http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/9882a309e38d3079529c20650c6829ed.pdf 9cb60abe3a687cec4007a70df771ef64 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more INSIDE STORY WEATHER Hickman named PVH ‘Employee of the Month’ .... Page 2 Mostly cloudy. High 33. Low 21. ........ Page 2 Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio SPORTS OBITUARIES Prep basketball action .... Page 6 Mildred K. Finley, 91 Laurence Flora, 78 Ella M. Northup, 83 50 cents daily THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 11 Racine Council holds first meeting of 2013 Takes steps toward sale of commercial development site Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE — Racine Village Council approved resolutions pertaining to the possible sale of commercial property in the village during last week’s council meeting. Ordinance 1029, as approved, designated the Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) was the agency for the industrial, commercial distribution and research development of the Village of Racine. The ordinance was approved on an emergency basis, meaning that all three readings were approved. The ordinance reads in part, The Village of Racine desires and hereby authorizes the Mayor of the Village to enter into an agreement with the Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) under O.R.C. Section 1724.10 B(2) to authorize the Meigs County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) to sell or lease lands or interested lands owned by the Village of Racine for its purposes and uses as determined by the Village as those that will promote the welfare of the people of the Village of Racine, stabilize the economy, provide employment, assist in the development of industrial, commercial, distribution and research activities to the benefit of the people of the Village, will provide additional opportunities for the gainful employment or will promote the reclamation, rehabilitation and revitalization of vacant, abandoned, tax foreclosed of other real property in the Village. The ordinance approved the CIC as the designated agency of the Village of Racine as the vil- lage, from time to time, conveys real estate to the CIC under purposes of the ordinance. A second ordinance was approved setting the requirements for the sale of the property. The ordinance approved Mayor Scott Hill to execute and agreement with the CIC for the sale of real estate for a sum of $.65/square foot. The ordinance also states that after the reasonable expenses of the sale are paid, the balance of the sale proceeds are to be paid to the village within 10 days. The property is in the commercial development area near Dollar General and Home National Bank. In other business, council ap- proved the basic code of ordinances for the village. Members of council and the mayor discussed the traffic concerns in the area of the high school construction. Concerns about children being dropped off in non-designated areas were discussed. Ernest Spencer was re-elected president pro-tem. Minutes from the previous meeting, financial reports and bills were approved. All members of council along with the mayor, clerk/treasurer David Spencer, fire chief Jamie Jones and Marshal Kevin Dugan were present at the meeting. Village offering free parking for customers Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The signs for free customer parking spaces on the Pomeroy parking lot will be going up later this week, Dan Short, president of the Pomeroy Merchants Association reported at Tuesday’s meeting held at Farmers Bank. Prepared by Bobbie Karr, the signs will be erected at three parking spaces in the end areas of the lower and upper lots with four spaces in the middle section. There will be strict enforcement of the “customer only” use of the area, it was noted. Pomeroy Village Council approved the free customer parking spaces as a way of encourage in-town shopping. Discussed at the meeting was the disappearance of the Baby Jesus from the Trinity Church nativity scene on the stage area following the Christmas holiday. The nativity belongs to Trinity Church but this year was not going to be erected due to a lack of volunteers to put it up, according to the pastor. Representatives of the Merchants Association volunteered to put it erect it so that the remaining location for Christmas scenes in downtown Pomeroy would be filled. In view of the Association’s participation, it was voted to buy a replacement Baby Jesus for the church. Ways of promoting shopping by having special children’s activities on the parking lot were discussed, along with some additional funding for the annual Easter egg hunt on the old football field. Suggestions included a ice slide on the parking lot at Christmas time, and a trunk trick or treat event at Halloweeen. An emphasis would be on having adequate supervision of the children so that the parents could shop while the children played. It was also suggested that there be a gift basket promotion by the merchants for Mothers Day. A presence on Facebook was also proposed. Tax exemption applications Crow takes over a Common Pleas Judge being accepted Sarah Hawley | Daily Sentinel Judge I. Carson Crow is the third member of his family to serve as Meigs County Common Pleas judge. Sentinel Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — I. Carson Crow recently took his place on the bench of the Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Crow replaces Christopher Tenoglia who was appointed to the position last January. Crow is the third member of his family to serve as the Meigs County Common Pleas Court Judge. His grandfather and brother previously served in the position. In taking over as judge, Crow said his goals are to “call them like you see them,” as his dad said. He also stated his goals are to be fair and polite. The Meigs County attorney began practicing law in 1975 after graduating from Ohio Northern Law School and Ohio University where he was a member of the football team. He also served as Meigs County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for 12 years. He has been admitted to practice in all Ohio Courts, the Federal District Court, and since 1997, the Supreme Court of the United States. Crow is a member of the Meigs County and Ohio State Bar Associations. The Crow and Crow Law Firm was established in 1907 by Crow’s grandfather, Fred W. Crow, with his father, Fred W. Crow, Jr., also practicing at the law firm beginning in 1946. He has coached middle school football for more than 30 years. Crow and his wife, Barbara, are parents to Crockett and Morgan. Crow was elected to the position after defeating Tenoglia in the March 2012 primary election. He was unopposed in the Nov. 2012 general election. Sentinel Staff Report TDSnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Applications for the homestead tax exemption program are currently being accepted in the office of Mary T. Byer-Hill, Meigs County Auditor. Any homeowner who is or will be 65 years of age in 2013 or older or those who are permanently disabled regardless of income my apply. The deadline for applying will be June 3, 2013. Byer-Hill said that the exemption, which takes the form of a tax credit on property tax bills, allows qualifying homeowners of real estate and manufactured homes to exempt $25,000 of the market value of their homes from property taxes. Those who are currently on the program do not need to reapply, she said. Applications forms are available on-line at www.meigcountyauditor.org or they are available in the auditors office. Residents may also call 740-992-2698 and request an application be mailed. Commissioners approve agenda items, hear concerns Sentinel Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — The Meigs County Commissioners approved agenda items and listened to resident concerns during last week’s regular meeting. The commissioners approved three appointments to the MR/DD Board. Appointed were Deborah Dingey and Carly Hayes, terms running Jan. 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2016, and Melody Weese, filling an unexpired term running through Dec. 31, 2014. The commissioners approved a force account resolution regarding the Meigs County Highway Department. The force account resolution reads as follows: Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners has decided that the health, welfare, and safety of the people of Meigs County can best and most efficiently be served by the “Force Account” in matters pertaining to the construction, reconstruction, im- provement, maintenance, or repair of the Meigs County roads, bridges, and culverts; and Therefore, be it resolved, that the Board of County Commissioners of Meigs County, does hereby authorize the Meigs County Engineer in the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or re- pair of roads, bridges, and culverts in Meigs County to use existing county employee forces and proceed by “Force Account” as the county engineer may determine during the year 2013. A certificate of recognition was approved for a child who resides in Scioto County who saved his fos- ter family and their dog from a fire. Brenda Neutzling spoke to the commissioners about concern over snow and ice removal at the annex building. The commissioners approved a proposal for basketball equipment at the Rutland Civic Center from BSN Sports. �Thursday, January 17, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 Local Briefs Meigs County Community Calendar Adult Basic Literary Education MIDDLEPORT — Adult Basic Literacy Education classes will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Middleport Library basement for residents 18 years of age and older who want to work for their GED. For more information call 992-5808. Thursday, Jan. 17 ALFRED — Orange Township Trustees will have an organizational and appropriations meeting , 7 p.m. at the Township Storage Building. Jurors call cancelled Friday, Jan. 18 POMEROY — The Meigs County Common Pleas POMEROY — The Court has announced the cancellation of a call for pro- Pomeroy High School spective jurors to appear today (Thursday.) Class of 1959 will be having their “3rd Friday” lunch at 2013 Visitors Guide the new Bob Evans RestauCalender Events rant in Rio Grande at noon. RUTLAND — Rutland POMEROY –Stories are being written and advertising is being sold for the 2013 Meigs County Visitors Youth League organizaGuide, a project of Meigs County Tourism and the tional meeting 6 p.m. FriMeigs County Commissioners produced in conjunction day at the Rutland Fire Department. Officers will with The Daily Sentinel. Currently, Luke Ortman, director of the Meigs Coun- be elected. ty Chamber of Commerce and its tourism program, is preparing a calendar of events from March through December. Anyone with an event which they would like listed in the calendar so that it will appear in the 2013 Meigs Visitors Guide is asked to get the information to Ortman as soon as possible but not later than Jan. 31. Anything that comes in past that date will not be included in the Visitors Guide. Informational sheets to be filled out may be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce Office in Pomeroy or information may be e-mailed to luke@meigscountychamber.com CHESTER — ChesterShade Historical Association meeting for all committee chairmen, 1 p.m. at the Academy. Sunday, Jan. 20 NEW HAVEN Factory Hi-Brass Match, noon, at Broad Run Gun Club. Meeting before the match. cy Planning Committee (LEPC) will hold its January meeting in the Senior Citizens conference room at 11:30 am. Planning for 2013 will be discussed. Lunch will be available. Monday, Jan. 21 LETART — Letart Township Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township building. Wednesday, Jan. 23 POMEROY — A community dinner will be held at New Beginnings United Methodist Church from 4:30-6 p.m. The menu will be spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and dessert. The public is invited to attend. Tuesday, Jan. 22 POMEROY — The Meigs County Emergen- Friday, Jan. 25 MARIETTA — The Regional Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging will meet at 10 a.m., in the Buckeye Hills-HVRDD Area Agency on Aging office in Marietta. Birthdays Thursday, Jan. 17 REEDSVILLE — Frances Reed will celebrate her 85th birthday on Thursday, Jan. 17. Cards may be sent to her at Box 76, Reedsville, Ohio 45772. Sunday, Jan. 20 POMEROY — An 80th birthday party for Alfred Eugene “Biz” Ruschel will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20 at Common Ground, 33101 Hyland Drive, Pomeroy. Office Closed POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Jan. 22. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Elections Office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Winter owl hike slated for Jan. 20 RUTLAND — The Meigs SWCD Conservation Area will be the site of a winter owl hike slated for Sunday, Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with the Leading Creek Watershed Group is sponsoring the hike at the Conservation Area, which is located along New Lima Road between Rutland and Submitted photo Harrisonville. The Winter Own Hike is free and open to people Pictured (from left) are Human Resources Director David Brown, Jeannie Hickman, and PVH CEO Tom Schauer. of all ages, but participants will need to provide their own flashlights and suitable footwear and clothing. For more information call the Meigs SWCD at 992-4282 or visit www.meigsswcd.com. POINT PLEASANT, friendly and courteous. Resources Director David a language which the deaf Small government W.Va. — Pleasant Valley She comes to work day af- Brown. “She well-deserves can hear and the blind can Hospital is pleased to an- ter day helping employees recognition as Employee see.’” committee meeting Hickman and her husMARIETTA — A meeting of the District 18 Small nounce the Customer Ser- with health insurance and of the Month; she’s a role band of sixteen years, Jay, model that inspires. I life insurance questions. vice Employee of the Month Government Committee will be held Wednesday, Janulive in Ravenswood, W.Va. have found like many othHickman knows the insurfor January 2013 is Jeannie ary 30, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Marietta, Hickman in the Human Re- ance inside and out and ers that Jeannie wants to They have a dog named Ohio. The purpose of this meeting is to select seven she goes above and beyond help, she seeks to do the Daisy and they enjoy travelsources Department. small government eligible projects, two of the seven Hickman has been em- in helping new employees right thing, she has a good ing, walking, and shopping. being contingency projects, for submission to the Ohio ployed with Pleasant Val- learn the ropes. She is al- sense of fairness, and she In this recognition, Public Works Commission. Five of the projects select- ley Hospital for over 22 ways smiling and is a very works hard. Many people Hickman received a $50 ed at this meeting will compete for small government years and this is the third valued employee whom is bring their needs, wants, check, a cake to celebrate and concerns to the hu- with her department, and funding with other projects throughout the state of time she has earned the often left unrecognized. “With Jeannie Hick- man resource department, a VIP parking space. She title of Employee of the Ohio. man in the office, I con- and Jeannie is well suited will also be eligible for the If you have questions regarding this meeting, please Month. sider myself blessed in to hear, to understand, and Customer Service EmployAccording to PVH staff, contact Michelle Hyer at (740) 376-1025. Hickman was nominated the daily routine of com- to help. In the words of ee of the Year award with a because she is always ing to work,” said Human Mark Twain, ‘Kindness is chance for $250. Immunization Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood immunization clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the office located at 112 East Memorial Drive. Flu and pneumonia shots will also be available for a fee. Hickman named PVH ‘Employee of the Month’ Local gymnasts take top honors Ohio Valley Forecast Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. M.L.King Day: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 43.12 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 22.89 Ashland Inc. 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Submitted photo Southern Ohio Gymnastics Academy’s boys gymnastics team and girls Level 7 and 9 gymnasts recently competed at the largest meet in the country so far this year, Circle of Stars Gymnastics Invitational in Indianapolis, Indiana. Several of the team received medals at the competition. Pictured are the girls and boys who brought home first or second place: (front row) Andrew Huck, Level 4, tied first on still rings, first on high bar; Gabriel Russell, Level 5, second on still rings; (second row) Dexter Roettker, Level 8, first on floor exercise, first on still rings, second on vault; Nate Yongue, Level 4, tied first still rings, first on parallel bars; Devan Goody, Level 5, second on parallel bars, second All Around; (back row) Paxton Roberts, Level 9, tied second on vault; Chloe McCarty, Level 7, tied second on floor. The girls team competes again Jan. 18-20 at the Coaches Spectacular in Cincinnati and the boys Jan. 26-27 in Cincinnati at Winterfest. �Thursday, January 17, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 For the Record 911 Jan. 11 11:44 a.m., unknown, motor vehicle collision; 12:02 p.m., East Memorial Drive, stroke/CVA; 3:13 p.m., East Memorial Drive, diabetic emergency; 6:39 p.m., unknown, motor vehicle collision; 10:36 p.m., Art Lewis Street, diabetic emergency; 11:27 p.m., unknown, motor vehicle collision. Jan. 12 12:12 a.m., Rocksprings Road, high blood pressure; 5:19 a.m., Ohio 124, fall; 9:31 a.m., North Second Avenue, difficulty breathing; 10:05 a.m., Terrell Drive, fall; 10:44 a.m., Ohio 124, weakness; 1:22 p.m., Bashan Road, unknown; 3:24 p.m., East Second Street, chest pain; 4:31 p.m., Beech Street, chest pain; 6:09 p.m., Ohio 124, burns; 8:15 p.m., Rocksprings Road, difficulty breathing; 11:25 p.m., Mulberry Avenue, abdominal pain. Jan. 13 1:23 a.m., East Main Street, assault/fight; 1:48 a.m., Rocksprings Road, difficulty breathing; 4:40 a.m., Rutland Street, chest pain; 12:06 p.m., Haning Road, difficulty breathing; 1:51 p.m., Legion Terrace Street, hemorrhage; 2:39 p.m., Wolfe Pen Road, diabetic emergency; 2:53 p.m., Texas Road, dizziness; 4:44 p.m., Ohio 124, chest pain; 8:10 p.m., New Lima Road, difficulty breathing; 9:54 p.m., Broadway Street, difficulty breathing. Jan. 14 7:25 a.m., Union Avenue, pain general; 8:56 a.m., South Third Avenue, pain general; 10:56 a.m., Johns Road, abdominal pain; 1:23 p.m., Ohio 124, unknown. Common Pleas Court Civil A civil action has been filed by Autovest LLC against Donna Coffman. A civil action filed by Home National Bank against Clifton T. Sisson has been dismissed. Domestic An action of divorce has been filed by Barbara Flora against Jimmy Flora. A dissolution has been granted to Cecil O. Brickles and Vada J. Brickles. A dissolution has been granted to Elizabeth Oiler and George Oiler. A dissolution has been granted to Carrie B. Morris and Steven D. Morris. A dissolution has been granted to Sara J. McDonald and Terry L. McDonald Jr. A divocre has been granted to Nicole Marie Roush from Kevin Ray Roush. A divorce has been granted to Misty Dawn McKenna from Shawn Douglas McKenna. A divorce has been granted to James Lee Kopczinsky from Natasza Kopczinsky. A divorce has been granted to Everett T. Coy from Mary Alice Clark Coy. Ask Dr. Brothers Her three sons are a handful Dear Dr. Brothers: My husband and I always planned to have our children close together so that they could be playmates for one another. Now we are wondering what we were thinking! Our boys are 7, 8 and 10. They are old enough to play together in the backyard, but it usually is not a happy time. The oldest is bossy, the middle child is jealous of both of his bothers, and the two of them use the little one as a servant. I can’t seem to get them out of these roles. Any ideas? — B.P. Dr. Joyce Brothers Dear B.P.: What you see as Syndicated roles are not so easily switched Columnist around. All your sons are being themselves, and this is the way they play the hands they were dealt by having been born so close in age. If you had a girl in the mix, it might have changed the whole dynamic of the situation, but three children in four years means a set of kids who are going through similar stages without any breathing room in between to regain their equilibrium. When most of their time is spent trying to gain the upper hand or at least not sink to a new low on the totem pole, it’s no fun. See if you can get them involved in a team exercise in which everyone has a part and they can take turns: Maybe they could build a fort, or teach the family dog some tricks or work on a scavenger hunt. Anything where they can cooperate and have an end product they can be proud of would be useful. At the same time, they shouldn’t be forced to entertain one another day after day. Each of them could invite a friend over after school and play in their room. That will give them the opportunity to build their own individual identities, not dependent on being the oldest, the middle child or the baby. Try not to take sides when they squabble, but let them know that you expect them to work things out fairly and respectfully. *** Dear Dr. Brothers: My daughter is a junior in high school and had finally found a boyfriend. She is very happy to be dating at last, but some things concern me about the boy, whom I’ve met only once or twice. He seems nice enough, but he doesn’t say much around my husband and me. The reason I am worried is that my daughter has dropped some of her activities in favor of hanging out with him, and I sometimes hear them arguing on the phone. She says she’s happy, but she seems sad a lot. — R.E. Dear R.E.: It’s very difficult to judge the quality of a teen relationship if you are the parent and your child decides to keep to him- or herself. Because your daughter is a somewhat late bloomer, she doesn’t have much experience to fall back on or any way to compare her new relationship with other ones she has had. For these reasons alone, I hope you will try to keep the lines of communication open and not let her retreat into silence if something is troubling her. You can be very helpful now, if you approach her in a way that is supportive without being intrusive, nosy or critical of the boy. Invite him over for some family dinners, and you’ll have a chance to see how he treats her and how he interacts with adults. That should tell you something. It may be your daughter’s instinct to do whatever her new boyfriend wants. That can be a dangerous situation, so you might talk to her about boundaries and keeping her own interests in the forefront. Some young men will take advantage of an inexperienced and submissive girl if they don’t have her best interests in mind. If they are arguing and she seems sad, I hope you will encourage her to stay true to herself and not be intimidated. She may have had a long wait before she found someone, but assure her that he’s not the only fish in the sea. (c) 2013 by King Features Syndicate Criminal Arraignments The following individuals were recently arraigned in Meigs County Common Pleas Court: Daniel J. Murphy, of Long Bottom, two counts possession, probation violation — original charge abduction; Michael Bailey, of Langsville, probation violation — original charge of possession; Ronald J. Harmon, of Racine, one count forgery, one count receiving stolen property, one count theft and/ or grand theft; Bengy Rhoades, of Middleport, one count violating protection order or consent agreement; Courtney R. Dailey, of Albany, one count illegal manufacture of drugs, one count illegal cultivation of marijuana; Henry Ray Buchanan, of Pomeroy, one count of rape, five counts of gross sexual imposition; George Oiler Jr., of Middleport, probation violation; Raymond Sayre, of Syracuse, one count illegal manufacture of drugs, one count illegal cultivation of marijuana, four counts endangering children; Branigan Long, of Syracuse, one count burglary; James Gardner, of Middleport, one count aggravated murder, three counts aggravated robbery; Lawrence R. Lee, of Cheshire, one count burglary; Julee G. Athey, of Pomeroy, one count illegal manufacture of drugs, one count illegal cultivation of marijuana, three counts endangering children; Ralph David Thurman Jay Day Jr., of Rutland, one count possession; Matthew Athey, of Pomeroy, one count illegal manufacture of drugs, one count illegal cultivation of marijuana, three counts endangering children; Stacy L. Williamson, of Rutland, one count possession. Sentencings The following individuals were recently sentenced in Meigs County Common Pleas Court: Todd Ackerman, of Pomeroy, 36 months community control, probation violation — original charge aggravated trafficking of drugs (felony of the fourth degree); Tabatha A. Ackerman, of Pomeroy, 12 months prison, probation violation — original charge aggravated trafficking of drugs (felony of the fourth degree); Larry West, of Pomeroy, 24 months prison, burglary (felony of the third