http://66.213.69.5/files/original/6b24034ee308113f5e140ad92d25fc20.pdf 382a0f00502e71c4b38838820b95ace8 PDF Text Text Quilters support church, Page 2 Prep track and field results, Page 10 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 55 THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Chicken & Noodle dinner planned Ohio Department of Development awards Pomeroy $500K RACINE — The Friendship Circle of the Carmel Sutton United Methodist Church will have a chicken and noodle dinner at the church building Sunday at 12:30 p.m. There is no change for the dinner although donations will be taken for local mission work. POMEROY — The Village of Pomeroy is one of three communities awarded major funding from the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) to make critical improvements to their wastewater and sewer systems. ODOD announced the awards this week, stating the grants are from the federally funded Water Annual horse fun show PORTLAND — The Ohio River Producer’s (Racine-Southern FFA Alumni) Annual Horse Fun Show Season kicks off on Saturday, April 16 at the show ring behind the Portland Community Center. The area opens at 10 a.m. and show starts at 11 a.m. All profits from the show go toward maintaining the center and show arena. Questions, call Bruce McKelvey at 590-9936 or 843-5216. Holy week services POMEROY — St. John Lutheran Church and Grace Episcopal Church will have Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. on April 21 and Good Friday service at 7 on April 22, at the Episcopal Church. Pastor Linea Warmke will preside. University of Rio Grande senior exhibit RIO GRANDE — An exhibition of fine and graphic arts featuring the works of three senior fine arts majors of the University of Rio Grande will be held in the Esther Allen Greer Museum gallery, April 12-22. The three seniors exhibiting are Bradley Urwin, Vinton; Dustin Beach, Vinton; and Derek Weber, Pomeroy. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held 6 to 8 p.m. April 14. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact James Allen, Greer Museum gallery director, at (740) 245-7417. WEATHER correct these problems and bring Pomeroy into compliance with Ohio EPA standards. ODOD’s Water and Sanitary Sewer Program helps local governments maintain, improve, and expand water and sanitary sewer systems. Applications for the program are accepted on a continuous basis and are rated against the following criteria: number of persons expected to benefit from the project; ability to leverage funds; program impact; program readiness; and the community's financial capacity and rate structure. Communities with documented health and safety concerns receive priority for funding. Other communities awarded funding were Holmes County (Paint Township), in conjunction Going creative in musical games EOC, critical access still in works for Rocksprings health ʻcampusʼ BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM REEDSVILLE — In observance of ‘Music in the Our Schools” month, the Eastern Elementary School held “Olympic” games for band with 20 fifth and sixth grade students competing for medals through creative musical performances as individuals, in pairs and ensembles. Cris Kuhn, band director, described the event held in the school gymnasium as a day where students played songs chosen to model Olympicstyle events. “The Moguls featured songs with quickly rising and falling note patterns, the 4-Man Bobsled team played songs where four or more students performed together, and the Skeletons featured music with a fast tempo,” Kuhn said. “ The event required students to write their own song in 8 measures, (using quarter notes and half notes), and play their creation before a judge, she said. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in each event based upon the highest scores assessed by the judges. Judges for the event were current members of the EHS Concert Band, Katie Keller, Alex Amos, Brandon Coleman, Marshall Aanestad, David Frank, Larissa Riddle, Hannah and Sanitary Sewer Program, administered by ODOD’s Office of Housing and Community Partnerships. Pomeroy will receive $500,000 to install approximately 2,500 linear feet of sewer lines, replace two lift stations and make upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant. The estimated project cost is more than $1 million and will benefit 567 households, accord- Adams, and Tim Minear. Scores were tallied by official scorers, Frances Kuhn and Marlene Kuhn. During the day the fifth and sixth grade band students participated in 10 musical events — ski jumping, 2-man bobsled, 4-man bobsled, skeleton, snowboard giant slalom, snowboard halfpipe, figure skating pairs, figure skating individual, speed skating and creativity. Sixth graders also participated in moguls. Fifth grade students participating in the event were Selena Honaker, Sarah Bunce, Hannah White, Kayla Lipscomb, Kaitlyn Hawk, Jacob Rees, Garrett Chalfant, Maddie Kuhn, Emily Bunce, Heather Ridenour, Daniel Card, Allyson Miller and Mattie Finlaw. Sixth grade participants were Meghan Short, Sabrina Lauer, Taylynn Rockhold, Grace Adams, Brooke Bearhs, Hannah Barringer and Katlyn Barber. “The event gave the elementary band students the opportunity to form their own teams and learn to perform together musically. They collaborated during rehearsals, developing their unified skills to play together with a good balance of sound, in tune and at a steady beat,” concluded Kuhn. BY BRIAN J. REED High: 70 Low: 54 INDEX 1 SECTION — 10 PAGES Classifieds 7-8 Comics 6 Editorials 4 Sports 8-10 © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Village Council could again consider whether under-speed vehicles will be allowed in town, Mayor Michael Gerlach said. Late last year, a number of residents approached council about allowing these licensed, insured and inspected vehicles on certain streets. Eight Ohio villages and cities already do, but an existing Middleport ordinance, addressing golf carts, prohibit them. Those who would like to see them permitted in the village have been strong in making a distinction between these underspeed vehicles and conventional golf carts. Gerlach broke a 3-3 tie BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Submitted photos The musical Olympics provided a fun time for these fifth graders, left to right, Emily Bunce, Heather Ridenour, Kayla Lipscomb, and Sarah Bunce. on a vote last year to amend the existing ordinance, placing the issue back under consideration before the vehicles are allowed on the streets. Since then, he said, there have been discussions between council members and proponents of the USV’s being allowed on certain streets. Gerlach said the issue may be presented once again to council on Monday. The issue first arose in Middleport when Sheriff Robert Beegle said underspeed vehicles will now be inspected as a requirement for road use outside village limits. State law allows these vehicles to be licensed, after inspection, as long as See Middleport, A5 See ODOD, A5 Site preparation for Family Healthcare planned for other projects Judge Larina Riddle, who plays in the Eastern High School concert band, evaluates Sabrina Lauerʼs performance as a learning part of Easternʼs musical Olympics. Middleport may reconsider underspeed vehicle use BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM ing to ODOD. Last year, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency began to put its foot down concerning violations at Pomeroy’s wastewater treatment plant and lift stations. The lift stations aren’t equipped with backup generators and without the generators, when the power goes out, untreated sewage gets dumped into the Ohio River. The ODOD funding will help ROCKSPRINGS — Site preparation work at the location of the new Family Health Care clinic will also benefit plans for future development there as Meigs County officials continue to pursue emergency and other health care services. County officials envision an emergency room and inpatient facility and a new home for 911 and emergency medical services on that 13-acre site, located at the junction of U.S. 33 and Ohio 833 near the First Southern Baptist Church. Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe said Wednesday dirt being moved for construction of the large medical facility will be relocated to prepare other parts of the site for additional construction as projects are finalized. Work is underway on construction of the new $1 million family health facility, a 10,000 square-foot family care center. County commissioners and other See EOC, A5 Sixth grade participants from the left, Hannah Barringer, Taylynn Rockhold, Katlyn Barber, and Sabrina Lauer go creative in the musical Olympics contest in their quest for a medal. Lean at your own risk Beth Sergent/photo Vera Barringer of Reedsville was careful not to get too close to a portion of the Pomeroy parking lot wall which is in need of repair. High water and general wear and tear have taken a toll on the sandstone, creating a possible hazard which needs repaired, especially before a busy festival season kicks off in June. Addressing the opiate, pain pill epidemic BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM COLUMBUS — There’s a growing epidemic in Southeastern Ohio which is destroying and taking lives — opiate abuse. The problem has become so pervasive, many officials from Meigs and neighboring counties, attended this week’s “Ohio’s Opiate Epidemic: A Summit on Policy, Prevention & Treatment” in Columbus. The featured speaker was Gov. John Kasich and attendees were everyone from addiction treatment specialists to judges. The goal of the summit was to discuss, and ultimately implement, ways to stop Ohio’s opiate epidemic from further damaging lives and communities, including those in Meigs County. Opiates are used to alleviate pain and can be found in pain pills, including the ever popular, Oxycontin. Attending the summit were Juvenile and Probate Judge Scott Powell and his staff, See Epidemic, A5 �Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com L AW YO U C A N U S E Hemlock Quilters donated a quilt Tax abatements exempt real estate for the rebuilding taxes for improvement projects of Hemlock Q: What is tax abate- tions can apply to home- vacant homes. Filling houses can owners as well as busi- vacant ment? Grove Church A: Tax abatement is the nesses. Businesses inter- reduce blight and boost exemption, in whole or in part, of real estate taxes incurred from a specific project. Exemptions can apply to the improved value (new construction or renovation) of a specific property. Incentives are available to homeowners, business owners and developers. Q: What levels of government can grant tax abatement? A: In most Ohio locations, municipalities (cities and villages) typically grant tax abatements. In some instances, however, counties and townships may have authority to grant tax abatements, so you should contact your local government to determine which level of government has authority to offer tax incentives. Under Ohio’s Community Reinvestment Area program, a city, village or county can petition the Ohio Department of Development to confirm that investment in housing in a particular geographical area has been discouraged. Once the Department has confirmed that housing investment in the area is weak, the community may offer real estate tax exemptions to taxpayers who me willing to invest in the