http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/765f70993826236024893a9539537e4c.pdf f39031bf9450c8b6f438f4fd3091a670 PDF Text Text log onto www.mydailysentinel.com for archive • games • features • e-edition • polls & more Middleport•Pomeroy, Ohio INSIDE STORY WEATHER Dr. Brothers ....... Page 3 SPORTS Sunny. High of 75. Low of 47 ........ Page 2 Lady Eagles fall to Notre Dame .... Page 6 OBITUARIES Charles Coultrap, 65 JoAnn Ruth Errett, 84 Mary Estella Fry, 85 David Alan Jones, 43 50 cents daily THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 87 Morlan Kenneth Kiser, 83 Shirley L. Merrick, 60 Golda Sargent Reed, 90 Council extends free customer parking downtown Sarah Hawley shawley@heartlandpublications.com POMEROY — Pomeroy Council unanimously agreed to extend the two-month trial of free customer parking in the downtown area during Monday’s meeting. Dan Short, President of the Pomeroy Merchants Association, was present at the meeting as the original agreement was for the free parking to end on May 19. While the village has suffered a small loss in revenue — approximately $450 per month — from the meters and parking tickets since the free parking began, it cannot be known how much is directly related to the approxi- mately 50 free meters now available for local shoppers. It was reported that the merchants have received positive feedback about the availability of free parking, which has been conveyed to council members. Council agreed to extend the free parking through the summer, asking Short to return to the council meeting in September. Short will also be looking into more permanent signs to be placed on the parking lot. The possibility of removing the meters from a portion of the parking lot was also discussed, with no decision being made. It was emphasized that the free parking is for customers only with a two-hour limit. In other business, council approved the second reading of Ordinance 755 and Ordinance 756. Ordinance 755 is a schedule of fees, which would raise court costs to $85 (currently $75) and modify speeding ticket fees to coincide with the Ohio Revised Code. Tickets for 20 miles per hour or less over the speed limit would be $120, with speeds of more that 20 miles per hour over the speed limit resulting in a $150 ticket. Ordinance 756 is a records retention schedule as presented by Village Solicitor Michael Barr. Council approved hiring Code Enforcement Officer Clayton Taylor as full time. He is currently part time. Current part time officer Andrew Quine was also approved for a physical on the recommendation of Police Chief Mark Proffitt. Council approved minutes as revised (to add detail) by Council Member Robert Payne. Bills were also approved as presented. Payne asked Village Administrator Paul Hellman if the vacant position for a wastewater plant operator. Hellman said that the opening has been posted, and that applications for a Class II certified wastewater operator are currently being accepted. ME Companies provided the village with an update on the water line and hydrant replacement project. Village Solicitor Michael Barr is to check into the current easements in place on the properties where the new line will need to be placed. A recommendation from the water board concerning bills being increased due to leaks was approved. The water board recommended deducting the increased sewer portion of the bill from the total amount because the water leak did not increase the sewer usage. Kyle Smith of SunVenture addressed council concerning a similar water/sewer bill problem at the Exxon Station owned by his company. Council offered the same agreement to Smith as was recommended by the water board with the two other bills, with Smith asking to only pay one-sixth of the original bill ($571). Council referred Smith to the water board. Council listened to a brief presentation be Dave Graham concerning voluntary employee benefits. Graham presented the accident, injury and short term disability policies as available through Allstate. Council approved a bid from Dodson for termite control in Village Hall and the connecting auto parts store. The bid for the entire building was $2350. Another helping of ‘Taste of Home’ Beth Sergent bsergent@heartlandpublications.com Charlene Hoeflich/file photo Myron Duffield, known as the “Calliope King of the World”, will open tonight for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Columbus. Here the former Middleport resident entertains at the Sternwheel Festival in Pomeroy. Circus opens with calliope music Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.som MIDDLEPORT — It took almost 40 years, but Middleport native and longtime resident Myron Duffield has finally made it to the top — the “big top” that is. The “Calliope King of the World” will play the calliope he built so many years ago for 20 minutes in a warm-up session prior to the main performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus tonight when it opens in Columbus for a four-day run. For about 40 years, Duffield has traveled around the country pulling a flatbed trailer on which was mounted his beautiful red and gold circus wagon housing the calliope. He built it many years ago from old calliope parts he picked up here and there. Over the years, the jovial performer has driven thousands of miles, played at hundreds of fairs and festivals and participated in as many or more parades, including one down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D. C. Duffield was always accompanied by his wife, June, who drove the vehicle in parades as her husband played the calliope. They never seemed to tire of all the traveling. Growing up in Middleport, Duffield remembers running down to the bank of the Ohio River when he heard calliope music coming from one of the big boats traveling through the Bend area. The music he heard so long ago made such an impression on him as a young lad that it inspired a lifetime hobby of not only playing and entertaining others with calliope music, but of restoring and building unique musical instruments including the calliope. Duffield’s fascination with the river and the boats traveling up and down led the couple back to Middleport after he retired a number of years ago. Then a couple of years ago because of some health problems, the couple moved to Gahanna to be closer to family members. Tonight as the melodic strains of calliope music float across the arena to open the show, Duffield, long known as the “Calliope King of the World,” will surely feel that he has reached a pinnacle of places to play — the circus. Meigs High School announces top students Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — The valedictorian and salutatorian of the 2012 graduating class of Meigs High School have been announced by Steve Ohlinger, principal. The valedictorian is Jennifer Robinson, daughter of Sherry and Brian Robinson of Middleport, and the salutatorian is Olivia Anne Cleek, daughter of Corbet and Paige Cleek of Pomeroy. Robinson who will attend Ohio University this fall has been awarded the Dr. James H. and Nellie Rowley Jewell-Manasseh Cutler Scholars Award. Her intended major is chemical engineering with minors in business and Spanish. At the recent Meigs County Honors banquet she was awarded the Franklin B. Walters All-Scholastic Award as the top senior in Meigs County. She is a member of the National Honor Society, the class of 2012 vice president for four years, a member of the MHS marching, pep and concert bands, a member of the District 17 Honor Band for three years, a member of the Farmers Jennifer Robinson Olivia Anne Cleek Bank Junior Board of Directors, and was the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Ambassador in 2010 and currently a staff volunteer for the organization. She is a member of the Middleport Church of Christ and the Epicenter Student Ministries Youth Group. See STUDENTS |‌ 5 ROCK SPRINGS — Meigs County will be serving another helping of “Taste of Home Magazine’s Cooking School” on Saturday, May 19 at Meigs High School. Doors open at noon and the show, which first arrived in Meigs County in 2009, gets started at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 with a limited number of VIP tickets priced at $45. The VIP ticket includes a free, autographed cookbook, VIP parking, entry and seating, stage tour and meet and greet with Chef Eric Villegas. “Taste of Home” magazine is known as one of the leading cooking magazines in the world and each year its roadshow grows in popularity. In Meigs County, the show has become a tourist attraction with many from neighboring counties attending the event. Cooking schools typically consist of a 2.5 hour stage demonstration of 10 recipes, offering “valuable” cooking tips. In addition, there will be local food vendors showing off local flavor and gift bags will be given at the door. Organizers say the gift bags will contain prizes worth more than the ticket - including two “Taste of Home” magazines, coupons and other gifts from local as well as national sponsors. As for who will be leading this year’s show, Culinary Specialist Villegas is a pro and conducts schools from California to New Jersey. “I thoroughly enjoy meeting so many enthusiastic fans of Taste of Home,” Villegas said. “They inspire me with their love and cooking and support for our program. I also really enjoy the camaraderie that is built working with the local volunteers in putting together the big show.” Villegas studied liberal arts at Michigan State University and, after that, he moved to France where he attended Anne Willan’s LaVarenne Ecole de Cuisine and Steven Spurrier’s Academie du Vin. After two years abroad, he returned to the states and continued his studies at the New England Culinary Institute. During his long and successful career, he has opened two restaurants, written two cookbooks, and earned two regional EMMY awards for his popular television show, “Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas.” Tickets for the show can be purchased at the door or the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce, all Farmers Bank locations, Retro 92.1 in Middleport, So Livi’s on Court St. in Athens, Ohio, Bob’s Market in Belpre, Ohio and WMPO in Middleport. For more information call 740-992-6485 or 1-866-655-3764 or email bmerritt@wyvk.com. Summer reading program registration begins Monday Staff Report mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — Dream Big — Read! The Meigs County District Public Library Summer Reading Program will kick off on June 4, with registration beginning on May 21. This year’s theme will be “Dream Big — Read!” with activities related to outer space. Weekly programs will be held at the Pomeroy Library on June 6, 13, 20 and 27, and July 5 and 11. Events will include Cartoonist Jeff Nicholas on June 13; The Space Painter Tom Sparough on June 20; P.T. Reptiles on June 27; Nancy the Turtle Lady on July 5; and the South East Ohio Astro- nomical Society on July 11. Each event will start at 2 p.m., except for the July 5 program which will be held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The end of summer reading program will be held at the Syracuse Pool on July 19, with the time to be announced later. In addition to the Summer Reading Program events, story time will be held on Mondays at the Racine Library and on Tuesdays at the Eastern Library. Story time begins at 2 p.m. on both days. Registration is available at the library and all events are free of charge. For more information, contact Library Children Services Coordinator Emily Sanders at the Pomeroy Library at (740) 992-5813. �Thursday, May 17, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Meigs County Local Briefs Community Calendar Family Fun Fair 1962’s 50th reunion will be a one lane closure and 12 Thursday, May 17 POMEROY — The Meigs County Retired Teachers will meet at noon at the Pomeroy Library. There will be music and a speaker Roger Pickenpaugh, Civil War historian and author. The lunch will be catered. For reservations call 992-3214 by Tuesday. Friday, May 18 MIDDLEPORT — A free community dinner will be served at 5 p.m. at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center. Dinner will include hot dogs with sauce, baked beans, macaroni salad and desserts. Everyone is welcome. Monday, May 21 POMEROY — The Veterans Service Commission will meet at 9 a.m. at the office located at 117 East Memorial Drive, Suite 3, Pomeroy, Ohio. RACINE — The Southern Local Board of Educa- tion will meet at 8 p.m. in the high school media center. LETART — The Letart Township trustees will meet at 5 p.m. at the town hall. Tuesday, May 22 RUTLAND — The May 15 meeting of the Rutland Village Council was cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 22 at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 24 POMEROY — Pomeroy Village Council will meet at 7 p.m. at Village Hall for the regular meeting. The meeting has been moved from May 28 due to the holiday. Friday, May 25 MARIETTA — The Regional Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging will meet at 10 a.m. in the Buckeye Hills-HVRDD Area Agency on Aging office in Marietta. Ohio Valley Forecast Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind between 3 and 6 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind between 3 and 5 mph. