http://66.213.69.5/files/original/0f57c1ce35ba2886f1b8d3ad163e02e7.pdf f4c24d025cc2f9f279fa413089ba4468 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS OBITUARIES Volunteers needed for breeding bird survey .... Page 5 Sunny. High near 52. Low around 24. ........ Page 2 Local diamond action .... Page 6 Maxine Bailey, 85 Charles E. Blakeslee, 102 William K. Hurlow, 68 50 cents daily WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 54 Gardner pleads guilty to father’s murder Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — A little more than five mouths after the crimes took place, James E. Gardner has entered a guilty plea to the charge of murder and aggravated robbery. James E. Gardner, 41, formerly of Middleport, admitted to the charge of murder, a special classification felony, and aggravated robbery, a first degree felony. James W. Gardner, the father of the defendant, was found dead at his residence on Paulins Hill Road, in Rutland Township near the Gallia County line on November 11, 2012. At the time of the death, the unofficial cause was blunt force trauma, and James E. Gardner was labeled a person of interest by Williams and then Sheriff Robert E. Beegle. The younger Gardner was on the run from law enforcement officials for nearly a month before he was apprehended by Gallia County Sheriff’s Deputies near Blessing Road in Gallia County. Gardner had been indicted on one count of aggravated murder and three counts of aggravated robbery by the grand jury in Dec. 2012. Under the terms of the plea agreement the two additional counts of aggravated robbery were dismissed. The three counts of aggravated robbery involve stealing a truck, four-wheeler and credit cards from his deceased father, Meigs Count Prosecutor Colleen Williams said at the time of the indictment. Gardner appeared along with his attorney Herman Carson in court on Tuesday morning to enter a guilty plea under the terms of an agreement reached with the Meigs County Sarah Hawley | Daily Sentinel Prosecutor. James E. Gardner, front left, signs the guilty plea in court on After asking the defendant a series Tuesday morning. Seated with Gardner is defense attorney See GARDNER ‌| 5 Herman Carson as court officer Larry Tucker looks on. Brothers charged in malicious wounding Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com Submitted photos Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood was one of the officers who recently graduated from the CIT training. Pictured are, from left, Dr. Dorothy Boston, Abbie Russell, Jennifer Holt, Andrea Weakly, Major Scott Trussell, Wood, Robin Harris, and Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning Officers complete CIT training Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE — Over the past three years, 29 officers from Meigs and Gallia counties have taken part in the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training held in Meigs County. The third class of CIT graduates recently completed the 40 hour course organized in conjunction with the Meigs County Family and Children First Council. Since the first training was held in December 2011, the planning committee has worked to advance the trainings offered to the local officers. This year 10 officers took part in the training. According to Andrea Weakly, Family and Children First Council Coordinator, all of the officers with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office have now taken part in the training. See OFFICERS |‌ 5 MASON — Two brothers from Pomeroy, Ohio, have been charged with malicious wounding after an alleged altercation with another man involving a baseball bat at the old strip mines in Mason. According to the criminal complaint filed in Mason County Magistrate Court, brothers Neal B. Bonecutter, 18, and Jose F. Whitlach, 20, both of Pomeroy, have been charged with malicious wounding after an incident which allegedly took place Sunday. Bonecutter and Whitlach appeared before Mason County Magistrate Gail Roush who set their bonds at $250,000 each. The incident is being investigated by the Mason County Sheriff’s Department. The criminal complaint says Bonecutter was at the strip mines in Northern Mason County, commonly known as Red Lane in the Mason area. While in this location, Bonecutter’s vehicle became stuck and he walked to the roadway where he came into contact with Ryan Ohlinger, age and address unreported. The complaint says Bonecutter asked Ohlinger for assistance but during this discussion the two men started to argue. Bonecutter eventually contacted his brother, Whitlach, for help with the vehicle and what the complaint describes as “subjects” Bonecutter was “having trouble” dealing with at the location. Once Whitlach arrived at the scene, the complaint says he grabbed an orange aluminum tee ball bat from his vehicle and started walking towards Bonecutter and these subjects. The complaint says Bonecutter and Ohlinger had another verbal dispute after Whitlach arrived. At some point during this dispute, the complaint alleges Whitlach swung the bat at Ohlinger, making contact with his head. Ohlinger fell to the ground and the complaint says Bonecutter allegedly struck Ohlinger in the head with his fists while he was injured. Ohlinger was transported to Pleasant Valley Hospital and then to St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington for treatment of what the sheriff’s department describes as “life threatening injuries.” The complaint says Ohlinger had a fractured skull and two brain bleeds as a result of the altercation. This case is being investigated by Cpl. T. L. Powell. Annual Leading Creek Stream Sweep is slated Taking part in the recent CIT training were, front row, left to right, Major Scott Trussell co-CIT coordinator — Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, Lieutenant Chris Pitchford — Middleport Police Department, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, Corrections Officer/Deputy Andy Blank — Gallia County Sheriff’s Office. Second row, Chief Deputy Charlie Mansfield — Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Jim Stacey — Meigs County Sheriff Office, Deputy Josh Ridenour — Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. Third row, Chief Garry Freed — Syracuse Police Department, Correction Officer Josh Perry — Gallia County Sheriff’s Office, Sergeant Rick Patterson — Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. RUTLAND — The 13th annual Leading Creek Stream Sweep will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 20, at Jim Vennari Park in Rutland. The first Leading Creek Stream Sweep was held in 2001 in Rutland and it has been held every April since then, roughly coinciding with Earth Day. This year there will also be an electronics waste collection point at the park for old or broken electronics, ink cartridges and fluorescent light bulbs (no televisions can be accepted). The event is sponsored by the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District, Rutland Township Board of Trustees and the Meigs Transfer Station. The annual Ohio River Sweep will be held June 15 at locations in Pomeroy, Syracuse and Racine. Trash bags, safety vests and gloves are provided for volunteers. Pizza will be served afterwards and teeshirts will be available. Youth See SWEEP ‌| 5 Meigs fourth-grader, a first place contest winner Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY —A Meigs County fourth grader was one of 111 winners in the fourth through eight grades across Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties, and the only student in Meigs County, to be a winner in the Sixth Annual Child of Appalachia’s writing contest conducted by the Foundation of Appalachian Ohio (FAO). The winner was Olivia Goble, daughter of Kathy and Billy Goble of Middleport, who is in the fourth grade talented and gifted program at Meigs Intermediate School. Nearly 3,000 students submitted essays answering the question “If you could invent something for your community, what would it be and what problem would it solve?” The title of Olivia’s winning entry was “The Ohio River Reaper.” It reads as follows: “If I would invent something, it would be a machine to clean the Ohio River. The Ohio River is near my home and there is trash in the river. My invention would be called the Ohio River Reaper. My invention would be a tool that would look under the water to make sure there would be no animals hurt in the water as it worked to clean the water. In the summer there are boxes, paper, plastic cups, trash bags, cans and metal in the water. My machine would get trash but no an animal. The Ohio Rover Reaper would clean the water and more people would feel better about the water and do more things in the water, like swimming.” People would come to my community to fish. Dirt and trash would be out of the water and it would be safe to eat the fish. If people came to fish or use the river, business would grow and improve. That is how the Ohio River Reaper would make the Oho River cleaner and help my community.” “Each year, the Child of Appalachia Writing Contest gives students a creative outlet to share their observations, ideas, and dreams,” said Cara Dingus Brook, FAO president and CEO. “The contest is one of FAO’s favorite parts of the year as our region’s youngest citizens open up their minds to all of us.” Each winning student was awarded two tickets to COSI, Great Lakes Science Center, or the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science to further explore their interSee WINNER ‌| 5 Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel Olivia Goble displays her winning entry. �Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Alfred UMW Meigs County Briefs