http://66.213.69.5/files/original/e6731acf6e4556aaddb18c809d779c11.pdf 69116c4be9351e8c6a7f98e559c4c0b5 PDF Text Text Point Pleasant tops Blue Devils, Page 6 Dr. Brothers, Page 3 Printed on 100% recycled newsprint Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 207 Briefs Extended break ROCKSPRINGS — Meigs Local Schools has extended to the holiday break and will be closed on January 2. School wil resume on January 3. Boil Advisory Lifted POMEROY — Leading Creek Conservancy District has lifted the boil advisory for customer for the intersection of Ohio 124 and Ohio 7, to and including Union Avenue and Union Terrace. Offices closed POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed Monday, January 2. The office will reopen on January 3 at 8 a.m. RUTLAND — The office of Leading Creek Conservancy will be closed December 30, for end of year reports and inventory. Rumpke collection schedule set WELLSTON — The Rumpke waste removal and recycling service schedule will not be affected by the holiday season. Collection will occur as scheduled on Jan. 2. 10th Annual Walk for the Homeless ATHENS — Good Works 10th annual “Walk for the Homeless” will take place on Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event begins and ends at First United Methodist Church on College St. in uptown Athens. This year, Good Works has created eight engaging and interactive experiences (including two unique walks especially geared towards children) to inform the public about homelessness and poverty in southeast Ohio and to raise funds for the Good Works Timothy House — the only shelter for the rural homeless in nine counties. Homelessness has increased dramatically in southeast Ohio this year. The Good Works Timothy House could not accommodate and had to turn away more than 140 people (including 62 children) already in 2011. People interested in supporting the Walk are encouraged to visit www.walkforthehomeless. net or call (740) 594-3339 to obtain further information on getting Walk sponsor packets. For more details, you can contact Good Works at (740) 594-3339 or through e-mail at goodworks@good-works.net. Obituaries Page 2 • Ray C. Frank, 57 Weather THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011 FEMA provides funding for sewer projects By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublucations.com POMEROY — Pomeroy Council received word during Monday’s meeting concerning the funding of sewer repair projects throughout the village. Funding has been approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the needed repairs in five areas of the village. The areas affected are Mulberry Avenue, West Main Street, East Main Street, Locust Street and Cave Street. FEMA, according to village administrator Paul Hellman, has approved funding totaling 87 1/2 percent reimbursement on a loan of $1.6 million for the replacing the collapsed system. Mitch Altier, project manager for ME Compa- nies, met with council to relay the information on the FEMA funding. Altier presented a contract for the village to sign approving the funds. Funding for two slip repairs has been approved at the state level, but is still waiting for final approval. According to discussions, the projects can begin as soon as possible. Altier also stated that the village has received a $400,000 grant from Ohio Public Works for paving projects on Butternut Avenue, Union Avenue and Mulberry Avenue. The funds will be available in July, allowing for the bidding process to begin in May or June. In addition the grant funds, the village has been approved for an additional $135,000 loan at zero percent for 30 years if needed for the paving proj- ect. According to Mayor John Musser, the village currently has funding for approximately $9 million in pipeline projects. In other business, Kenny Klein spoke to the council about sewer line problems on Legion Terrace. Klein stated that his nephew had spent $1,700 on a sewer problem at his home, which he determined to be on the village’s property. Klein requested that the village reimburse the money, with Mayor John Musser stating that the village would not. Musser said the problem, which caused sewer to back up was not on the village lines, but the home owner’s responsibility. According to Hellman, the village completed work in the area last week, costing the village approximately $10,000. Hellman Charlene Hoeflich/photo When the rain comes down, West Main Street in front of Taco Bell floods as do other parts of Monkey Run. The flooding is caused by collapsed sewer lines in that area. FEMA has approved partial funding for the sewer replacement project and Pomeroy Village Council expects to begin advertising for bids soon. added that the village han- ing for Musser and coundled disposal of contami- cil member Pete Barnnated property related to the hart. Members of council sewer line leaking around thanked both for their serthe outside of the home. vice to the community durThis was the final meet- ing their time in office. Students help local food pantry RIO GRANDE — A group at University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College has been dedicating much of its time during the fall semester to bring in donations to help a local food pantry. The students are members of the Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team at Rio Grande, and they perform public service projects on campus and in the community every year. This year, they are taking part in the national “Let’s Can Hunger” challenge sponsored by Campbell Soup Company. The three SIFE students leading the project are Shannon Johnson of Washington Court House, Amber Miller of Patriot and Ashley Miller of Patriot. Through the program, the SIFE team members will be working throughout the school year to bring in donations of non-perishable food items and funding to benefit the Vinton Baptist Church Food Pantry. The students are working with several partners on the project, and have already collected 2,467 pounds of food items for the pantry. On campus, the SIFE team has worked with the Sodexo, Inc., food service company and the All-Greek Council, which represents the fraternities and sororities at Rio Grande. Sodexo held a very successful canned food drive on campus, and the members of the fraternities and sororities have also been involved. Off campus, the SIFE team has worked with Addaville Elementary School, Rio Grande Elementary School and other commu- Gatling: Yellowbush Mine to be idled By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com RACINE — Rumors started swirling early Wednesday morning concerning the possible closure of Gatling, Ohio LLC’s, Yellowbush Mine. According to a representative with Gatling, the mine will not close, but be idled for an undisclosed length of time. This action will take place immediately. The mine, which began producing coal in JanuSubmitted photos ary 2009, was at that time esRio Grande Elementary School’s kindergarten class taught by Ms. Batina Corvin timated to have a 20-year life was the winning class. span. The mine is being idled benity partners. At the two elcause “mining conditions have ementary schools, the SIFE turned,” according to the repteams held canned food resentative. drives with each class, and Idling the mine means that the class at each school that at least some of the estimated collected the most food was 60 current employees will rerewarded with a pizza party. At Addaville Elementary main in order to maintain the School, the winning class mine. It is unclear exactly how was the first grade class many, if any, jobs will be lost. taught by Jessica Green. The Village of Racine has At Rio Grande Elementary yet to receive official word School, the winning class on the status of the mine, acwas the kindergarten class cording to village clerk David taught by Batina Corvin. Spencer. The students have also Gatling’s Broad Run Coal taken on special projects to Mine in New Haven, W.Va. collect food items, and even was idled more than a year and helped out with a Christmas a half ago and has not yet been Pageant in order to bring in returned to full staffing. more donations. The SIFE At the time of the Yellowteam assisted with the Miss bush Mine opening two years Heart of Christmas Pageant, ago, the Daily Sentinel reportwhich was held on Dec. 17 ed that Gatling was originally at Southwestern Elemeninvesting approximately $75 tary School. Each contesmillion in the project. tant was asked to bring in Submitted photos Additional information will at least five non-perishable Boxes of donated food line the halls at Addaville El- be reported in The Daily SentiSee STUDENTS, 2 ementary school. nel as it becomes available. Dog tags on sale now Two bodies found By Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com POMEROY — Buy a dog tag, help local animals. Meigs County Commissioner Tim Ihle reminded residents that the money raised by the sale of dog tags benefits Meigs County. “I hope all realize that this is a High: 49 fee that stays here in the county,” Low: 38 said Ihle. “The money generated by the registration of your dogs funds ndex the Meigs County Dog