http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/afe8cef60ff8d29ffb79a477e2d5c066.pdf 5ade654fc122a2b8cd9221141e3ccc1e PDF Text Text Blues Bash opens on Pomeroy Singing women advised of change, A7 rive~ont Friday, B3 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio ; o t I· :\ I S • \ ol. :;-. 1\ o. I Ill RS I> \\ . .I l I .Y :.!h. :.!oo- I "'"' ·"'l <lai ly'<·ntinl'i.mm SPORTS. Board of Education discusses property right issues • Meigs one win away from state. See Page 81 BY CHARLENE HOEA.ICH HOEFLICH@MVDAILVSENTINEL.COM POMEROY -. Property right issues - . one relating to a waiver of priority pro· posal on land donated for construction of an educational facility, and the other on an easement/right of way on land purchased by Pomeroy Village - were discussed by the Meigs Local Board of Education at Tuesday night's meeting. As for the waiver of priority proposal on the property, the Board decided to table action on that request from the Community Improvement Corporation. According to Willi am Buckley, superintendent, the original documents provide for "the facility to be used only for edu cational purpos- es." He said it also contains a provision th,at ''if the CIC defaults then the Board has an opportunity to take over the fac ility at where the mortgage is at that time." It is that priority proposal that the ClC is asking be waived, presumable to facilitate finan cing, that concerns the Board. Buckley explained that waiving priority rights '0ne.time . .a t band camp...' would mean "to give up right of frrst refusal" should the CIC default. The super. intendent . did not recommend approval although he said the Board did have to take some action. It was tabled by unanimous vote . Buckley said a closing on the property had been set for Wednesday, but that the closing could not take place until some agreement on the POMEROY Millennium Teleservices will close its Pomeroy facil· ity located on East Main Street in September, accord· ing to Meigs County Economic Development Director Perry Varnadoe. Varnadoe said according to Millennium it is facing industry pressures nation· wide and has suffered "sig· nificant financial losses nationwide" and blames the closure on a changing busi· nesses environment. Still, Varnadoe said it is his understanding the Pomeroy branch was very successful. "We worked with their corporate leaders to try to INSIDE . 1 Commission calls for better veterans care, help for troops' family caregivers. See Page A2 1 So what more can dad expect? ~ PaiN A3 .:':• Man sustains possible . head · .in mining . students outperform city kids in science. .See Page AS · 1 Ruling shows continued court spirt over death sentence See Page A6 1 SWCD to break ground on new conservation project. See Page A7 IUSIIISI Card llrectorv WEATHER .. ... ,.~ =- . , ... ....(7 . . .:ana..'' .... ,.. (NO) a s - ~alltpolis )hUp ....... liallt ---!NOl- Chrlll Rl1hll•ll Oetana on Page Ax - INDEX 2 SECI10NS - Mandated sewer improvements estimated at $2.4 million 16 PAGES A3 Calendars Classifieds B4-6 Comics B7 Annie's Mailbox Editorials A3 A4 P.laces to Go B3 Sports Weather B Section A6 © 2007 Ohio Valley Publishing Co• .- Bv BR!AN J. REEO BREED@MVDAILYSENTINEL.COM '" MIDDLEPORT An upgrade to Middleport's sewer system mandated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will cost approximately $2.4 million , but the vii· !age will likely be eligible for grant a1id loan funding to complete the project. The cost to Middleport Public Works cus· turners is estimated at $3 to $4 per month, if adequate grant fundin g is secured. The EPA has mandated that the village sep· arate its sanitary sewer and storm sewer sys· terns where they discharge into the Ohio River during heavy rain events. Greg Otey and Mike Froemmer of the engi neering firm URS held a public hearing on the project at ,. find a way to keep 'it open, but their problems aren't here, it is on the corporate level," Varnadoe said. The building, which is owned by the Community Improvement Corporation will then be available for lease. "We will aggressively seek a new tenant for the facility," Varnadoe said. " It is a verY. nice I 0,000-square foot butlding with plenty of parking that could be used for offices, medical, or the same type of business." Teresa Lavender at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services will be working with Millennium employees . to PIHie see Facility. A5 B~an Beth Sergentjphoto ~ OH <tll:l1 .,. 'WI: f740t~e.a ~. a rn Members of the Southern High School Marching Band have been getting In step for the past two weeks preparing for their fall competition show which is a tribute to New Orleans. Around 40 members are preparing. for appearances at possl· bly five fall competitions which is up from two the )land attended last year. Band camp is not for the faint of heart with prac· tices going from 9 a.m. · to 8 p.m. under a hot sun. Here, Chad Dodson, band director, works out the kinks on "When the Saints Go Marking In" while percussionists learn the beats from . instructor Dave Deem . Please see Property, A5 Millennium to close Pomeroy facility BY BETH SERGENT BSERGENT®MYDAILVSENTINEL.COM •"~ waiver is ·reached. He also indicated he would be dis· cu ssing the matter with Perry Varnadoe, economic development director, who has been activel y involved in the proj ect. Also discussed at length last night was an easement which Meigs Local holds on the property sold to Monday evening's regular meeting of Middleport Village Council. An ori ginal cost estimate for addressing the mandated improvements was $10 mil· lion, Otey said, but meetings betwee n Village Administrator Bradford Anderson, EPA and URS resulted in a different solution to the issue and a redu ced cost estimate, Otey said. The EPA has determined thai the village's existing sewage system and !reatmenl plant cannot handle the drainage presented during heavy rain s. An original proposal called for separating the sewers on each street in town. Otey said the EPA has ag reed to allow a sys· 1em upgrade along First Avenue from Mill Street to Patk Street tl1at would capture 85 Please see Sewer, AS J. Reed/photo Dr. Scott Smith of Holzer Meigs Cl inic and Norma Torres of the Meigs County Council on Aging discuss plans for coor· dinating transportation among county agencies at a meeting Tuesday. Smith is developing a cooperative transporta· tion plan that would provide medical transportation and other services .for fam ilies in need . Agencies begin work on transportation coordination Bv BRIAN J. REED BREEO@MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM .. POM EROY R ~pre.se.nt ative s of se.vcrul agencies with transportation programs will work together to coordinute a county-wide transportation plan . · The Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency has received un Ohio Department of Transportation grant to coordinate the plan. whi ch would help public agencies coord inate trans· portation services to provide med ical transporlalion and other transportation services more eflicicntl y using exist· ing resources. Age nc y representutives Please see Agencies, AS �' The Daily Sentinel PageA2 . . NATION • WORLD Thursday, July a~. 2007 50 Bv HAMZA HENDi\WI ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BAGHDAD The dream run of Iraq's national soccer team captivated an otherwise despairing natiori. But even in its moment of joy - the .Iraqis are in the · Asian Cup finals for the first time ever - violence struck Wednesday. Two suicide bombings killed at least 50 cheerinf;. dancing, flag-waving lraqts celebrating their national triumph. More than 130 other revelers were wounded. The attacks bore the hallmarks of Sunni militants who have fueled the violence tearing at the fragile fabric of Iraq for nearly four years. But these bombings. · u\ parked cars less than an hour apart in separate corners of Baghdad, appe;tred designed to gain attention rather than target a particular sect. An ice cream parlor was the backdrop for the first attack, at about 6:30 p.m. A suicide attacker exploded his car in a crowd of people cheering near the al-Riwad shop in the predominantly Sunni Mansour neighborhood in west Baghdad, according to the Interior Ministry. At least 30 people were killed and 75 wounded, the ministry said. The second suiCide car bombing took place in the midst of dozens of vehicles filled with revelers near ,.An Iraqi llflllY checkpoint in.lhe eastern dtstrict of Ghadeer, Where an uneasy mix of Sunnis, Shiites and 1 AP photo An Iraqi boy waves a toy pistol in central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, a~er the country's national soccer team beat South Korea in the Asian Cup to reach the tournament's final. Christians live. At least 20 people died and nearly 60 were wounded, the ministry said. barbarity of The Wednesday's bombmgs will be remembered for what they abruptly ended. Qusai Bilal, a 35-year-old Sunni grocer in Ghadeer, was watching the unusual sight of a street party outside his store. Young people danced and waved flags when tragedy struck. "A huge blast occurred and,. in a second, convened the ~lorious scene to a black one, ' he- said. . Ahmed Sattar, who makes a living sellin¥ kebabs on a sidewalk grillm the district, asked wliat could motivate the attacker. "I can't imagine what I had seen," said the 28-yearold Shiite. "The terrorist changed the happiness to sorrow, sadness. The place of joy was convened to a massacre in a matter of seconds. I'm wondering why." University student Ahmad Mudhar, a Shiite, and his 7year-old brother were celebrating in Mansour, waving the Iraq flag and singing along with hundreds of other revelers. After the bomber struck, the brothers walked home shaken and heartbroken. "Even during the rnomepts of happiness, .the powers of evil an!! terronsm cause tragedy," Mudhar said. Iraqis, he predicted. would return to the streets in celebration "to shame the terrorists" if Iraq wins the cup. · The revelers were celebrating Iraq's semifinal win over South Korea in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Iraq won a tense penalty shootout 4-3 after the two sides played to a scoreless draw m 90 minutes regulation and 30 minutes extra time. Iraq will now play Saudi Arabta on Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia for the championship. · The casualties from. the two suicide attacks were not tbe day's only soccer Commission·calls for better veterans care, helpfor troops'jamil1 caregivers BY HOPE YEN ~SSOC I~TED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON A presidential commission on Wednesday urged .broad · changes to veterans' care that would boost benefits for family members helping the wounded, establish an easy-to-use Web sire for medical records and ovt;rhaul the way disability pay is awarded. The nine:-member panel, led liy former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., and Donna Shalala, health and human services secretary during the Clinton administration, also recommended stronger partnerships between the Pentagon· and the private . sector to boost treatment for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. · A 29-page repon was presented to President Bush in the Oval Office, just after the Senate addressed some of the issues Wednesday morning bY. passing sweeping legislation to expand brain screenings, reduce red tape and boost military pay. "Gone are the countless calls for appointments," said Shalala, who said the proposals would provide more customized, personalized care to injured Iraq war veterans. "Gone are the days of telling the same thing to doctors over and over again." Bush said he has instructed Veterans Affairs Secret~ry Jim Nicholson and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to take all of the recommendations seriously and implement the ones they have the power to enact. He called on Congress to make the recommended changes under its authority. That way. BuSh said, "we can say with cenainty that any soldier who has been .hurt will get the best possible care and treatment that this government can offer." About six of the 35 proposals require legislation, while the rest call for action primarily by the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs. The expected price tag for the whole package was about $500 mtlhon each year, with added costs that could push it to $1 billion in later,years. Among the recommendations was an indirect rebuke of the VA - a call for Congress to "enable all veterans who have been deployed tn Afghanistan and Iraq who need posttraumatic stress disorder care to receive it from the VA." Only recently, the VA has taken steps to add mental health counselors and 24hour suicide prevention services at all facilities, after high-profile incidents of veterans committing suicide.ln the past, the VA had failed to use all the money for mental health that was allotted to it. . "Making the significant improvements we · recommend requires a sense of ui'f;ency and strong leadershtp," the report read. ''The experiences of these young men and women have highlighted the need for fundamental changes in care management and the disability system." The report does not seek to directly criticize or lay blame for shoddy outpatient treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center that brought a public outcry for change and creation of the commission. It cited a need to move forward, saying there was no need to "reiterate" the findings of news repons that uncovered substandard care by the Defense Department and VA. · Among the proposals: - Boost staff and money for Walter Reed until it closes in the cominll years_ Also urges Pentagon to work with the VA to create "integrated care teams" of doctors and nurses to see injured troops through their recovery. -Restructure the disability pay systems to ~ive the VA more responsibtlity for awarding benefits. -Require comprehensive training programs in posttraumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries for military leaders, VA and Pentagon personneL - Create a "My eBenefits" Web site, developed jointly by the VA and Pentagon, that would let service members and doctors access private medical information as the injured move from facility to facility to receive treatment. - · Provide better family suppon, becau se one-third of injured Iraq war veterans reported that a family member or' close friend had to relocate to care for them_ It calls for training and counseling for families of service members who require long- term care and improved family leave and insurance benefits for fami· ly members. "We owe our 'wounded soldiers the very best care, and the very best benefits, and the very easiest to understand system;" Bush said. "And so they took a very interesting approach. They took the perspective from the patient, as the patient had to work his way through the hospitals aod bureaucracies. And they've come up with some very interesting and important suggestions." Bush created the panel March 6 to investigate probterns in the treatment of wounded veterans following the disclosures at Walter Reed. ' The White House event followed the Senate's vote by unanimous consent on legislation that seeks to end inconsistencies in disability pay by providing for a specia! review of cases in which service members received low ratings of their level of disability. The aim is to determine if they were shortchanged. The bill also would boost severance pay. and provide $50 million for improved -diagnosis of veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. The House was considering similar measures. "It has been hurry up and wait for the results of this commission repon and now the White House is telling our vets to wait even longer," said Sen_ Patty Murray, D-Wash_ "That's why the Senate has moved ahead with our Wounded Warriors Act. The public is waiting, our veterans are waiting." Paul Rieckhoff, executive -director of Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, agreed. "It is important for the American public to understand that the Walter Reed fiasco is not over," he said. . "Everything is not fixed. The follow-through will be the most important part." Bush ~ommented on the report after a dramatic lap around the South Lawn jogging track with two soldiers: Sgt. Neil Duncan , who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan in 2005, and Spc. Max Ramsey, who lost his left leg in Iraq in 2006. They were aided by prosthetics_ Bush .met both men at Walter Reed last year_ The White House said the timing of their. visit - on the same day as the report tragedies. Politicians wasted no time Celebratory gunfire that in trying for propaganda filled the Baf;hdad sky with gain, heaping praise on bullets withm seconds of "The Lions of the Two the victory killed at least Rivers" as a symbol of the three people and wounded Iraqi unity, ignoring their · 19, according to initial own failure to bridge .the police repons. sectarian divide in Iraq that . State lraqiya television, many see as a result of nar- · ~rhaps eager not to dimin- row political agendas. _ tsh Iraqi joy, withheld the No uri al-Maliki, the ·. news of any deaths' for at embattled Shiite prime min- · least four hours. . ister, led all others. Five people had also heen rfi 1 killed in the gunfire celebraAfter the quarte ma wm lion after Sunday's quarter- over Vietnam, he appeared final win over Vietnam and on television and spoke to · the surprise 3-1 triumph the team: ''Today you flew over Australia in the group high the Iraqi flag, You ereated happiness with t~e..parstages. After Wednesday's victo- ttc1pat1on of all Jraqts. He. ry, thousands danced, beat . dispatched a close. advis~r drums and sang. Traffic was to represent ),urn . m snarled in much of the capi- Wednesday's semifinal tal as cars, Iraqi flags flying dash in Kuala Lumpur. from their windows, mo~ed Spokesman Ali alslowly through chokmg Dabbagh told .state . televi-' crowds of fans on foot. sion the prime minister was Motonsts honked thetr trying to speak to . the playhorns and young people ers individually to ~ongratu- spray~d water on each.o!'ter. late them. · . Pollee and soldters JOt~ed "Our eyes were filled m the celeb~auons, finng with tears by the victory,'' : thetr assault nfles m the..atr, 'd l-Dabbagh tgnonng ·an appeal agamst sat a . · . gunfire from the military Prestdent Jalal '!'alaban~o a chiefs. · Kurd, ·proudly announced The successful run in the that he was the first to C<!n- : , Asian Cup led many ~re to gratulate the t~m ?n tts vtc- ; see the mixed sectarian tory. A statement tssued by · team as< proof the country his ·office said the team's · could unite despite years of - victory "was a source of : pride for Iraqis of ~I se~;ts." . . sectarian violence. - was a coincidence. Dol~ said he planned to mnke sure the Bush admin· istration implements the panel's recommendations. IbG BEND GENERATORS and Small Engines i•Watranty" Sliles, Installation and Service Briggs & Stratton Automatic Standby GeneratOn for Home & Small Business Free ln·Home & Business Estimates ·· Pomeroy, OH 740..416~5494 Mason, WV 304·773·5390 ....... _ . . . . . . K K ... ~ ··-· · . Community Calendar Public meetings Wednesday, July 25 GALLIPOLIS - Board of Directors- of the GalliaMeigs Community Action Agency will meet at II :30 am at Dave's American Grill. TUPPERS PLAINS Eastern Local Board of Education, 6:30 p.m., regumeetin~, Eastern lar Elementary Ltbrary conference room. Friday, July 7:1 RUTLAND ~. Rutland Township trustees, 5 p.m., Rutland Fire Station. have a reunion at the Reedsville Dam picnic area. A potluck will be served at noon with paper products and utensils to he provided. Church events Thursday, July 26 RUTLAND - Revival services at the Little Patch of Heaven Church, located outside of Rutland off Depot Street, will be held July 26-28, 7:30 each evening. Jeff Cleland will be the evangelist. For more information call 742-4520. Sunday, July 29 · cARPENTER "Community Monthly ' Fellowship" at Carpenter Independent Baptist Church, Ohio 143, -6-8 p.m. "Hot Wing Fling" and conThursday, July 26 cen by Major Young. Free TUPPERS PLAINS VFW Post 9053, regular to public: Pastor \Yhitt Akers. meeting, 7 p.m. . POMEROY RACINE ~ Racine American Legion Auxiliary, Homecoming at Mt. Union Post 602, 7 p.m. at the hall. Baptist Church, Carpenter Hill Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:35 a.m .• Saturday, July 28 dinner at noon, ·afternoon CHESTER Shade service at I :30 p.m., with River Lodge 453 will hold a message by Rev. Marvin D. breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. Mark of Radcliff, aod for the purpose of confer- singing by "Redeemed." ring the entered aipprelitice Pastor Dennis Weaver, 7 42degree on one candidate. 2832. The degree work will follow the breakfast and is open to all Masons. Clubs and organizations Youth events Thesday, July 31 RACINE Pomeroy/Racine Lodge 164 will hold a special communication at at 6 p.m. on July 31 at the lodge for work in the E.A. degree on ·two candidates. The lodge will hold a special communication af 6 p.m. on Aug. 8 at the lodge for work in the F.C. degree on one -candidate. Any member_needing . to return work can also do so at the meetings. · · S.turday, Aug. 4 REEDSVILLE " Decendents and friends of Lama and John Wells will Saturday, July 28 MIDDLEPORT - Sig Bend ·Youth· Football League signups from I 0 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the football stadium on Pearl Street for children who wish to participate in football or cheerleading. $2S ·fee. Those who registered early may come after 9 a.m. for uniform titling. ~.- PageA3 BY THE BEND The Daily Sentinel Birthdays Monday, July 30 MIDDLEPORT Ina Teaford will observe her 90th birthday on July 30. Cards may be sent to her at 123 Fairlaxne Dr., Middleport, 45760. · ? I Thursday, July 26, 2007 'H ANNIE'S MAILBOX .So what more can dad expect? BY KATHY MITCHEU AND MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie: I'm a single mother of a wonderful 12year-old boy. He gets A's in school, plays sports and reads voraciously. I am divorced from my son's father, who lives nearby, and we share custody. My ex thinks our son is unmotivated because he doesn't make extra effort in school and he's losing interest in playing guitar, etc. Recently, my son told me his dad calls him lazy and this does not inspire him to work harder, but, rather, has the opposite effect. I told. my ex this was countefJ?rod.uctive and hunful. His response was, "Well, it's true." I said that re~ardless, he should not vmce that opinion in front of our son. My ex 'declared, "It's not my problem" and walked out. Now he's not speaking to me. . Given that my ex doesn't care what I think, what can I say to my son about his father 's insensitive words? - Concerned Mom Dear Concerned: Children have a tendency to live up - or down - to what others think of them. Parents who label their children can do particular damage. Your son does well in school, is involved in athletics and "reads voraciously." We don't know how much ·more his father expects of a 12-year-old boy. Losing interest in a musical instrument is fairly common and not an indication of laziness. Before your son becomes determined to prove his father right, we strongly · urge all Of you to get into family counseling. If your ex won't go, go without him. Dear Annie: My husband and I -have some really annoying neighbors, "John and Alice." They moved in . two years ago. Alice is tolerable, although we don't have much in common, but we don't like John at all . He is really creepy. He stares at me and doesn' t talk. When we try to engage him in conversation, he rarely has any thing to say, and when he does, it tends to. be idiotic. He makes a joke out of everything and he is NOT funny. Other neighbors have met them and feel the same way we do. John and Alice constantly ask us over for dinner or to go to a movie, and I have turned them down at least 20 iimes. They just don't get that we're not interested. They have no friends, and I have never seen any of their siblings, although I know John has two brothers. I try to avoid them, but every time they see me or my husband doing yard work, they come over to chat and ask us to dinner. What do I do?- Annoyed Dear Annoyed: These are your neighbors, so it's best to stay on polite terms., but you don't have to social- venient. - Pittsburgh, Pa. ize. When John and Alice Dear Pittsburgh: Since invite you to join them, all ·a dog bite is so dangerous to you need to say is, "Thanks, a child, the dogs need to be but we can 't make it." Keep trained not to bite the baby repeating it, no matter how until the baby is old enough many times they ask. to learn not to annoy the Dear Annie: So, "Second dogs. It doesn't matter that Fiddle" wants to banish her the dogs were there first. husband's beloved dogs When a dog and a baby canbecause one of them nipped not Jearn to coexist peaceher toddler? Kudos to her fully, it's the dog - not the husband for his loyalty to child _ that has to find a his other family members. new home. A nip from a female dog Annie's Mailbox is writis more likely to be a correch l tion to a smaller pack mem- ten by Kat !Y Mitchel and her than aggression. Was the Marcy Sugar, longtime edichild pulling her fur or her tors of the Ann lAnders ears or climbing on her? column. 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The attacks bore the hallmarks of Sunni militants who have fueled the violence tearing at the fragile fabric of Iraq for nearly four years. But these bombings. · u\ parked cars less than an hour apart in separate corners of Baghdad, appe;tred designed to gain attention rather than target a particular sect. An ice cream parlor was the backdrop for the first attack, at about 6:30 p.m. A suicide attacker exploded his car in a crowd of people cheering near the al-Riwad shop in the predominantly Sunni Mansour neighborhood in west Baghdad, according to the Interior Ministry. At least 30 people were killed and 75 wounded, the ministry said. The second suiCide car bombing took place in the midst of dozens of vehicles filled with revelers near ,.An Iraqi llflllY checkpoint in.lhe eastern dtstrict of Ghadeer, Where an uneasy mix of Sunnis, Shiites and 1 AP photo An Iraqi boy waves a toy pistol in central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, a~er the country's national soccer team beat South Korea in the Asian Cup to reach the tournament's final. Christians live. At least 20 people died and nearly 60 were wounded, the ministry said. barbarity of The Wednesday's bombmgs will be remembered for what they abruptly ended. Qusai Bilal, a 35-year-old Sunni grocer in Ghadeer, was watching the unusual sight of a street party outside his store. Young people danced and waved flags when tragedy struck. "A huge blast occurred and,. in a second, convened the ~lorious scene to a black one, ' he- said. . Ahmed Sattar, who makes a living sellin¥ kebabs on a sidewalk grillm the district, asked wliat could motivate the attacker. "I can't imagine what I had seen," said the 28-yearold Shiite. "The terrorist changed the happiness to sorrow, sadness. The place of joy was convened to a massacre in a matter of seconds. I'm wondering why." University student Ahmad Mudhar, a Shiite, and his 7year-old brother were celebrating in Mansour, waving the Iraq flag and singing along with hundreds of other revelers. After the bomber struck, the brothers walked home shaken and heartbroken. "Even during the rnomepts of happiness, .the powers of evil an!! terronsm cause tragedy," Mudhar said. Iraqis, he predicted. would return to the streets in celebration "to shame the terrorists" if Iraq wins the cup. · The revelers were celebrating Iraq's semifinal win over South Korea in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Iraq won a tense penalty shootout 4-3 after the two sides played to a scoreless draw m 90 minutes regulation and 30 minutes extra time. Iraq will now play Saudi Arabta on Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia for the championship. · The casualties from. the two suicide attacks were not tbe day's only soccer Commission·calls for better veterans care, helpfor troops'jamil1 caregivers BY HOPE YEN ~SSOC I~TED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON A presidential commission on Wednesday urged .broad · changes to veterans' care that would boost benefits for family members helping the wounded, establish an easy-to-use Web sire for medical records and ovt;rhaul the way disability pay is awarded. The nine:-member panel, led liy former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., and Donna Shalala, health and human services secretary during the Clinton administration, also recommended stronger partnerships between the Pentagon· and the private . sector to boost treatment for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. · A 29-page repon was presented to President Bush in the Oval Office, just after the Senate addressed some of the issues Wednesday morning bY. passing sweeping legislation to expand brain screenings, reduce red tape and boost military pay. "Gone are the countless calls for appointments," said Shalala, who said the proposals would provide more customized, personalized care to injured Iraq war veterans. "Gone are the days of telling the same thing to doctors over and over again." Bush said he has instructed Veterans Affairs Secret~ry Jim Nicholson and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to take all of the recommendations seriously and implement the ones they have the power to enact. He called on Congress to make the recommended changes under its authority. That way. BuSh said, "we can say with cenainty that any soldier who has been .hurt will get the best possible care and treatment that this government can offer." About six of the 35 proposals require legislation, while the rest call for action primarily by the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs. The expected price tag for the whole package was about $500 mtlhon each year, with added costs that could push it to $1 billion in later,years. Among the recommendations was an indirect rebuke of the VA - a call for Congress to "enable all veterans who have been deployed tn Afghanistan and Iraq who need posttraumatic stress disorder care to receive it from the VA." Only recently, the VA has taken steps to add mental health counselors and 24hour suicide prevention services at all facilities, after high-profile incidents of veterans committing suicide.ln the past, the VA had failed to use all the money for mental health that was allotted to it. . "Making the significant improvements we · recommend requires a sense of ui'f;ency and strong leadershtp," the report read. ''The experiences of these young men and women have highlighted the need for fundamental changes in care management and the disability system." The report does not seek to directly criticize or lay blame for shoddy outpatient treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center that brought a public outcry for change and creation of the commission. It cited a need to move forward, saying there was no need to "reiterate" the findings of news repons that uncovered substandard care by the Defense Department and VA. · Among the proposals: - Boost staff and money for Walter Reed until it closes in the cominll years_ Also urges Pentagon to work with the VA to create "integrated care teams" of doctors and nurses to see injured troops through their recovery. -Restructure the disability pay systems to ~ive the VA more responsibtlity for awarding benefits. -Require comprehensive training programs in posttraumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries for military leaders, VA and Pentagon personneL - Create a "My eBenefits" Web site, developed jointly by the VA and Pentagon, that would let service members and doctors access private medical information as the injured move from facility to facility to receive treatment. - · Provide better family suppon, becau se one-third of injured Iraq war veterans reported that a family member or' close friend had to relocate to care for them_ It calls for training and counseling for families of service members who require long- term care and improved family leave and insurance benefits for fami· ly members. "We owe our 'wounded soldiers the very best care, and the very best benefits, and the very easiest to understand system;" Bush said. "And so they took a very interesting approach. They took the perspective from the patient, as the patient had to work his way through the hospitals aod bureaucracies. And they've come up with some very interesting and important suggestions." Bush created the panel March 6 to investigate probterns in the treatment of wounded veterans following the disclosures at Walter Reed. ' The White House event followed the Senate's vote by unanimous consent on legislation that seeks to end inconsistencies in disability pay by providing for a specia! review of cases in which service members received low ratings of their level of disability. The aim is to determine if they were shortchanged. The bill also would boost severance pay. and provide $50 million for improved -diagnosis of veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. The House was considering similar measures. "It has been hurry up and wait for the results of this commission repon and now the White House is telling our vets to wait even longer," said Sen_ Patty Murray, D-Wash_ "That's why the Senate has moved ahead with our Wounded Warriors Act. The public is waiting, our veterans are waiting." Paul Rieckhoff, executive -director of Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, agreed. "It is important for the American public to understand that the Walter Reed fiasco is not over," he said. . "Everything is not fixed. The follow-through will be the most important part." Bush ~ommented on the report after a dramatic lap around the South Lawn jogging track with two soldiers: Sgt. Neil Duncan , who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan in 2005, and Spc. Max Ramsey, who lost his left leg in Iraq in 2006. They were aided by prosthetics_ Bush .met both men at Walter Reed last year_ The White House said the timing of their. visit - on the same day as the report tragedies. Politicians wasted no time Celebratory gunfire that in trying for propaganda filled the Baf;hdad sky with gain, heaping praise on bullets withm seconds of "The Lions of the Two the victory killed at least Rivers" as a symbol of the three people and wounded Iraqi unity, ignoring their · 19, according to initial own failure to bridge .the police repons. sectarian divide in Iraq that . State lraqiya television, many see as a result of nar- · ~rhaps eager not to dimin- row political agendas. _ tsh Iraqi joy, withheld the No uri al-Maliki, the ·. news of any deaths' for at embattled Shiite prime min- · least four hours. . ister, led all others. Five people had also heen rfi 1 killed in the gunfire celebraAfter the quarte ma wm lion after Sunday's quarter- over Vietnam, he appeared final win over Vietnam and on television and spoke to · the surprise 3-1 triumph the team: ''Today you flew over Australia in the group high the Iraqi flag, You ereated happiness with t~e..parstages. After Wednesday's victo- ttc1pat1on of all Jraqts. He. ry, thousands danced, beat . dispatched a close. advis~r drums and sang. Traffic was to represent ),urn . m snarled in much of the capi- Wednesday's semifinal tal as cars, Iraqi flags flying dash in Kuala Lumpur. from their windows, mo~ed Spokesman Ali alslowly through chokmg Dabbagh told .state . televi-' crowds of fans on foot. sion the prime minister was Motonsts honked thetr trying to speak to . the playhorns and young people ers individually to ~ongratu- spray~d water on each.o!'ter. late them. · . Pollee and soldters JOt~ed "Our eyes were filled m the celeb~auons, finng with tears by the victory,'' : thetr assault nfles m the..atr, 'd l-Dabbagh tgnonng ·an appeal agamst sat a . · . gunfire from the military Prestdent Jalal '!'alaban~o a chiefs. · Kurd, ·proudly announced The successful run in the that he was the first to C<!n- : , Asian Cup led many ~re to gratulate the t~m ?n tts vtc- ; see the mixed sectarian tory. A statement tssued by · team as< proof the country his ·office said the team's · could unite despite years of - victory "was a source of : pride for Iraqis of ~I se~;ts." . . sectarian violence. - was a coincidence. Dol~ said he planned to mnke sure the Bush admin· istration implements the panel's recommendations. IbG BEND GENERATORS and Small Engines i•Watranty" Sliles, Installation and Service Briggs & Stratton Automatic Standby GeneratOn for Home & Small Business Free ln·Home & Business Estimates ·· Pomeroy, OH 740..416~5494 Mason, WV 304·773·5390 ....... _ . . . . . . K K ... ~ ··-· · . Community Calendar Public meetings Wednesday, July 25 GALLIPOLIS - Board of Directors- of the GalliaMeigs Community Action Agency will meet at II :30 am at Dave's American Grill. TUPPERS PLAINS Eastern Local Board of Education, 6:30 p.m., regumeetin~, Eastern lar Elementary Ltbrary conference room. Friday, July 7:1 RUTLAND ~. Rutland Township trustees, 5 p.m., Rutland Fire Station. have a reunion at the Reedsville Dam picnic area. A potluck will be served at noon with paper products and utensils to he provided. Church events Thursday, July 26 RUTLAND - Revival services at the Little Patch of Heaven Church, located outside of Rutland off Depot Street, will be held July 26-28, 7:30 each evening. Jeff Cleland will be the evangelist. For more information call 742-4520. Sunday, July 29 · cARPENTER "Community Monthly ' Fellowship" at Carpenter Independent Baptist Church, Ohio 143, -6-8 p.m. "Hot Wing Fling" and conThursday, July 26 cen by Major Young. Free TUPPERS PLAINS VFW Post 9053, regular to public: Pastor \Yhitt Akers. meeting, 7 p.m. . POMEROY RACINE ~ Racine American Legion Auxiliary, Homecoming at Mt. Union Post 602, 7 p.m. at the hall. Baptist Church, Carpenter Hill Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:35 a.m .