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Jones, 54 Dana Mash, 83 Reva Lucille Walker, 72 Linda Kay Waugh, 61 $1.50 SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 Vol. 46, No. 04 Meigs students receiving increased school lunch aid Indication of county’s increasing poverty By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — Meigs County School Districts have been identified by the Ohio Department of Education on the basis of free and reduced lunches served in the schools as being in the category of “severe need.” Crissy Musser, the Meigs Local School District, food service coordinator, reports that currently 69 percent of the 1,853 students enrolled qualify for free or reduced lunches on the basis of family in- come. Figures obtained from Musser show that 1,136 applicants have been identified as qualifying for free lunches which is 61.3 percent of the student body; with 137 applicants identified as qualifying for a reduction in the cost of lunches which is 7.4 percent of the student body. As for the Southern Local School District, in the kindergarten through eighth grade building of 583 students, 292 are on free lunches, and 67 on reduced-cost lunches. At the high school there are 88 on free lunches, and 67 on reduced-cost lunches in the building enrollment of 216, which equates to 55 percent on the free/ reduced lunch program. According to Roy W. Johnson, treasurer/ CFO the state-wide percentage for Ohio school districts as of June 30, 2011, was 42.8 percent. In the Eastern Local School District, Lisa Ritchie, treasurer, reports that at the high school where total enrollment is 252 there are 24.6 percent of the students on free lunch with 29 students on reduced cost lunches, which is 11.5 percent of the students. At the elementary school where 592 students are enrolled, there are 235 on free lunches, and 67 on reduced lunches, making a percent of students on free lunches at 39.7 and a percent of 11.32 of the students on reduced lunches. Statewide there are 840,000 students getting school lunch aid which is a record high, according to Ohio Department of Education. That figure means that nearly half of Ohio’s children in school are getting free or reduced priced lunches. ODE reports that the numbers have climbed from just under 29 percent a decade ago to 42.8 percent last year. Students can qualify for aid through the federal lunch program based on family income making the data a good indicator of poverty or economic well-being among families with school children. If the family’s annual income is less than 130 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $29,000 for a family of four, the children qualify for free meals. Students whose families earn See LUNCH ‌| A5 Two arrested following meth lab discovery By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com Sarah Hawley/photos Newly appointed Meigs County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Tenoglia, left, is sworn in on Friday afternoon by Meigs County Juvenile and Probate Court Judge L. Scott Powell in the Common Pleas Courtroom. Tenoglia sworn in as Common Pleas Court Judge By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com POMEROY — On Friday afternoon, Christopher Tenoglia of Reedsville was sworn in as the Judge of the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Divisions. Tenoglia took the oath of office from Meigs County Juvenile and Probate Judge L. Scott Powell in front a packed court room of county officials, attorneys, friends and family members. “After a very exhaustive Governor’s inquiry, I am very humble to be picked to serve as the Common Pleas Court,” said Tenoglia. “I will do my best to be impartial and honor the Meigs County Common Pleas Court.” Tenoglia will assume the office on Jan. 23 and is running for the Common Pleas Court Judge in the Primary Election on March 6. The current term will expire on January 1, 2013. Long-time judge, Frederick Crow, resigned the position several weeks ago due to ill health. Cases in the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas have since been handled by visiting judges. Tenoglia received a bachelor’s de- OLIVE TWP. — The discovery of a methamphetamine lab on Wednesday afternoon has resulted in the arrest of two Meigs County residents. According to Meigs County Sheriff Robert Beegle, Kody Murphy, 23, of Long Bottom and Mike Bing, 30, of Pomeroy were arrested. Sargent Bill Gilkey of the Major Crimes Task Force and Sargent Dan Leonard responded to a complaint at a garage on Eden Ridge Road on Wednesday afternoon and discovered the two individuals and the “shake and bake” method meth lab. According to a release by the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, the two men have been charged with one count of manufacturing illegal drugs. The charge is a first degree felony because it was reportedly done in the presence of a juvenile. Both Murphy and Bing are currently housed in the Meigs County Jail after an initial court appearance in Meigs County Court. Bond for both was set at $10,000, with 10 percent allowed. According to the release, Murphy has a detainer filed against him from Athens County, charging he violated community control imposed on two prior counts of breaking and entering. In other news, Beegle reports that Charles Adams, of Reedsville, was in Meigs County Court on Thursday on charges of weapons under disability. Adams was released on bond from the County Court, but is still being held in county jail under charges in Common Pleas Court. Stacy Johnson and Timothy Frederick, of Middleport, also appeared in County Court on Thursday on fugitive from justice charges in W.Va. for failing to appear in W.Va. Court. They were released on $1 cash bond and $5,000 OR. Gallia coalition being formed to combat drug abuse By Amber Gillenwater mdtnews@mydailytribune.com Sarah Hawley/photos Cake was served following the ceremony on Friday afternoon to the dozens of people in attendance, including Meigs County Sheriff Robert Beegle, right. gree in communications from Ohio University and earned his juris doctorate from the University of Toledo College of Law. In 1991, Tenoglia is admitted to practice law in Ohio and the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Tenoglia has over 20 years of trial law practice in Meigs County, serving as assistant prosecutor from 1993-2003. He also served as Law Director for the Village of Pomeroy from 1996-2012. Tenoglia is a member of the Ohio State and Meigs County Bar Association, and a life member of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. Tenoglia is married to the former Jena R. Welker, and they have one son, John. GALLIPOLIS — A coalition is being formed in Gallia County to combat the substance abuse problem in the community. Comprised of local public officials and local and state alcohol and drug addiction specialists, the group is now known as “Hope: a Coalition for a Drug-Free Gallia County.” During an organizational meeting held on Thursday, the newly formed group began by defining the drug abuse issue in Gallia County and establishing a basis for the goals they will address. Ron Adkins, Executive Director of the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services — an organization that coordinates and funds services within its district — was first to address the drug addiction issue within the county. “The demand and the request for services is just absolutely overwhelming,” Adkins stated. “I think that the state statistics speak for themselves. Appalachia Ohio is certainly one of the hotbeds for prescription drug use and abuse. The demand has just skyrocketed. The availability of resources through our system has dwindled. We’re all See DRUG ‌| A5 Gallia Chamber to host 75th annual banquet Staff report mdtnews@mydailytribune.com RIO GRANDE — The Gallia County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 75th Annual Meeting and Banquet on Thursday evening, January 26, 2012, in the Davis University Center Cafeteria at the University of Rio Grande, according to Jimmy Wiseman, Chamber President. The reception will be held at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 6 p.m. The evening will be highlighted with a presentation by Sean Lane, CEO of Battlefield Telecommunications Systems (BTS) Software Solutions , headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. A native of Gallia County, Lane formed BTS in 2008, with the mission to pioneer, refine and distribute unique technical solutions to state, federal and commercial markets, to achieve communications and information dominance. BTS Software Solutions is a progressive technology company that provides advanced software features and telecommunications mission management capabilities, from the heart of the Digital Harbor. It provides advanced mobile telecommu- nications technology, software development and integration for the U. S.Government and the private sector. Lane will talk about the Digital River Project (DRP) planned for Gallipolis. Its mission is to create an ecosystem of innovation through recruitment of high-tech industry, business development initiatives and quality of life enrichment for those living and working in Gallia County. It’s objectives are to create an ecosystem to enrich the quality of life for Gallia County’s residents, foster a community of innovation and entrepreneurship in Gallipolis/Gallia County, and strengthen the technology economy in Gallia County. Other highlights of the Chamber event will include a number of recognitions and awards for community and business leaders. Award recipients will include the 2011 River Recreation Festival Chair Amanda Keirns; the Beautification Award to the Gallipolis in Bloom Committee; Community Involvement Award to Holzer Health Systems and Holzer Clinic; the Sudden Impact Award to the Gallia Hometown Herald; Small Business See CHAMBER ‌| A5 Sean Lane �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A2 Public meeting on Meigs Voter registration locations set in Gallia USDA-FSA closing slated By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that Steven D. Maurer, State Executive Director for Ohio FSA, and members of his management team have scheduled a public meeting in Meigs County at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Syracuse Community Center Gymnasium located on 7th Street in Syracuse. FSA’s public meeting will be the only one held to take public comment on USDA’s proposal to close the Meigs FSA office and consolidate the operation with the Gallia- Lawrence office in Gallipolis. Producers can also provide written comment by emailing Christina Reed at Christina.Reed@ oh.usda.gov or sending written comment to: USDA Ohio Farm Service Agency, Attn: Christina Reed, 200 North High St. Rm. 540, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Written comments are to be sent no later than 10 calendar days after the Jan. 24 public meeting. All public comments will be taken into full consideration prior to development or implementation of a final consolidation plan, according to the USDA Farm Service Agency. For more information, contact the Ohio Farm Service Agency at 614-255-2441. GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Elections recently announced the following places and times for voter registration: Board of Elections Office Phone: 446-1600 Monday through Friday — 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. At any public high school or vocational school Bureau of Motor Vehicles Phone: 446-8510 Monday — 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday — 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday — 8 a.m. to noon Human Services Department Phone: 446-3222 Monday through Thursday — 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Gallia County Treasurer’s Office Monday through Friday — 7:30 a.m.4p.m. Gallia County WIC Program at Health Department Service Center Phone: 441-2018 Monday through Friday — 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Bossard Memorial Library Phone: 446-7323 Monday through Friday — 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday — 1-5 p.m. By mail The last day to register for the March 6 Primary Election is Monday, February 6, 2012. The Board of Elections Office, located on the second floor of the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street, Gallia County, will be open until 9 p.m. on February 6. While CFI leadership changes, Meigs County Community Calendar program remains strong Monday, Jan. 23 choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — While the leadership is changing, Rural Action’s Community Food Initiatives (CFI) remains dedicated to growing and providing healthy food for southeastern Ohio families. At the January meeting of the Board Executive Director Ronda Clark who has been administrating that program for the past eight years, submitted her resignation, citing the need to spend more time with her family. Clark will still participate in the local food movement by becoming a full-time vendor at local farmers markets with her families’ Blackberry Sage Farm. “I am excited to be able to devote more time to growing healthy food,” Clark said. “Growing food for my community is a dream, come true.” Her emphasis while serving as director has been to help create the next generation of food entrepreneurs. CFI receives project funding from Holzer and O’Bleness Foundations, Sisters of St. Joseph Charitable Fund of Parkersburg W.Va., the USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program, the City of Athens, the Athens, Kramer, Rocky Community Improvement Fund, Ohio University Sugar Bush Foundation and the community at large. Over her years as the CFI Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribune.com Board of Trustees meeting, 7 p.m., at the Chester Town Hall. RUTLAND — Leading Creek Conservancy District will hold their organizational board meeting at 4 p.m., followed by the regular board meeting. director, Clark has become the public face of the organization, with her driving passion about food security and a devoted commitment to Wednesday, Jan. 25 providing better health to the POMEROY — The Meigs County Emercommunity through eating gency Planning Committee (LEPC) Meetfresh foods. ing will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Senior Since 1992, CFI has emCitizens Conference room. Lunch will be braced a mission of building available. and supporting a local food POMEROY — Community Dinner, 4:30movement that expands fair 6 p.m. at the New Beginning United Methaccess to fresh and nutritious odist Church. Baked Chicken will be served. food for all people in SouthFriday, Jan. 27 eastern Ohio Counties, inMIDDLEPORT — A free community cluding Meigs. dinner will be held at 5 p.m. at the MiddleTom Redfern of Rural Acport Church of Christ Family Life Center. tion and CFI Board President Soup beans, cornbread, applesauce and desassures the community of the sert will be served. group’s viability although he SYRACUSE — Painting classes to begin, acknowledged that Clark’s 1 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center. energy, creativity and food For more information or to register call Joy Tuesday, Jan. 24 expertise will be missed.” We CHESTER — The Chester Township Bentley, 992-2365. are experiencing real growth at this time and our Board is working on a transition plan to continue to build on the grassroots gardening projects that are having serious Jackson Pike. In the event Tuesday, February 7 Card shower and positive impact on our that local schools are closed GALLIPOLIS — Holzer local food security. A new Virginia Garnes will be due to inclement weather, Clinic and Holzer Medical executive director has not yet celebrating her 91st birth- the clinic will be cancelled. Center retirees will meet for been named. MORGAN TWP. — Mor- lunch at noon at the Golden day on January 28. Cards may be sent to her at: P.O gan Township Trustees Corral. Box 104, Vinton,Ohio meeting, Morgan Center Thursday, townhouse. Contact Paula 45686. Justus, Fiscal Officer, for February 9 Events more information at (740) GALLIPOLIS — The 388-8152. Gallia County Retired GALLIPOLIS — Gallipo- Teacher’s luncheon will be Tuesday, January 24 lis in Bloom will have a lun- held at noon. The Holzer The Gallia County Youth cheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. Medical Center will host 4-H Horse Committee will at Courtside to start prepa- the luncheon and present hold its monthly meeting rations for the coming year. the program. Retirees will at the Bossard Library in be contacted, by phone, to Gallipolis. The meeting will Monday, January 30 make a reservation for the GALLIPOLIS — The start at 6:30 p.m. and end at Coupon Exchange Club will luncheon. 7:45 p.m. hold its next meeting at 6:30 Wednesday, May 23 Thursday, p.m. at the Bossard MemoGALLIPOLIS — The rial Library. Everyone is Gallia County Farm Bureau January 26 GALLIPOLIS — French welcome. Please bring extra will be hosting an Ag Day 500 Free Clinic, 1-4 p.m., coupons to trade and scis- at the Gallia County Fairgrounds. 