area. Such exemp- ested in pursuing this program can contact the local Community Reinvestment Area Officer. The Ohio Enterprise Zone is mother economic development tool that is administered by municipal and county governments. It provides real and personal property tax exemptions to businesses making investments in Ohio. In order to use the Enterprise Zone program, communities must petition to the Ohio Department of Development for certification of a geographical area with a contiguous boundary. Once a zone is certified, communities may enter into negotiated agreements with businesses to invest in the zone. Businesses interested in pursuing this program can contact the local Ohio Enterprise Zone Officer. The Department of Development also provides other programs, including job creation tax credits and public improvement grants. Q, Why are tax abatements granted? A. Particularly in the wake of the recent financial crisis, municipalities want to fill vacant houses and may offer a tax abatement to entice people to purchase these the local economy. Also when a large employer is making a location decision, that decision can have enormous positive economic benefits for the chosen community. Thus, local communities compete for these large employers to locate in their towns. If a business relocates within Ohio, both the community the business is leaving and the community the business is entering may negotiate to share the business’s income taxes for a period of time. Recently commercialized businesses have been reducing the number of their locations and wary of opening new ones. Tax abatements help to attract and retain large businesses to local communities, so communities have good reasons to offer an incentive. (This Law You Can use column was provided by the Ohio State Bar Association. It was prepared by Kira S. Kittoe, an attorney for the city of Garfield Heights, Ohio. The column offers general information about the law. Seek an attorney’s advise before applying this information to a legal problem.) A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Quiz Topic: The Perils of Underemployment With the national unemployment figures stuck at horrifying levels, people are scrambling to grab just about any job they can find just to stay afloat. This short-term strategy has had a way of turning into a long-term survival mode that has made a lot of people miserable. This quiz explores what happens when the job doesn’t fit the skill set of the worker, and how to cope with underemployment. 1. The term “underemployment” can apply to various situations of employed people. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( ) 2. Most people who want full-time jobs have them, and are kept satisfied. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( ) 3. The emotional cost of underemployment is focused on discouraged or depressed workers. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( ) 4. Workers are generally happy to have any job in a recession. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( ) 5. People who are underemployed don’t feel loyal to the company. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( ) 6. Work of some kind is certainly not necessary for human satisfaction. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( ) 7. Social time with friends and family increases when there’s a high underemployment rate. TRUE ( ) FALSE ( ) ANSWERS: 1. TRUE. One type of underemployment is the involuntary use of parttime jobs by people who would prefer to be working at a full-time job. Another involves a job in which the skills needed are below the level of education and skills of the person doing the Dr. Joyce Brothers work. A third occurs when a labor force is retained by a company but is idle or underused part of the time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics definition includes those who have stopped looking for work. All can have a bad effect on emotional or mental health. 2. FALSE. The current underemployment rate is harder to calculate than the employment rate because of people who simply give up looking for a job, or those who are employed part time but wish they had more work. It is estimated that the underemployment rate could be much higher than the unemployment rate, reaching nearly 20 percent, or 30 million, workers. 3. TRUE. Those who have unfulfilling jobs that don’t use their skills find employment to be depressing, and may be mad, worried or anxious. A recent Gallup poll suggested that more than 20 percent of the underemployed surveyed had been told by a medical professional that they had depression. 4. FALSE. Many workers who have jobs but are underemployed find that they are very resentful when not permitted to use their full skill set. If they are unhappy with their work, they tend to be high in job dissatisfaction. This can lead to continued job-searching even though they are currently employed. 5. TRUE. Many workers have been downsized, which affects their view of a new employer when they are hired back to fill in for a let-go employee in a lesser job than what they had before. They may feel less invested in the job, less sure that the company will keep them employed and less sure that there will be job satisfaction. Finally, there is less trust in the new employer across the board. 6. FALSE. Most psychologists agree that some kind of work usually is necessary for the psychological wellbeing of the individual. Those who are deprived of work or meaningful work are more at risk for developing depression, anxiety, insomnia and substance-abuse issues. The community suffers as well when people are not able to band together for financial reasons and fundraising efforts. 7. TRUE. In the recent Gallup poll, more than 50 percent of the underemployed found time to spend up to six hours a day socializing with family and friends. Only 43 percent of those who were fully employed spent the same amount of time socializing with family and friends. It is believed that social activity can lead to less worry and stress. While there is some socializing at work, most businesses frown upon it during business hours, and it may even be prohibited, removing some of its psychological value. If you answered five of the seven questions correctly, you understand the toll of underemployment. (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate The Hemlock Quilters donated a quilt to be used as a fund raising project for the rebuilding of the Hemlock Grove Church which was burned down several months ago. Sara Cullums provided the quilt which was quilted by the Hemlock Grove Quilters of which she is a member. Here Paula Welker holds the bucket with the 1200 tickets sold while Cullums mixes them up and makes the drawing. The winner was Robyn Sargent of Pomeroy. Submitted photo Almost Heaven Mini State Pageant most photogenic winner Deeanna Alexis Sayre, 15, was among the winners in the Almost Heaven Mini State Pageant held in Charleston, W.Va. She won the most photogenic in her division, the overall most photogenic, the prettiest eyes, and was crowned the Ultimate Grand Supreme Queen. Deanna is the daughter of Kurt and Donita Sayre of Mason, W.Va. Submitted photo State president speaks teachersʼ society POMEROY — Beth Archer of Zanesville, state president of Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers Honorary Society, was speaker at the recent meeting of the combined area chapters held at the Vinton County Senior Citizen’s Center in McArthur. Archer spoke on the challenges and joys of being a teacher after which Rosalie Story, Gay Perrin, Marge Fetty, Kathleen Bledsoe and Carol Eberts read quotes from famous teachers. The biennial meeting to be held in Marietta in June was discussed. Members at the recent meeting were from Alpha Omicron chapter (Meigs and Vinton Counties), Beta Alpha chapter (Gallia County) and Delta Epsilon chapter (Jackson County). Jo Ann Hays, president of Alpha Omicron chapter, welcomed Vicki Powell, President of Beta Alpha chapter, and Debby Canter, president of Delta Epsilon chapter. Pam Toon, vice president of Alpha Omicron chapter introduced the speaker Barb Rhodes, Secretary of the Alpha Omicron chapter, provided entertainment. Banquet tickets on sale POMEROY — Sunday, April 10, is the final day to purchase tickets to the Meigs County Grange banquet to be held on April 15 at the Drew Webster Post American Legion hall in Pomeroy. Tickets are $12 each for adults and $10.50 for children. The Sayre Family singers will provide entertainment. Tickets are available from Meigs County Grange Masters Patty Dyer, Rosalie Story, Charles Yost and Ray Midkiff. Tickets are also available by calling Opal Dyer at 752-2805. Community Calendar Public meetings Church events Tuesday, April 12 POMEROY — Bedford Township Trustees regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., town hall. POMEROY — Salisbury Township Trustees, 6:30 p.m. at the home of Manning Roush. Cemetery cleanup in Salisbury Township will begin on April 15. Grave decorations should be removed before then so that cleanup and mowing can begin. TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District Board regular meeting, 7 p.m., TPRSD office. Thursday April 7 MIDDLEPORT — Revival at Old Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, Route 7 and Storys Run Road, 6 p.m. through April 8. Norman Taylor, evangelist. Pastor Ralph Butcher. Everyone welcome. RACINE — Pine Grove Bible Holiness Church, Rowesville Road, Vinton, revival, 7 p.m., starting through Sunday, April 10. Sunday services at 6 p.m., Evangelist Rev. Danny Roush. Friday, April 8 LONG BOTTOM — Dave Spring to sing at Faith Full Gospel Church, 7 p.m. Monday, April 11 HARTFORD, W.VA. — Revival, Church of Christ in Christian Union with Randy Teeters of North Carolina, evangelist, 7 p.m. through Saturday. Special singers, listed Monday though Saturday, Builder Quartet, New Song, New Generation, Henry and Hester Eblin, and Charlie and Ellen Rise. Jim Hughes, pastor. Clubs and organizations Thursday, April 7 CHESTER — Chester-Shade Historical Association, 7 p.m., Chester Courthouse. TUPPERS PLAINS — VFW Ladies Auxiliary 9053, 7 p.m. at the hall. Friday, April 8 POMEROY — Annual spring plant exchange of the Master Gardeners and Extension Agent Hal Kneen, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. If possible take plants to exchange and/or share with others. Saturday, April 9 POMEROY — Delivered Chapter, Christian Motorcyclists Association, 11 a.m., Common Grounds. Monday, April 11 POMEROY — Big Bend Farm Antiques Club, 7:30 p.m., Mulberry Community Center. POMEROY — Meigs County Republican Executive Committee, 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse. Other events Saturday, April 9 SYRACUSE — Benefit gospel sing for the Fall Harvest Gospel Sing, 6:30 p.m., Syracuse Community Church. Featured singers: Victory River Quartet, Jerry and Deana Frederick, Brian & Family Connection, Angela Gibson. 