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According to Engineer Eugene Triplett, the new bridge will be built by the POMEROY - A holiday dinner with a portion of the proceeds to go to the Hemlock Grove Church building fund will be held 2-4 p.m. Saturday by the Modem Woodmen at Bob Evans in Mason, W.Va. The Woodmen Chapter will pay $5 toward each person's meal. Bob Evans will donate 15 percent of the money collected to the ~uilding fund. ~uartet coming for Christmas dance MIDDLEPORT - "ln the Christmas Mood" a program featuring entertainment by The James Atkins Ensemble of Charleston, W.Va., will be presented by the Riverbend Arts Council in its hall in the Masonic Temple in Middleport from 7-10 p.m. Saturday. The quar1et will provide music for listening including holiday favorites as well as dancing. Refreshments will be served during the evening. Tickets are available at King Hardware in Middleport and Sturbois Electric in Athens. WEATHER BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINELCOM RACINE - The possibility of raising court costs and the reality of a who, stole Grinch Christmas candy intended for shut-ins were topics of discussion at this week's meeting of Racine Village Council. Currently, the village charges $43 in court • costs when processing a fine/ticket in ~ayor's court. Though no motion was made at this week's meeting. council decided to consider raising the cost and directed members of the Racine Police Department to find out what other villages charge in court costs. The Village of Pomeroy charges $75 while Middleport charges $95 in court costs. Councilman Dale Hart reported the building at Star Mill Park has been burglarized with thieves making off with over Beth Sergent/photo $100 worth of candy Members of Delivered, Meigs County's chapter of the Christian Motorcycle Association, sing Christmas carols meant for gift bags for I for residents at Overbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. See Racine, AS Making hope (and women) beautiful Bv BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM RACINE - Proving looking good can help you feel better, a free program for women battling the effects of cancer treatment is being offered by the American Cancer Society and is coming back to Pomeroy. The Look Good ... Feel Better program has served over STAFF REPORT ·INDEX 12 pAGES ~ B3-4 Comics Bs Editorials A4 B Section Sports © 2010 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. liJll JI. •• See Bridge, AS 700,000 women and consists of worksho'ps that teach be'auty techniques to female cancer patients to help them combat appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. There will be a Look Good ... Feel Better workshop from 1-3 p.m., Monday, Dec. 13 at the Pomeroy Library. Participants for the free workshop can register by calling 1-888-227-6446, hit option 2 then 1. Group programs are step-by-step makeover learning sessions }ed by cosmetology professionals using products donated by the cosmetic industry. Each two-hour, handson workshop includes a 12-step skin care and makeup lesson. nail care techniques and professional advice on how to deal with hair loss using wigs, scarves, hats, hairpieces and other accessories. According to ACS. patients at various stages of treatment receive personal attention at the workshops and take home instruction booklets as well as complimentary cosmetic kits in shades that match their skin tones. Each year. more than 50,000 individuals participate in small groups of five to 10 that create a sense of support and community within the groups. Look Good ... Feel Better also offers programs for teens. individual consultations in select areas. Spanish language and Spanish/ English programs and a web site for men See Patients, AS Emergency heating assistance available High: 31 Low: 25 ,1! Meigs County Jobs and Family Services and the Meigs County Clerk of Courts. Bills totaling $254,953 from the various department funds along with $17,907 from the county general fund were approved for payment. It was noted that all three commissioners, Mick Davenport. Tom Free program for cancer patients POMEROY- The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be the Mulbeny Community Center from 1-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13. 2 SEC'nONS - of Liquor Division Control has approved the transfer of a liquor license issued to the Meigs County Golf Club located at 338 Will's Hill. Pomeroy, to the Kountly Hills Golf Course which recently took over operation of the county-owed go)f course. Several appropria~ion adjustments were made and approval was given to an agreement between the YFUL N0 ISE Bloodmobile coming • funding allocation was at Wolf Pen. Triplett said that bridge which opened in August is similar in style to the one which will be built on County Road 1. Sarah Walpole, engineer technician for Engineer Triplett, attended the Commissioners· meeting where the resolution of approval was passed. It was announced during the meeting that the Court costs, stolencandy .-----------------~~-----__, 1 top discussion at Racine Council J0 Woodmen sponsor fund raiser Ohio Department of Transportation at a cost of approximately $200,000 sometime next summer. Construction of the 30foot bridge will be paid for with 80 percent federal funds, and 20 percent local money through the county's highway fund. No general fund dollars go into the construction project. The last bridge built under the federal-local CHESHIRE- Gallia Meigs C.A.A.'s Emergency HEAP Program which began on Nov. J, 2010 will continue through March 31, 201 1, according to Sandra Edwards, Emergency Services Director. "We have begun taking calls for appointments each Friday (except for holidays) at 8 a.m. You may call or Wl}lk-in to book an appointment,'' Edwards said. "However. an appointment may not extend a scheduled utilit;' shut-off." Emergency HEAP provides assistance to households that have had utili ties disconnected, face the threat of disconnection or have 10 days or less supply of bulk fuel. The program allows a one-time payment per heating season to restore or retain home heating services for AEP, Columbia Gas, BREC and Knox Energy. For propane and fuel oil clients, the payment may cover up to 200 gal- Ions for propane/bottled gas or fuel oil. Clients heating with wood or coal will be assisted also up to $350. The amount of assistance will be determined by type of heat. Homeowners or renters may qualify if their total household income is at or below 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines. The following 200 percent income levels by household size should be used to determine eligibility, Edwards said. These income guidelines represent the 200% cal- • culation and are revised annually. • Allowable annual income for a 1 person household is $21,660. 2 persons $29,140. 3 persons $36,620. 4 persons $44, I 00. 5 person~ $51 ,580, and 6 persons $59,060. Households with more than six members should add an additional $7,480 to the yea·rly income. Both Emergency HEAP and Regular HEAP applications can be completed at the Gallia C.A.A. Heap Office. 859 3rd Avenue. Gallipolis, Central Office, 8010 N. SR 7, Cheshire or the Meigs HMG/Heap C.A.A. Office at 122 N. 2nd Street, Middleport (Middleport Office will re-open in January). Applications will be taken by appointment from 8:30 to I 0:-1-5 a.m. and from I to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. For those who are employed, we will offer evening appointments until 5:30 in some instances. As in previous years. we are still oper- See Heating, AS �. -:----:---~----------·------.---- ----~-------------------------..---------c-.,.__ Thursday, December 9, 2010 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 Tali ban video.shows US soldier held in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, the only known U.S. :-.oldier held captive in Afghanistan. appears briefly in a newly released Taliban video :-.tanding next to a smiling insurgent commander who once threatened to kj II him. The 24-year-old from Hailey, Idaho. has bags under his eyes and what appears to be an abrasion on his left cheek in the video the fourth to appear since he was captured nearly 18 months ago. The footage was provided to reporters Wednesday by InteJCenter, a private. U.S .-based organization that tracks Islamic extremist activities and communications. His parents. Bob and Jani Bergdahl. have declined to speak with reporters throughout the ordeal. but Idaho National Guard spokesman Col. Tim Marstmo said Wednesday that they had confirmed that the man in the video was their son . "They responded that it was him, based on the screen shots." Marsano said. "It's been an extremely difficult year and a half. Without any concrete news. everyday brings more challenges. They do continue to take some comfort in the support they've gotten. from the community. their family and friends.'' NATO spokesman Brig Gen. Josef Blotz said the coalition was not sure whether the footage was old or new. Bergdahl is seen wearing an Afghan-style, ~light- weight tan shirt, suggesting that the video was shot during warmer weather. "We are still investigating this case and hope Bowe l}er~dahl is still fine," he satd. Bergdahl has been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009, when he disappeared in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan. According to the SITE intelligence group. which also tracks Islamic extremist activities. Bergdahl is standing next to Sangin Zadran. a senior official in the alQaida linked Haqqani network in Paktika. In July 2009. Sangin's spokesman told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that Berghdal would be killed unless the U.S. stops strikes in Ghazni province's Giro district and Paktika province's Khoshamand district. Bergdahl. who is seen in just a few seconds of footage that includes a montage of past militant attacks and news events. nods occasionally as if acknowledging another speaker and often looks down at the ground. The 69-minute video, produced by Manba a)Jihad. a video production group of the Haqqani t1etwork, was released on the website of the Afghan Taliban on Dec. 2, but appeared on jihadist forums last month, according to SITE. Bergdahl. a member of I st Battalion, 501 st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson. Alaska. has appeared in three other videos that the Taliban released on ~uly 18, 2009, Dec. 25, -009 and April7. Separately, two NATO servtce members died Wednesday following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan. The coalition did not disclose their nationalities or details about their deaths. So far this month. 12 members of the NATO coalition have been killed in Afghanistan. At least 671 have died so far this year. The Afghan Defense Ministry also condemned a coalition airstrike that it said mistakenly killed two Afghan soldiers on Tuesday afternoon. The ministry said in a statement that three other Afghan soldiers were . wounded in the airstrike in Charkh district of Logar province in eastern Afghanistan. NATO said it was investigating the incident. On Tuesday. Afghan soldiers killed a suicide . attacker who threatened to blow himself up at an Afghan army base in the Gereshk district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said. The ministry did not disclose any other details of the incident. Also in the south, one child was killed and two men were injured in a homemade bomb explosion in the Shahjoy district of Zabul province, said Mohammad Jan Rasoolyar, spokesman for the provincial governor. House Democrats' ~ill freezes most agency budgets WASHINGTON (AP) fund the wars m - D~:mocrats controlling Afghanistan and Iraq. the House are promising A widely backed food to freeze the budgets of safety bill is hitching a most Cabinet depart- ride on the legislation . ments while wrapping The measure passed the Congre~s' unfinished Senate by a 75-25 vote annual spending bills last week but got caught into a smgle catchall in a snag because it conmeasure. tained revenue provisions The 423-page measure. that. under the released in the wee hours Constitution, must origiWednesday, would cap nate in the House. the agencies· operating Senate Democrats are budgets at $1.2 trillion, working on a different the level of the budget approach that would proyear that ended in VIde slightly more money September. That' s about and would include thou4 percent less than sands of pet projects President Barack Obama sought by lawmakers. It's asked for. unclear whether that There are many excep- measure can get enough tions to the freeze. Health support from care programs for veter- Republicans to pass. The ans and the military House bill is free of such would get a boost, as "earmarks." would the Pell Grant proThe House could pass gram for low-income col- its measure as early as lege students. People Wedne~day over serving in the military Republican protests that would ~ct a I .4 percent it still spends too much pay ratse, but civilian money and that they federal workers would won't have had enough have their salaries frozen, time to review it. House as requested by Obama Republicans want a short-term measure to last week. The bill also would ·punt the unfinished budprovide $ 159 billion to get business into January, when they will assume the majority. The bill combines the annual operating budgets for every federal department or agency. In an unprecedented collapse of the federal budget process, not a single one of the 12 annual spending bills has yet passed Congress. The bill. combined with a massive measure to extend the Bush-era tax cuts. extend unemployment benefits and cut the payroll tax, represents the bulk of Congress· unfinished work .as the lame-duck session approaches its close. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis .. said the legislation would ''salvage some investments which over the long haul just might create more JObs than a tax break for millionaires." Obey was able to find money for some Democratic priorities because accounts for the census and military bases clo:-.ing are $11 billion below fiscal 2010 levels. That allowed Obey to maintain increased federal air marshall presence on international flights. add money for the Indian health Service. and provide $550 million for Obama's signature "Race to the Top" program that provides grants to betterperforming schools. The budget for highspeed rail would take a cut as would Obama's budget for construction of new federal buildings. But housing subsidies for the poor would get an increase, as would grants to localities to shelter the homeless. The underlying bill would provide the Pentagon $513 billion for core operations. which is a I percent increase to cover pay and health care, but $17 billion less than requested by Obama in rebruary. The Department of Homeland Securitv would sec its budget frozen rather than rising almost 3 percent as Obama sought. Foreign aid programs, however. would receive a $2.2 billion - more than 4 percent - increase to fund counterinsurgency pro~rams by the Pak1~tani government. help stabilize Iraq and meet long-standing commitments to Israel and Egypt. The bill also contains $624 million to implement the nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, known as New START, that's pending before the Senate. In the Senate. Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye. DHawaii, backed by Democratic leaders, has fashioned an "omnibus" spending measure . providing almost $20 billion more than the House bill - that he wants to substitute for the measure being passed across the Capitol. Such omnibus measures have been a routine but oft-criticized way for Congress to \\rap up its unfinished work. Only two spending bills have passed the House and not a single one has passed the Senate. Senate Minority. Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., opposes Inouye 's move, but GOP members · of the Appropriations Committee. such as Sens. Thad Cochran of Mississippi and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, are open to the idea. It's not clear how strongly McConnell will push against the omnibus measure. however, and key McConnell ally Robert Bennett, R-Utah, says he prefers an omnibus to Obey's ar,proach of "locking in ' most of last year's policies and funding levels. But he doesn't know if there are the 60 votes needed to defeat a filibus ter by GOP conservatives. Any move to pas. Inouxe's earmark-lac~ omntbus measure 1 sure to whip up howls of protest from antiearmark lawmakers and tea party activists. Deal to avoid Medicare cuts to doctors advances WASHINGTON (AP) When Democrats passed President Barack Obama · s health care overhaul , they used Medicare cuts to pay much of the cost of providing insurance to millions who Jack coverage. Now. lawmakers are reversing the money flow as they scramble to sta\:e off a scheduled 25 percent cut in Medicare pay for doctors on Jan. 1. They've tapped financing for the health care overhaul to keep Medicare from breaking down. The deal announced by Senate leaders of both parties has Obama's support and. appears poised for quick approval by Congress. The $19 billion to pay doctors at current rates for another year will come mostly from tightening the rules on tax credits in the health care law that make premiums more affordable. It might seem like the proverbial robbing Peter to pay Paul. with a game of budget tag thrown in. As bewildering as it sounds. the maneuver shows how federal health care funding is increasingly connected - even among programs serving different constituencies. Just last week. Obama's deticit commission called for a single government health care budget. a step to getting costs under control. "Health care spending is a significant part of the federal budget," said Alex Vachon. a health policy consultant who formerly served as a Senate GOP aide. "So if they are going to go looking for health care money. they're going to want to get it from another health care program." The move also indicates there could be billions more to be squeezed from such tweaks to the health care law. . Under the overhaul, millions of workers and their families will be eligible for tax credits to help pay insurance premiums. Those subsidies can add up to thousands of dollars per household. available up front each year starting in 2014. The aid is based on income, and people who make less will receive more. But what if somebody gets a raise, a bonus or a higher paying job later in the year - and they keep quiet about it? If the government finds out. the Jaw as originally passed said individuals would have to pay back up to $250. and families up to $400. The latest deal would replace that formula with a sliding scale. That means households with higher incomes would have to pay back a bigger chunk of their tax credit. subject to a limit. The change shouldn't significantly affect how many people seek tax credtts to buy a policy through new health insurance markets. a congressional aide familiar with the details said. Starting in 2014. most Americans will be required to carry coverage and insurance companies will no longer be able to turn away those in poor ' health, or charge them more. For Medicare. the agreement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Ne\'ada. Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. and other senior senators is likely to only buy time. The doctor cuts are the result of a 1990s budgetbalancing law that tned, but failed. to keep Medicare spending in line through automatic reductions. Congress repeatedly stepped in to waive the cuts. This time, with medical groups estimating that as many as twothirds of doctors would stop taking · new Medicare patients, lawmakers faced tremendous pressure. Health care for military service members, their families and retirees was also in jeopardy, since Tricare payments are tied to Medicare's. Congress will use the 12-month reprieve to try to come up with a new way of paying doctors that rewards quality care instead of sheer numbers of tests and procedures. If lawmakers fail, they'lla be back again next ye~ around the holidays looking for another pot of money to avoid an even bigger cut. They may have to rob Paul to pay Peter. NTSB: Government aircraft are safety 'orphans' \\'ASH1NGTON (APj - Government planes and helicopters are used every day to help protect public safety. as well as countless other tasks. But who is looking after the safety of the flight crews. government employees and other passengers on those aircraft? No one, the National Transportation Safety Board said thi-; week. The Federal Aviation Administmtion says it doesn't have the authority to regulate the safety of aircraft opcmtcd by other federal agencies or state and local governments. And those gO\ emment agencies, with the exception of the military, generally don't have the aviation expertise to do it themselves. That makes these a.ircmft some govemment- owned, others leased virtual safety "orphans," said NTSB Chainnan Deborah Hersman. Someone. she said, needs to accept this duty. The issue can1e to the fore Tuesday when the safety board determined after a two-year investigation that a company that provided a helicopter to the U.S. Forest Service for firefighJing was responsible for ~ cra:;h that killed nine people. including seven fire. fighters. and injured four others in a mountaintop cleating neat· Weaverville. Calif. The board said Carson Helicopters of Grants Pass. Ore.. falsified documents to overstate the performance capabilities of its helicopters in order to win forest Service contf'acts. As a result, thl! Sikorsky S- helicopter's pilot underestimated its weight by more than 1,400 pounds while preparing to ferry firefighters from the front lines of a stubborn wildfire in the Trinity Alps Wilderness on Aug. 5. 2008. 'Ille chopper was airhome less than a minute when its rotor began to slow. lt clipped a tree and fell from the sky. bursting into Jlamcs. Even so, there might have been fewer deaths if the helicopter had been equipped with sturdier fuel ttmks less likely to rupture on impact. the board said. The installation of cabin scats that weren't crashresistant and seatbelts with a complicated rotary release mechanbm instead of the typical lift-latch rcl~1sc used in airline seatbelts also contributed to the 61N fatalities. it said. The FAA certified the helicopter - which wa'\ also used tor nongovernment work - for tlight without inspecting it first. investigators said. FAA officials who oversaw the safety of Carson's nongovcmment-related operations had several opportunities to detect the falsified documents. but failed to do so, investigators said. The Forest Service awarded Carson a leasing contract without vedfying the company's claims about the payloads its helicopters were capable of lifting even though other helicopter companies told mvestigators those claims were suspicious. Cm·son has notified the FAA that it's surrendering its operating certificate. The company said its own investigation shows the crash may have been due to a faulty fuel mechanism that caused one of the helicopter's engines to lose power. NTSB said both the chopper's engines \vere working at the time of the accident. The FAA said it's "working on policy clarification'' for inspectors who over:-.ee companies that lease aircraft for both government and private usc. The General Services Administration. which makes recommendations to federal agencies on air fleet management. said the FAA is respon-;ible for the oversight ofnircrdft used solely to cany passengers. But the FAA doesn't regulate aircmft en}?aged in government acttvities such a'i firefighting. .. border patrol, surveying <r cha-;ing down crooks. "Why is there a separate standard for these brave young men out there protecting homes? Why is the safety standard less for them than when you and I get on a commercial airline?" asked Catherine Renno, whose son. Caleb Renno, was killed in the crash. As a result of their investigation. NTSB officials are now asking if other compa: ; a rueS that lease planes ~ helicopters to government agenctes are engaged in "a me\! to the bottom'' to maximize profits. "What we don't know is: Are there other operators out there right now also providing inaccurate information to flight crews and the r"AA?" said Thomas Haueter, directorofNTSB's Office of Aviation Safety. �IHlJE The Daily-:£entinel .,_ ... Firiaftcial Column PageA3 Thursday, December 9, 2010 • ASK DR. BROTHERS An!'Your kids ready for a cell phone? Co-sleeping with If your preteen child hasn't hit you up yet for a cell phone. you're among rare breed inJecd. have found that 70 percent of I Iyear-olJs now use ~.:ell phones. Closer to home,' our 10-ycar-old has been hounding my wife . and me. for months to get his own phone. Mv initial reaction was. Jason Alderman ··no \vay:· But upon invest igalion. I sec why . many parents eventually give in. calling and text rates. Here m·e a few pros and Advantages: No locked-in cons for. giving your preservice contract; know teen a phone, and some , exactly how many minutes safegmu·do; you can take: they're using. Safety. Anyone who's Disadvantages: Parental ever had a flat tire or gotcontrols usually don't ten lost can attest to cell apply; phones more phones· safety advantages. expensive than under a On the flip side. unless service contract plan. you install parental con• Family plan- sometrols. your child could times it's cheaper to add a access inappropriate con- phone to your existing tent or be more vulnerable plan. Some plans allow to bullying and predatory unlimited calls/texts behavior. between friends and famiExpense. Cell phone ly or those using the same use. including calls, text carrier. ssaging. web browsing Advantages: Generally • Cl application downcheaper if your kids make loads. can be wildly lots of calls/texts; most expensive. You have two allow parental controls. · · Disadvantages: Parental payment options: • Prepaid plan - buy minutes ''pay-as-you-go:· controls may cost extra; some plans don't allow Plans vary \vidcly in tenns usage caps, so undisciuf fees and per-minute plined kids may rack up large bills; tied to service contract. Parental controls. One of the best ways to protect your kids is to subscribe to your carrier's parental controls plan. Plan features vary widely, but look for these when comparison shopping: • Cost (free to $4.99 a month). • Ability to cap phone minutes and text messages. • Allow emergency calls, even if over monthly usage allowance. • Cap and/or block entertainment downloads (costly/inappropriate ringtones, music, vtdeo, etc.) • Block mature content websites from Internetenabled phones. • Restrict time-of-day usage (e.g., block during school hours or after bedtime). • Block calls/texts from specific or unknown numbers (helps prevent stalking, bullying and inappropriate contact). • Track your child's physical location (requires GPS-enabled phone and typically costs $5 to $10 a month). Parental control programs generally are not available with prepaid plans. And, since no filtering tool is completely foolproof, it's important to regularly discuss safety issues with your kids. Make sure they're comfortable coming to you with any questions or details of inappropriate contact they've received. Not every child is ready for cell phone responsibilities. Set ground rules and be prepared to withhold privileges if they cross boundaries, such as not abiding school regulations, exceeding curfews or usage lintits, using to bully others, repeatedly losing or damaging the phone, etc. And make sure they kick in part of their allowance to help pay. With my son, it's not a question of "if' but instead of "when." And when the time is tight, he'll bear the costs of the handset and adding a line to our family plan. This of course will allow him to hound me remotely for the latest must-have item. baby detrimental to sleep patterns Dear Dr. Brothers: 1 have a daughter who is almost 2 years old. Ever since she was a newborn, I've sat with her while she was falling asleep. It started out for my own benefit, since I felt more relaxed when I could watch her fall asleep. and I would read or do work or knit in her bedroom as she got older. I was Dr. Joyce Brothers explaining this to a friend of mine, though, and she told me that it was bad But today he seems to •. for my baby to sit with care less about doing her at bedtime. Can this something creative and possibly be true? more about how many M.D. aliens he kills in a video Dear M.D.: Your game. He clai.ns that it friend ~ctually isn't actually helps him think entirely mcorrect. It is of new ideas, but this • surprising for a lot of par- sounds like a bunch of ents to hear that co-sleep- baloney to me. I think he ing - or the practice of just wants more games. either sleeping in the How can 1 convince him same room as a chiJd or to give up this complete- , . being present while they waste of time?