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 37.60 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 15.66 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 64.92 Big Lots (NYSE) — 36.15 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 40.12 BorgWarner (NYSE) — 75.21 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 7.02 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.75 Charming Shoppes (NASDAQ) — 7.32 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 32.99 Collins (NYSE) — 50.89 DuPont (NYSE) — 49.85 US Bank (NYSE) — 31.06 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 19.00 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 46.63 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 35.46 Kroger (NYSE) — 22.22 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 47.96 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 67.94 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 19.90 BBT (NYSE) — 30.64 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 19.11 Pepsico (NYSE) — 68.75 Premier (NASDAQ) — 7.84 Rockwell (NYSE) — 74.95 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 12.57 Royal Dutch Shell — 63.72 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 50.87 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 59.19 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.48 WesBanco (NYSE) — 20.00 Worthington (NYSE) — 17.11 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for May 16, 2012, 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. Key Republican says JPMorgan’s $2 billion loss raises questions WASHINGTON (AP) — A key House Republican on Wednesday said that the $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase raises critical questions about how banks control their risks. But Republican lawmakers rejected calls from Democrats for stricter oversight of Wall Street. Rep. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairman of the House Financial Services subcommittee, noted the loss during a hearing about how best to regulate banks big enough to bring down the broader financial system. Lawmakers said a firm’s character should count when regulators determine if they are “systemically important financial institutions.” Such a designation would subject them to a stricter level of oversight. The panel’s hearing on a key tenet of the 2010 regulatory overhaul was scheduled well before JPMorgan revealed its trading misfire last week. But the trading loss was featured prominently at the hearing. Rep. Spencer Bachus, RAla., chairman of the full committee, said he’s not worried about JPMorgan’s trading loss affecting depositors or taxpayers. “Even with this loss, I believe they’re one of the most profitable institutions in the country,” Bachus said. Still, Capito said the loss raises questions. “Where did the lapses in internal risk controls within (JPMorgan) occur? Were federal financial regulators aware of the positions JPMorgan was taking?” she asked during the hearing. Democratic lawmakers and other proponents say the trades would have violated the so-called Volcker Rule, which restricts banks from trading for their own profit. Regulators are working to finalize the rule, which was mandated under the 2010 law. It was named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has been among the most outspoken critics of the rule. He says the loss came from a hedging strategy that backfired, and not a bet with the bank’s own money. The banks have won an exemption in the rule that Dimon notes would allow them to make such trades if they are hedging against risk. A number of lawmakers who opposed the exemption say it encourages the kind of risk taking that endangers the broader financial system. Some critics and lawmakers want to go beyond the law’s parameters by placing limits on the amount of assets those firms can hold. “Why not have smaller banks?” Rep. Brad Miller, DN.C., asked the regulators at the hearing. Michael Gibson, director of the Federal Reserve’s division of banking supervision, said that because “systemically important” institutions will be required to hold bigger capital cushions against risk, they will have an incentive to avoid becoming bigger. The regulators say fewer than 50 firms will pass the first step of the process for being designated as systemically important, but they can’t say how many will make the final cut. There is little doubt that JPMorgan will meet the criteria, which will apply to all financial institutions with assets of more than $50 billion. MIDDLEPORT — The Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency Help Me Grow will host a Family Fun-Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday May 18 at the Family Life Center in Middleport. Activities will include free food, door prizes, games, music, a bounce house, fire truck, snow cones and costumed characters. Route 143 yard sale HARRISONVILLE — The third annual Route 143 yard sale, a project of the Scipio and Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, will be held 8 a.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday June 2. The sale will extend from Route 7 at Pomeroy to Route 50 near Albany. Both of the fire departments will be serving food, and both will have rest rooms available to the public. To rent space contact Rexie Cheadle at 740591-6086 or Dan or Rhea Lantz, 740-742-2819. MHS Class of 1962 MIDDLEPORT — Friends of the Middleport High School class of 1962 are invited to visit from 1 to 3 p.m. on May 26 at the First Baptist Church of Middleport, 211 S.Sixth Ave., in the fellowship hall entering by the Main Street entrance. Classmates who are part of the MHS class of meeting there from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lunch will be served to the class at noon. Sock Hop RACINE — The Class of 1962 will be hosting a sock hop from 8-11 p.m. on Friday, May 25 at the Racine American Legion. Rock music from the 1950s and 1960s will be played by DJ Leon Jordan. Water Aerobics POMEROY — A water aerobics class will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday at Kountry Resort. For more information call Devan Soulsby at 992-6728. Alumni Banquets POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 26 in the Meigs High School Cafeteria. Deadline for purchasing tickets is Friday, May 18, and may be purchased at either Swisher & Lohse or Francis Florists in Pomeroy. RACINE — The annual reunion of the Racine/ Southern Alumni banquet will be held on Saturday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Southern High School. The website is www.tornadoalumni.net. Road Restriction MEIGS COUNTY — Motorists will encounter foot width restriction close to the Athens County line on Ohio 124. Traffic will be maintained with the use of traffic lights. Weather permitting, work is expected to be completed by August 1. Revival Services MIDDLEPORT — Revival services will be held nightly at 7 p.m. May 1519, and at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at the Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church on Pearl Street in Middleport. Evangelist and singers, The Cassidy Family, will be the featured group. Pastor Rev. Doug Cox invites everyone to attend. RCP offering scholarship MIDDLEPORT — The River City Players Community Theater is accepting scholarship applications. Students must have participated in at least two RCP performances. Applications are available at www.rcplayers.net or by emailing rcp. gilmore@gmail.net. Applications must be received by email or postmarked no later than May 16. Wahama alumni banquet scheduled MASON — Plans are underway for the Wahama Alumni 2012 Banquet on May 26 in the Wahama High School gym. Social hour will begin at 4:30 p.m., with group or class pictures starting at 5 p.m., and a banquet at 6 p.m. Classes ending in “two” will be honored, with the class of 1962 celebrating their 50th reunion. There will also be a tour of the school given by the WHS National Honor Society at 3 p.m. for those who are interested. All alumni are encouraged to attend to reunite with fellow classmates. Registration forms for the banquet are available at Farmer’s Bank and City National Bank in Mason, and at City National Bank, Health Aid Pharmacy, Foxy Lox’s and Thompson’s Hardware in New Haven. For more information, contact Rex Howard at 304593-3932. Free Lunch POMEROY — A free lunch for downtown merchants will be provided by the First Southern Baptist Church the first Thursday of every month from May 3 to Sept. 6 with serving from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the stage area on the Pomeroy parking lot. Craft and Horse Show PORTLAND — The Portland Community Center will hold a craft show, horse show and yard sale on May 28. Ask Dr. Brothers Mom has trouble when she starts the car Dear Dr. Brothers: I am just about at my wits’ end. I have a 4-year-old boy who is very active and can’t stand to be confined for long. He routinely works his way out of his car seat when I have to take him somewhere, and it is driving me crazy. If he is made to stay in the seat, he whines and gets angry. I don’t know whether to bribe him or punish him! Nothing has worked so far. How can I make a 4-year-old who just wants his freedom understand the importance of the issue of safety? — N.M. Dear N.M.: You probably are too young to remember the days before there were car seats and seat belts, when kids had total freedom to make mischief while on those long, boring Sunday drives or quick trips to the store. In any case, the rules today are designed to save lives, and while they are difficult for some children, they should never be optional. So I applaud your determination. It may not be appropriate to shock a child into fearing traveling without a car seat, but you can let him know that families have lost little boys, that you will be in been divorced trouble with the for five years police if he gets and have been out of his seat or raising my two that he could be kids on my own. hurt if he continThey are in midues doing so. dle school and Rewa rd s are very intersometimes do ested in my new work better than dating activipunishment for ties. There are several women an issue such I am taking out, as this. There is and they have nothing wrong varying degrees with promising a treat of some Dr. Joyce Brothers of interest in children and in sort if he stays Syndicated meeting my two. in his seat, or Columnist Because I want finding him to settle down something to do while he’s riding that he with someone, it’s imporwill enjoy. The key is to be tant that I pick the right consistent and make sure woman to be with my famthe reward is immediate so ily. Should I introduce my he makes the connection dates to my kids right away between his behavior and so I can figure this out? — something good happening. F.P. Dear F.P.: While you Make sure he gets plenty of exercise so he can see rid- have your hands full as a ing in the car as a relaxing single dad and are dreamactivity. Make up some sim- ing of bringing a mother ple “I spy” games so he puts figure into your children’s his focus on looking out the lives, you have to keep window instead of trying to your eye on the prize — escape his prison. Eventu- and the prize isn’t necesally the car seat will become sarily finding that person a source of pleasure. right now or eliminating *** those who aren’t suitable. Dear Dr. Brothers: I’ve What it might be better to do is look at things from your children’s perspective so the hunt for a partner doesn’t become a popularity contest decided by the votes of your two kids. That could easily happen if they are introduced to a string of prospects and given lots of opportunity for input as to what is good or bad about each individual. More importantly, your children can become confused and anxious if they have to picture each woman in your life as a potential mother figure, which they would do instinctively whether or not you ask them to make the judgment. It would be far more preferable if you would spare them this routine and decide to wait until one of your relationships becomes serious, and then think about introductions. It is thoughtful of you to want to have your kids’ input, but you must decide on your own who you want to spend your life with. Then let your kids confirm it. Until that time, try to shield your children from the ups and downs of dating a number of women. (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate Century Aluminum says W.Va. plant still priority RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — Restarting a shuttered plant in Jackson County