Warden and 1 SECTION — 6 PAGES all expenses related to the countyClassifieds 5 owned animal shelter.” Expenses paid from these fees Comics 6 include dog food, cleaning supplies, Sports 4 disease control, veterinary expenses and utlities. © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Dog tags and kennel licenses are required under Ohio Revised Code section 955.011, which states that every person who owns, keeps or harbors a dog more than three I www.mydailysentinel.com months of age, shall purchase a license for that dog before the 31st day of January of each year. “This is more than just complying with the law, it is essentially a donation that funds the animal shelter,” said Ihle. These licenses can be purchased between now and January 31, 2012, in the Meigs County Auditor’s office located on the second floor of the Courthouse. Licenses may be purchased Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They may also be purchased from Thomas B. Proffitt, Meigs County Dog Warden. The cost of each dog license is $8 per dog and for a kennel license the cost is $40 per kennel. If purchased after the Jan. 31 deadline, a penalty will be assessed making the license double in price. For those who want to purchase See TAGS, 2 Cause of death not yet released By Amber Gillenwater mdtnews@mydailytribune.com GREEN TWP. — An investigation into the death of two individuals found dead in a Green Township residence on Tuesday evening will continue pending further information from the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, according to Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning. In a press release issued by the sheriff’s office on Wednesday morning, Browning reported that detectives who were called to the scene stated that there was “no immediate sign of foul play” in the death of Jennie J. Davis, 80, and her caretaker Rick Dillon, 46, both of 2191 Northup Road. Reportedly, deputies were called to the residence after a sheriff’s office dispatcher received a request at 7:18 p.m. on Tuesday for a well-being check at the home by an out-of-town family member. Upon arrival, deputies received no response at the door and preceded to make entry into the home. After entering the home, officers found the two deceased individuals within the residence. Sheriff’s Office detectives were dispatched to the scene and began an investigation and scene technicians with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation also responded to assist investigators with processing the scene. After responding to the residence, Gallia County Coroner Dr. Daniel Whiteley ordered that the bodies be taken to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy. According to Browning, detectives will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths pending further information from the coroner’s test results. �Thursday, December 29, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Obituaries Ray C. Frank Ray C. Frank, 57, Albany, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. He was born June 8, 1954, in Racine, Ohio, the son of Howard E. Frank, formerly of Albany. He was an electronic technician, owner of Ray Frank Electech, played lead guitar and provided vocals for several local bands for over 30 years, including Still Standing, Blue Jeans and Kamen Wendt. In addition to his father, Ray is survived by his wife, Mary Jo McMillan Frank; a son, Corey Ray (Lindsey) Frank of West Mansfield, Ohio; sisters, Anna Norman, and Lois Spencer, Students both of Racine; nieces, Tara Waugh, Jennifer Norman, Vicki Norman, Amy Rider and Ashley Thacker; and his mother, Ruth Bradford Frank. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Amber Frank; uncles, Clarence Frank and Denver Frank; and aunt, Grace Price. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m, Friday at Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home, in Albany, Ohio, with Pastor Dennis Sargent officiating. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Last Chance Corral, 5350 Old U.S. 33, Athens, Ohio 45701. Guest may sign the register book at www.bigonyjordanfuneralhome.com. Tags From Page 1 dog tags by mail, a printable application is available for both kennel license and individual dog license on the Auditor’s website at: www.meigscountyauditor.org. When submitting a request to buy a license by mail, Byer-Hill asks that a self addressed stamped envelope be included along The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 with the application and payment. Checks are to be made payable to the Meigs County Auditor. Those with questions are asked to contact the Meigs County Auditor’s Office at 992-2698 for answers to questions regarding the purchase of 2012 dog licenses. From Page 1 food items, and audience members were given free admission to the pageant if they brought in at least five non-perishable food items. The event collected 5,758 items and $434 for the food pantry. Carol Smith, who serves as the advisor for the SIFE Team at Rio Grande, explained that the students have three main parts to this project. The first focus of the initiative is to collect food items to be distributed to families in need. “Our goal is to collect at least 5,000 pounds of food,” Smith said. The students will continue working to collect more and more food items throughout the year so they can reach their goal and hopefully even surpass it. The second goal is to raise awareness about the issues of poverty and hunger in the community. Hunger is a significant problem in the region, and the students have been helping to increase awareness of the problem through the work they are doing on campus and in the community to collect food items. The third goal is to work on programs to help combat the cycle of poverty in the region. One way the SIFE students are planning Submitted photos At Addaville and Green elementary schools, the SIFE teams held canned food drives with each class, and the class at each school that collected the most food was rewarded with a pizza party. to work on this goal is by tive director of the Food For more information starting a coupon club on Pantry Network of Lick- on the SIFE team or on the campus. The coupon club, ing County, on programs to Let’s Can Hunger project, which will also be open to help collect donations and call Carol Smith at 1-800members of the community, also help to combat poverty 282-7201. For additional will help people collect and in the region. information on student acshare coupons so they can “Our main goal is to help tivities at Rio Grande, as decrease their food costs the community,” Smith well as information on the each month. said. The students have al- wide range of academic The students are also ready provided a great deal programs offered on the working with Rio Grande of assistance to the com- university’s scenic campus, alumnus and former SIFE munity this year and will log onto www.rio.edu. team member Chuck continue during the spring Moore, who is the execu- semester. Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, employers in Alabama must verify new workers’ U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under state laws set to take effect at the start of 2012. Many laws reflect the nation’s concerns over immigration, the cost of government and the best way to protect and benefit young people, including regulations on sports concussions. Alabama, with the country’s toughest immigration law, is enacting a key provision requiring all employers who do business with any government entity to use a federal system known as E-Verify to check that all new employees are in the country legally. Georgia is putting a similar law into effect requiring any business with 500 or more employees to use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility of new hires. The requirement is being phased in, with all employers with more than 10 employees to be included by July 2013. Supporters said they wanted to deter illegal immigrants from coming to Georgia by making it tougher for them to work. Critics said that changes to immigration law should come at the federal level and that portions of the law already in effect are already hurting Georgia. “It is destroying Georgia’s economy and it is destroying the fabric of our social network in South Georgia,” Paul Bridges, mayor of the onion-farming town of Uvalda, said in November. He is part of a lawsuit challenging the new law. Tennessee will also require businesses to ensure employees are legally authorized to work in the U.S. but exempts employers with five or fewer workers and allows them to keep a copy of the new hire’s driver’s license instead of using E-Verify. A South Carolina law would allow officials to yank the operating licenses of businesses that don’t check new hires’ legal status through E-verify. A federal judge last week blocked parts of the law that would have required police to check the immigration status of criminal suspects or people stopped for traffic violations they think might be in the country illegally, and that would have made it a crime for illegal immigrants to transport or house themselves. California is also addressing illegal immigration, but with a bill that allows students who entered the country illegally to receive private financial aid at public colleges. Many laws aim to protect young people. In Colorado, coaches will be required to bench players as young as 11 when they’re believed to have suffered a head injury. The young athletes will also need medical clearance to return to play. The law also requires coaches in public and private schools and even volunteer Little League and Pop Warner football coaches to take free annual online training to recognize the symptoms of a concussion. At least a dozen other states have enacted similar laws with the support of the National Football League. People 18 and under in Illinois will have to wear seat belts while riding in taxis for school-related purposes, and Illinois school boards can now suspend or expel students who make explicit threats on websites against other students or school employees. Florida will take control of lunch and other school food programs from the federal government, allowing the state to put more Florida-grown fresh fruit and vegetables on school menus. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says the change will help children eat healthier. A California law will add gays and lesbians and people with disabilities to the list of social and ethnic groups whose contributions must be taught in history lessons in public schools. The law also bans teaching materials that reflect poorly on gays or particular religions. Opponents have filed five potential initiatives to repeal the requirement outright or let parents remove their children while gays’ contributions are being taught. In New Hampshire, a law requiring girls seeking abortions to tell their parents or a judge first was reinstated by conservative Republicans over a gubernatorial veto. The state enacted a similar law eight years ago, but it was never enforced following a series of lawsuits. In Arkansas, facilities that perform 10 or more nonsurgical abortions a month must be licensed by the state Health Department and be subject to inspections by the department, the same requirements faced by facilities that offer surgical abortions in the state. It affects two Planned Parenthood facilities that offer the abortion pill, though they’re not singled out in the statute. Among federal laws, a measure Congress passed last week to extend Social Security tax cuts and federal unemployment benefit programs raises insurance fees on new mortgages and refinancings backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration by 0.1 percent beginning Jan. 1. That covers about 90 percent of them and effectively makes a borrower’s monthly payment on a new $200,000 mortgage or refinancing about $17 a month more than it would have been if obtained before the first of the year. Nevada’s 3-month old ban on texting while driving will get tougher, with tickets replacing the warnings that police have issued since the ban took effect Oct. 1. In Pennsylvania, police are preparing to enforce that state’s recently enacted ban on texting, scheduled to take effect by spring. Election law changes in Rhode Island and Tennessee will require voters to present photo ID, a measure that supporters say prevents fraud and that opponents say will make it harder for minorities and the elderly to cast ballots. In Ohio, a measure that creates one primary in March, instead of two that would have cost the state an extra $15 million, goes into effect later in January. Ohio is also one of eight states with automatic increases in the minimum wage taking effect Jan. 1. The others, with increases between 28 and 37 cents, are Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. A few laws try to address budget woes. In Delaware, new state employees will have to contribute more to their pensions, while state workers hired after Jan. 1 in Nevada will have to pony up for their own health care costs in retirement. Jan. 1 is the effective date in many states for laws passed during this year’s legislative sessions. In others, laws take effect July 1, or 90 days after passage. NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons: the Black Friday binge and a last-minute surge. Together, they added up to decent sales gains for retailers. And the doldrums in between showed how shoppers have learned to wait for the discounts they know will come. “The days that the American consumer gets excited about 25 percent off are over,” said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America’s Research Group. “Shoppers are keeping their eye on the ball for the big sales events.” In November, spending rose 4.1 percent. And from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24, it rose 4.7 percent compared with the same period last year, according to research firm ShopperTrak. A 4 percent increase is considered a healthy season. The higher sales are good news for the economy, because they show shoppers were willing to fund a holiday splurge despite high unemployment and other lingering economic woes. Consumer spending, including major items such as health care, accounts for 70 percent of the economy. Still, plenty of people are pinched for cash in the slow economic recovery, and they were seeking the best deals, which could squeeze stores’ profits for the fourth quarter, says Hana Ben-Shabat, a partner in the retail practice of A.T. Kearney, a management consulting firm. Stores have trained even shoppers who are primed to spend to look for a discount. Heading into the season, stores were nervous that shoppers would be tight-fisted. Many officially opened the season with discounts on TVs and toys that started as early as Thanksgiving Day. Consumers came out in droves, resulting in record spending. Then the frenzy tapered off. A mild winter and the fact that Christmas fell on a Sunday encouraged people to wait until the last minute and accentuated the peaks and valleys of spending. Stores started to push more discounts to get shop- pers to spend in the finale. In fact, retailers’ promotional e-mails from Sunday, Dec. 18, to Thursday, Dec. 22, spiked 34 percent, compared with the same period a year ago, according to Responsys, which tracks e-mail activity from more than 100 merchants. According to Beemer’s consumer surveys, 60 percent of shoppers polled were looking for discounts of more than 50 percent to get them to buy. That’s up from last year’s 51 percent of shoppers polled. Tracey Spears of Locust Grove, Ga., who was shopping Wednesday at Atlanta’s Lenox Square Mall, said she got 75 percent of her holiday shopping done on Black Friday or the day after Thanksgiving. She took advantage of deals, including a Keurig coffee pot from Target and clothes from Hollister on sale. “I had more money because I got a better bonus this year, but sales are important. You always want to buy stuff cheaper,” she said. Spears and others helped to create pronounced waves in spending. “The downs and ups were much more accentuated,” said Michael P. Niemira, chief economist at the International Council of Shopping Centers. “It just shows how cautious the consumer is. Consumers are bargain hunters more today than ever before.” In the week before Christmas, last-minute shoppers gave retailers a 4.5 percent increase in revenue over the same week last year at stores open at least a year, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index. The index estimates sales at 24 major chain stores including Macy’s Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. Revenue at stores open at least a year is an important measure of a retailer’s performance because it excludes stores that open or close during the year. Total retail revenue for the week that ended Saturday reached $44 billion, 14.8 percent higher than a year earlier, ShopperTrak estimates. Thursday: A chance of sprinkles after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming southwest between 7 and 10 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind between 8 and 11 mph. Friday: A chance of showers, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. New Year’s Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Bargain hunters divided shopping season into two Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 41.28 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 46.72 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 56.66 Big Lots (NYSE) — 37.81 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 33.61 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 63.65 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 8.27 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.79 Charming Shoppes (NASDAQ) — 4.95 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 34.53 Collins (NYSE) — 54.84 DuPont (NYSE) — 45.46 US Bank (NYSE) — 26.88 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 17.83 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 38.20 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 32.65 Kroger (NYSE) — 24.33 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 40.84 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 