985-3495 for information. Birthdays Saturday, April 9 POMEROY — Mary Grueser of Pomeroy will observe her 90th birthday on April 9. She is now residing at 99300 Oatrey, Thornville, Ohio, 43076. Cards may be sent to her there. �Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page A3 www.mydailysentinel.com Dems back bill to allow recall of Ohio governor BY ANN SANNER ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS — Spurred by a new law that curtails collective bargaining rights for public workers, Democratic lawmakers in Ohio are proposing legislation that would allow voters to recall the governor and members of the General Assembly. The bill has little chance of passing the Republican-controlled Legislature. But its sponsors on Wednesday said Ohioans should be given an opportunity to react to the collective bargaining limits just as voters are in Wisconsin. Sixteen state senators there face recall efforts over a similar union measure. State Rep. Robert Hagan, a Youngstown Democrat, cited what he called “an attack on working people, an attack on organized labor, an attack on the ability to collectively bargain” as reasons he’s co-sponsoring the measure. He said it also had to a lot to do with Gov. John Kasich. “He’s dividing the state,” Hagan said. “He’s hurting the people in this state and we think that this legislation that will be offered will go to the heart of those constituents and voters who have grown disenchanted with this governor.” Mike Dittoe, a spokesman for the House Republicans, said: “The reality is that this is noth- ing more than politics as usual from the minority caucus. We have a process in place in Ohio and the entire United States for keeping or replacing their elected officials. They’re called elections.” Contentious debates over restricting collective bargaining have popped up in statehouses across the country. In Wisconsin, the governor signed into law last month a bill eliminating most of state workers’ collective bargaining rights. Kasich, a first-term Republican, has said his $55.5 billion, two-year state budget counts on unspecified savings from lifting union protections to fill an $8 billion hole. GOP leaders argue that Ohio’s new law, which Kasich signed last week, will help city officials and superintendents better control their costs at a time when they, too, are feeling budget woes. The Ohio law affects more than 350,000 public workers, including police officers, teachers and state employees. It allows unions to negotiate wages but not health care, sick time or pension benefits. It bans strikes and gets rid of automatic pay increases, replacing them with merit raises or performance pay. “We’re not going to dance around this,” Hagan told reporters at a news conference. “This is in fact about what the governor has done, what the Republicans are doing with one-party rule.” Hagan and state Rep. Mike Foley, D-Cleveland, plan to formally introduce the recall bill next week. Starting a governor recall effort would require a petition signed by 15 percent of the number of voters in the last gubernatorial election. For members of the Legislature, it would require signatures from 15 percent of the number of voters in the last general election in the district. The bill would also apply to other statewide officeholders, except judges. Hagan said he did not expect the legislation to pass. But, he added, “I think that they would be foolish not to have some hearings and have this dis- cussion. I think it would be even more foolish for them to stand in the way.” Dittoe said that while House Speaker William Batchelder has not seen the language, the Republican leader believes that all bills should have at least one hearing. The Democrats said at least 17 other states have similar recall provisions, and they got a number of calls from constituents about whether Ohio laws allow for it. “People wanted to know why if they can do it in Wisconsin, why can’t they do it in Ohio — why can’t we do it in Ohio,” Foley said. “They wanted that same right here in Ohio.” Shutdown meeting at White House as time dwindles BY DAVID ESPO ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Time growing short, Congress’ leaders reported progress Wednesday in talks to cut spending and avert a partial government shutdown that the White House warned would hit U.S. combat troops abroad and taxpayer refunds from the IRS at home. President Barack Obama checked in separately by phone with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., then asked the two men to join him at the White House for an evening meeting. He acted after deciding “not enough progress had been made,” said spokesman Jay Carney. Determined to avoid political blame if a shutdown occurs, Boehner said the House would vote Thursday on a oneweek stopgap bill to keep the government open while cutting $12 billion in spending and providing the Pentagon with enough money to stay open until the Sept. 30 end of the budget year. “I think this is the responsible thing to do for the U.S. Congress, and I would hope the Senate can pass it and the president can sign it into law,” he said. He also criticized Obama, though saying he likes the commander in chief personally. “The president isn’t leading,” Boehner said. “He didn’t lead on last year’s budget, and he’s not leading on this year’s budget.” Reid had little good to say about Republicans in his remarks on the Senate floor. “Democrats’ bottom line hasn’t changed. Republicans’ bottom line hasn’t stayed still,” he said, one day after meeting privately with Boehner to try and get talks back on track. Obama has already ruled out the week-long measure Republicans intend to push through the House, and Senate Democrats have labeled it a non-starter. Republican officials said the details of the bill could yet change. But passage of any interim measure is designed to place the onus on the Democratic-controlled Senate to act if a shutdown is to be avoided. The White House used its unmatched megaphone to emphasize the stakes involved in the negotiations, arranging a briefing for the presidential press corps on the ramifications of a partial government shutdown. The officials who spoke did so on condition of anonymity, under rules set by White House aides eager to apply pressure to congressional negotiators. They said military personnel at home and abroad would receive one week’s pay instead of two in their next checks. Among those affected would be troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and the region around Libya. Tax audits would be suspended — welcome news to some, no doubt — but there were unhappy tidings for others. Income tax returns, required to be filed by April 18, would pile up at the IRS, and refunds would be delayed as a result. National parks would close, as would the Smithsonian Institution and its world-class collection of museums clustered along the National Mall within sight of the Capitol. Officials were less clear about the Cherry Blossom Festival, scheduled for this weekend in Washington. NASA spokesman Unemployment falls in three-quarters of US cities BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates are falling in most metro areas across the country, suggesting that recent nationwide gains in hiring are widespread and not limited to a few healthy regions. More than three-quarters of the nation’s 372 largest metro areas reported lower unemployment rates in February than the previous month, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That’s the most to report a decline since September. And more than 300 areas added jobs in February compared to the previous month. That’s a much better showing than January, when most metro areas lost jobs. The gains “are definitely becoming a lot more broad-based,” said Marisa DiNatale, a regional economist at Moody’s Analytics. The metro areas that posted the biggest job gains in February, compared with the previous month, were: Los Angeles-Long Beach, with a gain of 53,600; New York City-Northern New Jersey, a gain of 18,500; and Miami-Fort Lauderdale, up 16,800. Many big cities also saw steep drops in unem- ployment from January to February. The rate dropped from 9.3 percent to 8.8 percent in Phoenix; from 7.3 percent to 6.9 percent in the Austin, Texas metro area; and from 11.5 percent to 10.6 percent in Jacksonville, Fla. The metro employment data is distorted by seasonal trends, such as the layoff of temporary retail employees after the holidays. Since it is not seasonally adjusted, it is more volatile from one month to the next. More than 300 cities have seen their unemployment rates decline in the past year, the best showing since the recession ended in June 2009. And 284 metro areas reported job gains in the past year, also the most since the recession ended. Nationwide, private employers added more than 200,000 jobs in both February and March, the best two-month pace since 2006. The local data is one month behind the national figures. Many of the cities that posted job losses were state capitals. State governments around the country are laying off workers in an effort to reduce huge budget deficits. The Sacramento, Calif. metro area posted the largest job loss over the past year, shedding 13,600 jobs. The Albany, N.Y. region reported the fifth-biggest loss, with 4,900. Sandusky, Ohio reported the biggest percentage increase in its payrolls over the past year, adding 3,100 new jobs, or a 9.6 percent gain. The city is a tourism hub and is benefiting from a renewed willingness among Americans to take vacations. Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., the nation’s third-largest amusement park chain, is based in Sandusky, and so is one of its largest parks, Cedar Point. The chain reported record attendance in 2010. A rebound in auto makers and other manufacturers has benefited many cities in the Midwest. That includes Kokomo, Ind., which reported the secondbiggest percentage gain in jobs in the past year. Lincoln, Neb. reported the nation’s lowest unemployment rate, at 4.2 percent. Bismarck, N.D. posted the secondlowest, at 4.6 percent, followed by Ames, Iowa, Fargo, N.D. and Iowa City, Iowa, all at 4.7 percent. El Centro, Calif. reported the highest unemployment rate, at 26.9 percent, followed by Yuma, Ariz., with 21.5 percent. The two cities are adjacent and include a large number of seasonal farm workers. Bob Jacobs said he was unable to predict what the impact would be on preparations for the shuttle Endeavor’s flight on April 29, or Atlantis’ trip into space on June 28. As for the broader talks, it appeared progress had been made both on spending cuts demanded by Republicans and on a series of unrelated provisions they attached to legislation that was approved almost six weeks ago. A House-passed measure called for $61 billion in cuts, and until recently, the two sides had been working on a framework for $33 billion. Boehner pronounced that insufficient on Tuesday, and floated a $40 billion figure instead. Democrats disputed any suggestion that they had acceded to that, but some, speaking privately, conceded they were willing to go higher than $33 billion, based on the make-up of the cuts included. “I think we’ve made some progress. But we’re not finished, not by a longshot,” Boehner told reporters after a closed-door meeting with the Republican rank and file, the second of the week he has called as he maneuvers his way through the first significant test for a rambunctious new majority determined to cut spending. Reid offered no details in an early morning speech that jabbed Boehner. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, second-ranking in the leadership structure, hinted at move- ment in the talks. “There’s been a direct negotiation — things put on the table that had not been discussed before — and I think we’re moving” toward’ agreement. Apart from the spending cuts, Republicans are demanding Democrats and the White House accept at least some of the conservative policy provisions included in the earlier legislation. Democrats have already ruled out agreeing to stop funding the year-old health care overhaul, or to deny Planned Parenthood all federal money. And Reid has said he will not agree to any of the curbs Republicans want to place on the Environmental Protection Agency. HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR YOUR Gold * Broken or Unwanted Jewelry * Gold Coins * Dental Gold Silver WE PAY * Silver Coins (pre-1965) * Proof sets * Sterling * Old U.S. Currency CASH! DO NOT SELL to anyone until you get our absolute highest offer! 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An Associated Press analysis shows that the substances are increasingly causing users to fall seriously ill, with some suffering seizures and hallucinations. Available in many head shops for as little as $10, the synthetic drugs are often packaged as incense or bath salts, but they do nothing to perfume the air or soften water. As more Americans experiment with them, the results are becoming evident at hospitals: a sharp spike in the number of users who show up with problems ranging from labored breathing and rapid heartbeats to extreme paranoia and delusions. The symptoms can persist for days. “These kids weren’t looking for anything bad to happen,” Mike Rozga said of his son’s death. “The truth is they didn’t know what they had gotten themselves into.” At the request of the AP, the American Association of Poison Control Centers analyzed nationwide figures on calls related to synthetic drugs. The findings showed an alarming increase in the number of people seeking medical attention. At least 2,700 people have fallen ill since January, compared with fewer than 3,200 cases in all of 2010. At that pace, medical emergencies related to synthetic drugs could go up nearly fivefold by the end of the year. “Many of the users describe extreme paranoia,” said Dr. Mark Ryan, director of the Louisiana Poison Center. “The recurring theme is monsters, demons and aliens. A lot of them had suicidal thoughts.” The recent surge in activity has not gone unnoticed by law enforcement and elected officials. The Drug Enforcement Administration recently used emergency powers to outlaw five chemicals found in synthetic pot, placing them in the same category as heroin and cocaine. But manufacturers are quick to adapt, often cranking out new formulas that are only a single molecule apart from the illegal ones. On Wednesday, the Senate’s Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing in Washington to discuss curbing the growth of synthetics. “This is a whole new method of trafficking,” testified Joseph T. Ranznazzisi, deputy assistant administrator in the DEA’s office of diversion control. “We’ve never experienced this before, when the product is just on the shelf.” Rozga implored lawmakers to act swiftly to prevent more deaths: “We are not doing enough, and we are not moving quickly enough.” Recreational drugs created in the laboratory have been around at least since the middle of the 20th century, when LSD was first stud- ied. But these latest examples emerged only a few years ago, starting in Europe. The products were typically made in China, India and other Asian nations and soon arrived in Britain and Germany, according to DEA spokesman Rusty Payne. In the United States, fake marijuana was last year’s big seller, marketed under brands such as “K2” or “Spice.” This year, the trend is “bath salts” with names like “Purple Wave” and “Bliss.” Besides being cheap and easily obtained, they do not show up in common drug tests. Synthetic marijuana typically involves dried plant material sprayed with one of several chemical compounds, most of which were created by a Clemson University scientist for research purposes in the 1990s. The compounds were never tested on humans. It’s packaged to look like pot, and users typically smoke it, but experts say the high is more comparable to cocaine or LSD. The bath salts are crystalized chemicals that are snorted, swallowed or smoked. They contain two powerful stimulants: methylenedioxypyrovalerone (or MDPV) and mephedrone, which mimic cocaine, LSD and methamphetamine. So far in 2011, poison control centers have received nearly 1,300 calls about synthetic pot, compared with 2,874 calls for all of last year, according to the poison control center data. Poison calls for bath salts rose at an even greater rate. The centers took 301 calls in all of 2010, but had more than 1,400 for the first three months of 2011. Most of the calls came from doctors and nurses reporting patients in emergency rooms. “The problem is really exploding here,” said Dr. Elizabeth Scharman, director of the West Virginia Poison Center. Her state had three cases of bath-salt poisoning in December. “We’ve had 131 cases since Jan. 1,” and one-third of those were within the past two weeks, she said late last month. A law banning bath salts and synthetic marijuana was signed Tuesday by acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Physicians generally treat the overdoses with anti-anxiety medication such as Valium and Xanax, which ease the frenetic, drugfueled activity in the brain and body. “They cut back on the hallucinations, slow the heart rate, lower the blood pressure. It can take large doses. It can take repeated doses,” Scharman said. In some patients, symptoms can last for days. “One described it as like being on cocaine, but 10 times worse,” said Anna Rouse Dulaney of the Carolinas Poison Center in Charlotte, N.C. DEA agent Gary Boggs said users assume that the products are safe because they are available in stores, even though they are typically labeled “not for human consumption.” “These products are in an unregulated, unlicensed industry,” Boggs said. “No one knows the strength of the ingredients. You don’t know what you’re taking.” In addition to the DEA’s recently adopted ban, a federal law allows for prosecution of “analogue” drugs that mimic the effects of illegal substances. 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DEA experts are evaluating as many as 50 new synthetics. “The possibilities are endless,” Boggs said. “There’s probably hundreds of formulations out there.” At least 20 states have banned chemicals found in fake marijuana, according to a report from the National Conference of State Legislatures compiled for the AP. Most others have legislation pending. At least nine states have banned substances found in bath salts, and 25 have laws in the works. Lawmakers know they’re fighting an uphill battle. “These chemists are pretty sophisticated and creative and are going to stay one step ahead of us, I’m afraid,” said Kentucky state Rep. John Tilley, a Democrat who sponsored his state’s ban on druginfused bath salts. Some head shop owners see all the alarm as an overreaction. In Des Moines, Iowa, near Drake University, the Day Dreams shop has found the synthetic marijuana “Spice” to be a proven moneymaker. Along with incense, hippie clothing and drug paraphernalia, the store has sold thousands of packets of the crumbly, brownishgreen leaves. Many of the packages are displayed behind the counter as a safeguard against shoplifting. Contrary to DEA claims that the product is most popular among teens and college-age customers, co-owner Kathy Fiedler said twothirds of her buyers are middleaged. “I even have grandmothers coming in,” said Fiedler, 56. If Iowa lawmakers adopt a ban, she said, they risk opening the door to shady backroom chemists crafting far more dangerous things. Reports of misuse are widespread. In Kentucky, authorities say a young woman driving on a highway after using bath salts became convinced her 2-year-old was a demon. She allegedly stopped the car and dropped the child on his head. He survived and was taken from his mother’s custody. A Hawaii man pleaded guilty to attacking his girlfriend and trying to throw her off an 11th-floor balcony while high on “Spice.” In January, a Fulton, Miss., man who hallucinated after taking bath salts used a hunting knife to slit his face and stomach. And in March, a 19-year-old man named Trevor Robinson-Davis died in suburban Minneapolis after overdosing at a party on a synthetic drug called 2C-E, a “cousin” to a banned rave-party drug. Ten others at the party became ill. Back in Indianola, David Rozga’s parents said their son had been active in his church and was preparing to start college in the fall. He loved the Green Bay Packers so much he had Brett Favre’s No. 4 tattooed on his shoulder. “We said at the time, ‘If this was the worst thing he ever did, we did a pretty good job.’ Unfortunately, it wasn’t,” Mike Rozga said. Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, introduced a measure bearing the younger Rozga’s name that would permanently ban five chemicals used in synthetic marijuana products. Jan Rozga hopes the law will be her son’s legacy. “I did not stop being David’s mother when he died,” she said. “I still feel very protective over him, what happened to him, and I want to right that wrong for him.” Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Page 4 Thursday, April 7, 2011 Beck’s Fox show ending BY DAVID BAUDER ASSOCIATED PRESS Glenn Beck later this year will end his Fox News Channel talk show, which has sunk in the ratings and has suffered from an advertiser boycott. Fox and Beck’s company, Mercury Radio Arts, said Wednesday they will stay in business creating other projects for Fox television and digital, starting with some documentaries Beck is preparing. Beck was a quick burn on Fox News Channel. Almost immediately after joining the network in January 2009, he doubled the ratings at his afternoon time slot. Fans found his conservative populism entertaining, while Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert described Beck’s “crank up the crazy and rip off the knob” moments. He was popular with Tea Party activists and drew thousands of people to the National Mall in Washington last August for a “restoring honor” rally. Yet some of his statements were getting him in trouble, and critics appealed to advertisers to boycott his show last summer after Beck said President Barack Obama had “a deep-seated hatred for white people.” Beck said that he went to Roger Ailes, Fox News chairman and CEO, in January to discuss ways they could continue to work together without the daily show. “Half of the headlines say he’s been canceled,” Ailes said. “The other half say he quit. We’re pretty happy with both of them.” Beck said he noted on his show Tuesday that “how many times can I tell the (George) Soros story,” referring the liberal donor that Beck has made a target of attacks. “We felt Glenn brought additional information, a unique perspective, a certain amount of passion and insight to the channel and he did,” Ailes said. “But that story of what’s going on and why America is in trouble today, I think he told that story as well as could be told. Whether you can just keep telling that story or not ... we’re not so sure.” Beck, who outlined on Wednesday’s show his reasons for believing that “we’re heading into deep and treacherous waters,” told his viewers at the end of the show that his Fox talk show would conclude. “I will continue to tell the story and I will be showing other ways for us to connect,” he said. More than 400 Fox advertisers told the company they did not want their commercials on Beck’s show. Beck’s advertisers were dominated