meets at Arcadia Nursing Home ALFRED — The UMW Spring Retreat to be held on April 20 in Junction City was announced at a recent meting of the Alfred United Methodist Women held at the Arcadia Nursing Home. Mary Jo Barringer, president, conducted the meeting opening with a recitation of the UMW purpose .Officers reports were given and it was noted that 95 friendship calls have been made. Donna Campbell was selected for the prayer calendar birthday card. She is from Syracuse, N. Y. and is in missions. Janice Weber had the mission report from the Response magazine titled “On the Mountain Top” by Stephanie Greener. She started her spiritual journey when she was 28 years old seeking a connection with other women in her church. She was able to start a unit of UMW and become very active. She said to reach the peaks one has to know the valleys where and that she has experienced the most growth in her spiritual journey because she can always count on the UMW. Mary Jo Buckley had the program on lilies, noting that the Easter lily is a “beautiful trumpet-shaped white flower that symbolizes purity, virtue, innocence, hope and life the spiritual essence of Easter.” The phrase of ” lilies of the fields” is part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount as recorded in Matthew 6:24. The overall objective was to teach followers of Jesus to have a more spiritual attitude and outlook and to remind them that God knows and will always satisfy the needs of those who look to God. Mary Jo Barringer had prayer before the refreshments served by Ruthy Brooks. Next meeting will be April 9 with Janice Weber to have the program and Mary Jo Buckley, the refreshments. OU College of Osteopathy offers free diabetes clinic ATHENS — The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM), Community Health Programs offers a free diabetes clinic on the second Tuesday of every month. Patients at the Diabetes Clinic are treated by physicians specializing in diabetes, diabetic nutritionists and diabetic nurse educators. Patients receive two follow-up visits annually with a diabetic educator and nutritionist. All services are free to those who qualify. The next clinic will take place on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at Ohio University’s Heritage Community Clinic, located in Grosvenor Hall West, lower level. For additional information, or to make an appointment, call (800) 8442654 or (740) 593-2432. Ohio Valley Forecast Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind. Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain after 9 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 48.34 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 21.31 Ashland Inc. 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The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Rotary pancakes POMEROY — The Middleport-Pomeroy Rotary Club will have a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. on April 20 at the Meigs Senior Center. All proceeds will go to the Meals on Wheels program for the benefit of homebound seniors. Fracking movie MIDDLEPORT — A free movie “FrackNation,” a documentary, will be shown at the Middleport Village Hall auditorium, 659 Pearl Street, Middleport at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 7. Following the movie, there will be panel to answer questions to include an Ohio Department of Natural Resources Representative, an environmental advocate, an oil/ gas production engineer, and a lawyer with oil and gas experience. The event is sponsored by the Meigs County Tea Party 9-12 Project. Revivals MIDDLEPORT — A revival will be held through April 5 at the Old Bethel Freewill Baptist Church located at Ohio 7 and Story’s Run Road. The service will begin at 6 p.m. each night with speaker Norman Taylor. There will be special singing each night. SNOWVILLE — A revival will be held April 5-7 at Endtime House of Prayer, Ohio 681 between Darwin and Albany. The service will begin at 6 p.m. nightly. Brother David Rahamut will be the speaker on April 5 and 6, Brother Justin McBride will be the speaker on April 7. Special singing will be held nightly. For more information call Pastor Robert Vance at (740) 698-7238. HARTFORD — A revival will be held at the Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union April 8-14, at 7 p.m. nightly with Evangelist Randy Peters from North Carolina. Special singers will be Henry and Ester Eblin on Monday; New Generation on Tuesday; Nathan Hensler on Wednesday; Builders Quartet on Thursday; Forever Blessed on Friday; New Song on Saturday; and Messenger on Sunday. RACINE — Morning Star UMC will hold a revival April 19-21 beginning at 7 p.m. nightly. Guest Speaker is Larry Fisher There will be special music every night. Friday night is Jackie McDaniel. Saturday night is Tasha Werry/ Sherry Wagner duet in addition to the Morning Star Choir. Truly Saved will sing on Sunday. Pastor Arland King invites everyone to come. The Morning Star UMC is located at the intersection of US 33 and Morning Star Road, Racine, Ohio. Health Check Clinic RACINE — The Southern Health Clinic will be offering fasting cholesterol and blood sugar testing on April 9 and 10 from 8 to 11 a.m. each day. For more information or to make an appointment, call 9492348. Rummage Sales RACINE — An indoor/ outdoor rummage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 11 and 12 at the Carmel-Sutton UMC Fellowship Hall, 48540 Carmel Road in Racine. Proceeds go to the building fund to be used for the construction of a new church. For more information call 949-2229. POMEROY — The Christian Motorcycle Association will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 6 at the Common Grounds Mission. Fund raiser for picnic shelter MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport First Baptist Church will hold a yard sale with soup and hot dog lunch and a bake sale in the church yard located at the corner of Main and South Sixth Ave. on Saturday April 6. In the event of rain the sale will be held in the church basement. Children’s clothes and a Teddy Bear collection are among the items to be on sale. Free Diabetic Clinic POMEROY — A diabetes education and support group will be held the last Tuesday of each month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the therapy gym at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center, 36759 Rocksprings Road. For more information call Frank Bibbee, Referral Manager at (740) 992-6606. ATHENS — The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM), Community Health Programs offers a free diabetes clinic on the second Tuesday of every month. Patients at the Diabetes Clinic are treated by physicians specializing in diabetes, diabetic nutritionists and diabetic nurse educators. Patients receive two follow-up visits annually with a diabetic educator and nutritionist. All services are free to those who qualify. For additional information, or to make an appointment, call (800) 844-2654 or (740) 593-2432. Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the office located at 112 East Memorial Drive. Flu and pneumonia shots will also be available for a fee. Meigs County Community Calendar Wednesday, April 3 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Community Association Lunch Along The River will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Depot at Dave Diles Park. The cost is a $5 donation. The menu is chicken and noodles, green beans, rolls, cake, pop and water. SCIPIO TWP. — The Scipio Township Trustees will hold the regular monthly meeting 7 p.m. the Harrisonville Fire House. Thursday, April 4 CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. in Room A of the Ross County Service Center at 475 Western Avenue, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. POMEROY — The Meigs County P.E.R.I. chapter 74 will meet at the Community Center at 1 p.m. Our District Representative Carolyn Waddell will have the program. CHESTER — The Chester Shade Historical Association will hold their regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the Academy. POMEROY — Secretary of State Jon Husted’s regional representative will hold office hours from 1-3 p.m. at the Pomeroy branch of the Meigs County Public Library. Friday, April 5 RACINE — Home National Bank in Racine will host “Food for Food Friday” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Taco in a bag will be served in exchange for monetary donations or non-perishable food items. The items are donated to the Meigs Cooperative Parish Food Pantry. Saturday, April 6 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet in regular session with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7;30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Sunday, April 7 CHESTER — The Road Masters of Columbus will be singing at the 10:30 a.m. service at the Chester Nazarene Church. Pastor Warren Lukens invites the public. GALLIPOLIS — The OH-Kan Coin Club will hold a coin show at the Quality Inn, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded. There is no admission fee and parking is free. Tuesday, April 9 BEDFORD TWP. — The Bedford Township Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the town hall. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, located at 112 East Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. POMEROY — Business Minded Lucheon of the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce, noon at the Wild Horse Cafe. with Ed Werry presenting the new flood plain maps for Meigs County. Thursday, April 11 SYRACUSE — A basket games fundraiser will be held for Julie Caldwell to help with medical expenses for a double lung transplant. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center. For tickets contact Bo or Rachel at (740) 416-6663 or (740) 416-7440. Tickets will also be available at the door. TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer Board will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. CHESTER — The Shade River Lodge 453 will meet at 7:30 p.m. to conduct regular business and confer the Enterest Apprentice degree on one candidate. Wednesday, April 24 MARIETTA — There will be a meeting of the Natural Resources Assistance Council at Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District, 1400 Pike Street, Marietta, Ohio, at 10 a.m. to review Interim Round 7 grant applications to determine eligibility for funding. The council will also rate and rank the grant applications for funding at this time. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Michelle Hyer at Buckeye HillsHocking Valley Regional Development District at (740) 376-1025 or mhyer@buckeyehills.org. Thursday, April 25 MARIETTA — A meeting will be held of the District 18 Ohio Public Works Round 27 Executive Committee at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to revise the Round 27 Evaluation Criteria prior to submission to the Integrating Committee for their approval and to appoint members to the Natural Resources Assistance Council. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Hyer at (740) 376-1025. MARIETTA — A meeting will be held of the District 18 Ohio Public Works Integrating Committee at 10:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to appoint Integrating Committee members to the Executive Committee, appoint Small Government Committee members, appoint officers, and approve Round 28 evaluation criteria. Immediately following the Integrating Committee meeting, the District 18 Executive and Small Government Committees will meet to elect officers for Round 28. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Hyer at (740) 376-1025. Birthdays POMEROY — Genevieve Burdette will celebrate her 88th birthday on April 7. Cards may be mailed to her at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center, 36759 Rocksprings Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. POMEROY — Pauline Mayer will observe her 92nd birthday on April 16. Cards may be sent to her at Overbrook Center, 333 Page Street, Middleiport, Ohio 45760 Manchin portrait unveiled at W.Va. Capitol FREE PUBLIC MEETING Oil or Gas for Your Freedom?? or Sludge in Your Water Well?? SUNDAY, APRIL 7,2013 - 2:00 PM Middleport Village Auditorium, 659 Pearl St., Middleport, Ohio 60406123 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Capitol added a new chapter to its illustrated history on Tuesday, with the debut of the official portrait of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin memorializing his tenure as governor. The painting by artist Larry Bruce Bishop shows the 65-year-old Democrat in a dark pinstripe suit and yellow tie. The Capitol with its gold-and-grey dome — restored under Manchin’s watch — looms large over his right shoulder. Manchin’s is the first of the official portraits to show a governor in an outdoors setting, and also the first to depict the Capitol and its dome, Division of Culture and History officials confirmed Tuesday. It depicts Manchin smiling and with his hands in front of him as if he’s gesturing while talking — a well-known habit. “I never did sit or pose for this. I said, ‘I’m going to be me and you take some (photos of me) and you figure it out,’” Manchin said afterward. “He brought his work to me and I was very impressed by it.” Manchin, former first lady Gayle Manchin and their children and grandchildren attended the unveiling ceremony at the governor’s Capitol reception room. The standing-room-only audience included a number of officials from his terms as governor. �Wednesday, April 3, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 US, French tourists ‘Mudding’ was ‘BUCKWILD’ kidnapped, 1 raped in Rio reality star’s medication CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The sport of tearing into trails in backwoods in trucks and all-terrain vehicles, known among enthusiasts as “muddin’,” is a part of life for many amateur daredevils who love to get dirty in rural West Virginia, just as it was for “BUCKWILD” cast member Shain Gandee. It was a fitting pastime for the 21-year-old, one of the stars on a show that warned viewers not to mimic the “wild and crazy behavior” they witnessed — swearing, fighting, four-wheeling, even swimming in the bed of a dump truck-turned-swimming-pool. He and two others were found dead inside an SUV on Monday about a mile from Gandee’s Sissonville home. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that autopsies confirmed they died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. The vehicle was stuck so deep in a mud pit that its tail pipe was submerged; it is possible the gas flooded the cabin because of the clogged exhaust. In one episode, he describes fourwheeling as a stress-reliever: “This is my medication right here,” he says before getting stuck in a mud pit and blowing up his engine. And there was no place he enjoyed being more than behind the wheel in the woods, said Gandee’s cousin Ashley Gandee Lewis. Just two days before he died, Gandee had gone mudding with people he met Saturday at the grand opening of her general store in Proctorville, Ohio. “He said, ‘Let’s go!’ And they went,” Lewis said. “Mudding’s just taking your vehicle and finding the biggest mud holes you can get, and seeing how fast you can get through them. You can fish tail it sideways or get stuck. “It’s just about having a good time. It’s just about making memories.” Authorities said Gandee, his 48-year-old uncle, David Gandee, and 27-year-old Donald Robert Myers were last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday at a bar and they told people they were going driving off-road. The SUV was found by one of Shain Gandee’s friends next to a trail used by fourwheel drive vehicles, about 15 miles outside of Charleston. The network has not said whether it was filming Gandee at the bar Sunday morning or after he left. A four-wheeling charity event was being planned, with donations going to Gandee’s family for funeral costs. Jim Humphrey, a salesman at Mor- gantown Power Sports, said mudding is just a part of the Mountain State’s history. People who live near lakes and oceans buy speedboats and personal watercraft. People who live near mountains and mud buy fourwheelers, he said. “People around here just like to get muddy and have fun,” said Humphrey, whose dealership sells 40 to 50 all-terrain vehicles a month at an average price of about $6,500. West Virginia has an abundance of designated riding trails, including the 600-mile Hatfield-McCoy Trails network, which lets tourists and local alike traverse seven West Virginia counties. Local officials say riders have come from as far as Alaska and Canada. But Humphrey, who used to ride two or three times a week, said locals often prefer to forge their own paths. “That’s part of it, just the adventure,” he said. “Just getting away from work or whatever.” That thrill-seeking isn’t without risk. Statistics on off-road fatalities weren’t immediately available, but there were 588 ATV-related deaths reported from 1982-2011, the most recent statistics available from the state Division of Motor Vehicles. Of those, 144 occurred from 20082011. People more commonly use ATVs, not trucks, Humphrey said. “BUCKWILD” boasted millions of viewers during its first season and had already begun shooting season two, though it was not without detractors, including U.S. Sen. and former West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin. He asked MTV to cancel the show in September, telling the network’s president in a letter that the show profits off of “poor decisions of our youth” and that it plays to ugly, inaccurate stereotypes about the people of West Virginia. “MTV didn’t make those kids do anything that those kids didn’t already do,” Lewis said. “It’s not like they forced anybody to do anything.” Shooting for the second season of “BUCKWILD” has been suspended because of Gandee’s death, according to an MTV spokesman. Manchin was asked about the show again Tuesday during an appearance in Charleston, but he held back any harsh words. “It’s just awful for a young person, very bright and promising, to have this happen,” he said. “The series, that’s immaterial, it really is. This is all about family, it’s about losing a loved one at such a young age.” RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A night out on the town turned into a nightmare after an American woman was gang raped and beaten aboard a public transport van while her French boyfriend was handcuffed, hit with a crowbar and forced to watch the attacks, police said. The incidents raise new questions about security in Rio, which has won kudos for its crackdown on onceendemic drug violence in preparation for hosting next year’s football World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic games. The city also will be playing host to World Youth Day, a Roman Catholic pilgrimage that will be attended by Pope Francis and is expected to draw some 2 million people in late July. Three men aged 20 to 22 have been taken into custody in connection to the crime, which took place over six hours starting shortly after midnight Saturday, police said. The suspects have been accused of at least one similar attack, with a young Brazilian woman having come forward to say that she too was raped by the same men in the van on March 23, police said. “The victims described everything in great detail, mostly the sexual violence,” police officer