tlu vaccine, according · The number of states hit to the makers of the medihard by the flu has doubled to cines. 24 over the past week and . Some stores have reported now includes most of the intermittent shortages of cerwestern half of the country. tain products. Nationwide, at least 20 chilBen's Best kosher deli in dren have died in what could New York City first offered become the worst flu season its "cold and flu baskets" in years. with chicken soup and tissues Drugstore .com reported a in 1986 as a way for cus46 percent increase in over- tomers to comfort sick the-counter flu products in friends. Deli owner Jay the past five weeks, com• Parker estimated he sold 3SO pared with the same period of baskets last year, and expects 2002, said Rasa Perhanian, more of the same this year. who oversees sales of cough, The basket includes a mui cold and flu products. that says "Jewish penicillin, Walgreen Drug Stores and "It's just somebody's way Wai -Mlirt reported a' rise in of showing the next person sales of flu drugs in the past they care about them," he week, but gave no figures. said. Among prescription drugs, Parker, who is married to a demand has picked up for pharmacist, ·· said: "She gets Tamiflu - which can pre- you on the prescription side. I vent 'b r relieve the flu - and get you on the holistic side." HMC Tumor Registry Department addresses lung cancer • GALLIPOLIS The Tumor Registry .Department at Holzer Medical Center was established in 1975 by Lewis A. Schmidt, MD, and has maintained its accreditation with the American College of Surgeons since 1982. The department is responsi ble for collecting cancer st~ti stics of patients at Holzer Medical Center from the time of dia~nosis through life. Statistics may include occupation, residency, family hi story and health history. The department analyzes individual statistics while searching for trends or hot spots. Each quarter, the department addresses a particular cancer topic and submits the information to the local media. This quarter' s I topic is lung cancer. According to the American Cancer ·society, lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in the United States, killing more than 150,000 Americans every year, including more than 7,400 Ohioans each year. The leading cause of lung cancer is tobacco use, with other causes including exposure to secondhand smoke and prolonged exposure to environmental radon. Currently, early detection of lung cancer is difficult; however, studies are underway to increase the ability to detect lung cancer earlier. At Holzer Medical Center. over the past five years, 213 patients were diagnosed and treated for lung cancer. Of these patients, 133 . were male, 80 female. with 193 having a hi story of the risk factor tobacco use. Eighteen of the tptal number of lung cancer patients diagnosed at HMC were lifelong nonsmokers. The average age of diagnosis was 67.6, with 49 percent of the patients at a Stage IV (stages run from I through IV). The overall fiveyear survival rate for HMC lunll cancer patients treated durmg 1997-2001 was 10.36 percent, which is compatible to that of other community based cancer programs in Qhio. "Since early detection of lung cancer is difficult, it is vital that prevention of agents that cause lung cancer be eliminated," said Kim Painter, tumor registrar at Holzer Medical Center. "Taking steps to reduce your risk of cancer today could save your life tomorrow." Signs and symptoms of lung cancer include cough, hemoptysis (coughing up blood or bloody sputum), dyspnea (sl)ortness of breath), recurrent pneumonia, chest, shoulder or arm pain, weight loss, bone pain, hoarseness, headaches, seizures and swelling of the . face and neck. CLASSIFIED If you have experienced any of these symptoms. Medical Center Holzer encourages you to see your family physician. Painter emphasizes that stopping tobacco use is an important step in reducing the ri sk of cancer. "Not only is tobacco use the leading cause for lung ca ncer, it also causes cancer of the mouth. larynx, pharynx, esophagus. pancreas, kidney, bladder and . uterine cervix." For more information about cancer statisti cs, please call the Holzer Medical Center Tumor Registry Department at (740) 4465365, or call the HMC Tobacco Prevention Center at (740) 446-5940 for more information about tobacco cessation and prevention. 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No experience Circulation Manager Board approved benefits. Call a00-835·5277 Fa:oo:· necessary FTIPT. Ge01,.1ine Ohio Valley Publisl1ing TRAINING. 1·800·892 -5549 · opportunity. Supplies pro\lid825 Third Ave Letter ot interest, resume 347·9728. E-mail, EXT94. ed. Call 1(708)686·1700 and references must be wvhr@kvc.org. EOE. Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 received by 2:00 pm Vacation Time.·Aiteration '(24-hours) - - ' - - - - - Or email to pbarker@mv' December 24. Submit to MANAGING STYLIST Shop. Closed t2J t9.-0pen $550.00 WEEKLY SALARY daily tribune.com D. Costanzo, NEEDED for busy salon. John 116. Hrs. mailing our Sales Brochures Medi Home Pri'Jate Care Superintendent. Athens· SASSY SCISSORS TuesdayiWednesdayfThursd from home. No experience seeking AN SUpervisor tor Meigs Educational Service (740)441-1880 or (740)256· ay 10·5, or call (740)446· necessary. FT/PT. Genuine Gallipolis olfice. Full benefit Center, PO. Box 684. 320· 6336. 6i88. Happy Holidays. opportunity. Supplies provid- package. Ca ll now at 1-800· 1/2 E. Main St, Pomeroy. Oh ------~Shirley & Howard. ed 1-708--808-5182 (24 533~5848 or fax resume to 45769. The AMESC is an SIMPLE WORK!TOP PAY· Homewokers hourf!). t·740-699-2315. Equal Opportunity Honest Needed· Assemble Employer/Provider. GM::.A\t\Y '"Federal Postal Jobs'· Refrigerator magnets Td $43,000 yr/Free Call_ No 1 Lovi g ly1ake 50% selling Avon. Serious Homeworkers O ll 2· 8 week old puppies, experience necessary, Now Limited time ONLY. ONLYI 1-570·549·3640. hiring/ 1u11 benefits. 1-awMemory of mala, , female. Very cute (740)446·3358. RC*1031 . and smart. Call (740)256· 842·1822 ext 46. Fredrick 6413. ""GO\/t Postal Jobs'· Help Wanted Help Wanted Announcemen1 #PS2479. Dean Miller 3 free kittens. 2 mos. & 6 Up to $54,.481 year. Now hir· who left US mos., {740)985·4418 inQ SeleCt Areas. Free Call· • Application Examination ~ 15, 1967 4 puppies · 1 male, 3 lnforniation. Federal whcrl the SiM:r females. 1/2 boxer , have Benelils. r·800·892·S549 7 .,.,~ ooiJanoed been wormed and have 1st days natalilwupsp. ....... "'-"6'~ shots Great for Sadly missed by HEALTH SYSTEMS Christmas.(740)992· 1080 AVON I All Areas! To Buy or 1\..,.......,n., and Sell. Shirley Spears, 304· au lUJ Employment Opportunities Fr1errls 6 hall Lab puppies, about 6 675· r429 weeks old, and fuzzy. Call (740)245·9114. Great Help Wanted Help \'{anted Christmas Gift!l ACROSS 1 City in Alabama 6 Fragrant wood 11 Dummies 16 Bivouac 20 Bay window 21 Texas landmarl< 22 The upper ciUSI 23 Not hidden 25 Cooking stove 26 Vlsorless cop 27 Clergyman 28 Cookout locale 29 Dlr. letters 30 Cowardly 32 Hippie pad docofation: (2 wds.) 3ol Pertonn 35 Transmitted 37 War god 38 Heaps 39 Ways between 41 43 44 46 seats Consumed Foretell Broad comedy ·-Jones's ~ar( 49 lDy--valley 50 Dancers at Radio City 54 Deprivations 55 Go quickly 56 Campus building, tor short 57 Exam 58 Frui1y dnnk 59 BlT Ingredient 60 Overcharge Bl Old Greek thinker 62 Withered 64 First appearance 65 Chili con66 Eallhquake 67 Foot digils 68 Finished 69 Mu!Xjy 70 Pay a visil1o 71 Double agent 72 Circus employee 74 Tiny openings 75 Con1our n Youngster eo -canto 82 63 87 89 90 Mister, In Munich Actuali1y Died down Falhers and sons Washes 91 Musical group 92 Fearlul 93 DriHe.~ 95 Pierced with the homt Poe~ 98 'East of-· 97 Cruclflx 98 Strength 99 Calcdated lhe total 102 Seif·oontrnl 105 Domain 106 Time of year 107 Rool borde• 108 Prepared t 09 Holiday song I tO Heavy hammer 113 Parts of bottles tt4 Temw I 15 Engrave 119 Droning sound 120 Mai<esa lace 123 lllle the lone 125 126 128 129 130 132 133 Ranger Neighbor of Miss. Banlstvnent Brilliant legal wrongs Brown pigment Urllrol<llll Fill with gladness 13<1 MusiCal passage, for short 135 136 137 138 139 -plexus Depend Shoe par1$ -·Dixon line itty-bil1y DOWN I Painlul spots 2 Effaco 3 Flaxen fabl1c 4 Actnrss- Ryan 5 Guimessor881dwin 6 Nlghtdub 7 'Ocean's-' B Is bold 11110ugh 9 So be ill 10 11 12 13 Decay Reduce in worth "- Twist' Typographic measures 14 And olhers (lat. allbr.) 