http://66.213.69.5/files/original/3ebff7aa1f3de4f3f523e76700118367.pdf 9c230b9ced52e96f328954d7eed020df PDF Text Text " . . . . .·--·· ----.. . -"!11"'------------~--~---._.,-- ---~ ~ __,___ ---.. . ---~·.....,..-p-~......, ALONG THE RivER LIVING Re-marker-ble History, Cl Flavors of the week, 01 tme~ • Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 1 SPORTS • Pryor leads Bucks past Oregon 26-17 in Rose Bowl. See Page 81 Sunday, January 3, 2010 $1.50 • Planning continues for drop in revenue sparks 5 percent cut Gallia Co. near!) half that of last )Car. Davenport sa1d. Those that carry o\ er by nearI) offices which have been half could be prohlematic ·1 spec building 'ear·s. • 1ick Davenport. presi- subject to budget cut will It is the ca ... h balance car- Projected B Y B RIAN J . REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL COM dent of the board, sa1d the not necessarily see specific budget commissiOn, made cuts to salan line..,, ''The budgets of the prosup of Prosecuting AttornC) Colleen Will1ams. Treasurer ecutor. coroner and sheriff Peggy Yost and Auditor are already so tight we feel Mary Byer-Hill. has pro- they could not bear addijected revenue for 20 I 0 at tional cuts." Da-.enport $3.75 million. around said. "We tried not to direct$170,000 less than they ly cut salaries. and have met with officeholders indio. iduoperated on in 2009. The county will have ally in order to determine access to a S 165,000 cash ho"' to most effective!) carryover into this year. make the cuts." "An) further cuts that compared to ,t caiT) over of $311,000 for fiscal year might be required will be determined as the vear con2009. • Three count) offices. tinues." The carr} O\ er is partJcuthose of Williams. Coroner Douglas Hunter. and Sheriff Jarl) important as the Robert Bec~le. arc not sub- county enters a new budget ject to cuts m the new fiscal ) ear. and a reduction in ried fo1ward that pa) s payroll expcn..,es and other operating costs in the tin.t few weeks - or even months - of the year. 1 he carr) over 1s the primary source ~)f funding until the county begins to see receipts from locul government revenue from the st<ttc. sales tax and real estate taxes. Commissioners have anticipated a tough year-end budget picture for several \\CCks. asking officeholders to refrain from holida\ bonuses and unneccssar} expenses at year's end, in orde1 to preserve a stronger cash carry over. O BITUARIES Page AS • Charles Bradford, 76 • Barbara S. Chaney, 65 ·Charles M. Cleland, 61 • Dorothy Mae Fraley, 66 • Betty Jean Luellen, 83 • Michael K. McNeal, 53 • Douglas Miracle Jr., 63 • Alice I. Moore, 76 ·Ruby M. Ross, 84 etty G. Saunders, 88 Janice A. Sloan, 72 • Elizabeth Sommer, 89 • Philip R. Spear, 62 • Richard Vinson, 78 INSIDE Elizabeth RlgeVphotos Five-year old Kate Nutter of Bidwell, a kindergarten student at Addaville Elementary, is pictured along with her hair stylist and mother, Beth Nutter, before and after don 1ting 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love. Kate's big sister, Hannah, has donated her hair to the cause on two occasions and Kate was excited to follow in her footsteps. Donating to Locks of Love BY ELIZABETH RIGEL ERIGELCMYC>AILYTRIBUNE COM • Aspiring dancers ~couraged to get 'To ~ Pointe.' See Page A6 WEATHER GALLIPOLIS - S1x )Cars ago, a fi\c-year old Gallia County girl donated her hair to Locks of Love and on Thursday her little sister, no'' five) ears old. followed in herfootsteps. Hannah Nutter of Bidv.cll ts 11)ears old no"' and has donated her hair to the cause on two occasions. Little sis, Kate Nutter. was brimming "'ith excitement Thursda) when it came time for her to donate her blond locks. A number of area youth donate their ,.. ho suffer from long-term medical hair hair in hope of benefiting children loss from un) diagnosis. The majority who are just like them outside of the of the children aided b) Locks of Lm e glaring absence of hair, whether it be have lost their hair due to alopecia from alopecia. burn~. cancer or other v. hich has no known cause or cure Circumstances. To name a few, 12-) ear se\ere bums or radiation therapy. The orgamzation has come under old Tomm) While and six-)ear old crutin) for selling ha1r to offset cosh. Ke\ ana Shortridge both donated their though it claims to only sell hair that is ha1r to Locks of Lo\e in 2009. According to its Web site, Locks of too short, gray. or other.dse unusable. Regardless, tho..,e loeb can make all Love JS a public non-profit organization th.tt pro' 1des hairpieces to financially the difference in the \\ orld to the disad\antaged children in the United )OUng girl~ ~11d boys unable to sport States and Canada under the age of 21 their own luur. TIMES-SENTINEL STAFF GALLIPOLIS - Who be the fir::.t baby born in 20 I0 in Galli a Count)'! \Vhoc,er it is. that baby - or at east their parents - will walk awa) "ith ::.orne nice prizes thanks to six area businesses. To be eligible, the ne\\born must meet the folio\\ing requirements: • Be born to parents who arc leeal residents of Gallia Count)'. • Exact time of birth must \\ill Details on Page AS INDEX 24 PAG...<; Around Town A!ebrations ~assifieds A3 Comics os Editorials Sports A4 B Section Publl<ohing Co. ! I llii[ I!IJIJI 1!1!I! I~ • GALLIPOLIS - Gallia County Commissioners took time last week to review plans for a proposed speculative build1ng that will be located in the Dan Evans Industrial Park and also received an update on Davis Hall. Randv Breech from Breech Engineering Co. and Gallia County Economic Development Director Melissa Clark updated commissioners regarding the building proposal and deta Is of the basic construction of the spec buildIng during last Tuesda) 's meetin!!. Breech told commissioners that the\J should follow the basic requirements for the spec building since it's unknown at this time what amenities a potential occupant may want. He said the building will be located on a corner lot in the industrial park that will require excavation and that $25,000 has been included in the cost projection for the earth work. Commissioners asked for an overhead photo of the lot showing different options for placement of the spec buildin!! taking into consideration~ traffic flow. They also suggested that plans be made for a loading dock in the building. Breech suggested that a basic concrete floor should be installed initially since any potential occupant may require between five and I 2 inches of concrete. He also suggested building o nly office space at first then adding whatever the occupant requires later. Breech advised commissioners that construction of the spec buildin!! should begin as soon as possible since material prices are currently lower than they have been in recent months. He estimated that the cost of steel should not increase significantly until ~l a rch 2010. but insisted that the project ... hould mo\'e forward quickly. Clark said she would obtain a topography map from the count) engineer's office to facilitate Breech's design proces~. Please see Building, A3 spcdficd in a written statement by the attending ph) sician. • Application must be filled out by noon. Jan. 15. 2010. In case of a tie. awards "'ill be distributed at the discretion of the contest comm1ttee. rhc first Gallia County bab) born in 20 I 0 will receh c the folio\\ ing priles: • Nev. Baby Gift Pack from Holzer Clinic, $200 value. • Two cases of formula from Pleasant Valley Hospital. • ~25 gift certificate from Elliott's Appliances. 317 Ohio 7. Gallipolis. • $50 sa\ ings bond from Peoples Bank. • Bab\ di"h set from Acquisitions Fine Jewelry. 151 Second A\e .. Gallipolis. • Two smoke alarms from Central Supply Co.. 17 Court St.. Gallipolis. For infonnat1on, stop by the Gallipolis Daily Tribune office. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis. Questions linger regarding natural gas program C4 D3-4 2010 Ohio \'alh~y B Y ANDREW C ARTER MDTNEWSCMYDAILYTAIBUNE COM First Baby at HMC Nice prize package awaits first Gallia Co. baby MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE COM 4 StCI 10!1/S - 1 Meigs Co. commissioners trim 2010 budgets POMEROY - Meigs Count\ ·s courthouse officials ,\·ill see a five-percent cut in their general fund budgets in 2010. due to a projected decrease in revenue and a low cash balance at year\ end. This year's budget cuts are the first in several years. and could be followed by additional cuts later this year. Countv Commissioners ha\e ·completed the process of appropriating funds into those departmental budgeb for the ne"' year, addressing a reduction in re' enue and a yearend cash carr} O\ er that is • Vo.l. 44, No. Photo courtesy Holzer Medical Center Holzer Medical Center reported that the f1rst baby born in 2010 at its Maternity and Family Center was Seth Allan Lyons, son of Jackie and Josh Lyons of Mason County, W.Va. Seth Allan was born at 3:24a.m., Friday, Jan. 1 He weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 18 1/2 inches long. His paternal grandparents are John and Norma Lyons. His maternal grandparents are Joe and Penny Jeffers and the late Shana Jeffers. The Lyons will rece1ve free breast feeding supplies as a 91ft from Holzer Medical Center. (On the Internet: www.holzer.org) B Y BETH S ERGENT BSERGENTCMYDAILYSENTINEL COM POi\lEROY - As the temperatures drop. the locu" for man) turns to how to pa) their heating bill and for those in the Village of Pomeroy. eligible residents .1re faced "'ith optmg out of their contract v. 1th Columbia Gas in fuvor of Pomewy's natural sas aggregation program v. h1ch purcha..,cs gas from Volunteer f!nerg} Sen ices. Many resident are \\Olldering, "\\hat happens if we do or don't want to participate?" Resident "ho h;l\e mi takenly recehed notification that the) rna) participate in the program even though they hvc outside the 'illage limits are asking the same question. First. background on the procram: Pas-.ing by a vote of - 83-to-81, voters in Pomeroy approved the 'illage 's participation in a nat- Please see Questions, Al �PageA2 iunba~ ~imes -ientinel Su n d ay, Janu ary 3, Obama begins new year reviewing U.S. intel system 2 010 U.S. mine deaths hit record low of 34 in 2009 BY PHILIP ELLIOTT AND CALVIN WOODWARD B Y R OGER A LFORD ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU - President Barack Obama is reviewing reports from homeland security officials as his administration tries to determine what U.S. policy and personnel failures preceded the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing. Intelligence officials. meanwhile, prepared for what was shaping up to be uncomfortable hearings before Congress about miscommunication among anti-terror agencies and sweeping changes expected~ under Obama 's watch. Democrats joined a chorus led by Obama in declaring the government's inte IIi gence proce. dures in need of repair. Among them. Rep. Jane Harman. Obama D-Calif., said that when the government gets tipped to trouble as it did before a 23-year-old Nigerian man boarded the Northwest Airlines jet v. ith explosives, "someone 's hair should be on fire." One senior administration official told reporters traveling with the vacationing president: "The failure to share that information is not going to be tolerated." The official, like others involved in the reviews, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence discussions. The Senate Intelligence Comntittee announced Jan. 21 hearings as part of an investigation to begin sooner. "We will be following the intelligence down the rabbit hole to see where the breakdown occurred and how to prevent this failure in the future," said Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri, top Republican on the committee. '·Somebody screwed up big time." Few questioned that judgment. even if some Democrats rendered it in more measured tones. Obama received a preliminary assessment ahead of meetings he will hold in Washington next week on fixing the failures of the nation's anti-terrorism policy. Administration officials said the system to protect the nation· s skies from terrorists was deeply flawed and, even then, the government failed to follow its own directives. Obama began his new year with a secure phone call with counterterrorism adviser John Brennan and National Security Council chief of staff Denis McDonough to discuss the reviews. Damian Dovarganes/AP photo Transportation Security Administration staffers secure the entrance to the American Airlines terminal during an investigation by the Los Angeles Airport Police bomb squad at the Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. A day earlier, Obama spoke sepa- were a contributing factor in the escarately with Brennan and Homeland lation of this threat," Director of Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, National Intelligence Dennis Blair who announced she was dispatching wrote to employees. "This is a tough senior department officials to interna- message for us to receive. But we have tional airpotts to review their security received it, and now we must move procedures. forward and respond as a team.'' Despite billions of dollars spent to An anxious father's pointed warning sharpen America's eye on dangerous that U mar Farouk Abdulmutallab, malcontents abroad and at home, the accused of trying to destroy the creation of an intelligence-inf01mation Northwest plane, had drifted into overseer and countless declarations of extremism in Yemen, an al-Qaida intentions to cooperate, it was already hotbed, was only partially digested by clear that the country's national secu- the U.S. security apparatus and not rity fiefdoms were still not operating linked with a visa history showing the in harmony before the attempted young man could fly to the U.S. bombing Dec. 25. That was one prominent lapse the The preliminary assessment is part review is addressing, said U.S. offiof a continuing, urgent examination cials familiar with the process. They that officials said Thursday is high- spoke on condition of anonymity lighting signals that should not have because the repott has not been made been missed. One likely outcome, they public. said, was new requirements within the Other clues were missed too. such government to review a suspicious as conversations between the suspect person's visa status. and at least one al-Qaida member that Officials are tracing a communica- U.S. authorities are studying now. tions breakdown that would have had The form of the conversations. grave consequences except for the whether written or by phone, has not attacker's fumbling failure to detonate been disclosed and it is not known an explosion and the quick response of whether U.S. officials intercepted others on the flight. Now Obama, like them before the attack or found them George W. Bush before him, is strug- later. gling to get the nation's disparate Also, in the year before the Fort intelligence and security agencies on Hood. Texas. shooting rampage in the same page. November that killed 13 people, a In the heat of hindsight, even Obama joint terrorism task force overseen by and some fellow Democrats are exco- the FBI learned of the Army suspect's riating a system they thought was on repeated contact with a radical cleric the mend in the years after the 2001 in Yemen who encouraged Muslims to klll U.S. troops but did not relay terrorist attacks. "The president was direct in his the information about the major to assessment that intelligence failures superiors. Local briefs Board of Health to meet Monday GALLIPOLIS - The Gallia County Board of Health will meet at 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 4 in the conference room of the Gallia County Service Center, 499 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Evans 'open door' set for Jan. 4 COLUMBUS - State Rep. Clyde Evans (R-Rio Grande) will host an open door meeting at 4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4 at the Rio Grande Municipal Building. Evans invites the general public to attend and discuss their views and opinions on state government issues. Rio Grande board of public affairs meeting RIO GRANDE - The Rio Grande Board of Public Affairs will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4 at the Rio Grande Municipal Building. The public is invited to attend. Gall ia Co. Local BOE meetings GALLIPOLIS- The Gallia County Local School District Board of Education will hold its 2010 organizational meeting at 6 p.m .. Tuesday, Jan. 5. The board will meet at the Administrative Office. located at 230 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis. The school board has scheduled a . special meeting for Wednesday, Jan. 6 Administrative Office. 6 p.m., at the City Commission meets Tuesday GALLIPOLIS - The Gallipolis City Comntission will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5. The meeting will be held at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 518 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Gallia-Vinton ESC meeting Jan. 6 RIO GRANDE - The GalliaVinton Educational Service Center governing board will hold its 2010 organizational meeting at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6 at the University of Rio Grande in Wood Hall room 131. Carey 'open door' meeting Jan. 8 GALLIPOLIS - State Sen. John Carey (R-Wellston) will host an open door meeting at I0 a.m., Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St., Gallipolis. The event is open to the public and Sen. Carey invites constituents to attend. 201 0 Gallia Ag Society memberships GALLIPOLIS - Memberships for the Gallia County Agricultural Society are now on sale at the Gallia County Cooperative Extension Service located in the McKenzie Agriculture Center n Jackson Pike next to the Gallia County Fairgrounds. Memberships are $2 and may be purchased at the Extension Office during regular business hours, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Membership into the society entitles the member to vote at the annual election held in September. The membership does not entitle the member to admission to the fair. To be eligible for membership, an individual must purchase their own membership ticket in person, be at least 18-years old and reside in Gallia County. Gallia SWCD tree sale GALLIPOLIS - The Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is taking orders for its 20 10 tree sale. The packets for sale are Wild Game, Wild Bird. Ornamental, Erosion Control, Various Edible Fruit Tree Packets, Small and Large White Pine and Blue Spruce. SWCD will make special orders of any type of trees or shrubs not included in the Jist of packets. New to' the tree sale are Rain Barrels, which were displayed at the 2009 Gallia County Junior Fair. For information, contact the Soil and Water Conservation office at 446-6173. Faith • Family 201 0 :· E-mail your stories of faith to mdtnews@mydailytribune.com • FRANKFORT, Ky. - The number of miners killed on the job in the UnHed States fell for a second straight year to 34. the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago. That was down from the previous low of 52 in 2008. U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration documents show 18 of the deaths occurred in coal mines. down from 29 in 2008; and 16 were in gold, copper and other types of mines. down from 22 in 2008. Most involved aboveground truck accidents on mine property, though some of the deaths resulted from rock falls and being struck by machinery. Obama administration mine safety czar Joe Main said the numbers are encouraging. but he won ·r be satbfied until no miners are killed on the job. "I think that's accomplishable, if you look at where we came from, and where we've come to,'' Main said. The latest statistics are vast!} improved. he said. from a century ago when hundreds, sometimes thousands of miners were killed each year. The deadliest year in recorded U.S. coal mining history was 1907, when 3,242 deaths were reported. That year, the nation's most deadly mine explosion killed 358 people near Monongah, W.Va. Main credits the decrease in deaths over the past year to beefed-up enforcement and stricter regulations in tha wake of a series of mining disasters over the past foUW years in Kentucky, Utah and West Virginia. In 2006, 73 miners were killed, including 12 who died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia and five who died in a similar explosion at the Darby Mine in Kentucky. In 2007, 67 miners died. including six who were killed in the collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah. Coal states reacted by revamping their mine safety laws, and Congress toughened federal rules that that brought a variety of advances. Among the improvements are caches of oxygen stashed in underground mines in case miners are trapped, refuge chambers to provide shelter in emergencies, and a communications system to allow underground miners to talk with colleagues on the surface. Steve Earle, United Mine Workers of America international vice president for the Midwest, said while those were imp01tant improvements, getting inspectors into the field is the key. ''I can say without reservation that the safest day coal miners have is when inspectors are in the mines," he said. "The more we can put our inspectors in the mines, the safer those mines will become and the closer >ve will come to zero fatalities.'' Mine safety advocate Tony Oppegard. who has successfully lobbied to triple the number mine inspection~ conducted in Kentucky, said mining remains a dan ous occupation. "Everyone who's involved in mine safety has to extremely vigilant." he said. "There's very small margin for ClTOr in coal mining. The smallest mistake can cost a miner his life." Kentucky led the nation in mining deaths last year with six in coal mines and one in a limestone quan-y. That was followed by West Virginia and Alabama. each of which had three coal miners killed. Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri. Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and T~xas each had two miners killed in coaL salt, alumina, zinc or sand and gravel operations. Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Puerto Rico had one miner killed in either clay, copper, gold, lime or sand and gravel operations. "It's never positive when you have numbers like that, but it could have been worse,'' said David Moss, spokesman for the Kentucky Coal Association. ''We're always striving for that goal of zero. That's what we work toward every single day.'' Main credited cooperation between regulatory agencies, coal companies and miners with making ntines safer, which led the decrease in workplace deaths. "It is historic," ae said. "And it does tell us we can achieve a point in time when we have no fatalities." (On the Internet: U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, www.msha.gov; United Mine Workers of America, www.umwa.org) Keeping Gallia & Meigs counties informed ~tmbap ~itne.s -i>entinel Subscribe today 446-2342 992·2155 • fllH 24'1 T«l>fi.:.IIIJIII("'' • ~lftil'j ~~ ·•~ !IIU tlae. bl • 1~.-,m otH11"'*'Ntt~s! • Ct~~-,. s:.tll PJI!t 11M111lfUiill' &lf«t! ("t;;'";:6X ltls!H!J ----~·'a""" SV' Up Ol"llloe! 'lii4W.lo.:.IINtl 001!1 ~.. 740·446·4665 l.lxaiNM" 1-888-488-7265 "PEOPL E CARl NG FOR· PEOPLE" �---- . ~unbav.. ~ .,....... - PageA3 Q;imes -ientinel Meigs County calendar Public meetings Monday, Jan. 4 HARRISONVILLE Scipio Township Trustees, nual organizational meet' 6:30 p.m., Harrisonville • Fire Department Tuesday, Jan.5 SHADE Bedford Township Trustees organizational meeting, 7 p.m ., town hall. REEDSVILLE Olive Township Trustees special organizational meeting, 6:30p.m., township garage. Wednesday, Jan. 6 POMEROY Meigs County Board of Health, 5 Sunday, J anu ary 3, 2010 ASK 4 p.m., conference room of health department, 112 E. Memorial Dr. Thursday, Jan. 7 POMEROY - Salisbury Township Trustees organizational and regular meeting, 6:30p.m., town hall. POMEROY- Meigs Soil and Water Conservation of District Board Supervisors organizational and regular meeting, 11 :30 a.m., district office, 33101 Hiland Road. a.m.. 1-3 p.m., Meigs County Health Department. Provide shot records, medical cards, if applicable. $10 donation requested but not required. H1N1 vaccinations available to general public. Clubs and organizations America, 7 p.m.. at hall, with installation of officers and quarterly birthday party. MIDDLEPORT- Regular stated meeting of Middleport Masonic Lodge 363, 7:30 p.m., with refresh· ments at 6:30. Bring nonperishable items for food bank. Monday, Jan. 4 POMEROY Meigs Band Boosters, 6 p.m .. high school band room. All parents and interested volunteers invited. Tuesday, Jan. 5 CHESTER Chester Council 323, Daughters of Thursday, Jan. 7 RACINE - Kathryn Hunt will celebrate her 90th birthday today, cards can be sent to 49303 State Route 124, Racine, 45771 . GALLIPOLIS - Grieving Parents Support Group meets 8 p.m. , first Tuesday of each month at New Life Lutheran Church, Jackson Pike. Info: Jackie Keatley at 446-2700 or John Jackson at 446·7339. ATHENS - Survival of Suicide support group meets 7 p.m. , fourth Thursday of each month at Athens Church of Christ, 785 W Union St., Athens. Info: (740) 593-7414 GALLIPOLIS Grief Support Group meets sec- ond Tuesday of each month. 8 p.m., at New Life Lutheran Church. Facilitators: Sharon Carmichael and John Jackson. GALLIPOLIS Look Good Feel Better cancer program, third Monday of the month at 6 p.m., Holzer Center for Cancer Care. GALLIPOLIS Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday book study at 7 p.m. and Thursday open meeting at noon at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 541 Second Ave. Tuesday closed meeting is at 8 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. GALLIPOLIS - Narcotics Anonymous Miracles in Recovery meets every Monday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. Narcotics Anonymous Living Free Group meets every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at 305 Main St. GALLIPOLIS - 12 Step Support Group for Spiritual Growth meets at 7 p.m . every Tuesday at New Life Lutheran Church . Facilitators: Tom Childs and John Jackson. VINTON Celebrate Recovery at Vinton Baptist Church. Small groups looking for freedom from addictions. hurts, habits and hangups every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Info: 388·8454. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - "Let Go and Let God" Nar-Anon Family Group meeting, every Monday at 7 p.m., Krodel Park recreational building. The group helps families and friends of drug addicts or users to attain serenity, regardless of whether he/she has stopped using. The group respects all members' anonymity. VINTON -Vinton Baptist Church food pantry every Monday from 5 to 6:30 p.m . Info: 388-8454. GALLIPOLIS Gallia MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at Holzer Medical Center. Info: Amber Barnes at (740) 339-0291 . NAMI GALLIPOLIS (National Alliance on Mental Illness) meetings will take place the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Gallia County · Senior Resource Center, with a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Jill Simpkins (740) 339-0603. Gallia GALLIPOLIS County Stroke Support Group, first Tuesday of every month, 1 p.m., at Bossard Memorial Library. GALLIPOLIS River Cities Military Support Community (RCMFSC) meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at VFVV Post 4464 (upstairs), 134 Third Ave. The meeting and activities are open to all families and friends who wish to support our servicemen and women in all branches of the military. Info: 245-5589 or 441-7454. in good condition and that its structural stability is at 90 percent. Breech said the building, located on First Ave. in Gallipolis next to the Gallia Countv Courthouse, needs work on its plumbing system, exterior trim and roof and also needs new windov..·.s and a new heating and cooling svstem. He ad~·ised that Dav(., Hall would also need a sprinkler system, which \\OUid cost S7 to $8 per square foot In regard to the asbestos in the building, Breech told the commissioners that as long as it is not disturbed, it should not require any major work. He said it could be covered to prevent it from becoming ai rborne and said a clear sealant could be used. He could not provide an estimate of how much such a sealant .,.,ould cost . Breech told commissioners that renO\'ating the fir:-.t two floors would cost between $800,000 and SI million. Pomeroy has brokered a deal to purchase natural gas for customers at 69 cents per 100 cubic feet for the year. Columbia Ga~ is currently charging customers 49 cents per I 00 cubic feet though prices •fluctuate over the course of a year. Also. at the most recent meeting of Pomeroy Village Council. Mayor John Musser smd he'd received phone calls from residents outside the \'illage limits who had received these ..opt out'' letters. According to Pred Holmes of Volunteer Enern Sen ices. his company obtained the liM of eligi· from ble customers Columbia Gas. saying some of those customers who may have a Pomeroy address but not live within the village limits, could've mistakenly received notification. Holmes said technically these residents Jiving outside the village limits are not eligible for participation in the program since they Jon 't live in the village and uidn 't vote on the issue. However. if those residents who live outside village limits received the letters and don't send them back saying they wish to ..opt out" they will be automatically enrolled in the program because they · are on the mailing list given to Volunteer. If the resident doesn't notify Volunteer of the mistake. Volunteer has no way of knowi ng that Pomeroy addressee doesn't live within the village limits. Holmes said he estimat ed a total of 300 letters were sent out to customers which at least appeared eligible for the program on paper. Due to Ohio's natural gas deregulation, customers not living within the village are also eligible to purchase gas from Volunteer only on an individual basis. not as part of the village purchasing aggregation group. Residents should note. whichever supplier or pro· gram that is chosen. gas delivery will remain the same : The program is voluntary in that customers don't have to particip:Ue but have to decline by returning the card. I f a customer does par1icipate and finds it's not for them. they can opt out with no cancel lation fcc. according to Hol mes. Anthony Rodriguez of the OCC said customers who have questions concerning this issue can call his office at (877) 742-5622 for free advice. Questions should also be directed toward the mayor's office or clerk's office at the 11cw Pomerov Municipal B uilding on East Main Street . Other events Tuesday, Jan. 5 POMEROY - Childhood immunization clinrc, 9-11 Birthdays Gallia County calendar Meetings-Events • Monday, Jan. 4 GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Board of Health, 9 a.m. , Gallia County Service Center conference room, Pike, 499 Jackson Gallipolis. RIO GRANDE - State Rep. Clyde Evans open door meeting , 4 p.m., Rio Grande Municipal Building. RIO GRANDE Rio Grande Board of Public Affairs, 6 p.m. , Rio Grande Municipal Building . Public invited. CROWN CITY - Guyan Twp. trustees 2010 reorga• nizational meeting, 7 p.m., at the townhouse. Tuesday, Jan. 5 GALLI POLIS --. Holzer Clinic Retirees lunch, noon, Courtside Bar and Grill , Second Ave. , Gallipolis. Gallia GALLIPOLIS County Local Board of Education organizational meeting. 6 p.m ., Administrative Office, 230 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS - Gallipolis City Commission regular monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Gallipolis Municipal Building, 518 Second Ave. Wednesday,Jan.6 RIO GRANDE - Gallia· Vinton Educational Service Center Governing Board organizational meetrng , 5 p.m., University of Rio Grande, Wood Hall, room 131. GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Local Board of Building from Page AI Davis Hall was also a topic of discussion during last Tuesday\ meeting. Commi.,sioners asked Breech for his opinion of the structure and he told them that it would only be appropriate f or residential use and not commercial use because of the load n:4uirements. Hm,evcr. he said the building's ba.,ic :-.tructure is • Questions from Page AI ural gas aggregation program allowing the villagt.! to act as the head of a buying group for resident., who wish to participate in the program . The program operates under thl! assumption that by purchasing natural gas as a large group, a... opposl!d to an indi vidual customl!rs, that group can get a lower rate on the utilit). Customer:-. who arc eligible for the program should've received an information pack about it from Volunteer Energy Services, asking tht.:m to return material to " opt out" of the program by the Jan. 10 deadline. If the material is not returned it's assumed the customer wants to he part of the village's program . This assumption is legal ac~:ord­ ing to the way the issue. an '"opt out'' not "opt in" \Crsion is .,., rittcn. Ac~:ording to thl! Ohio Consumer~ Counsel. if the eligib1e customer doesn ' t decline the offer, or " opt out' ' that cust<>mer is automatically enrolled in the program and their natural gas provider will change to Volunteer Energ) Services, whom Education special meeting. 6 p.m., Administrative Office. 230 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis. Friday, Jan. 8 GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Family and Children First Council regular business meeting, 9 a.m., Gallia Co. Service Center, 499 Jackson Pike. State GALLI POLIS Sen. :John Carey open door meeting. 