258 Pinecrest Drive off of sors. Gallia County Community Calendar For The Record 911 Jan. 18 10:51 a.m., Union Avenue, low blood pressure; 2:31 p.m., Fifth Street, altered mental status; 4:16 p.m., Fifth Street, nausea/vomiting; 8:38 p.m., Johns Road, stroke/CVA; 10:51 p.m., South Sixth Avenue, chest pain. Jan. 19 11:28 a.m., Darwin Road, weakness; 11:47 a.m., Ohio 124, domestic viloence; 4:40 p.m., Third Street, difficulty breathing; 6:15 p.m., fall; 6:26 p.m., Spring Avenue, altered mental status; 7:28 p.m., Elige Hill Road, nausea/vomiting; 8:31 p.m., Legion Terrace, seizure/convulsions; 8:42 p.m., Rocksprings Road, unconcious/unknown; 11:31 p.m., Noble Summit Road, difficulty breathing. Common Pleas Civil A divorce has been granted to Tina Merinar from Eddie Merinar.An action of dissolution has been filed by Gregory M. Stewart, Laura M. Stewart.An action of foreclosure has been filed by US Bank National Association against Melissa G. Carr. YOUR FIREE AND WATER E RES ESTORATION O Experts Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel SPECIAL CARE Cleaning Services 740.992.2155 1743 Centenary Rd. Gallipolis, OH 740-446-9595 CARPET CLEANING • DRY CLEANING MOLD REMEDIATION 60282246 By Charlene Hoeflich SYRACUSE — Southern Local Board of Education will meet in regular session at 8 pm in the high school media center. POMEROY — Recovery Program interest meeting, 6 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center. The meeting is to see if there is enough interest to start a recovery program in the area. SYRACUSE — Yoga class, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Syracuse Community Center. For more information call Joy Bentley, 9922365. POMEROY — The Meigs County Library Board will hold its annual Organizational Meeting at 3:30 p.m. the the Pomeroy Library, with the regular meeting to follow. POMEROY — A public meeting about the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Nature Works Grant will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Pomeroy Village Council Chambers. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the issue of the Mulberry Pond walking path, steps and docking path. Check out our e-edition at www.mydailysentinel.com, or www.mydailytribune.com �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A3 Extension Corner Are your spring bulbs sprouting in your landscape? Several homeowners have called worried about their daffodil, tulip and hyacinth showing leaves above the soil line. The leaves above the soil can withstand low air temperatures as long as the soil is unfrozen where their root system is. The water in the leaves move from the roots into the leaves during warm days and then back into the ground covered unfrozen root system on cold days. The problem arises when the water in the leaves cannot move within the plant when the ground or leaf is frozen. Excess water in the leaves when temperatures drop quickly into the low tens or colder may freeze and burst the individual plant cell walls which would turn the exRiver in the planters posed leaves brown. in Pomeroy. All is not lost as the *** remaining part of the News Alert! Anothleaf under the soil er insect pest, Hemand within the bulb lock Woolly Adelgid will continue to grow ( Adelges) has been as weather improves. discovered in Ohio in The protected lower right in our backyard bud normally continat the Shade River ues to be found withState Park. in the bulb until later Ohio Department in February or early of Agriculture and March so the plants Ohio Department of should still bloom. Natural Resources Hal Keen Late cold weather announced January or frosts may injure 20th the discovery bloom buds later in the winter of this hemlock killing insect on or early spring. Plants are quite five plants on a natural stand of resilient to weather. Look at the five hundred hemlock (Tsuga capansies blooming along the Ohio nadensis). This small aphid-like Supreme Court of Ohio: Public records request By Justice Paul E. Pfeifer When Timothy Rhodes mailed a public-records request to the New Philadelphia police department in July 2007, it’s not likely anyone anticipated that the issue would end up coming before us — the Supreme Court of Ohio. Rhodes requested reel-toreel tape recordings made by the police dispatch department through the use of a now-antiquated “Dictaphone-Dictatape Logger” system. The tapes recorded all phone calls and radio dispatches in 24-hour increments, meaning there should’ve been one tape for every day of the year. Rhodes requested access to every tape created from 1975 through 1995. But the department had disposed of the recordings. Rhodes made similar requests to other towns and cities, but the reel-to-reel system had long since been replaced. None of the public entities Rhodes contacted had the old tapes, except Medina, which had a few. He went to Medina to see what they looked like but didn’t request copies or listen to them. The Ohio Public Records Act requires all public offices to make records available in response to a request from “any person.” Public offices are prohibited from destroying or disposing of their records, unless they do so under rules adopted by local records commissions and approved by the Ohio Historical Society and the state auditor. In accordance with the law, each of the towns that Rhodes contacted had created record-retention schedules through records commissions and had obtained the necessary approval to erase their tapes after 30 days. The sole exception was New Philadelphia. When he learned of this, Rhodes tiled a complaint for civil forfeiture. He claimed that New Philadelphia had acted unlawfully when it destroyed the recordings without approval, that he was aggrieved by the city’s violations, and that he was entitled to a $1,000 forfeiture for each improperly destroyed tape. Rhodes wasn’t just making this up. Part of the mechanism for enforcing the Public Records Act is a civil action for forfeiture. The law states that “any person who is aggrieved” by the destruction of a record may bring a civil action to recover a forfeiture of a thousand dollars for each violation. At trial, Rhodes testified that he wanted the tapes because he planned to see how the police department handled dispatch calls. On cross-examination, he admitted that in one of his letters — to the city of Dover — he stated that he would like to request certain public records only if the city didn’t have an approved record-retention policy. New Philadelphia argued that Rhodes wasn’t an aggrieved party because he didn’t actually want the records. Rhodes countered that his reason for requesting the tapes was immaterial. In the end, the jury entered a unanimous verdict in favor of New Philadelphia. But the court of appeals reversed that finding, concluding that the trial court should have ruled — without a trial — that Rhodes was an aggrieved party. After that, the case came before us. There was no question that New Philadelphia had destroyed the records without an approved record-retention policy in place and that the city denied Rhodes’s request as a result of the improper destruction. The sole issue was whether Rhodes was “aggrieved” by the destruction of the records. As mentioned earlier, the law states that “any person aggrieved” by the destruction of public records may bring a civil action in the amount of one thousand dollars for each violation. For Rhodes to succeed in his civil action, he must be aggrieved by the improper destruction of those tapes. See COURT ‌| A5 Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $100-$183, Heifers, $100$150; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $100-$175, Heifers, $100-$140; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $100$155, Heifers, $100-$130; 650-725 pounds, Steers, $100-$145, Heifers, $100$120; 750-850 pounds, Steers, $100-$135, Heifers, $90-$115. Cows Well Muscled/Fleshed, $70-$80.50; Medium/Lean, $60-$70; Thin/Light, $42- office or Bethany McCorkle with ODNR 614-265-6873. *** Still time to sign up at our office for: Master Gardener training at 7 p.m. starting on Wednesday February 1, in Athens; Beef Regional School, January 26 using Webinar technology at 7 p.m. at the Athens Extension office; and a three hour pesticide recertification credit at either 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. on January 25 at the Meigs County Extension office. If possible call our office so we print the necessary handouts. Hal Kneen is the Meigs/Athens Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Buckeye Hills EERA, The Ohio State University Extension Ohio Valley Briefs Harvestime to offer free hot lunches VINTON — Harvestime Worship Center at 222 Main St. in Vinton (next to McCoy/Moore Funeral Home) will be hosting hot lunches to the community during the winter months, every Tuesday from noon to 3 p.m. Everything is free, and everyone is welcome! For more information, call Sandy at 740645-4710. Senior luncheon planned VINTON — Ewington Church will be hosting a senior luncheon with the Area Agency on Aging on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 12 p.m.. The luncheon will be held in the fellowship hall located at 176 Ewington Road Vinton, OH 45686. This will be a carry in soup and sandwich luncheon featuring a speaker from the AAA district 7. If you are over 60 or caring for someone over 60 please be sure to attend this beneficial luncheon to connect and learn about programs offered by the AAA district 7. For more information please call 750-388-8184 or email pastorchrisjohnson@gmail.com. Free clinic offered GALLIPOLIS — The French 500 Free Clinic will be open from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, January 26 at 258 Pinecrest Drive off of Jackson Pike in Gallipolis. The clinic was established to serve the uninsured residents of Gallia County between the ages of 18 and 65. In the event that local schools are closed due to inclement weather, the clinic will be cancelled. Free glaucoma screening GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Clinic will offer free glaucoma screenings from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26. in observance of National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Call 740-446-5421 for more information. Regional Advisory Council Meeting MARIETTA — The Regional Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging will meet on Friday, January 27 at 10 a.m. in the Buckeye Hills-HVRDD Area Agency on Aging office in Marietta, Ohio. Public hearing scheduled GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, at the Municipal Courtroom, 49 Olive Street, Gallipolis, for the purpose of allowing citizens to view the location and new design of the new municipal administration building. There will be representatives from the City of Gallipolis available to answer questions. Copies of the design will be available at the meeting. The City Commission will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. after the public hearing. Meet the candidates night slated GALLIPOLIS — The American Veterans Post #23 will host a Meet the Candidate night at 6 p.m. on February 9, at 108 Liberty Ave., Gallipolis. The public is encouraged to attend and listen to local candidates as they present their ideas and answer questions from the audience. Candidates wishing to attend and speak, may call Keith Jeffers at 740-446-2005, Richard Moore at 740-446-1457 or Dave McCoy at 740-446-8519. Post secondary meeting slated GALLIPOLIS — There will be a meeting on Tuesday, February 21, at 7 p.m. in the Gallia Academy High School auditorium for parents and students interested in the Post Secondary Educational Option Program. The program is for students completing their eighth grade year or higher during the 2011-2012 school year. In order to be eligible for consideration, students and at least one parent must attend the meeting. Amanda Shamblin, admissions counselor at the University of Rio Grande, will be present. To register for the meeting, students need to pick up a form in the GAHS Guidance Office (grades 9 – 11) or the GAMS Office (grade 8) for parents to complete and then return to the GAHS Guidance Office or the GAMS Office prior to the meeting. Gallia Veterans Service Center relocated GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Veterans Service Center has relocated to 323 Upper River Road, Suite B, adjacent to the Gallipolis VA Clinic, and is now open. The Gallia County Veterans Service Commission will also conduct its meetings at the new location on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, with meetings beginning at 4 p.m. New Year New Career Livestock Report GALLIPOLIS — United Producers, Inc., livestock report of sales from January 4, 2012. insect with a woolly covering is native to Asia but has migrated from a 1951 sighting in eastern United States to our area. HWA is primarily spread by wind and birds. ODA has seen reports of this adelgid on imported nursery grown hemlock plants but not in native stands. The hemlock plant is a large conifer (small ½ to ¾ inch long evergreen needles) that grows eighty to one hundred feet tall mainly on the north or east slopes of our hills. It prefers moist, well drained, protected ravines out of the hot summer sun. A survey by ODA and ODNR agencies will be taken of the land surrounding the area to set up procedures to monitor this infestation. For further information contact our $59; Bulls, $70.50-$89.50. Back to Farm Bred Cows, $570-$975; Baby Calves, $70-$165; Cow/Calf pairs, $785-900. Upcoming Specials 1/25/12 — Replacement brood cow sale. Manure, $10/load 25-30 head bred blk/rwf cows spring calvers, 3-8 years old. Bred to black bulls. Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact Dewayne at (740) 3390241, Stacy at (304) 6340224, Luke at (740) 6453697, or visit our website at www.uproducers.com. OVBC EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY FUND ANNUAL FORMAL DRESS SALE Saturday, January 28 & Saturday, February 4 9 am - 5 pm 300 Second Avenue in Gallipolis Have one to sell? Register it Jan. 25th - 27th, 3:30-6 pm daily Feb. 1st - 3rd, 3:30-6 pm daily Small entry fee goes to charity Pay No Commission www.ovbc.com/go/dress Visit us online at: at www.mydailysentinel.com, or www.mydailytribune.com www.gallipoliscareercollege.edu CELEBRATING 50 YEARS! �Opinion Sunday Times Sentinel Letters to the Editor Creative funding options for ODOT? Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen of the state of Ohio, I felt the need to e-mail you (and hopefully get a message to Mr. Wray), to see if the possibility of a potential lottery ticket can be established to fund transportation in our state? Something with transportation being involved with the Ohio State Lottery. Regardless of recession issues or job loss, it always seems that people continue to support lotteries for their “big chance” to hit it big, so why not explore this as a resolution for at least a percentage of ODOT funding for some of these “empty promises” of projects that are “on the books” or “to be completed in the future”? Just a thought. Thank you for your time, Ronald A. Mackey *** Long-time resident questions fire protection Dear Editor, What happened to our fire protection? For the past two years, certain commissioners (former fire department members) have forced the City Manager to spend more time and energy to try to fix something that was not broken, and in turn have slowed down Mr. Finney’s ability to perform more important everyday city functions. Several months ago, a committee was formed to make major changes on how the fire department would operate. From this committee, two commissioners (former fire department members), instructed the City Manager to make drastic changes, which left the citizens of Gallipolis and the townships of Green, Clay, Addison and Gallipolis with less fire coverage. Here is how: For over 50 years, the city had a resident fireman which lived in city housing, and with that, the city and townships had 24-hour 7-day-a-week coverage. When the resident took time off, then the station was manned by a volunteer fireman. All these years, we have been blessed with great fire response time and top notch firemen. 