- J.F. · are falling asleep- actuDear J.F.: As hard as it ally may interfere with may be to believe, a · (Jason Alderman directs their babies· sleeping recent study done at Penn Visa's financial education habits. According to a State agrees with your programs. To Follow recent study presented at son. Researchers found Jason Alderman on SLEEP 2009. the 23rd that playing video games :. Twitter: www.twitter. Annual Meeting of the puts the player in a state' com/Practica/Money.) Associated Professional of mind that aids in the Sleep Societies, children creative process. The · who sleep in separate. thinking is that the more rooms from their parents highly aroused a player's' have fewer sleep prob- mind is. the more likely lems in general - they he is to create. Thafs not get more sleep during the to say your son should . BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH night, wake up less spend all day lounging in · .• HOEFLICH®MYDAILYSENTINELCOM overnight and have less front of the TV. zoning •· STAFF REPORT MIDDLEPORT - Again this year the Middleport difficulty falling asleep. out on PlayStation. Too ' 1 Church of Christ will hold a free community dinner on Studies in the past much of anything is POMEROY - The cookie contest, the second Christmas Day in the Family Life Center. · always showed that shar- always a cause for conof Pomeroy's Christmas contests. will be held at The doors will open at 1:30 p.m. and dinner will be ing a bed with your baby cern. Kids got along just the Ohio Valley Bank located inside the Save-a-lot served at 2 p.m. It will be a full course sit-down dinner could lead to sleeping fine before video games store. will be held Saturday. consisting of turkey and ham with all the trimntings problems. but the prob- were invented, making' lem is actually more up games of their own on: Residents are encouraged to bake up a batch of prepared by congregational members. There will be door prizes, family gift bags, and spe- complicated. It's more the playgrourtd or using ' there favorite cookies and then enter five on a paper plate covered with plastic in the contest. cial gifts for each child. Families will be seated togeth- likely that babies who that pen, brush or trumEntries are to be taken to the bank Saturday before er. For those with no way to get to the Center for the Jearn to fall asleep with- pet. dinner, transportation will be provided. out their parents in the But in today's day and noon at which time the judging will take place. On Those planning to attend are asked to call 992-2914. room can then fall asleep bottom of the paper plate. contestants are to to make reservations, and to give information on chil- more easily when they age. trying to keep a child from playing a t~ their name, address and telephone number dren in families planning to attend. The ages of the inevitably wake up dur- video game often is futile are to attach a copy of the recipe used. children are also needed so that age-appropriate gifts ing the night. Kids who - if we ban them from Winners will be called immediately following can be purchased. However, a spokesperson for the can only fall asleep with our homes. it's most like•he judging. Prizes awarded by the bank will be church emphasized that the project is "not about the Mom by their side will ly they will find an ' gifts but the food." need th_ilt help again in opportunity to play them $50 for first, and a selected gift for second. Last year more than a hundred people enjoyed a dinthe middle of the night The third contest · will be held on Dec. 18 at ner provided by the church. This year with the high when they wake up. So at a friend's house. You Farmers Bank. It is for handmade crafts, gift unemployment and an increase in disadvantaged fami- while there isn't anything may want to ask your son if he ever thought about • items. or other creative item. Items can be taken to lies. the numbers are expected to increase. fundamentally dangerous designing a game instead : the bank anytime during the contest week for a The church has issued an O{'en invitation to anyone about sitting in the room display. Judging will' take place at noon on Dec. in the community to come jom in a family style din- with your daughter. you of just playing one. Since·" 18 after the bank closes. ner and listen to a short devotional in celebration of might be inhibiting her he already seems very creative. he's probably the birth of Christ. natural ability to fall got a few good ideas up u asleep independently and his sleeve. Just make sure control her sleep cycle he understands the differthrough the night. ence between achieving · Dear Dr. Brothers: something tangible in the My 14-year-old son has ''real world'' and racking City Baptist Church is cert at 6 p.m., Sunday, the call from the church Wild game dinner at always been creative. up points in a fictional board. The installation Dec. 12 at Addison located on Ohio 160 Living Water Church Since the age of 4, he's one. north, across from Freewill Baptist Church. service is scheduled for always had his hands on (c) 2010 by King Pastor Rick Barcus 10:40 a.m., Sunday, Dec. BIDWELL- A men's Brown's Market. Sunday Features Syndicate invites the public to 19. A dinner will be held a paintbrush. pen, book school begins at 10 a.m.' wild game dinner and serfollowing the service. or musical instrument. Pastor Mark Williams attend. vice is scheduled at 6 First Church of the invites everyone to p.m., SaturJay. Dec. 11 at Nalarene is located at attend. Concords Living Water Church, Ill 0 First Avenue, Christmas concert lm:ated at 839 Kerr Road Gallipolis. For informaForever Blessed in Bidv.·ell. Those planCROWN CITY -The tion, call 446-1772. . g to attend are asked in concert .Concords Christmas ring a wild game dish. Gospel Concert will be Cantata at French City GALLIPOLIS • e dish or ·dessert. CHESTER -The recognition of Jo Ann Ritchie Pastor Tommy Thompson Forever Blessed from heki at 7 p.m., Sunday, Baptist will he the guest speaker. Point Pleasant, W.Va., Dec. 12 at King's Chapel who has been named the National Councilor of Ohio• GALLIPOLIS For information. contact will be in concert at 6 Church. highlighted a recent meeting· of Chester Council ·: French City Baptist p.m .. Sunday, Dec. 12 at the church ~t 446-9043. 323, Daughters of America. Church will present the Faith Valley Community New pastor at Ritchie was escorted to the front of the lodge hall Christmas cantata. Church in Gallipolis. Gallipolis Nazarene Children's program where members formed a "J" in her recognition. and · ''Worship the King;· at 11 Rev. Junior Preston will at French City there she was presented a gift of necklace and eara.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19. be preaching. The church GALLIPOLIS - First is located on Bulaville Church of the Nazarene French City Baptist rings. Also recognized and presented gifts were • GALLI POLlS Church is located on Gary Holter, district deputy; Doris Grueser, state'. in Gallipolis will hold an French City Baptist Pike, Gallipolis. Ohio 160 north, across orphans committee; Julie Curtis. outside sentinel; installation service for its Church will present the from Brown's Market. and Marge Fetty. state inside sentinel. new pastor on Sunday. 4.:hildren's Christmas pro- Browders in concert Pastor Mark Williams Dec. 19. Pastor Mark gram. "The Birth of Thelma White presided at the se~sion which invites everyone to ADDISON The Grizzard and his wife, Jesus," at 11 a.m., opened with pledges to the American and Christian attend. Sunday, Dec. 12. French Browders will be in con- Cindy, recently accepted flags, reading of scripture and prayer. -- ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The death of Kathryn Baum was noted as were the'• :·. illnesses of Whttney Camp. Richard White, and George Wolfe. Also reported were the health problems of the brothers of Mary Jo Barringer and Opal.· home of Manning Roush. sentative from the Athens Trm Band" will perform at Hollon. Laura Mae Nice thanked members for cards.· Thursday, Dec, 9 Social Security Office will 7 p.m. at Mercy's during her illness. SYRACUSE Tuesday, Dec. 14 Wildwood Garden Club. POMEROY The be at the Meigs Senior Mission, Chester. Others attending were Helen Wolfe. Esther Smith.· 6:30 p.m. at the Meigs Canty Tea Party Center to assist seniors Group consists of Opal ·Hollon, Judy Marshall, Arden Depoy. Janet Syracuse Comm4nity will meet at 7:30 p.m. at with Social Security prob- Bowman, his wife, son, Center. Porluck, then the Mulberry Community lems and/or to provide daughter and son-in- Depoy. Sharon Riffle, Nancy King, Maxine White. kshop for shutins. Center. information, 1 0-11 a.m. law. Gospel, Christian MEROY - Alpha TUPPERS PLAINS Thursday, Dec. 16 rock, combined· with Masters, 11:30 a.m. Tuppers Plains Regional RACINE -A free holi- comedy will be presentat the New Beginnings Sewer District board, 7 day dinner will be served ed. Event is free. United Methodist Church p.m. at 5 p.m. at the Racine Everyone welcome. 1n Pomeroy. POMEROY The United Methodist Friday, Dec. 10 TUPPERS PLAINS Meigs County Trustee Methodist Church. LONG BOTTOM VFW Post 9053, 7 p.m .. and Fiscal Officer meetThe Faith Full Gospel at the Tuppers Plains ing, 6 p.m. at the Drew Church on Route 124. hall. Meal at 6:30. p.m. Webster Post building Church events Long Bottom, will have Salisbury (former · Monday, DEfc. 13 Thursday, Dec. 9 special singers. Brad Elementary School). POMEROY Subscribe • 992-2155 CHESTER - Dwayne and Charity Towe, 7 Salisbury Township Wednesday, Dec. 15 Trustees, 6:~0 p.m. at the POMEROY - A repre- Bowman and his "Good p.m. Cookie contest coming up Church plans free Christmas Day dinner Church Notebook Council recognizes national appointee -- Community Calendar Keeping Meigs County informed The Daily Sentinel J• "' �PageA4 . The Daily Sentinel The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992-2156 • FAX (740) 992-2157 Thll.rsday, December 9, AP IMPACT Caught by mistake in foreclosure·Web:: www.mydailysentinel.com BY MICHELLE CONLIN Ohio Valley Publishing Co. ASSOCIATED PRESS Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Christopher Marconi was in the shower when he heard a loud banging on his door. By the time he grabbed a towel and hustled to his front step, a U.S. marshal's sedan was peeling out of his driveway. Nailed to Marconi's front door was a foreclosure summons from Wells Fargo, naming him as a defendant. But the notice was for a house Marconi had never seen - on a mortgage he never had. Tom Williams was in his kitchen thumbing through the mail when he opened a letter from GMAC. It informed him that the bank would confiscate his house unless he immediately paid off his mortgage balance of $276.000. But Williams had never missed a mortgage. payment. And his loan wasn't due to mature until 2032. Warren Nyerges opened his front door in Naples, Fla.. to find a scraggly-haired summons server standing on his stoop. He plopped a foreclosure notice from Bank of America in Nyerges' hands. But Nyerges had paid for his house in cash. And he'd never had a checking account, much less a mortgage, with Bank of America. By now, you may have heard the stories of bank robo-signers powering through hundreds of foreclosure affidavits a day without verifying a single fact. But most of those involved homeowners who had stopped paying their mortgage. They were genuine defaulters. Now a new species of homeowner is getting pushed into foreclosure hell. People have always loved to complain about their banks. The push-button circus that passes for customer service. The larding on of fees. But the false foreclosure cases are hardly the usual complaints. These homeowners paid their mortgages - or loan modifications - on time. Some even paid off their loans. Worse, those on the receiving end of a bad foreclosure claim tell similar stories of getting bounced from one bank official to the next with no resolution while the foreclosure process continues apace. Many have to resort to paying a lawyer. even after presenting documentation. They say they have to sue not only to stop the wrongful foreclosure but also to attempt to win back their costs. There are no official statistics for these homeowners, but lawyers, real estate agents and consumer advocates say their ranks are growing. In November, during foreclosure hearings on Capitol Hill, senator after senator scolded the banks about wrongful foreclosures. They said their offices were deluged with complaints from people who had done everything right but were being treated by banks as if they had done everything wrong. And the Florida attorney general's office is also investigating the issue as part of its foreclosure probe. "This i~ the worst I've ever seen it," says Ira Rheingold, an attorney and executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. Diane Thompson. a lawyer with the National Consumer Law Center, has defended hundreds of foreclosure cases. "In virtually every case, I believe the homeowner was not in default when you looked at the surrounding facts. It is a widespread problem throughout the country." Homeowners in Florida, Nevada, Texas and Pennsylvania have filed lawsuits alleging that they were victims of mistaken foreclosure. In many of those cases, the bank went so far as to haul away belongings and change the locks on the wrong homes. One such suit was filed in March by Pennsylvania homeowner Angela Iannelli. She was up to date on her payments when, she says, she arrived home in October 2009 to find that Bank of America had ransacked her belongings, cut off her utilities. poured anti-freeze down her drains, padlocked her doors and confiscated Luke, her pet parrot of 10 years. It took her six weeks to get the bank to clean up the house. Iannelli's lawyer says the parties are in the process of "mutually resolving the issues" and the lawsuit is "in the process of being discontinued." Bank of America did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Iter case. But the incidents haven't Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor Pam Caldwell Advertising Director Congress shall make tlO law respecting an establishment of religiotl, or prollibitittg tile free exercise thereof; or abridging tile freedom of speech, or of the press; or tire right of the people peaceably to assemble, atrd to petitiotr the Government for a redress ofgrievatrces. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Ohio docs survey hints at Medicare meltdown BY MARY KUHLMAN OHIO NEWS CONNECTION Some predict that without swift action, there could be a Medicare meltdown that causes some Ohio seniors to lose access to needed care. Starting Jan. 1, doctors face an across-the-board cut of up to 25 percent in reimbursement fees for treating Medicare patients. Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) President Dr. Richard Ellison says the cut would have a dramatic impact on physician practices and could cause some seniors to lose the1r doctors. "There are potentially a significant number of physicians in Ohio that. if there were large drops in reimbursement, would be unable to continue to see Medicare patients - perhaps as many as 60 percent." In it~ most recent survey. the Association also found 52 percent of doctors are either considering or already planning to reduce the charity care they deliver. Survey results are online at www.osina.org/ sgr. Approximately 1.9 million Ohio seniors are on Medicare. Joanne Limbach, state president of AARP Ohio, says the current system of reimbursement was developed more than a decade ago. She's counting on Congress to provide what she says is a reasonable, stable and predictable solution. 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In Kentucky and California, class-action lawsuits have been filed against major lenders on behalf of homeowners in loan modification programs who allege that they made all of their payments but got foreclosed on anyway. ''It is mind-boggling that these large banks accepted billions and billions of TARP money from the government, and they are just committing a fraud on the American people," says Jack Gaitlin, who filed the Kentucky suit on Oct. 4. He was referring to the 2008 government bailout of the banks, the Troubled Asset Relief Program. To understand the banks' backoffice dysfunction, you have to travel back to the credit bubble of the early 2000s. Rising home prices were turning real estate into the new national casino. Lending standards evaporated. No job or down payment necessary! Banks, meanwhile. stopped holding on to mortgage loans and pooled them into securities that were sold to investors. The banks charged fees for servicing the mortgages - tasks such as collecting monthly payments. The banks slap on the biggest fees when a borrower can't make payments and the bank forecloses. Says Rheingold, "They created a servicing model where they made the most money by foreclosing on people as quickly and cheaply as possible.'' When a foreclosed house is put back on the market and sold, the proceeds are used to pay creditors, like mortgage servicers. first. Now it's becoming clear just how chaotic the whole system became. Depositions from employees working for the banks or their law fi1ms depict a foreclosure process in which it was standard practice for employees with virtually no training to masquerade as vice presidents. sometimes signing documents on behalf of as many as 15 different banks. Together. the banks and their law firms created a quickand-dirty foreclosure machine that was designed to rush through foreclosures as fast as possible. Former employees at banks and foreclosure law firms have testified that they also knowingly pushed through foreclosures on the wrong people. Tammie Lou Kapusta is a former paralegal with the law offices of David J. Stern, a Florida firm that works for all the major banks and handles up to 70,000 foreclosure cases a year. Kapusta testified in September that she received as many as 50 calls a day from homeowners who said they were the victims of mistakes. But she was told, she testified, to ignore the callers and push thro~h the foreclosures anyway. The law firm is under investigation by the Florida attorney general. The banks say they are reviewing their mortgage and foreclosure procedures and most of the people involved in foreclosure deals were behind on their payments. As for people wrongly caught in the foreclosure net. they say they are reviewing those cases. too. But what emerges from court filings, depositions, and interviews 1s that once the bank places you on its foreclosure assembly line, it becomes nearly impossible to get off. The minute Marconi ripped the foreclosure notice from the door of his house in Garrison. N.Y., on Oct. 20. he saw he was named as a defendant along with a woman who had run a red light and smashed into Marconi's car four years earlier. Marconi had received a payment from her insurance company. lt was her house, in Rye, N.Y., that Wells Fargo was foreclosing on. Marconi explained the bizarre mix-up to Wells Fargo ·s customer service department, its ethics complaint department. its law firm and the office Qf the chief executive officer. John Stumpf. Marconi says they all told him that they could not help him and that he needed to get a lawyer. Wells fargo spokeswoman !· t Yickee J. Adams says Marcot was named in the foreclosure " because he filed a judgme. against the woman in the car, accident. It is common for lien holders to be mentioned in fore closure documents. But Marconi .., says the judgment against the · woman was satisfied in April 2009. "Now I have to pay a $3,500 . retainer for a lawyer to get my name pulled off some lawsuit by Wells Fargo,'' Marconi says. Equally puzzling is the case of Williams, the chief executive of a food tlistribution business in: Kansas City, Kan. Williams lives in a 3,000-square-foot house · with a luxurious patio and pool . out back. Before his GMAC nightmare began, he says his ' credit score was 794 out of 800. " 'Tve never been any days late on i anything, ever," Williams says. But when Williams, 52, tried to ' pay his $2,500 monthly mort . gage payment online on Aug. 5, · he found out that GMAC had put · a ''stop" on his mortga' ' account. Since that day last Augus . Williams has found himself.. trapped in an alternative banking world worthy of the '1\vilight, Zone. The trouble couldn't come at a worse time for Williams and his wife, Carol. She was in the· process of buying the upholstery· business where she has \Vorked for 10 years. Bank of America lowered Carol's credit Iimit. cit- · ing "serious delinquency on· other accounts.'' And the couple's credit score is sinking by' the day. . During the past four months. : Williams says he has talked with ; 25 GMAC representatives. He has twice contacted the offices of the CEO and the chief financial ' officer. He has sent packages of . paperwork documenting and verifying his claims. And. he suys, \(arious GMAC employees have promised to straighten it out , immediately. All the while, GMAC has repeatedly refuser d t take his mortgage payme going so far as to mail t!1em b to him It is routine for banks to : refuse payments once the) start foreclosure JJroceedings. ' · Finally, on Nov. 9. a GMAC employee who said she worked , in the executive offices contacted Williams and told him that an ~ audit had revealed the bank had ~ lost his loan's paperwork. But : she couldn't explain why the stop . had been put on Williams' account. why the bank was 1 rejecting his payments or why , the bank was assessing him for ~ late fees every month. She said she would send letters to his ' credit agencies to correct the , misinformation. On Nov. 15, she sent Williams a package of documents for a loan modification and stressed that it was urgent that Williams : "immediately" sign and return them, "prior to the Nov. 24 regu- ' latory deadline." If Williams did- · n 't do so. the GMAC employee ! said in an e-mail. the loan ~no~ fication "would no longer • valid." ~ Williams emailetl the woman ' with several concerns anJ questions about the documents but he ' never heard back from her. lie felt the only option he had left was to hire a lawyer. "It's real I) a bite - and I can't tell you how it 1 chafes me - to have to pa) hun - • dreds of dollars an hour just to get to make my house payment because the mortgage company ' can't find their loan documentation," says Williams. GMAC spokesman James Olecki says the bank is looking . into Williams' situation. • Even those who have managed to clear up th.eir misunderstand- · ing say the fight was a full -time job. After going to court and serving as his own lawyer. Nyerges got Bank of Ametit.:a to drop its foreclosure action. All along. he . had been showing employees of Bank of America a cop) of the $165.000 cashier's check he u · to pay for his house in Septet 2009. "No one at Bank of. America ~ould wrap their brain ; around thts concept that l had no mortgage," he says. In September. the court awarded , Nyerges $2.500, plus 6 percent interest. for his C<lSts. Says Bank of America spokes- ; woman Jumana Bauwens. "This , was an unfottunat ~ c1Tor that was • corrected when it WciS brought t(l our attention." ~ �~ I .---------~----------~--------------------------~~-----·-----~ .~~--~----- --·--------~---------------------~---------. www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, December 9. 2010 . Bridge Racine • From Page A 1 From Page A1 The Daily Sentinel • Page As Meigs County Forecast Thursday: Increasing Saturday Night: shut-ins and residents in nursing homes. These clouds. with a high ncar Rain, mainly after 10 grinches took everything except the cand~ canes. 31. Light south wind. p.m. Low around 32. Along with the can?y purchased by the Rac1.ne Area Thursday Night: Chance of precipitation Community Orgamzatlon and the Star Mill Park Mostly cloudy, with a is 80 percent. Board. two 100-foot electrical cords were also stolen. low around 25. Light Sunday: Rain and The thieves cut the wire to get into the porch area of southeast wind. snow. H(gh near 37. the building and then pried open a window used·to l<'riday: A chance of Chance of precipitation socvc food through during festivals. rain and snow showers is XO percent. Hart said the candy is used to make up treat bags before noon. then a Sunday Night: Snow which include fruit purchased from the Racine- slight chance or rain showers likely. Cloudy, From Page A1 Southern rFA and salted peanuts. There are 1~0 showers between noon with a low around l 9. names on RACO's delivery list this year for the gtft and 1 p.m. Cloudy. then Chance of precipitation undergoing cancer · treatment. The program is bags. Despite the setback. Hart said the candy has gradually becoming is 60 percent. supported by more than 14,000 volunteers. already been replaced so those on RACO's list won't mostly sunny. with a Monday: Mostly The Look Good ... Fcel Good hotline is 1-800- miss out on the gift bags. This is the s.econd time the high near 45. South cloudy and blustery, 395-LOOK (5665). Deborah Powell from building has been broken into, Hart satd. wind between 6 and 13 with a high near 24. Syracuse is the facilitator of next week's workCouncil also decided it wouldn't be "fiscally mph. Chance of precipMonday Night: shop. responsible'' to give out Chr~stmas bonl!ses _this year itation is 30 percent. Mostly cloudy, with a to 1ts nine employees. The VIllage feels It wtll have a Friday Night: Partly low around 9. positive bank balance at the end ?f the _year thoug~ cloudy, with a low 1\tesday: Partly thiS requires diligence and belt-tlghtemng When It around 27. Light south sunny. with a high near 24. wind. comes to spending. . . . . Council approved rcnewmg Its license wtth the Saturday: A slight Tuesday Night: From Page A 1 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the water chance of showers after Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. ating under the appointment ~ystem to apply for plant and renewing its Ohio R~vised Co~e ordin~ces 1 p.m.' Mostly cloudy, offered through membership m the Oh10 Mumcipal With a high near 42. Wednesday: Mostly Emergency HEAP. . League. Chance of precipitation sunny. with a high near To schedule an appointment contact 992-6629 in It was reported there have been no on-~he-job is 20 percent. 30. Meigs County, or 367-7341 in 9allia Cou~ty _to I injuries reported in the village. so far, for this year schedule an appointment. Scheduling an~ mamtam- which means the village is injury free when submiting appointments through a 28 day pen_od can be h B f w k • made. Walk-ins will be assisted on an as-tune-allows ting its annual report to t e ureau 0 or ers basis. Compensation. . . The toll-free number for Regular HEAP inquiries is Council also discussed its $135 annual fee which iS · · · d ·h levied against the villa~e by the Meigs County Board 1-800-282-0880. For t he heanng Impmre Wit a of .Health in regard to mspections of its refuse truck. AEP (NYSE)- 35.08 BBT (NYSE) - 25.57 telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) 1-800- Racine is the only political .subdivision. in Mei~s Akzo (NASDAQ) -57.27 Peoples (NASDAQ) -14.88 1557. County which offers refuse disposal to VIllage rest- ftshlandlnc.(NYSE)-49.96 Pepsico (NYSE) - 64.63 dent~ and. doesn't.