http://66.213.69.5/files/original/c2af150b74669f8dfbc249ebbb590776.pdf 75f6b9bb3653e8081f733055208ea38b PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�FEATURES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE INSIDE STORY WEATHER Local upcoming events ... Page 3 Partly sunny. High of 27. Low around 16...Page 2 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e SPORTS OBITUARIES Local sports action... Page 6 Harold Clark, 55 Sarah Carleton, 38 Deborah Leonard, 63 50 cents daily TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 205 Clara McCarty, 71 Donna Tomblin, 63 Dallas Wright, 71 CIC awarded $100K for Innovative Digital Center Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) has been awarded a $100,000 grant to be used for the establishment of a Meigs County Digital Works program offered by the Local Government Innovation Council, Ohio Development Services Agency. The Meigs CIC grant was one of the 10 grants and three loans awarded by the Ohio Development Services Agency to assist efficiency and collaboration projects across the state. The total of grants and loans was $2,469,000. The Local Government Innovative Fund consists of two pro- grams, the Local Government Innovation Program and the Local Government Efficiency Program. Together these programs assist communities with shared services and efficiency projects in all aspects of operations. According to David Goodman, director of the Ohio Development Services Agency, “the loans and grants help communities use every penny they have as wisely as possible.” As for use of the CIC grant, Meigs County’s Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe said that it will be used for the startup costs on a program geared to providing training for digital jobs. He said that Jobs and Family Services Director Chris Shank is work- ing with the CIC toward setting up a local center for initiating the economic development program which hopefully will be operative sometime in the first half of 2014. The Local Government Innovation Fund (LGIF) offers communities financial assistance to create more efficient and effective service delivery. Projects are expected to facilitate improved business environments and promote community attraction with their plan for efficiency, collaboration, or shared services. According to a release from the Development Services Agency, communities will be able to save money and provide more effective services to their constituents with assistance from what is learned in the program. The Local Government Efficiency Program is the newest program to be funded through the Local Government Innovation Fund. The Process Improvement Grants of up to $100,000 in funding has as its emphasis “to learn and use Lean Six Sigma to improve processes and make services simpler, faster, better and less costly” the states. The consultants teaching the program will have experience doing Lean Six Sigma in the public sector. There will be scholarships of $2,000 for local government leaders or staff to attend the one-week Lean for Public Sector training course which has been developed by LeanOhio and will be available through local colleges, universities and other certified partners. Scholarship money will only pay for the standardized Lean for Public Sector training course. The Development Services Agency is partnering with the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) to develop and manage the new program through its LeanOhio team and has already begun to work with organizations around the state to improve their processes in order to save time and money. The Agency is planning a number of Road Show events throughout the state to present information on the Local Government Efficiency Program. Once dates and locations are finalized they will be announced. Sarah Hawley | Daily Sentinel Water levels near Pomeroy continued to rise on Monday, filling up the amphitheater in the parking lot. Current forecasts show that the water will not reach flood stage in the region. Water levels on the rise across the Ohio Valley Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com Photos by Sarah Hawley | Daily Sentinel Members of Trinity Congregational Church assembled the Ponsettia tree on Saturday morning. The beauty of Christmas Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The beauty of the Christmas season can be seen in many places and ways as local residents prepare to celebrate the Christmas season. One traditional Christmas symbol in Pomeroy is the Poinsettia tree at Trinity Congregational Church on East Second Street. The tree is assembled each year with approximately 100 bright red poinsettias — and one white one for the top — by members of the church congregations. The tree provides a beautiful symbol of Christmas to be enjoyed by all of those in the area. The church, along with many others in the area, will host Christmas Eve services later today. Local Christmas Eve services have been announced as follows, POMEROY — The Trinity Congregational Church, Lynn Street, Pomeroy, will present a cantata, “Coming Home OHIO VALLEY — The Ohio River was on the rise this past weekend with water levels continuing to go toward flood stage late Monday. The National Weather Service is projecting water levels in the Ohio River to remain below flood stage throughout the region, keeping water from some area roadways by a few foot. As of Monday afternoon, water levels at the Racine Locks and Dams are projected to crest at 36.5 feet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday (Christmas Eve). Flood stage at the location is 41 feet. At 41 feet, water overflows onto Ohio 124 in Antiquity. At 42 feet water flows onto Ohio 124 in Minersville. In Point Pleasant, the river is expected to crest on Christmas Eve night at a level of 37.3 feet. Flood stage in Point Pleasant is 40 feet. At 40 feet, low lying areas surrounding point pleasant and vicinity are flooded due to backwater. Also, the amphitheater lower pier is flooded and half way up the steps. At Robert C. Byrd Lock in Gallia County, projects are for a crest of 42.2 feet at 1 a.m. on Christmas morning. Flood stage at Byrd Lock is 50 feet. Red Cross seeking nominees for county hero awards Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The American Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio, which serves Athens, Gallia, Meigs and Vinton counties, is currently receiving nominations for the Sixth Annual Heroes Breakfast to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Athens Community Center. This year Michael Bartrum, Meigs County Commissioner and former NFL player will be the keynote speaker. The tree made of approximately 100 Poinsettias highlights the front of The deadline for making nominations is Jan. 15th. See BEAUTY | 5 the church for Christmas services. Selection of recipients will be based on the information contained in the nomination forms which is on line at redcross/org/oh/athens, or can be secured from Kathy.Patton@red cross.or or by telephoning 740—593-5273, or by mail at American Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio, Heroes Nomination, 100 S. May Ave. Athens, Ohio 45701. The award categories are: Education Hero: Presented to an individual who has Staff Report made a difference in a student’s life by impacting his or tdsnews@civitasmedia.com her educational experience. Group Hero: Presented to several people who collaboratively improved the life of a person or group of people. POMEROY — ChristHealthcare Hero: Presented to a person in the health mas came early for three care field who has gone above and beyond what is norstudents at Meigs Intermally expected to care for others. mediate School. Fifth Public Safety Hero: Presented to a person who is either employed in a public safety position, working as a graders Jocelyn Cunningvolunteer, serving or has served in the military … who has ham, Jenna Gilmore, and positively impacted the life of another through his or her Kylee Robinson all were courage and dedicated service. the lucky recipients of a Senior Hero: Presented to a senior citizen who uses laptop computer. his or her golden years in a way that positively impacts Connect Ohio prethe community. Workplace Hero: Presented to a person who has persented Meigs Intermediformed an outstanding act which positively impacted the ate School with the three workplace setting or who consistently improves the worklaptop computers last ing environment with a positive attitude and outstanding week. The computers performance. were donated on behalf of Submitted photo Also to be awarded are community heroes for Athens, the Connect Appalachia Jocelyn Cunningham, Jenna Gilmore, and Kylee Robinson, left to right, were recipients of lap- Gallia, Meigs and Vinton counties. “Improved the comtop computers. Here they are pictures with Lorri Lightle, Meigs Intermediate School assistant munity in a positive way” is the criteria for selection of the county heroes. See COMPUTERS | 5 principal, and Stu Johnson, executive director of Connect Ohio. Three Meigs students awarded laptop computers �Page 2 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Rain, ice tapers, cold temps stay for parts of US AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Parts of the country socked by a wild weekend storm will be covered with ice through Christmas and beyond thanks to a steady diet of freezing rain and cold temperatures. The first full day of winter Sunday brought a mix including balmy temperatures along the Mid-Atlantic, snow in the Midwest and ice, snow and flooding in the Great Lakes, and utilities warned that some people who lost electricity could remain in the dark through Wednesday. More than 390,000 homes and businesses were without power Monday in Michigan, upstate New York and northern New England, down from Sunday’s peak of more than a half million. The bulk were in Michigan, where more than 297,000 customers remained without power Monday. The state’s largest utili- ties said it will be days before most of those get their electricity back because of the difficulty of working around ice-broken lines. In Maine, the number of people without power spiked to more than 68,000. A medical clinic in Bangor lost power, forcing walk-in patients to seek other options. “It’s certainly not going away,” Margaret Curtis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, said Monday of the precipitation and cold. “In fact, we don’t have very many areas where we’re expecting temperatures to rise above freezing.” That means untreated roads and sidewalks from the upper Midwest to northern New England will remain a slippery, dangerous mess as people head out for last-minute shopping or holiday travel. 