http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/d02cf907750cb8c5e0b20d23c31bdad6.pdf 77a9a019ca7b1986e50d54306b018754 PDF Text Text Dr. Brothers: Lonely but not alone, page A3 Clarke wins British Open, page A10 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio 50 CENTS • Vol. 61, No. 113 Grief support group to meet POMEROY – A grief support group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Mulberry Community Center, Meigs Cooperative Parish. Anyone who needs assistance with the grieving process is welcome to attend. For more information, call 992-7400 or 992-5836. Sutton Township Trustees hold special budget meet SYRACUSE — Sutton Township Trustees will hold a special budget meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Syracuse Village Hall. Big Bend Farm Antique tractor pull ROCKSPRINGS — Big Bend Farm Antiques Club will sponsor its monthly antique tractor pull at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Rocksprings Fairgrounds. Admission is free for spectators. Scipio Volunteer Fire Department will have concessions. TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011 Pair arrested in heroin buy-bust BY BRIAN J. REED BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — A Columbus man and West Virginia woman are charged with trafficking in heroin, following an arrest by the Meigs County Major Crimes Task Force. West Virginia authorities worked their end of the case, the chief investigator said, to thwart a major heroin pipeline. Brandyn Cox, 24, Columbus, and Alyson Schav, 20, Waverly, W.Va.,were arrested Thursday, and 30 packets of heroin were seized. Their arrest came during an undercover “buybust” in Lebanon Township Thursday afternoon. “We are seeing more OBITUARIES Page A5 • Thelma Dalton • Orville Eastman • James Sprouse WEATHER heroin in Meigs County, and with this arrest, we knocked off a big pipeline delivery of it into this community,” said Capt. Steve Kane of the task force. Heroin is a schedule I controlled substance. The charges against the pair are second-degree felonies. Cox and Schav were arraigned before Judge Steven Story into Meigs County Court on Friday, and bond was set for Cox at $100,000 cash and Schau, $50,000 cash, as requested by Prosecutor Colleen Williams. On Monday, Cox and Scav were still in jail, in the Meigs County Jail and Middleport Jail, respectively. Kane said information was provided to the West Virginia State Police and Music and dance highlight festival BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM CHESTER – There was something fun for everyone at Saturday’s Chester Shade Days, an annual summer festival which features carnival foods and games, gospel music, harmonica playing competition, a pie baking contest and then climaxing with an evening Civil War ball. Contestants from Ohio and West Virginia competed for the title of Ohio’s 2011 Harmonica Playing Champion with Ivan Lindsey of Delaware coming out the winner. He was presented a $300 check. Runner-up Danny Gajorski of North Benton received $150. The contestants then played for an Here Peggy Crane serves tea to Cleo Smith. (Charlene Hoeflich photo) Ivan Lindsey of Delaware walked away with the title “2011 Ohioʼs Championship Harmonica Player” at Chester Shade Days in Saturday nightʼs competition. Eight Ohio and West Virginia harmonica players competed for the title which carried a $300 prize. (Charlene Hoeflich photo) Getting the lead out Grant to assist low income with lead removal BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — Though manufacturers haven’t added lead in paint since 1978, the lead legacy still lingers in older facilities and homes which are still in use by residents who can’t afford to fix the problem - until now. The Ohio Department of Health’s Ohio Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OHHLPP) has BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM INDEX 1 SECTION — 10 PAGES Classifieds Comics Editorials Sports A7-8 A6 A4 A9-10 © 2011 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. MIDDLEPORT — The unique link between Meigs County and Mason County, W.Va. in the history of the Underground Railroad and the issue of slavery will come alive during a walking tour of Middleport sites. Middleport Mayor Michael Gerlach, a retired American history teacher and local historian, will guide the walking tour, which will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Diles Park. Gerlach will lead the group on a quarter-mile walk to see sites of several stops on the “walk” to freedom found in Middleport. The park, itself, is adjacent to one site significant to the history of the Underground Railroad, the mill on Mill Street often used as a lookout location. “There just aren’t many places where you can walk the same path as the escaped slaves with documented episodes as important as Middleport’s,” Gerlach said. “This is one of the stories that make See Underground, A5 been awarded 2.1 million dollars by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to perform leadhazard control work in Ohio. The work will specifically take place in 36 counties in Ohio, 30 of which are in Appalachia while six are in northwest Ohio. The new program covers both Meigs and Gallia Counties, as well as neighboring counties like Athens, Lawrence, Hocking, Jackson and Vinton. According to ODH, the grant will enable OHHLPPP and its partners to conduct lead hazard control and healthy homes work in those 36 counties. Specifically, the funds will be used for the identification of lead hazards in units occupied by children who have been lead poisoned or are atrisk of becoming lead poisoned; the remediation of the lead hazards through appropriate control or abatement procedures; and, ancillary activities such as training, outreach, and casework. Families who qualify for the professional services for lead removal should earn less than 50 percent of the county’s median income. ODH also announced the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant is a three year award. OHHLPPP’s partners for the pro- See Grant A5 Looking back to Civil War days High: 90 Low: 71 Underground railroad sites on Thursday walking tour BY BRIAN J. REED Days. Pat Holter and Dale Colburn were presented “pioneer spirit awards” in recognition of 15 years of work with the Chester-Shade Historical Association. David Gaul made the plaque presentations. (Charlene Hoeflich photo) a search warrant was obtained for a house in Waverly, and troopers found heroin at the Schav residence, as well, and investigation into that matter remains pending. West Virginia officials were able to use information from the Meigs County buy-bust as reason for probable cause for the search there, Kane said. BREED@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM See Shade Days, A5 A Civil War tea was held as a feature of Chester Shade Music from the Country to the Cross POMEROY – Leon Seiter of Michigan along with the Gospel Five, will be having a gospel sing with testimonies, preaching and baptizing in the river from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Pomeroy amhitheater Saturday. A teen preacher from the Hillside Baptist Church will preach a message on the three crosses. The pogram will also include an original song about the cross on Lincoln Hill, and Mike Burns will also be have special music. www.mydailysentinel.com CHESTER – A week of looking back at the Civil War through five days of Ohio Humanities Council Chautauqua presentations concluded Saturday night with an actor portraying President Abraham Lincoln who described the Civil War as “the great challenge to democracy.” Earlier in the week four other performers told stories from unique perspectives of Mary Edwards Walker, the only female surgeon, who became an advocate for women’s rights; Major Martin Delany, a true Renaissance man who devoted his life to seeking freedom and citizenship for African Americans; Mary Boykin Chesnut who spoke from the wealthy Southern aristocratic point of view; and Hariet Tubman who was a spy for the Union forces working behind enemy lines. In addition to the evening presentations under the big red and white striped tent, the performers conducted daily See Civil War, A5 The character portraying Abraham Lincoln tells of the presidentʼs struggle to preserve the nation and abolish slavery. (Charlene Hoefich photo) Many still waiting on broadband in Meigs BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM POMEROY — Despite improvements in highspeed, broadband Internet service in Meigs County, many residents are still waiting to be connected. According to a recent study released by the nonprofit organization, Connect Ohio, in Meigs County, home broadband adoption grew from 23 percent in 2008 to 59 percent in 2011, which is below the state average of 66 percent for 2011 and is a growth rate of 157 percent. The new county-level technology adoption data was gathered by Connect Ohio and Connected Nation, Connect Ohio's parent organization, through a survey of Ohio adults. According to Connect Ohio, the “detailed technology analysis explores adoption of computers and broadband use in households throughout the state.” See Broadband, A5 �Tuesday, July 19, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page A2 www.mydailysentinel.com Lawyer: Elaborate plans made to keep Anthony safe ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Casey Anthony's whereabouts for her first week of freedom were a closely guarded secret Monday, known only to a select few as she tries to start a new life after being acquitted of killing her daughter. One of her lawyers says an elaborate plan was made to protect her from people with "the lynchmob mentality." Her options for starting a new life could be limited by lawsuits pending against her, the scorn of multitudes who think she was guilty of the killing and a criminal record from her convictions for lying to police. She walked out of jail on Sunday, shortly after mid- night. Her attorney Cheney Mason told NBC's Today Show on Monday that he's confident in Anthony's safety, but declined to answer questions about where she was. "She's gone, she's safe and elaborate plans had to be made to keep the people away from her," Mason said. "Her life is going to be very difficult for a very long time as long as there are so many people of the lynch-mob mentality." Asked about how Anthony was paying for her fresh start, Mason replied that many volunteers have offered their help. Her notoriety could also help her earn money. Experts who have helped other notorious defendants through rough times say she will have opportunities, but it won't be easy for the 25-year-old, who was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, but convicted of lying to investigators. In response to a question about whether Anthony planned to cash in on her fame, her lead attorney Jose Baez told Fox News Channel late Sunday that she has "certain rights as an individual in this country." Attorneys planned to handle Anthony's affairs in a "dignified manner," he said. "If she decides she wants to speak publicly about it, she'll make that decision," he said. Baez and other attorneys didn't respond Sunday to email and phone messages left by The Associated Press, nor did a lawyer representing her father and mother. And in the Fox News interview, Baez declined to talk about his client's whereabouts or state of mind. Another former Anthony lawyer, Terry Lenamon, said he had no clue where she was headed, and that probably only a few people close to her knew. "I wouldn't want anyone to know," he said. "I think she needs to go underground and I think she needs to spend some time to get her life back together." Anthony's July 5 acquittal shocked and enraged many around the country who had been following the case since Caylee's 2008 disappearance. Anger has spilled onto social media sites and elsewhere. Her legal team said on Friday it had received an emailed death threat. Anthony did not report her daughter's disappearance for a month and was arrested after telling a string of lies about the case to police. Caylee's remains were found in December 2008 near the home Casey Anthony shared with her parents. Prosecutors alleged that Anthony suffocated her daughter with duct tape because motherhood interfered with her desire for a carefree life, but her lawyers said the girl drowned in an accident that snowballed out of control. Some of the jurors who acquitted Anthony said they believe she bears some responsibility for her daughter's death but that prosecutors failed to prove that she murdered the child. Anthony had remained in jail to finish a fouryear sentence for lying to investigators. With credit for the nearly three years she'd spent in jail since August 2008 and good behavior, she had only days remaining when she was sentenced July 7. Debt talks and little else on Washingtonʼs agenda WASHINGTON (AP) — The debt showdown isn't just the dominant