http://66.213.69.5/files/original/d1c52a0d70ff9e1afeec270cd122e128.pdf f4ce534f6e0ab395a9203d0c8ec72c7c PDF Text Text ' ALONG THE RivER • ' SCIENCE . local Army Reservists' convoy r~aches Iraq, B1 . 'NOVA' welcomes vievvers to Mars on PBS , 83 I tm .. Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties l'oiiH'I'O~ • 'liddlq10rt • ( .allipoli-.. • .Jauua1~ l lltio \all!'\ l'uhli-..ltiug ( o . ,. :!. :!oo:; S 1.:!,) • \ ol. :1X . \o. 1):! Meigs County Commissioners reject deputy contract· SPORTS .. • Rio men defeat Brock. See Page 81 Bv BRIAN J. REED BREED®MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY -Meigs County CommissiQllers rejected a proposed contract between Meigs County Sheriff Ralph Trussell and deputies on Thursday, less than an hour after their first opportuoity to review it. A contract between Trussell and the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, the contract had been signed, but deputies' union, was approved did not receive.a copy of it until earlier this month, but commis- a certified letter requesting it sioners said yesterday they had had been mailed to Trussell not seen it until an hour befpre . and received on Thursdliy. their meeting. In a resolution, Sheets said the contract commissioners said they were provides for a three-percent rejecting the proposed three- payraise for all department year contract because they had employees in the first year of not had ~n opportunity · to the contract, . a four-percent review its terms. raise in the second year and a Commissioner Jim Sheets five-percent raise in the third· said the board was a'Y~ that a ·year. He said commissioners were unaware of the details · of the contract because they only just received it. The contract would have gone into effect on Jan. I, and continue through Dec. 31' 2007. ' By law, commissioners ha.ve 30 days .from the day they frrst receive the.proposed contract to accept it in its entirety or to reject it in its ·entirety, Prosecuting Attorney Pat Story said yesterday.. If commissioners take no action, the contrdct goes into effect automatically.. The last twoyear contract between Trussell and deputies went into effect by default because commissioners took no action. Story said commissioners can reconsider the contract, · as it stands, after reviewing it; . Plea~e see Me~p, A5 • City projed aimed ·at restoring view from .Mound Hill BY TIM !YIALONEY • TMALONEY@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM INSIDE • Bob Evans recognizes 'Bidwell employees. See ' PageA2 • Shriners hold Christmas party. See Page A3. • Taft caiiS'bn Ohioans to open hearts, wallets. See PageAS . . • Hocking College honor . rolls includes lpcal students. See Page AS WEATHER INDEX 4 SEcnONS - ...... 16 PAGES Celebrations ' A3 Classifieds 86-7 Comics insert Editorials A4 Regio!l As Sports A6-8 Weather As © a004 Ohio V.Uey Publlshin& Co. GALLIPOLIS - ·As a youth, Gallipolis City Manager Bill Jenkins remembers long hikes ' Hill with friends up to Mound Cemetery. They would play in· caves on · the way up the hill, and then rest on 0 .0 . Mcintyre's bencli, enjoying the thrill of looking dowg on their hometown from far above. · A lqt of things have changed since th'en. For one, Jenkin& drives his sport-utility vehicle when he goes up to the cemetery. , But what really bothers him is that trees have been allowed to grow and tO' a great extent obliterate · the beautifui views which can be seen from Mound Hill Cemetery. · · And so, as city manager, Jenkins has ordered that a project be undertaken to remove as many of the trees as possible, and restore the panoramic view. "We're working at it, slowly Even without reclaiming but surely," he said. . As with any municipal pro- .some of the woo.ded acreage, ject, finances are a concern, the cemetery is not yet near. and Jenkins 'is · attempting to · capacity. There is plenty of pay for the work by having a space both there and at the forester come in and pay to Pine Street Cemetery downtake the timber out of . the town. WQOded areas of the cemetery. The sale of plots hardly pays . "We'll take that money and for the city cemeteries, how- · put it iii the endowrrlent fund ever. At Mound Hill, Jenkins said . Thirty -six were purfor the cemetery," he said. · At the entrance, Jenkins chased this year, and 48 peopoints to a wooded area on the pie were buried, at a cost <?f left as ideal for reclamation. $50"0 each, for a total income "We would love to · clear. all that out and green it up," he said. Are you .prepared for winter? ·. Tim Maloney/photos Above: One sees a beautiful panoramic view while facing north from the Mound Hill Cemetery above Gallipolis: Right: The grave of perhaps the most ·.famous son of Gallipolis provided a resting spot years ago when City Manage·r Bill . Jenkins was a yout,h. @;'fl,~~M;J:--;:_,/~:'I'':~{tt_".;{-'8·~-· ~ ·~ • -·· 11' o l,i" t" n 1" lf• ~ • ' • -~-·l:i rn:. :1. ' -.. . r, Gulliver: Highways, tourism.will help Meigs County grow Bv BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY -"- Meigs County will begin BSI;:RGENT®MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM the second half of the first decade of the 21st ct";ntury with a new economic developPOMEROY - Winter has arrived on ment director, who plans to build on the county 's past efforts to encourage new · the calendar, but are you ready for its arrival in the form of heavy-snow, ice and industry, and capitali ze on a ready work power outages? . force . Mic_hael Gulliver, who assumed the ecoLast February's snow and ice storm left over 8,000 people in Meigs County lld::;;;;_.;____J nomic development post earlier this month, said he will concentrate his efforts in the without electricity for days, reminding Byer . new year to market the $1.2 rrrillion induseveryone of the importanCe of being pretrial "spec" building at Tuppers Plains. The .......... Winter, .AS new facility was dedicated last fall , and has Bv BETH SERGENT · been subject to some inquiries from potential tenants. The building is. owned by the Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation . "From the • beginning, it has been the county's go~ · ·...____, ..____, to market the building to . Michael local bu!\iness first," Gulliver Gulliver said. "We're also marketing it through the Ohio Department of Development ~nd through our local website." Pleese ... Gullher. A5 · Is Giving Up Smoking Yo_u r New Year's Res· ol~tion? f ----------------------~--~--------~--~----------------- :here Holzer's Tobac;co Prevention Center is to .help y~u accomplish your goal. . Call us for more·information ... ' 740 44.0 -5940 ' .. • " Hcaltl1<arc ;,. ) P•H ( h1 11 Bacl?yarrl ' �I' . • • ..iunba~ uti me' -~tntintl YOUR. ·HOMETOWN . ' Sunday, January 2, ' . . _6unba~limt,·itntlntl Page-A2 2005 · . sunday,Ja~~!~~ CELEBRATIONS · ~~~--~------------~~----~--~--~~~~--------~~~~~~ . ·125th General Assembly comes to a close Doolittle~ famo~s travels Bv assistan~e included trips to 'a_rea SEN. JoHN CAREY By the time you read this, the !25th General Assembly will have ended. The first two years of my Senate term have passed very quickly and the legislature has accomplished a lot. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of the legislative initiatives that I worked on during the past two years . . One of the gr(tnest accom~ plishments q!· the !25th General A~mbly was the ,passage of a balanced operating budget for t1sca\ years 2003 and 2004. As vice• chairman of the Senate Finance. and Financial Institutions Comrnitlee, I had the opportunity to work on House Bill 95 with my colleagues. I also had the opportunity to amend some impor. tant legislation . of rny o~n into the bill. In fact , the first bill I introduced during the !·25th General Assembly-was ame.Pded into House Bill 95. Senate Bill 38, which I introduced in February 2003, ·requires that each mefllber of a county veterans service commission be an honorably discharged or. honorably separated veteran. The bill was amended into the operating budget and was passed into law in June 2003. Also amended in'to HB 95 was Senate Bill 54, legislation • that provides state agency. Through a VPA, par- pitals in Ohio, the.law needed for very large, rural school .ents of a mentally ill child to be updated to allow these districts.where residents have · will be able to.give thei(child hospitals' bo'ards to deal with high property valuations but the necessary treatment with· day-to-day operations. low incomes. Under this bill, out having to give up cus~ Senate Bill 223, which is a these districts may participate tody. There is still a lot of jobs bill that I introduced, in the Exceptional Needs work to do on this issue, and became part of ·House Bill· Program, which will be high- currently we are working 'to 427 and was signed into .law ly beneficial to schools in revise some of the language in June. Through this amendGallia ahd Fay.ette County. to reintrod4ce this bill during ment. $5 million will help The first bill that I intra- the !26th General Assembly. rural communities to design duced that was · sent to the Along with Senate Bill 192, their own economic initiagovernor and signed into law I also am working on redraft- tives through a program was, Senate Bil1 . 106, which ing and reintroducing. two called Industrial Site helps clarify the .homebuying bills for the upcoming ses- linprove'ments. · process Jor both realtors and sion. Senate Bill 221 will give · I am very proud of the consumers. Since buying a greater . access to honie care work that both the legislature home is frequently the for those in nursing homes and I accomplished during largest,, · most expensive and those .at risk for entering the past two years . .! am financial transaction entered nursing 'homes. The second pleased that I was . able to into by the public, I felt it was bill, Senate Bill 273, seeks to hold dozens of open doors necessary to· make that provide more accountability and forums in the I 0 counties process easier and clearer for to the Transportation Review I represent to hear your conhomebuyers and sellers. Advisory Committee (TRAC) cems. Many of the ideas that This year, I introduced leg- by changing the composition I advocate for come directly islation to protect families of the committee. This legis- from the suggestions of the whose children need residen- lation resembles the make-up · constituents that I visit and tialtreatment fo.r severe cases of the School Facilities represent: Thank you for your of mental illness. After learn- Commission, with two. legis- input, and I look forward to ing that· families who exhaust ~·lators .from each-party in the continuing to serve Senate their sav'ings and insurance House and the Semite serving District 17 in . the I 26th · General Assembly. ·resources must give up cus- · as nonvoting members. tody of their child to a local I am pleased to report that As always, I welcome your public children services another one of my bills, views on state issues. If you agency to continue treatment, Senate Bill 222, passed out of ·have any questions, thoughts I introduced Senate Bill 192. the House of Representatives , or concerns, or if you need This legislation eliminates two weeks ago imd is current- · assistance. working wi(h a the practice of custody relin- ly awaiting the Governor's . state government agency, quisllrnent and gives families · signature. This Iegisiation please write to me: Sen. John the option of 'entering into a modifies the laws for munici- A. Carey, Ohio Senate, · Voluntary · Placement · pal·· hospitals and the boards Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio Agreement (VPA) with · a that run them. Although there 43215, or call my office at local public children services are only. two municipal hos- (614) 466-8156. .Plan your investment moves for the new year · Each new year, most of us vow to improve in one aspect or another of our lives. However, we don't always rush into carrying out our resolutions . . But if you've promised ' yourself that ''this is the year" that you're really gonig to stay on top of your finan'cial and investment sutations, you'll! want to get started now. • New child - If you've recently .added a child to your family, or you're going to add one in 2005, you have a lot to be happy about. And you also have a lot to protect. So, make sure that you have enough life insurance to help raise and educate your child, should something happen to you. Also, it's never too soon to set up a college fund for a child, so you might want to open a Section 529 plan or a April Rice Coverdell Education Savings Account. • Child heading to college - If your child is heading off to coJlege next fall, it's time to put , your college-funding strategies in high gear. Now that it's past Jan. I, you can complete the . Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa~ed.gov. Also, 'you may want to shift some assets from your child's n.ame to yours; .colleges · typically expect students to contribute 35 percent of their money toward' college expenses but you are only required to kick in around 5.6 percent. And, you'll want to contribute as much as you can to whatever investments you' :ve designed for college .. , • Retirement - If Y\IU 're planning to retire in 2005, you have many issues to consider. You may need to take distributions from your employer-sp.onsored · retire~ ment plan or ·your IRA. You also might have to decide whether or not you should begin accepting Social Security. And, you'll want to ensure that your investment portfolio is properly balanced for ·your retirement years. Keep in mind that you may enjoy a healthy, active retirement for two or three decades, so you'll still need your i'nvestments to provide you with growth· opportunities, as well as curre·nt income. Your investment and tax advisers can help you determine the best moves to make as you enter retirement. Start the year off right. Get 2005· off to a good start by making sure your financial plans fit your life . .ft may be the most important New Year's resolution you make - and it's. one you'll want to keep. · (April E. Rice is an investment representative with Edward Jones Investments, located at 990-A Second Ave. in Gallipolis, phone 4419441. Edward Jones has· been serving · individual investors since 1871, meiilber SPIC.) fventually Doolittle would basically write the--book on On April 18, 1942, Jimmy the impact of wind on the Doolittle led a flight of 16 B- ground speed of aircraft and 25B Mitchell bombers in on flying blind. what would become one of . By 1932 Doolittle had been the most famous and daring hired by the Shell Oil military. operations in history, Company . who asked the Tokyo Raid. DooliHi e- to do something 'fhe plan was to ·have the·· special to coml1'1emorate the planes take off from the air- 200th anniversary of·the birth craft carrier Hornet, whi ch of George Washington. would get within ·600 mile.s Doolittle, with a publicist and of Japan. The planes would Miss Anile Washington , then drop 500,pound bombs believed to be the closest livo-.ler Tokyo and continue on ing relative of the . nation's to inland China. first president, visited several The raid was successful spots that were significqnt in from a psychological stand- George's life. point in as much as Japan Doolittle in his autobiogsuddenly became aware that raphy explained that. the Americans were now t:ap(tble trip was also to promote air . of bombing the Japanese mail service and air travel homeland: Only one of the in general. "Prior to 1932 , planes landed un its wheels anyone affixing an airmail and all 16 planes were lost to stamp to a letter would drop the American cause. the letter in a mailbox with · One plane landed in Russia the same feeling with which and that crew was imprisoned a sailor on board a ship by the Russians. Another n1ight toss o sealed bottle crew was taken lly the containing a letter into . the Japanese and Iuter hlled . ocean . The real purpe se of Most of the crews made it the. flight was to make into inland Chfna, where they Americans conscious of the were hailed as heroes. In fact that the burgeoning · retaliation for. the Chinese commercial airlines could aiding the Doolittle bam- · be trusted to deliver letters bardiers, over the next four anywhere in the country. It . months 250,000 Cl1inese sol - was also to convince diers and peasants were Congress that appropriakilled as the Japanese moved tions for the airmail service further inland. . were not. being tossed into As a result of the Doolittle some speculative. boon dograid, the Japanese decided to gling operation." , move their navy fu'tther east The flight went into 14 so as to keep American air- states. At Pomeroy, Doolittle craft carriers far enough ' dropped an airmail bag that away from Japan that contained a 'letter . from American planes could not President Hoover in commemreach there. This strategic oration of the !57th anniverdecision led to the Battle of sary of the founding of the Midway Island less than two . postal service: At Pt. Pleasant months later. The American Doolittle's Lockheed Orion victory in this banle was a 9C Special swooped low over detlnite turning point in the Tu-Endie- Wei park, coming Pacific theater. within 10 feet of the towering Prior to 1942 Jimmy monument. Doolittle dropped Doolittle was no stranger to a packet of mail there as welL the Gallipolis, Pomeroy, and Ironically a tew'oays· after Pt. Pleasant area as he had Doolittle had completed this tlown ·in here on occasion historic jaunt. it was discov- • while a test pilot working out ered that a closer relative to of McCook. Field in Dayton Washington , . Anna and later when he worked for Washington Parks, was actuthe Shell Oil Company. ally living in Middleport. Buf Once in 1923, having lost ' she had been snubbed. In his bearings in ·a flight from 1936 Jimmy Doolittle ·was New York back to McCook invited to attend the Gallipolis Field, he landed just across . Air Show and there was great · the Ohio River from speculation ihar he would be Gallipolis. He ·came down there. Some officials even smoothly on a level smooth said that he promised to be stretch on the Poplar Grove there. Bill at the last moment farm. Later that day he was Doolittle pulled out. These entertained by the Lewis two "slights" on the citizens family. At that time Doolittle of the area were finally forgivwas a young 27 year old pilot en, though, after his famous with about five years of fly- raid of 1942. (James Sands is ·a special ing experience who was trying to earn his engineering correspondent for the degree from the Air Force Su11day Times-Sentinel. he Institute of Technology local- ca11 be contacted fly writing ed near Dayton. He also was to 1040 Military Road, doing some stunt fly.ing. Zanesville, Ohio 43701.) Bv JAMES SANDS Meal times are important BY JANET WETHERHOLT, RD/LD . GALLIA COUNTY WIC ' We love to eat good food with .friends and family. Everything taste s better when you arc happy, relaxed and part of a group. Young children enjoy eati.ng in a happy, relaxed group; too ,· Mealtime is important to them . Helpful hints on making meal times at your house easier and more fun : • Try to sit down togethcr as a family to eat .' When you can ' t do 'that, sit down and talk with your child while they eat. Or at least be close by. • Children eat betth when it is calm and quiet. Turn p ff the TV. And don't fuss at your child at mealc time . • Expect your child to • spill. All children spill. Just put a little bit in the cup or glass until your ch ild passes this stage,· Keep a towel · ' handy. • Don 't argue with a child who doesn' t want to eat: Your child may be tired, excited or just not hungry. ( Have they been snackin'g too close to mealtime?) Stay calm! Wait , until the next regular meal un for both of you.! or snack time .to give food. Studies suggest that . a Children will eat when they, regular . family mealtime get hungry enough. can have positive academic • Put small amounts on and behavioral impa_cts. your child ' s plate. This When children are not roumakes eating look easier. tindy exposed to ramily • Cut foods into bite-size mealtimes , they do less pieces. well in school, do not learn · • Give a new food when language acquisition and your ·child . feels good. It score lower . on achievehelps if your child is hun- ment tests. They are also gry. too: · more likely to abuse drugs, • Put a ')lttle bit of a new .be depressed or have lower -food beside a food your self•esteem than .children child already likes. who participate at least five Children· have to SEE a times a week in family new food a few times mealtime. before