http://66.213.69.5/files/original/057e4fdad2199116b3ac6a7737043b96.pdf 5625fba7b13d255e33d485e944d3de04 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS Dr. Brothers offers advice .... Page 2 Sunny today. High of 52. Low of 29 ........ Page 2 Blue Angels fend off South Gallia .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Owen Barton, 87 Bertha ‘Eileen’ Hatfield, 92 James ‘Jim’ O. Huffman, 76 Avis McClellan, 75 Pauline Riley, 81 50 cents daily THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 219 Craig sentenced to 30 years for robberies Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com POMEROY — Nearly eight months after the armed robbery of three Meigs County gas stations, the man who pleaded guilty to the crime has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Alex A. Craig, 26, of Racine, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated robbery during a hearing on Aug. 27 and was sentenced on one count at that time. Craig was sentenced to 10 years on count one, aggravated robbery, a felony of the first degree during the August hearing. On Wednesday, Meigs County Common Pleas Judge Christo- pher Tenoglia listened to statements by Meigs County prosecutor Colleen Williams and Craig’s attorney Richard Hedges, along with reviewing a pre-sentencing investigation and the victim impact statements prior to pronouncing the sentence. Hedges stated that his client was put in the position to commit the crimes by drugs and that he has learned a lot about himself since that time. He added that Craig regrets his actions. Craig was sentenced to 10 years on counts two and three, both aggravated robbery, a felony of the first degree. The three counts of aggravated robbery are first-degree felonies and carried a maximum sentence of 11 years and a maximum fine of $20,000. While no addition fine was imposed, Craig was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $823.11 and court costs. Per the plea agreement, the state will not oppose judicial release after 24 years in prison. Craig also faced two counts of kidnapping, which were dropped, according to the agreement reached. Craig plead guilty to the armed robbery of the TNT Pitstop in Syracuse on March 30, the TNT Pitstop in Chester on April 2, and the 124 Mart near Pomeroy on April 10. The aggravated robbery charges from the robberies at the Chester TNT Pitstop and 124 Mart both carry a gun specification. The specification adds a mandatory one-year sentence to be served consecutively to any other sentence. The string of recent armed robberies in the area began on March 26 in Mason, W.Va., with the robbery of the Par Mar Convenience Store on Second Street. In the following two weeks, the TNT Pitstop in Syracuse, the TNT Pitstop in Chester, the JMart in Millwood, W.Va., and the 124 Mart near Pomeroy, also were robbed at gun point. Craig has not been charged in connection with either of the two robberies in West Virginia. At the time of his arrest in April, Craig reportedly admitted to guilt in all five robberies when questioned by Meigs County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Smith and Jackson County, W.Va., Sheriff’s Deputy Ross Mellinger. Craig’s sister, Marcy Craig, also was indicted on three counts of aggravated robbery in connection with the three armed robberies at the Meigs County gas stations. A jury trial for Marcy Craig is set to take place in January 2013 in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Meigs Local opens physical fitness/ wellness center Facility available to teachers, students Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com The Eastern High School bell choir is scheduled to perform at 2 p.m. File photo Celebrating an old-fashioned Christmas Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@heartlandpublications.com CHESTER — An old fashioned Christmas will be observed at the restored 1828 Chester Courthouse starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. A large Christmas tree trimmed in Victorian style has been erected for the occasion, and there will be special displays of historical significance to view during the afternoon. The highlight of the occasion will be the 2 p.m. concert of holiday music by the Eastern High School bell choir directed by Chris Kuhn. Refreshments in the holiday theme will be served following the concert by the Chester Shade Historical Association which is hosting the annual observance. POMEROY — Personnel to operate the new After School Physical Education Program for teachers and students funded through the Carol M. White Physical Education Grant (PEP) has been hired by the Meigs Local Board of Education. Nolan Yates was employed as the trainer/ teacher for the program effective Dec. 1 for the remainder of the current school year. The facility is located in a school modular and is equipped with exercise equipment purchased earlier with a PEP grant. Aaron Oliphant was hired by the board as a part-time monitor, 20 hours a week for the physical fitness/ wellness center operation. The recommendation for personnel to operate the newly opened facility was made by Kristin Baer, Meigs Primary School Principal, and Ron Hill, PEP Grant Project director/coordinator, at the recent Board meeting. During the meeting Mark Rhonemous, treasurer/CFO, was authorized to publish a notice of a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 to act on the intent of Rusty Bookman, currently employed by the Board of Education as superintendent of the Meigs Local School District, to retire and then seek re-employment with the District in the same position. There would be no change in salary on the re-employment following his service retirement, it was noted. The matter of his retirement and re-employment was discussed in executive session following the open meeting. When the Board went back into an open meeting, there was a vote on the issue by the Board members. The result of the vote to authorize the treasurer to publish the notice of the public meeting See CENTER ‌| 5 Kids’ Christmas shopping tour set for Saturday Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com Toy donation drive under way Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com RACINE — The Sonshine Circle is collecting toys to benefit children in Meigs County this Christmas season. Kathryn Hart of the Sonshine Circle said donations of toys can be dropped off at Dollar General in Racine, or individuals may donate money which would go toward the purchase of toys. Toys will be collected until Dec. 24. Donations will be split between the Bethel Worship Center and the Meigs Cooperative Parish. The Cooperative Parish is accepting applications through Friday for the annual toy give-away which will be held on Dec. 22. Questions about the give-away at the Cooperative Parish can be directed to Nancy Thoene at 992-9919. As of Wednesday morning, the Cooperative Parish had received applications from 189 households for food assistance for the Christmas season. To apply, an individual will need to present an electric bill, proof of income and a photo ID. Bethel Worship Center has received 69 family applications for 157 children. The toy give-away at Bethel is set for this Saturday. Applications are no longer being accepted for Saturday’s give-away. Sonshine Circle recently received $200 donation from Racine Area Community Organization to purchase toys from Dollar General for the drive. Anyone with any questions or who would like to donate to Sonshine Circle toy drive may contact Kathryn Hart at (740) 949-2656. Sarah Hawley | Daily Sentinel The Sonshine Circle is currently collecting toys to be given to children in Meigs County at Christmas time. Kathryn Hart of the Sonshine Circle is pictured with Debbie Arnott an employee of Dollar General in Racine. A basket for donations is located at the Dollar General store in Racine. POMEROY — Again this year a kids’ Christmas shopping tour through town, sponsored by the Pomeroy Merchants Association and Farmers Bank, will be held on Saturday. The tour will begin at 10 a.m. with the kids to gather at the Farmers Bank Administration building at 211 West Second St. in downtown Pomeroy. Brian Howard of Farmers Bank will be leading the children from there onto Main Street where they will be visiting participating businesses. Merchants will have special display tables with gift items priced $10 and under from which the kids can select just the right thing to give to that special someone they want to remember for Christmas. Some of Santa’s helpers will be available to assist the children in making their selections and also to wrap their gifts. Following the tour, the children will go to the mini-park on Court Street where Santa will greet the children, refreshments will be served, and there will be a time of fun with of storytelling and singing. While the children enjoy their shopping trip and the social hour with Santa, parents are encouraged to stay in town and visit local retailers. The kids shopping tour is one of several activities being co-sponsored by the Pomeroy Merchants Association with local businesses. Also being held on Saturday is the first of three contests, candy, cookies and creative crafts, where the first place prize is $50 and a second place prize is awarded. The candy contest will be held at Peoples Bank, the cookie contest on Dec. 8 at the Ohio Valley Bank, and the creative crafts contest at Farmers Bank on Dec. 15. For the candy and cookie contests, five samples are to be presented on a paper plate with the name, address and telephone number of the person making the entry on the back and taken to the bank before noon when the judging will take place. As for the creative craft contest, delivery to the bank can be anytime during the week of Dec. 10. They will be displayed in the lobby with the judging at noon on Dec. 15. �Thursday, November 29, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Community Calendar Thursday, Nov. 29 SYRACUSE — The Ladies of the Meigs County Republican Party will hold their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Carleton School. All women are welcome. Friday, Nov. 30 LEBANON TWP. — The Lebanon Township Trustees will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at the Township Building. Saturday, Dec. 1 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet in regular session with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members and interested persons are urged to attend. CHESTER — Christmas at the Chester Courthouse will be observed Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. At 2 p.m. there will be a concert of holiday music by the Eastern High School bell choir directed by Chris Kuhn. MIDDLEPORT — “Bah, Hogwash,” an original drama by Roger and Mary Gilmore, will be presented by the River City Players at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Middleport Village Hall auditorium. The program is presented with financial support from the Ohio River Border Initiative. Sunday, Dec. 2 NEW HAVEN — Factory 12 Ga and Slug Match, noon, at the Broad Run Gun Club. Meeting before the match. Monday, Dec. 3 ALFRED — Orange Township Trustees, 7 p.m. at the township building. SYRACUSE — The Sutton Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at the Syracuse Village Hall. RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees will meet in regular session at 5 p.m. at the will be our Christmas potluck lunch. Drinks and paper items will be supplied. Bring covered dish(s). Also a gift for the gift exchange. Rutland Fire Station. POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Initiative, Inc. (MCI) will meet at noon at the Rio Bravo restaurant in Mason. For more information call Courtney Midkiff at (740) 992-6626, MondayFriday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. LETART TWP. — Letart Township Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Community Building. Tuesday, Dec. 11 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer Board will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. Wednesday, Dec. 12 POMEROY — The Meigs County Trustees and Fiscal Officers Association will meet at 6 p.m. at the Meigs High School Cafeteria. Reservations are due by Friday, Dec. 7 POMEROY — Meigs County P.E.R.I. Chapter 74 will hold their meeting at noon at the Mulberry Community Center. This Local Briefs Meigs Church Calendar Middleport Christmas Events MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Community Association will host their annual Christmas festivities on Saturday, Dec. 1. The Christmas Market with a variety of vendors will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Riverbend Arts Council building. Carriage rides will take place from 2-4:15 p.m. at the old People Bank parking lot. The community choir and community band will perform beginning at 3:30 p.m. The parade will begin at 4:30 p.m., with lineup at 4 p.m. at Dairy Queen. Santa will visit at the Riverbend Arts Council building following the parade. Deer Hunter Luncheon RACINE — The annual Deer Hunters/Community Luncheon at the Carmel Kitchen, 48540 Carmel Road, Racine, Ohio, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 29- Dec. 1. The luncheon is sponsored by