• Saturday, July 28 dinner at noon, ·afternoon CHESTER Shade service at I :30 p.m., with River Lodge 453 will hold a message by Rev. Marvin D. breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. Mark of Radcliff, aod for the purpose of confer- singing by "Redeemed." ring the entered aipprelitice Pastor Dennis Weaver, 7 42degree on one candidate. 2832. The degree work will follow the breakfast and is open to all Masons. Clubs and organizations Youth events Thesday, July 31 RACINE Pomeroy/Racine Lodge 164 will hold a special communication at at 6 p.m. on July 31 at the lodge for work in the E.A. degree on ·two candidates. The lodge will hold a special communication af 6 p.m. on Aug. 8 at the lodge for work in the F.C. degree on one -candidate. Any member_needing . to return work can also do so at the meetings. · · S.turday, Aug. 4 REEDSVILLE " Decendents and friends of Lama and John Wells will Saturday, July 28 MIDDLEPORT - Sig Bend ·Youth· Football League signups from I 0 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the football stadium on Pearl Street for children who wish to participate in football or cheerleading. $2S ·fee. Those who registered early may come after 9 a.m. for uniform titling. ~.- PageA3 BY THE BEND The Daily Sentinel Birthdays Monday, July 30 MIDDLEPORT Ina Teaford will observe her 90th birthday on July 30. Cards may be sent to her at 123 Fairlaxne Dr., Middleport, 45760. · ? I Thursday, July 26, 2007 'H ANNIE'S MAILBOX .So what more can dad expect? BY KATHY MITCHEU AND MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie: I'm a single mother of a wonderful 12year-old boy. He gets A's in school, plays sports and reads voraciously. I am divorced from my son's father, who lives nearby, and we share custody. My ex thinks our son is unmotivated because he doesn't make extra effort in school and he's losing interest in playing guitar, etc. Recently, my son told me his dad calls him lazy and this does not inspire him to work harder, but, rather, has the opposite effect. I told. my ex this was countefJ?rod.uctive and hunful. His response was, "Well, it's true." I said that re~ardless, he should not vmce that opinion in front of our son. My ex 'declared, "It's not my problem" and walked out. Now he's not speaking to me. . Given that my ex doesn't care what I think, what can I say to my son about his father 's insensitive words? - Concerned Mom Dear Concerned: Children have a tendency to live up - or down - to what others think of them. Parents who label their children can do particular damage. Your son does well in school, is involved in athletics and "reads voraciously." We don't know how much ·more his father expects of a 12-year-old boy. Losing interest in a musical instrument is fairly common and not an indication of laziness. Before your son becomes determined to prove his father right, we strongly · urge all Of you to get into family counseling. If your ex won't go, go without him. Dear Annie: My husband and I -have some really annoying neighbors, "John and Alice." They moved in . two years ago. Alice is tolerable, although we don't have much in common, but we don't like John at all . He is really creepy. He stares at me and doesn' t talk. When we try to engage him in conversation, he rarely has any thing to say, and when he does, it tends to. be idiotic. He makes a joke out of everything and he is NOT funny. Other neighbors have met them and feel the same way we do. John and Alice constantly ask us over for dinner or to go to a movie, and I have turned them down at least 20 iimes. They just don't get that we're not interested. They have no friends, and I have never seen any of their siblings, although I know John has two brothers. I try to avoid them, but every time they see me or my husband doing yard work, they come over to chat and ask us to dinner. What do I do?- Annoyed Dear Annoyed: These are your neighbors, so it's best to stay on polite terms., but you don't have to social- venient. - Pittsburgh, Pa. ize. When John and Alice Dear Pittsburgh: Since invite you to join them, all ·a dog bite is so dangerous to you need to say is, "Thanks, a child, the dogs need to be but we can 't make it." Keep trained not to bite the baby repeating it, no matter how until the baby is old enough many times they ask. to learn not to annoy the Dear Annie: So, "Second dogs. It doesn't matter that Fiddle" wants to banish her the dogs were there first. husband's beloved dogs When a dog and a baby canbecause one of them nipped not Jearn to coexist peaceher toddler? Kudos to her fully, it's the dog - not the husband for his loyalty to child _ that has to find a his other family members. new home. A nip from a female dog Annie's Mailbox is writis more likely to be a correch l tion to a smaller pack mem- ten by Kat !Y Mitchel and her than aggression. Was the Marcy Sugar, longtime edichild pulling her fur or her tors of the Ann lAnders ears or climbing on her? column. 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To Charlene Hoeflich me, Justin Cottrill, Jared McKinney, Ryan Jeffers, General Manager-News Editor Frank Stewart, Caleb Davis. Brad Soulsby, Kyle Smith. Brad F.amsburg, Steven Hudson, Cody Davidson Congress shall make no law respecting an and Josh Williams exempliestablishment of religion, or prohibiting the fy what baseball is all about. They won some games and free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of lost some, doing both with speech, or of the press; or the right of the peo- class, good sportsmanship ple peaceably to assemble, and to petition the and style. It was an honor and a ·pleasure to have GoJ}ernment for a redress of grievances. stepped onto the diamond - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution with such a group of playwww.mydallysenllnel.com ers. Trey McKinney, a little leaguer, and Zack Sayre, a junior pony leaguer, had enough heart to play baseball with boys that were 18 years old. Not only that, they held your own, and it made me proud to see that baseball has young men like them in its future. Becky Cottrill kept the book for the team this season, which was not easy with changes being made with no notitication. to After moving Middleport in 1984, partly because of the park, and getting involved, I can only say I respect everyone involved with the youth league. You're great. These players are turning out the way they are because of the parenting father intended to buy a section of land somewhere in the county. He made a few arrangements with the attorney who was presiding over disposition of the property. While my father went to the Jim Hrulson bank to complete some necMUMleport essary financial arrangements, said attorney decided to purchase the property out · from under my father and Dear Editor: It's fortunate that in hastily made the transacMeigs County there resides tion. Now this may have been a lawyer who possesses all above-board legally, but the necessary attributes. These are precious com- ethically, I think it stunk. It modities in a nation where made me a true believer in lawyers are even attempting . the old adage, "What do you to- write themselves into call 144 lawyers at the botwills. A number of years ago, a tom of a river? A good situation developed which start." Jeff Fields nearly wiped out m~ faith in Syracuse the legal professwn. My provided. It is not easy to sit m the sun for six to seven hours in 90-plus degree heat, but those parents were there for every game. The team was sponsored by Dairy Queen of Middleport. Unethical TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, July 26, the 207th day of2007. There are 158 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 26, 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act, neating .the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the CIA and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On this date: In 1775, Benjamin Franklin became Postmaster-General. In 1788, New York became the eleventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1856, playwright George ·Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland. In 1945, Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labour Party. (Clement Attlee became the new prime minister.) In 1952, Argentina's frrst lady, Eva Peron, died in Buenos Aires at age 33. In 1952, King Farouk I of Egypt abdicated iri the wake of a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser. · In 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. In 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria sank off New England, 11 hours ilfter colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm; at least 51 people died. In 1971, Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy. Five years ago: The Republican-led House voted, 295132, to create an enormous Homeland Security Department, the biggest government reorganization in decades. Six-yearold Cassandra Williamson vanished from a suburban St. Louis home; her body was found hours later at an abandoned glass factory. (An acquaintance of Cassandra's father, Johnny Johnson, was later convicted of murder, kidnapping and attempted rape, and was sentenced to death.) One year ago: In a dramatic turnaround from her first murder trial, a jury in Houston found Andrea Yates not ~uilty by reason of insanity in the- drowning of her children m the bathtub; she was committed to a state mental hospital. A thinner but combative Saddam Hussein returncil .to his trial for the frrst time sinGe his hunger strike and hospitalization. Today's Birthdays: Movie director Blake Edwards is 85. Actor James Best is 81. Singer Dobie Gray is 67. Actresssinger Darlene Love is 66. Singer Brenton Wood is 66. Rock star Mick Jagger is 64 . .t.1ovie director Peter Hyams is 64. Actress Helen Mirren is 62. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Queen) is 58. Actress Susan George is 57. Actor Kevin Spacey is 48. 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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RULING haven't approved Holbrook bonus GAY MARRIAGE FRIENDS, FOES BY JULIE CARR SMYTH inition of 'family or A Warren County Ar STATE~OUSE CORRESPONDENT household member ' clear- Common- Pleas judge di sly expresses an intent to missed a felony domestic COLUMBUS - Ohio's give an unmarried rela- violence charge against domestic violence laws do tionship a legal status that Carswell after he argued not conflict with the state's approximates the 'effect of the section of the law ban on gay marriage, the marriage,"' she wrote. under which he was Groups in and out of the charged conflicted with Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. state lined up Wednesday the new marriage amendIn a 6-1 decision, jus- to applaud the ruling. The ment. The charge was reintices rejected the ar~ument deciston was being closely stated by an appeals court. that the domestic v10lence watcheij for the precedent Wednesday's ruling law is unenforceable in it could set for a dozen upholds the appeals cases involving unmarried similarly worded bans . court's decision. .couples because it refers to Ohio's is among the first 'T m very glad the them as living together "as state Supreme Courts to Defense of Marriage a spouse." interpret any of the bans amendment isn't going to The ruling was appllt\ld- passed after Massachusetts be used to tear apart the ed by gay rights and civil allowed same-sex mar- domestic viol11nce statute rights groups, advocates riages . because, to be honest, I for domestic violence vicOhio's amendment was voted for the amendment tims and, in an odd conflu- regarded as among the and I would vote for it ence, the anti-gay mar- broadest passed by 11 again," Warren County page gr9up that had sided states .in 2004 because it Prosecutor· Rachel Hutzel against them in court. bans civil unions and said Wednesday. "I think Justice Judith Ann denies legal status to all the two can be reconLanzinger cast the lone unmarried couples and gay ciled." ilissc:nting vote. marriages. CCV lawyer David Ohio State University Miller said tl)e group had : The d.ecision came in a case in which a man law professor Marc two purposes for getting accused of assaulting his Spindelman said the deci- involved in the case: to live-in girlfriend argued he sion signals the court's protect the amendment's pould not be charged with intent to interpret restric- definition of marriage domestic violence because tions imposed by' the roar- "which prohibits counterthe ban on gay marriage, riage amendment careful- feits like civil unions and adopted as a constitutional ly. domestic partnerships, and amendment in 2004, pro"Although the court did- ... to protect individuals hibits the state from n't say so in just so many from domestic violence." assigning legal status to words, it effectively But Jim Madigan, an unmarried couples. promises that the marria~e attorney for the gay-rights . Chief Justice ·Thomas amendment will be read m Moyer said in the opinion a way that's· conditioned legal firm Lambda Legal, that the domestic violence on reason not inflamed by said he believes the ruling law in~luded many groups the passions of traditional will give propone.nts of domestic benefits for and that describing peo- morality," he said. Citizens .for Community same-sex partners ammupie's living arrang~me;_nts 1sn't the ~arne as aSSignmg . Values called Wednesday's nition in future court ·the.J,l;l legal status. decision a "win-win-wm" cases. ·• (l)t is a person's deter- for domestic violence vicThe American Civil Union-Ohio, ruination to share some of tims, county prosecutors Liberties life's responsibilities with and gay marnage op_{lo- Ohio Domestic Violence another that creates cohab- nents, despite having filed N~twork and others joined itation," Moyer wrote. a brief siding with the the chorus of those hailing "The state does not have a le~al arguments of the ruling. "Ohio's highest court role in creating cohabita- M1chael Carswell · of tion, but it does have a role Lebanon, the man accused has said 'no' to a system in in creating a marriage." , of a1msing his girlfriend. which unmarried victims Lanzinger argued that Thomas Eagle, of domestic violence the majority misinterpret- _C arswelrs attorney, would have fewer rights ed with amendment "thus expressed disappointment and protections than marsaving the statute from in the ruling. He said tht; ried victims," the netbeing declvred unconstitu- case can't be appealed, and work 's Leslie Malkin. tiona!." Carswell now returns to "Today's ruling reinforces "Using the term 'living Warren County to face the the notion of justice for as a spouse' within the def- charges against him. · all" Man sustains possible head ·inj~ry'in mining accident - BY DIANE POTTORFF . DPOTTORI'm>MYOAILYREGISTER.COM Every day is (Mission Accomplished' Day Lately, even once-worshipful GOP pundits have been puzzled by the mystery of George W. Bush. Some find his jauntiness in the face of disaster inspiring; others find it unsettling. Almost everybody finds it rather unusual (but hold that thought). With Iraq War support eroding among Republicans, the White Hovse launched a recent propaganda offensive. On Independence Day, Bush informed a West Virginia audience, "Many of the spectacular car bombings and killings you see are as a result of AI Qaeda - the very same folks that attacked us on September the II th. A ml\ior enemy in Iraq is the same enemy that dared attack the United States on that fateful day." 'The very same folks," he said. Except that AI Qaeda in Iraq - the fanatics he's talking abQut - didn't exist on 9111 . The 2003 U.S. invasion created them. The word "folks," incidentally, is what poker players call Bush's "tell." It invariably signities he's lying to peopfe he considers yokels. 1\ccording to 11he Washington Post, CIA director Michael Hayden has told the White House that AI Qaeda is a deadly but relatively minor threat in Iraq. Many experts believe rival Sunni and Shiite militias would decimate-'them following a U.S. withdmwal. During a July 12 press conference, Bush nevertheless mentioned the organization 31 times. What an amazing coincidence that in Baghdad on July 13, Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner announced the cap- Gene Lyons ture and successful interrogation of Khalid al-Mashhadani, supposedly a high-level courier who hand-carried operational orders from Osama bin Laden 10 his Iraqi understudies. I don't believe that even the Bush administration would be dumb enough 10 announce the capture of someone with knowledge of bin Laden's whereabouts. Nor do I believe the AI Qaeda leader would try to run an indigenous Iraqi uprising from the wilds · of Pakistan. Unfortunately, he's a far more cunning adversary, having duped the United States into a terrible stmtegic blunder in lmq, squandering lives and treasure, bitterly dividing Americans and helping bin Laden foment murderous rage among Muslim youth. If Bergner's name sounds familiar, it is because he was on the .White House national security staff until May. On July 2, The New York Times reported his claim that "senior leadership" in Iran helped mastermind "a January mid in Karbala in which five American soldiers were killed." He provided no evidence except his say-so. USA Today has reported that an Ariity investigation of the Karbala incident blamed Iraqi police conspiring with •• insurgents. It's a measure of how bad tl\ings are that these are not mutually exclusive possibilities. Even so, Bergner's flair for timely "inteUigence" coups supporting the White House line i~ impressive. The great hero of Baghdad, however, is expected to be Gen. David Petraeus. The president evoked his name II times on July 12. Bush has cashiered aU the generals who opposed his "surge." It's to this mighty Caesar a warweary nation is expected to turn for an objective appraisal of - Iraq policy come September. . Alas, the fix is in. By all accounts a brave and capable soldier, Petraeus declared the "surge" a success approximately four years before it was conceived. On his Salon.com blog, Glenn Greenwald documents· an ·extensive series of triumphal claims by Petrdells dating to December 2003, when he told Newsweek the Iraqi insurgency was already fading. To hear Petraeus tell it, the United States has turned more corners in Iraq than a stable of barrel-racing horses. Six weeks before the 2004 presidential election, he wrote a Washington Post column claiming victory was imminent, largely because of the fighting spirit of Iraqi soldiers Petraeus himself had trained - an effort that~s quietly been all but abandoned. On evidence, Petraeus appears to be a familiar American type. a capable sol- · dier combining strong rigl)twing views and dreadful j:Jolitical judgment. Compare him, for example, to Gen. Douglas C. MacArthur. On July 13, Bush invited a platoon of conservative columnists to tl)e White House to admire his steely resolve. "Bush seems e~npowered," gushed David Brooks of The New York Times. "His · self-confidence is the most remarkable feature of his presidency." Evidently, Bush assured the pundits that "the Almighty" is firmly on his side. One conservative who wasn' t invited is The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan. Citing a "rock-ribbed" Republican friend who told her "I don't believe a word that comes out of his mouth," Noonan admits being creeped out by "the president's seemingly effortless high spirits.... His Iraq leadership has failed. His standing is lower than any previous president's since polling began. He's in a good mood. Discuss." (Some of the diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder include "a grandiose sense of self importance" and "fantasies of unlimited success, power.") It's the classic .con man's personality. For such an emotional cripple, every day being genuflected to and addressed as "Mr. President" would be ."Mission Accomplished" Day. Nothing else would matter. (Arkansas Democratcolumnist Gene Lyons is a national magazine award winner and co-author of "The Hunting oJ the President" (St. Manin 's Press, 2000). You can e-mail Lyons at genelyons2@sbcglobal.net.) Gazett~ The Daily Sentinel• .Page As www.mydailysentinel.com NEW HAVEN A Mason County miner was taken to a Huntington hospital by helicopter after receiving a head injury while on the job. Around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, members of the Mason County Emergency Medical Services responded to the Broad Run Mine located across from American Electric Power - Sporn Plant in New Haven for a man who had suffered a possible head injury. Sewer from PageA1 percent of the overflow using separate storm and sanitary sewer lines.. aud improvements to the pump station and treatment plant to handle the modification. Otey said grant and loan Agencies fromPageA1 met Thesday for a kick-off meeting. Attending were representatives of the CAA, Meigs County Council on Aging, Department of Job . and Family Services, Holzer Clinic, Pleasant Valley . Hospital, and local school systems, as well as elected officials. Many of those agencies operate transt?Ortatio.n serVIces now, usmg therr own agency vans, cars and buses. Increasing collaboratioJ between these agenciel could improve service to clients and save costs to the individual agencies. The first step in coordinating the plan will be development of a trans-_ portation inventory, identi· fying resources within each Broad Run Mine. is part that his injuries were not of Big River Mining, a life-threatening. subsidiary of Gatling The miner was taken to Cabell Huntington Mining Co. Hospital by HealthNet. Details of the accident Murphy said no details were not available at press time, but an investi- of the accident were gator with the West known and that he was Virginia Miners' Health, waiting for the investigaSafety and Training office tor's report. was at the Broad Run This is the second minMine to investigate the ing accident in Mason accident, according to County this year. Hoy Murphy, spokesman with West Virginia Department of Marketing and Commerce. The name of the miner . from PageA1 has not been released. but Murphy said he was told attempt to help find them new positions with another funds - possibly interest- employer, perhaps in the free loans - will likely be same telemarketing field. Varnadoe guessed 'the ' av=1ilable to finance the Pomeroy facility employs improvements. The firm is hoping for a 50/50 mix of around 75 people working grants and loans to com- both full and part-time positions . plete the project. to According URS expects the project to take five years to con- Millennium, it operates 75 struct and implement, two call centers in the United years for planning and States aod in Canada, issudesign. with construction ing 7.000 weekly paychecks in the third or fourth year. to workers in the US. Facility agency. A basic transportation plan is due to be complet.ed by Dec. 31. CAA Director Tom Reed said the plan will likely begin with a coordination of services offered in the population centers, or villages. and then branching out into rural communities. Dr. Scott Smith, D.O., of Holzer Meigs Clinic, outlined his work on a separate plan, a rural health care jnitiative. to provide transportation assi stance to patients without transportation to pharmacies, supermarkets and other stores and services. Under his proposal, families could share m the cost of operating a mini-van transportation service from Hometown Market in Middleport to Powell 's Foodfa1r in Pomeroy, with stops in . between to the county health department. phy sician office s and the senior center. Smith· said his patients regular! y miss scheduled appointments because of unreliable transportation , and are often unable to have prescriptions filled in a timely manner for the same reason. He said the rising cost of ~asoline has also resulted m an increase in missed appointments . Smith said the growing Mexican migrant and Amish populations present their , own unique transportation problems which should be addressed in any transportation plan . , The Dally Senri>U!l Subscribf r~ • 992-2155 , www.m)!dai/yselllinel.com school's graduation rate and had many other accomplishment s. Holbrook was paid a base salary or $380, 164 during her final year leadin g the nation 's largest university. and her contract called for an annual bonus of up to 25 percent of her salary. If she had been given that full bonus, Holbrook would have received $95 ,041. "We look at it as an earned bonu s, " Cloyd said. "It was not a bonu s tied directly to the co ntract ... but the board wanted to give it for her overall performance ." Boards can disc uss person nel matters· behind closed doors under the state's Open Meetings Act, but the law require s decision s to be made in an open meeting . Courts have allowed state bodies to take a public vote at a later date if they realize they' ve made a mi stake, said Thomas Winters, first assistant in Attorney General Marc Dann's office. "It happens a lot," he said. "It is not the intent of the act, but the courts have recognized that human beings don't always get it right." COLUMBUS (AP) - Ohio State trustees dido 't vote publiclr on former president Karen Holbrook s $250,000 bonu~ because they were focused on Gordon Gee's return as president, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Holbrook, who retired on June 30 after five years as president, received the bonus on Friday. The bonus, more than twice the amount outlined in her contract, was approved by the board in a private meetmg--on May 31. Trustees had intended to make a public vote at their July 13 meeting, but the issue never made the agenda, Ohio State spokeswoman Shelly Hoffman told The Columbus Dispatch. The board approved Gee's return at the well-attended meeting. "The timing of the payment was an unfortunate glitch," Hoffman said. Trustees will vote on the matter at their next public meeting, scheduled for Sept. 21, she said. The board's chairman, C. Gilbert Cloyd, told the Dispatch last week that Holbrook deserved the bonus because she did an outstanding job improving the Report finds rural students outpeiform city kids in science BY NANCY ZUCKERBROD AP EDUCATION WRITER WASHINGTON Rural students perform better in science than· their urban counterparts, and .rural teachers are generally happy · with their schools, a federal study says. While many education ~eports examine 1\rban tssues, this Education Department study provides a snapshot of what's happeniqg in rural schools. In all, about a third of U.S . public schools are located in rural areas. Generally, areas with fewer than 500 people per square mile are considered rural by the Census Bureau. When it comes to achievement, the report released Wednesday finds science is a strong subject for rural students. That could be because kids get their education in real -world settings as well as classrooms, says Marty Strange, policy director of the Rural School and Community Trust, an advocacy !.'roup. "Rural life is a ltttle closer to nafure," he said. The report found : -At all grade levels , run! I students did better on national science tests than children in cities and performed about the same as suburban students. -In math, rural kids did better than urban students at every grade level. -Rural fourth- and eighth-graders read better than their urban peers. In high school, rur~l kids read about as well as kids in cities. Among teachers, rural educators were more likely to report being satisfied pates using the area where the old Pomeroy Junior High School once stood as a parking area which would from PageA1 not be a violation of the easemel)t document. Pomeroy Village in 1993 for However any future con$40,000 and which the vil- struction on the site would lage is now in the process of be precluded. selling. Mayor John Musser said The deed and an easement he believes the clause document, copies of which restricting construction was were distributed to board removed by the school dismembers, set forth a restric- trict in Board minutes sevtion regarding the construc- eral years ago but just had tion of permanent buildings not been transferred to the or fixtures on the land . deed. Musser indicated the Buckley said that he Board action was taken four believes the restnct10n applies to the area where the old Pomeroy Junior High Building stood as well as adjacent property. The deed reads, "It is a restriction· and condition of i. this deed that the grantee ' not construct any permanent buildings or fixtures .... that may prevent suitable and appropriate parking of ;;. vehicles during athletic and school related activities Property ··iunalasse:s >... ·'" .. · At Monday night's meeting of Pomeroy Village Council, a bid for the property of $70,000 from Grace Episcopal Church was accepted contingent, however, on a first right of refusal granted to the Community Improvement Corporation by action of Council in 2004. According to a Grace Episcopal Church at the spokesperson Pomeroy Village Council meeting, the church antici~~N C1,pJ -V · 0 ~ ' ( :i.. rJ0.. ..-r: r '{ \ > ~ ,' -'1 · ' . ...... If'" /' ' ........... .. !b' ~A "" ,., -----··-····--pf.JFORMIXG,\kTS CI:VIltf. 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As for parent s in rural communities, they were more I ikely than urban or suburban parents to report attending an event at their children's school during the year. or five years ago when a hotel development at the site was under consideration. However, Buckley said.-Wednesday that a search of minute books over a period of several years did not find anything to indicate the restriction has been removed. "Nobody remembers any action, we 've searched the minutes, although we haven't completed them yet, and we haven't found anything. But we're still looking," he commented. " Can.d~ Bars 'ltee 60¢ 2/19¢ Billfolds ·rimex Mens& Watches. 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They won some games and free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of lost some, doing both with speech, or of the press; or the right of the peo- class, good sportsmanship ple peaceably to assemble, and to petition the and style. It was an honor and a ·pleasure to have GoJ}ernment for a redress of grievances. stepped onto the diamond - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution with such a group of playwww.mydallysenllnel.com ers. Trey McKinney, a little leaguer, and Zack Sayre, a junior pony leaguer, had enough heart to play baseball with boys that were 18 years old. Not only that, they held your own, and it made me proud to see that baseball has young men like them in its future. Becky Cottrill kept the book for the team this season, which was not easy with changes being made with no notitication. to After moving Middleport in 1984, partly because of the park, and getting involved, I can only say I respect everyone involved with the youth league. You're great. These players are turning out the way they are because of the parenting father intended to buy a section of land somewhere in the county. He made a few arrangements with the attorney who was presiding over disposition of the property. While my father went to the Jim Hrulson bank to complete some necMUMleport essary financial arrangements, said attorney decided to purchase the property out · from under my father and Dear Editor: It's fortunate that in hastily made the transacMeigs County there resides tion. Now this may have been a lawyer who possesses all above-board legally, but the necessary attributes. These are precious com- ethically, I think it stunk. It modities in a nation where made me a true believer in lawyers are even attempting . the old adage, "What do you to- write themselves into call 144 lawyers at the botwills. A number of years ago, a tom of a river? A good situation developed which start." Jeff Fields nearly wiped out m~ faith in Syracuse the legal professwn. My provided. It is not easy to sit m the sun for six to seven hours in 90-plus degree heat, but those parents were there for every game. The team was sponsored by Dairy Queen of Middleport. Unethical TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, July 26, the 207th day of2007. There are 158 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 26, 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act, neating .the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the CIA and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On this date: In 1775, Benjamin Franklin became Postmaster-General. In 1788, New York became the eleventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1856, playwright George ·Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland. In 1945, Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labour Party. (Clement Attlee became the new prime minister.) In 1952, Argentina's frrst lady, Eva Peron, died in Buenos Aires at age 33. In 1952, King Farouk I of Egypt abdicated iri the wake of a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser. · In 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. In 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria sank off New England, 11 hours ilfter colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm; at least 51 people died. In 1971, Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy. Five years ago: The Republican-led House voted, 295132, to create an enormous Homeland Security Department, the biggest government reorganization in decades. Six-yearold Cassandra Williamson vanished from a suburban St. Louis home; her body was found hours later at an abandoned glass factory. (An acquaintance of Cassandra's father, Johnny Johnson, was later convicted of murder, kidnapping and attempted rape, and was sentenced to death.) One year ago: In a dramatic turnaround from her first murder trial, a jury in Houston found Andrea Yates not ~uilty by reason of insanity in the- drowning of her children m the bathtub; she was committed to a state mental hospital. A thinner but combative Saddam Hussein returncil .to his trial for the frrst time sinGe his hunger strike and hospitalization. Today's Birthdays: Movie director Blake Edwards is 85. Actor James Best is 81. Singer Dobie Gray is 67. Actresssinger Darlene Love is 66. Singer Brenton Wood is 66. Rock star Mick Jagger is 64 . .t.1ovie director Peter Hyams is 64. Actress Helen Mirren is 62. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Queen) is 58. Actress Susan George is 57. Actor Kevin Spacey is 48. Rock singer Gary Cherone is 46. Actress Sandra Bullock is 43. Actor Jeremy Piven is 42. Rapper-reggae singer Wayne Wonder is 41. Actor Cress Williams is 37. Actress Kate Beckinsale is 34. Rock musician Dan Konopka (OK Go) is 33. 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AHH ... . t .) .. , . \ •• < " '·" :• ' ' I FINALLY KNOW THE ENDIN6! Thursday,July26,2o07 Report:,Ohio State trustees HAll. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RULING haven't approved Holbrook bonus GAY MARRIAGE FRIENDS, FOES BY JULIE CARR SMYTH inition of 'family or A Warren County Ar STATE~OUSE CORRESPONDENT household member ' clear- Common- Pleas judge di sly expresses an intent to missed a felony domestic COLUMBUS - Ohio's give an unmarried rela- violence charge against domestic violence laws do tionship a legal status that Carswell after he argued not conflict with the state's approximates the 'effect of the section of the law ban on gay marriage, the marriage,"' she wrote. under which he was Groups in and out of the charged conflicted with Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. state lined up Wednesday the new marriage amendIn a 6-1 decision, jus- to applaud the ruling. The ment. The charge was reintices rejected the ar~ument deciston was being closely stated by an appeals court. that the domestic v10lence watcheij for the precedent Wednesday's ruling law is unenforceable in it could set for a dozen upholds the appeals cases involving unmarried similarly worded bans . court's decision. .couples because it refers to Ohio's is among the first 'T m very glad the them as living together "as state Supreme Courts to Defense of Marriage a spouse." interpret any of the bans amendment isn't going to The ruling was appllt\ld- passed after Massachusetts be used to tear apart the ed by gay rights and civil allowed same-sex mar- domestic viol11nce statute rights groups, advocates riages . because, to be honest, I for domestic violence vicOhio's amendment was voted for the amendment tims and, in an odd conflu- regarded as among the and I would vote for it ence, the anti-gay mar- broadest passed by 11 again," Warren County page gr9up that had sided states .in 2004 because it Prosecutor· Rachel Hutzel against them in court. bans civil unions and said Wednesday. "I think Justice Judith Ann denies legal status to all the two can be reconLanzinger cast the lone unmarried couples and gay ciled." ilissc:nting vote. marriages. CCV lawyer David Ohio State University Miller said tl)e group had : The d.ecision came in a case in which a man law professor Marc two purposes for getting accused of assaulting his Spindelman said the deci- involved in the case: to live-in girlfriend argued he sion signals the court's protect the amendment's pould not be charged with intent to interpret restric- definition of marriage domestic violence because tions imposed by' the roar- "which prohibits counterthe ban on gay marriage, riage amendment careful- feits like civil unions and adopted as a constitutional ly. domestic partnerships, and amendment in 2004, pro"Although the court did- ... to protect individuals hibits the state from n't say so in just so many from domestic violence." assigning legal status to words, it effectively But Jim Madigan, an unmarried couples. promises that the marria~e attorney for the gay-rights . Chief Justice ·Thomas amendment will be read m Moyer said in the opinion a way that's· conditioned legal firm Lambda Legal, that the domestic violence on reason not inflamed by said he believes the ruling law in~luded many groups the passions of traditional will give propone.nts of domestic benefits for and that describing peo- morality," he said. Citizens .for Community same-sex partners ammupie's living arrang~me;_nts 1sn't the ~arne as aSSignmg . Values called Wednesday's nition in future court ·the.J,l;l legal status. decision a "win-win-wm" cases. ·• (l)t is a person's deter- for domestic violence vicThe American Civil Union-Ohio, ruination to share some of tims, county prosecutors Liberties life's responsibilities with and gay marnage op_{lo- Ohio Domestic Violence another that creates cohab- nents, despite having filed N~twork and others joined itation," Moyer wrote. a brief siding with the the chorus of those hailing "The state does not have a le~al arguments of the ruling. "Ohio's highest court role in creating cohabita- M1chael Carswell · of tion, but it does have a role Lebanon, the man accused has said 'no' to a system in in creating a marriage." , of a1msing his girlfriend. which unmarried victims Lanzinger argued that Thomas Eagle, of domestic violence the majority misinterpret- _C arswelrs attorney, would have fewer rights ed with amendment "thus expressed disappointment and protections than marsaving the statute from in the ruling. He said tht; ried victims," the netbeing declvred unconstitu- case can't be appealed, and work 's Leslie Malkin. tiona!." Carswell now returns to "Today's ruling reinforces "Using the term 'living Warren County to face the the notion of justice for as a spouse' within the def- charges against him. · all" Man sustains possible head ·inj~ry'in mining accident - BY DIANE POTTORFF . DPOTTORI'm>MYOAILYREGISTER.COM Every day is (Mission Accomplished' Day Lately, even once-worshipful GOP pundits have been puzzled by the mystery of George W. Bush. Some find his jauntiness in the face of disaster inspiring; others find it unsettling. Almost everybody finds it rather unusual (but hold that thought). With Iraq War support eroding among Republicans, the White Hovse launched a recent propaganda offensive. On Independence Day, Bush informed a West Virginia audience, "Many of the spectacular car bombings and killings you see are as a result of AI Qaeda - the very same folks that attacked us on September the II th. A ml\ior enemy in Iraq is the same enemy that dared attack the United States on that fateful day." 