they try it. It helps if Remember that every you are eating it, too! culture has its own defini • Some days your child tion of a meal. and it can won 't eat much. Other days vary depending on format, your child will eat quite a eating patterns and social bit. This is normal. It all organization· of the works out if you are giving meai.Families are encourthe right kinds of food. aged to • Children like food that I) get their children is easy to eat. They like it involved in planning and to look good, too. They lille preparing healthy, well-balbright colors, fun shapes anced meals; •and mild flavors. They 2) have consistent meal· don 't like food too hot or. times and make everyone's . too cold. They like finger , presence·a priori,y ; foods and fonds they don't 3) create · a positive have to chew too much. atmosphere through con• And children really like versation or games ; It may to eat with other people! So, take some juggling to give whenever you can, take family ·mealtime the priQritime to share . meal times . ty it needs , but the benefits with your child . It 'will be are well worth it. Make " ·-·- ---·· --- - happy memories at the table. ' . Who €an apply for WIC? ' Women <fho are preg·nant, breastfeeding, or jusi · Ilad baby; infants up to one year old and children to age five years . How to apply for WIC? Applicants must meet income eligibility guide, Submitted photo lines. For example: a fami- Dave Morgan, far le(t, Bidwell plant manager, and Earl Beery, far ly size. of 2, . monthly right, senior ,group vice-president, honorthree lon.gtime Bob Evans income cannot · exceed employees who received 30-year service awards. They are, left to right, Daniel Woqdward, assistant plant manager; Sandy Milliron . . $1,926; family size of 4 ·office administrator; and Jeffrey Hash, planty gr-oup_ieadei. . $2,907; family size 5 $3,397; family siie 6 $3,887. . Please note: A pregnant . woman counts as more than one family member. A per· son who currently receives BIDWELL - The Bob Medicai.d, food stamps, ,or -25-year service award : Ohio Works First (OWF) Evans Farms Bidwell plant· Darrell Lovett . · automatically meets the held its annual Christmas 20-year · .service award: income eligibility criteria Party on Dec. 4 at the Lewis Ivan Beave'r, Clarence B. for WIC. · · ' Family Restaurant in Stout and David Burleson. Jackson, Ohio. 15-year service award: An evening Of fesilvities Mike Smith, Please call the Ga'IIia County WIC Office at was enjoyed by all, with l 0-year . service award: ~740) 44_1-2977 for further . ,e,ntertainment ~ing provided John Oiler, Jr. , , mformatton or to schedule by the C21ierry Rid~e · Five-year service! award : an appointment. Evening Bluegrass Band of Rw Denver Lively. Jr.,' Terry Stapleton, Bobby Bryan, appointments are available Grande. ·, De Vault, Earnie ·Employees ~ere recog·_ Linda upon request. · R . mzed for thetr years of M$!ti:ger, Steve Forgey " and esource . Help Me service. They were as foi - Steve Stout, Jr. Grow from the Ohio lows: One-year service award : 30-year service award :. John- Sites Ill, Justin Well s; Department of Health; ADA · Times Daniel Woodward, Sandy ' Anthony Rosenberger · and November/December 2004. Milliron and Jeffrey Hash'. Tony George. ----------:----~--- - Bob Evans recognizes Bidwell employees .. -- • Submitted photo Pastor Bob Fulton renews the wedding vows of Donald E. and Hazel Evelyn Wright of Gallipo lis , who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. • 0 LAMBERT WEDDING David Allen and Tabatha LeAnn Lambert of Patriot were united in marriage-Nov. 6, 2004, at -theeRodney. Pike Church of God. The bride is the daughter of Debra Lynn Gooderham of : Vinton and James E. Gooderham of Crown City. The groom is the son of David Allen Lambert Sr. and Judy . Lambert of Patriot. Pastor Ron Bynum presided over the double-ring ceremony. The church was decorated in burgundy and white. WRIGHT 50TH ANNIVERSARY Mr..and Mrs. john Bailey BAILEY GALLIPOLIS - · Donald E. and Hazel Evel yn Wright of Gall.ipohs observed their 50th weddi ng anniversary Dec. 15. .A-N NIvER s_A RY ~~ -Wright' The couRk__was UDited jn marriage on Dec. 15.. 1954 at Mr. ·s mother's home in Gallipoli s. the ceremony was per- · POMEROY - . John and Henrietta Boiley of Flatwoods Road, Pomeroy, will observe their 69th wedding anniversary on Jan. 4. They were married at 5 p.m. on Jan. 4, 1936 . at the Middleport Methodist..' parsonage by the Rev. Clarence Swearengen, went to the farm on. Flatwoods Road. and are still residing there. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have three children, Joyce, Darlene and John "Greg." eight grandchldren with one deceased, and 14 great-grandchldren. · Their recipe for a successf.ul and happy marriage is "to work hard and live by God's way." " •' formed by Rev. Venz . . Pastor Bob Fulton. of the First Church of the Nazarene in Gallipolis, gave the renewal vow s of marriage to the Wrights on Dec . 12 al the American Legion Post 27, Gallipolis. . The coup!~ has five children : Donald, Floyd. Terry, Cheri and John . Also. seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. The rc<;eption was ~iven to the Wrights by friends and members oithe Amencan ·Legion. Mr. Wr(ghL.retired as a photographer from the Gallipolis Daily Tribune in 1993. Proud to be apart of your life. Subscribe today • 446-2342 Internet Made Ea5.y! Unlimited AccaSII '9,95 . ~~. . No Cn/11 flrl • l,..ndl - - SETUP SOFTWARE .makes connecting fast·& eosy! · S (,..,;1 Alldroues • Wo...,ill INSTANT MESSAGING " AIM. MSH cod 1choo ''" LIVE Technical Support/ · Immediate Auess: www.localnel.(om • It's Not A Good Buv Without It! · Smfup'lo · tixlas,.rl Melinda and Aaron Thomas KEESEE-THOMAS WEDDING MIDDLEPORT- Melinda M. Keesee and Aaron Thomas were married in an afternoon ceremony on Sept. 18 in a church in Chattworth, Ga. The bride is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. James Keesee of Middleport and the groom's parents ·are .Diana Thomas of · Temple; Texas, and Dean Thpmas of Ringgold, Ga. Honor attendants were Dawn Bos and Angela Hall with Tasha Whitted and Laura Dulin as bridesmaids. Marrisa Keesee was the flower girl and attending the guest register were Karlie Hall and Angela Keesee. Dutch Bos, James Keesee and J.D. Keesee were the groomsmen, and Jayden Deberry, the ringbearer. For her wedding, the bride wore a white strapless A-line · ~ dress and carried a bouquet of calalillies. : The bride is a graduate of Meigs High School. Her husband · graduated from Ringgold High School in Ge'orgia. They now reside in Chattanooga, Tenn. Grover and Elsie White ·- WHITE 50TH ANNIVERSARY LI-QNG BOTTOM - Grdver ~nd Elsie White of Bashan eel- . ebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 20 at a reception hosted by their four daughters. . · Mr. and Mrs. White were married on Nov. 25. 1954 by George Dawson at Killbuck, Ohio. Mrs. White is the daughter of the late Woodrow and Virginia Edd~ Fortney. Her husband is the son of the late Grover and ' . Locie Groves White, Sr. Their ' four daughters and son s- in-law are. Sonia and Jeff Circle of Bashan, Sheila. and Dan Spencer of Tuppers Plains, Synthia · Rob'inson of Kentucky, and Seren a Robinson of Gallipolis . They have II grandchildren and ·.. ooe. great grandson. For those who might like to send a card, Mr. and Mrs . White's .address is 34760 Bashan Road, Long Bottom, 45743 . ~ Shriners hold-Chrisbnas party , GALLIPOU.S The Gallipolis Shrine Club · helds its annual Christmas party on Dec. II , with fine food and fellowship enjoyed by the large crowd . in attendance. . Steve Sali sbury and his wife ·shirley were thanked for their year as president and first lady in 2004. The following officers . were installedby past president Frank Petrie Jr. Installed as president for 2005 was John Nibert Sr. ; first vice-pre sid.ent, Charle s Meadows ; second vice-president, Ernie . Shee~Iy ; third vice -pre si· dent , David Stiffler Jr. ; and secretary/treasurer, Dan Henderson .' The Gallipolis Shrine . Club will be entering its ·. 62nd yeilr of service to the SJ • YOU Coti(D WIN ·. $10, ,., , .•. ,...,., , ...... ,........... ..,•..,,.. ...,.,. lllllf'lr ' Submitted photo These men were elected as officers for 2005 for the Gallipolis Shrine Club. From left to right are John Nibert Sr.; 'hrst vicepresident, Charles Meadows; second vice-president . Ernie Sheesly; third vice-president, David Stiffler· Jr. : and . secre· tary/ treasurer, Dan Henderson. · community and its involv~ -­ to · provide world -clas s, ment with the " ,;World's compas sionate hospital and Greatest Philanthropy." medical care at no . charge The local cl lfb.is proud to to the children with orthobe a part of ,Shriner s pedic di sabilitie s or burn Hospital s for Children. a injurie s. If you are interest22-hospital pediatric health ed in joining , contact any care, system which strive s Shriner. ---,.. . - . I I I ' > �• ' ' '. O 'PINION ·&nitba~ Q:inies -ientinel ' . i?un·bap 'Ott me~ ~i>enttntl 825 Thir"d Avenue' • Gallipolis, Ohio .. (740) 446-2342 • FAX (740) 446-3008 www.mydailytribune.com Ot)io Valley Publishing Co. Jim Fr~eland Publisher kevin Kelly Managing. Editor \ Lnren to rill' ediru r arc • H·t'lcume. • They .~"luml<.l be-less I han 3UO 1\ 'Vrt.l.~ . At/ /elfers are · s, {J~jer·r 10 editin:s a/Ill nuu l bl' signed wul indiUh' ruh!rt'.'i.\" a11d telephone numhet~ · No unsigned lcflt'rs H'i/1 he 1mhlished. l ,elfer.'o" Should he in .~ood taSf£'. ai/dres.w'flg ;,._.,//('.\', 11nt (}('r.wnalities. ' TODAY ,IN HISTORY T<,Jd<ly is' ~unday. Jan. "· th~ s~cond day of 2005. 'There are 363 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in Hi,tmy: On Jan . 2, 1900. Secretary of State John Hay announced the "Open Door Policy" to facilitate trade wit h China. On th is date: In 1492. the lcadcr.of the last Arab .'ironghold in Spain surrend~red-w Spanish forces loyal . to King Ferdinand II and Que~n Isabe lla I. In 1788. Georgia became the fourth state to ratify _the U.S. Constitution. . · In 1921. religious serl'ices were bro,Jdcast on radio for the first time as KDKA in Pittsburgh aired the regular Sunday service of the city'~ Calvary Episcopal Church. In 1929, the United States and Canada reached agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls. . In 193?. Bruno Hauptmann went on trial 111 Flemington. N.J ., on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-monthold son of Ch-arles and Anne Lindpergh. (Ha~ptmaitn was • • foun4guilty, and executed.) In 1942 , the Philirpine capital of Manila was capturep by Japanese forces during World War II. In 1960. Sen. John F: Kennedy of Massachuse_tts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1965, the New York Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath for a reported $400,000. In 1974, President Nixon sig_ned legislation.requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph (however, federal speed . limits were abolished in 1995). . In 1983, the musical play "Annie," based on the "Little . Orphan Annie'' comic strip, closed on Broadway after a run of · 2,377 performances. Ten years ago: Chechen defenders drove Russian troops out of the_capi'tal of Grozny. Marion Barry was inaugurated as mayor of Washington, D.C.,.four years after leaving the office in disgra~e to serve a six-mon th sentence ·for misdemeanor drug possession. Five years ago: Retired Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. , known early in his career for modernizin-g ,the Navy aitd later for ordering the spraying of Agent Orange. in Vietnam, died in Durham. N.C., at age 79. One year ago: Insurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter west of Baghdad. killing one soldier. British flights to Washington and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were canceled as a security precaution. The NASA spacecraft Stardust flew through the halo ' of the distant col]1et Wild 2. Today's Birthdays: Former television e~angelist Jim Bakker is 66. Actress Wendy Phillips is 53. Actress.Gabrielle Carteris is 44. Movie director Todd Haynes is 44. Actress Tia Carrere is 38. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 37. Model Christy Turlington is . 36. Actor Taye Diggs is 34. "RocK: musician Scott Underwood (Train ) is 34. Rock singer 6~ug Rctbb (Hoobastank ) is 30. Actress Paz Vega is 29. Country musician Chris Hartman is 27. Actress Kate Bosworth is 22. Thought for Today: 'There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths. It is try.ing to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil."- Alfred North Whit~ head, Eng'lish.J?hilosopher and mathematician (I Kti 1- 1947 J . . ' ' .. Page_A4 Sunday, ·January 2, Sunday, January 2, 2005 POWELL ' . I ~unbap \!rimes·-~enttnel' ' Reader Services · Correction Policy · Avenue, Gallipolis. OH 45631 . Our main concern. in all stories is to·be accurate. 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These. supplies include enough water and non-perishable food to sustain • every family member for at least 72 hours. • Byer also suggests the following tips: Turn off all appliances· during an outage to · avoid a surge when the power returns; wrap your water pipes with foam insulation to avoid freezing; purchase a carbon monoxide detector; get your furnace inspected. The Ohio Department of Public Safety recently issued a statemeni urging citizens to · . Laying tile requires stick-to-itiveness • .. COLUMBUS - Gob. Bob ·the time .of need. The best, ' Taft Thursday asked Ohioans most effective way to pitch in · who are able to help the vic- is throu gh cash donations so tinis of the South Asia tsuna- that hte Red Cross can ship mi to make cashtdonations to desperately-needed supplies ·the American Red Cross to the survivors. " Intern ational Response Fund. International Red Cross "Jhe death toll as a result and Red Crescent Societies of thi s terrible earthquake in S,outh Asia currently are conti nues to rise, and the mobilizing stllff and volun' aftermath is more'rlevastating leers to affected areas to than · anyone .. could :have assist with immediate needs. Emergency · assessimagined." Taft said. "Ohioans are generous, ment and first-aid teams compassionate people who already have reached some are always ready to help in of the affected areas. Hocking College honor rolls includes local students BIDWELL - Chris and Tracy Fitch are announcing the birth of their twins. daughter Taylor Renee and son Brady Joe. They were born Sept. 20. 2004_, at Holzer Medical Center. Taylor was born at 8:25 a.m. , weighing five pounds, four ounces and 17-3/4 inches long. Then six minutes later at 8:31 a.m., Brady was born weighing four pounds. II ounces, and 18 inches long. · The proud grandparents are Larry and Jo Ward of Bidwell , and Ronnie and Sheryl Slone of Crown City. and Dennis f.itch of Tennessee. And of course, proud big brother Layne. TODAY' S TOPIC FOR done all she could for him, became stuck to a chair, aod HOMEOWNERS IS: How would have resumed lick- (_4) her hand became stuck to to install a tile floor. ing herself. the phone. Any home decorator will So anyway, when "I had to dial 911 with my tell you that.there is nothing Cleopatra decided to help nose," she is quoted as say- . quite like · a· tile lloor for Dave out. · she naturally also ing. transforming an ordinary became stuck in the glue. When the rescue personBar~y But again, luck was on nel arrived, they found Anne room into an ordinary roo,m that has tile on the tloor. Anne' s side. because also at still stuck. Perhaps this is a But if you're like most home were her two daugh- good ·time in our story to homeowners, you think .that ters, ages 9 and 10, who, bring up the fact that she had laying t,ile is a job for the Fcmunately, Anne was not realizing that the situation been working in, and was "pros." Boy, are you ever alone . Also in the house, WflS no joking matter, imme- . still wearing, only her understupid! Because the truth is thank goodness, was one of diately. in the words of the wear. Fortunately, the rescue that anybody can do it! All it the most useful companions Capital article, "began crews were serious, compet<ikes is a little planning, the .a person can ever hope to laughing hysterically." tent, highly trained profesa small dog. . Eventually, with their sionals, and thus, to again right materials, and a Fire have: Rescue unit. Specifically. it was a help, Anne got unstuck from · qu!Jte the Capital article, Consider the true story of , Yorkshire Terrier, a hreed the tloor apd was able to lay they ':laughed until t])ey a woman in Linthicum, rVId. , ori!Jinally · developed in the. tile. But she still had glue · . cried." ' who · decided to tile her England to serve as makeup all over herself. So, accordOnce they recov.ered, the kitchen floor. as reported in . applicators. A full-grown ing to the Capital artic.le, -rescue crews were able to the Annapolis (Md.) CapitaL "Ydrkie" is about the size of · "she called a glue emer- free Anne by following the According to thi s article , a 'tandard walnut, altbough gency hot line, · but no one standard procedure for this se nt in by many alert read- it has more hair' and a small- answere~." . . • .!ype of situation: licking her , ers. the woman, who wanted er brain. I don t know about you, face. • to be identi-fied only as " Anne's dog, named l5ut that sentence disturbs No, seriously, they freed "Anne" for reasons that will ·.Cleopatra, saw that · her me. I thmk somebody should · her with solvents, and everybecome .clear, decided to owner was in trouble, so she check on. the ·glue-emer- thing was fine . Anne got h~r surprise her fiance by tiling immediately ran outside and gency -hotltne staff. I prcture new floor and saved herself an office reeking of glue $700, which 1 am sure more her kitchen tloor herself: . summoneda police officer. thus saving the $700 a soHa ha' No , seriously. fumes, with whacked,out than makes up ,for suffeting called "expert" would have Cleopatra did what all dogs ·workers permanently bond- enough humiliation to last · · do when their owners are rn ed to tloors, walls, ceilings, four or five lifetimes .. · charged for the job.. .Step One, of,: cQur~e . was • trouble : lick the owner's each other, etc. Come to So the bottom line, homefor Anne to spread powerful face . Dogs believe this is think of it, this is also how I . owners, is this : Don't be glue on the tloor. so the tiles the correc t response to picture Congress. . afraid to tackle that tile Job! would be bonded firmly in every emergency. If La"ie • But getting back to Am}e: Just be sure to have a dog ' place. Anne then proceeded had been a real dog, when Still trying to solve her per- handy, a.nd always rememto Step Two, which (as you little Timm y was sinking in sonal glue problem, she ber the No. 1 rule of tilehave probably already · the quicksand. La"ie . called a tile contractor. installation professionals: guessed twas to slip and fall instead vf nKing back to During thi s conversation, the Wear clean underwear. · face-first into the g'lue coat· the farmhou se to ge t he"Jp, glue on her body hardened, (Dave Barry is a humor she c:eated in Step One. thus ":'ould have helpfully such that (I) her right foot columnist for :rhe Miqmi bondmg herself to the tloor l1cked Timmy on the face became stuck to the floor, Herald. Write to him c/o The like ' a' gum wad on a ' hot . tfntrl he disappeared, at (2: ) her legs became stuck Mianli Henild, One Herald srdcwalk . which point La"ie , havipg t6gether, (3) her, body Plaza, Miami,. FL 33132. ) · ' TAFT CALLS ON-OHIOANS TO OPEN HEARTS, WALLETS . . GALLIPOLIS- Jerei11y and Deanna Powell are announcing the birth of their second daughter, Krista · Grace Powell, on Nov. ~0. 2004 at 12:44 p.m. at , Holzer Medical Center. She. weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 112 inch· 1 · ' ~ f ..~ I ~es long. . . The baby 's 'grandparcnts are L-._ _ _ _ _.:__...t.~ Dean and Linda.