https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/6e82f92b18e08216918e26c23986bef2.pdf f992d9cde3851dab30066c6f3cba35fa PDF Text Text Page 10 • The Daily Sentinel Monday, December 22, www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs from Page 6 win," said Wolfe. "('lumber two, we did what we wanted to do. We wanted to get the ball inside some and crash the boards and we wanted to take it to the hole <md we did those things. I think we played defense when we had to." The Marauders closed out the first half with a 3-P?inter by Bobb as time expired to give Meigs a 3! -25 lead. In the third quarter, Meigs slowly extended its lead as six Manmders scored in the quarter. By the end of the third, Meigs led 59-44. Only leading by 13 early in the fourth, Meigs out-scored Federal Hocking 13-4 over a span of just a little over two minutes to put the game away. While offense was the name of the game in the second half, the Marauders used a little of the old trlisty defense in the second quarter. Meigs went on an 11-0 run midway through the f.irst quarter to take a four-point lead, but Federal Hocking out-scored the Marauders I0-2 to close out the quarter to take a 19-1 5 lead. The Marauders' defense kicked in, holding Tornadoes from Page 6 ! "Of course, we were really wanting the tirst win against Eastern. then we wanted it against Symmes Valley," explained Saunders, who also graduated from the Willow Wood school. "But we' ll take it when we can get it. It can't get much bigger than getting (the first win) against Southern - its been a rivalry lor years." · , On the ensuing Southern possession, Rebel big ·.nan Zeph Clary came up with a steal and found Merrick open near the basket for an uncontested layup and four-point lead. · A free throw by Cun Waugh one minute later capped off a 13-0 South Gallia run . The scoring blitz not only erased a seven-point deficit, but gave the home team its lar~e st lead to that point. Merrick scored nine of h1s 17 points durmg that spun. The lead grew to as large as six before Randolph answered with four straight markers to pull Southern to within a deuce, but that was as close as the Tornadoes got. Southern had a chance to tie the game with a three in the final seconds, but the 20-footer found nothing but air as the tina! horn sounded. It was an ironic end considering how well Southern shot the ball all night. Southern made 33 of 59 floor shots for a warm 56 percent. That fine shooting netted the Tornadoes a 22-20 lead after the first quarter and a 55-53 lead at intermission. "Southern was just shooting super," said Saunders. "They just put the ball in the hole, in that second quarter, they didn't miss a shot'' They led by as many as six points in the sec- the Lancers scoreless for the first four and a half minutes of the second quarter. That helped Meigs take control of the game · as the Marauders held the Lancers to six points in the second period. "We were down and then we played the way we were capable of playing," said Wolfe. "In the Gallipolis game (a 59-58 ovenime loss) we played three and a half quarters of that style of defense." Meigs travels to Wahama Tu~.day and returns home Dec. 30 against Eastern. Federal Hocking won the junior varsity ·game, 65-32. led by Greg Vinson. Chaz Driggs and Adam Tate with eight points each. ,Andy Kinnan and Eric VanMeter each score six points for Meigs. Meigs 88, Federal Hocking 63 Federal Hocking 19 6 19 19 63 Meigs 15 16 28 29 88 FEDERAL HOCKING (2·4) - Joel Gandee 1 4·4 6, Brandon Russell 1 0-0 2, Aaron Rupe 2 0·0 4, Greg Pasion 3 1·2 10, Jonathan Thompson 1 0-0 3. Dana Vales 1 0-1 2, Cody Hornsby 7 1-;3 19, A.J. Smith 0 Q.O 0, lan Bulcher 4 0-0 9, Brad Grimm 0 2-2 2, Justin Amash 2 o-o 4, Jarrod Willis 0 2-4 2. TOTALS - 22 IG-16 63. MEIGS {3-1) -Jon Bobb 11 7-8 32; J~remy Blackston 2 2·4 6, Carl Wolfe 2 3·5 7, Eric VanMeter 1 1-1 3, Dave ~p 0 0-0 0, Corey Woods 1 0-0 2, Ty All 4 2-5 10, Adam Snowden 0 0-1 0, Dakota DeWit16 4·516, Rya n Hannan 5 2-4 12. TOTALS- 32 21-33 88. 3-point goals - FH 9 (Hornsby 4, Poston 3, Thompson. I. Butcher). Meigs 3 (Bobb 3). and stanza, thanks in large part to the effons of Randolph. He scored 15 of his team 's first 17 in the frame, and finished with a total of 20 over the eight minute span: The iwo clubs cooled down considerably in the third, a quarter won 13- 10 by Southern. Gearld Cade came off the bench to lead five Rebels in double figure s with 18 paints, 12 of which he scored in the second quaner; he also collected a team-high nine rebounds. Clary scored 12 of his 16 points in the first quaner while Josh Waugh and Dustin Lewis contributed 13 points each ro the winning cause. Wes Burrows was the only other Southern athlete in double digits with II points and 10 rebounds. Jake Nease added eight markers. South Gallia also won the junior varsity contest by a 43-30 decision. Josh Wright scored I 9 for the winners while teammate Bernie Fulks added eight. Buddy Young and R.J. Harmon scored II and eight respectively for Southern. South Gallia has an entire week off to savor its first vic tory before returning to action Saturday at Rock Hill. Southem has even longer to stew about the loss. as it is off until atier the new year. The Tornadoes will travel to winless River Valley (0-5) on Jan. 3; Southern won 77-70 in the1r earlier meeting on Dec. I ~· South Gallia 84, Southern 81 Southern 22 33 · 13 13 81 South Gallia 20 33 10 21 84 SOUTHERN (4-2 , 1-1)- Derek Teaford 1 1-1 3. Aaron Sellers 3 0-0 6. Craig Randolph 15 9·10. 42 , Jeremy Yeauger 1 0-0 2. Tyler Roberts 2 1·2 5, Wes Burrows 4 1·2 t 1. Josh Smith 2 0-0 4, Jake Nease 4 0-0 8. TOTALS - 33 12-15 81 . SOUTH GALLIA (1·2) - Josh Wa ugh 3 7·10 13, Dustin Lewis 5 2-4 13, Curt Waugh 1- 1·2 3, Jason Merrick 7 2·4 17 , Gearld Cade 6 5·6 18, Brandon Caldwell 1 2-6 4, Zeph Clary 6 4-7 16. TOTALS -2923·4184. 3-point goals - Southern 5 (Randolph 3 and Burrows 2). SG 3 (le'(lrS, Merrick and Cade). Bengals fall out of first with loss to St. Louis ST. LOUIS - Playing for a first-round bye and at least one playoff game at home, where they've won a franchise-record 14 in a row, was more than enough incentive for the St. Louis Rams. Marshall Faulk scored two tou chdowns, Tony Hoh had his IOth I 00-yard receiving game and Grant Wistrom tied his career best with 2 1/2 sacks as the Rams avoided a letdown a week after clinching the NFC West. In the process, they knocked the Cincinnati Bengals from a first-place tie in the AFC Nonh with a 27- 10 win. The Rams (12-3) also took the inside track tor home-tield advantage thr6ughout the playoft's whe Philadelphia lost inovertime to Sun Francisco. That left the Eagles, who had had the tiebreaker over the Rams, at 11 4, a game behind .. "We had probably the best week of practice we've had all year," Wistrom said. "We went out focused every day and that's the way this team has played all year long. "We've always had a very business-like attitude." Baltimore shut out Cleveland and leads the Bengals (8-7) by a game heading into the tina! weekend, with the Bengals finishing at home against the Browns and Baltimore home for the Steelers. The Bengals hold all the relevant tiebreakers if the teams end with the same second-quarter tie and were record. never caught, finished 8-0 at "The mind-•et is that things home. Their winning streak in are not in your hands any the Edward Jones Dome broke longer. but take care of what is a record they set from 1998in your hands. and that IS the 2000. tootball that you have ne xt to "I kn?w people understand play." qu;ll1erback Jon Kitna . how d1ft1cult that1s to do 111 th1s said. " Regardless of what hap- league, but we have ~n advanpens with Baltimore, you want tage here," coach M1ke Martz to go out and win your lust said. "And we are very proud of game." that advantage •. the I~th man, Kitna was intercepted a sea- and the St. LoUis lans. son-high three times and the The Bengals were held to 99 Bengals were shut out in the yards rushmg by a team that had second half. · been allowing 160.5 yards the Chad Johnson had seven last live gmnes, ending a run of catches for 115 ya~·ds , setting a six straig_ht I 00-plus games. franchise single-season record 'The hrst quarter they mn a with 1.326. He also mi ght have ' little bit," defensive end invited another fine from the Leonard Little said. "We adjustNFL be~ause he wore orange ed and they didn't get anything shoes in violation of the uni- else." fonn code. Marc Bulger was 24-for-38 · Johnson was tined $10,000 for 229 yards, with touchdown for a preprinted sign after he passes of28 yards to Holt in_the scored the first touchdown in a second quarter and 9 yards to victory over the 49ers last Faulk early in the fourth. That week, the third time he's been score put the Rams ahead 27fined this season for touchdown I0. . celebrations. During the Holt caught 10 passes for 124 buildup to the Rams game he yards to help the Rams comsaid he had two more games pensate for the absence of I~aac this season, apparently meaning Bruce, out with a mild high two more fines. ankle sprain sustained last "It huns to practice hard all week. week and come out with a Joss," Faulk had 121 yards on 22 Johnso n said. "They're the carries, his fifth 100-yard game . greatest show on turf, we're the in six weeks. His touchdown greatest improvement on catch was his first in his last II grass." games, dating to Oct: 20, 2002, The Rams, who broke a 7-7 against the Seahawk.s. Krenzel from Page 6 McMullen. and not Krenzel, who provided a spark in Ohio State's last game, a 35-2 1 loss at Michigan on Nov. 22. "Through the injuries and all, I thought he had a darned good year," coach Jim Tressel said. "He had to spend a lot of . time doing things other than .simply working on his game. He spent a lot of time in the offseason and early season with the media and traVeling places, to and from. He spent a lot of time in the training room (with injuries). I think he played probably pretty well." Krenzel declines to rate his performance. · He believes quarterbacks are judged solely on their win-loss record. After all, Krenzel , 23-3 as a staner, has never been known as a 400-yard ·passer or a I00-yard rusher. . His calling card has always been that he is a levelheaded leader who might not make the spectacular play but can come up with what was needed to win. 'That's the way I've always played the game:· he said ear- ~ards and 12 touchdowns with JUSt seven mtercepuons. The numbers may be down, but Hansock said Krenzei was still the same qua~1erback . "He still made great decisions." he said. "He stepped up and made big plays several times an d was able to lead the offense." The losses at Wisconsin and Michigan weren't entirely his fault; nor was the lack of production for most of the year by the offense. Maurice Clarett's suspension made things even harder for Krenzel , who wasn' t supponed by a strong grou nd game or a granite wall up front. Krenzel's greatest gift has been hi s untlappable personality and his lack of ego. "He just proved that he was the kind of guy we were looking for. the kind of guy who could lead this group of guys," lineman Alex Stepanovich said. ''We're not looking for somebody to go back there and chuck the ball around and put us in situations we don' t need to be in. He does a great job of just controlling the offense and making great plays. That's what we need in this offense. His confidence really helps too." Eastern raiser for the employees of the Pomeroy Kroger store. A ham @ dinner will be served on Tuesday evening, December 23rd from • 5:30 - 7:30 at the Church of Christ in Mid~.leport. The commissioners would like to encourage the citizens of Meigs ~ County to come out and help support the employees. There is no charge for the dinner, but donations will be taken at the door. The ~ money will go to the employees and their families for Christmas. ~ There also will bP. a rally to show support for the Kroger employees. The commissioners will also discuss a petition drive ; to try to help save the store. Christmas is a time of giving and the 111 Kroger store and employees have served Meigs Countians for , years· and In' their time of need we hope that the community will - come out to show their support. The dinner will consist of ham, • green beans, scalloped potatoes and salad. There will also be an auction to help raise money. Meigs County Commissioners ill · Jeff Thornton, Mlck Davenport, Jim Sheets i '. ··--· .... ..,. • .·-· . ·~~ ·~· ·~· .... ..,.. .4 Eastern 52, Waterford 41 a Walerford 12 11 10 - 41 Eastern 7 6 25 14 - 52 Waterford - Haley Drayer 6 2-2 14, Desiree VanDyne 1 1-2 3. Mallory McCutcheon 2 2·4 7, Robin Arnold 1 0-0 2. Tiffa ny Wallace 2 2·5 6, Hope King 4 1· 4 9. TOTALS- 16 8·17 41 . Eastern - Alyssa Hotte r 5 0-Q 11 . Morgan Weber 7 3-5 18, Katie Robertson 3 2-4 8, Jessie Hupp 1 1-3 3 . Jen Hayman 3 1-1 7, Jenny Armes 0 0-0 0. Erin Weber 2 1·2 5 . TOTALS - 21 8·15 52. 3·point goals Waterford 1 (McCulcheon), Eastern 2 (Holter. M . , t ', . I ~ · I •I '. . . , .. ~ ... I I ' • I J I . ..J 111 ' . 11 \ \ ·I · • l l l ( l \ lt : IF, .. ' 411 f .l ..... .. .,.l .. t • •• d •••• l ... W.Va. Army National Guard members r,eturn home SPORTS • Buckeyes seniors have already left .a legacy. See PageB4 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (AP) - For more than 150 families, their Christmas gift will come wrapped in a C-130 . transport plane as members of the West Virginia Army . National Guard's 3664th Maintenance Co. return home for the holi days. The company, based in Mason County, will arrive at Charleston's Yeager Airpon Tuesday from Fon Dix, N.J. The group had only been deployed on Dec . II and was expected to go to the Middle East when they were given an unexpected trip home. Sgt. Maj. Barry Simms of the West Virginia Army National Guard said the joy of having his son, who also is a soldier, home will outweigh the sorrow of having to say goodbye again. "It's a wonderful thing the boys are gonna get tu be home but it will be better when all this is over and they'll all get to come home for good." Simms said. · The 3664th makes up a small portion of West Viq~inia 's representation dunng military activity in Iraq and Afghani stan. About 1,300 West Virginia troop ~ have been deployed . and another 900 are due for deploj<ment in January. On Monday. 58 membe r' of the We 't Virginia Arm y National Guard !57th Military Poli ce Co . came home after a long deploymenl oversea!-.. Arri vin g in a C- 130 airplane to the Eastern West Virginia Regional AirpiJn in Martinsburg. guard members were greeted by signs, hal- Rutland project due for January finish OBITUARIES loon,, cheer\ and plenty uf hug' and ki"e' from loved one~ . The MP unit wa., deployed to Fort Benning. Ga .. for 12 months after the Sept. II terrorist attacks. They spent about four month' al home before leaving for Iraq in February. 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Since then, the project has been delaY,ed repeatedly, due primar1ly to an insufficient village sewerage system. Now that a sewer hne extension is ready for construction, Wolfla said the project will likely be ready for occupancy by the end of January. Legends Realty owns 12 residential prol'erties, but the Rutland fac11ity will be the first senior living center it has constructed. The modular units which will form the apartment center will be built in Zanesville by AllAmerican Homes, and all Local man rescues woman from Ohio River BY tel 1003 Oblo Valley l'ubllohl"'l Co. 6 Months No Interest RUTLAND After months of delays, the developer in charge of a planned senior living center in Rutland said Monday the complex will be "in and up" by the end of next month. Joe Wolfla, vice president of The Legends Really Co., Inc., his son, Rob, who leads Legends' Tiger Construction Co.. and the firm's Kevin Patrick, who will help oversee the property's development, met with local plumbers, electricians, landscapers and other potential sub-contractors yesterday in preparation for construction on the 60-unit apartment complex. In 200 I, the firm pur- J. MILES LAYTON JLAYTONtiJMYOAllYSENTINEl.COM 2 SECriONS- 24 PAGES l/2 ct.. ........... 499 1ct... ............. 1 1199 REED Rain, HI: SO., Low: 30. Calendars Classifieds 1 J. BREEDOMYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Pick 3 day: 7-5-6 < Pick 4 day: 5-2-7-6 Pick 3 night: 6-6-9 Pick 4 night: 0-5-0-4 Buckeye 5: 14-21 -26-30-35 PLUS, YOU SAVE 20% TO 50% STOREWIDE!! Rob Wolf! a, left, head of Tiger Construction Co., meets with potential subcontractors Monday regarding the senior living center to be constructed by The Legends Realty Co., Inc. Wolfla's company will serve as the general contractor for the project, and local firms will be used for subcontracts, according to Legends Vice President Joe Wolfla. (Brian J. Reed) BY BRIAN WEATHER Ohio As our Christmas gift to you, we will pay the tax on every item purchased Tuesday or Wednesday! CL .......1 POMEROY - Ignoring the icy waters of the Ohio River, a Tuppers Plains man may have risked his life to rescue a woman when her car plunged into the Ohio River Sunday afternoon. Pomeroy Police Chief Mark Proffitt said Jewell Withrow, 29, was backing out of her driveway at 840 E. Main St., when she floored the accelerator. sending the 1989 Pontiac Sunbird across Ohio 124 Eastern board approves staff STAFF REPORT over the river bank and into TUPPERS PLAINS the water at least 20 feet below. The Eastern Local Board of Proffi n said the car was Education approved substiairborne 'for several seconds tute teachers and other perbefore landing in the river, sonnel action during their approximately 40 feet from meeting last week. the shore. · Jeremy Gordon, Darlene A. Withrow escaped from Lustgarten, Benny K. the slowly sinking vehicle, McCament, Geoffrey White but did not make it to shore, ·and James Keith Richards were Proffitt said. approved as substitute teachers, "She was still conscious pending cenification. but unable to swim against The board. accepted Matt the current," Proffitt said. Bissell's resignation as volun"Her husband Gary tried teer assistant varsity boys basketball coach, and hired Bissell Pluse-RIHIIes,A5 as reserve basketball coach. Jeremy Kehl was hired a' sev• Approved a two-day enth-grade basketball coach. and workshop for newly-elecled Heather Wolfe as yearbook board members for Charles ad~isor. James. Robinson was Weber. employed as a substitute mainte• Set its organizational nance Worker and CUSiodian. meeting for 5 p.m. on Jan . The board also: 14, in the library conference ' • Recognized Rick Sanders room. with regular meeting for his eight years of service to follow. ·to Eastern Local Schools. • Set a budget meeting for • Recognized the varsity 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 14. · golf team and Coach Scott Attending were John Rice. Christman for the team's Greg Bailey. Howard Caldwell. f1rst-ever district level comRick Sanders. and Shelia petition. Taylor. members; incoming • Approved membership in the Charles Weber; Ohio School Boanls Association. member • Approved professional Treasurer Lisa Ritchie; and growth reimbursement for staff. Superintendent Deryl Well. I With Approved Credit ~ ' , • ~ e ·'' • t WI'l'ERIES AND SAVE!! ~ I t ( Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio Weber) . 2 DAYS LEFT TO SHOP ; • .; • claim the 52-4 1 win. Eastern hit 19-40 two's, 2-4 three 's, and 8- 15 at the line. Waterford hit 15-45 two's. 1-6 three 's, and 8-17 at the line. The Lady Eagles grabbed 24 rebounds ( M. Weber 8, E. Weber 5, Robertson 5), eight steals (Holter 3). 10 assists (Holter 3, Hayman 3), 16 turnovers, and 20 fou ls. Waterford had 24 rebounds (Wallace 6). seven steals (Drayer 2), 13 assists (Wallace 4), 20 turnovers. and 19 fouls. Eastern goes to Federal Hocking Monday. while Watertord hosts Southern . Eastern won the reserve game 30-25 led by Tanya Barber and Jen na Hupp with eight each. Angela Martin had ten for Watert'ord. WE'LL PAY THE TAX! I ' ~ ilJJT-()J.!. (~(J~i 11 Detalta on Pace A2 e, ,.,. ,.,. ,.,. ,.,. ,.,. ,.,. ••· ,.,. ,.,. ,.,. •• :~ Rally/Fund Raiser t.:~ ~ The Meigs County ·Commissioners will sponsor a rally/fund I ,;J ~~lk, ~ ~] -I) ~II Page A5 going in a hurry," said Edwards. "We got it going in the third and played very well throughout the second half. from Page 6 Morgan Weber led us again toni ght and Alyssa Holter forcing numerous Eastern turnovers. Likewise, Waterford played some very good defense on Haley Drayer." used its quickness to pick apart While Waterford was caught the Eagle defense and raced to off stride, Eastern took the ball a I 2-2 lead before Eastern cut to the bucket and scored eleven it to 12-7 at the end of the unanswered points. Weber. frame. In the second round. Holter and Hayman hit for sevEastern's woes continued as eral key goals in the stint which saw Eastern outscore Watertord picked up the pace Waterford 25-8. out front and once again forced Eastern's momentum carne several turnovers. The defensively from the outstandWildcats ou tscored Eastern 116 in the round to push their ing role Holler played on cornering Drayer. Weber sparked lead to 23- 13 at the intermisthe offense and the rest of the sion. Eagle line- up did the job they At halftime Coach Rick were asked to do. Edwards choreographed a plan Edwards said, "The final that would prove to pick apart the Wi Ideal strongholds. His shooting stats show we shot well for the game but we were choreography plus an inspira211 in the tirst quarter and 3-6 tional pep talk brought the in the second. Our percentEagles out of the first-half dolages really shot up the second drums and into a second-half half with our more aggressive renaissance. style of play and better shot "We really stru ggled getting selection." staned in the game. As the stats Eastern outscored Waterford show we only scored 13 points in the lirst half, but during the 14-10 in the fmal round (39- 18 second half we got things overall the second half) to fl lier this season. "I've always tried to remain even-keeled throughout the emotions of the game. Your emotions in a football game always go up and down. You always have. things go your way. you always have things go against you. Yet you have to maintain a level head and keep composed and be ·ready lor the next play." Others have certainly noticed and have Jeamed from Krenzel's cerebral approac h and devotion to being prepared tor anything. Justin Zwick will battle Ttoy Smith next year to replace Krenzel as Ohio State's starting quanerback. "Craig's helped me tremendously in the film room," Zwick said. 'That's one of the biggest things you have to do coming into the college atmosphere is to get in the film room. That's a big pan of everything. There ·s not a lot of high school guys do that. but then you come in here and you see how important it is and Craig's helped a lot with that." Krenzel completed 56 percent of his passes for I ,85 1 yards and II touchdowns with eight interceptions. A year ago, he hit on almost 60 percent of his passes for 2.110 ' 2003 HOLIDAY HOURS Mon. Open 9-8 Tun. OpenN Chrlatmaa Eve Open9-4 G '· �' PageA2 OHIO The baily Sentinel Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Friends, family bury two Ohio soldiers killed in Iraq Ohio weather Wednesday, Dec. 24 The Daily Sentinel 'lliesday, Dec. 23 r The Honor Detail from Ft. Knox. Ky., carry the casket of U.S. Army Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin at Lexington Cemetery in Mansfield, Ohio. Souslin, 21. died of non-combat injuries at Baghdad International Airport last week in Iraq. [.,a_n~tleld ]30~133:J • :- . INO. I' • * • • • .... ... • • j Oo~on • Columbus 32°134" j27"134" : ~• -· • m * ** • * ·- ~ . *• * * * - • *• • • ''. ~ ,'1 ' .£.~ W. VA . ' \Portsmouth i 33u136o I ~ KY. POMEROY - Childhood immunizati on clinic at Meigs County Health Department , 9 to II a.m., I to 3 p.m. Bring shot records, medical card. Child mu st be iJr.:;,_ .~c.:;}- ~~ Stinny Pt. Cloud~ VIa Assoclllte<l Cloudy • «P> ~ , \ ~ ' -· T-storms Rain Showe rs CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES (AP Photo/ Tony Dejak) Wednesday, Dec. 24 PQMEROY - Christ mas Eve candlelight serv ice 7 p.m . at the Enterpri se United Methodi st Church with Pastor Arland King . •~-~ M:ilf' • , Fiur~ies '''• · l~e· Snow Pr&$$ Cloudy, then showers (AP)-Today ... Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers .. .Then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds I0 to 15 mph with hi gher gusts. Chance of rain 30 percent.. .Increasing tct rain 70 percent in the afternoon. TonighL.Cioudy with rain showers. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Low s in the lower130s. -}Vest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. . Wednesday ... M os t I y cloudy. A chance of snow sho wers in th e morning. Cooler. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to I0 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wednesday nighLMostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to I0 mph. Christmas day ... Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. West wi nds 5 to I0 mph. Thursday nighLPartly cloudy. Lows around 30. Friday ... Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Friday nighLM ostl y clear. Lows in the uppe r 20s. A DAY ON WAl.L STREET Dec. 22, 2003 10,500 Dow Jones industrials 10,000 ---- 9,500 10,338.00 Pat.o= from .., +0.58 SEP High 10.338.00 OCT NOV Low 10.2se.28 DEC 9,000 R10ord high: 11 .722.98 Jan. 14, 2000 Oec. 22,2003 2,000 Nasdaa composi e 1,800 1,600 SEP 1,955.80 High 1.958.74 Pate= .., +0.24 from OCT NOV Low 1.941.62 OEC 1,400 MANSFIELD (AP) Friends of a sold ier who died this month in Iraq remembered him as being very considerate: ~e once escorted a friend's dateless sister to her hi gh school dance and would often sprint across a room to hug his mother. · On Monday, poinsettias surrounded the open casket of Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin, 21, of Mansfield, who died Dec. 15 of non-combat mJunes at Baghdad International Airport. A se.cond Ohio soldier also was buried J)londay in Lima. Staff Sgt. Aaron Reese, 3 1, was the first member of the Ohio National Guard to · die in Iraq. Souslin's friend s, who called him "Kacey," said he was devoted to his mother. "Any time his mom came to school, Kacey, as soon as he saw her, would sprint across the cafete~ia and give her a hug. He loved her so much," said 21 -yearold Sean Davis, who knew Souslin since the fifth grade. At the funeral home in Mansfield, "Amazing Grace" played on the sound Dec. 22, 2003 , ,100 Standard &. Poor's 500 1,050 Pet. 