~ely on~ p~vate contractor - • Biglots(NYSE)-28.56 · Premier (NASDAQ)- 6.25 desptte bemg a p_ohucal :o;ubdJVJsion. Clerk-Treasurer BobEvans(NASDAQ)- 33.49 Rockwell (NYSE) - 68.98 J?ave Sp~ncer said the village was granted no excep- 1 BorgWamer(NYSE)- 67.oJO Rocky Boots tNASDAO)- 9.81 t1on to th1s rule. Century Alum (NASDAQ) -14.87 Royal Dutch Shell- 64.46 Sears Holding (NASDAQ)- 68.13 Champion (NASDAQ) -1.34 Charmilg Shops (NASDAQ)-3.50 waJ-Mart {NYSE)- 54.49 City Holding (NASDAQ) -35.10 WeOOfs (NYSE) -4.80 CoiUns (NYSE)- 58.24 WesBanco (NYSE) -18.65 DuPont (NYSE) - 48.88 Worthingtoo {NYSE) - 17 45 WASHINGTON (AP) :-. More than 4~.qoo US Bank (NYSE) - 25.17 estates of between $1 m1lhon and $10 mllhon J Gen Electric (NYSE) -17.04 Dai~ stock reports are the 4p.m. ET wouldn't have to pay inheritance taxe~ next year I Har1ey-Davk:lson (NYSE) - 33.72 closing quotes of transactions for under the deal struck by Republicans and • President Barack Obama. JP Morgan (NYSE)- 40.26 Dec. B. 2010. provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Milts The package would !_eave only about 3,500 of NEW YORK (AP) - The compromise bac::ked by Kroger (NYSE)- 20.76 the largest estates subject to federal taxes next President Barack Obama and Republican leaders on Ltd Brands (NYSE)- 31.10 in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and year, a boon for the wealthy that many House extending tax cuts crushed bonds Wednesday as traders Norfolk So (NYSE) - 62.06 Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at Democrats say they can't accept. expected the plan to lead to higher budget deficits and OVBC (NASDAQ)-20.10 (304) 674.0174. Mef!lber SIPC. The estate tax has emerged as one of the biggest a (>ickup in economic growth. Stocks posted modest obstacles to bringing Democrats aboard the tax gams. . . cuts-employment benefits package negotiated by CongressiOnal Democrats could still scuttle the tax Obama and GOP leaders in Congress. House agreement. but bond traders arc acting like it'.s a do~e House rejects mine safety bill Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the lower estate t~x deal. Treasury prices dropped sharply, .sendrng therr prompted by tragedy "a bridge too far." while others in her caucus satd yields higher for a second day. The yield on the 10-year it was a giveaway to the rich tha( would do little to Treasury note rose to 3.24 percent, the highest lev~l WASHINGTON lAP)- The House on Wednesday create jobs. since June 21 and a huge jump from the 2.93 percent lt rejected _a bi)l that would h~ve a.dopted sweeping 1 The federal estate tax reaches fewer than 1 P~~- was trading at Monday before the tax deal was changes m nunc. safety regulatJ<?ns. I~I respons7 to t~e of inheritances. but it has long been a pohti- announced. explosion that killed 29 West V1rgtma coal mmers 111 lightening rod a~ong lawmakers. fr?m both P<ut of the reason oonds are selling off. is that April. . . ies ..Many Rcpubhca_n~ want t~. eh':flm~!e the investors now exp~ct the tax package, \\'hich also • The measure would have made 1t easter to shut estate tax altogether, dens1vely cal,mg It a death · includes an extension of unemployment benefits. to down problem mines. increased penalties for _serious tax'' that makes it hard for parents to transfer lead to better growth in the U.S. economy. That means safetv violations and offered mQre protectlo'n for Jess incentive to keep money parked in ultra-safe whistle-blowers. small businesses to their children. Estate tax opponents got their wish this year. investments like Treasurys and also a greater likelihood Democrats brought up the bill under a special prowhen the tax was temporarily repealed. But the of inflation, which would erode the value of the fixed cedure in which debate was limited and no amendtax holiday will be shor~-Jh·cd because. under cur- payments ~rom bonds. .. . .. 1 ments were allowed. That procedure requires a tworent law. the estate tax IS scheduled to return next Economists arc already rmsmg therr estimates for • thirds majority to pass. The vote.- largely divided year with a top rate of 55 percent for,estates _la!g- economic growth as a re!>ult of the tax-cut pac_kage. along party lines- was 214-193 m favor of passage. er than $1 million for individuals and $2 mtlhon Goldman Sachs economists released a rough estilllate short of the two-thirds needed. , for married couples Wednesday saying that the tax relief could wind up Republicans say the ~ill is ~till too punitiye and ~all The package Obama negotiated would set t~e adding between 0.5 and 1 percentage point to econom- it premature because mvcsllgators arc sttll lookmg top rate at 35 percent and exempt the first $5 mll- ic growth next year. . . into the Upper Big Branch disaster. GOP lawmakers. lion of an individual's estate. Couples could ''There is no question that ncar term thts t~ d~al wtll faulted Democrats for introducing a new version of exempt $10 million. . be a net positive for the economy bec~use 1t will_help the bill late last week with no warning and failing to At those levels. the tax would affect Just 0.14 growth." said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at consult with Republicans. . . percent of all estates in 20 I I,. o_r a?out 3.500 IHS Global Insight. "The Democrats' bill being considered today does Another reason the tax package IS pushmg bond little to address mine safety. but rather imposes severe estates, generating about S 11.2 billion ~n revenue. according to an analysis by the Tax Polley Center. prices lower is that it will lead to a greater supply of penalties on businesses. introduces dramatic regulatoa Washington research group. .. • Treasurys in the marketplac~ a~ the L!.S. government ry changes and pr'?motes unn~cessary liti~l\tio~ which Under the current law. more than 44.000 estales 1ssues more debt to finance Its mcreasmgly large bud- \viii hurt those rrunes and mmers operatmg m good would be taxed next year. generating $34.4 billion get deficits. Estimates of the t<?tal cost of ~e. tax-cut faith.'' said Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito of in taxes. . . package vary widely but go a~ h1gh as $900 bilhon over West Virginia. . . . Many House Democrats are hv1d that Obama the next few years. But Democratic Rep. George M1ller of Cahfomm. would give Republicans a major victory on the Higher Treasury mtcs rippl~ through every comer of chairman of the House Committee on Education and estate tax. especially when the rates are scheduled the economy, raising boJTowmg costs for the govern- Labor and the bill's chief sponsor. said Republicans to go up so much next year. ment. bu~mess and consumers. The Treasury had ''turned their backs on miners." "To out of nowhere throw in soll_lething !hat Department auctioned another $21 billion in 1~-year "As other mine tragedies have shown us in the past. ld not have any prospect of passmg. I thmk. notes Wednesday at a rate of 3.34 percent. the highest inaction today is paid for with the lives of hardwork• er chamber, is stunning,'' said Rep. Earl since May. The TreasUJy will sell $13 billion in 30-year ing miners tomorrow.:· Miller ~aid. . Pomeroy, D-N.D. bonds Thur~day. Selling long-dated bonds is often The bill was a stnppcd-down verst?n of a more The overall ~ax package would extend for two tricky: invcsto~s l!ke the high~r _yielci;S. b~t 30-year expansive measure that a H~use committee appro\"ed years a sweepmg .array ?f tax cuts scheduled_ to bonds would get h1t the hardest tf_m~atJOn picks up. earlier this year. Democrats mtroduced. the lates_t ~·er­ The Mortgage B.an~ers A~sociatlon also reported sion last Friday night - after removmg provisions expire in Ja!luary. mcludmg tho~e for the workmg that mortgage applications shpP.ed last week as refi- that would have applied tou$hcr safet?' law~ to eve~y poor, the middle class and the nch. Republicans hav~ lined up to support the overall nancing activity fell. The average rate for a 30-year business in the country - 111 a last-d1Lch b1d to wm tax package, lo?km_g at the lo~er estate tax as fixed loan rose to 4.66 from 4.56 percent the prevwus approval before Republicans take control of the acceptable constdcnng the rate mcreas~s s~.hed- week. . House next year. . . . Stock mdexes wobbled for most of the day before uled to take effect under current law. It ts a senIt targeted mines like the Upper ~1g Bra~ch m~ne m sible estate tax agreement," the U.S. Chamber of turning positive in the afternoon. Montcoal, W.Va .. site of the deadliest ac~1dent_m the Commerce said. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 13.32 U.S. coal industry !>ince 1970 and the subJeCt of unreThe Family Business Estate Tax. Coalition .. a points. or 0.1 percent, to 11.372.48. solved· criminal and civil investigations. The broader Standard & group working to repeal the tax. sa1d the S5 nullion exemption for individuab and 35 per~ent rat_e Poor's 500 index rose 4.53 "will provide much needed estate tax. rehef until or 0.4 percent, to a new full repeal becomes possible.'' yearly high of I ,228.28. Republican'S and business groups have long The index last traded at Furniture _,~ argued that families often have to sell o~ close this level in late September family businesses in order to come up wtth the 2008. It is now up 10.1 cash to pay the federal inheritance tax. SuP.porte~s percent for the year. of the tax counter that the impact on family ~us1Four of the 10 company groups in the S&P index nesses could be reduced with some tax planm~g. Sen. Blanche Lincoln. D-Ark., said uncertamty rose. Financials rose the Sofas ............................... . about the estate tax has made it harder for s~all most with a 1.8 percent business owners to invest in their COIT_lpames. gain. Bank of America ALL Recliners ......................... . Lincoln, who was defeated for re-election last Corp. rose 3.7 percent to ITEMS th, sponsored an estate tax bill with Sen. Jon lead the 30 stocks that Curios ............................. . R-Ariz., that was used as a model for the make up the Dow. Glider-Rockers ............... . ement.- She said the new .agree~ent w~ll allow The Nasdaq composite • small bus mess owners ''to mvest m their small index rose 10.67, or 0.4, to Desks ............................. .. businesses, farms and ranches, growing those 2.609.16. operations and creating jobs." . The higher rates in the Larp.ps ............................ .. Other business groups, howevel'. remam Treasury market helped Wood Accent Pieces ...... .. opposed to any federal estate ta~. push the dollru: up _against "President Obama falsely claims that the com- other cuJTencies Includpromise ext~nds a!l of the_ expi!i~g tax relief. ing the Japanese yen and when it actually bnngs the JOb-killing death tax the euro. The dollar rose Hours back to life,'' s~id Dick. Patten, pr_esident of the 0.2 perceJ_H against _an Pomeroy, OH M-F 9:30-5 o American Family Busmess Institute, another index of siX other maJor Sat 9:30-1 group dedicated to repealing the estate tax currencies. 992-3671 Furniture • Appliances • Carpet entirely. Anderson and Mike Bartrum attended the winter meeting of the County Boards of Commissioners held in Columbus. • Bartrum and Anderson were at yesterday's meeting. Anderson was reported ill. atients Heat.•ng Local Stocks Obama-GOP deal would tax only 3,500 inheritances Stocks edge higher, Treasurys fall on tax CUt plan * * * Anderso1l's Christmas Sale!~~~ mm UOcru@J®cro®uu o .. .. I �Thursday, December 9, www .mydailysentinel.com 2010 The Daily Sentinel • Page A6 Marauder food drive Submitted photo Makaya Milhoan portrayed Sagawa, a member of the Lewis and Clark exposition team, for members of Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at a recent meeting. The clothSubmitted photo ing she wore for her presentation were handcrafted Students in kindergarten, first and second grades at Meigs Primary have once again completed their annual and representative of what would have been worn by food collection drive for the Meigs Cooperative Parish. The annual food drive has become a tradition at the Sagawa. Makaya is a Meigs Local student, the grand- school and this year students collected over 640 food items. The Meigs Primary Staff acknowledged the f. daughter of Peggy Milhoan and the great-grand drive couldn't have been a success without the hard work of the children and their parents. daughter of Betty Milhoan, both members of the DAR. Opal Grueser, DAR president, joined Makaya for the • • . • picture. Fruth supports URG Submitted photo Fruth Pharmacy recently distributed the proceeds of their annual golf tournament which was held in August. Fruth Pharmacy contributed $2,000 to the University of Rio Grande to support several scholarships that Fruth has founded and helps support each year. President Lynne Fruth commented, "My parents were very committed to extending the opportunity of higher education to students in our local area. The Fruth scholarships were founded to help local students pursue the dream of a college education at The University of Rio Grande. We are very fortunate to have such a fine university so close to our community." Barbara Gellman is shown accepting the check from Lynne Fruth on behalf of the University of Rio Grande. 1 Edwards had prepared fam1ly, home for death RALEIGH. KC. (AP) - For years, Elizabeth Edwards prepared her family for the day she would be gone, talking bluntly about the cancer consuming her body and writing a letter to leave for her children with life advice on topics such as how to pick a church or even a spouse. The preparation continued in her final days, when she made sure Christmas decorations were up in their Chapel Hill home and hct:ame the source of comfort to those close...,t to her. "That \\as sort of who she was. She \\as always. always the shoulder to lean on:' :.aid family friend John Moylan. "And. even at the end. she remained a very strong person. I think they all took their strength from her." Edwards. 