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There is one problem here, and that is the township funds ($113,000) go into the City General Fund (Destination Unknown), while the city fire levy monies ($150,000) are in a designated fire fund. Budget sessions are coming up, and I would urge this commission to take a look at making another line item inside the City Fire Levy account and add the township’s $113,000 and put the Gallipolis Fire Department back to the operating standards we, the citizens of Gallipolis and our neighbors of Green, Clay, Addison and Gallipolis townships, deserve and demand. Great things can happen when we work together. Dick Moore, Gallipolis *** Hunting accident victim grateful to first responders Dear Editor, On December 2, I took a pretty good fall during a deer hunting trip in Crown City. Luckily, my boys and some friends were there with me, and they got to me and called 9-1-1. I just really wanted to thank the Gallia County EMS and all the volunteers and rescue squads that were involved up there, because they did an excellent job getting me out of there and transporting me to meet the helicopter that flew me to Cabell Huntington. Those people are the first responders, and they did an excellent job. I was really impressed. I just want to say thanks for their hard efforts. Tom Sullivan, Proctorville Proctorville Call us at: Page A4 By Charles Babington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party’s steadily rightward drift, exemplified by the tea party movement’s muscle, keeps hitting a quadrennial paradox that frustrates social conservatives: presidential primaries. For all its success in congressional races, the GOP’s right wing repeatedly has failed to unite behind a “movement conservative” to be the party’s White House nominee. It happened in 2008 with John McCain, and in 1996 with Bob Dole. Now social conservatives fear it’s happening again in, of all places, South Carolina, virtually the heartland of the tea party. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is running strong in polls there, threatening to sweep the year’s first three GOP contests and all but lock up the nomination in Saturday’s primary. More than 100 evangelical and social conservative leaders convened last week in Texas, hoping to slow Romney’s march by backing former Sen. Rick Santorum. But they were far from unanimous, and many party activists feel the effort was too puny and too late. The loose-knit group’s lack of cohesion — underscored Monday when some members announced their strong support for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — illustrates the hard right’s historic difficulty in coalescing early behind one strong contender. Romney, meanwhile, caught a break Monday. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, widely seen as competing with Romney for moderate-conservatives’ votes, dropped out and endorsed the front-runner. Romney began the contest as the GOP establishment’s favorite, running a steady but unspectacular campaign while rivals on his right soared and crashed. Rep. Michele Bachmann and businessman Herman Cain eventually dropped out. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin never got in. Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry are hanging on, but they have fallen dramatically from their respective high points of last year. Santorum, virtually an afterthought in the race un- 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. til Christmas, may have the best chance of becoming the non-Romney candidate. But he lags far behind Romney in money, organization and experience. There are several explanations, perhaps none of which will satisfy people who want an unabashed, down-the-line social and fiscal conservative as president. The most benign explanation is that Republicans are so intent on ousting President Barack Obama that they will settle for a far-frompure conservative nominee and rally around him this fall. Indeed, GOP polls show Romney’s perceived “electability” as one his greatest assets. Tony Perkins, who attended the Texas gathering as head of the conservative Family Research Council, says social conservatism is “choking on its own success” by attracting so many presidential hopefuls. “The field is so inviting for socially conservative candidates to get in,” Perkins said, “they slice up the vote.” But Dan Schnur, a former campaign and policy adviser for Republicans, says conservative activists keep getting outmaneuvered by the party’s more pragmatic and mainstream operatives who know how to run campaigns. Among national Republicans, “a balance of power has shifted from the establishment to the grassroots,” said Schnur, who teaches politics at the University of Southern California. “That said, the thing about establishments is: They are established, and they are organized.” Social conservative crusader Pat Buchanan and flattax champion Steve Forbes ran in 1996, but the establishment backed Dole, a longtime Senate leader and an uninspiring campaigner. In 2008, many on the Republican right disliked McCain, the Arizona senator who championed campaign finance limits and thumbed his nose at other conservative orthodoxies. But he easily passed Baptist minister and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won the 2008 Iowa caucuses. George W. Bush ran as a “compassionate conservative” in 2000, although he governed more to the right, especially on military matters. If any state would reject Romney’s moderate style and history of supporting abortion rights and gun control, South Carolina would near the top. The state’s congressional delegation includes some of the nation’s most prominent tea party advocates: Sen. Jim DeMint and Reps. Trey Gowdy, Tim Scott and Joe Wilson, made famous for shouting at Obama, “You lie!” Yet Romney appears to be coasting, wooing another tea party favorite, Gov. Nikki Haley, to his side. Haley constantly emphasizes the need to oust Obama. Romney, she tells South Carolina Republicans, is the man to do it. In Monday’s debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Romney again focused much of his fire on Obama, doing his best to avoid his rivals’ efforts to draw him into tit-fortat arguments. Those rivals have practically begged voters to reject Romney, or not “to settle” for a quasi-conservative, as Bachmann often put it. Santorum says Romney disqualified himself, as governor, by insisting that all Massachusetts residents obtain health insurance. Nominating Romney would amount to political “malpractice,” he says, because it would undermine efforts to attack Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul. Gingrich has veered from topic to topic at times, but he too has portrayed himself as an uncompromising conservative. When a New Hampshire voter asked how he could govern without being willing to raise taxes to help close budget deficits, Gingrich replied: “I’m happy to cooperate. I’m not willing to compromise. Compromise in Washington means sell out.” Some conservative activists see an unhappy scenario playing out again. South Carolina state Rep. Larry Grooms has withdrawn his support of Perry. “There are a lot of conservatives who were happy to see him get in, and now who would be happy to see him get out,” Grooms told The Associated Press. “When conservatives have split in the past, we end up nominating a moderate, and that’s not good for our party.” His plea may be coming too late. Sunday Times Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2155 or (740) 446-2342 www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribune.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A5 Ohio receives funding to support small business exports More than 150 grant opportunities to increase exports COLUMBUS — This week, the Ohio Department of Development announced the International Market Access Grant for Exporters (IMAGE) program, which is part of the National Export Initiative to double U.S. exports by 2015. The program is administered through the Department’s Office of Export Assistance and is designed to increase exports and create jobs by helping Court From Page A3 But when the Ohio General Assembly passed the Public Records Law, it didn’t define what it meant by “aggrieved.” In legal dictionaries, “aggrieved” is commonly defined as “having legal rights that are adversely affected.” The question then is, what are the legal rights conferred and protected by the Public Records Act? The Act grants the “substantive right to inspect and copy public records.” The purpose of providing public access to government records “is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning Drug From Page A1 in the same boat as many of you. We are all facing budget cuts, and we hear from law enforcement, we hear from the courts that it is just completely out of control.” Adkins further commented on his belief that one of the goals of the coalition should be the combination of efforts of service agencies so as to better serve those struggling with drug addiction within the county. “We know that all of us have needs. Maybe we need to approach this as an organized effort on behalf of the county to say, ‘what can we do to help you, what are you doing that helps us?’ and take it from that approach. This is bigger than one single entity. It’s really a county-wide issue, and just how can we work together?” he said. “We need that linkage so that we know what the other is doing — how do we help clients and residents access those services? We need to go forward in a united voice and say to the legislature and the administration, ‘we need help.’” Representatives of the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office have also been involved thus far in the formation of the coalition and Chief Deputy Richard Grau spoke, during the meeting, on behalf of law enforcement, addressing the issue of the supply of prescription drugs. “Where is the supply coming from, how do we cut that supply? I understand that there’s a great deal of it that I’m not going to be able to cut … [But] what I can’t tolerate is when it is coming from within — when it’s coming jobs and strengthening our communities.” The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 authorized the U.S. Small Business Administration to establish a threeyear trade and export promotion pilot program, known as the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grant. The grants are awarded to states to administer export programs that assist eligible small businesses. small businesses promote their products and services in new international markets. “Through IMGAGE grants, the Ohio Department of Development is providing support to Ohio small businesses as they seek to expand their offerings internationally,” said Christiane Schmenk, Director of the Ohio Department of Development. “By growing markets for Ohio products, we are creating of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold the governors accountable to the governed.” Over the years, our court has consistently held that a public office is obligated to honor a records request by “any person” and that a person doesn’t have to explain his reasons for the request. This duty that is imposed on public offices may sometimes result in wasted public funds because it obligates prompt reply to all requests, even the frivolous ones. But the legislature balanced the public offices’ interest in fiscal efficiency against the people’s right to monitor their govern- Ohio received $983,399 for the first year, which will provide IMAGE grants to companies for activities associated with new international marketing initiatives. Eligible expenses include international tradeshows, translation services, exporter education programs, international trade missions, subscription to services provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and other ment, and it chose to allow the risk of wasted funds. But that same choice was not reflected in the section of the law regarding the enforcement mechanism of forfeiture, which allows a thousand dollars for each destroyed record. That section says that forfeiture is available only to a person who has been “aggrieved” by the public office’s violation. That requirement indicates that a forfeiture is not available to “any person” who has made a request and discovered that the records weren’t available due to an improper destruction. Rather, forfeiture is available only to a person from within the county — whether it be in-county doctors, whether it be doctors not in the county who are permitting it to happen,” Grau said. “That’s a huge part of, especially, the pill issue. We see a lot of this. These scripts are coming from someplace. These scripts aren’t falling out of the sky. We don’t get that many forgery cases with scripts, so, somebody is prescribing them. That’s a huge issue. Once we can kind of get a handle on that as a group, and we can start pushing some of that out — exerting some pressure on physicians to stop prescribing.” In conjunction with this, Grau discussed the need for education in both the medical professions, as well as within the community, about the consequences of prescription drug abuse. “That’s the educational point that we’ve got to start with, so that they understand that there are consequences, and some of the exact things that [physcians] are trying to manage are causing the absolute opposite effect,” Grau said. Lee Bauman, President and Co-Founder of Winghaven of Vinton, stated his belief that addressing demand as well as supply in the case of prescription drug abuse can be the only resolution to the problem. “The solution won’t really be found until fundamental changes are done on the demand side, not just the supply side. Winghaven has been providing mental health services and family life skills services for several years here in the county, and we’ve been, recently, more involved in a lot of family skills training relating to drug issues. So, I’d like the coalition to examine that type of work,” Bauman said and further stated that this type of work must include not only the addict but his or her surroundings, as well. “It’s not just the addict. I think there are a number of opportunities for the addict to get that help, but it’s the whole environment of the addict: the family, the people they associate with, the things that they do to create co-dependency that they’re not realizing stimulates that and supports it,” he said. Joe Gay, Executive Director of Health Recovery Services, which serves those affected with mental illness, alcohol, tobacco and drug addiction in southeastern Ohio, provided insight in the statistics surrounding overdose deaths in Ohio. “If you look at data on the actual number of opioids that have been prescribed in Ohio and you look at the number of overdose deaths, the two lines are right on top of each other,” Gay said. Gay also spoke from the perspective of physicians and the recent change in health practices that have directly affected the prescription drug abuse problem. “I will say this on behalf of physicians, that the rules changed 10 or 12 years ago. There was a change in rules that made it permissible to prescribe opioids, but there was also a change in the way medical facilities were evaluated with more emphasis on pain management. So, if a person is not happy with the pain management service the lunch aid program. According to a report from the Meigs County Jobs and Family Services in Meigs County there are 1,476 children here who live below the 100 percent poverty benchmark and 5,000 people in the county’s population of about 23,000 live at or below the 100 percent mark. This represents 28 percent of the population at a time when the statewide average is approximately 15 percent. export-related initiatives approved by the Ohio Department of Development. Ohio’s IMAGE program will award 111 grants at a maximum amount of $6,000 to each grantee, a 50 percent reimbursement on qualified expenditures. An additional 48 grants worth up to $3,000 are available for companies electing to participate in approved trade missions. Companies located in the who has made a request with the goal of accessing the public records. But if the goal is to seek a forfeiture, then the requestor is not aggrieved. In writing the majority opinion for this case, Justice Yvette McGee Brown said that the presumption “is that a request for public records is made in order to access the records.” But when someone requests access with the specific desire for access to be denied, it cannot be said that he is using the request to access public records; he’s only feigning that intent. Rhodes feigned his intent to access public records “when his actual intent was to seek forfeiture they get, they can mark the hospital and that has actual adverse consequences for the hospital,” Gay said. “So, they are kind of between a rock and a hard place, but with 4,000 deaths a year from overdose in Ohio, I think people are finally recognizing that it’s gone too far, and most of that has to do with pain killers.” While the main focus of the group, during Thursday’s meeting, was how to combat and prevent prescription drug abuse, the coalition does hope to address all forms of substance addiction. Dena Warren of FACTS, who is spearheading the coalition initiative, suggested a broad, holistic approach for Ohio Appalachian region may qualify for an additional $2,000 reimbursement as part of a separate grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. To learn more about the guidelines and to download an application, please visit www.IMAGE.development. ohio.gov. For additional questions contact IMAGE@development.ohio.gov or (614) 466-5017. awards. Consequently the jury correctly concluded that Rhodes was not aggrieved by the destruction” of the records. Thus, because Rhodes wasn’t aggrieved by the improper destruction of the records, we reversed the judgment of the court of appeals by a seven-to-zero vote. Editor’s note: The case referred to is: Rhodes v. New Philadelphia, 129 Ohio St.3d 304, 20110hio-3279. Case No. 20 10-0963. Decided July 7. 