71.78 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 18.73 BBT (NYSE) — 24.98 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 14.51 Pepsico (NYSE) — 65.91 Premier (NASDAQ) — 4.35 Rockwell (NYSE) — 72.04 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 9.14 Royal Dutch Shell — 72.22 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 33.33 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 59.73 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 5.32 WesBanco (NYSE) — 19.76 Worthington (NYSE) — 16.40 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for December 28, 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. Ohio Valley Weather Visit us online at www.mydailysentinel.com �Thursday, December 29, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Community Calendar Friday, Dec. 30 LETART TWP. — The Letart Township Trustees will have its End of Year and organizational meeting at 5 p.m. at the office building. ALFRED — Orange Township Trustee end of year meeting, 7 p.m. at the home of fiscal officer Osie Follrod. PORTLAND — Lebanon Township will have its monthly/year end meeting, 6 p.m., at the township building. Saturday, Dec. 31 BEDFORD TWP. — The Beford Township Trustees will hold there end of year and organizational meeting at 1 p.m. at the town hall. RACINE — The Southern Charge United Meth- odist Church New Year’s Eve Service, 7 p.m., special singing by the Truly Saved Trio. Refreshments will be served. RUTLAND — The Rutland Free Will Baptist Church will be holding a Watch Night Service from 8 p.m.-midnight, special singing by Victor River and The Kennedys, and speaker Brother Sonny Diamond. Refreshments provided. HARRISONVILLE — New Year’s Eve Service, Harrisonville Community Church, 7 p.m., guest speakers Mike Thomson, Teddy Rushell, and Joe Schoolcraft, singing by Kay and Luke Osborne. SYRACUSE — Syracuse Community Church New Year’s Eve service, 8 p.m., special singing, preaching by Denver McCarty. LONG BOTTOM — Faith Full Gospel Church New Year’s Eve Service, 9 p.m.-midnight. Monday, Jan. 2 CHESTER — The Chester Township year end and organizational meeting, 9 a.m., Chester Town Hall. SYRACUSE — The Sutton Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at the Syracuse Village Hall. Tuesday, Jan. 3 MIDDLEPORT —Middleport Lodge 363, regular meeting, 7:30 p.m., refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6 HEMLOCK GROVE — Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Rocksprings Grange Hall. All members NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Texas Rep. Ron Paul received a welcome befitting a man with a suddenly serious chance to win next week’s Iowa Republican presidential caucuses as he arrived in the state Wednesday for a final burst of campaigning. His rivals attacked him, one by one. If the 76-year-old libertarian-leaning conservative was bothered, he didn’t let it show. He unleashed a television commercial that hit Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. In his remarks, he lumped all his rivals into one unappealing category. “There’s a lot of status quo politicians out there,” Paul told a crowd of a few dozen potential caucusgoers who turned out to hear him on the grounds of the Iowa Speedway. “If you pick another status quo politician nothing’s going to change.” The audience applauded, but by day’s end, it appeared that yet another contender might be rising. According to public and private polls, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is gaining ground in the final days of the race, yet another unpredictable turn in a fast-changing caucus campaign. “We have the momentum,” he proclaimed. The politicking was unending. Two politically active pastors in Iowa’s robust evangelical conservative movement disclosed an effort to persuade either Santorum or Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota to quit the race and endorse the other. “Otherwise, like-minded people will be divided and water down their impact,” said Rev. Cary Gordon, a Sioux City minister and a leader among Iowa’s social conservatives. There was no sign either contender was interested. For months, Romney has remained near or at the top of public opinion surveys in Iowa, as Bachmann, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, businessman Herman Cain and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich rose briefly to challenge him. Romney has bent without breaking in the face of each challenge, benefitting from his own well-funded campaign, attack advertisements funded by deeppocketed allies and the missteps of his challengers. Paul’s surge represents the latest threat, and in some respects, the unlikeliest, coming from a man whose views on abortion, the war in Iraq, Iran and other issues are at odds with those of most Republicans. At the same time, his anti-government appeal appears to tap into the desire of a frustrated electorate for profound change in an era of high unemployment and an economy that has only slowly recovered from the recession. “In the last couple of weeks I fell into Ron Paul’s camp,” said Bob Colby, of Newton, who spent 21 years in the military and is a former employee at a nowshuttered Maytag plant in town. “I threw my hands up” in frustration, said Colby, who added that he supported Romney in the 2008 caucuses and chose Sen. John McCain over Barack Obama that fall. In his remarks, Paul drew applause when he said, “I want to cut $1 trillion out of the budget the first year,” and eliminate deficits in three. “The debt is unsustainable once it reaches a certain point,” he said. “My whole effort is to face up to it.” Paul strongly suggested the United States withdraw its troops from Asia, and drew laughter from the audience when he noted Obama’s recent announcement that Marines would be deployed to Australia. “How long do we have to stay in Korea? We’ve been there since I was in high school,” he said, making no mention of the recent death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and the resulting uncertainty about the nuclear-armed nation. Nor did Paul refer in his remarks to his recent statement in a campaign debate that he would not consider pre-emptive military action to block Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. His campaign released an ad that showed pictures of Romney and Gingrich as the narrator said “serial hypocrites and flip-floppers can’t clear up the mess” in Washington. “Paul’s the one we’ve been looking for.” His rivals weren’t nearly as reticent about discussing a nuclear Iran. “You don’t have to vote for a candidate who will allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth. Because America will be next. I mean, I’m here to say: You have a choice,” Perry told an early morning audience near Des Moines. “I’m very uncomfortable with the idea that the commander in chief would think it was irrelevant to have an Iranian nuclear weapon,” said Gingrich. The former speaker has said he could not support Paul in a general election campaign, a position that Romney and Santorum disagreed with during the day. Even so, Romney also took a poke at Paul. “One of the people running for president thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I don’t,” he said in response to a question from a potential caucus-goer in Muscatine. Santorum attacked from a different angle. Acknowledging widespread voter anger in an age of high unemployment, he said: “If you want to stick it to the man, don’t vote for Ron Paul. That’s not sticking it to anybody but the Republican Party.” In a campaign that began months ago, Santorum stands out as the only contender who has not experienced a surge in the statewide public opinion polls. There was a hint during the day in a CNN survey as well as private polls that he might be peaking at exactly the right moment. “We’re very, very happy with the new numbers,” he told reporters in Dubuque. “We’re seeing our numbers go up in a lot of polls.” He’s told his recent audiences that he faces the challenge of persuading Iowa Republicans that he has a chance to win. Santorum has campaigned extensively in the state, spending parts of more than 250 days and stopping in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. Yet he has been low on funds, and while Romney, Perry and Paul have been advertising on television for weeks, Santorum began only recently. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The father of a 9-year-old girl who was found bludgeoned and dismembered said Wednesday that he knew the man accused of killing his daughter and had no reason to distrust him. “I can’t talk about it because I’m still coping with it. It’s too hard to talk about,” Dawayne Maroney of Centerville, Iowa, said in a brief telephone interview with The Associated Press, adding that the gruesome slaying has him overcome with grief. Maroney said he hadn’t recently talked with his daughter, Aliahna Lemmon, or her mother, because they frequently changed their phone number. Maroney said he knew the man accused of killing his daughter, 39-year-old Michael Plumadore, through his daughter’s mother, Tarah Souders. Maroney said he trusted Plumadore. “I had no reason to suspect anything,” he said. Plumadore faces a preliminary charge of murder. He made a brief initial court appearance on Tuesday where he was ordered held without bond. He is due back in court Friday morning. According to a probable cause affidavit, Plumadore admitted to killing Aliahna in the early morning hours of Dec. 22 by repeatedly striking her in the head with a brick. Court records do not show that Plumadore has an attorney yet, said Danielle Edenfield, Allen County prosecutor’s office chief investigator. The Associated Press asked the Allen County Sheriff’s Department to pass along a request to Plumadore seeking an interview. Also Wednesday, Allen County Coroner E. Jon Brandenberger said he won’t be able to determine the cause of death for Aliahna until further tests are completed, including microscopic findings and toxicology results. “All of which are integral parts of the autopsy and all of which play significant roles in the accurate determination of the cause of death,” he said. According to the probable cause affidavit, Plumadore told authorities he put the girl’s body inside trash bags and put it in a freezer in the trailer he lived in that formerly belonged to the girl’s grandfather, who died earlier this month. Plumadore told authorities that later that day and early on Dec. 23 he used a hack saw to dismember the girl’s body. Brandenberger said parts of the girl’s body were found in a trash container outside a convenience store — the same store where a surveillance camera video showed Plumadore went early Friday to buy a cigar. Plumadore told authorities he hid her head, hands and feet in the freezer at her grandfather’s trailer. In Indiana, Aliahna’s family remained quiet a day after gruesome details of her death were revealed by authorities. Aliahna Lemmon’s step-grandfather, David Story, told The Associated Press that the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI told family members not to talk to anyone about her death. He says they didn’t give a reason. “They just said any questions needed to be directed through them,” Story said. FBI agent David Crawford said agents had told the family they would prefer it if they didn’t speak to the media. Sheriff’s department spokesman Cpl. Jeremy Tinkel said his department hadn’t ordered the family not to talk, saying it didn’t have the power to, but confirmed deputies had told the family they would prefer it if they didn’t talk to the media. “We’re not their attorney and we certainly can’t put a gag order on anybody. I think they were told it may be in the best interest of protecting the integrity of the case to limit what you say,” he said. Tinkel and Edenfield said they could not comment on a possible motive for the murder. “I can’t comment on a pending investigation,” Edenfield said. Maroney said he plans to attend the funeral, although he doesn’t yet know when it will be. The Daily Iowegian in Centreville ran a story that it was helping to raise money to help Maroney attend the funeral. are urged to attend. Saturday, Jan. 7 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet in regular session with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m., followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Tuesday, Jan. 10 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer Board will have a regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. at the TPRSD office. Birthdays Saturday, Dec. 31 SYRACUSE — Jane Teaford will celebrate her 92nd Birthday. Cards may be sent to her at P.O. Box 261, Syracuse, Ohio 45769. Paul gets front-runner’s welcome in Iowa Father of slain girl overcome with grief Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 Ask Dr. Brothers Mom fears teen will take off By Dr. Joyce Brothers Dear Dr. Brothers: Our son is 16, and he’s never liked school. Now I notice that he’s spending a lot of time watching those “occupy” people in New York and reading about radical things. He says he wishes he could go out there and be with that mob of people. We are afraid he is going to take off. He’s never even been out of our county, and he wouldn’t have any idea how to survive. What can we do to convince him it is a bad idea? I am worried sick. — C.S. Dear C.S.: The images from the occupy movement certainly can be compelling for a young man looking on from afar. While your son may not have found school particularly fulfilling, he may never have been exposed to any kind of activity so full of passion, excitement and commitment as what he is seeing on television or the Internet. He may have an undeveloped interest in social justice or politics. Not all education takes place inside the classroom, and there may be much to learn from this movement, which is populated largely by young people. But of course your interest is in keeping him in school and safely at home until he is old enough to make his own big decisions. If you and your husband are really fearful that your son may take off, you need to address that issue right away. It sounds as though you need to have some better communication among the three of you, and you need to explain your point of view about his options in a calm and logical way. He may feel that he has nothing to lose, and you will want to make sure he understands that he needs to let you know if he has deeper issues he is wrestling with. The movement he admires is not centralized; perhaps he and some friends could start a local group dealing with some of the same problems he sees on the Internet. Let him know you’re with him. *** Dear Dr. Brothers: I am the mother of a sweet 10-year-old boy. When he was five, his grandma bought him a paint set, and ever since then, he has Dr. Joyce Brothers wanted to be an artist. I have always encouraged him because I love him, but I haven’t really seen any artistic talent. He is still gungho about it, and I wonder if I should switch him over to some other interest. I don’t want him to be disappointed if he finds out he isn’t really capable of competing in the art world. I don’t know what to do. — G.V. Dear G.V.: I think you are putting way too much pressure on both yourself and your son. For your part, you seem to have overlooked the fact that part of your job as a parent is to love unconditionally and encourage your son in whatever he genuinely is passionate about until he finds his own niche in his own way. You needn’t feel guilty about encouraging him while he took his first enthusiastic steps toward the future. What would be a real shame, though, would be if you let him know that you believe he is not up to the challenge. I agree that you should offer him other opportunities for creative expression, but it would be a mistake to try to shut down his interest in art because you think he won’t be successful. Art needn’t be a competition, and there are so many facets of the world of the artist that he surely will find his particular skill set as he goes along. Many successful artists can’t draw well, or need to practice and study for a long time in order to develop their talents. So instead of despairing, why not help him explore computer-aided design, cartooning, architecture, fashion design or hundreds of other alternatives to drawing and painting? And then you need to be comfortable with stepping back and out of the way while he does his own thing. Good luck! (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 LOCK IN YOUR PRICE FOR ONE YEAR! 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All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners. 60253287 �Sports 4 The Daily Sentinel Local Schedule Thursday, December 29 Girls Basketball Wahama at Meigs, 6 p.m. Trimble at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Hannan at Greenbriar Tournament, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Big Blue Classic, 6 p.m. Wahama at Wirt Holiday Tournament, 8 p.m. Wrestling River Valley at Gallia Academy Coach’s Corner Classic, 10 a.m. Point Pleasant at Wheeling Park Duals, TBA Swimming River Valley at HYCAT Holiday meet, 1:15 p.m. Friday, December 30 Girls Basketball Hannan at Greenbriar Tournament, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Southern at Meigs, 6:30 p.m. Chapmanville at Point Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 2 Girls Basketball Federal Hocking at Eastern, 6 p.m. Fairland at Meigs, 6 p.m. Belpre at Southern, 6 p.m. Wahama at Waterford, 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 3 Girls Basketball Gallia Academy at River Valley, 6 p.m. Grace at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at Sissonville, 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Eastern at Wahama, 6 p.m. Meigs at Fairland, 6 p.m. Federal Hocking at Southern, 6 p.m. Ironton at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Grace at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m. Point Pleasant at Sissonville, 7:30 p.m. Wayne at Hannan, 7:30 p.m. Request by WVU to dismiss Big East suit denied PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island judge on Tuesday denied a request by West Virginia