http://66.213.69.5/files/original/561ce2f4813bb39815544d8341ae2b27.pdf 47b5ab5cdd2849b050e04fa65b9a3712 PDF Text Text Page B6 • The Daily 5.entinel Prep Not;book www.mydailysentinel.com • Bettsville's mrls finally ~· WID eague game • •• BY MARK WtWAM$ ASSOCIATED PRESS It had to happen eventually. The 41 -39 victorv Thursday by Bettsvitle,.s girls over North Baltimore. marked the Bobcats' first in the Midland Athletic League since the conference was formed for the 1985-86 season. They arc now 1-222 in the league. The Bobcats won despite missing leading scorer and lone senior Emily Johnson. who was injured. IT'S BEEN A WHILE: The Madison boys beat Chardon 71-56 to win 'the Premier Conference. their first league championship in 23 years. Findlay' defeated Lima Senior 60-52 to win the Greater Buckeye Conference title Thursday, Findlay's first outright boys basketball title since the 19.79-80 season. Marion Harding has clinched at least a share of the girls' title, it's first championship since 1994. Findlay's girls also can win a share of what would be their fourth straight conference title . After starting the season · 0..15, Paulding's boys won two straight games, beating Lafayette Allen East 51 -50 and Defiance 64-59. IT'S ALL RELATIVE: Findlay's Car lee Roethlisberger (Big Ben's little sister} set a school record when she made 16 free throws in 18 attempts in a 56-46 win over Centerville. Roethlisberger scored 32 points to move into second place on Findlay 's career scoring list with I ,450 points . Now that Hamilton's Billy Allen has topped 1,000 points, next up on the district's all-time scoring list is his father, Larry, who scored 1,105 points at Hamilton Taft . Larry also is his son's coach. Scott Rogers, who has coached the Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame girls to two of the past three Division I state titles, has been taking time off this season to watch his daughter Aubrey play for nearby Cincinnati Indian Hill , where she is a freshman guard. Notre Dame, meanwhile. won its sixth straight Girls ' Greater Cincinnati League title by beating St. Ursula 66-59. Cincinnati La ·Salle's Bobby Austin, son of the former University of Cincinnati star with the same name, leads the Greater Catholic League in scoring. HOW 'BOUT THAT: Mansfield Madison rallied from a 45-25 deficit with 4: 12 to play in the third quarter to beat Ashland 6558 in overtime . Zach Maxey scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half and overtime, and forced overtime with a reverse layup with 16 seconds left in regulation. Carey's Vincent Windau hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Blue Devils a 44-42 win over Sycamore Mohawk . The vi~tury gave Carey its first Midland Athletic League championship since 1994. Canton McKinley grabbed the game's first 19 rebounds and Leo Turpin scored a career-high 32 points in beating North 20-point run lifts San Antonio past Nets EAST RUTHERFORD. N.J. tAP) - Tim Duncan scored seven of hi s 2 t points in a 20-0 San AniOnio spurt to start the second quarter and the Spurs took advantage of the absence of All-Star guard Jason Kidd to beat the New Jersey Nets 107-82 on Tuesday nigh!. Tony Parker added 19 points and Manu Ginobili had I~ as the Spurs avoided tying their season -high three-g ame losing streak with their third win in eight games. Vince Carter had 18 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Nets, ·who also were without two other starters who have been sidelined for a while- center Nenad Krstic and forward Richard Jefferson. Rookie Marcus Williams had nine points and a careerhigh 10 assists starting for Kidd. who will miss final two games before the AllStar break with a lower back strain . His status for the NBA midseason classic on Sunday in Las Vegas is uncertuin . evening t h e 1 r record at 2 6 . 2 h going inw the All Star .break. And when the Heat r c' tt m e play ne.\1 ,, c e k . coach Pat Riley will be back on Notebook the side line for the first time since leaving the team Jan. 3 to have surgcries on his hip and knee. Zach Randolph had 17 points and six rebounds for Portland, and Jarrell Jack added If> points. The Trail Blazers, who had a modest two-game winning streak snapped, were within four with 9: I~ remaining - but Wade scored six straight points over the next I :28 to help put the game away for Miami. • Cumon Hoover 90-6 1. The Jefferso n Area gi rls beat Warren JFK for their 450th victory in their 32year hi story. Sandusky Perkins' boys huve won 18 straigtu to tie a school record set in the 1<Jl:U-84 season and Coshocton's 16-4 season by the girls tied the 2002-2003 team for the best regular season record. Wah Gibler had 20 points as Cincinnati St. Xavier surprised Cincinnati Elder 61-53 . the Panthers ' first home lo" in more than two years. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Zach Beilharz of Defiance Tinora celebrated his 16th birthday on Friday by hitring a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift the Rams to a 40-38 victory over Antwerp. 1,000 POINTS: Mansfield Madison 's Matt Mavericks 99, Bucks 93 Brown scored 32 points to MILWAUKEE (AP) top 1,000 in a 78-66 victory Dirk Nowitzki had 38 points over Lexington on II rebounds and the and Miami 104, Portland 85 Saturday; Andy Hermiller Dallas Mavericks overcame MIAMI (AP) - Dwyane of Miller City reached the 1.000-point mark by scor- Wade shook off a bruised a I 6-poim second-half ing 26 points in a 62 -53\oss left shoulder to score 35 delicit to win their eighth to Kalida: Massi lion points, and Miami got back straight. The Mavericks , with the Washington senior guard to the .500 mark for the first NBA's best record at 43 -9 , Michael Porrini passed time in three months . Wade had 16 of his points outscored the Bucks 28-11 1,000 career points in a win in the final quarter, when the in the fourth quarter as over Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas in which he nea'rly Heat pulled away for their Milwaukee se lf-destructed had a quadruple-double seventh win in eight games, with six turnovers and failed with 14 points, II rebounds, I 0 assists and further analysis. , eight steals. It's the second straight SPREAD THE season that NASCAR's WEALTH: The Shelby biggest event has been from Page 81 girls have won their second marred by cheating scanstraight Northern Ohio dals. Last year. Jimmie League championship even before Sunday's race, they Johnson's crew chief was though, like last year, no would be allowed to partici- sent home for four races , player is averaging more pate. when he was caught cheatthan II points per game. But Roush Racing already ing in qualifying. Johnson WE ARE THE CHAM· has a . replacement for won the race without Chad PIONS: Coal Grove Reiser, and said the 500 wi II Knaus, who rejoined the Dawson-Bryant's girls have be the first race he ha' team in March and helped won two straight Ohio missed since the team's Johnson win the Nc.xtel Cup Valley Conference champi- inception in I 999 - a title. onships. the first time in stretch of 255 races. NASCAR did not strip Reiser and Francis may points school history that any basfrom Johnson ketball team has won con- not appeal because delaying · because the sanctioning secutive league titles; the the suspension could cause body had been reluctant to East Palestine boys and them to miss the debut of force a team to start the seaColumbiana Crestview girls the Car of Tomorrow at son in the red. But after have captured their second Bristol Motor Speedway in three cars failed inspection straight league titles, both March. during Sunday\ qualifying In toughening its penal- session, NASCAR decided in different leagues. They won in the 74th and final ties, NASCAR made the it had up the ante to deter season in the Tri -County unprecedented move of tak- teams from continuously League last year and both ing points away before the pushing the envelope. The actions come at a won the large-school divi- season has even started. Kahne and Kenseth were time when chairman Brian sion in the new Inter-Tri 50 points apiece, . docked France is attempting to County League this year; Zanesville Maysv ille's while Riggs and Sadler lost jump-start the family husi 'ness, which see med to girls won their first outright 25 each. Reiser and Francis also plateau last season after Muskingum Valley League title ; Chardon's gi rls were fined $50,000 each, years of booming populari wrapped up their second while Childers and Brown ty. With television ratings down. attendance at a standstraight Premier Athletic were fined $25,000 each. All four drivers will start stilt and France still trying Conference championship, marking the first time in the . season with negative to match the NFL's broad schodl history they have points - a move that most appeal, NASCAR felt it had won consecutive league likely infuriated the teal])s, to crack down on cheating. but sent a strong message Still, NASCAR stoppe\l titles; Warsaw River View's that NASCAR will no short of kicking the teams girls are 42-0 in their three longer tolerate rule-break- out of the race, a move many believe would be the years in the East Central ers. NASCAR is still investi- ultimate punishment . Ohio League; reigning twogating Waltrip, who had a "We· re going to get tough time Division IV champion car part seized and shipped with the competitors when Berlin Hiland's girls were back to North Carolina for they push the credibility of undefeated in the lnterValley Conference and now have won 12 straight league titles and M5 straight conference games; Dresden Tri-Vall~ ' s boys have won their t ·d straight Muskingum ey League title: Onoville won the boys and girls titles in the Putnam County League. NOTABLE: Ada 's Zac Dysert, Ohio's Division VI player of the year in football. swred 44 points in a 67-62 victory over Spencerville; Isaiah Felder had 33 points as Georgetown beat Blanchester 60-55 . Office of lconomlc 1ncl Daytona 0 Wednesday, February 14.2007 to hit a tield goal in the final 7:05. Dalla, took it> tiN teau of the game, 91-92, w~th I :0-1 to play on N<>W ttzkl ' layup aha th~ Ma\ertcks got a thtrd dl illKe allt'r a pa1r ol offen,ive rebound,. Milwaukee ', Ruben Patte r,on. who rinbhed with ~0 poi nt-. ucu 11 at <JJ hy hitting the 'eo.:ond ol . tw~ tree thro~" · hut Now llAI , wh o ltntshed w1th .e1ght '" '"" · Jro ve and lound Jawn Terry tor u Io-lom jumper that .rut Dalla' ahead 95-93 '"'h 34.9 sec""ds left. · ' C hicago's Tyru s Thomas blocked a layup anempt by T.J . Ford but Bosh rebound ed and was fouled by Thoma' belore hltttng both . tree throws. . . . The Raptor,, wmners ol mne nl the1r last I I . kd by e1ght potnt' ea rly tn the tourth quarter. Raptors 112, Bulls 111 CHICAGO !APJ - Chris Bosh sank two tree throws with 2. 1 'econ<b left and Toronto bk\l a 12- point lourth-yuarter lead before recovering for i" 2X win one more th:m tile RaptL>rs had all of last '"""'n . Bosh f1nish ~d with ~5 points and I~ reboL1nds for th e Raptor,, who enJed a 15-game }o, ing streak against the Bulh stretching bad• ll1 Del·. o. 2002. AnJ rea Bargnani addeu 22 points for Toronto" Ben Gordon. whnse threepoint play with 12 .X'ecnnds left had given the Bull s a 111 - 110 lead and capped a 13-0 nm . put up a jumper that was short at the buuer. Luol Deng scored 30 poinh and Gordon added 26 for the Bulls. In the closing se~onJ, , Rrn:kets 109, Kings 164, OT HO USTON (AP) Tra~y McGrady had 28 poi nt s and 12 assists as Hou ston overcame Ron Artest \ big night to beat Sacra mento in ovenime. Artest matched his career high with 39 points, hitting 1t of 23 shots and going I 0for- 11 from the free -throw line. Artest also had eight rebounds. Hi s free throws with I :47 le ft in overtime put the Kings up I 04· I 03. but McGrady hit a turning fade ' away over Anest with I :29 left to put Houston up for good . Luther Head hit a lloater in the final minute of the extra period and forced John Salmons into a turnover at the other end that helped dinch Hm1ston's eighth victory in 10 games. Shane Battier added 25 points. including a J·pointer in overtime, and grabbed eight rebounds for the Rockets, who won for the first time in 14 games whel] they trail after three quar· 1ers. the sport." Fntnce said T11esday during his state of the sport addre>S. "But Camry. The pan was seized before qualifying, and the car was impounded after the \Ve' ve got to have the pun - ~e~~JO n. i,hment' fit the crime. We can't get completely sil ly abou t it. We have to be t<lugh. firm and dear." Kenseth and Kahne had their qualifyin g time' thrown out after in,pcctors di,<:Cl\'cred illegal holes in the wheel we lt ,, which could have impmved aern- Inspectors plan to exan\.o ine the car Wednesday, and NASCAR has not decided if it will be returned to Waltrip in time for Thursday's qualil ying races. No penalties have been decided as NASCAR continues investigating. Waltrip is the marquee face of Tovora, which is making its Nextcl Cup debut this ·,eason. It was uncertain if the two-time Daytona 500 winner would make the race. Now it's unclear if NASCAR will allow him to rac·e tn Thursday's qualifiers because he's facing an even stiffer penalty. ··we were going to ratchet up penalties and you can see that 's happened." Pemberton said. "We' II continu e to raise the penalties "' time goes forward until we gel everybody\ allen- Liymunic~ . Evcrnham m<t int<tined the holes had been covered with dul·t tape that apparently fell off before the Dodge was in,pectcd. Blll Pemberton said N ASC AR believed the tape had been cut. Rigp m1d S<tdlcr·, o.:ar' both had modificaliun' that allowed air to leak out of the trunk area. It wa ~ di~cov­ ered hcfnre qualifying ami had not been announced by N ASC AR bcfnrc Tuesday. Waltrip. meanwhile . had a suspicious substanL·c in the intake manifold of hi ' lion ." The Daily Sentinel Poll from PageBl 187 4. Delphos Sl. John 's (3) 18·0 178 5. Atwater Waterloo 18-1 6. Zanesville Maysville (1) 19-1 7. Buckeye Trail (1) 19-0 8. Riverdale 1.7: 1 9. Sugarcreek Garaway 16-3 10. Versailles 17-3 128 109 101 71 52 25 River City Ohio Blues set for Saturday, A8 • lne Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio :-;oll:-\1~•\ol. ,)h , '\,o lllll{ro.,I)\\ . IIBIU \1(\ t;4• • U1ah edges Cavs. SeePageB1 8v BRIAN J. REED BREEOIIMVOAilYSENTINEl.COM POMEROY - Only one candidate has filed a petition for village office for the May primary, but partisan candidates have another week to file. Director Rita Smith of the Meigs County Board of Elections said Victor Young Ill has filed a petition as a Republican candidate for Pomeroy Mayor. Mayor John Musser, also a Re{'ublican. has picked up a petition but had not filed it as of Wednesday afternoon. The board has also distributed petitions to two candidates each in the races for Middleport Village Council, Pomeroy Village Council and Middleport Mayor. The deadline for filing petitions as partisan candidates for t!10se mayor and counci l seats is 4 p.m. on Feh. 22. The race for Middleport Mayor will be open. Mayor Sandy lanilarelli has announced she will not seek re-election . The council seats of Stephen Houchins and Robert Robin son of Middleport and Shawn Arnott and Ruth Spaun of Pomeroy are up for election this year. Mayor and counci l seats (8)1~1 2. Warsaw River View (9) 19-1 3. Cuy Falls Walsh Jes (4) 18-1 4. C1rcleville 0 ) 19-1 5, Shelby (1 ) 17·1 6. Kenering Alter (2) 18-2 7. Morrow little Miami 16-3 8. Sandusky Parkins 15-3 9, Wash C.H. Miami Trace 17-2 10. Cols. Eastmoor 14-4 218 2 14 196 163 135 Samaritan' 0BITUARIFS Page AS • Helen Abet, 85 INSIDE • Lodge holds annual installation. See Page A3 • Meigs students to attend OU wor1<shop. Sei' Page A3 • For the Record. See Page AS • FAC to open dance studio. See Page A8 • Dixie Melody Boys to be featured. See Page A8 • Orchestra plans performance of 'Peter and the WaH.' See Page A8 WEATHER Sign up for home delivery or a mail subscription go to www.mydailysentinel.com Sign up today 'WE DELIVER" carjacking BY BRIAN J. Bv CHARLENE HoEFUCH REED BREEOOMYOAILVSENTINELCOM POMEROY - A Bidwell man has been charged with aggravated robbery, grand theft auto and two traffic violations after he crashed his own car and then allegedly stole two vehicles at gunpoint on Tuesday. Benjamin M. Haney, 26, Bidwell, was charged with aggravated robbery and grand theft auto, first and fourth·degree felonies, respectively, failure to conBeth S.rceort/plloto trol and failure to stop after Workers from the Meigs County Highway Department were busy yesterday keeping county an accident, in Meig s roads treated after an overnight mix of freezing rain and snow. Here. another load of salt County Court. Haney is charged with and cinder mix prepares to be•dumped into one of six county salt trucks. stealing a 2005 Toyota truck from Charles Casto, Sr. of Albany, at gunpoint. Wednesday morning not the worst. It's estimated BY BETH SERGENT A news release from the BSERGENT®MVDAILVSENTINEL.COM freezing rain and a fresh 23 workers spent the day Meigs County Sheriff's of snow sent highway clearing and salting country coat Office said Casto offered ROCKSPRINGS For workers out onto the roads roads, going through 19 Haney assistance after it seemed like winter awhile with the first trm:k hitting loads of a salt and cinder Haney crashed his own in our would never arrive the roads about 5:30 a.m .. mix for paved roads and II vehicle on Ohio 689. urea but then, February came. an hour and a halfhefore the tons of plain cinder for other . PIHse see Carjackln1o As No one understands this garage's official ··start time" roadways. Each load is estimore than workers at the at 7 a.m. All six county salt mated to weigh 12 tons. Meigs County Highway trucks were out by 6 a.m. Chapman said his departDepartment, many of whom By yesterday afternoon ment has used 2,300 tons of began their workday yester- C.T. Chapman, superinten- cinders and 525 tons of salt day morning at 4 a.m. shon- dent for the Meigs County since the season began . ly after the weather too.k Highway Department, said another turn for the worse. it had been a "long day" but Pie••• IH Busy, AS kllpS Musser re-elected president 8Y 79 2. Hopewell-Loudon (7) 19-0 3, Tol. Ottawa Hills 16-D 4, Berlin Hiland (1) 16-4 5, Kirtland (1) 16-1 6. Ft. Recovery (1) 17-2 7. E. Canton 16-3 a. Fremont St Joseph 16-2 9. Fostoria St. Wende lln 16-2 1o. Ottoville 14-4 60 59 33 Others rec&IYing 12 or more points: 11 (tie) . Warren Howland (1). ZanesOJille W. Musk.ingum 21 13, Chagrin Falls Kenston 19. 14. Jefferson Area 18 DIVISION HI 1. S. Euclid Regina (16)18-1 2, Anna (4) 20-0 228 22'7 161 143 133 132 112 71 52 30 "Others receiv1ng 12 or more points: 11, 22B 223 New KnOI(IIIIIe 24. 12. W. Liber ty-Salem 13. 13. Minster 12. 'hiP'· Eastern Local and .. Meig' Local 'Lhonl di,tricb will elect three school board members, each, and Southern Local will elect mn board member> . Those 'ee king election in those race' will abo tile in August . The deadline for tiling tax i>sues on the May ballot IS abo Feb. 22. The deadline to register to vote in the May 8 primary is April 9. Sm1th said . HOEFU CH@MVOAILYSENTINEL .COM CHARLENE HOEFLICH Songs of love HO EFLICH@MYDAILVSENTINELCOM busv POMEROY Two d(lnations and several grants for school programs were acknowledged by the Meigs Local Board of Education at Tuesday night 's meeting. In memory of Roge r Jeffers a donation of $2,000 was made by Jeffers Excavating to be used to build a backstop on the new playground area at Meigs Elementary School. Also received was a donation on behalf of the Meigs High School principal in the amount of $750 from WalMart Store 3486 in Athens. The money is to be used for testing intervention costs at Meigs High. A Federal SAPT Block Grant for support of the District's Safe and DrugFree program through the Ohio Department of Alcoho I and Drug Addiction Serv1ce for Please see Funds, AS The Battle of Rutland and Point Pleasant BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAIL VSENTINEL .COM DetalloonPapAS Annie's Mailbox A3 Calendars A3 Classifieds Bs-6 Comics B7 Editorials A4 Obituaries As Places to go AS Sports B Section Weather As POMEROY John Musser was re-elected president of the Pomeroy Merchants Association at this• week's meeting at Peoples Bank. Other officers elected were Jane Harris, first vice president, and Nancy Thoene as secretary-treasurer after voting to combine those two offices into one position. It was noted that the Merchants' holiday vacation give-away drawing will take place Thursday with the winner to be notifieed and announced in the newspaper. Shoppers have been signing up for the trip since Christmas at various © 2007 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. PIHH see Musser, AS INDEX a SECI'IONS- t6 PAGES DIVISION IV 1. Cols. Africentric ( 16) 19- 1 in Middleport and Pomeroy are panisan races, based on the villages' populations. In Racine , Rutland and Syracuse, village official' are elected on a non-partisan basis. The filin g deadline for those ollices. and non-partisan candidates in Middleport and Pomeroy. is Aug . 23 . One township trustee and the clerk will be elected in each Df the county\ town- Several donations and grants flow into Meigs Local funds Others receiving 12 or more po1nts: 11 . Brookfield (1) 18. 12 (tie). Castalia Margaretta, Cols. Ready 15. 115 \\\\\\111\d , uh ..... · ••IHHII•HII BidweUman charged in 'good DIVISION 11 1. ln(l;an Lake . 1,-. . :.!00 ""' Deadline nears for village council, mayor candidates SPORTS lfs easy to subscribe to the Workforce Dtvtlopment 3. Cle. Cent. Cath . 17·1 New $t coin features George Washington, A2 Home NatiOnal Bank A llome 8a11k. For Home Call Back to Health Chiropractic today! 740.446.7460 The River's Blend RUTLAND - ·In 1824 a barbershop quartet, made up of. 1-r, group of men from Rutland no"ed the Ohio River. Baritone Mike traveled · into Point Adelman. Lead Plea,ant. W.Va. tVirgima at Gerald Kelly. Bass the time ) and broke their Vinton Rankin and friend out nf Jail after he Tenor Gerald w'" acn"ed o( helping Powell , sang to runaway ~laves from staff at the Ma,nn . W.Va . travel th e Downmg-Chi lds I M~i gs County stop~ alon g Agency in Pomeroy the Undcr~round Railroad. Wednesday. The This jaifhrcak resulted in quartet-for ohire was a gun h:ttlle and paved the traveling to local way fo r an Ohio Supreme ousinesses yestero I Cnmt decision on the jurisday to sing barber" Jictinn of states. shop-style love Mike Gerlach. Middleport songs fo r St. rc,idelll and retired histor! Valentine 's Day. teac her at Meigs Hi gh Brian J. Reed/ photo School. said the Jailbreak i' Pluse see Battle, AS �ACROSS THE NATION The Daily Sentinel Page~ Thursday,Februaryt5,2007 ol BY DAVID ESPO A.P SPECIAL CORRESPONDEN T WAS HI NGTON Breaking mnk,. a 'ma ll band of Hou'e Republican' declared their oppos ition to a troop buildup in lra4 on Wednesday, and President Bush appeared re,igned to p as~age of a 11onbinding measun: disapprov ing of hi ' decision. " I'm going to make it very clear to the members of Congress, staning now. that they need to fund our troops," the president said , lookin g past th is wee k's debate toward congress io n- al action nex t month on hi., request for nearl y $100 billion for the military. Bush spoke at a White House new s conference timed - coim:identallv or not - for the hour ·that Republican critics of hi s war policies took their turn in a marathon debate on the Hou se tloor. " I am pe rsonally very high on President Bu sh. but on the matter of troop escalation, I am not in agreement ," said Republican Rep. Howard Coble of North Carolina . "I insist that we do not maintain an eternal presence in Iraq, if for no other reason than the cost to the taxpayers. which has been astronomically unbelievahle," he said. He also noted the war has cost more than 3, I00 U.S. troops their li ves . Coble was one of fewer than a dozen Republicans 10 swing behtnd the measure. It declares that Congress "dbapproves or the decision of President George W. Bush ... to deploy more than 20,()(X) additmnal United States combat troops to I ray." The 95-word measure adds that "Congress and the America.n people will continue to support and protect the members of the United States armed forces who are serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq." By early evening, only one Democrat, Rep. Jim Marshall of Georgia, had announced he would vote in opposition. Approval is expected on Friday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev .. in Iraq. "I will supponthis resolution because I believe that the surge will be unsuccess- · ful without a comprehensive, diplomatic strategy to. engage the internat ionat community and turn respon: sibility o ve r to the lraqt government ," added Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del . · In a criticism of House·· Democratic leaders. though, Castle quickl y added he was disappointed they had denied lawmakers a chance to vo.te on · an alternative drafted by measure Republicans. The GOP leadership had' sought a vote on a measure oprsing any effons to cu~ of money for the war. Democratic leaders initially said they would allow them to proceed. They changed thetr minds. though, in what Republicans said was an attempt to hide a deep divide on the money issue, among Democrats. AP photo Democrats did not deny Rep. Kendrick Meek. D-Fia .. left. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday on the debate that would have been the· over the Iraq resolution in the House. From left are, Meek. Rep . Debbie Wasserman Schultz. D-Fia. and Rep. Christopher case. But they said Murphy, D-Conn. Republicans will be able to put all lawmakers on record on the issue when the $100 out four years ago against ha:-. an lh) tlll ~~ J plan ~ tn try he ~1 ble to vo te on a piece of he intends to require that billion military spendin~ for a \'ote on 1.111 ident il.." al legi, lation that is binding, a any units headed to Iraq the plan to invade Iraq. "I bill comes to the House in bill in the next few woeks. bill pro,·iJing emergency meet the Army 's highest now regret that I did not Prospects there are unce r- funding for our troops .... readiness level. Congress more openly challenge March. tain because Republicans We have a responsibility , also could try to slow the those who were determined . have said they wi ll al so all of us here in Washington, deployment of additional to invade a country whose demand a vote on an alter- to make sure thai our men troops by curtailing the actions were peripheral to native measure that say s and women in uniform have Pentagon's practice of the real threat, ai-Qaida," he Congress should neither cut the resources and llexibility extending the duty tours of said. HOLIDAY SPECIAL! nor eliminate funds for they need to prevail." "For young men and personnel who have reached Un!l!lltt'1JIQJJn Pe losi and Reid sent Bush the end of their scheduled women who are brave troops in the field. Democrats took control of a letter citing reports the time in the war zone. enough to go into Iraq and lacks enough Catlgre" after elections last Army Republican leaders pre- Arghanistan, then we as Olrbli UIJIItl fall that were shaped in large atlvanced armoret.l kil!-1 to dict that as many as two members of Congress must • fRU U/7 Llw fldlnlc:al ~ measure by public opposi- protect all Humvces from dozen or so GOP member be brave enough and • 1r.s1an1 "'"~ · ~eep VOU' I:UlCt, hs1 tion to th e war. Hou \e road side bomb ~. "In midi- could vote for the nonbind- informed to stan a dialogue • 10 e-m.l!l addf&JSI)l wit\ Spam ~ Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- lion , we UIH.IerstamJ thai ing repudiation of the troop in Damascus. in Tehran. in • C ~a!U!'l SlaJt Py · ~~ Mittllel I IT!Ofli CaliL, has Je scribeJ the ~:xi s ting shortages uf trm:: ks increase. Rep. Walter Jones the entire region to hasten nonbinding measure as the and other crucial equipment of North Carolina led the peace," said Rep. Wayne first step in a longer cam- such as jamming devices, GOP rebels during debate Gilchrist. R-Md .. calling for pai,gn to end U.S. participa- radios and other gear will on the House floor. a diplomatic etfon along the tion in the nearly tour-year- only be exacerbated by the Jones, a seventh-teem lines recommended by the surge," they wrote . old conllict. lawmaker whose district Iraq Study Group that The lawmakers raised the includes the Marines' Camp recently' issued a gloomy Several Democrats have said they favor culling off issue later with the presi- Lejeune, said he had spoken report on the state of affairs money as a way to accom- dent at a White House meetplish that, and Bush was ing. One aide £uggested that Bush's eag~r to lay down a marker afterward spending request could be on that issue. "They have every right to rewriuen to require that any expres> their opinion, and it troops deployed to Iraq be is a nonbinding resolution." fully equipped. he said of the mea<Ure Rep . John Murtha, D-Pa., before the House. But look- who heads a House subing ahead. he added that committee that controls Congress soon ".is going 10 defe nse spending . has said Internet , , ,f:.,, February 28, 2007 the 50-state quarter prog rat n that has attrac t~d rnvrc than 125 million collectors. While the go •ern mem is ex ~ r h . huweH::r. . . aid th~y are not com in u: d Ihal the ly introduced the equivalem of a do llar c(•in without.gettin g rid ur the rorrc~ pond ­ ing pa per unit." ... aid Doug la., Mudd. t h ~ author ~·r a ne\\' book on the hi-;,tur) ,,f nwney. " All the Munev in the WuriJ ." " If .th e Ill'\\ one-doll ar rc .~ ul t ... '"ill he 111uch diffL·rent fru nt thc \~ idL"h ~1\o i dnl l"P in.., arl' ~ nin~ lu v.. in . thcr1 IHic -du ll cu~ bill~ v. ill h"'c to I."U ifh . rrL•..,j dl'll( maki ng a more ~..:o ncatt: J. effort to promote the dollar co in th is timt· ~trou nd . Cc)in A ~th uJJY ;tml 1\~L· agav.. cJ ··1 dPn ·t ~ltd\'-' i.lf ~tll\ coumry th~H ha ...... ucr._•,,tui- lc~<e . " Ad Deadline 2-22-07 Call: ~allipoli!l :matt~ ~ribunr • 446-2342 ..,.~-,- ......v~ t)oint t)lra!lant 1\rgi!lttr • 675-1333 Tbe Daily Sentinel• 992-2156 ,aid kl'f C. Garre tt. 1-'rtl kv•d il/l~d Of Sunday, Feb. 18 MIDDLEPORT - Paul Landis will be speaking at !hL' .\ul111'>1llJ!ht.., (iuild . • • the II a. m. service at the Middleport presbyterian Church. On Wednesday at the churc h a community Ash Wednesday service will be held at 5 p.m. The Rev. Jim Snyder in vites the public to both events. Thesday, Feb. 20 POMEROY - Pancake supper, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5-7 p.m., In ce lebrate Shrove Tuesday. Wednesday, Feb. 21 POMEROY Ash Wednesday breakfast and quiet hour, 7: 45 a. m. in the Bethany building . Second Street entrance of Trinity Congregational Church. Dianne Reservation s, Hawley at 992 -2722 or Peggy Harris at 992-7569. RACINE - Pomeroy Lodge No. 164 in Racine held its annual inspection recently, following dinner served by the Racine Chapter #134, Order of Eastern Star. Nearly I00 Masons from Ohio and West Virginia attended the inspection, tjespite the cold weather. The annual inspection provides a special opponunity fpr the members of the ~ge to renew friendships wtth Masons from around lbe area. ~acine The Pomeroy-Racine Lodge ts pan of the 12th Masonic District, which includes Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, -Me igs, and Vinton counties. David G. Ashley was the inspecting officer, as personal representative of Mich~el A. Himes, the state president of the 540 Masonic Lodges in Ohio, with a statewide membership of 121,000. The Pomeroy-Racine Lodge has 195 members and meets in Racine . Some of the lodge's 2006 activities tion and ~Uu~.:a t itm . CHESTER Chester Ball A-.!-.m.: iatiun organiJ.ational mee ting, l'dO p. m. at the Chester Firehouse. Saturdav, Feb. 17 RAC INE . Racine Youth League, fi r.~ mee tMonday, Feb. 19 ing, clt:l'tion of office rs, I LETART - The Letart Township Trustees will p.m., Raci ne: American meet at 5 p.m. at the office Legion Hall. contact Allen Tuc ker, 247-2103. building. Thursdav, Feb. 22 MIDDLE PORT Middl eport Deve lopment Group. X:JU a .m .. DJFS conference room. CHESTER Shade Thursday, Feb. IS River Lodge w1 ll meet in POMEROY - Meigs County Community . special sessinn . 7 p.m tor the Coalition, 7 p.m., Mulberry purpose of conferring the Community Center, speak- Master Mason degree on one ers on youth drug preven- candidate. Refreshments. POMEROY Ash Wednesday services, 7 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, imposition of ashes available. Public meetings Clubs and organizations included participation in the July 4 parade, contributing to Special Olympics, a canned food drive and a community picnic. Freemasonry is the oldest, largest and most widelyrecognized fraternal org~ni­ zation in the world. Thirteen signers of the U.S. Constitution and 14 U.S. Presidents, including George Washington, were Freemasons. There are now more than two million Freemasons in North America alone. The Mission Statement of Ohio Free masons is. " Free masonry prov ides opportunities for sincere. honest, tonhright men who believe in God and de, ire to contribute lo the improvement of their communities. and themselves. Through our Masonic Fraternali sm, we re-atfirm our dedication and unit y to become involved citizens who have a strong desire to preserve the values that have made, and continue to make , America great." Meigs students to attend OU workshop POMEROY Ten Meigs Middle School students will join others from Alexander. Trimble and Vinton Saturday for a work$hop at Ohio University ~alle<l Exploring Science and Mathematics. The students will explore C,;~reers in science, math and education at the workshop which is being hosted by the Colle~e of Education and· the Dtscovery Club of the President's Office for Diversity. "This isn' t how you and I remember math and science class; no rote memory with tlashcards involved. Instead, students will be playing with motion detectors and graphing calculators - planting the seeds of calculus concepts before they even hit high school," said Amy Robison, director of Publics Affairs for the OU College of Education. "Critical thinking, exploration and investigation are at the heart of Saturday 's Discovery Club field trip." added Robison. "OU plans to continue offering these future leaders enrichment activities on a regular basis through- out their middle school and high school careers, creating a higher education pipeline. "This is the inaugural year for Discovery Club, but the hope is that many subsequent Discovery Clubs follow in the footsteps of these exceptional youngsters from our local communities. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in McCracken HaiL Following a welcome and introductions, the Discovery sessions will begin at 9:30. Each student will attt"nd an hour long sessmn tn two subject s Exploring Motion with Dr. McKeny and Exploring Bubbles with Dr. Danih. From II :45 to noon there will .be group discuss ion and questions and answers, followed by a luncheon . In the group from Me igs Middle School will be Alexander Ackerman , Alaine Arnold, Shellie Bailey. Brianna Buffington, Michael Freeman. Cody Hanning, Julia Lantz. Shannon McLaughlin, Stanley and Chandra Bradley Young. House Republicans want to cut or eliminate estate tax "We want to make Ohio competitive and remove any burden that might inhibtl people from living here." said Karen Tabor, a ;;pokes man for Husted. About 7,7()() estates were subject to the tax in fiscal year 2006, up slightly from 7,500 the year before, according to the Ohio Department of Taxation. Propeny owned by Ohio residents that is located out side the state is not subject to the tax. nor are qualitied working farms - those that have been in operation for the previous three years, said Gary Gudmundson, a spokesman with the taxation department. Tax rates vary, depending on the value of the estate. For property valued between $338,333 and $500,000, the tax is $13.900 plus 6 percent of every dollar over $338.333 . If the estate is valued over $500.000. the tax is $23 .600 plus 7 percent of every dollar over $500.000. Republicans expect to introduce two proposals in the coming days, Husted said . .. A proposal from Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, would eliminate the state's Thursday, Februaryt5,2007 ANNIE'S MAILBOX Lodge holds annual installation COLUMBUS - House Republican leaders said Wednesday they will push to either cut or eliminate Ohio's estate tax. which they believe is driving resictents to other states for retirement. The tax is levied on estates valued over $338,333 at the time of a person's death and before the property - real estate, stocks, automobiles or other tangible goods - is distributed to heirs. If the estate is transferred to a spouse. no tax is due. Republicans said doing away with the estate tax is the next step in their plan to refonn Ohio's tax code. "This sends a strong message that we want people to earn. live and invest in Ohio," said House Speaker Jon Husted. R-Kettering. The estate tax raised $273 million in fiscal -year 2006. Under a state formula, 80 percent, or $219 million. was dispersed to local governments and 20 percent, or $54 million, stayed with the state . Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat who is drafting his first two-year budget proposal. opposes the idea of cutting or eliminating the estate tax given Ohio's tight fiscal environment, spokesman Keith Dailey said. Strickland said last month thai growth in tax revenues will not meet expectations, leaving budget planners with between $1 billion and $1.5 billion less than projected te~ spend on government programs. In annoWlcing their plan to do away with the estate tax. Republicans did not provide data showing that the tax is . driving retirees out of the state. AP ECONOMICS WR ITER Re p. Carolyn Maloney. D-N.Y.. holds up a new one dollar co1 n dunng a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. The new vers10n of the dollar coin goes into general circulation Th ursday. Church events ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Bv MARTIN CRUTSINGER Ar photo Sunday, Feb. I8 COOLVILLE Lucy Deeter will observe her 90th birthday on Feb. 18. Cards may be sent to her at 755 Four Mile Creek Road , Coolville, Ohio 45723. Thursday, Feb. 22 POMEROY - Mary K. Roush will observe her 95th birthday on Feb. 22. Cards may be sent to her at 44080 Yost Road, Racine, Ohio, 45771. Bv MAn LEINGANG New $1 coin features George Washington -just in time for first president's birthday WASHINGTON George Washington's birthday celebration will have a golden tinge thi s year. Millions of new gold-colored dollar coins bearing the first president 's likeness arc being introdm.:ed in time for the festivities. The question is whether people will reject them as they did the two previous $ 1 coins. U.S. Mint officials are hoping they have overcome the problems that doomed the Susan B. Anthon y and Sacagawea .dollars. Coin experts are skeptical. The new $1 coins. the fina in a seri~s fe liturin~ four presidents a year. were to gc into circulation on Thursday, just before next week's President's Day eel- · ebrations. Learning from past mistakes. the Mint is making sure the coins will be widely available so peopl e will not be disappointed when they show up at banks .l<x>k · ing for the coins. So far the Federal Reserve. the Mint's distribution agent , has placed orders for 300 million of the Washington wins. Many have already been delivered 10 commercial banks under orders not to begin selling them to customers until Thursday. "For the vas t majority of American s. they will be able to get the new dollar coin on ~ the day that we issue it." Min t Direc tor Edmund C. M<>y 'aid 111 an interview with The A.'>ociated Press. The chrn1 ging Jcsign With a new president every lhree months is an c..:llu n tu matc h the p h e n um~n a l ' Ucc·e.'> uf Community Calendar Birthdays PageA3 BY THE B END The Daily Sentinel Husband may be interested in men have 10 stop it before it starts. It could be someone AND MARCY 5LICIAR like Grandpa. or Dad (as Dear Annie: For re ligious Grandpa was 40 yea rs ago, reii.\Ons, my husband and I when he abused his own 9wai ted until we were mar- year-old daughter. as we ned to have sex. I'm now di scove red ), an y re lati ve, convinced my husband is close family friend , neighgay and used our marriage bor or teac her. male or as a facade and to hav(! chil- female. Kids need to learn dren. He has admitted to at a very young age that pri'exual dreams about men vate part s are private. If and has always been more something makes them feel e motionall y interested in weird or uncomfortable , they need to TELL If they men than in me. Although we had qui ck, are too little to tell, watch perfunctory sex for must of how they respond to differour marriage, in our 40s, it ent people . When yo ur has diminished to nothing. I child is unhappy about a have a strong desire for a vi sit from someo ne she physical connection to a used to like, more could be man who wants a woman. I Poing on. - Wiser Mom feel I've lived my whole tn Connecticut Dear Wiser Mom: adult life denying my natural desires, and I'm angry Thank you for the frightenwith my husband. However, ing wake-up call. We hope I want to protect my teenage our readers will pay close children, so a divorce is not attention to what their chila good idea . Is there any dren are . and are not, telling them . help out there 0 Dear Annie: I ha ve been Frustrated in Florida Dear }' rustrated: to several concerts thi s year Actuall y, yes . A surprising with my husband, who is an number of spouses are in a amputee. He is 77 years old similar situation and often and in a wheelchair. Some people at these conchoose to stay in the marriage for the sake of the certs are rude and inconsidchildren or because they erate. They stand the entire truly love their homosexu- time, blocking the view of al mate , ev~n without sexu- the person behind, regardless if he is handicapped or al intimacy. You can find understand- not . I recently asked a ing and support through the young lady to sit down Straight Spouse Network because my husband could(straightspouse.org), 33 . n't see. She politely told me Linda Ave, Suite 2607, she paid for her ticket and Oakland, CA 94611-4820 or could stand if she wanted . The entertainers ought to PFLAG (ptlag.org), 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 400, make an announcement at the beginning of the show Washington, D.C. 20036. asking patrons to be considDear Annie: If you print this. maybe someone will erate, or they should prorecognize the warning signs vide an area for "Standing of child sexual abuse in Only."- Louisville, Ky. Dear Louisville: At their own 'family. Often, an adult will "test some concerts, people are the waters" to see how a going to stand, no matter child responds to a small what other arrangements advance. If the child does- are requested. It might be n't report the incident, the more efficient to designate adult feels he has a green a wheelchair-accessible light to continue . In our area where patrons who case, my father-in-law, who cannot stand are assured of is 77, wanted to see more of a good view. Talk to the our 9-year-old daughter's managers of your local legs, so he asked if she concert halls . Annie's Mailbox is writcould lift her skin a little. She thought this was odd, ten by Kathy Mitchell and but she did it - and dido 't Marcy Sugar, longtime edi· tell us. The next week, he tors of the Ann Landers French-kissed her, which column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailshe also didn ' t mention. When I asked my daugh- box@comcast.net, or write ter if she was excited that to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Grandpa was coming to · Box /18190, Chicago, IL visit again, she said, "No." 60611. To find out m,ote She said Grandpa was act- about Annie's Mailbox, ing weird and creeping her and read features by other out. That's how I found out Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the what was going on. We can never undo abuse Creators Syndicate Web once it has happened, so we page at www.creators.com. BY KATHY MtTCHEU cut of the estate tax . Any money fur overall operating local municipality wishing expenses, he said. Rather, to continue receiving its the money is used to help share of the tax revenue pay for one-time expendiwould need voter approval tures, such as building to renew it. In additiOn, the improvements or new parks, proposal would exempt Mahoney said. estates valued at or below Mahoney said the munici$600,000 by 2010. pal league will withhold Republican Rep. Larry Wolpert of Columbus has a judgment on the Republican competing proposal. His proposals until more details bill would force the state to are otfered. give it s portion of the estate tax to local governments and also · allow municipalities to decide whether they want to opt out of their defined share . He would also raise the , 'r threshold of liability to $362,000. Ohio last made major changes to its estate tax in 2000, when former Gov. Bob Taft. a Republican. signed a bill raising tax credits on estates and setting the current exemption levels. Those changes. along with a sluggish stock market, have caused revenues to drop over the years, said John Mahoney, deputy director of the Ohio Municipal Llape, which medi,al researdl . ualifY tor a _.__.... represents local governIf so. you maY 'I . . &a' tor lhe treau• ..." ments. 1 ...... ol an in'IIStl&atioM . Cities don't rely on the had a Haveyou . nt abnorma' rece been pap test or . h diagno~ed wit hlprisk HPV? •-~ . ol ~icJI higtl- risiJ. 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" I'm going to make it very clear to the members of Congress, staning now. that they need to fund our troops," the president said , lookin g past th is wee k's debate toward congress io n- al action nex t month on hi., request for nearl y $100 billion for the military. Bush spoke at a White House new s conference timed - coim:identallv or not - for the hour ·that Republican critics of hi s war policies took their turn in a marathon debate on the Hou se tloor. " I am pe rsonally very high on President Bu sh. but on the matter of troop escalation, I am not in agreement ," said Republican Rep. Howard Coble of North Carolina . "I insist that we do not maintain an eternal presence in Iraq, if for no other reason than the cost to the taxpayers. which has been astronomically unbelievahle," he said. He also noted the war has cost more than 3, I00 U.S. troops their li ves . Coble was one of fewer than a dozen Republicans 10 swing behtnd the measure. It declares that Congress "dbapproves or the decision of President George W. Bush ... to deploy more than 20,()(X) additmnal United States combat troops to I ray." The 95-word measure adds that "Congress and the America.n people will continue to support and protect the members of the United States armed forces who are serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq." By early evening, only one Democrat, Rep. Jim Marshall of Georgia, had announced he would vote in opposition. Approval is expected on Friday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev .. in Iraq. "I will supponthis resolution because I believe that the surge will be unsuccess- · ful without a comprehensive, diplomatic strategy to. engage the internat ionat community and turn respon: sibility o ve r to the lraqt government ," added Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del . · In a criticism of House·· Democratic leaders. though, Castle quickl y added he was disappointed they had denied lawmakers a chance to vo.te on · an alternative drafted by measure Republicans. The GOP leadership had' sought a vote on a measure oprsing any effons to cu~ of money for the war. Democratic leaders initially said they would allow them to proceed. They changed thetr minds. though, in what Republicans said was an attempt to hide a deep divide on the money issue, among Democrats. AP photo Democrats did not deny Rep. Kendrick Meek. D-Fia .. left. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday on the debate that would have been the· over the Iraq resolution in the House. From left are, Meek. Rep . Debbie Wasserman Schultz. D-Fia. and Rep. Christopher case. But they said Murphy, D-Conn. Republicans will be able to put all lawmakers on record on the issue when the $100 out four years ago against ha:-. an lh) tlll ~~ J plan ~ tn try he ~1 ble to vo te on a piece of he intends to require that billion military spendin~ for a \'ote on 1.111 ident il.." al legi, lation that is binding, a any units headed to Iraq the plan to invade Iraq. "I bill comes to the House in bill in the next few woeks. bill pro,·iJing emergency meet the Army 's highest now regret that I did not Prospects there are unce r- funding for our troops .... readiness level. Congress more openly challenge March. tain because Republicans We have a responsibility , also could try to slow the those who were determined . have said they wi ll al so all of us here in Washington, deployment of additional to invade a country whose demand a vote on an alter- to make sure thai our men troops by curtailing the actions were peripheral to native measure that say s and women in uniform have Pentagon's practice of the real threat, ai-Qaida," he Congress should neither cut the resources and llexibility extending the duty tours of said. HOLIDAY SPECIAL! nor eliminate funds for they need to prevail." "For young men and personnel who have reached Un!l!lltt'1JIQJJn Pe losi and Reid sent Bush the end of their scheduled women who are brave troops in the field. Democrats took control of a letter citing reports the time in the war zone. enough to go into Iraq and lacks enough Catlgre" after elections last Army Republican leaders pre- Arghanistan, then we as Olrbli UIJIItl fall that were shaped in large atlvanced armoret.l kil!-1 to dict that as many as two members of Congress must • fRU U/7 Llw fldlnlc:al ~ measure by public opposi- protect all Humvces from dozen or so GOP member be brave enough and • 1r.s1an1 "'"~ · ~eep VOU' I:UlCt, hs1 tion to th e war. Hou \e road side bomb ~. "In midi- could vote for the nonbind- informed to stan a dialogue • 10 e-m.l!l addf&JSI)l wit\ Spam ~ Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- lion , we UIH.IerstamJ thai ing repudiation of the troop in Damascus. in Tehran. in • C ~a!U!'l SlaJt Py · ~~ Mittllel I IT!Ofli CaliL, has Je scribeJ the ~:xi s ting shortages uf trm:: ks increase. Rep. Walter Jones the entire region to hasten nonbinding measure as the and other crucial equipment of North Carolina led the peace," said Rep. Wayne first step in a longer cam- such as jamming devices, GOP rebels during debate Gilchrist. R-Md .. calling for pai,gn to end U.S. participa- radios and other gear will on the House floor. a diplomatic etfon along the tion in the nearly tour-year- only be exacerbated by the Jones, a seventh-teem lines recommended by the surge," they wrote . old conllict. lawmaker whose district Iraq Study Group that The lawmakers raised the includes the Marines' Camp recently' issued a gloomy Several Democrats have said they favor culling off issue later with the presi- Lejeune, said he had spoken report on the state of affairs money as a way to accom- dent at a White House meetplish that, and Bush was ing. One aide £uggested that Bush's eag~r to lay down a marker afterward spending request could be on that issue. "They have every right to rewriuen to require that any expres> their opinion, and it troops deployed to Iraq be is a nonbinding resolution." fully equipped. he said of the mea<Ure Rep . John Murtha, D-Pa., before the House. But look- who heads a House subing ahead. he added that committee that controls Congress soon ".is going 10 defe nse spending . has said Internet , , ,f:.,, February 28, 2007 the 50-state quarter prog rat n that has attrac t~d rnvrc than 125 million collectors. While the go •ern mem is ex ~ r h . huweH::r. . . aid th~y are not com in u: d Ihal the ly introduced the equivalem of a do llar c(•in without.gettin g rid ur the rorrc~ pond ­ ing pa per unit." ... aid Doug la., Mudd. t h ~ author ~·r a ne\\' book on the hi-;,tur) ,,f nwney. " All the Munev in the WuriJ ." " If .th e Ill'\\ one-doll ar rc .~ ul t ... '"ill he 111uch diffL·rent fru nt thc \~ idL"h ~1\o i dnl l"P in.., arl' ~ nin~ lu v.. in . thcr1 IHic -du ll cu~ bill~ v. ill h"'c to I."U ifh . rrL•..,j dl'll( maki ng a more ~..:o ncatt: J. effort to promote the dollar co in th is timt· ~trou nd . Cc)in A ~th uJJY ;tml 1\~L· agav.. cJ ··1 dPn ·t ~ltd\'-' i.lf ~tll\ coumry th~H ha ...... ucr._•,,tui- lc~<e . " Ad Deadline 2-22-07 Call: ~allipoli!l :matt~ ~ribunr • 446-2342 ..,.~-,- ......v~ t)oint t)lra!lant 1\rgi!lttr • 675-1333 Tbe Daily Sentinel• 992-2156 ,aid kl'f C. Garre tt. 1-'rtl kv•d il/l~d Of Sunday, Feb. 18 MIDDLEPORT - Paul Landis will be speaking at !hL' .\ul111'>1llJ!ht.., (iuild . • • the II a. m. service at the Middleport presbyterian Church. On Wednesday at the churc h a community Ash Wednesday service will be held at 5 p.m. The Rev. Jim Snyder in vites the public to both events. Thesday, Feb. 20 POMEROY - Pancake supper, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5-7 p.m., In ce lebrate Shrove Tuesday. Wednesday, Feb. 21 POMEROY Ash Wednesday breakfast and quiet hour, 7: 45 a. m. in the Bethany building . Second Street entrance of Trinity Congregational Church. Dianne Reservation s, Hawley at 992 -2722 or Peggy Harris at 992-7569. RACINE - Pomeroy Lodge No. 164 in Racine held its annual inspection recently, following dinner served by the Racine Chapter #134, Order of Eastern Star. Nearly I00 Masons from Ohio and West Virginia attended the inspection, tjespite the cold weather. The annual inspection provides a special opponunity fpr the members of the ~ge to renew friendships wtth Masons from around lbe area. ~acine The Pomeroy-Racine Lodge ts pan of the 12th Masonic District, which includes Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, -Me igs, and Vinton counties. David G. Ashley was the inspecting officer, as personal representative of Mich~el A. Himes, the state president of the 540 Masonic Lodges in Ohio, with a statewide membership of 121,000. The Pomeroy-Racine Lodge has 195 members and meets in Racine . Some of the lodge's 2006 activities tion and ~Uu~.:a t itm . CHESTER Chester Ball A-.!-.m.: iatiun organiJ.ational mee ting, l'dO p. m. at the Chester Firehouse. Saturdav, Feb. 17 RAC INE . Racine Youth League, fi r.~ mee tMonday, Feb. 19 ing, clt:l'tion of office rs, I LETART - The Letart Township Trustees will p.m., Raci ne: American meet at 5 p.m. at the office Legion Hall. contact Allen Tuc ker, 247-2103. building. Thursdav, Feb. 22 MIDDLE PORT Middl eport Deve lopment Group. X:JU a .m .. DJFS conference room. CHESTER Shade Thursday, Feb. IS River Lodge w1 ll meet in POMEROY - Meigs County Community . special sessinn . 7 p.m tor the Coalition, 7 p.m., Mulberry purpose of conferring the Community Center, speak- Master Mason degree on one ers on youth drug preven- candidate. Refreshments. POMEROY Ash Wednesday services, 7 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, imposition of ashes available. Public meetings Clubs and organizations included participation in the July 4 parade, contributing to Special Olympics, a canned food drive and a community picnic. Freemasonry is the oldest, largest and most widelyrecognized fraternal org~ni­ zation in the world. Thirteen signers of the U.S. Constitution and 14 U.S. Presidents, including George Washington, were Freemasons. There are now more than two million Freemasons in North America alone. The Mission Statement of Ohio Free masons is. " Free masonry prov ides opportunities for sincere. honest, tonhright men who believe in God and de, ire to contribute lo the improvement of their communities. and themselves. Through our Masonic Fraternali sm, we re-atfirm our dedication and unit y to become involved citizens who have a strong desire to preserve the values that have made, and continue to make , America great." Meigs students to attend OU workshop POMEROY Ten Meigs Middle School students will join others from Alexander. Trimble and Vinton Saturday for a work$hop at Ohio University ~alle<l Exploring Science and Mathematics. The students will explore C,;~reers in science, math and education at the workshop which is being hosted by the Colle~e of Education and· the Dtscovery Club of the President's Office for Diversity. "This isn' t how you and I remember math and science class; no rote memory with tlashcards involved. Instead, students will be playing with motion detectors and graphing calculators - planting the seeds of calculus concepts before they even hit high school," said Amy Robison, director of Publics Affairs for the OU College of Education. "Critical thinking, exploration and investigation are at the heart of Saturday 's Discovery Club field trip." added Robison. "OU plans to continue offering these future leaders enrichment activities on a regular basis through- out their middle school and high school careers, creating a higher education pipeline. "This is the inaugural year for Discovery Club, but the hope is that many subsequent Discovery Clubs follow in the footsteps of these exceptional youngsters from our local communities. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in McCracken HaiL Following a welcome and introductions, the Discovery sessions will begin at 9:30. Each student will attt"nd an hour long sessmn tn two subject s Exploring Motion with Dr. McKeny and Exploring Bubbles with Dr. Danih. From II :45 to noon there will .be group discuss ion and questions and answers, followed by a luncheon . In the group from Me igs Middle School will be Alexander Ackerman , Alaine Arnold, Shellie Bailey. Brianna Buffington, Michael Freeman. Cody Hanning, Julia Lantz. Shannon McLaughlin, Stanley and Chandra Bradley Young. House Republicans want to cut or eliminate estate tax "We want to make Ohio competitive and remove any burden that might inhibtl people from living here." said Karen Tabor, a ;;pokes man for Husted. About 7,7()() estates were subject to the tax in fiscal year 2006, up slightly from 7,500 the year before, according to the Ohio Department of Taxation. Propeny owned by Ohio residents that is located out side the state is not subject to the tax. nor are qualitied working farms - those that have been in operation for the previous three years, said Gary Gudmundson, a spokesman with the taxation department. Tax rates vary, depending on the value of the estate. For property valued between $338,333 and $500,000, the tax is $13.900 plus 6 percent of every dollar over $338.333 . If the estate is valued over $500.000. the tax is $23 .600 plus 7 percent of every dollar over $500.000. Republicans expect to introduce two proposals in the coming days, Husted said . .. A proposal from Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, would eliminate the state's Thursday, Februaryt5,2007 ANNIE'S MAILBOX Lodge holds annual installation COLUMBUS - House Republican leaders said Wednesday they will push to either cut or eliminate Ohio's estate tax. which they believe is driving resictents to other states for retirement. The tax is levied on estates valued over $338,333 at the time of a person's death and before the property - real estate, stocks, automobiles or other tangible goods - is distributed to heirs. If the estate is transferred to a spouse. no tax is due. Republicans said doing away with the estate tax is the next step in their plan to refonn Ohio's tax code. "This sends a strong message that we want people to earn. live and invest in Ohio," said House Speaker Jon Husted. R-Kettering. The estate tax raised $273 million in fiscal -year 2006. Under a state formula, 80 percent, or $219 million. was dispersed to local governments and 20 percent, or $54 million, stayed with the state . Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat who is drafting his first two-year budget proposal. opposes the idea of cutting or eliminating the estate tax given Ohio's tight fiscal environment, spokesman Keith Dailey said. Strickland said last month thai growth in tax revenues will not meet expectations, leaving budget planners with between $1 billion and $1.5 billion less than projected te~ spend on government programs. In annoWlcing their plan to do away with the estate tax. Republicans did not provide data showing that the tax is . driving retirees out of the state. AP ECONOMICS WR ITER Re p. Carolyn Maloney. D-N.Y.. holds up a new one dollar co1 n dunng a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. The new vers10n of the dollar coin goes into general circulation Th ursday. Church events ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Bv MARTIN CRUTSINGER Ar photo Sunday, Feb. I8 COOLVILLE Lucy Deeter will observe her 90th birthday on Feb. 18. Cards may be sent to her at 755 Four Mile Creek Road , Coolville, Ohio 45723. Thursday, Feb. 22 POMEROY - Mary K. Roush will observe her 95th birthday on Feb. 22. Cards may be sent to her at 44080 Yost Road, Racine, Ohio, 45771. Bv MAn LEINGANG New $1 coin features George Washington -just in time for first president's birthday WASHINGTON George Washington's birthday celebration will have a golden tinge thi s year. Millions of new gold-colored dollar coins bearing the first president 's likeness arc being introdm.:ed in time for the festivities. The question is whether people will reject them as they did the two previous $ 1 coins. U.S. Mint officials are hoping they have overcome the problems that doomed the Susan B. Anthon y and Sacagawea .dollars. Coin experts are skeptical. The new $1 coins. the fina in a seri~s fe liturin~ four presidents a year. were to gc into circulation on Thursday, just before next week's President's Day eel- · ebrations. Learning from past mistakes. the Mint is making sure the coins will be widely available so peopl e will not be disappointed when they show up at banks .l<x>k · ing for the coins. So far the Federal Reserve. the Mint's distribution agent , has placed orders for 300 million of the Washington wins. Many have already been delivered 10 commercial banks under orders not to begin selling them to customers until Thursday. "For the vas t majority of American s. they will be able to get the new dollar coin on ~ the day that we issue it." Min t Direc tor Edmund C. M<>y 'aid 111 an interview with The A.'>ociated Press. The chrn1 ging Jcsign With a new president every lhree months is an c..:llu n tu matc h the p h e n um~n a l ' Ucc·e.'> uf Community Calendar Birthdays PageA3 BY THE B END The Daily Sentinel Husband may be interested in men have 10 stop it before it starts. It could be someone AND MARCY 5LICIAR like Grandpa. or Dad (as Dear Annie: For re ligious Grandpa was 40 yea rs ago, reii.\Ons, my husband and I when he abused his own 9wai ted until we were mar- year-old daughter. as we ned to have sex. I'm now di scove red ), an y re lati ve, convinced my husband is close family friend , neighgay and used our marriage bor or teac her. male or as a facade and to hav(! chil- female. Kids need to learn dren. He has admitted to at a very young age that pri'exual dreams about men vate part s are private. If and has always been more something makes them feel e motionall y interested in weird or uncomfortable , they need to TELL If they men than in me. Although we had qui ck, are too little to tell, watch perfunctory sex for must of how they respond to differour marriage, in our 40s, it ent people . When yo ur has diminished to nothing. I child is unhappy about a have a strong desire for a vi sit from someo ne she physical connection to a used to like, more could be man who wants a woman. I Poing on. - Wiser Mom feel I've lived my whole tn Connecticut Dear Wiser Mom: adult life denying my natural desires, and I'm angry Thank you for the frightenwith my husband. However, ing wake-up call. We hope I want to protect my teenage our readers will pay close children, so a divorce is not attention to what their chila good idea . Is there any dren are . and are not, telling them . help out there 0 Dear Annie: I ha ve been Frustrated in Florida Dear }' rustrated: to several concerts thi s year Actuall y, yes . A surprising with my husband, who is an number of spouses are in a amputee. He is 77 years old similar situation and often and in a wheelchair. Some people at these conchoose to stay in the marriage for the sake of the certs are rude and inconsidchildren or because they erate. They stand the entire truly love their homosexu- time, blocking the view of al mate , ev~n without sexu- the person behind, regardless if he is handicapped or al intimacy. You can find understand- not . I recently asked a ing and support through the young lady to sit down Straight Spouse Network because my husband could(straightspouse.org), 33 . n't see. She politely told me Linda Ave, Suite 2607, she paid for her ticket and Oakland, CA 94611-4820 or could stand if she wanted . The entertainers ought to PFLAG (ptlag.org), 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 400, make an announcement at the beginning of the show Washington, D.C. 20036. asking patrons to be considDear Annie: If you print this. maybe someone will erate, or they should prorecognize the warning signs vide an area for "Standing of child sexual abuse in Only."- Louisville, Ky. Dear Louisville: At their own 'family. Often, an adult will "test some concerts, people are the waters" to see how a going to stand, no matter child responds to a small what other arrangements advance. If the child does- are requested. It might be n't report the incident, the more efficient to designate adult feels he has a green a wheelchair-accessible light to continue . In our area where patrons who case, my father-in-law, who cannot stand are assured of is 77, wanted to see more of a good view. Talk to the our 9-year-old daughter's managers of your local legs, so he asked if she concert halls . Annie's Mailbox is writcould lift her skin a little. She thought this was odd, ten by Kathy Mitchell and but she did it - and dido 't Marcy Sugar, longtime edi· tell us. The next week, he tors of the Ann Landers French-kissed her, which column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailshe also didn ' t mention. When I asked my daugh- box@comcast.net, or write ter if she was excited that to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Grandpa was coming to · Box /18190, Chicago, IL visit again, she said, "No." 60611. To find out m,ote She said Grandpa was act- about Annie's Mailbox, ing weird and creeping her and read features by other out. That's how I found out Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the what was going on. We can never undo abuse Creators Syndicate Web once it has happened, so we page at www.creators.com. BY KATHY MtTCHEU cut of the estate tax . Any money fur overall operating local municipality wishing expenses, he said. Rather, to continue receiving its the money is used to help share of the tax revenue pay for one-time expendiwould need voter approval tures, such as building to renew it. In additiOn, the improvements or new parks, proposal would exempt Mahoney said. estates valued at or below Mahoney said the munici$600,000 by 2010. pal league will withhold Republican Rep. Larry Wolpert of Columbus has a judgment on the Republican competing proposal. His proposals until more details bill would force the state to are otfered. give it s portion of the estate tax to local governments and also · allow municipalities to decide whether they want to opt out of their defined share . He would also raise the , 'r threshold of liability to $362,000. Ohio last made major changes to its estate tax in 2000, when former Gov. Bob Taft. a Republican. signed a bill raising tax credits on estates and setting the current exemption levels. Those changes. along with a sluggish stock market, have caused revenues to drop over the years, said John Mahoney, deputy director of the Ohio Municipal Llape, which medi,al researdl . ualifY tor a _.__.... represents local governIf so. you maY 'I . . &a' tor lhe treau• ..." ments. 1 ...... ol an in'IIStl&atioM . Cities don't rely on the had a Haveyou . nt abnorma' rece been pap test or . h diagno~ed wit hlprisk HPV? •-~ . ol ~icJI higtl- risiJ. 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A debt-funded dividend buybacks may boost their or share buyback also is a wealth, they should also way to appease investors consider how it may cost who want wmpanies to them in the long run. focus on strategies that give The issue is timely them higher payouts or because companies increi.ls- potentially boost the value ingly have been stealing a of their shares. page from the private-equiLast week. Domino's ty playbook by loading up · Pizza Inc. announced a thetr balance sheets wi th large share repurchase debt to fund certain payouts financed through debt. The to their shareholders. stock jumped nearly 13 perSuch strategies aren 't a cent on Feb. 7 to an all-time bad thing so long as the high of more than $32 a increased interest costs share on the news. don't stop a company from Domino 's plans to buy taking advantage of lucra- back up to 13.85 million tive expansion opportun ities - ur, more ominously, shares, equal to 22 percent ex pose it to a potential of its common stock. In default if its financial for- what is being structured as a " Dutch" tender offer, tune deteriorates. sell shares investors could Debt is cheap these days. thanks to low rates that bac k to the company at a have dramatically redt~~:ed price between $27.50 and borrowing costs. On top of $30 each . The Ann Arbor, Mich.that, there is so much liqbased company will burrow uidit y sloshing around up to $135 billion to fund financial markets that it is the buyback and pay back easy to find lender,. some older debt. Pri vate-equity firms have Domino's CEO David used that to their advantage. They've borrowed big to Brandon said the otTer for finance acquisitions, known its stuck would "provide a as leveraged buyouts. Many selling opportunity for then pile more debt on to those shareholders who prethe companies they ha ve fer a less-levered balance bought to pay themselves sheet." 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In 1764, the city of St. Louis was established by Pie rre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. In 1820, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams. Mass. In 1879, President Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. In 1933. President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that mortall y wounded Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak ; gunman Giuseppe Zangara was executed more than four weeks later. on March 20. In 1965, Canada's new maple- leaf !lag was unfurled in ceremonies in Ottawa. In 1986, the Philippines National Assembly proclaimed Ferdinand E. Marcos president for another six years. fol lowing an election n\arked by allegations of fraud . (Marcos ended up being ousted from power.) In 1989, the Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan, after more than nine years of military intervention . Ten years ago: North Korean defector Lee Han-young was shot and mortally wounded in South Korea, three days after another North Korean defected in Beijing. Fourteenyear-old Tara Lipinski upset Michelle Kwan at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Nashville, Tenn ., becoming the youngest gold medalist at nationals. Five years ago: President Bush approved Nevada's Yucca Mountain as the site for long-term disposal of thousands of tons of highly radioacti ve nuclear waste. Skating and Olympics officials awarded Canadian pairs fi gure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier a gold medal, while letting the Russian pair, Elena Berez hnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, keep their gold medal, as a way to resolve a judging controversy that had dominated the Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Broadcast journalist Howard K. Smith died in Bethesda, Md .. at age 87. One year ago: Vice President Dick Cheney accepted blame for accidentally shooting a huntin~ companion, calling it "one of the worst days of my life,' but was defiantly unapologetic in a Fox News Channel interview about not publidy disclosing the accident until the next day. Testifying before the Senate, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff ac knowledged delayed aid and fumbl ed coordination in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. Thought for Today : "A definition is no proof." William Pinkney, American diplomat (1764-1822). PageA4 but said it expects to pay a special cash dividend that will be financed through its new debt. Increasing debt is also a large component of one of the offers for Tribune Co . . The Chicago-based newspaper publisher received a joint proposal from Los Ange les billionai res Eli Broad and Ronald Burkle to sponsor a recapitalization of the company that would leave them in control after paying shareholders a big divide nd. Broad and Burkle would fund the payout by a $500 million investment and the assumption of new debt that analysts estimate at around $ 10 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Tribune directors may reject all takeover bids and decide instead to borrow money to pay a big cash dividend leaving the company even deeper in debt. Health Management Associates Inc. is borrowing $2.4 billion to fund a one-time dividend of $10 for every share, a move that has kept potential buyers away but also has led to credit rating agencies downgrading its debt. Standard & Poor's lowered its appraisal of the hospital operator from BBB to B+, which· took it from a medium ri sk investment grade rating to a junk rating. Among its concerns : The Naples, Fla.-based company will have less financial fle~ibility due to the increased debt load. The recapitalization is being done at a time when ··when the company's operations will continue to feel the pressure of higher bad debt, relatively flat patient volume, and increasing ex.penses," operating Standard & Pour's said in a note when downgrading its credit rating. S&P said HMA's interest expense would rise $200 million over the life of the new debt. Increased interest expense is what investors should closely watch. The success of such leverage-raising exercises can only pay off if the company can afford to foot the bill - which might not be a concern right now but could certainly become one should there be a shift in their business, industry or the overall economy. Should companies not be able to generate enough cash to keep current on their debt l?ayments, they face potenttal default. "Weak credit quality tells us that it won't take very much more to throw these guys off," said Nicholas Riccio, a managing director in S&P' s corporate and government services group. Then that cheap debt suddenly can become very expensive. Fighting everybody in the bar The longer it continues, the more self-defeating and dangerous thi s misconceived "War on Terror" becomes. It 's simply not possible to wage war on an abstract noun. Like a drunk in a barroom brawl, the Bush administration know s it's getting hit, but doesn' t know exactly who's to blame. So now it wants to fight everybody in the j oint. Judging by the administra, lion's latest deeply uncon· vincing propaganda campaign , it 's Iran 's turn. Unnamed "senior U.S. military officials" have made "educated guesses" that the Iranian government smuggles bombs into Iraq to kill American soldiers. Guesses'! You'd almost think the otticers peddling this stuff hoped not to be believed. , Last week. Iran was allegedly helping Sunni extremists, its mortal enemies. Now, the other side. Actually, there are at mini-. mum four sides in Iraq's civ il war, but I digress. Supposedly, seri al numbers on bomb fragments trace back to Iranian factories. So the cunn ing Persian mullahs are sneaking explosives into Iraq and stamping them "MADE IN IRA N?': People, even George W. BLt sh ain't that dumb. althul!gh >orne who work for him definitely are . Consider what the Pentagon in ,pector gene ral h a~ called .the "alternative intelligence" 'tyl ings of former undersecretary of , defense Douglas Feith . Manfull y defending himself on (w here else ?) Fox News. Feith insisted. "Nobody in my office ever said there was an operational relationship 1 Gene Lyons betwee.n Iraq and AI Qaeda. It's just not correct. I mean, words matter." Do they ? The Los Angeles Times cites this prewar golden oldie written by Feith and touted by Deadeye Dick Cheney: ''()sama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein had an operational relationship from the early 1990s to 2003 that involved trai ning in e ~plosive s and weapons of mass destruction, logistical support for terrorist attacks, AI Qaeda training camps and safe haven in Iraq ... according to a lop secret U.S. government memorandum obtained by The Weekly Standard." "(l)n presenting it," Feith alibis '1 was nut endorsing its substance." This from an administration that shipped $12 billion in cash, 363 TONS of crisp, shrink· wrapped $ 100 bills to Iraq, then LOST it. Testifying to Congress re.:ently, Coalition Provisional Authority honcho Paul Bremer couldn't account for the money. In 2004, Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom . Look, black market arms trading is the No. I sport in the Middle East. The United States knows that a~ well as anybody. The CIA helped mujahideen fighters chase the Russians from Afghanistan by smuggling Stinger missiles through Pakistan. Remember IranContra? Ollie North and friends were selling Israeli missiles to, yes, the Persians. And $12 billion will buy off a lot of border guards along the 900-mile frontier between Iraq and Iran much of it more remote than, say, the airtight U.S.Mexican border. So even if some explosives DID originate in Iran - and do let's recall that intelligence hoaxes are equally common in the Middle East - there's no evidence the ayatollahs knew it. The BBC reports that the Irish Republican Army, Lebanese Hezbollah and Afghanistan 's Taliban have used identical weaponry for years. I doubt the IRA got theirs from Iran . Meanwhile, the two groups most eager to see the United States attack Iran are AI Qaeda and the Israeli extreme right. Bin Laden's whole ga me is suckering Americans into making war against Muslim countries; attac king his non-Arab, Shiite enemies would give him a double triumph. Israeli politicians like Benjamin Netanyahu. shaken by last summer 's inconclusive campaign against Hezbollah, call Iranian president Ahmadinejad the "new Hitler." and warn of a second Holocaust. The new George Wallace is more like it. Ahmadinejad has no authority over Iran's military. He thrives by exploiting the resentment of people Who see themselves as victims. Meanwhile, his party lost badly in recent elections. and Ahmadinejad wa> shouted down during a 'petch at a Teheran universi- ty. Iranian reformers are begging the United States not to take the bait. "We try to tell politicians in Washington. D.C., please don't do anything in favor of reform or to promote democracy in Iran. Because in 100 percem of the cases, it benefits the right wing." Saeed Leylaz, a Tehran businessman told the Los Angeles Times. "Mr. Ahmadinejad tries to make the international situation worse and worse. And now .. . he can say, 'Look, we are in a dangerous position, and nobody can say anything against us, because the enemy is coming into the country.' Exactly like George W. Bush in Washington, D.C. They are helping each other. They need each other, I believe." The UPI recently reported an exchange between Soroush Shehabi, an Iranian-American acquaintance. and President Bush at a Washington reception. The grandson of one of the late Shah's mtmsters, Shehabi said. "I simply want to say one U.S. bomb on Iran and the regime we all despise will remain in power for another 20 or 30 years and 70 million Iranians will become radicalized." "I know," Bush answered. " But does Vice President Cheney know?" Bush walked away, chuck· ling. (Arkansas Democrat· Gaze lle columnist Gene Lyons is a IIIJtiOfwl magazine award winner and co· author of "The Hunting of the President" (St. Martin 's Press. 2000). You can e- mail L_vons at genelyon.s2@sbcglobal.net.) : Thur8day,Februaryt5,2007 =Deaths Helen Abel NEW HAVEN . W.Va. - Helen Louise Abel, 85 , of New Haven. W.Va., died on Feb. 14, 2007, at Holzer Senior Care in Gallipolis. . Graveside serv ice will be at II a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16. · 2007, at Ktrkland Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Larry . Luckeydoo officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at-Anderson Funeral Home in New Haven. •Local Briefs Seeking donations MIDDLEPORT - Goodwill Industries reports a "critical matenal shortage" and is asking for donations of materiab mcludmg. small appliances , usable furniture, glassware. •dtshes, m1scellaneous kitchen items, clothing and shoes. Donated Hems may be taken to Goodwill Industries' retail store at 486 North Second Ave ., Middleport. A free home pickup of large quantities or large items may be arranged by calling 992-4208. "These materials are processed by the disabled or disadvantaged employees and sold th rough retail stores,'' said . Lenore Mason, executive director. ·'The income from the · stores provides wage' for our employees." · All donations are tax deductible . OSLSA meeting COLUMBUS - The board of. directors of the Ohio State · Legal Services Association and Southeastern Ohio Legal· Services will meet at I0 a.m. on March 10 at OSLSA, 555 Buttles Ave. , Columbus . The organizations provide free representation in legal matters to people who cannot afford an attorney in counties, includmg Meigs County. .For the Record Arraigned POMEROY - The followin g were arraigned Monday in Meigs County Common Pleas Court on charges contained in secret indictments tiled last week : • Jeremiah Bentley. 26, address unreported, on three counts of forgery, fourth-degree felonies, and three counts of receiving stolen property, fifth -degree felonies, with specifications. He is charged with stealing and forging printed checks. Bentley pleaded innocent to the charges and was found indigent. Christopher E. Tenaglia was appointed to represent him. He was released on a $1.000 personal recognizance bond. • Amy L. Fife, also ·known as Amy L. Cleland, 24, Middleport, on c har~es of deception to obtain a dangerou s drug, illegal processmg of a drug document, and forg ery. all felonies of the fifth degree. The charges contain specifications that the offense was committed in order to obtain a Schedule II drug, Lortab. She pleaded innocent to the charges and was found indigent. Christopher E. Tenaglia was appointed to represent her. She was released on a $1 ,000 personal recognizance bond. A 2006 criminal case alleging the same offenses was dismissed in the court ; the new indictment clarifies the charges against her. Carjacking from PageA1 According to the release, Casto acted as a "good ·Samaritan ," who stopped to see if Haney needed help after he cras hed his car. After commandeering Casto's vehicle, Haney then allegedly crashed the truck ·on U.S. 50/32 in Athens Funds f~pm Page A1 · $20,000 was acknowledged by the Board. A $700 grant from the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, for developing a youth-led program geared to prevention was also noted. Another grant received for fiscal year '07 came · from the Ohio Department of Education and was in the · amount of $5 , 247 .13 to be . used in identifying students for the Talented and Gifted program. · Days of sc hool missed due to weather conditions ·'(a total of 10 including Wednesday) was discussed by the Board which then ·voted to request approval from the Department of Education for Oct. 5. flooding, and Jan. 22. 23 and 25, and Feb. I for hazardous weather as calamity days. · Ways of making up the other time missed because of weather were discussed with some consideration being g iven lo using ·remaining wa1ver and ~pring break days. l'llrsonnel hired on supplemental contracts for the remainder of the sehoul year were Melanie Blevins. girls junior varsity softball: D-dll Thomas. elementary archery www.mydallysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page As Buried nuclear records may be Local Weather needed for worker health study DAYTON (APl 'cientific "dose reconstrucRecords buried at a radioac- tions," a paperwork method tive-waste landfill in New of estimating atomic workMe~i co may be needed to ers' e~posures to harmful determine it cancer-stricken radiation and chemicals. workers at a former nuclear If a reconstruction shows weapons plant qualify for at least a 50 percent probafederal compemation, a fed- bility that a worker 's cancer era! heahh ofticial says. • was caused by an on-the-job At least a dozen pallets of exposure, the worker qualicardbuard boxes, si~ 55-gal· ties for cash and medical ion drums and II safes con- benefits under the Energy taining classified re cords Em ployees Occupational from the Mound plant in Illness Compensation suburban Miamisburg are Program. buried in underground shafts tlut the agency can't of the landfill at Los Alamos accurately estimate worker eKposure without knowing National Laboratory. Nobody knows the condi- the hazards that were prelion of the records - from se nt. Federal contractors th~ 1980s and 1990s - and went to Los Alamos to view the U.S. Department of the classified records last Energy says it would take year, only to learn the up to 18 months and cost as records had been buried as much as $9 million to radioactively contaminated unearth and decontaminate waste in 2005 . them. Mound shipped 458 boxes ~ound began making trig- of classified records to Los gets and detonators for Alamos in 1995 and later nuclear weapons in 1949 reclaimed 40 bo~es for an and, at its he1ght, employed early dose-reconstruction more than 2,000 workers. project, according to the The Energy Department Energy Department. Los ended production at the plant Alamos officials buried the in 1996, leaving cleanup of remaining bol\es. which conradioac tive and hazardous tain logbooks, safety analywaste as the primary activity. sis reports, Mound studies of Larry Elliott, director of the properties of toxic metals compensation analy sis for used there and descriptions the National Institute for of a 1989 release of radioacOccupational Safety and live tritium. Health, said it may be neeDepartment spokesessary to dig up the records woman Megan Barnett said to get a clear picture of the Wednesday the records hazards workers fa ced at were buried · because they Mound and determine if were contaminated and conhundreds of them qualify sidered unnecessary for for federal aid. dose · reconstruction. She "We are open-minded as said the agency is checking to whether (the records) documents that describe the should be e~ humed ," Elliott contents of the boxes and is said. "Thi s is an interesting looking for other related problem. and we' re doing material - including possithe best we can to make sure ble duplicates to the boxed that we have the documents records - for information we need to do our work." that may be useful to fultill Elliott's office oversees workers' claims. Musser from PageA1 businesses which are members of the Merchants Association . It was reported that as of Dec. 31, the Association had a total of $2,529.92 in the Battle County, and stole another from·Page A1 vehicle at gunpoint from another woman who was not ide'ntified. He was appre- a well documented event in hended by a trooper with the Meigs County history books Ohio State Highway Patrol and newspapers. Gerlach said the wealthy in the third vehicle. Wagner family of Mason, Hauey is charged in W.Va. owned a large plantaAthens County with aggravated robbery and failure to tion with around 100 slaves comply with a traffic signal. near where the Riverside and is being held in the Golf Course is now. Gerlach Southeastern Ohio Regional said the "WA " in Wahama is Jail in Nelsonville on the believed to be named for the family. Freedom for the Athens County charges. Wagner slaves waited across the Ohio River in trainer; and Vince Rieber. Meigs County near Leading volunteer assistant baseball Creek in Middleport where first of three coach. Christine Blaettnar the Underground Railroad stops and Karen Mullins were hired as tutors for handi- in Meigs County rested. Slaves who croS>ed the capped students, and Jamie river would spend their first Atha, Mona "Penny" Knapp. night at the home of and Allen Midcap were Hamilton Kerr near the added to the teacher substitute and Carolyn Searls to mouth of Leading Creek the teacher's aide list. to he which possibly sat near the Hobson Railroad Yard in used on an as-needed basis. Kerr was The Board approved an Middleport. described as a frontiersman Internet Access Service Agreement with the and by 1824 he'd become Southeastern Ohio elderly and had help from Voluntary EduL·ation Adam Smith. a local man Cooperative for the period who took the slaves to the of July I, 2007 to June 30, second stop in Meigs 20 12, with the majority of . County to a home on New the cost to be paid by Lima Road behind Rutland. Federal E-rate funds. The The third stop was a home contra<.:! was recommended in Albany and from there it by Mark ·Thomas. district was onto Columbus and eventually Canada. technology coordinator. Payment for fruit sale products in the amount of $4,610 from the Meigs High School VICA Fund was Chiropractic Center approved by the board. In Dr. Gregory L. PlmoJ OC other business the cafeteria <lliropndlc~uio.o reports for December and • IIIIUI'IIftee January as submitted by • Auto Accide11tl Marilyn Meier. food service • Work. . Comp supervisor, were approved. • Medicaid (WV I OH) Members went into el\ecutive session to discuss the •••dica.. hiring and compensation of Bad: & Neck Pain employees. Attending the meeting Headadles were Superintendent Personal & Sports Injury William Buckley. Treasurer Mark E. Rhonemus. and 236 E. Main Street Scott board members. Pomenn·, Obio Walton. Victor Young. Roger 7.uJ-99i-lOOO Abbott, and Ron Log<Ul. RIVERVIEW z • regular checking account and $4,400 in the bulb account which is designated for downtown beautification. The Easter egg hunt has tentatively been set for the Saturday before Palm Sunday on the Pomeroy football field. Again this year Michelle Noble will be chairman. After apprehending Smith themselves, the Wagner family felt it was doubtful authorities in Meigs County would prosecute the man so he was delivered to the county jail in Point Pleasant. Smith was held on charges of assisting the runaway slaves, facing a sentence of possibly six months in jail and a $1,500 fine. Upon hearing a rumor that those associated with the Wagners were going to plant a man inside Smith's Jail cell to kill him, roughly eight of Smith's friends took it upon themselves to organize a jailbreak. "These men didn' t tell anyone they were doing thi s, they didn' t tell their families and just left their houses, rode down river and went up to the jail and got · the guy out of jail at gunpoint,'' Gerlach said. While escaping Point Pleasant in boats crossing the Ohio River, the men were shot at by local law enforcement who waited on the river bank. "At one point the Rutland men were pinned down and were ending up floating down river towards Gallipolis so they all decided to raise up and fire at the same time ," Gerlach said . "They shut in the general direction of the sheriff who was standing by a tree ." The gunfire apparently hit A~~! A\ Ballroom Classes BetciD Feb. 16 Register Today Today's Forecast ctty~eglon Forecast tor Thuradey, FMI. 15 Htgh I Low temps '.IICH .O.yton• ~ t3' l1 ' ~ * Colurnbull 15' I 3' Ctnctnnau •21 ' 15' h-... ~ l!orl8mouth. 20° 16" ~ Kr ~ Partl> CbJdy Cloudy ~ c ~ ~=;· ~ '''' ' Showent Flurnes e:;J ~ ~ ~ . . , .. ~ Thursday... Partl ~ sunny with scattered tlumes. Cold with highs around 20. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday nlght ... Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evenin g. Cold with lows around 8 above. West winds 5 to I0 mph . Chance of snow 20 percent. Friday ... Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to I0 mph. Friday night ... Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Cold with low s around 12. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph . Ram • ** Snow ~ e-,_';) ••--;~ • Saturday... Snow likely. Light snow accumulation pa>sible. Not as cool with hi ghs in the lower 30s . Chance or snow 60 percent. Saturday night ... Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Sunday... Mostl y cloudy. A chance of snow shower> in the morning . Highs in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent. Sunday night ... Mostly cloudy. Cold with low s 15 to 20. Busy inches of snow, it still requires a similar effort to cover the 250 miles of roads the highway department is from PageA1 responsible for treating. Chapman said yesterday Before the freezing rain and morning the fresh coating of snow hit Wednesday, the snow on top of the ice department had used 437 the drivers' helped make tons of salt. "This is the part of the job jobs a little easier, providing where the guys really earn more traction. Sandy Smith, office· mantheir money,'' said Eugene Triplett, Meigs County engi- ager for the Meigs County neer when talking about the Highway Department said sometimes nerve-racking in the last month alone, workers have logged in 650 task of treating slick roads. Triplett added whether it's hours of overtime keeping two mches of snow or six the roads treated. the tree. sending splinters . into the sheriff's eyes, . allowing the men to make their escape. · The incident caused the governor of Virginia to complain to the governor of Ohio. Gerlach said some of the men involved in the jailbreak ended up back in the jail in Point Pleasant as did some who weren't involved. "These guys eventually posted a $10 or $15 bond to gel out and one g'uy refused to ~ ive money so he stayed in Jail but made such a nui sance of himself they let him go." Gerlach said. Then. in 1825. a man who was returning with a captured runawav slave from the Wagnet: Plantation stopped in Rutl and to ask direction s and a Rutland man pretending to be the sheriff informed the slave catcher he didn ' t have the ·proper papers to transport the slave furth er. The Rutland ma~J.., promi sed to house the ruriaway slave in jail until the slave catcher could return . Upon the catcher 's return he found the slave gone, sent back on her way along the underground railroad. Gerlach said the 1825 incident led to the Ohio Supreme Court taking up the issue of jurisdiction in regards to individual states and who had the right arrest whom. Gerlach said Ohio came to the conclusion the Virginia authorities had no right to arrest the man in Rutland r.retending to be the sherif . More than 30 years after these events when Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led his raiders throu gh the Meigs County countryside . the people of Rutland were sure he was specifically commg for them over their part in the underground railroad. They were wrong and Morgan was more occupied with making hi s stand at the Battle of Buffington Island in Portl and . "The people of Rutl and were absolutely terrifi ed," Gerlach said. 'The people of Rutland had a longer memory than Morgan did ." If you wanl to make farm life less taxing, talk to your people at H&R Block. Our people can answer questions about things like fuel credit, · farm in~me averaging and casualty losses. Caii1-800-HRBLOCK or visit hrblock.com Feb. 18 Cl&ssic Mo~ie Club "Little Women" 2 pm Ariel Jr. Theatre's Beauty and tile Beast Feb. 2>25 Tile Diary of Anae FI'UIII. Mardl9-ll The Ariel-Dater Hall 428 Se< . Ave. G..ttipoli•, OH ""' • ·><--\RTS. 618 East Main St. Pomeroy, OH 45769 Mon-Fri 9 to 6 Sat. 9 to 5 992·6674 Other Hours by Appointment HlrRBLOCK �OPINION The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992-2156 • FAX (740) 992-2157 www.mydallysentlnel.com too. ln.:reased leverage is AP BUSINESS WRITER used as a defensive measure , often to spurn potenNEW YORK - Before tial buyers who might be investors cheer how much turned off by such liabilispecial dividends or ' tock ties. A debt-funded dividend buybacks may boost their or share buyback also is a wealth, they should also way to appease investors consider how it may cost who want wmpanies to them in the long run. focus on strategies that give The issue is timely them higher payouts or because companies increi.ls- potentially boost the value ingly have been stealing a of their shares. page from the private-equiLast week. Domino's ty playbook by loading up · Pizza Inc. announced a thetr balance sheets wi th large share repurchase debt to fund certain payouts financed through debt. The to their shareholders. stock jumped nearly 13 perSuch strategies aren 't a cent on Feb. 7 to an all-time bad thing so long as the high of more than $32 a increased interest costs share on the news. don't stop a company from Domino 's plans to buy taking advantage of lucra- back up to 13.85 million tive expansion opportun ities - ur, more ominously, shares, equal to 22 percent ex pose it to a potential of its common stock. In default if its financial for- what is being structured as a " Dutch" tender offer, tune deteriorates. sell shares investors could Debt is cheap these days. thanks to low rates that bac k to the company at a have dramatically redt~~:ed price between $27.50 and borrowing costs. On top of $30 each . The Ann Arbor, Mich.that, there is so much liqbased company will burrow uidit y sloshing around up to $135 billion to fund financial markets that it is the buyback and pay back easy to find lender,. some older debt. Pri vate-equity firms have Domino's CEO David used that to their advantage. They've borrowed big to Brandon said the otTer for finance acquisitions, known its stuck would "provide a as leveraged buyouts. Many selling opportunity for then pile more debt on to those shareholders who prethe companies they ha ve fer a less-levered balance bought to pay themselves sheet." For those investors special dividends and fees . who stick around, the comSome companies are try- pany won ' t be offering its ing out those tactics now, ordinary dividend anymore, Bv RACHEL BECK Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 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E<t. 10 able General Manager Charlene Hoeflich, Ext. 12 E·mall: news@ mydailysentinel .com Web: www.myda1lysen finel .com SOOoctt>ers. - Mail Subecriptlon Inside Meigs County 13 Weeks '32.26 '64.20 26 Weeks 52 Weeks ' 127.11 Outside Meigs CCKinty 13 Weeks '53.55 · 26 Weeks ' 107.10 52 Weeks ' 214.21 Thursday,February15, 2007 ALL BUSINESS: Increased leverage to fund dividends, buybacks come with big risks The Daily Sentinel Today is Thursday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2007. There are 3 19 days left in the year. Today's Highl igh t in History : On Feb. 15, 1898. the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the United States closer to war with Spain. On this date: In 1564, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pi sa. In 1764, the city of St. Louis was established by Pie rre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. In 1820, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams. Mass. In 1879, President Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. In 1933. President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that mortall y wounded Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak ; gunman Giuseppe Zangara was executed more than four weeks later. on March 20. In 1965, Canada's new maple- leaf !lag was unfurled in ceremonies in Ottawa. In 1986, the Philippines National Assembly proclaimed Ferdinand E. Marcos president for another six years. fol lowing an election n\arked by allegations of fraud . (Marcos ended up being ousted from power.) In 1989, the Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan, after more than nine years of military intervention . Ten years ago: North Korean defector Lee Han-young was shot and mortally wounded in South Korea, three days after another North Korean defected in Beijing. Fourteenyear-old Tara Lipinski upset Michelle Kwan at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Nashville, Tenn ., becoming the youngest gold medalist at nationals. Five years ago: President Bush approved Nevada's Yucca Mountain as the site for long-term disposal of thousands of tons of highly radioacti ve nuclear waste. Skating and Olympics officials awarded Canadian pairs fi gure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier a gold medal, while letting the Russian pair, Elena Berez hnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, keep their gold medal, as a way to resolve a judging controversy that had dominated the Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Broadcast journalist Howard K. Smith died in Bethesda, Md .. at age 87. One year ago: Vice President Dick Cheney accepted blame for accidentally shooting a huntin~ companion, calling it "one of the worst days of my life,' but was defiantly unapologetic in a Fox News Channel interview about not publidy disclosing the accident until the next day. Testifying before the Senate, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff ac knowledged delayed aid and fumbl ed coordination in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. Thought for Today : "A definition is no proof." William Pinkney, American diplomat (1764-1822). PageA4 but said it expects to pay a special cash dividend that will be financed through its new debt. Increasing debt is also a large component of one of the offers for Tribune Co . . The Chicago-based newspaper publisher received a joint proposal from Los Ange les billionai res Eli Broad and Ronald Burkle to sponsor a recapitalization of the company that would leave them in control after paying shareholders a big divide nd. Broad and Burkle would fund the payout by a $500 million investment and the assumption of new debt that analysts estimate at around $ 10 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Tribune directors may reject all takeover bids and decide instead to borrow money to pay a big cash dividend leaving the company even deeper in debt. Health Management Associates Inc. is borrowing $2.4 billion to fund a one-time dividend of $10 for every share, a move that has kept potential buyers away but also has led to credit rating agencies downgrading its debt. Standard & Poor's lowered its appraisal of the hospital operator from BBB to B+, which· took it from a medium ri sk investment grade rating to a junk rating. Among its concerns : The Naples, Fla.-based company will have less financial fle~ibility due to the increased debt load. The recapitalization is being done at a time when ··when the company's operations will continue to feel the pressure of higher bad debt, relatively flat patient volume, and increasing ex.penses," operating Standard & Pour's said in a note when downgrading its credit rating. S&P said HMA's interest expense would rise $200 million over the life of the new debt. Increased interest expense is what investors should closely watch. The success of such leverage-raising exercises can only pay off if the company can afford to foot the bill - which might not be a concern right now but could certainly become one should there be a shift in their business, industry or the overall economy. Should companies not be able to generate enough cash to keep current on their debt l?ayments, they face potenttal default. "Weak credit quality tells us that it won't take very much more to throw these guys off," said Nicholas Riccio, a managing director in S&P' s corporate and government services group. Then that cheap debt suddenly can become very expensive. Fighting everybody in the bar The longer it continues, the more self-defeating and dangerous thi s misconceived "War on Terror" becomes. It 's simply not possible to wage war on an abstract noun. Like a drunk in a barroom brawl, the Bush administration know s it's getting hit, but doesn' t know exactly who's to blame. So now it wants to fight everybody in the j oint. Judging by the administra, lion's latest deeply uncon· vincing propaganda campaign , it 's Iran 's turn. Unnamed "senior U.S. military officials" have made "educated guesses" that the Iranian government smuggles bombs into Iraq to kill American soldiers. Guesses'! You'd almost think the otticers peddling this stuff hoped not to be believed. , Last week. Iran was allegedly helping Sunni extremists, its mortal enemies. Now, the other side. Actually, there are at mini-. mum four sides in Iraq's civ il war, but I digress. Supposedly, seri al numbers on bomb fragments trace back to Iranian factories. So the cunn ing Persian mullahs are sneaking explosives into Iraq and stamping them "MADE IN IRA N?': People, even George W. BLt sh ain't that dumb. althul!gh >orne who work for him definitely are . Consider what the Pentagon in ,pector gene ral h a~ called .the "alternative intelligence" 'tyl ings of former undersecretary of , defense Douglas Feith . Manfull y defending himself on (w here else ?) Fox News. Feith insisted. "Nobody in my office ever said there was an operational relationship 1 Gene Lyons betwee.n Iraq and AI Qaeda. It's just not correct. I mean, words matter." Do they ? The Los Angeles Times cites this prewar golden oldie written by Feith and touted by Deadeye Dick Cheney: ''()sama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein had an operational relationship from the early 1990s to 2003 that involved trai ning in e ~plosive s and weapons of mass destruction, logistical support for terrorist attacks, AI Qaeda training camps and safe haven in Iraq ... according to a lop secret U.S. government memorandum obtained by The Weekly Standard." "(l)n presenting it," Feith alibis '1 was nut endorsing its substance." This from an administration that shipped $12 billion in cash, 363 TONS of crisp, shrink· wrapped $ 100 bills to Iraq, then LOST it. Testifying to Congress re.:ently, Coalition Provisional Authority honcho Paul Bremer couldn't account for the money. In 2004, Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom . Look, black market arms trading is the No. I sport in the Middle East. The United States knows that a~ well as anybody. The CIA helped mujahideen fighters chase the Russians from Afghanistan by smuggling Stinger missiles through Pakistan. Remember IranContra? Ollie North and friends were selling Israeli missiles to, yes, the Persians. And $12 billion will buy off a lot of border guards along the 900-mile frontier between Iraq and Iran much of it more remote than, say, the airtight U.S.Mexican border. So even if some explosives DID originate in Iran - and do let's recall that intelligence hoaxes are equally common in the Middle East - there's no evidence the ayatollahs knew it. The BBC reports that the Irish Republican Army, Lebanese Hezbollah and Afghanistan 's Taliban have used identical weaponry for years. I doubt the IRA got theirs from Iran . Meanwhile, the two groups most eager to see the United States attack Iran are AI Qaeda and the Israeli extreme right. Bin Laden's whole ga me is suckering Americans into making war against Muslim countries; attac king his non-Arab, Shiite enemies would give him a double triumph. Israeli politicians like Benjamin Netanyahu. shaken by last summer 's inconclusive campaign against Hezbollah, call Iranian president Ahmadinejad the "new Hitler." and warn of a second Holocaust. The new George Wallace is more like it. Ahmadinejad has no authority over Iran's military. He thrives by exploiting the resentment of people Who see themselves as victims. Meanwhile, his party lost badly in recent elections. and Ahmadinejad wa> shouted down during a 'petch at a Teheran universi- ty. Iranian reformers are begging the United States not to take the bait. "We try to tell politicians in Washington. D.C., please don't do anything in favor of reform or to promote democracy in Iran. Because in 100 percem of the cases, it benefits the right wing." Saeed Leylaz, a Tehran businessman told the Los Angeles Times. "Mr. Ahmadinejad tries to make the international situation worse and worse. And now .. . he can say, 'Look, we are in a dangerous position, and nobody can say anything against us, because the enemy is coming into the country.' Exactly like George W. Bush in Washington, D.C. They are helping each other. They need each other, I believe." The UPI recently reported an exchange between Soroush Shehabi, an Iranian-American acquaintance. and President Bush at a Washington reception. The grandson of one of the late Shah's mtmsters, Shehabi said. "I simply want to say one U.S. bomb on Iran and the regime we all despise will remain in power for another 20 or 30 years and 70 million Iranians will become radicalized." "I know," Bush answered. " But does Vice President Cheney know?" Bush walked away, chuck· ling. (Arkansas Democrat· Gaze lle columnist Gene Lyons is a IIIJtiOfwl magazine award winner and co· author of "The Hunting of the President" (St. Martin 's Press. 2000). You can e- mail L_vons at genelyon.s2@sbcglobal.net.) : Thur8day,Februaryt5,2007 =Deaths Helen Abel NEW HAVEN . W.Va. - Helen Louise Abel, 85 , of New Haven. W.Va., died on Feb. 14, 2007, at Holzer Senior Care in Gallipolis. . Graveside serv ice will be at II a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16. · 2007, at Ktrkland Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Larry . Luckeydoo officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at-Anderson Funeral Home in New Haven. •Local Briefs Seeking donations MIDDLEPORT - Goodwill Industries reports a "critical matenal shortage" and is asking for donations of materiab mcludmg. small appliances , usable furniture, glassware. •dtshes, m1scellaneous kitchen items, clothing and shoes. Donated Hems may be taken to Goodwill Industries' retail store at 486 North Second Ave ., Middleport. A free home pickup of large quantities or large items may be arranged by calling 992-4208. "These materials are processed by the disabled or disadvantaged employees and sold th rough retail stores,'' said . Lenore Mason, executive director. ·'The income from the · stores provides wage' for our employees." · All donations are tax deductible . OSLSA meeting COLUMBUS - The board of. directors of the Ohio State · Legal Services Association and Southeastern Ohio Legal· Services will meet at I0 a.m. on March 10 at OSLSA, 555 Buttles Ave. , Columbus . The organizations provide free representation in legal matters to people who cannot afford an attorney in counties, includmg Meigs County. .For the Record Arraigned POMEROY - The followin g were arraigned Monday in Meigs County Common Pleas Court on charges contained in secret indictments tiled last week : • Jeremiah Bentley. 26, address unreported, on three counts of forgery, fourth-degree felonies, and three counts of receiving stolen property, fifth -degree felonies, with specifications. He is charged with stealing and forging printed checks. Bentley pleaded innocent to the charges and was found indigent. Christopher E. Tenaglia was appointed to represent him. He was released on a $1.000 personal recognizance bond. • Amy L. Fife, also ·known as Amy L. Cleland, 24, Middleport, on c har~es of deception to obtain a dangerou s drug, illegal processmg of a drug document, and forg ery. all felonies of the fifth degree. The charges contain specifications that the offense was committed in order to obtain a Schedule II drug, Lortab. She pleaded innocent to the charges and was found indigent. Christopher E. Tenaglia was appointed to represent her. She was released on a $1 ,000 personal recognizance bond. A 2006 criminal case alleging the same offenses was dismissed in the court ; the new indictment clarifies the charges against her. Carjacking from PageA1 According to the release, Casto acted as a "good ·Samaritan ," who stopped to see if Haney needed help after he cras hed his car. After commandeering Casto's vehicle, Haney then allegedly crashed the truck ·on U.S. 50/32 in Athens Funds f~pm Page A1 · $20,000 was acknowledged by the Board. A $700 grant from the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, for developing a youth-led program geared to prevention was also noted. Another grant received for fiscal year '07 came · from the Ohio Department of Education and was in the · amount of $5 , 247 .13 to be . used in identifying students for the Talented and Gifted program. · Days of sc hool missed due to weather conditions ·'(a total of 10 including Wednesday) was discussed by the Board which then ·voted to request approval from the Department of Education for Oct. 5. flooding, and Jan. 22. 23 and 25, and Feb. I for hazardous weather as calamity days. · Ways of making up the other time missed because of weather were discussed with some consideration being g iven lo using ·remaining wa1ver and ~pring break days. l'llrsonnel hired on supplemental contracts for the remainder of the sehoul year were Melanie Blevins. girls junior varsity softball: D-dll Thomas. elementary archery www.mydallysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page As Buried nuclear records may be Local Weather needed for worker health study DAYTON (APl 'cientific "dose reconstrucRecords buried at a radioac- tions," a paperwork method tive-waste landfill in New of estimating atomic workMe~i co may be needed to ers' e~posures to harmful determine it cancer-stricken radiation and chemicals. workers at a former nuclear If a reconstruction shows weapons plant qualify for at least a 50 percent probafederal compemation, a fed- bility that a worker 's cancer era! heahh ofticial says. • was caused by an on-the-job At least a dozen pallets of exposure, the worker qualicardbuard boxes, si~ 55-gal· ties for cash and medical ion drums and II safes con- benefits under the Energy taining classified re cords Em ployees Occupational from the Mound plant in Illness Compensation suburban Miamisburg are Program. buried in underground shafts tlut the agency can't of the landfill at Los Alamos accurately estimate worker eKposure without knowing National Laboratory. Nobody knows the condi- the hazards that were prelion of the records - from se nt. Federal contractors th~ 1980s and 1990s - and went to Los Alamos to view the U.S. Department of the classified records last Energy says it would take year, only to learn the up to 18 months and cost as records had been buried as much as $9 million to radioactively contaminated unearth and decontaminate waste in 2005 . them. Mound shipped 458 boxes ~ound began making trig- of classified records to Los gets and detonators for Alamos in 1995 and later nuclear weapons in 1949 reclaimed 40 bo~es for an and, at its he1ght, employed early dose-reconstruction more than 2,000 workers. project, according to the The Energy Department Energy Department. Los ended production at the plant Alamos officials buried the in 1996, leaving cleanup of remaining bol\es. which conradioac tive and hazardous tain logbooks, safety analywaste as the primary activity. sis reports, Mound studies of Larry Elliott, director of the properties of toxic metals compensation analy sis for used there and descriptions the National Institute for of a 1989 release of radioacOccupational Safety and live tritium. Health, said it may be neeDepartment spokesessary to dig up the records woman Megan Barnett said to get a clear picture of the Wednesday the records hazards workers fa ced at were buried · because they Mound and determine if were contaminated and conhundreds of them qualify sidered unnecessary for for federal aid. dose · reconstruction. She "We are open-minded as said the agency is checking to whether (the records) documents that describe the should be e~ humed ," Elliott contents of the boxes and is said. "Thi s is an interesting looking for other related problem. and we' re doing material - including possithe best we can to make sure ble duplicates to the boxed that we have the documents records - for information we need to do our work." that may be useful to fultill Elliott's office oversees workers' claims. Musser from PageA1 businesses which are members of the Merchants Association . It was reported that as of Dec. 31, the Association had a total of $2,529.92 in the Battle County, and stole another from·Page A1 vehicle at gunpoint from another woman who was not ide'ntified. He was appre- a well documented event in hended by a trooper with the Meigs County history books Ohio State Highway Patrol and newspapers. Gerlach said the wealthy in the third vehicle. Wagner family of Mason, Hauey is charged in W.Va. owned a large plantaAthens County with aggravated robbery and failure to tion with around 100 slaves comply with a traffic signal. near where the Riverside and is being held in the Golf Course is now. Gerlach Southeastern Ohio Regional said the "WA " in Wahama is Jail in Nelsonville on the believed to be named for the family. Freedom for the Athens County charges. Wagner slaves waited across the Ohio River in trainer; and Vince Rieber. Meigs County near Leading volunteer assistant baseball Creek in Middleport where first of three coach. Christine Blaettnar the Underground Railroad stops and Karen Mullins were hired as tutors for handi- in Meigs County rested. Slaves who croS>ed the capped students, and Jamie river would spend their first Atha, Mona "Penny" Knapp. night at the home of and Allen Midcap were Hamilton Kerr near the added to the teacher substitute and Carolyn Searls to mouth of Leading Creek the teacher's aide list. to he which possibly sat near the Hobson Railroad Yard in used on an as-needed basis. Kerr was The Board approved an Middleport. described as a frontiersman Internet Access Service Agreement with the and by 1824 he'd become Southeastern Ohio elderly and had help from Voluntary EduL·ation Adam Smith. a local man Cooperative for the period who took the slaves to the of July I, 2007 to June 30, second stop in Meigs 20 12, with the majority of . County to a home on New the cost to be paid by Lima Road behind Rutland. Federal E-rate funds. The The third stop was a home contra<.:! was recommended in Albany and from there it by Mark ·Thomas. district was onto Columbus and eventually Canada. technology coordinator. Payment for fruit sale products in the amount of $4,610 from the Meigs High School VICA Fund was Chiropractic Center approved by the board. In Dr. Gregory L. PlmoJ OC other business the cafeteria <lliropndlc~uio.o reports for December and • IIIIUI'IIftee January as submitted by • Auto Accide11tl Marilyn Meier. food service • Work. . Comp supervisor, were approved. • Medicaid (WV I OH) Members went into el\ecutive session to discuss the •••dica.. hiring and compensation of Bad: & Neck Pain employees. Attending the meeting Headadles were Superintendent Personal & Sports Injury William Buckley. Treasurer Mark E. Rhonemus. and 236 E. Main Street Scott board members. Pomenn·, Obio Walton. Victor Young. Roger 7.uJ-99i-lOOO Abbott, and Ron Log<Ul. RIVERVIEW z • regular checking account and $4,400 in the bulb account which is designated for downtown beautification. The Easter egg hunt has tentatively been set for the Saturday before Palm Sunday on the Pomeroy football field. Again this year Michelle Noble will be chairman. After apprehending Smith themselves, the Wagner family felt it was doubtful authorities in Meigs County would prosecute the man so he was delivered to the county jail in Point Pleasant. Smith was held on charges of assisting the runaway slaves, facing a sentence of possibly six months in jail and a $1,500 fine. Upon hearing a rumor that those associated with the Wagners were going to plant a man inside Smith's Jail cell to kill him, roughly eight of Smith's friends took it upon themselves to organize a jailbreak. "These men didn' t tell anyone they were doing thi s, they didn' t tell their families and just left their houses, rode down river and went up to the jail and got · the guy out of jail at gunpoint,'' Gerlach said. While escaping Point Pleasant in boats crossing the Ohio River, the men were shot at by local law enforcement who waited on the river bank. "At one point the Rutland men were pinned down and were ending up floating down river towards Gallipolis so they all decided to raise up and fire at the same time ," Gerlach said . "They shut in the general direction of the sheriff who was standing by a tree ." The gunfire apparently hit A~~! A\ Ballroom Classes BetciD Feb. 16 Register Today Today's Forecast ctty~eglon Forecast tor Thuradey, FMI. 15 Htgh I Low temps '.IICH .O.yton• ~ t3' l1 ' ~ * Colurnbull 15' I 3' Ctnctnnau •21 ' 15' h-... ~ l!orl8mouth. 20° 16" ~ Kr ~ Partl> CbJdy Cloudy ~ c ~ ~=;· ~ '''' ' Showent Flurnes e:;J ~ ~ ~ . . , .. ~ Thursday... Partl ~ sunny with scattered tlumes. Cold with highs around 20. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday nlght ... Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evenin g. Cold with lows around 8 above. West winds 5 to I0 mph . Chance of snow 20 percent. Friday ... Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to I0 mph. Friday night ... Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Cold with low s around 12. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph . Ram • ** Snow ~ e-,_';) ••--;~ • Saturday... Snow likely. Light snow accumulation pa>sible. Not as cool with hi ghs in the lower 30s . Chance or snow 60 percent. Saturday night ... Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Sunday... Mostl y cloudy. A chance of snow shower> in the morning . Highs in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent. Sunday night ... Mostly cloudy. Cold with low s 15 to 20. Busy inches of snow, it still requires a similar effort to cover the 250 miles of roads the highway department is from PageA1 responsible for treating. Chapman said yesterday Before the freezing rain and morning the fresh coating of snow hit Wednesday, the snow on top of the ice department had used 437 the drivers' helped make tons of salt. "This is the part of the job jobs a little easier, providing where the guys really earn more traction. Sandy Smith, office· mantheir money,'' said Eugene Triplett, Meigs County engi- ager for the Meigs County neer when talking about the Highway Department said sometimes nerve-racking in the last month alone, workers have logged in 650 task of treating slick roads. Triplett added whether it's hours of overtime keeping two mches of snow or six the roads treated. the tree. sending splinters . into the sheriff's eyes, . allowing the men to make their escape. · The incident caused the governor of Virginia to complain to the governor of Ohio. Gerlach said some of the men involved in the jailbreak ended up back in the jail in Point Pleasant as did some who weren't involved. "These guys eventually posted a $10 or $15 bond to gel out and one g'uy refused to ~ ive money so he stayed in Jail but made such a nui sance of himself they let him go." Gerlach said. Then. in 1825. a man who was returning with a captured runawav slave from the Wagnet: Plantation stopped in Rutl and to ask direction s and a Rutland man pretending to be the sheriff informed the slave catcher he didn ' t have the ·proper papers to transport the slave furth er. The Rutland ma~J.., promi sed to house the ruriaway slave in jail until the slave catcher could return . Upon the catcher 's return he found the slave gone, sent back on her way along the underground railroad. Gerlach said the 1825 incident led to the Ohio Supreme Court taking up the issue of jurisdiction in regards to individual states and who had the right arrest whom. Gerlach said Ohio came to the conclusion the Virginia authorities had no right to arrest the man in Rutland r.retending to be the sherif . More than 30 years after these events when Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led his raiders throu gh the Meigs County countryside . the people of Rutland were sure he was specifically commg for them over their part in the underground railroad. They were wrong and Morgan was more occupied with making hi s stand at the Battle of Buffington Island in Portl and . "The people of Rutl and were absolutely terrifi ed," Gerlach said. 'The people of Rutland had a longer memory than Morgan did ." If you wanl to make farm life less taxing, talk to your people at H&R Block. Our people can answer questions about things like fuel credit, · farm in~me averaging and casualty losses. Caii1-800-HRBLOCK or visit hrblock.com Feb. 18 Cl&ssic Mo~ie Club "Little Women" 2 pm Ariel Jr. Theatre's Beauty and tile Beast Feb. 2>25 Tile Diary of Anae FI'UIII. Mardl9-ll The Ariel-Dater Hall 428 Se< . Ave. G..ttipoli•, OH ""' • ·><--\RTS. 618 East Main St. Pomeroy, OH 45769 Mon-Fri 9 to 6 Sat. 9 to 5 992·6674 Other Hours by Appointment HlrRBLOCK �PageA6 OHIO Weather closes schools, workers stay home The Daily Sentinel Thursday,Februaryt5,2007 Bv JOE MILICIA ASSOCIATED PRESS WAITER School> closed their doors and many workers stayed ho me. but .a few parents braved the piles of snow and slippery roads Wednesday to ti nd a place for their childre n to burn oil pe nt-up e n ~rgy. , "They have n't bee n in ~chool for almost two weeks. the onl y day their school was open was last Friday." said Kathy Knight of suburban Coll1mhus, whose 7- and 4-year-old sons chased eac·h other around an indoor jungle-gym at Columbus' Polaris mall. "The re..: centers <Ire closed, the lihraries are closed. You get desperate." Knight was one of about a dozen parents who brought their children to the mall as a winter on slaught tinally tapered off Wednesday. The storm came on the heels of a severe cold snap and snowfall last week that also closed >ehools across the state for several days. This week's storm brought winds reaching 38 mph that created huge drifts and made clearing snow dif~ ticult. particularly in nonheast Ohio, which recorded some of the state's highest snowfall s in the storm blamed for one death. "There was, like. snow as tall as the car on either side, and it was like driving in tunnels," said Courtney Bruner, a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic who had just finished a 16-hour shift Wednesday morning. The State Highway Patrol handled more than l ,200 • •• ' . • AP photo/ Dayton Dally News, Cholo Stewart lan Fabian. 9 , is pulled by the family German shepherd . named Ranger, Wednesday, in a parking lot in Kettering. Police and firefighters acddent >. but there were few injuries, Sgt. Brett took about five minutes to dig the boy out of a pile Gockstetter said. . "Most of these crashes are about 4 feet high. and he people going over the medi- was taken to Akron an or off the roads," Children's Hospital . Kallai Gockstetter said. "Vehicles said police were told the are just creeping along ." boy was well and there was Factories and other big no need to admit him. employers either shut down In Cleveland, where 15 or sent workers home inches of snow fell , a snowbefore the storm struck on laden canopy over gasoline Tuesday. and most stayed pumps at a service station dosed Wednesday. collapsed on several vehicles. In the Akron area. a snow One injured person was taken plow driver accidentally to MetroHealth Medical buried a boy in snow Center, which said privacy Wednesday. Dylan Stavarz, considerations barred the 13, was playing, digging in release of a condition repon. snow, near his Barberton Sheriff's offices in some home when the city plow counties warned people approached. they could be arrested for ''lbe snow plow driver did driving and many businessnot see him," Barberton es were closed, including police Chief Mike Kallai some florists and gift shops said. "Another child ran back that had been counting on a to the house and told the busy Valentine's Day. boy's mother, who called us." "We don't want to arrest people," Lucas County Sheriff James Telb said. ·we just want them to stay home." Akron was one of many cities that told its nonessential workers to stay home . Those who came in worked to repair 35 water main breaks, said Mark Williamson, spokesman for Mayor Don Plusquellic . Starbuck s employee Mary Vasko said she made it to work in Akron by staying off the interstate. ''I had a choice either come in or have the people who want caffeine come after me," Vasko said. Winds in northwest Ohio caused three· foot snow drifts in the region, which had been under a blizzard warning until Wednesday morning. Ice entombed cars and turned snow mounds solid in some places. "You can't even shovel it," said Wes Velker, of Toledo. "You have to take it off in layers." Velker. an electrician, had to dig out a foot of snow so he could go to work fixing busted water pipes and furnace!-!. Only the humming sounds of snowblowers broke the silence in his neighborhood, and the city 's downtown was mostly empty with .30foot tall mounds of snow created by plows blocking a few streets. The storm. pan of a system moving out of the Midwest and pummeling the Northeast , started Tuesday and produced Ohio's heaviest accumulation of the winter, which was mild until a few weeks ago . The snow tapered off as expected Wednesday afternoon and the sun came out brietly, seeming til signal an off1cial end to the winter onslaught. Temperature s were expected to warm. slightly by Friday. The effects of the storm Iingered though, as more than 70,000 customers were without power statewide Wednesday, mostly in the southern part of the stale because of ice snapping power lines. · Eight people in two homes we re overcome by fumes from gasoline generators in southwes t Ohio's Clermont County, where tens of thousands of people were without power. They were taken to local hospituls for treatment. Some school closures meant di stricts exceeded the five days off allowed for bad weather or other emergencies. They' ll be required to make up the days. possibly on weekends or during a vacation break. Classes also were canceled at several college campuses again Wednesday, including Ohio State, which last closed down four years ago. 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AROUND THE WORLD The Daily Sentinel PageA7 Thursday,Februaryt5,2007 UNICEF: U.S., Britain rank last in child welfare in industrialized world BY DAVID McHUGH 1\SSOClATED F'R~S WRITER BERLIN ' - The United States and Britain ranked at the bottol\1 of a U.N. survey of child welfare in 21 wealthy countries that assessed everything · from infant mortality to whether children «le dinner with their parents or were bullied · at school. The Netherlands. followed by Sweden, Denmark and Fmland, finished at the top of the rankings, while the U.S. was 20th and Britai·n 21st, ~ccording to the report released Wednesday by UNICEF in Germany. One of the study's researchers. Jonathan Bradshaw, said children ' fared worse in the U.S. and Britain ·_ despite high overall levels of national wealth because of greater economic inequality and poor levels of public su£pon for families. 'What they have in common are very high levels of inequality, very high levels of child poverty, which is also assoctated with inequality, and in rather different ways poorly develo~ services to families wtth children," said Bradshaw. a professor of social policy at the University of York in Britain. "They don' t invest as much in children as conti· nental European countries (jo," he said, citing the lack of day cate services in both oountries and poorer health Qoverage and preventative epee for children in the U.S. United States questioned the ~omparisons made by !Jie study, while Btitain said it f~led take into ac~unt ~ent social improvements. The sillily also save the U.S. ami Britain low marks (qr Utelr hlper incidences of singlc-parenl families and risky behaviors among children, such as drinking alcohol and sexual activity. Britain was last and the U.S. second from the bottom in the category focusing on relationships, based on the percentage of children who bved in single-parent homes or with stepparents, as well as the percentage that ate the main me;U of the day with t;heir families several times per counted the provonion of children who said they had "kind" or "helpful .. relation~hips with other children. · The repon's authors cautioned that the focus on single-parent families •·may seem unfair and insensitiv·e " and noted that many chil.dren oo well with one parent. · "But at the statistical level !here is evidence to associate growing up in singleparent families with greater tisk to well-being- including a greater risk of dropping out of school, of leavIng home early, poorer ~ealth. low skills and of low ~y." the report said. . On average. 80 percent of (he children in the countries $Urveyed live with both parents. There were wide variaiions, however, from more than 90 percent in Greece lUid Italy to less than 70 per.eent in Britain and 60 percent in the u.s.. where 16 percent of adolescents lived with stepfamilies. · Bob Reitemeier, chief executive of The Children's fund charity in Britain. said lhe UNICEF report also showed that less than half of •British children reported good relations with their l'Cers. "That really jum{!Cd oil the page," he said. ctting .con¢ems about the compeltllve, ~atings-based school environment in Britain and highltr reponed incidences of bullying and fighting . "The ~nvironment for these young ~pie is quite negative." The study ranked the countries in six categories, based on national stalistics: material well-being, health and safety, education, peer and family relationships, behaviors and risks, and young people's own subjective sense of well-being. Both the U.S. and Britain were in the ~om two-thirds of five of the six categories. The U. ~ . finished last in Child weU-belng Economic lnequalily, iJOCif 1evo1o of public oupporl lor lomilieo and high lndcllln<>ao cA olngt.parent famttleo are some faeton thai landed tho u.s. - - altha bottom olo U.N. survey cA cllitd well-llolng. . _..._ .... ~ ...WU¥·--.. px.,, I lliils•ll bell~g In wull1y countl1ea Nethorlanda•U --$.0 Denrnarl< - 7.2 Finland - 7.1 Spain-···s s---•. Norway-1.7 Italy 10.0 ln!land 10.2 Bolgium 10.7 Gonnany 11.2 Cenada -11.1 --11.1 Polwld -u.s __ c.ct.~-11.1 Franooo-1U Portug11 1U ," HUI'OQIIIY tU Unlllld11.0 tltttaln IU N01l:-n-blllNir_ _ ..., . . _ll(pn AP pllolo U.S. soldiers from the 5th Battalion. 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second infantry Divis ion search an Iraqi home in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday. Thousands of U.S. troops meet little resistence in "" ;. __. .... ....,,I I.... first major operation of Baghdad security plan .... - . . . liool- n . the tnciYkklll • t iM: m111rt111 , _lba.,v.tiiiJI\McttiiiiY, .. ,..,._on --- --·· own ~..,. ..,... of wal bllftt. the health and safety cate~o­ ry, based on infant monaluy, vaccinations for childhood diseases, deaths from injuries and accidents before age 19, and whether children reported fighting in the past year or being bullied in the previous twQ months . Britain finished at the bottom in behaviors. and risks, which considered factors such as the percentage_ of children who had breakfast, ate fruit regularly, exercised, were overweight, used drugs or alcohol, were sexually ~etive or became presnant. Both the U.S. and British aovemments criticized the report. Wade Hom, an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, said the study's standard of measuring poverty differed from that of the United States. A family of four is defined by the U.S. as living in poverty if its combined income is less than $20.650 a year. The poverty threshold used by the report was an income of $35.000 a year for a family of four, he said. "I think when you try to compare nations in a report like this, you tend to ignore so many other factors specific to those nations that the . comparison becomes somewhat meaningless." Hom said. State Department spokesman Paul Denig was also critical of the repon and said hi~ department first learned of the study through the media and was not asked to provide input. Britain said the report did not take account of recent improvements to education, health and general living standards in the country. Some of the statistics also went back as far as 200 l. it said. In general, northern European countries with strong social welfare systems dominated the upper half of the rankings. Southern European countries, such as Spain, Italy and Portugal. ranked higher in terms of family support and levels of trust with friends and peers. BY RYAN LENZ ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BAGHDAD, Iraq Thousands of U.S. troops swept house-to-house through mostly Shiite areas virtually unopposed Wednesday in the opening phase of the long-awaited Baghdad security crackdown. But four U.S . soldiers were killed outside of the capital in an area not covered by the operation. Elsewhere in Baghdad, Iraqi soldiers and police set up new check~oints across the city of 6 mtllion people, snarling traffic and forcing people to walk across bridges jammed with cars and trucks. The U.S. military said 14 suspects were detained and four weapons caches discovered during the day's operation - seemingly a low tally. But U.S. officials say they are more concerned about establishing a long·term presence in the areas so that the public will gain confidence in security forces to protect them. Outside the capital, fighting continued. The military said four U.S. soldiers were killed Wednesday in an explosion in Diyala province, among six new U.S . deaths announced by the military. U.S. officers have expressed concern that insurgents and militias are leaving Baghdad to transfer the tight to Diyala and other provinces that border the capital. Iraq's Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, warned that advance publicity on the security operation had given Shiite militias time to flee; the city for bases elsewhere in the country. "] have information that numerous of their leaders are now in Basm and other southern provinces in safe havens," he told Al-Arabiya television . "I believe that those who were behind the bloodshed and the chaos should be pursued and criminals must face justice." At least 38 Iraqis also were killed or found dead Ker..'WII McC\IllouQh, R. Ph. Charles Rille, R. Ph. Prescription Ph. 992-2955 112 East Main Slreet Ohio HOURS Man- fri 8am- 8pm Sal. 8am. 5 pm Sun. CLOSED Open -nighlo'Tlll8 Service nationwide. including four civilians who died when a parked car bomb struck a predominanlly Shiite district in central Baghdad. Onl>' five bullet-riddled bodtes were found on the streets of the capital, an unusually low number of apparent victims of socalled sectarian death squads mainly run by Shiite militias that have killed thousands in the past year. The Baghdad neighborhoods targeted by the Americans - Sliaab, Ur and Baida - lie north of the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City, which had been off-limits until Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lifted his protection of the 'tlotorious· Mahdi Army, the largest Shiite militia. Last year, U.S. soldiers came under intense sniper fire in those neighborhoods from Mahdi Army militia· men who were expanding into Shiite areas outside Sadr City. This time, however, Iraqis watched in curiosity as some 2,500-3,000 troops or an entire Stryker bngade - fanned out in the area. goin~ house-to-house looking tor weapons or suspect· ed militia fighters as pan of what it called "Operation Law and Order." The increased security measures drew a mixed response from Iraqis some angry over the inconvenience, .others embracing any effort to stop the rampant violence. "My friends and I who are the old women of the neighborhood went to the soldiers and welcomed them and prayed that God would help them to defeat the terrorists," said Urn Sabah of the Mashtaal area in eastern Baghdad. "Although, the presence of army and vehicles is not very comfortable, we welcome it because it is for the sake of Iraq." There was little if any resistance. Soldiers even teased one young girl about her taste in music after they found her doing homework on a couch. wearing white and pink socks with a poster of Shakira on the wall. Quality Pres4:ription Servke al Competive Prices Ulilily Payments Moo- Sal 8am-6pm; Sat. !lam - 3pm Some people left their doors open as the troops arrived, and little evidence of hostilities turned up other than some pictures of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr, an illegal bolt action rifle and a heavyset man watching an insurgent propaganda video that he said had appeared while he was channel surfing. Al-Maliki, a Shiite, is an ally of al-Sadr, and his failure to confront the sectarian violence carried out by the cleric's Mahdi militia had been panly blamed for the failure of two previous security operations. But the prime minister has promised not to let politics tnlerfere with the current crackdown. Conflicting reports, meanwhile, emerged about alSadr's whereabouts. The chief U.S. military spokesman. Maj . Gen. William Caldwell, said the cleric had left the country and was believed to be in Iran, but ai-Sadr's supporters insisted he was still in Iraq. AI-Sadr commands a following of tens of thousands, and his influence could sway the delicate political balance in Baghdad. Underscoring the dangers as the U S. steps up its presence in the capital, Entifadh Qanbar, the uncle of a kidnapped lraqi·American soldier. said a Shiite militant grovp had released a video to prove the missing soldier was alive. The U.S. government has offered a $50,000 reward leading to the recovery of Iraqi-born American Army translator Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, a 41-year- old reserve soldier who was abducted by gunmen on Oct. 23. The operation in the nonheastem Baghdad was expected to take several day s before troops from the 82nd Airborne Division move in with Iraqi forces to occupy the area, one of lU districts being targeted by the military action aimed at stopping the violence that . has threatened to tear the · country apart . Presidenl: Bush has committed 21,500 more Americans to a force that is expected to involve a total of 90,000 Iraqi and U.S. soldiers. : But Baghdad residents: had seen little evidence of the new measures until Wednesday, a day after the Iraqi commander, Lt. Gen.. Abboud Qanbar, announced · · that Iraq will close its bor· ders with Syria and Iran and ordered the return of unlawfully seized homes as pan of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sec- · tarian lines. Staff Sgt. Michael James, 32. of Chillicothe. Mo .. said the area in northeastern Baghdad had been targeted before but not in such force. 