2011. Majority opinion written by Justice Yvette McGee Brown. the new organization. “I don’t think you want to exclude anything that might be tomorrow’s new trend,” Warren said. “I agree that right now we are looking a lot of pill problems and the heroin, and so, I think that would be your focal point to hit right now. That’s not to say, six months from now, we might have something brand new. We need to keep it broad and then just focus on what the trend is at hand.” Valerie Connolly, a prevention coordinator with the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services who has worked on such coalition initiatives throughout the state, facilitated the meeting and is aiding the organi- zation of the group. During the meeting, she spoke of her own love for the communities in the Ohio Valley and the need to provide opportunities to the youth of the area. “I just love what I do, and I want people to have the opportunity to be successful in this community and surrounding communities,” Connolly said. “There’s not a lot of opportunities here and there can be. I think this group can do that and create a healthy community for children to grow in.” “Hope: A Coalition for a Drug-Free Gallia County” has a meeting planned for mid-February. Lunch up to 180 percent of the poverty level, or about $41,300, qualify for reduced cost lunches. As the economy has deteriorated Meigs schools are reporting that this year more students who have not previously qualified for free or reduced lunches now qualify and are being added to Chamber From Page A1 Award to Floral Fashions; 2011 Outstanding Chamber Volunteer to Marianne B. Campbell; and Committee of the Year Award to Ohio River Live. The recipient of the Bud and Donna McGhee Community Service Award will be announced at the banquet. At the close of the evening, there will be the passing of the gavel from Jimmy Wiseman, who has been President for the past two years, to Kyla Carpenter, who will be the new President. A few tickets will be available Monday morning on a first come first serve basis, at a cost of $40 for Chamber members and $45 for non-members. Call 740446-0596 to inquire. When I am home ALONE I feel safe. I am protected. I have Life Alert®. help One touch of a button sends quickly in the event of a medical emergency, fall, home invasion, fire or carbon monoxide poisoning. New! Your choice of help buttons Now we have two systems available: Life Alert Classic for seniors Life Alert 50+ for people 50+ For a FREE brochure call: ® 1-888-652-5661 60281734 From Page A1 �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page A6 Obituaries Bonnie L. Wilson Ashworth Bonnie L. Wilson Ashworth passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012, following a sudden illness at the age of 77 years, six months and 28 days. Born June 8, 1934, in Lincoln County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Alva Wilson and Helen Cartwright Whited. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Ronal K. Ashworth; one son, John Ashworth; and one brother, Eugene Wilson. Surviving are four daughters, Sandena (Dale) Taylor, Martha (Ronnie) Sexton, Ronalda Voreh and Cissy Conley; three sons, Ronald (Karen) Ashworth, Bill (Tammy) Ashworth and Roger (Alisha) Ashworth; two sisters, Dixie Vanover and Regina Huff; one brother, Tim Wilson; 18 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers included grandsons, John Bevan, Keith Ehman, Jeremiah Nichols, Jacob Ashworth, Jarod Ashworth, Stevie Voreh, Derrick Stevens, Joshua Ashworth, Jeremy Conley, Bo Ashworth, Austin Ashworth and great-grandson, Jessie Conley. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 8, 2012, at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.Va., with Rev. Ernest R. Cook officiating. Interment followed at Arix Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va. Danny Lee Jones Danny Lee Jones, 54, of Bidwell, Ohio, passed away on January 20, 2012, at Holzer Medical Center. He was born February 2, 1957, in Gallia County, a son to the late Bobby and Shirley Wickline Jones. He was a retired truck driver for the Gallia Highway Department. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife, Becky Russell Jones of Bidwell; daughters and their husbands, Staci (Brian) Keeton of Vinton, Ohio and Kayla (Chris) Moore of Gallipolis, Ohio; grandchildren, Jared Burdette, Peyton Keeton, Caiden Moore and Briar Keeton; sister, Tammy and Randy Gardner of Gallipolis; and brothers, Darrell (Sheila) Jones of Cheshire, Ohio and David (Diane) Jones of Cheshire, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va. with Rev. Alfred Holley and Joe Godwin officiating. Burial will follow in the Vinton Memorial Park, Vinton, Ohio. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Please visit dealfuneral@suddenlinkmail.com to send condolences to the family. Reva Lucille Walker Reva Lucille Walker, 72, of Rutland, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Pt. Pleasant, W.Va. Born March 30, 1939, at Latrobe, W.Va., to the late Oscar and Malvera Pelprey Wheeler, she was a loving wife, mother and homemaker. Reva was a member of the Rutland Church of God, Rutland, Ohio. Reva is survived by daughters, Brenda (Bill) King, Harrisonville, Ohio, and Tammy Herdman, Albany, Ohio; step-sons, Rod (Diane) Walker, Rutland, Ohio, Paul (Rita) Walker, Dexter, Ohio, Danny Walker, Rutland, Ohio, Terry (Tammy) Walker, Columbus, Ohio, and Greg (Debbie) Walker, Pt Pleasant, W.Va.; sister, Corena Cottrill, Lancaster, Ohio; 19 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Vester (Jiggs) Walker, Jr.; a granddaughter, Crystal King; daughter-in-law, Kay Walker; brothers, Hershel Death Notices Mary Susan Erwin Mary Susan Erwin, 89, of New Haven, W.Va., passed away on January 19, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2012, at the New Haven Church of God with Pastor Carl Swisher officiating. Patrick Ray Hammack Patrick Ray Hammack, 48, of Bruceton Mills, W. Va., died Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, in Morgantown, W. Va. Family and friends may call at the Carl R. Spear Funeral Home in Brandonville-Bruceton Mills W.Va., from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2012, Finlaw’s Jewelry “Not Just A Jewelry Store, but a Jewelry Service” Nervous about sending your jewelry off for repair? We Do All Repairs In House (Within 24-48 Hours) Watch Batteries Replaced While You Wait! 115 2nd Street • PomEroy, OH 740-416-2322 • finlawsjewelry.webs.com stop by & see our new inventory with Pastor Jason Sheffstall of the Stonebridge Baptist Church officiating. Burial with graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, at the Kirkland Cemetery in Point Pleasant, W.Va. The family requests memorial contributions be made to The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, PO Box 9300, Morgantown, WV 26508 or to Trinity Christian School, 2 Trinity Way, Morgantown, WV 26508. Dirk Wright Jackson Dirk Wright Jackson, 60, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and formerly of Point Visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribune.com Pleasant, passed away on December 28, 2011, in Fort Lauderdale. A private, family service was recently held followed by burial in his hometown of Point Pleasant. Dana Mash Dana Mash, 83, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died on Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2012, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, January 23, 2012, at Brewer Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Crow-Hussell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Wheeler and Harlem Wheeler; and brother-in-law, John Cottrill. Services will be held on Monday, January 23, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Birchfield Funeral Home, Rutland, Ohio, with Pastor Ron Heath officiating. Burial will follow at Meigs Memory Gardens, Pomeroy, Ohio. Family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Linda Kay Waugh Linda Kay Waugh, 61, of Gallipolis, died Thursday evening January 19, 2012, at Arbors at Gallipolis. Born February 23, 1950, in Bidwell, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Faye Nolan Lamm. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by two brothers, Keith ‘Chopper’ Lamm and Jimmy Shriver, and by two sisters, Barbara Rossiter and Gloria Diana Unroe. Linda was a well-known area cook, working for many years at Arbors. She is survived by one daughter, Kim (Tyson) Wyatt of Gallipolis; two grandchildren, Hannah and J.T. Wyatt of Gallipolis; one sister, Marsha Lamm of Gallipolis; five brothers, Merrill (Laura) Shriver of Bidwell, Dick (Rita) Shriver of Bidwell, Larry (Texanne) Nolan of Thurman, Garry (Judy) Lamm of Vinton and Ancel (Kim) Lamm of Gallipolis. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2012, at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Swan Creek Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Terry Lamm, Allen Nolan, Matthew Nolan, Ricky Shriver, Michael Shriver and Bruce Shriver. Honorary pallbearer will include Ancel Lamm. An online guest registry is available at waugh-halleywood.com. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 41.01 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 17.71 Ashland Inc. 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Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. �Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 mdtsports@heartlandpublications.com Sports INSIDE Tolsia takes victory B2 Lady Tornadoes roll past Federal Hocking, 61-50 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com RACINE, Ohio — Southern snapped a two-game losing streak Thursday night at Charles W. Hayman gymnasium over the Lady Lancers, 61-50. The season series is tied, as Federal Hocking won the first meeting between these Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division foes on the eighth of December, 45-34. Bryan Walters/photo SHS came out flat in the first quarEastern sophomore Jenna Burdette (14) dribbles past Waterter turning the ball over 10 times and ford defender Emily Brown (32) during the first half of Thursday only managing to score six points. FHHS went on a 12-0 in the last five minutes of the first period to give themselves a 13-6 lead. The second quarter started and the Lady Tornadoes came alive, scoring 26 in the quarter and forcing 13 turnovers. At the 3:43 mark of the second period SHS senior guard Emily Ash hit a pair of free throws to give Southern the lead, a lead that would not be relinquish. Southern would go on a run near the end of the half where they would outscore their opponent The Lady Lancers would start the second half out with a quick threepointer to let Southern know they were still in for a battle. Southern would only score 10 in the third quarter and would go into the fourth up by eight, 42-34. FHHS would start the final period out with a 7-0 run to cut the Lady Tornadoes lead to one. Southern would respond well in this situation, bouncing back to outscore Federal Hocking by 10 in the rest of the quarter. Southern wins the rematch 61-50. See TORNADOES |‌ B2 night’s TVC Hocking girls basketball game at the Eagles’ Nest in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Lady Eagles fall to White Falcons surge past South Gallia, 58-46 Waterford, 50-44 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — You could argue that Eastern gave one away. Then again, you could also say that the Lady ‘Cats simply took what seems to belong to them. The Eastern girls basketball team committed a season-high 29 turnovers, which greatly aided visiting Waterford Thursday night during a 50-44 decision in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at the Eagles’ Nest in Meigs County. The Lady Eagles (9-3, 8-2 TVC Hocking) shot a better overall percentage from the field and also claimed a sizable 30-15 edge in total rebounds, but led only 1:55 of the entire contest — due in large part to 26 giveaways through three quarters of play. The hosts had as many turnovers (26) as points headed into the finale, but still only trailed the Lady ‘Cats (11-2, 10-0) by a 34-26 margin entering the fourth quarter. Down the stretch, however, WHS sank 10-of-17 free throws and never allowed Eastern to knot things up — which ultimately enabled the guests to claim two-possession decision and a full two-game lead in the league standings. Waterford, which shared last season’s TVC Hocking crown with EHS, is now on pace for its eighth straight league championship. As if taking a two-game lead with six league contests to go wasn’t enough for the Lady ‘Cats, senior Emily Brown also became the latest Waterford hoopster to reach the 1,000-point milestone for a career — doing so on a free throw with 6:20 left in regulation for a WHS 37-33 lead. After Brown sank her second attempt for a fivepoint lead, the hosts countered with a 6-2 run over the next 1:31 to pull within 40-39 with 4:49 remaining. WHS responded with seven straight points for an eightpoint cushion (47-39) with 1:44 left, and Eastern never came closer than three points (47-44) from there. Waterford scored the final three points in the last 22 seconds of regulation, which allowed the guests to claim the six-point decision. The Lady ‘Cats also defeated EHS at home by a 55-44 margin back on Dec. 8. There were three ties and six lead changes in the opening period, which included ties at two, four and five-all. Eastern claimed its first lead (5-4) with 5:31 left in the canto and went up again at 7-6 with just 36 seconds left, but WHS hit a basket with 17 ticks left to take a small 8-7 edge after eight minutes. Waterford opened the second period with a 6-0 spurt for a 14-7 lead with 4:27 remaining, but EHS closed the half on a 9-4 run to pull within 18-16 at the intermission. See EAGLES ‌| B2 OVP Schedule Monday, January 23 MASON, W.Va. — A 20-9 fourth quarter surge ultimately allowed the Wahama boys basketball team to claim a 58-46 victory over visiting South Gallia Friday night during a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Mason County. Both the Rebels (7-4, 6-3 TVC Hocking) and host White Falcons (6-7, 5-4) battled through 19 lead changes and five ties throughout the course of the evening, and neither squad led by more than five points after three quarters of play. Wamama led 38-37 headed into the finale, but Cory Haner drilled a trifecta 24 seconds into the canto to give SGHS its final lead of the night at 40-38. WHS, however, countered with eight straight points over the next 3:13 to establish a 46-40 advantage with 4:23 left in regulation. The Rebels — who played without starter Danny Matney due to an injury — ended a 4:08 scoring drought with a Haner free throw at the 3:28 mark to pull within five, but the guests never came closer the rest of the way. The White Falcons closed regulation on a 12-5 run to wrap up the 12-point decision. The triumph also allowed Wahama to make a 42-point swing from its first encounter with the Rebels, as SGHS won at home back on Dec. 16 by a sizable 8858 margin. WHS has now won three straight decisions, while South Gallia has dropped three of its last four outcomes. There were nine lead changes and three ties in the first half, all of which came in the opening period of play. Neither team led by more than a possession in the first stanza, but the Rebels ultimately came away with slim 14-13 edge after eight minutes of play. South Gallia rode that momentum into the second period, as the guests led wire-to-wire up to halftime — outscoring Wahama 10-8 overall for a 24-21 intermisSee SURGE ‌| B2 Girls Basketball Eastern at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Southern at Miller, 6 p.m. River Valley at Fairland, 6 p.m. Pike County Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Hannan at Teays Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m. Wahama at Trimble, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Alex Hawley Pike County Christian at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m. ahawley@heartlandpublications.com Bryan Walters/photo Wahama senior Hunter Oliver, left, releases a shot attempt in front of South Gallia defenders Ethan Spurlock (10) and Levi Ellis, right, during the second half of Friday night’s TVC Hocking boys basketball contest in Mason, W.Va. Wahama outlasts Lady Falcons, 60-48 Tuesday, January 24 Boys Basketball Eastern at Trimble, 6 p.m. Meigs at Jackson, 6 p.m. Southern at Wahama, 6 p.m. Waterford at South Gallia, 6 p.m. River Valley at Rock Hill, 6 p.m. Poca at Point Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Hannan