University to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Big East Conference over the university’s bid to make a quick exit for the Big 12. Providence County Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein rejected all of the university’s arguments for dismissal. The school had argued the Rhode Island courts did not have the authority to decide the matter and should defer to the courts in West Virginia, where the first civil suit was filed in this dispute. The university also claimed it can’t be sued in Rhode Island because it has sovereign immunity as an agency of the state of West Virginia and was not properly notified by the Big East of its lawsuit. Court spokesman Craig Berke said the timetable for future legal proceedings in Rhode Island has not been determined. The Big East’s lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and an order that West Virginia stay in the conference for 27 months. West Virginia accepted an invitation from the Big 12 in October and hopes to join in time for the 2012 football season. Since then the school and Big East have each sued the other and filed motions to dismiss the other’s lawsuits. A West Virginia judge earlier this month refused to dismiss a university lawsuit against the Big East. A trial in the case filed in West Virginia is scheduled for June 25, which is five days before the university plans to leave the Big East. The Big East countersued in Rhode Island on Nov. 4, four days after the university filed its suit, alleging that West Virginia helped craft the bylaws and cannot now ignore them. The Big East says an early exit by the university would do irreparable harm to the conference. WVU has already sent half of the required $5 million exit fee to the Big East, and it contends that by accepting the down payment, the conference agreed to the immediate withdrawal. WVU contends the conference violated its responsibility to members by failing to balance the number of football-playing and nonfootball schools. But the Big East says the bylaws have no such requirement. Thursday, December 29, 2011 Lady Rebels roll past East, 53-36 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — The South Gallia girls basketball team snapped a two-game losing skid Tuesday night with a 53-36 victory over visiting Sciotoville East in a non-conference matchup in Gallia County. The Lady Rebels (5-3) fell behind 12-11 after eight minutes of play, but the hosts responded with a 3214 charge over the next two periods to establish a commanding 43-26 lead headed into the finale. SGHS hit four of its five trifectas in the second quarter, allowing the hosts to go on a 20-7 run for a 31-19 edge at the intermission. The Lady Tartans (16) — who lost their fourth straight decision — kept pace with the Lady Rebels down the stretch, as both teams scored 10 points in the finale to wrap up the 17-point decision. Chandra Canaday led the Lady Rebels with a gamehigh 20 points, followed by Meghan Caldwell with 12 points and Rachel Johnson with eight markers. Lesley Small and Ellie Bostic respectively added six and four points to the winning cause, while Tori Duncan and Jasmyne Johnson rounded things out with two points and one point. SGHS was 14-of-27 at the free throw line for 52 percent. Torri Kelley paced East with 10 points, followed by Jesse Monroe and Haley Fisher with seven markers apiece. Sciotoville East was 8-of-14 at the charity stripe for 57 percent. South Gallia returns to action Thursday when it hosts Trimble in a TVC Hocking matchup at 6 p.m. 2, Emily Howard 1 1-4 4, Brookelyn Newell 0 0-0 0, Torri Kelley 4 2-2 10, Haley Fisher 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 13 8-14 36. Three-point goals: 2 (Monroe, Howard). SOUTH GALLIA (5-3): Sara Bailey 0 0-0 0, Sara Rustemeyer 0 0-0 0, Ellie Bostic 0 4-4 4, Tori Duncan 1 0-0 2, Lesley Small 2 0-0 6, Chandra Canaday 6 7-13 20, Meghan Caldwell 5 1-4 12, Caitlin Watson 0 0-0 0, Rachel Johnson 3 1-2 8, Jasmyne Johnson 0 1-4 1, Alicia Hornsby 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 14-27 53. Three-point goals: 5 (Small 2, Canaday, Caldwell, R. Johnson). Point Pleasant senior Jacob Wamsley (10) releases a shot attempt in front of Gallia Academy defender Justin Bailey (20) during the second half of Tuesday night’s non-conference boys basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. dribble, this is going to be programs. We had a packed the result of a lot of our gym and the interest is there games. And with our sched- between these two proud ule, the trail doesn’t get any communities.” easier for us.” Point Pleasant returns to Wade Martin and Dil- action Friday when it hosts lon McCarty both led Point Chapmanville in a CardiPleasant with matching nal Conference matchup at game-highs of 20 points, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy refollowed Jacob Wamsley turns to the hardwood Tueswith nine markers. Aden day when hosts Ironton at 5 Yates and Alex Somerville p.m. both added four points apiece, while Marquez Point Pleasant 62, Gallia Griffin and Garrett Norris Academy 39 respectively rounded out GA 11-8-8-12 — 39 the scoring with three and PP 12-14-16-20 — 62 two markers. GALLIA ACADEMY Jimmy Clagg paced Gal- (3-6): Reid Eastman 1 1-5 lia Academy with 13 points, 3, Logan Allison 1 0-0 3, followed by Justin Bailey Joel Johnston 1 0-0 2, Justin with 10 points and Nick Bailey 3 4-4 10, Caleb Craft Saunders with four markers. 1 0-0 2, Nick Saunders 1 Reid Eastman and Logan 1-2 4, Wade Jarrell 1 0-1 Allison each added three 2, Aaron Jackson 0 0-0 0, points, while Joel Johnston, Cody Call 0 0-0 0, Seth AtCaleb Craft and Wade Jar- kins 0 0-0 0, Jimmy Clagg rell rounded out the scoring 4 5-7 13. TOTALS: 13 11with two markers apiece. 22 39. Three-point goals: 2 Blain noted afterwards (Allison, Saunders). Field that it was nice to end such Goals: 13-38 (.342). Rea long losing streak against bounds: 18. Turnovers: 22. the Blue Devils, but he also POINT PLEASANT (5feels that — win or lose 0): Dillon McCarty 7 5-6 — it’s good to be playing 20, Caleb Riffle 0 0-0 0, JaGAHS again. cob Wamsley 4 1-2 9, Gar“It’s nice to have Gallia rett Norris 1 0-0 2, Marquez Academy back on the sched- Griffin 1 1-2 3, Andrew Wilule, because this is a game liamson 0 0-0 0, Anthony that needs to happen every Perry 2 0-0 4, Aden Yates 0 year,” Blain said. “The fact 0-0 0, Wade Martin 4 11-11 that it’s been so long since 20, Alex Somerville 2 0-0 we’ve played them or even 4, Nate Chapman 0 0-0 0, beat them makes this one a Conner Templeton 0 0-0 little sweeter, but I am glad 0. TOTALS: 21 18-21 62. that we will be playing this Three-point goals: 2 (Mcseries over the next couple Carty, Martin). Field Goals: of years. 21-47 (.447). Rebounds: 24. “It’s a win-win for both Turnovers: 9. CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals’ pleading and promotions finally got them a full stadium. Cincinnati announced on Wednesday it had sold out its final regular-season game against the Baltimore Ravens, only the second time the Bengals have filled Paul Brown Stadium this season. The other time was when Pittsburgh brought thousands of fans. Getting a full stadium was a priority for the Bengals (9-6), who secured only their third winning record in 21 years by beating Arizona last week. A win over the Ravens (11-4) on Sunday would secure the final AFC wild card berth. Only 41,273 showed up for the 23-16 win over Arizona on Saturday, a typical crowd this season. The Bengals announced after the game that they would offer a buy-one, get-one-free promotion to season ticket holders for the final game. Players practically begged fans to come and support them. After two days of offering cut-rate tickets, they sold out the 65,500-seat stadium for only the second time in the last 12 games. “It’s a great thing,” defensive lineman Domata Peko said. “When everyone in ‘The Jungle’ gets up, standing and cheering, it’s as loud as it gets. Hopefully the house is rocking this weekend and we’ll put on a show for everybody.” The Bengals said some club seats and single seats were still available, but enough tickets have been sold to meet NFL requirements for lifting the local television blackout. The Ravens can clinch the AFC North title and a first-round bye with a victory on Sunday. If they lose and Pittsburgh (11-4) beats Cleveland, the Steelers would win the division and Baltimore would get a wild card. There’s a lot at stake for both teams. “Just to have everyone here in Cincinnati wanting to come out for this game, I think that’s something we’ve been wanting and been trying to get for a while,” quarterback Andy Dalton said. “I’m just happy everybody responded to it. It’s going to be a fun atmosphere, and we’re excited about it.” “It was a fun challenge for us,” said Thomas, who praised Pinkston. “It’s been a great year being in there with him.” Only Brown, Lou Groza (nine), Leroy Kelly (six), Gene Hickerson (six) and Dick Shafrath (six) have made more Pro Bowls than Thomas in team history Thomas and former Miami lineman Richmond Webb are the only NFL offensive linemen to make the Pro Bowl in each of their