the Carmel-Sutton UMC Friendship Circle. Donation proceeds go to missions projects. World AIDS Day Service POMEROY — Grace Episcopal Church is hosting a prayer service for World AIDS Day at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1. There will be a reception with food, fellowship and information after the service. Whether you are infected or affected, all are welcome. For more information, contact Fr. Tom Fehr at 992– 3968 or by email at tjfehr@gmail.com. December 4 by calling Opal Dyer at (740) 742-2805. There will be a meal preceding the meeting and election of officers will be held. MARIETTA — A meeting of the District 18 Executive Committee will be held at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Marietta, Ohio. The purpose of this meeting is for the Executive Committee to select projects for Round 27 funding under the Ohio Public Works Commission State Capital Improvement and Local Transportation Improvement Programs (SCIP/LTIP). If you have questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Hyer at (740) 3761025. St. Nicholas Day Celebration POMEROY — Grace Episcopal Church invites children (K-4th grade) to join us for a day of fun with games and activities, pizza, holiday movie and popcorn from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 8. Please call the church office at 992–3968 for reservations. Meigs library lists variety of services C-8 town hall meeting POMEROY — Town hall meetings on C-8 contamination will be held at the Mulberry Community Center in Pomeroy at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 6. Information will be given on a planned class action legal suit for those who have been physically damPOMEROY — The scope aged as a result of C-8 contamination. of services offered by Meigs County libraries was noted Dinner and Variety Show by Kristi Eblin, director, RACINE — Southern High School’s reconnecting when she spoke to the Meigs youth class is hosting a dinner and variety show on Dec. County Retired Teachers at 8, 2012 at 6 p.m.. Tickets are on sale at the high school for a recent meeting. $10, which includes a chicken noodle dinner. A toy drive Eblin spoke of the variety will also be held that evening, students are asking that of reference and research you bring a new, unwrapped toy to the dinner. Proceeds information available to the from the evening will support the Reconnecting Youth public. She noted that the Program. Any questions, contact Amy Roush at Southern library provides a variety High School 949-2611. of other services including passport photos, notary Potential Boil Advisory service, Golden Buckeye POMEROY — The hydrant replacement project in the card registration,l voter regVillage of Pomeroy will begin on Dec. 3. Water customers istration, federal and state within the village may experience a boil advisory or tem- income tax forms, and has porary water shut off for repair and connection of water space for community meetlines. Anyone with questions is asked to contact Village ings and provides homeAdministrator Paul Hellman. bound services. Gay Perrin opened Meigs High School Parent-Teacher Conferences the meting with Becky ROCKSPRINGS — Meigs High School will host parent Zurcher reading poems teacher conferences on Nov. 29 Students will be bring- by Helen Hunt Jackson ing home a letter describing the conference scheduling titled “October’s Bright procedure along with information on the conferences. All Blue Weather” and “Sepparents and or guardians to attend that we may keep you tember.” She gave the informed concerning the progress of your child. Please return the form attached to the letter to the school or call 740-992-2158 by Nov. 28. Look Good, Feel Better workshop POMEROY — Look Good, Feel Better, a free program for women in cancer treatment will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Pomeroy Public Library. Each participant will receive a make up kit worth $300, along with receiving tips on care of skin and hair during treatment. Dear Dr. Brothers: My Registration is required at 1-800-227-2345. 4-year-old son is in preschool and is beginning to be invitMeth Lab Awareness Training ed to birthday parties. He’s RACINE — Methamphetamine Lab Awareness train- made a scene at the three ing will be held from 6-8 p.m., Dec. 4, in the Southern El- he’s been to when it’s time ementary Cafeteria. The instructor will be Dennis Lowe to open the presents. He from Ohio BCI. Anyone interested in helping to stop the grabs things from the birthday child, or he hogs several drug problem is welcome to attend. pieces of cake. I try to follow him around, but the other Immunization clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department mothers don’t do that with will conduct a Childhood and Adolescent Immunization their kids. I’m afraid he will Clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the start being left out. I haven’t Meigs County Health Department. Please bring shot re- heard any complaints from cord and medical card or commercial insurance if appli- his teachers yet. He cries if I cable. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal try to punish him. What can guardian. A donation is appreciated, but not required. Flu I do? — J.B. Dear J.B.: Birthday parand pneumonia shots will also be available for a fee. For more information contact the Health Department at 992- ties are always a time of heightened emotions, and 6626. when you’re 4, you can get carried away pretty easNatural Resources Assistance ily. Think about it: balloons, Council Meeting Notice MARIETTA — There will be a meeting of the Natural cake, candy, hats, presents Resources Assistance Council at Buckeye Hills-Hocking and all your friends running Valley Regional Development District, 1400 Pike St., around and having fun. At 4, Marietta, Ohio, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. to rate some kids will still stay quiand rank Round 7 grant applications for funding. Ques- etly by a parent’s side and tions regarding this meeting should be directed to Mi- just observe, but those are chelle Hyer at Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional the exceptions. In a room Development District at (740) 376-1025 or mhyer@buck- full of little ones — and maybe some older and younger eyehills.org. siblings and the family dog prayer before a luncheon. Joan Corder, scholarship chairman, introduced Darci Bissell, recipient of the organizations scholarship. She is a 2010 graduate of Eastern High School and a junior at the University of Rio Grande majoring in early childhood education. She was active in a variety of activities at Eastern High School, was in scouts for 11 years, and has been a member of the Reedsville Church of Christ for many years. During the business meeting officers gave reports, cards were signed for Anna Rice and Martha Vennari who observed her 85 birthday on Oct. 26, and the 107th birthday of Kathleen Scott was noted. Keeping a list of volunteer hours and reading the ORTA Quarterly were encouraged. Members were also asked to take books of Darci Bissell school supplies for children and older young people for Christmas gifts at the Meigs Cooperative Parish. Door prizes went to Donna Jenkins, John Riebel Sr., and Becky Triplett. Next meeting will be Dec. 6 at Trinity Church. Ask Dr. Brothers 4-year-old freaks out at parties Annual DOUBLE Play State of Ohio Gallipolis Developmental Center Opportunity to bid on Scrap metal BASKET Games Fundraiser All Longaberger Products 20 baskets, 40 door prizes Accepting bids December 3, 4, 5, 2012 Sponsored by U.R.G. Women’s Basketball Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 At Lyne Center Gymanasium Doors Open ~ 1:00 pm Games Begin ~ 2:00 20 Games ~ $20 4 Special Games ~ $15 For Pre-Ticket Sales Information Call Coach Smalley 740-245-7491 Rose Evans 740-645-3078 60373976 Bid Opening December 6, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Call 740-339-3513 740-446-1642 ext #760 For Details 60374674 and cat — it’s *** not like being Dear Dr. in school. There Brothers: I just are no teachattended a teachers to keep the er conference, lid on things, and I’m upset. and no familiar My daughter is routines. While in second grade. parents focus She’s a decent on best behavstudent, but her ior, this is not a real love is mutime to have too sic. Yet when I many expectaask her about tions. music class, That said, you she says it’s can talk to your stupid and she child in advance Dr. Joyce Brothers hates it. When Syndicated of each party I asked the and help him teacher about Columnist understand that it, she laughed when it is his and said that birthday, he will be getting my child is “way ahead” of the presents, but this time it the other kids. She told me is his friend’s special day. Let to get my daughter music him help you shop for a gift lessons. I don’t want my and pick it out so that he will daughter to have trouble in be more invested in learning school, much less lose her the pleasure of giving and interest in music. Suggessharing. Talk about how his tions? — D.M. tummy felt when he ate too Dear D.M.: Parents almuch cake. Most parents of- ways dread hearing their fer party guests goody bags, children say that they hate and you can make his con- school or hate a particular tingent upon good behavior subject, especially at the at the party. If he is unable tender age of 7, when good to control himself, take him teachers can make the classhome before the presents room an interesting and are opened. Keep on top of exciting place of discovery. things as he learns to settle It’s especially disheartening down. He’ll adjust to this to hear a talented student new routine soon. talk about her favorite sub- ject in a disparaging way, because you don’t want her to lose her enthusiasm before she even has a chance to take her interest to the next level. Unfortunately, it’s not unusual for the most talented kid in the class to be the most bored. While your teacher spoke honestly, it’s even more reprehensible that she didn’t devise ways to hold your daughter’s interest. It sounds as though she knows very well that your child is bored and needs things stepped up a few notches. In a few years, your child will be able to participate in band and chorus — if the school budget allows (the arts are the first to go in hard times). Until then, you can take the teacher’s suggestion and get your daughter some private instruction, even if it is simply some music hours with an older student doing the instruction. It won’t hurt to ask the teacher to provide something more for your daughter. Accommodating children of differing abilities is part of her job. Yours is to keep pressing to see some changes. (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate Ohio Valley Forecast Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light southeast wind. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. �Thursday, November 29, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Charged exec cooperating in W.Va. mine blast probe MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — An executive who ran several coal companies for Massey Energy and worked closely with former CEO Don Blankenship faces criminal conspiracy charges and is cooperating with federal prosecutors, a sign that authorities may be aiming their sights even higher in the company as they probe a fatal West Virginia blast that was the nation’s worst mine disaster in four decades. David Craig Hughart, president of a Massey subsidiary that controlled White Buck Coal Co., is named in a federal information document — which signals a defendant is cooperating — filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Beckley. Although Upper Big Branch is never directly mentioned in the document, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin told The Associated Press the charges come from the wide-ranging and continuing investigation of the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 men. Hughart is the highest-ranking official yet to be charged, and his cooperation suggests that federal officials could be working their way up the Massey hierarchy. Blankenship was known for dealing directly with presidents of his subsidiaries, possibly even bypassing layers of management in between. Massey was bought after the disaster by Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources, which has said it was sealing the mine permanently. The court document accuses Hughart of working with coconspirators to ensure miners at White Buck and other, unidenti- fied Massey-owned operations received advance warning about surprise federal inspections many times between 2000 and March 2010. Those illegal warnings gave workers time to conceal violations that could have led to citations, fines and costly shutdowns, the document says. Four investigations have concluded that Massey concealed problems at the mine through an elaborate scheme that included sanitized safety-inspection books and an advance-warning system. The United Mine Workers of America, which accused Massey of “industrial homicide,” has demanded that Blankenship and 17 other Massey managers who refused to talk to investigators be compelled to testify publicly or