remains a priority for Century Aluminum as it seeks a special electricity rate for the facility. Century Aluminum spokeswoman Lindsey Berryhill said the company is committed to working with Appalachian Power Co. and the state Public Service Commission to determine an electricity rate for the plant in Ravenswood that will allow it to resume operations. The California-based metal producer has asked the PSC to approve a special power rate that would be adjusted quarterly based on the global price of aluminum. That would allow the plant to operate economically over a wide range of aluminum prices, Berryhill told the local newspaper. During a special session this year, the Legislature approved a tax credit program to help Century Aluminum restart the plant. The program will provide up to $20 million in tax credits annually for 10 years, to help the utility provide power to the plant at special rates when aluminum prices are weak. “When aluminum prices are high, Century would pay a higher rate and these additional revenues would be used first to repay any financial support previously provided by Appalachian Power or its customers,” Berryhill said. “Any further revenues would be used to reduce the current amount of the tax credit needed and to provide a “‘Century is seeking a sliding scale of rate support, to help bring its power costs to a level that will allow it to restart and compete with other aluminum manufacturers until such time as aluminum prices allow Century to pay a higher rate for its electricity,” — Lindsey Berryhill Century Aluminum Spokeswoman credit against the power costs of other customers.” Berryhill said the annual cost of electricity has risen substantially since the plant was closed in February 2009 but aluminum prices haven’t improved enough to pay that cost. “‘Century is seeking a sliding scale of rate support, to help bring its power costs to a level that will allow it to restart and compete with other aluminum manufacturers until such time as aluminum prices allow Century to pay a higher rate for its electricity,” she said. About 650 workers were laid off when the plant closed. Century stopped health care benefits for retirees in 2010. Earlier this year, the company offered to restore at least some of the benefits after retirees and their families lobbied lawmakers, spoke out at Century stockholder meetings and held pray vigils and protests, among other actions. Retirees accepted the company’s deal March 15, which cleared the way for the special session. The agreement is tied to restarting the plant. “Century believes that the special rate fairly balances the interests of Century, Appalachian Power, Appalachian Power’s other customers, Century employees, Century retirees, and the community of Ravenswood,” Berryhill said. “The special rate as proposed is necessary for the restart of the Ravenswood plant and Century believes that it would fulfill the expectations of the many supporters of the 2012 legislation.” The PSC said last week that it will have to determine how much Appalachian Power will charge Century Aluminum for electric service for the plant. �Thursday, May 17, 2012 The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Death as bargaining chip? ‘Ready, Set, Wear It!’ promotes life jacket safety Ohio prosecutor slammed Staff report COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Within days of a drug-related slaying in suburban Cleveland, six men were indicted on charges that carried the possibility of a death sentence. Six months later, all had been allowed to plead to lesser charges, including four who received probation and never went to prison. In short, the men quickly went from facing the possibility of being strapped to a gurney and having 5 grams of pentobarbital injected into their veins, to prison sentences more typical for robbers and thieves. “It probably was a negotiating tool,” said defense attorney Reuben Sheperd, who represented defendant Alex Ford. “You’ll be more motivated than you were in other circumstances.” Such scenarios are typical in the county home to Cleveland, where prosecutor Bill Mason pursues dozens of offenders on capital charges each year at added expense to taxpayers and at the risk of some defendants ending up on death row for charges that would be minor elsewhere, even as the number of death penalty prosecutions plummets in Ohio and nationwide, according to an analysis of records by The Associated Press. Elsewhere in Ohio, prosecutors are pursuing only the most heinous crimes as death penalty cases and are refusing to plea bargain, or are using a 2005 law that allows them to seek life with no chance of parole and never place capital punishment on the table. Mason denies he uses the death penalty as a negotiating tool but also says he never rules out the possibility of lesser charges as more information about a case comes to light. The 2010 case in the suburb of Parma cost Cuyahoga County taxpayers more than $120,000 — the price of the experts and attorneys appointed because the cases involved the death penalty. Defense attorneys have long complained about the high number of capital indictments in Cuyahoga County, a practice that precedes Mason but that he continued after first taking office in 2000. But now one of the state’s most conservative and pro-death penalty prosecutors is weighing in. Joe Deters, prosecutor in Hamilton County, renewed questions about Cuyahoga County’s approach during meetings of an Ohio Supreme Court task force. The group, which meets again Thursday , is looking for ways to improve the state’s death penalty law. “To use the death penal- ty to force a plea bargain, I think it’s unethical to do that,” Deters said in an interview. Hamilton County, home to Cincinnati, has sent the most inmates to Ohio’s death row — 61 over 30 years — though the county has indicted fewer than 200 people in three decades. Deters doesn’t accept plea bargains once he decides to pursue a death penalty case. Mason says a committee of assistant prosecutors reviews the evidence of each death penalty case and encourages defense attorneys to produce reasons that could weigh against the death penalty. “When we seek the death penalty it is not to secure a plea bargain, but instead to equally apply the law,” Mason said. Despite the higher number of capital indictments, Mason’s record of winning death sentences is no better than other counties, some of them smaller than Cuyahoga, with about 1.3 million residents. From 2009 to 2011, for example, Cuyahoga County indicted 135 defendants on charges that could result in a death sentence, according to records maintained by Mason’s office. Only two of those offenders were sent to death row, including Anthony Sowell, convicted in 2011 of killing 11 women. The rest either pleaded guilty, usually with the “The proof of guilt in a death penalty case has to be near absolute, not a crap shoot. The case has to shock the conscience of the community.” — Michael Gmoser Butler County Prosecutor death penalty charges withdrawn, or were convicted but not sentenced to death. In six cases, charges were dismissed. By contrast, Butler County in southwest Ohio, with 368,000 residents, recorded three death sentences during the same time but indicted just six people on capital charges. “The proof of guilt in a death penalty case has to be near absolute, not a crap shoot,” said Butler County prosecutor Michael Gmoser . In addition, “The case has to shock the conscience of the community,” he said. Other prosecutors and counties have faced similar criticism for high numbers of indictment. In Philadelphia, former district attorney Lynne Abraham was once dubbed “America’s deadliest DA” by The New York Times Magazine for her aggressive pursuit of the death penalty. Some AfricanAmerican groups had criticized her for her death penalty stance. In Arizona’s Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, capital cases were so numerous that in 2007 the state’s Supreme Court Chief Justice convened a task force to look at ways “to address the unprecedented number of capital cases awaiting trial” in the county. Cuyahoga County brings so many death penalty cases that, in a twist on tough-on-crime politics, candidates running for prosecutor promised to vastly reduce the number of indictments. Mason is not running for re-election. Mason’s approach runs counter to a 40-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision that threw out the country’s death penalty laws in part over the arbitrariness of the laws in place at the time, said Ohio state public defender Tim Young. The risk of someone ending up on death row for a crime that might be a far lesser offense elsewhere “seems like a wildly dangerous use” of the death penalty, Young added. Just 78 inmates nationally were sentenced to death in 2011, the lowest number since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, and nearly twothirds lower than the 224 death sentences in 2000. High numbers of capital charges, and the use of plea bargains in death penalty cases, have been examined in several states by the American Bar Association. The ABA’s 2007 review of Ohio’s death penalty system also cited Cuyahoga County’s high number of indictments. In Kentucky, the ABA noted that the large number of capital indictments — dozens if not hundreds — compared with death sentences “calls into question as to whether current charging practices ensure the fair, efficient, and effective enforcement of criminal law.” In Tennessee, a 2004 report by the state’s Comptroller of the Treasury that examined the law’s cost found widespread disparities with how prosecutors used the law, with some treating it as a “bargaining chip” to secure plea bargains. “Meanwhile, defense attorneys must prepare their cases, often without knowing the punishment the prosecutor intends to seek,” the report said. Planned Parenthood pushes back against Ohio bill COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Advocates for Planned Parenthood centers in Ohio have packed a legislative hearing to show opposition to a measure that would send them to the back of the line to receive family planning money. Opponents say it will largely cut or altogether eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. Anti-abortion groups have praised the idea. It’s unclear how much traction the proposal will get in the Republicancontrolled Ohio House. A House finance committee stripped a similar plan from a budget bill last month. Lawmakers were to hear testimony Wednesday from opponents and supporters. The measure calls for eligible public entities or other community health groups that help uninsured and underinsured women to receive money from the state departments of Health and Job and Family Services before other providers like Planned Parenthood. Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com COLUMBUS — Ohio will kick off its observance of National Safe Boating Week May 19-25 with more than a dozen ‘Ready, Set, Wear It!’ life jacket safety awareness events, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Watercraft. Headlining the series is the ‘Take Me Boating Toledo-Wear It Ohio’ event being held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 19, which will include various boatingrelated activities at Skyway Marina and the Maritime Academy of Toledo. The free family event is open to the public and hosted by the City of Toledo in partnership with the Division of Watercraft, Western Lake Erie Safe Boating Council and their local boating partners. “Keeping people safe on the water by reminding individuals to always wear a life jacket is our biggest goal with the ‘Ready, Set, Wear It!’ campaign,” said Rodger Norcross, chief of the Division of Watercraft. Last year, 1,685 people gathered at more than 99 events held around the world, including Ohio, to set a new record for the number of participants who inflated their inflatable life jacket or wore an inherently buoyant life jacket. In Columbus, the ‘Ready, Set, Wear It!’ event is being hosted from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on May 19 at COSI. Learn about safe boating and help COSI and Ohio break a world record in the number of people wearing life jackets on Saturday, May 19. Activities include life jacket fitting, a family photo opportunity, a ‘Floats and Kids’ program with Watercraft Officer Dawn Potter at 11:30 a.m. and a chance to be part of an inflation ceremony at noon. People can also register for a chance to win a two-night stay at an Ohio State Park campground. Activities are included with COSI admission. The National Safe Boating Council, in partnership with the Canadian Safe Boating Council, invite boating safety professionals, the boating community and the media to participate in ‘Ready, Set, Wear It!’ on Saturday, May 19. Participating cities throughout Ohio, and around the globe, will gather to attempt to set a world record for the most life jackets worn and inflatable life jackets