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Silver lrldll ..._...CI7!!1·ti·IM· PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL GEORGETOWN NORTH CAROLINA 446-240ot ~ CC701077--aet Nursing Center "Helping you get back home" (740) 446-7150 311 Buckridge Road Gallipolis, Ohio POMEROY Recognition of service and longtime membership was a highlight of Drew Webster Post 39's obser· vance of the 88th birthday of the American Legion held Tuesday night at the post home. George Harris, k, second vice commander of the Post, was presented the 2006-07 Legionnaire of the Year award. In recognizing Harris. Joe Struble com· mended him for his numerous contributions. "This man goes 'above and beyond' and that time does not go unnoticed," said Struble. Three members were re~~o ognized for continuol,)s years of service to the Amcrka Legion. They were Thomas Marcinko and Roger Morgan for 60 years, and Herman Grate for 50 years. Morgan and Grate were present and presented plaques. For •·outstanding service," two plaques were given. one to Lenme Jewell who was there to receive it and another to George Harris, Sr. now confined to the Rock Springs Rehabilitation Center. Struble spoke of the outstanding work nf both men to the advancement of the Post. A plaque in memory of Harold Blackston, 39-year member who died last year. was accepted on behalf of the family by his daughter· in-law Pam Blackston to be place on the Wall of Honor which was established in the Post's new meeting place in the gymnasium of the Meigs Local Administration Building. In regard to the new meeting place. T~m Anderson, commander, thanked the Meigs Local School District Please see LesJoa. A5 · Calendars A3 Classifieds Bs-6 Comics B7 Editorials A4 Obituaries As Places to go B8 Sports B Section Weather A8 BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINELCOM RACINE Cindy Rhonemus. current district treasurer for the Trimble Local School District. has been named imerim treasur· .:r for the Southern Local School Distril·t. Rhonernus. former treasurer for the Meigs Local (740) 446-7619 (800)237-n16 ... ... -............ ...., ••tip ~--. -~--we enjoyed having him here:· Miller said, "He will always be welcome as a member of the district's family." Since .Koker turned in his resignation on March 5 there have been 12 appli· cants for his job. However. none of these applicants are licensed for the treasurer\ SYRACUSE -Shannon Smith has been appointed as Svracuse 's Chief of Police by Mayor Eric Cunningham, replacing Ryan Hill who resi~ned from the position earher this month. Hill's resignation, effective March 14, was read at the recent meeting of Syracuse Village Council stating that he was leaving due to conflicts with other obligations. He added he didn "t have the time to deyote the amount of allen· tion to the job that it deserved. Cunningham said Hill will remain a commissioned oflicer on the force. Hill will also be volun· teering to help Smith with the Ohio Criminal Justice Services Law Enforcement Officers Tool Grant (LEOT) he helped secure for the force. The LEOT grant has a total budget of $6,200 which will be used for the installation of a computer inside the village police cru1ser. The computer will allow officers to complete incident reports inside the cruiser, decreasing desk time. and according to Smith it also allows ofticers to have instant access to the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway database and can be used lo "punch in plates" during traft"ic stops. Smith, who has been workin~ with Hill on the force tor several months, will now be joined by C. Brent Rose. a new patrolman. Both Smith ,and Rose will work 16 hours each a week with Smith making $7.50 per hour while Rose will be paid $7 per hour. During the meeting resi· dent Charles Lee spoke to council. feeling since the police protection levy was passed the residents weren "t receiving as . much police protection as he anticipated. Lee was also concerned about trash in the village . When "'ked after the meeting about when officers work. Clerk·Treasurer Sharon Cottri II said village residents are receiving police protection_ saying ofllcer' are working differ· ent 'hifh at different times Please see TrBsllftl'. A5 Please see Syr~~euse. A5 ChaMM Hoeflk:h/photoo George Harris, Jr. was named 2006-07 Legionnaire of the Year for Drew Webster Post 39. American Legion, and presented a trophy by Joe Struble, adjutant. Sixty year member Roger Morgan. center. and 5o-year member Herman Grate were presented certificates by Joe Struble. adjutant. Recognized but unable to attend was Thomas Marcinko, 60 years. School District, will con· tinue her duties at Trimble on a full time basis and work at Southern on an "as needed basis.. at a rate of $50 per hour. The Southern Local School Board approved the appointment effective March 16. Richard Koker. former treasurer for the dimict . turned in his resignation to the school board effectiwe April 30, citing health problems as the reason for leaving. Mark Miller, district superintendent. said Koker's health declined causing him to leave before April30 under the advice of a doctor's order. "Richard absolutely left us under good terms. we really would like to welcome Dr. Chris Good IFI'WICh C.., CIJIW .... ..... BETH SERGENT Back to Health Chiropractic 435 Second Avenue • Gallipolis, OH :\L\,(("C ·A Owlltr &. Aud~ Bv BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Rhonemus hired _as Southern interim treasurer HEARING CENTER Diane McVey power plants in Lebanon and Letart Townships. Both are in the permitting stages. Gatling Ohio, LLC, has applied for a permit to mine coal near Racine in Letan and Sutton Township, pre· sumably to help fuel the two plants. "These numbers show there will be a lot of oppor· tunities for our existing businesses to grow," said Meigs County Commission President Mick Davenport. Smith named Syracuse police chief A3 © >007 Ohio V.Uey l'ulilishing CQ. Scenic Hills operations would generate an estimated $38 million a year in economic output, when the value of ~oal mined, manufacturing. health and social services. and retail trade are all wnsidered, the study show, _ The study estimates that 173 positions will be created by a new mining operation. Both AEP and AMP-Ohio are forging ahead witll plans to construct their respective IGCC clean-coal BY CIIARLENE HOEFLICH Page AS • Alice Reeves Russell • Nicholas David Talada YOOR CAR. JJtiiCIC SUI'fRSTOIIfi NEXT IU WAL·AMRT week at a presentation in West Virginia. Pomeroy. The study was The study indicates the by OSU proposed American Electric completed Economist Greg Davis, Power and American with support from Meigs Municipal Power-Ohio proCounty Commissioners. jects, once they begin actual AEP, and the OSU depan· operation. will add 534 new ments of agriculture, envi· jobs to the regional economy ronment and development. , through direct and indirect The study area included positions. Over $272 million Meigs and the six sur- of spending will be added rounding counties of annually to the regwnal Athens, Gallia, Vinton. and economy through direct and Washington, and Jackson value-added impacts. Proposed coal mining and Mason counties m HOEFUCH@MVDAILYSENTINEL .COM 14 "BRAND NAME FURNITURE AT DISCOUNT PRICES" REED r lola! • lllau'ftdl -..MM a \\ 1\1\ lli \ d t ' l ' ' ' '\1'''' 1 , , , , , , . 14Cinlllo~ •• Atlanta Much31 1iiCII ··~ ~ J. POMEROY Construction and operation of two proposed power plants will contribute $470 million to the economy of southeastern Ohio and sup· port 901 new jobs during a four-year constmction peri· od, a study by The Ohio State Uniwersity shows. The results of the study were announced earlier this 'lll.llllll Atlanta 1 BY BRIAN c• . ··~....... llll 1{~(\\\ , \1\Klli :.!:! . :.!O u - lttl BREEOOMYDAILYSENTINEL.COM • 1au 1 .... lilexlco 81. V.d..- luAIIICC .. • Scoring star named 2007 AP Mr. Basketball. SeePage 81 , ...., ' \ tl OSU study examines potential impact of plants, mining SPORTS • Noldl CtNIIna fut Midwest ,«, ,_.. . . . . . II. lulwwc• l'\1"'•\, d . uA nn.•• WilL ,~ltNAI. t 011101...., 11 ..... 1 41\ 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. ' .,.,., .~\ · • Film review: 'Premonition,' B8 . 1065 Second Street Mason, WV Ill 304-773-5773 For an appointment with Dr. Good or Dr. Nick! Please call: 740.446.7460' •• -i' ' -'- �' The Daily Sentinel ACROSS. THE NATION PageA2 Thursday, March 22, a007 Counties hit by Katrina slow to repopulate Bv STEPHEN OHLEMACHER ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER AP photo Julie Benesh, left. holds her cat Truffle as she talks about her recalled cat food with veterinary technician Daniel Scogin, right, after the 17-year-old domestic short hair began to show symptoms that other animals displayed shortly before death, in Chic.ago Wednesday. Benesh JOins thousands of pet owners who are keeping a close eye on their dogs and cats alter a nationwide recall of popular pet food. Pet owners watch an-itnals closely after food recall BY DORIE TURNER ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ATLANTA- A recall of potentially deadly pel food has dog and cut owners studying lheir animuls for even the slightest hint of ill· ness und ~wumpin11 veteri· nurians nationwide with culls about symptoms both real and imagined. "It's like we're on pins and needles," said Brian Paone, a 27-year-old loan auditor in Knoxville, Tenn.. who scheduled a blood test with his vet after realizing both of his cats had eaten brands on the recall list. "You kind of sit there and wonder - it's terrible to say this - you wonder if this is going to be your last moments with your pet. It's not pleasant." Some of the 60 million cans and pouches of food have been blamed for kidney failure in scores of animals and killed at least 16 pets. Neither the manufacturer nor authorities have been able to determine why the pets died. Atlanta veterinarian Will Draper received so many calls and e-mails about the recall that he drafted a newsletter on it and emailed his customers. "That helped tremendously," Draper said. "It has calmed clients." Since Friday, nearly 1UO brands of the "cuts and gravy" style food have been recalled by Menu Foods of Canada, including popular labels sold at Wal-Mart, Kroger and other large retailers. Veterinarians are directing most questions to the Food and Drug Administration's recall Web site. Some have agreed to run blood tests on pets, even though many of the animals have not consumed any of the recalled brands. Pet owners with animals showing symptoms such as vomiting, letharg~ and extreme thirst are bemg told to brins thorn in for immediate examination. "The recall is huge. It's unprecedented, and people are seeing their dog food is on the list and picking up the ehone, wondering If there s anythins they can do or what to do," said Tim Hackett, who runs a smallanimal clinic at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. "Fortunately, most of these animals are absolutely fine." Julie Benesh of Chicago brought her cat. Tntftle. to a vet's otlice Wednesday atier realizing the animal had eaten some of the contaminated food. The cat was lethargic and had been drinking an unusual amount of water. "That's my baby," Benesh said of the black-and-white cat she's had since the animal was a kitten. "We've been through a lot together." The Animal Medical Center on the East Side of Manhattan has tested 143 animals for renal failure since Saturday. Of those, 10 were confirmed to be diet-related cases, and one cat died. "I have people coming in who haven't even said their pet's eaten the bad food, but they're worried that maybe the recall has not been broad enough so they want their pet tested to be sure," said Ann Hohenhaus, a veterinarian at the dinic . Los Angeles County officials have confirmed at least nine cases of kidney failure in dogs and cats exposed to the recalled food , said Jonathan Fielding, county director of public health. The recall has led to at least three lawsuits against Menu Foods from pet owners who allege their animals got sick or died after eating recalled food. Menu Foods CEO and Presiclent Paul Henderson said Wednesduy that the company is still invostigat· in~ tbe cause of the kidney fatlurc because the food linked to the deaths has shown no signs of contami· nation. He apologized for the worry \hat the· recall has caused. Denise Tracy of Milford, Mass., said her first thought after hearing about the recall was, "Oh my gosh, I killed my cat." Fluffy's health deteriorated after Tracy fed her Special Kitty brand food, one of the recalled labels. and she had to euthanize the 11-year-old cat last week. She said the family, including her five children, are heartbroken. Her husband contacted a lawyer, and she plans to contact her state's attorneY. ~eneral. "They're ktlhng animals because of somebody's mistake," Tracy said. "They should be held accountable for that." In California, a Yorkshii'C terrier named Pebbles has been battling kidney failure since eating Nutro dog food. Even hooked to an IV, she attempts to wag her tail. The dog's owner, Jeff Kerner, said be has called and emailed Nutro. and hasn't heard back. "I want io give them an opportunity to do the right thing. Money can only do one thing, which is pay bills," Kerner said. "I don't want to end up with my dog not surviving and then owe $10,000. Or that she survives and I owe $10,000." The FDA has. sent inspectors to Menu Food plants in New Jersey and Kansas. Most complaints stem from products made at the latter factory, though both NASA delays picking launch date 8Y MIKE SCHNEIDER .\SSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. - NASA managers won't decide until next month on a date for Allantis · r next launch. giving technicians more time to assess hail damage to the space shuttle's external fuel tank. officials said Wednesday. Atlantis originally was scheduled to lift oil last week. but the launch was postponed after golt~ball-size hail caused thousands of dings on foam insulation .on the fuel tank. as the shuttle sat oo the launch p-dd last month. BiU Geistenmaiec, associate administrator for space operations. said :-IASA managers probably would wait until April 10 before new foam can withstand deciding whether to use the heat from the launch. current tank which The foan1 is used to prewould leave open the possi- vent dangerous ice from bility of tlying in May - or building up on the tank durswap it out with another ing fueling on the launch tank - wni<.:h would push pad. back the next try until June. The spa.:e shuttle was , "We can gd some inure rolled ott the launch pad analysis done : then we will and sent back for repairs to have enough data to make a the Vehide Assembly good decision." Building. Te.:hni.:ians have Gerstenmaier said. spent two weeks erecting Technicians at the . fuel scaffolding around the tank· s manufacturer m external tank and sanding Louisiana want time to down some parts of the practice applying foam on a foam insulation. mock-up of its nose cone The fue I tank has about before they apply it in 2.500 dings. of which 1.600 Florida to the real tank. may need to be tilled with which is still attached to new foam. Technicians can Atlantis and tWll solid rock- sand down some of the et boosters. They aJ so want other dings - an easoer to test it to make sure the repair. received shipments of wheat gluten, identified as a possible source of contamination, from the same supplier, said Stephen F. Sundlof, the FDA's chief veterinarian. The lnsredlent is a protein source used to thicken the pet food 11ravy. The FDA is screcnin11 pet food samples for substances known to harm the kidneys, like toxins produced by molds. Dr. Robert Davis, a veterinarian in Ashland, Mass., said most customers 1\ave remained calm - in part because of detailed information available online. "There's been no panic that I've seen," Davis said. "I think a lot of people, rather than becoming rri.ore nervous and concerned, they go to the Internet." Associated Press writen Daniel Yee in Atlanta, fay Lindsay in Boston, Don Mitchell in Denver, and Frank Eltman and Karen Matthews i11 New York contributed to this report. • WASHINGTON - The pace of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina has slowed, leaving New Orleans and some other Gulf Coast areas with less than half the people they had before the storm. And some of the hardest hit might never regain their population, experts say. The latest Census Bureau estimates, to be released Thursday, say that I 0 months after the hurricane, Orleans Parish in Louisiana had slightly less than half the people it did before the storm. Nearby St. Bernard Parish haclless than a fourth of its pre-storm population . The estimates were for July 1, 2006, but experts said few people have moved back since then. "We're still doing cleanup but not bringing many housing units on line," said Greg Rigamer, a demographer in New Orleans. "We are in the process of rehabbing a lot of properties. It takes time to do that." Other Gulf Coast communities , meanwhile, have grown as hurricane victims fled to nearby cities and Americans continued a decades-long migmtion to coastal areas, according the new Census Bureau estimates. Hanis County, Texas, home to Houston. added more than 123,000 people from 2005 to 2006. Houston attracted many Katrina refugees. The Census Bureau estimates annual county population totals as of July I. using local records of births and deaths. IRS records of people movinll within the United States and census statistics ort immigrants. Rigamer said t~e Census estimates for the New Orleans area were consistent with his research. Among the bureau's findings: • Of the five U.S. counties that lost the most people from 2005 to 2006. four were hit by Hurricane Katrina. The biggest decrease was in Orleans Parish, where the population dropped by nearly 229,000, to about 223,400. The others were St. Bernard Parish, La.; Harrison County. Miss .. and Jefferson Parish, La. Wayne County, Mich., rounded out the top five in population loss. The county, which includes Detroit, has been hit by layoffs in the automotive industry. • Maricopa County, Ariz.. home to Phoenix , added the most people from 2005 to 2006 . The county added nearly 130,000, to about 3.8 million . It was followed by Harris County, Texas ; Riverside County, Calif.; Clark County. Nev., and Tarrant County, Texas. • Chattahoochee County, Ga., had the highest percentage growth from 2005 to 2006. at 13.2 percent, to just over 14,000 people. • St. Bernard Pansh had the biggest percentage decline from 2005 to 2006, losing 76.2 percent of its population, to about 15,500. University of New Orleans political scientist Susan Howell said a lot of people are moving in and out of New Orleans even as the overall population number has stabilized. Howell surveyed city resi~nts last fall and found that about a third were cooside(ing leaving the city · in th!e next two years. She said the biggest reasons were crime, the slow pace of recovery and concerns about flooding. "The full population will not come back," Howell 'said. "But it will certainly, at some point, stabilize." "The question is, will it stabilize at a point where people will have a good quality of life?" she said. AI Palumbo, branch manager for a New Orleans real estate agency. ~d it is ,a buyer's market to many of the neighborhoods that were hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina. He said there are many opportunities for young people to move into arcus where they could not afford to live betbre the storm. "I think this is ~oing to be u younger town, Palumbp Silt d. Internet HOLIDAY 5PECIAL 1 Unlimited Hou[l IIIII... I ~II I II t !nSI:.llll ~ lrli9BJ) 'lfN OU<IcJy liSt t 10 &-1'11&J iOiltlnfti.HS >Nit1 $pam PTuleCtiOtl • CultOI'I Stln Paoe .news weatMr &more to have your church included or for more information. c;:rfuplo6X , =- ----~ ~ \J tiiOI't • ~ mt'.JN/1 SiGn Up Oftlinlll www.locatNtl.com c~ """' ' - 12th Masonic District of Ohio. All Master Masons invited. Members to take two pies for dessert . Sunday, March 25 RACINE Racine O.E.S. practice for inspection, 2 p.m. . Monday, March 26 POMEROY - Meigs County Right to Life monthly meeti ng, 7:30p.m., Pomeroy Library. Public invited. RACINE Racine O.E.S . annual inspection, 7:30 p.m. Members take covered dishes. Refres hment s following inspection . Re v. Kerry Wood of Rac ine UMC will preach. Refreshments to follow . Friday, Murch 23 GALLIPOLIS Weekend meeting throu~h Sunday, Prospect . Baptost Church, OJ. Whote Road . Jerry Frederick preaching. 7 p.m. each evening. Brian and Family Connection si nging on Friday and Sunday; Proclaim on Saturday. Sunday, March 25 LAUREL CUFF - "The Christys" will be singing at the Laurel Clill Free Methodist Church. 6 p.m. Refre shment s following the service. SYRACUSE - Rev. Joe and Naomi Gwinn will sing and preach at the Syracuse Thursday, March 22 Community Church . 6:30 MIDDLEPORT A p.m. Community Lenten Service PORTLAND . - Praise sponsored by the Meigs and worship service, 7 p.m. Ministerial Association will Bethleham Baptist Church, be held at Heath United Portland, with the Fisher Methodist Church. 7 p.m. Family Singers. Clubs and organizations Church events Riverbend announces springs programming A basic sketching class will be offered April 10, 17, and 24 at 6:30 p.m. Carol Tannehill will be the instructor and she is to be called to register. 99;!5336. The cost ·is $25 for the course and supplies needed are a sketch pad and a No. 2 pencil. A highlight of the spring season will be a performance from 7 to 10 p.m. at Riverbend by the Ohio University Jazz Ensemble I directed by Matt James. The Ensemble will present a program of jazz, big band, swing and dance music. Local restaurants and delis will be serving refreshments throughout the evening. Tickets are $12 in advance and $14 at the door. Advance tickets are for sale at King Ace Hardware in Middleport and Clark's Jewelry in Pomeroy. Being planned for July are storytelling sessions in Diles Park in Middleport and the Mason Library with Donna Wilson in charge. Sonshine Circle plans spring activities Gradllat8 hired RACINE - A benefit and hymn sing at Carmel liomemade noodle sale Sutton Churl'h, another with proceed s to go to soup supper at the Racine Keith Rader for medical Methodist Church and a expenses was planned at a Ilea market to be held at the recent meeting of the Meigs County fairground Sonshine Circle held at in April. The church will the Dorcas-Bethany also be serving food at the Church. Harris auction. . Other activities Devotions given by Ruth I{Onounced included a Simpson opened the meet{~lent auction to be held ing. Otl'icers' reports were jJ.pril 14 by the Meigs given. Sixty-two cards of County Chamber of encouragement were Commerce, a soup supper signed, 14 others sent earli- POMEROY "Remembering a Civil War Veteran" is the theme of an essay contest sponsored by the General McCook Circle. ladies of the Grand Army 9f the Republic. ·. The contest is open to any 7th grade. student living in ur attending school in Meigs County. Essays are due on April 2, and may be returned to social studies teachers or by mail to Kila Frank , General McCook Circle, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, 50539 Pinetree Drive . Reedsville. Ohio 45772. Winners will be announced in early May and be invited to read their essays at a local Memorial ceremony on May 19. will er along with two sympathy cards and three thank you cards . Three thank you cards were received by the group. The Mother's Day banquet was discussed and reservations are to be turned in by April 29. "The House by the Side of the Road" was read and followed by group singing. A St. Patrick's Day theme was carried out in refreshments. Prizes of $100, $75 and $50 U.S. Savings Bonds will be awarded to first, second and third place winners. Essays must be at least 200 words in length. Name should not appear on the essay . A separate page including name, school, grade. address and tele phone number should be attached. Essays will be judged on content. organization. originality, and style/mechanics (grammar, spelling, punctuation. word choice, sentence construction). Essays become the property of the General McCook Circle, Ladies of the Grand Anny of the Republic and may be used, in whole or pan, in Circle correspondence, such as newsletters . Essays will not be returned. The Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic was organized in 1886. Membership is open to women with ancestors who served honorably in the Union Forces. Their purposes include education on the service and sacrifoces of Union soldiers and sailors, preserving Ci vii War battlefields, artifacts, and monuments of Union soldiers and sailors. and promoting patriotism. Submitted photo Donita McClintic of Pomeroy has recently obtained a position at R & L Transfers. McClintic is a 2006 spring quarter graduate of· Gallipolis Career College where she earned an associate degree of applied business in accounting and business administration. She has a fiance· James .and children Jayden and Austin. For Exal!fPie 0../y: Name of Church Date Sunday Sunrise Service Morning Service Evening Worship 7:00p.m. · Pastor Pastor's Name Address of Church Ohio woman· dies in fall from Hilton Head balcony Monday, April2, 2007 DAte of Pubjication: Wednesday, April4, 2007 ' .( • HILTON HEAD JSLAND. S.C. (AP) - A 20-year-old Ohio University women's soccer player visiting the beach on spring break fell from a ftlth-lloor ,balcony at her hotel and died, authorities said. : Witnesses told authorities 'that Sarah Merritt was climbing from the balcony (lf one room to another at 1he Comfort lllll & Suites When she fell about 60 feet ;wednesday, Beaufort County sheriff's Capt. Bob Bromage said. : An autopsy was s~ hed­ :Uled for Thursdav 10 Chiu:leston. · ;· Merritt. a senior from Ttpp City. Ohio. wa\ staying with college friends at tile hotel, authorities said . A forward. she had two a;ssists while playing all 19 ~ames last sea,on. ' 5 v Jewelr» A I 12 Months Same Russell Stover Milk Chocolate Cash* Rea.ll.lt OnlV IJ2 ZiPPO 300fo Off 2007 Commitment always requires leap offaith again. 1 said I'd be happy to take all of hi' hugs. She replied. " I would appreciate Dear Annie: Last night. that!" She never apologized my partner and 1 had a deep for her outburst. conversation and discovered My husband h a gentleman we have a problem. We've and would never do anything heen together nearly a year, out of line. One of my other and although we haven't sisters called me the next day talked about marriage, she and said my husband could want' me to guarantee a hug her anytime. long-term commitment to I do not want this to be a her. I can't do that, because problem whe'n we next get you never know what will together, so please tell me happen down the road. how to handle it. Should my I love her with all my heart husband shake her hand ~ and soul. I know she is upset Am 1 wrong to expect an that 1 don't believe in guar- apology? Life is too short antees, but she can't come to for little things like this to terms with my point of view. come between family me mIt isn 't that I'm having sec- bers . - Embarmssed by ond thoughts or anything Sister's Behavior like that. I am totally faithDear Embarrassed: We ful. She just wants some- don't know why Roz no thing 1 can' t deliver now. longer wants to be hugged or I don't know what to do. kissed. but it likely has nothWe have never fought ing to do with your husband. before. I hope you can help Her announcement applied to me. - Stuck Between a everyone. You aren't going to Rock and 11 Hurd Pluce get an apology for her outDear Stuck: You shouldn't burst, so forget about it. The be forced into a commitment next time your husband sees you are not ready for, but we her. he can greet her warmly have to ask- if you love her, with, "Hello, Roz." are totally faithful and have Dear Annie: I just read been together nearly a year. the letter from "Powerless why are you so reluctant to Mom," whose daughter was commit? What do you think . desperate for a boyfriend. is "down the road"? Someone · My daughter was in the better? Commitment always same boat for years, requires a leap of faith. We intense ly focused on finding think you should examine a man. She finally took my your concerns more thor- advice, which was: "Focus oughly, so you can better on your FEMALE friend s! understand your motives. Most of them have a brothDear Annie: At a recent er, nephew. male cousin, family gathering, we were son or male acquaintance at all greeting one another as work. Get girlfriends. and we usually do, and 1 heard you' ll get boyfriends." my 62 -year-old sister, She and her boyfriend of "Roz," announce, "] don't two years announced their want any hugging and kiss- engagement last year. She ing." As I turned, 1 noticed met him through a woman my husband move to hug she knew at a volunteer job. and kiss her cheek, as he has -Zoe's Mom done for 38 years. She then Deur Zoe's Mom: Great became angry with him. suggestion. And we hope Roz was very cool toward she found the volunteer me the rest of the night. work enriching at the same When we got home, I asked time. my husband what hapAnnie's Mailbox is writpened, and he said he ten by Kathy Mitchell and thought she was just kid- Marcy Sugar, lo11gtime edi· ding. I called Roz the next tors of the A11n Landers day, and she told.me, "I said column. Please e-mail your I don't want any hugs and questions to a11niesmail· kisses, and your husband box@comcast.llet, or write did it anyway." My husband to: A1111ie 's Mailbox, P.O. has always greeted my sis- Box 118190, Chicago, IL ters like this, as he does his 60611. To ji11d out more own sosters. My brothers-in- about A11nie's Mailbox, law always give me a hug and read features by other and kiss, and I think nothing Creators SymlicaJe writers of it. I told Roz she could a11d cartoo11ists, visit the rest assured mv husband Creators Syndicate Web would never hug" or kiss her page at www.crealors.com. BY KATHY MITCHELl. AND MARCY SUGAR .lt~tiJ4!1; -~·¥~tl "' ~~~qq'~ ~~C!~; ComPlete Stock 112 Price Ra-~Ol. Thursday, March 22, Qa~ QUe!