degree); Michael T. Tipton, of Portsmouth, 180 days local incarceration (suspended), five years community control, assault (first degree misdemeanor) and resisting arrest (first degree misdemeanor); Curtis S. Neigler, of Racine, five years community control, probation violation — original charge receiving stolen property (first degree misdemeanor); Thomas A. Allen, of Syracuse, three years community control, breaking and entering (felony of the fifth degree). Judicial Release Judicial release was recently granted to Jermey Council, thomas Allen, and Jessica Anderson. Judical release was denied to Jason G. Quivey. Probate Court POMEROY — Marriage licenses were recently issued in Meigs County Probate Court to DeAngelo Lynn Thompson of Pomeroy and April Richole Stitt of Crom- well, Ind; Brandon John Smith and Brandi Nicole Smith both of Reedsville. Land Transfers POMEROY — The Meigs County Recorder’s Office recently recorded the following land transfers: Paul Struass to Clair Strode, deed, Rutland; Megan Cleland to Trenton J. Cleland, deed, Sutton; Beatrice M. Davis, deceased, Beatrice Mae Davis, deceased, to William H. Davis, Linda S. Decarlo, Dian M. Molden, Gleen E. David, Rita F. Walker, and Cinda L. Lambert, affidavit, Middleport; Robert A. Bell, Geneva A. Bell to Barry E. Ames, Christina S. Ames, deed, Columbia; Robert L. Wingett, deceased to Ruth E. Strode, Rod Gilkey, Cathy Crow, Robert L. Wingett Trust, deed, Syracuse Village/Sutton/ Middleport Village/Salisbury/Pomeroy Village; Jade M. Brown, Christopher A. Brown to Christopher A. Brown, deed, Pomeroy Village; Family Homes Incorporated to Pullins Excavating Incorporated, deed, Pomeroy Village; Johnny Bill Hoback, Jennifer M. Hoback to Johnny Bill Hoback, Jennifer M. Hoback, deed, Sutton; Cody G. Faulk to Carrie Jo Abbott, Carrie Jo Faulk, Carrie J. Abbott, deed, Bedford; Shirley L. Meadows Jr., Zelma M. Meadows to Jason B. Meadows, deed, Letart Township; Rosalie Burrelli Lanius to Kent S. Richards, Renee M. Richards, deed, Olive; Christopher M. Hutton to Debra L. Mohler, Gerald M. Mohler, deed, Rutland; Harold D. Brown, Lynn S. Brown, to Jeffrey Dana Brown, deed, Salisbury; Harold D. Brown Jr., Lynn S. Brown to Halyn Limited Partnership, deed, Chester; Harold D. Brown, Lynn S. Brown to Halyn Limited Partnership, deed, Salisbury; Harold D. Brown Jr., Lynn S. Brown to Halyn Limited Partnership, deed, Pomeroy Village; Harold D. Brown, Lynn S. Brown to Lynn S. Brown, Harold D. Brown, Lynn S. Brown Living Trust, deed, Pomeroy Village; Robert D. Grueser, Nancy J. Grueser, Nancy Parker Campbell to George Brian Connolly, Angela Renee Connolly, deed, Sutton; James F. Powell, Debra K. Powell to Tony D. Hendrix, Sherri L. Hendrix, deed, Syracuse Village/Sutton; William H. Swisher, Julie A. Swisher to Lawrence W. Stewart, Teresa Stewart, deed, Rutland; James M. Sprouse Jr., deceased, to James M. Sprouse Jr. Trust, Jerald A. Sprouse, certificate of transfer, Chester; Rebecca S. Betz, George W. Betz Jr. to Robert M. Blackston, Brenda L. Blackston, deed, Chester; Jill A. Dillard to Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency, deed, Middleport Village; Rodney A. Tripp, Jenni L. Tripp to Gerald W. Drenner, Christia V. Drenner, deed, Rutland; Alice Y. Livingston, deceased, to King Patterson Holdings Incorporated, deed, Rutland; Gary G. Basham, Pamela K. Basham to Vinton County National Bank, sheriff deed, Salisbury; Jacqueline Ann Walburn to Gregory Lee Walburn, deed, Rutland; Greg L. Weinfurtner to Windstream KDL Inc., easement, Columbia; Farmers Bank and Savings Company to Barbara A. Estes, deed, Middleport; Clifton T. Sisson, Suzanne J. Milhoan to Nick A. Dettwiller, Kristen L. Dettwiller, deed, Chester. Two killed in shooting at Ky. college parking lot HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — A gunman fired into a vehicle, killing a man and a woman and wounding a 12-year-old girl late Tuesday, and police have charged a 21-year-old with murder and attempted murder in the incident, blaming it on a domestic dispute. 60386026 The violence in a college parking lot locked down the campus for more than an hour as police searched the two buildings of Hazard Community and Technical College in Hazard, in southeast Kentucky. The campus was closed Wednesday. Hazard police Chief Minor Allen said Wednesday that Dalton Stidham, 21, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Allen said the shooting resulted from a dispute between Stidham and the woman who was killed, 20-year-old Caitlin Cornett. Allen identified the male victim as Cornett’s uncle, Jackie Cornett, 53. He said the wounded girl was Jackie Cornett’s daughter. She was in critical condition at noon Wednesday at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, said Julie Phillips, a hospital spokeswoman. �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Page 4 Thursday, January 17, 2013 EPA changed course after Charities worry new tax law will reduce donations gas company protested Stephen Ohlemacher The Associated Press Ramit Plushnick-Masti The Associated Press WEATHERFORD, Texas — When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his family’s drinking water had begun bubbling like champagne, the federal government sounded an alarm: A company may have tainted their wells while drilling for natural gas. At first, the Environmental Protection Agency believed the situation was so serious that it issued a rare emergency order in late 2010 that said at least two homeowners were in immediate danger from a well saturated with flammable methane. More than a year later, the agency rescinded its mandate and refused to explain why. Now a confidential report obtained by The Associated Press and interviews with company representatives show that the EPA had scientific evidence against the driller, Range Resources, but changed course after the company threatened not to cooperate with a national study into a common form of drilling called hydraulic fracturing. Regulators set aside an analysis that concluded the drilling could have been to blame for the contamination. For Steve Lipsky, the EPA decision seemed to ignore the dangers to his family. His water supply contains so much methane that the gas in water flowing from a pipe connected to the well can be ignited. “I just can’t believe that an agency that knows the truth about something like that, or has evidence like this, wouldn’t use it,” said Lipsky, who fears he will have to abandon his dream home in an upscale neighborhood of Weatherford. The case isn’t the first in which the EPA initially linked a hydraulic fracturing operation to water contamination and then softened its position after the industry protested. A similar dispute un- folded in west-central Wyoming in late 2011, when the EPA released an initial report that showed hydraulic fracturing could have contaminated groundwater. After industry and GOP leaders went on the attack, the agency said it had decided to do more testing. It has yet to announce a final conclusion. Hydraulic fracturing — often called “fracking” — allows drillers to tap into oil and gas reserves that were once considered out of reach because they were locked in deep layers of rock. The method has contributed to a surge in natural gas drilling nationwide, but environmental activists and some scientists believe it can contaminate groundwater. The industry insists the practice is safe. Range Resources, a leading independent player in the natural gas boom, has hundreds of gas wells throughout Texas, Pennsylvania and other mineralrich areas of the United States. Among them is a production site — now owned by Legend Natural Gas — in a wooded area about a mile from Lipsky’s home in Weatherford, about a half-hour drive west of Fort Worth. State agencies usually regulate water and air pollution, so the EPA’s involvement in the Texas matter was unusual from the start. The EPA began investigating complaints about the methane in December 2010, because it said the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees oil and gas drilling, had not responded quickly enough to the reports of bubbling water. Government scientists believed two families, including the Lipskys, were in danger from methane and cancer-causing benzene and ordered Range Resources to take steps to clean their water wells and provide affected homeowners with safe water. 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In the report obtained by the AP, Thyne concluded from chemical testing that the gas in the drinking water could have originated from Range Resources’ nearby drilling operation. Meanwhile, the EPA was seeking industry leaders to participate in a national study into hydraulic fracturing. Range Resources told EPA officials in Washington that so long as the agency continued to pursue a “scientifically baseless” action against the company in Weatherford, it would not take part in the study and would not allow government scientists onto its drilling sites, said company attorney David Poole. In March 2012, the EPA retracted its emergency order, halted the court battle and set aside Thyne’s report showing that the gas in Lipsky’s water was nearly identical to the gases the Plano, Texas-based company was producing. “They said that they would look into it, which I believe is exactly what they did,” Poole said. “I’m proud of them. As an American, I think that’s exactly what they should have done.” The EPA offered no public explanation for its change in thinking, and Lipsky said he and his family learned about it from a reporter. The agency refused to answer questions about the decision, instead issuing a statement by email that said resolving the Range Resources matter allowed the EPA to shift its “focus in this case away from litigation and toward a joint effort on the science and safety of energy extraction.” WASHINGTON — Charities and nonprofit organizations are worried that new limits on tax deductions for high earners will hurt donations just as charitable giving is starting to rebound from the depths of the recession. Experts doubt the new limits on deductions will have much impact on giving, but some major nonprofit organizations fear they’re a sign that the charitable deduction is no longer sacrosanct on Capitol Hill, just as Congress is promising a broader effort later this year to overhaul the tax code. The limits on deductions are part of the new tax law Congress passed on New Year’s Day. They reduce the value of all itemized deductions for individuals making more than $250,000 and married couples making more than $300,000. Advocates are concerned the limits will reduce the tax incentive for people to make donations to charities and nonprofits such as religious institutions, colleges and groups that help the poor. “The charitable deduction incentive is different than any other deduction or credit in the tax code,” said Sandra Swirski, executive director of the Alliance for Charitable Reform, which lobbies on behalf of donors and private foundations. That’s because the deduction encourages people to give away income, while other deductions and credits encourage people to buy things they can then write off, she noted. Charitable giving in the U.S. increased in 2010 and 2011, according to the latest data. But it has yet to fully return to prerecession levels, according to data from the Giving USA Foundation and the Indiana University School of Philanthropy. Charitable giving by individuals, foundations and corporations topped $298 billion in 2011. In 2007, it was $337 billion, in inflation-adjusted dollars. The new tax provision reduces the amount of itemized deductions a taxpayer can claim by 3 cents for every dollar of income above the threshold. For example, if a married couple has an adjusted gross income of $400,000, that’s $100,000 above the threshold, so the itemized deductions would be reduced by $3,000. Itemized deductions cannot be reduced by more than 80 percent, under the provision. In this example, if the couple had a total of $60,000 in itemized deductions, they could claim only $57,000. If they were in the 33 percent income tax bracket, the provision would increase their taxes by $990. The provision is a revival of the “Pease” limitation, first enacted in 1990 but phased out in 2010 as part of the massive package Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. of Bush-era tax cuts. It is named after a deceased congressman, Rep. Donald Pease, D-Ohio, who wrote the measure. Experts say there is no evidence that the limitation reduced charitable giving in the past, and no reason to think it will have much of an impact going forward. Charitable giving steadily increased in the 1990s, when the economy flourished. One