by financial services firms, many touting gold as an investment. Ailes dismissed the financial impact of the boycott but expressed some frustration with it. “Advertisers who get weak-kneed because some idiot on a blog site writes to them and says we need to stifle speech, I get a little frustrated by that,” he said. One of Beck’s most prominent critics — David Brock, founder of the liberal watchdog Media Matters for America — said that “the only surprise is that it took Fox News months to reach this decision.” “Fox News Channel clearly understands that Beck’s increasingly erratic behavior is a liability to their ratings and their bottom line, and we are glad to see them take this action,” said James Rucker, executive director of ColorofChange.org, which organized the advertiser boycott. Beck was a lightning rod for other critics, as well. The Jewish Funds for Justice organized a petition drive last fall to get Beck fired for what it called his misuse of Nazis and the Holocaust phrases against political opponents. Viewers had begun turning away. Beck’s 5 p.m. ET show averaged 2.7 million viewers during the first three months of 2010, and was at just under 2 million for the same period this year, the Nielsen Co. said. His decline was sharper among younger viewers sought by advertisers. Increasingly, the show began to be dominated by Beck standing in front of a chalk board giving his theories about the world’s troubles. However, Beck has built a powerful brand for himself through a daily radio show, best-selling books and personal appearances. Mercury Radio Arts is expanding and a key Fox executive, Joel Cheatwood, is joining the company later this month. Beck’s company created and operates a news and opinion website, TheBlaze.com. For $9.95 a month, he offers fans access to “Insider Extreme,” a website that beams documentaries, Beck personal appearances and a video simulcast of Beck’s daily radio show, with an extra hour featuring Beck cohorts. Beck said ratings for his television show were not an issue, noting that “we have buried the competition in every sense.” His supporters believe that the recent decline is more a reflection that ratings were abnormally high early last year. “Call CNN and MSNBC and ask them if they’d like to have Glenn’s ratings at 5 in the afternoon,” Ailes said. Ailes emphasized that Fox and Beck will continue to work together. “We like each other,” he said in a dual interview with Beck. “We’re not drawing pictures of each other on the walls, having staff fights and stealing each other’s food out of the refrigerator or any of that stuff.” The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Letters to the Editor able. 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Also, Washington County (Salem Township) will receive $142,000 to install approximately 17,600 linear feet of waterlines. The estimated project cost is more than $250,000. The project will benefit 17 households. In all, the three communities are receiving more than $1 million in water and sewer funds to assist improvements to infrastructure systems, benefiting 900 households. they are driven on roadways with speed limits of 35 or less and under other requirements. By state definition, USV’s are only legal if they travel a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour. The inspection program does not allow lawful operation of underspeed vehicles on village streets, if, like Middleport, the village has an ordinance banning them. While they are often referred to as golf carts, the vehicles passing inspection are better equipped, and as safe as conventional automobiles, in that they are equipped with lights, mirrors and other safety features. supporters of their use say. “Through the inspection program, an underspeed vehicle must display a license. Everything is regulated in such a manner as to ensure the vehicle is as safe on the road as any other licensed vehicle,” Brian Conde said, noting insurance is also required. Conde has encouraged council to consider amending its ordinance to allow the vehicles to be used. EOC From Page A1 leaders hope they can build a critical care access point — a 24-hour emergency room and critical care inpatient facility — to add to the medical services to be provided at the location. There is also a pending application for funding that would allow construction of a new emergency operations center, where 911 calls would be received and ambulances dispatched. That funding has not been secured, Varnadoe said yesterday, and plans are only preliminary under the leadership of Emergency Management Director Robert Byer. Commissioner Thomas Anderson said Wednesday local officials involved in planning the “medical campus” hope a 24-hour emergency department can be attached — physically and organizationally — to the Family Health Care facility. Family Health Care is a Chillicothe-based non-profit health care provider operating family practice services on a sliding-scale fee. In addition to offering family health outpatient services through a medical doctor and nurse practitioner, the new facility will also have full laboratory facilities and a dental clinic offering services on the same sliding scale system. There has been no committment from Family Health Care to operate any emergency facility, but federallyqualified health center operations like FHC have begun to do so in other under-served parts of the United States. Other commissioners have discussed an E.R. operation with existing hospitals, including regional health care providers and others in the state, with no takers. Commissioners now serving on the board have made it clear however they will search the country, if that is what it takes, to find a medical care provider to operate an E.R. if they can build it. The critical care access local officials hope to develop could include some inpatient rooms, but those rooms would be used primarily to stabilize patients in critical condition until they can be transported to larger hospitals for specialized care, Anderson said. Family Health Care used funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Rural Development to purchase the land near Meigs High School from the Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation, but the CIC still owns the larger part of the tract. The CIC is also a non-profit organization, which secures land and funding for economic development projects in the county. It purchased the acreage when an option from the owner extended to Meigs County expired. Family Health Care has also benefitted from an award of federal economic stimulus funding, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to build its new center. It now operates from an office building in downtown Middleport, but has quickly outgrown that building, the second it has occupied since first locating here three years ago. Epidemic From Page A1 staff from TASC and the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services. Powell, who is also a member of a local coalition of school, community and law enforcement officials who meet monthly to discuss combating drug abuse in Meigs County, said the summit was a real “eye opener.” He found some of the statistics presented at the summit, startling. For example, neighboring Jackson County is rated number one when it comes to accidental drug overdoses with Vinton County coming in close behind. This places the prescription drug abuse problem right at Meigs County’s doorstep. Powell said the Ohio Department of Health reported 327 accidental drug overdoses in Ohio in 1999 and 1,473 accidental drug overdoses in 2008. In fact, accidental drug overdoses in Ohio are now the leading cause of injury or death, surpassing motor vehicle accidents. In addition to statistics on drug overdoses, Powell said the summit discussed pending legislation going after “pill mills” and making it more difficult for these to exist in Ohio — Powell added, as of now, he doesn’t know of any pill mills in Meigs County though the problem has been much publicized in Scioto County. He does, however, know about the availability and abuse of prescription drugs in Meigs County, seeing it all to often in his court. Powell said Oxycontin remains the pill of choice for many abusers though other pain killers, if available, are popular as well. He added the trend has been a transition from marijuana being the drug of choice for abusers to pain pills — pills which are often stolen from family members or illegally purchased. Basically, abusers find the pills however and wherever they can get their fix. State funding will hopefully be streaming down into Southeastern Ohio, including Meigs County, to combat the problem thanks to work being done by the G-J-M Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, Powell said. As for why he and his staff attended the summit, Powell explained it was to show support for efforts to combat the opiate epidemic and stay on top of all the information and resources available for counties like Meigs, as well as the families and children who live here. The local coalition meetings Powell and others attend monthly in the local school districts will wrap up for the school year on Thursday morning. However, he’s hoping meetings will continue throughout the summer by involving the larger faithbased agencies in the county to keep the momentum going and get the community involved. “People get energized to make a difference when they feel like they’re not alone,” Powell said. The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Local Briefs Sewer district meeting TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District Board meets at 7 p.m. on April 12 at the district office. Scholarship applications POMEROY — Applications for the Brandi Thomas Memorial Scholarship may be picked up at Meigs High School and/or received in the mail by calling 992-3200 or 444-3043. Eligible applicants must be a MHS senior or a graduate attending college who has participated in track or cross-country a minimum of two years in high school. Applications must be returned to the selection committee by May 1. Lenten service at Grace UMC GALLIPOLIS — Rev. Randy Carnes from Elizabeth Chapel Church in Gallipolis will be the guest speaker during the weekly lenten service on Thursday, April 7. The service begins at noon at Grace United Methodist Church, 600 Second Avenue, Gallipolis. Lunch will be served following the service. Blood drive at New Life Lutheran GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Red Cross will host a blood drive from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 at New Life Lutheran Church. The church is located at 900 Jackson Pike. Free adoption day at Perennial Cat Shelter THURMAN — The Perennial Cat Shelter will host a free adoption day from noon-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. All cats that have been at the shelter for six months or longer can adopted at no charge on Saturday. For information, call (740) 645-7275. Ohio Valley EXPO set for April 16-17 RIO GRANDE — Buckeye Hills Career Center will once again host the Ohio Valley Expo on April 16-17. The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. daily and is free to the pubic. For information, call Ms. Carmichael or Ms. Roberta Duncan at (740) 245-5334. OU receives business development grant STAFF REPORT ATHENS — Federal funds totaling $894,358 has been awarded to the Voinovich School of Business at Ohio University to spur small