· Martin of · Krista Grace Powell Gallipolis; maternal grein. · grandparents are Okey and Irerie Martin of Gallipolis and the 'late Marion and Virginia Rainey of Galljpolis. Paternal grandparents are Phil and Carol Powell of Bidwell,, and paternal great-grandparents are Olive Kemper and the late Ed Kemper of Gallipolis, and Jane Powell and the late Delbert Powell of Gallipolis. •Along with friends and famil y, Krista was welcomed home by her 4-year-old big s1ster, Adrianna Hope Powell. ' . ing smoke. If you are offend- servatives don't have access · You don't have be a soothby the image of a baby iri to the elite media, and proed sayer to figure. out that in a manger displayecl in front gressives do. 2005 two stories will continof public building, you don 't - Unfortt.111ately. I am a warue to bedevil America: the . need reassurance by a PC rior in iltis take-no:prisoners war in Iraq and the cul tu re columnist, you .need therapy. culture war, and it is a brutal war_ raging throughout the . !;Jill The heroic Dr. Martin Luther occupation. As· you may USA. O'Reilly King, Jr. was a Christian"mi·n- -know, I have · been slimed · ,On the Iraq front , every ister whom we will {Jonor ' every which way for taking a Americm1 should be hoping with a ·federal holiday on traditionalist stand. When I that democracy wi II take January 17th. Should we not defended public displays of root and that terrori sm will see pictures of Dr. King dis- Christmas, I was branded an secu lar forces that see any be defeated in that cliaotic co untry. If you are not hop- Chri'stian public disP,lay as played on public property? · anti-Semite . .When I pointed ing that , there is something an atlront. Writing · in · The unbelievable non- out the deleterious effect very wrong in your ourlook. Newsweek Magazine, , the sense surrounding the et11- "gangsta rap" has on chilIt is simply disgraceful thai liberal . co lumnist Anna ture war is not going tp end dren, I was called a racist. so many in the free world · Quindlen ·extended sym pa- anytime soon. Billionaire After arguing for b0rder cannot put aside political thy to those offended by .sec ularist _ George Soros is_ . controls, I was labeled anti- · differences 'and · ·help the Christmas: "It has little to' do pouring millions into the Hispanic. But the topper was USA defeat the brutal vil - with separation of · church ACLU so it· can sue your an ;Jccusation that I lains who .are cr'eating may. and state or liberal politi ~s butt off if you step out of the "despised the Pope" because hem· in a country that h·as and everything to do . wijh politically correct progres- I criticized him for not being the way the blunt cudgel of siv.e line. The ·defamation, proactive 'enough during the sutl'ered for decades. Tlie world is a screwed up c;hristianity has been heed- pipeline that extends from priest scandals. In the coming year, I . place these days, and the ter- lessly .used, the tyranny of libelous liberal inte(net sites to carefully selected new spa- expect things to get even rorists know it. The United the .majority." per columnists to radio and worse. I truly hope I am To· Ms. Quindlen. I ask Nations has allowed · thou- sands of innocents to be just one simple question: te levision talk shows is wrong. In open defiance of slaughte red in Darfur, and What tyranny? Last time I designed to defame and the ACLU, I am praying has turned it s back on the looked, ·every form of spiri- destroy any high protile per- things improve dramatically suffering Iraqi peop,le. The tuality was alive and well in son ·who dares fight the pro- in ·Iraq and that the culture U.N. is impqtent. and there\ ' the USA. Am I missing gressives. Talk abolii a cud- war dissolves ihto a discus. sian of the is'sues, rather than not enllugh Viagra ·in the ·some kind of Christian- per- . gel! Of course. intimidation the carnival of slander we · world to reverse the condi- secu ti on go ing on" Is Jen·y . · tion. Falwell holding witch triats tacti~s also extend to the have 'today. So Happy New Year Back home. we are com- or >O tnethi ng'! What exact)y ri ght, which often smears is Anna Quindlen talking liberal politicians and comAmerica, and keep fighting .ing off of a Christmas season mentators. The big differ- the good .fight. And pray the where the federal hoi iday about? The answer is she's blow- ence, however, is that con- good guys win. · · was hruised and battered by - 2005 BIRT-H · ~ . • ' • J!Vclr Party • Diane Hill Controller - . NELSONVILLE Five Michael Louden of Bidwell ,· Gallia County students have an environmental restoraearn ed their way onto tion major: Blake Ma(cum Hocki ng College's deans' list of Gallipolis, a practical for fall quartec ·· nursing major; Randy To make the list, each Parson s of Gallipolis, , an student must ' have archaeology major; J~emy achieved at least a 3.3 Slayton of Gallipolis, an grade point average and . environmental restor.ation. completed 12 or' more major; and Jason Stout of c.redit hours . Bidwell , an audio/video proThe local scholars are . duction major. PROUD-TO BE APART OF YOUR LIFE. The Sunday-Times. Serl.tinel Meigs Project from PageA1 from Page A1 without" its terms being renegotiated. Commissioner Jeff Thornton said he hoiJ!:S the board ~an speak to Sheriffelect Robert Beegle, who took offi~e on Saturday, about the terms of the contract before any other action is taken. "I want to kOOwW'hat the new sheriff thinks of the contract before making a decision," Thornton said Thursday. Beegle was not available at press time to comment on the ·terms of the contract. of $42,000. '"That barely pays for the sext'on." Jenk in s said. ·The cost . to maintain the cemetery is $60 .000-$80,000. so we're losing money on it every year, With the timber removal project , Jenkin s hopes the cemetery can be beautified "<¥hile becoming more fi nancially viable . 'That 's what we want to· do," he said. Subsc!'ibe tPday ~ 446-2342 ¥ Gulliver have both a · disaster pre- ·gloves and jackets, a bright paredness plan and a di~aster cloth or scarf to signal for supply kit in the event of a assistance ~nd a cell phone winter emergency. with a vehicle battery charger. A disasier preparedness At least half a tank of gasoplan should be developed with line should be maintained in your family so that everyone vehicles during winter. _ Homes should have availknows wt)ere to meet and .what to do if there is a severe able alternative heating snow ~torm or blizzard. sources such as a fireplace or Family members should also a kerosene heater. know what to do in the event Meet · with your neighbors of.a power outage and fire. and offer contact numbers in Besides the water and non- case they , ne.ed to call upon pc;rishable food. disaster pre- you during an emergency. paredness kits for wintt!r Check on elderly or disabled should include warm clothing, neighbors and ensure they blankets, tlashlights, batteries, have adequate heating and/or coats. hats,_gloves. a battery- offer to pick up supplies. powered radio and first aid kit. Lessons learned from last Vehicles also should have September's . flooding in . emergency kits that include Me1gs County could benefit . blankets or · slee.ping l:!ags , residents during future winter flashlights and batteries. dry emergenc1es. According to Byer, Meigs high-energy snacks, bottled water or juices; emergency County is placing custom-built, flares , first aid kit, extra hats. maintenance-free buildings in . Middleport 's plans to move forward on doing the same ." .· various villages and townships from PageA1 making sbpplies readily availThose downtown shopping di stricts. Gulliver said. able to communities in crisis. Gulliver said neY< highSupplies such as cots, blan- ways in the county should are an imporiant tourist kets and disaster cleaning kits, assist the county in market- attraction, .and as economic will be scattered throughout ing the facility, .which is development director, he the county in these buildings considered a "turnkey," will be responsible - along which are constructed with ready-made location for a with Tourism Coordinator insulated ceilings to prevent small industry. The comple- . Billie Bentley - for protion of the Ravenswood moting the county as a sweating and condensation. Currently Racine is the Connector in 2003, the ded- tourist destination . "Tourism is always a vital only village to have one of icatioll of the new ' ection economic development link these buildings in place and of U.S. 33 from Athens to stocked. Buildings for Olive Darwin and the . planned for Ohio River communi, Township and Rutland have constructio'n of a new ties," Gulliver said., "Meigs County's most been constructed, although bridge at Porterfield , link- · sites have not been secured in ing Ohio with West Virginia readily marketable asset is near Parkersburg, will all its work force," Gulliver those communities. Emergency supplies are also benefit Meigs County's said. "A quality workforce available at God's N.E.T. locat- economic future, Gulliver with a strong work ethic is always an asset, and the ed in the Mulberry Community said. "These new highways county's proximity to good Center in·Pomeroy. Preparing riow for a' winter tiave opened the county up, education and training Ohio storm can possibly save your and will have long-term facilities, . both and the. benefits," University life later .(m-if you find your- economic self stranded in your home or Gulliver said. "All ·things University of Rio Grande. are possible when a commu- also helps ." vehicle. Gulliver came to Meigs . nity has modern highways County from Marietta. to serve it." · Gulliver said the contin- where he worked for four ued development of the years as economic develophistoric downtown s hop- ment director for the city. _IN OHIO ping districts of He is' a graduate · o( The · DEAR CONFUSED: As a Middleport and Pomeroy Ohio State University. and widow, you are entitled to are also an important eco· . has a degree in business . He redeveloped an historic call yodrself either by your nomic development goal. in · Marietta's married name or your maiden "The historical fabric of building downtown shopping dist.-iC'i ',l ....... name. The choice is yours. the central business dis. As a widow, you have a tricts in Middleport and and · opera.ted a tlieme right to receive your hus- · , Pomeroy are an important bar/restaurant there. and has band's. pension benefits until part of the county's futwe." also sold real estate . they run out. I don' t know Gulliver ~ aid . " I commend who gave you the bad advice , Pomeroy for 'cleaning up you repeated to me. but that and be.autifying its down· person is mistaken . To accept town shopping area. and am ti)Mnoney -and go on with encouraged · by your life is neither selfish· nor disrespectful. So . take what ' you're entitled to, ooll your' Au.to- Owners lusu.r ance self what you wish, live your Life Home Car Business life, and do not allow anyone to ~ake you feel guilty for 7ie '1/6 p~ p.. ,,~ " doing so. INSURANCE PLUS · · Deqr Abby is written by Abigail · Van Buren, also AGENCIES, INC. ktl(lwn as Jean11e Phillips, and . was founded by her mother, 114 Court Pomeroy Pauline Phillips. mite Dear Abby aJ www.DearAbl/y.com or f, 0 . Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Hostile _neighbors are courting -legal setbac~ who donated his sperl]1 so DEAR ABBY: I may have that you could be conceived started a · war · with my thought he wils doing a noble neigl)bors . About two deed - helping a couple who months ago. their son, desperately wanted a ~hild "Ricky," smashed a brick on but were unable, to do so. As my van . while .it was parked Dear far as l know, there is )10 way in my dri~eway, The damAbby to trace his identity. age. 'was estimated a't more DEAR ABBY: I am a 30than $500. I asked Ricky's year-old wo'man who was parepts to pay for it because ' 1 recently ' widowed. Although I had paid them $100 .a f~w · months before, after I acci- ism to your van. You didn't my new status is painful, I dentally ran over Ricky 's start a war. Your neighbors feel that because I am no bike_.in the driveway. They did when they refused to longer married. 1 may take . didn't have to ask fat the make good on the damage back my maiden name. My dileinma stems from tl].e fact their son cattsed. 'money - I volunteered it. P.S. Now that you know the . that I receive a pension from When I told my neighbors about the dan1age, they refused kid ~ i s troubl e. keep ypur my husband's company. and others have· told me that if I to pay, saying my daughter had daughtcr _away from him. DEAR ABBY: ·1 am a 14- d1m't consider myself margotten their boy upset over a ball game they were playing. year-old girl who recently ried. that 1 shouldn 't accept They said I should take them to found out thin I am the his pension. court - .so that's exactly what daughter of a sperm donor. I . , Are Ihey right'l Is this dishad always thought t{l y respectfu l to my deceased I'm doing. After they were served .father had died artd no one · husband0,Am I being selfish? with the court papers, they would tell me why. Now I I don't want to upset rhy incalled my boss and com- feel" unloved by whoever is laws. Hurting and disrespecting anyone is the last thing I plained that I had cut them my father. It scares me to think 1 may want to do. - CONFUSED off while driving my company ·vehicle, a school bus. It have brothers or sisters out was an outright lie . Things there, and that he may not are starting to get out of hand. care that J.· exist. · I don ' t · Am I wrong for wanting my understand why it's legal to van fixed? - FRHSTRAT- just donate when a chi ld may be born . Is there any way I ED IN CANADA ca r1 find out anything a~ou.t DEAR FRUSTRATED: Of course · not. If you haven 't my "real" father - or any already done so, speak to adviCe you can give me'' your lloss immediately and DOESN't UNDERSTAND explain' exactly what is going IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR DOESN'T on. Then inform the police about the boy's act of vandal- UNDERSTAND: The person ~ ' 992-6677 • Season.. ' uH Ioiii Ellea to IHrJ 11MJut JOUr Itt•I npts. · ELLEM LAw OFFICE · �.. . .• . ' • A6 . Monday's Prep Schedule -·GIRLS BASKETBALL ... . FAIRLAND AT GALLIA ACADEMY EASTERN AT RIVER VALLEY MEIGS AT WARREN • Sunday, January 2, Pomeroy ~ Middleport • Gallipolis 2005 ' High School Gif!ls·BasketbaU ' . .. Eastern downs ·Meigs Sunday, January 2, 2005 BY BRYAN WALTERS bwalters@ mydailytribune ,com River Valley 43, Gallia Academy 32 College Baske~ball River Valley beats Gallia Academy for first time in six years Bv f!urcH CooPER bcooper@mydailytribune.com RIO GRANDE - It's been six yeru:s for River Valley. For.Gene LaytGn, it's a first, The last time River Valley defeated Gallia Academy was when the Raiders swept the 1llue Devils during the 199899 season. . On Thursday, the Raiders got another taste . of victory against their county rivals with a 43-32 triumph at the Newt Oliver Arena. . It was the fLrst win over the Devils in Layton's four years at River Valley. "It just feels great for us'," said Layton. "I've heard Gallipolis people say it's not really much of a rivalry to them anymore. But, our kids, they wanted it: They've wanted (to beat) G;lllipolis all of these yearS. "In the past, I think there has been times where maybe we' ve been afraid . of Gallipolis. This year,. they weren't.'' River Valley (4-3) was led by Stephen Harder with 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while· Darren Clark scored eight points, including a pair of 3-point goals. Alex Kyger scored eight piJints to lead Gallia Academy (4-6), Shawn Thompson hauled in eight .boards and Jeff " Please see Ralclen, A7 :~~=~J:i1~~£I,~,::i,::~~'::~J~~:~ Redmen knock down ·Brock BY BuTcH CooPER bcooper@ mydailytribune.com ,• ' • ' ' : RIO GRANDE - With only eight players dressing against a solid Brock team stole the ball and scored that dismantled Shawnee again. After French 's second State the previous evening. steal. and during a Rio timeRi o Grande had its hands out, Thomas was ·called for a fulL technical, which resulted in The remaining Redmen a pair of Brad Roetes free stepped up to the challenge . throws that cut the Redmen Thursday afternoon, , lead to three. The team from St. outscoring The Badgers 11-3 Ontario , during the final three min- ·Catharint;s, utes of the game to close out -Canada, took the lead later the year with a 76-69 victo- in the second half on a 3·ry in the final game of the point goal by Fairweather, Ne\>it Oliver Classic. putting. the Badgers up 66"1 don 't think we'll see a 65 with 3:22 remaining. From there, Rio used good more physical team than Brock ,'' said Rio Grande free throw shooting, includcoach Earl Thomas. ':Thar's ing four straight foul shots one of the better ball clubs by Wil son, along with a we'll see all year. , stingy defensive effort to ''It was a great character put the game away. Rio Grande finished the builder for us with all the guys out and depleted as we afternoon 19-for-23 from are going up against 'that the charity stripe, 14-for-17 kind of team. I told the guys in the second half_ . before the game that it "_It's really funny. Last · would be very easy with all night (in Rio 's win over of the injuries and as short- Windsor), we were just hor· handed as we are to make rible (at the foul line)," said excuses and not come out Thomas. "Last night, we and give it our best effort. shot 52 percent and after the The card s were stacked game, I was looking to hire a free throw coach . ·We 're against us." The Redmen (13-3) had - either feast or famine . We ti ve players in double fi g- either shoot 52 percent or 90 ures as Cedric Hornbuckle percent." . . scored 13, Kri s Wilson and · Another key factor in the Sean Plummer .12 each, win was that Rio Grande Matt Simpson I I and Jarrod outre"ounded a bigger Haines 10. Brock squad, 43-24. Kevi n French scored 19 Dawayne Mc!n't osh and points io lead Brock ( 13-4 ), Reggie Williamson each followed by Mor~a n pulled down nine boards for Fairweather witli 14 pomts fhe Redmen. .'"If you'd tell me going and Kevin Stienstra 12. 'Rio Orande led · by_ nine into this game that we' d outwith just over I0 minutes rebound that group 43-24, left . in the ·,co'ntesl when French made a layup and Ple1se see Redmen, 117 Brad Sherman/photo River Valley's Darren Clark (14) gets past Gallia Academy's Brad Caudill (24) during the Raiders' 43-32 win over the Blue Devils Thursday at Rio Grande. High·School Wrestling Ian McNemar/ph.o to Devils'· finish second af Rotary STAFFREPORT I • • sports@ mydailytribune .com GALLTPOLIS ·_ Gallia Academy made a good showing at the Gallipolis Rotary Invitational Thursday. While Belpre won with 84 points, the Blue Devils fin· tshed second with 59 in the 13 school event. Waterford (52) was third followed by Fairland (45), Jackson (41) and Point Pleasant and River Valley, which tied for sixth with 39 · points. Tommy Saunders won at 17 I pounds for Galli a Academy, while Dustin Winters took top honors at 215 pounds. Justm Saunders, meanwhile, was second at 160. Point Pleasant was ·led by the efforts of James Casto who won at 145 pounds, while teammate Anthony Jeffers finished second at 130. .Al so at 130; River Valley's Ple•se see Rot.lry; A'l Penn State upsets No.·9 Buckeyes STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Jen Harris scored 18 of her career-high 22 points in the second half to lead Penn State to a 69-62 upset of No.9 Ohio State on Thursday night. Harris scored 13 poil)tS, including 10 straight, during a 20-5 run that gave the Lady Lions (6-5) a 38-29 lead with 16:32 left. Tanisha Wright added I0 'o f her 22 poi~t s in the final 15 minutes to stretch Penn State 's lan McNemar/photo- Gallia Academy's Justin Saunde'rs holds down Point Pleasant's Brent Hereford during their match at 160 pounds Thursday at the Gallipolis Rotary Invitational. Saunders won 6-4, When it comes to buyjn'g insutarlce most people , are looking for an expert who can give them the advice they need. That is why calling Reed I Bllurlnsurance Agency is the first step. Rotary CALL TODAY {7~0) 593-6688 lead to as many as 12 with 5:40 remaining. Ohio State ( 11-2) got 20 po.ints from Jessica Davenport, including 16 in the second half, and 1·8 from Bcandie Hosk ins. But the Big Ten's best ball-controlteam - · a 1.50 assists-to-turnovers ratio entering the game -· couldn't overcome 17 turnovers and seven blocked shots. · Guard Jess Strom added 12 rebounds and nine assists for Penn State. Chesapeake 36, 9: Wahama 32, 10. Wellston 21, . 1L Vinton · County 1B. 12. Meigs -11, 13. Nelsonville-York 7. from PageA6 Individual Results 103-pounds - 1 Ferris (J), 2. Morgan Anderson took top F~Jrley (Wat), 3. Wentz (F), 4. ' ·'honors with fellow Raider Canaday (RV) . 1 t 2 - 1. Rlppeth (Wei) , 2. Derrick Smith coming in. sec- l,ewis (C), 3. Stepp (J), 4. _ ond at 171. McConihay (PP). In addition, Wahama's. · 119 - 1- Reyes (B). 2. Evans Johnny Barton won at 160 (F), 3 . Wiseman (GA), 4. pounds and Perry Ellis at Cravens (C). • 125. t25 - 1. Ellis(Wah), 2. Vaughn (B), 3. Gill (RV), 4. Lucas (RV). 130 - 1. Anderson (RV), 2. Gallipolis Rotary Invitational Team Standings - 1. Belpre Jeffers (PP) , 3. Cole (B). 4. _ 84, 2. Gallia Academy 59, 3. Veazey (Wah). 