'This is the final clearing. We·re trying to hit all the major hotspots. I don't thinli: it has ever been cleared as fully as it will be today." said James , of the Jrd Stryker Brigade. Combat Team. 2nd Infantry Division. James said he wasn't sur-: prised that the troops did find more as they hunkered down in a so·called Joint Security Station in the area for the. mght. �PageA6 OHIO Weather closes schools, workers stay home The Daily Sentinel Thursday,Februaryt5,2007 Bv JOE MILICIA ASSOCIATED PRESS WAITER School> closed their doors and many workers stayed ho me. but .a few parents braved the piles of snow and slippery roads Wednesday to ti nd a place for their childre n to burn oil pe nt-up e n ~rgy. , "They have n't bee n in ~chool for almost two weeks. the onl y day their school was open was last Friday." said Kathy Knight of suburban Coll1mhus, whose 7- and 4-year-old sons chased eac·h other around an indoor jungle-gym at Columbus' Polaris mall. "The re..: centers <Ire closed, the lihraries are closed. You get desperate." Knight was one of about a dozen parents who brought their children to the mall as a winter on slaught tinally tapered off Wednesday. The storm came on the heels of a severe cold snap and snowfall last week that also closed >ehools across the state for several days. This week's storm brought winds reaching 38 mph that created huge drifts and made clearing snow dif~ ticult. particularly in nonheast Ohio, which recorded some of the state's highest snowfall s in the storm blamed for one death. "There was, like. snow as tall as the car on either side, and it was like driving in tunnels," said Courtney Bruner, a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic who had just finished a 16-hour shift Wednesday morning. The State Highway Patrol handled more than l ,200 • •• ' . • AP photo/ Dayton Dally News, Cholo Stewart lan Fabian. 9 , is pulled by the family German shepherd . named Ranger, Wednesday, in a parking lot in Kettering. Police and firefighters acddent >. but there were few injuries, Sgt. Brett took about five minutes to dig the boy out of a pile Gockstetter said. . "Most of these crashes are about 4 feet high. and he people going over the medi- was taken to Akron an or off the roads," Children's Hospital . Kallai Gockstetter said. "Vehicles said police were told the are just creeping along ." boy was well and there was Factories and other big no need to admit him. employers either shut down In Cleveland, where 15 or sent workers home inches of snow fell , a snowbefore the storm struck on laden canopy over gasoline Tuesday. and most stayed pumps at a service station dosed Wednesday. collapsed on several vehicles. In the Akron area. a snow One injured person was taken plow driver accidentally to MetroHealth Medical buried a boy in snow Center, which said privacy Wednesday. Dylan Stavarz, considerations barred the 13, was playing, digging in release of a condition repon. snow, near his Barberton Sheriff's offices in some home when the city plow counties warned people approached. they could be arrested for ''lbe snow plow driver did driving and many businessnot see him," Barberton es were closed, including police Chief Mike Kallai some florists and gift shops said. "Another child ran back that had been counting on a to the house and told the busy Valentine's Day. boy's mother, who called us." "We don't want to arrest people," Lucas County Sheriff James Telb said. ·we just want them to stay home." Akron was one of many cities that told its nonessential workers to stay home . Those who came in worked to repair 35 water main breaks, said Mark Williamson, spokesman for Mayor Don Plusquellic . Starbuck s employee Mary Vasko said she made it to work in Akron by staying off the interstate. ''I had a choice either come in or have the people who want caffeine come after me," Vasko said. Winds in northwest Ohio caused three· foot snow drifts in the region, which had been under a blizzard warning until Wednesday morning. Ice entombed cars and turned snow mounds solid in some places. "You can't even shovel it," said Wes Velker, of Toledo. "You have to take it off in layers." Velker. an electrician, had to dig out a foot of snow so he could go to work fixing busted water pipes and furnace!-!. Only the humming sounds of snowblowers broke the silence in his neighborhood, and the city 's downtown was mostly empty with .30foot tall mounds of snow created by plows blocking a few streets. The storm. pan of a system moving out of the Midwest and pummeling the Northeast , started Tuesday and produced Ohio's heaviest accumulation of the winter, which was mild until a few weeks ago . The snow tapered off as expected Wednesday afternoon and the sun came out brietly, seeming til signal an off1cial end to the winter onslaught. Temperature s were expected to warm. slightly by Friday. The effects of the storm Iingered though, as more than 70,000 customers were without power statewide Wednesday, mostly in the southern part of the stale because of ice snapping power lines. · Eight people in two homes we re overcome by fumes from gasoline generators in southwes t Ohio's Clermont County, where tens of thousands of people were without power. They were taken to local hospituls for treatment. Some school closures meant di stricts exceeded the five days off allowed for bad weather or other emergencies. They' ll be required to make up the days. possibly on weekends or during a vacation break. Classes also were canceled at several college campuses again Wednesday, including Ohio State, which last closed down four years ago. 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AROUND THE WORLD The Daily Sentinel PageA7 Thursday,Februaryt5,2007 UNICEF: U.S., Britain rank last in child welfare in industrialized world BY DAVID McHUGH 1\SSOClATED F'R~S WRITER BERLIN ' - The United States and Britain ranked at the bottol\1 of a U.N. survey of child welfare in 21 wealthy countries that assessed everything · from infant mortality to whether children «le dinner with their parents or were bullied · at school. The Netherlands. followed by Sweden, Denmark and Fmland, finished at the top of the rankings, while the U.S. was 20th and Britai·n 21st, ~ccording to the report released Wednesday by UNICEF in Germany. One of the study's researchers. Jonathan Bradshaw, said children ' fared worse in the U.S. and Britain ·_ despite high overall levels of national wealth because of greater economic inequality and poor levels of public su£pon for families. 'What they have in common are very high levels of inequality, very high levels of child poverty, which is also assoctated with inequality, and in rather different ways poorly develo~ services to families wtth children," said Bradshaw. a professor of social policy at the University of York in Britain. "They don' t invest as much in children as conti· nental European countries (jo," he said, citing the lack of day cate services in both oountries and poorer health Qoverage and preventative epee for children in the U.S. United States questioned the ~omparisons made by !Jie study, while Btitain said it f~led take into ac~unt ~ent social improvements. The sillily also save the U.S. ami Britain low marks (qr Utelr hlper incidences of singlc-parenl families and risky behaviors among children, such as drinking alcohol and sexual activity. Britain was last and the U.S. second from the bottom in the category focusing on relationships, based on the percentage of children who bved in single-parent homes or with stepparents, as well as the percentage that ate the main me;U of the day with t;heir families several times per counted the provonion of children who said they had "kind" or "helpful .. relation~hips with other children. · The repon's authors cautioned that the focus on single-parent families •·may seem unfair and insensitiv·e " and noted that many chil.dren oo well with one parent. · "But at the statistical level !here is evidence to associate growing up in singleparent families with greater tisk to well-being- including a greater risk of dropping out of school, of leavIng home early, poorer ~ealth. low skills and of low ~y." the report said. . On average. 80 percent of (he children in the countries $Urveyed live with both parents. There were wide variaiions, however, from more than 90 percent in Greece lUid Italy to less than 70 per.eent in Britain and 60 percent in the u.s.. where 16 percent of adolescents lived with stepfamilies. · Bob Reitemeier, chief executive of The Children's fund charity in Britain. said lhe UNICEF report also showed that less than half of •British children reported good relations with their l'Cers. "That really jum{!Cd oil the page," he said. ctting .con¢ems about the compeltllve, ~atings-based school environment in Britain and highltr reponed incidences of bullying and fighting . "The ~nvironment for these young ~pie is quite negative." The study ranked the countries in six categories, based on national stalistics: material well-being, health and safety, education, peer and family relationships, behaviors and risks, and young people's own subjective sense of well-being. Both the U.S. and Britain were in the ~om two-thirds of five of the six categories. The U. ~ . finished last in Child weU-belng Economic lnequalily, iJOCif 1evo1o of public oupporl lor lomilieo and high lndcllln<>ao cA olngt.parent famttleo are some faeton thai landed tho u.s. - - altha bottom olo U.N. survey cA cllitd well-llolng. . _..._ .... ~ ...WU¥·--.. px.,, I lliils•ll bell~g In wull1y countl1ea Nethorlanda•U --$.0 Denrnarl< - 7.2 Finland - 7.1 Spain-···s s---•. Norway-1.7 Italy 10.0 ln!land 10.2 Bolgium 10.7 Gonnany 11.2 Cenada -11.1 --11.1 Polwld -u.s __ c.ct.~-11.1 Franooo-1U Portug11 1U ," HUI'OQIIIY tU Unlllld11.0 tltttaln IU N01l:-n-blllNir_ _ ..., . . _ll(pn AP pllolo U.S. soldiers from the 5th Battalion. 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second infantry Divis ion search an Iraqi home in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday. Thousands of U.S. troops meet little resistence in "" ;. __. .... ....,,I I.... first major operation of Baghdad security plan .... - . . . liool- n . the tnciYkklll • t iM: m111rt111 , _lba.,v.tiiiJI\McttiiiiY, .. ,..,._on --- --·· own ~..,. ..,... of wal bllftt. the health and safety cate~o­ ry, based on infant monaluy, vaccinations for childhood diseases, deaths from injuries and accidents before age 19, and whether children reported fighting in the past year or being bullied in the previous twQ months . Britain finished at the bottom in behaviors. and risks, which considered factors such as the percentage_ of children who had breakfast, ate fruit regularly, exercised, were overweight, used drugs or alcohol, were sexually ~etive or became presnant. Both the U.S. and British aovemments criticized the report. Wade Hom, an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, said the study's standard of measuring poverty differed from that of the United States. A family of four is defined by the U.S. as living in poverty if its combined income is less than $20.650 a year. The poverty threshold used by the report was an income of $35.000 a year for a family of four, he said. "I think when you try to compare nations in a report like this, you tend to ignore so many other factors specific to those nations that the . comparison becomes somewhat meaningless." Hom said. State Department spokesman Paul Denig was also critical of the repon and said hi~ department first learned of the study through the media and was not asked to provide input. Britain said the report did not take account of recent improvements to education, health and general living standards in the country. Some of the statistics also went back as far as 200 l. it said. In general, northern European countries with strong social welfare systems dominated the upper half of the rankings. Southern European countries, such as Spain, Italy and Portugal. ranked higher in terms of family support and levels of trust with friends and peers. BY RYAN LENZ ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BAGHDAD, Iraq Thousands of U.S. troops swept house-to-house through mostly Shiite areas virtually unopposed Wednesday in the opening phase of the long-awaited Baghdad security crackdown. But four U.S . soldiers were killed outside of the capital in an area not covered by the operation. Elsewhere in Baghdad, Iraqi soldiers and police set up new check~oints across the city of 6 mtllion people, snarling traffic and forcing people to walk across bridges jammed with cars and trucks. The U.S. military said 14 suspects were detained and four weapons caches discovered during the day's operation - seemingly a low tally. But U.S. officials say they are more concerned about establishing a long·term presence in the areas so that the public will gain confidence in security forces to protect them. Outside the capital, fighting continued. The military said four U.S. soldiers were killed Wednesday in an explosion in Diyala province, among six new U.S . deaths announced by the military. U.S. officers have expressed concern that insurgents and militias are leaving Baghdad to transfer the tight to Diyala and other provinces that border the capital. Iraq's Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, warned that advance publicity on the security operation had given Shiite militias time to flee; the city for bases elsewhere in the country. "] have information that numerous of their leaders are now in Basm and other southern provinces in safe havens," he told Al-Arabiya television . "I believe that those who were behind the bloodshed and the chaos should be pursued and criminals must face justice." At least 38 Iraqis also were killed or found dead Ker..'WII McC\IllouQh, R. Ph. Charles Rille, R. Ph. Prescription Ph. 992-2955 112 East Main Slreet Ohio HOURS Man- fri 8am- 8pm Sal. 8am. 5 pm Sun. CLOSED Open -nighlo'Tlll8 Service nationwide. including four civilians who died when a parked car bomb struck a predominanlly Shiite district in central Baghdad. Onl>' five bullet-riddled bodtes were found on the streets of the capital, an unusually low number of apparent victims of socalled sectarian death squads mainly run by Shiite militias that have killed thousands in the past year. The Baghdad neighborhoods targeted by the Americans - Sliaab, Ur and Baida - lie north of the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City, which had been off-limits until Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lifted his protection of the 'tlotorious· Mahdi Army, the largest Shiite militia. Last year, U.S. soldiers came under intense sniper fire in those neighborhoods from Mahdi Army militia· men who were expanding into Shiite areas outside Sadr City. This time, however, Iraqis watched in curiosity as some 2,500-3,000 troops or an entire Stryker bngade - fanned out in the area. goin~ house-to-house looking tor weapons or suspect· ed militia fighters as pan of what it called "Operation Law and Order." The increased security measures drew a mixed response from Iraqis some angry over the inconvenience, .others embracing any effort to stop the rampant violence. "My friends and I who are the old women of the neighborhood went to the soldiers and welcomed them and prayed that God would help them to defeat the terrorists," said Urn Sabah of the Mashtaal area in eastern Baghdad. "Although, the presence of army and vehicles is not very comfortable, we welcome it because it is for the sake of Iraq." There was little if any resistance. Soldiers even teased one young girl about her taste in music after they found her doing homework on a couch. wearing white and pink socks with a poster of Shakira on the wall. Quality Pres4:ription Servke al Competive Prices Ulilily Payments Moo- Sal 8am-6pm; Sat. !lam - 3pm Some people left their doors open as the troops arrived, and little evidence of hostilities turned up other than some pictures of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr, an illegal bolt action rifle and a heavyset man watching an insurgent propaganda video that he said had appeared while he was channel surfing. Al-Maliki, a Shiite, is an ally of al-Sadr, and his failure to confront the sectarian violence carried out by the cleric's Mahdi militia had been panly blamed for the failure of two previous security operations. But the prime minister has promised not to let politics tnlerfere with the current crackdown. Conflicting reports, meanwhile, emerged about alSadr's whereabouts. The chief U.S. military spokesman. Maj . Gen. William Caldwell, said the cleric had left the country and was believed to be in Iran, but ai-Sadr's supporters insisted he was still in Iraq. AI-Sadr commands a following of tens of thousands, and his influence could sway the delicate political balance in Baghdad. Underscoring the dangers as the U S. steps up its presence in the capital, Entifadh Qanbar, the uncle of a kidnapped lraqi·American soldier. said a Shiite militant grovp had released a video to prove the missing soldier was alive. The U.S. government has offered a $50,000 reward leading to the recovery of Iraqi-born American Army translator Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, a 41-year- old reserve soldier who was abducted by gunmen on Oct. 23. The operation in the nonheastem Baghdad was expected to take several day s before troops from the 82nd Airborne Division move in with Iraqi forces to occupy the area, one of lU districts being targeted by the military action aimed at stopping the violence that . has threatened to tear the · country apart . Presidenl: Bush has committed 21,500 more Americans to a force that is expected to involve a total of 90,000 Iraqi and U.S. soldiers. : But Baghdad residents: had seen little evidence of the new measures until Wednesday, a day after the Iraqi commander, Lt. Gen.. Abboud Qanbar, announced · · that Iraq will close its bor· ders with Syria and Iran and ordered the return of unlawfully seized homes as pan of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sec- · tarian lines. Staff Sgt. Michael James, 32. of Chillicothe. Mo .. said the area in northeastern Baghdad had been targeted before but not in such force. 'This is the final clearing. We·re trying to hit all the major hotspots. I don't thinli: it has ever been cleared as fully as it will be today." said James , of the Jrd Stryker Brigade. Combat Team. 2nd Infantry Division. James said he wasn't sur-: prised that the troops did find more as they hunkered down in a so·called Joint Security Station in the area for the. mght. �; ,_. Inside • !!' ~· Bl The Daily Sentinel NASCAR news, Page B2 ' Older drivers snub retirement, Page 83 ' Page AS • The Daily Sentinel I Zito start.• new with Giants, Page B4 Thursday, February15,2007 www .mydailysentinel.com FA C to open dance studio GALLIPOLIS -- The French Art Colony ha ' acquired an add i1ional loca- tion to otTer fine art danct' instrm:tion once ac.ain. The new Dance StmJio Is locat~U at WA Court Str~et. form erly the O"·,u·, building. The facil ity include' a ' tate-o fthe-art sprung il;mce tloor. and classes will he offered in pre-ballet. ballet. pointe•. lap. ja:t l. and modern . Re g i ~ trarion for the spring ses,ion will he frnm ~ -7 p.m. Feb. 20th and 22nd at the new studio . This 'e"ion runs from March 5th-May IHth anu will be taught by Tricia Zalewski-Harris, Bf'A Ill dance with over twenty years teaching experience. The lessons in this 'c"ion are for ages 3- 18. Look for the summer session information to be announced soon. Maggie R(lach. graduate of the Art School under ZalewskiHarris' in.struction and student at Baldwin Wallace College. will instruct the ~;,ummer session. Ftn: mure ·informarion. please m/1 the FAC a/ 740, -No -3/i34. Thursday, February 15, 2007 · locAL ScHEDULE POMEROY - A sd~Bdulo olllpCOI1W"'9 co1ege lllld hlglliCOOol varsity sporting 9110019 invot'orii1Q teams from GaiM and Meigs coont~&S. Todn'• gam11 Boy• Basketball Athens at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Girts Tournament Beaketball South Gallia IJS . Green (at Athens) , 6:15 p.m. Eastern vs. Bolen named Parkersburg South football coach PARKERSBURG, W.Va . (AP) - Jon Bolen , head football coach at Warren (Ohio) High School, has been named coach at Parkersburg South. The Wood County Board of Education approved Bol en·, hiring Tuesday night. Bolen sucec c h Dun Reeves, who resigned for health reasons after leading the Patriots to a 3-7 record in his only season. " Parkersburg South represents a great opportuni ty," Bolen said . ··we ' re going in with the idea we won't take a backseat to anybody. We ' ll be aggressive. in great shape and prepared ." Beaver Eastern (at Athens). 8 p.m. Frldly'a gamu Olrlt Tourn1mtnt Baekttball Trimble vs. Southern (at Athens) , 6 p.m. Utah outlasts Cavaliers, 99-98 Bv DoUG ALDEN Boya Batketball ASSOCIATED PRESS Beth Sorgent/ photo The Lazy T Royal Chaparral Resort near Five Points attempts to provide rustic accommodations such as lakeside cabins and camping as well as the modern amenities of an indoor pool, fitness room. sauna and Jacuzzi in the resort's complex area. • has anempted to improve on what was BSERGENT@MYDAILYS ENT INEL.C OM already there during the property's former incarnation as Royal Oaks Resort. RACINE - The Lazy i Royal Some of the more noticeable Chaparral Resort is attempting to rein- improvements include overhauling the vent rustic and provide a unique Meigs indoor pool area for a newer look. County tourist destination in the offering memberships to lot:als to use process. the pool and other park facilities and The word "rustic" conjures up all fixing the pun-putt golf area. kinds of images like campsites, cabins The resort also has three cahins and hiking trails. all of which the Lazv which rest along one of its three lakes T has. It also has a complex area with suitable for tishing and 237 campsites an indoor pool, titness room, sauna, which range from primitive to full jacuzzi and banquet hall that can hold hook-up suitable for any RV Other up to 300 people for everything from activi ties include horseshoes. volleyproms to business conferences.. ball and shu(fleboanl all o{ 1,'\hich are.. Two years ago Tom and Betty Trent housed within a secure area that purchased the 9R-acre facility on includes a front security g,ne thm all Township Road 697 off U.S . 33 and, vehicles mu st pass through when along with Tom's mother Sally-..J.·-ond entering: . · -~ ·· ··• ' the couple's son, Tom, Jr. , the family Visitors to the resort can also buy BY BETH SERGENT supplies at the Trading Post which is just off of the entrance gate aml carries camping supplies, food. LP gas, ice and more. Since the Trents have ta ~ en over the resort they say they've had visitors from across the country, including Florida. Texas and California. The Lazy T is also registered with many nationwide travel groups suc h as Adventure Outdoor Resorts and Resorts Parks. International among others. As for how the resort came to be named the · Lazy T Royal Chaparral !.{~om:\, S~Uy..J.. .s:.llpiJiins the T is for Trent and the Lazy is to promote the laid-back atmosphere the resort 'attempts to provide guests. The famil y ai!IO,kept Royal as a. sort of tribute to the park·, past as Royal Oak Resort. Dixie Melody Boys to be featured ONA. W.Va. - One of Gospel music 's most popular quartets, The Dixie Melody Boys, will be featured at Cabell Midland High School in Ona. The Dixie Melody Boy s will share their unique fourpart harmony with those attending this special event Thursday. March I. The popular quartet will be featured at 7 p.m. Since organizing nearly four decades ago. The Dixie Melody Boys have enjoyed much success, inducting a Grammy nomination and numerous Fan Award nominations from Singing News Magazine, southern gospel music's leading fan and trade publication. Hit releases have !lowed their way in bunches, including recent releases such as "I'll Be Living That Way," "I Won't Compromise," "Welcome · Home," ''Antioch Church The Dixie Melody Boys Choir" and ''I'm One Of Them. " The thrill and excitement of performing experienced by each group member night after night is most evident at each con- cett . Their gmtl of delivering a first-class performance tilled with excitement. energy and lots of great traditional. southern gospel music are traits which have been instilleu in ea<:h member by group leader Ed O'Neal. a 45-year gospe l music veleran, who was indu<:ted into the Southern Gospel Mt~<ic A"ociation Hall of Fame in 2004. These characteristics. united with their desire to never compromise their responsibility to spread the gospel through southern gospel music in a professional manner have allowed The Dixie Melody Boys to lirmly establish a place at the forefront of smothern gospel music. The group's energy and cxcitemcnl, coupled with their exceptional vocal hlend is appealing to audiences of all ages. creating an exciting evening of musical pleasure. This exciting musical event promises to be en,oyable for the entire family. To obtain additional int(lftnation call (304) 20X-29XO. Orchestra plans Feb.·25 performance of 'Peter and the Wolf' PORTSMOUTH - The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra announces a special concert presentation of the beloved classical music fable "Peter and the Wolf," on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m., at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, on the campus of Shawnee State University. The performance wiII be conducted by Carl Daehler and narrated by Charles Varney. "P'eter and the Wolf' was by Sergei composed Prokofiev for a Moscow children's theater in 1936. The visionary work has been delighting audiences ever since with its unique musical interpretation of the story of a boy playing hero to his animal friends. and turning young audiences on to classical music . "From it.s very tirst performance ' Peter and the Wolf' wa.s a crowd pleaser and an i~stant classic ... Daehler said. The inventive score with narration was constructed by .Prokoliev to introduce young listeners to the sounds of the orchestra. with Peter and each of the animals embodied by a different instrument. The story depicts young Peter venturing into a forbidden meadow where he saves his animal friends from a hungry wolf. It ends in triumph with the wolf heing marched off to the zoo, and teaches children that sometimes to be a hero you have to take risks. "For manv a veteran concertgoer tooay, ' Peter and the Wolf' wa.s the lirst piece of classical music they ever heard.'' said IY<~ehler. "It is marvelous to see the face of a young person Iight up when they hear the music performed live for the ftrst 1ime. "We "heduled this program for Sunday afternoon becaliSe we want to encour- PSO step up with enriching age parents and grandparents programs that may create the to bring their whole families desire to play an instrument and share the magical expe- or hear more classical rtl.usic. rience,'' Daehler added . building future symphony "The PSO is pleased to offer goer~ and mu~il:ians to play tickets for $5 tor children, in orchestras." and hopes families will take Daehler .,aid material like advantage of this special " Peter and the Wolf' is used pricing to introduce •·hildren by orchestras to make conto orchestral music ." cert attendance more accesAccording to Daehler. sible am\ understandable for classical music can do more new audiences. . than ..:apture our imaginaThe concert will open tion. Studies continue to with a little tour of familiar suggest that listening to music from around the classical music, or learning world. including the "Star to play an instrument, helps Wars Medlev.'' selections the brain form connections from "Carmen," "Danny which enhance complex Boy," "What's Up at the reasoning skills and pro- Symphony'" and "Stars and mote higher brain function. Stripes Forever." "We know that music can "If you have been reluchelp students perfonn better tant to attend a ·symphPny academically. but music pro- ~..:oncert before. thi' j.., rhe grams are expensive and perfect one tu ~ry with yuur -..chnol" are intTCa,ingly family.'' 'aid Dachkr. unable to supp<Jrt mu,ic cduTicket~ are on 'ak at tht' t:~Hion." ..;aid Daehl er. '' It ~.. . McK inle1 Bel.\ Oflicc' "' [11 'ital that orche.,tms li~c the ,-ail ing 1'1~01 .1S.l - 2 .l'l~ . - .• Submitted photo Winner rn the River City Blues Competition last year was Austin Walking Cane. He returns this year to entertain at the Friday night show. River City Ohio Blues set for Saturday M ARI ETTA - The 15th Annual Ri ver City Blues Competitron, the oldest and largest blues taknt competi tion in the state of Ohio, will he held on Saturda v. Fe h. 17 fmm noon until midnight at The Lafayette HoteL 101 Front Street in downtown Mariett<L The Blues, Jazz & Fnlk Music Society of Marietta sponsors the bltrcs competition which is a preliminary peri'ormanm that can lead to an opportunity for blues lllli Sit:ians to go to th~ Blues Foundalion's International Blue' Cha llenge in Memphis . This year's competition will see a full afternoon and evening of·great blues act.> from all over Ohio. West Virginia. Michigan . and Pennsylvania . Eighteen bands will compete lor ~ 1.000 and BJFM sponsorship to the International Blue' Challenge in Memphis where they will gain valuable exposure to record label representatives. blues indtostry professionals and festival promoters capable nf providing real career advancement for a serious blues musician . In addition they will play at the 16th annual River City Blues Festival on March 17. The big winners of the competition are the blues fans who enjoy a day of great blues entertainment rarely available in Sou theast Ohio and The Mid Oh io Valley. The l'nrnpetitinn lineup wit h performances of a half-h4.JUr ead1 be gi nning aL noon will include All Ears of Cambridge . Blues Crossing of Milton, W.Va.; Town Cryer with Matt Basso of Louisvile ; Blue Zarkana nf Oak Hill , Slow Fuse of Brecksville; Ste\'e and Steve. a four piece band, of Nitro, W.Va.; Swtt horn uf Copley. Conrail Saints of Cincinitati; Mahajibee Bltres of Pittsburgh. Pa .. Midnight Blues of Xenia: Damian Knapp f Warren, Majo Theory of Colum bus. There will be a dinner break at 6:30p.m. after which the perl(mmrnccs will: continue, with Travis Thompson of Xenia: Robert Sexton's Blues Review of Waterford, Mich .. The Mimi Vincent Band uf Savannah, Ohio; Angel Blue and the Prophets of Pittsburgh. Pa., LT. and The· Blues Express of Syria: and The Leghounds of Akron. with the competition ending at 11:15 p.m. at whi.;h time the judges will begin tallying the tina) scores and make the announcement of winners. Tickets are $ 15 for non-members and $ 10 for memhers and will be available at the door. For more info on competition check out www.bjfm.org or call Steve Wells ~04-295-4323. Vtsit us online at OSU hangs on to tame Penn State SALT LAKE CITY- Deron Williams had a career-high 33 points and 12 assists Miller at Eastern, 6:30p.m. to lead Utah to a 99-9!1 win over the River Valley al Fairland, 6 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, Jackson at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m stretching the Jazz's winning streak .to six Wrealllng games entering the All-Star break. A1\ler Valley, Me1gs, Gallia Academy The Jazz held LeBron James to just four points in the fourth quarter and rallied at Sectioil8ts at Athen s, TBA from a 12-point deficit to beat the Cavaliers for the tirst time in nearly three Bllurdty'l gomea years. Qlrla To~rnament Baakalblll Cleveland had a final chance after AleKander 11s. A1110r Valley (at Williams missed a runner with about 5 Wellston). 4:30p.m. seconds left and Sasha Pavlovic got the Me1gs \IS. Fa1rl1eld Union (at loose ball and heaved a shot that was just Ale~tander). 4:30 p.m. off at the buzzer. Pavlovic had just run into Boya Baakatball Gordan Giricek and he. James and SEOAL Championsh ips (at Logan). Anderson Varejao stood in disbelief in the middle of the court after there was no foul TBA called. Meigs at Eastern , 6:30p.m. James tinished with 23 points and Larry South Gal!ia at Oak Hill , 6 p.m . Hughes scored 33 for the Cavaliers. Wrtltllng Varejao pulled down 17 rebounds and R1ver VaUey, Meigs. Gallia Academy James and Drew Gooden had I0 boards at Sectional& at Athans. TBA apiece as the Cavaliers outrebounded the Collo(lt Boaktlball Jazz 49-37. But James didn't make a field R1o Granda at Tiffin. 4 p.m. goal in the fourth quarter until I: 15 remained as Cleveland tried frantically to WOmen'a Collt9tlll1kttblll rally after falling behind 97-89 on an 8-0 Rio Grande at Tiffin, 2 p.m. run by the Jazz. Mehmet Okur scored II of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and Andrei Kirilenko CoNrACTUS added 10 points and three blocks for the Jazz. OVP Scorellne (5 p.m.-t Lm.l Hughes tied it <11 89-89 on two free 1-740-446-2342 ext. 33 throws with 3:34 left, then Okur answered ,, ' ' 118 3008 ... . ... with two free throws for the Jazz, then a 3r...-.\..'M() pointer with 2:31 that gave Utah a 94-89 E-mail - sportsO mydailysentinel.com lead. The Jazz were up 97-89 when the Sport• Stoff Cavs made a final push Brad Sherman, Sports Editor James made two free throws, then a (740) 44 6-2342, ext . 33 layup - his lirst field goal of the fourth bsherm8n 0 mydailytribune.com quarter- to get Cleveland within 97-93. Larry Crum, Sports Writer Varejao added a layup to cut the margin to {740) 446-2342, 8.111. 23 two, then after Williams hit a 19-footer for Ierum @mydailyreyi!?ler com the Jazz, Pavlovic made a 3 to get the Cavs within 99-98 with 28 seconds left . Bryan Welters, Sports Writer {740)' 446-2342, ext. 33 PIHse IH C.vs, Bl bwatters 0 mydailytrit>une .com ~SSOCIATED at Meigs, 6:30p.m. , C, BY GENARO Southern at Trimble , 6 :30 p.m. Ale:~~ander Bolen went 3-7 in hi> only >Cason at Warren. He abo wa' head coach at Belpre. Ohro , going 22- 1S in four seaso ns. He spen t a year as an as:-.istanl coac h at St. Marys before taking over at Warren . ARMAS PRESS ' STATe COLLEGE, Pa. - Greg Oden had J 5 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 Ohio State hold off Penn State, 64-62 on Wednesday ni,ght for its IOth straight Wll1. It wasn' t easy. The Buckeye s (23-3, II-i Big Ten) led 40- 19 at the half anu led by as many as 24 in the second half betore Penn State stormed back. Jamelle Comley linished a break with a layup, Mike Walker nailed a 3-pointer and Geary Claxton hit two free throws to get Penn State ( 10-14, 1-10) within 64-62 with II seconds left. Cries of "Let's go State!" rose from a crowd desperate to see Penn State end its nine-game losing streak. Ron Lewis was fouled but couldn't hit the front end of a 1-and-1 with I0 seconds left, and Penn State took the rebound and drove the length of the court. Claxton got the ball in the post and kicked out to Walker for a desperation 3 that hit off the back of the rim as the buzzer sounded. Claxton had 19 points to lead Penn State. Ohio State survived after getting to No.2 this week in the AP poll, its highest ranking since spending a month at No.2 in 1991. Ohio State looked like it AP photo might have the game in Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (47). of Russia. fo uls Cleveland Cavaliers hand early after Penn State forward LeBron James (23) during the first quarter of the NBA basketball Please see OSU, Bl game Wednesday in Salt Lake City. "We deliver everything you expecC' Complete Wom_en's Health Care at PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL MICHAEL W. CORBIN, MD HED\' J. M·WINDSOR. 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Inside • !!' ~· Bl The Daily Sentinel NASCAR news, Page B2 ' Older drivers snub retirement, Page 83 ' Page AS • The Daily Sentinel I Zito start.• new with Giants, Page B4 Thursday, February15,2007 www .mydailysentinel.com FA C to open dance studio GALLIPOLIS -- The French Art Colony ha ' acquired an add i1ional loca- tion to otTer fine art danct' instrm:tion once ac.ain. The new Dance StmJio Is locat~U at WA Court Str~et. form erly the O"·,u·, building. The facil ity include' a ' tate-o fthe-art sprung il;mce tloor. and classes will he offered in pre-ballet. ballet. pointe•. lap. ja:t l. and modern . Re g i ~ trarion for the spring ses,ion will he frnm ~ -7 p.m. Feb. 20th and 22nd at the new studio . This 'e"ion runs from March 5th-May IHth anu will be taught by Tricia Zalewski-Harris, Bf'A Ill dance with over twenty years teaching experience. The lessons in this 'c"ion are for ages 3- 18. Look for the summer session information to be announced soon. Maggie R(lach. graduate of the Art School under ZalewskiHarris' in.struction and student at Baldwin Wallace College. will instruct the ~;,ummer session. Ftn: mure ·informarion. please m/1 the FAC a/ 740, -No -3/i34. Thursday, February 15, 2007 · locAL ScHEDULE POMEROY - A sd~Bdulo olllpCOI1W"'9 co1ege lllld hlglliCOOol varsity sporting 9110019 invot'orii1Q teams from GaiM and Meigs coont~&S. Todn'• gam11 Boy• Basketball Athens at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Girts Tournament Beaketball South Gallia IJS . Green (at Athens) , 6:15 p.m. Eastern vs. Bolen named Parkersburg South football coach PARKERSBURG, W.Va . (AP) - Jon Bolen , head football coach at Warren (Ohio) High School, has been named coach at Parkersburg South. The Wood County Board of Education approved Bol en·, hiring Tuesday night. Bolen sucec c h Dun Reeves, who resigned for health reasons after leading the Patriots to a 3-7 record in his only season. " Parkersburg South represents a great opportuni ty," Bolen said . ··we ' re going in with the idea we won't take a backseat to anybody. We ' ll be aggressive. in great shape and prepared ." Beaver Eastern (at Athens). 8 p.m. Frldly'a gamu Olrlt Tourn1mtnt Baekttball Trimble vs. Southern (at Athens) , 6 p.m. Utah outlasts Cavaliers, 99-98 Bv DoUG ALDEN Boya Batketball ASSOCIATED PRESS Beth Sorgent/ photo The Lazy T Royal Chaparral Resort near Five Points attempts to provide rustic accommodations such as lakeside cabins and camping as well as the modern amenities of an indoor pool, fitness room. sauna and Jacuzzi in the resort's complex area. • has anempted to improve on what was BSERGENT@MYDAILYS ENT INEL.C OM already there during the property's former incarnation as Royal Oaks Resort. RACINE - The Lazy i Royal Some of the more noticeable Chaparral Resort is attempting to rein- improvements include overhauling the vent rustic and provide a unique Meigs indoor pool area for a newer look. County tourist destination in the offering memberships to lot:als to use process. the pool and other park facilities and The word "rustic" conjures up all fixing the pun-putt golf area. kinds of images like campsites, cabins The resort also has three cahins and hiking trails. all of which the Lazv which rest along one of its three lakes T has. It also has a complex area with suitable for tishing and 237 campsites an indoor pool, titness room, sauna, which range from primitive to full jacuzzi and banquet hall that can hold hook-up suitable for any RV Other up to 300 people for everything from activi ties include horseshoes. volleyproms to business conferences.. ball and shu(fleboanl all o{ 1,'\hich are.. Two years ago Tom and Betty Trent housed within a secure area that purchased the 9R-acre facility on includes a front security g,ne thm all Township Road 697 off U.S . 33 and, vehicles mu st pass through when along with Tom's mother Sally-..J.·-ond entering: . · -~ ·· ··• ' the couple's son, Tom, Jr. , the family Visitors to the resort can also buy BY BETH SERGENT supplies at the Trading Post which is just off of the entrance gate aml carries camping supplies, food. LP gas, ice and more. Since the Trents have ta ~ en over the resort they say they've had visitors from across the country, including Florida. Texas and California. The Lazy T is also registered with many nationwide travel groups suc h as Adventure Outdoor Resorts and Resorts Parks. International among others. As for how the resort came to be named the · Lazy T Royal Chaparral !.{~om:\, S~Uy..J.. .s:.llpiJiins the T is for Trent and the Lazy is to promote the laid-back atmosphere the resort 'attempts to provide guests. The famil y ai!IO,kept Royal as a. sort of tribute to the park·, past as Royal Oak Resort. Dixie Melody Boys to be featured ONA. W.Va. - One of Gospel music 's most popular quartets, The Dixie Melody Boys, will be featured at Cabell Midland High School in Ona. The Dixie Melody Boy s will share their unique fourpart harmony with those attending this special event Thursday. March I. The popular quartet will be featured at 7 p.m. Since organizing nearly four decades ago. The Dixie Melody Boys have enjoyed much success, inducting a Grammy nomination and numerous Fan Award nominations from Singing News Magazine, southern gospel music's leading fan and trade publication. Hit releases have !lowed their way in bunches, including recent releases such as "I'll Be Living That Way," "I Won't Compromise," "Welcome · Home," ''Antioch Church The Dixie Melody Boys Choir" and ''I'm One Of Them. " The thrill and excitement of performing experienced by each group member night after night is most evident at each con- cett . Their gmtl of delivering a first-class performance tilled with excitement. energy and lots of great traditional. southern gospel music are traits which have been instilleu in ea<:h member by group leader Ed O'Neal. a 45-year gospe l music veleran, who was indu<:ted into the Southern Gospel Mt~<ic A"ociation Hall of Fame in 2004. These characteristics. united with their desire to never compromise their responsibility to spread the gospel through southern gospel music in a professional manner have allowed The Dixie Melody Boys to lirmly establish a place at the forefront of smothern gospel music. The group's energy and cxcitemcnl, coupled with their exceptional vocal hlend is appealing to audiences of all ages. creating an exciting evening of musical pleasure. This exciting musical event promises to be en,oyable for the entire family. To obtain additional int(lftnation call (304) 20X-29XO. Orchestra plans Feb.·25 performance of 'Peter and the Wolf' PORTSMOUTH - The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra announces a special concert presentation of the beloved classical music fable "Peter and the Wolf," on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m., at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, on the campus of Shawnee State University. The performance wiII be conducted by Carl Daehler and narrated by Charles Varney. "P'eter and the Wolf' was by Sergei composed Prokofiev for a Moscow children's theater in 1936. The visionary work has been delighting audiences ever since with its unique musical interpretation of the story of a boy playing hero to his animal friends. and turning young audiences on to classical music . "From it.s very tirst performance ' Peter and the Wolf' wa.s a crowd pleaser and an i~stant classic ... Daehler said. The inventive score with narration was constructed by .Prokoliev to introduce young listeners to the sounds of the orchestra. with Peter and each of the animals embodied by a different instrument. The story depicts young Peter venturing into a forbidden meadow where he saves his animal friends from a hungry wolf. It ends in triumph with the wolf heing marched off to the zoo, and teaches children that sometimes to be a hero you have to take risks. "For manv a veteran concertgoer tooay, ' Peter and the Wolf' wa.s the lirst piece of classical music they ever heard.'' said IY<~ehler. "It is marvelous to see the face of a young person Iight up when they hear the music performed live for the ftrst 1ime. "We "heduled this program for Sunday afternoon becaliSe we want to encour- PSO step up with enriching age parents and grandparents programs that may create the to bring their whole families desire to play an instrument and share the magical expe- or hear more classical rtl.usic. rience,'' Daehler added . building future symphony "The PSO is pleased to offer goer~ and mu~il:ians to play tickets for $5 tor children, in orchestras." and hopes families will take Daehler .,aid material like advantage of this special " Peter and the Wolf' is used pricing to introduce •·hildren by orchestras to make conto orchestral music ." cert attendance more accesAccording to Daehler. sible am\ understandable for classical music can do more new audiences. . than ..:apture our imaginaThe concert will open tion. Studies continue to with a little tour of familiar suggest that listening to music from around the classical music, or learning world. including the "Star to play an instrument, helps Wars Medlev.'' selections the brain form connections from "Carmen," "Danny which enhance complex Boy," "What's Up at the reasoning skills and pro- Symphony'" and "Stars and mote higher brain function. Stripes Forever." "We know that music can "If you have been reluchelp students perfonn better tant to attend a ·symphPny academically. but music pro- ~..:oncert before. thi' j.., rhe grams are expensive and perfect one tu ~ry with yuur -..chnol" are intTCa,ingly family.'' 