analysis estimates that, on balance, charitable giving will increase slightly because of the new tax law. That’s because high earners facing the increased tax rates have more incentive to seek deductions, and those deductions become more valuable. The new law increases the top income tax rate from 35 percent to 39.6 percent on taxable income above $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for married couples. It also increases the top tax rate on long-term capital gains for taxpayers with incomes above those thresholds. Both provisions increase incentives for people to make charitable donations, according to the analysis of the law by the Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy. For example, if a married couple has a top income tax rate of 35 percent, a $1 deduction will lower their tax bill by 35 cents. If that same couple has a top tax rate of 39.6 percent, a $1 deduction will lower their tax bill by nearly 40 cents, making the deduction more valuable. Similarly, the higher tax rate on capital gains increases the incentive to donate securities to charity as a way to avoid those taxes, said Eugene Steuerle, a fellow at the Urban Institute who worked on the analysis. The Pease limitation, meanwhile, should have a negligible impact on charitable giving because it is based on income, not on the amount of deductions, Steuerle said. Nevertheless, nonprofits and charities are wary of any provision that could limit the charitable deduction. “We just know that this change is definitely not going to be helpful,” said Gloria Johnson-Cusack, executive director of Leadership 18, an alliance of CEOs of charities, non-profits, and faith-based organizations. “We don’t think now is the time to be experimenting with a policy that has the potential” to reduce the incentive to donate. Charitable organizations fear that even more tax changes could be coming as momentum builds in Congress to overhaul the tax code, to make it simpler and more transparent. So far, lawmakers have been wary of publicly targeting any tax break for elimination, to avoid generating opposition before the process gets started. Still, interests groups of every stripe already are lobbying Congress to protect cherished tax breaks. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher 740-446-3242, ext. 15 slopez@civitasmedia.com Stephanie Filson Managing Editor Copyright 2013 Civitas Media �Thursday, January 17, 2013 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 Death Notices Finley Mildred Kathryn Walters Duffy Finley, 91, of Grove City formerly Salt Rock, W.Va. died December 4, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Grove City, 3301 Orders Road. Contributions can be made in Mildred’s name to: Odyssey Hospice, 540 Officenter Place, Ste 100 Gahanna, OH 43230. Flora Laurence Flora, 78, of Ashton, W.Va, died January 16, 2013, at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be an- nounced by the Deal Funeral Home. Northup Ella Mae Northup, 83, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Monday, January 14, 2013, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Employees make donation Dan Davis and Jeff Amos, employees of Local Chapter 5300, Meigs County State Employees presented a check for $300 to Dave Carter and Jim Fry of the Meigs County Cooperative Parish. The chapter gave the money to the parish to help provide services to the needy families in the community. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, will step down in March. Salazar, a former Colorado senator, has run the Interior Department throughout President Barack Obama’s first term and pushed renewable power such as solar and wind and the settlement of a longstanding dispute with American Indians. In a statement, Obama said Salazar had helped “usher in a new era of conservation for our nation’s land, water and wildlife” and had played a major role in efforts to “expand responsible development of our nation’s domestic energy resources.” Salazar said in a statement that the Interior Department was helping secure “a new energy frontier” and cited an aggressive agenda to reform oil and gas leases, which he said had increased offshore drilling safety. Under his watch, the Interior Department has authorized nearly three dozen solar, wind and geothermal energy projects on public lands that provide enough electricity to power more than 3 million homes, Salazar said. Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, a longtime Obama ally, is among those mentioned as a potential successor to Salazar, along with John Berry, director of the White House Office of Personnel Management. Berry is a former assistant Interior secretary and director of the National Zoo. Gregoire, whose term expires Wednesday, also is considered a candidate to replace Lisa Jackson at the Environmental Protection Agency. Salazar, 57, entered the Senate with Obama in 2005. At Interior, he gained the most attention for his role in the drilling moratorium, a key part of the administration’s response to the April 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. It was one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history and led to the unprecedented shutdown of offshore drilling. Business groups and Gulf Coast political leaders said the shutdown crippled the oil and gas industry and cost thousands of jobs, even aboard rigs not operated by BP PLC. But Salazar said the industry-wide moratorium was the correct call and that his ultimate goal was to allow deepwater operations to resume safely. He acknowledged that the drilling ban caused hardship, but he said his job was to protect the public and the environment even as the administration tried to boost domestic energy production. The moratorium was lifted in October 2010, although offshore drilling operations did not begin for several more months. Some Gulf Coast lawmakers continue to complain about the slow pace of drilling permits under the Interior Department, which renamed and revamped the agency that oversees offshore drilling in the wake of the spill. Salazar also approved the nation’s first offshore wind farm, Cape Wind, off the Massachusetts coast. On land, Salazar has promoted solar power in the West and Southwest, approving an unprecedented number of projects, even as oil and gas continue to be approved on federal land. Salazar also oversaw the settlement of a multibillion dispute with Native American tribes that had lingered for more than a decade. Throughout his tenure, Salazar tangled with oil companies. “We don’t believe we ought to be drilling anywhere and everywhere,” Salazar said in 2010, before the BP spill. “We believe we need a balanced approach and a thoughtful approach” that allows development of oil and gas leases on public lands while also protecting national parks, endangered species and municipal watersheds. Salazar criticized the Bush administration for what he called a “headlong rush” to lease public lands. Early in his tenure, Salazar suspended 60 of 77 leases in Utah that had been approved by the Bush administration. “In the prior administration the oil and gas industry were the kings of the world. Whatever they wanted to happen, happened,” Salazar said in January 2010, adding that those days were over. Salazar is the latest Cabinet secretary to leave the administration and the second Hispanic Cabinet member to depart as Obama begins a second term. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said announced her departure last week. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and EPA’s Jackson also have announced plans to leave. Energy Secretary Steven Chu is widely expected to leave, though his departure has not been announced. Ohio board OKs student restraint, seclusion policy COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Board of Education has approved the state’s first policy on how educators seclude and physically restrain students in schools, a measure meant to ensure those tactics aren’t used for a child’s punishment or for the convenience of frustrated staff. The rules in effect beginning next school year allow for students to be physically restrained or put in seclusion rooms only if they’re a danger to themselves or others, The Columbus Dispatch reported. The board voted 12-4 Tuesday in favor of the policy. Previously, the Ohio Department of Education hasn’t overseen how seclusion rooms were used. Parents and advocates of children with special needs or disabilities — the students who are most often restrained and secluded — argued the policy could help protect youngsters. But the plan had drawn criticism from schools that feared being overburdened with training, testing and paperwork. State board members acknowledged the policy is imperfect but called it a step to protect children from abuse. “This is huge for our state,” board President Debe Terhar said. The policy governs public schools, and the board will review whether the rules also should be applied to charter schools, as some hope, board member C. Todd Jones said. Under the policy, schools will have to notify parents in writing within 24 hours of an incident. The requirement comes after some parents complained schools hadn’t informed them when their children were put in seclusion rooms, the newspaper said. An earlier investigation by The Columbus Dispatch, in collaboration with NPR and Ohio public-radio stations, found that the small, cell-like rooms were meant to be calming but were sometimes misused by teachers to punish children, even for minor infractions. The investigation also found the Department of Education didn’t know which districts have such rooms. According to the policy, reports kept about schools’ use of restraint and seclusion will be “educational records” that might be kept from public view under federal law to protect student privacy. In a last-minute change, the board eliminated wording that would have indicated the records were private and couldn’t be released even in redacted form. Emergency landing grounds Boeing 787 jets TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s two biggest airlines grounded all their Boeing 787 aircraft for safety checks Wednesday after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet. All Nippon Airways said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a burning smell was detected in the cockpit and the cabin, forcing the 787 on a domestic flight to land at Takamatsu airport in western Japan. It said a later inspection of the plane found leaking electrolyte and burn marks around the main battery, located in an area below the cockpit. The 787, known as the Dream- liner, is Boeing’s newest and most technologically advanced jet, and the company is counting heavily on its success. Since its launch, which came after delays of more than three years, the plane has been plagued by a series of problems including a battery fire and fuel leaks. Japan’s ANA and Japan Airlines are major customers for the jet and among the first to fly it. Japan’s transport ministry said it received notices from ANA, which operates 17 of the jets, and Japan Airlines, which has seven, that all their 787s would not be flying. The grounding was done voluntarily by the airlines. ANA executives apologized, bowing deeply at a hastily called news conference in Tokyo. “We are very sorry to have caused passengers and their family members so much concern,” said ANA Senior Executive Vice President Osamu Shinobe. The earliest manufactured jets of any new aircraft usually have problems and airlines run higher risks in flying them first, said Brendan Sobie, Singapore-based chief analyst at CAPA-Center for Aviation. Since about half the 787 fleet is in Japan, more problems are cropping up there. Huntington, West Virginia. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m., Saturday, January 19, 2013, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, Ohio, with Father Thomas Hamm officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 11 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package WASHINGTON (AP) — Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. A month after that horrific massacre, Obama also used his presidential powers to enact 23 measures that don’t require the backing of lawmakers. The president’s executive actions include ordering federal agencies to make more data available for background checks, appointing a director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and directing the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence. But the president, speaking at White House ceremony, focused his attention on the divided Congress, saying only lawmakers could enact the most effective measures for preventing more mass shootings. “To make a real and lasting difference, Congress must act,” Obama said. “And Congress must act soon.” The president vowed to use “whatever weight this office holds” to press lawmakers into action on his $500 million plan. He is also calling for improvements in school safety, including putting 1,000 police officers in schools and bolstering mental health care by training more health professionals to deal with young people who may be at risk. Even supportive lawmakers say the president’s gun control proposals — most of which are opposed by the powerful National Rifle Association — face long odds on Capitol Hill. House Speaker John Boehner’s office was non-committal to the president’s package of proposed legislation, but signaled no urgency to act. “House committees of jurisdiction will review these recommendations,” Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said. “And if the Senate passes a bill, we will also take a look at that.” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said ahead of Obama’s presentation that he didn’t know whether an assault weapons ban could pass the Senate, but said there are some measures that can, such as improved background checks. “There are some who say nothing will pass. I disagree with that,” Leahy, D-Vt., told students at Georgetown University Law Center. “What I’m interested in is what we can get.” Acknowledging the tough fight ahead, Obama said there will be pundits, politicians and special interest groups that will seek to “gin up fear” that the White House wants to take away the right to own a gun. “Behind the scenes, they’ll do everything they can to block any commonsense reform and make sure nothing changes whatsoever,” he said. “The only way we will be able to change is if their audience, their constituents, their membership says this time must be different, that this time we must do something to protect our communities and our kids.” The president was flanked by children who wrote him letters about gun violence in the weeks following the Newtown shooting. Families of those killed in the massacre, as well as survivors of the shooting, were also in the audience, along with law enforcement officers and congressional lawmakers. “This is our first task as a society, keeping our children safe,” Obama said. “This is how we will be judged.” Seeking to expand the impetus for addressing gun violence beyond the Newtown shooting, the president said more than 900 Americans have been killed by guns in the month since the elementary school massacre. “Every day we wait, the number will keep growing,” he said. The White House has signaled that Obama could launch a campaign to boost public support for his proposals. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of the Newtown shooting, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games, movies and TV shows, according to a new Associated PressGfK poll. A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed. The president based his proposals on recommendations from an administration-wide task force led by Vice President Joe Biden. His plan marks the most comprehensive effort to address gun violence since Congress passed the 1994 ban on high-grade, military-style assault weapons. The ban expired in 2004, and Obama wants lawmakers to renew and expand it. Other measures Obama wants Congress to take up include limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring background checks for all gun buyers in an attempt to close the so-called “gun-show loophole” that allows people to buy guns at trade shows and over the Internet without submitting to background checks. Obama also intends to seek confirmation for B. Todd Jones, who has served as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives since 2011. The president’s plan does little to address violent images in video games, movies and entertainment, beyond asking the CDC to study their impact on gun crimes. Some pro-gun lawmakers who are open to addressing stricter arms legislation have insisted they would do so only in tandem with recommendations for addressing violence in entertainment. The president’s long list of executive orders also include: — Ordering tougher penalties for people who lie on background checks and requiring federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system. — Ending limits that make it more difficult for the government to research gun violence, such as gathering data on guns that fall into criminal hands. — Requiring federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations. — Giving schools flexibility to use federal grant money to improve school safety, such as by hiring school resource officers. — Giving communities grants to institute programs to keep guns away from people who shouldn’t have them. �The Daily Sentinel Sports THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 mdssports@civitasmedia.com Defenders outlast Calvary Baptist, 50-42 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team shot 43 percent from the field while claiming its second consecutive victory of the season Tuesday night following a 50-42 decision over visiting Calvary Baptist in a non-conference matchup in the Old French City. The Defenders (6-4) stormed out to an early 16-8 advantage and ultimately held on, as the hosts limited the Patriots (10-3) to single-digit points in three of the four periods of play. OVCS — which hit 9-of-23 shots in the first half — used a small 11-9 spurt to secure a 27-17 intermission advantage. CBA countered with an 18-10 third quarter surge to pull within a possession at 37-35 headed into the finale, but the Defenders used a 13-7 run down the stretch to wrap up the eight-point decision. The hosts were 5-of-10 from the field and 3-of-5 at the charity stripe in the fourth quarter. Overall, OVCS was 19-of-44 from the field, which included a 5-of-13 effort from three-point range for 38 percent. Ohio Valley Christian was also 7-of-14 at the free throw line for 50 percent. T.G. Miller led the hosts with a game-high 24 points, followed by Chance Burleson with 12 points and Phil Hollingshead with six markers. Richard Bowman was next with five points, while Marshall Hood and Lukas Wells respectively rounded things out with two points and one marker. Calvary connected on 17-of38 field goal attempts for 45 percent, including a 3-of-7 effort from three-point range for 43 percent. The hosts were also 5-of-11 at the charity stripe for 45 percent. Trent Spears paced the Patriots with 15 points, followed by Jace Heller with 12 points and Michael Salmons with seven markers. CBA, which started the year 8-0, has now dropped two straight and three of its last five. Photos by Alex Hawley | Daily Sentinel Bryan Walters | Daily Sentinel River Valley senior Jacob Gilmore, right, releases a shot attempt as Nelsonville-York defenders Clint Handa, left, and Jacob Blake (10) look on during the second half of Tuesday night’s non-conference boys basketball contest in Bidwell, Ohio. Buckeyes roll past River Valley, 77-41 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com BIDWELL, Ohio —Visiting Nelsonville-York led wire-towire and had nine different players reach the scoring column Tuesday night following a 77-41 victory over the River Valley boys basketball team in a non-conference matchup in Gallia County. The Raiders (2-11) trailed 10-4 a little over three minutes into regulation, but Tyler Twyman drilled a trifecta at the 3:59 mark of the opening period to get the hosts to within a possession at 10-7. RVHS, however, never came closer the rest of the way, as the Buckeyes (9-4) closed the final 3:45 with a 6-2 spurt for a 16-9 edge after eight minutes of play. Ethan Dovenbarger sank a pair of free throws at the 6:56 mark of the second to get the hosts to within 16-11, but NYHS countered with a 10-0 run over the next three-plus minutes for a 26-11 lead with 3:39 left in the half. Burnie Stanley converted a layup 10 seconds later to snap a 3:26 scoreless drought and pulled RVHS to within 26-13, but Nelsonville-York closed the second quarter with a 9-3 charge to secure a sizable 35-16 lead at the break. The Raiders started the second half with a free throw to cut the deficit down to 18 points (35-17) with 7:41 remaining, but ultimately never came closer the rest of the way. NYHS made an 18-10 run to claim its biggest lead of the third quarter at 53-27 with 1:13 left, but the hosts closed the canto with a 5-1 spurt for a 54-32 contest headed into the finale. Nick Spoutz twice hit trifectas for the Buckeyes in the fourth period, and each resulted in the guests’ largest lead of the night. Spoutz hit his first three-pointer with two minutes left for a 72-36 edge, then drained another bomb with seven seconds remaining to complete the 77-41 outcome. The Raiders — who have now dropped a season-worst six straight decisions — had just six players reach the scoring column, led by Ethan Dovenbarger with 13 points. Joseph Loyd, Burnie Stanley, Tyler Twyman and Seann Roberts each chipped in six markers, while Kyle Bays rounded out the scoring with four points. The hosts were 11-of-21 at the free throw line for 52 percent. Emmitt Reed paced Nelsonville-York with a game-high 19 points, followed by Jay Elliott with 16 points and Colt Adams with 10 markers. The Buckeyes — winners of two straight decisions — sank 13-of-22 charity tosses for 59 percent. OVP Sports Schedule Thursday, Jan. 17 Girls Basketball Coal Grove at River Valley, 6 p.m. Eastern at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Elk Valley at OVCS, 7:30 Federal Hocking at Southern, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant at Ripley, 6 p.m. Wahama at Waterford, 6 p.m. Hannan at Ironton SJ, 7:30 Meigs at Vinton County, 6 p.m. URG Sports Women’s Basketball vs Bluefield, 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs Bluefield, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 Boys Basketball Southern at Wahama, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Warren, 5 p.m. Fairland at River Valley, 6 p.m. Wellston at Meigs, 6 p.m. Waterford at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Wesley Christian at OVCS, 7:30 Lincoln County at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Eastern at Trimble, 6 p.m. Wrestling Wahama, RVHS at WSAZ Inv., TBA PPHS at Asics Top Gun, 6 p.m. Point Pleasant senior Dillon McCarty (3) shoots over Blue Devils Nick Clagg, Reid Eastman and Justin Bailey during the Big Blacks 68-58 victory in Centenary. McCarty surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career in the contest. Point Pleasant bypasses Blue Devils, 68-58 Dillon McCarty eclipses 1,000 points for career Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com CENTENARY, Ohio — It was Dillon McCarty’s night and he led his team to victory. McCarty poured in 26 points for the Big Blacks, surpassing the 1,000 point mark for his career and leading Point Pleasant to a 68-58 victory over host Gallia Academy Tuesday night. McCarty earned his 1,000th point from the free throw line with 2.4 seconds remaining in the first period. The Blue Devils (4-9) held with PPHS (2-8) early and trailed 12-to-10 at the midway point of the first period. The Big Blacks pulled away with a 13-to-2 spurt to end the opening stanza with a 13 point lead. McCarty led the charge of PPHS with 13 points in the first period. Gallia Academy rallied back to out score PPHS 20-to-14 in the second period and the Big Blacks held a 39-32 edge at halftime. Seven different Blue Devils scored in the second period. A 16-to-12 spurt after halftime gave PPHS a double-digit cushion headed into the finale. Gallia Academy was only able to cut into the lead by one point and the Blue Devils tasted defeat for the fourth consecutive game. “It feels great,” Point Pleasant coach Josh Wil- liams said about getting the victory. “We needed this so bad for confidence and momentum. We just got everybody back and healthy so hopefully this is the start of something.” The Big Blacks were led by McCarty, who coming into the game needed 12 points to reach 1,000 for his career, with 26 points on the night. McCarty is the fifth Big Black to reach 1,000 points, joining Dale Miller, Jim Tatterson, Elliott Dorsey and Jason Pyles. “For all the hard work over the summer and for all the people that support me it’s nice,” McCarty said about reaching the 1,000 point mark. “It’s not just for me its nice for the team because it means I’m doing my job and I just want to make God and everybody that supports me proud.” McCarty places this achievement in the top three of his career. “It’s a testimony of the hard work that he’s put in,” Williams said of McCarty’s achievement. “He