135 - 1. Doebereiner (Wat), 2. Waterlord 52, 4. Fairland 45, 5. -· Jackson 41, 6. (tie) . Point Clark (F) , 3. Walker (B): 4. Pleasant and River Valley 39, B. McDonald (C).· I - We'(e grateful for the opportunity to help. Reed • iaur tn1urance Apncy St Suite B Athens, OH 45701 · p<lillon@reectbaur.com 2097 E State We're also on the Web! WWN.reedbaur.com , L-............................................................~ ,, ·r , ' . TUPPERS PLAINS - A defensive struggle broke out Thursday as Mei gs and Eastern battled iti the. final · girls basketball game of 2004. When .all was said anp done, it was the host Eagles that had a little more offense in claiming a 36-22 victory over the Marauders. EHS (6-3) used a 25-12 run over the tina! three frames to turn a slim 11 - 10 opening quarter lead into the comfort. able 14-point triumph. . . - Afterward. Eastern coach Rick Edwards was impressed with ,how his team responded to a low-scoring night "I thought oui effort was good · defensively. ~if we can liold team s in the twenties. that's not a bad night I don'\ care who you are playing." he said. "Metgs has a pretty good ball team and some pretty talented kids that c'an play. They really came out and ·surprised us if\ that first qum1er. We made some adjustments in the second quarter and really got after them." Conversely, MHS coach Darin Logan was also pleased with the defensive effort from his team, but admitted that the · outcome was strikingly similar to most of the Maroon and Gold 's contests. "It's like the Aerosmith song, it's the same old story . and the same old song and dance. We didn't · shoot too well from the field." said Logan. 'The girls did every. thing I asked them to do tonight They did a great job' Bryan Walters/photo · on defense, they held Morgan Eastern 's · Erin Weber (24) attempts to block a shot by Meigs Weber to 12 pomts and we did a good job of keeping them off guard Justine Dowler (15) in the'fpurth quarter of Thursday's the boards. We just don 't have contest between the Metgs County schools_ Eastem won by a count of 36-22. enough firepower. " Meigs held the lead for a Eastern was 14 of 43 from coming up. We go to Ri ver majority of the· first stanza, the field on the night, whi le . Valley. host Trimble, then go · .jumping out to a 9-5 lead Meigs managed to connect on to Fed Hock and Waterford," · through the opening four min- just nin e. of 42 attempts. commented Edwards. "That's utes. The Eagles also held a 32- a four-game stretch, that's like . Eastern, who was coming 26 edge on the boarqs, includ.- tournament Ltme. It s gmng to into Thursday 's game off a I0- ing a 10-8 discrepancy on the be a good test for us." day hiatus, finally found its offensive glass. Meigs had 12 Eastern needed an extra rhythm in the latter minutes of turnovers on the mght, one three minutes to make it a the opening· stanza., going on a more than Eastern. · sweep on the night, 'but . the 6-1 run that was capped by Morgan Weber led EHS and hosts claimed a 26-23 overJessie Hupp's lay-up with 36 all scorers with 12 points, and . time victory in the junior varseconds reiJlaining for the 11 ' had team-highs in assists (3), sity . contest. Darcy 10 edge after eight minutes. blocks ( I) and· su~cessful 3- Winebrenner paced the Eagles Eastern never trailed after · pomter~ (2). _ Enn Weber (5-4) with 13"'points, while· that moment and went on an added e1ght pomts, but was a Whitney Smith led Meigs (38-2 run over the opening 4:12 force on the glass with 14 car- 7) with eight markers. Meigs of the second. canto, as oms. seven of which came in led at the half 10-9. Morgan Weber drilled consec- ' the fourth quarter. The Eastern travels to Cheshire utive 3-pointers that extended younger Weber also had five M d ak R' 1 the Green and Whtte lead to offensive 'rebounds in the :win. on ay tot eon tver va19-12.. EHS finish_e,d the.qu.arJessie Hup. p contributed six . ley, while. Meigs travels to 2 Vmcent Monday to play ter wtth a 1-14 mterrmsston · points, three assists and three Warren. B\)th contests are slatadva~tage. , .. steals for the Eagles. . d 6 Metgs went wt.thout a field Renee Bailey paced Meigs e 10 start at p.m. goal and netted JUSt two free with six markers, with Sam Eastern 36, Malgs 22 throws to open the second Pierce and Meg Clelland Meigs 10 4 2 6 ~ 22 half, and EHS took ~ull advan- adding five points apiece. E~stern 11 10 7 a .~ ~6 tage of the guests mtsfortones. Bailey also had a team-high MEIGS 12-11 ~ Renee Bailey 3 o-16, Joey Erin Weber had five of the 10 re~ounds. · ~n;ng o 2-4 2. Jusllne Dowie• 1 o-o 2. hosts seven markers in the Despite the lack of .Offen- L m,myPPrerce02()-Q1-2os,M CaylactLelle odo2-o1o2 , d f' 1 · h E 1 · • esey reece , eg e an h t tr rame. eavmg t e ag es SI ve punch on Thursday, 5, Amy Barr 0 ()-0 0, Amber Burton 0 0-0 D. with a comfortable 28-16 Edwards feels confident that -Brinany Hysell1 o-o 2. TOTALS: 9 4-9 22. over CBSSIC EAS1ERN (6-31 ~ Krista WMe 2 o-o s. advantage headed down 'the • practicing with alumni · , , Nutter 0 D-0 0, Morgan Weber S D-OStretch. the break Will only help With 12, Erin Weber 3 2-5 8, Jenna Hupp 1 0-1 The. Marauders never got : the tou~h stretch approaching 2. Jess;• Hu~p 3o-o e. Jon Hayman o 3-s. . ' · h ' 3. TOTALS: 14 5-14 36. closer than I 0 pomts t e rest hts Eag es. . 3-point goals: M~ None. E~ 3 1M. Weller of the way. "We have some huge games 2: White). · Women's College Basketball . ~unbil!' \!::imts' -~L'tttinel ..... - -- ... ------ 140 - 1. Lang (Wat), 2. Joy (B), 3. Imboden (M) , 4. Stallo (C) . 145 - 1. Casto (PP), 2. Randolph (B), 3. Whittmore (NY), 4. Armes (M) . 1,,52 - i. Layne (F), 2. Paxton (Wat), 3. Davis (GA), , 4. Parkinson (VC). . 160 - 1. Barton (Wah), 2. Saunders (GA), 3. Hereford (PP), 4. Smith (Wat). . 171 - 1. TomSaunders (GA), 2.· Smith (RV), 3. Reny (VC), 4. Wentz (C). 189 - 1. Cox (B), 2. Eldred (C), 3. Bose (GA), 4. Ruggles (F). 215 - t . Winters (GA), 2. Hudson (J), 3. Burt (VC), 4. Eddy (RV). . HWT - I . Jones. (B), 2. Miller (J), 3. Phillips (W), 4. Shirley . (Wet). I ---- -- Raiders. from PageA6 Payton had five assists. The Raiders had one of their top ·scorers returning from . injllly, while the Blu~ Devils had one of theirs missing his first start of the season.· Colby Reese was inked in as a 'Stm1er only' rpinutes before tip-olf after miss ing the pasr four games with a back injury. Reese finished with .seven points. " I had a good idea that Colby was goi11g to start." said Layton. "He's· been getting therapy for the last week and a ha.lf. He was able to go full .in pracuce (Wednesday). We h,ad a )Jretty good feel~ng [le _':'as .g~mg dto .pia~ . tomghL I JUSt wante . to make sure that he w~;' re?dy._ , . . I was kmd pi heslt,mt to,,go ahead and mark hm: down. · Meanwhtle. ?allt_aAcad.emy was Without t\\o ol ~ts g,udrds, Jaymes Haggerty and Kyle Hudson. . ·. . . Haggerty lllJUt ed ht ~ ankle dunng the Blue Devtl s wmat Fatrland . Tues~ay, . whtle Hudson w.ts benched lor one • Page A7 game after violating team af pressure on our defense." · rule;. Gall.ia Academy led 18-16 Haggerty \ condition is still with 2:32 left in the second being evaluated. Coach Jim quarter after a basket by Osbome says he~ l ·know more Kyger, the Blue Devil s didn't on Monday; but he could miss . score any more in the half_ as many as two weeh. In the meantime the Raiders, Osborne didn't _,ee ha vi ng un a Chris Roush 3-pointer, his two guards o\Jt as u reason baskets by Harder and Reese for the Blue Devil s' In's to and a foul shot by Derek River Valley. Smith, were able to take a 24·•w e have no excuse ...." ~ ai d 18 lead into halftime . Osborne. "I thought we played River Val.ley never trailed in real well. We got to 26-23 1in the second half. ' the third qmfrter) and it would"It a g reat non-conference n't matter if Jayme's in there or win for us," said Layton. "It's a Kyl e's in there. We turned it · big rivalry'and it gives us brag. over as we've done in other ging rights for a couple of ga mes. months." " It was set up for them to River Vall ey entertains really put a hurting on us." Eastern Tuesday. wbi le Gallia " Gallia Academy trailed 35- Academy plays host 10 27 going into the fourth quar- Marietta Jan. 7. . ter, but didn 't score in the 11nal ~e until the 2: 03 mark una at University of Rio Grande Chris Miller foul shut. Two River Valley 43, Gallia Academy 32 shots from the charity stripe by Academy 10 8 9 5 - 32 Thompson mad~ it a 39-30 Gallia River Valley 11 13· 11 8 - 43 uame but the Blue Devils GALUA ACADEMY (4·6) - Jeff Golden 1 · · :::..ere ~nablc to produce much 0·0 2, Travus Stout 2 3-4 7, Chris Mitle[ 1 1-2 3. Brad Caudill 1 0-0 2, Alex Kyger 3 . more ollcns ivcly, scoring::only 2-2 8, Shawn Thompson 1 2-2 4 Zach live points in the fourth . Shawver 3 0-2 6. TOTALS- 12 8-12 32. VALLEY (4 -3) - Chris Rous~ ' 2 2: "When we have lost. it hal , 2RIVER 7, Darren Clark 2 2-3 8, Derek Sm1th 0 been our inability to score over 1-2 1 Kyle T1pton 0 3-6 3, Colby Reese 3 7, Stephen Harder 7 2-5 17 TOTALS a consistent period of time." -1-21411 -20 43. said Osborne. " We 've been 3-point goals - GA 0. AV 4 (Clark 2, consistently poor for three or Roush , Harder) . JV- Gatiia Academy 54. River Valley 43. four minutes, which puts a Jot GA: McCoy 16. AV: Morrow 23. • Redmen its Ameri can Mideast Confere nce schedule, beginning Tuesday at home agains t O)lio ' ' ' ' . .. DomJmcan ''In the non-confere nce, I really don ' t care from PageA6 too much about the record ,'' said Thomas. "It's all designed to prepare u., for the confer-· I'd tell you that y·ou ;re on drugs," said e.nce. and 1 think its done that. We beat a prelThomas. ''There's no way in the world, as ty good ball club toni ght. We've played some depleted as we are, we 'could do that. That' s . pretty good competition . "We ha ven't lost to bad teams and we '~e just a great credit to those guys on the in side." The fir-st half began as a shootout with the beaten some good teams and we've played a Redmen simply trying to keep up with the .lot of games on the road." hot-shooting Badgers: In the first half. Brock Sophomore guard Jeromy Dishman is quesmade seven 3-pointe",' but Rio Grande hung tionable for the ODU game, w_h ile senior tough, shooting 57 percent from the tloor in guard Cain Vandall is expected to be out for at the haiL · · ' least the next couple of weeks. Sophomore The pace ot' t~e game early was perhaps jusJ guard Chris Dinwiddie is out indefinitely. _ In the earlier contest Thursday, Shawnee · a little too fast for Thomas' tastes. especiall y with his short bench. State r~cove red from a 30-pointloss to Srock ~ '' I didn't want the tempo to be up," said the night before to defeat Windsor. 74-55. TI10mas: "I thought at times in the first half The Bears took a 42-20 lead at halftime the tempo got a little faster than I wanted. We after shooting 53 percent in the first half. just couldn ' t afford that kind of game with Terrance Davi son led Shawnee State (8-8) eight guys healthy." with 25 points. while Nick Donley added 12 . The Redmen jurriped out to an II point lead points. , late and took a 44-361ead into halftime. The Lancers 14-6) were led by Ezekial Rio Grande will now dive into the heart of _ Egbo with 10 points. �.. - . --~ Page AS • iPunba!' m:inl£5 -iPenttnd. - - - ' - -.. - Sunday, JarilUU')' 2, 2005 . Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis &unba!' 1ttme" ..,enti.nel Ohio creates tougher pe.nalties Xavier rounds for high school game brawls · up Herd, 69-46 Effective with the Ohio rule passed Dec. have a lot of little kids that come to our 9, student athletes face season-ending con- gljJIIes and we want to set"a good exljJIIpJe sequences for such. altercations. The mini- for them." . ' CLEVELAND _. 'It was late in the mum penalty is a yearlong suspen~ior, The president of the Nation;~! gljJIIe between two basketball rivals when with a longer term possible depending on Association of Sports Officials, Barry the severity of the incident. The school Mano, said he hasn 't heard uf many fights a physical, play escalated into an on-court would be put on .probation pending the out- between student athletes and fans. But for melee of punches. Fans spilled ·onto the come of a state investigation, meaning it years his 19,000-rnember organization, floor, forcing officials to call the game. could ·lose playoff profits or face stiffer · which includes referees from the vouth to This wasn't the infamous Indiana ' with Pacers-Detroit Pistons ·brawl. It was a punishment such as a playoff ban should pro(essionallevels, oas been dealmg recent high school girls baske.tball game in another OSHAA violation occur. . the unruly behavior of adult fans. Most of Akron, and the fight was the second in The Dec. 2 fight at a blowout game the time the fans argue or assault officials, . between Akron's Firestone and Kenmore and in rare cases players have assaulted Ohio in a w.eek involving high school play- high schools started when two players officials, he said. ers and fans. exchanged elbows, then punches. Other . "This sports culture of ours focuses on Sensing a troubling trend just weeks d ·1 h · d' ·d als th d· h· after the NBA altercation, the Ollio High players an spectators spll ed onto t e m 1v1 u s versus e team an m w 1pSchool Athletics Association wasted no court·, where more punches were thrown. ping fans up into a frenzy with the music time establishin. g striCJ penalties for play- Like the NBA fight, the chaotic scene was that gets played, and then you couple that broadcast repeatedly. · with rucohol at pro events, I don't think ers who go into the stands or otherwise "Juveniles see violence as a way. to that we should be surprised" about fanfight with spectators. · respond or interact with others,'' said Patti player fights,.he said. Ohio appears to be the lirst state in the Doeltz, athletic director at Monroe Central Mano said officials around t)le country nation to create such a rule after students in. Indiana. "Kids learn what they see and have been meeting to figure out better duked it out_with spectators in scenes that, are taught." ways to prevent and diffuse violence dur~ though confined to the basketball court, Ty Davis, whose daughter plays. for . ing games. Officials fear lawsuits if they were eerily similar to the fight that spread Firestone, said he disagrees with state offi- get too involved in breaking up fights, he into the stands in Detroit. · . cials that the NBA brawl influenced the said. "This is a new thing to me as far as· l fight, which he said was blown out of proAlexandra Matteucci, who runs a foun·know," said Bruce Howard, spokesman for the National Federation of State High portion by the media. He also thinks it's · dation in California that promotes nonvioSchool Associations, whose members unfair that players not involved, including lence in school sports, applauded the Ohio his child; suffered from the team sus pen- rule and said more needs to be done nationwide, includtng a push for personal responinclude high school govemin~ boards from sions of two games each. every . state. "They (Ohio officials) "The majority of the adults on the floor sibility among fans. ~:,~nded in a way perhaps that they had were there to cry to stop it, just prevent it," Her foundation honors her son, Joseph, Howard said that in cases of fights Davis said. "We're a very classy organiza- who was , killed in 1993 at ·age 17 while involving fans, most states apply rules con- lion and it was so unfair that the program watching a Little League game. ('>. player got a black eye." · who had been taunted by fans mistakenly ceming player and coach ejections-· genThe day after the Akron fight, a scuffle struck him in the head with a bat. erally at least a one-game suspension. Ohio broke out between fans and players at a . "It's amazing to me that the American also had relied on that rule, though officials bqys high school 'basketball game in public .has a different face when it comes to say they don't recall many, if any, previous Tontogany in northwest Ohio. Two players · viewing and engaging in athletic events in .fights with spectators. were ejected and at least two fans were this country," Matteucci said. new rule "is kind of a reactionary Dave s·Jess, athlet)c · dlfector · The thing as a way of trying 10 nip it in the escorted f rom the bm·rd·mg. The shen'ff' s at bud,~' said Bob Goldring, spokesman for department said assault charges are likely Woosterville South High School near th against athletes and spectators. · Columbus, said most players behave and - e OHSAA. · No one was seriously injured in either most coaches preach good sportsmanship, Sports governing boards in other states fight. · but rude fans have increasingly become a have used the NBA brawl and other recent Josh Whisnant, a 17-year-old linebacker probleiJ:4. · sportS·related violence to remind their athood at Beaver Falls High School in western "What they se~ on TV as far as with fans · 1etes ·aoout g · behavior during games, Pennsylvania, said .he believes most stu- at college, games or· professional games · but ·none contacted by Tbe f\ssociated dent athletes practice good sportsmanship. makes it extremely difficult for high school Press had created a rule like Ohio's. He and his teammates were not influenced administrators to deal with fan behavior," "I'm shocked,... said Dave Archer, exec- in a bad viay by the recent fights among Siess said. "The frustration is more with utive director of the Basketbail Coaches Association of New York. "I thoughr most professional and college players, he said. adults and spectators than with student ath."We understand that sometimes things letes.': · c::ople were appalled by it (the NBA get out of line, but we vnderstand that (AP sports writer Steve Herman in raw!.) I never thought anybody' would that's not somethin~ you want to copy," lruiianapolis arui AP writer John Kekis .in copycat." said Whisnant, a seruor honor student. "We Syratuse, N.Y., contributed to this report.) BY CONNIE MABIN Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - every game this season.'Lavar Justin Doellman set career Carter added 10 points. · highs of 22 points and nine Marshall never got closer rebounds to lead Xavier to a than nine points in the second 69-46 victory over Marshall half, the last time coming at on Thursday night. the 10:47 mark. Doellman · Doellman also made a made three 3s after that, help- . career-best five 3-pointers in . ing Xavier close the game on· nine attempts · as ther a 27-13 run. Musketeers (5-4) won their It was the Thundering third .consecutive game. Herd's worst loss of the seaStanley Burrell scored · 13 son, eclipsing a 89-69 setback points and Justin Cage added against Oregon. ·: . 10 for Xavier. Marshall led 13- 12 with The Thundering Herd (2-7) II :54 left in the first half, but had their lowest scoring out- Xavier went on a 13-2 to t~ t put this- season while ·losing a 25-15 halftime lead. · for the sixth time in seven Xavier limited the · Thundering Herd to 17 shots games. Joe Miles led the in the first half by forcing 13 Thundering Herd with 14 turnovers. . It was the teams' first meetpoints, continuing his streak of scoring in double figures in ing since the 1975-76 season. Maryland struggles bu~ beats·Marshall women·· ' COLLEGE PARK, Md. the opening five minutes of the (AP)- Shay Doron scored 21 second half to help Maryland of her 26 season-high points in take a 49-36 lead. Then, after the second half, and No. 17 the Thundering Herd closed to Maryland won the Terrapin 49-43, Doron made short 'Classic by beating Marshall jumpers and a .3-pointer in an 83-68 Thursday night. 11-2 run that put Maryland• up It was the eighth straight vic- by 15. tory for Maryland, which led Maryland was playing its by only two points at halftime s6Cond game without leading before taking control. rebounder Laura Harper, who Tourn·ament MVP Crystal will miss the remainder of the Langhorne scored 20 points season after injuring her for the Terra..eins (10-1), who Achilles tendon during pracare off to the1r best start since tice Monday. The 6-foot~4 the 1991 -92 season. freshman forward was averag• Doron went J.for-8 from the ing 13 poiilts and 10 reboundj;, floor ih the frrst half arid fm- · Langhorne, the Terrapins: ished 9-for-17. The sophomore second-leading . rebounder; guard_also made two 3-point- picked up her third foul will! ers and went 6-for.