61, died Tuesday from cancersix years after she was diagnosed the day after the 200-1- election when her husband John was a vice presidential candidate. Since her cancer has a feeling of celebration as family and friends remembered stories of Elizabeth Edwards' life. In part, he said, that was because of her neverlook-back attitude. "I think that spirit of Elizabeth is so branded in Emma Claire, Jack and Cate. that the kids will be fine," Saunders said. In her final days of rapidly declining health, Saunders relayed a story about how 1ack had jumped onto the bed with his mother to say that he loved her. She smiled at him and said. "I love you too, sweetie," Saunders said. John Edwards was at her side around the clock. He was deeply- upset by his wife's death. Saunders said. but is also focused on attending to the children. He recalled asking Edwards what he planned to do now. to which the former North Carolina senator vowed simply: ''I'm going to be the greatest father there ever was." Added Moylan: "His full focus is on those children.'' Three Clecades after the law school sweethearts married. Elizabeth Edwards separated from her husband about a year ago follqwing his affair and after learning that he fathered a child with his mistress during his second campaign for the White House. He still faces a federal investigation into campaign finances. A family friend said Wednesday that Elizabeth Edwards • . be honored Saturda.. Edenton Street Um Method1st Church in Raleigh. The friend spokt to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the plans have yet to be announced by the family. The public is allowed to attend the event, set to be~in at 1 p.m. The family 1s still working on burial plans. Mourners were asked to make donations to the Wade Edwards Foundation. which was created in honor of Edwards' son whO died in a car crash at age 16. Officials: Man who spoke of jihad arrested in plot BALTIMORE (AP) A 21-year-old construction worker \Vho had recently converted to Islam and told an FBI informant he thought about nothing but jihad was arrested Wednesday when he tried to detonate MARIETTA - Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley what he thought was a Regional Development District, comprised of bomb at a military recruit• Athen-;, Hocking. Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, ment center. authorities Perry and Washington Counties, has been award- said. ed $250,000 from The Ohio Department of Antonio Martinez: ·a Development to help identify and assist companies naturalized U.S. citizen also knmvn as at risk of closure or layoffs. Hussain, The Early Warning Network among state and Muhammad local workforce and economic development part- faces charges of attempted ners, identifies possible resources. and implements murder of federal officers and attempted usc of a strategic solutions for companies at risk. ··This grant will enable us to be proactive across weapon of mass destruction. according to court the region v. ith companies that have need~ or documenh filed opportunities for growth," said Buckeye Hills Wednesday. Executive Director ~isty Casto. "We will work to The bomb he i:. accused further strengthen our relationship with economic of trying to detonate was and community development leaders and assist fake and had hcen prO\ idthem as they partner with our region's employers." ed by an undercover FBI The Ohio Dept. of Development indicates that agent. lt was loaded into the Early Warning Network allows work with com- an SUV that Martinez panies that are in need of assistance before they parked in front of the recruiting center, authoriget to the point of layoff notices. Locally. Ohio's Early Warning Network funded ties said, and an FBI informant picked him up and Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional drove him to a nearby Development District with a grant of $250,000 to vantage point where he operate a Business Retention Network Program in tried to set iJ off. Southeastern Ohio. The program will focus on lt wa~ the second time assisting local economic development profession- in less than two weeks that als as they :.eck to help companies retain employ- a young man was aiTestcd ees and expand their businesses. It will also work trying to detonate what he to create a regional software tracking system and thought wa:- a bomb during a sting operation. brand presence for ongoing use. "There was ne\'Cr any To learn more. visit www.buckeyehilb.org or actual danger to the public call 740-374-9436. Buckeye Hills-HVRDD Receives Early Warning Network Grant returned in an incurable form in 2007. Edwards had talked openly about the expectation that the disease would take her life before long. She had hoped to live several more years. enough time to see her youngest child, I 0-year-old Jack, graduate from high school and possibly see the oldest, 28-year-old Cate. have a child of her own. But Edv.:ards also said over the years that she was talking directly with the kids about death. Meanwhile, she had been penning a letter that her children could use as guidance for their lives ahead. It was an idea she came up with two decades ago after watching the movie 'Terms of Endearment." in which the mother knew she was dying and wrote to her children. David "Mudcat" Saunders, a political adviser and Edwards family friend, said the two youngest children appeared to be coping well with the loss. He said the home, while consumed with sadness, also dunng this operation this were in fact FBI agents. After Martinez found morning:· L'.S. Attorne) Rod J. Rosenstein said out about that case, he Wednesday after a hearing called the FBI informant m U.S. District Court in he had been plotting with B·altimore. "That's and expressed reservabecause the FBI was con- tions about their plan. trolling the situation." according to court docuMartinez appeared in ments. 'Tm not falling for no court Wednesday afternoon and was ordered b.s. ," court documents held until a hearing quote him as saying. But he ultimately decidMonday. According to court doc- ed to continue ~·ith the uments. he has been on plot. On Wednesday he the FBI's radar screen drove an SUV with the since October. when he dummy bomb to the told a confidential FBI recruiting center and source he wanted to attack parked outside the buildand kill military person- ing. authorities said. nel. Investigators believed When he attempted to detMartinez posed a genuine onate the device, he wa... threat and that he carne up arrested. During Wednesday's with the plan by himself. ''The investigation was hearing, ~hU1inez told the undertaken only because judge he could not atTord experts had made the an attorney. He said he determination that there works in constn11.tion, is was a real risk," married and understood the charges against him. Rosenstein said. Asked to identify himThe case is similar to one in Po11land, Ore .. self. he said he was where authorities said Muhanunad Hussain but Antonio they arrested a Somali- contirn1ed born teenager the day after Martinez is still his legal Thanksgiving when he name. Afterward. Joseph used a cell phone to tty to detonate what he thought Balter. the public defender were explosives in a van. assigned to represent him, He intended· to bomb a cautioned against a rush to crowded dov.·ntown ·judgment. "It's \ery. very early in Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. but the people this case;· he said. Authoritic:. did not say he had been communicating with about the plot where Martinet. was born ., or what prompted his conversion to Islam. According to court d. ments. he explained to FBI informant that his mother did not approve of how he had chosen to live. His wife, he said. accepted his lifestyle. "I told her I want to fight jihad ... and she said she doesn't want to stop me,'' he said. adding that he was glad he was not like other people his age, going out or going to school. 'That's not me ... that not what Allah ha~ in mind for me." .\lartinez lives in a workin!!-class northwest Baltimore neighborhood in a tidy. three-story yellow house that's been divided into apartments. No one answered the door Wednesday afternoon. George Jackson. 77. a retired truck driver who lives in the neighborhood and works part-time at a church across the stA said he did not ~ Mmtinez. "Unbelievable. right here in the neighborhood. living next to us. It's a shame," Jackson said. A man. \vho identified himself a~ Martinez's brother-in-law responded to a Facebook message from The Associated Press by referring questions to Balter. �,---...------ - ------ - ~- Bl The Daily Sentinel Inside OVCS wins opener over PCA, Page B2 Sports Briefs, Page B6 ORTS i f POMEROY - A schedule of upcoming htgh school varsity sporting events Involving teams from Metgs. Mason and Gallia count1es. Ihunu1.ay,J:>ecembeL9 Boys Basketball P. Pleasant at Rttchie Co.. 7:30p.m. Girls Basketball Meigs at Alexander. 6 p.m. Wahama at South Galli&, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Hannan. 7:30 p.m. Rock Hill at River Valley, 6 p.m. Southern at Fed Hock. 6 p.m. Erl.d..ay, Dec~O Boys Basketball Fed Hock at Eastern, 6:30 p.m. Southern at Belpre, 6:30 p.m. Meigs at Wellston, 6:30p.m. Gallia Aca at Chesapeake, 7:30 p.m. Teays Valley at OVCS. 7:30 p.m. Jackson at River Valley. 6:30p.m. Girls Basketball Gallia Academy at Logan. 6 p.m. Teays Valley at ovcs. 6 p.m. Wrestling Pt. Pleasant at Indian Classic, TBA Wahama at Fatrland, TBA Saturday.~ber..1.1 • Boys Basketball Eastern at Manchester. 12:30 p.m. River Valley at Meigs. 6:30 p.m. thens at Gallia Aca .. 7:30p.m. Girls Basketball Eastern at Oak Hill. 9 a.m. Pt. Pleasant at Chapmanville. 7:30p.m. Trimble at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Wrestling Gallia Academy, Meigs. River Valley at Burt Builders Invitational. 10 a.m. Pt. Pleasant at lndtan Classic. TBA Thursday, December 9, 2010 Meigs tops Raiders in wrestling dual B Y BRYAN W ALTERS BWALTERS@ MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM BIDWELL, Ohio The Meigs wrestling team spoiled R iver Valley's home opener on Wednesday night following a 42-24 dual non-conference victory in Gallia County. The visiting Marauders won seven of the 11 matches held in different weight classes, posting wins in every division from 145 pounds up. The Raiders had four victories in the weight classes between 125 and 140 pounds. Three other divisions (103, 112 and 119) were double forfeits due to a lack of Watson Sheets competitors. Nick Watson, Tobias Gierhart, Jesse Edwards and Paul Reynolds were the four Raiders to earn wins on Wednesday night. Watson (125) earned a pinfall victory over Cody Hanning. while Giehart and Edwards had forfeit wins Please see Dual, Bl Bryan Walters/photo Meigs' Billy Duvall, top, locks the arm of River Valley's Paul Reynolds during the 145 pound match at River Valley High School on Wednesday evening. Blue Devils roll past River Valley, 61-45 B Y BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYOAILYTRIBUNE.COM POINT Point lands 18 on All-Cardinal Conference teams SENTINEL STAFF DSSPORTS@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM • SISSONVILLE. W.Va. - The Point Pleasant football team landed a total of 18 players on the 2010 All-Cardinal Conference football teams as selected by the league's coaches. The Big Blacks had seven first team selections and 11 honorable mention honorees. First team honorees were seniors JaWaan Williams, Casey Hogg, and Michael Musgrave, and juniors Jason Stouffer. Trey Livingston. Jerrod Long, and Eric Roberts. Honorable mention selections were seniors Gabe Starcher. Chris A.B.!ank.enship. Matt w:v edd1ngton. J.D. Lewis, ano Donovan Powell, juniors Toby Martin, Josh Hereford, Layne Thompson. Brandon Toler, and Anthony Darst, and sophomore Tylun Campbell. Additional selections were as follows Wayne: (first team) J.T. Harmon. Corey Gilkerson, Adam Thacker, Allen Bryant, Brandon Spurlock, Jake Barr, Tyler Adkins, Clyde FerrelL (honorable mention) John Adkins, Justin Maynard, Spencer Stephens. Herbert Hoover: (first team) Noah Cooper, Patrick Nary, J oey Forbes, Carter Kidd, Brandon aY1 ullins. (honorable ~ ention) Harley :Johnson, Josh Jordan, Tyler Casillas, Zach Thaxton, Josh Mack. C h a pmanville: (first team) Jake Robinson, Josh Easterling. John Toler, Dustin Botsch, Brandon Ferguson, (honorable mention) Jake Browning, Joe Please see Point. Bl BIDWELL, Ohio The Gallia Academy boys basketball team shot 50 percent from the field and River Valley • • • JOining lVC Ohio in fall of 2014 n e v e r trailed in the contest Tuesday night during a 61-45 decision over host R i v e r Valley in a non-conference matchup of Gallia County programs. The visiting Blue Lewis Devils (11) won their 12th straight decision over the Raiders ( l2), who were making their 20 10-11 home debut. The victory was also the first for first-year coach Tom varsity Moore. GAHS stormed out to a 19-7 first quarter advantage and never looked back, leading by as many as 15 points (27-12) in the first half. The Raiders, however, rallied over the final 5:45 of the second quarter with a 9-2 run - cutting the halftime deficit down to 2921. RVHS whittled the lead down to six points (32-26) with 5:16 remaining in the third quarter. but never came closer the rest of the way. Gallia Academy closed the third canto on a 13~9 run to take a 45-35 advantage into the finale. The Blue Devils maintained a double-digit lead B Y S ARAH H AWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNe.COM Bryan Walters/photo Gallia Academy's Ethan Moore (20) goes up for a shot during Tuesday evening's game at River Valley High School in Bidwell, Ohio, as the Raiders' Aaron Harrison, right, and Gallia Academy's Nick Saunders (24) prepare for a possible rebound. throughout the fourth quarter and took its biggest lead of the night at 18 points (57-39) with 3:30 left in regulation. GAHS also led 61-43 with 1:06 remaining. The Blue Devils connected on 20-of-40 shot attempts for 50 percent, while the Raiders netted just I 6-of-47 field goals for 34 percent. RVHS did claim a 33-29 rebounding edge in the setback. Another big difference in the outcome came at the charity stripe. GAHS made 16-of-27 free throws for 56 percent, while the hosts netted just 10-of-28 attempts for 36 percent. Galli a Academy had nine different players reach the scoring column in the triumph. with Nick Saunders leading the way with a game-high 21 points. Ethan Moore added 13 points to the winning cause. while Austin Wilson and Jared Golden both chipped in Please see Roll, B6 Rebels edge Belpre in TVC opener, 61-59 B Y S ARAH H AWLEY SHAWLEY@MYDAILYTAIBUNE.COM MERCERV I LLE, Ohio The South Gallia boys basketball team earned its first win in the TVC Hocking on Tuesday evening with a 61-59 victory over Belpre. The Rebels (2-0, 1-0 TVC Hocking) lead by a 15-12 margin after the first quarter of the game and took a 35-26 lead at the half. Visitihg Belpre outscored South Gallia 15-10 in the third quarter to make the score 45-41 advantage Rebels. The Golden Eagles outscored • Ellis Nolan South Gallia 18-16 in the final quarter, but it was not enough as the Rebels took the victory by a score of 61-59. Levi Ellis led the Rebels with 17 points. Jaylan Nolan added 15 points, Danny Matney had 12 points, John Johnson had seven points, and Cory Haner and Dalton Matney each scored five points. Belpre was led by Drew Nestor with 16 points, followed by Rashawn Miller with 14. Erik Waderker with 12. Cody Sellers with eight, Ryan Leasure with four. Cameron Cowan and Jake Ullman with two each, and Steven Francis with one. Belpre won the JV game by a score of 4132. Seth Jarrell.led the Rebels with 13 points, while Jake Ullman Jed Belpre with 17 points. South Gallia will return to the court on Saturday. Dec. 18 as it hosts TVC Hocking opponent Trimble at 6:30 p.m. SOUTH GALLIA 61 , BELPRE 59 Belpre 12 14 15 18 ·59 South Gallia 15 20 10 16- 61 BELPRE (0-2. o-1 rvc Hocking) Drew Nestor 6 0-2 16. Rashawn Millers 2·2 14 Erik Waderker s 1-2 12. Cody Sellers 3 1·3 8. Ryan Leasure 2 0·0 4. Jake Ullman 1 0-0 2, Cameron Cowan 0 2·3 ~·Steven FranCIS 0 1·2 1. TOTALS. 