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Miley said the escalating cleanup expenses reflect a meth epidemic in the state that must be deal with. The 2007 law’s goal was to make dwellings livable again and to ensure landlords didn’t have to close properties or lose them through foreclosures. “We’ve always talked about meth lab costs in the abstract sense,” House health committee Chairman Don Perdue told the newspaper. “We didn’t have the numbers we have now. It’s clear all of our suppositions were short of the mark.” West Virginia is the only state that reimburses property owners through a crime victims fund for meth lab cleanup costs. Eighteen states direct property owners to pay all cleanup costs. Other states require convicted meth manufacturers to pay for the cleanup. Six states have remediation funds that help local governments clean up the clandestine labs. In Virginia, the fund receives proceeds from fines paid by convicted meth makers. “So long as methamphetamine labs are as prolific as they are and as costly to deal with as they are, then the state is going to have to be able to assist people who are damaged, either in the form of direct financial assistance or some other way that’s not apparent to me yet,” Perdue said. “We can’t ignore it.” people received the jobless benefits, WorkForce West Virginia reported. Smith said 1,322 recipients live in Charleston, while Huntington and Beckley each reported more than 500 recipients. The average weekly claim for a West Virginian was $273 in 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor said in a report. People filing for unemployment would still receive some money in the beginning of January to account for the last week of December, Smith said. People who are unemployed for 25 weeks or less can file for state unemployment benefits. But they must be looking for employment in order to receive the benefits, said Beth Nogay Carenbauer, acting director of unemployment compensation at WorkForce West Virginia. “I think it is particularly important for individuals to start their job search early in their unemployment,” Carenbauer told the newspaper. “The sooner you begin to look for the job, the better the prospects.” Jobseekers should look for positions that match their training, she said. “Data indicates that any amount of education or training, particularly in demand occupations, can help with your employability,” she said. Workforce West Virginia’s website, www.workforcewv.org , offers information about options for those facing benefit cuts, including details about training and open positions. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised a vote no later than Jan. 7 on a measure to extend federal benefits for the long-term unemployed for three months. House Speaker John Boehner has said he’s open to extending the benefits but only if accompanied by spending cuts elsewhere in the budget to cover the cost. A one-year extension of federal jobless benefits would cost $25 billion. Last-minute insurance shoppers given grace period 60472917 For more information, please call 740-446-4600 Call us at: CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers are taking another look at the state’s reimbursements to property owners for cleaning up methamphetamine labs. Under a 2007 law, the reimbursements are made through the Crime Victims Compensation Fund. The fund’s reserve account is being drained by meth lab cleanup expenses, one newspaper reported Monday. Reimbursements have increased from about $38,000 in 2008 to $717,000 in 2012. The fund initially paid $5,000 for cleanup expenses. Lawmakers increased the reimbursement amount two years ago to $10,000. “There’s been talk of eliminating that as a source of funding to clean up meth labs,” House Speaker Tim Miley told the newspaper. “We recognize it needs to be addressed as there soon will be little if any funds remaining for victims of other crimes if we continue to pay money out of it to clean up meth labs.” Proposed solutions include reimbursing property owners CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The expiration of funding for long-term federal unemployment benefits will affect nearly 7,000 West Virginians who have been jobless for at least 26 weeks. They are among more than 1 million people nationwide who are set to be cut off of the benefits when the funding expires on Dec. 28. Without an extension, another 1.9 million people would miss out on the benefits next year. The number of West Virginia recipients fluctuates from month to month, David Watson, assistant director of benefits for WorkForce West Virginia, told one newspaper. In November, 6,933 Walk-ins Welcome Do we have your attention now? Advertise your business in this space, or bigger deaths on slick roads. In New York’s St. Lawrence County, almost 2 inches of ice fell, coating tree limbs and power lines, and a state of emergency was declared to keep the roads clear of motorists. As of Monday morning, some 35,000 customers were still without power. The winter weather was far from nationwide, though. Record high temperatures were reached in some Mid-Atlantic states this weekend, but temperatures were expected to drop back to the mid-30s by Monday night. On Sunday, the mercury reached 70 degrees in New York’s Central Park, easily eclipsing the previous high of 63 from 1998. Records were also set in Wilmington, Del., (67), Atlantic City, N.J., (68), and Philadelphia (67). Washington tied its 1889 mark at 72. Nearly 7,000 to lose jobless benefits Quick Care 420 Silver Bridge Plaza Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 the farther north she drove. “The trees are loaded with ice, so it makes me think the road is loaded with ice,” Martin said. Power failures caused related concerns. Vermont’s Department of Health warned people to be careful with generators and other equipment after a weekend spike in carbon monoxide poisonings. The department had half a dozen reports in one day, about what the state sees in a typical winter. While the cold will continue to harass people, there’s no major precipitation on the horizon through the end of the week, Curtis said. “It will give people some time to recover from this,” she said. Heavy snow in Wisconsin forced dozens of churches to cancel Sunday services. Milwaukee got about 9 inches and Manitowoc, 7. Ice and snow in Oklahoma were blamed for three traffic Lawmakers review meth lab cleanup funding Tuesday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. AEP (NYSE) — 46.41 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 25.21 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 95.90 Big Lots (NYSE) — 31.52 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 50.63 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 55.83 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 9.71 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.46 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 47.51 Collins (NYSE) — 73.07 DuPont (NYSE) — 62.74 US Bank (NYSE) — 40.49 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 27.40 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 68.73 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 58.24 Kroger (NYSE) — 39.89 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 60.98 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 91.83 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 22.09 BBT (NYSE) — 37.24 other quarter to half-inch of ice Monday. At least nine deaths in the U.S. were blamed on the storm, including five people killed in flooding in Kentucky and a woman who died after a tornado with winds of 130 mph struck in Arkansas. Authorities reduced the speed limit along a 107-mile stretch of the Maine Turnpike from Kittery to Augusta as freezing rain continued to fall Monday morning and temperatures hovered around freezing. Dozens of flights out of Toronto were canceled while other airports in the storm-hit region were faring well despite the weather. In Maine, Judith Martin was heading from her home in South Grafton, Mass., to Kingston, when she stopped at a rest area along Interstate 95 in West Gardiner. She said roads got worse CHICAGO (AP) — Anticipating heavy traffic on the government’s health care website, the Obama administration effectively extended Monday’s deadline for signing up for insurance by a day, giving people in 36 states more time to select a plan. The grace period — which runs through Tuesday — was the latest in a series of pushed-back deadlines and delays that have marked the troubled rollout of the health care law But federal officials urged buyers not to procrastinate. “You should not wait until tomorrow. If you are aiming to get coverage Jan. 1, you should try to sign up today,” said Julie Bataille, a spokeswoman for the federal agency overseeing the overhaul. Bataille said the grace period was being offered to accommodate people from different time zones and to deal with any technical problems that might result from a last-minute rush of applicants. Monday had been the deadline for Americans in the 36 states served by the federal HealthCare.gov website to sign up if they wanted coverage upon the start of the new year. Some other states have also extended enrollment deadlines slightly. The HealthCare.gov site had a disastrous, glitch-prone debut in October, but the government reported on Twitter that it was running smoothly Monday morning. As the Monday deadline drew new, last-minute health insurance shop- pers called help lines and attended enrollment events. More than 1 million people visited the refurbished website over the weekend, and a federal call center received more than 200,000 calls. The original sign-up deadline already had been pushed back a week because of the technical problems that plagued the federal marketplace for weeks, but hundreds of upgrades to storage capacity and software have cut error rates and wait times. “It’s just nonstop now. Everybody knows about it. Everybody wants it,” said Florida enrollment counselor Madeleine Siegal. She said her organization in Fort Lauderdale was slammed with walk-ins and appointments Friday, had several weekend enrollment events and opened its doors an hour early on Monday. Ronald Bellingeri, a 59-year-old general contractor in Florida, signed up Friday in 90 minutes with help from an enrollment counselor. Bellingeri said he waited until the last minute because he didn’t know what to do or where to go. On Friday, he chose a gold plan with a $156 monthly premium. The government is picking up $472 per month because of his income. “I just walk in the door and an hour and a half later, I have health insurance. It makes me feel great,” he said. Roger Colyn, 60, of Des Moines, was happy when he left his Monday morning appointment with an Iowa enrollment navigator. She helped him sign up for a silver-level health insurance plan, that will cost him $10.79 in monthly premiums after tax credits and government aid are factored in. “I feel relieved,” said Colyn, who had previously tried to sign up at a local hospital, but had run into problems when he was told the cost would be more than he could afford. He started the process over Monday and was told he would have coverage starting Jan. 1. Others said they will let the date pass without making a decision. “I’m in no hurry, though it’d be nice to be able to visit a doctor without stress,” said Kyle Eichenberger, an uninsured 34-year-old from Oak Park, Ill. Eichenberger said he hit a wall on the website when he first tried to enroll. More recently, the 34-yearold stay-at-home dad hasn’t had time to get his questions answered. His family situation doesn’t fit into a neat category: His children and their mother have health insurance through her job. But her employer doesn’t offer coverage to oppositesex domestic partners, and the couple are not married. “I’m an Obamacare supporter, though I think it is full of problems,” Eichenberger said. “It’s better than the system we had before and already helps my kids get free preventive care. I’d like to see the whole system streamlined to be more user-friendly. Keep the basic idea, but don’t make me feel like I’m navigating a maze to get a simple checkup.” �Tuesday, December 24, 2013 The Daily Sentinel s Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Church Calendar Christmas Day Dinner MIDDLEPORT — The First Presbyterian Church of Middleport will host a free Christmas Day dinner at the church, serving from 1 to 3 p.m. Dinners will also be served to the Middleport Jail staff and those who are confined