Rodrigo Brant told the Globo TV network. “Just how they described the facts was shocking — the violence and brutality. It surprised even us, who work in security and are used to hearing such things.” The attack drew comparisons with the fatal December beating and gang rape of a young woman on a New Delhi bus in which six men beset a 23-yearold university student and male friend after they boarded a private bus. That attack touched off a wave of protests across India demanding stronger protection for women. Officials there say tourism has dropped in the country following the attacks. On Tuesday, Brazilian police were quick to emphasize to reporters the rarity of Saturday’s attack. “These type of crimes committed against foreign tourists are very uncommon,” said Alexandre Braga, the police officer leading the investigation. Officials from the local Olympic and World Cup organizing committees didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment about how the attack might affect their security precautions. Braga said the two foreigners, who were in Brazil as students, took a public transport van similar to those often used as a faster alternative to the city’s bus fleet. The pair were heading from Rio’s Copacabana beach neighborhood to the nightlife hot spot of Lapa in downtown Rio. A few minutes into the ride, the suspects forced the other passengers to get out of the van and then raped the female tourist inside the moving vehicle, Braga said. The woman was also beaten across the face, and the man was handcuffed and beaten, at one point with a metal crowbar. The three suspects took turns behind the wheel, driving the van to Rio’s sister city of Niteroi where they went on a spending spree with the foreigners’ credit cards. Once they hit the limit on both cards, spending around $500 at gas stations and convenience stores, the suspects drove the pair back to Rio, where the foreigners were staying, and forced the woman to fetch another credit card, Braga said. Although she was alone, she didn’t call the police or alert anyone, Braga said, “because the young man was still under the suspects’ control and she feared something even worse might happen to him.” The two were ultimately dumped by the side of a highway near the city of Itaborai, some 50 kilometers from Rio. After they managed to make it to an unidentified country’s consulate, officials took the two to the special police delegation that specializes in crimes against foreigners. The young woman has returned to the U.S., while the man remains in Rio to help with the investigations, Braga said. “The victims recognized the three without a shadow of a doubt,” Braga said. The Brazilian woman who said she had also been raped by the suspects last month recognized media images of the alleged attackers and contacted police. Another foreigner has said she’d been robbed by one of the three suspects, police said. Investigators are reviewing police databases to determine whether the three might have been involved in other crimes. Two of the suspects have confessed to Saturday’s attack, while the third denies any responsibility, Braga said. “They do not show any repentance,” he said. “They are quite indifferent, cold.” The suspects rented the van, which seats about a dozen people and has dark tinted windows, from the vehicle’s owner, who police say is not suspected of any involvement in the crime. Though they apparently had authorization to transport passengers in Niteroi and neighboring Sao Goncalo, the suspects were not allowed to operate the van in Rio, Braga said. “It appears they worked in transportation and sometimes engaged in crimes,” said Braga. Study suggests to train and arm school staffers WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools across the nation should train selected staff members to carry weapons and should each have at least one armed security officer to make students safer and allow a quicker response to an attack, the director of a National Rifle Association-sponsored study said Tuesday. Republican former Rep. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas made the remarks as a task force he headed released its report, which included a 40- to 60-hour training program for school staff members who are qualified and can pass background checks. “The presence of an armed security personnel in a school adds a layer of security and diminishes the response time that is beneficial to the overall security,” said Hutchinson. Asked if every school would be better off with an armed security officer, Hutchinson replied, “Yes,” but acknowledged the decision would be made locally. “Obviously we believe that they make a difference,” he said. Hutchinson said the security could be provided by trained staff members or by school resource officers — police officers assigned to schools that some districts already have. The report was released a week before the Senate plans to begin debating gun control legislation. The NRA opposes the main feature of the legislation, an expansion of background checks to cover nearly all gun purchases. But the group has long said the school safety study would be an important response to last December’s massacre of first-graders and staff members at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. At the White House, press secretary Jay Carney said administration officials were working with lawmakers to try to reach a compromise on legislation that could be supported by both parties. “The president has always recognized that this is something that would be a challenge but that in the wake of the horrific shootings in Newtown was an obligation of all of us to work on and try to get done,” Carney said. The spokesman commented as the White House revealed the president plans a trip next week to Connecticut, scene of the horrific shooting that spurred the new push for gun-control legislation. The aim of Obama’s trip is to build pressure on Congress to pass legislation. Obama also plans to focus on firearms curbs in a trip Wednesday to Denver, not far from last summer’s mass shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Obama and his allies — mostly Democrats — are trying to bolster prospects that Congress will approve gun legislation. Chances of such action on Capitol Hill have waned since the Newtown shootings. The 225-page NRA study, which Hutchinson said cost more than $1 million, made eight recom- mendations. They included changing state laws that might bar a trained school staff member from carrying a firearm, NRA-provided online assessments that schools could make of their safety procedures and better coordination with law enforcement agencies. The study drew immediate opposition from the American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.5 million teachers and other workers. “Today’s NRA proposal is a cruel hoax that will fail to keep our children and schools safe,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten. “It is simply designed to assist gun manufacturers” to flood the nation with more guns and large magazine clips. Hutchinson said the NRA dropped an earlier recommendation that retired police officers and other volunteers be armed to provide school safety. He said the idea encountered “great reluctance” from school superintendents. The NRA had suggested the retired officer idea just days after the Newtown killings. Several NRA-supplied security guards were at Tuesday’s event — unusual for an announcement at the National Press Club, a building that houses offices for many news organizations. Hutchinson said the NRA did not interfere with his task force’s work. In a written statement, the NRA said the report “will go a long way to making America’s schools safer.” 60401481 �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Page 4 Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Northeast drilling boom Obama image machine whirs as access narrows threatens forest wildlife Nancy Benac Kevin Begos The Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hawks swoop in and gobble up songbirds. Raccoons feast on nests of eggs they never could have reached before. Salamanders and wildflowers fade away, crowded out by invasive plants that are altering the soil they need to thrive. Like a once-quiet neighborhood cut up by an expressway and laced with off ramps, northeastern forests are changing because of the pipelines crisscrossing them amid the region’s gas drilling boom, experts say. Environmentalists have loudly worried that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may threaten water and air, though the Obama administration and many state regulators say the practice is safe when done properly. Threats to wildlife, though, have flown largely under the radar. But as studies detail plans for thousands of miles of new pipelines and related infrastructure, the dangers to biologically rich forests that have rebounded since vast clear-cutting in the 1800s are taking on new urgency. “If you wanted to create a perfect storm for biological invasion, you would do what the energy companies are doing in north-central Pennsylvania,” said Kevin Heatley, an ecologist with the national firm Biohabitats who works to restore areas that have been damaged by human activity. “You can only put so many bloody parking lots in the woods.” Energy companies, which say they are being responsible stewards of the land, have rushed to unlock the natural gas lying in the shale beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The gas has lowered energy costs, allowed the U.S. to lessen reliance on foreign energy and provided private landowners who sit atop well sites with a gold mine in royalties. New York, which also has large reserves, is trying to decide