http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/b384a3c5d7f89a006d3b329b88870369.pdf 14df222b1d76e3fe2c1997e62d8de6da PDF Text Text LIVING ALONG THE RivER Travel & Destinations Summer learning local teachers participate in project, Cl Bad economy pushes visitors through zoo gates, 01 entt Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties SPORTS • Jackson leads Tigers past Indians. St.-c Page HI ·AMP rivera BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENTOMYOAILYSENTINELCOM COLU~1BUS - 1 houf!h most local readers are familrar with American Municipal Power's proposetl power plant in Meigs County. the company is tle,·doping a series of runof-the-river hydroelectric projects, which will include a site on the Robert C. Byrd udeBvrdDam Point man dead after Carson described the jccts A~1P i:; undertaking. Locks and Dam. In relauon to the Byrd process as ''slow mo\ ing" the largest undertaking of Locks and Dam site. south and had no time frame as to these types of hydroelectric of Gallipolis and Point \\hen work might begin if project:-. in the United Pleasant, W.Va .. AMP is the licen..,ing and peml'itting State~:. cun·ently pur uing a devel- process 1s approved. Carson The five project sites ''ill opment license which if also said At\lP has also not produce an estimated 270 approvetl will he followed made a decision as to which megawatts or electricity. by a permittmg process with side of the Ohio River the This is in comparison to the U .S. Army Corps of project site will sit on. A~IP\ proposed American The project at the Byrd Municipal Engineers, accordit1g to Power AMP Communications Locks and Dam is one of Please see AMP, Al five run-of-the-river proDirector Kent Carson. s g e shooting NEW HAVEN. W.Va. A Point Pleasant man is dead and his father i<; being held for questioning by authorities in connection .,., ith the man's death. The victim was identifit'd as Charles Scott Greenlee, 35. who is believed to have been shot and died of \vounds as the result of what was called a domestic dispute at a Seventh Street residence in t'\ew Ha\"en around 8:45p.m. Fnday. The Mason County Detachment of the We::.t Virginia State Police said Greenlee':; father. Lyman Greenlee. no age available, was taken into -custod) and is under questioning to determine what caused the incident. WSAZ-TV in Huntington reported Saturday that no charcres have been filed n:t and ethe incident remains under investigation. No other details were available. y OBITUARIES Page AS • Basil E. Chapman • Charles H. 'Gus' Fitch • Madison Marie Hunnell • Eva Leota Northup • Hattie E. Sellers • Elizabeth Jane Thornton Food costs gobble up jail budget INSIDE • Pound pooch program ~·See Page A2 ~!HS student awarded music camp scholarship. See PageA2 • Making friends m Iraq. See PageA6 • Season passes now on sale. See l'agc A6 BY BRIAN WEATHER . Kevin Kelly/photo Turn lanes for school buses are being made off Ohio 160 at River Valley Middle School for the new River Valley High School at Bidwell. Buses will enter at RVMS and take the new access road from there to the high school, Employees of Blacktop Industries, Kenova, W.Va., contractor on the project, a_re seen at work Friday. ODOT starts 1st project Detall•o~PagaAG Iunder = = = = = 1 stimulus I STAFF REPORT I MDSNEWSCMYDAILYSENTINELCOM 4 S~-:cno:-.s- 24 PAGI!s . Around Tmvn Celebrations . Classlfieds Comics A3 C4 . D SectiOn . msert i I A41 Obituaries As B Section \Veather A 6 © 2.009 Ohio ' 'alley Publi\11ing Co. . llll! IJIJIJI !l!l!l!llll P0~1EROY - The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) broke ground on the first stimulus transportation projcct in District 10 last week. Funded bv the American Recovery mid Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the stimulus project is located on Ohio.7 in Meigs County. The $ 1.39 million project is a two-lane. seven mile 1 infrastructure enhancement job beginning 0.4 miles north of Flatwoods Road and endmg near Eastern High School. Construction crews will focus on improv- Editorials Sports J. REED BAEEDOMYDAILYSENTINEL COM Please see ODOT. Al 9ln eveni1t[J of8ood entertainment Please see Food, Al ovcs • BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICHOMYDAILYSENTINaCOt.• POMEROY When Eilen Jewell picked up her guitar and stm1ed singing "Sea of Tears," music fan~; packed into the riverfront amphitheater and perched on the parking lot wall knew they were in for an e\iening of gootl cnter1ainment. Jewell's concert was the third in the Pomeroy\ Blues & Joaa Society's Rhythm on the River series being held every Frid<IY night through July 24. ~inging mostly country s\vmg and rock-a-hilly. Jewell and her hand. includ• ing dnrms, acoustic. electric and steel guitars, and bass, with some vocal hannonizing from the drummer. brought plenty of app!au e from the appreciative audience. Off-shore were about two dozen boats who moved close in to IJsten to the POMEROY The Meigs Countv Jail IS a full hou~e. Sheriff Robert Beegle said Fridav, and that is costing the county taxpayer more to provide for prisoners there. So far this vear. the county has spent i1early $15,000 to feed prisoners in the Pomeroy jail. anti that figure is expec:tcd to continue to dimb as the year goc.:s on. Why? Because, Beegle sa1d. the jail stays full, anti conttnues with move STAFF REPORT MDTNEWSCMYDAILYTAIBUNE COM young artist who only recently released her thirtl album witl'i the title song "Sea of Tears .'' "Mississippi Heat" featuring harmonica player Pierre Lacocque, will perform next Fridav ni!.!ht, and on July 2-+ to wrap another summer of free concerts up will be the blues ami jaa musicians of "Delta Moon." To complement the conce•1s a farmers market is being on the parking lot each week. Flowers and fre,h produce, speciality coffee' and teas~ prepared foods, and arts and cmfts are available after 5 p.m. on concert night5. GALLIPOLIS - Ohio Vallev Christian School (OVCS) continues the process of consolidatrng its high school operations formally located at Third Avenue anti Locust Street. Gallipoti ..... into its 1100 Fom1h A\ e. location . The high school will commence this August m the building which 11lso house~;, the elemental) ~chool. The old high school building and gymnasium are for sale. Please see OVCS, Al ·ooNT BUY A HEARING AID UNnL YOU'VE VISIT£D• •111orryfreehearin .co Nel'er Worry About Price • Product • Problems! 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RS, director of environmental health for the Gallia Count} Health Department, follow-; at 6: 15 p.m. A program on collar adjustment and by Judy Grumbling, certified doo trainer. is at 6:30. e "Trimming Toenails and Combs for Coats" with Paula Taylor and Valerie Taylor. owners of Happy Tracks Grooming. is set for 6:45. followed b)· a discussion or "Summer Parasites" by Dr Angela Dahse. owner of Four Seasons \'eterinar\ Clinic. at 7 Galha Count) Dog Warden Jean DanieJ.. presents a program on "Dog Tags and Doggy Pick-up Bags" at 7:15. and pri1es, free items and information about cats and dogs will close the program at 7:10. Local Briefs Dinner canceled Ronald A. Adkins ay (740) 446 3022. GALLIPOLIS - Dinner at Vf<W Post 4464 scheduled for Tuesda) has been canceled due to the kitchen being cleaned. Counselor to speak Sunday, July 12, 2009 MHS student awarded music camp scholarship m:ross the country. according to a release from Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation POMEROY Darby Camp. Gilmore of Pomerov is one "\lOISE! was the \Cry of 32 students nat1om\ ide llrst summer program estabwho has been selected to lished se\'en years ago b) attend the 2009 \tuzak the Muzak Heart & Soul Heart & Soul Foundation Foundation for teens whose Camp being held at long-time dream is to be Vanderbilt University in part of the music industry one da). The mission of Nashville, Tenn. The foundation\ prc~ti­ Muzak Heart & Soul gious music camp. ~ailed Foundation is to support & "NOISE.'' 1s a program redefine music education. '·By providing hands on which focuses on strategic~ to help improve music edu- experience. like that offered cation in our nation's school at NOISE!. students can systems. It got under wa} learn how to tum their pastoday and will continue sions in to real-world opportunities by learnmg through July 23. Gilmore is the son of from professionab who arc Roger and Mary Gilmore outstanding in their various and is an honor student at fields within the music the release Meigs High School. where industr) ." he will be a senior this fall. states. "The students who are He has been an active member of the l\leigs Marauder selected to attend the 11-day Band for several years and music camp are outstanding also plays with a local band. in their grades and extra Grants to attend "JOISE cumcular activities during are awarded to students in the school year. Selection is music programs both at based on merit and not on public and private schools socio-economic status or BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH HOEFLICH@ MYDAILYSENTINELCOM from a wide range of role models including artist manacers. record label producers, music critic~. audio architect-. and other industry insiders. They have opportunit) to crcat? ca plans, take field tnps a show off their talent. Sponsors for NOISE! tly. Scholarships arc provided 2009 in Music City USA to 32 selected participants include: Best Bu) Musical Store, by the MuLak Heart & Soul In~trument-. Foundation. a leading sup- .MatchJe..,.., Transportation porter of music educat1on 111 Services. South Central the United States and abo Sound. BB&T. © 2008 Guitars. The the official prO\ ider of Tavlor Lo-, eless Cafe. Loew's NOISE! Plaza and 'With music education at Vanderbilt the forefront of !teart & Sambuca restaurant in Soul's mission. I can't think Nashville. Tenn. The Muzak Heart & Soul of a better way to engage our future young music Foundation was established executives than with in 1998 by i\1uzak LLC. NOISE' The experience The foundation's mission is that these young people will to redefine and cxpund the take with them from this -.cope of music education. highly concentrated music The goal is to help students camp can truly make a dif- turn their passion for music ference in their lives." said into real world opportuniBob Cauley. Muzak Heart ties by providing teens '' ith & Soul Foundation presi- new and exciting programs focused on all aspects of the dent. At NOISE! students learn music business. geographical region, s.o evervone ha" the opportunlt\ to attend this hil!hly co' eted summer camp~" Students learned about NOISE tron the 14J>OO posters that were -.cnt to high school~ music programs throughout the coun- I Astronaut Cernan recalls final moonwall<- thus fa~ the last three days of my life en!!ineers. teachers und doc- son· to walk on the moon G \LLIPOLIS - Kevin Bv JAMES HANNAH Pctrie. a Certified counselor ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER had meant to me and maybe to;$. However. he said the because he ~upports future missions there. using it as had meant to civilization." la~ting impm1ancc may not '" ith Financial Freedom an outpost for telescopes Ccman and the other be known for \Car~. DAYTOJ\. Ohio (AP) Counseling Service. will be GALLIPOLIS "I wasn't able to compre- and establishing long-term the guest speaker during the It was a moment in time Apollo astronauts arc back in Gallipolis Cit) Commission regular monthly meeting of a'>tronaut Eugene Cernan the spotlight as the nation hend what it all ml!ant at bases in preparation for will meet in special session the Holzer Medical Center knew was historic and prepares to mark the 40th that point in time. and ~.:ven trips to Mars. Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Cancer Support Group. "Our destiny 1s to anniversary of the first today I'm not o.;ure." he ~aid. shouldn't be rushed. City Building. City fhc group will meet at 6 After spending three days moonwalk Neil " I just don't think we know explore:· he satd. i\lanagcr Joe Woodall p.m. Thursday. July 16 in on the moon during the final Armstrong's steps on July yet what the significance Today. Cernan spends .announced. Conference Room A-B at Apollo lunar-landing mis- 20. 1969. The National and meaning of what we much of his time on his ranch near San Antonio, raising Holzer Medical Center m sion. Cernan was poised to Aviation Hall of Fame in have done vet is ." Awakened by Mbsion horses and longhorn cattle. Gallipolis. step off the surface and into Dayton plans to honor the He said he has never had a Petrie is a member of the lunar module for the last Apollo astronauts next week . Control to the strain~ of The moon landings came Wa!!ner's .. Ride of the dream about walking on the RIO GRA~DE - Gallia- nationally-known financial 1 time. lt would make him the . Vinton Lducational Service advisor Dave Ramsey's last person to walk on the to an end with Apollo 17. Valkyries · and the Doors' moon and seldom talks to Center Go\ erning Board Financial Peace University moon for the foreseeable when Cernan and Harrison ··Light My Fire," Ccrnan his family about the experiwill meet Monday, July 20 and provides education future - which has so far Schmitt blasted off toward and Schmitt spent most of ence because he doesn't like at 6 p.m. 111 the ESC office, about church, family and stretched nearly 37 years. their time collecting rock to liv~ in the past. But he Earth on Dec. 14. 1972. Room 13 I . Wood Hall on business finances. His "I tried to stop the clock.'' Cernan said the moon mis- and soil samples. The two seems as awe-struck today the campus of the teaching topics include the Ceman recalled Friday in a sions helped create new traveled the greatest dis- about his moon roving as he University of Rio benefits of debt-free living. telephone interview from technologies, boosted tance and spent more time was at the time. .. It \\as overwhelming ... Grande/Rio Grande sound financial principles, Houston. "I tried to push the America's image in the glob- on the moon than an) of the Community College. establishing a written freeze button because I al community. and inspired a other astronauts. he satd. "1 had an opportunifinancial plan and overcom- \\anted to stand there generation of young people Ceman. 75. smd he docs- tv to sit on God's front ing existing debt. awhile and think about what '' ho would go on to become n 't want to be the last per- porch. looking back All cancer survivors. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --i Project will be held at I 0:30 Wads\\ orth are partnering Energ} GALLIPOLIS The patients. family. friends and Monday. July 20 meeting of other interested patties are a.m. on Wednesday. Aug. 5. to pursue licensure from the CommissiOn the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs invited to attend the meet near Hawesville. Ky. FERC; Smithland Locks license capacity of 84 Board of Alcohol, Drug ing. A light dinner will be from Page AI Kentucky Gov. Steve and Dam in Livingston megawatts. The Cannelton Addiction and Mental served. Beshear is expected to County. Ky.: and Willow project. v. hich has a projectFor information about the Health Services has been attend and speak at the cere- Island Locks and Dam near ed capital cost of $408 milHolzer Medical Center Generation Station, a coal- mony. canceled. lion, will employ 200 to 400 Waverly, W.Va. fired power plant. which The board's next meeting Cancer Support Group, call will have a capacity of AMP has given construction workers and In addition to Cannelton, is Monday. Aug. 17 at 7 (740) 446-5679. or visit 1,000 MW. a complete list of other sites Kiewit/Travlor seven-nine permanent operp.m. to conduct its regularly www.ho/zer.org. is as follO\vs: Capt. Meldahl Constructors final notice-to- ating positions. The first project to get scheduled business. AMP is also pursuing underway will be at Locks and Dam near proceed on cofferdam conThe board typically meets another similar, potential struction and pO\\ erhouse Cincinnati (being developed Cannelton Dam on the on the third Monday of each project at the Bluestone excavation for the in partnership with the City Kentucky side of the Ohio month at the board office. River near Cannelton, Ind. of Hamilton); Byrd Locks Cannelton hydroelectric Dam on the New River in 53 Shawnee Lane. West Virginia. TUPPERS PLAINS A A groundbreaking for the and Dam near Gallipolis, facility. The Cannelton Gallipolis. at 7 p.m. Cannelton Hydroelectric facility has a Federal AMP and the City of Currently.· there are board meeting of the Tuppers vacancies to be filled. If Plains Sewer District schedinterested in becoming a uled for Monday night has ported to other jails. such as replacement on Wolf Pen board member. contact been postpOned until July 20. the Washington Count) and Road. as submitted by Southeastern Ohio Regional Engineer Eugene Triplett. SUMMER SPECIAL fromPageAl jails. and all of those inmates • Approved payment of Ius-funded projects across bills in the amount of Unlimited Hours! must be fed. Ohio. ONE Female inmates and those $350,488.84. "We are proud to receive even prisoners housed in FULL YEAR! from Page AI • Approved $120.888.27 the needed funds from other facilities pending the men charged with more o<1 .. •nd•7{l1/0t ARRA that will help pro· disposition of their cases arc serious offenses are gener in transfers within Triplett's ing the damaged section of v 1d~ jobs .~o Me~gs Cou~ty fed while they await court ally housed eithel· at budget to allow f01 the • NoJ (;rea ur.l ~reo! • FREE S.tup So!tA-are Nelsonville or at Marietta. retirement of a loan from s~1d M1ck appearances in Pomeroy. highway and repair the restdents, •10E-<ral~~ •SAVEmor.whtn where Beegle maintains a Farmers Bank and Savings • FREE Ted:!lea ~ ldd bpltSI! Da~enport, Prest dent .of. the Meeting Thursday. Meigs shoulder to im'prove Commissioners negotiated contract for Co .. for purchase of a dump Metgs Couaf) ~ommtss10n. 1 County drainage. ~'RF.U" ODOT Dtstnct 10 ~as , approved a $10.000 transfer housing prisoners. Beegle truck. "State Route 7 is one of ( Surf up lo 6X Faster! ' '1/fno ' J CommissiOners !\tick the largest ~ections of high- cr~ated a T~ansportat10n of funds from Beegle's currently has custody of two Stgn Up Onhnel www.Loc:atNet com Thomas way in our district and pro- Stimulus ''ebs1te th.at shows housing appropriation into men and two women Davenport. vides transportation for all the transportatiOn pro- · his line item for food for charged in pending murder Anderson and Michael ~~ 740·446·4665 thousands of residents, je~t.s funded b)' ARRA. prisoners. Commissioners cases. They are routinely Bartrum. and Clerk Gloria LocaiNet· 1-888·488· 7265 businesses. and travelers ':tsuo:s can see. an exclu- appropriated $15.000 for trausported to and from the Kloes, attended the meetRehable Internet Access Since 1994 s1ve v1~e~ of Meigs Cou~ty food in January, and the through Appalachia,'' said Meigs County Jail for court ing. M1ck unspent balance in that line hearings. District 10 Deputy Director Commtss1oners Larry Woodford. ··we are Davenport, Tom Anderson. item. as of June 30. was During Thursday's meetfortunate for the leadership and Mike Bartrum discuss $598. ing. commissioners also: The line item for housing of Governor Strickland who the P?sit1ve impac~ the stim• Approved a resolution has helped create good jobs ulus mvestment will have to prisoners now has a S91 .248 approving a $43.450 bridge balance . In Januarv. comthat will impro\e Ohio Meigs County. ODOT District 10 serves missioners appropriated communities and their · Ohio's multi-modal trans- S123,000 into that account. economv." Traditionally, Beegle has Over the weekend. crews portation needs in Athens, installed the ARRA signs Gallia. Hocking. Meigs, used the county jail primariannounc::ing "Putting Monroe, Morgan, Noble. ly to house inmates serving Amcrica to Work: Project Vinton and Washington short court-ordered sen tences for misdemeanors and Funded by the American counties. Recovery and Reinvestment For more information other minor offenses. He Act." S1milar orange-and- comact David Rose at (740) said Friday none of the prisgreen signs will be erected 568-3904, ODOT District oners now in the 10-bed jail when work begins at stimu- 10 Communicatiom Office. are short-term prisoners. He said he has even begun to computer for his/her p~.:r­ use cots for some prisoners sonal usc during the school who arc waiting to be transyear: equipping classrooms with "~martboards"; and from PageAl upgrading the information Meigs County Transfer Facility Proceeds from the sale of technology infrastructure to 'For all of your trash disposal . . upport an en~irel) wireless tht:se two properties will be computer network. Open to the Public ~ used to construct a new "It is a goal of aves to facility that will include ensure that all students arc Dumpster service available new classrooms and gymna- fully computer literate upon 10 yard thru 40 ylld dump$ter sium. graduation," Administrator Ideal for construction or home clean up The school is also moving Patrick O'Donnell said. Business hours- 8:00am thru 4:30pm M·F aheud with a series of techThis will be the 33rd y~.:ar Saturday 8am -12noon, June 27" thru Oct 31st nological initiatives thai of operation for OVCS. 34878 Rock Springs Road, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769, 740·992·9594 includ~ providing each high Enrollment for the 2009 10 school student with a laptop school remains open. Special meeting ESC to meet Meeting canceled AMP Meeting postponed Food ODOT Internet $88 7 7 ovcs II �Page i\3 $unbap 'times . ~entinel Sunday, July 12, ANN I E'S MA I LBOX Meigs County calendar Public nteetings Tuesda\, Juh 14 PO~ t ERO'\. - . ~ teigs nt) flo:ml of Ekctions. ) a.m. meeting at the ollice. • Wednesday• .July IS PAUEV lLLE Scipio Town:-;hip Twstecs. budget meeting. 6:30 p.m .• Pagevillc Town Hall. Clubs and organizations Tuesdav• .luh 14 SYRACUSE - S) racu.;c Communit) Center Board of Directors, 7 p.m. HARR I SO~V ILLE Hanhom ille OES #255 meetin!!. Refreshments at 6:30 p.n1.: meeting at 7:30p.m. T hursday, .July 16 POl\ lEROY ;\1 eig:-. Count) American Cancer Society Advbory Board meeting. noon. Pomeroy Librarv. nC\\ members \\elcomc: lunch provided. call 992-6626. ext. 24 to RS\ P. HARRISONVILLE Harrisonville OES p~st matrons family picntc. noon, Racine Locks and Dam picnic grounds. Table service provided. · Reunions Sunday, July 12 RACINE Theiss Reunion. lunch at I p.m., Stur Mill Park. pig in a poke auction. Church events Monda"·· July 13 POMEROY -Vacation Bible School." Hysell Run Churcn. "Jerusalem Market Place." 6-8:30 p.m .. starts Gallia County calendar • Community events '1\Icsda) • .July 14 GALUPOUS - Gall ia Count\ Citizen Corps Council, noon, Golden Corral Restaumnt. Open to the public. Preparntions for Nat1onal Preparedness Month (September) ''ill be dbcussed. If )OUr organization \\Ould like to participate. please send a repre'\entative. Possible activities include sending out information to membcr.s, employees or client:-. , hosting an informational mcctingi\\Orkshop, or a community nutrcach event. The meeting will include a short home salcty/p;·eparcdness program. Contact Cathy Clark at cwclark@:-.uddcn1ink .net nr lcm c a message at (740) 446-7943 for more infonnation. RIO GRANDE - PERI members meeting and picnic. 2 p.m.. Bob Evans Farm Shelterhouse, State Route 588. near the log cabin area. State Rep. Clyde Evans will speak at 2:45 p.m. Members planning to attend are to bring a covered dish and table sen·ice. The chapter will provide the meat. GALLIPOLIS - Gallia County Children Services Board will meet at 5 p.m. and hereafter. the second Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. Wednesda" · July 15 JACKSO'\ ::.._ A. PERI di:-.trict meeting. representmg eight Ohio counties. will bt.: held in the meeting room of Holzer Medical CenterJackson at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18 RIO GRANDE - Rio Grande High School reunion. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church, Lake Drive. Potluck at noon.Alunmi and friends welcome. For infonnation. call 245-537 J. 2 009 today through Friday. adults and children welcome . COOLVILLE - Kids' Bible camp "Cruising the Word," July 12- 16, 6 to 8 p.m. for children, three to 12 years of age. also adult class, Faith Harvest Church. Coolville. For more information call 740-667·6973. ~'riday, July 17 MIDD LEPORT Vacation Bible School, 6-8 p.m. today and 9 4 p.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church, theme is "Camp EDGE." Negative attitude spttrs acting out BY KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie: l've been marrkd to "Susan" for three years. She has u 9year-old boy from a past rel ationsh ip . The father has a bad temper and a drug problem, and_ was verball y and phystcally abusive. l now see the 9year-old with the same traits. He gets in trouble at school and argues with his mother and me. Sus~ n and I have a 2year-old son. I loYe kids and could not wait to have a child I could call my Saturday, July 18 own. I in itially had the POMEROY- Bill Matlack will observe his 93rd birthday same fee lings for the 9on July 18. Cards may be sent year-old. but with his temto him c/o George Dallas. per and constant lying_. I 29918 rolling Ridge Drive, find myself slO\\ ly dnfting away from him. ~is Agoum Hills, Calif. 9130 1. grandparents make the ~~t­ uation worse by not canng how he behaves in school or at home . He lies. tells them all kinds of stories GALLIPOLIS - First and gets away with murannual family reunion for der. descendants and relatives of Susan and Grandma have James Earl and Almira arguments about the boy. (Layne) Cox at the Harrison and many of their fights Township Volunteer Fire revolve around me not carDepartment. Little Bullskin ing about him. I do care. Road. I I a.m. untH 5 p.m. Annie. but the truth i~. I'm Bring a tilled covered dish tired of the kid's evil ways. and non-alcoholic drinks. I haYe a stressful job and dealing with him is not healthy. What can I do? Proud Father of a 2-Yea rGALLIPOLIS - Bonnie Old Dear Proud }~ather : i'\o Beam will celebrate her 90th birthday on Aug. 3. matter how much you Cards can be sent to her at 6 claim to care about this LaSalle Circle, Gall ipolis. boy. it is evident that you favor you r biological child Ohio 4563 1. E -mail communitv calen- and don't want the 9-yeardar items · to old around . We guarantee mdtn e ws @my dailytri- that your' negative attitude blme.com. Fax announce- is coming through to the ments to 446-3008. Mail child , which makes him items to 825 Third Ave., act out. Yes . some of his be Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. personality could Amzouncements may also inherited. but the environbe dropped off at tlze ment in which a child is raised makes a huge difTribune office. Birthdays Card shower fercnce in whether those straight spouses of gay trails are emphasized or men and \\omen . The Straight Spouse Net\'.ork not . ' Before this situation dete- (straightspouse.org) offers and in-pcro;on riorates further. we urge you online to get family counseling. group :-.upport that is You arc a father ligure to indispensable. part IC.'L~Ia~l y this boy, and how you in the earl) stages of d1:-.· rl.!spond to him could deter- coven·. Many coun~clor-.. mine the type of man he do llOt know of thi!'. becomes. Please don't give resource. Althou!!h the ~torics of up on him. Dear Annie: When I struight spouses and the gay recently ga,·c hirth to twin people the) love arc qUit\! boys. a good friend of Ji,erse, about 80 percent of mine l'oliected money such marria!!e:-. do not :-.Ur· from all the ladies in the v he be) om! two or three neighborhood to buy me n , ears. Please re<tssure ;,Distrau!!ht" that she 1s not baby gift . . The gift turned out to be alone. ~- A Straight bnby clothes. but C\Cr) sin- Spouse Annie's Mailbox is writgle item ''as extremely by Kathy M itchell lfnd ten worn out and some were at M arn Sugar. longtune least 10 year~ old. A few of the items were pink and editors of the A 1111 obviously for girls. Some Landers column. Plea!le were so large they \VOn 't fit e-mail your questions to my boys for two or three a n t~iesmailboxcomcast. ll e years. I kno,.,· it's the t, or write to: Annie'' P.O. Box thought that counts. but Mailbox. IL wen.m 't these other women 118190 , Chicago. 60611. To find out more taken advantage of? They don't know she took their about A nnie's Mailbox . money and then raided her and readfeature.s by other daughter's clo~et. Should I Creators Syndicate writ:-.ay something '? - !'Jew ers and cartoonists, vh.it the Creators Syndicate Mom Dear M om: Arc you Web page at www.cr,•· sure the friend collected ators.com. money for a gift? Perhaps she collected u:-.ed clothes . from these neighborhood women . You can address this with your individual thank-you notes, sa) ing hO\\ much you appreciate the "donated clothing" and ho\\ cute the boy:-. look in their "pink onesics." If SoUTHERN FRIED MURDER there's a problem, they will take 1t up with your July 10 & 17 · friend. Dear Ann ie: I read the The or letter from "Distraught July 11 & 18 and in Love:· \Vho caught MoJ)StC!r )1) 1b2 efosC!t her husband in a homosexual encounter. Your advice July 16 & 19 was correct, but incom 428 2nd Ave. Gallipolis, OH ~ 740--4d-ARTS plete. Over 2 million of u:-- w. arleltheabe oro arc 01 ha\ e been the Wizard Oz Meigs £iical EnriChment Foundation reflects... I I -. Stadium Nature, Fitness & Cross Country Trails On Ma} 10.2009. Charlene Hoeflich'.., wonderful article titled "Dreaming B1g" about the Meig~ Enrichment Project appeared in The Dail) Sentinel. Recent discussion~ of a proposed levy ha\ e led to.a mhunderstanding about the project. its benefits. and next steps · Due to the ovemhelmmg suppon given to the ~fLEF by the commumt) and Meigs alums. we feel obligated to provide an explanation ol the status of the dream. The answer is that the proJect is all\e and well. and we continue to work toward makmg the dR·am a reality. The t\lc1gs !.neal Enrichment Foundation (MLEF) was e'-luhlbhcd in 2007 hy a group of alumni desiring to help cnnch the qualit} of i\lc1gs Local and our community The fol'U' for <h:complishing our mission is the Enrichment Project. Some may continue to -.icw the Enrichment Project only as a "stndwm projec1," a "football fidd project," or an "athletic complex." llwsc arc aspects. but the true scope and vision of the proJCCtts so much more. lmag mc a 100-acre comple\ with dedicated outdoor learning are,ts fore asses in science, his tor}, art. and other subjects. A resou rce that could be used with other schools and college-. to host summer ucaden11c progrums such as science campr.. P1cture m1les of nature trails for hiking and running that would include handtcap access for wheelchmr-bound children to sec nature and cxpcliencc going on a hike. Further, envision a fac1ht) that could readil} accommod;'lte Senior and Special 01}' mp1C e\ents. Rela} for Life programs, American Heart AssociatiOn wulks. and other communit) programs. Think about u complex that could easily be used for outdoor graduation~. outdoor fam1ly movies during the summer. family p1cmcs, campout fM scouts, commumty band concerts or ing arts sho.,.,~ . And, a facility that could host large competitions. pht)oft football games. or regional track cros<s country meets. This vision and much more i~ the Enrichment Pmject. Community Park These same traits have been the driving force behind our efforts to date. We have :.pent thousands of our own dollars and volunteered thousands of hours over the past 1wo years to share the scope and value of this vi~ion with our community, with local bu-;inesses, with government officials in Columbu~ and Washington D.C., a:. well as .,.,ith major corporations and Meigs Alumni all across the United State.... And .,.,e ha\e been very succe:.sful . Since 2007. nearly $2 million has been raised thanks to the generosity of over 300 individuals and busine,ses that bclieveu in th~ Enrichment Project. Among the mo~t rewarding accomplishments were the donations of one-half million dollars by AEP and $ 100 .000 by an anonymous contributor. These types of donations are a rarity. but both an: a true testament to the value of the Enrichment Project. AEP, for example. receives thousands of requests for support each year, and would not have contributed such money to a project if it was only aboutu ~tad ium or athletics, nor woulu the many other.- who have supported us. The MLEF has rat sed two-thirds of the funds necessary for the entire project. A levy was an option identified that would ha\c enabled the project to be completed sooner. rather than later. Development of t h~ community park will continue with the volunteer work of Scott Williams. who is constructing a stateof-the art cross county cour-,e that .... as designed by a fonner Olympic athlete and coach ~tost of the cros,·country course b located on over 70 acres purchased by the ~1LEF that will eventually be integrnted with :\teigs Local propcrt} to complete the entire project. We do wunt the community to know that these are not distant we speak of. Hurd work has been put forth in bringing the project this far. including the folio\\ ing accomplishments by the MLJ:F: dream~ • We have vbitcu over a dolen similar facilities to learn about their construction and operations. • We have met with 8 different architectural & engineering Thi-; Vtston ts .til .thoul developing the sp1rit and pride of our • fi rms to discuss construction issues. Slmlentc; and conununity. It has nothing to do with trophies, uwnrd~ or championships. True success is the development of • We have developed a preliminary business plan for the charncter. re~Jllln~ibi l uy ..... ork ethic and leadership in our Enrichment Project that indicates how Meigs Local could 'itudents. 'I he Enrichment ProjeCt wa ... uesigned to provide a generate te n~ of thousands of dollars each year in additional toundat1011 for maximiztng that uevclopmcnt. This is revenue from the facili ty due to the increased number of important because these nrc the traits that enable young people even!'.. lhe ability to charge udmission for certain C\ents, <tnd to become posiuve role models, to be leaders in the classroom, , variou~ avoided costs. and to one uay become better parent~. better spouses. and producti\C members of our community. These benefits and • We have considereu the avotded costs and travel rbks many more arc I he goal.., of the Ennchment Project. associated with les~ bu~ travel. • \\e have c~'seossed the '<ilue of the mtpro' ed safet) resulting from the cross· C{)untr) team not training on the high\\a} s, from the reduced trmcl by students and parents 10 track mecl'> that arc Gil rm ay. and from the reduced ri-..k associated \\ ith !he existing st.tdium and field \\c ha\c assessed the \alue of nnprO\ed .,.,eJJne'!> students and commumt) members. • 111 our • We have assessed the \ alue of n ru bberized track in terms of provtding an ncccpt:lble \\ al king ~urf.tce for those communit} member' that suffe r from knee, h1p. back. and othe~ problems. - • We have nssc,sed the \ :llue of learni ng from outdoor science lahs, dedtcatcd outdoor :ll·adcm•c arcus, us \\ ell ~~ sun11n~r ucad~mk cumps . • We lw' ~· H~sc-,:,cd the inun.:asurablc value that pride <.. .t 1 have on maktng H real difference- 111 our ..,~· hool and community. In clo,ing. we would like lo personally thank everyone \\1W h.ts supported us. We arc extreme!) grateful \\t· "ould also like to thank all ol the teachers. coachc'. prinltp Is. and st If who do so much for our ch1ldren ~ Your ttreles' \\ Ork '' .tppreci:lled and although the exira' that ) ou do mn} go unnoticed , you are doing "0 much to make a difference in 'l' mltn) }Oltng lhes. We c.tn only strive to do the same. Life is about choices. The Enrichm..-m Project i~ our cho~t·c of hopes ant! dre •. ms for our commumt}. Together \\ C \\Ill contmuc to "dream big" until the ~nrich ment Project '' reality Plea'e feel free to contact us with an) quesuons o r concem" h) email at ~ll.EFprOJCCt @g muil.com or by phone at (7 WI lJ92 · 060 I and che c k out our we bs it e 1 \\\\" mdgsfmmdation .org. Al~o. we would love for you to join u" Saturda) . Jul) I Sth tor Phil Dirt and the Dnters wnh ~pecial guest The 7\ludfork Rlue., Band at the tvh:igs High Schuol Gymnasium . Doors open • t 6pm & music hegins at 7rm. All procccds from the l"oncl•rt and innl·dible 111fllc items.,., ill henetit the ~1LEF. Ticket~ ,m; going lu,t' Pk<t..,l' c;tll 1-R77-r-.1eigs·Ct1 for more info. Sincacl). ~ ll EF Roard Member' & Ath i...or' Mike Bnnrum, Pres1dem Frank 1:3l.tkc. \ '1ce-Pres1dent SIC\ c .\luswr. Tre sur~r �r-----~·-------------~~~---------------- - . - -- . -----------------------------------~---------------- PageA4 Sunday, July 12, 2009 i>unbap ~tme~ -i>entfnel 825 Third Avenue • Gallipolis, Ohio (740) 446-2342 ·FAX (740) 446-3008 www.mydailytribune.