there. There will be free toys for the kids, along with free coats, hats and gloves in all sizes for anyone who is in need.The church is located at 165 North Fourth Avenue. For more information contact Pastor Jim Snyder at 740-645-5034. A traditional Christmas Eve service will be held at 7 p.m. at the church and communion will be served to all those who care to participate. Christmas Eve Services POMEROY — The Trinity Congregational Church, Lynn Street, Pomeroy, will present a cantata, “Coming Home for Christmas” on Christmas Eve. Music begins at 7 p.m, program at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. EAST LETART — The East Letart United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve service beginning at 11 p.m. at the church. POMEROY —The Rocksprings United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve program “The Kindness of Christmas” at the church at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to come share our love for one another as we celebrate the birth of Christ. The church is located by the Meigs County Fairgrounds. RACINE — St. John Lutheran Church located at 33441 Pine Grove Road, will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Pastor is Linea Warmke. POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pomeroy will hold their Candle- light Service beginning at 10 p.m., December 24. Public is invited. MIDDLEPORT — Heath United Methodist Church, 339 South Third at Main, Middleport will hold its annual Christmas Eve candle light services at 8 p.m., Tuesday evening December 24. Everyone is welcome to take part in this inspiring Christmas service. MIDDLEPORT — A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 24 at the Middleport Church of Christ. The church is located at the corner of Fifth and Main streets in Middleport. POMEROY — Grace Episcopal Church will celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord this Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. Fr. Tom Fehr will host an open house at the rectory behind the church from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church, 398 Ash Street in Middleport, will hold its Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. on Dec. 24. Meigs Co-operative Parish events/service projects POMEROY — The Meigs Co-operative Parish hosts a variety of events and service projects available throughout the week at the Mulberry Community Center. Some of those are as follows, Meals at the Mulberry Community Center — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Parish Shop — 9 a.m.-3 p.m., MondayFriday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday. Comfort Club — 9 a.m.-noon, Wednesday. Food Pantry — 9-11 a.m., TuesdayFriday. Celebrate Recovery — 7-9 p.m., Monday. Shape-Up — 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Meigs County Meigs County Local Briefs Community Calendar Saturday, Dec. 28 BEDFORD TWP. — The Bedford Township Trustees will hold their end of year meeting at 2 p.m. at the town hall. Monday, Dec. 30 LETART — Letart Township organizational meeting, 10 a.m. at the Letart Township Building. RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will hold their year end meeting at 5 p.m. at the Rutland Township Garage. Holiday Office Closure POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 for the Christmas Holiday. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Dec. 26. POMEROY — The Meigs County Court House and Annex offices will close at noon on Dec. 24 and remain closed Dec. 25 and 26. Normal hours will resume on Dec. 27. The offices will also close at noon on Dec. 31 and be closed on Jan. 1. POMEROY — The Meigs County TB Clinic will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 for Christmas. POMEROY — The Meigs SWCD office at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, will be closing Tuesday at noon and all day Wednesday, and at noon on Dec. 31 and all day on Jan. 1. Regular business hours will resume Jan. 2. Road, Langsville, Monday, Dec. 30 from 1 to 7 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call Linda Montgomery, 740-669-4245. Take Photo ID or a Donor Card. Donors to receive Dunkin Donuts coffee and a coupon for a free pound of coffee. Blood Drive LANGSVILLE — The American Red Cross will be conducting a blood drive at Star Grange 778 meeting hall located at 35300 Salem School Lot Boil Advisory POMEROY — A boil advisory has been issued in the Village of Pomeroy for all areas except Lincoln Hill and Mulberry Heights until further notice. Judge allows gay marriage in Utah to continue SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge on Monday allowed gay marriage to continue in Utah, rejecting a request to put same-sex weddings on hold as the state appeals a decision that has sent couples flocking to county clerk offices for marriage licenses. Judge Robert J. Shelby overturned Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage Friday, ruling the voterapproved measure is a violation of gay couples’ constitutional rights. The state then asked him to put a stop to the weddings, but he rejected the request. Lawyers for the state said they would now ask a higher court to put gay marriage on hold. About 125 gay couples obtained marriage licenses Friday in Salt Lake City, and Clerk Sherrie Swensen said her office issued a similar number Monday morning. An estimated 100 licenses were issued in other counties, while some county clerks shut their doors as they awaited Shelby’s decision. Couples began lining up Sunday night as they hoped to get licenses amid the uncertainty of the pending ruling. Shelby’s decision to overturn Utah’s same-sex marriage ban has drawn attention given the state’s long-standing opposition to gay marriage and its position as headquarters for the Mormon church. The gay weddings in Salt Lake City have been taking place about 3 miles from church headquarters. For now, a state considered one of the most conservative in the nation has joined the likes of California and New York to become the 18th state where samesex couples can legally wed. Many Utah residents belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Mormons dominate the state’s legal and political circles. The Mormon church was one of the leading forces behind California’s short-lived ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8, which voters approved in 2008. The church said Friday it stands by its support for “traditional marriage,” and it hopes a higher court validates its belief that marriage is between a man and woman. In court Monday, Utah lawyer Philip repeated the words “chaotic situation” to describe what has been happening in Utah since clerks started allowing gay weddings. He urged the judge to “take a more orderly approach than the current frenzy.” “Utah should be allowed to follow its Democratically chosen definition of marriage,” he said of the 2004 gay marriage ban. Peggy Tomsic, the lawyer for the same-sex couples who brought the case, called gay mar- riage the civil rights movement of this generation and said it was the new law of the land in Utah. “The cloud of confusion that the state talks about is only their minds,” she said. Lawyers for the state waged a legal battle on several fronts as they sought to stop the same-sex weddings. On Sunday, a federal appeals court rejected the state’s emergency request to stay the ruling, saying it couldn’t rule on a stay since Shelby had not yet acted on the motion before him. The court quickly rejected a second request from Utah on Monday. The state plans to ask the court a third time to put the process on hold. 60471665 �The Daily Sentinel OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Yes, Virginia, House foe of health overhaul still top GOP target there is a Police State Laurie Kellman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Listen carefully when Republicans say they can blame almost every House Democrat for the flaws of the health care overhaul. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., is the exception. He’s never voted in favor of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. It’s a key reason the nine-term Democrat is still in Congress. It might be enough in 2014, although he barely won last year. In a district redrawn by Republicans for Republicans, McIntyre is the GOP’s top Democratic target in the battle for control of the House. Instead of Obama at the top of the ticket as he was in 2012, the state’s marquee race next year is Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan’s battle for re-election. “And that’s going to be all about Obamacare,” said Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. “It’s going to take a tremendous amount of money to go out and try to convince Republicans (that) any Democrat in Washington is helpful as it relates to eliminating the Affordable Care Act.” If Burr is right, then the political perils of “Obamacare” are so potent that there is no immunity for any lawmaker of the president’s party, even for Democrats like McIntyre and recently, Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, who have voted for its repeal. Each man squeaked to re-election in 2012 by a few hundred votes. Last week, Matheson announced he will not run for re-election. That leaves McIntyre as the only survivor among conservative House Democrats seeking re-election in 2014 who can say he told us so about the national health care law. His biggest problem may be that he remains a member of the president’s party. “In the South, Obamacare is not the only issue. They have very strong feelings about the president,” said Robert Blendon, professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health. “There are questions about his (Obama’s) honesty and integrity… There’s a growing antagonism toward the president. That’s going to be the toughest thing for him (McIntyre) to escape.” Voters hold Obama in low regard in increasingly personal terms following the disastrous rollout of the web site for enrolling for insurance coverage. Democrats, even Obama’s allies, have publicly said they’ll deal more cautiously with him now. Americans view Obama similarly: A clear majority of adults, 56 percent, say “honest” does not describe Obama well, according to The Associated Press-GfK poll. That’s worse than his 52 percent rating in an October poll. Promising Americans they could keep their health insurance only to see 4.2 million policies canceled under the law may have reversed political gains Democrats thought they had made from the government shutdown, for which the nation largely blamed Republicans. Now, many Democrats see the 2014 election as less about gaining the 17 House seats the party needs to win the majority. It’s more about not losing the seats they have. McIntyre’s is among the most vulnerable. That’s why the 57-yearold scion of a prominent Lumberton, N.C., family is quick to list his conservative bona fides, starting with his opposition to the president’s health care law. McIntyre, a lawyer, 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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No subscription by mail permitted in areas where home carrier service is available. Mail Subscription Inside Meigs County 12 Weeks . . . . . . . . . . .$35.26 26 Weeks . . . . . . . . . . .$70.70 52 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$140.11 Outside Meigs County 12 Weeks . . . . . . . . . . .$56.55 26 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$113.60 52 Weeks . . . . . . . . . .