http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/a34a5f8291ec0e5d1bec224230c59c41.pdf ef3accf0f21554a6d29f42d40d397a82 PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�FEATURES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS For the record ... Page 3 Sunny. High near 34. Low around 16 ... Page 2 Local sports action ... Page 6 OBITUARIES Paul D. Bradbury, 75 Sue Davis, 84 Charles W. Holter, 72 Carlton E. Jenkins, 69 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 198 Rexford McCormick, 90 Roger C. Phillips, 87 Charles Ransom, 33 Pauline Wetherholt, 85 Jack B. Whitney, 82 50 cents daily Cocaine, heroin seized during major drug bust Formation of multi-agency task force also announced Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — The formation of a Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) task force was announced Tuesday in Gallipolis following the felony arrest of two individuals and the seizure of a large amount of cocaine, heroin and cash at a local business in Gal- Photos by Amber Gillenwater | OVP News AT LEFT, Michelle Walker. AT RIGHT, Porter Mitchell lia County during the early morning hours on Tuesday — a result, according to officials, of an organized effort between multiple law enforcement agencies. Porter Mitchell, 38, of Gallipolis, and Michelle Walker, 36, of Rio Grande, were both arrested early on Tuesday morning after task force members served During a Tuesday afternoon press conference at the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office, officials gathered to discuss a newly formed multi-agency task force, as well as Tuesday morning’s raid at a local business that resulted in the seizure of drugs and a large amount of cash — the first of what officials hope to be several successful search warrants in the area. Pictured are, from left: Gallipolis Police Chief Clint Patterson, Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning, Gallia County ProsSee BUST | 3 ecutor Jeff Adkins, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood and Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift Council makes 2014 temporary appropriations Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com Photos by Charlene Hoeflich | Daily Sentinel Shirley Hamm, winner with her Christmas fudge, accepts a check for $50 from Ann Engle of People’s Bank. Candy contest winners selected MIDDLEPORT — A temporary appropriations ordinance providing for expenditures of over $1 million to cover anticipated expenses of the village of Middleport for the 2014 year was passed at a meeting of Middleport Village County Monday night. Without a temporary appropriations ordinance listing anticipated expenses for the entire year of 2014, the village would not have access to funds for operating from Jan. 1 through March 31, 2014, according to Susan Baker, financial officer. The temporary ordinance will be filed with the Meigs County Auditor prior to the new year as required with a permanent appropriations ordinance to be prepared and filed after Dec. 31 when actual expense figures for the entire year are available. The temporary appropriations in funding categories authorized by Council to meet ordinary expenses of the village in 2014 are as follows: general fund, $300,000; fire equipment, $10,000; water operating fund, $200,000; meter deposits fund, $10,000; sewer improvement fund, $75,000; street fund, $70,000; fire truck fund, $10,000; sewer operating fund, $250,000; leak insurance fund, $$5,000; water cap improvement fund, $75,000; Mayor’s computer fund, $5,000; refuse fund, $50.000; recreation fund, $1,500; cemetery fund, $2,000; and cemetery endowment $1,500. During the meeting Baker reported on recording updated ordinances passed by See COUNCIL | 2 Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — It was no easy task for the two judges, Barry Yeauger and Dianne Lawson, to select the best from the rest when it came to judging the 11 entries in the candy contest hosted Saturday by Peoples Bank. The candy contest was the first of three staged annually by the Pomeroy Merchants Association, one at each of the three banks which provide a first prize cash award of $50 and a second place prize of a gift they select. This year’s winner of the top award in the candy contest was Shirley J. Hamm of Racine with her Christmas fudge. Taking second place with Bacon Chocolate Bark was Josephine Hill of Long Bottom. Barry Yeauger, was assisted by Dianne Lawson of People’s Bank, spon- See CANDY | 3 sor, in selecting the best from the rest in the candy competition. 2013 Innovation Awards nominations sought Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Nominations are open for the 2013 Innovation Awards, administered by TechGROWTH Ohio, a program initiated by Ohio University’s Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs, which honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to entrepreneurship and innovation in southeastern Ohio. Last year Meigs Countians John O’Maley and Mark Brunton were finalists for the Entrepreneur of the Year award for their invention of a unique new system for a sportsman’s headlamps and kayak light- ing system. Their illumarine H2B system is a new patent-pending LED light system specifically designed for paddlers, boaters, and sportsmen. In 2009 Warren and Victoria Taylor, who established the Snowville Creamery located on Ohio 143 in rural Meigs County, received the Green Jobs Innovation Award. The creamery which started out just marketing milk the way it used to be, not homogenized but pasteurized at the lowest legal temperature, has now expanded into producing other milk products, including yogurt. The products of the Snowville Creamery are now sold across the country. Individuals may be nominated in the following categories: Entrepreneur of the Year, Outstanding Woman in Innovation, Green Innovation, Social Innovation, Outstanding Innovation by a Student and Outstanding Innovation by Faculty. Details about rules, eligibility and guidelines can be found at http://www.gala.ohio. edu. Nominations will be accepted through Jan. 8, 2014. This year’s nominees will be invited to attend the Innovation Awards gala, which will be held the evening of Tuesday, March 18, at Ohio University’s Baker Center Ballroom in Athens. The recipients of each category will be announced at the event, which promotes and celebrates the region’s entrepreneurial culture of innovation and creativity. The evening also includes a networking reception, dinner and presentation of the prestigious Ohio University Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship. The Innovation Awards are presented by TechGROWTH Ohio, a public/ private partnership administered by Ohio University’s Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs. For more information about the awards and the event, or to register to attend, please visit: http:// www.gala.ohio.edu. We want your letters to Santa! Staff Report TDSnews@civitasmedia.com OHIO VALLEY — ‘Tis the season, and Santa is all ears. The Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Point Pleasant Register and The Daily Sentinel will be publishing Letters to Santa on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, but kiddos across the region need to hussle in order to meet the submission deadline. Teachers and parents are encouraged to get their letters in by no later than noon on Friday, Dec. 13. All submissions from Meigs, Mason and Gallia counties should be e-mailed to TDSnews@civitasmedia.com, but be sure to include your name, age, the name of your school and your grade level, if applicable. Submissions should be typed into the body of the email. Teachers or those with multiple letters can attach a Microsoft Word document, instead. We’ll even publish letters for those who have been naughty this year, but we cannot be held responsible if Santa marks you off his list … �Page 2 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Meigs County Church Calendar Community Sing LONG BOTTOM — The Faith Full Glospel Church will have a community sing at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, at the church located on State Route 124, Long Bottom. Live Nativity RACINE — Carmel- Sutton United Methodist Church is presenting a Live Nativity from 5-8 p.m., Sunday, December 15, at Star Mill Park in Racine. Hot cocoa, coffee, and cookies will be served.Donations welcomed to support the building fund. Bring your family to share the Real Reason for the Season. Dinner Theatre POMEROY — The Bradford Church of Christ will hold its 5th annual Christmas dinner theatre at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15. The drama “Casting Call” will be performed along with a musical. Admission if free along with the dinner. Those attending are encouraged to bring a canned or boxed food item for the food pantry. Community Dinner POMEROY — St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pomeroy will be having a free community turkey dinner with the trimmings from 5:30-7 p.m. on Dec. 12. The public is invited. Christmas program MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church Youth Group will be presenting a Christmas Program on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. They will be performing a play, ‘A Christmas to Believe In’ as well as other songs and recitations. Everyone is invited to come. TUPPERS PLAINS — St. Paul United Methodist Church in Tuppers Plains Christmas Program (A Tale Of Two Christmases) will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Everyone Welcome RACINE — St. John Lutheran Church located at 33441 Pine Grove Road, will have a Christmas Eve candlight service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Pastor is Linea Warmke. Meigs Co-operative Parish events/service projects POMEROY — The Meigs Co-operative Parish hosts a variety of events and service projects available throughout the week at the Mulberry Community Center. Some of those are as follows, Meals at the Mulberry Community Center — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Parish Shop — 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday. Comfort Club — 9 a.m.-noon, Wednesday. Food Pantry — 9-11 a.m., Tuesday-Friday. Celebrate Recovery — 7-9 p.m., Monday. Shape-Up — 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Meigs County Community Calendar Wednesday, Dec. 11 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. at the TPRSD office. POMEROY — The Meigs County Township Association’s winter conference will be held at 6 p.m. at Meigs High School. RSVP to Opal Dyer, 742-2805. A representative from OPERS will be present to answer questions. There will be a judge on hand to swear in the newly elected and the re-elected officials if they have their bonds. Dues are $50 per member and $10 for associate members. POMEROY — The Meigs County Trustee and Fiscal Officer Association will meet at 6 p.m. in the Meigs High School Cafeteria. The dinner will be served at 6 p.m. followed by business meeting, elec- tion of officers and a presentation by the Ohio Public Employees Association. Thursday, Dec. 12 POMEROY — The Meigs County American Cancer Society Volunteer Leadership Council/Survivorship Taskforce meeting will take place at noon at the Wild Horse Cafe. New members welcome. Contact Courtney Midkiff at (740) 9926626 ext. 24 for more information. WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors Executive Committee will meet at 2:45 p.m. with the full board meeting at 3:30 p.m. at the district office, 1056 S. New Hampshire Avenue, Wellston. CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. in Room A of the Ross County Service Center at 475 Western Avenue, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. SOCOG provides administrative support for the County Boards of Developmental Disabilities in Adams, Athens, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton counties. It’s primary focus is quality assurance, provider compliance, investigative services and residential administration of waivers and supportive living in