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E-mail: ,_$omydailysenMel .com -: www.mydailysenlinel.com MIDDLEPORT - The annual Christmas Eve candleli ght servi ce and cant at<t will be held at 7 p.m. at the Middl eport First Baptist C hurch, Six th and Palmer Streets, Middleport. Sharon Haw ley will direct the canta- ta during the service conducted by Pastor Mark Morrow. RAC INE - The Racine United Methodi st Church will have a candle light service at 5 p.m. at the church located on State Route 124. POMEROY - The Rev. Jim Brady will be the guest speaker at the 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service at Gmce Episcopal Church . POMEROY - St. Paul Lutheran ChJch of Pomeroy wi ll celebrate the coming of the Christ Child at II p.m. on Wednesday with the church's trauitional candleli ght ser- COMMON SENSE STRATEGIES CAN HELP OVERCOME 'HOLIDAY BLUES' Question: h's hoi iday time and the . closer aga in Christmas gets, the sadder I feeL This seems to happen almost every year. I do a prelly good job of hidi ng my feelings fro m my family, but is there anything I can do to k eep this from happening? Answer: Many people experience sadness during the winter holida ys. This can start as early as Thanksg iving and continue throu gh Christmas and New Year 's . These "Holiday Blues" can be du e to a number of factors . This is a very busy time of the year, with holiday preparations on top of already busy sched ules. It can be an ex pensive time of the year, and many people are sad because they "wish they had more " to share with others. Family expectations to travel and be together for the holidays add stress as welL Depression is just one of the many responses to the increased stress of the holi - day season. Some people overeat. Some drink in excess. Some become "ill" with headaches, while still others are so "keyed up" that they have trouble falling as lee p. The way we deal with ·the pressure and the hu stle and bustle of the holiday season varies greatly from person to person. Keepi ng that in mind, here are a few common sense strategies for coping with the Holid ay Blues: • Pace yourself. One per' son can only do so much. Decide what is best for you and your family and don't overextend yourself. • Be Re ali stic . You only have so much money ~ nd so much time. Set reaso nable ex pectations for gift giving and partying. • Allow yourself some time to "be sad" and to retlect on the past. The holidays are time when we miss loved ones who are no longer here on Earth or who are in far away places . Think about these loved ones, carry them in your heart, and enjoy your time with the people who are actuall y in your presence. • Volunteer your time. Help collect or deliver gifts 89 to Howard Miller Curio was S1139.00 .from 7am-10am onlyl699.00 \ 5 1]9 Cedar Chests was over pre gnunc y ..,care. Dear Abby and land ed on hi' h ead~ Bl ond pou red e\cryw hcrc . He wa' ~o frightened he call ed lJII . The\ wanted to arre, ; me. hu l K;rk tol d thelll it wa.., <.~n acc iJ ent. I. didn 't mean to hit hi 111. alth ough my mo m ' "Y' may be I did. Kirk tonk all hi .\ th ing' with him when he we nt to rhe ho,rllal fo r -rirche\. then went to ' tay at l1is brother'' . The nex t da y whe n I '""' him . he hugged me and "l id . "You ha ve a 'ick habv to take care of.'' He ' aid he- had bee n in "' mu ch pai n he hadn' t had rime Io ge l mad. I feel terribl e. If he' d done Ihi' Io me . I would neve r 'ec him again. ,. A l lhou ~ h UIKL' he Lliu' hi1 1ny head" again -r th e car window wh ile he wa' dri vin g.) In mv hellft I kno w I diJn ·r mean ·t o hurt hi m. bu t nobodv be lie ve' me . I ' hould nor have lost my temper. I know if I comrol my,e lf and don 't get mad ove r peuy lh ings. he wil l a],,, be OK . i tt~uoC!u;:=Tthi}o~e. THJi DAY: "If a dipl omat say' ye,. he rne<..t n.., ma vbe . " If a diplomat 'ay s maybi he mean ~ no . "If a diplomat '"Y' no. he ain ' t no d i pl o mat~ .. -- Andr~ Gabor Dew· Ahln i1· 11 -riuen hi· Ahrgail Vai1 Bu rm . a/.1';/ kno11·n as Jeanne Ph illip s. and •ra.1 j(m nded hr her mo th e r. Pauline Pliil/ips: Dear Al>h 1 at Wrire H'H"H·. iJ earAhhr.co m ,;r PO. Bo_,: M-+-+11. Lm .-\n ~eln. CA 900fH Meigs Museum holiday display Ice ' kate ,. sleds ani.l >lei gh be ll s of ye,leryear. are featured in a holiday di spl ay at the Meigs Mu ,eum prepared by Maxine Whitehead and Mary Cowdery. . Also on exhibit are a collection of penquin s and snowmen and co llector pl ates or winter 'cenes paimed by Thomas Kincade. Here Joshua Parker di splays Joyce Davi s· sled of more th an 50 years ago. Visitors are invited to come to th e Museum to view the exh ib it. (Charlene Hoeflich) WE'LL PAY THE TAX! Sundar, As our Christmas gift to you, we will pay the tax on eve~y item purchased Tuesday or Wednesday! Z DAYS LEFT TO SHOP AND SAVE!! PLUS, YOU SAVE 20% TO 50% STOREWlDE!! ~~~ Diamond Solitaire Rings 1/4 ct. .. .' ..........~.~~;.~~!?.': ..... '699 Ill ct... ............ ~.<;~;.~~ .. s 1999 I ct. ..................~~:.~ .. '3399 Past, Present &. Future Diamond Rings or Pendants l/4 ct. ........... s 199 1/Z ct. ............ s499 1ct... ............. s 1199 #• {l) 1ooo/o Ced•r. {l) cherry/Ced•r.. _,________..._ ..___._______....:............ '279 to '399 • Birth announced All items must be picked up by 3:011 p.m., December 24th. SO% OFF. All Diamond Bracelets Sorry· Not subject to prior sales. At 10:00 a.m. we will resume normal bu~"iness hours. Diamond Earrings Bean Bags ALL TABLE LAMPS POMEROY Darrin . and Shelly Warth announce the birth of their first child, a son, Andrew Zachariah, Nov. 7, at St. Luke Hos pital in Florence, s49 BUY ONE CET ONE FREE! Solid, Characters, colleges arid Ky. NAS~ He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Frank and Linda Dickens of Pomeroy, and paternal grandparents are Charlie and Jenn~ Warth of Pomeroy. lnalde.Melga County MASON FURN.ITURE CO~ . 2nd Street 0..1 I had mi ssed a co up le of birth control pills, so I gnl the " mornin g-after' ' pill and took it. Ki rk refu sed to believe I had taken it. At the breakfast table. he became furi ous and smashed the TV remote control. It 's no! the first time he's thrown a temper tantrum . When he does . I always crin ge. Then he gets ove r it and I clean up the me\5. But this ti me. I was mad . too. "' I smashed my cereal bowl on the floor. Well. it bounced If he dce~de, we >houl d seeing each other. do " vo u th ink it· \\·ill work '.' -LOST MY 1E MPER IN CHL!LA VISTA DEA R LOST: You r mot her ha' spok en v. it h lhe \O i ~e of experience . so pa) atl ention. Young im e lila) he tempe sIUIIU, _ hut il i, not ' uppmed Io l ~a\c you hlac·k-and-bluc · or with 'ti tche\. There arc healthi er. more con!-o tru cti vc ways to dea l wi th ange r. L nl e" vou and Kirk learn Ill contnli'your 1cmper.\ in.an adul t and civililed ra,hi on. yo u will repeal )tlu r parent >' mi stakes . A., much a.\ yo u ma y c;Jrc for each olher. il i' l'ital you bolh ge t anger manage ment co un , elin g before yo u li ve together agai n. Pl ease don ' t wa it. Your prob lems v. ill e".:alate ~eep Keeping Meigs: informed It's a busy time fo r these Southern High School cheerleaders who practice at least two hours a day to prepare for games. In the group are from the left, front. Chelsea Smith; second row, Allie Rees and Stephanie Hoskins ; third row, Sarah Hawley, Nicole f';lcDaniel, and Stephanie Bradford; and back row, Amber Holsinger, As hton '- Brown, Cassie Cleland and Brandi Dailey. ............................................startlnc at '599.00 Mail Subscription 26Weeks ... _ ....... '1 00.10 52 Weeks ___ . . . .'. '200.20. for needy families. Or offer to work in a soup kitche n and help serve the holiday meal. • Spend time with positive people. Seek out your friend s who are upbeat and have the ability to make you lm; gh. Thi s may' give you the o pportunity to contact old friends and catch up with what's hap pening in their lives. Take care of yourself Remember to do some thin gs j ust for you. • Go look at the holiday light s in a favorite neighborhood. Engage in your favo rite hobby. Give yourself time to relax and enjoy the hol iday s. • Keep in mind that not· everyone who feels sad in the winter has the Holiday Blues. Some people become depressed becau se of th e decrease in sunlight hours. If your sad persists into feeling Valentine's Day, you should contact your family doctor about possibly having a condition called "Seasonal Affective Disorder," or SAD. Fortunately, there are very good treatments for this and other, more serious forms of depression . .. 2 Piece Living Room Groups Senior Citizen ratos R11ft Outside Meigs County · Thursday, Dec. 25 POMEROY . - St. Paul Lutheran Church of Pomeroy will ce lebrate the birth of the Chri st Child at 7 p.m. on Christmas eve nin g, with Holy Communi on. The public is in vi ted. Meigs. 992-2155 was $599.00 .. from 7am·10am only '379.00 One year ..... .. ____ .'119.40 Dally : ______ . __ .. __ . __ .50' 13 Weeks ._. . . . . . . .. .'50.05 POMEROY - St. John Lutheran Church on Pine G'rove Road will celebrate the coming of the Christ Child at 8:30 p.m., with a candlelight service, a church tradition. The public -is invited. 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A tlag was draped across his open casket. Some mourners, dressed in camouflage military uniforms , were members of the 323nl Military Police Company, which returned to Toledo on Friday. Reese came from a fami ly with a long n1ilita ry hi story. Hi s grandfather served during World War 11 , and his uncle , James Shafer, was kill ed in 196 7 , in Vietnam. · "What yo u see in our family is a lot of red, white and blue," said Ed Reese, his .father. "We fly our flag proudly." A vigil was held Sunday in Bell aire in eastern Ohio, for a guardsman who jumped in to try to save Reese. Spc. Todd Bates, 20. did not resurface in the river south of Baghdad, the guard said. al AP ACI-31.74 AEP -29.93 Akzo-35.80 Ashland Inc.- 43.42 homecoming dance, Souslin escorted her. "He barely knew her and he stayed with her all night," said Sposato, 20. Friends and relatives clasped each other for comfort and warmth at Lexington Cemetery as the sound of taps mixed with the winter breeze. Three gunshots were fi red before six members of the honor detail from Fort Ky., slid an Knox, American flag off Souslin's casket and fold ed it as mourners bowed their heads. Sgt. First Class Joel Rhode s, 37, acco mpanied Souslin 's body from Baghdad to Ohio and said he did not know what happened to Souslin. "He was a fine kid, a good soldier," Rhodes said. "He never had one complaint. Everyone should be proud." Reese, who lived in Reynoldsburg near Columbus and grew up in Lima, died less than a month before he was due to return home with the guard's !35th Military Police Company. He died Dec . I0 after • 1.000 SEP system, and people listened to the preachin g of Souslin's childhood pastor. "I think hi s li fe has touched a part of all of our lives," said Re v. John Sgro. "In the midst of bullets and bombs, in the midst of hate and evil, we can have a peace." Souslin was assigned to the 440th Signal Company, 22 nd Signal Brigade, V Corps ·in Darmstadt, Germany. The Defense Department said Souslin's death is under investigation and details will not be released for months. Relatives would not speak with reporters Monday, and several of Souslin 's friends said they did not know how he died. AI Kaminski said his 20year-old daughter Trinda was extremely close to Souslin. "They were confidantes, psychologists and friends to each other," Kaminski said. "How do you explain that type of kid? He was just awesome." Amanda Sposato said Souslin was always looking out · for others, When her little sister Amanda didn't have a date for her senior Record high: 5,048.62 March 10, 2000 accompanied by parent or legal guardian . $5 donati on appreciated , but no one de nied servi ce due tci inabil ity to pay. Christmas Calendar C 2003 AccuWeather. Inc. · n"•'· BY THE BEN Woman questions futurS; i!7light of parent's past · Tuesday, December 23, 20Q=l Community Calendar Other events M * * PageA3 773·5592 . Mason, WV • Andrew Z. Warth t (. r 1/4 ct. ............. '99 112 ct. ............ s399 Best wishes and heartfelt t'hanks to our customers and friends. SUMMERFIELD'S RESTIUUIIT 985-3857 Chester, Ohio •Jim• ~ 1ct............... s1199 1.68 ct.. ........s 1950 z·ct............... ss~ 50% 0FF . Best Selli Ear ·6 Months No Interest With Approved Credit HUIUUJ~Y HOURS Mon. Open 9-8 TUH. Open 9-8 Chrtatm.,. Eve • Open 11-4 �' INION The Daily Sentinel The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street' • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992-2156 • FAX (740) 992-2157 www.mydallysentlnel.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Diane K. Hill Controller-Interim Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor STATE VIEW Merry Christmas That's -right. I said it, Merry Christmas. The polilicai .correct pollee are trymg to mtumdate people mto say mg ·Happy Holidays" so as not to offend anyone who may celebrate traditions other than Christmas at thts time of year. I believe saying "Me rry ·Christmas" is a way to spread joy and cheer to anyone you meet. regardless of their personal beliefs. And. unfortunately, it is increasingly simple to offend more and more people these days. And. guess what? Anyone can be insu lted by anything. In my opin ion. it you chose to be offended the burden is yours - not the passer-by who simply wished you a "Merry Chri stmas." Ch ri stmas is as much of a part of our country 's heritage as is Chanukah. Kwanzaa. and other holy days. It is · wrong to specify that one holiday is more "correct," or that one should be ce lebrated over the other. I personally celebrate Chri stmas. and believe everyone has a right to celebrate whic hever holiday they choose. So, Merry Christmas to all! I believe Christmas is the embodiment of the spirit of giving and selllessn~ss l_ hat is still strongly ~~hibited in our country today. I am ~o th<mktul tor the generous spmt ol so many Amencans. When I think of Christmas this year. I will think of a kindness shown to me by a complete stran~er in my time of need. As I was driving to the Statehouse in my 19'l8 Mercury Tracer with over 180,000 miles on rt. the car went dead right in the intersection of Broad Street and Front Su·cct. This intersection is an espe~ially busy one. right in the middle of downtown Columbus. A cab driver from Westside Taxi came up behind me and pushed my stalled card into a side street. He was tml y a lifesaver. He went on with a wave but it was a random act of kindness that I will never forgl;t. This time of year many people are doing great acts of giving for their fellow man . Some are co llectmg food or volunteering in homeless shelters or making sure each kid in their communities receive a girt from Santa. It always does not have to be a grand act; sometimes the random acts of kindness can really make someone's day. Charities such as the Salvation Army also make it easv to give to those in need. I am sure we are all familiar with the red kettle bell ringers that are stationed outside stores and businesses this time of yc•u·, but there are many more ways to give to the Salvation Army as well. The Salvation Army Givmg Tree allows you to purchase gift s online to donate to a needy child. The gifts are divided by age or price level. and are automatically shipped to a distribution cente r ncar you. The donation of just one gift can help give kids across the nation a Christmas they will love to remember. For more informal ion. log onto their Web site at www.thesalvationarmyusa.org. The United Way of America also has a tremendou s impact on ilelping those m need. There are many United Way chapte rs throughout the 17th Senate Di strict. and I highly encourage all or you to contact your local chapter to find out how you can help. In 200 1-2002, United Ways across the nation ~cncruted an estimated $5 billion to help America's commurl ities address their most critical issues . These groups work to give food and shelter to those who have none, health care to children whose parents can't alford it, and so much more. Check out http://national.unitedway.org for more information. One til in(! these acts of kindness have in common is that they come from mdividuals and families who care. The government can do lots of things to help people but it cannot give from the heart like each one of us tan do on our own or with others. Take time out from your busy holiday schedule to remember those who may be in need tili.s season. I hope all of you cherish the time spent with family this year. and remember those who may not be a~ fottunate to' be wtth therrs. I am sure the men and women servmg m the mtlit<U)' will be sorely missed by so many loved ones. But, above all, spread as much joy and cheer as you can this season- don't forget to wish evetyone a Merry Cl1ristmas and Happy New Year' As always, I welcome your views on state issues. If you ilave any t]uest rnns, thoughts or concerns. or if you need assistance working with a state government agency, please write to me: Senator John A. Carey, Ohio Senate, Statehouse. Columbus. Ohio 43215: pr call my office at (li 14) 466-8156. Moderately confused PageA4Tuesday, December 23, 2003) Saving politicians from themselves Most of you have neve r · heard of Barber B. Conable Jr.. a former Congressman who died ret"entl y at age 81. But he was a great lawmaker. and we thought of him la st week when the Supreme Steve and Cokie Roberts Court heard l-•rgume nts in a ca'e challenging the Co ngre ss ional districts redrawn in Pennsylvania after the l<tst census. Conable's career and the Pennsylvania case reveal• how seriou sly the machinery of democracy · has broken down in the Hou se of F{eprese ntati ves. Un less the courts provide a remedy, the deterioration uf an anc ie nt and honorable institution will only get worse. We covered Barber Conable during the early '80s. when he was the senior Republican on the Ways and Means Committee. During that time he was voted the "most respected" House member by col leagues in both parties., and for good n~ason. Conable was never in the majority during the 20 years he represented Lrpstate New York. but he worked closely with the Democratic leadership and left a major imprint on many pieces of legislation covering trade and taxes. ' Former Rep . Dan Rostetikowski , who ran Ways and Means for most of Conable's career. put it best: "Barber was a Republican . but t'irsl and fore most, he was a legislator. And he understood what it took to put a bill together. " Conab\e was a conservative. but not a rigid ideologue. He had hi s principles, but he understood that everyone else in Congress had principles, too. And he knew that if you wanted to be a legislator. if you waQted to make progress and not just speeches. compromise was essential. · But the model that Conable represented is fast disappearing today, and that's where the Pennsy lvania court case comes in. It challenges a dangerous development in American politics -- the idea that any majority in any state can do anything it wants to. solidify its political advantage. After years of highly partisan gerrymandering in states across the country -- hy both parties -- the Hou se · of Representatives is n0 longer a trul y democratic body. Almost every district is safe for one side or · the other. Next fall, only about 25 seats will really be contested, barely 5 percent of the total. The result is that few lawmakers have to consult, or Tuesday, December 23, Social Security Column Obituaries conducted at I p.m. Saturday Dec. 27 at Hooper Ridge Church of Christ , Ames . Twp .. Athens Count y by the Rev. Don Seevers. Buri al will be at the Hooper Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call between 2 p.m. to 4· p.m. and 7. p.m. to . 9 p.m. at Friday, Dec. 26 at the Jage rs and Sons Funeral Home. David Easterday, to whom were born two boy s, Charles Social Security and James Easterday. For several years, she was a benefits for children military wife and mother, livBY LISA CRUMP ing in Germany and Japan. 5ocw.. Sle~MTY MMAOP Will ATNPI Her husband was a Colonel in the U.S. Army. After his Many people tend to assoretirement, they returned to Fort Sill in Lawton. Here, ciate Social Security with Ada resumed her teaching older people. So it may surcareer and became an out- prise you to learn that Social standing teac her in the Security plays an import~nt Lawton schools. She was a role in the lives of millions member of the Lawton of children. LAWTON, Okla. - Ada Christian Church . Social Security pays benWilson Easterday died Dec. efits. to millions of older Her husband, David, and 12, 2003 at Lawton, Okla. Americans who are retired sons, James and Charles She was the daughter of the . (Cheryl) Easterday, survive, or widowed . But many chillate Charles Howard and as do four grandchildren and dren qualify for benefits. Katie Wilson of eight great grandchildren. too. In fact, more than 4 Harrisonville. A sister, Mrs. Jake (Vinas) million children receive She was a graduate of Lee of Racine also survives. ·monthly benefit payments Scipio High School and Ohio Services were held 111 from either Social Security Umversity. She married Lawton on Dec . 17. or the Supplemental Security Income ISS!) programs. Basically. there are three types of month Iy cash benefits .that a chi ld might be eliin Agricultural Commerce Valerie Holter of Pomeroy, gible to receive from Social and Floral Design and have been named to the Security or the Supplemental Marketing. She is a graduate c;lean 's li st at Ohio Northern Security Income program. Supplemental Security University for the fall quarof So.uthern High School. Income Benefits for Children. ter. Leifheit is in the Doctor of Pharmacy program. and Holter is a second-year pharmacy maJor. The dean's list includes POMEROY - Michael C. Leitbeit, son of Roger and students who attain a grade Lenora Leitbeit, and Ben C. point average of J.5 or better RUTLAND Rutland Holter, son or Roy and on a 4.0 scale. Township Trustees will hold their year-end and reorganizat ional meetings at 5 p.m. on Dec . 29 at the Rutland Fire Station. Phyllis Simpkins even care about, p~ople who its own rules. and courts ~ 1 di sagree with them . They should always be cautious ) only have to please the ir when entering in the "politi- / party base. Thus the spirit of cal thicket. " But how can th e ~ I compromise and moderation system fix it self? If elections ~i that marked Conable's career are >o ri gged. how can voters -· • and earned him such respect register their di sapproval? i! The Pennsy lva nia case is :1 is rapidly diminishing. Earlier thi s year, the cur- one of three cou rsing rent chairman of Ways and through the courts in search Means, Rep. Bill Thomas, of a legal answer to these actually ordered the Capitol questi ons. The Colorado Police to round' up dissident Supreme Court recently Democrats who had left a tossed out a plan approved . meeting to protest the chair- by the state legislature that. :' have solidified "' man's high-handed tactics. It would is inconceivable that Barber Republican control over two ~; . Conable would have given marginal districts . such an order, or mistreated And in Texas . a three-/ committee Democrats so judge federal panel is now · hearing testimony that chalbadly in the first place. Pennsylvania symbolizes lenges a map drawn up by the underlying problem that Republicans with the aid} has ignited thi s holy war on and encouragement of the I , Capitol Hill. The Republican White Hou se . If upheld, majority in the state legisla- those new di strict lines :• ture drew a map that gave cou ld shift as many as seven ' the GOP 12 safe seats and seats from Democratic to &the Democrats seven, even Republican control. though Democratic voters· We love the House of Cokie's ..' outnumber Republicans by Represe ntatives. almost 500.000. parents. Lindy and Hale, ' Politics has always been Boggs. served there for a -~ . part of redistricting. and · it total of almost 50 years (and,. should be. After. all, winning often had tough re-election :: an election provides a man- fights ): But no democratic :.' date to govern. But new com- body can thrive if most of its · puter technology has gi'ven members are insulated from politicians a vastly enh anced accountability and don 't ability to carve out favorable · ha ve to answer to the voters. The courts have to save -:, districts. and the question posed by this case is whether the politicians from them-·· there are any limits of any selves. They have to make · kind on majority power. Hou se election s fair again. Traditionally, the courts Otherwise, prufessional leghave allowed the political islators like Barber Conable branch of government to set will become exti nct. ') r·. ' ..' COLUMBUS - Phyllis I. (Snowden ) Simpkins, 68, Columbus, passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 at Doctors West Hospital in Columbus. Local arrangements are being handled by Birchfield Funeral Homes in Rutland. Ada Easterday Glenn E. McDaniel GLOUSTER ·- Glenn E. McDaniel, 89, of Glouster died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 at Hickory C~eek Nursing Center, The ·Plains. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Antle McDaniel. Funeral service s will be School News Receives scholarships RACINE Travanna Moore of Racine has received a Norman M. Stanley Scholarship and William J. Skou Scholarship State for The Ohio University 's Agricultural Technical Institute. Moore is pursuing a degree Named to ONU dean's list Ryan Hill, Middleport, and Bobbi Jo Hill , Middleport; and Carlton Michael Criss, Parkersburg, W.Va., and Karen Ann Criss, Reedsville. Dissolutions have been granted to Pamela Durst and James Durst, and Marcia L. Buzzard and Richard D. Buzzard. Dissolutions POMEROY -Actions for dissolution of marriage have ' filed in Meigs County been Common Pleas Court by Annette D. Pierce. Middleport, and Jon W. Pierce, Middleport: John POMEROY -. A marriage license has been issLred in Meigs County Probate Court to Mark Jason Minshall , 28, Middleport, and Angela Lynn Fink. 31. Pomeroy. ,,;»:PlaCe@ '" ((p, (§ ~0 . ' from PageA1 ;'1 J' •i 1. Justice Scalia's vote for the First Amendment :.; Though a majority ofthe U.S. Supreme Cowt has validated the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Refonn Act, American Civil Liberties Union Execu!ive D,irector Anthony Romero says that the decision "will do lttr more to restrict political speech than to curtail the intluence of money on politics." J~stice Antonin Scalia, one of the dissenting jurists. bhL,tcd the new law. saying it "cuts to the heart of what the First Amendment is meant to protect: the right to c riti ci7~ the government." One p<ut of this so-called "reform" legislation greatly reduces the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans who want to express their views during ·the crucial period of national elecliori campaigns through organi zations that produce issue ads. But the new law does not limit d1e previous right of. 'prodi giously wealthy Americans -- for example, George Soros or Bill Gates-- to spend as much of their own money, without contributing to a political party or a candidate, on election advertisements a~ they like. Mo~t of us who are not that rich recognize that we have to amplify our views as a collecti ve to get them heaid. So, we join the National Rifle Association, the ACLU or other organizations. As our surrogates. they pay for "issue ads" that are obvious.ly most effective when broadcast on mdio and television close to the date mf a primary or general election. · · Nat Hentoff But the new "reform" law forbids such "electioneering communications" on television or radio that refer to specific candidates for federal office within 30 days before a primary or 60 days before a general election. The ACLU or National Right to Lite Committee would violate that law by citing, in an ad, the name of the candidate they oppose or support -- or even by relerring to that candidate in some way that appears to directly urge a vote for or against. As Justice Anthony Kennedy, who also dissented, wrote: "BCRA makes it a felony for an environmental group to broadcast an ad, within 60 days of an election, exhorting the public to protest a Congressman's impending ·vote to permit logging in national forest,." Last spring, at a conference of journalists that I attended in Boston, U.S. Rep. Martin Meehan (D-Mass.), a fervent supporter of what was called the McCain-Feingold bill during its gestation, was asked about these specific time frames of 30 and 60 days. "Why," he Sl)id, "that's when people are most interested in 'elections!" Of course. The core of the First Amendment is our right to say what we think about the candidates when voters are likely to be most influenced. And if we're not George Soros. Bill Gates or some other wealthy person, we also exercise our First Amendment right --as the Supreme Court decided in Roberts v. Uniied States Jaycees ( 1984) free-speech ca>e -- by associating with others "in pursuit of a wide variety of political, social, econQmic, educational, religious, and culturd! ends." And, as Justice Scalia noted -- quoting the Supreme Court in the free-speech case of NAACPv. Button (1%3): "Our form of government is built on the premise that every citizen shall have the right to engage in political expression and association.u So where in the Constitution do Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and her colleagues in the majority lind greater First Amendment advocacy rights, as an election nears, for millionaires and billionaires than for the rest of us? Should class matter when it comes to the First Amendment? In and out of Congress, critics of the issue ads have accused them of being "attack ads." But. as Justice Scalia writes, such ads represent "the most passionately held social and political views," and "it is not the proper role of those who govern us to decide which campaign speech has 'substance' and 'depth.'" Nor is it the role of the Supreme 'Court to curtai I the impact. of passionate ads. Many members of Congress, as Scalia cites, are the fiercest critics of issue ads because these viewpoints can indeed be effective. In cordoning olf First ,._ Amendment speech. passionate i• or restrained, near an election, .. ; the Supreme Court, however ; f unintentionally, protects incum- I' bents -- adding to their security in oftice through redistricting. - -The independent advocacy organizations. , however, could mn ads within 30 or 60 days before an election if they paid for them through PACS (politi- • cal action committees). But then they would be required to ·.; name their contributors giving ;r $ \ ,000 or more. But, as Justice _ ;.