https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/d42516ec702f50bc341795a193a586c1.pdf e3f7a54163e5fcfcb0dd65600c465378 PDF Text Text Klnp defeat Lakers, B1 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 53 , No . ''2 "'"""" on~ol,ulp•· ntuu· l """ THURSDAY, DECEMBEU 26, 2002 Commissioners to defray jail costs $74K encumbered from 2002 funds BY BRIAN J. REED Staff writer POMEROY .- Meigs County commissioners have set aside $74,000 to cover the costs of housing and feeding prisoners this year, relieving Sheriff .' Ralph Trussell of more than half of his unpaid 2002 expenses. Commissioners encumbered the funds from this year's general fund appropriation because, Trussell said, they are responsible through the Ohio Revised Code for housing, food and medical costs associated with the county's jail inmates. · Trussell, who has reinstated all but ·three deputies he laid off in October, still faces $59,000 in unpaid 2002 expenditures, which he says must be paid from his 2003 appropnauon, expected early next month. The salaries_of deputies working through the end of the year will also be paid with next year's money, Trussell . said. The Meigs County jail will remain closed indefinitely, Trussell said, although he plans to reopen the facility as soon as possible to.eliminate outside housing costs and the cost of travel to and from jails outside the county to transport prisoners. · "''m going to start the year behind," Trussell said, ·'and will have to see what's going to be available at the beginning of the year before I can detetmine how I'm going to staff the office next year, and when I' II be able to re-open the jail." · The commissioners will pay the following bills associated with housing and care of prisoners, Trussell said: HOUSING - Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail, $3,920; Washmgton County Jail , $ 1,5~5.49; Jackson County Jail, $50; Gallia County Jail, $560; Middleport Jail, $4,500; Noble County Jail, $51,0 I 0. (The bills owed Washington County and Noble County reflect contntcts for housing.); MEDICAL - Davis Drugs (Noble County), $412.52; Fruth Pharmacy, $3: Meigs County EMS, $3,491.1 0; Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, $ 1,020.68; Noble County Medical Center, $126; Holzer Clinic, Animal cruelty laws get new teeth ' New penalties take a bite · out of crime BY POMEROY - One of tbe best MILES lAYTON POMEROY - Ohio lawmakers have . passed legislation making intentional acts of animal cruelty a felony. The far-reaching bill seeks to change the state's archaic 125-year-oid animal cruelty laws, considered the weakest in 'the nation by the Humant: S o c i e t "y Meigs County . Humane Officer Carol Lemley supports the bill. "The stiffer tht: penalties. the more people will start to think about what they are doing," Lemley said. "I think that if people think about suffering the penalties for these crimes, then ll)aybe they will think before doing something cruel to animals. I'm all for this bill." If Gov. Bob Taft signs the bill into law, it would ban any act of cruelty, including torturing, tormenting, beating or poisoning. The current bill applies only to dogs, cats, and any companion animal kept inside a home. It does not include livestock, wild animals or hunting dogs, as long as the dogs are treated withi.n commonly accepted practices. The maximum penalties would be six months in jail for a first offense and a year in prison and a $2,500 fine for a second offense. According to the Humane Society, the bill's provisions r\l.. ~( r r ' ' · . , ~ ' · ' ' ' Matt Hartis and Triola Zalewski stand ..In front of the altar at S~;~cred Heart Ca'tt),ollp, Gh!J{ch In Pomeroy. ' The soon:-to-be married couple chose _the Chrlstni~S 'sea!!On~ to get married .because . it. ' ,,CE)Iebrate!! family, (J. Miles ' " ~ Layton) · · · ' .. \ AS BS-6 B7 AS A6 A3 A3 B 1-4 A2 0 2002 Ohio Valley Publishing ·co. HURRJCANE, W.Va. (AP) - Christmas is over for the rest of us, but for the winner of the $314.9 million Powerball jackpot it just may go on forever. The winning ticket in the Christmas night drawing was purchased at the C&L Super Serve in Hurricane, 25 miles west of Charleston, said MultiState Lottery Association HOLZER CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE · include: · o Felony provtswns for overt acts of cruelty to companiol) animals like dogs, cats and other household pets. o Reimbursement to agencies who provide care for companion animals pending the outcome of court cases. o More sentencing options for judges, such as psychological testing and counseling, when appropriate. o Cross-reporting between social · service agencies and humane societies when cases of cruelty to children or animals are identified. Meigs County Dog Warden Bill Dye supports the bill. "There should be something to wise people up about cruelty to animals," he said. " I think the bill is a good idea." Lemley has served as the humane officer since 1998. She investigates between 10 to 15 cases of animal cruelty each month. In conjunction with the county court system, she has prosecuted several cases. "Animals can ' t talk" she . said. "They can't tell us what is going on and so it is our job to protect them, help them." Currently, the maximum penalties are six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for persons convicted of animal cruelty. Lemley said that in more than 75 percent of the cruelty cases she investigates, tht: people end up losing their animals. "Owning a pet is a privilege, not a right," she said. Lemley and the dog warden rehabilitate and find homes for animals they rescue. . Buckeyes football to help boy with cancer . ' GAHANNA (AP) - A man who owns a football signed by • Ohio State players plans to auction it off Sunday to raise money for an 8-year-old boy who has lost a leg to cancer. Rick Stover paid $3,000 for the football at an elementary school fund-raiser the night before the Nov. 23 Ohio Stateever. Michigan game. The numbers in Wednesday Shortly after he bought the night's drawing were 5-14-16~ ball, Stover decided to auction it 29-53'and the Powerball wir~ . in hopes of raising money for The winning ticket was pur- Bradley Wilson. a third-grader chased Monday. the West who lean1ed in early June of his Virginia Lottery Commission cancer. Stover hopes that Ohio said. The winner has an option State's success this season of taking a cash payout of $170 . million before taxes or get the the Buckeyes play for the national chan1pionship in the Please see Ticket. Al Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3 - will Lucky someone holds West Virginia ticket worth $314.9 million Powerball jackpot 1 Sections- 16 Pages Calendar , Classifieds Comics Dear Abby Editorials Movies Obituaries Sports Weather J. Sentinel correspondent gifts that Christmas cheer can bring is the gift of marriag~. Matt Harris and Tricla Zal~wski will be ge~ married Saturctay moining 'at . the' S~tcred Heart · Catholic - ~burch. · Index Please see Budget. Al spokesman John Mahoney. The prize was the thirdlarg~st lottery jackpot in U.S. history and the largest ever won with a single ticket. An unexpected Christmas Day run on Powerball tickets pushed the already whopping $280 million jackpot to $3 14.9 million just before numbers were drawn, making it the multistate . lottery's largest prize increase intereSt iii the ball and Bradley's plight. "I don't really need a football," Stover said, adding that he has several other Ohio State items to sell, too. The auction will be held at the sports bar Stover owns in this Columbus suburb. Stover met Bradley when the boY was 3 and used to visit Rick's Coaches Comer with his ·grandmother, Vicki Eilers, ·who worked for Stover. "I know his entire family," Stover said. "There are lots ot needy kids out there, bul Bradley was close to home and that's where we decided to ;JUt our money." Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Services available at the Charles E. Holzer, Jr., M.D. Surgery Center I . For more informati~:>n, call (740) 446·5354 ,I .. . �10 The Daily Sentinel I I ':Friday, Dec. 27 • I Toledo 116'134' I I • I Mlnolltld ltS'/33' I • ~ ' •IColumbuo l17'/33' I • ' .. • Some clearing expected toc.tay -~ : THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lows in the lower 20s. Light : Snow came to an abrupt end and variable winds.. Wed nesday night as the powFriday .. .Partly - cloudy. e:rful Christmas Day low pres- . Highs in the upper 30s. Light sure system moved well off to and variable winds. the eHst Friday night ... Partly cloudy. With high pressure building Lows in the mid 20s. in from the southwest today, Extended forecast: the winds will tum into the Saturday.. . Partly cloudy. wes t and southwest. Skies Highs in the lower 40s. wi II clear. and with the winds Saturday night. .. Partly dec reasing, temperatures cloudy. Lows in the upper tonight will drop through the . 20s. · 20s. . . ·. Sunday... Partly cloudy. The high pressure will Highs in the upper 40s. weaken some Friday night as Monday... Mostly cloudy. A a tro ugh of low pressure chance of showers from early swi ngs through across the afternoon on . Lows in the region. This system will bring lower 30s and highs near SO. more clouds than snow. Once Tuesday... Cioudy with a thi s system exits off to the chance of showers. Lpws in 1 east Saturday afternoon, high the upper 30s and highs in the · pressure will build back in upper 40s. • and bring a warming trend New Year's Day ... Cioudy with a chance of showers. Sunday and Monday. ·Weather forecast: Lows in the mid 30s and Tonight ... Partly · cloudy. ' highs in the mid 40s. BY Local Stocks AEP - 27.24 Federal Mogul - .26 . Arch Coal - 21 .38 USB- 21 .52 Akzo- 31.09 Gannett'- 72.07 AmTech/SBC- 27.74 General Electric Ashland Inc.- 28.15 25.32 AT&T- 26.97 GKNlY--' 3.55 Bank One - 36.89 Harley Davidson BLI - 12.98 46.17 Bob Evans- 23.74 Kmart- .30 BorgWarner- 49.72 Kroger- 15.21 C.hamplon - 2.68 Ltd.- 13.60 Charming Shops - NSC - 19.50 4.70 · Oak Hill Financial City Holding - 29.62 20.89 Col - 23.26 OVB- 20.51 DG - 11.88 BBT-' 37.43 DuPont- 42.60 Peoples- 24.15 Pepsicb - 41 .95 . Premier...,. 7.'50 Roct<well - 20.44 Roct<y Boots - s:19 AD Shell - 44.07 Sears -22.76 Wai·Mart- 49.65 Wendy's - 27.59 Worthington- 15.47 Dally stock reports are the 4 p.m. closing quotes of the previous day's transactions, pro· vided by Smith Partners at Advest Inc. of Gallipolis. _jCincinnati raising taxes (AP) - A winter storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in parts ·of the Northeast also left it s mark m Ohio, . blanketing Cleveland with a Christmasrec'ord snowfall and con tributing to one death . The State Highway Patrol said a slippery road was a factor in a two-car crash that ki ll ed a man about 10 :20 a. m. · Wednesday in Portage County's Paris Township, about 30 mile s southeast of Cleveland. A car slid left of center and into a pickup truck on a snow -covered state Route S, killi ng ' the car's driver, Michael A. Demattia, 30, of Ravenna, said · Lt. George Williams of the patrol 's . Ravenna post. John R. Runion , 36, of Warren, who was driving the pickup. wa s taken to Robin son Memorial Hospita l. A hospi tal spokeswe man would not release any information on his condition, but a patrol dispatcher sa id llis injury was not considered life threatening. The Nationa l Weather Service said 10.2 inches of snow fell at Cleveland Hopkin s Int ernational Airport from midnight to 9 p.m. Wedne sday, making it the whitest Christmas on record in the City. I Hopkins officials had to close the airport's runways at about 10:45 a.m. for 45 minutes , and alternated runways during the afternoon while plowing. The previous record for Chri.s tmas snow in Cleveland was 5.8 inches in 1944, the weather service said. Forecasters said parts of nonheas.t Ohio could get an additional 3 inches gf snow early Thursday. The snowstorm, blowing out of the Plains, has been blamed for more than a dozen deaths since Monday, · mostly related to traffic accidents . Moving east Wednesday, the storm left more than two feet of snow on the · ground in parts of upstate New York. Six inches of snow fell Wedne sday in northwest Ohio, while the southern part of the state had little accumulation as rain also fell, the weather service said. In Hardin County, abc;mt 55 mil es northwest of Columbus. a man was killed in a snowmobile accident Wednesday, the sheriff's office sai d. Details of the accident · and the man's name were not immediately available. Ann Bodnar walks home through a driving snow after ex!Jhang· : ing gifts with her neighbor in Olmsted Falls, Ohio Christmas Day. Residents .in northeast Ohio awoke to a white Christmas courtesy of a winter storm that dumped 4-6 inches of snow over various parts of the area overnight. (AP) · Car bandits taking ·the bait in Cleveland CLEVELAND (AP) - Car thieves have something new to worry about Could that car that seems a likely target in reality be the bait police use to fish for bandits? · Technology hidden in the bait cars contacts police when the vehicle is stolen. The police can then track the movement of the car and send a disabling command. The car then isn't going ·anywhere, but police know right where to go to find it and, hopefully, the thief. ''The vehicles have been stolen ·several times," said Lt. Joe Krych, head of the Cleveland police auto theft unit ''They have attempted to steal them several other times. And there have been multiple arrests." ~ Krych credited the use of bait cars as one factor in putting an end to a recent run of car thefts in one city area. ''The word gets out" about arrests, he said. Progressive Insurance purchased 10 of the SkySpy systems and gave them to the State Highwa,y Patrol about six months ago. Some have been shared with localities. Cleveland police also have some of their own. Previously, technology that was used locally allowed police to remotely shut down stolen bait cars. But police had to watch the car and be within a mile or so to tum it off. Now they leave the bait and go to do other work. When the automatic page or call comes, they can turn off the car simply by making a telephone call or typing a code into a laptop computer. Lt. Monte Morgan of the patrol's Cleveland investiga- ; tion office declined to release specific arrest numbers for . now. Police are also secretive . about what makes and models they are using. 'That would let . the bad guys know," Morgan said. · · Progressive first donated bait : cars to Cleveland police about two years ago and has been working on 40 to 5\) similar sting operations across· the · country since 1996, said David · Hale, a spokesman for the com- · pany. Man finds homeless friend of 50 years ago dead in ditch COLUMBUS (AP) - A man who recently discovered a boyhood friend living homeless in Columbus went looking for him Wednesday in hopes of sharing a Christmas meal with him. Instead, John Frost found his 72year-old friend dead in the ditch where he had been living, apparently of exposure ~ The man's name is .being withheld until police can notify his relatives , who live out of town. An autopsy was to be performed Thursday. Frost, who hadn't seen hi s friend from his teen years in Mount Vernon a half-century ago, spotted him on Dec. 14 sitting on a bus stop bench. "It was the first time I had seen him since high school," Frost, 72, said. "I asked him where he was living and he pointed to those tarps in the bushes. He said he had a sleeping bag u.nder there." Since then, Frost says he has been trying to help the man. He says he contacted a sister who told him that she hadn't heard from him in years and that the family thought he was already dead. . Police said the man recently was • kicked out of a nearby private storage ' space that he had rented and was living .. in beeause the owners feared he would start a fire. On Wednesday afternoon, Frost and his son, Jeff, were bringing the man clothing and blankets. They planned to .. get him a hot meal, too. · "We wanted ·to share a little : Christmas with him," said Jef{ Frost, . 37, of Bladensburg, in Knox County. The · son climbed through the ,brush and found his father's friend in a,pile of plastic bags and clothes. CINCINNATI (AP) - The · neighborhoods to help with city's efforts to revitalize some future development. Currently, · of its inner·dty neighborhoods those taxes go to the county. will end up costing Hamilton The property values in the. ~~6th Grade- 2002 RECYCLING POSTER CONTEST WINNERS! County money. neighborhoods are about $184 . City Council has approved billion, county officials said. tax increment financing dis- The county estimates it will EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT tricts in ll neighborhoods that lose $225,000 in property tax HOMEROOM FIRST PLACE SECOND PLACE . THIRD PLACE will cost the county $1.5 mil- revenue, and $1.27 million in 1ion in lost taxes next year - funds generated by tax levies. Ms. Circle Charice Proffitt Casey Hannum Randi King and probably more in the Hamilton County Mr. Durst Katie Wilfong Tina Drake Tadd Kittle future. The neighborhoods will Administrator David Krings ~designated as TIF districts. said the plan will jeopardize I · Ms. Houck Kayla Russell Matthew Barringer Cody Hysell ·Under the plan, additional county services or result ih tax DISTRICT WINNER: KATIE WILFONG uixes generated by new busi- increases. He said TIP districts ~ft.• :tt~ · ,.,:-:fl ::tt~. :;ot: ~fi • ttl, ·~<-tt.