10 a.m., Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St.. Gallipolis Tuesday, Jan. 12 GALLIPOLIS Gallia County District Library Board of Trustees meeting, 5 p.m.. Bossard Memorial library, 7 Spruce St. , Gallipolis. JACKSON - SEOEMS District Board of Trustees meeting, 6 p.m., Holzer Medical Center-Jackson. Info: 446-9840. Support groups 1)1~ . BR.OTHER.S Lost dogS owner finds dilemma Bv D R. JOYCE B ROTHERS Deal' Or. Hr?thcrs: Our dog got lo9sc around a month ago . I loo~~d for hun a I over. posted flyer~ and took out some ad., 111 the lo~:a l pal*r. hut nobody reported finding l~im: I hasic~tlly gave up all hope \\hen I found out that a lamtly that l1vc., a block a.,., ay has taken him in. It's almost impossible that they did not ~ee my fi ver~. and now their little girl has be~ome \ Cry attached to ·the dog. I \\ant my dog back: I don t want to break the irl's hean . but I have a heartbroken child. too. - LB. ~car L .R.;,11tis heart-rending,_ situation 1 a good opportulllt) for a teachable moment for both. ltnle girls, and unfortunately it could get ugl) - and the)• tould Jearn that people are mean. stubborn, hcartle::.~ and cruel. On the other hand. th~y could learn that thing~ sometarocs ,don't turn out happaly. even when no one 1s reall) fitult. Someone is going to lose out, but you do have som control over ho\\ this plays out and\\ hat) our child learns m the whole sad alTair. You can deal \\ ith it on a human le\ or lr) to put it in the hands of the legal ~\stem - or the local newspaper or tcJe, i'ion outlet. It all depends on how rnu~h troubk you \>vant to make, and how willing the other famil) is to cooperate in this difficult situation. No ont! wants to be lert with no p~t and a crying child. So you are both VCI) motl\'atcd to end up the winner. Since you really ~:an 't prove that the other family knew the Jog \\'Us yours - especially without litigation - y6u need to tread _light!;: '"":hl!n discussing how they got the dog an!) what thesr obltgat1nn:. are to you to retum it. Pl!rhap~ you can offer to take care of the coo;ts of adopting another dog for them. If the) are reasonable. they ''ill say yes. If not, you may want to offer the same deal to your daughter and hope for the best. ln an) case. the la~t bit of ad\ ice I ha\ e b to im est in identity chips and keep ) our pets confined. ••• Dear Dr. Brothers: I'm in charge ofimiting ever) one to our family rcumon. It's kmd of a big deal - the last time we had one was 10 years ago. In that time. one of our family members served a six-year sentence in prison for fraud. He's a nice gu). but he'~ kind of the black sheep of the famil). I know some member., of my famil) would be shoc.ked if I invited him. while others would ask where he is. I don't know what to do! How can I satisfy ever) body?- A .l': . Dear A.N.: This is a tough moral and social dilemma. It means that everyone in the family is going to have to examinc their belief systems and their relation:-hips in the family and :-vith the ex-convict, and decide what b best for themselves and their immediate family members. This is a question of old relationships and new ones. and of rchabil· itation, chara~:ter and the lm~o. In other \>vorus. it's quite complicated, and there is no one right or wrong answer to guide any of you. In some wa)s. this kind of problem is bc.st handled by observing what your 0\\ n gut feelings arc. If the decision about guests for \our reunion lies in \OUr hands, you could try to spread the responsibility around little . Convene a meeting or send an e-mail to all the adult pia)en. in the family and take a poll. This \\ill take the deci~ion out of) our hand.., if you go by a majorit) -rule-. type of de<.'i· sion . Of course. in that case the minorit\ will be clcarh identified and probabl) will be mad at ) for gomg the other way. So) ou could just declare that the buck stops here. make a decision and let evel)one know what it is so that the) can decide '"' hether to auend the reunion. Ju..,t keep in mind that one family pan) doesn't mean that ever) one\ relation ...hip \\ ith this individual ''ill be set in ~ranitc: hut on the \)ther hand, it will set the stage for wekon1ing him back or rcjr.xting him. So it.dor.!s wam111t some thoughtful consideration. (c) 2009 by King Fecf(urn Syndicate a oo ·~Publishing ((In God for the II~ art' e Trust'' ,, , church. Invite thcrn t vour • 'Touch their souls •th God's \Vord. "We ·will shout(orjoy wlre11 we are victorious and lift up our banJJe~s in the nan1e of God.'' Psaln 20:5 , IT':he {!)alltpolts 1:1lnilp ~rib nne 740-446-2342 �... - .., • as c a a a a a Pag~A4 Sunday, January 3, 201oi i>unbap fltime~ -i>enttnel 825 Third Avenue • Gallipolis, Ohio (740) 446-2342 ·FAX (740) 446-3008 www.mydailytribune.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Dan Goodrich Publisher Diane Hill Controller Andrew Carter Managing Editor Pam Caldwell Advertising Director Con.l!ress slrall make no law respecting an establislmrttrt of rel(f!iou, or prohibiting the free e:t:ercise thereof; or crbridgi ng the freedom of speech~ 01' of tire press; or tire riglrt of tire people peaceabl}' to assemble, and to petition the Govertrment for 11 redress ofgrievatrces. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution TOI)AY IN HISTORY Today is Sunday, Jan. 3, the third day of 201 0. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation. On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. In 1777, Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J. In 1868, the Meijr Restoration re-established the authonty of Japan's emperor and heralded the fall of the m1litary rulers known as shoguns. In 1870, groundbreaking took place for the Brooklyn Bridge. ·In 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was organized . In 1949, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court said that states had the right to ban closed shops. In 1961, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba. In 1980, conservationist Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free,'' was killed in northern Kenya by a former employee. In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission. In 1993, President George· H.W. Bush and" Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a historic nuclear missilereduction treaty in Moscow Ten years ago: Acting Russian President Vladimir Putin fired Boris Yeltsin's daughter (Tatya.na Dyachenko) from her Kremlin post in one of his first official acts, mov-· ing quickly to dtstance himself from Yeltsin's scandaltinged admtnistrat1on. The last new daily "Peanuts" strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers. Five years ago: President George W. Bush tapped h1s father. former Prestdent George H.W. Bush, and former President Bill Clinton to help raise tsunami relief funds. The third-ranked Auburn Tigers limped to a 16-13 victory over No. 9 Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl, Craig Ferguson tooK over as the new host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS-TV. Will Eisner, the artist who revolutionized comic books and helped pioneer the graphic novel, • died in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. at age 87. - One year. ago: After seven days of pummeling the Gaza Strip from the air, Israel launched a ground offensive; Ham as vowed that Gaza would be a "graveyard" for• the Israelis. Veteran actor Pat Hingle died in Carolina Beach, N.C. at age 84: Today's Birthdays: Record producer Sir George Martin is 84. Hockey Hall-of-Farner Bobby Hull is 71. Musician Stephen Stills is 65. Rock musician John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) is 64. Actress Victoria Principal is 60. Actor-director Mel Gibson is 54. Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 38. NFL quarterback Eli Manning is 29. Thought for Today: "To have reason to get up in the morning, it Is necessary to possess a guiding principle. A belief of some kind. A bumper sticker, if you will.'' - Judith Guest, American author. ' BY JARRETT SKORUP CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES Called "arguably the greatest American in the 20th century·· during his 95 'cars, Norman Borlaug probably sa,'ed more lives than any other person. He is one of just six people to win the Nobel Peace Prize. the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And yet Dr. Borlaug, who died this past September. is scarcely known in his own country. Born in Iowa in 1914, Borlaug spent most of his life in impoverished nations tnventing, improving. and teaching the ·:Green Revolution." His idea was simple: Make developing countric:s self sufficient in food by teaching them hov. to use modem agricultural techniques that are simple to implement. Borlaug spent most of his time in Mexico, Pakistan. and India. and focust:d on five areas: crop cultivar~ (seeds), irrigation. fertilizers, pesticides, and mechanization. His successes were remarkable. In 1950, Mexico imported over half of its food. Thanks to Borlaug's effot1s to convince farmers there to try his techniques, Mexican food production increased ten-fold by 1970, and the country had become a net exporter. In India and Pakistan, production doubled. In 1999. the Atlantic Monthly estimated that Borlaug's efforts. combined with those he trained and equipped, snved the lives of one billion human beings. Shockingly. the Green Revolution was almost entirely funded by developing countries and private charities (notably the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations), rather than b) the governments of prosperous nations. At the time. the ovemhclming 'iew of academic and political elites in the wealth) countries was that it was already too late. Paul Ehrlich's 1968 bestseller "The Population Bomb" typified this atti- An American hero tude. Ehrlich wrote. "The battle to of the trend) new faith of radical feed aU of humanitv is over ... In the environmentalism because Green· 1970s and 1980s hundreds of mil- Revolution farming requ1res some lions of people will starve to death in pesticide and lots of fertiliLer. Gregg· spite of an} crash programs Easterbrook quotes Borlaug saying · embarked upon now.'' He later !>aid. the following in the 1990s: ''I have yet to meet anyone familiar "(Most Western environmentalists) with the situation who thinks India have never experienced the physical· will be self-sufficient in food by sensation of hunger. They do their > 1971," and "India co~ldn't possibly lobbying from comfortable office~ feed two hundred million more peo- suites in Washington or Brussels. If • ple by 1980 ." Required reading at they lived just one month amid the many colleges, Ehrlich's book stated misery of the developing world. as r that it was "a fantasy" to think that have for 50 years, they'd be crying India could "ever'' feed itself. out for tractors and fertili.Ler and irriEhrlich, who was wrong about sev- gation canals and be outraged that eral things. was ignorant of what fashionable elitists in wealthy nations Norman Borlaug was already in the were trying to deny them these..: process of accomplishing. things." In the introduction to a 2000 interThere ·s an old proverb: "He who ~ view with Borlaug. Reason magaLine has bread has many problems. He science correspondent Ronald Bailey who has no bread has only one prob· wrote ...In Pakistan, wheat yields rose lem." Today, the talk is all about' from 4.6 million tons in 1965 to 8.4 demand.s for masstvely intrusive govmillion in 1970. In India, they rose ernment interventions requiring trilfrom 12.3 million ton!> to 20 million. And the yields continue to increase. lions of dollars to address deeply Last )Car [1999). India harvested a speculative problems I 00 years record 73.5 million tons of wheat, up hence, supported by highly suspi"' 11.5 percent from 1998. Since cious computer models and data. Ehrlich's dire predictions in 1968. Much less is said about solving real. India's population has more than dou- current problems using proven methbled, its wheat production has more ods pioneered by Norman Borlaug . than tripled. and its economy has that require much smaller sums. 40 years ago, Borlaug More than grown nine-fold.'' In spite of Ehrlich's claims, wrote, "One of the greatest threats to . Borlaug had India feeding itself with· mankind today is that the world may in a mere live years of his book be choked by an explosively pervad~. release. Also around the time of ing but well camouflaged bureaucra ·', Ehrlich's misguided doom-monger- cy. Some things never change. ' ing. Borlaug's colleagues at the (Jarrett Skorup is a former student Consultative Group on International Agricultuml Res.earch \\ere spreading fellow at The Center for Vision and" his ideas about high-yield rice Values and a 2009 graduate of Grove through Asia, causing another food- City College with a dual major in his.:; production explosion. Towards the tory and political science. He is a, end of his life. Borlaug was working research associate at the MackinaciJ to institute his agricultural revolution Center for Public Policy. a re.\earch, and educational institute headquar- , in Africa. No good deed goes unpunished, so tered in Midland, Mich. Mr. Skorup we shouldn't be surprised that can be reached at Skorup@mackBorlaug was attacked by proponents inac.org.) . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the editor should be limrted to 300 words. All letters are subject to edrllng, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsrgnod letters wrll be published. 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Richard Leon Vinson Charles M . Cleland. 61 , Long Bottom, pa,st:d a\\ a) unexpectedly at 2: 10 p.m .. \\~ednesdm. December 30, 2b09, ai Camden-Clark in Memorial Hospital Parkersburg. W.Va Born ch4.194tLinRacinc,hc the son of the late las B. and Geraldine Roush Cleland. He was retired from the American Electric Power\ Southern Ohio Coal Company. He f9rmerly attended the Racine First Baptist Church and ''as a me~b_er of the Charles M. Cleland \1e1gs County IKES . Surviving are his wift: , Viola L. Steele Cleland. whom he married March 28, 1969. in Columbus. Ohio: t\VO daughters. Andrea (Richard) Seidt. Pickerington. Ohio. and Holly Cleland. Sand)' ille. W.Va .: his son. Charles (Heather) Cleland. Reedsville: six grandchildren. Jesstca Cleland. Cassida) Cleland , Bret Cleland, Lexxie Crow, Ryan Seidt and Rachel Seidt: two sisters. Barbara ( Manuel ) Gheen. Long Bottom and Alice (Charles) Williams , Racine: and a brother. Harry Cleland. Lacarne. Ohio . Also sun iving arc a sister-in-law and brother-inlaw, Anna and J<•ck Weaver, Columbus, Ohio, mother-mlaw. Frances Runyons. Columbus, Ohio and father-in-law, George (Charlotte) Steele. Live Oak. Fla.; and several meces and nephews. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday. January 4, 2010. at Cremeens Funeral Home. Racine. Officiating will be Pastor Ryan Eaton. Interment will be at Letart Falls Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. nday at the funeral home. xpressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by ting '"\\ w.cremccnsfuncralhomes.com. Rev. Richard Leon Vin:-.on. 78, Vinton. Ohio. went to be with the Lord on Thursday morning December 31. 2009, at his residence. Born Augu:-.t 3. 1911. in McRoberts. Ky .• to the late James Alfred Vin:-on. Sr.• and the late Sattcrfidd Beulah M. Vinson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters. Dorothy T. Zidaroff. Katherine E. Shaffer and Ida Mary Freeman: three brothers. Rev. Richard Leon Vinson Edward E. Vinson, Charles W. Vinson and Donald Thomas Vinson: one adopted brother. John Russell Bulick: and b) a son-in-Jaw. Ralph PolaJ.... Richard retired from the Chrysler Corporation as an executive clerk in 1980. He became an ordained mm1ster on February 14. 1965. He served as pastor at three churches in Michigan before moving to Ohio. After movmg to Gallia County he was pastor of the Little Kyger Congregational Church in Cheshire for several years. He also served as a supply clergy to many area churches. He served as a volunteer chaplain at Holzer Medical Center from 1988 to the present. and at Pinecrest Care Center from 1988-1991. He was a member of the National and Ohio Congregational Christian Churches. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in an artillery division during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife. Juanita Wilson Vinson. whom he manied on June 12. 1952. in Detroit; five children. Rosa Lee Polak of Vinton. Ohio. Debra Inez (Paul) Sword of Rio Grande. Oh10. Richard A. (Donna) Vinson. Jr.. of Sterling Heights. Mich .. Melody Lynn (Richard) Eblin of Vinton. Ohio. and David Bryan (Kim) Vinson of Livonia, Mich.; 17 grandchildren: 34 great grandchildren: and by his b) his twin brother, Ray Tony (Joyce) Vinson of Stafford. Va. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m .. Monda) January 4, 2010. at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Pastor Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m .. Sunday. January 3. 2010. at the funeral home. Military Funeral Honors will be presented at the cemetery by the Gallia County Veterans Funeral Detail. In lieu of flowers please consider making contributions in R1chard's memory to Holzer Hospice. 100 Jackson Pike. Gallipolis. Ohio 45631. An online guest registry is available at waugh-halleywood.com. t Dorothy Mae (Gothard) Fraley Doroth) Mae (Gothard ) Fraley, 66. Columbus. Ohio. passed a'" ay Wednesday. December 30, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. She was born March 26. 19·B 1n Patriot. Ohio. Dorothy was preceded in death by her father. Herman Gothard: sister. Linda Gothard and brother. Roger Gothard. She is survived by her mother. Alice (Clark) Gothard: daughters. LaDonna (Rob) Kemp, Lori Fraley and Lynette (Eric) Dorothy Mae Fraley Hoffmann; siblings , Mary (Richard) Thompson. Herman Gothard. Eva (Tim) Chapman and Faye (Bill) Chapman: grandchildren. Rosie. Christopher. Robert. Madison. Kyle, Abigail. Caleb. T) ler. Heather and Brooklyn. great-grandson. eph; special friend , Michael Hutchins: and man) es and nephe'" s. tsitation is scheduled from 1-5 p.m .. Sunday. January 3. :!010. at Newcomer Funeral Homt. "iE Chapel. 3047 E. Dublin-Granville Rd ., Columbus. Oh10 The funeral service b planned for 1 p.m .. Monday, January 4, 2010, at the funeral home. Interment will follo\',.' at Blendon Central Cemetery. In lieu of flo\\ers, donation:-. in Doroth) 's name may be made to Mount Carmel Hospice. Janice A. Sloan ,Janice A. Sloan. 72, Patriot, passed away on Thursday. December 31 , 2009. at her residence. She was born June 5,1937, in Cabell County, W.Va., daughter of the late Ora Roberts Reynolds. Janice was married to Henry Hamilton Sloan Sr. and he preceded her in death on February 12, 2002. She was a nurse's aid and attended Salem Baptist Church. Survivin~ Janice are her two daughters, Ruthie E. Welch of Gallipohs and Janie Williams of Hagerstown, Md.; two sons. Henry Hamilton Sloan. Jr., and Marvin Monroe Sloan. both of Patriot; seven grandchildren, Tasha M. Sloan, Joshuah L. Adkins, Henry Hamilton Sloan III. Rachel N. Jones, Shawnee B. Walker. SrA Bryan K. Sizemore and S. Bradley Sizemore; six great grandchil dren; four sisters; several nieces and nephews; and a close personal friend, Virginia Carpenter. addition to her parents and her husband, Henry H. . Sr.. she \ltas preceded in death by a son, Robin L. non May 13. 1983. Services will be held at I p.m .. Sunday, January 3, 2010, at Salem Baptist Church with Minister Bryan Walker officiating. Her body will lie in state from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 8 p.m. Saturday. January 2, 2010, at Willis Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Henry Hamilton Sloan, Jr.. Joshuah L. Adkins. Henry Hamilton Sloan III. SrA Bryan K. Sizemore, S. Bradley Sizemore. and Eric Metcalf. Honorary Pallbearer will be Marvin Monroe Sloan. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome .com to send e-mail condolences. Betty G. Saunders Betty G. Saunders. 88. Gallipolis. passed away at 6:30 p.m .• Friday. January I. 20 I0. at her residence. Born October 9. 1921 . in the Kyger Community of Cheshire Township. she was the daughter of the late Victor \)'ymond and Mary Grace Mack Bradbury. She was a retired dental technician , a former member of the Ohio Eastern Star and attended the St. Edwards Episcopal Ghurch in Whitehall. Ohio. when she resided in Whitehall. ' Surviving is her son. Don Hodge. Gallipolis; sister-inlaw. Marjorie Bradbury. Gallipolis; three nieces, Patty . Athens. Ohio. Sandy Bradbury, Gallipolis and June • t, Bidwell; and local cousins, Annabel Fellure. Oallipolis, Darlene Price. Cheshire, Jim Bradbury. Cheshire. Carolyn Holland. Cheshire. Mattha Brunson. Cheshire and Tom Bradbury. Huntington. W.Va. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by tier husband. Donald H. Saunders in 1974 and two brothers. \',1ctor Bradbury and John Bradbury. The funeral service will be held at I p.m .. Wednesday. January 6. 2010, at Cremeens Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Cheshire. Friends may call f(om 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by vjsiting www.cremeensfuncralhomes.com . • & Barbara 5. Chaney Barbara S. Chancy. 65, passed away December 30. 2009. unexpectedly. at Ri versicle Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Barbara was born October 20. 1944. in Pomeroy. Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Albert and J\farv Jean Coates. She was a wonderful homemaker and also worked in home health care. and was previously employed by Echomg Meadows. She Is survived by her husband. Delbert L. Chaney of Albanv. Ohio: two sons. Barbara S. Chaney Timothy · (N~ncy) Wood of Newark, Oh10. and Ronald Albert Chaney of Albany, Ohio; a daughter. Crestlyn Layne Chaney (Arron Waugh) of Byer, Ohio: a brother. Nick (Jeri) Coates of Arizona; three grandchildren. Kahla (Brandon) Bryan of Albany. Ohio. Karmaleigh Chaney and Dillon Chaney of Albany, Ohio; one great grandchild. Dakota William Bryan Albany. Ohio; and two special nieces Shannon (Bracy) Korn from Middleport. Ohio, and Brooke (George) Ely of Mineral, Ohio. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Dor Coates. Taken from us and given to the Lord. she will be sadly missed and we have been fortunate to have been blessed by a wonderful mother. wife. grandmother and great grandmother. Her friends which she cherished time with through the years were Linda Sedwick. Mary Ann Davis. Terri Michaels, Marilyn Sidders, Jonna Burns and all of her bingo friends. Services will be held at II a.m .• Monday. January 4 at Bigony-Jordan Funeral Home with Pastor Linea Warmke officiating. Burial will be in Barlingham, Ohio, at the Barlingham Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.bigon)jordanfuneralhome.com. Betty Jean Luellen Betty Jean Luellen, 83. Groveport, passed away peace fully at her residence on Wednesday, December 30. 2009. after a two year battle with cancer. Born December 14. 1926. to the late Stanley and Lemma (Fellure) Niday. she was retired from the Groveport Madison School District. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years. John W. Luellen; an infant daughter: and sisters. Marjorie Corbin and Estol North. She is survived by her daughters. Sandra Quick and Dons Luellen; sister-in-law. Louise Saunders: and many nieces and nephews. Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Dwa)ne R Spence Funeral Home and Crematory. 650 W. Waterloo St.. Canal Winchester. A graveside funeral service and interment will be held at I p.m. ,Monday at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens in Gallipolis. with Michael Lynn officiating. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute to Mt. Carmel Hospice. 1144 Dublin Rd .. Columbus 43215 in Beny 's memory. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.spencefuneralhome.com. .Miracle. Doug.las'" il.l for~ver be remembered by his devoted brothers. B1ll (Gall) ~1 mtcle. Steve (Kathy) Miracle: his lo~ ing sisters. Wanda (Ewell) Phipps, Joanne (Tracey) Tnpplett, Pall) (Johnny) Phipp<> and Linda (Jeff) Wireman; and by his beloved children: Kimberly Ann <Miracle) Kuhn. Brenda Kay (.Miracle) Ramirez. Amanda Sue Miracle and Terry Ray (Brittany Cone) Miracle; nine treasured grandchlldr~n Bobby, David, Jennifer. Heather Kuhn and Patricia. Megan . Brittany. Brandon Russell and Tyler Miraclc; and eight great grandchildren. Douglas was also well known by cou ntless other friends and family who were blessed to know him. . D?uglas l~v~d making Jokes. la.ughing. ~eing with his tanH.JY at !hc1r family rcun1ons. havmg fun w1th friends and readmg h1s B1ble. Douglas touched the lives of many pcoplc \\ ith his smile and generosity, and maintained his trademark sense of humor and his never-ending Faith in God all the way to the end. Friends and famil) arc im ited to attend his funeral service at I p.m .. l'uesday. at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home. Vinton. "ith Brother Jack Harless officiating. Burial '"ill follow in th~ Pendleton-.Marcum C~met~ry. Pallbearers :Will be Terry M1racle. Bobby Kuhn. Bill M1racle. Steve ~11racJ e. David Miracle. Jeff Wireman and Ricky Brenneman. The family "ill recei\e family and friends at~cCoy­ .\1oorc Funeral Home. Vinton, on Monday. 4-7 p.m . Officiating the services is Brother Jack Harless. Philip R. Spear Philip R. Spear. 62. Gallipolis. pas~ed away on Wednesday. December 30. 2009. at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. He was bom June 6. 1947. in Columbus, Ohio. son of the late Robe1t L. and Ruth L. Taylor Spear. Philip was a retired software analyst from the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas. Texru,. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnatn Conflict and wa<, a member of the VFW #4464 and the Patriot Ma.-.onic Lodge. Surviving arc h1s brother, Gregg A. Spear (Loretta Atha) of Gallipolis and his sister. Robe1ta Lynn (Donald) Brown of Kewanee. Il l.: two nieces and two nephe\\s; one great niece and one great nephe\v. Services will be held at 1 p.m .. Monday. January 4. 20 J0. at Bethesda Church with Pastor Dan Lamphier officiating. Burial will follow in Bethesda Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to I p.m. at the church prior to the servicc. There will be full military services by \Oiunteers of area veteran's lodges. Please \!sit ,., \\ w.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. Michael K. (Sam) McNeal Michael K (Sam) Mc~eal. 53. Oak Hill. Ohio. passed away on Wednesda), December 30, 2009. at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland Kentucky. He was born December 26. 1956, in PortSmouth, Ohio. to the late Jack and Mary Jane McNeal. Sam was a graduate of Southwestern High School. He was employed by <Art Saylor Logging as a diesel mechamc. Sam loved spending time with his family. especially his grandchildren and hunting. He is survi\cd b> his wife of 29 years. Linda (Carter) McNeal: hi:-. daughters. Samantha (Chad) Russ of Oak Hill. Jodi (Mark) Barnett of Jackson and Lindsev McNeal of Oak Hill: future son-in-la\\, Timothy Whitley of Oak Hill: grandchildren. Michael Adkins and Riley Adkins of Oak Hill. and Lance and Joey Barnett of Jackson. He is also sur' ived by brothers. John (Cheryl) McNeal of Pedro. Paul (Wilma) McNeal of Oak Hill: sisters. Penny (Tim) Lewis of Oak Hill. Lori (Chuck) Chambers of Patriot and Rose (Dan) Congrove of Chillicothe: also several nieces. nephe\\ s. cousins and friends. Calling hours will be held from 3-8 p.m.. Sunday, Janual') 3. 2010, at Kuhner-Lewis Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at I p.m .. Monday January 4, 20 10, at the funeral home with Rev. Cline Rawlins officiating. Burial ,.,ill follo"' in the C.M. Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.e-k-lewisfuneral.com. Deaths Ruby M. Ross Ruby \1. Ross. 84, Portland. Ohio, died Friday. Jan. 1. 2010. at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at Roush Funeral Home in Ravenswood, W.Va. Burial will follow at Bald Knob Cemetery, Portland. Visitation is scheduled from 12 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Alice I. Moore Alice I. Moore, 76. Gallipolis. died Thursday, December 31 . 2009. at her home in Middleton Estates. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m .. Monda). January 4, 2010. at Cremeens Funeral Chapel with Tom Saunders officiatit1g. Burial will be in the Centenary Cemetery, Green Township. Friends may call one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral chapel. Charles Lee Bradford Charles Lee Bradford. 76. Bid\\ell. formerly of Manchester. Ohio. died Wednesday. December 30,2009, in the Arbor:-. at Gallipolis. Graveside sen·ices will be held at l p.m .. Monday. January 4. 2010. at Manchester Cemetery. Manchester. Ohio. There arc no calling hours. · Arrangement:-. are under ther direction of the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. Elizabeth P.A. (Betty) Sommer Eli1abeth P.A. (Bett>') Sommer. 89 . .\1arion. Ohio. formerly of Gallipolis. d1ed Tuesday. Dec. 29. 2009. At her request no services were held. 'McCoy-'Moore Punera( t]{omes Douglas (Mose) Miracle Jr. Born September 21. 1946 - Died January l . 20 I0 A res1dent of Middleport/Vinton. Ohio. Douglas passed a\\a)' p~accfully at Holter Me~ica.l Ce~ter with hb. family at hts stde. Douglas was born tn Pmev11le. Ky .. and 1'- preceded in death by a brother. David Ra) Miracle. and a daughter, Pamela Lynn Miracle. He was one of eight children born to the late Douglas Miracle, Sr.. and Sarah (Vaughan) Miracle and \\as the beloved husband of 43 years of Connie Sue (Williams) Servi1lg Our Commu11ities for Qt-,;er 100 Years flrrb, Iym, Iared. Mr/juu & [or .\toorr - Ditrrtort A~ :;nuc, C.~.IILipuJi,., Oil • (740) 44<>..0~52 2Ut; Mnin !'itn:c t, Vinton, 0 11 • (740) 38~-~321 420 illt �PageA6 iunbap ~ime~ -ientinel Sunday, January 3, 2010 Aspiring dancers encouraged to get 'To the Pointe' TIMES-SENTINEL S TAFF MDTNEWSC MYDAILYTRIBUNE COM GALLIPOLIS To the Pointe Dance Studio is 110\\ accepting students for spring classes Sarah Roush. founder and director of To the Pointe. said the studio offers classes for boys and girls. age 3 and older. including adults. Roush said registration \Viii be open from '5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan 5 and Thursday. Jan. 7. and from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Jan. 9 at the studio. v\ hich is located at 261 Ohio 7 'iorth. Gallipolis. The registration fee is $ 10 perc lass. Roush said pri\ ate lessons arc available by requc~t. Classes \\ill be!!in on Monday. Jan. II. Roush said the session will conclude ~la\ 22 with a recital entitled "Art in Motion," in which "students will bnng to life some ofhisto- ry\ most beloved piece:-. of art including Van Gogh's Starr) Starf) Night and Caillebotte's Wet Weather:· Roush. \\ ho has 22 )Cars of dance training in ballet. pointe. jaa. modern tap. partnering and character dancing. founded To the Pointe in 2008. Prior to opening her own studio. Roush was dance instructor for 3 112 years at the Ariel Theatre, spent six years as assistant teacher and two years as an instructor at The A1t School. She studied dance at the Uni\'ersit) of Akron. AdditionallY. Roush trained with dan~.:e 'greats including Dunce. 11 'ioble. Andrew Carroll. ?.larc Ozanich. Eddie Garcia. Lma Carroll Heylock. Tom Smith and Liz Imperio <;he has studied dance with several professional dance companies including the Oh10 Ballet. Cincinnati Ballet. Ballet Met Columbus and USA Ballet. Roush gmduated from the Uniwrsity of Rio Grande in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. She earned a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Phoenix in June 2009. Roush said Rachael Fraser teaches tap classes at To the Pointe. Fraser has 16 years of experience in tap dance. Prior to joining To the Pointe. Fraser was the tap instructor at the Ariel Theatre and served as an assistant tap teacher for three vcars at The Art School. · Fraser has been trained in tap. ballet, jaa and modem dance. She has studied with several noted choreographers such as April James. Brent "Woody· Holland. Shawn Eck and Linda McEachran. Fraser 1s a junior at the University of Rio Grande, \\here sht: is maJonng in technical theatre. "To the Pointe Dance Studio not only provides quality instruction for students. but learning dance is made fun through the usc of games." Roush said. ··students arc also exposed to a wH.Ic variety or music throughout their training." Roush said To the Pointe provides its students with a "doctor-recommended. custom made sprung dance lloor. which absorbs the shock in ankle, knee and hip joints upon impact when performing jumps and leaps. preventing potential injuries and easing reco\ cry time for current injuf). Sprung flooring also helps students to achieve their maximum height on leaps and jumps.'' For information. contact Submitted photo Roush at (740) 441-9542 or Sarah Roush and Rachael Fraser are instruc(740) 645-1015. tors at To the Pointe Dance Studio in Gallipolis. Some tips to make 201 0 a healthy year Bv HOPE ROUSH HROUSHC MYOAILYAEGISTEACOM UNDATED- A ne\\ year means new year's resolutions. And one of the most common resolutions people make each year 1s to lose weight or achieve an overall healthier lifestyle. However. this resolution often seem..; easier said than done. The American Heart Association describes adapting to a healthier lifestyle as an easy task. but one that requires commitment. According to the heart association's Web site, www.americanheart.org, exercise is a vital component to overall good health. $\\imming. cyclmg, jogging. skiing. aerobic dancing and walking are exercises that not only help the heart, but can contribute to weight loss. The American Heart Association recommends the following tips for starting an exercise routine: • If you've been sedentary for a long time, are overweight, have a high risk or coronary heart disease or some other chronic health problem. sec your doctor for a medical evaluation before beginning a physical activity program. • Choose activities that are fun. not exhausting. Add variet). Develop a repertoire of several activities that you can enjoy. That way. exercise will never seem boring or routme. • Wear comfortable, properly fitted footwear and comfortable. loose-fitting clothing appropriate for the weather and the activity. • Find a convenient time and place to do act1v ities. Try to make it a habit. but be flexible. If vou m1ss an exercise opportunity. work activity into your day another way. • Use music to keep you entertained. • Surround yourself with supportive people who encourage your exercise routine. Make a date with a family member, friend or co-worker to exercise. • Don't overdo it. Do low to moderate level activities at first. You can slowly increase the duration and intensity of your activities as you become more fit. Over time. work up to exercising on most days of the week for 30-60 minutes. • Keep a record of your activities. Reward yourself at special milestones because success is the best motivation. The Mason County Health Department hosts the "Why Walk?" program that provides the benefits of walking and also provides pa11icipants with a free pedometer to track their steps. The health department also has a booklet entitled "Managing Your Weight." which can be used to help keep track of diet. exercise and weight loss as well as body mass index. The "Why Walk" program can be provided on an individual basis or presented to a group. organization or workplace. A healthy diet can abo help keep a new year\ resolution of staying fit. The American Hear£ Association recommends eating a variet) of nutritious foods from all of the food groups. Fruits and 'egetables. for example. are high in vitamins. minerals and fiber: they also are lo\.