whether to allow fracking. The new energy development is “almost a spider web coming down to the forest,” said Nels Johnson of the Pennsylvania chapter of The Nature Conservancy, which estimates the state could see thousands of miles of new pipelines over the next two decades. Even northeastern states that have put a hold on fracking aren’t immune, because many import natural gas. The U.S. Energy Information Administration found that 245 miles of new pipelines were laid in the Northeast last year, and that figure is projected to grow. Wind turbine development poses similar threats, too. The Nature Conservancy says Pennsylvania already has more than 600 of the giant blades, with the potential for thousands more in coming decades. The total acreage taken up by the pipelines, wind projects and related development isn’t that large, but the open spaces they create allow predators and invasive species to permeate a canopy of trees that once kept them at bay. It’s not hypothetical, scientists say. Studies and observations have documented invasions. And just as with humans, the uninvited guests change the neighborhood. Forest fragmentation opens the door to invasive species such as the cowbird, a type of blackbird that normally prefers open land, said Bridget Stutchbury, a biologist at York University in Toronto who studies forest songbirds. “The female cowbird sneaks around the forest, laying her egg in other The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Our main number is (740) 992-2155. 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A report by the U.S. Geological Survey, released last week, found that in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna County, at the heart of the drilling boom, the number of patches or sections of forest increased by about 156 between 2001 and 2010, with Marcellus Shale drilling and related pipelines responsible for most of the change. The energy industry said that it welcomes original research, but that it should be seen in context. The Geological Survey report, said Patrick Creighton, a spokesman for the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, found that oil and gas activity affected less than 1 percent of the forest area in Allegheny and Susquehanna counties. That number may seem small, but experts say it’s a cause for concern, nonetheless. “As an ecologist, you can look at that and say, wow, there are going to be changes,” said Terry Slonecker, the researcher who authored the USGS report, who said it’s too early to know where fragmentation has gone too far. There is concern even at the numbers the USGS found, Stutchbury said, noting that without serious reforestation efforts “we can anticipate really big impacts not just on birds, but all these forest critters.” The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A photo of the Obamas hugging that was released on Election Day 2012 has become the world’s most popular tweet on Twitter. A dressedup version of Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, packed with charts and graphs, is huge on YouTube. A playful picture of the president cavorting with a 3-year-old in a Spiderman costume is a favorite online. It’s all courtesy of the Obama image machine, serving up a stream of words, images and videos that invariably cast the president as commanding, compassionate and on the ball. In this world, Obama’s family is always photogenic, first dog Bo is always well-behaved and the vegetables in the South Lawn kitchen garden always seem succulent. You’ll have to look elsewhere for bloopers, bobbles or contrary points of view. Capitalizing on the possibilities of the digital age, the Obama White House is generating its own content like no president before, and refining its media strategies in the second term in hopes of telling a more compelling story than in the first. At the same time, it is limiting press access in ways that past administrations wouldn’t have dared, and the president is answering to the public in more controlled settings than his predecessors. It’s raising new questions about what’s lost when the White House tries to make an end run around the media, functioning, in effect, as its own news agency. Mike McCurry, who served as press secretary to President Bill Clinton, sees an inclination by the Obama White House to “self-publish,” coupled with tactics “I never would have dreamed of in terms of restricting access” for independent news organizations. “What gets lost are those revealing moments when the president’s held accountable by the representatives of the public who are there in the form of the media,” says McCurry. Obama himself took note of complaints about limited access in his jokes last month at the Gridiron dinner, an annual event where political leaders, journalists and media executives poke fun at one another. “Some of you have said that I’m ignoring the Washington press corps, that we’re too controlling,” Obama said. “You know what, you were right. I was wrong and I want to apologize — in a video you can watch exclusively at whitehouse.gov.” Three days later, it was no laughing matter when the White House live-streamed on the Internet Obama’s meeting with his export council and allowed just one reporter in the room. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 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. Still, the White House rejects the notion that it is turning to new media it can control at the expense of the old, instead describing an all-of-the-above strategy. “From press conferences to interviews with national, regional and constituency press, to new social media platforms, we have worked to both expand the scope of communication and also deepen the level of engagement between the American people and the work of the White House,” says Jamie Smith, deputy press secretary. Statistics compiled by Martha Kumar, a political science professor at Towson University in Maryland who studies presidential communication, show how Obama’s strategy has differed from his predecessors’. In his first term, Obama engaged in 107 short question-and-answer sessions with reporters during events in the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room and similar settings. President George W. Bush, by contrast, had 354. By the same token, though, Obama held twice as many solo press conferences as Bush: 36 compared to 17. And in the first term Obama did 674 interviews — TV, radio, Internet, print — compared to 217 for Bush and 191 for Clinton. With interviews, the president has more power to choose his timing, questioners and format, in hopes of delivering a certain message in a setting that’s not always hard-hitting. In impromptu Q-and-A’s, the questions fly about anything and everything from the national press corps — and these wide-open opportunities to challenge the president on the events of the day have become increasingly rare. Even in regional interviews, though, Obama can and does sometimes get asked about breaking or embarrassing news of the day. “There’s no question that he’s opening and closing the door at his choice,” says Gerald Shuster, a professor of political communication at the University of Pittsburgh. “He’s controlling the flow as much as he can.” The will for presidents to get their story out without media intervention has always been there. 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Lopez Publisher 740-446-3242, ext. 15 slopez@civitasmedia.com Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Wednesday, April 3, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Obituary Charles Emmons Blakeslee Butcher, Emma DeWeese, Eli DeWeese; 17 nieces and nephews; and special elder caregiver, Sally Adams. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Anderson-McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Burial is in Beech Grove Cemetery in Pomeroy, Ohio. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the Boultinghouse Funeral Home in Rockport, Indiana, and from 9-11 a.m., Thursday at Anderson-McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the Meigs County Library and the Meigs County Senior Citizens Center. Friends unable to attend may send a condolence to the family at www.BoultinghouseFuneralHome.com. Charles Emmons Blakeslee, 102, of Rockport, Indiana, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Rockport, Indiana. Charles was born in St. Johns, Michigan, on May 17, 1910, to the late Archer Hoy and Mary (Risley) Blakeslee. Charles was a graduate of Michigan State University and Ohio State University. He held the title of Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University. He had been a County Extension Agent and Director of Meigs County, Ohio, Regional Planning Commission. He was a 50 year member and past president of the Meigs County Library Board, co-founder of the Meigs County Historical Society, past president of the Ohio Association of Museum’s and Historical Societies, 50 year member of the Rotary Club, White House Council on Aging participant, cofounder of Meigs County Council on Aging and 50 year Grange member. He is preceded in death by his wife, Daisy Lavender Blakeslee; siblings, Levi Blakeslee, Leonard Blakeslee, Gordon Blakeslee and Bernice Rice; and son-in-law, Melvin Circle. Charles is survived by his children, Patricia Ann Circle of Olathe, Kansas; Jennifer Sue Butcher of Rockport, Indiana; grandchildren, Marianne Harra and her husband, Lance, Mark Emmons Circle and his wife, Lisa, Jeff Butcher and his wife, Angela, Julie DeWeese and her husband, Jason, Jessica Butcher and her fiancé, Phil Eisenburg, Joanna Casey and her husband, Justin; eight great-grandchildren, Amanda Harra, Ryan Harra, Ethan Emmons Circle, Katherine