•:-tt,: ~r'l/ ::-tt,\•<11.::~,:·¥:'-tt::-tt,;;~·, -:fl.::tt~,: ,., nesses, rising property values or are supposed to be set up for olher neighborhood improve- specific projects, not general MEIGS LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL nlents would be kept by the improvement. MEIGS COUNTY RECYCLING & LITTER PREVENTION I~ I · ~oy's 'Star Wars' collection ~o fund scholarship · : PAINESVILLE (AP) 1-Jigh school student David Facchiano loved "Star Wars" ritovies. and he accumulated hUndreds of items based on the s ~ace adventure films . • After the 17-year-old died of a: heart defect in March, his mother. Joyce. had to figure out what t Jo with Star Wan; items stu ffed into closets, filling a J~rge cabinet in the living room ;oi1d covering shelves in David's room at her Concord Township ljmne. . De~vid' s parents decided to sel l th~ extensive collection on '0by t~ ra ise money for a ~ational Honor Society college scholarship named in his memciry at Riverside High School. NoW David 's friend s are organizing and pricing the col- lection. Jean Masterson, Meghan Pomeroy and Sarah Shikner, all seniors · and National Honor Society members at Riverside High School, began posting the items on the Internet about a month ago. Pomeroy was with David, a junior at Riverside, when he collapsed during track-and· field practice. His headstone. includes Obi-Wan Kenobi 's famous phrase: "May the Force be with you!" . Joyce Facchiano kept some of her son's collection not for their value, but fortheirpersonal significance. She kept a stuffed Ewok that David gave her, a Yoda action figure and a "Star Wars" clock she just couldn' t pan with . • HOMEROOM Ms. Blaettnar Mr. McCall . Ms. Wolfe :·~· ~- HOMEROOM Mr. Wickline Ms. Neal Ms. Manuel Dl~lslon of Recycling and LIHer Prtventlon www.mydailysentlnel.com FIRST PLACE Dennis Norris & Naz Priddy Jessica Jewell ' Megan Bush SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE Patrick Carey Erin Reitmire Tessa Thomas Jamie Ash ObHuaries Deaths James Earl Hall Josephine Drummond SUER ci1Y, N.C. -James Earl Hall, 56, of Siler City, formerly of Racine, died Monday, December 23, 2002, at Chatham Hospital in Siler City. He was a veteran during the Vietnam Conflict, a retired electrician and was of the Pentecostal faith. Surviving are his wife, Becky Hall; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Jason and Yuko Hall of V'trginia Beach, Virginia, and Tim and Stephanie Hall, Jimmy Hall and Wesley Hall, all of Siler City; two sisters, Lillian Thcker of Danville, Virginia, and Sandra Patterson of Racine; a brother, Woodrow Hall Jr. of Altman, West Virginia; and · . several nieces and nephews. Services will be conducted from 6 to 8 p.m Thursday, December 26, 2002, at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230 North Second Avenue, Siler City, and burial will follow at Leiart Falls Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the James Hall Memorial Fund, in care of Tuil and Stephanie Hall, First Union National Bank, North Second Avenue, · Siler City, North ..£arolina 27344. -Paid notice GordonW. McMillan POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. ·-Gordon W. McMillan, 76, a loving and devoted husband and father from Point Pleasant, formerly of Wheeling, went to meet his lord on Tuesday, December 14, 2002, at the Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant. He was born March 23, 1926 iil Wheeling, the son of the late chester Arthur McMillan and Carrie Bloomfield McMillan. I Mr. McMillan graduated from Sherrard High School in Sherrard, and was 0;1 inember of the Sand Hill United Methodist Church in Sand Hill. He was a former business owner, served with American Electric Power construCtion division and retired from the consttuction industry. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II in the Infantry Ddivision, having served in the . European Theater, an avid member of Nelson Lodge No. 30 A.R & A.M. in Wheeling, a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, a member of the Osiris Temple of Shrine in Wheeling, a member of the Moundsvill VFW Post No. 437, a niember . of the Moundsville Eagles, a member of Moundsville Elks Lodge No. 282, a member of the Knights of Pythias in Moundsville, and a member of the Moundsville American _?:gion P~t No. 3. . He recetved an ·Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels which was presented to him from the state of Kentucky. In addition to .his parents, Mr.. McMillan was preceded in death. by .his daughter, Kimberly Ann Spradling; brothers, Arthur and Kenneth POMEROY - Josephine (Jean) Drummond, 75, East Main Street, Pomeroy, died Thursday, Dec . 26, 2002. Arrangements wi ll be announced by Birchfield Funeral Home, Rutland. For the Record . Patrol tickets drivers BRADBURY - Tracy S. Vititoe, 31, South Point, was cited for assured clear distance by the Gallia-Meigs Post of the State Highway Patrol following a three-vehicle accident Thesday at ·the intersection of state routes 7 and I 24. Troopers saiq Vititoe, operating a van owned by Lifeline Medical Transport, Huntington, W.Va., was northbound on 7 at 4:40 p.m when the driver was unable to stop in time and sttuck the rear of a stopped car driven by John R Will, 29, 40 Oil Hollow Road, Gallipolis. The collision forced Will's car into the rear of a car driven by Barbara Pierce, 46, 29544 Ohio Route 124, Langsville, who was stopped at the intersection preparing to make a left tum. Damage to Will's car was disabling, and nonfunctional to the other two vehicles, troopers said. DARWIN - Heather N. Moore, 17, 983 Roush Lane, Cheshire, was cited for speed for conditions by the patrol following a .one-car accident Thesday on U.S. Route · 33 at D-.uwin. Troopers said Moore was westbound at 7 p.m. when she failed to navigate a curve, went off the left side of the road and sttuck wooden fence. The car had functional darnage, troopers said. EMS calls Dec. 25 5:16 p.m. 3rd Street, Mary Roush, Holzer Medical Center 6:42 p.m. Rock Springs Retirement Center, Barbara Douglas, Holzer Medical Center Local Brief Plan concert SHADE - Kevin Spencer 311d Freinds will perform in concert at Shade ·United Methodist Church at 7 p:m., Thursday, Jan. 2. The Daily Sentinel • Page A 3 First Christmas services in new L. A. cathedral Blessing the faithful LOS ANGELES (AP) United States will not resort to Cardinal Roger Mahony cele- war. .. . I know that God will brated Christmas Mass at the bless those who seek peace." city's new cathedral, striking a Mahony also spoke of note of optimism for,.the future. domestic problems. People 'Today our hC3f(S are filled have lost their jobs because of with the light of Christ that dis- the poor economy, and closer to pels all darkness. Great grace home. children in his own archand change is possible," the diocese live amid poverty and head of the nation's largest violence, the cardinal said. Roman Catholic archdiocese He also mentioned the "sinsaid at the morning service. fulness" of the church, a refc;rThe 3,000-seat cathedml was ence to the paSt year's intemapacked for the Mass. A mid- tional scandal over priestly sexnight Mass, usually the best- ual abuse of children. In the Los attended Christmas service, Angeles archdiocese, home to 4 drew a standing-room-only million parishioners, 'more than crowd of 5,000. 30. current and former priests In a nod to modernity, a sign are unde~ investigation. at the entrance reminded worThe $189 million Cathedral. shippers to tum off their cell of the Lady of the Angels has . phones and pagers. been dubbed 'Taj Mahony" by In his homily, Mahony asked critics of the cavernous buildGod to bring "enduring peace." ing, which boasts a 104-foot'There are too many signs of high ceiling, alabaster windows darlcness and gloom," including · and a pair of 25,000-pound the c.onflict between bronze doors. Palestinians and Israelis, the Worshippers found it inspirwar in Afghanistan, terrorism, ing. · potential war with Iraq and the "I wanted to be part of it," An nuclear threat of North Korea, Reyes, 43, of Los Angeles, said Mahony said. · of the fii'St Christmas services at 1 The sentiments were echoed the cathedral. by YahiaAbdul-Rahrnan, chairReyes, a city parks worker, man of the Islamic Shura .said Mahony was right to menCouncil of Southern California tion the current ills in his homi~ an invited guest at the ser- Iy. · · v1ce. "I think it's relevant to pray "We hope that peace will pre- for peace," ht; said. "I have my vail," ttie Islamic ·clergyman faith that thirigs are going to get said afterWard. "We hope the· ... better." Pope John Paul II delivers his blessing from the window of hi s stud io overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatica n, Thursday, Dec: 26, 2002, framed by the top of the 28-meter (71 foot) tree from a forest in the Gorski Kotar region , Croatia that decorates the. square. (AP) .~ Retailers set to slash prices furth~r Girl killed in an . effort ~o recoup lost sales trying to NEW YORK (AP) hunters at home. Shopping Centers. They're ·break up Shoppers rummaged De spite a bette·r-than - expecting c.onsumers to through stores for post- expec.ted sales surge follow- redeem their g ift certificates Christmas sales early ing Thanksgiving, cus- and also pick up a few extra domestic Thursday as merchants tomers have been reluctant bargains . sought to clear out leftovers to spend, uninspired by the Still , there is littl e hope and put behind them the lack of must-haves and that the post-Christmas ru sh dispute weakest holiday season in at stymied by worries about will be enough to save mer- · least 30 years . At the Sears, Roebuck and Co. store in the Burlington Mall in Burlington, N.J ., Christine Brown shopped for last-minute gifts for friends . "I wanted to get something .for those people who I had no idea were getting me presents," Brown said. She planned · to buy a few sweaters and nightgowns, which she was pleased to see priced at 50 percent off. Brown ,' who arrived at the mall about. 7:30 a.m., said she was surprised that more people were not out shop- · ping. A snowstorm on the East Coast the day before made roads slick and may have kept . some bargain CHlCAGO (AP) -A 6-yearold girl was beaten todeath when she tried to brealc up a fight between her mother and her mother's boyliiend, police said. Alma Manjarrez suffered bruises over much of her body in the beating early Wednesday, police said. The girl's Uryearold mother did not immediately· seek help, waiting until3:30 am: to dial 911, police spokesman Thomas Donegan said Alma died at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn. ·' TI1e girl's mother also was· injured and was treated at Stroger · Hospital. Felice said her injuries $590; internet service, $2 1.95; were not.life-threatening. The mother's 24-year-old Don Wood Automotive , $4,459 .69; L&L Tire Bam. boyliiend was being questioned $72; 33 Auto, $1,924.44; Don by investigators, but no charges . Tate Motors, $4,000; Irwin 's had been filed early Thursday.. · Glass, $1 00; Meigs County Police had no further details · Highway Department, $125; arout the dispute that allegedly : Lloyd's Electronics, $331.59; led to the slaying. CMI Inc:, $219.44; Gene . The Illinois Department of Johnson, $22.25; Turnpike of Children and Family Services _ Gil' r $! 69794 . 8 . . a lpo IS, ' · ' · mg s said they received a complaint in · Auto, $1 ,080.92; Ted's BP, September about possible abuse $1,577.16; Can-Do of Alma, allegedly by family , Maintenance, $5,217 .65; memberS, and were conducting ,.•Om ·s T'1res. $1 .273 .35 ; CMI. '$774 .44 ; Xerox, $3 11 ; ari investigation. A second comThompson West, $45.16; Law plaint was lodged in November, Enforcement. $146; Viking a DCFS spokeswoman said .. Office Supply, $802.56; WalMan, $50.17; Office Service and Supply, $70.25; Dollar General Store, $27.50; G&M Fuel, 48.956 .97 ;, Highway Department, $1 25. the economy and jobs. The c.hants from the weakest compressed season, which season in more than 30 was six days shorter than a years. year ago, also·had an impact Michael P. Niemira , vice on consumers, who never president of Bank of Tokyoquite recovered from the Mitsubishi Ltd :, expects lateness of Thanksgiving that. sales at stores opened at and seemed to delay their least a year, known as sa Iilegift buying even more than store sal es. for the comusual. bined November and Stores are counting more December period will be up heavily this year on a spend- only 1.5 percent. That 's ing frenzy during the last lower than hi s already week of December, which reduced forecast of 2 pertraditionally accounts for cent and is the weakest about 10 percent of holiday increase since the sa me·sales, according to the store index started trac king International Council of the data in 1970. - - - - - - - -·:.... "• - - - - - - - - - - - - - Budget from PageA1 lottery retailers - were open $60; and Holzer Medical Christmas Day, throngs of peo- Center, $6 ' 241 ; FOOD Vaughan's ple ventured out to get a piece · th t f S k t of the action. from Page A1 '· uperm~ e' 10 • e arnoun Powerhall, the nation's $182.96, PowellsSuper-Valu, largest lottery gan1e,. is sold in in the amount of $1,595:58; entire jackpot over 25 years. . D II S Super Serve clerk Aaron 23 · states, the District of · an d Fam1 1y . o ar tares, Gillispie said the store was in a Columbia and the U.S. Virgin $ 138.50. Islands. frenzy Thursday. Trussell reported the followThe Christmas Day prize was ing bills as still outstanding: "It's a mad house," he said in an Associated Press Radio the largest PowerbaU jackpot Alltell, $557.87; AT&T interview. "Every camera crew, ever. The game's second-largest Wireless, $2,112.18; Gary's every ~Jews crew, every person jackpot was $295.7 million in Towing, $45; J.S . Weicheit, that has anything to do with July 1998. Last summer, it Arbitrator, $704.79; Dodson McMillan; and sisters, Helen anything wants to talk to us." reached $295 million. Exterminating Co., $54; Hundley, Thelma White and He said workers were excited Racine Service Center, $35; Ruth Elder. at the possibility that someone Downes, Hurst & Fishel, attarHe was survived by his wife, · from town of 5,200 residents neys, $18,726.57; . LEADS, Dorothy "Dot" Helen Hupp · had won. McMillan; daughter, Carolyn 'We have a lot of people Smith and her husband, come in regularly and say,'If Wayne, of Wheeling; sons, we win, we'll remember you' Robert W. McMillan and his and that type of thing," he said. wife, Becky, of Point Pleasant, "So, everybody's wondering Reader Services ...,and Kenneth G. McMillan and who sold it, and it's been pretty EVE Correction Polley 12124/02 his wife, · Lisa,' of Point wild." Our main qoncern in all stories is to be DAILY MATINEES BEGINNING accurate . If you know of an error in a Pleasant; nine grandchildren Store owner Larry Trogdon ON THURS. 12126/02 THRU story, call the newsroom at (740) 992· T\JES 12131102 and eight great-grandchildren; . told NBC's ''Today" that police 2156. BOX OFFICE OPENS and several nieces and called his house at 3 a.m. with 6:30 PM -WED 12125/02 nephews. the news. CHRISTMAS DAY Our main number Is · Friends will be received on "It was scary," he said. ''Then 12:30 PM THURS 12126/02(740) 992-2156. TUES 12131102 Friday, December 27, 2002 they told me we seld the lottery Department extensions are: & 6:30PM WED 111/03from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at ticket for $314 million. That THURS 1/2103 ' News the Kepner Funeral Home, 166 made me relieved. Then I had CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Editor: Charlene Hoeflich, Ext. 12 Kruger Street, Wheeling, to travel 90 miles to get here." 11>1':;1~\ 7:00 & 9:30 Reporter: S,rian Reed , Ext. 14 where services will be held on By selling the ticket, Trogdon be 28 2002 gets $100,CXXJ. . . 