http://66.213.69.5/files/original/f9e4d217331ee27cd6a5c8eeab1a0dd7.pdf 8cd7eacd9c2eaa8ffcfccf292d58c87a PDF Text Text Pilgrims in Bethlehem, Vatican celebrate Christmas, dampened by rain, year of tragedies, A2 Russian Orthodox church seeks money for expansion, A6 en Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio Officers Paul M. Reed, President/CEO Edward W. Stines, Executive VP Michael R. Lieving, ExecutiveVP • Steelers shut out Cleveland. See Page 81 Shawn Arnott, Controller Randy Hays, Vice Presil!,ent Donna Schmoll, Vice President Mark R. Groves, Vice President Weber, Assistant Vice President .Edna "". · Brianna Acree, Peggy Barton, Jacqueline Casto, Stacy Cook, JoAnn Crisp, Tracy Davidson, Codi Davis, Steve Dunfee, Cindy Edwards, Jacqueline Fields, · Terri Fife, Judith Flowers, Kelly Gilland, Cyndie Gillilan, Kristy Greenlee; Heather Harris, Francis Hawkins, Vicki Hoffman, Lisa Hysell, Desmond Jeffers, Shirael Johnson, Carolyn Kesterson, Melissa Lambert, Carrie Lightfoot, Chasity Martin, Marilyn Martin, Linda May~;r, Racbael Needs, Tracy Pickett, Macie Pierce, Mary Beth Preston, Katie)ieed, Pam Russell, Paul A. Simpson, Ernest Vanlnwagen, Brenda Venoy, Lisa Venoy, Cheri.e Williamson, Charles Wise, Sandra Wise, Mary Wolfe · ' .• ' ' ~ ·BetsyJ(earns, Assistant Vice President Tu OBITUARIES Page AS • Orman Hall, Sr. • Kemp Beaumont, Jr. ' New council.members identify 'o6 priorities SPORTS BY .BRIAN J. chant, who recently purcha sed and renovated a building on the "T' for her antique business . For many year,s, REED BREEOOMYDAI,YSENTINEL.COM MIDDLEPORT - The three new . members of Middleport Village Council see downtown revitalization as a priority for village government next year, but also plan to address other issues. Sandra Fultz · Brown, Jean Craig, and Ferman. Moore were elected to council in November in a closelywatched race against three incumbents and other challengers. Council members Kathy Scott and Ro ger Manley were defeated, as was Shawn Rice, who was appointed to council last summer. All three of the new cou ncil members have been involved to one degree or another with the wor!( of the Middleport Development Group, a volunteer organization formed to seek funding for downtown beautification and business development. Brown is a downtown mer- Sandra Brown M o o r c operated the Royal Crown bottling operation in Middleport, and Craig is a former council member and member of the Board of Public Affairs, which was abolished in 2004 . . All three agree that down· town revitalization must be considered a priority of village council, not just of the Middleport Development Group which is spearheading the effort. "It's not just downtown that council must be concerned with, but the overall appearance of the town ," Craig said. "The entire village has begun council members are willing to accept the new members, and th eir new ideas. in the interest of improving the community," Crai g said. "The role of th e village counci l and the goals of the · deve lopment, group can't be divorced,'' Moore said. "Council members have not been supportive enou gh of the effort in the past, and have not been involved eno ugh, and the new members are going to try to push council to tak e a·more active rule in the effort." Moore said revitalization is just one of several priorities that rank "high on the li st. Those priorities also include continued work on the vi llage's public works system, and ensuring that the village governmen t operates more efti ciemly. ty." "Progress on completi ng the The secret to success for the village government. and par- water sy!\tem must be made," ticularly the new members of Moore said. "It's been dragcouncil, is cooperation. Craig ging on for years." Moore said co uncil should said. consider the value of a cont in" I would hope the other to look dow ntrodden because th e downtown area is." ''We do not have the civic pride we used to have, and Ferman Moore that needs to .change." Craig said any improvements to the downtown shopping district will bene tit the entire community. and will likely JCSUit in a reneweq sense of pride of place. " lf downtown Middleport improves, and new businesses are encouraged and supported, the benelit will manifest itself through the entire communi- Downtown Pomeroy looks for positive economic growth potential INSIDE • Asia marks one year .since tsunami roared ashore, sweeping away 216,000 lives. See Page A2 - -•·~Wom' irt atiJ.Itomey. . See Page A3..: Bets~ Kearns, Sheena Casto, Ton~a C·~..lemut~, Jamie Kevin Edwards, Rhonda- Fortner, :Ot·Diitr'i' Alisha McGuire, Amanda Stover, Veli.na Williamsun Jenmfer Doczi, Rebecca Grate, Dya·na Ha\vtlior-ne. Hel~n Millhone, Lola Sanders, Cecilia Spencer/ . :. Jess1ca Staley, Desiree :ray lor Ml\&ON l)Qf\NCt1 . ' MiChael Lieving, Vicki Clendenin; Diane Craddock Melissa -Kearns, Erica Lemons, Heather MacKnight Megan Venoy, Jennifer Wino ' I. Carson Crow, Ben H. Ewing, Thomas W. Karr, Paul E. Kloes, Douglas W. Little, Ferman E. Moore, John F. Musser, Paul M. Reed, Theodore T. Reed. Member F.D.I.C. Pomefoy.OH Tupper~ 740/992-2136 740/667-3161 Plea a. OH Galpols,OH 740/446-2265 BANI< BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYOAILYSENTIN ELCOM POMEROY - Businesses have always come and gone in downtown Pomeroy but last year there seemed to be inore of them coming in than going out. " I think the economic outlook is very positive with a number of new bu sinesses going in," Pomeroy Mayor John Musser said. "We recently announced 50 new jobs at the · Midwest Steel building. All of it is tremendous for the local economy." On Main Street alone some of the new small businesses that Pomeroy welcomed were Buns Party. Bam. Party N Stuff, Needful Things, · Fox's Pizza Den, Go Figure 1 and Making Memories Scrapbook Store. Second Street also welcome ·• 'Freedom from Ed's RC & Hobby. Acree's Smoking' cessation classes Arm'y Surplus Store and the scheduled. See Page A3 Hair Shack. Some businesses that ·• Electricity rates expected moved out of downtown to rise for many Ohioans in Pomeroy this year were Falcon 2006. See Page AS . Design, Cre di t Express and Citv National Bank. • Services center lor Only the City Nati omd Bank homeless, addicts draws building remains empty while opposition. See Page A6 the buildings once occupied by Beth Sargent/photo Falcon Design .and Credit Exprcs., are now occ upied by Syracuse Mayor Eric Cunningham (right) accepts a special American flag that was flown on a combat mission over Baghdad on the Hair Shac k and Fox's Pizza July 4, 2004 from Airman Adam Sorrell of the United States Air Force and his military unit the 379th Civil Engineer Structure Den respective Iy. Shop. Syracuse Street Superintendent Mike Ralston is also pictured. One of the main pieces of rea l estate in downtown Pomeroy that remains undeveloped is the old Pomeroy Junior Sorrell and the 379th were Ralston. ,Hi s parents are High School but if Musser has mission over Baghdad on BY BETH SERGENT recently stationed at Aludied Wilbur and Patricia Sorrell his way all that will change. BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM July 4, 2004 .. "1wou ld love to remove that The flag. which was pre- Base in the country of Qutar. of Wilkesville and he's mar, building and · crea(l' another Sorrell said several mis- ried to wife Erin with two SYRACUSE Adam sented on behalf of Sorrell or another piece of real place Sorrell of Wilkesville who is and his military unit the sions we re flown with these chi ldren, Toby. 3. and estate that can be developed Civi l Engineer fl ags onboard so that they Megan. seven months. He currently serving his country 379th into an economic boost for the in the United States Air Structure Shop, is housed in could be presented to local and his family are currently local economy," Musser said. stationed at Langley Air Force recently presented a a wa lnut case. Sorrell made towns. villages. American One of the main obstacles to Force Base in Hampton, Va. Details on Page A& special American flag to the the case whi ch also holds a Legion and VFW posts. develnping that property has Syracuse , M11yor Eric Sorrell\ fat her-in-law is certificate of authent icity village of Syracuse. been the i" ue of how much Street Cunningham accepted rhe The flag flew on a C-130 documenting the American Syracuse Superintcmlent Mike llag on behalf of the village. asbestos is actually in the bui ldairplane during a combat air flag 's journey. ing and what it wi ll cost to remove it. Musser explained that three 2 SECilONS - 12 PAGE..'i different compan ies had visited Calendars A3 investigations into inve st- lined him $4.000 and orde red mark of his administration the building to determine how BY JOE DANBORN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER · ments by the state's insurance him to send e-mail messages and had fired subordinates much asbestos is present and · Classifieds B2-4 fund for inju red workers, to Ohio newspapers and state for ethics violations. immedi- each returned with three differGov. Bob Taft's lowest which was th ird in the. rank· employees apologizing for ately said he would not ent an~;,wers . Comics Bs resign . "We need to get another point, a conv iction on ethics ings by Ohio Associated his behavior. "1 will continue to do the in hercju't as soon as · Dear Abby A3 charges, topped the list of the Press newspaper editors and "The court of public opin- job to which I have been company possihle to get the right answers ion and the court of histnry state's most noteworthy sto- broadcasters. elected by the people of the and get it out of there to use that have already and will in the Editorials A4 ries of 2005, beating out the Taft, serving his second state of Ohio:· he said. land for economic growth in heavy casualties of an Ohio four-year term. pleaded no future continue to impo'" a An October poll showed our downtown area." he said. Obituaries As Marines battalion . contest in August to failing to far greater punishment than Taft's approval rating at 15 For now those new busiTaft 's plummet - from report 52 gifts worth nearfy what 1 can impose on· you B Section scion of the state's most $6,000 that he received over today,' ' Froehlich told the percenl, and Time magaLine ncsses arc sharing space with Sports last month named him one of the older. f'tablished anchor prominent political family to four years. Franklin County Republi can governor. A6 first Ohio governor convicted Municipal Judge Mark Weather stores of downtown, hoping for Taft. who had declared Please see Top Story, AS a pro,perous 2006. · high ethical standards a hallof a crime - also trumped Froehlich found him guilty, WEATHER AIRMAN DONAlES FlAG TO vnLAGE OF SYRACUSE Governors ethics conviction is Ohios top story in 2005 Farmers Bank & Savings Company Mason.WV 304/77:u.cD .' ucd relationship between the vt llage and its engineering fi rm , Floyd Browne Group, wh ich has· worked on a conlracl basis to dfsign and secure fundin g fo r the village's public works projects. Brown sa id the village should concentrate more on enforcing ordinances on the village books, including building codes and ordinances which require property owners to keep their propef\ies clean and safe. "I think enforcing the ordinances on the books would be a good thi ng to start with and hopefu ll y will help the community reali ze that they are, indeed, bei ng enforced," Brown said, "Everyone should be treated fairly," Brown said. "Council can work together to do that. It 's important that the village not be enemies." The three new council members will be sworn in on Thursday, and will attend their first meeting on Jan. 9. © :1005 Ohio Valley P\iblishlng Co • • �The Daily Sentinel NATION. WORLD Page.A2 Monday, December 26, 2005 PILGRIMS IN BEI'HLEHEM, VATICAN CELEBRATE(HRIS1MAS, DAMPENED BY RAIN, YFAR OF TRAGEDIES Bv SARAH EL DEEB ASSOCIATED PR ESS WRIT ER BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Christian pilgrims packed Bethlehem 's Manger Square and the Vatican on Christmas ·Day to pray for a tranquil 2006 and remember those killed in the terrorist attacks and natural disasters that marked the waning year. Pope Benedict XVI praised s ign~ of hope in the Middle East, while grieving relatives gathered at beaches and mass graves in Asia to pay tribute to the tens of thousands killed when the tsunami crashed into the region 's . coastlines a year ago. In rainy Bethlehem, where a February truce brought a downturn in five years of Palestinian-Israeli violence, some 30,000 tourists visited Manger Square outside the fortress-like, . 4th-century Church of the Nativitv. built over the grottos thai mark Jesus' birthplace. But a reminder that peace remains elusive loomed at the edge of town - a 25foot barrier that Israel built to keep Palestinian ' suicide bombers out of Israel. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah, said the wall has turned the West Bank town of Bethlehem into a prison. Yet he struck an optimistic tone in his message at the traditional midnight. Mass. "There seems to be a oew Palestinian and Israeli political reality, despite the many complications and hesitations that surround it." Sabbah said. WO'rshippers lined up to • get in packed Bethlehem churches. <\ contrast to the sparse turnouts of previous years. · • At St. Catherine's Church. attached to the older Church of the Nativity. Andrea Mrakic. a 24-year-old Italian Emba>Sy .worker, said his prayers were for all people, "especially here , so that everyone can be in peace, happy with each other and enjoying each oiher." "In the last year, something has improved. But the road is still very long," he said. In the Vatican , Benedict carried on the tradition of the late Pope John Paul II of. .Express train derails in northern Japan, ·killing four Bv MARl YAMAGUCHI ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TOKYO - An express train traveling through strong winter winds der~iled in northern Japan. killing four people and injuring more than 30, officials said Monday. Five cars of the six-car express train derailed Sunday evening. three of them toppiing · onto their sides in Yamagata prefecture, about 180 miles north of Tokyo. officials said. The train 'was going from northern Akita to Niigata prefecture. The injuries of the survivors did not appear to be . life-threatening. Yamagata police spokesman Yoshikatsu Oe said. It was unclear how many passengers weie on the train, but Oe said most of the injured were in the first two cars. The dead included two men and two women. officials said. One of the men was pulled from the wreckage early Monday and was believed to be the last body on the train, a Yamagata police official said on condi tion of anonymity, citing departmental policy. Rescuers planned to lift the wreckage later in the day to see if any other · passengers remained be n e<~th. the offici>il said . · Transport Ministry otficial Hiromi Mishima said it was not · known what caused the derailment and officials were assessing the extent of the damage. Railway operator JR East Co. President Mutsutake Otsuka apologized for the accident at a news conference Monday morning and promised a thorough investigation. . Yamagata police official Yasuhiro Sugiu said there had been high-speed wind warnings for the area. Public broadcaster NHK quoted a train conquctor as saying a strong gust hit ·.the train just before the accident. Winds in the area were about 48 mph, Kyodo News agency repo\1ed. Japan in recent days has suffered from unusually heavy snowfall, and blizzard> have led to the deaths of eight people. But snow did not appear to be a factor in Sunday's crash. NHK footage showed · the wreckage in a rural area with only patches · of snow on the ground. Authorities said they did not know how fast the train was going. Speed was believed tci be a factor in an April 25 train wreck that killed I 07 people and injured more than 500 others in Amagasaki . western Japan. That accident was Japan 's worst train wreck since 1963. · Israelis begin Hanukkahfestival with warninR against overeating Bv MARK LAVIE ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER JER USA LEM - lsri1eli s began the eight-day lc<ti , al of ut 'lmdown Hanukkah Sunday with a warning against overdoing the holiday culinary specialties from someone who should know Prime"Minister Ariel Sharon. Families gathered at sundown to light the first cimdle of the Hanukkah Jestival . wh id1 commemorates an anc 1c nt victory of Jewi sh forces in the Holy Land against foreign conquerors. After the candle · lighting, many fum ilic> 'at down to a AP Photo Nicobarese people ·sing carols to celebrate Christmas outside temporary shelters in New Kakana village .in Car Nicobar, India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands archipelago, Sunday. The Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami killed about 10,,749 people in India and left 5,640 missing and presumed dead. It also bared ethnic hostilities. destroyed trees . coral and wildlife in this biodiversity hotspot. reflecting on violence and poverty in his "Urbi et Orbi" message - Latin for "to the city and to the world.'' "A united humanity will be able to confront the troubling problems of the present time: from 'the menace of terrorism to the humiliating poverty in which millions of human beii1gs live." he said. A rainstprm drenched · thousands or pilgrims in front of St. Peter's Basilica, but they cheered the pope. In London , Queen . Elizabeth II devoted her annual Christmas address to with a new addition at the natural disasters in the past ·annual festivities - Prince year, especially the tsunami Charles' wife, Camilla. that killed tens of thousands About I ,000 well-wishers in Asia when it struck Dec. lined a path nearby. 