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According to the complaint filed on May 30 in Meigs County Court, Ritchie held Carl Bailey against his will at gun point. Abduction, as charged, is a felony of the third degree. According to a report from Sheriff Keith Wood, hours of negotiations failed, and officers with the Athens, Gallia, and Washington Emergency Response teams and the Meigs County Sheriff’s office took steps to remove Ritchie from his home. Wood said the officials used gas to help force Ritchie from the home at that time. He emphasizsed that every effort was exhausted prior to officers making entry into the home. Following his arrest Ritchie was transported to the Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare Facilility in Athens for evaluation. No one was injured as part of the standoff which began just after noon on May 20 when officers from the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office responded to a dispute call, with the situation escalating to a standoff status. Wood said that Deputies Adam Smith and Joe Barnhart responded to the initial call of a dispute between Jack Ritchie and his copartner in a vehicle business. According to the sheriff, the dis- pute escalated with Ritchie threatening his co-partner with a gun and then threatening Deputy Smith. Officers with the Athens, Gallia, and Washington County Emergency Response Units, the Washington County Sheriff and Ohio State Highway Patrol were on scene throughout the situation to assist local officers. Several other agencies from around the region were also there to assist. Commissioners approve resolutions Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com Tim Omark, 6 p.m. Friday in amphitheater Jeff Ray, 9:10 p.m. Saturday in amphitheater Festival fun for everyone Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The Gold Wings and Ribs Festival kicks off Meigs County’s summer of fun down by the riverside with two days of entertainment on the Pomeroy parking lot. On Friday morning motorcycles will be rolling into town, artisans will begin displaying their wares, food vendors will fill the downtown parking lot, and arrangements will get underway at the Court Street mini-park for the Saturday art show. Entertainment on Friday will begin at 6 p.m. when the Tim Omark Band in the riverfront amphitheatre. Omark is a singer/ songwriter who is known for his high energy show with unforgettable vocal work and impressive stage presence. The BBQ hog callin’ contest will be held at 8 p.m. with prize money going to the winners, and Billy Starrett and Hired Gun will perform starting at 9:10 p.m. Flags, a gift to Middleport MIDDLEPORT — Every year for the past 14 years, when Rich Hayes of London, Ohio, comes to Middleport to attend the Middleport Alumni Association banquet, he brings along 10 or 12 new American flags for the village to display. The flags are hung in village parks and cemeteries. According to the graduate of the class of 1963, they are provided each year by The Woodmen of the World Lodge One of Columbus. That group is credited with donating more flags than any agency in the country with the exception of the Federal Government. The flags are displayed on the flag poles at Middleport Village Hall and in Diles Park, Farmers Bank Park, and Hartinger Park, and at Riverview, Middleport Hill and Pioneer Cemeteries in the village. Again this year the motorcycle light parades will be a featured event on both Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 9 p.m. Something new for the motorcyclists this year will be a 1 p.m. Saturday guided tour and poker run. Kicking off Saturday’s activities at 10 a.m. will be the popular DJ Rockin’ Reggie who will be spinning tunes off and on all day long from the main stage. At noon there will be an open microphone for karaoke or coyote, followed by kids’ games to include a balloon toss, a hula hoop contest, cookie stacking contest, pickle spitting contest with junior and adult categories, and a stick pony rodeo. In the Court Street mini-park on Saturday an art show will be staged. Sponsored by the University of Rio Grande, Meigs Branch, the entries in four classes will be judged by vote of those viewing the show for first place prizes of $50, The four categories of exhibit are acrylics, oils, photography, mixed media and other which will include draw- ings, watercolors, charcoal and pastels, as well any other mediums of art work, according to chairman, Debbie Burke. Entries are still being accepted for display in the art show. Contact Burke at dkburke@hughes.net or call 740-992-4579 or 740-5082800 for information or to register entries. which are to be brought to the mini-park not later than 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. The Ohio’s Best Wings and Ohio’s Best Ribs awards ceremony will take place at 5:10 p.m. on Saturday. Also recognized at that time will be Art in the Park winners along with some of the other contest winners. At 6 p.m. Josh Oldaker will perform in the amphitheater, at 7 p.m. a teen karaoke contest will begin in the mini park with cash prizes for the winners, and at 9:10 p.m. the Jeff Ray Band will move into the amphitheater to perform as the Saturday night motorcycle light parade upriver begins to close out the 2013 Gold Wings and Ribs Festival chaired by Bill Quickel. POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners approved several resolutions during last week’s regular meeting. Two resolutions were approved for the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services for services provided through the Meigs County Family and Children First Council. The first resolution approved a contract with Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency as the Help Me Grow program central coordination provider. The second resolution approved a contract with the Department of Job and Family Services as the service coordinator provider for the Help Me Grow program. Both contracts begin July 1, 2013. A resolution was also approved as presented by Perry Varnadoe with regard to the bond issuance for the emergency room project. The resolution included changes to language in portions of the original resolution as recommended by legal counsel. The first public hearing was held on the critical infrastructure grant program. Two villages, Syracuse and Pomeroy, have expressed interest in being the applicant for Meigs County. A second public hearing will be held at a later date. A bid was opened from Ron Evans Enterprise Inc. of Jackson for the septic tank projects. The bid in the amount of $31,050 was referred to the Meigs County Grants Office. Bills were approved in the amount of $154,998,90, with $54,602.43 from county general. Minutes of the previous meeting were also approved. Present at the meeting were Meigs County Commissioners Tim Ihle, Randy Smith, and Michael Bartrum, clerk Gloria Kloes, Varnadoe, Denise Alkire from the Meigs County Grants Office, Del Pullins who gave the invocations, and Floyd Graham and Gordon Winebrenner from the Syracuse Board of Public Affairs. FAC announces summer programs GALLIPOLIS — The French Art Colony, regional multi-arts center in Gallipolis, is announcing a full schedule of summer programming for 2013. The non-profit arts organization offers classes for youth and adults, gallery exhibits, community events and live theater performances throughout the year. A highlight of the FAC’s summer programming traditions is specialty arts activities for youth. This year Gallipolis native and music theater professional, Maggie Roach, will present a series of summer camps, including: “Spy Camp,” June 10-14; “Broadway Stars Theatre Camp,” July 8-12; and “Once Upon A Time Adventure,” July 22-26. Roach will teach a variety of dance classes, from Pre-Ballet through Adult Ballet on select Mondays and Acting/Theater classes on select Wednesdays, for a 10-week series. The performing arts classes will begin June 10, and require advance registration by June 8. Additional arts experiences to be taught by Ms. Roach include: “Clue Come to Life,” mystery-themed lock-in on July 19; “12Hour Theater Project for Ages 12-18” on June 14; and “12-Hour Theater Project for Ages 18+” on July 19. All classes, camps and events require advance registration, call for details. The French Art Colony’s special event, “2nd Friday Submitted photo Live Music Series,” preMHS Alumnus Rich Hayes of London, Ohio, right, presents flags to Middleport Mayor sented in conjunction with Michael Gerlach for display in parks and cemeteries. Ohio River Live, is already underway. The next installment will be presented on the FAC lawn June 14, with Paul Doeffinger performing live. Additional “2nd Fridays” include: July 12, with Shana Smith; August 9, with Mark Ward and Jenny Walker; September 13, with Stillwater “Lite;” and October 11, with Paul Callicoat. These events feature food from Honey Creek Barbecue and legal beverages available for purchase. Those attending are asked to bring lawn chairs. An all-new event, “The French Art Colony’s Gallipolis Garden and Tasting Tour,” will be presented on Saturday, June 22, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The tour features nine gardens in historic, downtown Gallipolis, all within close proximity, creating a gentle walking tour. Seven private residence gardens, as well the French Art Colony’s Memorial Garden and the Grace United Methodist Church Memorial Garden will be featured. Eight of the tour sites will host tastings presented by local caterers or restaurants, including; Brad Deal Catering, Nybble Cafe, Crossroads Bistro, Tuscany Cuccini, Jimanetti’s at the White House, Honey Creek Barbecue, Laurel Valley Creamery and the Wounded Goose. Two wine samplings will be offered as well. A valid ID is required. Both events, “2nd Fridays” and “The Gallipolis Garden and Tasting See PROGRAMS ‌| 5 �Page 2 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Meigs County Community Calendar Wednesday, June 5 ALFRED — Orange Township Trustees, regular meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the township building. Thursday, June 6 CHESTER — Chester- Shade Historical Association meeting, 7 p.m. at the Chester Courthouse. PIKETON — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. at 1762 Zahns Corner Road, Piketon, OH 45661. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month in Room A of the Ross County Service Center at 475 Western Avenue, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. Friday, June 7 POMEROY — The Meigs County P.E.R.I. Chapter 74 meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the For The Record Meigs Local Briefs Common Pleas Court Domestic An action of dissolution has been filed by Ann C. McQuaid and James S. McQuaid. An action of dissolution has been filed by James D. Sheets and Penny S. Sheets. An action of divorce has been filed by Jade Brown against Christopher A. Brown. An action of divorce has been filed by Terri Salyers against Eric Salyers. A dissolution has been granted to Jackie G. Cantrell and Dixie L. Cantrell. A dissolution has been granted to Virginia L. Hart and Marty D. Hart. A dissolution has been granted to Jessica Nicole Rhoades and Jason Anthony Rhoades. A dissolution has been granted to Delilah J. Ritchie and James E. Ritchie Jr. A dissolution has been granted to Joseph J. Graci and Lorie Graci. A dissolution has been granted to Russell R. Burns and Donna Burns. A dissolution has been granted to Keith Jones and Wendy Phillips. A dissolution has been granted to Kimberly C. Allen and Scott C. Allen. A dissolution has been granted to Steve H. Dunfee and Terese R. Dunfee. A divorce has been gratned to Don P. Smith from Mary K. Smith. A divorce has been granted to Walter A. Ellis Jr. from Brittany N. Ellis. A divorce has been granted to Raschel Whobrey from Kevin Ray Whobrey. A divorce has been granted to Jack Morris from Frances C. Morris. A divorce has been granted to Buffy Jo Grimes from Mark A. Grimes. A divorce has been granted to Brent A. Bailey from Brandy S. Bailey. Civil An action of delinquent land tax has been filed by the Meigs County Treasurer against Home Creek Enterprises Inc. An action of foreclosure has been filed by United States of America (USDA) against Mary J. Teaford. An action of foreclosure has been filed by Farm Bureau Credit Services of Mid-America against Richard L. Barcus, Molly J. Barcus. An action of foreclosure has been filed by Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. against Robert Bradley. A civil action has been filed by BB&T Financial against Bernice J. Bourne. A civil action has been filed by United bank, Inc. against Anna M. Hatfield. A civil action has been filed by the State of Ohio and Pomeroy Police Department against Larry Wilson II. A civil action has been filed by the State of Ohio and the Ohio State Highway Patrol against Demetrius Robinson. Anniversary Party MIDDLEPORT — A surprise 40th wedding anniversary party for Dan and Sherry Abbott will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, in the fellowshi9p hall of the Middleport Church of Christ. Family, friends and former classmates are invited. Ohio Valley Forecast Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Friday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Friday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Monday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Monday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 46.05 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 21.07 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 87.63 Big Lots (NYSE) — 33.20 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 46.00 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 80.38 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 10.05 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.13 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 39.72 Collins (NYSE) — 64.92 DuPont (NYSE) — 55.79 US Bank (NYSE) — 35.26 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 23.66 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 54.07 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 54.04 Kroger (NYSE) — 33.95 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 51.94 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 77.00 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 22.34 BBT (NYSE) — 32.96 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 20.44 Pepsico (NYSE) — 81.63 Premier (NASDAQ) — 12.48 Rockwell (NYSE) — 87.49 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 14.71 Royal Dutch Shell — 66.38 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 48.04 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 75.94 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 5.83 WesBanco (NYSE) — 25.44 Worthington (NYSE) — 34.62 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for June 4, 2013, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Yard Sales CHESTER — The Chester-Shade Historical Association’s annual yard sale will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Chester Courthouse in Chester. Donations received 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. TUPPERS PLAINS — Fellowship Church of the Nazarene yard sale at the BP station in Tu9ppers plains, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. Also baked goods sale by God’s Pearls Women’s Ministry. All proceeds go to the church. Bridge Closing MEIGS COUNTY — The bridge on Township Road 447, Beech Grove Road, located approximately 500 feet west of Township Road 9, Romine Road, will be closed beginning Monday, June 3. This closing is necessary in order to replace the existing bridge. The project will be completed in approximately one month. Offices Closed POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed from 1:30-4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5 for staff computer training. The Office of Vital Statistics will be closed from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5 for staff computer training. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 6. Scholarship Applications SYRACUSE — Applications for the Carleton College Scholarships for Higher Education are available Mulberry Community Center. The speaker will be Sheriff Keith Wood with question and answer to follow. All members are invited to attend. MARIETTA — The Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District Executive Committee will meet at 11 a.m. at 1400 Pike Street in Marietta. Anyone with questions may contact Jenny Myers at (740) 376-1026. for legal residents of the village of Syracuse. Residents can pick up an application from Joyce Sisson, College Road, or from Gordon Fisher, 1402 Dusky Street. Applications are due back by June 25, 2013. Legal residents of Syracuse can qualify for scholarships awards for a maximum of two years. bound lane of Ohio 124 (located at the 63.91 mile marker, about 1.5 miles north of Reedsville) will be closed to allow for a bridge replacement project. Traffic will be maintained by traffic signals and concrete barriers. Weather permitting, both lanes of Ohio 124 will be open November, 1 2013. Immunization Clinics ATHENS — The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM), Community Health Programs offers free immunizations through the Childhood Immunization Clinic every Thursday. Created in 1994, CHIP strives to keep children in the region healthy by providing free or low-cost immunizations to protect against preventable diseases such as polio, rubella, meningitis and mumps. Free services are available to uninsured, underinsured and Medicaid-eligible children up to 19 years old. For additional information, or to make an appointment, call (800) 844-2654 or (740) 593-2432. 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. Ohio River River Sweep REEDSVILLE —The Ohio River River Sweep at Reedsville will be held on Friday, June 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Forked Run. There will be free t-shirts, pizza, chicken dinners, and beverages, according to Todd Bissell who can be contacted at 740-444-1388. Traffic Advisory MEIGS COUNTY — Ohio 143 (located just 0.25 miles south of State Farm Road) will be reduced to one lane to allow for a bridge replacement project. During construction there will be a 10’ width restriction. Traffic will be maintained with a portable traffic light. Weather permitting, both lanes of Ohio 143 will be open September 1, 2013. MEIGS COUNTY — The west- Exercise Program offered POMEROY — Open hours of the Meigs Cooperative Parish’s exercise room at the Mulberry Community Center have been extended to accommodate exercisers. They are now on both Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Cost of the program is $12 a month and all proceeds benefit the Parish. POMEROY — Water aerobics classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday at Kountry Resort. For more information call (740) 591-4407 or 992-6728. FAO reaches $1 million in scholarships funded NELSONVILLE — The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has announced the names of the 65 recipients of scholarship awards for the 2013 – 2014 academic year. Each year, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio offers scholarships to students across the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio. Available through donorestablished funds within the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, many honoring the legacy of a friend or loved one, scholarships are awarded through a competitive application process. Seventeen funds contributed to this year’s scholarships, offering support to students pursuing their education in diverse fields of study. Students across Appalachian Ohio this year will receive $107,950 to support their post-secondary pursuits. With this year’s scholarship awards, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio will have given over $1 million directly to support students, educators, and schools. Four of those students receiving scholarships were from Meigs County. Thaddaeus Ellis and Madelyn Thomas are 2013 recipients of the Bachtel Academic Scholarship. Ellis plans to attend the University of Rio Grande while Thomas will be attending Ohio University. Matthew Casci and Alyssa Cremeans are 2013 recipients of the Bachtel Athletic Scholarship. Casci plans to attend the University of Rio Grande and Cremeans will be attending Alderson-Broaddus College. In Meigs County, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio partners with the Foundation for Meigs County’s Future. A permanent endowment fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, the Foundation for Meigs County’s Future Fund was created to assist the Meigs County community in growing philanthropic resources to enrich quality of life. The Fund will make grants to support the community from its interest and earnings, ensuring permanent resources designed to address Meigs County’s changing needs over time. To learn more about the Foundation for Meigs County’s Future Fund, contact the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio at 740-753-1111. “The $1 million giving mark is a significant milestone for the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s efforts to support education and encourage the region’s students,” said Cara Dingus Brook, president and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio. “We are always excited when scholarship season allows us the opportunity to support students in pursuing post-secondary education and this year’s awards take on special significance as we celebrate all of the awards we have made to education.” The Foundation’s mission is to create opportunities for Appalachian Ohio’s citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy. Education is central to seeing opportunities for the region’s students. The Foundation’s $1 million in educational investments has therefore supported students through the Child of Appalachia Writing Contest and scholarships, educators with professional development funding and classroom mini-grants, and schools. More information regarding FAO’s investments in education, its scholarships, and a full list of 2013 recipients can be found on FAO’s website, www.appalachianohio.org. For more information about how you can contribute to scholarship resources and support FAO’s work to create opportunities for the region’s students and educators, visit www.appalachianohio.org or call 740-753-1111. Public’s help requested in search for cop killer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Investigators trying to hunt down the killer of a Kentucky police officer said Tuesday that tree limbs strewn on a highway exit ramp were used in the nighttime ambush, and they asked Nelson County-area residents to contact them if they had tree work done around the time of the slaying. Bardstown Officer Jason Ellis was hit with multiple shotgun blasts on May 25 after he got out of his cruiser to pick up the debris on the ramp in Nelson County on his way home from work. Police had been tight-lipped about describing the debris until they put out the plea asking for the public’s help to solve Ellis’ murder. The limbs had been trimmed but weren’t from any trees in the immediate area where the slaying occurred, said Kentucky State Police Master Trooper Norman Chaffins. “So we knew they were probably brought in from somewhere else, and that’s why we’re asking for the public’s help,” he said. The pile of limbs was big enough that any officer would have stopped to remove them, Chaffins said. Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin has said he thinks Ellis, a 33-year-old K-9 officer, was targeted in the slaying. State police detectives are leading an exhaustive investigation into the slaying that caused an outpouring of grief in Bardstown, a town of about 12,000 some 40 miles southeast of Louisville. Hundreds attended Ellis’ funeral last week and hundreds more lined roads to the country cemetery where he was buried. “We’ve had hundreds of tips come in, but we haven’t had any that’s led us to a suspect,” Chaffins said. “But it only takes that one tip to do that.” State police put out a request Tuesday asking Nelson County-area residents to contact KSP in Elizabethtown if they had trees trimmed or removed from their property around the time of Ellis’ slaying. The same request applies if residents saw tree trimming or removal elsewhere. Chaffins said it was “not necessarily the people doing the tree trimming, but tree trimming itself; that’s a start for us as far as following up on the lead.” As another part of the probe, investigators are continuing to review the arrests made by Ellis. Chaffins called it a “very meticulous and a very tedious task” as investigators look for any “red flag” that might point them in a particular direction. McCubbin has described Ellis as one of Bardstown’s top officers when it came to arrests, and that he made a dent in the town’s drug problem during his seven years with the police department. Meanwhile, reward funds in the case have surpassed a total of $150,000. Cincinnati-based restaurant owner Jeff Ruby recently put up a personal reward of $33,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case, spokeswoman Ashley Wartman said. Ellis grew up in the Cincinnati area. Ellis was a standout baseball player at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., and played minor league ball in the Cincinnati Reds system. He and his wife have two young sons. �Wednesday, June 5, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com IRS officials enjoyed luxury Apple enlists rooms at conference Winnie-the-Pooh Gravely Tractor Sales & Service upgrades and the welcome reception and breakfast provided by the hotel, were complimentary and did not entail the use of any additional government resources.” However, the report said the inspector general “believes that the costs for the conference could have been reduced if the IRS had not requested the numerous concessions from the Anaheim hotels and had instead negotiated for a lower room rate.” The IRS has been under heavy criticism since last month, when a previous inspector general’s report showed that agents in a Cincinnati office had singled out tea party and other conservative groups for additional scrutiny when they sought taxexempt status during the 2010 and 2012 election campaigns. At Tuesday’s hearing, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., said such an IRS focus was creating a “culture of political intimidation and discrimination.” He said the agency’s targets were “Americans who did what we ask people to do every day — add their voice to the dialogue that defines our country.” John Eastman of the National Organization for Marriage said that in 2012, confidential donor information that he said came from his group’s tax returns was posted on the website of a political opponent, the Human Rights Campaign. Eastman’s group, which is tax exempt, opposes samesex marriage, which the Human Rights Campaign supports. “You can imagine our shock and disgust over this,” Eastman said. Sue Martinek, president of the anti-abortion Coalition for Life of Iowa, said an IRS agent told her the group’s application for tax-exempt status would be granted if it sent a letter promising not to stage protests outside the offices of Planned Parenthood. She said the IRS relented a week after her group retained an attorney who sent the agency a letter defending its efforts. “As Christians, we knew we needed to pray for a better solution to unplanned pregnancy than abortion. Why not at the source?” Martinek told the committee. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., said many of the conservative groups have taken positions on highly charged political issues. “Let’s stop this charade of pretending to be just social welfare organizations. Admit they are political and treat them as such,” Blumenauer said. That prompted an angry response from Eastman, who said that to say “defending traditional marriage doesn’t qualify for defense of the public good is beyond preposterous.” NEW YORK (AP) — An Apple Inc. lawyer is using Winnie-the-Pooh and tens of millions of customers too to try to convince a judge that the computer giant did not manipulate e-book prices when it opened an online bookstore. 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She said victims of sexual assault are reluctant to report crimes to their commanders because they fear their allegations will be dismissed and they might face retaliation. Aggressive reforms in the military’s legal code are needed to force cultural changes, she said. “You have lost the trust of the men and women who rely on you,” Gillibrand said. “They’re afraid to report. They think their careers will be over. They fear retaliation. They fear being blamed. That is our biggest challenge right there.” Dempsey and the service chiefs told the committee they back Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s April recommendation to change the Uniform Code of Military Justice and largely strip commanding officers of the power to toss out a military verdict. That change is included in several of the Senate proposals including Gillibrand’s and is likely to be adopted by the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday in its version of the annual defense policy bill. But Gillibrand and several other senators said that wasn’t nearly enough. Several members of the committee noted that American allies including Great Britain, Israel and Australia have already have taken serious cases outside the chain of command. The U.S. military leaders said they had just begun to study the changes to see how they might apply to this country. The committee’s Democratic chairman, Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, opened the hearing by saying the problem of sexual assault “is of such a scope and magnitude that it has become a stain on our military.” Levin has not endorsed any of the bills. The military leaders didn’t dispute Levin’s assessment. “Sexual assault and harassment are like a cancer within the force, a cancer that left untreated will destroy the fabric of our force,” Odierno said. “It’s imperative that we take a comprehensive approach to prevent attacks, to protect our people, and where appropriate, to prosecute wrongdoing and hold people accountable.” While acknowledging the problem and accepting that legislation is inevitable, the military leaders insisted that commanders keep their authority to handle sexual assault cases. The Air Force’s top officer, Gen. Mark Welsh, said, “Commanders having the authority to hold airmen criminally accountable for misconduct … is crucial to building combat-ready, disciplined units.” But, their voices rising, female members of the committee complained that the military’s reporting process fails to recognize the seriousness of rape. th Joining Parkersburg Orthopedic Associates Jeff Warner Agency Nationwide Insurance 740-992-2975 • 740-508-1936 civil trial resulting from a lawsuit brought last year by the Justice Department. Penguin CEO David Shanks conceded that the Winnie-the-Pooh book looks “beautiful” in color on Apple products and not as good in black and white on others. He says “irrational enthusiasm” about the potential for 80 million to 100 million new Apple customers led the company to meet many of Apple’s demands in 2010. 60423334 restraints or safeguards until new rules were imposed in 2011. In all, the IRS held 225 employee conferences from 2010 through 2012, at a total cost of $49 million, the report said. The Anaheim conference was the most expensive, but others were costly, too. In 2010, the agency held a conference in Philadelphia that cost $2.9 million, one in San Diego that cost $1.2 million and another in Atlanta that also cost $1.2 million. All of these conferences would violate new rules imposed by the White House budget office in 2012 that cap expenses for a single conference at $500,000. In 2010 alone, the IRS had 13 conferences that cost more than that. By comparison, the General Services Administration was widely criticized for a 2010 conference in Las Vegas that cost $823,000. Spending on IRS conferences dropped substantially, from $37.6 million in the 2010 budget year to $6.2 million in 2011 and then to $4.9 million last year, according to the IRS. Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel called the conferences “an unfortunate vestige from a prior era.” Werfel took over the agency about two weeks ago, after President Barack Obama forced the previous acting commissioner to resign. “Taxpayers should take comfort that a conference like this would not take place today,” Werfel said in a statement. The inspector general’s report focused on the Anaheim conference, which was held for 2,609 managers in the agency’s small business and selfemployed division. At the conference, the commissioner of the taxexemption division, Christopher Wagner, stayed in a presidential suite that normally cost $3,500 a night. Wagner became chief of the IRS office of appeals in 2011 and retired this year. His deputy, Faris Fink, stayed in a room that normally cost $1,499 a night, the report said. Fink was promoted to commissioner of the small business and self-employed division in 2011. He still holds the position, according to an IRS spokesman. The actual room expense was far less, the report said, though the upgrades pushed the conference cost higher. Without the upgrades, the report said the IRS could have negotiated a lower room rate, as required by agency procedures. The IRS paid two event planners a total of $133,000 to organize the Anaheim conference. The planners were paid a percentage of the hotel room costs, which removed incentives for them to negotiate lower fees, the report said. Fifteen outside speakers were paid a total of $135,350. One was paid $27,500 for two one-hour speeches; another was paid $17,000. The IRS said in a statement, “Many of the issues raised in the report, such as the use of event planners, the receipt of room Nationwide is an equal housing opportunity insurer. Life Insurance underwritten by Nationwide Life Insurance Company. 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It was one of many expensive gatherings the agency held for employees over a threeyear period. One top official stayed five nights in a room that regularly goes for $3,500 a night, and another — who was later promoted — stayed four nights in a room that regularly goes for $1,499. A total of 132 IRS officials received room upgrades at the conference in 2010 in Anaheim, Calif., according to a report by J. Russell George, the Treasury Department inspector general for tax administration. The tax agency paid a flat daily fee of $135 per hotel room, the report said, but the upgrades were part of a package deal that added to the overall cost of the conference. The report was made public on the same day leaders of six conservative groups testified at a congressional hearing, where they told lawmakers they had endured abuse from IRS agents as they spent years trying to qualify for tax-exempt status. In often-emotional testimony, the conservatives described IRS demands for details about employees’ and group officials’ political activities and backgrounds, for comments they’d posted on websites, for videos of meetings and information on whether speakers at such sessions voiced political views. Some said it took three years to get their tax-exempt status; others said they were still waiting. “I’m a born-free American woman,” Becky Gerritson, president of the Wetumpka Tea Party of Alabama, tearfully told the lawmakers. “I’m telling my government, ‘You’ve forgotten your place.’” Federal regulations say that tax-exempt social welfare organizations can engage in some political activity but the activity cannot be their primary mission. It is up to the IRS to make that determination of their level of political activity, and some Democrats at Tuesday’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing noted that some liberal groups also have had a hard time winning tax-exempt status from the IRS. However, revelations about IRS agents improperly targeting tea party and other groups have led to investigations by three congressional committees and the Justice Department. One top IRS official was forced to resign, another retired and a third was placed on paid administrative leave. Tuesday’s report by the inspector general suggests the agency has struggled with management issues beyond the division that handles tax-exempt applications. According to the report, expensive employee conferences were approved with few �Opinion The Daily Sentinel Page 4 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Sesame Workshop project urges kids to visit parks Frazier Moore AP Television Writer NEW YORK — “Sesame Street” wants kids to take a break from parking it indoors, and head out to a park instead. A new project has recruited Muppet monsters Elmo and Murray to visit national parks in six short videos that encourage children ages 3-5 to experience the great outdoors, wherever it might be, and to apply scientific skills of inquiry to learn about these natural settings. The product of a partnership between Sesame Workshop, the U.S. National Park Service and its philanthropic offshoot, the National Park Foundation, “Sesame Street Explores National Parks” aims to promote science learning by kids through their experiences in national parks as well as local parks and their own backyards. “This is very child-focused, stimulating children’s natural curiosity and bringing that exploration to the natural environment,” said Rosemarie T. Truglio, Sesame Workshop’s senior vice president of education and research. Beginning Tuesday, the vid- eos can be streamed on partner organizations’ websites and social media channels, and will be made available to all national parks for use in their visitor centers, along with related materials for parents, caregivers and educators that propose activities to share with children. Each video features Elmo and Murray (in ranger regalia) as they meet with a park ranger from Grand Canyon National Park or Gateway National Recreation Area, which is located in New York City and northern New Jersey. In one video, the furry two- some are greeted by Ranger Shalini Gopie, who introduces them to the term “migrate.” “Migrate!” Murray echoes proudly. “That’s when you get a really bad headache!” He and Elmo soon learn otherwise from Gopie as she shows them migrating animals at Gateway such as tree swallows, redwing blackbirds and butterflies. “Children are natural scientists,” said Truglio, “and we want to encourage them to get outside and to explore the world around them using all their senses — to explore and investigate and learn.” While the videos portray a visit to a national park, they also aim to help kids make the connection between a national park and nature in their own neighborhood. “We have a concern that children are losing their connection to the outdoors,” said National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis. “As you show kids the habitats at Gateway National Park and the Grand Canyon, you’re showing them that there are similar habitats near them. We want to get these kids thinking, ‘Let’s move, let’s get outside, and learn something at the same time.’” The F-35 fighter jet – Protecting Equal Pay Act anniversary renews push for law’s promise American freedom and Ohio jobs Lisa Maatz Harry Prestanski Executive Director Ohio Veterans United A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent, non-partisan arm of Congress, held good news for the American servicemen and women tasked with protecting our freedom in hostile skies. The new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the most advanced jet fighter the world has ever seen, is on track and making exceptional progress toward the day when all branches of the U.S. military can feature this cutting-edge airplane in their arsenals. The GAO praised many aspects of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program, citing improvements in addressing technical risk, manufacturing and supply processes, and delivery rates. Increased efficiencies have cut labor hours by 14 percent and seven of ten 2012 management objectives were met, while substantial progress was made toward meeting others. As with any new program of this magnitude, there are issues that still need to be addressed. But it is safe to say that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is making the kind of progress we want to see. It is critically important that the F-35 continues to receive the full support of the U.S. government. This is the fighter jet that offers our military personnel the highest level of performance and capability possible. I am a veteran. When I served, I was very thankful for the effective, state-of-the-art equipment the military provided me. In today’s high-tech world, the F-35 is the tool our volunteer servicemen and women deserve and must have. We owe them no less. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter not only protects American national security, it supports our economy as well. Building this primarily American-made airplane will involve the joint efforts of 1,300 manufacturers and suppliers across the country. It will initially support 133,000 U.S. jobs, with total employment estimates of 260,000 jobs when the full rate of production is achieved by the end of the decade. Here in Ohio, there are 47 different supplier locations for the F-35. These companies provide familywage jobs for 2,876 Ohio workers, generating a $353,700,000 impact on our state economy. Despite its obvious value, the uncertainty surrounding military funding these days has called the F-35’s future into question. Downgrading our F-35 commitment now 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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We cannot allow America to become the weak link that jeopardizes the security of free nations everywhere. As you can see, I am convinced that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is essential to our national security, and to the economic prosperity of our state and nation. I ask my fellow Ohioans to join me in contacting our Congressional delegation and urging them to support full funding for the F-35. We owe it to our military and we owe it to our country. Harry Prestanski is Executive Director Ohio Veterans United, a statewide group that supports a strong national defense and defends traditional American Values. June 10 marks the 50th anniversary of the federal legislation that required employers to give women and men equal pay for equal work. Newsflash: It’s not working. This golden anniversary is more call for action than cause for celebration because women are still waiting for the Equal Pay Act’s promise to come true. But don’t think we’re waiting patiently—or silently. And don’t think you are immune from this pernicious problem. The gender pay gap exists for women in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It exists regardless of whether states have pay equity laws in place that supplement the Equal Pay Act, although several states do not have any specific pay equity law whatsoever. Unbelievably, Wisconsin actually just repealed its equal pay law. And the pay gap exists in states where governors are doing excellent work on equal pay: Gov. Peter Shumlin in Vermont recently signed stronger equal pay legislation into law, and Gov. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii and Gov. Mark Dayton of Minnesota issued Equal Pay Day proclamations this year. But until the pay gap goes the way of the dodo bird, every state has more to do. That means your governor owes women and families an Equal Pay Act anniversary “present.” And the American Association of University Women has the perfect idea for a gift. President Barack Obama recently ordered federal agencies to develop plans to address pay discrepancies among employees in the federal workforce, including evaluating policies for setting starting salaries and looking at how to promote greater transparency in starting salaries. Your governor could—and should—order state 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. agencies to evaluate and take action on their pay practices, as well. Your governor should do this because equal pay is everyone’s business. Families and communities are economically stronger when there is fair pay. Every day women nationwide work just as hard only to receive less. On average, women make 77 cents to a man’s dollar, and that number is much worse for moms and women of color. The gender pay gap starts right after college and compounds over a woman’s career. Even after accounting for all the factors that affect earnings, AAUW found that women just one year out of college are still paid almost 7 percent less than their male counterparts are paid. That’s nearly a year’s worth of groceries and 1,400 tall Starbucks coffees. Plus, women vote— and we deserve serious action on the issues we care about. Statistics tell us that every action available needs to be taken, and the Obama administration has provided a step that governors can take immediately. I’ll leave it up to you as to how you ask your governor for your “present” —Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, letter. But no matter how you decide to do it, I’ll guarantee you one thing. Unlike the Equal Pay Act, the technology you’ll use—even if it’s just a pen and paper—was updated in the last 50 years. Technology has changed. The workforce has changed. But the federal legislation designed to ensure women are paid equally to men hasn’t changed— and it isn’t working. Someday, women will celebrate the Equal Pay Act anniversary. But we’ll do so when we get what we were promised: equal pay for equal work. *** Lisa Maatz is the vice president of government relations at the American Association of University Women. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher 740-446-3242, ext. 15 slopez@civitasmedia.com Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Wednesday, June 5, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com Death Notices Gillespie Regenia Ann (Nibert) Gillespie, 60, of Gallipolis Ferry, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, WV. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Wyoma Pentecostal Church with Rev. Sonny Mayes officiating. Burial will follow in the Wyoma Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant. Holley Mitchell Charles Holley, Jr., Mason, died at his resi- dence June 1, 2013, surrounded by his family. Service time will be announced by FoglesongRoush Funeral home at a later date. Jordan Vonda Mae (Plants) Jordan, 73, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Monday, June 3, 2013, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, with Rev. Mathew Dotson officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thurs- day evening, June 6, 2013, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thevenir Shirley M. Thevenir, 72, Bidwell, Ohio, died Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 6, 2013, at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, Ohio with Pastor Eric Fannin officating. Burial will following in Vinton Memorial Park, Vinton, Ohio. Friends and family may call the funeral home from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5. 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To register new and existing cards, or learn more information, customers should visit ShopFoodland.com to begin accessing additional savings and coupons exclusive to registered cardholders. Review: Firing of ex-LAPD officer Dorner justified LOS ANGELES (AP) — An internal review by the Los Angeles Police Department concluded that rogue ex-officer Christopher Dorner was justifiably fired, a lawyer who reviewed the findings told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Civil rights attorney Connie Rice said the lengthy examination found no basis for allegations of racism and bias that Dorner made in a manifesto vowing revenge on his former colleagues and their families. The findings, which are expected to be made public this month at a Los Angeles Police Commission meeting, concluded that Dorner had a history of embellishing stories, misperceiving slights and making bogus complaints against his fellow officers, Rice said. He took more than twice as long as most officers to complete his training, was nearly incomprehensible during the hearing over his firing, and only filed a complaint against his train- ing officer when he learned she gave him a bad performance review, Rice said. The LAPD won’t comment on the findings until they have been publicly released and reviewed by commissioners, said police Lt. Andrew Neiman. Chief Charlie Beck ordered the review as Dorner was on the run after being accused of killing the daughter of his former union lawyer and her fiance and releasing the manifesto saying he would get even for being unfairly fired because he was black. Rice, a longtime department watchdog and frequent critic, was allowed to review the findings. “The firing was justified and his allegations are completely unfounded,” said Rice, who spent two weeks reviewing the findings. “This guy needed to go. And the question was, even if he needed to go, did the LAPD get rid of him in a way that was illegitimate? And the answer for me was no.” The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 Judge accepts insanity plea in Colo. shooting case CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A judge accepted James Holmes’ long-awaited plea of not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday and ordered him to undergo a mental evaluation — an examination that could be a decisive factor in whether the Colorado theater shooting suspect is convicted and sentenced to die. The judge also granted prosecutors access to a hotly contested notebook that Holmes sent to a psychiatrist shortly before the July 20 rampage, which left 12 people dead and 70 injured in a bloody, bulletriddled movie theater in suburban Denver. Taken together, the three developments marked a major step forward in the 10-month-old case, which at times has inched along through thickets of legal arguments or veered off on tangents. Holmes faces more than 160 counts of murder and attempted murder, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. He will now be examined by the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo, but it’s not certain when the evaluation will begin or how long it will take. Hospital officials have said that before they meet with Holmes, they want to review evidence in the case, which prosecutors said totals nearly 40,000 pages. Judge Carlos Samour Jr. set a tentative date of Aug. 2 for the exam to be complete but said he would push that back if hospital officials request more time. Samour indicated he still hopes to begin Holmes’ trial in February. Holmes, 25, shuffled into court with his wrists and ankles shackled, wearing a long, bushy beard and dark, curly hair that was slicked back. Samour read Holmes a five-page list of consequences of the insanity plea and asked if he had any questions. “No,” Holmes answered in a clear, firm voice. It was only the second time since his arrest that he has spoken in court, other than occasional whispered exchanges with his attorneys. The findings of the mental evaluation will become evidence in Homes’ trial, but they are not the final word on whether he was legally insane at the time of the shootings. The jurors will determine that. If their verdict is not guilty by reason of insanity, Holmes would be committed to the Mental Health Institute indefinitely. He could theoretically be released one day if doctors determine his sanity has been restored, but that is considered unlikely. If their verdict is guilty, jurors would then decide whether Holmes will be executed or spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Colorado law defines insanity as the inability to distinguish right from wrong caused by a diseased or defective mind. Marcus Weaver, who was wounded and lost his friend Rebecca Wingo in the shooting, doesn’t believe Holmes is insane but is grateful the case is moving forward. “As we’ve seen evidence and seen the case unfold, it’s become more evident that Mr. Holmes did what he did, and it had nothing to do with his mental state,” he said. The insanity plea is widely seen as Holmes’ best chance of avoiding execution, but his lawyers delayed it for weeks, saying Colorado’s laws on the insanity plea and the death penalty could work in combination to violate his constitutional rights. The judge overruled their objections last week, but on Tuesday he conceded one point: Neither Holmes nor his lawyers had to sign a statement or say in court that they understood the five-page list of consequences of the insanity plea. Samour originally planned to require Holmes and the defense to acknowledge they understood those consequences before he accepted the plea. But Samour said Tuesday he had determined that wasn’t required by law. Holmes needed Samour’s approval to enter the insanity plea because a judge had entered a standard not guilty plea on Holmes’ behalf in March. Prosecutors first sought access to the notebook when its existence was made public days after the shooting. Holmes had mailed it to Dr. Lynn Fenton, a University of Colorado, Denver psychiatrist who had treated Holmes. Holmes had been a graduate student in neuroscience at the university. The notebook’s contents have never been officially made public, but media reports have said it contains drawings depicting violence. The defense argued the notebook was protected by doctor-patient privilege. But Samour ruled Tuesday that under Colorado law, Holmes waived that privilege when he entered the insanity plea. Authorities say Dorner killed four people, including two law enforcement officers, during a weeklong rampage in February that led to a massive manhunt, authorities said. He apparently killed himself while holed up in a burning cabin after a gunbattle with police. The roughly 40-page report relied on about 80 documents, including 900 pages of transcripts from the Board of Rights hearing that concluded Dorner lied when he claimed a training officer had brutally kicked a mentally ill man during an arrest. He was fired for making a false report and a Los Angeles Superior Court judge sided with the department during a 2010 appeal. The review conducted by Gerry Chaleff, the LAPD’s special assistant for constitutional policing, also re-examined at least 10 complaints Dorner officially lodged with the department while he was an officer, Rice said. Programs From Page 1 Tour,” are ticketed events. The French Art Colony will present the 45th Festival Competition again this year, offering a unique opportunity for amateur