· Clarence Thomas emphasized, ·. · in dissent, the First Amendment .. ' right to anonymous speech has i , been honored, including by the ; : Supreme Court, tl1roughout our ·' history. · •i Should the government have the power to collect the names and addresses of each contributor or n;Je;nber of these groups? Should the members' employers know through the public record if they disagree with · their employees' views? In summarizing the impact of • this campaign "reform" decision, a Iener writer to The New York Tunes, Edward Wronk, 'f recently got it right: "The powerful have only gotten more powerful." Why did George W. Bush, who opposed this. law, refuse to veto it 1 A principled jecision? · • rescuing her but was unsuccessful." Jereme Osborne, 22, said he was driving along East Main St .. and noticed traffic stopped at Kerr's Run. He slowed his vehicle and saw a woman floating in the river. "I saw (Gary Withrow) jumping up and down on the river bank, shouting at his wife to swim to shore," Project from .Page A1 contractinl' work will be performed etther by Legends and its companies, or by local firms, Wolfla said. After con: struction is complete, the Powell hospitalized No testing Office closed been charged with driving under a suspended license and for failure to control her vehicle . He said the incident is st ill under investigation and more charges could be filed at a later date. 'The fate of the vehicle remains an open question," Proffitt said. "The U.S. Coast Guard will be contacted to determine if the vehicle needs to be removed from the river." ''Eventhough the vehicle is completely submerged, it could still be hazardous to river traffi c." complex wi II be mana~ed by another Legends-afftliated company, Spartans Management Co. "We develop, construct and manage the · properties ourselves. we don't leave town once they ' re built," Wo\tla said. "These will be wellbuilt homes." .~o\tla said plans for the to residents 55 and over with residents interested in living individual incomes not in the complex. Those paten exceeding $27,500. tial tenants can contact him at He said an office will be (888) 493-8600. e~tablished in coming weeks, Local contractors meeting allowing interested potential with Woltla and his associtenants to see artists' render- · ates Monday will have until ings of the property and to Jan. 5. 2004 to submit their discuss rental tenns. In the bids for work on the developmeantime , Wo\lla said he ment. welcomes calls from local Guard I will close its office on Wednesday and will remain closed until Dec. 29. MIDDLEPORT. Rumpke will not pick up· Emergencies can be reported refuse in Middleport on by call ing 1877) 742-2597. Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Thursday's collections will be on Friday, and Friday 's collect ion s o~ Saturday. Those with questions may POMEROY Steven contact the firm's office at Powell, formerly t;~f Pomeroy, MIDDLEPORT - A fund (800) 828-8171' has been hospitalized in the has been established to help offset medical expenses for intensive care unit at Queen Angie Swift of Middleport. of the Valley Hospital in who underwent kidney and Napa, Calif. He is the son of POMEROY - Meigs Gerald and Mary Powell. pancreas transplants at The Ohio Stale University Medical County Tuberculosis Office Cards may be sent to Center in Columbus last week. will not give the TB skin test Powell at Queen of the Valley Those who wish to con- on Tuesday or Wednesday Hospital, ICU Room I I, I00 tribute to the fund may do so due to the office being closed Trancas St .'. Napa. Calif. through the Angie Swift · on Thursday and Friday. Tests will be administered 94558. Benefit Fund at any branch of again on Dec. 29. The _Powells are staying in Peoples Bank, N.A .. includCalifornia while their son ing the offices in Middleport. recovers. and may be contactPomeroy and Rutland. ed at the Chapeau, c/o Gerald Swift is th e wife of Middleport Police Chief RUTLAND Leading Powell. Room 137, 4195 Bruce Swift. Creek Conservancy District Folona. Napa. Calif. 94558 . Osborne said Monday. "She feel her legs and that her went under for 10 seconds shoulder hurt ." and then came back up. If I Osborne then helped the didn't do something. I knew woman to swim to shore. she was going to go under Law enforcement and again. No one else was get- emergency vehicles arrived ting in so I jumped in after at the scene. her., "When I was I0 feel from By then, Osborne said, the the shore line, members of current had carried Withrow the Pomeroy Volunteer Fi're a few hundred yards down Department jumped Into the stream. water and helped us to "I swam out 30 to 40 feet to shore," Osborne said. reach her," Osborne , a delivWithrow was transported ery driver for Quality by medical helicopter to Furniture Plus, said. " When I Cabeii-Huntington Hospital. did, she told me she couldn't Proffitt said Withrow has mechanical problems , but later flew to the National Guard Aviation Armory near the Wheeling-Ohio County from PageA1 Airport. For Sherry VanScyoc, of Vtrginia," said Gen. Allen E. Moundsville, who hasn't Tackett, adjutant general for the seen her son, Spc, Chad West Vrrginia National Guard. VanScyoc, 28, since last '1be 157th is home - and March, the I57th's arrival was the greatest holiday gift they're home for Christmas." The National Guard unit it)'laginable for her. "It' s the best Christmas flew in from Fort Knox, Ky. About 30 memb,ers of the present anyone can receive to !57th were delayed in have a loved one come home Martinsburg because of safe and sound from a place disabled. To qualify for these benetits, an individual must be eligible as the child of someone who is getting Social Security retirement or di sability benefits. or of someone who has died, aild that child must have · a disabi lity that began prior to age 22. Although · mu >t of the people getting these benefits arc in their 2Os and 30s (and some even older), the benefit is considered a "child's" benefit because i.t is paid on the basis of a parent's ~ocial Securit)<earning;, record. To learn more about these programs. and the requirements for each benefit, read our le<!tlet, Social Security Benefits For Children With Disabilities. (Note : this publication al so includes information about benefits for children without disabilities.) You can find this leaflet online at www.social.security.govlpubsl\0026.html. Or you can request a free copy by calling 1-800-772-1213. No holiday pickup Marriage.license Fund established Comin!~riday... . · -- ThP.se are monthly cash benefits payable to disabled children under age 18 who have limited income and resources, or who come from homes with limited income and resources. Social Security Dependents Benefits These are monthly cash benefits payable to children under the age of \8 on the record of a parent who is collecting retirement or disability benefits from Soc ial Security. or survivors benefits payable to children under the age of I 8 on the record of a parent who has died . (Note: A child can continue receiving dependents or survivor> benefits until age 19 if he or she is full-time student in elementary or high school. l Social Security Benefits· for Adults Disabled Since ·Childhood . , Dependents benefits normally stop when a child reaches age 18 (or \9 if the child is a fulltime student). However. those benefits can contin!'e to be paid into adulthood if the child is Local Briefs Trustees meet Court News Rescues The Daily Sentinel• Page.t\5 www.mydailysentinel.com 2003 project includes a computer center fortenants, as well as a common area for the general public. . Wo\tla said nearly I00 people have contacted his firm and the Meigs County Economic Development Oftite, expressing interest in renting units in the center. The apartments will be open Proffitt said this was not the first time someone lias gone over the river bank . Two years ago, there was a sequence of events that sent a Ryder truck into the river. Cabell- Huntin g t o n Hospital has not released information about Withrow 's condition. Osborne was at work early Monday morning. Osborne, meanwhile, said he didn't think much about why he decided to save Withrow. "I just didn't want her to drown. c Keeping Gallia, · Meigs& Mason · informe(l~ rj) Sunday .. · Times-Senti~ ~\ most of the time it was "hot "I hope I never go back," like Iraq," VanScyoc said. Erin McKee, vice president · and miserable." Tennant said. of · the Family Readiness Support Group for the I57th, join Us As We Celebrate said the long deployments The Birth Of Our Savior. deeply affect f:m1ily members. McKee and her young daughter Christmas Eve Anna Grace were eager to welcome Sgt. Tony McKee home. Candlelight Service "He left the first time when she was only about 9 months December Z-4. 6:30 p.m. old, so she really wants to see her daddy," Erin McKee said. MIDDLEPORT Staff Sgt. Rebecca Tennant said she is happy her experiand is dwelling among us. OiURCH OF OiRIST ence is finished. She said 5th and Main John r:r.f ATTENTION ALL VISITORS -· We are currently in the midst of the flu season. PLEASANT VAI+E:Y HOSPITAL cares about the health of our community. We respectfully request that the very young, immunocompromised (ill) and elderly refrain from visiting patients in the hospital during flu season . . ' For more information ()lease call, (304) 675-4340, Ext. 1248. .., ., PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL .. .. �• PageA6. NATION The Daily Sentinel Tuesday, December 23, 2003 -n•• , • Bv BRIAN SKOLOFF ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PASO ROBLES , Calif. Resc ue efforts were called off as darkness fell over this central California city fo llowing a magnitude-6.5 . earthquake that rocked the state's coast. killing two people, injuring dozens more and prompting fears that aftershocks mi gh t cause more damage in the days to come. Resi dents from San · Francisco to Los Angeles · were shaken by Monday's · quake, the first to cause fata lities in the state since a mag·nitude-6.7 tembl or hit . Northridge in 1994. The bodies of two women · were pulled from under the roof of Paso Robles' 1892 clock tower, which pitched into the street and crushed a row of parked cars in thi s · San Luis Obispo Cou nt y . community of 25,000 about . 20 miles east of the epicenter. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger planned to tour downtown Paso Robles on Tuesday. The main shock was centered in a sparsely populated area about II miles north of the coastal town of Cambri a. · It was immediately followed by at least 50 afters hocks larger thaQ 3.0, the biggest of which was estimated at 4.7, according to th e U.S. Geological Survey. The state Office . of Emerge nc y Services said there was a 90 perce nt or greater probability that aftershocks of 5.0 magnitude or Resuce workers ru sh to remove briqks from crus hed cars under the remains of a collapsed two-story building in Paso Robles , Calif., following an earthquake Monday. (AP Photo/ Michael A. Mariani) greater would follow in the Bob Adams said. next week. " It appeared as though they By Monday night , search were trying to get away," he and rescue crews in Paso said . A you ng boy suffered a Robles had combed all seriously damaged buildings and broken arm and another perwe re confident th ey had son received mi nor injuries found all the quake's victims. when a bakery collapsed, though.the ow ner of one car while citywide there were crushed in th e rubble st ill had repo rts of about 40 minor not been located. injuries, said Adams. "We're out of rescue mode Officials inspected more and now it's just goi ng to be than 80 downtown buildings ge neral debris removal ," said and all remained off-limits Balta! ion Chief Scott Hall of Monday ni ght. About I0,000 th e Ventura Co unty Fire homes and businesses were Department. without power in the San Earli er in the day, the bod- Luis Obispo area, said John ies of Jennifer Myrick, 19, of Nelson , spokesman for Atascadero, and Maril yn · Pac ific Gas and Electric. Zafuto. 55, of Paso Robles. The quake was felt in the were found on the street ou t- control room of the Diablo side a dress shop, police Sgt. Canyon nuclear power plant operated by PG&E. Nelson said there appeared to be no damage to th e plant and that it was fu'nctioning normally. The quake shook the Hearst Castle in San Simeon , the estate of the legendary publisher William Randolph Hearst. The cast le reported no injuries and no immediate signs of any serious damage but was evacuated as a precaution. It was scheduled to be open Tuesday. The quake also shook the federal courthouse in San Francisco, 165 miles to the northwest of the epicenter, and sent the building's upper floors swaying for about 30 seconds. People in downtown Los Angeles, 185 miles so utheast, felt a sustained rolling motion. "It was pretty sharp," said Sharyn Conn, receptionist at the oceanside Cypress Cove Inn in Cambria, population 6,200. " It really went on and on. I just got everyone under the door frames and rode it out. " Other than Paso Robles, damage appeared minor elsewhere in the region known for wineries and horse ranches. Several people were re ported hurt by falling barrels at a winery, San Luis Obispo County Nursing homes cautious during this .flu season, but don't stop holiday visits OMAHA. Neb. (AP) - A brightly colored sign flanked by holiday decorations tells visitors at the front door of the Maple Crest Care Center: If you have flu-like symptoms, please do not come any further. None of the 134 residents in 'the nursing home has been hit with the flu, and admini strator Mary Stmud wants it to stay that way, especiall y during the holidays. "This is our critical time .. becau se we have so many · people coming in, but if we · take the ri ght precautions and people use common se nse, we hope it will continue tQgo as well as it has," Stroud says. Like many nursing homes ac ross the country, Maple Crest has taken precautions to protect the elder Iy from the flu. including ste pping up handwashing and overall sanitation. Older people, who gene ral ly have weakening immune systems, are at high-risk for developing severe flu complications. And most flu deaths occur among the elderly. "Not spreading the germs is what it's about," Stroud said. Near Phoe ni x at Desert Cove Nursing Center, executive director David Starrett said 95 percent of the nearly 120 residents got the flu shot, and none has been diagnosed with the flu . Still, he said his center is taking steps to lreep away visitors with the flu . "Especially young children who typi cally are exposed to that more frequently. so that they' re not run ning around ins ide," he said. "And we're askfmg anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms to not enter the doors of the building." . Still, no evenl.i have bee n canceled and Christmas carolers have not been kept away. At Maple Crest in Omaha. children still visit from the school across the street to do crafts and sing for the residents. Stroud said such activ ities are too important to the residents to cancel - even more important during the holidays. She said the center makes su re teachers <thd studen ts <tlike <tre careful. "Peopl e are conscientious, so we haven't had any issues with that either," she said . At least 92 percent of the residents at Maple Crest were vaccinated early in the flu season. Stroud said, along with most of the staff. In the Northglenn Heights assisted living center in a Denve r suburb, the executive director said the flu season had not been worse there this ye<~r even though Colorado was the early focal point of concern because of the tlu deaths of several children . The director, Juanita Audre, said special attention is bei ng paid to sanitation. "I th ink we're just really watching our infection control and being sure our hot · water is good on our dishes so that they are saniti zed and the si lverware because that 's how that stuff would get passed," she said. In Omaha. Stroud acknowledged this tlu season ha s Please remember the t{oops and their families who are serving to protect our freedom. H~pp_y Hclida,Ys from all of us at.. HARTWELL HOUSE been a bit unnervm g. But beyond flu shots and extra handwashing, administrators have n' t seen the need to chan ge routines. Resident Helen Ellison, 67, was skeptical the flu season could be as bad as ~._veryone hears it to be. She had her flu shot and isn't afraid. "If you believe it's bad, it will be," she said. " But I ain't worried a bit about it." fotfthttwdt ~e~t-~tie 1fu,q_ ~eM. . 4t4ll at~~'! &~A«U 499 Richland Avenue Athens 740-594-6333 1-800-451 -9806 www.karraudiology.com BY JOHN McCARTHY · ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER COLUMBUS (AP) - The • latest increase of I he national , terror alert level has heightened the anxiety of some Ohioans, while others just shrug and go about their · business. " The switch from a yellow alert to orange - the second most serious level - came in response to what federal - officials say were intelli. 11ence reports of terrorist :. planning. Paul Hicks, 39, was in ' downtow n Cincinnati on ' Monday. He said the alerts ·. don't really frighten him. "I think this latest one is because they captured .· Saddam Hussei n and they : think somebody will try 10 get back at us," Hicks said. . " But I don ' t like the way these alerts keep people _ scared and worried. If they have a good reaso n for calling one, I guess it's OK. But if they are just calling them ·· because they think some:. thing could happen, I' m no t Fa Celebrating spedal days ..· with you! "t ,~. 'I . . . - Da vis- Be s~e plant near Port Clinton and the Perry plant northeast of Cleveland. said Petty Officer 3rd Cia" Tash a Peters- with the 9th District headquarters. Ethel Collin,, 74. was doing errands Monday in downtown Cincinnati but said she usually tries to stay out of places where crowds gather. She 'aid ,he hasn ' t been to a mall for two years became 'he fear' terrorist attack>. "'Tho>e are the place; that terrori>ts would probabl} attack," Collins ;aid. " I gues> they could drop " lximb in my backyard. but I really think place.; where a lot of people are all bunched up are the likeliest target s."' In Toledo, there were no signs of increa,ed security at Toledo's downtown bu~ and train stations. which were relatively quiet just a day after the threat level went up. Cab driver Dchbie Wyman said she now is watching people more close ly and keeping a phone by her side in the car. "'You ju st don "t know what's goi ng to happen and that's scary."' she said while wailing for a fare outside the bus station . ··rm JUSt lookmg for anyone that IMks a littl e shady." The Cleveland Cavaliers said they would increase security for Tuesday"s game at Gund Arena against the New Orlean' Horneh . Cameras, purse>. diaper bags and other personal bags will be subject to inspection . but backpacks and sealed packages will be proh ibited. Proud to be apart of your life. a! 25 cents for every one of a truck's ax les. " It was a good shortcut to Pikevil le." Thompson said . "The more they complete of the road from Williamson to Pikeville. the less people you have traveli ng it . At one time it was a good shortc ut. That took some traffic from us. And actu all y. its j ust a better road.'' Thompson said he didn't want to dose th e bridge because of the people who worked for him. 'The six toll take rs have built relati onshi ps with the customers," Thompson said. "That 's one of the sad thin gs. I' II-mi ss the employees.'' Thompson said he doesn't want to close the bridge because its been around so long and has a!wa ys been such a convenience for the . residents of Nolan and the surrounding areas. ·•1 feel pretty sad about it," he said. Sunday Times-Sentinel 740-992-2155 . • ·i ,,,, update them with whal (U.S) schedu les to ease traffic . The Coast Guard has Homeland Security is giving us," OEMA spokesman Rob increased security -related ai rcraft. boat and · cutter Glenn said. Wri ght-Patterson Air Force patrols on Lake Erie and Base in Dayton raised its ·elsewhere. according to the security leve l to the third- Coast Guard 's 9th District highe st of five classit"ica - Great Lakes region based in tions, meaning guards check Cleveland. Boaters should be careful ve hicles and IDs for everyone entering th e base. The to avoid off-limi ts areas base's 22.000 workers were including Ohio's lakefront asked to report on staggered nu clear power planh. th e for many will be cut off soon • Sub~ribe J-{e[[o today • 992-2155 J"riem{, 'We are cefe6rating Jesus' 'Birtfufay. You and I a[ways get hisgifts. Jesus wou[tf fi~ agift far himself tfiis year fte wouftf fi~ to frave your heart. Merry Christmas to all. HENRY EBLIN'S TRASH .SERVICE ·I N THE SPIRIT OF GIVING ••• ' We're utendlDI our very best wlsbet to you ancl yours for·a hoUclay flllecl with goocl &lencll Ulcl cheer. We're proud to be a part of thla fine c:ommunny anci ue patelu.t for the opportUDity to serve you. ·' ~ • ~ • •" 0 • Me•• y Christmasr .'• • • 1 ~... :. . . . . . .~..... r"~WIS. HING -YOU • • Happy New Yecir! • • A Farmers Bank & Savings Company - - -""' Man iller F.D.I.C. in multiple places to cause mass casualties - an attack that au thorities said might ee l ipse that of Sept. II . 200 I. The nation last was under such an alert in April. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency is actin g as a clearin ghouse for information to Ohio's cit ies. towns and counties. "We continue to work with loca l law enfo rceme nt to of the stock holders in the Big left and the Nolan bridge is Creek Bridge Company. said the onl y one of its kind in recentl y in a phone interv iew. Kentucky. When the coal industry "We' re going to have to close it ofT. This day and I ime. you started droptJi ng ntl in the just can't leave it open."' past three or four years. that was probably the determining The bridge. in its h eyd<~y in the 1970s, saw nea rl y 2000 factor, Thompson said . '" We tried to figure out a ve hicles pass over it. Nowadays it barely gets 400. way to kee p it open . It was "All thin gs must come to put up for sale but no one was an end." Thompso n said . interes ted in it. It 's been a " But, we j ust can' t afford to drag on the stockholders for keep it open.'' . the past two or three years." The bridge employs six Thompson said the bridge is a rarity these days. He said people. who work fro m a in th e state of West Virginia small cubicle-sized toll there may only be one other booth . The cost is 25 cents privately ow ned to ll bridge for every car and an add ition- NOLAN, W.Va. By today 's bridge standards. it's a dinosaur. It '~ certainly bee n around long enough to be called that. And, like the real di·nosaurs that once roamed the earth . the Nolan Toll Bridge's time is sbort. As of Dec. 3 1, 2003, the toll bridge which spans the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River at Nolan connecting Mingo County wi th Pike County,' Ky., will be closed 10 : - traffic . " It's just not econom icall y feasible to keep it open anymore," Rusty Thompson. one ,j We will re-open for regular hours Friday, December 26. We will be open regular hours New Year's Eve and Closed New Year's Day governme nt bu ildings. Both slilte and fede ral olli ciab were tigh tl ipped about why the level was raised , but insisted the threat of terror was real. The latest decision to go from yel low to orange on the terror risk s.:ak was also based on speci fi c, corroborat ed intelligence that alQaicla may soon attempt to pull off a coon.li nated attack r A shortcut ,. \~ ' An Oh1o State Trooper inspects a backpack at the Riffe Center entrance, in downtown Colu mbus, Oh io. All bags and packages are being inspected in response to the the U.S. government ra ising th e national threat level to orange, Ind icating a high risk of terrorist attack. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) · . body." However, travelers at Port - Columbus Internati onal ., Airport seemed to take the warnings in stride, said Tom ., Rice , federal director of ~ secu rit y for the airport. The state raised its awareness level to orange on ' Sunday, meaning truck scales are open around the : clock so all trucks can be :· inspec ted and State ."' Highway Patrol troopers are checking packages al th e St.atehouse and other key .+ The Lobby and Drive-thru of all locations of The Farmers Bank will close at 3 pm on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day. . . · sure it' s worth scari ng every- :$ I 00 E. Main Street • Pomeroy • · ~~~~~9~9~2~-~~6~96~~ ~ 1flc4~"H9· rput- a. 4ftedat~ AUDIOLOGY Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Ohioans disagree on necessity of terror alert authorities said. In Paso Robles, residents described a scene of falling bricks, co llapsing ceilings and panicked Christmas shoppers as more than 40 structures - including the downtown clock tower building - were damaged. The historic structure. sometimes called the Acorn Building, was made of wood and unreinforced masonry, Adams said - a type of construction no longer allowed under modern building codes. Marilyn Curry watched the buildings collapse from her la w firm across the street. then ran to a city park where people were frantically searching for others they knew. "There were people shouting outside 'Oh my God! Oh my God'"' she said. "Everybody was just shaking, then we were all just grabbing onto each other. There was a lot of hugging going on." The quake struck in a known fault zone on a series of faults that run parallel to the San Andreas Fault, said Lucy Jones, scienti st in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey otlice in Pasadena. Mond<~y 's quake was the state 's most powerful since 1999, when a nonfatal magnitude-7.1 temblor .struck lhe desert near Joshua Tree . The last one of a. similar size in the area was in 1952, said Ross Stein of the USGS in Menlo Park. The 1994 Northridge quake hit a den sely populated area .near Los Angeles and ki lied 72 people, injured 9,000 and caused an estimated $15.3 billion in insured losses. *;~UJM aft tAe REGION . The Daily Sentinel 'EV;ERYBODY WAS JUSr SHAKING' Two killed in .California's ·first deadly earthquake since 1994 PageA7 Here's hoping your holiday is all that it "auto" be . Customers like you are the best of the lot! With best wishes and gratitude for your continued support . • • •> • • ,, .., CHIVY ~ ~~~ • • '• • ~ ~ • :•, ..