inflated. The goal is not only to promote the comfortable and versatile options when it comes to life jackets, but also to educate the public about life jackets and safe boating in general. Additional Ohio event information is available online from the Division of Watercraft at www.ohiodnr.com/ watercraft. For more information, visit www.ReadySetWearIt.com or www. SafeBoatingCampaign.com. BP&J searching for blues talent POMEROY — The Pomeroy Blues & Jazz Society will hold its annual blues competition Saturday June 2. For the first time, the competition will be held on stage at the Court Street Grill in Pomeroy. Acts will compete for cash prizes and PB&J’s sponsorship to International Blues Challenge held each year on Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn. This is an opportunity for musicians to become part of that competition with the chance to move on to Memphis. For contest rules and application go to pomeroyblues.org. For more information contact Jackie Welker at 740-992-6524. Crossroads announcing $25 million ad campaign WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent group favoring Republican Mitt Romney is launching a $25 million, monthlong advertising campaign against President Barack Obama in 10 states, further escalating an expensive TV ad war in presidential battleground states less than six months before Election Day. Crossroads GPS was opening its effort Thursday, spending $8 million on an that castigates Obama on the economy by using his words against him. “We need solutions, not just promises,” says the 60-second commercial that’s to run in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. It shows clips of Obama making pledges that critics say he hasn’t kept on issues like taxes, health care and federal deficits. “We must help the millions of homeowners who are facing foreclosure,” Obama says in a clip from June 2008. The ad then says: “Promise broken. One in five mortgages are still under water.” Obama, Romney and their allies are in a rush to define each other negatively before voters tune out during the summer. Already, both sides are going for the jugular in a sign of the sharply negative race to come. Crossroads GPS’ ad push is the latest to illustrate the degree to which this presidential campaign is playing out under dramatically looser campaign finance laws after a series of Supreme Court decisions allowed independent groups to raise and spend unlimited sums as long as they don’t coordinate directly with the campaigns they support. The push also comes as several other Republicanleaning super PACs have been spending millions on ads in key states to tear down Obama while Romney, the underfunded challenger to the record-shattering Democratic president, focuses on raising money after a primary season that left him broke and battered. The super PAC Restore Our Future, staffed with former Romney aides, has spent $4.3 million, while Ameri- cans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers’ group, has spent $5 million. The American Future Fund, whose goal is to promote conservative and freemarket ideas, is spending an additional $4.7 million to run a one-minute ad suggesting Obama hasn’t cracked down on Wall Street because of his campaign’s fundraising. “Tell Obama to stop protecting his Wall Street donors,” the ad says. On the Democratic side, Obama’s campaign has launched its own $25 million, monthlong ad push in the most competitive states. In recent days, it’s started going after Romney’s business credentials, specifically his time at the helm of the private equity firm Bain Capital. The campaign was running an ad Wednesday on the matter but in just a handful of states and at a very low price tag, just under $100,000. But the real money to promote the same message was coming from a pro-Obama super PAC, Priorities USA Action. It’s spending $4 million to air its new ad, which is remarkably similar to the one from Obama’s campaign. Both highlight the failure of GST Steel, a Kansas City, Mo.-based company purchased by Bain Capital that went bankrupt and laid off 750 workers in 2001. Unlike the groups on the right, Priorities USA Action has struggled to raise money, taking in about $10 million through its super PAC and affiliated nonprofit arm by the end of March. The group has spent only $2.7 million on ads in May. Still, Obama’s campaign opened the month of April with more than $100 million in the bank, a 10-to-1 fundraising advantage over Romney. On Wednesday, the president’s re-election team reported raising a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party. Although Obama’s April haul fell short of the $53 million he brought in in March, he remains far ahead of Romney in the amount of cash on hand. The president also pulled in about $15 million last week at a Hollywood fundraising event. Obama’s campaign and the Democratic Party ended March with about $124 million cash on hand, while Romney and the GOP reported $43 million left in the bank at the end of that month, according to federal reports. But the president’s money advantage is minimized by the campaign cash raised by Republican-leaning super PACs. Crossroads GPS told the IRS it raised more than $77 million through December. Donors could include individuals, businesses or trade groups. Without naming names, Crossroads reported two gifts of $10 million each and four of more than $4 million. American Crossroads, its ally, has raised $100 million so far this election cycle to defeat Obama and support the Republican nominee. Combined, the Crossroads twins have announced plans to spend as much as $300 million to influence the presidential election, with longtime George W. Bush political adviser Karl Rove guiding them. While the Republican groups legally can’t coordinate directly with the Romney campaign, they do coordinate with each other. Leaders of some top Republican super PACs attend a monthly meeting hosted by Crossroads to share information and devise strategy to deny Obama a second term. That may mean, for example, taking turns ensuring Romney has a presence on the air — or, rather, the Republican criticisms against Obama are aired — even if his campaign itself can’t afford to run its own ads yet. The Romney campaign has spent no money on TV ads since Romney’s Republican opponents dropped out and cleared his path to the nomination. Republicans have generally welcomed the emergence of super PACs, and several GOP-leaning groups spent millions to take control of the House and pick up six Senate seats in 2010. Obama sharply criticized the emergence of super PACs that year but ultimately green-lighted contributions to Priorities USA Action after it became clear that his campaign and other Democrats would be vastly outgunned otherwise. �The Daily Sentinel Opinion Death as bargaining chip? Ohio prosecutor slammed Andrew Welsh-Huggins, AP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Within days of a drug-related slaying in suburban Cleveland, six men were indicted on charges that carried the possibility of a death sentence. Six months later, all had been allowed to plead to lesser charges, including four who received probation and never went to prison. In short, the men quickly went from facing the possibility of being strapped to a gurney and having 5 grams of pentobarbital injected into their veins, to prison sentences more typical for robbers and thieves. “It probably was a negotiating tool,” said defense attorney Reuben Sheperd, who represented defendant Alex Ford. “You’ll be more motivated than you were in other circumstances.” Such scenarios are typical in the county home to Cleveland, where prosecutor Bill Mason pursues dozens of offenders on capital charges each year at added expense to taxpayers and at the risk of some defendants ending up on death row for charges that would be minor elsewhere, even as the number of death penalty prosecutions plummets in Ohio and nationwide, according to an analysis of records by The Associated Press. Elsewhere in Ohio, prosecutors are pursuing only the most heinous crimes as death penalty cases and are refusing to plea bargain, or are using a 2005 law that allows them to seek life with no chance of parole and never place capital punishment on the table. Mason denies he uses the death penalty as a negotiating tool but also says he never rules out the possibility of lesser charges as more information about a case comes to light. The 2010 case in the suburb of Parma cost Cuyahoga County taxpayers more than $120,000 — the price of the experts and attorneys appointed because the cases involved the death penalty. Defense attorneys have long complained about the high number of capital indictments in Cuyahoga County, a practice that precedes Mason but that he continued after first taking office in 2000. But now one of the state’s most conservative and pro-death penalty prosecutors is weighing in. Joe Deters, prosecutor in Hamilton County, renewed questions about Cuyahoga County’s approach during meetings of an Ohio Supreme Court task force. The group, which meets again Thursday , is looking for ways to improve the state’s death penalty law. “To use the death penalty to force a plea bargain, I think it’s unethical to do that,” Deters said in an interview. Hamilton County, home to Cincinnati, has sent the most inmates to Ohio’s death row — 61 over 30 years — though the county has indicted fewer than 200 people in three decades. Deters doesn’t accept plea bargains once he decides to pursue a death penalty case. Mason says a committee of assistant prosecutors reviews the evidence of each death penalty case and encourages defense attorneys to produce reasons that could weigh against the death penalty. “When we seek the death penalty it is not to secure a plea bargain, but instead to equally apply the law,” Mason said. Despite the higher number of capital indictments, Mason’s record of winning death sentences is no better than other counties, some of them smaller than Cuyahoga, with about 1.3 million residents. From 2009 to 2011, for example, Cuyahoga County indicted 135 defendants on charges that could result in a death sentence, according to records maintained by Mason’s office. Only two of those offenders were sent to death row, including Anthony Sowell, convicted in 2011 of killing 11 women. The rest either pleaded guilty, usually with the The Daily Sentinel Reader Services Correction Policy Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a story, call the newsroom at (740) 992-2156. Our main number is (740) 992-2155. 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In Philadelphia, former district attorney Lynne Abraham was once dubbed “America’s deadliest DA” by The New York Times Magazine for her aggressive pursuit of the death penalty. Some African-American groups had criticized her for her death penalty stance. In Arizona’s Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, capital cases were so numerous that in 2007 the state’s Supreme Court Chief Justice convened a task force to look at ways “to address the unprecedented number of capital cases awaiting trial” in the county. Cuyahoga County brings so many death penalty cases that, in a twist on tough-oncrime politics, candidates running for prosecutor promised to vastly reduce the number of indictments. Mason is not running for reelection. Mason’s approach runs counter to a 40-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision that threw out the country’s death penalty laws in part over the arbitrariness of the laws in place at the time, said Ohio state public defender Tim Young. The risk of someone ending up on death row for a crime that might be a far lesser offense elsewhere “seems like a wildly dangerous use” of the death penalty, Young added. Page 4 Thursday, May 17, 2012 Mario Batali a hungry chef on food stamp challenge Leanne Italie, conversation starter about what it means to be hungry in America today. “They’re having more peanut butter NEW YORK — To much of the world, and jelly than they’ve had in the last 10 it was Monday. To Mario Batali, it was years because bread is inexpensive and Day Four. peanut butter and jelly, if you buy it at the The chef, his wife and their two teen- right place at the right time, is cheap,” age sons are eating for a week on the Batali said. equivalent of a food stamp budget in proAlso, the boys are eating school lunch, test of potential cuts as those in low-income pending in Congress “Nearly 3 million New families do for free. to the benefit program The Batalis have used by more than 46 Yorkers have difficulty been joined on the million Americans. weeklong challenge by paying for the food they That’s $31 per person wholesale meat purfor the week, or about need. They live in every veyor Pat LaFrieda, $1.48 per meal each. single neighborhood. We’re who has a new Food Goodbye restaurants, Network series, “Meat free nibbles on his talk not trying to compare the Men,” Margarette show “The Chew” and food stamp