'The very same folks," he said. Except that AI Qaeda in Iraq - the fanatics he's talking abQut - didn't exist on 9111 . The 2003 U.S. invasion created them. The word "folks," incidentally, is what poker players call Bush's "tell." It invariably signities he's lying to peopfe he considers yokels. 1\ccording to 11he Washington Post, CIA director Michael Hayden has told the White House that AI Qaeda is a deadly but relatively minor threat in Iraq. Many experts believe rival Sunni and Shiite militias would decimate-'them following a U.S. withdmwal. During a July 12 press conference, Bush nevertheless mentioned the organization 31 times. What an amazing coincidence that in Baghdad on July 13, Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner announced the cap- Gene Lyons ture and successful interrogation of Khalid al-Mashhadani, supposedly a high-level courier who hand-carried operational orders from Osama bin Laden 10 his Iraqi understudies. I don't believe that even the Bush administration would be dumb enough 10 announce the capture of someone with knowledge of bin Laden's whereabouts. Nor do I believe the AI Qaeda leader would try to run an indigenous Iraqi uprising from the wilds · of Pakistan. Unfortunately, he's a far more cunning adversary, having duped the United States into a terrible stmtegic blunder in lmq, squandering lives and treasure, bitterly dividing Americans and helping bin Laden foment murderous rage among Muslim youth. If Bergner's name sounds familiar, it is because he was on the .White House national security staff until May. On July 2, The New York Times reported his claim that "senior leadership" in Iran helped mastermind "a January mid in Karbala in which five American soldiers were killed." He provided no evidence except his say-so. USA Today has reported that an Ariity investigation of the Karbala incident blamed Iraqi police conspiring with •• insurgents. It's a measure of how bad tl\ings are that these are not mutually exclusive possibilities. Even so, Bergner's flair for timely "inteUigence" coups supporting the White House line i~ impressive. The great hero of Baghdad, however, is expected to be Gen. David Petraeus. The president evoked his name II times on July 12. Bush has cashiered aU the generals who opposed his "surge." It's to this mighty Caesar a warweary nation is expected to turn for an objective appraisal of - Iraq policy come September. . Alas, the fix is in. By all accounts a brave and capable soldier, Petraeus declared the "surge" a success approximately four years before it was conceived. On his Salon.com blog, Glenn Greenwald documents· an ·extensive series of triumphal claims by Petrdells dating to December 2003, when he told Newsweek the Iraqi insurgency was already fading. To hear Petraeus tell it, the United States has turned more corners in Iraq than a stable of barrel-racing horses. Six weeks before the 2004 presidential election, he wrote a Washington Post column claiming victory was imminent, largely because of the fighting spirit of Iraqi soldiers Petraeus himself had trained - an effort that~s quietly been all but abandoned. On evidence, Petraeus appears to be a familiar American type. a capable sol- · dier combining strong rigl)twing views and dreadful j:Jolitical judgment. Compare him, for example, to Gen. Douglas C. MacArthur. On July 13, Bush invited a platoon of conservative columnists to tl)e White House to admire his steely resolve. "Bush seems e~npowered," gushed David Brooks of The New York Times. "His · self-confidence is the most remarkable feature of his presidency." Evidently, Bush assured the pundits that "the Almighty" is firmly on his side. One conservative who wasn' t invited is The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan. Citing a "rock-ribbed" Republican friend who told her "I don't believe a word that comes out of his mouth," Noonan admits being creeped out by "the president's seemingly effortless high spirits.... His Iraq leadership has failed. His standing is lower than any previous president's since polling began. He's in a good mood. Discuss." (Some of the diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder include "a grandiose sense of self importance" and "fantasies of unlimited success, power.") It's the classic .con man's personality. For such an emotional cripple, every day being genuflected to and addressed as "Mr. President" would be ."Mission Accomplished" Day. Nothing else would matter. (Arkansas Democratcolumnist Gene Lyons is a national magazine award winner and co-author of "The Hunting oJ the President" (St. Manin 's Press, 2000). You can e-mail Lyons at genelyons2@sbcglobal.net.) Gazett~ The Daily Sentinel• .Page As www.mydailysentinel.com NEW HAVEN A Mason County miner was taken to a Huntington hospital by helicopter after receiving a head injury while on the job. Around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, members of the Mason County Emergency Medical Services responded to the Broad Run Mine located across from American Electric Power - Sporn Plant in New Haven for a man who had suffered a possible head injury. Sewer from PageA1 percent of the overflow using separate storm and sanitary sewer lines.. aud improvements to the pump station and treatment plant to handle the modification. Otey said grant and loan Agencies fromPageA1 met Thesday for a kick-off meeting. Attending were representatives of the CAA, Meigs County Council on Aging, Department of Job . and Family Services, Holzer Clinic, Pleasant Valley . Hospital, and local school systems, as well as elected officials. Many of those agencies operate transt?Ortatio.n serVIces now, usmg therr own agency vans, cars and buses. Increasing collaboratioJ between these agenciel could improve service to clients and save costs to the individual agencies. The first step in coordinating the plan will be development of a trans-_ portation inventory, identi· fying resources within each Broad Run Mine. is part that his injuries were not of Big River Mining, a life-threatening. subsidiary of Gatling The miner was taken to Cabell Huntington Mining Co. Hospital by HealthNet. Details of the accident Murphy said no details were not available at press time, but an investi- of the accident were gator with the West known and that he was Virginia Miners' Health, waiting for the investigaSafety and Training office tor's report. was at the Broad Run This is the second minMine to investigate the ing accident in Mason accident, according to County this year. Hoy Murphy, spokesman with West Virginia Department of Marketing and Commerce. The name of the miner . from PageA1 has not been released. but Murphy said he was told attempt to help find them new positions with another funds - possibly interest- employer, perhaps in the free loans - will likely be same telemarketing field. Varnadoe guessed 'the ' av=1ilable to finance the Pomeroy facility employs improvements. The firm is hoping for a 50/50 mix of around 75 people working grants and loans to com- both full and part-time positions . plete the project. to According URS expects the project to take five years to con- Millennium, it operates 75 struct and implement, two call centers in the United years for planning and States aod in Canada, issudesign. with construction ing 7.000 weekly paychecks in the third or fourth year. to workers in the US. Facility agency. A basic transportation plan is due to be complet.ed by Dec. 31. CAA Director Tom Reed said the plan will likely begin with a coordination of services offered in the population centers, or villages. and then branching out into rural communities. Dr. Scott Smith, D.O., of Holzer Meigs Clinic, outlined his work on a separate plan, a rural health care jnitiative. to provide transportation assi stance to patients without transportation to pharmacies, supermarkets and other stores and services. Under his proposal, families could share m the cost of operating a mini-van transportation service from Hometown Market in Middleport to Powell 's Foodfa1r in Pomeroy, with stops in . between to the county health department. phy sician office s and the senior center. Smith· said his patients regular! y miss scheduled appointments because of unreliable transportation , and are often unable to have prescriptions filled in a timely manner for the same reason. He said the rising cost of ~asoline has also resulted m an increase in missed appointments . Smith said the growing Mexican migrant and Amish populations present their , own unique transportation problems which should be addressed in any transportation plan . , The Dally Senri>U!l Subscribf r~ • 992-2155 , www.m)!dai/yselllinel.com school's graduation rate and had many other accomplishment s. Holbrook was paid a base salary or $380, 164 during her final year leadin g the nation 's largest university. and her contract called for an annual bonus of up to 25 percent of her salary. If she had been given that full bonus, Holbrook would have received $95 ,041. "We look at it as an earned bonu s, " Cloyd said. "It was not a bonu s tied directly to the co ntract ... but the board wanted to give it for her overall performance ." Boards can disc uss person nel matters· behind closed doors under the state's Open Meetings Act, but the law require s decision s to be made in an open meeting . Courts have allowed state bodies to take a public vote at a later date if they realize they' ve made a mi stake, said Thomas Winters, first assistant in Attorney General Marc Dann's office. "It happens a lot," he said. "It is not the intent of the act, but the courts have recognized that human beings don't always get it right." COLUMBUS (AP) - Ohio State trustees dido 't vote publiclr on former president Karen Holbrook s $250,000 bonu~ because they were focused on Gordon Gee's return as president, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Holbrook, who retired on June 30 after five years as president, received the bonus on Friday. The bonus, more than twice the amount outlined in her contract, was approved by the board in a private meetmg--on May 31. Trustees had intended to make a public vote at their July 13 meeting, but the issue never made the agenda, Ohio State spokeswoman Shelly Hoffman told The Columbus Dispatch. The board approved Gee's return at the well-attended meeting. "The timing of the payment was an unfortunate glitch," Hoffman said. Trustees will vote on the matter at their next public meeting, scheduled for Sept. 21, she said. The board's chairman, C. Gilbert Cloyd, told the Dispatch last week that Holbrook deserved the bonus because she did an outstanding job improving the Report finds rural students outpeiform city kids in science BY NANCY ZUCKERBROD AP EDUCATION WRITER WASHINGTON Rural students perform better in science than· their urban counterparts, and .rural teachers are generally happy · with their schools, a federal study says. While many education ~eports examine 1\rban tssues, this Education Department study provides a snapshot of what's happeniqg in rural schools. In all, about a third of U.S . public schools are located in rural areas. Generally, areas with fewer than 500 people per square mile are considered rural by the Census Bureau. When it comes to achievement, the report released Wednesday finds science is a strong subject for rural students. That could be because kids get their education in real -world settings as well as classrooms, says Marty Strange, policy director of the Rural School and Community Trust, an advocacy !.'roup. "Rural life is a ltttle closer to nafure," he said. The report found : -At all grade levels , run! I students did better on national science tests than children in cities and performed about the same as suburban students. -In math, rural kids did better than urban students at every grade level. -Rural fourth- and eighth-graders read better than their urban peers. In high school, rur~l kids read about as well as kids in cities. Among teachers, rural educators were more likely to report being satisfied pates using the area where the old Pomeroy Junior High School once stood as a parking area which would from PageA1 not be a violation of the easemel)t document. Pomeroy Village in 1993 for However any future con$40,000 and which the vil- struction on the site would lage is now in the process of be precluded. selling. Mayor John Musser said The deed and an easement he believes the clause document, copies of which restricting construction was were distributed to board removed by the school dismembers, set forth a restric- trict in Board minutes sevtion regarding the construc- eral years ago but just had tion of permanent buildings not been transferred to the or fixtures on the land . deed. Musser indicated the Buckley said that he Board action was taken four believes the restnct10n applies to the area where the old Pomeroy Junior High Building stood as well as adjacent property. The deed reads, "It is a restriction· and condition of i. this deed that the grantee ' not construct any permanent buildings or fixtures .... that may prevent suitable and appropriate parking of ;;. vehicles during athletic and school related activities Property ··iunalasse:s >... ·'" .. · At Monday night's meeting of Pomeroy Village Council, a bid for the property of $70,000 from Grace Episcopal Church was accepted contingent, however, on a first right of refusal granted to the Community Improvement Corporation by action of Council in 2004. According to a Grace Episcopal Church at the spokesperson Pomeroy Village Council meeting, the church antici~~N C1,pJ -V · 0 ~ ' ( :i.. rJ0.. ..-r: r '{ \ > ~ ,' -'1 · ' . ...... If'" /' ' ........... .. !b' ~A "" ,., -----··-····--pf.JFORMIXG,\kTS CI:VIltf. 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As for parent s in rural communities, they were more I ikely than urban or suburban parents to report attending an event at their children's school during the year. or five years ago when a hotel development at the site was under consideration. However, Buckley said.-Wednesday that a search of minute books over a period of several years did not find anything to indicate the restriction has been removed. "Nobody remembers any action, we 've searched the minutes, although we haven't completed them yet, and we haven't found anything. But we're still looking," he commented. " Can.d~ Bars 'ltee 60¢ 2/19¢ Billfolds ·rimex Mens& Watches. Womens · ,: 1/2 Price 30°/o Off Mens .: Uitamins ColoQnes ComPlete & After Stock Shaves 25% Off 30% Off! �I OHIO The Daily Sentinel Court upholds state laws governing child pornography PageA6 Thursday, July 26, 2007' II' ' r: BY JOHN SEEWER PageA7 LOCAL • STATE ·LAw You CAN USE The Daily Sentinel ~ Thyrsday, July 26,2007 At-will employment is the rule in Ohio ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TOLEDO - It seems like a simple equation. Because of the rising demand for ethanol", farmers BY ANDREW are growing more com, which needs more nitrogen WELSH-HUGGINS fertilizer than other crops. ASSOCIATED PRESS WRI TER Then it stands to reason COLUMBUS - A state that applying more chemilaw that equates virtual cals means more of it will child pornography with wind up polluting rivers and pornography involving real lakes. Farmers say that's not children is not unconstitutional or at odds with a fed- necessarily so. They say new technolO¥Y eral court ruling that proallows them to apply fertiltects computer-generated izer with more precision, child . porn, the Ohio the amount that reducing Supreme Court ruled drains into waterways. And Wednesday. The court's unanimous they point out that more ruling found that the refer- farmers are planting grass ence in law to a virtually strips along streams and created image of child porn rivers to reduce runoff. is only part of the evidence . "It isn't as simple as saya jury would have to weigh ing more fertilizer will lead when hearing charges of to more runoff," said Matt Roberts, an agricultural child pornography. Roger Tooley, a Portage economist at Ohio State County man convicted of University. "It's a lot more · complicated." havin~ child pornography Hdw much rain fields get APplloto on h1s computer, argued and when it rains both play This June 13, photo shows corn beirig grown to produce ethanol, in a field in London. Because of the rising demand for that real and virtual child porn are indistinguishable.· a role in how ·much fertiliz- ethanol, farmers <;~re growing more corn, which needs more nitrogen fertilizer than other crops. Then it stands to reason that · As a result; he argued, an er is washed away too, he applying more chemicals means more of it will wind up polluting r1vers and lakes. Farmers say that's not necessarily so. ~ ' individual can't be convict- said. But he adds that "it's ed of child porn if he can't not unreasonable to think ethanol boom is J?Ointing us planting buffer strips and com, a 19 percent increase Association . The fertilizer made with · tell the difference between that a large increase in com in the wrong d1rection in applying fertilizer more pre- over last year, according to will lead to increase in which we want to ~o in cisely, Pease said. the U.S . Department of natural gas is one of the ' actual children and child runoff. " cleaning up the bay,' said Congress should provide They're replacAgriculture. biggest expenses of grow- ' pornography created on a Until researchers can . James Pease, an agriculture farmers incentives to adopt ing soybean and cotton ing corn and the cost of it" computer. study the issue, it's difficult professor at Virginia Tech those practices, he said. !ields with corn. has soared in the recent ~ · His attorney, Dean to say what will happen. Universjty. "We have the right to Many agriculture experts years. Boland, likened the situaA study predicting the Pease, who helped write demand a certain level of expect another big increase "Farmers over the last · tion to being charged with impact on the Chesapeake . the study, said farmers are performance from farmers," in corn next year to keep up decade have · become more' speeding without knowing Bay concluded that im expected to plant at least · he said. "That'. s a hump that with demand from new sustainable," ' Siekman said,' ' what the speed limit was. increase in corn production ~00,000 more acres of corn farmers are going to· need to ethanol plants under conadding that they have been ' "You can 't convict somethe next five years 10 the bay's watershed; get over." · · over struction. blamed too often for pollutone for possessing an image could add as much as 1-6 ing waterways. · which stretches from New There are the same conThat means farmers will that appears to be real," he million pounds ·of pollution. Other York to Virginia. . cerns that a large ri se in kn· o wn polluters are· have more incentive to said Wednesday. "Not good About 300 million pounds "We're obviously going corn prod,uction in the make sure that nitrogenlandscaping chemicals and . enough - it has to be real." of .nitrogen flow in the bay to get more runoff," he said. Midwest could dump more based fertilizer they inject sewage runoff. "We seem to · Tooley argued that Ohio's each year, according to the Much of that, though, can pollutants in the Mississippi into the fields won't wash discount the amounts of fer- ' law conflicted with the U.S. Chesapeake Bay be negated if farmers River and the Great Lakes. away, said · Dwayne tilizers and pesticides" Supreme Court's 2002 deci- Foundation. embrace conservation manF. a rmers this year planted Siekman executive director applied to lawns and gar- · sion rejecting a federal law "It simply means the agement practices such as about 93 million acres of of the Ohio Corn Growers· dens," he said. · that banned virtual child pornography as unconstitutional. In that decision, Ashcroft vs. The Free Speech Coalition, the court ruled Bv TERRY KINNEY Supreme Court, .and "We wpuld All six judges who dissented from ally arbitrary and disproportionate, ' that virtual child pornograASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER respond to that petition if and when the majority opinion Wednesday and the appeals panel agreed. But' phy was protected speech it is filed." were DemocratiC: appointees. The the majority of the full court ruled under the First Amendment A three-judge panel had thrown lone defector was Gilman, who Wednesday that a defendant has no and cannot be banned by · CINCINNATI - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals showed'its out the death sentence last August, sided with seven Republican constitutional guarantee that differ-: · child-pornography laws. The state Supreme Court deep divide on capital punishment citing what it called a violalion of appointees. ent juries will reach the same · According to court records, Getsy results, even if dealing with the on Wednesday rejected this again Wednesday when 11 threw out an Eighth Amendment "arbitrariargument and reinstated a ruling by one of its own panels ness" standard that prohibits ran- was' l9 when he was hired by John same facts. Tooley's conviction after it and reinstated the death penalty for dom, disproportionate capital sen- Santine in July 1995 to kill Charles "We're disappointed in the ratio-, , "Chuckie" Serafino, a business nale of the court," said Cleveland was thrown out by an a man convicted in a murder-for- tences. Judge Ronald Lee · Gilman, who rival. But when Getsy went to appeals court. It said Ohio's hire case. The court rarely assembles all its had dissented in that 2-1 ruling, Serafino's home in Hubbard, he . attorney Michael Benza, who repre-" law · doesn't go as far as sented Getsy. "It's our opinion that . banning virtual child judges to hear arguments, and r~ly wrote the opinion that was joined only wounded Serafino and killed the death penalty has always been : overturns one of its panel's rulings. by seven other judges. Senior Judge his mother, Ann Serafino, 68. pornography. A jury found Getsy guilty of mandated in the modern era to be · Instead, the court called But the 8-6 decision Wednesday Gilbert Merritt and Judge Karen fairly applied across the board." · the law a way for a jury to said Jason Getsy should be execut- Nelson Moore - the majority on aggravated murder and recomMerritt, in his dissent, called the , consider whether a person ed for murdering a. woman in July the first panel - both wrote dis- mended the death penalty, which majority opinion · "a supreme• in a photog~aphic depiction 1995. even tho4gh the man who senting opinions, along with Judge was upheld by the Ohio Supreme instance of legal legerdemain.''•. of child pornography is hired Getsy did not receive the Boyce Martin, the court's most out- Court and a federal district court. . spoken opponent of capital punish· Santine was convicted on an Martin reiterated from one of his ,. age . death penalty. , really under "We are very pleased that the ment. aggravated murder charge and was earlier opinions that application of · Prosecutors still would court reinstated the death sentence." Appeals judges in the 6th Circuit sentenced to life in prison. Two oth- the death penalty is "so fundamenhave to prove beyond a reasaid Stephanie Watson, chief of cortend to vote along party lines; those ers involved in the plot entered tally flawed at its very core that it is sonable doubt that a real rections litigation for the Ohio . appointed by a Democratic presi- guilty pleas and also were sen- beyond repair." child was used before winattorney general's office. dent tend to oppose the death penal· Benza said an appeal to the U.S. tenced to life in prison. ni~g a conviction, the court She noted that Getsy's lawyers ty, and those appointed by a On appeal, Getsy argued that his Supreme Court was being considsa1d. · have 90 days to petition the U.S. Republican tend to support it. death sentence was unconstitution. ered. The court also said that acce11ting . Tooley's argu-· ments would hurt the prosecution of child pornography in Ohio. BY RACHEL HOAG released its report on the University next spring. He "Unless the accused was After Friday's report, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER theft. present when the illicit still hoped the governor Ilovar said, two supervi1mage was 'captured' or the "For weeks , Governor might consider him for .sors and an attorney for COLUMBUS -· The Ted Strickland vowed not another . position , but the state gave him 'the state was able to identify the actual child victim and opportunity of a lifetime to make.me the scapegoat. Wurst said Strickland will option of resigning or have that victim testify, became a life lesson for a Indeed, I am the scape- not give Ilovar the Chance being fired. Th ~ superiors CLI;:VELAND (AP) - A .' prosecutions would be state intern fired after for another internship. goat,'' Ilovar said. refused his request to take !-year-old kangaroo was euth- , Impossible in cases where state co mputer backup Ifovar said that after the an hour to confer with his ani zed at the Cleveland; The state budget office images are downloaded device carrying sensitive on Friday also terminated device was stolen . his parents before deciding. Metropark5 Zoo after it was .. from the Internet," Justice data was stolen from his the· contracts of two out- supervisors encourage(! "There I was, the col- struck by a train 'that travels · Judith Arin Lanziger wrote. car. side consultants working him not to tell police that lege intern under duress through the Australia The Portage County prosJustin llovar, 22, was an on Ohio Administrative the device contained sen- being forced to sign away Adventure exhibit. ·. ecutor said the court intern at the state's Office Knowledge System, sitive data, including the what I felt was an opporThe zoo's veterinacy care ensured Ohio could contin- of Management and dubbed OAKS, a .$ 130 Social Security numbers · lunity of a lifetime ," he staff treated the female kanga- . ue to prosecute child Budget when the device, million project to move of all 64,400 state sa id . .roo but severe injuries required pornography. conlaining the Social much of the state's finan- employees and about the animal to be euthanized at At first. llovar said he · Otherwise, "the argument Sec urity numbers of cial transactions online. 770,000 taxj5ayers with signed the resignation let- I:30 p.m. Thesday: about I 1/2; would be made in every 859,852 Ohioans, was The project' s manager, uncas hed slate in come . ter, then was fired after he hours after the acc1dent. • case, 'Show me the child, stolen on June I 0 or June David White, resigned refund checks. The train operator, who did- · spoke with his parents and show me the real person,"' II . He was responsible for after Inspector General Aside from the personal n't see the red kangaroo lying Prosecutor Victor Vigluicci ·tak in g the device home Tom Charles released a information , the devi ce rescinded the letter. on the tracks, was fired, l()(). Wurst said the governor said Wednesday. "Well , overni ght for safekeeping. report co ncluding offi- contained tax ident ifi caofficials said in a news release. obviously we can' t do that.'' llovar claimed he has cials took too long to tion numbers, ba)lk was not involved in the Wednesday. . . Justice Evelyn Lundberg been made a sca pegoat inform police and top- account inform ation and circum stances surround·Fencing was to be installed~ Stratton sai d she agreed and was not allowed to level admini strators after other se nsiti ve data for ing llovar's di smi ssal, but to prevent contact between the.. with the court's decision confer with hi s parents the theft. 258.529 bu sinesses. ven - supported the deci sion . "Jared was as ked to train, which travels at 3 mph, , Wednesday but also said la st week after hi s former "Th e governor feels dors, school di stricts and ~mimal s in the exhib~. The resign. and we feel that and the U.S. Supreme Court bosses pressured him to appropri ate disciplinary loca l gove rnments. train ride was to remain shut was mistaken in its 2002 resign before he was fired . ac tions were taken in As an intern , llo va r was a ge nerous offer," she down until the project is fin- · ruling. "I have le arned so me response to the inspector said, he was given mini - said. ished. ' Th e governor 's office repor.t ," mal instructions on how to That decision "turned the, valuable lessons through- general' s There had been four other · First Amendment upside out thi s entire ex peri- Strickland spokeswo man safeguard the tape, simpl y has maintained since the instances of contact between'' down and will allow child ence ," llovar said in a Amanda Wurst said. "A told to removed the tape theft th at it doesn't the train and animals, includpornography to flo uri sh statement e-mailed to The · number of individual s from the office each ni~ht beli eve the information on ing in May, when the tip of a.: unabated," Stratton wrote. Associated Press on were held responsible for and return it the fo llow mg the device has bee n kangaroo's tail was clipped · "There are limits to First Wednesday. "I will always their roles." morning. ac cessed. Tlie state oft. Amendment protections, ask for written i nstruc When he landed the "I was the newest per- offered iden tity theft proZoo spokeswoman Sue and/or poli cy comp uter and the right to possess vir- tions networkin g son in the door so I inher- tection 10 those affected Allen said the USDA had · tual child pornography, in instructions. I will go internship. ll ovar said he ited the job of taking the and has said the total cos t reviewed plans for avoiding ·. light of all the evidence of longer assume I am fol- hoped it would lead to data tapes out of the of the se rvi ces and other animal contact, including the·; the damage it does to our lowing the rules." permanent em ployment building . That was the ·expen ses related to the placement of gravel and lava children, should not be proHe was fired Friday with the state after hi s ex tent of my instruc- theft could reac h $2 mil - rocks to discourage them from tected." after a state watchdog gradu ation fro m DcVry tions," Ilovar said . li on. going near the tracks. •• Ruling shows continued court split over death sentence Intern: Bosses pressured resignation after data theft inquiry a Kangaroo euthanized after tram accident at Cleveland zoo · Q.: I'm considering leaving my job and moving to accept an offer ·from an Ohio employer. A friend told me I should ask for an employment a~reement that specifies I w11l not be an employee at will. What does that mean? · A.: "Employment at will" means that, unless yo.u agree otherwise with yous employer, either you or your employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason that does not cpntradict the law. If you do not get an employment a~reement for a specific period of time, you will be "at will" employee and be terminated at any "'~•. ~~ By.the same token, as ar at Will employee, you are free at any time to leave a job you no longer want in order to take a better position. written assurances in an employee manual make it clear that an employee will not be terminated unless he or she fails to perform satisfactorily or gives some just cause. 3) Promi ssory estoppel is another exception to the at-will doctnne. In such a case, an employee reasonably relies (to her detriment) on something ·. an employer says or writes, even though it is not a contract. Let's say, for exampte, that an employee is accu sed of a cnme. The employee may be s uspend~ ed from his job until the trial is over, and has relied on his employer's verbal promise that he will be reinstated if he is acquitted. If the court finds that the employer should have expected the employee to rely on the promise, then the court may use "promissory estoppel" to decide Q.: Wh<~t happens if the that the employee was teremployer will not agree to minated wrongfully. employ me for a specific 4) A "public policy" penod of time? · exception would prohibit A·.: If you take the job in an employer from termiOhio as an at-will employ- nating an employee "at ee, your employer could will" if such a termination lawfully -terminate your would violate public roliemployment on the day cy. For example, i an t.~at you arrive. On the employee can prove she other hand, as ali at-will was terminated only employee, you would be because she took time off free to leave that job at any to serve on a jury, a court time to take a better. posi- may determine that she tion. was wrongfully terminated because, according to pub· Q.: Is Ohio the only "at lie policy, an employee · cannot be terminated for will" state? A.: No. Every state in the taking time off for jury .serUnlted Statcs considers vice. S) While at-will employees to be "at will" employment applies to unless the employment falls into an exceptton to most employment relationthe ., employment-at-will ships in Ohio, there arc some laws that prohibit terdoctrine. minations for unlawful reaQ.: What are the excep- · sons (such as the anti-discrimination and retaliation tions? A.: Ohio has five basic laws). For example, an exceptions to the employ- employee maY. not terminate an at-will employee ment-at-will doctrine. 1 ) The employment- because that employee at-will doctrine does not became disabled. apply if an employment Q.: How can I get a concontract provides for a specific term of employment tract for a specific term of or job protection, such as ·employment? A.: Bargain for · it. In allowing a termination only for just cause. your case, you might say 2) If an employer you will only accept the says or writes something new job with a minimum that is not exactly a con- employment term (say, a tract, but the court year) or an agreement that nonetheless treats it as you will only be terminatthough it were a contract, ed for just cause. Once you then the employment-at· quit your job and move to will doctrine will not Ohio, however, you will apply. For example, the lose your bargaining levercourt may determine that age and probably will not be able to bargain for job security. Certain employees have contracts that are not at will, incluc;ling some public school teachers and other public officials who, by law, are entitled to annually renewed employment contracts. Also, umon members generally are protected by a collectively bargained agreement preventing the employer from firing them without just cause. Q.: What 1s "just cause"? A.: · "Just cause" does not have an exact legal meaning and depends on the circumstances. Generally speaking, however, it refers to sufficient fault on 'he part of the em!'loyee to justify terminatiOn. For example , an employer usually will have just cause to terminate an employee who fails to show up or call ·off from work for several .days. In the case of performance problems, however, just cause usually means that the emP.loyee consistently has failed to meet the employer's reasonable expectations despite the employer 's warnings and instructions to improve. Q.: What happens if an employee has a contract, but the employer fires her anyway without just cause? A.: The employee could bring suit for damBiles from a breach of con· tract claim to recover the earninga she lost as a result of being fired without just cause before the end o( the contract. . lAw You Can Uae Ia a weekly consumer legal Information column pro· vided by the Ohio State Bar Association. This arti· cle was prepared by Akron attorney Neil E. Klingshirn of Fortnel & Klingshirn. , Art1cles appearing in this column are intended to provide broad, general · informa· tion about the law. For information about a variety of legal topics, visit the OSBA Web site at www. ohiobar. org. Before applying this information to a specifiC legal problem, readers are urged to seek advice from an attorney. MASON - Kyle and Lisa Ord (Honaker) of Mason, W. . Va. announce the birth of their second daughter, Ali via Paige, born May 18 at the Holzer Medical ·Center. The infant weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces. She has a 5ister Alisa. Maternal grandiparents are Debra Honker of Middleport and Paul and Rebecca Honaker, Jr., Mason, W. Va. Greatgrandparents are Betty and Charles Smith of Middleport and Minnie Honaker of Mason. Paternal grndiparents are Allvla Pal&e Ord Pete and Cindy Scott of Pomeroy and Verne and Great-grandparents are Bob and the late Janet Theiss of ; Debbie Ord of Pataskala. and Leah Ord of Syracuse Racine. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) - 45.03 "' Akzo (NASDAQ)- 86.01 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) 64.03 Big Lots (NYSE)'-~.10 Bob Evall8 (NASDAQ) 35.U BorgWarner (NYSE) 88.78 Century Aluminum (NAS.. OAQ) .- 60.62 Ch~mplon (NASDAQ) 6.95 Charming Shops (NASDAQ) -10.57 City Holding (NASDAQ) 34.47 Collins (NYSE) - 73.88 DuPont (NYSE) - 49.19 US Bank (NYSE) - 31.14 Gannett I NYSE) - 50.60 General Electric (NYSE) 40.42 Harley-Davidson ( NYSE) 58.88 JP Morgan (NYSE)45.27 Kroger (NYSE)- 27.36 Umlted Brands (NYSE) 25.81 Norfolk Southern (NYSE) 54.48 Oak Hill Rnanclal (NAS.. DAQ)- 29.54 Ohio Valley Bane Corp. (NASDAQ) - 25.00 BBT (NYSE)- 38.81 Peoples (NASDAQ)- 23.31 Pepsico (NYSE) - 68.32 Premier (NASDAQ) 15.07 Rockwell (NYSE) - 71.87 . Rocky Boots (NASDAQ) 16.22 Royal Dutch Shell - 81.10 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) 148.27 Wal-Mart (NYSE)- 47.87 Wendy's (NYSE) - 35.12 Worthington ( NYSE) 20.94 Dally stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for July 25, 2007, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills In Gallipolis at {740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero In Point Pleasant at (304) 674--0174. Member SIPC. French Colony Chorus Singing women advised of change GALLIPOUS - Women who love to sing are invited to join the French Colony Chorus, local chapter of the Sweet Adelines International, at _weekly, practices held at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Gallia County Senior Center Building on Pine Street, SR160, Gallipolis. Current members live in Meigs and Gallia counties in Ohio, and Mason, Cabell and Putnam counties in West Vrrginia. Those from other surroundin~ areas are welcome to jom in the education, ttavel, fun and fellowship of the group. The chorus sings four part harmony in the barbershop Slyle, a uniquely American art form. Voice parts range from the high notes of the tenor to the low tones of the bass. This is great because voices of all pitch are Included, · and as women age, their voices often lower. French Colony Chorus cwrently has members rang· ing n age from the 30s to 80s. Director Susan Russell says that one need not be an excellent solo singer, as a chorus is a blend of voice types. She notes that if you can sing "Happy Birthday", she can teach you the rest. Music includes nostalgic favorites, .rock numbers such as "One Fine Day" and "Yesterday", country song "Achy Breaky Heart", and contemporary tunes. The goals of French Colony Chorus include to learn the techniques of bartJershop style singing, to educate and entertain community members. Membership fees include opportunities for building skills not only in music but also in leadership, public and personal relations. The group competed well qainst larger, much longer established choruses at the Region·four contest of Sweet Adellnes International in Covington, Ky. the past two years. They have traveled to other cities and states for training and music events with other choruses, such as concerts, Winter Warmups, Summer Camp Falala, International SAl Conventions, and Marketing, Management and Leadership conferences. French Colony Chorus and its quartets have entertained at many Iota! civic, church and private functions during the two years since they have been •chartered. This summer the chorus and 1be French Chorders Quartet were the featured entertainment in suece~ive weeks aboard the River Explorel'l cruise barge on the Ohio and KanaWha Rivers. They are currently preparing for their second annual show, to be presented at the Ariel Theater in !l[ovember. As community service and fundraisers, they offer singing valen~nes, and perform at anniversary, graduation and birthday celebrations, reunions, club meetings, church dinners, festivals and many other occasions. The group has also donated their time and talents to perfonninll . at charity events, such as the Cancer Society's Relay for Life. To book the chorus or quartet for your e~.ents or for more information on joining the fun, contact Bev Alberchinski at 740-446-2476 or Suzy Parker at 740-992-5555. Teenager warned in letter by councilman indicted on drug charges CLEVELAND (AP) - A teenager who received a letter from a councilman telling him "go to jail or the cemetery" has been indicted on drug charges. Arsenio T. Winston, 18, was indicted Thesilay on two counts of drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession and one count of possessing criminal tools. If convicted, Winston could receive six months to 18 months in prison. Fed up with the level of crime, Councilman Michael Polensek mailed his letter' after learning that Winston had been arrested in the bluecollar Collinwood neighborhood on July 3. The longest ·serving counCil member with 28 years of service has had four vans stolen from the area. Polensek's letter said Winston "must be dumber than mud" to get arrested and referred to him as a "crack dealing piece of trash." Polensek said the letter was a warning from a public official to a thug to get out of the neighborhood. But Winston's mother Tonya Lewis, viewed it as a death threat. TJ)e letter was signed: "Go to jail or the cemetery soon - Michael D. Polensek." Polensek said the signoff was meant to highlight the likely outcome of Winston's lifestyle. SWCD to break ground on new conservation project· RUTLAND - The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and Leading Creek Watershed Group will hold its second annual Summer Picnic at th.e Meigs SWCD Conservation Area on Thursday, Aug . 2 starting with dinner at 6 p.m . The highlight of the event will be a ground-breaking ceremony for the wetland enhancement proj~_ct which will be constructed this year on the conservation area. The 2.25-acre wetland will include viewing platforms to enhance the area· for educational purposes and is being constructed with funding from the Natural Resource Conservation Service and American Electric Power. An optional trail walk of the 1.5-mile. Pauline H. Atkins Memorial Nature Trail will follow including new areas of experimental native and blight-resistant American chestnut trees. The · Mei gs SWCD Conservation Area is located on New Lima Road midway between Rutland and Harrisonville The public is welcome tQ attend; call the Meigs SWCD at (740) 9924282 for more information or for directions to the conservation area. "Join us for good food, get updates from your local watershed group, and explore the Meigs SWCP Conservation Area," said Raina Fulks, Leading ~reek Watershed Coordinator. Local weather Thursday ... Partly sunny. Widespread dense fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning ... Then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Thursday night...A chance of thunderstorms. in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening ... Becomi ng light and variable. Chance of rai n 40 percent. Friday ... Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain SO percent. Friday night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. · Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph . Chance of rain 40 percent. Saturday ...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of "thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent . , Saturday night through Sunday night ... Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Monday and Monday cloudy. night... Mostly Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. Tuesday through Wednesday .. .Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the Upper 60s . �I OHIO The Daily Sentinel Court upholds state laws governing child pornography PageA6 Thursday, July 26, 2007' II' ' r: BY JOHN SEEWER PageA7 LOCAL • STATE ·LAw You CAN USE The Daily Sentinel ~ Thyrsday, July 26,2007 At-will employment is the rule in Ohio ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TOLEDO - It seems like a simple equation. Because of the rising demand for ethanol", farmers BY ANDREW are growing more com, which needs more nitrogen WELSH-HUGGINS fertilizer than other crops. ASSOCIATED PRESS WRI TER Then it stands to reason COLUMBUS - A state that applying more chemilaw that equates virtual cals means more of it will child pornography with wind up polluting rivers and pornography involving real lakes. Farmers say that's not children is not unconstitutional or at odds with a fed- necessarily so. They say new technolO¥Y eral court ruling that proallows them to apply fertiltects computer-generated izer with more precision, child . porn, the Ohio the amount that reducing Supreme Court ruled drains into waterways. And Wednesday. The court's unanimous they point out that more ruling found that the refer- farmers are planting grass ence in law to a virtually strips along streams and created image of child porn rivers to reduce runoff. is only part of the evidence . "It isn't as simple as saya jury would have to weigh ing more fertilizer will lead when hearing charges of to more runoff," said Matt Roberts, an agricultural child pornography. Roger Tooley, a Portage economist at Ohio State County man convicted of University. "It's a lot more · complicated." havin~ child pornography Hdw much rain fields get APplloto on h1s computer, argued and when it rains both play This June 13, photo shows corn beirig grown to produce ethanol, in a field in London. Because of the rising demand for that real and virtual child porn are indistinguishable.· a role in how ·much fertiliz- ethanol, farmers <;~re growing more corn, which needs more nitrogen fertilizer than other crops. Then it stands to reason that · As a result; he argued, an er is washed away too, he applying more chemicals means more of it will wind up polluting r1vers and lakes. Farmers say that's not necessarily so. ~ ' individual can't be convict- said. But he adds that "it's ed of child porn if he can't not unreasonable to think ethanol boom is J?Ointing us planting buffer strips and com, a 19 percent increase Association . The fertilizer made with · tell the difference between that a large increase in com in the wrong d1rection in applying fertilizer more pre- over last year, according to will lead to increase in which we want to ~o in cisely, Pease said. the U.S . Department of natural gas is one of the ' actual children and child runoff. " cleaning up the bay,' said Congress should provide They're replacAgriculture. biggest expenses of grow- ' pornography created on a Until researchers can . James Pease, an agriculture farmers incentives to adopt ing soybean and cotton ing corn and the cost of it" computer. study the issue, it's difficult professor at Virginia Tech those practices, he said. !ields with corn. has soared in the recent ~ · His attorney, Dean to say what will happen. Universjty. "We have the right to Many agriculture experts years. Boland, likened the situaA study predicting the Pease, who helped write demand a certain level of expect another big increase "Farmers over the last · tion to being charged with impact on the Chesapeake . the study, said farmers are performance from farmers," in corn next year to keep up decade have · become more' speeding without knowing Bay concluded that im expected to plant at least · he said. "That'. s a hump that with demand from new sustainable," ' Siekman said,' ' what the speed limit was. increase in corn production ~00,000 more acres of corn farmers are going to· need to ethanol plants under conadding that they have been ' "You can 't convict somethe next five years 10 the bay's watershed; get over." · · over struction. blamed too often for pollutone for possessing an image could add as much as 1-6 ing waterways. · which stretches from New There are the same conThat means farmers will that appears to be real," he million pounds ·of pollution. Other York to Virginia. . cerns that a large ri se in kn· o wn polluters are· have more incentive to said Wednesday. "Not good About 300 million pounds "We're obviously going corn prod,uction in the make sure that nitrogenlandscaping chemicals and . enough - it has to be real." of .nitrogen flow in the bay to get more runoff," he said. Midwest could dump more based fertilizer they inject sewage runoff. "We seem to · Tooley argued that Ohio's each year, according to the Much of that, though, can pollutants in the Mississippi into the fields won't wash discount the amounts of fer- ' law conflicted with the U.S. Chesapeake Bay be negated if farmers River and the Great Lakes. away, said · Dwayne tilizers and pesticides" Supreme Court's 2002 deci- Foundation. embrace conservation manF. a rmers this year planted Siekman executive director applied to lawns and gar- · sion rejecting a federal law "It simply means the agement practices such as about 93 million acres of of the Ohio Corn Growers· dens," he said. · that banned virtual child pornography as unconstitutional. In that decision, Ashcroft vs. The Free Speech Coalition, the court ruled Bv TERRY KINNEY Supreme Court, .and "We wpuld All six judges who dissented from ally arbitrary and disproportionate, ' that virtual child pornograASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER respond to that petition if and when the majority opinion Wednesday and the appeals panel agreed. But' phy was protected speech it is filed." were DemocratiC: appointees. The the majority of the full court ruled under the First Amendment A three-judge panel had thrown lone defector was Gilman, who Wednesday that a defendant has no and cannot be banned by · CINCINNATI - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals showed'its out the death sentence last August, sided with seven Republican constitutional guarantee that differ-: · child-pornography laws. The state Supreme Court deep divide on capital punishment citing what it called a violalion of appointees. ent juries will reach the same · According to court records, Getsy results, even if dealing with the on Wednesday rejected this again Wednesday when 11 threw out an Eighth Amendment "arbitrariargument and reinstated a ruling by one of its own panels ness" standard that prohibits ran- was' l9 when he was hired by John same facts. Tooley's conviction after it and reinstated the death penalty for dom, disproportionate capital sen- Santine in July 1995 to kill Charles "We're disappointed in the ratio-, , "Chuckie" Serafino, a business nale of the court," said Cleveland was thrown out by an a man convicted in a murder-for- tences. Judge Ronald Lee · Gilman, who rival. But when Getsy went to appeals court. It said Ohio's hire case. The court rarely assembles all its had dissented in that 2-1 ruling, Serafino's home in Hubbard, he . attorney Michael Benza, who repre-" law · doesn't go as far as sented Getsy. "It's our opinion that . banning virtual child judges to hear arguments, and r~ly wrote the opinion that was joined only wounded Serafino and killed the death penalty has always been : overturns one of its panel's rulings. by seven other judges. Senior Judge his mother, Ann Serafino, 68. pornography. A jury found Getsy guilty of mandated in the modern era to be · Instead, the court called But the 8-6 decision Wednesday Gilbert Merritt and Judge Karen fairly applied across the board." · the law a way for a jury to said Jason Getsy should be execut- Nelson Moore - the majority on aggravated murder and recomMerritt, in his dissent, called the , consider whether a person ed for murdering a. woman in July the first panel - both wrote dis- mended the death penalty, which majority opinion · "a supreme• in a photog~aphic depiction 1995. even tho4gh the man who senting opinions, along with Judge was upheld by the Ohio Supreme instance of legal legerdemain.''•. of child pornography is hired Getsy did not receive the Boyce Martin, the court's most out- Court and a federal district court. . spoken opponent of capital punish· Santine was convicted on an Martin reiterated from one of his ,. age . death penalty. , really under "We are very pleased that the ment. aggravated murder charge and was earlier opinions that application of · Prosecutors still would court reinstated the death sentence." Appeals judges in the 6th Circuit sentenced to life in prison. Two oth- the death penalty is "so fundamenhave to prove beyond a reasaid Stephanie Watson, chief of cortend to vote along party lines; those ers involved in the plot entered tally flawed at its very core that it is sonable doubt that a real rections litigation for the Ohio . appointed by a Democratic presi- guilty pleas and also were sen- beyond repair." child was used before winattorney general's office. dent tend to oppose the death penal· Benza said an appeal to the U.S. tenced to life in prison. ni~g a conviction, the court She noted that Getsy's lawyers ty, and those appointed by a On appeal, Getsy argued that his Supreme Court was being considsa1d. · have 90 days to petition the U.S. Republican tend to support it. death sentence was unconstitution. ered. The court also said that acce11ting . Tooley's argu-· ments would hurt the prosecution of child pornography in Ohio. BY RACHEL HOAG released its report on the University next spring. He "Unless the accused was After Friday's report, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER theft. present when the illicit still hoped the governor Ilovar said, two supervi1mage was 'captured' or the "For weeks , Governor might consider him for .sors and an attorney for COLUMBUS -· The Ted Strickland vowed not another . position , but the state gave him 'the state was able to identify the actual child victim and opportunity of a lifetime to make.me the scapegoat. Wurst said Strickland will option of resigning or have that victim testify, became a life lesson for a Indeed, I am the scape- not give Ilovar the Chance being fired. Th ~ superiors CLI;:VELAND (AP) - A .' prosecutions would be state intern fired after for another internship. goat,'' Ilovar said. refused his request to take !-year-old kangaroo was euth- , Impossible in cases where state co mputer backup Ifovar said that after the an hour to confer with his ani zed at the Cleveland; The state budget office images are downloaded device carrying sensitive on Friday also terminated device was stolen . his parents before deciding. Metropark5 Zoo after it was .. from the Internet," Justice data was stolen from his the· contracts of two out- supervisors encourage(! "There I was, the col- struck by a train 'that travels · Judith Arin Lanziger wrote. car. side consultants working him not to tell police that lege intern under duress through the Australia The Portage County prosJustin llovar, 22, was an on Ohio Administrative the device contained sen- being forced to sign away Adventure exhibit. ·. ecutor said the court intern at the state's Office Knowledge System, sitive data, including the what I felt was an opporThe zoo's veterinacy care ensured Ohio could contin- of Management and dubbed OAKS, a .$ 130 Social Security numbers · lunity of a lifetime ," he staff treated the female kanga- . ue to prosecute child Budget when the device, million project to move of all 64,400 state sa id . .roo but severe injuries required pornography. conlaining the Social much of the state's finan- employees and about the animal to be euthanized at At first. llovar said he · Otherwise, "the argument Sec urity numbers of cial transactions online. 770,000 taxj5ayers with signed the resignation let- I:30 p.m. Thesday: about I 1/2; would be made in every 859,852 Ohioans, was The project' s manager, uncas hed slate in come . ter, then was fired after he hours after the acc1dent. • case, 'Show me the child, stolen on June I 0 or June David White, resigned refund checks. The train operator, who did- · spoke with his parents and show me the real person,"' II . He was responsible for after Inspector General Aside from the personal n't see the red kangaroo lying Prosecutor Victor Vigluicci ·tak in g the device home Tom Charles released a information , the devi ce rescinded the letter. on the tracks, was fired, l()(). Wurst said the governor said Wednesday. "Well , overni ght for safekeeping. report co ncluding offi- contained tax ident ifi caofficials said in a news release. obviously we can' t do that.'' llovar claimed he has cials took too long to tion numbers, ba)lk was not involved in the Wednesday. . . Justice Evelyn Lundberg been made a sca pegoat inform police and top- account inform ation and circum stances surround·Fencing was to be installed~ Stratton sai d she agreed and was not allowed to level admini strators after other se nsiti ve data for ing llovar's di smi ssal, but to prevent contact between the.. with the court's decision confer with hi s parents the theft. 258.529 bu sinesses. ven - supported the deci sion . "Jared was as ked to train, which travels at 3 mph, , Wednesday but also said la st week after hi s former "Th e governor feels dors, school di stricts and ~mimal s in the exhib~. The resign. and we feel that and the U.S. Supreme Court bosses pressured him to appropri ate disciplinary loca l gove rnments. train ride was to remain shut was mistaken in its 2002 resign before he was fired . ac tions were taken in As an intern , llo va r was a ge nerous offer," she down until the project is fin- · ruling. "I have le arned so me response to the inspector said, he was given mini - said. ished. ' Th e governor 's office repor.t ," mal instructions on how to That decision "turned the, valuable lessons through- general' s There had been four other · First Amendment upside out thi s entire ex peri- Strickland spokeswo man safeguard the tape, simpl y has maintained since the instances of contact between'' down and will allow child ence ," llovar said in a Amanda Wurst said. "A told to removed the tape theft th at it doesn't the train and animals, includpornography to flo uri sh statement e-mailed to The · number of individual s from the office each ni~ht beli eve the information on ing in May, when the tip of a.: unabated," Stratton wrote. Associated Press on were held responsible for and return it the fo llow mg the device has bee n kangaroo's tail was clipped · "There are limits to First Wednesday. "I will always their roles." morning. ac cessed. Tlie state oft. Amendment protections, ask for written i nstruc When he landed the "I was the newest per- offered iden tity theft proZoo spokeswoman Sue and/or poli cy comp uter and the right to possess vir- tions networkin g son in the door so I inher- tection 10 those affected Allen said the USDA had · tual child pornography, in instructions. I will go internship. ll ovar said he ited the job of taking the and has said the total cos t reviewed plans for avoiding ·. light of all the evidence of longer assume I am fol- hoped it would lead to data tapes out of the of the se rvi ces and other animal contact, including the·; the damage it does to our lowing the rules." permanent em ployment building . That was the ·expen ses related to the placement of gravel and lava children, should not be proHe was fired Friday with the state after hi s ex tent of my instruc- theft could reac h $2 mil - rocks to discourage them from tected." after a state watchdog gradu ation fro m DcVry tions," Ilovar said . li on. going near the tracks. •• Ruling shows continued court split over death sentence Intern: Bosses pressured resignation after data theft inquiry a Kangaroo euthanized after tram accident at Cleveland zoo · Q.: I'm considering leaving my job and moving to accept an offer ·from an Ohio employer. A friend told me I should ask for an employment a~reement that specifies I w11l not be an employee at will. What does that mean? · A.: "Employment at will" means that, unless yo.u agree otherwise with yous employer, either you or your employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason that does not cpntradict the law. If you do not get an employment a~reement for a specific period of time, you will be "at will" employee and be terminated at any "'~•. ~~ By.the same token, as ar at Will employee, you are free at any time to leave a job you no longer want in order to take a better position. written assurances in an employee manual make it clear that an employee will not be terminated unless he or she fails to perform satisfactorily or gives some just cause. 3) Promi ssory estoppel is another exception to the at-will doctnne. In such a case, an employee reasonably relies (to her detriment) on something ·. an employer says or writes, even though it is not a contract. Let's say, for exampte, that an employee is accu sed of a cnme. The employee may be s uspend~ ed from his job until the trial is over, and has relied on his employer's verbal promise that he will be reinstated if he is acquitted. If the court finds that the employer should have expected the employee to rely on the promise, then the court may use "promissory estoppel" to decide Q.: Wh<~t happens if the that the employee was teremployer will not agree to minated wrongfully. employ me for a specific 4) A "public policy" penod of time? · exception would prohibit A·.: If you take the job in an employer from termiOhio as an at-will employ- nating an employee "at ee, your employer could will" if such a termination lawfully -terminate your would violate public roliemployment on the day cy. For example, i an t.~at you arrive. On the employee can prove she other hand, as ali at-will was terminated only employee, you would be because she took time off free to leave that job at any to serve on a jury, a court time to take a better. posi- may determine that she tion. was wrongfully terminated because, according to pub· Q.: Is Ohio the only "at lie policy, an employee · cannot be terminated for will" state? A.: No. Every state in the taking time off for jury .serUnlted Statcs considers vice. S) While at-will employees to be "at will" employment applies to unless the employment falls into an exceptton to most employment relationthe ., employment-at-will ships in Ohio, there arc some laws that prohibit terdoctrine. minations for unlawful reaQ.: What are the excep- · sons (such as the anti-discrimination and retaliation tions? A.: Ohio has five basic laws). For example, an exceptions to the employ- employee maY. not terminate an at-will employee ment-at-will doctrine. 1 ) The employment- because that employee at-will doctrine does not became disabled. apply if an employment Q.: How can I get a concontract provides for a specific term of employment tract for a specific term of or job protection, such as ·employment? A.: Bargain for · it. In allowing a termination only for just cause. your case, you might say 2) If an employer you will only accept the says or writes something new job with a minimum that is not exactly a con- employment term (say, a tract, but the court year) or an agreement that nonetheless treats it as you will only be terminatthough it were a contract, ed for just cause. Once you then the employment-at· quit your job and move to will doctrine will not Ohio, however, you will apply. For example, the lose your bargaining levercourt may determine that age and probably will not be able to bargain for job security. Certain employees have contracts that are not at will, incluc;ling some public school teachers and other public officials who, by law, are entitled to annually renewed employment contracts. Also, umon members generally are protected by a collectively bargained agreement preventing the employer from firing them without just cause. Q.: What 1s "just cause"? A.: · "Just cause" does not have an exact legal meaning and depends on the circumstances. Generally speaking, however, it refers to sufficient fault on 'he part of the em!'loyee to justify terminatiOn. For example , an employer usually will have just cause to terminate an employee who fails to show up or call ·off from work for several .days. In the case of performance problems, however, just cause usually means that the emP.loyee consistently has failed to meet the employer's reasonable expectations despite the employer 's warnings and instructions to improve. Q.: What happens if an employee has a contract, but the employer fires her anyway without just cause? A.: The employee could bring suit for damBiles from a breach of con· tract claim to recover the earninga she lost as a result of being fired without just cause before the end o( the contract. . lAw You Can Uae Ia a weekly consumer legal Information column pro· vided by the Ohio State Bar Association. This arti· cle was prepared by Akron attorney Neil E. Klingshirn of Fortnel & Klingshirn. , Art1cles appearing in this column are intended to provide broad, general · informa· tion about the law. For information about a variety of legal topics, visit the OSBA Web site at www. ohiobar. org. Before applying this information to a specifiC legal problem, readers are urged to seek advice from an attorney. MASON - Kyle and Lisa Ord (Honaker) of Mason, W. . Va. announce the birth of their second daughter, Ali via Paige, born May 18 at the Holzer Medical ·Center. The infant weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces. She has a 5ister Alisa. Maternal grandiparents are Debra Honker of Middleport and Paul and Rebecca Honaker, Jr., Mason, W. Va. Greatgrandparents are Betty and Charles Smith of Middleport and Minnie Honaker of Mason. Paternal grndiparents are Allvla Pal&e Ord Pete and Cindy Scott of Pomeroy and Verne and Great-grandparents are Bob and the late Janet Theiss of ; Debbie Ord of Pataskala. and Leah Ord of Syracuse Racine. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) - 45.03 "' Akzo (NASDAQ)- 86.01 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) 64.03 Big Lots (NYSE)'-~.10 Bob Evall8 (NASDAQ) 35.U BorgWarner (NYSE) 88.78 Century Aluminum (NAS.. OAQ) .- 60.62 Ch~mplon (NASDAQ) 6.95 Charming Shops (NASDAQ) -10.57 City Holding (NASDAQ) 34.47 Collins (NYSE) - 73.88 DuPont (NYSE) - 49.19 US Bank (NYSE) - 31.14 Gannett I NYSE) - 50.60 General Electric (NYSE) 40.42 Harley-Davidson ( NYSE) 58.88 JP Morgan (NYSE)45.27 Kroger (NYSE)- 27.36 Umlted Brands (NYSE) 25.81 Norfolk Southern (NYSE) 54.48 Oak Hill Rnanclal (NAS.. DAQ)- 29.54 Ohio Valley Bane Corp. (NASDAQ) - 25.00 BBT (NYSE)- 38.81 Peoples (NASDAQ)- 23.31 Pepsico (NYSE) - 68.32 Premier (NASDAQ) 15.07 Rockwell (NYSE) - 71.87 . Rocky Boots (NASDAQ) 16.22 Royal Dutch Shell - 81.10 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) 148.27 Wal-Mart (NYSE)- 47.87 Wendy's (NYSE) - 35.12 Worthington ( NYSE) 20.94 Dally stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions for July 25, 2007, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills In Gallipolis at {740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero In Point Pleasant at (304) 674--0174. Member SIPC. French Colony Chorus Singing women advised of change GALLIPOUS - Women who love to sing are invited to join the French Colony Chorus, local chapter of the Sweet Adelines International, at _weekly, practices held at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Gallia County Senior Center Building on Pine Street, SR160, Gallipolis. Current members live in Meigs and Gallia counties in Ohio, and Mason, Cabell and Putnam counties in West Vrrginia. Those from other surroundin~ areas are welcome to jom in the education, ttavel, fun and fellowship of the group. The chorus sings four part harmony in the barbershop Slyle, a uniquely American art form. Voice parts range from the high notes of the tenor to the low tones of the bass. This is great because voices of all pitch are Included, · and as women age, their voices often lower. French Colony Chorus cwrently has members rang· ing n age from the 30s to 80s. Director Susan Russell says that one need not be an excellent solo singer, as a chorus is a blend of voice types. She notes that if you can sing "Happy Birthday", she can teach you the rest. Music includes nostalgic favorites, .rock numbers such as "One Fine Day" and "Yesterday", country song "Achy Breaky Heart", and contemporary tunes. The goals of French Colony Chorus include to learn the techniques of bartJershop style singing, to educate and entertain community members. Membership fees include opportunities for building skills not only in music but also in leadership, public and personal relations. The group competed well qainst larger, much longer established choruses at the Region·four contest of Sweet Adellnes International in Covington, Ky. the past two years. They have traveled to other cities and states for training and music events with other choruses, such as concerts, Winter Warmups, Summer Camp Falala, International SAl Conventions, and Marketing, Management and Leadership conferences. French Colony Chorus and its quartets have entertained at many Iota! civic, church and private functions during the two years since they have been •chartered. This summer the chorus and 1be French Chorders Quartet were the featured entertainment in suece~ive weeks aboard the River Explorel'l cruise barge on the Ohio and KanaWha Rivers. They are currently preparing for their second annual show, to be presented at the Ariel Theater in !l[ovember. As community service and fundraisers, they offer singing valen~nes, and perform at anniversary, graduation and birthday celebrations, reunions, club meetings, church dinners, festivals and many other occasions. The group has also donated their time and talents to perfonninll . at charity events, such as the Cancer Society's Relay for Life. To book the chorus or quartet for your e~.ents or for more information on joining the fun, contact Bev Alberchinski at 740-446-2476 or Suzy Parker at 740-992-5555. Teenager warned in letter by councilman indicted on drug charges CLEVELAND (AP) - A teenager who received a letter from a councilman telling him "go to jail or the cemetery" has been indicted on drug charges. Arsenio T. Winston, 18, was indicted Thesilay on two counts of drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession and one count of possessing criminal tools. If convicted, Winston could receive six months to 18 months in prison. Fed up with the level of crime, Councilman Michael Polensek mailed his letter' after learning that Winston had been arrested in the bluecollar Collinwood neighborhood on July 3. The longest ·serving counCil member with 28 years of service has had four vans stolen from the area. Polensek's letter said Winston "must be dumber than mud" to get arrested and referred to him as a "crack dealing piece of trash." Polensek said the letter was a warning from a public official to a thug to get out of the neighborhood. But Winston's mother Tonya Lewis, viewed it as a death threat. TJ)e letter was signed: "Go to jail or the cemetery soon - Michael D. Polensek." Polensek said the signoff was meant to highlight the likely outcome of Winston's lifestyle. SWCD to break ground on new conservation project· RUTLAND - The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and Leading Creek Watershed Group will hold its second annual Summer Picnic at th.e Meigs SWCD Conservation Area on Thursday, Aug . 2 starting with dinner at 6 p.m . The highlight of the event will be a ground-breaking ceremony for the wetland enhancement proj~_ct which will be constructed this year on the conservation area. The 2.25-acre wetland will include viewing platforms to enhance the area· for educational purposes and is being constructed with funding from the Natural Resource Conservation Service and American Electric Power. An optional trail walk of the 1.5-mile. Pauline H. Atkins Memorial Nature Trail will follow including new areas of experimental native and blight-resistant American chestnut trees. The · Mei gs SWCD Conservation Area is located on New Lima Road midway between Rutland and Harrisonville The public is welcome tQ attend; call the Meigs SWCD at (740) 9924282 for more information or for directions to the conservation area. "Join us for good food, get updates from your local watershed group, and explore the Meigs SWCP Conservation Area," said Raina Fulks, Leading ~reek Watershed Coordinator. Local weather Thursday ... Partly sunny. Widespread dense fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning ... Then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Thursday night...A chance of thunderstorms. in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening ... Becomi ng light and variable. Chance of rai n 40 percent. Friday ... Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain SO percent. Friday night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. · Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph . Chance of rain 40 percent. Saturday ...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of "thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent . , Saturday night through Sunday night ... Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Monday and Monday cloudy. night... Mostly Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. Tuesday through Wednesday .. .Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the Upper 60s . �www.mydailysentinel.com Page AS • The Daily Sentinel Thursday, July 26,2007 Inside Bl The Daily Sentinel MAC Media Day, Page B2 Reds beat Brewers, Page B2 . Thursday, July 26, 2007 There "IS" Such AThing As AFree Lunch! 