26, 2004. It was a sad Christmas in "This Christmas my the parts of Asia hit by the thoughts are especially with tsunami, leaving an estimatthose everywhere who are ed ZJ 6,000 people dead or grieving the loss of loved missing. Memorials were ones during what, for so planned throug,hout the area many, has been such a terri- Monday. ble year," she said in her preIn Phuket, Thailand , Bernd recorded remarks. Sibrava of Vienna, Austria, Britain's royal family gath- retl\rned to the same bungaered at the Sandringham low where he has spent estate in eastern England Christmas the last two decades. He had no second thoughts about staying in the same room where he escaped surging water last year by climbing a ceiling fan. but he lost his composure as he recalled friends whose children ·died in the disaster. "This is the only time I have a problem, when I think of thi s." Sibrava said, h-is voi ce cracking as tears streamed down his tanned. weathered face. In the United States, scores of Hurricane Katrina refugees rode out the holiday \vith relatives scattered across the country. American soldiers in Iraq · woke long before sunrise on a cold, rainy Christmas morning to raid an upscale neighborhood they dubbed "Whoville," after the Dr. Seuss book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." "It was appropriate. I did feel like· the Grinch," said Pfc. John Parkes, 31, a pia- . toon medic from Cortland, N.Y. . In Australia, thousands celebrating Christmas at Bondi Beach were subject to bag checks and increased police patrols two weeks after racial rioting at a nearby beach. The atmosphere was livelier in Brazil, where shopping malls staged a 32-hour selling frenzy, bringing in clowns, samba dancers and rock bands to entertain lastminute Christmas shoppers. There also was plenty of last-minute shopping in the United States, particularly in New York. hit by a three-day strike last week. Many Americans who waited too long to nab ~~ in" gifts .were .· left hor.ing "their children wou ldn t. notice as they opened packages under the tree. Asia marks one year since tsunami roared ashore, sweeping away 216,000 lives · Bv CHRIS BRUMMITT 'Community Calendar .Hocking Dean's List NELSONVILLE - These local students were named to the Dean's List at Hocking College: Paulette Alexander. McArthur ; Jennifer Baker. Pomeroy ; Tammy Bush, Pomeroy: Christa Carleton, Long Bottom; Deborah Dingey. Middleport; Shauna Elliott, Racine. Tara Hupp. Long Bottom; Scott Kimes. Reedsville; Mallory King. Pomeroy; Aubrie Kopec. Middleport; Samantha Lane, Tuppers ·Pl ains : Candy McCloud, Athens ; Nickolas McLaughlin, Athens. Steven Shepard · II, Long Bottom ; Clare Sisson, Pomeroy; Ryan Smith, Racine ; Albert Stearns, Rutland; Stephanie StorySchwab, Middleport; David Tucker. Pomeroy; . Charles Wolfe, Syracuse; Rose Yoho, Reedsville; Jennianne Young, Pomeroy; Kevin Butcher, Pomeroy. · ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BANDA ACEH. Indonesia - Mourners .returned to battered shorelines Monday to mark one year since the Ocean tsunami Indian crashed ashore in a dozen countries, laying waste to coastal communities and · sweeping away at least 216.000 lives. Under a clear sky and before a gentle sea, survivors, friends and relatives of those who died and world leaders commemorated those lost in one of the worst natural disasters the modern world has experienced. In Indonesia's Aceh province, which was closest to the earthquake that spawned the waves and bore the brunt of the disaster, Pre.sident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono .led hundreds of other officials in a minute's silence at a ceremonv held on a jetty overlooking ti.c sea. ''It was under the same blue sky, exactly one year ago that mother earth unleashed her most destructive power upon us.'' Yudhoyono told the gathering. . Similar periods of silence were to be observed at officials ceremonies in Thailand and Sri Lanka. where llags would be lowered to half-,tall and bells run g in remcmbcrance . Muslim. Christian , Buddhist and Hindu prayers services wqc bein g held w.:ross the t..; un:ml i /'one. Some pre ferred more per- lradi tional 1i1cal that mdudc<.l sonal rellection. delights like fri ed potato panIn Thailand , one man sat in cakes and jelly-tilled dough- the sand. a bouquet of white nut s. roses laying in front of him. Manv assume they' II gain The man, who declined to weight duri-ng the festival, talk to :i reporter, was among when children are off from scores of Westerners who school . families get together travell ed to sites along and - in the· rainy days of Thailand's world famous winter - there is little else to beachfront where their loved do than sit and eat. ones disappeared into the Sharon advised against let- waves. ting go. The badly overw~ight Ulrika Land~ren , 37. of Sharon. 77. was back at Work Malmoe, Sweden. brought · Sunday. a week after sufferin g her 9-year-old son to Pat.ong a mi ld stroke. Doctors imisted beach where nine . friend s that he must go on a diet. died. "Somehow it's good to see something they've been urging unsuccessfully since this place," she said , tears falling from behind her sun1965. • GCC grad nets job AP Photo Tha i villagers place flowers at the memorial monument prior to a memorial ceremony at Ban Nam Khem village in Pang-nga province. southern Thailand Monday. About 1.000 people attended the government-organized one-year tsunami memorial ceremony at Ban Nam Khem fishing village where last December killed hundreds of fishermen and villagers. At least 216,000 people throughout Asia died in the disaster. · · · glasses. One year ago Monday, a magnitude 9 earthquake the most powerful in 40 years - ruptured the sea tloor off Sumatra island . sending waves 33 feet high across the Indian Ocean . They crashed ashore in a Uozcn l.:uuntries. sweeping enl ire villages away in Aceh and Sri Lank ;1, swamping resort s in Thailand and surging into coastal communities from India to cast Africa. At least 216,000 people were killed or disappeared, The Associated Press found in an assessment of government and credible relief agency figures in each country hit. The United Nations puts the number at least 223,000. thou gh it says some countries are still updating their figures . The true toll will probably ne ver be known - many bodies were lost at sea and in some cases the population s of places struck were not accu ratel y recorded . In Aceh, Yudhoyono set off a siren at 8:16 a.m . to mark the ' moment the first wave struck . The siren is part of a tsunami warning system that did not exist last year. He later scattered petals over a grave holding almost 47,000 bodies that were hastily buried in the days after the disaster to clear the streets of the provincial capital. Banda Aceh, of corpses. People prayed at mass graves Monday for children ·swept away by the tsunami , walked on white sand beach- · es battered by the waves and attended prayers at mosques. temples and churches. Hundreds of people gathered at a mosque in Kajhu village for one of scores of prayer ceremonies in Aceh. "It is important for me to come here to pray for my family. may they rest in peace.'' said Dannawati. 39. who lost her husband. two daughters and both parents in the di saster. "I pray that God will give me strength to raise my only son who survived. The tsunami generated one of the most generous outpourings or foreign aid ever known . Some $ 13 billion was pledged tc> rei ief and recovery efforts. the U:N. says, of wHich 75 percent has already been secured. Internet GALLIPOLIS - Natasha Daniels has been employed as an office assistant at Preci sion Alloys in Scottown, Ohio. Daniels is a 2005 summer graduate of Gallipolis Career College where she received associates of applied business in computer application technology, computer technical support, business administration and a diploma in junior accounting. She currently resides in Bidwell , Ohio. 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Monday, December 26, Sworn in as attorney Keeping up church appearance POMEROY Amy Sayward Smith, daughter of Todd and Nancy Smith of Pomeroy. was sworn in as an attorney during a recent speTuesday, Dec. 27 cial session of the Supreme RACINE - Southern Court of Ohio. Local School Board, regular Smith was administered sesston , 7:30p.m., high the oath of oflice by Ohio sc hool. Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnick. She is a Wednesday, Dec. 28 1998 graduate of Meigs PORTLAND - Lebanon · High School, a graduate of Township Trustees. year-end Ohio University and Capital mcctmg, 8 a.m .. at the town- . University Law School , and ship building. passed the bar examination in July. She was the first of Thursday, Dec. 29 the newly-admitted attorneys LANGSVILLE - Salem across the state to receive the Township Trustees, 6 p.m., Supreme Court Certificate. Salem Fire House. Attending the ceremony SYRACUSE- ·sutton were Nancy and Maggie Township Trustees year-end Smith of Pomeroy, Patrick meeting, 7 p.m.. Syracuse Brown of Canal Winchester, Village Hall. . Smith's fiance. and Rainy\ Clubs and organizations PageA3 BY THE BEND The Daily Sentinel Amy Smith and Bra·ylon Harrison of Pomeroy. Smith is employed as a law clerk with the Court of Claims of Ohio. Past Councilors nominate C?tficers CHESTER - Officers Esther Smith and Julie were nominated for Past Fleming will serve refreshCouncilors Club of Chester mcnts . Jean Welsh and Mary Council No. 323, Daughters Jo Barringer will conduct the of America at a combined games . meeting \\lith the District Esther Smith conducted a Deputy and the District I;'ast Christmas progwm with Councilors. Erma Cleland , Helen Wolf. JoAnn Ritchie offered the Charlotte Grant, Laura Mae blessing before a dinner ·Nice and Goldie Frederick served by the Order of sharing readings. Christmas Estern Star for 21. songs were sung and a gift President Laura Mae Nice exchange held. Favors were presided at the meeting. and provided by JoAnn Ritchie. read the Christmas sto'ry and Santa Claus delivered from Luke 2. Members the gifts. The District Deputy and offered the Lord 's Prayer and the Pledge to the District Past Councilors met American Flag, and with Doris Grueser presidanswered roll call by telling ing. The next meeting will what they like about. be a picnic at 6 p.m. on July Christmas. 18 at the Masonic Hall in Nominations were: Jean Chester. Officers will remain Welch, president; Doris the same. Grueser, vice president; Also attending were Gary Esther Smith , secretary; Holter. Everett Grant, Ruth Smith, treasurer; Scottie Smith, Dorothy Goldie Frederick, Sentinel; Myers, Barbara Sargent, Eichinger. Opal Erma Cleland, flower. com- Opal mittee; Mary K. Holter, Hollon, Janice Zwilling, Ridenour, and reporter. The new officers Pauline will be installed on Jan. 17. Roberta Ridenour. ATV boom luring more businesses to Matewan MATEWAN (AP) - More and remodeling a former tourism-related businesses ·saloon, are coming to the Mingo Meanwhile, a local investor County town of Matewan, the is currently negotiating with direct result of the Hatfield- the Matewan Development McCoy Trails System and the Authority to purchase properall-terrain vehicle industry, . ty in downtown Matewan on Mayor Sheila Kessler says. which a hotel would be built, She said tourists from other states are wanting to inv.est in she said. "We are going to play on the Matewan area. Two New York police offi- our history and most definitecers are renovating a house in ly lean toward ATV riders," -Hatfield Bottom that they'll Kessler said. The town is known for 'the rent out to tourists, while investors from Illinois have Matewan Massacre of 1920 begun the process of buying and the Hatfield-McCoifeud. DEAR ABBY: This is difticult, but I have no one here I can confi.de in. I'm ashamed, confused and unsure . Any advice would be greatl~ appreciated, as I am finding 1t more difficult every Sunday. Without going into specific beliefs and asking questions that can only be answered by faith, I will simplify: Is it better to go to church for the w~ong reasons than not to go at all? I don' t think I am fooling "Him"- and I know I'm not fooling myself. The others, including my wife, are, if not wise to me, suspicious. I don't like . my hypbcrj sy. but I' m afraid of the reactions - and repercussio.ns should I "out" myself and stay home. I'm wJcomfortable masquerading every $unday, being the loyal husband and · worshipper while being untrue .to myself. Help. (Or am I beyond it"') BETWEEN A ROCK AND A CLOSET DEAR BETWEEN: I have always believed that husbands and wives are members of the same . "team" and ~hould be able to level with each other, so I'm having trouble understanding why you are masquerading and hiding the way you feel. I also believe that people can communicate with God in their own way, wherever they are. because God is everywhere - not just confined to church property. · Because you are left feeling empty and unfulfilled by the Sunday sermons, you may need· to look elsewhere for Dear Abby spiritual fulfillment. However, until you find the courage to express your feel ings and stand by them. you will remain forever between a rock and a closet. DEAR ABBY: I would like to .help my friend '·George." His ex-wife, "Carol," left him in 2003 because his hours at work were cut and hi s salary decreased by $20,000. She told him she no longer loved him. Abby, George supported her when she wanted to become a teacher, studied to be a bartender and then an actress. They had been married four years when she . dumped him. In 2004, George met a single mother with a young daughter. They fell in love . Soon after, Carol re-entered his life and took a job at his company to be closer to him. It affected his relationship with the single mom. He broke off their engagement .and moved out. George is now dating Carol again. He told me a few months ago that she had filed for bankruptcy. Financially, he is doing well again. But he seems blind to the fact that Carol is . seeing him only because she need > S(]]neone to support her as she struggles to become an actress. He was her third husband . I used to be her confidant. She told me after she and Georg·e had been marrie<.l only nine months that she didn ' t love him. and only stayed married to him because he was a warm bodv and a steady paycheck . She'il use him again until she fi nds a man who is wealthier imd more interesting. What can I do to help my friend , Abby? He has turned to alcohol and pot to numb GEORGE'S himself. FRIEND, NOT CAROL'S DEAR FRIEND: 1 assume that between his alcohol and pot binges, your friend · George is confiding in you. If you are truly his friend, you ' II tell him that it's clear he is in emotional pain and suggest that he get professional help "to see him through this diffi cult period." Your friend is accident-prone when it comes to love, and counseling is what he really needs. CONFIDENTIAL TO MY READERS: Today is a dou ble-barreled holidayl To my African -American readers. a H~ppy K'ilanzaa to you all. And to my Jewish readers, a very. Happy Hanukkah 1 Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bur~11, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was 'founded by her motl1er, Pauline Phillips. Write lJear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. 'Freedom From Smoking' cessation classes scheduled STAFF REPORT NEWS®M VDAIL VSENTI NEL.COM GALLIPOLIS - Want to quit smoking? 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Seriior residents .in the Cuyahoga Meiropolltan Housing Authority spin -the yarns through Griot I A Culture .& Wisdom Exchange Program.' It was one of 21 programs to receive an award this year from the National . Association of Housing and .Redevelopment Officials. Storytellers, often dressed in traditional African garments, reach out to youths in public housing to teach them both the lessons and the traditions of African stories. ,One story · begins with a farmer removing the hair trom his pigs. Several animals then told a passing lion that the barrel full of water was for a bath, so the lion backed into the hot water, his tail poking through a hole in the barrel. The tale explains how the lion ended up with only a mane and a small tuft of hair on his tail. 79-year-old Ester Stowers tells a room of Cleveland children. But it also teaches youngsters not to let others back them into bad decisions. 