~~~ • J\dvergsina Deadline: • come . Reservation' by March 20 at 992-32 14. TUPPERS PLAINS Thursday, March 22 VFW Post 9053 to meet at POMEROY The the hall , 7 p.m. Meigs Soil and Water POMEROY Meig s Conservation District Board County Relay for Life Team of Supervisors will meet in Captain meeting, 5:30p.m., regular session II :30 a.m. at basement conference room the district office 10 of Pomeroy Library, Linda Pomeroy. King and Joyce Brown of Monduy, Murch 26 the Meigs County POMEROY - Veterans Extension Office will conService Commission , 9 duct a brief presentation on a.m., 117 Memorial Dr., nutrition. captains bring Pomeroy. team/partie ipant registration forms. POMEROY - Alpha Iota Master, luncheon at noon at the home of Eleanor Thomas. Thursduy, March 22 Saturday, Murch 24 POMEROY Meigs MIDDLEPORT County Retired Teachers Special meeting of ·will meet for a luncheon at Middleport Lodge 363, the Second Street meeting · F&AM. with· annual inspecroom of Trinity Church, tion in the Master Mason Pomeroy. Michael Gerlach Degree. Dinner at 6:30p.m. will speak on "Underground inspecti_on at 7:30 p.m. by Railroad History in Meigs David Ashley, district County." Guests are wei - deputy Grand Master of the 1 \ 740-992-2155 Public meetings MIDDLEPORT Several spring activities have been planned by the Riverbend Arts Councol. At I :30 p.m. on March 31, there will be a ladies tea with a speaker form the Meigs County Health Department on the "Think Pink" program which relates to breast cancer. Page.AJ ANNIE'S MAILBOX Civil War essay contest open • FREE J417 Ll'ft T~ ~ .!i·SR~ll(section in the fJJaifg Sentinel to pu.6l/tU;e your upcoming '£aster 'Event! Contact Dave or Brenda at Community Calendar . , ,..,0:., 'tt. • BYTHEBEND The Daily Sentinel As �' The Daily Sentinel ACROSS. THE NATION PageA2 Thursday, March 22, a007 Counties hit by Katrina slow to repopulate Bv STEPHEN OHLEMACHER ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER AP photo Julie Benesh, left. holds her cat Truffle as she talks about her recalled cat food with veterinary technician Daniel Scogin, right, after the 17-year-old domestic short hair began to show symptoms that other animals displayed shortly before death, in Chic.ago Wednesday. Benesh JOins thousands of pet owners who are keeping a close eye on their dogs and cats alter a nationwide recall of popular pet food. Pet owners watch an-itnals closely after food recall BY DORIE TURNER ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ATLANTA- A recall of potentially deadly pel food has dog and cut owners studying lheir animuls for even the slightest hint of ill· ness und ~wumpin11 veteri· nurians nationwide with culls about symptoms both real and imagined. "It's like we're on pins and needles," said Brian Paone, a 27-year-old loan auditor in Knoxville, Tenn.. who scheduled a blood test with his vet after realizing both of his cats had eaten brands on the recall list. "You kind of sit there and wonder - it's terrible to say this - you wonder if this is going to be your last moments with your pet. It's not pleasant." Some of the 60 million cans and pouches of food have been blamed for kidney failure in scores of animals and killed at least 16 pets. Neither the manufacturer nor authorities have been able to determine why the pets died. Atlanta veterinarian Will Draper received so many calls and e-mails about the recall that he drafted a newsletter on it and emailed his customers. "That helped tremendously," Draper said. "It has calmed clients." Since Friday, nearly 1UO brands of the "cuts and gravy" style food have been recalled by Menu Foods of Canada, including popular labels sold at Wal-Mart, Kroger and other large retailers. Veterinarians are directing most questions to the Food and Drug Administration's recall Web site. Some have agreed to run blood tests on pets, even though many of the animals have not consumed any of the recalled brands. Pet owners with animals showing symptoms such as vomiting, letharg~ and extreme thirst are bemg told to brins thorn in for immediate examination. "The recall is huge. It's unprecedented, and people are seeing their dog food is on the list and picking up the ehone, wondering If there s anythins they can do or what to do," said Tim Hackett, who runs a smallanimal clinic at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. "Fortunately, most of these animals are absolutely fine." Julie Benesh of Chicago brought her cat. Tntftle. to a vet's otlice Wednesday atier realizing the animal had eaten some of the contaminated food. The cat was lethargic and had been drinking an unusual amount of water. "That's my baby," Benesh said of the black-and-white cat she's had since the animal was a kitten. "We've been through a lot together." The Animal Medical Center on the East Side of Manhattan has tested 143 animals for renal failure since Saturday. Of those, 10 were confirmed to be diet-related cases, and one cat died. "I have people coming in who haven't even said their pet's eaten the bad food, but they're worried that maybe the recall has not been broad enough so they want their pet tested to be sure," said Ann Hohenhaus, a veterinarian at the dinic . Los Angeles County officials have confirmed at least nine cases of kidney failure in dogs and cats exposed to the recalled food , said Jonathan Fielding, county director of public health. The recall has led to at least three lawsuits against Menu Foods from pet owners who allege their animals got sick or died after eating recalled food. Menu Foods CEO and Presiclent Paul Henderson said Wednesduy that the company is still invostigat· in~ tbe cause of the kidney fatlurc because the food linked to the deaths has shown no signs of contami· nation. He apologized for the worry \hat the· recall has caused. Denise Tracy of Milford, Mass., said her first thought after hearing about the recall was, "Oh my gosh, I killed my cat." Fluffy's health deteriorated after Tracy fed her Special Kitty brand food, one of the recalled labels. and she had to euthanize the 11-year-old cat last week. She said the family, including her five children, are heartbroken. Her husband contacted a lawyer, and she plans to contact her state's attorneY. ~eneral. "They're ktlhng animals because of somebody's mistake," Tracy said. "They should be held accountable for that." In California, a Yorkshii'C terrier named Pebbles has been battling kidney failure since eating Nutro dog food. Even hooked to an IV, she attempts to wag her tail. The dog's owner, Jeff Kerner, said be has called and emailed Nutro. and hasn't heard back. "I want io give them an opportunity to do the right thing. Money can only do one thing, which is pay bills," Kerner said. "I don't want to end up with my dog not surviving and then owe $10,000. Or that she survives and I owe $10,000." The FDA has. sent inspectors to Menu Food plants in New Jersey and Kansas. Most complaints stem from products made at the latter factory, though both NASA delays picking launch date 8Y MIKE SCHNEIDER .\SSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. - NASA managers won't decide until next month on a date for Allantis · r next launch. giving technicians more time to assess hail damage to the space shuttle's external fuel tank. officials said Wednesday. Atlantis originally was scheduled to lift oil last week. but the launch was postponed after golt~ball-size hail caused thousands of dings on foam insulation .on the fuel tank. as the shuttle sat oo the launch p-dd last month. BiU Geistenmaiec, associate administrator for space operations. said :-IASA managers probably would wait until April 10 before new foam can withstand deciding whether to use the heat from the launch. current tank which The foan1 is used to prewould leave open the possi- vent dangerous ice from bility of tlying in May - or building up on the tank durswap it out with another ing fueling on the launch tank - wni<.:h would push pad. back the next try until June. The spa.:e shuttle was , "We can gd some inure rolled ott the launch pad analysis done : then we will and sent back for repairs to have enough data to make a the Vehide Assembly good decision." Building. Te.:hni.:ians have Gerstenmaier said. spent two weeks erecting Technicians at the . fuel scaffolding around the tank· s manufacturer m external tank and sanding Louisiana want time to down some parts of the practice applying foam on a foam insulation. mock-up of its nose cone The fue I tank has about before they apply it in 2.500 dings. of which 1.600 Florida to the real tank. may need to be tilled with which is still attached to new foam. Technicians can Atlantis and tWll solid rock- sand down some of the et boosters. They aJ so want other dings - an easoer to test it to make sure the repair. received shipments of wheat gluten, identified as a possible source of contamination, from the same supplier, said Stephen F. Sundlof, the FDA's chief veterinarian. The lnsredlent is a protein source used to thicken the pet food 11ravy. The FDA is screcnin11 pet food samples for substances known to harm the kidneys, like toxins produced by molds. Dr. Robert Davis, a veterinarian in Ashland, Mass., said most customers 1\ave remained calm - in part because of detailed information available online. "There's been no panic that I've seen," Davis said. "I think a lot of people, rather than becoming rri.ore nervous and concerned, they go to the Internet." Associated Press writen Daniel Yee in Atlanta, fay Lindsay in Boston, Don Mitchell in Denver, and Frank Eltman and Karen Matthews i11 New York contributed to this report. • WASHINGTON - The pace of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina has slowed, leaving New Orleans and some other Gulf Coast areas with less than half the people they had before the storm. And some of the hardest hit might never regain their population, experts say. The latest Census Bureau estimates, to be released Thursday, say that I 0 months after the hurricane, Orleans Parish in Louisiana had slightly less than half the people it did before the storm. Nearby St. Bernard Parish haclless than a fourth of its pre-storm population . The estimates were for July 1, 2006, but experts said few people have moved back since then. "We're still doing cleanup but not bringing many housing units on line," said Greg Rigamer, a demographer in New Orleans. "We are in the process of rehabbing a lot of properties. It takes time to do that." Other Gulf Coast communities , meanwhile, have grown as hurricane victims fled to nearby cities and Americans continued a decades-long migmtion to coastal areas, according the new Census Bureau estimates. Hanis County, Texas, home to Houston. added more than 123,000 people from 2005 to 2006. Houston attracted many Katrina refugees. The Census Bureau estimates annual county population totals as of July I. using local records of births and deaths. IRS records of people movinll within the United States and census statistics ort immigrants. Rigamer said t~e Census estimates for the New Orleans area were consistent with his research. Among the bureau's findings: • Of the five U.S. counties that lost the most people from 2005 to 2006. four were hit by Hurricane Katrina. The biggest decrease was in Orleans Parish, where the population dropped by nearly 229,000, to about 223,400. The others were St. Bernard Parish, La.; Harrison County. Miss .. and Jefferson Parish, La. Wayne County, Mich., rounded out the top five in population loss. The county, which includes Detroit, has been hit by layoffs in the automotive industry. • Maricopa County, Ariz.. home to Phoenix , added the most people from 2005 to 2006 . The county added nearly 130,000, to about 3.8 million . It was followed by Harris County, Texas ; Riverside County, Calif.; Clark County. Nev., and Tarrant County, Texas. • Chattahoochee County, Ga., had the highest percentage growth from 2005 to 2006. at 13.2 percent, to just over 14,000 people. • St. Bernard Pansh had the biggest percentage decline from 2005 to 2006, losing 76.2 percent of its population, to about 15,500. University of New Orleans political scientist Susan Howell said a lot of people are moving in and out of New Orleans even as the overall population number has stabilized. Howell surveyed city resi~nts last fall and found that about a third were cooside(ing leaving the city · in th!e next two years. She said the biggest reasons were crime, the slow pace of recovery and concerns about flooding. "The full population will not come back," Howell 'said. "But it will certainly, at some point, stabilize." "The question is, will it stabilize at a point where people will have a good quality of life?" she said. AI Palumbo, branch manager for a New Orleans real estate agency. ~d it is ,a buyer's market to many of the neighborhoods that were hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina. He said there are many opportunities for young people to move into arcus where they could not afford to live betbre the storm. "I think this is ~oing to be u younger town, Palumbp Silt d. Internet HOLIDAY 5PECIAL 1 Unlimited Hou[l IIIII... I ~II I II t !nSI:.llll ~ lrli9BJ) 'lfN OU<IcJy liSt t 10 &-1'11&J iOiltlnfti.HS >Nit1 $pam PTuleCtiOtl • CultOI'I Stln Paoe .news weatMr &more to have your church included or for more information. c;:rfuplo6X , =- ----~ ~ \J tiiOI't • ~ mt'.JN/1 SiGn Up Oftlinlll www.locatNtl.com c~ """' ' - 12th Masonic District of Ohio. All Master Masons invited. Members to take two pies for dessert . Sunday, March 25 RACINE Racine O.E.S. practice for inspection, 2 p.m. . Monday, March 26 POMEROY - Meigs County Right to Life monthly meeti ng, 7:30p.m., Pomeroy Library. Public invited. RACINE Racine O.E.S . annual inspection, 7:30 p.m. Members take covered dishes. Refres hment s following inspection . Re v. Kerry Wood of Rac ine UMC will preach. Refreshments to follow . Friday, Murch 23 GALLIPOLIS Weekend meeting throu~h Sunday, Prospect . Baptost Church, OJ. Whote Road . Jerry Frederick preaching. 7 p.m. each evening. Brian and Family Connection si nging on Friday and Sunday; Proclaim on Saturday. Sunday, March 25 LAUREL CUFF - "The Christys" will be singing at the Laurel Clill Free Methodist Church. 6 p.m. Refre shment s following the service. SYRACUSE - Rev. Joe and Naomi Gwinn will sing and preach at the Syracuse Thursday, March 22 Community Church . 6:30 MIDDLEPORT A p.m. Community Lenten Service PORTLAND . - Praise sponsored by the Meigs and worship service, 7 p.m. Ministerial Association will Bethleham Baptist Church, be held at Heath United Portland, with the Fisher Methodist Church. 7 p.m. Family Singers. Clubs and organizations Church events Riverbend announces springs programming A basic sketching class will be offered April 10, 17, and 24 at 6:30 p.m. Carol Tannehill will be the instructor and she is to be called to register. 99;!5336. The cost ·is $25 for the course and supplies needed are a sketch pad and a No. 2 pencil. A highlight of the spring season will be a performance from 7 to 10 p.m. at Riverbend by the Ohio University Jazz Ensemble I directed by Matt James. The Ensemble will present a program of jazz, big band, swing and dance music. Local restaurants and delis will be serving refreshments throughout the evening. Tickets are $12 in advance and $14 at the door. Advance tickets are for sale at King Ace Hardware in Middleport and Clark's Jewelry in Pomeroy. Being planned for July are storytelling sessions in Diles Park in Middleport and the Mason Library with Donna Wilson in charge. Sonshine Circle plans spring activities Gradllat8 hired RACINE - A benefit and hymn sing at Carmel liomemade noodle sale Sutton Churl'h, another with proceed s to go to soup supper at the Racine Keith Rader for medical Methodist Church and a expenses was planned at a Ilea market to be held at the recent meeting of the Meigs County fairground Sonshine Circle held at in April. The church will the Dorcas-Bethany also be serving food at the Church. Harris auction. . Other activities Devotions given by Ruth I{Onounced included a Simpson opened the meet{~lent auction to be held ing. Otl'icers' reports were jJ.pril 14 by the Meigs given. Sixty-two cards of County Chamber of encouragement were Commerce, a soup supper signed, 14 others sent earli- POMEROY "Remembering a Civil War Veteran" is the theme of an essay contest sponsored by the General McCook Circle. ladies of the Grand Army 9f the Republic. ·. The contest is open to any 7th grade. student living in ur attending school in Meigs County. Essays are due on April 2, and may be returned to social studies teachers or by mail to Kila Frank , General McCook Circle, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, 50539 Pinetree Drive . Reedsville. Ohio 45772. Winners will be announced in early May and be invited to read their essays at a local Memorial ceremony on May 19. will er along with two sympathy cards and three thank you cards . Three thank you cards were received by the group. The Mother's Day banquet was discussed and reservations are to be turned in by April 29. "The House by the Side of the Road" was read and followed by group singing. A St. Patrick's Day theme was carried out in refreshments. Prizes of $100, $75 and $50 U.S. Savings Bonds will be awarded to first, second and third place winners. Essays must be at least 200 words in length. Name should not appear on the essay . A separate page including name, school, grade. address and tele phone number should be attached. Essays will be judged on content. organization. originality, and style/mechanics (grammar, spelling, punctuation. word choice, sentence construction). Essays become the property of the General McCook Circle, Ladies of the Grand Anny of the Republic and may be used, in whole or pan, in Circle correspondence, such as newsletters . Essays will not be returned. The Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic was organized in 1886. Membership is open to women with ancestors who served honorably in the Union Forces. Their purposes include education on the service and sacrifoces of Union soldiers and sailors, preserving Ci vii War battlefields, artifacts, and monuments of Union soldiers and sailors. and promoting patriotism. Submitted photo Donita McClintic of Pomeroy has recently obtained a position at R & L Transfers. McClintic is a 2006 spring quarter graduate of· Gallipolis Career College where she earned an associate degree of applied business in accounting and business administration. She has a fiance· James .and children Jayden and Austin. For Exal!fPie 0../y: Name of Church Date Sunday Sunrise Service Morning Service Evening Worship 7:00p.m. · Pastor Pastor's Name Address of Church Ohio woman· dies in fall from Hilton Head balcony Monday, April2, 2007 DAte of Pubjication: Wednesday, April4, 2007 ' .( • HILTON HEAD JSLAND. S.C. (AP) - A 20-year-old Ohio University women's soccer player visiting the beach on spring break fell from a ftlth-lloor ,balcony at her hotel and died, authorities said. : Witnesses told authorities 'that Sarah Merritt was climbing from the balcony (lf one room to another at 1he Comfort lllll & Suites When she fell about 60 feet ;wednesday, Beaufort County sheriff's Capt. Bob Bromage said. : An autopsy was s~ hed­ :Uled for Thursdav 10 Chiu:leston. · ;· Merritt. a senior from Ttpp City. Ohio. wa\ staying with college friends at tile hotel, authorities said . A forward. she had two a;ssists while playing all 19 ~ames last sea,on. ' 5 v Jewelr» A I 12 Months Same Russell Stover Milk Chocolate Cash* Rea.ll.lt OnlV IJ2 ZiPPO 300fo Off 2007 Commitment always requires leap offaith again. 1 said I'd be happy to take all of hi' hugs. She replied. " I would appreciate Dear Annie: Last night. that!" She never apologized my partner and 1 had a deep for her outburst. conversation and discovered My husband h a gentleman we have a problem. We've and would never do anything heen together nearly a year, out of line. One of my other and although we haven't sisters called me the next day talked about marriage, she and said my husband could want' me to guarantee a hug her anytime. long-term commitment to I do not want this to be a her. I can't do that, because problem whe'n we next get you never know what will together, so please tell me happen down the road. how to handle it. Should my I love her with all my heart husband shake her hand ~ and soul. I know she is upset Am 1 wrong to expect an that 1 don't believe in guar- apology? Life is too short antees, but she can't come to for little things like this to terms with my point of view. come between family me mIt isn 't that I'm having sec- bers . - Embarmssed by ond thoughts or anything Sister's Behavior like that. I am totally faithDear Embarrassed: We ful. She just wants some- don't know why Roz no thing 1 can' t deliver now. longer wants to be hugged or I don't know what to do. kissed. but it likely has nothWe have never fought ing to do with your husband. before. I hope you can help Her announcement applied to me. - Stuck Between a everyone. You aren't going to Rock and 11 Hurd Pluce get an apology for her outDear Stuck: You shouldn't burst, so forget about it. The be forced into a commitment next time your husband sees you are not ready for, but we her. he can greet her warmly have to ask- if you love her, with, "Hello, Roz." are totally faithful and have Dear Annie: I just read been together nearly a year. the letter from "Powerless why are you so reluctant to Mom," whose daughter was commit? What do you think . desperate for a boyfriend. is "down the road"? Someone · My daughter was in the better? Commitment always same boat for years, requires a leap of faith. We intense ly focused on finding think you should examine a man. She finally took my your concerns more thor- advice, which was: "Focus oughly, so you can better on your FEMALE friend s! understand your motives. Most of them have a brothDear Annie: At a recent er, nephew. male cousin, family gathering, we were son or male acquaintance at all greeting one another as work. Get girlfriends. and we usually do, and 1 heard you' ll get boyfriends." my 62 -year-old sister, She and her boyfriend of "Roz," announce, "] don't two years announced their want any hugging and kiss- engagement last year. She ing." As I turned, 1 noticed met him through a woman my husband move to hug she knew at a volunteer job. and kiss her cheek, as he has -Zoe's Mom done for 38 years. She then Deur Zoe's Mom: Great became angry with him. suggestion. And we hope Roz was very cool toward she found the volunteer me the rest of the night. work enriching at the same When we got home, I asked time. my husband what hapAnnie's Mailbox is writpened, and he said he ten by Kathy Mitchell and thought she was just kid- Marcy Sugar, lo11gtime edi· ding. I called Roz the next tors of the A11n Landers day, and she told.me, "I said column. Please e-mail your I don't want any hugs and questions to a11niesmail· kisses, and your husband box@comcast.llet, or write did it anyway." My husband to: A1111ie 's Mailbox, P.O. has always greeted my sis- Box 118190, Chicago, IL ters like this, as he does his 60611. To ji11d out more own sosters. My brothers-in- about A11nie's Mailbox, law always give me a hug and read features by other and kiss, and I think nothing Creators SymlicaJe writers of it. I told Roz she could a11d cartoo11ists, visit the rest assured mv husband Creators Syndicate Web would never hug" or kiss her page at www.crealors.com. BY KATHY MITCHELl. AND MARCY SUGAR .lt~tiJ4!1; -~·¥~tl "' ~~~qq'~ ~~C!~; ComPlete Stock 112 Price Ra-~Ol. Thursday, March 22, Qa~ QUe!~~~ • J\dvergsina Deadline: • come . Reservation' by March 20 at 992-32 14. TUPPERS PLAINS Thursday, March 22 VFW Post 9053 to meet at POMEROY The the hall , 7 p.m. Meigs Soil and Water POMEROY Meig s Conservation District Board County Relay for Life Team of Supervisors will meet in Captain meeting, 5:30p.m., regular session II :30 a.m. at basement conference room the district office 10 of Pomeroy Library, Linda Pomeroy. King and Joyce Brown of Monduy, Murch 26 the Meigs County POMEROY - Veterans Extension Office will conService Commission , 9 duct a brief presentation on a.m., 117 Memorial Dr., nutrition. captains bring Pomeroy. team/partie ipant registration forms. POMEROY - Alpha Iota Master, luncheon at noon at the home of Eleanor Thomas. Thursduy, March 22 Saturday, Murch 24 POMEROY Meigs MIDDLEPORT County Retired Teachers Special meeting of ·will meet for a luncheon at Middleport Lodge 363, the Second Street meeting · F&AM. with· annual inspecroom of Trinity Church, tion in the Master Mason Pomeroy. Michael Gerlach Degree. Dinner at 6:30p.m. will speak on "Underground inspecti_on at 7:30 p.m. by Railroad History in Meigs David Ashley, district County." Guests are wei - deputy Grand Master of the 1 \ 740-992-2155 Public meetings MIDDLEPORT Several spring activities have been planned by the Riverbend Arts Councol. At I :30 p.m. on March 31, there will be a ladies tea with a speaker form the Meigs County Health Department on the "Think Pink" program which relates to breast cancer. Page.AJ ANNIE'S MAILBOX Civil War essay contest open • FREE J417 Ll'ft T~ ~ .!i·SR~ll(section in the fJJaifg Sentinel to pu.6l/tU;e your upcoming '£aster 'Event! Contact Dave or Brenda at Community Calendar . , ,..,0:., 'tt. • BYTHEBEND The Daily Sentinel As �OPINION The Daily Sentinel The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992·2156 • FAX (740) 992·2157 www.mydallysentlnel.com Dan Goodrich Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 22, the 81 st day of 2007. There are 284 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 22. 1765. Britain enacted the Stamp Act of 1765 to raise money from the American colonies. (The Act was repealed the following year.) On this date: In 1638, religious dissident Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for defying Puritan orthodoxy. In 1820, U.S. naval hero Stephen Decatur was killed in a duel with Commodore James Barron near Washington, D£. , In 1882, Congress outlawed polygamy. , In 1941, the Grand Coulee hydroelectric dam m Washington state went into operation. In 1945, !he Arab League was formed with the adoption of a charter in Cairo, Egypt. In 1946, the British mandate in Transjordan came to an end. . In 1972. Congress sent the proposed Equal Rights : Amendment to the Constitution to the states for ratification. (It fell three states short of the 38 needed for approval.) In 1978, Karl Wallenda, the 73-year-old patriarch of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act, fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1987, a garbage barge, carrying 3,200 tons of refuse, left Islip, N.Y., on a six-month journey ,in search of a place to unload. (The barge was turned away by several states and three other countries until space was found back in Islip.) Ten years ago: A day after a suicide bomber killed three women in Tel Aviv. Israeli troops clashed with hundreds of Palestinians in Hebron. Tara Ltpinski, at age 14 years and 10 months, became the youngest women's world figure skating champion. Five years ago: President Bush joined a U.N. poverty summit in Monterrey, Mexico, where he urged world leaders to demand political reform from poor countries in exchange for increased aid and warned that unchecked poverty can foster terrorism. The Postal Rate Commission announced approval of higher postal rates, including a 3cent boost for· first-class letters, to 37 cents. One year ago: More than 125,000 hourly workers of General Motors Corp. and auto supplier Delphi Corp. were offered buyouts to help cut the companies' crippling labor costs. The Basque separatist group ETA announced a permanent cease-fire with Spain. A Gabon-bound ferry sank off the coast of Cameroon; more than 120 people are believed to have died. A bus carrying cruise ship tourists plunged off a highway in northern Chile and tumbled down a mountainside, killing 12 Americans. Thought for Today: "El amor es fuego, pero con el nose cuece el puchero." (Love is a furnace, but it will not cook the stew.) - Spanish proverb. Bv RACHEL BECK NEW YORK - It has never been a secret that CEOs get paid big money, but all the lillie extras that pay pad their allowances for beer, cash slush funds, home security systems, commuting costs and more - have been hidden from public view. Not anymore, thanks to new disclosure rules that have forced eompanies to thrust more of the juicy stuff related to executive compensation ·into the spotlight when issuing their annual proxy statements. The result shows lots of excess, some bizarre giveaways and plenty of corporate spin as to why the top brass deserve 10 get so much. Here are some examples of proxy items deserving special mention: • THE 'SHAREHOLDERS PAID FOR WHAT?' AWARD: To all the companies that had to , come clean in their payouts, particularly regarding perks. The new proxy rules require companies to disclose perks that cost more than $10,000, a much lower 'threshold than the previous requirement of $50,000, or 10 percent of total annual compensation. Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. paid out $50.000 to cover the legal costs that its top executive John Brock incurred in negotiating his employment agreement with the com- . pany. American Express Co. CEO Kenneth Chenault got $132,019 for the personal use of company cars, and also received payment for snacks from the company dining room and some out-of-pocket medical costs. Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. Chief Executive August Busch IV got an r- That cash is an additionallowance that paid for he reminded those writing beer for personal use and the new "CD&A" sections al $20,000 in salary since entertaining . Goodyear that the SEC doesn't want it is granted at the beginTire & Rub~er Co. provid- "overlawyering" in the ning of the year and execed CEO Robert J. Keepn proxies and encouraged utives don't have to do with up to two sets of tires the use of "plain English." anything to earn it. And It is also worth noting it's on top of a long list of per year - and reimthat the Omaha, Neb. - other perks given to execbursed him for the taxes on the income associated based Berkshire paid utives at the company. with that benefit. UST Buffett the same $100,000 Among them is the Inc., the holding company he has gotten for the last $250,000 in commuting for U.S. Smokeless 25 years. The CEO also reimbursement to execuTobacco Co . and reimbursed the .company tive chairman Robert International Wine & · $50,000 in perks. Biggs, whose tenure ended executives on June 30, 2006. Spirits, gave its CEO Berkshire's "With such a liberal Vmcent Gierer an annual don't use company cars awarding of perquisites, nor does the company pay wine allowance. we think the extra $20,000 A new study of I 00 country club dues. companies by The • THE LESS IS REAL· that DPL hands out is flexCorporate Library. a gov- LY MORE AWARD: To ing right across the borernance research group, Fortune Brands Inc., for ders of Perk City," said found that the amounts cutting perks. Or not. The Michelle Leder, whose cited in the proxy state- Deerfield, 111. -based dis- · blog footnoted.org tracks ment under "All Other tributor of Jim Beam, corporate financial filings. • THE 'THEY GOT Compensation" - where Absolut vodka and golf MESSAGE' companies disclose their equipment said in its THE perks - is an average proxy statement that it AWARD: To Sunoco Inc. 130.82 percent higher in would eliminate the auto CEO John Drosdick, for the fiscal 2006 filings allowance, financial plan- actually giving up some compared with those for ning and country club dues perks in 2006. According to Sunoco's 2005. it covers for its executives, recent proxy statement, • THE ROAD LEAST as of March 31, 2007. voluntarily TRAVELED AWARD: To But that money isn't Drosdick Berkshire Hathaway Inc., going to be put to better returned his company-profor its clear cut explana- use at the company or vided leased car last sumtions of executive pay for returned to .shareholders. mer and will no longer get CEO Warren Buffett and Instead, executives will a company vehicle. He just get more cash in their still gets a company-proothers. Irs "Compensation salaries to make up the vided parking spot, but will pay the company the Disclosure & Analysis," a difference. new section in all proxy • THE WHY NOT full market value for it. statements · that is sup- CALL CASH CASH CEO of the The oil posed to detail how the AWARD: To any of the Philadelphia-based board's compensation companies touting their refiner and marketer also committee decided on pay, "flexible" perks programs. eliminated certain compacame in at a tight 461 That's really nothing more ny-provided tax payments words, about a half page than an executive slush on personal aircraft use, long, noted Mark Borges fund that they can dip into and paid the full value of of Mercer Human as they please; they don't the home security moniResources Consulting. have to then disclose toring that the company That's far shorter and specifically what the would cover. more direct than what has money is going toward. Such givebacks shoul.d please Sunoco 's shareAmong them is Dayton, been seen at most other companies - like the nine Ohio-based regional ener- holders, who have pages of CD&A at Aetna gy and utility company watched profits fall Inc. and Kellogg Co. and DPL. Inc., which is giving including a 57 percent each executive a $20,000 drop in the fourth quarter 17 pages at Pfizer Inc. Securities and Exchange allowance to "purchase hi s - and shares lose a quarCommission chairman or her own perquisites ter of their value over the Christopher Cox wants such as financial planning, last year, from highs topthose drawn out explana- annual physicals, addition- ping $88 a share in April tions on pay to go. In a al life insurance or disabil- to around $65 in recent days. speech earlier this month, ity benefits." Unreasonable searches and seizures Here's an artifact of archaic, pre-9/11 thinking I found on the Internet: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be LETTERS TO THE searc hed, and the persons or things to be seized." EDITOR Readers who remained Letters to the editor are welcome. They should be less alert through high school than 300 words. All letters are .<ubject to editing, must be may recognize the Fourth .1igr~ed, and ir~clude address cmd telephone numbe< No Amendment to the U.S. unsigned letters will be published. Letter,, should be in Constitution. Awfully good taste. addressing issues, not personalities. 