-8 at the line. 17:33 left and finished witll Crystal Champion had 20 only six rebounds. . points and · II rebounds for Anesia Smith had a careq. · Marshall (5-5), and Kim high 14 assists for th.e Griffin contributed 14 points. Terrapins, and Kalika France Doron scored 10 points in had II points and I0 f!lbounds -_____.,..,--- Outdoors .Old.pastime getting popular again BY JOHN Mccov For the Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. Outdoor-recreation enthusiasts are learning what hunters and trappers have .known for thousands of years - walking through snow is easier in snowshoes. More .fun, too: · "We've seen quite an increase in the number of peo, ple using snowshoes," said Joe Stevens, public relations director for Snowshoe Mountain Resort. "Modem snowshoes, which are lighter and more compact than the old-fashioned kind, seem to have triggered people's enthusiasm to try it." Snowshoe executives added 'snowshoeing to the resort's list of winter activities five years ago. . "It's pieked up quite a bit, espc:.cially with folks who don't ski," Stevens said. ."We now offer guided trips on the resort's trail system, and on trails in the Monongahela National Forest." Steve Griffin, author of "Snowshoeing," said the pastime's main appeal is its ease. "If you can walk, you can synthetic fabrics. "The platforms of modem snowshoe," he said. "I've had six knee surgeries ~ _ I can 'I shoes are .made of solid fabric, downhill ski, and I can only which gives you more su~rt cross-country ski a little bit. \Vith less surface area," Gnffin ·said. "If I used old-style But I can snowshoe." Griffin lives in Midland, rawhide-laced shoes, they'd Mich., which gets considerably need to be 60 inches long to more snow than most parts of support my weight. I can get away with 36-inch shoes if West Virginia. "Snowshoeing is more visi- they .have fabric webbing." Griffin said most people ble ~re than it ever was," he said. 'Twenty or 30 years ago, "like to look at traditional you only saw snowshoe tracks snowshoes, but they prefer to leading into and out of the ·walk on modem snowshoes." woods. Now you see them on Especially, he · added, since tr.ails, in city parks and on golf modem snowshoe bindings courses. Walking and jogging are so much better. · "My first snowshoes were on snowshoes has become a fitness and recreation activity, an inexpensive pair with horrinot just a way to get from ble leather lace-up bindings that looked like some sort of Point A to Point B." · When most poople think of bondage equipment," he snowshoes, they think of the recalled. 'T d have to stop wood-framed, rawhide- every 20 minutes to take up webbed monstrosities seen ·in the slack in the laces. black-and-white reruns of Nowadays, you have one"Sergeant Preston of the buckle or two-buckle bindYukon ." Traditional tennis rac- ings. You step into them, and quet-$tyle shoes are still avail- 'snap, snap,' you're off and able, but modern snowshoe walking." (John McCoy is an outdoors aficionados tend to prefer smaller, lighter models framed writer for the Charleston in aluminum and webbed with (W Va.) Gazette.) New Hatfield-McC~y trail to.cater ·..to full-sized off-road vehicles · • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Tbe Hatfield-McCoy Trails system is planninl! a new Kanawha County trail for fullsized off-road vehicles, officials said Thursday. ' The new trail would be a "pilot project" for incorporatin!! full-sized vehicles into the ex1sting network of all-terrain vehicle trails in four West · Virginia counties, said- Matt Ballard, executive director of the Hatfield-McCoy Recreational Trails Authority. "We realize that there is an opportunity ii1 full sized 4x4 vehicles, and there's not a lot of places for pwple to utilize those vehicles;" Ballard said. The Hummer Club, the national owners' otganization based in Belmont, Calif., has been encouraging HatfieldMcCoy to expand from its ATV roots, Ballard sa1d. . .· • ' Swtday, January 2, 2005 VISTS' CONVOY REACHES IRAQ BY SGT 1sT CLASS JIM FIIEEII'AN SPECIAL TO lliE'DA!lY SENTINEl ' ALAD, Iraq - Approximately 60 soldiers of Charlie Company, 463rd Engineer Battalion, pushed Into Iraq early on the morning of Dec. 23, driving a .convoy of- trucks and equipment to their new duty station at Camp Anaconda, Balad. · · . · It was the first combat mission for the 463rd since World Warn, although individuai members of the battalion have been deployed in the past. Other members of the com}Jany were flown Into Camp Anaconda, whHe still others will arrive later in a follow-on convoy. . . . Charlie Company's motto Is "Charlie.leads the way," and soldiers from Gallla and Meigs counties helped lead the way: Spec. Dustin Erlew!Qe, Langsville, wheeled the first scout vehicle in the 24-truck convoy, whHe Sgt. First Class Jim Freeman, Racine, drove the lend tractor-trailer in the convoy. Spec. Steven McDaniel, Rutland, manned an M· 249 machine gun on the convoy commander's vehicle. Sgt. Matt O'Brien, Syracuse, a member of the battaHon's Headquarters Support Company, also accompanied the convoy as an M·60 machine gunner, while Spec. Michael Hool'er, whose grandfather resides in·Bradbury, served as a M-249 gunner and a truck driver. · . ·· : · Gettine R~dy . ·· . The convoy followed weeks of trahiing Tncludlng convoy live fire, marksmanship training, and battle drills for, numerous situations ranging fl:om vehicle breakdowus, IAl amllushes and Improvised explosive device tiED) attacks. · · The soldiers also spent nearly a week hardening their vehicles against attack, cutting, welding or bolting sheets of hard, ballistic steel to their trucks, adding plates to the doors and floors, and fabricating turrets and gun shields for their gun trucks. Metal boxes with left and right machine gun mounts were installed in the beds of dump trucks. Afterwards, their trucks resembled something from a Mad Max movie, but the troops · felt a little safer and confident in their vehicles. The first-day of the three-day convoy consisted of a short trip to a staging area in . Kuwait near the Iraqi border. Aller arriving at the staging area, the troops tended IAJ their trucks, ate dinner, and sacked out in their trucks or on the decks of their flatbed trailers awaiting an early wak.e up Cl)ll. . . · · ' ' The push iniAl Iraq itself started well before dawn the following day, as drivers maneu· vered their ·rigs around the town of Safwan, taking a detuur around a bridge recently damaged In an lED explosion. . ''That first half-hour was really nerve-wracking; you kept expecting to tracers at any moment,'' said lead vehicle commander Second Lt. Matt Helsel of Johnstown, Pa. "Wh"n w~ first pulled out into Iraq there was a tractor-traDer in front of us swerving and I.was thinking something was going to happen then. It definitely woke me up that mormng," Erlewlne said. · . · · · see · "The road is ours" Fortunately, the group passed through the Initial danger area without incident, and dawn found the convoy speeding along the middle lane of a divided six-lane highway passing through the open desert in southern Iraq. Other motorists using the hil!hway gave the convoy plenty of rooni, moving into the far left Jane (rspeclally when indicated by the frol)t .SO-caliber machine gunner);or passing the convoy by speeding the wrong way up the other side of the hi£hway. . . The drivers kept their maChineS in the middle lane of the highway to help protect , against roadside bombs, and staggered their vehicles whenspeerllngunderoverpa!!!ies to thwart people throwing objedli down ou the vehicles. Iu 9pell country, the trucks;were driven as fast as possible and the Interval between~ wu'lntren red. . ''Speed and space are your best friends," said Fint~t~ Eisou, who also accom· • p8I!Ied the soldiers on the cob!hf'.i.t"Yon have to keep yourselt: 'If someone blows up ihe truck ahead or me or me, am liar enough away to not get taken ont 1u the · · . , · blast too?'" . Th guard qainlt a charrtd hulk or a tanker or an lED attaCk or ambush. boles or liiWISbed wind· ' . • 1312 Eastern Avenue • Gallipolis, Ohio · · Call 446-17 44 FREE HEARI.NG .TEST · TO THE FIRST 25 CALLERS . . . TmS TUESDAY ONLY! .JANUARY 4 • 9AM-4PM CALL 740.-44~-1744 OR 800-634-5265 ·Now for an appointment The location for the new trail trail in the upper Kanawha -which would be built on pri- V<illey would "be a perfect fit vate land - has not yet been · ~ the existing whitewater ·~...,tonudlll marl~ •'llu•w•••hltyoupilrf . . lV determined. rafting community." . •'lbu'-,IUIWiie_..lldw I dng • too IDUdltt .• 'We .will be looking for very The ·Greenbrier in . 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It IS part of the a ot ''I'm very, very happf and National Recreation Trails excited about the; news, ' said System. , Kanawha Countx Tbe trail is named for the legCommissioner Dave Hardy. 'I endary feud between the think this 'CaiVes a niche for Hatfield and McCoy families Kaliawha County for off-road on either side of the Tug Fork 4x4 vehicles." . River, w.&l,ich divides ·West Hardy said building the pew Yrrginia and Kentucky. SIGNS OF HEARING LOSS ,......... ,.. ..,.... _,., ..... , . .,....., people.,...,........ ••-w•., . .... ':::I._ -=·=· ...... .. ·--··=r--..... -.... ............ ···=...,._ "We made it this time" The next day, Christmas Eye, ?~embers of the con~o~ donped their. individual bod) · . armor(IBA) and helmets, got a bnefing on the day's llllSSion, and climbed back into their trucks to aw~l their start time. A woman in civilian clothes worked· h-er-wa) among the trucks, handing out small guardian angel taHsmans, which t,be drinrs plac.ed in their trucks or on their uniforms. D~vers were.cautioned to be especially al-ert for lED's alongparticularstretcheo; of~. ::. and 1t was noted that terrorists may be especially active because of the Chri..tmas holiday. ~: · "These terrorists would like nothing more than for your. familv IAJ get horriblt' news ::0 on Christmas day," warned C Company Co!DDiander Capt..Robert DePhillips oC:: Waynesburg, Penn. r • • ::: As the group moved into central Iraq, the_terrain. as well as the a~ tude or the .::hilian :: populace, began tlie change. The land transformed from open desert to a mixture or grass-~: land and shrubs, and the attitude of the locals became less friendly, but at the end of the~: day, the convoy rejlched Camp Anaconda with no incidents, accidents or breakdowns. ::· ''It was easier tban the ti-ainlng missions we had," said Sgt. Will Hamrick of Barklw. ' · ''It was easier than driving across I-68 IAl Fort D1x for annual training. This is the greatest Christmas gift ever, for us to make it here without any problems; the big guy upStairs ; was watching over ns.'' . . · ·. . · . .· · . "Tite convoy tralnlua was but this time It was for real;" said McDaniels. "I'm just we all madelt (to p Auaconda).'' · . ''I'm I made lt.here we've got a good~ Of: pya Who kept me safe." Jl!ld Boom:. wehad·to be Melt tl!e wboletlme~iDCBIIlt,.. · ·''We made.it · · · · t.o::-. '-rbis �. ' ' • • . I < . ' B3 '~ . ' &unba!' Ql:ime~ -&tntinei CIENCE Sunday,January2,2005 •' U.S.: LACK OF INFo·STYMIED TSUNAMI ALERT Bv JOHN HEILPRIN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WA,SHINGTQN - The U.S . .weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all (ndian Ocean coastal countries when .it saw the first signs that tsunamis · could be heading their way,, its top otl'icial said Thursday. Ide cautioned that t-he Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early warning system. In the face of- stem questioning by some in Congress over whether enough was done; tbe head of the .National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said hi s agency did all it was responsible for doing in warning 26 countries in the Pacific. · "We cannot · watch tsunamis in · the Indian · Ocean," said Conrad C. Lautenbacher, the Commerce Department's undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere and a retired Navy vice admi-' ral, noting that no warning system exists for all II countries where the death toll has now topped 117,000. · "Folks out there tried to · contact people tbat they thought would be interested. ... They did whal they thought at the time were the mqst prudent things to do," he sa.id . "If we can improve it, believe me; we will . • f! Improve It In an interview with The ·Associated Press. Lautenbacher said he had ordered an internal review of its response to the· quake and · 'tsunamis. He said he also has asked NOAA staff to look at creating a "rapid reaction" emergency team and a moreglobal warning system. Lautenbacher said the chances of a major earthquake in the· Atlantic Ocean "are small ,· but they're not zero." "There is the potential of tsuna'mi damage" in the Caribbean, he said, "an'd we believe that (warning) coverage should be extended to those areas as well." In the past ISO years, the Caribbean has had more than SO tsunamis and· tne Atlantic more than 30, about .half off the U.S. and CanadiaD coasts but none since 1964, NOAA figures show. 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University of Puerto Rico Among the II nations oceanographer · Aureli.o reporting deaths, only · Mercado-Irizarry said · Indonesia received any warnThursday from Mayaguez. ing from NOAA, and then "Based on the magnitude of ·only indirectly through what happened in the Indian Australia. After reports of Ocean, 'I think something casualties in his country, a Sri must be done, bnt · at what . [._ankan Navy. commander level and what expense is the called the Hal'!aii warning cenquestion," Mercado'lrizarry ter to ask aboul the potential told the AP. · for more tsunamis. The U.S. A huge earthquake off ambassador in Sri Lanka also Lisbon, Portugal's coast in called the center <)Sking to be 1755 generated tsunamis that notified of any big aftershocks . crossed the Atlantic and wreaked havoc . in the Meanwhile, lndia;s science , Caribbean and the . Wesl and technology minister requestCoast of Africa, he said. ed an investigation into a report Lautenbacher. lmight be that his country 's air force ba<;e AP photo called. to testify about · the was told of a massive quake an u .S. response to the tsunamis hour before the tsunami hit its Aresident clears debris at Cuddalore, a village.destroyed by the tsunami, in the southern Indian state _ and what can be done to southern shore but disa~ter offi- of Tamil Nadu, Thursoay. At least 114,000 people are reported dead around southern Asia arid as far beef up warnings for the cials were notif)e(i-t'*'l' late to · ·away as Somalia on Africa's eastern coast. most killed by massive tsunamis that smashed coastlines Caribbean and Atlantic take action tb protect people. after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Indonesia's coast on Sunday. ·· regions - before the Senate Commerce Committee's oceans, fisheries and Coast Guard subcommittee, Fifteen minures after llv JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA . .Su nday 's quake near ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Sumatra, NOAA fired off a .. bulletin fw ·n Hawaii to 26 Tsunami scientists and public safety official:l'.are closely watching an earthquake-prone natio.n with thousands of miles of Pacific nations ihat now crowded coastlines for signs of an imminent disaster. Indonesia? Japan? Try the United States. , make up the International Experts say the West Coast could experience a calamity similar to the one they have been watching unfold half a world awa~ . · , Co.Qrdination Groul) for the Tsunami Warning System, "People. need to know it could happen." said geologist Brian Atwater of the ·U.S. Geological Survey. · alerling . them of the quake Scientists say grinding geologic Circumstances similar to those in Sumatra also ex ist just off the Pacific Northwest coast. but say ing they faced no They are a loaded gun that could 1trigger a tsunami that could hit Northern California, Washington, Oregon and British threat of a tsunami. Columbia-in m1nutes- too fast for the nation's deep-sea tsunami warning system to help. Fifty minutes later, the U.S. In fact, Atwater said there was a~9.0 earthquake under the Pacific more t~an 300 years ago that had devastating conseagency upgraded the severily quences. He and other scientists la5t year reported t1nding evidence ·of severe flooding in the Puget Sound area in 1700, of lhe quake and again said including trees tha.t stopped growiqg after "taking a bath in rising tide waters." . there was no tsunami threat The danger rests just SO miles off the West.Coast in a 680-mile undersea fault known as the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific,' but identified that behave& much like one that ruptured off Sumaln!. The 1700 quake occurred along the Cascadia fault the possibility of a tsunami Scientists say a giant rupture alqng the {ault would cause the sea floor to bounce 20 feet or more, setting 'off powerful near Ihe quake 's epicenter in ocean waves relatively close. to shore: The first waves could hit coastal communities in 30. minutes or less, according to· the Indian Ocean: computer models. · · · . . ' . • After nearly ai10ther half Seattle; Vancouver, British Columbia; arid other big cities in the region ~robably would be relatively protected from deadhour, NOAA contacted emerly flopdin~ because of their inland locations. But other, smaller commumties could be devastated. · gency officials inAustralia as And while buildings in the United States are far more solid than the shacks and huts that were obliterated in some of Asia's a backstop. knowing they pOOI'''YIUages, few structures could withstand nearby tremors as powerful as those that occurred Sunday in Sumatra. · would quickly contact their • . Moreover, .such a quake would be way too close to shore for the nation's network of deep-sea wave gauges to be of any counterparts in Indonesia. It wasn't until 2 1/2 hours afier he1R;en in the c~se of quakes happening farther out in the Pacific or in Alaska, th~. U.S. warning system might not be ado' . · . · the quake that NOAA offi- . quate·. cials learned from Internet The network- which consists of six deep·Sii\ instruments in Alaska, Washinllton, Oregon and Hawaii and near the equanews reports that a destructor off the coast of Peru - · is thin and scattered, and at least two of the gauges m Alaska ar~ not even reporting daily wave tive tsunami had hit Sri readings. Also, predicting where a tsunami is likely to come ashore cannot 1be done with the kind of precision seen in hurLanka. ricant! forecasts. . · · . . "The fact that the potential Eddie'N.•Bernard, who directs the network for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administn'ition, said the six sen- · danger rose to the level of sors are the "bare minimum" for adequ<)te warning. He said there are plans to expand the system to 20 sensors in the next prompting a swift warning to five years, includinjl 10 gauges for the seismically active Aleutian Islands. . two nations. while 'Others , Whether the contmental United States is vulnerable to tsunamis from Asian earthquakes is another question. Hawaii and could be faced with a potenparts of Alaska certainly are exposed, but whether earthquake fault lines. in Japan and Southeast Asia are m;iented in the ·tially devastating imr.act, rigj)t directions to send tsunamis all they way io the Lower 48 states is debatable. · · raises serious questions,' the . . . . · As.for the Atlantic Coast. a tsunami i~ considered extremely unlikely. Senate oceans subcommittee Some computer models suggest East 'Coast cities are vulnerable to a large tsunami if there were a huge volcanic eruption chair, Sen. Olympia Snowe, and landslide in the Canary Islands, off northwest Africa. But other-researchers say- such an event would happen only .once R-Maine, said in a letter to in 10,000 years, and such a disruption is unlikely to occur all at 011ce. Lautenbacher. . - BOSTON, (AP) - ·When scientists wanted to explore what kind of life might exist on Mars, public television's "NOVA" · recorded th.e building and launch of the rovers sent to the planet NEW ORLEANS. (AP) - A 27-ton foel Now, a year later, the "NOVA" team is back with "Welcome tank is making a five-day voyage across to Mars,''. featuring data collected by tl)~robots as they the' Gulf of Mexico to NASA' s Kennedy searched for signs that the planet may once have harbored tiny Space Center as the space agency prepares fonns of life. The program airs Tuesd.ay at 8 p.m. EST on PBS for iis first shuttle flight since lhe (check local listings).. . . Columbia di saster in 2003. "I want people to come away from the show with a sense of . Workers at NASA's New Orleans facility • exploring another planet,'' said producer Mark Davis. "What I gave the ma.ssive tank a final in spection really try to do ' is reach other people who don't have science Thursday. read ying il for the trip down .the backgrounds and show them how interesting it can be," Mississippi River · Gulf Outlet and into the The scientists who worked on the project faced their share of , Gurf. E~c ortcd by a Coast Guard patrol . challenges lrying to synchronize their schedules with the boat. lhe tank will travel in a barge robots, mainly because a day an Mars lasts 40 minutes longer around the Florida Keys and arrive next than a day on Earth. Davis said. . week 'ill the space center at C:ape · ."You get this kind of Martian jet lag and I had· to deal with AP photo ·Canaveral. Fla. that too, and so it was very confusing, espe~ia lly for the first The tank "feels like qur bal)y. We have couple of weeks. II took awhile to grasp what was going on," In this photo released by WGBH-TV in November 2004. a Mars rover is shown pampered it. and .e,·eryone takes great Davis said. . before deploying. The r11Ver is one of two that landed on Mars as part of the Mars pride in it." said Sandy Coleman, NASA's ' The arrival of Spirit'(the firstofthe robot~ to 11.1nd late the n,ight Exploration Rov.er (MER) project When scient1sts wanted to explore what kind of external tank project manager. of Jan. 3 2004) brought some tense moments for the crew of sci- life might exist on Mars, public television 's NOVA was there to record the build· The design of the shuttle's IS4-foot · entists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. · ing·and launch of the rovers sent to the planet Now. a year later, the NOVA team · external tank was altered after an investi·The robot got tangled up in its air bag, which is used to cush- is back with "Welcome to Mars." featuring data collected by)he robots as they gation blamed the Columbia disaster. on a ion the landing, aod scientists lost communication with the searched for signs that the planet may once have harbored t1ny forms of life. chunk of foam that peeled Qff t,he tank rover. 