'aid Dachkr. unable to supp<Jrt mu,ic cduTicket~ are on 'ak at tht' t:~Hion." ..;aid Daehl er. '' It ~.. . McK inle1 Bel.\ Oflicc' "' [11 'ital that orche.,tms li~c the ,-ail ing 1'1~01 .1S.l - 2 .l'l~ . - .• Submitted photo Winner rn the River City Blues Competition last year was Austin Walking Cane. He returns this year to entertain at the Friday night show. River City Ohio Blues set for Saturday M ARI ETTA - The 15th Annual Ri ver City Blues Competitron, the oldest and largest blues taknt competi tion in the state of Ohio, will he held on Saturda v. Fe h. 17 fmm noon until midnight at The Lafayette HoteL 101 Front Street in downtown Mariett<L The Blues, Jazz & Fnlk Music Society of Marietta sponsors the bltrcs competition which is a preliminary peri'ormanm that can lead to an opportunity for blues lllli Sit:ians to go to th~ Blues Foundalion's International Blue' Cha llenge in Memphis . This year's competition will see a full afternoon and evening of·great blues act.> from all over Ohio. West Virginia. Michigan . and Pennsylvania . Eighteen bands will compete lor ~ 1.000 and BJFM sponsorship to the International Blue' Challenge in Memphis where they will gain valuable exposure to record label representatives. blues indtostry professionals and festival promoters capable nf providing real career advancement for a serious blues musician . In addition they will play at the 16th annual River City Blues Festival on March 17. The big winners of the competition are the blues fans who enjoy a day of great blues entertainment rarely available in Sou theast Ohio and The Mid Oh io Valley. The l'nrnpetitinn lineup wit h performances of a half-h4.JUr ead1 be gi nning aL noon will include All Ears of Cambridge . Blues Crossing of Milton, W.Va.; Town Cryer with Matt Basso of Louisvile ; Blue Zarkana nf Oak Hill , Slow Fuse of Brecksville; Ste\'e and Steve. a four piece band, of Nitro, W.Va.; Swtt horn uf Copley. Conrail Saints of Cincinitati; Mahajibee Bltres of Pittsburgh. Pa .. Midnight Blues of Xenia: Damian Knapp f Warren, Majo Theory of Colum bus. There will be a dinner break at 6:30p.m. after which the perl(mmrnccs will: continue, with Travis Thompson of Xenia: Robert Sexton's Blues Review of Waterford, Mich .. The Mimi Vincent Band uf Savannah, Ohio; Angel Blue and the Prophets of Pittsburgh. Pa., LT. and The· Blues Express of Syria: and The Leghounds of Akron. with the competition ending at 11:15 p.m. at whi.;h time the judges will begin tallying the tina) scores and make the announcement of winners. Tickets are $ 15 for non-members and $ 10 for memhers and will be available at the door. For more info on competition check out www.bjfm.org or call Steve Wells ~04-295-4323. Vtsit us online at OSU hangs on to tame Penn State SALT LAKE CITY- Deron Williams had a career-high 33 points and 12 assists Miller at Eastern, 6:30p.m. to lead Utah to a 99-9!1 win over the River Valley al Fairland, 6 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, Jackson at Gallia Academy, 6 p.m stretching the Jazz's winning streak .to six Wrealllng games entering the All-Star break. A1\ler Valley, Me1gs, Gallia Academy The Jazz held LeBron James to just four points in the fourth quarter and rallied at Sectioil8ts at Athen s, TBA from a 12-point deficit to beat the Cavaliers for the tirst time in nearly three Bllurdty'l gomea years. Qlrla To~rnament Baakalblll Cleveland had a final chance after AleKander 11s. A1110r Valley (at Williams missed a runner with about 5 Wellston). 4:30p.m. seconds left and Sasha Pavlovic got the Me1gs \IS. Fa1rl1eld Union (at loose ball and heaved a shot that was just Ale~tander). 4:30 p.m. off at the buzzer. Pavlovic had just run into Boya Baakatball Gordan Giricek and he. James and SEOAL Championsh ips (at Logan). Anderson Varejao stood in disbelief in the middle of the court after there was no foul TBA called. Meigs at Eastern , 6:30p.m. James tinished with 23 points and Larry South Gal!ia at Oak Hill , 6 p.m . Hughes scored 33 for the Cavaliers. Wrtltllng Varejao pulled down 17 rebounds and R1ver VaUey, Meigs. Gallia Academy James and Drew Gooden had I0 boards at Sectional& at Athans. TBA apiece as the Cavaliers outrebounded the Collo(lt Boaktlball Jazz 49-37. But James didn't make a field R1o Granda at Tiffin. 4 p.m. goal in the fourth quarter until I: 15 remained as Cleveland tried frantically to WOmen'a Collt9tlll1kttblll rally after falling behind 97-89 on an 8-0 Rio Grande at Tiffin, 2 p.m. run by the Jazz. Mehmet Okur scored II of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and Andrei Kirilenko CoNrACTUS added 10 points and three blocks for the Jazz. OVP Scorellne (5 p.m.-t Lm.l Hughes tied it <11 89-89 on two free 1-740-446-2342 ext. 33 throws with 3:34 left, then Okur answered ,, ' ' 118 3008 ... . ... with two free throws for the Jazz, then a 3r...-.\..'M() pointer with 2:31 that gave Utah a 94-89 E-mail - sportsO mydailysentinel.com lead. The Jazz were up 97-89 when the Sport• Stoff Cavs made a final push Brad Sherman, Sports Editor James made two free throws, then a (740) 44 6-2342, ext . 33 layup - his lirst field goal of the fourth bsherm8n 0 mydailytribune.com quarter- to get Cleveland within 97-93. Larry Crum, Sports Writer Varejao added a layup to cut the margin to {740) 446-2342, 8.111. 23 two, then after Williams hit a 19-footer for Ierum @mydailyreyi!?ler com the Jazz, Pavlovic made a 3 to get the Cavs within 99-98 with 28 seconds left . Bryan Welters, Sports Writer {740)' 446-2342, ext. 33 PIHse IH C.vs, Bl bwatters 0 mydailytrit>une .com ~SSOCIATED at Meigs, 6:30p.m. , C, BY GENARO Southern at Trimble , 6 :30 p.m. Ale:~~ander Bolen went 3-7 in hi> only >Cason at Warren. He abo wa' head coach at Belpre. Ohro , going 22- 1S in four seaso ns. He spen t a year as an as:-.istanl coac h at St. Marys before taking over at Warren . ARMAS PRESS ' STATe COLLEGE, Pa. - Greg Oden had J 5 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 Ohio State hold off Penn State, 64-62 on Wednesday ni,ght for its IOth straight Wll1. It wasn' t easy. The Buckeye s (23-3, II-i Big Ten) led 40- 19 at the half anu led by as many as 24 in the second half betore Penn State stormed back. Jamelle Comley linished a break with a layup, Mike Walker nailed a 3-pointer and Geary Claxton hit two free throws to get Penn State ( 10-14, 1-10) within 64-62 with II seconds left. Cries of "Let's go State!" rose from a crowd desperate to see Penn State end its nine-game losing streak. Ron Lewis was fouled but couldn't hit the front end of a 1-and-1 with I0 seconds left, and Penn State took the rebound and drove the length of the court. Claxton got the ball in the post and kicked out to Walker for a desperation 3 that hit off the back of the rim as the buzzer sounded. Claxton had 19 points to lead Penn State. Ohio State survived after getting to No.2 this week in the AP poll, its highest ranking since spending a month at No.2 in 1991. Ohio State looked like it AP photo might have the game in Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (47). of Russia. fo uls Cleveland Cavaliers hand early after Penn State forward LeBron James (23) during the first quarter of the NBA basketball Please see OSU, Bl game Wednesday in Salt Lake City. "We deliver everything you expecC' Complete Wom_en's Health Care at PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL MICHAEL W. CORBIN, MD HED\' J. M·WINDSOR. MD MARk W. NOLAN, MD •Point Pleasant Office: •Point Plea•ant Office: •Point Pleasant Office: Pleasant Valley Hospital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 215 Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Pleasant Valley Hotpital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 214 Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Pleuant Valley Ho&pital 2520 Valley Drive Suite 214 Point Pleuant. WV 25550 (304) 675-2129 (304) 675-4839 (304) 675-3405 •Middleport Office.: •Ripley, wv Offic~: W'Nw.mydallysentlnel.com Middleport Clinic 788 North S«ond Avenue . Middleport, OH 45760 Your online source for news -(740) 992-6434 t 40 Pinnell Street Ripley, WV 25271 (304) 372-5756 PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL I I �Thul'llday, February 15. ' Thursday, February www .mydailysentinel.com Page 82 • The Daily Sentinel 15o 2007 Older drivers snub retirement, keep racing Waltrip's crew chief thrown out for illegal substance Bv unnamed incli1 idua l "ith in JENNA FRYER h i~ 1\SSOCIATED PRESS team . ··Thi . . DAYTONA BEACH. Fla. - Michael Waltrip', team became the fifth .:aught cheating be fore the Daytona 500. a scandal that tarnished NASC AR ' s big)!est race of the season and TDyota' ' highly anticipated Jehut. In all. six new memher' have been thrown Ol!l of Daytona as NASCAR made it known cheating will not be tolerated . "We've g~ people's attention now," !'lASCAR competition director Robin Pemberton said Wednesday. Waltrip, a two-time Daytona winner, lost his crew chief and team director right before the biggest race of the year. The two were suspended indefinitely after an illegal substam:e was found during inspection for the season-opener. Waltrip, docked I00 points, will be allowed to participate in Thursday' s race~ that determine the field for the 500. David Hyder, his crew chief, was thrown out of the garage and tined $100,000. Team director Bobby Kennedy also was kicked out. Waltrip said he was "so sad and embarrassed" but tried to shift blame to an i~ no t the ;u.· tiun l\f an organi Li.Uion. a 1nanufal'· turer or a ~ po n -.nr:· \Va il rip said in a slat~l\1~11 1. ''This wa!<l an inJepe ndl' lll al' t du ne without l·onse nt or autho· ri zation from me or any of my exel'uti ve manage me nt t.:am ." Waltrip 'pent all dav Wednesday meeting with NASCAR officials, who publicly paraded Hyder and Kennedy throu gh the garage as they were escorted out. Waltrip's Toyota Camry was also on display as inspeL·tors ripped pieces out from under the hood. Hi s team worked furiou,l y to prepare a backup car, but it had yet to clear inspection and Waltrip got 110 pra((ice time Wednesday. He will be allowed to race the backup Thursday, if it passes inspection. Waltrip's penalties came one day after the crew chiefs for 2003 champion Mall Kenseth, Kasey Kahne , Scott Rig gs and Ellion Sadler all were suspended . All five drivers also were docked points 111 an unprecedented move by NASCAR , which never before had taken points before the season. NASCAR officials would AP photo NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, right, watches as his crew works on his Toyota during practice Wednesday for Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. not reveal what they found in Waltrip 's intake manifold, but a person with knowledge of the investigation told The As.sociated Press it was a property contained in jet fuel. The person requested anonymity ·because he was not authorized to discuss the details . Pemberton said only that the substance was not jet fuel itself. "We · re not going 10 go into any great detail, but it was a foreign substance that we feel should not have been inside the engine. and we'll leave it at that," Pemberton said. "I don' t think this is anything that we' ve seen in the recent past." The substance was found during the inspection of Waltrip's Camry before Sunday's qualifying session . NASCAR seized the part and shipped it back to North Carolina for analysis. Adding the substance, described by NASCAR as an oxygenate, would boost the octane in the fuel, thus making the engine run beuer at higher horsepower. II was believed by NASCAR that the substance worked its way through the fuel system. Pemberton said the substance was discovered when a NASCAR official reached his hand into the manifold to lee! for loose parts. " When he brought hi s hand out, there was. a substance on there that was unlike anything he had ever seen in the inspection line before," Pemberton said . Some rival team members said they thought NASCAR should have taken away more points from Waltrip's team, becau se in a sport where cheating is common, tampering with the fuel is a rarity. "Throughout the garage area 1 think everybody knows you don't mess around with tires, you don't mess around with the engine, the restrictor plates," Pemberton said . "Those things are very taboo." . The last penalty NASCAR 1ssued tor a luel-tampenng vtolauo~ was harsher tha.n Waltnp s. In May 2p00, dn ver Jeremy Mayf1eld and team owner M1chael Krane fuss each was penal.ized 151 points for a fuelrelated violation found at Talladega Superspeedway. "When it comes to that area, points need to be equal, at least as bad as it was for Jeremy," said Dale Earnhardt inc. vice president Ri chie Gilmore. . Gilmore wasn' t surprised;· however, that Waltrip stil~ will be allowed 10 race. "This da y and age, will\ the sponsors and money lh'!( are in the sport, ·you can ~ why they didn't send him: home," Gilmore said . "But the penalty on the points: should have been heavier· than 100 points." Waltrip started his ow!l three -car team this season with Japanese automake.·r. Toyota. The Cumrys have: struggled with speed sincil: January testing, and Waltrijt is not assured a starting spdl: in the fteld for Sunday's season-opening race. The cars he tields for Dale Jarrell and David Reutimann both passed inspection. ' Jarrell is assured a spot in Sunday's race because he's a past series champion; Waltrip and Reutimann mu~t race their way in Tllursday."This is not the way you want 10 enter the NASCAR S · b Nextel ,cup enes, Y any means, satd Jrm ~ust, presrdent of To~~la Racmg Development. But ctrcum. stances are what they are, and we'll support NASCAR m any way we can to help to help them find a resolution to the issue." AP photo Tiki Barber, right, and NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff l,ucker speak to reporters during a news conference at NBC studios Tuesday in New York. Barber and Zucker announced tie will work for NBC next year after spending most of the 2006 NFL season entertaining btds from various networks for jobs in both news and sports. Retired running back Tiki Barber joins NBC to work at 'Today' show, analyze football Penske still looking for a NASCAR title beli eve it will be an issue. " Everybody knows what their job is," he 'aid. "We go lo the race track or to the shop every day. And none of that L'itanges as far as what everybody is doing and what they ' re working on emu . what they're trying .to accomplish. I don't think it DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. seasons in the No. 12 entry, about a season like 2006 is (AP) - Roger Penske hates failed to win a race and was getting the confidence back on the team . Last year was the question: Why hasn't his 18th in the points. The team has worked hard fun for about three weekNASCAR team won a chamto get back into the competi- ends . pionship? . The query acknowledges tion for NASCAR's Chase " Hopefully, 38 weekends failure, and that's not an for the Nextel Cup champi- will be a lot of fun this year. onship, including extra effort Part of fixing the problem i~ option. This is the man who built a ·on the new Car of Tomorrow, understanding it, and when; small truck rental operation which will be raced in 16 of it's coming from. I think we. in Pennsylvania into a multi- the 36 races. have that figured out." . The tirst step is Sunday's billion dollar business Penske agreed and was empire that includes one of Daytona 500, a race Penske confident things will tur{l the largest auto dealership has never won. around, especially after conAlthough Busch and solidating his teams networks in the world. diesel engine manufacturing plants Newman don't have to worry including NASCAR, IRL qualifying for and American Le Mans - in and one of the largest truck about N ASCAR 's Super Bowl, rentlll companies around. Mooresville, N.C. under tho It's the same suave, silver- both want very badly to gel leadership of Tim Cindric, haired titan whose open- off to a good start . president of Penske Racing. "We had a good preseason wheel team has won 14 "This (NASCAR) isn't Indianapolis 500s, 10 series test at Daytona, and we start- easy for anybody," said Chip championships . d more ed at the rear in the Bud Gunassi. who also owns IRL than I00 races ~ the past Shootout last Saturday night and NASCAR teams and ha'S three and a half decades. His and came to the front," said yet to win a title in stock cars. various racing teams have Busch, a two-time Daytona won 20 national champi- 500 runner-up with Roush "But Roger does things the, ~: Racing. "I think I learn right way. onships. "He proves you don't have· something new every time I But in NASCAR: Zero. The stock-car team, which get back out there in a race at 10 do the same thing ll);: everyone else to be succes!t: Penske took full time in Daytona and Talladega." Part of the team's problem fu l, and that you can be hoo..: 1991 , has 78 poles and 58 victories in 9M9 races. Rusty last season was the Dodge' orable, too . ... When you Wallace, his biggest star over less-than aerodynamic nose. Roger Penske on the racothe years, won 10 races and Newman, particularly, was track, you know you've beat: ':tinished second in the points affected, switching between en the best." At 69, Penske still h~ in 1993, the closest Penske the new Charger and the : older Intrepid models early in worlds to conquer. has come to a Cup title. "My commitment is the: Last season, however, was the season. same," he said. "I wouldnl· a disaster. Now, Newman has a new go racing if I didn't want I!) Kurt Busch, the 2003 Cup crew chief - former team champion who replaced the engineer Mike Nelson - and be competitive and win ovel": all. I've been to enougli: retireu Wallace in the No. 2 a renewed determina,Jion. Dodge, won one race and tin"I remember now to races, I've won a lot of racei.; ished 16th. Ryan Newman, drive," said Newman, who a lot of poles and champ!;. who had not finished outside tinished third in last year's onships. I m fully committe£E -.: the top seven in his tirsl four 500. "But the tough part to this.~~ .._:_-------------------------------~ - di~l~l~·~i~,n~~~~;~~rt 10 prevent it from happening, , AP photo NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.. right. scratches l1is head as he talks with crew chief Tony Eury Jr. , during practice Wednesday for Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 at the Daytona lnternattonal Speedway in Daytona Beach. Fla. Earnhardt tries to keep focus on • racing- not contract dispute DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. (AP) - He's NASCAR's most popular driver, with a devoted fan base known as The Red Army. He's mobbed at tracks, stars in commercials with Jay-Z and routinely is invited every where from the MTV Music Awards to parties with the Playboy playmates. Yet for a long time, Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't seem to realize his worth. "You don't like public opinion or media opinion to sway your decisions , but in this case, I have a r~al bad habit of being way too modest about my position in this sport." Earnhardt said." A lot of people, inC'Iuding the media, have sort of helped me understand what I'm actually worth - · what the situation really is." The deal is Eurnhardl's contract with Dale Earnhardt Inc. is up at the end of the year. Apparently, he finally rece1 ved the memo that he holds all the cards. . He opened Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway by announcing he wants majority stake in DEl, the cpmpany formed by his late father and now run by his stepmother, Teresa. "I think in any set of business negotiations , you · ve got tp ask for it (all)," said Max--Siegel, new president of global operations at DEI. "When people don ' t want · the most and the best for themselves, and they' re not pu shing me to be the be ' l I can possibly be. you ' ve got to wonder why you' re in , business with the m." But it took lh<: pa., l .si .~ • weeks for Eamhardt lo recognize he had the power to ask for the moon. Last December. he was offended when Teresa Earnhardt seemingly qLrcstioned his commitment in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. He went public with his frustration dur~ ing presea;mn testing here. opening his heart and describing an ~relation ­ >hrp wtlh Ius stepmother thirt "ain'tno bed of roses." Sympathy and support for Junior came pouring in from fans and CWll rival Urivcr' Jeff Gordon and Ke vin Harvick. who referred to Teresa as "a deadbeat owner." Now, Junior finally has made it clear he want' to stay at DEl , provided he gets what he wants. If he doesn't, he ju'l might walk and Lake sponsor Budweiser with him. The beer company has closely tied itself to Earnhardt as a pttchman, and its DEl deal also is up at the end of this season . It adds up to what promises to be the most closely watched contract negotiations in NASCAR history. It's also a major distraction that could derail his entire season . Some predict this is the year he ' ll finally win his first Nextel Cup ch(lmpi onship. For that Lo happen , Junior will have to make sure the contract issue isn't carried into the race track every weekend and that hi , per,onal 't luation doesn't derail the entire DEl organ izati tl n. which inc luues Martin Truex Jr. and rookie Paul 1\!enarcl Truc.x "ud he doe.sn 't Sr~gcl 'aid.Earnhardt Even though Tcre'a has removed herself from negotiations. the team president '.;aid her top priority is getling a deal completed and winning a championship. Junior 's been on an upswing since a disastrous 2005 season that saw him miss the Chase for the championship and finish a career-worst 19th in ·. the standing s. It all went awry when the higher-ups at DEl mistakenly decided it would be a good idea to swap Earnhardt 's crew with teamniate Michael Waltrip's. • It put Junior in a huge hole early in the season, and he had his old crew back for the final I0 races of the year. Recovering was hard. The No . 8 team made terrific inroads last season - he finished fifth in the points but was mathematically eligible to win the title down the >lret•·h. Although the · late Earnhardt won seven champiun>hips. none of them wet\' 11it h DEI. whose only titles were the four Busch LTOWI" won by Earnhardt Jr. and Truex·• It \ reasonable to beli eve Junt<>r's te am will be even bcllc1 lht ' year. NEW YORK (AP) Former NFL running back and new "Today" show correspondent Tiki Barber said his offseason work at Fox News Channel made him recognize he had a passion for a career outstde of sports. _Barber also said his problems with New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin had "started to take its toll em me." The just-retired NFL running back was formally introduced as an NBC Universal employee Tuesday. He'll contribute news and human interest stories to "Today," and he'll be an analyst on NBC's Sunday highlight show ''Football Night in America" in the fall. He spurned offers from Fox and ABC/Disney to take the NBC job. . "My dream has always been to be on the 'Today' show," Barber said. Barber, 31, retired as a Pro Bowl running back, scoring a touchdown in the NFL allstar game last weekend. Barber and his disciplinari- an coach had their rough patches, particularly when Barber sa1d the Giants were outcoached after a playoff loss a season ago. Barber laid the groundwork for a broadcasting career while still active in ihe NFL. He was a correspondent lor the Fox News Channel morning program "Fox & Friends," and has two programs on Sirius Satellite Radio, one on general tofics and another on footbal that he does with his twin brother, Ronde Barber Bay of the Tampa Buccaneers. Few other novice broadcasters would get such a lavish introduction to their new business: a news conference attended by NBC Universal President and Chief Executive Jeff Zucker, the presidents of NBC News and Sports, and "Today" cohost Matt Lauer. Zucker compared Barber to Joe Garagrola, another "Today" personality with a sports background, and former Giants star and longtime broadcaster Frank Gifford. ~. Steelers have plenty of time to get -·~i acquo~nted WJ•th new coach T,o._):_:· JJ . PITTSBURGH (AP) Most of Pittsburgh Steelers players haven't met new coach Mike Tomlin. By the time the season starts in September, it may seem like they've known him for years. Because Tomlin is in his first season, the Steelers are permilled by the NFL to hold not one but two required minicamps this spring, although most or all of their players would already be around for offseason workouts . The Steelers will also get a one-week jump on most teams in opening training camp, which is expected to start July 21. The extra week is allowed because the Steelers will play live exhibition games. not the nonnal four. They will meet the Saints in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug . 5, a week earlier than most teams begin their preseason schedules. "I like it," Tomlin >aid. "I enjoy camp. I think it's an opportunity to eliminate some of the outside distraclions that are involved in everyday life. You get to focus on the game, the team element and the chemistry and the camaraderie. I know most players won't agree, but I've always enjoyed it." By then, the Steelers should have a good idea of how Tomlin plans to approach the season schematically. Cavs Pavlovic was there to grab it on the run. Pavlovic and Giricek collided right at the Jazz logo and Pavlovic got his shot off just before the buzzer. but was off. Notes: Cleveland had swept the last two seasons against the Jazz ... . Williams' previous career high .was 31 points on Jan . 17 at Detroit. ... Kirilenko's three blocks gave him I ,002 for his career. . , The Jazz were just 14for-23 from the foul linl; while the Cavs weren't much beuer, going 21for-29. James was 5-for9 from the line and scored ju st eight points in the second half. Williams tried to milk as much of the shot clock as he L"Uuld and got off a runner that bounced off the rim. Paul Millsap almost torrailed the rebound for Utah, but knocked il outside and AP photo NASCAR driver James Hylton, 72, gives the thumbs up as he sits in the drivers seal of his Chevrolet during practice Wednesday for Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. comes into play whatsoever," said Jarrell, a three-time Daytona 500 winner who won the Cup championship in 1999. "Obviously, the race cars don't know which one's the 21-year-old and which one is the 51-year-old. It shouldn' t make any difference whatsoever whenever you get behind the wheel of a car." And so older drivers are reluctant to retire . Martin spent much of 2005 saying goodbye, but team owner Jack Roush talked him into returning for one more year. It didn '!take much armtwistin~. Martm knew he still had the desire to race. He had the skills, too, making the Chase for the championship the past two seasons and finishing ninth in the series standings last year. " At some point in time, you have to face the fact that you can't compete on that level anymore," Martin said. "For me, I still choose to compete." Even now, Martin can't walk away. He's racing partial schedules in the Nextel Cup, Busch and Truck series. Schrader, Jarrett, Rudd and Pelly are guaranteed spots in the season opener Daytona 500 on Sunday. The others will try to make the nice through one of Thursday's !50-mile qualifying races. "I tee! I'm as sharp as I ever was," said Rudd, who qualified second and will start on the outside pole in the 500. "There's a lot of talent out there now, a lot of young guys with talent. On the track, there's probably too much made out of a young guy, old guy. "Obviously, a young guy, when it comes to sponsors, a lot of sponsors want you. Television wants you. As far as performance-wise, I don't really see a big difference." Rudd never used the word "retirement" when he quit after the 2005 season. Maybe he knew he would be back. He didn't know how much he missed racing until he spent five hours a week mowing his 30-acre lawn and gelling saddled with other chores around the farm. "I had a chance to tigure . out really what I wanted to do, and I've always done this year-in, year-out , year-in, year-out almost like autopilot," Rudd said. "And I really wanted to sit back and analyze: Do I want to retire ~ Do I want to come back'! ... I didn 't really know if it would end up leading to retirement or not, and it ended up not leading to retirement I still want to be out here . ''The biggest difference is (when) you go racing you' ve got guys that do your maintenance for you. And all of sudden, the cash doesn' t flow quite like it used to. 'Wait a minute. I've got to do this, and I've got to do that?' I'm better off going back to work. I had to come back to work so I wouldn't work so hard." Hylton's quest has nothing to do with easing his workload. NASCAR's 1966 rookie of the year and three-time series runner-up is trying to become the oldest driver ever to make a Cup race. He already holds the mark in the Busch and ARCA series. The Cup record of age 65 is shared by Hershel McGriff (Sonoma, 1993) and Jim Fitzgerald (Riverside, 1987). ''There's no reason to retire and sit around and wish I hadn't retired," Hylton said. "I'm having more fun than I did when I was young. It's hard to explain to the general public what a thrill you gel when you get behind a highpowered machine like this. I can' I put it in words." Martin is one of many rooting for Hylton to make it even if it means putting up with the age jokes going around the garage. "Obviously, it means a lot to an old-school guy to see somebody come and try," Martin said. "You better believe us gray hairs are standing up loving it right now. It would be cool." Attorney to plead guilty to leaking BALCO testimony Ellerman had represented Victor Conte, founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative. the Burlingame supplements lab that allegedly provided performance enhancing drugs to the elite athletes, as well as BALCO vrce president James Valente. The Chronicle published stories in 2004 1hat reported Giambi and Montgomery admitted to the grand jury that they took 'teroids, while Bonds and Sheffield testified thev diun 't knowingly take the dnrgs. The leaked testimony also was featured prominently in the writers' book, "Game of Shadows," which recounts Bonds' alleged use of steroids. A federal judge ordered the reporters jailed after they refused to divulge their source. They have remained free pending an appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but Ellerman's plea deaf states that federal prosecutors will no longer try to put the reporters in prison. Ellerman agreed to plead guilty to four felony counts of obstruction of justice and disobeying court orders, and to spend up to two years in prison and pay a $250,000 fine .. A judge still has to approve the terms of Ellerman's plea agreement; no sentencing date has been set. "I find the fact that Troy Ellerman has admitted to leaking the BALCO grand jury transcripts to be outrageous," Conte said in an email to The Associated Press. "This man was an officer of the court who was highly paid to provide the services of a criminal defense attorney. Instead. he chose to serve his own agenda and act in a way that was tremendously damaging to his own clients." Conte and Valente were among five men who pleaded guilty to steroids-related charges in an earlier phase of the investigation. :-numu1n about website advertising contact: IIWI~~ _ With a new offensive coor: dinator (Bruce Arians) and 1i: new head coach who was li; defensive coordinator !ail· season, the Steelers ar,e: expected to take on a differ:c: ent look on both sides of the: ball. · While assistant coaches such as Dick LeBeau anti Dom Capers added their own twists to the Steelers' defense· over the last . 15 years, the base 3-4 defense was mostly the work of former coach Bill Cowher. Tomlin. who previously coached 4-3 defenses in Tampa Bay and Minnesota, is expected to bring elements of that defense to a team that has played nothing but the 34 since the early 1980s. from PageBl DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - James Hylton nearly backed his race car over a jack last weekend, then needed help getting· his 72-yearold body out the window. Hylton removed hi s hel met , exposing a full head of gray half, countless wrinkles and a smile. "I ain't shaking too bad, am I?" he asked. Nope. Need a nap? "No, and I don' I need no walker, either," he added. · Hylton has heard all the age jokes, even the ones about not being able to see over the steering wheel and about driving the entire Daytona 500 with his left blinker on. He laughs them off along with the notion that age has anything to do with driving in NASCAR's Nextel Cup series. The only thing tougher than stepping into a car for a grueling race season is knowing when to get out. That's why despite an increase in the number of young drivers in NASCAR's elite series, several older ones are snubbing retirement. "We see this with other kinds of sports, and we also see it in all walks of lite people who spend 40 years at a certain job that is their passion," sard 48-year-old Mark Martin. "One day, you just shut it off? Then what do you do'? I have a love for this sport, and I am spreading my passion out through teaching, mentoring, leading and other things other t!lanjust driving. But I am not hnished dnving." Neither are many of his older colleallues. Bill Ellrott (51), Ken Schrader (51), Dale Jarrell (50), Ricky Rudd (50), Sterling Marlin (49), Derrike Cope (48), Kirk Shelmerdine (48), Mike Wallace (47) and Kyle Pelly (46) all are more "experienced" than the oldest driver to ever win a Cup championship. Bobby Allison was 45 years, II months and 28 days old when he claimed the 1983 title. Allison abo has the distinction of being the oldest to win the Daytona 500, taking the checkered tla~ in 1988 at 50 years old. ' I can't see where (age) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters will avoid jail time under a plea agreement by a criminal defense lawyer who admitted leaking them secret grand jury documents from the BALCO steroids investigation. In court papers filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, attorney Troy Ellerman said he allowed reporters Lance William s and Mark Fainaru-Wada to view transcripts of the grand jury testimony of baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield and sprinter Tim Montgomery. be' 0. The Daily Sentinel • Page 83 www.mydailysentinel.com 2007 Dave Harris (740) 992·2155 Brenda Davis (740) 992-2155 . ' APpholo Ohio State's Greg Dden, right, olocks a shot by Penn State's Jamelle Cornley, left. during the second half of their college basketoall game in State College, Pa., on Wednesday. Ohio State won 64-U2. osu fromPageBl had a seven-minute scoring · drought midway through the tirst half. Trailing 54-33 with 7 mi{lutes left in the second half, Penn State rallied with a 29-10 run I!W.~ the frantic finish . ..tr':J <l · Two 3s by Daequan Cook started a 16-0 spurt before Oden dunk~ in an offensive rebound and hit a turnaround shot in the lane. Lewis followed with another 3-pointer as the Buckeyes took a 22-12 lead. Ohio Stale braved a win. ter storm to make the trip to Happy Valley, where residents were digging out from about a fool of snow and ice. Most classes were canceled for the day, so dozens of anxious students trudged through the snow in hopes of watchin~ Penn State pull off a stunmng upset. They£ · OS! got wish. . Big m Walker David Jack ~on paced the Lions' comeback attempt. , Walker fmished with eight points, while Jackson had nine on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-poim territory. Cook fmished with II off the bench for Ohio State. 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The two were suspended indefinitely after an illegal substam:e was found during inspection for the season-opener. Waltrip, docked I00 points, will be allowed to participate in Thursday' s race~ that determine the field for the 500. David Hyder, his crew chief, was thrown out of the garage and tined $100,000. Team director Bobby Kennedy also was kicked out. Waltrip said he was "so sad and embarrassed" but tried to shift blame to an i~ no t the ;u.· tiun l\f an organi Li.Uion. a 1nanufal'· turer or a ~ po n -.nr:· \Va il rip said in a slat~l\1~11 1. ''This wa!<l an inJepe ndl' lll al' t du ne without l·onse nt or autho· ri zation from me or any of my exel'uti ve manage me nt t.:am ." Waltrip 'pent all dav Wednesday meeting with NASCAR officials, who publicly paraded Hyder and Kennedy throu gh the garage as they were escorted out. Waltrip's Toyota Camry was also on display as inspeL·tors ripped pieces out from under the hood. Hi s team worked furiou,l y to prepare a backup car, but it had yet to clear inspection and Waltrip got 110 pra((ice time Wednesday. He will be allowed to race the backup Thursday, if it passes inspection. Waltrip's penalties came one day after the crew chiefs for 2003 champion Mall Kenseth, Kasey Kahne , Scott Rig gs and Ellion Sadler all were suspended . All five drivers also were docked points 111 an unprecedented move by NASCAR , which never before had taken points before the season. NASCAR officials would AP photo NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, right, watches as his crew works on his Toyota during practice Wednesday for Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. not reveal what they found in Waltrip 's intake manifold, but a person with knowledge of the investigation told The As.sociated Press it was a property contained in jet fuel. The person requested anonymity ·because he was not authorized to discuss the details . Pemberton said only that the substance was not jet fuel itself. "We · re not going 10 go into any great detail, but it was a foreign substance that we feel should not have been inside the engine. and we'll leave it at that," Pemberton said. "I don' t think this is anything that we' ve seen in the recent past." The substance was found during the inspection of Waltrip's Camry before Sunday's qualifying session . NASCAR seized the part and shipped it back to North Carolina for analysis. Adding the substance, described by NASCAR as an oxygenate, would boost the octane in the fuel, thus making the engine run beuer at higher horsepower. II was believed by NASCAR that the substance worked its way through the fuel system. Pemberton said the substance was discovered when a NASCAR official reached his hand into the manifold to lee! for loose parts. " When he brought hi s hand out, there was. a substance on there that was unlike anything he had ever seen in the inspection line before," Pemberton said . Some rival team members said they thought NASCAR should have taken away more points from Waltrip's team, becau se in a sport where cheating is common, tampering with the fuel is a rarity. "Throughout the garage area 1 think everybody knows you don't mess around with tires, you don't mess around with the engine, the restrictor plates," Pemberton said . "Those things are very taboo." . The last penalty NASCAR 1ssued tor a luel-tampenng vtolauo~ was harsher tha.n Waltnp s. In May 2p00, dn ver Jeremy Mayf1eld and team owner M1chael Krane fuss each was penal.ized 151 points for a fuelrelated violation found at Talladega Superspeedway. "When it comes to that area, points need to be equal, at least as bad as it was for Jeremy," said Dale Earnhardt inc. vice president Ri chie Gilmore. . Gilmore wasn' t surprised;· however, that Waltrip stil~ will be allowed 10 race. "This da y and age, will\ the sponsors and money lh'!( are in the sport, ·you can ~ why they didn't send him: home," Gilmore said . "But the penalty on the points: should have been heavier· than 100 points." Waltrip started his ow!l three -car team this season with Japanese automake.·r. Toyota. The Cumrys have: struggled with speed sincil: January testing, and Waltrijt is not assured a starting spdl: in the fteld for Sunday's season-opening race. The cars he tields for Dale Jarrell and David Reutimann both passed inspection. ' Jarrell is assured a spot in Sunday's race because he's a past series champion; Waltrip and Reutimann mu~t race their way in Tllursday."This is not the way you want 10 enter the NASCAR S · b Nextel ,cup enes, Y any means, satd Jrm ~ust, presrdent of To~~la Racmg Development. But ctrcum. stances are what they are, and we'll support NASCAR m any way we can to help to help them find a resolution to the issue." AP photo Tiki Barber, right, and NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff l,ucker speak to reporters during a news conference at NBC studios Tuesday in New York. Barber and Zucker announced tie will work for NBC next year after spending most of the 2006 NFL season entertaining btds from various networks for jobs in both news and sports. Retired running back Tiki Barber joins NBC to work at 'Today' show, analyze football Penske still looking for a NASCAR title beli eve it will be an issue. " Everybody knows what their job is," he 'aid. "We go lo the race track or to the shop every day. And none of that L'itanges as far as what everybody is doing and what they ' re working on emu . what they're trying .to accomplish. I don't think it DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. seasons in the No. 12 entry, about a season like 2006 is (AP) - Roger Penske hates failed to win a race and was getting the confidence back on the team . Last year was the question: Why hasn't his 18th in the points. The team has worked hard fun for about three weekNASCAR team won a chamto get back into the competi- ends . pionship? . The query acknowledges tion for NASCAR's Chase " Hopefully, 38 weekends failure, and that's not an for the Nextel Cup champi- will be a lot of fun this year. onship, including extra effort Part of fixing the problem i~ option. This is the man who built a ·on the new Car of Tomorrow, understanding it, and when; small truck rental operation which will be raced in 16 of it's coming from. I think we. in Pennsylvania into a multi- the 36 races. have that figured out." . The tirst step is Sunday's billion dollar business Penske agreed and was empire that includes one of Daytona 500, a race Penske confident things will tur{l the largest auto dealership has never won. around, especially after conAlthough Busch and solidating his teams networks in the world. diesel engine manufacturing plants Newman don't have to worry including NASCAR, IRL qualifying for and American Le Mans - in and one of the largest truck about N ASCAR 's Super Bowl, rentlll companies around. Mooresville, N.C. under tho It's the same suave, silver- both want very badly to gel leadership of Tim Cindric, haired titan whose open- off to a good start . president of Penske Racing. "We had a good preseason wheel team has won 14 "This (NASCAR) isn't Indianapolis 500s, 10 series test at Daytona, and we start- easy for anybody," said Chip championships . d more ed at the rear in the Bud Gunassi. who also owns IRL than I00 races ~ the past Shootout last Saturday night and NASCAR teams and ha'S three and a half decades. His and came to the front," said yet to win a title in stock cars. various racing teams have Busch, a two-time Daytona won 20 national champi- 500 runner-up with Roush "But Roger does things the, ~: Racing. "I think I learn right way. onships. "He proves you don't have· something new every time I But in NASCAR: Zero. The stock-car team, which get back out there in a race at 10 do the same thing ll);: everyone else to be succes!t: Penske took full time in Daytona and Talladega." Part of the team's problem fu l, and that you can be hoo..: 1991 , has 78 poles and 58 victories in 9M9 races. Rusty last season was the Dodge' orable, too . ... When you Wallace, his biggest star over less-than aerodynamic nose. Roger Penske on the racothe years, won 10 races and Newman, particularly, was track, you know you've beat: ':tinished second in the points affected, switching between en the best." At 69, Penske still h~ in 1993, the closest Penske the new Charger and the : older Intrepid models early in worlds to conquer. has come to a Cup title. "My commitment is the: Last season, however, was the season. same," he said. "I wouldnl· a disaster. Now, Newman has a new go racing if I didn't want I!) Kurt Busch, the 2003 Cup crew chief - former team champion who replaced the engineer Mike Nelson - and be competitive and win ovel": all. I've been to enougli: retireu Wallace in the No. 2 a renewed determina,Jion. Dodge, won one race and tin"I remember now to races, I've won a lot of racei.; ished 16th. Ryan Newman, drive," said Newman, who a lot of poles and champ!;. who had not finished outside tinished third in last year's onships. I m fully committe£E -.: the top seven in his tirsl four 500. "But the tough part to this.~~ .._:_-------------------------------~ - di~l~l~·~i~,n~~~~;~~rt 10 prevent it from happening, , AP photo NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.. right. scratches l1is head as he talks with crew chief Tony Eury Jr. , during practice Wednesday for Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 at the Daytona lnternattonal Speedway in Daytona Beach. Fla. Earnhardt tries to keep focus on • racing- not contract dispute DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. (AP) - He's NASCAR's most popular driver, with a devoted fan base known as The Red Army. He's mobbed at tracks, stars in commercials with Jay-Z and routinely is invited every where from the MTV Music Awards to parties with the Playboy playmates. Yet for a long time, Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't seem to realize his worth. "You don't like public opinion or media opinion to sway your decisions , but in this case, I have a r~al bad habit of being way too modest about my position in this sport." Earnhardt said." A lot of people, inC'Iuding the media, have sort of helped me understand what I'm actually worth - · what the situation really is." The deal is Eurnhardl's contract with Dale Earnhardt Inc. is up at the end of the year. Apparently, he finally rece1 ved the memo that he holds all the cards. . He opened Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway by announcing he wants majority stake in DEl, the cpmpany formed by his late father and now run by his stepmother, Teresa. "I think in any set of business negotiations , you · ve got tp ask for it (all)," said Max--Siegel, new president of global operations at DEI. "When people don ' t want · the most and the best for themselves, and they' re not pu shing me to be the be ' l I can possibly be. you ' ve got to wonder why you' re in , business with the m." But it took lh<: pa., l .si .