\ in calories. Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables can help with weight control as well as blood pressure. Cnrefined wholegrain foods can aid in managing weight as well. Cutting back on nutrient-poor foods is another way to stay healthy. The American Heart Association suggests limiting foods and beverages high in calories but IO\.\ in nutrients. and to eat less foods with saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol and sodium. Choosing lean meats and poultry without skin along with controlling portion siLes also are ways to achieve a healthy diet. (On the Internet: American Heart Association Wl'vw.amencanheart.or~:) Gallia-Meigs Forecast Sunday...Partly sunny. Cold with high' in the mid 20s. Northwest \\ inds around 10 mph. Sunday ni~ht ... Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Cold with lows around 17. Northwest winds I 0 to 15 mph. ~onday throu~h Wednesday night ...Mo,tly cloudy. Cold. Highs in the upper 20s. Lows 15 to 20. Thursday ... Mostl) cloudy. A chance of snO\\ showers in the afternoon. Cold with highs around 30. Chance of snow 30 percent. Thursday night and Friday ...Mostl} cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cold. Lows 15 to 20. Highs in the lower 30s. 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STOP Tradernaro ol Tt.e 0.~~ SU:e u~.'ef'~ty e:e used fO tll pemiSSIC!l e2009 • 2010 AT£! rltetlecl rr.y Serla ~0'1\ded b'j AT&• MOO;;tj :.!1 r. hts r~ AT&l Ill AlST logo and aJ othef m.YlG con~ lleretn a.:! ~sol AT&T • IProp€1tj and or AT&T a All o!htn l.s ccruamed he e the propeny o! L~ respect 1!! C7>flf'.ers. • �~unbap Inside Bl t!ttmes -~entinel Rio women beat Malone, Page B2 Bowden goes out a winner, Page B4 PORTS Penn State nips LSU. Page B6 LocAL ScHF.llLT.h - A sclledule of upcomong colhigh SChool lllltS•ty sportong ewnts teams lrom Gal ia and Meigs count<es. My top five stories (times three) of 2009 Blue Angels WO~l .t~eir BY BRYAN WALTERS MQrutay. January 4 Boys Basketball Teays Valley Christian at OVCS. 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Metgs at Eastern. 6 p.m. River Valley at Gallia Academy. 6 p.m. South Gallia at Symmes Valley, 6 p.m. Teays Valley Christian at OVCS, 6 p.m. ~..Jaruiary_5 Boys Basketball liastern at River Valley. 6 p.m. Ironton at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m w.,ahama at Southern. 6 p.m. South Gallia at Hannan. 6 p.m. Pornt Pleasant at Sissonville, 6 p.m. OVCS at Calvary, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Grace Christian at OVCS, 7 p.m . Wedn.esdii.Y. January 6 Girls Basketball Ironton at GaJIIa Academy, 6 p.m. Wrestling River Valley. Alexander at Trimble, 6 p.m. Thursday. January 7 Girls Basketball Eastern at Fed Hock. 6 p.m. Fairland at River Valley, 6 p.m. Trimble at Southern, 6 p.m. Meigs at Athens. 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at Wayne, 5:45 p.m. Wahama at Calhoun County, 6 p.m. Wrestling Meigs at Fairland, TBA .E.rlclll.y...J.anl,tary.8 Boys Basketball a tern at Fed Hock. 6:30 p.m Gallia Academy at Portsmouth, 6 p.m. Fairland at River Valley. 6 p.m. Trimble at Southern, 6:30p.m. Cross Lanes Christian at South Galiia. Sunday, January 3, 2010 ewALTERSOMYDAtLYTRteuNecoM Now that the 2009 sports season has officially passed, the best time to reflect on all of those great moments is just before the magical 20 I 0 memories begin. So with that, I present to you a little bit of a late review of the 2009 varsity sports year in the Ohio Valley Publishing area by noting the top-five sports stories from Gallia. Mason and Meigs counties this past calendar year. GALLIA COUNTY 5. Devils, Raiders win wrestling titles. One school captured its fourth league championship in wrestling. as well as the program's first since the 2003-04 campaign. The other simply brought home its first championship in school history. Either way you look at it, B cyan Walters it was a fine way to end a solid wrestling season in Gallia County as both Gallia Academy and River Valley brought home league championships in their respective finales at the old high schools. The Blue Devils captured their first Southeastern Ohio Athletic League wrestling title in five years, winning the crown by a dozen points over runner-up Logan (128116) while bringing home four individual championships as well. Matt Watts (130). Kyle Bays ( 152), Jared Gravely (215) and Clint Saunders (.171) a.ll respect1ve we1ght d1vts10ns to earn Ali-SEOAL honors. Gravely - the SEOAL most vatuable wrestler a year ago also went on to serve as a state alternate. The Raiders. on the other hand, won the Ohio Valley Conference championship by defeating both Fairland (39-24) and Chesapeake (42-24) in head-to-head matches during their final event at the old gymnasium. The league crown also allowed wrestling to join only volleyball and cross country as OVC champions since the school's inception back in the fall of 1991. RVHS had five individual champions by weight class. which included Jordan Rife ( 125). Matt Mulford (140). Jordan Miller (I 45), Trent Holcomb ( 171) and Alex Smith (285). ~harm. the . After two stratght seasons of running away with the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League South Division title in 2007 and 2008, the Gallia Academy softball program had little to show for its efforts after falling to both Marietta and Logan in the SEOAL Day of Champions first place contests held those springs. But the Blue Angels showed even more determination in 2009. putting together their second consecutive unbeaten SEOAL South campaign before, · f · ff once agam, acmg 0 against Marietta in the SEOAL championship. It took three days - due to inclement weather - to finish the SEOAL title game, but the Angels rallied from a 3-2 deficit to claim a 4-3 victory and win the pro' f SEOAL f b II gram s Jrst so t a 4. Blue Angels finally win title in 25 years. SEOAL softball title. The third time was indeed Please see 1009, BS 7:30 Wayne at Point Pleasant. 6 p.m. Calvary at Hannan. 7:30 p.m. Teays Valley Christian at Wahama, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Cross Lanes Christian at South Gallia. 6 p.m. Calvary at Hannan. 6 p.m. T13ays Valley Christian at Wahama . 6 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at Jackson County Invite, TBA Raiders sneak by Federal Hocking, 35-34 TIMES-SENTINEL STAFF MDTSPORTSO MYDAILYTRIBUNE COM ART With seconds on the clock, McAvena's 15 foot jumper gave River Valley the one point lead and subsequent victory on Tuesday evening o v e r· Federal Hocking. River Valley (25 ) rebounded from an E:..,j&:;:.._ _.~....~ early five p o i n t Smith deficit to win by one in a rematch of a Dec. 12 contest that was won by Fed Hock 61-49. T h e Lancers led 10-5 after the first quarter, and were up by two, 14-12, at the half. After the half time break, River Valley outscored the host 15- l 2 in the third quarter, to take a one point advantage into the final period. River Valley trailed by ~ne late in the quarter, but McAvena's jumper gave tbe Raiders the victory, ~5-34, to even the season ~eries between the schools. River Valley was led in scoring by Cody Smith with 11 points. McAvena ~cored 10 points, Dominique Peck had seven points and led the team in rebounds with 13, Parker Hollingsworth scored four points, Aaron Harrison had two points, and Trey Noble one point. Hocking was led scoring by Tyler Thompson with 11 points. F;:van McCune had eight points, Brendan Torren·ce scored six points, Ryan Rex added six points, and Dewayne Clark had three points. River Valley's next contest is Tuesday, Jan. 5, at Eastern. Tip-off for the JV contest is set for 6 p.m. IL----- ----~-~-~ ~- - Pryor leads Bucks past Oregon 26-17 in Rose Bowl PASADENA. Calif. (AP) - Terrelle Pryor jumped on a golf cart and rode up the Rose Bowl tunnel in his grass-stained uniform, heading out to pick up a trophy. A clutch of departing Ohio State fans caught sight of his No. 2 jersey and let loose the sort of wild cheer Pryor always imagined would be the soundtrack to his career. Ohio State's bowl woes were over, thanks to a quarterback who finally played up to his enormous potential - and a sturdy defense that grounded Oregon's high-flying offense. Pryor passed for a career-high 266 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 72 more and threw a 17-yard scoring pass to DeVier Posey with 7:02 to play, ending the No. 8 Buckeyes' three-game BCS skid with a 26- J7 victory over No. 7 Oregon on Friday. "l just wanted to come out and show I can be a complete quarterback," Pryor said. From the opening days of bowl preparation. Pryor's teammates sensed a new focus in their sophomore leader. whose muchpublicized recruitment had led to two solid seasons, but not the transcendence many expected from the mobile passer. With a Rose AP photo Bowl effort that evoked memories of Vince Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel, left, and MVP Terrelle Pryor celebrate after winning Young's breakout perfor- the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Oregon, Friday in Pasad~na, Calif. The mance in the same stadium final score was 26-17. four years ago, Pryor shook off his early mistakes and led the Buckeyes (11-2) confidently through a tense fourth quarter. Turns out nothing was wrong with the Buckeyes' sophomore quarterback that winning the Rose Bowl couldn't cure. ''I think he wanted to have a game that puts him out there in the national ranks, puts him on the map," said receiver Dane Sanzenbacher, who had nine catches for 64 yards. "You could see it with Terrelle in the huddle. He kept his poise and kept us moving. It's something we see in practice all the time. but everybody else can see it now, too." Even with two Big Ten titles and two wins over Michigan, Pryor hadn't matched his hype until this steady. sometimes spectacular performance on the biggest stage of his career. His frustrations with the AP photo sometimes-staid Ohio Ohio State running back Brandon Saine, right, scores a touchdown as Oregon's Talmadge State offense evaporated Jackson Ill defends during the first quarter at the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Friday in Pasadena, Calif. Please see Rose Bowl, Bl down Portsmouth By SARAH HAWLEY SHAWLEYOMYOAILYTRIBUNE.COM PORTSMOUTH - The Gallia Academy Blue Angels earned their first league win on Wednesday evening at Portsmouth High School. With the game close for the first three quarthe ters. B I u e Angels (45, 1-3 SEOAL) rallied in the fourth to defeat Troester Portsmouth by a score of 44-38. G a 11 i a Academy led at the end of the first quarter by a score of 7-6, but Portsmouth outscored the Blue Angels 108 in the second quarter to take a 16-15 half time lead. The Blue Angels and Portsmouth each scored 10 points in the third quarter to allow Portsmouth to keep the one point advantage. The fourth quarter of play was the determining factor in the contest. Up one, Portsmouth could not retain the lead, missing five free throws in the final quarter. Gallia Academy outscored the host by seven in the final period to win by six. The Blue Angels shot well from the free throw line. going 10-13, while Portsmouth was 0-6 for the contest. Gallia Academy was led in scoring by Allie Troester with 10 points. Haley Rosier. Amy Noe. and Tara Young each scored eight points. Samantha Barnes added five points, Ciara Jackson had three points, and Kara Jackson added two points. Portsmouth was led by Lataysha McGraw with 14 points and Hannah Foster with 12 points. The Blue Angels were led in rebounds by Troester with nine. Barnes led the team in assists with five. Gallia Academy hosts River Valley on Monday evening with tip-off set for 6 p.m. GALLIA ACADEMY 44, PORTSMOUTH 38 Gallia Ports 7 6 8 10 19 10 10 12 - 44 38 GALLIA ACADEMY (4·5. 1·3 SEOAL): Samantha Barnes 2 1·2 5, Claudia Farney 0 0·0 0. Haley Rosier 3 2·2 8, Kara Jackson 1 0·0 2. Clara Jackson 1 1·3 3. Amy Noe 2 2·2 8, Tara Young 3 0· 0 8, Mattie Lanham 0 0·0 0, Allie Troester 3 4·4 1o. Morgan Daniels 0 0· 0 0. TOTALS: 1510·13 44. Three-point goals; 4 (Noe 2. Young 2). PORTSMOUTH (1·8, 0·6 SEOAL): Ashleigh Link 2 0·1 4. Hannah Foster 6 0·0 12. Cailyn Rodriguez 0 0·0 0, Dasia Kennedy 2 0·0 4, Rtchel McGraw 2 0·4 4, Lataysha McGraw 7 0·0 14, Ruthie Stanley 0 0·0 0. TOTALS: 19 0·6 38. Three·point goals: None. Pomeroy Youth League Basketball Tournament RUTLAND The Pomeroy Youth League will be holding its 19th annual basketball tournament for 4th. 5th. and 6th grade boys and girl:> at the Rutland Civic Center Jan. 25 thru Feb. 7. The tournament will be double elimination. For more information contact Ken (740)416-8901 or (740)992-5322. �.. - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -....---~--~---~-~----....,..,.._ , .. _____ .,.......,'r-:"_ -·~-~-~~-~ Page B2 • ~unbav tCtmt'S -~entmel Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis au a w a Sunday, January 3. 2010 Jets' Edwards: 'We won't lose' to Bengals RedStorm win at Malone, 73-59 8V MARK WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO TH£ TIMES·SENTINEL CANTON The L ni\ ersitv of Rio Grantle RcdStorni \\omen's basketball team knocked off Malone Unh crsit) for the secontl time this 'cason \\ ith a 73-59 victon on \\edne-.d;n e\ eninu at 0-.borne Hall in the- final !!ame of the Canton Classic. Rio Grande (9-6) led throughout the game anti held 40-27 atl~antage at halftune. The RetiS-torm pushed the lead to as high as 15 points in the second half. Jun10r for\\ ard Leah Kendro (Strongs\ illc. OH) paced the Rio attack with 18 points. Junior guard Jenna Smith (Bellefontaine, OH) added 16 points and dished out :1 three assists. They were the only two players to score tn double figures for Rio Grande. Junior center Ashley Saunders (Amanda. OH) was the top rebounder for the RedStorm. pulling down eight rebounds All)son Wilson led ~talone (3-11) \\ith n~ points and 10 rebounds Am~ Kittle added I 6 points and pulled dO\\ n se\ en boards. Rio did an excellent job possessing the basketball. onh 14 committing turno"ers ~for the game compared to 21 for the Pioneers. Rio snapped a two-game losmg skid with the backto back wins in Canton. Rio will open the 20 10 portion of the schedule on Urbana the road at University, January 7 at 7 p.m. Steelers, Dolphins cling to playoff hopes ~llA~ll (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers beat good teams and lose to bad ones. which makes the outcome of their regular-season finale tough to predict. That\ because the Miami Dolphins ha\c been both good and bad this >ear. The Steelers play at Miami on Sunday with both teams clinging to playoff hopes but needing help and lamentinr games that got a\\ ay. For the Dolphins (7-8). that includes fourth-quarter collapses against Ne\\ Orleans and Buffalo. a loss to wrenchmg Indianapolis , and games the past t\\ o \\ eeks doomed by ab) -.mal tarts. That more than off,et a win owr Af·C champion New East England and t\\ o 'ictories mer the wild-card contending Jets. Pitt burgh (S-7) has been e'en more erratic. The Super Bo'' I champions defeated the Chargers. Vikings, Broncos ~and Ra\etls. who are a combined 39-21. but were beaten by the Chiefs. Browns. Raiders and Bears, who arc 18-42. As a result. at least three games must go the Steclcrs' way Sunda>.- not just one. "We lost a lot of games we shouldn't have lost," linebacker LaMarr Woodley said. "When )OU·re put in this situation and relving on teams to go out ar1d beat other teams. that's us putting ourselves in that situation ... The Steelers arc one of li\ e AFC teams "ith seven losses. To make the pla>offs. thev need a win at Miami and help 'ia one of three combinations: - Losses or ties by the Texans and Jets; -Losses or tics by the Texans and Ravens; - Losses or ties by the Jets. Ravens and Broncos; "The reality is there are some things outside our control," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "We don't need to waste one iota of time pondering those possibilities. An) pla)off scenario that pub us in, the first part of that scenurio is us ph.t) ing ''inning football this week. So our focus is on preparing to pht) the Dolphins." Miami faces even lon1!er odds. To return to the playoffs, the 200R AFC bast champions nectl a ""in plus losses b) the Jets, Ra\ ens and Texans. and a loss or tic b] the Jaguars. "We 'II try to get the victory, and then immediately after that everybody will start looking for scores," receiver Brian Hartline said. AI halftime the Dolphins will honor Don Shula. who turns 80 on Monday. He was the last coach to lead the franchise to a Super Bowl title - 36 years ago. The drought will likely continue, but at least the Dolphins still have a chance. however slim. In the wake • of last week's loss to Houston. they initially thought they had been eliminated. "We could have put oursehes in a better situation." cornerback Vontae Davis said. "To still be alive that's the crazy thing about it." The Steelers can sa) the same thing. They lost to the Chiefs, Raiders and Browns in a span of 19 days during a late-season five-game losing streak. "We didn't have to win all three. but we needed to win one," safety Ryan Clark said. Now the Steelers could ''in their final three games and still miss the pia) offs for onl) the third time since 2000. They're flirting with a .500 finish despite ha-ving a 1.000-)ard rusher. a 4.000yard passer. three receivers with more than 70 catches and a defense ranked sixth in the NFL. "It's frustrating." quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. "We feel we have the dynamics to be an explosive offense - and we are. We're doing OK stats-wise, but stats don't always matter." In close games. gaudy stats haven't been enough. All se\en Pittsburgh losses were by seven points or less. Miami went 6-1 in such games before losing each of the pa<,t two weeks while being outscored 44-9 in the first half. Recei\'er Davone Bess offered a succinct summation: "Too much bad too carl> late in the year." Then there's the seasonlong disparit> in big plays: the Dolphins don't make enough and give up too many. They rank next to last in the NFL with 25 completions of 20 yards or more. and third worst with 54 allowed. The Dolphins are allowing an average of 5.8 yards per play. their highest figure in 41 >ears. No"' they're without linebacker Channing CrO\\ dcr, sidelined last week b) a season-ending foot injury. And they're not pretending their playoff chances are good. "If we win. hopefully the chips "'ill fall our way and we 'II have a shot at cracking the playoffs," Bess said. "Even if that doesn't happen, we· ve talked about cherishing the moment and having a passion:· ror either team, a win probably won't be enough to keep playing. It may have been an omen that Rnethlisberger talked about the Steelers' season this week in the past tense. "It seems like when our offense was playing good. our defense wasn't, and when our defense was playing good, our offense wasn't," he said. "We just didn't put it all together." EAST RUTHERI·ORD. N.J. (AP) Bra>lon Ed\\ ards ha~ a me -.sage for all tho:-e New York Jets tans feeling a bit uneas) about their team's do-or-die matchup against Cincinnati. "We \\On 't lose this game," tht! wide ret·eiver boldly declared before repeating himself. "We want it too bad." Feel better? OK. not yet? Well, here's more: "Guys are serious about game," winning this Edwards continued. "Guys aren't talking about New Year's Eve famil> \II guys are talking about is the playoffs. beating Cincinnati. I'm com inced that this team is I00 percent in. I don't think we can lose this game." Jets fans have seen this before. though. where the team blov.·s a chance to get into the postseason with an agonizing dud. But this time. so many things have gone nght lately for New York (8-7), plus there's a good chance Cincinnati ( 10-5) could rest its starters for a half, if not more. in what will likely be the final game at Giants Stadium on Sunday night. "We know it'!i going to be crazy out there. and we kno\\ it's going to be fun," wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery said. Coach Rex Ryan isn't buying into the "Same Old Jets" theory. using the success his father, Buddy, had with the team in 1969 as an example. "If anything. I've said it the day I came here: I think I have good karma here.· Ryan said. "My dad. his first year coaching the Jets. they won the Super Bowl. so ... I think that's good karma." New York has caught a number of breaks late in the season, including playing a previousl) undefeated Indianapolis team that rested its starters for most ol the second half last week. Cincinnati has alt·ead) \\On the AFC North. and could have nothing to gain by the time the game ts pla>ed Sunday night Sti II. coach Marvin Lew1' has been noncommittal about how much he'll pia) starters sul:h as Carson Palmer and Chad Ochocinco. ''Everybody is going to play,·• Lewis said, before adding. "the 45 guys we suit up are all going to play." or Rose Bowl from Page Bl ""ith a surprisingly "ideopen game plan against Oregon ( 10-3). taking advantage of his legs and arm. "As a quarterback. you don't like running the ball.'' Pryor said. "It's kind of like being selfish. We have great running backs. and they need to get the ball. too .... Whatever we need, I'll do it. That's what it's about on offense." With Ohio State nursing a two point lead in the fourth quarter, he took charge during a 13-play. 8 I -yard tlrive eating up more than six minutes part of the Buckeyes· Rose Bowl-record 41 :37 timeof-possession advantage. After arri\ ing in Los Angeles, Pryor disclosed he'd been playing with a partial!> torn knee ligament, and he came up limping carl> in the game. But Pryor said the knee didn't bother him, and you sure couldn't tell by the way he played. Pryor converted a thirdand 11 play ncar midfield with about nine minutes to play on a 26 yard catch by tight end Jake Ballard, who leaped high to snatch it. After another thirddown conversion, Posey made an impressive TO catch. turning both directions and snagging Pryor's pass away from his body before tumbling over the goal line. "I guess everybody APpho. Cincinnati Bengal~ runni_ng back Cedric Benson (32) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs lin backer Tamba Hall (91) 1n the second half of an NFL football game Sunday in Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the game 17-10. So. the Jets need to be ready for everybody, whether it's Palmer. J .T. O'Sullivan or Boomer Esiason. ''We're preparing like the starters are going to play," Ryan said. ''If that doesn't happen. then so be it.'' If New England beats Houston, Cincinnati will likely be the No. 4 seed because it would need several other games to fall 111 its favor to move up to No. 3. The Bengals' starters on offense, however, would like some playing time this week against the Jets' topranked defense after the) struggled against Kansas City last week. "Playing against the best defen~e in the league and going out and befog suecessful gets you rolling for that next \\eek in the wildcard game:· Palmer said. "We want to pia) because \\e like to v.in. we like to compete, but also because this is as good as the competition gets on offense." Ochocinco said he has spoken to Lewis around 20 times since Sunday. beg ging him to let him play this week. In particular, he "ants to go up against Jets Bowl cornerback Pro Darrelle Revis. who has shut down just about e\ery receiver he has been matched up\\ ith. "I "'ill force us to use all three timeouts to get me out of the game. becau~e I'm not getting out," Ochocinco said. "My mindset is already on playing. And I'm not sure why nobody wants to be up front about it, but I'm playing all four quarters and I'm not coming out of the game." Le\\is is aware of all the criticism Colts team president Bill Polian and coach Jim Caldwell recei\ed for resting PC) ton Manning. Reggie Wa) ne and othe~s msteatl of tr") ing to pursue a perfect season. "When Jim pulled his guys out of the game. I'm sure he felt like the rest of the group could fini-.h the game and \\in the football game.'' Lewis said. "I don't think he intended to lose the football game. Agatn. I don't know \vhat goes through their minds. I just know our football ream is way different than their football team. I know only knows he can throw now:· Ballard said with a grin. Posey had eight catches 101 yards. and for Brandon Saine caught an early TO pass for the Bucke)eS. makmg their first Rose BO\\ I appearance since 1997. Yet Ohio State's defense did much of the work. limiting the Ducks' no-huddle offense to its '' orst passing game of the season . Jeremiah Masoli thre\\ for just 81 yards and LaMichael James rushed for 70. A series of big plays and kick returns by Kenjon Barner kept the 96th Rose Bo\\.1 close until Pryor sealed it. "When I saw him in high school. he was a man amongst bo>s. and at times tonight. he looked like a man amongst boys." said Oregon rookie coach Chip Kell). who recruited PJ)Or in Jeannette. Pa. "He certainly beat us on how he thre\\ the ball." Oregon made a remarkable comeback from its season-opening loss to Boise State to win its first Pac-1 0 ti tie si nee 200 I. but the Ducks haven't won the Rose Bowl since the game's third edition in 1917. back when the Granddaddy of Them All was a toddler. Masoli's 1-yard TO run put Oregon up 17- I6 early in the third quarter. but the Ducks' powerful offense never scored again. Oregon ran for 179 yards, the second-most allo\\ ed b> Ohio State this season, but the Ducks were onedimensional. Oregon. in its first Rose Bowl since 1995. had scored at least 37 points in its previou ... six games. "Definite!> the ,.,. hole night we ''ere just a little bit off.'' said Masoli. '' ho was 9 for 20. •·we didn't really open up the playbook regarding the air attack. I don't kno\\ \\hy. I \\asn't calling the pla)s."' After Ore!.!on ·s ~lor!!an flint mt~sc"d a 44-yard fieltl goal his lirst mis~ "ince Oct. 3 - Pryor dro\ e the Buckeyes one more time. finishing with emphasis by gaining a first down with a 12 yard run right after Oregon called its final timeout. ''T.P. tool\ this game seriously. at a \\hole different le,el." Ohio State defensive lineman Douc Worthington said. "He \\a~ amating with his arm and his legs. On the defense. "'e were just tr> ing to· get the ball back to him to make plays." LeGarrette Blount scored an carl> touchdo\\ n for the Ducks. but the once-suspended tailback also fumbled out or the end zone in the third quarter. ending a· potential scoring drive. cheers Blount The received on the way on and off the field highlighted a tumultuous season for the bruising tailback. who was suspended for eight games after punching a Boise State player in frustration after the Ducks' season-opening loss. Ohio State marched 19 plays for a short field goal I :05 before halftime. and one ''a) to coach our guys:· The Jets ha-..e also been criticized for not rrul) earning the chance to be in this position. ··A lot of people are tr>ing to shortchange us a little bit. sa> ing that since (Indianapolis) pulled the starters that we \\ere able to pull it out."' Cotchery said. "You still ha\'e to win the game and go out there and make plays and win the game. We did that last weekend and our approach this \\eek is goin!! to be the same thrng ..~ " The Be"ngals might u'e this as motT\ation.-howe\er: The last time the\ ''on their division ''a" in-2005. \\hen the' beat Detroit and lost their "ta-.t two !!ames A.... resting -.tarter... for most ~ fmal game. Cincinnati then lost its first game in the pla~offs to Pitt-.burgh. finishing the season \\ ith a three'::"game skid. ··Think ,,c·re going to slov. up and Ia) dO\\ n"?" defensn e tackle Tank Johnson said. "We ·re going our there with the intent to win the game. There's no other option ... Ross Homan's 20-) ard return interception moments later put the Bucke)es in position for Aaron Pettre) ·, 45-yard field goal at the gun to make it 16-10. We offer the best prices and protectio for you. D ~an mdtpendem v~gcn.:y, \\C can (,tllor rhe bcsr in~ur.Lrll.e prmecuon at msurancc compamcs, mdudmg Auro-0\\ners lnsurana: Compan}. wluch h~ truly earn~ rht rcpurauon ou The No Prob em r~orle A k II ab Ul th manr other ad\':lllt~g~ of dosng bu\tne v.nh n mdepcndcnt INSURANCE PLUS AGENCIES, INC. 114 Court Pomeroy 992-6677 ... �Sunday, J a nuary 3. Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis 2010 Leach says player's father meddled frequently LUBBOCK. Texas (AP} - Fired Texas Tech coach Mike Len~h !>aid the father of th~ pht) cr he "a~ accu~cd of mi~trcating .titer u concu::.:-ion mcddkd more than an) he's C\er come aero~~. ach abo denied he mt:-Ad<llll .lames when h~.: spoke Friday to The A~sot:iatcd Pre~s about his tiring. Disnussed Wcdnc~day, t\\O day~ alter being suspended byTexa~ 1ech. Leach :-aid it wa~ indi~putable that .lame..;,· father. ESP:\ analyst and fom1er Nrl.. pia) er Craig James. lobb1ed frequent!) to get hi~ on more pin) ing time. Leach ~aid Craig James meddled "more than any parent r \l~ de.tlt \\ ith my entire career." "I can under~tand a father being a fan of his ~on, rooting for h1s son. being supporti\ c of his son. But at some point coaches hav~.: to be allowed to coach. At soml.! point th~.: wisdom of all the people watching the l'ilm. going to all the practices has to be rcspc~t~d ." Leach added: "Ju..,t ,tuse )OU ha,·e influence, • \l'r and a microphone in front of ) ou docsn ' t mean that \our son ~hould ha\ e an) more right to play than the other gu) s." The school :-;uspcnded Leach "hile it was im e.,tigating Adam Jame:-.' allegations that the coach tw1ce had him confined to a ~mall , dark place after being diagno,cd with a concussion. Leach said James. a sophomore n.:cciver. was "ne\CJ'.. locked an)" here. b) him or b) team trainer:- . When asked about claims that he meddled Craig James called them ''absurd." ESPN spokesman Josh Krukwitz said. James then released a statement. "Coach Leach has made damaging and untrue comments . about 111\ ac tion~ . t tn) son. m1d about a 1es<; relation.,hip ·h does not exist een me and the leadership o f the Uni\ ersit) ," i James ~aid. "I lc ·~simp)) trying to shift attention from his O\\ n actions and from the tindings of a Univer~it) inve~tigation which \\C believe was fair and thcirough, As we have said O\ er ai1d over. our concern was about the safety and well being of our son and of all the other tine young men on the team. Any parent "ho found their !'tOn in this situatioq \\ould step forward.'' Leach curt!\ dismissed James' statement. " I don't care ''hat he thinks.'' Leach said. "I know \\hat the truth is, have from the beginning.' and it doesn't matter what he thinks." Leach said he suspects the $800.000 bonus he was to ha\C received Thursda) was the rea~on he '"a~ fired. "It' e1ther pov.er or control, or the} didn't want to pa} ... he srud. Leach said there are "too many unholy alliances" at Tech. including the relationship between James and a few administrators. Those groups could have begun aiming to remove him before negotiation~ on a contract extension began late last year. Leach pointed to e-mail messaccs obtained bv The AP as proof that the unh ersit) did not ''ant him around. In one, a booster recommended to Tech administrator~. "You should sign a contract that '' ould not cost us too much to fire him." A representative of Leach ·s provided statements to the AP that appear to counter some of Adam James· allegations. The team doctor who examined him said "no additional risks or harm were imposed on Adam by what he was asked to do," while two others - the team's trainer and the director of sports medicine at the :-chool - said neither space the player was put in was locked. The coaching staff never singled Adam James out to reduce his pia) ing time. Leach said. "It's not even logical." he said. GAHS freshmen defeat Marietta, 51-40 TIMES-S ENTINEL STAFF MOTSPOATSO M'fDAILYTRIBUNE COM MARIETTA The G a I I i a Academy frc ... hmen baskctbal I team (4- 1) defeated Marietta (23) a ... part of a triple header with the \arsity and jv teams at Marietta. GALLIA ACADEMY 51 , MARIETTA 40 GAHS MHS 12 8 12 19 5 11 13 11 - 51 40 Lead ng scorers GALLlA ACADEMY (4·1 ): J1mmy Clagg 24 Caleb Campbell 9, Justin Bailey 8 MARIETTA (2-3) Jared Hammons 10. Jordan Satterfield 8 Purdue beats WVU, 77-62 . EST LAFAYETTE , Ind . (AI') JaJuan Johnson had 25 point:-. and I 0 rebounds . and No . 