'But over·a series of lohg nighls fuel~d by pizza and ic;e . . · during liftoff ami gashed a wing. The cream pops, the scientists worked out the links and cheered the robot on. prompting it to come oul ·ur its mechani cal slump and respond to shuttle broke apart Ol'er Texas on ils return • commands. · . . to Earth. killing all seven astronauts .., Spirit's twin -Opportunity - had an easier time when irarrived Jan. 24. II floated gracefully down from space at Meridiani Planum. a t1at · The redesign of the . tank includes ne'.l regiOn about the size of Okl~homa. where it took a close-up photo mosaic showing an impact crater and an imprint of a dry river hed tlowmg ways of applying the foam. and the addiinto it - two signs that water once existed, said Steve Squyres·, an astronomy professor.at .Cornell University who is· in charge of the rover sci- ' tion o( healers at key points to prevent the ence te~~m. · · • · · · r-., formation of ice from the cold liquid · When .the rovers landed, scientists realized that the territory under exploration was once beneath water. One clue wa' billions and billions of hydrogeiT and oxygen in>ide. Also. cameras tiny round balls made mostly uf the mineral hematite, an iron oxide, which can only form if water is present. Squyre> said. . that can monitor the outside of the tank The surface of Mars is very cold and dry. But scientists 9elieve that in the past it was wanner and wette1;. The reason the planet changed Gil- during launch are being added. mates remains a mystery. · • · . ,· · · In one final inspection. workers with the Originally. the robots.were to Stay on.the plane! for 90 days. But they turned out to be mor~ durablt;. lhan re>earchers expected. Sq today tbe space agency and contractor Lockheed robots are still going strong . . . , · · Martin exami rie<) "eve_cy inch'' of the tank The scientists are digging deeper looking for more clu~s to microbial life on Mars. Amon~ the quustion >: Wa, there a layer of ice over the- for imperfection s in the roam. ~oleman water? Was the water neutral or ac1drc' D1d the planet alternate between dry and wei ph ~ses. said. "We have eye>. triple eyes. on every , Squyres said scientists haven' t decided when this mi ssion will end. It depends on wind and dust c,onditions on the planet and the continuing part of the tank:· Coleman said. durability of the rovers. which are powered by the sun and can see their mobility reduc~d if they getloo dirty. . . · NASA plans to use the tank for a May "Mars is a very dirty, dusty place,'' ~e said. "We're trying 10 prepar¢ ourselves. to drive them like there's no lomorrow." 'or June launch of space shuttle · Discovery. , ' - _.._ - ' ' { �' . i B4 .. iunbap limes -ienttnei · . . .. OSU EXTENSION GALUA COUNTY Sunday, January 2, 2005 A pr~po sal to increase Ohio Beef Checkoff dollars ' is up for a V(lte. Beef producers wishing to vote on the referendum, set for Jan. l2- 14, may do so at Ohio State University Extension county offices across the state. At stake is a proposal to increa·se the Ohio beef checkoff from 50 cents per· head to $1 . per head in the event the' national checkoff program cease~. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments i1) an appeal of a ruling that found the national Beef Promotion a.nd Research Act· in violalion , of , the ... Ftr.st Amendment. Platntttls m the case, the . Ltvestock Marketmg Asso~tallon, the Western Organt~atton of Re~o~rce Councils and three mdtvtduals from an earlier · petition are calling for an end to the checkoff program on the grounds that it violates some callle producers' First Amendment rights by House of the Week oom·· of t-h is house g re~ M..;55 'DETAILS: Bedrooms: 3 . _Baths: 2 1/2 · Main floor living area: ' .1,698 sq. ft. total living area: 1,698 sq. ft. Standard basement: 1,698 sq. ft. Garage and · workbench/ storage: 462 sq. ft. Exterior wall framing: 2x4 Foundation options: ... Fanlights top two tall windows and the sidelighted front door of this home, P~an M-55, by the Homestore Plans and Publications Designers' Network, flooding the central living space with natural light. The floor plan covers 1,698 square feet of living space. Columns and a graceful arch introduce the din. ing room, where French doors open out to a patio. The-adjoining galley-style kitchen _houses a sizable pantry and enjoys nearby access to the garage, making unloading grQceries a snap. . . The well-planned master suite. reveals amenities galore. A bayed sitting area graces the vaulted bedroom, and the private bath includes a dual-sink vanity and wfde walk-in . · closet. Across the ·home, two ad,dltlonal bedrooms -offer ha,ndy built-in desks andgenerous closet · space. They share a compartmentalized hall bath, and the entire wing enjoys privacy behind an optional pocket door. study plan of this house, including general information on building costs and financIng, Is available at www.houseoftheweek.com. To receive a study plan by mall, send $1.0 to House of the Week, P.O. Box 75488, St. Paul; MN 551750488, or call (86«;;) 772-1013. Be sure to reference the plan number. To view hundreds of home designs, visit .o.ur Right: A fantastic Great Room with built-in shelves, a handsome fireplace and a wall of bright- windows lies at the heart of this · Web site at horne. and is matched only by the excellent perso'nal moms in this www.houseofthe- ho'me. which include a master suite and. two secondary bedrooms . . The master sui.te boasts a high vaulted ceiling and a cozy bayed week.com. sitting area.A spacious adjoining bath completes the picture of comfort. Two secondary, bedrooms enjoy privacy in their own wing, . which also features a split bath. 58'-Q" GARAGE 21'-0"x22'-0" (CARPORT OR NO GARAGE OPTIONAL) 20:-o"x12'-o" • BEDlOOM fJ DINING 11'-o"~1o'-o· 13'-0"xtt'-10' ,,.,.. AREA GREAT ROOM 24' -o'x20'-o" . 10'.0' clg ElllROOM (1. 13'-o"xll'-10' MASTER BEDROOM t5' -5'xts' -o· COVERED P!llCH 2~'-o'x8'-o' (AP) ._,. JAMES CAREY ' ' ' , ' ter. Without a meat ther. mometer, you may be o-.;ercooking yo ur pork and causing it to be dry and to~tgh . The Ohio Pork Producers Council recommends cooking pork to 150 de8recs Fahrenheit and then remov ~ ing the pork from the heat · source and allowing ·it to stand I0 mi~utes before slicing and serving. The' temper- · ature of the pork will continue to rise and allow the pork to be se rved at 160 degrees. which everyone will enjoy. For' mure greai recipe ideas, visit www.otlrerwlritemeat.com. City kids ta_ ke ·to study,i.ng agriculture in.high school ·Plan yoor spring remodeling pro)ect now .. •' COLUMBUS - In ce le- versatile meat .that Ohio's bration of the holiday sea-. . pork protlucers work hard to son, Ohip's pork producers provide . . Every great cook are giving away free meat needs a meat thermometer to thermometers. properly prepare today\ Simply visit www.ohio- lean pork. :i<i sliare you pork.org and submit your favorite pork recipe today to favorite or original ·pork . get your free thermometer," recipe. In return. you will said Jennifer Keller of the receive a free meat ther- Ohio Pork Producers mometer, information ·on Council. Using a m~al thermomter ·cooking pori<. properly and holiday pork recipes. ensures that pork is cooked The offer is good only properly. Pork >hould he while supplies·last. served at 160 degrees "'fhe holidays are a won- Fahrenheit for optimum lladerful time to serve· pork to vor and tenderness. Properly your family and friends. prepared pork' will be juicy Pork is a healthy. safe and and slightly pink in the ce n- . 10'-{)' vaulted clg ing product manufacturers. .. ONTHEHOUSE COM FOR AP WEEKLY FEATURES ;>o. too, for every type and kind of procjuct that you will hav.e to purchase for your project. So, the more time you take The holidays are slowly but surely lagging farther and far- geiting specific about style and finish, the better off you will ther behfnd us. All the store s are having their best sales of the be in establishing the bottom line before the project begins. If ' ye.ar and nature is making sure t\lat wind, rain and snow make nothing else, at least ask your designer or contractor to show If you expect to take advantage ollow interest rates to better afford · It impossible to maintain anything at the exterior of ou>J!ome. you specific examples of what can be purchased for the bud· your kitctlen or bathroom raii\Qdeli!'Q, or to finance that special However, you may be missing the boat when it comes to geted amount. room llql8nsion or.aCld~loti, then now is the lime to begin planning . advance planning and good prices if you don't think ahead. Collecting photos. of what you want really helps construcThey say that you should make hay while the sun shines. We tion professionals get a good idea o.f what it is that you actuPlan lhlld say that you can make even mare when it's raining. Here:s ally want. Also, keep in mind that lasting quality has a lot to Give yoursehnough time to maJ(e the mo&llrlormed how. . do with the ''real cost"· of your project. A $300 faucet that dedslom ptlSI)ble. a.Jng the e11ty 'llf1ng ramodellng If you expect to take advantage of low interest rates so that might' last for five years is a far better investment than a $100 rush is a must when Rcomee to gelling pnAesli~Ms . you can better afford to do your kitchen or bath remodel or · faucet that will last two years. How can that be, you ask? that special room ·expansion or addition , then now is the time Three $100 faucets will last longer by <1 year in this example. in tiM! Industry before IIIey are booked. . to begin planning. In an improving economy, interest rates Well, all you ~ave to do is factor in the removal and installa.. ........ ,., ............. .,, ..... . and construction prices typically ri se right along with spring tion costs - not to mention the inconvenience - and the 'Burlgtl flQwers and if you' re planning doe>n ' t begin soon then you right decision becomes light work. ' probably will not do as wel l dollar-wi s.e as "the early birds." As you plan ·Your budgel be aware thai brand llooe II Once the plans and sp~cificati ons are complete and after Get serio~s. about talking to designers, .architects and con- you have entered into -a construction contract. you can count not the way to establish-a budget. Ask your deligtw Of tractors now. These are the folk s that wtll be able to offer on engineering and permits taking another couple of months. contraccor to show you specific examples t( IW1Itl Cllt m<nrey-saving alternatives as well as making valuable sug- In other words. if you decide to begin a project today - and be purchased for your budgll. gestions that you may not havt; considered. Give yourself the dO' your homework - it may not actually come out of the ..... .. ................ .. time that it.takes to make the most informed decisions possi- ground until late spring or early summer. Smaller projects can ' Gelling It on Pill*' ble, • begin far more quickly oncu the decision-making process is Planning, the mmt important part of any construction pro- complete , but projects· that involve structural changes can Once you have entnd into a construcUon Oontr.ct ject, almost always takes longer than the project itself. . take what seems like forever. and the plans are ~plete, you Cllt count on Beatin g the early spring remodeling rush Is a must when it An important thing to remember: When searching out a engineering and permits ~Ding lnlU1er couple of comes to getting peNJnalit.cd servi.ce before everyone in the professional ,' remember ~hat it's like when you apply for a months. Ched( \\4ttllocll, county IIlii ~ liVenclel , industry becomes overwhelmed with work . More i'mportant, ~ank loan . The lender make> you fill out all kinds of forms (a· that control construcllon projlaJ In your Iiiii Ior beginning early-gives, you more choices. Con>tcuction slows credit application is just one of them) to find out if you are other things 1'011 should be awn t( u Mil. • down in the wmter. ·· · capable of paying back the loan . You may' want. to take this As you plan your budget. be careful! Brand alone is not the same precaution before choosing a construction professional : 1liObhlll Dooley ' AP way to establish a budget. For example : If you are working on Borrow a blank credit application from your local bank . Have And, th~·~ all there is to it. plumbing fixtures and ha ve decided to use the Grohe brand, the contractor fill it out. Then, don't hesitate to pay 'omeone S 15 to have the report keep in mind that their basic f:1uce ts range in price from S300 to $700 each . As an allowance. 5500 would be OK -. it's run . Also, c{leck with local. county and state agencie~ that For IIJOre home improvement tips and information, visit right in the middle price-wi se - but what will happen after · ~ontrol con,truction proj~cl> in your area for other th,i ng' you Web site at www.onthelwuse.com or call us at (800) our you have your bank loan in place and then you decide on the should be aware pf as well. · When it comes to planning a home improvement. the early ·737-2474 every Saturday, 9 a.m. lo I p.m. EST. next more expensive model ? This holds true with Kohler, American Standard. ·Moen and all other wel l"known plumb- bird really does get the best bang for the buck . And, guod luck! . AND the program must not have been older than 18· months during the designated time period and must not have produced an offspring during the same time period. . Producers must ~ply for the program by vi 'tin their Iric a I FSA ot'fic r . by o bt a in i t~ g the f rm on website · al USDA's http: //forms. sc .egov. usda .go v /e forms/Form s/FSA0384 04 I 022VO I. pdf. More informatioll 011 tire ELRRPP is available at the Gallia~Lawmrce FSA office 446-86!17. Pork producers offer ,free thermometer PAllO 'Now's the time for homeowners to plan Bv MORRIS ' COLUMBUS Farm retained ewe lambs fo r Service Agency (FSA) breetling purposes between reminds producers that sign· Aug. I. 2003 and july 3 1., up ends Jan. 13, 2005. for the . 2004. Ewe Lamb Replacement and • Have retained the ewe Retention Payment Program , lambs in the herd for at least (ELRRPP) . .The program is one conip le te offspring cyde . • Be engaged in the busiintended to stre ngthen the of ·producing and marnc;s lamb . industry by boosting . the. purchasing power of pro- keting agricu ltunil products ducers, including thei~ ability at 1ne time of filin g the app li. to inyest in larger and ge neli : cat ion ~ cally-irliproved breeding • Have not received funds · stocks. unde r · the Lamb Meut Adjustment As~i s tant To be eligible for this pro- Program (LMAAP) for the same ewe lamb. g·ram a producer must: Qualifyin g ewe lambs for • Have purchased or • A downlo.adable Pesticide Recertification F b · S e ruary Still time to sign up for ewe lamb supports Standard basement, crawlspace , slab Ordering information: forcing them to pay for beef by Jan . 14. .For more inforpromotion messages with mation 'on the Ohio Beef whic.h they do not agree. Checkoff referendum, conSpecdically, plaintiffs have tact the Ohio Cattlemen's 1· d k comp mtie that the chcc - Association at . 614-873. off womotes beef, in ge ner- 6736. al, rather than just ll.S. beef. lmportl!rs also pay the checko ff assessment. · In total , 113 state and national beef indu stry and . ge neral agriculture organizations filed fri end-of- the -~ . court briefs supporting the GALLIPOLIS Over Beef Checkoff Program. 200 individuals in Gallia Eligible voters include all County currently pos se~s a Ohio . beef producers who private pesticide applicator's have marketed animals in license. This license allows their names within the past the individual. to purchase year.. This in~ludes 4-H and restricted use pesticide and FFA youth who marketed ' the cert ification must . be show steers. Ballot s must be renewed every three years. cast in person at all polling The 2005 class will take locations. In Gitllia. County, place a t the McKenzie Ag ballots mt1y be cast at the . Center, Ill Jackson Pike in . McKenzie Ag Center, Ill Galtipolis on Saturday, Feb. Jackson Pike in Gallipolis . 5 beginning at 9 a.m. Producers wishing to xote Categories I. 2, 3a, 3b, 4~ by mail may request an 8, I 0 and Core will be absentee ballot by contact· taught. mg the Ohio Department of Cost for the pesticide Agri culture at 1-800-282· recertification at Gallia 1955'. or the Ohio County wl'!l be $15. Contact Cattlemen's Association ill the Gallia Couniy Extension (614) 873-6736. All mail office at 740-446-7007 for ballots mu st be postmarked more information. . . .TOLEDO, (AP) - Inside a greenhouse, high school stu. dents studying hydroponics are growing· lettuce and bastl without soil. !n Philadelphia, teenagers tend to a herd of cows. And in Min'neapolis, high school senior Jay Harrison is · researching how grass grows iii different kinds of soil.. . An increasing number of students in cities and suburbs are taking agriculture classes and cons'idering careers in the industry even at a time when · the number of farms is declining. . ''We're not trying to teach cows, sows and plows," said Thomas Scott, princi pal at Saul · High School for. Agricultural Sciences in Philadelphia. "What we 're really trying to do is teach skills so that they can apply them to science or any field they want to go into." The National · FFA Organization, formerly Future Farmers of America, says . its membership . of 476,000 .students is the htghest in 22 years. •Much of the growth has come in urlian schools, said spokesman Bill Stagg. The organization has progrdllls in ll of the nation's 15 biggest cities. What they' re learning, though, isn't traditional fanning. It's horti!;,ulture ~nd ,landscaping. And It s ltxmg machinery and taking care of small animals. Student> at Washington . . Park Horticulture Center . Ill Cleveland grow poinsettias in, the summer and fall an'd make floral arrangements for their annual holiday sale: "We're teaching theni --·I"-· - - Ohio bee~ checkoff up for referendum ' .ROBERT PAWELEK " n ..· I)QWN . 'ON-T·~'H. E- FARM .. ' . -/' Page Bs- SU.nday, January 2·, 2005 Extension Corner • ~io rl office or yia the web . you r farm's profit margin. si te www.ohiovegetables.org . begin with understanding Are you interested in Pre-registration deadline is what y'our current operating growing fruits and vegetac Janu~ry .5. You may also expenses arc ·and the ir as>obles, marketing produce or. register at the door. · ciated product income . growing Ch~istmas. trees? · · Do yoo have your private Keep track, in a record Plan to attend thejoint Ohio pe sticide .application book or computer program, Fruit and .Vegetable Growers license? . Js it time to have · of all you r expen,es and Congress . and '. Direct it renewed? Meigs Cou'tlty income. Many farmers real-· Agricultural Marketing Pesticide re-certification iLe too late· that their Conference winter meetings training will be held· January income from the farm is not on January 19-2 1 at the . 