challenge to Purvis, who heads the all the luxe offerings food bank, as well as at Eataly, the high-end the very real challenges more than 200 othNew York City mar- people face. We’re just ers who registered ket he co-owns. Hello to complete the chalTrader Joe’s, Jack’s Dol- trying to raise awareness lenge. And anti-hunger lar Store, Gristedes and that it’s no longer just the groups in Las Vegas, Western Beef, a lowPhiladelphia and parts cost supermarket chain. homeless. It’s working of Maryland and Ohio “I’m (expletive delet- families who use the food have led similar chaled) starving,” said Batalenges over the last stamp program. It’s seniors. li, who’s on the board of several months. the food relief agency It’s a lot more children, in “Nearly 3 million Food Bank for New York New Yorkers have difCity, which issued the every single neighborhood.” ficulty paying for the challenge to celeb pals food they need,” Purlike Batali and anybody — Margarette Purvis vis said. “They live in else who wants to know every single neighborwhat it’s like. hood. We’re not trying to compare the Batali said his first reaction when asked food stamp challenge to the very real to join was a big “gulp,” then he realized challenges people face. We’re just trying while shopping for Friday’s start of the to raise awareness that it’s no longer just challenge that with a little forethought it the homeless. It’s working families who wouldn’t be all that brutal. use the food stamp program. It’s seniors. One lesson: forget organic and any- It’s a lot more children, in every single thing pesticide- or hormone-free. “The neighborhood.” organic word slides out and saves you Any surprises for the chef? about 50 percent.” “I thought spare ribs were cheap,” BataSo what’s on the Batali menu through li said. “Spare ribs this week are $5.95, Thursday? Lentil chili with onion, water so I’m making pasta sauce with two pork and cumin was one dinner that came with a complaint from his wife when he bought chops that were $1.39 a pound. It won’t two bags of lentils instead of one, until he have as many bones to chew on but it’ll convinced her the extra cost would mean have more edible meat, which at the end of the day is probably a better deal.” cheap eats for the next day. Batali has taken his challenge to “The “Rice and beans is in my lunch every day,” Batali said. “We got a bag of mini Chew,” where he and his crew will be gala apples for $3. We bought a pork chatting all week about eating on less. “We, hopefully, aren’t pretending or beshoulder roast for $8 and got two and a half meals out of it. I got a whole chicken ing like a bunch of yuppies saying, ‘Oh for $5, but it was spoiled so I had to re- yeah, this is how you can do it. Look, we turn it and got a $7 chicken instead. They can grind our own oats!’ We want people to think about calling and talking to their were out of $5 chickens.” Convenience also has been sacrificed, representation about cuts to the Farm Bill like the afternoon his boys, 14 and 15, and the food stamp program,” he said. Subsisting on food stamps, especially were running late and the family really wanted to grab hot dogs before a basket- when food is made from scratch, is doable, he said, “as a way to live, but cerball game but couldn’t. His kids are doing well and didn’t have tainly not as a way to thrive. 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Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Thursday, May 17, 2012 Obituaries David Jones David Alan Jones, 43, of Athens, died unexpectedly on May 14, 2012, at his home. Born March 26, 1969, in Athens, he was the son of Judith Jones of Pomeroy and Bill (Janet) Jones of Waynesville. A 1987 graduate of Athens High School and 1992 graduate of Ohio University with a degree in airway science, David worked for many years as a pilot flying GIVs for NetJets, Inc. and operated an aviation management company. He was a former owner of Mr. D’s Army Navy Surplus on East State Street, worked as a stock broker for AG Edwards & Sons in Cleveland, and as an Inside Sales Manager for Great Northern Consulting Services in Columbus. He lived and worked at various times in southern Florida; Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Jacksonville, Oregon; and Reno, Nevada. Always one to embrace adventures and challenges, David completed numerous running and multi-sport events including marathons, half Ironman triathlons and the 2001 Ironman USA in Lake Placid, New York. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed living in both southern Oregon and northern Nevada where he could quickly escape to multiple hiking or biking trails and ski slopes. A world traveler for work and pleasure, he saw the ruins in Rome, St. Petersburg Square in Russia, and ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Italy. Not one to keep his feet on the ground, David made multiple skydiving jumps and climbed rocky ranges in Moab, Utah and along the Rubicon Trail in Jeeps. He was selected and ran a portion of the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay prior to the Salt Lake City Winter Games. Besides his parents, David is survived by his daughter, Corinne Jones who he loved to the moon and back; his former wife, Elizabeth Pidcock Jones; his brother and sisterin-law, Mike and Tamara Jones of Ashburn, Virginia; three nephews, Jack, Pete and Cole of Ashburn, Virginia; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens. Family and friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Contribution may be made in David’s memory to the National Park Trust, www.parktrust.org. Please share a memory, a note of condolence or sign the online register book at www.jagersfuneralhome.com. Golda Sargent Reed Golda Sargent Reed went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 15, at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center. She was born on July 16, 1921. Golda was employed at Circles, Blue and Grey, Home, and Crow’s restaurants. Many people enjoyed her homemade pies and rolls. She was a member of Zion Church of Christ, Eastern Star Harrisonville Chapter 255, Hemlock Grange 2049, and Pamona Grange. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Bertha Heilman; husbands, John A. Sargent and Robert W. Reed; and a sister, Silva Midkiff. Surviving are children, Carol S. Sprouse of St. Louis, Missouri, and Guy R. (Gail Houletter) Sargent of Pomeroy; step-children, Tom (Carol) Reed of Racine, and Richard (Charlotte) Reed of Columbus; grandchildren, Kim (Jim) Higgins of Venice, California, Jon Sargent, and Krista Sargent (fiance, Rob Carr) of Pomeroy; four great-grandchildren, Jimmy, Will, Quinlan and Ryan; sister, Betty Gilkey; and wonderful extended family members and friends. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, May 18, with Eastern Star service beginning at 1 p.m. and funeral immediately following at Ewing Funeral Home. Roger Watson will be officiating. Burial will follow at Carlton Cemetery. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the staff of Overbrook Rehabilitation Center for the wonderful care and friendship they extended to Mom and our family. Charles Coultrap Charles Coultrap, 65, Gallipolis, died at 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2012, in the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. Father Tom Hamm will officiate. Interment will be in the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, Somerset, Ohio. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. JoAnn Ruth Errett JoAnn Ruth Errett, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., passed away on May 12, 2012, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home by Pastor Carl Swisher. Burial will follow in the Leon Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012, at the funeral home. Mary Estella Fry Mary Estella Fry, 85, of New Haven, W.Va., died on May 16, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012, at the Anderson Funeral Home in New Haven, W.Va., with Rev. Neil Cadle officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise Cemetery. Friends and family visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Morlan Kenneth Kiser Morlan Kenneth Kiser, 83, Patriot, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, after a brief illness. At Kiser’s request, there will be no services. His care has been entrusted to the Kuhner-Lewis Funeral Funeral Home in Oak Hill. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Perennial Cat Shelter, 3390 State Route 325 South, Thurman, Ohio 45685. Shirley L. Merrick Shirley L. Merrick, 60, of Stewart, Ohio, died on May 15, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. Services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2012, at Haga Mission Church with Pastor John Butcher officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Liberty Cemetery, Cutler, Ohio. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the church. and one hour prior to the service on Friday. Do we have your attention now? Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com Facebook investors to cash out more shares NEW YORK (AP) — Insiders and early Facebook investors will be unloading more of their shares in the initial public offering, the company said Wednesday, as they take advantage of investor demand. Facebook said in a regulatory filing that 84 million shares, worth up to $3.2 billion, will be added to the offering. The entire increase comes from insiders and early investors, so the company won’t benefit from the additional sales. The biggest increases come from investment firms DST Global and Tiger Global. Goldman Sachs is doubling the number of shares it is selling. Facebook board members Peter Thiel and James Breyer are also selling more shares. Founder Mark Zuckerberg isn’t increasing the number of shares he’s selling. The news comes a day after Facebook raised the expected price range for the stock to a range of $34 to $38 per share, up from its previous range of $28 to $35. Also Tuesday, major advertiser General Motors Co. said it would stop advertising on Facebook. At the high end of the price range, the IPO would raise $16 billion without the overallotment option reserved to meet extra demand. That would make it the third-largest U.S. IPO in history, ahead of General Motors in 2010, according to Renaissance Capital. The IPO is the most hotly anticipated in years and would value Facebook overall at more than $100 billion. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Facebook said current shareholders are now offering approximately 241 million shares, up from about 157 million shares previously. Even though Zuckerberg isn’t increasing the number of shares he is selling, the additional sales will trim his voting control to 55.8 percent from 57.3 percent. That’s because he has voting control over some shares now owned by investment firms, which will be sold in the offering. Facebook has more than 900 million users who log in at least once a month, but it makes only a few dollars per year from each one, chiefly through advertising. Advertisers have been complaining that it’s difficult to make good use of Facebook. GM did not say why it would stop advertising on Facebook. The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people it did not identify, that it was because GM had concluded that the ads were ineffective. GM spokesman Greg Martin said the company will keep paid content on pages that promote its products. Meanwhile, GM competitor Ford reaffirmed its commitment to Facebook, saying its relationship was stronger than ever. Morgan Stanley leads the team of 33 underwriters selected for the Facebook offering, followed by JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs. The offering is expected to get a final price Thursday evening. Shares would start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday under the “FB” ticker symbol. Clean Ohio funding clears Senate LOGAN (AP) — The Ohio Senate added an amendment to the Ohio Biennial Budget Review Bill (HB 487) Wednesday afternoon to include $42 million to the Clean Ohio Funds Agricultural Easement Program and Green Space Conservation Program. The programs are designed to permanently preserve farmland from future development on certain properties and protect areas identified as important ecological locations and stream corridors. The amendment was approved 25-8, with Sen. Tim Schaffer (R-31st District) voting in its favor. Its important to take care of our environment and make sure the portion of the $42 million cleans up sites across Ohio. We shouldnt be leaving dirty industrial sites for children and grandchildren, Schaffer said following the vote. Voters across all 88 counties approved funding Clean Ohio with $400 million in 2008. Although the initiative was to be funded through the issuance of state bonds in $100 million increments annually, funding has fallen short in the wake of the states budgetary problems. Under Gov. John