first five seasons since 1970. Thomas was the only Browns player selected to the squad that will face the NFC’s stars on Jan. 29 in Honolulu. Linebacker D’Qwell Jackson was selected a first alternate, and Josh Cribbs was se- three fumbles. Jackson can become a free agent after the season, but general manager Tom Heckert said recently the Browns don’t intend to let the 28-yearold get away and would like to sign him to a long-term contract. Cribbs had an 84-yard punt retuarn for a touchdown last week against Baltimore. It was his 11th career TD on a punt or kickoff return, and his first since 2009. Although the rules changes on kickoffs have limited Cribbs’ chances, he has still managed to be one of the league’s top returners. He has also excelled on coverage teams. South Gallia 53, Sciotoville East 36 SE 12-7-7-10 — 36 SG 11-20-12-10 — 53 SCIOTOVILLE EAST (1-6): Tiffany Craft 3 0-0 6, Jesse Monroe 2 2-3 7, Brooklyn Meadows 0 2-3 Point Pleasant tops Blue Devils, 62-39 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Some things are worth waiting for. After a four-year hiatus in the head-to-head series, the Point Pleasant boys basketball team snapped a 10-game losing streak to visiting Gallia Academy Tuesday night during a 6239 non-conference victory in Mason County. The host Big Blacks (5-0) hadn’t played the Blue Devils (3-6) since the 2006-07 campaign and also hadn’t won a game in this series since 2001, when George W. Bush was beginning his first term as President of the United States. That was also the first year that current head coach Richie Blain started at Point Pleasant. And despite the difference in the two teams’ records, most of the first half resembled what you would expect from a classic heated rivalry. Both squads battled through one tie and five lead changes in the opening 16 minutes, with both teams leading by as many as five points in the first half. GAHS stormed out to a 7-2 lead just 3:11 into regulation, but Point countered with 10-4 surge for a slim 12-11 edge after eight minutes of play. The Blue Devils claimed their final lead of the night at 13-12 with 7:38 left in the first half, but PPHS countered with a 14-6 spurt over the next 5:02 for a 26-19 lead. Neither team scored again in the final 2:35 of the second canto, allowing the hosts to take its biggest lead of the first half (seven points) into the intermission. A big difference in the first half advantage came from turnovers, as Gallia Academy turned the ball 12 times while Point Pleasant gave the ball away only six times. The hosts were also 8-of-10 at the free throw line in the first half, compared to a 2-of-5 effort for GAHS. The second half entirely belonged to the Big Blacks, as Point scored the first four points and opened the third canto with a small 10-8 run for a 36-27 lead with 2:12 left in the stanza. PPHS closed the quarter with six straight points for a comfort- able 42-27 cushion headed into the finale. The hosts scored the first nine points of the fourth for a 51-27 cushion with 6:25 left in regulation, but the guests ended a 4:01 scoring drought at the 6:11 mark to pull within 51-29. Point ran off four straight points for its biggest lead of the night at 55-29 with 5:16 remaining, but GAHS countered with 10-8 run the rest of the way to wrap up the 23-point decision. Point Pleasant committed just nine turnovers and outrebounded the guests by a 24-18 margin. GAHS had 22 turnovers in the setback. The Big Blacks connected on 21-of-47 field goal attempts for 45 percent and were also 18-of-21 at the free throw line for 86 percent. Gallia Academy, conversely, went 13-of-38 from the field for 34 percent and 11-of-22 at the charity stripe for 50 percent. PPHS coach Richie Blain noted afterwards that a big reason for the solid shooting performance came from his squad’s defensive effort, particularly after halftime. “I’m really proud of our guys and the defensive effort they gave tonight. We had to make some adjustments because of the Clagg kid inside, and we did a much better job of things in the second half because of our execution on the defensive side of the ball,” Blain said. “They are adjusting to the loss of one of their main starters, but Gallia Academy put up quite a fight in the first half. We just stepped it up in the second half, which is what we had to do. I’m proud of our guys for that.” On the other side of things, GAHS second-year head coach Tom Moore was pleased with the effort his troops gave before halftime. He also noted that it takes more than two solid quarters to be successful at this level, especially against such a brutal schedule. “We gave a pretty solid effort there in the first half, but that is why you play four quarters of basketball,” Moore said. “Point starts the second half with four layups off penetration, and the rest went downhill from there for us. If we don’t start stopping penetration off the CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Thomas has never missed a snap or a Pro Bowl with the Browns. Cleveland’s steady left offensive tackle was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl team for the fifth straight year on Tuesday, joining Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown as the only players in club history to be selected in each of their first five seasons. Brown made it nine years in a row. “It’s a tremendous honor,” Thomaas said. “It’s a big-time dream and it’s kind of hard to believe. It’s a true honor and it will never get old.” The Browns selected Thomas with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 draft. They put him in the starting lineup in the opener as a rookie that season, and Thomas has not missed a play since, quite an accomplishment considering the number of injuries the Browns have sustained in that period. “I try not to think about it too much,” Thomas said of his durability. “Crazy things can happen. I pride myself as a guy who is out there for every play.” This selection was a little different for Thomas. It was his first season without dependable left guard Eric Steinbach at his right side. Steinbach was lost for the year when he underwent back surgery in training camp, forcing the Browns to start rookie Jason Pinkston in his spot. Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com Bengals announce sellout for Ravens game Bryan Walters/photo Browns’ Joe Thomas selected to fifth Pro Bowl lected as a second alternative as a kick returner and third alternate as a special teamer. Thomas felt Jackson, Cribbs, defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin and Alex Mack all warranted consideration. “I definitely think we have a number of guys who deserve to be out there with me,” said Thomas, who signed a sevenyear contract extension worth $84 million in August. Jackson could be up for NFL Comeback Player of the Year. After missing most of the past two seasons with torn chest muscles, Jackson has been an inside force for the Browns this season. He’s second in the league with 145 tackles, has recorded a careerhigh 3 sacks and has forced �Thursday, December 29, 2011 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS Professional Services AGRICULTURE Apartments/Townhouses Houses For Rent Medical Lost & Found SEPTIC PUMPING Gallia Co. OH and Mason Co. WV. Ron Evans Jackson, OH 800-537-9528 MERCHANDISE 2 BR apt. 6 mi from Holzer. $450 + dep. Some utilities pd. 740-645-7630 or 740-988-6130 3BR, 2 1/2BA, Basement, Stove & Refrig furnished. Gas Heat, Central A/C, No smoking, No Pets. $700/Month, $700/Deposit. 75 Locust. Call 740-446-3667 Local Home Health Agency now hiring HHA's, PCA's and STNA's classes provided. Free training. If interested call 740-441-1377 Found: 2 Stray Golden Retrievers had to be taken to the Mason County Pound. Very Friendly. Please Rescue. 