15~ns 16 17 18 19 24 31 Tlrlcke1 Actress- Gardner Gok! 01 lead Cost Utile ones Appraises 32 Kind of year or 33 36 38 4Cl 42 Gospel ~·· au1hcr Spread&lo dJY Parody (hyph.) Come to res1 Mature 43 Underway 44 Blad<smllh's shop 45 Summit 46 EJ<Plosion 47 ·Cow·ro;>ng show 48 River In France 49 Happen 50 Cut of beef 51 Jets and Me1s. e.g. 52 Bar legally 53 Tale 55 Sword 56 Dey of lhe movies 59 Cut obliquely 60 Played tor stal<es 6 t Make ready. for short 63 Superiallve suffix 64 Having a 82 SeragliO 84 Pleasant smell 85 Applejack cousin 66 Hot rum drink 660yed 89 Sate•les 90 lnlerior 93 Cheese vene1y 94 Prods 98 Moorrtain tops 99 Garment for a raneo I00 Nllll&ro - I 01 Pack animal 103 -Arm doll 104 Declare 105 Moves back 1~ Glenda or Mallalia lOB Say from memory l09 CIJba's Fldel 110 Female ones 111 City 01 Eyypi 112 Zofa 113 Of warships 114 Components 11 6 Kind of talk or tennis 117 St>ofless 11 B 'When- Met SaHy ...• 121 Curners partner 122 Venusdo123- Lisa 124 Do housework 127 - Abner of Dog patch 129 Aol1bins or Alen 131 'Simpsono" bartender rO\lnded roof 65 Remedies 66 Alps Bl Made sound recordings ~ 1 69 Wished 70 Tom piece 73 Llnde1 lle covers 74 Grew wan 75 76 77 78 79 81 r r Dlsoonnect Newt Delayers word Put up with Women or rank Mydcal card Q ~ . ' Registered Nurses ---=--- ~lmin~ Memory Pauline ]. Tillis Dec. 13, 1923 October 18, 2002 God took home one of his favorite Angels. See Sunday Puzzle An~wer on 4C • OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!! Arc you seeking a career. and n01 just a job? This part-time position has the potenti al to lead $30 per hour Per Diem Rates to a fulfilling career in banking. We arc seeking qualified. professional candidates to fill part· All Areas lime Cuswmer Service R~presc ntativc (lcller) position s in our Meigs County . offices. Essential skills in clude 'excellent communication, cus10mer service and cross- Available seUingabili1ies. Mus1 be able to effeclivety hlariage cash drawer and process and balance various typ_es of transaction s . If you are a With Love nexible team-player who likes a challenge, submit letter of application and resume w careers@pebo.com or lax to 740-!68-1427. Buck, Dusty and Competitive compensation and benefit package ~mn~ offered. Candidates subject to back$round and credit check. plus pre -crnploymem drug test. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Now you con have borders and graphics ~ addedtoyourclasslfledads (.~ 1m · Borders$3.00/perad ~ Graphics 50¢ for small $1.00 forlarge POLI CIES: Ohio Valley Publllhlng riiMf'VM U'le right to edit. rljec:t, or c.nc.t any M at 1ny ti!M. Err•• muM be r~ on the fitM dey of Trlbun..-Si! ntin.I-R41il•~ wilt be re•pon•il• fOJ no more tt.n tM co.t of the •PRe oceypled by tM error 1nd ooty lhtl fir*' ln.rtlon. W1 .tl•ll not be any lo . . or IXPI"" thlt ruulta from tM publication or omlukln of 1n ad¥ert1Mment. Correction will be ~ In the ftrlll: •nll8ble .clition. • 8oJ are alway• confldJntlfll. • Cul'fent rate card appllet. • AJI re.l nt.te Mho.t!Mmentl ..-. eubf-tct 'to ~ Fed.,.. I· Fair Housing Act of 19&8. • Thie "''._....,. accept• only he4p wanted ad1 meeting EOE atandlirdl. We will nol knowingly r.cc:apt eny lldvwti11ng In YIOUitlon of the .... r SUNDAY PUZZLER tster m:rtbune - Sentinel - Excellent Bene~ts Medi Home Health Agency, Inc. seeking a lull-time AN Case Manager for the Gallipolis Ohio location. Must .be licensed both in Ohio and West Virt;~ i n1a Minimum two years supervi· sian . management and home health expet'ience_We offer a competitive salary. benefits package, 40tK, and !lex lime . E.O.E. Please se nd resume to 352 Second Avenue. Gallipolis, OH 45631 . Attn: Diana Harless. AN. Clinical Manager. Medi Home Health Agency, Inc . seeking lull·time and PAN Physical Therapists, and PAN Physical Therapist Ass1S1ants ror Ohio and West Virginia client base. W.e otter competitive salary. E.O.E. SIGN-ON-BONUS for full·t1 me status. Please send resume to 352 Second Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Altn: Diana Harless, R.N. Clinical Ma nager. MYSTERY SHOPPERS NEEDED for stores in your area. Get paid to sl1opl email required. 1·800·503· 1207 ext. 9799. 1Neea casn ror ~nnsrmas . You can eam up to $8/hour by calling on behalf of major Non-Profit and Political · organizations. We also Oller paid training and holidays,. Call today. 1-877-463-6247 ext. 2454. NO EXPERIENCE NEED· ED! SWIFT TAANSPORTA· TION $600-$900/week! Tra inee pay. Food , Transportation , Lodging lnduded. , -sn-443·8289. Now Hiring Dancers_Inquire at AT 35 Adult VIdeo & bookstore. Day & night shiHs.(304)937·4900 or (304)549-5696. Amateurs Welcome PT/OT/OTA Needed lor LTC Facility in Middleport Call 800·574...(]501 or FAX 740· 574-Q501 . Substitute AN wanted.tor the Meigs County Board on Mental Retardation and Developmental Oisabilit1es. hours 9am-3pm. must have current AN license in the Receptionist position full state ol Ohio. Pr'efer experitime, contact Cheryl at Dr ence 10 public health nurs1ng Westmoreland office 304· and/or workmg w1th children 773·5333. and adults with developmen· tal d1sabilit1es Senti resume by Fnday, December 25th to: SECRETARY MCBMROO, 1310 Carleton AOMISSIONS OFFICE Street. P.O. B o~~: 307. Syracuse, Oh 45779 The University ol Rio Grande jnvites applications The Gallla Lawrence Farm lor the position Df Secretary Service Agency is accep1ing in the University's Admission applicaOOns tor a lull time Office. permanent office pos1t1on with benefits. Applications Responsibilities include, but may be picked up at the are not limited to. providing Farm Servrce Agency Oflice. genefBI sec retarial and cler- 11 1 Jackson Pike room ical duties. assisting with 1571 , Gallipolis Ohio 45631 registration of prospective or by calling the office at students. maintaining lites (740)446·8687. All applicaon prospective students, tions must be returned to the and working with the admis· office by 4:30 pm. Monday, slons counselors and dirac- December 22. 2003. tor to meet the needs or prospective students COmplete .iob description on The Point Pleasant Reg1ster file with Human Resource has an 1mmediate lull-time customer service position Office. available. Successful appli· Must have high school diplo· cant must be computer Hterma or equivalenl. Associate ate, able to work with num· Degree in secretarial SCI· bers. and enjoy working ence or computer technolo- with the public. Posttton gy preferred. Must have otters all company benefits knowledge ol personal and including health, dental, mainframe computers. vision. and lite insurance: Confidentiality a must. Good 401 K; paitl vacation, and oral and written communica· perSonal days For employment consideration please tion skills required. send resume to· April Roach All applicants must submit a letter of interest and resume c/o.Gellipolis Daily Tribune PO Box 469 including the names and Gallipolis. OH 45631 addresses ol three refer· ences on or before aroach 0 myda1lylnbune .c om December 24 to Ms. Phyllis Wanted- auto pa11s managMason, SPHA, Director ot er. inventory. billing, counter Human Resources. work. call (740)949-2217 University of Rio Grande, 7am-9pm, H1ll's Classic P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande. Cars OH 45674, e·mail pma· sonOrio.edu. tax 740-2454909 Help Wanted Seeking Tbtroplet skil l ~ . WI L0 Ll FE /CONS EAVA.~ TION JOBS Now hinng Game Wardens. security, MaintenaiiCe, ParK Rangers. No exp. Necessary Fa( application and info calli 1·· 600-327-0371 EXT 105C, 9AM to 6PM. '' ~ 1'41 Carwr Collep {Careers Close To Home) CallToday! 740·«6·4367. l·BO'J-214-0452 Galllpoll• wwwgaftipoliscareerrolege.com Reg J90-Q5.1274B 25 Sertous People wanted WhO want 10 LOSE~we1ght We Pay You Cash for tl1e pounds you LOSE I Sale. Natural. No Drugs 800-20 1-0832 Watkins Products Double strength vanilla (wMe & dark) spices. salves and lin!· ments. Call (740) 949-3027 Georges Portal>le Sawmill; don't haul your togs to tne mill just call304-675-t957 Help Wanted The Area Agency on Aging Help Wanted Help Wanted R.N.'s and L.S.W's GENERAL MILLS Ammonia Refrigeration Operators Looking for li mot.h'atrd penon wilh slrong mec.:banlcal, electrical and rehi~ralJon troubleshouting skills ror an Ammonia Refrigeration Operator positional GENERAL . rro~l competitive salary, llexlble work hours. and generous benefi1 package. Senti resume to : Tri-State Physical Therapy Inc. PO Box 375 Barboursville wv 25504 For Job Inquires call 304· 733·9870 Tbtreplat 1: Want extra $$$$1War ~ your regular job and do exams tor us 1n yo ur spare t1me11 E~~:a mi ners needed. 