issue in Washington this summer — it's virtually the only one getting any attention in the nation's capital. From the White House to Congress, the negotiations over raising the U.S. debt limit have overshadowed or halted work on everything from job creation to the military conflict in Libya to education reform. And the debt debate has hamstrung President Barack Obama's ability to hit the road to campaign and raise money for his reelection bid. The frenetic pace of Washington often means what is news one day can fade to the background the next. But rarely does a singular issue suck up so much of the oxygen for such a sustained period. Obama hasn't traveled outside Washington in July, except for a weekend jaunt to the presidential retreat at Camp David. Lawmakers who previously met with the president only sporadically came to the White House for five straight days of talks, and will likely be back again before Aug. 2, when the Treasury Department has warned the government will default unless the debt ceiling is raised. The House and Senate both canceled weeklong breaks planned for this month so they could stay in town to work on a deal. The president has foreshadowed even more debt talk disruptions through the rest of the summer if lawmakers don't reach a compromise. "We are not going to let Congress go on August recess ‚Äî have a one month vacation ‚Äî while this problem doesn't get solved," Obama said in a television interview Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that his chamber will meet every day, including weekends, until Congress sends Obama legislation to make sure the government does not default on its obligations. With the Aug. 2 deadline looming, the all-consum- ing nature of the talks is a near-imperative for lawmakers and the president. But because Obama and congressional leaders have essentially cleared their schedules to focus on the negotiations, other pressing national priorities are being overshadowed, or shelved completely until there's a debt deal. The debate over U.S. military involvement in Libya that was so contentious just last month, for example, has garnered barely a mention from the White House or Congress in recent weeks. The issue hasn't gone away — Republicans and anti-war Democrats still question Obama's legal authority to keep the U.S. engaged in the Libya bombing campaign — but GOP lawmakers have insisted that dealing with the debt should take precedence. The nation's persistently high unemployment rate did manage to grab the spotlight briefly last week, after a disastrous report showed that job growth had nearly stalled. But there is little, if any, progress being made on legislation that would directly lead to job creation. Even passage of three key free-trade deals that both Obama and Republicans say will support jobs in the U.S. has been stymied by the debt talks, with administration officials putting some of the blame for the delay in ratifying the agreements on the tense partisan atmosphere created by the debt ceiling debate. And forget about the overhaul of the controversial No Child Left Behind education law the administration wanted lawmakers to finish by the time the school year starts this fall. Congress has made so little progress that the Education Department warned it's coming up with a plan B to give schools relief from the federal mandates if lawmakers fail to act. While Obama continues to be briefed and hold private meetings on issues unrelated to the debt talks, the White House has limited Obama's public appearances during the last week almost exclusively to news conferences, statements or photo opportunities related to the negotiations. "They've made the very realistic and practical judgment that those other things won't get attention," said Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman under former President George W. Bush. Still, Obama said Friday that he knows the American people would rather see Washington focusing on issues that have more resonance in their daily lives. "We've been obsessing over the last couple of weeks about raising the debt ceiling and reducing the debt and deficit," he said. "I tell you what the American people are obsessing about right now is that unemployment is still way too high and too many folks' homes are still underwater, and prices of things that they need, not just that they want, are going up a lot faster than their paychecks are if they've got a job." But lawmakers from both parties say it would be difficult to address any of those issues if they can't get control of the nation's debt and prevent a default. "All of our guys know this is the moment to do something really meaningful for the economy and our looming debt crisis," said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner. "If this debate is blocking out the sun, it's only because the debt problem is just that large." Lingering just below the surface of the debt debate ‚Äî and sometimes bubbling above it ‚Äî is the fast-approaching 2012 election. As long as Obama is stuck in Washington working on a deal, he won't be traveling to politically important battleground states to sell the public on his policies or raise campaign funds. That may be a less serious problem for Obama, who hauled in $86 million for his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party in the three months ending June 30. That was more than all his GOP rivals combined. Poll: Obesity hits more boomers than others in US WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Given their waistlines, heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years. And for all the talk of "60 is the new 50" and active aging, even those who aren't obese need to do more to stay fit, according to the Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong .com poll. Most baby boomers say they get some aerobic exercise, the kind that revs up your heart rate, at least once a week. But most adults are supposed to get 2 to 4 hours a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity — things like a brisk walk, a dance class, pushing a lawn mower. Only about a quarter of boomers polled report working up a sweat four or five times a week, what the average person needs to reach that goal. Worse, 37 percent never do any of the strength training so crucial to fighting the muscle loss that comes with aging. Walking is their most frequent form of exercise. The good news: Walk enough and the benefits add up. "I have more energy, and my knees don't hurt anymore," says Maggie Sanders, 61, of Abbeville, S.C. She has lost 15 pounds by walking four miles, three times a week, over the past few months, and eating better. More boomers need to heed that feel-good benefit. Based on calculation of body mass index from selfreported height and weight, roughly a third of the baby boomers polled are obese, compared with about a quarter of both older and younger responders. Only half of the obese boomers say they are are regularly exercis- ing. An additional 36 percent of boomers are overweight, though not obese. The nation has been bracing for a surge in Medicare costs as the 77 million baby boomers, the post-war generation born from 1946 to 1964, begin turning 65. Obesity — with its extra risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and arthritis — will further fuel those bills. "They're going to be expensive if they don't get their act together," says Jeff Levi of the nonprofit Trust for America's Health. He points to a study that found Medicare pays 34 percent more on an obese senior than one who's a healthy weight. About 60 percent of boomers polled say they're dieting to lose weight, and slightly more are eating more fruits and vegetables or cutting cholesterol and salt. But it takes physical activity, not just dieting, to shed pounds. That's especially important as people start to age and dieting alone could cost them precious muscle in addition to fat, says Jack Rejeski of Wake Forest University, a specialist in exercise and aging. Whether you're overweight or just the right size, physical activity can help stave off the mobility problems that too often sneak up on the sedentary as they age. Muscles gradually become flabbier until people can find themselves on the verge of disability and loss of independence, like a canoe that floats peacefully until it gets too near a waterfall to pull back, Rejeski says. He led a study that found a modest weight loss plus walking 2-4 hours a week helped people 60 and older significantly improve their mobility. Even those who didn't walk that much got some benefit. Try walking 10 minutes at a time two or three times a day, he suggests, and don't wait to start. "I don't think there's any question the earlier you get started, the better," says Rejeski, who at 63 has given up running in favor of walking, and gets in 30 miles a week. "If you allow your mobility to decline, you pay for it in terms of the quality of your own life." When it comes to diseases, nearly half of boomers polled worry most about cancer. The second-leading killer, cancer does become more common with aging. "It's the unknown nature, that it can come up without warning," says Harry Forsha, 64, of Clearwater, Fla., and Mill Spring, N.C. Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer, but it's third in line on the boomers' worry list. Memory loss is a bigger concern. "On a scale of one to 10, seven or eight," is how Barry Harding, 61, of Glen Burnie, Md., puts it. "It's more talked about now, Alzheimer's and dementia." In fact, more than half of boomers polled say they regularly do mental exercises such as crossword puzzles. After Harding retires, he plans to take classes to keep mentally active. For now, he's doing the physical exercise that's important for brain health, too. He also takes fish oil, a type of fatty acid that some studies suggest might help prevent mental decline. Sanders, the South Carolina woman, says it was hard to make fitness a priority in her younger years. "When you're younger, you just don't see how important it is," says Sanders, whose weight began creeping up when breast cancer in her 40s sapped her energy. Now, "I just know that my lifestyle had to change." 3 World War II soldiers missing in action have been identified JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The military says the remains of three soldiers missing in action from World War II have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. The Department of Defense identified the men as Army Pfc. Lawrence N. Harris, of Elkins, W.Va., Cpl. Judge C. Hellums, of Paris, Miss., and Pvt. Donald D. Owens, of Cleveland. They will be buried in a single casket July 20 in Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C. The military said Hellums, Harris, Owens and two other soldiers were attacked by enemy fire in their M-10 tank destroyer on Oct. 9, 1944, while their unit was fighting its way to France's eastern border. The other two soldiers survived but Harris, Hellums and Owens were killed. Evidence at the time indicated the remains of the men had been destroyed in the attack and were neither recovered nor buried near the location. Summertime is a great time to schedule Annual Exams and Sports Physicals. To schedule an appointment, call (740) 949-2683 Hunter Family Practice ����'JGUI�4U��t�3BDJOF In 1946, a French soldier found human remains, which were buried as unknowns in Belgium. In 2003, a French citizen discovered human remains and Hellums' identification bracelet. The information was eventually sent to »»» reen Go G »» the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. Historians researched the remains and burials at the cemetery in Belgium. The remains were disinterred in 2008 for forensic review. Dental comparisons and DNA were used to identify the men. Save Money on Your T No V o P OC Utility Bills with oll ute Thermal Insulating Paint for HOME • INDUSTRY • TRANSPORTATION Gheen’s Painting Inc. “T Long Bottom, Ohio hi No 1-800-554-5582 Pa nne 1-740-949-0405 in rs t ” 1-740-590-3700 ater p W anu Cle �The Daily Sentinel BY THE BEND Community Calendar Public meetings Monday, July 25 RACINE — Southern Local Board of Education, regular meeting, 8 p.m., high school media room. Friday, July 29 MARIETTA – The Regional Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging , 10 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 312 Franklin Ave., Marietta. Community meetings Thursday, July 21 POMEROY — Advisory Board/ Survivorship Taskforce meeting, American Cancer Society, noon, Mulberry Community Center. New members invited. 