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'53.55 26 Weeks . . . . . . . . .'107. 10 52 Weeks . . . . . . . . .'214.21 Monday, December 26, 2005 VVhen democracy isn't democratic Not to curdle the Christmas pudding or anything, but it's hard to see how Uncle Sam comes out a winner in any of the elections that have just taken place, however historically, in the Arab world. This isn't to contradict President Bush, who said, referring to Iraq's parliamentary elections, we're seeing "something new: constitutional demOCf\ICY at the heart of the Middle East." Sure, campaign posters and ballot boxes are new. But the emerging natnre of this constitutional democracy - from Iraq to Egypt to the Palestinian Authority (PA) - calls into question whether, as the president also said in referring to Iraq, "America has an ally of growing strength in the fight against teJTGr." For that statement to be true, Arab voters would need to be electing brave anti-jihadists, right? They would be dunking their fmgers in purple ink for reform-minded advocates of equality and freedom of conscience, not to mention peace with Israel. But with nearly two-thirds of the ballots counted in Iraq, the initial headlines tell a different story. "Parties Linked to Tehran Gain in Iraq," reponed The New York Sun. "Secular candidates not doing well," reported the Los Angeles Times. Apparently, that's putting it mildly. So far, election returns indicate that the Shi'ite Muslim religious coalition, the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA), ' Diana West has overcome internal tensions and weak projections to win a dominating bloc of parliamentary seats. That means that the democratic enterprise ·in Iraq appears to have empowered proponents of sharia law with alarmingly close ties to the terror masters of Iran. . Little wonder, then, that something approaching JUbilation is the reaction in Tehnm. "We share this victory with the Iraqi nation because we paid a price for its preparation," said Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president ol' lnin, making reference to the lnm-Iraq War (198088). Usually described as Iran 's "pragmatic conservative" in the Western media (not necessarily saying much), Mr. Rafsanjani continued. "It is a victory because the results were the opposite of what the Americans were seeking." If out of democratic Iraq emerges a sharia state alhed with Iran, Mr. Rafsanjani would be right. Which would make President Bush wrong - not about the need to fight in Iraq. but about the trans for. mative powers of the democ· ratic process (emphasis on process). In other words, what we see in Iraq and m the rest of the Muslim world is that the political freedom to vote does· n't guarantee election results that we in the West would in any way equate with political freedom. Amid · claims of Shi' ite election fraud, one liberal paity candidate, Mithal aiAiusi, told The New York Sun: "We may have just traded the Ba' athist fascists for the religious fascists." This isn't to say scrap the war, or give credence to hateBush Democratic carpmg. But there is a deepening disconnect between Western democracy theories and Muslim demdcracy realities that urgently needs to be confronted and assessed. And not just in Iraq. A similar story unfolded in Egypt where, contrary to Washington's wishes and pro· jections, November elections also yielded results that were more democratic, but not more liberal. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported, "Most lib· era!, secular reformers lost their seats, while a banned lslamist party" -·the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) "became the most important opposition bloc in parliament. The MB platforn1? "Islam is the solution." As political analyst Hala Mustafa told the Chronicle, "It was a complete defeat for the liberal political tendencies.'' Then there's the Palestinian Authority. Election Day lies ahead (January 25 ), but prima-' ry victories for Hamas already underscore the inability of for- ' '' "' '" MOUNTAIN " ., '. .{)g:fCIT .. Ulhen afriend goes missing Joshua Gray walked across a stage at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in May, accepted his bachelor of arts diploma from the dean of the School of Communications · and looked into the audience. There, seated next to his adoptive parents, was Wallace Richards, his best friend. Wallace leapt to his feet and hollered and hooted, and when he made a toast at'lunch afterward, he cried. They grew up together in Berkeley, two kids who took divergent paths, but remained · like brothers. It was always Wallace who picked up Joshua at the Oakland airport when he came home from college. It was Wallace who bragged to his friends 'about Joshua attendin~ Howard, Wallace who mailed Joshua $100 {or homecoming weekend or for no reason at all. . Joshua slowly separated himself from most of his childhood friends once he went to college, detennined to keep himself out of trouble. But Wallace is family, helping Joshua's father in the ~arage or back yard, helping h1mself to whatevc;r is in the fndge. He always has some scheme or other to make easy money, mostly producing fake IDs. But he is, as Joshua's mother said, "a big teddy bear with a sweet smile who doesn't have a mean bone in his body." He had said, after returning from Joshua's graduation, that he wanted to return to San Francisco State, where he had spent a year and a half. The 23-year-old's long-term financial plan, however, remained winning the lottery. I learned all this from Joshua and his mother over breakfast the other day at Mel's Diner on Mission Street. make a difference in getting out the word? Of course it would. An event qualifies as news largel;r because it is out of the ordinary. Young black men get Joan killed and go missing ali the Ryan time. Maybe that sounds harsh. But statistics show that youl)g black men are less likely to survive adolescence than any major subgroup in a few blocks from where America. They are murdered Wallace was last seen al1ve six at eight times the rate of their weeks ago. wh1te counterparts. Black Wallace had dropped off a males ages 14 to 24 make up female friend at her JOb at just I .2 percent of the populaLarry Flynt's Hustler Club on tion but 15 percent of the murKearny Street around II a.m. der victims. according to the on Nov. 10, a Thursday. He U.S Deprutment of Justice. was taking the young They are. overwhelmingly, woman's Mercedes-Benz to killed by other young black get the oil changed and was men: they commit 25 percent supposed to pick her up at of all the murders in the 7:30p.m. He never showed. United States. The car was found five days "It's painful," Joshua said, later in San Lorenw. It wa~ picking at his scrambled eggs not damaged and. police say, and French toast. He wore a showed no obvious signs of dress sh1n, V-neck pullover foul play. His cell phone and a cream-colored winter records show his last call went scarf draped around his neck. to Joshua at 10:44 on the "Every year I come back for · morning he disappeared. the holidays, another friend is Joshua dido 't have his phone killed. Every year. And now on. this." "Someone knows where he Joshua doesn't want to think is," Joshua said. But so far, th~t his best friend is dead. nothing. "! think he's hurt," he said. There have been a few vig- ''I really do." ils, and there is a Web site But when pressed. he said it (www.wallacerichards.com) . was difficult to remain opti· created by a friend. But com- mistic. pared with the pediatrician "! tl1ink he's gone," he said. who went missing from "To be missing this long ... it's Oakland three days before hard to think about it." Wallace disappeared (and Wallace's disappearance, whose body and car were and the scru1t attention paid to found Tuesday), there has it. have deepened Joshua 's been little news coverage, sense of obligation to young frustrating Wallace's family men like Ius best friend and so and friends. What if he were a many of the guys in his old photogenic blonde mstead of a n~ighborhood. chunky you ng black man'' He spent the ~' ummer and What if he were anything but a autumn helping to elect the young black man? Would that Democratic cand1date for gov- "., ernor in Virginia. He is look~ · ing to work on another politi · cal campaign, maybe go to' graduate school for govern- , mental studies. He sees his own education - which was nurtured by several devoted teachers at Berkeley High ' School and by the couple who began mentoring him as a fifth-grader and eventually took him in as their son in high school -a~ a gift to share. He wants one day to become mayor of Oakland. "I feel I have so much nding on my back," Joshua said. "I have so much to accomplish." He knows 1f he had not had a b1t of good luck and had not made ce1tain decisions along the way. he could have been in the car that day with Wallace. He could have been another Department of Justice statistic, barely noticed, another black guy who got himself into trou- ' ble, who went missing, who tumed up dead. He knows he m1ght never, lind out what happened to Wallace,thoogh he'll keep trying to get more news coverage. Maybe somebody saw somethmg. Bur Joshua has in his memory Wallace's face that May afternoon at Howar\1 University. It wa; full of such pride ;md admiration, maybe even awe. For Joshua. it is a reminder of why he worked so hard in · school and why he continues to work hard: He wants to become the man he saw. reflected in his besl friend's ' face. · (Joan Rrcm is a rolwnnist for the · San Frcmci.1cO Chronicle. Semi cmHmnJts to her in care of this nt:w.\paper or send her e-mwl ar joan: nan@ vfch~rnncle.cnm.) Obituaries Onnan Hall, Sr. eign-made democrati~ machmery to produce anythmg akin to homegrown democratic candidates. Instead, we get People's · Choice terrorist~ - con v1cted killer Marwan Barghouti, '·mother of mrutyrs" Miriam Farhat, and "Hitler" (aka Jamal Abu AI-Rub), a real crowd-pleaser known for public execution-style slayings of suspected Israeli "collabora:-, tors." And these are People'~ Choice te1mrists with attitude: When the European Uniol'l,' rather surprisingly, discussed ending aid to the PA if Hamas won parliamentary seats next month, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal responded with Sons-' ot~Libeny-style rhetoric about the dangers of ''playing w1th the values of democracy an<J; freedom.". All of which is why I beg t9 differ when lhe president says, "the terrorists know that democracy is their enemy.'; From the PA, where shariasupponing tenurists are winnmg primaries,· to Egypt, where sharia-supporting terror-ideologues are being elected, to Iraq, where sharia-supporting terror-state-allies ~ being elected, democracy is not their enemy. It is vox populi . And just because the pea-. ple have spoken doesn 't mea,IJ we should applaud what the,y, say. ,, (Diona West is a co lttmni~1 for The Wc•slml!ilon Times" She can be colllacted via dianawe>t@ verizon.net.) 8~8AC\< Monday, Dece!llber 26, 2005 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va.- Orman Elwood Hall Sr. 73 of Point Pleasant. W.Va ., died Saturday, Dec . 24, 200S. ' ' The servi.ce will be held at II am. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at W1lcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with burial following at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville. W.Va. Friends may ca ll from 6 to 8 p.m. Jd Tuesday at the funeral home. · The Daily Sentinel • Page A5 www.mydailysentlnel.com Libyan cou~ orders retrial of Bulgarian nurses, Palestinian doctor on·AIDS charges Bv KHALED EL-DEEB ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TRIPOLI, Libya - The Libyan supreme court on Sunday overturned death sentences for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who have been 10 jail since 1999 on allegations they purposely infected children with the AIDS virus. REEDSVILLE Kemp Field Beaumont Jr., 86, The case has poisoned Reed~v ille , died on Fnday, Dec. 23, 2005, at Cornerstone Libyan leader Moammar Hospua\\ Huntmgton, W.Va., after an extended illness. Gadhafi's efforts to Improve He was born on March 20, 1919, in Raysville, Md., son of ties With 1he West and he is the late Kemp and Anna Louise Spicer Beaumont. He owned beheved looking for a faceand operated a school bus company in Baltimore County for saving way out of the standmany years. off The supreme co urt He IS su rv1 ved by a grandson, Dwight Beaumont, ordered the six defendants Reedsville: a son. Kemp Beaumont Ill, of M1ssouri: a grand- retried, saying there were daughter, Desiree Roberts, Lakeland, Fla.: and special friends "irregularities" in the case's Oeorgina Thompson, Reedsville, Raymond handling. Myers, Somerset, and Elwood Myers, Ro4nd Rock, Tex. He The U.S. government and r provided a foster home for Brenda Ellis, Sharon Fike , and European Union had conSandy Johnson, all of Reedsville. demned the convictions and His brother, Donald Beaumont, and sister, Emma accused Libya of trumping Marguerite, also preceded him .in death. up the charges to divert attenService will be held at II a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27. 2005, tion from poor hygiene at its at Fisher Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow at the hospitals that the critics South Bethel Cemetery in Reedsville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on on Monday, at the blame for the infections. The supreme court's ruling funeral home. came three days after U.S., European and· Libyan negotiators reached a deal to set up a fund to help families of the 426 children infected in the 1990s w1th HIV. About 50 of the children are said to ' COLUMBUS (AP) providing electricity at the end have died. Emotions are also inflamed Electricity costs arc expected of the year. in Libya. Relatives of the to rise for many Ohio cusLt. Gov. Bruce Johnson, infected children angrily tomers in the new year, when a who sponsored the bill as a protested Sunday's ruling at provision in a deregulation law state senator, said he believes Green Square in central that required discounted rates deregulation is on the right expires and new rate plans kick path, although he's disappoint· Trippli. Some set tire to tires in. ed ip the slow progress in and clashed with police. Four demonstrators were arrested. Ohio lawmakers passed an developing competition. electric deregulation law in Johnson said mvestors lost 1999 aimed at allowing com- contldence in the concept after petition between suppliers and the Ohio law was passed lowering customers' bills. The because of the bankruptcy and law required a five-year period scandal surrounding Enron, with frozen distribution rates one of the world's largest enerand a 5 percent discount on gy companies, and the energy generation to allow the market crisis in California. 