order to provide individualized, personal support to people with developmental disabilities. SOCOG is a government entity created under Chapter 167 of the Ohio Revised Code, representing 15 county boards of development disabilities. Friday, Dec. 13 POMEROY — Secretary of State Jon Husted’s regional representative will hold open office hours from 2-4 p.m. at the Meigs County District Public Library in Pomeroy. Monday, Dec. 16 RACINE — The Southern Local Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. in the high school media center. LETART — Letart Township Trustees will met at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Monday, Dec. 30 LETART — Letart Township organizational meeting, 10 a.m.at the Letart Township Building. Meigs County Local Briefs Local on Jeopardy STRACUSE — Evan Struble of Columbus, son of Michael and Patricia Struble of Syracuse, will appear on the game show Jeopardy airing on Friday, Dec. 13. Struble is a graduate of Southern High School, Otterbein College and Kent State University. He is employed as a library consultant for programs and development at the State Library of Ohio. Breakfast with Santa REEDSVILLE — Breakfast with Santa will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Eastern Elementary Cafetorium. The event is being hosted by the Senior Class of 2014. Cost for pancakes and a choice or orange juice, milk or coffee will be $5 for adults, $3 for children, 12 and under. Children will be photographed with Santa with pictures to be picked up to take home a week later. Santa to visit Southern RACINE — Santa will visit the Southern Local Band Room as part of a fundraiser for the South- Ohio Valley Forecast A Christmas trip POMEROY — A trip to see the Living Christmas Trees at the Grace Polaris Church on Dec. 14 has been planned by the Meigs County Council on Aging. The bus will leave the Senior Center at 8 a.m. and will stop at the Polaris Fashion Place for shopping and Local Stocks Peoples (NASDAQ) — 22.50 Pepsico (NYSE) — 82.40 Premier (NASDAQ) — 14.09 Rockwell (NYSE) — 111.88 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 14.41 Royal Dutch Shell — 68.20 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 46.86 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 79.08 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 8.48 WesBanco (NYSE) — 30.41 Worthington (NYSE) — 41.59 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for December 10, 2013, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Staff Report tdsnews@civitasmedia.com COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced the initial membership of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway (OHLEG) Steering Committee and OHLEG Advisory Committee. Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams is among those named to the committees. The committees were recommended by the recently concluded OHLEG Advisory Group, co-chaired by former Ohio Supreme Court Justices Evelyn Lundberg Stratton and Yvette McGee Brown, who submitted final recommendations to the Attorney General on October 25. “OHLEG is a one-stop shop for Ohio law enforcement agencies to access a variety of databases and information,” said DeWine. “I am grateful to the members of each committee for their willingness to serve in order to help ensure that OHLEG continues to operate in a publicly accountable manner.” OHLEG Steering Committee — O.R.C. Section 109.57 (C)(4) provides for an OHLEG Steering Committee comprised of “criminal justice agencies… that use [OHLEG].” The OHLEG Steering Committee will be tasked with the review, monitor- arat Patch Diamonds- N- Gold 2 CARAT 418 SILVER BRIDGE PLAZA GALLIPOLIS, OH 60470069 BLACK DIAMOND STUDS 740-446-3484 Immunization, Flu Shot Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood/adolescent immunization clinic and flu shot clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the health department. High dose flu vaccines are also available for those age 65 and older. Please bring children’s shot records. Also, bring medical cards/insurance for flu and pneumonia vaccines otherwise there will be a fee associated. The health department cannot accept Ohio Medicaid or Managed Medicaid companies Molina or United Healthcare Community Plan for Flu Shots for those aged 19-64 years. The company supplying us the vaccine, VaxCare, cannot bill Medicaid. The Ohio Department of Health is not providing flu shots for this age group during the 2013-2014 flu season. ing, training and updating of the OHLEG and facial recognition policies, to include the ongoing review of the implementation of these recommendations. In addition the committee will review risk assessments to the system and continue to develop new antihacking and security policies as new threats become known. OHLEG Steering Committee Members include, Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams; Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti; Bowling Green State University Police Chief Monica Moll; Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Deputy Director Sara Andrews; Ohio State Highway Patrol Captain Rob Jackson; Grove City Chief of Police Steve Robinette; Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Superintendent Tom Stickrath; First Assistant Attorney General Mary Mertz. The OHLEG Advisory Committee is made up of professionals from a broad range of agencies who will serve as a sounding board for the OHLEG Steering Committee as new policies are developed. OHLEG Advisory Committee Members include, Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams; Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti; Bowling Green State University Police Chief Monica Moll; Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Deputy Director Sara Andrews; Ohio State Highway Patrol Captain Rob Jackson; Capital University Professor of Law Dennis Hirsch; Franklin County Public Defender’s Office Yeura Venters; Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Linda Scott; Sharkey and Dirck Communications Principal MaryAnne Sharkey; Grove City Chief of Police Steve Robinette; Clinical Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and Board Member of the ACLU of Ohio Board of Directors Terri L. Enns; Board Member of the Buckeye Institute and former Mayor of Columbus Greg Lashutka; Senior Vice-President of Operations and Integration for Limited Brands Laura Warren. The first committee meetings will be scheduled in January 2014. Location and times will be announced in advance. More members may be added to each committee. In addition, as per the recommendation of the OHLEG Advisory Group, DeWine has established a link on his website so Ohioans can learn about how to access their computerized criminal histories, and the steps to take to correct errors if they find them. The link is http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-andFamilies/Consumers/RequestingYour-Own-Criminal-Records. Council From Page 1 ONLY $699 lunch before going to the church to see the presentation. Cost of the trip is $60. For more information contact Tammy Cremeans at the Senior Center, 992-2161. AG names OHLEG committee members Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Friday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Saturday: Rain and snow. High near 42. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. AEP (NYSE) — 46.16 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 24.83 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 93.64 Big Lots (NYSE) — 30.69 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 51.31 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 108.96 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 8.95 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.61 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 46.10 Collins (NYSE) — 72.89 DuPont (NYSE) — 61.44 US Bank (NYSE) — 39.42 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 27.14 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 69.36 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 56.70 Kroger (NYSE) — 40.35 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 61.78 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 89.78 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 21.76 BBT (NYSE) — 34.56 ern Band Boosters. from noon4p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15, Santa will be in attendance. The cost is $10 for the first child and $5 for each additional child. Cost includes cookies, crafts and a 5x7 photo with Santa. Council over the past year in the village’s ordinance book. As a part of his building inspector’s report Mike Hendrickson noted that two houses are in the process of being torn down. Chief of Police Bruce Swift’s reported showed activity over the past month which included three crash report, 85 dispatch reports, and 28 incident reports, with citations and warrants going to mayor’s court where 40 cases were handled, and receipts was $6,866.39 for the month of November. He noted that seven of the nine traffic citations were for suspended drivers licenses, while seven were drug related criminal citation, eight were disorderly conduct, three were open containers, two were obstructing official business, and one was criminal damaging. Reporting on the Middleport Fire Department activity in November, Jeff Darst, fire chief, noted that there were 12 calls answered, ranging from a house fire to two motor vehicle accident rescue incidents, to mutual aid assistance outside of the village. During the month the members logged 90 man hours on calls,46 man hours on station and equipment maintenance, and 59 hours on training. Vehicles were driven a total of 325 miles. The necessity for having a second meeting in December was discussed with no decision being made. Attending the meeting Mayor Michael Gerlach, Council members Rae Moore, Sandy Brown, Roger Manley, Penny Burge, Emerson Heighton, Craig Wehrung and the financial officer Susan Baker, along with a Council-elect members and about a dozen citizens. �Wednesday, December 11, 2013 The Daily Sentinel s Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com For the Record Marriage Licenses POMEROY — Marriage licenses were recently issued in Meigs County Probate Court to the following couples, Daniel Allen Buckley of Pomeroy, and Darci Ann Bissell of Reedsville; Troy Neil Kelley and Shelley Jean Maffin, both of Long Bottom; Justin Gray Jeffers and Candice Jean Walker, both of Rutland; and David Anthony Neutzling and Chelsea Renee Dent, both of Pomeroy. Land Transfers POMEROY — The following land transfers were recently recorded in the Meigs County Recorder’s Office, Justin L. Winter, Marilyn Cooper to Gary R. Cooper, deed, Lebanon; Clarence R. Barnett, Marc Travis Pierce, Carol A. Barnett, agreement, Meigs; Kathy F. McCoy, Peter Brown to Sarah D. Roush, Jeremy A. Roush, deed, Salisbury; Brian R. Harper, Julia B. Harper to Nancy A. Smith, deed, Middleport Village; Carroll W. Johnson, deceased, Carroll Johnson, deceased, to Charles Smith, Betty Smith, certificate of transfer, Salisbury/Middleport Village; Yvonne Wilson, deceased, to Charles D. Wilson, affidavit, Middleport/Lower Pomeroy; Yvonne Wilson, deceased, to Charles D. Wilson, affidavit, Middleport; Yvonne Wilson, deceased, to Charles D. Wilson, affidavit, Middleport Village; Loretta Rose Schmitt, deceased, to Lawrence F. Schmitt, certificate of transfer, Columbia; Vickie L. Bias, deceased, Vickie L. Pullins, deceased, to James Bias, certificate of transfer, Lebanon; Mark Schartiger, Nancy Schartiger to Max E. Laudermilt, easement, Meigs; Tim L. Smith, Karen R. Smith to Stacy L. Marcinko, deed, Chester; Stacy L. Marcinko, Nathan Marcinko, Stacy L. Smith to Stacy L. Marcinko, Nathan Marcinko, deed, Chester; Edward R. Roush, Rebecca L. Roush to Allie L. Rees, Nathan W. Roush, deed, Letart; Justin Jeffers to Charlene Doggett, deed, Rutland; Mary Belle Duvall, deceased, to James A. Duvall, affi- davit, Olive; John H. Rowe Jr., deceased, to Joyce Rowe, affidavit, Lebanon; Joyce A. Rowe to Paul E. Rayburn, Carolyn