____________ CHEVROLET 740-446-3672 ,, 2400 EASTERN AVENUE (ACROSS FROM K-MART) GAIII!l()LIS, OH ' ' �• REGION The Daily Sentin~l Page AS ' Tuesday, December 23, 2003 .' \!tribune - Sentinel - R·e tster Eastern .Panhandle farmland saved from builders Federal prosecutor warns MORGANTOWN. W.Va. For the bargain tAP) price of $ 1.000 an acre, Jefferson County officials have permanently spared 94 scenic acres of farmland atong the Potomac River from the ever-increasing thrcat of oevelopment. Suburban spraw l has been consuming huge ch unks of the rapidly growing Eastern Panhandle for years as people leave Baltimore. northern Virginia and Washington, D.C .. for the rolling hills and cheaper land. Between 1990 and 2000, at least 6,264 people moved into the 2·12 square miles of Jefferson County, and plans fQr new developments could '•ring at least that many in the next 10 to 15 years. With land va lues skyrock~(i n g and fami ly farms van- ish ing, the county created a Farmland Protection Board in 2000 to preserve some of its remaining open space. On Monday, it signed its first deal. Property owners Eugene and · Margaret Olcott will receive $94,000 for granting a conservation easement that prohibits commercial or residential development on that portion of their farmland. "This is prime development land along the river," said board Chairman Roger Dailey. "When it was appraised, there was a farmland value, a development va lue and an easemen t value, which is the difference between the two. The easement value was $ 1.8 million. And we picked it up fo r $1 ,000 an acre." The Potomac Conservancy :C HARLESTON , W.Va. 1AP) Residents in 22 counties who lo st their JObS' becau se · of the Nove mbe r flooding have until Monday to apply for federal disaster unemploynient assistance, the state Keeping Meigs informed . Sunday Times-Sentinel · : ' Meigs • 992-2155 CLASSIFIED of dangers of election fraud The cou nty paid fur the is co-holder of the easement. which allows the 0\cotts to land with revenue from a continue working the farms transfer tax inncasc tllat was CHARLESTON. W.Va . and forests. The couple has approved earlier thi s year. lAP) U.S. Attorney carved out a separate 32-acre The County Cun11n"sion Kasey Warner say s more section for themselves ltfld now gets $6.60 per $1 ,000 election fraud takes place some lots for their childrCil . of land that is sold in the 111 th e pnmaries because The rest will be protecied county. up fro m a previou s general elections typically rate of $4.40. Tile increase is have fewer contested races. even after it is sold. Warner excused himself "The protection of this expected to ge nerate about $600,000 a year for the from 111vesti gat ions into vital property is not 01\\y election fraud in October safeguarding the agricult ural preservation efforts. Private donations al so because of his fami ly's tradition of this area, but it is helped fund the purcllase, tnvolveme nt in state also protecting the riverside said. including Republican politics . That lands that are essential to the Dai ley healthy, beauty and enjoy- money from a local artist announceme nt came after ment of the Potomac," said who staged a show about the he stirred concerns by Matthew Logan, president of vanis hing landscape of the promising a crackdown on I raud Ill October. panhandle. . the Potomac Conservancy. "The real it y is. in Boone, Two other farmhtnd deal s The Olcott property has Logan. Lincoln co unties, mature hardwoods and abun - are in the works. he said. you'll never elect a Farmland , Protection dant so ngbi rd and animal habitat, Logan said. It's also Boards also operute 111 Republican," he said in an with The Morgan. intervi ew a buffer that filters runoff Berkeley. Charleston Gazette . "It's and reduces erosion and sed- Greenbrier and Monroe just a tact 111 so uthern West cou nties. imentation. Vi rginia. tf you (are) into election fraud. it' s 90 percent Democrats." Warn er said Monday his posi tion co uld "practi call y be seen as an attempt to Deadline six days away Fayette remains for flood job assistance identified as Bureau of Employment Programs said Monday. The program is open to those who lost their jobs or can no longer perform FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. i,nitial rep mt < ind >cated any regular service as a (AP) Human remains th e remains were those of self-employed individual as found last year in Fayette a Vv hite man i11 his 20s_ a result of .the disaster. County are those of a Laird said the ca se IS Residents or workers in Kanawha County man . being treateu "' a hllmll·ide those countJes are eligible Fayette County Sheriff investigation. although the for federal money if they Bill Laird said the remains ca use of deat h has not are now unemployed or be long to Joseph Allen bee n determined He also unable to perform thei r Moore, 22, of Charleston. jobs or reach their place of said police are still in vesti Moore was last seen gatmg w het her Moore was work because of the March II , 2000, near storms. killed in Kana wha County family Anyone who is now the C harleston. Hi s and his hllUY , lei t 111 primary breadwinner in reported him mis sing to County Fayette County or if he Kanawha their household because of the was killed 1n Fayett e a disaster-related death is Sheriff's Department. also eligible for assistance. A hunter found the Co unty. Benefits are open to peo- skull a nd sc attered ple in Boone, Cabell , bones Oct. 25 , 2002, at Calhoun , Clay, Fayette, a mine complex in G i Imer, Greenbrier, Harewood, not far from Kam:wha, Lincoln , Marion, Smithers on U.S. Route McDowell , Mercer, 60 . Laird said Moore Monongalia, Monroe, Nicholas, Putnam, Ralei gh, was identified from denSummers, Wayne, Webster, ra I' reco rd s. When the remains were Wetzel and Wyoming counfir st found, police specuties. Check with your area unemployment claims lated they co uld be one office for eligibility. For of several mi ssing Fayette information, call 558-330'1. County people. But the Kanawha man southern West Virginia have discussed concerns about fraud , and said the U.S. Attorney 's office is nonpartisan . Warner has said that votes are being sold for as much as $15 to $20 each in some parts of the state. Hi s office has fielded tjps alleging that there are plans to replace votes cast by absentee ballots , which Warner said are frequent ly a source of fraud . "One guy told me, ·You've made it easy. We do n't even have to buy votes .on Election Day. There are enough absentee votes cast now,"' he said. Warner is brother to state GOP Chairman Kri s Warner and Monty Warner, a Morgantown developer who is seeki ng the Republican gubernatorial nom inati on. Kasey Warner say,; a political divide separates him from his brothers. First Assistant ill \ Ufe the va ri OUS I.J.S. Democrat factions have a Attorney Charles Miller has level playt ng lie\d and fai r been named to handle election investigations for the dections ." He said five residents of district. · PIKEVILLE, Ky. (A P) - The proposed sale of American Eled ric Power's coa l operations in eastern Kentu <:ky co uld res ult in massi vc layo ffs, offi cials said. Letters were sent to 530 employees, most of whom Celebrating spedal days with you! Sunday Times-Sentinel 740-992-21.55 work 111 Pike Co unty, last week informing them of potential layoffs. said Pat Heml epp. spokesman for th e Co lumbus, Ohio, company. Hcmlcpp said the layoffs may result from the acquisitton of AEP Kentucky Coal by Wexford Capital of Greenv.tch, Conn. "The warnmg letter was iss ued to the AEP Kentucky Coal employees to provide staffin g flexibili ty in preparation for the potential sale of the operation ," Hemlepp said. The sale, Hemlepp said, is expected to dose somettme in mid-Fe bruary. AEP own s I 0 active mining operations in Pike County. In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE ( Register \!tr(bune Sentinel To Place Your Ad, (740) 446-2342 .(740) 992-2156 (304) 675-1333 Call Today••• Or ·Fax To (304) 675-5234 446-3008 Or Fax To 992-2157 Of/tee llo~~ HOW IQ WRITE AN Successful Ads Should Include These Items To Help Get Response ••• ANNO!!'>< ~ I C-1 Beer Car ry Out permit for sale , Chester Township, Meigs County, send tellers ol 1nte re st to The Oatly Sentinel , PO Box 729·20. Pomeroy, Ohto 45769 L & L Scrape Metals w1tl be clostng at n00r1. Dec 24 Wtll reopen on Jan 2, 2004 New hours Bam lo 4pm r GIVI~WAY 3 dogs· rabbit dog, YellOw Lab mb: , Auslraltan Shepherd . (740)949-2191 Brow n-S !rlped male ktnen . Litter tramed , all shots Inside home on ly Call SheriH's Sale of Real Estate The State of Ohio, Meigs County AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., PlaintiH VS JOSEPH W. PULLINS, et at., Defendants Case No. 03-CV -065 In pursuance to an order of sale directed to me in the above entitled action, I will oHer for sate at public auction, at the front door of the court· house In Pomeroy, Ohio, in the above named county, on January t 6, 2004 at 10:00 A.M., the following described real estate and mobile hOme, to -wit: Situate in the Township of Orange, County of Meigs and State of Ohio ; Being a part of a tract of land last transferred to Luther E. Boothe as recorded In deed Book 259 at Page 251 , Meigs County Re~order's OHice, Meigs County, Ohio, also being a part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 4- North, R'ange -t 2-West, Orange Township, Meigs County, ..state of Ohio, and more particularly deacribed as follows: Being at e point on the East Section line of Section 23 which bears South 01' 49"West a distance of 1093.65 feet from the oo· northeaal corner of said Section 23, Township 4-North, Range 12-West; Thence along Mid Eaat. Section tine South 00'01'49" West a distance of 768:49 feet to a railroad spike eel In the center line of State Route 1681 ; Thence leaving Mid Section line and along the center line of State Route 1681 South 76' 43' 38" West a distance of 464.60 feet to a p.k. nail set In the center of a bridge crossing the East branch of the Shade River; Thence leaving said center line and along the center line of said East branch of the shade River the following six cours- es; 1. North 01' 38' 58" East ' a distance of 149.88 feet to a point; 2. North 39" 14' 03" East a distance of t 25.80 feet to a point; 3. North 31 ' 22' It" East a distance of 160.28 feet to a point; 4. North o5· 46' 30" East a distance of t 58.46 feet to a point; 5. North 16' 33' 02" West a distance of 165.41 feet to a point; 6. North 40' 36' 36" East a distance of 112.63 feet to a point; said point being the Intersection of the center line of said East East branch of Shade River and the center line of a ditch; Thence leaving said center line of the East branch of Shade River and along the center line of ooid ditch North 69' 49' 41 · " East pa.. tng thru a railroad spike eet tat a. distance of 255.40 feet and going a total distance of 259.02 feet to the principal point of beginning containing 5.8004 acre tract more or tess aubject to alltegaleaoements and right-of-ways. Bearings were assumed and are for the determination of angles only. The above description was prepared from an actual survey on the 16th day of June, t 987, by C. Thomas Smith, Ohio Professional Surveyorl6844. Excepting a~d Donald A. Cox reserving to Luther E. Anorney lor PtatntiH Boothe the gas & on (It) 25, (12) 2, 9, 16, on the foregoing real 23 estate. Address: 47155 Booth Road, Public Notice Coolville, Ohio Parcel The State of Ohio, No. 11Hl006t .001 Said real estate will Meigs County be sold together whh M.ortgage Electronic tho t 987 Nashua Registration mobile home, Systems, Inc. as ldenllfication Number Nominee for NZOHCNCX770142FK Household Realty 017092 and being Corporation aka registration no. 10- Household Finance 00088. Corporation Said real estate PfatntiH and mobile home are vs. appraised at Gall McAbee fka Gall $22,000.00 and can- Zirkle, etal. not be sold for less Defendants than two-thirds of the Case No. 02 CV 102 In pursuance of an appraised value. TERMSOFSALE: The Order of Sale In the successful purchas- above entitled action, er, as soon as hla bid I will oHer for sate at Is accepted, shall be public auction, at the required to deposit Courthouse in on the day of the oale, Pomeroy, Ohio, In the above named County, In CMh or by cerlifled ch- payable to the on the 3oth day or Sheriff, 10% of the January, 2004, at amount of such 10:00 o'clock a.m ., accepted bid but In the folll;>wlng no event lesa than deacrlbed real estate, $1 ,000.00. The bal- town: . ance of the purchase Situated In the State prtce shall be due of Ohio, Couhty of and payable to the Meigs and T-nshlp Sheriff within thirty of Salisbury and (30) days from the being further date of the confirma- deacrtbed as follows: tion sale. The pur- Being all of Lot 1440 chaoer shall · be and 15 feet edjolnlng required to ay Inter- part of Lot 11441 and est on said unpaid being a part of the balance at 10% per ume real estate conannum from the date veyed by Jamea R. of confirmation of the Ealfs to James tt sale to the date of Allen by deed recordpayment of the bal- ed In Deed Book 197, ance unteu the bal- Page 65, Deed ance ahall be m - Recorda of 'M eigs whhtn elght (8) daya County, Ohio. from the date ol Mle. Parcel Noa. 1~1407· All Sheriff's MIH 000 & 15-01408-000 operate under the Said Premtaes doctrine of Caveat Located at 760 Laurel. Emptor. Prospective Street, Middleport, pu""'-ers are urged Ohlo45780 to checf< for liens. The Said Premises SheriH mokea no , Appralaed at guar.- • to Ita, $11 ,000.00 and canlUI Of Tltfe Prior 10 not be aold for leaa Mle. than two-thlrda of Ralph Trussell that·amount. Meigs County SheriH Terma of Sate: l~i~I•C $5,000.00 down, remainder upon tender of deed. Frank &Wooldridge Co., L.P.A. Attorneys lor Plaintiff 800 South Peart Street Columbus, Ohio 43206 (614) 221-1662 (11) 25, (12) 2, 9, 16, 23 Public Notice SHERIFF'S SALE REAL ESTATE CASE . NUMBER 03- CV- 003 MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Plaintiff VI Keith A. Hannah, et at. Defendants COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO In pursuance of an Order of Sale to me directed from said Court in the above entitled action, I witt expose to sale at public auction on the front steps of the Meiga County Court House on Friday, January 16, 2004, at 10:30 a.m., of . said day, the following described real estate: Situated In the State of Ohio, County of Meigs and In the Township of Scipio: Situated in Section 26, Town 7 and Rage 14 bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West line of a 17 3/4 acre parcel described as Parcel No. 1 In a deed recorded in Volume t 88, page 91 , Meigs County Deed Records, which point ts at the centerline of County Road 11; thence South with the Weal line of said 17 314 acre parcel a distance of 300 feet to a point on the South bank of While Oak c ... ~-<••,.•""'-. Creek, wh1ch point is 359 teet North of the Southern section line of Section 26, Scipio Township; thence following lhe Southern bank of While Oak Creek in an Easterly direction of distance of 100 feet ; thence due North crossmg White Oak Creek a distance of 28 feet; thence following the Northern bank of White Oak Creek in a Northeasterly direc· tion approximately 425 feet to a point at the centerline of County Road 11 where Wh ite Oak Creek crosses under the road, lhi s point being 440 teet East of the po1nt of begin~ ning ; thence in a Westerly direction following the road to the point of beginning; containing three (3) acres, more or tess. Current . Owners: Keith A. Hannah and Meleah J. Hannah aka Meleah J . Durham Property Address: Cotterhitt 33557 Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 ' PPI: 17-G0076.000 Prior Deed Reference : Volume 91, Page 669 Appraised at : $45,000.00 Terms of Sale: Cannot ba sold tor tess than 213rd of the appraised value. $1,000.00 down on day of sate, cash or certified check, bat· ance on confirmation of sale. · Ralph E. Trussell, Sheriff Meigs County, Ohio Reimer. & Lorber Co., L.P.A. By : Dennis Reimer (Reg. 10031109) James C. Wrentmore (Reg. 10046779) Anorneys for Plaintiff 2450 Edison Blvd. P.O. box 968 l)ll c..'!' livca -~d Twinsburg , 44087 (330) 425-4201 (12) 16, 23 , 30 Ohio Public Notice SHERIFF'S SALE, REAL ESTATE CASE NUMBER 01-CV-010 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, N. A. PlaintiH VS DANNY SALYERS, SR., et at. Defendants COURT OF COI,IMON PLEAS, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO In pursuance of an Order of Sale to me directed from said Court in the above entttled action, I will expose to sale at public auction on the front steps of the Meigs County Court House on Friday, January 23, 2004, at 10:30 a.m., of said day, the following described real estate: Situated in the Township of Letart, County of Meigs and State of Ohio: Being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a stake at the north· east corner of a lot belonging to E. B. Finney; thence Weal a distance of 100 feet to a stake; lhente north a distance of t 4 t feet to a stake intersecting the south line of what Is or was Hugh McClain's lot; thence Easterly a distance of 122 feet along said line to a stake on the public road leading lrom Letart to Apple Grove; thence South alOng said road a dis· lance of 60 feel to the place of beginning, containing 10,000 square feet, more or less. The real estate herein conveyed i;;r.i~ha.. being 0 .25 acres ·more. or less, of a four acre tot oH the south and west sides of a ten acre lot sold by John Pilchard Thomas T. Hopkins, II being off the west end of 100 Acre Lot #141 of School Section #16, Town #I of Range 12. There is excepted from this conveyance, to the State of Ohio, all oil, gas, coal and other miner~ ats with the right of entry lor the purpose of prospecting for, developing, producIng or operating for, the same and the right of occupancy In so tar as the same Is essential to such prospecting, developIng, operating or producing. Aloo, reserving to the State of Ohio the use of streams flowIng through said lands or abutting upon the same ~nd so much ollhe benka thereot as may be necessary for such enjoyment and the protec11on of ouch streams from ero~ sion, contamination or deposit of sediment. Current Owner; Danny Salyers, Sr. and Pamela Salyers Property Address : 49419 State Route 338, Letart, Ohio 44087 (330) 42$-4201 (12) 23, 30,2003 (f) 6, 04 pp 1: 08-00061.000 Prior Deed Reference : Volume t OS, Pege 409 Apprataed At: 1721 $5,000.00 Terms at Sale: Cannot be sold lor less than · 213rds Of the appraised value. $1,000.00 down on day of sale, caah or certified check. balance on confirmation of sale. Ra!ph E. Trussell, SheriH Meigs County, Ohio SCISSORS 311 Buckrldge Road Bidwell, OH 45814 0 D Ph. 74()..446-7150 Fax: 740446-2438 • Email (specify location & poolllon title) to: mallbox001 Q tendemhealthcare .com EOE/We enjoy a smoke/ Grac 1ous l1v10g 1 and 2 bedroom apartments at V1llage Manor and A t'll erst de Apartments 1n Middleport From $278· $348 Call 740992-5064 Equal Housmg Opportunities TANDEM HEALTH CARE ~ 2003 by NEA, Inc. 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OH 35 000 m• les Very clean and All ut11it1es patd, but electric Call7 40-245 ·5 1~ 1 great cond1t1on new 11res: Porter area befo re 8pm $2 000 1740)446-2568 Pn-; (740)367·7015/(740)367· t Tra11er for rent. ideal tor one lUll SALE 7746 or two people No pets, ref· erences (740)441-018 1 Nice large 2br apartment Ill 5 mtntature horses tor sate (740)256·9247 or (740)645· 2 bedroom. 1 bath. u1tltly qu•et area . All Kitchen apph· Call (740!256-6 136 between 0870 room. eat-1n kttchen storage 440 APAJl11\1E!'I{IS ances fumshed . Call alter 9am to 8pm shed 42 HenKle Ave. ·--lii'OiiilliioiJRFii'N iioil · _ _. Spm weekdays , and all day Ael.fdepos•t reqUired. MOIIILE HOMI:<i 6 reg•ste red Cocke r · weekends (304)675- 762B (740)446-93 13 1-lJR Spamel s puppt es. 6 wk s 1 and 2 bedroo m apart· Tara Townhouse old, ta•ts docked & dewclaws men1 s. furnish ed and untur· 2 BR and 3BR. both 14x70 mobile home 1980 3 wa1ert1rash pa11:S. no pets. n1shed. secur• tv deposit Apartments , Very Spac1ous. rem oved . f1rst sho ts & askmg S250 br 1 ba.,covered Iron ! need re fere nces. near porter reQutred, no pets, 740·992· 2 Bedrooms. 2 Floors. CA 1 wor med 1/2 Bath. Newly Carpeted (740)742·2525 porch, rear dec~. needs 22 16 388·1100 Adult Pool & Baby Pool minor work &TLC Will pay to Patio. Start $385/Mo No 8 adorable Chr~s1mas pup· 111 move CHEAP $6750 bedroom apt $300 080 Debbie 740-446-2451 2br References & depoSit depos•1 5350 mon th utilities Pets Lease Plus Secur~ty p1es BlackJ wh tte tan/white, Depos•t Reqwred Days btack/btown Vary tame , tncluded (740)992-2274 No Pets: (304)675-5, 62 740-446-3461, Eventngs handled dail y by Children 1983 Skyline. 2 bedrooms 1 S1 Oleach (740)379·26 15 3 Bedroom BncK . 1 bedroom·$275 month + 740·367·0502 bath . 14x64 , electric. air. Mercerville Road Close to secunty depos•t Call 6950 State Route 7 South Twm A1vel'$ Tower 1s accept· AKC Beagle pups D1amono &;hools Ca11 (740)256· 1417 (740)256-1249 •ng appll(;a\IOns IOf wa1t1ng blood (740)446·9209. 11nes $ 100 00 or (740)256·6228 2 bedroom upslatr s apart- hst tor Hud·subs•zed. 1· br. (740 )7 42 -2 728 -----=---=~ 1987 14 w1de Only S4995, Bflck m Galhpohs 3 bed " ment. wate r tra sh stove . apartment. call 675-6679 AKC Beag le. tr1 color male includes delivery. Call rooms. 1 5 baths. basement . Fndge mc ludecl DepoSit EHO 3 monlhs can hold 1111 25th reqwrcd $285. (74 0)446Harold 740-385·9948 carport S650 references . Ask1ng $100 n 40 )25 6I depoSit . no pets 740-446 - 7620 \61 9" (740)44 6- 4172 1996, 2Bx52, on 6 wooded 9209 2 Furn tshed small apartHousEH< MJJ acres near Henderson, 3 AKC BlacK Lab. tamale pup moms for rent. LIVtng room. bedroom. 2 bath. $35,000, Middleport, 3 bedroom kitchen. bedroom . & bath t 1 weeks old $300 304-335-0528 or 304·642- home on n•ce qUit street . tor $275 each all utllit•es pa td (740)441-0130 Good Used Appliances. re nt or sa le , owner will · 9142 except electnc (304)675- Recondtttoned and AK C m1n1ature Scnn auzer ftnance. contact Dott•e Guaranteed Washer s Turner Real ity. 740-992 - 1365 pupptes. san & pepper bl ack 2001 . 28x58. wl 2 acres 1n Dryers Ranges . and 2886 3 bedroom apartment on 3rd & s11ver vet Che cked call Syracuse. 3 brm, 2 ba. perS l, Aac1ne . rent plus deposit Relngerators Some start at (7401696· 1085 to• pnce & fect cond., stone ltreplace , MOHn .E HOM!:<; S95. Skaggs Appliances. 76 8 UtlhlleS, (7401247-4292 ava118b11ily decks, storage bldg . fenced H1KilENr Vtne St . (740)446-7398 back yard . MUST SELL . BEAUTIFUL APARTAK C Pomerantan pupp1es 4 {304)335-Q528 Of 304-642 - , 4x70 3 br , all electric MENTS AT BUDGET Mollohan Carpet, 202 Clark tema tes and 2 males $300 9142 $435.00/ mo ( mctudes PRICES AT JAC~SON Chapel Road Porter Oh10 (740)388-8642 - - - . . . . , - - - - - - - - -· water /sewer~ 2 br all alec ESTATES, 52 Westwood (740)446-7444 1-877-830~Get Your Money's Worth " $350 00 (Includes water Onve from $297 to S383. 9162 Free Estimates. Easy AK C Stbenan Husky pups Stock If D30B Save /sewer) Located near Fox's Walk to shop & mov1es Call ttnanctng 90 days same as Masked. blue eyes . $175 Equal cash Vtsa/ Master Card. limtled/$225 Full regtstra· $5.130 .00, Ptzza on Sandhtll Ad. Pt 740·446-2568 Dnve -' a- hnle save alot t1on Call (740)44 6-8627 Stock ltD314 Save' Pleasam WV call 304-675- Hous1ng Opportunity $9630 00. 3423 CONVENIENTLY LOCAl· Thom pson s Appliance & Dalmatia n pupptes Stock lf0323 Save Aepatr-675-7388 For sale . mother/1ather full blooded. 8 ED & AFFORDABLE! t 4x70 w/ expando in the $9160 00 automat•c lemales 2 males. S125 Townhouse apar1ments re-cond thOned Save Camp Conley area $300 00 Stock #D324 houses & mobile homes washe'rs & dryers re 1rtgera- (740)992·9632 ready X-m as $10,950.00 , a month 304-675-8903 FOR RENT Call (740)44 1· tors gas and electnc week Site Preparahon 1111 for applicatiOn & infer· range s. atr condt1toners. and FoundatiOns. Sept1c 1984 2 br tratler 3 m11e Ad wrmger wasners W1l l do For Sale P1t Bull pupptes 6 malton S275 + dep . Systems our Spectahty repaus on mator brands •n wks old Pa rents on Cole's Mobile· Homes. washer/dryer hook up 740- EffiCiency Apartm ent , 3 shop or at your home Prem1ses. (740)379-9079 645-4177 15266 U.S. 50 E. . Athens, rooms and bath All utllit~es Ohio 45701 . 1-,740·592MtN<:AL Down statrs 919 1996 . 2 bedroom. near pa1d 1972 L"-'"111DII1>'115 Vtnton. No pets. S3001mlh . Second Ave . $285 month deposrt/reterences May rent (740)446-3945 Heed to sell-Good clean to own 6pm-9pm calls on ly 2 electnc QUIIars Star Force Gooos !421' oo 1994 Dodge Shadow 2 d( hatch back. $1500 304-882· 2755 2000 Chevy Cam ara SS fully loaded 6 speed very low mtles ask1ng 526 .000 00 304-674·0069 ° 2000 Ford Exped1Mn. Eddt& Bauer loaded 5-uper c lean ~ ltke new • Must See•t 5,6 200 Call (740) 44 6· 3552 - - ' -- - - - 4x4 Sale 98 Ford F 150 auto Blue 58995 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo Aec $7995 96 Dodge Ram 1 500 360 V·B auto $799 5 Chevy S 10 Ext cab S5995 1996 lsuzu Rodeo 4 dr V-fi auto S599~ 95 Ford Ranger Supercab V 6 auto $4995 95 ChC\IY Blazer 4 dr V-6 auto $6995 93 Foro F1 50 aL IO $4995 Rtverv1 ew Motor s 2 blocks abolle Mc:Donalds Pomeroy on 740·992-3490 · 96 85 Cadillac Dev•lle garage kept runs great looks great 51200 17401667-0186 96 Dodge Neon S 1 995 94 Bwck Skylark S 1 595 95 Pontiac Gr Pnx S 1 995 9J Eagle Talon S1.295 . 95 Bwck Reg al S1 795 00 Ply Neon $3 395. 40 others tc choose 810 Autos Sates Hwy. 160 N. (740)446-61165 Crushe r sa!e Ha rd to hncl cars buy them Detore the'jJ are . crushed Some ant•Ques !740l3&1-B22 8 Los1 tob take over paymenls on 2000 Bwck L flsabre . S8500 304-675-658t I'"' I ' Tn-State Phystcal Therapy The s.. pro benefi1 package. 5end resume to : Barooursville wv 25504 For Job Inquires call 304733-9870 1<1\1\IS HA\ & 97 wheelchair 11 11 lor tull s•ze For Sale Hay aoout 2000 van . S2500 new as..:mg bales S2 00 per bale Phone $1000 00 OBO . (740)742· 1740)4 46-78 57 27 51 Hat' auc110ns 1n Bracken 112 j27103 ) Flemmg JET (1d61 Q4 ) l9WIS 11 241041 AERATION MOTORS Repa tred. New & Rebu11t In and Ma son (2107 04 1 co un S tock Call Ron Evans, 1 t•es tn Kentucky oegtnn1119 at noon Buy and sel l hay 800·537 ·9528 and straw by the squ are or roll bale m va nous lot s1zes NEW AND USED STEEL Contact J1m Grant at 606· Steel Beams. Ptpe Rebar 883·32 89 or 606 · ~84 ·01 4 3 For Concre te Angle tot more tnformat1on Chaqn el Flat Bar Steel Gra tmg For Dra1 ns Ro und ba •les barn ..:ept D ry Drtveways & Walkways L&L $,5 Call (740)256·6 140 Scrap Metals Open Monday Square bales ot hay 1st and Tuesday Wednesday & 2nd cuttmgs $2 00-$3 00 Fnday 8am -4 .30pm Closed eayh May cons•der trade 1or Thursday. Saturday & livestock (74012 45 9044 Sunday (740) 446--7300 IN\,,I'(UU \lilt' Seasoned Oak Fttewooct lor 10 sale spl1t and delivered Al~l" locally S50 00 a truck loao Ill~ u: call 304·675·3508 I 1'11111"""'::""'.........-.., ~ Mt:IILllANIM."~ ...... iiiiiiiiiiiiOiiiiiiiioP rL,.---(···1·\·IJ-S--" (, -~~-~-..., pHtO i MN.lJ.IANHil'S Modern one bedroo m ap1 7 40-446-0390 HOMK~ FUll S~LE (Careers Close To Home) Call Today• 740 _446 _4367 , ~~;~:=~~~ L..----iiiiiioo_.l SAu: EXT.IIfi. Ga •lla Manor ' ( ; ) Apartments . 138 Buhl Morton Ad GallipOliS. now acce ptmg appl tcattons for a 1 bedroom , HUD. Subs1d1zed apartment lor elde rly and hand•· capped (740)44 6- 4639 Equal Hous1ng Opportumry Center (740) 446·9525. Med• Home Health Agency, Inc . ..eek1ng a tull·t1me AN Rmr Furntshed one Oedroom Apt clean . no pets Must be Will · mg to g1ve references Phon e (304)675 " t 386 Scenic HUll Nursing r·o !'OR Frenchtown Apa rtments. 