at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 25 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m. Wrestling Gallia Academy at Logan, Jackson, 6 p.m. Thursday, January 26 Girls Basketball Miller at Eastern, 6 p.m. Athens at Meigs, 6 p.m. Southern at Waterford, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Wahama, 6 p.m. Chesapeake at River Valley, 6 p.m. Hannan at Meadow Bridge, 7 p.m. Boys Basketball Point Pleasant at Ravenswood, 7:30 p.m. Swimming Chillicothe at River Valley, 5:30 p.m. HEMLOCK, Ohio — Wahama traveled to face Miller Thursday evening in a girls Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division contest. WHS was able to top their foe 60-48, snapping a four-game losing streak. Sierra Carmichael was the game’s leading scorer and led the Red and White to victory with 24 points. Kelsey Zuspan was able to spark Wahama in the first quarter with two three-point buckets. The Red and White were able to make it to the free throw line 10 times in the quarter but were only able to cash in on four attempts. The Hosts were able to make a couple of shots from beyond the arc in the period, helping them to a 12-point quarter. WHS would have the lead going into the second quarter 14-12. The hot shooting from three-point land would continue in the second quarter for the Purple and White, as Ali Bray would hit two in the quarter. Wahama was able to continue getting to the free throw line in the second period hitting 7-of-12. The teams would both score 13 in the quarter giving the guests a twopoint half time lead, 27-25. The third period was dominated both offensively and defensively by WHS. The Red and White were able to score 19 in the period, led by Carmichael with 10. Defensively the guests were able to hold the hosts to only one field goal in the quarter. Miller went just 3-of-10 from the free throw line in the third to give Wahama a 46-30 lead going into the final quarter. MHS was able to bounce back offensively in the fourth hitting 7-of-10 from the free throw stripe on their way to a 18-point quarter. Wahama was able to hit five field goals in the final period to outlast Miller, 60-48. The guests had three players in double figures, led by Carmichael with 24 points. Zuspan was able to score 13 in the contest, and Ashley Templeton finished with 10. Krista Ferguson with 7, Mackenzie Gabritsch with 5, and Paige Gardner with 1 rounded out the Wahama scoring. Three players scored in double figures for Miller. Ali Bray lead the charge with 14, followed by Haley Crawford with 11, and Rebecca Hook with 10. Wahama will travel to play at TVC Hocking rival Trimble on Monday. Wahama 60, Miller 48 Wahama 14-13-29-14 — 60 Miller 12-13-5-18 — 48 WAHAMA (6-8, 3-7 TVC Hocking): Karista Ferguson 2 3-6 7, Ashley Templeton 3 4-4 10, Kelsey Zuspan 3 5-5 13, Sierra Carmichael 10 4-8 24, Paige Gardner 0 1-5 1, Mackenzie Gabritsch 1 3-6 5, Bonni Peters 0 0-0 0, Olivia VanMeter 0 0-0 0, Taylor Templeton 0 0-1 0. TOTALS: 19 20-35 60. Three-point goals: two (Zuspan 2). MILLER (3-9, 3-6 TVC Hocking): Mckenzie Osborne 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Doty 1 4-10 6, Jacy Dutiel 0 1-2 1, Makayla Alexander 0 0-0 0, Haley Crawford 4 3-4 11, Sammy Stover 2 2-3 6, Ali Bray 4 2-4 14, Rebecca Hook 3 3-4 10. TOTALS: 14 15-27 48. Three-point goals: five (Bray 4, Hook) �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B2 Tolsia grabs victory over Big Blacks, 85-84 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Tolsia senior Jacob Copley scored a game-high 42 points Friday night, allowing the visiting Rebels (8-2, 5-1 Cardinal) to claim an 85-84 victory over Point Pleasant (7-5, 4-5) in a Cardinal Conference contest in Mason County. It was a back and forth battle all the way to the final buzzer that featured 11 lead changes and the score being tied 8 times. The first quarter started fast, with Dillon McCarty leading the charge for the Big Blacks and Copley leading the Rebels. McCarty’s nine points in the first quarter was countered by Copley’s 12. At the end of the first quarter the visitors were up by a possession, 23-21. Copley would put on a show in the second quarter, scoring 17 of his team’s 24 points. It was a team effort that kept Point Pleasant in it, and it was led by Adam Slack off the bench. Slack had three three-pointers to help his club match the Rebels’ 24 points in the quarter. PPHS went on a 10-3 run to end the half, fueled by Tolsia’s Terry Davis receiving a technical foul. The Big Blacks were down at the half 47-45. In the third quarter, the home team came out playing tough defense, holding Copley to just three points and forcing THS to turn the ball over five times. Point Pleasant would get to the free throw line nine times in the quarter whereas their opponent would not get there at all. At the six-minute mark, the home team started an 8-0 run that lasted nearly two minutes. Just as it seemed the Rebels were gaining some momentum to take the lead back, Point Pleasant’s Marquez Griffin converted an oldfashioned three-pointer which ended the come back for now. The Big Blacks would go into the final period with a sevenpoint advantage 70-63. Copley was back on his game in the fourth quarter scoring 11 points and leading the Rebels’ charge. PPHS was unable to shut the door on THS in this game because of untimely fouls and turnovers. When Tolsia’s Austin Brewer got to the line with less than 20 seconds and a chance to go up three, he could not — giving the Big Blacks the chance they needed. McCarty went to the line with eight seconds left, down one point, and hit both to give PPHS a one- Alex Hawley/photo Point Pleasant junior Dillon McCarty (3) dribbles into the lane during Friday night’s 85-84 loss to Tolsia. point lead of its own. At the three second mark, Tolsia’s Morgan Stacy was fouled. He would hit both free throws and give THS the 85-84 victory, the Rebels eighth in a row. Point Pleasant’s scoring was led by McCarty with 25, Wade Martin with 18, and Griffin with 12. Slack finished with nine, Aden Yates and Alex Somersville each had eight, and both Andrew Williamson and Anthony Perry had two to round out the Big Blacks scoring. For Tolsia, Copley led the was with a 42-point proformance. Stacy had 12 for THS and Brandon Clark finished with eight. The Big Blacks face Poca in a Cardinal Conference contest Tuesday in Point Pleasant. Tolsia 85, Point Pleasant 84 Tolsia 23-24-16-22 — 85 Point P. 21-24-25 — 84 TOLSIA (8-2, 5-1 Cardinal): Jacob Copley 15 7-9 42, Austin Brewer 2 2-3 6, Brandon Clark 4 0-0 8, Terry Davis 2 0-0 4, Morgan Stacy 4 4-5 13, Jared Stroud 1 0-0 2, Morgan Williamson 3 0-0 7. TOTALS: 31 13-18 85. Three-point goals: seven (Copley 5, Stacy, William- son). Turnovers: 11. POINT PLEASANT (7-5, 4-5 Cardinal): Dillon McCarty 8 8-8 25, Marquez Griffin 4 2-3 12, Andrew Williamson 1 0-1 2, Anthony Perry 0 2-2 2, Adam Slack 3 0-2 9, Aden Yates 2 4-5 8, Wade Martin 6 6-6 18, Alex Somersville 3 2-4 8, Conner Templeton 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 27 24-31 84. Three-point goals: six (Slack 3, Griffin 2, McCarty). Turnovers: 11. Tornadoes From Page B1 Alex Hawley/photo Southern’s Courtney Thomas (14) dribbles in the lane during Thursday night’s win over Lady Lancers. Eagles From Page B1 Eastern — which had 10 first quarter turnovers and 17 miscues by half — connected on 7-of-23 field goal attempts in the first half, while the guests committed eight turnovers and made on 5-of-27 shot attempts. Both teams were also a combined 1-of-14 from three-point range in the first half. The hosts opened the second half with a 5-3 run to knot things up at 21 with 5:52 left, but Waterford responded with a 12-2 charge to take its biggest lead of the night at 33-23 with 2:30 remaining in the third. The Lady Eagles closed the canto with a small 3-2 spurt to pull within 34-26 entering the fourth. Eastern connected on 17-of-44 field goal attempts for 39 percent, including a 4-of-18 effort from three-point range for 22 percent. The hosts were also 6-of-8 at the free throw line for 75 percent. Jenna Burdette led EHS with 13 points, followed by Jordan Parker with 10 points and Savannah Hawley with nine markers. Maddie Rigsby added seven points, while Brenna Holter and Katie Keller respectively rounded out the scoring with four points and one point. Southern had three players in double figures for the night. Courtney Thomas led all scorers with 23 points, Celestia Hendrix had 13, and senior Morgan McMillan had 12. Sarah Lawrence scored eight on the night, Emily Ash scored three points, and Jordan Huddleston finished with two for SHS. Federal Hocking had three ladies in double figures Thursday. Carley Tabler led the way with 12 points, followed by Ashton Cale and Alex Putnam who each had 11. The Lady Tornadoes return to the action Monday at Miller. Southern 61, Federal Hocking 50 Waterford — which committed 15 turnovers — made 14-of-57 field goal attempts for 25 percent, including 1-of-10 from three-point range for 10 percent. The guests were also 21-of-32 at the charity stripe for 66 percent. Brooke Drayer paced WHS with a game-high 19 points, followed by Emily Brown with 18 markers. Kaitlin Pottmeyer and Janelle Pugh both added four points apiece to the winning cause, while Hannah Offenberger and Chelsey Paxton each contributed two markers. Hannah Brown rounded out the scoring with one point. FH 13-8-13-16 — 50 S 6-26-10-19 — 61 FEDERAL HOCKING (4-10 4-7 TVC Hocking): Carley Tabler 3 5-9 12, Ashton Cale 4 2-7 11,Taylor Carr 1 0-0 2, Daisha Casey 0 0-0 0, Megan Thompson 1 2-2 4, Vanessa Knopp 0 0-0 0, Alex Putnam 5 1-2 11, Cheyenne Singer 2 2-4 6. TOTALS: 17 13-26 50. Three-point goals: three (Cale 2, Tabler) SOUTHERN (3-11 3-10 TVC Hocking): Jordan Huddleston 1 0-2 2, Courtney Thomas 7 7-10 23, Morgan McMillan 4 4-7 12, Jessica Riffle 0 0-0 0, Cassie Roush 0 0-0 0, Celestia Hendrix 5 3-5 13, Cassandra Hutchinson 0 0-0 0, Sarah Lawrence 3 2-5 8. TOTALS: 20 19-33 61. Three-point goals: two (Thomas 2) Eastern hosts South Point on Saturday and returns to TVC Hocking action Monday when it travels to South Point. Waterford travels to Federal Hocking Monday for a TVC Hocking contest. Waterford 50, Eastern 44 W 8-10-16-16 — 50 E 7-9-10-18 — 44 WATERFORD (11-2, 10-0 TVC Hocking): Hannah Offenberger 1 0-0 2, Olivia Sprague 0 0-0 0, Chelsey Paxton 1 0-1 2, Brooke Drayer 8 2-2 19, Hannah Brown 0 1-1 1, Emily Brown 2 13-22 18, Taylor Hilverding 0 0-0 0, Kaitlin Pottmeyer 1 2-4 4, Janelle Pugh 1 2-2 4. TOTALS: 14 21-32 50. Three-point goals: 1 (Drayer). Field Goals: 14-57 (.246). Rebounds: 15 (E. Brown 7). Turnovers: 15. EASTERN (9-3, 8-2 TVC Hocking): Brenna Holter 2 0-0 4, Savannah Hawley 3 0-0 9, Jordan Parker 4 1-1 10, Gabby Hendrix 0 0-0 0, Jenna Burdette 5 3-4 13, Katie Keller 0 1-2 1, Hayley Gillian 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Myers 0 0-0 0, Maddie Rigsby 3 1-1 7, Erin Swatzel 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 6-8 44. Three-point goals: 4 (Hawley 3, Parker). Field Goals: 17-44 (.386). Rebounds: 30 (Parker 7). Turnovers: 29. Surge From Page B1 sion advantage. The Rebels also claimed their biggest lead of the night with 44 seconds left in the half at 24-19 — which also served as the biggest lead for either team through three quarters. Each squad led four times in the third period and there was also one tie between them at 28-all with 5:16 left, but the White Falcons ultimately made a 17-13 spurt in the canto to claim a 38-37 lead headed into the final. Wahama committed 20 turnovers in the contest — 10 in each half — while the Rebels made 17 miscues with the ball. The final 12-point margin was also the biggest lead for either team in the contest. Hunter Oliver led the hosts with 19 points, followed by Isaac Lee and Austin Jordan with 12 markers Our Invitation to You... apiece. Wyatt Zuspan and Tyler Roush respectively rounded out the winning score with nine and six points. WHS was 9-of-15 at the free throw line for 60 percent. Haner paced the Rebels with a game-high 28 points, followed by Dalton Matney with seven points and John Johnson with six markers. Ethan Spurlock added four points, while Levi Ellis rounded out the scoring with one marker. SGHS was 8-of17 at the charity stripe for 47 percent. Both teams return to TVC Hocking action Tuesday, as Wahama hosts Southern and South Gallia welcomes Waterford for 6 p.m. tipoffs. Wahama 58, South Gallia 46 SG 14-10-13-9 — 46 W 13-8-17-20 — 58 SOUTH GALLIA (7-4, 6-3 TVC Hocking): John Johnson 3 0-0 6, David Michael 0 0-0 0, Ethan Spur- lock 2 0-1 4, Cory Haner 9 5-8 28, Levi Ellis 0 1-3 1, Dalton Matney 2 2-5 7. TOTALS: 16 8-17 46. Threepoint goals: 6 (Haner 5, Matney). Turnovers: 17. WAHAMA (6-7, 5-4 TVC Hocking): Isaac Lee 4 4-8 12, Wyatt Zuspan 4 0-0 9, Tyler Roush 3 0-0 6, Austin Jordan 5 2-2 12, Hunter Oliver 8 3-3 19, Jacob Ortiz 0 0-2 0, D.J. Gibbs 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24 9-15 58. Three-point goals: 1 (Zuspan). Turnovers: 20. 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River Valley senior Alli Neville had a game-high 20 points, but it was not enough as the Lady Hornets would take this one 42-38. This was the second time these teams met this season, the first time Coal Grove was victorious, 58-42. The teams were fairly evenly matched teams throughout the game, each team winning two quarters. The first quarter would go to Coal Grove by one point, 12-11. River Valley would rally in the second to take a 25-22 halftime lead. Strong free throw shooting from Ashley Adkins helped keep the home team in the game in the first half, as she went 7-of-7 from the stripe. RVHS would play tough defense out of halftime and hold CGHS to only eight points in the quarter. With only nine points of their own in the third period the Lady Raiders would take a 34-30 advantage going into the final quarter. River Valley’s offence sputtered in the the fourth only scoring four in the quarter. Coal Grove would rally and take the lead off of a Katey Erwin field goal that came with 31 seconds left in the game. River Valley was not able to respond dropping to the Lady Hornets for the second time this year. Alli Neville led the game in scoring and was the only Lady Raider in double figures, with 20 points. Cady Gilmore was next in scoring for RVHS with nine points and she was followed by Beth Misner, who finished with three. Shalin Comer and Kaci Bryant each had two points to round out the RVHS scoring. The Lady Hornets had two players in double figures, led by Ashley Adkins with 18 points. Jacy Jones was also in double figures for CGHS, she finished with 12 points. River Valley returns to action the 23rd at the home of OVC rival Fairland. Coal Grove 42, River Valley 38 RV 11-14-9-4 — 38 CG 12-10-8-12 — 42 RIVER VALLEY (4-10, 1-5 OVC): Chelsea Copley 0 0-0 0, Shalin Comer 1 0-0 2, Beth Misner 1 1-2 3, Alli Neville 8 3-4 20, Cady Gilmore 3 2-2 9, Kacie Bryant 0 2-2 2. TOTALS: 13 8-10 38. COAL GROVE (8-3, 3-3 OVC): Jacy Jones 5 2-3 12, Deanna Bentley 1 0-4 2, Katey Erwin 2 1-3 5, Ashley Adkins 5 8-11 18, Ashley Goad 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Bellomy 1 0-0 2, Amanda Collins 0 1-2 1, Darrien Hankins 0 2-2 2. TOTALS: 14 14-25 42. Lady Buckeyes drop Meigs, 63-23 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com NELSONVILLE, Ohio — A slow start led to a bad finish Thursday night for the Meigs girls basketball team following a 6323 setback to host Nelsonville-York in a TriValley Conference Ohio Division matchup in Athens County. The Lady Marauders (3-11, 2-3 TVC Ohio) were without starting guards Brittany Krautter and Dani Cullums due to injuries, and the Lady Buckeyes (11-4, 3-3) wasted little time in taking advantage of the guests’ misfortunes. NYHS stormed out to a 21-2 advantage after eight minutes of play, then went on an 18-4 surge in the second canto for a comfortable 39-6 cushion at the intermission. Meigs kept things a bit more respectable in the second half, as the hosts used runs of 16-10 and 8-7 over the final two periods to wrap up the 40-point decision. The Lady Marauders connected on 9-of-41 field goal attempts for 22 percent, including a 2-of-10 effort from three-point range for 20 percent. The guests were outrebounded by a small 38-34 margin, but committed 30 turnovers in the setback. Brook Andrus led MHS with a doubledouble effort of 12 points and 11 rebounds, followed by Tori Wolfe and Keana Robinson with four markers apiece. Hannah Cremeans and Tess Phelps rounded out the respective scoring with two points and one point. Meigs was 3-of-10 at the free throw line for 30 percent. NYHS committed 12 turnovers and was also 31-of-77 from the field for 40 percent, including 0-for-2 from three-point range. Jennah Addis paced the hosts with a gamehigh 15 points, followed by Abbie Talbert with 14 points and Madison Davis with 12 markers. The Lady Buckeyes were also 1-of-4 at the charity stripe for 25 percent. Meigs returns to action Thursday when it hosts Athens in a TVC Ohio matchup