and professional artists from throughout the region and beyond. Entries into the competition will be accepted on Sunday, June 16, from 1:00-5:00 and Monday, June 17, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Entry packets, with complete details, are available at the French Art Colony. Opening reception and award announcements for the Festival Competition will take place on Tuesday, July 2, from 6-8 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Award winners from the competition will be on display in the French Art Colony Galleries from July 2-31. All other works will enjoy a public showing in the Gallipolis City Park on July 4, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., as part of the Gallipolis River Recreation Festival and Independence Day celebration. A youth art competition, sponsored by the Gallipolis Rotary Club, will return this summer as well. Youth entries will be accepted on the same dates and times as the adult competition. All youth works will be on display in the Gallipolis City Park on Saturday, July 6, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Winning pieces will continue to be on display at the French Art Colony from July 7-31. The French Art Colony’s Riverby Theater Guild will present three productions this summer, beginning with the musical, “Annie”, based on the comic strip, “Little Orphan Annie”. Performances are scheduled for Saturdays, June 8 and 15, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., both days. Performances will take place at the University of Rio Grande’s Fine and Performing Arts Center. Also performing at the University of Rio Grande Fine will be RTG’s musical production, “Les Miserables.” The FAC acquired the rights to produce the musical soon after it became available in December 2012, following the successful film release of the same show. A large cast is currently in rehearsals for performances set for August 16 and 17 at 7 p.m., and August 18 at 2 p.m. RTG’s third summer production will be, “The Ladies of Harmony”, a comedy about six church ladies from Harmony Church. Auditions will be held on Monday, June 10, at 6 p.m., at the French Art Colony. Audition packets are available for pick up. Performances will be set for lateAugust through mid-September. Ticket and performance information for all three RTG summer productions can be found at www.frenchartcolony.org or by calling the FAC at 740-446-3834. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. 60412545 �The Daily Sentinel Sports WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013 mdssports@civitasmedia.com Ohio St. president retires after Notre Dame jabs COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University President Gordon Gee announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to “those damn Catholics” at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools. Ohio State initially called the remarks unacceptable and placed Gee on a “remediation plan” to change his behavior. Gee, 69, said in a statement that he decided during a vacation last week to step down on July 1. “During my days away, I also spent some time in selfreflection,” Gee said. “And after much deliberation, I have decided it is now time for me to turn over the reins of leadership to allow the seeds that we have planted to grow. It is also time for me to re-energize and refocus myself.” According to a recording of a Dec. 5 meeting obtained by The Associated Press under a public records request, Gee said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten conference because “you just can’t trust those damn Catholics.” Gee also took shots at schools in the Southeastern Conference and the University of Louisville, according to the recording of the meeting of the school’s Athletic Council. Gee apologized when the comments were disclosed in an AP story last week, saying they were “a poor attempt at humor and entirely inappropriate.” Robert Schottenstein, who as chairman of the university’s board of trustees condemned the remarks last week as “wholly unacceptable” and “not presidential in nature,” said in a statement Tuesday that Gee informed him in the morning of his decision to retire. “Clearly he leaves a rich and lasting legacy and will be missed,” Schottenstein said. The university named provost Joseph Alutto as interim president. Gee, a familiar figure on campus with his bowties and owlish glasses, has repeatedly gotten in trouble over the years for verbal gaffes. Ohio State trustees learned of Gee’s latest remarks in January, met with him and created the Submitted Photo University of Rio Grande left fielder Shane Spies, shown here watching the flight of one of his 15 home runs this season, was named to the NAIA Baseball All-America First Team on Monday. Spies tied the single-season school record for home runs and finished in a four-way tie for second nationally. He is just the second first team All-America selection for Rio Grande in baseball. Shane Spies named to NAIA Baseball All-America first team Randy Payton Special to OVP RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Shane Spies’ final season in a University of Rio Grande baseball uniform turned out to be a special one after all. The senior left fielder has been named to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2013 Baseball All-America first team by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Selection Committee. The 17-player first- and second team lists, as well as 35 honorable mention selections were announced Monday afternoon by the NAIA national office in Kansas City, Mo. Spies becomes just the second first team baseball AllAmerican in Rio Grande history, joining Tyler Schunk, who turned the trick in 2010. “We’re very, very happy for Shane. He put up some tremendous numbers, both this year and during his career at Rio Grande,” veteran Rio head coach Brad Warnimont said. “He’s got his name in the record book in some places where it could be there for a long, long time. It’s a welldeserved honor.” Spies batted .356 with 15 home runs and 54 runs batted in for the RedStorm, which finished 36-20 after a thirdplace finish in the Mid-South Conference tournament. His 15 home runs also tied the single-season school record previously set by David Robinson in 1995. The Polk, Ohio native also had 16 doubles and one triple to go along with 127 total bases, a .706 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage. “Honestly, it was breathtaking - a great personal accomplishment,” Spies said, when asked about his reaction to hearing the news. “It’s a great personal accomplishment, similar to being named the Conference Player of the Year or the Most Valuable Player in high school, only at a higher level. I want to thank my teammates for helping me earn it. I couldn’t have done it without them.” Prior to the start of post-season play, Spies led the MSC in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and total bases. Eight of his home runs came in conference play and he out-homered five MSC teams in league play, yet he still finished a distant second to Lindsey Wilson’s Manny Alonso in voting for MSC Player of the Year honors. Spies, who led the country in home runs for most of the season, finished in a four-way tie for second nationally in home runs, while tying for sixth nationally in slugging percentage and 15th in total bases. See BASEBALL |‌ 8 OVP Sports Schedule Friday, June 7 Track and Field D-3 Qualifying at Jesse Owens Stadium, 9:30 D-2 Field Events at Jesse Owens Stadium, 9:30 D-3 Field Events at Jesse Owens Stadium, 1 p.m. D-2 Qualifying at Jesse Owens Stadium, 1:30 D-3 Field Events at Jesse Owens Stadium, 4 p.m. Saturday, June 8 Track and Field D-2 Field Events at Jesse Owens Stadium, 9 a.m. D-3 Championships at Jesse Owens Stadium, 9:30 D-2 Championships at Jesse Owens Stadium, 1 p.m. remediation plan. In a March 11 letter, the trustees ordered him to begin apologizing to those he offended. But it appeared that several of Gee’s apologies came only in the last week or so as the university prepared to respond to the AP’s inquiries. During his comments to the Athletic Council, Gee said that the top goal of Big Ten presidents is to “make certain that we have institutions of likeminded academic integrity. So See RETIRES ‌| 8 Photos by Alex Hawley | Daily Sentinel Gallia Academy freshman Wes Jarrell competes in the high jump in the 2013 Division II regional finals Saturday at Athens High School. Gallia Academy advances one to state meet Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com THE PLAINS, Ohio — Gallia Academy is advancing one athlete to the state meet following the 2013 Division II Southeast Regional Track and Field Championships Saturday at Athens High School. GAHS junior Hannah Watts finished runner-up in the 400m dash with a time of 58.03 seconds, good enough to advance to the state meet. Watts finished ninth in the 400m last year at the state meet with a time of 59.38 seconds. The Blue Angels finished tied for 13th with Claymont, Tuscarawas Valley and Indian Valley with 17 points each. The GAHS 4x400m relay team of Abby Wiseman, Haleigh Caldwell, Breanna West and Hannah Watts finished fifth, just missing the state meet by 2.22 seconds. The 4x200m team of West, Wiseman, Taylor Queen and Watts and the 4x10m team of Queen, Andrea Edelmann, Kathleen Allen and Wiseman both finished eighth in the region. Queen took sixth in the long jump, while Hannah Loveday finished 14th in discus throw. Meigs’ only competitor Saturday was Haley Kennedy, who finished sixth in the 800m run. Kennedy’s three points were the only points for the Lady Marauders, matching Piketon and Buckeye Local in 34th place. Gallia Academy finished with four points in the tournament, matching Claymont, New Lexington and Circleville for 34th place. Jacob Click finished seventh in the 110m hurdles, Winston Wade was 12th in the 800m run, Caleb Campbell was 12th in the shotput and Wes Jarrell was 14th in the high jump. Out of 41 girls teams West Holmes took top honors with 99.5 points, followed by John Glenn (67), St. Clairsville (54) and Athens (33). Of the 41 boys teams St. Clairsville won with 48 points, followed by Cambridge (42), and a tie between Riverview and Tuscarawas Valley for third place with 35 points. The 2013 Division II OHSAA Track and Field Championships will be held Friday and Saturday at Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University. Complete results of the 2013 Division II Regional Track and Field Championships at Athens High School can be found online at www.baumspage.com GAHS senior Breanna West (right) passes the baton to senior Abby Wiseman (left) during the 4x200m relay at Athens High School in the Division II regional final Saturday. Meigs sophomore Haley Kennedy (left) runs in front of the Fairland’s Jessica Price (right) during the 800m run at the Division II regional final at Athens High School. Heat, Spurs to play for NBA title MIAMI (AP) — No more sitting out stars, and for the San Antonio Spurs, no more sitting around. Finally, the NBA Finals matchup is set, and the Miami Heat will either win a second straight championship or the Spurs will go a perfect 5 for 5 in the title round while denying LeBron James a ring for the second time. The Heat earned their third consecutive Eastern Conference title on Monday night, beating the Indiana Pacers 99-76 in Game 7 of their series. So it’s Heat vs. Spurs for the Larry O’Brien Trophy, a series that will begin Thursday in Miami, on the same floor where the Heat and James finished off Oklahoma City to win last season’s title. Miami is looking for its third championship, San Antonio its fifth. And for James, it’s a chance to erase a memory that has stung him for six years. His first trip to the finals came when he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007, and it was ugly — the Spurs winning in a four-game sweep for what was their fourth title. San Antonio has not won the West since, so maybe it’s fitting that its return comes against James, albeit with the now four-time MVP in a different uniform. “Obviously, I needed more,” James said. “Our team, we were really good, but we weren’t great. And that was a great team. We lost to a better team. So I understand that we needed more. We continued to get better over the years, but we never got to that level.” When that series was over, Spurs forward Tim Duncan approached James in a quiet moment and offered some words of encouragement about his budding superstardom. 