992-6624, x24 for information. Reunions Saturday, July 23 CHESTER — Staneart Family Reunion (descendants of Joel & Lydia Staneart), noon, Chester Courthouse/ Academy, theme is “Discovering Our Roots,” family members asked to bring old family photos, obituaries for donation to Chester Academy. Church Events Friday, July 22 MIDDLEPORT – Victory Baptist Church Bible school, through Friday 22, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Featuring one of a kind zoo – the snake who tempted Eve, the talking donkey, the whale which swallowed Jonah, the Lamb of God. TUPPERS PLAINS — Vacation Bible School, 68:30 p.m., through Friday, St. Paul United Methodist Church. Theme is “Rev it Up for God,” with a race car theme. POMEROY – Community VBS with PandaMania theme “Where God is Wild About You,” through Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the New Beginnings Church, 112 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Registration from 6 to 6:30 Monday; Friday, July 22, closing program and family cookout. POMEROY – First Southern Baptist Church, 41872 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, through July 22, 6 to 9 p.m. For transportation or more information call the church, 992-6779. Birthdays Friday, July 22 POMEROY – Mina Swisher will observe her 97th birthday on Friday, July 22. Cards may be sent to her at 258 W. Main St., Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Shale development meetings set STAFF REPORT MARIETTA – Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District in conjunction with the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA) and Rural Action will offer an education series to community leaders and individuals in early August on shale development. “We want to provide information critical to community leaders and to individual landowners about the opportunity for Marcellus and Utica Shale development across the region,” said Buckeye Hills Executive Director Misty Casto. “Information will help individuals and communities make the best possible decisions for the Page A3 future.” The programs will be hosted Aug. 2 and 3 and presented by Dale Arnold, Director of Energy Policy for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The August 2 sessions will be at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 312 Franklin St in Marietta. From 3-5 p.m. Community leaders will learn about Shale Development and its impact to local communities; from 7-9 p.m., the session will share impacts to landowners. The same sessions will be hosted Aug. 3 at Lee’s Banquet Haus, 580 Radio Lane in Logan. Seating is limited. RSVPs are appreciated to Jenny Myers at 1-800331-2644 or by email to jmyers@buckeyehills.org. OʼBleness to host cancer group ATHENS –O’Bleness Memorial Hospital sponsors a cancer discussion group for patients with cancer, survivors, families and caregivers. Each meeting focuses on a general topic where cancer patients and caregivers share stories and insights. The next meeting will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.. on Thursday, in the Willow View Cafe. For more information, contact Susan Kozak, O’Bleness volunteer resources manager, at (740) 592-9270. ʻRobo-signing,ʼ at center of foreclosure probe last year, is still rampant Mortgage industry employees are still signing documents they haven't read and using fake signatures more than eight months after big banks and mortgage companies promised to stop the illegal practices that led to a nationwide halt of home foreclosures. Critics say the new findings point to a systemic problem with the paperwork involved in home mortgages and titles. And they say it shows that banks and mortgage processors haven't acted aggressively enough to put an end to widespread document fraud in the mortgage industry. "Robo-signing is not even close to over," says Curtis Hertel, the recorder of deeds in Ingham County, Mich., which includes Lansing. "It's still an epidemic." Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Justice family - Five generations Juanita Justice, Belpre, is pictured with her great-great grandson, Caleb Joshua Petit, great grandson, Troy Pettit, grandson Jamie Pettit, and daughter, Brenda Corder. (Submitted photo) A S K D R . B RO T H E R S Wife is lonely but not alone BY DR. JOYCE BROTHERS Dear Dr. Brothers: I've been married for almost five years, and as I look back over my life since I met my husband, I realize that I've become really isolated. I don't spend time with many friends from whom I used to be inseparable 10 years ago, and I even see my family less and less. I've also been feeling pretty lonely recently. Is it possible that growing apart from my friends is making me feel this way, even though my relationship with my husband is great? -- L.L. Dear L.L.: That definitely is possible, and also likely is detrimental to both your own emotional well-being and your relationship with your husband. When you place that much pressure on one relationship in your life, you risk straining that relationship, especially if your husband is better able to maintain balance in his life. Focusing only on one relationship, even if it is the most important one in our life, can cause us to neglect our other friends and relatives who Dr. Joyce Brothers care about us. Once you start pulling out of your previous social networks, it can be hard to re-initiate those relationships, and that can lead to a cycle that leaves you isolated from your previous friends. It can be perfectly natural to want to step back and take some alone time, especially with the busy schedules we end up working with, between careers and spouses and other relationships, but the important thing to remember is that even if you've fallen out of touch with some friends, it is easier now than ever to rekindle those relationships. You can reach out through websites like Facebook or through email, and spend time building those friendships that you may see as lost. If you make a conscientious effort and determine to spend a certain amount of time per week pursuing social activities outside of your relationship with your husband, you'll likely find it quite easy to pull yourself out of isolation. Dear Dr. Brothers: My husband and I are thinking about having kids, but I'm not quite ready. He's quite a bit older than I am, and the other day he mentioned that he wants to have kids while he still can. I always thought that men could have kids much later in life than women, and I'm afraid this "biological clock" talk is his way of trying to put pressure on me. Does he actually have anything to worry about, or is this just a scare tactic? -- F.N. Dear F.N.: With celebrity dads toping 60 years old, it can feel hard to take your husband's concerns seriously, but there are a number of reasons why you should hear him out. First, as your husband, he deserves your taking his worries and fears to heart and not dismissing him without considering the serious- ness of his feelings. Think about how you would respond if he were to question the motivation of a worry that you expressed to him, or if he simply told you that you were being silly and not to worry. You owe it to him at least to listen when he expresses his fears. Secondly, though maybe less importantly, is that there actually may be something to his worries. Men's fertility certainly does decline with age, and although it might not be as precipitous a drop as in women, there definitely are effects of aging when it comes to men's reproductive capabilities. While women's hormone levels change quickly and permanently, men experience a drop in testosterone levels as they age, but aren't subject to such lows as women experience, and men usually are able to keep producing sperm -- albeit lower quality or quantities -- as they age. One thing your husband may be able to do to protect his fertility is lose weight, and a visit to his doctor might put his fertility picture in perspective for both of you. (c) 2011 by King Features Syndicate Obama appoints Cordray to lead consumer agency WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama moved Monday to get a new consumer protection bureau up and running, introducing a former Ohio attorney general as director, in an apparent acknowledgment that the woman who masterminded the agency couldn't win Senate confirmation. In a Rose Garden ceremony under sunny skies, Obama announced he has chosen Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At the same time, Obama vowed to resist any efforts to block its work. "We are going to stand up this bureau and ensure it is doing the right thing for middle-class families all across the country," the president said. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was a central feature of a law Congress passed last year that overhauled the rules that govern the financial sector. The agency will serve as a government watchdog over mortgages, credit cards and other forms of lending when it officially begins its work on July 21. Obama and Cordray were joined by Elizabeth Warren, a special assistant to the president who had been charged with getting the agency started. Warren is widely considered the architect of the bureau, and consumer groups wanted her to be named as its leader. But she was strongly opposed by Republicans and would have faced a difficult path to confirmation. The president applauded Warren's work as an advocate for the American public. "She's become perhaps the leading voice in our country on behalf of consumers," he said. "She's done it while facing some very tough opposition." Some progressive groups, while complimentary of Cordray, made their continued preference for Warren known. "With her track record of standing up to Wall Street and fighting for consumers, Elizabeth Warren was the best qualified to lead the bureau that she conceived," said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. The White House deflected questions about whether Obama chose Cordray to lead the bureau to avoid a protracted fight for Warren. "The president is Low Cost and Value are smart decisions, especially in this economy. Cremeens Funeral Home 823 Elm St., Racine 740-949-3210 Funeral, Cremation and Pre Arrangement Services Jay Cremeens, Nathan King - Directors focused on moving this forward and he thinks Richard Cordray is the absolute right person to do the job," Obama spokesman Jay Carney said. But Republicans have already threatened to block Senate confirmation for Cordray as well. The 52year-old is considered a Warren ally and has been working with her as director of enforcement for the agency. Republicans fought fiercely against the creation of the bureau last year and have been trying to place restrictions on its work. In May, all Senate Republicans joined in a letter to Obama threatening to withhold their support for any nominee to the position if the White House didn't seek significant changes to the agency. Warren said there were already adequate restrictions placed on the agency, and it was time for lawmakers to move on. "We had this fight," she said. "The agency is here to do a job, a job that desperately needs to be done." On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., reiterated Republican opposition to the bureau in its current form, saying "we'll insist on serious reforms to bring accountability and transparency to the agency before we consider any nominee to run it." The financial industry has also expressed concerns about the agency, worrying that it would restrict new products just when companies are seeking to replace profits squeezed by the new financial rules. Join Us For Lunch Hump Day - Lunch Day 1st Wed. of every month • 11am-1pm $5.00 Donation --- Dave Diles Park Great Gift Ideas Cat's Meow Middleport/Meigs Jr. High & Meigs High School $20.00/each Middleport T-Shirts $14.00 / $16.00 / $18.00 Call 992-5877 • 992-1121 992-7278 • 304-773-6090 Middleport Community Association �OPINION Page A4 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Campbell shines in 1st show Thinking of getting a since Alzheimerʼs news smaller car? Wait until fall BY CHRIS TALBOTT AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER BILOXI, Miss. — Glen Campbell leaned over his blue electric guitar, plucked a few strings and made a sour face. “Dadgum it,” he said. Campbell, 75, fiddled a few seconds longer while standing backstage Friday night at the IP Casino and finally found a perfect D chord. “There it is,” he said, before turning on his heel and marching into the spotlight. He launched into “Gentle on my Mind” and — without so much as clearing his throat — nailed it. “That first one is a doozey, ain’t it?” Campbell asked the crowd. It was classic Glen Campbell. Alzheimer’s disease may have changed a lot of things in the Country Music Hall of Famer’s life, but his ability to create sounds that still resonate in our shared memory with his blue G&L Comanche on “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” or his Hamer 12-string on “Southern Nights” is virtually untouched. In the night’s finest moment, Campbell brought the crowd to its feet after nailing the delicate runs in the middle of his classic “Wichita Lineman.” Campbell’s first performance since announcing he has Alzheimer’s, the degen- erative brain disease that’s slowly robbing him of his memories and abilities, was largely a triumph. His