'The world changed a lot in to develop. BY JASON STRAZIUSO ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER That period expires at the five years. In between the end of the year, and the PUblic Cahfornia debacle and the BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Utilities Commission of Ohio Enron debacle, the environhas approved rate stabilization ment for competition was dealt U.S. military will not hand plans be~inning in 2006 for a pretty severe blow," Johnson over Jails or individual detainees to lraq1 authorities Ohio's utilities. said. Ohio's public advocate for until they demonstrate higher PUCO Chairman Alan Schriber acknowledged that residential customers in utility standards of care, an official said the · new rate plans were cases says she thinks deregula- American designed to buy more time for tion can be salvaged, but other Sunday, two wt;eks after the the utilities to transi tion into a problems need to be addressed. discovery of 120 abused Iraqi "I think what we need to do pnsoners. competitive market. Meanwhile, bloodshed "Clearly, we're not where is take a look at the wholesale we thought we would be," he market," OhiO Consumers' claimed at least 18 lives Counsel Janine Migden- across Iraq , including two said. Under those plans, the Ostrander said. U.S. and five Iraqi soldiers Office of the Ohio Consumers' The rates charged by region- killed by bombings in Counsel estimates generation al transmission organizations, Baghdad. rates could increase by about the gatekeepers of the nation's Lt. Col. Barry Johnson said $36 and $72 a year for cus- electric· grid, are one problem detention facilities in Iraq tomers of two American in the wholesale market that will be transferred over time Electric Power subsidiaries, can provide a barrier to com~­ to Iraqi officials but they based on an average monthly tition, Migden-Ostrander srud. must first show that the rights use of 850 kilowatt hours. The Migden-Ostrander said the of detainees are safeguarded cost of electcic1ty generation rate stabilization plans violate and that international law on accounts for about 66 percent the deregulation law, which the treatment of prisoners is requires the utilities to offer being followed. of the average residential bill. prices and commarket-based The office estimates costs "A spec1fic timeline for for customers of Cincinnati petitive bidding at the end of doing this is difficult to proGas & Electric Co. could the development period. Ject at this stage with so many But Craig Baker, AEP senior variables," said Johnson, a . increase by $105 in 2006. Since the deregulation law regulatory vice president, said military spokesman. "The was adopted, few customers its rate stabilization plan will Iraqis are committed to doing have switched to alternate actually save customers this right and will not rush to electricity suppliers. Some money, compared with what failure. The transition will be customers m northern Ohio they would have spent if the based on meeting standards, JOined a buying cooperative utilities went directly to charg- not on a tirneline." with Green Mountain Energy. ing market prices. He estimatHe was commenting on a but that supplier hasJulled out ed the savings at up to $3.8 bil- New York Times story of the agreement an will stop lion over three years. Sunday that was the first to Kemp Beaumont. Jr. Electricity rates expected to rise for many Ohioans in 2006 Libya accused the six health workers of dehberately infecting the children at a Benghaz) hospital as part of an experiment. The health workers said they were torture.d to extract confessions. In the ruling Sunday, the supreme court's ch1ef Judge, Ali ai-Aious, suggested he believed the defense. He said prosecutors had agreed with defense lawyers that there were "irregularities" in the arrest and the interrogation of the medical workers. In Washmgton, State Department spokesman Justm Higgms said "our understanding is that this decision 1s a positive development since it removes the risk of the death sentence being carried out.'' · "The international commu· nity is working with Libya to find an overall solution," Higgins said . "As we have made Clear before, we believe a way should be found to allow the medics to return to their homes . We' ll continue to support these efforts." Bulgaria welcomed the verdict as a "poSitive sign" and said it hoped for a quick retnal. "The Libyan court's decision is an encouraging step toward a final recognition of the innocence of our compatriots," said Bulgaria's parlia· ment speaker, Georg1 P1rinski. Tlie defendants did not attend Sunday's session. A date for the retrial was not immediately set The case has plagued Gadhafi 's campaign to rebuild good relations with the West. In 2003, Libya accepted responsibility for the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, and agreed to compensate families of the 270 v1ctims. It also voluntarily scrapped its nuclear program, handing its material over to the 'Umted States and Unned Nations. In response, the U.S. government lifted 23-year-old travel restrictions imposed on Libya, inviled American companies to return to the oil-rich nation mod encouraged Tripoli to open a dipl omatic office in Washington. But Wash~ngton has made dear the nurses' case IS a key sticking pomt that must be resolved befor~ the United States reopens its embassy in Tripoli , a top goal for Gadhafi. "There should be no confusion in the L1byan government 's mind that those nurses ought to be not only spared ... but out of pnson," President Bush said in October. The European Union also said Its relat1ons with Libya hinged on the fate of the Bulgarians. The trial has stoked anger Within L1bya, with the families of the infected children demonstrating at every court session and reacting with outrage at the repeated delays in carrying out the original sentence of execution by fir- ing squad Relatives. some of them carrying thei r children. scuffled with not poll~e surrounding the ~oun during Sunday's session and tned to force th eir way 1n side "M.erry Christmas to you, nuJSes. but what did v. e do to you that you in fect us''" read one banner. Awad ai-Mesmari. a lawyer tor families of the mfected chddren, said he w,ts "saddened" by the ruling "What did the children do so that they suffe1 now '! We have buried 50 of them. may God bless them," he said. Another law yer for fa milies vowed the six would still be found gu ilty. "The verdict will delay achieving JUstice for years because the retnal takes a long time We will be ready and we have enough evidence to mmminate them." Ranuu.lan ai-Favtouri smd." In months of· negotiations over the' nurses, Bulgaria rejected L1byan proposals that it pay compensation to familie s of the infected children. say ing . that would imply the medical workers' guilt and amount to blackmail. On Thursday. an agreement was announced under which Bul gana, the Unt!ed States, Bntam and the EU a~reed to set up a non-goverllmental group to collect and uistribute finan c~td and material help to the children's families. The amount of md has yet to be announ~ed. U.S. says~ no handover of prisons to Iraqis until higher standards of care seen Top Story from PageA1 the country 's three worst governors. The case agamst Taft spi· raled off a scandal over stale losses from investments in rare coi ns and other funds. In October, federal prosecutors accused Toledo-area coin dealer Tom Noe of funneling $45,400 in illegal contributions to President Bush's re election bid. He has pleaded innocent. Noe, a prominent Republican fundraJScr and political appointee, has acknowledged that up to $13 million i~ m1ssing from a $50 million coin fund that he handled for 'the Ohio Bureau of Compensation . ·Workers' Ohio attorney genera l Jim Petro has accused him of stealing as much as $6 milhan but no charges have been filed so far. As the scandal unfolded, Republicans from PreSident Bush to the local level rushed to return or donate to chanty contnbutions they got from Noe. "The· man knows every- body," said Republican Larry Kaczala, the Lucas County auditor. "He's one degree of separation from everybody in the state." Between the Taft and Noe stories was the sad tale of the suburban Cleveland-based 3rd Battalion , 25th Marines, which lost 48 members in Iraq , including 16 from Columbus-based Luna Company. Nine Marines from the company were among 14 killed in a roadside bombing in August that was the deadliest' attack on U.S. troops in Iraq. Two days earher, the battal· 1on lost SIX men patrolling for snipers. Rosemary Palmer, mother of Lance Cpl. Edward Schroeder, was maki ng plans to atte nd the funerals for those six when Marines came to tell her that her son died in . the bombing. He enlisted in 2002 despite her opposition to the war. "He was persuaded that if he jmned the Marines he would get a new sense of purpose," sa1d Palmer. who wouldn,'t let her son play with toy guns as a ch1ld. The state's other top stories of 2005: (4) Charles McCoy Jr. pleaded guilty and was sen· tenced to 27 years in prison for k1lling a woman in a car on a highway. McCoy, 29, shot at build· ings and moving vehicles over five months 10 2003 and 2004, terronzmg central Ohio. He had stopped taking medication for hi s severe paranoid schizophrenia. and told psychiatrists later that shooting would quiet mocking voices in his head (5) Ohioans felt the pinch from ris1ng gas and fuel prices . . In October. Taft moved another $75 million mto the slate 's '$100 million fund that helps families pay heating bills. State Sen. Jeff Armbruster proposed opening state lands to oil and' gas drilling and timber harvesting, angen ng environmentalists. And school districts, expecting average increased costs of $ 100,000, turned down thermostats. (6) The NCAA ~harged Ohio State's football and basketball teams with recruitmg v1olallons and improper ben-. efJt s. The school conceded all the allegations except an accusation Ihal it dido ·t have control over the men's basketball program. The NCAA report pnson facilities wouldn't be handed over unt1l lraq1 officials improved standards. Prisons have been one of the sore points between the Shiite Muslim majority and Sunni Arabs, a long-dominant minority that saw its power evaporate with Saddam Hussein's ouster. U.S. offi · cials are pushing to heal the rift as a way to weaken sup· port for the Sunni-led insurgency. U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said earlier this month that at least 120 abused prisoners had been found inside two Jails controlled by Shiite-run Iraqi Interior Ministry. Sunni Arabs long have complained about abuse and torture by Interior Ministry security forces. Interior Minister Bayan Jabr contends torture allegations have been exaggerated by people who sympathize with msurgents. Johnson sa1d that in prepa· ration for the eventual handover of prisons, the U.S . Department of Justice is training Iraqi prison guards. About 300 have completed the course, he said. Amencan authorities suffered their own black eye over mistreatment of prison· ers v.hen photographs sur· faced early last year showing U.S. sold1crs abusing clenc Abdui-Az1z ai-Hakim, detainees at the Abu Ghraib deni es there was any fraud prison on Baghdad's western and IS urgi ng Iraq is to accept outskirts. The scandal led to the results as it tries to form a convictions for nine A1 my ··national un ity·· gove rnment reservists. drawing people from all com· In ongoing violence, the munit1cs. U.S. command reported that Sunni Arabs staged smaller two Amencan sold1ers were demon'strations 1n FaiiUJah killed by bombs Sunday. No and Baqouha to support o1her details were lrfimediate- demands from Sunni and secly· released-, and it was not ular Shine partie' for a rerun clear if they died in the same of the election. In Fallujah, a former insur-. incident. A suicide car bomber gent stwngholu in westem slammed into two Iraq1 army Anbar provmce, looal govvehicles in central Baghdad, ernment offices closed to supkilling five sold1ers and port the protest. "We ' decided to have a sitwounding seven police and Maj. in today and stop work m civilians, police Mohammed Younis said. A governmem offices to convey second suicide car bomb tar- our demands for a rerun of geting Iraqi police in elections.'' said Fallujah's Baghdad wounded four offi- mayor, Dhan ai-Arsan. cers . Iraqi President Jalal Bombings and gun attacks Talabani, a member of the killed at least II more people Kurdish minority. so ught to elsewhere in the cap1tal, calm tenSion s by saying Kirkuk, Mosul and Jbala, Sunday that all fact1ons will have a role in the new govauthonties said. In Baghdad's Shiite slum of ernment. Sadr City, about I,000 "The government will nm demonstrators rallied to sup- be formed wnhout the Sunni Talabani • told port the governing Shiite reli- Arabs.'' gious coalition, the United reporters 1n the northern Iraqi Alliance, which took a resort town of Dukan, where large lead in prelimmary he met w1th KurdJSh leader results from the Dec. 15 par- Massoud Barza ni and the U S. amhassador to discuss liamentary electwns. Those results · have been the political sit uation . T.d,Jhanl s.ud there must be attacked by Sunni Arab and secular Shiite parties. which a "consensus gove rnment that hasn't finished its rev1ew. . charge the election was taint- p1cserves national unity." (7) Floodmg and mudslides ed by fraud and other ineguHe s,ud the rights of the from winter storms caused an lanties. Kurui sh people must also be estimated $268.5 million and The Alhance , headed by guaranteed. prompts President Bu sh to declare 59 Ohio counties major disaster areas. (8) Authorities removed II FURNITURE GALLERJ.ES special needs ch1ldren from a northern Ohio home where some slept in cagelike beds . The children 's adoptive parents claimed they were protecting the children from hurting themselve s and each Tuesday D~. 26th to Saturday, Dec. 31st other. (9) (tie) A protest of a planned neo-Nazi march in a predominantly blac k Toledo neighborhood dissolved into a four-hour riot that damages businesses and veh1cles. A · .; (Ex~luding Earl Tope Prints) 1 dozen police officers were mjured, and 11 4 people were arrested. Beefed-up policing and.22degree weather he! ped prevent a repeat when the neoNazi group returned in December. (Excluding Brad Painter) (9) (t1e) Voters resoundingly rejected a package of four eleCtion rclorm issues backed by Democrats. The measures failed despite the scandals rocking the state Republican . party, which controls the Legi slature and statewide · offices . ~~ Year End · Cleara·n ce Off Storewide ' 60°/o Off All Olristmas Decor* · / �PageA6 OHIO The Daily Sentinel Monday, December 26, 2005 Bl ·The Daily Sentinel ,· No local games scheduled ""' Services center for homeless, RUSSIAN 0RIHODOX ORJRQ{·SEEKS MONEY FOR EXPANSION CINCINNATI (API .The leader of southwe't Ohio's only Russian Orthodox church >ays his congregation is booming and desperately needs more space. About 200 worshippers attend a holidav service at St. George the Great Martyr. which has an ~50-square­ foot sanctuary. Membership has nearly doubled this year, Father Paul Bassett said. As is tradition in the Russian Orthodox church. worshippers >land through. out the service. " It 's worse than a problem." Bassett sa id. "It\ an urgent problem. We· re afraid people aren't coming to church because it's jusr too crowded." The church gets about 100 pari s.hioners on a normal Sunday. Bassett is leading his congregation in a $3 million fundraising drive for a new building in nearby Loveland. The .church has a two-acre plot and a design for the two-storv traditional Ru"ian:style building, which members hope to break ground on in the spring. Russian-born Svetlana Pinkerton , ofLoveland, said the new building will be a wonderful addition to the iown. "The (Blue Ash) building is not traditi'onal Russian architecture, and this will give us the opportunity to show how beautiful it can be," she said. The second tloor ·will house the church, and the first 11oor will have a cu ltural center. "For a lot of immigrants, the church is like an island addicts draws opposition CINCINNATI (AP) City Link. "We belkve that we can An unusual proposal for a mall for the city's West build better relationships End neighbor!)Ood has with our clients if everystirred up a lot of opposi- thing i> handled under one roof," sa id Rodger !-lowell, tion . The CityLink center executive director <..of an would cater to ex-convicts, inner city ministry calied drug addicts and the home- CityCURE. "We deal with people less. There, say the churches and soc ial service who have many needs. It is groups behind the plans, better for them if ·we can such people could receive refer them across the hall job counseling, drug treat- for counseling or upstairs ment, dental work; even a for job training, rather than cup of coffee and a haircut. having them walk three or Backers say their plan four blocks away to anothwas inspired by PathMall er agency," he said. in Los Angeles. A delegaB'Ul many residents fear tion visited PathMall in the center would underSeptember and came home mine their neighborhood ' s determined to create revitalization efforts. • AP Photo Nadia Kubanov kisses the cross held by Father P a~l Bassett at the end of the Sunday morning service Dec. 18, at the St. George Russian Orthodox Church in Blue Ash . The growing congregation is straining the tiny church: The church is having a fund drive to raise money to bu ild a larger church on land they own in Loveland. · cu It ure, " Ba.. ssett o t'· Russtan ·d sat . · Families come from Lexington, Ky., Columbus and Middletown to worship s G at t. eorge . Russian immigrant Mariya Prokosheva-Hoyle moved to the United States less than two years ago and sti ll is getting acclimated . to American life. But she has a little bit of home in St. George, which her husband Christopher _ an American convert found. " It 's like a little family in our little church, which is ac tually a little too little right now," she said. The cultural center on the first tloor of the new build· ing will have a dining hall and classrooms and may hold an art gallery as well. Bassett said the center wi II hold classes aime.d at helping new immigrants adjust to life in the United States. "We do that now, helping people to understand the legal system. how to get a license and credit counseling," he said, The church , has raised about $,400,000 in pledges _ mostly from members of the congregation . But Bassett said he can't take any more of the parishioners ' money, partly because it would take too long to raise the needed funds. "That's why we have to look elsewhere," he said. Fundraisers will include a piano concert and dinner in February. Monday, December 26, 2005 • Buckeyes DE Mike Kudla overcomes illness BY KEN GORDON ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS - The call came during the dinner hour, from Dr. John Lombardo in Columbus · to Mary · Fran Kudla in Medina. It was January 2003, and Lombardo had been caring for Mary Fran's son, Mike, an Ohio State defensive end who had been admitted to the hospi.tal with what appeared to be pneumonia. Doctor and mother had spoken on the phone several LocAL SCHEDULE GAlliPOLIS - A 5dledulu ol upcoming ~ and high sctmo~ varsity sportWlg events Involving teams from Galia. Meigs ar.d Mason COUI1ties . Tuesday, December 27 Soya Basketball Eastern at Alexander Tournament , 6 p.m. New Boston at South Gallia, 7:30p.m. · ...... Girls Basketball Wahama T?urnamenl, TBA . Wednesday, December 28 BOys Ba•ketball Local weather Monday ... Cioudy wi.th snow showers likely with a chance of rain showers. · Little or no snow accumulation. Cooler with highs in the upper 30s. West .. winds around lO mph with gusts up· to 20 mph. Monday night...Partly cloudy. Cold with low s in the lower 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday ... Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to I0 mph. Thesday night...Mostly cloudy. No't as cool with lows in the lower 40s, South winds around 5 mph. Wednesday . . . Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. High s in the lower 50s. 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Playing as a division champion for the first time in 15 years. the Bengals let a game and a first-round playoff bye get away Saturday. Terrence McGee became the first player in the NFL to return a kickoff and an · interception for touchdowns in the same game, rallying the Buffalo Bills to a 37-27 victory. McGee's 46-yard interception return with 35 seconds left sent 65,485 fans filing glumly out of the stadium in their orange-and-black Santa hats, stunned by what they'd just seen. For the first time all season, the Bengal s ( 11 -4) lost a game they were expected to AP photo · win. against a team 'that hadPittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu (43) dives in to tackle Cleveland Browns running back Reuben Droughns, left, n't won on the road all seaduring fourth quarter NFL action Saturday in Cleveland. Polamalu and the S.teelers' defense shut out Cleveland 41-0. son. They needed a win to keep pace with Denver for the AFC's No. 2 seed and a first-round playoff bye. 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Discover and Bank Debit Cards· Food Stamp Cards and WIC Vouchers (In applicable states) Visit us at www.foodfairmk.com • ' Please see Kudla, B& Belpre at Eastern, £?p.m. Wahama Tournament, TBA Farm Fresh Frozen Chicken Wings Censea Cooked Shrim~ Kudla played significantly as a · freshman on OSU's national title team - no small feat on a defensive line featuring four future NFL players. Toward the end of the season. he began feeling run down and eventually was diagnosed with a mild case of mononucleosis. He skipped most of the Fiesta Bowl practices but played in the game. Days after returning- to Columbus, he took a turn for the worse. Kudla was admit- Point Pleasant at Gallia Academy, 7:30 . 3Lbs or1 Lbs , . . went through nearly three years ago. Only they can truly understand that the body that now is the picture of robust athleticism has been through hell and back. They .called him "Iron Mike" as a teen, both for his love of lifting weights an<\ for his natural strength, derived from heaving thousands of bales of hay on. his buddy's farm. · He grew up as the middle child of Paul and Mary Fran 's five children, all with diverse interests and all instilled with faith and a strong work ethic . p.m. Powell's .F OOD FAIR Bob Evans Spareribs Skinless Chicken Breast times. but this call was different. "He· said I'd best pack a bag and come down really, cquickly, that it was extremely serious," Mary Fran said. "I knew from the tone of his voice . That was my · 'Groundhog Day' drive. I kept drivin~ and driving and wasn't gettmg any closer." offensive lineinen, blasting To see Mike Kudla now, quarterbacks, chasing down with his massive arms and running backs, one would sculpted 6-foot-3, 265-pound ·never know. frame, one would never The NFL team he plays for· know. ' next season will never know. To watch Kudla play this Only he. hi s doctors and his season, bulling through mother know exactly what he • ABC says goodbye to Monday Night Football. Steelers shut out Cleveland See Page 92 • Pistons beat Spurs. See Page 96 Sports Briefs Meigs to hold pair of hoops dQubleheaders ROCK SPRINGS Meigs High School will be hostmg a pair of basketball aoubleheaders on both Tuesday and Wednesday at )..arry . R. Morrison G)imnasium. On Tuesday, the freshmen boys will take on Southern in a 6 p.m. contest, then the junior varsity girls team will play the Lady 'Does at approximately 7:30p.m. Then on Wednesday, the freshmen will host South Gallia at 6 p.m. and the JV girls will play the Lady ~ebels at 7:30p.m. Akron's Brookhart leads Zips into first bowl game DETROIT (AP) - Akron football used to be known for two things: a strange nickname and as the . place that Gerry Faust enqed UJ? after his un succes sful sttnt at Notre Dame. This year, t,hough, coach J.D. Brookhart has given football fans something else to remember about the 2;ips - the school's first bowl appearance . After a dramatic 31-30 come-from-behind victory over Northern Illinois in the Mid-American Conference championship game on Dec. ComAcrs Phone- 1-740-446-2342 SKI. 33 Fax- 1-7 40-446-3008 E-mail- sports@mydailysentinel.com S.o9d .••.S!Rtl Brad Sherman, Sports Editor (740) 446-2342, ell\. 33 bsherman@mydailytribune .com Bryan Wallers, Sparta Writer (740 ) 446·2342, ext. 23 bwalters C mydallytribune com L.arry Crum, Sportl Writer (740) 446·2342, e~. 33 lcru m @ mydailyregisler.com ... - I the Zips (7-5) will play Memphis (6-5) in Monday's Motor City Bowl. "This is a huge. exciting . moment for this program," Brookhart said. "Akron has been playing football for I05 years. and this is the first championship and the first bowl. This is going to set a legacy for years to come." Akron trailed Northern Illinois 24-10 at the start of the fourth quarter, but scored 21 points to get the win . The winning touchdown came on a 36-yard pass from Luk~ · Getsy to Domenik · Hixon with I 0 seconds left. The play made Htxon a minor celebrity. "Eve ryone has been asking me questions about that game." Hixon said. "It' s amazing - people who didn't watch foptball at all were watching us play Northern lllinois. High-sc hool kids want to go to Akron now." The Zips will be facing Memphis at Ford Field, the san1e field where .they beat Northern Illinoi s. But Brookhart doesn ' t think that Please see Akron, B6 APphoto Akron football coach J.D. Brookhart throws a pass to a receiver during practice drills at Ford Field in Detroit, Friday. Akron will play Memphis in the Motor City Bowl football game on Monday. Brookhart was in the business world not long ago before an unpaid position with the Denver Broncos led to a career change. �Page 82 • The Daily &>ntinel Monday, December 26, 2005 www .mydailysentinel.com · Monday, December 26, 2005 www.mydailysentinel.com Clock runs out on ABC.'s :'Monday Night Football' Bv HAL BocK ASSOCIATED PRESS From its inception, ABC's "Monday Night Football'' was a risky experiment that defied American sports tradition . From Howard Cosell's pontification to Don Meredith's · down-!tome songs to Dennis Miller's arcane analogies, it dominated TV viewmg in homes and bars across the nation. The broadcast was a hodgepodge of personalities and tnde)ible images. defining moments and follies, eye-popping on-the-field performan ces and the kind of impromptu silliness that only sheer boredom can create. In short. it was exactly what ABC Sports . boss Roane Arledge hoped it would be . It was theater. · AP photo Television sports reac hes Sportscaster AI Michaels, left. gestures to his n_ew "Monday Night Football" announcing partthe end of one era and the beginning of another Monday ner John Madden during the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif. , night when ABC signs off on Wednesday, July 17, 2002. Television sports reaches the end of one era and the beginning of. its prime-time weeknight cov- another Monday night. when ABC signs off on its primetime weeknight coverage of the NFL for erage of the NFL for the final the final time and hands off to ESPN. time and hands off to sister play and ex-quarterback usually at Manhattan's -posh start and later moved to the network ESPN. Meredith sharing analysis and 21 Club, haggling over details. NFL as head of broadcasting. The 555th Monday night wisecracks with Coselh The Arledge felt he was always on "We approached every game on the network is itself three-man booth was new ter- the defensive, especially when game as if it was the Super of little consequence : The dis- ritory for sports television. Rozelle mentioned Hughes. Bowl," Lewin said. mal New York Jets play the But then, so was this whole "I had about as much clout The selection of the New England Patriots, who · MNF adventure, the invention as the Dalai Lama has Bealing announcing team was vital. already are playoff bound but of NFL commissioner Pete with tile Chinese army," he The plan was to have ex-NFL have no chance to improve Rozelle and Arledge. once said. "You know where star Frank Oifford in the " their position. h booth, but Gifford had a year The series switches netIt was a bold step because, t e power was. remaining on a contract at works next season, when for the longest time, football Arledge persuaded reluctant CBS and he recommended his ESPN begins paying $l. 1 bil- in America fit neatly into a ABC higher-ups to sign off on pal, Meredith. Arledge added lion per year for Monday night three-day weekend. Friday the deal, but then Rozelle rights in an eight-year deal. night was reserved for high almost pulled the rug out from the .bombastic, often abrasive Cosell for analysis, with "' Monday Night Football' is school games . Saturday under him. the premier property in sports belonged to college football. "He said, 'Of course, you Jackson doing play-by-play. The interplay between the television," ESPN prestdent The NFL played on Sunday. understand we have to offer it urbane Cosell and Meredith George Bodenheimer said. Rozelle wasn't about to lock to CBS and NBC first because "All the players get up for it. the NFL into that pattern. The of extstmg contracts,"' . the country boy made the All the teams watch. It's a league had experimented with · Arledge said. "l was about to broadcasts tingJe·with electricity. Cosell took to calling national showcase. To be able occasional we~knight games slit my throat." . to transition it to ESPN is an and the commissioner thought The other two networks Meredith "Dandy Don," and honor." it was a perfect P.lace to grow passed and the deal went to the quarterback would sereThere was· no ESPN when his product. Simtlarly, Arledge ABC for $8.5 million a year, a nade blowout games by ABC began its MNF run on believed sports was the perfect · rights fee that ballooned ove~ singing, "Turn out the 'lights, Sept. 21, 1970, with the Jets product for television. the life of the partnership to the party 's over.'' Once, when · the cameras playing at Cleveland. It was Rozelle needed a network $550 million a year, half of zeroed in on stony-faced the beginning of 36 seasons of partner and Arledge needed a what ESPN will pay. one of television's most valu~ foot in, the NFL door. With It was the start of something Minnesota coach Bud Grant, Meredith changed his tune, able franchises, a compelling CBS and NBC locked into very big. three hours that became the NFL games on Sundays, ABC Arledge 's plan . was to use singing, " You are my sun· longest running prime-time was the perfect fit for MNF. the up-Close and personal shine, my only sunshine ..." But it took some persuading. approach he had applied to The first game inc! uded an sports series in TV history. Municipal Stadium· was Rozelle's trump card was ABC's coverage of the electrifying 94-yard return of jammed with 85,703 fans that syndication on the Hughes Olympics. There · would be the second-half kickoff by first night as ABC began a · Sports Network. On and off nine ·cameras instead of the Cleveland's Homer Jones, broadcasting odyssey with for two years, Rozelle and usual four or five. Producer played and replayed by ABC's Keith Jackson domg play-by- Arledge would meet for lunch, Dennis Lewin was there at the army of cameras, and a dra- matic portrait of Jets quarterback Joe Namath, shoulders slouched at game's end after an interception that sealed the victory for the Browns. It was must-see TV and the country responded. The firstyear rating was 18.5 with a 31 percent share of the viewing audience. When Gifford replaced Jackson to do playby-play the next year, the rating went up to 20.8. Rozelle and Arledge had a hit on their hands. Much of the success had to do with Cosell. Hi s nasal, New York ton es delivered a know-it-all message that often infuriated audiences. Then there was Arledge's unique production. "Roone felt it was important to personalize the athlete, to transport the viewer from the couch to every part of the ~tadium," Gifford said. " Roane Arledge turned a football game mto live theater." Gifford functioned as a traftic cop, an x's and o's football fundamentalist, while Cosell and Meredith provided comic relief. It worked famously, benefited by some terrific games and occasionally interrupted by some · dramatic news. It fell to Cosell on Dec. 8, 1980, to announce, in the middle of the broadcast, that Beatie John Lennon had been shot a.t)d killed. Some of the more meinorable Monday night moments include: -Tony Dorsett setting a record with a 99-yard run from scrimmage for Dallas against Minnesota on Jan. 3, 1983. -Green Bay defeating Washington 48-47 on Oct. 17, 1983, as the teams combined for l ,025 yards of total offense in the highest-scoring MNF game, a contest not decided until Mark Moseley missed a potential game-winning 39yard field goal with 3 seconds to play. - Miami ending Chicago's shot at an undefeated season, beating the Bears 38-24 on Dec. 2,- 1985, as alumni from the Dolphins' undefeated 1972 team cheered for their record to be protected. The game set an MNF record with a 29.6 rating and 46 share. -Hall of Fame quarterbacks John Elway and Joe ·Montana facing off in a dramatic duel won by Montana, who threw a TD pass with 8 seconds remaini ng to give Kansas City a 31-28 victory over Denver un Oct. 17, 1994.• - The Jets . roaring from . behind in the fourth quarter, scoring on four straight passessions to wipe out a 30-7 Miami lead and thel) again with 42 seconds left in regulation before winning in overtime 40-37 on a 40-yard field goal by John Hall on Oct. 23, 2000. - Brett Favre throwing for 399 yards and four touchdowns in Green Bay's 41-7 victory over Oakland on Dec. 22, 2003, one day after the sudden death of his father. Over the years. the package changed. Meredith fled Cosell 's overbearing presence, joining NBC in 1974 before returning three years later. Arledge moved to head ABC's news division in 1977. Cosell departed in 1983 but ·not before taking a parting shot at the NFL, calling it boring. MNF always bauled boring. ABC dressed its announcers in outrageous canary yellow blazers for a while. When ratings be(lan to dip, the network tried dtfferent starting times and different broadcasters, even hiring comedian Miller for two seasons. Some ex· players -turned-announcers stayed longer than others. Fred Williamson never made it out of the preseason in 1974. Gifford stuck around for 28 years. There was a tawdry cross promotion involving Philadelphia wide receiver Terrell Owens for ABC's "Desperate Housewives" series last year that raised some eyebrows. The signature opening recently has had country star Hank Williams Jr. singing, "Are you ready for some football?" AI Michaels took over playby-flay duties in 1986 and wil follow the series to ESPN next season, · joined by exquarterback Joe Theismann, who provided one of the more dramatic MNF moments in 1985 when his leg was broken on a sack by Lawrence Taylor. Bodenheimer ·said ESPN will try to turn MNF into the kind of defining event the program was in its early years. ~ribune CLASSIF .I ED G..\IW. County, OH In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD N ONLINE To Place mrihune Sentinel l\enister Your Ad, (7 40) 446-2342 (740) 992-2156 (304) 675-1333 Call Today••• Offte~ !lowe-~ Word Ads Monday thru Friday 8:00. a.m. to 5:00 p.m. rro YARD SALE \\'ANI'ED lO BUY 304·773~9192. Absolute Top Dollar: U.S Silver and Gold Coin s, Kittens to a good home. Proolsets, Gold Rings , PreGray/white. have both 1935 U.S. Currency, males and females, 16 wks Solitaire Diamonds, M.T.S. Coin Shop, 151 Second qld. (740]446-4479. Avenue, Gallipolis, 740·446· 2842. Lovable, housebroken, 1 old, male Beagle seeking a home in lime for Christmas. Very friendly. Plea se call I buy Junk Cars (304)n3740·441-1100. 