$227.21 said his impression back in 2009 was that the law would place too much of a burden on doctors and hospitals. Recent layoffs at two area hospitals vindicate the position, he says. Were it not for his opposition to the health care overhaul, McIntyre might well be back in private practice right now. He acknowledges that possibility — in 2012, McIntyre bested GOP rival David Rouzer by only 654 votes, the closest margin of any House race in the nation. Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney defeated Obama in McIntyre’s district by 19 percentage points. The health care law, McIntyre said, was “a litmus test for some people and for others it was other things” that helped them decide how to vote. Preserving jobs in his district was his top concern at the time, he added. “Ultimately, it was not about whether it was a Democratic or Republican idea.” McIntyre has ridden the centrist rail on a wide array of issues, bucking his party by voting against a cap-and-trade bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and against repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy barring openly gay service members. This month, McIntyre voted against the bipartisan budget that was supported by most House Democrats. His opposition to the health care law has drawn the most attention. He says local Democrats “censured” him in a news release. It’s part of the reason he’s drawn a longshot primary challenger this time in county commissioner Jonathan Barfield, a realtor whose campaign motto is “time for a change,” and whose web site states plainly: “I am a strong supporter of the health care act.” Lynn Fitz-Hugh Hyperbole? You decide if this is how you believe the police should behave when citizens are exercising their constitutional right to free speech. On Monday, December 16, 16 people were arrested at two different locations on Hwy 26 outside John Day, OR. They were there in response to Omega Morgan Company moving a heat condenser from the port of Umatilla to the Tar Sands site of the XL pipeline in Canada. This megaload is so wide that it takes up two lanes of traffic, is 18 feet high, 376 feet long and weighs 450 tons. A similar load was unstable enough to tip over the next day and snarl up traffic on I-205 for hours. Four of the protesters put disabled vehicles on the highway to block the megaload and bravely locked themselves to the cars. Their action is to protest the devastation of the Athabascan First Nations lands and waters in Alberta that have been destroyed by the mining of the dirty Tar Sands. Additionally, they protest the fact that if all the oil is mined and burned, it will release more carbon than scientists say the planet can tolerate without baking. The protesters were acting to protect all of us. The police responded by arresting not only the four, but also 12 support people (including one minor) who were standing off on the side of the road. Officers issued no warning. Various items were taken from the protesters leaving them exposed to sub-freezing temperatures for 45 minutes. Some of the activists who were locked down to the vehicles were dragged across the asphalt while still locked to the vehicles, literally a risk to limbs if not lives. They were taken to waiting ambulances and inside these vehicles, which are intended to provide medical care to people, officers used pain compliance to force protesters to comply with various demands. In some countries this is called torture. Earlier this month some of these same protesters were on hand across the street from the $32,000 per couple fundraiser that President Obama held in Seattle. They were again peacefully trying to reach the President through banners asking him to cancel the XL pipeline. Secret Service ran jamming devices so that all cell phones in the area went straight to voice mail but could not connect, again interfering with protesters’ (and uninvolved neighbors’) ability to communicate with each other and the press, and thus with their right to free speech. An intimidating armored vehicle was also parked on the street 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. “So maybe climate change is not your cause. But whatever your favorite cause, is this how you would like to be treated if you came out to simply demonstrate your thoughts? I think there was wisdom in the founding father’s desire to protect dissent, regardless of the cause, which they saw as critical to true democracy.” — Lynn Fitz-Hugh and swat team members in bullet-proof vests, carrying assault weapons, paraded around. Well, we need to protect the President you say? Agreed, but this over-thetop show of force is just a waste of taxpayers money and also violates civil liberties. During Occupy, in city after city the “riot control” squads came out to control crowds of completely non-violent protesters. Swat teams were clad in all black “Darth Vader outfits” with smoked visor helmets that render them faceless. They do not have their names listed on their jackets like regular police, and act anonymously, with impunity. We learned at that time that squads in every major city had been given special military training, which includes the tactics of disorientation, “pain compliance” techniques used last Monday in John Day, and tear gas sprayed directly into people’s face (which can be life threatening if someone has asthma). Why would we militarize police who deal with American civilians? Is this how we want our citizenry treated? Is this what we want done with our tax dollars? So maybe climate change is not your cause. But whatever your favorite cause, is this how you would like to be treated if you came out to simply demonstrate your thoughts? I think there was wisdom in the founding father’s desire to protect dissent, regardless of the cause, which they saw as critical to true democracy. Lynn Fitz-Hugh, Seattle, is a lifelong peace activist, a mother, therapist, and writes for PeaceVoice. 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 �Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Obituaries Death Notices SARAH JANE CARLETON REEDSVILLE — Sarah Jane Carleton, 38, of Reedsville, Ohio passed away on December 22, 2013. She was born on July 31, 1975, daughter of Jane Harris of Pomeroy and the late Allan Lee Harris. Sarah is survived by her husband, Jason Carleton; daughters, Sophie and Ella; mother, Jane Harris; brother and sister-in-law, Don and Michelle Harris; brothers-in-law and sistersin-law, Chris and Stacy Carleton, Seth Carleton and Deidra Carleton; father-in-law and mother-inlaw, Mike and Candy Car- The Daily Sentinel s Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com CLARK GALLIPOLIS — Harold Ray Clark, age 55, of Gallipolis, died unexpectedly on Friday December 20, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2013, at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Pastor Troy Delaney officiating. Burial will follow in Victory Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. leton; and nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. In addtion to her father, Allan Harris, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael Allan Carleton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Bethel Worship Center with Rev. Jim Corbitt officiating. Burial will follow at Gilmore Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 4-8 p.m. and on Saturday from 10-11 a.m. at the LEONARD Bethel Worship Center. GALLIPOLIS FERRY A registry is available at — Deborah Lee Leonwww.andersonmcdaniel. ard, 63, of Gallipolis com. Ferry, W.Va., died De- cember 22, 2013. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 27, 2013, at Deal Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the Henderson Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. MCCARTY GULFPORT, Miss. — Clara “Tiny” McCarty, age 71, of Gulfport, Miss., passed away on December 20, 2013, in Biloxi. Visitation will be on Thursday, December 26, 2013, from 6-8 p.m. at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport. The funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery. TOMBLIN APPLE GROVE — Donna G. Tomblin, 63, of Apple Grove, W.Va., passed away Friday, December 20, 2013, in Huntington, W.Va. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., on Monday, December 23, 2013, at the Deal Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Mayes officiating. Burial will be in the Apple Grove Memory Gardens, Apple Grove W.Va. Friends were received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Monday at the funeral home. WRIGHT GALLIPOLIS FERRY — Dallas M. Wright, 71, of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., died Thursday, December 19, 2013, from injuries received in an automobile accident in Gallipolis Ferry. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, with Ronnie Wright and Steve Templeton officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Carmel Cemetery at Apple Grove. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Ohio gay marriage ban is rejected in narrow ruling CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge Monday ordered Ohio authorities to recognize gay marriages on death certificates, saying the state’s ban on such unions is unconstitutional and that states cannot discriminate against same-sex couples simply because some voters don’t like homosexuality. Although Judge Timothy Black’s ruling applies only to death certificates, his statements about Ohio’s gay-marriage ban are sweeping, unequivocal, and are expected to incite further litigation challenging the law. Black cited the Supreme Court’s June decision striking down part of a federal anti-gay marriage law, saying that the lower courts are now tasked with applying that ruling. “And the question presented is whether a state can do what the federal government cannot — i.e., discriminate against samesex couples … simply because the majority of the voters don’t like homosexuality (or at least didn’t in 2004),” Black said in reference to the year Ohio’s gay marriage ban passed. “Under the Constitution of the United States, the answer is no.” Eighteen states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex weddings, up from six before the Supreme Court decision. Black wrote that “once you get married lawfully in one state, another state cannot summarily take your marriage away,” saying the right to remain married is recognized as a fundamental liberty in the U.S. Constitution. “When a state effectively terminates the marriage of a samesex couple married in another jurisdiction, it intrudes into the realm of private marital, family, and intimate relations specifically protected by the Supreme Court,” he wrote. Black referenced Ohio’s historical practice of recognizing other out-of-state marriages even though they can’t legally be performed in Ohio, such as those involving cousins or minors. Black’s decision stems from a lawsuit in July by two gay Ohio men whose spouses recently died and wanted to be recognized on their death certificates as married. The two couples got married over the summer in states that allow same-sex marriage. Black said “there is absolutely no evidence that the state of Ohio or its citizens will be harmed” by his ruling but that without it, the harm would be severe for two men who filed the lawsuit because it would strip them of the dignity and recognition given to opposite-sex couples. Black ordered the state not only to recognize the marriages of the two men who filed the lawsuit on their respective spouses’ death certificate but also to communicate his orders to anyone in the state involved in completing death certificates. Spokespeople for Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Attorney General Mike DeWine declined to immediately comment