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Dan Goodrich Publisher Kevin Kelly Managing Editor Diane Hill Controller Pam Caldwell Advertising Director / I Congress shall make tto law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibitittg the free exercise thereof; or abridging tlte freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of tlte people peaceably to assemble, and to petition tlze Gol'ertzment for Q redress of grievances. - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution READER-'S VIEW Input Seen15lacking in decisions · Dear Editor: As one who owns several buildings in Gallipolis and, until recent developments. thought about moving into the city. I am very distressed to learn the majority of the City Commission. cuiTently four elected and one appointed, obviously feel they do not need to consult the public about major decisions. When the City Schools were being planned, public input was invited throughout the process. A new City Building must include residents, property owners and businesses in planning and implementation. Three of our commissioners were planning to hire an unqualified person. who is neither an architect or a structural engineer, to design our new City Building. This same person apparently designed the pole barn being erected on the corner of Court and Third, which is not compatible with an) of the suiTounding buildings. When 18 proposals for the City Building were received, presumably some from trained architects. why are they being ignored? A S3 million building requires public input. It is our City Building. You must consult the public. If and when a City Building is erected. a commissiOn responsible to the residents, building owners and businesses within GaJlipolis must hold public meetings and receive input from the people. Th1s is too big a project to allow the "buddy system" functioning here to make these decisions. When an architect is hired, he must have a background in working within histone communities so we can all be pmud of our new building. Most of our historic buildings have been built far better than current structures. This al~o includes the Park Central. While patts of the addition to the building were allowed to fail because code was not enforced, the main building, built in 1847. could have and should have been saved. Now we have one more unsightly empty Jot. What happens next on that site? Something lovely perhaps, such as another pole barn? We talk about econom1c development and keep forgetting the major assets Gallipolis has and is rapidly losing. People come here (tourism) because of our historic buildings and the beautiful Ohio River: tourists don't come here to see another Wal-Green or similar. Don't let the buddy system destroy any more of our town. Don't let a multi; million dollar project be handed to an unqualified person. Hire the best and get the best result. Janice M. 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That's quite an indictment of the elected executives in this country - most of whom are term-limited and likely to become lame ducks at some point in their careers, as Palin was in her second term as mayor of Wasilla. In Virginia. the governor achieves lameduck status the minute he (and they have all been ''he") takes the oath because it's one tenn and you're out in the Old Dominion. Only one U.S. president held that dubious distinction. Before he was elected in 1844. James K. Polk announced that he would only serve four years. Even so. historians consider him one of our most effective presidents greatly increasing the size of the Cokie and Steven Roberts country by waging the Mexican War and annexing the Oregon territory. Polk also convinced Congress to enact free-trade legislation and create an independent treasury. And look at recent second-term presidencies: Ronald Reagan negotiated a series of arms treaties with the Soviet Union, and George W. Bush signed prescription-drug coverage for seniors. the biggest entitlement expansion in decades. Both of those Republicans certainly had their post reelection problems Democrats took the Senate midway through Reagan's second term and won both houses during Bush's. And both saw their poll numbers drop with the Iran-Contra affair in the 1980s and the Iraq War 20 years later. StilL rhey used the power of the presidency to get things done. If hobbled officeholders really bother Palin, she should go after the real culprit - term limits. Some politicians serve for a while after losing an election or. like her, deciding not to run for re-ele~.:tinn. But most are reh.:gated to lame-duck statu~ because they CAN'T run again The laws prohibit them from serving more than two terms. Those edi<.:ts are bad enough for executives: they arc disastrous for legislatures. California is in a mess right now because state legislators are unable to enact a budget. They are either too green to understand the legislative process or too close to the end of their terms to care about anything but the next job. That's one effect of term limits - they drive politicians to run for another office, instead of serving the constituents they represent. Many of the one-term governors of Virginia have gone directly from the statehouse to the Senate. The cun·ent incumbent, Tim Kaine, is holding down a whole other job as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He clearly thinks he has more of a future in Washington th<m in Richmond. where he 'II be forced to pack hb bags at the end of this year. But we're not going to hold our breath waiting to hear Sarah Palin denounce term limits. It wouldn't play well with the doctrinaire conservatives she's working to woo. They have been the primary advocates of the fundamentally undemocrat- ie idea that voters aren't allowed to re-elect a succe~sful politician after a set period or time. Rcactmg to Franklin Roosevelt'~ precedent-breaking ~·our viet. ries. Republicans 1 Congress pushed for and passed the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. limiting a president to two terms. . We suspect that Palin's talk about the flight patterns of lame duch is just that talk. What seems to be driving her decision to quit now is money. She has been the subject of endless politically motivated ethics-violation investigations, none or which has stuck. But her allies say the Palin family has chalked up legal fees in the nei£hborhood of a half- ' million~dollars ''The adversaries would love to see us put on the path of personal bankruptcy so that we can't afford to run." she told ABC News. If that happened. Palin really would be a lame duck, according to the term's original 18th-century meanin. a debtor who can't pay h bills. someone who is bankrupt. And. we all know that , Sarah Palm does not want to be a lame duck. (Cokie Roberts' latest book is "Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation" (William Morrow, 2008). Steve and Cokie RoberH can be reached at ste\·ecokie@gmail.com). Patience, the stimulus plan will work Once again, Vice President Joe Biden made the kind of news that justifies the White House buying antacids by the caseload. While visiting the troops and meeting with senior Iraqi leaders over the Fourth of July holiday, the vice president told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, "The truth is. we and everyone else misread the economy." I don't know if Biden or the rest of the Obama team misread, underestimated, or plain old didn't think to ask the outgoing team just how bad things were, but we simple common folk knew then what we still know now: The economy stinks. Unemployment continues to rise, GOP continues to sink, and the number of foreclosed properties continues to drag down our economy. Yes, the economy was in worst shape than forecasted. And. yes, the Obama administration, in trying to craft a bipartisan recovery act, compromised with those opposed to the concept of spending federal money in the first place. But all is not lost. It's too early to label the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act a failure. Biden 's frankness allows the administration to remind folks that things were really, really bad - in fact, much worse than they knew when they took over in January. One senior administration official told me that ''in the first months of this administration, we inherited an economy that had experienced the most traumatic Donna Brazile shocks since the Great Depression and that was losing, on average. 700,000 jobs a month." Given what they knew at the time, Obama rallied not just Democrats on Capitol Hill but the entire country to support a comprehensive set of policies geared to help stabiliLe financial markets and ensure the soundness of our financial sector. He cheer-Jed the support of several initiatives to restart lending to small businesses as well as legislation designed to stabilize the housing sector. give relief to those drowning in creditcard debt, and help the millions who are unemployed. According to a recent study by the General Accounting Office (GAO), the Obama administration is getting the money to the states faster than expected. Moreover. the study found. many of the states the GAO surveyed "reported they would have had to make further cuts to services and programs without ... Recovery Act funds." These states arc so fin_a ncially strapped that they're not spending funds for school improvements as much as they're spending it just to keep schools from closing down. The focu..; needs to be on solutions and not fingerpointmg or scoring partisan points. The stimulus plan. which has been under ·...-ay for but a few months now. is designed to pro\ ide fiscal relief to help jump-start an ailing ecmiomy over the next two years - not the next four weeks. Is it working? In a word, yes. States are spending the money to close critical funding !!aps and help improve the lives of people searching for new skills to compete in this changing economic landscape. Is the money movmg fast enough? In a word, no. Nevertheless. Obamu's critics must stop reading their partisan talking points long enough to see that without the federal stimulus money. many state governments would be incapable of funding programs like Medicaid. providing public education. or jump-starting shovelready transportation projects. For the time betng, it's premature to consider another stimulus plan until we are assured that all the monies · already allocated by pre\'ious stimulus plans has been . spent wisely. lf the president decides to request more funding. just remember thb will be the third stimulus. Recall that the ftrst one came under former President George W. Bush in spring 2008; it featured rebate cflccks and tax cuts that were too small to stop the biggest e~:onomic slowdown sm<.:e the Great Depression. So let's give President Obama some latitude. Granted. the public. having suffered under a recession for more than 19 months, wants immediate relief and results. But JUSt as it took time to dig ourselves into this hole, it will take time to dig our way back out. • Economic guru Warren Buffett has made headlines complaining that Obama's first stimulus plan "was sort of like taking a half a tablet of Vtagra, ) ou know, and then having also a bunch of candy mi\cd in." May I be so bold as to remind Mr. Buffett that even Via ara needs time to kick into the bloodstream and work its magic. So a little patience is needed. . When _ unemployment nse:-;, Capttol Hill has a field day playing its favorite ~·;me: partisan politic~. But • 1t s wrong to try to score political points on the backs of ~amilies struggting for survtval. In the end. partisan attacks are going to backfire b~cause the Recovery Act \nil work. and those who fervently wish for Obama to f~1il continue to offer no pia. ~ of their own to counter t biggest economic recessiot in a generation. It's a lon2 road, and at ~omc point \ve must all get on. the same path to a better. bnghter and more prosperous future for all. (Donna Bra-:.ile is a polit· iced cm/llll£'111ator 011 CNN, ABC and NPR; contributilll?, columnisr to Roll Call. rlie nell'spapa of Capitol Hill; and forma campaign manager for At Gore). --~.L �Sunday, July 12, 2009 ~unbav Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis U::tmcs -S>cntmcl • Page As Deaths Obituaries Eva Leota Northup "ife. Jean M. l·itch. whom he married Dec. 22. 1948. in Lon¥ Bottom: a son, M11.:hael Fitch: a brother. Ro). and a son-m-la\\, Blaine Dailey. . : Eva Leota i'!orthup, 86, Gallipolis. died friday, Jul) 10, Basil E. Chapman. S7, of At Charles\ requ..:st. tJe will be cremated. there wtll he 2009. in Holzer Senior Care Center. Huntington. W.Va., died no' 1sitation or funeral ~en ices. Sl'rvices will be II a.m. Wednesday, July 15, ::!009. in Thur~day. Jul) 9 •.2009. at Arrangl'ml·nts art: hy White-Sch\\arzel runeral Home at Grace Unit..:d iv1ethodist Church. Gallipolis. Burial ''ill he the Emogene Dohn .Iones Coolvilk•. ' I in Pine Street Cemeter)'· . spice i~ouse. You can sign the online gue-.tbnok at www.\\ hitc- ~ I. en·•ces will be II a.m. schwar;clfuneralhom..:.com. The body will lie in -.tate at the cbun: 11 one 1lOUr pnor to the service. \:• onda), July 13. 2009. at Friends may call <Lt the McCoy-Moore funeral Home, the Harm"ony United Wctherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. on Tuesday from 5 to 8 Methodist Chur<.:h by the p.m. Re". Phil Wilson. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts rna) be gi\'en to the M,ldison Marie llunncll. infant daughter of .John and Entombment ..., ill be in Knstal I lunncll of Pomeroy. went to be with Jesus on Perennial Cat Shelter, P.O. Box 4R. Gallipolis. Ohio 45631 White Chapt:l \kmoriul or ,\CS Relay for Life, in care of Bonnie McFarland, 100 Gardens at B rboursville. Tuesday, .July 7, 2009. shortly after btrth. . In addition to her parents. she is strr\'iYed by her SJ\ter. Jackson Pike. Gallipolis, Ohio ~5631. W.Va. Basil was hom .lUI) 16, Haley Renee Hunnell. She is also sun h ed hy her maternal grandparents, 1921. in Cabin Creek, ~telvin and Robin Duff of Dexter; paternal grandparents. W.Va .. a son of the htte John R. Hunnell of Athen:-.. and Violet Ha) man of Wade Lyman and Eathcl 0. Basil E. Chapman Elitabeth Jane (Jordan) Thomton. 59, •Galhpolis Ferry. Guysville; and paternal great-grandparents. Clarence and Clatterbuck Chapman. W.Va., died Thursday. July 9. 2009, at St. ,\lary's Medical He retired from Houdaille Virginia Ha) man of Pomcro~. . Center. Huntington, W.Va. Industries and was a faithful member of the Harmony Also ... urvh ing arc ...evernl aunt:-.. uncles and cousm!'>. She was the "ifc of the Rev. Charles J. Thornton. GraYcsidc scn1ces \\ill be . II a.m. ~fonda). July 13, United Methodist Church. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Cro\.\-Hussell He was preceded in death b) one granddaughter. Amber 2009. at Standbh Cemetery in Lungs\ ille. Officiating ''ill Funeral Home. Point Pleasant, W.Va. Burial\\ ill be in Zion be the Re,·. Bob Marshall. Arran!!ements were completed R. Chapman; t\\ o brothers. Auburn and Kem1an: and one Cemetery. Crab Creek Road, Gallipolis FelT). Friend~ rna) by Anderson .\lcDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. sister. S) blc. call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. ivlonday. A!l online registry is available at www.andersonmcSurvivors include his \\ ife. Dori' G. (Grimes) Chapman: An online guest registry is available at WW\\ .cr<m hu .... one daughter and son·in-la\\, Pamela and Randy Hunt of damd .com . "clllh.cnm. Barbour~ville: three sons and daughters-in-law. Roger D. and Libby Chapman and Terry L. and Linda L. Ch~pman. all of Barboursville. and Steven and Linda M. Chapman of Gallipolis: 10 grandchildn.:n. Duane, Ben. Josh. Chris and Hattie E. Sellers. 76. of Pomeroy. passed a\\ay Jeff Chapman, Kclly-Jo Adkins. Shayna Chapman-Burris, and Jason. Paul and Jeremy Hunt: seven great-grandchil- Wednesday. July H. 2009, at Pleasant Valley Hosp;tal in Point Pleasant. W.Va. n: and onl.! special nephew. Owen L. Jenkins. She was born Apri I 12. 1933. 'riends ma) <.:all at Chapman's M01tuary in Huntington In addition to her parents, she was preceded by husbands, m 4 until 6 p.m. Sunday. July 12. 2009. Rov E. Powell and Gerald (Buu) Sellers: daughter, Online condolences ma) be sl!nt to www.chapmans-morMiidr..:d ~tarie Pm-.cll: and sisters. Icy Dailey and Tessie tuary.com. Wells. ' She is ::.un ivcd by her chtldren. Shirley and John Dunlap. Ro!!er and Shirle\ Po\',ell. Eme-.t and Carolyn Powell, on this opportunit) to critiTerry and Mary Powell, Ron and Patty Powell. Be\'erly and Bv MATT APuzzo Charles H. "Gus·· Fitch, 7~. of Portland. passed awa) Homer IIIII. L~m renee and .l\ annette Powell, and Ruth and ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER cize the president. but the~ Thursday.. July 9. 2009. at Jackson General Hosp1tal in Ru ...sell RobirNm: 24 grandchildren. 26 great-grandchilhave struggled to find their Ripley. W.Va. dren and several great-great-grandchildren; brothers and WASHli'!GTOi'! collective ,·oice. At a nc\\ · He was born Oct. 13, 1930. in Long Bottom. son of the sisters , ~larion and Jo Congo, Hubcn and Bonnie Congo. 1 Presiden\ Barack Obama conference Friday,. late Carl H. and .\1) rtlc L. Spaun l'itch. Anna ~1ac Davis and Ernestine Elliott. all of East 1 s.tid Saturday the $787 bii- Republican lawmakers criti-. He wru. a retired core maker for Pioneer Cit) Casting in Liverpool. Ohio: rmd special friends. Ron and Velma lion stimulus program must cized lhe White House for Wood. he given a chance to work spending so much. \\ hile , Belpre. and u union member of GMP for 37 years. He Js survi\cd b) a daughter. Mary Lynn Fitch Dailey; a Services "ere condu~ted at II a.m. Saturday, July II, bl!fore consideration is simultaneously saying the son. Keith Eugene and Cindy Fitch: sh. grandchildren: 2009. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. ~iven to a ::.ccond such jolt administration wasn't · three great grandchildren: three special great-grandchil- Pastor Don Roach officiated. Burial follo\\ed in Meigs tor the still-ailing economy. spending it fast enough. dren. Ku.!rsten Noelle Fitch, Bryannah Dailey and Memory Gardens. Visitiation was held in the funeral home Obama acknowledged in With the Obama adminisMaelynnah Dailey: and three brothers. Robert. Larry and from 6 tog p.m. Friday. July 10, 2009. his weekly radio and tration no\\ pushing for n An on-line rl.!gistry is available at www.andersonmc- Internl.!l address that people costly overhaul of the. Don; and a sister. Mildred Krider. In additon to his parents, he was preceded in death by his danicl.com. arc getting nervous about nation's health care system .• continuing high joblc~sness Republicans are casting - the unemployment rate Democrats as liberals on u • hit 9.5 percent in June shopping spree. ln the . but said reversing payroll GOP's weeklv address losses takes time. He asked Saturday. Virginia Rep. EriC' DETROIT (AP) com pan) '"III focus on busiAmerican::. to bl.! as patient Cantor, General Motors completed ness results. ne\\ vehicles. the House• as possible. an unusually quick exit brands and consumers. Republican whip. accused Republicans have labeled the Democratic-controlled Bob Lutz. a legendar) . Am bankruptcy protection the $7R7 billion stimulus a Congress of reckless spend~ ~ Friday with ambitions of industry executive. ..., as failure. Both Obama and ing and careless bon·O\\ ing . making money and building "unretiring" to become a Vice President Joe Bidcn cars people are eager to buy. vice chairman responsible Though the Republican have argued that the bulk of stimulus Once the world's largest for creative elements of proposal thi the money from the ~timu­ January had its own deficitand most powerful products. marketing and lus program is still being pushing price tag of$478 bilrelationships, automaker, ne\\ GM is now customer disbursed and that it alreadv lion. Cantor and Republicans. leaner, cleansed of massive Henderson sa1d. Lutz, 77, has saved many jobs. • are trying to make their case debt and burdensome con- had previouslY planned to Obama criticized against Obama as one of fistracts that would have sunk retire at the end of the year Republicans for opposing cal restraint. after more than four it without federal loans. the stimulus but offering But GM. whose 40 days decades in the auto busi"For the stimulus alone. few alternatives to the worst Washington borrowed near-. under court supervi~ion was ness. recession since the Great ly $10.000 from ever)~ Nick Reilly, who has far shorter than anyone preDepression. And he rejected American dicted, faces the worst auto served as GM's As1a-Pacific household,"· AP Photo/Carlos Osorio talk of a second stimulus, an Cantor said. "Let me ask ~ sales slul!lp in a quarter· president, will become executive vice president of General Motors Corp. Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. idea that has heen discussed >ou: Do you feel $10,000 century. At a news conference. GM's international opera- addresses the media during a ney.~s conference at the com- by Democrats and even richer today?" 1 famed investor Warren CEO Fritz Henderson said tions based in Shanghai. pany's headquarters in Detroit, Friday, July 10. In his speech. Obama Buffett. the revamped automaker China. twice referred to ''cleaning. "\Ve must let it work the up the wreckage'' of a receswill be faster and more The new company will slightly above break-even payer investments." Gl\1 recei\'ed $19 billi.on 1 way it's supposed to. with the sion that began on President responsive to customers focus on customers. cars for 20 II on a pretax basis. ''Sitting here today. r to $20 billion more in feder- 1 understanding that in any George W. Bush's watch. · than the old one. It will sen- and culture. "If we don't get this right. don't have any reason to al aid on Friday, the remain- recession, unemplo) ment But with Obama's poll erate cash and repay bilhons in govemment loans ahead nothing else is going to disbelieve those num- der of the $50 billion it will tends to recO\ er more slowlv number" slipping on ecowork.'' Henderson said at bers," Henderson said, receive. Henderson said. A than other measures of ceO- nomic issues. Republicans of a 2015 deadline. The new compan) will GM's Downtown Detroit giving no details of when large part of the money will nomic activity." Obama. who want to lav the economv at is visitin~ Ghana on Saturday. the president's feet. build more car~ and truck... headquarters "Business as the company would make be held in escrow. • Turning a profit will not said in h1s recorded messa!!e. that consumers \\ant and usual is over at General a net profit. "This is now President The compan) 's logo will be cas) GM has piled up The ~timulus included Obama ·s econom) :· Cantor launch them faster than in Motors." The automaker is launch- remain blue with white losses and survi\'eS onh $288 billion in tax cuts, dra- said. e past. the CEO said. G~1 · so announced plan:- to ing a "Tell Fritz" Web site to underlined GM letters. because of government matic increases in Medicaid • ••• spending. about $48 billion experiment with auctioning allow owners and the public although the compan) had loans. On the Net: Besides the U.S. govern- in highway and bndge connew cars on eBay. expand- to share the1r concerns with considered changing the Obamt1: background to green to menfs 61 percent control~truction and billions more ing on an existin~ partner- senior management. and 11'11'\1 .whitehouse .gov ship covering ccnllied used Henderson plans to go out symbolize nn em ironmcntal ling interest. the United to boost energy efficiency, Cantor: focus. G:'v1 has no plans to Auto Workers union gets a shore up state budgets and vehicles. on the road every month. http ://11 'll'll'~rourube .com/ He said GM plans to part- change the background, 17.5 percent stake of the improve schools. "We recognize that we've company through its retiree , The plan "was not RepublicanCm((erence been given a rare second ncr with eBay in California Henderson said. He said the U.S. govern, health care trust. and the designed to work in four chance at GM, and we arc to allow consumers to bid very grateful for that. And on vehicles just as they ment, which owns a majori- Canadian government will months." Obama said. "It we appreciate the fact that would in a typical eBay ty stake in GM. has vowed control l I .7 percent. The wm. designed to work over -· we now have the tools to get auction. They could also that it would not get remaining shares went to two years.'' Care~r choose a ··Buy it "low" involved in day-to-day deci- bondholders of the old comthe job done," he said. Since Obama signed the pany. stimulus into law, the econoKnown for its "luggish option to purchase the car at sions. Law Enforcei_ncnt The Treasury Department Concessions made by the my has lost more than 2 mildecbion-making process a set price. Dealers would and bloated management still distribute the j.:ars. A released a statement Friday United Auto Workers union lion jobs and the uncmploy; ranks, GM will create a sin- deal between eBav and GM afternoon crediting GM 's just before the company ment mte has climbed higher Now Cnroll1ng ~ gle. eight-member execu- . hasn't been completed yet , restructunng with saving entered bankruptcy protec- 1 than the White Hou e pretive committee to speed up however. and both sides say both the automaker and tion have brought G~l's dieted it would have e\er for rail: ~ day-to-day decision-mak- they have been in discus- "tens of thousands" of labor costs down to ..., here reached without the stimulus. Ohio Basic Peace they are fully compctithe ing, rep_lacing two senior sions . American jobs. Some companies 'a) stim.. As a culture. General leadershtp forums. ''The hard work of chan- with To) ota Motor Corp.. ulus mone) helped avoid Officer Trainingv Henderson. 50, said Motors needs to be prepared ing a path to viability now Henderson said. layoffs. Independent gm emGeneral Motors Corp. will to experiment and adjust,'' rests "ith G:\l's hoard und The parts of G~l not mO\- ment auditors found that streamline its bureaucratic he said. management:· Treasury ing to the ne\\ compan) will stimulus aid to states helped ~l management structure. cutt\e).\' Chairman Edward said in its statement. '·But become part of "old G~l." a keep teacher:- off unemploy~o-~ ting U.S. salaned employ- Whitacre Jr. said GM\ trip we arc confident that we collection of assets and Iia- ment lines. But overall job I n.- 111011: infonnution rnulacl ment by 20 percent. or through bankruptcy protec- remain on track to ultimate- bilities that will be sold to numbers continue to sufkr. Adult C<·nt< r 111 740.24S.SJ34 50 · ions, by the end tion had been extremely ly sec returns on these tax - pay creditors. Republicans have seized "" n.hu<kt)t·hillscarturcnh r.,·onl . The cuts include challenging. ''There have executive jobs. been a lot of long hours, Henderson. who was pro- there have been a shuttering It's your life. It's your life Insurance. moted to chief executive in or plants. there have been You want tho best lor your loved ones-the people who depend on you. Your financial legacy can g1ve lhem a better chance to do great th1ngs ..,'lats why March, will run the glohal J)mnful layoffs." • Nabonw1de® offers so many fi~ed 11fe insurance options. Call me today so I can Whitacre told reporters company and oversee its help you prepam for the unexpected and provid~ for the people you care aoout North American operations. after the news conference IIrem n Jn,urann· ,\gl'IIC) GM's former chief operat- he expected to have GM's •J'IO Stull' Rt. Ifill c;.111ipnh,, 011 Nationwid·e· ing officer. Henderson ..., as new 13-member board in 7-111·-l-lf>.ll)(,U On YourStde chosen when President place in about three weeks. .IJIOS IIi land l{d. Suih· I •l'um~ru~. Oil 7-111·9'>2-2Jll! Barack Obama Sdid former G~1. in a viability plan CEO Rick Wa~oner's presented to the govern1-/rrb. [t'cW. lured. Melil,ra & lor .\foore - Djmtoa restructuring plans d1dn 't go ment, said it would break 420 i1u Av~·nuc, Gnllipc.lis, 0 .11 • (740) 446·0852 far enough. even before interest and 208 M..tin Street, Vmton, OH •(740) 3~8-&121 Top executives at the ne\\ taxes next year. and be Basil E. Chapman ' Madison Marie Hunnell Elizabeth Jane lbomton Hattie E. Sellers Obama rejects · 2nd stimulus: t Give recovery time Charles H. ·cus' Fitch GM exits bankruptcy; CEO vows better performance 4 [nterlhe . nciting of . y ~ Buckeye Hills Career Center tM.cCoy-Uoore Pun~ra( '}(omes D Serving Our Commzmities for O·ver 100 Years \1 ... �~--------~~-----.--------~------~----------------------~~----------------------- PageA6 ~unbap ~tmes -ienttnel Sunday, .July 12, 2009 MAKING FRIENDS Ohio governor to authorize racetrack slots IN IRAQ Bv JULIE CARR SMYTH AP STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT COLLMBUS Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland will authorize racetrack slots by executive order and law~ makers \\!ill provide him legal protection under a stalemate-ending budget compromise struck Friday. The order is the linchpin of a compromise with Senate Republican~. who have in turn agreed to include language in the $54 billion, two-year state budget that clarifies the state gambling law allows the lotterv to include slotslike video lottery terminals. David Zanotti, president of the anti-gambling Ohio Roundtable, said his group will follow through with threats to sue over the slots Submitted photo While stationed in Nazaria, Iraq, U.S. Army Pvt. Luke move. "Last time I checked. he Ferguson is shown here spending some time with Iraqi chilcren. Luke is the with the 1st Platoon/B.Co./1-77AR. He is was elected ,governor. not the son of Glen Ferguson of Bronston, Ky., and Amy king." Zanotti said. "It'll Ferguson of New Haven. Luke's grandparents are Joanne be interesting if the goverFerguson of New Haven, and Frank and Carol Sisson of nor has the courage to take this stand in court and Pomeroy, Ohio. His sister, Jenna, also resides in New explain to the people of Haven. Ohio how in 1973 their vote (in favor of the Ohio Lottery) authorized casinostyle gambling in race~ tracks in this state. I'm anxious to hear his testimony in court." House Speaker Armond Budish, a Beachwood Democrat. announced Friday afternoon that the j:)Y KEVIN KELLY MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM compromise had been reached among the POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - It's hard to believe, but it Democrat-led House, will soon be time for the Mason County Fair. Republican-led Senate and To that end, season passes for this year's fair, Aug. 10-15. Strickland. are now on sale at various businesses around the county. The three had been Cost of the pass is $25 and includes admission to the fair~ locked in an impasse since ~rounds for all six days of the exposition. the governor announced - Carnival rides are not included in the cost of a season June 19 that he had pass. but those who have a season pass can purchase a daily changed his stance on lot~ r~de stamp for $5 if they wish to ride. General admission tery-run slots and would tickets are $7 Monday through Thursday. and $8 Friday and rely on them to help balSaturday, and includes the carnival rides. ance the budget. Budish stressed that the Season passes can be purchased in the Point Pleasant area t~t the Cooperative Extension Office. Foodland. Fruth deal will allow Ohio to balPharmacy. Southern States. Peoples Bank-Main Street ance its budget, which has l3ranch, Peoples Bank-North Branch, BB&T, Ohio Valley suffered a series of revenue 'Bank, Fanners Bank. City National Bank and S&S Food blows as it has moved through the Legislature this Mart. In the Mason area, season passes can be purchased at spring. Bob's Market and Greenhouses, Farmers Bank and City 'The national economic National Bank. and in the New Haven area. at Health Aid downturn has impactea state budgets all across the Pharmacy. Vines & Roses and City National Bank. Passes are also available at Yauger's Farm Supply tn country. Ohio faced similar challenges, but we were Southside, and at Sassafras Tire in West Columbia. able to provide a balanced budget that reduces spending. shrinks the size of government. protects vital services for our most vulnerable citizens. and prioritizes job creation to help move COLUMBUS (AP) - Health officials say Ohio will Ohio forward," Budish said receive $9.8 million in federal funding so the state will be in a statement. Strickland had insisted prepared in case a more severe form of swine flu develops. that some action by the The Ohio Department of Health said Friday it will work Legislature is required in ~ ith local health departments to identify projects and activconnection with the slots ities for using the pandemic preparedness money. Ohio is plan because Ohio law prosharing in a $260 million national program. hibits "schemes of chance," State Health Director Dr. Alvin Jackson said in a statement that the wave of swine flu seen since April should be which include slots and the a wake-up to Ohioans about the need to be prepared for a governor's authority to expand the lottery with a major outbreak. non-ticketed game is legally As of Friday. the state reported 142 confmned cases of tenuous. bWine flu and two other probable cases. Ohio has seen one He said in a statement 'Heath from the HI N I virus. Friday that the budget "rightly prioritizes education as the foundation of Ohio's economic revival, reduces state government spending while minimizing Sunday...Partly sunny Wednesday•. .Partly cloudy. the impact on critical health with a 20 percent chance of Lows in the mid 60s. Highs and safety serv1ces, and showers. Highs in the lower in the upper 80s. does not raise taxes on 80s. Northwest winds Wednesday night •..Mostly Ohioans or Ohio businesses around 5 mph. cloudy with a chance of struggling through this Sunday night. •• Partly showers and thunderstorms. recession." cloudy with a 20 percent Lows in the lower 70s. Senate President Bill chance of showers. Lows in Chance of rain 30 percent. Harris had argued that Thursday••.Partly sunny Strickland either should lhe mid 60s. North winds with a chance of showers use his executive authority around 5 mph. Monday...Partly sunny. and thunderstorms. Highs in to add slots to the Ohio the mid 80s. Chance of rain Lottery or take the qwesHighs in the mid 80s. Monday night and 40 percent. tion to the ballot. Ohio Tuesday...Partly cloudy.. Thursday night and voters have repeatedly J._ow~ in the upper 50s. Friday ...Partly cloudy: rejected efforts to expand Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs gambling. Tuesday night and in the mid 80s. The logjam made the state miss its June 30 budget deadline for the first time in 18 years. The second of two seven-day interim budgets expires Ohio Valley Bane Corp. (NAsAEP (NYSE) - 28.53 Tuesday. Akzo (NASDAQ)- 41 .71 DAQ)- 29.63 Harris said he believes the Ashland Inc. (NYSE)- 25.16 BBT (NYSE) - 20.63 Big Lots (NYSE)- 19.76 Peoples (NASDAQ) - 16.29 budget can be finalized Pepsico (NYSE) - 54.71 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) - 28.02 Monday. He said language BorgWarner (NYSE)- 30.14 Premier (NASDAQ)- 6.10 he has agreed to will Century Aluminum (NASDAQ) Rockwell (NYSE)- 31.14 acknowledge the governor's -5.23 Rocky Boots (NASDAQ) - 4.09 Champion (NASDAQ) - 1.42 Royal Dutch Shell - 46.82 authority to expand the state Charming Shops (NASDAQ) Sears Holding (NASDAQ) lottery to include games like '3.62 57.35 VLTs. • City Holding (NASDAQ) - 28.65 Wai·Mart (NYSE) - 47.57 Wendy's (NYSE) - 4.19 No matter Strickland's Collins (NYSE) - 38.81 DuPont (NYSE) - 24.61 WesBanco (NYSE)- 15.07 haste in signing the execuUS Bank (NYSE)- 16.59 Worthington (NYSE) - 11.30 tive order, a third temporary Gannett (NYSE)- 3.19 Dally stock reports are the 4 budget will probably be General Electric (NYSE) - 10.78 p.m. ET closing quotes of transneeded to allow enough Harley-Davidson (NYSE)- 16.18 actions for July 10, 2009, provld· JP Morgan (NYSE) - 32.34 ed by Edward Jones financial time to draft changes to the Kroger (NYSE) - 21.66 advisors Isaac Mills In Gallipolis voluminous final budget Omlted Brands (NYSE) - 10.89 at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley bill. A budget conference Marrero Norfolk Southern (NYSE) In Point Pleasant at committee is scheduled to 36.65 (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Season passes now on sale n.:sumc its public meetings Monday, said Bud ish spokesman Keary ~kCarthy. The governor'..., executive order will contain his original slots proposal , which allows the Ohio Lottery to operate 2.500 VLI\ at each ·or Ohio's seven horse-raclllg tracks. lt will not include a provision that would have allowed track O\\ ners to recoup their im cstmenb if voters pass a fall ballot issue legalizing casinos. State Sen. Mark Wagoner. a Republican \vho chaired the special committee investigating the slob proposaL said he had hoped for a ·different solution . "My preference would have been to let the voters of Ohio decide this question." he said. "But I recognize that in any negotiation you don't always. get what you want. There's always give and take." Tensions began to cool Thursday as growing frustration was expressed by those left in limbo as a result of the budget impasse. including nursrng home operators. county welfare agencies. food banks and school districts. Columbus City Schools Superintendent Gene Harris, who oversees the state's largest public school district, urged lawmakers in a public plea Thursday to resolve their differences or risk hurting kids. ~ She said the district has time-sensitive plans in place for improYing education that have been put on hold because of the budget 4ncertainty. ~ "Continuing (budget) resolutions inhibit planning for the upcoming school year and in many ways closc.a window of opportunity for our students. causing irreparable disruption to the educational process," she said. AP photo/Paul Vernon In this Feb. 6, 2008 file photo, Ohio Senate President Bill Harris (R) is seen during a news conference in Columb. Ohio. Harris on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, suggested taki Gov. Ted Strickland's racetrack slots proposal to voters th fall as a way out of the stalemate that has tied up budget deliberations at the Statehouse since Ohio missed its June 30 budget deadline. Anatomy of an Ohio budget deal How a proposal to allow lottery-run slots in Ohio has evolved since Gov. Ted Strickland first proposed it June 19: GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL • 2,500 video lottery terminals at each of 7 Ohio horse 1 tracks • Authorized by act of Legislature • Allow machine vendors refunds if casino gambling legalized this fall SENATE PROPOSAL • Unspecified number of terminals made available to highest bidder • Authorized by voters • Machines could be at tracks or other locations THE COMPROMISE • 2,500 terminals at horse tracks • Authorized by combination of governor's executive order, legislative language • Removes provision allowing vendor refunds if fall casino issue passes SOURCE: AP Research, ••• On The Net: ' State Budget Bill: www.lsc state .oh .us Ohio getting $9 .SM to prep for pandeniics Local Weather Improve your finances by consolidating your debt and lowering your monthly expenses wrth a Peoples Bank Home Equrty Installment Loan. • Low fixed rate for the life of the loan. • Low fixed payments. • Your choice of fixed repayment periods of 7, 10 or 15 years. 