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Pomeroy, Oh6o 45769. Attorney General Alberto Department extensions are: Gonzales emphatically SuiMcrlptlon Ratu in assured Congress By carrier or motor November 2005 that a News One month '10.27 Washington Post article Edhor. Charlene Hoe11ich. ht 12 One y... '115.84 Dally 50' suggesting widespread ~: Brian Reed, Ext. 14 Senior CHIHn of so-called misuse ~:Beth Sergent. Ext. 13 One mont11 '111.27 "national security letters" One y.., '103.110 (NSL) by the FBI was Advertising SOOocrt>ors should " adYance substantially false. A veridir8ct k> v. Oat; Senlfnel No subOUttkll Sales: Dave Harris, Ext. 15 table parade of adminisscription by mail pennilted in areas OUIIIclo s-: Brenda Davis. Ex116 wt'lere horne carrief seMce is av8i~ tration witnesses assured ClooaJCIIc.: Judy Clark, Ext. 10 able: congressmen contemplating the re-enactment of Malt SIINcrlptlon the Patriot Act that strinGeneral Manager kle~ Melg• County gent Justice Department Chanene Hoeflich, Ext. 12 13Weel<s '32.26 supervision prevented it. 26Weel<s '64.20 52Weel<s '127.11 NSLs are a potential E·-: police-state tool. essennews a mydaitysentinel.com Outalclo Molgl County tially granting investiga13 Weeks '53.55 tors sweeping powers preWob: 26 Weeks '107.10 viously enjoyed by such 52 Weeks '214.21 www.mydailysenlinel.com mnovators in security as The D~ily Sentinel Thursday, March aa, aoo7 ALL BUSINESS: New proxy disclosure rnles unveil lots of details about executive pay AP BUSINESS WRITER Ohio Valley Publishing Co. PageA4 Gene Lyons the Soviet KGB. Issued entirely without judicial oversight - no prosecutors, judges or grand juries - they allow the Feds a secret peek at intimate aspects of our lives. "The records it yields," wrote the Post's Barton Gellman "describe where a person. makes and spends money, with whom he lives and lived before, how much he gambles, what he buvs online, what he pawns· and borrows. where he travels, how he invests , what he searches for and reads on the Web, and who telephones or emails him at home and at work.."" NSL rec1p1ents like banks and telephone companies are forbidden to notify customers that their records have been copied into FBI databases. Combined with widespread wiretapping conducted by the National Se,·urity Administration in clear defiance of the 1978 FISA law requiring warrants from a secret court. they render privacy rights all but nonexistent. And here's the beauty part: It's all Top Secret. Nobody can contest these abuses in court because nobody can prove they have legal " standing." It's not just On~ell's " 1984" that needs frequent rereading, but Helle'r's "Catch-22." So now we learn. courtesy of a report by the Justice Department 's Inspector General. that the Post's 2005 series greatly understated the FBI's systematic abuse of NSLs. Exactly as those periwigged Founding Fathers, having had their fill of arbitrary seizures and arrests under King George Ill, would have predicted. Unregulated executive powers not limited by courts or legisla- · lures WILL be misused. Every. Single. Time. That's why they designed a government of laws, not men, and why the cult of authority surrounding . this White House, comprised equally of fundamentalist religious zeal and craven fear of terrorism, so endangers American freedom. It seems the FBI's been handing out NSLs like popcorn, at least 47,000 through 2005, often in cases bearing no relationship 10 national security whatsoever, and substantially without meaningful supervision. The IG's report documented serious abuses: "We found that the FBI used NSLs in violation of applicable NSL statutes, Attorney General Guidelines, and internal FBI policies." "Of just 77 files reviewed by the inspector general," the Post noted, "17 - 22 percent - revealed one or more instances in which information may have been obtained in violation of the law." Furthermore. raw '.'intelligence" in FBI databases has been made available online to 34.000 government employees. I wonder how many are named Scooter Libby or Karl Rove? Possibly mindful of Libby's fate, Glenn Greenwald points out on his Salon.com Web log, Justice Department apparatchiks have been writing Congress admitting that swo~n assurances they gave in classified hearings have been rendered, um, inoperative. Something we've also recently learned is that White House political operatives, including Rove, directly influenced the firing of eight GOPappointed U.S. Attorneys - seemingly for the sin of prosecuting too many Republicans or not enough Democrats. Nationwide under the Bush . administration, the ratio of Democrats to · Republicans investigated is 7 to I. It'd be interesting to learn exactly how many of Rove's political enemies have been targeted by illegal NSLs. Don't expect the authoritarian Gonzales to inquire. Last January, the attorney general casually suggested during a Senate hearing that the right of habeas corpus, guaranteeing a fair trial to every American, might not exist. "The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas corpus," he observed placidly. "It doesn't say that. It simply says the right shall not be suspended"' except in cases of rebellion or invaSIOn. How long before Gonzales reminds us that the word "privacy" doesn't appear there. either? (Arkansas DemocratGazette columnist Gefll! Lyons is a national magazine award winner and co-author ' of "The Hunting of the President" (St. Martin 's Press, 2000). You can e-mail Lyons at genehons2@ sbcgloba/.ne t. ) . Thursday, March 22, www .mydailysentinel.com 2007 Obituaries Alice Marie Reeves Russell The Daily Sentinel • Page A5 FAMILY MEDICINE ' Staying active during travel cun prevent aeep vein thrombosis Question: Recentll I read thaJ the vice president POMEROY - Alice Marie Reeves Russell, 79, got a blood claJ in his l11g Pomeroy, passed away on March 21, 2007, at Holzer from traveling by airplane. Med1cal Center in Gallipolis . She was born on Sept. 10, 1927, in Rutland, daughter of I know there is such 11 .the late Elden Winf1eld Reeves and Ethel Jordan Reeves thing as "economy class Clark. She was employed as a cook and waitress, and was syndrome," but I know he a former restaurant owner when she lived in Oregon. She wasn 't traveling that way. I have a trip to Europe comattended the Zion Church of Christ. . In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her hus- ing up, and this event has :band. Robert Eugene Russell; a son, Donald Russell; a daugh- me conurned about getter, Carolyn Summerlield; a sister, Lucille Dilcher; a stepfa- ting clots. Adl'ice? Answer: I agree that the ther, James Clark, and a brother-in-law, Darrell Reeves. vice president wasn't travelSJ:le is survived by children, Ron and Nancy Russell of .R_acme, Brenda and Steve Haggy of Pameroy, a son-in-law and ing coach class, but he is still \lis wtfe, Tom and Barb Summerfield of Chester; a sister, Rhea at risk for getting a blood .Jean Norris of Pageville; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bill clot - deep vein thrombosis and Mary Russell ot Pomeroy, a brother-m-law, Jed Russell of or DVT - in his leg. 111ere are many risk factors Oregon; se.ven gnmdchildren and their spouses, Candi and ·Steve Roccta, Wendy and Andy Clark, Crystal and l)'son Rose, for DVT and prolonged sitMandy and Ray Redman, Michael and Michelle Russell, ting is only one of them. The Stephanie and T.J. Buckley Brad and Claudene Haggy; 14 overall risk of (letting a DVT great-grandchtldren, and seveml nieces and nephews. is 0.1 percent m the general Graveside services will be conducted at I p.m. on Saturday, population. As you age, it March 24, 2007, at Wells Cemetery. Officiating will be Gene increases to. about one perGoodwm. There will be no public VIsitation. Tile arrangements cent in people over 65. The .were handled by the Pomeroy Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home. biggest risk group is hospiOn-line condolences may be sent to www.fisherfuneral- talized patients, about 15 per·homes.com. cent of whom may get DVTs. Additional risk factors for DVTs are pregnancy, varicose veins, obesity and heart disease. Cancer, kidney disease, smoking, oral contraceptives, estrogen Deaths · Nicholas Talada replacement hormones and Jype A blood also increase your risk of getting a DVT. Economy Class Syndrome is the development of blood clots in the legs during long flights. Tile name is a misnomer, since you can get DVT just as easily in first and business class if you sit inactively in your seat during the whole llight. And, contrary to what you might think, beiqg in good physical shape doesn't necessarily decrease your risk. In fact, having a DVT during flight is actually more common in young athletic travelers, especially long distance runners. Tile theory is that these athletes have slow heart rates and this contributes to blood pooling in the lower extremities during trdvel. However, it's not just those who are traveling in airplanes who are at risk for DVT. Similar problems can develop in people who spend a lot of time in cars as well as professional truck or bus drivers anybody who doesn't get up and walk around now and then. Even people who watch TV in an easy ~hair for hours on end are at risk for DVT. While a DVT itself is a concern, it can lead to another even more serious problem called a pulmonary embolism. This occurs when a piece of the blood clot in the leg breaks off and travels to the lung. It is the risk of pulmonary embolism - which can cause sudden death - that makes DVT a problem that is treated promptly and aggressively. As with many medical conditions, prevention is preferable to treatment. Keep your weight down, wear support hose if you have varicose veins, and don't smoke . It 's al so important to keep as active as possible during travel. · In an airplane or even in a car, you can exercise your legs while seated. Walking is also helpful. In a car, pull over at a rest stop every hour or so and walk around for a while. On an airplane, if the pilot turns off the seat belt sign, get up and walk in the aisle even if it's for just a couple of minutes. Try not to cross your legs and :!on·t sleep for long periods. Stay well hydrated by drinking plenty of water and avoiding alcohol. If you are in a high risk group for DVT, I urge you to talk to your famil y physician. He or she <:an as.ess whether the u.e of special compression stockings and/or medications to decrease blood clotting would be appropriate m your case . Family Medicine® i.1 a weekly column. To submit questions, wrik tu Martha A. Simp.w n, D.O., M.B.A., Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box JJO, Athens, Ohio 45701, or via e-mail to readerquestions@familymedicinenews.org. Medical information in this culumn is provided liS an educational service only. It does not replnce the judgment uf yuur personal physician, who should be relied on to diagnose tUUI recommend treatment for any medical conditions. Past columns are available unline aJ www.familymedicinenews.org. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - Nicholas David Talada, II day old son of Joseph Robert David and Kelly ShafferTalada of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Saturday. March 17, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m .• Friday, March 23, 2007, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point ·Pleasant, with Rev. Jamie Watts, ofl'iciating. Friends may email condolences to crowhussell@suddenlinkmail.com. ·Local Briefs Soup dinner SALEM CENTER - Star Grange #778 will sponsor a sour dinner from II a.m . to 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Grange Hal located on County Road 1. three miles north of Salem Center. Entertainment is planned. c....._ tto••chJpllat• Tom Anderson, Post 39 commander, right, presents a certificate of appreciation to the Meigs Local School District for making meeting space available to the Post. W1lliam Buckley, superintendent, accepted the award tn memory of long-time member Harold Blackston, Commander Tom Anderson presented a framed certificate to the Blackston family to be placed on the Wall of Honor. Pam Blackston accepted the award on behalf of the family. . PORTLAND -Lebanon Township Trustees will begin l(emetery cleanup. Anyone wanting to keep flowers and then acknowledging Post offidecorations should remove them no later than Aprill4. cers to whom he expressed his appreciation for the numerous services they do from PageA1 not only to the Post but in the MIDDLEPORT - Heath United Methodist Men will for allowing the Post to community. He presented have a pancake supper from 4:30 to 6:30p.m. at the church lease that section of the each one with a cap marked on South Third Avenue. building for meetings . "To with the Legion emblem. Gladys Cumings, Auxiliary The menu will include all you can eat pancakes, sausa!\e be here is a pleasure," said and beverages, at a cost of $5 for adults and $2.50 for chil- Anderson to William president, introduced memdren 12 and under. Carryout will be available. Buckley, superintendent, bers attending and presented who accepted an award for a check to the Legion post, the school district. "Since noting that it represented promoving out here we have ceeds of the annual Poppy MARIETTA- District 18 Small Government Committee increased membership and Day observance. Music for the birthday will meet at 10 a.m. on April 3 at the Holiday Inn in Marietta, more of our older guys have observance was provided by to re-prioritize and apply district points to the small govern- been able to get out to the "Sunny" Sunquist. A dinner ment projects previously submitted for Round 21, due to meetings." The old Legion changes in points after all projects wen: submitted to the state. hall on Legion Terrace in was served to about 200 at Leonard Jewell and George Harris, Sr. were awarded certifiPomeroy, being on a hill in tables with decorations of cates of appreciation for service at the Drew Webster Post Information is available from Misty Casto at 374-9436. a location without adequate red, white and blue by Drew 39's observance of the 88th anniversary of the founding of parking, made coming to Webster members, George the American Legion. Jewell. left, accepts his certificate meetings too much of a Harris, Jr. chairman. Jim Fry, from Joe Struble, adjutant. Harris was unable to attend. challenge for some of the chaplain, gave the invocation TUPPERS PLAINS - The Eastern Local Board of older World War II veterans. and benediction, and the Education approved changes to the school calendar to Anderson introduced dis- pledge was led by John allow for the makeup of days missed due to calamitous trict officers attending and Weeks, first vice commander. Chiropractic Center conditions. Three days to be made up in excess of the five Dr. Grqory L. I'Wrsot DC allowed will be made up on April5. 9 and May 25. c~lrupn<!l< n 1•1rioou The Financial Planning The 12 Dancing • Insurance and Supervision • Auto Accidents Princesses Commission, which over• Workers Comp March 30 & 31 . POMEROY - Homemade biscuits and gravy, hotcakes sees all financial decisions from PageA1 • Mtdlc1id (WV & OH) .and sausage will be served at a breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. made in the district. disAt7 pm April? at Wendy's in Pomeroy to benefit the Meigs County position like Rhonemus. cussed the search for a full • Mtdlc•re A~ril I At 3 ~m Relay for Life. Tickets are $5 with children under three eat- Miller said out of those 12 time treasurer at its regular Reserve Now For PriMe Back & Neck Pain . ing free. There will be door prizes. · applicants, five have been meeting yesterday held at And Prin~ess Partv 03/31 Headaches chosen for closer review for Southern High School. Adult Yoga Classes Begin Soon! is a shallow pool "There the treasurer's job due to Personal & Sports Injury Auditions Aprill-2 their background in busi- for school treasurers in "Sted Magnolias" . SYRACUSE - Tile Syracuse water office will be closed ness administration and/or Ohio," Paul Marshall, com236 E. Main Strm The Ariel-Dater Hall Pomeroy, Ollio ..,;;;,. April3-4 due to the clerk attending mandatory clerk's training. accounting. If one of these mission member said of the 428 Sec. Ave. Gallipolis, OH "chosen" individuals choos- difficulty several districts 740-992-1000 -ARTS ·c es to pursue their license face in fmding a qualified with the state they would be applicant. On that note the commis- , SYRACUSE - The regular meeting of the Syracuse working Uijder Rhonemus' sion publicly thanked Koker "" until receiving supervision Board of Public Affairs on April 2 has been rescheduled for for his service. that license, though this sce.7 p.m. on April 9 at village hall. "Richard stepped into a nario is only one that the tough situation and he did a board may be considering. P..un Cunningham. assis- good job in the short time tant to tbe treasurer, will also he was here," Neil Uhrig, remain on duty in the office, 'president of the commission stated. working under Rhonemus. Remove decorations Pancake supper Legion Committee meeting Approve changes RIVERVIEW Breakfast planned A~~~ Treasurer Water office closed = Meeting rescheduled ._,, 'f or the Record Highway Patrol alleys will also be ticketed. Doug Lavender, director of Meigs EMS. discussed 911 with council which then from PageA1 passed a resolution to release village house numevery day with time cards bers for the purpose of idenre llecting shift times from II to 4 a.m., 9:15p.m. tifying them in a 911 county to :15 a.m. and 8:30p.m. wide system. ••• Council is presently takPORTLAND - Jamie C. Smith, 20, 46370 Morning to midnight. etc. Rose was hired after Lee ing applications for a manStar Road, Racine, was cited for failure to control by the ager at London Pool. patrol following a one-t·ar accident Saturday on County spoke at counci I. One of Smith's fust duties Applications ·are due at Road 35 (Portland). , · Troopers said Smith was 2astbound. four-tenths of a mile as chief will be to enforce the noon on April4. Cottrill announced the east of Lebanon Township Road 135 (Sellers Ridge) at ban on ATV 's on village 11 :30 p.m. when the car went off the left sid~ of the road. streets with violators being water office will be closed The driver overcorrected and the car shd off the nght s1de ticketed and towed according April 3-4 because she will of the road, where it overran an embankment. troopers said. to Cunningham who added be out of town for mandatoThe car had functional damage. according to the report. vehicles parked illegally in ry clerk's training. POMEROY - Ralph H. Chevalier. 67. Belpre. was cited for failure to control by the Gallia-Meigs Post of the State Highway Patrol following a one-vehicle accident tuesday on Ohio 7. Troopers said Chevalier was northbound at 9:32p.m. when lhe pickup truck he drove went off the right.side of the road. He lost control of the vehicle, which struck an embankment. The pickup had functional damage, according to the patrol. ·- ---- Syracuse f.m. H&R Block Tax Professionals are ready to help. With H&R Block. you have more than a company ' beh1nd you. You have a one-on-one relationship w1th one of H&R Block's 90,000 tax professionals working for you, in person. by phone, or via e-mail . ' Stop into your nearby H&R Block location listed below. For other locations call t-600-HRBLOCK or visit hrblock.com 6.18 East Main St. , Pomeroy, OH 45769 Mon-Fri 9 to 6 Sat. 9-5 992-6674 Other Hours by Appo1ntment C 2006 H&A Block Serv1ces. Inc -........ HIIR IILOCK �OPINION The Daily Sentinel The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992·2156 • FAX (740) 992·2157 www.mydallysentlnel.com Dan Goodrich Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 22, the 81 st day of 2007. There are 284 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 22. 1765. Britain enacted the Stamp Act of 1765 to raise money from the American colonies. (The Act was repealed the following year.) On this date: In 1638, religious dissident Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for defying Puritan orthodoxy. In 1820, U.S. naval hero Stephen Decatur was killed in a duel with Commodore James Barron near Washington, D£. , In 1882, Congress outlawed polygamy. , In 1941, the Grand Coulee hydroelectric dam m Washington state went into operation. In 1945, !he Arab League was formed with the adoption of a charter in Cairo, Egypt. In 1946, the British mandate in Transjordan came to an end. . In 1972. Congress sent the proposed Equal Rights : Amendment to the Constitution to the states for ratification. (It fell three states short of the 38 needed for approval.) In 1978, Karl Wallenda, the 73-year-old patriarch of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act, fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1987, a garbage barge, carrying 3,200 tons of refuse, left Islip, N.Y., on a six-month journey ,in search of a place to unload. (The barge was turned away by several states and three other countries until space was found back in Islip.) Ten years ago: A day after a suicide bomber killed three women in Tel Aviv. Israeli troops clashed with hundreds of Palestinians in Hebron. Tara Ltpinski, at age 14 years and 10 months, became the youngest women's world figure skating champion. Five years ago: President Bush joined a U.N. poverty summit in Monterrey, Mexico, where he urged world leaders to demand political reform from poor countries in exchange for increased aid and warned that unchecked poverty can foster terrorism. The Postal Rate Commission announced approval of higher postal rates, including a 3cent boost for· first-class letters, to 37 cents. One year ago: More than 125,000 hourly workers of General Motors Corp. and auto supplier Delphi Corp. were offered buyouts to help cut the companies' crippling labor costs. The Basque separatist group ETA announced a permanent cease-fire with Spain. A Gabon-bound ferry sank off the coast of Cameroon; more than 120 people are believed to have died. A bus carrying cruise ship tourists plunged off a highway in northern Chile and tumbled down a mountainside, killing 12 Americans. Thought for Today: "El amor es fuego, pero con el nose cuece el puchero." (Love is a furnace, but it will not cook the stew.) - Spanish proverb. Bv RACHEL BECK NEW YORK - It has never been a secret that CEOs get paid big money, but all the lillie extras that pay pad their allowances for beer, cash slush funds, home security systems, commuting costs and more - have been hidden from public view. Not anymore, thanks to new disclosure rules that have forced eompanies to thrust more of the juicy stuff related to executive compensation ·into the spotlight when issuing their annual proxy statements. The result shows lots of excess, some bizarre giveaways and plenty of corporate spin as to why the top brass deserve 10 get so much. Here are some examples of proxy items deserving special mention: • THE 'SHAREHOLDERS PAID FOR WHAT?' AWARD: To all the companies that had to , come clean in their payouts, particularly regarding perks. The new proxy rules require companies to disclose perks that cost more than $10,000, a much lower 'threshold than the previous requirement of $50,000, or 10 percent of total annual compensation. Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. paid out $50.000 to cover the legal costs that its top executive John Brock incurred in negotiating his employment agreement with the com- . pany. American Express Co. CEO Kenneth Chenault got $132,019 for the personal use of company cars, and also received payment for snacks from the company dining room and some out-of-pocket medical costs. Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. Chief Executive August Busch IV got an r- That cash is an additionallowance that paid for he reminded those writing beer for personal use and the new "CD&A" sections al $20,000 in salary since entertaining . Goodyear that the SEC doesn't want it is granted at the beginTire & Rub~er Co. provid- "overlawyering" in the ning of the year and execed CEO Robert J. Keepn proxies and encouraged utives don't have to do with up to two sets of tires the use of "plain English." anything to earn it. And It is also worth noting it's on top of a long list of per year - and reimthat the Omaha, Neb. - other perks given to execbursed him for the taxes on the income associated based Berkshire paid utives at the company. with that benefit. UST Buffett the same $100,000 Among them is the Inc., the holding company he has gotten for the last $250,000 in commuting for U.S. Smokeless 25 years. The CEO also reimbursement to execuTobacco Co . and reimbursed the .company tive chairman Robert International Wine & · $50,000 in perks. Biggs, whose tenure ended executives on June 30, 2006. Spirits, gave its CEO Berkshire's "With such a liberal Vmcent Gierer an annual don't use company cars awarding of perquisites, nor does the company pay wine allowance. we think the extra $20,000 A new study of I 00 country club dues. companies by The • THE LESS IS REAL· that DPL hands out is flexCorporate Library. a gov- LY MORE AWARD: To ing right across the borernance research group, Fortune Brands Inc., for ders of Perk City," said found that the amounts cutting perks. Or not. The Michelle Leder, whose cited in the proxy state- Deerfield, 111. -based dis- · blog footnoted.org tracks ment under "All Other tributor of Jim Beam, corporate financial filings. • THE 'THEY GOT Compensation" - where Absolut vodka and golf MESSAGE' companies disclose their equipment said in its THE perks - is an average proxy statement that it AWARD: To Sunoco Inc. 130.82 percent higher in would eliminate the auto CEO John Drosdick, for the fiscal 2006 filings allowance, financial plan- actually giving up some compared with those for ning and country club dues perks in 2006. According to Sunoco's 2005. it covers for its executives, recent proxy statement, • THE ROAD LEAST as of March 31, 2007. voluntarily TRAVELED AWARD: To But that money isn't Drosdick Berkshire Hathaway Inc., going to be put to better returned his company-profor its clear cut explana- use at the company or vided leased car last sumtions of executive pay for returned to .shareholders. mer and will no longer get CEO Warren Buffett and Instead, executives will a company vehicle. He just get more cash in their still gets a company-proothers. Irs "Compensation salaries to make up the vided parking spot, but will pay the company the Disclosure & Analysis," a difference. new section in all proxy • THE WHY NOT full market value for it. statements · that is sup- CALL CASH CASH CEO of the The oil posed to detail how the AWARD: To any of the Philadelphia-based board's compensation companies touting their refiner and marketer also committee decided on pay, "flexible" perks programs. eliminated certain compacame in at a tight 461 That's really nothing more ny-provided tax payments words, about a half page than an executive slush on personal aircraft use, long, noted Mark Borges fund that they can dip into and paid the full value of of Mercer Human as they please; they don't the home security moniResources Consulting. have to then disclose toring that the company That's far shorter and specifically what the would cover. more direct than what has money is going toward. Such givebacks shoul.d please Sunoco 's shareAmong them is Dayton, been seen at most other companies - like the nine Ohio-based regional ener- holders, who have pages of CD&A at Aetna gy and utility company watched profits fall Inc. and Kellogg Co. and DPL. Inc., which is giving including a 57 percent each executive a $20,000 drop in the fourth quarter 17 pages at Pfizer Inc. Securities and Exchange allowance to "purchase hi s - and shares lose a quarCommission chairman or her own perquisites ter of their value over the Christopher Cox wants such as financial planning, last year, from highs topthose drawn out explana- annual physicals, addition- ping $88 a share in April tions on pay to go. In a al life insurance or disabil- to around $65 in recent days. speech earlier this month, ity benefits." Unreasonable searches and seizures Here's an artifact of archaic, pre-9/11 thinking I found on the Internet: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be LETTERS TO THE searc hed, and the persons or things to be seized." EDITOR Readers who remained Letters to the editor are welcome. They should be less alert through high school than 300 words. All letters are .<ubject to editing, must be may recognize the Fourth .1igr~ed, and ir~clude address cmd telephone numbe< No Amendment to the U.S. unsigned letters will be published. Letter,, should be in Constitution. Awfully good taste. addressing issues, not personalities. Letters of stuffy, don't you think? thanks to organizations and individuals will not be accept- Who says "s hall" anyed for publication. more? ' "Particularly describing," indeed. No red-blooded patriot would use the phrase. It reads like something written by 213-980) sissies in powdered wigs. Reader Services Ohio(USPS Valley Publishing Besides, who's to say Co. Correction Polley what's unreasonable if not Publishe<l every afternoon, Monday our Glorious Leader, Our main concern in all stories is to through Friday. 