on the ruling. Bridget Coontz, the attorney who argued on behalf of the state, said Wednesday in court that in the Supreme Court’s historic June decision, the justices also found that states have the right to decide for themselves whether to recognize gay marriage, and Ohio voters decided not to in 2004. “Ohio doesn’t want Delaware or Maryland to define who is married under Ohio law,” she said. “To allow that to happen would allow one state to set the marriage policy for all others.” Civil rights attorney Al Gerhardstein argued to Black that the case was “about love surviving death” and said that the state had no right to recognize certain outof-state marriages and not others. Black sided with Gerhardstein, saying that constitutional rights trump Ohio’s gay marriage ban, questioning whether it was passed for a legitimate state interest “other than simply maintaining a ‘traditional’ definition of marriage.” He quoted then-Gov. Robert Taft who said in 2004 that the law was intended “to reaffirm existing Ohio law with respect to our most basic, rooted, and timehonored institution: marriage between a man and a woman.” Black wrote that “the fact that a form of discrimination has been ‘traditional’ is a reason to be more skeptical of its rationality.” “No hypothetical justification can overcome the clear primary purpose and practical effect of the marriage bans … to disparage and demean the dignity of same-sex couples in the eyes of the state and the wider community,” Black wrote. Beauty From Page 1 for Christmas” on Christmas Eve. Music begins at 7 p.m, program at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. POMEROY —The Rocksprings United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve program “The Kindness of Christmas” at the church at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to come share our love for one another as we celebrate the birth of Christ. The church is located by the Meigs County Fairgrounds. POMEROY — The Trinity Congregational Church, Lynn Street, Pomeroy, will present a cantata, “Coming Home for Christmas” on Christmas Eve. Music begins at 7 p.m, program at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. EAST LETART — The East Letart United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve service beginning at 11 p.m. at the church. RACINE — St. John Lutheran Church located at 33441 Pine Grove Road, will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Pastor is Linea Warmke. POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pomeroy will hold their Candlelight Service beginning at 10 p.m. Public is invited. MIDDLEPORT — Heath United Methodist Church, 339 South Third at Computers From Page 1 Broadband Initiative (CABI) Fund, a Connect Ohio initiative to provide computers and technology connectivity to low-income Appalachian Ohio areas in need. Connect Ohio and Meigs Intermediate School appreciates Dave Hannum of New Era Broadband for facilitating the computer giveaway. “The students were given the computers to connect them with resources electronically,” said Lorri Lightle, Meigs Intermediate School Assistant Principal. “It is all a part of helping students to be 21st century learners. When students have access to computers with Internet connection they are able to perform at a more proficient level.” The mission of CABI is to pull Appalachia Ohio to within state and national standards in broadband adoption by identifying and coordinating resources required for facilitating affordable broadband access and driving adoption through digital literacy. The CABI Fund was created in January of 2013, administered through the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio to provide individuals, corporations, and foundations a platform to participate in the cause to help Appalachian Ohio get connected. “CABI is thrilled to be able to make computer donations, such as to Meigs Intermediate School,” said Connect Ohio Executive Director Stu Johnson. “CABI has been working to connect Appalachian Ohio over the past year and Intel’s recent contributions to the CABI Fund are allowing us to be able to make an impact beyond the broadband access piece. The equipment that is available can be a crucial component to broadband adoption and we hope to continue to be able to donate computers regionally in a way that will impact the greatest number of individuals.” Financial contribution from Intel, Chesapeake Energy, as well as individual and private donations, allowed the CABI Fund to be able to donate more than 35 computers throughout the Appalachian Ohio region in 2013. Connect Ohio’s research reveals only 53% of Appalachian Ohio residents have broadband service in their home, significantly less than the state average of 71%. In 2012 more than 20,000 Appalachian Ohio households gained first-time access to the Internet in part through the efforts of CABI. Main, Middleport will hold its annual Christmas Eve candle light services at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to take part in this inspiring Christmas service. MIDDLEPORT — A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Middleport Church of Christ. 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The Blue Devils (3-4, 1-1 SEOAL) picked up their third consecutive victory after going on a 20-0 run over an eight-minute span between the third and fourth quarters, allowing the guests to turn a 36-33 deficit into a 51-36 advantage. Reid Eastman hit a trifecta just before the third quarter buzzer to knot things up at 36-all, then GAHS went on a 17-0 run to start the fourth — giving the guests a 15-point cushion late in the fourth quarter. Tyler Neal ended the Ironmen scoring drought with a field goal that made it 51-38, but Isiah Franklin wrapped up the scoring with an old-fashioned three-point play — giving Gallia Academy its largest lead of the night with the 16-point finale. The Blue Devils led 11-8 after eight minutes of play, but Jackson (0-5, 0-2) countered with a 1410 second quarter run to establish a 22-21 lead at the break. GAHS used a small 15-14 spurt in the third canto to pull even at 36 headed into the fourth. Gallia Academy connected on 21-of-42 field goal attempts for 50 percent, including a 1-of-8 effort from three-point range for 13 percent. The guests outrebounded JHS by a 3321 overall margin and both teams committed 25 turnovers apiece in the contest. Wes Jarrell led GAHS with a double-double effort of 19 points and 12 rebounds, followed by Reid Eastman with 12 points and Alex White with six markers. Mike Putney and Isiah Franklin respectively added five and three points to the winning cause. Kole Carter, Seth Atkins, Jacob Strieter and Devin Henry each contributed two points for the Blue Devils, while Wade Jarrell rounded things out with one marker. The guests were 11-of-22 at the free throw line for 50 percent. The Ironmen made 15of-49 shot attempts for 31 percent, including a 5-of23 effort from behind the arc for 22 percent. Jackson was also 3-of-12 at the charity stripe for 25 percent. Tyler Neal led JHS with a game-high 22 points, followed by Austin Leach with five points and Casey Walker with three markers. Eastman also had teamhighs of six steals and five assists for the Blue Devils. Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Wahama senior Wyatt Zuspan (10) fires a shot over Hannan defender Dakota Fannin (3), during the White Falcons 70-58 victory on Saturday. White Falcons hold off Hannan, 70-58 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — Two teams were in search of their first win of the season Saturday night in a Mason County matchup between Hannan and Wahama. The White Falcons held off a late charge by HHS to take the 70-58 victory on their home court. The Wildcats (0-2) surged to a 16-9 lead after the first period, holding Wahama (1-3) to 25 percent shooting from the field. The Red and White bounced back to shoot 50 percent in the second quarter, and scored the first 16 points of the period. Hannan missed its first nine shots in the second before connecting twice in the last 30 seconds to cut Wahama’s lead to 25-20 at the break. Following the break Hannan cut the lead to two points with a 6-to-3 run. The White Falcons took control back with back-toback three pointers that sparked an 18-to-7 run, which gave the Red and White the 46-33 advantage headed into the finale. The White Falcons expanded their lead to 18 points early in the fourth quarter but a 10-0 Hannan run cut the lead to single digits. Wahama regained the momentum after HHS head coach Ross Thornton was charged with a technical foul, sparking a 6-0 WHS run that took the lead to 59-45. The Wildcats outscored Wahama 13-to11 over the final 2:30 of the game but the White Falcons claimed their first victory of the season, 70-58. The White Falcons were led by Hunter Rose with 30 points, including 14-of-22 from the free throw line. Derek Hysell and Michael Hendricks each had nine points, while Wyatt Zuspan and Ryan Thomas both added seven. Rounding out the WHS total were Mason Hicks and Brent Larck with four points apiece. The White Falcons shot 24-of-51 (47.1 percent) from the field and 19-of28 (67.9 percent) from the free throw line. Wahama had 35 rebounds, 16 assists, 15 steals, two blocks, 12 fouls and 15 turnovers in the win. Hendricks led Wahama with 11 rebounds, followed by Zuspan with 10. Rose led the defensive effort for WHS with seven steals in the game. Zuspan and Rose each had four assists to pace the victors. Tyler Burns led the White Falcons with 22 points, including 18 from beyond the arc. Will Harbour had 12 points, Corey Hudnall added eight, Charles Mayes chipped in with five and Adam Wilson marked four. Jeremy Scofield had three points, while Aaron Coon and Dakota Fannin each had two points in the setback. The Wildcats shot 21of-59 (35.6 percent) from the field and 8-of-10 (80 percent) from the charity stripe. Hannan had 35 rebounds, 14 assists, nine steals, three blocks, 17 turnovers and 20 fouls in the game. Harbour led the HHS rebounding with nine points, followed by Mayes with eight and Burns with seven. Mayes had a gamehigh seven assists, while Harbour led the Hannan defense with three steals and two blocks. This is the first and only scheduled meeting between these two Mason County teams this season. OVP Sports Schedule Friday, Dec. 27 Boys basketball Gallia Academy at Meigs, 7:30 Point Pleasant at South Charleston Tournament, TBA South Gallia at Symmes Valley, 7:30 Wahama at Buffalo, 7:30 Girls basketball Point Pleasant at Greenbrier East Tournament, TBA Wrestling River Valley at Gallia Academy, 10 a.m. Point Pleasant at Wheeling Park Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Southern sophomore Ali Deem (13) goes in for a layup in front of South Gallia sophomore Mikayla Poling (00), during the Lady Tornadoes 54-51 victory on Saturday. Southern slips past Lady Rebels, 54-51 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — Sometimes it all comes down to free throws. The Southern girls basketball team hit 26-of-42 free throw attempts Saturday, while South Gallia was just 5-of-18 from the line. The Lady Tornadoes edged out the Red and Gold with a 54-51 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division win in Gallia County. A back-and-forth opening stanza ended with a 16-13 Southern (5-2, 4-1 TVC Hocking) advantage. South Gallia (4-5, 2-4) marked 12 points in the second period, but SHS scored 20 in the second to take the 36-25 advantage into the break. The Lady Tornadoes were held to 11 points in the third quarter and South Gallia trimmed the lead to 45-39 headed into the fourth quarter. The Lady