http://66.213.69.5/files/original/04405c09a9b95597ced2a6d6879ca288.pdf 38c26e46dec47a0193c590d40a749760 PDF Text Text Look before you leap. Partly sunny. High near 17. Low around 4. Gallia Academy fends off Lady Marauders OPINION s 4 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 4, Volume 65 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 s 50¢ Reed elected as 2015 council president By Lindsay Kriz Council also read through two different ordinances for Permissive Tax Licenses, both POMEROY — Pomeroy the value of $5. No action has Village Council members been taken officially on either approved Drew Reed as Coun- ordinance, but if both pass, cil President during Monday they will not be enacted until night’s organizational meeting. January 2016. Mayor Jackie Members also approved Chris Welker said that any money Tenoglia as Village Solicitor. made off of the ordinances will Ruth Ann Spaun also asked to be removed from the ordinance go towards salt, pot holes and general road repair. committee, but said she will Council approved an agreecontinue to serve on three ment with Local Government other committees. Robert Services to help audit Pomeroy Payne was added to the ordinance committee, which will be for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Welker said LGS told him and chaired by Reed. lkriz@civitasmedia.com Temporary Fiscal Office Sue Baker that their two options for this audit, which will be done electronically, through their or through a private certified public accountant, who would charge more than $50 an hour, which is what LGS plans to charge. LGS will soon be sending a written agreement to Baker and Welker, who will sign as soon as they receive it. “It’s important to know that they’re here to help us with the final push,” Welker said. “We are compliant with the state right now, and we could audit with paper, but this will help to save us time time and money, since it will be done electronically. We want to thank Sue Baker for her hard work.” Council approved property/ liability Insurance for 2015 witht the first amount being $33,544 due currently, and the second amount, $21,772 probably being done quarterly, Welker said. Reed brought up the concern about a reflector being needed at the intersectoin of Laurel Cliff Road and Mulberry, as accidents have occurred there. He said that people may mistake it for the road and consequently run into the guardrail. Welker said he received an email from Mitch Altier, of M-E Companies, telling the village that they have been awarded $20,484 towards their skate park, which is phase one of three phases of a nature works project. The skate park will be on Mechanic Street behind the Firehouse. The next council meeting will be Monday, Jan, 19 at 7 p.m. You can reach Lindsay Kriz at 992-2155 EXT. 2555 or on Twitter @JournalistKriz. Snow Day 2015 Community Association preps for 2015 By Donald Lambert elambert@civitasmedia.com MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Community Association met Tuesday to discuss various financial reports and started discussion on events in early 2015. The group went over the Christmas Activities Report, which detailed events like the Christmas Market and how much those events cost to produce. The Christmas Market cost $634.75; the expenses, including building rent and advertising, cost $871.82; and the Christmas Drawing, which included donations, came out to be $1,540. The report mentions that the rainy weather the weekend of the event hurt market attendance and parade participation. The financial reports for October, November and December were also revealed. The balance for October was $6,181.85, while November’s and December’s were $5,996.94 and $3,886.35 respectively. The 2015 Officers of the Association were named. Debbie Gerlach will remain as president, Linda Myers will serve as vice president, Cathy Erwin will be secretary, and Texanna Wehrung will be the treasurer. The meeting shifted to discussing events in early 2015, such as a Valentine dinner and movie that would be held on Feb. 14. Other business from the meeting included discussion of the police dinner date mix up (the group did provide desserts, napkins, table cloths, and decorations), membership drive-same dues, and gift certificates for village workers. The next meeting will be 9 a.m. Jan. 27 at Village Hall. Reach Donald Lambert at 740-992-2155, Ext. 2555. or on Twitter @ Donaldlambert22. Lindsay Kriz | Daily Sentinel Meigs County encounters its first snow day of 2015 on Tuesday. Today’s high is 16 degrees, with a low of zero degrees. Temperatures will begin to warm slightly by the end of the week, with Saturday’s high at 31 and lows in the 20s. Holzer opens doors on Inpatient Rehab Therapy center sion. We are truly a family.” This is just one of the OHIO VALLEY — “I many comments that have never seen another was shared among a few group of individuals with so of the Holzer Gallipolis Medical Center Inpatient much caring and compas- Staff report — NEWS Obituaries: 2 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 — SPORTS Basketball: 6 Schedule: 6 — FEATURES Television: 7 Classified: 8 Comics: 9 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. Rehabilitation Therapy staff recently interviewed. “The relationships we establish with our patients is different than a typical hospital staff worker/patient relationship,” said Andrea Roush. “Our patients spend a fair amount of time on the unit, and that allows us to build a stronger connection with them.” “It’s a bond that isn’t severed at discharge,” said Tammy Hill. “Our patients come back to visit, they care about us to see the staff again. And we enjoy every visit with every patient.” “We have kept the Holzer Family feeling,” Anita Chevalier said. “Dr. Holzer intended for our staff to be a second family, and our patients are just another exten- sion of that family.” Chevalier, Hill and Roush have a combined experience of more than 65 years within the Holzer system. When asked why they chose Holzer as their employer they responded, “The quality of the patient care is unparalleled. The opportunity, family atmosphere, and collaboration with the medical director is here at Holzer Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. Dr. Dan Black (medical director for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit) is a very dedicated, supportive physician who truly cares about our patients and staff. It’s not just a professional environment; it’s a family environment for all — patients and employees — and it shows in the results and experiences Photo courtesy of Holzer Health System Holzer’s Gallipolis medical center Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy staff members, from left, are Tammy Hill, Anita Chevalier, therapy aide, and Andrea Roush. we are able to provide.” The Holzer Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit is a 29-bed unit located on the fifth floor of the Gallipolis hospital. The Inpatient Rehab Unit meets the rigorous standards of the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facil- ities (CARF) as a medical rehab facility. Holzer provides the highest quality rehabilitation services to restore each patient to his/her maximum level of independence at home and in the community. See CENTER | 5 �LOCAL/NATION 2 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 OBITUARIES DONALD L. BENNETT BELPRE — Donald L. Bennett, 76, of Belpre, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born July 3, 1938, in Meigs County, son of the late Bernard L. and Orpha M. Bennett. He was a 1956 graduate of Eastern High School and entered the military on May 31, 1956. Donald was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Vietnam, along with various Vietnam Service Medals, Meritorous Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster while serving in various units throughout the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia. He was a past member of VFW Post 5108 in Marietta, Ohio, and DAV Post 6 in Parkersburg, W.Va. Donald is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marjorie Bennett, of Belpre; two daughters, Shirley Lyons, of Tuppers Plains, and Donna and Vince LaComb, of Reedsville; two sons, Robert (Bob) Bennett, of Pikeville, Ky., and Bernard H. (Bernnie) Bennett, of Athens, Ohio; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, O. Wayne Bennett and the Rev. J. L. Collins; and a sister, Agnes C. Hill. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville with Pastor Jim Condrey officiating. Burial will be in the Rockland Cemetery, where military services will be conducted by Parkersburg American Legion Post 15. Friends may call at the funeral home between 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. You can sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com. RACHEL LOUISE BLANKENSHIP PARSONS POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Rachel Louise Blankenship Parsons, 83, of Point Pleasant, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. She was a lifelong homemaker and a Christian. She was a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother, and will be missed greatly. Born Aug. 27, 1931, in Point Pleasant, she was the daughter of the late Okey P. Blankenship and Virginia Ann Camden Blankenship. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a precious son, Larry Lewis Parsons; sisters Jo Ann Blankenship and Betty Nitz; and brothers Okey Blankenship Jr., John Blankenship, Roger Blankenship and David Blankenship. She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Delmar Lewis Parsons; sons Jeffrey Allen (Margaret) Parsons, of Victoria, Texas, and Randall Lee (Sheila) Parsons, of Buffalo, W.Va.; grandchildren Candace (James) Lucas, of South Carolinia, and Ross Parsons and Sarah Parsons, of Victoria; great-grandchild Blake Lucas; brothers George Blankenship, of Point Pleasant, Preston Blankenship, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Terrance Blankenship, of Gallipolis, Ohio; and sisters Margaret (Harvey) Lewis, of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., and Martha Meadows, of Orange Park, Fla. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Martha Roush, Tia Wooten, Pleasant Valley Hospice and the staff at Pleasant Valley Hospital for their kindness and compassion during Rachel’s illness. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at the First Church of the Nazarene, Point Pleasant with Pastor Doug Hendrixson and Pastor Charles Marker officiating. Burial will follow in Suncrest Cemetery, Point Pleasant. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Raynes Funeral Home, 20072 Charleston Road, Buffalo, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the church prior to the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Parsons family and the online guestbook signed by visiting www.raynesfuneralhome.com. Raynes Funeral Home, 20072 Charleston Road, Buffalo, is in charge of arrangements. CHARLES J. RINGEISEN COLUMBUS — Charles J. Ringeisen, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at midnight. He was born Dec. 19, 1932, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, to the late Charles M. and Loretta (Burrows) Ringeisen. He attended Bowling Green University on a track scholarship and graduated from Ohio State University. He owned day care centers in Winter Park, Fla., and Columbus. Retired from R.L. Polk Co. City Directory Division. He was preceeded in death by wife Judy (Shain) Ringeisen. He was survived by daughters Jennifer F. Voight and husband, Jeff Voigt, of Columbus, and Julie (Jonathan) Thoms and grandchildren who gave them him so much love and joy — Isabella, Nathaniel and Gabriella Thoms, all of Dalian, China. Also surviving is sister-in-law Patricia A. Shain, of Racine, and Maxine Shain, of Racine: special cousin Virginia Plichta, of Racine; special nephew Barry Kozart, of Durham, N.C.; as well as many dear neices and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in the Chapel at the Letart Falls Cemetery. Burial will follow. There are no calling hours. Arrangements by Anderson McDaniel Service, 590 East Main St, Pomeroy. DEATH NOTICES HOFFMAN LETART, W.Va. — Betty Sue (Fetty) Young Hoffman, 79, of Letart, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Friends and family may call Crow-Hussell Funeral Home to celebrate her life. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, with the funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery in Letart. Officiating will be pastors John Bumgarner and Carl “Boxer” Swisher. MAY ROSEVILLE, Ohio — Lawrence May, 64, Roseville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at home. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home in Vinton. Burial will follow in the Hunt family cemetery in Bidwell. Friends may call between 5-7 p.m. Thursday. MCCLAIN BIDWELL, Ohio — Mavis Ann McClain, 69, of Bidwell, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Holzer Medical Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Gene Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Campaign Cemetery. Friends may call the funeral home between 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. There will be a military service at the graveside. MITCHELL SOUTH POINT, Ohio — Henry Clay Mitchell Jr., 67, of South Point, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at his residence. There will be a memorial service to honor Clay’s life at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at SchneiderGriffin Funeral Home in Chesapeake, Ohio, with Pastor Tim Jenkins and Pastor Evan Melvin officiating. The family will begin to receive friends at 2 p.m. PICKENS PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — Michael J. Pickens, 69, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow in Miller Memorial Gardens in Miller, Ohio. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at the funeral home. Daily Sentinel Jury makeup seen as critical in Boston case By Denise Lavoie AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON — To try to save him from the death penalty in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers will probably look for jurors who are intellectually curious and eager to learn about other cultures and religions. Prosecutors, in turn, will no doubt try to pick conservative, patriotic types who have steady work habits, have lived comfortable lives and are particularly sensitive to the randomness of the terror attack. Such is the conventional wisdom among jury consultants and other legal experts who say the question of whether Tsarnaev receives a death sentence will be all but decided during jury selection. Tsarnaev, 21, is accused of taking part in the twin bombing at the finish line of the race on April 15, 2013, killing three people and wounding more than 260. He is also charged in the slaying of an MIT police officer. Prosecutors say Dzhokhar and his brother, Tamerlan — ethnic Chechens who had lived in the United States for about a decade — carried out the attack in retaliation for U.S. wars in Muslim countries. Tamerlan, 26, died in a gunbattle with police days after the bombing. Given the evidence against Dzhokhar — including incriminating graffiti on the boat where he was captured, and video of him planting a backpack at the site of the one of the blasts — legal experts say there is a little doubt he will be found guilty. They say his lawyers are concentrating instead on saving him from a death sentence from the jury during the penalty phase. They are expected to argue that Tsarnaev had a difficult childhood and fell under the malignant influence of his older brother, who embraced a radical brand of Islam. “Any time the death penalty is on the table, the defense is going to want people who will look past the crime and try to understand why. Not just what happened, but how could this happen and why did this happen, what was the rationale?” said Karen Fleming-Ginn, a jury consultant who worked for prosecutors in the trial of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and has supplied her expertise to defense attorneys in 60 other capital cases. Fleming-Ginn said the defense will look for jurors who are naturally curious, like to travel and want to learn about the world. “Typically, these are people who are educated, they can see shades of gray a little bit better, they are not going to be black and white, they might have more of a sense of mercy,” she said. The government is likely to seek out jurors who have lived life on the straight and narrow. “The prosecution will be looking for people who are more law-and-order types — people in that rigid-neck kind of way — who are willing to impose the death penalty,” said John Blume, a Cornell University professor and director of Cornell’s Death Penalty Project, which conducts research on capital punishment. Fleming-Ginn said the common perception that mothers and female teachers and nurses tend to be sympathetic to defendants has not proved true in the dozens of trials she has handled, and it could hurt Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev was 19 at the time of the bombing. One of those killed was an 8-year-old boy. “Motherhood could cut both ways in this case,” she said. Gerry Leone, a former state and federal prosecutor who led the prosecution of shoe bomber Richard Reid, said it will be important for prosecutors to exclude anyone who might be sympathetic to the argument that the older brother “was this coercive, intimidating, controlling figure who so dominated his younger brother that it caused him to do things that he otherwise wouldn’t have done.” GOP takes charge in, runs into veto threat Civitas Media, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes Tuesday through Saturday. Please call for more information on local pricing. 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Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com By David Espo American energy” among top priorities, adding “We invite the president to support and sign these WASHINGTON — In a blend of bipartisan initiatives into law.” pageantry and politics, Republicans It was an offer the White took complete control of Congress House could and did refuse — in for the first time in eight years on advance. “If this bill passes ConTuesday, then ran straight into a gress, the president wouldn’t sign White House veto threat against it,” presidential press secretary their top-priority legislation to Josh Earnest said before Boehner build the Keystone XL oil pipeline. spoke. He said the measure would Republicans condemned the undermine a review process unexpected announcement, which underway by the administration. came at the same time they were The events spilled out rapidly savoring the fruits of last fall’s on a day that offered a glimpse of elections and speaking brightly the political forces at work in an about bipartisan compromises in era of divided government — the the two years ahead. intraparty struggle among House “I’m really optimistic about Republicans, the coordination what we can accomplish,” said that GOP leaders in both houses Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, showed in pursuing a conservative moments after he was recognized agenda and the blocking power of a as leader of the new Republican Democratic president. majority on one side of the CapiThere was well-choreographed tol. pageantry as well on a day RepubAt the other end of the majestic licans installed a 54-46 majority building, Rep. John Boehner of in the Senate and took 246 of the Ohio easily won a third term as 435 seats in the House, the most in House speaker despite attempts more than 60 years. by tea party-backed dissidents Vice President Joe Biden preto topple him. He said the 114th sided over swearing-in ceremonies Congress would begin by passing legislation to “develop more North in the Senate, leading new sena- AP Special Correspondent tors and re-elected veterans alike in an age-old oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States.” He reserved his warmest greeting for former Vice President and Sen. Walter F. Mondale, 87, who accompanied Minnesota Sen. Al Franken down the chamber’s carpeted center aisle to an oath-taking. The House played host to a younger crowd as lawmakers were sworn in for two-year terms — children in their best clothes, babies in their parents’ arms. “Mommy, mommy,” yelled out one girl, no longer content to sit in the lap of her congressman-father. One powerful player was absent but eager to show he would be back soon. Democratic Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, now the minority leader, issued a statement saying his doctors ordered him to stay away from his office so injuries suffered last week when a piece of exercise equipment broke “can continue to heal.” The statement disclosed for the first time that the 75-year-old lawmaker had suffered a concussion as well as broken facial bones and ribs. �LOCAL/NATION Daily Sentinel Wednesday, January 7, 2015 3 California Meigs-Athens Farm Bureau delegates breaks ground on bullet train By Scott Smith Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — California’s high-speed rail project became the first in the nation to break ground on Tuesday, aiming to whisk travelers at 200 mph