5004 c-:--------- yr t FOUND . Help Wahted Help Wanted ~t -- .~~ .,,. ...THE Help Wanted . 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You may also ap,ply in person at 195 Upper River RD ., Ohio for more information or to make reservations Cash, check and credit cards accepted. 1 WV Jobs Foundation BINGO . *Now Playing* Friday & Monday TONIGHT 14 $100 Games 2$300 Games $1500 COVERALL Guaranteed Payouts! Doors Open 4:00 pm Early Birds 5:15pm Regular Session 6:30 pm LINCOLN .MIICUlY I Based on double occupancy Harrah's Casino & Resort Priv:ate Jet outol Charleston, WV LIMITED SEATS! Call (304) 675-4340, Ext. 1326 to make I . reservations • Hosted by PVH Community Relations ,• 4 HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU!! $200/per person I . HOISES Attention! Local company offering "NO DOWN PAYMENT" pro· grams lor you to buy your ~ome instead of renting. ' 100% financing • L9Ss than perfect credit accepted • Payment coul d be the same as rent. l ocato rs. Mortgage 1740)367-0000 An ExceUent way to earn money. The New Avon. Call Marilyn 304·882·2645 AVONI All Areas! To Buy or Sell Shirley Spears, 304 675-1429. Dispatchers & EMTs needed. Apply in persorl 1770 Jackson Pike or for more information call (740)446· 7930. All r..f ..t.te advfitltlng in 1t111 newspaper is subject to the Fedeflll Fair Houaing Act of 1968 which makn H Illegal ta ~adnrtl .. "any preterenc•, limitation or 0 ,Inc . ' FULL-TIME CLASSES l"o 'COL l HAININO" TRACTOR· TRAILER TRAINING CENTERS WYTHEVILLE, VA 1-800-334-1203 EKperienced lull-time grill cook and food prep. Call (740)645-2561 or stop by the Parkfront Diner. · Experienced p aint & body man needed for RestoratiOn Shop, contact Hills Classic Cars, (740 )949-22 17 7am 7pm -F'-m-n-t-d-es_k_c-le-,k-w-an-te-d-. Must be very fri endly, ahd Ohio Valley Home Heahh, Inc. hiring Full Time AN . Accepting applicatiOns lor CNA, STNA, CHHA, PCA. Competitive wages , mileage and benefits including health insurance . Apply at 1480 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis or phOne toll fre e 1_866 _44 1. ~ 1393 outgoing personality. Computer experience helplui. No Phone Calls. Apply in person a t Holiday Inn, 577 State Route 7N. ln:;oide sates/secretary needed for busy office environment General comput er sk• lls necessary. Good ver· bal and wntten commun 1cation sk1 lls a must. Please submit Resume to : PO Box 215. GallipoliS, OH 45631 II' io Medi Home HeaHh Agency, Inc., seeking lull-time and part-tim e RNs for the Gallipolis, Ohio area. Must De 11censed in Ohio and West Vi rginia . We offer com· petitive salary, benefit s package. 401 K. and sign on bonus of S1 ,500 lor full-time and $750 to r part-lime . E.O.E. Please send resume to 352 Second Avenue . GallipoiiS, OH 45631 . Attn : Judie Reese, Clinical Manager. ALLIANCE . 4•4'1 For Sote .............................................. 725 Announcem~~nt .: .......................................... 030 Anttquoo .......................................................530 Apartments lor Ront ................................... 440 Auction and Flea Market............................. Auto Parts • Acceosortis .......................... 760 Auto Repair .................................................. Autos lor Sata .............................................. 710 Boats & Motors for Sale ............................. 750 Building Supptles ........................................ 550 Business and Bulldings ............................. 340 Business Opportunlty ................................. 210 Business Tralnlng ...................... ,................ 140 campers & Motor Homes ........................... 790 camping Equtpment ................................... 780 Cards of Thanks .......................................... 010 Child/Elderly Care ...: ................................... 190 Electrlc~I/Refrigeratlon ............................... 840 Equipment lor Rent ..................................... 480 Elccavattng ................................................... 830 Farm Equlpment. ...................... ................... 610 Farms for Rent. ............................................ 430 Farms for Sate ............................................. 330 For Lease ...., ................................................ 490 For Sale ........................................................ 585 For Sale or Trade .... .......... ! .......................... 590 Fruits & Vege,ables ... ................... ............ .... 580 Furnished Rooms ........................................450 General Hauling.. .......... :..............................850 Glveaway ......................................................040 Happy Ads ... .............. ...................................050 Hay & Grain ..................................................640 Help Wanted ............................... : .................110 Home lmprovementa ...................................810 Hollies lor Sale ............................................ 310 Household Gooda ....................................... 510 Houses for Renl .......................................... 410 In Memoriam ................................................020 lnsurance ................... .................................. 1.30 Lawn & Garden Equtpment ........................ 660 Llvestocll ............................. , ........................630 Lost and Found .. ......................................... O&O Lots & Acreage ............................................ 350 Mlscettanooua.............................................. 170 Miscellaneous Merchandlle....................... 540 Mobile Home Repair ....................................860 Mobile Homos for Rent ...............................420 Mobile Homos for Sale................................ 320 Money to Loan .....................-........................ 220 Motorcycle• & 4 Wheeters ..........................740 Musical inatruments ................................... 570 Parsonala ....·................................................. 005 Pets for Sale ........................................ .... .... 560 Plumbing & Heatlng .................................... 620 ProloSBionat Servtceo ................................. 230 Radio, TV & CB Repatr ............................... 160 Root Eotate Wanted ..................................... 360 Schools tnatructlon ..................................... 150 Seed , Plant • Fortlllzer.............................. 650 Sltuattono Wanted ....................................... 12D Spaea lor Rent ............................................. 480 Sporting Goodo ... .................. ...................... S20 SUV 'slor Sate .............................................. 720 Trucks for Sale ....................... .".................... 715 Upholstery ................................................... 870 Vans For Sate ...............................................730 Wanted to Buy ............................................. 090 Wanted to Buy- Farm Suppttea .................. 620 Wanted To Do .............................................. 180 Wanted to Rent.. .......................................... 470 Ysrd Sale· Gatttpolts ....................................072 Yard Sale·Pomeroy/Mtddto .. ....................... 074 Yard Sate-Pt. Pleasant ................................ 076 HFLP WANIFJJ · Quality Care Nursing Local bustness looking for ServiCes. Inc. Off1ce Manager. Must have 1502 Eastern Ave. good telephone skO is & Gallipolis good w•th the public, knowtOFFICE HELP NEEDED edg~ 1n computers & com, puter accounting programs, FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT At least one year ot Home ~ .& all other office machines. Health eKperience Send tesume to : 1-740-377-9095 local Business PO. Box 775 Smger and Mu slc.ians needGallipolis, OH 45631 ed. FOr more information contact Pastor James LOOking for a good Wireman 0 {740)446-8613. paying career? Would vou like to make • difference In the wortd? Join ltle lnfoCislon team today! . Make calls for the NRA and other conservative flofitical organizations. Earn up to SBihaur plus paid training and vacations. Call tO<Iay to start a new career you can be proud of! · 1-en-463-6247 ext. 2321 Medl Home Health Agency, Inc. seeking a lull-time AN Patient Care Coordinator or Account Executive for Gallipolis, Ohio ·and surrounding area . Duties include establishing and maintain1ng open lines of communication With area. physicians and health care facilities in the delivery of Home Health serviCes. We offer a competttlve salary and benefits package for lull time . EOE . Please iend resume to Judie Rease . Clinical Manager, 352 Second Avenue . Gallipolis, OH 45631 . Now hifing full and par1time. McCiures Restaurants in Middleport and Gallipolis. Apply between 10-10 30am. HFJJ> WANtiD The Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District is accepting applications tor orfice clerk through the end of this year with intentions to 1111 this position 1n the next month. The position qualifications include a high degree of proliclency m lener wnting , grammar. and spelling . Must De aDle to work well with the public, and a general knowledge of Peachtree or knowdtedQe of account· mg. MS WOfd, Excel and MS EKplorer IS desired. Must state what profic1encies are, as some variances may be allowed. Yoo may pick up an application at 39561 Bar 30 Road, wh•ch is three miles south of Tuppers Plains just ott State Route 7, Monday through Friday 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. POSTAL JOBS $15 .94-$22. 56/hr., now hir· ing. For application and free governement JOb Info, call . American Assoc. of Labor 1· 913-599·8220, 24/hrs. emp, _se_,_v._ _ _ _ _ __ Athens-Meigs The Educational Service Center Governing Board Is accepting letters of interest a.nd resumes from persons interested in filling a vacancy on the Governing Board Applicants mu st be a reSIdent of the TrirTJbie Local School District. The leHer of in terest should list (Juali1ica· lions and reasons why tile person would like to serve. Letters and resumes should be mailed to; John Depoy, Board President, Athens· Meigs ES.C , 507 Richland Avenue, Suite •toe. Athens. OH 45701 . App lication Deadline: January 11 , 2006. 12:00 Noon. WANTED: Part·time seers· tary needed. must have phone skills and be able to use Microsoft Word . No experience necessary bu~ welComed . Please -;end all resumes to :. CLA Bok 555, c/O Gallipolis Tribune, PO 80K 469, Gallipolis, OH 45631 . I li i i&:; ; ; : ":.;'-" 'DI;_..;.,-~ ;~ I 1\ \ ScHoou; WmlllCflON Concealed Pistol Class Jan. 14 2006,. sso.oo. 9:00am. VFW " Mason WV. Ph. (740)843-5555, Gallipolis Career College (Careers Close To Home) Call TOCiay! 740·4413·4367, 1-800·21 4-0452 '~ I \1 r~==OI'rolmJNnY=;:.===~ •NOTICE• HIO VALLEY PUBLISH NG CO. recommends tha u do business with peo le you know , and NOT 1 nd money through th ail until you have investi ated ltie orterin . r :;::::;;===~ MONEY ro LoAN Home L1st1ng1. List your home by e811ing View photos/info oilline. he Ohio Division o inanc1at Institution' Office of Consume Affairs BEFORE you refi ance your home o blain a loan. BEWARE 1 requi3sts for any lar~ dvance payments o ees or insurance. Cal he 011ice of Consume ~~airs toll free at 1-866 78·0003 to learn if thE tnortgage broker o ender is proper! icensed. 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References and min 1 yr. lease requirt3d. Call 1740)446·3644 for more info. HUD, subs•dlzed apartment for elderly and hand•capJ)ed. (740)446 -4652. Equal Housing Opportumty. Gracious living 1 and 2 bed· room apartments at Village Manor and Riverside Apar tment s 1n Middlepor t. From S295-S444. Call 740· 992·5064 . Equal Housing Opportunities. New Haven, WV, 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage, Outbuildings, Close Immaculate 1 Bedroom to town PRICED TO SELLI Apart ment. Newly carpeted, Code &505 or call (304)882· 2br in New Haven Call freshly pa1n ted and decorat· 13041882-3336 3368 ed . WID Hook·Up, Pnvacy 2B A large livingroom, car- Fence, 12 minutes from Rio Moon£ H0\11S pet, porch, air. in Gallipolis. Grande. Must SM to appre . FOR SAUl very nice, no pels. (740)446- ciate. $325/mo. (614)595· 7773. 1·800· 796·4686 2003 or (740)446·1 409. 10 used hOJl1eS under $3,000.00. Mu st Gof Call 3 bedroom mobile home 1n Elaine 74Q-38So0698. the Shaele. area . Water, Modern 1 bedroom apt. sewer, trash included, $325 (740)446..()390 .16x80 homes starting at a monltl plus deposit. No $25995.00 Includes vinyl NEW ELLM VIEW pets allowed. {740)385 siding/ shingle roof. Call TOWNHO.USEJAPTS 40 19 Russ 740·385-2434 . NOW LEASING\ Mobile Home tor Ren t local· SPACIOUS 1996 .Skyline 26ll:64, 3BR. ec! in Gallipolis Fei ry. 2 & 3 BE DROOM 2BA. fireplace , cathedral Deposit & References. . BOTH FLATS & ceiling, $35,000. (740)709· $375/month, $37 5/depos•t TOWNHOUSES _"_66_.- - - - - - call {304)6754423 AVAILABLE 'ALL ELECTRIC 2001 , 16ll:56 Clayton 2 bed· Mob•l e home spaces in 'CENTRAL AC & HEAT room, 1 bath, open layout, Country Mobile Home Park . 'STOVE. REF. , great condit ion, $12,000 (740)385·4019 . 'DISHWASHER Call (740)256-187? 'GARBAGE DISPOSAL '91 Skyline 16x80 3Br/2Bth 'WIND BLINDS $145/mo. Call (740)385· 'CEILING FANS 7671 . 'WATER , SEWAGE . & ' bedroom apart · 1 and 2 •TRASH INCLUDED New 14x70 VinyVShingle 3 · ments,-furnished and unfur· PETS CONDITIONAL Br 2 Bth 524.995. Call nished. security depos1t 13041882-3017 (740)385·9948. required, no pets, 740-992: 2218. New 16)(70 3 Brl 2 8th, $229/mo. VinyVShingle. 1 bedroom apartment for rent, (740)992-5858 Delivered. {740)385-9948. r I r r - ~~re County. Single story, new roof, windows , siding and ltWel lot Le&& lt1an perfect $550 per Computer Trouble Sflool C,•e<l•"t ·• "". Pa"ment , and Repair Expert Service. month. Tfl is could be your last chance to buy a home , 740·992·2395. so easy. 740-416-3130. IUK .Ib:Nr BEAUTIFUL APART· MENTS AT BUDGET PRICES AT JACKSON ESTATES, 52 Westwood Drive from $344 to $442 . Walk to Shop & mov1es Call · 740·446·2568 . Equal Hpuslng Opportunity. Stop reoting Buy 4. bedroo~ foreclosure $15,000. For list· ings 800-391-5228 ext . 1709 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath with Fireplace in Rio Grande area. 6 acres m/1, 40ll:60 barn , $120,000. (740)709· 1166. Need to &e ll your home? Late Df1 payments, dlvor(fe. 7B A. 5BA. Foreclosure, only jOb transfe r or a deattl? I $18,000. For listings call can buy your home. All cash and quick clOsing 740-416800-391-5228 ext. F254. 3130. I\ I '\ I \I ..., A Christmas special. 1st year of homeowners insurance is all you need to buy this nice homa in Gallia APAR1111ENTS French Town Apartments , 727 4th Ave .. Gallipolis, now accepting. applicat •ons for a 1 bedroom. FMHA . Subsidized apartment for elderly and handicapped . (740)446·4652. • Equal bath , Housing Opportumry. Nice 3BR , stove/refrig turn ., garage, 1 yr. lease, SSool mo+deposit, Gallia Manor cit~ schools, conveniently Apartme nts, 138 locallfld for Point & Gall. Buhl Morton Rd , 1740)446-3667. Gallipolis, now acceptmg Country setting tn Ga lila County! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. hreptace. $85,000. (740)709·1166. (740,...&-3620 A Christmas special. 1st year of flomeowne rs insurance Is all you need to buy this nice hOme in Gallia County S1ngle story, new roof, windows. siding and level lot. Less than perfect credit ok. Payment $550 per month This could be your last chance to buy a home so easy. 740-416-3 130. . Newly remodeled house in Gallipolis, $495/month Brand new 2BR house in Gal li polis, $495/month (740)441 -1t84; (740)441· Ot94. Thll news~r will rt01 knowingly accept aclv.rtisementa fCK real . as.... which lain violation of the l•w. Our f"Mdefl .,. hereby Informed th.. all dweiUnge advertlted tn thle newapaper are available on •n ltqUIII opportunitY baHt. **NOTI~E** , ~ 3481 ' NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY ' fiNI.NCING AVAILABLE 'J00 PLACEMENT Ir For rent: 2 bedroom, 1 bath, fully renovated . all app!i· ances , 1940 Eastern Ave nue, $4751monlh. $475/deposit. Call (740)446- dltcrlmlnttlon baled on race, color, ,.ffgton, sex familial"atatu• or national origin, or any ln.entlon to m11ka any auch pr.tereftce,Jimlbdlon or dlKrimination." 0 LEARN . TO DRIVE oeo no February 24, 2006 to February 26, 2006 Errore muat be reponed on the flrat day of the error and only ll'le flret lnaertlon. We II not be I will be made In lhe flr.W aveit.b.. l'dltlon. • Box FUR RENT I lost in the vicinity of Kyger/J essie Creek Ad . Border Collie, female, mssing since 12/ 15/05, and bl(!ck Lab, female sin ce 12/20/05. Both have collars w/neme tag . Child's pe t, reward for info. (740)367· 7554 . IE!itlll KIT & CARLYLE I \11'1 0\ \II \ I Mothe r Rottweiler and 4 .., I 1{\ It I "pups 4 females, good tem perament . Animal Wel fare r:"P.