S. Rayburn, Shawn E. Rayburn, deed, Lebanon; Frankie Eileen Hackathorn, Daniel L. Thompson to Daniel Lee Thompson, deed, Olive; Daniel L. Thompson to Daniel Lee Thompson, Frankie Eileen Hackathorn, deed, Olive; Sandra M. Radcliffe to Luke W. Radcliffe, Tonia K. Ratcliffe, deed, Scipio; John Roger Tyree, deceased, to Kerbi Buzzard, Kelly Buzzard, certificate of transfer, Middleport Village; James L. Ridenour, June Ridenour to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Chester; Brandon Werry, Janet Werry to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Chester; Howard Bahr, Kimberly Bahr to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Chester; Roger Bahr, Mary Bahr to Tuppers Plains Chester Water District, right of way, Chester; Kelly Turner, Kelly Jean Turner to Timothy P. Crihfield, Rachel N. Crihfield, sheriff deed, Lebanon; Rebecca Boyd, Joseph Boyd, Joseph A. Boyd to Home National Bank, sheriff deed, Salisbury; Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Craig C. Foley, deed, Rutland; Alberta Dalton, James B. Robertson, Susan Robertson, Michael L. Walker to David E. Roush, Stephanie L. Roush, deed, Scipio; William R. Tipton Jr., Michael Tipton, Nongluck Tipton to William R. Tipton Jr., Ian Todd Morrison Tipton, deed, Pomeroy Village; William Richard Tipton Jr., Ian Todd Morrison Tipton, Sarah J. Tipton to William Richard Tipton Jr., Shannen Michele Heberlien, William Travis Tipton, deed, Pomeroy Village; Rebecca I. Stine to Roy E. Rose, Christina D. Rose, deed, Olive; Kenneth Young, Kenneth A. Young to Kenneth A. Young, deed, Pomeroy; Larry W. Stewart, Teresa Stewart to Travis R. Eblin, Amanda N. Gilkey, deed, Rutland; Charles Dubois III, Lori Dubois to Justin T. Robertson, Jamie M. Robertson, deed, Orange; Arvel M. Swartz, deceased, to Terry Swartz, certificate of transfer; Arvel M. Swartz, de- ceased, to Barbara Swartz, Terry Swartz, Janice Kuhn, Sandra Wright, Jani Wilson, Cathy Sargent, certificate of transfer, Orange; Jerry VanInwagen, deceased, Jerry R. VanInwagen, deceased, to Linda M. VanInwagen, affidavit, Chester; Eric Manuel Priddy, Barbara Priddy, Sherri A. Priddy to Christopher M. Hutton, deed, Rutland; Debra Russell, Ronald Russell, deceased, to SCF I LLC, deed, Salisbury; Alma A. Snider to Scott A. Bauerbach, Amber M. Bauerbach, deed, Orange; Carol L. Suggs, Robin Foster Drescher, Foster Joint Trust, affidavit, Meigs; Robin Foster Drescher, Charles W. Drescher, Sarah F. Williams, Carver Williams, Judith Cottrill, Nancy Circle, Carol L. Suggs, Foster Joint Trust to Allan E. Orth, deed, Salisbury; Jarrod Folmer, Michelle Folner to Wesley S. Davis, deed, Salisbury; Mary Brady, Mary WIngo, Dennis Wingo to Maria L. Brady, Keith E. Brady, deed, Columbia; Robert E. Lee, Connie S. Lee to Ron Jones, Mary Jones, deed, Letart; James A. Chapman to Meigs County, right of way, Sutton; Kathy A. Hysell, Robert C. Hysell to Michael Gray Woolard, deed, Pomeroy Village; John T. Wolfe, Marilyn J. Wolfe to John T. Wolfe, Marilyn J. Wolfe, Wolfe Revocable Living Trust, deed, Sutton/Racine; Sonja M. Fick, Sonja M. Thornton, Charles Brian Thornton to Roger Lee Bahr, Mary Bahr, deed, Chester; John E. German, Carol D. German, James E. Tolley to James E. Tolley, John E. German, Carol D. German, Jeffery E. Tolley, deed, Meigs; Bruce C. Dietz to Jerry Storer, Donna Storer, deed, Orange; Dennis Keith Phalin, Keith Dennis Phalin, Brenda S. Phalin to Douglas A. Phalin, Karen J. Phalin, deed, Chester; Angela M. Burke, Dolphus Daniel Burke to Eagle Rose Corporation, right of way, Columbia; Dale Woodyard, deceased, to Kelli Woodyard, certificate of transfer, Chester; Joan M. Stewart to Clint Stewart, Beth Stewart, deed, Rutland; Franklin E. Ihle, Kathy Ihle to Russell Cummins, Coralee Cummins, Rochelle Cummins, deed, Sutton/Racine Village. Democrat ends bid to be Ohio’s lieutenant governor COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Democratic lieutenant governor candidate in Ohio who faced hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and federal tax liens dropped out of the race Tuesday, saying his financial troubles were taking away from debate on important policy issues. State Sen. Eric Kearney, a Cincinnati attorney, said in a statement that he is leaving the ticket of gu- bernatorial contender Ed FitzGerald. “This has come to be a distraction from a discussion of the vital issues facing Ohio, and the choice voters must make in this election,” he said. “The stakes are too high: We need a change of leadership to move Ohio in a new direction that puts more Ohioans back to work and builds a better future for our children.” Kearney, his wife, JanMichele, and their Cincinnati publishing business, KGL Media Group, owe roughly $700,000 in state and federal tax liens. A foreclosure proceeding, credit card debt and unpaid workers’ compensation premiums have also been revealed through a series of bruising media reports, mixed with conflicting accounts about how much FitzGerald knew of the details before Kearney’s selection. In his statement, Kearney said he and his wife were committed to KGL and would remain committed to the Cincinnati Herald, the flagship publication of KGL, which does business as Sesh Communications. “We were dedicated to keeping alive one of our nation’s oldest African-American newspapers and committed to our employees and their families,” he said. Kearney’s decision left FitzGerald, the Cuyahoga County executive in Cleveland, searching for a new running mate as Ohio Democrats struggled to defuse the fallout from the crisis without alienating key groups, including black voters, powerful politicians and contributors. Seasoned Democratic strategist Gerald Austin said it was important that Kearney dropped out. “Nobody’s being critical of the pick, other than the guy has a lot of problems in terms of his business history. That’s not good,” he said. Brian Rothenberg, who directs the liberal think tank ProgressOhio, said he can’t recall a time when a lieutenant governor candidate has been the target of campaign attacks. Races are generally about the candidate for governor. Bust From Page 1 search warrants at P.J.’s Pool Hall and a neighboring residence on Ohio 7 North in the Kanauga area just after midnight. As a result of the search, authorities found more than 140 grams of powdered cocaine, 11 grams of heroin and a small amount of ecstasy. More than $18,000 in cash was also seized. Investigators reported on Tuesday that the pool hall was the front for an ongoing drug trafficking operation. Mitchell reportedly operated the establishment and lived next door. Both Mitchell and Walker were arrested on felony charges of possession of drugs and possession of heroin. They are being held in the Gallia County Jail. Additional charges may be filed. During a press conference held at the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office late on Tuesday afternoon, Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, Gallipolis Police Chief Clinton Patterson, Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift and Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff Adkins discussed the recent formation of the task force that will also pull resources from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Office as they work to combat the ongoing drug problem in the area. A representative of Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams’ office was not in attendance at the press conference. “This is the first product of really what has been months of investigations into these crimes,” Sheriff Browning stated. “We’re happy to take down what we consider to be a major drug trafficker in our community but also to unveil to the citizens that we do have another tool available to us now in the form of organized assistance from multiple agencies.” Browning further reported that Tuesday morning’s drug raid shows what can be accomplished when these local agencies pool their resources as they attempt to tackle the illegal drug trade, and, in turn, combat burglaries and other property crimes in the area. “What each of us have realized in the last year and a half, with the burglary rate and the different crimes that we’re seeing, is that they have spawned off of really the illicit drug trade, not only pills but, as you can see, heroin and what comes with that. We’re seeing an increase in burglaries and property crimes as well as assaults and overdose deaths just throughout the region,” Browning said. “So in coming together, bringing all of us together, with the assistance of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, through their organized crime commission, we are able to pool our resources and start conducting investigations regionally. That’s really been a help especially since all of our agencies are really financially strapped and can’t afford to go it on our own, so we’re trying to address this issue from a group perspective, and, I think, from a citizen standpoint that would help assure them that we are trying to address these issues, and it’s being done effectively and efficiently.” The Gallia County Sheriff fur- ther reported that the formation of the task force at this time is a huge benefit for the area as funding once used for resources to combat the drug problem in the area is no longer available, and, as such, local agencies now find it beneficial to pool their resources in a time when funding for materials, man power and technology needed for such drug investigations is scarce. “In late 2009 and 2010 and 2011 we had our own funding, a lot of these agencies had funding, that came from various grant sources that are not available now, and, if you remember, we made several drug arrests along a similar fashion and we did try to work together on those. What we are finding now is that the state funding, anything that is available as a far as resources, is just so much better to try to join together as a task force and do it that way,” Browning stated. “As the need changes, and the threats evolve, we are going to try to evolve and change with that so we can address those issues.” Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff Adkins also pointed to the federal funding that was once used to fund four additional officers in Gallia County — two at the sheriff’s office and two at the Gallipolis Police Department — who specifically worked to combat drug trafficking in the area — a fact that led to dozens more felony criminal cases that were prosecuted by his office during those years. “Those two years we had the extra officers, we had over 300 felony indictments. Now, this year there will be maybe be 230 or 240. It meant that much. There were that many more drug trafficking cases being prosecuted because when they are able to go out and make the arrests and bring the cases to us, we can prosecute them. So, this is going to be a help,” Adkins stated. Browning further stated that, while the funding for those extra officers has dried up and local efforts to renew that federal funding have been exhausted, the formation of the task force does lend hope to local law enforcement agencies who are tasked with combating the local drug problem. “Those were actually [grants] that hadn’t been renewed through congress. We were very hopeful. We had two for the sheriff’s office here in Gallia County and two for the police department, and we were very successful with those grants,” Browning said. “This is just another case to show the public what we can do when we get the resources that are available out there. We still need funding for personnel, but having the funding that is being provided for technical assistance and equipment has been a big help over the past months in helping address these issues.” Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift also pointed to the fact that those individuals who are involved in the illicit drug trade, as well as local burglaries and the buying and selling of stolen goods, know no boundaries, and, as such, local law enforcement should work together. Candy From Page 1 A cookie contest will be held this coming Saturday at the Ohio Valley Bank in the Save-a Lot Store on West Main Street. Participants are to take five cookies on a paper plate with their name, address and telephone number on the back and the recipe attached. The first prize will be $50 with the bank to award a prize of their choice for second place. The entries may be taken to the bank anytime after 9 a.m. on Saturday. Judging will take place at noon and the winners will be notified by telephone. The third contest is for any kind or creative crafts, to include decorative items and handcrafted creations. It will be held on Dec. 21 at Farmers Bank. Entries can be taken to Farmers Bank anytime during the week prior to the contest. They will be displayed in the lobby until they are judged at noon on Saturday. Again there will be a $50 first “A lot of these crimes, the drug crimes, the property crimes, they don’t have a jurisdiction. They don’t have boundaries. The same people who are dealing and stealing here in Gallia County are some of the same people who are involved in Meigs County and it goes back and forth,” Swift said. Sheriff Keith Wood agreed with his colleague, stating that the problem with drugs in the area has no jurisdiction. “It’s like Bruce said, there’s not a boundary, there is a problem. So, I think that’s really what we’re trying to address is the problem,” Wood said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s in Gallia, Meigs or wherever, it travels and follows us everywhere, so I think us working together is going to make a huge difference in the coming months.” As they have already been working together for several months, all of the law enforcement officers pointed to Tuesday morning’s raid as a positive step in the right direction, but just one of many steps that need to be taken to combat the local illicit drug trade. “This is really just the first of other investigations that we have in both counties that are going to be coming down the pike, so we wanted to take the opportunity today to not only announce the results of this search warrant but to also send a warning out there that we are going to be watching and we are going to be taking a very aggressive stance toward enforcement,” Browning said. “I think there’s more work to be done here.” Reliable service at a sensible price place prize, and the Bank’s choice of a prize for second place. 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Before you do anything, you have to decide whether to buy the phone outright or go the traditional route of buying a carrier-subsidized one with a two-year service contract. In most cases, you’re better off with the contract price, as long as the person you’re buying it for plans to keep the phone for two years and doesn’t change carriers. Prices vary, but expect to pay $500 to $700 without a contract, or $100 to $300 with one. Even with the $15 monthly discount that AT&T and Sprint offer to those who bring their own phone, you or your loved one will be paying $27-a-month installments for a high-end device. The discounts are great if you want to upgrade phones frequently or find a used or cheaper phone. And with T-Mobile, you must buy or bring your own device, but its service fees for voice, text and data have been reduced for everyone. Next, you need to decide on an operating system. Here’s a guide to that, along with some of the devices available. Keep in mind some phones are limited to certain wireless carriers. — Apple’s iOS: Although hardcore users might find the software behind iPhones irksome because Apple limits how much you can customize it, the iPhone is an excellent choice for people simply needing a well-rounded phone. What makes iOS especially powerful: the thousands of apps available for it. Many leading apps come to iOS first or have more features for it. Resist the temptation for a free iPhone 4S with a twoyear contract. It’s a 2-year-old phone that will be 4 years old by the next upgrade. Your best choice is the iPhone 5S ($649 without contract, $199 with contract). A sensor lets you use your fingerprint to bypass the phone’s four-digit security passcode. I find the phone’s camera among the best for everyday shots, and improvements in the 5S make it better for low-light shots, too. For $100 less, you can get an iPhone 5C without the fingerprint sensor or the improved camera. — Google’s Android: Android addresses a major shortcoming with iPhones: choice. Sure, there are three iPhone models, but their screens are no larger than 4 inches diagonally, and none is in high definition. Although the iPhone has a great camera, images are limited to 8 megapixels. Android is also adaptable. Phone makers can tweak Google’s operating system to offer a variety of useful features, though in doing so, they also add confusion and make it difficult for app developers to keep up. That’s one reason some apps are slower to reach Android. By contrast, Apple pushes the latest iOS updates as they come out. If you’ve settled on Android, you must decide on the right mix of features: — Looking for cheap? Consider Motorola’s Moto G ($179) or Google’s Nexus 5 ($349). Both are good at the basics, with few frills. Moto G won’t run on the faster, 4G LTE cellular networks, while the Nexus has shorter battery life than many phones tested. — Looking for big? HTC’s 5.9-inch One Max is a larger version of the 4.7-inch HTC One. The Max also has a fingerprint sensor, though not a reliable one. Samsung’s 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 3 is much more than a step up from the 5-inch Galaxy S4. It has a stylus and several note-taking features. If you want even larger, Samsung’s Galaxy Mega is 6.3 inches, but is weak on display quality and other specs. — Looking to multitask? Samsung phones let you display two apps at once. The Note 3 extends that with Pen Window. When you’re done with an app, just minimize it into a small dot and move it out of the way. One tap gets it back. LG’s G2 phone lets you make two apps semitransparent while working on a third. 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The Moto X feature works even when the phone is idle, and it responds only to your voice. — Looking for a great display? Several phones offer high-definition screens capable of displaying video at 1080p. The Nexus, the S4 and the regular One are among the best, with resolution at more than 440 pixels per inch. I like the richer colors on the S4’s AMOLED screen, but the LCD screens on the others aren’t bad. AMOLED is also available on the Moto X, though that display is limited to 720p. — Looking for an unusual design? How about having the volume and power buttons on the back of the G2? Or the ability to customize everything from the colors of the power button to the message on the back of the Moto X? Waterproof options include Sony’s Xperia Z and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Active. — Looking to take pictures? Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Zoom has a 16-megapixel camera with a real zoom lens, offering up to 10 times magnification. Other phones magnify images using software, which degrades image quality. 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The Nasdaq Composite is up 35 percent this year, but while other major indexes like the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 have celebrated all-time highs again and again, the Nasdaq remains 20 percent below its dot-com peak of 5,048.62. That’s a good thing because the biggest beneficiary of the late 90s internet mania was also its biggest victim. After cresting on March 10, 2000, the index lost nearly 80 percent of its value over the next two years, touching bottom on Oct. 9, 2002 at 1,114.11. The Dow fell 27 percent over the same period, and the S&P 500 dropped 44 percent. Even as it soars faster than other indexes, the Nasdaq isn’t what it was. While still tech-heavy, it’s more diverse, reasonably valued and loaded with profitable companies, investors say. “The Nasdaq is very different, in every measureable, quantifiable way, than it was,” says Gavin Baker, who manages nearly $10 billion in assets for the Fidelity OTC fund. Technology companies make up a smaller percentage of the index, roughly 42 percent, compared with 56 percent 13 years ago. The telecom industry is a little less than 2 percent, compared with 18 percent back then. And consumer-focused companies such as Amazon.com are a much bigger part of the index, making up 22 percent, compared with basically zero in March 2000. The Nasdaq recently passed the 4,000 mark, a level last seen in September of 2000. But that doesn’t mean its stocks are back in a dot-com-like bubble. Yes, it’s still riskier than the Dow and S&P 500, investors say, because it contains hundreds of small companies and is heavily exposed to technology. But it is significantly less risky than it was. When the bubble was at its biggest, the index had a price-to-earnings ratio of 194:1, which means investors were paying $194 for every $1 of earnings the companies in the index brought in. Today, the Nasdaq’s P/E is around 23.5, according to FactSet. What was powering its lofty valuation in the go-go years? It was companies like Pets. com and Webvan, which were never profitable and which investors valued based on “cash burn rates” and “eyeballs,” instead of sales and profits. Now, Pets.com and Webvan, and those metrics, are dead and buried. While Nasdaq’s current rise can be partly credited to technology companies, these “new” tech names are much different from the ones that went pub- 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. 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The stock market is unlikely to keep rising at its scorching 2013 pace, so the Nasdaq is two years away, maybe more, from erasing all its internet bubble losses. And there are some big Nasdaq stocks that never truly recovered. Intel and Microsoft haven’t seen much growth for a decade — and that’s not expected to change. Worldwide PC sales are forecast to fall 10 percent in 2013 to 184 million units, according to industry tracking company IDC. While Microsoft and Intel have diversified into other businesses, selling Windows software and computers remains Microsoft’s bread-and-butter. Intel traded for roughly $72 a share at its height. It’s now $25. Microsoft had its dot-com peak at $58. It’s down to $38. “The so-called ‘four horseman’ of technology — Dell, Microsoft, Cisco and Intel — are not going to be the ones to take us to 5,000,” says Dan Morgan, a portfolio manager with Synovis Trust, who specializes is technology companies. So what will drive the Nasdaq to 5,000 if the old guard can’t? Morgan expects the high-flyers of the last five years — Google, Apple and Facebook — to continue pushing up the Nasdaq, which has even farther to go if it wants to reach its inflation adjusted peak of 6,845.83. Biotechnology will also play a role, as health care now makes up 12 percent of the index’s weight. Gilead Sciences, maker of widely used flu vaccine Tamiflu and HIV medication Truvada, is now the 8th largest company in the Nasdaq and is up more than 3,100 percent since the index’s alltime high in March 2000. Pharmaceutical company Amgen is the 12th largest company in the index. “I’m optimistic we will eventually make a new high,” Baker says, “but it’s going to take time.” 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 �Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Obama shakes hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro Obituary ROGER CALVIN PHILLIPS PHOENIX — Roger Calvin Phillips, 87, a former Meigs County resident , passed away December 8, 2013, in Phoenix, Arizona. Roger was born the July 22, 1926, in Wellston, Ohio, son of the late Roy and Clara Phillips. He proudly served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He married Betty June Buck on November 27, 1948, and moved the family to Phoenix in 1965. Roger was em- ployed by Motorola from which he retired in 1986. He is survived by wife, Betty and their children, Randy (Susie) and Rita (Craig); grandson, Reid; brother, John; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Kelson. A farmer at heart, Roger will return to his beloved southern Ohio hills for burial in Vinton Memorial Park. The McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel, is honored to be serving the Phillips Family. Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com. Death Notices BRADBURY GALLIPOLIS — Paul Dale Bradbury, 75, of Gallipolis, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. Services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, December 13, 2013, at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alvis Pollard officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at the funeral home. DAVIS DUNBAR — Sue Davis, 84, of Dunbar, W.Va. and formerly of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Saturday December 7, 2013 after a long illness. Sue requested a private funeral service. Deal Funeral Home in Point pleasant is in charge of her care. HOLTER RACINE — Charles W. Holter, 72, of Racine, passed away, 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at his residence. Arrangements will be announced by Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine. JENKINS PATRIOT — Carlton Eugene “Cowboy” Jenkins, 69, of Patriot, OH, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, at his residence. Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2013, at Heck Funeral Home, Milton with the Rev. Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will follow in Templeton Cemetery, Glenwood, WV. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Heck Funeral Home, Milton. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.heckfuneralhome. com. MCCORMICK HUNTINGTON — Rexford Mellie McCormick, 90, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Kenova and Gallipolis, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at the Woodlands Retirement Community. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Mound Hill Cemetery in Gallipolis, Ohio. Following the graveside The Daily Sentinel s Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com services there will be a celebration of life from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Grace Methodist Church (Cedar St. Entrance). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc. 2672 Bayshore Parkway, Suite 520 Mountain View, Calif. 94043. Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova, W.Va., is assisting the family. RANSOM SYRACUSE — Charles “Travis” Ransom, 33, of Syracuse, Ohio, died on December 10, 2013, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. In keeping with Travis’ wishes, he will be cremated, and a private family service will held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home. WETHERHOLT GALLIPOLIS — Pauline “Polly” Wetherholt, 85, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Monday, December 9, 2013, in Urbana, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, December 12, 2013, at the Grace United Methodist Church chapel with Rev. Kevin Horrigan and Rev. Bill Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Visitation for friends and family will be from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the McCoy- Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: The Polly Wetherholt Memorial Nursing Fund, University of Rio Grande – Institutional Advancement, C/O Paul Harrison, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, Ohio 45674. WHITNEY C O T TAG EV I L L E , W.VA. — Jack Burton “Papaw” Whitney, 82, of the Evergreen Hills community, Cottageville, W.Va., passed away December 9, 2013, in Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, W.Va. Service will be 7 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans, W.Va., with Rev. Gerald B. Sayre officiating. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Longtime Ohio House leader Mallory dead at 82 CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Ohio legislator William L. Mallory, who was the state’s first black House majority leader and longest-serving in its history, died Tuesday in Cincinnati at the age of 82, his son said. Former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory said his father died peacefully, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Other details weren’t available immediately. Elected to the Ohio House in 1966, the elder Mallory served 28 years in the Legislature, with two decades as the Democratic leader in the House. The Cincinnati native worked his way through Central State University, then held various jobs including juvenile court employee, welfare case worker and highway inspector. He taught in Cincinnati Public Schools and was a leader in the city’s West End neighborhood. As a legislator, he pushed successfully for drug prevention efforts, more public transportation, senior citizen issues and civil rights. After leaving the Legislature, he served on the Ohio Elections Commission, founded a nonprofit center for community development in Cincinnati, and taught political science and African-American studies at the University of Cincinnati. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro Tuesday at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, a simple gesture that signaled possible thawing between the leaders of two Cold War foes. The brief encounter between the U.S. and Cuban president came during a ceremony that celebrated the former South African president’s legacy of reconciliation. Obama was greeting a line of world leaders attending the memorial in Johannesburg before delivering his own eulogy in which he urged a new generation to embrace Mandela’s life work as their own. More than half a century after the U.S. cut off diplomatic relations with Cuba, such exchanges between American and Cuban leaders are exceedingly rare. U.S. officials often have gone to great lengths to avoid having presidents meet Cuban leaders, even in passing. In fact, when former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who led the nation for nearly half a century, shook hands with former President Bill Clinton at a U.N. Millennium Summit luncheon in 2000, he said Clinton had been the first U.S. president to do so. Despite Tuesday’s handshake, Obama still offered an implicit criticism of governments like Cuba’s when moments later, he said that too many people embrace Mandela’s legacy of racial reconciliation but passionately resist economic and other reforms. “There are too many who claim solidarity with Madiba’s struggle for freedom but do not tolerate dissent from their own people,” Obama said, referring to Mandela by his clan name. Making his way to the podium for his speech, Obama also greeted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff with a kiss on the cheek. Rousseff and Obama have clashed over reports the National Security Agency monitored her communications, leading the Brazilian leader to shelve a state trip to the U.S. earlier this year in a show of anger. In another potentially uneasy exchange, Obama also briefly greeted Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whose refusal to sign a security agreement with the U.S. before year’s end has irritated the Obama administration. The U.S. and Cuba have recently taken small steps toward political reconciliation, raising hopes that Washington and Havana could be on the verge of a breakthrough. But skeptics caution the two countries have shown subtle signs of thaw in the past, only to fall back into old recriminations. At a fundraiser in Miami last month, Obama argued for a renewed approach toward Cuba. “We’ve started to see changes on the island,” he said on Nov. 8. “We have to be creative,” he added. “And we have to be thoughtful. And we have to continue to update our policies. Keep in mind that when Castro came to power, I was just born. So the notion that the same policies that we put in place in 1961 would somehow still be as effective as they are today in the age of the Internet and Google and world travel doesn’t make sense.” In 2009, Obama made waves when he shook hands with the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, a strident critic of the United States, at the Summit of the Americas. DC area, northeast seeing another round of snow SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Residents along the East Coast and in the Appalachians woke up to snow Tuesday, leading to widespread closures of schools and government offices and a near-disappearance of the traffic that usually strangles the Washington region. By mid-morning, the National Weather Service had downgraded its outlook for the storm, calling for snowfall totals of 1 to 3 inches on the Eastern Seaboard. Tuesday’s storm followed a stronger-than-expected burst of winter weather on Sunday that left several inches in Philadelphia and northern Delaware and Maryland. Snow and ice prompted officials at the Philadelphia International Airport to temporarily ground departing flights and slowed motorists across New Jersey. In Washington, snow was falling at daybreak, but traffic problems failed to materialize as many workers stayed home. Non-emergency federal employees were granted an excused absence and others were told to telecommute, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Public schools were closed in Washington, Philadelphia and parts of Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. In Ohio, overnight snowfall in central and south- west parts of the state was making the morning commute Tuesday slow and messy and delayed the opening of hundreds of schools. Outside Washington, in Virginia’s Fairfax County, traffic was light Tuesday morning. With temperatures hovering around freezing, highways that had been plowed and treated were passable, but conditions began to deteriorate after 8 a.m. as the pace of the snowfall increased. The usually bustling Springfield Metro station was nearly deserted. Those who did have to work said the lack of traffic made the slushy roads easier to navigate. “I wish it was like this all the time — minus the snow,” said Maelin Traylor, 28, of Springfield. “The traffic was wonderful.” Jean Walsh, 72, of Springfield, said she was accustomed to much worse weather growing up in Buf- falo, N.Y., and never considered skipping work. “To me, this is nothing. It’s melting when it’s hitting. I don’t think they should have closed the government,” Walsh said. “It’s no big deal and I’ve got work to do.” By 10 a.m., the National Weather Service had canceled its winter storm warning for the Eastern Seaboard, including Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, and Wilmington, Del. In downtown Washington, roads were mostly wet and not much snow was sticking. Elsewhere, eastern and central Kentucky and southwest Virginia were expected to get 1 to 3 inches of snow. All of West Virginia was likely to see snow Tuesday, with 2 to 4 inches forecast for north and central parts of the state and 3 to 5 in the mountains. Rick Hemphill, a retired deputy court clerk, had a busy Tuesday morning fer- rying family members to and from their jobs in rural Washington County, Md., through several inches of fresh snow. He said he grew up driving in snow in mountainous western Maryland. “Snow is snow,” Hemphill said as he refueled his four-wheel-drive vehicle near his Hagerstown-area home. “The closer you get to the city, it gets worse because they get it less often.” Some Washington workers still had to pop up umbrellas and bundle up to head to work. Harris Sidiq, an accountant, was walking to work Tuesday morning. “I worked for another accounting firm, and it took a lot for us to actually have a shutdown due to inclement weather,” he said. “I guess it’s just the industry. That’s how it is. You work, work, work until the world stops. Then you might be able to stay home.” Many W.Va. students don’t earn degrees in six years CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Many in-state students at West Virginia’s public higher education institutions don’t earn a degree after six years, an annual graduation report shows. Fewer than half of instate freshmen enrolled in fall 2005 earned their degrees six years later. West Virginia University was the exception, with a 2012 sixyear graduation rate of 56 percent, the report shows. Marshall University’s sixyear graduation rate was 44 percent, followed by Shepherd University, 43 percent; and West Liberty University, 41 percent. Other schools’ rates were: Concord University, 38 percent; Fairmont State University, 34 percent, Glenville State College, 30 percent; Bluefield State College, 25 percent; WVU Tech, 24 percent; and West Virginia State University, 21 percent. Higher education officials presented the report Monday to an interim legislative committee, one newspaper reported. Graduation rates at Fairmont State, Shepherd and West Liberty met or exceeded their peer institutions, state higher education Chancellor Paul Hill told the committee. 