8Y '· at"~r·i ng . o(.' I'VJ (•(' & ( '-.":' B:Jg or Sr.nu.l.l • 'IIol"n-·t.yleo l.\(£L-.ils · Cu.U. F'u.r.· l.\(£t'.U".1~., t:;t-.n p I n. I :U.u.t; .L~ t-. . Ch tt• I >i 1ti<~1· .N(.>'v <. :>pen ·l. (.)u .na "T\:> 7 P• ta Middleport, OH .740-992·3471 Fax: 740·992-5976 . www.l)ometowrmlkt.eom $30 Gift Certificate To One Of These Great Restaurants Drawing Each Week! Name: __..:..._____:._____ 1740) 446-6888 $3.95 LUNCH BUffET ff:OO Nit ·l30 PM IIJtS47. Phone#_ · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Mail to: Free Lunch .Gallipolis Daily Tribune 825 3rd Ave. Gallipolis, OH 45631 BRAD SHERMAN BSHERM4N@MV041LVTRIBUNE.COM Enter Here For A <•· r<.)<.~ery IP ' l...ocAL ScHEDULE . . POMEROY- A 8d'ledl.Jia of upcorror.g collega and hl(tl echod YJ.rsly aportiog ewnts Involving team& froo1 Gallia and Me1Qe oountleS. RIO DE JANEIRO Tuppers Plains native Matt Boyles, a former star for University of Rio Grande track and field and cross county teams, finished fifth overall in the 20k walk held earlier this week at the Pan American Games. Boyles was the top American, completing the course in a time of I :30;03 . World record holder Jefferson Perez of Equador won the event in a time of I :22:08, more than a minute in front of couritrymalj Jaiine Saqui~ay. Colombia s Gustavo Games at A dolfo 2002, then later that sumR c~ trepo mer, set a new . American Bae na record in the 5,000-meter ( 1:2 4:5 1 ) race walk at the U.S. Junior took the Nalionals. "' bronze Over the course of his colwhile Mario lege career, he captured a Santos, Jr. pair of NAJA Outdoor (1:29:53) of National Championships in Brazil and B oy le s Boyles rounded out the top five. Boyles, who picked up the s ~ort of race walking during h1s fre shman season at Rio Gran~e in 200 I , became an instant star. He finished second in the IOk at the Junior National Track and Field champi- \ onships in the summer of the 5k walk in 2003 and 2005, as well as a national championship in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season. Also in 2003, Boyles he finished eighth at the U.S. Championships and 74th in the World Championships in Turin , Italy ; he was the fourth American to finish that race . Boyles is the son of Joe of Laurie Boyles. (Sportswriter • Mark Williams in Rio Grande contributed to this report) Slt;yrdav'l gema Legion BINbafl Bth Dlttrlct Toume,..nt Champlon.hlp G.tme Feeney Bennett vs losers' bracket champion at McArthur, noon SPORTS BRIEFS Sk run/2k walk planed for Saturday Pizza .". Plus M~nt.'s GB.Cook'in! ' •Dllily Lunch and Dinntr Specials. 'W~tkly Piua Specials Sandwiches, Hot Subs, Saltuls, Dlnnm PiuJI&Clllt.one 'Now S1rvi11g lltllliU Cool Off With Us & Enjoy Our New ...... !Twrtle New Hours: Mond4J·Thurrdlly 11:39tuft.9pm, FrldtlyJI:JOtun.JOpm, . Slllurtltq Jfkun.JOpm 2208 Jackson Ave. Point Pleasant,WV 304·675-5427 Middleport Fall Ball League to hold sign-ups . MIDDLEPORT - The Middleport Fall Ball League will be holding sign-ups for boys and girls ages 7-12 Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 2-4 p.m. The league is open to kids from all counties. cwarr~e fio.c4 TIU!y Were Other! A <Jellclous DQ soft serve topped with caramel and pee am perfectly nestled In a freshly baked chocolate-enrolled waffle bowl. ROCK SPRINGS Meigs and River Valley cross country teams are hosting a 5k run and 2k walk road race on Saturday, July 28 Saturday for the benefit of both programs. Alligator Jack's Flea Market is the host and where the ; ace begins and ends. RegiSiration begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday with races starting at 9:30a.m. Entry form is online at www.alligatorjacksfleamar· ket.com If you need more information, contact Ed Sayre at 740· 709-9046. ·Call in Delivery orders begin@ 9am ................. ··~. BBYFL announces sign uptimes MIDDLEPORT - The Big Bend Youth Football League will be holding signups at the old Meigs Junior High Stadium on .Pearl St. in Middleport l 0 a.m. until I p.m. Saturday, July 28. Anyone wishing to participate in football or cheerleading may sign up at that time. The fee is $25. Also, anyone that did early registration may come those day s beginning at 9 a. m. to be fitted for uniforms. Call Dave Jenkins (304674-5178) or Misty Young (304· 773-5230) for more information. CoNTACfUS OVP Scorellne (5 p.m.-1 a.m.) 1-740-446-2342 ext. 33 Fox - 1·740·446·3008 E-mail- sports@mydailysentinel.com Bryan Walters/photo Feeney Bennett's Pat Johnson throws a pitch during his club's 8-5 victory over Athens in the winner's bracket final of the Eighth District Legion League tournament Wednesday in The Plains. Meigs beats Athens BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS®MYOAILYTRIBUNE.COM THE PLAINS - Glass slippers are not recommended foot attire for baseball, but Feeney Bennett sure· is enjoying the way those shoes are fitting this week at the 8th Di strict Legion Baseball Tournament. Two days after knocking off top-seeded Lancaster by an 8-l count at Lancaster, Meigs Post 128 continued its Cinderella run through the winners' bracket by defeating · second-seeded Athens Post 21 by an 8-5 count Wednesday at Rannow Field. Fourth-seeded Feeney Bennett (16-23) jumped out to a 4-0 lead through four innings and also pounded out 16 hits overall, leading wire-to -wire en route to securing a spot in the championship final this Saturday at Vinton County High School in McArthur. Post 128 needs only one more victory to advance to the 12- tea m state tournament held in Athens o n August 6-10. Meig s is al so the onl y unbeate n team left in th e tournam ent, which means either Lan caster. Pick erin gton or Athen s will have to beat them twice to earn that same chance at state . Lancaster Haislop is extremely pleased with ~he way things have been gomg for h 1s ball club. Haislop says the pitch· ing and the defense . have been great, but the biggest difference for Post 128 has clearly been at the plate. "We 've told the guys to be aggressive and go after the Please see Legion, B:Z a native of · offlwest ' ,..rt; §.i~(~~~pallbjc Mcdfemc. ;; of. . ., , ~-~~ Valley Hospital has teamed•\}P • i'ultill our ~ommitm ent to~.qri)lg ..-.• · ' Internal Medicine , !r 1f ~al~!W~~!I\!~]~~~,to you. He :P!o~idcs traditi'!nal, plays Pickerington today, then the winner adv,Hnces to play Brad Sherman, Sports Editor · Athens in the losers' bracket (740) 446·2342, ex! 33 final on Friday. The winner bsherman@mydailytribune.com of that conte st takes 0 11 Larry Crum, Sports Writer Meigs Saturday starti ng at (740) 446·2342. exl 23 noon. lcrum@mydaityregister.com Sitting in the proverbial driver's seat after Bryan Watters, Sports Writer Wednesday 's triumph, (740) 446·2342, exl 33 Feeney Bennett coac h Will bwallers@ mydailyt r1bune .com Wes Lieving, DO Office: 2007 Second Avenue Mason, WV 25260 ~QQrtt.. S!.Qff ·' PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL Appointments: '{k rtUrt~ ~f.P~fu!r~~o.k (304) 773-5179 - - - -- ·- ···-- ~-~ · · - - - . , 1. • �www.mydailysentinel.com Page AS • The Daily Sentinel Thursday, July 26,2007 Inside Bl The Daily Sentinel MAC Media Day, Page B2 Reds beat Brewers, Page B2 . Thursday, July 26, 2007 There "IS" Such AThing As AFree Lunch! 8Y '· at"~r·i ng . o(.' I'VJ (•(' & ( '-.":' B:Jg or Sr.nu.l.l • 'IIol"n-·t.yleo l.\(£L-.ils · Cu.U. F'u.r.· l.\(£t'.U".1~., t:;t-.n p I n. I :U.u.t; .L~ t-. . Ch tt• I >i 1ti<~1· .N(.>'v <. :>pen ·l. (.)u .na "T\:> 7 P• ta Middleport, OH .740-992·3471 Fax: 740·992-5976 . www.l)ometowrmlkt.eom $30 Gift Certificate To One Of These Great Restaurants Drawing Each Week! Name: __..:..._____:._____ 1740) 446-6888 $3.95 LUNCH BUffET ff:OO Nit ·l30 PM IIJtS47. Phone#_ · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Mail to: Free Lunch .Gallipolis Daily Tribune 825 3rd Ave. Gallipolis, OH 45631 BRAD SHERMAN BSHERM4N@MV041LVTRIBUNE.COM Enter Here For A <•· r<.)<.~ery IP ' l...ocAL ScHEDULE . . POMEROY- A 8d'ledl.Jia of upcorror.g collega and hl(tl echod YJ.rsly aportiog ewnts Involving team& froo1 Gallia and Me1Qe oountleS. RIO DE JANEIRO Tuppers Plains native Matt Boyles, a former star for University of Rio Grande track and field and cross county teams, finished fifth overall in the 20k walk held earlier this week at the Pan American Games. Boyles was the top American, completing the course in a time of I :30;03 . World record holder Jefferson Perez of Equador won the event in a time of I :22:08, more than a minute in front of couritrymalj Jaiine Saqui~ay. Colombia s Gustavo Games at A dolfo 2002, then later that sumR c~ trepo mer, set a new . American Bae na record in the 5,000-meter ( 1:2 4:5 1 ) race walk at the U.S. Junior took the Nalionals. "' bronze Over the course of his colwhile Mario lege career, he captured a Santos, Jr. pair of NAJA Outdoor (1:29:53) of National Championships in Brazil and B oy le s Boyles rounded out the top five. Boyles, who picked up the s ~ort of race walking during h1s fre shman season at Rio Gran~e in 200 I , became an instant star. He finished second in the IOk at the Junior National Track and Field champi- \ onships in the summer of the 5k walk in 2003 and 2005, as well as a national championship in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season. Also in 2003, Boyles he finished eighth at the U.S. Championships and 74th in the World Championships in Turin , Italy ; he was the fourth American to finish that race . Boyles is the son of Joe of Laurie Boyles. (Sportswriter • Mark Williams in Rio Grande contributed to this report) Slt;yrdav'l gema Legion BINbafl Bth Dlttrlct Toume,..nt Champlon.hlp G.tme Feeney Bennett vs losers' bracket champion at McArthur, noon SPORTS BRIEFS Sk run/2k walk planed for Saturday Pizza .". Plus M~nt.'s GB.Cook'in! ' •Dllily Lunch and Dinntr Specials. 'W~tkly Piua Specials Sandwiches, Hot Subs, Saltuls, Dlnnm PiuJI&Clllt.one 'Now S1rvi11g lltllliU Cool Off With Us & Enjoy Our New ...... !Twrtle New Hours: Mond4J·Thurrdlly 11:39tuft.9pm, FrldtlyJI:JOtun.JOpm, . Slllurtltq Jfkun.JOpm 2208 Jackson Ave. Point Pleasant,WV 304·675-5427 Middleport Fall Ball League to hold sign-ups . MIDDLEPORT - The Middleport Fall Ball League will be holding sign-ups for boys and girls ages 7-12 Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 2-4 p.m. The league is open to kids from all counties. cwarr~e fio.c4 TIU!y Were Other! A <Jellclous DQ soft serve topped with caramel and pee am perfectly nestled In a freshly baked chocolate-enrolled waffle bowl. ROCK SPRINGS Meigs and River Valley cross country teams are hosting a 5k run and 2k walk road race on Saturday, July 28 Saturday for the benefit of both programs. Alligator Jack's Flea Market is the host and where the ; ace begins and ends. RegiSiration begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday with races starting at 9:30a.m. Entry form is online at www.alligatorjacksfleamar· ket.com If you need more information, contact Ed Sayre at 740· 709-9046. ·Call in Delivery orders begin@ 9am ................. ··~. BBYFL announces sign uptimes MIDDLEPORT - The Big Bend Youth Football League will be holding signups at the old Meigs Junior High Stadium on .Pearl St. in Middleport l 0 a.m. until I p.m. Saturday, July 28. Anyone wishing to participate in football or cheerleading may sign up at that time. The fee is $25. Also, anyone that did early registration may come those day s beginning at 9 a. m. to be fitted for uniforms. Call Dave Jenkins (304674-5178) or Misty Young (304· 773-5230) for more information. CoNTACfUS OVP Scorellne (5 p.m.-1 a.m.) 1-740-446-2342 ext. 33 Fox - 1·740·446·3008 E-mail- sports@mydailysentinel.com Bryan Walters/photo Feeney Bennett's Pat Johnson throws a pitch during his club's 8-5 victory over Athens in the winner's bracket final of the Eighth District Legion League tournament Wednesday in The Plains. Meigs beats Athens BY BRYAN WALTERS BWALTERS®MYOAILYTRIBUNE.COM THE PLAINS - Glass slippers are not recommended foot attire for baseball, but Feeney Bennett sure· is enjoying the way those shoes are fitting this week at the 8th Di strict Legion Baseball Tournament. Two days after knocking off top-seeded Lancaster by an 8-l count at Lancaster, Meigs Post 128 continued its Cinderella run through the winners' bracket by defeating · second-seeded Athens Post 21 by an 8-5 count Wednesday at Rannow Field. Fourth-seeded Feeney Bennett (16-23) jumped out to a 4-0 lead through four innings and also pounded out 16 hits overall, leading wire-to -wire en route to securing a spot in the championship final this Saturday at Vinton County High School in McArthur. Post 128 needs only one more victory to advance to the 12- tea m state tournament held in Athens o n August 6-10. Meig s is al so the onl y unbeate n team left in th e tournam ent, which means either Lan caster. Pick erin gton or Athen s will have to beat them twice to earn that same chance at state . Lancaster Haislop is extremely pleased with ~he way things have been gomg for h 1s ball club. Haislop says the pitch· ing and the defense . have been great, but the biggest difference for Post 128 has clearly been at the plate. "We 've told the guys to be aggressive and go after the Please see Legion, B:Z a native of · offlwest ' ,..rt; §.i~(~~~pallbjc Mcdfemc. ;; of. . ., , ~-~~ Valley Hospital has teamed•\}P • i'ultill our ~ommitm ent to~.qri)lg ..-.• · ' Internal Medicine , !r 1f ~al~!W~~!I\!~]~~~,to you. He :P!o~idcs traditi'!nal, plays Pickerington today, then the winner adv,Hnces to play Brad Sherman, Sports Editor · Athens in the losers' bracket (740) 446·2342, ex! 33 final on Friday. The winner bsherman@mydailytribune.com of that conte st takes 0 11 Larry Crum, Sports Writer Meigs Saturday starti ng at (740) 446·2342. exl 23 noon. lcrum@mydaityregister.com Sitting in the proverbial driver's seat after Bryan Watters, Sports Writer Wednesday 's triumph, (740) 446·2342, exl 33 Feeney Bennett coac h Will bwallers@ mydailyt r1bune .com Wes Lieving, DO Office: 2007 Second Avenue Mason, WV 25260 ~QQrtt.. S!.Qff ·' PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL Appointments: '{k rtUrt~ ~f.P~fu!r~~o.k (304) 773-5179 - - - -- ·- ···-- ~-~ · · - - - . , 1. • �www .mydailysentinel.com Page 82 • The Daily Sentinel .tootbaiiiD DETROIT (AP) - The 13 Mid-A merican Conference football coaches agree on one thing: They have no idea who will be playing in December's conference championship game at Ford Field. "This is a conference that is exfl'emely balanced from top to bottom," said Ohio coach Frank Solich, whose team lost to Central Michigan in last year 's title game. "We haven't gotten too excited about what we did last year, because we know how tough it will be to get back " The media poll released Wednesday shows how tight the MAC's di vision races are expected to be. Ten of the conference's 13 members got at least one of the Mid-American Conference preseiiiiQII media poll Results ol the Mid- AmerM;an Conference preseason media poll released Wednesday: EASTo 1. Ohio, 216 (15 firS1-place votes) 2 . Kenl St .. 203 (13) 3. Al<ron, 171 (6) 4. Miam (Ohio) , 163 (1) 5. Bowfing Green. 130 6. TefT'4>1<1. 64 ( 1) 0 7. Buffalo, 61 WESTo 1. W. Michigan, 175 points (15 first pl ace \IOtes) 2. Gent Michigan, 173 (10) 3. Toledo. 138 (6) 4. Ball St. 134 (4) 5. N. Illinois, 90 (1) 6. E. Michigan, 46 36 first -place votes, with only Bowling Green, Eastern Buffalo and Michigan left out. Ohio was picked to repeat in the East, receiving 15 llsOh fi rst-place votes and 216 points, while 'Kent State was a close second with 13 top choices and 203 points. Akron got si x first-place votes, while Miami and n'ewcomer Te mple picked up one each. In the West, Western Michigan did on paper what it couldn't do on the field last season, nipping archrival Central Michigan 175173. The Broncos got 15 first-place votes to 10 for the Chippewas. Toledo (6), Ball State (~) and Non]iern Illinois ( n got the others. After several years when the three Michigan schools were all at the bottom of the West Division, Western and Central staned simultaneous rebuilding programs under the leadership of Bill Cubit and Brian Kell y, respectively. Last season, both teams went to bowls, but it was Central Michigan that clinched the division title with a 31 -7 win over the Broncos. "When we play Western, it is always goi n ~ to be huge." said Chtppewas quanerback Dan LeFevour. "But it was even bigger last year, because of what was at stake. and it will probablr, be I ike that again this year. ' Before Central played in the Motor City Bowl , Kelly left for Cincinnati, but his successor knows what he has inherited. "I wasn't going to take a job just to be a head coach - I had a job with the best coach in co!Jege football ," Thursday, July 26, 2007 ic uan said Butch Jones, who was Buffalo - the Bulls' only an assistant at West Virginia. - conference victory. "But this is a great confer"As tough as this conference, and we've got unlimit- ence is, you can ' t afford to ed potential at Central lose two games in a row," he Michigan. This is a top 25 said. "You' re going to probprogram - we just need to ably lose, but you have to be build that · mentality at the able to bounce back. That's school and in the communi- what we couldn' t do last ty." year, and it cost us." Kent State coach Doug Temple, which becomes a Manin pulled off one of the full conference member this quickest rebuilding jobs in season, was picked to finish conference history, taking sixth by the media, but the the Golden Flashes from 1- · East Division coaches didn't 10 in 2005 to a .500 record agree. While the Owls went last season. I-ll last year, they' ve had Like Western Michigan, strong back-to-back.recruitKent State will long remem-. ing years, and still have the ber one loss from last season resources of a fonner Btg - a 17-7 defeat to Ohio - f.ltst school. but Manin thinks it was the "Temple could be very next week that ruined his good," said Bowling Green · team's season. The Golden coach Gregg Brandon. · Flashes lost 41 - 14 to "That's a. sleeping giant." · . Keppinger's double helps Reds beat trade-bolstered Brewers l ' lI II ;' I h l ' CINCINNATI (AP) - A few hours after making a bold move to stay in frrst place, the Milwaukee Brewers watched their lead get whittled away some more. Jeff Keppinger's basesloaded double set up the Cincinnati Reds' 7-3 v1ctory Wednesday nildlt that made the NL Centraf closer than it had been since the first month of the season. The Brewers led by 8 112 games on June 23, but a 1314 slump has brought the Cubs to their doorstep. Chicago's 7-1 victory over St. Louis on Wednesday cut the Brewers' lead to two games, the smallest it has been since April 22. This setback could be linked to right-hander Jeff Suppan (8-9), who was the Brewers' biggest offseason acquisition bur is struggling along with the rest of the team these days. "It's been a battle," said Suppan, who gave up five runs - all with two outs and 10 hits in five innings. "I'm just trying to work through it and do what I can." , The Brewers did what they could to improve their playoff chances before the game, ~itching trading three prospects to San D1ejlo for reliever Scott Linebnnk. It marked a philosophical turnaround for a team more accustomed to giving up in July. The Brewers also got good news when center fielder Bill Hall . came off the disabled list before the game, completing his fast recovery from a severe ankle sprain three weeks ago. Suppan made the upbeat mood disappear. In the offseason, the right-hander got a four- year, $42 million contract that was the bi~gest in Brewers' history. H1s shon stans for the Brewers have taxed their bullpen. APpholo Cincinnati Reds third baseman Edwin Encarnacion fields a ground ball hit by Milwaukee Brewers' Kevin Mench for an out in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday in Cincinnati. Javier Valentin threw to secSuppan has pitched five or Wednesday. The Reds gled home a run. . M h k Prince Fielder's run-scor- on db ase, K.evm fewer innings in six of his loaded the bases with two enc too last eight stans. outs in the third, and Suppan ing single off Mike Stanton off from th1rd base and was "If I'm able to make some fell behind 2-0 in the count cut it to 5-3 with no outs in out at the plate. better pitches, I'd go deeper to Keppinger, who knew the eighth and left runners at The double st.eal ~as a set into games and help the what to expect. first and third. Closer David pia~ for that snuallon, and team better that way," "I was looking fastball, Weathers snuffed out the manager Ned Yost blamed Suppan said. "I've played and I got it," Keppinger said. rally with the help of a himself for not changing it. long enough to know you've "It was a good pitch to hit." botched double-steal 'That was my fault," Yost just got to grind through it. Right-hander Kyle Lohse attempt. said. "We have a set play and There's a lot of ups and (6-12) took a shutout into Fielder took off from first 11 comes mto play maybe downs." the sixth, when Craig on a full-count pitch to four times a year." Getting the last out was his Counsell hit a solo homer Geoff Jenkins, who swung Weathers pumped his fist problem on with two outs and Hall sin- and missed. When catcher after the double play ended biggest Legion fromPageBl :I r pitch they want to hit, and we've had some success with that approach this week," Haislop commented. "We staned tonight with back-to-back doubles and four hits in the first inning, and things just rolled from there. "We are playing our best baseball right no,w at the time we need to be doing so. Now we just have to take it one game at a time." Meigs jumped out ·to a 2-0 edge in the top of the first after Zach Haislop and Cory Shaffer provided back-to-back two-baggers for a 1-0 lead . Shaffer, who provided the eventual game-winning RBI, was later picked off at home on a rlouble steal that allowed Luke Haislop, to move tosecond . Wes Riffle provided a two-out s in~le to ri¥ht-center that scored Hatslop , gt ving the guests its early two-run cushion. Meigs also left the bases loaded in the top of the first. Starting pitcher Patrick John son made the most of that early run support, facing a minimum nine batters through hi s first three inn i n~ s of work without allowing a hll. Post 128 added to its lead in the fourth when back-to-back singles by Eric VanMeter and Bryan DeLong gave the guest s two on with nobody out. Johnson f helped his own cause one batter later by delivering an RBI double to left, scoring VanMeter for a 30 advant<rge. Zach Haislop's sacrifice fly to centerfield one batter later allowed DeLong to cross the plate for a 4-0 lead. Johnson surrendered two walks and his first hit in the bottom of the fourth , but managed to get out of the inning unscathed after rallying back to strike out Cory Bean with runners at second and third. Athens Post 21 (21 -14) finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when a lead-off double by Cory McCune turned into a run after Anthony Dixon singled him home, making it 4- 1 contest. Dixon later scored on a twoout RBI single b>' Ryan Thomas that cut the defiCit to 4-2. Meigs got one of those runs back in the top of the sixth when an RBI single by Shaffer plated DeLong for 5-2 edge, but Athens countered with a run of its own in the frame when Tyler Chadwell scored on a sacrifice fly by Bean to make it 5-3. Joel Lynch started the top of the seventh with a single, then Butch Marnhout hit a ground rule double to right to give Meigs runners at second and third with nobody out. Dave Poole immedi· ately fo llowed with a tWo-RBI single to centerfield. giving Post 128 a 7-3 cushion. VanMeter. who reached on a fielder 's choice, · also scored in the seventh when an RBi single by Zac h Hai slop made it an 8-3 a the inning and the Brewers' final threat. . "I've had soine weird double plays this year," Weathers said. "You take them how you can get . them." Weathers got the last six . outs for his career-high 20th save in 24 chances. Half of : his saves have involved more than an inning, the most in the majors. Two Cincinnati players . left the gam\) with inJuries. Catcher David Ross dislo- · cated the small finger on his right hand · while sliding · headfirst into second base on . a founh-innin~ double , . There was no indication how long he will be sidelined. Shortstop Pedro Lopez left · the field sitting on a can, . holding a bloody towel to . his mouth, after he was hit · on the left side of the face by, . Matt Wise 's pitch in the · eighth. Interim manager Pete : Mackanin said it appeared . that Lopez had broken a · bone in his cheek. He was . taken to a hospital for tests. · : Wise later gave up run, : scoring doubles .. to. Nouis ' Hopper and Scott Hatteberg, . helpmg the Reds pull away. : Banished hits king Pete · Rose watched from a · reserved pany area in the : second deck behind home : plate. Rose, who has attend- · ed numerous games at Great · American Ball Pari<:, was in . town for a youth baseball : clinic. Notes: The I0 hits off · . Suppan matched his season . high. ... Hall, who played two games in the minors on · a rehab assignment, went 1- · for-3 and came out of the . •game as part of a double- · switch. ... Reds LF Adam · Dunn had three hits and . extended his streak to a sea- . son-high 11 games. Slumping Ken Griffey Jr. of · the Reds went 0-for-5, fail- . ing to get the ball out of the . infield. He 's in a 2-for-26 · slide. Haislop surrendered a hit and : two walks while striking out . three. Starter Cory McCune was the losing pitcher for Athens , allow- . ing four earned runs and eight hits over 3.1 innings. McCune . also walked one, ha a batter and · fanned two in the setback . Nine players had at least one hit for Meigs in the triumph. Both VanMeter and Zach Haislop led the way with three hits . apiece, followed by Shaffer, Poole and Johnson with two safeties apiece . Lynch, Riffle, : Marnhout and DeLong also had . one hit each. Poole . Shaffer and Zach ·. Haislop also led the victors with , two RBls apiece . Athens, which had eight hits overall , was led by Tyler Bryan Walterlllphoto Thom~son with two hits - : Feeney Bennett's Butch Marnhout, left, slides home safely ahead of the includmg a solo homer in the · tag of Athens' catcher Cory Bean, right, during the seventh inning of bottom of the seventh. Meigs returns to the champiWednesday's 8th District American Legion Baseball Tournament game onship final for the first time at Rannow Field In The Plains . since 2005. where it was elimi nated by Lancaster after winning _ c onte ~ t. Athens tacked on two the decision . the losers ' bracket. The last time John son was th·e winning Meigs runs in the bottom of the seventh made it to the state tourto pull within 8-5, but the hosts pitcher of record. going five was believed to be 1971. nament never came closer. mning s and all o win~ two earned Game one for Post 128 · Reliever Luke Haislop became runs, four hits and tour walks in Saturday is scheduled for noon . the fourth pitcher to work on the ·the decision . John son al so ·struck • mound for Meigs in the eighth . out three. Molgo I , Athono I (4) Meigs 200 201 300 8 18 1 Marnhout entered in the sixth follow ing Johnson , Marnhout (2) Altl ens 000 021 200 5 I 2 and Titu s Pi erce. Haislop and worked 1.2 innings. surrenMei gs (16·23) - Patrick Jo hnson, 8u!CI'1 ' allowed two walks and a single derin g two earned runs, two hits Mamhoul (6). T~uo Pierce (7), Luke Hololop (8) Joel lynch. l uke He111op (6) , Joel Lynch (8) to load the bases with one out in and a walk . Pierce took over for andAlhons (2H4) - Cory McCune. Jared Cline the eighth , but got out of the jam Marnhout with two outs in the (4). 1ilerTMmpsoo (7) and Cory Bean. un scathed after a strikeout and a seventh and worked an inning, WP - Patrick Johnson ; l.P - Cory McCune: S · Helslop groundout. Haislop also worked allowing one run , one hit and - HAl uke - Tyler Thompson (7th Inning. nobody on. the ninth and recorded a save in three wa lks while fanning one . one oul) · Pqe 83 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, July 26, 2007 . Entertainment briefs String Band Music Festival Youth 'Art in the Park' ·returns to GALLIPOLIS - All award winners in the annual "Art in the Park" competition sponsored by the French Art Colony will be exhibited in the FAC 's Youth Gallery from July 7-28. • The main sponsor for this competition is the' Gallipolis Rotary Club, with support in part by the Ohio River Border Initiative, a JOint project of the Ohio Arts Council and the West Virginia Commission of the Arts. , For information, contact the FAC at 446-3834. Cliffiop next week CLIFFI'OP, W.Va. - The West V1rginia Division of Culture and History's 18th Appalachian String Band Music Festival will be held Aug. 1-5 at Camp · Washington-Carver in Clifftop. The popular annual festival draws thousands of string band musicians and fans from across the country and around the world for its contests, conCerts, dancing and woltshops. Music contests .include banjo and fiddle on Thursday, Aug. 2, neo-traditional string band on Friday, Aug. 3, and traditional string band on Saturday, Aug. 4. · The top five winners in each category will receive POMEROY - The sound prizes ranging from $100 to of blues and jazz will rock the $700 for bands and $50 to Bend area friday night and all $400 for fiddle and banjo. day Saturday as the Blues Senior (age 60 and over) and Bash closes out another sumyouth (a.\le 15 and under) cat- mer of entertainment provided egories m fiddle and banjo by the Pomeroy Blues and are available, with 11\e top Jazz Society. · three winners in each categoThe Bash, where musicians ry rec:eiving awards. from all over the country will The old-time dance contest be converging on Pomeroy to on Saturday, Aug. 4, empha- perform their trademark sizes t)le flat foot style, and sounds, js the grand fmale to a awards prizes ranging from . month of free Rhythm on the $25 to $75 in three age cate- River . eoncerts in the gories. amphitheater. Workshops, which include 1\velve bands will be enterbeginning square dancing taining blues and jazz fans and flat foot dancing, are here from across the area on included with festival admis- the parking lot main stage. sion. Nightly square dances There will be charge of $5 on in the Great Chesblut 4xlge Friday night and $15 for all and outdoor concerts on day Saturday to get onto the Friday and Saturday evening parking lot. are additional festival attracFive other bands will be tions. Hi~ghts for children entertainin& in the Court and fanulies include yoga, Street Mim-Park, and three bingo, pottery, arts and crafts, others doing gigs at the Court bead jewelry, tie dying, bas- Street Grill. . ket making, wire wrappin~. Opening the Bash Friday slow jams with dulcimer, gw- will be two local bands, the tar and banjo, sp.lit bottom Andy Francis Group at 5 p.m. woven stool making, Three and the Mudfork Blues Band Rivers Avian Center demon- at 6 p.m. Others on the Friday strations, Alleldleny Echoes' night agenda are Free Beer 'N PleaSe Touch the Instruments Chicken Coalition at 7 p.m., and more. The Royales at 8:30 and Food and insttument ven- Johnny Rawls at 10 to close dors and cmft demonstrators out the first night of entertainwill be set up on the grounds ment. and in the Great Chesblut Music begins again on the Lodge. In addition, there will main stage Saturday with Law be three masters showcases of Attraction at 1 p.m., Greg featuring prominent old-lime O'Brien and the Sjloo-doo musicians. Cadillacs at 2 p.m., David The . nco-traditional band Childers and the Modem Don contest also will award rib- Juans at 3 p.m. Lil' Dave bons for the best new original Thompson and Big Love at 4 composition for both a tune p.m., Johnny Rawls at 6 p.m., and song. The ribbons will be given based upon the composition's mastery of the oldtime aesthetic, artistic merit, originali~ and innovation. A special workshop will be held · BY THE AssociATED PRESS on Friday, Aug. 3, to give musicians an opportunity to Here is a list of current share their original tunes and and upcoming Ohio festi songs inspired by old-time vals and events: Through music with others, from the Aug. 3 · . traditional to the unusual and Dresden Days, throughout "edgy." Dresden. Daily admission is $15 for Through Aug..4 adults and $10 for seniors and Pike County Fair, youth aged 6 to 17 years of Piketon. age. Rough camping for the Greene County Fair, five-day festival is available Xenia. on a first-come, ftrst-served Gallia County Fair, basis for $45 for adults, $40 for seniors and youth, or $90 Gallipolis. Auglaize County Fair, per family. The. rough campWapakoneta. mg rate and daily admission Preble County Fair, fee includes admission to the Eaton. actiyites. . Through Aug. 5 A beautiful retreat listed in County Fair, Medina the National Register of Medina. Historic Places and operated Columbiana County Fair, by the West VIrginia Division Lisbon. · of Culture and History, Camp The World Golf Washington-Carver serves as Championships the state's mountain cultural arts center. The facility nur- Bridgestone Invitational, tures the cultural heritage Firestone Country Club, embodied in the site since tts Akron. Fenton Art Glass Annual dedication in 1942 as a 4-H Tent Event, Caroline Ave., and agricultural extension camp for West Virginia's Williamstown, W.Va. National Watercolor African-Americans. The Society Traveling camp is located in Fayette Exhibition, Zanesville An County, adjacent to Babcock Military Rd. , State Park, just off Route 60 Center, (Midland Trail) on Route 41. Zanesville. Through Aug- 6 For more infonnation and Wood County Fair, a complete schedule of festival events, call (304) 438- Bowling Green. Through Aug. 12 3005 ir (304) 558-0162 or (Sat-Sun) visit the Divisions web site at Great Lakes Medieval www.wvculture.org. Championship rodeo Saturday· The Royale& BLUES BASH OPENS ON POMEROY RIVERFRONT FRIDAY APPLE GROVE, W.Va. - Ranch and Rodeo will present a Championship Rodeo on Saturday, July 28 at 7 p.m . · The rodeo inCludes bareback, team roping, steer riding, barre) racing, calf roping , steer wrestling; bull riding and cowgirl break A-W. • Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children aged 7-12 and free to children 6 and under. · For entry in steer riding, there is a $20 fee plus $5 stock fee . All entries are $40 plus $5 stock fee for all riders. Entry sijlnups close at 6 p.m. The call-in date is the Monday prtor to the rodeo. For information, or play day and practice, call (304) 576-2243 . The rodeo site can be accessed from Point Pleasant by taking W.Va. 2 south for 15 miles, then turning left onto Jerry's Run Road and traveling four miles . The site will be on the left. Pioneer Day at Adena CHILLICOTHE - On Saturday, July 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Adena Mansion and Gardens at Chillicothe will be abuzz with Pioneer Day activities. There's something for everyone -open hearth cooking, broom making and rag rug wea.ving. Enjoy folk artist Bob Ford's ·period music, tour the 200-year-old mansion of the Worthington family, mingle with costumed interpreters as you stroll the historic hilltop grounds, stop by the barn to see the sheep and goats. Get a glimpse of 1790s frontier life; and play historic games. Find out how the Worthingtons, their servants and tenant farmers kept cool in the heat of summer in the early 19th century. Learn about historic plants and herbs in the Worthington gardens that were inspired by Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Visit the Museum and Education Center and its intc;ractive exhibits on pioneer life in Chillicothe. Adena is located in Chillicothe, northwest of the intersection of U.S. 35 and Ohio 104. Admission is free to Ohio Historical Society members, $8 for adult non-members, and $4 for student non-members. For additional information, call (740) 772-1500 or (800) 319-7248. Exhibit proposals are due GALLIPOLIS - It's that time of year again, when the French Art Colony searches for interested artists to Johnny Rawls enter proposals for 2008 gallery independent or group Shannon Curfman at 8 p.m. Dale Kulchar at 5:30 p.m., shows. You can be amateur or professional, and the proposand Lucky Peterson at 10 p.m. Woody Pines and the al should have a general anistic statement regarding to take 2007 Big Bend BasH to Lonesome Two at 7:30 p.m. its finale at midnight. and After Hours, 9:30 to I 0:30 the show, a resume for each artist, and a sampling of work that best represents the show (usually around 6 Perfonning on the second p.m. pieces). stage in the mini-park Friday, At the Court Street rill, The You can hardcopy the images, send slides or a CD of be~inning at6:30 p.m., will be Aat Ttres and David Childers Phil and the Thrill, and at 8 & and the Modem Don Juans jpeg images. Keep in mind that the FAC encompasses p.m ., Mr. Boogie Band. will be playing from 8 p.m. multi-art opportunities, so adding other creative stimSaturday's bands there will be Friday to 2 a.m. Sarurday, uli to your show proposal- like creative writing, audio Mothman at I :30 p.m., The with Todd Burge there on or even a complimenting artist - is welcome. ·The deadline for proposal~ is Aug. 15. Speed Knobs at 3:30 p.m., Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. Upcoming fairs,'festivals, events around ·Ohio ' I Faire & Marketplace, state Route 534, Rock Creek. Through Aug. 17 Old Village Market at Lawnfield, James A. Garfield Historical Site, Mentor Ave., Mentor. Through Aug_ 25 Juried Fiber Ans Show, Peninsula An Academy, W. Mill St., Peninsula. Trumpet in the Land Outdoor Drama, Schoenbrun Amphitheater, Trumpet Dr. NE., New Philadelphia. Through Aug. 26 Blue Jacket , Caesar's Ford Amphitheatre, S. Stringtown Rd., Xenia. Through Sept. I n cumseh! Outdoor Drama, Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre, Marietta Rd., Chillicothe, Through Sept. 2 Art Exhibition-Pieced Together: Historic, Contemporary Quilts and Fiber Ans, Decorative Ans Center of Ohio, E. Main St., Lancaster. Through Sept. 3 Wright B Flyer- Replica, Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Gate 16A, Pylon Rd., Dayton. Blooms & Buttertlies, Franklin Park Conservatory. E. Broad St., Columbus. Exhibit : Baseball as America. Great Lakes Sc ience Center. Erieside Ave, Cleveland. Through Sept. 4 2007 Quilt National, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Dairy Ln., Athens. Through Sept. 19 · Baseball as AmericaTraveling Exhibit, Great Lakes Science Center, Erieside Ave. , Cleveland. Through Sept. 29 · Living Word Outdoor Drama, College Hill Rd. , Cambridge. Through Oct. 31 Exhibit: Treemendous Treehouses, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Portage Path, Akron. Through Oct. 31 (FriSat) Haunted History Walks of Canal Fulton, Market & Canal streets. Canal Fulton. Through Dec. 30 (Fri-Sat-Sun) Flea Market, Hocking Hill s Market. U. S. 33 and state Route . 