Kasichs budget plan, just $6 million was allotted this year for the Clean Ohio Trails Fund, a program aimed at maintaining current trails around the state. The House passed its version of the bill in April, with no funding allotted for the Agricultural Easement Program, Green Space Conservation Program, or Revitalization Program which supports the cleanup of brownfield sites. More than a dozen environmental and cleanup advocates testified before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee last week, including the Ohio Farm Bureau which represents farmers in Hocking County. Were very excited, and were really appreciative of the senates support, said Adrienne Dziak, director of government relations at The Nature Conservancy in Ohio, after the decision was made. The voters approved this overwhelmingly in 2008, so we are delighted the General As- sembly is recognizing the states commitment to the voters. In the past two years, 29 farms representing 4,200 acres of farmland in the 29-county area served by the Appalachian Ohio Alliance have been permanently protected. The farmland preservation program has been a resounding success, explained AOA Land Protection Specialist Steve Goodwin last week. We have more applicants than we have funding to go around, so thats why its so urgent to get the additional funding. The AOA has established conservation easements on 25 properties throughout Hocking County, including Mathias Grove, home of the annual Trillium Festival (opened to the public for the first time this year); the Prim- mer Outdoor Center owned by Capital University and located at the intersection of U.S. 33 and state Route 664; and Camp OtyOkwa, home to a rare population of a threatened plant species. Its a step in the right direction and we look forward to finalization, and hopefully well be able to move forward with our ag easement and [green] space projects. We want to thank the senate for their support, Goodwin said Wednesday. Additional work needs to be done on HB 487, Schaffer noted Wednesday, before the bill moves out of the Senate and into a conference committee. There, the bills differences between the House and Senate will be hammered out before a final version moves on to the governor for approval. Students From Page 1 Cleek who will attend Ohio State University in the fall is the recipient of the Land Grant Opportunity Scholarship which provides the full cost of attending Ohio State University. Her plan is to pursue a major in biology. She has been treasurer of her class for three years and is a member of the Farmers Bank Senior Board of Directors, a program in which students learn the proper way to run a successful business. In her junior year of high school she was selected for Regional Scholars and the Close Up Organization. Cleek has participated in the Marauder Marching Band for five years, has been involved in cross country and track, and was statistician for the volleyball team. In the community she volunteers at the local food pantry. She is a member of Trinity Church in Pomeroy and currently is employed at Powells Food Fair. The other eight top students in the 2012 graduating class, as announced by the principal, are Marlee Hoffman, Melissa Johnson, Emalee Glass, Cody Hanning, Kassandra Mullins, Michael Davis, Steven Mahr and Travis Tackett. 60317434 �The Daily Sentinel THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 Sports mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Blue Devils fend off Hillsboro in district semis, 4-3 Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — One good turn deserves another. In his ninth season with the program, head baseball coach Rich Corvin has guided Gallia Academy to its most victories ever in a spring. Tuesday night, the Blue Devils added to their historic win total — and also took Corvin as far as any squad that he has ever coached at GAHS. The Blue Devils broke a one-all tie in the bottom of the fourth by plating three scores, then held off a late Hillsboro rally to claim a 4-3 triumph in a Division II district semifinal matchup at Paint Stadium in Ross County. Top-seeded Gallia Academy (22-6) never trailed in the contest, as the hosts jumped out to a small 1-0 advantage after two innings of play. The fourth-seeded Indians (13-9) countered with a run in the third to pull even through three complete, but the guests were never closer the rest of the way. GAHS retaliated with three scores in the fourth to take a permanent lead at 4-1, but Hillsboro responded with two runs in the seventh to pull within 4-3. However, with two outs and a runner on first, Blue Devil starter Justin Bailey sealed the deal on his completegame decision by inducing a groundout — allowing the two-time reigning SEOAL champs to advance to the district title game. The Blue Devils will face Miami Trace at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Paint Stadium in the Division II district final. MTHS (9-10) scored a 3-2 victory over Waverly in eight innings in the second semifinal Tuesday night to advance to the championship contest. Both GAHS and the Indians had six hits apiece in the game, but the guests committed two of the three errors in the contest. Gallia Academy’s error, however, was the only miscue that resulted in an unearned run — which came in the seventh frame. After a scoreless inning and a half of play, the Blue Devils drew first blood in the bottom of the second after Jimmy Clagg started the inning with a double. Clagg advanced to third on a one-out single by Bobby Dunlap, then Curry scored after Gus Graham hit into a fielder’s choice — giving the hosts a 1-0 advantage through two complete. Hillsboro managed to pull even in the third after White led the inning off with a walk, then Walker was issued a free pass to put runners on the corners with one out. Snyder delivered an RBI single to center, plating White for a 1-1 game after two and a half frames. The score stayed that way until the bottom of the fourth, as Clagg and Drew Young drew back-to-back walks to start the inning. Both runners advanced on a groundout by Dunlap, and Graham plated Brady Curry — a pinch-runner for Clagg See DEVILS ‌| 8 Eastern falls to Lady Titans, 7-4 Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications MINFORD, Ohio — Some things come to an end too soon. The Eastern softball team fell to Portsmouth Notre Dame 7-4, in the district semi-final Tuesday night on the Campus of Minford High School, which ends the Lady Eagles 20-win season. The Lady Titans got on the board first after Jen Arnzen hit a grand slam over the right center field fence. Down 4-0 the Lady Eagles (20-6) began to chip away at the PND lead when Amber Moodispaugh drove in Tori Goble in the home half of the second to make it 4-1. Eastern’s Hayley Gillian came around to score in the third, and the Lady Eagles cut the lead to 4-2. PND pushed two runs across in the fourth and expanded the lead to 6-2. Back-to back hits by Moodispaugh and Grace Edwards with two outs in the fourth had EHS threatening, but the Lady Titans escaped unscathed. Eastern’s first five batters reached safely in the fifth inning but the Lady Eagles managed just two runs in the inning. Two hits gave PND one run in the sixth, and the Lady Titans led 7-4. The Lady Eagles failed to rally back and they fell 7-4 to PND. Grace Edwards was credited with the loss after giv- ing up seven run on seven hits and four walks in seven innings of work. Tori Hare earned the victory for PND after giving up four runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings of work. Miranda Pauley earned the save after pitching the final 2.2 innings in which she gave up two hits. Hare struck out five while Pauley struck out four. Tori Goble and Amber Moodispaugh led the Lady Eagles with two hits apiece in the game. Hayley Gillian, Brenna Holter, Kiki Osborne, Paige Cline, and Grace Edwards each finished with one hit in the contest. Goble led EHS with two runs scored, followed by Gillian and Brook Johnson with one each. Osborne and Edwards each had a double. Katie Stevenson and Miranda Pauley led PND with two hits apiece, while Pauley scored two runs. This marks the final game for EHS seniors Hayley Gillian, Brooke Johnson, and Brenna Holter. The trio of seniors started in the outfield and batted one-twothree in the order. The Lady Eagles finished the season tied for first in the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division with a 15-1 league record. EHS finished with a 20-6 record overall and outscored opponents 310-85 throughout the season. Bryan Walters/photo Meigs junior Mercadies George, left, clears an obstacle as teammate Morgan Russell prepares to do the same during the Division II 100m hurdles district semifinals held Tuesday night at Davis Stadium in Oak Hill, Ohio. Division II track and field meet under way Bryan Walters bwalters@mydailytribune.com OAK HILL, Ohio — Day One of the Division II district track and field championships are officially in the books as of Tuesday night at Davis Stadium on the campus of Oak Hill High School, as the track programs at Gallia Academy, River Valley and Meigs began their respective quests to get to the state tournament. Several athletes from the three Ohio Valley Publishing area schools advanced to Saturday’s finals through qualifiers, but a handful of finals were also decided on Tuesday night — with the top-four finishers in each event earning spots in next week’s regional meet at Pickerington. The Blue Devils lead the team scoring after Day 1 with 38 points, and the GAHS boys have See TRACK ‌| 8 Bryan Walters/photo Meigs senior Cole Truner gets out of the starting blocks during the Division II 200m dash district quarterfinals held Tuesday night at Davis Stadium in Oak Hill, Ohio. Cueto suffers loss as Braves top Reds, 6-2 ATLANTA (AP) — Johnny Cueto was so dominant in his first seven starts he had to laugh when others Alex Hawley/photo seemed surprised to be reminded Eastern’s Cierra Turley covers second base while the Lady Ti- those outings are not automatic. tans’ Miranda Pauley slides, during Tuesday night’s 7-4 Notre The Braves jumped on Cueto early Dame victory. Tuesday night and beat the Reds 6-2, giving the right-hander his first loss of the season. Brian McCann homered and the Braves scored four runs in the third inning. Cueto (4-1) led the major leagues Thursday, May 17 Saturday, May 19 with his 1.12 ERA before giving up Baseball Baseball six runs, five earned, on eight hits Gallia Academy vs. MiMeigs vs. Westfall at in four innings. He had allowed only ami Trace at Paint Stadi- Paint Stadium, 3 p.m. one earned run over 23 innings in his um, 7 p.m. Softball last three starts. Softball South Gallia-Fairfield “It’s part of the game. I’m not a South Gallia vs. Fair- winner vs. Ports. Clayrobot!” a smiling Cueto said through field at Minford HS, 6 p.m. Crooksville winner, 1 p.m. interpreter Tomas Vera, the Reds’ asTrack and Field sistant athletic trainer. Friday, May 18 WVSSAC State Meet at “It’s been a while,” Cueto said of Softball Laidley Field, 9 a.m. his first rough start of the season. “I Gallia Academy-McDivision III district don’t think anything was wrong. I Clain winner vs. Unioto- meet at Oak Hill HS, 10 was feeling really well. All my pitchFairfield Union winner at a.m. es we good. It’s just part of the game. Northwest HS, 4:30 p.m. It’s the way it goes.” Track and Field Sunday, May 20 Cueto’s ERA rose to 1.89, leaving WVSSAC State Meet at Baseball Atlanta’s Brandon Beachy (1.60) Laidley Field, 2 p.m. Meigs-Westfall winner with the majors’ best mark. Division II district meet vs. Piketon-Oak Hill winThe Braves sent 11 batters to the at Oak Hill HS, 5 p.m. ner at Paint Stadium, 5 plate while scoring four runs off p.m. Cueto in the third. Prado and Chip- OVP Schedule per Jones had run-scoring singles, Jason Heyward doubled in a run and Dan Uggla added a sacrifice fly in the long inning. “They hit him pretty good tonight,” said Reds manager Dusty Baker of Cueto. “That was just not one of Johnny’s better outings. “Just sometimes you get hit, you know what I mean? Especially against a hot-hitting team like the Braves. You’re not going to keep them down forever.” Tim Hudson (2-1) gave up two runs on nine hits and two walks in seven innings. He has allowed two runs or less in three of four starts since returning from surgery to repair a herniated disc. “I’m feeling better each time out,” Hudson said. “Every week that passes by I feel like I’m getting a little healthier. I’m really not concerned with it. I feel like I’m as healthy now as I have been in a really long time.” Hudson, 36, threw six scoreless innings before giving up two runs in the seventh. The Braves led 6-0 after four innings. “We got a nice lead early,” Hudson said. “It makes my job a lot easier. I can go out there and be a lot more aggressive in the zone. I can challenge guys a little more.” The first-place Braves moved onehalf game ahead of the Nationals in the NL East. Michael Bourn had three hits and scored two runs and Martin Prado also had three hits for the Braves, who had 12 hits. Kris Medlen gave up two hits in the eighth before ending the inning on pinch-hitter Ryan Ludwick’s flyball to left field. Craig Kimbrel gave up two-out walks to Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips in the ninth before closing out the win on Jay Bruce’s groundout. McCann hit his sixth homer, his first since May 2, in the second inning. The Reds committed two errors to help the Braves score an unearned run in the fourth. Bourn singled and moved to second on Cueto’s wild pickoff attempt. A fielding error by Chris Heisey in left field on Prado’s single allowed Bourn to score for a 6-0 lead. Ryan Hanigan’s double drove in Todd Frazier for the Reds’ first run in the seventh. Drew Stubbs’ single drove in Hanigan. �Thursday, May 17, 2012 Legals Stanley Tree Trimming & Removal Sealed bids will be received by the Treasurer, Southern Local Schools, 920 Elm Street, Racine, Ohio 45771 1:00 pm local time on May 31st, 2012 for the REBID of the New High School Addition in accordance with Drawings & Specifications prepared by SHP Leading Design. New Drawings will not be issued. The rebid will be based on the original bid documents supplemented by addenda. Bids will be opened Miscellaneous and read immediately after receipt. The construction manager is Hill International. 