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There is a fee and campers are asked to bring a baseball glove, baseball pants or shorts, batting gloves, cleats or tennis shoes, as well as a bat and a drink if so desired. For additional information contact Rich Corvin at (740) 645-4801. 2013 Capehart Tri-County Junior Golf League POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The 2013 Frank Capehart Tri-County junior golf league begins play on Thursday, June 6, at Hidden Valley Golf Course in Point Pleasant. Play is open to boys and girs for the following age groups: 10-under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 1718. Registration for play is between 8:30 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. and play begins at 9 a.m. There is a fee but lunch is included. Wednesday, June 5, 2013 From Page 6 Blue Angels Youth Basketball Camp CENTENARY, Ohio — The Gallia Academy girls basketball program will be holding the Blue Angel Youth Girls Basketball Camp for students entering grades 3-6 from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, through Saturday, June 22, at the GAHS gymnasium. The camp is structured to teach the fundamentals of the game and players will be taught fundamentals through individual and group drills by the Blue Angel varsity coaches and players. All campers will get a Blue Angel basketball t-shirt and will be able to compete for prizes at the last day of camp. There is a signup fee for each player and a discounted rate for families with two or more campers. For more information, contact GAHS varsity girls coach Joe Justice at (740) 645-0080 or by email at joe.justice@gc.k.12.oh.us James’ star level is now meteoric. He’ll have a chance to not only win consecutive championships, but consecutive regular-season and finals MVPs as well. “The best player in the world,” is how Indiana coach Frank Vogel described James. When the Heat and Spurs play on Thursday night, it will mark their third meeting of the season. It may as well be the first. Miami won both games this season, though it’s doubtful much of anything worthwhile could be gleaned for the scouting reports from those contests. The Spurs sat four regulars in the first meeting, and drew a $250,000 fine from the NBA after coach Gregg Popovich’s decision to send Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Danny Green and Tony Parker home before the game and at the end of a long road trip. Predictably, Popovich’s decision was immediately subject to scrutiny, and he even joked in his pre- game media availability that night that the crowd of journalists around him resembled what he’d see in an NBA Finals setting. Which, come Wednesday when both teams will practice in Miami, is exactly what Popovich will see. It’ll be a finals that have a clash of on-court, off-court and even cultural styles. The Heat play a flashier brand of basketball, have stars who are some of the world’s best-known — and best-paid — endorsers of products, and have had no choice but to embrace a constant spotlight. The Spurs, meanwhile, seem to revel in shunning any sort of extra attention. “I wouldn’t say we avoid the attention, but I don’t think we’re out seeking it,” Spurs forward Matt Bonner said. “Our team culture starts with our leadership, guys like Timmy and Coach Pop, that we focus on ourselves and what we need to do to complete the task, get the job done. Whatever attention we get outside of that, I don’t think we run from it, but we’re not out seeking it. At least, I think so. I hope so.” When the teams met in San Antonio in late March, Miami’s 27-game winning streak — the second-best run in NBA history — had just ended, so the Heat kept James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers out while dealing with injuries. And Miami prevailed anyway behind Chris Bosh, who hit a late 3-pointer to seal an 88-86 victory. Nobody will be resting anybody on Thursday night. The Spurs, who will have been idle for more than a week by the time Game 1 starts, finally know who stands in their way. “I think the latter part of these days are kind of getting kind of long,” Duncan said Monday. “But good preparation, good recovery time, all that stuff. Just anxious to know our opponent and start preparing for them.” The Spurs have been going live in practice, trying their best to stay sharp. “It’s just long. It’s long,” Parker said of the layoff. “Wish we could play like right now.” Soon enough, he’ll get his wish. contest. His four walks against Ohio-Chillicothe on March 12 also tied a single-game school record. The two-time first team All-MSC selection also finished his Rio Grande career as the school record holder in home runs (31) and runs batted in (131). “It’s nice to see the hard work, the sacrifice and the dedication pay off,” he said. “Sometimes, it’s a lot easier to lay in bed than it is to get up at 6 a.m. and try to make yourself a better player.” Spies was the only player from a Mid-South Conference school named to either the first or second units. Alonso and Darren Travers from Lindsey Wilson and Cumberland University’s Anthony Gomez were among those on the honorable mention list. Oklahoma Baptist’s Matt Page, one of the three play- ers Spies tied with on the national home run leaders list, was named the NAIA Player of the Year. “I also want to thank Teddy Tom, the head coach at Shawnee State, for helping to push me at the national level,” Spies said. “It’s much appreciated.” The golf league will also play on June 13 at Cliffside Golf Course, June 20 at The Meigs County Golf Course, June 27 at Riverside Golf Club and the final week will be July 1 at Hidden Valley Golf Course. For additional information contact Jeff Slone (740) 256-6160, Jan Haddox (304) 675-3388 or Bob Blessing (304) 675-6135. Baseball From Page 6 “It’s quite an honor,” Spies said. “I thought I might have a chance (of being named to the team) because I put up some pretty good numbers compared to other players in the country and I hit 15 jacks playing in Ohio where we played half of our season during the winter.” Spies set a single-game school record when he drove in eight runs in a win over Roosevelt (IL) University on February 16, while also tying the singlegame school record of three doubles in the same Retires From Page 6 you won’t see us adding Louisville.” After laughter from the audience, Gee added that the Big Ten wouldn’t add the University of Kentucky, either. When asked by a questioner how to respond to SEC fans who say the Big Ten can’t count because it now has 14 members, Gee said: “You tell the SEC when they can learn to Apartments/Townhouses MUST SEE: Lg 3 BR, 2 full bath apt. 2000sq ft. Over Huttons Car Wash. 750 per mo. Includes gas, water & trash. 304-372-6094. 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Sometimes you are taken aback by a friend’s requests. Your intensity might be a bit much for others, as you tend to respond with knee-jerk answers. If you are single, many people gravitate toward you. Be aware that you seem to attract suitors who are emotionally unavailable. If you are attached, share more of your authentic self with your sweetie. You will find that you are far more in tune with each other. TAURUS can be blunt. 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 You might want to talk money and weigh a risk. Try to get as much information as you can, but understand that everything could change quickly. A partner you count on could become way too controlling for your taste. Tonight: Go shopping for a new item or two. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Be ready for nearly anything. You easily might become overwhelmed by everything that is going on around you right now. Maintain an even pace, and figure out what is needed. Don’t push too hard. You seem to be a lucky charm for friends and loved ones. Tonight: As you like. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Pull back a bit and observe more. You might not be sure as to what you’re hearing, so start asking questions. Is it possible that someone is being intentionally vague? Think positively, but remember to say little. Tonight: Get as much R and R as possible -- you’re going to need it! CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might want to rethink a personal matter before expressing your thoughts. You could be out of sorts, emotionally. Are you revealing too much of your thoughts at the present moment? A partner could be controlling. Give him or her some space. Tonight: Where the action is. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Honor a boss’s request, but know your limits. Focus on the here-and-now. You easily could be distracted, as an aspect of your daily life is subject to change. You will want more space and the freedom to work on projects at your own pace. Tonight: Out till the wee hours. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You’ll ask rapid-fire questions and expect answers. What becomes obvious is that you know the answers -- you just haven’t taken the time to realize it. Reassess a situation according to news that filters in. Return a call to someone at a distance. Tonight: Consider taking a trip. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Communicating on a oneon-one level with others will produce a stronger response than you might have thought possible. Evaluate what is happening behind the scenes that others might not be aware of. Consider sharing a secret with a close loved one. Tonight: Togetherness. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your words affect others far more deeply than you thought possible. Take your time when thinking about how to approach someone without being so intrusive. A conversation will help you understand the mechanisms at work. Tonight: Go with someone else’s suggestion. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You could be full of ideas and as spunky as can be, but responsibilities call. Settling in could take a substantial amount of discipline. Lighten up in your dealings with a partner. This person often is a stickler. Tonight: Exercise, even if it is just walking the dog after dinner. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH While others might be dumbfounded, you’ll come up with ideas left and right. Unfortunately, not everyone’s mind works like yours. Someone could have difficulty digesting the information. Be patient and compassionate. Tonight: Tap into your imagination. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Getting your mind off a personal matter could be challenging, at best. Consider taking some time off to work through the issue in question. When you feel undermined in one area of your life, it can be difficult to focus on the rest! Tonight: Buy a favorite treat on the way home. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Keep communication moving. Even if you feel as if someone is being controlling, try not to make it an issue. Rethink your role in the present situation. You can close someone off quite easily, which might make others feel at a loss. Tonight: Hang out with your friends. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Page 10 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Big Ten hooks up with Pinstripe Bowl for 8 years NEW YORK (AP) — The Big Ten and the Pinstripe Bowl have agreed to an 8-year deal that the conference hopes will help claim New York as its territory. The conference’s affiliation with the three-year-old bowl game will begin in 2014. “When we began planning we had an objective to end up in New York at the New Era Pinstripe Bowl,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said Monday during a news conference at Yankee Stadium. “We’re in the east now with Maryland and Rutgers. Not only is New York the financial capital, sports capital of the country, but it is the place you need to be if you truly want to present a national slate of bowl games.” Delany appeared with Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and team president Randy Levine, and other Yankees officials. “No doubt having the Big Ten is going to take (the Pinstripe Bowl) to new heights,” Steinbrenner said. “My family can definitely be considered a Big Ten family. My mother went to Ohio State. Dad (the late George Steinbrenner) coached football at Northwestern and Purdue. So from a family standpoint we’re very excited.” The Big Ten will take the Big 12’s place in the game. It was a natural addition to the Big Ten’s bowl lineup after the league invited Rutgers, located in nearby Piscataway, N.J., and Maryland. Those schools will join the Big Ten in 2014. The Pinstripe Bowl has been matching the Big East against the Big 12 since it started in 2010. The Big East has won all three Pinstripe Bowls so far, with Syracuse winning two and Rutgers one. But the Big East is about to become the American Athletic Conference and neither Syracuse nor Rutgers will be in the league by 2014. The Atlantic Coast Conference is the front-runner to land the other spot in the Pinstripe Bowl, though the American has been working to maintain a relationship with the postseason game its officials helped start. Syracuse is joining the ACC with another former Big East member, Pittsburgh, this year. Louisville leaves for the ACC next year. Pinstripe Bowl Executive Director Mark Holtzman declined to comment on which conference will be matched against the Big Ten, but said an announcement will likely come within the next couple weeks. Yankees had hoped to land the Big Ten when the bowl first started, but the league was hesitant to align itself with a startup game. “The bowl has got a track record now, it’s built some momentum. I think the Big East and the Big 12 contributed to that,” Delany said. “I think if we hadn’t expanded we would have had a great interest. I think having expanded it really drove home the decision for us.” Delany said the Big Ten will not be locked into sending a team from a specific slot in the standings to the Pinstripe Bowl — or to any of its bowls outside the College Football Playoff system. “All of us in college football are making an effort to sort of change from a system of pure selection to a system of working with the bowl and the conference to place a team that makes sense,” he said. “That means for us we’re going to try to get over an 8-year period, a minimum of six and a maximum of eight different teams here.” Deacon Jones of famed Fearsome Foursome dead at 74 John Sleezer | Kansas City Star | MCT photo Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson (33) plows through the Kansas City Chiefs defensive line in the third quarter as the Cleveland Browns beat the Kansas City Chiefs 30-7, Dec. 9, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland RB Richardson sits out Browns practice BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson will not participate in any minicamp practices this week because of a lower right leg strain. Coach Rob Chudzinski said the second-year pro is being held out of the threeday session “strictly as a precaution,” but should be ready for the start of training camp July 26. Richardson rushed for a team-high 950 yards and scored 12 touchdowns last season. “We don’t want his muscle strain to get any worse, so we’re going to rest him now and give him a full summer to prepare,” Chudzinski said Tuesday following the first minicamp workout. “He could have went out, if necessary, and practiced these next few days, but we just didn’t see any sense in it. “My expectation is he’ll be out there, ready to go, for us on the first day of training camp.” Richardson, the third overall draft pick in 2012 out of Alabama, sat out Cleveland’s final set of organized team activities last week with the injury. At the time, he vowed, “Injury-prone is not going to be me.” The Browns did not permit Richardson to speak with the media following practice, but said he would address the subject Wednesday. The 5-foot-9, 230-pound back walked off the field without a limp and did not acknowledge the reporters following him. Chudzinski, though, did his best to downplay the severity of Richardson’s injury, which occurred in early May while running at Cleveland’s team headquarters. “I don’t know the medical (risks going forward), but he’s got a strain right now,” the first-year coach said. “I’m not concerned about anything else at this stage. “My only concern, really, is Trent needing to stay into it mentally while he’s out. So far, he’s done a great job taking mental reps and getting into game shape.” While his teammates ran position drills and 11-on11 sets, Richardson alternated between riding the bike, lifting kettle bells and medicine balls, and working with exercise ropes. Montario Hardesty and Chris Ogbonnaya lined up together in the backfield on Cleveland’s first-team of- fense, while Brandon Jackson and Dion Lewis worked with the lower units. “This is a good opportunity for other guys to get extra reps right now,” Chudzinski said. “On April 1, I said this was a fresh start for everyone. I’m really pleased with the effort and energy I’ve seen from all of them so far.” The 6-foot, 225-pound Hardesty served as Richardson’s backup in 2012, rushing for a career-high 271 yards and one touchdown. His 4.2-yard average per carry led the Browns, and was significantly higher than Richardson (3.6). Hardesty was chosen by Cleveland in the second round of the 2010 draft, but didn’t make his NFL debut until the next season after undergoing his second reconstructive knee surgery. “Montario has done a great job in the weight room, putting muscle on,” Chudzinski said. “He’s got natural instincts as a runner that you can’t teach. I’ve also been impressed with the way he’s caught the ball. I don’t think he’s dropped one pass yet this offseason.” ANAHEIM, Ca. (AP) —David “Deacon” Jones, the original sackmaster, has died. The Hall of Fame defensive end, credited with coining the word “sack” for how he knocked down quarterbacks, was 74. The Washington Redskins said Jones died of natural causes at his home in Southern California on Monday night. “Deacon Jones was one of the greatest players in NFL history. Off the field, he was a true giant,” said Redskins general manager Bruce Allen, whose father, George, coached Jones with the Los Angeles Rams. “His passion and spirit will continue to inspire those who knew him. He was a cherished member of the Allen family and I will always consider him my big brother.” Because sacks didn’t become an official statistic until 1982, Jones’ total is uncertain. His impact as a premier pass rusher and team leader is not. Jones was the leader of the Rams’ Fearsome Foursome unit from 1961-71 and then played for San Diego for two seasons before finishing his career with the Redskins in 1974. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and made the league’s 75th anniversary all-time squad. “Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career,” said former teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood. Jones made the Pro Bowl every year from 1964-70 and played in eight overall. He combined with fellow Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, Rosey Grier and Lamar Lundy on a defensive line that at times was unblockable. Olsen died in March 2010 at age 69 and Lundy died in February 2007 at 71. Grier, who is 80, is the only surviving member of the Fearsome Foursome. George Allen, who coached the Fearsome Foursome, called Jones the “greatest defensive end of modern football.” The Allen family had Jones present George Allen for his Hall of Fame induction in 2002. The Rams’ stats show Jones with 159 1/2 sacks for them and 173 1/2 for his career — all unofficial, of course. Jones also was one of the most durable players, missing just five games in his 14 pro seasons. A 14th-round draft pick in 1961 out of Mississippi Valley State, which later produced Jerry Rice, Jones was the first defensive lineman with 100 solo tackles, reaching that mark in 1967. “The thing we’ve got to remember being players in this era is to really respect the game ‘back when,’ because those guys could really play,” said Chris Long of the Rams, whose father, Howie, also is in the Hall of Fame. “Deacon Jones is a perfect example. This whole league and everybody in this game should honor the past and the players who played in that era. Those guys paved the way for us.” Jones also had several small acting roles both during and after his playing career. 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