Rebels scored 12 points in the fourth and didn’t allow a field goal, but the Purple and Gold hit seven free throws to seal the 54-51 victory. The Lady Tornadoes were led by Ali Deem with 17 points on a pair of three-pointers and an 11-of-14 performance from the free throw line. Faith Teaford marked 14 points, Celestia Hendrix added 12, while Jansen Wolfe chipped in with six. Sarah Dowell had three points, while Jordan Huddleston and Sierra Cleland each marked one point in the win. The Lady Tornadoes shot 13-of-36 (36.1 percent) from the field and 26-of-42 (61.9 percent) from the free throw line. The Lady Tornadoes had 49 rebounds, 10 assists, 15 steals, seven blocked shots, 18 team fouls and 52 turnovers in the win. Hendrix led the Lady Tornadoes with 16 rebounds, followed by Teaford with eight. Huddleston and Haley Hill each had seven rebounds, while Wolfe pulled down six. Haley Hill’s four assists and five steals were both team-highs, while Teaford had four blocked shots. The Lady Rebels were led by Mikayla Poling with 15 points, followed by Ashley Northup, Sara Bailey and Rachel Johnson with seven points apiece. Lesley Small had six points, Katie Bostic added five, while Alicia Hornsby and Kelsey South Gallia sophomore Ashley Northup shoots a layup over Southern freshman Faith Teaford during the Lady Tornadoes 54-51 victory in Mercerville. Corbin each marked two points in the setback. South Gallia shot 21-of-82 (25.6 percent) from the field and 5-of-18 (27.8 percent) from the charity stripe. SGHS had 31 rebounds, 16 assists, 37 steals, 29 turnovers and 29 team fouls in the game. Poling had a team-high eight rebounds for SGHS, followed by VansCoy with seven and Small with five. Small had 11 steals and five assists to lead SGHS, while Northup had nine steals. These teams will meet again on January 30 in Racine. Tornadoes rally past River Valley, 63-62 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com BIDWELL, Ohio — It’s never over until it’s over. The Southern boys basketball team Saturday, Dec. 28 overcame a 22-point first half deficit Boys basketball with a 40-20 second half surge SaturSouthern at Meigs, 7:30 Point Pleasant at South Charleston Tournament, TBA day night en route to a come-frombehind 63-62 victory over host River Girls basketball Valley in a non-conference matchup River Valley at Southeastern, Noon in Gallia County. Nelsonville-York at Southern, 1 p.m. The visiting Tornadoes (4-1) Bishop Rosecrans at Eastern, 7:30 started poorly, as the Raiders (2-4) Point Pleasant at Greenbrier East Tournament, TBA Meigs, GAHS, OVCS at South Gallia Tournament, 6 stormed out to a 26-17 edge after eight minutes of play before using a p.m. 16-6 second quarter surge to secure Wrestling a comfortable 42-23 cushion at the Point Pleasant at Wheeling Park break. RVHS led 42-20 at one point Quad at Wahama, 8 a.m. late in the second canto. Swimming Southern made its biggest run of River Valley at Grandview Heights, TBA the night in the third period, as Taylor McNickle netted four trifectas while sparking a 26-12 charge — allowing the guests to close to within 54-49 headed into the finale. SHS closed regulation with a 14-8 run to complete the comeback for the one-point triumph. The Tornadoes connected on 22of-55 field goal attempts for 40 percent, including a 6-of-13 effort from three-point range for 46 percent. McNickle made all six of Southern’s trifectas in the victory, five of which came in the second half. McNickle led the guests with a game-high 25 points, followed by Tristen Wolfe with 11 points and Dennis Teaford with seven markers. Zac Beegle also added six points to the winning cause, while Trenton Deem and Jack Lemley each contributed four markers. Bradley McCoy and Casey Pickens rounded out the winning tally with three points apiece. SHS also claimed a 27-23 overall edge in rebounding and went 13-of-20 from the free throw line for 65 percent. Tyler Twyman paced RVHS with 23 points, followed by Seann Roberts with 11 points and John Qualls with nine markers. Justin Rusk and Dayton Hardway also chipped in respective totals of six and five markers. Kirk Morrow contributed three points for the hosts, while Jordan Howell and Cody Lee rounded things out with two points apiece. The Raiders were 5-of-12 at the free throw line for 42 percent and committed 11 turnovers, compared to 13 by the guests. �Tuesday, December 24, 2013 The Daily Sentinel s Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com Blue Angels make donation to Cassady Scholarship Fund Craig Dunn Special to OVP LOGAN, Ohio — Logan High School graduate and Gallia Academy junior varsity girls basketball coach Alex Penrod was touched when Blue Angels varsity and reserve basketball players approached him about making a donation and a presentation at Friday night’s Logan-Gallipolis varsity game. After reading the article in Thursday’s edition of The Logan Daily News regarding today’s Logan Lady Chiefs alumni basketball tournament — proceeds from which are going to the Loryn Cassady Memorial Scholarship Fund — Angels clad in blue wished to honor another angel who used to wear purple. In less than two days, the GAHS girls raised $100 for the scholarship fund. They made the presentation to Wanda McLaughlin, Loryn’s mother, prior to the tip-off of Friday night’s game in Jim Myers Gymnasium. Loryn, the point guard for the 2008 and 2011 Lady Chiefs Southeastern Ohio Athletic League championship teams, was killed last summer in an automobile accident. “The girls took the initiative on their own after I showed them the article in the paper,” said Penrod, who also played quarterback for the football Chieftains. “It’s part of an initiative we have tried to implement with our young ladies about giving back.” Junior Micah Curfman — who would later play a terrific game and lead all scorers with 24 points — made the presentation on behalf of the Blue Angels. “Our lives make such a difference on so many,” she began. “How we want to be remembered is how we should live our lives. Our lives will speak for us, so we want to make sure it says what we want it to. We cannot say we knew Loryn personally, but from what people say about her and how they remember her with the Alumni basketball tournament tomorrow, is more than what she could ever say or do. “The impact Loryn left on Logan High School and all of Southeastern Ohio is something everyone will remember. We believe this is where we really get down to the meaning and purpose of life. The things we believe in are the things we do. “As you go about your day, ask yourself, ‘How do I want to be remembered?’ Considering that, it makes today so much more important. Make it the best day ever. “On behalf of the Gallia Academy Blue Angels basketball team, we would like to donate a check of $100 to the Loryn Cassady Scholarship Fund. Our Barry Miller photo | Logan Daily News Junior Micah Curfman (right) reads a statement from the Gallia Academy girls basketball team as GAHS players and coaches look on prior to Friday night’s Logan-Gallipolis SEOAL girls basketball game in Jim Myers Gymnasium. It was a touching, thoughtful gesture from the Blue Angels, who raised $100 and contributed the funds to the Loryn Cassady Memorial Scholarship Fund. They made the presentation to Wanda McLaughlin, Loryn’s mother. coaches have instilled in us to become better players on the court, but more importantly to become better people off the court. This is part of that development.” Not to mention a touching — and most appreciat- ed — gesture of kindness. Craig Dunn is the sports editor of the Logan Daily News in Logan, Ohio. Ohio’s game checking system baffling some hunters Jim Freeman In The Open I get it. Hunters as a rule tend to be fairly conservative and into traditions. We as hunters understand about long-standing customs; this may be why I heard several complaints or confusion about Ohio’s game checking process during and after the recent deer gun season. I don’t know if people are intentionally making it more difficult or confusing than it has to be, but in short, if you shoot a deer you still have to tag it, and you still have to check it. That has not changed. Only the way you go about it has changed. Compared to signing up for health insurance on the federal website, checking in a deer is a piece of cake. The wildohio.com website actually works, and if you like your internet provider, you can keep your internet provider. Period. Here is how it works: 1. Buy a permit before you go hunting (in person at a license agent or online at wildohio.com – I’ll discuss landowners later). 2. Make your own game tag with your name and some blank space for the date, time, county of kill and for a confirmation number you’ll get later. 3. Kill something. 4. Tag it with the tag you made in Step 2 above and fill in the date, time and county, and also write that same information on your permit that you purchased in Step 1. 5. Check the game by calling 1-877-TAGITOH, or going online at wildohio.com and following the links on the Wild Ohio Customer Center, or by visiting an authorized license sales agent. You’ll have to do that by noon the following day or by 11:30 p.m. on the last day of a season. You’ll also have to provide some information to access the site and check your game. 6. Write the resulting 18-digit confirmation number (Remember leaving room for that on your tag?) on the tag attached to the animal, AND also in the space provided on your permit. 7. Keep the tag you attached to the animal with the animal, and keep the filled out permit for your records. That’s pretty much all there is to it. You can do it from right there in the woods using your cell phone or smart phone (if you have service), from your house, from the neighbor’s house, from the teenage kid in your hunting party’s iPhone, the local library or coffee shop, anywhere you have access to the internet. You don’t have to load the deer up and drive it anywhere. If you are a landowner or a hunter who is exempt from purchasing licenses and permits, the process is even easier. Just make your own tag and fill it out as usual. The only difference is that your deer must be checked online at wildohio.com or at a license agent using your one of the following means of identification: customer ID number and date of birth, driver’s license or state ID number, or your last name and last four digits of your Social Security number. After navigating the website you’ll also get an 18-digit number to write on the temporary tag which will stay with the animal. For more detailed information, consult the Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations handbook for 2013-2014. Under the old system you had to drive to the license agent to buy your licenses and permits. You still had to fill out the information on the temporary tag and attach it to the animal, but then you had to load up your deer and haul it to a check station (which hopefully was open and not too far away). Once you got to the check station you had to stand at the counter and fill out the game checking form and wait for someone to come out and attach a permanent metal tag to your trophy. Then you could take your deer to the processors, or home to cut it up yourself, but in any event you still had to keep the metal tag handy to prove ownership. I miss visiting the check station too, I realize for many young hunters making that first trip to the check station was an important rite of passage on the way to adulthood. Sadly that is probably gone forever. One of the deer hunters in my group was complaining (mildly) about the new system, about how long it took to put all in the