374, Rockbridge. Through July 31, 2008 Exhibit : Malcolm' \ Motorcycle Hall of Fame Muse,um , Yarmouth Dr., Pickerington . . Aug. I Toast to the City, Town Square , Lima. Aug. 1-3 Pro Football Hall of Fame Festi val-Nati onal Ribs Burnoff. Stark County Fairgrounds, Canton. Aug. l-4 Silver King Tractor Festival, Plymouth. Aug.l-5 Hamilton County Fair, Canhage. Aug. l-12 Ohio State Fair, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus . Aug. 2-4 · · Ohio Chile Pepper Festival, Athens . Ashley Corn Show, downtown Ashley. Stateline Heritage Days, Union City, Ind. & Union City, Ohio. Holmes County Steam & Engine Show. Mt. Hope Auction, state Route 241, Mt. Hope. Square Fair 2007, Town Square, Lima. Aug. 2-5 Sports · Collectors Convention, 1-X Center, 1-X Center Dr., Cleveland. U.S. Highway 127 Yard Sale. W. Main St ., Van Wen. Bluegrass Festival, Roundeyes Family Park, Painter · Creek -Arcanum Rd., Arcanum . Aug. 3 Riverbarge Explorer Visit, Ohio River Levee, Marietta. Cleveland Browns Family Night, Cleveland Browns Stadium, W. 3rd St. , Cleveland. Rib-Off on Broadway, Broadway St. , downtown Findlay. Cambridge Rhythm & Arts Walk, downtown Cambridge. Aug. 3-4 Helena Homecoming, Helena Community Park, Helena. Carey Fest, Carey. Kilgore Homecoming Celebration, Firehouse, Route 9, Kilgore. Vintage Ohio, Lake Metroparks Farmpark, Chardon Rd. , Kinland. Rogues Hollow Festival, S. Portage St., Doylestown. Mennonite Relief Sale & Auction, Central Christian High School, Kidron. Outdoor Ex:po, Deerassic Park Education Center, Cadiz Rd., Cambridge. Bryan Sidewalk Sales, downtown square. Bryan. Hawaiian Weekend, Rocky Fork State Park, Hillsboro. OSU Marching Band, Chemical Abstracts, Olentangy River Rd., Columbus. Aug. 3-5 Antique Flea Market and Glass Show, Washington County Fairgrounds, Marlena. Festival of Fenton Glassmaking , Fenton An Glass, Williamstown, W.Va. Honda Super Cycle Weekend, Mid-Ohio sports Car Course, Lexington. ') �www .mydailysentinel.com Page 82 • The Daily Sentinel .tootbaiiiD DETROIT (AP) - The 13 Mid-A merican Conference football coaches agree on one thing: They have no idea who will be playing in December's conference championship game at Ford Field. "This is a conference that is exfl'emely balanced from top to bottom," said Ohio coach Frank Solich, whose team lost to Central Michigan in last year 's title game. "We haven't gotten too excited about what we did last year, because we know how tough it will be to get back " The media poll released Wednesday shows how tight the MAC's di vision races are expected to be. Ten of the conference's 13 members got at least one of the Mid-American Conference preseiiiiQII media poll Results ol the Mid- AmerM;an Conference preseason media poll released Wednesday: EASTo 1. Ohio, 216 (15 firS1-place votes) 2 . Kenl St .. 203 (13) 3. Al<ron, 171 (6) 4. Miam (Ohio) , 163 (1) 5. Bowfing Green. 130 6. TefT'4>1<1. 64 ( 1) 0 7. Buffalo, 61 WESTo 1. W. Michigan, 175 points (15 first pl ace \IOtes) 2. Gent Michigan, 173 (10) 3. Toledo. 138 (6) 4. Ball St. 134 (4) 5. N. Illinois, 90 (1) 6. E. Michigan, 46 36 first -place votes, with only Bowling Green, Eastern Buffalo and Michigan left out. Ohio was picked to repeat in the East, receiving 15 llsOh fi rst-place votes and 216 points, while 'Kent State was a close second with 13 top choices and 203 points. Akron got si x first-place votes, while Miami and n'ewcomer Te mple picked up one each. In the West, Western Michigan did on paper what it couldn't do on the field last season, nipping archrival Central Michigan 175173. The Broncos got 15 first-place votes to 10 for the Chippewas. Toledo (6), Ball State (~) and Non]iern Illinois ( n got the others. After several years when the three Michigan schools were all at the bottom of the West Division, Western and Central staned simultaneous rebuilding programs under the leadership of Bill Cubit and Brian Kell y, respectively. Last season, both teams went to bowls, but it was Central Michigan that clinched the division title with a 31 -7 win over the Broncos. "When we play Western, it is always goi n ~ to be huge." said Chtppewas quanerback Dan LeFevour. "But it was even bigger last year, because of what was at stake. and it will probablr, be I ike that again this year. ' Before Central played in the Motor City Bowl , Kelly left for Cincinnati, but his successor knows what he has inherited. "I wasn't going to take a job just to be a head coach - I had a job with the best coach in co!Jege football ," Thursday, July 26, 2007 ic uan said Butch Jones, who was Buffalo - the Bulls' only an assistant at West Virginia. - conference victory. "But this is a great confer"As tough as this conference, and we've got unlimit- ence is, you can ' t afford to ed potential at Central lose two games in a row," he Michigan. This is a top 25 said. "You' re going to probprogram - we just need to ably lose, but you have to be build that · mentality at the able to bounce back. That's school and in the communi- what we couldn' t do last ty." year, and it cost us." Kent State coach Doug Temple, which becomes a Manin pulled off one of the full conference member this quickest rebuilding jobs in season, was picked to finish conference history, taking sixth by the media, but the the Golden Flashes from 1- · East Division coaches didn't 10 in 2005 to a .500 record agree. While the Owls went last season. I-ll last year, they' ve had Like Western Michigan, strong back-to-back.recruitKent State will long remem-. ing years, and still have the ber one loss from last season resources of a fonner Btg - a 17-7 defeat to Ohio - f.ltst school. but Manin thinks it was the "Temple could be very next week that ruined his good," said Bowling Green · team's season. The Golden coach Gregg Brandon. · Flashes lost 41 - 14 to "That's a. sleeping giant." · . Keppinger's double helps Reds beat trade-bolstered Brewers l ' lI II ;' I h l ' CINCINNATI (AP) - A few hours after making a bold move to stay in frrst place, the Milwaukee Brewers watched their lead get whittled away some more. Jeff Keppinger's basesloaded double set up the Cincinnati Reds' 7-3 v1ctory Wednesday nildlt that made the NL Centraf closer than it had been since the first month of the season. The Brewers led by 8 112 games on June 23, but a 1314 slump has brought the Cubs to their doorstep. Chicago's 7-1 victory over St. Louis on Wednesday cut the Brewers' lead to two games, the smallest it has been since April 22. This setback could be linked to right-hander Jeff Suppan (8-9), who was the Brewers' biggest offseason acquisition bur is struggling along with the rest of the team these days. "It's been a battle," said Suppan, who gave up five runs - all with two outs and 10 hits in five innings. "I'm just trying to work through it and do what I can." , The Brewers did what they could to improve their playoff chances before the game, ~itching trading three prospects to San D1ejlo for reliever Scott Linebnnk. It marked a philosophical turnaround for a team more accustomed to giving up in July. The Brewers also got good news when center fielder Bill Hall . came off the disabled list before the game, completing his fast recovery from a severe ankle sprain three weeks ago. Suppan made the upbeat mood disappear. In the offseason, the right-hander got a four- year, $42 million contract that was the bi~gest in Brewers' history. H1s shon stans for the Brewers have taxed their bullpen. APpholo Cincinnati Reds third baseman Edwin Encarnacion fields a ground ball hit by Milwaukee Brewers' Kevin Mench for an out in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday in Cincinnati. Javier Valentin threw to secSuppan has pitched five or Wednesday. The Reds gled home a run. . M h k Prince Fielder's run-scor- on db ase, K.evm fewer innings in six of his loaded the bases with two enc too last eight stans. outs in the third, and Suppan ing single off Mike Stanton off from th1rd base and was "If I'm able to make some fell behind 2-0 in the count cut it to 5-3 with no outs in out at the plate. better pitches, I'd go deeper to Keppinger, who knew the eighth and left runners at The double st.eal ~as a set into games and help the what to expect. first and third. Closer David pia~ for that snuallon, and team better that way," "I was looking fastball, Weathers snuffed out the manager Ned Yost blamed Suppan said. "I've played and I got it," Keppinger said. rally with the help of a himself for not changing it. long enough to know you've "It was a good pitch to hit." botched double-steal 'That was my fault," Yost just got to grind through it. Right-hander Kyle Lohse attempt. said. "We have a set play and There's a lot of ups and (6-12) took a shutout into Fielder took off from first 11 comes mto play maybe downs." the sixth, when Craig on a full-count pitch to four times a year." Getting the last out was his Counsell hit a solo homer Geoff Jenkins, who swung Weathers pumped his fist problem on with two outs and Hall sin- and missed. When catcher after the double play ended biggest Legion fromPageBl :I r pitch they want to hit, and we've had some success with that approach this week," Haislop commented. "We staned tonight with back-to-back doubles and four hits in the first inning, and things just rolled from there. "We are playing our best baseball right no,w at the time we need to be doing so. Now we just have to take it one game at a time." Meigs jumped out ·to a 2-0 edge in the top of the first after Zach Haislop and Cory Shaffer provided back-to-back two-baggers for a 1-0 lead . Shaffer, who provided the eventual game-winning RBI, was later picked off at home on a rlouble steal that allowed Luke Haislop, to move tosecond . Wes Riffle provided a two-out s in~le to ri¥ht-center that scored Hatslop , gt ving the guests its early two-run cushion. Meigs also left the bases loaded in the top of the first. Starting pitcher Patrick John son made the most of that early run support, facing a minimum nine batters through hi s first three inn i n~ s of work without allowing a hll. Post 128 added to its lead in the fourth when back-to-back singles by Eric VanMeter and Bryan DeLong gave the guest s two on with nobody out. Johnson f helped his own cause one batter later by delivering an RBI double to left, scoring VanMeter for a 30 advant<rge. Zach Haislop's sacrifice fly to centerfield one batter later allowed DeLong to cross the plate for a 4-0 lead. Johnson surrendered two walks and his first hit in the bottom of the fourth , but managed to get out of the inning unscathed after rallying back to strike out Cory Bean with runners at second and third. Athens Post 21 (21 -14) finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when a lead-off double by Cory McCune turned into a run after Anthony Dixon singled him home, making it 4- 1 contest. Dixon later scored on a twoout RBI single b>' Ryan Thomas that cut the defiCit to 4-2. Meigs got one of those runs back in the top of the sixth when an RBI single by Shaffer plated DeLong for 5-2 edge, but Athens countered with a run of its own in the frame when Tyler Chadwell scored on a sacrifice fly by Bean to make it 5-3. Joel Lynch started the top of the seventh with a single, then Butch Marnhout hit a ground rule double to right to give Meigs runners at second and third with nobody out. Dave Poole immedi· ately fo llowed with a tWo-RBI single to centerfield. giving Post 128 a 7-3 cushion. VanMeter. who reached on a fielder 's choice, · also scored in the seventh when an RBi single by Zac h Hai slop made it an 8-3 a the inning and the Brewers' final threat. . "I've had soine weird double plays this year," Weathers said. "You take them how you can get . them." Weathers got the last six . outs for his career-high 20th save in 24 chances. Half of : his saves have involved more than an inning, the most in the majors. Two Cincinnati players . left the gam\) with inJuries. Catcher David Ross dislo- · cated the small finger on his right hand · while sliding · headfirst into second base on . a founh-innin~ double , . There was no indication how long he will be sidelined. Shortstop Pedro Lopez left · the field sitting on a can, . holding a bloody towel to . his mouth, after he was hit · on the left side of the face by, . Matt Wise 's pitch in the · eighth. Interim manager Pete : Mackanin said it appeared . that Lopez had broken a · bone in his cheek. He was . taken to a hospital for tests. · : Wise later gave up run, : scoring doubles .. to. Nouis ' Hopper and Scott Hatteberg, . helpmg the Reds pull away. : Banished hits king Pete · Rose watched from a · reserved pany area in the : second deck behind home : plate. Rose, who has attend- · ed numerous games at Great · American Ball Pari<:, was in . town for a youth baseball : clinic. Notes: The I0 hits off · . Suppan matched his season . high. ... Hall, who played two games in the minors on · a rehab assignment, went 1- · for-3 and came out of the . •game as part of a double- · switch. ... Reds LF Adam · Dunn had three hits and . extended his streak to a sea- . son-high 11 games. Slumping Ken Griffey Jr. of · the Reds went 0-for-5, fail- . ing to get the ball out of the . infield. He 's in a 2-for-26 · slide. Haislop surrendered a hit and : two walks while striking out . three. Starter Cory McCune was the losing pitcher for Athens , allow- . ing four earned runs and eight hits over 3.1 innings. McCune . also walked one, ha a batter and · fanned two in the setback . Nine players had at least one hit for Meigs in the triumph. Both VanMeter and Zach Haislop led the way with three hits . apiece, followed by Shaffer, Poole and Johnson with two safeties apiece . Lynch, Riffle, : Marnhout and DeLong also had . one hit each. Poole . Shaffer and Zach ·. Haislop also led the victors with , two RBls apiece . Athens, which had eight hits overall , was led by Tyler Bryan Walterlllphoto Thom~son with two hits - : Feeney Bennett's Butch Marnhout, left, slides home safely ahead of the includmg a solo homer in the · tag of Athens' catcher Cory Bean, right, during the seventh inning of bottom of the seventh. Meigs returns to the champiWednesday's 8th District American Legion Baseball Tournament game onship final for the first time at Rannow Field In The Plains . since 2005. where it was elimi nated by Lancaster after winning _ c onte ~ t. Athens tacked on two the decision . the losers ' bracket. The last time John son was th·e winning Meigs runs in the bottom of the seventh made it to the state tourto pull within 8-5, but the hosts pitcher of record. going five was believed to be 1971. nament never came closer. mning s and all o win~ two earned Game one for Post 128 · Reliever Luke Haislop became runs, four hits and tour walks in Saturday is scheduled for noon . the fourth pitcher to work on the ·the decision . John son al so ·struck • mound for Meigs in the eighth . out three. Molgo I , Athono I (4) Meigs 200 201 300 8 18 1 Marnhout entered in the sixth follow ing Johnson , Marnhout (2) Altl ens 000 021 200 5 I 2 and Titu s Pi erce. Haislop and worked 1.2 innings. surrenMei gs (16·23) - Patrick Jo hnson, 8u!CI'1 ' allowed two walks and a single derin g two earned runs, two hits Mamhoul (6). T~uo Pierce (7), Luke Hololop (8) Joel lynch. l uke He111op (6) , Joel Lynch (8) to load the bases with one out in and a walk . Pierce took over for andAlhons (2H4) - Cory McCune. Jared Cline the eighth , but got out of the jam Marnhout with two outs in the (4). 1ilerTMmpsoo (7) and Cory Bean. un scathed after a strikeout and a seventh and worked an inning, WP - Patrick Johnson ; l.P - Cory McCune: S · Helslop groundout. Haislop also worked allowing one run , one hit and - HAl uke - Tyler Thompson (7th Inning. nobody on. the ninth and recorded a save in three wa lks while fanning one . one oul) · Pqe 83 • The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, July 26, 2007 . Entertainment briefs String Band Music Festival Youth 'Art in the Park' ·returns to GALLIPOLIS - All award winners in the annual "Art in the Park" competition sponsored by the French Art Colony will be exhibited in the FAC 's Youth Gallery from July 7-28. • The main sponsor for this competition is the' Gallipolis Rotary Club, with support in part by the Ohio River Border Initiative, a JOint project of the Ohio Arts Council and the West Virginia Commission of the Arts. , For information, contact the FAC at 446-3834. Cliffiop next week CLIFFI'OP, W.Va. - The West V1rginia Division of Culture and History's 18th Appalachian String Band Music Festival will be held Aug. 1-5 at Camp · Washington-Carver in Clifftop. The popular annual festival draws thousands of string band musicians and fans from across the country and around the world for its contests, conCerts, dancing and woltshops. Music contests .include banjo and fiddle on Thursday, Aug. 2, neo-traditional string band on Friday, Aug. 3, and traditional string band on Saturday, Aug. 4. · The top five winners in each category will receive POMEROY - The sound prizes ranging from $100 to of blues and jazz will rock the $700 for bands and $50 to Bend area friday night and all $400 for fiddle and banjo. day Saturday as the Blues Senior (age 60 and over) and Bash closes out another sumyouth (a.\le 15 and under) cat- mer of entertainment provided egories m fiddle and banjo by the Pomeroy Blues and are available, with 11\e top Jazz Society. · three winners in each categoThe Bash, where musicians ry rec:eiving awards. from all over the country will The old-time dance contest be converging on Pomeroy to on Saturday, Aug. 4, empha- perform their trademark sizes t)le flat foot style, and sounds, js the grand fmale to a awards prizes ranging from . month of free Rhythm on the $25 to $75 in three age cate- River . eoncerts in the gories. amphitheater. Workshops, which include 1\velve bands will be enterbeginning square dancing taining blues and jazz fans and flat foot dancing, are here from across the area on included with festival admis- the parking lot main stage. sion. Nightly square dances There will be charge of $5 on in the Great Chesblut 4xlge Friday night and $15 for all and outdoor concerts on day Saturday to get onto the Friday and Saturday evening parking lot. are additional festival attracFive other bands will be tions. Hi~ghts for children entertainin& in the Court and fanulies include yoga, Street Mim-Park, and three bingo, pottery, arts and crafts, others doing gigs at the Court bead jewelry, tie dying, bas- Street Grill. . ket making, wire wrappin~. Opening the Bash Friday slow jams with dulcimer, gw- will be two local bands, the tar and banjo, sp.lit bottom Andy Francis Group at 5 p.m. woven stool making, Three and the Mudfork Blues Band Rivers Avian Center demon- at 6 p.m. Others on the Friday strations, Alleldleny Echoes' night agenda are Free Beer 'N PleaSe Touch the Instruments Chicken Coalition at 7 p.m., and more. The Royales at 8:30 and Food and insttument ven- Johnny Rawls at 10 to close dors and cmft demonstrators out the first night of entertainwill be set up on the grounds ment. and in the Great Chesblut Music begins again on the Lodge. In addition, there will main stage Saturday with Law be three masters showcases of Attraction at 1 p.m., Greg featuring prominent old-lime O'Brien and the Sjloo-doo musicians. Cadillacs at 2 p.m., David The . nco-traditional band Childers and the Modem Don contest also will award rib- Juans at 3 p.m. Lil' Dave bons for the best new original Thompson and Big Love at 4 composition for both a tune p.m., Johnny Rawls at 6 p.m., and song. The ribbons will be given based upon the composition's mastery of the oldtime aesthetic, artistic merit, originali~ and innovation. A special workshop will be held · BY THE AssociATED PRESS on Friday, Aug. 3, to give musicians an opportunity to Here is a list of current share their original tunes and and upcoming Ohio festi songs inspired by old-time vals and events: Through music with others, from the Aug. 3 · . traditional to the unusual and Dresden Days, throughout "edgy." Dresden. Daily admission is $15 for Through Aug..4 adults and $10 for seniors and Pike County Fair, youth aged 6 to 17 years of Piketon. age. Rough camping for the Greene County Fair, five-day festival is available Xenia. on a first-come, ftrst-served Gallia County Fair, basis for $45 for adults, $40 for seniors and youth, or $90 Gallipolis. Auglaize County Fair, per family. The. rough campWapakoneta. mg rate and daily admission Preble County Fair, fee includes admission to the Eaton. actiyites. . Through Aug. 5 A beautiful retreat listed in County Fair, Medina the National Register of Medina. Historic Places and operated Columbiana County Fair, by the West VIrginia Division Lisbon. · of Culture and History, Camp The World Golf Washington-Carver serves as Championships the state's mountain cultural arts center. The facility nur- Bridgestone Invitational, tures the cultural heritage Firestone Country Club, embodied in the site since tts Akron. Fenton Art Glass Annual dedication in 1942 as a 4-H Tent Event, Caroline Ave., and agricultural extension camp for West Virginia's Williamstown, W.Va. National Watercolor African-Americans. The Society Traveling camp is located in Fayette Exhibition, Zanesville An County, adjacent to Babcock Military Rd. , State Park, just off Route 60 Center, (Midland Trail) on Route 41. Zanesville. Through Aug- 6 For more infonnation and Wood County Fair, a complete schedule of festival events, call (304) 438- Bowling Green. Through Aug. 12 3005 ir (304) 558-0162 or (Sat-Sun) visit the Divisions web site at Great Lakes Medieval www.wvculture.org. Championship rodeo Saturday· The Royale& BLUES BASH OPENS ON POMEROY RIVERFRONT FRIDAY APPLE GROVE, W.Va. - Ranch and Rodeo will present a Championship Rodeo on Saturday, July 28 at 7 p.m . · The rodeo inCludes bareback, team roping, steer riding, barre) racing, calf roping , steer wrestling; bull riding and cowgirl break A-W. • Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children aged 7-12 and free to children 6 and under. · For entry in steer riding, there is a $20 fee plus $5 stock fee . All entries are $40 plus $5 stock fee for all riders. Entry sijlnups close at 6 p.m. The call-in date is the Monday prtor to the rodeo. For information, or play day and practice, call (304) 576-2243 . The rodeo site can be accessed from Point Pleasant by taking W.Va. 2 south for 15 miles, then turning left onto Jerry's Run Road and traveling four miles . The site will be on the left. Pioneer Day at Adena CHILLICOTHE - On Saturday, July 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Adena Mansion and Gardens at Chillicothe will be abuzz with Pioneer Day activities. There's something for everyone -open hearth cooking, broom making and rag rug wea.ving. Enjoy folk artist Bob Ford's ·period music, tour the 200-year-old mansion of the Worthington family, mingle with costumed interpreters as you stroll the historic hilltop grounds, stop by the barn to see the sheep and goats. Get a glimpse of 1790s frontier life; and play historic games. Find out how the Worthingtons, their servants and tenant farmers kept cool in the heat of summer in the early 19th century. Learn about historic plants and herbs in the Worthington gardens that were inspired by Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Visit the Museum and Education Center and its intc;ractive exhibits on pioneer life in Chillicothe. Adena is located in Chillicothe, northwest of the intersection of U.S. 35 and Ohio 104. Admission is free to Ohio Historical Society members, $8 for adult non-members, and $4 for student non-members. For additional information, call (740) 772-1500 or (800) 319-7248. Exhibit proposals are due GALLIPOLIS - It's that time of year again, when the French Art Colony searches for interested artists to Johnny Rawls enter proposals for 2008 gallery independent or group Shannon Curfman at 8 p.m. Dale Kulchar at 5:30 p.m., shows. You can be amateur or professional, and the proposand Lucky Peterson at 10 p.m. Woody Pines and the al should have a general anistic statement regarding to take 2007 Big Bend BasH to Lonesome Two at 7:30 p.m. its finale at midnight. and After Hours, 9:30 to I 0:30 the show, a resume for each artist, and a sampling of work that best represents the show (usually around 6 Perfonning on the second p.m. pieces). stage in the mini-park Friday, At the Court Street rill, The You can hardcopy the images, send slides or a CD of be~inning at6:30 p.m., will be Aat Ttres and David Childers Phil and the Thrill, and at 8 & and the Modem Don Juans jpeg images. Keep in mind that the FAC encompasses p.m ., Mr. Boogie Band. will be playing from 8 p.m. multi-art opportunities, so adding other creative stimSaturday's bands there will be Friday to 2 a.m. Sarurday, uli to your show proposal- like creative writing, audio Mothman at I :30 p.m., The with Todd Burge there on or even a complimenting artist - is welcome. ·The deadline for proposal~ is Aug. 15. Speed Knobs at 3:30 p.m., Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. Upcoming fairs,'festivals, events around ·Ohio ' I Faire & Marketplace, state Route 534, Rock Creek. Through Aug. 17 Old Village Market at Lawnfield, James A. Garfield Historical Site, Mentor Ave., Mentor. Through Aug_ 25 Juried Fiber Ans Show, Peninsula An Academy, W. Mill St., Peninsula. Trumpet in the Land Outdoor Drama, Schoenbrun Amphitheater, Trumpet Dr. NE., New Philadelphia. Through Aug. 26 Blue Jacket , Caesar's Ford Amphitheatre, S. Stringtown Rd., Xenia. Through Sept. I n cumseh! Outdoor Drama, Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre, Marietta Rd., Chillicothe, Through Sept. 2 Art Exhibition-Pieced Together: Historic, Contemporary Quilts and Fiber Ans, Decorative Ans Center of Ohio, E. Main St., Lancaster. Through Sept. 3 Wright B Flyer- Replica, Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Gate 16A, Pylon Rd., Dayton. Blooms & Buttertlies, Franklin Park Conservatory. E. Broad St., Columbus. Exhibit : Baseball as America. Great Lakes Sc ience Center. Erieside Ave, Cleveland. Through Sept. 4 2007 Quilt National, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Dairy Ln., Athens. Through Sept. 19 · Baseball as AmericaTraveling Exhibit, Great Lakes Science Center, Erieside Ave. , Cleveland. Through Sept. 29 · Living Word Outdoor Drama, College Hill Rd. , Cambridge. Through Oct. 31 Exhibit: Treemendous Treehouses, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Portage Path, Akron. Through Oct. 31 (FriSat) Haunted History Walks of Canal Fulton, Market & Canal streets. Canal Fulton. Through Dec. 30 (Fri-Sat-Sun) Flea Market, Hocking Hill s Market. U. S. 33 and state Route . 374, Rockbridge. Through July 31, 2008 Exhibit : Malcolm' \ Motorcycle Hall of Fame Muse,um , Yarmouth Dr., Pickerington . . Aug. I Toast to the City, Town Square , Lima. Aug. 1-3 Pro Football Hall of Fame Festi val-Nati onal Ribs Burnoff. Stark County Fairgrounds, Canton. Aug. l-4 Silver King Tractor Festival, Plymouth. Aug.l-5 Hamilton County Fair, Canhage. Aug. l-12 Ohio State Fair, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus . Aug. 2-4 · · Ohio Chile Pepper Festival, Athens . Ashley Corn Show, downtown Ashley. Stateline Heritage Days, Union City, Ind. & Union City, Ohio. Holmes County Steam & Engine Show. Mt. Hope Auction, state Route 241, Mt. Hope. Square Fair 2007, Town Square, Lima. Aug. 2-5 Sports · Collectors Convention, 1-X Center, 1-X Center Dr., Cleveland. U.S. Highway 127 Yard Sale. W. Main St ., Van Wen. Bluegrass Festival, Roundeyes Family Park, Painter · Creek -Arcanum Rd., Arcanum . Aug. 3 Riverbarge Explorer Visit, Ohio River Levee, Marietta. Cleveland Browns Family Night, Cleveland Browns Stadium, W. 3rd St. , Cleveland. Rib-Off on Broadway, Broadway St. , downtown Findlay. Cambridge Rhythm & Arts Walk, downtown Cambridge. Aug. 3-4 Helena Homecoming, Helena Community Park, Helena. Carey Fest, Carey. Kilgore Homecoming Celebration, Firehouse, Route 9, Kilgore. Vintage Ohio, Lake Metroparks Farmpark, Chardon Rd. , Kinland. Rogues Hollow Festival, S. Portage St., Doylestown. Mennonite Relief Sale & Auction, Central Christian High School, Kidron. Outdoor Ex:po, Deerassic Park Education Center, Cadiz Rd., Cambridge. Bryan Sidewalk Sales, downtown square. Bryan. Hawaiian Weekend, Rocky Fork State Park, Hillsboro. OSU Marching Band, Chemical Abstracts, Olentangy River Rd., Columbus. Aug. 3-5 Antique Flea Market and Glass Show, Washington County Fairgrounds, Marlena. Festival of Fenton Glassmaking , Fenton An Glass, Williamstown, W.Va. Honda Super Cycle Weekend, Mid-Ohio sports Car Course, Lexington. ') �) Pqe B4 • The Daily Smtinel www.mydailysentinel.com Thursday, July 26, 2007 Thursday, July 26, 2007 tn:rtbune - Sentinel - l\ CLASSIFIED Gallia County OH 1.. '-'"""'~ ASSOCIATED PRESS ers. We're better than that. And it's time the people who play our sports, officiate our games and run our leagues start reflecting it. Tim Dahlberg is a nptiona/ sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlbergap.org Tour leader Rasmussen taken out of Tour de France· BY JEROME PuGMIRE ASSOCIATED PflESS ' GOURETI'E, France One of its biggest stars is already gone, and now so is the leader of the Tour de France. Michael · Rasmussen was removed from the race by his Rabobank team after winning Wednesday's stage, a day after Alexandre Vinokourov and his team withdrew when the star cyclist tested positive for a banned blood transfusion. "Michael Rasmussen has been sent home for violating (the team's) internal rules," Rabobank spokesman Jacob Bergsma told The Associated Press by phone. The expulsion, which Bergsma said was ordered by the Dutch team's sponsor, was linked to "incorrect'' information that Rasmussen gave to the team's spons director over his whereabouts last month. The Danish cyclist missed random drug tests May 8 and June 28, saying AP photo he was in Mexico. But a. Overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark reacts as he former rider, Davide crosses the finish line to win the 16th stage of the Tour de Cassani, told Denmark's France cycling race between Orthez and Gourette-Aubisque Danmarks Radio on pass, Pyrenees mountains Wednesday. · Wednesday that he had seen Rasmussen in Italy in he was being victimized. stage, and mostly French mid-June. "Of course Tm clean," · teams staged a protest to Only once before in the Rasmussen said, after a express di sgust at the dophistory of the I04-year-old doping test following ing scandals that have left Tour has the race leader Wednesday's stage win . cycling 's credibility in tatbeen expelled. In 1978, "Like I said, I've been test- ters. As the starter's flag Belgian rider Michel ed 17 times now in less came down , dozen s of Pollentier, trying to evade than two weeks. Both the protesting riders stood still doping controls after win- peloton and the public , as Rasmussen, ace sprinter ning a stage at the Alpe they're just taking their Tom Boonen and several d'Huez in the Alps, was fru stration out on me now. others began riding away. caught with an intricate Some riders were forced tube-and-container system I mean, all I can say is that by now I had my test numto lift up their bicycles to that contained urine that was not his, said Tour his- her 17 on this Tour, and all get around their protesting torian Jean-Paul Brouchon. of those have come back colleagues, who eventually Rasmussen, who has led negative. I don't feel I can rejoined the race after causing a 13-minute tlelay. since July 15 and looked do anymore than that." _ Although Rasmussen has But the me ssage was sent. set to win the race which "We' re fed up ," AG2R ends on Sunday in Paris, not tested positive. some could not be reached for fellow cyclists had openly rider Ludovic Turpin of comment late Wednesday. voiced their skeptici sm France told Eurosport teleVISIOD . But just hours before he about him . Fans booed Rasmussen at Tour organi ze rs said was kicked out of the Tour, the 33-year-old told th~ AP the start of Wednesday 's Tuesday the1 would have stoppe~ Ra.smussen from spectator then was revealed taktng part m the race had to have failed a drug test in they known about the training before the Tour, missed tests before the July and Vinokourov was sent 7 start. home after testing positive "We cannot say that for a banned blood transfuRasmussen cheated, but his sion . · On Wednesday, as flippancy and his lies on Rasmussen was riding his whereabouts .had toward his stage 16 win, become unbearable," Tour the Cofidis squad condirector Christian firmed its Italian rider Prudhomme said. Cristian Moreni failed a The leader of cycling's doping test, prompting the governing body applauded withdrawal ·of the entire squad. the decision. "My immediate reaction Police detained Moreni is, why didn't they do this after he finished the stage at the end of June when and searched the hotel they had the same i;forma- ' where his Cofidis team was tion?" International stl!-ymg . R~sults from th_e Cycling Union president ratd weren t expected unul Pat McQuaid said. "The Thursday: France has.tou~h team decided to pull him law~ agamst trafflckmg m out - that's their preroga- doptn!l ~roducts. . tive. I can only applaud . Coftdts mana~~.r Enc that. It 's ·a zero-tolerance Boyer Said Moren~ a.:ceptpolicy, and it's a lesson for ed. hts ~rongdomg and the future." • watved hts nght fo~ a folWith Rasmussen out, low-up test to conftrm !he Spanish rider Alberto results ~f. the f1rst, whtch Contador of the Discovery was pos1Uve for the male Channel team moved into hormone_ testosterone. . the lead. Australian C· d I All thts talk of dopmg . a e prompted Jean-Francots Evans , who ndes for Lamour, vice president of Predictor-Lotto, moved_ up the World Anti-Doping 10 second, ~tth U.S . nder Agency, to suggest the L~vt Le1phe1mer, 1!-lso with sport should be yanked D~~c?very, now thtrd. from the Olympics. . It s 111 no way a ce.lebra- Gern:mn public broadcastliOn on our end . It s th~ ers have stopped airing the thtrd ptece of bad news, race, and one of Dtscovery Chan~el Switzerland's biggest s p.oke.~man P.J . Rabrce newspapers stopped writsaid. It ~.eflects 6adly' on ing about it. The daily Tage s Anzeiger said on its our sport. . Bergsma sa1d . the Web site Wednesday it will Rabobank team, whtch has limit its coverage to results s uspcn~ed Rasmussen, had and doping stories. · not dec1ded yet whether tis- Tom Lund chairman of other riders would take the the Danish Cycling Unimi, star) Thursday 111 Pau . Its said Rabobank "did they next best nder was Michael right thing, because it is a of the situation that no serious Boogerd Netherlands, 16th and team cannot live with. " about 28 minutes hehind ,; "It is an unfortunate situContador. ation for Danish cycling, After the Tour's upbeat for international cycling." start in London, when millions of spectators lined Associated Press Writers streets ·to watch , bad news Jam ey Keaten and Jean- nearlv all of it related to Luc Courtltial in Gourette, doping ._ , quickly domi - Fran ce, Jolm Leicester in nated. Paris and Jan Olsen in German rider Patrick Copenhagen colllributed to Sinkewit z crashed into a this report. I RJCHMOND, Va. - NFL star Michael Vick was due in federal court Thursday for a bond hearin_s and to enter a plea on dogfighting conspiracy charges, the bel!mning ~fa legal process that Jeopardizes not only his career, but also his freedom. The Atlanta Falcons' qqarterback is accused with three others of conspiracy invol ving co~petitive do~ghtinl!, procunng and trammg ptt bulls for fighting, and conductio~ the enterprise across state lines. Federal prosecutors allege the operation known as Bad Newz Kennels - operated on Vick's property in rural Surry.County. The grisly allegations detailed in an 18-page indictment sparked protests bY lll)imal rigbts groups at the headquarters of the NFL and the Falcons, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has barred Vick from trainin~ camp while the league mvestigates. Falcons owner Arthur Blank said the team wanted to ·suspend Vick for four games, the maximum penalty a team can assess a player, but the NFL asked him to wait Instead, Blank has told his embattled player to focus on his legal problems, not football. The Falcons opened their frrst · caml? under coach Bobby Petrmo on Thursday. The case began April 25 when investigators conducting a drug search at the home found 66 dogs, including 55 pit bulls, and equipment I}'Pically used in dogfightmg. !terns such as a "rape stand" that holds aggressive dogs in olace for mating and a 1 'breakstick" used to pry open a dog's mouth in a fight were seized. - . . -. . Vick contended he knew nolhinl! about a dogfighting operabon at the home, where one of his cousins lived, and said he rarely visited. He has since declined comment, citing his attorney's advice. Attorney . Lawrence Woodward of Virginia Beach, wbo has also represented Allen Iverson and Vick's younger brother, Marcus, has not returned several phone messages. Animal ri_ghts D£ganizations have setZed on the case as an opportunity to raise awareness of the largely underground and always wuesome world of dogfightmg. where two dogs are tramed to fight to the death - sometimes · for hours until the oend. Representatives of People for tfte Ethical Treatment of Animals and The Humane Society of the United States were expected to be among hundreds of protesters outside the U.S. District Court. Stteets near the courthouse were closed Wednesday night, and dozens of television trucks were already in place near the building by nightfall. According to the indictment filed July 17, dogs not killed in the fighting pit were often shot, hanged, drowned or, in one case, slammed to the ground. The document alleges that Vick was consulted before one losing dog was wet down and eleclrocuted. It alleges that the dogfighting operation began in 200 I, not long after Vick parlayed a dazzling two-year run as the quartemack at Vtrginia Tech into bein~ the first overall selection m the NFL Draft. His firSt contract was for $62 million. In 2004, he signed a 10year, $130 million deal, then the richest in league history. The indictment alleges the fights offered purses as high as $26,000, and that Vick once paid $23,000 to the owner of two pit ·bulls that had beaten Bad Newz Kennels d9gs. That owner is one of four cooperating witnesses cited in tfte document. Charged along with Vick are Purnell A.