business growth in 19 southeastern Ohio counties. Announcement of the grant was made today by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. He said the Economic Development Administration (EDA) funding will allow the Voinovich School to leverage private investment, expand business assistance, create jobs, bring new products to market, and improve the economy in southeast Ohio. “Ohio University is an anchor of southeast Ohio’s economic development and these funds will help the Voinovich School create opportunities for talented entrepreneurs and small business owners,” Brown said. “These resources will keep students in the region and bolster Ohio University’s reputation for innovation and economic leadership. As we focus on both economic recovery and building businesses, organizations like the Voinovich School and Ohio University keep jobs in the community while generating regional development.” “This new award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will greatly enhance our work to grow the economy in Southeast Ohio by creating more technology companies and, most importantly, jobs in our region,” Roderick J. McDavis, president of Ohio University. “The University is committed to providing business development services to entrepreneurs in our region and to facilitating the transfer of faculty research and creative activity to the marketplace.” Brown communicated to EDA the importance of making this kind of early venture capital investment on a regional level to support emerging entrepreneurs with the goal of creating new small businesses and jobs. He also worked to ensure broad-scale regional collaboration and coordination in these efforts to capitalize on all of the regional assets that strive to promote innovation and entrepreurship. The Voinovich School provides business development services to existing and start-up companies in a 19-county region of southeastern Ohio. A variety of business services including business planning, marketing, legal and executive recruitment, will help regional companies, students, and faculty to access empreneurial networks and early-stage capital to bring jobs to the region. Meigs County Forecast Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West wind between 5 and 7 mph. Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind between 3 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. High near 72. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 35.57 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 71.61 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 60.22 Big Lots (NYSE) — 43.65 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 32.82 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 77.74 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 20.17 Champion (NASDAQ) — 1.83 Charming Shops (NASDAQ) — 4.41 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 36.37 Collins (NYSE) — 64.38 DuPont (NYSE) — 56.02 US Bank (NYSE) — 26.90 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 20.55 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 40.42 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 47.64 Kroger (NYSE) — 23.97 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 35.23 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 68.64 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 20.93 BBT (NYSE) — 27.41 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 13.64 Pepsico (NYSE) — 65.75 Premier (NASDAQ) — 7.25 Rockwell (NYSE) — 93.76 Rocky Boots (NASDAQ) — 15.38 Royal Dutch Shell — 74.18 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 79.93 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 52.98 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 5.14 WesBanco (NYSE) — 21.30 Worthington (NYSE) — 21.44 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for April 6, 2011, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Cemetery clean-up in Addison Township ADDISON TWP. — The Addison Township Trustees request that all graveside decorations be removed from Campaign, Rife, East Bethel and Maddy cemeteries by April 15. The trustees are planning for spring clean-up and mowing. Soup-er Saturday set for April 9 GALLIPOLIS — The Soup-er Saturday free lunch program will be offered from noon-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 at Holzer Clinic Sycamore in Gallipolis. This program is an outreach of Rio Christian Church in Rio Grande and is designed to meet the needs of those who are struggling economically. 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SCOTT POWELL, JUDGE IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME OF ANDREW KEITH MCNABB TO ANDREW KEITH BLANKENSHIP CASE NO. 20116014 APPLICANT HEREBY GIVES NOTICE THAT HE HAS FILED AN APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO, REQUESTING THE CHANGE OF NAME FROM ANDRE KEITH MCNABB TO ANDREW KEITH BLANKENSHIP. A HEARING ON THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HELD ON MAY 9TH, 2011at 1:30 P.M. IN THE MEIGS COUNTY PROBATE COURT, LOCATED AT 100 EAST SECOND STREET POMEROY, OH 45769 ANDREW MCNABB32372 DEWITTS RUN RDLONG BOTTOM, OH 45743 (4) 7, 2011 PUBLIC NOTICE The Village of Syracuse will receive bids until 1 PM April 14, 2011 for repair of the tennis courts located in the Municipal Park in the Village of Syracuse. The bidder shall state in his bid how he plans to repair the cracks and resurface the tennis courts. This project is financed in part by a State of Ohio NatureWorks grant and the successful bidder must comply with all wage and other requirements of the State of Ohio which will be outlined in a contract with the successful bidder.Bids may be left with the Fiscal Officer at Syracuse Village Hall or may be mailed or delivered to Fred L. Hoffman, 256 South Fourth Ave., Middleport, Ohio 45760.Eric D. Cunningham, Mayor Village of Syracuse (3) 24, 31, (4) 7, 2011 Notices NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. recommends that you do business with people you know, and NOT to send money through the mail until you have investigating the offering. FREE SCRAP TIRE COLLECTION DAY The Gallia County Health Department is holding a free scrap tire collection day on Saturday April 9th,2011. Collection will take place BEHIND the Gallia County Health Department at 499 Jackson Pike from 1pm to 4pm. Space is limited, no commercial tires, no tires on rims, no muddy tires please. NO TIRES WILL BE ACCEPTED BEFORE 1:00pm and NO TIRES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER TRAILERS ARE FULL. For more information call 4412018-J.Williams This event is for Gallia Co. ONLYResidents MUST have picture ID. The event is funded by the Gallia,Jackson,Meigs,Vinton Solid Waste Management District and the Gallia County Health Department Pictures that have been placed in ads at the Gallipolis Daily Tribune must be picked within 30 days. Any pictures that are not picked up will be discarded. 300 200 100 The Daily Sentinel • Page A7 www.mydailysentinel.com Services Announcements General Repairs Lost & Found Found @ Gallia Co. Rural Water a pair of Men's Glasses on or about March 13th/March 14th. Siamese cat, N 3rd Ave., Middleport, 740-992-3114 Joe's TV Repair on most makes & Models. House Calls 304-675-1724 Lawn Service Doolittle Property Solutions LLC now offering full lawn care and service. Free estimates. 740-6459950 Lawn Care Service, Mowing, Trimming, Free estimates. Call 740-4411333 or 740-645-0546 Best Lawn Care now accepting new lawns 740-645-1488 Call for free estimate 600 Pets $300 Beautiful 5 mth old PomapooBlack & white 3 1/2 lbs . Ph. 446-7181 or 339-0948 700 Yard Sale Animals Thurs. April 7th 2miles north of chester on Rt 7 8am-? 4 chevy truck Chrome rims and tires, 30ft 5th wheel cover, Lots of household misc. Recreational Vehicles 1000 Agriculture Motorcycles Other Services Garden & Produce Pet Cremations. Call 740-446-3745 Will pick up unwanted Appliances & Electronics & yard sale items also Will buy Auto's Ph. 446-3698 ask for Robert. Professional Services SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 Roofing Trio Roofing LLC Amish Roofers & Builders new roof,reroof, metal or shingles, pole barns, additions siding & more. Insured, bonded, clean job sites. Free Estimates LN#047784 740-887-3422 400 Financial Money To Lend NOTICE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you refinance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) Troyer's Greenhouse Opens April 1st, 6 days a week, closed on Sundays, early tomatoe plants & flowers, Pansys ready to go, 37770 Dye Rd, Rutland, Oh 900 2007 Yamaha FZ 6 Motorcycle 2,500 miles Red with Black Trim $3500 OBO 740-709-9233 after 5pm 2000 Automotive Autos Merchandise Auctions BIG AUCTION. Sat 4/11 @ Henderson Community Center. New items, Easter, toys, food, knife, ect. Come join the fun! Miscellaneous Jet Aeration Motors repaired, new & rebuilt in stock. Call Ron Evans 1-800-537-9528 Sale on all stock carpet,vinyl and laminate @ Mollohan Carpet 317 State Rt 7 N Gallipolis,Oh 45631 Ph. 740)446-7444 .2 mile north on 7 past US 35 underpass 2005 Chrysler Sebring convertibleTouring-White with black Interior54,000 miles New Tires SHARP! Carfax Included $7,500 Ph. 6452113 after 5pm 2002 Mustang V-6 Automatic 95,000 miles, $5000 or OBO Want To Buy Oiler's Towing. Now buying junk cars w/motors or w/out. 740-3880011 or 740-441-7870. No Sunday calls. Want to buy Junk Cars, call 740388-0884 Yard Sale Garage Sale April 8th & 9th @32 Vinton St. Gallipolis,Oh 8am-5pm Lots of new things,Clothing,Furniture, cookware,dishes,appliances, Tools & misc. Priced very cheap. 30050 Canter Rd, Racine, April 8th & 9th, 8am-5pm Multi family yard sale, April 7, 8, 9, inside Old Country Candle Shop, Minersville. FIND A JOB IN THE CLASSIFIEDS Real Estate Sales 3000 Houses For Sale Nearly New 3-BR 2-Bth with 6 acres $69,900.00 Call after 4:00pm (740)446-3384 Farm for sale 51 acres 18mile creek road Ashton WV. 304-576-2465 Ranch home 1400 square feet 7 acres Ripley Rd. 3 BDR. Full basement. 1 car attached garage. Carport/Patio. Separate 2 car garage/Shop 234-678-0509. 