18 from Noon to 3 p.m. and cover ing .all th eir farm SeaGate Convention Center, again at 6-9 p.m. for cate- expenses. so an off-farm JOb Toledo, Ohio. gories Core, Field Crops may be necessary to make The "Ohio Christmas Tree (I). Forages (2), Live,,tock up the difference . Association will . meet (8); and Non Cropland (9). Ohio State Universi ty and January 21 and 22. . An On February 8 from 6·9 other Land Grant extensive list of updafes and p.m .. re-certification train- Universi ties have writte n classes will be available in ing for categories: Core, cost budgets· on most crops crqp production , marketing Vegetable Crops (3) .and and livestock opera'tions that and the late st research find- Greenhouse (6) will be preings from Ohi~ State . sented. If you are interested you may access to compare University. Over 100 in acquiring a private pe sti- with ' your operation . . No te_ exhibitors will be present at cide applicator's license, that you r marketing sk ills the trade show for yoqr pl~ase give my office a call and management skill s may need impro,eme nL equipment. seed, plant lin- at 99.2-6696. Whether you are a farmer or ers, pesticides, fertilizers Did you ntake any New and other supplie s. ' Year resolutions? Each . year · hom.cowner. make time to On January 19, art all day ..many 'resolution s are· npt attend the· varioL" O.S.U. workshop will be held · enti- achieved. Perhaps, the reso- classes available in our tled "Agri-touri sm: Building lutions were toq grandiose 1 region and in the state that Success and Expanding However, most of the time may improve your skills thi s Possibilities". Offered thi s no plan of attack was winter. If yo u have specitic year, on Friday afternoon · thought about and written need s~ give our office a call will b~ a "New. Grower down. Whether your goals at 992-6696 or ·emai l at Workshop" to assist people are to improve your farm's kneen.l @osu.edu. Wi shing interested in transition·i ng to profit m!lrgin. reduce your you a prosperous and event'· a new farm busine ss that yard work or to provide ful New Year' will emphasize specially more homegrown vegetables Hal Kneen is tire Meigs crops production for the and fru it fo r your meals. Agriculture & wholesale and/or retail mar· start with a written. plan. Co!mly Resources ket. Further course de scrip- Set . specific goals that you Natural tions and reservation details ·can measure . Educator, . Olrio State are available at the extenIf you want to improve University, Ext~nsion. 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One in five · jobs in Minnesota can be tied to agri cul ture, she said . "There's a need for people who are agri · culture literate." The charter school. now in ,its fourth year, has grown from 42 students to 1,60. A new building •will help double its size in the next three year,, Meyer said . ~- The students don't . come from farm families. Harrison. a senior at the school. smd most of hi s classmates ·know very little about the indu stry. " I knew where milk came from." he said. ''I'm surprised how many people here ' didn ' t know where milk . came from ." The number of farms has · continu ed to shrink. There were about 2.1 million farms . in 2002. 8'7.000 fewer than in 1997, according to the latest census ligures from the U.S .... 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Lots & Acreage ......................................... :.: 3SO Mls cellaneous .............................................. 170 Miscellaneous Merchandise ....................... 540 Mobile Home Repalr .................................... 860 Mobile Homes for Rent. .............................. 420 Mobile Homes for Sale ................................ 320 Money to Loan ............................................. 220 Motorcycles & 4 Wheelers ..........................740 Musical Instruments ................................... 570 Personals ....... .......: ...................................... Pets for Sale .............................. :................. 560 :.ooo oos • :;~~~~:~~~:iHeatlng .................................... 820 Servlces ..............................., 230 I l a, CB Repair ............................... 160 Wanted ..................................... 360 • • 150 & Fertlllzer ........... :.................. 650 l~:~~i::~~ Wanted ....................... :....... ,....... 120 for Rent.. ......................................... ..460 Gooda ............. .............................. 520 Sale .............................................. 720 Sale ............................................ 715 1Uptlol!it•ery ... :............................................... 870 I . IW•on tl!d lo Buy ............................................. 090 IW•ont1!d lo Buy- Farm Supplles ................. . 620 Iwanted To Do .............................................. 180 IWo1nt••d lo Rent ........................... :................ 470 ' Yard Sale- Ga1Hpolie ....................................072 Yard Sale-Pomeroy/Middle ......... ................ 074 Yard Sale-Pt. Pleasant ........................ :....... 076 0 ext. 13. Card of Thanks 1 800 358 3204 :www~andaj;oom We would like to, tliank our children; Chandra, Ed (Crystal) Tadd, (Stephenie). Our grandchildren: Lacey, Tyler, Stetson, Colby, bexy; Kaitl yn. Taylor, Lindsey & Riley.. Fainily, fri ends & Pastor Salke for making our wedding a Blessed Day. . ~ Bill & Kay Wooldridge Gallipolis Career College (Car_eers Close To Home) Call Today! 740 -446-4367. 1 -800·2 14 ~0452 ~F~1~0;;;;~B~~ ~~~- ;;;;;;;;I f'ull-time babysitter needed call between 6pm-9pm 304576-3353 We are hlrlngl We offer paid training, paid vac;ations and benefits. You could make up to $8.00fhour plus b6nuses.'Call today to start your new career at lnfoCI!ion . 1-8n-A63-6247 eJd. 2454 www jnfocisjpn com of our dear DONALD LEACH Who God called home three years ago DeCember 31, 2001 Npth i n g could be more beau tiful than the m emories we have of y o u .' You w e r e someon e v e ry special In our lives. God must hav e tho ught so, too. All o ur li v es w e w ill miss. you t hough years m ay com e a nd g o. But In t>ur hearts yo4 w ill live forev er. You left u s peaceful r1\e morl es. You r love is still our lluide a nd though we cannot see 1 Y'uu , you a r e a lways a t our s ide. Our _,. fam i ly ·chain Is ' '" broken and nothing seems t he same. but a s God calls us one , by one the qoa lns will link and will meet a g a tn . I sincerely want to thank everyone who sent me BirthdDy Cards on my 89th Birthday on Dec. 22, 2004. God Bless You All. Helene Goeglein. we We love and m iss y ou so.very much ! Wife: Dorothy Children: Marcia , John Roger and familles Ann ' SERVICEli L.0..---;:;:;--,.1 r SALE DIRECTV Free HBO & Cinamax Free Pro tessjonal years on note (304)736· Pomeroy for rent. no pets, 3409. (740 ) 992 ~ 5858 Installation upJ.9.J...Aooms Call i ·B00·523· 7556 for details Jewelry. Buy Sell Gold, Diamonds, Gems tones. Repair, Appraisals, Gem Testing. Graduate Gemologist. Jeweler. (740)645-6365 or (740)446, 3080. ' TURNED DOWN ON SOCIAL SECURITY ISSI? No Fee Unless We Wi n! 1·888·582·3345 I< I \I I '·d \II ~~~~~=~~~ Ijl10 Facility for boys, now hiring Youth Worker position. Paid M ed ic~ l Insurance. Call ~ Clllbet ween 9:00am-4:00pm P HIO VAU.EY PUBLI SH (74 0)379-9083. ' lNG CO. recommends tha ou do bus1ness wilh P.eo Licensed Hair StyliSts le you know. and NOT t Don't miss th is incredible end money thr ough th opportu~i ty With Fiesta Hair t"nail 1..mlil you have investi Salons! We currently have ~ated the offerina. · openings lor fu ll and part· HoMES. FUR Free oVo Player OPPOR11..JJ\ffi' HOME'l n>RSALE 2 bedroom . 1 bath hOuse w/hardwood floors, new win~ dows, furnace, A/C, electric, septic, & shed , Long Bottom. Oh , 30 minute .from Alhens, $45.000, (740)797· 0030 All real estate advertlalng In thla newspaper is subtect to the Federal ~ New Oakwood mega store lea tu rlng Homes by · Oakwood, • Fleetwood _& Giles. One stop shoppmg · only at Oakwood Homes of Barboursville {304)736· 3409. Fair Housi ng Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to edvertlte "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion , sew. wy farrilllal status or national origin, or any Intention to, SAVE·SAVE·SAVE Stoc~ models at old prices. 2005 models arriving Now, Cole's Mobil e 'Homes. 15266 U.S. 50 East. Athens, Ohio 45701 , (740)592-1972. · ~whe r e • Yo u Get You r Money's Wort h" make any 'such preference, limitation or dl scrlmiMtion." Thit newapaper will not knowlnglt accept advertia.ments tor real estate which lain violation of the law. Our t readers are hereby Informed that all dw8111nga adw~tlaed In · tMia newap1per are available on an equal opporturHty sions. top-of-the-line bene- Borrow Smart. Con tact lh retail and tanning c:ommisfits, advanced education. 1 and much more. Call 1_800 _ 10hio Division of Financia -- - - - - - - - llnStltu1ion's Off!ce o Consumer . .. Aftair BEFORE you re finahc 1 ~o;~~YA~:w HM~~~ ~~al t~ '~;!oA~e~;or~~~:=t~o~. All H.ollltS rUidy for IMNEDIATE OCCUPANCY! fooll !lleJ IIWifhl.lel $184.58 PER MONTH SAII£$ 11/MJ.OO LOW DOWVPA DIENT R._IV!_RDALE w .... HOMES HEAVY EQUIPMENT ·OPERATOR TRAINING FOR EMPLOYM ENT Bulldozers, Backhoes, Loaders, Dump Trucks, Graders, Scrapers, ·Excavators · Train in· Ohio Next Class: Jan. 31st -National Certi ficalion, · - FinanCial Assistance 800~383-7364 Associated Training Services 2323 Performance Pkwy Columbus, OH43207 www.j::quirment·Sc hool.com 03 - l l· l f>97T ' Lars& ACREAGE 3 bedroom house ' .tn Pomero , deposil & refer· ences r!quired , no animals. (740)949 _7004 --------3 bedroom. 1 ba th. gas fu ~· nace, 10. minu tes !rom Pomeroy . HUD approved. $550 l month . (740)594· 3031 a .... .-:=====,_.-., Auction Auction T h e ra p eulic M assage C e nte r is rel oc ating to Will BE SElliHG THE REIIl ESTIITf Of THE UITf ARTHUR WILEY. Frid<1y, January 7, 2005 6:00PM Lemley 's Auction Bam· · 8580 St RL 588 (Old Rt 35) · Gallipolis, OH This sale consists of items from the home of Mrs. Leona M. Ralph and the late Kenneth Ralph . of Vinton, Ohio. Sofa w/matching ann chair. 3pc: coffee & end tables; small entertainment center, oak corner shelf. 2 · recliners, regulator wall clock, hand painted gown with wind style' lamp, alladin electric lamp, pictures & wall decorations, Fenton Hobnail, Carnival glass, Zenith color TV, Jenny Lind bed, twin bed, night stand, 2 chest of drawers, bed linens, metal wardrobe, Mise: jewelery, tloor fan, sewing notions, Christmas items. 4pc. oak bedroom suite,' brass coal tree, knick-knacks, bath linens, oak dining table w/4 chairs, 2 bar stools, microwave cabinet, Kenmore microwave, boom box· stereo; small -kitchen appli ances, oil lamps, 8 place setting colonial homestead (40 pc.), stoneware china, Hull, tlatware, misc. kitchen items, misc. glassware, pots & pans, ovenware, Tupperware, iron-skillets, Whirlpool, washer/dryer, misc. . hand tools, cream cal), step ladder, 1 other mtsc. ttems... AUCTIONEER: Leslie Lemley 740-388-8 11 5 . Apprentice: Josh Bodimer Auctioneer's Note: A very clean sale, all items in well kepi condition!! ! Owner: Mrs. Leona M . Ralph P.OA Harold E. Whitt Cash/Approved Check Only No Smoking ' "Not responsible .for accidents or lost property!" 111 :1111 \. \L 1)1)7M{ sa ,..,,1f'1a..,.., \\t•'t ( olumhia. \\\ I matl'd Drive a Liitle- S a v e a L o t 388-0173 or 446-7 444 T h e fo rm e r Villag~ F lo ri s l S h o p BEAUTIFUL ' APART· MENTS AT BUDGET PRICES AT JACKSON ·55 TATES, 52 We"stwood Di•ve from $344 to $442. Walk to s_ hop & movies. Call 740-446-2568 . Equal Housing Opportunity. <~I !~~~~o~~~~l h~~:~~m~~~ , RENT. Call (740)441-111 1 lor application & information. New 2 bed•oom apt. $400 WID hookup. l<ash. water, sewer paid. POrter OH. (7 40)367-77A6-(740)367· 7015·(740)388-0 t 73. 1~11 . Auction A~e r Soho~l Pe rtorming Arts Classes .Refreshments, prizes an d Beg 1nn ing J a nuary 3, 2005 Dance C lasses with Sarah Fraser String C lasses with Scott M1chal Act ing C lasses w1t h Joseph Wright , T he Ariel Theatre 740·446-2787 drawings Gift Certificate s Available . Brandace M c Comb s Lic e nsed Massag e Th eraoist BIRD HUNTERS. 1/2 Day· Pheasant Hunts or Min . Bird Hunts '7 40-379-2932 . " Skip or Eddie McGovern r ~.ISCE~~=s I r..' I ~ --- tuR j10· RENT HOUSEHOUl Gooo> i ·-------,.1 !ii3~04•)~5;76 ;,;;:.:·2~9~2o~~-., r L...i------,.1 HOP LA IFI ' • Auction · Auction ----'----- 1997 2002 o;;; 3 B ,R . H~me:~. . 100 X 100 Lo1 1997 l:.IOIOln< 2002 1996 l~,..e,ga~ D escri ptio n; L ol 18 Lane H ickory Sub· , Deed Book 34 1 Page 134, M ason Counly ILC>U r< H ouse. · ' 1999 2000 2003 AUCTION .CONDUCTED BY . 1989 1988 RICK PEARSON AUCTION . ' co. #66 ttJ-5785 l7J.544t Or , 2003 EMecutor: Scott Slmma ~~! 1D% Down Da~ Of Auction. Balance Or Delluel'l' Of Deed. Cub; Cllhler k, Peraonal Check Wicurrent lank Leiter Of credit vour runda Unleaa Known To Pinal Bid Price Muat Be B~ 1'11aon Coun!ll Court, In cue Ia ReJected •~ The Court The 10% Will Returned, Rill fatale Beln• Sold As Is. Announccmenta Prom Auctioneer Da~ S1l1 ·Will Tlke Precedence Duer An~ IDth11r St1temen11 !lther Wrlnen Or Oral. 1999 GULFSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO HYUNDAI XG350L FORD TAURUS . MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER CHEVROLET LUMINA CHEVROLET CAVAUER PONTIAC ORAND AM SE HORNET TRAVEJ. TRAILER FORO MPSTANG GT CHEVY BLAZER LS DODGE NEON SXT FORD EXTENDED CAB · r 2004 Chevy Express Cargo Van 314ton 2500 series with side doors. Air, cruise. tilt, 9,200 miles. $2 1,500 . (740) 446·9585 or (740)4467724. _'%':""":":""----:-, r«l M _ ·1 ~~ <YfORCY\..t..r..Y ~ ~'HEF.J..ER4i . ___ 4 2003 Honda 450 S 4- wheel- iiiiiiiiil 2003 Ford F150 Fx4 . VB. 4K4. 29 .000 miles. loaded 10 111 l:i04)576·2920 • BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Unconditional litetime guar2001 Mazda Tribute ES, V6. antM. Local re fere~s fur4WO, loaded, le~ th er~ low nished. Established 1975 rri iles, moonroof, premium Call 24 Hrs. (740) 446 0870, Rogers Basement audio. CO. (740)446·3 t 08 . Waterproofing r _·- - S iU iOiViisiiiio-rl IUR SALE - VAN'i FoR SALE 1 2000 Wind star 7 passenger Van LX 93.000 miles arrlilm cassette, air, cruise.asking $6,300. 304-675-4014 - -- - : - - : - 2003 C:hevy Express Cargo Van '3/4 tOn , 2500 series with side doors. 373 Vortex engine, air. cruise:- ti lt. <>44 ,000. miles . $16.500. (740)446-9585 or (740)4467724. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE " CLASSIFIEDS or .older? Auction If so, you . qualify for a . Senior Discount* on your home dellvered sub,scription! Here's all you .. needto do. :. Fill out the coup~m · ., below and. drop off or mail it. . with a copy of your photo lD. #872662 1153459 1166981 1190982 ' 1123395 1310479 The Daily Sentinel .. 1502082 6unba~ Qtim~ -&entinel 1307273 tt19491 1208904 ttASI93 ' •alltpQU• 19~tl~ t!trlbune · ~oint tllea•ant .B.egt•ter 1057859 ' . W1227 ·------------------------·-····· Subscriber's Name _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 0 I 1 Address _ _ _ _ _.:.__ _ _ _ __ ,, City/State/Zip -,-----___:----'--- These Hems are available at the Ohio valley Bank Annex, 143 3rd Avenue. GaiNpolls, OH on the dale and time specified above. Sold to the highest bidder "as-Is, where-is~ without expressed or Implied warranty & may be seen by calling the Collection Department at «1-10Jil. ove reserves the right to .accept'/ reject any and all bids, and withdraw Items from sale prior to sale.Terms of sale:"CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK ' . • I Ph'one _ _ _ _ _~---~--Men or drop Dffthle coupon elong with • copy of your photo ID to Ohio Velley Publlahlng P.O. Box 4ft, Oelllpolle, OH 411811 ' • .er asking payoff $4 ,000. has· Are you 65 Female , G<eal Dane. 6 month s, AKC regis tered , shots current. Evenings ({40)20B·8500·1ocal. Ohio Valley Bank will offer for sale by public auction the following items: 2003 . 2002 Ford Ranger XLT, 4 cyl.. auto trans. 25 ,000 miles. "' 2004 Ford F-250 super-cab 41<4 , 'XLf 6.0 li ter. turb-o diesel, auto. transmission, loaded wl all options 20. 000 m•'les. 2004 FordExploretXLT 4x4 , V·S , all options tncluding , " leather interior & DVD enter· lainment package · 304-675-335't · r l r rsa-:-::-=:-:~-c-;;--;-=-:s..:.s:a;-;;;;;;;;;E;;;-;D~S_, I , ~usc~E rl5 7999 Friday, Sam-4:30pm. Closed · - [Qu --iiilioil':liiUiim' iio_.l For sale round solid oak din· Th i.Jrsc:lay,. Saturday & Sunday: (7 40)446--7300 MF 35 Oelu•e live power. ing-room table. wtequ1 pment ex,. cond WoOden entertainment cen· B llllJ>lNG te • 304·675·6633 · S ~ WLIJ.".S Pleasant Vall ey Apartment ~' lL\1' & Are now ta king Applications Mollohan Carpet. 202 Clark GRAIN for 2BR , 3BR & 48R., Chapel Road. Porte r, Ohio. Block, brick. sewer pipes, Applica\ions are taken .(740)446·7444 1·877-830· windows, lintels, etc. Claude Mbnday thru Friday, froril 9162. Free EstimateS. EaSy Winters, Ala Grande , O H Hay tor sale: Square and rbu nd Delano bales. 9:00 A.M.·4 P.M. Office is financing. 90 days S!lroe as Call 740-245-5121. · Jackson Farm , 304-675· Located · at 1151 Evergreen cash. Visa/' Mafi)er Card . 1743. Drive Point Pleasant, vyv Ortve· a- little save alot. PF:rs Phone No is (304)675·5806. Ill\ \'-II'(~~~ I\ II()'\ Thompsons Ap pliance 8 L. -·-_....;;,mlliRiiiSIIIALii;iiE-.J E.H.O Ae pair-675-7388. For sale , 4 AKC registered Pekingese rr. 1.0 Atnffi Tara Townhouse re-co'nditioned au toi-na tlc puppies .• 6 wks old, t st shots 1. tU R SALE Apartments, Very Spacious, "'ashers & dryers. relrigera· & wormed, (740)992-0287 ·--ioiiiioiiiiii--rl 2 Bedrooms, 2 Floors, CA, 1 · tors, g~. and electric 112 Bath. Newly Carpeted, ranges, air conditioners, and ------~-- $500~ Honda's,' Chevy's, Adult Pool & Baby Pool,· wringer washets. Will do AKC re.gistered Bosl ~n. Jeep's, Eel · Police Patio, Start $385/Mo. No repairs on major brands in Terrier male pup, $350: AKG' Impounds! Cars from $500 Pets, Lease Plu s Security shop or at yOur home. registered Jack Russell terri- fo r . llstinQs 800·391-_5227 Deposit Required, Days: ers bree ding pairs also Jack EXT 3901 740-446-348 1; Evenings: . . ANTIQUES Au sseUtemerpupp1es,pr1Ce on 1nq iry: 174o)SfS-s610 2001 Honda Accord EX 74o. 367 _0502 . - - -----u '\! Leather mtenor. 6·way CD Twin Rivers Tow(!r is accept· Bu y . or sell. Riverine AKC St. Bernard puppies .·player. 86 ,000 miles, ing applications for waiting Antiques, 11 24 Easl Main ready 10 go, 5 females. $11 .500. Great condition. list tor Hud-subsized, 1- br, on'SR 124 E. Pomeroy. 740· 5300. Call (740)256-1 090. (740)446·9287. apar tm ent, call 675-6679 992-2526 . Russ Moore·. (740)645-6746, or (740)245EHO ' owner ' ~ oooo. One BR apt. near Spring Valley. $290 per month plus dep..WID hook up ..(740)339· 0362. Public Auction January 8, 2005 .. 10:0.0 a.m. ( ·· I' ' PI-~~ '. L.-.;, "iiili .....iiiiiiiiiiii-..-J· Lw-.•iii uiii"IISIIAiiiii.E•.J· '--llioiiiiiiiiiii•r· -, ..., . Ohio Valley Bank T~e vi c'tim s 1 , 7.40· 245-9870 " Open House Jan . 3-8th 740 92 5858 CONVENIENTLY LOCATED & AFFORDABLE! I. of dom E~SIIC I vi o lenc e call 446 -6752 or 1-800-942-9577 rves 12X9 ·R em .. $50 · Berber ·$4.95 yd R io G rande ; Ohio 4 5 6 74 Gracious living. t and 2 bed: room apartments al Village Manor and AiversH:fe Apartments in ~ idd leport . · From $295-$444, Call 740· ( )~ _ 992-5064. Equal Housing - - ' - - - - - - - Opportunities. 238 First Avenue, 1BA , .1 ba th, kitch en furnished, Modern 1 bedroom apt. River view. New carpet and · Phone {740)446-Q390. Clean Studio Apartment. furn ished, water. trash. sewer paid, $325. a month plus, security deposi t (304)675-2970 ca ll after 4 Pm Auction Serenity House M olloh a n Ca r pe t 11354 Stale R o ule 588 . ' NEW YEAR SALE ~::o~:~6-2~~~u~~~~·4pmCall cr:::o-~A-PA-RTh .....-,ENrS .........,I ~~;;;;:;:;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ Cle an 2 br. washer/dryer hook -up, ref. & dep. re q.. no pets 304-675-5162 SH.OP C.LASSIFIED FOR BARGAINS ESTATE AUCTION RELAXATION STATION r. ·2 bedroom aPartm ent In C ... • 'd entena~y, a.11 Utl 1t1tes pal , except electnc- $325. Call (740)256-1135. 2 or 3 bedroom apartment .tn Middlepor t, no pe ts, ' DEADLINE 2:00 P.M. FRI. Th ree bedroom hOuse, Route 2;. near Loc-ks .and oam. $400/mon, • 3 room and · bath, 96 Ooublewide . 3 bedroom. stove/refri gerator, down· 2 bath. State Route 68 1. stairs, all utilities Ji;lid. 46 Eas tern Local SchOOls. Call Olive . Street . $450. (740)667-3982 (74~)44 6·3945 . w/28x48 ingro und r~pool, B~d:r,h01 £2Btub ~a~,barn ~o{304)576-2920 ~n,~6~a~c~< e~sJ~~~§.