information on the website, and I asked him if he would rather load the deer up in his truck and take it to the check station, then answer all the same questions on the paper form? “Well no,” he replied, “but I guess it’s just different that’s all.” Different? You still have to tag the deer at the spot where it fell, before moving it, and you still have to check the deer. That hasn’t changed. You do have to make your own tag now, but for landowners that have been doing this for years, it isn’t anything new. You can’t complain because the check station was closed or that the lines were too long or that it was too far away. You can’t even gripe about the quality of the paper tags anymore, because if your tag falls apart it’s your own fault for making it too flimsy. Make it from something durable, like from a shotgun shell box, or cover it with a plastic sandwich bag to protect it from the elements. Tagging a deer isn’t all that different; it’s just how we go about it that has changed. Remember, you still have to tag it, and you still have to check it. Ohio’s deer hunters will get another chance to try the automated game checking system from Jan. 4-7 during the annual muzzleloader season. Ohio’s deer archery season continues through Feb. 2 with hunting hours one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Jim Freeman is wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and a long-time contributor to the Sunday Times-Sentinel. He can be contacted weekdays at (740) 992-4282 or at jim.freeman@ oh.nacdnet.net Exceptions rare to Ohio High School Choo agrees to seven-year deal with Texas sport transfer rule Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governing association for high school sports in Ohio rarely sides with families appealing the rules that penalize student athletes who transfer from one school to another, an analysis finds. The Ohio High School Athletic Association says the rules barring transfer students from competing for half of their first season are necessary to prevent recruiting of athletes and to keep student players from switching schools to avoid code-of-conduct violations. Nearly 70 percent of the 239 appeals filed by families of transfer decisions to the association in the past five years were denied, the Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday. The newspaper tracked the outcomes of the appeals through minutes of OHSAA meetings, the only public view into the association’s closed-door process, according to the newspaper. The OHSAA, a private, nonprofit organization, doesn’t open its appeals hearings to the public and isn’t required to make records public. “A lot of the reasons why these kids transfer is out of their control,” said Terrence Coates, a Cincinnati lawyer who has represented several athletes who lost playing time because of a school transfer. “We should be looking for ways to keep them in the productive after-school activities.” The transfer rule become stricter in August, though the punishment for breaking it lessened a bit, the newspaper reported. In the past, an exception was made for students who transferred from private to public schools without physically moving into a new school district. More than 2,600 athletes used that exemption to gain eligibility, but a rule change eliminated it in August, according to the Dispatch. The OHSAA now says ineligible transfer students must sit out the first half of the season, down from a full year. The few exceptions, according to the rule, include students who enroll in the school for the deaf or blind; those who support themselves; students dealing with a change in parental custody; or students from schools that closed or had their athletic departments dismantled. Sophomore Madison Hartman, of Canal Fulton in northeastern Ohio, had to sit out her sophomore season of volleyball after she transferred schools to escape bullying at her old one. “The hardest thing for me as a parent was her passion was lost,” said Madison’s mother, Jamie Amedeo. “All of that’s gone. That sparkle. That drive. She doesn’t love it anymore. That’s sad to me.” The family lost its 2012 appeal of Madison’s suspension, despite presenting medical, psychological and hospital records they said documented problems created by the bully. The OHSAA defended its general approach in such cases while not responding specifically to the girl’s situation. “I’m not saying bullying isn’t possible, but I haven’t seen anything rise to the level that I would consider bullying,” said OHSAA attorney Steve Craig. “But it’s the phrase du jour families are using as their ticket out of one school and into another.” The Rangers have made another Texas-sized deal to improve their offense. Free agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo agreed to a $130 million, seven-year contract with the Rangers, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement about the deal that is pending a physical for Choo. That person said the physical is expected to be done before Christmas, and that any formal introduction in Texas likely wouldn’t come until after the holiday Wednesday. The deal came a month after the Rangers acquired five-time All-Star first baseman Prince Fielder in a trade with Detroit for second baseman Ian Kinsler, their primary leadoff hitter. Texas now gets the best offensive player left in free agency, with both additions to be under contract through the 2020 season. Choo’s deal, worth about $18.6 million per season, is the thirdhighest this offseason. Second baseman Robinson Cano got $240 million over 10 years from Seattle and outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, like Choo, a client of agent Scott Boras, signed a $153 million, seven-year contract with the New York Yankees. Choo could be at the top or in the middle of the Texas lineup. He was Cincinnati’s leadoff hitter for 143 games last season, when he had a .423 on-base percentage with 20 stolen bases and 21 home runs. The Rangers missed the playoffs for the first time in four years, with 730 runs scored their fewest in a non-strike season since 1992. Texas, which went to its only two World Series in 2010 and 2011 and lost in the AL’s first wildcard game in 2012, lost at home to Tampa Bay in a wild-card tiebreaker. Choo’s deal calls for salaries of $14 million in 2014 and 2015, $21 million in 2016 and 2017, and $20 million in each of the last three years of the deal. He can earn a bonus for finishing in the top five of the AL MVP balloting — from $250,000 as the winner to $50,000 for fifth place. He would get a $150,000 bonus for being a World Series MVP, and an additional $100,000 for being an AL championship series MVP or an All-Star, or for winning a Silver Slugger or Gold Glove award. There will also be a limited notrade clause, with Choo able each year to submit a list of 10 teams he can’t be dealt to without his consent. Fielder, a .286 career hitter, was only two seasons into his $214 million, nine-year contract with Detroit when he was traded to Texas. That deal includes $30 million going back to the Rangers, though the first payment of $4 million won’t come until 2016, followed by $6 million in 2017 and 2018, and $7 million in 2019 and 2020. Choo has a .288 career batting average and .389 OBP with 104 home runs and 427 RBIs in 853 major league games for Seattle (2005-06), Cleveland (2006-12) and Cincinnati. The 31-year-old South Korean had at least 20 homers and 20 stolen bases three times, including last season. While Choo started 150 games for the Reds in center field, he will likely play left field for Texas. The Rangers have Leonys Martin in center and Alex Rios in right. Choo’s addition almost certainly closes the door on the possible return of slugger Nelson Cruz, who had 27 homers and 76 RBIs in his 109 games for Texas last season. Cruz was suspended 50 games after Major League Baseball’s investigation into a Florida clinic accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs. The 2011 AL championship series MVP finished his suspension in time to play in the tiebreaker game against Tampa Bay. Texas will lose its first-round pick by signing Choo, but would get a first-round pick back when Cruz, presumably, signs with another team. Have story ideas or suggestions? Call us at: 740.992.2155 �Page 8 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Drivers & Delivery Help Wanted General Apartments/Townhouses Miscellaneous "TO THE FATHER REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF DAKOTA RUSSELL CLONCH" MEIGS COUNTY PROBATE COURT Please be advised a Petition for the Adoption of Dakota Russell Clonch has been filed in the Meigs County Probate Court. If you should object to this adoption, please appear before the Court on the 15th day of January, 2014. 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For 3 months.* 2013 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. 9 8 �Page 10 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Bengals’ title means they’ve finally made it CINCINNATI (AP) — More than just a home playoff game. More than some commemorative shirt or cap. The AFC North championship is especially gratifying to a Bengals team that has spent years trying to catch up. Now Baltimore and Pittsburgh and Cleveland are trying to catch them. The Bengals (10-5) clinched their first division title in four years on Sunday. A 42-14 win over Minnesota, combined with the Ravens’ loss to New England, gave Cincinnati its eighth division title overall in 46 seasons. Cincinnati is in the playoffs for the third season in a row, a first for the franchise. The last two seasons, the Bengals made it as a wild card. “In my career, this is only my second time winning a division,” safety Chris Crocker said on Monday. “For me, that says a lot. It’s that hard to do. I’ve been in the AFC North nine out of my 11 years, and I’ve played these teams a bunch and now we’re at the top, we’re the team that people are trying to catch right now. “We’ve been chasing Baltimore and Pittsburgh for so long. They’ve been so good and it just feels really good to be at the top and now it’s kind of like we’re looking down at everybody else.” The Bengals didn’t get much chance to congratulate each other on their title, which they clinched when Baltimore lost early Sunday evening. Players had the day off Monday, except to get treatment or work out on their own. Even though they’ve clinched the title, there’s still a lot at stake in the final game of the regular season. The Bengals host the Ravens (8-7), who are tied with Miami and San Diego for the final wild card. Cincinnati still has a chance to move up to the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye. Denver (12-3) and New England (11-4) have the top two spots. Cincinnati currently is third, followed by Indianapolis (105). The Bengals beat the Colts during the season, giving them the head-tohead tiebreaker. Currently, the Colts would host Kansas City (11-4) and the Bengals would host the other wild card in the first round, while the Broncos and Patriots get a week off. If the Bengals win on Sunday and the Patriots lose at home to Buffalo in a later game, Cincinnati would get the No. 2 seed and the bye because it beat New England during the season. “I feel good, but I’ll feel a lot better if New England loses,” Crocker said. “I really would feel much better if they lose and we take care of business this Sunday. I was hoping they lost this weekend. But it’s never done. It’s just like hey, you can’t turn your mind off right now.” The Bengals know their season will be judged solely on one point: how they fare in the playoffs. They’ve lost in the