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Wray, 88 Meigs landowners hear about gas, oil leasing By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — About 150 Meigs County landowners turned out Saturday night for a public informational meeting held by Southern Ohio Energy Consultants, LLC for the Meigs County Landowners Association on leasing land for oil and gas drilling. The emphasis of the meeting was on the advantages of doing it as a group rather than as individuals, to gain the best price with protective restrictions for the seller and the community. “We’re not (representing) the oil companies; we repre- sent the land owners,” said John Wells, attorney at law for Southern Ohio Energy. Wells said that negotiations are with one landowner at a time and then if agreeable, the acreage is put together, and negotiations are held with the oil and gas companies to get the best price for the entire acreage. The group approach increases the bargaining power,” said the attorney. As for price, Wells said the peak now being offered in some areas by the oil and gas companies is about $6,000 an acre. He cautioned the landowners about some unfavorable lease provisions. Right now Attorney John Wells of Southern Ohio Energy Consultants stresses advantage of group deals on oil and gas leases. About 150 Meigs County land owners turned out to hear about advantages of group negotiating on oil and gas leases. her said leasing is going on in Meigs County and the price is about $2,500 an the price, but provisions stated in the lease which is binding and once a decision acre. He said landowners should consider not only is made the land owner is bound by what it provides. See LEASING ‌| 5 ‘Drugs in Our Communities’ event set for Thursday Staff Report Nathan Jeffers/photos Pictured (from left) are Jason Ervin, Scott Knowlton, Danny Yonker, Ryan Roush, and Ralph Ross taking the dive in to the chilly Ohio River to raise money for “Connie’s Crew” and MS. MASON, W.Va. — With the increase of drug-related problems in the tri-county area, many local groups and organizations are focusing on what can be done to help those affected. On Thursday evening, the Prayer Task Force will be hosting an event titled, “The Drug Problem in Our Community.” Pastor Matt Young, a regional leader in combating drugs in small communities, will be the guest speaker. The event will focus on what can be done about the growing drug problem in our communities and how to become part of the solution. This is a free event and is open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, at Soul Harvest Church, 1.3 miles north of the Bridge of Honor in Mason, W.Va. Everyone, including concerned neighbors, family members and those with problems are welcome to attend and learn together. The goal of the event is to show those who are struggling with addiction that there are those who genuinely care, and there is a way out. The Prayer Task Force is comprised of community leader and Pastors from Meigs, Mason and Gallia counties. Embracing the cold for a good cause Scholarships available By Nathan Jeffers njeffers@heartlandpublications.com MASON — On Sunday afternoon, seven brave, or perhaps crazy, people jumped into the chilly Ohio River for the Annual MS Polar Bear Plunge. While there may not have been any snow on the ground, Mother Nature still gave us a cold and windy day. Members of the Mason United Methodist Church gathered at the Mason Levee to watch these seven people jump and raise money for “Connie’s Crew” and their Multiple Sclerosis (MS) drive for church member Connie Gilland. Amber Tracy, chairperson for “Connie’s Crew,” reported this was the fourth year they’ve been holding this event, and they normally raise around $1,000. The jumpers ask for sponsorship from other citizens, and donations are also taken up at the event. Tracy added they were upping the ante, and their goal this year was to raise $2,000. Scott Knowlton, pastor of the Mason United Methodist Church, stated this was probably the most people they’ve had so far. Knowlton, along with a few other members, have jumped every year. He reported the jump is held during the same weekend every year, in honor of Connie’s birthday. He went on to say this event also isn’t just about the money. “If we didn’t make any money, we’d still do it to raise awareness,” Knowlton said. It was stated among the many spectators that this event happens, no matter what. It was reported that in previous years, the dock had been underwater, so the jumpers had to run into the river. Another year, the levee was icy, and jumpers had a difficult time getting out of the cold water. In addition to the annual polar bear plunge, “Connie’s Crew” participates in several other events that act as fundraisers, and include yard sales, an upcoming spaghetti dinner, and the Annual MS walk in Athens, Ohio. According to Gilland, she is very grateful for all the members of the church and the jumpers for holding this event. “These people are just absolutely wonderful for doing this for me,” Gilland said. “I can’t believe they’re jumping Pictured (from left) are Jolisha Ervin and Audrey Tracy, getting ready to take the plunge into the water. in this water.” for gifted students Staff report mdsnews@mydailysentinel POMEROY — The National Society for the Gifted and Talented (NSGT) is offering $10,000 in scholarships for Pomeroy area students to apply towards selected summer programs. Ten scholarships are being offered by the NSGT Board of Trustees — six at $1,000 each, six at $500 each and four at $250 each which can be used by gifted students to help pay tuition for gifted summer programs of their choice. The deadline for applications is April 1. Each year, the award is given to outstanding students who demonstrate excelled ability in their field of interest. Students can download and complete the scholarship application at www.nsgt.org/scholarships. asp. A team of educators in the field of gifted education will review the applications and choose the scholarship winners. Applications must be received by April 1. Winners will be notified on April 15. The Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG), a not-forprofit program of NSGT and renowned gifted summer program, has welcomed several recipients of the Board of Trustees Scholarships in the past. The NSGT scholarships have also afforded students the opportunity to participate in such programs as iDTech, the Cambridge College Program, Duke TIP, and Northwestern CTD, among others. “SIG is delighted to work collaboratively with NSGT to help provide gifted students with extended opportunities to participate in programs that nurture and develop their abilities,” states Barbara Swicord, President and CEO of SIG. “With gifted education struggling in this country, supplemental programs like SIG - and subsequent scholarships - are more important than ever.” Interested students, parents and educators can apply online at www.nsgt.org/ scholarships.asp. Contact NSGT at (800) 572-6748 or by e-mail at info@nsgt.org. OSU Extension offers class for Master Gardener Volunteers By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — The Master Gardener Volunteer project, one of the Ohio State University Extension programs which involves volunteers willing to donate their time to community beautification and educational programming, is now taking applications for a training program to start in March. The emphasis of the program is to train people who have a strong interest in gardening and enjoy helping others how to make their communities more attractive. Several local Master Gardener volunteers work with the Pomeroy Merchants Association in its downtown beautification program. For the past several years, Alice Wamsley has chaired activities of planting and taking care of flowers in areas on the parking lot and in pots along the street. To become an OSU Master Gardener Volunteer, completion of a training program is required. The training program is offered through the county’s OSU Extension office in Marietta. Trainings will take place every Thursday for seven weeks from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. starting March 22 and ending on May 3. There will be one Saturday training from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 31. To become an OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, applicants will attend all training sessions and complete 50 volunteer hours the first year. This volunteer time will include 4-H Youth Gardening Programs, Farmer’s Market Q&A table, Garden Party planning and teaching, the Memorial Garden project and other educational programs. To apply, call the OSU Marietta office at 740-376-7431 and request an application be mailed to you or go to the website http://washington.osu.edu and click the link to Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Meigs Countians wanting more information about the program and how to become involved in activities here may call Hal Kneen, local Extension Educator, who solicits the help of local Master Gardeners in various educational programs. �Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Meigs County Community Calendar Meigs County Local Briefs Salem Township Trustees meetings SALEM CENTER — Salem Township Trustees will hold its monthly meetings the last Monday of each RUTLAND — A community meeting for the Neighbor- month. All meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Salem hood Revitalization grant application will be held at 7 p.m. Fire House located on State Route 124. All meeting are at the Rutland Civic Center. All residents are encouraged open and the public is invited to attend. Childhood immunizations POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy will POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department begin Lent with Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday) Pancake supper from 5-7 p.m. The general public is cordially invited will conducdt a childhood immunization clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday at the Memorial to attend. Drive, Pomeroy, office. Shot records to be presented, Wednesday, Feb. 22 children to be accompanied by parent or legal guardian. POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy will Take medical cards, if applicable. Donation of $10 aphost Ash Wednesday worship service at 7p.m. Imposition preciated, but no one denied servcies because of inabilof ashes will be available for those who want them. The ity to pay. Flu shots also available for $15 or Medicaid, general public is invited to attend. Medicare or some commercial insurance. POMEROY — Ash Wednesday Service, 7 p.m. at North Bethel United Methodist Church Old Rt. 7 Coolville. Pastor Ash Wednesday observance Dee Rader invites the public. POMEROY — The Lenten Breakfast and Quiet Hour RACINE — St. John Lutheran Church with Grace Epis- will be held at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the copal Church will celebfrate Ash Wednesday, 7 p.m. at the Trinity Congregational Church in Pomeroy. ReservaSt. John Church 33441 Pine Grove Road, Racine. tions are to be made with Peggy Harris at 992-7569 or POMEROY — The Lenten Breakfast and Quiet Hour will Diane Hawley at 992-2722 with the number of those be held at 7:45 a.m. at the Trinity Congregational Church in planning to attend included. Pomeroy. Reservations are to be made with Peggy Harris at Relay For Life Kick-off Open House 992-7569 or Diane Hawley at 992-2722 with the number of POMEROY — A kick-off open house for the 2012 Relay those planning to attend included. For Life will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, February Thursday, Feb. 23 25, 2012, at the Senior Center, 112 E. Memorial Drive. The POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation event will provide information on this year’s Meigs County District Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session Relay For Life event which will take place June 8 and 9. For at 11:30 at the district office, 33101 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. more information contact Sherry Kinnan or Shelly White MASON, W.Va. — The Alpha Iota Master will meet at at (740) 444-5092. 11:30 a.m. at Bob Evans in Mason. Tuesday, Feb. 21 Saturday, Feb. 25 Community dinner POMEROY — A roast beef community dinner will POMEROY — The 2012 Relay for Life Kick-off Open be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the New Beginnings House will be held from 3-7 p.m. at the Senior Center. For United Methodist Church, Pomeroy, on Feb. 22. information call Sherry Kinnan or Shelly White at (740) Free community dinner 444-5092. MIDDLEPORT — A free community dinner will Monday, Feb. 27 be held Friday, Feb. 24, at the Middleport Church of POMEROY — A public meeting of the Veterans Service Christ Family Life Center. Serving of a spaghetti dinCommission will be held at 9 a.m. at the Veterans Service Office, 117 E. Memorial Drive, Suite 3. Birthdays Monday, Feb. 20 POMEROY — Lawrence Leonard will mark his 90th birthday on Feb. 20. Cards may be sent to him at 41990 Seneca Drive, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Wednesday, Feb. 22 POMEROY — Mary K. Roush will observe her 100th birthday on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Cards may be sent to her at the Villae of Westerville, Room 3801, 1060 Eastwind Drive, Westerville, Ohio 43081. Ohio Valley weather Tuesday: A chance of showers, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south between 14 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind between 11 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Wednesday: A slight chance of showers after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southwest wind between 10 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Thursday: A chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Friday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor VOTE CARSON CROW “COACH” Meigs County Common Pleas Judge - Family, Tradition, Community, Community Integrity Paid for by Candidate ner will be at 5 p.m. Lincoln Day Dinner POMEROY — The Meigs County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Thurday, March 1, in the Meigs High School Cafeteria. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court Sharon Kennedy will be the guest speaker. For reservations contact Sandy Iannarelli at (740) 9922426, Bill Spaun at (740) 416-5995, or Darlene Newell at (740) 985-3537. Johnson to hold open door sessions POMEROY — Congressman Bill Johnson’s staff will be holding open door sessions from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Pomeroy Public Library. Constituents are invited to attend to learn how Congressman Johnson might be an advocate for them with federal agencies. Senior Citizens trip to Washington POMEROY — Several seats are still available for the Meigs County Council on Aging’s trip to Washington, D. C., April 20-23. Cost of the trip is $369 which includes three nights lodging, six meals, two full days of guided tours of Washington D. Ca. and an evening guided memorial and monuments tour. The group will travel in a motorcoach equipped with video and restroom. Reservations can be made with Chandra Shrader at 992-2161. Regional Acting Opportunity SCIOTO COUNTY — Hollywood is headed to Scioto County later this year. The Ohio Department of Development says Scorned Productions plans to shoot scenes for its movie “Scorned” in the in the Shawnee State Forest in late winter or early spring. The cast for the film has not been released. The movie is about a romantic weekend that turns horrific and sadistic when a woman discovers her boyfriend is having an affair with her best friend. The production is expected to hire 107 Ohio residents for the cast and crew. The film maker has received an Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit valued at $727,108. Ask Dr. Brothers Relatives don’t like retirement home By Dr. Joyce Brothers Dear Dr. Brothers: My extended family members all live within an hour of my new home — a lovely retirement community, where I know I will not have to burden any of my loved ones as I get older. I am 77 now and have made friends here, but I miss my family. No one seems to want to visit me. The grandchildren don’t like to have to sit still and behave, and my sons tell me how busy they are and that it is hard to relax around so many old people. What can I do? — L.P. Dear L.P.: It sounds like you are a loving and responsible grandmother who has tried to find the best way to plan for your future needs while staying close with your family. And I’m sure they are happy to be within an hour’s drive of seeing you, but that may be part of the problem. When it’s so easy to get together, it’s sometimes human nature to just put it off. They know you aren’t going anywhere and they can drop by when it suits them. They won’t necessarily know that it is not often enough for you unless you summon the courage to tell them. The setting may be uncomfortable or restricting for the adults and the kids. They are used to private homes with fewer rules and more freedom, along with a mix of ages in their daily lives. Why don’t you suggest an outing or a visit to their home as a way to alternate environments when you visit with your family? If you are reluctant to suggest it, perhaps a director at the retirement community could do so. Once they get the hang of it, you can set up a schedule that makes sense to everyone involved, be it visiting at your place or theirs. To suffer in silence any longer should not be an option — being alone and lonely is not what anyone wants. Ask everyone to be as flexible as you are, and soon you’ll be on the same page. *** Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 39.73 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 19.61 Ashland Inc. 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Member SIPC. Dear Dr. Brothers: I’ve been a widow for six years, and my kids are both in college. Truth be told, I am not very well-off since my husband died, and am barely making ends meet. My two children don’t know any of this, as I don’t want to worry them about our future, but I really can’t afford to keep giving them money every time they email me that they are broke. I find my retirement fund dwindling rapidly, and yet I can’t find the words to explain to them. Please help. — S.S. Dear S.S.: I can tell that you have a big heart and that you have been a caring mother to your children while learning to live without your husband to lean on for the past few years. Even though your kids are in college and will soon be on their own, ideally, you probably will have a hard time letting go and thinking of them as grown-ups. That is a difficult step sometimes, and you don’t have to take it all at once. But even if you weren’t having financial difficulties, it would be a good idea to start to let your children in on some of the hard truths of your family life. It is time to stop protecting them from reality, and start helping them prepare for their new roles as independent people who are responsible for their own expenses. Next time they are home, let them know that as they become more capable of earning a living — or working in college — they will need to start buying their own things so that you have enough money to support yourself as you age. There is no reason to alarm them, or make them feel that you are withdrawing from their lives in any way. Just approach them as adults, and you may be surprised at how they step up to the plate. It probably will take more than one conversation in the next few years, but you will be doing your kids a favor by being honest with them. (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate UN nuke inspectors arrive for key talks in Tehran TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.N. nuclear inspectors arrived in Iran on Monday in the latest push to hold key talks with Iranian officials about how far the country’s controversial nuclear program has come. The trip is the second in less than a month by the International Atomic Energy Agency team, reflecting growing concerns over alleged weapons experiments something Iran has so far both denied and refused to discuss. Herman Nackaerts, a senior U.N. nuclear official, said in Vienna before the team departed on Sunday that he hoped for progress in the talks but his careful choice of words suggested little expectation the meeting will be successful. The West suspects Iran’s nuclear program is geared toward making weapons, a charge Iran denies, insisting it’s for peaceful purposes only, such as power generation. Iran’s state TV said the IAEA team arrived early Monday morning for a twoday visit. The state radio, meanwhile, said the inspec- tors hope to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and pay a visit to the Parchin military complex. The radio said the IAEA had requested to visit Parchin, an Iranian military base and conventional weapons development facility outside of Tehran. The site has also been suspected of housing a secret underground facility used for Iran’s nuclear program, a claim denied by Iranian authorities. IAEA inspectors visited the site in 2005, but only one of four areas of potential interest within the grounds. The nuclear watchdog did not report any unusual activities, and has not mentioned Parchin in its reports since 2008. “Whatever the reasoning of the agency is, it proves the IAEA is not loyal to its previous commitments,” the radio said. The tone of the commentary suggested the visit to the military complex would likely be denied. �Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Christian book study offered MIDDLEPORT — Group discussions of the book “24 Hours that Changed the World” by Adam Hamilton will occur on Sundays 6:30 p.m. at Heath United Methodist Church in Middleport and Tuesdays 1 p.m. at New Beginnings United Methodist Church in Pomeroy beginning Feb. 26 and continuing through Easter. The book shares six chapters detailing Jesus’ final hours from the Last Supper to His final breath on the cross with one final chapter covering the burial of the body to the resurrection. The author is one of the leading pastors in America. The book is described as easy to read, includes indepth research, and practical application. Short segments of a DVD showing sites of Jesus’ final hours will be shown each week. Those who are interested in getting a copy of the book are asked to call Pastor Brian Dunham, 416-3683. Daughters of America meet CHESTER — The Chester Council 323, Daughters of America met at 7 p.m. on February 7, 2012. Councilor Sharon Riffle presided over the meeting. The pledge to the Christian Flag was given, followed by the reading of Matthew 1:30-34. The Lord’s Prayer was said in unison, the pledge to the American Flag was given and the first stanza of The Star Spangled Banner was sung. Minutes were read and approved. Charlotte Grant turned in $50 for district selling pocket calendars. Mary Jo Barringer’s brother Larry is doing better and brother Donnie is to have surgery. Opal Eichinger and Maxine White are out of the hospital as is Charlotte Grant’s niece Gail. The next meeting on the 21st, the good of order will have a silent auction. Bring baked goods only to sell. The ways and means com- NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Carnival builds toward its out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already preparing for next year’s parades. One of the biggest free parties in the world fuels a multimillion-dollar industry for the city of New Orleans and the lifeblood of businesses like Kern’s studio, which has been operating for more than 50 years and makes or repurposes some 400 floats a year, or roughly a float a day, Kern said. The Mardi Gras season, which includes weeks of parades, fancy balls and parties leading up to the big day, draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to New Orleans each year, said Kelly Schulz, spokeswoman for the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau. Schulz said a recent study conducted by Tulane University estimated the direct economic impact of Mardi Gras at roughly $144 million. Some studies estimate the economic impact at more than $500 million, said Arthur Hardy, a Mardi Gras historian. “There’s no way to know for sure because we don’t sell tickets,” Hardy said. “Mardi Gras started small, in private homes and private balls, and it’s evolved into this festival that some estimate produces more than a half-billion dollars a year.” Attendance is also hard to gauge, but every Mardi Gras hotels are full, or close to it, Schultz said. “The city will be virtually sold out,” Schulz said. “Mardi Gras and music, especially on the international scene, are our big sells.” In the weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, more than 100 parades roll into New Orleans and its suburbs. The big parading clubs, like O’Bleness SeniorBEAT team meets ATHENS — The O’Bleness SeniorBEAT, which offers a variety of programs for senior citizens, meets the third Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. The Book Club meets the second Monday of every month, 10 a.m., at The O’Bleness WillowView Café, while the History Club meets the second Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. The SeniorBEAT lunch group will be dining at Gran Ranchero on East State St. at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24. The lunch group meets the fourth Friday of every month at various Ath- ens dining locations. Chair volleyball is played every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m., at The Market on State Street. To become a member of SeniorBEAT, just call the O’Bleness Marketing and Planning Department at (740) 592-9300. American Heart Month recognized at Meigs Industries SYRACUSE — Meigs Industries’ Health Service Coordinator, Sandy Philson, and the Meigs County Health Department’s Health Educator, Andy Brumfield, are educating employees and adult participants at Meigs Industries in the prevention of the nation’s leading killer by empowering them in making hearthealthy choices. Brumfield, through the Meigs County Health Departments “Creating Healthy Communities Grant,” talked on heart disease and prevention, through good nutrition and exercise. Philson demonstrated how to make an easy and quick low-fat, heart-healthy smoothie meal supplement using only four ingredients (almond or skim milk, ice, yogurt, and fresh or frozen fruit) and a blender. Carleton School and Meigs Industries also enjoyed a miniature heart healthy smoothie later in the day, as a heart-healthy Valentine Day snack. February is American Heart Month, and unfortunately, most of us know someone who has had heart disease or stroke. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United Submitted photo States, according to the Cen- Andy Brumfield of the Meigs County Health Department discusses Heart-Healthy tips with adult participants at Meigs Industries. ters for Disease Control. mittee will be selling tickets on a $50 gift certificate. JoAnn Ritchie was escorted by flag bearers to altar and presented a card and gift for her birthday. Teela Lemley was taken to altar by flag bearers to be installed into her office of inside sentinel. A letter was read by District Deputy Gary Holter from Carole Douglas about what people have to have at National Convention. Meeting closed in regular form. After meeting a game was played. Opal Holter was the winner. Those present were Cassandra Cook, Gary Holter, Charlotte Grant, Helen Wolf, Everett Grant, Mary Jo Barringer, Sharon Riffle. Opal Hollon, Doris Grueser, JoAnn Ritchie, Esther Smith, Samantha King, Bobby King, Ruth Smith, Nancy King, Sandy White, WASHINGTON (AP) — Thelma White, Julie Curtis Access to college has been and Teela Lemley. the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that aggressively brings a new question into the debate: What are people getRex, Zulu, Bacchus, Endy- ting for their money? Students with loans are mion, Orpheus and Muses, graduating on average with hire Kern’s studio to build more than $25,000 in debt. the floats. Smaller clubs make their own by decorat- The federal government ing trailers with everything pours $140 billion annually into federal grants and from paint to crepe paper. Hardy said more than loans. Unemployment re100,000 people ride in pa- mains high, yet there are rades each year, and each projected shortages in many rider can spend as much industries with some highas $2,000 to $3,000 in tech companies already fees, costumes and throws. complaining about a lack of Thousands more are spent highly trained workers. Meanwhile, literacy on king cakes and the grand among college students has balls and parties, he said. “It’s a money-maker for declined in the last decade, the city, but that’s not why according to a commission we do it,” Hardy said. “We convened during the George do it because we like to W. Bush administration celebrate. It’s a free party that said American higher we give ourselves and our education has become “increasingly risk-averse, at guests.” There’s big money in times self-satisfied, and unit. Major parade krewes duly expensive.” About 40 often spend hundreds of percent of college students thousands of dollars to at four-year schools aren’t have Kern’s studio make graduating, and in two-year their floats. Depending on programs, only about 40 whether the floats are be- percent of students graduing built from the ground ate or transfer, according up or repurposed, the price to the policy and analysis can range anywhere from group College Measures. College drop-outs are ex$10,000 to $100,000. Kern declines to say just pensive, and not just for the how much revenue his com- individual. About a fifth of pany takes in annually. But full-time students who enover the years the floats roll at a community college have become larger and do not return for a second more ornate, and more ex- year, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars pensive. They can be as high as 18 annually, according to an feet and up to 50 feet long, analysis released last fall by carry dozens of riders and the American Institutes for be wired with electricity for Research. There’s been a growing decorative lights and moving parts. Teams of paint- debate over whether posters, artists and sculptors secondary schools should make props and decorations be more transparent about that will be attached to the the cost of an education and floats. Music-themed floats the success of graduates. can include props of Louis President Barack Obama Armstrong and local fa- has weighed in with a vorite Professor Longhair. strong “yes.” During his State of the Some are modeled after characters in Greek mythol- Union address, Obama put ogy, such as the Muses of the higher education on dance, poetry, music and notice: “If you can’t stop tuition from going up, the other arts. It takes an entire year to funding you get from taxprepare enough floats to roll payers will go down,” he through the streets of New said. “Higher education Orleans and its suburbs, can’t be a luxury it’s an ecoKern said. nomic imperative that every For Mardi Gras float makers, next year is here The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Obama takes tougher stance on higher education family in America should be able to afford.” He wants to slightly reduce federal aid for schools that don’t control tuition costs and shift it to those that do. He also has proposed an $8 billion program to train community college students for high-growth industries that would provide financial incentives to programs that ensured their trainees find work. Both proposals need congressional approval. At the same time, the administration is developing both a “scorecard” for use in comparing school statistics such as graduation rates as well as a “shopping sheet” students would receive from schools they applied to with estimates of how much debt they might graduate with and estimated future payments on student loans. American’s higher education system has long been the backbone of much of the nation’s success, and there’s no doubt that a college degree is valuable. It’s now projected that students with a bachelor’s degree will earn a million more dollars over their lifetime than students with only a high school diploma, Education Secretary Arne Duncan says. But Obama’s statement to Congress jolted the higher education establishment, which believes that college isn’t just to create foot soldiers for industry and that the use of measured outcomes would hurt the humanities, meaning fewer students will turn to Shakespeare and instead study engineering, said Anthony Carnevale, director of the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University. The community has already been reeling over an earlier administration decision to require career college programs many of which are at for-profit institutions to better prepare students for “gainful employment” or risk losing federal aid. “It’s the notion that the … federal government will begin to say we want to know what we’re paying for and we want to make sure that people don’t pay for education programs that take them nowhere, especially if the program is supposed to get them a job, we want it to get them a job, Carnevale said. Some fear that Obama might want to apply the “gainful employment” standards to traditional four-year degree programs. Robert Moran, director of federal relations at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, said reporting requires time and resources, and it’s even more difficult to gauge the success of a graduate with an English degree than someone with a very specific career certificate. Duncan said in an interview he doesn’t see a big need to go in that direction now, although he does think it’s important to track factors such as graduation rates and tuition costs. He said he tracked his graduates while serving as chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools and noticed that some universities were graduating them at rates of 75 percent or more, while others were graduating them at a small fraction of that. “Colleges aren’t too dissimilar to high schools. Some have done a great job building cultures around completion and obtainment and some haven’t,” Duncan said. Historically, policy conversations have centered on getting students into college. Duncan said graduating is just as important. “To be real clear, I think that’s been the problem with federal policy in the past is 100 percent has been focused on the front end on inputs, that’s clearly important, but that’s the starting point. That gets you in the game. The goal isn’t to get to the game, the goal is to get to the finish line,” Duncan said. Obama isn’t the first president to encourage dialogue on making higher education more affordable and accountable. In addition to convening a commission to study higher education in America, Bush’s administration issued grants to states to link transcript data with other records to better track the success of graduates from public institutions. The Obama administration has continued the program. �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Not another rabbit hole By Ian Harris When Alice went down the rabbit hole in Lewis Carol’s novel, Alice and Wonderland, she experienced all kinds of unpleasant surprises. What kind of surprises will we Americans face if our government bombs Iran? The last time the United States went down the Iranian rabbit hole was in 1953, almost 60 years ago. In 1953 the United States and England engineered a coup that replaced a popular elected leader in Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, with a cruel tyrant, the Shah Pahlavi. The consequences of that intervention have been disastrous, not just for the citizens of the United States but for the whole world. The Shah was so unpopular that he had to flee in 1979 from a popular revolution that ultimately brought the mullahs and Ayatollah Khomeini to power. These conservative religious leaders imposed a theocracy based upon sharia law that has served as a model for Muslims throughout the world, like the Taliban in Afghanistan, to press for similar ultra-conservative regimes based upon strict readings of the Koran. Much of the global terrorist chaos that now confronts the world can be traced back to the first time we imposed our will upon the Iranian people. The United States has been down many rabbit holes, like the war in Vietnam, the war in Iraq, and the ten year war in Afghanistan. These avoidable blunders have caused extreme suffering in the countries attacked and grief in this country. These expensive military excursions have wreaked havoc upon the economy in the United States and destroyed the lives of thousands of veterans. After all these failed policies haven’t we learned that we cannot control what happens as a result of U.S. military involvement in other countries? The Law of Unintended Consequences is exactly why we are in a poor economic position right now. Why repeat and compound these mistakes? President Obama has ratcheted up sanctions against Iran and U.S. and Israeli military leaders are now considering a bomb attack upon Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran says that it wants radioactive material so that it can generate nuclear power. In 2006 it cranked up its nuclear power program to produce uranium U 235 that can be used in a fissionable reactor. Even though Iran has huge petroleum reserves, it does not have refining capacity and hence wants nuclear power to provide for the electricity needs of its 75 million people. Just like the United States, it seeks energy independence. Iran has stated that it does not seek to produce uranium 238 that could be used in a nuclear weapon. It is a signatory to the International Atomic Energy Agreement (IAEA). Such a membership allows the IAEA to inspect a country’s nuclear facilities. Inspectors from this agency have visited Iran numerous times and declared their facilities appropriate for the production of nuclear fuel that could be used in an atomic power reactor. Interestingly, other countries in the area that have nuclear weapons—Israel, India, and Pakistan have not joined the IAEA, are thus not inspected, and we are not sanctioning them. The sanctions proposed by the West are not having a positive effect. They are mostly hurting the Iranian urban middle class. The current regime has been unpopular since the 2009 Iranian elections. The American government should cool down some of its hostile rhetoric to appeal to this sector that supports reform efforts in Iran. Our current policies are doing just the opposite. Sanctions are piling up. They strengthen the grip of the conservatives in power who rile against provocative statements made by Western and Israeli politicians busy demonizing the Iranians in order to win political points at home. It doesn’t help that the U.S., Israel, Iran, and France are all having elections this year. With a steady barrage of hostile threats the Iranians appro- The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Our main number is (740) 992-2155. Department extensions are: News Editor: Charlene Hoeflich, Ext. 12 Reporter: Sarah Hawley, Ext. 13 Advertising Retail: Matt Rodgers, Ext. 15 Retail: Brenda Davis, Ext 16 Class./Circ.: Judy Clark, Ext. 10 Circulation Circulation Manager: Tracie Spencer, 740-446-2342, Ext. 12 District Manager: 304-675-1333 General Information E-mail: mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com Web: www.mydailysentinel.com (USPS 436-840) Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Published Tuesday through Friday, 111 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio. Second-class postage paid at Pomeroy. Member: The Associated Press and the Ohio Newspaper Association. 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The mass media in the United States is demonizing Iran by describing it having a nuclear weapons program when in fact it has a nuclear power program, just like it did in 2002 in the build up to the war on Iraq when we were told that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction—another instance when the IAEA said there in fact were no nuclear bombs there. Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense, has said publicly that Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program. Military leaders in both Israel and the United States have declared that Iran does not have nukes. Our president is pleading with Israel not to bomb Iran. In spite of these informed comments, we are being bombarded daily by claims of Iranian threats to U.S. security. The United States is on record after the first Gulf war calling for a Weapons of Mass Destruction-free zone in the Middle East. The situation in Iran calls for diplomacy at every level, citizen to citizen, government to government, International Nongovernment Organization (INGO) to INGO. The United Nations has called for a conference on a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East. Such a bold policy initiative could reduce tensions throughout the area. Let’s avoid another disastrous foreign excursion with its unpredictable results. As the popular bumper sticker says, “War is not the answer.” Ian Harris is emeritus professor of Education at the U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and member of the International Peace Research Association Foundation. Page 4 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Letters to the editior Ohio Republican Party needs to clean some laundry The Ohio Republican Party and its alter ego, the State Central Committee, have some ugly laundry that needs a serious cleaning. Incumbents of the Central Committee have altered the rules for membership very late in the game. Suddenly, just weeks before the election, candidates are required to have voted in the three preceding Republican primary statewide elections. This incumbent- approved change makes some people ineligible to be seated even if they are elected by qualified voters! Candidates already on the ballot are now being told that they are ineligible for seats on the committee as a result of the underhanded, last-minute rule change. Kevin DeWine, the mushy mediocre State Republican Party Chairman, wants to keep his mushy moderate cohorts on the State Central Committee. While he and his ilk like to appeal to Tea Party Republicans, the truth is that their aim is to keep conservative Tea Party candidates from taking their rightful seats at the powerful State Central Committee table. I have no idea how corruption of this transparency may be dealt with, but perhaps public awareness will be a step in the right direction. Glenna Clutter, Marietta Dear Editor, We have the history. We know the locations of the battles of the civil war, as well as Indian settlements. Why not use this to our advantage? By creating a Frontier Days week, or a reenactment week, [we] invite outsiders to come to participate. I mean, what’s the worst thing that could happen — create some much needed jobs that has crippled Meigs County for decades? We have the his- toric Fort Meigs. Instead of just letting it rot, lets use it to our advantage. We have empty shops in town that could be used as souvenir shops. John Pridemore, Pomeroy Let’s use our rich heritage to our benefit NASA’s original Mercury 7 astronauts set standard The Associated Press NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts were the best of the best. The requirements: military test pilots between 25 and 40 years old, in exceptional health, and no taller than 5-feet-11 because of the size of the capsule. All but one flew in Project Mercury, the singleseaters. Three went on to fly in Gemini aboard twoman capsules. One — Wally Schirra — flew in all three of NASA’s pioneering programs, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Another actually walked on the moon. The seven in the order they flew: 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. — Alan Shepard: May 5, 1961. Suborbital flight aboard Freedom 7. Grounded by inner ear ailment, which eventually was corrected. Fifth man to walk on moon, as Apollo 14 commander in 1971. Died in 1998 at age 74. Navy. — Gus Grissom: July 21, 1961. Suborbital flight aboard Liberty Bell 7. Flew during Gemini. Killed in Apollo 1 spacecraft fire on launch pad in 1967 at age 40. Air Force. — John Glenn: Feb. 20, 1962. Orbital flight aboard Friendship 7. World’s oldest spaceman, flying at age 77 aboard space shuttle Discovery in 1998. Now 90 and living in Columbus, Ohio. Marines. — Scott Carpenter: May 24, 1962. Orbital flight aboard Aurora 7. Now 86 and living in Florida and Colorado. Navy. — Wally Schirra: Oct. 3, 1962. Orbital flight aboard Sigma 7. Flew in Gemini and Apollo. Died in 2007 at age 84. Navy. — Gordon Cooper: May 15-16, 1963. Orbital flight aboard Faith 7. Flew in Gemini. Died in 2004 at age 77. Air Force. — Deke Slayton: Grounded years by heart condition. Flew on Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975, orbital linkup of U.S. and Soviet spacecraft. Died in 1993 at age 69. Air Force. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Obituaries Annie Alberta Marie Summerfield, 92, of Reedsville, Ohio, beloved MeMe, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Arcadia Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born March 12, 1919, in Long Bottom, Ohio, a daughter of the late Riley and Daile Coffman Pigott. She spent her life taking care of her family and home. She was a kind, loving person who loved the Lord and was always doing for and thinking of others. She was a member of South Bethel Community Church. She is survived by her loving husband of 72 years, Rexal Summerfield; two daughters, Sharon Donahue, of Coolville, and Sina May (Bob) Murphy, of Reedsville; two sons, Gerald (Janet) Summerfield, of Coolville, and Tom (Barb) Summerfield, of Reedsville; her grandchildren, Rena (Bob) Vales, Tena (Bob) Harper, Robin (Ronnie) Russell, Rex (Karen) Swartz, Dr. Mike (Mary) Summerfield, Amber Zipfel, Candi (Steve) Roccia, Wendy (Andy) Clark, Crystal (Tyson) Rose, Amy (Bob) White, and Tracy Little; 31 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters, Eileen Bahr, Lucile Wilson and Lorena Wolf; a special sister-in-law, Mildred Caldwell; and many nieces, nephews and relatives who loved her dearly. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Rexal Lee; brothers, Willard and Don Pigott; sister, Sina Bailey; grandson, Roger Swartz; sons-in-law, Al Donahue and Vernon Swartz; and a daughter-in-law, Carolyn Summerfield. The family would like to express their thanks to the angels at Arcadia Nursing Home for their care and kindness during her stay with them. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2012, at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, Ohio with granddaughters, Rena Vales and Tena Harper officiating. Burial will be in the Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. You can sign the online guestbook at www.white-schwarzelfuneralhome.com. From Page 1 Wells said that one of the first questions people ask him is, “Do you think the price is going up?” He said Utica Shale’s highest deal so far in other locations has been $5,900 an acre. “It could happen here,” he added. “There’s lots of money at stake, and lots of other things at stake, too. Handling things together as a group increases your odds of getting a good deal.” Wells discussed the stipulations in the lease through Southern Ohio Energy and the protection it provides to not only the landowners but the community while dealing for the best price per acre and the royalty.”But be sure you know what you are signing. Read it before you sign it. Understand what it says,” he said. Copies of the land owner agreement of Southern Ohio Energy Consultants, LLC were included in materials handed out at the meeting. That contract noted that the contingent fee would be one percent of the gross amount of the upfront signing bonus monies paid to the landowner by the successful oil and gas company bidders. There is no upfront charge to the landowners and no claim against the royalty, Wells said. According to the attorney, by working through the consulting firm the landowner group is protected from undesirable lease provisions. “Everything is organized so Ernest Alexander Smith Ernest Alexander Smith, 82, of Charleston, W.Va., passed away on February 20, 2012, at Holzer Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 24, 2012, at the Montgomery Memorial Park Chapel. Burial will be in the Montgomery Memorial Park Cemetery, in London, W.Va. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilcoxen Funeral Home, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. George David VanMeter Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine. Lora Mae Dodrill Lora Mae Dodrill, 90, New Haven, W.Va., died February 18, 2012, at her residence. Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2012 at Anderson Funeral Home in New Haven, W.Va. A private family service will be held at the convenience of the family. Dr. Renee WillisLindon Dr. Renee Willis-Lindon, 46, Rockaway Beach, New York, formerly of Pomeroy, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy. of Grove City, Ohio, died peacefully Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Pastor Carl Swisher officiating. Burial will follow at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Apple Grove, W.Va. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made, In Memory of Dorothy Withers, Asera Care Hospice Foundation, 441 Donelson Pike, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37214. Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Minister Bill Deem officiating. Burial will follow at the Apple Grove Memorial Gardens in Apple Grove, W.Va. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Edgar “Butch” Hayburn Edgar “Butch” Hayburn, 84, Wellston, former Jackson County Sheriff and Wellston Mayor, died Saturday, February 18, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012, in the Huntley-Cremeens Funeral Home, Wellston. Pastor Jim Griffith will officiate. Burial will be in the Ridgewood Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home with a Lions Club service following at 8 p.m. George David VanMeter, 80, died February 18, 2012, William S. Diles, in the Scioto community. Sr. Friends may call from 5-8 William S. Diles, Sr., 88, p.m. on Wednesday at the formerly of Middleport, O.R. Woodyard Co. Chapel, died February 16, 2012, at 1346 South High Street, of Athens. Columbus, Ohio, where Charles J. Wray TheA Laurels memorial celebrathe funeral service will be Charles J. Wray, 88, Apheld at 10 a.m. on Thurs- ple Grove, W.Va., died Sat- tion will be held at 2 p.m. Evelyn Nora Lane day, with Pastor Bill Lavely urday, February 18, 2012, on Saturday, February 25, Evelyn N. Lane, 87, Point officiating. Interment will in the Emogene Dole Hos- 2012, at the First Presby- Pleasant, W.Va., formerly follow at the Kirkland Me- pice House of Huntington, terian Church in Athens, of Ansted, W.Va., died Sunfollowed by a reception at morial Gardens, near West W.Va. day, February 19, 2012, afColumbia, W.Va. As George Funeral services will be the Ohio University Inn. ter a long illness. always loved dogs, dona- held at 1 p.m. on Wednes- Friends may call from 1 As was Evelyn’s final retions may be made in lieu day, February 22, 2012, at p.m. until the time of the quest, she will be buried at of flowers on-line to the Deal Funeral Home with service. the Fox Cemetery, Ramsey. American Humane Asso- Max Spurlock officiating. that the land owners get ciation. Burial will be in the Mount Wanda Lee Henry In lieu of flowers, the famithe best possible deal and ly would request donations Union Cemetery in Pliny, Wanda Lee Henry, 81, to be made to the hospice and are not taken advantage Friends may call Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., Keith Bradford W.Va. of when the time comes to from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday died Monday, February 20, facility of your choice. FuKeith Bradford, 55, Rasign. There is a potential at the funeral home. 2012, at Pleasant Valley neral arrangements are here to change the financial cine, died Monday, Februincomplete at this time. Hospital. future of many of you,” he ary 20, 2012, at the Saint Please contact Wallace and A funeral service will be Joseph Campus of the concluded. Dorothy L. Wallace Funeral Home of held at 11 a.m. on ThursCamden-Clark Memorial Tim Neal, a petroleum day, February 23, 2012, at Ansted, W.Va., for calling Withers engineer with the firm, ex- Medical Center in ParkersDorothy L. Withers, 89, Wilcoxen Funeral Home in and service date and time. plained how shale resources burg, West Virginia. will be developed from the technical aspect and the fracking process as it pertains to the development BRUSSELS (AP) — Eurozone govDespite Athens’ efforts, however, reducing the interest rate on Greece’s of gas and oil. He said the ernments are due to sign off on Mon- several important elements of the deal first, 110 billion bailout as well as havrecovery rate could extend day a long-awaited rescue package for remained unsolved. ing national central banks in the euover a period of 60 years in Greece, saving it from a potentially To convince the rest of the euro- rozone, which also hold some Greek Ohio. calamitous bankruptcy next month, zone that the new aid money won’t Jeremy Gaul who is a senior officials said. be squandered, Greece is expected to bonds, participate in the debt relief. geologist and a registered But the official said that there was But finance ministers meeting in be forced to set up a separate account landman, has connections Brussels still have a few last issues to that would ensure that it services its still no final decision from the ECB on throughout the oil and gas wrangle over, such as tighter controls debt. This escrow account would give whether it would be willing to transfer industry that aid in the over Greece’s spending and further legal priority to debt and interest pay- profits from its Greek bond holdings marketing