between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours. The $68 billion project faces challenges from Republicans in Congress eager to reduce government spending and Central Valley farmers suing to block the train from crossing their fields. Others doubt the state can deliver the sleek project as promised, and worry it will become an expensive failure. But Gov. Jerry Brown said high-speed rail is essential to meeting his new challenge: Encouraging the nation’s most populous state to increase renewable energy use to 50 percent in the next 15 years. “It’s not that expensive. We can afford it. In fact, we cannot NOT afford it,” Brown said before signing a symbolic section of rail for the network he hopes will reduce travel times and air pollution across the state into the next century. Gina McCarthy, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said the electric trains will clean up the environment by taking cars off highways and providing an effective alternative to air travel, which tends pumps far more greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. “High speed rail is good for our health, it is good for our climate and it is good for our economy,” she said. The groundbreaking was attended by several hundred people who gathered near old rail lines in an industrial section of downtown Fresno. About a dozen protesters stood at a fence, shouting “show me the money.” Dan Richard, chairman of the California HighSpeed Rail Authority, acknowledges the authority has been slow to buy up most of the land needed for laying track, but said “the voters are going to get exactly what they asked for.” Californians in 2008 approved a nearly $10 billion bond for the train, and in 2012 the Obama administration dedicated $3.3 billion in stimulus funds. The state Legislature last year dedicated to the project a portion of the greenhouse gas fees collected under the state’s cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gases. Bullet train systems in other countries are generate revenue, and California officials are banking on this one to entice private investment as well as make money from development around the stations. To make way for tracks, some demolition started last year in Fresno. Work this year will intensify on a 28-mile stretch north to Madera and a 114-mile stretch south to Bakersfield. By 2029, planners hope to complete the first 520 miles linking the new Transbay Terminal in downtown San Francisco to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Critics include Rep. Jeff Denham, a Central Valley Republican who vows to block federal money for the trains because he doesn’t believe they will be as fast or carry as many riders as promised. “It’s hard to celebrate breaking ground on what is likely to become abandoned pieces of track that never connect to a usable segment,” Denham said. But project managers say design and planning already has created 632 jobs and that eventually 20,000 will work on the system. Photo courtesy of Ohio Farm Bureau The Athens-Meigs County Farm Bureau members represented their organization during the 96th annual meeting of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation held recently in Columbus. Delegates established the organization’s policies in their home counties; represented the interests of all farmers regardless of size of operation or type of commodity produced. Representing the Athens County Farm Bureau were State Board Trustee Joyce Payne, Waterloo, Organizational Director Kim Harless-Jackson, Board President David Bright, Athens, and Karin Bright, Athens, Opal Dyer, Meigs. Not Pictured is Ed Holter, Meigs. Design for streaming video to stay relevant By Anick Jesdanun AP Technology Writer LAS VEGAS — Does anyone just watch TV anymore? The dramatic shift toward online and mobile viewing is driving television set makers to design as much for streaming video as for watching broadcast or cable channels. Traditional TV is far from dead, but these days viewers care less about watching shows live and even prefer saving certain series to watch all at once in an evening or weekend of binge-watching. Broadcast networks and hundreds of cable channels share viewer attention with thousands of online services, including amateurs creating their own series on YouTube. Already, Netflix has outbid traditional channels for hits such as “House of Cards.” And Dish this week announced it will sell online access to a bundle of channels including live sports network ESPN for just $20 a month. Online video will account for a third of all video viewing in 2020, up from about 10 percent in 2013, predicts The Diffusion Group, a research firm that specializes in Internet video. So how to keep the television set, that focal point of the American living room for decades, relevant? Design for online video. At the International CES gadget show this week in Las Vegas, TV makers unveiled new models with 4K resolution, or four times the clarity offered by today’s high defi- nition TVs. They are pushing the features even though not a single TV channel is yet available in 4K. But Internet services such as Netflix, Amazon and M-Go are starting to offer 4K video. Sony on Monday promised to create more 4K content to watch on those sets. Four popular shows from its entertainment division “The Goldbergs,” ‘’The Blacklist,” ‘’Masters of Sex” and “The Night Shift” - will soon be available in 4K and it’s working with partners including Netflix and YouTube to deliver more 4K streaming video. Sony also launched an alliance with other TV makers, content providers and distributors to create technical standards for highquality 4K video. “It’s going to be the first format primarily driven by streaming,” says Jim Funk, a senior vice president at Roku Inc., which makes streaming TV devices. Beyond 4K, Sharp developed an engineering trick to make its highend set look even sharper. Samsung added a nanocrystal semiconductor layer to make colors purer and the screen brighter. LG is pushing organic LED screens with richer colors and pure black - the kind typically limited to smaller displays such as phones because of price. And Internet connectivity is becoming standard in sets, the way all TVs are color now. LG and Samsung also have ways to easily switch video between TV and mobile devices, so that if you’re watching a movie on a phone, you can continue it on your TV as soon as you get home. The Consumer Electronics Association expects TV sales to increase 2 percent to 251 million units this year. The average screen size is projected to be 40 inches, up from 31 inches in 2007. CEA predicts more than 23 million of the units will be 4K TVs this year, about 2.5 times the shipments in 2014. That’s even with the explosion of viewing on tablets and smartphones. People tend to use phones and tablets while traveling or for shorter video, says Tim Alessi, head of new product development for home entertainment at LG Electronics USA. For a full-length movie, viewers want to replicate the theater in the home. That’s only done through a big TV set. “When I want a full home-entertainment experience, especially with my family and friends, the TV is still the best way to do that,” agrees Tim Baxter, president and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics America. So, how much will all this cost? TVs with 4K capabilities have started to drop below $1,000, but they are still a few hundred dollars more than regular sets. Consumers also will likely have to pay more for 4K content, the way service providers now charge a few dollars more for high-definition downloads. Netflix charges $12 for a streaming plan that supports 4K versus $9 for regular formats, for example. Ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell gets 2 years for corruption By Larry O’Dell and Alan Suderman The company’s former CEO, Jonnie Williams, testified under immuAssociated Press nity as the prosecution’s star witness in a case that exposed the details of RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virthe McDonnells’ shaky finances and ginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, once on troubled marriage. the short list to be Mitt Romney’s At the six-week trial, the former vice presidential running mate, was governor said he began working sentenced Tuesday to two years in unnecessarily late, just to avoid his federal prison for taking bribes to wife’s angry outbursts and begged promote a dietary supplement. her to work on their deteriorating The punishment was far below the marriage. Defense attorneys claimed 10 years prosecutors initially wanted, Maureen McDonnell developed a but still more than the community “crush” on Williams and was largely service the former governor, his responsible for the couple’s cozy reladefense team and hundreds of suptionship with Williams. porters argued for. McDonnell acknowledged he acceptIn a strong but somber voice, ed Williams’ largesse but did nothing McDonnell told the judge before sen- for him in return other than extend tencing that he was “a heartbroken routine political courtesies. He was and humbled man” and that he holds convicted of 11 counts of corruption. himself accountable. “I’m 60 years old. Whatever days “I allowed my life to get way out of the Lord allows me, I dedicate anew balance,” he said. to the service of others,” he said Some family members and friends before sentencing. wept softly as McDonnell addressed McDonnell is to report to prison U.S. District Judge James Spencer. by Feb. 9. His wife, who was convictFor a few, the tears turned to smiles ed on eight counts, will be sentenced when the judge announced the senFeb. 