4 Purdue beat No. 6 We..,t Virginia 77-62 on Priday in a matchup of unbeatens. Robbie HunHn~o:l scored 18 points and E' Twaun Moore added 15 for the \\hose Boilermakers , largest lead wa 26 poinh. Purdue ( 13-0) completed its nonconference scheduled and is one of five unbeaten teams in the nation . The Mountaineers (Il - l) were bidding for their first 12-0 start since the 1957-58 season . Purdue handled West Virginia's star guard combination of Da'Sean Butler and De\ in Ebanh. Butler scored 17 points on 5-of- I4 shooting. bbanks scored II ts on 3 of-7 shooting. rduc. kd 37-32 at half~.: and outs~ored West Virginia I4-2 in the first 3:26 or the second half to take control . Moore opened the second half with a mid-range JUmper and wa fouled on a 3-pointer on Purdue'::. next pos e sion. He missed the first tree throw, made the second and missed the third, but dunked his m1ss one-handed to put the Boilermakers ahead 42-32. I . Ba~k-to-back S.O.G.A. compe ~unbiW U.::nnrs -~rntmrl • Page 83 at Region 5 Cup TIMES-SENTINEL STAFF MOTSPORTS MYOAILYTRIBVNE COM C I:-\CINNATI Southern Ohio G\ mnastics Academy's • Girl:-. Gymnastics Team competed in the Region 5 Cup gymnastics meet recently in Cincinnati . Ohio. The meet featured teams from across R c~ion 5 which includes OhiO. Mich igan, Indiana. Illinois and Kentucky. The team came aW<~\ with several first places ~in d scores of 9.0 and above at this \ef) competitive meet. • Level 4 gymnasts placing fiN ''ere Chloe McCarty. unc\en bars. balance beam, and floor exccrcise: Danni Fultz. all-around (35-175): Alyssu Cremeens, une\en bars: Bailey Calandros, 'aulst and floor exercise: and ~t organ Montgomery, vault . ;\lembers of the Level 4 SOGA's Level 4 gymnasts scoring 9.0 or above on vault were Danni Fultz, Chloe .v,...,.__... r~u al l scored 9.0 or above on Alys~a Cremeens, Bailey Calandros, Alii Runyon, Morgan Montgomery, and the vault. Team members Trav1s. competing were Danni ,Fultl (9.275). Chloe McCarty (9.0), Alyssa C reme~.:ns (9.25), B aile~ Calandros (9.45}, Alii Runyon (9. I), Morgan Montgomery (9 ,j) and Hayleigh Travis (9.35). The Level 3 team placed third at the Region 5 Cup. Level 3 gymnasts placing first \\ere Tatum Bohlson, vault and Micken.1ie Ferrell, floor exercise and all around. G) mnasts scoring 9.0 or above were Bohlsen on \ault (9.05), Ferrell on \ault (9.30). Taylor Huck on vault (9.0), Ashleigh McGuire on vault (9 . 1). Kars\ n Shamblin on vault (9.25'>. Gabrielle Adkins on vault (9.4), and Ashley Butts on vault (9.225). Level 5 gymnasts placing at the meet were Andrea Bailes in thi rd place on vault and uneven bars and Madison Greene in first place on the vault, uneven SOGA's Level 3 team won third place at the Region 5 Cup. Front row: Jade Winters, Jerah bars. balance beam. and tied Justice, Tatum Bohlsen, Savannah Morrow, Sydnee Runyon. Back row: Ashleigh McGuire, Taylor Huck, Mickenzie Ferrell, Karsyn Shamblin. Gabrielle Adkins, Ashley Butts. for first all around. NFL: A different take on awards B Y BARRY W ILNER ASSOCIATED PRESS The '"ild-card scrambles are delicious. So is the intrigue in the coaching ranks. And just after the regular season concludl.!s Sunday, ballots will be cast for The Associated Press NFL awards by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. Such honors as most valuable player. offensive and defensi\ e players and rookies of the year. coach of the }ear and comeback player" ill be decided. HO\\ about taking a look at some very unofficial awards for which nb trophies will be handed out? stinkers remain:-. Cleveland 6. Buffalo 3 on Oct. ll,just as it was for the first half of the schedule. In snapping a 10-game losing streak, the Browns won even though Derek Anderson went 2 for 17 for 23 yards and they p1cked up just nine first dO\\ ns. So how did they win'? Da\c Zastudil put se\en of nine punts inside the Bills 20. When Roscoe Parrish muffed one. it set up the winning score. A field goal. naturall\' expecting touchdowns in this game was fanta!'ty football. 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He's been a dif- c o m m e n t a r ) . ference maJ...er. though not Knowledceablc about hb as much as Sharper has . craf.t as~ much as about The Saints hrl\ c learned to league goings-on. Tirico make big pin)::. on dcfcn~e. '"ill interject some pointed e\ en if their stats aren't obsen ations of his 0\\ n, tremendous!) different !>pieing up the broadcast from 2008. Their record e\'en more. ( 13-2) i.... of course. and Sharper\\ ith hi.., nine intcrBEST TV ANALYST ~eptions and three TO returns is a major rea ...on. He doesn't get the top cames on Fox each week. WORST FREE AGENT ~·hich is a shame. A former NFL defensi\'e tackle. Tim SIGNING Ryan has a fluid '""Y of Tampa Bay signed kicker describing e\ cr) nuance of Mike Nugent in the offsea- football that makl.!~ a vel') son nnd his Ill th pro season compllcated sport much "as cut short a month later more simple to under ... tand . "hen the Bu~s cut him Want to kilO\\ about the A·after he missed I\'.O field gap. B-gap. red dogs and goal attempts in a 16-13 stunts? He's your gu). los~ to the Red kins .. He Want to kno" about ever)began the schedule b) thing ebe to do "ith the missing his first four tries . 1\:Fl) He's also your guy. i':ueent hooked on with BEST RADIO ANAArizona in December: doesn't help the Bucs any. LYST ~ ~ MOST MEMORABLE dunks by BEST TURNAROUND GAME Johnson and Keaton Grant pushed the lead to 46-34 If you like offense. can't No matter how it turned two minutes into the secStcelers 37, Packers out, the Titans' rise from 0beat ond half. The Boilermakers 36, won on the final play. 6 to playoff contention was continued the attack with a 3-pointer by Ryne Smith If it's defense you prefer, remarkable. Most teams and a. long by Hummel to how about the bru ising I7- that begin with six lo.sses 15 win by the Colts over are lucky to finish 4-12. push the lead to 51-34. the Ravens'? Jeff Fisher, with more than The Boilermakers made But the most-talkeda little prodding from 10 of their first 12 field about game has to be Colt~ O\\ ncr Bud Adams, then goab in the second half and shot 59 percent after the 35. Patriots 34 on Nov. 15. turned to Vince Young to New England led nearly aW repl~ce struggling Kerr) break. night, sputtered at the end. Collm_s at quarterback. A Butler pushed Purdue's then fell after Bill well-t1med b)e \\eek made Chris Kramer out of Belichick's much-dis- the transition easier, the bounds on the sideline mid- cussed (and usually defense got h~althier, and way through the first half. maligned} decision to go s_uddenl) the Titans looked hard enough for the crowd to chant ·1hrow him out.'' for a fourth-and-2 at the hke the club that \\ cnt I~­ He remained in the game, Patriots 28 in the final 3 a year ago. At lea"t until but the already deafening minutes. Tom Brady threw. Christmas night . Purdue crowd cranked the Kevin Faulk caught and BEST NFL For dear-headed crinoise up another notch. bobbled, Melvin Bull itt WORST TURNAROUND tackled. New England tiques tinged '' ith humor BROADCASTS Johnson made two free Someone could argue the but ripe Peyton \\ ith opinion. came up short. and throws to give the Stcelers, whose fail from Manning guided the Colts nobod\ beats Boomer Yep. Monday nights arc Boilermakers a 17-12 lead before Butler responded to a touchdown and the champions to middle of the fun again, th.mks to the Esiaso~ on Monda) night pack included losses to the trio of Mike Tirico. Ron broadcasts on West\\ ood with a 3-point play, then a win. Raiders, Chiefs. Bnn\ ns Jaworski and Joil Gruden. One. He work:- "ith a comSure makes for sometip-in to tic the score. and Bears. We'll go with Purdue's suffocating thing to look forward to if the Buccaneers. whose It's alm.o:-.1 likt> watching a bination or. play-by-play defense began causing the Pats and Colts meet up plummet began '' ith tour game with a group of men. and seems to ha' c a f'riend~ wcll -inlormed ''inning rapport "ith each trouble for the in January. straicht defeats to end the friends. nattunll) - \\hO of them. E~;iasun has ,, Mountaineers late in the 2008~ season. then a housefirst half. At one point. MOST FORGETTABLE cleaning that has not not on ly get along mcel). '' ealth of entertal!ung but entertain as they edu- anecdotes he can fall nack GAME West Virginia committed looked particular!) cate. No one b. better with on . e\ en making dull turnovers on three consecuplanned out. X s and Os and in~ ide foot- game:- tolerable . Hi be t Not a lot of yawners to tive possessions. The tht: Steelcrs' While defensive surge fueled a choose from in '"hat has future isn't murky, it's ball information than Jaws. \\Ork come.; in the tight 13-0 run during a five- been an exc1t111g and questionable if Johnn) Gruden 's humor and mfec- contest . and hi-. explanaminute stret~h that gave the topsy-turvy season . The, Depp could sai I in on the tious per onalit) add spice, tion~ for "hat haP,pened and bSPN has benefited t.tnd \, hy are unbeatable . Boilermakers a 32-20 lead. uh, standout among the t �Page B4 • ~unba!' '{[in\CS -~rntinrl Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis AP photo Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini talks to his team before kickoff in an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday in Cleveland. Browns, Mangini near end? CLEVELAND (AP) Eric Mangini was a ball boy .and wide-eyed media rela' tions intem for the Browns the last time they won four straight games. In 1994. one year before Cleveland's unimaginable move as a franchise to Baltimore, Mangini's future in the NFL seemed boundless. Now. his time in Cleveland could be up: Mangini may not make it to his one-year anniversary as Browns coach. Fired after the Jets completed their belly slide to the finish last season. Mangini was quickly snapped up by Browns owner Randy Lemer, who hired him on Jan. 8. 2009. hoping the coach once tabbed ''Mangenius'' by the New York tabloids could revive his lousy team. Mangini has at least partially restored the Brov.ns -just maybe too late to save himself. Riding a three-game winning streak. Cleveland will attempt to close out a season with four consecutive wins for the first time since 1986 ' on Sunday vvhen the Browns host the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-8)_ whose AFC playoff hopes are dangling by the tin1est thread. Mangini is hanging. too. New Browns president Mike Holmgren will arrive Monday to begin an overhaul that could include Mangini's immediate dismissal. Holmgren said on a conference call this week from his home in Arizona he has not yet decided the coach's fate. but promised he wouldn't need long to make up his mind. By midweek. the Browns could be looking for their fifth coach in JI years. Holmgren said he would weigh Mangini's entire tenure - from January to January - and not just its parts. The former Green Bay and Seattle coach was careful not to tip his hand on his plans. but the man nicknamed "The Show" made it clear he would be the one calling all the shots. "I get the final say on everything. which is fun," he said, chuckling. Holmgren doesn't believe the Browns need to be "blown up." He credits Mangini and his coaching staff for preparing the Browns (4-11), who have their fair share of injuries, to play every week. Holmgren said their December uptising could be a sign that the players have bought into Mangini's program. From the outside. it appears to Holmgren the Browns are making progress. "The current staff has tried very. very hard to start that process. To restart it all over again, 1 don't think we have to do that, I really don't." he said. "I hope it doesn't appear that way when we roll up our sleeves and dive in there. Now we just have to really identify are.as where we need to get better and then figure out what the best way to handle that is." Like a politician making a last-minute· push in the preelection polls, Mangini seems to have gained support in Cleveland\ locker room. Linebacker David Bowens, who played for Mangini in New York. said many~of the Browns who were unsure of the new coach now understand him better. [t has taken time. but they now· sec the benefits of running laps during practice to cut down on penalties. and the reason why he interspersed offenstve and defensive players in every other locker-room stall to build better chemistry. ''We love Eric and I think everyone's kind of gotten used to his method of teaching. his method of coaching and it's kind of like guys jumped (on board) and accepted that," he said. "The results are positive and we're down a bunch of players we didn't have at the beginning of this year. We've done well with what we have.'' The Jaguars, on the other hand, gave up what they worked to get. After beating Houston on Dec. 6. Jacksonville was 7-5 and poised to make the playoffs. But consecutive fourpoint losses to Miami and Indianapolis. followed by a 35-7 shellacking by New England last week., has left the Jaguars wondering what happened. For Jacksonville to qualify. the Jaguars need to win and then need help - by the truckload. Pittsburgh. Baltimore, Denver. Houston and the Jets would all need to lose for the Jaguars to sneak into the tournament. Cralier things have happened. but the Jaguars aren't concerned about anything other than playing their best. "To tell you the truth we're not worried about the playoffs." said running back Maurice Jones-Drew. "The last couple weeks we've broken down fundamentally, that's from focusing on the playoffs and not taking care of our business. What we want to do thb. week is be fundamentally ~ound and be tough and play our type of football." Jones-Drew, who needs one touchdown to tie Fred Taylor's team mark of 17 in one season, said even with a loss that the youthful Jags with 16 rookies on their roster - would not be disappointed with their season. ··Nobody thought we'd be where we are wtth a shot at the playoffs with 40 ~uys brand new to this team.' he said. "To us, it's a disappointment just the last month. We haven't played great ball. We've had opp01tunitles with our destiny in our own hands and we kmd of let 'em slip away. that's really the most disappointing patt." Disappointment in Cleveland. a familiar feeling this time of year. has given way to optimism since Holmgren's hiring. Browns fans are desperate for a winner and believe Holmgren. ·who returned the Packers to championship level and made the Seahawks relevant. can do it again. Holmgren was both Seattle:s coach and general manager for four seasons, a period when he said he made mistakes and teamed valuable lessons. He said one of his biggest regrets was not putting his own people in place Immediately. "If I had to do it all over again. I would have made immediate changes and tried to get the ball rolling a little sooner,'' he said. Holmgren is ~etting another shot. Mangini's second one could be over. Cribbs believes new contract is imminent BEREA (AP) - Josh Cribbs is eager to meet the new president of the Cleveland Browns. Mike Holmgren can write the large check Cribbs can't wait to cash. Cribbs said Friday he is still confident he'll have a new contract soon, despite a recent shakeup in the Browns' front office that has delayed negotiations while g1ving full authority to Holmgren. Cribbs, who has been asking for a new deal since training camp, said a few weeks ago the team assured him something would be done by the end of the season. With Cleveland's final game two days away. that doesn't seem Ukely. But Cribbs said Holmgren has already been in contact with his agent. J .R. Rickert. "I'm pretty sure he (Holmgren) is going to start off on a good foot and take care of me;· Cribbs said. "He knows football. I've got a lot of faith in him." ~ A call to Rickert by The Associated Press on Friday was not returned. Cribbs says he has t"" ice been promised by the Browns he'd receive a new deal, but is still playing on a six-year, $6.77 million deal that has three years remaining. Cribbs said owner Randy Lerner told him after last season he would receive a new deal, then the Browns struted over. by firing general manager .PhJI Savage and coach Romeo Crennel. Browns coach Eric Mangini wanted to see what he had in Cribbs before giving him a new contract, then watched Cribbs become the most valuable player on a 411 team entering Sunday's finale against Jacksonville. Cribbs earlier this season became the NFL's career leader in kickoff returns for touchdowns with eight. "It's going to get done,'' Cribbs said of his contract. "J'd prefer it to be done before the end of the season, but beg gars can't be choosers. I've waited this long." Holmgren will go to work on fixing the Browns next week. when he is expected to arrive in Cleveland. Holmgren hasn't decided whether Mangini will return for a se<;ond season. but said he wouldn't need long to ~ make up his mind. Cribbs and Mangini were at odds -during training camp because of the contract. but the current three-game winning streak has won over the team's most dynamic player. Cribbs believes Mangini deserves another year in Cleveland. ''I think he's done a very good job of turning this program around," Cribbs said. "It'd be crazy (for Holmgren) to say, 'You're coach of the Browns, I won a Super Bowl, you're gone.' C'mon now, one year? I believe he deserves another year or so to turn this program around and get us winning games. l'd love to see him back." AP photo Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden is carried on the shoulder's of his players after the Seminole's 33-21 win over West Virginia in the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game in Jacksonville, Fla. " .... Bowden goes out a winner in~ Gator Bowl, 33·21 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Bobby Bowden watched the clock nm down to :00. then took his last walk to midfield as his Florida State players jumped up and down. thrusting their helmets into the air. · The coach went out a winner. can·ied off by the Seminoles. Je1maine Thomas ran for two touchdowns, Florida State scored 20 straight points to take control and the Seminoles knocked off No 18 West Virginia 33-21 at the Gator Bowl in the final game of Bowden ·s storied 44'=year career as a head coach. "I wiJI not forget it. I won't forget the other ones we have here. too." Bowden said. his hands wrapped around the silver Gator Bowl trophy. "Nothing like a win." Bowden finished with a 389-129-4 record, and most importantly to him. a 33rd consecutive winning season. Next week. Jimbo Fisher takes over at Florida State, which finbhed 7-6 for the third time in the last four years. That run of mediocrity was the 80-year-old Bowden's dovv nfal I - he wanted to stay at Jeq.st one more season but on this day. none of that mattered to the Florida State faithful, which serenaded him with ''Bob-by! Bob-by!" chants throughout the day. saving their loudest cries for the very end. With I :39 left, Bowden trotted down to the FloJida State band section. removing his autographed white cap and tossing 1t into the seats - and the celebration began. When it was over. Bowden was surrounded by a wall of photographers, trying to make h1s way over to shake the hand of West Virginia coach Bill Stewart - who was a 177pound walk-on for Bowden's first Mountaineers team in 1970. "It's got to be memorable." Bowden said. "It's my last dadgum ball&ame after 57 years of coachmg.'' Bowden leaves as major college football's second-winningest coach. Joe Paterno earned his 394th victory Friday in the Capital One Bowl as Penn State bl!at LSU 19-17. Bowden spent much of the afternoon hugging his fanner players who lined the sidelines. Some of them now were middle-aged men. their hair unged With gray. Noel Devine mshed for 168 yards and a touchdow'n for West Virginia (9-4), which ran out to a 14-3 lead . then sputtered the rest of the wa}. "Well. like so many games. when you're l:iehind like we were in that first quarter, there's. alwayo.; an oppottunit¥, to qUJt and to g1ve up, Bowden said. '·And the kids did not. They kept fighting, kept coming back and won the ball *arne. That's what YOU want • There ~as even a "wide right'' - in Bowden's favor, for a change. West Virginia's Tyler Bitancurt pushed a 33-yard field goal try past the right upright midway through the third quarter, a big break for the Seminoles. Bowden's teams lost four epic matchups with archrival M1ami over the years, and probably at least two national championships. because of FSU held goals going wide right. Let it be noted that on the last field goal his team tried, FSU made it. This was Bowden's day, and the Seminoles made sure he wouldn't be denied. Everything about the matchup was aiTanged with celebratine: Bowden in mind. and that ~didn't change on game day. More than 350 of Bowden's former players were there as guests, and thousands of tans - many of whom arrived 2 hours before Bowden braved 52-degree a1r and steady rain to line the route the coach and his wife. Ann. would take into the stadium, followed by the rest of the Seminole roster. There was a pregame video of Bowden highlights. He got a new car. a gift from Toyota and the Gator Bo\'. I. And then came a rare treat even for Bowden. the right to take the flarnina FSU spear from Chief 5sceola and slam the point into the turf at midfield, one of Florida State's most revered pregame traditions. ·'T'm very excited. Ann and I are very excited to be here in front of the Seminoles and also the Mountaineers," Bowden said from the field to a sold-out crowd moments before kickoff. "I couldn't help but get nostalgic \Vhen I heard the West Virginia band play their fight song. And then also, to hear the Seminoles play ours." Bowden was head coach at Samford from 1959-62, led West Virginia from 1970-75 and took over at Florida State the next season. The tributes didn't stop at kickoff, either. A fan donned an No. 12 Thad Busby jerse}. changed some letters and voila! the former Florida State quarterback's surname went from BUSBY to BOBBY. The Florida State band. instead of spelling out "Noles" at halftime. stood in "Bobby" formation. And on the West Virginia sideline. fans mindful of h1s stint there as head coach from 1970-75 tacked a "We (heart) U Bobby'' banner to the wall. DUJing the game, Bowden's demeanor didn't change much from what's become the nonn in his final seasons. He often kept to himself. hands either clasped behind his back or at his sides. He talked to players individually, sometimes offered a quick thought to Fisher. then would go back to pacing about. A tew times, Bowden tquick look around the . urn. almost as if he was t~ a memal picwre of it all. Bowden knew some pundits thought a mediocre"" Florida State team didn't belong in a New Year's Day bowl game. The first few minutes sug' gested they were right. West Virginia took the opening kickoff and scored without much resistance, a 72-yard, eight-play drive capped by a 32-yard touch.r down rush by starting quruterback J~UTett Brown - who was injured in the second ~,~ quarter. The Mountaineers went up 14-3 on their second possession. after Devi ne broke off a 70-yard n m to get inside the Flolida State 5. then wound up scoring from I yard out. One Mountaineer mistake helped tum things around. ,• After Jamie Robinson inter~ : cepted Brown early in the sec- , ond quarter, Aorida Stat. : back into it on Thomas touchdown of the day, a 12-. "' yard rush. Dustin Hopkins, who missed a 37-yard try earlier in the period. connected on a 42-yard field goal with 8 seconds left in the half. getting the Seminoles within 1413 at the break. ' And whatever Bowden said · 1 in his 522nd and final halftime sr.eech. Greg Reid must have liked it. Reid took the second-half kickoff 69 yards to the West Virginia 9. setting up another field goal. And - helped. greatly by Jarmon Fortson's ridiculous, leaping. one-handed, 29-yard catch - Thomas scored from 19 yards out later in the third to give Florida State a 23-14 lead into enter--• ing the last 15 minutes of Bowden's career. Ryan Clarke plunged in from 5 yards away for West Virginia on the first play of· the fourth quarter. but* . Seminoles answered w· methodical drive to res • the nine-point lead, quarterback E.J. Manuel's 2-yard .. touchdown burst putting,. Florida State up 30-21. , It would be the last touchdown anyone would score fo{ Robett Cleckler Bowden. and soon, the man \vho saved it Florida State's program almost folded before he was hired in 1976 would start hugging anyone he could.get his anns around on the Sideline. �~--------_..,. .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.._'!"-_.._~-:':""""~-.....--~-:-~-:--_,- - - - - - - - - - - --------,.-~-~-~- -- -.....~---:---~-~--?------------- &unbap «tme9-6enttnd • Page 03 Pomeroy • Middleport· Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV Sunday, January 3, 2010 ':' •; J ~ribune - Sentinel - l\egister CLASSIFIED In One Week With Us wltclnssif~~~)e:!il)1tibtui~COm REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE ' .~;.) . .. "'. 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M•scellaneous..............................................965 Sales ............................................" ............. 6048 Want to buy ..................................................970 Technical Trades ....................................... 6050 Ynrd Sole .....................................................975 Textiles/Factory ......................................... 6052 MIDOLPOAT 1 BED· ROOM APARTMENT APPliANCES FUR· NISHED NO PETS NON SMOKING NICE 74().856·8863 Recently bu t 2BR 1BA Apts \Ill Hookups DIShwasher Garbage D posal Grea• loca!JOn btw R o Grande d Jackson ovetloo g US 35 S5251mo+dep 740-645·1286 Beaut !ul 2 BR ap: for h ghly qualliod person or coupe wD hookup & d shwasher Inc wate· sewage & trash Central heating & rur No pets S560/MO Ke 74().645·6378 Yard Sole Form Equipment Apartments/ Townhouses Apartment ava lable now Rlverbend Apts. New Haven WV Now accept· ong apphcatoons for HUD·subsodlzed. one Bedroom Apts. Utohtles InCluded Based on 30° o of adjusted 1ncome. Call 304·882·3121, available for Sen1or and Disabled people 740·441-1657. 300 Aportmenb/ Townhouses Aportmenb/ Townhouses apartment 2 bedroom avarlablo on Syracuse 2000 Automotive $200 deposot, $375 per I month rent. Rent In· eludes water, sewer, and Autos 2 br. apartment $375.00 trash. No pets SuH1ctent a mon. 1n Pt Pleasant income needed to qual· 2006 Buick Lacrosse ga· lfy 740·378·6111 rage ~ept 27,000 m11es 304·812-4350 will sacrafice $12.500.00 1 BR and bath forst 304·675·2563 Valley Green months rent & deposot. Spnng references reQUired, No Apartments I BR at Vans Pets and clean S395t2 BA at $470 Month 74().446·1599 1993 Chevy Cargo Van 74().441.()245 G20, 73 500 mr es $1900 00 one owner, 740-992·7667 For Sole By Owner 12 Unit Apt. Complex. 446-0390. Houses For Sole 2.5 ba ba<emenl I .n "'~ SI32JI()(I Properly Pro' 1200 land (Acreage) Meigs Co. Reedsville 12 acres S21 500 or Cook Ad 5 acre!> $16'.500. Gallla Co. 10 acres $12,5001 Call 740-441-1492 tor maps or see www brunerland.com, we fnanccl lob For Sate· 46.679 acres of land 1n wa nut TownshiP of Ga ra County ts fonced has shelter bam & creek Approx 65°o wooded. Se Is w1th or w thout portab e cab1n. $95 000 Ma1l your phone number and I w11 get back With you. Ammon Troyer, 171 Laton Rd ., Galt polos OH 4563 t 3500 1 BR house n Pomeroy $325/mo plus dop 740.742·1903 2 BR Home, Stove & Fndge turn W1D hookup In baser.crt NO SMO~· ers or pets Re' & Dep reqUired SSOO rro C ty Schools Cal tore 9 D Ill 7•l()-256-9190 4 Rms + Ba Stove & lndg 50 0 iV St N9 pets S4~ o + dep ..;.44,;;;6;,; ·394 ;;.;.;.5-......,....,......,.....,,.. 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Must have hrgh school drplomSIGED, valid dnvers license & three years gOOd dnving exp. $8.97/hr, after tra1nrng. Excellent benefit package. Pre-employment Drug Testrng. Send resume to Buckeye Commun'ty SeMCes, PO Box 604 Jackson, OH 45640 Dead! ne lor apps:l/812010 Home Health Care Aide, Fam ~ar w renal diGI (krd· nays) In Gal pol s Area. Call 740-446-1542 after 130PM Looking for a Job ? Looking lor tend dates to take up lhe position ol Sa es/Accounlif19 Management Cordinator and more , no sales exp. needed as lnstrucbons Will be provided contact : danaross.employer@yahoo.com lor details. Now accepting applrca· lions lor housekeeping, laundry and floor tech. Are you ready to change Location· Arbors of Galh· your future rn 201 0? II so polis 170 Pinecrest Dr. then torn us Tue. January Gallipolis. 5th C 1·30pm at lhe Rac,ne, OH library or Planters /laborers 6.30pm at the Pomeroy needed lor local green OH library For more Info house In Mason wv emarl starthvlng!hegood· $7 25 I hr ca II Kelly Services at I eOgmall com 800·295·9470 rr,:;=;::;~;=;;;::;=;:::;;;:;;~~~~il HS graduate. Rapid vancement SSSS. per Ad· wk For ntervlew 74()-4.46-7798 call ~~. II UP ~IMR(IIIImi:W i• aren't only for buying or selling items, you can use this widely read sedion to wish someone a Happy Birthday, provide a Tbank Y~u. and place an ad "In Memory'' of a loved one. For more informa· lion, contad your local Ohio Valley Publishing office. PUBLIC NOTICE The VIllage of Syracuse is offering for sale a 1975 LA FRANCE fire truck. The truck has been declared surplus, obsolete or otherwise unneeded. Truck will be sold "AS IS" ''WHERE IS" with no expressed or written warranties to the "highest and best bidder." Council reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids. To view the vehicle call 740-992- Bids should be sealed and marked "1975 LA FRANCE truck bid'' and either mailed to P.O. Box 266, Syracuse, Ohio 45779 or dropped off at the Clerk· Treasurer's Office in VIllage Hall at 2581 Third Street. Syracuse, Ohio. All bids must be received on or before January 7, 2010 when the bids will be opened at the Council meeting. (12) 22, 29 (1) 3 7777. Help Wanted Help Wanted 0 In lo\ ing memory of Donald Leach who God c;~lled home Dec. 3 I , 2001. Years ha\e come and gone but our memories sullltngcr on. Sometimes \\e laugh and 'ometimes v.e Cl) from the memones that v.e ha-.e from }Our past. l.o\e and m1ss you so mu~h Wife Dorothy Ann, Children. John, Marcia, Roger & I anuhes 1:::=::::=:::::==~=~~~~~~~~~ Auction Antique & Collectable Auction Frida). Januar) 8th 6 pm Located ut thc \mHt~ Buildin~ 1081.ihert} A\e, Gallipolb, OH ~Sti.ll (from Pomcm) 12 mi ~.to Rherrront Honda, turn right. From Pt. Plethant, '\-\ \' rukt· Gullipoli\ exit, turn left 1/!lmi, turn left. Watch for \lgns. Antique Collectlblt·\: C'r.mk \ rctmla, !·loor Lamp. Lightcl'o. Suit & Pcpp~o•r Sh.rkcrs, Shu\\ocusc, Buller chum. Wooden \\ hi,tlcs. 4 Con Cuo Clods, 50+ Aag Pm,, ~lihlllr} Bultotl\, ,\rrow llc.llls, Crank Wall Phone loy,, I sg Crutc), Saddle H.rgs, '! Hm" Keules, Steer llcad, Blcnko Book I nd,, I~ rt\\oare, ~larble, , Lard cans. Tool Box, Metal Tops. I nc}cles. \\agon, Stratght Rbzors, Small Amish Coach.\\ td:er Bab) Buggy, \\Ooden Ba\kel~. l.arsc Metal To) Treasure Chest, Grand r .Jthcr Clo<:k, Or I Lumps. Drop Leaf Table, ChJrrs Je\lcls, Egg s~alcs. 2 \\dtct Jugs. Stone Jug. Stone C ocks. Cookte J.rr, Gla,sware, Blenko Paper \\eight, \\Oodcn Table. Safe, Tools. s~ooter. Sled • Old Kcv , Bottle Opener>, Lantern 1\Ju,ical ln,1rumcnts: 20+ Gunars (Srhcnone, Kav. \\00<1\. Stella LA, Signature, Squrre, Austrn~ Elcctnc Bass. Electne ) Larte Drum Set. BnnJO (Encore), 11.1ADdohn (Hondo). 4 Frddle,, Pr\ S}stem, F..lectrr<. Guttar Amps Guns & tiShin~: Items: 22 Cal. Sa1age Pump Octagon Barrel Rrtle, 22 Cal Ste•cn \todel 967 Auto Rtflc 22 Cal 11.1arltn Auto Rtnc 12 Gauge Mov,eburg, Pump Shotgun SO Cal Conn Valley Anns \luulcloader Rtfle. 2-'Biack P\1\\der Prstols. Cap Pr>tols C02 P1stols, BB Guns. 1-.10\ re Stage Prop Fake Gun l.c•er Acllon. Ba)oneb. Old & !l:c\1. Kni1es. fi,hrng Poles & Tscklc :<.tore pictures COlD be I IC\\.Cd :U 1\W\\ oiUCIIOnzrp.com Auction condut·tcd B). Auction LARGE AUCTION Saturday Nite, Januaryg 6:00p.m. located ftt The Rick Pearson H Center On Rt. 62 n. Of mason W.U. :-.;E\\ Fl'R~ITl RE of leather & cloth • ofa's, IO\e.scah, rechner,. 2hder rockers. desks. dmctte ,eh. chests, dre,ser~. knchen .-land. Grandfalher Clock. 3 comemble bab\ bed~. Kmg & Queen size bed~,Je\\elr) cabmeh, Oat screen TV stands. v.all clock,, cry~tal & stam glass chandelier. floor lamp,, as~ortmcnl of nev. kitchen appliances. gJa,s\\ are etc.. JCv.ell') IOk earring' & others, Black Htll Gold Pendent. Dtamond earring plus more jC\\CII), ne'' RCA Home Theater '}~tern,, home tO\\er 'peaker,, car alarm~. car alarm-remote 'tartke.>le,s. pagmg S)stem pJu, much more. A'~ortment AUCTION CONDUCTED BY RICK PEARSON AUCTION CO. #66 Broken Spoke Auction Services John\.,, Leat·h, Ohio Lie. No. 200600014.' Cheshire, Oh 1740J .'67-0123 l'erm: Cash or l'ht•tk ~>ith pusithe II>. All 'ales nrc tina!. :'\01 rcspomrhlc lor loss or acddents :\o 'mokmg pemuttcd Food v.rll be :11 a!lable for purchase Anoouncements the da) of sale lake prc.edence 0\Cf Bn} prrnled mntennl \rev. rng rs Fnd ' a1 I 00 unttl tan of ~ale Auction 304-713-5447 OR 304-773-5785 web site:\\ W\\ .auctJonzlp.com TER\JS: Cash or check wilD. Mu,t haH: a bank letter ol credit unle'' kno\\ n to Aucuon com pan). Auction Auction 't!RJVERSIDf! r-========...:======~ 2 D \Y A.'ITIQUE \UCfiO:\ 9:00,\.