family and road crew were worried he might be rusty after a long layoff since his last performance. Except for a few flubbed lyrics, quickly corrected with the help of teleprompters, Campbell and his band powered through a tight 22-song set interspersed with self-deprecating jokes. “I tell you I’m happy to be here,” Campbell said. “At my age I’m happy to be anywhere. It seems like I’ve been doing this since Hitler was a corporal.” Fronting a band that includes four of his children and close friends, Campbell played favorites like “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Galveston” and finished the evening with two songs from his new album, “Ghost on the Canvas,” out Aug. 30 on Surfdog Records. The album, which features guest appearances and song contributions from Paul Westerberg, Jakob Dylan, Keith Urban, Billy Corgan, Brian Setzer, Rick Nielsen and Dick Dale, is Campbell’s last studio album. He plans a goodbye tour as well. Friday’s show was a one-off, an excuse to gather his family around him and have a little fun. “When I get tired of playing golf I do one of these,” Campbell joked in an interview earlier in the day. Campbell was loose and easy-going all day, joking his way through rehearsal and posing for pictures with fans before and after the show. Two drove six hours and showed up with homemade shirts that read “Glen Campbell Fan.” A couple flew in from Seattle. Another fan noted he keeps Campbell’s music in heavy rotation on his iPod. “It’s wonderful to meet someone with taste!” Campbell said with a laugh. Tour manager Bill Maclay said the good mood is due to the presence of Campbell’s family. His wife, Kim, began coming on the road with him three years ago. And his band includes his oldest daughter, Debby Campbell-Cloyd, who sings harmony, and his three youngest children: sons Cal on drums and Shannon on guitar, and daughter Ashley on banjo and keys. All those familiar faces make Campbell feel comfortable. “The road is home right now,” Maclay said. As much as Campbell enjoyed being on stage, the few moments he spent in the wings while watching Debby and Ashley sing a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” may have been his favorite. “I like to hear sister harmonies,” he said in a whisper. “I don’t know what it is. They’re amazing. I’m really blessed. It’s awesome.” BY DEE-ANN DURBIN & TOM KRISHER AP AUTO WRITERS ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Thinking of trading in the clunker in your garage for something that gets better gas mileage? Wait a little longer. Small car prices, which have set record highs this year, are expected to come down this fall. Lower gas prices will make people comfortable driving something bigger. Honda and Toyota, which were hurt by the Japan earthquake, will crank up production of small cars. And Japan and Detroit will offer big discounts on smaller models as their lots fill up. The average new compact car, which cost a record $20,500 in June, should fall to about $19,300 by the end of the year. The average used compact car should fall from a record $11,300 to about $9,600 over the same time, according figures compiled by the Kelley Blue Book auto pricing service. Small-car prices should start falling in September and accelerate through the end of the year. “Values for these vehicles just rose too quickly and got to a level that was really unsustainable,” says Alec Gutierrez, manager of vehicle valuation for the Kelley Blue Book car pricing service. Here are factors push- ing down small-car prices: — Small-car surplus: Carmakers such as Honda and Toyota are boosting production following Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The disaster essentially shut down that nation’s auto industry and slowed Japanese-brand factories in North America. With ...The average used compact car should fall from a record $11,300 to about $9,600 ... factories returning to normal, American dealers will have more Civics, Corollas and Priuses. And they won’t have to put small-car buyers on waiting lists, like they did this spring. In fact, some will have more small cars than they need says George Davis, general manager of a Honda dealership in Ann Arbor, Mich. “One minute they’re going to look out the window and see 50 cars. Two weeks later they’ll see 300. Panic sets in,” he says. “They pay interest on these cars and they’ll have to discount.” — Deals: Honda and Toyota dealers will increase rebates, lowinterest financing and other promotions, Gutierrez predicts. “GM and Ford will be right behind them, and Hyundai as well,” he says. Automakers say they won’t cut prices even if Toyota and Honda come out with bigger incentives. Instead, they want to sell cars on quality, styling and features. Dealers and analysts are skeptical, though, saying that once Honda and Toyota restock, prices will fall as rivals try to win customers who have to replace their clunkers. The average age of a car in the U.S. is now 10.6 years, up more than a full year from 2008, according to the Polk research firm. — Lower gas prices: Gas prices are down 31 cents from their peak of $3.98 a gallon in May, and although small-car demand is still strong, buyers have started to shift to larger vehicles. Compact and subcompact sales fell to just under 195,000 last month, down from 238,000 in March, according to Autodata Corp. There’s now a shortage of cars at Pacific Honda near San Diego. But they’ll be a surplus after July and buyers will see deals, says Wayne Meyer, president of the chain that owns the dealership. Pacific Honda has about 38 vehicles in stock instead of the usual 350. “There’s going to be so much car availability,” Meyer says. Automakers “are going to be defending market share they gained or regaining market share they lost.” Sweet corn fest sales expected to exceed last yearʼs BY THE STAFF THE MARIETTA TIMES Several thousands ears of locally grown sweet cornon-the-cob were enjoyed by all ages during the fourth annual Marietta Sweet Corn Festival at Armory Square on Saturday. “We sold more than 4,000 by (Saturday) afternoon, so we are going to exceed last year’s sales,” said Dan Warren, co-owner of Cowboy Concessions of Whipple. The stand has volunteered its cooking service every year of the festival to aid in allowing the event committee to raise as much funds as possible. Glenn Newman, cofounder of the festival, said this year’s event was very popular. “It’s extraordinary,” he The Daily Sentinel Reader Services (USPS 213-960) Correction Policy Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 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. 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Jessie Bigley, co-chair of the festival committee, said by having the corn at such a low cost and not charging for admission helps keep the event family-friendly. “Four years ago a group of citizens got together and Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution decided we wanted to try to have an old-fashioned festival to give families something fun to do,” Bigley said. “We also wanted to make sure it would be low in cost and celebrate Marietta’s farming heritage.” The Washington County area was once a “truck farming” location, she said, and crops including beans, potatoes, tomatoes and, of course, sweet corn were prominent in the Ohio River Valley. “That heritage is very important because it is why we are here and we need to teach it and remember it,” Bigley said. The organization wanted to highlight Marietta’s success in the area of farming and bring people together to celebrate that in a spirit of fun and community. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Letters to the Editor able. 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Born Nov. 4, 1929 in West Columbia, W.Va., he was the son of the late James E. and Maude (Booth) Sprouse. He was a WWII Air Force veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: siblings, Maureen Schurman, Eileen Huffman, Pearlene VanOatenghem, June Baulf Sprouse, James F. Sprouse, Judy Ginther and Jack Sprouse; and grandson, Ayden Harrison. He is survived by: ex-wife, Virginia Harrah, West Columbia; sons, James Sprouse, Puducha, Ky., Joseph Sprouse, Miamisburg, Jeffrey Sprouse, Kettering, Jerald Sprouse, West Chester, Jonathon Sprouse, Kettering; daughters, Cynthia Rowlett, Kettering, Cheryl Noggle, Louisville, Ky.; grandsons, James Sprouse, Tony Rowlett, Jr., Jerald Sprouse, Jr., Christopher Sprouse, Donald Sprouse, Mathew Sprouse, Nicholas Sprouse, Jonathon Sprouse, Jr.; granddaughters, Jessica Sprouse Clark, Jennifer Sprouse Harrison, Lisa Smith; great granddaughters, Natalie Sprouse, Serenity Sprouse; brother, Roscoe Sprouse; sisters, Joanna Reed, Lera Price and Betty Knapp; several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home in Mason, W.Va. with Father Josh Smith officiating. The American Legion Post 140 & VFW Post 9926 will present military honors. Visitation is from 4-6 p.m., also on Saturday, July 23 at the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to foglesongroush@wirefire.net. Thelma Dalton Thelma Dalton, 85, Cheshire, passed away on July 16, 2011, at her residence. She was born Feb. 13, 1926, in Logan, W.Va., daughter of the late Nim Conley and Minnie (Bryant) Conley. She was a former member of the Tick Ridge Baptist Church and a current member of the Rutland Freewill Baptist Church. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Dalton; a granddaughter and grandson; five brothers and five sisters. She is survived by her children: Theada Funderburke, Cheshire, Deloris (John) Gaus, Rutland, Cletis (Alberta) Dalton, Pomeroy, Curtis (Kathy) Dalton, Rutland, Paulette (Gary) Gordon, Cheshire; 11 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; five sisters; many nieces and nephews. Funeral will be at noon on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at the Hannah Church in Chapmanville, W.Va., with Pastor Ron Warrens. Burial will be in the Dalton Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Anderson-McDaniel Funeral Home, Pomeroy. An on-line registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. Orville Eastman Orville Eastman, 92, was born Sept. 11, 1918, and left this earth on Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center. Orville was the son of George and Norma Eastman, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Golda, his brother, Emmett Alton Eastman and sisters, Betty K.. Eastman and Reva Carol Eastman. Orville is survived by a double-cousin, Roland Eastman, additional ccousins and many special friends. Orville was a Christian man and was always very kind, gentle, peaceful and content. He spent his years farming, gardening and helping his family and neighbors. Orville served our country in World War II between March 11, 1942 and Sept. 25, 1945. Orville served in England, France, Germany and Belgium. He was wounded twice during the World War II and received two Purple Hearts as well as numerous other medals, ribbons, and honors. Funeral services will be on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home, Pomeroy, with Pastor Tom Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Visiting hours will be from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Broadband From Page A1 Though these numbers show improvement, they don’t show the entire picture of broadband availability in Meigs County. Meigs County Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe said though cable and telephone providers have increased Internet service in the populated areas of Meigs County, until broadband reaches more rural areas, he believes those high-speed coverage numbers have reached “the ceiling.” Varnadoe explained until companies like the locally-operated New Era Broadband receive their already approved federal funding to expand coverage into rural Meigs County, those numbers of residents with broadband access have likely reached a plateau. “Geographically speaking, nearly two-thirds of Meigs County does not have easy access to affordable broadband,” Varnadoe said. “In terms of infrastructure, access to broadband is just as important as water and sewer service to businesses.” Varnadoe said New Era Broadband, which is located out of Coolville, is still awaiting its $2.9 million in federal funding to accomplish the goal of expanding high-speed Internet service in Meigs County - the company has previously said it could offer the service to nearly 3,000 more customers when the project is completed. The funding is from a United States Department of Agriculture grant to expand broadband Internet service into rural areas. The first new access point New Era will start on will be in the Five Points area to reach customers who only have access to dialup Internet service. Connect Ohio describes itself as a nonprofit, technology-neutral public-private partnership that works with telecommunications providers, business and community leaders, information technology