20. tence. McDonnell was stoic. Outside the courthouse, McDonA jury in September found nell vowed to appeal his convictions McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, and said: “I have never, ever betrayed guilty of public corruption. The cou- my sacred oath of office.” ple accepted gifts including a $6,500 McDonnell is the first Virginia engraved Rolex watch, $20,000 in governor, and the 12th nationally, designer clothing and accessories, convicted of corruption, federal offiand free family vacations in exchange cials said. Others include Rod Blagofor promoting a purported miracle jevich of Illinois, who is serving 14 cure made by Star Scientific Inc. years for a scheme to sell President Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat; Edwin Edwards of Louisiana, who was sentenced to 10 years for extorting money from casino license applicants; and Arch Moore of West Virginia, who got nearly six years for extorting money from a coal operator and other offenses. The judge noted the outpouring of support for McDonnell, more than 400 people wrote letters and supporters packed the courtroom, and concluded that “he is a good and decent man who has done a lot of good in the public area.” “It breaks my heart, but I have a duty I can’t avoid,” the judge said. The public corruption case in Virginia prompted the General Assembly to tighten the state’s murky ethics laws, and some Virginia elected officials have voluntarily limited the value of gifts they will accept. McDonnell, 60, delivered the 2010 Republican response to the State of the Union Address and became chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2011. He was indicted 10 days after leaving the office. At trial, the McDonnell’s defense strategy depended in large part on convincing the jury that their marriage was so strained that they could not have conspired to squeeze bribes out of Williams. They arrived at and left the courthouse separately every day and rarely even glanced at each other as they sat separated by lawyers at the defense table. Steve Helber | AP Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, center, hugs two of his daughters Cailin Young, left, and Jeanine McDonnell Zubowsky, right, after speaking outside federal court in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday. McDonnell was sentenced to two years prison and two years probation in his corruption case. McDonnell is to report to prison by Feb. 9. His wife, who was convicted on eight counts of corruption, will be sentenced Feb. 20. 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If it’s not hard enough to picture a female former Harvard Law School dean in a Mississippi Delta duck blind — once a bastion of masculine liberation from female oversight — then you’ve got to remember that she’s a Democratic appointee with a gun. The story goes that Scalia, a hunter and gun enthusiast, introduced Kagan to his passion and she took to it like, well, a duck to water. But it wasn’t enough for him just to extend an olive branch, or perhaps a Remington autoloader, to Kagan. He actually enjoys hunting with her. Scalia has long been known for his flamboyant presence on the bench and opinions and dissents that liberals find abrasive to say the least. But apparently, liberal justices find him a delight once the robes come off. Scalia and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg were well known to enjoy each other’s company over dinner. And now he’s taken Kagan under his wingshooter’s wing. It’s not that the two aren’t passionate about their beliefs. Kagan says she hates to lose but loves needling the opposition with prickly dissents. And Scalia is the most consistent and ideologically pure conservative on the court. It’s just that neither of them thinks that has to make them enemies. “If you can’t disagree on the law without taking it personally, you need to find another day job,” Scalia quipped recently when the two appeared at a University of Mississippi School of Law forum. “You shouldn’t be an appellate judge.” It’s not just appellate judges who need to take their political ideologies a little less personally. The hostilities start with dismissing ideological opposites as intellectually deficient and continue on to treat opposites with open contempt. We complain about members of Congress not being able to reach across the aisle to each other, but liberals and conservatives in the general population aren’t much, if any, better. Each side wants to blame the other for the lack of civility. Conservatives blame liberal snark while liberals point to conservative bombast. Regardless of which camp you fall in, if you’ve ever dismissed the opposition as not worth listening to because of their inferior intellect or insufficient moral center, you’re probably part of the problem. Scalia and Kagan choose to commune in a duck blind. But it could just as easily be at a vegan lunch counter, in a smoky sports bar, on a golf course or over a chess board. Whatever the two justices have got, we could use a little more of it. Reprinted from the New Bern (N.C.) Sun Journal. The Daily Sentinel Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. Have story ideas or suggestions? Call us at: 740.992.2155 THEIR VIEW Look before you leap When we look at or have expressing a feeling that the pushed into our minds such world can only be right — an unpleasant gathering correct — if it respects the of facts, partial facts and unknown individual, whom hysterical claims, controlled nobody seems to realize has repetition gives some sort possession of a depthless of explanation as to why soul. Stanley special effects in film tend The “Love Generation” to successfully move to the Crouch was forced to put on the KingFeatures brakes after the arrival of goal of attention, leaving human events, real or imag- columnist Charles Manson — a little ined, in the losing position, man like Clyde Barrow, one always among the also-rans. falsely made cinematically World culture — so-called — is charismatic on the silver screen the obnoxious child of the camera by Warren Beatty. Manson, like trick, the contrived visual decepBarrow, also had been abused in tion, a bogus version of reality. prison — through humiliating sex The problem this sort of decep— and brought out into the hippy tion leaves us with is a brittle cyni- world a souring version of “street cism, an emotional feeling of being knowledge.” That knowledge forced to lie on a bed of nails or proved that any supposed grand on a glittering bedsheet of broken vision of human change and purglass, either obviously harmful or ported advance beyond the old and made to seem harmless because it limiting cliches is always in danger has been made only powdery, but if it does not learn how to protect just as lethal. itself, which comes about through This makes wishing all a happy discovering the meaning of law new year seem pretentiously optiand order. mistic. Even those feeling well at In the wake of two New York the center of a righteous protest police officers being murdered, — or believing it righteous — are many fellow officers, submitting disturbed when they discover how to an irrational union leader of the many fakes or attention-seekers NYPD — Patrick Lynch — made surround them, too many to be a show of embittered sentiment by ignored. Fraud has to be accepted turning their backs on the mayor as a fundamental part of any mass at a memorial service. They were movement — achieving purity is extremist in a far-from-shallow impossible; becoming angry about moment. Only mass murderers that truth is truly naive; there is find the individual killings trivial. always sand in the Vaseline. A man like Josef Stalin held the Finding human beings less than mass-murdering record and gave a perfect, or less than perfectly cynical opinion about the business noble, can lead to a sense of hopewhen pointing out that you could lessness, which is the most naive kill one and go to prison for homisense available. A young actress cide, or be hanged; you could kill defines it as a sense of entitlement a thousand and be carried through called by other names, all of them the streets as a hero. Like most of those we know in hindsight as monsters, they could be right and wrong at the same time. The killer of the two cops was known to be skidding on a slide of broken psychological vision by his family and an ex-girlfriend. His former girlfriend was the one whom he shot before traveling to New York. He was a big man, but he “chose” to make himself bigger by shooting off a pistol into the skulls of two members of the NYPD. In Brooklyn, they were in a patrol car, relaxing for the last time. This was not what Eric Adams, an excop himself and now a borough president, said about the matter. Adams feared that advocating improved police and community relations might have been tarnished by this violent and hostile expression of hatred for police. Having been on the force for 22 years, Adams should be taken seriously. He knows that all who now protest police killings like that of Eric Garner are aware of something more. They actually realize that the only ones committed to handling the violence that threatens their neighborhoods are those in law enforcement. That was the dangerous profession they chose. Our new year of 2015 will be quite good — at least on one important and dynamic level — if we face up to the complexities facing communities and those challenging the people there to protect them. Specifics are forever better when the subject happens to be human events. Don’t be exploited or misled. Look before you leap. Stanley Crouch can be reached by email at crouch.stanley@gmail.com. TODAY IN HISTORY... Today is Wednesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2015. There are 358 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 7, 1927, commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London. On this date: In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei began observing three of Jupiter’s moons (he spotted a fourth moon almost a week later). In 1789, America held its first presidential election as voters chose electors who, a month later, selected George Washington to be the nation’s first chief executive. In 1800, the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore, was born in Summerhill, N.Y. In 1894, one of the earliest motion picture experiments took place at the Thomas Edison studio in West Orange, N.J., as Fred Ott was filmed taking a pinch of snuff and sneezing. In 1904, the Marconi International Marine Communication Company of London announced that the telegraphed letters “CQD” would serve as a maritime distress call (it was later replaced with “SOS”). In 1942, the Japanese siege of Bataan began during World War II. (The fall of Bataan three months later was followed by the notorious Death March.) Today’s Birthdays: Author William Peter Blatty is 87. Magazine publisher Jann Wenner is 69. Singer Kenny Loggins is 67. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 66. Latin pop singer Juan Gabriel is 65. Actress Erin Gray is 65. Actor Sammo Hung is 63. Actor David Caruso is 59. Talk show host Katie Couric is 58. Country singer David Lee Murphy is 56. Rock musician Kathy Valentine is 56. Actor David Marciano is 55. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is 54. Actress Hallie Todd is 53. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is 51. Actor Nicolas Cage is 51. Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik (on-DRAH’-sik) (Five for Fighting) is 50. Actor Doug E. Doug is 45. Actor Kevin Rahm is 44. Actor Jeremy Renner is 44. Country singer-musician John Rich is 41. Actor Dustin Diamond is 38. Singer/rapper Aloe Blacc is 36. Actress Lauren Cohan is 33. Actor Brett Dalton (TV: “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 32. Actor Robert Ri’chard is 32. Actress Lyndsy Fonseca is 28. Actor Liam Aiken is 25. Actress Camryn Grimes is 25. Actor Max Morrow is 24. Actor Marcus Scribner (TV: “blackish”) is 15. �LOCAL/NATION Daily Sentinel MEIGS COMMUNITY CALENDAR MEIGS LOCAL BRIEFS THURSDAY, JAN. 8 4-H Committee Plat Book sales CHESTER —The Chester Shade Historic Association will hold their monthly meeting at the Academy at 6:30 p.m. RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will hold their meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Township Garage. POMEROY — The SWCD Board of Supervisors will have an organizational meeting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, followed by their regular monthly meeting district office 113 E. Memorial Drive. MONDAY, JAN. 12 POINT PLEASANT — The Mason County Solid Waste Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the recycling center on Fairground Road. TUESDAY, JAN. 13 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer will have their regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the Tuppers Plains Sewer office. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, located at 112 E. Memorial Drive. Frank makes Dean’s List Staff report LIMA, Ohio — The University of Northwestern Ohio is proud to acknowledge that David A. Frank, of Reedsville, has made the Dean’s List for the August and October 2014 sessions in the College of Applied Technologies and is working on getting his Associated Degree in the Automotive Diesel Technology. Full-time students recieve a grand point average of 3.5 or better to be named to the Dean’s List. His parents are John and Kila Frank, of Reedsville. Wednesday, January 7, 2015 5 No more LEPC meetings in 2014 POMEROY — No LEPC meeting is scheduled for POMEROY — Meigs County 4-H Committee has December. The next meeting will be 11:30 a.m. Jan. 27. reduced the price of the current plat book to $10. Funds support the 4-H program in the county by providing funds for supplies, camp and college scholarships, learning opportunities and more. To purchase a plat book, you can stop by the Extension Office on Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m (closed 12-12:30 for lunch) mail $15 (for book, shipping & handling) to Meigs County 4-H ComOHIO VALLEY — Secretary of State Jon Husted mittee, PO Box 32, Pomeroy, OH 45769 or visit the Meigs announced January regional office hours. Regional liaisons County Recorder’s Office in the Court House.. for the Secretary of State’s office will be in 26 counties around Ohio including Meigs and Athens Counties. The purpose of open office hours is to give local residents an opportunity to learn more about, and stay connected with the secretary of state’s office in an informal and accessible setting. In addition to making voter registration forms and election information available, regional representatives will OHIO VALLEY — Veteran’s Outreach is starting a be on hand to answer questions and distribute materials campaign to give back to veterans this holiday season. Show your support by making a tax-deductible $10 dona- to those interested in learning more about the other function by texting vet to the number 52000. The $10 will be tions of the office such as the business services division and initiatives including the Ohio Business Profile and Military applied to your next cell phone bill. No additional charge Ready-to-Vote program. The date for Meigs and Athens will be applied on your bill. Show our deserving veterans you care! You can also donate at their website, veteranout- counties will be Jan. 9. The Athens time will be 10 a.m. to reach.com, call 1-888-283-8638, or send your check to 542 noon at the Athens County Public Library, located at 95 W. Washington St. in Nelsonville. The Meigs time will be 1-3 Youngstown Poland Rd., Struthers, Ohio, 44471. p.m. at the Meigs County District Public Library, located at 216 W. Main St. in Pomeroy. Regional liaisons in Athens, Meigs counties Veteran’s Outreach Mobile Giving Campaign 2015 Family and Children First Meetings Announced MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will be holding regular business meetings at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of the following months: January, March, May, July, September and November. The council will hold these meetings at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services, located at 175 Race Street, Middleport. The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will also be holding an Intersystem Collaborative Meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5. Meetings will then be held the first Thursday of every month at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services building. For more information, contact Brooke Pauley, Coordinator at 740-992-2117 EXT. 104. Meigs Tea Party meets Jan. 13 The next meeting will be 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Meigs County Senior Citizens Center. Meigs Local Board completes Financial Statements POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education has completed its General Purpose External Financial Statements for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2014, and they are available for public inspection at the office of the Treasurer/CFO, Mark E. Rhonemus, 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. Group seeks new grand jury in police shooting case By Jim Salter Nov. 24 after McCulloch announced the grand jury decision. Ed Magee, a spokesman for St. Louis ST. LOUIS — The NAACP’s Legal County prosecutor Bob McCulloch, Defense and Educational Fund, citing “grave declined to comment Tuesday. Messages legal concerns,” is asking a Missouri judge were left with Wilson’s attorney and the to convene a new grand jury to consider clerk for McShane. charges against the Ferguson police officer Nine white and three black jurors who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown. heard more than 70 hours of testimony The letter submitted Monday to St. from about 60 witnesses. Louis County Circuit Judge Maura McCulloch said he assigned prosecuMcShane also asks for a special prosecu- tors in his office to present evidence, tor to oversee the case and an investiga- rather than doing it himself, because he tion of the grand jury proceedings that was aware of “unfounded but growing ended in November with a decision not concern that the investigation might not to charge Officer Darren Wilson. be fair.” McCulloch’s father was a police Lawyers and other experts who anaofficer killed by a black suspect. He did lyzed grand jury transcripts for the fund not recuse himself from the investigation raised concerns about the decision to despite some calls for him to do so. allow a witness to provide false testimoIn December, state Rep. 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Member FDIC | NMLS #464173 Visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com 60554450 LOCAL STOCKS �Sports Daily Sentinel Wednesday, January 7. 2015 s Page 6 OVCS fends off Knights, 55-51 By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — When in doubt, go to the big man in the middle. Junior Marshall Hood scored 15 of his team-high 19 points in the second half, which ultimately allowed the Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team to secure its fifth consecutive victory Monday night during a hard-fought 55-51 decision over visiting Parkersburg Christian in a non-conference matchup in Gallia County. Both teams battled through five ties and 12 lead changes throughout the course of regulation, but the host Defenders (11-1) rode the Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Oho Valley Christian junior Marshall Hood blocks a shot attempt hot hand of their 6-foot-4 center by Parkersburg Christian’s Christian Alley (4) during the second down the stretch. Hood poured in half of Monday night’s boys basketball contest in Gallipolis, Ohio. eight of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, which included the goahead basket with 4:10 remaining in regulation. In fact, Hood broke the final tie with six straight points in less than two minutes of play — allowing OVCS to turn a 46-all contest into a 52-46 advantage with 2:21 left. The Knights countered with a small 5-1 run to close to within 53-51 with 21 seconds remaining, but Elijah McDonald sank a pair of free throws with 19 ticks left to wrap up the four-point outcome. The Defenders — who are now 5-0 at home this season — trailed by as many as five points in the contest, which came twice in the first quarter at 10-5 and 12-7. The hosts answered with an 8-0 run to take a 15-12 edge, but the PCA ended the stanza with four straight points for a 16-15 lead after eight minutes of play. The Knights — who made 8-of11 shot attempts in the first period — cooled off considerably in the second stanza as the Defenders made a 12-3 charge to claim their largest lead of the game at 27-19 with 3:12 remaining in the half. Parkersburg Christian responded with a 6-0 run to close to within 27-25 with 2:04 left, but the hosts rallied with a small 4-2 spurt to finish the half with a 31-27 intermission edge. PCA connected on 12-of-23 shot attempts in the first half for 52 percent and owned a small 14-11 edge on the glass, but the guests also committed 11 turnovers in the opening 16 minutes of play. OVCS, See KNIGHTS | 7 Lady Raiders roll past Point, 70-36 By Bryan Walters the rest of the way, as the hosts made a 22-11 charge during the third BIDWELL, Ohio — canto to secure a comThe River Valley girls fortable 54-24 cushion basketball team had all headed into the finale. nine players reach the River Valley closed scoring column Monregulation with a 16-11 day night en route to a spurt to wrap up the 70-36 victory over visit- 34-point triumph. ing Point Pleasant in a Rachael Smith led non-conference matchthe Lady Raiders with up in Gallia County. a game-high 18 points, The Lady Raiders followed by Tiana (5-6) never trailed in Qualls with 14 points the contest as the hosts and Leia Moore with 10 stormed out to a 20-8 markers. Shelby Brown lead after eight minutes was next with nine of play and never looked points, while Chelsea back. RVHS followed Copley and Jessi Steele with a 12-6 second respectively added six quarter run that allowed and five markers. the Silver and Black Courtney Smith to take a commanding contributed four points 32-14 advantage into to the winning cause, the intermission. while Erin Jackson and The Lady Knights See RAIDERS | 7 (1-8) were never closer bwalters@civitasmedia.com OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, Jan. 7 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Hannan, 6 p.m. Men’s college basketball Point Park at Rio Grande, 5 p.m. Women’s college basketball Point Park at Rio Grande, 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 Girls Basketball Nelsonville-York at River Valley, 7:30 Trimble at South Gallia, 7:30 Meigs at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Wahama at Waterford, 7:30 Eastern at Southern, 7:30 Swimming RVHS Winter Invite, 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 Boys Basketball River Valley at Alexander, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Hannan, 7:30 Meigs at Vinton County, 7:30 Federal Hocking at Wahama, 7:30 Trimble at Southern, 7:30 Eastern at Waterford, 7:30 Saturday, Jan. 10 Boys Basketball Rock Hill at Gallia Academy, 7:30 River Valley at South Gallia, 7:30 Logan at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Girls Basketball Gallia Academy at Jackson, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Symmes Valley, 1 p.m. Wrestling Meigs, Gallia Academy at Nelsonville-York, 9:30 River Valley at Alexander, 9:30 Men’s college basketball Rio Grande at Indiana University-East, 1 p.m. Women’s college basketball Rio Grande at Indiana University-East, 11 a.m. Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy sophomore Jalea Caldwell (4) drives between Meigs’ Kelsey Hudson (32) and Bre Colburn (20) during the first half of the Blue Angels’ 63-40 victory on Monday. Gallia Academy fends off Lady Marauders By Alex Hawley senior Jordan Walker also earned a doubledouble with 12 points CENTENARY, Ohio — and 11 rebounds, while Winning ways continue Kendra Barnes added 10 for Blue Angels. points, five rebounds and The Gallia Academy four assists. girls basketball team Grace Martin marked earned its seventh connine points; Adrienne secutive victory Monday Jenkins added five points night, topping nonand six rebounds, while conference guest Meigs Jalea Caldwell finished 63-40. with two points, four The Blue Angels (9-3) rebounds and three steals. scored the first six points The Blue Angels shot of the game, but the Lady 11-of-18 (61.1 percent) Marauders (5-5) rallied from the free throw back to take a 7-6 lead line and 25-of-60 (41.7 with 3:00 to play in the percent) from the field, opening period. MHS including 2-of-11 (18.2 expanded its lead to 10-8 percent) from beyond the with 2:00 left in the, but arc. As a team GAHS finGallia Academy scored ished with 36 rebounds, four unanswered points 16 assists, 17 steals and to end the first quarter 12 turnovers. with a 12-10 lead. Meigs was led by GAHS scored eight Kelsey Hudson and of the first 10 points Haiden English with 10 in the second stanza, points apiece, followed expanding the lead to by Hannah Cremeans 20-12 with 3:42 remainwith eight and Danielle ing in the first half. The Morris with six. Devin Maroon and Gold ended Humphreys finished with the first half on an 8-4 four points and Bre Colrun, but trailed 24-18 at burn added two, roundhalftime. ing out the MHS total. Gallia Academy outSadie Fox led the rebounded Meigs 14-to-4 Maroon and Gold on in the third canto and the boards with eight the Blue Angels pushed rebounds, followed by their lead to 38-25 head- Humphreys and Morris ed into the finale. GAHS with five each. Hudson shot 10-of-13 from the led MHS with three field in the fourth quarassists, while Colburn ter, while forcing eight and English each added turnovers and outscoring two. English led the Meigs 25-7, en route to a defense with two steals, 63-40 victory. while Courtney Jones Gallia Academy senior added a block and a steal. Micah Curfman posted The Maroon and Gold a double-double with 25 shot 6-of-8 (75 percent) points, 11 assists, while from the free throw line marking eight steals and and 16-of-50 (32 percent) from the field, including seven rebounds. GAHS ahawley@civitasmedia.com Gallia Academy junior Jordan Walker (22) shoots infront of Meigs junior Haiden English (10), during the Blue Angels seventh consecutive victory, Monday in Centenary. 2-of-11 (18.2 percent) from beyond the arc. As a team Meigs finished with 29 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, two blocks and 21 turnovers. Meigs’ two game winning streak was snapped with the setback. Meigs will return to action on Thursday when the Lady Marauders visit Point Pleasant, while GAHS returns to the court in Southeastern Ohio Athletic League action on Saturday at Jackson. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Lady Eagles roll past Fed Hocking By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Two teams headed in seemingly headed different directions. The Eastern girls basketball team earned its second victory in its last three games Monday night, defeating Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division guest Federal Hocking 59-29 and handing the Lady Lancers their fifth straight loss. The Lady Eagles (7-4, 6-1 TVC Hocking), who led 38-13 at halftime, expanded their lead to 52-20 at the end of the third quarter. Federal Hocking (2-9, 2-5) outscored Eastern 9-to-7 over the final eight minutes, but EHS claimed the 59-29 triumph. Eastern was led by Hannah Barringer with 22 points, followed by Hannah Bailey with 12 and Elizabeth Collins with 11. Laura Pullins posted eight points, while Madison Williams added six to round out the EHS total. Eastern was 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) from the free throw line and 27-of-57 (47.4 percent) from the field, including 1-of-6 (16.7 percent) from beyond the arc. As a team Eastern posted 33 rebounds, 17 assists, 18 steals, five blocks and 20 turnovers. Collins led the Green and Gold with nine rebounds, followed by Alia Hayes with six and Barringer with five. Williams posted a game-high six assists, while Pullins, Bailey and Abbie Hawley with two each. Williams and Barringer led the EHS defense with four steals each, while Hawley, Hayes and Lindsay Hupp each marked two steals and a block. Megan Thompson led Federal Hocking with 10 points and five rebounds, while Kaylli McPherson added six points. Carly Tabler and Miranda Scott each marked three points, Whitney Jax and Gracie Beha both finished with two, while Audrey Blake, Jordan Gillian and Skyler Hatfield each posted one point. FHHS shot 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from the free throw line, 9-of-32 (28.1 percent) from the field and 1-of-7 (14.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Eastern returns to action on Thursday when the Green and Gold travel to Southern. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Grasu guides Oregon’s O-line By Anne M. Peterson AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon center Hroniss Grasu jokes about how he should have planned ahead: His apartment lease ran out, so he’s staying in a hotel while the Ducks prepare for the national championship. Kidding aside, living out of a suitcase is just fine with Grasu because it means he gets to play in one more game with the Ducks. While quarterback Marcus Mariota is the unquestioned leader of the team, Grasu is its anchor. Both players decided last year at about this time that they would return for another season at Oregon. Asked this week about what it would feel like to win next Monday night when the Ducks face Ohio State for the title, Grasu said that he honestly hadn’t considered it yet. “I’m not thinking about what it would feel like if we win a national championship, I’m just thinking about what I’ve got to do to get this team in the best position to win,” he said. “We’ll just do whatever it takes.” The 6-foot-3 senior, who is just shy of 300 pounds, is considered one of the best players at his position in the nation and a top prospect at center for the NFL draft this spring. He’s always been a perfect fit in Oregon’s hyper-drive offense because he’s quick and agile despite his size. Going into the season, it looked like Oregon’s offensive line — which helped Oregon lead the Pac12 in rushing, scoring and total offense last season — would be a force with five returning starters. But then left tackle Tyler Johnstone injured his right knee during fall camp and was declared done for the season. Jake Fisher moved over from right tackle to take Johnstone’s spot and junior Andre Yruretagoyena took over at right tackle. That is until Yruretagoyena injured his foot against Michigan State in Week 2. Then Fisher hurt his knee against Wyoming the next week, leaving the Ducks with inexperienced Knights 21 seconds left in the contest. The Knights, however, never came closer From Page 6 as the Blue and Gold held on for the two-possession conversely, was 12-of-30 triumph. from the floor and made The Defenders connectjust five miscues before ed on 21-of-52 field goal the break. attempts for 40 percent, The Defenders led by including a 3-of-7 effort as many as seven points from three-point range on three occasions in the for 43 percent. The hosts third canto, the last of were also outrebounded which came at 38-31 with by a 28-24 overall margin, 6:16 left. The Knights fol- but did claim a 7-5 edge lowed with eight straight on the offensive glass. points to reclaim the Hood led Ohio Valley lead at 39-38, but OVCS Christian with a doubleclosed the stanza with a double effort of 19 points small 4-3 spurt that knot- and 15 rebounds to go ted things up at 42-all along with five blocks, headed into the finale. followed by Austin Ragan PCA claimed its final with nine points and lead of the night at 46-44 McDonald with eight with 5:28 left in the markers. Evan Bowman game, but Dillon Ragan was next with seven made a basket at the 4:41 points and a team-best mark to tie things up at five steals, while Dillon 46 with 4:41 remaining in Ragan chipped in six regulation. markers. Hood scored the next Justin Beaver and half-dozen points to give Danny Ballantyne respecOVCS a 52-46 lead with tively rounded out the 2:21 left, then Ragan winning tally with four added a free throw at 1:59 and two points. OVCS for the hosts’ largest lead was also 10-of-11 at the of the fourth at 53-46. free throw line for 91 Josh Deem hit a long percent. field goal and followed Parkersburg Chriswith a trifecta during a tian sank 23-of-51 shot 17-second span, which attempts for 45 percent, including a 2-of-10 effort allowed the guests to close to within 53-51 with from behind the arc for 20 Raiders From Page 6 Maggie Campbell respectively rounded things out with three points and one point. RVHS was 10-of-21 at the free throw line for 48 percent. Marlee Bruner paced PPHS with 17 points, followed by Charli Leaach with 11 points and McKenna Bronosky with four markers. Bruner scored nine of the guests’ 14 points in the first half. Aislyn Hayman and Allie Young respectively rounded things out with three points and one point. The Lady Knights were 4-of-11 at the charity stripe for 36 percent. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Wednesday, January 7, 2015 7 percent. The guests also committed 17 turnovers in the setback, compared to just 10 by the Defenders. Dean Hare | AP file Oregon center Hroniss Grasu (55) talks with umpire Rosco Meisenheimer before the start of a game against Washington State in Pullman, Wash., in September. While quarterback Marcus Mariota is the unquestioned leader of the team, Grasu is its anchor. options at tackle for games against Washington State and Arizona. Mariota was sacked 12 times over the course of those two games. Then tackle Matt Pierson went down with a left knee injury late in a victory over Stanford on Nov. 1. Grasu himself missed the final two regular-season games, against Colorado and Oregon State, after hurting his lower left leg on Nov. 8 against Utah. “There wasn’t one injury that I didn’t have faith in the coaching staff and the players that they weren’t going to step up. It was just, ‘Who’s the next guy? They’re going to step up.’ There was never any doubt in my mind that our team, our players weren’t ready or our coaching staff wasn’t ready,” he said. Grasu returned to play in the Rose Bowl playoff victory over Florida State, although he said he didn’t do as well as he would have liked. He’s like that, always trying to figure out how to get better. “I could have been a little more physical but we got the W and that’s all that matters to me,” he said. “But I felt good, I could move, I could run. Right now I’ve got to get healthy again and get ready to go.” Christian Alley paced PCA with a game-high 23 points, all of which came in the first three periods of play. Deem was next with 13 Grasu, who grew up in the Los Angeles area, became Oregon’s starting center as a redshirt freshman after beating out Karrington Armstrong for the job. At the time, thencoach Chip Kelly said the best compliment he could give Grasu was that he never had to think about him. Grasu is just as important to the Ducks off the field. Twice he’s been honored with the team’s Todd Doxey Award for the player that best represents the “spirituality, dedication and brotherhood associated with being an outstanding teammate.” The award is named after the Oregon defensive back who drowned in an accident shortly before the 2008 season. Over the past three seasons, he has developed an almost symbiotic relationship with Mariota. It seemed natural that when Mariota decided to stay for another year, Grasu did too. But it wasn’t about a national title back then, and it isn’t now — although that would be an added bonus. Grasu wanted his degree. And another year with his Oregon brothers. “I didn’t come back for unfinished business, to win a Pac-12, Rose Bowl or national championship,” he said emphatically. “I came back to be around this group of guys.” points, followed by Korben Wright with 11 markers. Ethan Mace and Eric Wade rounded out the scoring with two points apiece. 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The construction completion date for this project is July 17, 2015. THE ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROJECT AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IS $332,275.00. 8 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Good things don’t come in 3s By Rusty Miller Associated Press NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received at the: DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2045 MORSE ROAD BUILDING H, THIRD FLOOR COLUMBUS, OHIO 43229-6693 until JANUARY 29, 2015 AT 1:30 P.M.,and opened thereafter for furnishing the materials and performing the labor for the execution and construction of: CASTO AMD MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO PROJECT NUMBER MG-Sb81 in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, COLUMBUS, OHIO. PROPOSALS WILL BE OPENED IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF 2045(BUILDING H -2) OF THELEGALS FOUNTAIN SQUARE OFFICES OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. The construction completion date for this project is July 17, 2015. THE ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROJECT AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IS $332,275.00. Professional Services Stanley Tree Trimming & Removal • Prompt and Quality Work • Reasonable Rates • Insured • Experienced • References Available Gary Stanley 740-591-8044 60551908 Who needs distance shots? Carey set a school scoring record in a 126-57 win over Kansas Lakota and, amazingly, did it without making a single 3-point basket. Jared Wentling had 37 points, five players were in double figures and all 14 players on the roster scored as Carey bettered its previous school record set in a 113-94 win over Bascom Hopewell-Loudon during the 1993-94 season. Carey, which led 69-22 at the half, was 0 for 4 on 3-point attempts, but did convert 47 of 71 2-pointers (66 percent) and 30 of 45 free throws (67 percent). The opening game of the night should have been an indication of things to come, with Carey beating Lakota 106-30 in the junior varsity contest. NOTEWORTHY: Wauseon’s boys trailed Anthony Wayne 23-7 at half but rallied for a 38-36 victory; Kettering Fairmont senior Kei’Vante Tanner had a career-high 37 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in a 73-69 win at Middletown, keeping the Firebirds boys unbeaten at 7-0; and Oxford Talawanda’s girls have never lost a Southwest Ohio Conference game since the SWOC was formed, running its three-year conference record to 33-0 with a 44-34 victory over previously unbeaten Trenton Edgewood. ANYTHING BUT A LOST WEEKEND: Miller City’s boys had a big weekend. On Friday the Wildcats dealt previously unbeaten Upper Scioto Valley its first loss in seven games this season, 65-59. On Saturday, Miller City snapped the four-game winning streak by defending Division IV state champion Convoy Crestview, 69-59, to improve to 6-2 on the year. IT ENDS HERE: The Jackson Ironmen defeated McDermott Northwest 48-33 on Dec. 30 to snap a 36-game losing streak. Jackson’s last win came on Jan. 30, 2013, exactly 23 months earlier. Jackson lost its last seven games that season, all 20 last year and the first nine of the 2014-15 season. Chandler Jenkins led Jackson with 19 points in the victory. QUICK TURNAROUND: Practice is overrated, maybe. Athens is off to a 6-0 start, winning those games by an average of 32.3 points per game. Athens had four days of practice after the football team lost to Toledo Central Catholic 56-52 in the Division III state championship game. Eight days after that loss, with four football players in the starting lineup, Athens won its opener 71-32 over Pomeroy Meigs. Mr. Football winner Joe Burrow is averaging 19.8 points per game for the Bulldogs. NOT SLOWING DOWN: Franklin senior Luke Kennard, the reigning Ohio Associated Press Mr. Basketball and a recent signee with Duke University, is averaging 36.9 points, 10 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.8 steals per game for the Wildcats (8-1). He’s shooting 61.2 percent from the field, 50.8 percent from 3-point range and 90.2 percent from the foul line. Kennard was recently named MVP at the prestigious Beach Ball Classic, where Franklin lost to Bishop Gorman, Nevada, in the championship game. Kennard had 147 points in four Classic games, scoring a tourney-record 52 against Mullins, South Carolina. Please leave a message LEGALS NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received at the: DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2045 MORSE ROAD BUILDING H, THIRD FLOOR COLUMBUS, OHIO 43229-6693 until JANUARY 29, 2015 AT 1:30 P.M.,and opened thereafter for furnishing the materials and performing the labor for the execution and construction of: A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on JANUARY 15, 2015 AT 10:00A.M.,at the project site. It is the intent of the DMRM to commence the pre-bid meeting at the designated time. Prior to commencement of the meeting, an attendance sign-in form shall be distributed among the contractors present. This form will be collected by DMRM staff when the pre-bid meeting begins. 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Jones improved to 21-1, receiving winning scores of 49-46 from all three judges. Cormier fell to 15-1. Jones gained the edge with his kicks from all angles and his ability to take down Cormier. Both fighters exchanged strikes throughout the first round, with Cormier pressing forward continuously. Cormier seized slight momentum in the second, continuing to stalk Jones while landing a number of punches. Jones stood his ground in the third, mounting more of an attack to match Cormier as the two slugged it out. Jones continued the offensive in the fourth, taking down Cormier twice while limiting his ability to inflict much damage. Both men came out charged for the final round, but settled into a grappling match up against the cage for much of the round. Cormier excited the crowd with a slam with just under a minute to go, but neither fighter was able to finish the other. In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone closed in on a lightweight title shot, unanimously outpointing Myles Jury. Cerrone improved to 26-6-1, and Jury dropped to 15-1. Brad Tavares, Kyoji Horiguchi and Hector Lombard won the undercard. Osborne returns atop pit box for Roush Fenway Racing CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Roush Fenway Racing has brought back Bob Osborne as the crew chief for former Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne in the No. 6 Ford. Osborne was a crew chief for Roush Fenway from 2004 until 2012, leading teams to 18 wins, 86 top-five finishes and 142 top-10 finishes before moving over to assist the team’s engineering efforts. Osborne was paired for years with driver Carl Edwards and the duo finished second in the Sprint Cup standings in 2011. Osborne stepped down the next season, citing health issues. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will have a new crew chief in the No. 17 for the second straight season. Nick Sandler, who spent the last four seasons working as the head engineer for the No. 99 team under Jimmy Fennig, will call the shots in 2015. Mike Kelley has been bounced down to car chief after failing to match the expectations set when he won a pair of second-tier Nationwide Series championships with Stenhouse. Greg Biffle has retained crew chief Matt Puccia in the No. 16 Ford. “We are excited about our 2015 crew chief lineup,” said team co-owner Jack Roush. “Much like our driver lineup, our crew chief assembly features a quality mix of veteran leadership and youthful insight. We feel this lineup … is a big step forward in the direction of placing our teams up front and contending week in and week out.” Roush Fenway also named Fennig as research and development coordinator. Fennig most recently served as crew chief on Edwards’ No. 99 Sprint Cup team. NASCAR signed a deal with Xfinity to replace Nationwide as entitlement sponsor of the second-tier series. Phil Gould was named crew chief for Elliott Sadler in the Xfinity Series for 2015. Both Seth Barbour and Scott Graves will return atop the boxes of the No. 16 and No. 60 NXS teams. Chad Norris, who served as crew chief for No. 6 NXS team last season, will sit atop the pit box for Bubba Wallace. Woman drops restraint request against Ravens security head BALTIMORE (AP) — A woman accusing the Baltimore Ravens security director of groping her at the team’s stadium after a December game has dropped her request for a restraining order. A lawyer for the 34-year-old cleaning service employee said Tuesday the woman is comfortable with letting prosecutors take the lead on the case against Darren Sanders. “She’s very confident he will be prosecuted and she’s fine with that,” lawyer Steven Heisler said. The Associated Press does not generally identify people who make allegations of sex crimes. A judge in Baltimore honored the request and dismissed the proceedings for the potential restraining order. The 48-year-old Sanders, who is a former Baltimore Police officer, was charged with a fourth-degree sex offense stemming from allegations that he grabbed the woman’s breasts and buttocks and kissed her without consent while she was escorting him to his car. Sanders denies the allegations, and has been placed on CLEVELAND (AP) — As a former major league paid leave. Sanders had a role in the domestic violence pitcher, Jason Bere knows his way around any bullcase involving former Ravens running back Ray Rice, who pen. is pursuing a grievance against the team over how the The Indians are putting him in their busy one. team handled his release for hitting his fiancee in a casino Manager Terry Francona hired Bere as his new elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey. bullpen coach on Tuesday. He’ll replace Kevin Cash, Sanders’ lawyer, Warren Alperstein, said nine witnesses who was named manager of the Tampa Bay’ Rays last were prepared to testify that Sanders did nothing wrong month. and acted appropriately the day of the game. Bere, who pitched for five different teams during 11 “We came to court with these witnesses to corroborate seasons in the majors, spent the past nine years work- the truth,” Alperstein said. ing as a special assistant in Cleveland’s baseball operaA trial is scheduled for Feb. 9. tions department evaluating and instructing players A restraining order would have barred Sanders from within the organization. Francona said the team had M&T Bank Stadium for six months. The Ravens, who several internal candidates, but that Bere was exactly face the New England Patriots in a playoff game this weekwhat the club needed. end in Foxborough, Massachussetts, won’t return to their “Jason has been with the organization a long time, home stadium until next season. so everybody knows him,” Francona said. “I’ve known In her petition for a peace order the woman provided him all the way back to his minor league days with additional details of the alleged interaction with Sanders. the White Sox. By design, we had him around a lot. She wrote in the petition that she smelled alcohol on his We had some tremendous internal candidates that we breath, and when she told him to stop touching her he could have chose from. But starting with Jason, and replied that he “did what he wanted around here.” after interviewing him significantly, it didn’t seem we The woman wrote that became afraid for her and her needed to go any farther. We would have been moving family’s safety after learning that Sanders is a former people around and that didn’t seem to make a lot of detective and officer with the Baltimore City Police sense at this time of the year. Department. “Jason is filling some big shoes, but he can stand on his own just fine.” Francona didn’t hesitate using his bullpen last season as the Indians set an AL record with 573 relief appearances. Bere pitched for Cleveland in 2000 and 2003 before retiring in 2005. The 43-year-old went 71-65 with LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Cerrone already a 5.14 ERA in 203 major league starts, and was an fights more often than any mixed martial artist in all-star in 1994 with the Chicago White Sox. He was recent UFC history. also the starter and winning pitcher in the final game The lightweight known as “Cowboy” is outdoing played at Cleveland Stadium on October 3, 1993. himself this month, however. Francona is confident Bere will work well with Cerrone (26-6) has agreed to fight former lightpitching coach Mickey Callaway. Although Bere was weight champion Benson Henderson at the UFC’s mostly a starter during his playing career, Francona show in Boston on Jan. 18, just two weeks after he doesn’t think he’ll have any trouble adjusting to work- trounced Myles Jury at UFC 182 in Las Vegas. ing with relievers. Cerrone’s third career matchup with Henderson will ”As a coaching staff, you have to have everything be his sixth fight in less than 12 months. He has won covered,” Francona said. “But you start with strong his last six fights overall, moving into lightweight title people and you make it work. Mickey and Cashie were contention. such a good pair together. They complemented each But Cerrone isn’t the type to wait around for a title shot. other. I think Jason Bere will be exactly the same way. He craves action and the paydays from keeping busy. He has a different background, but his ability to comWhen Eddie Alvarez dropped out of his matchup municate with players is something that stands out with Henderson on Monday, Cerrone says he never from the minute you meet him.” considered turning it down. Indians name former pitcher Jason Bere new bullpen coach UFC’s Donald Cerrone will fight twice in 2 weeks As LeBron heals, Cavaliers patch up roster CLEVELAND (AP) — Once LeBron James gets his knee and back healthy enough to play again, the superstar will rejoin a Cavaliers team that has undergone some rehabilitation as well. The Cavs have started the new year with yet another new look. On Monday night, general manager David Griffin addressed his team’s sore need for bench scoring and a defensive stopper by acquiring guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert from the New York Knicks in a threeteam trade that sent mystifying guard Dion Waiters from Cleveland to Oklahoma City. With the Cavs underachieving — they lost to the 5-32 Philadelphia 76ers on Monday with- out James and Kyrie Irving — and amid ongoing chemistry issues, injuries and concerns about coach David Blatt, Griffin pulled the string on a deal that should have immediate, shortterm impact and perhaps set the table for another roster move. The Cavs remain in search of a rim-protecting center and have Be forecast weather Be ready! ready?Check Checkout out the the five-day five-day forcast onon thethe weather page orpage at mydailytribune.com, mydailyregister.com, and or online at MyOwnWashingtonCourthouse.com. mydailysentinel.com brought to you by 60554416 made inquiries about Denver’s Timofy Mozgov and Memphis’ Kosta Koufos. Cleveland used its disabled player exception for losing center Anderson Varejao (torn Achilles) for the season and still has a $5.2 million exception to obtain a big man. Griffin, who also got a protected first-round pick from the Thunder, has shown a fearlessness when it comes to doing whatever’s necessary to improve his team This trade was his second involving a first-round pick since James resigned this summer. In July, he swapped Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett — both No. 1 picks to get Kevin Love. In dealing Waiters, the No. 4 pick in 2012, Griffin again made it clear he’s not averse to risk. For now, Smith and Shumpert, when he recovers from a dislocated left shoulder, can help Cleveland get back on track. Assuming, that is, James can get back on the floor. He’s missed the past five games with back and knee strains, injuries that have deprived him of the explosiveness that made him the game’s best player and may explain why he chose to lose weight coming into his 12th season as a pro. On Jan. 1, the Cavs announced a minimum two-week timetable for James’ return. But if he’s not ready, and the 30-year-old knows his body better than anyone, James won’t rush back and risk further damage. As he recovers, the Cavs retooled their roster to help in his quest to deliver a championship to championship-thirsty Cleveland. Smith is a talented scorer who also has a reputation for being self-centered and a lessthan-ideal teammate. Smith was at his best in 2012-2013, when he was named the league’s top sixth man playing on a Knicks team with Carmelo Anthony, Jason Kidd, Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler — all established veterans. Smith embraced his role coming off the bench, averaging 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists. He’ll have to accept a similar supporting role with Cleveland, which has an abundance of scorers in James, Irving and Love. What the Cavs need is someone to lead the second unit for Blatt, who couldn’t get Waiters to buy in and doesn’t have anyone else with Smith’s talent on his bench. James knows Smith, who has a $6.4 million player option for next season, well as the two worked out together during past offseasons. Their relationship should help with Smith’s transition to a team that needs him to drop his ego and some shots. Shumpert earned his reputation as a relentless perimeter defender, something the Cavs desperately need to handle bigger guards and small forwards. The 6-foot-5 Shumpert should start alongside Irving, who has been dealing with back tightness and skipped the team’s trip to Philadelphia. The Cavs are about to enter one of the season’s most challenging stretches. After hosting Houston on Wednesday, Cleveland will head to the West Coast for five games in seven nights, during which they must integrate two new players and hope their best one has healed. 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