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The creek bed is now filled with dirt clumps and grasses instead of water, since a drought ·-struck area. Many farmers and ranchers have changed their grain and cattle oJ')erat1ons to survive the drougt:Jt that has persisted across the West - in some parts, for years. (AP) · ·Montana farmers and ranchers batten down to survive long drought absorb one bad year, though Associated Press that's not to say it's easy. But. for some, it's been two bad 1 . LEWISTOWN, Mont. -· years or beyond two years and Farmer Dan DeBuff is spend- things are getti ng preuy ing less money. planting tough." fewer acres and sticking to the Many producers have had ·. Montana standard - wheat few choices as they 've f ~ -: instead of dabbling in assessed their situations. For · :: hi~h-retum b~t ri skier crops many the choic e has been •.; )ike canota. It s what he calls stark - change the business ;~'subsistence mode," hi s or get out of it - as drought -~ response to drought that set- has dried up cash reserves · ·· tied across the region · years along with fields. ago and shows no sign of lift- · Drought damage this year · g already· has cost hundreds of m. "When cash is so short, you mill ions of dollars, . the '; do what you need to just to National Oceanic and ~ustain yourself," said Atmospheric Administration DeBuff, who farms near said Tuesday. · Shawmut in central Montima. "Alternative crops," such as Many farmers and ranchers · canota, dry peas or lentil s, have changed their grain and have fallen out of fa vor . cattle operations to survive because of uncertamty about .; the drou'ght that has persisted . how they would grow With ht; across the West - in some tie water. Crops With a stronger safety net - wheat : arts, for ears. . ·· P Y and barley among them Some changes have been h b · · b1 h · 1- f ave ecome more attracuvc. ·JSu t c, sue as usmg ess erM od · . tilizer. But othe~s have been !any pr . ucersl are p1anting ess acreage t 1an m the :-more obvious. . past to reduce risk , sa id • On Mike Greytak 's farm Richard Owen, exec utive vice :near Billings, he has shifted president of t.he Montana . ;over the past few years almost Grain Growers Association. ::exclusively to wheat He once "If you're nervous about your ;:rounded oui his operation return, you won't plarit as . :: with safnower. sunflower, dry much, " he said. ·;peas and lentils. Just three years ago, : : "They're water pigs," he Greytak planted about one: said of oil crops. third of hi s acres with alterna:· · And DeBuff has shifted tiv e crops. La st year they · from planting all his land to made up only 5 percent of his . : !'Ianting half and leaving the · operation . The reason is sim. rest fallow to allow it to col- pie: He can get broader insur· lect moisture for the next year. · ance coverage on wheat. · "There's no doubt thi s "Drought hits you severely · drought has affected quite a and you can't ·farm without f ew producers in a fairly sig- proper insurance," said nificant mann er." said Myles Greytak , who farm s . near Watts, who is head of the Billings. "You have to grow Agricultural Economics and some thing but you can't Economic s Department at afford to take the risk out Montana State University in there." Bozeman . "Most people can Gary Gollehon, who farms BY BECKY BOHRER .' \ ·oown·on the Farm Every Thursday The Daily Sentinel near Brady in north-central Montana, said better insurance coverage was the reason he switc hed from malt barley to winter wheat a year ago. He also has tried to trim production costs, reducing the amount of fertilizer he applies to his fields. "In the back of your mind you think it can't go on forever," he said. "B ut when it goes on three, four, five, six years like this, it makes you wonder what you've done to make God so mad at you." . Don Taylor walked across the brown landscape and through the dry channel of a creek that long was the pride of his family's Spring Ranch near Lewistown. The name seems almost cruel since inany of the springs have gone dry, he said. "I'm still hanging on but we 're going backwards," said Taylor. The drought is not as severe across much of Montana as it was thi s time last year, and fall moi sture has made for some of the best winter wheat planting conditions in recent years in the state 's grain belt, fanners say. But extreme drought has rema ined across sol)thern Montana, and is expected to persist dr worsen across much of the state through February. State farm leaders say that underscores the need for federal drought assistance. "The intent of disaster assistance is to act as a bridge, to get,producers to a cropping season, to pay the b.ills and just for survival," Owen said. "Farmers are trying to go to their banks but, quite frankly, bank s are interested in disaster assistance and they're at ri sk with the farmers havi ng to pay them back." DEAR ABBY: I read the letter from "Feeling Used in Cleveland," who resents her husband's little boy being dumped off by his mother every time she needs a free · baby sitter. Your answer was good !:>ut not harsh enough. "Feeling Used" knew the man she married had a child. What makes her think that that little 8-year-old is any less deserving of his father 's love, time and attention than : the two children she and her husband brought into the world? She complained about the ex-wife dropping off the boy when he's sick. Instead of complaining·, she should : give him the. TLC he : deserves. That child has to : watch his dad live with imd : raise two other kids while he gets shuffled back and forth Leaves and ~yard waste - while good for SOli improvement- don, SCOf8 high in the longevity category. The most popular mulch foi both weed control and lonaevilv is shredded hardwood, Chip, • · . orchunk bark. · and ·utility companies even give away wood chips for free. If you opt for fresh, free wood chips, make sure IQ let them sit for three to six months prior to using around plants. . This gives it the time to "cook out" · ag~owever, applying mulch incorrectly unwanted pathogens and weed seeds. To _ like. building a volcano of it around save money, some people use more your tree trunk _ creates moist condi - attractive and expensive mulches in high tion s that can lead to rot or insect in.va- visibility areas like front yards and less siori. Unfortunately, mulch bags don ' t expensive mulches in · lower visibility come with Jots of directions: but apply- sites like backyards. ing mulch properly is ·easy if you follow Longevity refers to the length of time · · 1 required for a mulch to break down. a few Simp e guidelines. Mulches that break down slowly improve First, what kind of mulch shou ld you the soil slow ly, and don't need to be use? There are two basic types of mulch: reapplied as frequently. In contrast, Organic and inorganic. Organic mulches. mulches that break down more quickly deriyed from plant material , decompose provide better soil benefits, liut need to to enrich and improve the soil. They typ- be applied more often. For sites with ically contain both major and minor min - poor soi l, choosing a mulch with shorter eral elemeni~ essential -for plant growth. longevity may be the !:>est option. J'ytaiJure , sphagnum peat moss and pine Once you 've determined what kind of needles are all exa mples of organic mulch to use, the next consideration is mulch. . . when to mulch . In Ohio, the best time to Leaves and composted yard waste - put down mulch is in .the spring after the while ·good for soi'l improvement - soil has warmed and begun to dry from don't score high in the longevity catego- winter .rains and snow. A second appli.::ary. The most popular mulch for both · tion may be needed in autumn after the weed control and longevity is shredded first frost to reduce heaving which breaks hardwood, chip, or chunk bark . Although tree roots and lead s to winter injury. How deep should mulch be? The ideal finely ground chips are popular, look for a mulch that has a mix of large, medium, depth is two to three inches. If you ' re and small wood chips. This allows for using shredded hardwood mulch, lay it better water and air movement to the soil about four inches deep to allow for setand tree roots . . · tling. Mulch laid too thickly prevents . Stone: pebbles and plasttc are types of drying and leads to water-logged soil, morganic or f~bncated mulches. These particularly during . wet seasons. are uuhzed mamly for color and texture Speaking of water, some people like changes. L1ke all morgamc mulches, watering down new mulch to help it stay . they offer no_ value as breakdown prod- in place, although this is not really necessary. ucts m the soil. A relatively new inorganic product is A common mulch.ing myth is the belief geotextiles or landscape fabrics. These that old mulch should be removed before fabrics have replaced black poly.ethylene adding new. Not true. Simply refresh old film as an effective weed barrier to be mulch by fluffing it up and adding used under more decorative products enough new mulch to bring the depth such as stones or bark. back up to two inches. You'll also want to consider mulch cost Trees need water and nutrients from and longevity. Visit local garden stores the soil to survive; Proper mulching and nurseries to compare prices. If you helps ensure your trees ·have what they need lots of mulch, check into buying it need to live long, healthy lives and helps by the truckload. Some municipalities · beautify your yard at the same time. Dear Abby ADVICE - and his STEPMOTHER is resentful? Boy, does she have it backward. I am a married mother of four, and wish all prospective stepparents would reach down deep to see if they have what it takes. There are many wonderful stepparents out there, but "Feeling Used" has a lot of work to do straightening out her priorilies. Sign me ... SICK OF SELFISH STEPPARENTS DEAR S.S.S.: I agree that the woman needs a quick her needs and to concentrate attitude adjustment. When on caring for her 8-year-old two people with children stepson. I guarantee the marry, there should no result - and the feeling longer be "his," "hers" or she'll enjoy - will more "mine." Only OURS. Read than compensate for her on: time. ·- MATTHEW IN DEAR ABBY: My mother LAS VEGAS has a stepgrandson who is DEAR MATTHEW: I h,er responsibility nearly . admi~e your mother's love, every weekend. "Sean" was commitment and wellspring left for my mother to care of energy. Today millions of for three weeks after his grandparents are raising birth, while his parents took their grandchildren - with off to join the circus. · all of the challenges and While Mom has her share rewards that go with it. For of trials with Sean, she is the those who find it overonly stable and constant ele- whelming, AARP the ment in his life. Instead of Grandparent' Information bemoaning the situation, she Center offers information dutifully picked up where and referral to local support Sean's mother and father left groups for grandparent careoff- and is the most impor- givers through its national tant influence in his life. database. To contact the cenI implore "Feeling Used" . ter, · write to: AARP to dwell less on herself and Grandparent Information ' Entertainment Briefs Center, 601 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20049. Call (800) 424-3410; the Web site is www.aarp.org/grandparents. DEAR ABBY: Your advice to the resentful step· mom was right on . At the age of 8, I was the resented stepchild, and didn 't know why. When I became a stepmother and-was used as the dumping ground by my husband's ex, I received some excellent advice from a close friend: "Forget the reasons why the child is there, just know he needs you. Change your attitude, because you are what you think, and your actions will show it- good or bad." Twenty years later, my stepson handed me his newborn and whispered, "I love you for loving me like your own. Here's your grandson, Mom." I sent up a prayer of thanks for her excellent advice, because love is thicker than blood. -. THE LUCKY ONE DEAR LUCKY ONE: . · Regardless of your biological relationship to your stepson, you were the. parent who counted the most. It is the job of parents - regardless of blood ties - to nurture and protect the children given into their keeping. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. · Write Dear Abby at www.DeilrAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. as Community""Calendar ZsaZsa . recovering was a pasSenger in the front seat of a car that struck a light pole in West Hollywood. : t LOS ANGELES (AP) The car was driveri by her o-:zsa Zsa Gabor is quickly hairdresser, who suffered . recovering from her injuries minor injuries, police said. • in a car accident and may return home soon, her husband Frederic von Anhalt : said. · · "I must say she is recover: ing very quickly," he said. : "At the beginning she was LOS ANGELES (AP) very moody; she wanted to Singer Pat Boone said his give up. Now she wants to go home fast. She wants . to grandson is recovering from recover and to ride her hors- a brain injury suffered .in a fall. : es." Boone's grandson, Ryan . Gabor, 85, remains in fair · condition at Cedars-Sinai Corbin , 26, fractured his : Medical Center, a hospital skull, broke his jaw and ruptured his spleen last year in : spokeswoman said. , Gabor suffered broken the accident. He had crashed · bones in the Nov. 27 crash through the skylight of his ~nd received stitches to close Brentwood apartment and : wounds to her head, hands, plunged 40 feet to the con: arms and legs. The actress crete floor. When paramedics · Boone's grandson recooperati ng arrived, Corbin had stopped breathing. "He's 'Exhibit t\ for the power of prayer," Boone told the Los Angeles Times. "You can only attribute hls recovery, in Iight of the medical prognosis,. to God." · Within days of Corbin's accident, family members asked fellow Christians to pray for him. Boone even went ·on "Larry King Live," asking viewers worldwide for their prayers. Though Corbin remains in a wheelchair undergoing speech and physical therapy, he is not paralyzed. He now lives with his parents, Doug Corbin .and Lindy Michaelis, Pat Boone's daughter. "Everywhere I go, people ask, 'How 's Ryan? How's he doing?' People have just taken a universal, personal interest in him," Boone said. Public Meetings Friday, Dec. 27 · . ALFRED Orange Township Trustees, end of year meeting, 7:30 · p.m., home of clerk, bsie Follrod . Saturday, Dec. 28 PORTLAND - Year end meeting of the Lebanon Township Trustees, 2 p.m. at the township building. Monday, Dec. 30 SYRACUSE Sutton Township Trustees year-end .meeting, · 7:30 p.m., Syracuse Village · Hall. Organizational meeting follows. Clubs and Organizations Thursday, Dec. 26 TUPPERS PLAINS VFW Post 9053, meeting at hall, 7 p.m., with special drawing. . Friday, Dec. 27 MIDDLEPORT Becoming a Teen badge workshop, sponsored by Big Bend Girl Scout Service Unit, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., of. Middleport Church Ctirist's Family Life Center. $5 for registered girl scouts and $12 for non registered scouts. Information from Jerrena Ebersbach after 4 p.m .• 9.92-7747. Saturday, Dec. 28 SYRACUSE - Daisy Girl SCout Tea for Two, spons.ored by the Cadette Troop 1208, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m ., for five yeiar-old girls and male guests. Games, crafts, activities. $2.50 for registered scouts, $9.50 for non-registered girls. Information from Jerrena Ebersbach at 9927747 or Shirley Cogar at 992-2668. Monday, Dec. 30 MIDDLEPORT - OH-KAN Coin Club, 7 p.m ., at Trolley Station. Meeting, auction, refreshments follow. Church services Sunday, Dec. 29 RUTLAND --,. Dixie Melody Boys at Rutland Freewill Baptist Church, 7 p.m. Pastor Paul Taylor invites the public. Tuesday, Dec. 31 LONG BOTIOM - New Year's Eve service, 9 p.m . to midnight at the Faith Full Gospel Church . RUTLAND - Watch night service, Rutland Freewill Baptist Church, 7 p.m. to midnight, with Norman Taylor and Joe Gwinn as . speakers, music by the choir, Ramsburg Family and Rita and Junior White. '. New food labels·divide industry WASHINGTON (AP) Food labels similar to the "Made in the USA" tags for clothing are coming to grocery stores, letting consumers know where · the meat, fish, peanuts, fruits and vegetables they buy are grown and processed. The farm and food industries are divided over the country-qf-origin program created under the new farm bill that requires the labeling to begin in 2004. Consumer and farm groups believe it may give American farmers a competitive edge over foreign products. But many retailers, processors and even producers say complying with labeling rules will be costly and time-consuming. They cite guidelines that will require a complex and ex pensive system of tracking products especially meat made from animals raised in one country and processed in another. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said in the spring · that the Bush administration did not want the la'bels. But they made it into the farni legislation the _president signed. Figures released last month by the Agriculture Department indicate the food industry may spend more than $1.9 billion to complete the paperwork need- ed to comply with the rules over the next two years before they become mandatory. Consumer and farm groups that support the labels are skeptical of the figure. John Motley of the Food Marketing Institute, a trade group of retailers and wholesalers, said retailers, processors and packers will have to spend milliGns of dollars more to segregate products from different countries. They will have to keep them separated when moving them from the fann, to the processors and to stores - an expense that the government •WIN• 2 FREE TICKOS 181111 SPRING VALLEY CINEMA7 FIND YOUR NAME IN TODAY'S CLASSIFiED SECTION AND WIN I Is Com ng Sunday, January 5th did not calculate, Motley said. The guidelines do not allow an animal raised in Canada and slaughtered in the United States to be simply labeled: "Product of the United States." In that case, the label would have to read "Born in Canada, Processed in the United States." The · National Pork Producers Council fears hog farmerd will end up spending too much money on record keeping. 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All letters are subject to editing and must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned lellers will be published. Leuers should be in good ta.'ite, addressing issues. nut personalities. The opinimJS expt:essed in the column below are the con· sensus of the Ohio Valley Publishing Co. s editorial board, unless othen dse 'toted. NATIONAL VIEW bliss? US. 'marriage' with Saudis not always a healthy one • Star Tribune, Minneapolis, on the U.S. ·Saudi relation· ship : Like a long marriage, the U.S.