26 7-18 29. Three-pomt goals 8 (Nestor 4. Miller 2. Waderker. Sellers). SOUTH GA~LIA (2-0. 1·0 TVC 1 1 ~~f:~n?)~-~e~ 5~ ~~~n~·~!i~:Ya~l~~ 12 12, John Johnson 3 1-4 7, Cory Haner 2 1-25. Dalton Matney 1 3-4 5 .. TOTALS 22 16·32 61. Threepomt goals: 1 (Eilts). ATHENS. Ohio River Valley High School was officially accepted into the Tri Valley Conference at the league's monthly meeting held on Wednesday. The Raiders were unanimously voted into the TVC Ohio Division by 14 current members of the Tri Valley Conference. The 15th current member school was absent for the vote. River Valley will begin play in the lea~e in the fall of 20 14. There had been discussions among league members of River Valley joining the league in the fall of 20 12 in all sports except football, but the Raiders would have been forced to play two seasons as an independent football program. a difficult scheduling task in the area. The Raiders will become the 16th member of the Tri Valley Conference. Current Ohio Division members are Alexander, Athens. Meigs. Nelsonville-York. Vinton County, and Wellston. Hocking Division members are Belpre, Eastem, Federal Hocking, Miller, South Gallia, Southem. Trimble, Waterford. and Wahama. With the acceptance of River Valley, there will be seven Ohio Division schools and nine Hocking Division schools. The uneven schedulin~ numbers are an obstacle to be worked out in the nearly four years before the Raiders be~in league play. In the mterim, River ' Valley will continue play in the Ohio Valley Conference against opponents Chesapeake. Coal Grove. Fairland, Rock Hill, and South Point. This will the third con• · h h' f' terence 111 t e I Story 0 1 River Valle) High School. The Raiders were a member of the SEOAL • • • I · II f be~pnmng 111 t 1e ta o 19~2 When the school was founded. ln the fall Of 2002. River Valley became a member of the mostly Lawrence County b d OVC ase . I �~~ -~ _, -- --- --~ Page B2 • The Daily Sentinel --~-~- ~- -·- ........................... ~~-~-~----~---II!'!""''-~-- www.mydailysentinel.com I!S..a•z"a ..-•all&a....a••••:!II!"'IIA Thursday, December 9, 2010 Defenders win Florida football coach Meyer resigns season opener over PCA, 59-41 BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS@MYDAILYTRIBUNECOM ,.. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team started the 2010-11 season in grand style Friday night, posting a 59-41, Irwin Carman victory over Parkersburg Christian Academy at the First added 11 points, while Baptist Church Ben Tillis rounded Activities Building in things out with two points. the Old French City. Irwin also had teamThe Defenders ( 1-0) of seven assists and best fell behind 9-7 after six steals, while eight minutes of play, Carman hauled in a but a 25-7 second quarteam-best eight ter surge allowed the rebounds. hosts to take a comThe Defenders were manding 32-16 edge 22-of-55 from the field into the intermission. overall for 40 percent, OVCS led by double including 4-of-18 from digits the rest of the three-point territory for night, although 22 percent. The hosts Parkersburg Christian were also 11-of-23 from did manage to cut into the free throw line for that deficit with a small 48 percent. '13-11 third quarter run Cory Alley led PCA for a 43-29 score head- and all scorers with 23 ed into the finale. points. Brad Lowers The Defenders closed and Austin Alley also the game on a 16-12 added respective totals run, allowing the hosts of 14 and four points. to claim the 18-poind OVCS returns to triumph. action Friday night Daniel Irwin and Pete when it hosts Teays Carman both paced Valley Christian in a 'ovcs with 16 points girls-boys doubleheader apiece, followed by at 7:30 p.m. The girls Paul Miller with 14 varsity contest will markers. T.G. Miller begin at 6 p.m. Dual fromPageBl because MHS did not have grapplers in the 130 or 135 pound diviSIOns. Reynolds also earned a pinfall victory over Travis Tackett in the 140 pound weight class. Billy Duvall, Chris Hysell, Michael Muniz, Jeffrey Roush, Dan Stewart, Michael Little and Zach Sheets scored individual victories for the Marauders. Duvall posted a pinover fall victory William Bowman in the weight 145-pound class, while Hysell did the same in the 152 match against Chris Yanda. Muniz also recorded a pinfall win over Chance Davis in the 160 division. Roush (171), Stewart Point fromPageBl Woody, Zack Maynard, Tyler Cox. Thomas Belcher, Caleb Belcher, Dylan Wiley, Craig Johnson, Dustin Smith, Brad Parsons. Poca: (first team) Jason Cuffee, Tyler Moore, Du stin Burkhammer, Jake Skeens, Tray Davis, (honorable mention) Colton Whittington, Trevor Dunlap, Jordan Brandon, .J.R. Bush, Clinton Parsons , Ricky Riggall, Dylan Dawson. Scott: (first team) Nevin Honeycutt , Jacob Blosser, Caleb Linville, Jonathan Osborne, (honorable mention) Dakota Ball, Marshall Tully, Dustin Mitchell. Tolsia: (first team) Jacob Copley, Virgil Salmons, (honorable Charlie mention) Crabtree, Ryan Salmons, Sammy Mosley, Cody Duvall. Sissonville: (first team) Chuck Lynch, (honorable mention) Wes Withrow. Ju stin Cooper, Jared Proctor, Colton Fleck, Chase Coffman. (189) and Little (215) all won by forfeit because RVHS had no competitors in those weight classes. Sheets also recorded a pinfall victory over Zane Carroll in the heavyweight matchup. There were also three exhibition matches held, but the results did n.o t count towards the final team tallies. Two of the three exhibition matches were won by River Valley. Watson earned a victory over Tackett after Tackett suffered an injury and was unable to continue, while Gierhart pinned Hanning. Duvall also pinned Reynolds in the varsity finale. Both teams return to action Saturday when they travel to Vincent for the Warren Burt Builders Invitational at 10 a.m. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - With his wife and two of his three children sitting a few feet away, Urban Meyer didn't have to look very far to be reminded why he's leaving one of the premier jobs in college football. It's all about family. Meyer resigned from Florida on Wednesday, stepping down for the second time in less than a year. His first attempt, which lasted just a day, was for health reasons. This time it's to be a better husband and father. "At the end of the day, I'm very convinced that you're going to be judged on how you are as a husband and as a father and not on how many bowl games we won," Meyer said at a campus news conference. "I've not seen my two girls play high school sports. They're both very talented Division T-A volleyball players, ·so I missed those four years. I missed two already with one away at college. I can't get that time back." The 46-year-old coach led Florida to two national titles but briefly resigned last December, citing health concerns. He had been hospitalized with chest pains after the Gators lost to Alabama in last season's Southeastern Conference championship game. "Last year was a kneejerk reaction," Meyer said. "This year was just completely different." Meyer called Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley on Saturday to tell him he was contemplating retirement. They met Tuesday to finalize his intentions. Meyer signed a sixyear, $24 million extension in 2009, meaning he's walking away from about $20 million in guaranteed salary. But Foley did agree to pay Meyer a $1 million retention bonus the coach would have received had he been employed on Jan. 31,2011. This time, Foley doesn't anticipate another change of heart. "He's worked his tail off," Foley said. "You think of what he's rebuilt. He built one at Bowling Green, he built one at Utah, he built one here. It's not just sacrifices here the last six years. Th.at's 10 years of their lives, not to mention what he did before that as an assistant coach. It's his time to step back and spend time with his fami- Meyer said. The decision to walk away was even tougher because of Florida's struggles this season. The Gators were near the bottom the SEC in every offensive category, got. blown out in games against Alabama, South Carolina and Florida State, and finished 7-5. It was the most losses in Meyer's 10-year coaching career. "I just think Florida deserves the best, and I'm not sure we gave them my best this year," he said. Meyer was hired away from Utah by Florida after he led the Utes to an undefeated season. In his second season in Gainesville, he led the Gators' to a national championship. Two seasons later he won another, the third time overall the school topped the Gary W. Green/Orlando Sentinei/MCT final AP Top 25. A bid for another Florida head coach Urban Meyer shows his frustration during the first half against Florida State at Doak national championship Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, on fell short in 2009, and the day after Christmas, Saturday, November 27. Meyer surprisingly ly. You're not getting it . happens in this profes- announced that he waSA back. I admire him for sion. We're just happy giving up the job. Less. that." for him. He's doing it the than 24 hours later, he Foley said the coaching right way." changed his mind and search will begin immeAOL FanHouse first decided to instead take a diately and hopes to have reported the resignation, leave of absence. a ne.w coach before and fellow coaches were Meyer scaled back in Christmas. Although quick to praise his efforts January - he didn't go Foley declined to offer at Florida. on the road recruiting names, Utah's Kyle "The world of college but still worked steadily Whitting· ham, football will miss through national signing Mississippi State's Dan Urban," said former USC day. He returned for Mullen and Arkansas' coach Pete Carroll, who spring practice in March, Bobby Petrino are likely left his job for the NFL's but managed to take sigon the list. Seattle Seahawks. "He nificant time off before Meyer said he planned did a great job coaching and after. to be involved in the at Florida. He had major But this season he had search, which could personal issues and to replace Tim Tebow make Whittingham and health issues a year ago, and several other stars Mullen front-runners. and I'm sure that he did who had gone on to the Whittingham was everything he could to NFL, and the Gators Meyer's defensive coor- fight it off. Now he's struggled mightily. dinator in Utah, and making decisions that are Florida lost five reguMullen held the same probably exactly what he lar-season for the first position under Meyer for needs to be doing." . time since 1988. The'seafour years at Florida. Added former Florida son ended with an embarPetrino was ro1ey's sec- coach and current South rassing 31'-7 victory to ond choice behind Meyer Carolina coach St~ve Florida State, Meyer's in 2004. Spurrier: "I believe he first loss to the riva~ "I don't see why it will coach again some Seminoles. should take that long," day, but if he doesn't, he After that game, Meye Foley said, adding that he will go down as one of vowed to fix the Gators' has not contacted any- the best coaches in col- problems. one. lege football history." Now, he'll help find Meyer's announcement Meyer left open the the person to do it. caught players, fans and possibility of returning to "It has to be fixed," he the rest of college foot- the sideline, but said it said. "It's broke a little ball by surprise. was not going to happen bit right now. But the way you fix it is hard He called assistant in the "immediacy." coaches, many of whom He plans to catch his wprk. When I say broke were on the road recruit- daughters' volleyball it's broke because of a ing, earlier this week to matches - his oldest is a constant attrition of relay the news. sophomore at Georgia coaches who, God bless Quarterbacks coach Scot Tech and the other will them, have gone on to be Loeffler told the AP he attend Florida Gulf Coast great head coaches. ... was "stunned" and that next fall - and catch You lose five juniors to more of his son's athletic the NFL draft and you no one saw this coming. have a little bit of a void "We'll be fine," said events. Loeffler, adding that "There's not a perfect in there right now. But Meyer was planning to time, however, this is it's Florida. We'll be meet with . his staff probably about as good a back strong, stronger Wednesday night. "It time you can have," than ever." 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Dep $300 Nice 2 bdr. House for rent io Point & up, 425.00 AJC, WID hook-up, Pleasant. month 425.00 tenDoll's for sale- Lissie deposit. ant pays electric, All new doll's, Rusty, Lee appliances. EHO 304Middelton, Loyld Want t<> buy Junk 675-1206. or 304-' Ellm View Apts. Middetton, misc., Cars, call 740-388593-4959 304-882-3017 0884 740-7 42-2498 J �.. ----------------------~~-- -. --------~~--------~----------~~~ Page 84 • The Daily Sentinel .... .......... ................ ..............~ --~----~ ~~ ~~~~.~ www.mydailysentinel.com ~~ Thursday, December 9, 2010 In Memory ~ ), 'In Loving Memory of AdaE. Bissell on her Birthday Orva Jean Marilkn &Mi e §ot: Sorr:tet:hina t:o say t:o t:hat: S_pecia( Sorneone? '( Say it in The C(assifiedsl " In Memory In Memory tlit w..·,'t'tC;t}'"'-~'".," 111 tltt w~-.rf.t '~ rlu W(lrr.r ?r\ <tilT dHJ ~lit• ntOStJ'rt"~IOUS Uhltfitl' sr•llltlm.•r(t<'r ttl tmc :il:'mt dii1f85 lk'\'tr cli.mtJl l"MI'rt uf>~alfs m <'Ur lilmn .m.f rfit'lltJiiO. 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DIANE LYNCH, CLERK & MAPOTHER MAPOTHER, PS.C lisa A. Herndon(0074862)Ja mes P Dady (0064152) Attorneys for Plalntiff815 West Market Street, SUite 500 Louisville, 40202 Kentucky Phone: (502) 587· 5400 Fax: (502) 587· 5454 (11) 11, 18, 24, (12) 2, 9.'16, Notice of Public hearingNotice is hereby giv'en that a public heanng will be ..-T-.....---~~~ held at 8.15am, January 3, 2011 in the 3rd floor conference room at the Meigs County Department ol Job and Family Services, 175 Race Street. Middleport, Ohio 45760 to rece1ve public comment on the County's Comprehensive Sooal Services Plan which is required by Title XX of the Soc1al Security Act. The plan encompass will funding reimbursement for eligible Title XX programs for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. The heanng ocallon is handicap accessible.Chnstoph ar T. Shank,Director (12) 9, 16, 23 _EGAL 'JOTICEMEIGS COMMON PLEASVanderbiit Mortgage and Finance, Inc., Plaintiff vs. Unknown Defendant, being the Unknown Occupant of manufactured home. Defendant. The Unknown Defendant, be1ng the Unknown Occupant of manufactured home located at 7 Lincoln Drive, Pomeroy, OH 45769, will take not1ce that on July 22. 2010, the Plaintiff Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance. Inc.• hied its Complamt m the Court of Common Pleas of Meigs County, Ohio, 100 Second Street. Case No. 10-CV-072, �-~~·--~--·------- Thursday, December 9, 2010 www.mydailysentinel.com BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker OH, MISS 9UXLE':Y PUTS TrleWRO~G NAMES ON EVE:R.YTI-IING. IT'S SO CONFUSIN~! 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If you are feeling "eal)' or tired,. know that it has been a stressful week in many ways. Others n.>spond in kind to a goodwill gesture. let someone explain him- or herself, e,·en if you aren't interested. Tonight Dinner for two. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) *** You have different ide,\5 from others. Give those around vou the courtesy of weighing their id&ls clOd wh<lt they think. You might bt' ~urprist'd by how different yel v.llid their perspe\" lives are. Tonight Burning the c,mdle ,,t bothendo;. GEMINI (May 21- june 20) ***** Deal directly with otlwrs ell a distanre. If you need to Celli in tll1 expert, don't challenge thb person. Your questions need to be phr.1sed most polite!)~ unless you want a iirestom1. Positi\·e news allows for a new du-ection. Tonight: Make plans for a day outing. CA~CER (June 21-luly 22) ***** Defer to others, know;ng full well your hmits. Someone whom you consider yourself to be dose to steps up to the plate. 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Tonight: Fh.rt the night m..-ay. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-l'\0\. 21) * ** If) ou think -:laying home or a home--based busin~o; could be more effecti\ e, mvestigate that possibility. If ) ou are feeling cr.1mped, you ju"t might want to take the day off and do what you absolutely '"''anl to do. Tonight: Order in. SAGI1TAJUUS (1\0\. 22-Dec. 21) ***** You could go wa} O\ erboard a~ you attempt to let someone know where }OU are coming from. Env1sion wh,ll you w.mt ,md expect. Bemg unusu.11ly gr.1dous wouldn't hurl, either ln the lllng run, it is the right w.Jy to go. 'Ihnight: H.mg w1Lh your friPnds. CAPRICORN (~c. 22-Jan. 19) ****Curb a nt't:'d to use money ,,s ,, me,1sure oi others. Adually, ii you detach, you c,m !>ee that many ~ple h,,, e ,, Jot to offer.\ Valk a''"il)' from) our 'alue svstem for at least <~ d.w. Understand that ewr\'one hdS limil:.. 1hrught: Bu' ,, tn'Jt on'the way homE'. AQUARIUS Oan. 2G-feb. 18) ***** Stop and lake a breath. Look around. You :rughl notice an eas ing off of tenc;ion that allows greater gwe-and·take Your abilil) to anchor in on your prionties and ~o'\.mvince others to go ,,long emerges. Tonight: Your win· nmg smile says it all. riSCfS (feb. 19-March 20) '*** Underslc1nd th,1l by pulling back. you'll ha\e gre.ller give-and-take. Gather infom1ation. C.11l someone at a dio;t,mce whom you l'Jre dbout. You disl'over how good you can feel by not acting out. '[l)night. Make weekend plan.... ]lli'lfllclme Bi~ar i~ t>ll the lnlcmcl at hll]':/lurtm~ ja,qut'Jincl>isar.com. .mvdailvsentinel.com ' ' : • ' • • • • �·--------·--~-----~-----------~· Page 86 • The Dailv Sentinel www. mydailysentinel.com " Sports Briels PPJSHS Softball Booster Meeting POINT PLEASANT. W.Va .. - There \vill be a PPJSH S girls softball booster meetin on Tuesday, December 14 at 6 p.m. in the commons area of the high school. INF Cairo re-signs with ~eds LAKE BUbNA VISTA. Fla. (AP) - Infielder Mtguel Cairo has re-signed with the Cincinnati Reds. getting a $2 million deal for two seasons Cairo started all over the diamond last season in a part-time role. He hit .290 for the NL Central champions. Cairo is 36 and ha~ spent 15 seasons in the majors. His agents, Sam and Seth Levinson. said Wt:dnesday that his contract marked the first multiyear deal of Cairo's career. The versatile Cairo signed a minor league deal with Cincinnati last winter after spending most of 2009 in the minors for Philadelphia. Browns QB McCoy remains sidelined BEREA, Ohto (AP) - Browns rookie quarterback Colt McCoy still isn't ready to practice because of an ankle injury that will likely keep him out for a third straight game. McCoy hasn't played since suffering a high left ankle sprain on Nov. 21 at Jacksonville. his fifth start. Browns coach Eric Mangini said Wednesday it's possible that McCoy could practice this week. but it's "not a slam dunk.'' He said McCoy was able to work with trainers on Tuesday. Jake Delhomme has started the past two games for the Browns (5-7), who will travel to Buffalo (2-10) on Sunday. McCoy said last week that he wants to play again this sea~on. 4 WVU defensive players earn all-Big East honors MORGANTOWN. W.Va. (AP) - Four West Virginia defensive players have been named to the all-Big East first team. Defensive lineman Chris Neild. linebacker J.T. Thomas and defensive backs Keith Tandy and Robert Sands earned the honor Wednesday. The Mountaineers rank third in the nation in total defense. allowing just 251 yards per game. No WVU offensive players made the first team. Quarterback Geno Smith. wide receivers Jock Sanders and Tavon Austin. offensive lineman Don Barclay were named to the second te'am, as were defensive linemen Scooter Berry and Bruce Irvin and cornerback Brandon Hogan. No. 22 West Virginia (9-3) plays in the Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 28 against North Carolina State (8-4) in Orlando, Fla. Thursday, December 9, Steelers QB's broken nose "looks like cornflakes" PITI'SBURGH (AP) Ben Roethlisberger is walking around with a large bandage on his broken nose and a protective boot on his painfully injured right foot. And, at least for a moment, a smile brought on by another well-known Pittsbur~h sports tigure. ''Mano Lemieux told DETROIT (AP) - At least four former athletes chargt:d 111 a point-fixing scheme at Ohio's me I finally look like a player,'' University of Toledo are expected to plead guilty. hockey Roethlisberger said a federal prosecutor in Detroit said Wednesday. Wednesday, referring to Assistant U.S. Attorney David Morris made the the Penguins' co·owner. disclosure during a brief court hearing more than a The Steelers quarteryear after a grand jury indicted eight people on back will wear a protective conspiracy charges. including six former Toledo shield to protect a nose football and basketball players. that so splintered while Also charged are Detroit-area businessmen being smacked by the Ghazi "Gary'' Manni and Mitchell "Ed" Karam. Ravens' Haloti Ngata, x\vho are accused of betting $407,000 on Toledo rays revealed nose bones basketball games in 2005 and 2006 and paying that "looked like corn flakes,'' Roethlisberger players to shave points or control the final score. said. Morris said he's expecting plea deals with for"I was like, 'Oh. that's mer football players Adam Cuomo, Harve)~ good,' " he said. • "Scooter" McDougle Jr. and Quinton Broussard, R e g a r d I e s s . and former basketball player Anton Currie. Roethlisberger practiced Defense lawyers acknowledged that agreements Wednesday as usual, and have been signed or are in the works. No dates for he plans to play in guilty pleas were set Wednesday. Sunday's AFC North Manni and Karam are expected to go on trial in game against Cincinnati late spring or summer. Former Toledo basketball (2-10). Despite having his players Kashif Payne and Keith Triplett are also nose bent awkwardly during Pittsburgh's initial charged. "It's kind of taken a toll on Keith but he's cham- series. he didn't miss a pioning his innocence," defense lawyer Ray play as the Steelers (9-3) beat the Ravens 13-9 on Richards said in an interview after the hearing. Sunday to take sole poswhich none of the ex-players attended. session of the division lead The government's evidence includes secretly with four games remainrecorded phone calls involving Karam. Manni and ing. Toledo p,layers. The quarterback has The FBI has said Cuomo. a running back from been told him he can do no Hagersville , Ontario, was a key contact for the further damage to his nose gamblers and first met Manni through the owner of by playing. His nose also a phone shop in Toledo, 60 miles south of Detroit. was broken and needed He apparently made incriminating statements to ' surgical reconstmction following his 2006 motorinvestigators. "Cuomo stated that he was the University of cycle accident. But this Toledo player who started the point-shaving injury wasn't complicated by that rebuilding. scheme with Gary. .. . He brought 'numerous' "They said everythin& University of Toledo athletes from the football and looked really good,' basketball teams" to the Detroit area to meet the Roethlisberger said. "I did gambler. FBI agent Stephen Ferrari said in a court a CT scan before the document unsealed in 2009. surgery (Monday) and The case is being handled in Detroit because they said everythmg was still holding up really well that's where the alleged conspiracy was hatched. APNewsBreak: Plea deals expected in sports bribery and they were really pleased with that. .. The plntes and everything in my face were fine, so that's !?ood.'' Playmg with a shield for the first time will • some adjustment, just does hockey players w 1u choose to wear one after playing without it. "We're going to get some practice. so we'll see,'' he said. "I saw the early forecast is rain. snow. so it'll be fun, I'm sure.'' Ngata wasn't penalized for raking his hand across Roethlisbereer's face. but was fined SIS,()()() a day later for striking a defenseless player in~ the head. Roethlisberger had no comment about the fine. but teammate Hines Ward said he was oJad someone other than Steelers linebacker James Harrison got fined for hitting a quarterback. Roethlisberger said he asked referee Terry McAuley why there was no penalty and was told, "He was just trying to tackle you." • Ravens linebac Jam eel McClain also was fined $40,000 for a helmet hit that caused Steelers tight end Heath Miller's concussion. That hit also wasn't penalized. "But once again the referees didn't throw any flags. so there ·s still some discrepancies going on,'' Ward said. "It's finally good to see that we're not the only team getting fines. I'm not happy the way it happened, \vith no penalties. but it's good to see somebody else have to deal with it. Especially for the hit on Heath." While Steelers coach Mike Tomlin lists Miller as doubtful, the tight end isn't giving up hope he might play on Sunday. RI'IE Available Today Only! Bryan Walters/photo River Valley's Aaron Harrison shoots the ball over the outstretched arm of G~llia Academy defender Tyler Eastman (32) during Tuesday's non-league game at R1ver Valley High School in Bidwell, Ohio. Roll Cody Smith rounded things out with two points apiece. River Valley last from PageBl defeated the Blue Devils on December 30. 2004. eight apiece. at the University of Rio Ben Robinson and Grande by a 43-32 marTyler Eastman both had gin. Before then, it had three markers. while Joe been since the 1998-99 Jenkins and Drew Young campaign that the both added two points Raiders won this each. Cody Billings matchup. Gallia rounded out the Devils' Academy is currently 20scoring with one point. 1 in this contest since the Aaron Harrison led the 1998-99 season. hosts with 14 points. fol- ' Gallia Academy also lowed by Trey Noble claimed an evening with eight markers and sweep with a 60-25 vicAustin Lewis with seven. tory 111 the junior varsity Kyle Bryant and contest. Both teams return to Dominique Peck both added six points apiece, action on Friday night. as travels to while Derek Flint and GAHS a Chesapeake while RVHS hosts Jackson in a pair of non-conference matchups at 6 p.m. • GALLIA ACADEMY 61, RIVER VALLEY 45 GA RV 19 10 16 16 7 14 14 10 - 61 45 GALLIA ACADEMY (1·1) Austin Wilson 3 0·0 8, Ben Robinson 1 0·0 3, Ethan Moore 3 7·11 13, Joe Jenkins 1 0·0 2, Nick Saunders 9 1· 2 21. Tyler Eastman 1 1·2 3, Jared Golden 2 4·6 8. Cody Billings 0 1·2 1, Drew Young 0 2·4 2. Jim Clagg 0 0·0 0. TOTALS: 20 16·27 61 Three· point goals: 5 (Wilson 2, Saunders 2, Robinson). RIVER VALLEY (1·2) Trey Noble 4 0·3 8 Aaron Hamson 4 5·10 14. Kyle Bryant 2 0.0 6. Austin Lewis 3 1·7 7, Domln1que Peck 1 4·5 6. Derek Flmt 1 o-o 2. Cody Smith 1 0· 3 2. Austm Whobrey 0 0.0 0 TOTALS· 16 10·28 45 Thrco·pomt goals. 3 (Bryant 2. Harrison) 2010 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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