60458345 �The Daily Sentinel SPORTS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013 mdssports@civitasmedia.com Southern storms past Lady Tomcats, 66-49 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com GLOUSTER, Ohio — The third quarter made all the difference. The Southern girls basketball team outscored TriValley Conference Hocking Division host Trimble 26to-10 in the eight minutes following halftime, helping the Lady Tornadoes claim the 66-49 victory. Southern (3-2, 2-1 TVC Hocking) held a 13-to-10 advantage after the opening quarter and expanded its lead to 21-17 by halftime. After the intermission the Purple and Gold caught fire, scoring 26 points while holding Trimble to 10. The Lady Tomcats rallied back to score 22 points in the fourth quarter but SHS posted 19 to take the 66-49 triumph. SHS freshman Faith Teaford led the Purple and Gold with 17 points, followed by Jordan Huddleston with 13 points, Cierra Turley with 12 and Jansen Wolfe with 10. Haley Hill marked six points, Celestia Hendrix added four, Ali Deem marked two, while Sierra Cleland and Hannah Hill each finished with one point in the triumph. The Lady Tornadoes shot 25-of-56 (44.6 percent) from the field including 6-of-20 (30 percent) from beyond the arc. Turley and Huddleston each hit a pair of three pointers, and the Purple and Gold shot 10-of23 (43.5 percent) from the free throw line. Southern committed 26 turnovers and had 36 rebounds in the game. Wolfe led the SHS rebounding effort with 12, followed by Teaford with seven and Hendrix with six. Haley Hill had a game-high eight assists, followed by Wolfe with four. Teaford led the SHS defense with four blocked shots. Wolfe and Haley Hill each had four steals, Deem added three and Teaford marked two. The Lady Tomcats scoring was led by Emily McKee with 13 points, Morgan Murphy with 11 and Nikki Kish with 10. Madi Moore and Emily Ward each had five points, while Trista Lackey finished with four to round out the THS total. Trimble shot 15-of-37 (40.5 percent) from the field, 1-of-12 (8.3 percent) from three-point range and 17-of-32 (53.1 percent) from the free throw line. Trimble had 28 turnovers and 28 rebounds, led by Kish and McKee with five rebounds apiece. Lackey led the THS defense with four steals, while Moore had three blocks. Southern will look to sweep the Lady Tomcats on January 18 with the Red and White come to Racine. Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Meigs junior Hannah Cremeans (24) fires a shot over Nelsonville-York junior Madison Davis during the Lady Buckeyes 5434 victory, Monday night in Rocksprings. Meigs falls to Lady Buckeyes, 54-34 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Lady Buckeyes forced turnovers and took care of the ball, remaining perfect by defeating host Meigs by a count of 54-34 in a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division contest, Monday night at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. The Lady Marauders (1-3, 0-2 TVC Ohio) kept things close for a while and led 9-7 just over six minutes into play, but a 6-0 run by Nelsonville-York (5-0, 2-0) to end the opening period gave the Orange and Brown the 13-9 lead and all the momentum. The Lady Buckeyes outscored Meigs 17-to-9 in the second quarter and took the 30-18 lead into the break. The NYHS defense stepped up after the intermission, holding the Maroon and Gold to just four points in the third quarter. Nelsonville-York led 44-22 at the beginning of the fourth and was outscored 12-10 over the final eight minutes of the game, holding on for the 54-34 victory. Meigs was led by Brook Andrus with 14 points, followed by Kelsey Hudson with 10. Hannah Cremeans and Morgan Russell each marked four points, while Ariel Ellis had two in the setback. The Lady Marauders shot 15-of-40 (37.5 percent) from the field and 1-of-5 (20 percent) from the free throw line. Meigs committed 26 turnovers and pulled down 39 rebounds in the game. Andrus finished with a game-high 14 rebounds, followed by Cremeans with eight, Russell with five and Hudson with four. Andrus and Hudson each finsihed with three assists for MHS, while Cremeans and Lexi Coleman each had one assist. Hudson led the Lady Marauder defense with three steals, followed by Cremeans with two. Angela Meade led the Lady Buckeyes with 12 points, followed by Madison Davis and Jennah Addis with 10 each. Kaitlyn Hurd had seven points, Samantha Taylor marked six, Brooke Breeze finsihed with five and Cassidy Dupler chipped in with four in the triumph. As a team NelsonvilleYork shot 21-of-66 (31.8 percent) from the field and 7-of-19 (36.8 percent) from the free throw line. NYHS had 43 rebounds and committed just 14 turnovers in the win. Davis led the rebounding charge for the Orange and Brown, followed by Addis with eight. Hurd, Meade, Tori Campbell and Chelsie Mays each added five rebounds for NYHS. Addis had the lone pair of Nelsonville-York assists, while Breeze led the defensive effort with two steals and a block. The Lady Marauders will look for a different result on January 16, when the travel to Nelsonville to face the Lady Buckeyes again. OVP Sports Schedule Wednesday, Dec. 11 Wrestling Gallia Academy at Athens, 5:30 Thursday, Dec. 12 Girls basketball Waterford at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Coal Grove at River Valley, 7:30 Eastern at Miller, 7:30 Wahama at Southern, 7:30 Meigs at Wellston, 7:30 Friday, Dec. 13 Boys basketball Fairland at River Valley, 7:30 Meigs at Alexander, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Eastern at Belpre, 7:30 Federal Hocking at South Gallia, 7:30 Sherman at Hannan, 7:30 Girls Basketball Hannan at Grace Christian, 7:30 Wrestling Wahama at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Eastern senior Jenna Burdette, right, dribbles past a Jackson defender while receiving a screen from teammate Hannah Barringer (21) during the first half of Monday night’s girls basketball game in Jackson, Ohio. Lady Eagles soar past Jackson, 67-45 Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com JACKSON, Ohio — A clinic in team work. Eastern had seven players reach the scoring column while holding host Jackson to 25 percent shooting from the floor Monday night during a 67-45 triumph in a non-conference girls basketball contest in the Apple City. The Lady Eagles (3-0) shot 46 percent from the field and forced 19 turnovers in the victory, as the guests stormed out to a 21-7 first quarter lead and never looked back. EHS twice led by 20 points in the first half and were also ahead 55-25 with 29 seconds remaining in the third canto. The Ironladies (41) managed to whittle their deficit down to 18 points on three separate occasions in the fourth, but ultimately never came closer than 61-43 with 2:56 left in regulation. The 22-point loss was also Jackson’s first setback at home since February 4, 2012, a span of 13 straight contests. The win was a small measure of revenge for the Lady Eagles, whose last home loss came against these same Ironladies in a 67-56 decision back on December 18, 2012. It is also the largest setback for Jack- son in the last four seasons, which is now 63-11 during that span. JHS jumped out to early leads of 3-0 and 5-4, but Eastern countered with a Jenna Burdette trifecta at the 5:43 mark for a permanent lead at 7-5. The Lady Eagles followed with a 14-2 surge over the final five minutes of the opening period, giving the guests a 21-7 edge after eight minutes of play. EHS followed with a 13-7 surge to start the second canto, which gave the Green and Gold a 34-14 cushion with 3:05 remaining in the half. Both teams traded a basket apiece the rest of the way, allowing the Lady Eagles to take a 36-16 advantage into the intermission. Eastern’s defense came up big in the opening 16 minutes of play, as Jackson’s main offensive weapons — Kent State signees Madison Ridout and Lydia Poe — were limited to three points apiece at the break. The senior duo finished the night with 21 markers combined. The opening half really set the tone in the final outcome, or at least sixth-year EHS coach John Burdette thought so afterwards. “We came out and played hard. We always talk about the impor- Eastern senior Erin Swatzel (33) lays in two points ahead of Jackson defender Madison Ridout (13) during the first half of Monday night’s girls basketball game in Jackson, Ohio. tance of playing hard in the early moments of a game, and that’s what we did tonight. We had some lapses in the second half, but we continued to play hard,” Burdette said. “Jackson played hard in the second half and they never quit, and we never expected them to. That was one of the reasons we scheduled this game, because they have always been a good test for us.” Eastern extended its lead to 46-16 with 5:13 left in the third, then Jackson ended a six-minute scoreless drought with a 9-2 spurt to pull to within 48-25 with 2:47 remaining. The Lady Eagles closed the period with a 7-4 run to claim a 55-29 edge headed into the finale. The Ironladies pulled See EAGLES | 7 Lady Wildcats wallop Wahama, 82-8 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com Waterford, Ohio — So much for gracious hosts. The Waterford girls basketball team hosted Wahama Monday night for a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking division contest. The Lady Wildcats held the Red and White scoreless in the first and fourth quarters en route to a convincing 82-8 victory. The Lady Wildcats (31, 3-0 TVC Hocking) held a 25-0 after the opening stanza and increased their lead to 44-2 at the midway point. Wahama (0-3, 0-2) had its best period of the night in the third, scoring six points, but the Lady Wildcats posted 19 and led 63-8 heading into the fi- nale. Waterford outscored the Lady Falcons 19-0 in the fourth quarter to seal the 82-8 triumph. Senior Bunni Peters led the Lady Falcons with four points, while Olivia Hill and Faith Henry each scored two points. Waterford’s scoring was led by Regan Porter with 22 points, followed by Dani Drayer with 15 and Lakin Tolson with 11. Taylor Hilverding and Randee Seevers each marked two points, Cassie Reed added six, while Sam Farley and Hannah Dailey each chipped in with four. Maddy Sury and Mariah Starkey each finished with two points in the triumph. These teams will face off again on January 18, in Mason. �Wednesday, December 11, 2013 The Daily Sentinel s Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com RedStorm holds off upset-minded A-B Randy Payton URG Sports Information RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Brianna Thomas scored 19 of her game-high 26 points in the second half, while teammate Sarah Bonar netted 13 of her 19 points after halftime to lead the University of Rio Grande past upset-minded Alderson-Broaddus (WV) University, 81-73, in non-conference women’s basketball action, Monday night, at the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm erased an eightpoint deficit with just over eight minutes remaining in the contest to earn their ninth win in 11 outings this season. Alderson-Broaddus, a member of the NCAA Division II Great Midwest Athletic Conference, dropped to 0-8 with the loss, in a game that