-Saudi relationship is full of compromise· and accommodation - and of persistent conflict that. by necessary agreement, isn't much mentioned till it flares into cri sis. In the American view, Riyadh could take a more enlightened view of human rights, particularly women's rights. A more vigorous role in promoting Arab-Israeli peace would be appreciated, too. · More critical is the Saudi government's willingness to shel· ter Islamic extremists and 10 ignore, if not enable, a steady . flow of funds from Saudi citizens, busine~ses and charities to Al-Qaida and other terror groups. The royal family's bargain with Wahhabi imams- we' ll endorse your theology so long as you don't challenge our right to rule- has always been repell ent, and with the Sept. II attacks became intolerable. To maintain a posture of patience, Washington paints the Saudi s as a "good partner" in the war on terrorism and as a moderate, stable ally in a region where we badly r\eed such. But everyone knows thi s marriage would be far different if not for oil. ... · These are among the reasons why keeping the peace with Saudi Arabia has been such good business, if not particularly noble politics. And they're prime reasons why Americans must start seeing energy security not only as a question of diversifying our suppliers, but also as an imperative to reduce oil imports through aggressive investment in conservation, efficiency and renewable domestic energy sources. No inter" national relationship based on plain dependency can be healthy. TODAY IN HISTORY BY THE ASSOC IATEO, PRESS Today is Thursday, Dec. 26, the 360th daY of 2002. There are ti ve 'days left in the year. This is Boxing Day, and the first day of the ·weeklong African-American holiday Kwanzaa. 'loday's Highlight in Hi story: . On Dec. 26, 1776, the British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. On this date: In 1799, for mer President George Washington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." In '1917, during World War l, the U.S. government took over operation of the nation's railroads. ln 1944, in the World War ll Battle of the Bulge, the embattled U.S. I0 I st Airborne Division was relieved by units of the 4th Armored Division. In 1975, the Soviet Union inaugurated the world's first supersonic transport service with a flight of its Tupolev 144 airliner from Moscow to Alma-Ala. In 1996, 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten .and strangled in the basement of her family 's home in Boulder, Colo. (To date, the slaying remains unsolved.) . In 2000, Michael McDermott, an employee at an Internet firm in Wakefield, Mass., shot and killed seven co-workers. (McDermott was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.) Ten years ago: Milan Panic conceded defeat to Slobodan Milosev ic almost a week after Yugoslavia's presidential election ..Time magaz ine announced it had chosen President-elect Bill Clinton its 1992 man of the year. Five years ago: Badly battered South Korean financial markets surged after the International Monetary Fund and the Group of Seven countries agreed on $10 billion emergency loanS'to Seoul. One year ago: The Arabic TV station Al-Jazeera aired new videotaped excerpts of Osama bin Laden in which the alQaida leader condemned the United States as a ·nation that committed crimes against millions of Afghans. Hundreds of Iraqi Kurds, Afghans, Iranians and other refu!lees from a Red C(oss center in France began two day s of trymg to cross illegally into Britain through the Channel Tunnel, shutting down train traffic. A~tor Sir Nigel Haw thorne died in Hertfordshire, England , at age 72. , Today 's Birthdays: Actor Ri chard Widmark is 88. Comed ian Alan King is 75. Actor Donald Moffat is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer Abdul ·"Duke" Fakir (The Four Tops) i> 67. Record producer Phil Spector is 62. "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh is 57 . Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk is 55. Former baseball playe r Chris Chambliss is 54. Country musician Brian Westrum (Sons of the Desert) is 40. Rock musician Lars Ulrich (Metallica) is 39. Rock musician J is 35. Country singer Audrey Wiggins is 35. Rock musician Peter Klett (Candlebox) is 33. Actor Jared Leto is 31. . Thought for Today: "Time is the longest distance between two places." - · From "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Wil li ams (1911-83). !Pt. Pleasant! Children's storytime Bluegrass concert • The children's event is offered at 11 a.m. Saturdays in December at Border 's in the · Huntington Mall. For more imformation •call (304) 736-6233. 1 Is this !Huntington! Kwanzaa celebration 11t6 UST IRAQ VIDN'T WANT WANVQI OVbR ' . Bushs second term may hinge on two-war ftont WASHINGTON - . Demonatic Sen. White House liked . At one point in the . A big factor holding back the econMax Baucus of Montana met recently secret meeting, Joshua Bolten, the omy is the reluctance of the business with White House officials in a report- president's domestic policy adviser, community to invest in the future . edly secret discussion to cut a deal on asked Baucus if he . could support The reasons are "the uncertainties a tax-cut plan' to stimulate faster eco- Bush's stepped-up tax cuts and divi- surrounding the business outlook and dend tax reductions. · nomic growth . the geopolitical sit:5iation," he said . In Baucus, ihe outgoing chairman of· "I said I was open," Baucus replied, other words, war in aq. Taken together, the e fundamentals the tax-writing· Finance Committee, according to an account in · The "impose a rather formidable barrier to was one of the maverick Democrats Washington Post. who helped forge last year's compro- . J'hat raised eyebrows in Daschle's new investment," he said. Not a pretty picture, and certainly mise with the White House that led to office. Baucus had worked hand-inenacting Presi,dent Bush's $1.3 trillion glove before with Bush on the core of not one that Bush wants to enter next tax cut plan. Baucus wants to play bro- his economic agenda. Now, it year, as he kicks off the two-year ker again, and Bush's advisers are all appeared, he was ready to do so again. presidential election cycle. The war too willing to deal. ..: · Administration officials tell me that in Iraq will likely will be quick, deciAt $160 billion, Baucus' stimulus other Senate Democrats who voted sive and successful. But he knows plan is nowhere near the $900 billion for the Bu sh tax plan last year have from his father' s s;~d experience after package Bush wants· and believes is been sounded out, too, and several the Gulf Wat that the voters could necessary to push the economy for· "are willing to play ball," the White still turn against him if the economy continues to weaken. ward. House was told. Of ·course, the economy could Baucus' plan hews closely to liberal With the economy on tenterhooks bounce back on its own next year Democnitic theology, with most of it over the likelihood of a war in Iraq or for public works jobs and social wel- another terrorist attack here, the after a weak fourth quarter. Incomes fare assistance: $75 billion in grants to White House isn't willing to trust are up because of Bush's tax cuts. the states; $4 billion in highway con- blue-chip forecasts of. between 3:5 Consumers continue to spend, especially for autos . Lower interest rates struction grants; a one-time, . $300 and 4 percent growth next year. have fed a surge in new home sales income tax cut for middle-class taxNot when Fed Chairman Alan and refinancings. payers; and $16 billion in tax incen- Greenspan says - as he did last week But as Greenspan points out, there tives for businesses to boost capital - that the economy see ms stuck in a are still many negatives in the United investments. . "soft patch" ·that began this summer States and global economies to overBush's plan would speed up and and shows few signs of abating. come. The .banking crisis in Japan "And the paich has certainly been still loom~. Venezuela is in political make permanent the I0-year income tax cuts passed last year, give ~ s i- soft," Greenspan told the New York turmoil, raising fears of oil shoriages. nesses added incentives to buy new Econqmic Cluti. · And higher gas prices will impose equipment, cut the tax rate on investor "The labor market has remained further cost pressures on our econodividends to help . strengthen stock subdued, as businesses apparently my at a time we can· least afford it. prices, and enlarge investment retire- have been reluctant to add to pay - That's why Bush 's early deal makroll ~ . The manufacturing sector ing \l'ith Max Baucus and other likement plans. Baucus told Bush's aides there were remains especially damped, and non- minded Democrats are critical at this things in the president's plan that he residential construction has trended juncture in his presidency. If he is to liked, but could not embrace now for lower. By all reports, state and local win a second term , Bush must win fear of angering Senate · Democratic governments continue to struggle two wars next year, the one in Iraq leader Tom Daschle . with deterioration in their fi scal con- and the tax cut war in Congress for a In return; the senator, who gives up ditions. Oil prices have recently risen stronger economy. · hi s chairmanship in January when and, not least, the economies of most (Washington-based political j{i,urnal· Republicans assume power, was told of our major trading partners have ist and columnist Donald Lambr5 is fill· that there was a lot in his plan that the shown liitle vigor," he sai d. ing in for Morton Kondracke.) • New works are being exhibited through Tuesday at the Renaissance Gallery in the former Huntington High School building. Gallery hours are l 0 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information call Fern Christian, (304) 4533187, or L.Wianne Bowersock, (304) 7436035. Director Steven Spielberg, eeriter, goes over a scene with ·stars Leonardo Dicaprio, left, and Tom Hanks while filming at the 'filmed lWA Terminal J1i!1W Yoril'l$ JFK Airport, one of the. locatLons . used Dreamworks Pictures' ·catch Me If Y.ou Can.· at ~ !AShland, Ky. I Yoga workshop • Bikram Choudhury, author of Bikram 's Beginning Yoga Class. offers a yoga workshop, "A One Day Inte!Jsive," from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Ashland Plaza Hotel, Kentucky Room. Marsha Walker, senior Bikram · iilstrucior, teaches. For more information call (215) 7292177 or e-mail marshaw@ earthlink.net. '£ Exhibit • "Life.:ih Art," featuring works in , 'aried media by Aorence Leslie Lovett, is displayed through Jan. 2, at the Ashland Area Art Gallery, 1516 Wmchester Ave. Admission is $3 and free to children. Hours are from 10 a:m. to 4 p.m. Monday duuugh Saturday. For more informarion call (606) 3291826. ICharleston I Car show • The West Virginia International Auto Show, sponsored by West Virginia Automobile and Truck Dealers ,.. Association and Charleston Newspapers, Leqnafd¢ Dlc.a,prlo playing o.ne of his man~ is offered Jan. 17-19; at , .·' w roles 'In ,rca~ch .Me If You Can., . the Charleston Civic Center. Hours are lO a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and l 0 a.m. to 6 p.m. · Sunday. Admission __ 1s $6 (13 and older); $4 for seniors (62 and older), $3 for children (7-12) and free to children 6 and younger. For more infor• TONY SUMNER: . This Cincinnati native singer· mation visit the web songwriter plays Borders in the Huntington Mall at 8 p.m. site at www.autoshow Friday, Jan. 3. For more information call (304) 736-6233. usa.com/westva • SARAH WILKINS: Singer-songwriter doing pro~ressive acoustic music at 8 p.m. Fri~ay, Jan. 31 , at Borders ·m the Hunttngton Mall. For more mformauon call (304) 736-6233. New Year's Eve party ·~· ~i Gay slurs directed at kids mirror our own ftars have witnessed classmates tieing teased "There are more explicit images in with gay slurs, according to a national the media," she says, "and at the same survey of760 kids ages 12 to 17, which time more rigid views (about sexuality) was released last week by the National from the right wing and churches." Mental Health Association. About 40 percent of teens have had Interestingly, according to another sur- same-sex attractions ai some point. vey, three out of four kids who are targets Thus, their own fears of being gay can ofa nti-gay bullying are actually stniight. fuel their bullying of others - if they This suggests that among many teens, make clear their hatred of homosexuals, labeling someone as gay is, on its face, they can' t be suspected of being one a deep insult, perhaps the deepest. Some themselves. · · teachers and parents, motivated by good The survey results have prompted the intentions, respond by telling the bully National Mental Health Association to that he should never "accuse" someone launch a campaign called "What Does of being gay; that it's mean and hurtful. Gay Mean?" Ponton wrote the accom"When you make such a big deal panying brochure, "How to Talk With about it, you're sending a very mixed Kid s about Sexual Orientation and message," Lavoie says. The teacher or Prej udice." parent can unwittingly (one presumes) The National Mental Health reinforce the perception that calling Association felt obligated, however someone gay is, in fact, a pejorative like reluctantly, to note in the brochure and stupid or ugly, its press releases that Ponton is straight. Kids pick up this perception from a Some might assume because she lives culture that is at once increasingly open in San Francisco she might be gay. The and judgmental about sexuality. Adults · clarification, the institute decided, who wouldn't dare use a racial epithet would give Ponton 's information and around children let loose with gay slurs advice wider acceptance. on the grounds that homosexuality is They are probably right, an irony that immoral and aberrant. argues a need for chan~e more power"There's been a polarization of sexu- fully than the brochure Itself. ality over the past 20 years, so the an ti(Joan Ryan is a columnist for the San gay bullying has gotten progressively Francisco Chronicle. Smd comments to worse," says . Dr. Lynn Ponton; a UC her in care of this newspaper or send San Francisco psychiatry professor and her e-mail at author of "The Sex Lives of Teenagers." joanryan@sfchronicle.com.) . II New Year's Eve Dance, 8:30 to 12:30 p.m.; Senior Center, featuring True Country. Square dancing.. clogging, and slow-dancing. Concession available . No smoking or alcohol allowed. Singles $3. Couples $5. Arts exhibit RYAN'S VIEW Talk to any middle-school kid anywhere in the country. He or she candiagram the hierarchy of their social group and sub-groups with the precision · of Margaret Mead describing the tribes of Borneo. There will be footnotes about losing status for dancing or eating lunch with particular classmates. There will be references to nerds, fags, blimps, morons and sluts. · If there is a hell, it will resemble the social life of an eighth-grader. "We worry so much about what parents are doing to kids and what teachers are doing to kids and don't pay enough attention to what kids are doing to kids," says Rick Lavoie, an educator and author of the upcoming book, "It's So Much Work To Be Your Friend." But since Columbine and other school shootings, we have come to acknowl: edge that bull yi ng, teasing and ostraci sm aren't rites of passage. They have horrific consequences, in violent escalations, retaliations and suicides.. They account for thousands of absences every day among kids afraid to walk the school halls. Even the current Miss America has take!! on bullying as her prim\U)' cause. · Now a survey finds that the most fre· quent targets of bullying are kids who are gay or thought to be gay. Almost 80 percent of teens ~ay they New Year's Eve Dance • The Upper Classman Lounge on 4th Avenue helps get the Kwanzaa _party started Celebrate with a Kwanzaa party from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday with a Kwanzaa Shop-In. There will be a Kwanzaa cultural exchange starting at 7 p.m. The lounge provides entrees and appetizers from the menu, and a DJ spins music. The celebnition, free and open to the public, is an invitation for others to learn more . about the AfricanAmerican holiday. There will be items displayed from local retailers. For more information, call Charles Bridges at (304) 6970537. LAMRBO'S VIE·w BY JOAN RYAN • River Valley Opry 's final bluegrass concert of the year, 7 p.m., State Theater. Retrograss will perform at 7 p.m. Idletymes, who placed 8th in the nation at the APGMA convention in Hashville, will deliver the closing .performance. B_a_m_ou_·~_vt_'ll_e~l~l_·_M_o_reh_e_ad~'-~~¥~ Concerts All Your Holiday Decorationg Needs ... Live Pine Wreaths Ball &.. Burlap Tre«3. ·Poinsettias : ;· ; . 252 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, Ohio 446-0842 ROTATION OIL CHANGE {4)&TIRE . BALANCING Oil& Filter • Lube Chmis ~------~--~_, On select models • • Morehead State Public Radio presents the entertainment at · 7:30 p.m . Friday at Morehead State University, Duncan Recital Hall, Baird Music Building. Entertainers are Molly Stone, Rob McNurlin. and Stacey Earle and Mark Stum1; Jan. 3 1, John Lilly and Tim O'Brien; Feb. 28, David Massengill , John Cephas and Phil Wiggins; March 28, The Gordons and Vance Gilbert; April 25, Terri Allard and Opan Road; Admission is free. For more information call (606) 783-200 l. · Norris Northup Dodge s179s . 114 mile north of Pomeroy ·Mason B'rldge M11on, West VIrginia Phone (304) 773·5721 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Americana Crossraods live BEST DEAL IN TOWN Check All Fluids • Check Chassis 1 · ; : • • The II th annual celebration is available from 8 p.m. to midnight Thesday at the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center. Entertainment includes Amber Ellis, Rail City with . Samantha Dawn, Jessi and Jennifer and Highway 23 Band · and others. A ball drops at midnight on Judd Plaza. The museum is closed through Wednesday, Jan. l; and reopens with regular hours Thursday, Jan. 2. Call (606) 329-8888. Sa~e Money and . 