\l. "ed. jan. 6 & Thur,, Jan. 7 JJ::: UcMa- ~ ~ Barn Phone (740) 256-6989 January 9, 2010 Saturday Night 6:00 pm Located- Rt. 7 Scuth· 5 ~1ilc Belo\\ the Dam- 5MilcAhmc Cro\\n Cit; Digital Camt.:ra\, Gun Clcantng Kits. Shells, Knn.cs, Tools, l'oys, Dora the Explorer, Linens. Pots Pans Dishes- Slo\\ Cookers, Fine China. \'ision Ware. FURNITURE (Sells at 9 00 pml Grandfather Clock. Queen Postel BR Suite. Sofa. China Hutches, Recliner. Plus ~lore Coming in & More to be unboxed SAlE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT AT 6 PM &'futliM!£1 cfllll!llfNII lr. c1'~~-=Terms of Sale- Cao;h or Pre-Appro\ cd Check 0\LY Real Estate Real Estate "'Pre, ie" • TuNia), Janunr) S 1 :00- 6:110 pm 0\cr 3000 lle!"b lrom the late John & Munel Allt'on of Galhpohs v.ill be sold at the Mile Clum Inc \uction Gallery on US Rt 22 approx 2 mr ealol ol Russehtlle. OH (10 mt. ea'l of Lanc:'aster) \\tdne,da}: 01er '200 fine cot gla" pe , S9 RS r>ru"ra (X> .. 102 Cami\~1 gl.i'S IX'>. 12 rub~ Starn gla" pes .. 01er :!00 Fr. H<ll. Clo1er rx:s, 102 I thl. Amer glass pes . 77 Flo blue pc,., 10 .tn pottery rx:s .. 112 Hall Autumn Je"d Te;~ pcs.,19 hc,ta\\arc pes., Thursda): Over 80 antique fum pc,., 27 lamp,, Viet art 110rk including line 19 lrull still ltfc paintrng, 36 fine quilt,, linen, & fane) work, mer 'XXl IX' , beautiful Viet. chrna & glass\\ nre ot man) I) pes (man} hand pauned llems, \ rct colored & an gla.~s. Fenton EAPG. Hetse}. etc )stern, ~rh·er, docks plus 100·, of antique smal" & collecuble> :\ote: A lart!e qual II} \3.1e The Alh.sons \\Cre m thetr nud to late 90's & ~.:olkcted quaht) uem' for O\C~r .W )C3f' rcrms: Cash. Check.\ ,,a)\IC. 15 BU)Crs Fee (5 d ,..,·ountcd for Cash or Olecl; John AIJt,on II E.'~cutor of \I unci Alhson E tate Gallia Co. Probate #091092 Sale m<&nagers. LaiT) & laura \\at-oo \uctioneer· :\UKE CLU~l.l~C.I7~0) 536-9220 '1\W\I.Cium.com \ r 11 1\Cb,tle forlaJ!e ad, man) dellltlcd ttems.arui Real Estate LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND/OR MEDICAL ASSISTANT MAKl SOMEONE~ DAY! Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently accepting applications for a Licensed Practical Nurse and/or Medical Assistant. Prev1ous medical office experience or hospital related experience preferred, but not required. Send resumes to: Pleasant Valley Hospital c/o Human Resources 2520 Valley Drive pt Pleasant, WV 25550 Or fax: 304-675-6975, or apply on-line at www.pvalley.or& AA/EOE Help Wanted ~allipoli» lBailv ~ribune I (740) 446-2342 The Daily Sentinel (740) 992-2155 ~3oint ~lrasant Register (304) 675-1333 Help Wanted WANTED: Part-t1me position available to assist individuals with developmental disabilities in Meigs County: 11 p-8a Fri; 8 p • Sa SaVSun. Must have high school diploma or GED, valid driver's license, three years good drrving experience and adequate automobile insurance. $8.97 hr., after training. Send resume to: Buckeye Community Services P.O. Box 604, Jackson, OH 45640. Deadline for applicants: 1/8/2010. Pre-employment drug testing. Equal Opportunity Employer - - - 11_ Real Estate ~ �Sunday, January 3, Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis 2010 ~unbap ~im~ -~entin.el • P age Bs Rose Bowl Notebook: Oregon's offense falls short against Ohio State PASADENA. Calif. (AP) - Oregon's potent offense met its match m Ohio State. The Ducks' spread-option bogged down in the Rose Bowl. and No.7 Oregon lost 2~-17 on Friday in its first appearance in Pasadena on New Year's Day since 1995. Known for their scrambling, gambling. fast-paced k. the Ducks had the ball ru·ely 18 1/2 minutes • and that wasn't a good thing. After taking a 17-16 lead on the first possession of the second half on Jeremiah Masoli's 1-yard plunge, the Ducks were shut out the rest or the way. They had only two possessions in the foUith quarter. ending in a punt and a wide-right field goal by Morgan Flint, his first miss in 13 tries dating to Oct. 3 against Washington State. "Defmitely the whole night we were just a little bit off." Masoli said. "We didn't really open up the playbook regarding the air attack. I don't know whr,. I wasn't calling the plays. ' Tailback LeGarrette Blount, suspended after his postgame punch at Boise State's Byron Hout in a seaSQn-openmg loss, scored a grtme-tying touchdown in the s¢cond quarter. • But with the Ducks trailing 19-17 in the third quruter, Blount committed a costly fumble and No. 8 Ohio State recovered in the end Lone. The Ducks never were that close to scoring again and they fell to 0-8 against the Buckeyes. ''There was a fumbled exchange,'' first-year coach Chip Kelly said. "I don't know exactly until I watch the re{>lay whether it was too high m the handoff or we didn't have the good pocket." Freshman tailback LaMichael James, who emerged as a star replacement for Blount, was the Ducks' leading rusher with 15 carries for 70 yards, ending his streak of 100-plus yard rushing ~ames at seven. He injured hts left shoulder after falling on it, allowing Blount to see most of the action in the second half. ''TheY, didn't let me get started.' James said of the Buckeyes. "They weren't that fast but just didn't miss any tackles. They didn't give me any gaps." Blount had five carries for 36 yards. The senior played in just two games after having his suspension lifted. He had a TD in the win over rival Oregon State that 2009 from Page Bl The Angels - who will enter 2010 with a 27-game winning streak against the SEOAL South and a 35-1 overall record in that division -also captured the program's first outright SEOAL crown in school history and finished the season with a 19-6 record. GAHS also became the first softball program since the SEOAL expansion in the fall of 2006 to go unbeaten in divisional play and then win the outright SEOAL crown. 3. Volleyball excellence. All four Gallia County schools field a varsity volleyball program. and all four had tremendous success this past fall. The programs at South Gallia, Gallia Academy and River Valley were all opening new gymnasiums this past season, and all three acted accordingly by posting mammoth efforts. Gallia Academy (18-5) captured just its Southeastern Ohio Athletic League yball championship in program histos weB as its second outright SEOAL title over three years. The 1978 team shared the SEOAL crown with Waverly. River Valley continued its domination of the Ohio Valley Conference by winning its eighth straight league title while improving to 78-2 alltime in league play. The Lady Raiders (13-10) also completed their sixth unbeaten campaign in league history while helping send retiring RVHS coach Sharon Vannoy out in grand style. RVHS will enter the 20 10 season with a 36 match winning streak. South Gallia wasn't able to bring home a league title because the Lady Rebels aren't in a league, at least not until the fall of 2010. Nonetheless, the Lady Rebels did one better by posting a program-best 19 wins en route to a 19-4 overall season. It also marked the second straight season that SGHS set a school record for wins. None of those three schools, however. managed to win a sectional title. Ohio Valley Christian, on the other hand, turned in the best postseason performance from the county as the Lady Defenders (912) went on to finish fourth at ACSI state rnament in Xenia. y the way, the four teams combined to o 59-31 overall - a winning percentage of just under 66 percent. f earned the Ducks a Ruse Bowl berth, and scored again Friday. ''It's in the past. I was never a bad person," he said. ''Everybody has their moments. I just let my emotions get the best of me." Blount said he later apologized to Hout, and he credited his teammates for supportinghim. "They· ve been here to keep me out of trouble," he said. ''Everything they asked me to do, I did. l feel like I contributed to the team." The Ducks outran the Buckeyes 179-153, but Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor dominated Masoli in passing. 266 yards to just 8 J - a season low. Masoli had directed an offense that racked up more than 37 points and 424 yards per game this season while ending Southern California's seven-year reign as Pac-10 champions. "They had a guy assigned to the quarterback, so he has to hand the ball off, and that's what they wanted us to do, and we handed it off," Kelly said. "Part of trying to defend us is you have to take something away, and they tried to take away the quarterback." Gallia County in 2009, even though technically it began long before this past year started. The impact of my top story on Gallia County, however, is enormous. When local taxpayers decided that our youth needed new educational facilities to make the area stronger for the future, part of the benefit went directly to the athletic departments at Gallia Academy, River Valley and South Gallia for new gymnasiums. With updated and adequate sports facilities fmally coming to the area this fall, the next generation of student-athletes will be afforded some luxuries that most in the past have not enjoyed. Fans - both home and away - will also benefit from these new facilities, as well as bring some other options to the forefront that previously were just not there. Each of them may not be perfect in some way or another - there is always something that could have been different - but the overall addition of these facillties to these communities is, in my book, a nobrainer as the top 2009 story in Gallia County. MEIGS COUNTY 5. Eastern volleyball wins first regional game. Eastern volleyball won its sixth district championship in the last eight years this past fall, but the Lady Eagles accomplished something this year at regionals that no other EHS volleyball team had ever done. Win a game. The Lady Eagles - who have won 14 straight sectional titles and 12 of the last 13 TVC Hocking championships - had never tasted victory at the regional level, going a combined a 0-13 in games played at their five previous regional semifinals. After falling behind two-games-to-none to Tuscarawas Central Catholic, the Lady Eagles finally scored a win for the program after claiming a 25-17 decision in Game 3. Eastern ultimately lost the next game to be eliminated from the regional tournament, but it was another step in the right uiret:liun fur a program that has been ranked statewide in the top 20 in each of the last six years. 4. Southern baseball advances to third straight regional. Nobody saw this one coming, except maybe the players and coaches that were part of the magic. The Southern baseball team struggled 2. Another champion from the champi- through most of the 2009 regular season, ons. entering the tournament with a 10-12 overThe Gallia Academy gills track and field all mark after back-to-back winning seateam isn't well respected statewide for just sons and a pair of district championships in any old reason. It's come with their results 2007 and 2008. over time. The Tornadoes, however, caught full The Blue Angels - dating back to 1996 stride at exactly the right time, posting three - captured their 14th consecutive district consecutive victories over Pike Eastern, team title this past spring and also won their Paint Valley and Whiteoak to capture the fifth straight regional crown as a squad one program's third consecutive district chamweek later, all of which followed the pro- pionship. gram's second SEOAL team title over the SHS also ran into a very familiar oppopast three years. nent in the regionals, as Newark Catholic And that was just the start of it all. elim- for the third straight postseason The Angels sent a program-best nine ath- inated Southern in regional semifinal play. letes to compete in 10 different events at the And even though the Tornadoes ended up state level, which ultimately yielded a 13th finishing .500 at 13-13, it was just as magiplace finish and one state champion. cal a season for those involved as any of the Alexis Geiger became only the third Blue. previous two campaigns. Angel (Amy Wilson and Felicia Close) to ever win state gold after capturing the top 3. The rivalry at the Convo. podium spot in the Division II long jump Eastern basketball versus Southern basevent with a leap of 17 feet, 10.75 inches. ketball. Those five words are like a cross Geiger also scored 40.25 points in four between brother-against brother and the rs at the state meet, trailing only Close Hatfields and McCoys, although no bloodpoints) in GAHS history. shed usually occurs in this epic meetmg. • Geiger, Tonia Logan, Lauren Adkins, In the 50-plus year history of these two Brea Close, Kara Jackson, Allie Troester, schools gettmg together on the hardwood, Samantha Barnes, Peyton Adkins and never had this rivalry taken on more meanMckenna Warner were the members of the ing than on March 14 when both programs 2009 state qualifiers from Gallia Academy met in the Division IV district championship game at the Convocation Center in that scored 14 team points. Only Geiger, Logan and Lauren Adkins Athens. Both the Eagles and Tornadoes were were lost to graduation. involved with a rivalry-first, as both teams were meeting each other in the district final 1. The future begins now. There is no one game or one story that for the first time - with a regional berth could be bigger than what occurred in looming for the victor. ______________ Ohio State's Jermale Hines, top, and Thaddeus Gibson, below, tackle Oregon's LaMichael James during the third quarter at the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Friday in Pasadena, Calif. The Buckeyes defeated the Ducks 26-17 to win the Rose Bowl. AP photo Rarely is added motivation needed for this one, but the added scenario definitely made an impact on both teams throughout the contest - although Southern dominated most of the game. The Tornadoes led 26:22 of the 32minute affair and had the biggest lead of the night (12 points) at 27-15 with 2:10 left in the first half before holding on for a 47-43 victory. Southern would go on to lose to eventual state champion Oak Hill in the regional semis, but the Purple and Gold did capture the program's first district title since 1988. Southern has also won the last seven meeting against Eastern in boys basketball. 2. A runner's world. Meigs county enjoyed a rather remarkable year in regards to both cross country and track and field, as Meigs, Eastern and Southern all had a least one district champion over the past 12 months. And that's only the beginning. Kody Wolfe became the first Meigs County cross country runner since Eastern's Michael Owen in 2006 to captur.e an individual championship at the district level. Wolfe. as a freshman. won the Rio Grande Division III meet and helped guide the Tornadoes to the ftrst regional berth as a team this decade. The Eastern boys repeated as TYC Hocking champions in track and field and also had a district champion in Mike Johnson after the junior won the high jump. Johnson went on to compete at the state meet in the high jump, while teammate Klint Connery also advanced to state in the 400m dash. The state appearances were firsts for both Eagles. Meigs senior Adrian Bolin became the Lady Marauders' first district champion since at least 2004 (records stop at 2003) after winning the 300m hurdles event in Oak Hill, but it was another Meigs athlete that clearly stole the sl\ow at the end of the 2009 spring. Senior Mason Metts became the only Meigs High School track and field athlete since 1996 to score a spot on the state podium after placing fifth overall in the shot put. Metts joined high jumper Trevor Harrison (1996) as the only Marauders to finish All-Ohio over the last 15 years Metts - who set the MHS school record in the shot put four separate times last season while also winning the district and regional shot fut crowns - had a fifthplace heave o 55 feet, I 0 inches at Jesse Owens Stadium, which allowed the recent graduate to end his prep career in style. 1. History in the making. Since the inception of the Tri-Valley Conference in the fall of 1970, no one school had ever gone undefeated in both baseball and softball at the same time. That is, until last spring, when Eastern pulled off the double-whammy by going 20-0 in TVC Hocking play. The Eagles had little trouble in baseball, earning the program's first TVC Hocking title since 2002 while also going unblemished in league play with a 19-6 overall mark. The Lady Eagles were also a perfect 10-0 in the division and posted a 15-4 overall mark while winning their first TVC Hocking title since 2004. Both teams went on to win sectional titles before being eliminated in the district semis, but the Green and White definitely accomplished something that 12 other current schools have not. And in the fall of 20 I 0. another two programs will take their shot at that mark as both Wahama and South Gallia join the TVC Hocking. MASON COUNTY 5. Wahama baseball makes it to regional finals. Wahama baseball posted a 20~win season (20-4) and came one win away from returnin~ to the Class A state baseball tournament th1s past spring, the closest the White Falcons have been to the Final Four since 1998. Wahama defeated state-ranked powers Buffalo and Charleston Catholic on its way to the regional championship game, but the Man Hillbillies posted a 5-3 victory in Mason to earn that stat berth. Still, 20 wins and a regional runner-up aren't bad for one go-around. 4. Waharna makes playoffs, again. The White Falcons earned their 14th postseason berth in school history this pall fall after finishing 8-2 in the regular season. The playoff contest was also significant for head coach Ed Cromley, who notched his lOth postseason appearance during his 15year tenure at WHS. Unfortunately, this story did not have a ' happy ending as the White Falcons were defeated by Fayetteville (23-20) in the opening round, despite outgaining FHS by a 357-311 margin in total offense. But even in defeat, Wahama became the most accomplished football program in the OVP area after making its seventh playoff appearance of the decade. GalJia Academy was next between 2000-09 with six postseason berths. 3. PPHS baseball and softball complete third straight season at state tour.Qarttent. Good things come in threes. or so the saying goes. Point Pleasant had another memorable spring in 2009 after winning regional titles in both baseball and softball, as both progran1S qualfied for their third consecutive Class AA state tournament. The Lady Knights - who won the 2008 Class AA softball championship - came up short in their defense of the crown, finishing third overall with a 24-11 . overall record. The Lady Knights were also the 2007 runners-up. The Black Knights (20-11), on the other hand. finished as Class AA runners-up for the third consecutive year. 2. Point football christens new stadium in style. The 2009 football season will go down in history as the dawn of a new era after opening its new state-of-the-art athletic complex this past fall. The gridiron team that had the honor of being the first team to play at the new stadium also helped bring that new era in with a solid start. The Big Blacks (7-4) - after losing several key players from the 2008 squad that won the Cardinal Conference championship - grouped together after a 2-3 start to win their final five regular sea~on contests and earn the program's second consecutive Class AA playoff berth. Point had to travel four-plus hours to Keyser to play that opening round of the playoffs, which resulted in a 29-6 KHS victory. And although the 2009 season will be remembered primarily for the new stadium, the team that overcame a lot of obstacles this past fall will be a testament to what working together can trul) accomplish. 1. Point Pleasant wrestling. Need another sign that good things come in threes?· Look no further than the Point Pleasant wrestling program in 2009. The Black Knights had three state champions and finished third as a team for the third consecutive year at the 2009 Class AA West Virginia state wrestling championships held over three days in Huntington. It was the second-time in school history that PPHS had three state champions from the same meet, which also matches the school record for most state champions at any one meet. Point also increased its state champion total from eight to 11 alltime . Derek Mitchell, Rusty Maness and Cast!y Hogg joined the imm01tal ranks of Brent Hereford. Heath Shirley, James Casto, Anthony Jeffers and Alex Reed as PPHS state wrestling champs. Maness also joined Casto and Jeflers as repeat state champions. The Black Knights also captured their second straight Cardinal Conference championship and had 10 league champions. PPHS lost only two matches in 2009, falling to Calhoun County at regionals and 13-time defending champion Oak Glen at state. ;;:_ -L �,...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.,.....,....._ _ _--:"____,.. - - - - ..... Page B6 • ~unbap tlrun£5 -~cntmel ..-r-~--- Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Sunday, January 3, 2010 AP photo Penn State wide receiver Curtis Drake (7) catches a pass in front of LSU linebacker Jacob Cutrera (54) and tops at the one-yard line during the first half of the Capital One Bowl NCAA college football game in Orlando, Fla. Friday. Penn State kicked a field goal moments later as time expired in the half. Penn St. nips LSU 19-17 at Capital One Bowl ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Dampened b) rain, slowed by mud and trailing late in the fourth quarter. Daryll Clark ''as determined to get Penn State some poinh. The No . II 'l,fittam Lions and their star q aiterback emert!ed from the muck for a thnlling 19-17 win mer No. 13 LSL at the Capital One Bowl The late-game drive led b) Clark helped set up Collin Wagner's 21 -yard field !!Oal with 57 seconds left. -and Penn State staved off a lastditch effort by the Tigers to preserve the victory. "No matter what .. whatever it takes, we have to keep these chains rolling," the senior said in recounting a talk with the offense before the drive . "All we need is a couple points." Penn State coach Joe Paterno got his record 24th bowl win and handed Les Miles his first loss in five bowls as LSU coach . lt was just the second game e\ er between two popular college footb,all programs. But the drama extended well be)ond the high-profile coaches. A drivinl! raim.torm turned the field into a mosh pit in some places. LSU rallied from a 13-point deficit late in the second half to take a l7 -16 lead on Stevan Ridley's 1-yard touchdown run with 12:49 left. And LSU had one final chance after Wagner's game-winner. fhc junior kicker said it was the first time he had ever hit four field goals in a eame. TheTigers got to midfield but right guard Lvle Hitt was '' hi~tTed for a disputed pcronal foul penalty that pushed them back to their 0\\ n 40. Quarterback Jordan Jefferson hit Rueben Randle for a 25-) ard gain on the game's last play to the Penn State 35 but Randle fumbled as time expired. LSU was still fuming after the game. "So the opportunit) to go down there and have a chance at a field goal late in the game certainly would we have been what planned," Miles said. "It didn't work out that way." This game will be remcmbcrl.!d as much for the messy beginning as the dramatic finish . ~ Bad footing and dropped passes were normal in the tirst half. and Clark fumbled the snap exchange twice though both ''ere reco\ ered b) Penn State. Nevertheless. Clark had a good time in the mud . ''It "as a lot of fun ... he said. "We couldn't use that as an excuse. because thev had to pia) on it, too." The Tigers weren't as happ) afterward. "That was b) far the worst tield conditions I've ever seen in my life. For them to say this is the best bowl outside the BCS.l would expect to play on the best field outside the Bcs:· said LSU receiver Brandon LaFell. Clark, nagged by qucs tion" of whether he can win a big game. ended his college career on a high note. Similar!), critics noted Penn State hadn't beaten a ranked team all season despite ib gaudy record. JoePa has something to smile about in ,., rapping up his 44th season on the sideline. ··That thing about not beating a ranked team. I mean, bl.!twcen you and me, that's a lot of hooey (sic). OK. to be honest with you," Paterno said at a post-game ne\\'S conference. " I think )OU guys have to write about something so you pick out something" Clark finished 18-of-35 for 216 yards and 37-yard touchdown pass to Derek Moye in the first quarter. He also threw one interception - though he could have had a couple more if LSU had held on to the wet ball. Thl! \.i ittam Lions emerged at halftime \\ith a 13-3 lead, but LSU gained traction after rain subsided in the second half. La Fell's 24-) ard touchdO\\ n pass from Jefferson with 13 seconds left in the third quarter drew the Tigers within 16-10 to awaken the slumbering LSlJ crowd. Jefferson was 13-of-24 for 202 yards with the TO and one interception. while Lafell finished with five catches for 87 yards. Penn State stalled on its next drive, and Trindon Holliday - the reigning 1\ICAA 100-metcr dash champion - returned a punt 37 yards to the LSL 49 to help set up Ridley's TO run. The teams excham!ed stalled drives before Penn State took over for its gamewinning drive with 6:54 left. Clark hit a Graham Zue one third-and-4 from the LSL 42 for a key conversiOn to keep the chains moving The field took another pounding after poor conditions hampered the Champs Sports Bowl earlier in the week on the same turf. Eight state high school championship games were also played at the stadium in recent weeks. The grounds crew worked frantically all week in an attempt to get the field in shape for Friday's e:ame. Rain started falltnl! about a couple hours before game time. and the field took a pounding during pregame warmups. Routines b) the marching bands didn't help either. "When you would tr) to make a play. you'd be slipping and stumbling all mer the place." said Penn State tailback Evan Royster. "I didn't think the field was going to have puddles like that on it.'' Conditions were so bad for both offenses early on that the teams combined for 15 punts - shattering the bowl record of 10 set Miami, Ohio and Florida in 1973. Auburn outlasts Northwestern in Outback Bowl TAMPA. Fla. (AP) - Pat Fitzgerald reached into Northwestern's bae of tricks one more time. hoping to pull out the perfect pia) togi'e his team a drarnahc victory over Auburn in the Outback Bo\\ I. "I've had it in my back pocket for four )Cars. and people tell me I'm too conservative. So I said. 'What the heck. We're here to win, so let's go,"' Fitzgemld said after a version or the old fumblerooskie failed in overtime. leaving the Wildcats with a 38-35 loss on Frida). ''And J'd do it again.'' the 35-year-old coach said. "Next time I'd score, though. and we'd be celebrating." Wes B)rum kicked a 21 yard field goal in O\ertime, and Auburn (8-5) mercamc several mistakes, including a costly pair of pcnaltie-., that gave Northwestern chances for their first bov. I 'ictory in 61 years. On the game's final pia). the Wildcats sent backup kicker Steve Flahertv onto the field seemingly to tt) to force a second overtime. But with regular kicker Stefan Demos on the sideline after being injured earlier in the overtime, Fitzgerald had no intention of trying to tic the score. "I just kmd of felt like the stars were alil?-ncd thcrl.! when we lost Stef.' f-itzgerald said. adding the "modcm·da) furnblerooskie'' v. as one of coach Randy Walker's favorite playl:l at Northwestern . Walker died of an apparent heart attack in 2006, and Fiugerald was promoted as nis replacement. "We played tor the win," Fitt:gerald said. "Unfortunate!\ \\C ended up a little bit short.'' Receh er Zeke ~ 1arbhausen took a hand off between the leqs from holder Dan Per..a ana circled right end to tn to win the oame. Auburn's .Neiko Thorpe stopped him after a 3-yard [!ain to the 2. ~ "Circumstances were very unusual, but we found a wa)' to win it.'' Auburn coach Gene Chizik said. "When I saw where everyone was lined up I knew something was up." Thorpe said. "It was JUSt so quick and I was afraid I 'A as the only person who saw it. But on the replay ) ou could see there \\ere a lot of people pursuing the phi):· The Tigers intercepted ~like Kafka five times twice in the end zone - and Walter McFadden returned one of the picKs 100 ) ards for a touchdown that helped Auburn to an earl\' 14-0 lead. Kafka threw for a carcerbe~t 532 yards and four TDs. 1k rallied Northwestern from a 2-touchdown deficit in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, and the Wildcats wasted a chance to wm it at the end of regulation. ''Everybody got their mone) 's worth today," Marshausen said. "It was a blast to play in." Auburn finished its first season under Chizik with the second-most wms by a firstyear coach m school his to!). Onl) Te~ Bowden, who went 11-0m 1993. produced more wins in his inittal season on the job. Northwestern fell to 1-7 all- time in post--cason games. The lone \\in carne al!ainst California in the 1949 ~Rose Bo" I. Ben Tate mn for I 08 yards and two TDs for Auburn. ,.,hich led 35-21 before Northwcstem stormed back '" Jth a pair of touchdO\\ ns and a 2-pomt conversion to force overtime. Tate's fourth-quarter fumble <U1d a late face mask penalty against the Tigers' Nick Fairley helped the Wildcats' cause. Demos squandered a chance to win it in regulation. hooking a 44·yard field goal attempt wide right with no time remaining. Byrum gtl\e Auburn the lead on the first possession of the extra period. and then things got real interesting. Thinking they had won the game when ofticials ruled l<afka fumbled when he \\as sacked for a 10-yard loss. the Tigers rushed off the sideline to celebmte until the call was O\erturncd in the replay booth. Four plays later, Demos lined up for a 37-yard field goal to tie but hit the ri!!ht upright. setting otT another premature celcbniiion This time, Aairon Savage was pcnalit:cd for rou8hing the kicker, · giving but Northwestern new life also leavmg the Wildcats without Demos. who limped off the fidd. Kafli:a only threv..· se-..en interceptions during the regular season and entered N011h\\ estern's first New Year's Da) ~ame in more than a decade '' Ith a streak of 116 consecutive passe "ithout one. The fifth-year senior. part of Walker's final recruiting class. completed 47 of 78 passes, bo:h Outback Bowl records. ··we left a lot of plays out there." Kafka said. "Personally I think I made some decisions that really hurt us. We need to learn for that. gro\\1 from that.'' Kafka looked like he might be able to overcome the early mistakes when threw TD passes of 35 yards to Andrew Brewer and 66 yards to Drake Dunsmore within a span of 2:15tomakeit21-21 heading into the fourth quarter. Brewer also caught a 35yard TD pass. and later took a pitch for Kafka on a gadgl!t play and thre\\ to Brendan Mitchell for a 2-point com·ersion that tied it 35-35 \\ ith I 15 remaining in regulatron. \1arkshausen had 12 receptiOns for 84 yard and Sidney Stewart finished with 10 for 97 yards and one TO. Darvin Adams kd Auburn with 12 catches for 142 yards, and Quindarius Carr scored on a 46-yard reception from Chris Todd. who wa<; 20 of 31 for 235 yards and no interceptions. Chizik said he can't remember a wackter ending. ''I've been in some wild games. Ones that come down to the end numerous times. But one that goes bad, and forth-- Did we win? Did we not wm? Is he do,.,n'? Is he not down'? No:· the Auburn coach said. "We didn't know what to do. That was ''ild and CnllV. I'm not so sure r,e ever gone into a game with ~e'en ''ins and came out "ith I0 ... AP photo Florida quarterback Tim Tebow (1St runs for a first down as he is pursued by Cincinnati's Ricardo Mathews (90) in the first half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game in New Orleans Friday. Tebow, Gators make it look easy in Sugar Bowl NEW ORLbANS (AP) - Tim Tebow rose abo\ e all the distractions caused by coach Urban Meyer's uncertain futun: and capped a storied college career with his finest performance. It was the best in BCS histon. too. Tcbt)\\ thrC\\ for a careerhigh 482 vards and three touchdowns. ran for 51 ) ards and another score. and fifth-rankl!d Plorida overwhelmed No. 4 Cincinnati 51-24 Frida\ night in the Sugar Bo\\ I. · For Tebov.. and the Gators ( 13-1 ). this certainly was The Big Eas). Florida's mo~t anticipated season ever ended in New Orleans instead of Pasadena. It came against Cincinnati ( 13-1) rnstead of Texas. It was about redemption instead of perfection. None of that mattered in the Louisiana Superdome. Tebov.. "ouldn 't let it. "This has been the best four \Car:-. of life." Tebow said. ~·we wanted to ended it on a good note." He completed his first 12 p~tsses, led the Gators to scores on their first five posscs-,ions and finished '' ith 533 ) ards - more than an)one in Bowl Championship Series histo1) He passed former Texas star Vince Young\., record of 467 ) ards set against Southern California in the 2005 Rose Bowl. The Bcarcats lost their bid for a perfect season and surely will spend the next year listening to questions about \.\'hcther they belong in the big games against the biggest bo) s. mean\\ hile, Florida, became the first school in the Football Bo\\ I Subdi\'ision to \\in 13 games in consecuti\e -.easons. TebO\\ and his teammates had hoped to repeat as national champions. but a 32-13 loss to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference title l!ame knockcd ....them out of the title picture. The Gators spent the last four weel-,s regrouping from the dis heartening loss. Things got worse when Meyer announced his resignation last Saturday. three weeks after being rushed to the hospital because of chest pain. !