1n the Mason County area. to cot, lect health Information and clinical spec1mens lo( Portamedic. the nations largest and oldest paramed~ !Cal co. Don't aelay! Fax your resume today to Janet Malone, Br.Mgr. C 800-7602049. Must have blood pres· sure and blood drawing Opportunity In Melgl and Athens Countlea, workahollc's. success driven. Wanted hard working deal· cated people who are willing to do what It takes to earn 35K to 45K plus this year. Succeaa driven and reltdy to earn whet you're worth. Only those wfa strong desire to achieve need call Ken at (740)992-7440 Live here, work here. Occupetlonal Phyelcel end HEI.J' WA~TID m8 ~ Announces the availability of full time clinical staff positions in their PASSPORT program for M-FDays The successful applicant will provide screening , in-home assessmen t. and case management of home based' care .to qualified elders. MILLS INC, a prominent rood manufacturin~ facility ln. Wellston, Ohio. AppUcants shoukl be a self starter with a good work ethic, must have knowledge and experience in a manufacturing_ envirorunenl, be williq to work any shift aDd poos<SJ tbo foflowtna qualities: • High Khool diploma or GED equivalent requlnd • Posseu minimum two yean ekdrical and mechanlcllmeintenuce ex.perleau • Possesa; minimum two years experience wllh steam boUen • Two yoan rofri&<nollon technldan nperlm<e Or oqul ..Jet11 educatlua preferred • Priority wiU be ldv• to tbo8e poaesslng a tura ftnt HuMet Techrilclan 'Level Etntffm~CY Res..,... Certltkate • BaSic math skills Requirements include current Ohio li censure and at least one year of geriatrics or home health experience. · . ' Employees . will not be on call and will not work weekends. Excellent bcnefrt package with paid health. vision, and dental plans. generous paid leave. and PERS. Travel required with reimbursement at 36 cents per mile .. • WorldRI, knowledge of lnd~mtrt.lammonta Send resume lo: We offer excollenl health core benellll, pro$Crlp. lion pion, pold'ncotlon an4 holldop, golnshuilllllld pension pion. Karen Morris 245 Millers Lane Marietta, OH45750 ..rrtgeratlon • Pioy rate of$t6.JO per boor. Tbls Is 1 unt,or hourly position. U lnteresteCI, pltue send.. '!"~me 10; GENERAL MtLI.S,INC. 2403 S. Pt...ytvanlo Avenue Wellston, Olllo 4!69l AHenllon.: HR-ReMgentlon EI!OAA Employer· '• A program of Buckeye Hills-Hocking 141/ley . Rtgional Dtvtlopmenr DiJtrict •' ---~------~-·--- �• • • ' . -. Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV Sunday, December 14, 2003 OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV Middleport • II ~ $100 ,000/ YEAR clencal work tor government, No commute, No experience necessary, any hours $128 3 billion Federal "Get Your Money's Worth• Sa ve money for the Unemployed Stock 110308 or Underemployed JUSt $5,130 00: Save released Everyone quali- Stock IID314 fies. Call Federated 1-800- $9630.00. Save 665·3167 (2417). · Stock IID323 59180.00. $2,500+ Weekly lncomel! Stock •D324 Save Now Hmng Enyelope 510.950 00. Stutfms 10 Year Nationwide Site Preparat1 on, Co Needs You! Easy Work Foundations, Septic From Home Free Postage, Systems our Speciality Supplies Provided. Written Cole's Mob1le Homes, Guarantee! Free 15266 U.S 50 E.. Athens. 1n1orma11on , Call now! 1· OhiO 4570 1, 1·740·592800·242·0363 Ext. 1404 1972 $550.00 WEEKLY SALARY POSSIBLE ma1lmg sales brocni.Jres from · nome No expenence necessary. FT/PT. All supplieS proYide. lncfuding customer ma1ling labels Call 1·708·808-5182 (24 hours) Need to aeti-Good clean Repos. Only 2 left. 97 Redman 16~72 $10 999, 90 Fleetwood 14lC70 $7,999 ;~~ 70 9- 1166 or (7401288 " r A CANDY VENDING rte. LOTs & B1g $$ Income? Great ACREAGE Locat1ons $0 Down/F1nancmg. 1-800-861· 28 acres mil on Scemc 91 66 (24!7) Ell!. 2403. Drive 15 m1n. from town. $35,000 Call (740)388· An Incredible Opportunity! 8142. Learn to Earn $100K+fyear Working from nome PT Not House and 1/2 acre ol land MLM Fee Info 1·80D-947· m Fla trock, West V1rgma 4258 $10~000 Call aft er 5pm Are you mak1ng $1,000 per (740)992-6769 week? All cash vending Lots #9 & 10 Heatley S routes w1th pnme locations Add1t1on in Bidwell. Two available nowl Under $9,000 large level lots Price to sale Investment requ1red Call Toll now. Phone 740-446-9539. Free (24-7) 800-749-3365 Meigs : Tuppers Plams. Earn up to $550 Weekly SR68 1 W , 5 or 6 acre lol, Work1ng ltuougn the govern- $15,900 each. Off Success ment part-time No experiRd. 10 acres $19,500 or 20 ence. Alot of opportun ities. $25,000, co wa ter. Chester. 1-800- 493-3688 Code E40 Bashan Rd 13 acres $23,000. co water Danville. p HIO VALLE Y PUBLISH 7 acres $9 500 NG CO recommends tha ou do busmess with peo Jacks on: Just off US35, Ia you know, and NOT t 5+6 acre lois, $13,500+ up, end money through th co waterl unt1l you haYe investi ated the offering. Gallla: Kyger. hunters. 16+ acres $17,9001 Dodnll Ad real mce homes1tes on 5+tl MoNEY acre lots, $14,000• up, co TO WAN water! Marabel Ad 11 acres IN A LAWSUIT? Nee d Cash o1deer $16,5001 Now? We can help! low rates startmg at 3 99% No New locations In Reedsville 1 credit check. Ca ll today! opemng soon Call now ~r maps and Ol he' Pa'ce S 800-568-8321 available tor home.; 11es, hunting+ recreation Owner VISA/MASTER CARD NEW UNSECURED CREDI T 11nancmg w11h sligh t property CARO l $7 ,500 GUARAN - markup. We buy land 30 TEED APP ROVALI I BAD acres+ upl E:REDIT, BANKRUPTCY IH \I \IS QKI 716·326·1991 ., '" fall r r I Pao~oNAL L,--·SOiiERiiVIiiiCiiiiii-.,.1 IS t'O TURNED DOWN ON SOCIAL SECURITY /SSI ? No Fee Unless We Wml 1-888-582-3345 Ul \I I "'I\ II Hou~ FOR RENT SO DOWN HOMES! NO CREDI T OKI GOV'T & BAN K REPOS 50 TO LOW DOWN FOA LISTINGS 1800·501-1777 E.X T 7372 HOME'i FUR SALE NO AENTIII $0 DOWN HOMES! GOV T & BANK REPOSI NO CREDIT OK.· $0 TO LOW DOWN. FOR LISTINGS, CALL 1-800· 501-1777 EXT 9821 1 or 2 small bedroom traller $250 a monlh, 5200. Deposit No pets, LP gas neal. (304l895-3815 2 bedroom m Pomeroy, No pets, $350fmonlh, water 1ncluded Secunty depos111references. Hud approved, (740)992-5477 home 1n country, no pets. (740)74 2·2014 Ranch, 3 Bedroom. 2 Car garage, New Haven, w va. Photos. information online com cod WWw Ol "b • · e 111 503 or ca II 304 -882 2 no r ~ Mo~~a\1tS L---·Giliilii00..-.,1 oonll mshed, secunty deposit For sale operatiOnal required, no pets. 740-992· Craftmahc bed $500 00 3042_2_1_8_______ 576-2262 --------2 Furnished smal l apart- Good Used Appliances, ments lor rent LIVIng room, Reconditioned and kitchen, Oedroom, & ba th Guaranteed Washers. $275 each all utilitieS pa1d Dryers Ranges, and except eleclr 1c (304)675- Refrigerators, Some start at 1365 $95 Skaggs Appliances. 76 Vine Sl , (740)446-7398 25B State St , 1 BR , turn. $350 mo. , utilities paid, Matching co uch and chair, depos1t1reference reqUired recliner. In good cond1t1on. No pets (740)446-3667 $11 0 Call (740)441-9642. BEAUTIFUL APART· MENTS AT BUDGET PRICES AT JACKSON ESTATES, 52 Westwood Dri ve from $297 to $383 Walk to shop & mov1es Call 740·446·2568. Equal Housing Opportunity _ _..::_...:..:._ _:.__ _ CONVENIENTLY LOCAlED & AFFORDABLE! TownhO use apart ments, houses & mobil e ho mes FOR RENT Call (740)441 · 1111 for appli cation & mlormation Cottage Apt 4 rooms, $250 a month Call (304)675·5540 or (304)675-4024 ask for _N_an_c:...y_ _ _ _ __ EII1C1ency Apa rlmenf, 3 rooms and bath . All utilities pa1d. Downstairs. 919 Second AYe. $285 montn (740)446·394 5 . For l.ease: 2 floor, spac1ous, totally remode led, 2 bed2br. house 1n New Haven $300 a month Ref & secu- rooms, 1 112 batn s, unfurnty deposit reqUired nished apt New HVAC and advertise " any appl1ances $600/month . preference, limllatlon o r (3041882·2890 ' plus utilities. Downtown dlacrlmination based on 2br References & depos1t Gallipolis Secunty and Key race, c ol ot, religion, sex No Pe ts (304)675-5162 deposit required No pets familial atat ua or national References · requ1re d. origin, or any Intention to 3 Bedroom Bnck. make any such (7 40)446·6882, 8.00 to 5.00. Mercerv1!1e Road , Close to pr~thm:tnce, limilation 'or schools, 5500/mo Call Furnished one bedroom Apt discrimination.