727 4th Ave Galllpol ts. now accept1ng appl!ca1tons lor a 1 bedroom . FMHA, SUbSI· dtzed apa,rtment. lor Elderly and Hand1ca pped (740 )446 ·4639 Equal Housmg Opporlun•ty m:ll'"'-'="____, EXT. 94. • I www.comics .com Half German short ha1r, 4 (740)441·1880 0< (740)256· male, 1 female . Great 6336 _ _ _ _ _ __ Christmas present! - POSTAL Joss·· PUBLIC ANNOUNCE· MENT· USPS15lD. UP TO $28.18 PER HOURS. FFJEE CAL L1 A P PLICATIO N INFORMATION. NOW HIR· lNG 20031 FEDERAL HIRE· FULL BENEFIT, PAID TRAINING. t.IOC).I92-5144 ,, APAKNtNtJ; Scenic Htlls Nursing Center, a Tandem Heallh Care Facility, ts seeking profesSional, caring State Tested Nursing Assistants We offer competitive wages, excellent benefits, llextble sc heduling , el(cellent working em~~ro n­ ment . and much more• Please apply to. 5:00pm No phone Calls Now you can have borders and graphics ~ added to your classified ads eJ ~~ 1m Borders $3.00/per ad Graphics 50¢ for small S1.00 for large POLICIES· Ohio Valley Publishing r.s•fVee the right to edit, reject, or cancelenwo .wt 1t1any time. Erron·muet be reported on the f1rst day of publication and Trlbune-Senllnei-Reglater will be responsible tor no more than the coat or tn. ap•ce occupied by the error and only the ~fit .neertion We shall not be liable any loiS or e 11 pense that results f rom the publication or oml ..ton of en advert•tem•"'· Corrtetlon will be made 1n the hrst av•llable editio n • Bo • n•u•m•w.. .,'.,..,. ate alwaye confidential . • Current r•te urd applies. • All real estate advertisement• are auf2tect to the Fltderal F••r Houstng Act of 1963 o Th•a .... accepll only help w!'Nlled ada meeclng EOE atandarda. We Will not knowingly accept any advertising In 11tolat1on of the law STNAt o pemng Full t1 me. apply al Fe male Tabby cat. lnendly, Lifestyle FurntiU re, 3rd Ave . spade & declawed. to good and Oltve. Gallipolis, 9.30- ··u.s. FOR YOU!! Thursday for Sundays Paper lwright@ic.net Chow/Shep herd m1x pup(740)446·7~67 ptes eyelid surgery neSUed. 304-576-2505 before B pm Furn itu re dallverylwareleave messaoe "" house post han, 1mmed1ate $$$ UP TO $529 WEEKLY! ... THE NEWSPAPER HAS SOMETHING l'rlday For Sundays Paper KIT & CARLYLE "-----" Full and Part t• me beautician. Paid vacation , sign on bonus. Free CEU hours Mat hng letters from hoine. Easy! Any Hours! FuiVpart· time . No experience necessary U.S. Digest 1·Bcxr3891790 24 hours. 45nt All Display: 12 Noon 2 Buslnes• Day s Prior To Publication Sunday Display : 1:00 p . m. drug free workplace. (740)446.Q961 or (740)441 · Pretty hSifed Reimer &Lorber Co., L.P.A. By: Dennis Reimer (Reg. 110031109) James C. Wrentmore (Reg. fl0046n9) Substituted Anornay for Substituted Plalnt!H, Deutsche Bank National Truat Company fka Bankers Truat Company of California, N.A., As. Trustee for Asaet Backed Securities Corporation Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust 200G-LBt 2450 Edison Blvd. P.O. Box 968 Twinsburg, Ohio Dally In-Column: 1:00 p .m . Monday-F riday for Insertion In Next Day's Paper Sunday In-Column : 1:00 p.m. • Include Phone Number And Addre,. When Needed • Ads Should Run 1 Day1 liF.LP WANTED .. SASSY Lc.• Vono._aa- I:><JO<JOr- Display Ads • Start Your Adl With A Keyword • Include Complete Description • Include A Price • Avoid Abbreviations Olslr1cl Circulation Sales Manager. (Full time posit1on) Responsibiltttes include recrwting and training ol caruers, customer service and meeting sales goals If you have a poSitiVe att1tude, are a self-starter. a team player we would like to talk to you Must be depe ndable and have reliable transportation . Pos1t•on offers all company beneft1s ipcludmg hea lth. dental. VISIOn and life Insurance 401k 1 patd vacatiOn. and pe rso nal days Please send resume to : Paul Barker C tr culalton Manager Oh10 Valley Publlsh•ng 825 Thtrd Ave Gall tpoiLS , Oh•o 4563~ Or ematl to pbarkerOmy datly 1f1bune com GET YOUR CLASSIFIED LINE AD NOTICED • All ads must be prepaid" 11~10 110 ~----..., 1 \ V\01 '(I 'II \ I " r . Full size mattress 304·675- MANAGING STYLIST NEEDED for busy salon 5392 ... ._.l~li ...· 'Nc•t:lccs 1.-. Nc"""SI>Dpers .. VCJa..a- ~ Oear/11ir~ Word Ads Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. home onty.(740)992-5017 For fast results, advertise in The Daily Sentinel classifieds! Mtip Couat1, OH GaJ\u f muu y. O H r 530 miners notified of possible layoffs The Daily Sentinel • Page A9 www.mydailysentlnel.com Tuesda~Dec.23,2003 All ,... ntate tldYenlelng lnthi•••••IU•a-1• IIUbJKt to the Federal F•lr Houelng Act ol1168 which iTIIIIIcft tt lllepl lD - ·- pret.... ICe, H~ or dltcrl"*tttton biNd on i'fiCe. color, religion, Mx lllmlllll ltftll or f\11101\11 origin. or ..., lntenllon 10 ....... ,.euc~~ pawfeNu~ee, HmltMion or dlecrlmlfMIIion." ••w .__,...,_ TNt p11tAi " - '· Only 2 left. (740)388·8260 97 Redman 16ll72 $ 10,999. 90 Fleetwood 14x10 $7,999 2 bedroom mobtle home for t740)709· 1166 or (7 40)288· ren t. Newly remodeled t605. Ambelstde Drive . Kerr S275 month. S200 depos •t reqUi red New 2003 Double'Mcle 3 BR References & 2 Bath. Only $1695 down 1740)388·8070. and &295/mo 1-800-69 1· 2 Bedroom mob•le home in 6771 Aactne area NO PETS New 3 bedroom, only S995 - .. ... M<o~oy ...,.,.,...,.. Cows. Cows. & Calves. One Steer apro~e . SOOibs, One horse. Phone {7 40)256- 28 acres m/1,' Scenic Dr $35,000. (7<10)~142 - ......... ,, 1 \1<\ 1 "- 11 ' 1'111 '-. ,\ I I \ I ' I I II h. 1995 Dodge 4x4 PU, $5,995 98 Ford Ranger 4x4. $4.500 98 GMC Sonoma Ex cab $3,495 85 Chevy 4x4. sharp• S2.500. Buy or sell Atverme Hwy. 1110 N. 5,;14 Trailer treated Hoor, like An11(fU8S, 1124 East Ma•n (740)448 8815, on SA 124 E Pomeroy. 740- - . $550000 15 montl"l old Quarter Colt ·BB CheiiY tulf size pk:k-up. 992 -2526. Russ Moore, $300 (740)256-6457 good running cond .. $3000 lhil IW& 5 IJIF . . nale.blw on . . _.qual 304·576·2828 BID AutoS.'" - . , & only $189.76 per rhon\h, call N1kki 740-385· 7671 will nol ~-tdvtftieec:l hl 1991 Toyota ext cab S1600 Anlrque tove seat aperatsed a1 $ 1000 w ill ta ke saoo Bundy II tenor saxophOne like ~ extras $600 ftrm 1993 Chevy 1 500 6 cyt 5 43 vortex Bach . trombone. S250 . sp . (740)6670186 (740)992-5275 atter 4pm 17 40)992-5858 MhMtiwltMilafof ..... ...... wNch~ln .-!on ..... low. Our ~lnge Senes 10. (740)667-0 t86 TRt't'K.' toR S,\1.1: Clean 3BA Mobile Home '" lhe country. 256-ll574 304 ·113·5565 r VAliS & 4-WDl 1967 503 small GalliOn road 6762 '2000 grader. diesel motor fair New 1 bedroom apt. Phone cond . good tires $2.800.00 Wrapped Hay·4x4 . Small (7.0)245-5162 Bull C.lves. CaU (7<10)388· 740-44~3736 6290 304·675·2457 8524 J~. Cherokee, or (740)44& �• Tuesda~Dec.23,2003 The Daily Sentinel • Page A11 www.mydailysentlnel.com Tuesday,Dec.23,2003 OOP NEA Crossword Puzzle BRIDGE prec:44 Daz.cl, ACROSS Phillip Alder . 1\orth Split ProfltB! FrM lntormaliortl 100-331-.t!W X 1128 IJf1l9'1l"' [:1!1 help ,..• .,_.. ." . Tra~W>gl • • l . • "•"• more energy Cll:lan anptl11b nobody else, 'lrilh""" ~acy eystem. ..... - · •l•rt • Improve memory • Feel Mc:tPI•r S3100. Cltl De!Ntr. (256) nS-0 435 . UPS Shipping Services VIAGRA-LO\YEST P~ICE AoH!ie, Guaoanteod. $3.60 per101lmg. Why pay mora? We ha~e lhe anawefl Advertise in this space for as low as $50 per month FREE UNLIMITED k>ng-~slllnce and IL- - - . . , - - - - - - - - l l wl ealting 1p anyone-anytin"o lnCkJcllnjjl Free Supplies, Postage! Starl tmmed iatetyr Earn extra inoom&. 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Yfm r daugl11a Wilma. 0mndcflildrell. wui g H'lll· gralufcltifdrm If medical care is all about caring _w ith heart's tender touch and warmth of tears and smiles along with the cutting ~edge care, well, you can count on us!~ will be having Bingo __ ~.,t .r.~_ s _&_ _.ll r~ AA=~ I on Christmas Day $5.00 packet night 100 people/ will pay $100 Doors open 4:30 99 C hevy Silverado. ext. Crusher Sale: Hard to fi nd cab, 4x4, red, like new con- parts ? Buy them before they c rushed. Some dition , always garaged, 88K are highway miles, $14,9.00, (740)541 ·4323 Get A Jump on SAVINGS VANS& 4-WDs 1998 Ford Windstar Van . 3.BL, GL , alloy whee ls, 120,000 miles. red, rear heat and stereo, consol w 1 he ad phone s jacks. etc. $3,5 00.00 call {740)949· 2674 very little, e)(cellent condi· Unconditio nal lilelime guar· tion . (740)446-4473 after antee. Local relerences fur· 4:00. nishe d. Established 1975. Ca ll 24 HIS. (740) 4460870, Rogers Basement Waterproofing. Hond ~ 2000 XR7 0 Oirtbike 4 stroke , like new. $900 . Child's 4-wheeler Honda 70. 4·1rack , $800. Excellent shape, {740)742-2803/leave a message. /,If~ Phone (7,10):59!1-61); Athens, Ohio BARNEY M'Y PROPITY TAX WENT UP 5% Sen Discount*· on your home delivered subscription! PUBLIC NOTICES SHERIFF'S SALE James E. Goranson, Attorney In 1he Court of Common Pleas of Meigs County, Ohio Case No. 03-CV-06 Charier One mortgage Corporation , Appraisal: $52,500.00 Terms: Cash James E. Goranson. Attorney Ralph Trussell, Sheriff (12) 23, 30, (1) 6 Public Notice Successor by Merger ,with OFFICIAL NOTICE Charter One Credit Pursuant lo Tille IV Corporation, Plaintiff of the Surface Mining vs control and Oavld P. Casci aka Reclamation Act of David Ca9ci , et al., . 1977, 30 1/.S.C. 1201 Defendants el seq., the Ohio By virtue 9f an Department of order of sale Issued Natural Resources, from said Court in lhe Division of Mineral above-entitled cause, R e s o u r . c e s I will on lhe fronl Management, hereby steps or the court gives notice of the House, in Pomeroy, In availability of a CATEMeigs County, Ohio , GORICAL EXCLU· on lhe 20th day of SION CERTIFICATION February, 2004, al lor an Abandoned 10:00 o'clock A.M. of Mined Land reclama· oald day, offer for sale lion project in lhe at Public Auction, lhe Stale of Ohio. The following described Division of Mineral lands and tenements, Resources to-wit: ·~ Management · pre· SHuate In lhe village pared and lhe Office of Middleport, Meigs of Surface Mining Counly, Ohio, Reclamation and described as follows: Enforcement, United Lower Situate in Stales Department of Pomeroy, now the Interior, conMiddleport, Meigs curred thai the activiCounty, Ohio, and In · ties being undertaken the survey deed plat by the proposed projby S.w. Pomeroy, and ect qualify as a catenumbered 411. gory of aclians which Parcel No. 15-00118- would not heve oignlloo icant effecls on the Situate: 585 Lincoln environment, either Street, Middleport, individually or cumuOhla 45760. · latively. The certlllca- lion was submitted by the Division In application lor Title IV financial assistance in reclaiming and restoring land water resources adversely affected by past minIng. A copy of jhe certification Is available from the Ohla Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Here's all you need to do ... Fill out the coupon below and drop off or mail it with a copy of your photo ID. to 10'x30' ' ,1, " ~' questions or con· cema abaut the project, please contact Mr. Terry VanOIIeren at the Diviiion 'a address listed above ar at (614) 265-1094. (12) 23 BUT, NO, 'YOU JEST HA'D TO PAINT THAT PIGPEN!! Hours 7:00AM - 8:00 PM 1114/1 mo. pd THE BORN LOSER ~f\OffiN'PlE. \:) !>... Bll I)ULL~ I ") t-~'T 1-\E 7 .,...IX.lll 7 Wf\'1, f\(.':) ::,o 50R\!-IG, ""' ...TI-\E :)1-\EE.P C.CXJ \'{\ 1-\\M- 1 \r.t=- Wf\E.t-.1 fiE GOE.:) 10 5EI) .. 1-800-822-0417 ·w.v·s #I Ch evy, Pontiac . Buick . Olds & Custom Van Dealer" "I lost my shirt y.,. It'//'"'t /? ,., : 740-742-2076 Skin, (U(. Wrap It '45 = market!" 51645 SR 525 Lanesville, OH BIG NATE "Not mel My money is wilh Rocky Hupp Insurance and Finandal Services. Box 189. Middleport. OH : 843·5264." 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I INSIDE Lanham n.amed Rio AD, Page B2 Jenkins proves value to Buckeyes, Page B5 Bengal& need help to make playoffs, Page 812 ·B l The Daily Sentinel Siblings separated by ·Holocaust reunited Bfter six decades BY JONATHAN M. 'KATZ ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BNEI BRAK, Israel For nearly , 60 ye<~rs , Binyamin Shilon believed his sister was among the 6 million Jews killed by the Na1.is during the Holocaust. Now he holds her in his arms and cries with joy. Shilon, 78. and Shoshana November, 73, were separated from each other and their two brothers in their native Poland durin g the 1930s. After World War II broke out. Shilon ended up joining the Soviet Red Army. His sister was sent to the concentrati on Auschw itz. ~amp in southern Poland. They survived and emigrated separately. t'o Israe l, . each believing all the rest of their family had been wiped out by the Nazis. Then on Friday, an American cous in brough t November to Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial authori ty in Jerusalem, to check the records left by other survivors. The si'mple check revealed that Shilon was alive, and just a 90-minute drive from her own house. That ni ght, she spoke to her brother for the first time . since 1938. "Today, even, l don 't believe it," November said . Shilon and November are worn by their years, but were still Bronik and Ruja Szlamowicz, their Poli sh chi-ldhood selves, huggi ng and nu zzling each other. Their story has ignited a media frenzy in Israel, and river ship in the Soviet· occupied sector of eastern Poland. Sent to the city of Minsk in 1941 after the Germans bombed hi., ship, Shilon was treated for his wounds , then walked throu gh three cities on foot and hopped a train to Siberia. "I wanted to get away from the fighting ," Shi lon told The Associated Press. But over a long winter working as a blacksmith, the - 17-year-old realized he couldn't walk away from a war that threatened to consume hi s fami ly. Posi ng as a Ru ssian , he joined Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's army and headed west. l n 1943. as a sergeant, he was sent to · the Ukrai ni an front. Shil on's battalion spent 1-"--------------~..----ilL JWO years pushing throu gh ' Shos hana November 73, left , and her brother Binyamin Shilon, 78, right, share pictures and the Ukraine and Roman ia . memories from their 'nves before the Holocaust as ttiey sit in November's apartment in the city In early 1945, he returned to of Bnei Brak, Israel. November and Shilon reunited Saturday after more than 60 years apart, Poland with new orders: during which time each believed the other had died in World War II. (AP Photo/ Ariel Sc;halit) Liberate Auschwi tz. There was no chance of Some 3 million Polish an November's tiny Bnei Brak Poland in 1939, the siblings' immediate po.stwar li ving room has been filled father . was shot dead in hi s Jews, 90 percent of the reunion. November survived with visitors for the past home by the Gestapo, and country's prewar Jewish the end of the slaughter in two days. The siblings have soon she found herself in population, were ki lled in the Ravensbruck camp in barely had time to embark the Jewish ghetto in Krakow the Holocaust. Germany. Sh ilon accepted November soon fo und the fac t he would never see on the monumental task of in the care of a stepmother. catching up on two remark- The little girl esca ped the herself back in the care of his mother, sister or two death camps for a time, first her stepmother, who she brothers again. . able lifetimes. November was a child by charming a Nazi police- said had become "a bad The siblings came to when her fa mily broke man and then by hiding in woman" serv ing as a nu rse Israel for different reasons. apart, and she spent many of the filth of a latrine while in the hospital of the notori- Novembe r spent three years her earlies t years in .th e the ghetto was liquidated, ous Nazi doctor Josef in Germany after the war, a Mengele, known for his period memorialized in a orphanage . of Dr. Janu sz relatives said. November nearl y died in medical ex peri ments on photo of her with Oskar Korczak, who would became famo us for sacrific- 1943, when she was sent to young Jewis h twin s. She Schindler, who saved Jews ing hi s life rat her than aban- Auschwi tz and se lected to survived the wa r in work by employing them in his donin g the children under be gassed. She was saved camps. Shi Jon. meanwhile, spent hi s care in the Warsaw when a stranger pushed her into the line of those the first years of the war Ghetto. stok ing the engines of a When the· Nazis invaded allowed to live. WITH OUR Former Illinois governor to be arraigned after being charged with racketeering CHICAGO (A P) . - For months, former Gov. George Ryan has deflected question s about a corruption probe surrounding his tenure as secretary of state and governor. Now, prosecutors are demanding answers. Ryan, 69 , was scheduled to appear in federal co urt Tuesday to answer charge s of racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud, tax fraud, filin g false tax returns and making false statements. Ryan was expected to enter a plea of innocent at hi s arraignment. · The indictment is the latest ' Proud to be a .jjiart of your life.. factory in Poland .• She moved to . Palestine on the eve of Israel's !948 inde· pt:ndence to avoid following her stepmother to Canada, settling in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak. Shi lon immigrated iu 1957 to Tivon , near Haifa. to escape a revival . of antiSemitism in Poland. The two resumed their fives , married and raised ·children. November filed as a her testimony Holocaust survivor at Yad Vashem in the 1950s. It took Shilon until 1999. when he finallv filled out form s for his n1other mid all the siblings he believed had been killed by the Nazis, including his little sister Ruja. On Friday, the. first night or the Jewish fes~i va l ot -Hanukkah. November's grandson Nir Si lberberg, 24, called to ask Shilon three questions': "Does the name 'Szlamowi cz' mean anything to you''" "Did you have a sister named ' Ruja'1'" And finally: ·'Would yo u like to talk to her?" The siblings spoke twice that ni ght, and on Saturday saw . each other for the first time since .1 938. They trad' ed stories and lit Hanukkah candles. November learned she was two years older than she thought. "It's hard to explain that feeling we have ... It's hard to measure in terms of gain. It 's all inside," Shilon said. "You can not ex plain it.'' in the government 's 5 1/2year Operation Safe Road in vest igation of corruption under Ryan that began as an inquiry into b'ribes paid for drivers licenses. The 22-coun t indictment th at could se nd Ryan to prison for many years alleges that Ryan took payoffs, gi ft s and vacations in return for letting associates profit off state contracts and leases. Ryan, a Republican who served as secretary of state from 1991 to 1999 and governor from 1999 to January, has said he knew there was a culture of corruption in th e secretary of state's office but was unaware of the specifics. Ryan became the 66th per- - son charged in the investigation and the fourth former Illinois governor to be indicted by a federal grand jury in as many decades. Outside Illinois, Ryan is best known as an ardent critic of the way capital punishment is carried out. He declared a moratorium on executions in lllinois after it was discovered that 13 wrongfully convicted men had been sent to death row. In January, just before leaving office, he cleared out Illinois' death row, pardoning four condemned prisoners and commuting the death sentences of 167 others to life in prison. The scandal was a factor We' re serving up an order of thanks fo r our dear patrons and friends. Serving you is a treat for us. Merry Christmas! ·~ Restaurant 39239 Bradbury Road Middleport, OH " thl's holiday season. Thanlu for helping to makt all of oNr come tru e. STAFF REPORT sports@mydailytribune.com . McARTHUR - Mei gs moved into third place in the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Divi sion following a ~3-44 trouncing of host Vinton County in girl s basketball action Monday. The win improves Meigs to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in leag ue play. Vinton County fell to 2-4 with the s~tback and is now tied with the Lady Marauders in th e Ohio Division. The two sq uads played even basketball in the first and third quarters, but Meigs used a 15-7 scoring advantage in the second _and a 23- 12 edge in the fourth to take control. Vinton County on ly shot 27 percent for the game ( 16 of 58) and turned the ball over 25 ti mes. Meigs, conversely, on ly commilled 16 miscues and made 21 of 61 floor shots for a slightl y warmer 34 percent. Jaynee Davis paced Davis three Lady Maraude rs in double figures with 17 points, she also co llected 13 rebounds for the double-double . and added seven assists. Sammy Pierce was next for the win ners with .14 markers and Joey Hannin g chipped in 12. Pomeroy, OH • 992-3671 Kayl a Jewett scored 12 to lead Vinton Couniy. Teammate Holly Pridemore contributed II points and II rebou nds and Halley Sowers fini shed with 10 markers. Vinton County won the junior vars it y contest by a co unt of 57Pierce . Bv ScoTT WoLF Sports correspondent STEWART- The Eastern Eagles (4-2) rolled to their fourth straight win by defeat· ing host Federal Hocking 5243 Monday ni ght in TriValley Conference Hocking Division girl s basketball action in Stewart. Eastern was led by Morgan Weber with 14 points, Katie Robertson wi fh 12, Alyssa Holter I0, and Jen Hayman I0 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double . Erin Weber added six points for the Eagle s. Federal Hockin g was led by Amanda Stover with eleven points, Kelsey Lackey with eleve n points. Kri stie Manning nine , Terri Wolfe eight, Natalie Williams two, and Ashley Johnson two. Federal Hocking took the early lead as Eastern .was slow out of the gate, but the next round Eastern blitzed Federal 17-6 to take a 28-21 lead at the half. The third quarter was fairly even at 1613, but Eastern emerged with rolls in third over Southern BY ScoTT WOLFE Sports correspondent I 5. Vinton County will take part in the Logan Holiday Shootout this Saturday and Sunday at the Kat ie Smith Gymnasium on the hilltop in Logan . Meigs will host Well ston ( 1-6 , 1-3) on Monday, Jan . 5. stern wins fourth straight AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A businessman has filed a $15 million lawsuit against LeBron James contending the IS-yearold Cleveland Cavaliers rookie backed out of a deal to make a documentary and broke other promises. .Joe Marsh, majority owner of Magic Arts & Entenainment in Aurora, says that in July 2001 he loaned $100,000 to James' mother, Gloria. and his father §oodi]{itJfit!" Wishing you tiding.f of comfort and joy Meigs trounces Vinton Co. waterford ....-------., a 44-34 advantage . In the finale , Fed era .! made a slight comeback but Eastern held on for the 53-43 (Hayman 3 ), 26 turnovers, lion . Eastern hit and 18 fouls. 21-53 tw o's. Federal Hocking was 180-7 three's, 56 overall , hitting 0-4 threeand 2 1-60 is, and 18-52 two's, whle overall, hit- goi ng 7- 16 at the line. No ting 10-14 at other Lancer slats were avai lthe line. able. Eastern had Eastern wo n the reserve 38 rebounds ga me 42-16 led by Hallie Will . ( H ay m a n Brooks 16, Jenna Hupp with M.Weber Eastern's Hayman I5 14. and Tanya Barber six. 13), s t e a l s Allie Deddon s had nin e for ,...--...,-==,.,., success was marked by (Holter five) , six assists Federal. its balanced scoring and good floor play in the second round. The Eagles defense was primed and ready for the Robertson stretch run and did a great job containing the Federal post players. Robertson, the Weber sisiers, At this busy time of year. and Jen Hayman all clamped when everyone is spruci ng up down on the Federal inside for Christmas, goodwill and game, whil e Holter once again had good production gratitude would certainly come · from her swing-guard posiin handy, and we've got plenty to spread around! Businessman sues James ·over documentary ~~.. ~nd% ~IJl Op Subscribe today •·992-2155 •• in hi s 200 I decis ion not to seek a second term, and hi s unpopul ar it y was considered a major re aso n GOP candid ates were routed statewide in 20021 including the e'Jection of a Democratic governor for the first time since !972. GRATITUDE - Tuesday, December 23, 2003 WATERFORD Fielping mo,tly an all sophomore-junior team , the Waterford Wildcat' used their youthful enthusia'm to dismantle a third quarter Southern lead and roll to a 56-39 Tii-Val ley Conference victory over the Southern Lady Tornadoes. Southern dug an early hole but nearly climbed out by the half, trailing 17-7 at the end .. of the tirst quarter and 27-26 at the half. Southern took an early lead in the third frame then fell to 33-33 before Waterford scored the last three points to lead 36-33. Southern made most of its sixteen second half turnovers going down the stretch in squanderin g the game away 56-39. Southern had 31 rebounds (Sayre '1) , 26 turn overs. 13 steals (Sayre 9), three a"ists, 18 fouls and 16-56 from the It's time to deliver our message of goodwill and gratitude to the many kind folks who have visited us this year. Have a very merry season! To al l those who' ve passed through our doors this year, we offer our best wishes and thanks. It's always a pleasure serving you. figure, Eddie Jackson. The lawsuit conwnds that as part of the loan agreement, James agreed to give Marsh exclusive documentary lights to his life and have Marsh involved in endorsement and marketing deals. BAUM LUMBER field overall with 313 three·, _ and4-10 at the line. Waterford hit 17-45 overall hitting 3-1 s 9 three 's. 1 30 at the Sayre line. and grabbing ·''9 re bounds tKing 10). WHS had 15 steals !Drayer 5 ). ele ven turnovers. and 14 fouls . Sayre led Southern 'coring with 17 poi nh. the lone Tornado in double digits. King had a double-double wi th 13 points and 10 rebounds for Waterford be Ii ind Drayer\ IS point effort. Waterford won the reserve game 34-4 led by Ky lie Robin,on with eight. Southern participates in the Bob\ Market . Tournament at Wahama beginning Fntlay. The Shoe North 2nd Avenue St. Rt. 248 • Chester, OH Middleport, Ohio 992-5627 985-3301 Correction The Eastern-Waterford girls basketball game story in Monday's edition of the Se.ntinel was written by Scott Wolfe, sports correspondent. Open 1:\'e&-4 :Yo11Jr doorstep · !nr ·datv of the ~Our ·:friends ~igfi6ors It's been a privilege and · apleasure service you. The' ·Daily Sentinel r ~ Wishing you peace, love, and joy this holiday season and all year through. We appreciate your loyal readership. .· ' ~~------------~!'~· ·• n• st 1t. zq Chester, OH · 115-JNI -- ----.. k! A world of thanks and best wzshes to our neighbors, customers and friends. We feel fortunate to serve great folk like you! "'" . EXTEND! CARE· 740-992-6606 . 36759 Rocksprings Road Pomeroy, OH 45769 · ·Rocksprings •·aclllt y www.extendicare.com REHABILITATION CENTER Your Hometown Newspaper 111 Court Street • Ohio • 992-2156 • , •• . ,, �Page 82 • The Daily Si:;ntinel www. mydailysentinel.com Lanham takes over top athletic spot at Rio BY MARK WILLIAMS Specidl for the Sentinel RIO GRANDE - A famili ar face to the Rio Grande family will a ~ce nd to the At hletic Director position at th e University of Rio Grande . Long time assislant baske tball coach and in structor Jeff Lanham will take over the helm of ., the URG athletic program Jan . I. Lanham, is the son of legendary Rio Grande Head Coach Art Lanham . Art coached the Redmen from 1960-80 and compiled a 285-225 record . Jeff joined the RIO Grande men 's basketball coaching staff in 1989 and se rved in that capaci ty through the 1998-99 season. Prior to comi ng to Ri o Grande Lanham was an assistant coach at hi ~ alma mater, Union (Ky.) College. He holds a bac helor's degree in physical educatiOn and a master 's degree in health education from Union. He was also a player and an instructor at that sc hool. , Lanham is an ass istant professor of health and physical ed ucation at Rio Grande and since leaving the bench after the 1999 season, he has remained a fixture. at the institution , serving as the chairperson for the education department. He is excited about the new endeavor. 'T in excited about it ," he said."