at 6 p.m. Nelsonville-York 63, Meigs 23 M 2-4-10-7 — 23 NY 21-18-16-8 — 63 MEIGS (3-11, 2-3 TVC Ohio): Tori Wolfe 1 2-4 4, Hannah Cremeans 1 0-0 2, Brook Andrus 5 0-2 12, Kelsey Hudson 0 0-0 0, Morgan Russell 0 0-0 0, Tess Phelps 0 1-4 1, Mercaides George 0 0-0 0, Meredith Gaul 0 0-0 0, Keana Robinson 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 9 3-10 23. Three-point goals: 2 (Andrus 2). Field Goals: 9-41 (.220). Rebounds: 34 (Andrus 11). Turnovers: 30. NELSONVILLE-YORK (11-4, 3-3 TVC Ohio): Angele Meade 2 0-0 4, Jennah Addis 7 1-4 15, Madison Davis 6 0-0 12, Abbie Talbert 7 0-0 14, Cassidy Dupler 0 0-0 0, Hayley True 0 0-0 0, Brooke Breeze 2 0-0 4, Megan Bishop 3 0-0 6, Shelby True 4 0-0 8. TOTALS: 31 1-4 63. Three-point goals: None. Field Goals: 31-77 (.403). Rebounds: 38 (Davis 8). Turnovers: 12. WCC rallies past Defenders, 55-47 Kevin Pierson Special to OVP Kevin Pierson photo/The Marietta Times Wood County Christian’s Kayla Haessly (30) draws the foul from Ohio Valley Christian’s Beth Martin (3) during the second quarter of a girls’ basketball game at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland Friday. Wood County Christian won 41-21. Lady Defenders fall to WCC, 41-21 Kevin Pierson Special to OVP CLEVELAND, Ohio – Playing on a basketball court that’s surrounded by 20,000 seats is enough to make the hoop seem like it’s the size of the eye of a needle. And putting a basketball through the eye of a needle is, well, pretty impossible. But for one quarter the basket of Quicken Loans Arena stopped looking like it was the tiniest thing in the world for the Wood County Christian Lady Wildcats, and they capitalized in the biggest way. Wood County Christian outscored Ohio Valley Christian 23-6 in the third quarter as the Lady Wildcats claimed a 41-21 victory at the building affectionately known as “The Q.” For more than two quarters, shots certainly weren’t falling. Playing on the same floor where the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers met later Friday evening, neither team could get into a rhythm offensively as Ohio Valley Christian was 2-for-11 in the first quarter and Wood County Christian was 2-for-10. By halftime the two teams combined to shoot a whopping 10-for-56 from the floor and 1-of-8 from the free throw line. The two schools combined for just eight points in the first quarter and 21 in the first half while committing 25 turnovers. Neither team led by more than five points, and that didn’t come until the final 40 seconds of the first half when Kayla Haessly scored off Rachel Ruble’s assist for the Lady Wildcats. Until then, it was a slow- paced game of who could finally figure out The Q first. Adjusting to the court, and all the empty space behind the basket, certainly took a while as the teams hit just four field goals in the opening eight minutes of play. Ohio Valley Christian scored the first four points as Madison Crank scored off Samantha Westfall’s assist with 7:31 in the opening stanza and then again with 7:06 on the clock. Wood County Christian would answer with Mason hitting a jumper off Serena Williams’ dish, and then Adria Herridge twinkled the twine off a pass from Haessly to tie the game at 4-4 with 6:21 on the clock. After hitting two field goals each in the first 1:39 of the game neither team would score again until the second quarter when Westfall collected putback basket with 7:22 before the break. The Lady Wildcats got their first lead of the game with 5:42 before the break when Ruble scored in the paint for an 8-6 advantage. That would be a lead the Lady ’Cats would never relinquish as they relished the opportunity to play on Ohio’s biggest basketball court. Wood County Christian took a 13-8 lead into the break as the Lady Wildcats outscored Ohio Valley 9-4 in the second quarter. That five point lead blosSee LADY ‌| B5 CLEVELAND, Ohio – When they needed the big plays, the Wood County Christian Wildcats found somebody to make them. Trailing by nine to start the fourth quarter against the Ohio Valley Christian defenders at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland Friday the Wildcats desperately needed big plays. And boy did they get them. Wood County Christian outscored Ohio Valley Christian 22-5 in the final period to take a 55-47 victory over the Defenders just hours before the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls played on the same court. Down for most of the game, the Wildcats went to an aggressive 2-2-1 pressure defense in the fourth quarter and they made the defenders pay as Ohio Valley committed more turnovers in the fourth quarter than in the previous three combined while hitting just two field goals. “They were throwing it away. We were getting steals, and turning them into points,” said Wood County Christian senior Kalen Gandor, who had 16 points including nine in the fourth quarter. Of Gandor’s nine points in the fourth quarter, six came in the final three minutes, including the bucket to put the Wildcats ahead. Wood County Christian trailed at the end of every quarter and was down by as many as 17 in the third. Still, the Wildcats knew they could get back into the ballgame. 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Letters of interest should be received by 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012. �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B5 Rallies From Page B3 a little time to get to a groove and make up for a dismal first half. Playing in an arena that seats more than 15 times what fits in their gym, the Wildcats certainly got off to a sluggish start as they hit just 4-of-13 field goals in the first half and 2-of-6 from the free throw line. Ohio Valley, meanwhile, was capitalizing as the Defenders hit 6-of-11 attempts from the floor and were perfect at the free throw line to lead 16-10 after one quarter. Wood County Christian led early on baskets from Ungar, 4-1, and maintained that lead until the 3:34 mark of the first quarter. Then the Defenders began to assert themselves, as Chance Burleson collected a steal and laid it in to tie the game and then Ben Tillis scored off Paul Miller’s assist for a 9-7 Ohio Valley lead with 2:22 on the clock. Ohio Valley Christian would expand that lead down the stretch of the first quarter as the Defenders scored 13 of the final 16 points in the period, leading by six on T.G. Miller’s putback basket with just five seconds on the clock. Neither team could gain ground in the second quarter as both teams accounted for 11 points, though the Defenders did get the lead to 10 points for the first time 26-16 on Paul Miller’s bucket with 3:08 before the break. The Wildcats scored five of the last six points in the period to trail 27-21 at the break. Wood County Christian would continue to trail until the defense began taking over the game. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the defense waited till Wood County Christian’s back was against the wall to play to its form. Ohio Valley scored the first 11 points of the second half to lead 38-21 with 3:56 on the clock. But then the Wildcats decided it was time to take care of business. Wood County Christian tallied 12 of the Kevin Pierson photo/The Marietta Times final 15 points in the third to trail by just Wood County Christian’s Josh Ungar (33) drives past the defense of Ohio Valley nine, 42-33, going into the final quarter. The Wildcats wasted no time getting Christian’s Chance Burleson (32) during the first quarter of a boys’ basketball themselves back into the ballgame, as Wood game at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland Friday. Wood County Christian won 55- County Christian trailed just 42-40 on Seth 47. Rataiczak’s basket off Tyler McIntosh’s as- Lady From Page B3 somed in a hurry as the Lady Wildcats scored the first 10 points of the second half, with Haessly’s steal and layup on the first possession to start the third quarter getting the run started. Shooting 6-of-30 in the first half, Wood County Christian connected on 11-of-20 attempts in the third quarter, more than doubling the offensive production of the game to that point. Add in the fact that the Lady Wildcats were shooting a lot of layups and the cavernous Q suddenly wasn’t so big. Following Haessly’s steal to start the second half, Wood County Christian got two buckets from Herridge, one from Mason and another from Ruble off Mason’s assist to lead 23-8 with 3:32 left in the third before Ohio Valley could halt the run. It wasn’t much of a halt, however, as the Lady Defenders got just a single free throw from Emily Carman before Wood County Christian would rattle off four more points and 11 of the next 13. The close game was a rout by the end of the third as Wood County Christian led 36-14. Ohio Valley Christian held a slim advantage in points, 7-5, in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t overcome the damage done during the pivotal third as the Lady Defenders hit just two field goals, though one of those was a threepointer from behind the NBA three-point line by Carman. Even though it took them a while to get comfortable on the court at The Q, the Lady Wildcats wouldn’t trade their 32 minutes sist with 6:04 to play in regulation. Ohio Valley Christian got a pair of free throws and a bucket from Burleson to counter the Wildcat run, but the change to the aggressive press defense resulted in a string of turnovers by the Defenders as Wood County Christian closed within one, 45-44, on Rataiczak’s bucket with 3:48 on the clock. The Defenders had just one more answer left in them when Paul Miller scored to make the score 47-44. A 1-of-2 effort at the free throw line by Rataiczak was followed by Gandor collecting the offensive rebound and putting it back to tie the game, 47-47, with 3:18 to play. Gandor then scored off Jamie Arnold’s assist following a Wildcat steal to put Wood County Christian ahead. Another basket by Gandor off McIntosh’s assist resulted in a four point lead, and the Defenders would be unable to twinkle the twine again. Ungar’s free throws closed out the game as he hit four straight in the final 23.6 seconds to preserve the lead. The win was the Wildcats 12th of the season, but none have come on a bigger stage than The Q. Kevin Pierson is a sports writer for the Marietta Times in Marietta, Ohio. Wood County Christian 55, Ohio Valley Christian 47 OVC 16-11-15-5 – 47 WCC 10-11-12-22 – 55 OHIO VALLEY CHRISTIAN (9-5): Paul Miller 5 0-0 11, T.G. Miller 3 2-2 8, Chance Burleson 4 5-6 13, Ben Tillis 2 2-4 6, Pete Carman 3 1-2 7, Phil Hollingshead 1 0-0 2, Scotty Wood 0 0-0 0, Marshall Hood 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 10-14 47. Three-point goals: 1 (Miller). WOOD COUNTY CHRISTIAN (12-3): Luke Wolfe 2 0-2 6, Kalen Gandor 6 4-10 16, Seth Rataiczak 3 2-6 8, Tyler McIntosh 1 2-2 4, Josh Ungar 6 9-11 21, Jamie Arnold 0 0-0 0, Gabe Strause 0 0-0 0, Scotty Heslop 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 17-31 55. Three-point goals: 2 (Wolfe 2). on the hardwood with greatness. Kevin Pierson is a sports writer for the Marietta Times in Marietta, Ohio. Wood County Christian 41, Ohio Valley Christian 21 OVC 4-4-6-7 – 21 WCC 4-9-23-5 – 41 OHIO VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-8): Beth Martin 0 0-0 0, Madison Crank 2 0-2 4, Sarah Schoonover 0 0-0 0, Emily Carman 4 4-9 13, Samantha Westfall 2 0-0 4, Bekah Sargent 0 0-0 0, Teah Elliott 0 0-0 0, Kelsey McCoy 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 8 4-11 21. Threepoint goals: 1 (Carman). WOOD COUNTY CHRISTIAN (6-8): Serena Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Rachel Ruble 3 1-2 7, Adria Herridge 6 0-0 12, Kayla Haessly 3 0-2 6, Maddie Mason 5 0-0 10, Sarah Barnet 0 0-2 0, Caroline Eckels 0 0-0 0, Lexi Gutberlet 0 0-0 0, Rinnah Ward 1 0-0 2, Mary Katherine Becker 0 0-2 0, Kelsey Haessly 0 1-2 1, Jenni Menear 1 0-0 3, Rebecca Morris 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19 2-10 41. Three-point goals: 1 (Menear). Visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribune.com Sunday’s TV Guide �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page B6 Georgetown College rolls past RedStorm, 88-57 Randy Payton Special to OVP GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Jordan De Mercy scored a game-high 20 points to pace five players in double figures and lead No. 7 Georgetown College to an 88-57 win over the University of Rio Grande, Thursday night, in Mid-South Conference men’s basketball action at Davis-Reid Alumni Gym. DeMercy, a transfer from Florida State, added a game-high 12 rebounds for the Tigers, who improved to 16-3 overall and 7-1 in league play. Allan Thomas and Johonne Hamilton added 17 and 13 points, respectively, for Georgetown, while Maurice Pearson finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the winning effort. Garel Craig also had 10 points for the Tigers. Rio Grande (10-9, 2-5) enjoyed a 6-4 lead just under five minutes into the game, but a three-pointer and dunk by DeMercy on consecutive Georgetown possessions kickstarted a 27-7 that produced a 31-13 lead for the Tigers with 4:42 remaining in the first half. The RedStorm sliced the deficit to 12 late in the first half and drew to within 11, 44-33, following a layup by freshman guard Tykeim Moss — who was making his season debut for head coach Ken French’s team — with 15:04 left in the game, but the Tigers responded with a 14-5 run which pushed the lead to 20 points with just under 12 minutes remaining. Rio Grande got no closer than 15 points the rest of the way. Georgetown’s biggest lead of the night was the game’s final margin, which was the result of a gameending 12-0 run by the Tigers over the final 3:22. Junior center Dominick Haynes and sophomore guard Jermaine Warmack had 11 points each to lead Rio Grande, while senior forward Shaun Gunnell had a teambest eight rebounds. Rio Grande shot just 34.4 percent from the field for the game (21-for-61) and was just 8-for-32 (25 percent) in the opening half. The RedStorm also committed 20 turnovers. Georgetown survived 22 turnovers of its own by going 31-for-59 from the field (52.5 percent) and enjoying a 53-33 edge in rebounding. Rio Grande returns to action on Saturday afternoon, traveling to Portsmouth to face arch-rival Shawnee State in another MSC contest. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. URG women fall to Georgetown College, 103-70 Randy Payton Special to OVP GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Georgetown College ran off 22 consecutive points over a eight-minute span in the first half and never looked back, cruising to a 103-70 triumph over the University of Rio Grande, Thursday night, in Mid-South Conference women’s basketball action at Davis-Reid Alumni Gym. The Tigers, ranked No. 18 in the latest NAIA Division I coaches’ poll, im- proved to 13-6 overall and 6-2 in conference play with the win, while snapping a two-game losing streak in the process. Rio Grande, which saw its season-high three-game win streak stopped, slipped to 13-6 overall and 4-3 in the MSC. The RedStorm answered a game-opening bucket by Georgetown’s Andrea Howard with a jumper by freshman forward Tinesha Taylor to tie the game at 2-2 just under a minute into the contest. But by the time Rio senior guard Kaylee Helton had a conventional threepoint play at the 11:15 mark of the first half, the Tigers had built what proved to be an insurmountable 24-2 advantage. The RedStorm did manage to fight back and cut the lead in half, drawing to within 35-24 following a pair of Helton free throws with 4:30 remaining before the intermission, but Georgetown – which is coached by Rio Grande alum Andrea (Jones) Mc- Closkey - scored 13 of the final 16 points in the half to push the lead back to 21 points and was in control the rest of the way. Rio got no closer than 15 points at three stages of the second half, the last of which was at 66-50 after a Helton layup with 12:04 remaining, but the Tigers used a 26-9 run over the next eight minutes to turn the game into a blowout. The 103 points represented a single-game high for Georgetown this season and was also the most points allowed to an opponent by Rio Grande since a 109-70 loss to Central State (Ohio) on November 20, 2001. Andrea Howard led six double-digit scorers for Georgetown with 22 points, while Jessica Waddle finished with 19. Dev King added 15 points and teamhigh 11 rebounds, while Lizza Jonas and Chelsey Johnson finished with 15 and 14, respectively, off the bench. The Tigers, who shot 55.7 percent from the field, also got 13 points from Gina Beining. Rio Grande was led by Helton and junior guard Shardae Morrison-Fountain with 17 points each, while Tinesha Taylor had 10 points. Helton also had a teamhigh nine rebounds, while Morrison-Fountain led the RedStorm with three assists and two steals. Taylor blocked a pair of shots. Rio Grande returns to action on Saturday afternoon, traveling to rival Shawnee State. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. Pats offense meets Ravens defense for AFC title FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots made it to the AFC championship game with a highpowered offense that piled up points and yards. Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens got there with a hard-hitting defense that made it a major challenge for opponents to move the ball. On Sunday, one of those teams will advance to the Super Bowl because, most likely, of what they do best. “We’ve got our hands full this week,” Lewis said. “You watched what they did last week against DenHarry E. Walker photo/MCT ver, just the way they came New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) out and ran their offense, how efficient (Brady) was, passes against the Washington Redskins during the how many different receivfirst half at FedEx Field in Landover, MD, Sunday, De- ers he hit with the ball. I cember 11, 2011. think their offense, period, is playing at a very high level.” From start to finish, Brady picked apart the Denver defense in a 45-10 divisional playoff win. The Patriots (14-3) needed five plays to score on their first series on Brady’s 7-yard pass to Wes Welker. It took them seven plays to reach the end zone on their second series on Brady’s 10-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski. By halftime, Brady had thrown five of his six touchdown passes. He had plenty of time to survey the field as the Broncos put little pressure on him. The Ravens don’t plan to let that happen. “You don’t want him back there just like, ‘Oh, we’re just going to play catch today,’” Baltimore Need A Break From Caregiving? Providing Health, Wellness, and Socialization For Today’s Seniors Located at Holzer Assisted Living - Gallipolis Monday - Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm For More Information Contact Peggy Williams at 740-441-9633 300 Briarwood Drive, Gallipolis, OH www.holzer.org linebacker Terrell Suggs said. “You don’t want him to zone in, get in his zone, so to say. So I think pressure is going to be crucial, but it’s always crucial. But, particularly when you are playing these type of quarterbacks, it’s pivotal.” Brady’s regular season was exceptional, even by his lofty standards. He threw for 5,235 yards, second most in NFL history, with 39 touchdown passes, 12 interceptions and the league’s third best quarterback rating of 105.6, behind only Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees. The Patriots, with Welker and Gronkowski doing most of the damage, were second in the NFL with 428 yards per game and third with an average of 32.1 points. “It’s a very clever offense,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. “It’s well put together.” Just like the Ravens defense. Baltimore (13-4) allowed the third fewest average yards, 288.9, and points, 16.6, this season. It had four takeaways in last Sunday’s 20-13 divisional playoff win over the Houston Texans, the last by Ed Reed with 1:51 left. Lewis had a team-high seven tackles. “They’re great players. I’ve played against both those guys quite a few times,” Brady said. “You always enjoy going up against the best because you can really measure where you’re at. You can’t take plays off against those guys. You can’t take things for granted when you’re out there against them. You have to see where they’re at on every play because they’re guys who change the game.” And don’t forget Suggs. He led the AFC with 14 sacks, and, with Lewis and Reed were picked as Pro Bowl starters this season. The Ravens have a “very attacking type defense,” Welker said. “They’re very physical. They run to the football really well. They rush well, cover well, tackle well across the board. They have a lot of great players and a lot of playmakers.” But they haven’t faced a passing attack with the weapons the Patriots have. Welker led the NFL with 122 catches and 1,569 yards receiving. Gronkowski was fifth with 90 catches and set an NFL record of 17 touchdown catches by a tight end. And Aaron Hernandez, a tight end who often lines up at wide receiver and had a 43-yard run out of the backfield against Denver, was 14th with 79 receptions. “They are not your typical offense,” Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson said. “They’ll give you a personnel group and line up nowhere close to what you think they are going to do. You just have to roll with it and know what’s coming and adapt to it. “That’s why communication in these games is so vital and not going crazy and overthinking things just getting lined up and playing because you can get anything. You don’t know what you’re going to get.” The last playoff game between the teams two years ago was a huge surprise with the Ravens offense dominating. Ray Rice scored on an 83-yard run on the first offensive play and Brady threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in the first quarter. The Ravens took a 24-0 lead into the second and won 33-14. “We don’t really care too much about what’s happened in the past. We’ve won some, we’ve lost some, but right now this team is focused with the Ravens,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “That’s really all that matters. I don’t think some game that happened two years ago or five years ago or anything else, I don’t think that really has an effect on this game.” The home crowd could have a big effect. The fans were very loud last Saturday. And the Ravens are 4-4 on the road. “Anytime you go into a road playoff game, you know it is going to present its challenges in dealing with the crowd noise and things like that,” Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco said. “We play a lot of good teams that have great crowds. It definitely prepares us for something like this. “You can let that have a positive effect for the home team. I think you have to do something mentally that was not very sharp in order to let that be a factor.” There will be much bigger factors that determine the outcome of the game. The Big Two: the Ravens defense and the Patriots offense. “When you do watch how the games are played, nine times out of 10, I just truly believe defense is going to find a way to win the championship,” Lewis said. “You can go back however many years you want to go back, and defenses have a way to come out to make a play that changes the outcome of games.” Unless, of course, you’re facing Brady. “I try to be the best I can be every week,” he said. “I don’t think long-term too often, especially in weeks like this.” �Along the River Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 C1 Tailgate Turkey Pile-On Tailgate Turkey Pile-On How to feed football fans and fight hunger FAMILY FEATURES W hen it’s your turn to call the plays on game day food, you need recipes that are easy to make, easy to eat, and will Pat and Gina Neely feed a crowd of hungry fans. These four recipes from celebrity chefs Pat and Gina Neely are a must for your tailgating playbook — full of satisfying flavor that will score big with football fanatics. The recipes make it easy to please the football crowd, and Kraft Foods’ “Huddle to Fight Hunger” makes it easy to help your neighbors in need. According to Feeding America, more than 50 million Americans — that’s 1 in 6 of your neighbors — live in food insecure households. But you can do something about it. Join the Huddle to Fight Hunger on Facebook — for every “like” at www.facebook.com/KraftFightHunger, Kraft Foods will help donate one meal to Feeding America. Last year, Kraft Foods and their family of iconic brands donated more than 20 million meals. Its mission this year is to help donate 25 million meals. It’s a win-win for everyone — make the recipes for your friends, like the Kraft Fight Hunger Facebook page and you will help feed your neighbors. Zesty 100 Yard Bites Prep Time: 20 minutes Makes: 12 servings 1/3 cup Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil Reduced Fat Mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice 12 slider buns 12 slices Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Honey Ham 12 slices Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Slow Roasted Roast Beef 3 Kraft Big Slice Colby Jack Cheese Slices, cut into quarters 2 plum tomatoes, cut into 12 slices 12 Claussen Bread ’N Butter Pickle Chips 12 stuffed green olives Mix mayo, Sriracha and lime juice in a small bowl. Spread each bun with 1/2 tablespoon (1 1/2 teaspoons) mayo mixture. Fill each bun with 1 folded slice each ham and roast beef, a cheese slice quarter, tomato slice and pickle. Top each bun with a small decorative bamboo skewer, skewered with an olive. Substitute: Substitute hot pepper sauce for the Sriracha sauce. Zesty 100 Yard Bites Chipotle Chile Mac and Cheese Potato Dog Skins Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Makes: 6 servings 3 large baking potatoes (2 1/2 pounds), baked 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons butter, melted 3 Oscar Mayer Selects Premium Beef Franks 1/3 cup Bull’s-Eye Original Barbecue Sauce, warmed 1/2 cup Kraft Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheeses 1/3 cup Breakstone’s or Knudsen Sour Cream 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives Heat grill to medium heat. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and spoon out the flesh, leaving halfinch shells. Mix garlic and melted butter. Brush potatoes on both sides with garlic butter mixture. Grill franks 7 to 9 minutes, or until heated through, turning occasionally; slice into rounds. Grill potatoes until crisp, about 4 to 4 1/2 minutes on each side. Spoon sliced franks into the potato shells; drizzle with barbecue sauce and top with cheese. Grill until the cheese is melted. Top with sour cream and chives. Alternative Cooking Method: If you prefer, bake the buttered potato skins in a 250°F oven until crisp, about 15 minutes, before adding the toppings. Fill as directed and bake 5 minutes more. Prep Time: 10 minutes Makes: 6 servings 1 12-inch loaf Italian bread with sesame seeds, sliced in half horizontally 1/4 cup Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil Cracked Pepper Reduced Fat Mayonnaise 24 slices Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey Breast 6 slices Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon, crisped 1/2 cup shredded iceberg lettuce 1/4 cup sliced black olives 1/4 cup drained roasted red pepper strips Hollow top of bread slightly; discard removed bread or save for another use. Spread mayonnaise on both sides of bread. Fill with remaining ingredients. Slice into 6 (2-inch) pieces. Tailgating Tip: To make for easy eating, wrap sandwich in parchment paper (like at a sandwich shop) and then slice with a serrated knife. Wrap in foil for transport. Chipotle Chile Mac and Cheese Potato Dog Skins Prep Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Makes: 6 servings, about 1 cup each 1 package (14 ounces) Kraft Deluxe Macaroni & Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce 1 pound lean ground beef 1 onion, finely chopped 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped 1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced 4 green onions, thinly sliced 3/4 cup Kraft shredded cheddar cheese 6 Ritz crackers, coarsely crushed (about 1/4 cup) Heat oven to 400°F. Prepare dinner as directed on package. Meanwhile, brown beef with onion and bell pepper in large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Drain. Add meat mixture to prepared dinner and stir in chipotle pepper. Spoon into greased 2-quart casserole or baking dish. Top with green onions, cheese and cracker crumbs. Bake 15 minutes or until mixture is hot. Tailgating Take Along: Make your casserole in a disposable foil pan. Just heat on a covered grill on low heat until mixture is golden and heated through. Tip: For additional heat, increase to 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Substitute: Prepare using extra-lean ground beef and Kraft 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese. �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis What’s So Great About Avocados? O FAMILY FEATURES Small changes make a big difference ne of the easiest ways to make better-for-you recipes is to swap out some ingredients. In these recipes, mayo, high-calorie dressings and heavy sauces get swapped out for creamy guacamole or flavorful fat-free salsas. Swaps like these make it easy to enjoy your favorite recipes even when you’re cutting back on fat and calories. All-natural and preservative-free Wholly Guacamole brings a whole new dimension of tastiness to Asian Chicken Salad and Grilled Chicken Fettuccini — and it cuts down on the bad fats typically found in these dishes. The Salsa Salmon recipe gets a healthful zip of flavor from Wholly Salsa — and you can make it as spicy as you like. Here are some other super swaps you can do to make a big difference in how you eat: n Breakfast: Instead of high-fat cheese, add a dollop of guacamole to eggs. n Lunch: Skip the mayo and add guac to your ham or turkey sandwich. n Snack: Dip carrots or other veggies in salsa to keep you going until dinner. n Dinner: Lose the high-fat dressing and sauces and try spicy guac on burgers, chicken, fish and, of course, tacos. Find more recipes to help you make the swap at www.eatwholly.com. Grilled Chicken Fettuccini Yield: 4 servings 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon ground cumin 3 chicken breasts 1/2 pound fettuccini, uncooked 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded, julienned 1/3 cup green onion 1 lemon, juiced 1 cup Roma tomatoes, seeded, cored and diced 3/4 cup Wholly Guacamole Mix 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper and cumin together. Toss over chicken to coat. About 75 percent of an avocado’s calories come from monounsaturated fat (the good kind of fat). Here are some other things you might not know. Avocados: n Contain 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. n Are rich in vitamins B, E and K. n Are high in fiber compared to other fruits — including 25 percent soluble fiber. n Are naturally sodium and cholesterol free. Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C2 Salsa Salmon Yield: 4 servings 4 salmon steaks (thawed if frozen, but fresh are best) Salt and pepper to taste 8 ounces Wholly Salsa 2 ounces black olives 5 ounces mozzarella cheese (it’s better to use a ball of mozzarella cut into chunks) Chopped parsley Preheat the oven to 375°F. Season salmon with salt and pepper and arrange in an oven-proof dish. Divide salsa evenly, spoon over salmon steaks and scatter olives on top. Top evenly with cheese. Cook for approximately 20 minutes (or recommended cooking time on salmon package). Sprinkle with parsley to serve. Grill chicken for 2 minutes, then turn 45 degrees and cook for another 2 minutes. Flip chicken over and repeat. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then slice the partially cooked chicken into strips. Start boiling water for fettuccini. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt if desired. Follow directions on packaging for cooking time. Drain and set aside. Add canola oil to large pan over medium-high heat. Sauté pepper strips. Add chicken and cook for at least 4 minutes. Add green onion, lemon juice, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and diced tomatoes. After 1 minute, remove pan from heat and fold in guacamole mix and cooked fettuccini. Suggested garnishes: crumbled queso fresco or cojita cheese. Asian Chicken Salad Yield: 3 servings Juice from half a lime 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped 4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 2/3 cup Wholly Guacamole 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1/4 teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce 1 5-ounce package spring salad mix 1/4 cup red onion, diced 1/4 cup tomato, diced 1/2 of a 15-ounce can mandarin oranges, drained 2 tablespoons cilantro, rough chopped 3 grilled chicken breasts Crispy chow mein noodles, for garnish Add lime juice, 1/3 cup chopped cilantro, sesame oil, guacamole, rice wine vinegar, salt, water and soy sauce to blender. Blend until uniform. Place dressing in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to let flavors meld. Toss salad mix, onion, tomato, oranges, dressing and 2 tablespoons rough-chopped cilantro in a bowl. Divide salad between 3 plates and top with sliced grilled chicken and chow mein noodles. Enjoy Guac Any Time You Want It’s not always possible to make fresh guacamole, because ripe avocados aren’t always available. Pre-made guacamole is a great alternative, and you can freeze it for later. But not all guacs are created equal. Make sure the first ingredient is avocado. Wholly Guacamole, for example, is 90 percent avocado with all natural spices. To thaw frozen guac, move it from freezer to fridge for 24 hours, or place unopened package in a bowl of cold water. �Sunday, January 22, 2012 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Sunday, January 22, 2012 BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C3 Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Jan. 23, 2012: You demonstrate immense creativity and dynamic thinking this year. Others count on you to have an answer. Confusion earmarks many discussions, resulting in sarcasm. Try to quell situations like this by transforming them into more open and viable conversations. Not everyone has to agree with you, though you do give a convincing argument. If you are single, your magnetism attracts many potential suitors. Use care in your choices. Anger appears to be an issue, whether you suppress it or not. If you are attached, you will need to find a viable way of letting others know how you feel. AQUARIUS cannot be roped in. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You have too much on your plate. Oddly enough, in the process of trying to eliminate some excess, you add more work. A new beginning becomes possible within a special friendship, though you might need to rethink your role. Tonight: Out of sorts. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH All the possibilities that surround a project might overwhelm you. A new beginning becomes possible professionally, if you worry a little less. Keep smiling. Your insights are appreciated. Tonight: Burning the candle at both ends. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Reach out for someone at a distance. Your ability to zero in on an issue might not be as sharp as you would like. You could find that a relationship becomes far more touchy in the next few weeks. Understand in which direction you want to head. Tonight: Think through a situation by detaching. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could become increasingly aggravated with someone you relate to on a daily basis. Try not to trigger. Stay on top of what you need to do. You might need to do some work on this relationship in the near future. Tonight: Make a decision honoring your waistline. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Use caution with finances in the next few months. You easily could make an error. Others seek you out, but they also want to have more control. Let them have their way, and they will better understand the complexity of your responsibilities. Tonight: Go with a suggestion. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You could be unusually irritable and cause yourself some problems in the near future. You will have a tendency to overthink after the fact, replaying the situation in your mind. Learn to think before saying or doing something. Tonight: All smiles. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You could be out of sorts and somewhat more direct than usual. You could really stun someone as you reveal your feelings in a less-than-diplomatic manner. Try not to suppress your feelings as much, and reveal them before they turn into anger. Tonight: Go with a spontaneous bent. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You could be out of sorts, or a friend could stun you with a display of anger. Tread with care. Know that this, too, will pass, but you might need to have a discussion to clear the air. Others respond to your efforts! Tonight: Close to home. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Pressure builds involving your work or a community project. A close associate could be quite frustrated, and he or she lets you know in no uncertain manner. Your lively stance and ability to bypass issues will be called upon. Tonight: Hang out with a pal. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You could be far more touchy than you realize. News from a distance could upset you. A disagreement or lack of communication today, and for the next few weeks, could endure for a while. Tonight: Treat yourself on the way home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You might be A-OK but unfortunately, a loved one, close associate or dear friend becomes even more feisty. You might wonder: Why me? In the next few weeks, his or her attitude could create a lot of frustration. Clear out feelings. Tonight: A new beginning is possible. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Zero in on a problem by observing instead of asking questions. You could be surprised by what you find out. Also, note what is not being said. Your sunny manner can help take the edge off for now. Tonight: Going along with another person’s ideas. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Sunday, January 22, 2012 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel • Page C4 Randi Roush and Adam Watson Watson-Roush engagement Eddie and Lisa Roush or Letart, W.Va., would like to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Randi McKenzie Roush, to Adam Christopher Watson of Point Pleasant, W.Va., the son of Bobby and Julie Watson of Point Pleasant, W.Va. and Dan and Beverly Bishop of Saint Albans, W.Va. Adam is a graduate of Marshall Univer- sity and is employed by the Mason County Board of Education. Randi will graduate from the University of Rio Grande in May 2012 with a degree in diagnostic medical sonography. An August 18, 2012, wedding is being planned and will take place at Soul Harvest Church in Mason, W.Va. Gallia-Vinton ESC Governing Board organizes for 2012 schooling in 2009, is majoring in education. To be eligible for the dean’s list honor, a student must be enrolled fulltime and maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. RIO GRANDE — The Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board held its 2012 organizational meeting on Tuesday, January 10 in Wood Hall on the campus of the Univer- Foreman named to dean’s list WILMINGTON, Ohio — Wilmington College junior Erin E. Foreman of Ohio 124, Portland, has been named to the 2011 Fall semester dean’s list. Foreman, who completed her home Submitted photo Pictured are, back row, from left to right: Tom Metcalf, Doug Pugh, David Stiffler, Jr. and Steve Saunders; front row, from left to right: Joan Cornelius, Jerilyn Belcher and Carol Porter sity of Rio Grande. David Stiffler, Jr., Vinton County, was elected President; Doug Pugh, Gallia County, was elected VicePresident; Carol Porter, Vinton County, was selected as the legislative liaison; and Tom Metcalf, Gallia County, was chosen the student achievement liaison. The board will hold regular meetings at 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Gallia-Vinton ESC Office. Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. Submitted photo April Sanders, of Crown City, Ohio, was recently named the grand prize winner of a gun safe during the recent Fruth’s Pharmacy Anniversary giveaway. Evelyn Stover, of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, won a coffee maker. Fruth celebrates 59th anniversary with giveaway POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — November marked the 59th anniversary of the opening of the first Fruth Pharmacy in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The huge sale featured great bargains and special offers along with daily drawings for great prizes. WVU, Marshall and Ohio state jackets were given away at each store daily, and all entries were eligible for the grand prizes that were awarded at the end of the sale. Each year, Fruth Pharmacy celebrates another year of success and shows its appreciation for all our loyal customers with the many prizes distributed. This year’s grand prizes included a combination gun safe, two 32” flat screen TVs, an outdoor grill, and two Bunn coffee makers. Reid postpones vote on anti-piracy bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Yielding to strong opposition from the high tech community, Senate and House leaders said Friday they will put off further action on legislation to combat online piracy. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he was postponing a test vote set for Tuesday “in light of recent events.” Those events included a petition drive by Google that attracted more than 7 million participants and a one-day blackout by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. House Judiciary Commit- Birth announced Leah and Brandon Buckley, of Pomeroy, announce the birth of their daughter Alana May Buckley on January 10, 2012, at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens. tee chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, quickly followed suit, saying consideration of a similar House bill would be postponed “until there is wider agreement on a solution.” The Senate’s Protect Intellectual Property Act and the House’s Stop Online Piracy Act have strong support from the entertainment industry and other businesses that lose billions of dollars annually to intellectual property theft and online sales of counterfeit products. But they also have strong opposition from Internet-related companies that argue the bill would lead to over-regulation and censorship of the Internet. Reid has also seen at least a half-dozen senators who sponsored the bill announce they now oppose it. Reid said counterfeiting and piracy cost the American economy billions of dollars every year and “there is no reason that the legitimate issues raised by many about this bill cannot be resolved.” He said he was optimistic about reaching a compromise in the coming weeks. The main Senate sponsor, Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said he respected Reid’s decision to postpone the vote but lamented the Senate’s unwillingness to debate the bill. “The day will come when the senators who forced this move will look back and realize they made a knee-jerk reaction to a monumental problem,” he said. Criminals in China, Russia and other countries “who do nothing but peddle in counterfeit products and stolen American content are smugly watching how the United States Senate decided” it was not worth debating the bill. The two bills would allow the Justice Department, and copyright holders, to seek court orders against foreign websites accused of copyright infringement. They would bar online advertising networks and payment facilitators such as credit card companies from doing business with an alleged violator. They also would forbid search engines from linking to such sites. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Etta James’ performance of the enduring classic “At Last” was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelicsounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait. In real life, little about James was as genteel as that song. The platinum blonde’s first hit was a saucy R&B number about sex, and she was known as a hell-raiser who had tempestuous relationships with her family, her men and the music industry. Then she spent years battling a drug addiction that she admitted sapped away at her great talents. The 73-year-old died on Friday at Riverside Community Hospital from complications of leukemia, with her husband and sons at her side, her manager, Lupe De Leon said. “It’s a tremendous loss for her fans around the world,” he said. “She’ll be missed. A great American singer. Her music defied category.” James’ spirit could not be contained — perhaps that’s what made her so magnetic in music; it is surely what made her so dynamic as one of R&B, blues and rock ‘n’ roll’s underrated legends. “The bad girls … had the look that I liked,” she wrote in her 1995 autobiography, “Rage to Survive.” ”I wanted to be rare, I wanted to be noticed, I wanted to be exotic as a Cotton Club chorus girl, and I wanted to be obvious as the most flamboyant hooker on the street. I just wanted to be.” “Etta James was a pioneer. Her everchanging sound has influenced rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop, soul and jazz artists, marking her place as one of the most important female artists of our time,” said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame President and CEO Terry Stewart. “From Janis Joplin to Joss Stone, an incredible number of performers owe their debts to her. There is no mistaking the voice of Etta James, and it will live forever.” Despite the reputation she cultivated, she would always be remembered best for “At Last.” The jazz-inflected rendition wasn’t the original, but it would become the most famous and the song that would define her as a legendary singer. Over the decades, brides used it as their song down the aisle and car companies to hawk their wares, and it filtered from one generation to the next through its inclusion in movies like “American Pie.” Perhaps most famously, President Obama and the first lady danced to a version at his inauguration ball. The tender, sweet song belied the turmoil in her personal life. James — born Jamesetta Hawkins — was born in Los Angeles to a mother whom she described as a scam artist, a substance abuser and a fleeting presence during her youth. She never knew her father, although she was told and had believed, that he was the famous billiards player Minnesota Fats. He neither confirmed nor denied it: when they met, he simply told her: “I don’t remember everything. I wish I did, but I don’t.” She was raised by Lula and Jesse Rogers, who owned the rooming house where her mother once lived in. The pair brought up James in the Christian faith, and as a young girl, her voice stood out in the church choir. James landed the solos in the choir and became so well known, she said that Hollywood stars would come to see her perform. But she wouldn’t stay a gospel singer for long. Rhythm and blues lured her away from the church, and she found herself drawn to the grittiness of the music. “My mother always wanted me to be a jazz singer, but I always wanted to be raunchy,” she recalled in her book. She was doing just that when bandleader Johnny Otis found her singing on San Fran- cisco street corners with some girlfriends in the early 1950s. Otis, a legend in his own right, died on Tuesday. “At the time, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters had a hit with ‘Work With Me, Annie,’ and we decided to do an answer. We didn’t think we would get in show business, we were just running around making up answers to songs,” James told The Associated Press in 1987. And so they replied with the song, “Roll With Me, Henry.” When Otis heard it, he told James to get her mother’s permission to accompany him to Los Angeles to make a recording. Instead, the 15-year-old singer forged her mother’s name on a note claiming she was 18. “At that time, you weren’t allowed to say ‘roll’ because it was considered vulgar. So when Georgia Gibbs did her version, she renamed it ‘Dance With Me, Henry’ and it went to No. 1 on the pop charts,” the singer recalled. The Gibbs song was one of several in the early rock era when white singers got hits by covering songs by black artists, often with sanitized lyrics. After her 1955 debut, James toured with Otis’ revue, sometimes earning only $10 a night. In 1959, she signed with Chicago’s legendary Chess label, began cranking out the hits and going on tours with performers such as Bobby Vinton, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis and the Everly Brothers. “We would travel on four buses to all the big auditoriums. And we had a lot of fun,” she recalled in 1987. James recorded a string of hits in the late 1950s and ’60s including “Trust In Me,” ”Something’s Got a Hold On Me,” ”Sunday Kind of Love,” ”All I Could Do Was Cry,” and of course, “At Last.” “(Chess Records founder) Leonard Chess was the most aware of anyone. He went up and down the halls of Chess announcing, ‘Etta’s crossed over! Etta’s crossed over!’ I still didn’t know exactly what that meant, except that maybe more white people were listening to me. The Chess brothers kept saying how I was their first soul singer, that I was taking their label out of the old Delta blues, out of rock and into the modern era. Soul was the new direction,” she wrote in her autobiography. “But in my mind, I was singing old style, not new.” In 1967, she cut one of the most highly regarded soul albums of all time, “Tell Mama,” an earthy fusion of rock and gospel music featuring blistering horn arrangements, funky rhythms and a churchy chorus. A song from the album, “Security,” was a top 40 single in 1968. Her professional success, however, was balanced against personal demons, namely a drug addiction. “I was trying to be cool,” she told the AP in 1995, explaining what had led her to try heroin. “I hung out in Harlem and saw Miles Davis and all the jazz cats,” she continued. “At one time, my heavy role models were all druggies. Billie Holiday sang so groovy. Is that because she’s on drugs? It was in my mind as a young person. I probably thought I was a young Billie Holiday, doing whatever came with that.” She was addicted to the drug for years, beginning in 1960, and it led to a harrowing existence that included time behind bars. It sapped her singing abilities and her money, eventually, almost destroying her career. It would take her at least two decades to beat her drug problem. 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