~------., League will assist w/spayHELPWAN'IED ing. 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Small black male Skipper Key dog, w/no tail · answers to Capta.1n if seen call Guy Sayre (304)675· 3354 WASHINGTON DC 4 Day/3 Night Getaway Disolay Ads • Start Your Ads With A Keyword • lncl~o~de Complete Description • lnl:!tude A Price • Avoid Abbreviations • Jnctude Ptaone Number And Address When Needed e Adl ShOI.IId Run 7 Oayl Items \'\'\01 \t I ' I I \ 1'-1 o~arllfir€'4 Dally In-Column: 1:00 p.m. Monday-Friday for In•ertlon In Next Day'• Paper Sunday Jn ~ Column: 1:00 p . m. For Sunday• Paper ' ENROLLING NOW BULLETIN BOARD DE4DLINE 2 OC PM DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION ter - Sentinel - ~ r10 :==;;:===:, rotii}Ql5E';RENf 2BA , 2 bath, garage, all electric $550/month + deposit (740)446-1079. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Ranch, !oeated approx. 3 112 mHea Truck Mechanic Needed. 3br, 1ba, out of Porter toward Do you need a Care Giver, Beautiful Call (740)388-8547. remodeled, Chesh1re. No Inside pets Companion ? ! Have Completely asking $550/mo. deposit reqUired Wanted· Handyman, SB per References. 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Pass B.\lli\1 Ll i!\IBER Scorpion Tradors· welcomes 57 Drop the ball 58 Companion 19 Chicago 59 Melody DOWN followers · -Opry" 23 Tramp Nor1h Pass · Pass East 2+ Pass Pas s Pass 1 Nudge 2 AC supply 24 Fish organs 3 Millay or 27 Blondell Ferber of old movies 4 Security 29 Poker card 30 COrrodes (2 wds.) 34 Calculate Incorrectly 37 Calendar abbr. 38 5 Crysta~ 6 Matterhorn, 30 for one 31 7 Strategy 8 Pigeon dish 32 9 Eclipse ~argalot 39 Waits patiently date 45 Reindeer . herder 47 Metric Smallest pound 48 Joy ride cont. Crumple up 51 Educational It has long org. arm a 53 Grow weary Time divs. Tarzan's male 28 NY Giants hero lllled rock 33 10 Sediment 13 Island West led the club king, wllen a top trump would have been a much bet· ter ct10ice (beating tt1e contract by two tricks). After a merry crossruff, SOuth made her co ntract tor plus 840. · At the other table, South , Sue Picus, passed over East's two-diamond lransfer, and West. Renee Mancuso, ended in three no-trump. North , Jill Levin. led the spade nine. Declarer played on clubs and eventually won nine tricks via tt1ree spades, three t1earts and thre e clubs. South did not lind the best defense of winning with her club ace and shiftin g to a low diamond. Another 600 points gave USA2 Hi inte rn~tional matct1 points - a Py rrt1ic viclory because USA 1 tri· umphed by 102 imps. 237-135. Jet Pasman. playing lor the Netherlands against Cl1ina, macte one spade redoubled with an overtr ick after 35 Islets QRIZZWELLS Dl\> 'bU EWJdl' ~~ llXJ'Rf- (f<AZY! ~ HADI..OTS OF'&M AstroGraph CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Camjlos Celel:rily Cipher CIYPI~Hrns'a~e crealed trom QuotationS by la"Tlous l)!lople , pa!t and pr•5ent Eae11rener in the Cipher stands tor anomer Today's clue: Y8quars C "WKRVJCK ~TM HT P~HVF VFJ FJTCH UTIK RVLC ~TM ~WHJI PREVIOUS SOLUTION - "Garbo. No . Garbo! Betler.'' - Garson Kanin "No one ever sounded as blonde as Marilyn Monroe did."- Billy Wilder l~~~::~~l s©R4tllA-~t-zr~· WOlD GAMI l.flled tJ,y GAY • . 'OLLlN Reorr~noe 0 four lette11 of ---. strotnbl~d word$ I~ to form lour simp le wood• I I I I ,..I I ANLAT I e E) PRINl NUMBE RED 1 lflHR S IN SQUhRES UNSCRAMI!lE FOR ANSWER SC~LETS ll/'Zl/.r/3 Lawyer .:. Drinlc - Hobby- .FeUow- BORED WALK My sister wonied about gaining weight during the holidays. She feels that staying healthy usually involves taking a BORED WALK. ARLO & JANIS -\l "' Cl-lll.ISTMA'O : 1\0\.1 i?i\'r'. ThUI-IA.? Mid-Size 4Wheel Drive Tractor with 30hp & 40hp Kubota Engines · BAUM LUMBER \ RHM J R! ATYJCVLHTVK ." SOUP TO NUTZ ·' Lll M~COTJRR VFHR "'our 'Birthday: Tuesday, Dec. 27 ,_2005 By B11rnlce Bede Oaol You cou ld become Involved in a po1en1ially profitable venture In the year ahead that, is of a confiOOnt ial nature. In order to achieve success, be carelul not 10 broacicast your int anlions until the enterprise is oft lhEI ground. • CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Ja n. 19)- Poking your nose lnio a friend's tangled affairs today could end up cosling you far greater than you ·may anticipate. Unless you 're prepmed to go all the way. stay out ot It AQUARIUS (Jan . 20-Feb. 19) - Your partner will get quite pertu rbed wlth you today if you promised to do someth in g and th en renege . Don' t !hlnk you can smooth th ings OIJ{! r: be prepared lor a long fr eeze. PI SCES (Feb. 20·March 20) - Unless you have competent assistants who know what they are doing, It Is besl not to tackle . a r'najortask tOday aboutwhlch you know litlie. Better walt until an expert comes on board. · ARIES (M arch 21-April 19) - U's one of those days when you need to be far more prUdent in handl ing your resources. II. you do gat Involved in any risky financia l undertakings, be sure they are simply penny ante stuff. Better yet. pass on the actio n. TAURUS (April 20·May_20 ) - Fragile lam· ily Issues that require delicale lreatment must be dealt with the greatest of care to day. I! you thoughtlessly hassle someone around. you may se'rlously damage a rela· tionship. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Plan your moves extremely carelully and well in advance today.· Assignments that you do impulsively coUld run oft the rails and ca use a train wreck that will be difflcull to clean up. CANCER (June 2 1-Ju ly 22) - Persons with whom you associate today coUld have a strong influ'Once on you when it comes to your spendir~g patterns. You could . easily get caught up in someone·s wasteful ways and do likewise. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)- Try not to ignore your bette r judgment and common sense. especially when it comes to career mailers today. Inwardly knowing you shouldn't do something and doing it anyway isn't smart: VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)- Subdue Incli nations that you get today to use spi teful maneuvers in order to gel even with someone who you leel· has wronged you. Those tac!ics will coma back like a boomerang an d hit yoU. not the object of your vengeance. UBRA (Sept 23-0ct. 23) - Oon't expect things to work out well for you today if you get involved In a financial scheme with an erratic friend , no matter how Intriguing It sounds. Your pal's judgment will prove costl y to yo u. , SCOf'PIO (Oct. 24·Nov. 22) - A compe!ltlve spirit can be a healthy e11e rcise. pro· vlded II Is properly control led. II you anempt to steamro ll your opponents, they will usa dynam ite to counte ract your weapons . SAGITTARI US (Nov. 23-0ec . 21) - It mlght prove a blt difficult lor you to keep your patience In check today just when you need It the molt II everything ·does~ 't go your way on the llrat try, your temper could cause bl~ troub le. UT Hard Work!" - ·-·-· - - 21 check "Tal<i11g The Sti11g Out Of St. Rt . 124 Chester 985-3301 36 C lo C, musically Loop trains 39 -and hiss · 21 "- Usa" 40 Moves 24 i.Jig, slangily slowly 25 PleFre's 41 Impostor here 42 Movie 26 Brown award of big 43 Detroit dud bands 44 Glen or In- eact1 of the tt1ree main events at the world cllampionships in Portuga l, the Bermuda Bowl (ope n) . Ven ice Cup (women's) and Seniors Bowl (56 and ol der), 22 teams competed in a complete ro und-robin , with eight moving forward to tM quarterfinals. A big swing occurred on this deal in tne Venice Cup quarterfinal match between the two U.S. teams. Look only 'at tt1e West nand. What. would' you lead against two spades redoubled? East Debbie Rosenberg , used a transfer bid , and South, JoAnn Sprung 1 overcalled two spades, whlct1 West, JoAnna Stansby, doubted for penalties. Sautt1's redouble was to r rescue, just in case partner hated spades and had length in one of the minors, but ' North, Katny Sulgrove, t1ad n6wt1 ere to . • Garage• • Complete Remodeling WOLFE_.,. CONSTRUCTION~ J I0 6 5 2 G BIG NATE •New Homes New paint Call Mollohans • 20 Herd the same club-king le ad. ·ROBERT BISSELL 25 Years Experience David Lewis · 740-992-6971 . ·South A.J. 43 Geological period 44 Feudal tenant 46 Piers 49 Dog show org . SO Furniture movers 52 Roof angles 54 Meadow 55 Fencer's weapon 56 Name In essay,s run ? SeH-Storage• Sa.ooo . .. 10 6 4 2 Moving into . the quarterfinals .30 Yrs. Exp. • Ins. Owner: Ronnie Jone• Advertise MltllEfS in this SElf STDIIGE 97 Beech Street space Middleport, OH for 10x10x10x20 992·3194 $52 per or992·6635 month "Middleport's only (740) 446-2342 9 7 3 AKQB6 10 7 2 Opening lead: ?? Top • Removal • Trim · Stump Grinding Bucket Truck SEPTIC TANK PIIMPING $95.00 .PORTABlE TOilfT RENTAl CAll FOR APPOINTMENT TODAY . 591-8757 ~alllpoHg 119atlp \!l:ribune Qa • K QQ J 7a t "' Tree Service Best Offer. (740)446-4127 . Eclipse Card Processi ng Mac hine. Includes ct1eck scanner. Was connected to Cardservite International. 2 years old. Works well . $475. ..:·~\ • . • Dealer: West Vulnerable: Both c""" oolicrtwy OK.II\JRI' . l 8 East ... B'IE. i ( 1'ogetll~r" •!om!.<) ·~~O~N~T~Y~~~~~J~~~~~~~~~ M TRI -STATE MOBILE POWER WASH AND LAWN CARE of e loved onL 02 Dodge Dua ll y 1-ton extended cab, 4x4, Cummins Turbo diesel. Insurance and Financial Services 170 I jefferson lliYd. · Point Pleasant. WV (304)675-2630 !!!!! El ~ section to wish someone• Heppy Blrthdey, provldeelhenk You, end piece en ed •tn Memory" . 4X4 FOR Unnn Yr•Soiia c.o.. - - r.o;A.HIIiiDJo. Items, you Clln use Anything , $3950 OBO. Buy or sell. Riverine (740 ) 245- 9142 _ Antiques, 1124 East Main ~·;.;;;.;.;,~----.. . on SA 124 E. Pomeroy, 740992 -2526 . Rus'!l Moore, SAl.£ owner. c.o.. oou-.1"""' •r•- eren't only for buylnc or selllnc auto, 5.4L. V.S. bedcover. MJSCFJ J .ANE01.8 MF.RaiANDJsE . • .~~1111m Clrl f.S•Olo c.,.., ~ ~~;.;;:~~:;~.~~~ r Storage • J 53. Funeral Home, Inc. 111*!1l.l'llllllflll 6CO player. sunroof, gOOd r J I0 5432 "Wil en• Quo.rily,Compassioll And Integrity Come Lw--FO-Ro;S;:AIJl;::,::.,._.r Thompsons Appliance & Repair-675-7388. For sale, re-con ditioned automati c washers & dryers, reffigera- · tors , gas and electric ranges, air cOnd itioners, and wringer . wast1ers . Will do repairs on major brands in shop or at your home. . · uow-Hussell t~\ ~ Sofa, Chair. 2 EM Tables. Coffee Table: & 2 Green Lamps $700 , Green-Sofa BlglaandDry 10x30 Janet Jelfcrs 33795 Hiland Road Pomeroy, Ohio Hours 12-2&-05 9 7 4 SxlO, IOxlO, IOdS, 10x20, 740.949-2217 North • Phone (740) 992-5232 29670 Sashan Road Lounge c hair "r"15.--~----. End Table $30. S1ereo . TRUCKS Cablnel $50, White St1elf S,o, Cedar cnest S1oo .~ (304)675·3262 Oi ·green Ford F150 XLT 4dr, Alder Call 992-2155 To place an ad · ' • I I 1 011-road vehicle 5 Blank space 8 Our sun 11 " Canadian Bacon" lead 12 Fitzgerald or Raines 14 Montreal's prov. · 15 Warped 16 Silica mineral 17 Colorado tribe 18 Was concerned about 41 Indy winner I 1'1'. OQRRY YOU ~AVE, TO WORK roD~Y, AIJD 1 D0f.l'1. �Page B6 • The Daily Sentinel www .mydailysentinel.com Monday, December 26, 2005 Pistons take down defending champ~ AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - In their first matchup since the NBA Finals, Detrmt proved dominant in a defensive struggle against San Antonio. Chauncey Billups sciJrcd 20 poims and the Pistons held the Spurs to their lowest-scoring first quaner Slmday before winning 85-70, the seventh straight victory for Detroit. The Spurs mis,ed 13 of their last 14 shots in the opening period. The game featuring the defending champion Spurs and the 2004 champion .Pistons was the opener in the NBA's annual Christmas doubleheader. lacking the ShaqKobe hype in the Miami HeatLos Angeles Lukers matchup later in the dav. ''We're very honored, but we realize it is a great respon- sibility to play in the JV game." San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich joked before rh~ game ... We have to do a good job to make sure the fans stay around to watch the varsity game." Detroit has won 13 of 14 games und improved to an NBA-best 22-3. The Spurs ha ve hN three of fi ve, but their .21-7 record is the kaguc\ second best. Ben Wallace had I 0 points and a season-high 21 rebounds and reserve Antonio Me Dyess added 10 points and a season-high 13 rebounds tor the Piston>. Rasheed Wallace scored 14 points and Richard HamiltoQ had II. San Antonio's Tony Parker scored 19 pointS and Tini Duncan had 18 points and II points. With Manu Ginobili missin~ his eighth straight game with •a sprained right foot, Parker and Duncan didn't have much help. Reserve Nazr Mohammed had 10 points, the only other San Antonio player who scored in double figures. Michael Finley, who replaced Ginobili in the~tm1ing lineup,' had three points on 1-of-7 shooting. Detroit led by I0 points after holding the Spurs to eight points, their fewest firstquaner points in franchise history and a total that matched their low from any quaner. The Spurs lost the lead midway through the tirst quaner, and didn't regain it. Detroit led by just four after three quaners, but pulled away by outscoring the Spurs 28--17 in the founh. 'The Pistons made just 42 percent of their shots, but held the Spurs to 40 percent shooting and butreboundeli" them 57-30, including an 18-6 edge on the offensive glass. While the game was low scoring, like the 2005 NBA Finals, the matchups were intriguing. Bruce Bowen hounded Hamilton, holding him tn 4of-15 shnotir · from Page 81 of what can happen . when they let a game turn into a shoo tout. "We need to truly learn from this, and kno.w what playing like this can get us," offensive guard Bobbie Williams said. "It can get you · an ' L' and when you get to the playoffs, getting an ' L' means you're out of it." The Bill s (5-10) have been out of it tor a long time. losing their previous live games. McGee and Kelly Holc.omb led them to a feel -good win at the end of a disastrous sea- Kudla from Page 81 ted to OSU Medical Center under the aare of Lombardo, then the Buckeyes' team doctor. · Kudla's condition deteriorated. He had lesions in his throat, a rash that caused his skin to slide off, and he began bleeding from his ears, eyes and nose. He was diagnosed with Johnson-·Stevens syndrome, an immune-system condition in which the body attacks its own mucous membranes. Secondary infections soon set in, and that 's whet) Mary Fran arrived: "There was a body on the table with a sheet over the middle of it, but it didn't look human," she said. ''He was in rough shape." She was no stranger to tragedy, having lost four children in infancy. "I've crossed that bridge, but they . were babies, not someone I had raised for I8 years," she said. " Boy, there were a lot of prayers." A priest was summoned and he gave Kudla the last blessing. Lombardo said about I0 percent of Johnson-Stevens syndrome patients don.'t · make it "if they have extensive involvement, and he did." . Mar.y Fran did not leave Mike 's side for 10 days as doctors mixed and matched a drug treatment that would slowly bring him back from the edge. . Mike doesn ' t remember much from those days. "I can recall stuff from it,'" he said. "but as sick as I was and the amount of medicati on I was on, it was one of those situations you just don 't want to remember it. They pretty much had me knocked out". It was bad, it was painful " Finally, he was di scharged and sent home, to remain out of school and under hi s mother 's care f(>r the rest of winter quarter. He had lost 52 I pounds. His life spared, Kudla set about rebuilding himself, like a modern-day bionic man. The effort was an outlet for his boundless determination and focus .. Mary Fran brought him back to Columbus that spring . "That was a tough day," she said. "He may be a big guy. but he"s still my baby." Though his coaches had been kept up to date on Mike 's condition, his appearance was still a shock. "'When he first showed up at the office. he had lost a lot of weight and was not real good looking." defensive line coach Jim Heacock said. Soon, the body was back . Kudla set team ~ench-press records, but it didn't translate to success on the field. He showed !lashes of bigplay ability, but injuri es kept holding him back. A neck stinger and a painful torn labrum hampered him through much of 2004, hi s Junror season. . Coming into this season , he knew how hi s career was viewed. "Kind of underachieving," he saicl. "I was hun a lot and didn't make as in any plays as I probably should have early the basket. The Pi,to .:.. . in ~ un Christma!'