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Athleti..: Boosters will be The game's top story in hosting the First Annual 2009- at least. so far- is Eagel ~5K Road Race on the econom). It's not a prctAugust I at St. Pau United ty tale. . . Church in Methodbt For all ot MaJor League Tuppers Plains. Ohio. Baseball. average attenRegistration begins at dance was down 6.4 percent 7:30 a.m. in the Cheaper through Thursday. even with Place parking lot (across the many teams offering. disroad from Annie\ Place). counts to battle the recesPre-registration i~ S 12 sion. An Associated Press(received by July 30). and Knowledge Networks poll the cost is $15 to registra- released this week found 63 percent offans think the cost tion on race dav. The race will begin and of a game is baseball's • end at St. Pau l United biggest problem. The new Yankee Stadium hodist Church and \\ill • on the surronding• became Exhibit A for baseball in the downturn, v•ith road~ and streets . The top three male and fcrnu le front-row seats in the plush overall finishers will new park going empty at up recei\'e awards along with to $2.625 each. and only the the top three male and female one mile fun run finishers. T-shirts will be provided for the first 5 registrants. The age division for both males a~1<f females are as DETROIT (AP) follows: 14 and under, 15- Ed\\ in Jackson tuned up for 18. 19-25, 26-35. 36-49, his first All-Star game with and 50 and over. another strong outing for For more information the Detroit Tigers. please contact Josh Fogle, Jackson pitched seven (740) 667-9?:.0. sharp innings to help the Registration checks may Tigers beat Cliff Lee and also be sent to Fogle at 2038 the Cleveland Indians 5-1 Campbell Street, Coolville, on Friday night. Ohio 45723. Marcus Thames hit a tv.·orun homer in the eighth for Detroit. which Mason County inning has won three straight. Josh Youth Football Anderson had a two-run sin!!le. League ia~kson (7 -4) allowed four hits. including Ryan INT PLEASANT ne Mason County Youth Garko '::; homer_ The rightFootball League wi ll be hander ~topped a five-start holding football and cheer- winless stretch, earning his leading sign-ups for ages 6- first victorv since June~6. "He was tremendous," 12 as S-n-S Window manager Jim Tinting Monday through Tigers Ley:land said. ..That's a Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 pretty good showing to do p.m. A birth certificate and what he did tonight:· Jackson threw as hard as registration fee of $40 arc 96 mph but recorded most required. The MCYFL camp will of his outs on easy fly balls be held July 20-24 .at or grounders. He struck out Harmon Park, 5:30 p.m. to four and walked two. "Strikeouts will come. 7:30p.m., sign-ups wi ll run but you want quick outs all during that time as well. the time:· Jackson said. ''You have to pitch to conCliffside offer tact:' The Indian~ put runners free golf clinic on second and third with one out in the eighth, but GALLIPOLIS Cliffside Golf is offering a Bobby Scay struck out free golf clinic each Shin-Soo Choo and got Travis Hafner to pop out Saturday at 9 a.m. For information and F'ernando Rodnev loaded sign up call 446-GOLF. the bases with t\\;O outs in Adults and children we/- the ninth but retired Grady Sizemore on a groundout to third to end the game. Lee (4-9) gave up three Wellston to hold runs and five hits in seven innings. The reigning AL youth baseball Cy Young Award winner lo~t his third consecutive and softball start despite striking out tournaments eight. " I was disappointed we WELLSTON The couldn't get any runs for Wellston Ohillco Society him." Indians manager Eric will hold the annual Toni Wedge said. ··But he Parsons Mega Summer pitched like the No. 1 he is. Classic on Friday, July 17, He does e\'erything he can through Sunday,Jul) 19, at do to win 2ames for us." Lee's o~nly bad inning Veterans Memorial Park. • There is a $200 entry fee was the second. All-Star for the I0-and-under and Brandon Inge and Ma!!dio 12-and-under drvisions in Ordonez opened with~;in­ baseball. while there will be gles. Gerald Laird then hit a $300 entry fee in softball an RBI double. After Adam struck out, for the I0-and-under, 12... Everett and-under. 14-and-under Anderson singled in a pair and 16-and-under divisions. to make it 3-0. There is also a $150 entry "I can only control what I fee for the B-and-under age ~:an control," said Lee. who groups in both ba-;ehall and hasn't \\on since he shut softball. out St. Louis on June 14. "I h team wi ll he guaran- can't score runs for us, 4 game,. Awards will which has been a problem given to· the top two for us all season ... teams in each divisron. A Cleveland is averaging $100 non-refundable less than four runs per game deposit must be paid prior in Lee's 20 starts. to the draw on July 15. Anderson did not return Each team must furnish to center field after Lee hit two approved balls and him with a pitch in the fifth. only 36 teams will be The Tigers said he had a accepted. bruised right triceps. Contact Ja.w>11 Wilson at Detroit reliever Joel 740-357-847 I or John Zumaya threw just two Derrow at 740-710-5069 pitches in the eighth before (or more information. or lea\ ing with a cut on the email jsderrow@ aol.com top of his right thumb. bpencr selling out among the first 42 gam Thuw-; weren·r a lot be 1 acro~s town at the new Ciu f<JCld. ~here trekcts topped out at $495 and the ~let-; sold out onlv five of their first 42 hmllC garm.< Get past the money, and achic\ement::. on the field still had trouble turning attention away from another old scourge -performanceenhancing drugs. \1anny Ramirez and Alex Rodrigue;; became the latest big-name pia) ers impli~:at­ ed. When the focus finully shifted to the diamond, though. then.• wa!\ lots to sec. Randy Johnson (300 wins) and Mariano Rivera (500 saves) achieved major milestones. while onl) Joe Torre's Los Angeles Dodgers led a division by more than five games. Please see Money, 83 Jackson I to ) Sunday, July 12, 2009 AP photo This May 20, file photo shows mostly empty seats at LandShark Stadium for the start of Game 1 of a double header between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Florida Marlins in Miami. Baseball heads toward the All-Star break with most teams still in contention for a playoff spot and more fans deciding it's just not worth the money to watch the races unfold in person nuers past Indians Varejao happy to be sticking with Cavaliers INDEPENDENCE CAP) Even when he opted to become a free agent. Anderson Varejao thought his best option wa~ to remain a Cleveland Cavalier. Less than a month after declining an option year on his contract. Varejao signed a six-year deal that could pay him $50 million with mcentives. but averaQes closer to $7 million an•ma11). It's a rmse over the 6.2 million he was set to earn under the prevwus deal, but also lea\ es the Caval1ers with financial flexibility in the years ahead. ~cgotiations mo\ ed much ~\vrfter than two years ago, when Yarejao mbsed the sea~on ·s first month while negotiating a new contract. "Our priority was Cleveland ... Varcjao said. '·I know we had some other teams (interested). but I \vanted to come back. I believe we have a great organization, a gn~at team and we have a chance to ''in a championship." The hustling Varcjao became an intJicate part of a Cavaliers team that \\on a • league-high 66 games during the re!!ular season. He replaced- Ben Wallace in the starting lineup in Febnmf). posting career-highs in starts (42). scoring (8.6), field-goal percentage (.536) and minute~ (28.5) per game. He also avera!!ed 72 rebounds. Wallace was traded to Phoenix last month as pan of AP photo Detro1t Tigers center fielder Josh Anderson, left, manages to avoid right fielder Magglio the deal that brought s~lpcJ-:-.tar Ordonez catching a fly ball by Cleveland Indians' Jhonny Peralta in the second inning of a .Please see Varejao, 83 baseball game in Detroit. Friday. I • You can now pay your bill online at: www.pvalley.org PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL 2520 Valle_}' ])rive . Point Pleasant. WV • (304) 675-4340 �. -- Page B2 • -- -~..------ ~untMl' ttimrs -$lrntinrl Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis British Open, hole by hole TUR~BERRY, Scotland (AP) - A hole-by-hole look ••• TurnbC'tT) (Ail'n Course). site of the I 38th British Open to No. 10.456 yards, par 4 (Diona Fouter): One of the most be pla)Cd July I 1-12. N,unc of the hole in parentheses: dramatic tee shots in golf. v. ith instructions to "don't mess about." A llC\V tee changes the angle of the hole to more of :\o. I. 354) urds. par 4 (Ailsa Craig): A gentle start to the a dogleg left. v.. ith nev.. fainvay bunkers that allow players British Open. although it is best to keep it down the right to decide whether they want a middle 1ron or a wedge to the side of the fa~wav to a' oid four bunkers that start at 225 green. The best angle to the green is from the right. vards and end at 304 yards. Two other bunkers are on the ••• i·ight side, and the green is surrounded by four bunkers. The No II. 175 yards. par 1 (Maidens): The Ayrshire coasthole is named after the famous rock in the Firth of Clyde. line hugs the left side of th1s par 3, and Maidens village is ••• to the north. The green is guarded by two small bunkers on 1'\,o. 2, 421{ yards. par 4 (Mak Siccar): The motto of the the right and a large bunker on the left. The green slopes , second hok, which turns back toward the clubhouse. is from right to-left and back-to-front. "make sure." The hole bends right-to-left and is protected ••• b) four fain\·ay bunkers. One of the two bunkers around the '\lo 12.451 yards. par 4 (Monument): The monument on green has been cut slightly closer to the green. The putting the h1ll above the green commemorates the lost airmen sta·surface b decepti\cly long and slopes awa} to the left. tioned at Turn berry during the two World Wars. This hole is ••• long and straight, with a new fairway bunker to make the No.3. 489 yards. par 4 (Biav. Wearie): This plays into the tee shot even more demanding. Three deep pot bunkers and prevailing v. ind. hence tbe name.of the hole. which means a steep slope protect the front of the green. making it essen"out of breath." The hole has been lengthened by 27 yard<> tial to havt.: enough club. since 1994. mnkmg it the longest par 4 on the course. Tv. o ••• fairwa) bunkers have been added in the landing area. Two No. 13.410 )ards. par 4 <Tickly Tap): A dogleg to the :bunkers guard the green on the right. ~ right that will tempt pla)ers to take on the comer. provided the) a\ oid two bunkers between 250 yards and 270 yards. : 1'\o. 4, 166 yards, ~ar 3 (Woe-Be-Tide): A gorgeou~ par 3 The green, which is elevated. is one of only t~·o on the Ailsa that runs along the f'rrth of Clyde. and the hole description course that is not guarded by any bunkers. although a sharp \s.ams a~1inst it. The hole is exposed to the seaside wind. rise will keep shot:-. from reaching the two-tiered green. The The green is guarded by a deep pot bunker front and to the name refers to a green that requires a •·tricky little stroke." right. and a steep slope to the left. ••• ••• No. 14. 448 yards. par 4 (Risk-An-Hope): Two new ·' No.5, 474 yards. par 4 (Fm Me Oot): The back tee has bunkers on the right between 300 and 320 yards make this 'been brought bad:. making his nght-to-left hole play 33 hole live up to 1ts nickname. for the two shots to reach the yards longer than in 1994. Four bunkers flank the fairway green must be daring and good. The new tee has been bor between 250 and 320 yards from the tee, and four bunkers rowed from the Kintyre Course. The green is protected by surround the green. The preferred tee shot is down the right one bunker on each side in the front. The hole plays into a s1de for the best view of the green. Subtle contours make prevailing wind. making it even tougher. .birdie puns difficult to read. ••• • ••• No 15, 206 yards, par 3 (Ca' Canny): The green is pro: No.6, .231 )<U·ds. par 3 (Tappie Toone): This long par 3 fea- tected by three bunkers along the left side and a steep stope :nrn!s a large bunker to the front right. and three smaller bunkers to the right. so any errant shot will be punished. Players 'to the left of a slightly elevated green. which makes for an thus should '"take care.'' The green slopes from the left and intimidatim! tee ~hot with a long iron. A '"toorie" means some- toward the back. thing on top. and the hole asks players to hit to the top of the ••• high green. The putting surface slopes from back to front. No. 16. 455 yards. par 4 (Wee Burn): The stream. ••• Wilson's Burn. doesn't look so small if the second shot is ~o. 7, 538 ) ards. par 5 (Roon The Ben): An elevated tee not :-.truck properly. A ne\\ tee makes this hole play 45 yards gi\cs players a grand view of this picturesque par 5. which longer and turned a dogleg right into a relatively straight veers to the left. A' big drive over a saddle leaves about 250 hole. but the bum is more in pTay than before. The tee shot yards to the front of the green. It appears the approach fun- should be aimed up the right side to leave the best approach nels to the green, but there are two deep bunkers short of the to the green. The green slopes from back to front, and anygreen on the right. and deep rough left of a valley near the thing to short risks running off the green into the stream. green. There arc fain..-ay bunkers on either side. demanding ••• accuracy. No. 17,559 yards. par 5 (Lang Whang): A "good whack" ••• is required for players to have a reasonable chance of reach1\o H. 454 yards, par 4 (Goat Fell): The name comes ing the green. The hole has been stretched an additional 60 from the tallest peak on the Isle of An·an. northwest across yards. with new bunkers in the layup area and a nev. greenthe Firth of Clyde. Two new bunkers on the right side of side bunker challenging the second shot. The green is prothe fairway at about 300 yards add to the difficult} of the tected by two bunkers on the left and two on the right. This tee shot. because it slope:- to the right. Anything short is where Tom Wutson two-putted for birdie in I977. taking a could lind three bunkers in front of the green. which has one-shot lead when Jack Nicklaus missed a 5-foot birdie putt. t\\0 hers. ••• ••• No. 18, 461 yards. par 4 (Duel in the Sun): The hole ha:-. ~o 9. 449 yards. par 4 (Bruce's ca.,tle): The only hole on been lengthened 30 yards with new tee. v..ith an additional the Adsa Course without a bunker. The tee is perched on a bunker to the left in the driving zone. Players must decide rocky cliff. offering "pectacular views of the coast. The hole whether to take on the comer of the dogleg left or play back. makes it~ way up a narrow fairway toward the famous light- The green is slight!) elevated. and anything short will be hou ...e. This v.as one of the few holes left unchanged from tossed to the left by the slope. The hole wa... renamed in 1994. Remains of the castle belon1!ing to Robert the Bruce. honor of the 1977 British Open. when Watson shot 65-65 King of Scotland from 1306-1329. can be seen from the over the final 1\\0 rounds to beat Nicklaus. v..ho shot 65-66. ninth green and I Oth tee The hole used to be called Aiba Home. . ... the a Company: Cowboys' roof replaced for 'aesthetics' DALLAS (AP) - The ·company that built the .Dallas Cowboys· indoor practice facility that col, lapsed this spring is telling its customers that the illfated fabric structure got a new roof last year because of team concerns about "aesthetics." not structural problems. l'\athan Stobbe of Summit Structures LlC included the explanation in a letter sent to customer" of the Allentown. Pa.-based company. The letter. \\ hich was obtained by The Associated Press . seeks to reassure customers that their buildings arc safe. ''Plea<>e be assured that your buildings ha\C heen designed. engineered and manufactured to met.:t or exceed all local applicable building codes," Stobb.e wrote. The Cowboys' 80.000 ~o,quare -foot facility col lapsed May 2. the lifth Summit building known to ha\ e fallen in the last 'even years. A mcmher of the team's ~couting department was paralyzed from the waist down and II other people were injured less severely. The roof was replaced in 2008 '"after discussions with the Cov.. boys organization to improve the aesthetics of the building and had nothing to do with structural issues,'' Stobbe said in the letter. But a person with knowledge of the Cowboys' facility at the time of the roof repair said there were several troubling issues. none of them related to the way the building looked. Among the i~sues cited by the person were defects in the fabric 1hat could have caused structural problems if not repaired. The person. a building industry source. was !!ranted anonvmitv bccau<>e the issues are not supposed to be disclosed publicly. • In a written statement to AP. Stobbe acknowledged that there were ··small holes in the fabric'' that could have caused "small leaks," but he said they posed no structural problems. Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple said the team would not comment. The facilit) was built in 200.3. City of Irving records provide few details about the roof replacement fi,·e years later. Greg Iannarelli, chief counsel for the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority. told the AP he suggested the Cowboys hire an expert on building failures after learning from Bruce Mays. the team's director of football operations. that the practice facility had a "roof issue'" in 2006. At the time. the port had sued Summit after a warehouse built by the company collapsed in a snow storm in 2003. The Dallas Mommg News has reported that ~a Las Vegas engineering firm. JCI. v. as engaged b) Summit to deal v.. ith the roof issue. A former employee of the firm. Jeffrey Galland. told the newspaper he had recommended major structural reinforcements. Most of the recommendations were can·ied out by Summit. he said. Galland did not respond to an e-mail message from the AP. and the company's presIdent. Scott Jacobs, declined to be inr~·viewed. Among the recipients of Stobbe·.., letter was Texas A&M University. wht.:re one of Summit's largest buildings, a nearly 191.000squarc-foot complex for track and football. was completed last year at a cost of S35.6 million. Less than three weeks after the universit) received the letter, a three-person team from Summit conducted a two-day inspection of the track portion of the structure. an area that encompasses more than 1J5.000 square feet. and found no concerns, university records show. The football facility wasn't inspected, according to the records. Texas A&M ofticials qid not respond to multiple messages from the AP seeking to learn whether the university sought an independent inspection. Instead. the university system issued a statement saying it has "no reason to be concerned at this point." The letter from Stobbe also says the fabric used in the Cowboys' 2008 roof replacement was the "same material" that has passed the hurricane testing requirements of Miami-Dade County. Fla. However. count) records show only one company. Sprung Instant Structures Inc .. with that approval. "Unless you have a Dade County notice of acceptance. you cannot claim that your product is Dade County-approved:· said Helmy Makar. the county engineer who approved Sprung's plans. In response, Stobbe told AP the fabric met Mi.-.miDade standards \\hen tested independently. Iraqi soccer team wins 1st home game in 7 years IRBIL , Iraq (AP) - Iraq played its first home soccer game since 2002, defeating Palestine 3-0 in a match that was as much about the nation's struggle for stability as it was about sports. A sellout crowd of about 25,000 attended the exhibition game at Fransou Hariri Stadium, many waving Iraq and Palestine fla~s and chanting "Iraq. Iraq.' Some fans sat on the roofs of nearby buildings to catch a glimpse of the game in the capital of a Kurd-ruled region that was safer than many other parts of the country. Palestme planned to fly to Baghdad for a second game Monday despite a deadly wave of bombings in the capital Thursday. "The holding of this match in Irbil gives a clear message to the world that Iraq is recovering and security is prevailing," Hussein Saeed. head of the Ir.:tqi Football Federation. told the crowd before the game. "We are here todav because football is the message oflove." -• - - Iraq lm;t played at home on July 22, 2002. when it beat Syria 2-1 in Baghdad. The country sank into chaos after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003 but has made gains in security after years of insurgent attacks and sectarian violence. On Friday. Iraq opened the scoring iq the 20th minute on a goal by Hawar Mulla Mohammed. Ahmed Younis made it 2-0 with a header. louai Salah capped the scoring in the second half. Iraqi fan Faris Abdul- Amir. along with his wife and mother. came from the !-louthern city of Karbala to support the national team. "In the past," he said. "we were deprived from watching our team playing in front of us." Iraq reached the Asian Cup final m 2007 and scored a 10 U.Pset of three-time champion Saudi Arabia. The victory set off wild rejoicing in Iraq. which at that time was experiencing some of the worst violence of its long war. Sunday, July 12, 2009 Sports Shorts About 900 coaches finish online safety course LOUISVILLE. Ky. (AP) - AbC!ut 900 Kentucky high school coaches have linished an onlme sports safet) course aimed at preventing heat-related injuries and illnesses on the field. The couches l~tce a .Julv 15 deadline to complete ' course. The Courier-Journal reports that coaches who d< finish the four-hour training ses<;ion _won't _?e allowed t start practicing when the sesswns begrn on 1 hursday. The Kentucky General Assembly created th~ p_rogram after the death of 15-year-old sophomore Max G1lp111. who collapsed while running s_Prints at the. e~d of a preseason prnct1ce last August. He d1ed three d~) s later. . Pleasure Ridue Patk coach Dav1d Jason Stmson has pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide in ~ ra:e ~riminal case against a coach in an on-field death. H1s tnal 1s ~et to begin Aug. 31, Croatia takes 1-0 lead over U.S. in Davis Cup POREC. Croatia (AP) - 1\o Karlo\ ic has rallied from two sets dm\n to beat James Blake 6-7 (5). 4-6. 6-3. 7-6 (3), 7-5 and give Croatia a 1-0 lead over the lJ_nited States in their best-of-five D:n is Cup quarterfinal senes. Karlovic serYed 47 aces on the indoor clay cou11 on Frida) for his Jirst career tive-set victory. He was 0-11 in previous matches that went to fi\ e sets. . Blake set.:med to have the match under control after wmning the first two sets against the towering Croat. but Karlovic fought back in front of the home crowd. The U.S. is playing without Wimbledon finalist Amly Roddick. who withdrew Monday because of a hip injury. Croatia's No. I Marin Cilic plays Mardy Fish in the s. ond singleo; match later Friday. The U.S. has nt.:ver beaten Croatia in the Davis Cup,lo~­ ing in 2002 and in 2005. OH man makes plea in shooting of ex-Colts player CLEVELAI\'D (AP) - A man in Ohio ha:-. pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder 27 years after he fired a gunshot that investigators sa~ caU'~ed a fonner ~FL player's kidney-infection death this ~ear. Forty-four-year-old Victor Gomez\\ as arraigned Friday morning in Cleveland in the death of 54-year-old ~tichael Woods The Cleveland-born Woods went to college at Cincinnati and played for the Baltimore's Colts from 1978 to 1981. Woods lost use of his arms and legs \\hen he was shot in 19R2. He died about six weeks ago. Gomez wa~ pre\ iously convicted of attempted aggravated murder. A pretrial hearing on the new charge is scheduled for Tuesday. He currently is o;erving a lengthy prison term in a separate case. Cuba acknowledges top pitc)ter 's desertion HAVANA (AP) - Cuba has ackno\\ ledged the defec, of pitcher Aroldis Chapman. a "eek after he "alked a\a,by from a tournament in the Netherlands. The Communist Part~ daily Granma said Frida~ that Chapman has hired baseball agent Jaime Torres to represent him. Cuba pre\ iousl~ had said nothing about Chapman's defection, despite v.idespread media coverage in exile-dominated Miami . The 21-year-old Chapman attracted v. ide spread attention during the World Baseball Classic '' ith a fastball touching I 00 mph. He is considered among the top left-handed pitching prospects in the world, and the best pitcher to abandon Cuba since Jose Contreras left in 2002. Tony George says he declined staying as IRL chief INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Fo1mer Indianapolis Motor Speedway chief Tony George says he rejected a request to remain the CEO of the Indy Racing League because it would ha\ c created an '"unnecessary" Ia~ er of bureaucracy. In his first public comment since being ousted last week from the famil) -ov. ned corporation. George said Friday that it v.ould not be producthe to ha,·e him leading thi.' IRI... and reporting to ne\\ Speedwa) president Jeffre) ~Belskus. George says he has been assured by his mother, the chair\\ oman of ~he Speedway board. that no reduction in support for the Indwnapolis 500 or the IRL was anticipated. George had been the speedway\ president for 20 ye. and formed the IRL in 1994. His statement was posted t the Web site of the Vision Racing IRL team he owns. NASCAR: Mayfield drug test process continues CHARI OTIC, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR says it's still analy1ing Jeremy Mayfield\ late:,t drug test. NASCAR spokesman Ramse) Poston savs '"the process'' continues and declined further comment. · Mayfield attorney John Buric says he did not expect to get the results. Friday. addmg he ·s "ne\ cr too surprist.:d when things take time." !"JA~CAR said :V1ayfield tested positi\ e for methamphetamme m a May I random test. He was suspended indefinite-. ly ~la) 9. but a federal judge last week issued an injunction that allows Ma) lield to return to competition. l'\ASCAR this week asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to 0\ertum the injunction and uphold Mayfield":. suspension. The 40-year-old dnver did not enter la:,t week's race at Daytona or Saturday'..; event at Chicagoland Specdwa). FIRST TIME EVER AT THE lAWRENCE COUNTY FA TOUGH TRUCK CONTEST Tuesdav, Julv 14th GRANDSTANDS 7:00PM Interested persons should be at the fairgrounds to sign up by 5:00p.m. Entry fee is $20.00 per driYer �-----....... ~~~------------~--------··----------~--------------------------------------~----- Sunday, July 12, Tahoe celebrity golf tournantent celebrating 20 years Varejao from Page 81 center Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland. giving the Cavs the physical post presence they lacked this spring in losing to 0\\ ight I Ioward and the Orlando Magic in the Ea:-tern Conference finals. O'Neal ''ill pai1 \\ ith Zydrunas llgausk~ to ghe the Cms two All-Star centers. plus Varejao, \\ho also plays forward. ''l think we ha\e three quality vetcmns in Z. Shaq and Andy," Cavaliers coach Mike Bro\\ n said "People may think Z and Shaq can't play together. but I feel like I have lLIXIll)' of playing any comof the three :.1t anv r'm excited about that.',. With O'Neal on board. Varcjao should be able to spend the hulk ol his time at forward, where his high encr~y rmd tenacity typtcally result 111 charges drawn he drew 52 offensive fouls last season - and offensive rebounds. "He's an elite ddender who can guard multiple positions,'' Cavaliers general manager Danny Fell) said. "His ability to defend is very unique. He has an ability to guard different people and play different coverages. like the pick and roll, that really makes him a special player for us as a team that wants to continue a • strong defensive identity.'' Varejao. 6- foot -11 and 260 pounds. is not without limitations. He onlv takes about six shots a ga~me and he averaged just 3.1 free throws per game last year. "I have to learn how to read the game. improve my jump shot and finish around the ba-;ket," Varejao said. "Linle bit of everything." Th~ signing of Yarejao. 26. wa~ unportant to Cleveland ~ince he is the onJy center under contract beyond next year. Both O'Neal and Ilgauska.-, are entering the final year of their deals, while LeHron James could opt out of his contmct after next season. lt leaves the Cavaliers with one more shot at a championship before the roster could receive another overhaul. "Last sea~n was great. We had a great season. but anything can happen during the playoils:· Varejao said. "Orlando played better than us. We have to give them credit. We have Shaq now, who is a \\inner. If \\ e keep doing the thlngs we did ]a<;t year. we '11 be OK." ~tmbm? Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis 2009 STATEU;-.;E, ~c,, (AP)- (2000). actor Jack Wagner The cclcbrit) gulf champi- (2006) and former Miami onship ceh.:hrating its 20th Dolphins Dick safety i\ crsal) at Lake 'l'ahoe Anderson (1994). {i • 1 \\Cl'keml O\\es a lot of its Ex-NBA stars Alonzo MICCcss to lw•ehall. and not Mourning and Anfemee just lx:\.·:tn c C.\·pitchcr Rick Hardaway and cun·ent Rhoden has ~on the cn:nt a Houston Rockets forward record sc\\.'11 timcs. Sh~e Batti?r are among those It ''as NBC Sp011s · dcdsion !11akmg the1r first appearance in I ~89 to end its cont1~1ct m the tournament. with r..ttuor League Baschall 'T~·e played in many proto televise St~turda) \ game of ams m my life. but this will the \\eek that Jed to the cre- probably be the most presation of the popular made-for- sure-filled.'' Battier said. TV event that pairs sp011s "It's a much different presstars "ith actors. entCJ1aincrs sure than sitting at half court and other cclchlities. o~ an. ~BA_ playoff game. I ''Dick Ebersol \\as the nc'' thmk 1t s a little more intense CEO of ~BC Sports and basi- to be on that tirst tee .... I anticcally came and said. "\\'e'\e ipate some butterflies. but as got to find some programming long a-. I can get off the first to fill the void.'" said Jon Icc. I'll be fine." he said. Miller. ~BC Sports exccuthe Other newcomers include vice president. mixed martial arts star Chuck "We put together the first Liddell. Hall of Fame shortCelebrity Golf Championship stop Ozzie Smith, Jaguars in Lake Tahoe in the summer coach Jack Del Rio, Packers of 1990 with 46 players and linebacker AJ. Hawk. fonner $400,000. '1\n:nty years later. Bears All-Pro defensive end you can sec when: we arc. It's Richard Dent. Cardinals coach been a tremendous success. It Ken Whisenhunt, Patriots .1ti_1~ucs to get bigger \.'VCI) receiver Wes Welker and quar~-. hcsmd. terbacks Derek Anderson, Mon~ thm1 70 golfers will be Trent Edwards, Matt Ryan, competing thb ) ear for the Matt Cao;sel and Matt Schwab. $600 .CXXl purse and SI CXl.CXXl "We have all three Maru; \\inner's check nt the American who are starting quarterbacks Centul) Celchlit) Golf in the NFL," Jon :\1iller said. Ommpionshipfmm Jul) 17-19. Other.> in the field include :\1ichael Jordan. Wa)ne pro poker player Daniel Gretzk). John Eh"'a). Jerry :\egreanu. Olympic skier Rice, Charle~ Barkley. Dale Bode ~1iller and fonner vice Jarrett. Jason Kidd. Mnrio president Dan Quayle. Lemieux. Marcu<; Allen. Ra\ The ca'\1 of actors competAllen. Dan Marino. La\\rcncc ing includes' . Anthony Ta) lor and l~mmitt Smith are Anderson qf "L<m & Order." among the annual f<m f:n orite:-. Brian Baumgartner of 'The who\\ ill smack and hack their OtTice:· Dennis Haysbert of wa) around the 7 555-) ard "Major League" and "24." Edgewood ll1hoe Golf Course Oliver Hudson of ''Rules of on the shores of the a1urc lake Engagement." Bruce McGill in the Sien·a Nc\ada. of "Animal House," Kevin · Harrah's Spotb Book hm; Nealon of "Saturday Night made Rhoden a 9-5 favorite to Live.. and Alfonso Ribeiro of w tn again I hi~ vear. but Dall~'i "Prcsh Prince of Belair." Co\\'boys quat1crback Tony Rhoden set the scoring record Romo is close behind at J-1 . with a 9-under 207 in 1997 and A scratch golfer,Romo played Quinn tied it in 2001. Six years at a pro-am with Tiger Woods ago the tourney switched to a a week ago before the stm1 of modified St.:'lbleford format that AT&T ~utional. awards six pomts for an eagle. lt '~ like the Super Bowl,'' thl\..'e for a birdie. one for par, !¥lld Mark R) pien. the fonner none for bogey and minus- 2 for Washington Redskins quarter- double bogey or worse. back who won the inauguml Chandler hold'> that record with e' ent in 1990 - a year and a 78 point-. in 2007. half before he \\ al) named the 'The change has been welSuper BO\\ I MVP m the comed by some of the lessSkins' 37-24 \\in over Buffalo. skilled players. such as Charles ''It ~em.... like it was yester- Barkley. who can pick up theJr day. except there's a fe\\ more ball after they reach double guys that can nit it than there bogey ,.,·ithout hacking their were the first couple nfvear:-.:· way toward a double-digit said Rypien. who won the lirst hole. tourney '"' ith a three-round Barkley, who routinely fintotal of 5-over 221 , ishes at or near the bottom of ''Nmv, that would get you the pack, doesn't mind that about 20th place," he said. "But he's a 499-1 long shot to win J'm Vel)' fortunate to come here the tourney this year. eve!)' year. It's <m opJXntunity "Think about it. I'm playing to meet a bunch of athletes and golf with Trent Dilfer. Emmitt entertainers in a world t11at vou Smith - walking 18 holes in have alway~ admired and ieen Lake Tahoe on a beautiful golf on television:· cour.>e on a beautiful sunny In addition to Rypien and dav:· he said. defending champion Rhoden. .-The next day I'm playing other past champ in the field \\ ith Mario Lemieux and include ex-quarterbacks Chri!> Michael Jordan. I mean. I'm Chandler (2007) and Billy Joe vel)' rtalisttc I've got a great. Tollher(2005. J996).ex-NHL great lfe. Do I suck at golf? ~ Lemieux ( J998) and Dan Yeah. But like the other 99.9 ~~!~11 (2004. 2002, 2001 percent of my life is pretty J992), ex-kicker AI Del Greco damn good." -~-~--~· ·. ' <Emtcs -~rntmcl • Page B:l Reds hand fading Mets another shiiiOUIIos '\L W Y.ORK (AP) Bronson Arroyo became the latest struggling pitcher to overwhelm the New York Mets. Arroyo threw a four-hitter for his second career shutout. Joey Votto and Laynce Nix off Fernando homered Nievc, and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the sinking Mcts 3-0 Friday night. Before the game, New York traded Ryan Church to the Atlanta Draves for Jeff Francoeur and cash in a swap of outfielders who had fallen out of favor with their teams. The Mets then went out and lost for the sixth time in seven games and II th in 14. drawing frequent and loud boos from the crowd of 39203 at Citi Field. With Carlos Delgado. Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran on the d1sabled list. more dealo; could be ahead if the \1ets fade further in the NL East before the July 31 deadline for trades without waivers. Following a 28-21 start, the Mets have gone 12-24 since May and dropped five games under .500 for the first time since an 0·5 start in 2005 under new manager Willie Randolph. Since Beltran went on the DL on June 22. New York has scored three runs or fewer in 13 of 18 games and been shut out five times. The Mets have three shutout losses in their last six games. mustenng only four singles in each of them. They did not get a runner to second Money from Page Bl Baseball officials. of course, have been watching the economy closely. To them, the news isn't all bad. "I wQuld think we've been very pleased with the reaction of our fans, very pleased with the reactionc; of our sponsors," MLB chief operatIng officer Bob DuPuy sa1d. Part of the attendance drop. they note. has been caused by lower seating capacities in both ::'liew York stadiums. Some players had a different take. "I knov..· the cost of building these megastadiums that we have right now. with all kinds of different forms of entertainment - steakhouses within the stadiums, museums withm the stadiums," Los Angeles Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. said. "The fans have a choice - to buy tickets or not buy tickets. With the economy the way it is in general, you're seeing people priced out of certain forms of entertainment." Even Tiger Woods took notice. "We don't want to have \\!hat happened at Yankee Stadium." he said at the AT&T Nationa), which he hosted. "Tickets are so overpriced that you can't bring the family." Attendance drops in some places are tlickling down to the field. The Chicago White Sox have seen average attendance fall nearly 9 percent this season and might not be able to make a trade that adds significant payroll. • ''Well, if I'm being completely honest. money is more of the issue now. We expected a little more sup- I base against Arroyo. A night after losing to Los Am!elcs Dodger:-.~ lefty Randy Wolf. who had been \\ inless in seven starts, the Mets fell to Arroyo (9-8). v.:ho had been J-5 in seven outings since May. Arroyo struck out five and walked none in his eighth complete game in 211 starts. His other shutout was a three-hitter against San Francisco on Sept. 5. 2006. New York's only hits were a bloop single by Nieve in the third. a bunt single by Argenb Reyes in the sixth. and clean singles by Daniel Murphy in the seventh and ninth. After Angel Pagan's leadoff tlyout to center fielder Chris Dickerson. \\ho made a .,Jiuing catch. the Reds didn 't have another outfidd putout until pinch-hitter Gan Sheffield llied out to left ·ending the eighth. Cincinnati, which hasn't had a winning record since 2000. cntt:rcd fifth in the sixteam NL Central at 41-43 and had lost four of its previow. live games. Nievc (3 -3) pitched decently but lost his third straight start following a 3-0 start with New York. He ga\e up threL' runs and eioht hits in six innings. e Votto put the Reds ahead in the fourth when he homered <~bout two 1;ows into the leftfield scats. fhe Reds made it 2-0 \\hen Brandon Phdltps doubled. took third on a \\Jid pitch and :-.cored as Jerry Hairston Jr. missed a squeeze bunt. Third baseman DU\ 1d Wriuht took the thnm from Brial1 Schneider, had t1 oubl~ ~rctting the ball out of his glove and then thre\\ high to the plate. with the ball glanc • ing off the top of the catch er's glove. Phillips was credited with a steal of home. Nix homered with one o .. t in the sixth. dri\in~ tlw bu 1 into the second decK in righ . 1\"0TES: The cnmd o.;et a Guinness record in the miC· die of the second inmng ILr most potato chips crunche I simultaneous!) . part of d · promot10n. AP photo Cincinnati Reds left fielder Laynce Nix (17) catches a ball hit by New York Mets' Gary Sheffield during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday. in New York. port than we've gotten." keep yourself within the tic bit of a surpnse, but cl general manager Kenny distance of that guy. you· re nice. pleasant one for me ." Williams said. "I think it's a running for something." Missing from the mix has reflection upon the econoTwo managers were fired been .f3-vear-old Torn mv.'· in Muy for failing to stay Glavine. cut hy the Atlant.l MLB also has been deal- close enough: Arizona Braves last month. just ing with the pendmg sale of replaced Bob Melvin with before the 305-game \\inner the Chicago Cubs from A.J. Hinch. und Colorado was to make his season Tribune Co. to the Ricketts jettisoned Clint Hurdle in debut. favor of Jim Tracy. family and loans to the par After the All-Star game, ent company of the Texas Washington's Manny Acta the next big mark. to focus Rangers. was under pressure follow- on will be the July 31 deadMeanwhile. aside from ing a 16-46 start that threat- line for trades \\ ithout money. drugs are still a big ened the 1962 New York waivers, followed b\ the . ISSUe. Meb' modern standard for Aug. 17 deadline to" ~ig 1 A-Rod's February admis- futilit\·. and his bosses draft picks. By then . the sion that he used steroids wondered whether they'll pennant race:- -.hould start t ) 200 l-03 and be able to s ign pitcher define themselves . from Ramirez's 50-game suspen- Stephen Strasburg, the top Also up ahead is the Julv sion for use of a banned pick in last month's ama- 18 groundbreaking for the Rorida :\1arlins' new halTfemale fertilit) drug teur draft. World Series champion park. a pos~iblc report hy sparked outrage among Philadelphia, the Chicago MLB 's committee on the commentators. but fans at least. Yankees and Cubs and ~1ets all stumbled Oakland Athletics' que-.t for Dodgers fans ----. seemed to to subpar records as the\ a ne\\ :-tadium and a continhave little trouble forgiving dealt with injurie~ . Asked ued search by the Rays for a this week if he had am·one ne\\ ballpark site. ~ and moving on. There 's also· the pwspet t "I think everybody under- in sports that he could ~ turn stands that every profes- to for spiritual counsel. more young fans will b ~ sion. whether it's baseball, Mcts mana~rcr Jcrrv Manuel able to watch thts ) car's a ~ phil()sophical . most important g.uncs. other sports. medicine. ga\'e Followine record-1m\ ratlawyers, has some people answer. "Shoot. I need Gandhi ings for'' last year's ra io'who unfortunately will try to cut corners," DuPuy said. and Kmg," Manuel said. interrupted World Se ric:-. . "but they also recognize all "They went through some MLB persuaded fox to agree to earlier start tim~ :-. the commissioner has done stuff." Among players. Kansas for weeknight October conto rid the game of illegal drugs ..and as a result are City cheered the first half of tests. All in all. ti!!ht race& willing to focus their atten- Za\:k Greinke (10-5. 2.1~ ERA) and St. Louis headed should mean a second half tion back on the field ." Only three teams entered into the t\ 11-Star break laud- that's more fun than the fi r'it the first half's final week- ing Albert Pujols (major half. "It keep ... e\ei) fan, no end more than I 0 games league-l eading 3 1 home matter \\ ho \ our f.\\ ont ' over .500: the Dodger:-. in mns). Bo:-.ton knuckleballer Tim team is , interested 111 the the l':L. and the Boston Red Wakefield ( 11 -3) made his game - interested in THA r Sox and Yankees in the AL. And 23 of the 30 teams first All-Star team in his night'., 1!ame ,'' said Twms Mich,t("l entered Friday within eight 17th big league -.eason at ri ~ht ~fie lde r age 42. a lot of Cuddver. ··There's games of a playoff spot. "It puts a smile on mv times- when it come-; t l "If people are talking about wild card before mid- face because this kid is such August. fan:- arc li ke. ' Eh, season. it's got to be good a good soldier,'' Torre -.aid "ho cares about baseba I baseball." San of Wakefield. a longtime when \\C can start 1.1lk in ~ for Francisco Giants closer foe when Torre managed the about college fo otball ·;· Brian Wilson said. "It gets Yankees. "!lis numbers in .Now, hopefL~ly. fan:-. will the fans into it. It gives the the first half have been a lit- stick with the game ... team something to look forward to. even though maybe you shouldn't be concentrating on certain things like that. It's almost like in a race, if you can SportsMedicine GRANT & ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES Robert A. 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Fishing "'' ith tubes. crank baits and spinner baits around shoreline cover can be very pr~lducti\ e this time of year. Largemouth bass must be 18 inches or longer to keep. Crappie arc ~till being caught in 9-1 ().feet of'' ater in the old creek channel and next to deep wood. Channel catfish are being caught using cut shad and shrimp. Licking River (Licking Count)) - This river east of Columbus provides fishing opportunities for flathead catfish. channel catfish, carp, and smallmouth. Use live bait for flat head catfish in pools around woody cover. Cut bait and night crawlers fished on the bottom can be effective lor catching channel catfish. Carp can be caught throughout the river using prepared baits. For. smallmouth bass use jigs. baits that imitate crawfish. or tube baits, fish area:-; "ith movmg water mound rock-; and other cover. :SORTHWEST OHI6 Maumee River (Defiance County) - Catfish are being taken day and night by still fishing chubs or shad. The base of Independence Dam is the best spot. Auglaize River (Detiance County) - Good catches of crappie are being repot1ed at the base of the power dam. Fishing minnows under a slip bobber in the mornings is working the best. Oxbow Lake (Ddiancc County) - Bluegill and yellow perch are being caught anywhere in the lake. Morni 1gs are best. Fishing minnows or red worms under a slip bobber b \\Orking well. • NORTHEAST OHIO Nimisila Reservoir (<:>ummit County) - Anglers are catching largemouth bass at night while fishing\\ 1th top water baits such as frog imitations. The best place is near the campground and in the weedy areas and lily pads. Electrofishing surveys by Division of \Vildlife produced good results on bass populations and sizes. Channel catfish are also biting at night. Stink baits. shrimp. or cheese produce good results. Lake ~tilton (~lahoning County) - Lake Milton is an excellent fishery for largemouth ba~s. white bas!'>. channel catfish. and muskellunge. Electrofishing surveys conducted by Division of Wildlit~ fish management staff produced good results for smallmouth, crappic. and wallc) e as well. . SOUTHWEST OHIO Great :\1iami River and Twin Creek (Montgomery and Warren counties) - Rock bass and smallmouth bass are being caught by anglers using small crawfish colored crank baits or watermelon or pumpkmseed colored tubes or twister tails. Cast into the areas below the riffles allov. in~ the bait to drift with the current. Flathead cattlsh are being caught in the Great Miami River near the Miamisburg and West C<\rrollton areas. Usc large chubs, suckers, or goldfish as bait and fish the bait across shallow gravel or sand 11at areas. Fishing has been productive a little before dark and up to a few hours after. ~ ishing has been good ncar the old spillway in West Carrollton. Saugeye arc being caught by anglers using thrc.e to five feet deep jerk ?aits .. The best time to fish :s right after dark. Channel catfish are bemg caught by anglers usmg mght crawlers and chubs. Fish the bait on the bottom in the deeper pools or with live baits let the bait drift into the riffles and then into the deeper holes where the water is about three to five feet deep. Loramie Lake (Shclb) County) - Channel and bullhead catfish are being caught by anglers using chicken_livers. cut bait, shrimp, and earthworms as bait. ~ast from ~he shoreline and into areas w1th deep slo'v movmg pools or mto channels. Ftsh the batt under a bobber, keeping the bait between three to six feet deep. Anglers are catching largemouth bass using crank baits. spinner baits. small top-water lures. or surface lures. J<eep the bait about four to six feet deep and along the rocky bottom areas near woody debns. Successful angler~ are usin!! the Rapala floating minnow Jure. Grand Lake St. Marys (Auglaize & Mercer counties) - Channel catfish are being caught using shrimp. cut shad and night crawlers on bottom. Fish off the rocks along the ca~;t and south bank shorelines. Anglers are also catching bluegill on wax worms and small jigs near the handicap accessible pool on the east bank. Crappie fishing has slowed down ' a bit but a few nice sL,ed Ish are being taken by successful anglers. Try usmg small jigs '' ith plastic [!odies in 12 to 14 inches of water around submerged brush and rocky areas. Walle)e are being caught in the spilhvay. SOUTHEAST OHIO Hot:kmg River (Athens and Hocking counties) - Anglers have been catching smallmouth bass in the river from Enterprise to Nelsonville and at White<s Mill in Athens Count). Most anglers have been fishing from canoes or shoreline and casti~g minnows or artiticial baits including spinner baits or jigs. Cast into current or areas wtth submerged structure. There is a 15 inch size limit and daily bag limit of one for smallmouth bass on the Hockin~ River from state Route 93 to state Route 278. Channel catfish have also been biting at White<s Mill on cut baits. bluegill and mmnows. Piedmont Lake (Belmont County) - Nice catches of bluegill are still being caught in the seven to nine-inch range by anglers fishing along the shore in four to five feet of water in the upper reaches of coves. Larval baits such as wax worms, mealworms. and red worms arc the preferred baits. Channel catfish anglers should try fishing night cra\vlers using tight-line techpiques in the shallow coves of the lake. Channel catfish are bemg caught u~ing ni~ht crawlers and chicken livers. Seneca Lake (Guernsey and Noble counties) - Saugeye angling success has improved this week \vith catches running in the 15 to 19-in~h range. Most saugeye are being caught on twister jigs tipped with a night crawler and_ fished on a slow ~etrieve along the botto_m. Saugeye are being caught around the upper tsland and m Cadtllac Bay.Channel catftsh anglers are having good success fishing from the shore at access points along state Route 313. Most catfish anglers are using night craw Jers and chicken livers for bait. LAKE ERIE •••• The walleye bag limit is 6 fish per day. The minimum size limit for walleye is 15 inches. •••• The daily bag limit for Lake Eric yellow perch is 25 fish per angler in waters west of the Huron pier. The limit will remain at 30 fish per angler in Ohio waters from Huron eastward. Any boats la~1ding west of Huron, Ohio wi~l be subj~ct to the 25 fish da}ly bag limit, while boats landmg at Huron or pomts east wtll be subject to a 30 fish datly bag limit. Shore-based anglers west of the Huron pier will be subject to a 25 fish daily bag limit, while those on the pier and eastward will remain at 30 fish daily. •••• The daily bag limit for Lake Erie black bass (largemouth and smallmouth) is 5 fish per angler. The minimum size limit is 14 inches. ••···i'hrough August 31 the steclhcad daily bag limit is 5 fish. The minimum sile limit for steelhead is 12 inches. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State's Navarro Bowman trudged up the field with hunds on hips. sweat dripping from the soaked blue-and-white shirt bearing his new No. II. The last~notable Nittuny Lion linebacker to wear that number was LaYar Arrington. one of the best to ever play the position at Linebacker U. Coincidence. NaHma? "I just want to have a better season than last year. be a better player," Bowman said Friday with a chuckle. Arrington appan.:ntly had asked his friend and protege to switch from i':o. 18 to No. II this year. "~o. 11. that's ju"t me," Bowman said. "I made a choice, and I'm going to rock with it.'' Bad news. Big Ten opponents. After a troubling spring marred by a court appearance. it looks like the talented Bowman i:-. back in head coach Joe Paterno's good graces. Bowman burst in the spotlight last year with a tean1Jeauing 106 tackles and athletic pia)· that reminded Penn State fans of Arrington. With fcllov.· linebacker Sean Lee back after missing 200H with a knee injury, Happy Valley could be home to one of the most dvnamic linebacking duos in the countn• this season. Of course. that·~ predicated on Bowman sta) ing out of trouble. The leading tackler for the Ntttany Lions last season sat out the spring game 111 April after a judge ruled that he violated his probation. Bowman admitted. during a meeting wi"th a probation officer. that he smoked marijuana in the offseason. Bown·an, from the Wa-,hing:on ~uburb of District Heights, Md.. had already been on probation after pleading guilty in .May 2008 to ~is­ orderly conduct in conncct1on with a campus fight. The judge this spting gave Bowman a stern wamin!! and extended his probation to 2010. Paterno had cited some troubling personal experiences Bov.man's life. including the deaths of the linebacker's father and high school coach in the past year, in urging critics not to misjudge Bowman. "A mistake is a nustake. I up to v. hat I did. I didn't run from it. and moved on:· Bowman said Friday after pat1icipatit.lg in a ylay~r­ organiLed chanty wetg_hthfting event at th~ N1t~~n Lions' indoor practtce facJitt) "It opened my eyes a lot!" Bowman said. "I do appreciate where I'm at. and how special (it is) where I'm here nO\\:· The ~ittany Lions divided into four-man team'i for the event and. fitting!). Bowman was on a quat1ct that mcluded Lee and another linebacker, Josh Hull. Tight end Mickey Shuler rounded out their group. Bowman and Lee. the team captain. are locks for the ~tat1ing lineup. The third -.pot is up for grabs. with HulL a starter last year in the middle for the injured Lee, a strong candidate. "'Navono knows. ... He understands v.- hat hb priorities are no,,,.. Lee said. "'It was a tough -.ituation. He's had a touoh year-and-a-half personall)~ I think he\ ready to go." With question marks in the secondary and at defensi\e end. linebacker shoul. be the strength of the Pen State defense. 0\\ ned Studio head says he will repay Saints, others NEW ORLEANS (AP) - repay the investors with filed in state court in subur- The head of a movie studio either ca.;h or with tax cn:d- ban Jefferson Paric.;h, where said he intends to repa) members of the ~ew Orleans Saints and others the nearly $1.9 million he recei,·ed from them - after he finds other inve:-.tors. Coach Sean Payton. quarterback Drew Brees and Hall of Farner Archie Manning were among those who bought what they thought were state film industr) tax credits. A state official, however, said the studio never applied for them. In a statement issut•d by a public relations firm Friday. \Vuvne Read. chief executive of Louisiana Film Studios LLC. said money became tight becau-;e of higher-than-expected expenses and lower-thanexpected revenue Juring the project's startup. A list of investors accompanied a copy of the proposals that was obtained July 2 by The Associated Press identified 27 people. Among them are defensive lineman Charles Grant, with a $425.000 investment. Payton. $144.000; Br~es. $100,000: and t\lanning, $100.000. Ke' in Houser. the Saints former long snapper who was cut on June 29 and who had involved others in the deal. said he invested $125,000. The im·e~tments, "hich v.erc due to be repaid on March 31. basically would ha\ e given tht! investors a 33 percent return on their money. "The Saints players made their investments in November 2008. I wa~ hoping to repay their investments in five months." Read said in the statement. "Unfortunately. the current economy is the worst seen in the ·U .S. in many decades and has slowed my ability to repay the investors as q~ick­ ly as I would like,'' Read said he intends to its acquired from u broker. He also said he hopes to reach an agreement \\ ith other imestors shortly. ''Their investment will ~he me the funds needed to satisf) our debt and pro\ ide a firm foundation for the further development of the studio,'' Read said. Spokesman Allan Katz said Read "as not a' atlable for a telephone intervtew Friday. The head of the stntc office that promotes film industry development Ill Louisiana and adminio;ter'i the program, Sherri i\lcConncll. earlier md the studio didn't have the credit-; to offer in the fir~t place because it never applied Ior them. In his statement. Read satd he soon plan~ to apply for tax credits. ~a) ing there was ··some conru~ion"' in late 2008 over ,., hat stud1o expenditures qualified for the credits. According to a lm\suit Se~ both the studio and the arc based. 47 Construction Co .. owned by Houser'::. v. ifc, Kristen. and a partner. Toni Wendel. claims Read has not paid the compan) $681 ,418 for renovatton work done on the studio. · Read said he mtends to settle that suit. Rob Couhig, an attorney for Houser, said Read has long been promising to rcpa) in\ estors. "'All we want is for o - people to get repaid. Couhig o;aJd. "All they want is to be made v.hole." Manning earlier told The Time~-Pkay une of New Orleans that he has been contacted by the FBI about the investments. Houser said he had been contacted by a law enforcement agency that he refu<>ed to identify. Both the fBI and the C.S. Attornc' 's Office have refused ·to confirm or deny that an investi!!ation has started. ~ Saint~ Sunday Puzzle on 30 Western Basin- Walleye fishing wns siO\v in most of the western basin during the week of June 29: however, fishing has impro"ed around the Toledo shipping channeL The best fishino was from 5 miles west and northwest of West Sister Island to the turnaround buoy 0 of the Toledo shipping channel. Drifters are using bottom bouncers with worm harnesses or are casting maylly rigs. Troller-. were catching fish on worm harnesses fished with inljnc weights or bottom bouncers. and on spoons fished with dipsy divers or jet divers. Yellow perch fishing has been best ~outh of Green Island and around Kelleys Island. Pcn:h spreaders or crappie rigs with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. Central Basin - Walleye fishing has been good in 66 to 67 feet northwest off Wildwood State Park. 72 to 74 feet northeast and northwest off Fairport, and in 72 to 74 feet northwest off Gcnc\'a. Trollers arc using green, yellow jacket, orange, silver. and purple worm harnessc~. cmnk bait~. stick baits, and spoons off jet divers, dipsy divers and planer boards. Anglers are fishing down 30 to 50 feet. The best times are in the evening and early morning. Yellow perch fishing has been good in40 to 50 feet northwest off Edgewater State Park, in 41 to 46 feet northwe-.t off Chagrin River. and in 58 to 70 feet north off A~htabula and Conneaut. Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. Steel head arc being caught by anglers trolling for walleye. The best location has been northeast and northwest of f'airport in 72 to 74 feet. See the walleye section for trolling details. Based on the nearshore marine forecast the water temperature is 70 off of Toledo and 69 off of Cleveland. · 01110 RIVER Ohio Ri\er (Adams County) - Channel catfish and flathead catfish arc bdn~ caught by anglers using chicken livers. cut bait. and spinner baits as bait. Still fish keepmg the bait greater than I 0 feet deep. For informatton contact the Adult Center at 740-245-5334 www .buckeyehi llscareercenter.com �~--.--"-----------------------------.........-~-~-. ~- - Sunday, July 12, 2009 ~unbav ~im£5 -fbentinel • Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis Page Bs Manning hopeS revamped Colts 'hit ground running' THIBODAUX, La. (AP) Peyton Manning isn't concemed about his new surroundings in Indianapolis. new Colts coach Jim Caldwell has ··assw-ed" him he has plan. He will need one. Head coach Tony Dungy has Arect. wide receiver Marvin ~n is no longer with the team and Tom Moore. Mannings only offensive coordinator since his rookie year·. will have a reduced. as-yet unspecified role as a consultant. With that trio surTounding Manning, the Colts have won 12 or more garnes tor an NFLrecord seven consecutive years. "Even though Tony Dungy won't be on the sideline, I feel like the winning atmosphere and the environment he created in our building will carry through," Manning said Friday. "Coach Caldwell assured me he's got a good plan. Hopefully August 2 we'Ll be able to hit the ground mnning." Peyton spoke at the Marining Passing Camp, a prep football skills camp he has directed with older brother Cooper, younger brother Eli and father Archie for the last 14 years. Manning could not nm at all after the camp last year. An infected bursa sac in his left knee required surgery twice in 18 days, forcing him to miss the Colts' training camp and all five preseason games. Although he kept his streak alive of starting every regularseason game in his NFL career, Indianapolis lost four of its fu-st seven games. . ''Not being able to go through training camp definitely caused me to have a slow start to the season." Manning said. 'Tm a big believer that training camp is where you form the foundation of your team. Hopefully we can go through with no hurdles this year and get off to a fast start.'' The Colts lost to the San Diego Chargers for the second consecutive year in their first playoff game. That gave Peyton something else in common with younger brother Eli. whose New York Giants were upset by the Philadelphia Eagles in their playoff opener after matching the Colts· 12-4 regular-season record. Both would like to get back to the Super Bowl. Peyton was the MVP-winning quarterback of the Super Bowl in2007.Eii was the MVP-winning quarterback of the Super Bowl in 2008. But neither was eager to talk about the prospects of an All· Manning Super Bowl. "I know the media would love it and have a field day with it," Eli said. 'There's no better feeling than winning a Super Bowl ... to know your brother is going through a loss would make it really haiti to enjoy the moment." The Mannings expressed shock at the recent death of fonner NFL quarterback Steve McNair, who was shot by 20year-old Sahel Kazemi on July 4 before she shot herself. Peyton Manning played against McNair numerous times. including tv.~ce in the playoffs. 'Tve never seen a greater competitor m all my years of AP photo playing football than Steve McNair," Peyton Manning Peyton Manning, left, Archie Manning and Eli Manning said. ''Its been a terTible loss, pose for a photo during the Manning Passing Academy and just truly my heart and football camp on Friday, in Thibodaux, La. thoughts go out to his family:· NASCAR pleased GM: out of bankruptcy Suzann Pettersen of Norway, tees off on · e fourth • e during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament, Thursday, at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa. lllll/lf1 ~Y!/1 Ul AP photo Kerr rides 3-birdie streak lead at Women's Open BETHLEHEM. Pa. (AP) Cristie Kerr strung together three birdies on the front nine Friday in a round of !-under 70 to take a onestroke lead over Paula Creamer after two rounds of the U.S. Women's Open. Kerr overcame a bout of lightheadedness at the start and had one of only six rounds under par on the tough_ Saucon Valley Country Club layout, offsetting four bogeys with five birdies. She stands at 3under '139. Creamer, looking for her first Women's Open title, carded a 3-under 68 after an opening 72 and was alone in second at 2-under 140. Futures Tour player Jean Reynolds is third after a 72 for a 1-under 14l. First-round leader Na eon Choi of South Korea hot a 3-over 74 and was tied with Giulia Sergas of Italy at even par. Sergas had the lowest round of the day, a 4-um.kr 67. Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa struggled to a round of 8over 79 and stood at 6-over for the championship. The final two rounds will be spiced with a bit of old and new. Former champion Laura Davies. playing on a special exemption. made the cut, as did 14-year-old amateur Alexis Thompson. who is in contention after a 73 put her at 2-over and tied for eighth. The focus Friday was back on golf, a marked change after the event was overshadowed all week by a dispute between some LPGA Tour players and commissioner Carolyn Bivens. On Thursday, orts surfaced saying ens could be out of her as early as next week after more than a dozen players signed a letter calling for her resignation . A day later. the narrow fairways and speedy undulating greens at the Old Course demanded the players' attention as the cut line fell at 9-over. Not feeling her best at the start, Kerr opened with a bogey and four pars. She began feeling better on the f 13th - she started on the back nine - and hit stride on the 15th through 17th. Kerr ro)led in putts of 9. 3 and 8 feet for her run of birdies and. after a pair of bogeys to open her back nine, made birdie putts of 15 and 12 feet on the way in to maintain the lead. Creamer is coming off a thumb injury that forced her to miss the last two tournaments but there was no sign the sore thumb is affecting her play at Saucon Valley. She started the day l-over, and moved into red numbers after back-to-back birdies at the ninth and I Oth. Her round included five birdies, two bogeys and 11 pars, good enough for sole possession of second, her best standing after two rounds in an Open. Reynolds continued to be the surprise of the event. A two-time winner this year on the Futures Tour - and its leading money winner she hung tough in just her second Women's Open. Reynolds overcame hitting just nine of '14 fairways to give herself a shot at the championship. Davies followed an opening 72 with a 75 and is at 5over, tied for 28th. She won the 1987 Open. beating Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner in an 18-hole playoff for her first professional victory. She has played in every Open since 1986_. The 20-time LPGA Tour winner's last victory came in 200 I , at the Wegman's Rochester International. She has struggled on tour this year. ma"king the cut in five of 10 tournaments, with her best finish a tie for 33rd at Phoenix in March. Davies lias been inconsistent at the Women's Open. too. She has missed the cut in eight of the last 12 championships and last played the weekend in 2007. when she tied for 32nd. She does have eight top-15 finishes Thompson Made the cut for the first time in three tries, following an even-par 71 with a 2-over 73. But her 2-oyer 144 score not only made the cut by seven strokes. it left her in contention for the title two years after she became the youngest player ever to qualify for the Women's Open. . Among the players missing the cut were: Se Ri Pak (11-over). 49-year-old Rosie Jones (12-over) and twotime Women's Open champion Meg Mallon ( 18-over). JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - The swift exit of General Motors from bankruptcy protection was good news for NASCAR's industry leaders, who count on the automaker's fmancial support to fund their pricey race teams. GM emerged Friday after only 40 days under court protection. The sport's heavyweights like Mark Martin. Tony Stewart. Jeff Gordon and Dale Eamhardt Jr. all drive Chevrolets. It's also NASCAR's most successful manufacturer. with 32 championships in the Sprint Cup j series. Hendrick Motorsports . standout Jimmie Johnson has won the last three Cup championships in Chevrolets, and team owner Rick Hendrick has long expressed his suppott of GM. even as the automaker sunk into bankruptcy. Hendrick vice president of development Doug Duchar·dt said Fridav that Hendrick Motorsports never wavered in its support. ''We've raced Chevys for 25 years." Duchardt said at Chicagoland Speedway. "This is just one situation. We've worked through it and we'll move on down the road." Duchardt, the termer head of GM Racing, was surprised at how quick!) the car company escaped bankruptcy. GM notified teams last month that it would cut back spending after filing for Chapter 11 protection. Duchardt said there changes made to their agreement after meeting with GM officials, but expected no further adjustments to their contract "We're happy that they committed to us in the middle of all that,'' Duchardt said. "Now that the bankruptcy is over, it doesn't really change anything after we had that meeting.'' Duchardt said NASCAR remains a strong marketing investment and the auto manufacturer i$ .;till committed to the sport. Martin crew chief Alan Gustafson said he noticed no detrimental changes in GM's product. "They just got into a bad situation with the economy and banks and the fuel economy." he said. "I think the good news for all of us is GM's never built better cars." GM left bankruptcy protection leaner. cleansed of massive debt and burdensome contracts that would have sunk it without federal loans. ••• STEWART'S ANNIVERSARY: Tony Stewart's ownership gamble paid off. Stewart arrived at Chicagoland last year to announce why he was bolting Joe Gibbs Racing to join HaasCNC as an owner-driver. One year later, it's hardly seemed like such a big risk - he has two ·points victories and leads the Sprint Cup standings. He signed Ryan Newman to the renamed Stewart-Haas Racing team, and he sits in seventh place in points. Both drivers are near locks to make the 12-car Chase for the championship field. '"It would be a staggering accomplishment for either of us." Newman said. "Part of our goal was for both cars to be in the Chase." Stewart said he couldn't have envisioned all this success a year· ago. "I was about half scared to death." Stewart said. "I had made a decision at this point that was definitely a lifechanging decision and a career-path decision for sure. We thought we had an idea of what it was going to be like and it hasn't disappointed us. but its been smoother than 1 thought it was going to be.'' Stewart credited crew chief Darian Grubb and the rest of the No. 14 team for results as strong as they were when he was winning two Cup championships with JGR. His organization has also been boosted by an affiliation with powerful Hendrick Motorsports. Instead of worrying about assembling a team, Stewart is focused on winning another title. "I don't think there's any other team, if they were leading the points, wouldn't feel like they. have a shot at it at this point." he said. "I feel like we have just as good of a shot as anybody else that's uul there right now." must be something about Chicagoland Speedway and big announcements. Juan Pablo Montoya wa~ introduced three years ago here by team owner Chip Ganassi. Montoya left a lucrative Formula One career to make the transition to Cup racing. and finally seems to be hitting his stride with Earnhardt:- . Ganassi Racing, entering . Saturday night's race 11th in the points standings. The Colombian has never made the Chase for the championship. : . "We're getting more com-. petitive, and right now where we are in points is all about surviving and bringing the car home ~very week and see what happens:' Montoya said. EGR took a blow this week when Martin Truex Jr. decided to bolt the team at the end of his contract and drive next · season with the upgraded . Michael Waltrip Racing. Montoya said he was too focused on himself to wony. about where Truex would end up. "If he wanted to go and he . thinks he has got more stabili- • ty at Waltrip's, you knov.. good for him," he said. , ''Hopeful!) he runs better.. there than he is here.'' ••• PIT STOPS: Matt Kenseth. and his wife. Katie. celebrated ~ the birth of their daughter on , Monday. They named her ~ Kaylin Nicola Kenseth. ··You· get vety little sleep the fu-st couple of days. but it's been really good," he said. ... The former Jeff Gordon Racing School has been rebranded as the NASCAR Racing. Experience. The agreement. brings an authentic racing· experience to NASCAR fans: its sponsors and business part-· ner-s at tracks across the counfl). ... Gordon wants another .. shot at singing "Take Me Out . to the Ball Game'' after butchering the lyrics dudng a previous appearance at· Wrigley Field (or as he called it, "Wrigley Stadium"). "We. want to clear our name around the Chicago area. so 1'd like to ~ come here and do a nice sweep of the race and maybe: one day get the opportunity to go back and do the seventhinning stretch song," he said. ••• ''I've become a bigger baseMONTOYA, TOO: There ball fan because of that." er SAVINGS. ..SAVINGS. ..SAVINGS!!!! The MIDDLEPORT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION wishes to thank everyone who helped make our July 4th Celebration a success. · DRASTIC REDUCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STORE!!! TAKE 40%OFF All JUSTIN BOOTS IN STOCK Kl PLI NG SHOE CO. 300 2nd Ave. Gallipolis 740-441-9010 Across from City Park Hrs. Tues-F 10 am - 6 pm Sat.10am-5pm Closed Sunday �.. ~-....,...----------------~--- - "'- - -·-------------------------------~-~·-- ~ Page B6 • ~unbal' O.:im~ -ferntitttl M'omen lose court bid to ski jump in Vancouver VANCOUVER, British tolumbia (AP) - A group of women ski jumpers lost its ea-;c to be part of the 20 I0 :winter 01) mpics. The British Columbia Supreme Court said Friday it docsn 't have the authority to force the International Olympic Committee to put the spott on the program. Fifteen fom1cr and cun·cnt female ski jumpers went to court in April. contending their exclusion from the 'ancouvcr Games violated tne Canadian Chatter of Rights and Freedoms. The IOC maintains female ski jumpers are prevented from competing at the games because they fail to meet btympic criteria. not because ~f gender discrimination. The women wanted a court declaration ordering the Vancouver organizing com· mittee to either hold \VOmen 's ski jumping in 2010 or cru1cel all ski jumping events. "We believe we had a fair nearing.'' said Ross Clark. the women's lawyer. "We· accept the judge's ntling. but we also need time to consider whether we will appeal." Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon expressed sympathy for the women but ntled the IOC is not governed by the Charter. ru1d the organi1.ation does not fall . tmder the court's jurisdiction. "The IOC made a decision that discriminates a~ainst the plaintiffs.'' Fenlon wrote in her ~2-page decision. ''Only the lOC can aile' iate that discrimination by including an Olympic ski JUmping event for women in the 2010 Games. 'There wdl be little solace to the plainttffs in my finding that thev have been discriminated against; there is no remedy available to them in this court." The 10C said it was pleased the games can proceed as planned but objected to the court's comment that it acted with bias. "Our decision was ba<>ed on technical issues. without Sunday, July Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis re~ard to gender,'' the IOC srud in a statement. Katie Willis, one of the women named as a pla4ltiff, said she will probably quit ski jumping. "All of my dreams since I was 8 years old, to go to the Olympics,'' she told T he Canadian Press by phone from Calgary, Alberta. "All these little girls coming up. a Jot of their dreams are crashing . There isn't the 2010 Games to shoot for anymore." Willis took little comfort in the judge saying the women were discriminated against. "It is a moral victory because she noted it was discrimination and it was the IOC that 1S discriminating against us." she said. "But it is hollow because she says she can't do anything because it's not the Vancouver Olympic committee.'' John Furlong, chief executive of the Vancouver organizers, said his group will continue to plan for the men's ski jump. He called the issue a "difficult and challenging process for all involved.'' ··we appreciate Justice Fenlon's careful consideration of the very complex issues," he said. One of the legal points at issue was whether the Charter applies to the Vancouver committee. Fenlon said the committee was not in breach of the Charter. "VMOC has no power either to order the inclusion of women ·s slo jumping in the Ol}mpic program or to order the removal of men's ski jumping from the 2010 Games," she wrote. "In other words, VANOC is not under a duty to distribute equally what is has no power to provide.'' Deedee Corradini, president of Women Ski Jumping-USA, promised to keep fighting for her sport. "We won't give up until women's ski jumping is in the Olympics." she said. "But it's unfortunate this legal effort failed and they won't be in 2010.'' 12, 2009 McNair's hometown prep~ to bury local hero MOuNT OLIVE ..Miss. (AP) Steve McNair left this tiny south Mississippi town to become an NFL star. though . his presence remained . The local hero's death on the Fourth of July left most of Mount Olive's I ,000 residents stunned and distraught. As they prepared to say goodbye with a funeral Saturday. they again recalled tales of his athletic prowess. Coach Sonny Magee has mentored nearly every athlete in Mount Olhe in the last 35 year~. But only McNair provided him a highlight reel's worth of memories . Whether he had his large hands wrapped around a football. a basketball or a bat, McNair made the kind of plays that astounded Magee. " He'd do things you wouldn't think a person could do," said Magee. who was McNair's head basketball coach and an assistant football coach at the local high school. "Shoot, he'd be running and throw a 60-yard pass right on the money. Yes. sir." By the time McNair left for Alcorn State in Lorman. Miss .. where he set records and made a run at the Reisman Trophy. he had become the pride of Mount Olive. the kid who could make evervone smile. He seemed perfect not just for 2 1/2 hours every fall Frida) night , but every day. "Athletics, it makes the town go in a sense. and when somebody like this mt kes it big cverybod) around here is proud of him," said Norman Johnston. an assistant football coach at the high school. "So when a person like him dies, it affects everybody. Rich. poor, black. white, it really has an affect on people because it doesn't hap- pen every day that somebody makes it big." Mount Olive. like a lot of the small tO\\.'ns in the Deep South. is football crazy. Replays of college football games were on the TV on a summer afternoon in the local pharmacy. Life is slow here. Coke in a bottle is served from an old cooler tucked behind a marble soda counter at Powell Drugs. Football fills the void for the kids who look up to the players and for the men who constantly handicap the high school team·s chances. People look forward to fall Friday nights all year long . They talk about it. think about it. examine the roster for defects and seek out the coach to offer advice. McNair has given the locals a lot to talk about. As a quarterback and defensive back. he tied the state record for interceptions and dominated conversations until his retirement after the 2007 season. He was the quintessential country boy: hard-working, polite and a pleasure to be around. "He liked to ride horses, four-wheelers. shoot ball. swim," said Mount Olive resident Andrew Autry. who spent time in both the huddle and the saddle \\ ith McNair. "You know. that's about all you can do in the country.'' Other Mount Olive residents played college ball. but no one has ever achieved McNair's success. He went on to become the No. 3 O\erall pick and played. 11 years with the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, and two years with the Baltimore Ravens. Yet he always seemed to come back to Mount Olive at the end of the season. · He ran errands for his mother, Lucille He grilled AP photo Residents are joined by some out-of-state football fans in preparing a memorial at the sign on U.S. Highway 49 that touts the Mount Olive, Miss., community as the hometo~ of the late Steve McNair, Thursday. McNair, a star athl from junior high school through college and later in th NFL, is fondly remembered by many in the community for his sports exploits as well as his goodwill efforts to assist Hurricane Katrina victims and provide free sports camps for children, rather than the circumstances surrounding his July 4 death. meat during an annual barbecue for residents and he checked on the local team. held camps and signed autographs. He bought uniforms for the high school and gmc a 647-acre farm to his mother that locals ha' c dubbed "The Ranch." Even Mount Olive residents who had never met McNair personally felt they knew him. Black ribbons were to go up Friday before a visitation at a local funeral home that ''as expected to be heavil) attended. And the ~tcNair famil) has pro- vidcd buses for those who want to go to Saturday\ funeral sen·ice in Hattiesburg on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi . about 35 miles south. Residents are still shocked over the 36-year-old 's death. a murder-suicide committed by his 20-year-old girlfriend a week ago. "As a whole. the town is distraught," lifelong resident Mary Barnes said. "You can just feel the silence and the mourning in the town. There·s just such a silence here now.'' 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With financial sponsorship from the Governor's Office of Appalachia and the Ohio Humanities Council, the week-long l itute was co-sponsored the Gallia-Vinton ucational Ser\'ice Center and the Uni\'ersity of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College. Twenty-one teachers from schools in Adams. Columbiana, Gallia. Highland. Jackson, Jefferson, Meigs, and Pike counties comprised the Institute class. Gallia County Local Schools teachers attending the APP Teacher Institute included Debbie Walker, Kern Hood. Mary Deel, Vicky Bryant, Robert Dunlap, Gail Belville, Melanie StanhrY· Darla Saunders. Lynn Arnott, Beth Ruff and John Lusher. Teresa Williams of Meigs Local Schools also attended. Walker said. "I can't wait to implement the ideas and ut to use the lesson plans I prepared." commented. "This the best in-servi~.:e I attended in 17 years. I hope to instill as much appreciation of the Appalachian heritage and culture in my students as what the Institute provided to me." Belville continued. "The APP Teacher Institute has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my 33 years of teaching. The project was well-organized, included unique destinations, and helped to increase ·my knowledge of Appalachian culture." Williams concluded, "This project has been an Submitted photo Teachers from around sootheastern Ohio are seen observing an archeological dig at the Hopewe 11 Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe during the Appalachian Portrait Project Teachers Institute. enriching experience. I am convinced that our greate~t asset in the Appalachian region is our people." This institute focused on landmarks - events, people. sites, buildings, heritage and culture in southern Appalachian Ohio. across the Ohio River in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia, and in the Ashland, Ky., area. which is Jesse Stuart country. This tri-state region already has commonalities with people, employment, commerce. geography, tourism, health services, higher education, etc., actually and metaphorically connected via bridges across the Ohio River. These landmarks provide tangible examples of local and regional history and culture as snapshots into a wider lens v1ew of Appalachia and of American history. Besides Appalachia and American history, these landmarks also have relevance to learning about states' histories, which are usually included in school curricula. The overall purpose of the institute was to increase school teachers' know ledge of the history and culture of this region and Appalachia's place in American history. By experiencing these selected landmarks through On the Move Sessions (field trips) and through the presentations by noted humanities scholars and assisted in methodology development by master teachers. particiJ'ants will be able to share with their students through enhanced teaching, program materials. and student' field trips for experiential lear.ning. Dr. Ivan M. Tribe. emeritus history professor at Rio Grande. and Deanna L. Tribe, emeritus community development specialist. Ohio State University Extension. co-coordinated the institute and presented educational sessions, while Dr. Denise Shockley. superintendent of the GalliaVinton ESC, provided overall project administration and Jane Ann Slagle and Marilyn Kuhn served in master teacher roles. Other humanities scholars providing content presentations included Radford University's Dr. Richard Straw (who grew up in Athens County); John Lilly, editor of Goldenseal, West Virginia Division of Culture and History: Dr. Danny Fulks, emeritus education professor. Marshall Universitv; and Dr. James Gifford, ·director of the Jesse Stuart Foundation. In addition, landmark site visits were enhanced with presentati'ons by curators and local historians. For more information about the Appalachian Portrait Project Teachers Institute, contact Dr. Denise Shockley at (740) 245-0593 or Deanna Tribe at tribe.] @osu .edu. Partners • tRgamst cancer .Center, foundation work to raise funds STAFF REPORT HCCC offers quality cancer treatment utili.ling cutting-edge technology like GALLIPOLIS - Cancer. the linear accelerator. Other That word by itself services offered include inspires feelings of fear and radiation oncology. anxiety in the hearts of peo- chemotherapy, a CT stimuple everywhere. lator for treatment planning. .. The American Cancer an appearance center featurSociety estimates that more ing assistance with wigs and than 562.340 Americans prosthetics, and an informamore than 1.500.a day tion resource center providwill die of cancer in 2009. ed by the American Cancer Cancer is the second most Society. common cause of death in The Holzer Center for . the United States, exceeded Cancer Care receives a poronly by heart disease. In tion of its funding from the fact. cancer is the cause of Holzer Foundation. which nearly one in four deaths in solicits, manages and U.S. (American Cancer invests gifts to Holzer • Jety. Cancer Facts & Health Systems entities. Figures 2009. Atlanta: Linda Jeffers-Lester. fund American Cancer Society; development manager for 2009) the Holzer Foundation, said While those numbers are the organiLation manages certainly frightening, there several charitable giving 'iS: hope in the war against opportunities for HCCC. including the Healing Wall 1 cancer. And healthcare profes- Display and commemora~onals at facilities like the tive wall shield, located in Holzer Center for Cancer the center's lobby, and Care (HCCC) help provide commemorative paver some of that hope for cancer bricks in the Healing patients. Garden. MDTNEWS@MYDAILYTAIBUNE.COM Submitted photo The Healing Garden at the Holzer Center for Cancer Care in Gallipolis is a place where patients and their families can go to find solace or to pray and meditate. Commemorative paver bricks line the walkways in the Healing Garden. Individuals can have the names of friends or loved ones inscribed on the bricks for a gift of $100. · Jeffers-Lester said the donation structure for each program is as follows: • Healing Wall Display - gifts from $5,000 to $9.999. • Commemorative wall shield - gifts from $1,000 to $4,999. • Healing Garden commemorative paver bricks gifts of $100 Jeffers-Lester also said that naming opportunities arc still available. The Holzer Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) charitable. nonprofit organization. The foundation secures and manages charit~tble gifts to benefit the communities served. The board of directors is comprised of local community citizens working to meet the specific health care needs of the community. Jeffers-Lester said the Holzer Foundation can pro vide information and assistance in regard to the fo llowing: • Making monetary gifts and donations. • Recognition opportunities in memory or in honor of those whom you value and wish to remember. . ,. • Referral for assistance in arranging wills, life insurance and other testamentary gifts. • Referral for assistance in arranging stock and property gifts, establishing charitable gift annuities and establishment of trusts (including charitable remainder trusts). • Complimentary gift planning information and proposals. RIO GRANDE - The Alpha Lambda Delta honor society at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College inducted new members and elected new officers during a ceremony held at the end of the spring semester. Also during the ceremony, the honors organization also recogmzed two outstanding senior members of the chapter for their academic achievements while at Rio Grande. Alpha Lambda Delta is a national organization open to bachelor's degree students with a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Students are eligible to enter after their first semester in a bachelor's degree program at their college or university. The national chapter dates back to 1924, and today there are more than 220 chapters across the country. Rio Grande's Alpha Lambda Delta chapter has a proud tradition. and the outstanding students inducted this year will just add to the legacy of the organization. Once the students are inducted, they become lifetime members of the organization. Rio Grande advi:-.ors Dr. Barry Thompson and Dr. Barbara Hatfield work with the members of the chapter each year, and Hatfield is also a lifetime membe · of Alpha Lambda Delta. as she was inducted when she was a college student. The new members who \Vere inducted into the Rio Grande chapter at the end of the spring semester were Michael Albanese. Tesa Arms. Kathryn Donaldson. Sara Ebberfeld, Randall Fite, Mara Howell, Tyler Joseph Keams, Megan Lawrence, Brittany Miller. Jeena PateL Molly Roark. Autumn Smith, Kaylyn Spradling. Thaddeus Staggs. Lindsay Ward and Kacie Amanda Willey. All new inductees received certificates and special pins or pendants. Thompson said he is pleased to have these excellent students joining the chapter. The Outstanding Senior Awards were presented to Ashley Cia~ and Tonya Reisinger during the ceremony. Both students had perfect 4.0 grade point averages at Rio Grande and had exemplary academic careers at the university. Thompson explained that Clark and Reisinger were both inducted into the chapter during their freshmen year. and they were committed to achieving excellent grades all through their time at Rio Grande. The outgoing officers were also recognized during the end-of-the-semester ceremony. The officers for the 2008-09 academic year were President Kati Moore. Vice President Courtne; Congrove, Secretary Quinci B. Teeb. Treasurer Candace Black. H1stonan Cory Vickers and Editor Rachel Walker. The officers were all thanked for their hard work and dedication to the chapter during the school year. The officers elected for the 2009-10 academic year were President Kaylyn Spradling, Vice President Megan Lawrence, Secretary Jeena Patel. Treasurer Mara Howell. Historian Kathtyn Donaldson and Editor Michael Albanese. The Alpha Lambda Delta swdents are in1·olved in numerous actil·ities througho'ut the academic year. including holding meetings to discuss different For information about the issues and organi:::.ing Holzer Foundation, contact fu11Ciraising actil'ities in Linda Jeffers-Lester at 740- order to raise money for an 446-5217. or l'isit academic scholarship that the chapter is creating. tnvw.holzer.org. • �PageC2 i>unbap UEimes -!>entin£1 -COMMUNITY CORNER- Sunday, July 12, 2009 Silk craze hits Gallia in 1830s-40s Think you have a great band? I Bv JAMES SANDS So )OU think you have a great band. Why not compete for thl' hest bantl in the land (or perhaps \\(' should :.a) the tri-state) at the Big Bend Blues Bash'! The conCharlene test \\ill take place on July Hoeflich 31 in Pomcro\ ·s dO\\ ntO\\ n. Filleen hands \\ill 'ie for prizes. There arc a few· openings on the schetlule to be filled. This is a chance for local bantls to shtm their Arboretum in honor of this stuff and maybe win a prize. year's Apollo anniversary. Anvone interestetl should \1oon Sycamore saplings COill.ICt htlkic Welker at the are no\\ a\ailable from Coun Street Grill. \merican Forests· Historic lim' quickly time flies . Tree Program for educationThe Big Bend Blues & Jau .tl programs. memorials. or Socict)~\ Rh) thm on the JUst a personal planting as a River free concerts arc now way of celebrating the half over and plans are American spirit of explo•mO\ ing forward for the 1Jtion and disco\ CI') Check three-day finale - the out \\ W\\ .historictrees.org Blues Bash. starting on July if you're mterested in buy· 30. ing a tree. The Rhythm concerts arc ••• al\\ ays free, and this year Ever)one who knows me. . the opening night of the knows that I am a collector Bash \\ill be too. Three of "good stuff' - old newsgreat performers \\ill enter- paper clippings. pictures of tain that night. unidenti tied people and ••• places, post cards of all Next weekend another kinds. important and unimcompetition "ill take place portant letters. etc .. - it\ for the title of Ohio For me. going through big State Harmonica Champion boxes of my "good stuff' to to be named at Chester ",ort and :hrow away." u~u­ Shade Da)'· atly results in a ncar-empty It's a highlight of festivi- wastebasket but leaves me ties there drawing in talent- enlightened about someeo harmonica players from thing. across Ohio and West This week was no differVirginia to compete for the ent. When going through title and giving locals lots of one of those boxes I found a fun with an old-fashioned ''treasure." It's a frayed sing-along. The courtroom Sentinel advertising piece of the renovated 1823 featuring a Mountain Boys' Chester Courthouse is cartoon on a calendar month al\' ays packed Starts at 5 blotter for August 1944. p.m. Saturday That was way back when ••• The Sentinel was a weekly. A \\leek from tomo1TOW At that time. it described the \\ill mark the 40th anniver- newspaper as "Meigs smy uf NASA's Apollo 11 County·~ Basic Advertising !\loon Landing. Medium for Fifty-Six American Forests is cele- Years.'' brating the occasion with a If my figures are correct. Historic Tree Program to that would make the . celebrate thi~ "&iantlcap for Sentinel as a weekly 60 mankind." The organitation years oltl. 1888 to 1948. is asking residents to plant when it became a daily. and the r very own "!\loon 61 years since it became a Sycamore.'' daily, 1948 to 2009, which 1 he Moon Sycamores makes the Sentinel 121 gre\\ from set.:ds that a~tro­ )Cars old. natlt Stuart Roosa took into I didn't know that. So 'space on Apollo 14. They again. sorting through that were planted across the old box of "good stuff' nation, and on Earth Day became an ed11cational 2009 American I·orests experience in trivia. joined with NASA for a (Ch arlene Hoeflich is Moon general manager of The commemoratl\ e Sycamore planting ceremo- Daily Senti11el ill ny at the National Pomeroy). n the 1830s and 1840s, there was a silk CJ"U/C in Ohio and Gallia County was caught up in it. 1\ccording to Wikipcdia. ..Silk is a natural protein tiber. some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best knO\\ n t) pe of silk is obtained from cocoon:-. made by the larvae. or the mulbeiT)' silkworm Bombys mori reared in captivit) (sericulture). The shimmering appearance for which silk is prized comes from the fiber"s triangular prismlike structure which allows silk cloth to refract light at different angles.'' The silk~ craze of the 1830s and 1840s was propelled from the interest of frontier Ohioans to begin dressing like their counterparts on 'the East Coast. which mcluded silk stockings. But in the 1830s, it was men who wore silk stockings. to emulate persons like George Washington \\hose imace was found in manv Ohio homes. ' Senculture began in China as earl) as 6000 BC and silk became popular as a luxury fabnc both in China and along the trading routes leadinl-' our of Hospital recognizes Dr. Abels • women who pushed the demand for silk hosiery up as rebellious young women (some of whom were klH)\\ n ns flappers) wanted show their I to Ho\\C\er. in the 19 President Roo,cvclt orcht!~­ trated a bo)Cott of silk, a product then controlled exclushely by Lhe Japanese. In 1939. DuPont came out \\ ith a substitute for silk and called it nylon. The ny stood for Ne\\ York and the Jon for London. May 15, 1940, \\as refeiTed to as N-day ucross America as 4 million pairs of nylon ~tockings were sold in America in just four days in .\1a). Two other words became important to women. dcnier(thickncss of the vam) and gauge (number of stitches in a row). But during World War II. nylon was used in the war effort and few stockin!!.s were around as a Nat King Cole 1943 hit song told it: ''Baby. let bygones be bygones ·eau ...e men arc scarce as nvlons." In time, n) Ions were replacetl by stockings made from L)cra. also a DuP. imention ot 1959. (James Sands is a special correspo11dent for the Su11day Time.\-Sentinel. He can he contacted by writing to Box 92, Norwich, Ohio ./3767). :MBA Program students to perform community service RIO GRA'-:DE - All I students in the Master's of are study mg business and mTanges educational opporBusiness Administration tunities for local business program at the University of leaders and entrepreneurs. Rio Grande/Rio Grande Jason \\inters. director of Community College will the Center for Small now be required to do com- Business Entrepreneurship. munity service proJects in explained that Rio Grande order to help small busi- is partnering \\lth the Ohio nesses and entrepreneurs in Stute University Small the region. Business Development Rio Grande\ MBA pro- Center in Piketon for the gram is unique in the region community service projects. because of its focus on All of the community serentrepreneurship. The stu- vice projects will be busident... in the program an~ ness-related, Winters able to receive real-world explained. Projects such as experience working with completing marketing studbusiness professions and ies, providing financial also creating their own busi- advice. helping new business plans. and now they nesses to get started or will be working on commu- working on business plans nit~ service projects each m&y all be worked on b)' the ye<.r MBA students. Rio Grande ·s Center for Busmess The Small Small Business Development Center already Entrepreneurship will coor- ha~ relationshipS \\ ith new dinate the community ser- businesse!- and small busivice projects for the stu- nesses in the region and does dents. The Center also pro- excellent work. so the part' ides ad\ ising for MBA stu- nership wuh Small Busmess dents, assists with recruiting Development Center will new students, works with give the Rio Grande students undergraduate students who the opportunity to work with a large number of business clients. Rio Grande L<; committed to senring the community in numerous '"ays. and tl\ese projects by the MBA students will be another way the university is able to impact the region. The community sen ice projects will also be excellent learning experiences for the .\1BA students. as they will be able to learn from entrepreneurs and business leaders and gain more real-world experience. The Center for Small Business Entreprent:urship at Rio Grande will also be p<u1nering with the local chapter of the SCORE program, which is a national organilatlon that allows business prolcssiOnals to volunteer their time assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses. Rio Grande\ ~ tBA students will use this partnership to also help local entrepreneurs while also learning from the experience. "We want our program to assist the local economy and small businesses:· Winters said Students in R10 Grande\ MBA program arc able to complete the program in just one yenr if they take cla,ses full-time. and in two years if they take the program parttime. The program hast> mix of on-line anti traditional classroom courses, and provides a unique educational opportumty tor students. One other new aspect of the program this year is that the :-.emesters are being divided into two ei~ht-\\ eek courses :or the ~1BA students. This will allow students to t<:.ke more a of :-.tud) each semester. For more information on the MBA program, the communir) \en-ice project.\ or the Center for Small Bwine.~.\ Entrepreneurship at Rio Grande, call Jason Wimers at 1·800-282-7201. For additional information on rhe AlBA program. as \\"ell as information on the wide range of academic programs offered 011 Rio Gra11cle :~ campus, log omo www.rio .edu Nursing faculty speak at conference RIO GRA;--.:DE - Two faculty members from the of Rio University Grande/Rio Grande Community College's Holzer School of Nursing were mvited to speak at an international nursing conference earlier this summer. Dr. Donna Mitchell, director of the Holzer School of Nursing. and Lennie Davis. R.N .• assistant professor of nursing. gave a presentation at The Rural Nurse Orguni1ation 's 20th anm' ~:r­ Saf)' conference in B01se. ldaho.ldaho State University collaborated on the conference. ''Quality: The Rural Nurse Perspective." The presentation by Davis and Mitchell was titled, 'Teaching Cultural Di\ ersity • Submitted photo · Dr. Gene Abels was recently honored at a retirement party and Validating Competency sponsored by Holzer Medical Center and The Medical in a Rural Appalachian Areu," Plaza. He is seen here with his nursing staff, from left, and it was very well received. Martha Stapleton, LPN; Wendy Lucas, BSN, RN: and for· Nurses from all across the United States and Canada mer staff member Charlotte Gilley, RN. attended the conference. .. Our session '"as very ,.,.·ell attended," Mitchci£ explained. GALLIPOLIS - Recently. Holzer Medical Center and She and Davis talked about The Medical Plaza held a retirement tea for Dr. Gene Abels. several courses in the Holzer Abels specialized in cardiolog) and was board certilicd School of Nul),ing, including by the American Board <:>f Internal Medicine. He has served one on transcultural nursing . . on the medical staff of Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis This course focuses on how · since 196 1, and participated in the Gallia County Medical nurses help to take care of Society, Ohio State Medical A soc1atwn and the American people from different geo~1cdical Association. graphic. cultural and reliIn 1970, he partnered with Dr. Jumcs Kemp . and Dr. gious backgrounds than they Gerald Vallee to form the Medical Plata, which offers might be used to. Today's complete exams, same da) services. and ancillary ser- nurses have to be cognizant vices including laboratory. mammography. ultrasound, of the cultural difference and ' radiology, pulmonary function testing. EKGs and bone have to be prepared so that densitv. they can provide the be't Current physicians on staff at the !'vtedical Pla~.u include possible care and comfon to Vallee, Dr. Balusamy Subbiah Dr. Anthony Annenious, all of their patients. and Dr. Christopher Marawn. Mitchell and Davis talked The ...taff of Holzer Medical Center and The Metlical about the Appai:K·hian culPlaza thanks Dr. Abeb for the year~ of service he has pro- ture. a-. well a~ the different vided for the patients the facilities serve. cultural backgrounds in the ~ mummy from the 21st where a .\1r. Jacobs was dynasty in Egypt was found involved in sericulture. The to have had some silk in the etlitor wrote: .. During the hair. The date was about past week "e were sho\\ n a sample of silk gn)\\ n b) ~lr. 1070 BC The Chmese kept sericul- Jucobs of l luntington townturc a seuet for many years. ship. \\hich ~e think :-.o as to continue their desen es a passing notice . monopoly over this lucra- The sample shown us was tive business. About 200 reeled into a thread consistBC, sericulture reached ing of about 70 fiber' of the Korea and eventually silk. dra\\ n from the spread to Japan and India. cocoons and uncolored." It was James I who intro· The editor went on to say. duccd silk-growing to the "~lost of our farmers could Amencan colonies about spare one acre of land for 1619 Some supposed he the growth of the mulben). did that hoping silk manu- and where the family confacturing would supplant sists of the ordinary number tobacco as the primary of boys and girls. th~ mulindustry of the colonies. In berry could be culuvatccl later years. sericulture was and the leaves fed to the silk adopted in New England. It worms. \\ ithout materiall) \\as brought to the Ohio interfering with the rai:-.ing Valley area by the Shakers. of the common crops:· Presumably, the \\ hitc Silk manufacturing factomulberry tree necessan for ries grew up in CJe,elanc.l, silkworms \\as brought mto Cincinnati and Columbus in Ohio from Kentucky and by the late 1830s. In 1838. it New .Englanders migrating took as much as SHO to buy to Oh1o. The red mulberry is I 000 white mulberr) native to North America. seedlings. By 1843. the but lor the white mulberry price of white .mulberry trees. the climate \Vas not trees hatl fallen to $5 per satisfactorv. It was believed 1.000. Clearly. the <>ilk hy sthat the so"llthern U.S. had a teria in Ohio had endctl . climate conducive to such However. the mulberries sericulture. left seeds on the ground. About 1839. the Today. the white mulberr) Gallipolis Journal editor is found in most Ohin countook a trip out to ties. Huntington Township. In the 19~0s, it wa:-. region, such a... the Allllsh, providing care for patients in with our colleagues wa~ proHispanic and 'lative rural and remote areas:· fessionally rewarding." American cultures. Nursing ··r felt like what we did with Mitchell and Davis also students might be encouraged the students in our fi.n.t tran- learned a lot from the presento take part in cultural experi- scultural nursing class was tations they attended at the ences that are different from nght on target with providmg conference and had the opportheir own, such as attending the students with the skills. tunity to talk with other nurses church services or weddings knowledge and abil t1es the) and nursing educators from of people from different back- need to compete with other around the country. The coa grounds or getting involved in nurses 111 providing culturally other activities such as rallies appropriate care. Helping tacts they make at these c~ or celebrations. The students them assess their competency ferences are always very valualso hear from guest speakers related to prO\ 1dmg care to able, and Mitchell and D~n is have continued communicatas part of the course v<uious diverse populations ing with the professionals they Also in their presentation. Mitchell and Davb dis- was re\\ ardin{!:· Davis said. met at the gathering. It \\as an excellent confercussecf different aspects of "Being ..tble ~to share our expenentialleaming activities ence:· Mitchell said. teaching nur~ing students in a rural setting. and answered questions. .\1itchell , nd Davis received numerous positive comments from those in attendance. and thev were proud to represent Rio Grande a: the conference. " I really appreciated the opportunity to be a presenter at thi' international conference It is time to on rurill nursing." Davis said. CELEB RATE our ..It is amazing what is going on 35th "l(i" SCMOOL throughout the world related to I![U~ION! 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Utah ~LT l \KJ::< CITY (AP) - Utah. a state that has always Pediatric Fund spo ogniz b~~n a leader in the of residents who volunt~er, appears to have inathertently found a Wa) to boost 'olunteerism: a four-da) workweek. Since August. about 17.000 of the state·:-. 24,000 cxccuti\e-branch employees have been working 10hour days. Monday through Thursday. Closing state offices on Fridays is supposed to cut energy costs and reduce carbon emis sions. The energy savings haven't been ''hat Gov. Jon Huntsman had hoped for. but mo:-.t state employees ha\'e embraced the schedule because of their new threeday \\CI.!kends. Thl.! extra day off is giving some workers their first . portunit) to volunteer il~ holding a full-time b. Others are dedicating ~more time to helping others. "I think evervone knows ' when you work five days a week ) ou have all your en·ands to run on the weekend and other commitments during the week. From that standpoint, (volunteering) is almost impossible,'' said Department of Corrections spokeswoman Angie Welling. She spends every Fridav momm£ volunteer ing for No Homeless Pets , Welling said she contact ed the animal shelter as soon as she learned the state was switching to the fourday workweek. "When I called offering my sen ice every Friday .they were very excited , because weekdays are the hardest to fill,'' said Welling. \l.hO helps clean cages and walk dogs. ufts Univer!