opening round at Houston each of the last two seasons, getting overwhelmed in the high-stakes games. Cincinnati hasn’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, tied for the seventh-longest streak of postseason futility in NFL history. They’re 0-4 in the playoffs under coach Marvin Lewis, who is in his 11th season. This team is starting to change perceptions. A playoff win would be the biggest step. “It’s the first time we’ve George Bridges | MCT photo been in the playoffs three Cincinnati Bengals’ head coach Marvin Lewis talks with referee consecutive times,” de- Scott Green as his team faces the Baltimore Ravens in the first fensive tackle Domata half of their game on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Baltimore, Md. Peko said. “That’s amazing. We’re creating history over Minnesota, leaving Anthony Collins from left here. “We’ve had that one-and- his status uncertain for the tackle to right tackle. Andone stuff. We want to go final game. LB James Har- drew Whitworth returned rison missed the game with to left tackle from the left further.” Notes: LB Vontaze Burf- a concussion. … RT Andre guard spot. If Smith’s ankle ict was being evaluated for Smith left in the second is slow to heal, it’s likely a concussion suffered in half with a sprained ankle, the line will stay that way the second half of the win forcing the Bengals to move against the Ravens. Chudzinski: ‘I knew what I signed up for’ Kimberly P. Mitchell | Detroit Free Press | MCT photo Running back Reggie Bush speaks to the media after signing with the Detroit Lions in Allen Park, Mich., on Wednesday, March 13. Pressure got to some NFL playoff contenders Barry Wilner The Associated Press Playoff berths within sight, Miami, Chicago, Green Bay and even Super Bowl champion Baltimore succumbed to the pressure. Things will be even tighter next week in their season finales. Maybe those four teams chasing division titles or wild-card berths need to emulate the Eagles and Cardinals, Bengals and Chargers, who made definitive and positive statements Sunday. Of course, they could go the other way in their finales and replicate the recent performances of the Lions, who completely folded when the squeeze was put on them. One of the beneficiaries of Detroit’s flop, which concluded with a 23-20 overtime loss at home to the already-eliminated Giants, was Chicago. And after the Packers looked lost in the red zone in their home defeat against Pittsburgh — Green Bay went only 4-3-1 at Lambeau Field this season — the Bears had the NFC North in their hands if they could win in Philadelphia at night. They didn’t show up. “Yeah the season is full of disappointments — that is part of the adversity of the season,” coach Marc Trestman said. “We are not happy about it, we are extremely disappointed. But then that has to go away and we have to re-energize ourselves. We have a very important game on Sunday (against Green Bay for the division title).” The Bears figure to show up for that one at Soldier Field, as do the Packers in the oldest rivalry in pro football. Teams that lay eggs in big spots and still have another opportunity tend to seize those chances. Or at least provide a challenge the next time. Well, except for Detroit, that is. “Nobody can quit because we are all made the same way and our goal is to get in the playoffs,” Bears defensive end Jeremiah Ratliff said. “We needed to win this game and I want to get back to work and get the next win in our next game. You can beat yourself up and get in a funk or you can forget about the game.” Every NFL player is under some kind of pressure in every game. That ranges from simply trying to win on each play to having more points at the end of the day to holding onto a job. That stress intensifies immeasurably during a playoff chase. The Tom Bradys, Ray Lewises and Adam Vinatieri’s either ignore the pressure or embrace it and perform even better. Those guys are rare. And what we saw this weekend magnifies the difference between Hall of Fame caliber players and those who struggle when tested in the cauldron of playoff contention. More exams are coming on Sunday, with Philadelphia at Dallas for the NFC East title; the Green Bay-Chicago matchup; and the wild four-team scramble for the final AFC wild card. For the last five years, the Ravens have passed inspection with flying colors; they’ve never missed the postseason with John Harbaugh as coach and Joe Flacco as quarterback. So their collapse at home against a banged-up Patriots team against whom they have plenty of recent success was the most stunning. Yet the Ravens, even with Lewis in retirement, Anquan Boldin in San Francisco, Ed Reed in New York and a slew of other Super Bowl champions from February spread around the league, remain the most trustworthy to come through. “You know, we’re used to going out there and playing well when we need to when the playoffs are on the line,” said Flacco, who threw two interceptions and looked uncomfortable on a damaged left knee sporting a brace. “We come out hungry and ready to go get ourselves into the playoffs or make that next step toward it, and we just didn’t do it.” They get one more chance, as do the Dolphins at home against the Jets; the Chargers at home against Kansas City; and Pittsburgh at home against Cleveland in the AFC wild-card race. If any team is most familiar with folding in win or go home games, it’s Dallas. Hey, the Cowboys nearly disappeared from the chase at Washington on Sunday, rallying from nine points down to stay alive. But having confidence in them to knock off Philly, especially after failing in the same spot the last two years? “The more times you put yourself in these situations, you have to keep getting better,” Tony Romo said. “You have to have a stronger belief in yourself than the doubt of other people.” BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Even before it started, Browns coach Rob Chudzinski recognized his first season wouldn’t be without challenges. His dream job would require hard work and grueling hours. Maybe more than he bargained for. Turning around a perpetual loser — especially the team closest to his heart — wasn’t going to happen overnight. It never does in Cleveland. There were going to be tough days, and Monday was yet another one. For the sixth straight week, Chudzinski, his dark, sunken eyes showing the season’s wear and tear, was forced to explain what went wrong after the Browns (4-11) lost 24-13 on Sunday to the New York Jets. The latest loss followed a familiar script: get an early lead, give up points late in the first half, break down defensively in the second half and collapse. Chudzinski’s rookie year has been rocky. Still, he’s undaunted by the task. “I understood the challenges that we had,” he said. “I know what it takes here, specifically. I think, again, I’ll go back to the plan that we have overall as an organization to establish the type of success long term that we want and that that would take some time to get to. “I know what I signed up for.” Chudzinski is keenly aware of the frustration felt by Cleveland fans, who have endured more than their share of losing. The Browns have lost at least 11 games in each of the past six seasons and have 12 double-digit loss seasons since their expansion re-start in 1999. They’ve lost 162 games since ‘99, tied with Detroit for the most in the NFL. Chudzinski, too, bears the scars of losing. He knows firsthand the pain and suffering that comes with rooting for the Browns. “I grew up as a Browns fan,” he said. “I know the frustration, I understand the frustration. I’ve lived it. I can only say that there’s nothing more that I want than for this place to be a winner and for us to turn it around, and we’ll get that done.” Chudzinski has plenty of excuses he could use, but he’s not about to start trotting out any of them. The Browns’ quarterback carousel has spun all season; the team traded running back Trent Richardson and didn’t adequately replace him; and the front office has spent much of the year tinkering with the bottom of the roster. Does part of him want to say, “What did you expect?” “I don’t think that way,” said Chudzinski, Cleveland’s sixth full-time coach since ‘99. “I don’t function that way. I’ve always felt like whatever situation you’re in, whatever you’re doing, whoever you have, you have to figure out a way to make it work. It’s a puzzle that you have to figure out how you can put that puzzle together. And obviously we haven’t been able to do that this year well enough.” A recurring problem for the Browns has been their inability to protect a lead. Cleveland has led at some point in eight of 11 losses, and blown fourth-quarter leads in three of the past four games. The Browns have lost five games in which they’ve entered the fourth quarter with the lead or tied. “We’ve played well coming into games and starting games and have had good starts and started fast, and we haven’t been able to maintain those leads,” Chudzinski said. “Each week, it’s for different reasons. So that’s the difficult thing is to pin one thing down. When you can pin it down to one thing, you can fix it. Sometimes you fix one thing and something else pops up.” NOTES: Chudzinski said he has reached out to WR Davone Bess, who was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on Saturday. “He’s going through a family, personal matter, personal issue,” Chudzinski said of Bess, who had a disappointing first season with Cleveland. “We’re going to give him all the support we can through this.” … Browns NT Phil Taylor and G Jason Pinkston both sustained concussions in Sunday’s loss. The pair joins TE Jordan Cameron, who missed the Jets game with a concussion and is following NFL protocol on head injuries. … Browns CB Joe Haden aggravated a hip injury during the game. … Chudzinski said DBs coach Louie Cioffi will need surgery on his right knee after he was injured on the sideline when Jets quarterback Geno Smith was pushed into the Browns’ bench by Barkevious Mingo. Pittsburgh Steelers are somehow still alive for playoffs PITTSBURGH (AP) — The math remains tricky. The circumstances remain less than ideal. And yet, the Pittsburgh Steelers are still alive for the playoffs entering the final week of the season. The same team that started 0-4. The same team that appeared in need of a franchise-wide overhaul after a 55-31 pounding in New England that dropped the Steelers to 2-6 in late-October. The same team that let Miami score 34 points in the snow two weeks ago. Yep, that’s the team that can say the word postseason with a straight face after a frantic 38-31 win at Green Bay on Sunday. “Isn’t that crazy?” defensive end Brett Keisel said. “We still are breathing and we’re going to continue to fight. We’ve got one more that we’ve got to win to even have a shot and that will be our focus.” Well, that and the scoreboard. The Steelers (7-8) need to beat the fading Browns (4-11) next weekend and hope Miami, Baltimore and San Diego — all 8-7 — lose. It would create a five-way tie for the final wild card spot that would somehow end with Pittsburgh traveling to Cincinnati to face the AFC North Bengals for the third time this season. As improbable as it seems, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin likes his chances. Last he checked, a slim shot was better than no shot at all. “We’ve made this bed,” Tomlin said Monday. “I like the way the group is laying in it.” The Steelers have won two straight and are 7-4 since Oct. 1, the same mark over that span as playoff-bound Indianapolis, Kansas City and New England. 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