companies, researchers, public agencies, libraries, and universities in an effort to help extend affordable highspeed Internet service to every Ohio household. Numerous groups entertained with hymn singing during Saturdayʼs Chester Shade Days. Here Randy Shafer of Gallia County and his sister entertain. (Charlene Hoeflich photo) audience sing-along of old favorites. Pat Holter and Dale Colburn were recognized and presented framed certificates in appreciation of their work with the Chester Shade Historical Association since its organization 15 years ago. Recognized were winners in the pie baking contest, Betty Newell, first, Jean Hilton, second, and Pat Holter, third, with each receiving a monetary award. The 13 pies were then sold at auction to benefit the Chester-Shade organization raising $655. Other activities of the day included a variety of gospel music by area musicians, corn hole competitions, a pet show, and recognition of the oldest woman and man attending. Food was available all day long at the firehouse and from the Racine Band Boosters booth. Following the Chautauqua program, the annual Civil War ball got underway with Jean Hilton “Miz Rosebud” calling for the dancers, many in period-style ball gowns. Grant From Page A1 ject include the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies; Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa, and Seneca Counties (WSOS) Community Action; Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development; and the Ohio Healthy Homes Network. Three hundred-thousand dollars in match funds are being provided by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. Lead poisoning is the greatest environmental threat to children in Ohio and OHHLPPP provides program funding, public and professional education, public health lead investigations, case management, data collection and analysis. The program addresses the needs of lead-poisoned children from birth through 72 months of age. The program assists family members, medical care providers and other community members to reduce and prevent lead poisoning. OHHLPPP recognizes that children under the age of 36 months are at greatest risk for lead poisoning. There is no “safe” level of lead in the blood – any confirmed level is an indication that the child has been exposed. Children at high risk are those who live in or regularly visit a house built before 1950 (includes day care centers, preschools, home of babysitter, relative, etc.); live in or regularly visit a house with peeling, dusting, or deteriorated paint; live in or visit a house built before 1978 with recent and/or current plans for renovation; has a sibling or playmate that has been lead poisoned; comes in frequent contact with an adult who has a hobby/works with lead (such as construction, welding, painting, etc). For the Record Sheriff POMEROY — Sheriff Robert Beegle reported: • Arrest of Keith Myers, Jr., by Syracuse Police Department, for theft of cable television service. Chief G.R. Freed was notified late Thursday by Suddenlink Communications they had found a coaxial cable running across the street to the Myers residence from another. The charge is a fifth-degree felony and Myers was to appear in County Court Friday. • Report of suspect removing manhole cover and riser from a drain under the U.S. 33 bridge on Ohio 7. Deputies are investigating based on license plate information, and charges are expected to be filed. • Capt. Steve Kane and Sgt. Bill Gilkey will attend a free training class at Hocking College, “Rx Abuse in Ohio,” sponsored by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. County Commissioners POMEROY — At Thursday’s regular meeting, Meigs County Commissioners: • Approved payment of bills, $492,538.14. • Approved apprporiations requests for Meigs Recycling fund. • Set a viewing of Millersburg Road, Bedford Township, on a request to vacate by township trustees, 10 a.m., July 28, and public hearing on the request at 1:15 p.m., during the regular commissioners’ meeting. Attending: President Michael Bartrum, Tom Anderson, and Tim Ihle, Clerk Gloria Kloes. Recorder POMEROY — Recorder Kay Hill reported these transfers of real estate: • Family Healthcare, Inc., to Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District, right of way, Salisbury; Ohio Valley Bank Co. to Caleb C. Jones, Sylvia E. Riffle, deed, Village of Syracuse; Christina Lynn Ritchie to Howard Barber, deed, Olive; Patricia Henderson to Joanne Vaughan, deed, Village of Pomeroy; Lavern W. Jordan, Mary K. Jordan, to Jack R. Jordan, Sheila J. Jordan, deed, Columbia. • Julie Lawson, Patrick L. Lawson, to Meigs County Commissioners, deed, Columbia; Edith Gay Henderson, deceased, to John W. Henderson, affidavit, Lebanon; Carolyn Wolfe, Carl L. Wolfe, Charles D. McKenzie, Tammy M. McKenzie, deed, Rutland; Ryan E. Dill, Amanda Dill, to Federal Home Mortgage Corp., sheriff’s deed, Chester. • Paul D. White, Patricia L. Cuckler White, Patricia L. White, to Randal Bolton, Kimberly Bolton, deed, Bedford; Frank E. Dodderer, deceased, to Ohio Masonic Home, Shriners Hospitals, Cambridge Dyslexic Learning, Columbus Dyslexic Learning, certificate, Olive. Debra Connor who portrayed Mary Edwards Walker, the only female contract surgeon working for the 52nd Ohio Volunteers, presented a workshop on life and death issues of the deadliest war in American history, taking more than 600,000 lives. (Charlene Hoeflich photo) workshops for children and adults, as a way of further enlightening citizens on the significance of the Civil War and its impact on the lives we lead today. Chautauqua is a part of the sesquicentennial observance of the Civil War. It is significant that it came to Meigs County since the only Civil War battle fought on Ohio soil took place at Buffington Island at Portland. Underground From Page A1 Middleport and its West Virginia neighbor unique, and that is why we are promoting it for the tourism market.” Middleport and Leading Creek were common northern destinations for slaves fleeing the south in the 19th century. One of Virginia’s most prosperous slave-owning plantations was located in Mason, W.Va. “This is a story that few of us know,” Gerlach said, “but the public should become familiar with this exciting piece of our community’s history and the history of our nation.” Meigs County Forecast Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind between 3 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Local Stocks AEP (NYSE) — 37.11 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 58.95 Ashland Inc. 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THIS FUND RAISING PROGRAM IS LEGITIMATE AND YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. �Tuesday, July 19, 2011 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS MUTTS www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page A6 Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s ZITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, July 19, 2011: This year, tap into your creativity more often. Detach, and you’ll see unusual pathways and restrictions clear. Don’t wonder; rather, just explore. Travel and education could play significant roles. Some of you might publish or become involved with a spiritual group. If you are single, you will meet someone who elevates your mind and soul. Decide if you want more. If you are attached, the two of you finally need to plan a long-coveted trip. PISCES illuminates your day. 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) +++ A touch of cynicism will take you far. A proposal that seems unbeatable probably needs to be investigated with greater care and concern. Express your reticence in the most effective way. You don’t want a strong reaction. Tonight: Listen to the whispers. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) +++++ You have a lot to smile about, but if you take someone for granted, you could be witness to a sore ego. Avoid a difficult situation, and deal with a money issue headon. You might be right, but on the other hand, another person could be out of kilter, too. Tonight: Where your friends are. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) +++ You have a style or way about you that sometimes attracts a lot of compliments. Do remember that you cannot control others, though you might give it a shot. Frustration is the only long-term outcome. Tonight: Till the wee hours. CANCER (June 21-July 22) ++++ If you are in the mood, venture in a new direction and have a long-overdue conversation. Explore various options before committing to any path. More knowledge cannot hurt, and will only create options and depth. Tonight: Return calls. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ++++ Extend yourself in the friendliest manner possible. You need to understand your limits — where they end and where they begin. If someone says “halt,” it is most likely because he or she means just that. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) +++ Once more, continue letting HOROSCOPE others assume the role they want. Understand what is going on beyond the obvious. Refuse to get caught up in a power play. Don’t allow people and/or a specific someone to push your buttons. Understand when enough is enough. Tonight: Sort through invitations. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) +++ While others react to their lives and issues, stay centered knowing what has to be done. This attitude will get you far, very far. Realize what is going on with someone at a distance. You could be far more fiery and intimidating than you realize. Tonight: Take in news. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ++++ When used well, your creativity solves issues, entices others and sometimes provokes a loved one. Be aware of this tendency to cause unnecessary problems. With the same creativity, you can prevent a problem. Tonight: Relish the moment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) +++ Your stability might be an asset. You are trying to deal with an issue involving home and family that is difficult at best. Stop wondering just how far you can go — find out. Selfdiscipline proves to be necessary. Tonight: You cannot prevent someone from going up in smoke! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ++++ Use your strong sense or ability to verbalize. Plug in your energy, and focus it where it can and will make a difference. Extremes mark your decisions. Partners give you feedback. Tonight: You don’t need to go far. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) +++ Your possessive side emerges, allowing greater give-andtake. Your ability to examine and touch base with real issues comes into play. A child or loved one is at best creating uproar. Know when enough is enough and say so. Tonight: Pay bills first. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ++++ Focus on the positive, knowing full well your attitude could change the direction of a major venture. Be willing to state your feelings. Others have a strong reaction, which you shouldn’t react to. Understand, but don’t play into it. Tonight: As you like it. 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(7) 19, 26, 2011 Gatling Ohio, LLC., 430 Harper Park Drive, Beckley, WV 25801 has submitted a Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Permit numbered D-2317-7 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management. The proposed coal mining and reclamation operations will be in Lots 834 & 1215 Sutton Township, Township 2, Range 12, Meigs County, Ohio on the property of Gatling Ohio, LLC.The proposed permit will encompass approximately 49.6 acres and is located on the New Haven 7 ½ minute U.S.G.S. Quadrangle map approximately 0.7 mile Southeast of the corporation limits of Racine, Ohio. Road permits have been obtained to conduct surface mining operations within 100 feet of the outside right-of-way line but no closer than 0 feet of the traveled portion and to construct a conveyor over Township Road 100 & within 100 feet of the outside right of way line but no closer than 100 feet of the traveled portion and to construct a conveyor over County Road 28 as described below: Located in Lots 834 & 1215, Township 2, Range 12, Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio. Mining within 100 feet of the outside right-of-way line but no closer than 0 feet of the traveled portion of Township Road 100: Beginning at a point in Township Road 100 (Yellowbush Road) approximately 150 feet west of the westernmost intersection of Township Road 100 and County Road 28 ( Apple Grove-Dorcas Road), thence from said place of beginning and following Township Road 100 in an easterly and southerly direction for approximately 600 feet to the point of terminus. Located in Lots 834 & 1215, Township 2, Range 12, Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio. Mining within 100 feet of the outside right-of-way line but no closer than 0 feet of the traveled portion of County Road 28. Beginning at a point in County Road 28 (Apple Grove-Dorcas Road) approximately 2000 feet north of the westernmost intersection of County Road 28 (Apple Grove- Dorcas Road) and Township Road 100 (Yellowbush Road), thence from said place of beginning and following County Road 28 in a southerly and easterly direction for approximately 3100 feet to the point of terminus. The application is on file at the Meigs County Courthouse, Recorder's Office, 100 East 2nd Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 for public viewing. Written comments or requests for an informal conference may be sent to the Division of Mineral Resources Management, 2045 Morse Road, Building H-3, Columbus, Ohio 43229-6693, within (30)thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. 