119,500. THURSDAY TELEVISION GUIDE �SPORTS The Daily Sentinel Page 8 Thursday, April 7, 2011 Rio Grande softball splits DH with Georgetown BY MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande RedStorm softball team faced a stern test from Georgetown College at Stanley Evans Field on Tuesday afternoon. Rio lost the first game, 2-1 but rallied from behind twice in the second game to win, 7-6 in eight innings and gain a split of the twinbill. Rio Grande (13-11, 8-4 MSC E) was held to only four hits in the first game loss. Georgetown College (20-9, 13-1 MSC W), who received one vote in the most recent NAIA Top 25 rating, broke through in the second inning of game one on a two-run double off the bat of Katie Mann. Mann was 2-for-3 to lead the Tiger offense. Madelyn Brown was also 2-for-3 with a run scored. The RedStorm cut the deficit to 2-1 on a solo home run from Anna Smith in the fourth inning. The blow was the second long ball of the season for Smith. Smith (8-3) deserved a better fate as she pitched well enough to win. She went the distance, scattering nine hits and allowing the two runs while fanning six. Michelle Dresselhaus (8-3) went the distance to get the win for Georgetown. She fanned nine and walked one while surrendering four hits and the Smith home run. In game two, Georgetown was off and running early with a tworun home run in the first inning by Mallory Johnson. The Tigers added single runs in the third and fourth innings to take a 4-0 lead. Rio rallied in the bottom of the fourth frame to tie the score at 4-4. Senior shortstop Amber Bowman delivered the big blow in the inning with a two-run double. Rio was aided by a Georgetown error that allowed a run to score and set up Bowman for the big hit. Georgetown regained the lead with two runs in the top of the sixth inning, only to see the RedStorm respond with two runs in the bottom half of the sixth to knot the score at 6-6. Once again, a Georgetown error was a key play in the inning. The RedStorm would win the game in the eighth on a single from Bowman. She was 2-for-5 and knocked in four runs. Sophomore third baseman Jaymie Rector was 2-for-5 and scored two runs. Sophomore centerfielder Jessica Gall was 2for-3 with a run scored and sophomore second baseman Katie Fuller led the offense, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. Junior Allison Mills started the game and earned a no decision. She lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits and five runs (three earned) and walk one batter. Smith came on in relief to pick up the victory. She pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowing one run. Rio Grande will be on the road at Pikeville College on Thursday in MSC action. This is a make-up game from earlier this season. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. Tribune - Sentinel - Register C L A S S I F I E D MARKETPLACE Real Estate Rentals 3500 120 acres for sale, all wooded in Gallia Co. 419-748-8233 Apartments/ Townhouses 1.3 Acres Developed perfect for manufactured homes $11,500.00 Ph. 740)446-3384 Appr. 34 acres for sale, partially wooded. On Wilder Rd Vinton. 937834-1944 Lots 2BR APT.Close to Holzer Hospital on SR 160 C/A. 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Female, Utilities included $550 mth. $550 Deposit Must have excellent references Kelly 645-9096 Spring Valley Green Apartments 1 BR at $395+2 BR at $470 Month. 446-1599. Help Wanted Help Wanted PHYSICAL THERAPIST Pleasant Valley Hospital Home Health is currently accepting resumes for a Physical Therapist. Full time, Competitive Pay/Benefits and Mileage Reimbursement. State PT licensure, graduate of an approved school of PT or graduate of accredited college or university with a certificate in PT. Current BCLS (CPR) certification. Current WV and/or Ohio license preferred. Dual license required within 30 days of employment. Apply at Pleasant Valley Hospital, c/o Human Resources, 2520 Valley Dr., Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550, or fax to (304) 675-6975 or apply on-line at www.pvalley.org. AA/EOE Help Wanted Help Wanted Licensed Practical Nurse Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently accepting applications for a full time Licensed Practical Nurse for one of our physician office. Applicants must have a current West Virginia license. One-year experience in a physician office or hospital related area working with direct patient care. Please send resumes to: Pleasant Valley Hospital, Attn: Human Resources, 2520 Valley Dr., Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550, fax to (304) 675-6975 or apply on-line at www.pvalley.org AA/EOE Apartments/ Townhouses In City-1 BR Garage Apt. Gas Heat/Cent. A/C Stove,Ref. $425 mth & Sec. Dep. also 2 BR HouseGas Heat-Cental A/C Stove & Ref $550 mth & Sec.Dep. 446-4555 1 & 2 bedroom house & apartments for rent. No Pets, 740-992-2218 1 br. apt, $350 a mo plus util, & dep 3 br. house, $425 a mo. plus util. & dep., 3rd Street, Racine, 740-2474292 2 possibly three bedrooms apartment w/newly carpeted flooring & painted, $500 month plus utilities, 1 month rent as security deposit, references required, 740-992-2855 Middleport Beech Street, Senior Living, 2 br. furnished apartment., utilities paid., No pets, deposit & references., 740-992-0165 Rentals Drivers & Delivery Help Wanted - General 2-BR Trailer for Rent in Bidwell Area nice, newly remodeled small front & back porch $350 mth $350 dep. No Pets-Call 740)446-4514 R & J Trucking in Marietta, Oh is hiring CDL A Drivers for local & Regional Routes. Applicants must be at least 23 yrs have min of 1 yr of commercial driving exp. Clean MVR, Haz-mat Cert. We feature weekend home time, Excellent health & dental insurance, 401(K), Vacation, Bonus pays and safety awards. Contact Kenton at 1-800462-9365 F.O.F. 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Submit resume or apply in person at 2619 1/2 Jackson Avenue, Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Mon-Fri 8:00-4:30 Help Wanted Help Wanted Rentals 3-BR Mobile Home located @ Sandhill Road $375 mth. Plus dep & references call 740)367-0632 “A Place to Call Home” FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED IN YOUR COUNTY!! $25-$45 a day for the care of a child in your home. Can be single, married or “empty nest”. Call Oasis to help a child find a place to call home. Training begins at Albany April 9. Call 1-877-325-1558 for more information or to register for training. Salary is dependent upon experience. We are an equal opportunity employer. Please fax resumes to (740) 992-3512, Attn: T. DeVault or by email to : tdevault@wodagroup.com EOE Help Wanted Business instructors for accounting, business administration, computer, and office administration programs. A minimum of associate degree in a business related field required. 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See Us For Your Graduation Announcements The Quality Print Shop, Inc. 255 Mill Street 740-992-3345 Middleport, OH 45760 Fax: 740-992-3394 60189083 Land (Acreage) �The Daily Sentinel SPORTS Wahama takes two at Eastern Page 9 Thursday, April 7, 2011 Marauders top River Valley to remain unbeaten BY SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Despite a rocky first inning, the Meigs baseball team remained perfect on the year with a 12-6 victory over River Valley. The Raiders (1-3) roughed up Meigs starting pitcher Ryan Payne in the first inning, but Payne regrouped to shutout the Raiders in the second and third innings. Tyler Noble hit a leadoff single in the first, followed by back-to-back hit batters. Jacob Brown doubled and Nick Jeffers singled with five runs coming across the plate. Tyler Noble, Trey Noble, Austin Smith, Brown and Jeffers all came around to score. Meigs battled back, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first and the bottom of the second. Nathan Rothgeb hit a one out single, before Payne and Heath Dettwiller drew back-to-back walks off River Valley starter Chris Goodrich. Zach Sayre doubled and Taylor Rowe walked, with Rothgeb, Payne, Dettwiller and Sayre all crossing the plate. Five walks and two hits gave the Marauders the four runs in the second inning. Rowe had a double and Zach Sayre a single in the inning. Rothgeb, Payne, Dettwiller and Zach Sayre each scored for the second time in the game. Meigs added one run in the fourth, with Dettwiller scoring following singles by Colton Stewart and Austin Sayre. The Maraders added two more in the fifth inning. Treay McKinney reached on a walk and Payne reached base on an error. Two more walks and a double allowed The Wahama baseball and softball teams defeated Eastern on Wednesday evening in a pair of TVC Hocking games played at Eastern High School. The White Falcons defeated Eastern by a score of 72, handing Eastern it’s first loss of the season. The Lady Falcons defeated Eastern by a score of 5-3, with all five Wahama runs coming in the seventh inning. Complete details of both games will appear in the Friday editions of The Daily Sentinel, Point Pleasant Register and Gallipolis Daily Tribune. Above: Wahama baserunner Brice Clark takes a large lead off first base during the third inning of Wednesday’s game as first baseman Colin Connolly stands on first, prepared for a pick off attempt. Right: Wahama relief pitcher Molly Larck releasees a pitch during the seventh inning of Wednesday’s game as Eastern baserunner Allie Rawson looks in from second base. Sarah Hawley/photos Barry Bonds rests with no defense witnesses SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds’ confident defense team rested its case Wednesday without calling a single witness, just minutes after a federal judge accepted the government’s request to dismiss one of the five counts against the home run king. Prosecutors called 25 witnesses to the stand over 2? weeks, but the defense needed just one minute to present its side. The jury of eight women and four men barely had time to get settled in the courtroom before being told to return Thursday morning for closing arguments. “We are expecting that you will get this case for decision tomorrow,” U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said to them. “Tomorrow will be the last day.” Once indicted on as many as 15 counts, Bonds will face just four charges when the jury starts deliberations in a court house less than two miles from the ballpark where he set records for the Giants. A decision could come as early as Friday — when the World Series championship flag is raised in San Francisco for the first time. Faced with a defense motion that Illston was prepared to grant, prosecutors dropped the count accusing Bonds of lying to a grand jury in 2003 when he said prior to that season he never took anything other than vitamins from trainer Greg Anderson. T h e defense said the government preBonds sented no evidence that Bonds was given Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) and a testosterone ointment, designer steroids known as “The Clear” and “The Cream,” before 2003. Bonds testified in front of the grand jury that Anderson told him the substances were flaxseed oil and arthritic balm. The remaining counts charge Bonds with lying when he denied knowingly receiving steroids from Anderson, denied getting human growth hormone from Anderson and said he only allowed himself to be injected by doctors. The final count accuses Bonds of obstruction of justice. On the 11th day of the trial, the defense presentation lasted about the time it took Bonds to circle the bases after one of his record 762 home runs. Lawyer Cristina Arguedas read the jury one answer from the grand jury testimony of former Bonds’ girlfriend Kimberly Bell in which Bell said she wrote her own diary. That conflicts with Bell’s trial testimony, in which she said ghost writer Aphrodite Jones collaborated on the diary. Defense lawyer Allen Ruby had said Tuesday he might call up to six witnesses, including Bonds, and every spectator seat in the court room was filled in anticipation. But Bonds’ never took the stand to tell the jury his side of the story, signaling the defense thinks the government has failed to prove its charges beyond a reasonable doubt. Just one witness, former Bonds’ personal shopper Kathy Hoskins, gave eyewitness testimony that corroborated any of the charges. She said she once saw Anderson inject Bonds near the belly button — she didn’t identify what substance was being injected. With Anderson in jail on a contempt citation for his refusal to testify, prosecutors had to rely on witnesses who put Bonds near Anderson and needles, along with evidence that Anderson was supplying players with performanceenhancing drugs. If Bonds is convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on each count. However, federal guidelines suggest a total sentence of 15 to 21 