· Peace, 35, of Vi~gi_nia Beach; Quanis L. Philhps, 28, of . A.tlanta; and Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton. 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And it's time the people who play our sports, officiate our games and run our leagues start reflecting it. Tim Dahlberg is a nptiona/ sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlbergap.org Tour leader Rasmussen taken out of Tour de France· BY JEROME PuGMIRE ASSOCIATED PflESS ' GOURETI'E, France One of its biggest stars is already gone, and now so is the leader of the Tour de France. Michael · Rasmussen was removed from the race by his Rabobank team after winning Wednesday's stage, a day after Alexandre Vinokourov and his team withdrew when the star cyclist tested positive for a banned blood transfusion. "Michael Rasmussen has been sent home for violating (the team's) internal rules," Rabobank spokesman Jacob Bergsma told The Associated Press by phone. The expulsion, which Bergsma said was ordered by the Dutch team's sponsor, was linked to "incorrect'' information that Rasmussen gave to the team's spons director over his whereabouts last month. The Danish cyclist missed random drug tests May 8 and June 28, saying AP photo he was in Mexico. But a. Overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark reacts as he former rider, Davide crosses the finish line to win the 16th stage of the Tour de Cassani, told Denmark's France cycling race between Orthez and Gourette-Aubisque Danmarks Radio on pass, Pyrenees mountains Wednesday. · Wednesday that he had seen Rasmussen in Italy in he was being victimized. stage, and mostly French mid-June. "Of course Tm clean," · teams staged a protest to Only once before in the Rasmussen said, after a express di sgust at the dophistory of the I04-year-old doping test following ing scandals that have left Tour has the race leader Wednesday's stage win . cycling 's credibility in tatbeen expelled. In 1978, "Like I said, I've been test- ters. As the starter's flag Belgian rider Michel ed 17 times now in less came down , dozen s of Pollentier, trying to evade than two weeks. Both the protesting riders stood still doping controls after win- peloton and the public , as Rasmussen, ace sprinter ning a stage at the Alpe they're just taking their Tom Boonen and several d'Huez in the Alps, was fru stration out on me now. others began riding away. caught with an intricate Some riders were forced tube-and-container system I mean, all I can say is that by now I had my test numto lift up their bicycles to that contained urine that was not his, said Tour his- her 17 on this Tour, and all get around their protesting torian Jean-Paul Brouchon. of those have come back colleagues, who eventually Rasmussen, who has led negative. I don't feel I can rejoined the race after causing a 13-minute tlelay. since July 15 and looked do anymore than that." _ Although Rasmussen has But the me ssage was sent. set to win the race which "We' re fed up ," AG2R ends on Sunday in Paris, not tested positive. some could not be reached for fellow cyclists had openly rider Ludovic Turpin of comment late Wednesday. voiced their skeptici sm France told Eurosport teleVISIOD . But just hours before he about him . Fans booed Rasmussen at Tour organi ze rs said was kicked out of the Tour, the 33-year-old told th~ AP the start of Wednesday 's Tuesday the1 would have stoppe~ Ra.smussen from spectator then was revealed taktng part m the race had to have failed a drug test in they known about the training before the Tour, missed tests before the July and Vinokourov was sent 7 start. home after testing positive "We cannot say that for a banned blood transfuRasmussen cheated, but his sion . · On Wednesday, as flippancy and his lies on Rasmussen was riding his whereabouts .had toward his stage 16 win, become unbearable," Tour the Cofidis squad condirector Christian firmed its Italian rider Prudhomme said. Cristian Moreni failed a The leader of cycling's doping test, prompting the governing body applauded withdrawal ·of the entire squad. the decision. "My immediate reaction Police detained Moreni is, why didn't they do this after he finished the stage at the end of June when and searched the hotel they had the same i;forma- ' where his Cofidis team was tion?" International stl!-ymg . R~sults from th_e Cycling Union president ratd weren t expected unul Pat McQuaid said. "The Thursday: France has.tou~h team decided to pull him law~ agamst trafflckmg m out - that's their preroga- doptn!l ~roducts. . tive. I can only applaud . Coftdts mana~~.r Enc that. It 's ·a zero-tolerance Boyer Said Moren~ a.:ceptpolicy, and it's a lesson for ed. hts ~rongdomg and the future." • watved hts nght fo~ a folWith Rasmussen out, low-up test to conftrm !he Spanish rider Alberto results ~f. the f1rst, whtch Contador of the Discovery was pos1Uve for the male Channel team moved into hormone_ testosterone. . the lead. Australian C· d I All thts talk of dopmg . a e prompted Jean-Francots Evans , who ndes for Lamour, vice president of Predictor-Lotto, moved_ up the World Anti-Doping 10 second, ~tth U.S . nder Agency, to suggest the L~vt Le1phe1mer, 1!-lso with sport should be yanked D~~c?very, now thtrd. from the Olympics. . It s 111 no way a ce.lebra- Gern:mn public broadcastliOn on our end . It s th~ ers have stopped airing the thtrd ptece of bad news, race, and one of Dtscovery Chan~el Switzerland's biggest s p.oke.~man P.J . Rabrce newspapers stopped writsaid. It ~.eflects 6adly' on ing about it. The daily Tage s Anzeiger said on its our sport. . Bergsma sa1d . the Web site Wednesday it will Rabobank team, whtch has limit its coverage to results s uspcn~ed Rasmussen, had and doping stories. · not dec1ded yet whether tis- Tom Lund chairman of other riders would take the the Danish Cycling Unimi, star) Thursday 111 Pau . Its said Rabobank "did they next best nder was Michael right thing, because it is a of the situation that no serious Boogerd Netherlands, 16th and team cannot live with. " about 28 minutes hehind ,; "It is an unfortunate situContador. ation for Danish cycling, After the Tour's upbeat for international cycling." start in London, when millions of spectators lined Associated Press Writers streets ·to watch , bad news Jam ey Keaten and Jean- nearlv all of it related to Luc Courtltial in Gourette, doping ._ , quickly domi - Fran ce, Jolm Leicester in nated. Paris and Jan Olsen in German rider Patrick Copenhagen colllributed to Sinkewit z crashed into a this report. I RJCHMOND, Va. - NFL star Michael Vick was due in federal court Thursday for a bond hearin_s and to enter a plea on dogfighting conspiracy charges, the bel!mning ~fa legal process that Jeopardizes not only his career, but also his freedom. The Atlanta Falcons' qqarterback is accused with three others of conspiracy invol ving co~petitive do~ghtinl!, procunng and trammg ptt bulls for fighting, and conductio~ the enterprise across state lines. Federal prosecutors allege the operation known as Bad Newz Kennels - operated on Vick's property in rural Surry.County. The grisly allegations detailed in an 18-page indictment sparked protests bY lll)imal rigbts groups at the headquarters of the NFL and the Falcons, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has barred Vick from trainin~ camp while the league mvestigates. Falcons owner Arthur Blank said the team wanted to ·suspend Vick for four games, the maximum penalty a team can assess a player, but the NFL asked him to wait Instead, Blank has told his embattled player to focus on his legal problems, not football. The Falcons opened their frrst · caml? under coach Bobby Petrmo on Thursday. The case began April 25 when investigators conducting a drug search at the home found 66 dogs, including 55 pit bulls, and equipment I}'Pically used in dogfightmg. !terns such as a "rape stand" that holds aggressive dogs in olace for mating and a 1 'breakstick" used to pry open a dog's mouth in a fight were seized. - . . -. . Vick contended he knew nolhinl! about a dogfighting operabon at the home, where one of his cousins lived, and said he rarely visited. He has since declined comment, citing his attorney's advice. Attorney . Lawrence Woodward of Virginia Beach, wbo has also represented Allen Iverson and Vick's younger brother, Marcus, has not returned several phone messages. Animal ri_ghts D£ganizations have setZed on the case as an opportunity to raise awareness of the largely underground and always wuesome world of dogfightmg. where two dogs are tramed to fight to the death - sometimes · for hours until the oend. Representatives of People for tfte Ethical Treatment of Animals and The Humane Society of the United States were expected to be among hundreds of protesters outside the U.S. District Court. Stteets near the courthouse were closed Wednesday night, and dozens of television trucks were already in place near the building by nightfall. According to the indictment filed July 17, dogs not killed in the fighting pit were often shot, hanged, drowned or, in one case, slammed to the ground. The document alleges that Vick was consulted before one losing dog was wet down and eleclrocuted. It alleges that the dogfighting operation began in 200 I, not long after Vick parlayed a dazzling two-year run as the quartemack at Vtrginia Tech into bein~ the first overall selection m the NFL Draft. His firSt contract was for $62 million. In 2004, he signed a 10year, $130 million deal, then the richest in league history. The indictment alleges the fights offered purses as high as $26,000, and that Vick once paid $23,000 to the owner of two pit ·bulls that had beaten Bad Newz Kennels d9gs. That owner is one of four cooperating witnesses cited in tfte document. Charged along with Vick are Purnell A.· Peace, 35, of Vi~gi_nia Beach; Quanis L. Philhps, 28, of . A.tlanta; and Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton. They all face up to six years in Jrison, $350,000 in fines an restitution if convicted of both charges. - ·-· .:/., .., -~- ~---- E-mail classified@mydailylribune.com In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000 PROS~ECTS PLUS YOUR AD Websjtes· www.mydailylribune.com www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailyregister.com TO Place ~rtbune Sentinel l\egt~ter , Your Ad, (740) 446-2342 (740) 992-2156 (304) 675-1333 Call Today... or Fax To (7401 446-3008 Or Fax To (7401 992-2157 Word Ads Oearltiir~ Dally In-Column: 1:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m Monday•Prlday for ln•ertlon Ned Day~• Paper In-Column: 1:00 p . m. 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More homes www.gallipol19careercoilege .oc.m from $199Jmol For local ,l,ccrEidlled Member Accrediting lilting• eell 800-559-4109 Council for lndependont COlleges XF254 IIKI Scnool5 12748. \ I / / Ranch Style Brick Home, 2 bedrooms, 1 bedroom extra large, 2 full bath s, on 2 1!2 acres, 3 miles from Point Pleasant. Owner relocaMg. Must sell. PhOtoslde!aHs located online at www.orvb.com (COde 1t7137) or call 304-67~ ·4235 asking $128,000 DOWN PAYMENT" pro· Lawn mowing. Rates by the grams lor you to buy your job, not the hour, Free home instead of renting . Estimates. Call Paul @ • 100% financing t304)675-2940. • Less than perfect credit Lawn-Care Service, Mowing accepted & Trimming. Call (740)441· • Payment could be the same as rent. t 333 or (740111;45-0546 Mortgage Locators. Professionally Clean. _oo___... Office /.Hou secl eanlng . ,.l'_•o-)36-7--oo 1 Reasonable Rates, References 740·446-2262 1970 N. Moon mobile home. or 446-3B81 . central H&A, remodeled, good condition. phone 3)4458·1669 i ~~~MIS ~0 All re1l estel• •d~rtlslng In this newepeper le Garage sale 7127-7/28 9-5. lubject 10 lhe Fedtfll F1lr HoUsing Act of 1H8 which m•ke• It illeg•l to Girls&Womens clothing, crafts, books. misc. 108 Bula~lle 740-446-183£1 Pike. sdvertlu u•ny Will do Babysitting In my home New Haven Heights area, Private & Link accepted 304•882-2244 I I '- \\I I \I preference, llmlt.ltlon or dlsc:rlmlnetlon based on .-.ce, color, .-.llglon, ux femlllll 111tU1 Of national origin, Of any lnt.ntlon to make any .uch pref•rence, limitation or dlacrimlnatlon.~ This newspaper will not knowingly accept ldvertl1ements for reel .., ... which II In violation ol the taw. Our r•O.re ere hereby Informed thltell dwelling• edvertlaed In tht1 new1paper are avallabt.: on-. equel opportunity biNS. 1999 Oakwood Classic, 14x70, 2BA, New solid oak ver~ clean, cabinets, $13,000 080. Immediate Access. (740)645·2150 2001 Clayton Bristol , 3BR, 2BA , Double Door Refr igeratcr Freezer, Dishwasher, W/D, Microwave, CO Player Buill· In, Shingled Root, Back Porch, Alum. Full Size Front Patio, Building Out Back, Excellent Condition, $27,500, Ha11e 10 see lo appreciaie, OrVy interested callers please. (740)245· 5633 2007 Clayton 5BRI3BA 2000 Sq.Fl Starting at $33.00/sp.lt.! NO DOWN PAYMENT to qualified buyers. The Home Show For sate by owner, 4 bed· room 2 112 bath, large LA· Ashland, KY MB-DR. pArtially remodeled, 888-928·3426 replaced Central Air, - -- - - - 2007 Doutllewide Furnace, Roof/Shingles, 3BR. 2BA, Priced lo sale $49 ,500 112 acre Amish Building. E Delivered & Set $39.999. The Home Show, Bethel Church Ad . Ashland. Ky. Gallipolis. 740·389·8376 Toll· free 888-928·3426 BOrrow Smart. Contact For salett and contract. 3 BR the Ohio Division of house in Gallipolis. WID - - - - - - Financial Institution's connection $1 500 down 84 Schultz. 3 BA, 1 112 BA. ,Office ot Consumer $400/mo or renl $4751mo_ $7500. 339-4510 after Spm. Affairs BEFORE you refi- AIS1f 1 BA in Gallipolis $750 9_3 CommOdore mobile nance ~our home or down $200/mo or rent home. C!A, Large deck, New obtain a loan. BEWARE $2 501mo.Call Wayne 404· hOI wat er tank, excellent of requests lor any large 456·3802 Jor info. condihon, can 11iew anyt•me. advance payments 01 House for sal o in Rac1ne Ca ll 645·0576 or 446· 1329 fees or insurahce. Call the area. Approx . 4 acres. all Office of Corisumer Great used 2005 3 bedroom profess ionally landscaped. Affairs toll free at 1·86616x80 with vinyl/shingle. Ranch style house with 4 278·0003 lo learn if !he Must sell, Only S25.995 with bedrooms, living room. din· mortgage broker or delivory. Call (740)385·4367 ing room. kitchen. large famlender is properly ily room. central air. gas heat licensed. (This is a public and 1 fire place. Addition ol a service announcement large Florida room comfrom the Ohio Valley pletely cedar opens onto NEW 4 Bed Publishing Company) patio & pool area. Heated in ground pool enclosed by j)(iv ac~ fencin g and land· seeped. Finished 2 car garage anachecl to house and finished & heated 3 car TURNED DOWN ON unallached SOCIAL SECURITY /SSI? gara ge ._MU2UIIII Excellent condition ready to No Fee Unless We Win! mymidwesthOme.com move in. $255.000.00. Call· t-888-582-3345 (740)949-22 17 f(l\ll"ol\11 New 3 Bedroom homes !rom $2 14.36 per month. Includes many upgrades. d e l ive r ~ & set-up. (740 )385-2434 2008 r: ~~ALI $49.1189 .... a... ... $293. OWNER FINANCING Nice 3!2 singtewides From S1,800 down pa~ment Gary (740) 826-2750 �• ' Thl,!rsday, July Page B6 • The Daily Sentinel 26, 2007 The Daily Sentinel • www.mydailysentinel.com M., central air on 50'x248' depOsrt No Pets. (304)675· bt In Harrisonville. Currentty 5332 weekends 740-591rented, new lea5e signed 0265 • 111107, well maintained, - - - - - - - $12.000 080. (740)742· 4 bedroom, 2 story house, \lery spacious & clean, new 4011 ACROSS have C9f'ltral air. Furnished with couch, chairs, washer. ' month call 304·882·2523 Tree · Seryjce Johnson's 2BR garage apt In Mason. 2303 Attention! _olfe_rs_on_~:...·- - - - - .. c... not included. 304·773-9t81 •llump OMdlng ••IICM!l'fvc:t ..,.,......._.,_ ,......,..,.,. subscribers who read ......... l'rwl~ f4f).U1-taf our newspaper daily for captivating news • Less than perfect cred~ $450/month. 448-3945 . accept9d • Payment could be the same as rent. Mortgage Locators . '-(7:40-')36_7_·0000--:---:--:::-::For rent or for sale 2 BA stories, dinfng and entertainment reviews, travel deals , local weather reports and r ;;:::=;===:, r n'!..~ I· r Ir CORNER STONE CONSTRUCTION rfamihJ loflCtMI Roofing, Siding, Soffit, Decks, Doors, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, 70 Pine Street • Gallipolis 740-446-0007Toll Free 877-669-0007 MONTY South • 6 3 ¥A97652 o) & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Wise Concrete All ~:;:::7:40=·6:53:·:965=7=~ 2• 2• 3• types of concrete 4• Owner- Rick Wise I 740-992-5929 740-416-1698 FRANK & Wt4~~~ Pf~NE/. l>O YOV $e~ YOV/lS~LF IN fiVf weercs? ~=~!====~~~~~~~=~ new construction, fully fur· Electric, Rent includes traStJ, water & sewer, 32 51mo, nlshed, new refrigerator, - - d.sh -• h & 1325 deposrt, Cell (740)992· ~¥1;1', 1 wa~uer, was er .e.:.39 for appt. dryer, large wrap arou'nd _ ~_ __;.;._ _ _ _ porch, full basement. 1 car Taking applications for 2 BR garage, total electric with Mobile Home, No pets, ~1 a1·r, '.ltry spact ous, $.295/mo oeniiCI includes private drive with parking, water/sewer, S2.00 deposit. $1,100 per "'onth, serious (740)446- 3617 calls on~ (740)949·2303 .:....-'---- - - Two bedroom furnished, .2 Br. house in Pomeroy.$450 CIA, earpo · rt, storage bldg., No P8 Is • front porch,beck deck, close Plus ut 1.l.tl 1 ·es • References&deposit. 740to Walmart in Mason.$475 ~99::.:2::.:-5502=::.·- - - - - per Mo.,plus dep. 740·992· s • ·------.,1 rm~:-~-----, 2BR house lor rent in 3961 Pt.Pieasant. $400/mo.+ utili· ties. No pets. Available 1st week of August .. 304-593- 5363 Help Wanted Looking ror hardworking person With knowledge or eledronics/security/ ftro alarm service & installation. Please send resume to: Box 104 do GaiUpolb Daily Tribune Box 469 GaiUpolls, OH 45631 APAin'MFJo's 740·446·2568. EqTual Housing Opportunity. his Institution is an .Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer." -- -- - - - - . JET ,win Rivers Tower Is accept· lng applications tor waiting AERATION MOTORS A I ed N & A bul"1 I list 1or Hud·subsized, 1· br, epa r • fNi e ' n apartment,for the Stock. Call Ron Evans, 1elderly/disabled call 675 _ 800·537·9528. Clean, 2br, 1ba, AC in 6679 E 1 H . Hartfo.rd , dep/ref r~ul·red, ousmg NEW AND USED STEEL ..... Opportunityqua No pets $350/month 304· Cr...;.~':'""--...., Steel Beams, Pipe Reber 576·40.37 j4iD SPACE For Concrete, Angle, ---'-----FOR IIDIT Channel, Flat Bar, Steel Close to college, 2Bfl WID 1,~------· Grating For Drains, hookup, stove, fridge furDriveways & WalkWays L&L n1"shed. 740·441 ·3702 or "-mmerclal building 'For ·SCrap Metals Open Monday · vu 740·286-5789 . Renr 1800 square feet. off ' street parking. Great loca· Tuesday, W~dnesday & CONVENIENnY LOCAT· tionl 749 Third All8nue in Frlctay, aam-4.30pm. Closed L ED & AFFORDABLE! Townhouse apartments, andlor small houses FOR · fURIIDIT . . g:llt:~e ~~:.:a~o. dition $2500. 446·9552 or after Spm 446•4122 1 2BA Apt&. 2 locations. Ref • . 1 and 2 bedroom apart· menta, furnished and unfur· nished, and houst~s In p M omeroy and iddleport, security deposit required, no pelS, 740-992-2218. New 2BA apartmems. Washer/dryer • hookup, stove/refrigerator Included. Also, unrts on SA 160. Pels Welcome1 (740)441·0194. Ce 1 ntra heat &IVC til. •Tenant pays eledtic . (304)882·3(117 Furnished 1 bedroom $250 a month, plus $100 depoalt. Water & Sewer Included In c:Ren.:._t304'-'--"·8_75:.-65:..:..:.12::..___ Gracious Living 1 and 2 - - - - - - - - Bedroom Apts . at Village Manor and Aiuerslde Apt& in Middtepo~. from $327 lo $592. 740·992·5064. Equal Housing Opportuntty. --::...:."'-'-"-""---' Immaculate 2 bedroom apartment New carpet & cabinets, tre~ly painted & decorated, WID hookup, Beautiful country setting. Must see to appreciate. Excell:ot ~diem ~\lpxt\llity av~lab~ al Jackson,General Hospital wllilist ~idi leave of absence coverage ina!lllall ~- MUS1 be i1CIIIll1! therapisl ofleclmician in tli: Statt ofWest Virgmi~ ~evious ex~ !X!furred $400/mo. (614)595-7n3 or 1·_800-_7_9.:..8·_4686_._ _..,-Middleport, Beech St., 2 ' br. furnished apartment. utithies r I r •'' Y ,lr I I • .! [ ~pr I II' I paid, deposit & r~erences. no pets, (740)992..0165 $500 Coupon New Haven 1 Br. Furnished ' Hot 1\Jb Outlet 11 Apt., has W!D, No Pets, Oep. Top Quality/Warranty Milton & references. 740·992-0165. Flea Mkt SIS 606·326-07n wuz ' DIDJA GIVE 'EM TH' OL' WHAT FER?! MAW!! I 'Ill\ '(\\ 1111111"1 lfll' ll ll<tl•l! Residential & Commercial r--------, 1 740-985-4141 omce 740-416-1834 Contractor available, for quality Construction construction on turn key, single h d d OUSeS an Up exes, garages, • VInyl Siding • Replacement Windows , Roofing , Decks .' • •• 1 i r v:~~ 1 .~ MoroRH~ porches. All .. David Lewis · 740.992·6971 ..TTABOV, Reliable & Experienced PITCH ttl<> 1 TH ....T YOU C... U6i-IT 1----.,.-·\TH"T FLY BALL . Call Dennis Bryant ( ) 140 742•2377 U.U6HT THAT FLV !!ALL, YOU ·W OULP HAVE I'IADE HE MAl>. We Deliver To You! • Home Oxygen • Portable Oxygen • Hometill System • Helios Sys,tem TillS IS !-lOW WE SEE, WE BOVNCE S~OOT BA5KET5;RERliN"'-··- 6ALL A COUPLE OF liMES TO GET Rl-l'(ft4M .. & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT lliEN WE FLIP the opportunlly to finalize a matter to everyone's specifications and satlsfaer tlon . However. It will be up to you to spot It and then take fuji advantage of tbe situation. SCORPIO (Oct. 24·Nov. 22) - Matters of significance to you at this lime - and equally re levant to other people with whom you are involved - should not be taken lightly. Dig In with the diNgence you 446-0007 SAGITIAAIUS (Nov. 23·Dec. 21) Because you've been a bit more responslb'e than usual lately, your financial position could look more la.VOI"able at this time. Invest in something worthwh ile that could benefit you CAPRICORN {Dec. 22·Jan. 19)- What you accomplish will be Important to you, ao don't let others establish vour agenda or set vour coursa of action, If you can help It: Do what you want when you want. AQUARIUS (Jan. 2G-Feb. 19) - It's important you maintain cdntact wllh recent events, but don't try to manipulate them In the procese. It's one of thoSe days where you may be more auecessful to let nature take Its course . PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Thla Ia a good day to touch base with friends you haVSn'l seen for a while. Ideally, It would be nice' If you could get everyone tCQE~th · er to catch up on what has been going Hi ll s Se lf Sto rage • New Homes • Garages • Complete Financing· 36 Mos. available now on John Deere Z Trak Zero Turns & 5.99"'4 Fixed Rate on John Deere Gators Carmichael Equipment (740)446-24 t2. 0% IMecuu II (N~ Oppol1ilii;;) Full-lit[( plSition. Shilis may vacy and nlating weetends will be requirld. A"licant mUSI plSSClS a~~ idiJiJ di~111111 or tAjni\11eril. Veriliabk e~eoce wilh air cmiiliooing and reliil;'lltioo uruts, and etctrical ~iring and troubleshooting bdgrollll stroo~y iJeferred. 3000 Ford gas trac tor. recent valve job and clutch. new battery, good !ires, runs great, $4500, (740)949· 2635 or 416-0771 -------4" pull behind brush hog, good cond., very dean ask· ing $350.00 304·593·3732 Templi3IY plSitioo 1o aiSisi with 1111:ation and leavt of a~ OO'rmW· Previoul experim:t widi ljlllllti~ ftXII pltlllllliori [llfentd. em food handler'; jXrlllil requ1red. 2005 Ohio State Entertainer of the Year Joey Wilcoxon with the 2007 Harmonica Champion of Ohio Randy Shafer in Concert. Pt. Pleasant, Riverfront , Fri. 7:30- 9:30 Oak Hill , Ohio Sat. 7:30 - 9:30 HOME (MPROVEMFM"S BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Unconditional lifetime guarantee. Local references fur· nished. Established 1975. Call 24 Hrs. (740) 446· 0870, Rogers easement Waterproofing. Kiefer Built- Valley -Bison· Horse and , Livestock loa'dmax· Trailers· Gooseneck, Dumps. & Utility· Aluma Alum inum Trailers- B&W Gooseneck Hitches· Trail er Parts. Carmichael Trailers. NOTICE TO BIDDERS (740)446·24 12 The Meigs Local Board of Education wishes to LT-55 walk behind Gravely receive bids for thalolw/ brush · hog, pull start lowlng: Bread/Bakery $700.00 304 -593-3732 and Milk/Dairy products. All bids shell be received In, and lild specifications may be obtained from, TREA4 year old Grey TB mare, SURER'S OFFICE, 16.2 Hands High, Green 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Broke ,HUS. Swee t & Pomeroy, OH45769, on Gen tle Temperament $1,000 or before 10:00 A.M., 080 304·675·398'8 Thursday, August 2, 2007. 7 AQHA Registered Quarter Horses for sale or trade. Call "fila Meigs Local Board of Education reserves after 7pm. 740·256·6003 r u~ Advertise in this space for $60 per month Remodeling 141-912·1&J1 on . Stop.& Compare GARFIELD GARFIE!LC! l'M LOCI<I!P 001' OF THe HOUSe AG-AIN Man Ra PIYIIIITIP PIICIS . . CIIIIIIIC ••••. c... the rlgh1 to reject any .and all bids, and the submitting of any bid shalllmpooa no llab111ty or obligation upon the said Board. All envelopes · mue1 be CLEARLY MARKED according 1o the type of bid . Mark E. Rhonemus , Treasurer/CFO Meigs Local Board of Educa11on P.O.eox 272 Pomaroy,OH 45769 (740) 992·5650 (7) 23, 26 ICIIIr.IIJHnllPrlaiJ ANP 1'HeRE'e A 1'V NeWS CREW &I!'T'TINCll UP ON THe L-AWN IN MY COWBOY JAMMIE!5 ~~ ............. 1. . . . . . . . ... ,.....,.,• •11• •11! ·---·---.............. r:.r.y 42 -Scragg• USN rank Butter Mrvlng 9 Tombstone 49 Put on the payroll 25 Yuckt 51 Nsughty 27 HarH child opera 53 Aboolutaly 28 Thick board none 31 Ms. LiJplno 55 Here, 33 Lgth. unl18 to Hen~ 35 Collect 56 Pine•maple sap spactacles 39 Rules 57 Shelley 41 Tribal offering deputy 11 SIL offering 12 Bird food 13 Evan oo 17-a 44 cauncll Many· by Luis campos ev« Cl'fl*9ams n ereu:t frOm quaiat.ons b)' f&rrnJI ~, PillA ~ . ED lellttln ll'leCipherffa'ld5 klr W!hlr. Today's clue: YOQU<~ N 'IIZW HW YLF BLZNWA , MP YLFWP I a M051' Bfi A &L-OOOOOW NEW& PAY ~.--fr-~-~~--j ' ARIES (March 2 1-April 19) - Your ambl· tious desires could be aroused much easier than usual, so don't be surprised II you set a whole bunch of aggressl\le goals to be aCCQmplished . You'll enjoy the qhallenge. TAURUS (April 20-May 201 - In order to satisfy both a mental and physical reel· tessness !hal seems to permeate your being, you'll need to partake In some type of lnlen•lvfl actiVIty. Try th ings that are competitive. GEMINI (May 21·June 20) -llltn'l rare tor you to ICiually Htk out joint endeav· ort , which It extotly what your urg411 could dlct~~ll . Chancel are ~u ' !l find auch an a~tlv lty opttrallng In tht com· mtrclal WCSrld. CANCER (June 21·July 22)- M1k1 tn1 time to·tak• 1tock of your rectnl aotivltlll and try to bf'lng 1011'11 kind of bllance to your effell'l. If you·.,. bMn working too hard or playing toe much. correct 11"111 uymmetry. GRIZZWELLS ~~~C&~r SOUP TO NUTZ li:cSE~i ~ 1-l\lfe 11.\1"11:~~ "*! - -· --- ·- -··- - ----------- ---------···-- -- -· LB NIPDT MZW, I BLZ LYW MYLFGWZ, FGLICG RDPPDNDJMZ?" • OWZTK EKPPGw · PGWJJWK PREVIOUS SOLUTION - ' Broadly spelling, wel!a in the midd~ 01 a race between human skill as 10 means and human 1ol~ as to ends.' • Bertrand Russell ~, WOlD lAIII POllAN - - - - - - the be· low to torm four slmp~ e word1. IDR8TE L0 KL N JT RI JIP NII; "1 "' "Trulh . "ihe mollter 1-tured her · "" errant SOO. "is as clear a~ a bell, It-"1,nsri,i'!g-'TI.;;.·.Y,-'TI--1I0 L E V E V ·1 ple. LIBRA (Sept. 23·0ct. ~3) - You m~ty get IT TI4ROU614 T~E 6A5KET! 70 Pine Street • Gallipolis 740·949-2217 40 Cellllrty feel a oooored doing the same old lh.,gs with the same old lolks. If you would Uke a little variety In your llle, go someplace dtfferent where you can m891 new peo- PEANUTS ~ -·~.}":l ..·"tlf!lijP.§!I'II~·.. 45771 38 leather Milky Wrq 47 "Big Blue" CELEBRITY CIPHER FrldQ, July 27, 2007 By Bernice Bed• 0.01 The possibilities lor !noreased earnings, bringing per$0nal fulfll!mentlnlo your life1 lOok etceptlonalty good. You should fare qul\j3.well with either work-related activl·' tiea Ytlr those in110lved for pleasurable purposes. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - It's good to be buSy, but what you may need the most is some kind of meaningful purpose to be Involved In your activitieS. Select those klnds of objectives and work toward fulfillment. • VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep<. 22)- You m;ghl IF -.otJ Hl'.t>N .T C.HE~T;:R~ IT'S 6000 !<liCE 29670 Bashan Road Racine, Ohio attracUon 22 Stylt of 1he 46 Jagged 11160o rock 23 &Borborltln 7 Hobby onder 8 Aromatic plan1 0 Reorran;t letter1 cf four ICramb led word1 SUNSHINE CLUB 26 Years Experience 20 Orfando 46 Craggy abode British poet Edward Hodnen wrote, •if you don't ask the right questions, you don't get the right answers. A ques1ion asked in the right way often points to its · possess. Free illining lltd certificalioo ispitfentd. East's pass points to the answer BIG NATE including patiOS, driveways d · 1 an Stdewa ks. . I"'' K concrete flatwork I 1980 Chevy Travel Craft Canning tomatoes, large & Mo!Of Hom e, 2311, low/miles, easy to pick, across from fair cOndition $5,500 080 Racine Locks & Dam, Plt~nts 304' 675·2169 Road in Letart Falls, open 9am·5pm Mon·Sat. closed 1995 Cruise Master Motor s Hone 35', Ford 460, fuWy loaded, lots of storage I \In 1'1'1 II .., $25,000 304-458·1797 ,\ I I \ I ' f! l4 1, 36 Poueued 37Make Palls Raymond '::~:ti~' S©tt~~-~t.trs· 141tt4 .CIAT I. Toy Poodles 9 wks old M&F, 199t Bayliner l/0 boat and Reg. mild. Tea Cu p York.ie- trailer, $4,000, (740)54 t · Poo M Reg. OuaNty pets. :o6000~~~--":'!"'..., 740' 645 ' 6987 CAMPERS & r: pointer 34 Quick pace I • Garages L..,;- 32 Limp-witch spade In the hope that his pa~ner could ruff with the heart nine, which WO!Jid have uppercut your ace and pro· moled West> king. . Now you must play the trump suit wl1hout loss. Normally, you would run dummy's queen. Here, though , East passed over his partner's opening bid. This said that he had fewer than six pclnts, and he hae already produced 1he spade ace. West must have lhe heart king. Cash your heart ace and hOpe West has to drop the singleton king. ';;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;:;~ J&L plgmerrt c.~ t9 Aaron and 5Domph -pon Pass deep bow Winery featun Husband of Fatlnla Raaln Brown thlr~ THE BORN LOSER Ill 2 30 : . , • goo The delenae was sensible. West led the ...,111'1!' l<olll"d 1 28 Coli around 3 28 Electric 4 gam~. I, I • I' • " ' " llPtll • [ :. W. Marcum, Owner \ dtf ti!H!!~ I'• mt>rr•\ Uh,, 4x_4_,_.., • I Mike 992·621) r___ •r":":'----..., anlllell•al Coatractlag St. Rt. 248 Chester, Ohio YO U NG Ill 304-675·3363 Pole Buildings -------FOR SAlE • Room Addhlons CKC Boxer pups, 11 weeks owner: old, $300, (740)9 85-3431 98 Ford Expedition, leather, 88 11 3rd row seal, great con. Ja.m"" _K 1188 Female lioy Poode can be 7 42 2332 registered. $350. Price negotiable. Call 740·446Mushroom _t6_7_2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $:!$A Scoop ., Jack Russell pups, f998 Honda XR70 Good T-Post61L $3.29 :-:-:--::--:--::--::---:- JackiPekingese pups. 740 · Conclilion. ~1650. Call 740· wlcie Variety or ug,r Beige Floral Sola 84 379·2563 _ 367 7038 Inches long. $400, Call 446- :-:-:-:--::-:-:--. Lawn Seed, 4303 Min-Pins CKC Reg. Black - - - - - - - 2005 H.D.Fet Boy custom Fertilizer and and rust. Female 4 males. maroon w/embossed Showmaster Show u.~ •• ·~m $250-$3SO. Will be ready on flames, 1 ol 200 made,800 1 "....,.,_r.LI....i\J't~ 7126107.11 no answer leave a Feeds . . MERCJL.o\NDISE message, 740·367·0.210 miles since new,price , • $19,000 080 call for details-740-94g·2217. SForOidAutoBaneries 1_ Sheltie pups, 1st shOts. wormed, purebred (no 249 I 3.00ea. 250+ $4.00ea. papers), $1 00 each, lloATSFOR&SMoroAIERS THE BATTERY TERMINAL 1 (740)698-0475 1.8Q0-796-6797 ::--:-~----- CPR certif~ioo are required. Completion ~f nUlling a£SiSianl ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE!!!!! Monday, Augu511S, !007, !0:00am-8:00pm WalfiD.! wekome...Appointment.l preferred. V.C 'DA'DBU~IT !I ., wv o Save alol, Mollohan Carpet, 76 Vine St. Qalllpoli& OH. (7401446•7444 ::-:---:---::----::--:Full Size Mattress & 8/S, $ 180; Sofa & Loveseat sets, $400; Drive a little- save a lot, Mollohan, 202 Clark Chapel Ad, Bidwell. 388· 0173 ~~·;· Marcum F. Room Acldltlont & Remodeling NIIW G•,.ge• Electrical & Plumbing Roofing & Guttert VInyl Siding I Painting P•tlo •nd P1nch O.Cks 038725 645·62~ Asistul Full1inr Ji!Sition. Shill! may 1'31)". Hi~ ~hool di~oma and CC~ e~ence CARPENTER SERVICE AKCBostonTerrierPups. 14 - - - - - - - 60x42 Oval peda~al table, wks old, male. Parents on 2005 Ford F·I50 super cob w/2 leafs, 4 side chairs, 2 pram . with pedigree. vel 15k mies. V·8, 4.6L aulo, arm $1250.90 · 304-675· chkd, 2nd sho1s, wormed. 4WD,AC.PS, AM/FM. CD, 6643 74 o- 388•9325 Sirius Radio. SheiVCap, Bl , ::.,.--~--,..,...-e,. set ties & mag wh. asking Berber Carpet, S5.95/yd; J«.C Golden Retriever pup- $1 7,900 3 4. 675-8156. Vinyl, $4.95/yd, Drlve-a-littie pies $200, wormed & shots · Pan time Ji!Silioo. Mllll luvailable 24-J~ OOII!S per wttl foc V31)ing !hifts, ioclixling ~ttkelils. (M·F 1:l~ -lJO1!11 and Stt. Sm 13~ 4:00 pm). Allemali~ holida)~. ~certif~ in 100 ~ij~ of West Vrrgin~. Pmious e!perieoce preferml. Ctlll111 CPR ACLS, PAI..'I. and have oomplelioo ofCCU cia~ lljXll hKe. YOUNG'S I ~,_ __,Gooosiiiiiiiiil..._.l • IPbnllqTKimn Crilktl C11t Ul1it, P•rllill~ T•tlve-ltorn shtfts. Mus1 Please leave messa e' 080. 256·6169 -------Cook Moton 328 Jackson Pike. Quality cars, trucks and vans wlt!i warranty. Priced to selL This is our 12th Anniversary. Stop or calt740-446-0103 2005 Dodge Rem 1500 4x4, AT, all power, 4•door, 30·000 miles. $~1 . 500. Call 740· @ . 740-742-2293 ------- & Dep. reqUired. No pets. •Washer/dryer hookup 741).446-2957 Call Gary Stanley -Th_u_rs_d_ey_.-S-a-tu_rd_a_y-& l,j7•1S_ _ _ TRjjjU,;;CKSiiil-_.l .su nday. (740)446-7300 RlR SALE r.i~~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~j •r-~P~t-1-8 --., 10 Ho!5EHow fOR SALE SOMEONE EI.&E KNOWS ABOUT THAT LI'L MONEY MI\IE WE FOUND, References Available! --::----,.--.,.---:95 Pontiac Sunflre $1500 080. 98 Cavalier $2200 OBO. 01 Cavalier S3650 OBO.OOGTMustang$7000 RENT. Gall (740)441-1111 Prime commercl·al ~ace"" Tanning bed·24 bulb, 2yrs tor app11 cauon " & 1nto rmatlon. rent at Sp.-ingvalley ~ Plaza. old , use d very 11·tlle. 1988 Ford F.250, four wheel 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Ellm View Call845·2192. PdS2300 new, sell for drive, auto, good shape $1250. Call446-0038 304·895·3378 for Ran~ Meigs County, In town, No Pets, Deposit Required. (740)992·5174 or Apartments (740)441·0110· •2&3 bedroom apartments BARNEY . tas.-a DOWN workl" This week we are looking at key ques· tions that declarer should ask himself: How many points has an opponent promised or denied, and how many has he sbown up w~h already? You are in four hearts. west leads the spade ~ng. Eeat over1akes with his ace and returns the tour. West wins with his eight, cashes the club ace, then leads the spade nine, which yoo ruff. After West opened one spade and two passea lollowed, you might have bal· anced '1\"ith a three-heart jump overcal, which """'d have been in1erme<!ate, ehowlng some 14·16 high-card points and a decent six-card suit. But your suit was not quite strong enough. However, after West rebid two spades and North raised to ~rea hearts, you bid the heart • ~.U.bercftlkoabla Pass 61 Grab · been I ·------.,.1 i Pass 59 -to sell 60 Hardens ..... East PJI!ss Fetcheo own answer. Astdng questions Is the ABC of diagnosis. Only the · inquiring_ mind solves problems .• What a bridge player he might have ·• 5 Pass out a file 2¢ "Futun- ' EARNEST TE,.vtP AGINCY Harmod ClbileU, Aid Flrli•e 1• Opening lead: • f716 2000 600 North uedlng compound 54 Soft wool 58 Klnd of biology maybe K8 West 45 Adventure 47 1, for WoHgang 50 Cloud- 52 18 Pertinent 19 ArcUc floa1er 21 Sandier • or West 23 New pol, Dealer: West Vulnerable: Both South Puzzle 43 -.noi- rttource 15 WhoM 16 WlpOd t . ... Q J I I North • 7 52 • Q J 10 8 t K tO 6 • QJ 4 West East • K Q J !0 9 8 • A4 ., ~ 3 • ? • 7 5 2 • 9 IJ • 3 o) A 92 • 10 7 6 5 3 f l ~r To, o T11M o tt.u!lnljl That's the word from much more! Nice Remodeled Home in 5 Acres MIL along Old town, No Pets, Renovated, . Drywall, · Covered Bridge Ad. Located All new csrpol, Call A HIDDEN TREASURE! Remodeling, Room in Ewlngton, VInton County, (740)446·7425 Laurel Commons Additions OH. Call 606-353·0990 '---'---:::--::---:-- Apanments. Largest In the House for RenVSaJe. 3 BR, areal BeautHully renovated Locat.Con1roctor BEAUTIFUL 5 acres atop hill 1 BA. 112 basement, Spring throughout Including brand 740·387..()544 . with mature pine and oak Valley Area, $550/mo, HUO new . ltitchen and bath. Free Eatlmatet trees! Gallia water tap Accepted. (740)441-9650 or Starting at $405. Call today! 740·367..()536 installed and 2006 septic '-(7c:40-')7_0_9_·6_33_7_ _ _ _ (304)273·3344 permit. 