·· (740)256-1417 or (740)256- clean. no pets Must be Will· 6228. mg to give references Tt'lis newspaper will not knowingly accept Phone (304)675-1386 3 bedroom home w!baseadvertisements tor real ment m country, near Grac10us liv1ng. 1 and 2 bed· aatate which la in Rodney $500/month roo m apartments at Vi llage violation of the law. Our Deposit & references Manor and R1vers1de rftde,. are hereby (740)245-0380 after Spm Informed that all Apartmen ts m Middleport. dwellings advertised In From $278-$348 Call 740· Bnck m Gallipolis 3 bed- 992·5064' Equ al Housing t hla newapaper are rooms, 1 5 baths, basement, Opportunities available on an equal ca rport . $650 references, opportuni~ bases. deposit, no pels. 740-446· Modern one bedroom apt 740·446-Q390. New Log Home on 1 3 9209 acres. land contract ava1l· F1re Your Landlordlll S$$0 New 1 bedroom apt. Phc;me able. 1f needed $240,000 DOWN HOMES! No Ren t! 740-446-3736 (740)256·9247 or (740)645- Tax Repos & Bankruplclesl 0870 No cred1t OK! $0 to low down! For Listings, 1-800- Nice 2 bedmom apa•lmenl m !own Hardwood floors 501· 1777 Ext 8351. plus ulillly •oom. $385/mo, .• •oom. r no pets Fm mme inlmmalion call (740)446-4467 ask for Lisa or Fa~e. • Mollohan Carpet. 202 Clark Chapel Road, Porter. OhiO (7 401446-7444 1-877-8309162. Free Est1mates, Easy f1 nancing, 90 days same as cas h V1sai Master Card Drive- a- little save al ot GraHng For Dra1ns, Driveways & Walkways L&L Scrap Metals Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Fr1day, 8am-4.30pm. Closed Thursday, Saturday & Sunday (740}446--7300 Office Furniture New, scratch & Denl. Save 70% 1·600-527-4662 Argonaut 519 Bndge Street Guyandotte/Huntington MIF Panasonlc 27" TV With stor· age stand. 2 years olds $200 (304)882-8278 Shopping for Christmas can be very da ngerous, long lines, bitings. tramplin g, robb1ngs, you name it. shop www backalleydeals.co m It's 5afar!l Viagra-$ 1 95 eachl Levitra $??? ( No Prescnpt1on Needed) L1pitor 51 48, Celebrex $0.77, Prem arm $O.S2, Zoloft $O 99 . zocor $O 62 , Prevacld 51 75 , Soma $ 1.55 . Plavlx $ 1.B8 1 e0 0 7 9 0 3 1 8 1 Washer & Drye r together $75 00 (304 1593-4309 r L---A•NTI-Q•U • I'S - ' -- -..J r r Pl."IS FOR SALE CKC Jack Russell pupp1es. Now accepting deposits $250 each. Call (740)256· 6341. Real Estate Real Estate Announcements 1997 INTREPID 92K $2,995: 1989 CHEV TRUCK V!B AUTO, 114K $2,495; 1997 Z-24 116K $3,195 18 olhers start1ng at $395 COOK MOTORS (7401446-0103 r ~ ,.. U-STOR ~ SELF STORAGE ~ Stavis says that while she appreciated the sentiment, the gift was just "really funny" Instead of be1ng mean1ngful Experts suggest parents and students pu t extra l hought 1nto the g1fts they give teachers to express lhelf gral 1tude for a hall-year patterns featunng school books or crayons? Or for the female teacher who likes to accessorize , check out scarves with similar SIIH I( I o.; 10 H OME I MI'ROVt:I<IF.N'Il'i BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Uncond1t1onal hfet1me guarantee Local references lurnlshed Established 1.975 Call 24 Hrs (740) 446· 0870. Rogers Basement Waterproofing --------Announ cement s There will be no Bingo at f'tutland American Legion on 12/15/03 and 12/17/03 Auction r .~~~ I I Accord ing to the Nallonal Assoc1at ton of of home s purcha sed by women 1ncrca ~ ed 49 percent. from 606.000 111 lt)89 to 903 ,000 tn 100 1 And. as mort! women hcc.:ome homeowners, th ey are tackling more home I mprovement proJect s than ever I n laC!. the number of homeimprovement produc ts purchased by women has sim i l arly i ncreased f rom 31 7 percent in 1989 io 35 .8 percem in 2001, according to 1he Home Improvemem Re search I nstitute (H I RIJ . Addit ionall y, wome n seiCCI 1h e product and complete the in stallation work more often than men on many types of home· improveme nt proJects. including stnpping or reti m shmg f u rn1 t ure. pamt i ng:. ~hampoomg carpe ts or t ugs. and garde ntll£ Best of a iL women are dtsc.:oven ng that domg II yu u r~cl! can save ume and money - and H 's Jun 1 As more women wa l k the ai sl e" o f home i mprovcmem wareho use , and hardware stores. searching for thi.! r i ght hummer or screwdnvcr. they shoul d know th at too ls arc not necessari ly a .. one size fits al l .. category. Accordtng to Barbara K. a do-it -you r!~ e lf (D IY) expc!t. not all too l s comfort ably ftt eve r y lw nd. To mah DI Y ho m c l lll pmvcmc nl proJec ts eas 1cr for women and el tm matc the psycholug tc.:al fear fac.:tnr many l hem have toward home repa i r. she has deSigned an extensive new line of home-repa ir and improvement produc ts wit h women 111 mm d. Ergo nom1ca ll y dcstg ncd for women. t hese new tools fi t smaller hands, boast s p ri ng-a~s i s t technology to a<: commoda tc a woman 's grip and arc guaranteed forever. Eac h toul k11 Jllcl u dc~ an cxclu.'i tVt:' .. how- to .. hook let w tth ~ t e p -by -~ tcp 1n ~t ruct 1 0t1 s fo r <.u.:c.:om p h ~ h mg a va1 tcty o f common home Old Glory Auctio11 Hou se ·: ij }l 'j 97 B eec h S t. Middleport, OH Mon . Dec. 15th 5 :30pm S omething f or everyon e. C om e o ut a nd enjoy lhe fun . Door prizes & g r eat f o od! 'U l jj Watch fo r our ad for our Annual New Year's lla} Sale. Taking Consignment's Now! b.~~;~t;:Xw~ Auction How to Buy the Perfect Jewelry Gift (M S)- It 's that time ol y ear w hen l h ou g hts tu rn to gift g1vin g . T here 1sn'1 a wo m an o u t th ere w h o 1sn't thnlled w1th the th o ug ht o f Santa's he lper sluffing her stock~ng w1th ghtten n g Jewelry Bu t how do you know what to buy? "Look a t the jewelry she's a lready wearing," says A mber Mic h el le, e d itorin-chie f of Jewelry Connoisseu r, a magazine on jewelry design a n d t rends, avail able at B a rnes & Noble a n d Borders bookstores n a tion wide. "Com p liment h er o n a p 1ece she is -wearing a nd ask her who des1gned 11 " Accord1ng to Michell e, Jewelry IS part ol fash 1on "Th1s season's hotl est styles ~nc lu de the d1amon~ n ght hand nng o r Jew e lry w1th unu sual p earl s - such as st1c k , coin o r k esh1 pearls." S h e offers a few m ore p o inte rs to he lp g ift g1ve r s choose th e perfect jewelry present thi s h oliday season . • What kin d s o f metal does s he prel er? Is she wearin g silv er, yello w or w h ite gold o r p lati num? Does s h e m 1x w hite a nd yello w mel a ls? T ry a p1ece in two-t on e m etal s. • W h al gem sl ones does sh e like? You can never go wrong with d iamonds , but some women p refe r colo re d gemsl o n es. II yo u k n o w you r rec1pienl's favonte color, you can a lwa ys buy a p1ece of jewelry that showcases a stone 1n th ai color. • W hat's her pe rson al style? If he r styl e 1s c ontemp ora ry a nd mode rn , th e n c hances a re sh e w 111 p re fe r sleek desig ns w1th c lean l1nes a n d geom etri c s hapes If s h e has a mo re rom antic s tyle, s h e may prefer som e t h1n g with f1l1g ree o r an antique look M ayb e s h e's a trend se tle r a n d she likes the unexp ect ed Perhap s a p earl or d iam o n d dang ling lro m a le ather cord IS JUSt he r s tyl e. N o te the s ize o f her Jew e lry. Is it a b 1g state m e nt piece o r is it s mall and dai nty? T his too, should help na rrq w your c h oices. • Wh at a rp h er in te rests? Does she love a nything with an 1m a ls, h earts, fl o w ers or lhe sea? A beautiful c h arm bracelel i n Slive r o r gold wo uld be an 1deal c h 01ce . • Go w1n dow shopp ing w 1th your un suspectin g recip1e nt. P ay attentio n to the 1tem s she adm~res. Go back a nd purc h ase the m . • If th e re IS a jewelry sto re that she fre quenls, as k a s ales assoc1ate wh o knows h er tasle lo r som e s u g gestio ns o r if he or sh e kn o w s of a n item that she's admire d recently. Wh e ther you 're a fte r earrings. a n eck lace, bra ce le t, wa tc h or brooch , be s ure to v1s i1 a jewel ry merc hant that has a good reputa tion a n d h as been 1n business fo r a w hile . If y o u need to make a return o r exch ange a piece, or hav e the item re p a 1red, you can b e sure the store w ill be a rou nd. ·Accord ing to Mic h e lle, there a re sev e ral c l assic p1 eces tha t a re idea l l o r every 1ewel ry w ardrobe, Inc lud ing d1am o nd s olita ire ~arri ngs , a d iamond sohla ire n ecklace or a d iam ond bracelet. For those w h o lo ve color, s h e su ggests gem ston e b e ad neck laces or bracelets th a t co m e in a ra inbow of luscious s ha des. "D a r in g w omen who love all-out glamour and glilz will be delighted w ilh chan de lier ea rring s, p erfect for a mght on the town ," sl\e says. · If yo u 're still st uck on w h at to do, "j ust a sk he r w hat s he wants," M ich e lle advises. · WHEN IT COMES TO HOME improvement, do yourself is it quic k ly bec oming " d o- it- herself," especially when It come s to tools . or START DATING TONIGHT! 