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In his fourth season with Tulane, Scelfo has led the Green Wave to an 8-5 record and a 36-28 win in the Hawaii Bowl. He is the first coach in school history to lead Tulane to two bowl games. Scelfo is 20-27 at Tulane . NEW YORK (AP) - The bear market isn't just on Wall Street anymore. Just ask baseball's free agents. Among the 157 players who. filed for free agency following the World Series, 61 have agreed to new contracts, ahead of last year's pace on <::hristmas Day (50 of 154) but behind two years ago (7 5 of 136). · Here's the telling sign: Just 18 players have gotten deals for $5 million or more total, down from ·25 last year and 35 two years ·ago. Only six players have gotten $20 million and higher. down from nine last year and way below the 15 at this point fo llowing the 2000 season. Jim Thome is the only player to top $40 million, agreeing to .an $85 million, six-year contract with Philadelphia. 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Navratilova, Kuznetova pair GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) - Martina Navratilova will pair with Russia's Svetlana ·Kuznetsova in doubles at the Australian women's hardcourt event. Navratilova, 46, became the oldest player to win a WTA Tour doubles title when she paired with Belarus' Natasha Zvereva in May in Madrid. Navratilova has a record 167 singles titles and 165 in doubles. Cadillac CTS was $39,415 now Sl6· aso·after 1 rebate CiMC Yukon Chevy 510 . was $41,195 now sls 900•fte• 1 re~at~ Eberharter to compete VIENNA , Austria (AP) World Cup c h~mpion Stephan Ei;lerharter . was cleared to compete in a downhill Sunday. returning a week earlier than anticipated from a Dec. 15 knee injury. Eberharter was hurt when he crashed · during a g(ant slalom at Val d' lsere, France, and doctors didn 't think he . would be ready for Bormio. was $16,149 now . S1 J 979 aftrebate er 1 I ' ' .. ' Pro basketball Prep basketball Lady Marauders down to Warren BY JtM SOULSBY Sports correspondent VINCENT - . The Meigs Lady Marauders traveled to Warren High School Monday night to face a strong Lady Warrior team, a foe was new to t.he Marauders, but the game played out much the way several have for the Marauders this season. The Marauders stayed close early then fell into an offensive lull as the Warriors went on a 25-0 111n from late in the second period to midway through the third quarter. This seems to be a pattern for the Marauders, who fought back to close the gap to 55-44 by the end of the contest. Warren got a 12 point, . It rebound effort from 6'5 center Ashley Clay and II points from Stacie Shrider. Clay was a force on the defensive end of the court, away several ·swatti ng Marauder shots. Meigs fell into a 12-4 hole in the first period, and when Ali Postalwaite nailed a threepoint shot early in the second frame, the Marauders were on the short end of a 17-4 score. But as has been ·the case all season, the Marauders didn't throw in the towel. Jaynee Davis scored a bucket inside, followed closely by two ·chrissy Miller free throws which cut the lead to 17-8. Shannon Soulsby nailed a three pointer and followed that up with a jumper from Sacramento Kings· Chris Webber (4) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal the elbow that brought the (34) during the first half Wednesday night in Los Angeles . (AP) Marauders to within four m 17-13. . Then the roof caved in for the Marauders offensively. Soulsby went to tthe bench with her third foul with 2:31 left in the half. The Warriors started to pull away. The. ~. • 1n own Eastern nets non-league win over Wellston LOS ANGELES (AP) - . of his hands while he was It 's nearly seven months driving to the basket with later, and Chris Webber still 4:25 left. feels the pain , from the Jackson, who wore a Western Conference finals. splint afterward, was to be At . the same \ time, the re-examined Thursday in Sacramento Kings' star is Sacramento. doing his best to learn from "It's a bummer, man ; but the experience. it's part of the game," he "This was like a midsea- said. "We ' re so deep, we son playoff game for us," play so well , that 's the. good Webber said after the thing. We have been doing Kings' 105-99 victory over it all year." the slumping three-time The stumbling Lakers defending NBA champion (11 - 19) have lo st four of Los Angeles Lakers. · five and are 8-10 since Webber had 25 points, 15 O' Neal returned after mi ssrebounds and six assisrs ing the season's first 12 Wednesday night in the first games while recuperating game that counted between from surgery on his right the bitter in-state rival s big toe. , since the Lakers beat the O' Neal had 27 points, a Kings last June, winning the season-high 17 rebounds seventh and deciding game and five assists, but shot in overtime at Arco Arena. jtist 8-of- 19 and made 2-of-. · That marked the third 8 after halftim e - both straight spring the Lakers after the outcome had been eliminated the Kings en decided . route to a. title. , He didn 't speak with . "We learned that we have reporters afterward. to stick together no matter Kobe Bryant al so had 27 what, that a game is 48 min- points for the Lakers along utes long, not 47 minutes, with 15 rebounds and si x 30 seconds." Webber said . assists, but he made onl y 7 "Game 7 still hurts. They of 24 shots and went 2- forhave those rings, we want to 12 in the second half. · win a champion ship. "We ' re getting much bet"lf we were too excited ter," Bryant said. ·'I think about thi s, it would mean we played really well outwe thought we shouldn ' t side of that mentai-.Iapse we have won ." had in th e_third quarter. rn the other NBA games The Lakers led by as Wednesday, Orlando beat man y as 12 points before Detroit I04-99, and New the Kings outscored them Jersey routed Boston 117- 17-2 to turn a 70·60 deficit 81. into a 77-721ead. Peja Stojakovic equaled a "We celebrated a li ttl e bit season hi gh with. 26 points, too ea rl y," L 1kers coach Mike Bibby scored . 14 Phil Jackson sajd. '' For a points, and Bobby Jackson team that 's qm1lified, added II for the Kin gs (23- we're not doin g thing s that 8), who won for the lith make basketball sense." time in 14 games. The Lakers ca me back to The Kings learned after go ahead earl y in the final the game that Jackson, aver- peri od. but baskets by aging 19.8 points, broke his Jac kson and Webber tngleft hand when Shaqu1lle gered a I 0-2 run that gave O' Neal knocked the ball out the Kings a 92-84 lead. as . Wamors scored the game's next 25 points, as the Marauders were unable to add to their scoring total until two Davis free throws at the 5:14 mark of the third period. Leigh Ann Buzzard and Shrider combined for 15 of the 25-point outburst. The Marauders found themselves . down 27-13 at the half. The Warrior lead grew to 42-13 before the Marauders started to get back on track offensively. The Warriors held a commanding 46-19 lead after three quarters. Samantha Pierce scored I0 of her teamhigh 12 points in the final period, as the Marauders outscored the hosts 25-nine in the final period. The Warriors.placed I 0 players in the scoring column led by. Clay with 12 and Shrider with II. For the Marauders, Pierce led the way with 12, Davis added II, Miller eight and Soulsby seven. Both Clay for Warren and Davis for Meigs completed double-doubles by grabbing double-digit rebound totals. Clay with 11 and Davis with l 0. The Marauders were good on 13 of 44 field goal attempts and cashed in on 16 of 21 at the foul line. The Warriors went 21 of 57 from the field and six of nine from the line. Meigs committed 18 tumovers; Warren turned the , · ball over II times. Meigs (16) will travel to Logan on Friday to compete in the Logan Holiday tournament. The Marauders will face the Minford Falcons at 7 p.m. Friday night and will play at 7 or 8:45 p.m., Saturday night. The Marauders are bracketed with Minford, Logan and Vinton County. Meigs defeated Jackson. in the Logan tournamentla.st season, and fell to Vinton County in the championship game. · Bryant's 3-poi nter and a jumper by Derek Fisher drew the Lakers within three points with 3 1112 minutes ·to play. but that's as close as they would get. The Lakers outrebounded Sacrament~ 61-42, but shot only 36.7 percent compared to 46.3 percent for th e Kings. "I think the biggest difference is, they are not making shots," Kings coach Rick Adelman said. "I still think they are · a pretty darned good team and they're goi ng to be back." The Kings and Lakers bickered through the media during the offseason , with O' Neal sayi ng in early October he "wasn't worried aQ·bout ,the Sacramento ueens. Then, on Oct. 25 in the prese ason game, final Sacramento's Doug Christie and Los Angeles ' Rick Fox were e.J·ected after getting into a fight early in the first quarter. The fra cas continued in a Staples Ce nter tunnel , with Fox initiating and he was · forit. six suspended games. Bv Scon WoLFE Sports correspondent impact , however, came in the 'middle quarters when she added eight of her II TUPPERS PLAINS markers . Dillon had five Morgan Weber tossed in 14 points in the first quarter. · d K · R0 b Eastern's aggression pOints an atle ertson toward the . bucket se nt them 11 as the Ea stern Eagles rolled to a non-league win to the line often early, but over the Well ston Golden the Lady Eagles mi ssed a Rockets Monday night. The chance to break the game game was played at Eastern open, converting on only I C due to the cancellation of of 24 charity tosses on the the Beaver-Eastern Holiday night. Eastern was just one tournament, and the strike of seven the first quarter there. Eastern is now 6- 1 from the line . overall. . Weber scored all 14 points Eastern play s Well ston in the second half, scoring again on Feb. 3 at Well ston eight in the third to give for the Tri- Valley Eastern its biggest edge of Confere nce interdivi sional 41 -31, then scoring six in game . the finale. The third quarter Morgan Weber led all was dominated primarily by Eastern scorers with 14 good overall play from points and eig ht rebounds, Weber and Robertson. while Katie Robertson Eastern also got great floor added eleven points and II play from Holter, Hupp, rebounds for her first dou- Dillon , and Hayman . ble-double of the ·year. Coach Rick Edwards s<1id, Jennifer l:jayman added "We have run into a tough · o f games an d we are seven point s. Je ssica Dil 1on stnng eight, and Aly ssa Holter not goi ng to be able to just eigh t, whil e · Je's Hupp depend upon luck to win. ~ notched two. No t scoring But one thing for sure is we but contributing were are still putting out some Krystal Baker, Krista White, good eff ort. we WI·11 try an d Jen nifer Arme s, and Casey gel some things ironed out Christie was suspended for Smith. Thursday and Friday before two games . playe rs usually Eastern had a tough time we head to Waterford on Siarting h h b controlling the game 's lop Saturday.'' acknow ledge eac ot er Y scorer. Alex Massie, who · Eastern hit 20-56 from the shaking hands. or touching fisi s befo re a game begins. had 20 points and 10 filed fo i 35.5 perce nt and but that didn 't occur 0 11 thi s · rebounds for a double-dou- 10-24 from the line for 41.7 night. . ble. Amanda Rainey added percent wi th no three point Sacramento's Vlade eight. Hillary Patrick six. goal s being attempted . Divac gave it a try, exte nd- and Brandy Rader, Kim . Eastern had 34 rebound s ing a fist toward Fox , who . Cremeans , and Lori Bunnel, (Weber R, Robertson II) ; 19 he sitated before pointing two each. steals (Hayman 4. Dillon 3, ~ack , The other players Eastern edged ahead early Robertson 3, and Armes 3); Ignored each other. 13- 12 with early scoring 3 assis ts (Holter 2); 26 Rob~ rt Horry and Webber from Hayman , Holter, and turnovers, and 18 fouls . had a briefstaredown late in Robertson. Je ssica Dillon Eastern plays Waterford in . the third quarter after Horry had a couple key buckets an important Tri-Valley · fouled the Sac ramento star. along the way as she helped Conference Hocking Otherwi se , noth ing out of lift Eastern to a 26-22 half- Division game at 6 p.m. time lead. Robert son 's Saturday. . hapl? e ned . h t e oreImary I �Page 82 • The Daily Sentinel • www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, December 26, 2002 Thursday, December 26, 2002 ~------------------~--------------------------------------------- :' www.mydailysentinel.com The Da ily Sentine l - Page 83 ' Alabama ' s Robert Trent Jones Golt Trail . <;:ollege football . Tulane defeats Hawaii in bowl game; HONOLULU (AP) kind of flat in the first half Tulane coach Chris Scelfo got because we were so anxious," everybody's attention on the said Elpheage selected the first play in Hawaii Bowl his- game's outstanding player tory. after returning four punts for Tulane recovered an onside 143 yards. "I think we settled kick on the opening play, and down and did what we had to Lynarius Elpheage had two do." long punt returns in the Green He was also part of the Wave's 36-28 victory over defense that kept Hawaii's Hawaii on Wednesday night. high-powered offense "I wanted to. show to my grounded for most of the players and my staff that this game by forcing three IS our place and we're the turnovers and recording eight home team and we we' re sacks .. going to be the aggressors,'-' Just when the Green Wave Scelfo said about the onside appeared to take control of the kick. game on Mewelde Moore's "We didn't get any points 25-yard TD run late in the . out of it, but I think it sent a third period that made 26-14, message to the team that Hawaii attempted to come- Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang (14) runs past Tulane's : we're here to win a football back behind backup quarter- . Floyd Dorsey (85) as Tulane's Wesley Heath (41) comes into : game." · back Shawn Withy•Allen. the play during the first quarter in the Hawaii Bowl Wednesday · The Green Wave (8-5) came Withy-Allen, who filled in at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Wednesday. (AP) in as a double-digit underj;logs for inJured .starter. Timmy to the Warriors (10-4), who Chang, hooked up on· a 57- and played my game, the . Withy-Allen was forced out : led the nation in passing and yard scoring pass with Justin good Lord ·just made every- of the pocket on almost every : lost only once at Aloha Colbert to make it 26-21. But ·thing else happen." . play. He was sacked five : Stadium in their last II Losman scored his second Hawaii took a 14-0 lead in times, threw an interception : games. . rushing TO, a 3-yarder, to the first half behind short and lost two fumbles. He'fin- · "I've never had a better extend the lead to 34-21. scoring runs by The.ro ished with 239 yards on 18Withy-Allen and Colbert Mitchell and Josh Galeai, but of-31 passing. week in my life,'' Tulane : ''They caused a lot of dis- · quanerback J.P. Losman said. combined on a 31-yard scor- Tulane scored 26 straight "It was a great vacation and ing play to narrow the gap points -including 20 in the ruptions. They didn't st!W. : They kept coming and coib-· : the win makes it so m.uch with 5:12 left, but Tulane put third quaner. "We just had to believe in ing," Withy-Allen said. sweeter. I' II have a smile on the game out of .reach when Colbert was Hawaii's top : Roxie Shelvin sacked Withy- ourselves, calm down and the plane r~de home." Losm3ll· ran for two touch- Allen in the end zone for a take a deep breath," Losman receiver with nine catches for Nt1w Mexico kicker Katie Hnida watches from the sidelines as downs in the second Half and safety, making it 36-28 with said. "I think we were press- 158 yards. ing a little bit at the begin- • "We didn't protect the quar- : N!lw Mexico faced UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl on Wednesday completed 20 of 39 passes for 3:02 left. ning, trying a little too hard." terback as well as we nonnal- · 240 yards. But Elpheage's ... The punt return by at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. Hnida became the first Hawaii coach June Jones ly do and Shawn doesn't have : for·us and returns and the defense Elpheage was huge woman to play in an NCAA Division I football game when she said the Warriors didn't come a quick release as Timmy : sparked Tulane. the safety'was big and gave us . attempted an extra point wednesday following a New Mexico Elpheage returned "a punt another score,'' Scelfo said. together as a team like Tulane does and they knocked it out '. touchdown in the game. The kick was blocked. UCLA won 27· for a touchdown and set up "They made lot of plays, but lind committed "stupid" of his hand," Jones said. 1~. (AP) Hawaii also was without ; Tulane's go-ahead score with • we just made a couple more." penalties. a team game,'' Jones two starters on the offensive ; "It's another long run. With the Scelfo received a two-year •· extension said. "If you don't play line. Green Wave down 14-6 in the contract third quarter, Elpheage scored Wednesday through the 2007 together in all · phases, you . "I thought the biggest p~ob- : lose. They beat us. We Iem for them, is they dido 't : on a 60-yard return. season. deserved to lose the game." have continuity," Scelfo said. : Elpheage ran back Hawaii's Moore led Tulane in rushHawaii was without its ''They had two starters out : next punt 56 yards, giving · ing with 30 carries for 116 Tulane the ball at the Hawaii yards, and receiving with six offensive leader, Chang, for today. The continuity of an · 17. That set up the go-ahead catches .for 80 yards. At the most of the game after he offensive lin~~> is critical. We : touc.hdown, a 1-yard run by half, Moore had only 22 yards injured the thumb on his have four seniors u~ . there on : throwing hand in the second defe~se and they ve been ; Losman, that made it 20-14. rushing on 12 carries. · I . "I was just trying to get us "I had to calm down a little quaner. Chang completed 14 rushmg the passer for a cou~ . ·LAS VEGAS (AP)- Katie Long said Hnida's presence going because we came out bit," he said. "Once I relaxed of21 passes for 124 yards. pie years now." : Hnida became the first woman has made for some interesting to play in a Division I-A foot- arrangements in the locker ball game when she attempted room. a(l extra point Wednesday fol~'She has to dress different lowing a New Mexico touch- places, she has to join the team down in the Las Vegas Bowl. after everyone else is dressed," ;Hnid.a, a walk-on junior, had . Long said. "She has handled it her kick blocked but by then better than I could have imagsJ:te had already made history. ined." ' With her blonde hair in a ponyHeather Sue Mercer earned a " CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) (got) four tickets in the upper school, "so they stopped West Virginia and was red- · tail, Hnida kicked the ball low spot on the Duke roster as a allowing a UCLA player to walk-on in 1995 but was cut - Philip B. Hill 's father level," Hill said. sending me letters,'' hesaid. shined that season. block it. from the team by then-coach played in · West Virginia's He didn ' t just want the He has rushed for 61 yards : "I just want to go in there ·The 5-foot-9, !50-pound Fred Goldsmith before the first bowl game, Now he boys to see the game. Hill and beat them," Glover said. on 15 carries this season, : l-in ida was on Colorado'§ ros- 1996 season. wants two of his grandsons wanted to take them to an "We beat Virginia Tech, and including an 11-yard touch- : ter in 1999 and suited up for · Mercer, who graduated in to share the exper ience. alumni event Friday night, we'll beat Virginia." down run in the season open- : tile Buffaloes in the 1998, claimed she was The Shepherdstown, but the event was already Freshman defensive line- er against Chattanooga. ll)sight.com Bowl. She joined dropped from the team W.Va., resident plans to sold out. man Ernest Hunter broke his New Mexico's team before because she is a woman, and bring the boys, ages I 0 and "I wanted my grandsons to left leg in the fifth game of ••• . this season. said Goldsmith wouldn't let 7, to the Continental Tire see that function, be there the season and returned to :Hnida got her big chance in her suit up for games or prac- Bowl on Saturday to watch and get a feel for the spirit of practice only last week. Two Virginia players who : l'{ew Mexico's biggest game of tice On a scrimmage team No. 15 West Virginia (9-3) the WVU fans," Hill said. He couldn't wait to hit are from · Chai-Iotte likely : the season. against ·· Puke's first-string and Virginia (8-5). Hill, who graduated from somebody again. won't play bn Saturday. ' :"I can replay in my mind players. Hill's father, Philip H . the WVU law school in "That was the one thing I Sophomore Alvin · She won a $2 million sex. seeing that hand block the Hill, played center for West 1957, managed to get im was eager to do,'' said · Pearman, the team's secondkick, and that's going to be discrimination lawsuit, but lost ~hat I think about before I go the money on appeal two years Virginia from 1921-24. The invitation after writing a let- Hunter, a native of Burke, leading rusher, · injured his 1922 team went 10' 0- 1 and ter to Steve Douglas, the Va. "In some ways I feel like right knee Nov. 9 against · to bed tonight," she said. "It's later. had the sc hool 's first unde- executive director of the I haven't missed a step. !feel Penn State. btien a very long road to get Stephanie Weimer tried out here and I thought about it for Penn State this summer, but feated season . It went to the school's alumni association. like I can contribute to thi's Sophomore defensive end ~ Bowl in "I told him I was bringing team again." ITl)lny times, but I really had no didn't make the team. East-West Chris Canty hurt his left ~ specific expectations as to Louisville and Colorado also California and beat Gonzaga. my grandsons with me. I Hunter wasn't · sought by elbow Nov. 30 against what it would be like." have had women kickers on 21-13. wanted them to get a feel for Virginia, but unlike Glover, Virginia Tech. :New Mexico coach Rocky their rosters. Five of Hill 's other grand- . the place," Hill said. it's not a motivator. Long said Hnida earned the In 1997, Liz Heaston children have seen West · • • • "It's just another team. It's opponunity. . became the first woman to Virginia games in ••• nothing new to me .. It's ' -"Katie is a valuable member score in a college game, kick- Morgantown , W.Va. another team that we have to West Virginia has the : of our team," Long said. "I in~ two extra points for Hill 's wife is from Two West Virginia players play against,'' he said. chance for consecutive bow I · tl-(ink it's a very unusual situa- Wtllamette, which was then an Concord, N.C., and pe decid- that spent most of the season "Every team chooses who victories for the first time tion and she's put in a position NAIA school. Last year, ed it was a perfect opportuni- on the bench with ·injuries they want. I'm not going to since. winning the 1983 Hall a lot of times that's very Jacksonville State's Ashley ty to bring the Mountaineer are ready to go against hold that against them." of Fame and. 1984 uncomfonable. I made the Martin became the first experience to Paul Fletcher- Virginia, their home-state Bluebonnet bowis. decision before the game that woman in Division I-AA to ·Hill , 10, and Will Fletcher- team . The Mountaineers lost ; • •• WJ! were going to let her kick score, kicking. four extra Hill , 7, of Baltimore. Reserve tight end Darnell eight straight bow I games i t~ first extra point." points. Getting the trip organized Gl.over, a senior from West Virginia backup run- from 1987-98 before earning : wasn't easy. The school was Roanoke, Va., missed eight ning back Hikee Johnson has a 49-38 victory over ' bombarded with ticket games with a sprained knee the chance to face the team Mississippi in the 2000 : requests the first day they suffered in the season ,open- he once tried to play for. Music City Bowl. The team • were available. er. He signed a.nationalletter- finished 3-8 in 2001, Coach : "I was on the phone for a Glover was recruited by o{-intent at Virginia in 2000, Rich Rodriguez's first year. : couple of .hours one morn- Virginia but the Cavaliers but poor ·grades kept him Virginia has lost four : ing. I kept dialing, kept get- lost interest when he suf- from enrolling in school. straight bowls by an average : ;HUNTINGTON; W.Va. Johnson then enrolled at of 19 points. lines for the T'Wolves has ting busy signals. Finally, we fered a knee injury in high A~ much as Spring Valley foot- earned him the Hunt Award, . ball coach Phil Ratliff hates to presented annually to the state's 10:-;e Nate Howard to gradua- top high school lineman by the ti¢n, opposing coaches are, West Virginia Spons Writers without a doubt, happy to see Association. hiffi go. The 6-foot-5, 275-pound 122 E. Main Street :"We couldn't block number senior tackle, who plans to sign • 7~ ." 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"The only rooms we have available are rooms that do not have a view" of the stadium, said John Gureen, general manager of Embassy Suites Rivercenter in Covington. John Davis said his banquet facility along the river in Kentucky has 325 breakfast reservations for the 8 a.m. demolition. And one of his company's three riverboats that will be out that day already has sold out 650 spots. "As far as we're concerned, we would hope that they'd blow up a building every day," Davis said. The Reds played their final baseball game in the 32'year· old ballpark, formerly Riverfront Stadium, in September. The team is moving into the $280 million Great American Ball Park that is nearly completed next door. Ted Jackson, general manager of the lnBetween Tavern and Restaurant, plans to open at 6 a.m. Sunday. 'They're saying the crowds will rival the fireworks," he said. Residents have been staking out sites · with the best views in parks and along the river in Kentucky and Ohio. Other entrepreneurs are using the implosion as a chance to make some quick cash. CLASSIFIED Photographer Miles Wolf said he plans to shoot the ballpark toppling from a nearby office building and will try to sell prints to galleries and col· lectors. ·Edward Evers said he will try to sell customized steel ·brackets to people who plan to anchor saJvaged stadium seats in their homes. He estimated he sold 6,000 already at $30 each. Dave C:1senacher, director of sales at River Metals Recycling, said his company is recycling the stadium's steel to be shipped to Midwest mills . So far, the company has just worked on the steel from the parking garage. "Once the implosion comes, we' II be extremely busy in . January and February," he said. GollioC....,,OH In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE Defense may have to carry Steelers p I Detroit Pistons' Ben Wallace (3) defends as Orlando Mag1c 's Shawn KemP attempts a shot in the first quarter Wednesday in Orlando, Fla. (AP) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Tracy McGrady took care of the offense, and Pat Garrity was just as good on the defen· ,sive end. ; McGrady scored 46 points ' in hi s return from a back · .injury, and Garrity had three clutch stops on Detroit's Corl iss Wil li a mson in the -brlando Magic's 104-99 vic.tory over the Pi stons on ·Wednesday. Orl ando led 74-57 late in 'the third quarter, but Detroit 'rallied . Making six strai ght 3point attempts, the Pistons cut it to 86-84 on Chucky Atkins· '3-pointer with 8: 14to go. Thai 's wnen !VIcGrady took over. scoring II points in the fin al 7:29. Ni ne points came from the fou I Iine, as he set career highs for free throws made (18) and attempted (2 1). Since being elbowed in the lower back by th e Los Angel es Lakcrs' Kobe Bryant <>n Dec . IS. McGrady had played just 17 minutes in a victory at Uta h a week ago. " It's frustrating sitting out. I hate sitting out ," said · McGrady, who came one point short of his season high and four shy of ·his career best. "I wasn't 100 percent, but I fe lt good enough to go out there and play." Mike "''Miller scored 15 points for Orlando, which won for the third time in four games. Grant Hil l shot 3-for17. but had 10 points and 15 rebounds for his fifth doubledouble of the season . · '' I kind of knew (McGrady) was g0ing to play and play good," said Hill, who tied hi s rebounding season high. "When the bright lights are on, national television, he defi nitely brings hi s 'A' game." Darrell Arms trong added eig ht points, seven assists, six rebounds and a season-best five steals. While McGrady was sinkmg his free throws, the 'Pi ston s decided to isolate Williamson in the low post against Garrity. Garrity won the battle , surrendering two baskets in five attempts by the 245-pound Williamson. 'The three stops by Pat Garrity at the end of the game we re phenomenal," Orlando coach Doc Ri vers said. "He stayed down and made the guy shoot it over him, and that's what we were trying to get him to do." Wi lli amson's misses did more than keep Detroit from tyi ng the game or coming close . "The good thin g was, we made them use ·up a lot of clock ," said Garri ty, who scored 10 points. Williamso n fini shed. with 17 points, eight in the founh qlla rter. . Richard Hamilton scored 22 to lead Detroit, which lost its second straight after a six-game winning streak, while Chauncey Billups had I0 points and a season-high 13 assists. The Pistons were outrebounded 49-35, • and Ben Wallace was he! to nine more than six below hi s league-leading average. "They had 18 offensive rebounds, which• led J.)l a lot more possessions for them and, obviously, the number of free throws," Detroit coach Rick Carlisle said. Led by McGrady, Orlando shot , 35 free throws to Detroit's 14. The Pi ~ ton s were whi stled for 27 fouls , 11 more than the Magic. • ··we were in the bonus only one time the whole game," said Clifford Robinson, who scored II points before foul· in g out with I :07 to go. "I know (McGrady) had a tremendous game and I don't want to take anything away from the way he played, but at the same time; I thought we were playing aggressive." Orlando wasted little time in establishing a lead it would never surrender, opening the game on an 18·4 run that McGrady capped off with a steal for a breakaway dunk. McGrady had six points in the outburst, while Miller added five. Detroit missed its first six shots and was outrebounded 9-3 i'n that span. McGrady had 20 points in the first half on 7-of- 13 shooting and six. free throws. 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Near hospital (740}4462290 12x60, 1br. Tra i.18r for rent tor Modern 1 bedroom' apartolder couple. W/Laundry men! (740}446-0.190 Roomlbr. Large fenced yard. $350. Mo. Camp Conley area. (740}682-D292 Moderri 1 br Apt. 7 40· (740}446-o390 2 bedroom Mobile Home Spring Valley area, $300 month. S250 deposi t. New ? bedroom w/Washer, (304)675·2900 or (740)441· and dryer hookup. 6954 References required, 7 .min· Ideal Beautifu l River Vi ew For 1 Or 2 · People. 'Referen ces, Deposit, No Pets, Foster Tra iler Park, 74Q-441-0181 . Mobile home for rent , pets, (740}992·5856 no r M%U:s~ I Electric ran ge 30•, · white $95. GE washer/dryer sat $190. Al so have furniture , lamps , tables, night stands, dressers. chest of drawers. r•"1!1"------------. ANTI~ 1· • r~l BURN Fat, BLOCK BOOST Po int Pleas ant Downtown Cravings, and You .. HaVe Modern 1br. Apartment. Energ y Like Unfurnished. No. Pets : Never Experienced. WEIGHT· LOSS (304}675· 3788 after 5pm. REVOLUTION New product launch October 23,· 2002. Call Tracy at Racine. N<:e 2BD Appt $325.00 Month, Deposit & (740}441 - 1982 r 4 BEDROOM HOME (7_~_!4_4_6_ ·3_21_8________ Foreplosure. onl y $14,900, _ Wori 't last. 1-800· 719*3001 Wantedl Good credil cus Ed. F144 tamers to purchase new Brick Ranch House on AT 2 home wl1and . SO down to N. 3br. 2ba. 1 car Attached qualified cu stom ers. 1·5 tracts avai lable. garage. t'6)(32 lnground acre pool On 0.46 acres. (740}446·3093 . 1 -3 Bedrooms Foreclosed (304 }675·8051 Homes From $199/Mo., 4•10 Brick Ranch, 2 bedroom, 2 Down, 30 Years at 8.5% bath, garage, on river. 5 APR. For Listings , BOQ-319miles south of Gallipolis. 1994 Schult 16x72 Mobile 3323 E<t. 1709. .(740}441-8817 Home Priced to sell Quick - - - - - - - - Call (740) 385·2434 2 bedroom house; 29 Evans Clearview Estate s 3 bed· - - - - - . . . , . . - - - - - . Heights. $425 month plus room house C/A and heat, 1996 16xao· Schull mobile deposit. No pets, (740)441 · fe~ced yard. Reduced to hoine with a 24x2 4 151-9 92,000 ~egotiable . detached heB.ted garage on - -- - - ' - -,....__ _ (740}446·8508 " • a double lo't located in 2 b r. 2 story house, $300.00 House far sale at 2224 Mt. Racine. Mobile home has a a month rent +$300.00 Ver non Ave in Point fl ully equipped .kitc hen and · down damage dep .. utilities Pleasant , lots of extras. very garage has a large work· is renters responsibility 304· comfo rtable, low mainte· bench. Includes a privacy 576·2247 nance home. 3ba, 3br. pos· fence and also ha s a small - - - - - - - - sitile 4, huge master bed- storage building in back 2, 3, and 4 Bedrooms unites room, a 16x32 great room, yard. Includes front porch a v a i l a b l e central heat/air w/2 gas fire· and back+ parch With sun· Pomeroy/MiddleporVAaclne places , attiC storage w/pull deck. Must see to appreci- area , immediate occupancy. down, 1 car blodt garage ate. Immediate possession. Hud approved, pets allowed , no deposit opUon. wlnatural gas. Vinyl siding & Call (140)992·1987 1·800·34Q-8614 windows . (304)675-6855 200 1 14x80 Oakwood Two story. 3 bedroom , 1 ~ 1 /2 mobi le home (216}351-Z086 3 bedroom house, Rio Grande area, . $500 plus bath house with now 3Dx30 or (2 16}257· 1485. doposll, no pels. (740}441 · 2 story un finished room . Overl ooking most scenic 98 28x56, 3 bedroom, 2 full 1519 view in co~,-~ntry. Also 12 baths. Mus! be moved . acres with 3 out buildi ngs, Asking. S25.000. (740 }256-. 3br. House located In Mason, WV. $495 . +Utiliti es. cou nty water. stocked 1683 No Pets. (304)n3·5881 ponds, City sc_ hools, 6 miles G' o od used 14x56. Only from town. (740)446·890 1 room . bedroom $5995· will help wi th deliv· 4 New 2000 sq ft home, fO ery. Ca ll Nikki , 740·385· $350/month plus utilities. $350/doposit 125 3rd Avo, minutes from Hospital . 9948. Gallipolis, OH, must have Complete' above ground pool with porch, driveway New ;oo3 14 wide. Only references. (703)451-259 1 and garage foundation . $799· down and only Price below appraisal. $ 159 .43 per month . Call 5 rooms & bath. 50 Olive St. $325 mo. (740)446·3945 Harold , '740-385-7671 . (740)446·3384. upright $150, Electric range 20", harvest gold $95. Buy or sell. River ine Antiques, 1124 East Main Now Tak ing Applications- on SA 124 E. Pomeroy. 74035 Wes t 2 Bedroom 992-2526. Russ Moore, Townhouse Apa rtments, owner. Includes Water Sewage, Trash, $350/Mo., 740-446· 0008. 112 acre lot on Tycoon Lake w/12x60Trailer$16,500.00 now $13.500.00 1 and 2 be droom apart(740) 247-1100 ments, furnished and unfur· 30 acres ort State Route nlshed, security deposit Some limber- Hunting required , no pets , 740-992· Reference, No Pets 32x40 block garage. Rural 2218. 992-7599 water- electric, private, bedroom apartment, stove 1 $60,000. (740}379·9257 & refrigerator Included. utili· ties included. (740)245·5859 Tara ~~lE Townhouse Apartments, Very Spacious, _ Bedroom Apartments 2 Bedrooms, 2 FlOors, CA, 1 Starting at $289/nl o, Will pay top dollar for prime Washer/ Dryer Hoo kup, 1/2 Bath, Newly Carpeted, land. New home builder. Stove and Refrigerat or. Adult Pool & Baby Pool, Pati o, Start $375/Mo. No ~ (740)44 1-1519. Pets, Lease Plus ·Security garage, Deposit Requ ired, Days: BR Appt .Middteport $400.00 740·446·3481 : Evenings: 740-387·0502. 