>ity research m s that about 43 percent Utah residents older than • 25 \Olunteer. wh1le the national average is 28 percent. Utah 1"- home to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. which makes up about 60 percent of the population and doesn't pay its church leadets at the local level. About 63 percent of Utah's volunteerism is religious, according to the Washington-based Corporation for National and Community Service. Most volunteerism has traditionally taken place on weekends and in the evenings through church service, but the four-day workweek gives church members who are state employees more time to deliver food to the poor. counsel fellow members, or .visit the sick. "It's been a blessing. I ink I work harder that day an the others." said • Kathryn Draper. an office manager in the Department of Human Services who leads a local women's service organization for the Mormon church. There are no state statistics on the number of state .employees who vo'unteer. :but the United Way says it ·noticed its Web traffic increased o~ce the state's •\\ ork week changed. At the Capitol. workers always struggled to find tour guides for their Friday :shifts. Now, five of the eight tour guides who work on Fridays are state employees. • "I was absolutely amat'ed." said Allyson Gamble. director of visitor services at the Capitol . ..:. Shauna Fisher. a Division -of Wildlife Resources employee. said she's always anted to give back to the nmunity. but she could • ely afford to donate • -money. : The four-day workweek :allowed her to help out in other ways. This spring. she organized a dozen co-workers to spend two Fridays -this spring building homes for Habitat for Humanity. • "I felt I could do some:thing without going poor ·doing it," said Fisher. who had never done volunteer work before. perc~ntag~ OHIO VALl r: SANK fi (', l t hr E<t lltr l t nt111.l !tU' titl1rA H®LZER MIDI(Al ((!'ITER Submitted photos The Earl Neff Pediatric Fund at Holzer Medical Center continues to be supported enthusiastically by area businesses and organizations. The Pediatric Fund, in existence for nearly 35 years, has supplied needed toys, equipment and entertainment to the thousands of pediatric patients who have rece1ved care on Holzer Medical Center's Pediatric Unit. Norris Northup Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep, represented by Jason Northup in the photo above at left, and Ohio Valley Bank, represented by Kyla Carpenter in the photo at right, are this month's sponsors. Also pictured is Linda Jeffers, fund development manager for the Holzer Foundation. The entire staff of Holzer Medical Center joins in expressing their gratitude, along with the young children and their families, for these generous contributions to the Earl Neff Pediatric Fund. Anyone who would like more information or is int~rested in making a donation may con tact Jeffers at the Holzer Foundation (740) 446-5217. School of Nursing fills faculty vacancie RIO GRANDE - The Nursing almost from the nursing skills laboratory. In Holzer School of Nursing at beginning, and played a strong !.00 ~ she mo-. ed into Hn the University of Rio part in the growth of the nurs- assistant professor JX)sition. l\Iitchell explained that Grande/Rio Grande ing program over the years. Communit) College is sayDr. Donna Mitchell, Sims abo pla)ed a ke) role ing goodbye to two longtime administrator of the Holzer in teaching student.;; at Rio faculty members and saying School of ~ursing , explained Grande, and said she did an hello to two new assistant that the nursing school was excellent job for the Holzer professors who will work founded at Rio Gmnde in School of Nursing. with students in the fall. 1980 and Wheeler began her Sims is lea\ing Rio Both of the new faculty tenure at the university in Grande in order to work fullmembers already have a 1981. Being w1th Rio Grande time as a nurse practitioner. "We wish Margi and Harb strong connection to Rio for ·so long. Wheeler was an Grande. and they are a wel- important member of the fac- the best in their future come addition to the Holzer ulty who helped countless endea\·ors," Mitchell said. School of Nursing. students become nurses over "We'll mi!>s them in the School of t\un.ing ,. The t\\ o ne\\ facult) mem- the years. ber:-. arc Samantha Casella of "She's a vel)' organized The t\\ o new faculty memProctorville and Rose Roach teacher:· .:\1itchell said. · ber:, will bring their O\\ n of Ironton. Both will be servWheeler is moving to !-.nowledge and experiencl.! to anoth~r pmition in nu~'ing rhe Holzer School of Nursing ing as assistant professors. ·n,c two longtime faculty education. Casella is a Rio Grande members leaving the program Sims has served in different alumnus who earn~d her arc Dr. Margi Wheeler and roles for the Holzer School of associate ·s degree in nursing Barb Sims. Wheeler has been Nursing over the years, begin- in 2000 and her bachelor's with the Holzer School of ning with working in the degree in 2004. She has \vorked a~ a cardiac cath lab nurse for the last nine years at St. :vtary's Medicul C~nter. She also worked part-time \\ith Rio Grande's clinical program at St. ~lary's for the last four )Cars. She is happy to be \\'Orkin!! full-time for Rio Grande and will continue to also a~sbt St. ~1al)·'s Medical Center. "I like the small classes at Rio Grande and I like the individual approach here,'' Casella said. She added that she has enjoyed \\Orking with the students in a clinical setting and 1.s pleased to be moving mto this new role. ''I like to be able to facilitate their learning." Casella said. As an alumna. sh~ abo knows many of the challenges that the students face. and she knows she will now. be able to relate well to the Rio Grande students. Also a~ an :1lumna, Casella sees it as a big honor to now be working \\ ith the faculty member:-; that tau!!ht her just a few years a!!o ·-rm excited to be part of the facult) and I hope th<tl I can bring a lot to the program and make a ditl\:rcnct• with our students," Casella ,,tid. Roach taught pr~\ iousl) for the HolLer School of Nursing. and Mitchell o.,aid she is pleased to 11a\·c her coming back :o campus to sene in this role. ~litchell added that Roach did excellent \\Ork"' ith the students previou!>l). and she is happy to ha\'c. her teach ing at Rio Grande once agam. "I think that both of our new faculty members wi ll bring a lot to the program." Mitchell said. Alumni College offers chance to·rer-engage with academia ATHEI'\S - The Ohio sor of English This isn't the first time director Kenneth Brana!!h experience has led man) of Uni\ ersity Alumni College • Peter Mather. assistant Wilhelm and Vedder ha\e through film-; including them to come to agree \\ ith will take place on the Athens professor of counseling and converged in A then!> to dispute ''Hem) V,'' "Hamkt" and Plato that education is largecampus July 31 through higher education. political concerns from "\1uch Ado About Nothing" ly wasted on the young!" • Zanemvula (Zakes) Dcmocratic-Rcpuhlicnn per- at th i" year's college. Aug. 2. giving former l>tuThe 2009 Alumni Coll~ge dcnts the opportunity to Mda, professor of English. "The goal of Alumni includes more than six ;.tL·adespectives. The l WO last ntccd relive their college days. • Damian Nance, distin- · off at the platform during an College has alway.., been to mic sessions. on- or off-camParticipants will be treat- guished professor of geo- Alumni College event m2000. rc -engage our alumni with pus housmg. meals and entered to lectures on everything logical sciences. "It's one ofthosc thmgs that the intellectual and creative tainment P<U1icipants will be from happiness and altruism ~ Jay Shubrook. associate pa~t participants still talk about vita lit) of Ohio Unh ersity.'' treated to behimJ-the-sccnes to poetr) and biofuels. fea- professor of family medicine. to this dav," Grysz.ka said. Crowl said. "Most alumni campJs t~)urs. wine tasting • Richard Vedder. distin- "One couldn't be farther from remain in contact with the and dancmg, among other turing some of Ohio ·s mostpronllnent scholars. guished professor of eco- the other (in their politic.1l university through athletic events. The Little Professor '·It's a great opportunity to nomics. views). They know each and social e\·ents. Alumni Book Center will be on-site. bring alumni back to cam• David Wilhelm. political other... and they IO\ e to · College puts them in direct offering faculty books It)!' purpus and let them see the strategist, founder/president debate each other It's definite touch with the hea1t of the chase and book signing stellar faculty that we have of Woodland Venture ly going to be a lively session." uni\ersity: the exchange of opportunities. A graduation here at Ohio University," Management. First established in 197S, ideas bel\vee11 faculty and ceremony for all pm1icipants will take place on Sunday said Cristie Gryszka. direcSession details afe available Ohio University's Alumm students. ''Over the years. distin- with Alumni Association tor of reumons. special pro- at www.ohioalumni .org/alum- College is being re-launched grams and alumni education ni·college. as part of the Alumni guished faculty from a wide Executive' Director Graham The ~weekend lineup is Association's I 50th anniver- variety of disciplines ha-.c Stewart. at the Ohio University For more information Alumni Association. "We punctuated by a debate sary - a year-long celebra- shared their intellectual pashave a wonderful lineup of between political strategist tton featl;lnng 10 key ewnts sions and current research a bow Ohio Uni1·c•nirv ~<; professors that have agreed David Wilhe.m. a 1977 throughout the summer and projects with alums eager to Alum11i College or to regi:>visit rekindle the cxcitem~nt of ter. to take part m this." Ohio University alumnus, the 2009-1 0 academic year. their undergraduate vear~ in www.ohioalumn i .orglalumProfessOr!> for the week- and Distinguished Professor Trustee Profe~sor of of Economics Richard English Lite,:ature Samuel Athens." Cl·owl said. "This ni-college .end include: • Gerardine Botte, associ· Vedder. The debate is titled Crowl has been involved ate pr9fessor of chemical and "The Economy and the with every Alumni College Obama Economic Plan biomolecular engineering. since the inaugural event, • Samuel Crowl. tmstee pro- Recover) 1Reform or and 2009 will be no excepfessor of English literature. Counter productive tion CrO\\ I \\ill be lecturing • Mark Halliday. profes- Meddling?" on Shakespeare and film july 21st, 2009 I 7pm-9:30pm 1 2pm-2pm Come aboard the u~·llc of Cmcinnati os one of Cmcinn<Jtl'' top ottra(tions stops m Gallipo/i5. 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An expenment mto reQenerattve ecosystems evolved into one of the most Widespread SA spmoffs of all time, a method for manufacturing an a gae-based food supple~ent that pr?vides the nutrients previously only available m breast m1lk. A: NASA partner ow manufactures this supplement, and 1t can be found i over 90 percent of the infant formulas sold in the ~~ 1ted. States. as well as those sold in over 65 other untnes. Barnhart-Buzzard engagement REEDSVILLE - Danielle Barnhart and Cpl. Joshua Buuard announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-elect, daughter of Ro) and Tam.my Barnhart of Reedsville, is a 2009 graduate of Eastern H1gh School. She_ is the oranddau!.!hter of Robert and Jean F011ney of Reedsville, and :~usie' and the late Clyde Bamhart of Guysville. Her fiance is a U.S. Marine stationed at Kaneone Bay, Hawaii. I k is a gr:tduatc of Meigs High School, class of 2006. He is the son of Kermit and Kelly Buuard o~ Rutland and the nrand~on of John and Delores Tyree of Middleport. and the late Carl and Virginia Buzzard of Newton. W.Va. . A Dec. 21,2009, wedding is planned. ASA technology found earthbound products ST. LOUIS - When L:.S. a~tronaut~ stepped onto the moon on July 20. 1969. their voyage was about exploration. discover) and pu~hing the boundaries of known technolog\. In the 4o years since. ~ASA-related technology ha~ come down to earth. Hundred~ of e\·eryda) products were de\ eloped or modified using aerospace research. from baby fommla to s\\ imsuih. Speaking in. April before. the Nat_ional Acader:ny .of Sciences. Prestdent Barack Obama htghhghted sclentif1~ advances from the \\ ork to put astronauts on the moon: '''The ApoiJo program itself produced technologies that ha\ e improved kidn~y dialysis and water purification s~s­ tems: sensors to test for hazardous gases; energy-savmg building materials: and fire-re.:'iistant fabrics used by fire9 ghters and soldiers. A1!d, ~ore broadly. the en<?rmous investment of that era - 111 sc1ence and technology. m educ~tion and research funding produced a great outpouring ~oi curiosity and creativity. the benefits of which have been incalculable ... And while the president didn't explode this myth, it must e said. ·.:--;ASA didn't create Tang. :"The fiN things people think of are Tang. Teflon and \~lcro. None of them originated with the space program:· sdid Roger Launius. senior curator in space history at the S}nithsmtian :-.:ational Air and Space Museum in ashington , D.C. According to Spinoff. a NASA publication about the ractical benefits of acro:-pace research, astronaut John Glenn drank Tang while in orbit in 1962. upping the orange-flavored beverage's visibility and linking it to the s~ace program: though General Foods Corp. deve}oped the • drink in 1957 . Teflon. used for some heat sh1elds and spacesuits. and Velcro, used to. well. keep equipment fr<?m t1oating around. have a role in the space program but ongi•lnted welll'll'fore NASA. I ;But there are plenty of items widely in use with ties to tl)e space program. Here•s a sampling: •• Global communications and GPS systems: NASA d.n't take credit for your cell phone or iPod. But it did develop 'imallcr. more lightweight computer systems to put on its spacecraft. helping drive .technology work. in that direction. And while many satellites are commercially launched and owned these days, ~xp~rts say we likely \~ouldn 't have our global commumcat10ns systems. or t~at GPS mounted on the dash,\\ ithout i\ASA's •.vork and s9pport. ~ ·• Enriched baby formula: In the early 1980s. NASA conducted experiments ~ ith algae, to gauge how it mtght be used on long ~pace flights i.nvolving hu~ans to provide food, oxygen. or help w1th \\~aste dtsp.o sal. Scientists realized the algae could prov1de nutntwnal sypplements. like two fatty acids previously fo:.md only iii human milk. :A Columbia, Md.-based company called Martek Bio~ciences Corp. formed in 1985. It developed life 'sDHA an~ life'sARA. nutritional additives which are the same farty acids found in human breast milk. The products are beiieved to help with me1.1tal and ~isual .development. The company says its DHA 1s now found m more than I 00 r;ods and drinks and about 99 percent of the baby formula sold in the United States. • Frce1.e-dricd foods: No trip to the Air and Space Mllseum or the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, I--1U.. would be complete without a snack of crunchy, freezedded ice cream. Although NASA didn't invent the process of freeze-drying food. the age~cy worked on ~:ays to bett~r p~eserve foods. ar~d t.hcir nu~nents. "They: dtd enhance 1t: t!Jl.!y advanced Jt,'· satd Laun1us, who prev10~sl~ worked as N?\SA'~ chief historian. So backpackers nppmg open a packet of freete-dried camping food can give a nod in NASA'!) direction . • Athletic fabrics, equipment and gear: Plenty of sports aevances have ties to work done for NASA. from reflectiire blankets that runners ~rap themselves in following ~Wtrathons to strong, light~ eight material in certain golf cb.Ibs to cushy padding in s?me sneakers: i'\ottingham, U .K .-based Specdo InternatiOnal Ltd. enll.sted t~e he_lp of NASA and other~ when it wanted to destgn sw1msu1ts tQ reduce skin friction drag in the water. Twenty-five nev. sv. 11111111ng world records were set during the sumn~r Ulymptcs 111 BCIJtng 111 200X :- 23. of those were by ail1lete~ wearing LZR Racer sw1msu1ts, the company said. • Cordless tools: Black & Decker created cordless power tools separately from the space program, bu~ later manufilctured tools for NASA use. "We worked With them on a It!nar cordless drill to take core samples from the moon;· sqid Greg Moores. a vic~ prc~i~ent for the To:-vson. ~d.based Black & Decker Corp. I hat cordless dnll was ftrst u~ed on the moun 111 1971, to drill holes to place probes to monitor the core temperature of the moon and to remove ro~~:k samples. He says there's a loose connection between. that \\ork and the company's power tools today. ··some of tllat work translated into modem-day cordless products:· he said. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Collier Waugh-Callier weddinge POINT PLEASANT. W.Va. - Brandy Waugh and Jeremy Collier were united in marriage a! 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. June 27.2009: at Hoo~·er Y Pa_rkm Lockbour!1e. Ohio. \\ itn the Re\. Om td Hopkms officmtmg. A recept1on foll owed in Pickerington. . Brandy is the dau~hter of Te1ry and Vtck1 .Johnson of Point Pleasant. Shf .._ a 2001 graduate of P<?mt Ple?-s~nt High School. and a 2004 graduate of Oh1o. Chmtmn University (CBC) \\ ith a bachelor's degree. She 1s currently attending Ao;hland Umversit). earning a master's degree in education. Jeremy b. the son of Sandy and Becky Collier. of Circle' ille, Ohio. He ts a 2000 graduate of Logan Elm H1gh School, and ·a 2004 graduate of Colun_tbu~ .State Community College with an a~sociate degree Ill busmess. and an Ohio certified police officer. Brandy and Jeremy are both employed in Columbus, Ohio. The eoupk spent their honeymoon in Key West. Ha. They rl.!side 111 Canal Winchester. Ward anniversary ' BIDWELL - Larry and Jonda (Halfhill) Ward of Bidwell celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on July 6. 2009, and Jonda io; abo celebrating her birthday. They arc the. parents of Sarah (Adam) Hood of Gallipolis, Cynthia of Gallipolis. and Leslie (Derek) Rhodes of Cheshire. They arc also the proud grandparents of Ian Hood. Sarah Kinnard and Jared Billings Kinnard-Billings engagement APPLE GROVE, W.Va. Sarah Jeanette Kinnard and ' Jared Tyler Billmgs are announcing their engagement and I upcoming wedding. The briJe-to-be is the dau!!hter of Rand\ and Teresa Kinnard of Apple Grme. She is the grat1ddaughter of Walter and Dottie Eads of Point Pleasant. W.Va., and the late Joseph Kayser, and the late Edward and Hazel Ktnnard. 1 She i~ a 2003 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and received a bache~or's. de~ree in busi~ess administration • from ~larshall Unl\ crstty 111 .2007. She ts currently manager of Sally Beaut~ Suppl). ' The prospective bridegroom is the son of Brian and Shirley Btllings of Point Pleasant. He is the grandson of Ray and E\ a Annantrout of Point Pleasant. and the late Russell and Thelma Sayre. He is a 2004 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and received an associate degree in business administration from Mar~halllJniversity in 2006. He is currently attending the Univcrsitv of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College and is studying respiratory therapy. The wedding is Saturday. July 18. 2009. at the Henderson Church of Christ in Henderson. W.Va .. at 6:30 p.m. The custom of an open church wedding is being observed. 1 ~ Ernest and Maxine Whitehead 'h lte • head annlversary • Give yourself a bonus! TI yy J REEDSVILLE - Ernest and Maxine Whitehead of Reedsville recently celebrated the1r 60th wedding anniversary at a dinner party in North Canton hosted by their daughters, Jean frydman of Bernards\ ille. N J ., Jane Meyer. and Juli l Jen~ch along \\ ith her husband. Walt, of ' North Canton. ~r. and Mrs. Whitehead were mamed on June 26. 19~9. by lluherl Showalter at the home of the bride in Reedsville. They have four grandsons (one deceased). three granddaughters. and one weal-granddaughter. Attending th~.: d11111er in addition to the hosts \Vcrc Sarah and Josh Miller and lay Blu. Hagerstown. Md.: Lisa and Brian Weber. Toledo; Eddie Hensch. Cleveland; Matt I lensch. 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Financia l Security �PageCs i>unbap~tmes -ienttnel Sunday, July 12, 2009 Do you need a . little inspiration? ~ Submitted photo Schoonover and Roberta Roush, members of the Gallia County Genealogical Society, OGS Chapter, examine the John W. Leaper GAR Post Descriptive Book and the Co. B, 193rd Military Register of Gallia County. Gills oner glimpse into Civil war historv GALLIPOLIS - The Gallia County Genealogical Society, OGS Chapter recently received two historical Civil War gifts from Parrie Yeo of Missouri. Yeo contacted the society <md suggested that the items which had been in her family because of their descent from William H. Clark, Civil War soldier. should really come back to Galli polis. Clark was a grandson of Revolutionary War Soldier Thomas Clark. who also lived in Gallia County. having anived here about 1822, many years ter the war. Yeo gave the society a printed poster with the title Military Register Co . B, 193rd Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Shenandoah. The officers and soldiers are from Gallia County. Caleb W. Cherrington was listed as captain and William H. Clark was listed as second lieutenant. Charles Stuart was first lieutenant and William M. Smith was orderly sergeant. Jeptha Clark. Charles H. McCormick, Alexander Ward and Hamilton L. Dickey were sergeants. Others listed were corporal, musician and tailor. It also lists those who died, were discharged or who deserted. At the bottom of the postet it states, "Organized at Gallipolis, Ohio, February 22, 1865, and mustered in at Columbus, Ohio, M.arch 19, 1865.'' The society plans to have the poster archivally preserved and encapsulated although it is in very good condition. The second item of particular interest was a copy of what is called the Descriptive Book from the John W. Leaper, GAR Post No. 397, located in Walnut Township. This book contains the names of all the men in Gallia County associated with the John W. Leaper Post located in the Sandfork area of Walnut Township. Two examples of information follow: • W.F. Null age 44. born Gallia Co., OH, resides Gallia County, occupation mechanic, date enlisted Aug. 18, 1862, rank private, Co. G, 1l7th OVI, discharged June 20, 1865 as Corporal from same regiment. Length of service 3 years. Cause of discharge was general orders. Mustered in to the GAR post Jan. 5, 1884 and suspended June 26. 1886. Reinstated Dec. 12, 1891. • Leroy Dickey age 44, born in Jefferson Co., OH. resides in Gallia Co., occupation farmer, date enlisted Aug. 19, 1862 as a private in Co. G, 1st Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery, discharged June 20, 1865 as a Sergeant in the same regiment. Served 3 years and discharged on general orders. Mustered into the GAR Post Dec. 12, 1885. Other categories include when suspended. when dropped, when dismissed. when reinstated. nature of wounds received, when and engagements in what wounded. AII of the men in this post are presumably listed in the Descriptive Book. The society welcomes anyone to stop in and see these unusual gifts. The office is located at 57 Court St., Gallipolis, Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m .. or you may call for an appointment at 446-4242. Anyone descended from the soldiers found in these documents qualifies to become a member of Civil War Families of Gallia County, OGS Chapter. The society is a chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, which started Civil War Families of Ohio. and the local chapter modeled their society after the state organization. P UBLISH E R S WEEKLY B EST- SELLERS By The Associated Press HARDCOVER ' NONFICTION l. ''Catastrophe" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann (Harper) 2. "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions) 3. 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Their daughter was 14 at the time of the tragedy. and I would like to hear her story. Elizabeth idolizes the son. quoting from things he had written, finding absolutely no fault in him. Elizabeth became a mother twice more. Son Jack was born when she was 48, daughter Emma Claire when she was 50. Until this time, the· Edwards' had a nearly idyllic existence. They had great careers, plenty of money, a beautiful home, wonderful children, then everything seemed to go wrong. Elizabeth seemed to believe her entire life would continue as a sort of Cinderella story. She believed if you did the right thing. you would be rewarded. (Did she ever read Job'?) Mrs. Edwards also discusses her cancer and its treatments and humiliations in detail. She is now tenninal and probably will not live to see her younger children to adulthood. Her story should be a comfort to other cancer survivo~. Her blaming "the other woman'' seems naive and in denial of her husband's weakness. What kind of man. married nearly 30 years. will follow some stranger because she shouts out to him. ''You are so hot!'' John was not only a philanderer, he lied about it. The lie hurt nearly as much as the affair. The trust is forever broken and hard to regain. Elizabeth Edwards 1s a smrut and brave woman. She joins dozens of other betrayed political wives who have had their dirty linen aired very publicly. I won} about the effects of this book on her children. Jackie Kennedy would never have written about her husband's affairs. Let others say what they will. There is dignity in silence. But Elizabeth does say, at the end, perhaps writing for her children and grandchildren who will never know her. that "she stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her away - and it surely has not - she adjusted her sails:· Perhaps that is life's secret, adjust your sails. Mary Pipher is a therapist and author who had a breakdown while on a book tour. She wrote Seeking Peace in an attempt to share her journay toward a more balanced, meaningful and peaceful life. Pipher is the daughter of a small-town lady doctor and a jack-of-all-trades father. She was the eldest child and care- Beverly . Gettles · taker of her siblings in the: absence of her parents. She • was the "good child." alway.s • dependable and responsible. She found her life's work in helping others. through her; writings, which includes Re" iving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. and through being a psychothera- ~ pist. However, Pipher never felt she wao;; doing enough. She was a compulsive plrumer: filling every waking moment with activity. After her meltdown. she . retreated to her home to rc!.'t and meditate. She uses the· example of Joshua Bell to get our attention. Joshua was a world-cla'is violinist who wa<; asked by The Washington Post to play near an entrance to a D.C. subway station. lie played the most beautiful . music he knew. 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AP photo :"The thing about senti men- In this Oct. 3, 2006 file .tality is that sentimentality photo, radio personality gets in the way of your mem- Garrison Kiellor poses in pry. And it's a sort of a fog. It Beverly Hills, Calif. ~bscures your clear memory. I'm much more interested in trying to remember clearly what went on. who I was. what we did, back in 1974 (when the show began) than I am in warm feelings about it." Keillor capped the latest season of "A Prairie Home "Companion·· with a Fourth of July broadcast from Avon. prutof the central Minnesota region that helped inspire Keillor's makebelieve hometown. "where all the women are strong, all the men a:re good-looking and all the children are above average." The performance marks 35 years since Keillor's public radio variety show debuted on July 6, 1974. at Macalester College in St. Paul. That show, broadcast live. was watched by about a dozen people. "A Praitie Home Companion" is now heard on nearly 600 public radio stations nationwide, attracting more than 4.3 million listeners a week. _After~ a recent "Prairie Home" performance at 1'anglewood with actors Martin Sheen and Steve Martin, Keillor planned a "grass-roots show" for the Fourth of July, with longtime special effects man Tom Keith, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. the Lake Wobegon Brass Band. the St. John's Boys' Choir and singer Andra Suchy. Keillor. 66. says he's looked forward to doing the show's monologue, in which he often tells tales of Norwegian bachelor farmers or the Lake Wobegon Whippets baseball team, "among people who know Lake Wobegon better than I do.'' "This is a challenge, a worthy challenge. But nobody's going to get up and say congratulations to ·A Prairie Home Companion' for having lasted that long. That's not for us." Keillor said. Avon. a town of I ,300 about 72 miles northwest of Minneapolis, is near where Keillor lived as he tried to eke out a living as a freelance writer in a farmhouse near Freeport about 40 years ago. Having Keillor broadcast from the town on Middle Spunk Lake helps Avon solidify its claim to being Lake Wobegon. city administrator Jodi Austing-Traut said. "I think it's part of our identity, and it's very exciting to have a celebrity coming to our town,'' Austing-Traut said. The Lake Wobegon Trail, a 46-mile hike-and-bike pathway that opened in 1998, goes through the middle of Avon. Keillor is unshaven and wearing a black T-shitt. faded blue jeans and red tennis shoes (but no socks, not even his signature red ones) as he answers questions at his desk. Behind him the shelves ru·e stacked with books by authors such as Mark Twain and Keillor himself. He examines a paper clip or his cup of coffee, leans back in his creaking chair and occasionally chuckles, saying at one point that he sounds "like an old person." (Keillor has a Facebook page but doesn't brook Twitter's 140-character limit. "I need more words than Twitter," he says.) Keillor says the bookstore he opened in 2006 Common Good Books in St. Paul - is "s01t of slowly making its way. I don't know. It's not making money. Nobody makes money with bookstores.'' "I love bookstores. I love to hold books in my hand. And to give that up is painful. It's like if Minnesota passed a law against fishing. it wouldn't affect the food supply that much. You know, if we passed a law against guys going out in a boat with a rod and a reel and bait and fishing for sunfish and crappies, people would still eat, nobody would go hungry who hadn't before. But it'd be painful. It's a part of our culture." Keillor says "A Prairie Home Companion" - named after a cemetery in Moorhead - was "all kind of accidental, and all kind of amazingly underplanned and undermanaged. And that part we continue today - we are a seriously understaffed and undermanaged radio show." "But I Jon 't remember being nervous at all,'' Keillor said of starting the show. "because I thought it was just kind of a joke, you know. I was a writer, and you know. I knew this was a mistake. But you know, I thought that if I didn't do it. I would regret. I would always wonder what if 1 had done it? So I went and did it, and. you know. here you are - it's a mistake that's gone on for 35 years." "A Prairie Home Companion" opens its next season Sept. 26 at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul, followed by its traditional street dance and meatloaf supper. The show will spend part of the season on the road, with stops planned in San Francisco. Seattle, New York and Tucson, Ariz. While his show endures. Keillor said. "We see other big ships sinking and you know, that's just ... the natural course of things. Big. beautiful ships go down. Everybody has this going on in their life. and you know. children grow up and move away." "The life of a radio show is kind of small potatoes compared to all of that." LOS ANGE:.LES Somewhere inside "I Love You. Beth Cooper." there lies a high schuol comedy in the same vem as the great John Hughes mo\'ics of the 1980s. Under the staggeringly mediocre direction ,of Chris Columbus ("Home Alone:· the first two "Harry Potter'' movies), it never :-.prings to life. All the pieces are in place: the nerdy guy. the popular girl. the quirky friends. the all-night adventures and the obligatory house-trashing bash. But the pacing feels stagnant and the antks simply aren't inventive enough. There seemed to be potential from t.:1e start. too. in the script from Larry Doyle, based on his novel. Instead of spouting generic platitudes about chasing your dreams. geeky valedictorian Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) uses his graduation speech as an oppOitunity to tell head cheerleader Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere) that he's secretly been in love with her since the seventh grade. He also gets some sly revenge on the kids who've tormented him his whole life by calling them out for their cruelties and insecurities. The fact that this actually happens - that it's not just a dream sequence - signals the possibility for bold and surreal humor. And Rust has an endearing underdog goofiness about him without being too hyper or ingratiating. (The casting of Alan Ruck. Cameron from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," as Denis· dad is a nice throwback touch.) But the rest of the movie plays out rather flatly and predictably. as Deth finds herself intrigued by Denis and they bond over one wild night f!ith their respective friends m tow. Car chases. nudity and many illegally procured beers ensue; the evening has its moments. ' But a running joke involving the sexual orientation of Denis' sidekick I ~ AP photo/20th Century Fox In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Paul Rust, left, and Hayden Panettiere are shown in a scene from, "I Love You, Beth Cooper." Rich (Jack T. Carpenter) is· never funny: neither is Rich's propensity for quoting· famous lines from movies. along with the year the\' came out and the director." ("Say hello to my little friend," again? Really?) Beth's ditsy buddy Treece (Lauren Storm) gets some amusing lines, while the other member of the schoolruling trinity. Cammy (Lauren London). feels like an afte1thought. And then there is Deth Cooper herself. On paper. she's meant to be revealed as far less perfect than Denis had always imagined her. Beautiful and perky as s)le is. she probably peaked in high school. and there isn't a lot for her to look forward to - community college. maybe. if she can afford it. She's dating a 'raided-up jerk (Shawn Roberts) because it's what she thinks she's supposed to do. She was probably written as a real person: Everyone went to high school with girls like this. Panettiere is insanely cute as always and the camera does adore her. but sh~ hasn't developed the dra~atic chops yet to make Beth's human frailty believable. And so Beth Cooper remains an elusive idea, even to us, rather than the kind of anchor this movie could have used when it shifts from adolescent wackiness to S\veet poignance. "l Love You. Beth Cooper.'' a 20th Century Fox release. is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual con- tent. language, some teen drinking and drug references. and brief violence. Running time: 10 I minutes. Tv,;o stars out of four. Motion Picture Association of America rating definitions: G - General audiences. All ages admitted. PG - Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. PG-13 Special parental guidance strong!. . suggested for childr~ under 13. Some matena may be inappropriate for young children. R- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC-17 - No one under 17 admitted. Where was Jackson outpouring during tough times? MIAMI (AP) - Michael Jackson taught us to moonwalk. wanted us to take a hard look at the man in the mirror and hoped to unite the world through music. We love him for it - now. But where was the outpouring when he faced child molestation allegations? Death. it seems, has been the ultimate absolution for Jackson. "There is a tradition that people ru·e acculturated to speak no ill of the dead.'' said Michael Schwartz. associate professor of psychiatry at Stony Brook University in New York. "This has really brought people together. They feel good about being able to shru·e their grief.'' Some fans have been unwavering in their supp01t of Jackson through the years. claiming they never believed allegations that he sexually molested two boys on two ~epmate occasions~ "It never crossed my mind that something like that would be tJue." said Georgia Pasvadi, 28. who lives in Athens. Greece. and is studying to be a film director. A nightclub disc jockey. she has been a Jackson fan since she was a kid. But many others didn't stick by Jackson. abandoning the King of Pop after his behavior - and his appearance - seemed increasingly bizarre. In 2002, he dangled his infrult son over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below. During his 2005 molestation ttial, he appeared gaunt and had recurring back problems that he attributed to stress. The trial was interrupted several times by hospital visits. Jackson once appeared late to cowt dressed in his pajamas after an emergency room visit. But all this weirdness associate Jackson with the seems mostly forgotten 110'v\'. allegations. But he recently For some who were tumed found himself downloading off by Jackson a few yeru-s songs for him and his 11ago. it's like the things he was )ear-old daughter to enjoy accused of never happened. together. Newsome isn't said Paul Levinson. professor alone: five of Jackson's of communication and media songs are CUJTentJy tOp studies at Fordham downloads at iTunes. University in New York. "Michael is going to be "It's because death is the remembered as a great great equalizer." he said. 1!11tertainer and performer cleanly separating Jackson just as much as he will be from people regarded as so remembered for his strange terrible - like Adolf Hitler life." Ne\vsome said. - that their legacy never The outpouring of love for changes. Jackson's legacy has been. Instead. fans all over the epic. According to a teleworld are choosing to focus phone survey June 26-29 by on his music. with songs the Pew Research Center for played endlessly on the the People & the Press, 31 radio and tributes on televi- percent of 1.000 polled said sion reminding them of Jackson's death was the story their love for such hits as they followed more closely ''Thriller" and "Beat It.'' than any other. And sites like Tim Newsome. 35. of Facebook <md Twitter created Miami. a fan since the a stage for large-scale mourn"Thriller" album came out in ing by blinging the world 1982. said it was hard not to together online. �INSIDE Down on the Farm, Page D2 Gardening, Page D6 Dl ~unba~ mime~ -~entinel • Sunday, July 12, 2009 • Left: In this June 8 photo, visitors to the Cincinnati Zoo visit the elephant display, in Cincinnati. Zoos are reporting increased attendance as consumers hit by the recessron look for affordable entertainment closer to home. Below: In this photo, Noelle Bragg and son Nathan Bragg, 4, front, watch as their friend David Cain, 8, feeds a giraffe at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati. Zoos are reporting increased attendance as consumers hit by the recession look for affordable entertainment closer to home. AP photos go home and not feel like we've wasted OUr money," Anderson. 