~ • weeks for Eamhardt lo recognize he had the power to ask for the moon. Last December. he was offended when Teresa Earnhardt seemingly qLrcstioned his commitment in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. He went public with his frustration dur~ ing presea;mn testing here. opening his heart and describing an ~relation ­ >hrp wtlh Ius stepmother thirt "ain'tno bed of roses." Sympathy and support for Junior came pouring in from fans and CWll rival Urivcr' Jeff Gordon and Ke vin Harvick. who referred to Teresa as "a deadbeat owner." Now, Junior finally has made it clear he want' to stay at DEl , provided he gets what he wants. If he doesn't, he ju'l might walk and Lake sponsor Budweiser with him. The beer company has closely tied itself to Earnhardt as a pttchman, and its DEl deal also is up at the end of this season . It adds up to what promises to be the most closely watched contract negotiations in NASCAR history. It's also a major distraction that could derail his entire season . Some predict this is the year he ' ll finally win his first Nextel Cup ch(lmpi onship. For that Lo happen , Junior will have to make sure the contract issue isn't carried into the race track every weekend and that hi , per,onal 't luation doesn't derail the entire DEl organ izati tl n. which inc luues Martin Truex Jr. and rookie Paul 1\!enarcl Truc.x "ud he doe.sn 't Sr~gcl 'aid.Earnhardt Even though Tcre'a has removed herself from negotiations. the team president '.;aid her top priority is getling a deal completed and winning a championship. Junior 's been on an upswing since a disastrous 2005 season that saw him miss the Chase for the championship and finish a career-worst 19th in ·. the standing s. It all went awry when the higher-ups at DEl mistakenly decided it would be a good idea to swap Earnhardt 's crew with teamniate Michael Waltrip's. • It put Junior in a huge hole early in the season, and he had his old crew back for the final I0 races of the year. Recovering was hard. The No . 8 team made terrific inroads last season - he finished fifth in the points but was mathematically eligible to win the title down the >lret•·h. Although the · late Earnhardt won seven champiun>hips. none of them wet\' 11it h DEI. whose only titles were the four Busch LTOWI" won by Earnhardt Jr. and Truex·• It \ reasonable to beli eve Junt<>r's te am will be even bcllc1 lht ' year. NEW YORK (AP) Former NFL running back and new "Today" show correspondent Tiki Barber said his offseason work at Fox News Channel made him recognize he had a passion for a career outstde of sports. _Barber also said his problems with New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin had "started to take its toll em me." The just-retired NFL running back was formally introduced as an NBC Universal employee Tuesday. He'll contribute news and human interest stories to "Today," and he'll be an analyst on NBC's Sunday highlight show ''Football Night in America" in the fall. He spurned offers from Fox and ABC/Disney to take the NBC job. . "My dream has always been to be on the 'Today' show," Barber said. Barber, 31, retired as a Pro Bowl running back, scoring a touchdown in the NFL allstar game last weekend. Barber and his disciplinari- an coach had their rough patches, particularly when Barber sa1d the Giants were outcoached after a playoff loss a season ago. Barber laid the groundwork for a broadcasting career while still active in ihe NFL. He was a correspondent lor the Fox News Channel morning program "Fox & Friends," and has two programs on Sirius Satellite Radio, one on general tofics and another on footbal that he does with his twin brother, Ronde Barber Bay of the Tampa Buccaneers. Few other novice broadcasters would get such a lavish introduction to their new business: a news conference attended by NBC Universal President and Chief Executive Jeff Zucker, the presidents of NBC News and Sports, and "Today" cohost Matt Lauer. Zucker compared Barber to Joe Garagrola, another "Today" personality with a sports background, and former Giants star and longtime broadcaster Frank Gifford. ~. Steelers have plenty of time to get -·~i acquo~nted WJ•th new coach T,o._):_:· JJ . PITTSBURGH (AP) Most of Pittsburgh Steelers players haven't met new coach Mike Tomlin. By the time the season starts in September, it may seem like they've known him for years. Because Tomlin is in his first season, the Steelers are permilled by the NFL to hold not one but two required minicamps this spring, although most or all of their players would already be around for offseason workouts . The Steelers will also get a one-week jump on most teams in opening training camp, which is expected to start July 21. The extra week is allowed because the Steelers will play live exhibition games. not the nonnal four. They will meet the Saints in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug . 5, a week earlier than most teams begin their preseason schedules. "I like it," Tomlin >aid. "I enjoy camp. I think it's an opportunity to eliminate some of the outside distraclions that are involved in everyday life. You get to focus on the game, the team element and the chemistry and the camaraderie. I know most players won't agree, but I've always enjoyed it." By then, the Steelers should have a good idea of how Tomlin plans to approach the season schematically. Cavs Pavlovic was there to grab it on the run. Pavlovic and Giricek collided right at the Jazz logo and Pavlovic got his shot off just before the buzzer. but was off. Notes: Cleveland had swept the last two seasons against the Jazz ... . Williams' previous career high .was 31 points on Jan . 17 at Detroit. ... Kirilenko's three blocks gave him I ,002 for his career. . , The Jazz were just 14for-23 from the foul linl; while the Cavs weren't much beuer, going 21for-29. James was 5-for9 from the line and scored ju st eight points in the second half. Williams tried to milk as much of the shot clock as he L"Uuld and got off a runner that bounced off the rim. Paul Millsap almost torrailed the rebound for Utah, but knocked il outside and AP photo NASCAR driver James Hylton, 72, gives the thumbs up as he sits in the drivers seal of his Chevrolet during practice Wednesday for Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. comes into play whatsoever," said Jarrell, a three-time Daytona 500 winner who won the Cup championship in 1999. "Obviously, the race cars don't know which one's the 21-year-old and which one is the 51-year-old. It shouldn' t make any difference whatsoever whenever you get behind the wheel of a car." And so older drivers are reluctant to retire . Martin spent much of 2005 saying goodbye, but team owner Jack Roush talked him into returning for one more year. It didn '!take much armtwistin~. Martm knew he still had the desire to race. He had the skills, too, making the Chase for the championship the past two seasons and finishing ninth in the series standings last year. " At some point in time, you have to face the fact that you can't compete on that level anymore," Martin said. "For me, I still choose to compete." Even now, Martin can't walk away. He's racing partial schedules in the Nextel Cup, Busch and Truck series. Schrader, Jarrett, Rudd and Pelly are guaranteed spots in the season opener Daytona 500 on Sunday. The others will try to make the nice through one of Thursday's !50-mile qualifying races. "I tee! I'm as sharp as I ever was," said Rudd, who qualified second and will start on the outside pole in the 500. "There's a lot of talent out there now, a lot of young guys with talent. On the track, there's probably too much made out of a young guy, old guy. "Obviously, a young guy, when it comes to sponsors, a lot of sponsors want you. Television wants you. As far as performance-wise, I don't really see a big difference." Rudd never used the word "retirement" when he quit after the 2005 season. Maybe he knew he would be back. He didn't know how much he missed racing until he spent five hours a week mowing his 30-acre lawn and gelling saddled with other chores around the farm. "I had a chance to tigure . out really what I wanted to do, and I've always done this year-in, year-out , year-in, year-out almost like autopilot," Rudd said. "And I really wanted to sit back and analyze: Do I want to retire ~ Do I want to come back'! ... I didn 't really know if it would end up leading to retirement or not, and it ended up not leading to retirement I still want to be out here . ''The biggest difference is (when) you go racing you' ve got guys that do your maintenance for you. And all of sudden, the cash doesn' t flow quite like it used to. 'Wait a minute. I've got to do this, and I've got to do that?' I'm better off going back to work. I had to come back to work so I wouldn't work so hard." Hylton's quest has nothing to do with easing his workload. NASCAR's 1966 rookie of the year and three-time series runner-up is trying to become the oldest driver ever to make a Cup race. He already holds the mark in the Busch and ARCA series. The Cup record of age 65 is shared by Hershel McGriff (Sonoma, 1993) and Jim Fitzgerald (Riverside, 1987). ''There's no reason to retire and sit around and wish I hadn't retired," Hylton said. "I'm having more fun than I did when I was young. It's hard to explain to the general public what a thrill you gel when you get behind a highpowered machine like this. I can' I put it in words." Martin is one of many rooting for Hylton to make it even if it means putting up with the age jokes going around the garage. "Obviously, it means a lot to an old-school guy to see somebody come and try," Martin said. "You better believe us gray hairs are standing up loving it right now. It would be cool." Attorney to plead guilty to leaking BALCO testimony Ellerman had represented Victor Conte, founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative. the Burlingame supplements lab that allegedly provided performance enhancing drugs to the elite athletes, as well as BALCO vrce president James Valente. The Chronicle published stories in 2004 1hat reported Giambi and Montgomery admitted to the grand jury that they took 'teroids, while Bonds and Sheffield testified thev diun 't knowingly take the dnrgs. The leaked testimony also was featured prominently in the writers' book, "Game of Shadows," which recounts Bonds' alleged use of steroids. A federal judge ordered the reporters jailed after they refused to divulge their source. They have remained free pending an appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but Ellerman's plea deaf states that federal prosecutors will no longer try to put the reporters in prison. Ellerman agreed to plead guilty to four felony counts of obstruction of justice and disobeying court orders, and to spend up to two years in prison and pay a $250,000 fine .. A judge still has to approve the terms of Ellerman's plea agreement; no sentencing date has been set. "I find the fact that Troy Ellerman has admitted to leaking the BALCO grand jury transcripts to be outrageous," Conte said in an email to The Associated Press. "This man was an officer of the court who was highly paid to provide the services of a criminal defense attorney. Instead. he chose to serve his own agenda and act in a way that was tremendously damaging to his own clients." Conte and Valente were among five men who pleaded guilty to steroids-related charges in an earlier phase of the investigation. :-numu1n about website advertising contact: IIWI~~ _ With a new offensive coor: dinator (Bruce Arians) and 1i: new head coach who was li; defensive coordinator !ail· season, the Steelers ar,e: expected to take on a differ:c: ent look on both sides of the: ball. · While assistant coaches such as Dick LeBeau anti Dom Capers added their own twists to the Steelers' defense· over the last . 15 years, the base 3-4 defense was mostly the work of former coach Bill Cowher. Tomlin. who previously coached 4-3 defenses in Tampa Bay and Minnesota, is expected to bring elements of that defense to a team that has played nothing but the 34 since the early 1980s. from PageBl DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - James Hylton nearly backed his race car over a jack last weekend, then needed help getting· his 72-yearold body out the window. Hylton removed hi s hel met , exposing a full head of gray half, countless wrinkles and a smile. "I ain't shaking too bad, am I?" he asked. Nope. Need a nap? "No, and I don' I need no walker, either," he added. · Hylton has heard all the age jokes, even the ones about not being able to see over the steering wheel and about driving the entire Daytona 500 with his left blinker on. He laughs them off along with the notion that age has anything to do with driving in NASCAR's Nextel Cup series. The only thing tougher than stepping into a car for a grueling race season is knowing when to get out. That's why despite an increase in the number of young drivers in NASCAR's elite series, several older ones are snubbing retirement. "We see this with other kinds of sports, and we also see it in all walks of lite people who spend 40 years at a certain job that is their passion," sard 48-year-old Mark Martin. "One day, you just shut it off? Then what do you do'? I have a love for this sport, and I am spreading my passion out through teaching, mentoring, leading and other things other t!lanjust driving. But I am not hnished dnving." Neither are many of his older colleallues. Bill Ellrott (51), Ken Schrader (51), Dale Jarrell (50), Ricky Rudd (50), Sterling Marlin (49), Derrike Cope (48), Kirk Shelmerdine (48), Mike Wallace (47) and Kyle Pelly (46) all are more "experienced" than the oldest driver to ever win a Cup championship. Bobby Allison was 45 years, II months and 28 days old when he claimed the 1983 title. Allison abo has the distinction of being the oldest to win the Daytona 500, taking the checkered tla~ in 1988 at 50 years old. ' I can't see where (age) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters will avoid jail time under a plea agreement by a criminal defense lawyer who admitted leaking them secret grand jury documents from the BALCO steroids investigation. In court papers filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, attorney Troy Ellerman said he allowed reporters Lance William s and Mark Fainaru-Wada to view transcripts of the grand jury testimony of baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield and sprinter Tim Montgomery. be' 0. The Daily Sentinel • Page 83 www.mydailysentinel.com 2007 Dave Harris (740) 992·2155 Brenda Davis (740) 992-2155 . ' APpholo Ohio State's Greg Dden, right, olocks a shot by Penn State's Jamelle Cornley, left. during the second half of their college basketoall game in State College, Pa., on Wednesday. Ohio State won 64-U2. osu fromPageBl had a seven-minute scoring · drought midway through the tirst half. Trailing 54-33 with 7 mi{lutes left in the second half, Penn State rallied with a 29-10 run I!W.~ the frantic finish . ..tr':J <l · Two 3s by Daequan Cook started a 16-0 spurt before Oden dunk~ in an offensive rebound and hit a turnaround shot in the lane. Lewis followed with another 3-pointer as the Buckeyes took a 22-12 lead. Ohio Stale braved a win. ter storm to make the trip to Happy Valley, where residents were digging out from about a fool of snow and ice. Most classes were canceled for the day, so dozens of anxious students trudged through the snow in hopes of watchin~ Penn State pull off a stunmng upset. They£ · OS! got wish. . Big m Walker David Jack ~on paced the Lions' comeback attempt. , Walker fmished with eight points, while Jackson had nine on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-poim territory. Cook fmished with II off the bench for Ohio State. Office of Economic and Workforce Development Hometown Market 401 Purl street · · Ohio IISh 111111111-11 Holzer Clinic ON·THE UNKS TO VIEW SPONSORS AD/WEBSIIES QJCK • �Page B4 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com J'hul'8day, February 15.2007 :Thursday, February 15, 2007 OI:ribune - Sentinel- l\e Zito arrives for first day with San Francisco AP p~oto San Francisco Giants' new starting pitcher Barry Zito loosens up his arm while throwing with teammate Steve Kline during a spring training baseball workout at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Wednesday. Zito played last season for the Oakland Athletics. SCOTTSDALE. Ari t. for the fir st time until (AP) - Barry Zito wan- Thur,day. dered into hi s new spring ··Jt 's been preuy seam training clubhouse carrying less," he said of the adjustan Oakland Athletic' duffel menl. ""It feels good . It feels bag and plopped into Barry natural. I fed like I know Bonds' chair. most of the people in the Oopsl clubhou'e just because I've "I probably don't know played against them and better yet," Ztto said, chuck- played with a couple of them ling. or at least know some off the II might have been a lirst field."" in San Francisco franchise Zilo played some lighl history. Zito requested that catch with reliever Steve he dress nexl to the sl ugger Kline, who was wearing a back home this season. too. bushy beard he will soon "Barry and I have a good lose before it really warms relationship." Zito said. "If I up in the desert. Kline's wetcan somehow lighten the come was interesting: The load off of him, so you guys nameplate above his locker can just take a hard righ1 read "Rich Kline," a mistake when you're going to his that happened because his locker and start talking to spot is right next to infielder me." Rich Aurilia's. zito reported to the "I like it," Kline said. "I Giants' spring training com- want 10 keep it." plex at Scottsdale Stadium Kline also likes Zito, and on Wednesday sporting his tried to make the new ace signature relaxed style feel at home right away. "I was nervous," Kline jeans and a T-shirt. He looked the same, save for the said. "I thought if I hi I him 10 extra pounds of muscle in the kneecap, I'd get he says he added to his released. I talked to him and --tried lo make him feel weilower body this winter. A new $126 million. come. Coming to a new seven-year contract appar· team is always hard. He 's a ently hasn't affected the left- big part of our team." hander's ways. And it's clear The 28-year-old Zito will he already feels pan of his be almost as popular a topic new team, even though the as Bonds this spring. Giants' pitchers and .:archers "Ever si nce 1he ~re ss condon't take the licld logcther fercncc I've been .JUSt wear- ing my Giants hat around everywhere in L.A.,just gelling used to it and preparin~ myself to have it be natural,' Zito said. " I would just wear it my car, not going out." Bonds ' arrival day at spring training is unclear, though position players are due to report to camp Monday. He typically holds his slate-of-Barry address the first or second day, but his contract remains unresolved. He could sign after spring training starts. "I'd expect that he'd be here on reporting day," said general manager Brian Sabean, who noted thai the two Barrys together in the clubhouse is "inlerestinjl. but I don't know if it's a btg deal." The seven-time NL MVP begins his 22nd major league season 22 homers shy of breaking Hank Aaron's career record of 755. The Giants have differing views of certain language in his $15.8 million, one-year deal and Bonds has yet to sign a revised version. "Hmm, just details," Zito said. "I saw him at UCLA a few times working out. We caught up there and kind of shot the breeze a little bit. He looks amazing. He's ready to go." Zito hopes he is ready to go at the plate now that he'll be batting every fifth day in the National League. He has been working with good friend Brady Anderson on his hitting and baserunning for about a month. He has a .034 - 2-for-52 - career batting average during seven seasons with Oakland. " I just haven' t ever taken it seriously. I may get criticized or whatever but it's not something I had any integri· ty of doing," Zito said. "There was no reason to take time out of my day to get five at-bats a year. Now, I can make a difference in every game I'm in." The Giants insisted when they signed Zito to such a long, expensive contract that his track record for staying healthy - he's never missed a start - and his relatively young age were big pluses to making such a financial commitment. Zito, the 2002 AL Cy Young award winner, underwent a rigorous, tO-week program this offseason that featured weight lifting and stability exercises that helped him add muscle to his legs and core. "'There's no reason to impress you guys with biceps," he said. CLASSIFIED Galli a County OH Webs jtes: In One Week With Us www.mydailytribune.com E·mall www.mydailysentinel.com classified@ mydailytribune .com REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS www.mydailyregister.com PLUS YOUR NOW ONLINE To Place OI:ribune Sentinel l\egtster Your Ad, (740) 446-2342 (740) 992-2156 (304) 675-1333 Call Today... or Fax To (740) 44&-3008 or Fax To (740) 992-2157 ' AP photo Marshall's Tyler Wilkerson. right. shoots over Donatas Rackauskas during the second half of a college basketball game Wednesday in Huntington, W.Va. Marshall won 52-49. damage coming at the foul during th e run. Marshall also found its line. The Thundering Herd has struggled at the line on range from 1he beyond the the season, but hit 9-of-10 arc to stan the run. After Marshall missed its first 14 attempts, Darryl Merthie co nnected from the outside, starling a string of three 3-pointers in four attempts for Marshall. The last two started the big run wilh Humphrey and Dorris providing the damage. Before the run, Ofoegbu had given SMU its biggest lead of the night at 39-31. scoring nine poinl s in a two-minute span to spark the SMU offense. which was stagnant throughout the game. Ofoegbu fin ished 5-of-8 in the second half while his teammates were just 4-of-23. In the first half. Marshall tied the Cam Henderson Center record for points allowed in a half by holding the Mustangs to just ll! on seve n field goals. However, Marshall also had its woes offensively and the teams went to the half in a deadlock . The 36 total first -half points were the fewest in Henderson Center history. A sloppy first half result· ed in both teams amassing just as many turnovers as field goals. Marshall went 8-ofc23 from the field while coughing the ball up eight limes and SMU was 7-of-26 with seven turnovers. Jerry West donates $800,000 to West Virginia \ MORGANTOWN. W.Va . (AP) - NBA Hall of Farner Jerry West has donaled $800.000 10 West Virginia University for scholarships and a new study area for atliletes, raising his total gifts to more than $1 million so far. West, a former Los Angeles Lakers player, coach and general manager, is now president of basketball Ollfrations for the Memphts Grizzlies. He's been honored by his alma mater on several occasions. and WVU plans to dedicale a statue of him Saturday at the Coliseum. Wes1 and wife Karen said Wednesday they generally prefer to keep their charitable giving private but decided to announce this gift in hopes of encouraging others to contribute to the school. Their " youngest son, lonnie, is a freshman on the Mounlaineer basketball team. West's gift 10 the WVU Foundation includes $250,000 for the new Academic Athletic · Performance Center and $300,000 for two sc holarship funds. The allocation of the remaining funds will be announced later, WVU said. The academic donation is meant to honor West's brother, David, who was killed in the Korean War, and longtime friend and WVU teammate Willie Akers. The 8,000-square-fool center would be six times larger than the existing study-hall space for some 450 male and female athletes. West, a native of Cabin Creek, remains the all-time leading scorer in WVU basketball history with an average of 24.8 points per game. Villanova goes on 22-0 run, downs Bearcats, 64-48 VILLANOVA. Pa. lAP) - Mike Nardi scored 16 points and Villanova used a 22·0 run against over- . matched Cincinnati in a 6448 win on Wedne,day night. Dante Cunning ham scored II points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Wildcats ( 18-7. 6-5 Big East). Villanova made the most of a soft stretch in its schedule. and will take a four-game winning streak into its game Saturday No. 14 against Georgetown . After hitting a .:ouple of 3-poinlers to open the game. the Bearcats I 10-15, l-1 0) were completely overwhelmed by the Wildcats. They had an It minute . 35 second scoreless drought in the fir st half. going 0-for-8 wilh 10 turnovers over an 18-pos- • sess ion span that turned I his one into an early blowout. .John Williamson scored 15 points for the Bearcats, who lost their seventh straight •me. There 's little chance tne Bearcats will make the 12-team field foi the Big East tournament, and they're headed for their worst finish since they went 1.1 - 17 under coach Tonv Yates in 1987-88. · Even with a late tipoff and plenty of emply seat s. Nardi and the Wildcats came ·out wilh their normal spark. He made his first four 3-pointers and Villanova raced to a 22-6 lead. The Wildcats blew this game open with defense, too . They pressured, trapped ~nd harassed the Bearcals every which way they turned . Curtis Sumpter made a hustling, diving stab for the ball at halfcourt that he fed to Bilal Benn for a fastbreak layup . The Bearcats had 12 turnovers in the first half that the Wildcats converted into 17 points. One errant pass even bounced into the waiting hands of Villanova coach Jay Wright. Un like the bumbling Bearcats. Wright held <llllo the ball. When Jam ual Warren · scored to end Cincinnati's scoreless skid and Villanova's 22-0 spurt, the sludenl sec lion broke into mocking sing-song chanls of "'It's abou1 limel"' No worries about a ru11. though . Cunningham converted a three -point play and the Wildcat> stretched their lead to JO-S. Two free throws helped give the Bearcats 10 points late in the half. leading· 1he ,. student section to chant, "Double digits'" Villanova led 34-17 at the break and Scottie Reynolds opened the second half with )-pointer to start a Cincinnati's misery all over agam. After a rematch with the Hoyas at the Wachovia Center. the Wildcats play Monday at No. 12 Mar4uette. Villanova is 2-3 against Top 25 teams this season and needs a strong fin.ish in the final live regu lar-season games and the Big East tournament to lock up an NCAA tourney bid. They'll need more offense from Sumpter. their leading scorer with 17 .7 points coming into the game . He didn't score until he sank. a 3-pointer midway through ·the second half and finished with eight points. BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Most of the Pittsburgh Pirates' pitchers and catchers already are working out at the team's minor-league complex, even though the first formal workout isn ' t scheduled until Friday. Thirty players worked o.ut on their own Wednesday morning, and another 13 are to report on Thursday. Several position players coming off injuries are also expected to report then. The weather may have something to do with the pitchers' eagerness to start throwing. Temperatures were in the low 70s Wednesday, but a cold front is expected to drop readings into the low 50s for the Friday workout. The remaining position players are due in camp the middle of next week. . In advance of the start of camp, general manager Dave Littlefield, manager Jim Tracy and the coaching ad 11 any time. Must ontlte · r ~ World Series . He has a 22-23 career record with 15 saves and a 4.40 ERA in 330 games with St. Louis, Philadelphia, Toronto and the White Sox. The Indians had the majors' worst bullpen last season, recording just 23 saves. This winter, the club signed right-handed relievers Keith Foulke, Joe Borowski, Roberto Hernandez and lefty Aaron Fultz to address their biggest offseason need. Politte will report to spring training camp with the other Indians pitchers, scheduled to arrive later this week . .r 1 Gt\UIWA\' CINCINNATI (AP) Right-handed reliever Kerry Ligtenberg agreed to a · deal minor-league Wednesday with the Cincinnati Reds, who will give him a chance to win a spot in their bullpen. The 35-year-old reliever hasn't pitched in the majors since 2005, when he apllfared in seven games for Anzona. He had 18 saves and a 3.57 earned run aver- . age in 53 appearances for the Cubs" Tnple-A team in Iowa last year. Ligtenberg has played ------ - ---- eight seasons in the majors . His best was 1998. when he became Atlanta's closer and went 30-of-34 in save opportunities. He missed all the 1999 season after surgery for a tom ligament in his elbow. John Rocker took over as the Braves' closer after Ligtenberg got hurt. Ligtenberg saved 12 games in 2000, but has only five saves in the majors since 2001. --~- -- -··--- - r KIT & CARLYLE iO , YARD~- '"'·'338 r .. LQ.I AND FOUND L.o~----- Found Black puppy w1tn brown marktngs, along At.160 close to Gallipolis. 740·441 -0500 ------ () 0 - - ' - - - - -- 1• - 'l- - I S' ~ 4K4'o For Sole .............................................. 725 Announcernent ............................................ 030 ·• Antlqun ....................................................... 530 Apartmonto for Rent ................................... 440 Auction and Flea Markot ............................. oao Auto P1rt1 a Acceuortn .......................... 760 Auto Repair ........ :. ........................................ Autos to• Sole .............................................. 710 6 Motora lot Sole ............................. 750 , Building Suppllea ........................................ 550 luolnno and Bulldlngo ............................. 340 Buolnno 0ppor1unlty .................................210 Buolnoeo Tl'olnlng ....................................... 140 · Comparo 6 Motor Homeo .. :........................ 790 · . Camping Equipment ................................... 780 , Corda o1 Thonko .......................................... 010 Chlld/Eidotty Core ....................................... 190 Eleclrtcal/llotrlgerallon .... ,.......................... 840 Equipment for Ront ..................................... 480 EI<Covotlng ................................................... 130 Form Equtpment ........................................ Forma 1o1 Rant............................................. 430 Forma 1o1 Sole ............................................. 330 For ........................................................... 490 . For Sole ........................................................585 · For Sole or ,.._, ........................................ 590 Frulttt Vegotobiu ..................................... Fumlehod Aoomo ........................................ C$0 .. - • 1 Houllng..........................,................B50 OlvooWoy ......................................................040 no ::eto ~~t'llto:-"-----.., HFJ.jJ WANlm a eeo Happy Ada. .................................................. 050 Hoy a oretn ................................................... 840 Holp Wontod................................................. 110 Homelmpro..,.nto...................................810 · Homeo 1o1 Sole ..................................... :...... 310 - O o o c t o ....................................... 510 HouHolol Ront .......................................... 410 In Momorlllnt ................................................ 020 lnouronce ........... .......................................... 150 Lawn l Equipment ........................ leO Ll-ock. ..................................................... e30 Loot and Found ........................................... Loto & A c -............................................ 350 Mlocellanoous .............................................. 170 Ulacellaneous Merchanctl~e .......................540 Mobile Home Ropalt ....................................860 Mobile Homea tor Ron1 ............................... 420 Mobile Horneo for Sole ................................ 320 Mo. .y to Loan .......................................... ... 220 Motorcycles a 4 Wheetera ..........................740 Mullclllnltruments ................................... 570 Peraonall ..................................................... oos Pels tor Solo ................................................ 560 Plumbing Hullng .................................... 820 Pro...otonal Sltn~lc.o ................................. 230 Radio, TV a CB Ropolr ............................... 160 AMI Eototo Wl1ntod ..................................... :MO a SCIIoolllno1rUCtlon ..................................... 150 - , Plent I Fertilizer .............................. 850 Sltuotlono Wantod ....................................... 120 Space tor Ron1.. ........................................... 410 Sporting OOodl ...................................... ,.. .. $20 , suv·a tor Sote.............................................. 720 Trucko tor Sate ............................................ 715 Upltolotory ................................................... 870 Vono For Sate............................................... 730 Wonlod to Buy ............................................. 090 Wl1nlod to Buy· Farm SUpplies .................. 620 Wontod To Do .............................................. 1110 W.ntod to Aont ............................................ 470 Yard Slileo O.lllpollo .................................... 072 Yard SaleoPomeroyiMiddlo ......................... 074 Yard Sa leoPt. Pleaaant.. .............................. 076 s o., looking fol' delivery stan for Catering company, hours -moally 1.1-F day "'itt Send re$Jmeto l3&4Herm3n Ad. Gallipolis oh 45631 ---· ----MTIMLT (ASCP) Full Time, Da-ys PO BoK 33 Gallipolis, OH 45631 .,-------Now Hinng experienced . help. '""ly ·,n ,...... _ Sawm' 11 ........., ....... AlvO< Son . Twin Herdwaotll 2612 us At 35, ·~ Souths' --~---,---,-- :: Part-time position a'faitable Io' a Suppo't G'oup Facilitator tor a Women's shener. This is a contract pos1t1on lor appmxomalaly lour hours a week Applicants should be familiar .~ w1ttJ: crisis inter ..enlton t...,.... . d ,.., . ntques an [ilroup ... ,namtcs. Interested applicants should send resumes to: Personnel, P.O. Box 454. Gallipohs, Ot1i0 45631 '::'~p~pa:"~"":lly~ ..:••::·~ For Sale: Ranch Style 1111!'"-:::-----, Home, 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bath, PRolmiONAI 6 acres. (740)388-8639 Ii n'l!""____,__, INSt!KANCE IIllO time. Apply in Person, Competitive wages, heallh Holiday Inn ot Gallipolis and dental benefils, end 4o'K aval'lable. we 1ake FEDERAL pride in our facility and resiPOSTAL JOBS dents and need great team .s8/hr.. _ .S2 now hir· pla-yers to join us. If you 16 53 7 " " 1'1' · ~. "·r appl;•alion and lree ,ave lorese qua 11cahons "111 n; "" 'governemBf)l job into. call please apply to American Assoc. of labor 1- Rock springs Rehabilitation 91 3- 599-0042, 24/tus. emp. Center. 36759 ROCksprings serv. Road. Pomeroy, Ohio ...:.__ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45769. Extendicare Health Local company has an Services, Inc. is an equal immediate opening lor a opportunity employer that CLASS A CDL Driver with encourages workplace Hazmat Endorsement diversity M/F ON S1arting s1a-s 121hr. Health - - - - - - - insurance provided. Some S43curity Officer needed in overtime required . Please New Haven, WV $6.661'1our, " -d 'esume lo·. CLA 40 hours a week. Must have -· ~ 26, do The DaUy Sentinel. a clean criminal history, PO Box 729, Pamer~. OH pass a drug screen and background check. Call 1_ 45769 _ - - -- - , --.,.- - 800-275-8359. M-F 6:30 to L.ocal Home Hea~h Agency. Now accepting applications tor all shifts. STNA, CHHA, CNA, PCA certification required . call 740-441-1377 r www.comi!lfa.eom IC> 2007 by NEA, Inc. 5:00. EEQ-MFD\1. ---,..-,---:--:Security Officers ne&ded in • Albrecht Financial Services. Leads. Training. Quid( Pay, $36K-$95K PTIFT, 1-800934-3473 •7380 ll!iO SCHOOlS .............. ~.... , I SERVK..~ · WaitingtiiiSpring to clean your Carpet? Nd Need! Mo''''"'" Co•ceal~" Pislol Class Low ca,~t " IN ... ~ Onio/WV, Mar. 10, 2007, cleaning dries in an houri $75 .00 9:00am. VFW ~alvin L8Jl()l't1Ciearty Clean Mason WV., 740·843-5250 (304)675 0022 + -------OllllipoiiiCeretr ColleQ* -'11!""-~---., PJ:r10 H~ (Careers Close To Home) Call Today! 74().446-4367, IDK SAlE 1·800- 214-0452 www .!Jilhpoi!$Ur~rcollege com 0 Do 't" 1 " wn even WI" ess lrran Accredit&d Memb-er Aecred11tng Council tor lnclepero:~&nt Colteoas perf9cl credit is available on .v10 SCIIooii1274B this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Corner 101. fireplace, MKDL\N£Ht.S modem kilchen, jacuui tub, 1 1 • • Payment around $550 per montt1 . 740-367-7129. Seasoned tire wood. Oak and HicKory split You haul 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. fireplace or I haul· Take CAA& HEAP on Pleasant Valley Ad , 1/2 ~74ilo-r'9:;:4 :9:;·203~;,;B·---.., mile from Rio Grande. r~· ~ Available with 1, 5. or 8 !9.l~ • .,.._.. acres .. J740)709·1166 ii,.70;;;;;;;;.,;;,;;..__.., I ~---11iiioiiDoiii-_.l 3bd 2bo HUD $23 3'•1 • Care for Elderly tn their Only S1851mo. 5% ci'l, 20 home, any shih, R&asona.ble yrs C 8"..0. For listings 800· Rates, Have references. _55_9-_4_109_'_'2_54 ____ Please call (740}4 41 ·982 4 3BR, tBA. sits oo acre lot w/ or (740)441·9232. T building beside H. · - - - - - - - - Elementary. $38,000 Neg . 1063 _ 17401256 Drywall and painting servk::- :.._:.._ ______ es.Aiso, misc. labor. 740· 3BA. 2BA. LR . .,,, 985 . 3779 or 304•593·054!. Fireplace. OR, Kitchen. New Haven, WV $6 .66 hour. 40 hOurs a week. Must . . lh'11J have cIean cnmlna or-y, pass a drug screen and backnround check_ Call 1· Detached 2 car ru.rage, on • 800·275-8359. M-F 8:30 to jijjj;;;;;~~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 171x85 Lot Wilhin walking B _5:_oo_._M_·F_._E_Eo-_M_F_rN__ ~ Distance of new SGHS. ~==Otro!rnJNrry;;; · =~ Asking $80,000. (740)25& The Town of Mason is 8110 accepting applications tor the position of police patrol· •NOTICE• 5 Plus Acres, 2 Br., Kit., man. Applications must be OHIO VALLEY PUBLISH· Din., Front Am ., Fullllase .. able to pass a ph-ysical agili- lNG CO. recommends story and 1/2, AC, single ty test as set forth h.,, the "'arage/2<l X 20 shop. "'J !hal you do bustness with " stale Applications can be Racine. Route 124 740· · people you know, and • _ picked up at the city building, NOT to send money 94~ 2253 1601 Second S1reet, F through the mail until you 5 Plus ""''"'· 2 lk, Kit. . Monday- rlday,8amto5pm . ha,.e in'festigated the o· F 1 R F 11 '"" tn. . ron m., u ......e.. Th v·t•~ :ofle:;:n:·f11l:·::;;;=~ story alld 112. AC. single 1 A' G de e trageo u ,.10 ran 1o JhIS garagel20 X 20 shop. Jak . lng app ca ons r e Racine, Route 124 74Dpos!!on ot policffi~ chietlcode MO\'EY 949-2253 '"'~"""'"' 8 J..oN.; oxp,ienco P"le•ed ~:::;;:::~;=~ •-tlonl riO o '" v,. Applications can be p1cked up at lha Rio G"nde Municipal Building Mon-Frt. - - - - - - c -- 8:30am unlil -4 :30pm Applications are Oue bad!; to lhe Municipal Building by ,.........,,""'' "ondey l\'1 • February 26 · 2007 POST OFF'CE vn HlANG I • ~. $20ih ,..,vg '"' r or "' $57 annuaI'' " ·"· 1Be ..... Incu I ng F~ra " OT P d T - ·nttrr~ an<l - a1 ra1n1ng. "..-ac, 10ns. FT/PT 1-800-584-1775 Ext. ,_ 8923 USWA Wanted: Direct Su""'rvlsion ,..... emplOyeeS to oversee mate youth in a staff secure resi· d&ntial enwonment. Musl pass physical training ,equiremenl . Pay based oo e:o:perience. Call (7 401379908Jbetween 9·3 Mon-F1i Subslltute as needed basis. $6.20 pe1 hour Send resume to Early Education Stat100 2122 Jetferson !We. . Pt. Pleasant. WV 25550 Want ed: EMT's. Paramedics & Dispatchers. life Ambulance Inc. Apply tn person at 1170 Jackson Pike. Gall1pol1s. Nrw.u r ro **~OTI .. ~'' " Eu Borrow Smart Contact the Oh10 Divisiorl of Financial lnstltulion's Office of Consumer Altair& BEFORE you reli· nance your home or oblain a toan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments ot feesorinsurence. Callthe Office of Consumer Affairs toll tree al t -866278-(XX)J to learn tl the mortgage broker or lende' is orope"y licensed. (This ts a public service announcement trom tha Ohio Valley .Poiuiirbliirish•'"•gioiCiiom -paiOC'f•l-.1 I Country Lot. $4()().1mO. $400 deposit, No Pets. References Required. l"74-'0'-)388=·-'9686=---2 or 3 Br. house. no pets, :..'':.:0·:.:9:::92::.·58=58::..- - , - - 2-3 Bct:lroom Duplex, 1 & 2 BA Apts. Close Ia hospilaf . Reterence & Deposit Required. (740)446-2957 $420/mo plus deposit & utililies In Downtown Gallipolis. No Pets. (740)446-0332 Bam-Spm Mon·Sat :::2tJ:::,_:..H:.::o:..use=,• .:=:Pt::._..,P-1-:$4_6_5 -"-'"-·- - - - - 2hr. Apl. on 5th Street $375 ask for Don (304)593-1994 1 and 2 bedroom aparl ments, furnished and unturnished . security depoSll required. nO pets. 740·992· 3 and 4 room furnished apts. clean WID hookup. No pels. ___ • Green Twp. 1 112 mi from Homestead Realty Broker Ref. and deposit reqwed . town, 1 1/2 mi !rom New (304)675-4024 (304)675· 740·446·1519. TURNED DOWN ON GAHS . 3B A Bn~,.-.. ·~ Aanch, 0799 as k 1or Nancy. SOCIAL SECURITY ISSI? $t40 000 I740M'6 8l 31 · ~ JBR . 1 bath. LeGrande No Fee Unless We Win! 1-888-5B2-3345 lZO MOBU..E HOMES Blvd, no pets, $625 mo_ + L-..-IR~ .. c · secdep. (740)'"6·"'4. ll"a•""'-"- •lUI-, w.. =-----=--=---Nice 14x70 2 Bedroom, 1 I r:r10 ldvertlum~ntl tor ....1 ...... whleh I• k1 vloletlan ot tM llw. Our re1101f1 arehtrtby lntormecl thll all dwdlnge adv.rtiled In thl1.,..· p•p-•re •vailablrl on 1n tqUfll \ MOOile Home Lottn Johnson Mobile Home Park in Gallt polis . OH. Phone (740)446-2003 or (740)4461409. Bath home Located ;;::=;;::::=~ between Athens and H~~ Pomeroy. $365 .oo per ._~.,.._,. month includes water, sewer ..__ _I'OiiRiiiilb:Niiii~io·_,... & trash. Calt (740)385-9948. , APARThiDITS $981mo.l Buy 3bd HUD RENT~ HOME! 4%dn, 30yrs 0 8%. __ }ol)ll , For llsltngs 800-559·41 09 x1709 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments - - - - - - - - tor R~nt . Meigs County. In 2 bedroom house located in town. No P&ts 1 Deposit Gallipolis. (740)441-0194 Required. (740)992-5174 or 2 Bedroom House on (740)441 -0110 knowingly ece.pt Tan COCI«<r Spaneit wtblack An Ell.ce!lenl way 10 earn · - - - - - - - nylon cOllar. Enterpnse Ad. -ey. T"·NewA· ....n ',.. vv R&J TRI.JCKtNG by 33 auto Clinic . 740.992- Call Marilyn 304 _882 _2645 Leiding The Way 1429 A&J TnJck1ng now Hlfing a! our B AVON! All Areas! To IJY or New Haven, WV Te,mtnal. fOI' Sell. Shirley Spears. 304- A 1 1" 1 0 0 675-1429. eglona naus- umll t~ - - - - - - - - ~arOTA veriliableexp. CaillBartender wanted to start 800--462 -9365 aSlC kll Keot - -- - - - - immediately. ~pl-y in person Read your at Hatfhill's Tavern. 234 3rd Rock.,nrinns ..., "' Rehabititalion Center is looking for ctedicat· ~;;;aLnd~l~ea~r:nJ Avenue, Gallipolis, OH ed compassionate State today! Dining Room Server. Full Tasted Nursing Assistants ~ 3130. Thll .,.,..,.,... willllQt Wrecks, Pay Cash J 0 Salvage (304)773-5343 00ol)674·1374 HELP WANill> Need to sell your home? Late on payments. divorce. tob lransle! or a death? 1 can buy your home_ All cash and quick closing 740-416- 1111 .. ...,... o llllv1rti.. "•nv pr.r.r.n<:t, llmltltlon or dlacrlmlnalion baNd on race, color, rtllglon, MX f1mHilll •t~ttua arn~tiORill origin. or anv lntltntlon to mlkl any luctl ,..._.nee, llmlllllon or · dlterlmiMdon." 2842. ----Buying Junk Cars.Trucks & ITijlli0:-"_____.., FOR lbNr w,~" Found-White dog in Mason CASH Paid lor junk cars & damaged ear 304 -773· trucks. $35-$130. can Cell Found: One eyed tan young dog. Rio Grande Area. (740)245-5555 MOIItt.E """"" W..r.TID Fa~~-~ua~,•••.•,•1 ~~t88 11 Silver and Gold Coins, Proofsets. GOld Rings. Pre· 1935 U.S. Currency. Sotitaire Diamonds- M.T.S. Coin Shop, 151 Second Avenue , Gallipolis, 740-446- ::532_'--,,..---,-::---,-,:- t -304-812-1037, after 6pm Found Female RoHweiler (740)446-8955 I 'li'lll\'11 \I oo Oil Hollow Rd., tsl week ol Feb. Call1740)441·8565 "I f{ \ I\ I "' RKIL E'ITATE All rMINt.lt.lldvertl•lng In thlt newtptJ* II •u~ to 1M hOifal "------· Absolute Top Dollar : U.S I lllll:-"-:----.., I I HOMI'S = ____, Kitten& 6·8 weeks old 3black ones 1 yellow Tabby (304)675-2476 or {304)6?56130 not I"OR SAI.E ;::::;:::~ kitnc•rlvleQcomcalt.net 2 nine weel( old F Golden Pr. ~T retriever miMed puppies. call "--lioiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-_.j No-367-0624 Moving Sale Garage bid. full ol Men's Stuff (304)675· Free. Small F housebi'(N(en 2175 dog. Spayed. Prefers adults. itrr-·\~\~ 'M'tlD Owner has health prob. 740lU BUY oeo· Ligtenberg gets minor league deal from Reds r:~;::;::~ I •ny lou or 1M penH thM rHulll ffom the pubUcetlofl or omiHkxl at 1n ld\leniAmenl. Carrw~Uon will btl rn.1d1 in the flret 1\llilable edition. • Bax lfl 11waya canflchntlll. • Curr1n1 tltl cerd lpplln. • All TNI 111111 ldlllrtiMmentl lfl IUb~l to tht Federal Fair Houelng ACI ol 11168. • This oowopo1"'l ICCipll onty lwlp w811t..:I.O. .-tlngiOI! U.ndMds. W. will not knowtngly ~•pt 1ny ldverttlin; In vlol1tlon olthll1w. YARDSALE CLASSIFIED INDEX CLEVELAND (AP) Free agent Cliff Politte signed a minor league con· tract on Wednesday as the Cleveland Indians added another experienced righthander to their revamped bullpen. Politte appeared in 30 games last season for the Chicago White Sox. He went 2-2 with an 8.70 ERA, but the 32-year-old had his season shortened by right shoulder inflammation and was released in July. He underwent surgery in August. In 2005, Politte went 7-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 68 relief appearances. serving as the primary setup man as the White Sox won the POliCIES: Ohio V.l~ PubUthlng ruer~M tM rlgM lo eclll, n~)llct. or canc.l1ny ad at 1ny tlma. Errorl mu1t tMo r19M1d on II'll tirlt day of will !:It~ tor no more lhafl the coet of 1M IPIC41 occupltd bf 11'11 ~ror 1nd only the llr•tlnHrtlon. WI Trlbv~S.nllnet-R.gi..., O.Criptton • Include A Price • Avoid Abbrevlltlons • Inc::lude Phone Numtler And Addrea When Needed .• Ads Shoukl Run 7 DIYI. Ohio \IIIIey Publishing reaerv11 the rlgh1 to edn, r1jtct or Clncelany -4;. All Dl•play: 12 Noon 2 aualn••• D•v• Prior To Publh:::•t.lon Sund•y Dlapl•y l 1:00 Thuraclay ror Sunday• • All ada must be prepaid' A.J:l • St•rt Your Ads With A Keyword • lndude Complete \\.