1-800-ROMANCE ext 1847 rera lr~ '"A crtt~c.:a l ...:omponcnt to ...:omplet1ng any home-repai r proJect correctly - particu larly fo r l'i rs l -ll mcrs i s h aving the proper i m truct1ons," she say:;. T he toolk its are d tsti nctive hol iday gifts that wi ll be used over and over aga1n by the ''do-itherse lfcr·· in any fami l y. Among the top gif1 ch o1ces m the I me are the Barbara K stgnaturc 30-ptece toolk 1l and the new Roadside Safety K1 t. T he stgnat ure toolk n con tai ns everyt htn g needed to tackl e the most co mmo n homei m provement project s, from fix i ng a leaky faucet to hangi ng cunain s. Thc "84-page howto book let provides Inst ructi ons for homerepa i r pr oject s sUI." h as chang1ng a showerhead, replac i ng a tloor k nob and hanging picl urcs. T he 11 -ptcr.:c Roadside Sa fety K it conla1 ns all the c:-.sc nt i als to handl e the unexpected gli tches o f tra .. d nn the road . mcl ud m g JU mper cables , a lantern . glow stid s. u tt re gauge. a funne l. an tel.' o.;crapcr, gloves, rags . a ponc ho and an "S.O.S ." hanncr. T he how-to booklet prov1 des step-by-step mstructi ons for ove.rcoming a vancty of troubles encountered on th e road. , For more m format10n about thi s new l me of too l~ its for women, visit www.BarbaraK .com. IHTER~ET PHAIIMACY F...,~ l 4, PO Box 1438, Anl1och Tn -~~5iiwe£Kit:Yi'NCi5ME"-li'~'70'I 1 ·1 438 . Start tmmediaHtlyl Mailing Our Sales Broehures1 Fnte Suppllt!S, Postage! Start lmmediatelyl IIAIITENDER a ~potential. Now hinrlQ l rve Operatof9 2417 For Fme Information, CaiTol Free 111 yoiJ/ area. HOUDAY SHOPPERS NEEDED! Earn ex1nl1noome SS$5$$1 Get paid to Ylopl 1·800·357 ·1170 e-ma~ requited 1-800.503·1207 ext 3425 Use Investors Ml:fl&VI Spl~ Prolito! Trainingl Frae lrllormation! No DfiQI' prescnptJOn rtqurecl Get Arrtb1tm, Phentermlfle. Soma Xanax and more . Secure on ~ne savflg& l OO!lYe,_i'lCI ca• 866-563-3932 or visit www rJ.-vll ueprucribe.com Promo cod!! TACN FREE UNLIMITED long-r<rl and local calling to anyone-anytime indkro."VI an 50 $Iottes CanaCSI, and Puer1o Reo 1-800-561 - -0174 - DIET PILLS. Pa1n, Pits Viagra FIN St11pp 1 r~q 1 10% Oft On Aehlts PMnlermutt Oidre11. Adipe• . Soma. Amb~en , Foocel, Tr~madol & Mo!el U S Doctor./Phl'"""' 1-00Q-449-2431 811().331-4555. 182! www.emeda.qJress.com ••••••••••••••• ; Exercise Class ; Mondays & • When: • beginmng January 5 th 10 Marc h l Oth Wednesd ay s : IO:OOto ll:l 5a.m . 48ed room- 18athHOUSe, .Time • Where : · M eigs Semor Hardwood floors, all carpet, • Filness Room Siding, WindOWS, furnace, • O pen to ages 40+ hOt water tank & Wiring are •• less than 4 years old. Corner lot in Middleport $57,000 7 40-992-6276 ft 5 Q er . pm • • •• • •• • BULLETIN BOARD • • Cost: Only 1.50 per sess i o n Exerc i se con si si s of c ard iovasc ul ar w orko ul : Treadmill , • • C iti zen s' . rowmg machine, • • . • Scotch Pine· Christmas Trees •• Hean Healthy Awareness Coal ition Announcements C uit you r own $ 15.00 4 m ile E. o f P o rter on S t. At. 554 KARAT PATCH Diamonds 'n Gold Holiday Hours 10 to 8:30 daily 10 to 7 Sunday Ohio River Plaza • about caring with heart's tender touch and warmth tears and smiles along with the cutting edge care, well, you can connt on u s! or Breastfeeding Classes December 16, 2003 530 West Union Street Suite C Athens, Ohio 45701 Phone: (740) 592-5918 Office Hours : 8am-5pm ( M o n-Fri) If medical care i s ail HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER Tuesday, · 388·8117 Internal Medicine Medical Oncology AKC Registered Silky Terrier 3 female, 2 males $475.00, 6 weeks old 2-10 month old females $800.00 DEADLINE 2:00 P.M. FRI. 446-2342 • 992-2155 • 675-1333 bic y c ling; • A B stren g th ening and li g ht we ighiS • • C lass size limited to 10 C al1 992-268 1, Ext. 233 t r egisler • Halesh M. Patel MD,FACP pt1f11t Jo!n stat:f Ill UIHI.DO. • . 1411-992·,,J or 740-fiHJN ~ 111 h~.·' Realtor~. t he number Announcements PATEL CLINIC to CTtlsh. huura11ce chllms welcome. Free esflmllfes. All onr omJ t'II. LN:J 11 Around the Home, Do-lt-Yourself Is Quickly Becoming Do-lt-Herself 1988 GMC Camper tor sale (7401446·4325 ~~'l,tp;t~J'Wl~~~~ Auction One Bedroom Apt. on 2nd floor in Po1nt Pleasant. Call (304)675-2144 11111 rdJ~eJ . org.JniJed patterns Nice la.ge 2bL apa•tmen1 1n ••••••••••••••• quiet area All Kitchen apph· - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _..;.._ ances furnished. Call after Announcements , Announcements - - -- - - - - 5pm weekUeys, and all day Announcements Announcements weekends. (304)675-7628 OHering 11 Full Une of Auto B~ Rep~~lr from thC !t.C' ti r-. to ' tay look for girts t ha t are both fun and useful, li ke friend ly. hattery·)KJWered hHJth bru shes from Cnlgalt!, reaturinJ,!; Hiunide and l..onney l'unes characte rs. Some g1fts for teachers. a re perfect for weanng 1n the c lassroom . W hat IS better at)~re for male teachers t han neckt1es w 1th ""' Announcements a mini surfboard on 1t" that had "Myrt le Beach" printed on it. well-done . Here are some suggestions: Baby p ygmy goats, cute' 1989 GMC F15, 4lC4 , long AeadY 1or c•uns · tmas. Ca11 bed, 4 3 liter, automatiC Call For sale. !ires 265f75/A15 740-709·9688 74Q"•245 9142 AWL Dayton . 50% tread ' ;.;;!:u:!:i:'':!·~~----. ~ - - - - - - - - - mounted on alum Wheels ~ HAY & 1999 Dodge Dakota Sport, f1t s 85 chevy 4-wheel dnve~ G L..--..;~RAIN~;..-.,1 48K miles, bedllner, color Ask1ng S200 (304)675-6440 matching runn. bds, WS Dec 16 Will be the last visor/hghts. $10,000, tobacco sal e at New (740)992·6276 after 5pm Farmers before Chnstmas C AMI'I-:IIS & 1-888·844·4365 or Roy 92 Ran ger. 5 speed, green. MuroR Ho~w.<; With black stnpe package, Mayes 304-675-2428 Alummum wheels. Needs 11· 112 foot sl1de m truck clutch Call (7 40)245-5181 For Sale· Hay aboul 2000 camper Has everyth ing_ bales. $2.00 per bale Phone 95 Chevy S10, 4x4, 5 (740l645·092 1 (740)446-7857 speed, canopy No rust. Call (740)245-9142. Round Bale hay, first and second cul11ng Orchard VANS & grass and clover Call 4-WDs Auction (740)446-7787. Announcements 1nclud1ng make-up kits and candles. Recently, she rece1ved §ometh~ng she desc nbed as a "snowball dolphin blue thing wil h Wear it L..-------.,.1 Announcements Call 2000 14x70 3 bedroom. 2 bath, dishwasher. stove. rel large back deck and front st&ps Included $20 ,000 1740)379-2928 We're all looking for great homes! Cell Phone lt0-645· 5900 no-379-1144 1987 14 wide Only $4995, 1997 Oakwood 14x70. payoff $17,500 or take over payments. (740)441-857 1. Erica Stav1s, a 25-year·old middle school teacher in New York ,City, has rece ived an assortment of gifts each holiday season, 1996 Pontiac Grand Pnx 4 door auto, $2,295 Day· 740446- 1615 or eyemng 740446-1244 1996 Jeep Cherokee 100,000 miles, 4)(4, till, CD player, runs good. $2,500 080 (740)256-1233 or (7401256-903 1 garbage can in t~ c teachers ' lounge ,, 1994 Cadillac Sedan Deville , White. 67,000 m11es exc. cond $6900 304-675-7256 pt Pleasant Hardware end 141 3 miles West of Centenary, Ohio Office Phone 7t0-4.te-4900 1983 Skyline, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 14lll:64, electric, air, 6950 State Route 7 South. .(740)446-9209 1nctudes delivery Harold 740·385-9948 basement or the Ii Square bat es of hay. 1st and 2nd cuttings. $2 00-$3 00 each May consicter trade for livestock (740)245-9044 Ullnpcdt'd l1ttk pcr,Otl PI)P' up nn ~our Ji,l B11Jw-.e on li ne - ~ccd 'IHnt· grc..11 g1lt 1JI."J~' \ 11"1 on hn ~.: h1~ tO.:I..1Jicr' ~~ttcr r"'' 1t:v." <.tnd rat mg., uf the1 r m~.:n: hanJt.,c . '-'h1~h ~.m h<.:lp ~ou make "h Ppru\~ 111 J ~to1..: t~,t er <.tnd eiJ..., Iel I f ~ou t.il'uJ..: to hu} online . 111.111) ~~~~- .. oJ!l'r .)!Ill v.r.1pp1n~ Jnd ... ..:, erotl i.Jclnery Ofll lon' Get them '~•mt: t hmg rhq nccLI Tu' ~ a1 c gre ..ll. hu tth t· h!JIIda)' .1rl' J pt·d t'liiiHit: Jn -.lock up o n t un und u"c t ul IICIIl~ . 1011 Colollul 1111 11c1 h t• r v.a ... ~' 'lt~t ~ .. m..tJ...l· toa~o t y WIIH C1 gill\ -\nothc1 ,!!fL'a t lllC\ pt:lhl\1.' f! llt Ilk<.~ ~ ~ u h..Jlll.'l~ - rnv.ered to<l thl'lru !to h l nnJ... ll'r kH.I -Irtt'ndh h1u,he" lilt: thl.' nc~' l.f)(J'-I: Y Tl '\'f-SI M :.~nd BIO N JCLETM haut' r) -pov.crL'J tnothhru .. h~· .. trnm Cnl ~.~t~.· I hn m.Jh' grL'o.il l;bt nt ln ute ' todi111:1 ~tulkr~ kt'l.•lU"C ~ou tlun'l h<J'l' 1<. 1 hr.~\~· a d(•V·J~·J Ill) .. \(lfl' tul1nd them - J U~t gv 111 }uUr ltM..'al J.rug'-lllfl' . grt)Lc r ~ .. l,Jre ''r 111.1 . . , till lo,:h.tnJI,l'T L ei th ~ m ~.hoo)\c - II yo u ,trl' 1call) ... tulllpeJ (•r " 11np l~ •\Ut ' 11 11mc hu) :1 ~~ ft ~.:ert di c'-l t e from a to) . mU,II.. or houJ... rl'l,llkJ It )"ll fl,t. ne.1rh p.tfl ol ~"lll glf 1 ~..1n be taktn £ l he th t! J to the ' 111re h 1'..:kd h1' g111 A gl l llL'rllfl ~ .lh' ...~1 ... 1• ~.