26, said as she pushed her son in a CINCINNATI - To draw visi- stroller at the giraffe exhibit. tors, zoos count on gentle giraffes Attendance has grown even as rolling out their long tongues to some zoos deal with funding cuts. grasp treats, stingrays gliding The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore through a pool to be petted and the reports about the same number of playful tussling of tiger cubs. This visitors as last year but the 2009 year they're also getting help from season is shorter. The zoo closed the recession. longer this winter to offset state Zoos in Cities including funding cuts and prevent staff Cincinnati, St. Louis. Baltimore, reductions. Kansas City. Mo., and Memphis, Attendance climbed to more then Tenn., report higher attendance as 54,000 in April - the first full consumers look for affordable month of operation - compared entertainment closer to home. with nearly 48.000 last April, and "We are trying to be more care- family memberships were up about ful in our spending, and this is a 10 percent, zoo spokeswoman Jane great way to do that and be with Ballentine said. family," said Noelle Bragg, 42, of The Kansas City Zoo's budget Springboro, about 35 miles from was cut 20 percent last year, while Cincinnati. "Gas prices are rising attendance has increased about 32 again. and we don't have to drive percent over the first five months of 2008 and memberships are up far to have a really good time.'' Bragg, her son and nephew had about 8 percent. The zoo cut staff just finished feeding a giraffe at and is closing an hour earlier to help reduce labor costs. the Cincinnati Zoo. The zoo is using the economy in More than 58 percent of 120 mbers of the Association of its marketing. "All our ads talk about the value os and Aquariums responding • an April survey reported atten- of zoo visits to families," Director dance increases year-over-year. Randy Whistoff said. Zoos say another financial Attendance at the Cincinnati Zoo rose 34 percent - to more attraction for consumers is that than 372,000 visitors - in the many zoos around the country honor each other's memberships first five months of this year. At the Saint Louis Zoo, which with free or discounted admission. charges for some attractions but not General admission can range admission. attendance jumped 13 from $6 to more than $20 for adults percent to 1.2 million visitors as of and $3 to more than $15 for chilJune 4. The increase surprised zoo dren depending on the zoo, but the officials, who had planned for a average basic admission runs about potential drop in visitors because $1 0 to $13 for adults and $6 to $8 of major road construction. for children, said Steve Feldman, While certain exhibits - such spokesman for the Association of as Zoo Babies in Cincinnati and a Zoos and Aquariums. rain forest exhibit in Kansas City Many zoos offer higher priced - help push the numbers up, the "best value' admissions that cover bad economy also pushed visitors. parking and admission to attracthrough the gates. tions that might not~ covered by "It's difficult to know exactly. general admission. At the San but we're speculating that the Diego Zoo. a one-day "best value" economy is a factor,'' said Eric ticket that includes unlimited use o{ Miller, senior vice president at the zoo buses and an aerial tram costs Saint Louis Zoo. ''Also, when $35 for adults and $26 for children. peopl~ are stressed, they seem to While the Memphis Zoo also turn more to family events and reported higher attendance - up 16 amment. A lot of zoos saw percent to more than 410.000- the Denver Zoo and the North Carolina turn after 9/11." • os say memberships allowmg Zoo are tracking about the same a'i unlimited visits annually and ben- last year. Officials say that's still efits such as discounts for special good news amid continual wel!kend events are appealing to economy- storms in.Dcnver and concern about The natural falloff from the high turnout minded consumers. Cincinnati Zoo's household mem- for last year's debut of a new eleberships were up more than 6 per- phant and rhino exhibit. cent to about 4 7.000 by the end of ··we· re happy that we· re holding May-. our ov.·n when a lot of other auraeSarah Anderson. of Cincinnati, tions are losing attendance." said her husband and I -year-old son North Carolina Zoo spokesman have visited the zoo six or seven Tom Gillespie. "We seem to be times this year on their membership. getting more local people staying "If our son gets cranky, we can closer to home this year.'' . AllsA CORNWELL . .'oCIATEO PRESS WRITER If there's a downside for zoos, it may be in visitors' spending once they arrive. "We· ve seen a little softening on the gift side of concessions and more conservative spending on private parties and company picnics.'' said Denver Zoo spokeswoman Ana Bowie. "I think people are trying to be more frugal." Bragg's mother appreciates the chance to keep the wallet closed once through the gates. "You don't have to spend anything extra if don't want to. You can even bring your own snacks." said Virginia Giron, of Centerville. She brings her daughters, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren to the Cincinnati Zoo on her annual membership. which cost about $150. ••• 1f You Go ... CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN: 3400 Vine St.. Cincinnati: http://www.cincinnatizoo.org or 513-281-4700. Adults, $13: ages 2-12.$9. ' In this photo, Leeann Anderson, of Cleveland, looks at a giraffe while visiting the Cincinnati Zoo with here daughter-in-law Sarah Anderson, rear left, in Cincinnati. Zoos are reporting increased attendance as consumers hit by the recession look for affordable entertainment closer to home. ' �. Bv Sunday, July 12, 2009 HAL KNEEN ••• . Arc you a n.cw farn~er \\ a1~ting to find out about developIng a farm tor grazmg ammals? Plan on attending the Athens <lrea grazing council meeting. Thursday. July 23. begmmn~ at 6:30 p.m. at the Doug Lowther Farm being BY WAYNE ORTMAN . operated by Curt Cline. ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER It is located two miles south on Salem School Lot Road (CR 1) from the intersection of State Route 143 and Salem SIOUX FALLS. S.D. School Lot Road. Meigs County. An insect no bigger than a This is a good opportunity to learn about the planning comma is being studied as a process o~ developmg a grazing system including fencing natural predator that farmers • and watenng opt1ons could use instead of chemiAdditional topics covered will be soil fertility. winter cals to protect the nation's stockpiling, pastur~ ma~agement, in~emal parasite control soybean crop from aphids. The question for universiand use of hay. This Will be a walkmg tour so come prepared. ty. resea~chers across !he Plea:-.e RSVP to Athens County Extension. (740) 593- ~h?wes,t IS whether the t~ny , 8555 bv July 20. Astan msect can surv1ve · ••• I harsh winters here. . Does your farm have old or unused pesticides in the bam Researchers are exploring or outbuildings.? Summer farm pesticide disposal sites have a numbe~ of ways to combat been anno~nced by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. ~ph1ds w~thout costly sprayAll collett1ons will run from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. mg. The msects can destroy The sites are at Clark County Fairgrounds. 4401 S. up to. 40 percent <;>f a . Charleston Pike. Springfield, on Aug. 12. and Noble farmers cr~p. threatemng a <;o.unty Fairgrounds, Caldwell. on Sept. 15. Only farm pes- soybea~ . mdustry worth ttctdes mav be handled at these sites. Homeowner or com- $27.3 btl !ton last year. mercia! company pesticides will not be accepted. Check Such. destruction could with local health departments or trade organizations for have b1g consequences for their colle~tion and disposal d~ys. . ~ . . 1 consumers. So):bean oil is Fmther mformat1on on the dtsposal 1s posted on Pe:-.t1c1de I u~ed for cookmg . and. ~s . Safety Education Program website diesel fuel. The ~ookmg oilts http://pcste~.osu.edu/pesticid~ colle.ction.htm. . . found 111 marganne and a yast Call Oh1o Department of Af!oculture Ferttltzer and number of other foods. HighPesticide Division at (800) 282-1955. protein soybean meal is fed to (Hal Kneen is the Meigs County Agricultltre and chicken_s. hogs and cattle that Natural Resources Extension Educator Ohio State end up m the supermarket. University Extension). ' Aphids. also from Asia. suck the nutrients from soybean plants and emit a stickv JOffiS residue called honeydew that can produce leaf mold. GALLIPOLIS - B&B Angus Farm of Gallipolis are Under ideal conditions. new members of the American Angus Association®, aphids produce eight to I 2 rep011s Bryce Schumann. chief exccuti\e officer of the young per day. In four days. national breed registry organization in St. Joseph, Mo. those young also nrc reproThe American Angus Association. with nearly 33.000 ducing. said Da\ id Ragsdale. active adult and junior members. is the Jarge!-t beef cattle professor of entomology at . registry Aassociation in the world. Its computerized the University of Minnesota records include detailed information on nearly 16 million and manager of the project. re2istercd Angus. ''It's an arms race, and the ' The association records ancestral information and keeps best way to get a hold on production records on individual animals for its members. this is to make sure there are These pem1anent records help members select and mate the enough natural enemies out best animals in their herds to produce high quality, efficient there to slow this reproduc.. breeding cattle which arc then recorded with the American tion." Ragsdale said. • Angus Association. The Iowa-based North : ~1ost of these registered Angus arc used by the V .S. Centr.1l Soybean Research ::farmers n~1d rancher:-. who raise high quality beef for U.S. Program has committed 1:consumption. about $3 million since 200 I to aphid research, including the development of a soy.... bean plant naturally resis.. tant to the insects, said David Wright. the group's director of research: GALLIPOLIS - United Producers Inc. livestock Another possibility report of sales at Gallipolis from July 8, 2009. researchers are lookin~ at is Binodoxys commums, a tiny, parasitic insect that inserts an egg into the aphid. The egg hatches into 275-415 pounds, Steers, $75-S 107. Heifers. $70-$90: a larva that kills the aphid, 425-525 pounds. Steers. $75-$105. Heifers. $70-$88; feeds on it and emerges as 550-625 pounds. Steers. $75-$103. Heifers. )70-$~4: an adult from what becomes 650-725 pounds, Steers. $75-$95, Heifers, $70-$82; a mummified aphid shell. 750-850 pounds, Steers, $75-$92, Heifers, $70-$80. Nets are set over sovbean plants in dozens of test "fields in the Dakotas, Illinois, Iowa. Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio (Second Wednesday of the month) and Wisconsin. so aphid populations can build. Choice - Steers, $76-$82: Heifers. $75-$80. Researchers then introduce Select - Steer:.. $70-$75; Heifer:-., $70-$75. the paras1tes. which reproHolstein - Steers, $65-$72. duce in several generations to increase their numbers before the netting is removed. This summer, fields with Well Muscled/Fic:.hed, $45-$52; Medium/Lean. $38test site~ in 2008 will be $45: Thin/Light. $10-$37; Bulls. $54-$65. checked for new mummies to sec if the parasites survived the winter to attack aphids again. Cow-Calf Pairs, $650-$850: Goats, $5-$140: Hogs, So far, the results haven't $30-$64; Bred Cows, $575-$700: Baby Calves. $21been encouraging. Ragsdale $27~: Lambs. $36-$119. said. "It may not be the right Manure to give away. Will load for you. species," he said. "There are II to 15 other species that arc in various stages of being evaluated in quarantine labs here and with the USDA in Ohio approved feeder sale, 10 a.m. Wednesday. July Newark, Delaware." 15. Kelley Tilmon, a researcher Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact DC\\ ayne and Extension entomologist at (740) 339-0241, Stacy at (304) 634-0224. or Mark at at South Dakota State (740) 645-5708, or visit the website at wv. w.uproducUniversity, said it's not realisers.com. tic to expect natural predators Scientists hope tiny insect can help save soybeans I l . B&B Angus . . association . . r t:r------------------------------------------. .. lli ffiiE iunbap ~ime~ -ientinel PageD2 LivESTOCK REPORT Feeder Cattle-Steady to wipe out aphids. But if they can be used instead of one insecticide treatment on 5 percent of the state's soybean acreage, it would save producers about $2 J million a year. Tilmon said. The research is funded in part by farmers like David h·er~on. who contributes 50 cents for every $100 in soybean sales to a federally authonzed program for soybean promotion and research. "The last six years. I'' c had to spray for aphids and it (infestation) definitely reached economic thrc~h­ olds," said Iverson. who grows about 800 acres of soybeans near Astoria in east central South Dakota. With insecticide costing S10 to $15 per acre. it can add $8,000 or more to his costs. But the difference between spraying and not spraying can be 10 bushels or more per acre at harvest. said Ivers, president c;>f the South Dak Sovbean Research an Promotion Council. To get, V .S .. Department of Agriculture approval to release the parasite for aphid control. researchers will have to prove it will feed on aphids and not cause other environmental problems. But none of that matters if the parasite can't make it through the winter. 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ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON - Obama adminbtration officials said iday they had no grounds to investiga~e the 200 I deaths Tali ban pnsoners of v.:ar who human nghts groups allege • were killed bv C .S .-backed forces. The mass deaths were brought up ane~ Friday in a repo1t by The New York Times on its Web site. It quoted government and human rights officials accusing the Bush administration of failing to investigate the executions of hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of prisoners. U.S. officials said Friday the} did not have legal grounds to investigate the deaths because only foreigners were involved ami the alleged killiogs occurred in a foreign country. The Times cited U.S. military and CIA ties to Afghan Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum. whom human rights· groups accuse of ordering the killings. The newspaper said the Defense Department and FBI never fully investigated the incident. Asked about the report, Marine Corps Col. David Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, smd that s mce U.S. military forces were not involved in the kiUings, there is nothing the Defense Depattment could investigate. 'There is no indication that U.S. military forces were there, or involved. or had any knowledge of this." Lapan said. "So there was not a full investigation conducted because there was no evidence that there was anything from a DoD (Deprutment of Defense) perspective to investigate." . . . . . A Justice Department off1ctal sa1d the FBI had no JUnsdiction to investigate. The official was not authoriled to ·scuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of 1ony mity. Separately. Justice Department l>pokesman atthew Miller declined to comment. A spokesman for fom1er President George W. Bush did not have an immediate comment Friday night. Reacting to the Times' report, human rights gr~up Physicians for Human Rights called for the Just1ce Deprutment to begin a criminal investigation into whether the Bush administration blocked inquiries into the Taliban deaths. "For U.S. government officials to claim that there is no legal basis to investigate this well-documented mass atrocity is absurd," said the groups deputy director, Susannah Sirkin. The allegations date back to November 200 I. when as many as 2,000 Taliban prisoners died in transit after surrendering during one of the regime· s last stands. according to a State Department repott from 2002. Witnesses have claimed that forces with the U .S.-allied Northern Alliance placed the prisoners in sealed cargo containers over the two-day voyage to Sheberghan Prison. suffocating them and then burying them en masS'e using bulldozers to move the bodies, according to the State Department repot1. Some NOtthern Alliance soldiers have said that some of their troops opened fire on the containers, killing those within. Dostum, the Northem Alliance general who is accused of overseeing the atrocities. ha'> previously de~ied ~e allega~ons. A former U.S. ambassador for war cnmes tssues, Pterre . Prosper, told the Times that the Bush administration was luctant to investigate the deaths, even though Dostum as on the payroll of the CIA and his soldiers worked with ' .S. special fo~ces in 200 l. • Dostum was suspended from his military post last yeru· on suspicion of threatening a political rival, but Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently rehired him. the Times reported. ·Fast-growing kelp :invades San Francisco Bay SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A fast-grov. ing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los • Angeles to San Francisco Bay. worrying marine scientists • and outpacing eradication efforts • In May. scientists for the first time found the invasive seaweed called Undaria pinnatifida clinging to docks at a yacht harbor in San Francisco Bay. fouling boat hulls and , pier pilings. "I was walking in San Francisco Marina. and that's when I saw the kelp attached to a boat," said Chela Zabin. a biologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Tiburon. Calif. ''It was 6-foot long, and there is nothing here in the bay that gets to that size." Zabin said. "[ didn't want to believe what it was, it's depressing:• Before Zabin 's discovery, ocean ~dentists believed the northward spread of the invasive kelp had been stopped at Monterey Bay. But last year, federal funding used to buy quipment foc volunteer divers dried up. reducing the num• er of people working on eradication. The seaweed - known as wakame by Japanese food • lovers and used in miso soup - was first discovered in Los . . : Angeles Harbor in 2000. ' A year later. the kelp. which can grow an mch a day as 1t creates dense underwater forests, showed up at Catalina Island, off the Los Angeles coastline. and Monterey Bay. Studies have concluded the kelp was likely introduced to California by accidental transport on shipments of oysters, vessel hulls and people who cultivated it in the region for cooking. On Thursday, four divers spent hours at Pier 40 on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf peeling pieces of kelp off of the docks. yachts and pier pilings. But few believe the effo1t removed all traces of the seaweed. Scientists will be • checking monthly, for signs of further spread. : "On any inval>ion, the window of opportunity to success: fully eradicate that species is usually narrow." said Steve : Lonhart, one of the divers and a senior scientist with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. : "You want to do it as soon as it becomes establil>hed. The : longer you wait, the less chance for success:· he said. · The seaweed concerns marine biologists oecause it can : damage fragile ocean ecosystems by choking off the sun, light needed by native kelps. The native kelp forests pro• vide key habitat for otters, fish and other marine life. • The seaweed spreads by releasing millions of spores that : can be dispersed by currents in the open ocean, but in a pro• marina lighter currents could slow its reach. While it ative to Japan. China and Korea, studies have found the p in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Coast of Europe, New Zealand and Argentina. "If it"s restricted to two docks in the marinas in San Francisco Bay. we'll have a chance,'' Zabin said. "Jf it's • spread beyond those places, it may be a lost cause." Because of its wide range, it has been nominated as :among 100 of the world's worst invaders. according to the 'Global Invasive Species Database. Though Thursday's dive may remove the immediate threat to the bay, Lonhart believes they are fighting a losing :battle against a persistent pest. • Scientists say the waters from Baja California to British Columbia are the perfect temperature for Undaria to spread even further up the Pacific Coast of the United States. Sunday,Julyt2,2009 Repon: Bush surveillance program was massive Bv PAMELA HESS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON - The Bush administration built an unprecedented surveillance operation to pull in mountains of information far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged, a team of federal inspectors general reported Friday. questioning the leg:1l basis for the effort but shielding almost all details on grounds they"re still too secret fo reveal. The report. compiled by five inspectors general, refers to "unprecedented collection activities" by U.S. intelligence agencies under an executive order signed by President George W. Bush after the Sept. I I, 200 1. terror attacks. Just what those activities involved remains classified. but the IGs pointedly say that any continued use of the secret programs must be "cru·efully monitored." The report says too few relevant officials knew of the size and depth of the program, let alone signed off on it. They particularly criticize John Yoo. a deputy assistant attorney general who wrote legal memos undergirding the policy. His boss, Attorney General John Ashcroft, was not aware until March 2004 of the exact nature of the intelligence operations beyond wiretappmg that he had been approving for the previous two and a half years, the repm1 says. Most of the intelligence leads generated under what was known as the ·'President's Surveillance Program" did not have any connection to terrorism, the report said. But FBI agents told the authors that the "mere possibility of the leads producing useful inforn1ation made investigating the leads worthwhile." The inspectors general interviewed more than 200 people inside and outside the government, but five former Bush administration officials refused to be questioned. They were Ashcroft. Yoo, former CIA Director George Tenet. former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and David Addington, an aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney. According to the report. Addington could personally decide who in the administration was "read into" allowed access to - the classified program. The only piece of the .•intelligence-gathering oper- AP photo In this May 18 file photo. CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks at the Pacific Council of International Policy event in Los Angeles. ation acknowledged by the Bush White House was the wiretapping-without-\varrants effort. The administration admitted in 2005 that it had allowed the National Security Agency to intercept intemational communications that passed through U.S. cables \Vithout seeking court orders. Although the report documents Bush administration policies. its fallout could be a problem for the Obama administration if it inherited any or all ot the still-classified operations. Bush brought the warrantless wiretapping program under the authority of a secret court in 2006. and Congress authOJized most of die intercepts in a 2008 electronic surveillance law The fate of the remaining and still classified aspects of the wider surveillance program is not clear from the report. The report" s reve Iations came the same day that House Democrats said that CIA Director Leon· Panetta . had ordered one eight-yearold classified program shut down after learning lawmakers had never been apprised of its existence. The IG report said that President Bush signed off on both the warrantless wiretapping and other top- ·secret operations shortly after Sept. I I in a single presidential authorization. All the programs were periodically reauthorized. but except for the acknowledged wiretapping. they .. remain highl) classified:· Th~ report says it"s unclear how much valuable intelligence the program has yielded. The report. ma.ndated by Congress last year. was. delivered to lawmakers Friday. Rep. Jane Harman. DCaliL, told The Associated Press she \Vas shocked to learn of the existence of other classified programs beyond the warrantless wiretapping. Former Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales made a terse reference to other classified programs in an August 2007 letter to Congress. But Harman said that when she had asked Gonzales two years earlier if the government was conducting any other undisclosed intelligence activities. he denied it. "He looked me in the eye and said 'no,'"' she said Friday. Robert Bark Jr.. Gonzales' ~pokesman. said. "It has clearly been determined that he did not intend to mislead anyone." In the wake of the new report. Senate Judiciary Committee Chaim1an Sen. Patrick Leahy. D-Vt, renewed his call Frida) for a formal nonpartisan inquiry into the government's information-gathermg programs. . Former CIA Dtrector Michael Hayden - the primary architect of the pr~­ crram- told the report s ~uthors that the surveillance was "extremely valuable"' in preventing. further al-Qaida attacks. Hayden saiJ the operations a~ounted to a~~ "early warnmg S) stem allowing top officials to make critical judgments and carefully allocate national security resources to cQunter threats. Information gathered by the secret program pla)ed a limited role in the FBI's overall counterterrorism efforts. according to the· report. Very few CIA analysts e\ en knew about the program and therefore \\ere unable to fully exploit it in their counterrorism v.ork. the rep01t said. The report questioned the Iecra) advice used bv Bush tocoset up the prog1ain. pinpointing omiss1ons and questionable legal memos written by Yoo, in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. The Justice Department Withdrew the memos years ago. The report says Yoo ·s analysis approving the program ignored a Ia~ designe.d to restdct the government s authorit\ to conduct electronic ~urveillance dunng wmtime, and did so without fully notifying Congress . And it said flaws in, Yoo's memos later presented "'a serious impediment" to recertifying the program Yoo insisted that the president's wiretapping progrrun had only to comply with Fourth Amendment protections against search and seizure - but the report ~aid Yoo ignored the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act. which h~d previously overseen federal national security surveillance "The notion that basically one person at the Juc;;tice Department. John Yoo. and Hayden and the vice president's office were running a program around the laws that Congress passed, including a reinterpretation of the Foutth Amendment. is mind boggling." Hannan said. House Democrats are pressing for legislation that would expand congressional access to secret intelligence briefings, but the White House has threatened to veto it. �Page D4 • &unbap UJ:im~ -&tntintl Sunday, July 12, 2009 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV UL:rtbutte Sentinel 3Register CL ASSIFIED 200 Notices Announcements lost & Found LOS"' Dachshund Red M le ast seen 7-4·09 on 11cdgowood Dr 441-98t7 Chocolate Lab 'orange/red) last seen on Skmner Ad no col ar lam ly pet Reward plea ca I lor her retum ]4()-416-1665 M ss ng- 1 .10·e Free old Ia~ house to tC3r <klwn must haul everythng away 304 675-7889. Pictures U1at have b een placed in a d s at the Gallip olis Daily T ribune must b e picked with i n 30 d a ys . 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W hall not be liable fo speCial person w110 on10ys the same th1ngs 1 do 400 Financial M ARKETPI.ACE Farm Equipment Have you priced a JohO Deere lately? You II be Money To lend surpnsed' Check out our used ;wertory at NOTICE Borrow Smart I"MWCAAEOcom CarCortact the Ohio Drvt- michael Equtpmont slor of Ftnanc1al lilslltu- 740_446 _2412 ttons Office of Consumer ~~~-~~....,Affa~rs BEFO~E you reh- STIHL Sales & Service nance your home or ob- Now Available at Cal"l1 • te1n a loan. BEWARE Ol chael EQU pment requests for any large 740-446-2412, advance payments ol ~~~:=:i:~~~~ Garden & Produce fees or msJrance Call tt-e Office of Consumer :::;;;;:;;;;;;:;;;;=;;:;;;;=== Afhars toll free at Home Grown Vegetables Raspborncs 'low 1·866-278-0003 10 learn and If the mortgage broker or available. McKean Farm. tender 1s property h· 556 Centenary Ad. consed (ThiS IS a pubhc 74o-446-9442 seMCe ~Wmouncement from t'le Ohto va ley New crop of 112 Publish Runners & Blue ng anpany) lake beans S10.00 a bushel • come & 500 Educahon pick your own call 304-675-6908. 11""'======---- c such as country music, hsh1ng, going to the mov· los, watchtng sports on Business & Trade TV gong out to eat School 900 Merchandise sunsets and sunnsos You must have e good Gallipolis Career sense of humor and hke College Antiques to havo fun. I am 59 112" (Careers Ctc~e To Home) 1 wo1ght about 2201bs Call Today' i'4G-446-4367 Anttques, trunks, 00110 end I am a young 71 yrs 1-800-214-0452 s1gn, books, scales, gall poltscareercollege ed~ old I am took1ng tor show cases, .glass ware someone between 50 Accred led Member Accred I· "g Coune< tor lroependenl 011 lamps, Farberwaro end 70 1 have brown Colleges and Sct>ools 1274B brass fire exllnqUishor end grey t>a1r, b ue eyes oak plano stool mise by and not bad to look at, so 1 am told If you are mter· 600 Animals appt 74G-992-4192 ested my name IS Bob Btg July Sao G bb s Anand !flY phone ·no is tiques. 49985 Tornado 740-367-7084. I will an· Pets AD , Ractno Oh10 45771 swer all calls. If I am not ~~-=:;;;;;==~= 740·949-2246 Open hOme leave a message. 2 Male Yorkies 12 wks old, vet checked will be TiJeS thru Sa• 10:00 to small 3-5 Ills S650 each 5 00. Sun 1 00 to 5.00 300 Services 1 yr old malo Yorloe lrom Pomeroy Or go east on new Rot.te 33 wo~ghs 3 lbs. 446-3398 tum right at second Racrne. ext also repa r Building Materials tree, fumrture Adorable i<ltlons (740)992-0309 Steel Arch...aulldl~ll SAVE THOUSANDS!! Computers clearance Found on Sandhill Ad feSummer etack Lab Computer Detl-prectston 20x24, 30x40 & others. mate 530 duel Xeon 1 7GHz Inventory won1 last' Ask rrtx 304-674-3085 processors, 2GB Ram about DiSplay DISCOUnts Free Beagapoo has 2120 GB hrd-drvs new Cal TODAY' been kept outside very Ge!orce graphiCS-card 1-866-352-()469. playful 304-675-7625 ask l'wlndoWsXP professional (tower-only)$250 00 tor Mary Home Improvements - - - - - - - - ,;;.;304~·5~9~3-!!!!89~7!!!!4~~~~ Free 4 cute k1ttens 3 "" gray ano white: and 1 all Hobby Hunt & Sport Basement gray very playful Waterproofing Gun Show - Cl'llhcothe 74G-446-7644 Unconditional llfet,mo July 18 9-5 & July 19 ouarantee. local refer9-3. 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OH and tops computers, cell Mason Co. WV. Ron lpods, Black Evans Jackson, OH For sale 1954 'Ferguson phones. & ets. 30' small farm tractor Berrys, GPS 80D-537 -9528 Home 740-388·1515 Cell 304-937-2705. 794-1188 I of mission dvertisement. orrcctions will ade in the firs vallable edition. Real dvertisemcnts ar ubJect to the Federa air Housing Act o 1968. 1 newspape cccpts only hel anted ads meetin OE standards. >We will no nowlngly accept an dvertlsement i iolation of the law. CLASSIFIED INDEX Legals ...........................................................100 Announcements .......................................... 200 Birthday/Anniversary .................................. 205 Happy Ads ....................................................210 Lost & Found ............................................... 215 Memory/Thank You ..................................... 220 Notices ......................................................... 225 Personals .................................................... 230 Wanted ........................................................ 235 Services ....................................................... 300 Appf1ance Service ....................................... 302 Automotive ........ .................................. 304 Building Materials ....................................... 306 Buslness ...................................................... 308 Catering ........................................., ..............31 0 Child/Elderly Care ....................................... 312 Com pulers ......................, ............................ 314 Contractors.................................................. 316 Domestics/Jenltorlal ..~................................ 318 Electrical ......................t ............................... 320 Ananclal,.,_.................................................322 Health ........................................................... 326 Healing & Cooling ....................................... 328 Home Improvements 330 Insurance ..................................................... 332 Lawn Service ............................................... 334 Music/Dance/Drama .................................... 336 Other Services ............................................. 338 Plumblng/Efectrical .....................................340 Professional Servlccs .................................342 Repalrs •.-.............................................,_.... 344 Roofing .........................................................346 Security ........................................................348 Tax/Accounting .......................................... 350 TraveVEntertainment ..................................352 Flnonclal .......................................................400 Financial Servlces .......................................405 Insurance .................................................... 410 Money to Lend .............................................415 Educatlon .....................................................500 Business & Trade Schoot ...........................sos Instruction & Tralnlng ................................. 510 Lessons........................................................515 Porsonal ....................................................... 520 Animals ........................................................ 600 Animal Supplies .......................................... 605 Horses .......................................................... 610 Llvestock......................................................615 Pets ............................................................ 620 Want to buy.................................................. 625 Agriculture ...................................................700 Farm Equipment ..........................................705 Gorden & Produce............................. . . .. 710 Hay, Feed, Seed, Grpin ............................... 715 Hunting & Land ........................................... 720 Want to buy .................................................. 725 Merchandise ......................................,.......... 900 Antlques ....................................................... 905 Appliance ..................................................... 910 Auctlons ....................................................... 915 Bargain Basement.......................................920 Callecllbles .................................................. 925 Computers ................................................... 930 EqulpmonVSuppllcs ....................................935 Flo:~ Markets ................................................ 940 Fuel Oil Coal/Wood/Gas ............................. 945 Furniture ...................................................... 950 liobby/Hunt & Sport ....................................955 Kid's Corner.................................................960 Miscellaneous.............................................965 Want to buy .................. ,............................... 970 Yard Sale ..................................................... 975 Recreational Vehlcles ............................... 1000 ATV ............................................................. 1005 Bicycles......................................................1010 Boats/Accessories .................................... 1015 Camper/RVs & Trailers ............................. 1020 Motorcycles ...............................................1 025 Other ..........................................................1030 Want to buy ...............................................1035 Automoti11e ................................................ 2000 Auto Rental/Lease ....................- ............2005 Autos ...... ~ .................................................. 201 0 Ctasslc/AntlquP.s ....................................... 2015 Commercialllndustriol .............................. 2020 Parts & Accessories ..................................2025 Sports Utillty .............................................. 2030 Trucl<s ......................................................... 2035 Utility Trailers ............................................ 