111 Court Street. W. Bush? George be accurate. If you know of an error Pomeroy, Ohio. Second-class In Bushworld, if you in a story, call the newsroom at (740) postage paid at Pomeroy. have nothing to hide, you 992-2156. Member: The Associated Press and ha.ve nothing to fear. In the OhiO Newspaper Association. Poetmu•: send address oorrec· Bushworld, we don't need OUr main number Is lions to The Daily Sentinel, 111 Coun no stinkin' warrants. (740) 992-2156. Street. Pomeroy, Oh6o 45769. Attorney General Alberto Department extensions are: Gonzales emphatically SuiMcrlptlon Ratu in assured Congress By carrier or motor November 2005 that a News One month '10.27 Washington Post article Edhor. Charlene Hoe11ich. ht 12 One y... '115.84 Dally 50' suggesting widespread ~: Brian Reed, Ext. 14 Senior CHIHn of so-called misuse ~:Beth Sergent. Ext. 13 One mont11 '111.27 "national security letters" One y.., '103.110 (NSL) by the FBI was Advertising SOOocrt>ors should " adYance substantially false. A veridir8ct k> v. Oat; Senlfnel No subOUttkll Sales: Dave Harris, Ext. 15 table parade of adminisscription by mail pennilted in areas OUIIIclo s-: Brenda Davis. Ex116 wt'lere horne carrief seMce is av8i~ tration witnesses assured ClooaJCIIc.: Judy Clark, Ext. 10 able: congressmen contemplating the re-enactment of Malt SIINcrlptlon the Patriot Act that strinGeneral Manager kle~ Melg• County gent Justice Department Chanene Hoeflich, Ext. 12 13Weel<s '32.26 supervision prevented it. 26Weel<s '64.20 52Weel<s '127.11 NSLs are a potential E·-: police-state tool. essennews a mydaitysentinel.com Outalclo Molgl County tially granting investiga13 Weeks '53.55 tors sweeping powers preWob: 26 Weeks '107.10 viously enjoyed by such 52 Weeks '214.21 www.mydailysenlinel.com mnovators in security as The D~ily Sentinel Thursday, March aa, aoo7 ALL BUSINESS: New proxy disclosure rnles unveil lots of details about executive pay AP BUSINESS WRITER Ohio Valley Publishing Co. PageA4 Gene Lyons the Soviet KGB. Issued entirely without judicial oversight - no prosecutors, judges or grand juries - they allow the Feds a secret peek at intimate aspects of our lives. "The records it yields," wrote the Post's Barton Gellman "describe where a person. makes and spends money, with whom he lives and lived before, how much he gambles, what he buvs online, what he pawns· and borrows. where he travels, how he invests , what he searches for and reads on the Web, and who telephones or emails him at home and at work.."" NSL rec1p1ents like banks and telephone companies are forbidden to notify customers that their records have been copied into FBI databases. Combined with widespread wiretapping conducted by the National Se,·urity Administration in clear defiance of the 1978 FISA law requiring warrants from a secret court. they render privacy rights all but nonexistent. And here's the beauty part: It's all Top Secret. Nobody can contest these abuses in court because nobody can prove they have legal " standing." It's not just On~ell's " 1984" that needs frequent rereading, but Helle'r's "Catch-22." So now we learn. courtesy of a report by the Justice Department 's Inspector General. that the Post's 2005 series greatly understated the FBI's systematic abuse of NSLs. Exactly as those periwigged Founding Fathers, having had their fill of arbitrary seizures and arrests under King George Ill, would have predicted. Unregulated executive powers not limited by courts or legisla- · lures WILL be misused. Every. Single. Time. That's why they designed a government of laws, not men, and why the cult of authority surrounding . this White House, comprised equally of fundamentalist religious zeal and craven fear of terrorism, so endangers American freedom. It seems the FBI's been handing out NSLs like popcorn, at least 47,000 through 2005, often in cases bearing no relationship 10 national security whatsoever, and substantially without meaningful supervision. The IG's report documented serious abuses: "We found that the FBI used NSLs in violation of applicable NSL statutes, Attorney General Guidelines, and internal FBI policies." "Of just 77 files reviewed by the inspector general," the Post noted, "17 - 22 percent - revealed one or more instances in which information may have been obtained in violation of the law." Furthermore. raw '.'intelligence" in FBI databases has been made available online to 34.000 government employees. I wonder how many are named Scooter Libby or Karl Rove? Possibly mindful of Libby's fate, Glenn Greenwald points out on his Salon.com Web log, Justice Department apparatchiks have been writing Congress admitting that swo~n assurances they gave in classified hearings have been rendered, um, inoperative. Something we've also recently learned is that White House political operatives, including Rove, directly influenced the firing of eight GOPappointed U.S. Attorneys - seemingly for the sin of prosecuting too many Republicans or not enough Democrats. Nationwide under the Bush . administration, the ratio of Democrats to · Republicans investigated is 7 to I. It'd be interesting to learn exactly how many of Rove's political enemies have been targeted by illegal NSLs. Don't expect the authoritarian Gonzales to inquire. Last January, the attorney general casually suggested during a Senate hearing that the right of habeas corpus, guaranteeing a fair trial to every American, might not exist. "The Constitution doesn't say every individual in the United States or citizen is hereby granted or assured the right of habeas corpus," he observed placidly. "It doesn't say that. It simply says the right shall not be suspended"' except in cases of rebellion or invaSIOn. How long before Gonzales reminds us that the word "privacy" doesn't appear there. either? (Arkansas DemocratGazette columnist Gefll! Lyons is a national magazine award winner and co-author ' of "The Hunting of the President" (St. Martin 's Press, 2000). You can e-mail Lyons at genehons2@ sbcgloba/.ne t. ) . Thursday, March 22, www .mydailysentinel.com 2007 Obituaries Alice Marie Reeves Russell The Daily Sentinel • Page A5 FAMILY MEDICINE ' Staying active during travel cun prevent aeep vein thrombosis Question: Recentll I read thaJ the vice president POMEROY - Alice Marie Reeves Russell, 79, got a blood claJ in his l11g Pomeroy, passed away on March 21, 2007, at Holzer from traveling by airplane. Med1cal Center in Gallipolis . She was born on Sept. 10, 1927, in Rutland, daughter of I know there is such 11 .the late Elden Winf1eld Reeves and Ethel Jordan Reeves thing as "economy class Clark. She was employed as a cook and waitress, and was syndrome," but I know he a former restaurant owner when she lived in Oregon. She wasn 't traveling that way. I have a trip to Europe comattended the Zion Church of Christ. . In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her hus- ing up, and this event has :band. Robert Eugene Russell; a son, Donald Russell; a daugh- me conurned about getter, Carolyn Summerlield; a sister, Lucille Dilcher; a stepfa- ting clots. Adl'ice? Answer: I agree that the ther, James Clark, and a brother-in-law, Darrell Reeves. vice president wasn't travelSJ:le is survived by children, Ron and Nancy Russell of .R_acme, Brenda and Steve Haggy of Pameroy, a son-in-law and ing coach class, but he is still \lis wtfe, Tom and Barb Summerfield of Chester; a sister, Rhea at risk for getting a blood .Jean Norris of Pageville; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bill clot - deep vein thrombosis and Mary Russell ot Pomeroy, a brother-m-law, Jed Russell of or DVT - in his leg. 111ere are many risk factors Oregon; se.ven gnmdchildren and their spouses, Candi and ·Steve Roccta, Wendy and Andy Clark, Crystal and l)'son Rose, for DVT and prolonged sitMandy and Ray Redman, Michael and Michelle Russell, ting is only one of them. The Stephanie and T.J. Buckley Brad and Claudene Haggy; 14 overall risk of (letting a DVT great-grandchtldren, and seveml nieces and nephews. is 0.1 percent m the general Graveside services will be conducted at I p.m. on Saturday, population. As you age, it March 24, 2007, at Wells Cemetery. Officiating will be Gene increases to. about one perGoodwm. There will be no public VIsitation. Tile arrangements cent in people over 65. The .were handled by the Pomeroy Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home. biggest risk group is hospiOn-line condolences may be sent to www.fisherfuneral- talized patients, about 15 per·homes.com. cent of whom may get DVTs. Additional risk factors for DVTs are pregnancy, varicose veins, obesity and heart disease. Cancer, kidney disease, smoking, oral contraceptives, estrogen Deaths · Nicholas Talada replacement hormones and Jype A blood also increase your risk of getting a DVT. Economy Class Syndrome is the development of blood clots in the legs during long flights. Tile name is a misnomer, since you can get DVT just as easily in first and business class if you sit inactively in your seat during the whole llight. And, contrary to what you might think, beiqg in good physical shape doesn't necessarily decrease your risk. In fact, having a DVT during flight is actually more common in young athletic travelers, especially long distance runners. Tile theory is that these athletes have slow heart rates and this contributes to blood pooling in the lower extremities during trdvel. However, it's not just those who are traveling in airplanes who are at risk for DVT. Similar problems can develop in people who spend a lot of time in cars as well as professional truck or bus drivers anybody who doesn't get up and walk around now and then. Even people who watch TV in an easy ~hair for hours on end are at risk for DVT. While a DVT itself is a concern, it can lead to another even more serious problem called a pulmonary embolism. This occurs when a piece of the blood clot in the leg breaks off and travels to the lung. It is the risk of pulmonary embolism - which can cause sudden death - that makes DVT a problem that is treated promptly and aggressively. As with many medical conditions, prevention is preferable to treatment. Keep your weight down, wear support hose if you have varicose veins, and don't smoke . It 's al so important to keep as active as possible during travel. · In an airplane or even in a car, you can exercise your legs while seated. Walking is also helpful. In a car, pull over at a rest stop every hour or so and walk around for a while. On an airplane, if the pilot turns off the seat belt sign, get up and walk in the aisle even if it's for just a couple of minutes. Try not to cross your legs and :!on·t sleep for long periods. Stay well hydrated by drinking plenty of water and avoiding alcohol. If you are in a high risk group for DVT, I urge you to talk to your famil y physician. He or she <:an as.ess whether the u.e of special compression stockings and/or medications to decrease blood clotting would be appropriate m your case . Family Medicine® i.1 a weekly column. To submit questions, wrik tu Martha A. Simp.w n, D.O., M.B.A., Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box JJO, Athens, Ohio 45701, or via e-mail to readerquestions@familymedicinenews.org. Medical information in this culumn is provided liS an educational service only. It does not replnce the judgment uf yuur personal physician, who should be relied on to diagnose tUUI recommend treatment for any medical conditions. Past columns are available unline aJ www.familymedicinenews.org. POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - Nicholas David Talada, II day old son of Joseph Robert David and Kelly ShafferTalada of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Saturday. March 17, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m .• Friday, March 23, 2007, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point ·Pleasant, with Rev. Jamie Watts, ofl'iciating. Friends may email condolences to crowhussell@suddenlinkmail.com. ·Local Briefs Soup dinner SALEM CENTER - Star Grange #778 will sponsor a sour dinner from II a.m . to 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Grange Hal located on County Road 1. three miles north of Salem Center. Entertainment is planned. c....._ tto••chJpllat• Tom Anderson, Post 39 commander, right, presents a certificate of appreciation to the Meigs Local School District for making meeting space available to the Post. W1lliam Buckley, superintendent, accepted the award tn memory of long-time member Harold Blackston, Commander Tom Anderson presented a framed certificate to the Blackston family to be placed on the Wall of Honor. Pam Blackston accepted the award on behalf of the family. . PORTLAND -Lebanon Township Trustees will begin l(emetery cleanup. Anyone wanting to keep flowers and then acknowledging Post offidecorations should remove them no later than Aprill4. cers to whom he expressed his appreciation for the numerous services they do from PageA1 not only to the Post but in the MIDDLEPORT - Heath United Methodist Men will for allowing the Post to community. He presented have a pancake supper from 4:30 to 6:30p.m. at the church lease that section of the each one with a cap marked on South Third Avenue. building for meetings . "To with the Legion emblem. Gladys Cumings, Auxiliary The menu will include all you can eat pancakes, sausa!\e be here is a pleasure," said and beverages, at a cost of $5 for adults and $2.50 for chil- Anderson to William president, introduced memdren 12 and under. Carryout will be available. Buckley, superintendent, bers attending and presented who accepted an award for a check to the Legion post, the school district. "Since noting that it represented promoving out here we have ceeds of the annual Poppy MARIETTA- District 18 Small Government Committee increased membership and Day observance. Music for the birthday will meet at 10 a.m. on April 3 at the Holiday Inn in Marietta, more of our older guys have observance was provided by to re-prioritize and apply district points to the small govern- been able to get out to the "Sunny" Sunquist. A dinner ment projects previously submitted for Round 21, due to meetings." The old Legion changes in points after all projects wen: submitted to the state. hall on Legion Terrace in was served to about 200 at Leonard Jewell and George Harris, Sr. were awarded certifiPomeroy, being on a hill in tables with decorations of cates of appreciation for service at the Drew Webster Post Information is available from Misty Casto at 374-9436. a location without adequate red, white and blue by Drew 39's observance of the 88th anniversary of the founding of parking, made coming to Webster members, George the American Legion. Jewell. left, accepts his certificate meetings too much of a Harris, Jr. chairman. Jim Fry, from Joe Struble, adjutant. Harris was unable to attend. challenge for some of the chaplain, gave the invocation TUPPERS PLAINS - The Eastern Local Board of older World War II veterans. and benediction, and the Education approved changes to the school calendar to Anderson introduced dis- pledge was led by John allow for the makeup of days missed due to calamitous trict officers attending and Weeks, first vice commander. Chiropractic Center conditions. Three days to be made up in excess of the five Dr. Grqory L. I'Wrsot DC allowed will be made up on April5. 9 and May 25. c~lrupn<!l< n 1•1rioou The Financial Planning The 12 Dancing • Insurance and Supervision • Auto Accidents Princesses Commission, which over• Workers Comp March 30 & 31 . POMEROY - Homemade biscuits and gravy, hotcakes sees all financial decisions from PageA1 • Mtdlc1id (WV & OH) .and sausage will be served at a breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. made in the district. disAt7 pm April? at Wendy's in Pomeroy to benefit the Meigs County position like Rhonemus. cussed the search for a full • Mtdlc•re A~ril I At 3 ~m Relay for Life. Tickets are $5 with children under three eat- Miller said out of those 12 time treasurer at its regular Reserve Now For PriMe Back & Neck Pain . ing free. There will be door prizes. · applicants, five have been meeting yesterday held at And Prin~ess Partv 03/31 Headaches chosen for closer review for Southern High School. Adult Yoga Classes Begin Soon! is a shallow pool "There the treasurer's job due to Personal & Sports Injury Auditions Aprill-2 their background in busi- for school treasurers in "Sted Magnolias" . SYRACUSE - Tile Syracuse water office will be closed ness administration and/or Ohio," Paul Marshall, com236 E. Main Strm The Ariel-Dater Hall Pomeroy, Ollio ..,;;;,. April3-4 due to the clerk attending mandatory clerk's training. accounting. If one of these mission member said of the 428 Sec. Ave. Gallipolis, OH "chosen" individuals choos- difficulty several districts 740-992-1000 -ARTS ·c es to pursue their license face in fmding a qualified with the state they would be applicant. On that note the commis- , SYRACUSE - The regular meeting of the Syracuse working Uijder Rhonemus' sion publicly thanked Koker "" until receiving supervision Board of Public Affairs on April 2 has been rescheduled for for his service. that license, though this sce.7 p.m. on April 9 at village hall. "Richard stepped into a nario is only one that the tough situation and he did a board may be considering. P..un Cunningham. assis- good job in the short time tant to tbe treasurer, will also he was here," Neil Uhrig, remain on duty in the office, 'president of the commission stated. working under Rhonemus. Remove decorations Pancake supper Legion Committee meeting Approve changes RIVERVIEW Breakfast planned A~~~ Treasurer Water office closed = Meeting rescheduled ._,, 'f or the Record Highway Patrol alleys will also be ticketed. Doug Lavender, director of Meigs EMS. discussed 911 with council which then from PageA1 passed a resolution to release village house numevery day with time cards bers for the purpose of idenre llecting shift times from II to 4 a.m., 9:15p.m. tifying them in a 911 county to :15 a.m. and 8:30p.m. wide system. ••• Council is presently takPORTLAND - Jamie C. Smith, 20, 46370 Morning to midnight. etc. Rose was hired after Lee ing applications for a manStar Road, Racine, was cited for failure to control by the ager at London Pool. patrol following a one-t·ar accident Saturday on County spoke at counci I. One of Smith's fust duties Applications ·are due at Road 35 (Portland). , · Troopers said Smith was 2astbound. four-tenths of a mile as chief will be to enforce the noon on April4. Cottrill announced the east of Lebanon Township Road 135 (Sellers Ridge) at ban on ATV 's on village 11 :30 p.m. when the car went off the left sid~ of the road. streets with violators being water office will be closed The driver overcorrected and the car shd off the nght s1de ticketed and towed according April 3-4 because she will of the road, where it overran an embankment. troopers said. to Cunningham who added be out of town for mandatoThe car had functional damage. according to the report. vehicles parked illegally in ry clerk's training. POMEROY - Ralph H. Chevalier. 67. Belpre. was cited for failure to control by the Gallia-Meigs Post of the State Highway Patrol following a one-vehicle accident tuesday on Ohio 7. Troopers said Chevalier was northbound at 9:32p.m. when lhe pickup truck he drove went off the right.side of the road. He lost control of the vehicle, which struck an embankment. The pickup had functional damage, according to the patrol. ·- ---- Syracuse f.m. H&R Block Tax Professionals are ready to help. With H&R Block. you have more than a company ' beh1nd you. You have a one-on-one relationship w1th one of H&R Block's 90,000 tax professionals working for you, in person. by phone, or via e-mail . ' Stop into your nearby H&R Block location listed below. For other locations call t-600-HRBLOCK or visit hrblock.com 6.18 East Main St. , Pomeroy, OH 45769 Mon-Fri 9 to 6 Sat. 9-5 992-6674 Other Hours by Appo1ntment C 2006 H&A Block Serv1ces. Inc -........ HIIR IILOCK �• • The Daily Sentinel . HEAT ~TH • FITNESS Many VA health clinics beset with mold, leaky roofs Bv HOPE YEN A.SSOC IATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON - · The Veterans Affairs' vast network of 1.400 health clinics ami hospitals is beset by maintenanL·e problems such as mold. leaking roofs and even a colony of bats. an internal review says. The investigation, ordered two weeks ago by VA Secretary Jim Ni<:holson. is the first major review 'bf the facilities conducted since the disclosur~ of squalid conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. A copy of the report was provided to The Associated Press. Democrats newlv in charge of Congress ·called the report the latest evidence of an outdated system unable to handle a coming inl1ux of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. In vestigators earlier this month found that the VA's system for handling was di sability claims strained to its limit. "Who's been minding tbe store?" said Sen. Patty Murray. 0- Wash., a member the Senate Vetenms Affairs Committee. "They keep putting Band-Aids on problems. when ' what the agency needs is major triage." The review was conducted by directors of individual VA facilities around the country and compiled in a 94-page report to Nicholson. It found that 90 percent of the 1.100 problems cited were deemed to be of a more routine nature: worn-out carpet. peeling paint. mice stghtings and dead bugs at VA centers. The other I0 percent were considered serious and included mold spreading in patient care areas. Eight cases were so troubling they required immediate attention and follow-up action. Some of the more striking problems were found at a VA clinic in White City, Ore. There. oflicials reported roof leaks throughout the facility, requiring them to' "continuously repair the leaks upon occurrence. clean up any mold presence if any exists. spray or remove ceiling tiles." In addition. large colonies of bats resided outside the facility and sometimes flew into the attics and interior parts of the building. "Eradication has been discussed but the uniqueness of the situation (the number of colonies) makes it challenging to accomplish," according to the report. whii:h said the bats were being tested for diseases. "Also, the bats keep the insect pollution to a minimum which is benelicial." In other findings: • In Oklahoma Citv. secondhand smoke from an outside smoking shel ter sometimes infiltnued the building throUgh the women's restroom. • Deteriorating walls and hallways were common. requiring repair, patch and paint in 30 per<:ent of patient areas in Little Rock, Ark. • NUll!erous unspecified "environmental conditions" affected the quality of the building in New York's Hudson Valley~ with the private landlord repeatedly refusing to fix probl.,ms. The VA is taking steps to relocate to another facility. • Roof leaks or mold at facilities such as Hudson Valley ; North Chicago, Ill. ; Indianapolis; Puget Sound, Wash .~ Portland, Ore: and Fayetteville, Ark. Veterans groups said they were concerned about the findings but also appreciated the VA\ aggre'5ive efforts to identify problems. " We now expect these problems to be corrected Immediately and not shelved due to insuftlcient funding or because the proper tare and treatment of our wounded veterans is no longer in the national spotlight." >aid Joe Davis. spokesman of Veterans of Foreign Wars. John Gage. president of the American Fedemtion of Government Employee,, which represenh 150JXJO VA workers, added: "Clearly of the problems facing the VA require increased funding as well as better oversight." In response, Nit·holson this week ordered "immediate corrective action" to fix problems. with full accounting provided to the VA. He noted that an overwhelming majority of the issues were normal "wear <md tear" items. In many cases where there were roof leaks or mold, officials had beg'un action to order ratrhcs or repairs. the department said. In some instan,·cs. they were moving to new facilities. "The level of detail in the reports and the corrective . actions enumeruted demonstrate your resr,unsiveness to my request. N1 cholson wrote in an order Monday to VA medical center directors. In interviews. VA otlicials said they were somew hat reassured by the report. which they said indicated no red flags ri sing to the level of problems at outpatient facilities at Walter Reed in W~tshington. D.C .. one of the premier facilities for treating those wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Walter Reed is a military hospital run by the Defense Departinent. Critics long have said problems of military care extend to the VA's vast network, which provides supplemental health care and rehabilitation to 5.8 million veterans. But VA officials noted that despite some problems, the VA health system consistently outperforms private-sector hospitals in customer satisfaction. ''There was no imminent threat of harm to patients." said Louise Van Diepen. chief of staff to VA's acting undersecretary for health. Michael Kussman. "We have no indication to lead us to believe there is a smoking gun." "Could it happen: Yes. But we· re doing everything we can prospectively to monitor the situation," she said. Three high-level Pentagon oflicials have been forced to step down :>fter the disclosures last month at Walter Reed. The controversy also has led .to investigations by congressional committees, a presidential task force and the Pentagon. A separate review of the VA system for handling disabi lity claims is under way to determine how to cut throu gh bureaucratic delays. confusing paperwork and long appeals process as thousands of veterans return home from Iraq and Afghanistan. PageA6 Thursday, March 22,2007 Experts say exercise ~ help the elderly prevent falls, injuries, a common hazard Bv JAMIE STENGLE ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DALLAS - Like a lot of people, former !light attendant Mary Nicholson wasn't an exerciser. But two years ago she changed all that - at age 7 I. · For Nicholson, part of the motivation to exercise was to be strong and agile enough to avoid a falL "I'm bound and determined r m not going to fall and break a bone," she said during a workout that included balancing on one leg, working with weights and ·Stair-climbing. Nicholson says she feels better, is stronger, and her · balance is mu<:h improved. With one in three adults over the age of 65 falling .each year, experts say that people shou ld follow Nicholson's lead as they get older. In 204.l4, the most recent year statis~ics are available, almost · 15.000 people 65 and older died from falls and about 1.9 million were treated for injuries in emergency rooms. said Judy Stevens. an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I think the magnitude of •the problem is something that people don't recognize," Stevens said. "It really is a serious issue for older adults." Making sure that people over the age of 65 know how to avoid falling or being injured by a fall is the goal of a campaign launched this month by the National Athletic Trainers· Association and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The organizations say in addition to exercise. older people can make their homes safer by installing night lights, bathroom grab bars and slip-resistant floors. "If we continue to exercise, especially strength training, we decrease the loss of bone density. Just by working on strength training, you're working your muscles to keep strong," said Joe Scott, a NATA member who is outpatient orthopedic team leader for Southcoast Hospitals Group in New Bedford. Mass. Scott said that as people get older, they're less act1ve so they lose strength. Also, sight and balance problems can creep in. Stevens also said it's a good idea for older people . , photo Mary Nicholson works with trainer Jeffrey Guild at the Tom Landry Fitness Center.at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Monday, March 12. Nicholson. a former flight attendant, wasn 't an exerciser. but two years ago she changed all that. Now for Nicholson. part of the motivation to exercise was to be strong and agile enough to avoid a faiL to have a doctor review their medicines each year to look for things like drug interactions that could lead to dizziness. Experts say certain exercises - yoga. tai chi. and trying to balance on one leg with your eyes closed can help improve balance. If a younger person slips. they ' ll usually catch themselves, but older people often have less strength and slower reaction tinles. experts say. Injuries from falls in the elderly can include broken wrists. elbows, arms and hips. said Dr. Jay Mabrey. chief of orthopedics at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. "We don ' t heal as quickly when we're older," Stevens said. "The older a person is when thev fall. the harder it is to recover. For very elderly people, it can be devastating.· Nicholson said that before joining the BayiQr Tom Landry Fitness Center two years ago. she was not an exerciser. " I just gradually got into it," said Nicholson. who works out with a trainer twice a week takes classes three times a week, includ: ing workin~ . out in water. She said she now just pops up off the coucb instead of having to hoist herself up and she's able to confidently walk a straight line. "I wanted good balance and the strength th.!lt goe~ along with it." she said. 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In the Kuzbass regional city of Novokuznetsk, about I ,850 miles east of Moscow, relatives 'of those killed in the Ulyanovskaya mine lined up to identify the :victims, some nearly burned beyond recognition. About 200 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred early Monday at a depth of around 885 feet. About 93 made it to the surface safely. Regional officials said a British employee of the British-German mining IMC was consuhancy among the dead. Mine brigade leader Vladimir Gunko said jus1 six of the II members of his brigade survived the blast. . · "The explosion happened. I couldn't see anytliing, I couldn '1 breathe. I had sand in my helmet and I pressed it against my mouth. I began shouting 'Guys' Guys!' but no one answered. I couldn't see anything, literally no more than I 0 centtmeters out. Then I began to search with my feet, maybe to step on somebody, but I couldn t find anyone," Gunko told NTV television. "You wouldn't see anything, like even in a horror movie ." Water, gas and structural damage were slowing the search for two men still missing. Divers sent underground covered 165 feet but were unable to go further because their path was blocked by rubble, Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu said. Shoigu also cautioned that it would be impossible to quickly pinpoint the precise cause of the blast, saying it would take at least two weeks to collect data from instruments in the mine. The explosion highlighted the hazardous stale of · Russia's mining industry. which fell into disrepaar when government subsidies dried up after the Soviet collapse. According to the ITAR-Tass news a$ency. it was the deadliest mme accident in the Kuzbass region in 60 years. Nikolai Kultyn. an inspector with federal industrial regulator said Rostekhnadzor, Tuesday there were no gas monitors where the pocket of methane gas had accumulated. He said the high number of deaths was likely due to the fact that many people were in a small area at the time of the blast. Labor union officials blamed the incident in part on quota systems that · encourage miners to work faster and dig more coal, .._ & Fri t-6 • . Relatives of . Ulyanovskaya mme blast VICtims. no names g1ven. react outside the main morgue in Novokuznetsk, about 2,977 km (1,850 miles) east of Moscow. waiting to be taken in to identify the dead, Wednesday. A methane explosion ripped through the mine in the Kuzbass region of Siberia on Monday when about 200 workers were underground. 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Gallipalls Ferry, wv. 314-11!1-1371 AROUND THE WORLD PageA7 Russia mourns 108 deaths from Siberian mine explosion VISit us online at IOU Twin~ The Daily Sentinel 740 446 9020 U,.:n "lon..WIO..; Su 1-5 ._ ••. r~hday...a....._ �• • The Daily Sentinel . HEAT ~TH • FITNESS Many VA health clinics beset with mold, leaky roofs Bv HOPE YEN A.SSOC IATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON - · The Veterans Affairs' vast network of 1.400 health clinics ami hospitals is beset by maintenanL·e problems such as mold. leaking roofs and even a colony of bats. an internal review says. The investigation, ordered two weeks ago by VA Secretary Jim Ni<:holson. is the first major review 'bf the facilities conducted since the disclosur~ of squalid conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. A copy of the report was provided to The Associated Press. Democrats newlv in charge of Congress ·called the report the latest evidence of an outdated system unable to handle a coming inl1ux of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. In vestigators earlier this month found that the VA's system for handling was di sability claims strained to its limit. "Who's been minding tbe store?" said Sen. Patty Murray. 0- Wash., a member the Senate Vetenms Affairs Committee. "They keep putting Band-Aids on problems. when ' what the agency needs is major triage." The review was conducted by directors of individual VA facilities around the country and compiled in a 94-page report to Nicholson. It found that 90 percent of the 1.100 problems cited were deemed to be of a more routine nature: worn-out carpet. peeling paint. mice stghtings and dead bugs at VA centers. The other I0 percent were considered serious and included mold spreading in patient care areas. Eight cases were so troubling they required immediate attention and follow-up action. Some of the more striking problems were found at a VA clinic in White City, Ore. There. oflicials reported roof leaks throughout the facility, requiring them to' "continuously repair the leaks upon occurrence. clean up any mold presence if any exists. spray or remove ceiling tiles." In addition. large colonies of bats resided outside the facility and sometimes flew into the attics and interior parts of the building. "Eradication has been discussed but the uniqueness of the situation (the number of colonies) makes it challenging to accomplish," according to the report. whii:h said the bats were being tested for diseases. "Also, the bats keep the insect pollution to a minimum which is benelicial." In other findings: • In Oklahoma Citv. secondhand smoke from an outside smoking shel ter sometimes infiltnued the building throUgh the women's restroom. • Deteriorating walls and hallways were common. requiring repair, patch and paint in 30 per<:ent of patient areas in Little Rock, Ark. • NUll!erous unspecified "environmental conditions" affected the quality of the building in New York's Hudson Valley~ with the private landlord repeatedly refusing to fix probl.,ms. The VA is taking steps to relocate to another facility. • Roof leaks or mold at facilities such as Hudson Valley ; North Chicago, Ill. ; Indianapolis; Puget Sound, Wash .