of shale acreage. cuts to the country’s debt load. ments over paying for government back to Athens. In contrast to the naHe has worked for several Greece needs to secure the 130 bil- services. tional central banks, who purchased major companies assisting lion ($170 billion) bailout quickly so The idea behind such an account in the development of both it can move ahead with a related 100 is that it would maintain pressure on Greek bonds as part of their overall inMarcellus and Utica Shale billion ($130 billion) debt relief deal Greece to stick to promised auster- vestment strategies, the ECB bought plays before going with with private investors, which needs ity and reform measures, without the its Greek holdings in an effort to ease Southern Ohio Energy Con- to be in place quickly if Athens is to eurozone risking the destabilizing ef- market pressure on Athens. sultants, LLC. avoid a disorderly default on a bond fects of a default. A fourth option for closing the gap Following the presenta- repayment on March 20. In addition, Greece’s international would be to demand further losses tions, there was a question “I am of the opinion that today we creditors will station a permanent rep- from Greece’s private bondholders like and answer period. have to deliver, because we don’t have resentative in Athens to monitor the banks and other investment funds. A Literature distributed any more time,” Jean-Claude Juncker, country’s progress. listed Athens, Washington, the prime minister of Luxembourg “What happened in the past cannot current plan foresees private creditors Noble, Morgan, Meigs and who also chairs the meetings of euro- happen again, that billions (of euros) to swap their old Greek bonds for new Perry counties as being zone finance ministers, said as he ar- flow into Greece but get put into con- ones with half the face value, lower served by the consulting rived in Brussels. sumption there,” said Maria Fekter, interest rates and much longer repayfirm. An uncontrolled bankruptcy would Austria’s finance minister, as she head- ment periods. A second meeting of likely force Greece to leave the ed into Monday’s meeting. But now there is a push for bondthe Meigs County Land- 17-country currency union and return But she cautioned that current pro- holders to also give up on an accrued owners Association was to its old currency, the drachma, fur- posals for administering the escrow announced for Saturday, ther shaking its already beaten econ- account themselves are expensive interest payment of around 5.5 billion March 24 at 6 p.m. at the omy and creating uncertainty across and those costs need to be reduced to on their old bonds. Another issue due to be discussed Ohio Valley Christian Europe. make the plan feasible. Monday is how much the IMF will Assembly, 39560 Rock While ministers heading into MonEurozone finance ministry officials Springs Road, Pomeroy. day’s meeting cautioned that some de- Sunday night concluded that only contribute to the new rescue. The tails still have to be worked out, they funds from the bailout would be fun- Washington-based fund has provided were optimistic that a deal could be neled through the account and that one-third of the bailouts for Ireland reached. Greece won’t be required to pay in tax- and Portugal and chipped in 30 billion “We now have all of the elements to payer money, German Finance Minisachieve an agreement,” said French try spokeswoman Marianne Kothe for Greece’s first 110 billion ($145 bilFinance Minister Francois Baroin. said in Berlin, citing the current state lion) rescue. But this time around, it looks as if the IMF will put up much “Greece knows what it has to do, and of the negotiations. we’ll watch over it continually. We also The escrow account nevertheless less than one-third. three-mile stretch of Interknow what we have to do.” would be an unprecedented intrusion “The indication is that the figure state 75 near the Kentucky Apart from the finance ministers of into a sovereign state’s fiscal affairs will be rather low,” a European Union border on Sunday afternoon. Tennessee Highway Pa- the 17 euro countries, the get-together and could ultimately see Greece force official said Sunday, adding however trol Sgt. Stacy Heatherly will also be attended by the heads of to pay interest on its debt rather than that a final decision from the fund’s said the crashes were report- Greece’s other creditors: the Interna- its teachers, doctors or other govern- board is still outstanding. IMF Maned shortly before 2 p.m. in tional Monetary Fund, the European ment employees. A Greek official indicated Monday aging Director Christine Lagarde near “white-out” conditions Central Bank and representatives of that “many problematic and unen- will also be at the Brussels meeting caused by heavy snowfall private holders of Greek debt. Greece’s Finance Minister Evange- forceable” elements were taken off the Monday. The official was speaking on and fog. Police said a youth los Venizelos, who arrived in Brussels table, but declined to elaborate. The condition of anonymity because talks was seriously injured. All Sunday night, said he was also opti- official was also speaking on condition about the IMF contribution were not lanes of Interstate 75 had remistic that the new aid program could of anonymity because the talks were yet concluded. opened by early evening. be agreed. ongoing. The Greek government is expected Dozens of wrecks were “Greece comes into today’s EuroThe second big outstanding issue also reported in North Caro- group meeting having fulfilled all the is how to make sure that the current to introduce in Parliament on Monday lina as snow, sleet and rain requirements for the approval of the efforts to save Greece can actually another two pieces of emergency legfell with little accumulation, new program,” he said. “For Greeks, bring the country’s debts down to a islation, including wage and pension according to The Winston- this is a matter of national dignity and manageable level in the longer term. cuts. There were scattered protests Salem Journal. a national strategic choice and no oth- In October, eurozone leaders and the over the cuts in Athens on Sunday. In Virginia, the north- er integrated and responsible choice IMF said that Greece’s debt should be Some worry that more austerity bound lanes of Interstate 95 can be opposed to it.” reduced to around 120 percent of an- could exacerbate Greece’s problems were shut down following a Greek Prime Minister Lucas Pa- nual economic output by 2020, from by putting a stranglehold on growth. two-vehicle crash that criti- pademos, who rushed to Brussels on above 160 percent currently. cally injured one man, The Sunday night hoping to lend more But a new report prepared by the Eu- Prime Ministers from 11 eurozone Richmond Times-Dispatch weight to Greece’s promises, arrived ropean Commission, the ECB and the countries including the U.K., Italy reported. The accident was at the meeting Monday but did not IMF concluded that the new bailout, and the Netherlands wrote a letter reported at about 6:20 p.m. speak to reporters. Athens’ spending cuts and a planned Monday to European leaders Herman on I-95 near the interchange The Greek parliament has faced 100 billion debt relief from private in- van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso with Interstate 295 in Prince down violent protests in Athens and vestors would still leave Greece’s debt George County. The male nationwide strikes to approve the aus- at almost 129 percent of economic calling for growth across the bloc. “The crisis we are facing is also a driver of one vehicle suffered terity and reform measures demanded output by the end of the decade. crisis of growth,” the letter said. “It is life-threatening injuries, and by the eurozone. Its main political The eurozone is still discussing sevnow time to show leadership and take an adult male passenger in leaders have committed in writing to eral ways to close this financing gap. the same vehicle also was uphold the bailout terms even after bold decisions which will deliver reThe Greek official said there aphospitalized. general elections in April. peared to be agreement on further sults that our people are demanding.” Storm dumps snow on South, heads out to sea RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A winter storm that dumped several inches of snow across parts of the South, causing power outages, slippery roads and numerous accidents during the Presidents Day holiday weekend, moved out to sea Monday. Crews were working to restore power to tens of thousands of households that lost electricity as a result of the storm. The storm brought as much as 9 inches of snow to some areas on Sunday as it powered its way from Kentucky and Tennessee to West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. The storm system was expected to push off the coast early Monday, with the nation’s capital getting only snow flurries, according to the National Weather Service. The storm hit toward the end of what has been an otherwise mild winter in the region. In northern Tennessee, about 20 vehicles were involved in crashes along a The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 Death Notices Annie Marie Summerfield Leasing www.mydailysentinel.com Greece awaits bailout decision but issues remain �The Daily Sentinel TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 Sports mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Blue Devils sending eight to districts Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com THE PLAINS, Ohio — Sometimes less is more. After failing to win the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League title for the first time in four years, the Gallia Academy wrestling team responded with its best postseason- opening appearance over that span this past weekend at the 2012 Division II Sectionals held at Athens High School in Athens County. The Blue Devils — who have placed sixth in each of the last three sectional tournaments — scored 186 points en route to finishing third overall at the 11-team event. Host Athens (222.5) edged out Sheridan (221.0) for the team title, while New Lexington (155.5) and Marietta (116.0) rounded out the top-five spots. Gallia Academy had eight grapplers advance to districts next weekend at Goshen High School, and half of those advancees went on to win individual sectional titles. GAHS also went a perfect 4-for-4 in championship matches. Seniors Brandon Taylor (170), Zack Tackett (182) and Aaron Guisinger (285) all won titles in their respective weight classes, as did freshman Cole Tawney in the 120-pound division. Ben Bush (145), Mark Allen (160) and John Byus (220) each placed third in their division for the Devils, while Blake Wilson (132) also qualified for districts after finishing fourth in his weight class. Briggs Shoemaker (195) and Griffon McK- inniss (152) both missed the four-man cutoff after respective efforts of fifth and sixth in their divisions. GAHS had only five district qualifiers a season ago. Complete results of the 2012 Division II sectionals at Athens High School are available on the web at baumspage.com Eastern advances over Lady Jeeps, 83-54 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio —The Eastern girls basketball eclipsed 80 points for the fourth time this season during Saturday afternoon’s sectional championship game at Meigs High School. The Lady Eagles defeated South Webster 83-54 to win their seventh consecutive sectional title. The Lady Jeeps (9-14) started the contest with a 4-0 run but Eastern (16-5) scored the next 10 points forcing SWHS to take a timeout at the 4:52 mark. The Lady Eagles finished the period on a 14-4 run sparked by a four-point play by Jordan Parker. EHS hit five three-pointers in the first period and led 24-8 going into the second. South Webster was able to get to the free throw line 11 times, converting on six attempts, in the second period which helped slow the pace of EHS. The Lady Eagles still managed to outscore SWHS 17-15 in the period and held the halftime lead, 41-23. Eastern regained its of- fensive dominance after the break going on a 10-3 run over the first 2:30 of the third period. The Lady Eagles finished the quarter outscoring the Lady Jeeps 11-10 and headed into the finale ahead 62-36. SWHS had its best offensive period in the fourth scoring 18 points. Eastern notched 21 points for their second straight quarter and earned the sectional title 8354. The Lady Eagles had five players reach double figures in scoring led by Jordan Parker with 19 points including 6-of-6 from the line. EHS senior Brenna Holter scored 14 points while Jenna Burdette, Savannah Hawley, and Erin Swatzel all marked in with 10 points. Hayley Gillian finished with seven points followed by Katie Keller with six points and Cheyenne Doczi with three. Rounding out the EHS scoring was Kelsey Myers and Cierra Turley with two points each. Two Players were in double figures for the Lady Jeeps, Taylor Shonkweiler with 14 points and Haley See EASTERN ‌| 8 Bryan Walters/file photo Members of the Point Pleasant wrestling team pose for a picture at the start of the 2011-12 winter campaign in Point Pleasant, W.Va. The Big Blacks are sending a program-best 14 grapplers to state next weekend after winning their third consecutive Class AA-A Region 4 title Saturday at Point Pleasant JuniorSenior High School. Point wins 3rd straight regional wrestling crown Big Blacks sending 14 to state; Wahama advances two Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Now that’s