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The qualified candidate must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, prior management experience, excellent organizational skills, working knowledge of long term care rules and regulations and must have solid knowledge base of industrial/commercial cleaning equipment, products, techniques and MSDS. Qualified candidates may send resumes to Charla Brown-McGuire, RN, LNHA, Administrator, 333 Page Street, Middleport, Oh 45760. E.O.E. & Participant of the Drug Free Workplace Program 9000 Service / Bus. Directory Medical A Celebration Of Life...... Overbrook Center, Located at 333 Page Street, Middleport, Ohio Is Pleased To Announce We Are Accepting Applicatins For Full Time And Part Time RN's And LPN's, To Join Our Friendly And Dedicated Staff. Applicant's Must Be Dependable; Team Players With Positive Attitudes To Join Us In Providing Outstanding, Quality Care To Our Residents. Stop By And Fill Out An Application M-F 8am-4:30pm Or Contact Susie Drehel, Staff Development Coordinator @ 740-9926472. E.O.E. & A Participant Of The Drug-Free Workplace Program Certified Medical Assistant/Receptionist Local physician's office is looking for a cheerful, people-oriented individual with good telephone skills, for the position of Receptionist. Some clinical duties also included. Front desk and Competer entry experience helpful. Knowledge of insurance, medications and coding is a plus. Willingness to be a team MEDICAL ASSISTANT/MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST Pleasant Valley Hospital is currently accepting resumes for a Medical Receptionist/Medical Assistant for one of our physician offices. Associate degree or graduate of an approved program for Medical Assistant or Associates degree in a related field or experience in Physician Offices preferred. Send resumes to: Pleasant Valley Hospital, c/o Human Resources, 2520 Valley Drive, Point Pleasant, WV 25550, (304) 675-4340, fax to (304) 675-6975, or apply on-line at www.pvalley.org AA/EOE �Tuesday, July 19, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page A8 www.mydailysentinel.com Logan contacted by OCC, MSL BY CRAIG DUNN SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL LOGAN, Ohio — If you believe the Internet rumor mill, not only has Logan High School applied for membership with the Columbus-based Ohio Capital Conference, but the school has already packed its bags and relocated its Shaw-Davidson campus to the outskirts of I-270. Not to say something couldn’t happen down the road — Logan representatives attended a meeting of the Mid-State League last month — but LHS has not applied for membership in either league. Nothing is imminent, but it’s fair to say it is a fluid situation. The OCC, which is considering adding a fifth eight-school division, recently reached out and contacted Logan administrators to gauge the school’s interest. Logan did not make the initial contact, and Logan has not applied for membership. Logan will, however, maintain discussions with both the OCC and MSL, according to Steve Stirn, superintendent of LoganHocking Local Schools. “We’re keeping our options open,” Stirn said Thursday morning. “If anyone wants to discuss (LHS joining another league) with us, we would be negligent in our duties if we didn’t have discussions.” Stirn made it clear that while Logan is not looking to leave the SEOAL, the school will do what’s best for its athletic programs and its student-athletes. “We would like to stay (in the SEOAL)... and if (the other schools) all stay we’d like to stay with them,” Stirn said. The main thing is that “we don’t want to be stuck without a league to play in. When you hear every year that other (SEOAL) schools are looking elsewhere, and if two or three of them leave, then we’d have to be independent — and that’s something we don’t want. “Being independent costs more money and it doesn’t give our athletes league championships or all-league (honors) to play for,” he added. “It would be very tough on our kids.” Of the remaining six SEOAL schools (Logan, Chillicothe, Gallia Academy, Jackson, Portsmouth and Warren), only Chillicothe has publicly voiced in recent months it was considering leaving the league if the right situation (also the MSL or OCC) came along. Sources indicate the fifth OCC division might consist of Logan and Chillicothe of the SEOAL, Canal Winchester, Teays Valley and Hamilton Township of the MSL, and three current OCC schools from the south/southwest side of Columbus, including Groveport and, possibly, Franklin Heights and Westland. The MSL is discussing a big-school division consisting of Logan, Chillicothe, Canal Winchester, Teays Valley, Hamilton Township, Logan Elm, Circleville and Whitehall, reorganizing the rest of its membership, and possibly adding a few schools to its smallschool division. (To get an idea of the size of the schools in question, here are their enrollment numbers — listed as boys-girls-totals — of students in grades nine through 11 submitted to the Ohio High School Athletic Association last fall for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 athletic count: Groveport, 697-640— 1,337; Westland, 620554—1,174; Logan, 478435—913; Franklin Heights, 423-473—896; Teays Valley, 430-422— 852; Canal Winchester, 409-406—815; Chillicothe, 339-367— 706; Hamilton Township, 353-344—697; Whitehall, 306-300—606; Logan Elm, 269-285—554; Circleville, 279-267— 546). With the MSL set to go through an unprecedented stage of membership upheaval, five MSL schools — including Canal Winchester, Teays Valley and Hamilton Township — have made preliminary contact with the OCC about possible membership. The OCC will lose one member (Watkins Memorial) and the MSL will lose six (Granville, Heath, Lakewood, Licking Valley, Newark Catholic and Licking Heights) at the end of the 2012-13 season to the reforming Licking County League. Leagues all over the state are in the process of expanding, re-forming or re-organizing, and the domino effect is being felt everywhere. For example: • Utica and Johnstown will leave the MidBuckeye Conference to join the Licking County League. • Fredericktown and Centerburg (MBC), as well as Fairbanks and Jonathan Alder, are going to join the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference beginning with the 201314 season. That league will likely divide into a pair of seven-team divisions. • Marietta left the SEOAL at the end of the 2010-11 school year to join the East Central Ohio League, which now numbers 10 schools, including a division with Marietta, Zanesville, New Philadelphia, Dover and Cambridge. The SEOAL is back down to six members — the same number of schools it had prior to expansion at the outset of the 2006-07 season — with Chillicothe and Portsmouth replacing Athens and Marietta. Logan, Gallia Academy, Jackson and Portsmouth are charter members of the league, with Logan, Gallipolis and Jackson continuous members since 1925. Although cutting down on travel is at the forefront of most of these league changes, competition and school sizes are playing a role as well. So far as travel goes, other than Westland (65 minutes and 62 miles) and Franklin Heights (61 minutes and 55 miles), all of Logan’s trips in the OCC and MSL scenarios would be less than 50 miles and would take between 35 minutes and an hour. Currently, the Chiefs’ and Lady Chiefs’ SEOAL trips range from roughly an hour (Chillicothe and Jackson) to almost two hours (Portsmouth). In a recent story in The Circleville Herald, a sister paper to The Logan Daily News, five MSL schools have expressed interest about the possibility of joining the OCC. According to The Herald, “the schools sent letters of interest to the OCC to keep their options open with several schools leaving the Mid-State League to reform the Licking County League,” MSL commissioner Jim Hayes said. Three of the five MSL schools who expressed interest in joining the OCC come from the Buckeye Division — Teays Valley, Canal Winchester and Hamilton Township. The other two league schools — Whitehall, which was one of five schools to originally form the OCC in 1966, and Bexley — come from the Ohio Division, which is set to lose Licking Valley, Heath, Granville, Lakewood and Newark Catholic to the LCL. Licking Heights has also decided to leave the MSLCardinal Division to join the LCL. Following the departure of the six Licking County schools, the MSL will be left with 18 schools in four central Ohio counties. The MSL is working on a plan to add five schools to try and keep its three-division format. “The league’s expansion and realignment committee presented a proposal to, excluding the Licking County schools, 17 of our 18 schools who attended a (recent) meeting... to add five schools and have three divisions determined solely by enrollment,” Hayes said. The schools include Logan and Chillicothe along with Fairfield Christian, Grove City Christian and Worthington Christian. The MSL would then have two divisions of eight teams and another division of seven teams, according to Hayes. “If we can make these changes with adding a balance of larger and smaller schools and divide the schools into divisions by enrollment, then I believe schools like Teays Valley and Canal Winchester would be more open to staying in the MSL,” Hayes said. The MSL will meet again in August to further investigate the proposal. Craig Dunn is the sports editor of the Logan Daily News in Logan, Ohio. OVP Sports Briefs MEIGS 8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL CLINIC ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — There will be a volleyball clinic held at the Meigs Middle School from Monday, July 25, through Friday, July 29, for eighth grade girls only. The clinic times are 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Conditioning for seventh and eighth grade volleyball will begin on Monday, Aug. 1. SOUTHERN YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP RACINE, Ohio — There will be a football camp at Southern High School for grades 2-6 from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, July 23, at the field. Participants should wear cleats, t-shirt and shorts, and a small fee is required. In case of rain, the makeup date will be on July 30. For more information, call 416-5444. Registration is the day of the event. EAGLE 5K ROAD RACE AND FUN RUN TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The annual Eagle 5k Road Race and Walk and 1 mile fun run will take place on Saturday, August 6, in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. with the race starting at 8:30 a.m. Registration will be at the Tuppers Plains Ballfields and the race will begin and end at the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Tuppers Plains, Ohio. Registration forms are available online at www.easternlocal.com. For more information contact Eastern Cross Country and Track Coach Josh Fogle at 740-667-9730. EASTERN FALL SPORTS SIGNUPS TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — All athletes who are planning to play a fall sport — football, volleyball, cross country, golf or cheerleading — should signup and fill out informational packets in the Eastern High School office. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Friday. EASTERN YOUTH FOOTBALL SIGNUPS TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Signups for the 2011 Eastern Youth Football League will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on July 23 at Eastern Elementary School. Teams are forming for third-fourth grade and fifth-sixth grade. For more information contact Larry Davis at 740-818-8126 or Shawn Rayburn at 740985-3362. BBYFL SIGNUPS The Big Bend Youth Football League will hold its annual signups every Saturday in July from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all youth interested in participating in football or cheerleading. Ages range from third grade to sixth grade. Signups will be held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Middleport, Ohio. For questions call Sarah at 740-698-4054, Regina at 740-6982804, Randy at 740-591-4203, Jim at 304-674-3825, Bill at 740-416-8712 or Tony at 740-992-4067. BIKER SUNDAY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT SYRACUSE, Ohio — A softball tournament to benefit the Bethel Worship Center’s Biker Sunday will be held on July 30 and 31 at the Syracuse Ballfields. Teams for the tournament should be made up of five guys and five girls age 16 and up. The deadline to enter is noon on Wednesday, July 27. For more information contact church members Chuck Mash at 740-444-3682 or Tammi Barber at 740-4165370, visit www.bethelwc.org or call the church at 740-667-6793. 