Circle, Adeline Butcher, Lyla Death Notices Volunteers needed for breeding bird survey Bailey Maxine Bailey, 85, of the Wilkesville Community, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, Ohio. Burial will follow in the Curry Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. Hurlow William K. Hurlow, 68, of Groveport, formerly of Gallipolis, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. Services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2013, at Willis Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Swisher officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the funeral home on and on Friday prior to the service from noon-1 p.m. COLUMBUS — Experienced bird watchers are needed to fill vacant bird monitoring routes in eastern Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. These routes are organized by the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), which is used to track long-term population changes of many bird species. The driving routes also offer opportunities to visit scenic destinations in Ohio. “Ecotourism and destination birding are popular vacation activities, and Ohio offers opportunities for both through the Breeding Bird Sur- From Page 1 The CIT Youth training has also been offered in the county in February 2012, first training of its kind in the state of Ohio. The week-long class was organized by the planning committee of Andrea Weakly, Meigs County FCFC Coordinator Co-CIT Coordinator; Major Scott Trussell, Co-CIT Coordinator; Nancy Hill, Meigs County Juvenille Court; Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning; Robin Harris Deputy Director of GJMADMHS; Dr. Dorothy Boston, Woodland Centers; Abby Russell, Woodland Centers; Jennifer Holt Southern Local School District; Angie Harton and Margie Manley, NAMI Meigs. Crisis Intervention Team Training began in Memphis, Tenn., and was brought to Ohio in 2001. According to the CIT website, the CIT is made up of volunteer officers who are called upon to respond to crisis calls that present officers face-to-face with complex issues relating to mental illness. CIT officers also perform their regular duty assignment as patrol officers, in addition to serving as members of the CIT. The CIT officers participate in specialized training under the instructional supervision of mental health providers, family advocates, and mental health consumer groups. Speakers and presenters for the training included Detective Nathan Harvey, Gallia Sheriffs Office; Dr. Bobbi Reker-Dickason, Woodland Centers; Former Athens Sheriff Dave Redecker, Special Deputy Gallia Sheriffs Office; Dr. Roger Buck, Hocking College; Dr. Dorothy Boston, Woodland Centers; Reggie Robinson, Health Recovery Services; Dennis Martin, Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Alcohol Drug Addiction Mental Health Services (GJMADAMHS); Sheriff Joe Browning, Gallia Sheriffs Office; Chief Bruce Swift, Middleport Police Department; Assistant Chief Monty Wood, Middleport Police Department; Appalachian Behavioral Health Tour; Candice Walker and Megan Ihle, Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services; Major Scott Trussell, Meigs Sheriffs Office; Dave Mohler, NAMI Parent Advocacy Connection; Director Doug Lavendar, Meigs EMS and 911 Director; Abby Russell, Director of Children’s Programing Woodland Centers; Judge Scott Powell, Meigs Juvenile Court; Attorney Rick Hedges; Seargant Danny Leonard, Meigs Sheriffs Office; Pastor John Mollohan of Gallia County; and Mr. Fenton Taylor. The training was held at the Racine Fire Department, with food for the training provided by the Eastern Local School District PTO with the help of Principal Jody Howard. Following Friday’s training, the class was presented with certificates and pins for completing the course. Over 4,000 BBS surveys are conducted in June by volunteers across North America. Volunteers must be able to identify a wide variety of grassland, forest and wetland birds by sight and sound. Each survey route is approximately 25 miles long and is completed in one morning. The information developed from the BBS is vital to understanding how bird populations change over time, and how birds respond to changes in climate, habitat and land use in general. Cerulean warblers, Henslow’s sparrows and ruffed grouse are just a few of the species encountered along these routes. and white or color will be accepted. Photos can be emailed or printed off and submitted. For printed photos, please limit the size to 5-by-7-inches. All photos are welcome, current or historical, and will be displayed at the Meigs SWCD office, but only three winners will be chosen for the cash prizes. Photos will be judged by a panel of local experts and residents. Submissions must be turned in to the Meigs SWCD office by Friday, April 12. Photos can be delivered to the Meigs SWCD office at 113 East Memorial Drive, Suite D in Pomeroy (on the hill across from the Veterans Memorial Hospital building) in person or e-mailed to mtarian89@ gmail.com. The top three photos will also be displayed at the Meigs SWCD booth during the 2013 Meigs County Fair and at the Meigs SWCD’s 2013 Annual Banquet. For more details about Stream Sweep or for registration forms contact the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District at 740-992-4282. Sweep From Page 1 Officers vey,” said Nathan Stricker, Division of Wildlife biologist and BBS state coordinator. “A morning of bird watching and sightseeing in Ohio’s countryside can make a terrific weekend getaway.” Nine BBS routes need observers in Athens, Carroll, Columbiana, Gallia, Hocking, Meigs, Noble and Vinton counties. These routes take bird watchers through scenic, rural areas in Ohio’s Hocking Hills region, Appalachian foothills and the Amish countryside. Contact Stricker at (740) 747-2525 or Nathan.Stricker@dnr.state.oh.us for more information, or to volunteer. or other community groups are welcome. The winner of the 2013 Leading Creek Photo Contest winners will also be announced at Stream Sweep. This year’s photo contest theme is “Water and You.” The purpose of this year’s theme is to capture why local watersheds are special to you. This contest is open to Meigs County residents of all ages. Photos must be taken within Meigs County and relate to the theme. There is a limit of one photo submission per person. Black Winner From Page 1 est in inventions. Through the generosity of the Duke Energy Foundation, each of the 100 teachers of winning students was provided an iPad to be integrated into his or her classroom curriculum. “We are excited to see this technology reach the hands of teachers across Appalachian Ohio,” said Karen Monday, vice president of the Duke Energy Foundation. “The winning students showed such enthusiasm and creativity in their essays that we can only imagine what they can do with access to today’s technology.” More information on this year’s contest, including a list of all student winners and their teachers can be found at www. appalachianohio.org. The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is a regional community foundation serving the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio with the mission of enriching the region’s current and future quality of life. Gardner From Page 1 of questions, Meigs County Common Pleas Judge I. Carson Crow accepted the guilty pleas and proceeded directly to sentencing. Crow sentenced Gardner to an indefinite term of 15 years to life in prison, the mandatory term associated with the charge of murder. The single count of aggravated robbery was merged with the murder charge for the purpose of sentencing. Gardner simply sat with his head down as his sister and daughter of the victim, Robin Eurell, addressed the court. Speaking on behalf of the family Eurell said that they stood there in honor of there father, grandfather and great-grandfather. “We not only lost our dad, but our brother we once knew,” Eurell said. “We don’t know the person who could have done this heinous act.” She also asked if there was regret, remorse or sorrow. Gardner did not address the court other than answer the questions from Crow by saying “no,” “yes sir,” or “guilty.” Defense attorney Herman Carson, speaking on behalf of Gardner, said that the defendant wished he could trade places with his father or receive the death penalty. “He is aware that he caused the death of his father and how it has effected the other family members,” said Carson. “His preference would be to change places with his father, but of course he can’t, or receive the death penalty as he expressed early on to at least one family member.” In addition, through the guilty plea, Gardner waives any right to participate in his late father’s estate. Gardner has been housed in the Washington County Jail since his arrest in early December. He will now be transferred to a state prison. The case was investigated by the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I) at the request of the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. 