~~~~ Auction . .. JET Lots of pupp1as and one AERATION MOTORS very nice . sad and homeless A e~lred, New & Rebuilt In .Border Collie dog wi th an Stock. Call Ron Eva(ls,· 1- occasional limp, available at 800-537-9528. 1Me Meigs County dog Ap_pliance Pound, call (740~992·3779 . AND USED UKCk Toy Warehouse NEW S I B p · STEEL A . ld Aal Sh t Twiers ed8 tee earns. 1pe ebar wee so . os,-worm , ., For Concrete, Angle, $1 00 Call (740)256-6824 m Henderson, .wv. Pre- Channel . Flal Bar, Steel · t. Easy watk down1own. North 3rd Ave ., Middleport. owned applicanes start 1ng at Grating 3 br. in Flatrock $550. a patn For Drains, man _+ util. securily·deposit." No pets. $350 .month plu s. 1 bedroom turnished apart- S75 & up all under warranty . .. · Driveways & Walkways. L&L & ref. required 570-833· utilities. Reference, deposit. meat, no pets, deposit & ret- we do service work ·an all .Scrap Metals Open Monday, ~~-~~--....., ?999 leave message (740)446-4926. erences, (7 40~992 -0165 . Make and Models (304)675- Tuesday. Wednesday & 10 FARM Ho use- 3 be drOom . t bath, Approximately 9 112 acres nice neighborhood. Green on Bob McCormick Aoad: Schools.. $600/mo. rent & No restr ic!io(ls. $45, 000 $600/sec. dep, Yo u pay all Call (740)245· 5466. uti lities. Call (740)446·3644. time licensed _tt8ir Stylists MoNEY 3 bedroom, fire place, .large at dlJr salon in . Mason . ~ loAN outbuilding, remod91ed, nice 10 Chec~ out what we have to ~~::;:;;~;=~ level lot. Bi dwell-Porter area. offer· ~ou rly wages, service li" Call (740)388-0301. comrnissio n up to 45%. *•NOTICE** - -'-------- 1-801).913-2823 ext. '1 In loving m e mory love one . INSTRUl:llON P8rsonal Computer Required. Drivers: GREAT HOME·TIME ' ' PayfBe~ f its! Regional Aunsl 1yr Tanker or 2yrs Tractor Trailer Exp Ma nin Transporl (M·f, 8·5p) 866-293-7435 J'ROI'ESSIOMI . SCJf(XllS $$$areot Parsss In Memory ' 150 ·AVON! All Areas! To Buy or LPN for Jacksonl Gallia co ny large' advance pay. Sell. Shirley Spears, 304- area . Flexible hours, we can . ants ,of lees or insurance. 675-1429. ' work· around yciu r schedule. all the Office. o Call (740)441 -1377. onsumer Allairs toll fre Black pUppies tree to good t 1·86S.2~8-0003 to lear home. 1 male, '1 female, will LPN· Part~time ·t the mortgage broke!- o oocs .pet s. (740)9,92· adminlster/moniter patient ender is properly licensed. make Q 1328 · medication preparation for his is a public servic Car saleSmen needed at individu als with dEivelopnnouncement from th local dealership, salary cpm- mental disabilities in Mason hio Valley Publlshln mission bases, send resume County area. Call (304)373om an ) Ia: Daily Sentinel, PO Bo1< 1011 or slop by the Point 729-2 1, Pomeroy, Oh 45769 Pleasant Libra·ry January 3, 2005 for 'an application and oA.TA ENTRY ' interview from t1 :30am to Work from home 2pm. """ Fle ~< ible Hours! Card oi Thanks In Memory openings. Treatment ClassACDL +1 yr. OTA , 825-6363ext. 3030formore required . · information. • and funeral. Holzer Medieol Center 'and staff, Arbors and-staff, Dr. Vallee, Chaplain Bobby Hood, Cremeans Funeral Home, Grace United Methodist Cliur<h, The City Manager, C ity Commissioners and City Employees, .The Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Dept.,· and all the Fire Depts. who were represented, The Morning Dawn Lodge #7 and Gallla Co. Veterans Funeral Detail, all who sent Dowers, food, ca'nls, visited or called your kindness was deeply appreciated and will always be r<membered. God Bless Each & Eve"Y. One. Card of Thanks Residential I2JO T_E~EMARK E : E AS NEED · ED- No Experience OK. Sl9 Per Hour. Easy Work. 1888-974 -JOBS lmmedi~te HOME WEEKLY ' 99% No Touch •70% Drop & Hook ·Great Miles ·company Start· .38tlmlle ' 01 Ops Starl · 51 .00/mlle lng Jim's Illness Paramedics &· EM T's needed . Apply. a t 1354 Jackson Pike. Gallipo lis . . 2P!fl· $50,000.$60,000 PER YEAR II we would like to thank everyone who helped dur-. Immediate opening fo r partti me driver at the Mason County Ac tio n Group. INC. Must have cu rrent drive rs . license, have a clean driv1ng reco rd, and be wi lling to, wo(k llexible hours. Submi t res ume with relerences or a~plicatio ns can be picked up from Mason County Action Group,, INC. Pl ease respond ASAP. Apply in con· l idence to Ruth R•ce, Tr~spo'rtatio11 Manager, by January 5, 2005. Mail or deliver to Mason County Action Group, INC. P.O. Box .,ww.gallipoii!ICareeocollegs.com Accradttod Member Accredillng 12, Point P113as ant WV Counc1 l lor Independent Colleges 25550. No p hone calls. EOE end Schools 12746. M/F, AJA. Attention Drivers ·The family or JAMES A. NORTHUP 1 IIELPWAN11-1J $8.00/ hour. Call (304)·373· 101 1 or sto):t. by lhe Point Pleasan t Library January 3; 2005 for an application and interview from 11 .30am to Attendant-Hostess Must .be Dependable; FrieQdly & Honest. Various Shilts Available. The Potnt Gafe, located at 201 1Jones St. behind Pt. Pleasan t Visitors Center application's avail able 9am to 9pm. 304·675 6666 Card of Thanks 16 ~.,r. _._. . . 1 _lli_:J.P_~._W_A_r#ro 110 HELI'WANlU> , ·rewarding position? PAIS is cu rrently accepting An Excelle nt way to earn applications lor part time money. The Ne~-Y A~~9n . direct ca re" posi tions fo r Call Marilyn,.304-882·2645 Mason County areas providing ,i9Side ntial /community ski!l traintng with indivtdua!,S INSTRUCTOR NEI;:DED wi th MAIDO. H1gh school Qualifi ed instructor needed diploma or GE D requi red. for Tax Accounting at No e~< p erie nce Galli ~ ol i s Ca reer College tor necessary.Crim 1nal back· the winter quarter beginn ing ground check required: Must Jan . 3. Plea~e contact John have ~rel iable transportation. Danlc~l at (740 )446 -436 7-. Hourly rate starting at 57- Card of Thanks • prepaid• , The Reverand Paul Taylor Family would like to thank the people f~om the · Rutland Baptist Church, Dr. Ayers, Gallipolis Hospics and all of their . friends and neighbors for the food, nowers & cards, We also want to thank ' 'all the people in Rutland who have been so kind to my Dad & Morn over the years. Our Dad will be missed by all of us. Thanks Taylor Sisters and· Brother CLASSIFII:D INDEX Sunday Display: 1:0~ BULLETIN B,OARD - Racine, $500 deposit, $600 renl plus _gas & electric (water, t ras~. sewer included in rent), 4 bedroom & 2 fu ll bath, calheat, must have relerences, (740)9lt9-2217 _7a_m_·_ •o.:p_m_._ · _ _ __ F L -s.;. :z · Thursday for Sundayli P••P••~ be -.~~~~--------~ Now you can have borders and graphics · ~ adi:le . ~ to your classified ads · 1m Borders $3.00/per ad ~ Graphics 50¢ for small ' $1 .00 for Iorge AII .Display: l:Z Noon Business Days Prior To Publication "11"1"'0-Ht:l.P... -W-ANTEIJ-.-.,1~A.re-y•o•u•i•n,•e•relist•e•d-in-"a Card of . Thanks Fax •To - . RENT . GaiHa Co . Rio Grande, 8 $400/security deposi1, No acres NOW $21·,500. Kyger Pets (304 ) 576 ' 3335 wooded 16 or 18 acres ~20 ·MoBO..E HOMES Redwood Cape Cod $17 .9501 Dodrill Rd., 5. mRib::r--'T ~ orne, 9 .5 acres, 4 wood ed , acres , co. wa ter ~ edroom , 2 Bath, :2 tar •· $t 4500' . ' Garage, Above ground · . 2 bedroom, 2 Dalh, no pets. . ' ool, Bidwell, Oh. Stocked · • ref. required, $300!deposil, More parcels available at Pond, Code 914 or cal l $400/month, includes trash. 740)388·04 t 0. each location. We'll· gladly Rio Grande area. (740)367 . send you maps to explore 7025 each site. Owner tinancing - - - - - - - with slight markup. We buy Clean 3 bedroom. in the MOIIILE HOMES land! cou ntry. Ca ll (740)256-6574. FURSAU: For rent: 2 and 3 bedroom mobi le homes starting al 1982 14x70 Oak BrOok witH ;;:::~====~ deck, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, C $260. 00 per month. Call (740)992·2167. . totally remodeled with ·appti- r1o. . HouSJ.~ an'ces. $8,50 0. Call alter FOR Jb:NT Nice 2 bedroom mobile 5pm (740)441 · t 711. home. No pets. (740)446· 2 bedroom ho'use for renl in 2003 or (740)446-1409. · 2000 Oakwood 32~<76 home Eureka. $350 mor'llh, $350(740)256·6408. APAR'IMFNIS tor sale..Will saiEI oil land .dSQOSit contract. Owner will finance (7401256-67 1&. (740)44 1· mR RENT . with 20% dbwn. Call for 0583. delails (740)4 46·34111 -----~.- - 1 and 2 bedroom apart· 2 bedroom house tn Mason. men ts furnished and unfur· For sale: 14X70 Windsor, 3 Wes t V1rginia .. Ae7en tly ni shed. security dep,osit bedroom, set up in Country remodeled. No ammals.- requi red, no pets, 740-,992· requi red . 22 18. Re lerences Homes, $6~ 9 9 5 . 00. Mov e in todayl Call (740)992·2167 o• $400 .00 per mon th with - - - - - - - $400.00 deposit. (740)416· 1 be droom upstairs. unfur· (740)385·4019 4000 nished apt. Newly painted. Make 2 payments. move in 4 2 or 3 bedroom house in no pets. 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Sentinel - l\egf~ter CLASS I·F'I E:tf. 10 · NoOne Else Cant Or Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • .Pt. Pleasant, WV . -------------- ------- --···--·-- �• • ·• .' .' ' ' Pacie B8 • iounba·P lE:tmes -~enttnel . Pom~v • . . ~S~.un4alJaouary 2, ~ops Mlddleoorf• Gallloolls. Ol)lb • Point Pleasa.nt: WV ,. .I .. • .",.,.•• . · . . •• -~ ••• A week after Asian · tsunami di~aster, massive "aid effort gains · momentum, A2 ll' ; It's The -Farmers Barik ·1 00 .PRIZE Givea,Vayl ..., >: . c anniversary, the folks at Farmers Bank- in cooperation with dozens of you~ othet_favorite local businesses- have assembled.a fantastic .array of ·~ ···merchandise & services for a spectacular J00-Prize Giveaway! Check it O!Jtt.:. .. KING'S HA,RDWARE DAN'S Buclwlth TOO~s! rthof $100 su lesl .. DAIRV BODIMER'S MIEliDUEPCII{T'I RIDENOUR'S LYNN .' BUCKS GAS · IA1~15U. CPA GROCERY · · A ca:ill;cketl glft.catel HUPP . PDK sj·2:.of. ttiesl MEIGS CO. ED'S ~ $ . .~ ... ·II' BUCKS gilBe! 2De! .• .f t, ~:.z, ... J :\l\l 'ARY :~. 2005 '""' ·"'"l .•ihwnr, .. -1 ...... , Eastent Local board approves·staff action BY BRIAN .J. . REED . II . . basis, pending proper certiJi- basketball · coach: Brian School Boards Association · 2005 in the ·amount of cation: Amanda · Miller, Bowen, weight room coordina"..' ~ Stw;lent•Achievement Fair. $2. 140: Ladonna Stewart, Marcus ' tor for second quarter; and • Approved a di:Jnalion to the • Approved p<Jrticipation In Crabtree, John 'Hanson, Jeremy Ca~to, freshman boys library of lhe Eastern Local the Ohio School Board Melissa Matthews, Amanda · basketball coach. Sch(iol District from the Meigs Association Legal Assistance Parry, · Ashley Russell' and Sarah Jo . Barber and County HistoricalSociety. Fund for calendar year 2005 Amy M. Twley. William Lemons were • Approved po.,ti ng of at a cost of $250, · The board approved thefol- approved as substitute custo- intervention 'teachers for th'e • Set th e tax budget hearing lowing people on a supplemen- dians on an as needed basis. 2004-05 sc hool year. and for 5:30p.m., Jan. 12. and the tal contract for the 2004-05 The 'board al so: · · posting of a cook position for organizal ional .meeting for school year pending propercer• · Recognized the sixth· the remainder olthe year. ' 2005 at 6 p.m. on Jan. 12, titication: Susie Francis, senior grade media class of Krista • Approved mem bers hip with- the regular meeting to cl~ss play director; Brandon Johnson for their representa- with the Ohio Scho9l Bo:ud · follow in the elementary Weny. volunteer assistant boys ti.on of lhe di stricl al the Ohio Association fur calendar year library conference room. BREED®MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM TUPPERS PLAINS - · The Eastern Local Board of Education approved subsli tute .teachers and ndn-certi · fied employees during their regular mol)thly meeting lasl week. · The board approved .the following as certified substi· tute teachers for the 2004-05 school year on an as needed SUPPLY CO. SHADE RIVIER ' COUNTRY . TANNING FARMERS BANK .SPORTs · ~15:. ,SA., '"&;ilto Ea~sl --- u - .':&:,0' ·n e • TRACTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOI'MENT QUEEN smcHES • ' .: l\IO~IlAY . :;o ( I.Vrs • \ 'oL :;-l . :'lio.IJ:{ • Bengals clip Eagles in finale. see Page 81 WEAVING B" Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio • • ·' at It's OIJr birthday, but you get the, presents/ To celebrate the 1OOth , .. ......--- Suicide b(>mbirig ki11s at least 23, day's death toll hits 33, A2 •• ~· ·. -. .. . BOB'S MARK£T Keeping your New Year's . resolution to be healthier ~~~ Speakers at the seminar "Will mclude Metgs County Cardiovascular Health POMEROY - E:lne of the Coordinator . Andrew most popular New Year's res- Brumfield. who will talk olutions is 10 lose weight: about the proper way to exerUnfortunately, people con- ci ~e. Ohio State University fuse los'ing weight with being Extension Educator Rebecca healthy when . in fact being Baer who speak about healthy requires addressing proper food poriion size and the mind.and soul as much as nutrition. Adult Coordinator the body. of the Holzer' Tobacco River . Valley Worship . Prevention Resource Center Center along with the Meigs Cindy Libertore will provide County Health Department information on how to quit will, present "New Year New smoking. , You. Getting Fil in ·2005 Brumfield slated that some Mind , Body and SouL" of lhe goals for the seminar The free seminar on how are teaching people how to and why people need t0 take .control of their own become more healthy will health and showing them take place from 7:30 p.m. to how to make a life style 9 p.m. Wednesday al River change. Valley Worship · Center in These lifestyle changes Middleport. may include overcoming The seminar will provide a negative peer pressure about support network for Meigs not losing weight, how not to . County residents who want to become bored with exercise , change their life styles and · and how to avoid fast food. become more ·physically . The seminar also hopes to active. Thi s support begin s teach people that there is a connection with a weight. loss program mind-body where participanls have lheir between emotional happiness body mass indexes calculated and physical well-bejng. by the Meigs County Health Nearly 44 ·percent of Department followed by deaths in Meigs County are · weekly wei gh-ins · at I he related to cardiovascular di shealth department ease, whkh is in turn relaled Small prizes will . be to being overweight and havoffered to those who lose the ing a sedentary lifestyle. In most weight each week and an effort to combat that 44 at the eng o( 12 we~ks a larg · jYercent . the "New Year New er prize will be awarded to You" seminar will provide the person who overall lost the most weight. Please see_NeW Year, AS . BY BETH SERGENT ,, BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL .COM FARMERS TINTING BANK ·:zg, 26 DR. DAVID CARMEN FARMERS STYLE STATION i6 !ealsliA-1 FARMERS ~HUT BANK of Pomeroy df\AildOJ FARMERS BANK FANTASTIC SAM'S s .!§2= ' DOMINO'S PIZZA • '5' .Aft, ,"~:tl SPEEDWAY ROUS~'S .BODY SHOP Ia HIGH HOLZER CUNIC . PUIS -Piige. M"' , ,. .·· L&L ,N'PRAISAL ~. OOPSA EWW NJVIIJEO& FLO\IIERS TANNNG · FARMERS BANK HART\JIIELL · HOUSE. FARMERS ANDERSON:S FABRIC RIRNI11JRE ' y SHOP . BANK s5~ Mc:CWRE'S FRUTH PHARMACY ·· REStAURANT a. ' TNT a, -a. ,~, • Bush faces busy January calendar. See · BANK SUB\1/AY . . of Pomeroy McDCJNAI D'S cl Poli1161orf INSIDE · FARMERS 'S a~t. ·CLARK'S JEWELERS Page AS . • Cheryi_. Ann Mash • Dorothy Downie • Larry R. Laudermilt • Richard t::-Bartimus • James Sellers • D€1bbie Northup s&, s§i: Mcf"<)NJI:I D'S OBITUARIES THE BUCKEYE RIVIERFRONT. BAKE SHOP RURAL ELEC'I'RIC HONDA GOLDEN BANK B - ~, .THE PARTS BARN FUR PEACE RANCH PITSTOP li WEATHER I STACV"S HAIR SHOP SWISHER& LOHSE 76 THE HAIR STAnON . •. ~ SHEER. ILLUSIONS RUTLAND BOTrLEGAS fl~ WAL MA)U' · or~· & ROSIES as, SPENCER'S lMCIION ..... :1 SECnONS - ~- J ' ,. . ~ . J .. - ,.•• CENTRAL SUPPLY 1' • . *Sponsored by Meigs County Tourism! This contest would i1or have been poss<ble V:Othout the overwhelming generos<ty of the partiopat< ng merchants and the hard work of our employees Thank you, Brianna. C11. Rhonda. Al ish.a. Brittany. Detlb<e. Amy. Katie and rnosr pspemlly Missy and Mary Beth. .. B3-4 I I •• .. -a ' Bs ... A3 Editorials A4 Obituaries · AS B Section A6 © 0004 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. .. '' You may enter as often as.you like at your l()cal Farmers Bank office or selected participating merchants. · Each entry makes you eligible to win any of the prizes srown. The ,100 winners will be chosen at random . · on March.3 J, 2005. .F~rmers Bank ~mpfoyees aod their families are not eligible. •,. Classifieds Weather -· ! ,. A3 Sports ' • 1:1 PAGES Calendars . ·. ...... . NEWS@MYDAILYSENTIN ELCOM .. INDEX Dear Abby GRI.L ·construdion progresses on Museum··annex ,,. BY <;HARLENE HOE8.1CH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL .COM POMEROY - Construction is moving right along on the Howard and .Geneva Nolan Museum Anne~ being built on· the lot adjjlcent to ihe Meigs Museum on Butternut Avenue. . The building is being cemstructed by Hon1ecrcek Enlerpri se;s, Inc . Greg Bailey and Jini Clifford. . The groundbreaking for the .30-by-40 foot building. rearrangmg · of · things, which will have .a ·brick ·explained Parker. "Having facade to complement t~e the. annex will allow us to museum , was held on June bring out lots of items not 13. and constri1ction .began a displayed before because of tbe lack ofspace," she said. few weeks later. Margaret Parker. museum Par_ker expressed apprecia· director and pre.sident of the tion to benefactor Howard Mei gs to.unty Hi storical Nolan who made it possible· Society, said she 's hopeful for the museum trustees to the building wi ll be ready to move forward on expanding inove into once · the weather facilities. a project under congets warm. Moving in' mean s lots of 'Please see Annex. AS ' • I ' STAFF REPORT Comics HOLzER ', CUNIC . . . Anthropologist determines bones are l)Ptfman -·. Firsfbaby of 2005 contest open- Detallo ori Page A6 PHIL'S AVON en Cha~one H-/photo Construction .on the Howard· and Geneva Nolan Museum Annex is expected to be completed this spring. · · ' • LAFAMZA will COOLVILLE- Bones found last week near Coolville ar~ human, according to an Ohio University anthropologist. The bones were found on Dec. 28 by rock climbers in a wooded ·area near At.hens County Road 58, Athens County Sheriff Vernon R. Castle reported Friday. . Castle said Nancy Taterek , an OU anthropologist.-has determined that the bones are human and at least 30 yeats old · possibly much older. · · "She has taken the bones to the laboratory at OU to clean them up ·and see what else she can learn." Castle said . ''Investigators do not believe th ~ area is a crime scene, because we would have expected l.o find more than the 25 or so bones found in the search." · Ci!stle_said leg bones, hand bones and P,.arts of pelvic bonp ' were tound at the scene. · ''We don 't expect ariy additional information about the bones until after Dr. Tatarek completes her examination." · Castle said. "That will probably be so ml!time next week ." POMEROY - Numerous ·birth <if the baby. · the Bank ; a $20 gifl certificate prizes will be awarded to the name s of the parents. and from Powells in Pomeroy; a first baby born to M'eigs the place where the baby ~ase of diapers from Fruth's County parents in 2005 in Jhe was born . Pharmacy in Pomeroy; ·a annual hrsi .Baby Contest Only~se parents Yoi ho baby th row from Anderson's · sponsored by area merchants submit I the information in Pomeroy; · a meal at and The Daily SentineL before nbon on Jan. 14 will Millie' s Restaurant at . According to the rule s of · qualify to participiue· iQ the Bradbury. . t~e contest. the winning baby ·coqtest. • . Ameal to the 'p.arents from must be born 1o parents who . In the event of a tie, KF(/Long John Silvers of are legal residents of Meigs awards will be made at the Pomeroy; a pair of baby Nike County. · · discretion of -the contest . shoes from the Shoe Place in To enter the contest. the committee. 'Middleport ; a $50 savings paren ts. mu st su bmit a The prizes.to go to the first bond from Home National written . state ment to The baby of the -year and their Bank in Racine ;' a $20 gift Dail y Sentinel fro m the pare nls incl ude a $20 gifl cer- certificate from Me Donalds attending physician . Th at tific ate from Swi~l!er and in Pomeroy, and a $10 gift statement mu st show the Lohse in Pomeroy: a $50 sav- certificate from Wendy's in date and exact time of the in gs bond from Farmers Pomeroy. ·I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 01. January Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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