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Underworld:: Rise e off the e Lycans Michael Sheen. !! Skinwalkers (5:30)) !!! The e Losers (:15)) Making g !! The e Kidss Are e Alll Right Annette Bening. E nthusiasm m Reall Sportss True e Blood d (:15)) !! Waterworld ('95, Act) Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kevin Costner. !! Fourr Christmases Vince Vaughn. !! Happy y Gilmore Adam Sandler. (:35)) Femme (5:00)) !! Knowing (:15)) !!! Outsourced ('07, Com) Josh Hamilton. W eedss The e Big gC Weedss The e Big gC Therapyy Reall L W �Tuesday, July 19, 2011 The Daily Sentinel • Page A9 www.mydailysentinel.com Japan’s World Cup victory helps lift devastated country FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Their country’s misery was never far from their hearts. Thousands dead or missing. Villages erased. Homes destroyed. The players on Japan’s women’s World Cup team invoked the slow recovery from a devastating tsunami and earthquake time and again. Whatever they could do, they vowed, they would. True to their word, the gleaming World Cup trophy will ride back on the plane with them — a prize, they hope, that will lift the gloom, even if only for a short while. “Before we went to the match tonight we had some commentary on television and we heard comments on the situation in Japan,” coach Norio Sasaki said after Japan upset the Americans for the World Cup title in a riveting final Sunday night, 3-1 on penalty kicks, after coming from behind twice in a 2-2 tie. “We wanted to use this opportunity to thank the people back home for the support that has been given.” This was Japan’s first appearance in the final of a major tournament, and it hadn’t beaten the Americans in their first 25 meetings, including a pair of 2-0 losses in warm-up games a month before the World Cup. But the Nadeshiko pushed ahead, playing inspired soccer and hoping their success could provide even a small emotional lift to their nation, where nearly 23,000 people died or were reported missing in the March 11 catastrophe. Following each of their games in Germany, the players made a solemn parade around the field with a banner that read, “To our Friends Around the World — Thank You for Your Support.” Before Japan upset Germany in the quarterfinals, Sasaki showed his players images of the destruction to remind them of their higher purpose. “They touched us deep in our souls,” star Aya Miyama said about the photos at the time. And they responded in kind. Joyous fans wearing Japan jerseys hugged and sang in Tokyo as they watched the players hold the trophy aloft, confetti swirling around them and flecking their hair with gold. Special newspaper editions were printed by the national papers and handed out to pedestrians in Tokyo on Monday morning, while scenes from the game were replayed constantly on television. It was the first World Cup title won by an Asian country. “If any other country was to win this, then I’m really happy and proud for Japan,” Carli Lloyd said. “Deep down inside I really thought it was our destiny to win it. But maybe it was Japan’s.” As the Japanese players celebrated, the Americans watched in stunned silence. Through every comeback, to every last second, they believed they were meant to be World Cup champions after their rocky year — needing a playoff to qualify, a loss in group play to Sweden, the epic comeback against Brazil. They simply couldn’t pull off one last thriller. “The players were patient. They wanted to win this game,” Sasaki said. “I think it’s because of that the Americans scored only two goals.” The Americans squandered countless chances before Abby Wambach scored in the 104th minute of overtime to give the U.S. a 2-1 lead. But Homare Sawa, flicked in a corner kick in the 117th to tie it. It was the fifth goal of the tourna- Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT Commissioner of the National Football League, Roger S. Goodell, meets with line judge Tom Symonette (100) and referee Walt Anderson (66) before the start of Super Bowl XLV where the Green Bay Packers face the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Feb. 6. AP sources: Club execs to be briefed if deal OK’d AP photo Japan’s Homare Sawa lifts the trophy following the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday. Japan won the match in a penalty shootout. ment for Sawa, who led all scorers in her fifth World Cup. “We ran and ran,” Sawa said. “We were exhausted, but we kept running.” The Americans had beaten Brazil on penalty kicks in a quarterfinal, but they didn’t have the same touch Sunday. Give feisty goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori credit for some of that. Chirping and yelling, she showed no fear as she faced the Americans. Never mind that she is just under 5-foot-7, and the goal is 8 feet high and 24 feet across. Shannon Boxx took the first U.S. shot, and it banged off Kaihori’s right leg as she dove. After Miyama made her penalty, Lloyd stepped up and sent her shot soaring over the crossbar. As the crowd gasped, Lloyd covered her mouth in dismay. After Kaihori’s impressive twohanded save on a shot by Tobin Heath, Mizuho Sakaguchi converted Japan’s third kick. One more, and Japan would win the title. Wambach made her penalty kick, but Saki Kumagai buried hers and the rest of the Japanese players raced onto the field. “This is a team effort,” Kaihori said. “In the penalty shootout I just had to believe in myself and I was very confident.” It’s been 12 years since the United States has won the World Cup, and these players were certain they were the ones to break the drought. They’d needed to beat Italy in a two-game playoff just to get into the World Cup, then lost two games in a three-month span, an unusual “bad streak” for the defending Olympic champions. After easy wins in their first two games in Germany, the Americans lost to Sweden — their first loss ever in World Cup group play. But they rallied with one of the most riveting finishes ever in a World Cup game — men’s or women’s — against Brazil in the quarterfinals. Down a player for almost an hour and on the verge of making their earliest exit from a major tournament, Wambach’s magnificent, leaping header in the 122nd minute tied the game. The Americans beat Brazil on penalty kicks and, just like that, a nation was hooked. Hollywood celebrities, pro athletes, even folks who don’t know a bicycle kick from a Schwinn were captivated by the U.S. women and charmed by their grit and can-do attitude that is proudly American. The final set the record for tweets per second, eclipsing the wedding of Prince William and Kate and the death of Osama bin Laden. The exciting climax drew 7,196 tweets per second, according to Twitter. Paraguay’s penalty shootout win over Brazil in a Copa America quarterfinal later the same day came close to beating it with 7,166. The previous record of 6,939 was set just after midnight in Japan on New Year’s Day. Other spikes include bin Laden’s death (5,106 per second) and the Super Bowl in February (4,064). President Barack Obama was a fan, taking to Twitter on Sunday morning to wish the team well, and his staff posted a tweet after the loss. “Couldn’t be prouder of the women of (hashtag) USWNT after a hard-fought game. Congratulations to Japan, Women’s World Cup Champions.” The U.S. fell to a team to whom the victory meant so much more than just a title. “It just seemed like all of Japan suffered so much,” Wambach said. “It seemed like their country needed them to win more than ours.” AP Sports Briefs Bengals CB Pacman Jones pleads not guilty in Ohio Ex-Toledo Rocket pleads guilty in bribery probe CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in Cincinnati. Court officials say attorney Edward Perry filed the written plea for Jones on Monday in Hamilton County Municipal Court. The misdemeanor charges stem from Jones’ July 10 arrest in Cincinnati. Jones was not in court Monday. Court documents accuse the 27-year-old Jones of being disorderly and shouting profanities at a downtown bar and trying to pull away as officers arrested him. Perry declined to comment to The Associated Press on Monday. Jones denied the allegations to WCPOTV after leaving jail. The charges add to a list of off-the-field troubles for Jones. They include at least six arrests and a dozen instances involving police intervention. The Bengals have declined comment. DETROIT (AP) — A former University of Toledo football player has pleaded guilty to working with a Detroit gambler accused of placing bets on football and basketball games. Harvey “Scooter” McDougle Jr. appeared Monday in Detroit federal court. He says he accepted more than $5,000 from Ghazi “Gary” Manni in exchange for information about the Rockets in 2004-05. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to influence sports through bribery. The 26-year-old is the third former Toledo athlete to plead guilty. Ex-football player Quinton Broussard returns to court for a guilty plea Aug. 3. The government doesn’t allege that McDougle altered his performance to suit gamblers. But it says he played a key role in recruiting basketball players to consider shaving points. Under sentencing guidelines, McDougle likely faces up to six months in custody. Two people familiar with talks to end the NFL lockout tell The Associated Press that if an agreement is ratified by Thursday, team executives will be briefed starting that day on how the deal’s terms affect league business. The people said the league’s 32 clubs were told Monday that topics would include the rookie salary system and guidelines for player transactions. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the process is supposed to remain confidential. Owners are scheduled to hold a special meeting in Atlanta on Thursday, when they could ratify a new labor contract — if one is reached by then. Club executives would be briefed in Atlanta on Thursday and Friday. Any tentative agreement also must be approved by players, including star quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees and the other plaintiffs in a federal antitrust suit against the league. Members of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee and representatives of every team were heading to Washington by Wednesday, in preparation for a possible vote. NFLPA spokesman George Atallah said the players would be gathering “with the hope they have something to look at, and with the hope we can move forward on this.” Lawyers for the NFLPA and owners met Monday at a Manhattan law firm to work on ending the four-month lockout, the sport’s first work stoppage since 1987. They were joined in the afternoon by the courtappointed mediator, U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan. “The lawyers are hard at work in New York with the language and some of the things we agreed to last week,” Atallah said in Washington. “As for face-to-face meetings between the principals, we will do that as necessary.” One issue standing in the way of a resolution, according to one person from each side of the dispute who also spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity: Players want owners to turn over $320 million in benefits that weren’t paid during the 2010 season. Because there was no salary cap that season, the old collective bargaining agreement said NFL teams were not required to pay those benefits. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith spoke to each other on the telephone Monday and were planning to keep in regular contact. At federal court in Minnesota, where the players’ antitrust suit is pending, their lawyers filed a motion asking for a summary judgment that NOTEBOOK the lockout is illegal and that players are entitled to damages. The NFL, meanwhile, asked the court for a week’s extension to file their formal response to the lawsuit; the original deadline was Monday. Those filings were necessary, procedural moves — ones that would be rendered moot if an agreement is reached before the Aug. 29 hearing date in Minnesota. Atallah called the players’ filing “an obligation to protect the members of the class.” “Obviously, if we come to a settlement, it all can be lifted at any time,” he said. Players and owners have come up with the framework of an agreement that resolves most of their differences. The areas they’ve figured out include: — how the more than $9 billion in annual league revenues will be divided, with somewhere from 46.5 to 48.5 percent going to players, depending on how much the total take from TV contracts and other sources rises or falls; — a structure for rookie contracts that will rein in soaring salaries for high first-round draft picks; — free agency rules that allow most four-year veterans to negotiate with any team; — a cap of about $120 million per team for player salaries in 2011, with about another $20 million per team in benefits. The lockout began March 12, when negotiations broke down and the old CBA expired. The NFLPA announced it was dissolving itself and would no longer be a union that could bargain for all players under labor law, instead saying it was now a trade association. That allowed players to take their chances against the NFL in federal court under antitrust law. The sides are trying to forge a new deal in time to keep the preseason completely intact. The exhibition opener is scheduled to be the Hall of Fame game between the St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears on Aug. 7, and as of Sunday, no preseason games had been canceled. The regular season opener is scheduled for Sept. 8, when the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers are to host the New Orleans Saints. “Nobody cheers for you at Mile 25 of a marathon. You still have to cross the finish line,” the NFLPA’s Atallah said. “There still are things that can get you tripped up, and we’re going to push through.” �SPORTS Page A10 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Contador running out of time AP photo Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke holds up the Claret Jug trophy on the 18th green as he celebrates winning the British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George’s golf course Sandwich, England, on Sunday. Clarke never lost hope on way to Open championship SANDWICH, England (AP) — Darren Clarke had every reason to lose hope. It had been a full decade since he contended for a major championship, his best swings seemingly behind him as a new generation from Northern Ireland seized the spotlight. He was graying on top and pudgy around the waist, shoved aside to the role of lovable geezer with a fondness for smoke and drink. That wasn’t even the worst of it. Not even close. Five years ago, Clarke lost wife Heather to breast cancer, a disease she had seemingly beat until it came back with a vengeance. He buried his spouse and faced life as a single father with two young boys to raise, a guy who’d had it all but suddenly found himself asking why life was so unfair. “It’s been a long, bumpy road,” Clarke said Sunday evening. “I’ve had a few bad things happen to me.” These days, life is looking a whole lot better. Clarke is planning to marry again, and he can bring along a neat little trinket to the wedding. The claret jug. A career — heck, a life — came full circle at Royal St. George’s, where Clarke crafted a triumph that no one saw coming except himself. He won the British Open by a comfortable three strokes, but only because he never lost faith. “I always believed I would get myself back up here,” he said before heading out to the 18th green to collect the oldest trophy in golf. “I always believed I had enough talent to challenge and win one.” He teared up a bit as he thought about the one who wasn’t there to share the moment, his late wife. “In terms of what’s going through my heart, there’s obviously somebody who is watching down from up above there, and I know she’d be very proud of me,” Clarke said. “She’d probably be saying, ‘I told you so.’” Indeed, this was overdue. No one had ever gone more than 15 starts in the British Open before winning, and this was the 20th try for Clarke. He hardly seemed on top of his game, having dropped out of top 100 in the world and not even eligible for the last three majors. Talk about perseverance. “All worth it, most definitely,” he said. “It’s been a long journey to get here. I’m 42 and I’m not getting any younger. But I got here in the end. It may be the only major that I win, it may not be the only major I win. But at least I’ve gone out there and did my best, and my best was good enough to win.” Then, it was time to cel- ebrate. Ohhhh, what a celebration it was. When Clarke returned to the course Monday morning for a few more interviews and some picture-taking on the 18th green, the red, bleary eyes told it all. “I’ve not been to bed yet,” he said. “I probably won’t get any sleep until tomorrow. You have to enjoy it while you can.” Clarke was solid from start to finish, holding off Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. Three straight days in the 60s sent him to the final round with a one-shot lead. He didn’t get flustered when Mickelson ripped through the front side with a 5-under 30 despite relentless wind, in wacky conditions that kept flipping back and forth between pounding rain and bright sunshine. At one hole, Clarke teed off only after scrambling for his rain gear — and could’ve used sunglasses by the time he got to the green. Mickelson rolled in a 25-footer for eagle at the seventh to claim a share of the lead. Clarke came along four groups later and knocked down a 20-foot eagle of his own, stretching his advantage back to two strokes. With a cigarette curled under his fingers as he barreled down the fairways, Clarke never looked back. Lefty had a last-gasp birdie at the 10th, but his putter suddenly went cold. He lipped out a 2-footer for his first bogey at 11, the wind ripped from his sails. “A stupid mistake,” he called it. “There was nothing to it.” His shoulders sagged, as if he sensed his comeback was over. He made three more bogeys coming in and even yanked his approach at the 18th into the grandstands. Clarke had one more Yank to hold off. Actually, he merely had to watch while Dustin Johnson made another huge blunder on the final day of a major. Johnson, also playing in the final group, birdied the 10th and the 12th to get within two strokes of the lead. At the par-5 14th, Johnson drove it in the fairway, then eyed the flag and pulled out a 2-iron. “Definitely a go situation,” he said. Instead, he went out of bounds. Johnson wound up with a double bogey instead of the birdie he needed, turning the final four holes into nothing more than a victory lap for Clarke. His stroll up 18 was met with unending applause, the loudest saved for the closing ceremony when he was introduced as the champion golfer of the year. More than that, Clarke is a man of the people. “I’m a bit of a normal bloke, aren’t I?” Clarke said, the claret jug at his side. “I like to go to the pub and have a pint, fly home, buy everybody a drink, just normal. There’s not many airs and graces about me. I was a little bit more difficult to deal with in my earlier years, and I’ve mellowed some. Just a little bit. But I’m just a normal guy playing golf, having a bit of fun.” Mickelson would’ve preferred to win, of course. The British Open has always been the major that gives him the most trouble — this was only his second top-10 finish — and he was right there in contention on a Sunday. Still, even he didn’t mind seeing Clarke collecting all the accolades. “He’s very well liked,” said Mickelson, whose got a call from Clarke after his own wife was stricken with cancer. “There’s a lot of players that are extremely happy for him.” Johnson is becoming known for his major meltdowns. Last year, he threw away a three-stroke lead at the U.S. Open with an 82 on the final day. Then, as the PGA Championship, he missed out on a playoff when assessed a twostroke penalty for grounding his club in a bunker he thought was a foot path on the 72nd hole. He seemed unfazed by his latest misfortune. “Like I say all the time, the more I put myself in this situation, the more I learn,” Johnson said. “I think I did a pretty good job. It was very tough.” No one was tougher than Clarke. Despite meaningless bogeys on the last two holes, Clarke closed with an even-par 70 to finish at 5-under 275. “Pretty amazing right now,” Clarke said. “It’s been a dream since I’ve been a kid to win the Open, like any kid’s dream is, and I’m able to do it, which just feels incredible.” Northern Ireland had gone 63 years — since Fred Daly in the 1947 British Open — without winning a major. Now it has three of the last six, with Rory McDowell and Graeme McDowell claiming consecutive U.S. Open titles. The U.S. hasn’t won in that span — extending its longest drought in the modern Grand Slam era, even though five of the top seven finishers at Royal St. George’s were Americans. Rickie Fowler, Anthony Kim and Chad Campbell all finished at even par, just behind Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, who failed to make up for his heartbreaking loss at the 2003 Open, the last held at this course in southeastern England. “Northern Ireland...... Golf capital of the world!!” McIlroy tweeted as Clarke played the last hole. No argument there. PIOULENC, France (AP) — Alberto Contador knows he is running out of time, and stages, to close the gap on his Tour de France rivals. The Spaniard’s bid for a fourth Tour title has yet to get going as the race enters its final week, a combination of bad luck and a nagging knee injury conspiring to make it difficult for him to launch his trademark attacks in the mountains. “This is probably the hardest Tour I’ve done. I have lost a lot of strength since the beginning,” Contador said Monday, the Tour’s second rest day. “It’s true that without the time loss from the first stage I would be in a good position to win the Tour, and (just) waiting for the last time trial.” Contador must first find a way to claw back from a four-minute deficit on race leader Thomas Voeckler. He also lost time to Andy and Frank Schleck of Luxembourg and twotime runner-up Cadel Evans of Australia. After 15 of 21 stages, seventh-place Contador trails Frank Schleck by 2:11, Evans by 1:54, Andy Schleck by 1:45 and Ivan Basso by 44 seconds. Contador and his Saxo Bank team have no choice but to be aggressive in the high climbs of the Alps this week. The 17th stage Wednesday from Gap to Pinerolo features just one category 1 ascent and won’t be as testing as the excruciating climbs Thursday and Friday that will leave riders exhausted before the 26-mile time trial on Saturday. Stages 18 and 19 feature enormous treks up Col du Galibier, Col d’Izoard and L’Alpe d’Huez — all of them known as HC climbs, or Hors Categorie, because they are too demanding to have a classification. “The climbs in the Alps are different than the Pyrenees, they are longer and at a higher altitude,” the 28-yearold Contador said. “Some riders will suffer from that. But we need to attack, that’s for sure.” Contador lost a lot of time to the Schlecks and Evans when he was caught behind a pileup on the first stage. The bad luck he had then set the tone for the rest of his race. It proved to be a bad omen with Contador falling on stages 5 and 9, banging his right knee twice. “Without the time loss from the first stage I would be in a good position to win the Tour, waiting for the last time trial (to come)” Contador said through a translator. After his spill on stage 9, Contador knew had to focus on damage limitation in the three grueling mountain stages in the Pyrenees. Considering he was riding with an injury last week, Contador did remarkably well not to lose more than 33 seconds to Frank Schleck, 15 to Andy Schleck and 13 to Evans. “I think everybody knows he is a champion. He is still a young rider but a young rider with a lot of experience,” said Bjarne Riis, Contador’s team manager. “I think he knows how to handle situations when there are problems. Of course, you get frustrated when you’re not at 100 percent, everybody gets frustrated. But, in another way, you know that you have to stay calm.” The unpredictable nature of this year’s race still gives Contador some advantages. It’s seems uncertain which Schleck brother is the leader and which is the support rider, while Voeckler’s unexpected presence means there is an extra cyclist to chase down. Then there is Evans and Basso, the Tour runner-up in 2005, to deal with. If Contador recovers in time for the big Alps, he could rise up when the others are taking each other down. “Each day that passes without knowing which card the Schleck brothers will play is more complicated,” Contador said. “In my opinion, they have to think about their attacks and to know which one is the best. The other one has to sacrifice himself, otherwise it will be very hard to distance riders as good as Evans and the others.” Riis turned the pressure up on the LeopardTrek team by claiming he knows what tactics the Schlecks will use in the Alps. “I know the Schlecks. I have an idea what’s going on, but this is an idea we discuss between us,” Riis said. “I believe that what we will see a spectacular race in the Alps.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 07. 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