\kyer changed his mind the followin!! da\. and instead said he \\ ouid take an indl!finite lea\ c of absence. No 0ne knO\\ s ho\\ long J he will be av. ay or whether he will return at all. "I plan on being the coach of the Gators.'' Meyer said. Meyer didn't look like his fier) self against his alma mater Then again. TebO\\ & Co. madl! this a stress-iree game for e' cr) Gator. Cincinnati stacked the line of scrimmage. esse tiallv forcing Tebow to them throuih the air. · '' orked for the Crim-.on Tide. It backfired for the Bearcats. The bulk\ left-hander had all kinds of time to pass and picked apart Cincinnati's sketch\ defense He near!) had career game in the first hall alone. He completed 20 ol 23 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns. 18 yards shy of hi~ previous career high. He found Aaron Hernandez for a 7-yard score to cap Florida's first possession. hooked up'' ith Deonte Thompson on a perfect!) thrO\\ n ball to the corner of the end zone in the :-econd quarter and then dropped a deep ball into roommate Riley Cooper's hands for an 80-\ arder. That ''as longest completion of Tebo\\ 's career. TebO\\ completed 3 I 35 passe<.. Coopl!r ha se\en catches for 181 ) ards. Hernandez added nine receptions for Ill yards. Florida clearly had some thing to pro\e after getting thumped in Atlanta. and Cincinnati was on thl.! recening end. The Bearcats \\ere pia) ing in their second straight BCS game. but this one ''as e\en more lopsided than last vear's 20-7 loss to Virgiilia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Quarterback Ton~ Pike l!Ot much of the blame for that one after thnw.. ing four interceptiOns. Ft•rmer coach Brian Kell) could get charged \\ ith this one. Kelly bailed on the Bea,.cats in carl\ December. leavir1g behind a lame-duck staff and plenty of angry players. players spent a few spewing over Kelly's decision, then 1nsisted the) understood he made n business decision. The coaches. meam\ hilc. spent the last three \\eeks sean:hing for job' ;.md tr) ing to keep the team focused despite a hul!e distraction.Without Kell). '' ho called pia) s .til season. the offense sulfered. a �Cl Sunday,January3,2010 Andrew Carter/photos e Lambert Land Settlement Historical Marker, located at the junction of Ohio 160 and • County Road 123 just south of Vinton, commemorates the founding of a community by former slaves, led by Frank Lambert, in 1843 in Morgan Township. The Pine St. Colored Cemetery Historical Marker commemorates the establishment of the burial ground for "colored citizens" by local religious leader John Gee in 1860. The marker Is located on Ohio 160/Pme St. across from the Pine St. Cemetery. The Morgan's Raid Historical Marker, located outside the Vinton Post Office on Ohio 160, is a reminder of the Confederate general's foray into Gallia County during the Civil War. The Stone Water Towers of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Historical Marker is located on Mill Creek Road near the Gallipolis Developmental Center and Haskins Park. The three water towers were built in 1892 and restored in the early 1980s. TIMES-SENTINEL STAFF MDTNEWSCMYDAILYTRIBUNE COM Gallia County i::. a community a rich history that many local M ks work diligently to preserve. w >ne way in \\ hich we can pret:rvc our local histOJ) is through the Ohio Historical Markers Program. which is administered by the Ohio Historical Society. A<.:cording to the society's Web site, the program is a vital educational tool that is used to inform local residents and visitors about significant aspe<.:ts of Ohio's past. Historical markc.rs identify, commemorate and honor important people. places and events that ha\ e helped shape the Buckeye State's rich history. The Ohio Historical Societ} works in conjunction ,., ith local partners and spon ors to produce historical markers. The local partners choose the topics, research historical materials, draft text and submit applications for potential markers. Each application is reviewed b) Ohio Historical Society staff members who \erif} the accuracy of information and help edit marker text. All marker subjects must meet at least one of the following criteof signilicancc in order to be The Hon. Samuel F. Vinton Histoncal Marker is locatJihle for an official site marker. The Bidwell Historical Marker, located at the former ed in Pine St. Cemetery next to the grave site of the They must: • • Be associated with events that Bidwell Depot s1te on Ohio 554, commemorates the former lawyer and politician who is regarded as the founding father of the U.S. Department of the Interior. have made u significant contribu- founding of the community in 1881. tion to broad patterns of history. • Be a . .ociated v. ith persons no turc. or represent the work of a c1nd signi lic~mt contributions to myths that. although not \Criliable. are significant to htstmy and hi tory. longer living v.ho ha\e made sig- master. • Embod) characteristics of the culture. nificant contributions to patterns • Yield. or be likely to yield. According to the Ohto information important in prehi to- state representing significant of history and culture. Historical Societ) Web site, there aspects of the ph) ical or natural • Embody the distinctive charac- ry or his to!'). are 16 htstonc,ll markers in Gallia history of the earth and tts life. • Be associated with ethnic teristics of a type, style, period. • Represent popular stories or Count). l·ollowmg is a list of the method of construction, architec- groups who have made distincti\'e v. ith local markers including the )Car of dedication and location: • Bidwell (1996. former Bidv.ell Depot site on Ohio 554. Bid\\ ell) • Charles E. Hol1cr. Sr.. MD (2002. 530 FiN Aw .. Gallipolis) • Ewin!!ton Acadetm ( 1988, Ev. ington Road.£,, ington) • Gallta Count). Gallipolis and the Ohio Rtver (2003. ftir:,t Ave .. Gallipolis) • Gallipolis (1961, Gallipolis City Park) • Han. Samuel Finley Vinton ( 1986. Pine St. Cemetery, Gallipolis) • Morgan's Raid ( 1991 . Ohio 160. Vinton) • Morning Dm\ n Lodge No. 7 Free and Accepted Masons ( 1978. Second A' e.. Gallipoli..,) . • Pine St. Colored Cemetery ( 1998, Pine St.. Gallipolis) • Stone Water To\\ers of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics (1985. ~1ill Creek Road. Gallipolis) • The Dunmore War 1774 ( 1992. 18 Locust St., Gallipolis) • Lambert Land Settlement (2004. junction of Ohio 160 and County Road 123. Morgan Twp.) • Landing of the Wchh m Gallipolis (2003. First Ave .. Gallipolis) • Silver Bridge Disaster ( 1992, Ohio 7 rest area. Kanauga) • U.S. Army General Hospital (2001. Ohio Ave .. Gallipolis) • Uni\·. of Rio Grande Founders: Nehemiah and Permt!lia Atwood (1989, Rio Grande) (On tile Internet: Ohio Hi<ilorica/ Socien "ww.nhiolzisto· rv.orr:lre:.ourcelliah ~mlma rker' .h t ,;,,; Remarkable Ohio H"H 11 .remarkableohio.org) �PageC2 Sunday, January3, 2010 Holzer Medical Center receives h"gh rankings The VFW Men's Auxiliary donated funds to help Heart of the Valley Head Start. From left to right, John Fox, VFW repre· sentative; Barbara Hill, American Legion Auxiliary president; Kristi Strauss, Heart of the Valley Head Start; Dennis Church, president, VFW Men's Auxiliary; Steve Hill. Sons of the American Legion commander; and Rita Hill, American Legion Woma,·s Auxiliary finance officer. VFW Men's Auxiliary lends supporttolocalgroups GALLIPOLIS The \'eter.tn' of foreign Wan. (VF\\) ~ten·, Auxiliar) recent!\ made donation' tn \ FW Post 4464 and Heart of the Valle) I lead Start. The\ I\\ Men\ Auxiliary prO\ ided Thank gi\ ing and Chnstmas dinner~ for 'ctcran~ and the communit) during this holida) 'cason. Otficials said Wal-1\.lart ullo\\ cd the group to sell mf1lc ticket outside its entrances to help raise monC\ for the cffor1, which wclmled prm iding dinners and purchasing Chri~tmas presents for area children sen ed b) Heart of the Valley Head Start. The other service organizations invoh ed in the effoh th1s \car "ere the \ r\\, American Legion. American I cgion Woman's Aux11iar) and American Le 10n Sons of the Am tican Legion. The VFW Men's Auxiliary donated funds to help local veterans during the holiday season From left to right. Bob Woods, f1nance off1cer VFW; Denms Church, VFW Men's Auxiliary president; and Keith Jeffers, VFW Commander. Buckeye Hills students reach out to GDC Buckeye Hills Diversified Health Occupations stu· dents helped residents of Gallipolis Developmental Center make Disney-themed Chnstmas ornaments to donate to Gu1d1ng Hand school. The orna· ments were used to decorate Guiding Hands School durIng its Christmas program. Submitted photo Carman named to dean's list at Cedarville Moore second at nationals Jazahera Moore placed second at a national pageant for toddlers. She is the daughter of Heather and Jazon, of Cheshire, Ohio. Her grandparents are David and Jud1 Moore and her great grandparents are Della and Freddie from Me1gs County. . \ CEDARVILLE - Gallipolis resident An nee Carman "as named to the dean's list fm fall :-.cmcstcr 2009 at Ccdan il le lJni,ersit\. Carmar1, a freshman majoring in p'>ycholog). is the daughter of Tim and Beth Carman or Gallipolis. 1'o be named to the dean's list at Cedarville University. students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 for the semester and c~arry at least 12 semester hours. Cedarville lJni' ersity i' a Baptist universit) of arts, sciences. professional and graduate programs located in Ccdan illc. Ohio. The unJ\cr ... ity offer 100 areas of stud) and has an enrollment of 3,000 ~tu­ dcnts. " }h) lzer Medical Center st<~ff must have taken a course on fri~:ndliness because everyone i~ ~o mcc . and polite. You don't find that at am other hospital 01 clinic." Nanc) Kcnned). HMC patient. This i~ JUst one of the man) positive comments received on Pres!'. GanC) Customer Senice Survey Results f01 Holzer Med1c.tl Center (HMC). Becau'c of these comments. and the quality Late HMC patients nrc rccet-. ing, the Hospital s percentile ranking '"' ~lunbmg. consistently ranking higher and highe1 c.tch t1mc results are measured. For the pcnod July through Sept mber of th1s ye.tr Holzer Med1cal Center ranked 111 th.. 87th pen.:ent1lc for tnpatient sen ices compared to O\er 1000 other hospn.tJ, across the U . 11m tran,Jate to p 1t1e1H c01ed HMC abo\e 873 of the 10 ho,ptt. I For the Hosptt~l, the highest scoring departm~.:nt ''as the Matcrmt) ,md rami I) Center, also achte\ mg the ht~h est phys~eian nmkmg The Critical C. re L mt nur!'.ml! staff rccci\ cd the highest mnking for nurc;tn -.en tce , based on HMC Press Gane) result . H;\IIC nursm questions on th1.' Press Ganey Sm 'ey rc uJt.., ranked the Ho,pttal at the 96th percentile. which me ns onl) 40 other facilities had higher nursing scores. Other areas where HMC excelled are: Cou11esy Of Person Clcnning Room, Nnisc Le\'cl Around Rcxun. Sklll And Courtesy Of People "laking Blood. Courte,.,v Of RadioiOl?) Staff, Helpfulne';.s Of P~.:ople • At Inl'onnut1on Desks, St.tff Attitude roward V1,itors. Skill Of Phys1cian,, Instructions F01 Care At Home. Protection Of Confidentialit). Cheerfulne.., Of Statf, • Ho'' Well Staff Worked Together. and Profcsstonal Appearance Of Emplo)ee,, V.hich was HMC's high est scoring individual que'>tion. Patient arc plea,ed '' ith the contmuum of care a\ ailnble "1thin the Holzer Health S\stem. the ea e that ph)sici,ms are able to re' ie'' dmrts of former \ i'it<; to Holzer,'' ith the same or different ph\">lcian. prO\ tdmg efficient patient care "tthout the "·orry of O\er-prescnbmg or ha\ mg multtple te'>t'. "I hke that m) doctor can see v. h.tt other ph) sic1ans ha\ e done if 1 ha\ e to come to the Emergenc) Room or h, vc a procedure,'' stated Kennedy. Because of paucnt's case of comfort wtth HMC"), care, a hh tory is de\ eloped with patient'>. 'T\e been coming to HolLer since 1 had m) son there m 1946,'" 'tated I orena Arnold. HMC patient. ··1 al?prccwte the staff and the recent sta) that J had tollO\\IIlg Ill) ht'<llt catheter procedure. I've never felt better." Other comments received for the Jul) through September 2009 qu•uter mdude: ''I'll al\\ ays come to Hol;..er Hospital for care. I think )OU are the best.". '"I he) treated me like a queen.'': ""M) experience \\a<., \Cf) postti\c!"; '"Couldn't ask for better Lare ••. ··\\e ha' c a great hosp1tal and wonderful staff.''. and · \ 1S1tors and fcmH I) vel) \\ell taken care of. Thank You.· Holzer Medical Center con._i,tentl) momtor the re ults of patient 'ati!:.facuon 'un cy . \\ h ch are matted b) Pre <., Gane). to Impto\e pattent en ces U<;mg a nationally knO\\ n com pan) hkc Pre Ganc) .tllows the Ho pttal to compare Hi\IC\ sun C) rc ult \\ ith those from hospital<., all across the nation. Pre Gane) works v. tth more than 7.000 health care orgamzataon . i ncludmg nenrl) 40 percent of C .S ho<.,pt· tats - to measure ,md impro\e their quaht) of care. Health care is .t unique mdu<:.tf) in which succes' 1s not measured sunpl) by financial returns. The most successful healthcare organizations act upon the needs of all customers to imprme the deliver) of care and achieve organizational rc:-.ults. h>r more than 20 ;ear:-.. Press G::mc~ has led the health care indu~tr) w·ith a clear miss1on based on partnership. rc..,ults. solutions. support, and care. HMC has consistent!) been impro' ing patient satisfaction scote,, and is proud to h<l\e reachl'd this benchmark. The Hospital strive" to prm ade qual it) patient care and continuall~ impro'e our pdcentile rankings. For more information on the cu..,tomcr 'cr· 'ice initiati\e at Holzer Medical Center. plea'c \ isit ww\\ .holzer.org. �--..........- ~- .. -----------...---- ~ ---· -------~-- - ,....,-.,., ____________________ . _..._ PageC3 i>unbap mimes . ientinel Sunday, January 3, 2010 Wis. man's 50 things that changed Bv bank quip earns him Champion • Liar title JocELYN NovecK ur lives in the aughts r---------~--~------~------~~-- ASSOCIATED PRESS • NEW YORK - Was it onlv a decade ago that a blackbCll)' wao.; a mere summer fruit'? That green was, \\Cll. a color. and reality TV \>vas that one show sandwiched between music videos on MTV? There were. of course. huge political and social upheavals that Bv DtNESH RAMDE roiktl our world in the past decatle. ASSOCIATED PRESS But there were also the gratlual :\11L\\i\UKI•E Aj:lh m lit~stylc changes that you don't the woes of the nation' ah,ays notice when the) 'rc hapbanks has been n.uncd the pc-ning - kind of like watching a child grow older. Here's an alphatop tall tale of 2009. The Burlington Liars Club betical look at 50 things that bestO\\ ed its highe t a\\ ard changed our lh es since the beginWednesda\ for this hne: "I ning of the millennium: just realized how bad the AIRPORTS: Remember when economy really tS. I rec<!ntl) you didn't have to take ) our shoes bought a ne\\ toaster O\en off before getting on a plane? and as a complimentary gilt, Remembe~ when )OU could bril~g a I was gl\en a bank." bottled dnnk on board? Terronsm The qmp earned La•TY 1 changed all that. Lcgro ~>I Sun Prairie,. \\is., 1 • ALTERNATIVE ~1EI)ICINE: the dubi()Us - but scnous - 1 rrom acupuncture to herba1 suppledistinction of being the ments to alternati\ e ways of treatyear\ World Champion Liar. ing cancer. alternative medicine "I w.1:-. ecstatic,'' said became more mainstream than ever. Legro. 5X. a state hl·alth APPS: There's an app for that! inspector. "I told (K'oplc all The phnrse comes from Apple )Car I \\as planning to win iPhone a~vertising. but could apply this contest:· l? the ::nure decade's gadget explo Lcgro told The Associated s1on. trom laptops to GPS systems Press he had been submit- (want ~our car to give )OU directing entries for four to fi,e tions to Mom's house in Chinese. or years, C\Cn if his w1fc didn't b) a French\\ Oman named Virginie? share his enthusia m. There was an app for that.) ''When I told her I \\On I AARP cards ... for boomers! could sec her roll e\es like, Some prominent Americans turned 'Wh) do you wmit to do 50 thi-. decade: Madonna. Pnncc. this'?'" he said. "Because Ellen DeGeneres. The Smurfs. n's there. Somebody's gol M1chael Jackson - \\hO also died to do it.'' at 50. And some prominent "early The Liars Club got 1ts boomers.. turned 60: Bruce start in 1929 \\hen local Springsteen and Mery I Streep. for journali<:ts Otis Hulett and example. ~tunnel Hahn fabricated a AGil'\G: Nobody seemed to look ne'' s story about a lying their age anymore: Clothes for 50contest between the year-old women started looking Burlington police and tire more like clothes for 18-year-olds. departments. The polkc twccns looked more like teens. long ch1cf won. they said. after hair was popular for all agel>. and in he said he'd never be good many ways women's fash1on at lying because he ne\er seemed to morph into one single told a lie. age group. The dub is based in SLOG: I blog. you blog, he blogs Burlington. a to\\ n of ... How did \\e spend our time about 15.000 about 35 before blogging'? There arc more miles south\\ est of than 100 million of these Web logs Milwaukee. It h:ts more out th't!re in cyberspace 2.0DO members BLACKBERRIES: Considered than around the ''oriel. said Joel essential b~ corporate CEOs and Wei-.. the club' president. moms planning pia) date-.. Over the )ears, the top Intr<?duc~d in 2002. the smartphone entriel> ha\e been about ran- \Crston Il> no\'. used bv more than dom topics. Last )ear'),\\ in- 28 million people. according to its ning line \\as: "l\1) grand- maker. Research In Motion Ltd. son- is the most persuasive BOOK CLUBS: Thanks in part to liar 1 h;ne e'er met. B) the Oprah Winfrey. the decade sa\\ not time he was 2 ) cars old he on I) a profusion in book dbcussion could dirl) his diaper and clubs but a growing reliance on make his mother belie\e them by publishers. CABLE: Cable 24-hour ne\\ s someone else had done tt." "A good lie isn't just a tall made the evening network news talc or exaggerating.'' said seem quaint, cable dramas reaped Garth Sceh;l\\er, 72. the Emmys ... and at decade's end. Oconto l·alls mun who even Oprah was making the move came up with that gem. to cable. "You ha'e to ha\c someCAMERAS: Remember those thing fun. not believable but trips to get film developed'? impossibly true:· Nope? Even your grandmother But Wei said this )Car's has a digital camera, and she's panel of three judges picked probabl) c-mailing ) ou photos Legro's lie out of more than right 110\\ or uploading them to a 100 entries because of its photo-sharing site. rcle\ancc. It alludes to the CELEBRITY CULTURE: fact that the gmernment Celebrity magazines fed a growing spent more than $700 bil- ob~-. ...ion \\ ith celebrities and the hon to bail out the banlang e\erytla~ minutiae of their lives. B) industry in the last ~ear or decade's end. we were still ·so. and more than I 00 banks obsessed. though Britney Spears 'collnp~ed nntion\\ ide. and Angelina Jolic had ceded many • "It comes do\\n to tim- CO\ers to realit~ stars like Jon and , ing," he said. "I think his- Kate Gosselin. Celebrity Web sites torically we'll be able to· like :r \1Z took hold mid-decade. 'look back at this one and CEI I PHONES: Cell phones arc 'laugh. This definitely will now used b) more than 85 percent , ha\ e its mark in time.'' of the l, .S. population and for some The fmu runners-up have replaced land lines entirely. include a fib about a man On the downside. they've made \\ ho \\as so speedy that he cheating on a spouse more difficult could have been u baseball -just ask Tiger Woods. CHefS: Chefs are hot! The Food superstar. But his dreams \\ere derailed because Netv.ork. \'.hose viewership tripled whene\ er he hit a line dri\ e this decade. reeled in 'iewcrs with to right field, he rounded I high-\oltage per!.onalities like the bases so fast that the Rachael Ray and Bobb) Hay, Emeril ball hit him as he 1 Lae:a~se and Giada De Laurentis. approached second base - I Meryl Streep starred in a cinematic and he \\Ould be called out I pean to the late Julia ChiJd. for interference. CONNECTIVITY: As in. we're Another said this )Car's all expected to be connected, ''irebug season i so bad that lessly. all the time. Boss e-maib even a photograph of his )OU on a Sunday'? Better answer. dog had ticks. unless )OU're off in Antarctica A lifetime membership in )OU h:n·e no excuse. the Li,u· Club costs $1. It COUGARS: A new TV series grants the holdc1 the right to called "Cougar Town" focuses on a subrmt an unlimited number phenomenon that gained its name of fibs each year. this decade: women dating Lcgro ~aid he came up younger men. w.ith the winning entry CROCS: Those ubiquitous plastic while exchanging c-mails clogs tlebuted in 2002 and became with his older brother about the shoes you loved to hate. Kids the economx. lie said lw lme 'em. but there are Web groups wasn't sure tf younger pco- dedicated to their destruction. Not pic who don't rememher to be deterred: First lady Michelle when banks gave out appli- Obama. who wore them on vacation ances would get the humor. in 2009. Still, he's grateful lor the DANCING: Dancing never went notoriety that comes with out of -.t) le, but this decade saw being a champion liar. the huge popularity of dancing ''I don't know if this qual- contests like "So You Think You ifies me to be politici.m," he Can Dance" and "Dancing With the Stars:· joked. "I guess we'll see." /IP This Jan. 15, 2004 file photo shows Google co-founders Sergey Brin, left, and Larry Page at company hea ters in Mountain View, Calif. DA'IING. Dating was transformed like everything else by Internet sites. rendering other ways of meeting people obsolete. And it \\ asn 't just the territor) of the relati\el~ )Oung: Seniors found love online. too. DVRs: Suddenly. DVR-ing is a verb. und \\hat it means is this: There'~ no reason to know an) more \\hat chan!1cl your program is on. and \\hat t1me. EMBARRASSMENT ENTERTAINMENT: Embarrassment has ah\ a) s been part of comedy - ) ou need only think of Don Rickles but this is the decade of cringe-worthy Larry David in "Curb Your Enthus~asm." Ricky Gervais. and of course Sacha Baron Cohen, who as Borat and Bruno shamed perhaps the entire country. FACEBOOK: Can you believe this social networking site was once I imited only to Han ard students? No" it's a time-sucking obsession for more than 300 million users global!) and a \\hole new form of social etiquette: Who to friend on face book? FAT: This was the decade that fat became the enem\ of the state. 1'-:ew York City banned trans fats. and Alabama - second in national obesity rankings - introduced a tax on O\ en\ eight state workers. fOOD IE: It's not just that gu) in the White House who liked arugula - this was the decade of the foodie. when .we all developed gourmet palates. Even a burger became a gourmet item - as in Daniel Bou loud's trufrte burger. stuffed with foic gras ant.! short ribl>. GOING GREEN: From the kind of light bulbs we use to the kind of shopping bags we caiT)I to the cars we dri\e, "going green" took hold thi-. decade. No\\. it\ not strange to hear a schoolkid tell a parent to use a cloth grocery bag. GOOGLE: This was the decade that Googlc became a part of our bmin function. You kno\\ that gu) who wus in that 1110\ ie - "hen was it'! Just Google it. GPS: We can't get lost an)more - or at least it's prett) hard. \\ ith the ubiquitous GPS sy-.tem<:. But you·~ better type in your location carefully: One couple made a 400mile mistake this year by typing "Carpi" rather than "Capri.'' HI~LICOPTER PARENTING· Translation: helicopters hover. and so do many parents. After years of obsessive attention to safety and achievement of the youngest children. some said a backlash was under way. INfORMATION OVERLOAD: An explosion in Internet use led to an overload of information about practicall) e\Cr) thing. It's at our fingertips. but is it accurate? Some call it part of a larger phenomenon. n:und) ... I~STANT GRATIFICATION: Otherwise kno" n as beine able to ~et anything you \\ant \Vithin an mstant. Often referred to as a theme of the decade. IPODS: An icon of the digital age, it's hart! to believe this portable media player \\as tirst launched in 2001. Six :years later the 100 millionth iPod was sold. Llf•E COACJ IES: In the aughts. there's a s:oach for everything! So why not life itself? Some say life coaches arc mt.!rely therapists without the license or regulations MUSICALS: They've been around forever, but this decade musicals came back to tihn. starting "ith "Moulin Rouge" and ''Chicago:· But for kids. it was Disney's extremely slH.:cessful "High School Mu~ical'' franchise - three movies and countine: that brought back the mu;ical magic. Nf~·I J·LIX : fhe DVD by mail This April 20, 2004 file photo shows St. Cloud. Minn .. resident Reggie Adams calling on clients in her home-based career as a life coach elping others realize their dreams for themselves. \ sen ice. established in I 997. announced its t\\o-billionth DVD deJi,er) this year. For man), those di-.cs on top of the TV arc just one more thmg to procrastinate O\er. ORGANIC: Americans m~hcd to fill their grocery carts\\ ith organic food. making it big business nov. a $21 billion indu-.tr) .up from $3.6 billion in 1997. At dec:adc's end. Michelle Obama planted the first White House organic \l'getable garden. PREGNA:-.JCY CHIC: Jf you·,c got it, fiaunt it: That was the new ethos of the pregnancy experience. with chic clothes that emphasized the bulging belly. personal pregnancy photos. and endless CO\eragc or celebrit) pregnancies. REALITY TV: As a nation. \\C became addicted to realit) TV, from the feuding Gosselins of ''Jon & Kate Plus 8" to ''American Idol'' to "Project Run\\a):' At decade's end. the Heenes of Balloon Bo) fame and the Salahis of gatecrashing fame giv~ rcalit) T\ orne unwanted attentiOn. RECESSIO:\ CHIC: J•a-.hion skewed to more severe st) lcs and much black - as so-called "recession chic'· took hold in the latter part of the decade. RETO CHIC: Once you forgl.!t the smoking, the raci~m. the sexism and the hon10phobia. the early '60s depicted by the AMC series "Mad Men" sure looked good. The swinging Madison Avenue ad men make neckties cool again. SEXT1NG: Combine tc:-.ting "ith a cell phone's camera function and you get this parental nightmare. A surve\' from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project found that 15 percent of teens ages 12-17 \\ ith a cell phone had. recehed sexually uggcsthe images or\ ideos. STARBUCKS: It's .t cliche that there's one on every block, but sometimes it seemed hkc- it - and millions no\\ consider it normal to spend S4 or so on a cotfee drink in the morning. perhaps a \enti halfcaf half-decal '<milia laue \\ ith ,m extra shot. TATfOOS: It stUJ1cd innocent!) enough - m<•ybe a buttertly on the shoulder or a tribal symbol on the bicep. A few characters from the Chinese alphabet later it seemed any hipster who rcall) meant it had a full ~lce\e of tattoo),. The trend extendctl to middlc-<•ged moms and even tween idol Mile) C) rus TEXTii\G: R u still rding this sty''? Hope u r. 'I his is the decade \\ c start communicating in the shorthand of text message . Get used to it: E-mail is Ml '()() • 1V SCRI:ENS: TeleVISion screens became bigger and flatter, making some ordinar) In tnl;! ro01m and dens the eyUI\ alent of b1 -studio screeninc rooms. At th .tme time, though~ people \\ere' ching mo' ies and 'ideo-. on t llnic t screens imae:inablc - o~ thetr iPods other mobile de\ ICC, , TWEE:-.: CULTURE: T\' eens, espeeiall~ girls. became nn economic force to be reckoned with. bu~ ing e\erything tram clothes to clec:tronic de\ ices to mus1c to concert rickets. TWITTER: The ne\\ so~.:ial net\\ork mtroduced tweets. rd\\eets , us follows and trc:nding topit.:~ lOIH! as it fit in 140 characters. U~GdS: Not since the Croc (see above) has functional root\\ ear created ~uch a frcnz). The furlined sno\\ boots \\ere C\ en \\he-re, no matter the climate Los Angeleno~ insisted on \\ earing them \\ ith ~horts. WII: In a ~ea of C\er-moresophisticated video game-,. thi.., simple console became the decade's breakout h1t b~ appealing to the non-!!amin!! mas:-.es \\ i1s became a center of fam•ly gammg. home fitne-.s and e'en senior sociahzmg. WiJK[PEDIA: A boon to lazy students e\CT) where, the open-source enc) clopedia used the masse to police lb entries and keep them (mostly) (sometimes) accurate. YOGA: Madonna. G\\") ncth <1nd other bendy celebritie-. brought the ea~tern practice mainstream. 13) the end of the decade. even Grandma could do dm\ 11\\ ard-facinl! dol!s on her Wii Fit. ~ ~ YOUTCBE: Let's end this list and go kill 'orne timt: b) \\akhing .. YouTube 'ideas! 'l11e \ idco-sharim! -.ite \\as born in 2005. Pnlllical ca~1didates in 2008 c\ en h.1d their on YouTubc channels. I he mo t popular video )et: "Charlie Sit M) Finger." in which bab\ Charlie bites the finger of hb brother Han·). GOT ~lORE? T''ect them to u at A P- Lifcst) lcs Keeping Gallia & Meigs counties informed Sundar " Tilnes-Sentinel Galha • 446-2342 Mergs • 992 2155 \, I. * 1 a a 1 1 1 2 a a a a 5 1 2 1 a .A �PageC $unbap ~itnes -ientfnel Sunday, January3,2010 Graceland Too attracts offbeat tourism in Miss. B Y EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS ASSOCIATED PRESS Andrea Bailey and Clayton Saunders BAILEY-SAUNDERS ENGAGEMENT HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. - Paul MacLeod is u perpetually cafTeinatcd Elvis fanatic who's taking cart.: of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland loo." Pound on the door at any hour- seriously. it's OK to arrive at 4 in the morning - and the 67-year-old former auto worker will escort you through his discombobulating. floor-to-ceiling collection of photos. records. figurines, cardboard cutouts, candy wrappers. clocks and other random kitsch featuring the King of Rock "n' Roll. "I'd give my life right now if I could bring this guy back," MacLeod savs in his auctioneer's staccato, his gray hair slicked back in a '50s style. MacLeod says he rarely leaves Graceland Too. sleeps only sporadically and is fueled by 24 cans of Coca Cola a day - a clatm at least partiapy verified by the aluminum pull-top tabs he collects in sandwich bags am.l the stacks of flattened red cardboard boxes on the back porch. Grace land Too is in Hollv Springs, a northernJ · · · Mi:istsslppt town of 8,000. Jf<; a convenient stop for fans on an Elvis pilgrimage. sitting about halfway between Elvis Presley's birthplace in Tupelo Miss. · 1 h K·111 ,. fi j ' 1 1 Andrea Elit.abeth Bailey and Cia) ton Andrev. Saunders arc engaged to be man·icd with the wedding planned for the fall df 2010. Andrea is the daughter of Richard and Cindv Luca:-. Bailey of Gallipolis. She is the granddaughter of Scott) and Lorene Lucas and the late Myrl and Francis Baile). Clayton is the ~on of Ron and Cinda Saunder~ of ~allipolis. He i~ t~e granddon of C. Leon and Juanita aunders. and Lots _Shaver an the late: Wa) ne ?hmer. The bndc-elcct IS a 2003 graduate of Galha Acadcm) ~!1gh ~<.:hool and a 2008 alun~na of the Unh ersit) of Rio ~~d 1~c~in 1~~e ~~~e ~~~~f~ Grande. She earned a degree 111 pham1acy technolog) and til" d Gg p d · is -a cc11ifit.:d pharmacy technician. She also holds an asso- .1111 11~1~ 11 h~ac~!an mansiOn ciate's del!ree in~ happlied science with an emphasb·in respiu,n1'~11 P 1c~', race en,n. ~ · an d ·r, oo ratory tI1crap). S e ts currently cmplo) ed as a certtfied res- b, , . . , , .r 0 ffb pi raton therapist ut llolzer Medical Center. cc~m~.: '\7~<:g.net •t~r cat The groom-elect is a 2002 graduate of Gallia Academy tounsm, 0 ly ?pnng~ :-vas 10 High School. He. is a cc!·tified home at~tom~tion in.stallcr ?!~1. : ~ 1 ~~: ~~~tf trt~lt~o~ and hold-. a certificate from Nuvo Untverslty, whtch he a . , ' ~ <ls c u Y ep earned in 2008. He i~ currently attending Colorado whtk-columned antebellum Technical University and v.ill graduate in February 2011 hc~~les,. . 1 0 1 wuh. ~ac\Jelor's degree in computer software engineering. ' t .. ,~ ~umb~r ~ne He employed as a software technician at BCS a ,t.1•1.c I On,. , ~a> s .~zann En "ineerin" in Athens. 1 \\1 !I hams. asstst~nt duector g e of the local tounsm bureau. She says that people call --'"-f--:---~!Qii:-7-'--~----;::;:r--~:::I::~~ilill I dai Iy wanting in format ion about Graccland Too. and , that the Japanese and the British are the largest groups of overseas visitors. MacLeod dot.:sn't have a telephone, but the tourism folks take him notes to let him know visitors arc coming. MacLeod is so obsessed that 36 years ago, he named his only son after the man he considers the world's greatest entertainer and humanitarian. ·My son was born Elvis Aron Presley. with one A for Aron," he says. noting the spelling Presley used for years. "I didn't put the other A to his name until Vernon Presle) put it on his son's grave." Floors creak beneath visitors· feet as thev walk through the 157-) car-old home warmed by space heaters that sit perilous!) close to raggedy shag carpet and stacks of papers and magazines. 1 1 ?/ r Dustin and Erica .Johnson celebrated their tlrst wedding annhersary on Dec. 27,2009. Dustin is the son of Lee and Sandv Johnson of Crown Cit). He is the grandson of Tom and Virginia Shepherd of Willow Wood , and the late Oaklc) and Georgia Johnson of Crown City. Erica is the daughter of Eric and Cynthia Price of Charleston, W.Va. She is the granddaughter of Bill and An}1a i\tay Bissett of Huntington. W.Va .. and the late Da\ id and Ruth Pficc of Charleston. W.Va. Dustin is a 1999 alumnus of South Gallia Hi!!h School and graduated from Marshall University in 2003. He will graduate from the Joan C. Edv,;ards Marshall University School of Medicine in May 2010. brica is H 1999 alumna of George Washington High School in Charleston. W.Va .. a 2003 graduate of Marshall University ami a 2009 graduatl! of St. Mary's School of Nur~ing. Site 1s t.:mployed at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington. W.V:.t. The couple resides in lluntington. W.Va. The couple was married at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Huntin~ton. W.Va .. with Monsignor Lawrence Luciana officiatmg the ceremony. At their wedding, Anna Price. si~ter of the bride. served as mmd of honor. .Jesse Halley, friend of the groom, was best man . Wesley Price, hrothcr of the bride. sef\ed a~ usher and read scripture. Tanner and Jensyn Shepherd. cousin' of the groom. served as guest book attendants. For $5, visitors get to experience sensory overload, harshly lit by unshaded bulbs. Doorways are decorated with several El\'is-pattcrned curtains in "70s-era hues of turquoise and lime. There are photocopies of a ne\vspaper with MacLeod's alltime favorite headline: "'Elvis Presley Excites Girb, Scares Critics:· A poster-sized display in the entryway declares sans punctuation - "The Universes Galaxvs Planets Worlds Ultimate Elvis In this Dec. 9. 