is constantly in the gym, he’s a great player and he will do anything you ask of him. He’s a role model of what you want in a player, in the classroom and out.” Following McCarty for PPHS was Wade Martin with 22 points. Adam Slack finished with six points, Caleb Riffle notched five, Aden Yates chipped in with four and Gallia Academy junior Reid Eastman (10) drives past PPHS junior Wade Martin (25) during Point Pleasant’s 68-58 victory in Centenary Tuesday night. Alex Somerville added three. Garrett Norns rounded out the PPHS total with two points on the night. The Big Blacks took found the mark seven times from three-point territory. McCarty drained four treys, while Slack accounted for two and Riffle made one. PPHS was 9-of-12 (75 percent) from the free throw line. “I lost count how many three’s they hit to start the game,” Gallia Academy coach Tom Moore said. ” They were on fire and we didn’t adjust to that well. They played with a little more energy to start the game than we did but they’re a talented team. Anyone who doesn’t think so hasn’t seen them play but we have a lot of work ahead of us.” Gallia Academy was led by Justin Bailey with 14 points and Jimmy Clagg with 12 points. Cody Call and Wade Jarrell each contributed eight points, while Wes Jarrell had seven. Reid Eastman notched four points, Aaron Jackson added three and Seth Atkins rounded out the GAHS scoring with two points. Call, Jackson and Wade Jarrell each knocked down a threepointer for the Blue Devils. GAHS was 7-of13 (53.8 percent) from the charity stripe. The Big Blacks snapped their second four game losing skid of the year with the victory. Gallia Academy will have its chance at revenge on February 5th when the Blue Devils travel to Point Pleasant. White Falcons hold off Rebels, 60-58 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — The White Falcons are back in the win column after a four game skid. Wahama edged Tri-Valley Conference Hocking division foe South Gallia by a count of 60-58 Tuesday night in Mason County. It is the White Falcons first victory since December 28th. The White Falcons (3-8, 2-6 TVC Hocking) began the game with a 14to-9 spurt, gaining the early momentum. South Gallia (4-10, 2-7) was out scored by two points in the second quarter and trailed 29-22 at halftime. The Rebels cut Wahama’s lead to three points in the third period with a 17-to-13 run. SGHS scored 19 points over the final eight minutes but the White Falcons scored 18 to seal their third victory of the season. Trenton Gibbs led the charge for WHS with a double-double performance of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Hunter Bradley contributed 10 points for the victors, while Jacob Ortiz and Austin Jordan each added nine. Dakota Sisk finished with eight points, while Wyatt Zuspan had seven points and six assists. Jordan hit a pair of three pointers for the White Falcons, followed by Bradley and Zuspan with one each. Wahama was 8-of-18 from the free throw line for 44.4 percent. South Gallia was led by Brayden Greer with 15 points, followed by Michael Wheeler and Kody Lambert with 12 each. Landon Hutchinson notched six points, Gus Slone added five, and Ethan Swain marked four. CJ Johnston and Alex Stapleton rounded out the SGHS scoring with two points each. Lambert accounted for four of the Rebels five three-pointers, while Greer made the other. Wahama earns the season split with South Gallia after the Rebels took the 57-49 victory in Mercerville on December 11th. �Thursday, January 17, 2013 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE / BUSINESS DIRECTORY MARCUM CONSTRUCTION Commercial & Residential Interior Exterior We Now Offer Single Axle Dump Truck Service 740-985-4141 • 740-416-1834 Call Us Today! Fully Insured - Over 25 Years Experience Not Affiliated with Mike Marcum Roofing & Remodeling Legals PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE: is hereby given that on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., a public sale will be held at 211 W. Second St. Pomeroy OH. The Farmers Bank and Savings Company is selling for cash in hand or certified check the following collateral: 2004 Chevy Venture Vin #: 1GNDX13E74D110642 The Farmers Bank and Savings Company, Pomeroy, Ohio, reserves the right to bid at this sale, and to withdraw the above collateral prior to sale. Further, The Farmers Bank and Savings Company reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted. The above described collateral will be sold “as is-where is”, with no expressed or implied warranty given. For further information, or for an appointment to inspect collateral, prior to sale date contact Randy at 740-992-4048. 1/16 1/17 1/18 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE: is hereby given that on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., a public sale will be held at 211 W. Second St. Pomeroy OH. The Farmers Bank and Savings Company is selling for cash in hand or certified check the following collateral: 2004 Jayco Travel Trailer Vin #: 1UJCJ02R341KD0097 The Farmers Bank and Savings Company, Pomeroy, Ohio, reserves the right to bid at this sale, and to withdraw the above collateral prior to sale. Further, The Farmers Bank and Savings Company reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted. The above described collateral will be sold “as is-where is”, with no expressed or implied warranty given. For further information, or for an appointment to inspect collateral, prior to sale date contact Randy at 740-992-4048. 1/16 1/17 1/18 The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com Legals Legals PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE: is hereby given that on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., a public sale will be held at 211 W. Second St. Pomeroy OH. The Farmers Bank and Savings Company is selling for cash in hand or certified check the following collateral: 2001 International Truck Vin #: 1HTSCABM11H339412 PUBLIC NOTICE JD Drilling Co., P.O. Box 369, Racine, Ohio 45771, (740) 949 -2512 is applying to permit a well for the injection of brine water produced in association with oil and natural gas. The location of the proposed injection well is the Jessie Weber SWD #1, Sec 18, Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio. The proposed well will inject into the Ohio Shale formation at a depth of 3050 to 3785 feet. The average injection is estimated to be 200 barrels per day. The maximum injection pressure is estimated to be 705 psi. Further information can be obtained by contacting JD Drilling Co., or the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. The address of the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. 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Rogers Basement Waterproofing �Thursday, January 17, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 www.mydailysentinel.com Southern sweeps Wildcats, 57-46 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com WATERFORD, Ohio — A slow start canceled out by a strong finish puts the Tornadoes back over .500 on the season. The Southern boys basketball team was held to just 17 first half points Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division match up with Waterford. The Purple and Gold rallied back to score 40 points in the second half and took the 57-46 victory in Washington County. The Wildcats (4-6, 2-5 TVC Hocking) began the game with a 14-to-6 run to end the opening stanza. SHS (7-6, 5-4) answered back with an 11-to-7 spurt in the second period that cut the Waterford to just four points at halftime. The Tornadoes came out of the half with a new intensity, out scoring WHS 16-to-6 in the third period and grabbing the 33-26 lead headed into the finale. Southern scored 24 points over the final eight minutes of play to seal off the 57-46 triumph. Tristen Wolfe and Adam Pape led the Tornadoes with 20 points apiece in the game. Taylor McNickle and Casey Pickens each tallied six points, while Chandler Drummer rounded out the SHS scoring with five points. Pape was responsible for all four of Southern’s three-pointers on the night, while Wolfe finished with a game-high eight assists. Wolfe, Pape and Pickens each pulled down five rebounds to lead Southern. The Tornadoes shot 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from the charity stripe and 23-of-34 (67.6 percent) from the field including 4-of-8 (50 percent) from beyond the arc. Waterford was led by Austin Shriver with 19 points including one three-pointer and Eli Strahler with 11 points including a trio of three-pointers. Wyatt Porter finished with seven points, Cody Paxton and Joe Pugh each had three, Brian Moore notched two and Austin Bauerbach finished with one for the Wildcats. The Wildcats shot 10-of-15 (66.7 percent) from the free throw line, 16-of-51 (31.4 percent) from the field and 4-of-20 (20 percent) from three-point range. Southern out rebounded Waterford 24-to-23 but committed seven more turnovers than the Wildcats. Southern also defeat WHS on December 12th in Racine by the count of 59-33. Eagles get their man, hire Oregon’s Chip Kelly Brian Lintala | Submitted photo Eastern senior Kirk Pullins hauls in a rebound between Wellston defenders during Tuesday night’s non-conference boys basketball contest in Wellston, Ohio. Rockets soar past Eastern, 80-47 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com WELLSTON, Ohio — A 47-22 surge over the middle quarters ultimately provided host Wellston with ample breathing room Tuesday night during an 80-47 victory over the Eastern boys basketball team in a non-conference matchup in Jackson County. The visiting Eagles (3-10) trailed 17-11 after eight minutes of play and never came closer, as the Golden Rockets (7-6) extended its lead with a 24-15 second quarter charge en route to a comfortable 41-26 cushion at the break. WHS kept that momentum going in the second half, using a 23-7 surge in the third canto for a sizable 64-33 lead headed into the finale. EHS kept things respectable in the fourth, but the guests were still outscored 17-14 down the stretch to wrap up the 33-point decision. Brent Welch led the Eagles with 14 points, followed by Kirk Pullins with 13 points and Christian Speelman with seven markers. Troy Gantt and Daschle Facemyer each contributed five points, while Max Carnahan and Cameron Richmond respectively rounded out the scoring with two points and one marker. EHS was 8-of-11 at the free throw line for 73 percent. Justus Ousley paced the hosts with a game-high 28 points, followed by Toriano Smith with 12 markers. Andrew Richards and Dakota Brown also added 11 points apiece for the Rockets, who went 11-of-19 at the charity stripe for 58 percent. The Eagles have now dropped two straight decisions and six of their last seven contests overall. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the end, Chip Kelly chose the NFL, giving the Eagles their guy. Philadelphia hired Kelly on Wednesday, just 10 days after he decided to stay at Oregon. The 49-year-old Kelly, known as an offensive innovator, becomes the 21st coach in team history and replaces Andy Reid, who was fired on Dec. 31 after a 4-12 season. He’ll be introduced at a news conference Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Eagles’ practice facility. Kelly, who was 46-7 in four years at Oregon, interviewed with the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills in a two-day span after leading the fast-flying No. 2 Ducks to a victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3. The Eagles are known to have interviewed 11 candidates, including two meetings with Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. All along, Kelly was thought to be Philadelphia’s first choice in a long, exhaustive process that took many twists. “Chip Kelly will be an outstanding head coach for the Eagles,” owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. “He has a brilliant football mind. He motivates his team with his actions as well as his words. He will be a great leader for us and will bring a fresh energetic approach to our team.” On the day he fired Reid, Lurie appeared to be describing Kelly when he said he wanted to find a “real smart, forward-thinking coach” who is “strategic, a strong leader, very comfortable in his own skin.” The enigmatic Kelly reportedly was close to signing with the Browns after a long interview on Jan. 4. He met with the Eagles for nine hours the next day, setting up a soap-opera scenario in which the Eagles were competing with Browns CEO Joe Banner, their former president and longtime friend of Lurie who left the organization after a falling out. But that roller coaster ended when Kelly opted to remain — temporarily — in Eugene, Ore. At the time, it was the second straight year Kelly had entertained overtures from NFL teams only to reject them. He turned down Tampa Bay’s job deep into negotiations last season. The Eagles interviewed two other high-profile college coaches — Penn State’s Bill O’Brien and Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly. Both of them elected to stay with their schools and Philadelphia issued a Miscellaneous statement saying it would continue its search as planned. “There is no question we spent a considerable amount of time and effort looking at who we thought were the best collegiate candidates. We did so knowing that there was a remote chance that these coaches would leave their current posts,” the team stated on Saturday. “We understood that going into the process, but we wanted to leave no stone unturned while trying to find the best coach. We have no regrets about the effort we made in that direction.” Bradley was considered by many to be the leading contender, though former Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt and former Ravens coach Brian Billick were in the mix. That all changed when Kelly had a change of heart. The visor-wearing Kelly built Oregon into a national powerhouse. The Ducks went to four straight BCS bowl games — including a bid for the national championship against Auburn two seasons ago — and have won three Pac-12 championships. Kelly originally went to Oregon in 2007 as offensive coordinator under Mike Bellotti. Before that, he was offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, where he started devising the innovative hurry-up offense the Ducks are known for now. Oregon finished last season 12-1. The team was ranked No. 1 and appeared headed for another shot at the national championship until a 17-14 overtime loss to Stanford on Nov. 17. It’s unknown whether the possibility of NCAA sanctions based on Oregon’s use of recruiting services factored into Kelly’s reversal. Kelly indicated in Arizona that he isn’t running from anything. “We’ve cooperated fully with them,” he said. “If they want to talk to us again, we’ll continue to cooperate fully. I feel confident in the situation.” Following the bowl, Kelly said he wanted to get the interview process over “quickly.” Turns out, it was anything but. “It’s more a fact-finding mission, finding out if it fits or doesn’t fit,” Kelly said after the Ducks defeated the Wildcats, 35-17. “I’ve been in one interview in my life for the National Football League, and that was a year ago. I don’t really have any preconceived notions about it. I think that’s what this deal is all about for me. It’s not going to affect us in terms of we’re not on the road (recruiting). I’ll get an oppor- tunity if people do call, see where they are. “I want to get it wrapped up quickly and figure out where I’m going to be.” Kelly, who never said if he was leaning one way or another following the bowl, doesn’t have any pro coaching experience, but aspects of his up-tempo offense are already being used by some NFL teams, including New England and Washington. “I said I’ll always listen, and that’s what I’ll do,” he said at the time. “I know that people want to talk to me because of our players. The success of our football program has always been about our guys. It’s an honor for someone to say they’d want to talk to me about maybe moving on to go coach in the National Football League. But it’s because of what those guys do. I’ll listen, and we’ll see.” The Eagles fired Reid after two forgettable years. A late flurry brought the team to an 8-8 finish last season, but this season, Philadelphia endured an eight-game losing streak, and dropped 11 of its final 12 games. A 3-1 start soon washed away, and Reid’s 14-year tenure ended not long after. Within a week, Reid was Kansas City’s new coach. Still, Kelly has tough shoes to fill. Reid won more game than any coach in franchise history and led the Eagles to nine playoff appearances, six division titles, five conference championship games and a loss to New England in the Super Bowl following the 2004 season. Kelly and the Eagles, who have won just 12 games the last two seasons, after winning the NFC East in 2010, have the No. 4 overall pick in the draft as well as some talented players on offense who could fit his up-tempo scheme. Running back LeSean McCoy and wide receivers DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin seem like an ideal match. Quarterback Nick Foles, however, isn’t. “I’ve never run the zone read,” Foles said after the season. “I’m more of a dropback guy. I’ve been under center. I’ve been in the gun. If I can adapt, I want to. But I’m not a zone-read quarterback. Some people are gifted with different things. That’s just not one of my skill sets. I can work on the speed in the offseason and get better with that. But I’ve always been a dropback guy in the pocket. I’ve been able to make plays on my feet throwing the ball or running for a first down.” �Thursday, January 17, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, January 17, 2013 COMICS/ENTERTAINMENT BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s HOROSCOPE ZITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013: This year you will make an unusually strong effort to keep the peace; however, remember that you are human. You will remain responsive to others’ demands only to a certain point. You will be coming from a place of clarity and compassion, even in your professional life. If you are single, a serious yet attractive member of the opposite sex strolls right through your door. This event is far more likely to occur during the second half of your birthday year. If you are attached, the two of you have serious talks and become more accepting of each other. ARIES is likely to trigger a reaction from you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Avoid getting into a situation where control is the major issue. Once that behavior is eliminated or toned down, you will be able to see the feelings behind the manipulation. A partner could be uptight about a money matter. Tonight: A friend wants you to join him or her. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HH Pull back and do some thinking before acting on an evolving situation with a difficult loved one. You might want to stop making judgments. When you walk in this person’s shoes, you will gain a very different perspective. Tonight: Get into a favorite hobby. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH A meeting energizes you to become more proactive about a longterm goal or desire. It is you who will need to make this happen. Work or a matter you deal with on a daily basis might be bringing you down. Consider accepting an invitation. Tonight: Make plans with a friend or loved one. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Step forward, and be willing to take a stand with someone who makes many demands. This person is not a good fit with your personality. A partner might be unusually controlling. You might need to subtly root out the issue. Tonight: Find your best friend and make plans. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out to experts or people you respect for advice. When you hit a roadblock, you might want a different take on how to bypass it. A matter involving real estate or your personal life could mark a decision. Tonight: Read between the lines. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Relate to an associate directly. You’ll hear what this person is saying, but you might wonder if there is a hidden agenda behind his or her words. Do not be overserious in a conversation, yet be sure to express your bottom line. Tonight: Off to the gym. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Defer to a strong-willed associate or friend. Apparently, this person has a strong vision for what needs to happen. Having your trust makes him or her feel good. Whether this fact is true is another question! Your choices often are made from a realistic perspective. Tonight: Say “yes.” SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Pace yourself, as you could have a lot to do. You might hit a wall in a discussion, or perhaps someone seems to be pulling away. His or her perception of you might be the same. Be more open, and make time in the near future for a long-overdue talk. Tonight: Choose a stressbuster. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Stay focused regarding an important conversation. A disagreement could emerge over a financial issue with a partner or loved one. Look at what exists below that surface. What is he or she really asking for? Tap into your imagination for answers. Tonight: Express your playfulness. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HH You have a lot going on around your home and personal life. You could have a very strong reaction to a discussion. You’ll become quite controlling, if you are not careful. In that mindset, you will hit a stalemate. Is that what you want? Tonight: Buy someone a gift on the way home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Do not stand on ceremony. Everyone will be happier once there is resolution, and the answer is in your hands. You need to get past a personal issue. The issue arose long before a key person became involved in the present scenario. Tonight: Join a friend at a favorite spot. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Be aware of the costs of a problem that evolves. One path might be hard on your ego. A different path involves spending more money than you would like to. Deal with your strong feelings first, and you’ll come up with positive responses. Tonight: Treat yourself. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Thursday, January 17, 2013 The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 www.mydailysentinel.com Bears hire CFL coach Trestman to replace Smith CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman on Wednesday to replace the fired Lovie Smith and gave him two basic tasks — fix the offense and lead the team to the playoffs on a consistent basis. How he meshes with quarterback Jay Cutler could go a long way toward determining his success. It’s the first head coaching job in the NFL for Trestman, a longtime assistant in the league who spent the past five seasons coaching the CFL’s Alouettes and led them to two Grey Cup titles. Trestman was an offensive coordinator with Cleveland, San Francisco, Arizona and Oakland. Chicago general manager Phil Emery cast a wide net in his search, meeting with at least 13 candidates. Besides Trestman, he also brought back Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and the Indianapolis Colts’ Bruce Arians for second interviews. Trestman wasted little time starting to assemble his staff. A person familiar with the situation said the Bears hired New Orleans Saints offensive line coach Aaron Kromer as their offensive coordinator, hoping to revive a unit that often sputtered with Mike Tice call- ing the plays. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced. Kromer served as the Saints’ head coach for six games this season while interim coach Joe Vitt was suspended for his role in the bounty scandal. Saints coach Sean Payton had to sit out the year. The Dallas Cowboys, meanwhile, reported on their website that special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was leaving to become Chicago’s assistant head coach/ special teams coordinator. For Chicago, the moves come after a 10-win season in which the Bears fell apart after winning seven of their first eight games. Smith was let go after nine years, ending a run that included a trip to the Super Bowl but also saw Chicago miss the playoffs five of the past six seasons. That move did not sit well with some players at the time, but Cutler and star receiver Brandon Marshall are looking forward to working with Trestman. “He’s been successful wherever he’s been,” Cutler told the Bears’ website. “He’s from the West Coast coaching tree, which I’m familiar with. It’s what I came into the league with, with (Mike) Shanahan (with the Denver Broncos in 2006), so I’m looking forward to it. “He understands quarterbacks. He understands their thought process and the minds of quarterbacks and what we have to go through. It’s going to be a quarterback-friendly system and I can’t wait to get started with him.” On Twitter, Marshall made his feelings clear. “Heard so many GREAT things about Coach Trestman can’t wait to follow his lead,” he wrote. “Reading his book now.” Trestman wrote “Perseverance: Life Lessons on Leadership and Teamwork,” a motivational biography released in 2010. The Bears, who have scheduled a news conference for Thursday morning, are turning to the 57-year-old Trestman in part because of his background with quarterbacks. He worked with Bernie Kosar as an assistant at the University of Miami and again when he was on the Browns’ staff in the 1980s. Trestman helped the Raiders reach the Super Bowl at the end of the 2002 season with an offense he geared for Rich Gannon, the league’s MVP that year. In recent years, Trestman has worked as a consultant in the NFL and in the offseason helped quarterbacks entering the league — including Cutler for a few days. His biggest task will be maximizing the man behind center and getting the offense to click. That’s something that never really happened under Smith, who oversaw a top defense with stars such as Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs but could not solve the issues on the other side of the ball. The Bears’ offense never ranked higher than 15th under Smith, and the problems in that area along with the postseason misses ultimately led to his dismissal. The Bears have big holes on the offensive line and at tight end, but the No. 1 task is connecting with Cutler. As gifted as he is, questions remain about his makeup and demeanor. He has one year left on his contract, and the Bears have to figure out if he can lead them to the top. In Chicago, the deck at times has been stacked against him. His relationship with former offensive coordinator Ron Turner seemed icy, and he took a beating in Mike Martz’s system. Cutler will now be working in his fourth system since the Bears acquired him from Denver in 2009. Besides the issues on the line, Cutler also lacked a go-to receiver his first three years in Chicago, but that changed in a big way before this season. The Bears hired Emery to replace the fired Jerry Angelo as GM after a late collapse last year, and although he was given a mandate to work with Smith for at least a year, he was able to retool the roster. The biggest move? That was the trade with Miami for Marshall, Cutler’s favorite target in Denver. Marshall set club records for catches and yards, but the Bears still ranked 28th on offense. It didn’t help that receivers Alshon Jeffery and Earl Bennett missed time with injuries or that running back Matt Forte was banged up and uninvolved at times, whether it was in the running or passing game. More than anything, Cutler would like to see some continuity. “It’s hard,” he told the team’s website. “You start back at zero every year with the entire offense, so it’s definitely challenging. I think if you look across the league at elite and very good quarterbacks, they’ve all been in systems for numerous years. That’s what our goal is here, for coach Trestman to come in and install his system and us win games and keep him around for a long time to be able to grow year in and year out in this system and get everyone better.” Driven Steelers ready for changes after 8-8 finish Doug Kapustin | MCT photo Baltimore Ravens free safety Ed Reed and linebacker, Ray Lewis watch a replay that overturns a Steelers touchdown during the second half of a game in November 2011 in Pittsburgh. Ravens’ Lewis dominating as retirement looms OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ray Lewis sure doesn’t look like an aging linebacker on the brink of retirement. With 30 tackles in his last two games, the Baltimore Ravens defensive leader appears as if he could play at a high level for several more years. That’s not going to happen. In spite of his standout performance this month and the pleasure he’s derived from Baltimore’s run to the AFC championship game, Lewis remains adamant that he will retire after the Ravens complete their postseason journey. “No, I can’t come back,” Lewis said Wednesday. “My kids are calling for Daddy. It’s a great reward to see the sacrifice my babies have made for me, and it’s time that I sacrificed for them.” The 37-year-old Lewis announced on Jan. 2 that he would retire after Baltimore’s playoff run is completed. Since that time, he’s provided his teammates with inspiration in the locker room and magnificent play on the field. After being sidelined for 12 weeks with a torn right triceps, Lewis reclaimed his customary position in the middle of the Baltimore defense two weeks ago. Wearing a cumbersome brace on his right arm, Lewis led the Ravens with 13 tackles in a 24-9 playoff win over Indianapolis. As an encore, Lewis had a team-high 17 tackles last week in a 38-35 double-overtime victory over Denver. “He’s a guy that still plays the game at a high level,” Ravens defensive end Arthur Jones said. “You would think he was 21, 22, watching him out there, flying around, making plays. Why not play hard for a guy like that? It makes you so (confident) on defense that you have a guy behind you that’s a stud, that’s going to make such a huge play and can make so many plays.” With Lewis leading the way, Baltimore (12-6) will head to New England (13-4) this Sunday night for a chance to advance to the Super Bowl. “He definitely can play multiple more years, but I think he understands that it’s time to move on,” defensive tackle Haloti Ngata said. “It’s just great to see him play at a level that I don’t think a lot of linebackers can be doing now. I’m just humbled and definitely lucky, I guess, to play with someone like that.” Lewis can’t cover a fleet running back or tight end in the same fashion as years ago, but he compensates for that shortcoming with extensive film study and by taking the most advantageous pursuit route. And if there’s a tackle to be made, more often than not Lewis is going to be the one to put that player on the ground. That, more than his motivational speeches, are what makes him so valuable to the Ravens. “Ray’s played well. That’s the most important thing. He still can play,” coach John Harbaugh said. “He’s been playing his heart out for 17 years. He’s a top linebacker in the game right now. He’s made a difference for us.” Lewis has no desire to hang around the NFL until some coach has no choice but to cut him, and he isn’t going to pull a Brett Favre, who followed a magnificent career in Green Bay with forgettable stints with the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings. In the future, when someone thinks of Ray Lewis’ career in the NFL, they’ll recall a 13-time Pro Bowl star who played only for the Ravens and with unyielding energy and resolve. “He’s changed the game,” Patriots special teams star Matthew Slater said. “I think he’s been kind of a once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-generation type player. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him and what he’s accomplished in his career. As a fan of the game, and I fancy myself a historian of the game also, so (I have) all the respect in the world for him.” New England safety Steve Gregory added, “He’s one of the greats. He’s probably one of the best linebackers ever to play this game. So we have a lot of respect for that guy. He’s an amazing football player.” This game will mark the final showdown between Lewis and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. In nine games against New England, Lewis has 84 tackles — including 12 in last year’s AFC title game. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the NFL’s most stable franchises for years, opting for small tweaks rather than drastic makeovers. It’s a formula that’s worked with unparalleled success, as evidenced by the team’s record six Super Bowl victories. Still, it might be time for a change. Following an 8-8 season that included a second-half collapse, general manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday the gap between the Steelers and the four teams still alive in the playoffs is “significant” and needs to be addressed over the next six months. “Are we close to those teams? No, because we haven’t played since the first week of January,” Colbert said. Colbert insists he’s not overreacting. Sure, the Steelers could have salvaged a postseason berth with a play here or there. Only they didn’t. And he’s not sure that’s a bad thing. “When you’re 12-4 and a playoff team, you get mesmerized by your success and maybe you’re a little reluctant to change,” Colbert said. “Not that you don’t try to upgrade every year. We were 12-4 (in 2011) but we were eliminated in the first round. In reality we went just one week deeper than we did this year.” It’s the kind of downward trend the Steelers have largely avoided over the last two decades, though Pittsburgh has been through a very regular pattern this millennium, missing the playoffs every three years: 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012. If the pattern holds, the Steelers are locks to play into January and beyond in 2013 and 2014. Colbert doesn’t expect it to just happen organically. At a place that goes by the motto “the standard is the standard,” it certainly was not met in 2012 by the players on the roster, the coaching staff or the front office. While there are no plans to make any ma- jor moves within the organization — though offensive coordinator Todd Haley and assistant general manager Omar Khan are up for jobs with other teams — expect to see some familiar faces move on during the offseason. “If we don’t change 8-8, if we don’t change the roster that produced 8-8, we’d be silly to expect a better result if we’ve got the same group of guys,” he said. “We can’t box ourselves in and limit what we potentially could do.” Colbert stressed the issue was not effort or preparation, but results. The Steelers were 3-5 in games decided by a field goal. They needed to sweep Cincinnati and Cleveland at home in the final two weeks of the season and only earned a split. The defense struggled early in the season. The offense struggled late. Save for a threeweek stretch in the middle of the year — wins over the Bengals, Redskins and Giants — Pittsburgh was very much an average team. While defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau’s unit was No. 1 in the NFL in yards allowed, it created just 20 turnovers, with four of those coming in a meaningless season finale win over Cleveland. “We weren’t great in takeaways but we were No. 1 in a lot of different areas,” he said. “Was it good enough? No.” Though injuries cost Pittsburgh starters 52 games, which Colbert said was 11th-most in the league, he’s not using it as an excuse. He pointed out four playoff teams had starters miss more playing time. Pittsburgh’s staff will meet on Thursday to evaluate the injury situation to see if anything can be done from a preventative standpoint but Colbert knows they’re simply a part of the game. So is the salary cap. The Steelers have just started the process of accessing where they’ll be when the cap is officially set and Colbert anticipates to be somewhere around the $121 million mark. He de- clined to comment specifically on Pittsburgh’s impending free agents — including wide receiver Mike Wallace — but doesn’t expect to place the franchise tag on anyone. “When you’re 8-8, I don’t think we had too many franchise players,” he said. Colbert has some sense of what the free agent market will look like, but the Steelers have rarely made a splashy signing in the spring. They prefer to build through the draft, and Colbert said there are no positions that are off limits. That includes perhaps looking for someone early in the draft to serve as a backup to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who missed three games this season with a sprained shoulder and dislocated rib. “We won’t close the door on any position in any round,” Colbert said. “We can’t.” Yet he understands the team can ill afford to make the kind of errors it made last spring. The Steelers took nose tackle Alameda Ta’amu in the fourth round and running back Chris Rainey in the fifth. Ta’amu was suspended, cut then re-signed to the practice squad following his arrest on multiple felony charges stemming from a chase through Pittsburgh’s South Side district in October. Rainey was released last week hours after being charged with domestic battery during a confrontation with his girlfriend in Florida. Colbert said Rainey lost the trust of the organization, which is why he was let go. “We understood the risk and took it and quite honestly in a couple of situations it didn’t work out,” he said. After narrowly escaping the franchise’s first losing season in nearly a decade, Colbert knows the Steelers need to find some help in the draft. And in free agency. And wherever else they can get a boost. “It can change very quickly,” Colbert said. “It has to change for our sake.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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