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The rebid will be based on the original bid documents supplemented by addenda. Bids will be opened and read immediately after receipt. The construction manager is Hill International. Submit all questions to Brice Claws o n a t briceclawson@hillintl.com or by fax: 740/876-9933. 60317692 FINANCIAL �Thursday, May 17, 2012 Ohio schools vote Devils down competitive balance bylaw Track From Page 6 COLUMBUS (AP) — For the second consecutive year, Ohio high schools have voted down a proposal that would have addressed the ongoing competitive balance problems between public and private teams, particularly in football. A bylaw that would have changed how schools are assigned to tournament divisions in the team sports of football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball was voted down 339-301. A similar proposal The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 www.mydailysentinel.com failed by a 332-303 vote a year ago. “The schools have spoken,” said Dr. Dan Ross, commissioner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, the sanctioning body for prep sports in the state. Rather than place schools into tournament divisions strictly on their enrollment, the proposed bylaw would have used several factors, including a controversial one based on a school’s success in that sport. Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel 740.992.2155 — with a fielder’s choice for a 2-1 edge. Brandon Taylor managed to get Young home with a sacrifice for a 3-1 lead, then Ty Warnimont singled home Graham for a 4-1 cushion through four complete. The score stayed that way until the top of the seventh, as HHS received back-to-back singles from Gilliland and White to start the frame. Walker grounded out to plate Gilliland for a 4-2 deficit, then Snyder reached safely on an error as White scored to pull within one run at 4-3. Griego followed by hitting a ground ball to Taylor at shortstop, and the senior’s throw to first was in time — allowing Gallia Academy to move on to Thursday’s district finale. Bailey was the winning pitcher of record, allowing three runs (two earned), six hits and five walks over seven innings while striking out six. Griego took the loss after surrendering four earned runs, five hits and three walks over five frames while fanning two. Walker also allowed one hit in one inning of relief for HHS. Warnimont, Clagg, Young, Dunlap, Graham and Zach Thomas each had a hit for the hosts. Clagg, Curry, Graham and Young each scored a run in the triumph, while Graham drove in a team-best two RBIs. White, Walker, Snyder, Griego, Crum and Gilliand each had a hit for the Indians. White scored twice in the setback, while Walker and Snyder each drove in a run. Gallia Academy hadn’t appeared in a district tournament since making back-to back appearances in 2007 and 2008, both of which resulted in losses to Washington Court House in the district semifinals. From Page 6 already qualified out in regionals in each of the four finals held. Senior Tyler Campbell won the long jump with a distance of 21 feet, 4.5 inches and junior Joel Craft captured the district pole vault title with a winning height of 12 feet. Senior Aaron Guisinger advanced to regionals in the discus event with a fourthplace heave of 120 feet, 2 inches. The 4x800m relay team of Tim Warner, Blake Wilson, Michael Edelmann and Winston Wade also advanced to regionals after placing second with a mark of 8:37.76. The Marauders are currently sixth with 10 team points, and the Maroon and Gold received a regional qualifying effort from its 4x800m relay squad. 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Gallipolis Developmental Center Attention: Human Resource Department 2500 Ohio Avenue Gallipolis OH 45631 Phone: (740) 446-1642 Fax: (740) 446-2625 The Gallipolis Developmental Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer 1 — had one athlete qualify for regionals, as senior Aaron Harrison finished as the long jump runner-up with a leap of 20 feet, 7 inches. RVHS currently sits eighth overall out of 12 scoring teams. On the girls side of things, only the Lady Marauders failed to qualify someone out to regionals on Day 1. Meigs is currently 10th out of 11 scoring teams with two points, while Gallia Academy sits fourth with 15 points and River Valley has five points for eighth place. Senior Natalie Close advanced to regionals for the Blue Angels in the shot put event after placing second with a heave of 34 feet, 11.5 inches. 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If you are single, you could date quite a few people. Many of them might not be who you think they are. If you are attached, you spend a lot of time together as a couple. Accept certain idiosyncrasies. ARIES has a blunt way with words that can be hurtful. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Just when you feel a situation is improving, you’ll discover the other party seems to shut down. Though you view this difficult situation to be long term, it will end this year. Drum up a little more patience. Tonight: Do your thing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HH You might choose to say little, yet your mind is on overload with all of your thoughts. You’ll express yourself succinctly and gently, in hopes of being heard. The truth is that you are getting tired of the situation. Tonight: Take a break from irritations. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Look to a friendship in order to make necessary changes. Clearly what you thought was OK in the past no longer is, or at least might not be right now. Understanding will help far more than you think. Trust your sixth sense. Tonight: Where the fun is. Do not allow a bad mood to settle in. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH A take-charge attitude does a lot for getting key matters handled. You might need to use that approach for now, because you really have little choice. Others respond in a fashion that might surprise you. Tonight: To the wee hours. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Allow more creativity into the most mundane chores or interactions. You will enjoy your life so much more as a result. Recognize what is happening with someone you put on a pedestal. This person might not want to put him- or herself on the line. Tonight: Wherever there is music. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might feel as if a partner wants something you cannot give. A financial situation could be wearing you down. You simply might need to say “enough,” and mean it. Someone else might give you attitude at first, but ultimately everything will work out. Tonight: Dinner for two. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You might be causing your own problem. Sometimes you cannot help but reveal your feelings, whether it is with a look or how you approach a situation. Listen to suggestions, but also understand you need a change. Tonight: Chat over dinner. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Toss yourself into whatever you feel must be done. You cannot keep putting an important matter on the back burner. You see a situation far differently than others. Your caring comes through to a family member or daily friend. Tonight: Get some extra R and R while you can. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Even if a meeting is difficult or a friend is irritable, do not let it bother you. You will soon discover exactly what has been ailing this person. Indulge a partner or loved one who is always there for you. Tonight: Play away. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might need to walk out the door several times in order to release your stress. Someone you believe has no right to do what he or she is doing might challenge you. Know that you can close down if need be. Indulge an associate or friend. Tonight: Get a massage or soak in the tub. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You have a very sunny way of approaching others that works on nearly everyone. A situation that surrounds someone at a distance could be problematic at best. Your sense of humor helps you lighten up. Tonight: Hang at your favorite haunt. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Recognize that not everyone is capable of giving at the level you can. Center yourself, then proceed. No one can honor your interests as well as you can. A partner might seem disinterested, but he or she could be tired. Tonight: Buy that item you have been eyeing. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Thursday, May 17, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 OVP Sports Briefs Meigs youth basketball camp ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Meigs boys basketball program will be holding a basketball camp for boys entering grades 2-6 on June 4 through June 7. The camp will be held at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium and will be divided into two sessions, with grades 2-4 running from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. and grades 5-6 running from noon until 1:30 p.m. There is a fee for the camp and a discounted rate for multiple siblings in the same family, and each camper will receive a t-shirt and be eligible to win additional camp awards. For more information, contact Meigs basketball coach David Kight at (740) 4186125. RVHS youth football camp BIDWELL, Ohio — The River Valley High School varsity football program will be holding a youth football camp on every Saturday in May for kids in grades 2-7 at the new football fa- cility at RVHS. The camp will run from 10 a.m. until noon and will focus on nonpad instruction, techniques, fundamentals and various drills to ensure every camper — regardless of skill level — receives the same attention. Pre-registration will take place until April 27 and first day (May 5) walkins are also welcome. There is a fee associated with the camp, which also provides a t-shirt to every camper that participates. For more information, contact RVHS head football coach Jerrod Sparling at (330) 447-1624 or by email at gl_jsparling@ seovec.org RVHS youth basketball camp BIDWELL, Ohio — The River Valley boys basketball program will be holding a basketball camp for boys entering grades 3-8 on June 4 through June 7. The camp will be held at River Valley High School and will begin at 9 a.m. and run untill noon each day. The camp will be conducted by RVHS head coach Jordan Hill along with assistant coaches, current and former players. Fundamentals, team concepts, and effort necessary for becoming a varsity basketball player will be taught. Camp features will include station work, skills games, and competitive team play. Each camper will receive a River Valley Basketball Tshirt & basketball. There are individual and family rates for the camp, and brochures can be picked up in the high school office. Payment must be received on or before first day of camp. Checks can be made out to RVHS Athletic Department. Registration will be held on first day of camp. For more information, contact Coach Hill at (740) 446-2926. Steven M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/MCT photo GAHS Spring Sports Indiana Pacers team President Larry Bird watches from the stands against the Orlando Magic in Banquet Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the Amway CENTENARY, Ohio Center in Orlando, Florida. The Pacers beat the Magic, 97-74, for a 2-1 series lead. — Gallia Academy High School will be hosting its 2012 Spring Sports Awards Ceremony in the high