992-3823 ns. Refrigerator . ·frost-free , almond $160. Refrigerator, small, wh ite $125. Freezer, bookshelves, beds, dining chairs, and a hospital bed . hospital Skaggs Appliance 76 Vine Street, Gal lipolis, OH (740)446-7398 from very nice, in Gallipolis. No (740}441 -0117 Nice lots available for up to pots. (7 40}446·2003 or 16x80 mobile homes, $115 (740)446-1409 .,. water Included, {740)992Nort h 3rd. Middleport, two 2167 3 BR Trailer- for Rent BD furnis hed appt. Deposit $325.00 Monthly $250 & References, No Pets 992Deposit Located In Letart . 0165 This newspaper will nol For Sale or Rent- 2 houses, 8-1 /2 aces, appraised at $78,000. Wil l take $69,995. Rent lor $350/mo. 1601 Schoo l . Rd. 3 bedroom brick ranch with Graham fuII fl nI she d basem enI • 2 ( 740}446, 0050_ garages, and concrete·drive· way, on 2 lots, on county For8ciosed SW on 2 acre blacktop road in Ewington: tract, $500 dawn to qualifi ed (740)388·8212 · buyers. Call (740)446·3570 1ro ·APAim.·FOR-·RFNr·II!NIS--.. Georges PortabJe Sawmill , don't haul your logs to the mill just· ca ll 304·675· 1957. SERVICFS --·G-JVEA-•1~•)\•y-•',Jl j* Reach non-subscribers of the ~ l daily newspaper [ ~ ' l* Over 33,000 readers in Callia. [ l Me1gs & Mason Count1es [ ' l* Guaranteed delivery by mail - ~ l not ·ust icked u b chance ~ Affordable advertising rates ~ ~ ' l* Full color & spot color ads [ l available i l* Filled with high traffic classifieds ~ . McClure's Restaurant now CENTER hiring all 3 locatlo·ns: full or \s now 8ccepting ANs appli· part-time, pick up appHcacations. Availabl e positions. tion at location & bring back are Pan-Time 3· t 1 shift. We between 1O:OOam & have new star1inQ wages for 10:30am, Monday thru our RNs. We offer eJCcellent &iturday. benefits that include Health Insurance, 40 1K, Life l nsura~ce, · competitive , NURSES (RNa)$47 .00per wages and opportunities tor hour, Columbus, OH . All advancement. If you are a Units, FULL TIME (800)437· team player wh o enjoys 0348 working . with the elderly, please apply in pe rson Off.Jce Personnel needed. between 9·4 or call, Susan Advanced computer knowiWinl and, AN , Director of edge is a must. Basic , Nursing accounting sk ills needed. Arcadia Nursing Center Mond~y· Friday 9-Spm, no East Main Street b enefits. No phon e calls. Coolville, Ohio Send reSumes to 13621 (740}667 -3 156} State Route 554 , Bidwell, EOE·MIF/H/DV OH 45614. Includes Free Yard Sale Sign! Up To 15 Words, 3 Days Ov•~r 15 Words 20¢ Per Word Must Be Prepaid POUCIES: Ohio Valley Publishing reserves lhe right to edit, re)lct, or-' any id Ill any tine. EITOfl must be JeportJd on lhe ftrll day of publication 11M 1111ol Tribune-Sentinel-Register will be responsible for no more tllan lhe cost of lhe lpiCt occupied by lhe etTOI'.and only lhe first llllel1lon. Welhall not be lllble any loss 01 upense that 1esult8 from lhe publication or omilllon of an adverllsemeilt. CorreCtion will be made In the IIIIIMiiablt edition. • Box number are always confidential. • Current rate card applies. • All real ettatt lldvertleemtnts are tublect to lhe FJdenll Fair Houllng Act of 1968. • This newtiPIPitl accepts only help w.rted ada meeting EOE lllandardl. We will not knowingly accept any edvertllllig In vlolltlon of lhe law. To Do PerSon to assist with milking on larger dairy and general dairy chores. Tractor eJCp. required . Housing, utilities, hourly pay depending on eJCpe rience. Re spond to ad with 3 references. JR 11 200 lions for a full time LPN on Main Street. Pl. Pt. WV __ . our midnight shift. Please 25550 ca ll Dianna Thompson at : 3 pups Rottwe iler/Grea t' (740)446-7150, or stop by • Dane mix 2 .months old . and fill . out an application AN'S & LPI'i'S needed fo r : wor med {740)256·1651 today. We ·are an eq ual 100 bed nursing facility with eKce llenl opp ortuni ty for opport unity employe r. challenging and rewarding Free puppies t/2 beagle, 6 Attention dedicated care- eKper1ence Great start males, 1 female. (740)446· give rs! We can offer yoU a rates and excellent regulate· 4355 · fl exible schedule with great rY compliance history. candidates I..arr AND opportunity. Scenic Hills Interested FoUND · Nursing Cen ~er . Is now sh ould apply to: 1 accepting app 1cations or a Rocksprings Rehabilitatiar'l ' fill-in State Tested Nurses Center, 36759 Rocksprings : 2 lost dogs. Ewington area, aide for our 2pm ·to !Opm Ad.. Pomeroy, Oh 45769, 1 female golden retri ever. 1 shift and our 1Oam to 6pm ATTN : Debbie Stewart, female brinQie boxer, lost shift. Please cal l Dianna Assistant Director or Nursing since Saturday Decembe r T hompson at (740)446· (740} 992·6606 21sl (740}386-0479 7150 or stop by and fill out Extendic are Hea lth an application today. We are Services, Inc. is an equal an equal opportunity opportunity empl oyer that REWARO enCourages WOrkpl ace · Small blonde chihuahuas employer. diversity. M/F DIV ' dog answers to FoJCy with ATIENTION: LPN'S : maroon collar on Flatwoods Arcadia Nursin g Center --------Rd. 992-5405 Susan or Full-time posltioil are availRocksprings Rehabil itation .c:..r!low:"s;.99;.;.;2.· 5-4.;. 32. .----.., able on 11-7 shifts. We offer Center is looking fo r dedicat· excellent benelils that ed compassi onate nursi ng ~ARD SALE include Health Insurance, assistants. Co mpetiti ve L,~:::;~~::=~ 401K, Ufe Insurance, com- wages, Health an dental Ill: petitive wages plus shift dif· benefits and 401 K available. WANrnD tere ntial and opportunities We take pride in our home BUY for &d\lancement. If you and residents and need would like to join our team, great team players to join apply in person betwe en us. If you have these quallfl· Absolute Top Dollar : U.S. 9:00·4:00 or ca ll Susan Silver, Gold Coins, Winland, AN Director of cations please contact Debbie Stewart, Assistant Proofsets, Diamonds, Gold Nursing, at (740-667-3156) Director of Nursing at U.S . Curre ncy,Rings, Arcadia Nursing Center (740)992-6606. Rocksp'rings : M.T.S. Co in Shop, lSi East Main Street Rehabi lit ation Center, 36759 . Second Avenue , Gallipoli s, Coolville, Oh 45723 Rockspring's Road. ' 740·446·2842 . (740} 667·3156 Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 I \11'1 f l \ \11 ' I EOE-MIFIHIDV Extendica re Health " I In It i"' Extra income, $250-$500 a Services, Inc. is an Equal week helping th e US Opportunity Employer that workplace Government. File paid HUDI encourages HELP WAM'FD. diversity, M/F ON FHA mortgage refundS . No :r All Display: 12 Noon l Business Days Prior To Publication Sunday Display: 1:00 p.m. Thursday for Sundays WANIED :r '' Display Ads Dally In-Column: 1:00 p.m. Monday-Friday for Insertion In Next Day•s Paper :unt~ay In-Column: l:OO,p.m: For Sundays Paper · HaPWAm'FD C- 1 Beer Carry Out permit for sale, Chesler Township, Meigs County, sehd leners . of interest to: The Daily Are you interested in an • Sentinel, PO Bo)( 729-20, exciti ng career in nursing? : Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 We oiler an excellent oppor· tunity with great benefits, : Wan ted to buy .the history experie nce. pay, and a • book of MasOn Co un ty. Call friendly work environment {304)429-2646 Collect. Scenic Hills Nursing Center is now accepting applica- ~ ~ Word Ads • Start Your Ads With A Keyword • Include Complete Description • lndude A Price • Avoid Abbreviations • Include Phone Number And Address When Needed • Ads Should Run.7 Days ARCADIA NURSING ' Why wait? Start meeting , Ohio singles tonight. call toll · free 1·800·766·2623 e11.t : f621. ~~·-······-·····-························--------··············~ • .Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. :@ New! Improved! · Smaller! More convenient! ~ Office /loa/"~ .·.. · A MUST for your business! -· ~------------------~ a season-ending ·nine-game ' - Tampa Bay scoreless until winning streak. the last minute ofa long-since· -- In the last three games, the decided 17-7 Pittsburgh victoSteelers held: ry Monday night in which the -Hous.ton to 47 yards, the Steelers·, not Tampa Bay, fewest by a winning team in looked more like the NFL's NFL history. The Texans were No. 1 defense. limited to three first downs, "They have the No. 1only one after their opening ranked defense, eut I think we possession , and 10 yards pass: showed what the No. 1 defense in the NFL is," ing. -Carolina to 0 yards in the . Steelers receiver Hines Ward frrst half. The Panthers man- said. aged 131 yards of mostly The Steelers - No. 1 in the meaningless second-half league a year ago - dropped yardage in Pittsburgh's 30-14 from No. 3 overall in the NFL victory. Combined with the to No. 6 by allowing 277 yards Houston game, the Steelers to Tampa Bay, but nearly all gave up only 47 yards in a that yardage came after span of six quarters, or I 1/2 Pittsburgh quickly opened a l7 -0 lead. games. Magic holds own against.Pistons TRI-COUNTY -...-··.:/,......... To Place ijtrtbune ·Sentinel legtster Your 'Ad, (740) 446·2342 (740) 992·2156 (304) 675·1333 Call TOday... or Fax·To (740) 446-3008 or Fax To (740)992-2157 or Fax To (304) 675-5234 Pro football PITTSR\.JRGH (AP) - It was almost as if someone on the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense with a sense of history dug into the coaching staff's vault of old game tapes, cued up a reel from 1976 and began ta\<ing voluminous notes. . · This Steelers' defense lacks the portfolio of that Greene!.;ambert-Ham·Blount ·defense and 110 doubt won't produce as many Hall of Fa.mers, Super Bowl rings, Coke commercials or household names. Regardless, this might be the best sustained stretch of dominating defense at a critical stage of the season by any Pittsburgh team since the '76 team had five shutouts during --··/ 1br. Apartment in Poi nt Pleasant. Furnished, clea n "TWin Rivers Tower is acpepl& nice. No Pets. (304)675- lng applications for wa iting 1386 list for H!.,!d·subsized , 1- br, e.partment, ca ll 675-6679 2 bedroom apar1ment In Rio EHO Grande, $300/daposlt, ~B-----~------, $325/monlh (740}245·9060 SPACE i.__lllirriililiiiiiii-· FOR RmT 4 rooms and bath, stovel ~ refrigerator. L!tilities paid, $400 month. 46 Olive Street. Trailer space for rent. $125 per month, plus deposit. (740}446·3945 Priest's Trailer Park. Water BEAUTIFUL APART· BUDGET MENTS AT PRICES AT JACKSON ESTATES, 52 Westwood Drive from $297 to $383 Walk to shop & movie s. Call 740·446·2568 . Equal For Sale: Reconditioned Housing Opportunity. washers , dryers and refrig· Furni shed 3 rooms + bath, erators. Thompsons upstairs. cle an, no pets. Appliance . 3407 Jackson & deposit Avenue, (304}67S:7386. Referen ce requ ired. (740)448· 1519 iiil1liiiiiiiil Gractous li ving. 1 and 2 bed· roam apartments at Village Mano r and Rivers ide Apartments 1n Middleport. From $278·$348. Call 740• 992·5064. Equal Housing 0pportuniti8s. _.:..:________ ---------Good Used Ap pli ances. Recondltionect and Guaranteed. Washers, Dryers. Ranges , and Refrigerators, Sdme start at $95. Skaggs Appliances , 76 Vine St.. (740}446·7398 .. Honeysuckle Hills Apar1ments located behind Colonial . Ori'll& behind Highway Patrol Posl 1 BR now available. Rent ste r1s $2451 month . Low & moderate income. Equal Housing Opporlunity. (740}446·3344 or TOO 1-800-750-G750. ---------Mollohan Carpet, 202 Clark Chapel ROad, Porter, Ohio.. (740}4~6·7444 1·877·830. 9162. Free Estimates, Easy financing, 90 days same as cash. VIsa/ Master Card. Drive· 8· little save alat. Grubb'S Piano· Tunin g & Repai rs. Problems? Need Tu ned ? Call The Piano Or. 74Q-446-4525 Hobart meat saw, $600: 1961 International School bus, full size, $1200. (740)379-9257 Jacqueline's "Llvln ' Dolls" Presenting Apple Valley Dolls & Kits . Custom made babies & toddlers fo r that special someone, or make your own, your wayl Many faces, eye colors, hair color & styles. Skin tones , and body styles to choose from. Clothing . also available. Compare to Middleton and My Twinn Cuddly Babkts Call for more Information. (740}44&-884o JET AERATION MOTORS Repaired, New & Rebuilt In Stock. Call Ron hans, 1· 800-537·9528. New & Used Heat PumpsGas Furnaoes. Free Estimalos. (7'10}448-630$ NEW AND USED STEE~ Steel Beams, Pipe Reba r For Concrete, Angle , Channe l, Flat Bar, Steel Grating For Drains,• Driveways & Walkways. L&L Scrap Metals Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, Sam-4:30pm. Closed Thursday, Satu rday & Sunday. (740}446-7300 Waterline Special : 314 200 PSI $21.00 Per 100: 1' 200 PSI $35 .00 Per ·100: All 1 Brass Compression Fittings In Stock. RON EVANS ENTERPRIS. ES Jackson, Ohio, 1-BOQ537·9528 �Page B6 • The Daily Sentinel It It Thuraday, December 26, 2002 I AlJil) PAilfS & Act:mDIIE'l • www.mydailysentinel.com ALLEYOOP The Dally Sentinel • Page B 7 Blocl<. bfick. sewer pipes, 1994 Buick Le5abre. good 1988 GMC Jimmy. S3800: 1 Rear glass lor 1991 Chevy window5, lintels, etc. Claude condition, runs great, kxJks burner gas heater, $100. S-,0 pick. U(), $75.00 992· Winters, Rio Grande, OH fine , comfortable, asking E:0)245-5440 2S.C5 C811740-245-5121 . $4900. 1304)675-7827 . VANS & 'I I<\ II I ' r +~ I NSTRU\·I I':I'ffii 93 Dodge Shadow. 5-speed. $1000. (740)256·1652 ' I ~~~·$1~ ;g:,:.,~ke ' """ Arevou Laid on;a You could be eligible Jor FREE help getting . back to wor.k For more information, call Gallia Mei~s Community Act1on Agency (740) 992·2222 or (740) 446-1018 SUE's GREENHOUSE Gmve Blankets S5.DO-S25.00 Wreaths $10 6- up Silk Poinsettias 91U ea Swags $5.00 6- up w..... A Q 9 • • "l.lUt~ I I<\ '"l't liU \flO\ BISSELL Amo; FOR SALE $500 POLICE IMPOUNDS! Hondas, Chevys, and more' Cars/ Trucks/ SUVs from $500. For listings Call 1-800-719-3001 ext. 3901 BUILDERS IHC. GIVEAWAY New Homes • Vinyl Siding • New Garages • Replacement SCATS Windows • Roofing COMMERCIAL and Reason lor fjndjng new hofnes· Doctor's orde.rs 1986 Plym outh Reliant K Most neutered car. '4dr. auto. new ti res & upholstery. $700. (304)675- 21arge white, 1 all black 3801 Call anytime 992·7187 Pomeroy Eagles BING02171 Every Thursday & Sunday Doors Open 4:30 Early birds start 6:30 1st Thursday · of every month FREE ESTIMATES All pack $5.00 . Bring this coupon Buy $5.00 Bonanza 740-992-7599 GetS FREE RESIDENTIAL PC DOCTOR ~· For all your Home Improvement needs "No Job To Small" Specializing In: Roofing, Decks, Remodeling, Siding, and Additions Owner: Terry Lamm (7 40) 992·0739 Now Renting A-JMH-STOIWI (304) 675-5282 www.wvpedr.com doCtorOwv dr.com B. D. COnsTRUCTIOn 992-016 992·297 ~ fANTA r~OlJGt-IT IT ANI> MY DAt:> A.rS~M8L~I> IT. \ .-...\..'~ ~~ - .per month BARNEY WHEN'S. ELVIN~Y FROM HER 51 ? Top • Removal • Trim • Stump winding THE BORN LOSER Bucket Truck P' t KNITIEO ~I'E:C.I~LL'{ ~ FO~'\'OOR ~ Cl-\~51~ (:,J.f'\1 •~:z::z:n:n::n::z:ul: ~~Christmas Light M ,. ~l Installation. Decorating. H Free Estimates a j H H Insured. (740) 949-170I . :z::z::z::z::z::n::z::n::z: • 0 ' & Construction Toys 1-800-822-0417 0 0 0 . • ; lo.\_ll,~ ""'""'9- • ' .~ PEANUTS ' MARCIE,WI-IAT BOOK READ ' . TI-llS IS C~RISTMAS VACATION, SIR .. DURIN6 . C~RISTMAS VACATION?! HOW CAN f DUCK, SIR! EASTER IS KEAtiSOMETIIIN6 DIIRIN6 CIIRISiMAS VACATION lalltEN I DIDN'T READ COMING!! WI-IAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO READ DORIN61liANKS61VIIol6 VACATIOiol? "Not mel My money is with Rocky Hupp Insurance and Financial Box i 89, Phone: Add-Ons. New Homes. BETTY Best Service at the Best Price " "r li WAS. VJAS~1" IT'? t~i!f,~ f" $45.00 . Pole Barn s, Concrete, Electric, Plum bing /tt.mrcmn• ll'or~ ftrclucfrll 31645SR325 (740) 992-3320 langsville, OH PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to Section I 21.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. notice Is hereby given that the Meigs County Budget Commission witt be meeting on December 30, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. The meet· ing witt be conducted In the Meigs County Auditor's Of!lce at the Meigs County Courthouse. .I Meigs County Budget Commission, Nancy Parker Grueser, Secretary (12) 26, 2002 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE .MATTER OF SETTLEMENT Notice Is hereby OF ACCOUNTS, PRO· . given that the Meigs ' BATE COURT County Automatic MEIGS COUNTY, Data Processing OHIO Board shalt meet on December 30, 2002, at Accounts and 10:00 a.m. In the voucher& of the lol· Meigs County towing named· flducl· Commissioner ' s ary has been flied In office. the Probate Court, Meigs County, Ohio Nancy Parker, lor approval and set· Secretary llement. ESTATE NO. 32093 (12) 26, 2002 • The .Ftrst Account of William Dawaln Durst, Guardian of the per· PUBLIC NOTICE son and estate or IN THE COMMON Dawaln Dale Durst, an PLE.'.S COURT, PRO· iAcompetent. BATE DIVISION Unless exceptions MEIGS COUNTY, are flied thereto, said OHIO account will'be set lor hearing before said (12) 26, 2002 · Court on the 27th day · - - - - - - - of January, 2003, at PUBLIC NOTICE which time said account will be· con- PUBLIC .NOTICE sldered and contln· ued lrom day to day Notice Is he.by until finally disposed given that the Millgs of. County Records Commission . shalt Any person inter· ested may lite wrtnen · ·. meet December 30, exception to said · 2002, at 10:15 a.m . at account or to matters the Meigs County pertaining to the exe· · Commissioner's cution of the trust, Office. not less than five days prior to the date Nancy Parker set lor hearing. Campbell, Secretary Robert E. Buck, Judge Common Pleas Co1,1rt, Probate Division Meigs County, Ohio (12) 26, 2002 Bedliners • Nerf Bar • Ton neue Cover • Venlvisor • Bug Shield & Full Line of 01her Acces sories 1 I ' '\' I '- 111 1111 \ l iddi,I'Pi i I l{,j () IJ!II (740) 992-5822 I ... f'a <' llhl 3 :'liT 2A P•ss ras~ zA Ea~l . I f I>R~s Pa~1 740-742-2076 FOR SALE Ball Logging & Firewood They b r o ke 3-3. so Lauria took the spade jack. e nlarcd dummy with a. spade , and c ash e d th e diamond eig ht f o r hi s ninth tri c k . At the . other table, · the Dutch North passed over We st's two- club rebid. T hen, when South d o ubled a second time . North hid t wo spades. Now South con\inu ed wi th l're.: ~'Slim~ Ia. fm; in home rid up Fmlay. Dec . 