! guess when you're starting something new, you should be excited." "''m looking forward to getting underway, January I'" Lanham added. "Working with all of our coaches ' and the coaching staffs and being involved, 1 guess, again, directly with all the athletic programs here at Rio Grande ." Lanham is thrilled to begin hi s tenur~ as AD knowing of the rich tradition of athletics at Rio Grande; a tradition that was only enriched by the" men 's soccer : ~omen 's team national champi. onship in Novem ber. "! had the opportunity to see a few games out at the (socce r) national tournament and to experi ence the champio nship game , also," he said. "What a great event that is for no( o nl y Rio soccer itself, but our entire athLanham letic department. " "It rea ll y kind of puts a mark up the re pretty high for all of us now." he added. "That's exciting and what a way to start off the year." "! think our men's and women' s programs are moving in good directions," he said. "I' m sure there is going to be conttnued success." Lanham is aware of the scope of the task that is before him. "Most of our coaches take care of all the scheduling and take care of .each of their programs," Lanham said. "Basically, (I) will coordinate any action that takes place within program s, all action that has to do with the entire athletic program." "There 's quite a few duties involved with it (the job), other than just the dayto-day thmgs of dealing with the scheduling of games." Lanham added. " It 's something that 's definitely going to keep me busy." Additional responsibilities will include the operation of the Lyne Cenier, which houses the Newt Oliver Arena, home to Rio Grande men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball. Lanham succeeds interim AD Paul Harrison , who has served in the position since last January after Dr. Clyde Evans began his first term in the Ohio General Assembly. Jeff and his wife Mary Lou reside near Rio Grande and have two daughters, Shannon and Mattie. College Basketball ~Redwomen gain regular ~ea~on sweep of Midway Midway (3-11) was "led by Natalie Dial's 22 points and · II rebounds, which kept the : MIDWAY, Ky. _ The Lady Eagles in the game. ' University of Rio Grande Melanie Anderson and kedwomen basketball team Alicia Griffin each chipped ·won for the sixth consecu - in 12 point s. :tive time and gained a seaRio held a narrow 31S-37 :son sweep of Midway lead at halftime. :College with a 77 -64 triRio shot 53 percent (29:umph at Midway on of-54) from the field, 27 per·Saturday afternoon. cent (3-of-11) from "three- · :: Rio Grande ( 11-2) u~ed its point land and 55 percent :standard balanced attack (I 0-of- 18) from the free ;with a pair of juniors lead- throw stripe . Midway shot ;ing the way. Angel Allen only 35 percent (16-of-45) · ~nd Tiffany Johnson both from the floor, 25 perce nt :~cored 13 points to top the (2-o f-8) from beyond the arc :scoring chart for the and 81 percent (26-of-32) .kedwomen. , from the charity stripe. :: _S?phomore post player Rio out-rebounded 'fiffanre Hager added nine Midway 34-29, but also :points and seven rebounds turned the ball more times ;and junior fofward Alkia than the Lady Eagles 25-2 1. :Fountain tossed in se ven With the victory, Rio :Points and pulled down Grande gains the season . ~even boards to aid the Rio sweep over Midway and .have taken all three match~a use. ups in the overall series with • :STAFF REPORT :sports@ mydailytribune.com . :Prep schedule Boys Basketball . prairland at GaUia Academy · t1eigs at Wahama · ' Ohio Valley Christian at Rock Hill : !!!astern at Cambridge . ~int Pleasant at Poca Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Knicks fire Scott Layden, hire lsiah Thomas · ' I BY CHRIS SHERIDAN Assopiated Press NEW YORK- In a change of leadership that almost no one at Madison Square Garden saw coming, Scott Layden was fired Monday as president of the New York Knicks and was replaced by lsiah Thomas. The move comes after New York missed the playoffs the past two seasons with a roster largely assembled by Layden. The Knicks are I0-18 this season, and recent speculation centered on coach Don Chaney possibly losing hi s job. Instead, the man forced out was Layden, who joined the Knicks in the summer of 1999 after they were coming off an appearance in the NBA Finals. "! don't think there's any question that everybody is. · underperforming. Just look at our record," said Jaines Dolan, the chairman of the team's corporate owner, 'Cablevision. "This is the thing we could do right now to most help tbe team. That's .the bottom line of it." Thomas has been out of the NBA since being fired over the summer by the Indiana Pacers, where he was the coach for three seasons. He received a phone call from Dolan and Garden president Steve Mills on Friday, then spent Saturday meeting with them. He was introduced at a press conference in the same Garden restaurant where Layden made his first public appearance as the Knicks' general manager 4 I/2 years ago. "We've got players and coaches probably a little bit unsure of what's going on, and my job is to come here and calm the waters," Thomas said. Calming the waters; howev- er, could be a tough task after Thomas emphasized in several recent interviews that hi s desire is to return to coaching. That might not bode well for Chaney. who has been coach, ing the Knicks throughout their decline into insignifi cance. Thomas said everyone in the organization will be evaluated, providing no assurances to anyone. Chaney did not speak to reporters after practice Monday morning. Thomas' first look at hi s new team will come Tuesday mght when former Knick Latrell Sprewell and the Minnesota Tunberwolves visit New York. The · task confronting Thomas is a difficult one, whether he tries to tinker with or overhaul an underachieving roster with the league's highest payroll. The contracts of Allan Houston, Keith Van Horn, Howard Eisley and Shandon Anderson will take up almost all of the team's salary cap space for the next three seasons. "Everyone who looks at the cap situation, the first thing theY' say is; ' You can't fix this, you can't do it,"' Thomas said. "We have to be a team that's very unconventional and very creative in going out and getting players." Layden's last major move was the four-team trade that sent Sprewell to Minnesota and brought Van Hom to New York. The deal has appeared to favor the Timberwolves during the first two months of the season. Sprewell has averaged 17.2 points for Minnesota while Van Hom has struggled, averaging 14.8 points and getting benched tor the fourth quarter of several recent games. Before the Van Hom trade, Layden's biggest move came on draft night in 2002 when (Je : sent Marc us Camby, Mark : Jackson and the Knicks' lot- l tery pi ck - which turned intp ' Brazilian center Nene - to : Denver for Antonio McDyess. ; McDyess fractured his kneecap in an exhibition game : and missed the entire 2002-03 : season. t1nally returning I I ; games ago. • With the Knicks losing regu - : larl y and failing to draw the : sellout crowds that were a sta- : pie during Jhe 1990s. Layden : became a lightning rod for • criticism. The anti-Layden : feeling was so strong in New : York that ·when LeBron James 1 was selected w.ith the No. I : pick in the draft at the Garden : last June, commissioner David 1 Stern's announcement of the : selection was drowned out by : a loud chant of "Fire Layden r" i "I' m going to commend Mr. ! Dolan becau se he surpri sed ; me the way he pulled the. trig- ' ger," said film producer Spike ! Lee, the Knicks' most visible : fan . "It was a cool Corleone : move, straight up Corleone. It i shocked me." i Layden, a native New ' Yorker and the son of former : Jazz coach Frank Layden : spent 18 seasons with Utah : before being brought to New i York by former Utah execu- i tive Dave Checketts. At the ·; behest of Checketts, Layden i traded franchi se stalwart : Patrick Ewing to Seattle in the : summer of 2000, a move that : contributed to the current i salary cap predicament. : Layden, who did not return a ' ph~~memes sage, built hi s repu- i tat10n 111 Utah through his abil - : ity to pluck obscure but pro- : ducllve players with low draft : p_Ic~ s. But he did not enjoy ; sm~Ilar success overseeing the ; Kmcks, who now turn things i over to an ex-player and ex- ; coach with a spotty record as a : businessman and manager. · 1 the Kentucky sc hool. Rio defeated Midway, 81-57, in Rio Grande · Nov. 11. Rio Grande will continue it'.s five-ga_me road swing wuh a tnp to Ursuline College on Dec. 30. 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Tuesday, December 23,2003 \I --- -- - - - - - Mason.WV 304/77Uom DIQECfQ~~ ' ' �Page B4 • The DaiJy Sentinel Tuesday, December www.mydailysentinel.com . . Buckeyes seniors have already left a legacy BY RUSTY MILLER Ass 1ciated Press 1 6 . TOTAL S - 2 11 0~ 1 452 . Fede ral Hockin g - A shley Johnson 0 1 Q. 0 2, Nata lie Will iams 0 2- 4 2, Terri Wolfe 3 2-4 8, Amanda Stover 5 1-2 11 . Kel sey Lackey 5 1-'4 11, Kristie M anning 4 1-2 9 18 7· 16 43. Meigs 63, Vinton County 44 16 44. 3· point goals (Jewell) . Meig s 1 (Pierce). VC 2 Waterford 56, Southern 39 19 7 7' 6 17 10 9 20 - 39 56 A.shley Dunn 0 2·4 2, Jessica Hill 1 0-1 2. Deana Pullins 2 0-0 5. Katie Sayre 7 2-5 17. Susan Brauer 2 0-0 4 , Brooke Kiser 1 0-0 3, Joanne Pickens t 0· 0 2, Ashley Roush 1 0·0 2, Knstiina Williams 1 0·0 2. TOTALS - 16 4·1 0 39. Waterlord Haley Drayer 6 6- 7 18, Bethany Amrine 0 0-0 0, l auren Greene 1 2-2 4 , Desiree VanDyen , Mall ory McCutcheon ,3 2-4 10 . .Robin Arnold 0 2-2 2, Tiffany Wallace 1 0 -4 2, Kayla M iller 1 00 2, Hope King 4 5-7 13. TOTALS - 17 19Southern Waterford Southern - 3056 3-point goals - Southern 3 (Sayre. Kiser, Pullins), Waterford 3 (McCutcheon 2. VanDyn e). Ohio High School Girls Basketball Monday's Results Akr. Hoban 61, Richfield Revere 28 Antwerp 39, Edgerton 35 Arc hbold 59, Defiance Ayersville 40 Batavia Amelia 54, Bethel· Tate 48 Bellbrook 53, Vandalia Butler 40 Belmont Union Local47, Cadiz Harrison Cent : 33 . Belpre 47 , Albany Aiel!ander 37 Bowl ing Green 69, Findlay UbertyBenton 54 Bridgeport 43, Toronto 38 Brookfield 65. Young s. Rayen 58 Caldwell 54 . Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 43 Can. Cent . Cat h. 59 , Minerva 44 Can . S. 34 , Magnolia Sandy Valley 31 Can . Timken 49 , Alliance Marlington 3 5 Celina 56, St Henry 49 Chardon NDCL 44. Parma Padua 43 Chillicothe Unioto 53. Crrcteville Logan Etm 33 Cin. Hills Christian A cademy 53, Gin. seton 49 Cin. St. Ursula 37 , Cin . Purcell Marian 25 Gin. Sycamore 37 . Gi n. Mercy 30 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 48. Carl isle 24 Clayton Northmont 43. Gin . Withrow 34 Cortland Maplewo od 45 , Bristolville Bristol 44 Cary-Rawson 80 , Betlsvllltt 20 Dalton 55. K1dron Cent ChrisMn 42 Day. Carroll 67, Lebanon 49 r Day Chammade -Jut1enne 46. M1ami (Fla .) Senior 41 Defiance 66. Del•ance Tinora 9 days are long. Almost every player will look back with longi ng on their coll ege days. Hartsock already. knows what he' ll be nliSsmg. "If I' m lucky enough to play in the NFL, I can probably guarantee that there won't be, no matter where I go. the support and the caring that people have for this uni versi~ ty and this team," he said, his voice cracking. "Win, lose or draw to have a sladium over~ !lowing with 105 ,000 people, how in the world can you complain? 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'' I Stepanovich said people had For years, Ohio State playthe Buckeyes all wrong when ers had been reminded that M,l)' )'D lfr lwlidllJ 'bt•.fiJIC'd with dim'ut' inspiratiorr awl fight . they looked at the close scores Ihe last national champi W1·1llank you al/.fi, tft1• kind11css ojyo11r patrotla.r:e tl1is J'IISt )'rttr. the past two years and thoughl onship lea rn was in 1968. the y were lucky. Now teams will be com pared "We stick together and we Ia the 2002 team. prepare." he said. "We can'l "The guys on this team .. 195 N. Second really worry about what a lot have written their own chapMiddleport, OH of people are thinking. I know ter in hi storv," Hartsock said. 740-992-1622 a lot of people aren't alway·s "Thai's an 'amazing thing to happ y wnh the way our games end up. They don't tr=============,;,=====================~:~. ~(~· think we don't score enough poinls and this and that. 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Maybe that's why Jenkins was voted most valuable player by his teammates. "I'm a bit surprised," the 6foot-5, 215-pound senior from Tampa, Fla. said. "But it's a great honor that my teammates thought of me that highly." Jenkins has strung together seasons of 49, 61 and 50 catches the last three seasons · as Ohio State has won 31 of 38 games heading into a date on Jan. 2 against Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. He's contributed 2,802 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns over that span. There have been very few players who have played so consistently well, game in and game out. "The reason I voled for Mike Jenkins as the MVP was his career," tight end Ben Hansock said. " He did it this · year, he did it last year and he did it the year before that. He's been a consistent fouryear player for us. Ever since he staned running routes, he's been making big plays." After games, Jenkins is more prone to talk about someone else's defensive stop than he is his winning !ouchdown. Quiet and almost shy and with an even disposition, he doesn't seek the spotli~ht - except when it seeks h1111 during a tight game. "Part of the reason that Mike Jenkins was voted MVP is because of the type of person he is," coach Jim Tressel ~a1d "He's unselfi sh He does s · · , whatever the team asks. Take, for example. the game between No. S Ohio State and No.9 Iowa on Oct. 18. The Buckeyes had been having difficulty with returners making bad decisions or .fumbles. So Jenkin s was insened to return punts and promptly brought one back 54 yards to tum the tide in a !9· 10 victory. Jenkins pulled in the kick at his own 46 and immediately sidestepped an attempted tackle by Iowa's Bob Sanders. Then he cut through the right side, avoiding diving tackles by Mike Klinkenborg and Grant Steen for a score on only the second return of his career. "I didn't even really know the return (blocking) call ," Jenkin s said later. "I didn 't know if they were blocking it' to the side or up the middle. I jusl got the ball and there was already a guy on my , leg. I made a cut to my fight and took another step. The guys threw some great blocks and I was able to take it to the end Ohio State split end Michael Jenkins (12) pulls in a pass in the first quarter against Purdue Nov. 14 in Columbus .. Over the past three years. no Ohio State football player has been as dependable or as consistent as Michael Jenkins. Maybe that's why Jenkins was voted as most valuable player by his teammates. (AP) "He has constantly made Jenkins has helped educate the he talked about the ones thai got away. big plays when we've needed freshman wide~out. them," Tressel said. "The main things I learned "I wish I tiad back a few And he does it without from him are poise and focus catches that I didn't make here drawing attention to himself and concentration," Holmes and there,'' he said. Then he · · Jenkins has become a posses- said . "When he comes into added. " Bul overall it was a sian receiver who is a threat to practice every day he never decent season." ~ · . . .~ . His leammates lhought it tum even the shortesl pass mto complains about anything. He was a lot better Ihan decent. a '.?"g.gamer. . .. just gets in and does his job." He'. not ~he lla~ htest gu~, True to form , Jenkins Hartso:k satd. . Bu: he II detlects the praise he receives. relu~ a punt tor a to.uchdown He judges his season based on here and there. He made some the team. a~azmg plays·. ag~msl Penn "We didn't hit our goal that State. but he also makes tho~e we. set forth at the beginning to I0-. or 12~yard outcuts that win the outright Big Ten title," don ; look tancr. He get ~ tack~ ~~d~\1id. "But I0-2 isn.'t that led as soon as , he catches them . but , he calches them He applies that same logic to every lime. . his own play. Asked to charac. The 11,1an expected 10 assu~e teri ze his season, he didn't The list of people we'd like to Jenkms role as No . 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King's most publicized flap involved. Capnati . She was kicked off the team on the eve of a 2002 match, when King didn't warn Capriati to practice on her own with her father. Tile United States lost to heavy underdog Austria. King al so said Davenport wouldn't be allowed ro participate in a Fed Cup senes this year because the player was going to arrive late after her mother had surgery. " I've had a wonderful run as U.S. Fed Cup captain,'' King said in a statement. "Women's i ntemational team tennis compelition is a passion of mine and one that requires a major commitment. It is with great pleasure that I fully support the USTA's decision to select Zina, who I am convinced is the most capable person to lead the team·to a champions!lip." Garrison. 40. was ranked in the top I 0 from 1983-90, peaking a1 No. 4. She retired in 1997 with 37 tilles: 14 singles, 20 doubles. three mixed dou· 175 North lnd A-ue Middleport. OH zone." Brogan Warner . Insurance 214 East Main Street 4th of July Celebrarion A. Fireworks Yellow Flag Yard Sale, 1st weekend In May Pops In the Park, breakfast for Dads, Fathers Day Moonlight Madness, last Monday in October Bunny Hop Bake Sale, around Easter time Treasures In the Park, antiques In Autumn Holiday Events A. Giveaways Christmas Home Ughting Contest Frantic Santa Sale. the night before the night before Christmas! Would you like to Join us? EVERYBODY is welcome! Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the mdnth, 8 :30a.m. at Peoples Bank. The Pomeroy; OH Middleport Community 1f-992-6687 Association N111 P•lltr, John S.nnt"tt, Rtndy S141wart, MM!In CNment, JllmN Andfi~M~n . "YIW SldSIIcdH GllriMIId" . - ------ - -----'i------ - - - - .-..- ~· Zina Garrison will replace Billie Jean King as captain of the United States Fed Cup team next season , The Associated Press learned Monday. Garri son. the 1990 Wimbledon runner-up, was appointed for one year by the president of the U.S. Tennis Association. Her hiring was 10 be announced officiall y Tuesday. "I paid my dues," Garrison told the AP in a telephone interview. "I learned a lot each and every year working with Billie Jean ." Garrison becomes the country's fJJSt black Fed Cup captain in the event's 40-year history. King is stepping aside after leading the United States to three Fed Cup titles since 1995, but her tenure also was marked by conflicts with players. She will stay on .as an assistant coach, the same position Garrison held since 1999. "I did a sampling of players - that would be one factor entering inlo it. And it's ·my ftrm conviction that Zina is ready lo take the next step," USTA president Alan Schwartz said. "There comes a time when transition makes sense. Billie Jean herself said this was the time." The United States plays at Slovenia in the first round of the 2004 Fed Cup on April 2425. The Americans lost to France in the 2003 final. That U.S. team was depleted by injuries and player disagreements with King, leaving it without such stars as Venus and Serena Williams. Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenpon. "Losing in the ftnal this year was disturbing," Garrison said. "I grew up on U.S. teams where we were always the favorite . I'm going 10 take some time lo st udy and figure Associated Press Welcome Christmas by honoring others Fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers; Welcome the season in your own special way, And enjoy all the blessings of Christmas Day! Norris Garrison replaces King.as U.S. Fed Cup captain Easl li\lerpool 47, Steubenville 29 Euclid 6 1, Mentor Lake Cath 53 Fairborn 54, Sprmgboro 47 Ohio State t ight end Ben Hartsock (88) leaps for a pass aga inst Northwestern on Sept. 27 in Columbus. Hartsock has vivid memories of the dark times of his collegiate career. As he looks back now near the end of his sen ior season, those low points only make the victories and championships all the sweeter. lAP) · one." Some seniors wiII not be playing next year in the NFL. Others already have visions of six-figure contracts dancing throu gh their heads ~ " For a lot of us, this is our lasl ' game ." Clarke said. ·'Others hmdhe opportunity to go to lhe next level. We just wanl to go nut with a bang." Still , even the NFL is a job. The ri sk or injury is high, the chance of being drafted by the ·wrong team and being siUck behind a vel'eran star is even higher. Careers are shun. the Eastern 11 17 1B 8 - 52 Federa l Hockin g 15 6 13 9 - 43 Eastern- Alyssa Holl er 2 6-8 10, Morgan Weber 5 4;-5 14, Katie Robe rtson 6 0-0 12. J essie Hupp 0 0-0 0, Jan Hayman 5 0-0 10, Jen ny Armes 0 Q-.0 0, Erin Weber 3 0- Meigs 1 11 5 14 2 3 -63 Vinton County 11 7 14 12 - 44 M EIGS (4-3, 2-2)- Renee Ba1ley 2 1~2 5. Joey Hanning 3 6- 7 12, Justine Dowler 3 36 9, Sammy Pierce 6 1-1 14, Angel Harter 1 4-4 6, Jaynee Davis 6 5- 9 1,7. Chri ssy Miller 0 0-0 0. TOTALS - 21 20-29 63. VINTON COUNTY (2-4, 2-2) Halley Sowers 4 2-2 10, Tricia Hewitt 0 0-D 0. Holly Pridemore 3 5· 6 11, Amanda Ratcliff 1 0-1 2. Kristin Collins 1 1-2 3. Kayla Jewett 4 2-3 12 , Brirt any Sowers 2 0·2 4, Kalli M cC orkle 0 0-0 0. TOTALS - 16 1(}- month s ago that we were playing Washington. It just seems like yesterday." That 2X-9 victory was 11 4 yesterdays ago. the first step in a I0 -2 season. By most slandard s. winning I0 games is an out standing season. But after last y~ ar' s 14-0 minefilled sprint to the nalional championship. it was a letclown for the Buckeves and their fan s. "But in retrospect. it's still b~en a great year.'.' said Hartsock . one of Ihe Buckeyes' 26 sen iors. " I don't have an y regrets about the way thing.1 have turned out. There \ always controversy, there's always queslions and criti cism, but we came throu~h and we did what we could~ Everybody played their hardest. We may not have had the record we wanted, but we gave it what we had and yoli · vc got to be happy with that. .. Ohio State's senior class has been throu gh a lot. The fift h-year playe rs were around when the Buc·keyes we nl 6-6 in I'J99 and weren ' t invited 10 a bowl. They were recruited to campus hy head coach John Cooper. who was fired after the 2000 season, and they 've spent the past three yea rs under Jim Tressel. Over their careers, the seniors have i'inished No. I in the nation - Ohio Slate 's f1rst footlxlil title in 34 years - alon g wilh sharing ·a Big Ten ti1l e and posting a 39- 11 recorJ. Asked how he thought his class wmlid be remembered, offensive line man Adrien Cl arkc said. "H eitrt . We ' re brave. We' re able to overcome adversity. We've had ple nt y of adversity thi s year, starting off wilh the (suspended lail back Maurice) Claretl siluation and alii he way up lo the loss at Michigan. No one hung their heads and every-. body came back and got ready for the next game. That takes a lot of character." In the weeks leading up to a bowl game. coaches have .a tricky ba lancing act. On one hand. the bowl game is lhe final appearance for the seniors and coaches want lo give the players a last. warm memory. Yet coaches also know that the days are numbered until spring practice and even the first game of next season. Already obsessed with preparation - they we1ar out the buttons o,tl video machines from overuse - il is an incredible temptation to toy wit h differen t underclass players and lineups to get ready for the future. Tressel tries to keep the spotlight on the se ni ors. "They· ve earned that right to go to a final bowl game," said Tressel. who devotes on ly the i'inal IS minutes of most practices to the .underclassmen . "They ' ve earned tha i ri ght to go to a final bowl game. We really work hard to make sure we can do the best we can to send them out with their lasl one being a good Eastern 52, Federal Hocking 43 The Daily Sentinel• Pqe B5 www.mydailysentineJ.com 2003 enkins roves his Prep Scoreboard TOTALS - COL UMB US Ben Hamock has \'ivid memories of the dark times of hi s collegiate career. As he looks back now near the end of hi s senior season, those low points only make the victories and championships sweeter. "Thi s season by far was the fastest of my career," the tight end sa id during preparalions for hi ~ fin al gi.lme, against Kan sas Stale in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan . 2. " It really did l'ly by. It 's hard to believe that it was onl y .a couple of Tuesday, December 23. 23, 2003 - ' .. �• rage 86 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Cubs fan Steve Bartman goes from Associated Press CHICAGO (A P) - Two months ago, Steve Bartman was baseball's Public Enemy No. I. A hapless ballhawk blamed for the Chicago Cubs' latest misery, the image of hi s outstretched hand made him the butt of jokes nationwide. Hounded by the media, Bartman h a~ done seemingly everythmg tn hos power to stay out of the spotli gh t. But in that quintessential American way, he's become a pop cu lture antihero. · There are shirts wi th hi s likeness on l he Internet. A trading card complete with a fak e swatch of his bright green turt leneck. And that infamous ball'' It was just auctioned for $ 106,600. "When you say the Bartman ball, most people have seen that game. Even people who ..ren ' t baseball fa n ~." said Brian Marren, vice president of acquisitions for MastroNet Inc., tile auction house that sold the ball. " It gets embedded in people's minds." For those few wh o don't remember, Bartman was the Cubs fan wh o unw ittingly deflected a foul ball .away from Moises Alou in Game 6 · of the NatiotJal League championship seri es. The ball ricocheted back into the stands, and the Cubs' World Series dreams disappeared ri ght along with it. The Florida Marlins, down 3-0 at the time, rallied to win the game. The Marlins went on to win Game 7 and advance to the World Series, where they beat the New York Yankees. Bartman was blamed for the Cubs' demise, the newest goat in the team 's sad lore. Never mind that Chicago blew a 3-1 lead in the se ries. Or that sure- handed shortstop Alex Gonzalez commi tted an error that loaded the bases that fateful night. Or that Bartman did what any other fan wou ld have don e. ' In a society where placing the blame is a constant game, Bartman was a ve ry con venient target. "That's not what lost it for us," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said , defending Bartman at baseball's winter meetings. "That 's what stood out at th e time, but Gonzo made an error, and Gonzo never makes an error. · ''Sometimes that shows you mayhe it was not meant to be., Bartman has done hi s best to fade into oblivion since releasing an apology the day after Game 6. Unlike th ose who capitalize on their misfortune, yo u wo n' t find Bartman shilling his outfit on the Ino,ernet or takin g a sledgehammer to that infernal ball. He's chan ged his phone number, and messages to him go unret urned. But for better or worse, his place in pop culture seems destined to stretch beyond his allotted 15 minutes. He was a popular Halloween costume all over the country, a given considering it was only two weeks after the NLCS. He's still all over th e Internet, with a recent check turning up more than a half-do zen Bartmanrelated items. · A co mpany called FakeTakes.com came up with a Bartman trading card. Videos and DVDs of th e ga me. with Bartman mentioned prominently, were selling for $ 11 and up. 'There were three di fferent T-shirts featuring him. including one Reds add Taylor as assistant GM CINCINNATI (AP) Dean Taylor, who was fired by the Milwaukee Brewers last year, was hired by the Cincinnati Reds as an assistant general manager on Monday. The Reds also hired Debbie Bem as an exec utive assistant to new genera l manager Dan 0 ' Brien, and moved Brad Kullman into the job of director of major league operations. 