. li1r the thi 1d time in four years, ilosted ,, ,;ame on the holidav for .the tmt ti me since 1984. when they played at the Pontiac Silverdomc. The Spurs played on "Christmas for .the tirst time ,since 1999. on." Defensive tackle . Quinn Pitcock said he thought Kudla "always had it in him, (but) we felt he was a little cautious at times." That changed last summer, when Kudla threw himself imo a revamped offseason workout program. He added tlexibility and speed training, and coincidentally or not, he stayed healthy this season. It showed. Kudla became an important force . off the edge for OSU, leading the team's defensive linemen in tackles for loss (8 1/2) and sacks (6 1/2). Among his tackles was a stop on memorable Minnesota running back Laurence Maroney on follrthand-2, when Kudla used a burst of speed and his strength to grab Maroney with one arm and drag him I "All year, the only thing we've been missing is a touchdown." Holcomb played another impressive game in the stadium where he 's had some ·of his best moments. Holcomb threw for five touchdowns and a career-high 4"13 yards in Cleveland's 58-48 loss at , Paul Brown Stadium last season. Filling in a second straight week for injured J.P. Losman, Holcomb became the first Bills quarterback in the last 45 games to throw for 300 yards, ending a drought that started after Drew Bledsoe passed for 314 in the second game of the 2003 season. McGee clinched it by picking off Carson Palmer's sidedown shon of the ·marker. "He is an explosive guy, he's a high-motor guy," coach · Jim Tressel said. "He plays hare!, and all the pro scouts that come through, I keep telling them, 'Don't forget about this guy. ' He's special." Kudla was named first. team All-Big Ten. Meanwhile. off the field, Kudla underwent ·a more subtle transformation . Anyone who dodges death is never quite the same. He begao to appreciate the little things, he said, "like putting on my cleats and running out. to practice." He takes more time to help people now. Mary Fran said Mike went to the s~hool where she works this past offseason "and signed 500 autographs without complaining for a minute, then gave (the kids) an encquraging speech." He enjoys fishing with hi s friends. One day; he picked ·up a guitar and began teaching himself how to play. Two years later, it has become "a massive hobby," he said. · "I love playing guitar. I play every day," said Kudla, who strums mainly rock and country songs. "Once I start · playing, I block out everything , You can only think about football so" much and it consumes you. For me; that's my release." . He'll likely take hi s guitar to an NFL city in the spring, and that thrills him because playing in the NFL was a childhood dream. But though it seems like a long time ago now and he doesn't talk about it often, hi s .illness will always remain a pan of him . Maybe it really is true, that what doe sn' t kill you makes you stronger. "It definitely does," Kudla said. "You ' ve been .to the darkest stages ·of wherever you could go, and it makes you appreciate-everything, all the little things ymt never really think about, you kind of savor a little more. It put life in perspective." i · tiona! one~on-onc due l' ~~.'.t!. Steelers son, one that has players wondering what ownership will do in the offseason. ," Nobody gave us a chance to beat these guys,." said Holcomb, who was 24-of-31 for 108 vard s. "We hadn "t won on th·e road. It definitely leaves .~ good taste in your mouth . . McGee had fiv e kickoff returns for 220 yards, including his 99-yard sprint down the left sideline that sparked the comeback late in the third · quarter. He set a club record with three kickoff touchdowns last season, and now owns the Bills' career mark. "I can't even explain how I feel," said McGee. who failed to score on an 82-yard return earlier in the season. • Rashe-ed \\, played agaill.•l ca...:n .\'· since colle~c. had some >l' ... Harrison before pdlice took ages and blitz packages. . him away. "We wanted to rattle him," " I didn 't know what he linebacker James Farrior was going to do," Harrison said. "He 's looked good, but from ·Page 81 said. "So I waited until he he 's a rookie. So we threw a Daylon McCutcheon said. turned his back to me. Then lot of different looks at him "This is way worse than ' 99. I thought I could safely take and brought a lot of pres-· In '99, we didn't have a him down and hold him sure." Pittsburgh , which can good team, now we got tal- until the authorities got there. " clinch a playoff spot with a ent. But from the opening Frye was treated even win over Detroit at home kickoff, we played bad footworse by the Stcelers, who next week, seems to have ball. Today we stunk." Then there was the fan had him running for his fully recovered !;rom a who jumped the railing and sa fety on nearly. every snap. three-game losing streak The Steelers game plan that seriously jeopardized sprinted ont.o the field 111 the fourth quarter. He made a was to make Frye uncom- the Steelers ' postsel~son move toward Pittsburgh's fortable, ant! they did much hopes. · bench before he was picked more than that, confusing Roethli sberger, now 21-1 up and pancaked by him with a variety of cover- as a starter, picked the Bullied !) i lll• ': Jl' I''"' Akron from Page 81 will give his team much of an advantage. "Memphis has played in NFL stadiums before, so I don't think that will help us," he said. "Obvious!~, this is a great place -· that s why the Super Bowl is going to be here -· but we are so thrilled in 1 game that we'd • ,, . ~ 111g lot if they 1 , , • • ll • :d." 'I he Zips didi1't place a single player on the All-MAC fir>t team . but Brookhart thinks that is a. svmbol of · their success. "This is a bunch of bluecollar guys," he said. " We didn't breeze through the sea- . ,son, but we are getting where we need to be with hard work." Akron defensive lineman Bri.an White said he 's still having a hard time believing the Zips are playing in a bowl. "It hasn't really sunk in," he said. "I don't think it will for a long time." For Brookhart, who was a success in the corporate world before turning to coaching, thi s is just the start of a long-term business plan. "This is an exciting place right now," he said. "We've got i1ew facilities and the campus is going crazy. We ·have created a lot of momen"tum , and we need to keep it going." The" Zips had a very small crowd for the conference title game, but the players hope that will change for a bowl game in the same building. "People are excited," said linebacker Jay Rohr. "People who hadn ' t even hea~d of Akron want to go to the bowl game." .Browns' defense apart, going 13-of-20 for 226 yards in three quarters . Hines Ward caught a 7-yard TD pass in the first quarter and had seven receptions for I 05 yards. · "Everything clicked real good for us on offense," Roethlisberger said; "and 'our defense was flying around. They ' re fun to watch when they ' re playing like that. We went out there and did what we wanted to making him the first . Steelers back other than Jerome Bettis to go over. I ,000 yards since 1992.· -Bettis scored Pittsburgh's first TO in the first. The Steelers were already ahead 20-0 when Parker broke through a huge hole in "the line and easily outran Cleveland's defensive backs for Pittsburgh 's longest rushing play since Kardell Stewart went 80 for a TO in 1996. d 0. " "That play was . supposed Parker finished with 17 to go left, but the hole was carries for 130 yards, giving so big to the right that I took him I ,067 this season and it,"c Parker said . "I never thought I would lead the Steelers in ru shing or get · I ,000 yards. It's an emotional moment for me." Pittsburgh's dominance in the first quarter was so complete that it produced some almost unbelievable stars. In the opening period, the Steelers outgained the Browns 196-1; had 162 passing yards to minu s-2 for Cleveland; and led in first downs 9-0. "We didn't do anything good or right," Browns coach Romeo Crennel said. " I' m embarrassed getting ' beat like that." line pass-under-pressure and in a row over Cincinnati, · returning it untouched. which hasn ' t beaten them Palmer, going to the Pro since the 1988 AFC title Bowl in only his second sea- game. They pulled everyson, went 25-of-36 for 266 thing out of their bag of tricks yards with two interceptions. in this one - the flea-flicker, "Just a bad decision," the onside kick, the reverse Palmer said. ''I was just try- on a kickoff. ing to gel the ball out of "We just let it go," coach bounds (after a completion) Mike Mularkey said. "We and stop the clock . He made a threw it all at 'em. I felt like good play on the ball. I we had to put some points on should have thrown it over the board any way we could."" hi s head and into the stands." Johnson provided the only . The Bills won their eighth satisfying moment for the home crowd, emptying a bag of gifts after his 41-yard touchdown catch put Cincinnati ahead 14-13 shortly before halftime. He had a red bag of gifts hidden on the sideline, and tossed autographed AFC North championship shirts, caps and footballs into the crowd. The Bill s lhen turned those presents into consolation gifts. "We let them . hang around too long," Palmer lamented. One year on: World reca1ls the fury of the Indian Ocean tsunami, A2 Governor to focus on better preparing students for college, work, A6 Middleport • PoDJ.eroy, Ohio ,) 0 CENTS • \ ol. !)!). Tlll·:Sll.\Y, lli·TF~IBFR :! - .:!on:; No. •1:1 ""''""')'t,,it"'""';,,..l.wm Middleport police make weekend arrests SPORTS • Buckeyes arrive for Fiesta showdown. ·seePage 81 Bv BRtAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM MIDOLEPORT Middleport police officers were .;ailed to investigate a Christmas Day burglary, and the reported theft of a vehicle last week. According to Police Chief Bruce Swift, Mary Gerlack reported a burglary at the residence of her brother, William Klein , on Cole Street. She reponed that the back door had been kicked in and several items taken. Acting on tip, Officers Hen Davidson and Tony · King arrested Lloyd Michael Wamsley for his role in the burglary. The stolen items were found at Wamsley's home, and he admitted to entering the residence, Swift said. He was . jailed .on charges of burglary and related counts. a Betty Han of Front Street Jail. charged with burglary, reported on . Dec. 22 that grand theft. anti possession so meone had stolen cash. a of crack cocaine. He set of keys and a Pontiac appeared in Meigs County mini-van from her property. Court on Fridav. Later that · evening, her son, According to Swift , the David Persons, was arrested department received a report in Gallia County follo'Ying a from Lois Shane , who reponaccident ed that someone had cut five motor vehicle involving him and the stolen tires on two of her vehicles. van. He was arrested by Rexford Stone reported Middleport officers and that someone entered hi s transported to the Jeep while it was parked at Southeastern Ohio Regional Goodwill Indu stries on Nonh POST-CHRISTMAS BARGAINS January 12, 2006 Page AS • Marabei ·O'Conner Dean • Frank Shiltz • HEALTHBEAT: Overuse of certain pain pills can be very dangerous . . See Page A2 • New police union leader hopes to raise Cincinnati police image. See Page A3 • Nigerian girl recovering well after brain tumor removed. See Page A3 • Airport to get new runway lights in 2006. SeePageA3 • Bush hopes for better year in 2006 after tough setbacks. See Page AS • Entitlements consume growing share of federal spending. See Page A5 • Bitter debate expected over bid to deny citizenship to U.S.-bom children of illegal immigrants. SeePage AS WEATHER Senior Citizens make up 65% ofthe total population of the Tri-County. To reach this group, contact your Advertising Representative. eatt•.(!9aUtpoHs 1J.Batlp \lt:rtbune • ~otnt ~leasant l\egtster • The Daily Sentinel Details on Page A6 INDEX 2 SECTIONS- 12 PAGES 446-2342 675-1333 992-2155 Advertising Deadline January 4, 2006 ;'.l..i -', OBITUARIES . .Cundiff still .in Columbus hospital; has tracheotomy INSIDE News and information for senior citizens of the Tri-County... Second Avenue, and had removed a leather jacket, medication and cash. Tim Priddy of Broadway reported that someone had entered hi s residence and removed a camcorder, portable DVD player and money. · Swift said the matters are all under investigation and asked anyone with information about the cases to contact the police department. Calendars A3 Classifieds B2-4 Comics Bs Dear Abby A3 Editorials A4 Obituaries As Sports Weather B Section A6 © 2005 Ohio Valley Publi.• dting Co. BY TIM MALONEY TMALONEY@MYDAILYREGISTER.COM MASON, W.Va. - ,Mason Mayor Raymond Cundiff is in serious but stable condition as ' he continues to recover from surgery to remove a benign tumor from the lining of his brain. Cundiff has had to undergo a tracheotomy, reported lan McNemar/photo his wife, Delores. With her two boys, Isaac. 3, teft, and Owen, 1, by her side, Stella Barnett, of Vinton, shops through the toy section at Kmart in "He's a good man and Gallipolis Monday with her mother, Birdie Harless, browsing in the background, all taking advantage of the after-Hollday sales. he's a fighter," Mrs. Cundiff Many stores in the area such as Kmart offered sales and discounted prices for shoppers on the day after Chnstmas. said. "Sometimes it takes more courage to live than it doe s to die." r· The mayor was in surgery for 16 hours on Dec. 9 to remove the tumor, and has had a difficult recovery. His diabetes caused complications, and he did not regain liis kidney function until a week afterward. Cundiff remains - in The Bv BETH SERGENT Ohio State University BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM Medical Center in Columbus, where Mrs. POMEROY - Despite the Cundiff spent Christmas recent general election severwith him Sunday. She has al council seats remain open been staying in a nearby in villages throughout ·Meigs County. apartment . building which Next year Pomeroy normally is used by families Village Council will see the of heart patients in return of" incumbents Ruth Columbus. Spaun, Mary McAngus and Plans are for the mayor to James Sisson who will be be moved to a step down joined by newcomers facility in Huntington for William "Pete" Barnhart and his rehabilitation as soon as George F. Stewart. However, a space opens for him there. one seat will remain open for Despite everything, Mrs. appointment by coun ci l who Cundiff said her husband will have 30 days from Jan. I , Beth Sargent/photo fully intends to return to his to fi 11 the seat. · Since October res idents from the village of Rutland have volunteered their time and materials duties as mayor. That open seat currently preparing Vennari Park for new playground equipment, horseshoe pits and improved pa rking. "I don't think he's done belongs to Councilwoman Mayor April Burke said that the only major work left to do at the park at this time is on the play- here," she said. ''He enjoys Mary McAngus who has two ground's centerpiece and improving the parking. The village was awarded a Ohto Nature Works serving Mason as mayor years left on her current term , grant to pay for the equipment. and that's what he wants to ' a term which she was d 0. " ' . appointed to. However, in the Aiding in Cundiff's recent eleCtion McAngus ran recovery have been a large for a four year council term number ' of cards and letters and won. received at the hospital in Bv BETH SERGENT · hold trash, buildings. or an Legal action regarding vio- Columbus. Mrs. Cundiff At a recent council meeting Pomeroy Mayor John asERGENT®MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM other type of so li d waste is lati ons of op_en burnmg can be said the strong showing of not permitted. taken agamst local ftre suppon ha s made a real difMusser suggested that to satSYRACUSE Officials The Ohio EPA considers departments, the vtllage and I ference and is appreciated. isfy the voters council might appoint the candidate who with the village of Syracuse local fi·re departments as the or individuals who violate th,e Cundiff is likely to remain ran in the ge neral election and Syracuse Volunteer Fire tirst place local residents go Ohio Admmtstrallve Codes in Columbus at least until and received the highest Depanment want residents to fo·r loca l burning. For this rea- Cha~ter 1745-19 on open the first week of January, number of votes of the know that open burning is son the Ohio EPA informed burmng. and possibly into the second According to _the Ohio EPA week, his wife 'said. remaining candidates. That prohibited within the village. ihe Syracuse Volunteer Fire Accordin~ to the Ohio Department that open burning permitted burmng w11h111 a candidate was registered Anyone who would like Environmen't£11 Prolection' in violation of the Ohio restncted area mcludes cookRepublican Shawn Arnott. to send him a card · can Thts counci l term would be Agency, Syracuse is a re strict- Administrative Code is pun- ing for human consumption address it to: Raymond for two years, the remainder ed area and the open burning ishahle by a maximum- fine of (barbecues, campfires. cook- Cundiff. 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