~ Portland, Ore: and Fayetteville, Ark. Veterans groups said they were concerned about the findings but also appreciated the VA\ aggre'5ive efforts to identify problems. " We now expect these problems to be corrected Immediately and not shelved due to insuftlcient funding or because the proper tare and treatment of our wounded veterans is no longer in the national spotlight." >aid Joe Davis. spokesman of Veterans of Foreign Wars. John Gage. president of the American Fedemtion of Government Employee,, which represenh 150JXJO VA workers, added: "Clearly of the problems facing the VA require increased funding as well as better oversight." In response, Nit·holson this week ordered "immediate corrective action" to fix problems. with full accounting provided to the VA. He noted that an overwhelming majority of the issues were normal "wear <md tear" items. In many cases where there were roof leaks or mold, officials had beg'un action to order ratrhcs or repairs. the department said. In some instan,·cs. they were moving to new facilities. "The level of detail in the reports and the corrective . actions enumeruted demonstrate your resr,unsiveness to my request. N1 cholson wrote in an order Monday to VA medical center directors. In interviews. VA otlicials said they were somew hat reassured by the report. which they said indicated no red flags ri sing to the level of problems at outpatient facilities at Walter Reed in W~tshington. D.C .. one of the premier facilities for treating those wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Walter Reed is a military hospital run by the Defense Departinent. Critics long have said problems of military care extend to the VA's vast network, which provides supplemental health care and rehabilitation to 5.8 million veterans. But VA officials noted that despite some problems, the VA health system consistently outperforms private-sector hospitals in customer satisfaction. ''There was no imminent threat of harm to patients." said Louise Van Diepen. chief of staff to VA's acting undersecretary for health. Michael Kussman. "We have no indication to lead us to believe there is a smoking gun." "Could it happen: Yes. But we· re doing everything we can prospectively to monitor the situation," she said. Three high-level Pentagon oflicials have been forced to step down :>fter the disclosures last month at Walter Reed. The controversy also has led .to investigations by congressional committees, a presidential task force and the Pentagon. A separate review of the VA system for handling disabi lity claims is under way to determine how to cut throu gh bureaucratic delays. confusing paperwork and long appeals process as thousands of veterans return home from Iraq and Afghanistan. PageA6 Thursday, March 22,2007 Experts say exercise ~ help the elderly prevent falls, injuries, a common hazard Bv JAMIE STENGLE ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DALLAS - Like a lot of people, former !light attendant Mary Nicholson wasn't an exerciser. But two years ago she changed all that - at age 7 I. · For Nicholson, part of the motivation to exercise was to be strong and agile enough to avoid a falL "I'm bound and determined r m not going to fall and break a bone," she said during a workout that included balancing on one leg, working with weights and ·Stair-climbing. Nicholson says she feels better, is stronger, and her · balance is mu<:h improved. With one in three adults over the age of 65 falling .each year, experts say that people shou ld follow Nicholson's lead as they get older. In 204.l4, the most recent year statis~ics are available, almost · 15.000 people 65 and older died from falls and about 1.9 million were treated for injuries in emergency rooms. said Judy Stevens. an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I think the magnitude of •the problem is something that people don't recognize," Stevens said. "It really is a serious issue for older adults." Making sure that people over the age of 65 know how to avoid falling or being injured by a fall is the goal of a campaign launched this month by the National Athletic Trainers· Association and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The organizations say in addition to exercise. older people can make their homes safer by installing night lights, bathroom grab bars and slip-resistant floors. "If we continue to exercise, especially strength training, we decrease the loss of bone density. Just by working on strength training, you're working your muscles to keep strong," said Joe Scott, a NATA member who is outpatient orthopedic team leader for Southcoast Hospitals Group in New Bedford. Mass. Scott said that as people get older, they're less act1ve so they lose strength. Also, sight and balance problems can creep in. Stevens also said it's a good idea for older people . , photo Mary Nicholson works with trainer Jeffrey Guild at the Tom Landry Fitness Center.at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Monday, March 12. Nicholson. a former flight attendant, wasn 't an exerciser. but two years ago she changed all that. Now for Nicholson. part of the motivation to exercise was to be strong and agile enough to avoid a faiL to have a doctor review their medicines each year to look for things like drug interactions that could lead to dizziness. Experts say certain exercises - yoga. tai chi. and trying to balance on one leg with your eyes closed can help improve balance. If a younger person slips. they ' ll usually catch themselves, but older people often have less strength and slower reaction tinles. experts say. Injuries from falls in the elderly can include broken wrists. elbows, arms and hips. said Dr. Jay Mabrey. chief of orthopedics at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. "We don ' t heal as quickly when we're older," Stevens said. "The older a person is when thev fall. the harder it is to recover. For very elderly people, it can be devastating.· Nicholson said that before joining the BayiQr Tom Landry Fitness Center two years ago. she was not an exerciser. " I just gradually got into it," said Nicholson. who works out with a trainer twice a week takes classes three times a week, includ: ing workin~ . out in water. She said she now just pops up off the coucb instead of having to hoist herself up and she's able to confidently walk a straight line. "I wanted good balance and the strength th.!lt goe~ along with it." she said. 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In the Kuzbass regional city of Novokuznetsk, about I ,850 miles east of Moscow, relatives 'of those killed in the Ulyanovskaya mine lined up to identify the :victims, some nearly burned beyond recognition. About 200 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred early Monday at a depth of around 885 feet. About 93 made it to the surface safely. Regional officials said a British employee of the British-German mining IMC was consuhancy among the dead. Mine brigade leader Vladimir Gunko said jus1 six of the II members of his brigade survived the blast. . · "The explosion happened. I couldn't see anytliing, I couldn '1 breathe. I had sand in my helmet and I pressed it against my mouth. I began shouting 'Guys' Guys!' but no one answered. I couldn't see anything, literally no more than I 0 centtmeters out. Then I began to search with my feet, maybe to step on somebody, but I couldn t find anyone," Gunko told NTV television. "You wouldn't see anything, like even in a horror movie ." Water, gas and structural damage were slowing the search for two men still missing. Divers sent underground covered 165 feet but were unable to go further because their path was blocked by rubble, Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu said. Shoigu also cautioned that it would be impossible to quickly pinpoint the precise cause of the blast, saying it would take at least two weeks to collect data from instruments in the mine. The explosion highlighted the hazardous stale of · Russia's mining industry. which fell into disrepaar when government subsidies dried up after the Soviet collapse. According to the ITAR-Tass news a$ency. it was the deadliest mme accident in the Kuzbass region in 60 years. Nikolai Kultyn. an inspector with federal industrial regulator said Rostekhnadzor, Tuesday there were no gas monitors where the pocket of methane gas had accumulated. He said the high number of deaths was likely due to the fact that many people were in a small area at the time of the blast. Labor union officials blamed the incident in part on quota systems that · encourage miners to work faster and dig more coal, .._ & Fri t-6 • . Relatives of . Ulyanovskaya mme blast VICtims. no names g1ven. react outside the main morgue in Novokuznetsk, about 2,977 km (1,850 miles) east of Moscow. waiting to be taken in to identify the dead, Wednesday. A methane explosion ripped through the mine in the Kuzbass region of Siberia on Monday when about 200 workers were underground. A total of 93 people made it to the surface safely, but the confirmed death toll reached 107 late Tuesday. ., plooto PLAY COVERALL BINGO WIN UP TO $1,000 Employees, Independent Contractors, Vendors and their 1mmediate famiily not eliyJble. • •• ''' -b. )'JltDJJ!J Lea- healed Your online source for news Ads Must Be Prepaid Gallla Auto SalEs 2147 Jackaon Pike Galllpolle, OH /"7AIA\ 448-()724 if: • ' ·- "·~ It's Just Pleasant Around The Corner Valley Hospital 435 1h Second A~enue ( t\I.:T"'~~ from Po~ I OfJke) Ope-n Mon. · Thurs. 8:30-5pm 675-4340 Iwo io('qhmn 114 mi.. north of Pomeroy ·Muon "'""'"·-W\1 446-7619 FREE Re:'~:l FREES FREE Delivery • H-1ir Cue a. M.lkeup • Nail Cue · Helix Cut> • Facials &. Waxing !:TOP I~ ANI> !:H OUR II[W 2007 !:PRIIIG AIR W.TTR[Sl: Gn GRl:AT IIITROI>UCTOilV Spa rae ~<ages • Chernlc.tl !'eel> ' from c.>ur ;~[f.Jme rro ~Yo urs " 326 Second Avenue Gallipolis, OH 45631 · M.lssdge · Body WJ•P> • Mlcroderm Ab<asions ~U PRIC[~ Cor6~ & Snyier ~'=: ·-.. 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Young. Jr., deed, Sulton. Barbara E. VanMeter to Gregory L. VanMeter. Shirley A. VanMeter, deed. Rutland. Joseph · M. Fasano. Margaret C. Fasano. to Jerry Rucker, Edla Rucker, deed. Olive. Victor VanMeter, Melissa VanMeter, to Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District, right of way, Lebanon. James Hayman. Jean Hayman, to TP-CWD. right of way, Lebanon . Dorothy Roberts, deceased, to Frederick E. Fillinger, Shirley E. Fillinger, affidavit, Salisbury. Kenneth Young to Bruce A. Young. deed, Olive. Harold L. Adams. Garcia L. Adams, to Johnny Wayne Adams, Delores Adams, deed, Olive. Grover C. White, Jr.. Elsie Marie White, Elsie M. White, to Richard Dan Spencer. Sheila June Spencer, deed, Chester. Grover C. White, Jr.. Elsie M. White, to Jeffrey Circle, Sonia Circle, deed, Chester. Lula Leota Grant to Mildred Haggerty. Ronald Haggerty. deed. Salem. Denzil L. Leggett, Jo L. Leggett, to Sue L. Warne!, Jill L. Phillips, Jo L. Leggett, deed, Lebanon/Chester. D. Howell. Jeffrey Deborah L. Howell, Kaye A. Walker. Larry Walker, Leonard C. Lyons, to Leonard C. Lyons Living Trust. deed. Salisbury. Michael M. Seyler. Nelia E. Seyler, to Fanners Bank and Savings Co., deed, Village of Pomeroy. E. Paul Anderson. Esther Anderson, to Edward D. Anderson, deed, Salem. Robert O' Dell Manley to Nancy L. Manley. affidavit. Village of Middleport. Tim Smith, Karen Smith, to Tammy Cremeans, deed, Chester. Robert 0. Schmoll, deceased, to Paul B. Rupe, Barbara A. Houser, deed, Village of Middleport. Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Corp., Arlene D. Murrell, deed, Rutland. Citicorp Trust Bank to Newell, Jamie D. Christopher S. Newell, deed, Chester. Raymond L. Furbee, deceased, to Grace Elizabeth Furbee, affidavit, Lebanon. Evelyn B. Thomas to John S. Thomas, Paul Thomas, deed, Salisbury. Jill L Lawrence, Jill L. Lipscomb, to Jeremy J. Y. Lawrence, April Lawrence, deed, Chester. Mildred Pauline Ridenour to Lowell Ridenour. certificate, Chester. Mildred Pauline Ridenour to Lowell Ridenour. certificate, Chester. Household Realty Corp. to Dolphus Burke, Jr. Trust, Audra C. Burke, deed, Columbia. Michael Alan Horton to Matthew J. Lyons, Trudy J. Lyons, deed, Village of ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CLEVELAND - One of four elections board members from the state's most populous county quit Wednesday but the others defied a demand by Ohio's chief election officer that they resign by the end of the business day. Edward C. Coaxum Jr., a Democrat, resigned from the Cuyahoga County board in compliance with Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's demand that they step down over persistent voting problems. Republicans Robert Bennett. the board chairman and head of the GOP in Ohio, and Sally Florkiewicz said at a board meeting that they wouldn't resign. Democrat Loree K. Soggs said after the meeting that he also would stay on the board. The state-imposed deadline at the end of the business day passed without move-s by Bennett, Florkiewicz or Soggs to resign, according to the secretary of state's office and Alan Melamed, spokesman for the board members. Brunner said her office was prepared to promptly begin removal hearings against any member who · refused to resign. Brunner reiterated her belief that she has the power to remove board members. She welcomed Coaxum's decision. "This is not easy for anyone involved, but this AP plloto Former elections director Michael Vu, right, talks with Bill Wilkins. who heads the search committee for Vu's replacement. before the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections meeting in Cleveland Wednesday. courageous step taken by sible criminal wrongdoing Mr. Coaxum is a signal to in last November's election, the community of his dedi- including whether there cation to im,Proving the were security violations in county's election system," the scanning of absentee ballots the day before the Brunner said. Coaxum said it was time election. Cuyahoga County for new leadership as the board seeks a new director Prosecutor Bill Mason said Wednesday that he had and deputy director. Erie County The board member deci- asked sions set the stage for a like- Prosecutor Kevin Baxter to ly legal battle with Brunner, investigate . A·defiant Bennett blamed a Democrat and former judge in Columbus, who set the board's in-house attorthe resignation deadline, ney, assistant count~ saying those who did not Prosecutor Reno Oradim, step down would face for failing to bring to the ouster hearings that she board· s attention recount irregularities that led to concontrols. The same special prose- victions and 18-month cutor who won convictions prison terms for the two foragainst two former board mer board employees. Bennett said he would file employees who conducted a accusing fraudulent recount has been a complaint appointed to look into pos- Oradini with failing to dis- Rule change would allow smoking at some clubs BY JOHN McCARTHY ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER • COLUMBUS The state Health Department reversed course Wednesday by adopting rules for the state's new indoor smoking ban that would allow people to light up at some veterans' halls and other private clubs. After complaints fwm veterans' groups and others, the Health Department said clubs that only have members as employees could allow smoking. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other groups had testified at a hearing on the rules, claiming the exemption . The department also got about 125 Ietters supporting the change, spokesman Jay Carey said. The agency previously applied the ban to the clubs to protect employees from second-hand smoke. However, the department they are members, are they employees," told the supporters "if there considered was.a way we could address said William Seagraves, the their concerns, we would," VFW state commander. "I guess they studied it and Carey said. "We have been saying all agreed it could be done along that · the veterans under the law .... That votmade a very compelling ing machine said private clubs were exempt." argument," be said. Tracy Sabetta, C()-Chair of The ban that voters passed in November applies SlliQke Free Ohio. which put to locations outside the the issue on the ballot, dishome. except for tobacco agreed. Tbe words "places shops. designated hotel of employment" in the ballot rooms and eoclosed areas of language meant private clubs with employees were nursing homes. Tbe clubs with members not exempt, she said. "We have always and as employees can allow smoking as long as there are would' continue to oppose no nonmembers or children any changes that would under 18 present. The clubs leave any employees unpr()also must be nonprofit and tected." Sabella said. Seagraves said he would in a freestanding· building. The groups that had com- try to find a way to put nonplained about the clubs smoking sections m their being included in the ban lodges. There are 424 clubs said .the department's origi- in Ohio with four or five nai rules did not reflect the employees each. he said, and about 100.000 VFW law as passed. "We asked why. when members in the state. j Inside Bl The Daily Sentinel Mavs shoot down Cavs, Page 82 Jim Litke, Pagt' B3 Reds relea'>e Paul Wilson, Page B4 Middleport. Kimberly S. Lee to Jimmy R. Lee. deed, Village of Pomeroy. Edward LeMaster to Oxford Oil Co., right of way, Columbia. Edward LeMaster to Oxford Oil Co., right of way, Columbia. Daniel Greg Wooten, Theresa M. Wooten, Donald E. Wooten. to Oxford Oil of way, Co.. right Columbia. Kathryn Mora, deceased, to Norman W. Mora, affidavit. Norlnan W. Mora to Richard W. Mora, deed. Thomas I. Barnhart, Debora Barnhan, to Joe A. Russell II, Whitnee M. Russell, deed, Village of Middleport/Salisbury. Ernest Franklin Hall, William Edward Chadwick, to James E. Hall, deed. Salisbury/Sutton. Sandra J. Mills to Roscoe Mills, deed, Salisbury/Olive/Sutton/Viii age of Pomeroy. Jeanne Phipers to Jeanne Phipers Living Trust, deed, Chester. to Judith Williams Syr.acuse-Racine Regional Water District, right of way, Sutton/Village of Syracuse. Kenneth E. Midkiff, Randi L. Midkiff, to Syr.acuse-Racine Regional Water District, right of way. Sutton/Village of Syracuse. One election board member quits, others defiant BvTHOMASJ.SHEERAN Thursday, March 22,2007 Local Weather TRANSFERS POMEROY Meigs CvUIItl' Recorder Kal' Hill Page AS charge his lawyer duties and might ex tend the complaint to Mason, · a leading Democrat in Cleveland. Mason said Bennett was entitled to file a complaint, but he added that he was prepared to defend the work of Oradini and the rest of his office and predicted Bennett .and otber board members would soon be ousted. Cleveland State University's Center · ·for Election Integrity, hired as an outside board monitor, raised concerns about the way that the 2006 nlidtem1 election was conducted. The center said the board failed to secure keys te vote-counting rooms, left computer users unaccountable by allowing a shared password and experienced an unexplained cable connection to vote-counting computers. Bennett challenged the impartiality of the CSU center director, Candice Hoke. She said in response that the center has acted impartially and said Bennett believes any attempt at election reform is motivated by Democratic partisanship. ' Today's Forecast FO<eCast tot ThuNdlly, Much 22 Clty111egion High I Low temps Thursday, March 22, 2007 LocAL ScHEDULE POMEROY - A s.=hOWie OIIJI)COfTW1g college and hql school Wlrsrty spor1eng even1s nvotvng t&ams lrom Galka and Meogs oounti&S Youngetown • MondaY. March 26 63° 148· P"'p SoHball Eastern at A1ver Valley. 5 p m Southern at Sou th Ga' a. 5 p.m . "'-P a..oball Eastern at A1ver Valley, 5 p m South Galha at Southern, 4 .30 p.m. Tutldly March 27 •cotu~ Prep Softball 66• 153° Wellston at Eastern, 5 p.m. Prepllaoeball Wellston a1 Eastern. 5 p.m. Southern at Ravenswood, 4 :30p.m . Track lnd Field Eastern, Meigs at Belpre, 4 :30p.m . Wt!lpw1ry March 21 Prep Softball Southern at A1ver Valley, 5 p.m 1\vo Blue Devils make All-SEOAL boys team BY BRAD SHERMAN BSHERMAN@Ml'OAILYTRIBUNE .COM As expected, Chillicothe and Zanesville's boys basketball programs made a big splash in their inaugural seasons in the Southeastern Ohio Athletk League. The two division winners also swept top honors when the all-league list was released on Thursday. Chillicothe's Anthony Hitchens was voted top South Division; meanwhile Logan Aronhalt and coach Scott Aronhalt of Zanesville earned those same honors in the North. Chillicothe defeated Zanesville in the SEOAL title game during the day of champions to win the overall cham~;>ionship. The Cavalters landed three on the all-lea~ue team, as Hacgerty Golden senior Chns Givens and player, and coach Gary junior Ray Chambers joined Kellough top coach in the Hitchens on the list. Gallia Academy and Ironton both placed two on the squad. Blue Devil senior Jay me Haggerty, one of only two repeaters from a year ago, and junior teammate Jeff Golden earned spots, as did Ironton 's Tyler Shoemaker and Chad Miller. Ryan Borden was the lone Jackson lronmen on the team. Portsmouth did not have a representative. Pleue s• SEGAL. 8l "'-PIIaoeball Southern at A1ver Valley, 4:30p.m Tbyrtdl\t. Mln;b 2P ~~~=~o~~ ~ ~ ~ Padty I; ; 51\owers ClOudy ' ~ ' Ram . • •• , •• • • Snow ••••• Weatnar Underground • AP .Thursday...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the mostly morning ... Then cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 70s Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Thursday night... A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent .. Friday...Showers. Cooler with highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Friday nlght ... Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s . Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 per- cent. Saturday... Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Saturday night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Sunday through Monday... Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s. Monday night ... Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thesday••• Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower . 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thesday night and Wednesday ... Most I y cloudy. Lows around 5Q Highs in the upper 60s. 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Castillo went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple Wednesday to raise his spring average to .529. leading the Twins past the Cincinnati Reds 5-J. Before the game. Castillo was warming up next to the dugout ami the dougbnul al the end of his bat flew off and hit the right ear of hittinu coach Joe Vavra. ·1. was trying to blow it off. but the pool of blood was pretty big," Vavfil said after getting stitcheAt the hospital. Vavra was back at the stadium and working with players in the batting cages before the game was over. Castillo felt awful about what happened. "l hope he's OK." Castillo said. He was. "Is that all you got?" Vavra said, teasing the second baseman when he returned to the clubhouse. Entering his second year with the Twins, Castillo is 18-for-34 with live RBls this spring. "He always seems to set the table," Minnesota man,agcr Ron Gardenhire said. "He has had some good swings. He looks like he's hurt all the time, so I've learned to just not worry about him. We have an understanding. I write his name in the lineup, and he\ pretty much going to show Ple•seseeleds.ll ·~ Scoring star named 2007 AP Mr. Basketball Bv Bob's is fully stocked with: • Fertilizer • Lime • Grass Seed • Straw ~~everything you need to get your garden and yard oft' to a great start Two Convenient Locations: 2400 Eas18rn Ave. 1/4 Mile North Pomeroy/Mason Bridge Ohio 45631 (740) 44&-1711 Mason, WV 25260 Phone (304) 773-5323 illlipollls, ' RUSTY MtWR COLUMBUS (AP) Cincinnati St. Xavier coach Scott Martin and his staff COLUMBUS- All year, have been preparing for this every night that Jon Diebler · week's state semifinal put on a uniform, hundreds showdown against Canton of people were watching GlenOak and its 7-foot-2 him closely. That's the way star, Kosta Koufos. it is when you're ·on the It hasn't been easy. verge of making history. "One of my assistants got . Diebler, a 6-foot-7 senior on YouTube and they had a at Upper Sandusky High highlight film of him," School, never tlinched Martin said. "Aiier about 2 when the flashbulbs went minutes he realized it wasoff and his game and his n' t a highlight film - it was focus never wavered. No just one game." wonder he's The Associated Koufos is just one of the Press Mr. Basketball for big names from stellar 2007. teams making highlights at "I wouldn't call it a burthe 85th state boys basketden because I'm grateful to ball tournament at Ohio be in the J?OSition J" m in State\ Value City Arena right now,' said Diebler, this weekend. The who late in the regular seaBuckeyes. of course, will be son overcame Jay Burson's busy elsewhere. Plenty of 22-year-old record for most future Buckeyes. though, points scored by an Ohio will be on display. high school player. "I'm In addition to Koufos, sure a lot of people would The Associated Press player trade to be in my position." of the year in Division l, Who wouldn ' t want to future teammate Jon have 3,136 points on their Diebler of Upper Sandusky. resume heading into this the Division II honoree. will week's state semifinals'! be in action. Who wouldn't wam to be There is a lot of buzz in headed for Ohio State to other divisions, with play with some of the greatdefending champion est young players the colCincinnati North College lege game has seen'? Hill back in Division III Die bier is more than numeven though it no longer has bers. but that's still as good departed superstars O.J. a place as any to start. He Mayo and Bill Walker. averaged 42.7 points as a Mayo returned for his senior. to go with 13.5 senior season to his native rebounds. 7 assists. 5. 2 Huntington, W.Va., taking steals and 4.7 blocked shots with him the last two Ohio AP photo while leading his team back AP Mr. Basketball awards. to the state tournament. Two Upper Sandusky guard Jon Diebler dunks in the first quarter of a basketball game against Walker moved on to Kansas Norwalk Friday, Feb. 23, in Upper Sandusky. Diebler, a 6-foot-7 senior. was named The Please IH Dllbllr. Bl , ........ s•-· a:s Associated Press Mr. Basketball for 2007. ASSOCIATED PRESS David Felder, MD General Orthopedics, Surgery & Specializing in Total Joints & Sports Medicine Larry Crumlphoto Wahama shortstop Aireal Derifield fields a ground ball during Wednesday's S!>ftball contest against Poca in Hartford. W. Va. The Lady Falcons won 10-0 in five innings. Wahama blasts Poca BY LARRY CrwM LCRUM@MVDAilYREGISJER.COM HARTFORD, W. Va. Wednesday night was exactly what the Wahama softball team needed to st<ut the season . CoNTACfUS Star-studded state semis set to begin Thursday ble play to make easy work of the visiting Lady Dots. Wahama got on the board in the first when Kayanna Sayre reached on a walk and Kehler fired a double perfectly between center and len fieltl, scoring Sayre and allowing Kebler to reach second, but her luck ran out when she was thrown out at third . But that bad luck was short lived. Wahama took full advantage of the young Poca pitcher Brittany Harrison and her 12 walks in the third. putting the g<Ame out of reach. · Dai,·is wa-. lirst to reach in the inning on a single and was joined o~ base by Kayanna Sayre and Kebler A big evening at the plate for Mary Kebler and Haiey OVP ScoreLine (5 p.m.·l a.m.) Davis <md a strong defensive showing by the Lady 1-74(}446-2342 ext. 33 Falcons resulted in a l lJ..O Fu- I· 740·446·3006 victory over Poca in five E..-1 - sports@mydailysen!lnel.com innings via the mercy rule in Soorts StaN the softball season opener Brad Sherman, Sports Editor for both tean1s. (7401 446-2342 . • , .. 33 Kebler went 2-for-2 with a bsherman@mydallytnbune com pair of runs batted in and a double and Davis had two. Larry Crum, Sports Writer (7401 446-2342 ext. 23 RB!s while going 2-for-3 Jcrurr 0 mydBII';' register.com aiong with having a tremenBryan Walters, Sporta Writer , dous outing at second baM:. ! making a pair ol' leaping (740) -146·2342. ext. 33 bwalters@mydailylnbune.com ! grabs and .:ompleting a dou- P.le•s• see W•lll••., Ill Pleasant Valley Hospital Medical Otlice Building ' 5-2781 ·Ne·'~) Patients. ' - NT;iV~J;EY '' HOSPITAL p~-~-~~ ·- - -- - - ---- - -- -- ---- --- - �The Daily Sentinel LOCAL • STATE reporied 1he foliuwing lramfers of rt'al e.<l<lle: Leta Fetty to Wallace Feny. aflidavit. Salem. Bertha Inez Zamorano to Adelio Zamorano, atlidavit, Bedford. Jeremy L. Dill, Rachel R. Dill.· to Donna R. Rose. deed. Lebanon. Chad A. McKibben, Denise M. McKibben, to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co.. sheriff's deed, Columbia. Mildred Hubbard. deceased. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. sheriff's deed. Vtllage of Syracuse. Emmet L. Windon, Amy J. Windon, to Tony L. Camp. Martha L. Camp, deed, Pomerov. Anna Cozait to Lewis L. VanMeter. Mary J. VanMeter. deed, Lebanon. Hoban Cozan, deceased, Anna Cozan, to Lewis L. VanMeter. Mary J. VanMeter. affidavit. Lebanon. C. Marie Young, Glen F. Young, Jr., Aimee Young, to Glen F. Young. Jr., deed, Sulton. Barbara E. VanMeter to Gregory L. VanMeter. Shirley A. VanMeter, deed. Rutland. Joseph · M. Fasano. Margaret C. Fasano. to Jerry Rucker, Edla Rucker, deed. Olive. Victor VanMeter, Melissa VanMeter, to Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District, right of way, Lebanon. James Hayman. Jean Hayman, to TP-CWD. right of way, Lebanon . Dorothy Roberts, deceased, to Frederick E. Fillinger, Shirley E. Fillinger, affidavit, Salisbury. Kenneth Young to Bruce A. Young. deed, Olive. Harold L. Adams. Garcia L. Adams, to Johnny Wayne Adams, Delores Adams, deed, Olive. Grover C. White, Jr.. Elsie Marie White, Elsie M. White, to Richard Dan Spencer. Sheila June Spencer, deed, Chester. Grover C. White, Jr.. Elsie M. White, to Jeffrey Circle, Sonia Circle, deed, Chester. Lula Leota Grant to Mildred Haggerty. Ronald Haggerty. deed. Salem. Denzil L. Leggett, Jo L. Leggett, to Sue L. Warne!, Jill L. Phillips, Jo L. Leggett, deed, Lebanon/Chester. D. Howell. Jeffrey Deborah L. Howell, Kaye A. Walker. Larry Walker, Leonard C. Lyons, to Leonard C. Lyons Living Trust. deed. Salisbury. Michael M. Seyler. Nelia E. Seyler, to Fanners Bank and Savings Co., deed, Village of Pomeroy. E. Paul Anderson. Esther Anderson, to Edward D. Anderson, deed, Salem. Robert O' Dell Manley to Nancy L. Manley. affidavit. Village of Middleport. Tim Smith, Karen Smith, to Tammy Cremeans, deed, Chester. Robert 0. Schmoll, deceased, to Paul B. Rupe, Barbara A. Houser, deed, Village of Middleport. Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Corp., Arlene D. Murrell, deed, Rutland. Citicorp Trust Bank to Newell, Jamie D. Christopher S. Newell, deed, Chester. Raymond L. Furbee, deceased, to Grace Elizabeth Furbee, affidavit, Lebanon. Evelyn B. Thomas to John S. Thomas, Paul Thomas, deed, Salisbury. Jill L Lawrence, Jill L. Lipscomb, to Jeremy J. Y. Lawrence, April Lawrence, deed, Chester. Mildred Pauline Ridenour to Lowell Ridenour. certificate, Chester. Mildred Pauline Ridenour to Lowell Ridenour. certificate, Chester. Household Realty Corp. to Dolphus Burke, Jr. Trust, Audra C. Burke, deed, Columbia. Michael Alan Horton to Matthew J. Lyons, Trudy J. Lyons, deed, Village of ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CLEVELAND - One of four elections board members from the state's most populous county quit Wednesday but the others defied a demand by Ohio's chief election officer that they resign by the end of the business day. Edward C. Coaxum Jr., a Democrat, resigned from the Cuyahoga County board in compliance with Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's demand that they step down over persistent voting problems. Republicans Robert Bennett. the board chairman and head of the GOP in Ohio, and Sally Florkiewicz said at a board meeting that they wouldn't resign. Democrat Loree K. Soggs said after the meeting that he also would stay on the board. The state-imposed deadline at the end of the business day passed without move-s by Bennett, Florkiewicz or Soggs to resign, according to the secretary of state's office and Alan Melamed, spokesman for the board members. Brunner said her office was prepared to promptly begin removal hearings against any member who · refused to resign. Brunner reiterated her belief that she has the power to remove board members. She welcomed Coaxum's decision. "This is not easy for anyone involved, but this AP plloto Former elections director Michael Vu, right, talks with Bill Wilkins. who heads the search committee for Vu's replacement. before the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections meeting in Cleveland Wednesday. courageous step taken by sible criminal wrongdoing Mr. Coaxum is a signal to in last November's election, the community of his dedi- including whether there cation to im,Proving the were security violations in county's election system," the scanning of absentee ballots the day before the Brunner said. Coaxum said it was time election. Cuyahoga County for new leadership as the board seeks a new director Prosecutor Bill Mason said Wednesday that he had and deputy director. Erie County The board member deci- asked sions set the stage for a like- Prosecutor Kevin Baxter to ly legal battle with Brunner, investigate . A·defiant Bennett blamed a Democrat and former judge in Columbus, who set the board's in-house attorthe resignation deadline, ney, assistant count~ saying those who did not Prosecutor Reno Oradim, step down would face for failing to bring to the ouster hearings that she board· s attention recount irregularities that led to concontrols. The same special prose- victions and 18-month cutor who won convictions prison terms for the two foragainst two former board mer board employees. Bennett said he would file employees who conducted a accusing fraudulent recount has been a complaint appointed to look into pos- Oradini with failing to dis- Rule change would allow smoking at some clubs BY JOHN McCARTHY ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER • COLUMBUS The state Health Department reversed course Wednesday by adopting rules for the state's new indoor smoking ban that would allow people to light up at some veterans' halls and other private clubs. After complaints fwm veterans' groups and others, the Health Department said clubs that only have members as employees could allow smoking. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other groups had testified at a hearing on the rules, claiming the exemption . The department also got about 125 Ietters supporting the change, spokesman Jay Carey said. The agency previously applied the ban to the clubs to protect employees from second-hand smoke. However, the department they are members, are they employees," told the supporters "if there considered was.a way we could address said William Seagraves, the their concerns, we would," VFW state commander. "I guess they studied it and Carey said. "We have been saying all agreed it could be done along that · the veterans under the law .... That votmade a very compelling ing machine said private clubs were exempt." argument," be said. Tracy Sabetta, C()-Chair of The ban that voters passed in November applies SlliQke Free Ohio. which put to locations outside the the issue on the ballot, dishome. except for tobacco agreed. Tbe words "places shops. designated hotel of employment" in the ballot rooms and eoclosed areas of language meant private clubs with employees were nursing homes. Tbe clubs with members not exempt, she said. "We have always and as employees can allow smoking as long as there are would' continue to oppose no nonmembers or children any changes that would under 18 present. The clubs leave any employees unpr()also must be nonprofit and tected." Sabella said. Seagraves said he would in a freestanding· building. The groups that had com- try to find a way to put nonplained about the clubs smoking sections m their being included in the ban lodges. There are 424 clubs said .the department's origi- in Ohio with four or five nai rules did not reflect the employees each. he said, and about 100.000 VFW law as passed. "We asked why. when members in the state. j Inside Bl The Daily Sentinel Mavs shoot down Cavs, Page 82 Jim Litke, Pagt' B3 Reds relea'>e Paul Wilson, Page B4 Middleport. Kimberly S. Lee to Jimmy R. Lee. deed, Village of Pomeroy. Edward LeMaster to Oxford Oil Co., right of way, Columbia. Edward LeMaster to Oxford Oil Co., right of way, Columbia. Daniel Greg Wooten, Theresa M. Wooten, Donald E. Wooten. to Oxford Oil of way, Co.. right Columbia. Kathryn Mora, deceased, to Norman W. Mora, affidavit. Norlnan W. Mora to Richard W. Mora, deed. Thomas I. Barnhart, Debora Barnhan, to Joe A. Russell II, Whitnee M. Russell, deed, Village of Middleport/Salisbury. Ernest Franklin Hall, William Edward Chadwick, to James E. Hall, deed. Salisbury/Sutton. Sandra J. Mills to Roscoe Mills, deed, Salisbury/Olive/Sutton/Viii age of Pomeroy. Jeanne Phipers to Jeanne Phipers Living Trust, deed, Chester. to Judith Williams Syr.acuse-Racine Regional Water District, right of way, Sutton/Village of Syracuse. Kenneth E. Midkiff, Randi L. Midkiff, to Syr.acuse-Racine Regional Water District, right of way. Sutton/Village of Syracuse. One election board member quits, others defiant BvTHOMASJ.SHEERAN Thursday, March 22,2007 Local Weather TRANSFERS POMEROY Meigs CvUIItl' Recorder Kal' Hill Page AS charge his lawyer duties and might ex tend the complaint to Mason, · a leading Democrat in Cleveland. Mason said Bennett was entitled to file a complaint, but he added that he was prepared to defend the work of Oradini and the rest of his office and predicted Bennett .and otber board members would soon be ousted. Cleveland State University's Center · ·for Election Integrity, hired as an outside board monitor, raised concerns about the way that the 2006 nlidtem1 election was conducted. The center said the board failed to secure keys te vote-counting rooms, left computer users unaccountable by allowing a shared password and experienced an unexplained cable connection to vote-counting computers. Bennett challenged the impartiality of the CSU center director, Candice Hoke. She said in response that the center has acted impartially and said Bennett believes any attempt at election reform is motivated by Democratic partisanship. ' Today's Forecast FO<eCast tot ThuNdlly, Much 22 Clty111egion High I Low temps Thursday, March 22, 2007 LocAL ScHEDULE POMEROY - A s.=hOWie OIIJI)COfTW1g college and hql school Wlrsrty spor1eng even1s nvotvng t&ams lrom Galka and Meogs oounti&S Youngetown • MondaY. March 26 63° 148· P"'p SoHball Eastern at A1ver Valley. 5 p m Southern at Sou th Ga' a. 5 p.m . "'-P a..oball Eastern at A1ver Valley, 5 p m South Galha at Southern, 4 .30 p.m. Tutldly March 27 •cotu~ Prep Softball 66• 153° Wellston at Eastern, 5 p.m. Prepllaoeball Wellston a1 Eastern. 5 p.m. Southern at Ravenswood, 4 :30p.m . Track lnd Field Eastern, Meigs at Belpre, 4 :30p.m . Wt!lpw1ry March 21 Prep Softball Southern at A1ver Valley, 5 p.m 1\vo Blue Devils make All-SEOAL boys team BY BRAD SHERMAN BSHERMAN@Ml'OAILYTRIBUNE .COM As expected, Chillicothe and Zanesville's boys basketball programs made a big splash in their inaugural seasons in the Southeastern Ohio Athletk League. The two division winners also swept top honors when the all-league list was released on Thursday. Chillicothe's Anthony Hitchens was voted top South Division; meanwhile Logan Aronhalt and coach Scott Aronhalt of Zanesville earned those same honors in the North. Chillicothe defeated Zanesville in the SEOAL title game during the day of champions to win the overall cham~;>ionship. The Cavalters landed three on the all-lea~ue team, as Hacgerty Golden senior Chns Givens and player, and coach Gary junior Ray Chambers joined Kellough top coach in the Hitchens on the list. Gallia Academy and Ironton both placed two on the squad. Blue Devil senior Jay me Haggerty, one of only two repeaters from a year ago, and junior teammate Jeff Golden earned spots, as did Ironton 's Tyler Shoemaker and Chad Miller. Ryan Borden was the lone Jackson lronmen on the team. Portsmouth did not have a representative. Pleue s• SEGAL. 8l "'-PIIaoeball Southern at A1ver Valley, 4:30p.m Tbyrtdl\t. Mln;b 2P ~~~=~o~~ ~ ~ ~ Padty I; ; 51\owers ClOudy ' ~ ' Ram . • •• , •• • • Snow ••••• Weatnar Underground • AP .Thursday...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the mostly morning ... Then cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 70s Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Thursday night... A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent .. Friday...Showers. Cooler with highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Friday nlght ... Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s . Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 per- cent. Saturday... Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Saturday night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Sunday through Monday... Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s. Monday night ... Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thesday••• Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower . 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thesday night and Wednesday ... Most I y cloudy. Lows around 5Q Highs in the upper 60s. 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Castillo went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple Wednesday to raise his spring average to .529. leading the Twins past the Cincinnati Reds 5-J. Before the game. Castillo was warming up next to the dugout ami the dougbnul al the end of his bat flew off and hit the right ear of hittinu coach Joe Vavra. ·1. was trying to blow it off. but the pool of blood was pretty big," Vavfil said after getting stitcheAt the hospital. Vavra was back at the stadium and working with players in the batting cages before the game was over. Castillo felt awful about what happened. "l hope he's OK." Castillo said. He was. "Is that all you got?" Vavra said, teasing the second baseman when he returned to the clubhouse. Entering his second year with the Twins, Castillo is 18-for-34 with live RBls this spring. "He always seems to set the table," Minnesota man,agcr Ron Gardenhire said. "He has had some good swings. He looks like he's hurt all the time, so I've learned to just not worry about him. We have an understanding. I write his name in the lineup, and he\ pretty much going to show Ple•seseeleds.ll ·~ Scoring star named 2007 AP Mr. Basketball Bv Bob's is fully stocked with: • Fertilizer • Lime • Grass Seed • Straw ~~everything you need to get your garden and yard oft' to a great start Two Convenient Locations: 2400 Eas18rn Ave. 1/4 Mile North Pomeroy/Mason Bridge Ohio 45631 (740) 44&-1711 Mason, WV 25260 Phone (304) 773-5323 illlipollls, ' RUSTY MtWR COLUMBUS (AP) Cincinnati St. Xavier coach Scott Martin and his staff COLUMBUS- All year, have been preparing for this every night that Jon Diebler · week's state semifinal put on a uniform, hundreds showdown against Canton of people were watching GlenOak and its 7-foot-2 him closely. That's the way star, Kosta Koufos. it is when you're ·on the It hasn't been easy. verge of making history. "One of my assistants got . Diebler, a 6-foot-7 senior on YouTube and they had a at Upper Sandusky High highlight film of him," School, never tlinched Martin said. "Aiier about 2 when the flashbulbs went minutes he realized it wasoff and his game and his n' t a highlight film - it was focus never wavered. No just one game." wonder he's The Associated Koufos is just one of the Press Mr. Basketball for big names from stellar 2007. teams making highlights at "I wouldn't call it a burthe 85th state boys basketden because I'm grateful to ball tournament at Ohio be in the J?OSition J" m in State\ Value City Arena right now,' said Diebler, this weekend. The who late in the regular seaBuckeyes. of course, will be son overcame Jay Burson's busy elsewhere. Plenty of 22-year-old record for most future Buckeyes. though, points scored by an Ohio will be on display. high school player. "I'm In addition to Koufos, sure a lot of people would The Associated Press player trade to be in my position." of the year in Division l, Who wouldn ' t want to future teammate Jon have 3,136 points on their Diebler of Upper Sandusky. resume heading into this the Division II honoree. will week's state semifinals'! be in action. Who wouldn't wam to be There is a lot of buzz in headed for Ohio State to other divisions, with play with some of the greatdefending champion est young players the colCincinnati North College lege game has seen'? Hill back in Division III Die bier is more than numeven though it no longer has bers. but that's still as good departed superstars O.J. a place as any to start. He Mayo and Bill Walker. averaged 42.7 points as a Mayo returned for his senior. to go with 13.5 senior season to his native rebounds. 7 assists. 5. 2 Huntington, W.Va., taking steals and 4.7 blocked shots with him the last two Ohio AP photo while leading his team back AP Mr. Basketball awards. to the state tournament. Two Upper Sandusky guard Jon Diebler dunks in the first quarter of a basketball game against Walker moved on to Kansas Norwalk Friday, Feb. 23, in Upper Sandusky. Diebler, a 6-foot-7 senior. was named The Please IH Dllbllr. Bl , ........ s•-· a:s Associated Press Mr. Basketball for 2007. ASSOCIATED PRESS David Felder, MD General Orthopedics, Surgery & Specializing in Total Joints & Sports Medicine Larry Crumlphoto Wahama shortstop Aireal Derifield fields a ground ball during Wednesday's S!>ftball contest against Poca in Hartford. W. Va. The Lady Falcons won 10-0 in five innings. Wahama blasts Poca BY LARRY CrwM LCRUM@MVDAilYREGISJER.COM HARTFORD, W. Va. Wednesday night was exactly what the Wahama softball team needed to st<ut the season . CoNTACfUS Star-studded state semis set to begin Thursday ble play to make easy work of the visiting Lady Dots. Wahama got on the board in the first when Kayanna Sayre reached on a walk and Kehler fired a double perfectly between center and len fieltl, scoring Sayre and allowing Kebler to reach second, but her luck ran out when she was thrown out at third . But that bad luck was short lived. Wahama took full advantage of the young Poca pitcher Brittany Harrison and her 12 walks in the third. putting the g<Ame out of reach. · Dai,·is wa-. lirst to reach in the inning on a single and was joined o~ base by Kayanna Sayre and Kebler A big evening at the plate for Mary Kebler and Haiey OVP ScoreLine (5 p.m.·l a.m.) Davis <md a strong defensive showing by the Lady 1-74(}446-2342 ext. 33 Falcons resulted in a l lJ..O Fu- I· 740·446·3006 victory over Poca in five E..-1 - sports@mydailysen!lnel.com innings via the mercy rule in Soorts StaN the softball season opener Brad Sherman, Sports Editor for both tean1s. (7401 446-2342 . • , .. 33 Kebler went 2-for-2 with a bsherman@mydallytnbune com pair of runs batted in and a double and Davis had two. Larry Crum, Sports Writer (7401 446-2342 ext. 23 RB!s while going 2-for-3 Jcrurr 0 mydBII';' register.com aiong with having a tremenBryan Walters, Sporta Writer , dous outing at second baM:. ! making a pair ol' leaping (740) -146·2342. ext. 33 bwalters@mydailylnbune.com ! grabs and .:ompleting a dou- P.le•s• see W•lll••., Ill Pleasant Valley Hospital Medical Otlice Building ' 5-2781 ·Ne·'~) Patients. ' - NT;iV~J;EY '' HOSPITAL p~-~-~~ ·- - -- - - ---- - -- -- ---- --- - �' Page 82 • The Daily Sentinel www .mydailysentinel.com Thursday, March 22,2007 Mavericks shoot down Cavs, 98-90 Goodell expected to announce : di • t• t• t week ~ii~~.~~~ho;~~':r;~·:~~ ~~~; new scip Ine po Icy nex · CLEVELAND (APl - supporting cast won. Dirk Nowi tlki s.wed ~3 points and Jason Terry added 21 to help the Dallas Maveri cks · heiil the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time this monlh, 9890 Wednesday night. The Mavericks. who have the NBA's besl record at 5611 , have won four straight and are 3-0 on a six -game road trip thai's included victories over Detroit and New York. LeBron James had a tough nigh! shooting and got roughed up as well. He linished with 31 points but was 12-for-28 shooling as he single-handedly tried 10 put his teant back in it. James finally got in a groove early in the fourth quarter, scoring II straight on a 3-pointer and a series of drives to gel wi1hin six. The Cavaliers gol !heir only bench points when Donvell Marshall hit a 3p<iinier with 5: I0 lefl in I he fourth 10 make it 86-80. But Nowitzki responded with a 3-pointer, then a jumper to deflate the crowd and the Cavaliers' comeback. James said before the game that he gets energized for Western Conference teams because the East doesn't get enough respect. But James ( 1-of-9) and Nowitzki ( 1-of-6) both started off cold, each scoring just eight points in the first half. Nowitzki shot 9-of-24 with nine rebounds and six assists. He shol an airball on a late 3-pointer. As if James' night wasn ' t hard enough, he banged his head on the floor after gelling spun around by Josh Howard going for loose ball. He was slow to get up but stayed in the game. James also took an elbow from Nowitzki with I :39 left and fell to the tloor. The Mavericks look over Diebler fromPageBl years ago as a sophomore. with his brother Jake playing point guard and his dad, Keith Diebler. prowling the sidelines as head coach, the Rams won the Division II state title. . Getting back to Value City Arena - where he'll spend much of his time from now on- has always been the primary goal. No! the points, not records. nol the attention. "We've brought him up that individual Ulings will take care of lhemselves if you win and if you do what's necessary to help make your team successful," said Keith Diebler, s~aking ·of the job he and hts wife, Renee. have done. "He's shown over and over again his commilment 10 do whalever it takes for the team. And also. to stay humble. In today's age. it is refreshing.' ' It's particularly hard to remain humble and hardworking when you're racking up huge point tolals and are passing some of the legendary names in Ohio baskelball history : Jerry Lucas, Bob Huggins. Jimmy Jackson, LeBron James, just to name a few. "Jon is one of the greatest kid s I've ever recruiled," Ohio Slate 's Thad Maua said. " And he 's one of the hardest-working kids I've ever recruited:" Diebler leads Upper Sandusky (22-3 l ue against Poland Seminary (22-3) in Thursday night's state semifinals. Diebler, who carries a 3.6 grade-point average. said he prides himself on being more than just a gunner who is a slave to scoring. " When people watch our games, t)lat's kind of tqe on!~ thing that they look at,' he said . "From my standpoint, it's not the main focus of what I like to do. I know I am a decent passer and I do other things well, but the one thing is thai every time people come 10 watch us play they expect me to score 50 every time." Diebler is driven by the lessons learned from hi s • NEW YORK (AP) NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wuld announce new initiatives Tuesday thai will allow him 10 impose harsher and quicker discipline for players who get into trouble off !he tield. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday during a conference call that Goodell could use his lirst full league meeting, to be held next week in Phoenix, to address the arrests and other off-field episodes that plagued the league in the last year. . They include the arrests o.l nine members of the Cincinnati Bengals; 10 encounters with the police by Tennessee's Adam " Pacman" Jones: the tourmonth jail sentence imposed this week on Chicago's Tank Johnson on weapons charges; and other run-in s with the law by NFL players. The policy would allow Goodell. who has been meeting with players, owners and team officials, 10 impose harsher discipline earlier than in the past, when li)e NFL has wailed for legal 'tep' to be tinished betore imposing tines and/or suspensions. . "Wha!'s important to htm in developing this policy is that it is supported by a wide faction of people in our league, meaning the owners. the players' association, the players and · the clubs," Aiello said. " He's been very encouraged by !he strong stance that the players have taken in lerms of lookin~ for a more effective policy.' Wahama fromPageBl APphoto Dallas Mavericks" Jerry Stackhouse, obscured at left, and Pops · Mensah·Bonsu (21) put pressure on Cleveland Cavaliers' Drew Gooden (90) in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday in Cleveland. the lead for good with a 140 run when Cleveland went eight minutes without scoring between the first and second quarters. The Cavaliers fell to 1810 against the West and 122 at home. Those records lead all Eastern Conference teams, but the Cavaliers have failed to top the league's best team. Cleveland has now lost two straight after winning e ight in a row. The Mavericks beat the Cavaliers 95-92 on March I. Both teams were playing on the second .night of a back-to-back . The Mavericks won at New York on Tuesday night and the Cavaliers lost in overtime to Char lone. All five Cleveland starters were in double figures . Drew Gooden scored 19 points .and Sasha Pavlovic 16 for the Cavaliers. But Cleveland's bench managed just three points on 1-for-11 shooting in a combined 58 minutes. Devin Harris scored 17 points with six assists, punishing the Cavaliers every time they tried to get something going. Notes: Mavericks swingllllln Devean George, who has missed the last five games (sore right knee), will rejoin the team lhursday. ... G Greg Buckner, out since he sprained his left knee March 14 against Phoenix, will practice Thursday. parents and practiced by his two brothers. It's a bluecollar family that puis more stock in sweat than linesse, dedication than dreams. "We really talk about all !he time about the fact thai you can get to !he top. il takes a lot of work. bul I' II tell you what, hilling the bouom is really quick if you don't take care of business and do what is necessary to stay on top," Keilh Diebler said. This week. Jon will wear a clear plastic facemask because his nose was broken in several pfaces in the regional finals. When he speaks about the injury, he's still just an 18-year-old kid, not yet an icon in Ohio high school basketball circles. "It's a little sore, but I !!link I' ll live," he said. Diebler is the 20th annual winner of the award. He'll receive a plaque in the shape of OhiO. His leammate next season, fellow Ohio State recruit Kosta Koufos. a 7-2 swingman at Canton GlenOak, was a close second in the balloting by a slate media panel. Others receiving voles included Dante Jackson of Greentield McClain, Chris Wright . of TrotwoodMadison and Delvon Roe of Lakewood St. Edward. broughl Davis home on an RBI single. Bu1 a few moments later, a bit of the early season rust struck the Lady Dots. Amber Thlly was rex! to the plate, !lining a slow moving shot to the pitcher who overthrew first, resulting in all both Sayn: and Kebler crossing home plate and allowing Thlly to reach third Thll was next to score on a ball and Thylor Hysell. a Hicks and Kylie Riggs were rext to join their teammates on the base path. But once again, rrlistakes oost · Lury Crwn/pllolo Poca as a fly ball to right field Wahama's Mary Kebler leads off first base during the by Ashley Wolfe was dropped third inning of a high school softball game Wednesday and three more runs crossed evening in Hartford, W. Va. home plate before Poca was able to stop the bleeding and runs scored and Wolfe had a rounded to third · on two passed balls with no outs hit. gel !he third out. Riggs pitched five innings before Riggs saved the Wahama then capped things in the shutout for the Lady tnrung. off in the fifth when 'Riggs and . Wahama will next travel to Aireal Derifiekl reached on Falcons with six strikeouts. walks and Wolfe reached on a one walk and lwo batters !Iii. Charleslon Catholic taler Harrison was credited with today before county rival single before Davis batted in the loss lor Poca with three Hannan tr<lvels to Hartford the fmaltwo runs to cap the 10 strikeouts. Harrison also had a Monday. run mercy rule. Wahama had a total of hit for the Lady Dots, along WAHAIIA 10, POCA 0 seven hits and added a few with teammate Cassie Crdigo. $1Millga more ~thanks to the 12 Poe a's besl opportunily to Poca 000 00 022 107 02 1070 walks given up by Poca. score came in the lifth when Wahama Brittar1y Harri son and Logan Skeens. Along with Davis and Kebler, Courtney Chancey reached Kylie Riggs and Mary Kabler. WP Riggs went 2-for-2 with two after being !lit by a pitch and Riggs. LP - Harrison ThUI'!lllay, March 22, 2007 French presidential candidate VVhy Danny Ainge spent calls for boycott of China's $30,000 to watch a college game Summer Games over Darfur BY JAMEY KEATEN ASSOCIATED PRESS . PARIS - Boycon the Beijing Olympics - over Darfur? A major French presidential candidate has suggested just that, in hopes of pressuring China to stop protecling Sudan from sanctions over military and militia auacks on civilians. French Olympic ofticials expressed surprise at Francois Bayrou's boycon call at a pro· Darfur rally late Tuesday. At the same rally, the two leading presidential candidates joined Bayrou in pledging not to host any members of the Sudanese government in .France. That would mark a change in policy: President Jacques Chirac hosted Sudanese President Omar al- Bashir on the French :Riviera at a summit of African leaders last month. The Sudanese government is accused of funding militias and allowing its military to brutalize civil ians in a conflict thai has tilled some 200.000 people and left ·2.5 million homeless since 2003. China- a U.N. Security Council permanent member with veto power opposes any sanctions againsl Sudan. where it is !he biggesl foreign investor. "If this drama does not stop, France would do itself credit by not coming lo !he Olympic Games,'' Bayrou told the rally. hi s office said Wednesday. "There is nothing easier than stopping this tragedy, !his genocide," said Bayrou, who visited Darfur on a private trip in 2005. "This is a political issue because China decided to bring ils prolection to the Khartoum regime." The Chinese Embassy in Paris did not respond to calls seeking a response to Bayrou 's comments. Faxed and phoned requests to China's Foreign Ministry in Beijing were not immediately answered. Polls show Bayrou !railing a close third behind Socialist Segolene Royal and narrow front-runner Nicolas Sarkozy, of Chirac's ruling conservative party, before the first round of voting on April 22. Chirac is not seeking a third term , and he endorsed Sarkozy on Wednesday. Royal. Bayrou and Sarkozy signed an eightpoint declaralion on Darfur presented at the rally. In it, they promised not to host the Sudanese and pledged to ''e nergetically denounce" countries that oppose sanc tions against Sudan, as well as lo enact "appropriate" sanctions by France alone . Royal , who also addressed the rally, did not go so far as 10 appeal for an Olympic boycott. But she called on France and the imernational community to lobby China over Sudan bel'ore the 200~ Summer Games. ''It is !he moment to put pressure. before the Olympics," said Royal, who traveled lo China in January. Henri Serandour, head of France's Olympic Comrriillee, said in an interview with The Associated Press that he was surprised by Bayrou 's comments but would nol cast judgment on them "because we are in an electoral campaign." Chirac, whose lerm ends in May, also called for stronger action in a state ment sen! to the rally. "We cannol stay silenl before one of the great humanitarian tragedies of our lime ," he said. " If atrocities follow. if the word is not kept. the Security Council will have no other choice, but to adopt sanc tions." China buys two-thirds of Sudan's oil and se lls it weapons and military aircraft. Beijing has tal\en a hands-off approach to polilical violence and human right s abuses in Africa, where China has been increasing its investment to tap Africa's vast natural resources. In a small bul important step, Chinese President Hu Jinlao · traveled lo Sudan last month and urged alBashir 10 allow a larger U.N. role in Darfur, where poorly equipped African peacekeepers have failed to defend civilians. President Carter moved to keep Americans home from the 1980 Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of. Afghanistan . Dozens of U.S. allies joined in. though not France. Four years later, the Soviets led a 14-nation boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics. Foreign political leaders and advocacy groups have previously sought to exert pressure on Beijing before the Games over China's record on human · rights, use of the death penalty, and curbs on press freedoms , among olher issues. Reds Thursd ine h 29.2007 "Milton didn't come out and be out there all 162 with his besl command," games if I can." Notes: The Twins reasCincinnati manager Jerry Narron said. " He settled signed left-handed relievfromPageBl down in later innings." er Randy Choate to minor Reds outfielder Ryan league camp and now up!' · The 31-year-old Freel. who has spent much have 41 {!layers, includof his career as a spol ing 17 pt\chers, on the Castillo, who spent the starter at third base , sec- rosier. Gardenhire said first eight seasons of his ond base, shortstop and all !he !·e arn is starting to major league career with lhree of the outfield posi- consider breaking camp the Florida Marlins . hit lions. returned after miss- with 12 pitchers, parlly :296 with three home runs ing the pas! nine days due because Alejandro and 25 stolen bases last to a strained right ham- Machado - who was a year in 142 games with the string. leading candidate to stick Twins. Freel, who wen! 0-for-2 as a reserve middle He has been bothered by with a walk, has been infielder - is out indefia variety of lower-body named the regular cenler nilely because of a torn injuries over the past few fielder while Ken Griffey labrum in his right shou lseasons, but he's hoping to Jr. works his way back der that could require avoid those in 2007. The Reds from a broken left hand. If surgery. "I've been working hard Griffey is ready for open- released pitcher Paul this year," Castillo said. ing day, he will be in right Wilson, who had been competing for the fiflh "I'm going 10 take care of field. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime spot in the rotation. my body. If I stay healthy, opportunity," said Freel, Wilson had an 8. 10 ERA I'm going to make somewho hit .271 with eight in two spring starts. . .. thing happen." home runs and 37 stolen Michael Cuddyer hil a Reds starter Eric Milton bases in 132 games for two-run homer and drove allowed four earned runs and eight hits in five Cincinnati last season. "I in three runs for the just hope to stay healthy Twins. innings. State today! Call Dave or Brenda at 992~·215.5 I , The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 www .mydaUysentinel.com semis for the second year in a row. " It helps a liltle bit with maybe trying to keep the fromPageBl distractions down to a miniState. where he missed most mum," Wheelersburg coach of the season with an injury. Tom Barrick said of the Regul.ar-season poll return !rip. "As far as the champions Lakewood St, game itself. once it's tipped Edward in Division I and off it has very little impact Findlay Liberty-Benton in on it." Next comes the Division Ill also are on hand in what II semis. with Columbus some consider a classic DeSales (22-3) - led by tournament field . "It's going to be a great two sons of former Ollio tournament for the fans." State and NBA . standout said Upper Sandusky coach Clark Kellogg - laking on champion Keith Die bier. Jon's dad. defending Dayton Dunbar (22-4). The who guided the Rams to the Dieblers and Upper Division II title two years ago. "They· re going to gel Sandusky (22-3) then meel to see some great players. Poland Seminary (22-3) in Along with !hat, I think Thursday's nightcap. Jon Diebler has more than people are going to realize 3.000 poinls in !lis career, 1hat there are some players shattering the previous state around these players." , It all starts with Liberty· record held by Jay Burson Benton (25-0) • meeting late in !he season. The Ran1s Cleveland Villa Angela-St. - Diebler in particular Joseph ( 18-7) in the opener have been in !be spotlight on Thursday morning, fol- most of the season. so it's lowed by two-time defend- no big deal to be a focal ing champion North . poinl again in· the state's College Hill (15-7) agamst final four. "We ' ve handled it Wheelersburg (23-2) in the ex treme I v we II and all these second D3 semi. VASJ lost in the ftnals a ·year ago and distractions have been Wheelersburg is back in the somethin g that we haven 't dwelled on as a team," the f.- 7 senior said. He sustained a gruesome broken nose last week in the regional finals and will most Lkely wear a clear facewask a Ia Richard Han tilton. "What an amazing player,'' Poland Seminary coach Ken Grisdale said. 