cited for contempt. It says those responsible for the disaster must be brought to justice. Neither Blankenship nor one of his attorneys immediately responded to an email seeking comment Wednesday. Hughart could be the link prosecutors need to go up the Massey food chain. He’s been president of at least 10 Massey subsidiaries throughout his career, positions that would have required the consent of a CEO whose micromanagement is well documented. At Big Branch, for example, Blankenship demanded production reports every 30 minutes. Investigators say that at other Massey mines, Hughart colluded with others to violate laws requiring adequate ventilation, the removal of explosive coal dust and the application of pulverized limestone to prevent explosions. Hughart has agreed to plead guilty to two charges: felony conspiracy to defraud the federal government by impeding the actions of MSHA, and misdemeanor conspiracy to violate mandatory health and safety standards. The felony charge carries a possible sentence of five years in prison. The misdemeanor carries up to one year. Goodwin wouldn’t say who else might be charged or when. His investigators are “trying to push forward as quickly as we can,” Goodwin said, but that developing the necessary evidence means obtaining the cooperation of people like Hughart. Hughart is the third person to face serious criminal charges in the mine-blast investigation. Former Upper Big Branch superintendent Gary May is also cooperating with prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge for his actions at the mine and is set to be sentenced in January. Former Massey security chief Hughie Elbert Stover, meanwhile, is appealing his conviction last fall on charges he lied to investigators and ordered a subordinate to destroy documents. He was sentenced to three years behind bars — one of the stiffest punishments ever handed down in a mine safety case — but has been free pending appeal. Witnesses testified that Stover instructed mine guards to send radio alerts whenever inspectors entered the property. He’s denied any wrongdoing. The explosion at Upper Big Branch was sparked by worn teeth on a cutting machine, and fueled by methane and coal dust. It was allowed to propagate by clogged and broken water sprayers. The force of the blast traveled miles of underground corridors, rounding corners and doubling back on itself to kill men instantly. Goodwin’s office negotiated a $210 million agreement with Alpha to settle past violations at UBB and other Massey mines, protecting the company from criminal prosecution. But individuals such as Hughart remain on the hook. A memo suggesting Blankenship regularly ordered underlings to put profits before safety emerged during a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the widows of two men killed in a 2006 fire at Massey’s Aracoma Coal Alma No. 1 mine. The memo told workers that if their bosses asked them to build roof supports or perform similar safety-related tasks, “ignore them and run coal.” “This memo is necessary only because we seem not to understand that the coal pays the bills,” it said. Massey settled that lawsuit for undisclosed terms, and Aracoma paid $4.2 million in civil and criminal penalties. Public records suggest Hughart worked closely for at least 15 years with Blankenship, who retired about eight months after the disaster. Blankenship dropped out of public view for a while but has been resurfacing. Last month, he donated $300,000 to the Marshall University medical Backer of ‘heartbeat’ bill wants to force vote COLUMBUS (AP) — The chief advocate of a blocked Ohio bill that would impose the tightest abortion restriction in the nation vowed Wednesday to use a legislative maneuver to try to force a vote before year’s end despite the Senate president’s opposition. Janet Folger Porter, president of the conservative action group Faith2Action, said she’ll work to collect 17 Republican signatures on a discharge petition, which can be used to force the so-called “heartbeat bill” out of a committee. “Unless pro-lifers want to hold signs and march for 40 more years, they should pick up the phone and call every Republican senator and demand a floor vote for the Heartbeat Bill before their inaction kills it,” Porter said in a statement. “These Republicans have the power to bring the Heartbeat Bill to a vote before it dies.” The bill proposed banning most abortions after the first detectable fetal heartbeat, as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Its backers hoped such a restriction would spark a legal challenge that could lead to overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion up until viability, usually at 22 to 24 weeks. Porter claimed that Republican Senate President Tom Niehaus broke a promise to the bill’s backers Tuesday with his decision not to schedule a vote on the legislation, effectively killing it — barring special circumstances — for the session. His spokeswoman, Angela Meleca, said Niehaus made the decision to halt the bill in order to keep the Senate’s lame-duck focus on job cre- ation and economic growth. “He did not break a promise,” she said. Niehaus is in his final weeks at the Statehouse due to term limits. He cited lingering constitutional concerns in his decision not to move the bill. Porter and her supporters are flouting Niehaus’ short-term status, encouraging proponents of the bill to work around him and focus on the new Senate leadership that will take over in January. Those lawmakers who aren’t term-limited could face fallout the next time they run for election. Porter declined to say Wednesday whether she had the commitment of any senators to sign the discharge petition, nor whether one had been drafted. Yet she called getting the names “very doable.” She said Niehaus aside, 22 senators ran on a “pro-life promise.” She also noted that she personally championed the state’s first successful discharge petition in 1994, forcing a vote that led to the nation’s first ban on late-term abortion procedures. “We’ve got three weeks to find 17 people with the courage to sign and say, ‘Yeah, we’re going to end abortion now,’” she said. “That’s what they ran on, that’s what they won on, and now we’re just asking them to make good on their word.” Niehaus’ decision to stop the bill stung backers led by Porter, who had run one of the most high-profile lobbying efforts in recent state memory to try to get the bill passed. Efforts including heart-shaped balloons, Statehouse flyovers, and teddy bears. Porter said lawmakers can expect another lobbying push dur- ing the lame-duck session, without describing what it might look like. “It won’t be bears,” she said. She said her group and Ohio Right to Life, the state’s largest and oldest anti-abortion group, have been able to come to a compromise on a new version of the bill presented to some lawmakers this week. She declined to say what changes were made to the bill to bring the group around. “Everyone is united in this new heartbeat bill,” she said. Ohio Right to Life President Mike Gonidakis said the groups have succeeded in identifying some areas where compromise is possible, but his group does not expect to see them addressed until next session. “It’s hard to put those points in a 20-second sound bite. These are things we’ve been working on for two years,” he said. “I believe we’ve identified common ground to this, but that’s obviously water under the bridge based on President Niehaus’ decision.” Even if the Senate approved the bill before the Legislature adjourns in December, it is still unclear whether Republican Gov. John Kasich would sign the bill into law. Kasich says he’s consistently opposed abortion, but has been noncommittal on the measure. Still, Porter said there’s no sense in holding back until Niehaus leaves: “I’m just going to say that the very definition of insanity is to do thing again and expect different results.” Ohio mom charged with murder in toddler’s death CLEVELAND (AP) — Police charged a 20-yearold woman with aggravated murder on Wednesday in the death of a 3-year-old son whose body had been bagged and thrown in the trash. Deputy Police Chief Edward Tomba said additional charges were likely when a Cuyahoga County grand jury takes up the case against Camilia Terry, 20, in the death of her middle son, Emilliano. Tomba said investigators were reviewing the woman’s online song and comment postings, which could provide clues to a possible motive. The online postings reflect a life of sexual and physical abuse, loneliness and a dream that someone she knew was going to die. County Medical Examiner Thomas Gilson joined Tomba at a news conference and said the cause of death hadn’t been determined yet. In addition, Gilson said his office was awaiting a DNA sample from the mother to make a positive identification of the partially decomposed body. Camilia Terry had reported the child missing from a park Sunday. She came under suspicion Monday when her version changed on how the boy disappeared. Police have searched Terry’s apartment looking for clues as to where the child was killed but it wasn’t clear if the boy was killed there, Tomba said. “There’s no glaring indication that this is where this alleged crime took place,” he said. Nothing has turned up in the investigation indicating anyone else was involved in killing the boy, the deputy chief said. Detectives have been questioning the woman’s family and neighbors to determine when the boy was last seen and help set a time of death. Tomba said that, at this point, detectives think he was last seen by someone outside his apartment on Thanksgiving Eve. Terry is expected to be arraigned Thursday. Prosecutors will then present the case to a grand jury. The suspect’s two other sons, one 5 years old and the other 5 months old, are in county custody. The dead boy is the third generation of his family involved in county social services, Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services spokeswoman Mary Louise Madigan said. The family history with the agency extends back to 2000, and a neglect complaint against Terry’s mother, the dead boy’s grandmother. Over the years there were more neglect complaints, some unsubstantiated, and later similar neglect complaints against Terry over the handling of her children, Madigan said. school, and he’s been posting his thoughts on politics and other matters on a website. Gary Quarles, who lost his son Gary Wayne at Upper Big Branch, said he wants the former CEO to face criminal charges. “Everybody thinks he’s above the law,” he said. “I want at least something filed against him, to show him you can be had. It doesn’t matter what he’s charged with, just something. … Even Martha Stewart went to jail. “If they can get him in prison for at least a year — and I don’t care if he’s catered to every day he’s there — then at least we got something. That’s what we’ve asked for,” Quarles said. “He shouldn’t be able to get off scottfree. He was in charge, and everybody knows it. Clay Mullins, who lost brother Rex in the explosion, is disappointed that no one directly linked to Upper Big Branch was charged Tuesday, but he sees the Hughart charges as “good news” and an indication that investigators are going up the chain of command. “They need to go after anybody that’s done wrong, and it don’t have to be at the UBB mine,” he said. “That’s other lives that man put in danger. People like that, they need to get rid of them. They need to put them away before they kill somebody. “It’s time the United States government stands up to these coal companies — and anybody who acts like that,” he said. “They need to cut them down. If they can’t abide by the law, then close the doors. Let somebody who can abide by the law run it.” 10 charged with cheating at new Columbus casino COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio authorities said Wednesday that 10 people have been charged with cheating at the new Columbus casino, including some defendants who continued after they were warned to stop and one who admitted he was cheating and told investigators, “So what?” More charges involving the casino are coming, including a woman who tried to use counterfeit $100 bills and a man who tried to re-enter with a gun after he was ejected. The counts outlined Wednesday involve suspects who tried to increase or decrease their bets after the results of a game were known. One type of cheating, “capping” a bet, involves players who see that they’ve won and try to secretly increase their bet. A related type, “pinching,” involves players who try to reduce their bet after they see that they’ve lost. The charges allege cheating at table games including blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat. Charges were filed against repeat offenders, not against individuals who might have tried once after getting carried away or having too much to drink, said Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien. One defendant was charged with 10 counts but was observed 23 times, he said. O’Brien said one man ignored investigators, even after he was warned. “It was kind of like, well, ‘So what? I’m entitled to cheat to try to beat the game,’” O’Brien said. But the opposite is true, said O’Brien, a Republican who’s prosecuting the cases even though he opposed the 2009 initiative that allowed casinos in the state. “Whether it’s marbles when you’re 7 years old or whether it’s on the sports field in high school, everybody knows that cheating’s wrong,” O’Brien said. “People shouldn’t have any kind of attitude that cheating’s OK merely because it’s at a casino.” One defendant, Mohamed Farah Waes, disputed the 10 charges he’s facing of cheating at baccarat. Waes said he went to the casino Oct. 18 for the first time to celebrate a friend’s birthday. He said he wasn’t entirely sure how the game worked. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 41.88 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 18.85 Ashland Inc. 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One of the males had been hurt bad in the car wreck. After finding out no one else was in the wrecked car and getting two of the people involved in the wreck to sit down, Beth went back to our home and got a blanket for the more injured man who was bleeding and stating how cold he was. I assessed him, and he was still oriented to name, place, and year. He had multiple lacerations on head and one on knee. My wife and I kept talking to the individuals until the volunteer fire department and sheriff showed up. I told one of the deputies what had happened. From that point on, we just watch for awhile then went back home. We were both surprised by the people that would slowly drive by and look but not stop and help out before the actual help arrived. I just wanted to let you know how my wife helped get these people the help and care they needed. She works as a RN in ICU at Holzer Medical Center. Thank you for letting me share her story. Tom Bolin, Gallipolis, Ohio Shoppers can save as retailers go head-to-head Joseph Pisani AP Business Writer This holiday season, the hottest trend among retailers isn’t found on a store shelf. It’s taking place at the cash register. Major retailers, from Best Buy to Toys R Us, are promising to match their competitors’ prices. Generally customers just need to bring in an advertisement or printout to prove that the same item is available elsewhere at a lower price. In some cases, shoppers can come back with a receipt and get a refund for the difference if the price of an item they bought fell. Best Buy Co. Inc., Target Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sears Inc. offer price matching to customers all year round. But what’s different now is that Best Buy and Target are matching online retailers such as Amazon.com for the first time. That’s a big deal, since online prices tend to be lower than those at stores. Shoppers will be able to save some extra money, but they’re going to have to read a lot of fine print to do so. Here are five ways to get the most out of price matching offers: KNOW THE POLICY If you want to take advantage of a price match offer, read the store’s policy closely. You can find the guide- lines on the store’s website. Print out the policy and bring it with you. Having a hard copy will be helpful if you need to argue your case. “Know their policy backwards or you may be bluffed into thinking something doesn’t qualify,” says Dworsky. BRING PROOF Always bring the advertisement or the printed web page for the item you want to price match. Walmart doesn’t require bringing the ad because it says cashiers have access to all local advertisements. But Dworsky recommends bringing ads in anyway. If there’s any confusion, you’ll be better prepared to make your case no matter where you shop. 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LOOK BEYOND RETAILERS You can also price match depending on how you pay. EBay Inc.’s payment processer, PayPal, promises to match a lower price if you’ve already made a purchase using the service. That includes airline tickets. PayPal will match the prices of retailers that don’t let customers use PayPal, however. Just fill out a form and upload a receipt when you find a lower price. PayPal will give you back up to $1,000 for all purchases made until Dec. 31. Page 4 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Review: Rooming with strangers — a game of trust Barbara Ortutay AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — “Do we still have a TV?” That’s the text message I got from my husband as I walked up the steps to our Brooklyn apartment on a Friday afternoon this fall. I was fairly sure that we did. I opened the door. Cats, check. TV, check. He needed to know because we’d just entrusted a stranger, by most senses of the word, with keys to our home and with it, access to everything we own. It was with the same implicit trust she’d placed in us when she asked to spend a couple of nights on our futon, sight unseen. We did this through Couchsurfing.org, whose motto is helping you “meet and adventure with new friends around the world.” No money changes hands. Maybe a drink or a meal out, or a promise of an open couch in return, should you find yourself in Barcelona, Budapest or Bali. Another service, Airbnb, lets people rent out their homes, rooms, tree houses or whatever other dwellings they choose. These are just two of the online tools that help people who want to branch out beyond hotels, motels and hostels and explore peer-topeer accommodations to stay in the homes of ordinary people. Reasons to do this are as varied as the places where you’ll rest your head if you sign up for them — to save money, to see places underserved by traditional lodging services, or simply to meet locals. While neither is particularly new (the idea behind Couchsurfing dates back to 1999, while Airbnb launched in 2008), both are gaining traction beyond adventurous city folk and student travelers with the help of social media and old-fashioned word-of-mouth. To get started, simply visit their websites, browse the offerings and sign up for an account to make the arrangements. Hosting can be a treat, too. Left without a real vacation budget this year, hosting Couchsurfers in our small one-bedroom apartment was a way to invite people from faraway places into our little corner of the world. If meeting interesting people is one of the best things about traveling, why not have the people come to you? We had guests from Austria, Australia and more. Some did the dishes. A couple of women from Sweden, we barely saw, their presence indicated mostly by humungous suitcases and late-night entries. But they were sweet, in their early 20s and orbiting a different realm. One morning, I made pumpkin pancakes for one of them. One night, my husband and I went to sleep instead of going out with them to hear a DJ. I felt old. One Couchsurfer hung out with us all weekend as we introduced her to such time-honored American traditions as brunch, a Bloody Mary and a Sunday evening dance party on the bank of one of New York’s most polluted waterways, the Gowanus Canal. We walked around a stretch of Brooklyn we’d never seen before and happened upon a small cat colony in an abandoned building. That was about two months ago. She was back on our futon over Thanksgiving, having traveled to other U.S. cities in the meantime. In 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. 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As guests, we tried out Airbnb for a late-summer jaunt to upstate New York to try something more informal, cozier and hopefully cheaper than a Holiday Inn or Hilton. It worked out. We stayed one night in a wonderful farmhouse of a couple whose kids have left for college ($85 per night for a large room and our own bathroom). Another night was in a cabin on an old family chicken farm ($125 per night for a cabin that sleeps four). A Holiday Inn in the same area runs $100 to $150 per night for two people, and you probably wouldn’t share wine and travel stories with other guests in the lobby while a little old dog scurries around your feet. Airbnb’s commercial transaction removed a level of uncertainty from our trip, but it added a layer of formality and distance that didn’t exist with Couchsurfing. Take the simple act of sharing a drink with your host or guest. One of our Airbnb hosts politely demurred, while our Couchsurfing guests were usually game for a beer or three. But just try inviting the hotel concierge up to your room for a glass of wine and see what happens. Which site to go with depends on what you want out of an experience. Both, and others such as the long-running vrbo.com (Vacation Rentals by Owner), offer an alternative to traditional hotels and a chance to dive into life as a local. In San Francisco, where Airbnb is based, the company recently launched “local lounges,” established coffee shops where Airbnb guests can stop in to get a welcome and a travel guide. On Airbnb, the focus is on the accommodation. The best listings will have plenty of photos and reviews from other users. Couchsurfing profiles, meanwhile, read more like dating sites (though the rules bar using the site as such) or a place to find random new friends. You add photos and other users as friends. You can flesh out your profile to include musical tastes and life philosophy (my husband “would much rather try something stupid, dangerous or bad for me than risk feeling regret over missing out on something at the end of the line.” I married the right man). Since there are no commercial transactions on Couchsurfing, the site uses other ways to verify that people are who they say they are. Paying $25 will match the name you put on the site with the name you use with your bank. If you do that, you’ll get the words “identity checked” next to your profile. Couchsurfing then mails a postcard with a special code to the address you provided. Once you enter the code on the website, you are “verified.” We were more likely to accept verified guests, though it wasn’t a requirement. 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 �Thursday, November 29, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Obituaries Avis McClellan Avis McClellan, 75, went home to be with the Lord at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Lincoln County, West Virginia to the late Luther and Lockie Sloan. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church where she was a faithful member. She enjoyed playing Yahtzee and listening to the Cincinnati Reds. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond McClellan. She leaves behind four sons, Terry McClellan, Ricky McClellan, Floyd McClellan and Kenneth McClellan; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Services will be held at Koontz Funeral Home in Hamlin, West Virginia. For arrangements please call (304) 824-3112. Cards can be sent to Kenneth McClellan 58142 Buffalo MineRoad, Senecaville, Ohio 43780. Bertha ‘Eileen’ Hatfield Bertha “Eileen” Hatfield, 92, beloved mother and grandmother, went to be with the Lord, November 27, 2012. She was born on April 13, 1920, to John W. and Roxie Eskew in Middleport, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Hatfield; son, Charles Hatfield; son-in-law, Duane Johnson; sisters, Gladys, Mildred, Leona and Maxine; brothers, Charles, Bill, Gene and Dewayne. She is survived by two daughters and son-in-law, Judy and Dick Simon of Brookville, Ohio, and Joyce Johnson and companion, Dale Shepard of Chanute, Kansas; sister, Margaret Andrews; sisters-in-law, Mildred Eskew and Frances Hendrix; eleven grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. “Our Mom loved the Lord with all her heart. Her compassion and kindness was shown to all she met.” In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Humane Society. Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Middleport, Ohio. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Friends and family visiting hours will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the funeral home. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. James ‘Jim’ O. Huffman James “Jim” O. Huffman, 76, of Pomeroy, (Chester Community) went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 27, 2012, in the O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, in Athens, Ohio. Born January 14, 1936, in Sonora, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clarence L. “Andy” and Thelma Ruth Johnson Huffman. He was an engineer for Philip Morris Industrial. After retirement, he became a Christian Counselor and was a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He worshiped at the Bethel Worship Center in Reedsville. He also enjoyed playing golf, tennis, and bridge. He is survived by his wife Mary Didenko Huffman, whom he married on August 5, 1972, in Pacifica, California. His children, Shanea (Mike) Uber, Mary Beth Huffman, Chris Alan Huffman, Debbie (Tom) Kaiser, all of California, and Anne (John) Seidenabel, of Middleport, many grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his youngest son, Scott Dana Huffman; four brothers, Charles Huffman, Richard Huffman, Clarence Huffman, and Dean Huffman. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2012, in the Bethel Worship Center, 39782 State Route 7 Reedsville, Ohio 45772, with Pastor Rob Barber and Pastor Mark Morrow officiating. Interment will follow in the Mound Cemetery . Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the Bethel Worship Center. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Cremeens-King Funeral Home of Pomeroy. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensking.com. Pauline Riley Pauline Riley, 81, of the Bashan area near Long Bottom, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on November 27, 2012. She was born on May 14, 1931, at Johntown, West Virginia, daughter of the late Floyd and Lucy White. She was the loving wife of Paul V. Riley of Long Bottom; the mother of Marie (Michael) Rush of Pickens, South Carolina, Naomi (Thomas) Norman of Crawfordville, Florida, Phyllis Lattimer of Vista, California, Betty Cottrill of Austin Town, Ohio, John Riley of Long Bottom, and Janet (James) Bergman of Long Bottom. Also surviving are brother, John White of Gaye, West Virginia; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Lucy and Floyd White, she was preceded by a brother, Paul White; and sisters, Geraldine Good and Aline Nix. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Racine with Rev. Don Walker officiating. Burial will follow in the Whites Cemetery near Kenna, West Virginia. Family and friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, November 30, 2012, at the funeral home. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Owen Barton Owen Barton, 87, of Red House, W.Va., died Monday, November 26, 2012, after a long illness. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., on Friday, November 30, 2012, at the Keller Funeral Home in Dunbar, W.Va. Burial will be in the Grandview Memorial Cemetery at a later date. Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals CHICAGO (AP) — Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference. A project at seven big hospitals reduced infections after colorectal surgeries by nearly one-third. It prevented an estimated 135 infections, saving almost $4 million, the Joint Commission hospital regulating group and the American College of Surgeons announced Wednesday. The two groups directed the 2 1/2-year project. Solutions included having pa- tients shower with special germfighting soap before surgery, and having surgery teams change gowns, gloves and instruments during operations to prevent spreading germs picked up during the procedures. Some hospitals used special wound-protecting devices on surgery openings to keep intestine germs from reaching the skin. The average rate of infections linked with colorectal operations at the seven hospitals dropped from about 16 percent of patients during a nine-month phase when hospitals started adopting changes to almost 11 percent once all the changes had been made. Hospital stays for patients who got infections dropped from an average of 15 days to 13 days, which helped cut costs. “The improvements translate into safer patient care,” said Dr. Mark Chassin, president of the Joint Commission. “Now it’s our job to spread these effective interventions to all hospitals.” Almost 2 million health carerelated infections occur each year nationwide; more than 90,000 of these are fatal. Besides wanting to keep patients healthy, hospitals have a monetary incentive to prevent these infections. Medicare cuts payments to hospitals that have lots of certain health care-related infections, and those cuts are expected to increase under the new health care law. The project involved surgeries for cancer and other colorectal problems. Infections linked with colorectal surgery are particularly common because intestinal tract bacteria are so abundant. To succeed at reducing infection rates requires hospitals to commit to changing habits, “to really look in the mirror and identify these things,” said Dr. Clifford Ko of the American College of Surgeons. The hospitals involved were Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles; Cleveland Clinic in Ohio; Mayo Clinic-Rochester Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.; North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck, NY; Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago; OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill.; and Stanford Hospital & Clinics in Palo Alto, Calif. Obama, Romney to meet GOP chooses Faber as next at White House Thursday Ohio Senate president COLUMBUS (AP) — Republicans in the Ohio Senate have picked a new leader to replace their term-limited president. State Sen. Keith Faber will take over in January for current Senate President Tom Niehaus, who leaves his seat at the end of the year. Faber, of Celina, has been in the Senate since 2007. He currently holds the chamber’s No. 2 leadership position. Other Republicans elected to leadership roles include Sen. Chris Widener of Springfield, Sen. Tom Patton of Strongsville and Sen. Larry Obhof of Medina. The GOP will continue to control both the Ohio House and Senate next session. House Republicans have again chosen William Batchelder of Medina as speaker. Other GOP leaders include state Reps. Matt Huffman, Barbara Sears, John Adams, Cheryl Grossman and Jim Buchy. NYC nanny pleads not guilty in child deaths NEW YORK (AP) — A nanny accused in the stabbing deaths of two children in her care at their upscale Manhattan home pleaded not guilty Wednesday inside a hospital room where she’s been treated for selfinflicted stab wounds. Yoselyn Ortega — lying handcuffed in her hospital bed in silence, her right hand trembling — entered the plea through her defense attorney. “I ask you to enter a not guilty plea on behalf of my client,” said the lawyer, Valerie Van Leer-Greenberg. Van Leer-Greenberg also told Judge Lewis Bart Stone that her client remains “profoundly, medically impaired and in need of medical attention.” Stone ordered Ortega held without bail while she undergoes psychiatric exam. The judge, like two prosecutors and everyone else crowded into the room, wore a hospital gown. Ortega, 50, appeared alert but didn’t speak during the 10-minute hearing. She had a tube leading to her throat, but was breathing on her own. She wore a blue hair net. No wounds were visible. The hospital room was sparse: There were no flowers, photos or other personal items on display. The unusual bed-side arraignment came as District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced an indictment charging Ortega with multiple counts of murder. “This crime shocked and horrified parents around the city, many of whom entrust their children to the care of others both by necessity and by choice,” Vance said in a statement. “My heart goes out to the family of those beautiful young children, and I hope that, with time, this family will heal.” Van Leer-Greenberg left the hospital without speaking to reporters. Authorities allege that on the evening of Oct. 25, while the children’s mother was out with a third child, Ortega repeatedly stabbed 6-year-old Lucia Krim and her 2-year-old brother, Leo. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the election. Obama promised in his victory speech earlier this month to engage with Romney following their bitter campaign and consider the Republican’s ideas. “In the weeks ahead, I also look forward to sitting down with Gov. Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward,” Obama said at the time. Obama aides said they reached out to Romney’s team shortly before Thanksgiving to start working on a date for the meeting. The two men will meet in the White House’s private din- was four to one with Ron Logan casting the dissenting vote. Employed during the meeting was Robert Vance as a substitute bus driver for the remainder of the school year, Linda Will as a personal assistant for a health handicapped student, and Jillan Brannan as a half-time social market coordinator at $20 an hour for 25 hours a week , for services provided with funding to be paid from the PEP Grant. Reports were heard from Chiristina Musser, food service supervisor, on While in Washington, Romney will also meet with his former running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, according to a Romney campaign aide. Ryan is back on Capitol Hill, where he’s involved in negotiations to avert a series of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that have come to be known as the “fiscal cliff.” Much of that debate centers on expiring tax cuts first passed by George W. Bush. Obama and Romney differed sharply during the campaign over what to do with the cuts, with the Republican pushing for them to be extended for all income earners and the president running on a pledge to let the cuts expire for families making more than $250,000 a year. BUNDLE & SAVE! ON DIGITAL SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME Center From Page 1 ing room, with no press coverage expected. In the days after his loss, Romney told top donors that the president was reelected because of the “gifts” Obama provided to blacks, Hispanics and young voters, all of which are core Obama constituencies. “The president’s campaign, if you will, focused on giving targeted groups a big gift,” Romney said. Many Republican officials, eager to move on quickly after the loss, disputed Romney’s comments and urged the party to focus on being more inclusive. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama was looking forward to having a “useful discussion” with his former competitor. But he said there was no formal agenda for the lunch. DIGITAL TV the school lunch programs in the three schools, and each of the school principals recapped special activities and concerns in their respective schools. Attending the meeting were Superintendent Bookman, Rhonemus, treasurer/CFO. and Board members, Ryan Mahr, Larry Tucker, Roger Abbott, Todd Snowden and Ron Logan. Meetings of the Board of Education for December were changed from the usual meeting dates to Tuesday, Dec. 4, and Tuesday, Dec. 18. HIGH-SPEED INTERNET DIGITAL PHONE Offers may be available now in your area from Acceller, Inc. for these top service providers: * BUNDLES STARTING AS LOW AS $89/mo. For first 12 months FIND OUT MORE BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-866-636-5984 By Acceller, Inc., an authorized retailer. *Geographic and service restrictions apply to all services. Call to see if you qualify. �The Daily Sentinel THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012 Sports mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Riffle named to Class AAA all-state volleyball team Bryan Walters bwalters@heartlandpublications.com CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Point Pleasant senior Kaci Riffle was the lone Mason County selection to the 2012 all-state volleyball squad, as voted on by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Riffle, a middle hitter for the Lady Knights, was an honorable mention choice in Class AAA after leading PPHS to a 15-21 overall mark — the best for the program since the turn of the millennium. Cassie Weaver of Cabell Midland was named the first team captain in Class AAA, while Paige Warner of Parkersburg was selected as the second team captain. Neither Wahama nor Hannan had a representative on the Class A teams announced last week. 2012 Class AAA all-state volleyball teams First Team Cassie Weaver, Cabell Midland, Sr (captain) Hannah Shreve, George Wasihngton, Sr Corisha Smith, Musselman, Sr Brittany Ritter, Spring Valley, Sr Taylor Lord, Musselman, So Imani Ward, Parkersburg, Sr Anne Patterson, Woodrow Wilson, Sr Abby Brown, Greenbrier East, So Kendra Pemberton, Spring Valley, Sr Sydney Downey, George Washington, Sr Second Team Paige Warner, Parkersburg, Sr (captain) Alexis Williams, Huntington, Sr Carla Gunnewig, Winfield, So Haley Connor, Princeton, Sr Lexi Mourier, George Washington, Sr Taylor Reidel, Cabell Midland, Sr Kaitlin Ferretti, Musselman, So Leah Blend, BuckhannonUpshur, Jr Kaitie Shaver, Greenbrier East, Jr Lexi Spencer, Parkersburg South, Sr Special Honorable Mention Emily Ernest, Woodrow Wil- son; Mackenzie Leigh, Buckhannon-Upshur; Tahje’ Houston, Capital; Cassie Ford, Greenbrier East; Sarah Kelly, Spring Valley; Kaitlyn Semler, Hedgesville; Erin Jerden, Lewis County; Kayla Boggs, University; Madison Smith, Oak Hill; Sara Tennant, John Marshall; Aarron Ward, Logan; Kaitlynn Weaver, Ripley; Meredith Lauerman, South Charleston; Megan Morrison, Parkersburg; Kaylee Dickerson, Shady Spring; Casey Batt, Morgantown; Carly Greer, WheelSee RIFFLE ‌| 8 OVP lands 7 on AllOhio football teams Bryan Walters bwalters@heartlandpublications.