a grand finale. The Point Pleasant wrestling team captured its third straight team title while making school history Saturday at the 2012 Class AA-A Region 4 wrestling tournament held at Point Pleasant Junior-Senior High School in Mason County. The Big Blacks — the twotime defending Class AA-A state champions — set a program record by advancing grapplers to all 14 weight classes at next weekend’s big event in Huntington while also earning its fifth regional crown in the last six years. The previous record for state qualifiers was 13, accomplished both last year and in 2009. Point Pleasant had seven divisional champions in the 14 weight classes and posted a winning team score of 288.5 points in its final Class AA-A regional tournament. PPHS, which becomes a member of the Class AAA field next fall, defeated runner-up Clay County (198.0) and the rest of the 11-team field by at least 90.5 points. The Big Blacks have seven repeat qualifiers for state, while seven more will be making their first appearance at Big Sandy Superstore Arena this weekend. And of the seven regional champions, six were first-time winners. The lone regional champion to repeat was junior Micah Powell, who won the 120-pound division. The six first-time regional champs were Guy Fisher (113), Steven Porter (126), Noah Searls (132), Gabe Loggins (138), Josh Hereford (170) and Brycen Reymond (182). Only Loggins and Reymond are first-time state qualifiers in West Virginia. The Big Blacks also had four more wrestlers in championship finals, as the quartet of John Raike (106), Josh Hudson (145), Zach Nibert (160) and Jacob Gleason (220) each finished second in their respective weight classes. Trevor Hill was third overall in the 152-pound division, while Jacob Duncan (195) and Scott Duncan (285) both placed fourth in their respective weight classes. Hudson and Nibert are the lone state returnees from that non- championship group. Point Pleasant — which had only three individual regional champs last year — won’t be the only Mason County program represented in Huntington next weekend, as Wahama had two grapplers advance to the state meet. The White Falcons — who finished fifth overall with 87 points — are sending Kane Roush (152) and Randle Robie (120) to Huntington this weekend after respective placements of second and third in their divisions. Roush was a podium finisher a year ago, while Robie will be making his first appearance at the state competition. Wahama also had four grapplers just miss the cutoff point, as Colten McKinney (160), Timmy Gibbs (145), Demetrieus Servicez (170) and Josh Haddox (182) also finished fifth in their respective divisions. Zach Killingsworth was also sixth overall in the 285 weight class. Complete results of the 2012 Class AA-A Region 4 Wrestling Tournament are available on the web at wvmat.com Tornadoes sweep Miller, 50-40 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com Alex Hawley/photo HEMLOCK, Ohio —The SouthEastern’s Jenna Burdette (14) passes from the baseern boys basketball team is streakline during Saturday’s 83-54 EHS sectional title victory ing at the right time as they won over South Webster at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. their 5th consecutive contest Sat- OVP Schedule Tuesday, February 21 Boys Basketball Ravenswood at Point Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Hannan, 7:30 p.m. Ohio Sectionals D-2 at Logan HS Gallia Academy vs New Lexington, 7 p.m. D-3 at Athens HS River Valley vs Crooksville, 6:15 p.m. Meigs vs Alexander, 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 22 Girls Basketball WV Tournament Wahama vs TBA at Point Pleasant HS, 8 p.m. Thursday, February 23 Boys Basketball Point Pleasant at Wayne, 7:30 p.m. urday, 50-40, over Tri Valley Conference Hocking Division rival Miller in Perry County. Southern (16-3, 12-3 TVC Hocking) started the contest off with stellar defense allowing Miller (415, 3-13) only four points in the first period. The Tornadoes scored nine in the first and took the five point lead into the second. SHS picked up the offensive pace in the second quarter scoring 12 points. Miller’s Skylar Hook scored all seven of his teams points in the second and The Tornadoes led 2111 at halftime. Miller got on track after halftime scoring 11 points in the period. The Tornadoes matched their second quarter score in the third, again scoring 12 to take the 33-22 lead into the finale. Milller’s Hook scored 12 of the Falcons’ 18 points in the final stanza, but SHS scored 17 and earned the 50-40 victory. This marks the second victory for Southern over MHS this season, the first coming back on Jan. 13th in Racine 72-60. Southern was led by Andrew Roseberry and Ryan Taylor who had 14 points each. Chandler Drummer had 10 points while Nathan Roberts and Marcus Hill each had four. Rounding out the SHS scoring was Tristen Wolfe and Casey Pickens with two points apiece. Miller Was led by Skylar Hook with 23 points, followed by Hunter Starlin with nine points, Elijah Rader with six, and Chase Glenaman with two points. Southern returns to action in the regular season finale at Waterford Thursday at 6 p.m. Southern 50, Miller 40 S 9-12-12-17 — 50 M 4-7-11-18 — 40 SOUTHERN (16-3, 12-3 TVC Hocking) Tristen Wolfe 1 0-0 2, Ethan Martin 0 0-0 0, Andrew Roseberry 4 6-12 14, Andrew Ginther 0 0-0 0, Ryan Taylor 6 0-0 14, Trenton Deem 0 0-0 0, Nathan Roberts 1 2-4 4, Adam Pape 0 0-0 0, Dustin Custer 0 0-0 0, Marcus Hill 2 0-0 4, Casey Pickens 0 2-2 2, Chandler Drummer 4 2-3 10. TOTALS: 18 12-21 50. Three-point goals: 2 (Taylor 2). Field goals: 18-60 (.300). Rebounds: 45. Turnovers: 14. MILLER (4-15, 3-13 TVC Hocking): Garrett Sinifit 0 0-0 0, Chase Glenaman 1 0-0 2, Jake Walters 0 0-0 0, Dakota Bond 0 0-0 0, Elijah Rader 2 1-2 6, Hunter Starlin 3 2-6 9, Skylar Hook 10 3-6 23, Stephen McGrath 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 6-14 40. Three-point goals: 2 (Rader, Starlin). �Tuesday, February 21, 2012 NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Meigs of Pomeroy, Ohio passed on the 22nd day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Meigs County District Public Library for the purpose of Current Expenses. Legals Sutton Township is having a sealed minimum bid sale on the following items: 1985 Chevy Dump truck. 454 motor. Min bid $2500.00 Cub Cadet Riding mower. Min bid $100.00 Case 480 C Backhoe . Min bid $2500.00 as is. Sutton township has the right to refuse any bid. Bidding to begin on 2/6/2012 through 3/6/2012. Mail sealed bids to : P.O Box 253 Syracuse, Ohio 45779 (2) 7, 14, 21, 28, (3) 6, 2012 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Education of the Meigs Local School District of Pomeroy, Ohio, at the Treasurerʼs Office until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, and at that time opened by the Treasurer/CFO of said Board for three (3) new seventy-two (72) passenger diesel school buses (body and chassis may be bid separately or together as one complete bus). Specifications and instructions to bidders may be obtained at the Treasurerʼs Office, 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769, or by calling (740) 992-5650. By order of Meigs Local Board of Education, Mark E. Rhonemus, Treasurer/CFO. (2) 9, 15, 21, 2012 NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Meigs of Pomeroy, Ohio passed on the 22nd day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Meigs County District Public Library for the purpose of Current Expenses. Tax being: An additional tax of 1.0 mill at a rate not exceeding 1.0 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to ten cents ($0.10) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain Legals open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Director NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Middleport, Ohio passed on the 28th day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Middleport Village for the purpose of Current Expenses. Tax being: A renewal of an existing tax of 3.0 mills at a rate not exceeding 3.0 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to thirty cents ($0.30) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Director NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Middleport Village of Middleport, Ohio passed on the 28th day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Middleport Village for the purpose of Police Protection. Tax being: An additional tax of 1.0 mill at a rate not exceeding 1.0 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to ten cents ($0.10) for each one Tax being: An additional tax hundred dollars of valuation, of 2.0 mills at a rate not exfor five (5) years. ceeding 2.0 mills for each one The polls will open at 6:30 dollar of valuation, which a.m. and remain open until amounts to twenty cents 7:30 p.m. on election day. ($0.20) for each one hundred Run 2 times: February dollars of valuation, for five (5) Memory/ Thank 21 and February 28 By or- years.You der of the Board of Elections, The polls will open at 6:30 of Meigs County, Ohio. a.m. and remain open until John Ihle, Chair 7:30 p.m. on election day. Dated February 3, 2012 Run 2 times: February Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, Director of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Director The family of Saybra Ann Pearson wishes to express our most sincere thanks to all of our family, friends, neighbors, especially co-workers and all departments at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Board of Directors of PVH, Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pleasant Valley Wellness Center, and all outside Pleasant Valley Hospital Facilities, Rev. Mike Lambert, Vera Johnson, Jimmy Wood and Family, Johnny and Debbie Leonard, Wahama Class of ‘95, Missy Smith Miller and Family, Deal Funeral Home, West Columbia United Methodist Church, Salem Church, Pallbearers: Cecil Newell, Jimmy Freeman, Brian Litchfield, Clark Vickers, Dallas Ohlinger, Dean Richardson for the many acts of kindness, words of comfort, flowers, food, and donations we received after the recent loss of our wonderful Wife, Mother, Sister and Nan Nan. Sincerely, Rocky Pearson and Children The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Middleport Village of Middleport, Ohio passed on the 28th day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Middleport Village for the purpose of Police Protection. Tax being: An additional tax of 2.0 mills at a rate not exceeding 2.0 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty cents Legals ($0.20) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. John Ihle, Chair Dated February 3, 2012 Rebecca J. Johnston, Deputy Director COUNTY : MEIGS The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) last week. The complete public notice including additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information or a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be o b t a i n e d a t : http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-2129 email: HClerk@epa.state.oh.us APPROVED PERMISSION FOR OPEN BURNING OAC CHAPTER 3745-19 OHIO DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHADE RIVER ST FOREST, S OF TWP RD 265 REEDSVILLE OH 45772 OH ACTION DATE : 02/15/2012 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: AIR IDENTIFICATION NO. : OB-06-53-34 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. Permission to open burn a select number of hemlock trees for the prevention or control of disease or pests (hemlock woolly adelgid) at a location within the Shade River State Forest pursuant to OAC rules 3745-19-04(D) and 3745-19-05(A). (2) 21, 2012 NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION1 R.C. 3501.11(G), 5705.19, 5705.25 ________________________ _ Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Village Council of the Village of Syracuse, Ohio passed on the 28th day of November, 2011, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the PRIMARY ELECTION to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2012, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Syracuse Village for the purpose of Current Expenses. Tax being: A replacement of an existing tax of 1.0 mill at a rate not exceeding 1.0 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to ten cents ($0.10) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on election day. Run 2 times: February 21 and February 28 By order of the Board of Elections, of Meigs County, Ohio. 