'Tve had the opportu'nity to Thanks to the sparkling here and elsewhere thinking play of a few freshmen who ·one -( season )- and-done,' otherwise would have been but if you're averaging 9 or riding the NBA pine this I 0 points a game in the Big season, college basketball East - and we ' re certainly has rarely looked beuer. Bul one of the be st conferences !hal only begins to e~p lain out there - it certainly why Celtics boss Danny doesn't certify you as NBAAinge paid $30.000 recently ready. for a seat to watch the Big "Some people think that's 12 tournament. · a problem, that a kid 's stock That wasn't the price been a bonanza for college drops suddenly and then primed on the ticket. but basketball and its annual what does he do?" Calhoun rather the amo unl NBA showcase, the NCAA tour- said. "In my mind. it says he commissioner David Slern nament. needs more work. .. . And fined Boslon after Ainge It's the least the NBA can without getting hokey. colwound up siuing next to the do for what amounts to a lege is still the besl thing mother of Kevi n Durant, free minor-league system . that happens in most of !heir Texas' se nsa tional fresh"The caliber of play is lives." man. for the championship better than it's been for There are exceptions. to game against Kansas. and some time now, and it be sure. players who were didn't end the conversation makes , it easier to plan. physically and emolionally after say in~ . "Hi.". Now." Connecticut coac h ready for the big· time, You'd thmk both the NBA Jim Calhoun chuckled beginning with Garnett and and the NCAA would Tuesday. "if they could only extending through Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady encourage suc h a chat. extend it to lwo years." Ainge knows plenty about Calhoun's program. like to LeBron James. who gol playing at the next level and North Carolina. Duke and a into the league just under slighlly less about running handful of other traditional !he wire. an NBA team (judging by powers that compete for the Butlhe minimum-age rule his record as a general man- best players, has been dev- applies to just about everyager. anyway, but that's a astated by underclassmen body else, and if Slern real column for another day). leaving for the NBA. lv wanted to make an And since her son will have If those kids had gone to impact, his next project to decide sooner rather than . school for four years, the should be chan gi ng the later whether 10 leave col- way most did before Kevin NBA's rookie-contract pro· lege for the pros. Wanda Garnell made the leap from visions. Righi now. a player Pratt could benefit from the high school to .the NBA in d~afted by a club is locked advice. But. no. 1995 - the lirst time in 20 inlo a low-wage deal - reiIn order to maintain the years a player did so sue- atively speaking- for three elaborate tiction thai college cess fully -this would have years before he can test his is more than a way -station been Calhoun ·s slarting real market value. More for !he most talented high lineup !his season: Rudy than a few underclass men school ballplayers, Stern Gay. Josh Boone, Andrew still leave before they whacked the Cehics for Bynum, Charlie Villanueva should to get a head-start on ••exces!'.ive contact" and Marcus Williams. their service time. between a team executive "And if I've got the order . ln the meantime. though. and the family of a surelire right," the coach continued, the college game ts gettmg loltery pick who hasn' t yel "they went No.8. 7. 12, 10 its legs back. the spring in declared for the draft. and 21 in the tirsl round of its step provided by youngTo prove he was serious. the last few drafts. We've sters like Durant. Oden. the commissioner followed got 15 kids in the NBA right Brandon Wright of North thai up a few days later by now, and I'm a great believ- Carolina and Taj Gibson of docking NBA icon and er !hal when a guy is ready, Southern California. Any or Bobcats part-owner Michael he should go. all of them might be playing " Durant certainly looks in the NBA nexl season, but Jordan a cool $15,000 jus! for mentioning Durant dur- like he can go, and the Ohio the. message is already fiiing an interview. Still. con· State kid, Greg Oden, looks tenng down through the sidering how much lime and like he can go, too. But Ben ranks. Calhoun said nearly energy Slern invesled lo gel Gordon is scoring whal, 22 half of the top 100 high the NBA players' union to poinls a nigh! in the NBA school juniors have already sign off on a minimum-age now, and he wasn't ready commitled to colleges, requirement two years ago, coming out of high school about double the usual numAinge and MJ should be or after one year in college. ber at this time of the year. Back in the early 1990s, glad they didn't get hit any Emeka (Okafor) is a force in the pros, but he wasn't even when Jerry Tarkanian turned harder. The rule states players rated in the top 100 high UNLV into a nalional power must be at least 19 and a school recruits when he by taking chances on kids with borderline academic year out of high school to be showed up." Calhoun can lick off a and behavioral issues. he eligible for the draft. It was desi~ned to combal the per- dozen reasons why he defended the praclice this ception !hat his league was thinks a season or three in way: "Believe me," he'd tell filling up with spoiled brats college is better for every and that the product on player - more coaching, reporters, "one year of league floors most nights more polbh, more maturity, school is bener for any kid than none." was a ion~ way from fin - even a bener safely net. "I can name a whole Who knew then Tark was ished. The JUry is still out on both counls, but the rule has bunch of kids who came in just ahead of his time? SEOAL from PageBl On the North Division squad. laneville's Kodey Haddox and Cedric Harris joined Aronhalt. Logan's Jon Neff and Lucas Wright; Mariena 's Cory Kriechbaum and Tyler Presion; as well as Warren's Chris Peckens round out the learn. watch him a couple times on TV and we had SCOUIS !he olher day in Toledo. They ,. just say he 's the h sow. Friday's Division IV semifinals kick off with Holgate ( 17 -S) against Columbus Harvest Prep (22-0) and Georgetown (260) meeting Berlin Hilan.d (22-4), setting the stage for 1he big schools . GlenOak (24-3) takes on Cincinnati St. Xavier (21 -5) in the first game of the evening · session , with Cincinnati Moeller (23-2) testing Lakewood St. Edward (25-0) in the nightcap. St. X and Moe are members of the mi ghty Greater Cincinnati League a. league that seems to churn out state contenders. Moeller won both regularseason meetings, but lost to the Bombers in the 2005 state championship game . GlenOak is making its ti.rsl trip to the states. · but will be a focal point because of Koufos. who many have compared to the Dallas Maverkks' Dirk Nowitzk i -· a, big guy wh,, doesn't know he 's a bi g )?Uy . Like Portsmouth, Athens did not have a player selected. Both learns finished in las! placed in !heir respective divisions. 2006-07 ALL..SEOAL BOYS BASKETBALL Norlh Division Player. School Jon Neff. Logan Lucas Wright. Logan' Cory Kriechbaum . Marietta Tyler Preston, Marietta Chris Peckens. Warren Logan Aronhalt Zanesville Vr 10 11 12 12 12 11 Kodey Haddox. Zanesville Cedric Harris . Zanesville 12 G 11 G Zanesville. South Divlaion Player, SChool Yr Pos Flay Chambers. Chillicothe Chris Givens. Chillicothe 11 F 12 F Anthony Hitchens, Chillicothe 11 G Pos F G G GlF GIF G/F Jeff Golden. Gallipolis Jaymes Haggerty. Gallipolis' Tyler Shoemaker, Ironton Chad Miller, Ironton Ryan Borden, Jackson Most Valuable Player: Hi1Chens, ChilliCOthe . 11 G 12 G 11 G/F 12 G 1D F Anthony Coach of the Year: Gary Kellough , Chillicothe '-indicates repeat member trom 2005- 06 team. "Offensively. he 's really dangerous,'' said his coach. Jack Greynolds Jr., who was 10 when hi s dad coached Barberton. led by Caner Scott. to the 1976 stale title. "He can knock down 3s when he trails on a break. We can pop him out for 3s. We can pop him out to the .,. Moat Valuable Pia~ : Logan Aronhalt. Zanesville. Co.ch of the Year: Scott Aronhalt. high post to shoot. He can go down on the post... . Martin has some deci sions to make . "We're nol exactly sure yet what we're going to do.'' he said. "I've given !he kids milk this week and told them to grow more to try 10 combal him." fliwcy..w fJrueW _, &fW. ~relk ~) ShcJ:es ~)Batting Cloves \.) Socks ~)Bat · ~ ) Batting )~ \,. Shorts ~) Scorebooks Noi lh 2nd Avenue Bags Helmets ~) Heart-Gard \.;) Belts Mldcl1port, 992-5627 �' Page 82 • The Daily Sentinel www .mydailysentinel.com Thursday, March 22,2007 Mavericks shoot down Cavs, 98-90 Goodell expected to announce : di • t• t• t week ~ii~~.~~~ho;~~':r;~·:~~ ~~~; new scip Ine po Icy nex · CLEVELAND (APl - supporting cast won. Dirk Nowi tlki s.wed ~3 points and Jason Terry added 21 to help the Dallas Maveri cks · heiil the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time this monlh, 9890 Wednesday night. The Mavericks. who have the NBA's besl record at 5611 , have won four straight and are 3-0 on a six -game road trip thai's included victories over Detroit and New York. LeBron James had a tough nigh! shooting and got roughed up as well. He linished with 31 points but was 12-for-28 shooling as he single-handedly tried 10 put his teant back in it. James finally got in a groove early in the fourth quarter, scoring II straight on a 3-pointer and a series of drives to gel wi1hin six. The Cavaliers gol !heir only bench points when Donvell Marshall hit a 3p<iinier with 5: I0 lefl in I he fourth 10 make it 86-80. But Nowitzki responded with a 3-pointer, then a jumper to deflate the crowd and the Cavaliers' comeback. James said before the game that he gets energized for Western Conference teams because the East doesn't get enough respect. But James ( 1-of-9) and Nowitzki ( 1-of-6) both started off cold, each scoring just eight points in the first half. Nowitzki shot 9-of-24 with nine rebounds and six assists. He shol an airball on a late 3-pointer. As if James' night wasn ' t hard enough, he banged his head on the floor after gelling spun around by Josh Howard going for loose ball. He was slow to get up but stayed in the game. James also took an elbow from Nowitzki with I :39 left and fell to the tloor. The Mavericks look over Diebler fromPageBl years ago as a sophomore. with his brother Jake playing point guard and his dad, Keith Diebler. prowling the sidelines as head coach, the Rams won the Division II state title. . Getting back to Value City Arena - where he'll spend much of his time from now on- has always been the primary goal. No! the points, not records. nol the attention. "We've brought him up that individual Ulings will take care of lhemselves if you win and if you do what's necessary to help make your team successful," said Keith Diebler, s~aking ·of the job he and hts wife, Renee. have done. "He's shown over and over again his commilment 10 do whalever it takes for the team. And also. to stay humble. In today's age. it is refreshing.' ' It's particularly hard to remain humble and hardworking when you're racking up huge point tolals and are passing some of the legendary names in Ohio baskelball history : Jerry Lucas, Bob Huggins. Jimmy Jackson, LeBron James, just to name a few. "Jon is one of the greatest kid s I've ever recruiled," Ohio Slate 's Thad Maua said. " And he 's one of the hardest-working kids I've ever recruited:" Diebler leads Upper Sandusky (22-3 l ue against Poland Seminary (22-3) in Thursday night's state semifinals. Diebler, who carries a 3.6 grade-point average. said he prides himself on being more than just a gunner who is a slave to scoring. " When people watch our games, t)lat's kind of tqe on!~ thing that they look at,' he said . "From my standpoint, it's not the main focus of what I like to do. I know I am a decent passer and I do other things well, but the one thing is thai every time people come 10 watch us play they expect me to score 50 every time." Diebler is driven by the lessons learned from hi s • NEW YORK (AP) NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wuld announce new initiatives Tuesday thai will allow him 10 impose harsher and quicker discipline for players who get into trouble off !he tield. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday during a conference call that Goodell could use his lirst full league meeting, to be held next week in Phoenix, to address the arrests and other off-field episodes that plagued the league in the last year. . They include the arrests o.l nine members of the Cincinnati Bengals; 10 encounters with the police by Tennessee's Adam " Pacman" Jones: the tourmonth jail sentence imposed this week on Chicago's Tank Johnson on weapons charges; and other run-in s with the law by NFL players. The policy would allow Goodell. who has been meeting with players, owners and team officials, 10 impose harsher discipline earlier than in the past, when li)e NFL has wailed for legal 'tep' to be tinished betore imposing tines and/or suspensions. . "Wha!'s important to htm in developing this policy is that it is supported by a wide faction of people in our league, meaning the owners. the players' association, the players and · the clubs," Aiello said. " He's been very encouraged by !he strong stance that the players have taken in lerms of lookin~ for a more effective policy.' Wahama fromPageBl APphoto Dallas Mavericks" Jerry Stackhouse, obscured at left, and Pops · Mensah·Bonsu (21) put pressure on Cleveland Cavaliers' Drew Gooden (90) in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday in Cleveland. the lead for good with a 140 run when Cleveland went eight minutes without scoring between the first and second quarters. The Cavaliers fell to 1810 against the West and 122 at home. Those records lead all Eastern Conference teams, but the Cavaliers have failed to top the league's best team. Cleveland has now lost two straight after winning e ight in a row. The Mavericks beat the Cavaliers 95-92 on March I. Both teams were playing on the second .night of a back-to-back . The Mavericks won at New York on Tuesday night and the Cavaliers lost in overtime to Char lone. All five Cleveland starters were in double figures . Drew Gooden scored 19 points .and Sasha Pavlovic 16 for the Cavaliers. But Cleveland's bench managed just three points on 1-for-11 shooting in a combined 58 minutes. Devin Harris scored 17 points with six assists, punishing the Cavaliers every time they tried to get something going. Notes: Mavericks swingllllln Devean George, who has missed the last five games (sore right knee), will rejoin the team lhursday. ... G Greg Buckner, out since he sprained his left knee March 14 against Phoenix, will practice Thursday. parents and practiced by his two brothers. It's a bluecollar family that puis more stock in sweat than linesse, dedication than dreams. "We really talk about all !he time about the fact thai you can get to !he top. il takes a lot of work. bul I' II tell you what, hilling the bouom is really quick if you don't take care of business and do what is necessary to stay on top," Keilh Diebler said. This week. Jon will wear a clear plastic facemask because his nose was broken in several pfaces in the regional finals. When he speaks about the injury, he's still just an 18-year-old kid, not yet an icon in Ohio high school basketball circles. "It's a little sore, but I !!link I' ll live," he said. Diebler is the 20th annual winner of the award. He'll receive a plaque in the shape of OhiO. His leammate next season, fellow Ohio State recruit Kosta Koufos. a 7-2 swingman at Canton GlenOak, was a close second in the balloting by a slate media panel. Others receiving voles included Dante Jackson of Greentield McClain, Chris Wright . of TrotwoodMadison and Delvon Roe of Lakewood St. Edward. broughl Davis home on an RBI single. Bu1 a few moments later, a bit of the early season rust struck the Lady Dots. Amber Thlly was rex! to the plate, !lining a slow moving shot to the pitcher who overthrew first, resulting in all both Sayn: and Kebler crossing home plate and allowing Thlly to reach third Thll was next to score on a ball and Thylor Hysell. a Hicks and Kylie Riggs were rext to join their teammates on the base path. But once again, rrlistakes oost · Lury Crwn/pllolo Poca as a fly ball to right field Wahama's Mary Kebler leads off first base during the by Ashley Wolfe was dropped third inning of a high school softball game Wednesday and three more runs crossed evening in Hartford, W. Va. home plate before Poca was able to stop the bleeding and runs scored and Wolfe had a rounded to third · on two passed balls with no outs hit. gel !he third out. Riggs pitched five innings before Riggs saved the Wahama then capped things in the shutout for the Lady tnrung. off in the fifth when 'Riggs and . Wahama will next travel to Aireal Derifiekl reached on Falcons with six strikeouts. walks and Wolfe reached on a one walk and lwo batters !Iii. Charleslon Catholic taler Harrison was credited with today before county rival single before Davis batted in the loss lor Poca with three Hannan tr<lvels to Hartford the fmaltwo runs to cap the 10 strikeouts. Harrison also had a Monday. run mercy rule. Wahama had a total of hit for the Lady Dots, along WAHAIIA 10, POCA 0 seven hits and added a few with teammate Cassie Crdigo. $1Millga more ~thanks to the 12 Poe a's besl opportunily to Poca 000 00 022 107 02 1070 walks given up by Poca. score came in the lifth when Wahama Brittar1y Harri son and Logan Skeens. Along with Davis and Kebler, Courtney Chancey reached Kylie Riggs and Mary Kabler. WP Riggs went 2-for-2 with two after being !lit by a pitch and Riggs. LP - Harrison ThUI'!lllay, March 22, 2007 French presidential candidate VVhy Danny Ainge spent calls for boycott of China's $30,000 to watch a college game Summer Games over Darfur BY JAMEY KEATEN ASSOCIATED PRESS . PARIS - Boycon the Beijing Olympics - over Darfur? A major French presidential candidate has suggested just that, in hopes of pressuring China to stop protecling Sudan from sanctions over military and militia auacks on civilians. French Olympic ofticials expressed surprise at Francois Bayrou's boycon call at a pro· Darfur rally late Tuesday. At the same rally, the two leading presidential candidates joined Bayrou in pledging not to host any members of the Sudanese government in .France. That would mark a change in policy: President Jacques Chirac hosted Sudanese President Omar al- Bashir on the French :Riviera at a summit of African leaders last month. The Sudanese government is accused of funding militias and allowing its military to brutalize civil ians in a conflict thai has tilled some 200.000 people and left ·2.5 million homeless since 2003. China- a U.N. Security Council permanent member with veto power opposes any sanctions againsl Sudan. where it is !he biggesl foreign investor. "If this drama does not stop, France would do itself credit by not coming lo !he Olympic Games,'' Bayrou told the rally. hi s office said Wednesday. "There is nothing easier than stopping this tragedy, !his genocide," said Bayrou, who visited Darfur on a private trip in 2005. "This is a political issue because China decided to bring ils prolection to the Khartoum regime." The Chinese Embassy in Paris did not respond to calls seeking a response to Bayrou 's comments. Faxed and phoned requests to China's Foreign Ministry in Beijing were not immediately answered. Polls show Bayrou !railing a close third behind Socialist Segolene Royal and narrow front-runner Nicolas Sarkozy, of Chirac's ruling conservative party, before the first round of voting on April 22. Chirac is not seeking a third term , and he endorsed Sarkozy on Wednesday. Royal. Bayrou and Sarkozy signed an eightpoint declaralion on Darfur presented at the rally. In it, they promised not to host the Sudanese and pledged to ''e nergetically denounce" countries that oppose sanc tions against Sudan, as well as lo enact "appropriate" sanctions by France alone . Royal , who also addressed the rally, did not go so far as 10 appeal for an Olympic boycott. But she called on France and the imernational community to lobby China over Sudan bel'ore the 200~ Summer Games. ''It is !he moment to put pressure. before the Olympics," said Royal, who traveled lo China in January. Henri Serandour, head of France's Olympic Comrriillee, said in an interview with The Associated Press that he was surprised by Bayrou 's comments but would nol cast judgment on them "because we are in an electoral campaign." Chirac, whose lerm ends in May, also called for stronger action in a state ment sen! to the rally. "We cannol stay silenl before one of the great humanitarian tragedies of our lime ," he said. " If atrocities follow. if the word is not kept. the Security Council will have no other choice, but to adopt sanc tions." China buys two-thirds of Sudan's oil and se lls it weapons and military aircraft. Beijing has tal\en a hands-off approach to polilical violence and human right s abuses in Africa, where China has been increasing its investment to tap Africa's vast natural resources. In a small bul important step, Chinese President Hu Jinlao · traveled lo Sudan last month and urged alBashir 10 allow a larger U.N. role in Darfur, where poorly equipped African peacekeepers have failed to defend civilians. President Carter moved to keep Americans home from the 1980 Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of. Afghanistan . Dozens of U.S. allies joined in. though not France. Four years later, the Soviets led a 14-nation boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics. Foreign political leaders and advocacy groups have previously sought to exert pressure on Beijing before the Games over China's record on human · rights, use of the death penalty, and curbs on press freedoms , among olher issues. Reds Thursd ine h 29.2007 "Milton didn't come out and be out there all 162 with his besl command," games if I can." Notes: The Twins reasCincinnati manager Jerry Narron said. " He settled signed left-handed relievfromPageBl down in later innings." er Randy Choate to minor Reds outfielder Ryan league camp and now up!' · The 31-year-old Freel. who has spent much have 41 {!layers, includof his career as a spol ing 17 pt\chers, on the Castillo, who spent the starter at third base , sec- rosier. Gardenhire said first eight seasons of his ond base, shortstop and all !he !·e arn is starting to major league career with lhree of the outfield posi- consider breaking camp the Florida Marlins . hit lions. returned after miss- with 12 pitchers, parlly :296 with three home runs ing the pas! nine days due because Alejandro and 25 stolen bases last to a strained right ham- Machado - who was a year in 142 games with the string. leading candidate to stick Twins. Freel, who wen! 0-for-2 as a reserve middle He has been bothered by with a walk, has been infielder - is out indefia variety of lower-body named the regular cenler nilely because of a torn injuries over the past few fielder while Ken Griffey labrum in his right shou lseasons, but he's hoping to Jr. works his way back der that could require avoid those in 2007. The Reds from a broken left hand. If surgery. "I've been working hard Griffey is ready for open- released pitcher Paul this year," Castillo said. ing day, he will be in right Wilson, who had been competing for the fiflh "I'm going 10 take care of field. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime spot in the rotation. my body. If I stay healthy, opportunity," said Freel, Wilson had an 8. 10 ERA I'm going to make somewho hit .271 with eight in two spring starts. . .. thing happen." home runs and 37 stolen Michael Cuddyer hil a Reds starter Eric Milton bases in 132 games for two-run homer and drove allowed four earned runs and eight hits in five Cincinnati last season. "I in three runs for the just hope to stay healthy Twins. innings. State today! Call Dave or Brenda at 992~·215.5 I , The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 www .mydaUysentinel.com semis for the second year in a row. " It helps a liltle bit with maybe trying to keep the fromPageBl distractions down to a miniState. where he missed most mum," Wheelersburg coach of the season with an injury. Tom Barrick said of the Regul.ar-season poll return !rip. "As far as the champions Lakewood St, game itself. once it's tipped Edward in Division I and off it has very little impact Findlay Liberty-Benton in on it." Next comes the Division Ill also are on hand in what II semis. with Columbus some consider a classic DeSales (22-3) - led by tournament field . "It's going to be a great two sons of former Ollio tournament for the fans." State and NBA . standout said Upper Sandusky coach Clark Kellogg - laking on champion Keith Die bier. Jon's dad. defending Dayton Dunbar (22-4). The who guided the Rams to the Dieblers and Upper Division II title two years ago. "They· re going to gel Sandusky (22-3) then meel to see some great players. Poland Seminary (22-3) in Along with !hat, I think Thursday's nightcap. Jon Diebler has more than people are going to realize 3.000 poinls in !lis career, 1hat there are some players shattering the previous state around these players." , It all starts with Liberty· record held by Jay Burson Benton (25-0) • meeting late in !he season. The Ran1s Cleveland Villa Angela-St. - Diebler in particular Joseph ( 18-7) in the opener have been in !be spotlight on Thursday morning, fol- most of the season. so it's lowed by two-time defend- no big deal to be a focal ing champion North . poinl again in· the state's College Hill (15-7) agamst final four. "We ' ve handled it Wheelersburg (23-2) in the ex treme I v we II and all these second D3 semi. VASJ lost in the ftnals a ·year ago and distractions have been Wheelersburg is back in the somethin g that we haven 't dwelled on as a team," the f.- 7 senior said. He sustained a gruesome broken nose last week in the regional finals and will most Lkely wear a clear facewask a Ia Richard Han tilton. "What an amazing player,'' Poland Seminary coach Ken Grisdale said. 'Tve had the opportu'nity to Thanks to the sparkling here and elsewhere thinking play of a few freshmen who ·one -( season )- and-done,' otherwise would have been but if you're averaging 9 or riding the NBA pine this I 0 points a game in the Big season, college basketball East - and we ' re certainly has rarely looked beuer. Bul one of the be st conferences !hal only begins to e~p lain out there - it certainly why Celtics boss Danny doesn't certify you as NBAAinge paid $30.000 recently ready. for a seat to watch the Big "Some people think that's 12 tournament. · a problem, that a kid 's stock That wasn't the price been a bonanza for college drops suddenly and then primed on the ticket. but basketball and its annual what does he do?" Calhoun rather the amo unl NBA showcase, the NCAA tour- said. "In my mind. it says he commissioner David Slern nament. needs more work. .. . And fined Boslon after Ainge It's the least the NBA can without getting hokey. colwound up siuing next to the do for what amounts to a lege is still the besl thing mother of Kevi n Durant, free minor-league system . that happens in most of !heir Texas' se nsa tional fresh"The caliber of play is lives." man. for the championship better than it's been for There are exceptions. to game against Kansas. and some time now, and it be sure. players who were didn't end the conversation makes , it easier to plan. physically and emolionally after say in~ . "Hi.". Now." Connecticut coac h ready for the big· time, You'd thmk both the NBA Jim Calhoun chuckled beginning with Garnett and and the NCAA would Tuesday. "if they could only extending through Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady encourage suc h a chat. extend it to lwo years." Ainge knows plenty about Calhoun's program. like to LeBron James. who gol playing at the next level and North Carolina. Duke and a into the league just under slighlly less about running handful of other traditional !he wire. an NBA team (judging by powers that compete for the Butlhe minimum-age rule his record as a general man- best players, has been dev- applies to just about everyager. anyway, but that's a astated by underclassmen body else, and if Slern real column for another day). leaving for the NBA. lv wanted to make an And since her son will have If those kids had gone to impact, his next project to decide sooner rather than . school for four years, the should be chan gi ng the later whether 10 leave col- way most did before Kevin NBA's rookie-contract pro· lege for the pros. Wanda Garnell made the leap from visions. Righi now. a player Pratt could benefit from the high school to .the NBA in d~afted by a club is locked advice. But. no. 1995 - the lirst time in 20 inlo a low-wage deal - reiIn order to maintain the years a player did so sue- atively speaking- for three elaborate tiction thai college cess fully -this would have years before he can test his is more than a way -station been Calhoun ·s slarting real market value. More for !he most talented high lineup !his season: Rudy than a few underclass men school ballplayers, Stern Gay. Josh Boone, Andrew still leave before they whacked the Cehics for Bynum, Charlie Villanueva should to get a head-start on ••exces!'.ive contact" and Marcus Williams. their service time. between a team executive "And if I've got the order . ln the meantime. though. and the family of a surelire right," the coach continued, the college game ts gettmg loltery pick who hasn' t yel "they went No.8. 7. 12, 10 its legs back. the spring in declared for the draft. and 21 in the tirsl round of its step provided by youngTo prove he was serious. the last few drafts. We've sters like Durant. Oden. the commissioner followed got 15 kids in the NBA right Brandon Wright of North thai up a few days later by now, and I'm a great believ- Carolina and Taj Gibson of docking NBA icon and er !hal when a guy is ready, Southern California. Any or Bobcats part-owner Michael he should go. all of them might be playing " Durant certainly looks in the NBA nexl season, but Jordan a cool $15,000 jus! for mentioning Durant dur- like he can go, and the Ohio the. message is already fiiing an interview. Still. con· State kid, Greg Oden, looks tenng down through the sidering how much lime and like he can go, too. But Ben ranks. Calhoun said nearly energy Slern invesled lo gel Gordon is scoring whal, 22 half of the top 100 high the NBA players' union to poinls a nigh! in the NBA school juniors have already sign off on a minimum-age now, and he wasn't ready commitled to colleges, requirement two years ago, coming out of high school about double the usual numAinge and MJ should be or after one year in college. ber at this time of the year. Back in the early 1990s, glad they didn't get hit any Emeka (Okafor) is a force in the pros, but he wasn't even when Jerry Tarkanian turned harder. The rule states players rated in the top 100 high UNLV into a nalional power must be at least 19 and a school recruits when he by taking chances on kids with borderline academic year out of high school to be showed up." Calhoun can lick off a and behavioral issues. he eligible for the draft. It was desi~ned to combal the per- dozen reasons why he defended the praclice this ception !hat his league was thinks a season or three in way: "Believe me," he'd tell filling up with spoiled brats college is better for every and that the product on player - more coaching, reporters, "one year of league floors most nights more polbh, more maturity, school is bener for any kid than none." was a ion~ way from fin - even a bener safely net. "I can name a whole Who knew then Tark was ished. The JUry is still out on both counls, but the rule has bunch of kids who came in just ahead of his time? SEOAL from PageBl On the North Division squad. laneville's Kodey Haddox and Cedric Harris joined Aronhalt. Logan's Jon Neff and Lucas Wright; Mariena 's Cory Kriechbaum and Tyler Presion; as well as Warren's Chris Peckens round out the learn. watch him a couple times on TV and we had SCOUIS !he olher day in Toledo. They ,. just say he 's the h sow. Friday's Division IV semifinals kick off with Holgate ( 17 -S) against Columbus Harvest Prep (22-0) and Georgetown (260) meeting Berlin Hilan.d (22-4), setting the stage for 1he big schools . GlenOak (24-3) takes on Cincinnati St. Xavier (21 -5) in the first game of the evening · session , with Cincinnati Moeller (23-2) testing Lakewood St. Edward (25-0) in the nightcap. St. X and Moe are members of the mi ghty Greater Cincinnati League a. league that seems to churn out state contenders. Moeller won both regularseason meetings, but lost to the Bombers in the 2005 state championship game . GlenOak is making its ti.rsl trip to the states. · but will be a focal point because of Koufos. who many have compared to the Dallas Maverkks' Dirk Nowitzk i -· a, big guy wh,, doesn't know he 's a bi g )?Uy . Like Portsmouth, Athens did not have a player selected. Both learns finished in las! placed in !heir respective divisions. 2006-07 ALL..SEOAL BOYS BASKETBALL Norlh Division Player. School Jon Neff. Logan Lucas Wright. Logan' Cory Kriechbaum . Marietta Tyler Preston, Marietta Chris Peckens. Warren Logan Aronhalt Zanesville Vr 10 11 12 12 12 11 Kodey Haddox. Zanesville Cedric Harris . Zanesville 12 G 11 G Zanesville. South Divlaion Player, SChool Yr Pos Flay Chambers. Chillicothe Chris Givens. Chillicothe 11 F 12 F Anthony Hitchens, Chillicothe 11 G Pos F G G GlF GIF G/F Jeff Golden. Gallipolis Jaymes Haggerty. Gallipolis' Tyler Shoemaker, Ironton Chad Miller, Ironton Ryan Borden, Jackson Most Valuable Player: Hi1Chens, ChilliCOthe . 