0 ' Brien took over last month for Jim Bowden, who was fired during the Reds' disastrous inaugural season at Great American Ball Park. Taylor spent nine years in Atlanta as an assistant general manager before moving to Milwaukee, where he was the GM for three years. He was fired as the Brewers finished a 56-I 06 season in 2002, the worst year in their history. Taylor. 52, was a consultant and scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. He and O'Brien attended Ohio University in the 1970s. Kullman has bee n in baseball operations for the Reds for eight years. He was advertised under the slo,gan, NEW YORK A day "BARTMAN! Need I say before Boston and Texas anymore?" apparently will decide whether Two people were even tryto make the long-discussed ing to sell copies of the- local Alex Rodriguez trade, Javy papers from the day after Lopez became the latest star to Game 6. join a team in the AL East. But none of that compares There was little indication to the frenzy over the ball Monday whether the Red Sox i·tself, snagged by an attorney and Rangers were . still dis- of course- sitting behind cussing the tiade that would Bartman. Grant DePoner, a send Rodriguez, the AL M VP, friend of the late Harry Caray to Boston for outfielder and managing partner of a Manny Ramirez. Chicago restau rant named Red Sox president Larry afte r . the legendary Cubs Lucchino proclaimed the trade broadcaster, bought the "dead" Thursday, blaming the authenticated ball for players' association for reject$ 106,600 last Friday. ing the changes to A-Rod's The ball is now on display . contract that Boston had proat the restaurant, but De Porter posed. On Sunday, Rangers plans to destroy it Feb. 26 in a owner Torn Hicks set a 5 p.m. pagan-like sacri fice to the Tuesday deadline for the deal. baseball gods. Red Sox spokesman Kevin "We want to create some Shea said Monday that the closure to the way the season team stands by its statement ended," DePorter said. "We that the deal was "dead" and weren ' t about to let it get into that no talks too k place during the weekend. th e hands of a Marlins fan." " If another party, the playBut $107,000? . Actor ers' association or Texas, Charlie Shee n only paid wants to breathe life into it, $93,500 for the ball that . we'll see what happens," Shea skipped through Bill Buckner 's legs -. and that said. Shea said Lucchino asked play really did cost the Red Red Sox chairman Tom Sox .the World Series. Werner to call Texas last Some have had enough, though. Local collectible shop Wednesday or Thursday, before the window· for the Red owners say they haven 't had Sox to negotiate with any customers clamoring for Rodriguez has expired. Bartman memorabilia. Those Shea al so said the Rangers newspapers are still for sale, called Werner after Lucchino's no bidders yet. statement Thursday night, but And on a Cubs message that no progress was made in board after the ball was auc- the proposed swap of basetioned off, several fans sug- ball's only $20 million-a-year gested it was time to move on. players. ''If the players can let this Rodri ~ uez 's agent, Scott issue go, I think we should all, Boras, dod not return telephone too," said a posting by calls seeking comment Rebecca Flavin . Monday. Baker has another idea. Lopez agreed to sign with "''d like to win (the World Baltimore a week after shortSeries) and put him in the stop Miguel Tejada, the 2002 parade with us," Baker said. AL Most Valuable Player, got a $72 million, six-year con"Exonerate him for life ." A MOtll ~TuneO/Thelfur We wou ld like to extend our hand across this snowy wonderland to send best wishes and gratitude, too To each and every one of you!! Merry Christmas&. Happy New Year! Meigs County Treasurer Howard Frank & Staff . Bowden's assi stant last season and carried out budgetcutting trad es at ownership's behest. after Bowden was fired in July . . Bent held the same title at Baltimore and Tampa Bay and worked with o· Brien when he was an assistant in Texas. l While teams wait for A-Rod drama to c~nclude, BY RONALD BLUM BY NANCY ARMOUR Associated Press Tuesday, December 23, 2003 tract from the Orioles . Baltimore also had been talking with Ivan Rodriguez , another free-agent catcher, but opted to go with Lopez, who hot .328 last season for Atlanta last season with 43 homers and I 09 RBJs, both career highs "Javy was the targeted guy that we were looking at in the process, and he's thrilled to be aboard," Orioles vice president Mike Flanagan said. Flanagan said negotiations will continue through the holidays with the agent of outfielder Vladimir Guerrero. Flanagan call ed Guerrero "an important piece we want to consider." Milwaukee agreed to a $700,000, one-year contract with Ben Grieve. The 1998 AL Rooki e of the Year took a steep cut from his $5.5 million salary last season with Tampa Bay after hitting .230 with four homers and 17 RBis. The ·Brewers also agreed to a $600,000, one-year contract with catcher Gary Bennett and a minor league contract with ri ght-hander Adrian Hernandez. Colorado agreed to a $550,000, one-year contract with catcher Todd Greene. In addition, Oakland finalized its $9.2 million, three-year deal with left-hander Arthur Rhodes, and the New York Yankees finally announced . '' forest Run. ~eady ~ix rio Black football player ,J'} graduation rate ' Graduation rates .on this year's top college bowl 163 White football player teams tend to fall short of the school average ,bl graduation rate and are generally lower for black players than white. ' Overall institution . graduation rate ·sugar I,.SU No.5 Texas (minus 9 1/2) vs. No. 15 Wash. St. (Holiday, Dec. 30) Longhorns had been hoping for BCS berth ... TEXAS 31-20. UCLA (minus 3) vs, Fresno State (Silicon Valley, Dec. 30) Bruins take four-game skid into bowl ... FRESNO STATE 17-13. Auburn (minus 3) vs. • Wisconsin (M usic City, Dec. 31) · Badgers coach Barry AI varez looks for hi!; IOOth win ... AUBURN 24-17. No. 24 Minnesota (minus 3 1/2) vs. Oregon (Sun, Dec. 31) Gophers seekin g fifth I0-win season ever ... MINNESOTA 27-20. No. 25 Utah (minus 2) vs. Southern Miss. (Liberty, Dec. 31) Utes coach Urban Meyer hot prospect for . bigger jobs ... UTAH 21-1 7. Arkansas (minus 2 1/2) vs, Missouri (Independence, Dec. 31) Expect lots of running ... MISSOU RI 2417. Colorado State ·(off) vs. Boston College (San Francisco, Dec. 31) Rams counting on QB Bradlee Van Pelt to be heal.thy ... COLORADO STATE 24- 14. No. 17 Florida (minus 3 1/2) vs. No. 13lowa (Outback, Jan. I) Gators won only previous meeting at '83 Gator Bowl ... FLORIDA 31-20. No. 23 Maryland (minus 3 1/2) vs. No. 20 West Virginia (Gator, Jan, I) Terps beat Mountaineers 34-7 in September ... WEST VIRGINIA 27-23. No. II Georgia (minus 3) vs, No. 12 Purdue (Capital One, Jan. l) Bulldogs rail ied from 25-0 down to beat Boilermakers in only other meeting at '00 Outback Bowl ... GEO RGIA 24-23. No. I USC (minus 6 1/2) vs. · No.4 Michigan (R.ose, Jan. I) Trojans do their part to win AP title ... USC 34-30. No. 9 Florida State (minus l 1/2) vs, No. 10 Miami (Orange, Jan. I) Neither team wants to play this one and few want to watch it .. FLORIDA STATE 24-20 . No. 16 Ole Miss (minus 2) vs. No. 21 Okla. St. (Cotton, Jan. 2) Rebels QB Eli Manning looks to end his cmeer in a shootout ... OLE MISS 2R-20. No. 6 Tennessee (minus 5 l/2J vs. Clemson (Peach, Jan. 2) Vols lost to Maryland by 27 in last year's Peach Bowl ... TENNESSEE 37- 10. No. 8 Kansas St. (minus 7) vs. No. 7 Ohio St. (Fiesta, Jan. 2) Wildcats RB Darren Sproles faces nation 's toughest run D ... KANSAS STATE 27-17. Georgia Tech (minus 8) vs. Tulsa (Humanitarian, Jan. 3) Yellow Jackets won 't be used to the cold in Boise ... GEORGIA TECH 24-20. N,o. 3 Oklahoma (mirms 6) vs. No. 2 LSU (Sugar, Jan. 4) Kansas State gave Tigers blueprint for beating Sooners ... LSU 27-17. From t!tle showdowns in the Big Easy to blue turf m Boose, th os bowl season figures to offer something for everyone. . Want to watch two top nonning backs"J There's the Las Vegas ' Bowl with Oregon State's Steven Jackson (1 ,396 yards) goi i1g against New Mexico's DonTrell Moore ( I ,438 yards). Looking for a contrast in styles? Try Texas Tech's hi gh-tlying pass offense against Navy's triple-option run offense. How about a national-title game'! Well , there could be two this year. First, No. I Southem Cali fornia takes on No. 4 Michigan in the R'ose Bowl on New Year's Day with the Trojans hoping to win The Associated Press title . Then comes the Bowl Championship Series title game at the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 4 between No, 2 LSU and No. 3 Oklahoma. While tile Trojans are the top team in both polls, they didn't qualify for the Sugar Bowl because they played the weakest schedule of the three title contenders. But the AP's top team has never dropped after winning a bowl game. The USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll is obligated to vote the Sugar Bowl winner No. I, setting up the opportunity for the lir>t split title sin.ce 1997. "Thi s is the national championship game for us, and Michigan is a great opponent,'' USC coach Pete Carroll said. "The fact that there's a little controversy just makes it that much more interestin g." The picks: No, 18 Boise St. (minus 10 l/2) at No. 19 TCU (Fort Worth, today) Matchup of two of the best teams from non-BCS leagues .. . BOISE STATE34-20. Oregon State (minus 2 1/2) vs, New Mexico (Las Vegas, Wednesday) Lobos looking for first bowl win si nce 1961 Aviation Bowl ... NEW MEXICO 2420. Houston (plus 10 l/2) at Hawaii (Hawaii, Thursday) This could be highest-scoring of all the bowls ... HAWAII45 -3 I. Bowling Green (minus 7) vs. Northwestern (Motor City, Friday) Falcons QB Josh Harri s threw for 402 yards in win vs. Wildcats in '0 I ... BOWLING GREEN 27- 17. Virginia Tech (minus 2 l/2) vs. California (Insight, Friday) Bears look to spoil Kevi n Jones' college finale ... CALIFORNIA 27-23. Virginia (minus 2 l/2) vs. Pittsburgh (Continental Tire, Saturday) Could be Panthers WR Larry Fitzgerald's · final college game ... VIRGINIA 28-20. · No, 22 Nebraska (minus 3) vs. Michigan State (Alamo, Dec. 29) Bo Pelini hopes to earn Huskers' full-tirne coaching job ... MICHIGAN STATE 24-13. Texas Tech (minus 12 1/2) vs. Navy (Houston, Dec. 30) Previous week: 3-4 (straight); 3-4 (vs. The Red Raiders top-ranked pass offense points) takes on Middies' No. I run game ... TEXAS Season: 209-5 1 '(straight): 127- IIS-2 (vs. TECH45-20. points) ?. SOURCE: Institute fo r Diversity and Ethics in Sport, University of Central Florida 992-2067 · ~----------------------------------------------~ Cfhinking Oj7Jou 9!! CbrislmtJ,S ORLANDO. Fla. (AP) Philip Ri vers made sure North Carolina State's disappointing season - and his record-setting career - ended on a wi nning note. The Atl an ti c Coast Conference player of the year thre w for Tange rine Bowl records of 475 yards and five touchdown s Monday ni ght, leading the Wolfpack to a 5626 rout of Kansas. Rebounding from a twogame losing streak that cost them a trip to a bigger bowl, the Wolfpack (8-5 ) marched 64, 68 and 97 yards on tllei r tirst three possessions to build a 21-7 lead. Rivers led a11 88-yaru dri ve in the third quarter. theri broke the ga me open by tak ing advantage of a blocked pnnt to put the Wolfpack up 42-17 less than nine minutes into the second half. · . Richard Washington scored on receptions of 45 and 14 yards, and Jerricho Cotchery had 13 catches for 171 yards and one TD. T.A. McLendon got into the end zone three times, scori ng on a 3-yard reception and runs of I and 26 yards. Rivers, the ACC's career passing and total offen se leader, was 21-of-24 fo r 268 yards and three TDs in the first a bowl game. Kansas ' Bill Whittemor,· completed 20 of 41 passes for 243 yards and touchdowns of 23 yards to Charles Gordon and II yards to Clark Green . . The senior quarterback - who led the Jayhawks to a 5-2 stan before missing nearly four games, all Kansas losses - also scored on a 9-yard run earl y in the fourtll quarter. The game was billed as a potential offensive shootout. and Rivers and Whittemore didn't disappoint bowl sponsors who savored tile matchup of teams with explosive attacks and defenses that struggled to contain opponents all season. ... and sincere thanks for all the goodwill you've shown toward us this past year. 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The 6-foot-5. 236- pound seni or has been the starting quarterback for every game the Wolt'pack have played under coach Chuck Amato. who hao; taken hi s team to a bowl game in each of hi s four seasons. Amato removed Ri vers midway through the fourth quarter after his final completion gave him the Tangerine Bowl yardage record. Kansas (6-7) fell short in its bid to fini sh with its first winning record since 1995. the last time the Jayhawks appeared in cA. TOAST TO It's tloe small tloings i11 life a plate of cookies, a smile, Subscribe today•. 992-2155 Dan Oelorenzo/AP Rivers, N.C. State downs Kansas in Tangerine Bowl ••• 12760 TWP Rd. 202 Racine, OH The Daily Sentinel • Page B7 www.mydailysentinel.com BY JOSH DUBOW Associated Press . · •· · · . by thoughtS of your gooJ will ~ "'"'" blankets the ,Voand, it fills us With cheer · To !'_~IHI' we'll see Y"" agl.iri next 1!~•1 .. 2003 Picking a national champ or two their $6.4 million, two-year agreement with right-hander Paul Quantrill. Nine players signed among the 58 cut loose by their teams Saturday when they failed to receive offers of 2004 contracts. Left-hander Annando Almanza was the only one to change teams, agreeing to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves. Outfielder Gabe Kapler took a cut from $3.4 million to $750,000 to stay with th e Boston Red Sox. Right-hander Scott Strickland, coming off recons tru ctive elbow surgery, saw his salary slashed from $950,000 to $650,000 by the New York Mets. Minnesota infielder Augie Ojeda agreed to a one-year contract that pays him $320,000 if he is in the major leagues. Re-signing for minor league contracts were Mets left-hander Pedro Feliciano and right-hander Jeremy Hill , Detroit left-hander Andy Van Hekken, Texas outfielder Jason Tyner and Florida righthand& Toby Borland. Right-hander Jaso n Marquis, eligible for salary arbitration, agreed to a $525,000, one-year contract with St. Louis, which acquired him from the Braves during the winter. meetings. (AP Sports Writer Howard Ulman in Boston contributed to this report,) i.r chilled ' Tuesday, December 23, \ '• . Racine, Ohio Pomeroy 949-2575 992-6059 • �'' ' Page B8 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Orange terror alert felt in sports Bv HAL BocK Associated Press :when the nation 's terror alert was rai sed to its second highest level, Lou is iana Su1 ·erdome personnel were ready. " We ' ve got the drill down pretty good ," spokesman Bill Curl said Mond.ty from N:ew Orleans , where the Sugar Bowl will be played on Jan . 4. He had o ne piece of advice for fans attending the Bpwl Championship Serie s title game between LSU and Ok lahoma : "Come earl y and empty-handed .'. Seve ral federa l law enforceme nt officia ls. inc lud ing Homela nd Security Secre tary Tom Ridge, mentioned major bowl games as potential al Q:a ida targe ts. Still, they urged fans to go abo ut bu siness as usual. "This is a period of cele: brat ion. " Rid ge said . "There ace public ga therings in trtajo r urba n areas arou nd the country, big celeb ration s - Times Sq uare. Las Vegas, L.A.. football games. yo u name it. And we encou rage p~ople to. lik e we saiu before , be vigi lant and be aWa re." T he SLtperdome is no stranger to hosting national sports events amid height · ened sec urity. Two years ago. it was the si.te of the first post-Se pt. II Sltper Bowl. The imposi ng dome was rin ged by national guardsmen and chain-link fences. In April. during the war in Iraq , a stepped-up poli ce presence was in place when the Superdome hosted the Final Four men's bas ketball champion ship. That kind of atmosphere was already evident Monday at various bowl site s around the cou ntry. " I visited the TCU practice on Sunday and there we re more police around the tea m than there had been," said Tim Simmons of the Fort Worth Bowl. "That may be a function of them play ing <It hom e." Wishing all our friends &. neighbors very Merry Christmas &. A nar)PYI TCU plays Boise State in the inaugural Fort Worth Bowl on Tuesday night. Ross Bailey, in charge of ope·rations at Amon G. Carter Stadium , said there wo uld be extra security sweeps of the stadium . At some site s, operating at a hi gh level of securit y has been the norm si nce the terrori st attack s and few adjustme-nts will be necessary. "Ever since 9- 11 , we · boosted security up across the board," said Shawn Schoeffler. a spokesman for Friday ni ght 's ln sight.com Bowl and the Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, 'Ariz . "We neveJ backed off from that. We won't do anything more." The NFL declined to say if there would be additional securit y ineasures at games this weekend . Plans already in place for the Super Bowl in Houston on Feb. I include flight re strictions over Reliant Stadium and metal detectors. "Sec urity at our games is an ongoing pri ority and continues to . operate at very hi gh level s," said Milt Ahlerich , the NfL's vice president for security. "We intend to keep it that way, es pecially at thi s time as we enter the playoffs. " Everything from cameras Orlando police officer Chuck Peyton, center, tosses some and purses to diaper bags cables while conducting a search of the footba ll fie ld with his are routin e ly checked at dog, Scout, prior to kick off at the Tangerin e f!ow l, Monday in many sport s events. Orlando, Fla. Secretary Tom Ridge , head of th e Department of · Umbrellas and signs are Homeland Security, urged people to "just go about your busibarred at certain venues. At ness " despite the decision to raise the nation's terror-attack some NBA arenas, fans pass warning to orange, its second-highest level. (AP) through metal detectors. "We enhanced our securi- ed terror warning, say in g gested fan s get th ere ear ly. (Associaft 'd Pre .n· liTiter ty following Sept. II and we there will be "an appropriate of sec urity as higher level C urt Auderson 111 are maintaining the levels patrons enter the arena ." Wasflhl J; lOJI nmrri!Juted to We may provide the heat for your home, we have had since then ," That said, the Cavs sug- This repon.) NBA spokesman Mark but nothing warms our hearts more than Broussard said. thoughts of the many good folks we 've had In Cleveland. where the the privilege to serve this past year. Cavaliers play th e New Orleans Hornets on Happy Holidays. Tuesday, the NBA team reminded fan s of the elevat- FJingle LBe!h, {jjngle Cf3ells, Riizgle9!!! is for us to serve you every day! Merry Christmas and many thanks! 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For the second str a i ~ h t week No . 2 Kentu cky had mo re ftrst-place vo tes th an Co nnec ti cut , but the Hu ; kie' rece ived more point' from th e national media pane l. Duke remained third . Georgia Tech moved up one ; pot to fo urth , it' highc;t ranki ng ,; nee Fe bru ary 19 86, and Vanderb il t moved into th e poll at No. 25 , its fir;;t appearance in th e Top 25 since Febru ary 2000. The Huskies 18- 1) received 21 firstplace vote> and 1.636 point ,. 22 more than the Wildcat' 16·0). who we re No. I on 25 ball ot> . Kentucky beat Ind iana 80-4 1 on Satu rday. Duke (8- I J. which beat then -No. II Texa' 8\1-6 1 on Saturday. had t"o fir,t · place vo te> and 1.539 points :. Geo rgia Tec h I 10-0) had 16 l lrsl place vo te, . Arizona. which moved from seve nt h to fifth . and Stanford . whic h jum peu fro m ninth to 'ixth. eac h had two fir, t-place >ote, . .. .' ., . '· t • • Ha~e · a With Thanks & COMPANY 992-6426 Melanie A. Weese, O.D. Sherry O'Brien Best · Wishes . G&M . FuEL 813 W. Main St. Pomeroy towards us. 2003 EL PASO, Texas (AP) - coachi ng was my true callTexas-El Paso is giving Mike ing." UTEP athletic director Bob Price a chance to rebuild his Stull ci ted Price's credentials. coaching career. Price, whose' reputati on " He is an outstanding was tarni shed b:Y a night of coach, ard hi s record speaks partying at a strip club afte r for itself," Stull said. "He has being hired at Alabama, was over 30 years of coaching hired Sunday to repl ace fired experience,.and over 22 years Miners coach Gary Nord. of · he ad coaching experi "We know Mike Price is a ence ." man who has been humbled Price, who also .coached by a highly public mistake," Weber State for eight seaUTEP presi dent Diana sons. has a career record of Natalicio said. " He paid dear- 129-1 2 1. Among his-proteges ly for that grievous error in were qu arterbacks Drew judgment, and all of us Bledsoe and Ryan Leaf at believe he has earned the Washington State. opportunity to restart his Nord was fired Dec. I after career." the Miners went ju st 14-34 Before going to Al abama,. the past four seasons. Price coached Washingto n The hiring of Price is simiState for 14 seasons . He lar to what . Texas Tech did turned the Huskie s into Pac- 'three years ago when it gave I 0 contenders while going the volatile Bob Knight · a 83-77 with five bowl appear- chance to rebuild hi s career ahces. and its struggling men's basHe never coached a game . ketball program. George O' Leary was hired for the Crimson Tide. Pri ce maintai~s that the events that Dec . 8 to coach Central Jed to his departure from Florida, giving him another Alabama were report ed inac- chance in college footb all curately and said he 'll be on two years after Notre Dame his best behavior. forced him to resign becau se "A lot has happe ned to me he lied on hi s re sume. " I've always viewed him since last April." Price said. " I will continue to try to clear as not only a tremendous my name, but I can assure coach, but a great person and that such a mistake will never an outstanding representative again happen to Mike Price ." of college football." Stull Price, a surprise choice to said of Price. " He has done a replace Denni s Franchione at remarkable job of turnin g Alabama after the 2002 sea- around program s and buildson, got in trouble in April ing nationally ranked teams ... when he went to a topless bar Nord, a former WAC coac h after attending a golf tourna- of the year, led the Miners to ment in Florida. Alabama a share of the WAC title and president Robert Witt fired the Humanitarian Bowl in Pri ~e after he admitted drink- 2000. It was the Miners' first ing heavily and visiting the league trophy in 44 years and strip club. the team 's first bowl appearPrice sued the school for ance since 1988, when Stull $20 million over his firin g, was coach. But the Miners won onl y but a judge threw out the law suit, noting that the fact Price two games the next-three seanever signed his seven-year. sons. Stull said the fact the $ 10 million contract prevent· Miners had beaten only three ed him from claiming he was Divi sion 1-A teams during defrauded . that span · showed the pro· Price said Sunday he' d yet gram wasn't headed in the to sign hi s deal with UTEP, right direction. saying it wouldn ' t be tina]Price, who was intere sted in the Arizona job but found ized for several weeks. The coach also filed a $20 that the school wasn't intermillion lawsuit against Time ested in him, said his UTEP Inc ., charging that he was teams would concentrate on libeled and slandered by a defense, then special teams story in Sports Illustrated, . and offense . "I really think UTE;P has which is owned by Time. The story detailed his actions the what it takes to be a winner." night he visited the strip club. he said, "and I promise I will His ' hiring at UTEP has work my heart out to provide the student-athletes with an made Price feel reborn . "When something you love enjoyable college ex perihas been taken away, it really ence, follow the rules and hurts," he said. " It hurt me so win with integrity and c harmuch that now I know that acter." m lflxt11~ . Tuesday, December 23. 0 JOY Happy and HealtLy Holiday! HARiv10~ We're dispensing our best wishes, and they include a large measure of thanks to ou~ loyal customers. 