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Valley Publishing area landed a total of seven players on the 2012 Associated Press All-Ohio Football List released Tuesday night for Division III and Division IV. Both Gallia County and Meigs County had at least one athlete represented between the two divisions, with Gallia Academy leading that charge with six selections in Division III. Meigs (3-7) had the other area choice in D-4, while River Valley (2-8) did not have a player chosen to the Division IV squad. The Blue Devils (9-3) went unbeaten in league play en route to their first Southeastern Ohio Athletic League championship since 2004, then both qualified for and won their first playoff game since the 2006 campaign. Those accomplished did not go unnoticed, as GAHS had one first team selection, one third team selection and four special mention honorees. Junior Ty Warnimont — recently named the AP Southeast District Defensive Player of the Year — came away with a first team defensive selection at linebacker, while junior Wade Jarrell was chosen to the third team offense as a quarterback. Warnimont recorded 62 tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception during the regular season, while Jarrell posted 1,871 yards of total offense — 772 rushing yards and 1,099 passing yards — through 10 weeks of play. Senior center Caleb Camp- bell, senior defensive lineman Austin Gragg and senior defensive back Cody Russell were all given special mention honors in Division III, as was sophomore kicker Dylan Saunders. Quarterbacks Tommy Iammarino (Chagrin Falls), Mason Mamarella (Dover) and Jalen Santoro (Bellevue) were selected as the D-3 offensive players of the year, while Brandon Flucas (Thurgood Marshall) and Dante Booker (Akron SVSM) were chosen as the top defenders in Division III. Tory Strock of Napoleon and Craig Clarke of Zanesville Maysville shared coach of the year honors in D-3 as well. The Marauders’ lone representative was senior Dillon Boyer, who came away with special mention honors in Division IV as an all-purpose offensive back. Ja’Wuan Woodley of Bishop Hartley and Trent Smart of Clinton-Massie were respectively named the offensive and defensive players of the year in Division IV. Coach of the year honors were shared between Cliff Walton (Gates Mills Hawken), Brett McLean (St. Clairsville) and Joe Harbour (Creston Norwayne). The seven local athletes chosen to the 2012 All-Ohio squads in D-3 and D-4 were first team selections on the Southeast District Football Teams recently released by the AP. A complete list of the Division III and Division IV All-Ohio Football Teams are available on our websites at mydailytribune.com or mydailysentinel.com Alex Hawley | Daily Sentinel Gallia Academy sophomore Kendra Barnes (3) drives past South Gallia’s Meghan Caldwell, left, and Lesley Small (15) during Tuesday night’s non-conference girls basketball contest in Mercerville, Ohio. Blue Angels edge South Gallia, 39-37 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — A comeback that came up short. The South Gallia girls basketball team battled back from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to tie the game up with 1:29 remaining, but the Lady Rebels could not catch the visiting Blue Angels during a 39-37 GAHS victory. South Gallia (1-1) began the game with a quick three points but GAHS (1-0) answered with three points of their own at the 5:00 mark. The Lady Rebels went on a 9-2 run to end the opening canto with the 12-5 advantage. Gallia Academy battled back and took it’s first lead of the game at the 5:00 mark of the second quarter. GAHS hit four free throws to end the quarter and led 21-16 at half. The Blue Angels out scored South Gallia 11-3 in the third period and held the 32-19 lead headed into the finale. South Gallia scored 10 unanswered points to open the fourth period and the Lady Rebels were in striking distance. The Lady Rebels managed to tie the game twice but GAHS prevailed with the 39-37 victory. Micah Curfman led the victors with 14 points, two steals and five assists. Chelsy Slone finished with eight points six rebounds and three blocks. Kendra Barnes and Halley Barnes each finished with six points, while Halley Barnes finished with a game-high nine rebounds. Hannah Loveday rounded out the GAHS scoring with five points, while finishing with eight rebounds. South Gallia’s offensive attack was led by Jasmyne Johnson led SGHS with eight points, followed by Ellie Bostic, Rachel Johnson and Sara Bailey with six points each. Bostic had a team-high six rebounds and four assists. Meghan Caldwell and Lesley Small each finished with four points while Mikayla Poling finished with three points and two steals. The Blue Angels were 15-of-27 (55.6 percent) from the field, 4-of9 (44.4 percent) from beyond the arc and 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) from the free throw line. GAHS had 33 rebounds and 23 turnovers in the triumph. South Gallia shot 11-of-47 (23.4 percent) from the field, 1-of-9 (11.1 percent) from three point range, and 14-of-23 (60.9 percent) from the free throw line. The Lady Rebels pulled down 15 rebounds on the night while committing 14 turnovers. Court: 1-year suspension for OSU case lawyer OVP file photo Gallia Academy junior quarterback Wade Jarrell (13) runs away from a Licking Heights tackler during this Week 2 file photo of a football game played at Memorial Field in Gallipolis, Ohio. Jarrell, the 2012 Gridiron Glory Player of the Year, was one of six Blue Devils selected to the AP All-Ohio football team in Division III. OVP Sports Schedule Thursday, Nov. 29 Boys Basketball OVCS vs. Cross Lanes at Calvary, 4:45 Girls Basketball Gallia Academy at River Valley, 6 p.m. South Gallia at Eastern, 6 p.m. Fairland at Meigs, 6 p.m. Waterford at Wahama, 6 p.m. Southern at Federal Hocking, 6 p.m. Chesapeake at OVCS, 6 p.m. URG Sports Women’s Basketball at UVA-Wise, 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball at UVA-Wise, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 Boys Basketball Gallia Academy at Rock Hill, 6 p.m. River Valley at Eastern, 6 p.m. Warren at Meigs, 6 p.m. South Gallia vs. OVCS at URG, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball OVCS vs. South Gallia at URG, 5:30 Point Pleasant at Cabell Midland, 6 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at Athens tri-meet, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 Class A Football Championship (3) Wahama vs. (4) Madonna at Wheeling Island Stadium, 7 p.m. Wrestling Wahama, River Valley at Meigs Inv., 10 a.m. Swimming River Valley at Chillicothe, 2:30 URG Sports Women’s Basketball at Pikeville, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball at Pikeville, 4 p.m. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended for one year the law license of an attorney whose emails to Jim Tressel triggered an ongoing scandal and NCAA investigation that cost the football coach his job at Ohio State University. At issue was whether Columbus attorney Christopher Cicero violated professional rules of conduct that prohibit revealing information from meetings with a client or a prospective client. The 5-2 court decision followed the recommendation of a disciplinary board that argued Cicero wrongly discussed interviews with tattoo parlor owner Edward Rife, a potential client. However, the court overruled the board’s recommendation for a six-month suspension. Cicero sent emails to Tressel in April 2010, warning him that players were selling memorabilia or trading them for tattoos. The email traffic sparked the scandal and ended Tressel’s Ohio State tenure. An NCAA investigation also led to a bowl ban this year, reductions in scholarships and the loss of Ohio State’s $389,000 share of the Big Ten bowl pot a year ago. The entire 2010 season also was vacated. Ohio State just completed a 12-0 season and is ranked No. 4 in the AP poll. Justice Judith Lanzinger said the case went to the heart of the importance of confidentiality between a prospective client and an attorney. “Prospective clients trust that their confidences will be protected when they engage in an initial consultation with an attorney,” Lanzinger wrote. “Cicero’s almost immediate dissemination of the detailed information that Rife provided on April 15 directly violated that trust.” Justices Evelyn Lundberg Stratton and Terrence O’Donnell dissented, saying they would have imposed a six-month suspension. “Cicero’s intentions were not for personal aggrandizement or personal gain, as found by the majority, but were to alert the coach about misconduct by his players that could affect the team,” Stratton wrote. “His request that such information be held confidential does not support the notion that he was trying to seek fame,” she said. Cicero’s lawyer said he was disappointed with the decision, saying he and his client had considered even a six-month suspension “a little harsh.” “We ended up losing for a year a really, really great lawyer who practices in a difficult area — felony criminal law,” said attorney John Gonzales. He didn’t know Cicero’s plans for the year, adding they hadn’t expected the decision so soon. Cicero met with Rife on April 2, 2010, according to court documents, and again 13 days later to discuss whether Cicero would represent him in a federal drug trafficking case, according to a complaint against him by the Disciplinary Counsel of the Ohio Supreme Court. Cicero, an Ohio State football player in the early 1980s, denied meeting with Rife on April 2. 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Bids shall be sealed and marked as Bid for the Rutland Civic Center Electrical and Plumbing Upgrade Project and mailed or delivered to: Meigs County Commissioners Courthouse Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 Attention of bidders is called to all of the requirements contained in this bid packet, particularly to the Federal Labor Standards Provisions and Davis-Bacon Wages, various insurance requirements, various equal opportunity provisions, and the requirement for a payment bond and performance bond for 100% of the contract price. No bidder may withdraw his bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The Meigs County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Tom Anderson, President 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. 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Specifications, and bid forms may be secured at the office of Meigs County Grants Office, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769- Phone # 740-992-7908 . A deposit of 0 dollars will be required for each set of plans and specifications check made payable to . The full amount will be returned within thirty (30) days after receipt of bids. Contractors must be certified to bid on the project. Each bid must be accompanied by either a bid bond in an amount of 100% of the bid amount with a surety satisfactory to the aforesaid Meigs County Commissioners or by certified check, cashiers check, or letter of credit upon a solvent bank in the amount of not less thanLegals 10% of the bid amount in favor of the aforesaid Meigs County Commissioners . Bid Bonds shall be accompanied by Proof of Authority of the official or agent signing the bond. The Engineer’s Estimate for the electrical upgrade is $40,000. The Engineer’s estimate for the plumbing upgrade is $6,700. Bids shall be sealed and marked as Bid for the Rutland Civic Center Electrical and Plumbing Upgrade Project and mailed or delivered to: Meigs County Commissioners Courthouse Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 Attention of bidders is called to all of the requirements contained in this bid packet, particularly to the Federal Labor Standards Provisions and Davis-Bacon Wages, various insurance requirements, various equal opportunity provisions, and the requirement for a payment bond and performance bond for 100% of the contract price. No bidder may withdraw his bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The Meigs County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Tom Anderson, President Meigs County Commissioners 11/29 12/4 12/11 The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com �Thursday, November 29, 2012 Sports Briefs EHS Holiday Biddy Basketball Tourney TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The boys and girls basketball teams at Eastern High School will be hosting a Biddy Basketball Tournament for both boys and girls teams in grades 4-6 at the EHS gymnasium. The fundraiser event will start on Saturday, Dec. 22, and run through Sunday, Dec. 30. The deadline to enter a team is Monday, Dec. 17. There is an entry fee and each team is guaranteed three games —which includes two pool-play games and a tournament contest. For more information, contact EHS boys coach Corey Britton at (419) 934-5891 or by email at brittonc2@gmail.com. You may also contact EHS girls coach John Burdette at (740) 541-7132. WVU C Madsen among 21 seniors in final home game CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Joe Madsen has seen more changes than a light bulb at West Virginia. Only two months after Rich Rodriguez left for Michigan, Madsen signed a letter-of-intent to play football for the Mountaineers under newly christened coach Bill Stewart in February 2008. Recruited as a tackle out of Chardon (Ohio) High School, Madsen moved up through the ranks at center and earned his first career as a redshirt freshman in 2009. Madsen saw the Mountaineers go from a run-based spread system under Rodriguez and Stewart to second-year coach Dana Holgorsen’s pass-happy offense that’s thrived under Geno Smith. In the final home game for 21 West Virginia seniors on Saturday, Madsen will make his school-record 50th career start when the Mountaineers (6-5, 3-5 Big 12) play Kansas (1-10, 0-8). The emotions began to hit Madsen in practice this week when right guard Jeff Braun, another senior, looked at him and said, “Last Tuesday — ever.” “I kind of just took a breath and thought, ‘Wow, almost done,’” Madsen said. “It feels like yesterday that I was going out there and not knowing what I was doing, and just scared to death. But now it’s almost over and it’s been fun.” For Madsen and many of the other seniors, their careers started with a 33-20 win over Championship Subdivision member Liberty. “I do remember the first one, because it was definitely the scariest,” he said. “I walked out of the tunnel and there were 64,000 fans and you’re thinking ‘This is amazing.’ I don’t even remember who we played. But I remember walking out.” Actually, the West Virginia player who’s been on the field the longest is Josh Jenkins, a backup guard in five games in 2008. He missed last season with an injured left knee. It was Jenkins who, on Signing Day 2008, went to the podium at Parkersburg High School wearing a Michigan cap, then threw it to the floor in a swipe at Rodriguez and put on a WVU cap to announce his intentions. Jenkins was on the field at times in 2008 when Pat White was weaving his way to an NCAA record for career rushing yards by a quarterback. And his blocking has helped Smith to rewrite the school’s record book for a passer. “I’ve been here a long time,” Jenkins said. “This is my last opportunity. I’m going to make the best of it.” Smith and wide receiver Tavon Austin are the most notable of the seniors, whose accomplishments include last year’s one-sided Orange Bowl win over Clemson. Riffle From Page 6 ing Park; Cassidy Ferrari, Hedgesville Honorable Mention Kassidy Lemons, Spring Valley; Delaney Najar, Princeton; Jen Hatton, Morgantown; Sara Ferguson, Winfield; Ronni Vance, Logan; Kayleigh Rexroad, Parkersburg South; Angela Staffileno, Brooke; Karli Boober, Martinsburg; Jolyn Jurek, Musselman; Kaci Riffle, Point Pleasant; Sarah Arthur, George Washington; Jenny Brumfield, Cabell Midland; Sheree Claybourne, Riverside; Kelsey Robertson, Shady Spring; Maura James, St. Albans; Adriana Thomas, Woodrow Wilson; Elizabeata Leinhart, Washington The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 www.mydailysentinel.com O’Brien named Big Ten coach of year PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien on Tuesday was named the Big Ten’s coach of the year, earning allocates from fellow coaches and the sportswriters reporting on the conference. O’Brien, then the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator, was hired earlier this year to replace Hall of Fame head coach Joe Paterno, who was fired last year in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against now imprisoned assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. O’Brien led the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 record, going 6-2 in conference play. His eight wins are the most by a first-year Penn State coach. Six Penn State players obtained first-team All-Big Ten status under his coaching. “This is a fantastic honor; it’s very humbling,” O’Brien said in a statement. “Any time you are named coach of the year, it has a lot to do with two groups of people — it’s your coaching staff and obviously your players.” In addition to coach of the year honors, the Big Ten on Tuesday named Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller offensive player of the year and his Abby Drey | MCT photo Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien runs onto the field ahead of the team prior to Penn State’s 24-13 win over Temple on Sept. 22 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Penn. Buckeye teammate, John Simon, defensive player of the year. Miller, who averaged 275 yards in total offense per game, rushed for 1,271 yards this season, ranking him second in that category in conference record books. “I’m grateful for this moment and this honor,” Miller said. “And I am very thankful for the coaches we have and for their work- ing so hard with us.” Simon started 37 consecutive games for the Buckeyes before a knee injury sidelined him for the final game of the season, a 26-21 win over Michigan. The defensive end called his honor a team award, crediting the play of his defensive teammates. “I praise those guys for helping me get this and that is what it is all about,” he said. Penn State defensive end Deion Barnes was named the conference’s freshman player of the year. A redshirt freshman, Barnes led the Nittany Lions with six sacks. He was tied for fourth in the conference with three forced fumbles. “It feels good,” Barnes said of the honor. “But I am looking forward to next season. I need to play better than I did this year.” ACC presidents vote to add Louisville as member Aaron Beard The Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday that its presidents and chancellors unanimously voted to add Louisville as the replacement for Maryland. ACC Commissioner John Swofford said Louisville was the best fit for the league following Maryland’s announcement last week that it would join the Big Ten in 2014. “When you look at Louisville, you see a university and an athletic program that has all the arrows pointed up — a tremendous uptick there, tremendous energy,” Swofford said on a teleconference. “It’s always an overall fit in every respect and I think that’s what we found.” Louisville is the fourth school in 15 months and seventh in the past decade to leave the Big East for the ACC. Pittsburgh and Syracuse announced their move in September 2011 and will join the league next year, while Notre Dame said two months ago that it would eventually join in all conference sports except football. Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich said it was hard not to worry about constantly shifting conference alignments and whether the school might be left out when everything finally settles. Louisville was a candidate to join the Big 12 last year before that league took West Virginia. “We wanted to make sure all our opportunities were looked at,” Jurich said. “But having the opportunity to go into the ACC is I think second to none, especially for our community around here. … I can just tell you from our standpoint, we couldn’t be in a better fit.” Court From Page 6 partner, a former client of Cicero, wasn’t involved with drug dealing or memorabilia sales. Rife’s house had been raided April 1 by federal drug investigators and Cicero wanted to know if Joseph Epling, his client and Rife’s business partner, was involved in the case. “Eddie Rife was never going to be my client in this case at all,” Cicero told a three-member disciplinary panel at the Ohio Supreme Court last year. “I saw him as an ally and resource for Mr. Epling. That’s how I viewed Mr. Rife’s purpose in my office.” Rife pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering last year and was sentenced to three years in prison. It was emails Cicero sent to Tressel in April 2010, warning him that players were selling memorabilia or trading them for tattoos, that helped launch the scandal. In those emails, Cicero seemed to make it clear that he may have taken on Rife as a client. “If he retains me, and he Miscellaneous may, I will try to get these items back,” Cicero wrote in an April 16, 2010, email. “I have to sit tight and wait to see if he retains me, but at least he came in last night to do a face to face with me,” Cicero wrote later that day. Cicero and his attorneys argued the emails sent to Tressel were only meant to warn the coach about his players’ actions and shouldn’t be read as a breach of confidentiality, since —they argued — Rife was not a client. Ohio’s legal conduct rules generally prohibit at- torneys from divulging any information they received from someone who might be a prospective client. News of the memorabilia sales emerged in December 2010. In March 2011, the university discovered that Tressel had known about the sales since the previous April and said nothing. That was a violation of both NCAA rules and Tressel’s contract, which required the prompt reporting of any knowledge of such player infractions. Tressel resigned under pressure in May 2011. �Thursday, November 29, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, November 29, 2012 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012: This year you often feel challenged by others. As a result, you are unusually verbal and frequently get into heated discussions. Use any criticism you receive to strengthen your ideas. If you are single, you could meet your next sweetie, so be sure to check out people with care. Make plenty of time for social activities as well. If you are attached, the two of you will experience an easier year than in the recent past. You will revitalize your bond through sharing more. GEMINI is even more verbal than you are! The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You know exactly how to get someone’s attention, and you put your energy where it counts. You could be surprised at how a little provocation goes a long way with a higher-up. Be sure to use diplomacy. Tonight: How about dinner for two? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might be quite tied to a situation that could involve some travel. Whether the person who attracts your interest is a loved one, a friend or a professional associate, it makes no difference. You will put forth your best efforts when dealing with him or her. Tonight: Time for treats. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Listen to the drumbeats. You need to be more responsive to someone who could be a bit touchy at times. If you have a problem doing this, you might want to consider changing the nature of the relationship. Clear out your to-do list quickly. Tonight: Visit with some friends. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Make an effort to contact someone who is alone often. This person appreciates your compassion more than you realize. Listen to what he or she has to share. Your creativity is stimulated by interacting with others. Tonight: Vanish while you can. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Throw yourself 100 percent into whatever you need to do. Your energy is high, and your mind is keen. With this combination, you can accomplish nearly anything. Know that a loved one is coming from a caring position in a discussion, even if you do not like what you hear. Tonight: Join your friends. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Choose your words carefully when dealing with a child or a loved one. No matter what age you are, you will want to relate to the opposite sex on a friendly basis. Be aware that someone is observing you. Take care of your responsibilities. Tonight: A must appearance. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Keep reaching out for more information. You tend to see much more than others because you are detached and can weigh the pros and cons. Read between the lines with a loved one who might be putting him- or herself at a distance. Tonight: Act out a daydream. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Relate on a one-on-one level with others, and you could be amazed by what occurs. People will open up more, and you’ll be able to resolve problems far more quickly. If you are attached, you might want to make a caring gesture toward your significant other. Tonight: Keep it light. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Others come forward and express a need to share more. Use care if their ideas involve you spending a lot of money. It could be far more costly than what is being presented. Someone you meet today could be problematic in some way. Tonight: Get errands out of the way. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You get a lot done quickly. A friendship comes through in a meeting. You always knew that this person supported your ideas, and now you are aware that there is more than just friendship between you. Approach this situation with care. Tonight: Play it relaxed. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Your mischievous side emerges, perhaps because you sense some fun on the horizon. Your creativity opens up a situation with a boss or an older friend. Relax. Worry less about time management and getting everything done. Tonight: You cannot help but be naughty! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Focus on a matter involving real estate and your long-term goals. For some of you, this might involve a domestic situation; for others, a professional issue. Express only the goals that are relative to the present situation. Others will support them. Tonight: Head home first. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Thursday, November 29, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Reds sign P Broxton to 3-year, $21 million deal CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds signed Jonathan Broxton to a three-year, $21 million contract on Wednesday, giving the NL Central champions a potential closer and a chance to reconfigure their starting rotation. Broxton came to the Reds last July in a trade with Kansas City and was part of their push toward the playoffs. He filled in as the closer when Aroldis Chapman came down with a tired shoulder and had four saves in six chances overall with a 2.82 ERA, impressing the Reds. Now they have the option of turning Chapman into a starter, which was the plan last season until closer Ryan Madson tore up his pitching elbow. The Reds have told Chapman to prepare for next season as a starter, although they haven’t committed to Broxton as the closer. “Nothing’s in stone right now,” assistant general manager Bob Miller said. “We told (Chapman) before he left to prepare because that’s the hardest part — starter. When we talked to Jonathan we said he was going to be at the back end of the bullpen. What happens depends on spring training and how things play out in the offseason.” Broxton’s deal pays him a $4 million base salary in 2013, $7 million in 2014 and $9 million in 2015. There’s a club option for another year at $9 million with a $1 million buyout. He also got a limited no-trade provision. Broxton gets to pick 10 teams each year that would be acceptable in a trade. If he’s dealt, the club option becomes a mutual option and the buyout increases by $1 million. Broxton wanted a multiyear deal so he could settle in one place. He didn’t insist on assurances he’d be a closer. “I went into the offseason with an open mind,” Broxton said, on a conference call. “I’ve got experience in both roles. Even if Chapman doesn’t work out as a starter, he can come back in and fill in as the closer. I’ll be happy to throw the eighth (inning). It doesn’t matter. You saw what he did last year.” It’s Cincinnati’s second big decision of the offseason. The Reds also brought back manager Dusty Baker on a two-year deal. Cincinnati also would like to upgrade its leadoff spot in the batting order. The 28-year-old Broxton missed most of the 2011 season with the Dodgers because of a bone spur in his elbow that required surgery. He agreed to a $4 million, one-year deal with Kansas City last season, starting Bonds, Clemens, Sosa on Hall ballot for first time NEW YORK (AP) — The most polarizing Hall of Fame debate since Pete Rose will now be decided by the baseball shrine’s voters: Do Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa belong in Cooperstown despite drug allegations that tainted their huge numbers? In a monthlong election sure to become a referendum on the Steroids Era, the Hall ballot was released Wednesday, and Bonds, Clemens and Sosa are on it for the first time. Bonds is the all-time home run champion with 762 and won a record seven MVP awards. Clemens took home a record seven Cy Young trophies and is ninth with 354 victories. Sosa ranks eighth on the homer chart with 609. Yet for all their HRs, RBIs and Ws, the shadow of PEDs looms large. “You could see for years that this particular ballot was going to be controversial and divisive to an unprecedented extent,” Larry Stone of The Seattle Times wrote in an email. “My hope is that some clarity begins to emerge over the Hall of Fame status of those linked to performance-enhancing drugs. But I doubt it.” More than 600 longtime members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America will vote on the 37-player ballot. Candidates require 75 percent for induction, and the results will be announced Jan. 9. Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza and Curt Schilling also are among the 24 firsttime eligibles. Jack Morris, Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines are the top holdover candidates. If recent history is any indication, the odds are solidly stacked against Bonds, Clemens and Sosa. Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro both posted Cooperstown-caliber stats, too, but drug clouds doomed them in Hall voting. Some who favor Bonds and Clemens claim the bulk of their accomplishments came before baseball got wrapped up in drug scandals. They add that PED use was so prevalent in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s that it’s unfair to exclude anyone because so many who-didand-who-didn’t questions remain. Many fans on the other side say drug cheats — suspected or otherwise — should never be afforded the game’s highest individual honor. Either way, this election is baseball’s newest hot button, generating the most fervent Hall arguments since Rose. The discussion about Rose was moot, however — the game’s career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban in 1989 after an investigation concluded he bet on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds, and that barred him from the BBWAA ballot. The BBWAA election rules allow voters to pick up to 10 candidates. As for criteria, this is the only instruction: “Voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.” That leaves a lot of room for interpretation. “Everyone has their own way of dealing with the issue, and in the absence of hard and fast rules, there will continue to be a wide diversity of opinions,” Stone said. Clemens was acquitted this summer in federal court on six counts that he lied and obstructed Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds was found guilty in 2011 by a federal court jury on one count of obstruction of justice, ruling he gave an evasive answer in 2003 to a grand jury looking into the distribution of illegal steroids. Bonds is appealing the verdict. McGwire is 10th on the career home run list with 583, but has never received even 24 percent in his six Hall tries. Big Mac has admitted to using steroids and human growth hormone. as a setup man for closer Joakim Soria. He assumed the closing role in March, when Soria had to have reconstructive elbow surgery. Broxton had 23 saves in 27 chances for Kansas City. He was surprised when the Reds traded for him, looking to upgrade their setup situation as they closed in on the playoffs. Broxton’s agent, B.B. Abbott, talked to several teams about a multiyear deal before deciding to stick with the Reds, who expect to be a contender. Cincinnati has won the division two of the last three years, losing in the first round of the playoffs both times. The Reds signed Madson as their closer a year ago, giving him a one-year contract for $8.5 million. There was a mutual option for 2013 at $11 million with a $2.5 million buyout. Madson blew out his elbow during spring training and chose to become a free agent under his buyout. The Reds expressed an interest in keeping Madson while he continues his comeback from reconstructive elbow surgery. He signed a one-year deal on Wednesday with the Angels. The Reds planned to use Chapman as a starter last season, seeing how his 100 mph fastball fared in his more accustomed role. When Madson got hurt along with Cincinnati’s two setup relievers during spring training, the Reds moved Chapman to the bullpen and Baker eased him into the closing role. Chapman saved 27 consecutive chances and was 38 of 43 overall in save opportunities with a 1.55 ERA in 68 appearances. The Reds are hoping to give him a chance to make the rotation next season. Gruden: No offer to coach Vols with Browns’ stake KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jon Gruden says he hasn’t received an offer to coach the Tennessee Volunteers in a deal that would include becoming part owner of the Cleveland Browns. Memphis television station WREG reported Gruden was weighing a Tennessee offer that would give him a piece of the Browns, who are owned by Jimmy Haslam — brother of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Their father, Jim Haslam, played on Tennessee’s 1951 national championship team and has donated millions of dollars to the university. Gruden, a former NFL coach and current ESPN analyst, said Wednesday on ESPN’s “Mike & Mike In The Morning” show that there is “no truth” to the report. “I like what I’m doing,” said Gruden, who was a graduate assistant with the Volunteers and whose wife Cindy is a former Tennessee cheerleader. “I’m just trying to hang on to the job I have, to be honest with you.” Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis said the report was inaccurate. “Jimmy Haslam has no involvement in the University of Tennessee head coaching search, and the report that Jon Gruden would potentially have an ownership stake in the Browns is completely erroneous,” Gulkis said. Tennessee is seeking to replace Derek Dooley, who was fired Nov. 18 after going 15-21 in three seasons. Volunteers athletic department spokesman Jimmy Stanton said the university would not discuss details of its coaching search. “We won’t talk about any of the dynamics of the search until it is finalized,” Stanton said. Gruden, 49, helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl in the 2002 season. He posted a combined 100-85 record and won five division titles in 11 years as an NFL head coach with the Oakland Raiders (1998-2001) and Tampa Bay (2002-08). Gruden began his coaching career as a graduate assistant on Johnny Majors’ Tennessee staff in 1986-87, but he hasn’t worked in the college ranks since a oneyear stint as Pittsburgh’s wide receivers coach in 1991. His other college experience includes one year as Southeast Missouri State’s passing game coordinator (1988) and one season as the University of Pacific’s wide receivers coach (1989). Brandon Weeden cleared to practice with Browns BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden is practicing three days after sustaining a concussion and will likely start Sunday against Oakland. Weeden was injured in the final minutes of Sunday’s 20-14 win over Pittsburgh. Weeden banged his head against teammate Joe Thomas’ leg as he fell after throwing an incompletion. Weeden was taken to the locker room and backup Colt McCoy came in for two series to close out Cleveland’s second win in 18 games against the Steelers. Weeden was on the practice field Wednesday as the Browns (3-8) began preparing for the Raiders (3-8). Weeden took part in all the drills during the portion of practice open to the media. On Tuesday night, Weeden attended the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game against Phoe- nix, an indication he was cleared to practice by doctors. Browns coach Pat Shurmur said unless Weeden suffers an unexpected setback, the 29-year-old will make his 12th straight start. Shurmur said McCoy may get a few more snaps this week but “we’re moving ahead with Brandon.” Weeden finished 17 of 26 for 158 yards with a touchdown and an interception before he was injured. He has thrown 12 TD passes this season and 13 interceptions. His 55.9 completion percentage is 32nd in the league as is his 70.9 rating. Browns return specialist Josh Cribbs is not on the practice field. He sustained a shoulder injury against the Steelers. Also, Browns safety Usama Young remains sidelined with a concussion he received in Sunday’s game. Bengals finally get running game moving 60372829 CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals’ offense is developing into a lot more than just Dalton-to-Green, one of the main reasons they’re back in the playoff chase. Finally, they’ve figured out how to run the ball. Cincinnati has won three lopsided games in a row largely because the running game has finally gotten in gear. After struggling to find running room for the first half of the season, BenJarvus Green-Ellis has put together 100-yard rushing games the last two weeks. Green-Ellis ran for a season-high 129 yards during a 34-10 win over the Raiders on Sunday that included the two longest runs of his career — 48 and 39 yards. The difference is noticeable. “Confidence plays a big role,” offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said. “Those guys love to run the ball and it takes the pressure off the quarterback. When you have success running the ball, guys come off (the snap) harder. “You can see our running game fluctuates from week to week, but they are buying into the system and doing a great job.” The Bengals (6-5) head to San Diego this weekend trying to stay in the mix for a playoff spot. They’re tied with Pittsburgh for the AFC’s second wild card, although the Steelers won their headto-head meeting at Paul Brown Stadium this season. It should be a much tougher test in San Diego. The Bengals ran for a season-high 189 yards overall in a 28-6 win over Kansas City, which has only one victory all season. They followed that with 221 yards rushing against the Raiders, who have lost four straight and given up the most points in the NFL. The Chargers are tied for fifth-best run defense in the league, along with the Steelers. “We’ve got to keep this going,” quarterback Andy Dalton said. “The running game has done a great job the last two weeks. We’ve got to keep the balance.” The run game has improved as the middle of the line has developed. The Bengals suffered two significant injuries on the line during preseason. Left guard Travelle Wharton suffered a season-ending knee injury during the first preseason game. Center Kyle Cook hurt his right ankle in the final preseason game and needed surgery. Rookie Kevin Zeitler was given the starting job at right guard in preseason. � 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 11. November 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. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper 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 November 29, 2012 barton hatfield huffman mcclellan riley