\.111 \tl \II \.I' I Now you can have borders and graphics ~ added to your classified ads ,.,., Borders $3.00/perad f! Graphics 50¢ for small S1.00 for larc;Je olsplay Ads Dally In-Column: 1 : 00 p.m. Mond•y- Prld•v for lnMrtlon Jn Next D•v'• P•p411r Sunday In-Column: 1:00 p.m. For sunday• P•per Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. staff met for four h o u r s Wednesday and are planning another meeting Thursday. The player attracting the most attention so far is 38year-old Masumi Kuwata. a longtime Japanese star pitcher who signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates. Kuwata, a 173-game winner in Jaf·an, has had a steady fallof in production since 200 l, but apparently wanted to have a chance to pitch in the major leagues before his career ended. Thirty · to 40 Japanese media members are in Bradenton reporting on Kuwata. and most are expected to stay until the end of camp in late March. The Pirates, 67-95 a sea· son ago, are trying to end a streak of 14 consecutive losing seasons - two short of the major league record. Indians sign P Politte to minor league deal Oearl~itec Word Ads Thundering Herd charges past SMU, 52-49 Most battery mates in Pirates' camp already HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Mark Dorris scored 14 points and Markel Humphrey notched a double-double with II points and l 0 rebounds as Marshall outlasted SMU 52-49 Wednesday in a defensive struggle. Chris Ross also scored II points and added five assists for Marshall ( 10-15, 5-6 Conference USA). Ike Ofoegbu led SMU with 18 points and 16 rebounds. both game highs, but he was the only MuSiang in double figures as the team struggled, shooting just 28 percent. After trailing by eight al the midway point of the second half, Marshall kept SMU without a field goal over a nine-minute stretch until Ofoegbu ·s layup with 30 seconds left. Following the layup, SMU got a pair of Marshall turnovers and a 3- pointer by Brian Epps to cut the Thundering Herd's lead 10 51-49. A Dorris free throw pushed the lead to three before a 3-point attempt by Dez Willingham bounced out at the buzzer to preserve the win for the Thundering Herd. During the nine -mimue stretch. Marshall went on a 17-1 run with most of the The Daily Sentinel • Page 85 www.mydallysentlnel.com Local company offering "NO DOWN PAYMENT• pm· rvems ~, you to buy yom ,.,. ""' home instead ot renting • 100% financtng • Less than pertect credit accepted • Pavment could be the same as rent L-alors. Mortgage ""' (740)367 -0000 · -----~-House tor sale. 4 BeQ-oom, 2 bath. on ,.., acres. Sot.lttl Gallia school dtstnct. ~'7000 o~~ down and $578.82 per month. Call740- 258-1686 HUD HOllE! 3bd $112/mo. 3bd 2be $155/mo. More homes available! 4'dn, 30y" 0 B"o. Fm 1;s11f11ls 800 -559 -4109 ~F t 44 - - ·-llli"liiiil""iiii~-_.1 .., Attention! 1989 liberty 14x70, 3 bed- Local company otterillg ·No rooms, 1 bath, Very Nice DOWN PAYMENT' pm · condilton. $6,000 OBO. Call grams tor ~ou to buy yow A HIDDEN TREASURE! (740)446-5292 daytime or 11ome instead of renting laurel Commons {740)367-0533 evening. • 100~·o financing • Less than per1ect credit Apartments. Largest In the area! Beautifully renovated 199 1 Trailer 3 bdrm, 2 bath needs work! No Title $4. 500 accepted lhroughout 1nclucting Orand ' Payment could be the new kitchen and Oath OBO {540)745·7729 (540)765-7786 same as rent Starting at $405 Call today! Mortgage locators (304)273-3344 4 0'-)36_ 7 ·_000_ 0 _ _ __ 1998 Trailer for sale or lease ~i7 _ " do -Apartment lor rent, I ·2 on land contrad Wit" wn House for rent 3 4 Br . Bdrm .. remodeled , new Carpayment. $375/month . Mtdd. C/A. 740·843·5264 pet. stove & trig .. wate r. Located 17 miles out of Gallipolis (7-40)742-0703 Very mce hOuse 101 rent. 3 sewer. !rash pd. M!ddlep~rt . (740-742·3201 BR. 1 Balh. AC , Full $425.00. No pets Ref Basemen!, 2 Car Garage. required. 740-843-5 264 2003 16 X76 Fleetwood . Large yardincotmtrysetting BEAUTIFUL APARTJBR. 2 'Bath. Vinyl Siding. on Pomeroy Pike near MENTS AT BUDGET Shingle Root. CIA. Ver-y Nice Chester, Eastern Local PRICES AT JACKSON 1998 16K80 Schools. $800/month plus ' ESTATES 52 Westwood Home. Riverside,3BR,2 Bath,Vinyl deposit, No pels. Call Drive lr~ $349 to $-448 Siding, Shingle Rool, CIA, {740)992-2996 Walk lo shop & movtes. Call New Carpet & Vinyl. Aslc MOll" 0 HOM~ 740-446-2568. Equal about our (3) 14K70 homeS• U4. H . 0 ., , 0 0000 I'~ Rrlon' ouslng ppor1um., Daytime (74 )388· 'Uft. r..~u Evenings, {7-40)388-8017 or Clean . ..ery nice 1 badroom (740)245·9213. 14•70 2 BR mobile home furnished Apartment. '-,- -',-ble-w-ld-e $500 00 a month 740-367Deposit 1304)675-2970 00 007 312 $37,970 Midwest (740)828- 0654 or 740-645-3413 CONVENIENTLY LOCAl. ED & AFFOADA.BLE1 2750 - - - - - - - - t998 Trailer for sale or lease on land contract with down Townhouse apartment&. Move in loday! New 2007 3 and/or small houses FOR bedroom 2 bath Only payment $375/month. $19986pe monlh Selup Lo cated 17 mtles out of RENT Call 1]40)44 1-1111 · r · for application & 1ntormatton m1nu1es lrom Athens and Gallipolis 1740 1742 -0 703 (740· ?42 read-y lor 1mmediale occu - ;__ _ ·3201 _ _ _ _ _ For 1ease . 1600 square 1ee 1. ·1 , 1u · h·" pancy. Call 740-385·4367. 2 Bedroom, Bulav111e P1ke . beautt u · un rnts """· two bedroom apt . 2nd floor. LA. Trash-Water Pd. No Pels , -N-EW - 200 - 7- 4 -bed _ O _/W _ Id-e1 Deposit & References DR, 1 t /2 baths. doWntown (740 )388. 1tOO Galhpolls. 1dea1 lor couple. $49,179. Mi<iwest l 74 0l828· ' - - - - - - - - Retere11ces reqwed. no ::":-50--c--c:----c--::-:-:- 2 Mobtle homes tor rent pets. security deposit. $600 Older Mobile Home. 12 )1 60 . 7-40 -367- 7762 or 740·446· per month Call 1 .740)4462 BR . New Furnace and _•o_s_o_ _ _ _ _ _ 4425 or (1401446 -3936 wat&l' heater, must move. For e couple or constru cti on $2500. (7401256-9200. worKers 2 Br. t2X50. $350 G B plus dep as · ~B Heat Syracuse. 992-76a0. AND •mnn..J'~S0 ~~- r I N1ce 1br Apar tmerot near High School $350+Depos11 S /F d 1 h d lOVe Tl ge urms e 1304)675-3100 --------=--------., F&S Tire SR 7 & SA 681 . Tuppers Plains. Oh. mcludes all eqUipment. Frank Wells 140 985·3518 LoTs & ..,......,£' G • ''"·~:A,[ 4 acre lot for sale (304)7436323 47 acres • i- lleving Road. Country water. septic. pond & barn. electric, many homo sites. $125.000 ftrm (304)882·3131 r- COUPONS CURRENT EVENTS T'ECHNOLOG y COMICS SPIRTS ENTERTAINMENT ' and more... MobUe Home lot fol rent near Vinton. Call (740)44t 111 1. r- --.,.rr.;u:--; H p CLASSIFJEDS FOR BARGAINS ---·--·-----· - - - -- -----·- -- - To Subscribe Call The Daily Sentinel 992-2155 - ---- -- ---- " \ -- I �Page B4 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com J'hul'8day, February 15.2007 :Thursday, February 15, 2007 OI:ribune - Sentinel- l\e Zito arrives for first day with San Francisco AP p~oto San Francisco Giants' new starting pitcher Barry Zito loosens up his arm while throwing with teammate Steve Kline during a spring training baseball workout at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Wednesday. Zito played last season for the Oakland Athletics. SCOTTSDALE. Ari t. for the fir st time until (AP) - Barry Zito wan- Thur,day. dered into hi s new spring ··Jt 's been preuy seam training clubhouse carrying less," he said of the adjustan Oakland Athletic' duffel menl. ""It feels good . It feels bag and plopped into Barry natural. I fed like I know Bonds' chair. most of the people in the Oopsl clubhou'e just because I've "I probably don't know played against them and better yet," Ztto said, chuck- played with a couple of them ling. or at least know some off the II might have been a lirst field."" in San Francisco franchise Zilo played some lighl history. Zito requested that catch with reliever Steve he dress nexl to the sl ugger Kline, who was wearing a back home this season. too. bushy beard he will soon "Barry and I have a good lose before it really warms relationship." Zito said. "If I up in the desert. Kline's wetcan somehow lighten the come was interesting: The load off of him, so you guys nameplate above his locker can just take a hard righ1 read "Rich Kline," a mistake when you're going to his that happened because his locker and start talking to spot is right next to infielder me." Rich Aurilia's. zito reported to the "I like it," Kline said. "I Giants' spring training com- want 10 keep it." plex at Scottsdale Stadium Kline also likes Zito, and on Wednesday sporting his tried to make the new ace signature relaxed style feel at home right away. "I was nervous," Kline jeans and a T-shirt. He looked the same, save for the said. "I thought if I hi I him 10 extra pounds of muscle in the kneecap, I'd get he says he added to his released. I talked to him and --tried lo make him feel weilower body this winter. A new $126 million. come. Coming to a new seven-year contract appar· team is always hard. He 's a ently hasn't affected the left- big part of our team." hander's ways. And it's clear The 28-year-old Zito will he already feels pan of his be almost as popular a topic new team, even though the as Bonds this spring. Giants' pitchers and .:archers "Ever si nce 1he ~re ss condon't take the licld logcther fercncc I've been .JUSt wear- ing my Giants hat around everywhere in L.A.,just gelling used to it and preparin~ myself to have it be natural,' Zito said. " I would just wear it my car, not going out." Bonds ' arrival day at spring training is unclear, though position players are due to report to camp Monday. He typically holds his slate-of-Barry address the first or second day, but his contract remains unresolved. He could sign after spring training starts. "I'd expect that he'd be here on reporting day," said general manager Brian Sabean, who noted thai the two Barrys together in the clubhouse is "inlerestinjl. but I don't know if it's a btg deal." The seven-time NL MVP begins his 22nd major league season 22 homers shy of breaking Hank Aaron's career record of 755. The Giants have differing views of certain language in his $15.8 million, one-year deal and Bonds has yet to sign a revised version. "Hmm, just details," Zito said. "I saw him at UCLA a few times working out. We caught up there and kind of shot the breeze a little bit. He looks amazing. He's ready to go." Zito hopes he is ready to go at the plate now that he'll be batting every fifth day in the National League. He has been working with good friend Brady Anderson on his hitting and baserunning for about a month. He has a .034 - 2-for-52 - career batting average during seven seasons with Oakland. " I just haven' t ever taken it seriously. I may get criticized or whatever but it's not something I had any integri· ty of doing," Zito said. "There was no reason to take time out of my day to get five at-bats a year. Now, I can make a difference in every game I'm in." The Giants insisted when they signed Zito to such a long, expensive contract that his track record for staying healthy - he's never missed a start - and his relatively young age were big pluses to making such a financial commitment. Zito, the 2002 AL Cy Young award winner, underwent a rigorous, tO-week program this offseason that featured weight lifting and stability exercises that helped him add muscle to his legs and core. "'There's no reason to impress you guys with biceps," he said. CLASSIFIED Galli a County OH Webs jtes: In One Week With Us www.mydailytribune.com E·mall www.mydailysentinel.com classified@ mydailytribune .com REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS www.mydailyregister.com PLUS YOUR NOW ONLINE To Place OI:ribune Sentinel l\egtster Your Ad, (740) 446-2342 (740) 992-2156 (304) 675-1333 Call Today... or Fax To (740) 44&-3008 or Fax To (740) 992-2157 ' AP photo Marshall's Tyler Wilkerson. right. shoots over Donatas Rackauskas during the second half of a college basketball game Wednesday in Huntington, W.Va. Marshall won 52-49. damage coming at the foul during th e run. Marshall also found its line. The Thundering Herd has struggled at the line on range from 1he beyond the the season, but hit 9-of-10 arc to stan the run. After Marshall missed its first 14 attempts, Darryl Merthie co nnected from the outside, starling a string of three 3-pointers in four attempts for Marshall. The last two started the big run wilh Humphrey and Dorris providing the damage. Before the run, Ofoegbu had given SMU its biggest lead of the night at 39-31. scoring nine poinl s in a two-minute span to spark the SMU offense. which was stagnant throughout the game. Ofoegbu fin ished 5-of-8 in the second half while his teammates were just 4-of-23. In the first half. Marshall tied the Cam Henderson Center record for points allowed in a half by holding the Mustangs to just ll! on seve n field goals. However, Marshall also had its woes offensively and the teams went to the half in a deadlock . The 36 total first -half points were the fewest in Henderson Center history. A sloppy first half result· ed in both teams amassing just as many turnovers as field goals. Marshall went 8-ofc23 from the field while coughing the ball up eight limes and SMU was 7-of-26 with seven turnovers. Jerry West donates $800,000 to West Virginia \ MORGANTOWN. W.Va . (AP) - NBA Hall of Farner Jerry West has donaled $800.000 10 West Virginia University for scholarships and a new study area for atliletes, raising his total gifts to more than $1 million so far. West, a former Los Angeles Lakers player, coach and general manager, is now president of basketball Ollfrations for the Memphts Grizzlies. He's been honored by his alma mater on several occasions. and WVU plans to dedicale a statue of him Saturday at the Coliseum. Wes1 and wife Karen said Wednesday they generally prefer to keep their charitable giving private but decided to announce this gift in hopes of encouraging others to contribute to the school. Their " youngest son, lonnie, is a freshman on the Mounlaineer basketball team. West's gift 10 the WVU Foundation includes $250,000 for the new Academic Athletic · Performance Center and $300,000 for two sc holarship funds. The allocation of the remaining funds will be announced later, WVU said. The academic donation is meant to honor West's brother, David, who was killed in the Korean War, and longtime friend and WVU teammate Willie Akers. The 8,000-square-fool center would be six times larger than the existing study-hall space for some 450 male and female athletes. West, a native of Cabin Creek, remains the all-time leading scorer in WVU basketball history with an average of 24.8 points per game. Villanova goes on 22-0 run, downs Bearcats, 64-48 VILLANOVA. Pa. lAP) - Mike Nardi scored 16 points and Villanova used a 22·0 run against over- . matched Cincinnati in a 6448 win on Wedne,day night. Dante Cunning ham scored II points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Wildcats ( 18-7. 6-5 Big East). Villanova made the most of a soft stretch in its schedule. and will take a four-game winning streak into its game Saturday No. 14 against Georgetown . After hitting a .:ouple of 3-poinlers to open the game. the Bearcats I 10-15, l-1 0) were completely overwhelmed by the Wildcats. They had an It minute . 35 second scoreless drought in the fir st half. going 0-for-8 wilh 10 turnovers over an 18-pos- • sess ion span that turned I his one into an early blowout. .John Williamson scored 15 points for the Bearcats, who lost their seventh straight •me. There 's little chance tne Bearcats will make the 12-team field foi the Big East tournament, and they're headed for their worst finish since they went 1.1 - 17 under coach Tonv Yates in 1987-88. · Even with a late tipoff and plenty of emply seat s. Nardi and the Wildcats came ·out wilh their normal spark. He made his first four 3-pointers and Villanova raced to a 22-6 lead. The Wildcats blew this game open with defense, too . They pressured, trapped ~nd harassed the Bearcals every which way they turned . Curtis Sumpter made a hustling, diving stab for the ball at halfcourt that he fed to Bilal Benn for a fastbreak layup . The Bearcats had 12 turnovers in the first half that the Wildcats converted into 17 points. One errant pass even bounced into the waiting hands of Villanova coach Jay Wright. Un like the bumbling Bearcats. Wright held <llllo the ball. When Jam ual Warren · scored to end Cincinnati's scoreless skid and Villanova's 22-0 spurt, the sludenl sec lion broke into mocking sing-song chanls of "'It's abou1 limel"' No worries about a ru11. though . Cunningham converted a three -point play and the Wildcat> stretched their lead to JO-S. Two free throws helped give the Bearcats 10 points late in the half. leading· 1he ,. student section to chant, "Double digits'" Villanova led 34-17 at the break and Scottie Reynolds opened the second half with )-pointer to start a Cincinnati's misery all over agam. After a rematch with the Hoyas at the Wachovia Center. the Wildcats play Monday at No. 12 Mar4uette. Villanova is 2-3 against Top 25 teams this season and needs a strong fin.ish in the final live regu lar-season games and the Big East tournament to lock up an NCAA tourney bid. They'll need more offense from Sumpter. their leading scorer with 17 .7 points coming into the game . He didn't score until he sank. a 3-pointer midway through ·the second half and finished with eight points. BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Most of the Pittsburgh Pirates' pitchers and catchers already are working out at the team's minor-league complex, even though the first formal workout isn ' t scheduled until Friday. Thirty players worked o.ut on their own Wednesday morning, and another 13 are to report on Thursday. Several position players coming off injuries are also expected to report then. The weather may have something to do with the pitchers' eagerness to start throwing. Temperatures were in the low 70s Wednesday, but a cold front is expected to drop readings into the low 50s for the Friday workout. The remaining position players are due in camp the middle of next week. . In advance of the start of camp, general manager Dave Littlefield, manager Jim Tracy and the coaching ad 11 any time. Must ontlte · r ~ World Series . He has a 22-23 career record with 15 saves and a 4.40 ERA in 330 games with St. Louis, Philadelphia, Toronto and the White Sox. The Indians had the majors' worst bullpen last season, recording just 23 saves. This winter, the club signed right-handed relievers Keith Foulke, Joe Borowski, Roberto Hernandez and lefty Aaron Fultz to address their biggest offseason need. Politte will report to spring training camp with the other Indians pitchers, scheduled to arrive later this week . .r 1 Gt\UIWA\' CINCINNATI (AP) Right-handed reliever Kerry Ligtenberg agreed to a · deal minor-league Wednesday with the Cincinnati Reds, who will give him a chance to win a spot in their bullpen. The 35-year-old reliever hasn't pitched in the majors since 2005, when he apllfared in seven games for Anzona. He had 18 saves and a 3.57 earned run aver- . age in 53 appearances for the Cubs" Tnple-A team in Iowa last year. Ligtenberg has played ------ - ---- eight seasons in the majors . His best was 1998. when he became Atlanta's closer and went 30-of-34 in save opportunities. He missed all the 1999 season after surgery for a tom ligament in his elbow. John Rocker took over as the Braves' closer after Ligtenberg got hurt. Ligtenberg saved 12 games in 2000, but has only five saves in the majors since 2001. --~- -- -··--- - r KIT & CARLYLE iO , YARD~- '"'·'338 r .. 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Autos to• Sole .............................................. 710 6 Motora lot Sole ............................. 750 , Building Suppllea ........................................ 550 luolnno and Bulldlngo ............................. 340 Buolnno 0ppor1unlty .................................210 Buolnoeo Tl'olnlng ....................................... 140 · Comparo 6 Motor Homeo .. :........................ 790 · . Camping Equipment ................................... 780 , Corda o1 Thonko .......................................... 010 Chlld/Eidotty Core ....................................... 190 Eleclrtcal/llotrlgerallon .... ,.......................... 840 Equipment for Ront ..................................... 480 EI<Covotlng ................................................... 130 Form Equtpment ........................................ 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Applications must be OHIO VALLEY PUBLISH· Din., Front Am ., Fullllase .. able to pass a ph-ysical agili- lNG CO. recommends story and 1/2, AC, single ty test as set forth h.,, the "'arage/2<l X 20 shop. "'J !hal you do bustness with " stale Applications can be Racine. Route 124 740· · people you know, and • _ picked up at the city building, NOT to send money 94~ 2253 1601 Second S1reet, F through the mail until you 5 Plus ""''"'· 2 lk, Kit. . Monday- rlday,8amto5pm . ha,.e in'festigated the o· F 1 R F 11 '"" tn. . ron m., u ......e.. Th v·t•~ :ofle:;:n:·f11l:·::;;;=~ story alld 112. AC. single 1 A' G de e trageo u ,.10 ran 1o JhIS garagel20 X 20 shop. Jak . lng app ca ons r e Racine, Route 124 74Dpos!!on ot policffi~ chietlcode MO\'EY 949-2253 '"'~"""'"' 8 J..oN.; oxp,ienco P"le•ed ~:::;;:::~;=~ •-tlonl riO o '" v,. Applications can be p1cked up at lha Rio G"nde Municipal Building Mon-Frt. - - - - - - c -- 8:30am unlil -4 :30pm Applications are Oue bad!; to lhe Municipal Building by ,.........,,""'' "ondey l\'1 • February 26 · 2007 POST OFF'CE vn HlANG I • ~. $20ih ,..,vg '"' r or "' $57 annuaI'' " ·"· 1Be ..... Incu I ng F~ra " OT P d T - ·nttrr~ an<l - a1 ra1n1ng. "..-ac, 10ns. FT/PT 1-800-584-1775 Ext. ,_ 8923 USWA Wanted: Direct Su""'rvlsion ,..... emplOyeeS to oversee mate youth in a staff secure resi· d&ntial enwonment. Musl pass physical training ,equiremenl . Pay based oo e:o:perience. Call (7 401379908Jbetween 9·3 Mon-F1i Subslltute as needed basis. $6.20 pe1 hour Send resume to Early Education Stat100 2122 Jetferson !We. . Pt. Pleasant. WV 25550 Want ed: EMT's. Paramedics & Dispatchers. life Ambulance Inc. Apply tn person at 1170 Jackson Pike. Gall1pol1s. Nrw.u r ro **~OTI .. ~'' " Eu Borrow Smart Contact the Oh10 Divisiorl of Financial lnstltulion's Office of Consumer Altair& BEFORE you reli· nance your home or oblain a toan. BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments ot feesorinsurence. Callthe Office of Consumer Affairs toll tree al t -866278-(XX)J to learn tl the mortgage broker or lende' is orope"y licensed. (This ts a public service announcement trom tha Ohio Valley .Poiuiirbliirish•'"•gioiCiiom -paiOC'f•l-.1 I Country Lot. $4()().1mO. $400 deposit, No Pets. References Required. l"74-'0'-)388=·-'9686=---2 or 3 Br. house. no pets, :..'':.:0·:.:9:::92::.·58=58::..- - , - - 2-3 Bct:lroom Duplex, 1 & 2 BA Apts. Close Ia hospilaf . Reterence & Deposit Required. (740)446-2957 $420/mo plus deposit & utililies In Downtown Gallipolis. No Pets. (740)446-0332 Bam-Spm Mon·Sat :::2tJ:::,_:..H:.::o:..use=,• .:=:Pt::._..,P-1-:$4_6_5 -"-'"-·- - - - - 2hr. Apl. on 5th Street $375 ask for Don (304)593-1994 1 and 2 bedroom aparl ments, furnished and unturnished . security depoSll required. nO pets. 740·992· 3 and 4 room furnished apts. clean WID hookup. No pels. ___ • Green Twp. 1 112 mi from Homestead Realty Broker Ref. and deposit reqwed . town, 1 1/2 mi !rom New (304)675-4024 (304)675· 740·446·1519. TURNED DOWN ON GAHS . 3B A Bn~,.-.. ·~ Aanch, 0799 as k 1or Nancy. SOCIAL SECURITY ISSI? $t40 000 I740M'6 8l 31 · ~ JBR . 1 bath. LeGrande No Fee Unless We Win! 1-888-5B2-3345 lZO MOBU..E HOMES Blvd, no pets, $625 mo_ + L-..-IR~ .. c · secdep. (740)'"6·"'4. ll"a•""'-"- •lUI-, w.. =-----=--=---Nice 14x70 2 Bedroom, 1 I r:r10 ldvertlum~ntl tor ....1 ...... whleh I• k1 vloletlan ot tM llw. Our re1101f1 arehtrtby lntormecl thll all dwdlnge adv.rtiled In thl1.,..· p•p-•re •vailablrl on 1n tqUfll \ MOOile Home Lottn Johnson Mobile Home Park in Gallt polis . OH. Phone (740)446-2003 or (740)4461409. Bath home Located ;;::=;;::::=~ between Athens and H~~ Pomeroy. $365 .oo per ._~.,.._,. month includes water, sewer ..__ _I'OiiRiiiilb:Niiii~io·_,... & trash. Calt (740)385-9948. , APARThiDITS $981mo.l Buy 3bd HUD RENT~ HOME! 4%dn, 30yrs 0 8%. __ }ol)ll , For llsltngs 800-559·41 09 x1709 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments - - - - - - - - tor R~nt . Meigs County. In 2 bedroom house located in town. No P&ts 1 Deposit Gallipolis. (740)441-0194 Required. (740)992-5174 or 2 Bedroom House on (740)441 -0110 knowingly ece.pt Tan COCI«<r Spaneit wtblack An Ell.ce!lenl way 10 earn · - - - - - - - nylon cOllar. Enterpnse Ad. -ey. T"·NewA· ....n ',.. vv R&J TRI.JCKtNG by 33 auto Clinic . 740.992- Call Marilyn 304 _882 _2645 Leiding The Way 1429 A&J TnJck1ng now Hlfing a! our B AVON! All Areas! To IJY or New Haven, WV Te,mtnal. fOI' Sell. Shirley Spears. 304- A 1 1" 1 0 0 675-1429. eglona naus- umll t~ - - - - - - - - ~arOTA veriliableexp. CaillBartender wanted to start 800--462 -9365 aSlC kll Keot - -- - - - - immediately. ~pl-y in person Read your at Hatfhill's Tavern. 234 3rd Rock.,nrinns ..., "' Rehabititalion Center is looking for ctedicat· ~;;;aLnd~l~ea~r:nJ Avenue, Gallipolis, OH ed compassionate State today! Dining Room Server. Full Tasted Nursing Assistants ~ 3130. Thll .,.,..,.,... willllQt Wrecks, Pay Cash J 0 Salvage (304)773-5343 00ol)674·1374 HELP WANill> Need to sell your home? Late on payments. divorce. tob lransle! or a death? 1 can buy your home_ All cash and quick closing 740-416- 1111 .. ...,... o llllv1rti.. "•nv pr.r.r.n<:t, llmltltlon or dlacrlmlnalion baNd on race, color, rtllglon, MX f1mHilll •t~ttua arn~tiORill origin. or anv lntltntlon to mlkl any luctl ,..._.nee, llmlllllon or · dlterlmiMdon." 2842. ----Buying Junk Cars.Trucks & ITijlli0:-"_____.., FOR lbNr w,~" Found-White dog in Mason CASH Paid lor junk cars & damaged ear 304 -773· trucks. $35-$130. can Cell Found: One eyed tan young dog. Rio Grande Area. (740)245-5555 MOIItt.E """"" W..r.TID Fa~~-~ua~,•••.•,•1 ~~t88 11 Silver and Gold Coins, Proofsets. GOld Rings. Pre· 1935 U.S. Currency. Sotitaire Diamonds- M.T.S. Coin Shop, 151 Second Avenue , Gallipolis, 740-446- ::532_'--,,..---,-::---,-,:- t -304-812-1037, after 6pm Found Female RoHweiler (740)446-8955 I 'li'lll\'11 \I oo Oil Hollow Rd., tsl week ol Feb. Call1740)441·8565 "I f{ \ I\ I "' RKIL E'ITATE All rMINt.lt.lldvertl•lng In thlt newtptJ* II •u~ to 1M hOifal "------· Absolute Top Dollar : U.S I lllll:-"-:----.., I I HOMI'S = ____, Kitten& 6·8 weeks old 3black ones 1 yellow Tabby (304)675-2476 or {304)6?56130 not I"OR SAI.E ;::::;:::~ kitnc•rlvleQcomcalt.net 2 nine weel( old F Golden Pr. ~T retriever miMed puppies. call "--lioiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-_.j No-367-0624 Moving Sale Garage bid. full ol Men's Stuff (304)675· Free. Small F housebi'(N(en 2175 dog. Spayed. Prefers adults. itrr-·\~\~ 'M'tlD Owner has health prob. 740lU BUY oeo· Ligtenberg gets minor league deal from Reds r:~;::;::~ I •ny lou or 1M penH thM rHulll ffom the pubUcetlofl or omiHkxl at 1n ld\leniAmenl. Carrw~Uon will btl rn.1d1 in the flret 1\llilable edition. • Bax lfl 11waya canflchntlll. • Curr1n1 tltl cerd lpplln. • All TNI 111111 ldlllrtiMmentl lfl IUb~l to tht Federal Fair Houelng ACI ol 11168. • This oowopo1"'l ICCipll onty lwlp w811t..:I.O. .-tlngiOI! U.ndMds. W. will not knowtngly ~•pt 1ny ldverttlin; In vlol1tlon olthll1w. YARDSALE CLASSIFIED INDEX CLEVELAND (AP) Free agent Cliff Politte signed a minor league con· tract on Wednesday as the Cleveland Indians added another experienced righthander to their revamped bullpen. Politte appeared in 30 games last season for the Chicago White Sox. He went 2-2 with an 8.70 ERA, but the 32-year-old had his season shortened by right shoulder inflammation and was released in July. He underwent surgery in August. In 2005, Politte went 7-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 68 relief appearances. serving as the primary setup man as the White Sox won the POliCIES: Ohio V.l~ PubUthlng ruer~M tM rlgM lo eclll, n~)llct. or canc.l1ny ad at 1ny tlma. Errorl mu1t tMo r19M1d on II'll tirlt day of will !:It~ tor no more lhafl the coet of 1M IPIC41 occupltd bf 11'11 ~ror 1nd only the llr•tlnHrtlon. WI Trlbv~S.nllnet-R.gi..., O.Criptton • Include A Price • Avoid Abbrevlltlons • Inc::lude Phone Numtler And Addrea When Needed .• Ads Shoukl Run 7 DIYI. Ohio \IIIIey Publishing reaerv11 the rlgh1 to edn, r1jtct or Clncelany -4;. All Dl•play: 12 Noon 2 aualn••• D•v• Prior To Publh:::•t.lon Sund•y Dlapl•y l 1:00 Thuraclay ror Sunday• • All ada must be prepaid' A.J:l • St•rt Your Ads With A Keyword • lndude Complete \\.\.111 \tl \II \.I' I Now you can have borders and graphics ~ added to your classified ads ,.,., Borders $3.00/perad f! Graphics 50¢ for small S1.00 for larc;Je olsplay Ads Dally In-Column: 1 : 00 p.m. Mond•y- Prld•v for lnMrtlon Jn Next D•v'• P•p411r Sunday In-Column: 1:00 p.m. For sunday• P•per Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. staff met for four h o u r s Wednesday and are planning another meeting Thursday. The player attracting the most attention so far is 38year-old Masumi Kuwata. a longtime Japanese star pitcher who signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates. Kuwata, a 173-game winner in Jaf·an, has had a steady fallof in production since 200 l, but apparently wanted to have a chance to pitch in the major leagues before his career ended. Thirty · to 40 Japanese media members are in Bradenton reporting on Kuwata. and most are expected to stay until the end of camp in late March. The Pirates, 67-95 a sea· son ago, are trying to end a streak of 14 consecutive losing seasons - two short of the major league record. Indians sign P Politte to minor league deal Oearl~itec Word Ads Thundering Herd charges past SMU, 52-49 Most battery mates in Pirates' camp already HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Mark Dorris scored 14 points and Markel Humphrey notched a double-double with II points and l 0 rebounds as Marshall outlasted SMU 52-49 Wednesday in a defensive struggle. Chris Ross also scored II points and added five assists for Marshall ( 10-15, 5-6 Conference USA). Ike Ofoegbu led SMU with 18 points and 16 rebounds. both game highs, but he was the only MuSiang in double figures as the team struggled, shooting just 28 percent. After trailing by eight al the midway point of the second half, Marshall kept SMU without a field goal over a nine-minute stretch until Ofoegbu ·s layup with 30 seconds left. Following the layup, SMU got a pair of Marshall turnovers and a 3- pointer by Brian Epps to cut the Thundering Herd's lead 10 51-49. A Dorris free throw pushed the lead to three before a 3-point attempt by Dez Willingham bounced out at the buzzer to preserve the win for the Thundering Herd. During the nine -mimue stretch. Marshall went on a 17-1 run with most of the The Daily Sentinel • Page 85 www.mydallysentlnel.com Local company offering "NO DOWN PAYMENT• pm· rvems ~, you to buy yom ,.,. ""' home instead ot renting • 100% financtng • Less than pertect credit accepted • Pavment could be the same as rent L-alors. Mortgage ""' (740)367 -0000 · -----~-House tor sale. 4 BeQ-oom, 2 bath. on ,.., acres. Sot.lttl Gallia school dtstnct. ~'7000 o~~ down and $578.82 per month. Call740- 258-1686 HUD HOllE! 3bd $112/mo. 3bd 2be $155/mo. More homes available! 4'dn, 30y" 0 B"o. Fm 1;s11f11ls 800 -559 -4109 ~F t 44 - - ·-llli"liiiil""iiii~-_.1 .., Attention! 1989 liberty 14x70, 3 bed- Local company otterillg ·No rooms, 1 bath, Very Nice DOWN PAYMENT' pm · condilton. $6,000 OBO. Call grams tor ~ou to buy yow A HIDDEN TREASURE! (740)446-5292 daytime or 11ome instead of renting laurel Commons {740)367-0533 evening. • 100~·o financing • Less than per1ect credit Apartments. Largest In the area! Beautifully renovated 199 1 Trailer 3 bdrm, 2 bath needs work! No Title $4. 500 accepted lhroughout 1nclucting Orand ' Payment could be the new kitchen and Oath OBO {540)745·7729 (540)765-7786 same as rent Starting at $405 Call today! Mortgage locators (304)273-3344 4 0'-)36_ 7 ·_000_ 0 _ _ __ 1998 Trailer for sale or lease ~i7 _ " do -Apartment lor rent, I ·2 on land contrad Wit" wn House for rent 3 4 Br . Bdrm .. remodeled , new Carpayment. $375/month . Mtdd. C/A. 740·843·5264 pet. stove & trig .. wate r. Located 17 miles out of Gallipolis (7-40)742-0703 Very mce hOuse 101 rent. 3 sewer. !rash pd. M!ddlep~rt . (740-742·3201 BR. 1 Balh. AC , Full $425.00. No pets Ref Basemen!, 2 Car Garage. required. 740-843-5 264 2003 16 X76 Fleetwood . Large yardincotmtrysetting BEAUTIFUL APARTJBR. 2 'Bath. Vinyl Siding. on Pomeroy Pike near MENTS AT BUDGET Shingle Root. CIA. Ver-y Nice Chester, Eastern Local PRICES AT JACKSON 1998 16K80 Schools. $800/month plus ' ESTATES 52 Westwood Home. Riverside,3BR,2 Bath,Vinyl deposit, No pels. Call Drive lr~ $349 to $-448 Siding, Shingle Rool, CIA, {740)992-2996 Walk lo shop & movtes. Call New Carpet & Vinyl. Aslc MOll" 0 HOM~ 740-446-2568. Equal about our (3) 14K70 homeS• U4. H . 0 ., , 0 0000 I'~ Rrlon' ouslng ppor1um., Daytime (74 )388· 'Uft. r..~u Evenings, {7-40)388-8017 or Clean . ..ery nice 1 badroom (740)245·9213. 14•70 2 BR mobile home furnished Apartment. '-,- -',-ble-w-ld-e $500 00 a month 740-367Deposit 1304)675-2970 00 007 312 $37,970 Midwest (740)828- 0654 or 740-645-3413 CONVENIENTLY LOCAl. ED & AFFOADA.BLE1 2750 - - - - - - - - t998 Trailer for sale or lease on land contract with down Townhouse apartment&. Move in loday! New 2007 3 and/or small houses FOR bedroom 2 bath Only payment $375/month. $19986pe monlh Selup Lo cated 17 mtles out of RENT Call 1]40)44 1-1111 · r · for application & 1ntormatton m1nu1es lrom Athens and Gallipolis 1740 1742 -0 703 (740· ?42 read-y lor 1mmediale occu - ;__ _ ·3201 _ _ _ _ _ For 1ease . 1600 square 1ee 1. ·1 , 1u · h·" pancy. Call 740-385·4367. 2 Bedroom, Bulav111e P1ke . beautt u · un rnts """· two bedroom apt . 2nd floor. LA. Trash-Water Pd. No Pels , -N-EW - 200 - 7- 4 -bed _ O _/W _ Id-e1 Deposit & References DR, 1 t /2 baths. doWntown (740 )388. 1tOO Galhpolls. 1dea1 lor couple. $49,179. Mi<iwest l 74 0l828· ' - - - - - - - - Retere11ces reqwed. no ::":-50--c--c:----c--::-:-:- 2 Mobtle homes tor rent pets. security deposit. $600 Older Mobile Home. 12 )1 60 . 7-40 -367- 7762 or 740·446· per month Call 1 .740)4462 BR . New Furnace and _•o_s_o_ _ _ _ _ _ 4425 or (1401446 -3936 wat&l' heater, must move. For e couple or constru cti on $2500. (7401256-9200. worKers 2 Br. t2X50. $350 G B plus dep as · ~B Heat Syracuse. 992-76a0. AND •mnn..J'~S0 ~~- r I N1ce 1br Apar tmerot near High School $350+Depos11 S /F d 1 h d lOVe Tl ge urms e 1304)675-3100 --------=--------., F&S Tire SR 7 & SA 681 . Tuppers Plains. Oh. mcludes all eqUipment. Frank Wells 140 985·3518 LoTs & ..,......,£' G • ''"·~:A,[ 4 acre lot for sale (304)7436323 47 acres • i- lleving Road. Country water. septic. pond & barn. electric, many homo sites. $125.000 ftrm (304)882·3131 r- COUPONS CURRENT EVENTS T'ECHNOLOG y COMICS SPIRTS ENTERTAINMENT ' and more... MobUe Home lot fol rent near Vinton. Call (740)44t 111 1. r- --.,.rr.;u:--; H p CLASSIFJEDS FOR BARGAINS ---·--·-----· - - - -- -----·- -- - To Subscribe Call The Daily Sentinel 992-2155 - ---- -- ---- " \ -- I �---- - -------~------------------------~--~--------- Page 86 • The Daily Sentinel SPACE I"( IR Ellm View Apartments • 2&3 bedroom apartmenl s • Central heat & AIC Rtxf It Commercial building "For Rent" 1600 square feet, oft slreet park1ng. Great loca· 749 Th1 rd Avenue m Gallipo-lis Rent s.&25lmo Thursday, February 15, 2007 ALLEVOOP •All eleclllc- averaging • Owner pa~s water. sewer, trash (111~, ACROSS M1n1a!ure P1ncher Pups, 2 Phillip Alder $250 ROGER HYSELL'S GARAGE t/2 mile west on SR 740-379-2268 Thompson s Apphance & Repair-675·7388. For sale. re -conditioned automatic washers & dryers, refrigera· tors , gas and elec tric G1bson Ep1phone 6 string ranges. aar conditiOners, and acous11c gwtars. New in bole wr inger wash ers. Will l1o With warra nty. $150 cash FEB SPECIAL! $100 ott Jst repa1rs on major brands in 1 \lnt ... t 1'1 ' 1 11 ... month's ren!. 2br apts 6 m1 shop or at your home. from holzer Water. sewer, .\11\! -, l lHh. t241o Rutland , Oh -~ 740.992-5682 9am - 6pm r.;r::::::;:::::; i1d FARrt1 r Ca\1 First c•m10111N • New Homes ciate. $325/mo. (614)595n73. aoo-798-4686. 2 Formals : exc. cond., Bladl. Immaculate 2 bedroom strapless, size 10, alte red; apartmen! Ne"" carpet & l ong coral d ress , Size 9. cabinets. freshly painted & (740)44 1·0540 atter 5pm , decorated. WID hookup. (7 40)379·2025 ext 143 Beautiful countr y setting . Must sea to appreciate. For Sate· Solid Wood latter $.COO/mo. (614)595-7773 or Baa.: Dining Room Chairs. 1·000· 798·4686 Seats recently upholstered. Inquire at Holiday Inn ol MickUeport Beech Street, 2 GallipoliS. (740)446·0090 bedroom fu rni shed apar t· ment , deposit & pre-rental JET references, no pets . ulilittes AERATION MOTORS paid, (740)992-0 165 Repaired, New & Rebuilt In r , 11{\fll, Straw for sale. Wire-tied iir-ii10~;;;;;;;;::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; New 2BR apartmen ts . Washe r/dryer hookup, stove/refriQefalor induded. 1\lso, units on SA 160. Pets Welcome ! (740)44 1·0194. NEW AND USED STEEL Steel Beams. Pipe Reba r For Concrete . Angle. Ch annel. Flat Bar, Stee , Gratin g For Drai ns. Driveways & Walkways. L&l Scrap Metals Open Monday. Nice clean, newly decorated Tuesday, Wednesday & carpet , 2 br. sto11e . refridg. Friday, Baffi-4.30pm. Closed wid hoo~ -up, no pets r ef. & Thu rsday, Saturday & dep 304·675-5162 Sunday. (740)44 6-7300 Top • ReiiiOWII • Trim • Stump Grinding INSU~AWCE 30 YM;. Exp. r Valley Apartments in Mason. WV is now accepting appll· cations. Apply in per son at 501 Shawnee Trail, Point Pleasant. WV on Tuesdays or Th ursd ays. HUD Assisted. Equal Opportunity Housing FOil SAIJ: ;~:l:n:M=em=o=ry=:;;:~ .• .• In memory ol Brenda S. Tatterson on her birlhday 2/ 15/5 1 .9/8/01 Wish we were ce lebrating logether. ... ,. 1 HOPE TO SEE YOU LADIES IN BASEMENT Stor<1gt~ 29670 Bashan Road 1997 Monte Carlo, all power. Racine. Ohio 45771 P1nscher ma le B months old , ears cropped , tail doc.ked . shots. 740·388·8788 famill ~s --=------ Help Wanted High and Dry Storage milia.. Iii dn\len try el derly tamale (304)675-2277 .....,...•• Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabililation Center has openings for State Tested Nursing Assistants. Twelve hour shifts, shift differential, excellenl salary, holidays, health insurance single/ family plan, dental, life insurance, va cation, long·term disability and retirement For more information, please contact Angie Cleland, Director of Nursing. EAGLES Music Presented By Red Room Productions Saturday, Feb. 17th DJ Chris AA/EOE Help Wanted e Help Wanted Help Wanted e DIRECTOR OF HOME CARE SERVI(~S NURSING ASSISTANTS Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently accepting resumes for a Director of Home Care Services. Home Health experience requi red. Experience in supervision and management of a Home Care Agency preferred. RN with Bachelor's Degree. Must maintain licensure in the states of WV and Ohio. Applicanls actively pursuing a BSN will be considered. Send resumes to: PINsanl Valley Hosplt'-1 Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently accepting appli cations for full-time and per diem Nursing Assistants for South One and South Two. All shifts available. Previous nursing assistance experience preferred. Ho l i da ys, health in su ra nce, single/ fa mily plan, dental plan, life insurance, vacation, long·term disability and retirement Send resumes to: Pleaant V•lley Hospital c/o Human Resources 1520 Valley Drive Point Plusant, WV 25550 c/o Human Resources 1510 Valley Drive Point PINsant. WV 15550 Or fax: Or fax : ]04-675-61175 Or apply online at: -pvalley.cq 104-675-61175 Or apply online at: AA/EOE PUBLIC NOTICE · NOTICE: Ia hereby given that on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., e public sale will be held at 211 w. Second St., Pomeroy, Ohio. The Farmers Bank and Savings Company Ia aeltlng lor cash In hand or certified check the following collateral: 1991 Chevrolet 10 pickup 1GCCS19R2M2254110 19911 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1GKCT18WtXK502392 The Farmers Bank and Savings Company, Pomeroy, Ohio, reaervea the right to bid at this sale, and to withdraw tha above collateral prior to sale. Further, The Fanner• Bank and Saving• Company reaervee the right to reject any or oil bldo oubmhted. The above daecrlbed collateral will be eold . " as le- -pvalley.oi'J AA/EOE Environmental Protection'• (Director's) Intent with retpect to the l11uance, denial, etc. of a permit, llcenoe, order, etc. lnteraated peraont may aubmlt written permit, llcenae, order, tic. tntereated peraona may aubmlt wrlnen cqmmantt or req-t a public mHt· lng regarding draft acllona. Commentt or public meeting requeats must be submined within 30 dayt of notice of the draft " Proposed action. Actions" are written ttatementa of the dlrector't Intent with reopect to the laauance1 denlll1 modi~ tlcatlon, reVOCitlon 1 or renewal ol a parmlt, llcanee, or variance. Written commentt and requeatt for a public mHtlng regarding a propooad action may be submitted within 30 days of notice ol the proposed action. An adJudication hearing may be held on • propoled action H a hearIng requeat or obJection Ia received by the OEPA within 30 daya of 111uance of the propoMCI action. Wrhtan expreued or Implied warranty given. For further lnforlllltlon , or lor an appoint· ment to lnepect colletaral, prior to eale date contiCI Cyndle, Ken or Randy at 992-2136. (2) 13, 14, 15 commenta, requeat1 fe r public mHtlngt, and adjudlcotlon hearPublic Notice Ing requelta mull be sent to: Hearing Clerk, Public Notice Ohio Environmental County: Melga Agtncy, Protection Tha following appllc• P.O. Box 10411, tlone end/or verified Columbus, Ohio complalnte ware 43216 - 1048 received, and the lo~ (Telephone: 614.e44· lowing draft, propooad, 2129•- •" Final Actlone: or final actlona - • Are actlone of the lsoued, by The Ohio director which are Environment. I upon la1uance or 1 Protection Agency .toted efftctlve data. (OEPA) lost WHk. Purauont to Ohio " Actions" Include the Reviled Code Section ldoptlon, modification, 3745.04, A final action or repeal ol orden INY be oppealed to the (other than emergency Environmental llllvlew orders); tha isouonce, Appeals Commtaalon denial, modification or (ERAC. (Formerly revocation of licenses, know as the permits, Ieana, varl~ Environmental Board or certllk:at•e; of RevieW• by a parson and the approval or who was a party to a dioapproval or plans proceeding before the and spec ifications . director by filing an " Draft Action s" are appeal within 30 days written s tatements of of notice of the flnal the director or action. Pursuant to Ohio Aevlaed Code Section 3746.07 , A Final Action laaulng, denying, modifying, revoking, or renowlng a permit, llcenae, or variance which ia not prec- by a pro· posed action, may be appealed to the EAAC by filing an appeal within 30 daye of 111uance of the final action. ERAC appeola, accompanied b a $70 riling lee which th acommlaslon In It dlacretlon may reduce H by llfldavh lhe appal· lant demonatrataa thai payment of the full amount of the IH would cauae elltrema hardahlp, mull be Iliad with: Environmental Review Appeal• Comml11lon, Fourth 309 South StrHt, Room 222, Columbus, Ohio 43215. A copy of the appeal mull be Mrved on the director whhln 3 daye alter filing the oppoal with the EAAC. Flnallsouance of Air Permit to Operate Facemyer Lumber Co. Inc. 31940 Bailey Run Rd. Mlcklleport, OH Action Date: 0210812007 . Facility Description: Air Identification No. : C.OT'ffii ~ ~E.'N 1-\\Col-\-t>UI ~ \TtDtH\/ I CORNER STONE CONSTRUCTION Roofing, Siding, Soffit, Decks, Doors, Windows, ~lectric, Plumbing, Drywall, Remodeling, Room · Additions I 0653000062 Final llauance of air operate permit to Wood Burning Boller. (2P5 Public Notice The 2006 Annual Financial Report for the VHiage of Syracuae Ia complete end aval~ able for public lnapoctlon at the ClarkTreasurer's Office In VIllage Hall at 2581 Third Slreet, SyracuM, Ohio 45779. OHice houra are noon lo 4 p.m. the llrat thru lhe lenth of each month or call 740·992·7777 to make an appolnlmenL Sharon S. Cottrill Clerk-Treasurer (2) 15 PEANUTS I ~EARP WHERE DID ~E GET TI-lE I-IELMET AND l-IE WAS ALWAVSTHE ANURSE SA'< OliR BROTHER SNOOP'( ~AS LIVELY ONE IN OUR FAMIL'I'.. Iff ".1. it~ .._, • ~ ,J) SUNSHINE CLUB CARPENTER SERVICE 97 Beech Street Middleport, OH 10x10x10xl0 Vinyl Siding I Ptlnllng'· P•Ho •nd -~rch ~k• WY03U2$ lllJl b! I '• n "Middleport's only 1 t ,, I 1 1 r 1 Self..Storoco• Manlay'a Recycling r•Rr••••• ......... . ,.••,.a• .I··-·· ......I••. . . . . . .f 'b ~~:~~ 7" GARFIELD 0 0 0 II ~ 42 (2 well .) Jane 47 IJI CII 'ngl) 48 Psatroml Hiler 411 Conniving 51 Mllrtlnl lngrediMI 52 Windup 54 Compost • South's spade holding is a common card combination. Does it require the usual handling, or something unusual ?You are spade suit. nent gains the lead early In the play and pushes a spade lhrou~ your remaining J-11, permitting the defenders to run the sun. This duck is called the Bath Coup because it was first WOfked out in Bath, England. during the days of wlliS\. Bu\ because the spade 10 is on the board. the defenders cannot ru n the suit if you take the first tri cil.. Th en it Is simplest to CELEBRITY CIPHER AstroGraph ....,.... u-.,., by Luis Campos Cel&bnty C~ " OZTC cry1110g1arm are e~e11ed tlom ~ bV fiiTOUii PtOIH.OISt and PleMfl Each 19111 '" tile Oj:Nr ua 1o1 nhr Today's clue: r 9QUIJ/s J UWS RMUUMS OGNOGCGSDC UWS . YWUGC CZTSGC BMO WSKVMIK EC DZG VOMFS DZWD CZTSG EC , BMO SGHGO DZGU ." ZWI • OGH . W A' C Z W 0 N D M S PREVIOUS SOLUTION - 'True happiness is found in unse~ish love. alove which increases in proportion as 11IS shared.• · Thorr,~as Merton ~~~::' s~tt4:l}A-"~~s· ltli!o4 CLAY L POUAN ~y '111011 tAll -~---~ Olour Rearrange lttteu of "'' Kramblod words below lo form fovr llmpls words. Any importa nt allerations you orchestrale yourself shou ld turn out as well a~ you anticipate. prov ided thoy were well thought out and res earched lor the good they might provide. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Should you gel involved wi th a companion who dislikes someone you like, don 't allow this indi vid ual's actions to cause your lriend to start thin kin g you're at th e bot· tom of this. Speak up. PISCES (Fe b. 20-March :20) ·- Gu ard against a tendency to turn th ings that would normaiJv afford you much pleas· ure into a tedious tim e. li1e is p roblematical enough without you makin g things toughe r on yourself ARIES (March 21 "Apnl 19) - Should some company po lit ics come into play and get you tapped into doing an assign· men! that a fellow worker ha s been dodging - lnslead ot re sisti ng, use it to leather your own n est. TAURUS (April 20 -May 20) - Lady LuCk will play an Important role in your aHairs, but only if you know her in put will be li mited . If yoll don't do your share, what she does tor yo u wil l count for little. GEMIN I (May 21-June 20) - Individuals who hold limited views cou ld rul:l you the wrong way. However. 