60406054 �The Daily Sentinel Sports WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 mdssports@civitasmedia.com Tornadoes fend off Wahama, extend streak to 28 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — The streak continues … with a great big red bow on top. Visiting Wahama walked in the game-winning run in the eighth inning, allowing Southern to win its 28th consecutive regular season contest Monday night during a 4-3 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at Star Mill Park in Meigs County. The host Tornadoes (3-0, 1-0 TVC Hocking) led 3-0 through four complete, but the White Falcons (0-2, 0-1) rallied with two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh to force extra innings. WHS left the go-ahead run stranded at first base in its half of the eighth, then committed a one-out error to start the home half of the final frame. Trenton Deem singled and Danny Ramthun delivered a twoout single to load the bases, then Colten Walters watched ball-four miss the plate on a full count — allowing the Tornadoes to secure the narrow one-run decision. Southern outhit the guests by 7-5 overall margin and committed only one error in the contest, compared to three fielding miscues by the White Falcons. Half of the hosts’ four runs were also accounted for on those mistakes. Both teams also combined for 22 strikeouts in the extra-inning affair. Danny Ramthun was the winning pitcher of record, recording 12 strikeouts, two walks and two hit batters over eight frames of work. Hunter Bradley took the tough-luck loss while fanning 10, walking seven and hitting one batter. Trenton Deem and Chandler Drummer each had two hits to pace SHS, followed by Danny Ramthun, Brandon Moodispaugh and Cole Graham with a safety apiece. Moodispaugh drove in two RBIs, while Walters and Trenton Cook also knocked in an RBI each. Cook, Ramthun, Casey Pickens and Zac Beegle scored a run apiece in the triumph. Wyatt Zuspan and Mason Hicks each had two hits for the guests, followed by Demetrius Serevicz with one safety. Hicks drove in a team-best two RBIs and Kane Roush added the other RBI. Serevicz, Bradley and Zuspan each scored once in the setback. Kent Sanborn photo | southernohiosportsphotos.com River Valley senior Joseph Loyd leads away from first base during Monday’s OVC baseball contest at Rock Hill. Raiders fall at Rock Hill, 3-0 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com PEDRO, Ohio — The River Valley baseball team had little luck in its league opener Monday afternoon following a 3-0 setback to host Rock Hill in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup in Lawrence County. The visiting Raiders (0-3, 0-1 OVC) had as many hits as errors in the contest (three) and also mustered only five baserunners in the seven-inning loss. RVHS also failed to get a baserunner to second base in the contest. The Redmen, conversely, had eight hits and played error-free in their opening OVC triumph, which was exclamated by a pitching gem by starter Jonathan Joseph — who fanned a dozen and walked two in the completegame decision. The game was scoreless after an inning-and-a-half of play, but the Redmen plated a run in each of their next three at-bats to secure a 3-0 cushion after four innings of play. RVHS managed only two baserunners from that point on before going down in order over the final two frames, wrapping up the three-run outcome. Austin Davies, Joseph Loyd and Tyler Cline each had a hit for the Raiders. Dan Goodrich and Austin Barber also received a walk apiece in the setback. Nick Jeffers was the losing pitcher of record, allowing two runs, five hits and four walks over three innings while striking out three. Loyd worked three innings of relief, surrendering one run, three hits and four walks. Aaron Dalton led the hosts with two hits, followed by Evan Morris, Jonathan Joseph, Jordan Hairston, Corey Noel and Drew McClaskey with one safety apiece. Hairston and Noel each drove in an RBI in the triumph. OVP Sports Schedule Wednesday, April 3 Baseball Warren at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Ripley at Meigs, 5 p.m. River Valley at South Point, 5 p.m. Eastern at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Waterford at Wahama, 5 p.m. Softball Warren at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. River Valley at South Point, 5 p.m. Eastern at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Waterford at Wahama, 5 p.m. Tennis Alex Hawley | Daily Sentinel Eastern senior Maria Sharp (22) swings at a pitch during this March 30 file photo of a softball game against Meigs at Don Jackson Field. Lady Eagles blank Trimble, 10-0 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The Trimble softball team posted a final line score Monday night that looked a lot like a James Bond movie. Zero runs, zero hits and seven errors — or 007 for those who don’t know what a final line score is. Host Eastern made short work of the Lady Tomcats during a five-inning, 10-0 mercy rule decision in the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division opener for both teams at Don Jackson Field. The Lady Eagles (2-1, 1-0 TVC Hocking) needed an inning to warm up, but the hosts erupted for six runs in the second frame and never looked back. EHS tacked on three runs in the fourth to claim a 9-0 edge through four complete, then wrapped up the 10-run rule outcome with a score in the fifth. Leading by nine headed into the bottom of the fifth, Paige Cline received a two-out walk. Cline was substituted in for by Breanna Bailey, then Kiki Osborne lined a single to left to put runners on the corners. Tori Goble wrapped things up with an RBI single to left, allowing Bailey to score the game-clinching run. Osborne and Goble each had two hits apiece in the triumph, while Cline and Grace Edwards added a safety apiece to the win- ning cause. Osborne led the hosts with three RBIs, while Edwards drove in two runs for the victors. Goble and Sabra Bailey each scored twice for the Lady Eagles as well. Trimble managed only two baserunners in the contest, both of which reached safely on errors. Eastern committed a total of three errors in the contest. Grace Edwards threw a nohitter over five innings of work, walking none while striking out eight in the winning decision. Nikki Kish took the losing decision for Trimble (0-1, 0-1) after surrendering 10 runs, six hits and five walks over 4.2 innings of work while striking out four. Gallia Academy tames Tigers, 9-5 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The GalGallia Academy at Jack- lia Academy baseball team remained unbeaten this 2013 season following son, 4:30 a 9-5 victory Monday night over Waverly in a non-conference matchup Thursday, April 4 at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Ross Baseball Meigs at Athens, 5 p.m. County. The Blue Devils (3-0) found themGallia Academy at Fairselves tied at five through three-andland, 5 p.m. a-half innings of play, but the hosts Wellston at Eastern, 5 retaliated with four unanswered runs p.m. over their next three at-bats — alSoftball lowing GAHS to secure the four-run Gallia Academy at Fair- triumph. land, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy trailed 2-1 after Meigs at Athens, 5 p.m. an inning of play and was down 3-1 Point Pleasant at Ripley, to the Tigers after the top of the sec5 p.m. ond, but the hosts erupted for four Track and Field runs in the bottom half of the second River Valley, South Gal- to secure a 5-3 edge after two comlia at Gallia Academy Ro- plete. Both teams went scoreless in the third before WHS tacked on two tary Relays, 4 p.m. runs in the fourth to knot things up at five-all. Ty Warnimont led the fourth off with a single, then John Faro reached safely on an error. Gustin Graham followed with an RBI single that plated Warnimont, giving the hosts a 6-5 lead. Bobby Dunlap followed by hitting into a one-out fielder’s choice that plated Faro for a 7-5 edge. Waverly — which was outhit 11-8 in the setback — managed only three baserunners over the final three innings of play and could not muster a run across the plate during that span, and the Blue Devils added an insurance run in the fifth and sixth frames to wrap up the 9-5 decision. John Faro was the winning pitcher of record after allowing zero runs, one hit and three walks in two innings of relief. Vulgamore took the loss for Waverly in 4.1 innings of relief work, surrendering seven hits, four runs (three earned) and two walks while fanning three. Jimmy Clagg also worked two scoreless innings of relief to pick up the save. Ty Warnimont, Gustin Graham and Gage Childers each had two hits to pace GAHS, followed by John Faro, Justin Bailey, Brady Curry, Seth Wills and Cody Russell with one safety apiece. 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The Lady Tornadoes (0-1, 0-1) managed a run in the second to cut the deficit down to six, but Wahama answered with two runs in the top of the fourth to claim a 9-1 advantage. SHS countered with a pair of scores in the fourth to again pull to within six runs at 9-3 through four complete. The hosts rallied with two runs CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have discarded another quarterback. Colt McCoy will start over as a backup in San Francisco. McCoy, who became expendable when Cleveland signed veteran free agent quarterback Jason Campbell last week, was traded Monday to the San Francisco 49ers for two draft picks. The Browns confirmed the deal on the same day new coach Rob Chudzinski welcomed more than 60 players — including McCoy — for the start of the team’s voluntary offseason conditioning program. The Browns only said they received two “undisclosed” draft choices, but a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press the team got a fifthand seventh-round pick in this month’s NFL draft in exchange for McCoy and Cleveland’s sixth-round pick. The person provided details of the trade on condition of anonymity. The Browns now have seven in the fifth to get within four runs, but the Lady Tornadoes would never come closer the rest of the way. WHS plated three runs in the top of the sixth to wrap up the scoring at its seven-run outcome. Wahama — which has now won four straight after starting the season 0-4 — received two hits apiece from Rachel Roque, Sierra Carmichael and Darian Weaver, followed by Bailey Hicks, Elisabeth Hendrick, Shalyn Greer and Destiny Divers with one safety each. Maggie Cummins, Jaclyn Mees and Darien Diddle paced Southern with two hits apiece, followed by Kyrie Swann, Autumn Porter, Baylee Hupp and Ashlyn Wolfe with one safety each. Destiny Divers was the winning pitcher of record, allowing five earned runs, 10 hits and three walks over five frames while fanning five. Jordan Huddleston took the loss after surrendering 12 runs (five earned), 10 hits and five walks over seven innings while striking out five. picks in this year’s draft. McCoy is one of 18 quarterbacks to start for the Browns since 1999. The team’s inability to find a franchise QB is among the biggest reasons Cleveland has made the playoffs just once in 14 seasons. For a short period, McCoy showed promise of being the quarterback to revive the Browns. But he was flattened on a vicious hit in 2011, lost his job to Brandon Weeden last season and became the oddman out after Campbell’s arrival. CBSSports.com was first to report McCoy’s trade. Last week, Browns CEO Joe Banner said the Browns would not release McCoy and would look for a trade partner. In San Francisco, the 26-year-old McCoy will compete with Scott Tolzien to back up Colin Kaepernick. 