school gymnasium at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 22. NFL, union, NCAA supporting youth helmet program NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL, its players’ union and the NCAA are donating money to provide new helmets to youth football players in low-income communities. They’ve joined with the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) to commit a total of about $1 million to an initiative started by the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission. The program, announced Tuesday, will remove helmets that are at least 10 years old and replace them with new models while providing safety education to coaches. It is expected to distribute 13,000 new helmets this year starting in July. The pilot program will take place in four communities: the Bay Area, the Gulf Coast region, northern Ohio and greater New York City. As of this year, National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association (NAERA) members will no longer recondition or recertify any helmet that is at least 10 years old. CPSC Chair Inez Tenenbaum says research shows older helmets don’t offer the same protection. NOCSAE will use the old helmets for research. USA Football will administer the program, which is also supported by NAERA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. Rawlings, Riddell, Schutt and Xenith are providing discounted helmets. Pacers’ Larry Bird is NBA Executive of the Year NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird was voted the NBA’s Executive of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the first person to win that award, plus the MVP and Coach of the Year honors. The Pacers went 42-24 and are tied 1-1 with Miami in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Bird’s moves to strengthen the team during the offseason included promoting Frank Vogel from interim to head coach and signing starting forward David West. He acquired point guard George Hill in a draft-night deal with San Antonio, and traded for Lou Amundson and Leandro Barbosa to fortify the bench for the Pacers, who earned the No. 3 seed in the East and had the fifth-best record in the league. “This is an honor for the Indiana Pacers, not an award for Larry Bird,” Bird said in a statement. “Everyone in this franchise put in a lot of work and showed a lot of patience as we have tried to get this team to a level on and off the court the fans in Indiana can be proud of. You always believe, and hope, the players you get will fit into a plan and I’m very proud of what our guys and our coaches have accomplished so far this year.” Bird was a three-time MVP as a Boston Celtics player, then guided his home-state Pacers to a 147-67 record in three seasons and their only finals appearance in 2000. He was the Coach of the Year in 1998 following his first season. He returned to the Pacers’ front office in 2003 and became the full-time president in 2008 after Donnie Walsh left to join the New York Knicks. Bird received 88 points and 12 first-place votes from a panel of his fellow team executives Wednesday. San Antonio’s R.C. Buford was second with 56 points and eight first-place votes, while the Los Angeles Clippers’ Neil Olshey finished third with 55 points (six firstplace votes). Vikings shield books in MLB announces Mets $975M Minn. stadium deal as 2013 All-Star host NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball finally announced Wednesday that the 2013 All-Star game will be hosted by the New York Mets at Citi Field on July 16. The announcement was made during a news conference at City Hall with baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Mets owner Fred Wilpon, Mr. Met and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg also is hoping New York will host another baseball event. “I’m counting on a Subway Series this year,” he said. Baseball decided at least four years ago that the Mets would host the game at the ballpark, which opened in 2009, but held off an announcement until it reached agreements with the city and agencies for All-Star services and related events, such as the FanFest. Selig said the Mets’ financial problems caused by the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme didn’t delay an announcement. “I have great faith in the Wilpons and the family and I was very confident they would work things out, and they have. I had no trepidation at all.” The Mets last hosted the All-Stars in 1964, the year Shea Stadium opened. The game was last in New York in 2008, the final season of the old Yankee Stadium. Kansas City is host of this year’s game, and the 2014 game is expected to be played at Minneapolis’ Target Field. Winning Nelson set Bradley up for major victory IRVING, Texas (AP) — Keegan Bradley sometimes looks at the PGA Championship trophy sitting on his mantel and starts laughing. “It seems so bizarre that the Wanamaker Trophy, it’s in my room,” Bradley said. “Definitely, sometimes I have to ask myself, ‘Is this really real?’ … It’s cool to be living with it.” One thing that helped set up Bradley to win that major in a three-hole playoff last August came nearly three months before that, when he got his first professional victory in a playoff at the Byron Nelson Championship. “I went from an unknown rookie trying to keep his card to winning a PGA Tour event and locking up my future a little bit,” he said. “I was able to draw on my experience here, especially at the PGA playoff, and this tournament will always be special to me. … This tournament might have set up my whole career.” Things certainly have changed the past year for the nephew of LPGA great Pat Bradley. Keegan Bradley is back at the Nelson to play as a defending champion for the first time. The opening round is Thursday at TPC Four Seasons with a field that includes Matt Kuchar the week after he won The Players Championship. At the Nelson last May, Bradley didn’t even stay in the resort hotel adjacent to the No. 1 tee near Lord Byron’s statue. He went basically unrecognized on the course and wasn’t asked to sign many autographs. He was even overshadowed during the final round by the local teenage amateur who was his playing partner. Bradley initially wasn’t even planning to play at the Nelson last year. His initial plan last year was to play at Co- lonial instead of the following week at the Nelson. The Texas two-step was in a rare reversed order, but this year is back to the more traditional schedule with the Nelson preceding Colonial. Bradley is sure glad he took caddie Steve Hale’s advice. “I was done, I had made my decision and Pepsi, my caddie, said, ‘Look, I think you should play (Nelson)’ — he’s never said anything like that in my career,” Bradley said. “He said Nelson fits your game better, and sure enough, we came here and won. Pepsi knew something I didn’t.” Kuchar, No. 5 in the World Golf Ranking, and 10th-ranked Phil Mickelson are the only top 10 players from that list at the Nelson. Mickelson, a two-time Nelson champion back for the first time in five years, is No. 4 in the FedEx Cup standings, the highest from that ranking. Kuchar is sixth. Winning a tournament the magnitude of The Players Championship was about the only scenario Kuchar could have imagined that “could throw a little bit of a wrench” on his plans to be at the Nelson. Still, there was never really any thought of not playing again this week after his fifth top-10 finish in his last seven tournaments. “My caddie is from the Dallas area, my instructor is from the Dallas area,” Kuchar said. “Staying at the Four Seasons is special, it’s beautiful, where you don’t have to get in your car. There’s a lot of great things about coming to Dallas for me.” ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Vikings stadium deal that Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law Monday involves plenty of public participation, but it also prevents the public from getting a look at the team’s finances during their partnership to build the $975 million stadium. The law commits the state and city of Minneapolis to pay a combined $498 million, while the team will bring in $477 million from private sources. One provision would shield “any financial information” from the team from public eyes. Critics say the blanket protection goes beyond current state law, leaving taxpayers in the dark on one of the state’s biggest public works projects. Minnesota law already allows businesses that get state money to avoid disclosing trade secrets, business plans, tax returns and other financial data. “We now have the largest public commitment in the state’s history in an agreement with the Vikings, and we have an unprecedented lack of disclosure,” said Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, who voted against the stadium bill. “I just think that sunshine in government is good, and in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in public commitment, there should be some sunshine on the other side of the ledger.” The law creates a new Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority —with members to be appointed by Dayton and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak — to vet the team’s ability to fulfill its financial commitment to build, operate and repair the stadium over 30 years. The authority can demand audited financial statements and other financial information if the team breaches its agreement, but it must keep that information confidential. That means the public won’t be entitled to find out how much the team makes on stadium naming rights or parking or how much team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf put in themselves. The list of companies that bid to build the stadium will be kept confidential until the winner is selected. Sen. Warren Limmer, RMaple Grove, said the privacy shield for the Vikings is a “sweeping overgeneralized reference” that shouldn’t have passed. “If you follow it by the letter of the law, they do not have to disclose a single iota of information in the relationship between the public money sources and the private sector,” said Limmer, who voted against the bill after arguing on the floor that privacy issues should have been examined in the judiciary committee he heads. The Democratic governor and other stadium supporters said the authority’s oversight of the team’s finances provides protection for the public. “The authority should have the right to make sure that they have the financial wherewithal, but where their financing comes from really is, you know, their business,” Dayton said after signing the bill. “To just have their books all laid open to the public, I think that’s very dangerous,” said Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, the stadium bill’s Senate sponsor. Team vice president Lester Bagley said financial information has also been kept confidential for the Twins and other NFL teams with stadium deals. He said the Vikings shared audited financial statements with Dayton’s office and the business community during the stadium debate, on the promise of confidentiality. Asked whether the team would voluntarily disclose more than the new law requires, he said, “We’ll abide by and conform with the legislative requirements.” Another provision gives Legislative Auditor James Nobles the power to ex- amine private financial information during regular audits of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, but he is also barred from releasing information classified as nonpublic. Monday’s Capitol signing ceremony drew construction workers and fans, who cheered, whistled and sang the team’s “Skol Vikings” fight song. Protesters carrying hand-lettered signs heckled Dayton and other speakers, one of them yelling, “Shame on you! Shame on you!” at the governor. The Wilfs shared the stage with elected officials from the Legislature and Minneapolis, where the City Council must give final approval to its share of the cost in a vote expected later this month; Rybak has said he is confident it will pass. The city is redirecting an existing hospitality tax to pay its $150 million share of the stadium construction, while the state will cover its $348 million contribution through taxes on new electronic versions of pulltabs, a low-tech paper game sold by charitable organizations in bars and restaurants. The new stadium will be built on the downtown Minneapolis site of the Metrodome, the team’s current home. The team will move in by 2016. Now that the bill is signed, Dayton said he is turning his attention to naming three members of the five-person Sports Facilities Authority that will own and operate the stadium and serve as the team’s landlord. Rybak will pick the other two. “The team is obviously anxious to get going, and the clock is ticking already in getting it opened as soon as possible, so that’ll be top priority for the rest of this week,” Dayton said. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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