5 miles lrom Rio CIZ'~:""""................, Grande on private dead end In Pomerov House tor rent! 3 Accepting applications for 2 APARIMOO'S ~M~·~ H&H road. $.2 9,900 OBO. Call Bd., 2 bath. newly remOd- BR, 1 BA apt, stow, fridge, FOR lbNr I:.R'-'",.~ru.ou.:. 30·t2in concrete Guttering 24S·5l97 eled, total electric. 74o-843· W/0 included. Water & ..__..;iiiiliOiiiitill!llr 1OHP, Lowes/MTD riding . 5264. Garbage paid. No pets, very ' I<I \I \I o., Seamless Gutters ~Ill!"":':~~';:"........, nice, clean & attractive. Middleport, North 4th Ave., 2 (SeVen) 1 30• sections ot !mower wlgrater., blade, 381n cut, minor repairs, self·pro- Roofing, Siding, Gutters MoofUIU:R $500/mo, 1st mo + $500 br. lurnished apartment,' stainless steel. tri ple-wall f:l __ .IUJ'Il • Sec.dep. required. Available deposit & references. no chimney pipe . 10" O.D., 8" Yard Machine laWn Insured & Bond9d j H<X8ES 7/16107. Apply within. 1743 pets. (740)992-0165 I.D. with accesso ries. Call pelled mower 6HP, 22in ·cut used few limes 304-458·1818 FOR RENr 2br, 'Central Air, fenced yard, Centenary Rd . Gallipolis. No - - - - - - - - 304-675-6894 S150 Ill\ ' "l'llll l \ Itt 1\ · - - - - - - · Washer/Dryer, 10 min. from Phone Calls Please. Modern 1 Bedroom apt Call : : - - : - - - - - - Stanley Tree· Pt. Pleas $400/month, 446.0390 For Sale new Merchandise 1174/mol Buy 3bd HUD 1 2 Birdhouses, AIJ'I'OS $200fdeposil740-645·3115 Apartment for rent, • - - - - - - - - Fountains, l\omll S'lldn, 20yrs 0 8'14. Trimming Bdrm., remodeled, new car- Tara Townhouse Western & Indian items, 1 FUR SALE For 11otingo a00-559-4109 Beauliful River View in pet. stove & frlg., water, Apartments, Very Spaciou-. Yard Decor & mOfe. Go to & Removal x17ot. Kana:uga- Ideal for 1 or 2 sewer, trash pd. Middleport. 2 Bedrooms,· CIA, 1 1, 2 www.wandasgifts.net write *Promp< and Quality 1996 Grand AM SE 2dr, 1 possibly 2 Br t&luse in people, references, No pets, $425.00. No pets. Ref. Bath, Adutt Pool & Baby down item number cal 3.04- 40)'1, good Condition $3,800 Work 74 New Haven, $325tmonth, Lac. 5 mi. from Gavin. required. o-843-5264· Pool, Patio, Start $4251Mo. 675·2476 or cell 304·593OBO 304·675-2 169 *Reasonable Rates $325/deposil No Pets (740}441 -0 18 1 Beautiful 'Apta. at Jackson No Pets, Lease Plus 2375 ask for Wanda .. Free ~(304--')88_2_·365_2_ _ _ _ Mobile Home lor Rent, 2 BR , E1lat11. 52 Westwood Security Oe!)9Sit Required, $10 gift card on orders of ~=-::---,.M-:e-tro-.-::-,pe-e-.,.d, *Insured bedroom executive house, A/C, HUO Approved, Total Olive, from $365 to $560. (740)446-3481. $50 & more+ 2rk discount. AJC, 52000 mites, nice con· *Experienced ~ •RENTALS •SALES .· •SERVICE •FREE DELIVERY •-MONTHLY OXYGEN VISITS Gafllpolis, OH 4NS1 Local company offering ·No or 304 .n 3.5040 2 Acres ~een Rt 2 & US DOWN PAYMENr pro35, 12589 Jerrys Run Ad, grams for you to buy your 4RM & Bath, stove .fridge, Pliny, wv 25082 $40,000 1. home !nstead of renting. utilities paid, upstairs, ,.6 • • • 100% financ!ng Olive St. No pets. 727 398 3065 -------4 8CfeS+ located at 9617 SA 775 w/water and alec hOoll;up tor ·house plus large bam and sm. bldg. Paved drive way. ·Asking $21,000. 7~·245. 5145 • Serious -knell 10 Glld<i 12 Prance 14 Farotll . chairs S400 deposh, $450 a - - - - - - - - $300/mon plus dep. utilities ACIIEI.GE 1 Ft.tUY 6 Minor Alder dryer, stove, microwave, beds. dinning table and Crossword aalle'tdad Phillip - - - - - - - - carport, large bedroom, eat· leave a message and nUm· Trailer lor sale, $2,000, iA kitchen with new cabinets. ber if not at home .:. (7n40~)99o.;.2·~58~58.;...~--, 1685 per month. (740)949- "--..,;iiiiiiiii-r NEA B~IDGE ~11 Property fur sale, 3 Bedroom House in 2 bedroom6, li'Jing rOom, 1970 1~60. 2 bdrm .. all SyraCuse. $500/month + kitchen, 1 bath, ap8rtment •.....,., _& 87 ALLEYOOP ~ FORIIDIT '"j Page but it isn'l always---·." Complete fht thuddt quoted b 111 Y i ino In tht missing worW you di!!vt!lop from step No. 3 beloW, . & PRINT NUMBERED lETIIRS IN THESE SQUARES UNSCRAMBlE MOVE lETTERS 10 GET ANSWER · SCRAM-LETS A""<wc:Dc 7 ~ 2 s " r, 7 Fre;co ·- Afoot ···· Hover ··· Nim,tv , NO FEET Granny always had an adage fnr d1c situat10n. My tavurit~ was. ''He who h a~ im a~ ination wi1hout l ~an1 in l! has wings bul NO FEET." ARLO& JANIS �• ' Thl,!rsday, July Page B6 • The Daily Sentinel 26, 2007 The Daily Sentinel • www.mydailysentinel.com M., central air on 50'x248' depOsrt No Pets. (304)675· bt In Harrisonville. Currentty 5332 weekends 740-591rented, new lea5e signed 0265 • 111107, well maintained, - - - - - - - $12.000 080. (740)742· 4 bedroom, 2 story house, \lery spacious & clean, new 4011 ACROSS have C9f'ltral air. Furnished with couch, chairs, washer. ' month call 304·882·2523 Tree · Seryjce Johnson's 2BR garage apt In Mason. 2303 Attention! _olfe_rs_on_~:...·- - - - - .. c... not included. 304·773-9t81 •llump OMdlng ••IICM!l'fvc:t ..,.,......._.,_ ,......,..,.,. subscribers who read ......... l'rwl~ f4f).U1-taf our newspaper daily for captivating news • Less than perfect cred~ $450/month. 448-3945 . accept9d • Payment could be the same as rent. Mortgage Locators . '-(7:40-')36_7_·0000--:---:--:::-::For rent or for sale 2 BA stories, dinfng and entertainment reviews, travel deals , local weather reports and r ;;:::=;===:, r n'!..~ I· r Ir CORNER STONE CONSTRUCTION rfamihJ loflCtMI Roofing, Siding, Soffit, Decks, Doors, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, 70 Pine Street • Gallipolis 740-446-0007Toll Free 877-669-0007 MONTY South • 6 3 ¥A97652 o) & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Wise Concrete All ~:;:::7:40=·6:53:·:965=7=~ 2• 2• 3• types of concrete 4• Owner- Rick Wise I 740-992-5929 740-416-1698 FRANK & Wt4~~~ Pf~NE/. l>O YOV $e~ YOV/lS~LF IN fiVf weercs? ~=~!====~~~~~~~=~ new construction, fully fur· Electric, Rent includes traStJ, water & sewer, 32 51mo, nlshed, new refrigerator, - - d.sh -• h & 1325 deposrt, Cell (740)992· ~¥1;1', 1 wa~uer, was er .e.:.39 for appt. dryer, large wrap arou'nd _ ~_ __;.;._ _ _ _ porch, full basement. 1 car Taking applications for 2 BR garage, total electric with Mobile Home, No pets, ~1 a1·r, '.ltry spact ous, $.295/mo oeniiCI includes private drive with parking, water/sewer, S2.00 deposit. $1,100 per "'onth, serious (740)446- 3617 calls on~ (740)949·2303 .:....-'---- - - Two bedroom furnished, .2 Br. house in Pomeroy.$450 CIA, earpo · rt, storage bldg., No P8 Is • front porch,beck deck, close Plus ut 1.l.tl 1 ·es • References&deposit. 740to Walmart in Mason.$475 ~99::.:2::.:-5502=::.·- - - - - per Mo.,plus dep. 740·992· s • ·------.,1 rm~:-~-----, 2BR house lor rent in 3961 Pt.Pieasant. $400/mo.+ utili· ties. No pets. Available 1st week of August .. 304-593- 5363 Help Wanted Looking ror hardworking person With knowledge or eledronics/security/ ftro alarm service & installation. Please send resume to: Box 104 do GaiUpolb Daily Tribune Box 469 GaiUpolls, OH 45631 APAin'MFJo's 740·446·2568. EqTual Housing Opportunity. his Institution is an .Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer." -- -- - - - - . JET ,win Rivers Tower Is accept· lng applications tor waiting AERATION MOTORS A I ed N & A bul"1 I list 1or Hud·subsized, 1· br, epa r • fNi e ' n apartment,for the Stock. Call Ron Evans, 1elderly/disabled call 675 _ 800·537·9528. Clean, 2br, 1ba, AC in 6679 E 1 H . Hartfo.rd , dep/ref r~ul·red, ousmg NEW AND USED STEEL ..... Opportunityqua No pets $350/month 304· Cr...;.~':'""--...., Steel Beams, Pipe Reber 576·40.37 j4iD SPACE For Concrete, Angle, ---'-----FOR IIDIT Channel, Flat Bar, Steel Close to college, 2Bfl WID 1,~------· Grating For Drains, hookup, stove, fridge furDriveways & WalkWays L&L n1"shed. 740·441 ·3702 or "-mmerclal building 'For ·SCrap Metals Open Monday · vu 740·286-5789 . Renr 1800 square feet. off ' street parking. Great loca· Tuesday, W~dnesday & CONVENIENnY LOCAT· tionl 749 Third All8nue in Frlctay, aam-4.30pm. Closed L ED & AFFORDABLE! Townhouse apartments, andlor small houses FOR · fURIIDIT . . g:llt:~e ~~:.:a~o. dition $2500. 446·9552 or after Spm 446•4122 1 2BA Apt&. 2 locations. Ref • . 1 and 2 bedroom apart· menta, furnished and unfur· nished, and houst~s In p M omeroy and iddleport, security deposit required, no pelS, 740-992-2218. New 2BA apartmems. Washer/dryer • hookup, stove/refrigerator Included. Also, unrts on SA 160. Pels Welcome1 (740)441·0194. Ce 1 ntra heat &IVC til. •Tenant pays eledtic . (304)882·3(117 Furnished 1 bedroom $250 a month, plus $100 depoalt. Water & Sewer Included In c:Ren.:._t304'-'--"·8_75:.-65:..:..:.12::..___ Gracious Living 1 and 2 - - - - - - - - Bedroom Apts . at Village Manor and Aiuerslde Apt& in Middtepo~. from $327 lo $592. 740·992·5064. Equal Housing Opportuntty. --::...:."'-'-"-""---' Immaculate 2 bedroom apartment New carpet & cabinets, tre~ly painted & decorated, WID hookup, Beautiful country setting. Must see to appreciate. Excell:ot ~diem ~\lpxt\llity av~lab~ al Jackson,General Hospital wllilist ~idi leave of absence coverage ina!lllall ~- MUS1 be i1CIIIll1! therapisl ofleclmician in tli: Statt ofWest Virgmi~ ~evious ex~ !X!furred $400/mo. (614)595-7n3 or 1·_800-_7_9.:..8·_4686_._ _..,-Middleport, Beech St., 2 ' br. furnished apartment. utithies r I r •'' Y ,lr I I • .! [ ~pr I II' I paid, deposit & r~erences. no pets, (740)992..0165 $500 Coupon New Haven 1 Br. Furnished ' Hot 1\Jb Outlet 11 Apt., has W!D, No Pets, Oep. Top Quality/Warranty Milton & references. 740·992-0165. Flea Mkt SIS 606·326-07n wuz ' DIDJA GIVE 'EM TH' OL' WHAT FER?! MAW!! I 'Ill\ '(\\ 1111111"1 lfll' ll ll<tl•l! Residential & Commercial r--------, 1 740-985-4141 omce 740-416-1834 Contractor available, for quality Construction construction on turn key, single h d d OUSeS an Up exes, garages, • VInyl Siding • Replacement Windows , Roofing , Decks .' • •• 1 i r v:~~ 1 .~ MoroRH~ porches. All .. David Lewis · 740.992·6971 ..TTABOV, Reliable & Experienced PITCH ttl<> 1 TH ....T YOU C... U6i-IT 1----.,.-·\TH"T FLY BALL . Call Dennis Bryant ( ) 140 742•2377 U.U6HT THAT FLV !!ALL, YOU ·W OULP HAVE I'IADE HE MAl>. We Deliver To You! • Home Oxygen • Portable Oxygen • Hometill System • Helios Sys,tem TillS IS !-lOW WE SEE, WE BOVNCE S~OOT BA5KET5;RERliN"'-··- 6ALL A COUPLE OF liMES TO GET Rl-l'(ft4M .. & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT lliEN WE FLIP the opportunlly to finalize a matter to everyone's specifications and satlsfaer tlon . However. It will be up to you to spot It and then take fuji advantage of tbe situation. SCORPIO (Oct. 24·Nov. 22) - Matters of significance to you at this lime - and equally re levant to other people with whom you are involved - should not be taken lightly. Dig In with the diNgence you 446-0007 SAGITIAAIUS (Nov. 23·Dec. 21) Because you've been a bit more responslb'e than usual lately, your financial position could look more la.VOI"able at this time. Invest in something worthwh ile that could benefit you CAPRICORN {Dec. 22·Jan. 19)- What you accomplish will be Important to you, ao don't let others establish vour agenda or set vour coursa of action, If you can help It: Do what you want when you want. AQUARIUS (Jan. 2G-Feb. 19) - It's important you maintain cdntact wllh recent events, but don't try to manipulate them In the procese. It's one of thoSe days where you may be more auecessful to let nature take Its course . PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Thla Ia a good day to touch base with friends you haVSn'l seen for a while. Ideally, It would be nice' If you could get everyone tCQE~th · er to catch up on what has been going Hi ll s Se lf Sto rage • New Homes • Garages • Complete Financing· 36 Mos. available now on John Deere Z Trak Zero Turns & 5.99"'4 Fixed Rate on John Deere Gators Carmichael Equipment (740)446-24 t2. 0% IMecuu II (N~ Oppol1ilii;;) Full-lit[( plSition. Shilis may vacy and nlating weetends will be requirld. A"licant mUSI plSSClS a~~ idiJiJ di~111111 or tAjni\11eril. Veriliabk e~eoce wilh air cmiiliooing and reliil;'lltioo uruts, and etctrical ~iring and troubleshooting bdgrollll stroo~y iJeferred. 3000 Ford gas trac tor. recent valve job and clutch. new battery, good !ires, runs great, $4500, (740)949· 2635 or 416-0771 -------4" pull behind brush hog, good cond., very dean ask· ing $350.00 304·593·3732 Templi3IY plSitioo 1o aiSisi with 1111:ation and leavt of a~ OO'rmW· Previoul experim:t widi ljlllllti~ ftXII pltlllllliori [llfentd. em food handler'; jXrlllil requ1red. 2005 Ohio State Entertainer of the Year Joey Wilcoxon with the 2007 Harmonica Champion of Ohio Randy Shafer in Concert. Pt. Pleasant, Riverfront , Fri. 7:30- 9:30 Oak Hill , Ohio Sat. 7:30 - 9:30 HOME (MPROVEMFM"S BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Unconditional lifetime guarantee. Local references fur· nished. Established 1975. Call 24 Hrs. (740) 446· 0870, Rogers easement Waterproofing. Kiefer Built- Valley -Bison· Horse and , Livestock loa'dmax· Trailers· Gooseneck, Dumps. & Utility· Aluma Alum inum Trailers- B&W Gooseneck Hitches· Trail er Parts. Carmichael Trailers. NOTICE TO BIDDERS (740)446·24 12 The Meigs Local Board of Education wishes to LT-55 walk behind Gravely receive bids for thalolw/ brush · hog, pull start lowlng: Bread/Bakery $700.00 304 -593-3732 and Milk/Dairy products. All bids shell be received In, and lild specifications may be obtained from, TREA4 year old Grey TB mare, SURER'S OFFICE, 16.2 Hands High, Green 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Broke ,HUS. Swee t & Pomeroy, OH45769, on Gen tle Temperament $1,000 or before 10:00 A.M., 080 304·675·398'8 Thursday, August 2, 2007. 7 AQHA Registered Quarter Horses for sale or trade. Call "fila Meigs Local Board of Education reserves after 7pm. 740·256·6003 r u~ Advertise in this space for $60 per month Remodeling 141-912·1&J1 on . Stop.& Compare GARFIELD GARFIE!LC! l'M LOCI<I!P 001' OF THe HOUSe AG-AIN Man Ra PIYIIIITIP PIICIS . . CIIIIIIIC ••••. c... the rlgh1 to reject any .and all bids, and the submitting of any bid shalllmpooa no llab111ty or obligation upon the said Board. All envelopes · mue1 be CLEARLY MARKED according 1o the type of bid . Mark E. Rhonemus , Treasurer/CFO Meigs Local Board of Educa11on P.O.eox 272 Pomaroy,OH 45769 (740) 992·5650 (7) 23, 26 ICIIIr.IIJHnllPrlaiJ ANP 1'HeRE'e A 1'V NeWS CREW &I!'T'TINCll UP ON THe L-AWN IN MY COWBOY JAMMIE!5 ~~ ............. 1. . . . . . . . ... ,.....,.,• •11• •11! ·---·---.............. r:.r.y 42 -Scragg• USN rank Butter Mrvlng 9 Tombstone 49 Put on the payroll 25 Yuckt 51 Nsughty 27 HarH child opera 53 Aboolutaly 28 Thick board none 31 Ms. LiJplno 55 Here, 33 Lgth. unl18 to Hen~ 35 Collect 56 Pine•maple sap spactacles 39 Rules 57 Shelley 41 Tribal offering deputy 11 SIL offering 12 Bird food 13 Evan oo 17-a 44 cauncll Many· by Luis campos ev« Cl'fl*9ams n ereu:t frOm quaiat.ons b)' f&rrnJI ~, PillA ~ . ED lellttln ll'leCipherffa'ld5 klr W!hlr. Today's clue: YOQU<~ N 'IIZW HW YLF BLZNWA , MP YLFWP I a M051' Bfi A &L-OOOOOW NEW& PAY ~.--fr-~-~~--j ' ARIES (March 2 1-April 19) - Your ambl· tious desires could be aroused much easier than usual, so don't be surprised II you set a whole bunch of aggressl\le goals to be aCCQmplished . You'll enjoy the qhallenge. TAURUS (April 20-May 201 - In order to satisfy both a mental and physical reel· tessness !hal seems to permeate your being, you'll need to partake In some type of lnlen•lvfl actiVIty. Try th ings that are competitive. GEMINI (May 21·June 20) -llltn'l rare tor you to ICiually Htk out joint endeav· ort , which It extotly what your urg411 could dlct~~ll . Chancel are ~u ' !l find auch an a~tlv lty opttrallng In tht com· mtrclal WCSrld. CANCER (June 21·July 22)- M1k1 tn1 time to·tak• 1tock of your rectnl aotivltlll and try to bf'lng 1011'11 kind of bllance to your effell'l. If you·.,. bMn working too hard or playing toe much. correct 11"111 uymmetry. GRIZZWELLS ~~~C&~r SOUP TO NUTZ li:cSE~i ~ 1-l\lfe 11.\1"11:~~ "*! - -· --- ·- -··- - ----------- ---------···-- -- -· LB NIPDT MZW, I BLZ LYW MYLFGWZ, FGLICG RDPPDNDJMZ?" • OWZTK EKPPGw · PGWJJWK PREVIOUS SOLUTION - ' Broadly spelling, wel!a in the midd~ 01 a race between human skill as 10 means and human 1ol~ as to ends.' • Bertrand Russell ~, WOlD lAIII POllAN - - - - - - the be· low to torm four slmp~ e word1. IDR8TE L0 KL N JT RI JIP NII; "1 "' "Trulh . "ihe mollter 1-tured her · "" errant SOO. "is as clear a~ a bell, It-"1,nsri,i'!g-'TI.;;.·.Y,-'TI--1I0 L E V E V ·1 ple. LIBRA (Sept. 23·0ct. ~3) - You m~ty get IT TI4ROU614 T~E 6A5KET! 70 Pine Street • Gallipolis 740·949-2217 40 Cellllrty feel a oooored doing the same old lh.,gs with the same old lolks. If you would Uke a little variety In your llle, go someplace dtfferent where you can m891 new peo- PEANUTS ~ -·~.}":l ..·"tlf!lijP.§!I'II~·.. 45771 38 leather Milky Wrq 47 "Big Blue" CELEBRITY CIPHER FrldQ, July 27, 2007 By Bernice Bed• 0.01 The possibilities lor !noreased earnings, bringing per$0nal fulfll!mentlnlo your life1 lOok etceptlonalty good. You should fare qul\j3.well with either work-related activl·' tiea Ytlr those in110lved for pleasurable purposes. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - It's good to be buSy, but what you may need the most is some kind of meaningful purpose to be Involved In your activitieS. Select those klnds of objectives and work toward fulfillment. • VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep<. 22)- You m;ghl IF -.otJ Hl'.t>N .T C.HE~T;:R~ IT'S 6000 !<liCE 29670 Bashan Road Racine, Ohio attracUon 22 Stylt of 1he 46 Jagged 11160o rock 23 &Borborltln 7 Hobby onder 8 Aromatic plan1 0 Reorran;t letter1 cf four ICramb led word1 SUNSHINE CLUB 26 Years Experience 20 Orfando 46 Craggy abode British poet Edward Hodnen wrote, •if you don't ask the right questions, you don't get the right answers. A ques1ion asked in the right way often points to its · possess. Free illining lltd certificalioo ispitfentd. East's pass points to the answer BIG NATE including patiOS, driveways d · 1 an Stdewa ks. . I"'' K concrete flatwork I 1980 Chevy Travel Craft Canning tomatoes, large & Mo!Of Hom e, 2311, low/miles, easy to pick, across from fair cOndition $5,500 080 Racine Locks & Dam, Plt~nts 304' 675·2169 Road in Letart Falls, open 9am·5pm Mon·Sat. closed 1995 Cruise Master Motor s Hone 35', Ford 460, fuWy loaded, lots of storage I \In 1'1'1 II .., $25,000 304-458·1797 ,\ I I \ I ' f! l4 1, 36 Poueued 37Make Palls Raymond '::~:ti~' S©tt~~-~t.trs· 141tt4 .CIAT I. Toy Poodles 9 wks old M&F, 199t Bayliner l/0 boat and Reg. mild. Tea Cu p York.ie- trailer, $4,000, (740)54 t · Poo M Reg. OuaNty pets. :o6000~~~--":'!"'..., 740' 645 ' 6987 CAMPERS & r: pointer 34 Quick pace I • Garages L..,;- 32 Limp-witch spade In the hope that his pa~ner could ruff with the heart nine, which WO!Jid have uppercut your ace and pro· moled West> king. . Now you must play the trump suit wl1hout loss. Normally, you would run dummy's queen. Here, though , East passed over his partner's opening bid. This said that he had fewer than six pclnts, and he hae already produced 1he spade ace. West must have lhe heart king. Cash your heart ace and hOpe West has to drop the singleton king. ';;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;:;~ J&L plgmerrt c.~ t9 Aaron and 5Domph -pon Pass deep bow Winery featun Husband of Fatlnla Raaln Brown thlr~ THE BORN LOSER Ill 2 30 : . , • goo The delenae was sensible. West led the ...,111'1!' l<olll"d 1 28 Coli around 3 28 Electric 4 gam~. I, I • I' • " ' " llPtll • [ :. W. Marcum, Owner \ dtf ti!H!!~ I'• mt>rr•\ Uh,, 4x_4_,_.., • I Mike 992·621) r___ •r":":'----..., anlllell•al Coatractlag St. Rt. 248 Chester, Ohio YO U NG Ill 304-675·3363 Pole Buildings -------FOR SAlE • Room Addhlons CKC Boxer pups, 11 weeks owner: old, $300, (740)9 85-3431 98 Ford Expedition, leather, 88 11 3rd row seal, great con. Ja.m"" _K 1188 Female lioy Poode can be 7 42 2332 registered. $350. Price negotiable. Call 740·446Mushroom _t6_7_2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $:!$A Scoop ., Jack Russell pups, f998 Honda XR70 Good T-Post61L $3.29 :-:-:--::--:--::--::---:- JackiPekingese pups. 740 · Conclilion. ~1650. Call 740· wlcie Variety or ug,r Beige Floral Sola 84 379·2563 _ 367 7038 Inches long. $400, Call 446- :-:-:-:--::-:-:--. Lawn Seed, 4303 Min-Pins CKC Reg. Black - - - - - - - 2005 H.D.Fet Boy custom Fertilizer and and rust. Female 4 males. maroon w/embossed Showmaster Show u.~ •• ·~m $250-$3SO. Will be ready on flames, 1 ol 200 made,800 1 "....,.,_r.LI....i\J't~ 7126107.11 no answer leave a Feeds . . MERCJL.o\NDISE message, 740·367·0.210 miles since new,price , • $19,000 080 call for details-740-94g·2217. SForOidAutoBaneries 1_ Sheltie pups, 1st shOts. wormed, purebred (no 249 I 3.00ea. 250+ $4.00ea. papers), $1 00 each, lloATSFOR&SMoroAIERS THE BATTERY TERMINAL 1 (740)698-0475 1.8Q0-796-6797 ::--:-~----- CPR certif~ioo are required. Completion ~f nUlling a£SiSianl ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE!!!!! Monday, Augu511S, !007, !0:00am-8:00pm WalfiD.! wekome...Appointment.l preferred. V.C 'DA'DBU~IT !I ., wv o Save alol, Mollohan Carpet, 76 Vine St. Qalllpoli& OH. (7401446•7444 ::-:---:---::----::--:Full Size Mattress & 8/S, $ 180; Sofa & Loveseat sets, $400; Drive a little- save a lot, Mollohan, 202 Clark Chapel Ad, Bidwell. 388· 0173 ~~·;· Marcum F. Room Acldltlont & Remodeling NIIW G•,.ge• Electrical & Plumbing Roofing & Guttert VInyl Siding I Painting P•tlo •nd P1nch O.Cks 038725 645·62~ Asistul Full1inr Ji!Sition. Shill! may 1'31)". Hi~ ~hool di~oma and CC~ e~ence CARPENTER SERVICE AKCBostonTerrierPups. 14 - - - - - - - 60x42 Oval peda~al table, wks old, male. Parents on 2005 Ford F·I50 super cob w/2 leafs, 4 side chairs, 2 pram . with pedigree. vel 15k mies. V·8, 4.6L aulo, arm $1250.90 · 304-675· chkd, 2nd sho1s, wormed. 4WD,AC.PS, AM/FM. CD, 6643 74 o- 388•9325 Sirius Radio. SheiVCap, Bl , ::.,.--~--,..,...-e,. set ties & mag wh. asking Berber Carpet, S5.95/yd; J«.C Golden Retriever pup- $1 7,900 3 4. 675-8156. Vinyl, $4.95/yd, Drlve-a-littie pies $200, wormed & shots · Pan time Ji!Silioo. Mllll luvailable 24-J~ OOII!S per wttl foc V31)ing !hifts, ioclixling ~ttkelils. (M·F 1:l~ -lJO1!11 and Stt. Sm 13~ 4:00 pm). Allemali~ holida)~. ~certif~ in 100 ~ij~ of West Vrrgin~. Pmious e!perieoce preferml. Ctlll111 CPR ACLS, PAI..'I. and have oomplelioo ofCCU cia~ lljXll hKe. YOUNG'S I ~,_ __,Gooosiiiiiiiiil..._.l • IPbnllqTKimn Crilktl C11t Ul1it, P•rllill~ T•tlve-ltorn shtfts. Mus1 Please leave messa e' 080. 256·6169 -------Cook Moton 328 Jackson Pike. Quality cars, trucks and vans wlt!i warranty. Priced to selL This is our 12th Anniversary. Stop or calt740-446-0103 2005 Dodge Rem 1500 4x4, AT, all power, 4•door, 30·000 miles. $~1 . 500. Call 740· @ . 740-742-2293 ------- & Dep. reqUired. No pets. •Washer/dryer hookup 741).446-2957 Call Gary Stanley -Th_u_rs_d_ey_.-S-a-tu_rd_a_y-& l,j7•1S_ _ _ TRjjjU,;;CKSiiil-_.l .su nday. (740)446-7300 RlR SALE r.i~~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~j •r-~P~t-1-8 --., 10 Ho!5EHow fOR SALE SOMEONE EI.&E KNOWS ABOUT THAT LI'L MONEY MI\IE WE FOUND, References Available! --::----,.--.,.---:95 Pontiac Sunflre $1500 080. 98 Cavalier $2200 OBO. 01 Cavalier S3650 OBO.OOGTMustang$7000 RENT. Gall (740)441-1111 Prime commercl·al ~ace"" Tanning bed·24 bulb, 2yrs tor app11 cauon " & 1nto rmatlon. rent at Sp.-ingvalley ~ Plaza. old , use d very 11·tlle. 1988 Ford F.250, four wheel 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Ellm View Call845·2192. PdS2300 new, sell for drive, auto, good shape $1250. Call446-0038 304·895·3378 for Ran~ Meigs County, In town, No Pets, Deposit Required. (740)992·5174 or Apartments (740)441·0110· •2&3 bedroom apartments BARNEY . tas.-a DOWN workl" This week we are looking at key ques· tions that declarer should ask himself: How many points has an opponent promised or denied, and how many has he sbown up w~h already? You are in four hearts. west leads the spade ~ng. Eeat over1akes with his ace and returns the tour. West wins with his eight, cashes the club ace, then leads the spade nine, which yoo ruff. After West opened one spade and two passea lollowed, you might have bal· anced '1\"ith a three-heart jump overcal, which """'d have been in1erme<!ate, ehowlng some 14·16 high-card points and a decent six-card suit. But your suit was not quite strong enough. However, after West rebid two spades and North raised to ~rea hearts, you bid the heart • ~.U.bercftlkoabla Pass 61 Grab · been I ·------.,.1 i Pass 59 -to sell 60 Hardens ..... East PJI!ss Fetcheo own answer. Astdng questions Is the ABC of diagnosis. Only the · inquiring_ mind solves problems .• What a bridge player he might have ·• 5 Pass out a file 2¢ "Futun- ' EARNEST TE,.vtP AGINCY Harmod ClbileU, Aid Flrli•e 1• Opening lead: • f716 2000 600 North uedlng compound 54 Soft wool 58 Klnd of biology maybe K8 West 45 Adventure 47 1, for WoHgang 50 Cloud- 52 18 Pertinent 19 ArcUc floa1er 21 Sandier • or West 23 New pol, Dealer: West Vulnerable: Both South Puzzle 43 -.noi- rttource 15 WhoM 16 WlpOd t . ... Q J I I North • 7 52 • Q J 10 8 t K tO 6 • QJ 4 West East • K Q J !0 9 8 • A4 ., ~ 3 • ? • 7 5 2 • 9 IJ • 3 o) A 92 • 10 7 6 5 3 f l ~r To, o T11M o tt.u!lnljl That's the word from much more! Nice Remodeled Home in 5 Acres MIL along Old town, No Pets, Renovated, . Drywall, · Covered Bridge Ad. Located All new csrpol, Call A HIDDEN TREASURE! Remodeling, Room in Ewlngton, VInton County, (740)446·7425 Laurel Commons Additions OH. Call 606-353·0990 '---'---:::--::---:-- Apanments. Largest In the House for RenVSaJe. 3 BR, areal BeautHully renovated Locat.Con1roctor BEAUTIFUL 5 acres atop hill 1 BA. 112 basement, Spring throughout Including brand 740·387..()544 . with mature pine and oak Valley Area, $550/mo, HUO new . ltitchen and bath. Free Eatlmatet trees! Gallia water tap Accepted. (740)441-9650 or Starting at $405. Call today! 740·367..()536 installed and 2006 septic '-(7c:40-')7_0_9_·6_33_7_ _ _ _ (304)273·3344 permit. 5 miles lrom Rio CIZ'~:""""................, Grande on private dead end In Pomerov House tor rent! 3 Accepting applications for 2 APARIMOO'S ~M~·~ H&H road. $.2 9,900 OBO. Call Bd., 2 bath. newly remOd- BR, 1 BA apt, stow, fridge, FOR lbNr I:.R'-'",.~ru.ou.:. 30·t2in concrete Guttering 24S·5l97 eled, total electric. 74o-843· W/0 included. Water & ..__..;iiiiliOiiiitill!llr 1OHP, Lowes/MTD riding . 5264. Garbage paid. No pets, very ' I<I \I \I o., Seamless Gutters ~Ill!"":':~~';:"........, nice, clean & attractive. Middleport, North 4th Ave., 2 (SeVen) 1 30• sections ot !mower wlgrater., blade, 381n cut, minor repairs, self·pro- Roofing, Siding, Gutters MoofUIU:R $500/mo, 1st mo + $500 br. lurnished apartment,' stainless steel. tri ple-wall f:l __ .IUJ'Il • Sec.dep. required. Available deposit & references. no chimney pipe . 10" O.D., 8" Yard Machine laWn Insured & Bond9d j H<X8ES 7/16107. Apply within. 1743 pets. (740)992-0165 I.D. with accesso ries. Call pelled mower 6HP, 22in ·cut used few limes 304-458·1818 FOR RENr 2br, 'Central Air, fenced yard, Centenary Rd . Gallipolis. No - - - - - - - - 304-675-6894 S150 Ill\ ' "l'llll l \ Itt 1\ · - - - - - - · Washer/Dryer, 10 min. from Phone Calls Please. Modern 1 Bedroom apt Call : : - - : - - - - - - Stanley Tree· Pt. Pleas $400/month, 446.0390 For Sale new Merchandise 1174/mol Buy 3bd HUD 1 2 Birdhouses, AIJ'I'OS $200fdeposil740-645·3115 Apartment for rent, • - - - - - - - - Fountains, l\omll S'lldn, 20yrs 0 8'14. Trimming Bdrm., remodeled, new car- Tara Townhouse Western & Indian items, 1 FUR SALE For 11otingo a00-559-4109 Beauliful River View in pet. stove & frlg., water, Apartments, Very Spaciou-. Yard Decor & mOfe. Go to & Removal x17ot. Kana:uga- Ideal for 1 or 2 sewer, trash pd. Middleport. 2 Bedrooms,· CIA, 1 1, 2 www.wandasgifts.net write *Promp< and Quality 1996 Grand AM SE 2dr, 1 possibly 2 Br t&luse in people, references, No pets, $425.00. No pets. Ref. Bath, Adutt Pool & Baby down item number cal 3.04- 40)'1, good Condition $3,800 Work 74 New Haven, $325tmonth, Lac. 5 mi. from Gavin. required. o-843-5264· Pool, Patio, Start $4251Mo. 675·2476 or cell 304·593OBO 304·675-2 169 *Reasonable Rates $325/deposil No Pets (740}441 -0 18 1 Beautiful 'Apta. at Jackson No Pets, Lease Plus 2375 ask for Wanda .. Free ~(304--')88_2_·365_2_ _ _ _ Mobile Home lor Rent, 2 BR , E1lat11. 52 Westwood Security Oe!)9Sit Required, $10 gift card on orders of ~=-::---,.M-:e-tro-.-::-,pe-e-.,.d, *Insured bedroom executive house, A/C, HUO Approved, Total Olive, from $365 to $560. (740)446-3481. $50 & more+ 2rk discount. AJC, 52000 mites, nice con· *Experienced ~ •RENTALS •SALES .· •SERVICE •FREE DELIVERY •-MONTHLY OXYGEN VISITS Gafllpolis, OH 4NS1 Local company offering ·No or 304 .n 3.5040 2 Acres ~een Rt 2 & US DOWN PAYMENr pro35, 12589 Jerrys Run Ad, grams for you to buy your 4RM & Bath, stove .fridge, Pliny, wv 25082 $40,000 1. home !nstead of renting. utilities paid, upstairs, ,.6 • • • 100% financ!ng Olive St. No pets. 727 398 3065 -------4 8CfeS+ located at 9617 SA 775 w/water and alec hOoll;up tor ·house plus large bam and sm. bldg. Paved drive way. ·Asking $21,000. 7~·245. 5145 • Serious -knell 10 Glld<i 12 Prance 14 Farotll . chairs S400 deposh, $450 a - - - - - - - - $300/mon plus dep. utilities ACIIEI.GE 1 Ft.tUY 6 Minor Alder dryer, stove, microwave, beds. dinning table and Crossword aalle'tdad Phillip - - - - - - - - carport, large bedroom, eat· leave a message and nUm· Trailer lor sale, $2,000, iA kitchen with new cabinets. ber if not at home .:. (7n40~)99o.;.2·~58~58.;...~--, 1685 per month. (740)949- "--..,;iiiiiiiii-r NEA B~IDGE ~11 Property fur sale, 3 Bedroom House in 2 bedroom6, li'Jing rOom, 1970 1~60. 2 bdrm .. all SyraCuse. $500/month + kitchen, 1 bath, ap8rtment •.....,., _& 87 ALLEYOOP ~ FORIIDIT '"j Page but it isn'l always---·." Complete fht thuddt quoted b 111 Y i ino In tht missing worW you di!!vt!lop from step No. 3 beloW, . & PRINT NUMBERED lETIIRS IN THESE SQUARES UNSCRAMBlE MOVE lETTERS 10 GET ANSWER · SCRAM-LETS A""<wc:Dc 7 ~ 2 s " r, 7 Fre;co ·- Afoot ···· Hover ··· Nim,tv , NO FEET Granny always had an adage fnr d1c situat10n. My tavurit~ was. ''He who h a~ im a~ ination wi1hout l ~an1 in l! has wings bul NO FEET." ARLO& JANIS �. • ., . . ' www.mydailysentinel.com Page B8 • The Daily Sentinel 2007 Baby Sentinel Forgiven 4 Quartet to perfonn, A2 edition inside today's Sentinel Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio - .1 " t I'I~ID . \\. ,Jl ' l .\ I '\.I"" • \ ctl . _;- . '\o . ._ :.!-. '\'"' · m~tl;..lil~:-.t.·utuu· l.t·om :.:.oo- Bids opened on Pomeroy demoliti~n projects SPORTS • Griffey hits 588th, Reds beat Brewers 6-5 in 10 innings. SeePage 81 BY J. REED Development Block Granto ODOT project will be Community Distress pro- financed through the gram, a half-million grant Federal Highway POMEROY Two awarded to the village. Administration and the balPomeroy firms have subBids were referred to ance through local highway mitted bids for the demoli- Grants Administrator Jean department funds. tion of 12 condemned hous- Trussell for review and a bid Commissioners met with es in Pomeroy. Meigs will be awarded next week. Michael Morrison, regional County Commissioners Commissioners approved public affairs director for opened the bids at preliminary h~gislauon pro- Ohio Attorney General Thursday's regular meeting. viding cooperation with the Marc Dann. Morrison said Jeffers Excavating of Ohio Department of he serves as a J?Ublic and Pomeroy was the apparent Transportation on a governmental lia1son in 16 low bidder on .the job, with $650,000 two bridge . Ohio counties. a bid of $76,779. Pullins replacement project. ifhe Morrison discussed initiaExcavating of Pomeroy plans call for the replace- tives underway in the AG's submilted a bid in the ment of bridges on County office, including work to preamount of $76,900. The Road 10 at Dexter and at vent predatory lending and to work is part of a village- Laurel Cliff. According to prolect children from regiswide proje;:t funded through Engineer Eugene Triplett, tered sexual offenders on the Community 90 percent of the cost of the internet spaces such as My BRIAN BREEOOMYOAILYSENTINEL.COM OBITUARIES Vacant home issue at Pomeroy Council BY BITH Space. Commissioners discussed issues of concern to local government, including long delays in receiving opinions from the AG's office. Commissioners appointed the following to the Meigs County Emergency Planning Committee, to terms beginning Aug . 16 and ending Aug. 15, 2009: Mick Davenport, Jim Sheets, Robert Beegle, Joe Bolin, Bill Spaun, and John Musser, representing elected officials; Lt. Richard Grau, Keith Wood and Shannon Smith, representing law enforcement; Danny Davis and Douglas Lavender, representing fire departments and Emergency Medical Services; Larry Marshall and Frank Gorscak, representing the Board of Health. Brian Reed and David Harri s, representing news media; Sherrie Wees, hospital coordinator; Robert L. Byer and J. Scott Hill, represenbng emergency management; Don Poole and Steve Wallis, facilities and industry; Don Anderson and Harold Kneen, environmental; and Diana Coates, Bob Robinson, Chris Shank and Tom Reed, community groups. Present were Commissioners Mick Davenport and Jim Sheets. Boaters· arrive IIRIINT BSERGENTIIPMYOAILYSENTINEL.COM Page A& • Winnie White, 83 INSIDE ·• fmpbitint vs. ·urgenl , See -Page A2 ' l 2006 Pontiac G6 Sedan 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix P. Wondows, P. Locks, Til~ Cruise, AM/FM w/CD F~;~~!! stama, @SII,BBB 2005 Chm• Cobalt Loaded, P. Windows, P. Locks, Till, Cruise, AMIFM w/CD On Sale N1w $11,111 ' 2005 GMC Envoy 2002 Chevy Trailblazer 4x4 Loaded. SLT, Full Po11er, It's Black, Chrome Whee~ 2005 Pont~c Vibe 2007 Buick Rendezvous LS Package, New Car Trade! Priced To Sell! Just Traded, Auto, Air, Soper Clean, Inside & Out Fully Equipped, CX Model Only 14,000 Miles 111,8 ·Priced @811,906 Compate @IJB,D Sale Pliced@ Sli,IB · AHunger For More. See Pige ·A2 o Local Briefs. See Page AS o Senators want to ' 'train avoid a digital wreck' in TV transition. See Page AS o NASA shaken by latest challenges: reports of drunken astronauts and spaceequipment sabotage. · See Page A6 • Foundation announCE!5 Wayne F. White Scholarship winners. See Page A7 o Law You Can Use. See Page A8 o · POMEROY - . The demolition of a. vacant home -at 234 Lincoln Heights o!lce a~ain became a contenttous 1ssue at most recent meeting Pomeroy Villag.e C)?ll!J~~ wlilcli'fnCluded the legal action. The threat was made by Pomeroy resident Alan Ervin who doesn't own but has a land contract for the vacant home which was damaged a few years agb by a fire. Ervin has told council and Mayor John Musser he wishes to restore the home but council and Musser. feel Ervin has been given ample time to make an attempt to restore the house with no results. In May, council -voted to demolish the house because it has insurance money from the fire to do so. Ea{lier this month council also voted to spend $3,450 to remove asbestos which pre-demolition tests identified. Charlene Hoelllchfphota Musser said he met with Boaters began arriving on Wednesday for the Big Bend Blues Bash and by noon on Thursday more than a dozen were Ervin in November of 2005 already tied up. Many more were expected to arrive today before the Bash gets underway tonight with the 5 p.m. opener Ple•se see Council, AS by the Andy Francis Group, followed at 6 p.m. _by the Mudfork Blues Band. Commissioners proclaim August Meigs Board ratifies Breastfeeding Awareness Month OAPSE contract WEATHER BY CHARLENE tial for second and third shift workers. Some changes were also made in the conPOMEROY - A two- tract on the prescription year contract with the Ohio drug insurance coverage. Association of Public During Tuesday night's School Employees provid- meeting of the Board, it was 'ing for a three percent salary noted that William L increase each year has been Buckley will be retiring at the ratified by the Meigs Local end of October, and then Board of Education. seeking re-employment in \)le In addition to the three same position following his . percent salary increase the service retirement on Nov. I. contract provides for a I 0 Please see Contr•ct. AS cent an hour shift differenHOEFLICH HOEFLICHOMYDAILYSENTINEl.COM 2007 Chevy Uplander 2005 Chevy Equinox Dual Air, P. Seat, Onh 8,000 Miles Dark Silver, LS Model, All Wheel Drive Priced fo Sail $14,1118 Priced @$18,900 2004 Cbevy Cavalier 2007 Buick Lucerne CXL Black, 4dr, LS Model Auto, A~ Folly Loaded, Leather, CD Aluminum Wheel~ Artie White Compue @$1,11 res It's Only 112,10 INDEX "',,,"'' ,,,,, 2 SECI10NS - 16 PAGFS Man sustains possible head injury in mining accident Annie's Mailbox A7 Calendars A7 Classifieds B4-6 Comics B7 Editorials A4 Faith • Values A2-3 Movies As e . - Details an Pili" A7 . *All rebates to dealer! *AU PriCBs good lbru July 31st 1900 Eastern Ave. • Gallipolis, OH £ot:ai'?411-4411-B6BR .'l'tlll Free l-117f-44B·BBB2· NASCAR B8 Obituaries As Sports Weather B Section A7 © 2007 Ohio Vlllley Publishing Co. BY American Electric Power • Sporn Plant in New Haven for a man who had suffered NEW HAVEN, W.Va. a possible head inju'ry. A Mason County miner was Broad Run Mine is part of taken to a Huntington hos- Big River Mining, a subpital by helicopter after sidiary of Gatling Mining Co. receiving a head injury Details of the accident while on the .job. were not available at press Around I0:30 a. m. time, but · an investigator Wednesday, members of the with the West Virginia Mason County Emergency Miners' Health, Safety and Medical Services responded Training office was at the to the Broad Run Mine located across from Please see Mlnlnc. AS DIANE PoTTORFF DPOTIORFF®MYDAILYREGISTER .C OM B~an J. Reed/ photo Meigs County Commissioners Jim Sheets and Mick Davenport signed a proclamation declaring August as Breastfeeding Awareness Month , encouraging local hospitals to institute policies allowing mothers and families who choose to breastfeed be successful . Nora Ellis , Breastfeeding and Outreach Coordinator for the Meigs County Health Department is also pictured . ,, .. 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