1nstead of letting their lack of knowledge disturb you, sim· pty avoid discussing Issues in depth with them. CANCER (June 2 1-July 22) - St rive to keep a cool and lOgical head du ring all yo ur fin ancial . daali ngs. Allowing emo· tions to govern your transactions will cost you money instead LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - a etore pointing any fin gers ol blam e, check to see ilth e reason you're not getting all the cooperation you think you deserve is because others feel they're not getting any from ROME MY HYS KA f I' I I R U F ME Is I 6 I 1 ~ .. 0 I ~ ...I "I During our 1151 vacation I decided that a ihoncut is a route on which you can'l find anybody to ask · - you - . G Complole 1ho chocklo quolod by fillin~ in the missing words you dovo lop lrom sltp No. 3 below. e P~ I NI NUMBERED () ~~~~f;MBlE fORI lEIT~ R S IN SQUARE S I I I I lyoul I I I SCRAM-LnS ANSWERS 2- 1 4 - o 7 Anack - Pecan - Rajlllh - Versus - Jl'RKS " It's not just !he ups and downs that Cllll make life so difficult," gramps told me, "it's also the JERKS." ARLO & JANIS you 991·1194 or 991-6635 V C YOUNG Ill 311 11, 2007 8~ Berntce 8ede O.ot ·- ~~ NtwO.r•ge• Eleotrloal l Plumbing Rooting a Guhlfl 38 flnol Fna.~Feb . 740·367·0536 Room Addition• a Remoct.llng 37 43 Midterm or w ry unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious." G BIG NATE FnoaEIIImatae YOUN G'S 36 44-·· (2wdL) 41 look= 42 thD Allred North Whitehead. an Engl1sh mathematician and Ide ali st philosopher who died in 1947, claimed: ~u requires a a spade. 70 Pine Slreet • Gallipolis 446-0007 •, The unusual can work ... unusually Note that ff you duck the firstlricl<. you will fail if West shifts to a diamond. and East, after winnin g the tricM, leads back 'V & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ! All pass 740.367.0544 (Jam1Lq_ ...""o~~'~:"t!P!%"'~8 w....~"'·:..• '""''"I Eaot Pass return a tow spade toward dummy's 10, immediately establishing your· ninth trick. • Home Oxygen • Portable Oxygen • Homefill System • Hellos System f' \, " West North Local Contractor Manager Ja[l8t Jeffers where Ia", with no (304) 675-5236. Help Wanted Ut-1\\L. t We Deliver To You I Help Wanted STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANIS (740) 992-5232 Owner Rhonda Peters ... THE NEM'SPAPER HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU!! Good TrucM. (740)256·92 00 e Renovallons • Honey Do Lists Now Renting tar brand 6 Gnome Bln:h-lomlfy 7 Fact ludger trees 8 Oarth'a Beethoven's daughter Third 9 Mongol Highway dwelling 10 Fldel'a crulaer Improve, friend 11 Accents a& .Wine Upper 12 Huaband or atmoaphere wHa Unuaual 17 Tall vaae 20 Bergman or quollty So-10 mark old ftlma take the first trick, your right-hand oppo- • Custom Baths (740) 416-1568 BB Ford Tempo in good runs condition . $1.000 owned & 4 tl65 yielder 5 Peanut bul· Oflen, with ~·J ·x , you duck w11en \he ~ng is ~ on jOUr lefl. You hope thai lelty will play anothor round. giving iOU two tricks in the suit. C ustomarily, il you • Free Estimates _16_52:. 35 I NT But first let's locH< at this • Plumbing/Wiring 8421 daughters & BE8TE8T GOSSIP II • Complele 740-949-2217 CKC ye llow Lab puppies. Bwk s old, vet checked, shots . worm ed (304) 593· for sale, CKC M1niatu re TMAT'S WHAR WE GIT TH' Baer Builders &Developers Hill s Self . ,........ 40 Early ..... Banlfllo 21 llskeo a baalud 22 Frighten a ny 23 Sweater leHtr 24 BeK mak· or"Sioola 25 Aotronaut Sally 21 Nile goddosa 29 Eight quarto 31 Verne captain 32 Fablel 33 Stsrftah arm 37 Wheel buy aooeplable gamble. II Sou\h has \he dub king, that is six tricks. Surely South can produce three more. II South does not havo \he club king. perhaps tho finesse will win. You start wrth eigh\ lOp !ricks: one spade. one heart and six clubs. One more could come from spades, hearts or diamonds. . $2000 0 80 . call 740-339Jro9 !OR SAIL ·I~ MISS IT FER TH' WORLD !! Viocoua subat.nce 2 Up to the task 3 Young lhe declarer in three no-trump. West leads the spade king. What would be your plan? · North's raise to th ree no-tru mp is an WE WOULDN'T CHURCH ON SUNDAY!! Unconditional lifetime guarantee. l ocal references fu rnished. Establ ished 1975. $5001 Police Impou nds . Call 24 Hrs . (740) 446· Car!); from $500! For listings 0870, Rogers Basement 800·559-4086 113901 Waterproofing. AKC Pome ranian puppies 2 1994 Che11rolet Silverado. M and 1 F . 7 wks old. $350. VB , loaded, longbed, low 740-388 -864 2 miles, auto matic, bedliner. Excellent condition . no rust. CKC Registered Sh1 h Tzu Boo~ s for $6500. Se ll lor pupp1es, 4 males. 2 females. $5,000. 740·367-7129. vet checked , shots, $400 males. $500 females . 87 GMC 314 ton , 350, Auto. Love your • Ins. OWner: Ronnie Jones WATERPROOFING 6 wk old pur e blooded pit Plymouth Breeze 105,000 bulls, ·Males/Females avail· mites. $2000. Call 740-441· able, parents on Site, Call tor 7685 price. (740)388·8533 Wanted: Old Mustangs 65· 70 , Call (740)594·41 31 AKC lab puppies. 3 months TRUlXS old . 2 Females. $300 each. (740)256- \832 wOIJLl> YOU L.IICE YOIJ/l PAYMtNT ~~/ IN A LI.JMP SI.JM1 BARNEY '---iiiiii.iiiliii;.,_.l - - - - - - - - 740·256· 1686 Co. Free Estimates Tar a To wnho use Apar tments, Very Spacious, Oak firewood lor sate. 2 Escort s, 2 cavaliers, 2 or pickup. Metros. 2 Rangers. 740.4462 Bedrooms, CIA., 1 1/2 Delivered Ba\h. AduH Pool & Baby (740)441 -0941 , (740)645 - 7278 Pool, Patio, Start $425JMO. 5946 . CAA HEAP accepted. No Pets. Lease Plus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2000 Neon. Auto. Air, 4cyl., I 1 por 1. DIS hwa sh er. $2 100 OBO, 96 Whil e Security Deposit Required. Wh"poo a 40)367-7086. $100 , Aman a Aadara nge Dodge Ram Van 1500 - - - - -- -$20. St:~ars sewing machine senes . $1200 O BO. Twin Rivers Tower IS accept· in cabinet $50. t H.P. Jetstar (740)256· 1233 or (740)256· ing applicalions tor wailing deep we ll pump S100. Call list for Hud-subsized. 1· br, 740-446·0232 apartment. call 675·6679 I!J!II"--~---"1 Equal Housing Opportunity PETS FRANK & EARNEST IMPRo\'EM!NfS I H\\"I'tl l~l\ 1 1,1\ 18 TwO-timer Ill Fierce molller 23 Play K by 211 Clolaler dweller 27Pobdo 32 More baggy South 3 NT DOWN I WOFd 30 r.=Y Opening lead: • K Hmn: Ron E11ans. I· ba les , $3/bale , Ca ll Malt Modern 1BR ap\. (740)446· 800-537·9528. Saunders 741).446·2974. 0390. Tree Service www.auctionzip.com Stock. Call " K8 7 6 t AK3 .. 8 3 Dealer. South Vulnerable: Both Billy R. Goble Jr. 740-4I6-Il64 Sq. bales hay lor sale.$3.00 for 2nd cutting and $2.00 lor 1st cutting.Call after 7:00 P.M . 740·992-7302 • 7 64 2 8 South • AJ 5 " AJIOJ t Q J I0 .. K 7 2 Auctioneer (7401949-2660 parry 16 Not al home E•st " Q9I • 9852 • 65 5:00pm to 9:00pm Mar<h 3rd 10:00 am Hay lor sale- square bales, timothy and orchard grass, never we1. S2.50 per bale. Q9 lOIII' Store Sue's Selectables Mtuth 2nd Rw& GRAIN • .K Garr 15 Thrust-and- • AQJ1094 MONTY T-ahlrtl 50 Atmoaphare part 53 Nonaanae decor 55 QB Don 12 Environment 511 Only 13 Scream 57 Revlaa 14 Brief 511 Hatcher or romance t 1 6 I West 45 Departed quickly 46 Some 1 Ll-pool poky 5 Diner Jreeble 10 HeltowHn 34 Bucket Truck (740)446·2412 "'' 70 Pine Street • G a ll ipoli s 740-446-0007 Toll Free 877 -669-0007 AUCTION Middleport Depl. Trlltlrl· B&W Gooseneck 02-15-07 .. 10 3 & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT loaelme• - Hitches · Trailer Parts. Carmichael Trai lers. North rfamihJ •·tWM• SlOp & Compare appliances. WfD Hookup , $750 Both guns are ~ery Goos eneck, Dumps, & Privac')l Fence, Pnvate nice. 740 79- 2601 Utility· Aluma Al um inum Parking. 12 min. from R•o Grande. Must see to appre- I 148-912-1811 Immaculate 1 Bedroom Apt, Anschutz 1516 22 mag rifle, Kieler Built- Valley -BisonNewt~ Carpeted, Fresh ly $550 Anschutz, 54ms .22 Horse and u~est o ck Painted 8: Decorated. New LA, repeating target nfte. 1 I • Garages • Complete Remodeling ava1lable now on John Deere Z Trak Zero TUme & 5.9e% Fixed Rate on John Deere G1tora Carmichael Equipment (740)446·24 12. Trellers· •RENTALS SALES •SERVICE •FREE DELIVERY MONTHLY OXYGEN VISITS ROBERT IISSKl trash paid, 1 unit ava1l now. Used l urn1 ture store, 130 (740)682-9243 or 988-6 130. Bula~ille Pike Electric gas ranges . chests, couches. F.QuiPI'ttENr Gmcious living. t and 2 bed- ma llresses . bunk beds, r oom apartments at Village d1neNes. recliners. (740)446· Manor and Riverside 4782, Ga llipolis. OH. Hrsl1 · 0% Fmancing· 36 Mos 3 (M-F). Sa\. NEA Crou w ord P uzz le BRIDGE ----'----- (304)882-3017 From $295·$444. Call 740· 992 -5064 . Equal Housing Opportunities. The Daily Sentinel• Page B7 "ft'U. 1N<£ CAR£ Puggle pupp1es tor sale t st shots. wormed. heahh guarantee. puPJJi starter kit. Call $50-$60/month www.mydallysantlnel.com ~~~~.,--r---, Golden Retnever Pups, Mother/ Father AKC , $150. (740)44 1·1000 Blackn"an mal es. each. (740)388·B124 •Washer/ dryer hookup Aparlmenls 1n M1ddleport. Thursday; February 15, 2007 www.mydailyaentlnel.com .... .... 0 0 ORIZZWELLS ·"" VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 22) - Although you mi ght be saddled with some re spcm· sib ilities or duties that are nol of your ow n"maki ng. don"1 become so upset that you make things harder tha n they need to be. LIBRA {Sept. 23-0ct. 23) - Others may try to put you in the position of takin g sides between friends pertaining to a problem that doesn't conce rn you. If you allow them to do 10, It will be your own darn fautt SCORPIO (Oct. 24- No~. 22) - II you're smart , you will Place bHnders on and p rt· tend not to notice lh • Infraction & of cer· !lin other family members. You can main· lain tranqu ility lor yourM!f by tak ing this position. SAGITTAR IUS (Nov. 23-0 tc . 21)- Take c.,.. not to further complble • problem of • cloee lrllnct by volu ntarily offering 1uggutlon1 a s 1o how to handl e thi nga. You may not be working w ith all the facta CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan . 19 ) - Treat w•rlly any lnveatment llr;~• )'QI.i may get from an •1nalde r.ft RememMr, mlaery lovn company, anct !Mre't 1 chance you mlgnt be tabd into ~lng for another'a mlatakn. SOUPTONUTZ ~ \ I(~~ ~': _~ l~ �---- - -------~------------------------~--~--------- Page 86 • The Daily Sentinel SPACE I"( IR Ellm View Apartments • 2&3 bedroom apartmenl s • Central heat & AIC Rtxf It Commercial building "For Rent" 1600 square feet, oft slreet park1ng. Great loca· 749 Th1 rd Avenue m Gallipo-lis Rent s.&25lmo Thursday, February 15, 2007 ALLEVOOP •All eleclllc- averaging • Owner pa~s water. sewer, trash (111~, ACROSS M1n1a!ure P1ncher Pups, 2 Phillip Alder $250 ROGER HYSELL'S GARAGE t/2 mile west on SR 740-379-2268 Thompson s Apphance & Repair-675·7388. For sale. re -conditioned automatic washers & dryers, refrigera· tors , gas and elec tric G1bson Ep1phone 6 string ranges. aar conditiOners, and acous11c gwtars. New in bole wr inger wash ers. Will l1o With warra nty. $150 cash FEB SPECIAL! $100 ott Jst repa1rs on major brands in 1 \lnt ... t 1'1 ' 1 11 ... month's ren!. 2br apts 6 m1 shop or at your home. from holzer Water. sewer, .\11\! -, l lHh. t241o Rutland , Oh -~ 740.992-5682 9am - 6pm r.;r::::::;:::::; i1d FARrt1 r Ca\1 First c•m10111N • New Homes ciate. $325/mo. (614)595n73. aoo-798-4686. 2 Formals : exc. cond., Bladl. Immaculate 2 bedroom strapless, size 10, alte red; apartmen! Ne"" carpet & l ong coral d ress , Size 9. cabinets. freshly painted & (740)44 1·0540 atter 5pm , decorated. WID hookup. (7 40)379·2025 ext 143 Beautiful countr y setting . Must sea to appreciate. For Sate· Solid Wood latter $.COO/mo. (614)595-7773 or Baa.: Dining Room Chairs. 1·000· 798·4686 Seats recently upholstered. Inquire at Holiday Inn ol MickUeport Beech Street, 2 GallipoliS. (740)446·0090 bedroom fu rni shed apar t· ment , deposit & pre-rental JET references, no pets . ulilittes AERATION MOTORS paid, (740)992-0 165 Repaired, New & Rebuilt In r , 11{\fll, Straw for sale. Wire-tied iir-ii10~;;;;;;;;::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; New 2BR apartmen ts . Washe r/dryer hookup, stove/refriQefalor induded. 1\lso, units on SA 160. Pets Welcome ! (740)44 1·0194. NEW AND USED STEEL Steel Beams. Pipe Reba r For Concrete . Angle. Ch annel. Flat Bar, Stee , Gratin g For Drai ns. Driveways & Walkways. L&l Scrap Metals Open Monday. Nice clean, newly decorated Tuesday, Wednesday & carpet , 2 br. sto11e . refridg. Friday, Baffi-4.30pm. Closed wid hoo~ -up, no pets r ef. & Thu rsday, Saturday & dep 304·675-5162 Sunday. (740)44 6-7300 Top • ReiiiOWII • Trim • Stump Grinding INSU~AWCE 30 YM;. Exp. r Valley Apartments in Mason. WV is now accepting appll· cations. Apply in per son at 501 Shawnee Trail, Point Pleasant. WV on Tuesdays or Th ursd ays. HUD Assisted. Equal Opportunity Housing FOil SAIJ: ;~:l:n:M=em=o=ry=:;;:~ .• .• In memory ol Brenda S. Tatterson on her birlhday 2/ 15/5 1 .9/8/01 Wish we were ce lebrating logether. ... ,. 1 HOPE TO SEE YOU LADIES IN BASEMENT Stor<1gt~ 29670 Bashan Road 1997 Monte Carlo, all power. Racine. Ohio 45771 P1nscher ma le B months old , ears cropped , tail doc.ked . shots. 740·388·8788 famill ~s --=------ Help Wanted High and Dry Storage milia.. Iii dn\len try el derly tamale (304)675-2277 .....,...•• Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabililation Center has openings for State Tested Nursing Assistants. Twelve hour shifts, shift differential, excellenl salary, holidays, health insurance single/ family plan, dental, life insurance, va cation, long·term disability and retirement For more information, please contact Angie Cleland, Director of Nursing. EAGLES Music Presented By Red Room Productions Saturday, Feb. 17th DJ Chris AA/EOE Help Wanted e Help Wanted Help Wanted e DIRECTOR OF HOME CARE SERVI(~S NURSING ASSISTANTS Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently accepting resumes for a Director of Home Care Services. Home Health experience requi red. Experience in supervision and management of a Home Care Agency preferred. RN with Bachelor's Degree. Must maintain licensure in the states of WV and Ohio. Applicanls actively pursuing a BSN will be considered. Send resumes to: PINsanl Valley Hosplt'-1 Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently accepting appli cations for full-time and per diem Nursing Assistants for South One and South Two. All shifts available. Previous nursing assistance experience preferred. Ho l i da ys, health in su ra nce, single/ fa mily plan, dental plan, life insurance, vacation, long·term disability and retirement Send resumes to: Pleaant V•lley Hospital c/o Human Resources 1520 Valley Drive Point Plusant, WV 25550 c/o Human Resources 1510 Valley Drive Point PINsant. WV 15550 Or fax: Or fax : ]04-675-61175 Or apply online at: -pvalley.cq 104-675-61175 Or apply online at: AA/EOE PUBLIC NOTICE · NOTICE: Ia hereby given that on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., e public sale will be held at 211 w. Second St., Pomeroy, Ohio. The Farmers Bank and Savings Company Ia aeltlng lor cash In hand or certified check the following collateral: 1991 Chevrolet 10 pickup 1GCCS19R2M2254110 19911 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1GKCT18WtXK502392 The Farmers Bank and Savings Company, Pomeroy, Ohio, reaervea the right to bid at this sale, and to withdraw tha above collateral prior to sale. Further, The Fanner• Bank and Saving• Company reaervee the right to reject any or oil bldo oubmhted. The above daecrlbed collateral will be eold . " as le- -pvalley.oi'J AA/EOE Environmental Protection'• (Director's) Intent with retpect to the l11uance, denial, etc. of a permit, llcenoe, order, etc. lnteraated peraont may aubmlt written permit, llcenae, order, tic. tntereated peraona may aubmlt wrlnen cqmmantt or req-t a public mHt· lng regarding draft acllona. Commentt or public meeting requeats must be submined within 30 dayt of notice of the draft " Proposed action. Actions" are written ttatementa of the dlrector't Intent with reopect to the laauance1 denlll1 modi~ tlcatlon, reVOCitlon 1 or renewal ol a parmlt, llcanee, or variance. Written commentt and requeatt for a public mHtlng regarding a propooad action may be submitted within 30 days of notice ol the proposed action. An adJudication hearing may be held on • propoled action H a hearIng requeat or obJection Ia received by the OEPA within 30 daya of 111uance of the propoMCI action. Wrhtan expreued or Implied warranty given. For further lnforlllltlon , or lor an appoint· ment to lnepect colletaral, prior to eale date contiCI Cyndle, Ken or Randy at 992-2136. (2) 13, 14, 15 commenta, requeat1 fe r public mHtlngt, and adjudlcotlon hearPublic Notice Ing requelta mull be sent to: Hearing Clerk, Public Notice Ohio Environmental County: Melga Agtncy, Protection Tha following appllc• P.O. Box 10411, tlone end/or verified Columbus, Ohio complalnte ware 43216 - 1048 received, and the lo~ (Telephone: 614.e44· lowing draft, propooad, 2129•- •" Final Actlone: or final actlona - • Are actlone of the lsoued, by The Ohio director which are Environment. I upon la1uance or 1 Protection Agency .toted efftctlve data. (OEPA) lost WHk. Purauont to Ohio " Actions" Include the Reviled Code Section ldoptlon, modification, 3745.04, A final action or repeal ol orden INY be oppealed to the (other than emergency Environmental llllvlew orders); tha isouonce, Appeals Commtaalon denial, modification or (ERAC. (Formerly revocation of licenses, know as the permits, Ieana, varl~ Environmental Board or certllk:at•e; of RevieW• by a parson and the approval or who was a party to a dioapproval or plans proceeding before the and spec ifications . director by filing an " Draft Action s" are appeal within 30 days written s tatements of of notice of the flnal the director or action. Pursuant to Ohio Aevlaed Code Section 3746.07 , A Final Action laaulng, denying, modifying, revoking, or renowlng a permit, llcenae, or variance which ia not prec- by a pro· posed action, may be appealed to the EAAC by filing an appeal within 30 daye of 111uance of the final action. ERAC appeola, accompanied b a $70 riling lee which th acommlaslon In It dlacretlon may reduce H by llfldavh lhe appal· lant demonatrataa thai payment of the full amount of the IH would cauae elltrema hardahlp, mull be Iliad with: Environmental Review Appeal• Comml11lon, Fourth 309 South StrHt, Room 222, Columbus, Ohio 43215. A copy of the appeal mull be Mrved on the director whhln 3 daye alter filing the oppoal with the EAAC. Flnallsouance of Air Permit to Operate Facemyer Lumber Co. Inc. 31940 Bailey Run Rd. Mlcklleport, OH Action Date: 0210812007 . Facility Description: Air Identification No. : C.OT'ffii ~ ~E.'N 1-\\Col-\-t>UI ~ \TtDtH\/ I CORNER STONE CONSTRUCTION Roofing, Siding, Soffit, Decks, Doors, Windows, ~lectric, Plumbing, Drywall, Remodeling, Room · Additions I 0653000062 Final llauance of air operate permit to Wood Burning Boller. (2P5 Public Notice The 2006 Annual Financial Report for the VHiage of Syracuae Ia complete end aval~ able for public lnapoctlon at the ClarkTreasurer's Office In VIllage Hall at 2581 Third Slreet, SyracuM, Ohio 45779. OHice houra are noon lo 4 p.m. the llrat thru lhe lenth of each month or call 740·992·7777 to make an appolnlmenL Sharon S. Cottrill Clerk-Treasurer (2) 15 PEANUTS I ~EARP WHERE DID ~E GET TI-lE I-IELMET AND l-IE WAS ALWAVSTHE ANURSE SA'< OliR BROTHER SNOOP'( ~AS LIVELY ONE IN OUR FAMIL'I'.. Iff ".1. it~ .._, • ~ ,J) SUNSHINE CLUB CARPENTER SERVICE 97 Beech Street Middleport, OH 10x10x10xl0 Vinyl Siding I Ptlnllng'· P•Ho •nd -~rch ~k• WY03U2$ lllJl b! I '• n "Middleport's only 1 t ,, I 1 1 r 1 Self..Storoco• Manlay'a Recycling r•Rr••••• ......... . ,.••,.a• .I··-·· ......I••. . . . . . .f 'b ~~:~~ 7" GARFIELD 0 0 0 II ~ 42 (2 well .) Jane 47 IJI CII 'ngl) 48 Psatroml Hiler 411 Conniving 51 Mllrtlnl lngrediMI 52 Windup 54 Compost • South's spade holding is a common card combination. Does it require the usual handling, or something unusual ?You are spade suit. nent gains the lead early In the play and pushes a spade lhrou~ your remaining J-11, permitting the defenders to run the sun. This duck is called the Bath Coup because it was first WOfked out in Bath, England. during the days of wlliS\. 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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Should you gel involved wi th a companion who dislikes someone you like, don 't allow this indi vid ual's actions to cause your lriend to start thin kin g you're at th e bot· tom of this. Speak up. PISCES (Fe b. 20-March :20) ·- Gu ard against a tendency to turn th ings that would normaiJv afford you much pleas· ure into a tedious tim e. li1e is p roblematical enough without you makin g things toughe r on yourself ARIES (March 21 "Apnl 19) - Should some company po lit ics come into play and get you tapped into doing an assign· men! that a fellow worker ha s been dodging - lnslead ot re sisti ng, use it to leather your own n est. TAURUS (April 20 -May 20) - Lady LuCk will play an Important role in your aHairs, but only if you know her in put will be li mited . If yoll don't do your share, what she does tor yo u wil l count for little. GEMIN I (May 21-June 20) - Individuals who hold limited views cou ld rul:l you the wrong way. However. 1nstead of letting their lack of knowledge disturb you, sim· pty avoid discussing Issues in depth with them. CANCER (June 2 1-July 22) - St rive to keep a cool and lOgical head du ring all yo ur fin ancial . daali ngs. Allowing emo· tions to govern your transactions will cost you money instead LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - a etore pointing any fin gers ol blam e, check to see ilth e reason you're not getting all the cooperation you think you deserve is because others feel they're not getting any from ROME MY HYS KA f I' I I R U F ME Is I 6 I 1 ~ .. 0 I ~ ...I "I During our 1151 vacation I decided that a ihoncut is a route on which you can'l find anybody to ask · - you - . G Complole 1ho chocklo quolod by fillin~ in the missing words you dovo lop lrom sltp No. 3 below. e P~ I NI NUMBERED () ~~~~f;MBlE fORI lEIT~ R S IN SQUARE S I I I I lyoul I I I SCRAM-LnS ANSWERS 2- 1 4 - o 7 Anack - Pecan - Rajlllh - Versus - Jl'RKS " It's not just !he ups and downs that Cllll make life so difficult," gramps told me, "it's also the JERKS." ARLO & JANIS you 991·1194 or 991-6635 V C YOUNG Ill 311 11, 2007 8~ Berntce 8ede O.ot ·- ~~ NtwO.r•ge• Eleotrloal l Plumbing Rooting a Guhlfl 38 flnol Fna.~Feb . 740·367·0536 Room Addition• a Remoct.llng 37 43 Midterm or w ry unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious." G BIG NATE FnoaEIIImatae YOUN G'S 36 44-·· (2wdL) 41 look= 42 thD Allred North Whitehead. an Engl1sh mathematician and Ide ali st philosopher who died in 1947, claimed: ~u requires a a spade. 70 Pine Slreet • Gallipolis 446-0007 •, The unusual can work ... unusually Note that ff you duck the firstlricl<. you will fail if West shifts to a diamond. and East, after winnin g the tricM, leads back 'V & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ! All pass 740.367.0544 (Jam1Lq_ ...""o~~'~:"t!P!%"'~8 w....~"'·:..• '""''"I Eaot Pass return a tow spade toward dummy's 10, immediately establishing your· ninth trick. • Home Oxygen • Portable Oxygen • Homefill System • Hellos System f' \, " West North Local Contractor Manager Ja[l8t Jeffers where Ia", with no (304) 675-5236. Help Wanted Ut-1\\L. t We Deliver To You I Help Wanted STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANIS (740) 992-5232 Owner Rhonda Peters ... THE NEM'SPAPER HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU!! Good TrucM. 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F.QuiPI'ttENr Gmcious living. t and 2 bed- ma llresses . bunk beds, r oom apartments at Village d1neNes. recliners. (740)446· Manor and Riverside 4782, Ga llipolis. OH. Hrsl1 · 0% Fmancing· 36 Mos 3 (M-F). Sa\. NEA Crou w ord P uzz le BRIDGE ----'----- (304)882-3017 From $295·$444. Call 740· 992 -5064 . Equal Housing Opportunities. The Daily Sentinel• Page B7 "ft'U. 1N<£ CAR£ Puggle pupp1es tor sale t st shots. wormed. heahh guarantee. puPJJi starter kit. Call $50-$60/month www.mydallysantlnel.com ~~~~.,--r---, Golden Retnever Pups, Mother/ Father AKC , $150. (740)44 1·1000 Blackn"an mal es. each. (740)388·B124 •Washer/ dryer hookup Aparlmenls 1n M1ddleport. Thursday; February 15, 2007 www.mydailyaentlnel.com .... .... 0 0 ORIZZWELLS ·"" VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 22) - Although you mi ght be saddled with some re spcm· sib ilities or duties that are nol of your ow n"maki ng. don"1 become so upset that you make things harder tha n they need to be. LIBRA {Sept. 23-0ct. 23) - Others may try to put you in the position of takin g sides between friends pertaining to a problem that doesn't conce rn you. If you allow them to do 10, It will be your own darn fautt SCORPIO (Oct. 24- No~. 22) - II you're smart , you will Place bHnders on and p rt· tend not to notice lh • Infraction & of cer· !lin other family members. You can main· lain tranqu ility lor yourM!f by tak ing this position. SAGITTAR IUS (Nov. 23-0 tc . 21)- Take c.,.. not to further complble • problem of • cloee lrllnct by volu ntarily offering 1uggutlon1 a s 1o how to handl e thi nga. You may not be working w ith all the facta CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan . 19 ) - Treat w•rlly any lnveatment llr;~• )'QI.i may get from an •1nalde r.ft RememMr, mlaery lovn company, anct !Mre't 1 chance you mlgnt be tabd into ~lng for another'a mlatakn. SOUPTONUTZ ~ \ I(~~ ~': _~ l~ �Page 88 • The Daily Sentinel Thursday, February 15. www.mydailysentinel.com 2007 D 2007 NASCAR edition NA SCAR czar says_fiumy cars no laughing matter Bv JtM LITKE ASSOCIATE D PRESS There i' no such thing as a good time to get caug ht L.: hcati ng . But the weekend before the :-.cason open:-.. with the b<r" 'chedulcd to de liver hi' stale-of-the-spo rt 'peech and hi s hand lers prac ti call y be g~in g for a t e~t case tn m.1 k~ thcn1 lnPh tu ugh, might be th e \\ ' OI 't time of all. Four NASCA R tea ms learned that the hard way Tuesda v, a fifth on Wed ne;day. That's when the hammer dropped on the Toyota team headed by o wne r-dri ve r Michael Waltrip. It came a day after the crew chiefs for AP photo former Nextel seri es champ Columbus Blue Jackets' Fredrik Modin (33) attempts to seal the puck fro m St. Louis Blues' Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Jay McCiement (9) during the second pe riod of a hockey game Wednesday in Columb us. Scott Ri ggs and Ellio tt Sadler were suspe nr.led , fined and docked points for mc ~s in g with I he ir c ar~ ' aerodynamics. Proving they ahead goal at the midpoint ni ght , has fiv e goab and tw o still had plenty of wallop BY RusTY MILLER left . NASCAR official s just ASSOCIATED PRESS of the final period . Ja y assists in four games. Columbu s ~ oa li e Pas L·al abo ut doubled all th e pe nalM.:Cieme nt streaked a long COLUMBUS St. the left boards with the puck Leclaire made' a stron g stop ties of a day earlier. Waltrip lost 100 points LoUis rookie David Backes before firing a backdoor. on Radek Dvorak 's shot off and his crew chief, David had his first two-goal game tape- to-tape pass that only a pass from Jamal Maye" in the NHL. leading th e required Backes to put hi s but then ' urrendered a soft Hyder. was suspe nded inde fimtel y and lined $ 100.000, Blues past the Columbus stick on the ice to >.:ore. goal not long after. and suffe red the additional Blue Jackets 4-2 on Columbus· Dan Fritsche Backe' made it 2- 1 al indignity of being thrown Wednesday night : helped give the Blue Jackets 13:07, firin g a shot thai beat out of the garage. Team Backes , playing in hi s an early 1-0 lead . He kept Lec laire be tween the pad s. directo r Bobhy Kenned y 25th game, notched his third the pu ck in the offensive Svitov an s were d for and founh goals - three zr>ne with a couple of effort Columbu s 4 1/ 2 minute' also was kicked out. Waltrip 's tro ubl e began have come in the last three play s,. eventually control- later. carrying th e puck from after a gooey liquid was contests. . ling the puck and slipping a his blue line to the top of I he found in the car s intake Bill Guerin scored a goal , pass to David Vyborny. circles and ' hootin g the manifold during qualifying Dallas Drake added an Vyborny fed Nash who was puck pasl Legace fnr hi s inspections Sunday. empty-nener and Manny alone on the wing at the seve nl h goal . NASC.<\R official s would Legace stopped 20 shots. goal line. He skat ed in on Columbus nearly brok e not re veal whal they found, Lee Stempniak had two Legace, stopped abruptly in the tic at 7:07 of the third. but a person with knowledge assists for the Blues, who the slot. then reached back Svilov·s wrist shot from lhe of the invesligation told The improved 10 11-11-6 on the to slide the puck into the left rig ht wing appeared to Assol'ialed Press it was a road. corner for hi ~ 1511 ~. handcuff Legace. who fe ll property contained in jet Rick Nash and Alexander The Blues tied it wilh just backward into lhe net with fuel. Speculation had ce nSvitov had goals for over a minute left in the the puck rolling over the tered on Slerno '" lhe Columbus. which has opening period whe n Petr goal line underneath him . offending substance, since dropped five of six . Nash Cajanek took a pa<s from But afler 4t re view. the r~ fer­ thai way Waltrip could claim scored only his second goal Doug Weight and L·arried ecs ruled it \ViiS nut a goal. hrs crew was stmply reheatin 17 games. the puck straighl to the net Notes: Columbus coath ing leftovers on the hood. The arena was less than from the right dot. He slid a Ken Hitchcock is seven Given NASCAR czar half full, with 6 inches of pass to Guerin. who scored games shy of 800 in his Brian France· mood. he snow, high winds and low into an empty net. c·areer.. .. St. Louis is 4-7- .1 probably didn ' t dare . Guerin , coming off a in the first game of back-tolemperalures having hit " It will be undeniable that three-goal game in a 6-5 hacks but 7-6- 1 in the seL'- when you keep pushing lhe Columbus. Backes provided the go- loss to San Jose on Tue, day on d. system and test the inlegrity St. Louis doubles up Blue Jackets I City built on gambling is betting that it can land a professional team LAS VEGAS (API Nobody does a pany like this gambling town, a big reason why the NBA picked it for an All-Star celebration !hal threatens lo add a new definition to the word excess. There are so many A-lisl happenings on the glitlering Las Vegas Strip !hat Sunday's game seems almosl an aftenhought. h 's the first lime lhe NBA has held lhe annual exhibition in a cily Ihal doesn ' t have a leam. Already there's talk about a return All-Star appearance in a few years. Whal Las Vegas really wants. though. is something more permanent - a team of ils own. So far. the glitzy city has slruck out trying to land one from the four major spons. Las Vegas may have the biggest hotels in the world. including a $7 billion resort complex under construction that other cities could never match. But il still lonk.s with envy at more sedjlte places like Indianapolis that have teams - and titles. "I think Las. Vegas is the next great world city, and a component part of that has to be a major league team. be it NBA. NHL, baseball or foolball," said MaYor Oscar Goodman. ·That 's what makes great American cilies." A big pan of the problem for Las Vegas is that other American cilies were n't buill on gamblin g. Other American cilies don' t have neighborhood casinos that make it . as easy to bet on a game as it is to go to the supermarket for a gallon of milk. Leagues already wary of betting scandal s are e ve n more wary of committing a ream 10 play in a place where belling is not only tol eraled, but encouraged. "It's not about a moral crusade about ga mbling." NBA commissioner David Stern said when announcing the All-Siar game would be in Las Vegas. " It's jusl about belting on basketball games." To land the All-Star game. casino sports books ag reed nnt to accept bets on it, a concession easilv made since it's an exhib.ition that hardly anyone bets on anyway. The casinos. though. made il clear thev won't do the same for an ~entire sea- Goodell ca~i no were ordai ned f ro m on hi gh . year And it mi g ht ha1c hee n. Peuy. 47 at the time. ncw r picked up Nn. 20 I, despite ~ i g ht more year> spcm tryIng. Brian Frmll'e, th ough, recogni zes a new day calls for new ways . There's millions more people l o okin ~ in every wccke nt.l , and it s his job to make sure thai the new TV partners and deep· pocketed sponsors - more than I 00 Fortune 500 bu, ine:-. ses no \v In ves t in hi :-. rollin g billboards - bu y into the integrit y oflhe show he's putring on . So tough"' he looked Tucsdav , France made a po int o( looking eve n toug her on \Vedne:-.Jay. NASCAR dnes n·t like it when t e am ~ lllt: ~ s with a car 's c ha~.., i~ . whi ch is what B ecat~->e op(' r:.llur. .. In th i . . commi '.sioner Ro ger state and t,:onnnunit) we pay Goode ll. for evervthn1c. \V~ gl' t n~ • " I think it\ a real l"ue:· h rea ~ , ... • - inside today's Sentinel Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio .1' 1 ( 'I \:TS • \ol . .) h , :\~,. t : ; ~ SPORTS • Lady Eagles win another sectional title. SeePage81 or course. some habits die harder than or hers... Jim Litke is. a IWtiutwl 1porr.1 colwwrisr for The A.1sociwed Pres.\ . Write to fum at jlitkellf'· '":~ 2·007 News and information for your retirement years. ~~-~'-' INSIDE • CDC-struggles to find source of peanut butter salmonella outbreak. See Page A2 • Birth announced. See Page A3 • Local Briefs. SeePage AS • Ohio parents convicted in 'caged kids' case sentenced to 2 years. See Page AS • Prayer for Christian unity. See Page A6 • A Hunger For More. See Page A6 1 WEA1HER Commissioners award bid for Scipio project BY BRIAN BREEO@MYDAILYSENTINEL .COM POMEROY - Meigs Counlv Commissioners awarded a bid for lhe purchase o( new bleachers for in lhe ballfield Harrisonville at Thursday's regular meeting . Two sealed bids for the bleachers ·were received and opened yesterday. Commissioners awarded lhe bil,l to David Williams and Associales of Alliance, at a cost of $3,865 . The second bid from A&M Outdoor Concept' of Galena, was for $5,238. Submttted photo BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MVDAI LYSENTINEL.COM Dotalto on Pace A3 BY BETH SERGENT INDEX 2 SECTIONS- 16 PAGES Annie's Mailbox A3 Calendars A3 Classifieds Bs-6 Comics B7 Editorials A4 Faith • Values A6-7 Movies As contact your Advertising Representative, s itt ing (from left) Jim Shee ts . Mick Davenport. sign a proclamation s upporting next week's "Through wit h Chew Week." Presenting the proclamation are . standing (from left) Lora Rawson. He ather Du nlap. Raina Garber. all from the Meigs County Tobacco Use Pre vention Coalition. J. R££0 BSERGENT@MYOAILYSENTINEL.COM Retirement Edition Meigs Counly Commis sioners. Free care packages for 'Through with Chaw Weak' begins Monday soldiers still available ®allipohsllailp ~ribune l'otnt lHeasant l\egtster Te advertise in this special Brian J. Reed/ photo Melvin Hayes of Cincinnati was taken to a court appearance in Mergs Cou nty Cour t by Sheriff Robert Beegle yesterday afternoon . He was to have been arra rgned followi ng the preliminary hearing in the case against Amy Thornburg of Pomeroy. Please see Scipio. A5 [ Februarr_23, 2007 ] The Daily .Sentinel NASCAR B8 Sports Weather B Section A3 @ 2001 Ohio Valle,.· ~ Co. RACINE - Free care packages are still available for delivery to soldiers currenlly serving !heir counlry either overseas or stateside from Racine's Enduring Freedom Support Group. in 200 I. Founded Enduring Freedom is a group of volunteers which collects donalions from local businesses and individuals lo mail care packages from home to soldiers with no cost to the solider or !heir family. The group's most recent mailing was for .Valemine·s Day and conlained items such as candy and valenlines Pluse - Pllckaps, A5 POMEROY - In an effort to raise public awareness about lhe dangers of smokeless tobacco use . "Through with Chew Week" will begin on Monday and include "The Great American Spit Out" on Thursday. Locally, lhe Meigs County Tobacco Use Prevention Coalition. Holzer Tobacco Prevention Center and Meigs Counly Commissioners are supporting ·the awareness campaign meant to start a discussion about the healtti effects of using smokeless tobacco and snuff. Smokeless tobacco use poses particular danger to Ohio's youth . According to a ~()()() sludy of smokeless tobacco users by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 7.6 million Americans age I~ and older use smokeless tobacco. primarily men ages 18-25 living in suburban and mral areas. ln manv ca~s . smokeless tubac· co use is past down from fmher to son as a "rile of passage" into manhood. "Through With Chew Week" was established in 1989 by the American Acade my of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. Meigs County Commissioners Mi'k Davenport and Jim Sheets recently signed a proclamation supportin g next week 's observance me am to d i sn)ur· age smokeless tobacco use by young people. The proclamation claimed the use of chewing tobac co and snuiT is one of the nation ' s leasI ptrblic ized health problems and people who con sume eight to 10 dips or chews per day receive the same amount of ni coline a:-. a heavy smoker who smokes 30 to 40 cigaretles a day. The prodamalion goes on to say sp1t 1obacco co ntains 28 known carc i no 2e n ~ including formaldehyde. nickel. poloni um-210 (a radioacti1·e compou nd) an d can contain up to 100 times the level of nitrosamines lawfull y permitted in regulated products like bacon or beer. Spit tobatco also increases a pcr~m \ ri sk or cancers of the lip. tongue. cheeks. gmm. tloor and roof of the mouth. throat. lm·ynx and esophagus. It is illegal in Ohio to sell or gi1 e toban:o to any child under ag~ IS and the IO<.·al coalition be lie1es a' a resu lt ·:'' 16, 007 ~.lllipohs ilmlv [:ribunr Daily Sentinel 740-446-2342 740-992.-2156 li)oint f)lra~nnt ~rgigtrr 304-675-1333 \\\\\\ . nl~tl : uh,~,.· nttlll'l . lon• :.! oo- J. REED possession of crack cocaine, and is wanted in Cincinnati for failure to register as a POMEROY - The case sexual offender. He is conof a Po meroy woman sidered a sexuall y-viole nt accused in lhe armed rob- predator there. bery of WhitleY's Liquor At press time, Hayes was Agency in Middleport will wailing lo go before Story go to the Meigs Counly , on the local charge. Grand Jury followmg a preRenee Whitley was the liminary hearing in Meigs sole slate's witness at County Court on Thursday. Thornburg' s hearing . Amy Thornburg. 29, will Whirley said she had jusr remain under an eleclroni- opened the store on Feb. 8 cally-monitored ' house when Thornburg entered, arrest on $50.000 bond wearing a parka and a while her case is considered backward s gray hooded by lhe grand jury. Ju~ge sweatshirt with hole s cut Steven L. Story found "sub- out for her eye s, and stantial credible evidence" demanded money. in yesterday ' s hearing to "She said, 'this is a robbind lhe case to Common bery, give me all your Pleas Court. money,"' Whitley said . "My A Cincinnati man arrested first thou ght was · that al the Brownell Avenue resi- nobody is dumb enough to dence where Thornburg was rob a liquor store righl apprehended was scheduled across from the police lo appear before Judge department." Steven L. Slory for an No weapon has been arraignment hearing. Melvin Hayes, 28, was charged with Please see Robbery, A5 BY BRIAN ing. uther." 1h , BREEO@MVDAtlYSENTI NE L.COM the point s race. the 50 points Ke nseth just got docked aren' l quite as meaningful . llut it could hurt his chances of qualifyin g for the poslseason, and the 100-point ball -and-chain altached lo Waltrip ·s ankle is cenain to · make It even more interesl"The intentional pressing, trying to gel ahead of the rul es, will not work," France said late into his state-ofsport speech . "We'll make sure nf that one way or lhe I Rill\' . II Bl<l \I~' Store clerk recounts alleged robbery.attempt of a change in said earlier this month at the Super Bowl. "I have my personal vi ews about gambling , and I don 't think it's in the besl interests of the NFL to have any association with sports betting." son . The city 's best hope for Goodmun has made it hi s lhe immediate future might mission in recent years to be the NHL. which is struglure some sort of learn tn gling with tmth atte ndan<:e town. even going so far as to and tele vision ratings "nd show up at baseball 's winter doesn 't appear nearl y as meetings· a few years ago 'dogmatic ahout hctting. with 1wo showgirls and an "Certainly !here has been Elvis impersonator in tow. interest ex1iressed since the He 's been rebuffed for locknut ended hy peopl e both moral and fin;m cial wanting to own a franchi se reasons, but the fast-grow- in Las Ve g as," de puty coming cily now has a relatively missioner Bill Daly said . afllucllt population of 2 mil - "At the appropriat e time I lion and might eventually lhink we have to look at that prove so attractive that it interest.·· can't .be ignored. Daly said he helkves an Stern hasn' t budged from a~\: omnHH..lation ~...·ould be hi s insistence that tl1ere be made on th~ betting bs.Ut'. no betting on the NBA as a More important. he said . condition for any team to would be the willmgness to locale in Las Vegas But he huild ;1 new arena since the had no proble m hringing the 19.000-seat UNLV campus All-Star game to town and arena whe re the NBA All seems to have softened his Star game will he played stance recently by saying it wouldn't satisfy a basketball would be a decision made hy or hockey team . the owners. "It \ an intriguing market At least one of those own· for a host of reasons. The ers believes lhe NBA will he tk:mographics arc s tron g, in Las Vegas in a fe w ye ars. there 's wealth in the market "I think within five years," and imerest in the market," said Ga vin \-l alnoL whose Dalv said . "But it's essential family owns both th e th ere be a state-of-ihe-art Sacramento Kings and the arena before we have a fran Palms hotel-casino in Las t hi' e th e re ... Vegas. "Certainly within the That could he more thiTidecade. absolutely. The L·it y <: ult than gelling casinos to has too much goin g for it. s top taking sporl s be ts. It's very large. there's a lot Local leaders formed a comof money here. there 's a miuee to stud y building a huge local populalion. arid new arena. hut there is liule they love basketball." appetite for tax money to . The NBA isn'l the onl v pay for one . league hesitant to commit. Cas inos. for the most pw·t, Baseball tlined with moving see a team as c·ompetition the Montreal Expos to the for the e nte rtainme nt dolla r. city. but the belting issue not a lure for tou ri't' . and a belle r offer pro mpted "There isn·t a movie c·o mth e league to choo'e pan y in Los Ange les that Washington. D.C. . instead. would e xpe<l the govern The NFL. meanwhile. is ment to pay anothe r mo vie so unfrie ndl y to the city lhal company to come to tow n. it wo n' t even allow Las And we should n' l be dc>ing Vegas to be men tioned r.J ur- tha t fu r a "rort-. te-am:· ..;ai d ing the Super Bow l telec ast, Alan Fcl d mm1 . vice prn tmuch le" adverti se on 11. dent of pu hl i.: alla irs for tlw That poli cy appa re nt ly po we rful ,\l (i~ l Mi rage w on't c h;.ange unJc r new of the 'l'"rt. ll'c' will do the tirst four teams to be diswhatever 11 t<tkes . Thai dnes- ciplined did: They lefl hole, , n' 1 mean you go out and get in the body uncovered so 'omebod) in the elenric more downforce at the rear chair, " added FranL·e . the would make the car faster. third generation of the fami- Kenset h and Kahne slaned ly that rulc·d NASCA R since 4ua lifying wil h those holes it~ inceplion . plugged with caps or lape "But 11 "'"'' mean you ' tep strips. then clai med tliey fell up the penalties 10 a level out or fe ll off during the run. that make' it a !rue deter· Tlrat mig hl have been a fl' ll l. .. good ~no ugh ex elise bac k in And ht·:n·cn ~ no\'i". it·, the dav. whe n tinkering by about ti me . both .l rivers and official s NASCAR Ira' hec n run was often a wink -wink like a fiefdo m for'" Jon~ it '' proposit ion. Not now. reas:-. uring to fi nd ou t the :-.on "A L·at·a m.l-mouse game is isn't going to repea t all the o ne thing," presidenl Mike mi , takes of the Ltthe r. When Helton, a holdover from preLJad was still Clar. disc ipli ne ' ious adm ini stratio ns, said wa:-. whateve r Bill France Tuesda y. " Bul when you wa nted it to be . He prided th row a big rat in there . it's a himse lf o n prov idi ng th e whole new ballgame." kind of rac ing hi s audience Su re looked !hat way if thai Wednesday, ton, from where wanted, even invul veJ t\\.'eakin g the rule.., W;tltrip was sitting. any \vay he ' "w fit "' h1tc a ~ On th e eve of lasl year's the day hdnr~ a ra.:e . Tha t's nll'e. Jimmie Johnson's crew hecau:-.e thl' old man w~1:-. chtef got busted for an e ve n used to Join u hu~ m c:-..s in worse infraclion and was privatt'. withol1t in te rft•re nce handed the same four-race from th e emplnyl:e:-.. ran:-. o r suspension . But Chad Knaus med ia - esp~ci all y when was lined only $25.000 and the sport '' prc,tige Dr safe ty without any penalty points w a~ on the line. lev ted against Johnson. they Old-tirncr,, in fact. still teamed back up in Marc h talk in re verent ton~;:r.; about and went on to claim the the day an ag ing Ri chard Pett y trnall y got hi' 2001h Ncxtel Cup title. Ken seth tini shed JUS! 56 caree r wi n - on July 4, point' behind Johnson in the 1984, wilh Pr~' ide nt Reagan series championship last in the \ tands - as thnm.!h it Sonshine Circle donates, A3 Call Back to Health Chiropractic today! 740.446.7460 of ma ~s i v e adve rtisin g. peer pres:-.ure. in l! ffective \va rnin~ labels and the ... carch by ~om~ ror an ahc-rnati\'e to . .·igarettes. th ou ~a nd ~ of young people are tak ing up a new hahit that r an lead to l ife- thre ate ni nl.! l' <l llL.:t:r. The Oh io 'fotlac c·,, Prewnt ion Foun dation . the Amcril·an C a nce r Socictv . the Ohi <> Department of Denti stfl Health . the Ohi<' A ~sor iati n n . O r al H ~ alt h Americari, the Nat ional Cancer Institut e. ;md the U. S. Department of Hc·al lh and Human Sen ·i\.'es have Ji :-.tri huteU. information and material ... to :-.chou\... anJ L·o mmuni tie:-.. to Ji :-. L· o Lmt ~l: 'l lllol..ck:-..., tohau.: o u:-.e by young p~~1pk. A" for tht' "G reat Anh.'rlran Spit Out." on ThursdaY it i" . . imilar to the "Grc·at Anwnc\111 ·s nwke Out" which t'll l'Ourag e~ ..,mo l-..c r~ to quit the ir habit for (l lle J ay 1 hoping that Pnc day turn . . i nto two. ln :-.tt'ad of l..' l !:! i.l rett e.;, the · "Great Arm·ric<lll Spit Out" ftx· u'e' on ge tti ng penpk lll ~l\.)p t h ~ use of 'mokc k ..,~ tob acn~ for at Jra,t o nr day. 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