months. For similar offenses in the Bay Area Laboratory CoOperative (BALCO) case, Illston sentenced cyclist Tammy Thomas to six months of home confinement and track coach Trevor Graham to one year of home confinement. Illston denied a defense motion to strike testimony that Bonds’ testicles shrank, which prosecutors alleged is a side effect of steroids use. She also turned down a defense motion to strike testimony from former AL MVP Jason Giambi and three former players — Jeremy Giambi, Marvin Benard and Randy Velarde — who all detailed how Anderson supplied them with steroids and human growth hormone. With the trial nearing its end, there were interjections of humor — or at least attempts — by the lawyers. When Illston asked for a “ballpark figure” on the length of closing argument, Ruby estimated three hours and told her “I think the football people call it a hard cap.” When Ruby said he planned to split the closing with Arguedas, Illston said “the court does not give you permission to tag team.” Ruby then took a shot at the prosecutors, saying “we’re not going to do that like they did at the grand jury,” prompting Illston to respond “because there’s a judge here, I get to tell you.” She ultimately told them they could share the argument but could not keep alternating. Payne Ty. Noble McKinney, Payne and Zach Sayre to score. A leadoff walk to Austin Smith and singles by Cody Smith and Jeremy Sides gave the Raiders one run in the top of the seventh inning, cutting the deficit to six. Payne earned the win for the Marauders, pitching three inning, allowing three hits and five runs, walking four and striking out three. Goodrich pitched one inning, allowing four runs and two hits, before being relieved by Brown and Austin Smith. Zach Sayre and Rowe each had two hits for the Marauders, while Rothgeb, Payne, Stewart, Austin Sayre and Cameron Bolin each added one. Payne and Dettwiller each scored three runs. Tyler Noble led the Raiders at the plate with two hits, while Brown, Jeffers, Cody Smith and Sides each had one. Austin Smith scored twice for the Raiders. Meigs will travel to Alexander on Thursday and Gallia Academy on Friday, while River Valley will host Chesapeake on Friday. MEIGS 12, RIVER VALLEY 6 RVHS Meigs 500 000 1 440 130 x — 661 — 12 9 0 RIVER VALLEY (1-3): Chris Goodrich, Jacob Brown (2), Austin Smith (6) and Trey Noble. MEIGS (3-0): Ryan Payne, Cameron Bolin (4) and Nathan Rothgeb. WP — Payne; LP — Brown. OVP Sports Briefs Wahama HOF meeting MASON, W.Va. — There will be a Wahama Athletic Hall of Fame meeting on Tuesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the high school. Final preparations for the golf outing on April 30 at Riverside Golf Club will be reviewed in addition to several items concerning the election of the second Wahama Athletic Hall of Fame class later this fall. Nominations are now open until June 1 and may be obtained on the WHS website (www.edline.net/pages/Wahama High School) or by visiting the Riverside Golf Course, or from any WHS Athletic Hall of Fame member. Nomination forms must be returned to Wahama High School by the June 1, 2011 deadline to be considered. Gallipolis Elks Soccer Shoot GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Gallipolis Elks will be holding a soccer shoot for boys and girls ages 8-14 over the weekend of April 9-10 at multiple locations. The Saturday (April 9) event will be held at O.O. McIntyre Park from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. for the 8-andunder and 12-and-under age groups. The Sunday (April 10) event will be held at the Elks farm on 588 at 2 p.m. for the 12-and-under and 14-and-under age groups. All age groups are based on birth dates on or after August 1. Cliffside Seniors League GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Cliffside Golf Course will be holding a seniors league this season and play will officially begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1. Signups for both men and women will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, at the golf course clubhouse. Play will be determined each week based on the number of players and handicaps will be based on Senior League scores only. For more information, contact Dick Roderick at 645-2720. LOCAL SCHEDULE Thursday, April 7 Baseball Ravenswood at Wahama, 4:30 p.m. Herb. Hoover at Pt. Pleasant, 7 p.m. Meigs at Alexander, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. Softball Wahama at Buffalo, TBA Point Pleasant at Winfield, 5:30 p.m. Southern at Roane County, 5 p.m. Eastern at Federal Hocking, 5 p.m. Meigs at Alexander, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 Baseball Belpre at Wahama, 5 p.m. Southern at Whiteoak, 5 p.m. Meigs at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Chesapeake at River Valley, 5 p.m. Huntington St. Joe at Hannan, 5:30 p.m. Eastern at Waterford, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Softball Belpre at Wahama, 5 p.m. Midland Trail at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Meigs at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Eastern at Waterford, 5 p.m. Chesapeake at River Valley, 5 p.m. Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 5 p.m. �SPORTS The Daily Sentinel MEIGS’ DILLON BOYER AND Page 10 Thursday, April 7, 2011 SOUTH GALLIA’S ANDREA THOMAS JEFFREY ROUSH AND EASTERN’S BREANNA HAYMAN Marauders, Lady Eagles win titles at Eastern meet BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The Meigs boys and Eastern girls proved to be the top squads at Tuesday night’s fiveteam track meet at East Shade River Stadium, as the Marauders and Lady Eagles came away with team titles at the Eastern High School Track meet in Meigs County. The Lady Eagles won seven of 15 events in the girls competition and scored a total of 124 points, finishing 56 markers ahead of runner-up Federal Hocking (68). Meigs was third with 51 points, while Wahama (33) and South Gallia (9) rounded out the top-five. On the boys side, Meigs scored 79 points and placed just ahead of runner-up Eastern (76) by three points. Federal Hocking was third with 64 points, while Wahama (47) and South Gallia (24) rounded out the boys field. Both the Eagles and Lancers had five event champions on the boys side, while the eventualchampion Marauders netted three crowns. The Rebels and White Falcons each had one champion as well. Eastern won titles in the 4x100m relay (48.79) and 4x200m relay (1:40.52) and also received an individual title from Klint Connery in the 100m dash (11.58). Tyler Cline posted two victories in both the shot put (452.25) and discus (140-5) events. Steven Mahr won the 400m dash (59.43) for MHS, while Cody Hanning won the 3200m run with a time of 11:35. The Marauders also won the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:57.79. Wahama’s Kane Roush won the high jump with a height of 52, while South Gallia’s Josh Cooper won the 200m dash with a time of 25.58 seconds. The Lady Eagles won all four relays and also had a trio of individual champions. Emeri Connery won the 1600m run (5:52), Katie Keller won the discus (92-3.5) and Ashley Putnam won the shot put (36-4) event. Wahama had three individual titles on the girls side, all of which came from Kelsey Zuspan. Zuspan won the 100m dash (13.02), 200m dash (27.98) and 400m dash (1:08.49). Shannon WalzerKuharic was the lone Lady Marauders to win an event after placing first in the 3200m run with a time of 17:04. South Gallia did not have champion in the girls competition. Chandra Cuckler won four events and scored 40 points for Federal Hocking. ALL PHOTOTS BY SARAH HAWLEY SOUTH GALLIA’S JESSE STEWART EASTERN’S KLINT CONNERY AND Eastern High School Track Meet Results BOYS Team scores: 1. Meigs 79, 2. Eastern 76, 3. Federal Hocking 64, 4. Wahama 47. 5. South Gallia 24. 4x800m relay: 1. Meigs 9:57.79, 2. Eastern 10:36.07, 3. Wahama 11:22.54. 110m hurdles: 1. Lackey (FH) 18.45, 2. Jesse Stewart (SG) 19.07, 3. Colten Bell (M) 20.75, 4. Tanner Decker (W) 21.33. 100m dash: 1. Klint Connery (E) 11.58, 2. Kyle Connery (E) 11.63, 3. Jacob Ortiz (W) 12.11, 4. Devon Baum (E) 12.32, 5. Jeffrey Roush (M) 12.40. 4x200m relay: 1. Eastern 1:40.52, 2. Wahama 1:44.87, 3. Federal Hocking 1:45.77, 4. Meigs 1:52.24. 1600m run: 1. Buck (FH) 4:59, 2. Cody Hanning (M) 5:13, 3. Brayden Pratt (E) 5:22, 4. Ian Kapp (W) 5:26, 5. Sam Levacy (E) 6:10. 4x100m relay: 1. Eastern 48.79, 2. Meigs 51.78. 400m dash: 1. Steven Mahr (M) 59.43, 2. Michael Hendricks (W) 1:01.85, 3. Pierce (FH) 1:01.97, 4. Seel (FH) 1:02.35, 5. Nick Burke (E) 1:03.34. 300m hurdles: 1. Lackey (FH) 47.11, 2. Jesse Stewart (SG) 53.16, 3. Blake Crow (M) 54.28, 4. Tanner Decker (W) 55.01. 800m run: 1. Buck (FH) 2:14, 2. Steven Mahr (M) 2:28, 3. Sam Levacy (E) 2:41, 4. Cody Brockert (M) 3:14. 200m dash: 1. Josh Cooper (SG) 25.58, 2. Jacob Ortiz (W) 25.76, 3. Jacob Buzzard (W) 26.43, 4. Pierce (FH) 26.89, 5. Nick Burke (E) 27.00. 3200m run: 1. Cody Hanning (M) 11:35, 2. Josh Parker (E) 14:54, 3. Jeremiah Myers (M) 17:18. MEIGS’ ABBY HOUSER WAHAMA’S JACOB ORTIZ 4x400m relay: 1. Federal Hocking 4:02, 2. Meigs 4:09, 3. Eastern 4:15, 4. South Gallia 4:37. Discus: 1. Tyler Cline (E) 140-5, 2. Russell (FH) 111-11, 3. Jeffrey Roush (M) 100-3, 4. J.R. Jewell (W) 96-0.5, 5. Ryan Amos (E) 94-0.5. Shot put: 1. Tyler Cline (E) 452.25, 2. Russell (FH) 35-9, 3. Charlie Barrett (M) 35-6, 4. Cody Rhodes (SG) 34-10.25, 5. Zack Killingsworth (W) 33-1. High jump: 1. Kane Roush (W) 52, 2. Dustyn Lee (M) 5-0. GIRLS Team scores: 1. Eastern 124, 2. Federal Hocking 68, 3. Meigs 51, 4. Wahama 33, 5. South Gallia 9. 4x800m relay: 1. Eastern 12:05.38, 2. Meigs 12:49.10, 3. Wahama 13:48.61. 100m hurdles: 1. Cuckler (FH) 17.04, 2. Keri Lawrence (E) 18.43, 3. Breanna Hayman (E) 19.16, 4. Andrea Thomas (SG) 19.32, 5. Morgan Russell (M) 20.23. 100m dash: 1. Kelsey Zuspan (W) 13.02, 2. Cuckler (FH) 13.95, 3. Savannah Hawley (E) 14.19, 4. Jordan Parker (E) 14.33, 5. Jenna Burdette (E) 14.39. 4x200m relay: 1. Eastern 1:59.75, 2. Federal Hocking 2:23.67. 1600m run: 1. Emeri Connery (E) 5:52, 2. Fields (FH) 6:35, 3. Emma Perrin (M) 6:56, 4. Caroline Thompson (W) 6:57, 5. Nikki Gilbride (E) 7:00. 4x100m relay: 1. Eastern 56.73, 2. Meigs 57.93, 3. Federal Hocking 1:01.88. 400m dash: 1. Kelsey Zuspan (W) 1:08.49, 2. Morgan Russell (M) 1:13.75, 3. Paige Sanders (SG) 1:29.64, 4. Catania (FH) 1:30.78, 5. Casey (FH) 1:34.35. 300m hurdles: 1. Cuckler (FH) 54.03, 2. Breanna Hayman (E) 57.04, Danni Maxey (E) 57.39, 4. Keri Lawrence (E) 58.76, 5. Andrea Thomas (SG) 59.58. 800m run: 1. Fields (FH) 2:54.03, 2. Shawnella Patterson (M) 3:01.56, 3. Nikki Gilbride (E) 3:12.57, 4. Shelby Smith (E) 3:17.64, 5. Macey Henry (W) 3:21.05. 200m dash: 1. Kelsey Zuspan (W) 27.98, 2. Jenna Burdette (E) 29.78, 3. Savannah Hawley (E) 30.09, 4. Jordan Parker (E) 30.50, 5. Adrianna Rowe (M) 31.99. 3200m run: 1. Shannon WalzerKuharic (M) 17:04. 4x400m relay: 1. Eastern 4:50.85, 2. Meigs 4:52.92, 3. Federal Hocking 5:20.23, 4. Wahama 6:26.49. Discus: 1. Katie Keller (E) 92-3.5, 2. Ashley Putnam (E) 85-6, 3. Cassidy Cleland (E) 83-2.5, 4. Rachel Bauer (M) 74-6.5, 5. Mullins (FH) 65-3.5. Shot put: 1. Ashley Putnam (E) 36-4, 2. Singer (FH) 30-3, 3. Katie Keller (E) 28.5, 4. Sarah Fraley (SG) 27-8, 5. Rachel Bauer (M) 276. High jump: 1. Cuckler (FH) 4-10, 2. Maddie Rigsby (E) 4-10, 3. Mercadies George (M) 4-2. * — Scoring based on top-five in an 8-6-4-2-1 format. 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