·n,llfl'" )OUr~.· nul £1\tng ~oml't h llll:! thl'~ ·,l' .Jitl·.td~ lt'l('I',_·J .•tnJ ll t n.lbk-. ~IIU[II ~ ~.~ ~ ~111i1n ~our hudgt:t Th ey "' a; 11 ~~ mon: f un to !!1\1.' th:.Jn tn fl'O..:l'l\1..' duflll!! the hoiiJ<~) ' It ;ou t(1 l lcJ"' up in their 1993 Mazda 323 102K runs excellent, good fuel m11eage, $800 Call (7401256·1487 Located It the Junction of Stale Routes 775 1------- ------- these gifts end i 6 yr old female Snow Macaque Monkey-l ame. $1.500 Call (7401 388-8142 Bu y or sell A1ver1 ne Antiques, 1124 Easl Mam on SA 124 E. Pomeroy. 740· 992-2526 Ru ss Moore, owner. 9906. tov.at~J ma~u1g your htl!uJd~ -.hopp111!! l'd'>lcr <.~nt..! mwl' t' llJn~ahll' htllo\1. the~ int act througtu he holtday perennial 1998 Saturn SL ,4 dr, 5 MaroRcvcu;s sp ,manual ABS, 1 owner $4299 304-675-6 199 or 722·3862. 2001 XR80, like new $1 200 Registered Chnslmas Call 740·446·8 138-evenlngs Bassett Hound. 7 weeks, 2000 Dodge Stratus SE , or 740-446-1761-day ask !01 had 1st shots and wormed . loaded. 75k. $6.300 96 Fo•d Ross $250 cau (740)388-9327 Aerostar XLT, a1r, crUise, FoRSALE cassette 115k, $3.800 96 2003 Suzuki AM 1 25. rode OR l'RADE Cavalier, w. cru1se, P L very little, like riew Cost L,~-------.-1 145k $1.700. (7401446- $4,850 Sell $3,800 or trade 2624 tor car (740)367 0632 Sawm1ll $3,895· lumbermate 2000 larger 2000 Ford ExpeditiOn, Edd1e 60 AlJfO PARTS & capac1!y, more opt1ons . Bauer, loaded, super clean. ACCF.<;s()RIK<; Norwood lndustnes, manu- like new! Must Seell facturer of portabl e sawmillS, $16.200. Ca ll (7401446Black Leer 1990-1998 board edgers. log sk1dders. 3552 Chevy ful l size truck topper ATV attachmenls. www.nor· for short bed trucK $500 wood industries com FREE 95 Chrysler Newyorker, (304)675-1251 1nformat1on 1·B00·566·tl899 excellent condition. leathe1 Ext 200-U power sunroof, ru ns greal, - - -- - - - -- $2500 must sell, 740-416- Chevy Eng1ne transmiSSIOn 4x4, 350 bored 40 over flat 0174. WHOLESALE LEATHER tops, 4 boll mam 15,000 Betts, Gloves. Vests, m1les, 700R transmiSSion Crusher sale Hard to find Jackets, Chaps. Saddlebags, and MORE, cars, buy them before they 15,000 m1tes Still 1n the crus hed. Some tr uck, can dnYe and check 8 7 0 • 4 3 8 · tl 5 0 0 are them out Runs very good antiques (740)388-8228 www BransonWholesale co Aski ng $1200 13041675· m For sale- 1984 Cadillac 6440 stretch limo, fair cond1t1on, askmg $500, (7 40)992·3002 Crusher Sale Hard to J1nd parts? Buy them before they FOTR R U S C ALEKS crushed Some a•e LJVESJOCK ant1ques (740)388-8228 . -. r www.yousaverx.com VIAGAA·LOWE ST PRICE Re fills G a anleed $3 60 r "' 100 u w• ? 11 P mg. y pay more We •ave he an e v · 1 1 IOXX, 11 SW r c 1b L 1 1 e e rex, 1p1or more Prescription Buyers Group 1 86" 887 7283 Thompsons Appliance & ~ - ;;;;;.~.;;;;.;.,·,;.:;;;;;;.·- - - - . Repair-675·7388. For sale, Bun.oiNG re-conditioned automatic SUPPUES washers & dryers, retn gera- L..--~~,:0::--.,J tors gas and electri C ranges, air co nd1110ners, an d ALL STEEL BLDGS. wrmger washers. Wil l do 24 X30 was $7,900, sell repairs on major brands 1n $3,900. 29x50 was $13,900, shop or at your home sell $5 ,980, 49x90 was $26,900, sell $12,900. Used furniture Store. 130 Call now! To m (800)392Bul av1lle P1ke Mattresses 7806 dressers. couches, bunk beds, good refngerator, gas rNhge, rec11ners, what-nots. Block, bnck, sewer p1pes, Grave Monuments Windows. lintels, etc Claude (7 40)446-4782 GalliPOlis, Wmters A1o Grande, OH Call 740-2 45-51 21. Oh1o, Hrs 10-4pm teacher is a scholastiC scene. Bul all too often hudgetJ he"t student bnnging a gift to a 1993 Lumina, APVLS, $950, 1986 Honda Civic, aula, $600. 1994 Olds Cutlass .Calais, $1 ,450 (740)388- \\.:J ) ~a,un Pl an ahead - RememOcr. a..., the holiday ..eu~oon gro~., hcctll'. ~doc!. )our •'!\:hedul.: . Sturt plann~ng ~lore )tlU upen ~11ur lir.. t part~ tn \ HJtum Take tht" ume to find out opening and do-.tng time-, for )Ollr f aYontc \IOrc.~o : 11\0llt h:nd tu have longa hnur .. dunng the hol1da) ..ca ..on Tn J\nld t: rov.t.h n \ Ill !<.hop early in the day, avu1din g peak timc... IJk c lu n<.:hltlnc and weeke nd .. , <when !.lore .. "·an he1.om..: ~To"d~d ,mJ (l\er\4hclnllng Makr a detai led list- F{) l low Santa'~ lead here and make a h~t . then (.'hcd H tv.I Cl'. Wn tc duv.n the n ~unc .. ul :ill thl· d1ildh'rl 011 ~our gtlt 11 .. 1. thr1 r ag.:"' ..tnd unc ho,bb y nr i nt crc~t. T tien try 10 come up wnh a few ~pfl1 dca.~o !hat would appeal to ).C\t!f,ll ol the t:hildn:n on )OI.Jr 11 .. 1 You v.dl .. a\t' ,1 lot ol tllllt' 11 ~ou ca n wa lk into a toy !t. tore and buy multipk!t. o f ju:-.t a lew Item .. Bl.' .. uri.' to pid up a fcv. th1ng ' \l,ilh uni\Cr..<tl appcotl. Ilk~.· hc~.trd g,une' Jr1 "t'h or huild1ng blod ,., to p.artl~l j)Jic Ill a h~otf1.·hartt ~ tO) dn\t' anJ tu ht· prt·pJrt·J Jn th~.· ~.·,cm an afternoon bell , · the s1ght of a AKC Pomeranian puppies .4 3 yr oi<:J Dell computer, females and 2 males. $300 1991 Ford Tempo GLS ~50 , for mora Information auto/trans. Needs body work (740)388-8642. caii (7401245.Q155 bul runs good. $500 00 Dell computer w~h Cannon Christmas puppies. AKC (740)992-()274 copler/printer/scannartfax in registered Silky Terrier, 3 one, w/de&k like new, used female, 2 males. $475 6 only a h«le. (7401992-0274. weeks old. 2·10 month old, females $800 (740)44~ For Sale; Jazzy Motorized 3756 6pm-9pm onty Wheel Chair $1 ,000 Call Tara Townhouse (7401256-6305 Cocker Spaniel pupp1es Apartments, Very Spacious, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Floors, CA. 1 For sale: Tra11er 4x8, drop Buff color, shots, 6 weeks old. Call (740)446·4233. 1/2 Bath, Newly Carpeted bed. (7401645-0921 Adult Pool & Baby Pool. G1ve your family a new PatiO, Start $3851Mo No home for Christmas! We'll Male Pomenan-dog-very Pets. Lease PII.JS Secunty pay your rent to help make It gentle Andy J H. Yoder, Deposit Reqi.Jired , Cays happen! 98% Approvedl 1- 10321 St. At. 141 , GallipoliS OH 45631 740·446·348 1, Evenmgs 800·664·4 160. 740-367 -0502 Open your heart th1s season JET Twm A1vers Tower is accepP'f AERATION MOTORS and give one of these won1ng applicatiOns lor wa1t1ng Repa 1red , New & Rebuilt In derful dogs a forever home 11st for Hud-subs1zed, 1- br Stock. Call Ron Evans , 1- Me1gs County Dog Pound . aparlment ca ll 675-6679 800.537 •9528 Phone (740)992-3779 for EHO more mformat1on : Slbenan Husky (male), 3 yrs., \111(1 II\ \PI"' I N.E F. Huntsman 50 Cal m1lC ~;;;;:;:;;;;;;=;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:; Same as new $120. c.v A Boxeri Rottweiler (female) , 3-4 yrs . small t D HOUSD-IOIJl opt 1ma 45 Cal. New $ 17o, while Pekingese (male), 4 (740l256-6652 _ yrs. small (Benj1type) Terrier " NEW AND USE D STEEL (male), 3-4 yrs ', Yel low Couch. Pastel Hewers on Steel Beams, P1pe Rebar Labrador (female) . 2 yrs. white background. $100 Call 740-44 6-o 123 . For Concrete, Ang le, German Sheppard mix , ;4 - - - - - - - - - Channel, Flat Bar, Steel mo. old r no Pets, (740)992·5421 bedroom, 1 bath hou ocated 1n Rodney V1llag 11. lam1ly •oom, hvmg ew heat pump!lurnance 5001mon l h+deposit. r,:; 74::0:.;4 : ;4::;6:;:·3:_:1.: 28::_....,_....1 Partly fum 3 1¥ house out back of Letart, used sola & cha1r l1ke new 304-882-3970 Pleasant Valley Apartment Are now takmg Applications for 2BR. 3BA & 4BA., Applications are taken Monday thru Fnday, from 9'00 AM -4 PM. Office is Located at 1151 Evergreen Dnve Point Pleasant, WV Phone No IS (30.4 )675-5806 E.H.O 2 bedroom . WW carpet, wood deck. very. very nice. In Gallipolis Phone Electnc Range, $1 00; GE (740)446-2003 or (740)446- WasherN1ce $100. 1409 Kenmore Washer- Uke New. S175 Kenmore Dryer. $150. Mob1le Home lor renl 3br Kenmore Relngerator, $150: w/washer & dryer, stove & Chest or Drawers with mirror ref (304)576·999 1 and dresser, $140; Couch Tra1ler for rE)nt, 1dea1for one and cnan. $150,4 very n1ce or two people. No pets, ref- d1n1ng chairs $40 each, Full S1ze bed w1th box spnngs erences {740)441..0181 and mattress, $145: Queen SIZe box springs and mal· tress, $150, 10% off Sale th ru December, Skaggs 1 and 2 bedroom apart- Appliance, 76 Vine Slreet. ments, fu rnished and unfur- ~(7...:4.:.01...:44.:.6-:.:...739:.:.:8...: . ____ o• 1 Whel hL!r you' re 'hopping for your l,: hildren ur nl her' )UU lm-c hkc )Our n u-n. hU)IIlg l111ftd d) ~111, 111r th~ hill~ I lilt:' 10 >our ltk l<l.f1 ~ 1.."