27,2002 Call u ~ f<Jr all )<>u • ccmt(llllllr n«lll (740) 446·1812 Bv BERNICE BEDE OsoL AJ·k IH ulmlliiJUr s~n·ict r laru.1 Hill 's Self Storage CHRISTMAS TAKE5 •FOREVER TO ARRIVE .. . ANP 1'1-lfN 1'1"6 CiONE! ANI' fHfN l"rS HERE' ANOTHeR WEIR!' 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A J V T.D X C X C DOASOJ PREVIOUS S.QI,l:ITION - "The holiest or holidays are those I Kept by our!lllives in silence and apart." - Henry Wadsworth LonQiellow THAT DAllY d.. fl'll · PUZZUR \:)~ O fl!eorrange WORD GAMI lstfen Of four scrambled words b•lcw to form four simple words. I 1· I I I FELTDY 1 1 N0 T J I I I' I I"'; t--,n4:--,r-' ,r--,r--i" I r --:-::-::c-:--:-::--• "' MY L I P 1 One not so smart an· other: " I wish I had the money tG buy an elephant." Second fellow. " What would you do with an ei : · ephant?" First fellow: "Nothing. I · I I.1--r,sJ:""""TI"''"...,.,,.-,,-.,,-., e l:lllkavor arran ccmcnt vou'rc Leave a. cinnamon 35 Good disguise 36 Wltfow or birch 39 BalloOn llllar 40 Not e'en once DOWN not sup p ort in g 1 spade s. North, who . . . . . had promised n o th L--1---L-,J-...J..--J ing. raised to three NEKL E N just w ish I had t he • -- - • ." no- trump . · Complete 1ho chuckle quolod The Dutch declarer. · by filling in the mi53ing words L _J.._.1.-.1.-.J.:.'.;.·..Jl......J. after winning with th e you develop frorri ' steP No. 3 below. club queen, played a PR IN T NUMBERED LETIERS IN h eart to hi s queen. THESE SQUARES W es t won with the ace a nd ran off fi ve A UNSOAMBLE ABOVE LETTERS club tricks for two ~ TO GET ANSWER down . SCRAM·LETS ANSWERS Both Souths were Nimbus - Venus- Hutch - Jagged- HUSBAND : try ing to protect their After a le ngthy wa it at the exchange. desk of a local: c lub king, but n otice department store, I overheard one woman sigh, "I thinkthat four spade s is · next time ins tea.d of exchanging ties I'll. just exchangel aydown , the c lub . my HUSBAND" ki1~g bei ng safe. 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GEM I N I (May 2 1-Junc 20) ·- Others could start po.tying a bit more attention to you today · than. usual. giving yo ur ego qutt~o: a boost. Savor every lllln_ute or thi s pleasant hnp· pcmng. ~it more optim!sti c ab0ut yoUr lite signals . Free Estimates vor you today Jn cou ld give yo u greater mate· presently sig_nifil.::::m t to you is PISCES (Feb. 20 -March (· • Patio and Porch Oecka kinds. · TAURUS (Apr i l 20-M ay 2U) .. Lady Luck tends 10 fa· -· If you arc starting to tee\ a importance. A fnvoritble hap· penin g today will draw you closer together. R6UR.~ to shore up rclali onships of all could ha ppen loday. AQUARIUS (Jan . 20-Fcb I 9) .. A rclalion shi p 1hm is goi ng lo ti.lkc On even gre;.1ter TRYING 1\lrt'R~ port unt to you. h ' s an .ex· tremcly fortunate time for you CANCER (June 2 1-July 22) lmanc1al co nditi ons. you r in-. stinc_ts aren't. senQing you any erroneous stgnals. Improvement~ are on the way. LEO (Ju ly 23-Aug. 22) -· ll' s quile possible thai you're goi ng to become invol~ed in so me 1ypc of projec l loday lhal could be ra1her grand in scope . h mighl be pan of a JOinl endeavor of wh1ch you' ll want to pm·takc. VIRGO (Aug.23-Sepl. 22) ·· Your fi nancial pi<.:ture could gel a shol in 1he arm IO· day from Lady Luck . Wi1h !he Grand Dame herse lf involved, the improveme nt s she introduces could be substan· tial. LIBRA (Sept 23-0ct Hi · • Somelhing. exci1ing may take place loday where yuur su~o:ial life is concerned . You cou\d meet someone who is part. of .a group t.h at is know n for Its hvely uffaars. SCORPIO (Oct 24- Nov . 22) ·- Somclhing you need to lake care of 10day, which you lhought wo uld be difficult to mana ge, looks li ke it wilt come off ralher smoolhly . II proves yo u shouldn ' t envision problems where none exist SAGITTARI US (Nov 23Dec. 21) -- It's an excellcnl day to disassocia te yourself from material endeavors ·ond foc us on the li_ghter iss ues that l ife has to offer. Something quite fortuitous could de\'elop tor you. Gel a jump on life bY un- dcrsrunding the in.n ucnces thl.ll ' II go\'ern 1you in the year ahead. Send for your Astro· GraphJ'redictions by mailing $2 an an SASE lo AS!ro· Graph. c/o !hi s new spaper, P.O. Box t67 . Wicklifle, OH 44092, Be sure 10 s1n1e your zodi~c sign. ., �Raiders .to have home field advantage, 81 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 53, No. 93 County to .ask EPA for f urth er .ll Ian dfI testS Seeking source of leachate contamination BY BRIAN J. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2002 www.mydaily•entinel.com Com·missioners levy 15°/o budget cuts BY BRIAN J. REED ~overnments . Staff writer POMEROY Meigs County · officeholders . will face budget cuts of l5 percent when they receive their 2003 . appropriations, according to Cou nty Commissioner Mick Davenport. "Our revenue will be down next year, and the cost of funding mandates set forth by the state and Feder· al gives us no choice buJ to cut where we can," Davenport said Thursday. Commissioners expect a $200,000 increase in th e cost of mandates and other fixed costs, and a $200,000 decrease in revenue to county general fund coffers, due to the Joss of income from Southern Ohio Coal Co., a decline in sales tax revenue, al)d falling interest on the investment of inactive county funds. c~mmissioners Last year, appropriated $3.66 million into county department s for operations, but expect to appropriate only $3.46 mil· lion in 2003. Meanwhile, commission· ers and budget commission anticipate increases in the cost of the annual state audit of county finances. a cut in the reimbursement rate for public 'defender service s, increases in the cos ts of Workers Compensation and liability insurance, and an increase in the local share of public assistance ' co·unty offi.cials also expect a 30 percent increase in employees· insurance costs and an increase in Public Employees Retir~ment System premiurns. . Commissioners said every officeholder should expect the 15 percent cut in their appropriations, including Sheriff Ralph Tr~ssel l . alt hough appropriations for housing, . medical expenses and food for prisoners will not be affected . • "The state m.andate s that the commissioners assume . r~spon sibi l jty for. the cost of housing and otherwise car· ing for prisoners in our custody," Davenport said. "The appropriation ·for those expenses wi ll not be subject to a cut , although the funds will be appropriated into Tru ssell 's budget." Davenport said the appropriations process should be completed by Monday. REED Staff writer 00 OVER INVO TIL DEC 31ST · PT£RUISER '03 PONTIAC VI BE GT 180 hp, 6 Speed Manual Transmission, Touing Edidon • Loaded! CD, Spoiler, PW, PL, Loaded! SJJ,485 161nch aluminum wheels, Sharp & Sporty! SJ6,947 ·, .- ) WAS S/9,900 r.' ~ ·"' 'II· Intrepid SE t't Seethe all new, Invoice $18,756 ~Ius$! · 'DODGE RAM TRUCK All Power Equipment , ·~ . with the All N(w ~ 1 7, 968 . . 18,767 Less $2000 . REBATE $1 000 Holiday Cash CLOSEOUT . HEM! ENGINE VENTURE VAN · $2 1 900 ¥on Ne t Co st f:.XItmlrd Modrl. P. floor. Passt'!Jlf' Sldt SILVERADO,." f 'ull Size l'iclcup, I $16,499 00 $) 5 7 57 2002 GRANDAM New Jeep Liberty's. Wranglers 6 ·Grand Cherokees was Sll.IIMI READY FOR IMMEDIATE Vfl/VERY!! New Dodge 6 Chrysler Mini Cans with 'UNHEARD OF REBATES§ DISCOUNTS! 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Local I Owner: 34K • Home Phone Bill (Doe~ not have to be in your nl!me) • Driver's license SJ J ,840 2001 Volkswagen Beetle #6696A ..............................$16,900 1999 Ford Taurus 116783 ............................................ $5,500 1999 Dodge Neon #6738A ................................... .........$4,900 199!1 Mercury Mystique #62l2D ...................... ; ........ $4,500 1997 Pontiac Trans Am #~74tA ............... :................. $9,900 1994 Cadillac Sedan Deville #6664A ......................... $7,500. ' 1987 Toyota SW 4X4 #640JA ..................................... $2,900 PRE - OWN~D TRUCKS ll<SUV'S 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT #6.llSA ........................ $13,500 2001 Dodge Ram 1500.12,000 miles #6554A ...........$11,500 2000 Jeep Wrangler 4X4 6 Cyl, Air #65378 ........... $12,500 1998 Dodge Durango 4X4 SLT #6J9Mo .................. $10,000 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee #6656A ........................ :.$8,500 1993 Ford F·l50 ~66270 ........ .................................... $4,900 1994~ Ford Ranger #6748A ......................................... $2,800 ,l I' Owner: Mike Northup .Genarat Manager: Pete Somerville · Finance: Alan Dural .,_,...,.,. s.tN THm: Neil hfflro Jtmlt Adlmeon; L.arey Pitrct, .to. Tllll•, John .,_...,.,., John hnnttt, Rob Bright 252 Upper River Rood 1r.llllle SOUth of 1M lllv., lrlcttf, Qaflpollt, ONo Sonoma Pickup - 27,000 Miles .................. ,....... $7,500 Sonoma Ext· V6, Auto, 23k mi., Showroom clean was Sll,900 ........ NOW $9,980 '99 Suburban • 4X4, Rear A/C, 43K mi ............................. was Sll.900 ....... NOW 519,880 '98 Grand Am GT 4 Door - We "sold new''........... $4,880 '97 Buick Century- Local 1 owner........................... $5,480 '97 Slitum Station Wagon.................................... $4,3::10 '96 Olds Delta 88 · local seniors trade ................... $3,550 '94 Ford Taurus - Solid Transportation.................... Sl.880 '94. Dodge Shadow- Sporty!. .......... :.......................... $1,980 '93 Cadillac DeVIlle · Only 68k miles, Quality Condition ............................................................................................... $5,950 'S'l Ford F150 Pickup- 300 V6 Engine, Stand. Trans... S ::1,580 '93 LiiJcoln ToWII Car· Local 1 owner, nice! ......... $4,400 '91 Grand Prix 4 Dr. - Budget SpeciaL ................ ~.... S 890 '9::1 Ford Conversion Van · Super Clean - Expect the Best . SMITH BUICK PONTIAC ;aa··F;;d·r~~-~~··:·5;;;~-~d·g:;i. ~ri~<fi~;~::::::::::::::::::. ':~~: POMEROY- Meigs County commissioners will ask . the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the source of ground water contamination near the county 's abandoned landfill. and will ask the EPA for funds to address the problem. The commissioners have met periodically with EPA represen· · tatives since 1998, after the agency first notified the county of contaminated groundwater at the site,. located just outside of Pomeroy in Salisbury · Township . . · The county also paid the engi· neering finn of Burgess & Niple to conduct a feasibility study to detennine how to address the contamination problem. The study was ordered after the EPA issued a notice of violation to the county and ordered the commissioners to address the issue of contamination. According to the EPA , infil· tration of rain water and migration of ground water is producing a contaminated leachate from the landfill, which in tum is contaminating groundwater neil~ th.e site - a co~Jtrrion pro b. lem for abandoned \a,tJdfills. When it was closed, the landfill was "capped," and planted with trees, and while commissioners admit that steps must be taken to repair the "cap" on the abandoned landfill, they said Thursday they suspect the cent· .amination may not be coming from the landfill itself, but from Thomas Fork creek, whicH runs through the landfill property. The creek, said Commissioner Jim Sheets, likely carries water from abandoned coal mines, and could be the source of.the coni· amiriation detected by EPA inspectors. "The creek runs through the property, and we've asked the EPA :to test water from it on either end of the landfill property," Sheets said. · "We' ve also asked that the EPA detennine, once and fot all, that the contamination is com· ing from the landfill itself," he . added. "We're not convinced that the landfill is the only source of contamination, an~e want the agency to determine,. · Please .see Landfill. Al Index 1 Sections - !l P1ges Calendar Classifieds Comics Dear Abby Editorials Movies Obituaries Sports Weather A2 84-5 86 A2 A4 A3 A3 81-3 A2 • Unable to buy a Powerball ticket in Ohio, Becky Cundiff is pur· chasing one from Little Jotfn' s .Convenience store ,in Mason , W.Va., ·which did a brisk business selling tickets before the final drawing Christmas Eve. Store clerk Emily Henry, above, said people came. down from Columbus and from as far away as New Hampshire to purchase tickets for the $315 million jackpot. ·our line last week was wrapped around the store." (J. Miles layton) .> •• . Lo~allotte-=~~ dreamers think charitably BY J. MtlES lAYTON Sentinel correspondent Talking Books Coordinator Whitney Haptonstall demonstrates what a Talking Book machine is. More than 60,900 titles are available for those patrons who like to hear "The Sound of Music." (J . Miles Layton) Talking books can't keep quiet ' J. MILES LAYTON Sentinel correspondent BY POMEROY The Talking Books program has a lot of listeners in Meigs County. The Library of Congress, · in cooperation with state and local a.\\encies, is providing talkmg books for people who are visually or physically handicapped. Whitney Haptonstall, Talking Book coordinator for the Meigs County Library, said it is easy for someone to get one of the talking book machines. , She said all someone who is visually or physically handicapped needs to do is to apply at a library. A request is then made to the proper state agencies and a machine is provided ' within a few short weeks. The machine is a special· ized but easy-to-use type of tape recorder. gram is able to provide a Patrons will . get a cata- range of books similar to Iogue of titles tWice a month that in any public library as well. collection. Books like · "It is definitely a good Colleen McCullough's ere· thing because it enables our alive nonfiction account or patrons who are visually the rise and fall of the impaired to still enjoy read- Roman Republic are very ing," Haptonstall said. ''The popular. machine is very easy to ''The books this program use." offers are very nice and According to the Library entertaining," said of Congress, more than Haptonstall. 74,838 people are eligible ., The program also offers for the free reading pro- recordings of 46 national gram. Ohio is one of four magazines, such · as Good states where· this campaign Housekeeping, National is being .conducted.. Geographic, People The National Librdl)' ser, Weekly, Sports Illustrated vice estimates that 349,000 and U.S. News and World seniors are being served by Report. the program. Haptonstall Haptonsllill volunteered said at least 28. people in for the program because the Meigs County are taking program helps others. · advantage of the relatively "Knowing that it helps, new program. and that it makes a differWith more than 60,000 ence is what made me book tiiles available in decide to volunteer," she recorded fonnats, the pro- said. Cl 2002 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Is Giving up Smoking Your Nev1 Year's Resolution? The Tobacco Use Prevention Coalition is here to help you accomplish your goal. / MEDICAL CENTER Discover the Holzer D~fference .. www .holzer.org. '86 Buick . LeSabre .........................· .................................. S 888 .. 1900 EASTER N AV E. GALliPOLIS •14G-2?B? POMEROY - The third largest lottery jackpot winner in U.S . history is going to start the new year off right. The winning Powerball ticket in the Christmas night drawing is worth $3 14.9 million. The Powerball prize is the largest ever won. with a single ticket and the multistate lottery 's largest prize ever. While . the winning lottery ticket has been claimed, that didn 't stop a lot of people in Meigs County from thinking about how they would have spent the winnings. Meig s County Sheriff Ralph Trussell said he would· n't let the money go to his head if he had won . " I would put it in the bank." he said. "I wouldn 't spend anything · the first day. L believe I would have sat back and thought about what I would do with it before I did anything." Trussell said he would be generous with the winnings. "I would see what good I could do with the money," he said. "You could help a whole lot of people with that kind of money." Powerball must withhold federal and state taxes from each prize over $5,000. It withholds 27 percent for fed- era! 'taxes in addition to state taxes . The winner has the option taking a cash payout of $170 million before taxes, or collecting the entire jackpot in 30 payments of nearly $11 million each over 29 years. Jackpot winner and West Virginia resident Andrew Jackso n Whittaker Jr., opted to take the lump sum of more than $ Ill million after taxes. Carolyn Kesterson, a loan assistant at Farmers Bank and Savings Co., said the momentary shock of winning would keep her plans open. : " I have no idea what I would do," said the Pomeroy resident. "I would probably give a lot to charity, maybe invest some in stocks. That's a lot of money." Prior to the many la~t minute purchases · of Powerball tickets, the odds for winning were 1. in 120,526,770. Candy Burkhamer of Middleport works at Swisher and Lohse Pharmacy. After paying off all her bills, she would think of others. 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