2009 photograph, virtually every inch of free space in every room on the first floor of the Holly Springs,' Fans.'' ·'My ex-wife told me, Miss., home of Paul Macleod, a perpetually caffeinated 'Make up your mind. Either Elvis fanatic who calls his house "Graceland Too," is dedi.:, me or the Elvis collection: cated to the "King." So that put an end to that." crushed-velvet In Graccland Too. maroon MacLeod says with a MacLeod claims to have jumpsuit with a cape featur_. chuckle. MacLeod says he has lS .000 records and 25,000 ing a sequined Virgin of owned his home since the CDs. He says he has Guadalupe. He says Elvis M.tcLeod mid-1970s. and that he's I HS.OOO square inches of had 368.000 visitors since carp~t that once was in is a walking enc) clopedia he started opening it to Graceland. He constantly about Elvis Presley who , strangers since the late monitors radio and TV helped his father give tour:,. , broadcasts and rc.::coros any for several vears. but was a 1980s or earlv 1990s. Heaven help the fact- mention of his idol. claim- calmer presence: ''The son checker \\ho'd ha\e to veri- ing to have 31.000 video- \\Ould translate in a slower fy the statistics he tosses out tape~ nnd 43,000 audio monotone: 'What my father. said was ... Lopez during his tours, \\ hich t~ p- recordings. Then there's the scrap- recalls. icallv last an hour and a book ijlled with teensy slivThe younger ~1acLeod half: Fans say the random. non- ers of paper - 1 million moved to ~ew York in the~ stop flow of information is mentions, he :-.avs. of the 1990s. and a phone listing for him could not be part of the campy appeal. name Elvis Presley. · Garreth Blackwell, a 27"There's my burial suit up found. year-old jpumalism teacher here to come back and Lopez also cautions thar ex-wife," Graceland Too "might be a my at the nearby University of haunt Mississippi. said ht.: has MacLeod says. pointing to a slight warning about what· been to Graceland Too a gold number in one of the too much love can do.'' half-dozen ttmes and front rooms. The ceiling of the TV recently took his wife and Roht.:rt Lopez of Los room is covered with base· three friends for a night- Angeles. who has per- ball card-size Elvis pictures time tour. formed 21 years a~ El Yez, and visitor comments print.... "It's kind of hard to talk the Mexican Elvis. says he ed on fluorescent pink. blue about this guy. because has toured Gracelaml Too at and yellow paper. Wrote you come enough you hear least a doten times and is one man from Pensacola. the same things over and attract~d to its folk-art odd- Fla.: ''This Elvis shrine is as over again," · Blackwell ness. He once donated one close to Heaven as an Elvis says. "It kind of puts that of his stage outfit~ to fan can get. This is the in your mind. 'Well. ~lacLcod's collection - a ULTIMATE:· ~ ma) be this is all true: You don't ever knO\\, But it doesn't matter because it\, a good time." :\tacLeod says that he became an Eh is fan when he was 13. and that he attended 120 Elvis concerts. ., - Lawhorn birth Erica and Dustin Johnson JOHNSON FIRST ANNIVERSARY AP photos In th1s Dec. 9, 2009 photograph, "Graceland Too," the Elvis Presley themed home of Paul Macleod in Holly Springs, Miss., is undergoing remodeling to look more like the current Graceland. ·: Alyssa Ka'lei Lawhorn was born at 12:06 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Nov. 26. 2009, at Tripier Army Center in Medical Honolulu. Hawaii. She weighed 7 pounds. 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Alyssa is the daughter of Jon and Yumiko Lawhorn and sister of Mykaila. FAN.IILY ~..,.''fM•'Jtl•*4'1:11a.ill•l~b*fA "Publishing for the Heart" Reach the Lost & Hurting Families Alyssa Ka'lei Lawhorn Saunders birth Mason Benaiah Saunders was born Dt.:c. 19. 2009. at Tokdo Hospital iri Toledo. Ohio. Mason is the son of Nils and Tara (Masserant) Saunders of Temperance. Mich . He is the grandson of Kennison and Kay Saunders of Gallipolis, and Richard and Barbara Masserant of Newport, Mich. His great grandfather b Harold Saunders of Gallipolil>. I Invite them to your church Touch their souls with God's Word. God said: "'They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."Matthew 4:16 \Ehr @nllipolis Dailp ~ribunr Mason Benaiah Saunders 740-446-2342 ext. 17 • �.. , THE BOOKSHELF $ • ¢ 1 PageCs Sunday, January3, 20to Take in a cldssic Fossil hunter is subject of Chevalier's new novel fill Bossar,d Library BY MARCUS B ROGDEN ASSOCIATED PRESS LO~DON Ch~ ·alier sits fl\ Tale of Two Cit1es. Evrt'. Pioneen. Mi< e ami ll'l'. these c:!assic titles take on n journey back to r high school literature ass'7 ~ Many reuders hav only read these titles and orher chssics th<tt the) \\ et e r~{.juired to read as part of t~eir high school curriculum. If that sounds like )OU, ( encourage ) ou to visit iiossard ~lemorial Libran ib Gallipolis and browse ou"r cnllection of classic works. • Man) readers shy awa) from n:admg the classics ~cause the) think the \\ riti6g is difficult to understand. Por these n:.tdcrs. I recommend that ) ou refer to the many litentry ''helps'" that we offer at the librar) such as The 0\ford Companion ro American l.iterarure and Literatur£' and Its Tilne': Rrofiles of WO noral>le litu· drv worh am/ the historical that influenced them. What constitutes a writer's ~·ork as being classic'? For ally. a classic is a that transcends time, resonates \\ tth the reader on <Y personal level. and ultimate!\ teaches the reader a l son that the) can apply to real-lite Taking a quote trom "'.Jesbit's The Treasure ~ekers. "real life is often spmething like books." Even though these classics have definitely stood the test of time. it is interesting to note that many of these works have been challenged and appear on the Banned Books List. l~ach year, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom records hundrctls of attempts by indi' iduals and groups to have bOoks remo\ed from libraries shelves and from classrooms or the libran collection. Books u;ually are challenged \\ ith the best intenttons -to protect others, frey children, from diffiideas and information. to the commitment of Hbrarian • teachers. parents. students and other concerned citizens. mmt hallengcs are Wlsuccessful LA). Which boo~ wrinen toda) will be considered "classic" in the future'? Certainly, modern class1cs such as J.K. Row ling's Harry Potter series, Dan Brown's Thl' Da Vinci Code, and Hosseini's 1.11e Kite Runner are alread) considered classic by many. Below arc just a few of 4•ellf.\ the many class1c~ a\ ailable to ) ou at Bossard Librar) (all you need is a libra!) card): • \\'alden (Thoreau) • Dil•ine Comedy (Dante) • Of Mice and :1-fen (Steinbeck) • LiTtle nhmen (Alcott) • Od)">:;ey (Homer) • \letamorphosis (Kafka) • Oedipus Rex (Sophocles) • The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald) • The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger) • The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck) • To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee) • The Color Purple (Walker) • Gone with the Wind (Mitchell) • The Lord of the Flies (Golding) • 1984 (Orwell) • Tht' Sound and the Furv (Faulkner) · • Charlottes lVeb (White) • Catc/1-22 (Heller) • Animal Farm (Orwell) • The Sun Also Rises (Hemingway) • As I Lav Dying (Faulkner) · • A Farewell to Arms (Hemingway) • Schindler s List (Keneally) • The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien) Many of these classic tales have made their wa) onto the big screen. One such classic. The A(h·enture.\ of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle). is showing in theatres no\\. The libra!) ha~ a special Sherlock Holmes displa) to encourage patrons to read the books that started it all! Whether you re-read one of the classics or read one for the very first time. ··ring in the new year with the old" - a timeless classic from your local library. (Deborah L. Saunders is director of the Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library, located at 7 Spruce St. in Gallipolis. Contact the library at 446-7323, or visit irs Web site II'Wll'.bossard .lib .oh .us.) Review: 'Nanny Diaries' sequel lampoons wealthy B Y MALCOLM R ITTER ASSOCIATED PRESS "Nanny Returns" (Atria Books, 305 pages, $25), by rna McLaughlin and ola Kraus: Seven years • ago, the best-selling novel "The Nanny Diaries" introduced us to Nan Hutchinson. an intelligent and compassionate nanny. Through her eyes. readers watched wealthy New Yorkers focus on their social lives and neglect the emotional needs of their children - including little Grayer. the son of I': an's employers, Mr. and ~r~. X. No\\ (in fictional story ume) it\ :was. a decade later. • an is 33, married and buildmg a busincs~ a-; a consultant. Her nanny days \\Ould seem to be long behind her. But fate s\\eeps her back into the lives of Mr. and Mrs. X and to Grayer, nov.~ a surl) teenager who folio\\ famil) tradition b) trenting her like dit1. So we begin ''Nanny Returns ." And the toxic parenting mess Nan encounters s a lot like the one she It takes only four pages fir..,t outrage to pop up, as a rich blond mom rushes toward her delighted toddler on the street. only to drop her shopping bag... with relief on the kid's stroller and keep on walking as her $hocked child \\ails. It gets worse. as we meet the parenh nt the pricey priv,ate school i'\an comes to work for. And even Nan's girlhood friends from her private-school past, now welloff young mothers, behave no better. To the grown-ups in this world, children seem to be little more than annoyances. And don't get them started on nannies. In the midst of this, Nan tries to reclaim Grayer and care for his sweet 7-year-old brother, Stilton, both of whom are eventually abandoned by Mr. and Mrs. X. All this while she resists her husband's pressure to have kids of her own. Authors Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus tell a fast-moving tale, full of callous and over-thetop beha' ior b} their wealthy targets. There "s a Cirque du Solei I command performance at a children "s event that's more terrifying than entertaining. And later, a husband tells his wife to ~tay away while he unveils his new Marc Chagall painting to his friends because her pregnancy is "too distracting.'' It's fun to read as long as you don't think about what this world does to the kids and spouses. (Yes, it's fiction. but it can still make your blood boil.) In any case. if you don't happen to be rich, it sure Jets ) ou feel morally superior. There is a happy ending. Well. it\ an ending that suggests a potentially happy future for little Stilton. But in this case. perhaps it takes a sequel to raise a child. Tracy in the Victorltn grandeur of London Museum of Natural History next to the l"lktktal remains of a giant eye, the shape and si1e of a pineapple ring. "It's so big it's kind of funny .... It's like a cartoon. But thut's often the quality of dinosaurs. Everything about them seems to be exaggerated, their teeth. their size, their claws ... ," sa\ s the author of "Girl With a Pearl Earring:· The eye belongs to a plesiosaur and \\as found in the English seaside tO\\ n of Lyme Rcgb in the early 1800s b\ amateur fossil hunter and seller Mary Anning - the subject of Che\alier"s new novel. "Remarkable Creatures.'' From the moment Anning is struck by lightning as a baby "which people said made her strange and extra bright" it is clear she is marked for greatness, says Chevalier. In the book, workingclass Anning meets the middle-class unmarried Elizabeth Phtlpot and through their mutual love for fossib. the two strike up a strange camaraderie. Anning. the subject of the tongue-tv.:ister "She Sells Sea Shells on the Sea Shore,'" is on the hunt for \\hat she believes to be a giant crocodile similar to one (later named an ichthyosaurus) she found in 1811 when she was 12, which later rocked the scientific world. Then one fateful day, she finds herself staring into the eye of the strangest beast she's ever encountered. "The eye is enormous.'' says Chevalier. her voice echoing around the Richard Owen-designed "cathedral of nature:· while a dimly lit statue of Charles Darwin looks on from its rear. A In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, American author Tracy Chevalier poses for tograph next to a plesiosaur fossil, discovered by the subject of her latest book "Girl Pearl Earring," at the Natural History Museum in central London. "When you look at it, you realize the minute her and Elizabeth saw it they must have known it couldn't be a crocodile."' Professor Philip Davis of Liverpool University, author of "Why Victorian Literature Still Matters,"" said there are two types of writing about the 19th century. '"There's the patronizing stuff,"' he says. "Victorian repression. covering up piano legs. that kind of nonsense which wants to make us seem oh-so-cool and progressive." However, he says the I 9th centurv comes to life when writerS see how it is the foundation of our modern life in ··au its questionings. discoveries and innovations." He said the fascination of writing about the time is that "the problems and conflicts of the modern world began there - in matters of faith and science. family and women "s rights. vocation and economics."' In "Remarkable Creatures:· which comes out in the United States on Jan. in a Medieval tapest studio for "The Lady and the ideas about the world's cre- Unicorn" (2003) a ation and stimulate debate researched the making o over our ongtns. She Dorset Buttons for uneat1hed a plcsiosaurus in "Burning Bright" (2007). 1823. a pterodactyl in I 828 And on this day. she's and a squaloraja (a transition bouncing from displa) to fi!>h, between sharks and display of dinosaurs. ravs) in 1829. "This is a relati\e of a pleBut in an arena dominat- siosaur .. has a huge jaw:· ed by men. she is soon she sa)S. pointing to a large reduced to a serving role. glass case in the main hall. facing prejudice from the Chevalier says before she academic community. discovered Anning's story 'icious gossip from neigh- "in a littk dinosaur museum bors and the heartbreak of in the English town of Dorchester.~. she really forbidden love. This provides the central knew nothing about things narrati\e as Aiming such as plesiosaurs. emerges to become ·-rm as surprised as anyfamous fossil hunter. \\ ith one else .... My background friend and protector Philpot ts not science. It's art or litto defend her against the erature. but I always like to men who try to take credit try to challenge myself and for her finds. go in a new direction with In 1984. Chevalier moved books otherwise 1 get in a from Washington to rut and write the same London, where she lives thing." she says. with her husband and son. ·'I want to keep readers She enjoyed enormous suc- guessing, and m) self guesscess with "Girl With a Pearl ing. too. so it \\Us like openEarring" (1999). worked in ing up a \\hole ne\\ world a cemetery for ''Falling that I spent two and a half Angels" (2001 ), spent time year!) finding out about." 5. Anning's ltnds challenge a Book review: Sue Grafton's latest is her best BY MARY F OSTER ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS - "U Is for Undenow"' (A Marian Wood Book/Putnam, 403 pages, $27 .95) by Sue Grafton: Can it really be 27 years since Kinsey Millhone sifted through clues in "A Is for Alibi'?" And can Sue Grafton really be approaching the end of the alphabet? The answers are ye~. and yes, and as the end of the series looms. Grafton has never been better. Millhone. \\ho is still solving crimes tn the I 980s and just about to turn 38, has changed little since that first novel She's still living alone and slightly in love with her landlord, Henry. By this time, though, the plot is more complicated than usual. and much darker. Millhone is working in her office when a man shows up unannounced and tells her a recent newspaper article about a 20-year-old kidnapping has unleashed a nood of memories for him. It was his sixth birthday. Michael Sutton tells Millhone, when a 4-yearold-girl was kidnapped. In his recently restored memories, Sutton remembers being in the woods behind his house that da) and he thinks he knows where child was buried. Millhone is skeptical, but reluctantly agrees to devote a day to the case. Among the first thmgs she finds out is that Sutton has a reputation for not telling the truth. Still, there is something about his tale that rings true for her. so she pushes on. In this novel. Grafton sv.itche~ voices and points of vie\v, leading the reader through distant events and current happenings. "Here's the odd part. In my ten years as a private eye, this wac; the first case I ever managed to resolve without crossmg paths with bad guys," Millhone write~ "Except at the end. of course." The action switches bet\\een the 1980s. and Millhone's investigation. and the 1960s. In this earlier period. \\ e meet Deborah Unruh. an upper middle class homemaker whose son Greg has dropped out of college and taken up with Shelley. an unpleasant young woman. and her 6year-old son. The trio has been panhandling or out- right stealing to make ends meet. But now Shelley is pregnant and the) crash at the Unrhus in an old bus they park behind the house. "What fascinates me about life is that now and then the past ri~es up and declares itself," Millhone writes by way of introduc ing her latest case. That also applie~ to her personal life As all fans knO\\. Millhone is a loner. raised b) a cantankerous aunt after her parents were killed in a car crash. Her feelings for familv ha\'e been bitter and distant. Her mother was disowned for marrying her father and Mill hone didn't know anv of her relatiYes until a fe\..- books back. That is another situation Millhone also needs to clear up. and in "U is for Undertow," she finally does. Easterbrook sees world's well-being speeding ahead B Y CARL HARTMAN FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed" (Random House, 260 pages. $26) by Gregg Easterbrook: In "Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed," author Gregg Easterbrook describes a tremendous boom in the world's well-being that he sees as speeding ahead. Easterbrook brings up some striking but rarely mentioned figures as evidence. World military spending peaked at $312 per person in 1985 and dropped to $194 by 2008. according to the Stockholm International Peace Research mstitute. Except for greenhouse gases, other pollutants are declining and 94 percent of Americans don't have threatening mortgages, Easterbrook v.rote in a recent a11icle. "One generation ago. a quarter of the world was illiterate." he writes. "Toda) 90 percent of the global population is literate.'' Easterbrook believes the U.S. climb to the heights of science and wealth resulted because free education has been offered through high school since the late 1800s. Now he wants at least some college attendance added to the free list because people live longer and the world has grown more complex. Yes. there's a recession. Easterbrook acknowledges, but that's just an episode: You have to expect anxict) and upheavals as globalization rushes ahead. The thrust requires unceasing innovation. Some brain storms will peter out: it's the um;xpected blivards of success that matter. The author's optimism doesn't take into account that booms tend to be followed by busts. He blames popular media in the world's increasingly free atmosphere that he celebrates for pressing their histone mission of searching out the flies m the ointment. StilL it's refreshing to read more about boom and less about gloom and doom. He savors the story of Chinese innovator Zhang Ruimin, who ran a successful campaign to sell to U.S. student dorms a small refrigerator that was designed for an entire Chinese famil). Then came a low-price wine storage unit of a kind that hadn't occurred to American ·engineers. His tirm now competes successfully with Whirlpool Corp .•tnd General Electric Co. in the sale of large American-style refrigerators and other appliances made in a factory he had built in historic Camden, S.C. The appliances are sold as made in the United States with U.S labor. Some are shipped to China. where the American-made label carnes prestige. However. Easterbrook doesn ·t predict an America oven\ helmed bv China "s production of engineers. "I worr> a lot more that Americans of the future \\ill not understand Chinese society th;.m that the\ nc-.er will have taken Caic(ulus) II." he says. SmUo! Now you can Cl"'n lhe plctunt ol mat Utl!Otgetubie momon1 c.pturec~ In lhe t>ceome 1<me1ess whon frllrn~ 01 printod on n mug Of,_ pad ,__'* ,_ www.mydallyaentlnel.com or www.mydailytrlbune.com �ageC6 ~unbap ~ime~ -itntinel Making toy food for toddlers c n be easy Bv Rose H ANSON FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rebecca Haacke started making play fool! out of felt for her children because she was tired of cleaning out their toy box during rc~alls of lead cont aminated toys. The 29-ycar-old from Orem, Utah, first made a whole stuffed apple. then sewed a ham sandwkh with a felt lunch sack. She is one of a number of mothers who. worried about plastic toys' safety and em ironmental impact. have created interest in homemade play food. ''It's not a run-of-the-mill. Chma-made toy." Haacke said. ''I get tired of my kids playing with plastic all the time." Miranda Kuskie, 25. of Nampa, Idaho, went on a felt food sewing spree for her 3-year-old son because she was unimpressed by the play food for sale and concerned about contaminated plastic. She likes that her children can pile up separate strands of felt spaghetti instead of a plastic blob of noodles. 'They like to stick all the noodles in the pot and stir it up. And they can't really do that with the plastic food." she said. People with little or no sewing experience can make felt food: there are fabric versions of strawberries, hamburgers and cupcakes that can be sewn by hand with one or two basic stitches. Crafter Deena Neimat, 29, of Nashville. Tenn .. said it's satisfying to whip up a fabric carrot in I5 minutes or a milk carton in about an hour, then watch her daughter play with them. "It's really just a night sit ting in front of the TV sewing. It's not like you have to set aside hard-core work time." she said. The items are durable and wash up easily. and many people expect them to become heirlooms. Kuskie. who has provided some instructions on her blog. Keeper of the Cheerios, said people who make felt food find themselves examming dinner for a close look at food colors and for ideas on constructing fabric versions. She made her 9-year-old daughter a baking set that included bags of flour and sugar, pies, cakes, and a wooden spoon with a little blob of felt glued on to look like cookie dough. ''I've made everything from carrots and bananas with peels to chips with cheese sauce and jalapenos," she said. Iced Sugar Cookie Supplies: Scissors Cream felt Pink felt Cream thread Pink thread 1\eedle Stuffing AP photos This photo taken Oct. 6, 2009 shows Deena Niemat and her daughter, Cyra, 2, setting a table using play food made of cloth at their home in Nashville, Tenn. Deena made the food items and has a play refrigerator made of wood so her daughter will avoid contact with plastics. This photo taken Oct. 6, 2009 shows play food items made of cloth stored in a play refrigerator made of wood at the home of Deena Niemat in Nashville, Tenn. Niemat made the food items and bought the wood furniture so her daughter will avoid contact with plastics. Felt food can be inexpen- costs even less. A sheet of depending on the type red felt would make a bunch of fabric used. Many people of strav. berries. choose aery lie "eco-felt" Andie Clark. 10, of that's made from recycled Peoria, Ariz .. co-founded plastic, while others prefer American Felt & Craft earmore expensive wool felt lier this year to sell goods without plastic in it. Some for felt crafts. The compause old wool sweaters. ny daily ships about a while pricey felt made from dozen orders of $50 to bamboo can be found on the $100 each. Ready-toassemble kits. especially Internet. At American Felt & Craft, the shrimp stir-fry. are top an Internet store. a piece of sellers. wool felt about the size of a Some craftcr.s form '\heet of notebook paper groups to swap pieces of costs about $5. A sheet of felt food. ,.,:ith each person wool/rayon blend costs 75 making multiples ot one cents. Recycled plastic felt item so everyone ends up ~ive. This photo taken Oct. 6, 2009 shows Rebecca Haacke, who makes felt play food and sells it online, working in her home office in Orem, Utah Parents are resorting to making toys for their children to avoid plastics. with a variety. Trading felt food is also popular on Web sites such as Craftster.org, where people share ideas for projects. After the apple and ham sandwich, Haacke startmg making any food she could Directions: Cut out two cream felt c1r cles 2.5 inches wide. Cut out one pink felt circle 2 inches ,.,·ide, scalloping the edges. Attaching the icing: Pull out an arn1's length of pin~ thread. Th t:. d the need I and double up the thread sl it is t\\ <>tnmds thick. Tic a k ,~)t at the end of the two '>t•·ands. Sta11111g on the underside. brim! the needle up through the top la)er of cookie felt and the pink 1cin!! felt. Brin!! the needle back do"' n through the cookie felt. and continue on '' ith this '' hipstitch. When you reach the beginning point, tie off the thread under the cream felt so the knot is not 'isible Attaching the two cookie layers: Thread the needle in the same manner with cream thread. Insert the needle between the two cream felt layers. and bring it up through the top Ia) er. so the knot is hidden inside. You can use the.., me whipstitch to se\\ up the cqokie. For those '' ho know how to do a blanket stitch, that \\ill gj,·e the coo~e a more fi ished look. Continue in!: untJ vou ar about in~hes !rom the starting pomt. and stOA· Fill the coot-:ie with stuff;. ing. Then continue stitching co close up the hole. Tie off the thread with a knot and put the needle into the middle of the coolde to tuck tlie knot inside. Bring the nee.~ die back out of the cookie a any spot. Cut the string close so it will tuck baCk inside the cook1e. Adapt det.tils to makG cookies of 'anous shapes and toppings. Brown felt cui mto bits coulil be "e"' n on as chocolate chips. Bead~ (for older children) or knots could be added as sprinkles. Car seats: What's a parent to do? B Y H EATHER H OLLINGSWORTH ASSOCIATED PRESS FAIRWAY, Kan. Anne Epperson thought little of it when she flipped her daughter's convertible car scat around so she could face forward after her first birthday. But if car seat advocates get their way, parents like Epperson will be delaying the sw1tch, possibly for years. The American Academy of Pediatrics is revising recommendations that they hope will clear up confusion over how long children should spend riding rear facing in car seats and make them safer in the process. Some experts, citing a much-touted 2007 study. say tots are being put at risk switching to the forwardfacing position at 1 year of age and 20 pounds, cun·entJy the mintmum guideline from the pediatrics group and the National Transportation Hiphway Safety Administration. That's because the extreme forces in some frontal crashes can jerk the heads of forward-facin~ children away from their tmmature bodies, creating a risk of :-.pinal cord injuries. Rear-facing children are safer because their entire backs absorb the force of the crash. The issue becomes confusing because both groups also advise that children are safer if they remain rear facing· until the upper height and weight limit of their car scats. Many seats top out at 35 pounds in the rear-facmg position. a weight many children don't reach until somewhere between their third and fourth birthdays. It's rare in the U.S for children to remain rear facing that long. although several countries require their youngest passengers to ride rear facing until they are 4 or 5 years old and 55 pounds. The issue has attracted growing attention since a 2007 article in the journal Injur; Prevention showed that U.S. children are five times less likely to be injured in a crash between their first and second birthdays if they are rear facing. "We rarely if ever see spine injuries in children in rear-facing car seats,'' said Dr. Marilyn J. Bull. the contributing pediatric researcher in the study. "We will see head injuries or we will see a few other injuries, but the vast majority of serious· injuries occur when children are forward facing." The AAP is still discussing how it is gomg to revise the recommendations. Dr. Dennis Durbin, who is leading the effort to update the group's policy on child passenger safety. said the emphasis will be more on remaining rear facing to the upper weight limit of the scat. The academy is hoping to introduce the new guidelines late next year. Durbin said he is well aware of the research and said ohe of the goals with the revision is to reorder the policy anJ "really state what the ideal is:· That's good news to safety advocates. "When it is written one year and 20 pounds. parents don't pay attention to the rest," complained Pam Holt, the previous chairwoman of the National Child Passenger Safety Board and the trauma prevention coor dinator at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Mo. Count Epperson among the confused parents. The 35-year-old said she doesn't recall getting advice to keep her 23-month-old daughter or 3-year-old daughter rear facing longer. "I've read a lot of bt){)ks. but I've never heard that," Epperson said as she picked her daughters up from a church daycare in the Kansas City suburb of Fairway. Kan. "I had no idea." Pediatricians get some of the blame, said Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, part of an American Academy of Pediatrics com mittee that helps educate parents and doctors about injury prevention. The Albuquerque, N M .. pediatrician said some are still promoting old guidelines that say children must be turned forward at a year. Hoffman. also a certified car seat technician. came across a mother recently whose pediatrician had given her that old advice. and she balked when he suggested she keep her 1-year-old son in the rear-facing positiOn. "I don't care what you thmk,'' she told Hoffman. "You aren't my pediatrician:· Stories like these make activists shake their heads. Motor vehicle crashes are the single leading cause of death for U.S. children. claiming an average of about four lives a day. Hoffman said it is tragic that "people are not operating on the best information they possibly could." "The bottom line is that in a crash. a child who is rear facmg IS going to ha\C all the crash forces spread over their enttre back. from the AP photo In this Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 photo, Anne Epperson unbuck· les her daughter Madeline, age 3. from her car seat at their home in Westwood, Kan. Many parents find themselves con! fused by new car seat research that suggests chilt.lren should remain in rear-facing car seats much longer than the one year of age or 20 pound benchmark long accepted by officials. tops of their head to the l1ps of their toes," Hoffman said. "And spreading all that force out over such a wide area s1rnitkantly decreases the nsk of injlll) ... Expe11s said pmt of the problem is that parents often have viewed switching their children to the.fon,ard::-facin!! position as a rite of p:.Lssagc. ~ "It's like graduating from prcschl){)l into kmdcrgmten:· Hoffman said. ···n1ev 'iew it as a good thing. \Vhat we neeJ to d1) is work on chang- ing people ·s ~lttitudes so that they recogn11c that cv~ry step you make from rear I ing to fonvard facing booster. you lose some ty. and that pcpple s switch onl) '"'hen absolutely necessary. It's not necessarily a negative step out neither is it a positive step. ··And the fact of the matter is the kids don't kno\\ an\ different. nd if our fir;t priorit) '' to kel'p the kids as safe ibk. it \\Ould be a �INSIDE Dl r Down on the Farm, pllge D2 Gardening, Page D' Sunday,January3,2010 Resolved: Eating right with 4 new cookbooks Bv MICHELE KAYAL FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AP photo Eating reasonable amounts of the right food will keep you satisfied as you attempt to shed a few pounds in the new year. Packed with healthy and filling ingredients this simmered Mediterranean vegetables and tuna will keep the munchies away until the next meal. y u Ai BY JIM ROMANOFF FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Eating less isn't the only way to weigh less. ~ ile starving yourself can help you shed ~nds, it isn't healthy and will only leave you with stronger cravings that you're more likely to cave in on than if you had eaten a moderate, balanced and healthy diet. The key to losing weight and staying satisfied is to eat foods that are low in calories but high in bulk and fiber. such as vegetables, whole grains (such as pasta and rice) and lowfat soups. Add a reasonable amount of healthier fats, such as olive and nut oils, a bit of fish or other lean protein, and a modest amount of cheese and you have the backbone of the Mediterranean diet. It's not just immensely satisfying, it's also incredibly healthy. The recipe for simmered Mediterranean vegetables and tuna is and excellent example of these tasty principals. Eggplant, tomatoes and zucchini are sauteed in olive oil, then simmered until tender. Chunk light tuna, chopped olives, capers and a small amount of feta cheese are stirred in at the end, then the whole stew is served over whole-grain pasta. The dish by itself is a complete meal. but adding a salad never hurts. Simmered Mediterranean Vegetables and Thna Start to fmish: 35 minutes (20 minutes active) Servings: 4 28-ounce can diced fire-roasted tomatoes 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 small eggplant (3/4 pound), peeled and cut into sticks 112-inch thick and 2-inches long 1/2 teaspoon salt 112 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 small zucchini, cut into sticks 112-inch thick and 2-inches long 8 ounces whole-grain bow tie or other small pasta ' 6-ounce can water-packed chunk light tuna, drained and flaked 114 cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled 1 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, drain the tomatoes, reserving cup of juice. Set aside. In a large nonstick skillet over high. heat the oil. Add the garlic and eggplant and saute until the garlic is golden. about 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium and stir in the salt and pepper. Cover the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the eggplant is tender. about 5 minutes. Stir in the zucchini, tomatoes and juice. Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover the pan and cook until the zucchini is tender. about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in the boiling water according to package instructions. Drain well and transfer to a large serving bowl. Stir the tuna, olives, parsley and capers into the vegetable mixture. Cook, stirring until heated through. Gently stir in the feta cheese. Spoon the mixture over the pasta. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 459 calories; 119 calories from fat; 13 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 51 mg cholesterol; 61 g carbohydrate; 27 g protein; 10 g fiber; I ,225 mg sodium. .Vith these brownies, doing without is no sacrifice BY MICHELE KAYAL FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS So maybe you can have your New Year's resolutions and your cake, too. This recipe from Alicia Silverstone's "The Kind Diet," a beautifully photographed ode to healthier eating, is whole grain and vegan, but tastes decadent, If you buy raw walnuts, toast them by spreading them on a baking sheet. Place them in a 350 F oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the nuts are lightly browned and fragrant. Stir the nuts once or twice as they toast. Coffee Fudge Brownies to finish: 2 1/2 hours (20 minutes active) Servings: 12 For the brownies: 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 3/4 cup brown rice flour 112 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups maple sugar 3/4 cup soy/rice milk blend (or any nondairy milk) 3/4 cup brewed decaf coffee 1/2 cup canola oil 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped For the glaze: 1112 cups grainsweetened, nondairy chocolate or carob chips 112 cup Earth Balance (or other vegan) butter Heat the oven to 325 F. Coat an 8- or 9-inch-square baking pan with oil or cooking spray. In a large bowl, sift together both flours, the cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in the maple sugar. In a separate bowl, stir together the milk, coffee and oil. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir to mix well. Stir in the walnuts, then pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. Place the pan on a wire -------- ~---------------------------------~~~ AP photo It is no sacrifice to indulge in these whole-grain and dairy-free coffee fudge brownies from Alicia Silverstone's "The Kind Diet". Serve with soy milk and vegan and non-vegans alike will love the moist, chocolaty treat. rack to cool completely. Once the brownies have cooled, prepare the glaze. In a small saucepan bring about l inch of water to a boil. Set a stainless steel bowl over it. Add the chocolate chips and butter to the bowl and stir until melted and smooth. Pour the warm glaze over the entire pan of brownies. smoothing it over the surface. Chill until the glaze has set, about I hour. (Recipe from Alicia Silverstone s "The Kind Diet," Rodale, 2009) Right about now you're probably thinking about those resolutions vowing to cat better, cook more and shed tj:}e holiday pounds. To help you get started - and spend that gift card from your mother-in-law here's the latest healthy-eating, betterliving cookbooks . • "Moosewood Restaurant Cooking For Health," the latest installment from the Moosewood Collective, offers more than 200 creative, easyto-prepare vegetarian and vegan recipes. Greek-tomato yogurt soup delivers a tasty, tangy take on ordinary tomato soup and packs a big calcium and I ycopene punch in just 30 minutes. Four stovetop tofus - including pomegranate- glazed and tropical lime make creative use of the potentially boring staple. Love the info on calories, carbs, protein and other nutrients with each recipe. • "Eating Well: 500Calorie Dinners" screams ''New Year's resolution.'' Prut cookbook, part cheerleader, the book combines a seven-step weight loss plan with meals that clock in at 500 calories or Jess. Dishes such as broccoli and goat cheese souffle and mini-meatloaves take the guesswork out of portion control by being prepared in individual servings. Recipes abound for shrimp and scallops. There's also lamb chops. steak with gorgonzola and caramelized onions, and mozzarella-stuffed turkey burgers. And v. ho knew hot fudge pudding cake could have only 142 calories? • In "The Kind Diet," actress Alicia Silverstone promises to help you feel great, lose weight and save the planet. Silverstone pairs arguments for veganism with pictures of cute chicks (the poultry sort) and piggies. and wraps up with recipes for d1shes such as radicchio pizza with truffle oil, pecan-crusted seitan and egg salad sandwiches made of tofu. • "Clean Food'' by Terry Walters is designed to help you adjust your lifestyle, changing not just what you eat, but how and when you eat, and the way you think about it. More than 200 recipes organized according to season make use of whole grains, legumes, sea vegetables, nuts, seeds and seasonal produce in healthful and innovative ways. Spring features Swiss chard with roasted golden beets and seared fennel with Meyer lemon. Winter brings roasted kabocha squash with kale, seitan bour~ guignon and chestnut cream pie made with rice milk. Doable, appealing recipes with very few funky ingredients. I �Do you haven private pestic e lice• c,'? On Ja_n. 12 at noon and again at 6 p.rn. , o . epa tte re~ertJfica­ tion classes wiU be h ·1~ a the J\f igs County Extension Offi),e.l17 f~ 1'emor Drh·c.:. Pomeroy to cover rccertt(ication hou · reyuir to continue your license. TM,se se~sions are formatte to ass1st growers that grow fteld crops (corn. Wheat, soybeans). forage crops (hay). raise livestock, Md spray fence rows. A separate recertification cla~s will he held Feb. 10 at JO: 15 a.m. to I :45 p.m. at the Racine Puolic Library on Tyree Boulevard specifically for greenhouse and vegetable growers. Costs will be $20 per person payable to the Meigs County Extension otfice. Please preregtster by calling 992-6696 or emmling kneen.l @osu.cdu. ••• AP photo In this photo taken Thursday, Dec 17, 2009, a boy looks at worters preparing packs of Chinese traditional medicine for customers at a Tong Ren Tang branch in Beijing, China. Tong RenTanq, a 340-year-old Chinese pharmaceutical company has signed a deal with Wisconsin ginseng growers to promote t .,... 1sconsin ginseng label in China. Farmers hope 'grown in BY ALEXA OLESEN AND OtNESH RAMDE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - Wisconsin farmer Butch Weege has never met Sun Dan. a 34year-old makeup arttst who lives in Beijing. but his business depends largely on affluent Chinese like her who take ginseng grown in his state to cope with their hectic urban Iives. Ton~ of Chinese exports, from computers to catfish and cashmere, are shipped west every year. but Wisconsin ginseng goes the other way, flowing against that mighty tide of trade. U.S. ginseng growers rely almost exclusively on sales to China, and after years of declining profits due to new competition from Canadian and Chinese farmers. those ~n Wisconsin arc defending their brand and hoping to tap a grow~ng Chinese middle-class market Ginseng is prized in China. Korea and other Asian countries by consumers who say the biner root. typically sipped as tea or added to soups, eases stress. fatigue and insomnia. At a bustling pharmacy in downtown Beijing. Sun is bundled against the December cold in a fashionable down parka and leather boob. She says she steeps slices of the root in hot water and sips the brew when she's anxious or can't sleep. "It tastes kind of bitter but also sweet.'' she said. "I don't take it all the time. just when I think of it, and it "seems to work. l often feel better the next day." Wu Miao. a 22-year-old journalism student. said his parents bought him a bottle of pre-cut ginseng root he likes to steep in grain alcohol. He takes a shot in the evening to help him relax before bed. · Neither customer knew where their ginseng came from and neither had heard of Wisconsin. That's a challenge for U.S. fanners trying to build and protect their brand from the other side of the globe. "Half a world away you can't get out and police individual shops, check their records, make sure it's Wisconsin ginseng going into those packages." said Kirk Baumann, the director of the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin. ·'It's just overwhelming." Once the market leaders, Wisconsin ginseng fatmers are battling Chinese counterfeiters who slap the Wisconsin seal on inferior ginseng to boost its price. They· ve also had to fight the perception that Canadian and Chinese ginseng are of equal quality, even though they're often tainted with pesticide residue. For mild ailments and everyday use. most Chinese request "Xiyang shen'' or "Western ginseng;· but this is a catchall category that includes Wisconsin root, Canadian imports and varieties of North American ginseng no-w cultivated in China. Bottles crammed with nickeJ-siled slices of socalled Western ginseng line the shelves of specialty pharmacies in Beijing. selling for about 300 yuan ($44) apiece. The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin has launched efforts to get Chinese consumers familiar with its products, labeled "Huaqi Shen." or "Flower Flag Ginseng." Its key strategy was clinching a deal in October with a Chmese pharmacy that is now its exclusive distributor in China. Under the terms of the deal. Tong Ren Tang. a 360year-old apothecary that once served China's emperors. has the exclusive tight to sell 400,000 pounds of Wisconsin ginseng in its more than I ,000 stores over · the next five years. ''That's a big deal for us,'' said Weege. the board's exec- • I nsin' sells in China utive direct01. ''\\e ll. ~):l!"l"\ nering with a h1t:h-end company -that deals \.\ "th htgher socio-economic levels of people. So they'll be willing to pay a better price to have genuine Wisconsin ginseng coming into their stores.'' Tong Ren Tang says it will position Wisconsin root as a premium product. "We believe in the quality of Wisconsin ginseng and are confident that it will help bring more customers into our stores," said Ma Xiaosun of Tong Ren Tang Pharmaceutical, the subsidiary that signed the deal with the U.S.-based board. The Wisconsin root is prized over ginseng grown across the border in Ontario because it doesn't have the DDT residue left in the Canadian soil from pestictdes applied decades earlier. Also, Canadian ginseng roots tend to be longer and more tubular, while Chinese consumers seem to prefer the shott stubby roots native to Wisconsin. U.S. ginseng sold for $40 per pound in the late 1970s. But so man) U.S. and Canadian farmers jumped into the business that prices dropped into the single digits by the late 1990s. "A lot of (ginseng) farmers got out when that happened." Baumann said. Wisconsin had l ,400 growers in the early I 980s. Now, it has about 150, according to the board. They produce about 90 percent of the 650,000 pounds of ginseng grown in the U.S. each year. Prices gradually crept back up to the mid $20 range but in 2004, Wisconsin fanners on a trade mission to China found their state's prized seal on countless ginseng products even though no Chinese vendors were licensed to use it. Chinese officials began confiscating product~ with the label and fining the vendors. Still. there were concerns the Wisconsin brand Louisiana rice may rival Thai jasmine grain in U.S. Bv JANET McCoNNAUGHEY ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS The U.S. rice industr} is making way for the Jazzman. It's a new variety of aromatic rice developed at Louisiana State University and being sold under several folksy'>OUnding labels - and it could bCcome a viable competitor to the Thai jasmine rice that account-; for $350 million in U.S. business each year. Production at Jazzmen Rice LLC is expected to increase from 500 tons this year to 63.000 tons by 20 l I . said Andrew Wong, one of the New Orleam company's partners. That would equal 18 percent of U.S. imports from Thailand last year. The number of farmers under contract is expected to grow tenfold, to 100, by next year. Wong said. An obvious motivating factor is price. Louisiana's rice industry has struggkd to regain a footing after devastating hurricane seasons in 2005 and 2008. Traditional rice is more expensive to produce and while the price farmers are paid for it has strengthened - particularly over the last year - the more exotic jasmine strain can fetch a premium. The new variety yields up to three times as much grain per acre as the fragrant, nutty Thai strain. which grows too tall and flowers too late for U.S. fanns. There's good news for consumers,-too: Because it is grown domestically, Jauman rice is expected to cost less than imported varieties at the grocery. Chef Susan Spicer said she has tried the rice produced by Jazzmen and that it compares "really favorably with the As1an varieties ... in tenns of freshness. cooking, fra- grance." She said she plans to buy more to use in her New Orleans restaurc.mt. Bayona. Concerned about the growing competition. the Thai government has claimed the rice developed by Louisiana State University was genetically engineered - a charge that Steven Linscombc. director of the LSU AgCenter's lice research station, refutes. JaLtman was developed after 12 years of crossbreeding strains from China and Arkansas, Linscombe said. The Thai government also trumpeted that tests this faJI found the LSU rice less fragrant than its Thai counterpatt - fragrance being one of three imp01tant qualities in jasmine rice. The USA Rtce Federation made the same observation in an informal taste test at a Hong Kong trade show in May. and Louisiana State University is working toward a more fragrant second generation. had been tarnished. • The deaJ with Tong Ren Tang was a smart way to reverse the damage. said Peter Carstensen, a University of Wisconsin-Madison law professor who specializes in agricultural marketing issues. ''It won't be seen as an American company coming in and picking on Chinese vendors - it will be a Chinese company protecting itself," Carstensen said. Baumann said there's an element of pride in selling U.S. ginseng to China. "I don't like how dominating China is in terms of manufacturing. wi~h all our dollars going over there," he said. "I'm happy we're able to bring some back home." Are you interested in growing and markctmg fresh fruits and vegetables'? ·r he annual o]·o Produce Growers and Marketers Association will c held Jan. 18-20 at the Kalahari Resort in Sam usky Ohio. Educational classes will be held each day covering vegetable. small fruits, tree fruits and marketing opportunities. In addition, special sessi 1s will be held on Jan. 20 discussing food safety sla dards and the proposed Ohio Fresh Prooucc larkcting Agreement. A trade show will be held Jan. 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Jan. 20 from 9 a.m to noon. Futther information for registration is av ilable by accessing their website at WW\\ .opgma.org r by calling 614-487-1117. ~ ••• Are you interested in growing food or anically? Plan on attending the 31st Annual Ohio Ecological Food and Family A::.sociation (OEFFA) Conference Feb. 13-14 in Granville, Ohio. This t\.\o-day workshop held at the Granville High School allows for over fotty workshops covering topics such as cheese making, grass fed goats& cows, solar energy, transitioning into organic farming, food safety itmd much more. 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You will see people <~nd situations differently. Different responses, mixed wilh dn unusually appealing way, make you a sure winner. Clearly, you are on top of your game. Learn to mobilize key associates, friends or loved ones. H you are single, there is no reason to keep that statu~, unless you want to. You will attract m<~ny admirers and potential suitors. If you are attached, you become a very strong partner this year. Be smart -defer more often if you don't w<~nt a reaction. VffiGO helps you underst<~nd the other side. 11ze Stars Show the Kind of Day You'li Have: 5Dynamic; 4-Positille; 3-Awrage; 2-So-so; 1-D!fficu/t ARIES (March 21-April19) ***Although thinking <~bout recent day.:; past could be fun, business deafings or work-rel<~ted matters need your attention. Now that you're rested, you muld come up with some amdzing idea-;. Key associates look up to you. lbnight: Squeeze in a stressbuster if possible. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ***** Your sense of direction, tedmed with unusual ingenuity, gives you greater influence th<~n in the past. Be willing to pull back if you are stalled or are looking at issues. You could be am.ued by what you see come up. Tonight: Dedicate time ford child or loved one. GEMINI (M<~y 21 June 20) ****You might have difficulty getting going. You could be very tired and drawn from recent eventc;. Listen to news that comes forward from a partner. You could be encouraged to continue on an even keel. Tonight: Dinner at nome. CANCER (June 21-July 22) *****Keep communication flowing, knowing where you are going <~ncf why. If you overthink a person<~) matter, you might not find the solution. Let go and trust that when the time is right, you will come up with the right idea. Tonight: Meet a friend for munchies. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ***Be more in touch with what you have to offer. Some people might not understand your qualitkations, but !hose who count do. 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Don't worry about someone's altitude sn much. l,.;nderst,md what is going on when this person has to as.•;ume responsibility. Tonight: Join a friend for dinner. /llf'iltll'li>Jr Bi8•lr i; em the lntmrd atlrttp:/i1t711f.Jacqudind>igar.c 'Ill. �As smartphones keep getting faster, with more features. there\ something more than a hundred software programs Gardening apps aim to help with C\ ing supplies to fending off mosquitoes phones into flashlights. Some are offered cost a one-time fcc for downloading into Here arc some useful gardening nr"•lTr•u online. Not every upp remains long on VIrtU operates with every phone. so check for a' compatibility before ordering. For Reference: "Pocket Garden'' (iPhone, 99 cents) - Contams pictu and advice about growing hundreds of plants, most of vegetables. You also can jot down notes about seeds plants in a handy "My Garden" section. ''Aowers Guide'' (iPhone. S1.99) - Alphabetical databao;e of 55 flowers with photos. botanical name. origins and de~rip­ tions, growing requirement:;. planting and bloom times. "Botanical Interests" (iPhone. $5.99) - Botanical Interests, an online seed company. offers tips about growing vegetables. and a primer on seed starting. soil preparation. attracting pollinators , plant histories and much more. "Botanica'' (Android. free).- Pair!' plants with hardiness zones, provides space for photos and journal entries. It also issues alerts telling you when it's time to water. For Utility (How-to, when-to): "Garden ToDo" (iPhone, $1.99) -Organizes yard tasks. Enter a list of your plants or planting sites and the app will tell you when to prune, mow. fertilite, divide and harvest, among other chores. "Landscaper's Companion" (Android, $6.99) - Useful for information gathering. selecting plants or simply gazing at ptctures of trees and shrubs. flowers and vegetables. Comes with cultivation tips. water usage. plant size at maturity and sun requirements . Other noteworthy apps: ''Garden Supplies Store Finder" (iPhone. 99 cents) One click gives you the directions or a map to the nearest home and garden store. "Repel Mosquito" (iPhone. 99 cents) - Developers claim tt transmits a ~ound frequency "unbearable".to bloodsucking mosquitoes. "myLite'' Flashlight (iPhone , free) - Work late in the garden? Here's an app for convening your iPhone screen BY LEE REICH FOR nfE ASSOCIATED PRESS into a flashlight. It also adjusts for brightness. provides some different pre-set colors and includes a strobe. The darkest time of year. "London: Kew Gardens Guide and Audio·· (iPhone. $4 99) - Continue gathering gardening ideas long after the when days arc shortest and growmg season is over by signing up for virtual visits. This the sun hangs lowest in the Kew Gardens app displays spectacular plants in gorgeous sky, is surely an odd tim~! settings, with iconic buildings and an hour-long soundtrack. to pick for celebration. Then agam, what better On the Net: For an assortment of iPiume gardening applications: way to show faith in the http :Ilww» fi rul.mac~{ ·orld .comlappg uide/ and search for continuity of life? gardening. A spng of greenery docs it. or a whole tree awash in greenery, either one flouting the apparent de~ stillness of Winter. Ad a few red berries and the cene is complete, for in b~.rries lie seeds of life to cof}1e. Plus. red and green lqok pretty BY DEAN FOSDICK together. FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS We all know what plant Clydette Alsup-Egbers b leading a research project first comes to mind when aimed at putting the fun back into gardening. thinking of evergreen leaves By planting directly into plastic or paper bags containing and red berric . but other!' potting soil. she says, gardening can be cheaper. quicker. exist. Admittedly there arc fe,, er \\hen you head into more productive and a whole lot simpler. "The average g~u·dener docsn 't have a clue that they have colder climes. But just another option. other than traditional methods:· said Alsup- about everywhere, a fc\\ Egbers, an associate professor of horticulture at Missouri State evergreens sport bright!)' University in Springfield. "Gardening in a bag is nothing more colored fruits in winter. than placing the bag in the location you wish. planting into it and covering it with mulch. Omamcntal borders are optional." EVERGREENERY ON She came up with the idea eight years ago after watching TilE GROUND a neighborhood couple struggle while adding a flowerbed to their front yard. For starter~. drop your "The young guy was actually swinging a pickax to break eyes to ground level while up and loosen the soil.'' Alsup-Egbers said. "I thought that walking in the wood~. You was crazy - that gardening shouldn't be such hard work . might come upon winterBy the end of the afternoon. when I observed them again. those two young people looked a lot less enthusiastic about gardening than when I first saw them.'' That led her to think about other gardeners. especially the elderly or infinn, who might be unable to handle the ph)Sical demands of soil preparation. Bv LEE REICH "Gardening should be enjoyable, not back-breaking FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS work." she said. ... Diane Relf, emeritus professor with Virginia Tech's Sometimes the nose can College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. said arthritis put the heart at odds with caused her to look for easier ways to do container gardening. the head. Burning leaves ''I'm not so excited about doing things on the grand scale was a common practice that I've done in the past - just nurturing a few plants for personal satisfaction." Relf said. "Gardening in a bag years ago, and that smell enables me to continue growing flowers and vegetables that can bring up sweet, childhood memories of watching I can share and enjoy." leafy mounds that had Some advantages of this no-dig planting method: • Cost: relatively cheap. A I0-to-15-pound bag of, say, a served as forts and hiding Miracle-Oro potting mix may retail for about $10; or about places disappear into flames $14 for a 20-to-30-pound bag. "They have the right nutri- and fragrant smoke. But burning is no longer an ents and moisture control features already included." said acceptable way to deal with Keri Butler. spokeswoman for the Scotts Miracle-Oro Co., leaf piles. Once your brain which makes eight different blends. • Ease: Plop down a bag, slit drainage holes in the sides and gets the upper hand. you start bottom, cut a few more on top for your plant-; and you've cre- thinking about air pollution, ated a raised bed. Finish by adding a layer of mulch and giv- the ozone layer. smog and ing it all a good soaking. Soil disea~c problems often are fewer oUL-of-control fires. There arc much better in raised beds, drainage usually is better and the soils warm things you can do with your more quickly than those in the ~round. Alsup-Egbers said. • Flexibility: The bags are hght enough that they can be leaves than bum them, even shifted around to follow the sun , or to add color and texture if you're not an avid garto the landscape. They also work well as hanging baskets for denei. Just running over them flowers , strawberries, cherry tomatoes and other small crops. a lawnmower a few with Beware using native topsoil , however, which compacts easitimes might shred them ly and may not drain well. It also might be nutrient poor. enough so that they filter The disadvantages? down into the lawn. to the ·~Getting rid of the plastic afterwards, unless (you're) using paper bags or planting into the same bags the following year,'' lawn's benefit. If leaves are so abundant Alsup-Egbers said. "Plants may be smaller if grown in bags (rather) than in the ground. That's not always a disadvantage, that they would smother the lawn, go ahead and rake though, considering the small yards many people have." them beneath your Other suggestions for bag gardeners: • Placed vertically, the bags can eliminate the need for shrub~. A blanket of leaves stooping or bending. This also is an effective planting there keeps the soil from washing away and exposing method things like tomatoes and potatoes. • Small bags turned into flowerbeds can make attractive delicate feeder roots. That centerpieces for inside the home. They also make conve- blanket of leaves also keeps nient displays for apartment dwellers or people who want the soil warmer in winter to scale back their gardening . and cooler in summer. The • Gardens in bags make great starter kits for kids, at home result: Your shrubs will or at school. grow and look better. ¥ Planting in a bag can make gardening simpler AP photo if protected in winter. • Dec ails and garden v1ith red and g een green, creeping along. No reao;on this plant couldn't be part of your home landscape, preferably a naturalistic one. Wintergreen's leaves taste like - duh - wintergreen. and the red fruits taste like teaberry, but you don't have to eat the plant to appreciate it. It looks delicate, but is tough if given a site to its liking. which means dappled shade or an east-facing exposure and an acidic soil rich in humus. Provide both aciditv and humu-; by mixing plent) of peat moss into the soil at the planting site. You're unlikely to come upon two other ground-hugging natives with evergreen leaves and colorful fruits because theu nltive habitats are more restncted: Cranberry is one, and it grows in bogs In your backyard, it is possible to grow cranberry \\ ithout a bog - just provide the same site conditions recommended for wi ntergrcen, he heavy-handed with the peat moss, and don't let the ground dry out. The same growing conditions apply to the next plant. too lingonberry. Actually. it's an even better choice than cranberl). because although cranberry's lea\ es stay on the plant all winter. their color turns urplish in cold weather. .ingonberry keeps its perky green color all year round, and its fruits - in case you want to eat them - tastt: better. FI~ALLY, TO DECK THE H Al ,LS And then we c me to the plant we all thought of first~ holly. Like the other ever" greens mentioned. holly fares best if protected in winter. That doesn't mean swathing it in burlap, because then you wouldn't see the green leaves and COLORFUL SHRUBS colorful fmit~ . FOR WINTER Protect any e\ ergrc<'n in \\ tnter "ith forethought, Moving up off ground before it is even planted, by le\el, wintercreeper cuony- choo~inc the site caref rn s pro' ides colorful E' ergreen lea~ e . e~pccial berncs and e\ rgreen broadleaf as oppo:-.ed leaves. Without something needled ones. basil) on \\ hich to climb, this vin- when \HH~ i&-~ckcd ing plant stays at ground them by tile corqbination le\el. so grow it near a wall bright sunlight, often intenor large tree, either of which sified a~ reflectdl off ~now. will ulso provide some and cold, dry wi~d~. So the needed protection in \\inter. farther north these plants The pink fruits ~plit open to are grown. the more they re\ cal a seed \\ eanng an need an east- or next best orange coat. • west-facing exposure Getting up off the ground where "ind is attenuated hy hy themselves arc !'hrubby your home. garage. a fence katherlcaf or a wall. pyracantha. viburnum and )'C\\ . Don't Also. choose species or be surprised ir lcntherlear varieties of evergreens viburnum':- fruits arc not adapted to the local climate: red. for they turn that color American holly for region just briefly during their '' ith cold \\ mrers. English transition from ycllo\\ to holly for regions with ~nild \\inters . black. r. There's garden gold in them thar leaves... For avid gardeners.lcavc ~n inch by spring. B) this are an asset of which ) ou ttme next )Car. that layer can never have too much. will be almo t gone and As far as nutrients, leaves your soil \\ill bt> ~ready for are not much different in another dose. Tuck leaves composition from much- right up around. but not on touted horse manure. And as top of, poppy. delphinium. leaves decompose. they iris, coral hells and the fe\\ become increasingly able to other perennials that do not sponge up water - some- like their crowns covcreJ. Vegetable gardens and thing to thtnk about in August as you haul out the annual flower beds also hose to drench your roses benefit from leaves. An advantage of leaves over for the umpteenth time. The fluffiness of leaves, some other mulches is that as they decompose. also leaves arc free of weed seeds. A disadvantage of helps aerate the soil something roots always blanketing an annual flower bed or vegetable garden appreciate. The eas1est ,.,·ay to go with leaves - with nn\ about tapping the benefit~ organic mulch , in fact - rs of autumn's bounty b as that the:-,e rnulchc~ insulate described above: Just rake the ground. dela) mg its them beneath shrubbel). If warming in spring. Sidestep you· re short on leaves. rake this disadvantage by temthem beneath rhododen- porarily raking off the drons. mountain laurels, mulch m spring, digging the blueberries and azaleas first. leaves into the soil rather because these shrubs appre- than using them as a mulch. or just delaying planting. ciate them the most. Yet another way to use After shrubs, next in line for leaves are perennial leaves, anywhere in thl! garflo'Wers. Benefits in the den, is to compost them perennial flower bed will be similar to those for shrubbery: in addition. the leafy mulch will prevent alternately freezing and thawing soil from heaving small or poorly rooted plants out of the ground in coming months. _, Blanket the flo\\er bed Gallia 446-2342 • with a few inches of leave", which will settle to perhaps first. A six-foot cylinder of chicken \\ire or now fenc· ing can hold as mam leaves as~ about 25 large: pia~. trash bags. and that's hef( the leaves e\en begin to settle and decompo~. i\o reason to ru~h it. but if you did "ant to hurry the decomposition, sprinkle some high nitrogen fertilizer. such as ~oytkan meal. onto the lea\ e~ as you pile them up, and make sure the pile is rnobt throughout. Or ) ou could shred the leaves. Or add leaves to your regular compost pile. where their hil!h carbon content i a perfect complement to high nitrogen kit chen scraps. Okay, if )OU are thoroughl) inundated '' itli Jea\·e.... there is one more option tor deal)ng \\ ith them, besides buming. That option is to bag them up. Don't be surprised though if some leaf-hul\gi)' gardener snatches up nature'::. valuable bount) hefore they are picked up as ''tra-,h." 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