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Injuries a major actor in deciding who wins • l3v DAVE GoLDBERG Associated Press • There are several fo rmulas for making the NFL playoffs thi s season: · I. Stay re latively healthy, as Kansas City- has been en route to the AFC West Iitle , or Dallas has been on the wa y to Its first playoff berth in five years. : 2. Ove rcome the injurie s, which is why New England has the NFL's best record . Or even: : 3. Let injuries be your friend, as St. Loui s has done in a 12-3 season. : Yes, injurie s have been a major factor lhi s season , startin g in exhibition games when the Falcon s· lost Michael Vick with a broken leg and the Jets lost Chad Pennington with a broken wrist. ;J'he absence of the _two quarterbacks for a si gnificant period effectively ended their team s' playotT hope s before lhe season began . : "It really just comes down to you try to do the best you can and you got to ~ave a little luck , too,'' Dallas coach J3ill Parcell s said Monday. the day after hi s Cowboys clinched a playoff spot nfter three straight 5-11 seasons. >"' Basically that is what happened. I' ve never had a lot of injuries on any team I' ve coached . That 's luck, but it's also a byproduct of trying not to have them ." : Some injuries can actually help. ' · St. Louis lost quarterback Kurt Warner with a concussion in an opening-season defeat to the Giants , and then kept Marc Bulger as the starter wh e n Warner was healthy. The Ram s ulso survived without Marshall Faulk for tTve weeks, and Faulk has finished well, perhaps becau se he's fresher from the time off. Bu t New England is the centerpiece for teams that have overcome injury, going 13-2 des pite starting more than 40 players because of a rash of injuries. If the Patriots beat Buffalo in Foxboro ne xt week, they will have the homefi eld advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. . New England has survi ved because it has hybrid players. Coach Bill Belichick loves a front seven made up of players who can play both lineman and linebacker: Willie McGinest, who is having an outstanding season, is the best example . McGine st has made up for the absence of another such player, freeagent acquisition Rosevelt Colvin, out for the season after breaking his hip in the second game Wide receiver David Patten and center Mike Compton al so are on injured rese rve ; wide receiver Troy Brown has been out a lot; and Pro Bowl cornerback Ty Law has been playing all season with a nagging leg mjury. But Belichick has an outstanding rookie class - center Dan Koppen, safeties Eugene Wilson and Asante Samuel, defensive linemen Ty Warren and Dan Klecka and return man/wide receiver Bethel Johnson. Johnson is significantly responsible himself for wins over Tennessee and Indianapolis, two playoff team s. Belichick also love s role players who have been with him in the past. simply plugging one in for the other when the starter is hurt: Roman Phifer for Mike Vrabel, for example . And perhaps the only indispensable Patriot, quarterback Tom Brady, has rema ined healthy all season. In fac t, the injuries helped New England beat Tennessee by lulling the Titans to sleep. With less than two minutes to go, the Titans were driving for the go-ahead touchdown when Law grabbed a Steve McNair pass and returned it 65 yards for the clinching score. "I thought I could get it in there with ihe bad leg he had," said McNair, who acknowledged he was trying to pick on the hobbled cornerback. Denver also has overcome injuries, clinching a P.layoff spot by beating Indianapolis Sunday night despite losing quarterback Jake Plummer for four games and outside linebackers Ian Gold and John Mobley for the season. In Sunday ' s critical game , the Broncos were without Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis, out with a · knee injury. No problem . Quentin Griffin ran for 136 yards , Mike Anderson added · 56 and the Broncos held on to the ball for just under 45 minutes of their 31-17 victory. That's always been the solution for Denver. For nearly a c!ecade, it has been able to plug in running backs at will: Olandi s Gary for Terrell Davis; Anderson for Gary and Davis: Portis for Anderson and Gary; and now Griffin and Anderson for Portis. Portis should be back for the playoffs, if not for next week 's finale at Green Bay. But after Sunday night's game, he said: "I think I'm playing for my job. These guys went out and played great." Tuesday, December 23 , 2003 said at hi s news conference vidual and a team to say a Monday. " Now the glove s milestone like that (which) come off and it's whatever it puts you among the all-time takes . If he 's got to run 50 greats (and) to say, you times on Sunday to win, know what, we're not going hell, run 50 times ." to do that," Billick said. Billick also said that the "That's tough. The team Ravens won't change their takes great pride in this." game plan if Cincinnati Billick also said that loses and their playoff spot Lewis faced a tougher task is clinched. becau se the Ravens' offense He ·said Baltimore has has relied so heavily on him used Lewis to run all year, this season. and it will continue to do so The Ravens' passing game against the Steelers. has struggled all year, and "How do you prepare all Baltimore's opponents have week for a championship constantly put eight or nine game against the Pittsburgh men in the box and waited Steelers and , because of for Lewis. But he kept maksequence of events, all of a ing the plays. sudden go, oh, OK, now this "Nobody has faced it like game's not important?" Jamal ," Billick said. "None Billick said. "It doesn't of the great backs you ' re work that way, (and) what talking about has carried the happens Sunday on that offensive load for their team the way Jamal has, and I game is irrelevant:" Billick said lhat the think that makes it all that Ravens could have faced a much more spectacular.': dilemma if they had nothing In the end, Billick said the at stake in the fin al game . Ravens are right where they with Lewis being so close to want to be - controlling the record. their own destiny. That asks a lot of an indi"We're right where we hpped you could be, last game of the season , playing for the divi sion championship, chance to go to the playoffs," Billick said . "That's all you can really ask for this time of the year. " = The Daily Sentinel • Page 811 .mydailysentinel.com 2003 National Football League Favre deals with grief, Raiders OAKLAND, Ca li f. (AP) - Brett Fav re dealt wi th the grie f in the best way he could imagine. He pl ayed hi s hea vy heart out. Favre pJssed for 399 yards and fou r touchdowns a da y after hi s father 's death, moving int o second place in NFL history for c a ~e er TD pa sses wh ile leading th e Green Bay Packers to a 41 -7 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Mond ay night. With one spectacular long pa ss aft er another, the Favre decimated Raiders' patchwork defense with one of the greatest performances in his 13-year career. He finished just 3 yards shy of his career high while sending the Raiders to their worst loss in e i g ~t years. Favre threw tor a personal-best 311 yard s and four TDs in the first half, qui ckly turning a crucial game for the Packers' playoff hopes into a blowout victory - and he did it on one of the saddest days of his life. Irvin Favre died of a heart attack Sunday night while driving near his son's hometown of Kiln , Miss .. Brett decided to stay with the Packers (9-6) long enough to lead a victory that kept them in a tie with Minnesota atop the NFC North. Favre wa s n :of-30, smiling and hugging hi s teammate s throughout the game. In the fourth quar- ter, he embraced his wife, Deanna. before they headed home to Mi ssissippi . Though the formula is co mplicated , Green Bay can all but cl inch a playoff berth with a victory over De nver on Sunday - and if the Viking s lose to Arizona, the Packers will .• win their second str.aight divi sion title. The Packers ' also will be in the playoffs if Seattl e lo ses to San Franci sco on Saturday. With the first of two first-half scorin g passes to Javon Walker, Favre passed Fran Tarkenton on the NFL's career li st with hi s 343rd career TD throw. The three-time MVP fin ished with 3.45 , trailing only Dan Marino's 420. Favre got a respectful ovation from the normally vi ciou s Raider Nation when he was announced as a staner in his 205th con secutiv e g~me, an NFL re co rd for quarterbacks . He mi ght have been drownin g in emotion, but hi s performance was almost am a zingl~ poised - and his receiVIng corps . wa s ju st as impre ssive ' against the befuddled : Raiders (4-11 ). On the Packers' fourth play · from scrimmage, Favre threw a breathtaking 47-yard completion to Robert Ferguson a high-arching ball that traveled at least 55 yard s in the air, the kind of throw that only a handful of quarterhacks have ever mastered. Ravens eye playoff, record for Lewis OWINGS MILLS , Md. (AP)The Baltimore Ravens have a simple agenda for the final week make \he playoffs and help Jamal Lewis set the record for most rushing yardage in a season . Baltimore (9-6) hosts Pittsburgh Sunday at 8:30 p.m. in it s season final e and needs a win or a Cincinnati (8-7) loss earlier in the day . to clinch the AFC North title and earn a playo ff berth. Lewis has I ,952 yards rushing and needs 154 to break Eri c Dickerson' s record of 2. 105 for most yards in a season. Baltimore coach Bri an Billi ck said the Ra ve ns will again rely heavily on Lewis . Th e Ravens wi II try to win their first division title and earn a playoff berth plus gettin g Lewi s the rushing record. " We' re goin g to . need every bit of whatever num ber he need s to ge t the record to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers," Billick Tuesday, December 23. Wisllin.i! }'011 tiditrgs (!{ cm'!_(ort and joy tlri~ lrolida)' ua~on. Tl1atrlu for l1elping to make all of our dreamJ tome trur. . ·( FURNITURE Anderson's •APPLIANCES • CARPET Pomeroy, OH • 992-3671 AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pet PF PA y-New England Miami Buffalo N.Y. 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It read: "Free Tickets. " There wasn't a line forming . . And that was before Cleveland got embarrassed 35-0 in its home fin~le by the Baltimore Ravens, who with a shot at winning the AFC North , overpowered the Browns. · In a sea son of low points, the Brown s (4-11) have dropped to a new one. Luckily, they only have one game left - at Cincinnati on Sunday before they can begin rebuilding from the rubble of 2003. • "Everybody has to do some soul searching," wide receiver Quincy Morgan said . " It can't get any worse. it can only go up. It can only go up for the offense . It can only go up for the defense. This is the worst." · It had better be. • On Monday, the Browns were still smarting from their most lopsided loss iiince the 2000 season finale and their largest defeat si nee Butch Davis became coach in 200 I. "It was frustrating," said Davi s, 2027 in his three seasons . "It was sad and a bitter defeat. You don't like to iose in the division, and you dbn ' t like · lo lose in the fashion we did." · Davis didn't bother sugarcoating the Browns' fifth straight loss and eighth in nine games During his weekly news conference, Davis candidly and contritely acknowl edged that his team bas problems - many of them. Instead of dodging some of the stickier issues- the ongoing quarterback controversy, running back William Green's suspension, coaching changes, the offen sive line - Davi s took them public, whi ch is something he has been reluctant to do in the past. He was also tough on himself, offering a refreshing self-evaluation of his performance. ''I recognize that this hasn't been the season that anyone envi sioned," Davis said . "Nobody wanted thi s season to happen . As the head coach , ultimately, it' s my re sponsibility . It's my responsibility to prepare the team ami get the team to play well and win games. "I recognize my own shortcomings and the things I' m not doing well as a head coach . I recognize the things we ' re not doing well as a football team, and we're going to do every thing humanly pos sible to rectify that." · Davis, who inherited a club that went 3- 13, is disappointed that he didn't build on a team that went 9-7 during the regular season a year ago and made the playoffs. However, he said the struggles have a.llowed him to see what he needs to improve. "That will be my main commitment , to go about fixing those things," he said. "It's difficult to hx some things during the course of the season, but we'll do everything we can to fix it." He's got a long list to work from. The Browns' muddled quarterback situation remains as confused as it was at the beginning of the season. Due to injuries and incon sistency, Tim Couch and Kelly Holcomb failed to emerge as the team's QB of the future . Now, the Browns have to . decide whether to release Cou ch, who' ll make $7 .6 million nex,t sea son . or give Holcomb another shot at th e No . .1 job. Couch is willin g to restructure his contract if the Brown s want him back . " I don ' t know how it 's going to shake out ," he said. Davi s said it has been impossible to evaluate his quarterbacks while con tinually having to plug hole s in an offensive line ran sacked by injuries . "Yeah, maybe it (the QB situation) is uncertain," Davis said. '' It has the potential to clear up once we fix the supporting ca st. We have to addre ss the offensive line. That ha s to be a major part of thi s off-sea son. " Green's future is equally vagu e. The running back remains su spended by the NFL for violating the league's substanc e abuse program and is reportedly in alcohol rehab. Davis doesn "t know if - or when the second-year back might be reinstated. "It ' s an unansw erabl e question." Davis said, "because right now I don't know the status or the state of . where the stuff is." NOTES: Davi s confirmed that WR Quincy Morgan and S Robert Griffith had a fight in the locker room after practice on Friday. "It escalated more than it probably should have,'' E>avis said . "I talked to both of them, and they dropped it. " .. . Despite - the blowout to Baltimore, Davis feels his team is still giving 100 percent. "I truly believe that no one on thi s team has packed it in . Our guys haven ' l quit." ... Mqrgan , who played at Kansa s State , picked the Wildcats to beat Ohio State "by two touchdowns" in the Fiesta Bowl. x-Philadelph1a x-Dallas Wash ington NY Giants W L 11 4 10 5 5 10 4 11 y-Carolina New Orleans Tampa Bay Atlanta W 10 7 7 4 Green Bay Minnesota Ch1cago Detroit W 9 9 7 4 y-St. Louis Seattle San Francisco Arizona x-clinched playoff spot Saturday's Games Atlanta 30 , Tam pa Bay 28 Minne sot a 45. Ka nsa s City 20 New Eng land 21 , N .Y. 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Two more Browns injured BEREA (AP) - Brown s guard l'au_l Zukau skas sustained a sprained left knee Sunday ' s los s to in Baltimore and will mi ss the se ason finale at Cincinnati . A Iso . . rooki e deferisi ve tac kle Antonio Garay suffered a torn anteri or cruciate ligam ent and will have surgery in thre e weeks . Bro wns co ach Butch Davi s sa id doctors will wait for the swellin g in Garay 's knee to go down be fore operating. Zt1kau skas. who start ed I 0 games thi s season , is Cl e veland 's fifth offen sive lineman to ' ustain a significant injury. Rookie center Jeff Faine and left tackle Ro ss Verba were al so lost for the season with injuries. The Browns have started seven different combina : · tions on the ir offen sive line and will now have to mak e another one Sunday again st · . the Bengal s. Garay was taken in the sixth round in thi s yea r·s dra ft out of Bo ston College. We./come the Season MEIGS CO. 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Middleport • (304}372-FORD (800) 964-3673 I I �Page B12 • The Daily Sentinel Tuesday, December 23, 2003 www.mydailysentinel.com Bengals now need ~elp to make playoffs BY JOE KAY Associated Press C INCINNATI The Be ngal s are ge tting rea dy for one long day. Los ing its most important ga me of the se ason , Cin cinnati (8-7) dropped int o second place in the · AFC North . one ga me behind Baltimore heading into the fin al weeke nd. The on ly way the Bengals can make the playo ffs is by beating the Cle veland Br o wns at 0 CINCINNATI (AP) - A store that sells Chri stian items sold o ut of a ball cap with a cross that was similar to one that resulted in a $S,OOO tine fo r Cin<:i nnati Bengal s quarterback Jon Kitna. Kitna, a C h ri sti an ~ is appealing the NFL fine fo r wearing "unapproved apparel." The league requires players to wear NFL-licensed clothi ng 90 mi nutes before and after the game during on-ai r interviews. The ru le applies only on Sun days. . · Jennifer Girou x, 'co-owner of The Cat holic Shop at a suburban Cincinnati mall . said the store sold its re maining supp ly of 500 caps wi thin an hour of opening Sunday. The sho p sold the same number on Satu rday, she said. The black caps with an orange cross in the center we re · simi lar to a custom-made cap with a white cross on it that Kitna wore in a news conference Dec. 14 after a game with the San Francisco 49ers. Bengal s spokesman Jack Brennan said he had fo ur call s last week from peop le wanti ng to help pay for the penalty. The team has said the matter is bet":een the league and Kit na. Donald Burke, 67, of subu rban Green Towns hip, tried to buy one of the caps Sunday but was too late. "I think it's so sad what the league did to him. th at $5,000 fine," Burke said. "What if he h<1d an Ameri can fl ag pin on his un iform . would he have been ti ned for that'l" Giro ux said she h a~ ordered more cu ps. "Some people are coming in because they th ink it's great that he's weari ng the cross, and some peopl e are coming in because it 's Ameri ca. and the re's freedom of ~ peec h and re ligion. and the NFL shoul dn't own somebody 's body," Giroux said. Ki tna is appealing the fi ne because he though t the NFL rule j ust appl ied to com petitors' prod ucts. but he said he won' t wear the cap again . 'The Bible says su bmit to the authorit ies placed above you," he said. The NFL has often levied simi lar fines aga inst other players for what the leag ue has judged to be uniform violations. The fine had nqt hing to do wi th religion and was simpl y a uni form code violation. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello sai d Monday. He said Kitn a ·~ a ppea l could take several weeks. hom e n S u nday aft e r n o o n , then ge tt i n g s o m e nig htt ime help. The Ravens (9-6) can cli nch by beatin g the Pittsburgh Stee lers in . the fin al NFL regul ar-se aso n ga me of the se ason on Sunday night. All the Bengals can do is win their game, then wait for their fa te to be dec ided by someone else in a game that will end near midnig ht. " It's a situation we didn 't want to put ourse lves into , but we ' re in it ," linebacker Ke vin Hard y said Monday. " Now we ' ve got to look fo r some help ." Cincinn ati was in cont ro l of the divi sion - it has all of the tie breakers in it s favo r - unt il its 27- 10 loss Sund ay in St. Loui s. Meanwhile, the Ra ve ns beat th e Brown s 35-0 to tak e their one-game lead . Playe rs were still down ca st on Mond ay as they thought about how they' d lost their front-runn er statu s for the playoffs. "It is (tough), but we've go t to make the adju stment," Hardy sa id . "We' ve got to take these couple of days and put that behind us· and reali ze we still hltve an opportunity. If you do n' t even win the game Sunday, it doesn't matler. " Attitud e isn' t the only thi.ng th at needs an adju stment. The Bengal s managed to avoid majo r injuries thro ugh th e first 14 we.e ks. helpin g them gel on a ro ll as one of the ka gue's most surprisin g team s. Runnin g back Corey Dillon strained hi s groin early in the season, but Rud i John so n took ove r and kept the offe nse roll ing. . Now, injuries are start ing to add up at the worst time . Left tac kl e Levi Jones had a pronounced limp Monday, coming off hi s second game sin ce he had surge ry to repair torn kn ee cartilage . Left guard Eric Steinbach mi sse d hi s first gam e because of a severe thi gh brui se. leaving th e line in Store sells out of cap similar to one that resulted in Kitna fine MORE LOCAL NEWS.MORE LOCAL FOLKS. Cinci nnati Bengals Chad Johnson looks on as the final seconds tick away in a 2 7-10 loss to the St. Louis Ra ms Sunday. The Bengals need to beat Cleve land th is Sunday and need Pittsburgh to beat Baltimore to wi n th e AFC North and make it to the playoffs. (AP ) fiLt X in St. Lo ui s. division and are in di sa rray The offe nsive line had as their seaso n 'wi nds dow n. ge nera ll y stayed intact unti l A victory would give the the game uga in st th ~ Ra m s, Benga ls their first winning who held Dill on to 37 yards record since 1990, the la st and John so n to JO. time they made the playoffs. "We had don e a good j o b Th en they can settle in for a of stayi ng health y," nervous ni ght of telev isio n Steinbach said. "That' s V l e WII1 g. important. " " When we win thi s footThat's not all. Receive r ball gam e , we have ea1•ned Peter Warrick had surgery 9-7. That ' s our biggest goal Friday for torn kn ee carti - ri ght now," Lewi s said . lage and may mi ss . tl1 e "Other th an that, it 's out Cleve land game. Linebacker of ou r hands again. We lost Adrian Ross lore a ligament to a football team tha t was and cartil age in hi s knee fa r better than us yesterwith a minute left in th e day." game Sun d.ay. The Bengals are hopin t; The team 's luck seems to that the Steelers (6-9) show have run out. up in Baltimore with a tot of " Peopl e go throu gh it all moti vation . Ross got a call year," coach Marvin Lew is fro m Stee lers lin ebac ker said. Jgey Porter on Sund ay ··o urs just ca me ri ght at ni ght , aft er he found out the end here. That 's the way about the kn ee injury. it is... ." He sai d make sure you Lew is' main chall enge is guys beat Cleveland , and to get his di scouraged team we've go t Baltimore for foc used on beati ng the yo u,'' Ross said . Brow ns (4- 11), who have They can on ly win , watch cl inched last place in the and hope he's ri ght. Subscribe today. 992-2 155 I . I Ravenswood Connector dedicated Tuesday SPORTS • Bearcats ground Flyers. See Page 81 BY BRIAN OBITUARIES will Business resume 8:00 a.m. Friday, December 26th. When we think of all the faces we've come to know In the past few years, It gladdens our hearts and gives us much to celebrate this Christmas. So to all of you, who have given us so much joy, we offer our gratitude and best wfshes for a very merry season. : • Seventh person dies in house fire in Canton. : See Page A2 : • Community Calendar. ~ Page A6 • Legal Briefs. · &!e Page A6 Detail• on Paee A& J. Lee of Rutl and, couldn ' t believe his luck at first. "When I saw those numRUTLAND . - Anyone bers. I 037, on the ticket, I who casts a skeptical eye on was really surpri sed, and the materialism of today's happy," Tripp, II , said. Chri stmas . celebration s, Tripp 's mother helped especially those who worry him find a needy child who about today's young people, would appreciate the shiny should consider Ryan new toy. At first, they tried a Tripp's story. local retailer 's Chri stmas Tnpp, a fifth-grade stu- toy drive, but when th ey dent at Meigs Elementary learned it was over for the Intermedi ate School, was year, they went to the Meigs the lucky winner of a bicy- County Depanment of Job cle in a holiday drawing at and Famil y Services, and the Pomeroy Eagles Club. the agency quickly found a But rather than keeping it young boy who would love · himself, Tripp decided to the new bike . pass his gift on to a bpy who "I don' t have much needed it more than he did. Chri stmas spirit myself thi s . " I already have a bike,'' year," Lee said, "but when Tripp said, "and e ve n Ryan told me he wanted to though I could have kept the do this, and I could see it new one for myself, I decid- was important to him, it ed to give it to someone really touched me." who might not have a bike, "I hope," Lee said, "it will someone who needed it touch a lot of others, too, more than I did." and let them see that kids Tripp, the son of Todd can appreciate the true spirTripp of Pomeroy and Kelly it of the holiday." BRIAN REED Ryan Tripp, 11. of Rutland , is s hown with the new bicycle he won in a local holiday drawing; just. before he turned it over to the Meigs County Depar tment of Job and Family Services. The agency helped Tripp fi nd a needy boy who would aQPrec tate it. (Brian J. Reed) LoTI'ERIES State health officials urge flu prevention Majority of Americans Ohio Pick 3 day: 7-9-8 Pick 4 day: 7-5-0-5 Pick 3 night: 9-2-6 Pick 4 night: 9-9-2-9 Buckeye 5: 8-11-25-27-33 BY BRIAN West Vll'ginia Deily 3: 8-8-7 Deily 4: 6-9-3-7 Caah 25: 4-10-16-17-18-19 INDEX II SEcriONS - Cale11.dars Classifieds · Comics '. Dear.A.bby Editorials Movies · Obituaries J. REED BREED@MYOAILYSENTINEL.COM t6 PAGI!B . A6 Bs-6 B7 A6 A4 As As Bl A6 © 2003 Ot.io Valley Publlohln.1 Co. POMEROY - Ohio's top public health official is urgmg those who have not received an influenza vaccine to continue checking the local supply, especially if they 're considered to be at high risk. Those who have flu , meanwhile, are strongly · encouraged to stay home from work or school until they fully recover, said · J. Nick Baird, M.D., Director of the Ohio Department of Health. Baird and other officials with the state health department conducted a news conference in Columbu s Monday afternoon, in which ihey advised the public to take all steps possible to avoid infection with flu , and to get a flu shot when additional vaccine is available. According to Baird, frequent IS-second hand washing with hot water, or the use of an alcohoi wipe, is an essential step in avoiding the flu virus. "It is also essential to cover the mouth when coughing and sneezin!l, to cough or sneeze into a tissue, and to wash the hands with hot water or an alcohol wipe immediately after coughing or sneezing," Balrd said "We advise anyone who is sick with flu or flu-like symptoms to stay horne from work, and to keep sick chi!dren home from school, to avoid exposing others to the virus." Only I0 percent of the flu vaccine manufactured each year is purchased by public health agencies, such as county health departments, and the state department is now looking for excess suppiy purchased ·by private companies, said Tony Peyt?n, . manaller . of the state s tmmumzauon program. · Peyton said the short supply of vaccine is likely due to the fact that more people are takin!l the flu shot each year. He srud Ohio purchased 26S,OOO doses initially this season for adults, and another 60,000 for children. However, Peyton said, the cost of each shot has iacreased from just over $ 1 per dose to over $8 per dose in JUSt the past two years, meaning fewer doses can• be purchased with public funds available. Peyton said an additional · 37S.OOO doses have been purchased by the U.S. Department of Health and Humrul Services, and while Ohio Department of Health is not certain how many doses will be made available in Ohio, officials estimate that as many as 20,000 will be made available in Ohio by mid, January. 'Those who are at high PIHse see Flu, AS f}{ayyy q{o(ufays and 6est wishes 740-446-9800 • THE AREA'S ONLY TAl-CERTIFIED DEALER .992-5432 anticipated. West Virginia ...,-;==-,----------'------- - --,· ded icated the bridge Jt Ravenswood in 1981. and while official plans to construct the road to connect it to a major Ohio route we re in place from that time, it was not until 199 1 that local offi cials began an official campaign to see it completed . Shortl y afte r. a sma ll portion of fou r-lane highway was constructed betwee n Fi ve Poi nts and the Rocksprings area. The South east Ohio Regional Council, representing several Ohio counties, t....:lll:...- - - - - made the connector project a Gov. Bob Taft said yesterday the Ravenswood Connector will benefit economtc development effo rts in Meigs County and bling the Please see Connector, AS county into the state's economic mainstream. (Biian J. Reed ) BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM JNSIDE Weather Pomeroy Points, with the William S. Ri tchie , Jr. Bridge at Ravenswood, W.Va. "Not only wi II th is highway provide qu ick, easy and safe access to Interstate 77 from U .S. 33, but it also brings us closer to completing a new corridor linki ng the capitals of Ohio and West Virgini a," Taft said. 'Thi s new h i~ h way will benefit economtc deve lopment efforts in Meigs County,. and bring jobs to the re~ i on ." The ribbon-cutttng ceremony was held j ust off Ohio 7 at Five Potnts, at the entrance to the new highway. Completion of the new highway has been long- BoyS gi t symbolizes holiday spirit Bv Sports Crow's Family Restaurant J. REED FIV E POINTS - Gov. the Bob Taft said Rave nswood Connector ''will bring Mei gs County and southeastern Ohio into the state's economic mumstream." Taft joined Ohio Department of Transportation Di rector Gordon Proctor, District I0 Deputy Director George M. Collins, U.S. Rep. Ted Stri ckl and, D-Lucasv ille, and others i11 officially opening the IS-mile section of new U.S. Route 33 which wi II link Pomeroy, at Five . Page AS : • Phyllis Simpkins : • Margaret Bowles : • Steven Mescher : • Grace Richardson : ·• Don Swisher Snow, HI: 30., Low: 20s In order for our employees to enjoy the holiday with their families, we will be closed December 23rd through 25th. Project anticipated for 20 years now open BREED@MYDAILYSEN TINELCOM WEATHER The Management and Staff of · Turnpike of G~llipolis wish all their friends and families a safe and happy holiday. 228 W. Main Marauders beats Falcons, Bt believe in existence of Jesus BY J. MtL£5 lAYTON JLAYTONCbMYDAILYSENTINELCOM POMEROY While a maJonty of Americans bel ieve that Jesus existed more than 2,000 years ago. there is still a mystery surrounding hi s life whtc h is eclipsed by his message that echoes an eternit y. A survey of I .OS4 adult residents of the United States conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio Uni versity fou nd that 75 pe rcent "absolutely believe" thai Jesus was a real.person: Sixteen perce nt said they "mostly believe" in his historical reality, fi ve percent "do not believe" and four percent were uncertai n. The survey was conducted at the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio Uni versity. Rev. Rod Brower, Heath United Methodist Churc h in Middleport and the Pomeroy Uni ted Method ist Church, said the stories surrounding the birth and life of Jesus still resonate 111 people's lives today. "Jes us was very much real and his situations and teachings were very real," he said. "Our circum stances today cause us to apply his teachings and princtples in to our contemporary lives which is very fi gurative in nat ure.'' Whether someone considers the stori es surrounding Jesus' li fe to be literal or fi ~ u ­ lrative. his message re miuns the same. ''The truth of the scripture wi ll be revealed whether we belie ve it to be fact or fiction,'' said Bower. Rev. Jim Brady, St. John Lutheran Church in Pomeroy and the St. Paul Lutheran PIHMIHJaus,AS MEDICAL CENTER Discover the Holzer Dijfel'ence www.holzer.org ' ., I - .,_ .. , .... _,_·--·-..-- -----·-- ..-.. -·.. -·---·--- ' .•! - ·- " ! l' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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