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The Office WSAZ News NBC Nightly Wheel of Community Parks and Whitney The Office Up All Night WSAZ News (:35) Tonight News Fortune Recreation "Lotto" "Parents" Tonight Show Jeopardy! The Office WTAP News NBC Nightly Wheel of Community Parks and Whitney The Office Up All Night WTAP News (:35) Tonight at Six News Fortune Recreation "Lotto" "Parents" at 11 Show ABC 6 News ABC World Grey's Anatomy "Dark ABC 6 News (:35) News Entertainm- Access Happy New Year, Charlie Grey's Anatomy "Heartat 6 News Brown Shaped Box" Was the Night" at 11 Nightline ent Tonight Hollywood PBS NewsHour Leading Euromaxx Nightly Song of the Mountains Pt. A Passion for Giving Independent Lens "These My Business 1 of 3 Amazing Shadows" (N) Generation Gen Eyewitness Entertainm- Happy New Year, Charlie Grey's Anatomy "HeartGrey's Anatomy "Dark Eyewitness (:35) News ABC World Judge Judy News at 6 News Shaped Box" Was the Night" News 11PM Nightline ent Tonight Brown The Big 10TV News CBS Evening Jeopardy! Wheel of Rules "The Person of Interest The Mentalist "Red Gold" 10TV News (:35) David at 6:00 p.m. News Fortune Bang Theory Big Picture" "Ghosts" Letterman Two and a Two and a The Big Bones "The Blackout in the Bones "The Change in the Eyewitness News at 10 The Excused The Big Bang Theory Half Men Half Men Bang Theory Blizzard" Game" p.m. Simpsons Nightly PBS NewsHour Law Works BBC News Doctors on Midsomer Murders Hustle "Ties That Bind Us" Charlie Rose America Business Call "Beyond the Grave" The Big News 13 at CBS Evening 13 News at Inside Rules "The Person of Interest The Mentalist "Red Gold" News 13 at (:35) David 6:00 p.m. News 7:00 p.m. Edition Bang Theory Big Picture" "Ghosts" 11:00 p.m. Letterman 30 Rock 30 Rock Funniest Home Videos Met-Mother Met-Mother Met-Mother Met-Mother WGN News at Nine 30 Rock Scrubs Football Access Flyers BBall Jackets Live Jackets Live NHL Hockey Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas Stars (L) Jackets Live Basketball (5:30) NCAA Football Champs Sports Bowl Florida State vs. Notre Dame (L) NCAA Football Alamo Bowl Washington vs. Baylor Site: Alamodome (L) NFL 32 (L) NCAA Basketball Florida vs. Rutgers (L) NCAA Basketball Vanderbilt vs. Marquette (L) NCAA Basketball (L) ++ Dead at 17 ('08, Dra) John Bregar, Barbara Niven. Betrayed at 17 ('11, Dra) Katie Gill, Alexandra Paul. ++ Obsessed ('09, Thril) Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles. '70s Show ++ Cheaper by the Dozen ('03, Com) Bonnie Hunt, Steve Martin. ++ Sweet Home Alabama Reese Witherspoon. The 700 Club (5:50) +++ A Bronx Tale ('93, Dra) Chazz Palminteri, Robert De Niro. Impact Wrestling (N) UFC Countdown (N) iCarly iCarly SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob '70s Show '70s Show G. Lopez G. Lopez Friends Friends Burn "Noble Causes" Burn "Enemies Closer" Burn "Partners in Crime" Burn "Good Intentions" Burn "Devil You know" Burn "Double Booked" Queens Queens Seinfeld Seinfeld Family Guy Family Guy BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang Conan (5:00) The Situation Room OutFront Anderson Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 OutFront Bones Bones NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (L) NBA Basketball N.Y./L.A. L. (L) (5:30) +++ The Quick and the Dead Sharon Stone. +++ The Polar Express ('04, Ani) Tom Hanks. +++ The Polar Express ('04, Ani) Tom Hanks. Man, Woman, Wild Survival "Slash and Burn" Dual Survival Man, Wild "Tennessee" Alaska: The Last Frontier Man, Wild "Tennessee" The First 48 The First 48 "Caught Up" The First 48 The First 48 Beyond Scared Straight Beyond Scared Straight Man-Eating Super Snake Skunk Whis. Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Law & O: CI "In the Dark" Law & O: CI "Magnificat" Law:CI "Silver Lining" Law & O: CI "Inert Dwarf" Law & O: CI "In the Dark" Law & O: CI "Magnificat" Charmed Charmed "Charrrmed!" Braxton Family Values Braxton Family Values (N) Braxton "Family Feuding" Braxton Family Values Celebrity Weddings E! News (N) The Soup +++ Knocked Up ('07, Com) Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogen. C. Lately (N) E! News (:20) MASH (:50) MASH (:25) M*A*S*H (:55) Home I. Home Imp Loves Ray Loves Ray Hot/ Cleve. The Exes Queens Queens TruthBehind Atlantis Wars "Gang Task Force" Witness Disaster in Japan 2012: Armageddon Witness NBC Sports Talk (L) 3 Gun Qwests Territories Winchester Countdown to UFC NFL Turning Point NBC Sports Talk Pimp Pimp Pumped (N) Pumped Pimp Pimp Wrecked Wrecked Trucker Trucker Pimp Pimp Vietnam in HD Pickers "Pandora's Box" Swamp "Beat the Clock" Big Shrimpin' Top Gear (N) The Real Housewives The Real Housewives The Real Housewives Wives "Burlesque Is More" The Real Housewives Wives "L.O.V.E. Duel" 106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live ++ Exit Wounds ('01, Act) Steven Seagal. + Half Past Dead 2 ('07, Act) Kurupt, Bill Goldberg. For Rent For Rent House House Hunt. Oasis (N) HouseH (N) Sell LA (N) Sell NY (N) House Hunt. House House Hunt. House (5:00) +++ 100 Feet ++ Dark Water ('05, Thril) Jennifer Connelly. Three Inches "Pilot" (P) (N) ++ House of Wax The Adjustment Bureau Matt Damon. (:45) 1stLook True Blood True Blood True Blood Boxing (:50) 24/7 (5:30) ++ Phone Booth ++ MacGruber ('10, Act) Will Forte. Beatdown ('10, Act) Susie Abromeit. ++ Get Him to the Greek ('10, Com) Jonah Hill. Movie (:25) The Last Play at Shea Love, Wedding, Marriage Ceremony ('10, Rom) Uma Thurman. Penn Teller Beach Heat �Thursday, december 29, 2011 ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt www.mydailysentinel.com BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Thursday, December 29, 2011 BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS The Daily Sentinel • Page 6 Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green Happy Birthday for Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011: You certainly have a way with words. At the same time, what were valid goals and thoughts three years ago might not be any longer. Re-evaluate your priorities and update them. Through this process, your words and desires will reflect the authentic you. People will respond more easily. The final result of any project or situation dependent on communication will make you happier. If you are single, you are more likely to draw in someone who works better with you because of this process. If you are attached, there could be an issue as views and goals change. Your interactions will demand mutual respect. If you are giving that gift, it will be reciprocated soon enough. PISCES brings out your personality. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You have a strong sense of direction, and others tap into it. If you feel that a situation is off, trust your judgment. Your instincts work with those in charge as well. The timing is great if you have been waiting for the right time to make a request. Tonight: Get some sleep. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Reach out for a distant friend. Speaking to you means a lot to quite a few people. Buy tickets to a concert or some other musical event. You will relax in this environment as you rarely do. Tonight: Go for something entertaining. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Have that discussion now rather than later. You discover how much is going on that you might have missed out on. Listen well to what is said. Ask for feedback. Don’t be surprised by how someone is changing right in front of your very eyes. Tonight: Togetherness works. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH You discover that letting others run with the ball works for you right now. No one is challenging you by wanting to do a project his or her way. Respond to someone from a distance who might be reaching out to you. Tonight: Let the medium entertain you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Let the people you deal with nearly every day know that you appreciate them. Ask about them. This interest will help develop stronger bonds. You might be surprised by how much these peripheral people impact you. Tonight: Contain a difficult conversation. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Don’t push to have a situation go the way you want it to. Know that you can handle nearly anything given time and thought. A child or new friend invigorates your day with his or her innate charm and caring. Tonight: Only with favorite people. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You know your priorities, but might need to loosen up some in order to obtain the desired results. If a call comes through from a neighbor or family member, do be available. Your work situation transforms before your very eyes. Tonight: Know when to call it a day. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Allow more creativity and humor to come forward. Your sense of direction helps sort out your priorities. Don’t forget that making yourself happy is also a priority. Examine what is occurring with a neighbor or family member. You might not be in tune with his or her life. Tonight: Be naughty and nice. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You finally decide to take a hard look at your finances. You have the ability to revamp your situation and gain. You could be surprised by what is going on behind the scenes. Build a greater sense of security between you and a close friend. Tonight: Make the most of the moment. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Clear out as much as you can from 2011 as you prepare for the new year. Communication changes in nature and gives you important feedback. You also are not the same person as you were years before. Understand that you will always need to adjust. Tonight: Share with friends. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might be reflecting on a way of observing what is going on. Stay clear about your desires. You might have gone down the wrong path. Know what feels right, and follow through on just that. Tonight: Do something just for you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You hold far more together than you realize. Honor your natural limitations, even if others don’t appear to do the same. Your ability to communicate and bring groups together in a cohesive manner is reflected in both your personal and private lives. Tonight: Where your friends are. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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