11 G 12 G 11 G/F 12 G 1D F Anthony Coach of the Year: Gary Kellough , Chillicothe '-indicates repeat member trom 2005- 06 team. "Offensively. he 's really dangerous,'' said his coach. Jack Greynolds Jr., who was 10 when hi s dad coached Barberton. led by Caner Scott. to the 1976 stale title. "He can knock down 3s when he trails on a break. We can pop him out for 3s. We can pop him out to the .,. Moat Valuable Pia~ : Logan Aronhalt. Zanesville. Co.ch of the Year: Scott Aronhalt. high post to shoot. He can go down on the post... . Martin has some deci sions to make . "We're nol exactly sure yet what we're going to do.'' he said. "I've given !he kids milk this week and told them to grow more to try 10 combal him." fliwcy..w fJrueW _, &fW. ~relk ~) ShcJ:es ~)Batting Cloves \.) Socks ~)Bat · ~ ) Batting )~ \,. Shorts ~) Scorebooks Noi lh 2nd Avenue Bags Helmets ~) Heart-Gard \.;) Belts Mldcl1port, 992-5627 �Page B4 • The Daily Sentinel Thursday, March aa, aoo7 www.mydailysentinel.com . ·Thursday, March 22, 2007 www.mydallysentlnel.com Beauty of March Madne~s is Marist basking in national spotlight that there's no madness involved The thing I like best about the NCAA toumament i' that it's a pure sponing spectacle. or at least as pure as you can get when cruches are making millions and players get nothing but meal money and a free pass to class. Look past the NCAA's blatant . hypocrisy. though, and there ·s a lot to appreciate about an event that packs so much triumph, failure, pageantry and sheer emotion tnto such a short . period of time. It helps that at least half of America seems to have something riding on the games, keeping us interested long after our favorite team has been sent home. March Madness, though. it's not. Not this year. anyway. The real madness thts March is taking place in Jamaica. where the Cricket World Cup seems to have run into a bit of. shall we say. a sticky wicket. It ha~n ' t gotten much notice in the United . States because we think a pitch is something you throw to a batter, not something you play on. But in the cricket playmg world, which consists mainly of England ltnd its former territories, fhis is life and death stuff. Literally. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer. an Englishman and cricket legend, was found dead in his hotel room Sunday. a few hours after his team was beaten in a shocker by cricket lightweight Ireland. Jamaican police say a preliminary autopsy wa~ inconclusive, but Pakistani media speculated Woolmer had been murdered or committed suicide. If fhat seems far-fetched to fhose following their favorite basketball teams, you have to understand cricket is taken so seriously in Pakistan that members of the Pakistan Cricket Board report directly to the country's president. They turned in theU" resignations following the loss. and Tim Dahlberg the team captain announced his retirement. "'The fact of the matter is fhat Pakistan 's cricket is at the crossroads." fonner wicketkeeper Wasim Bari ~Things weren't much better in neighboring India. where fans were so pained by the country's loss to Bangladesh fhat they descended on the home of keeper Mahender Singh Dhom and began smashing it up. Dhoni wa~ burned in effigy, and people in other parts of the country held rallies to bum posters of their country's star players. And you fhought Kentucky fans were tough on Tubby Smifh. The Engli>h invented the sport, but they are having problems of their own. Members of the team went on a bender after losing to New Zealand and were partying so much fhat one of their star players had to be rescued from the sea during the early morning hours. That prompted .the English tabloids to label the team as a bunch of drunks, and blame hangovers for the team's failure to win the last· few World Cups. ''Batting is about concentration, and late nights and heavy drinking will not help." one said. Now I don't pretend to understand cricket, a complicated game where even figuring out the score is difficult. Can anyone explain what it means when New Zealand defeats Kenya 331-7, 183 all out, by 148 runs as the Kiwis did on Tuesday? A British associate of mine Are,You,· Playing ' tried to teach me one night in a Scottish farmhouse where we watched a televised match. but the next morning I couldn't remember a thing. I do know it has something to do wifh wickets and bats and innings, and that in some matches they break for lunch and tea. · I also know it's awfully important to a lot of people. maybe too important. National pride is always at stake, and in the World Cup that is only magnified. Actually. before Woolmer's untimely death, this had almost been a sedate World Cup. by cricket standards. The spon's. big event has always been tmged by outbreaks of violence and allegations of match fixing, including a claim that the 1999 final wa~ thrown by P.dkistan. Imagine Aorida winning ttit! national championship in the same manner as Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996, largely because oilier teams were so afmid to travel to play in the war-ravaged country that it won twice by default. Then Indian fans got their team disqualifted by rioting and setting tires in the stands in the semitinals, and Sri Lanka got a trip to fhe championship match. Compared to that, the NCAA tournament is a snoozer. Sure. there might be some griping abom the officiatin~. or a coach unhappy that his opposite number kept his starters in late with a 20-point lead. But nobody's throwing bottles on the floor, and like tt or not everyone can get to Atlanta. For fhe most part. everyone realizes basketball's only a gan-.e. It's sports as spon should be. wifhout the lunatic liinge fhat seems to show up with increasing regularity these days. Unlike cricket, the real beauty of March Madne!\5 is there's no madness involved. POUG HKEEPSIE. N.Y. lAP) - Sitting in a small. crowded film room, the Marist women's basketball team watched in awe Wednesday when Tennessee star Candace Parker made a monster block. After the oohing and aahing subsided. coach Brian Giorgis quickly pointed out that even after Parker's swat. the other team still scored. Giorgis hopes his players will remember that when they face Parker and the topseeded Lady Vols on Sunday in the NCAA tournament. It's been quite a whirlwind 72 hours for Marist. a school best known in basketball for producing Rik Smits. The 13th-seeded Red Foxes upset No. 4 Ohio State on Saturday in the opening round, becoming the first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference team ever to ever win a game in the NCAAs. Then two days later. Marist beat fifth-seeded Middle Tennessee to advance to the round of 16. ''The attention the school has received has been unbelievable." Giorgis said. "You can't turn around without a voicemai I, text message, email waiting for you. People stopping you on the street to oiler their congratulations." It's gotten so overwhelming that some of the players can't even keep up with all the messages that they and their families have been receiving. "I tried to call my dad and his mailbox was full," Marist guard Nikki Aores said. "It's been crazy. I' ve heard from people that I did- n't even know." Despite the tremendous distractions, the Red Foxes have remained grounded and loose 'and love the attention. "It really is incredible," said a beaming Alisa Kresge. ''It's a tremendous feeling knowing that I was on the tirst team to do it. It's special and no one can take that away from us. But I know once we step on the court we ' II be focused." The team returned from its victorious trip to California on Tuesday night and was met by cheerin~ fans at the airport. The bndge leading back to the 4,000-student was lit up in red, the school color. "The Hudson Valley community has really embraced this team, which has put the area on the map," satd athletic director Tim Murray, an assistant when Smits played. An exhausted team amved to applause from supporters and fellow students at a pep rally. "It's been amazing, walking around campus people who you don't even know offer congratulations," junior Meg Dahlman said after a morning class. Marist became just the third 13th seed to advance to the third round since the tournament field was expanded to · 64, joining Texas A&M in 1994 and Liberty in 2005. Both teams lost in the next round. "Even if we lose, we've 'had a great run." Kresge said. "Something that we will always remember." With their two surprising victories, the Red Foxes have garnered a lot of national attention. ~ "I never thought I'd look up on S~?,<>rtsCenter and ~ my face , · Giorgis said. · His face also was familiar to Pat Summitt. . Giorgis was still a hi&h school coach when he weal on a family vacation ID Tennessee six years ago. ~ specifically made a detour~ Knoxville, hOping to meet the Hall of Fame coach. ~ "I kept sitting fhere tqe other mght and I though!, 'This guy looks so familiar.J know I know this guy,-:· Summitt said Wednesday. · Giorgis talked to Summitt for 20 minutes. · "I was amazed that an ic011 like that would spend that much time with me," Giorgis said. "She couldn't have been nicer." Before departing, Giorgis got an autographed photo, which still sits above his desk at Marist. "To Brian, Great to meet you. Best wishes to you Oil and off the court, Pat Summitt." · Giorgis got to see Summitt - sort of- while watching that tape of Parker's big block. He was fast forwarding the film and came across a TV commercial featuring Summitt. Giorgis will see her in person Sunday in Dayton. 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Might help firoanco , 2247 '$23.500 17401446-4053 I ~~~ :~.~~~ manager SHOP CLASSIFIEDS I~:!;=~~;:.~ �Page B4 • The Daily Sentinel Thursday, March aa, aoo7 www.mydailysentinel.com . ·Thursday, March 22, 2007 www.mydallysentlnel.com Beauty of March Madne~s is Marist basking in national spotlight that there's no madness involved The thing I like best about the NCAA toumament i' that it's a pure sponing spectacle. or at least as pure as you can get when cruches are making millions and players get nothing but meal money and a free pass to class. Look past the NCAA's blatant . hypocrisy. though, and there ·s a lot to appreciate about an event that packs so much triumph, failure, pageantry and sheer emotion tnto such a short . period of time. It helps that at least half of America seems to have something riding on the games, keeping us interested long after our favorite team has been sent home. March Madness, though. it's not. Not this year. anyway. The real madness thts March is taking place in Jamaica. where the Cricket World Cup seems to have run into a bit of. shall we say. a sticky wicket. It ha~n ' t gotten much notice in the United . States because we think a pitch is something you throw to a batter, not something you play on. But in the cricket playmg world, which consists mainly of England ltnd its former territories, fhis is life and death stuff. Literally. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer. an Englishman and cricket legend, was found dead in his hotel room Sunday. a few hours after his team was beaten in a shocker by cricket lightweight Ireland. Jamaican police say a preliminary autopsy wa~ inconclusive, but Pakistani media speculated Woolmer had been murdered or committed suicide. If fhat seems far-fetched to fhose following their favorite basketball teams, you have to understand cricket is taken so seriously in Pakistan that members of the Pakistan Cricket Board report directly to the country's president. They turned in theU" resignations following the loss. and Tim Dahlberg the team captain announced his retirement. "'The fact of the matter is fhat Pakistan 's cricket is at the crossroads." fonner wicketkeeper Wasim Bari ~Things weren't much better in neighboring India. where fans were so pained by the country's loss to Bangladesh fhat they descended on the home of keeper Mahender Singh Dhom and began smashing it up. Dhoni wa~ burned in effigy, and people in other parts of the country held rallies to bum posters of their country's star players. And you fhought Kentucky fans were tough on Tubby Smifh. The Engli>h invented the sport, but they are having problems of their own. Members of the team went on a bender after losing to New Zealand and were partying so much fhat one of their star players had to be rescued from the sea during the early morning hours. That prompted .the English tabloids to label the team as a bunch of drunks, and blame hangovers for the team's failure to win the last· few World Cups. ''Batting is about concentration, and late nights and heavy drinking will not help." one said. Now I don't pretend to understand cricket, a complicated game where even figuring out the score is difficult. Can anyone explain what it means when New Zealand defeats Kenya 331-7, 183 all out, by 148 runs as the Kiwis did on Tuesday? A British associate of mine Are,You,· Playing ' tried to teach me one night in a Scottish farmhouse where we watched a televised match. but the next morning I couldn't remember a thing. I do know it has something to do wifh wickets and bats and innings, and that in some matches they break for lunch and tea. · I also know it's awfully important to a lot of people. maybe too important. National pride is always at stake, and in the World Cup that is only magnified. Actually. before Woolmer's untimely death, this had almost been a sedate World Cup. by cricket standards. The spon's. big event has always been tmged by outbreaks of violence and allegations of match fixing, including a claim that the 1999 final wa~ thrown by P.dkistan. Imagine Aorida winning ttit! national championship in the same manner as Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996, largely because oilier teams were so afmid to travel to play in the war-ravaged country that it won twice by default. Then Indian fans got their team disqualifted by rioting and setting tires in the stands in the semitinals, and Sri Lanka got a trip to fhe championship match. Compared to that, the NCAA tournament is a snoozer. Sure. there might be some griping abom the officiatin~. or a coach unhappy that his opposite number kept his starters in late with a 20-point lead. But nobody's throwing bottles on the floor, and like tt or not everyone can get to Atlanta. For fhe most part. everyone realizes basketball's only a gan-.e. It's sports as spon should be. wifhout the lunatic liinge fhat seems to show up with increasing regularity these days. Unlike cricket, the real beauty of March Madne!\5 is there's no madness involved. POUG HKEEPSIE. N.Y. lAP) - Sitting in a small. crowded film room, the Marist women's basketball team watched in awe Wednesday when Tennessee star Candace Parker made a monster block. After the oohing and aahing subsided. coach Brian Giorgis quickly pointed out that even after Parker's swat. the other team still scored. Giorgis hopes his players will remember that when they face Parker and the topseeded Lady Vols on Sunday in the NCAA tournament. It's been quite a whirlwind 72 hours for Marist. a school best known in basketball for producing Rik Smits. The 13th-seeded Red Foxes upset No. 4 Ohio State on Saturday in the opening round, becoming the first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference team ever to ever win a game in the NCAAs. Then two days later. Marist beat fifth-seeded Middle Tennessee to advance to the round of 16. ''The attention the school has received has been unbelievable." Giorgis said. "You can't turn around without a voicemai I, text message, email waiting for you. People stopping you on the street to oiler their congratulations." It's gotten so overwhelming that some of the players can't even keep up with all the messages that they and their families have been receiving. "I tried to call my dad and his mailbox was full," Marist guard Nikki Aores said. "It's been crazy. I' ve heard from people that I did- n't even know." Despite the tremendous distractions, the Red Foxes have remained grounded and loose 'and love the attention. "It really is incredible," said a beaming Alisa Kresge. ''It's a tremendous feeling knowing that I was on the tirst team to do it. It's special and no one can take that away from us. But I know once we step on the court we ' II be focused." The team returned from its victorious trip to California on Tuesday night and was met by cheerin~ fans at the airport. The bndge leading back to the 4,000-student was lit up in red, the school color. "The Hudson Valley community has really embraced this team, which has put the area on the map," satd athletic director Tim Murray, an assistant when Smits played. An exhausted team amved to applause from supporters and fellow students at a pep rally. "It's been amazing, walking around campus people who you don't even know offer congratulations," junior Meg Dahlman said after a morning class. Marist became just the third 13th seed to advance to the third round since the tournament field was expanded to · 64, joining Texas A&M in 1994 and Liberty in 2005. Both teams lost in the next round. "Even if we lose, we've 'had a great run." Kresge said. "Something that we will always remember." With their two surprising victories, the Red Foxes have garnered a lot of national attention. ~ "I never thought I'd look up on S~?,<>rtsCenter and ~ my face , · Giorgis said. · His face also was familiar to Pat Summitt. . Giorgis was still a hi&h school coach when he weal on a family vacation ID Tennessee six years ago. ~ specifically made a detour~ Knoxville, hOping to meet the Hall of Fame coach. ~ "I kept sitting fhere tqe other mght and I though!, 'This guy looks so familiar.J know I know this guy,-:· Summitt said Wednesday. · Giorgis talked to Summitt for 20 minutes. · "I was amazed that an ic011 like that would spend that much time with me," Giorgis said. "She couldn't have been nicer." Before departing, Giorgis got an autographed photo, which still sits above his desk at Marist. "To Brian, Great to meet you. Best wishes to you Oil and off the court, Pat Summitt." · Giorgis got to see Summitt - sort of- while watching that tape of Parker's big block. He was fast forwarding the film and came across a TV commercial featuring Summitt. Giorgis will see her in person Sunday in Dayton. Ohio, when the Red Foxos will have the monumental task of beating one of tqe most storied teams in women's basketball histolj. "It would be unbelievable, I can't even imagine," Kresgi said. "It would lie nice for this Cinderella story to continue." CLASSIFIED Gallia County OH u .....-.:~ years ago, coming off an 11 -6 record in 2004. He was 1-5 with a 7.77 ERA in 2005 before undergoing surgery. The right-hander had only four · minor-league appearances in 2006. and had been In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE E·mall classified@ mydailytribune.com ~rtbune TO Place ca'W;.::V... 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F01 application and tree governement job ink>. caM American Assoc. of labor 1· 913·599-8042, 241hrs. emp. whicles required. We will provide Ford Motor Company · Training. Compen&alion based on e:~~perience . Contact SerVice Manager Jim Thomas if you are loOk· i . . 10 . . 8 ng JOin wmnmg 5179 272 team. l -800" • tUMEDIATELY Eam up to $1.50 an hour. AutomoUvoSolol We offer a compreh&naive Collluttont paid training, pakl holidays. tl you are a motiiJated and weeki~ pay t bonuses. individual that is looking tor a career, not just a job and wanting an emplOyer mat is willing 10 work for you; lOOk no further. We currently Call today to set up an interview! t-an-483-&247 ext. 232t POST OFFICE Middleton Estates will be hir· ing direct care employees. No experience needed, training will be provided, must have valid drivers license. Applications wll be taken Monday thru Friday 8:00-4:00 at 8204 Carta Drive-no photte cal~ please. I PQSI1lONS AVAILABLE a POSTAL JOBS 1 \ll'l! l\ \l l\1 •NOtiCE• OHIO VAllEY PUBUSHlNG CO. recommends Maln1.n~nee Buying junk cars. Paying www.utroninc.com from $50 · $200. It no answer leave m&SSage.74()... FEDERAL 388·00 11 . We are buying anything doing wilh Shirley Temple. Dolls, books. clothes, etc. Also buying Sulfide Marbles and German Swirls. Ca ll aner 8:00pm {740)441 · 1236 BL!iiNtX'i OPPolrn.Nm With the growth lhat we are exper1&nc1ng. we current~ have openings in two depanments. r Absolute Top Dollar: U.S. Silver and Gold Coins, Proofsets, Gold Rings, Pre· 1935 U.S. Curre ncy, Solitaire Diamonds- M.T.S Coin Shop, 151 Second Avenue, Gallipolis. 740·4462842 · r'" Stteet. sale Friday and breed Saturday. 99 Main Street, 740-416- Crown City. VillaQ8. mi;~~ General lllutlng........................................... aso GI-Wiy................,........................... ;......... 040 • Manager, deadline is noon laundry and cook. Will work --~----WANI"ED ro BliY "'lilllld~-----.,ll'.IG Free Pit Bull pu~es. 6 wks okl. to good home. 74Q-367· "---~.:;:;.;.._,.1 IIElJ' WANIID -·- I! The VDiaga or Syracuse wll WiUcare for elderly. Male or be accepting resumes for Female. 16 yrs experience. the position of london Pool Wi 11 do light housework, • 7()6. 1553 •-• 1 8489 , S1tu1S, rie~. AT ROME .t,~ KIT & CARLYLE - - - - - - - - Yard ... tttll .... lfiTH. • Thurwday for Sundaya • All ads muat be prepaid' • Firm Equlprnent ............. ,............................ 610 stihlusa.com Sunday Display: 1:00 added to your classified ads Borders$3.00/perad Graphics SOC for small $ I .00 for larl)e Publtc:.tlon 740-645-0962 ; EXC11VIIIng ................................................... 830 STIHL - 8,000 Servi c iny Deetlers Nationwide! Sunday In-Column: 1:00 p.m. For Sunday• Paper 19( $50 . reward for lost mate : C:hlld/Eiderly c.......................................... 1to ' All Dlepi•Y: 12 Noon 2 •usln- O.ys PriOr To Benji typV dog , about 3 Garage Sale Friday and yrs.otd. Very friendly, weal Saturday 9-5 . 2780 with older people & kids Neighborhood Rd. ! EllctrlcaiiRefrllllntllon ............................... 840 • l!qulpmont tor Rent ..................................... 480 ' D•lly In-Column: 1:00 p .m . Monday .. Prtdav far Jn-rtlan In Next Day's Paper 6 weeks old OUPI'e5 to giw· YGARDALUI'OUSS.W:: away (304)675- 5361 L,~---liillliiiii.,..l • Camping Equlpmont. .................................. 780 • Carda of Thlnki .......................................... 010 I Now yOu can have borders and C)raphlcs Dl•play Ad• I 2 -$100 Tickets lor New York .. Tntlnlng ....................................... 140 : Campon • Motor Home• ........................... 7tO ' Oeatltire-.5' City Excurs1on. June 22· 1,:::;:::;::~ 24th. 740-516-3077 . II ' Auto Rlpllr ..................................... :~ ........... no : Autoa lor Sate ..............................................71 o r lloltt & Motort tor Sale ............................. 750 ~ Building Supptlee ........................................ 550 • Bull.,... 1nd Building• ............'................. 340 • Opportunlty .................................210 inertia chain tnh Or Fax lijo,-..;~6;.;.7..:.5-..:.5:;234:..:...._..,-------• 992-2157 l ost 5yr. old Tricolored 10 month old AI<C Basset Hound 65 Lbs. Last Registered Cho<:. lab, seen on 3117 Ken Road, house broken (304 )675· Bidwell. Cash reward. call 446--4266 or 44&4197 8195 , tt·""' Or Fax To Pomeranian·Shitzu mix. Cecil 0 King, will be ceie· Btaci< & 11ay. Has a hu9Q brating his 80ltl Birttlday oo bump on his belly, missing March 25.2007, hom 2·5pm on 3'11/07. Bit1ersweet Dr. al the Bkiwell U.M. Church. Galltpolis. 74(}-44 1-6421 111 Church St Bidwell, Oh This is a SECRET surprise. lost! Man'S wedding band trtanium(dark silver in color) Please come! with 3 small diamonds. 7 4(). · 74().J88.0069 ..,. .7" g··· ..• • "L Liuhtweiuh~ inctudn STIHL Ouickstop• (740) 992-2156 _(304) 675-1333 Succeufut Ads Should Include These Items To Help Get Response ... To good home c Chocolate lab. Appr<»o: . 7 months old . MS 170 Chain Saw l\egiiiter HOW I0 WRUE AM AD to :Q uit 1 ............... Websjtes: www.mydailytribune.com www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailyregister.com Sentinel 446-3008 IIJl""---------.....:O;.;.r.;,F.;;;;ax To Reds release veteran Paul Wilsori. CINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Reds on Thursday released veteran starting pitcher Paul Wilson , struggling to come back from shoulder surgery. Wilson, 34. was the Reds' opening day starter two The Daily Sentinel • Page 85 ha11e two positions open for professionals that NOW haWt good people skills and desire lo beHer themselves. We will proIJtde Ford Motor Company training, you pr<w)de the motivation. Contact Pat Hill or Brian Ross I~ if you are looking to better yourself and your family. 1-800-272·5 179 HIRING Avg. Pay S20/hr or $57K ann<Jally Including Federal Benefits and OT,Paid Training, Vacation&.fTIPT HI00·584· 1775 Ext. 18923 USWA Rocksprings Rehabilitation Neede<:LCieaning lady, · Center P.ro\lides residents ~---=---Host a Stanley Party for must be dependable. and with outstanding nursing great gifts and great prod- haw references. 740..367 - care and rellabJIItatlon serJ- sent. ucls. Phone (304)733-5630 HVAC co. looking for a pro,fessional installer, with 1 year or more experience. Also a helper with some knowledge of HVAC. Pay based on experience. S&nd resume to: HVAC P.O.Box 572 Kerr. Otlio 45643. or call 740-441·1236 ...,-...,-.,.-----1Need one Driver! Small Trucking Company looking for Tractor Trailer drivers with Flatbed experience. Home every week end and some week days delivering to OH KY VA wv IN 330-527 ·27'89 -.,..------Immediate opening tor a West Virginia-licensed funeral director and embalmer. Privatet,t-owned funeral home located in growing area of state. Excellent salary, health insurance and paid vacatiorl . Send resume to PO. Box 3303, Charleston, WV 25333. landscape/ Lawn care helper. Must be experienced, hardworking, Valid drivers license. reliable transportation. Drug-screen requirad. (740)388-9416 Local bull,_ loo!Ung lor 9 pit reps Comm., bonuses, car bonuses. No salary. Wk 515 hrs weeldy. $29 relul"'fi. able start-up cost. 740- _ 441 1982 - - - - -- - Local Mom seeking busi· ness minded Moms. Wtlfk at home. No ~lies. No sell· ing. No risk! Go to www.KidsBesideMe .com or call 740-698-0l7 1 -------Part·time griH coolc needed. Send resume to P.O .Box 303: Gallipolis, OhiO 45631 1328 Ices helping them return to OhiO Valley Home Heaf111. Inc. Passport/Private Care Dept. is hiring CNA's, STNA's, CHHA's, Personal Care Aides. Competitive wages with benehls including health insurance and mileage. Apply at 1456 Jackson Pike Suite 3, Gallipolis. or phone 740 . file of independence at home. We currently have opportunitie!i for AN'S, Par1· Time Days with eve~ other weekend off and Full- Time Evening's with every other weekend off. We offer a competitive salary scale, an .&Mcellent benefit package and a supportive WOfk envi· roomenl. Interested candi· dates should apply to : Rocksprings Rehabilitation · Center, 36759 Aockanrings ""'Ohio Road, Pomeroy, 45769. Extendlcare Heahh SerJices. Inc. is an equal opportunity employer thai encourages workplace diversicy. WF ON 441 . 9263. .:.:.:-==-----Overbrootl Center, 333 Page St ·• "'"""'V)'U"• ll~ ........ wt Oh"10 ·IS cur· _.......rently accepting ....,....1cations for the posiUon ot AN Manager. The successful candidate mus1 ha\19 2 or more years ot" long term care experience and must have a working knowledge ot state and federal regula· tions as welt as quality assurance standards. tt you are interested, plese stop by our tront office and pidc. up an appUcaoon . Competiltw'e wages and benefils packages available. EOE and a partictpant of the Orug Free Wor~ Progam. -=====-Overbrook Page Center, 333 St., Middeport, Ohio is currentty accepting appications tor the posilion ot RN Manager. The successful candidate must - .... .. ., EOE Borrow Smart. Contact the Ohio Division ol Financial Institution's Office of Consumer Affairs BEFORE you reli· nance your home or obtain a loan. BEWARE of requests tor any large advance payments ot tees or insurance. Call the Office at Consumer Affairs loll lree at 1·866· 278·0003 to learn il the mortgage broker or lender IS properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) r ~=~NAL I TURNED DOWN ON SOCIAL SECURITY ISS!? No Fee Unless We Win! t ·888·582·3345 1:1\1 1.., 1\11 0 Down even with less than perfect credit is available on this: 3 bedroom. 1 bath home. Cornel lot. lireplace . modern kitchen, iacuzzi tub, Payment around $550 per month . 740-367-7129. sionally. In your home. smaH dog. trained . spoiled , 10 yrs. Scttol!Ui Jl«,'t11Uet10N - ' - ' ' - - ' - ' - - - FOSTER MRENTS AND Security Officer needed in RESPITE PROVIDERS New Haven, WV. $7.66 hour, NEEDED. Become state all shifts. Must have a high licensed by attending lra1n· Thll MWIPIJ*" will nol knowtngly accept Mivtortisemtntl for real estate which It In violation of the law. Our readers are hereby Informed thai all dwellings advertlted In this ntwsPfiper are availtble on an equal opportunity baaea. GALLIPOLIS, 3bd Jba home. lluet Sell Faetl More homes available. For loco llollngo con IOQ-5594109 •F254 old, not used to other ani· 10" ru~ ..t..te advertising in thil ntWtplptr II subject to the Fedenll Ftlr Houaing Act of 1Q68 wtlich makta it ll•lto .clvtrti.. "any preftfence, llmltetlon or discrimination baNd on r11ce, ector, religion, at• familial status or Mlion.l origin, or any intention to mike anv such All discrimination. ~ Dog Siner Needed· occa· :..:......:..:.....:..:._:___ __ _ 1 IJ preference, Mmibtion or Tatu m Dr New 104 HaiJen.WV. 3bd.l2ba . Ranch, lg.sunroom. 2 car gar. great area. D: 304-675-36 37 E: 304-882·2334 mals, likes to snuggle, indoo<s onlv 17401591·6486 Rental House Availal><> Next Doof tor Inco me (EJCtra included in price) House , 4,100 sq tt, Rental Home, 1,900 sq ft . Asking $360,000. Cal! (7 40)44 1·1605 for appointment. Gall ipolis· Great locatiOn . Corner lot. 2 bedrooms. 1 bath. Remodeled Kitchen. 1842 sq h, 3BR. LR , FR. Hardwood Floors . MU ST Kitchen . 1 314 Baths, CIA, SEE TO APPRECIATE' Plus many extras. located $65 .000. (740)709·1285 on Chris Lane. Close to new - - - - - . . . , - - GAHS, 2.1 3 acres. Ask1ng House on Land Contract $1 29.900.1 740 1245·5909 Pume,oy. 740·992·5858 school ct.ploma, Clean crimi· ings held on Saturdays nal history, pass a drug Earn $30-$45 a day for the 3 Bd., 2 balh all electric heat Move m ready 3 bedroom All screen and background care of a child living in your pump . MaSon. small lol new 1n51de and out Full basement. wo<Kl floors, gas M·F 8 :30 to 5:00. EEO· in your county. Call Oasis lireplace . cathedral ce1~n gs . Attention! MFCPV. toll lree 1-877· 325· 1558. No land contracts {304}675· TrainirlQ will begin March 31 Local company offering "NO 2364 DOWN PAYMENT" pro· in Albany. Cheek. Call 1·800-275-8359. home. Homes are needed $75,000 . 304·773·5 169 grams tor you to buy your SR 7 South. 4 BR. 3 BA. New Root. New heal sys· (Careers Close To Home) .., '1 00% nnancmg tem . hardwood floors. 2 cat Call Today! 740·446·4367. ~1-800-2 14·0452 • l ess than pent;f\;t cred•t detached garage. oo land accepted con tracts $125.000 www.gaftipolilcareerwllyl com • P t ld b th aymen cou e e (7401709-0299 Acc:rtd1ttd Member A~reGi tmg same as rent Golilpolia co- Cotlogo home inste "" ot rentmg have 2 or more years of long term care &Jq)erience and must Council lo! I~ Collegee iijr;;;~W~AJ;;.N.IU>--., Mortgage Locators nne bedroom . 2 1;·2 bath. 7 ·..:.0000 :..17_40..:.136::.:_ _;..:._ _ _ _ 2.5 acres 32X45 two story L~--...il'IIOiiDoliili-_.1 Coontry settn-.g NewHaven tarmbarn . 74Q-992·5189 . Md SctwJoiB 12746. · have a working knowledge of state and federal regulations as well as quality assurance standards. It you , 8/e interested. pfese stop by ~ i ~loBI'~c~~\ffii I a<ea 4BR. Home . 2.800 All Types Masonry. Brick sq.ft . 2 acres, Hardwood ""-'-' ...-,..:uL • Btoc:k. Stone. Free Estimate. floors, lngrouncl pool our front office and pick up (304)773-9550 . 304·593· $148.500 Serious 1nqu1nes "" application. Competiti"' only (304)67 4·5921 or 0 1 F~twood lBxBO. 3BA. wages and benefits paci<· _1142 _ 1._ _ _ _ _ _ 13041593-8871 2BA Klt appl . 2 dect<s. CIA ages available. EOE and a Valued at $24.000. senmo Johnsons Cons. Roohng. For Sale Newly remodeled tor $19.500. 740·441 -0955 participant ol the Drug Free Workplace Progtam. siCing and remodeing. Free House 3 bedroom. 2 Dath. 740-245·9660 3408 Mossman Avenue 16x80 set up on renled tot. R..-t needed .---,,......,...---, 1o< apt. complex. free rent in P r o I e s s i o n a 1 Point Pleasanr $45,000 call Close to new GAHS. Exc . 1o< an Appointment 304· 576· Cond. Might help firoanco , 2247 '$23.500 17401446-4053 I ~~~ :~.~~~ manager SHOP CLASSIFIEDS I~:!;=~~;:.~ ���� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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