featured nine ties and eight lead changes. “Alderson-Broaddus is a young, scrappy team and, particularly in the first half, I think we may have underestimated how good they actually are,” said Rio Grande head coach David Smalley. “They executed, they ran their sets, they hit perimeter shots, they got the ball inside - we were back on our heels. Fortunately, Bri and Sarah carried us in the second half, but if we’re going to be successful down the road we’ve got to have some other people in the mix.” Thomas, a junior guard from Maplewood, N.J., and Bonar, a sophomore forward from Hartford, Ohio, combined for seven points in a critical 10-1 run which allowed Rio to turn a 67-61 deficit with 5:50 remaining into a 71-68 lead with 3:09 left following a pair of free throws by freshman guard Sharday Baines (East Cleveland, OH). The Battlers twice shaved the RedStorm lead to one, 71-70 with 2:54 remaining and 73-72 with 2:03 showing on the clock, but never managed to tie or take the lead the rest of the way. Rio closed the game on a 6-0 run to set the final score. “Our composure down the stretch - we finally started to hit some free throws - and our defensive pressure were the keys,” Smalley said. “We managed to stymie them a little bit at a stage in the game where things still could’ve gone either way. It was Madonna beats Greenbrier West for Class A title WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Ross Comis threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading Madonna to a 24-14 win over Greenbrier West in the Class A championship game Saturday night. Top-seeded Madonna (14-0) won the third title in school history and atoned for an overtime loss to Wahama last year. The Blue Dons also were state champions in 2009 and 1987. Seventh-seeded Greenbrier West (12-2) lost in its first trip to the title game since 1991. Comis scored from 1 yard out in the first quarter. He threw TD passes of 42 and 34 yards to Will Bowser in the third quarter for a 21-7 lead. Cory Cox and Malik Boatwright had short scoring runs for Greenbrier West. Comis completed 5 of 7 passes for 123 yards and ran 35 times for 129 yards. His two TD passes tied a Class A championship game record shared by nine others. Bowser had three catches for 90 yards. His two TD catches tied a mark shared with five others. Cox finished with 47 yards on nine carries. Boatwright rushed 25 times for 38 yards. In last year’s 43-42 ti- tle-game loss to Wahama, Comis ran for five scores and threw for a sixth. After punting on its first offensive series, Madonna drove 82 yards in 11 plays for the game’s first points. Comis capped the drive with a quarterback sneak with 2:47 left in the first quarter. The Cavaliers answered with a 15-play, 70-yard drive but were unable to put points on the board after a missed 22-yard field from Derek Coryell with 7:36 remaining in the first half. Madonna tried an onside kick to start the third quarter, but Eliot Nero caught the kick before it touched the ground and was flagged for a 15-yard illegal touching penalty, although the ball appeared to cross the 10yard threshold. Madonna rekicked from its own 25, and Greenbrier West started its drive at the Blue Dons 46. Six plays later, Cox ran it in from 3 yards out to knot the score at 7-7. Comis and Bowser combined for long scoring pass plays on consecutive series to put Madonna ahead 21-7. Boatwright’s 1-yard TD run capped Greenbrier West’s scoring with 10:03 left in the fourth quarter. Madonna’s Matt Green kicked a 22-yard field goal with 6:12 remaining for the final margin. Eagles From Page 6 to within 59-41 at the 3:32 mark and were again within 18 points with under three minutes left, but EHS closed the game with a 6-2 run to wrap up the 22-point decision. Eastern connected on 25-of-54 field goal attempts for 46 percent, including a 3-of-12 effort from three-point range for 25 percent. Jackson, conversely, went 15-of-60 from the floor and made just 4-of-22 trifecta tries for 18 percent. The Lady Eagles — who committed 14 turnovers in the win — also outrebounded the hosts by a 40-38 margin. “They were as good as what we expected. We played them last year and it was a great win down there for us last year. We felt we had all we needed on them preparation-wise, but you talk Division II or Division IV, that team could play any Division II schedule they wanted to play,” second-year JHS coach Matt Walburn said. “Hats off to them. They are a great team. I have no excuses tonight. We just got beat by a very good team.” Jenna Burdette — a Dayton signee — scored a gamehigh 22 points for the Lady Eagles, followed by Jordan Parker and Erin Swatzel with 11 markers apiece. Parker — an Alderson-Broaddus signee — also led EHS with seven steals and five assists. Maddie Rigsby was next with nine points, followed by Katie Keller with seven points and 10 rebounds. Laura Pullins chipped in five points to the winning cause, while Hannah Barringer chipped in two markers. The Lady Eagles finished the night 14-of-19 at the free throw line for 74 percent, compared to an 11-of-17 effort at the charity stripe for 65 percent by Jackson. Poe led the hosts with 12 points, followed by Ridout with nine points and Annie Speakman with eight markers. Ridout and Poe did haul in 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively. With momentum moving forward, Coach Burdette is hopeful that this victory will serve as a reminder as to what this team can accomplish when properly motivated for a big game. “When we come out and play basketball the way we can play it, these girls can be a fun team to watch,” Burdette said. “I would hope that with the age and experience that we have that we would keep up our intensity and not take a night off. With five seniors in their final year, we don’t want to take any nights off.” Paul Boggs, sports editor of the Jackson County TimesJournal, contributed to this report. certainly a battle tonight.” Rio Grande shot 55.2 percent from the field (32-for-58), but connected on just 14 of its 25 free throw tries and was outrebounded 38-32. In addition to the scoring prowess of Thomas and Bonar, the RedStorm also got a game-high nine rebounds from freshman forward Brooke Marcum (Vinton, OH) and seven assists from Baines. Alderson-Broaddus shot 44.4 percent from the field overall (24-for-54) and 43.5 percent from three-point range (10-for-23) in a losing cause. Sydney Shaffer hit four of the 10 trifectas and finished with a teamhigh 18 points off the bench, while Korie Maryo had 14 points and Emily Sarver finished with 12 points in reserve roles. Rachel Ashley, AB’s leading scorer on the season entering the contest, failed to score. She finished 0-for4 from the floor overall and 0-for-1 from both beyond the three-point arc and from the charity stripe. Rio Grande will return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Mount Vernon Nazarene. Submitted photo Rio Grande’s Sharday Baines tries to work around a pair of Alderson-Broaddus defenders during the first half of Monday night’s game at the Newt Oliver Arena. Baines had six points and seven assists in the RedStorm’s 81-73 come-from-behind win over the Battlers. Martinsburg beats Huntington 9-7 WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Malique Watkins threw a touchdown pass to lead Martinsburg to a 9-7 win over Huntington for the Bulldogs’ record fourth straight Class AAA championship Saturday. Second-seeded Martinsburg (13-1) extended its playoff winning streak to 16 games. Top-seeded Huntington (13-1) has yet to win a state title. It also lost in the championship games in 1964 and 1966. Neither team mustered much offense in cold conditions at Wheeling Island Stadium. The teams combined to go just 3 of 22 on third down. Huntington tied a Class AAA title-game record with eight punts. Martinsburg out- gained Huntington 114-25 in the first half, but the Bulldogs had minus 31 yards after halftime. Martinsburg’s Tyler Miller blocked David Gatrell’s secondquarter punt that went out of the end zone for a safety. It was the third safety in the history of the Class AAA championship game. North Marion and St. Albans also accomplished the feat in 2007, and 1997, respectively. Miller had a team-high eight tackles and a sack for Huntington, which was held to its lowest point total of the season. Two drives after the safety, Martinsburg set up its only red-zone opportunity after Tory Lee won a jump ball situation and hauled in a 25-yard pass from Watkins deep in Huntington territory. Watkins, whose eligibility was restored by the Secondary School Activities Commission in October after the SSAC had initially ruled him ineligible to compete, then threw a 5-yard TD toss to Troy Walker to extend Martinsburg’s lead to 9-0 at halftime. Huntington’s Paden Christian had a 2-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. He led Huntington with 54 yards. Huntington recovered a fumble at the Martinsburg 42 with time winding down. But on fourth-and-long, Huntington’s final pass went incomplete. Bridgeport beats Wayne 14-13 WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Anthony Caldera rushed for two first-half touchdowns and Bridgeport beat Wayne 14-13 in the Class AA championship game in snowy conditions Friday night at Wheeling Island Stadium. Caldera finished with 107 yards rushing for second-seeded Bridgeport (13-1), which won its first championship since 2000 and its seventh overall. Top-seeded Wayne (131) was denied its third straight title and saw its streak of 36 straight wins snapped, a state record it shares with Class A Ansted from 1970-73. With the field covered in snow, the teams combined for seven fumbles and just 11 total pass plays. trouble holding on it. Bonamico fumbled twice on the game’s opening drive. Wayne’s Tucker Watts recovered the second one at the Pioneers’ 29-yard line. Wayne used 12 straight running plays to find the end zone capped by Hodge’s scoring run on third-and-goal. Bridgeport then drove 68 yards in seven plays, capped by Caldera’s first scoring run, but the Indians trailed 7-6 after Brennan Duarte’s missed extra point kick. Wayne ran five consecutive times on the ensuing drive before finding the end zone with the first pass play of the game, Ferguson’s play-action strike to a wide-open Arthur early in the second quar- Caldera scored on runs of 22 and 39 yards and finished with 107 yards. Anthony Bonamico’s 2-point conversion run after Caldera’s second TD just before halftime were the game’s final points. Neither team scored in the second half. Wayne’s final drive start at its 10-yard line with 5 minutes left. The Pioneers drove down the field, but the game ended when a pass by Grant Ferguson was batted down in the end zone. In the first half, Ferguson threw a 35-yard scoring pass to Kurt Arthur, while Wayne’s Mason Hodge rushed for 109 yards, including a 2-yard scoring run. 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For 3 months.* �Page 10 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Wednesday, December 11, 2013 NASCAR changes Hall of Fame eligibility process LAS VEGAS (AP) — NASCAR announced sweeping changes to the Hall of Fame election process Thursday, including tweaks that make Bill Elliott and Mark Martin immediately eligible for enshrinement. Among the six changes: Drivers are now eligible if they have competed for 30 or more years in NASCAR or turned 55 in the calendar year before nominating day. Previously, drivers were not eligible until they had been retired for three years, so drivers can continue to compete and still reach the hall. Martin, winner of 96 races across NASCAR’s three national divisions, has no plans at this time to race next year after 31 seasons in the Sprint Cup Series. Elliott, winner of the 1988 Cup title, is 58 but raced as recently as 2012. Two-time NASCAR champion Terry Labonte ran in five races in 2013, but is 57 and has competed in Cup for 36 years. Other drivers immediately eligible for Hall of Fame consideration include four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr., who still competes at age 55, and Ken Schrader, who said last month’s season finale at Homestead was his final race after 30 seasons. The ballot will also include only 20 nominees, down five from the first five classes. Also, any member of the nominating committee or voting panel who appeared on the previous year’s ballot or current year’s ballot will now be recused from participation in the nominating or voting process while they are on the ballot. Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, Junior Johnson are active Hall of Fame voters and were on the panel when they were elected. Jerry Cook is a present voter and has consistently been on the Hall of Fame ballot. Those were the only direct changes to enshrinement as NASCAR passed on forming a veterans’ committee or if fewer than five should be inducted each year. “We have decided that that time has not yet arrived, but we will give strong consideration to revisiting both of those propositions after the 10th class is seated,” said chief communications officer Brett Jewkes. “This year we’ll be seating the fifth class. Long story short, those are viable things. There was a lot of debate, a lot of discussion, but we’ve made the decision that we won’t revisit those until the 10th class is seated.” NASCAR has also established the “Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions” that will begin with the 2015 class. Potential recipients could include competitors or those working in the sport as a member of a racing organization, track facility, race team, sponsor, media partner or being a general ambassador. Landmark Award winners will remain eligible for Hall of Fame induction. Five nominees for the Landmark Award will be selected by the hall’s nominating committee. The winner must appear on at least 60 percent of the ballots. Beginning next year, the nominating committee will meet in person to create its ballots for both the Hall of Fame and the Landmark Award. The committee previously submitted nominees via mail to an independent accounting firm. The nominating committee will meet Feb. 21 in Daytona. NASCAR previously announced that the reigning Sprint Cup champion will be an eligible Hall of Fame voter starting with the 2015 class. Six-time champion Jimmie Johnson will be the first active driver to cast a ballot in voting next year. All of the changes were made after NASCAR examined the election process via discussions with current panelists. “A couple things we learned through this process is that our process right now is incredibly strong and comparable to other sports’ halls of fame,” Jewkes said. “We feel very strongly about the strength of our process, and that’s Stephen M. Dowell | Orlando Sentinel | MCT been borne out in the fact Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning the Coke Zero 400 that we have five classes at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, July 6, in that we think are an ex- Daytona Beach, Fla. ceptional reflection of the history of the sport. What “Bottom line is our sport feeder series and everycame out of this process, is very unique, the indus- thing in our sport is very, it really magnified the caution we should take in com- try is very unique, the very unique, and therefore paring ourselves to other structure of our ownership our process will always be sports’ halls of fame. and competition and the a little bit unique.” QB Petty, DE Jeffcoat AP Big 12 players of year Stephen Adkins The Associated Press Bryce Petty had to wait behind a Heisman Trophy winner and then another record-setting quarterback for his turn at Baylor. In the moments after the No. 6 Bears won their first Big 12 championship and a Fiesta Bowl berth with a decisive victory over Texas, the tears started flowing for the fourth-year junior. “Words really couldn’t describe the way that I felt, and the way this team has felt,” Petty said. “I kind of just started crying uncontrollably, and I don’t really do that much. But it’s just been a process and it’s the fact that when you put your trust in God and he’s faithful, things work out. … I have waited a long time for this.” Petty, who has thrown for 3,844 yards with 30 touchdowns and only two interceptions in his first season starting after waiting behind Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence, was named Monday as the AP Big 12 offensive player of the year. The private school in the Big 12, the world’s largest Baptist university, had never even had a winning season in the league before coach Art Briles arrived six years ago. The Bears’ last outright league title before Saturday had been sponsored by in the Southwest Conference in 1980. Joining Petty on the first-team offense are two teammates who were also unanimous picks at their positions — Antwan Goodley, the Big 12 leader with 109.9 yards receiving per game, and Cyril Richardson, the 6-foot-5, 340-pound guard likely to be a top NFL draft pick in April. Big 12 rushing leader Lache Seastrunk was also a first-team pick for the Bears. “He’s sat behind some great quarterbacks, he’s learned a lot,” Goodley said of Petty. “It’s showing on the field. He’s a great leader.” Jackson Jeffcoat, who has a Big 12-leading 12 sacks and whose 75 tackles are the most by a Texas defensive end in 19 seasons, was picked as the Big 12 defensive player in the balloting by 20 media members who cover the league on a regular basis. Jeffcoat got 11 of 20 votes for top defensive player. TCU defensive back Jason Verrett, the only other unanimous firstteam pick on defense, and Oklahoma State defensive back Justin Gilbert each got three votes. Petty, who also ran for 11 touchdowns for a Bay- lor team that has scored 53 points a game, got 18 of 20 votes for top offensive player. The other two went to Texas Tech’s Jace Amaro, the unanimous choice for tight end after leading the league with 8.2 catches per game and ranking third with 103.3 yards per game. With Amaro and offensive lineman Le’Raven Clark, the Red Raiders are the only team other than Baylor with multiple first-team picks among the starting 11 on offense. Baylor, which will play UCF in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, had a leaguehigh six players who were first-team picks, including the offensive quartet. The Bears’ other first-team picks are linebacker Eddie Lackey and punter Spencer Roth. Seastrunk, the former Oregon transfer, was the league’s top offensive newcomer last year and now the first Baylor running back with two 1,000-yard seasons. Even after getting hurt early in the Oklahoma game and missing two games after that, Seastrunk has 1,060 yards rushing (106 per game) with 11 touchdowns. Kansas State receiver Tyler Lockett, who has 71 catches for 1,146 yards and eight TDs while averaging 25.5 yards on kickoff returns, was selected a firstteam pick as a receiver and all-purpose player. Richardson and Oklahoma senior center Gabe Ikard are first-team picks on offense for the second year in a row. Verrett, Oklahoma defensive back Aaron Colvin and Kansas State defensive back Ty Zimmerman are first-team repeaters on defense. Oklahoma State had a league-high three firstteam picks on defense with defensive lineman Calvin Barnett, linebacker Caleb Lavey and Gilbert. The Big 12 offensive newcomer of the year is West Virginia senior running back Charles Sims, who transferred to the Mountaineers for his final year of eligibility after graduating in May from Houston. The second-team pick at running back ran for 1,095 yards and 11 TDs with three more scores while tying for the team lead with 45 catches. Oklahoma freshman linebacker Dominique Alexander, who has 75 tackles, was picked the top defensive newcomer. He had 19 tackles in his first career start against Texas. SEC back in familiar spot — playing for a title Tune in now through December 31 to hear a high quality mix of Christmas classics for all ages, including traditional and contemporary Christmas music. Go to mydailytribue.com, mydailysentinel.com, or mydailyregister.com where you’ll find the MyOwn® Holiday Sound media player. Listen online or by mobile app. Your favorite Christmas songs are only a click away. Merry Christmas! mydailytribune.com mydailysentinel.com mydailyregister.com 60467944 ATLANTA (AP) — A week ago, the Southeastern Conference looked as though it had finally been vanquished. The rest of the nation breathed a sigh of relief, clearly relieved it wouldn’t have to watch the haughty SEC celebrate another national championship. Not so fast. After a wild Saturday in this most unpredictable of seasons, the SEC was back in a familiar position — set to play for a BCS title, albeit not in its usual role of favorite. No. 2 Auburn (12-1) was expected to land a spot in the championship game against topranked Florida State (13-0) when the BCS pairings were announced Sunday night, the fallout from Ohio State losing to Michigan State in the Big Ten championship game. The Seminoles were established as an early touchdown favorite for the Jan. 6 game at the Rose Bowl. Auburn doesn’t sound the least bit intimidated. “We feel we’re the best team in college football,” star running back Tre Mason said. “We’ve got to continue to prove it.” Ohio State had not lost a game in two years under coach Urban Meyer and needed one more victory to lock up a trip to Pasadena. Alas, in what has been a familiar theme since 2006, the SEC champion Tigers stepped up to claim the spot when the Buckeyes were upset by Michigan State 34-24. Auburn it deserved a shot at the title, no matter what Ohio State did. There’s no argument now, despite that collective groan from the SEC’s detractors, who have gotten downright tired of watching this conference win the final game year after year. Four SEC teams — Alabama, Florida, LSU and Auburn — have combined to win the last seven BCS championships, an unprecedented streak of dominance by a single league. In this part of the country, there’s a sense of entitlement that came across even before the Tigers defeated Missouri 59-42 in an SEC shootout. These guys believe they’re the best conference in the country, and they’re not shy about stating it over and over again. Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs started lobbying for a BCS berth as soon as his team knocked off two-time defending champion Alabama, a game that seemingly eliminated the conference’s best hope. The Tigers followed up with a video game-like performance in Atlanta, totaling a record 677 yards against Missouri — including 545 on the ground. “It’s nine words,” Jacobs said. “Strength of schedule. Strength of schedule. Strength of schedule.” Alabama was unbeaten and ranked No. 1 when it fell to Auburn. Missouri went into the SEC title game ranked No. 5 and sporting one of the nation’s top-ranked defenses, but had no answer for Auburn’s hurry-up spread offense led by Mason and quarterback Nick Marshall. Mason ran 304 yards and four touchdowns. During the regular season, Auburn defeated three other teams — Texas A&M, Mississippi and Georgia — that were ranked at the time. “Who else has knocked off two top-five teams in the last week?” Jacobs asked. “Who else has knocked off five Top 25 teams? Show me who they are, and I’ll tell you they belong instead of us.” Turns out, he didn’t need to plead his case. In a game that started about the time Auburn was finishing off Missouri, Ohio State rallied from an early 17-0 deficit but couldn’t hold on. The Spartans dominated down the stretch, a result that surely pleased the folks down South. After all, Meyer guided Florida to a national title that launched the SEC’s record run and won another two years later, only to leave the Gators after the 2010 season, saying he needed to devote more time to his health and his family. One year later, he turned up as Ohio State’s new coach, sparking plenty of bitterness in Gainesville — and plenty of giddiness in SEC country when Meyer’s new team came up short. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. December Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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