\hau~t in~ up' to k(•ep your ~oan n y (ant! Lik e th e rush of · students at the 2 Bedroom house. full basement, stove and refr~ ge r a t o r. turn1shed 1n Town. $400. per Completely rel1mshed home month. plus deposi1 For Lease , 1600 sq Feet, Great loca tion. 1n Gallipolis References Requ1red beaullfully reslored 2nd Oh10, 3 bedrooms 2 full (3041675-8902 floor, 2 be droom apt. 1 1/2 bath s pnced to sale now living and dim ng 2 BR and 3BR, both baths. Phone (740)446-9539 room, 1ear deck Lots ol storwa ter/trash pa1d, no pets, age HVAC Downtown need references, near porter Gall1polls All modem ameni388-1100 ties. $600/month Secunty - - - -- - - - - and key depos11s No pets requ 1red 2 miles fro m Pomeroy, 2 References (7401 446bedroom, kitchen furnished, (7401446·4425 $350+ utilities. $350 deposit, 3936 All real estate advertising In this newspaper is aubject to lha Federal Fair Hgualng Act ol1968 which makes It Illegal to (MS ) - omd 't re,~ fu l. W hen:: do you hcgm'1 Getti ng urgan w~d before you reach for that ned1t '.:anJ can go a lnng 2 Bedroom mob1le home m Racine area NO PETS New 2003 Doublew1de 3 BA (740)992·5858 & 2 Bath. Only $1695 down and &295 tmo 1.aoo.691 • 2 bedroom mobile home 6777 Water, sewage, trash paid No pets. Security depos11 New 3 bedroom. only $995 requ1red Call (740)441down &ony ' $ 18976 per 4540 month. call N1kk1 740.385· ---- - -mob1le -7671 2 ' bedroom, electnc $875 00 WEEKLY salary possible Mailmg our poslcards From Home. No expe· nence necessary Genu1ne opportunity Supplies provided 1·630·306-4700 (24 hours) Five Tips to Make Holiday Shopping Easier Check Out Holiday Gift Ideas for Teachers \\-. 1'1II( I \111 1\ C~URTSIDE Gallipolis BAR & GRILL Now accepting applications for 6 :30pm · 8 :30pm HMC Education & AUNT CLARA'S COLLECTION Th e Am erica n Legion P ost 27. M e mbe r s wou ld like to thank ·a ll o f lhose who contri buted t im e a nd made don<!tions to Holiday Hours hel p mak e o u r Veterans Day Tuesday thru Saturday 10:00 am t ili S:OO pm Sunday 12 noon till 5:00 Fis h F ry a s u ccess . A ·special than k s to th e follow1ng : Captain D 's M anager- Watch for sale items added J ohn S ipp le each d ay Gallia C ou n ty V e t e rans 7 40-446-0205 A ssociation Conference Center Son's of t h e Am erican Legion For more Information or to Georg e Kempe'r reg ister, please call 446-5030 SMOKIN ' ROB'S STATE LIQUOR AGENT Fino Wlnoa ond Botr 1828 Eulom Avo. Pepll Cubea $4.99, • Smokln' Rob'l RYO $t0.99 torte oz. Bagtw 100 FrH Bugler Tub" While Lalt 1 BEDROOM APT. Gallipolis $325 monthly References· and deposit required PAR KFRON T DIN ER & BAK ERY NOW OPEN 5:30AM Weekdays 7:00 AM Saturday Come join us for breakfast! A cross f rom the city park Your contributi o n s w e re gre a t ly a ppreci a ted . Stev e Swords Commander (740) 388-9851 (740) 645-2088 day time bartender/waitress. NEXT SALE Jan. lO, 04 ,, ' Will trai n 740-441 -9371 ,I ·' �....... . )o ... • I Design details Architectural style: Early pndrie style Total: 4,230 sq. ft. Main level plan: 2,430 sq. ft. Lower level plan: 1,1100 sq. ft. Southwest $342,990 $319,680-$352,980 Garage: 2-<ar attached, 700 sq. ft. Overnll width: 52 ft. Overall depth: 80 ft. Recommendl'd lol size: 70 ft. wide, 150 ft. deep 3 bedrooms Baths: 2 fuU Designer comments Laundry: lower level Exterior material(s): brick colum~ Foundation! fuU basement 2 in. x 6 in. stud exterior walls, wood frame Roof material: ~t shingles Gas-forced air heat Ma<;onry fireplaces Hardwood t1oors Tilting windows . '- I ,. and shady contractors - to the sidelines. In theory. bigger firms can offer a wider range of services and have the clout to guarantee work and closely supervise workers. All of which, according to Turner and HSS, is to the benefit of consumers. "We demand hi gh levels of professionalism because thats the direction this bus·iness is headed, and it happens that the larger companies can dictate these greater expectations throughout their ranks," says Turner. Even bi g-box hardware chains are screening contractor installation services to find contractors who share the mantra of quality service and professional dem ea nor. The third element boils down to education of consumers and contractors alike. To lay all industry image problems at the feet of the contractor misses the consumers role in how a project ultimately . .. .. .. . ... ..., ~ f ~ .. ., f',. "Single-story prairie ranch styles work well in golf communities. People want a good view of their environment. For couples who don't need a lot of room but want extra space fo r visitors or grandchildren, this traditional design is ideal." - Douglas Wells, Wells Kastner Schipper .._....... -· .. • '''1 ~·- '\ 1' ~· \ • .t , J ,,, ' \.l l l\ 1 1 \\ 228 W. Main - • Cougers claw Red men. See PageS The ever-popular traditional prairie style works well in many settings, including golf communi· ties or other open areas. Windows and deep roof overhangs are trademarks of pratne style. (AP Photo/AP House of the Week) · Ma ny spray can furniture tunis out. Twner says the bur- tires at 15 different stores. A polishes contai n mostly water den is on home-repair industry home-improvement project is - up to 95 percent, in some trade groups to help homeown- a one-of-a-kind job, and thats cases. Unfortunately wood ers understand that clearly com- how our industry needs to and water don 't mix. In some municated expectations are cov- approach thin gs." The annual national survey, instances, the polish ean rai se . eted by aboveboard contractors. the wood's grain and. in the "You have a train wreck conducted by the Consumer long term , cause dama ge. coming if both sides dont Federation of America and an Here is a formula you can clearly communicate," says assoctallon trade group, create with ingredients that Turner. "It can be as simple as reported automobile sales in will clean. moi sturize and replaced home a homeowner complaint that 2003 shine tine wood furniture: In 'you didnt clean up the job improvements in the uncov a jar or bottle mix equal parts site every day ' while the con- ered No. I spot of consumer of linseed oil, turpentine and tractor can legitimately con- complaints. E-inail questions on home- vinegar. We suggest between tend 'you didnt ask me to."' a third of a cup to a half of a Still, winning over con- owner-contractor relations to: cup of eac h. Shake well sumer confidence - ·and david ,bradley (at) aphou se- before using, and look for a lowering its place in the polls oftheweek.com . satin sheen on your furniture. - has the home-improveThe Honie Service Store is ment industry looking for a home-improvement man long-term answers. . agement organization that "The whole delivery system of the entire industry is provides property owners driven by small independent with . a full range of homePainting wood windows contractors and our entire improvement services and industry, both big and small project guidance. For more can be a tough job, especially firms, needs to pull itself up information call 1-( 866) keepin g paint off the glass. or vi sit Masking tape takes time to by our bootstraps," says HSS -6060 Turner. "Its not like buying www.TrustHSS .com. Painting .wood windows Saddam: 'I'm willing to negotiate,' raising hopes insurgency might weaken i nsta II and can be a mess to remove. Removal of paint with a razor blade is dangerous and can damage the fres hl y painted finish. Instead, use a large putty knife as a paint shield. A 10in ch drywall taping knife works best. Lay the blade into the joint between the glass and the wood frame. Hold the knife ti rml y in ·place at an angle of abo ut 30 degrees fro m the glass while brushing paint onto the wood frame. Excess paint will wind up on the knife instead on the window. PROUD TO BE A PART OF · youR LIFE OBITUARIES G ALLIPOLIS DAILY TRIBUNE Page 5 • Maxine C. Washington • Barry Mitchell Johnson SUBSC iliUE TODAY • 446- 234~ WWW.MYDAI LYT ili UU,NE .COM days til Chrlstmat 992-5432 l ! l l l \t l · t l . l , . ,, , .. .. ..... ADWAR, Iraq (AP) "My name is Saddam Hu ssein," the fallen Iraqi leader told U.S. troops in Engli sh as they pulled him out of a dank hole that had become his home. "I am the president of Iraq and I want to negotiate." U.S. soldiers replied: "Regards from President Bush ." The exchange, recounted by Maj. Bryan Reed, operations officer for the 1st Brigade. 