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Rogers Basement Waterproofing �Tuesday, February 21, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com Bison rally past Wahama, 78-77 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com BUFFALO, W.Va. — A 24-15 fourth quarter run ultimately allowed host Buffalo to claim a 78-77 victory over the Wahama boys basketball team Friday night in a non-conference matchup in Putnam County. The visiting White Falcons (10-11) stormed out to a 20-11 lead after eight minutes of play, then practically went point-for-point with the Bison (14-6) over the next two periods to take a 6254 edge into the finale. Buffalo saved its best for last, as the hosts turned an eight-point deficit into a one-possession lead over the final eight minutes — allowing BHS to claim a season sweep in the series. The Bison also posted a 71-68 victory in Mason back on Dec. 20. After WHS established its early nine-point lead, Buffalo responded with a small 25-24 run in the second canto to pull within 44-36 at the intermission. Both teams traded 18 points apiece in the third stanza, giving the guests a a three-possession lead entering the fourth. Buffalo hit 10 trifectas in the triumph, twice as many as the White Falcons. Both teams also made 10 free throws, with WHS attempting 18 while Buffalo shot 22. Austin Jordan led the guests with 22 points, followed by Isaac Lee with 21 points and Hunter Oliver with 15 markers. Tyler Roush and Wyatt Zuspan respectively added nine and eight points, while Jacob Ortiz rounded things out with two markers. Levi Jordan paced the Bison with 22 points, followed by Alex Ferrari with 13 points and Laythen Good with 12 markers. Buffalo 78, Wahama 77 W 20-24-18-15 — 77 B 11-25-18-24 — 78 WAHAMA (10-11): Isaac Lee 9 3-5 21, Wyatt Zuspan 4 0-0 8, Tyler Roush 4 0-1 9, Austin Jordan 7 5-6 22, Hunter Oliver 6 2-4 15, Jacob Ortiz 1 0-2 2, D.J. Gibbs 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 31 1018 77. Three-point goals: 5 (Jordan 3, Roush, Oliver). BUFFALO (14-6): Isaiah Robinson 2 3-4 8, Laythen Good 5 1-1 12, Jarrett Smith 0 0-0 0, Levi Jordan 9 0-2 22, Dylan Rich 4 1-2 9, Bradley Harris 2 2-4 6, Alex Ferrari 4 2-7 13, Jordan Fletcher 3 1-2 8. TOTALS: 29 10-22 78. Three-point goals: 10 (Jordan 4, Ferrari 3, Robinson, Good, Fletcher). Edwards wins pole for seasonopening Daytona 500 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Carl Edwards fell bitterly short in last season’s bid to win the NASCAR championship. He’s starting 2012 out front. Edwards, who lost the championship last season on a tie-breaker to Tony Stewart, won the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500, beating teammate Greg Biffle for the top starting spot during a windy Sunday qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway. Edwards turned a lap at 194.738 mph the fastest pole-winning speed since Jeff Gordon’s lap of 195.067 mph in 1999. Biffle was second at 194.087 to give Ford and Roush Fenway Racing a sweep of the front row. “It’s so neat to come down here and to be so fast and to really have fun qualifying here,” Edwards said. “These are the best race cars we’ve ever had at Daytona. Coming down here I didn’t even consider the pole, so this is huge.” Biffle was not as thrilled. “I’m a little disappointed,” Biffle said. “I hate the wind. I guess if you’re out sailing, it’s good. It was singing down the back, but coming down the front I just got a big gust of wind coming off of (turn) four … I knew I didn’t have it.” Edwards and Biffle were the only two drivers to lock down their starting positions in Daytona’s unique qualifying format. The rest of the starting order for next Sunday’s race is set through Thursday’s twin 150-mile qualifying races. But only four starting spots are up for grabs. NASCAR guarantees starting spots to the top 35 teams from last season, three spots go to the fastest drivers in time trials not already locked in and one spot goes to a previous NASCAR champion. The drivers who earned starting spots in qualifying were defending race winner Trevor Bayne, Tony Raines, David Stremme and former NASCAR champion Terry Labonte. Clint Bowyer, making his debut for Michael Waltrip Racing, was 22nd in qualifying but had his time thrown out when his car failed inspection. NASCAR said Bowyer will have to start last in Thursday’s qualifying race, but that’s the only penalty his No. 15 team will face. Scott Miller, vice president of competition for MWR, said he doesn’t think starting in the back is too big of a blow for Bowyer. “As far as the 150 goes, you’re going to be to the front and to the back of that thing,” Miller said. “Our competitiveness and our ability to go win the 150 hasn’t changed any.” Danica Patrick was 29th in qualifying, but is guaranteed a spot in her first Daytona 500 based on a business deal Stewart Haas Racing made with Tommy Baldwin Racing. Patrick goes into the season with the points Dave Blaney earned for Baldwin last season, and gets into the 500 because it was a top-35 team last year. “To say I wasn’t nervous at all is a lie,” she said. “Of course I was, a little bit. I want to do a good job.” She watched Saturday night’s exhibition Budweiser Shootout from the spotter stand, and is anxious to run in the qualifying race Thursday to get a feel for the pack racing. NASCAR made significant tweaks to the rules package during the offseason to break up the two-car tandem and return racing to the fan-preferred pack. Eastern From Page 6 Stanley with 12 points. The Lady Eagles return to action Saturday at 1:45 p.m. at Jackson High School for a district semifinals contest against SOC I champion Notre Dame. Eastern 83, South Webster 54 E 24-17-21-21 — 83 SW 8-15-13-18 — 54 EASTERN (16-5): Brenna Holter 6 1-2 14, Savannah Hawley 4 0-0 10, Jordan Parker 5 6-6 19, Jenna Burdette 5 0-1 10, Katie Keller 3 0-0 6, Hayley Gillian 3 0-1 7, Cheyenne Doczi 1 1-2 3, Kelsey Myers 1 0-0 2, Tori Goble 0 0-0 0, Erin Swatzel 5 0-0 10, Cierra Turley 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 34 8-12 83. Three-point goals: 7 (Parker 3, Hawley 2, Holter, Gillian). Turnovers: 15. SOUTH WEBSTER (9- Alex Hawley/photo The Eastern girls basketball team poses for a picture after winning their seventh consecutive sectional title Saturday at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. 14): Courtney Blanton 4 5-8 14, Taylor Shonkweiler 1 1-2 3, Kaci Messar 1 1-4 3, Jessica Swick 0 0-0 0, Erin Homosky 1 0-0 2, Haley Stan- ley 3 3-4 12, Corey Sherman 1 0-0 3, Katie Hanes 2 1-5 5, Taylor Hanes 1 0-0 2, Haley Potters 1 0-0 3, Sara Walker 1 0-0 3, Haley 0 4-4 4, Paige Samaers 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 15-27 54. Three-point goals: 7 (Stanley 3, Sherman, Potters, Walker, Blanton). Turnovers: 12. Miscellaneous The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 Kyle Busch edges Stewart to win Shootout DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The pack is back. And so is the Big One. Kyle Busch edged Tony Stewart in a thrilling finish to the first race of 2012, using a sling-shot pass Saturday night on the last lap of the exhibition Budweiser Shootout to beat the defending NASCAR champion to the checkered flag. It gave Busch a victory in a wild race that included two incredible saves by the eventual winner to stay in contention in the 75-lap sprint around Daytona International Speedway. “I don’t know how many times I spun out, but I didn’t spin out, you know?” smiled Busch, who gave Toyota its first Shootout victory. The event was a preview of next weekend’s seasonopening Daytona 500, and showed that NASCAR has successfully broken up the two-car tandem racing that dominated restrictorplate racing last year. Fans were overwhelmingly opposed to that style of racing NASCAR said earlier this month surveys showed over 80 percent of those polled hated the tandem and the sanctioning body worked hard through the offseason to develop a rules package that would separate the cars. “The pack racing is back, and that gives the drivers a little more control and adds a lot of excitement for the fans and that’s the biggest thing: the fans wanted pack racing back and NASCAR listened and delivered,” Clint Bowyer said. It was obvious at the start that the new rules worked as the drivers were lumped into a big pack and raced two-and-three wide for almost the entire race. Although it led to two big accidents including an accident that sent Jeff Gordon skidding on his roof for what he said was the first time in his career the drivers were nearly unanimous in their approval of the racing. “I actually had fun racing at Daytona again, which I haven’t had for a while,” said Stewart, who was beat by .013 seconds the blink of an eye to the finish line. “I don’t know what the consensus is from everybody else, but I had more fun as a driver tonight than what we’ve had in the past.” Dale Earnhardt Jr., a strong critic of the tandem racing, also was thrilled with the new product despite having his night ruined in one of the many accidents. “I like this kind of racing better. At least I know what to expect,” he said. “And I feel like I’ve got a better chance with this style than I did last year.” The first multi-car accident was a mere nine laps into the race, and began when David Ragan nudged Paul Menard to trigger the nine-car pileup. A later wreck with two laps remaining sent Gordon sliding on his roof for roughly 1,000 feet. The four-time NASCAR champion ultimately climbed out the window with his car still upside down, but, like Earnhardt, praised the racing. “It’s pretty wild and crazy, but I liked this better than what we had last year. Definitely,” he said. Gordon’s accident began when he ran into the back of Busch, who used his second save of the night to avoid the accident. An earlier save left fellow competitors in awe. “There aren’t many people, ever, who could have done that,” said three-time champion Stewart, who was behind Busch on the first save. Busch shrugged off his saves in Victory Lane. “Stab and steer that’s what you do and some braking. There were brakes involved too,” Busch smiled. Of his pass of Stewart, Busch said he’d learned from previous mistakes. “I’ve seen the move done before, it was my turn to do it this time,” he said. “He knew he was a sitting duck as soon as we got clear of everybody. He knew the race was over. He knew the winner.” The race went to a twolap overtime sprint to the finish, and the drivers ultimately were paired in tandems over the final push. Stewart conceded that the winner likely won’t be the leader on the final lap of the Feb. 26 Daytona 500. “I think history shows that you want to be that second guy, especially here, it just seems like for some reason you can make that move here,” Stewart said. “It just seems like that second spot is kind of the one you want to be in. I’m not ruling out that you can’t win it from being that lead car. You’ve got to plan ahead for it. “You knew it was coming; it was just a matter of what to do to guard against it.” As wild as Saturday night was only 10 of the 25 cars entered finished on the lead lap few thought the Daytona 500 would be a carbon copy. With no points on the line in the Shootout, it’s viewed as a throwaway race for drivers to push the limits. �Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Tuesday , February 21, 2012 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS www.mydailysentinel.com ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 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 Tuesday, Feb, 21, 2012: This year you channel your enormous creativity and hefty magnetism into your day-to-day life. Individually, these traits could be hard to resist. Together, they could make you a powerhouse. Eye a new beginning in a key area of your life. Trust in your communication. If you are single, and you would like to change your status, you will have an opportunity to do so. If you are attached, as a couple you can steer your relationship in a new direction, if you so choose. PISCES understands you well. 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) HHH Others might not intend to be challenging, but they are. You could be tired of the meetings and from processing information, and want to toss your hands up in the air. However, it would be better to play it low-key, say less and/or vanish. Tonight: Obviously, you need some time to yourself. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH See what a demanding person wants, then decide what you want from the situation. Though your immediate reaction could be that you cannot give this person what he or she wants, you will find a way to do just that. Brainstorm with a trusted friend. Tonight: You have a lot to smile about. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Your mind drifts here, there and everywhere. By midday, you anchor in and handle a demanding project or situation. You are engaged now and not likely to be distracted. Opportunities knock on your door. Make people wait in a manner that shows them they will have your full attention very soon. Tonight: Working late. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH A partner or loved one dumps his or her problems on you. These problems only become yours if you so choose. Detach and imagine what it might be like to be this person. Within this framework, you will come up with a solution that works. Tonight: Treat yourself on the way home. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might not have control over others, and worrying will not help. Allow others to run with the ball; you cannot stop them anyway. Discussions come out far better if they occur on a one-on-one level. Tonight: Allow another person to present his or her opinions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH The best of intentions can fall to the wayside. Complete a project that is likely to bring in money. Allow feedback from others. You will like one person’s ideas a lot. Tonight: Accept a dinner invitation. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your imagination impacts your morning. By afternoon, you will focus on each task, project and interaction. Do not forget to make a call or schedule an important meeting. Seeing this person could be most important. Tonight: As late as you can go. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Getting going could be difficult, yet by lunch you are a force to be dealt with. Your creativity peaks this afternoon. Attempt to stay grounded, and project some of this positive energy into the matter at hand. Tonight: Have a little fun. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Make important calls early. You might want to cocoon and do nothing in the afternoon. You will see a situation a lot differently as a result. Take some time to reflect on whether you should close your door at work or go for a brief walk. Tonight: Happily head home. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Handle a financial matter immediately in the morning. Phone calls come in from everywhere. Your popularity might interfere with work. Know how to postpone a meeting without hurting others’ feelings. Tonight: Join a friend, and catch up on his or her news. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You start the day as a force to be dealt with. Handle important matters ASAP. By the afternoon, you might find yourself involved in some financial discussions. You will not have time for much else. Tonight: Invite a friend to dinner. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You wake up on the wrong side of the bed. The contrast between how you feel then and later in the afternoon could be astonishing. There is very little that will stop you. The smart move would be to bring up a situation you were concerned about. Handle it as well. Tonight: Go out of bounds. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Michigan beats No. 6 OSU, 56-51 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach John Beilein had one of the longest days of his career on Saturday. He couldn’t have asked for a better ending. More than 17 hours after Beilein showed up at the Crisler Center with doughnuts for the fans, No. 17 Michigan finished off a 56-51 victory over No. 6 Ohio State. The Wolverines (20-7, 10-4 Big Ten) are 15-0 at home and tied with the Buckeyes for second place in the Big Ten, a half-game behind Michigan State. “This is a very special day for this program,” Beilein said. “There are a lot of small victories that come when you are rebuilding a program, and this was one of them.” Beilein’s day started with a predawn visit to Michigan fans lined up outside the arena to see the ESPN “GameDay” show. “I got there at 6, and I was afraid we were only going to have 40 or 50 kids out there, but they were lined up past the football stadium,” Beilein said. “It was moving the way our fans embraced this game. “It didn’t just feel like a rivalry game this felt like we were playing for the Big Ten championship.” The star of the night was a true freshman who was introduced to the fired-up crowd as “The pride of Columbus, Ohio, Trey Burke.” Burke finished with 17 points, including a game-clinching runner with 11 seconds left that helped Michigan stop a six-game losing streak to the Buckeyes. “I was going to call timeout, but I saw Trey had some room, and I trusted him to know what to do with a three-point lead in the final 20 seconds,” Beilein said. “He finished the game for us.” Burke’s rainbow shot floated over All-America forward Jared Sullinger, hit high off the backboard and dropped through the net. Burke said he knew what kind of shot to take because he knew what to expect from Sullinger his old high school teammate. “Jared likes to take a lot of charges, so I knew he would be looking for that instead of trying to block my shot,” said Burke, who also had five assists. “I just wanted to pull up short and get it over him.” Sullinger struggled in his headto-head matchup with Michigan sophomore Jordan Morgan. Morgan had his first career double-double, finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Sullinger had 14 points and eight rebounds. “He’s a great player, and we knew it was going to be tough to stop him,” Morgan said. “I just kept telling myself that we were playing for the championship tonight, and we needed this one.” Ohio State coach Thad Matta, though, thought Morgan’s biggest contribution came outside the boxscore. “I think he must have taken five charges, which has to be an NCAA record,” Matta said. “I just kept Former top pick Oden to have another knee surgery PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — There appears to be no end in sight for Greg Oden and his troublesome knees. The Portland Trail Blazers center was scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery to “remove debris” from his left knee. The team announced that the former No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft was to have the surgery Monday in Vail, Colo. The often-injured 7-footer had the same procedure on his right knee earlier this month. Over the course of his NBA career, Oden has had microfracture surgeries on both knees, surgery to repair a fractured left kneecap and now the two procedures this month. Oden, who has hot played in an NBA game since Dec. 5, 2009, has appeared in 82 career games for the Blazers, averaging 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds. It was expected that he might be able to play for the Blazers this season, but a checkup before the start of training camp in December reportedly revealed concerns about a non-weightbearing ligament in the left knee, further setting back his rehabilitation. Since then, he has turned down repeated interview requests. Oden was a restricted free agent heading into this season. The Blazers and Oden initially agreed to an $8.9 million qualifying offer for this year, but when the setback was announced the two sides restructured the deal, which was dropped to $1.5 million. He will become an unrestricted free agent following this season. 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All customers are subject to a one-time, non-reundable processing fee. telling our kids to try to avoid contact whenever possible, because everything was getting called.” Deshaun Thomas finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds for Ohio State (22-5, 10-4), but Sullinger was the only other Buckeyes player to score more than six. “No matter what you get from your top players, you have to get some balance,” Matta said. “We didn’t have that tonight.” The other seven Ohio State players combined to hit just five of 23 shots as the team shot 38.8 percent for the game. “We were taking good shots they were open,” Thomas said. “We just weren’t knocking them down. Sully missed some shots that he normally makes, too.” With the Michigan student section all revved up in its “Maize Rage,” the first half was a defensive struggle. Neither team was able to break 40 percent from the floor and Ohio State’s seven turnovers were the major difference the Wolverines had only three while taking a 25-20 lead. The Buckeyes missed all nine 3-point attempts in the first half, but Thomas knocked one down on Ohio State’s first possession after the break. Morgan, though, had a pair of fast-break dunks, both off long bounce passes from Burke, to give Michigan a 33-25 advantage. The lead got as big as 10 before three straight baskets by Sullinger pulled Ohio State within 42-38. The Buckeyes couldn’t get any closer than three, however, and Burke’s layup made it 54-49 with 1:17 left. Burke blocked a shot at the other end, then missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Aaron Craft made two free throws, but Burke ran the clock down to 11 seconds before hitting the clinching shot and sending the crowd into a frenzy. “I’ve never seen Crisler rocking like it was tonight,” Michigan senior Zack Novak said. “This was really special.” Reds sign RHP Brett Tomko, open camp GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Brett Tomko is back with the team that launched his career, signing a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds as they opened camp on Sunday. Tomko, who turns 39 on April 7, was invited to camp, which opened with all 36 pitchers taking physicals before a two-hour workout. Position players are scheduled to report for physicals and work out on Friday. Tomko is a footnote to Reds history part of the four-player package traded to Seattle for Ken Griffey Jr. on Feb. 10, 2000. The Reds made him their second-round pick in the June 1995 draft. He reached the majors in 1997 and played three seasons with Cincinnati, going 29-26 with a 4.35 ERA in 86 starts and two relief appearances. The right-hander has pitched for 10 teams during his career Cincinnati, Seattle, San Diego, St. Louis, San Francisco, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City, the New York Yankees, Oakland and Texas. He was 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA in eight games for the Rangers last season, most of which he spent in the minors. The Reds’ rotation and bullpen have a much different look this year. They traded four players to San Diego for right-handed starter Mat Latos, giving up first-round picks Yonder Alonso and Yasmani Grandal along with starter Edinson Volquez. Unable to sign closer Francisco Cordero, they got closer Ryan Madson and acquired set-up man Sean Marshall, giving the back end of the bullpen a totally different look. Cincinnati won the NL Central in 2010 and returned its roster virtually intact last season, then struggled to a third-place finish at 79-83. The Reds spent the offseason revamping a pitching staff that was the biggest problem. Manager Dusty Baker, entering his fifth season in Cincinnati, likes the way his team looks as it opens camp. “It boils down to the more talent you have, the better your chances are,” Baker said. “I genuinely like this team.” Irving’s 2 FTs give Cavs 93-92 win over Kings CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving was calm and confident when he stepped to the foul line with 0.4 seconds remaining on the clock Sunday night. “I imagined myself back in my backyard,” he said. “I felt like it was a routine situation for me. There was a little bit of pressure, but I was prepared for it.” Irving, looking like a seasoned pro instead of a 19-year-old rookie, hit two clutch free throws to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 93-92 win over Sacramento that extended the Kings’ losing streak to five games. The Cavaliers bounced back from Friday night’s embarrassing 111-87 home loss to LeBron James and the Miami Heat, after which Cleveland coach Byron Scott questioned his team’s toughness. While the Cavaliers failed to hold a 10-point lead early in the fourth quarter, they showed some much-needed grit down the stretch in a game that was tied 17 times and featured 19 lead changes. “We got a little lucky tonight,” Scott said. “That’s all I can say.” Irving, the No. 1 pick in the draft, won an unexpected duel with Kings rookie point guard Isaiah Thomas, the last pick in the draft. Thomas, making his second NBA start, scored a careerhigh 23 points and had 11 assists for the Kings. “He was the No. 1 pick, I was the last pick,” Thomas said. “Why not use that for extra motivation? He’s a great player, so it was a lot of fun.” Irving’s foul shots came after DeMarcus Cousins’ basket with 2.9 seconds left gave the Kings a 92-91 lead. Cleveland called timeout to get the ball at midcourt. Irving inbounded to Antawn Jamison, who gave the ball back to the point guard. Irving drove into the lane, where he was fouled by Tyreke Evans. “Three seconds is a long length of time,” Irving said. “I was going to shoot a jump shot or get to the basket. Luckily, Tyreke fouled me and I got to the free throw line.” Irving was surprised when Evans reached in. “Even if they didn’t call a foul, I saw the lane open up a little bit and I was going to go for a layup,” Irving said. “He fouled me. It was a unique situation.” It was yet another frustrating night for the Kings, who weren’t so sure Irving was actually fouled. “I can’t answer that, my wife will be mad (if I get fined),” Sacramento coach Keith Smart said when asked about the play. “I just saw a good defensive play.” “We were switching everywhere, so I didn’t know who was going to guard who,” Evans said. The Kings had one last chance. After a timeout moved the ball to halfcourt, Evans’ alley-oop pass hit the rim and the game appeared to be over. However, the officials ruled the clock started too early and Sacramento had another opportunity. Evans inbounded to Cousins, but his fallaway shot from the right side car- omed off the rim and came after time expired. Sacramento is 0-4 on its six-game road trip and the Kings play at Miami on Tuesday. “It’s unfortunate how it ended,” Smart said. “Our guys deserved to win this game, but it wasn’t in the cards for us tonight.” Cleveland built an 80-70 lead early in the fourth period, but the Kings rallied to go ahead. The lead changed five times before Tristan Thompson’s tip-in tied the game at 90-all with 35 seconds left. The Kings missed three shots on their ensuing possession and Alonzo Gee was fouled trying to grab the rebound. He missed the first shot, but made the second. After a timeout, Cousins took the inbounds pass from Thomas, drove the baseline around Jamison and scored on an underhand layup. Marcus Thornton scored 21 points and Cousins had 19 for the Kings. Jamison scored 21 points for Cleveland. The Cavaliers are 3-3 on their nine-game homestand, the longest in franchise history. The teams were involved in an offseason trade that sent small forward Omri Casspi to Cleveland while power forward J.J. Hickson joined the Kings. Casspi scored six points and had a career-high 12 rebounds while Hickson was scoreless and had four rebounds off the bench. The Cavaliers also received a lottery-protected first-round draft pick. Visit us at www.mydailytribune.com � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 02. February Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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