2040 Vans ............................................................2045 Want to buy ...............................................2050 Real Estate Sales ...................................... 3000 Cemetery Plots ..........................................3005 Commerctal ................................................301 0 Condominiums ..........................................3015 For Sale by Owner.....................................3020 Houses for Sate ........................................ 3025 Land (Acreage) .......................................... 3030 Lots ............................................................ 3035 Want to buy ................................................ 3040 Real Estate Rentals ................................... 3500 Apartments/Townhouses ......................... 3505 Commercial................................................3510 Condomlnl urns .......................................... 3515 Houses for Rent ........................................ 3520 Land (Acreage) .......................................... 3525 Storage .......................................................3535 Want to Rent .............................................. 3540 Manufactured Houslng ............................. 4000 Lots .............................................................4005 Movers........................................................4010 Rentals ....................................................... 4015 Sales ...........................................................4020 Supplies .................................................... 4025 Want to Buy ............................................... 4030 Resort Property .........................................5000 Resort Property for sale ........................... 5025 Resort Property for rent ........................... 5050 Employment. .............................................. 6000 Accountlng/Financlal ................................ 6002 Admlnistrative/Professlonal ..................... 6004 Cashier/Clerk ............................................6006 Child/Elderly Care .....................................6008 Clerical .....................................................601 o Construction............... . ............6012 Drivers & Delivery ................................... 6014 Education ................................................... 6016 Electncal Plumbing ...................: ...............6018 Employment Agencles ..............................6020 Entertainment ............................................ 6022 Food Servlces............................................6024 Government & Federal Jobs .................... 6026 Help anted· Generol .................................. 6028 Law Enforcement ...................................... 6030 Molntonancc/Domestlc ............................. 6032 ManagemenVSuporvisory ........................ 6034 Mechanics ................................................ 6036 Medical ....................................................... 6038 Musical ....................................................... 6040 Part·Time-Temporaries ............................. 6042 Restaurants ............................................... 6044 Sales ........................................................... 6048 Technical Trades ....................................... 6050 Textiles/Factory ......................................... 6052 Houses For Sale For Sale By Owner Miscellaneous For sale by owner· M ddleport brick at ectnc coMer lot wooded area new root n w 35 pat o awning out of f ood plane 8 roorrs 3 br 2 k1tchens, 2 1f2 bth, 2 hre places. hot water heat, -------~­ water softeror, 2 lots, 2 !'or sale •mssy clothlrg garages. 740-992-4197 SilO SMa I & med urn antique love seat =~~=~~~~ 304-675-6894 Houses For Sale ;;;;;;;;;:=;;;;=::~=== = - = = = = = = = Want To Buy .... 46 acres w new 4 bed =-==;;;;;:;~;;;;=:;;::; 21 2 bath Posstble Absolute Top Dollar • s 1- owner hnanco 446-3570. verfgold cotns, any 10K/14K!18K gold ]ew- 2 bed 1 batt- $249 e ry, dental gold. pre month. 740-446·3384 08 Aveo tow rr les $10 000 Cozy LP wa I ful"lace SSOO ch pper, S300 d washer w/bl.,;tcher bod< top SSO, Colman gas gene ator $300; 5 740_949·2796 .ooc. 1935 US curr 1'lC'f proof m t sets d:amon<ls MTS Co Shop I' 151 2nd Avenue Ga l .:-675 ()(,~S po ;s. 446-2842 3 bed 2 bath now conYa rd Sale s1ructtof' on +f 5 acres y d S S525 'TIOnth. Owner ft1 Huge 3 ar.ar a10 4rance av811abte Mr e• Sl Mason WV July o-4 _ 74 46 3570 9th·11th Ill D Recreational 1000 ·~ Vehicles 1 Boats / Accessories Apartments/ Townhouses Apartments/ Townhouses 4 Bed, 2 Ba hi Only ~~~~~;;;;;;~ ;;;:;;;;~--=~;;;;;;;=~ $25,000 lo 1St rgs r,;; CONVENIENTLY L08()(H)2o-4946 ex R019 GATED & AFFORDrent rent, must move ABLE rown~e apan· 6372 SA 7 S Aller Propr.-ents and/or sma I ' G 1 1 LA k In by August 1st. e rty a po 1s • 11, ho~.;ses tor rent Call Rural Dove oprreN DR 0 en, 3 BR 2 fu I 740-441·1111 for appuCurrently rentProperty b1hs. Basement ' 2 cc· catron & lnformat,on. gar. $189,000 or OBOI mg 1 & 2 BR units Spa· BUILDING LOT FOR CIOUS !Iocr plans. ranch Free Rent Special !I! SALE ()>eside thiS prop& townhome style hv2&3BR opts S395 and erty) nver trortage rn1ng playground & basWID up Central A r eluded $50 000 Ca I ketba I COUrt Or'•SIIe hook p te~nt pays 74G-709-11 , 1 or laundry t ty 24 hr e ectnc EHO 446-0538 emergency a nteEllm View Apts. nance Qu t country o(304)882·3017 cat on c ose to 'na or Twtn Rivers Tower 1S acmedtcal fnclitiiOS cepting apphcahons tor pltarmactes. grocery wll!llng IS! for HUD substore JUSt m1nutes =~~~~==!!!!!! SidiZed 1·BR apartment away trorr otl'lor r~3jor land (Acreage) for the elderly diSabled, shopping n tho area Honeysuckle Hills Me1gs Co 17 eros 01" ca 1675-6679 Apartments Red H1 Ad S32 500 5 acres on Cook Ad 266 Colon Dnve #113 B1dw Oro 45614 $17 900, Darvtl e 8 3 roOf'l and bath down740-446$344 acres $21.500, So. Sa'Sialrs ' rst 11onths rent & Ofhc Hours M W, F lem 18+ acres $45.900' dEJposll references re· 9AM Gallia CO t6 acres qwed No Pels and $16.500' Call clean 740 441-0245 740-441-1492 'or maps 5PM or NOW LfASING Jordan see Land g 2 & 3BR AVBI www brunerland com we abe No Pets ...enant ~'nance Aespons b for Rert & [ eclnc 304 674-0023 or Lob 304·617-9986 • (!:r 1984 Thunder cr~rt ettabon 17 It 'iberglas£. '40hp, mboard $2800 00 304-675-3328 1989 Four Wlnns 170 freedom 17ft 130 hp '" board w Four W1nns 89 trail r $3500. 304-674-3638. laundry '1eW Wlf'dOWS & carpel Gav•r St Rodney Aentl'..and cont•act a possibility 740-446-4543 or645-4634 24 ft. Portoon boat 50hp NISSBrl AOtOr trollng r~otor 2 yrs old $5500 00 304-638-1619 Boat For Sale 18 112 Vtslon F sh & sk 150 hsp outboard Mercury Motor Exc. shape g;uage kept must see Lots of extras 3BR 1 bath 1n Cny OBO. School D sl Greer> Has 87500 Foyer, 2 car garago 74o-446_7490 =~~~~~~~ new1y reMade ed on 3 5 Campen f RVs & c•es seCiudC<I sell ng Trailen $82 500 740-446-9278 92 Soutrwmd 30 motor t,ome w/ a11, power gooerator wl awmng, fully self contained ask1ng $7900. 740 256-6346 Help Wanted Automotive Autos 1997 GMC 1500 2WO, sho,"' bed 4 3 5 speed 79.000 n es. orlg na pa•nt, $5500 00 740-645-4243 1PM SuV's. Trucks Cars hom $1600 to 55900 with warranty Cook Motors 328 Jacksor. PKe 74G-446-01 03 J D 350 Doz a rebu h great shape Cal Help Wanted fv a•e and !'Tea' hoMe ore patltntlln Ross ond sllf'O ~ 'll co c: Po: 'lo" req.,re aradur.Jon 6-or>l ;approved PT program; mw. Ohio bcmsa (or el b cnc yc>r of Clinkal exp. delivu1rc d:rec: ca b ~d cl>ed:; Ohio Orfvor s hcense; rdlable tnNpor:>"lon wl:h proof of s I'WI(t; ccrren• CPR cert and Slr'OI"C comM..n co:ion ll'd Interpersonal skills 90~ posl:ion 72 ln!p~y penod ~~~ ftOXIble schoddlng ~nd Mli~e re mburscmon~ f'lOnthly A sian on bones will be d sa.:ssed " nterv~ow. nt os•cd car>dtdate. shou d appry onl no at https.f/adena..jobscienc.e.com; or contact Laine Fishel, Employment Consultallt, at: 740-779-71)66: efishel@adeniLorC or Jennr Sma:hen a:: jsm3then@adena.ort PI ~·e W. 0 ,...bsl:e • A 0 EN A www.adena..ore Affirm> c At".Joro/ Equl ()pporn.nlty Employer = 9 Help Wanted WWW.AOENA.ORG Help Wanted Dialysis facility Merl cal ~urgtcal Expenence req~ ·ed. Preftr Cnticd! Care Experience Rot~• Sports Utility Extcnd1carc Health Sen ices, Inc has exciting Arbors nt Gnllipoli~ located tn G<~lhpoli , OH Current I) Lookmg for I ull Time 1\ight Shift lt:S! \\'l' offer .1 no cost mcdl~.;.tl pl.m tor full time opponumttcs nt n_, \\cekcmb and Call Required Cor-;-.etill\e \\age~ Excellent Benefirs 2003 Geo Tracker 4 dr., auto, air, 4 cyt. 4x4 740-256-6890 y.{t, te .. I R:-is,c.ompellll\\' ''art rutc.40r(k) plan. tuition ·'"•stance ..md !IU\ ann•ment Please appl) at 117 Pme StrW Su1te I Jl b} Fnda), Jul) 17th. Scnous lnquine5 on!}. Help Wanted Help Wanted Come Build Your Nursing Career with Us! lmm~diall' Position Opening: .\cult> Diahsi~ R\' Used rebut!~ transmtsSIOn, maruat lock out 11ubs for Ranger piCk p truck 4 wr el dnve 245-5677 or 645-7400 " ~-=-~v of OaiUpolis Parts & Accessories BuiCk Rarner luUy loaded 68 000 m es exc cond new b os sun roof heated seats $15 500 00 304-674-3638 Home Hl'alth :· fresenius ~edical Care': 74G-256-9200 2004 Physical Therapist Call 446-4600 (Option #3) for more information. 2004 Mustang GT Mach I, 4.6 litre erg ne. standard, 40th anr1versary editron. yellow/black, $15.000. (740)992-2200 Help Wanted 1'1y !.,ave he !olio" rc opporn.nlt)" loa:ed In Cl-o co:he. OH: 420 Sih er Bridge Pla7. a. Gallipolis, Ohio. Rl!sumes \\Ill be acccpll!U. until 7114/09. 060 After Commercial / Industrial Help Wanted Immediate opening for 5clfmoti' ated, reliable, hard\\ orking, computet-proficient ~ecretary/rccept10nist for our bus) family practice office. 30-40 hrs/week. Day shift Plea c drop resume and fil: out application. in pcn,on. at RV ServiCe at Carmtchae Tr •s 74G-446-3825 2000 Help Wanted opportunitie.; for tmmcdiJtc con,ldl'ffillon. please contact Mnurcen at 800-395·5000 l~x1. 6816 Email: mmoriart) <!i C\lendicare.com Fn\:414-292-4315 I II EOE Help Wanted Utility Trailers 2005 frfth wtlecl two car tra Je· ns de box 45 long wt>tte, excel crt cood on wth three s o doors, etectnc wench Pnce S9 500 ca I tor Informal or more (740)949-2217 WantTo Buy Want to bLy Junk Cars, cat 740-388-0884 3000 Rent Eslllte. Sales Cemetery Plob 4 Cometary plots n Garden o! DevotiOn at Ot> o VaHey Memory Gc1rd S.&:;95 each 446 3227 For Sale By Owner 1 acre lard on Mormng Star Rd. Aoclno, Oh, elect IS •n placo has house type res: ICI10ns $18,000 call W740l508-8048 PLt;MBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL# 168 Apprenucc.:~lup I rammg Commmce ' I dt,tnbutc appltc.lllons for appre111cc~h•p from l.O<hm through 31 'I at 5:00 pm. Jul} 20th the '-lth .111d Jul) 271h tlu lllgh the the 168 L nion Hall, 20 I I ront until Street. 1\laricn , Ohio. Appli~ants must be 18) ears of age and be .1 h1gh s.:hool r,rndu ....te or ha~c a GFD '''"be eqm\ulcnq AI .1pplicants rcquu·cd to take nptnudc tcc;~s and must <~Chlc\c the c ,tabl•shed l'lllll!num score to qL I I~ fm intervlc\\ A test fee of th It) (~'l.O.Utl) doll,•rs ppht 1 l'lUS ~:o Si'tm ~ec.ompan) ca~h rctt.rn~:d fh appr.:nt1cc tcm' 1 'i \Ca "· o l n the.: JOb tnun n • \\c 11 s n related ev nm result<. 111 th d.Js,room trurmng. and fmal status Plt'mtbcr anclor Pipelincr. of Jourm!) man All :1pplkants \\ill he con,ltk·rcu without reg.mllo gl·ndcr. race, color, 1chgum. or nationalonrm. be returned b) 31, 2009 and mclude: Apphc..Hons ntu<.t Jul) ~ 00 pm Proof ot bmh date High school tranM.npt or rcpon ofGED rcSldts Proof ol Jugh '\:hool fr:lduation or CQUI\ .1Jcnt Re ume recommended. Help Wanted Help Wanted IGRAPAiiCS :DESIGNER. l IMMEDIATE OPENING· Prngrcssh c compan) "ith a great \\ ork atmost>herc is cu•·nntl) accepting resumes for a Gr:tphks Designer to t-reatc, design & prepare mh for a ne\\spnpcr and the \\cb itc~. The folIo\\ ing skills arc highl) desirable: • QuarkXPn:·ss • Photoshop • :\lulti-Ad Crcatol' • \dohe \crohat • :\licrosoft office & pu\\cr point • and be 1: nniliar \\ ith :\lacs. Should also haH" knO\\Icdge of fuuretllor nnd spot-color separation. Fulltime position \\ ith bcncfih. Paid ,·acation. hl•althcnre/d(•ntal/' is ion, paid holidn} s, 40 I k. Send resume' to: Pam Cald\\ell \d' ertising Dir(•t•tor The Gallipolis Daily Tribllm' P.O. Hnx .J(,9, Gallit>olis, Ohio .J5631 or e-mai l • �..-----------------------------..... ----------------~·- -- ~ ~-·-----.........- .........----~--- ~-·,_......·--- . Sunday, July 12, 2009 Apartments/ TownhouMs Pomeroy • Middleport · Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV ~~~C~om~m~e~ra~-o~I~~~~~~R~e~n~~ls~~~~~~~So~l~es~~~ Primo Commercial space SpaCIOus socondltl> rd lor rent at Spnng Valley floor apt overloOk ng Plaza Please call Ga hpohs C1ty Pari< and 740-446-3481 lor detals. RIVer LA den lrg Kitehen-d mng area wltll all new appliances & cupboards, 3 BR, 2 baths, laundry area $900 per month Call 446·2325 or 446-4425 • ra Tov.nhouse partments • 2BR. 1.5 th , back patiO, pool, playground. (trash, sewage, water pd.) S425 1rent, $425!sec. dep. Call740·645·8599 Commercial Office! Warehouse/Storage Great LocatiOn 749 Th1rd Ave .• Gallipolis! S399 month for 1800 sqft. Bu d-out negotwblo Call Wayne 404-456-3802 Public Notice • Requests for Proposal The Gallla County Department of Job and Family Services (CDJFS) Is accepting proposals for the provision of transportation services through the agency's Non· Emergency Transportation NET) rogram. The rovlsi on of the service will require the transporting of Medicaid eligible consumers to schedule nonemergency medical appointments In the CDJFS designated " medical community". Organizations Interested In submitting a proposal can obtain a RFP packet at 848 Third Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio or may call 74D-4463222 Ext. 238 for more Information. A bidders conference Is scheduled for July 13, 2009 beginning at 10:00 A.M . at the CDJFS for all Interested parties. Proposals must be submitted no later than July 22, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. to the Gallla County Board of Commissioners l ocated at 18 Locust St reet, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 . 1 /~ ~~~ Notice To B idders The Board of Trustees of Add ison Township will receive sealed b ids until 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2009 for the following items: 1. Overlay on various roads In Addison Township, 1000 tons more or less of ODOT #404 asphalt. 2. All joints beginning and ending and intersections shall be asphalt cemented and heated while raking before rolling. Pri mes or tack coat costs should be i ncluded In the cost of 1404. The b id shall be accompanied by a bond or certified check on a solvent bank In the amount of t en percent (10%) of thebld . Only qualified bidders • for ODOT will be considered. Bidders are required to follow State of Ohio Labor Standard Provisions and State of Ohio Prevailing Wages. Terms of payment will be 50 percent upon completion, • 25 percent by December 31 , 2009 and the final 25 percent by April 15, 2010. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to waive any Irregulariti es and/or Informalities, and to reject any or all bids or any part of a bid. All sealed bids should be marked " Paving Bid" and may be left with the Trustees or Fiscal Officer, or brought to the Addison Townhouse by 9:00 a.m. on ~~turday, August 1, ' ~09. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 9:00 a.m. at the Addison Townhouse. By order of the Board of Trustees of Addison Township. Debbie Hughes, Fiscal Officer 1414 Georges Creek Road Gallipolis, OH 45631 July 12, 2009 3BR dble-w.de tumiShed, SA 143 - Pomeroy. 5625 mo. incl. most utilities & lawncare. 740-591·5174 ~======= NICe 2 BR Houses For Rent mobile home, ~~~;;;:=~~-== water pa1d, no pets. S375 ~ mo. $375 dep. Call St99 mo -1 bed, 2 b3th, 740-44 -oa 1 29 Hllllk Repo' (5 do\\0 15 .~.-;..;,;,.;-.;;;;;..._ _ _ )em ~~ APR) for listing' Small 2br mobile home 800 610-4946 ..._, R021 at Johnsons Mobile Home Park. Water & 1 bdrm poss 2 w/ 1 full trash paid, no pets. bth. Lg kitChen washer 740-645-0506 dryer hookup ctrl gas ==~~==== heat no pets allowed Soles 1940 Eastem Ave. Rent $500 Sec. Dep. $500 1997 H)rton 14x80 2 br. 740-446·3481 2 1>9.. needs work OBO 3BR, 1 bath , stove & re- S8000.0:> or fng fum. Gas heat, C/A, 304·576-2017 304-542-0280. W 0 S No mok1ng. 1 hook ~-:-~----do bl up' No Pets. S60Qtmo + 1998 Schultz u edepos1t. NICe location. wide, 3br. 2ba. Sitting on Call 446 GaII1polS 3667 1/2 1. • acre SandhlII Rd Very n ce home for rent area 304-675-1280 or 304 6751762 •n M1ddlepodrt, good ~~ - ...,-~-----netghbortlood. Newly re- 2003 Clayton 14x70 modeled. New appfi- 3br.,2 ba. walk-1n closanoes. 2 bedrooms, 1 ets, gaden tub, must be bath, central a1r & heat. moved asking pay off large deck on back. ga- $19.000 304-675-8056 rage ava~lable, call after Spn. 740-992-9784 or Country liv~ng- 3-SBR, 740-992-5094 for more 2_3 BA on property. details Many 1oor plans! Easy 5 bdrm ranch style 3 lull Financing! we own the bth w/ laundry rm., ou1- bank. Call today! door poot, approx. 5000 866·215.5 4 sq. t. ctrl ale heat on St. 76 Holley 14X70 3BA 1 At. ' 160. $1000 rent bath $ OBO. _ _ 6000 $1000 sec. dep. No pets 740 256 6321 allowed 740-446·3481 ale Regional Dump and Pneumatic Tanker Driv• ers. R&J Trucking Company n Manetta OH s search•ng lor qualified applicants must be at least 23yrs., have Minemum of 1 yr. of sate commerc1al dnVIng expe5000 Resort Property nence •n a truck Hazmat certlfiCOt•on. clean MVR and good JOb stab1hty. We offer competitive 6000 Employment benefits plus 401K and vacation pay. Contact Dennis at Child/Elderly Core 1-800-462·9365 to apply or go to Wanted, full time baby www. rtlrucking.com. Sitter/nanny to work in E.O.E. our home. Applicants 4000 Govemment Loans, sin· gle wide & double wide homes. Call to prequali!y. 866-215-5774 Help Wonted - General The Hobday Inn of Galli· polls IS now accepting applications lor d1mng room servers. Mom1ng & even ng shrfts avadable. No expenence necessary, smdes mandatory. Picl< up applicatiOns at ~~====== front desk, No Phone Driven & Delivery Calls Please We are currently seeking long-term full and part time employees to help fulfill client needs. You will take Incoming and make Outgotng calls for well known organizations. ServiCe Coord nat or for non-profit agency to as· s st tow•trcome c! ants w1th access to commun ty resources fT non-exoiT'pt pos llOl1 HS 0 ploma'GED and val d drivers hccnso reqe..1red Subm1t resume, cover letter. threo ltrs of refer· once to· SCAC. HAD, 5th Avenue, 540 Huntrngton, WV 25701 , EOE Take adVantage of our company's comprehens1ve benefits package.perlorrnance bonuses. professional worl<ing env1ronmenl, advancement opportunities and much more' Professional & paraprofessional positions available statewide workIng With individuals with developmental disablll· ties. Go to www.paiswvcom for 1nforrna11on and to apply. Stop by and Complete Your Applicat ion: lnfoC1sion Management Corporation 242 Thrrd Avenue Galhpol1s, Oh10 Galha Me~gs Commumty ACtion IS seeking two Education Special sts to provide tutonng, study sk Is, and dropout prevention seMces to des gr>ated Gallla County youth at vanous locat•ons on a 1nd1Vaduatrzed schedule. AppliCants must possess a current Teach1ng Cort•hcatelllcense Issued by the Oh10 Department of Education. Applicants must submit a standard GMCAA Application for Employment and may also subm•t a resume. Applications can be obtained at the following locations· Galha Worl< Opportunity Center 848 Third Avenue Gall pol s, OH 45631 Or Call and Schedule Your Interview: . 1-8881MC· PAYU ext. 2456 Me1gs One Stop Center 175 Race Street Middleport, OH 45760 http 11]obsmloci&i0n.com Ga ha-Me gs CAA Offtees 8010 North State Rou1e 7 rn Cheshire ;;;;;;;~;;;;;:;;=--~~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;; .--~~~~-Dnvers!CDL Career Traan•ng w/ Central Relngerated. We Traan , Employ w/ Down Finane1ng · AVG. $35K-40K 1st Yearl 800·543-4023 X6233 n Manufactured Housing Drivers & Delivery The BIG Sale Used Homes & Owner F•nancing • New 2010 Doublewide $37,989 Ask abou1 sa.ooo Re· bates mymidwesthomo.com 740-828-2750 ....- - - - - - - must have expenence canng lor and wor1<1ng w1th multiple ch1ldren. Excellent pay. Weekends off. Look•ng for an e~penenced Mother/Grand· mother tyue of a person. Call 74o-416_0241 dur•ng the day and M0-41 6-6301 In the evenang. &unbap tthn~ -&tntintl • Page 05 so r--=--=-...,....J-=-u- .,., - P---. on SAVINGS Land/home packages available with payments starting around S600tmo. 2BR 1 Bath all elect. No call to prequallty. Pets. 1624 Chatham. _ _ 740-446·4234 or 866 215 5774_ _ __ 740·208·786t " 78 Elcona Trailer 14X70 good shape you move @ Paxton. Newly remodeled 3BR 2 635 bath on farm SSOO mth. 740·645-1646 540-729-1331 740-446-2515. Ren~ls ATTENTION Local company w' FT & PT pos1tions tn our customer serv1ce department. Company traanang be HS provide, must a graduate. FT positions $16 per hr. For interview Ma completed apphcat•Ofls and resuMes to GMCAA. E&T OrVIS on PO Box272 Chest>1re OH 45620 Appl~ations must bo rece1ved by 3PM 7·23·09 Equal Opportunity Employer Mechanics Service Techn1clan posi· lion ava1lable for diesel and rydrauhcs. Exper'" ence necessary. HealthiRGtirement & Benef1ts Fax •esume to 740-446-9104 or e-IT'ail to LLC@CAREO.COM Medical AN needed at a Homo Health Company • S !ver Bridge Plaza 740-446-3808 or 800-759·5383 ca for an tnteMeW. r.::~ll RAA-:l~Q-7797 Local Home Health Agency now • hiring STNA's, HHA's & PCA's. Flexible scheduling. II interested call 740·441-1377 2 Cosmetologists, full or part t1me in busy local salon & tanning, 60% comm ssion, send resume to 33105 Hyland Rd., Pomeroy, Oh 45769 before July 30th. ~~,;;.,;......., AVON' All Areas' To Buy or Se I Sh1rtey Spears 304-675·1429 554 Juniper Lane • Gallipolis, OH Custom built colonial home on 6+/- acres. Professionally landscaped site. Pairing traditional charm with state of the art amenities! The 5400 square foot home features an exquisite kitchen with cherry cabinetry, living, famil), and recreational rooms. 4 fireplaces, foyer wit h beautiful staircase, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, office, exercise room, multi-le,·el outdoor lhi ng areas, 5 car garage, pool & ~--··If.~ house. Care GIVer is needed. This IS a FULL TIME poSitiOn, mean1ng you wiU be IMng here as 1f 1t were your 11ome. This IS NOT a daytime or n1ght lime only position, Sleep here at night and do no_rmal household duties thru the day. Person need1ng assistance is mob1le and can function on her own. FREE RENT& FREE UTILITIES plus small salary. 7 40-367-7129 Now Hiring Shorw•n·W•Ihams GallipoliS, OH Part.:time 15-20 hrsll-.1< Prefer Customer Service or Reta1l Experience HS D1ploma or GED req Call 740-446-2511 7401181110 Auction AU CTION Location Rutland Civic Center. State Route 124. Rutland. Ohio. H r~ South Of Columbus 2 Hours North Of Charleston, WV And 3 Hrs EQt Of Cincinnati. We Ha\e Been Contacted By Someone Local Who Wi,hc~ Tb Clean Out Three Out Buildings. This Is A Lifetime Of Collecting. Mo' ing From Large Home To Smaller Home Included Are Items Left To Them From The Pa,sing Of Relauve,. We Are Clearing Out The Buildmgs Putting Boxes In The Tmiler. When Its Full. We Will Stop. There May Be A Couple M ore Auctions After This One. We Will Ha\c .\1orc Info J sao's to the upper '200's...on your lot! ktiOV~ TRAVELTIME TOURS 'Trains of WV" September 1-3, 2009 ALLABOARD,MOTORCOACH TO ELKINS, WV. FOR 2 NIGHTS HOLIDAY INN, DAILY BREAKFAST, 2 DINNER SHOWS, DAILY TRAIN TRIPS ON DURBIN ROCKET (HOBO LUNCH INCLUDED) AND THE SALAMANDER. Price per person, $385 Quad, $395 Triple, $425 Double and $510 Single. Deposit $50 by July 20 to reserve seat. Final due Aug. 20. Contact Mary Fowler 304-675-2305 or mail deposit to AUCTIOl'iEER: BILLY R. GOBLE ,JR. 740-416-1164 Email: billyrigsol boygoble@yahoo.com Photos a mu~t see at www.auctionzip.com my# is 5548 Note; 1D required to regi ster ; Bring a friend, chair, and a good appetite as the food w ill be served by Rutl and Volunteer Fire Department. God ble~s you all and enjoy the auction. Terms cash or check With positive ID. Auctioneer is not responsible for accidents A nnouncements made at Auction take precedence over all printed material. Auction Public Auction Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:00 a.m. Traveltime Tours PO Box 441 Pt. Pleasant WV 25550 Located at 49116 St. Rt. 124 Racine, Ohio JUst abo'e the Racine Locks & Dam. Mr. Crawford is moving so mu~t sell the following. " Househ old"- Whtte G.E. Washer hke new. table & 4 cha1rs, hutch, v.hite sofa bed, bed complete. chest of drawers, l arge dresser, desk, round glass top table. gold dryer, microv.ave stand,livmg room chairs, console T\', coffee tables. stands, lamps, small stereo, 5" TV & radio, lin~:ns, di~hes, sweeper. carpet steam cleaner, & lots of boxes. Dave's American Grill "\lobile Home" 16 x 80 Sunshine w/3 bedrooms & bottle gas heat Gurdcn Trgctor 2166 Cub Cadet 16 H P w/42" deck Daily Special Creations By Chef Rob gun ~ 10 x 10 metal building, 2 car carport , two wheel trailer. alum. step ladder, push lawn mower. 71J ton jack , misc. garden tool~. lawn Check Out Our Full Service Bar Don't Forget Our 1o Cent Wednesday Wings sweeper, lawn furn iture w/4 chairs. ladies golf clubs, 2 drawer lile cabinet, metal cabinets, movie screen, 8 track recorder, and rooms fu ll of boxes!! Owner· Gerald R. Crawford Dan Smith- Auctioneer Ohio #13449 740-949-2033 Cash Positin ID Refresh~ents The mobile home, garden tractor. car port & truck Open Daily at 4 pm , I . ';:[ ' Real nice $2,500 740-446-4782 Furniture: Bed•. Dressers. \anity. Chest Of Drav.ers, Table And Chairs, Shel\es Household: Cup~. Glasses. Plates. BO\~b. Tuppcruare, Cotfee M akers,. Collectables: Coca Cola Collection. Old Records. C.nmerns. D ishes, lots Of Old Pomeroy Items, PottCl)' :-.lade In U. a l ndudmg :-.1ccoy And Hull. Brass Kettle. Lots Of Iron Skilleh, Stone Jars. Photos, Post Cards, Cameras. Chnstmas Items Tools. Cross Cut Saws. Blades Never Used, Pitch Forks, Shovels. Rakes, Sock ets . Ratchets. Wrenches, And More ... will sell at noon! Introductory prices from the Mid 1985 Chevy Handicapped bus made into a camper. To Come. .:s.sz.tt: 966.54 7.0375 Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5 01' by appointment PARKFRONT DINER WE'RE BACK FROM VACATION! OPEN MON-SAT 8-9 446-1251 July 18,2009 10:00 a.m. !iu..u· 22 Japan I nfantry 2nd World War & B B Il:lWi- 1987 GMC SIS w/topper Off US 33 at the Hiii/Diley Rds. exit. on Basil Western Rd., across from Kingys Pizza I AJ,Jctlon Auction SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS NEW HOME GALLERY DEADLINE 2:00P.M. FRI.. www.dodrillrealty.net 121 West Main Street ·McArthur, OH 45651 Auction ••.ON THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS CUSTOM BUILT ON YOUR ~OT! BULLETIN BOARD Carol Dodrill, Auction UNBELIEVABLY LOW FIXED INTEREST RATE! SALE 30% off everything Used Furniture Store below the Holiday Inn in Kanauga, OH Hrs. • Wed., Tl;l. Fri. 11-3 Customer Appreciation Day!l Insurance Plus Agencies 417 Second Ave Stop by for Refreshments July 14th, 2009 11 :00 to 1.00 SUMMER HEATING .SPECIAL Jordan Propane Heaters. log sets, inserts and mantels Free standard installation until Aug.31,2009 245-5770 or 877-245-1777 HOUSE FOR SALE 3 BR- Bath-FR-Laundry Lg yard- County schools, $72,000 446-4543 645-4834 Newly remodeled Some HW floors KINGS ISLAND & BOOMERANG BAY WATER PARK Saturday, August 22, 2009 $80/person Includes transportation & admission ticket for bpth parks Leave the driving to us! Leaving PVH lower level parking lot at 7 a.m. All ages welcome! To make reservations please call PVH Community Relations, (304) 675-4340, Ext. 1326 Ltm1ted seats! I I i �-------------------~---------------------~-·----,._----~----~···- · - PageD6 Sunday, July 12, 2009 Gardeners exchange seeds and know"how at swaps This Aug. 10, 2005 file photo shows a hummingbird feed. ing. Hummingbirds survive on a liquid diet, primarily nectar from flowers or feeders, and are attracted to the color red. You can attract hummingbirds to your yard during the spring migration by tying bright red ribbons around trees or .Poles and then keep them there by providing nesting material. B Y M ELISSA KossLER DuTToN FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kathy Tinius is growing some UJ1Usual sunflowers in her yard this summer. and has good reason to believe the varieties will thri\'c. Another gardener in her area grc\v the flowers successfully, and gave Tinius the seeds during a seed swap that drew people from Maryland. Virginia and Washington. D.C. Tinius. of Ashton. Md .. has dabbled with growing from seed for vears, and likes swaps because attendees exchan2e information as well as seeds. "I try and get some tips." the 54-year-old sa1d. "You can get seeds m hand-v.Tittcn packages. You can get different varieties. I really like that.'' Seed swaps. or .exchanges where gardeners bring their extras to share, give people acces~ to plants and varieties not typically found in slor~s. Although the Internet can connect gardeners with seeds from around the world, seed swaps put them in touch with local growers. They are often organized by gardening clubs. neighborhood associations or enthusiasts of the ancient practice of collecting seeds from plants. Check gardening newsletters, Craigslist or www.foodnotlawns.net for !neal swaps. Organizations or Web sites dedicated to living green or gro~·ing heirloom plants also are good sources for seeds. Growing from seed has gained momentum recently as gardeners seek out unusual or p<U'ticular varieties of nowers and vegetables, said Kathy Jentz. editor of ..Washington Gardener Magazine in Silver Spring. Md. Gardeners are looking for "very specific varieties or experiences - not what vou get from big box stores." she said. For some. the plants are a touchstone to the flavors and scents of their youth. "They're looking ·to recreate whatever taste or whatever flower:-. they saw in their childhood," Jentz said. Increased interest in organic and locally grown food also is drawin~ people to seeds, Jentz smd. Others see seed saving as a way to save ;money while gardening. Erik Knutzen. who crrows much of his' own food, recently picked up some pepper and eggplant seeds at an orga· nized seed swap. The Los Angeles resident also swaps casually with fellow gardeners and neighbors. He pm1icularly enjoys exchanging seeds with his mother's neighbor. who brings them to California from his native Greece. "You can access things that you can't buy,'' said Knutzen, coauthor of "The Urban Homestead" (Process Media. 2008). ''You can grow things you can't get in the supermarket.'' Swaps are good places to find seeds from thriving planb that grew near your home; gardeners typkally save seeds from their healthiest, most pro~ ductive plants, sui<.! Knutzen. "You're sele~ting varieties that are well adapted to a particular place," he saiJ. "It's like Darwin. There's a higher probability it will be successful." •·Just throw a pa~ty and invite people who do gardening,'' he said. "It will be fine." AP photo Use incen es to attract your (avorite song irds BY DEAN FOSDICK FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Backyard bird watching is a fairly simple exercise. Provide enough food. water and cover, and birds will come flocking. Playing favorites. though. calls for using the right kinds of incentives. Hummingbirds. for example, will linger longer if you offer nesting material to help cushion their pea-size eggs. "Goldfinches and titmice go for it. too. Lots of birds," said Mel Toellner, whose company. Songbird Essentials in Mexico. Mo., makes a· fluff·stuffed enclosure called the "Hummer Helper." Instead of hunting for filler - primarily spider webs or moss - hummingbirds can pick up what they need from this fiber-filled device. ''It's the nesting equivalent of stopping at a McDonalcis." Toellner said. "Hummingbirds will return to the same place year after year when they fmd a situation they like. These units help build high-<iensity populations." Hummingbirds fledge as many as three broods per season. so Toellner suggests placing nest-building kits near feeders. The containers are priced at around $12: refills of the natural. oil-rich cotton cost about $6. Another way to attract hummingbirds is to signal that food is available. "Hummingbirds react favorably to the color red. so wrap some b:ight red ribbons around trees or poles v.here scouts can see them'' during the spring migration, Toellner said. "The birds will come down to investigate." Hummingbirds survive chiefly on a liquid diet. preferably high-energy syrup from flowers or feeders. Nectars can be color free, but the foraging is made easier if feeders are red. Mourning doves. cardinals, blue jays, toi·hees and juncos are among the many bird species that prefer feeding from the ground or from platform feeders. "Spread a little cracked corn or millet on the ground." said Elaine Cole. president of Cole's Wild Bird Products Co. in Kennesaw, Ga. "I emphasize just a little. however. because it could get wet and become a source of mold or contamination. Platform feeders with screens on them are a better alternative than simply throwing feed on the ground. It often spoils before the birds can eat it." Some other wild bird magnets: • Moving water. This can range from the sound of a small waterfall. refreshing spray from a mister or the sight of ripples across a pond. Electric- or solar-pow- Match the kind of seed to the kind of bird BY nlE ASSOCIATED PRESS Birds can be as finicky as people about what they eat. So the varieties of birds you attract to your yard will be determined primarily by the kind of seed you offer. ''Watch a feeder filled with a seed mix and you'll see the birds methodically drop or kick out most of the seeds to get to their favorite - sunflower:· the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says in a bird feeding fact sheet. "Birds will also kick out artificial 'berry' pellets, processed seed flavored and colored to look like 'real' fruit.'' The most effective way to attract a large variety of birds is to put out separate feeders for each food. the agency says. Here is a Fish and Wildlife Service guide matching birds with their favorite foods: Cracked corn: ducks. geese, quail. mourning doves Nyjer: finches, pine siskins, cl)ickadees. dark-eyed juncos. redpolls. doves and sparrows Nectar: hummingbirds, cardinals. thrushes, orioles, tanagers, finches Fruit: orioles, mockingbirds, cedar waxwings. tanagers, bluebirds, jays, cardinals, thrushes Peanuts: woodpeckers, chickadees and titmice Millet: doves. blackbirds, sparrows, juncos. towhees If you want to feed onltdoves, cardinalf- and whitethroated sparrows, then switch from black oil sunflower to safflower seed, the agency says. When is the best time to feed? Many people say all year if you enjoy the sights and sounds of birds. "Birds can benefit from an additional food source in winter, but the really good time to feed is spring going into summer." said Elaine Cole. president of Cole's Wild Bird Products Co. in Kennesaw. Ga. ''They've got a lot of chicks just coming out (of the nest) and the adults will bring them to the feeders. There\ ~till a lot of migration going on, too. "Many natural foods haven't matured yet and a lot of insects aren't out in force,'' Cole said. "So feeding birds at that time works well for them." ered pumps can also keep water fixtures free of scum and mosquitos. The water should be changed regularly or at least every other day during hot weather. Immersion heaters keep birdbaths clear of ice in winter. • Fruit. jams and jellies. "My No. 1 selling feeder is a jelly feeder," Toellner said. "Jelly will bring up orioles. m~ckingbirds and catbirds to feed.'' The plastic apparatus fits on top of 10- or 12-ounce jelly jars and provides a place to perch. • Protein-rich worms. Look to bait shops for a steady supply of live meal worms or wax worms • A few fruit-filled pie pans tossed onto the ground will collect insects. ··use fleshy fruits like peaches. guavas and bananas for this." Toellner said. ''The fruit flies will come for the fruit and the birds will com~:. for the small insects." • Super-size it. Elongated suet feeders provide support for woodpeckers. which tend to use their strong tails for balance as they eat. These feeders generally hold two suet cakes. one basket on each side of a board. Where and how you feed wild birds can be just as important as '.'.·hat ) ou feed them. especially if you· re trying to attract just. a few favored species. Encourage small bird~. for instance, by putting up specialty feeders that restrict access. •• '"Wood feeders with vertical bars and feeders covered with wire mesh frustrate the larger birds," a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fact sheet says. "Tube feeders \\ 1thout trays also restrict access to small birds. Remove the perches and you· ve further selected only those birds capable of clinging - finches, chickadees, titmice and woodpeckers. 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