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If you are attached, make sure that you include your significant other in your plans as much as you can. CAPRICORN demands a lot from you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Whether you’re dreaming or at an event, you are on the move. You feel passionately about the direction in which you are heading. If you listen to the voices on the sidelines, you might meet resistance. Your determination can’t be reasoned with. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You see life from a different perspective than many other people. As much as you might try to detach, your inner voice will scream passionately about the matter at hand. Calm yourself down before making any dramatic statements. Tonight: Pursue a favorite pastime. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH A meeting or get-together could give you quite a start-up kick, which will charge the remainder of the day. 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Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Wednesday, April 3, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Rock Hill rallies past Lady Raiders, 4-3 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com PEDRO, Ohio — The River Valley softball team suffered its first loss of the 2013 season in heartbreaking fashion Monday night following a 4-3 setback to host Rock Hill in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams in Lawrence County. The visiting Lady Raiders (2-1, 0-1 OVC) jumped out to an early 3-0 advantage through three innings of play, but the Redwomen (1-0, 1-0) rallied with three runs over the next two frames to knot things up at three-all headed into the sixth. The score remained that way until the bottom of the seventh when Sami Nixon started the inning with a leadoff single. Sami Dillon followed with a single that advanced courtesy runner Emmalee Ellis to third, then Jenna Layne brought Ellis home with the gamewinning run with a single — allowing RHHS to complete its rally bid for the one-run decision. Sami Nixon was the winning pitcher of record after allowing three runs, four hits and zero walks over seven innings while striking out nine. Noel Mershon took the tough-luck loss after surrendering four runs, 11 hits and zero walks over seven innings while fanning four. Ashley Cheesebrew led the guests with two hits and an RBI, followed by Chelsea Copley and Alexis Hurt with a double each. RVHS committed one error in the contest, compared to four by the hosts. Sami Dillon, Jenna Layne and Sami Nixon each had two hits apiece for the victors. Iannetta’s hit in 13th sends Angels over Reds 3-1 MLB teams honor Newtown CINCINNATI (AP) — In a game so long that everything became blurred, catcher Chris Iannetta had one thing clearly in mind when he dug in for his final at-bat. Don’t strike out again. He didn’t. Iannetta singled with the bases loaded in the 13th inning Monday, sending the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in an opener that set a few records and emptied both bullpens and benches. “Not what you script for the first day going on,” said Iannetta, who caught all 13 innings. The first interleague season opener in major league history showed what happens when first games are played in Ohio. Last year, the Blue Jays beat the Indians 7-4 in 16 innings in Cleveland, the longest opener in major league history. This one was a fitting follow-up at the other end of the state. And Iannetta was in the middle of it. He hit a solo homer in the third inning off Johnny Cueto, then grounded out and struck out three times, including with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to keep it tied at 1. “It was a long day at that point,” Iannetta said. “I’d had some pretty forgettable at-bats. I was just trying not to strike out.” Hoover walked two and hit Hank Conger — the Angels’ final position player — to load the bases with two outs. Iannetta worked the count full, fouled off a couple pitches, then singled to left. With that, the Reds were headed to a loss in their longest season opening game since 1975, when they beat the Dodgers 2-1 in 14 innings. “That was a heck of an opening day game,” Hoover said. “It would have been better if we’d have come out on top.” Mark Lowe pitched two innings for the win. Ernesto Frieri, the Angels’ seventh pitcher, completed an impressive showing by the Angels’ bullpen, which allowed only one hit over the final seven innings. A team that sunk $125 million into acquiring outfielder Josh Hamilton to upgrade its offense pulled this one out with a bullpen that has a few questions to start the season. “I’ve been hearing some mixed stories about whether that’s going to be our weak point,” said starter Jered Weaver, who allowed two hits in six innings and gave up a run on a wild pitch. “That’s what it’s going to take to win some key games.” Angels pitchers fanned 13 in all, their highest total on opening day. Shin-Soo Choo had a solid debut at the Reds’ leadoff hitter, reaching three times. He doubled in the third and came around on a ground out and Weaver’s wild pitch. The Reds also suffered their first injury of the season on the run-producing play. Left fielder Ryan Ludwick dislocated his right shoulder while sliding headfirst into third base on Weaver’s wild pitch. He’ll have an MRI on Tuesday to determine the severity. “The ground was a little wet, and when I hit the ground my hand stopped,” Ludwick said. “Normally, it slides with you. My shoulder popped out. This wasn’t the best opening day.” The bulllpens decided an opener between two teams that think they can contend for the playoffs right from the first pitch — which was a 92 mph fastball by Cueto for a called strike. The Angels’ biggest offseason move was signing Hamilton, who had a nostalgic start to the season. He started his comeback in Cincinnati on opening day 2007 after years of drug abuse. victims before openers NEW YORK (AP) — The names, written in script, streamed slowly down on the video board in center field at Yankee Stadium, of the 20 children and six educators who died last December during the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Fans in the sellout crowd of nearly 50,000 were on their feet, silent, as were the players on the field. “It was tough seeing all those names scroll through,” Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury said. Before their season opener against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, the New York Yankees held a tribute to the victims of the Newtown school shootings and honored first responders who rushed to the Connecticut school on Dec. 14. During the moment of silence, the honor guard included members of Newtown police and firefighters. Major League Baseball asked all teams to wear patches on their uniforms during openers to honor the dead and those affected by the shooting. Each patch includes the Newtown seal, a black memorial ribbon and 26 small stars. Washington general manager Mike Rizzo attached a patch to a lapel on his pinstriped charcoal suit. “It’s so we don’t forget about the people in Newtown,” Rizzo said, tapping the patch with his hand. “It honors them and keeps them in our thoughts.” Two of the first responders, Det. Daniel McAnaspie and Det. Jason Frank, spoke to reporters before the game at Yankee Stadium. The repercussions of the shooting still are felt by the police, many in therapy and some not able to work. “We’re getting each other through the days. We’re getting each other through the weeks,” the 41-year-old Frank said. “I can tell you within my 17-year career, I’ve probably spent more time the last couple months with individual guys than I have in my entire career, just for the listening, the laughing, the crying.” Both wanted to thank others for the support given to their department and to their community. “It was overwhelming at times,” said McAnaspie, 35. “We had police departments as far away as New Zealand sending gifts, teddy bears for our kids because we weren’t home for our own families. … It was humbling to see that that many people would come together for our town.” McAnaspie and Frank said they are fans of the Yankees, who are inviting about 3,000 children, families and others in the Newtown community to their July 7 game against Baltimore. “It means that we can try to bring a little bit of comfort to them,” Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera said. “We cannot change … what happened. 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