4th Infantry Di¥ision one day after Sadd am 's capture was announc.ed, suggested the Iraqi leader wo uld be willing to tell U.S. intelligence everything he knows. Of the most immediate imponance wo uld be any information on the insu rgency responsible for the deaths of nearly 200 American soldiers. On Monday, a series of car bombings at police stations around •he Iraqi capital left eight policemen dead and at · least 14 wounded, police officials said. The deadliest attack was a suicide mi ssion at a station house in northern Ba~hdad where the eig ht offtcers were killed. Two other car bombings at a west -side station ca used four injuries. President Bush had warned attacks would co ntinue as expens pored over documents found with Saddam and his interrogation got underway. Saddam's exact whereabouts Monday were unclear. u.s.· offic ials said only he had been moved to a secure l oc~on. The Dubaibased Arab T\! stati on AIArabiya said he was taken to Qatar, though that could not be confirmed. Eventually, Saddam could be tried tor war crimes by a new · Iraqi tribunal. More immediately. the Americans made clear he faces intensive interrogation - foremost, to find out what he knows about the ongoing rebellion against the U.S.Ied occupation and . late r, about any weapons of mass destructi on his regi me may In th is image realeased by the u.s. Army on Sunday for· mer Iraq i President Saddam Husse in is shown in custody after he was arrested near his Tikrit home Satu rday night. (AP Photo) Please see S•dd•m. 5 ' Manhunt ends with 'Ace' in the hole INSIDE Endtng one of the most intensive man hunts in hist01y, U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein on Saturday in an underground hideout on a farm in Adwar, 10 miles from his hometown of Tikrit. He was the Ace of Spades in th e deck Bedroom wtth of U.S. ·most-wanted cards. clothes scattered. tncluding Ventilation pipe to the unwrapped new surface provided air shirts Page 5 • Community Calendar. See Page 3 WEATHER Cloudy, HI : 40s, Low: 30s The entrance to the 6-foot-deep tumel was covered by a rug and dirt. Walled farm compound Details on Page 2' Drawing is schematic INDEX 1 SECTION - @[!rJJ@11 WmrJUmrJJrJrJ ®[! rtlrJJrJU&rJJm110@0 ®[p[fJ®[1(1mmU11)J.qgg Calendars ' Classifieds Comics Dear Abby Editorials Movies Obituaries Sports Weather -"City Limits".formerly HFrench Quarters", across from the Holiday Inn · · in Gallipolis, Ohio. ' ·· -Reduced for immediate sale. 5, 000 square feet. Building completely cleared out and partially renovated to expand business potential. Great location, above flooding plain and outside of corporate limits. Must see to believe·potential. Kitchen equipment remains but . all bar related items · · have been removed. • -.Private Seller -Only Serious offers will be considered. .-:-For ,vieliJ?int!, t:(Jtntat:t Pom eroy Saddam Captured SPORTS Supplementary conditions. A written section of a contract which qualifies or nlodifies the general conditions of the larger document. Crow's Family Restaurant Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio • Qhio guardsman convicted for disobeying order. See Page 2 • School News. See " for appoilltments '>.·· ' AP WASHINGTON (AP I Members of Congress urged the Bush <ldmini stration on Sunday 10 u>e SaJuam Hu ssei n's captllre as an opportunity to internationul ize th e war effort in Iraq . Democrats · and Republicans alike also caLI ti oned that des pite the oust ed Iraqi president' s arre st. ma vhe there wi ll be another opponunity to rc-look m the' situatio n and understand that il is in everybody \ be st intere st Ill participate in this proce»." Santorum said in a call wi th confere nce reporters . Sen . John Kerry. D-M·ass., >aid the tight was not 0\'er. and the Uti!ted States stands much work remains to cre- to ben etlt if other countrie> ate a demonm i ~ lra4. made were to ; hare in the burden . more difficult by the proba"The president. I think. ble continuat ion of violence ha:-; a great m omen t here to against the Ameri can oc cu- bring people to the task of pation forces ;md Iraqi cilil - getting more people on th e ians. ground, reducing the risk to With Saddam gone . said American so ldi~ rs . reducing Sen. Rick San torum . the th e overexten sion of our Senate's third-r;!nk ine torces... Kerry. a candidate Republican. surely Ihe time for the Democratic nominahas come for reluclanl al lic> tion to replace Bush. said on to throw their forces into the NBC' News . effort to bring democracy A longtime advocate of and stabi lity 10 Iraq. "With Saudam gone. Plene see Lllwm•kers. 5 3 7-8 9 3 4 5 5 6 2 Varnadoe: Kroger appears firm on closing BY BRIAN J. REED breed @mydailysentinel.com POMEROY - While local officials are urging the Kroger Company to reconsider its plans to close its Pomeroy store, Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe said he has pledged to work with the company to find a new tenant for the 30 year-old building. Varnadoe said he spoke to a Kroger official on Friday, and the decision to close the local supermarket appears to be irreversible. The Pomeroy store, along with stores in Galfipolis a nd Gauley Bridge, W.Va. will not re-open. now that a twomonth strike by union employees has been settled. "We 're going to continue to make an argument for keeping the store open, but it appears to be a topic (Kroger) does n't want to address," Varnadoe said. "We were in touch with the company during the strike, but they weren't addressing the issues of closing stores at that time ." Varnadoe said Kroger has " no detinite plans" for its Please see Kropr, 5 Bridge tragedy stirs memories fo~ local.man Then the phone began ringing as neighbors and friends rushed to inform him that the Silver Bridge linking Point Pleasant with Kanauga. Ooio. had collapsed at the height of daily traffic between the two communities. · Shortl y afterward, another BY KEVIN KELLY kkelly @mydailyregisle r.com MASON. W.Va. Raymond Cundiff .was watching cartoon s on tele vision with hi s 4-yeur-old son !ohn when the word first came late in the afternoon of Friday. Dec . 15. 1967. Please see Brlclp, 5 Memorial Keepsake Ornament I ' Sacldatm was found in a narrow crawl space branching off the tunnel. He was carrying a pistol, but didn 't move to use it. Lawmakers: Capture could be opportunity to internalize war effort 10 PAGI!S © 2003 Ohio VaHey Publi.!lhing Co. .• ' Memorial keepsake ornaments, to honor a special loved one, are available at Holzer Hospice this holiday season. Each beautiful snowflake is gift boxed with proceeds benefiting Holzer Hospice. Ornaments are $15 each. Please call (740) 446·5074 or 1·800·500·4850 for more details or to place an order. "When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure." "- - .:.- .. ·- - ' -·- ---·-- ·t·---- ---- ' -t .. , .. ' Dark cloud of home-repair poll Tips of the week 9 has silver lining for contractors ~~~ repolish ' Last year, the homeimprovement business got whacked by a 2x4 in a consumer complaint survey. This !ime around. it got off comparatively lighi with a mild smack from a piece of lath. Even this marginal upgrade has some contractors clicking · their steel-toed boots for joy. "On the surface there are several things happening in the industry that mean contractors are getting better," says Mike Turner of The Home Service Store, a tirm that oversees contractors on repair jobs. Thmer sees a trend of general sophistication among homerepair firms, a signal to him that things are looking up. "When the industry be<;omes more sophisticated, it means we are becoming more professional and better able to meet consumer expectations." Behind the sophistication is a consolidation of repair firms tl1at has forced less prepared fmns - . Sponsored by: Southern remains perfect with win over Raiders, 6 Estimated . • construction cost Construction (excludes lot) glossary Northeast $359,640Southeast $392,940 $283,050-$316,350 Midwest $316,350-$349,650 Northwest $309,690- .. • Sunday, December 14. 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis On course with a prairie ranch design (AP) - If you live along a golf course. many windows can be a visual asset. Semiretired or outdoor-ori · ented couples will enjoy the traditional prairie styling of Plan APWB-135: Large windows make up much of the first floor, although solid walls can supplant them at the owner's pption. The master suite and combined living and dining rooms face the fairways . : Hidden from view is a completely fi nished lower level that would work as a walkout basement. Ideal for visiting adult children (or grandchildren), it includes a rec room und a utility area that doubles asa hobby haven. -. • I '. Page D6 • 6unbap Q::{md-6mtintl .,. >)·_ __ ~ - --- ·-- ----"-·-- --~ --- - - --~ ___ ~.~ -- ·- - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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