http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/7786f14699f5e50aa7c9a729b4af3f53.pdf 2404e2e1fc7946cd48bfce6237fb6d83 PDF Text Text Page B& • &aturbap l!:imrll -&rntintl Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, Ohio • Point Pleasant, WV Ailing widow wants to move, but son wants her to stay DEAR ABBY: I am 73, in poor health and desperately need your advice. My husband died two years ago after a long illness and crushing medical expenses. I can no longer care for our property as we II as I once could and would like to sell it and move to town to be closer to my stores, my doctors and church. The problem is that my oldest son, "Doug," who has lived many states away for 25 years, wants the property. He want! me to stay here until he retires -- which would be several years from now. From time to time, Doug has helped me out financially, and that makes me feel obhgated. My other two children know what an awful time I'm having making ends meet. They think I should sell now if that's what I want. It's lonely here and winters are bad. I would like to sell as soon as possible and repay Doug the money he has gtven me. When Doug learned what I wanted to do, he said some nasty things about me to the other two -- and to some friends of the family. It was very hurtful. I have prayed about this, and hope no one else has to bear this kind of worry when they get old. I Dear Abby ADVICE Please tell me what to do. HURT AND LOST IN INDIANA DEAR - HURT AND LOST: Under no circumstances should you continue to live in a place where you feel lonely and isolated. You must do what is right for YOU. First on that list should be to get an appraisal of your property from a reputable company. Your lawyer or your banker can recommend one. After that, inform your children what the asking price will be. If Doug wants to buy it, fine. If not, put it on the market. DEAR ABBY: I am a 27year-old single mother of an 11-year-old boy. After a year of dating, we moved in with my fiance, "Gary," two months ago. It's been a huge transition, and my son and our cat have adjusted beautifully. However, I have not. Last night, Gary and I Our question: What pertalked at length about the pos- centa~e of tip is appropriate? sibility that I wasn't "ready" Some patrons leave none at for this move after. aiL His all. Awaiting your reply. response was that if I moved SENIOR SWEETHEARTS out, our relationship would be IN PALM HARBOR, FLA. over. DEAR SENIOR SWEET· I love Gary and don 't want HEARTS: In a buffet,style to lose him, but all my life establishment, the appropriate I've needed to do things on tip would be 10 percent -- or my own. I don't know iff can more, if the service is outever be truly happy living standing. with a man. Before my son (Dear Abby is written by and I moved in with Gary, I Abigail Van Buren, also missed him terribly every known as Jeanne Phillips, and minute we were apart. I now was founded by her mother, realize how much I miss my Pauline Phillips. Write Dear space and having my own Abby at www.DearAbby.com place. Am I being selfish? or P. 0. Box 69440, Los Will I ever be happy cohabi- Angeles, CA 90069.) tating? - CONFUSED IN VERMONT DEAR CONFUSED: Needing independence is not The selfish, and for your fiance to newspaper give an ultimatum is controlis a valuable ling. Listen to your gut -- it's · giving -you an important meslearning tool sage. Leaving Gary may be for students traumatic for your son. Please of all ages. be sure he has all the emotionIt connects al support he needs. DEAR ABBY: My husband the principles and I enjoy eating at buffet- and facts they learn in the style restaurants. Drinks are classroom with stories usually brought to the table by servers, who also clear away and events that are empty dishes and attend to happening here and any additional needs we may around the world. have. Saturday, March 8, 200' • ACROSS Head movement 4 Ingenuity 7 Shower, maybe 11 Make do with 12 Melville sea captain 13 Fencing weapon 14 Half a bikini 15 Microscope pan 16 Easier eald - done 17 Popular lund-raiser 19 Grave risk 21 Cobbler's tool 22 Traipses about 23 Look fixedly 26 Stick-on· the-mud 28 Smidgen 29 Ambush 31 Fuss 35 Jedi master 37 Choir voice 39 Nurses' org. 40 Monk's hood 1 42 Adolucent 44 Ragout 46 Wash. time 47 Name 49 Top stories 53 Comic-strip possum 54 Secluded 56 Hise 57 --steven 58 Refuge 59 Feeling lousy 60 "'Primal Fear" actor 61 Eyebrow shape 62 Turf Hot meals on cold days, Cl shade Mouse predator 20 Quiche DOWN 43 New York • need Giants hero: 1 Uncotn's st. 23 Pig's home 24 .. _ Te · 44 Heater 2 Gumbo 45 Big cat Ching" vegetable 46 Take fright , 25 Sum 3 Unhearing 48 Wilcox or ~ 26 Collapse 4 Potter's Rainee 27 Make a device 50 Largo choice 5 Woosnam wading bird• or Fleming 30 Unvarn51 Rockloa ot. ; ished 6 Recipe amt. 52 Auction 32 Upallon 7 Sells out shout preceder 8 Orchard 53 Fasten 33 Place to pest down alent· stay 9 Mallard 55 Paddle 34 Tease cousins cousin 10 Poultry buy 36 Spot remover 12 Completely 38 Off-white mistaken (2 wds.) 18 Not close GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Even though your Judgment is usually quite good. pride could override it today and cause you oo ignore something good that's right before your eyes. It'll be your loss. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Loving too much of the good things in life could wipe out your budget while out shopping today. You may have to get a tight grip on yourself and know when to stop indulging. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - BY BERNICE BEOE 0sot Although you may not have any strong desir-es to conquer the world in the year ahead, you will indulge yourself in many activities that will bring ·oy and happiness into your 1fe. Good tomes are ahead. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Disappointment may be in store for you today if you have been unrealistic about what your labor or input is wonh. Chances are the l remuneration you were ex· peeling won't be there. Personal interests can be ad- ARIES (March 21-April \9) - Although your popularity and influence is gaining vanced today, provided you are able to keep at bay a well- by others today, but someone else with whom you will be closely aligned today may not. Don't let this person jeopardize any ·valued relationships for you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - There are strong indications that you'll not be able to fully capitalize on your opponunities today due to some- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)- Something you've yearned for dearly may be up for sale today, but it may be far more expensive than you ever anticipated . Everything may have to chalk it up to being one of those days. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) - Be extremely careful when involved in competitive activities with friends today. If you win you may have to cqntend with AQUARlUS (Jan. 20-Feb. There are few I?eople with whom you don t get along, and, unfonunately, you might encounter just such an individual today. Deal with it as best you can and get on with your life. one else's interference. You intentioned associate •who momentum, there is one person our there who isn't too usually gums things up . She or he will be in bad form once again. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Shy away from situations over which you have little or no control today. You will be asking to be dragged into someone else's tempest if you allow yourself to be controlled. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23) - You may be well received happy about it. This individual could cause you trouble today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - There are times when high visibility could invite potshots from competitors and this may be one of those days. You'll be more effective if you keep a low profile in all your affaors. someone who is a poor loser. Do your best to smooth things over. has its price. so be sure it's worth it to you. 19) - Answer •..1!!_ - " 21 AVERAGE GAME 140-150 ,,r.., 3rd DOWN :_jL 4th00WN "'~ JUDD'S TOTAl to previous Word Scrimmag\) · 221 AVERAGE GAME tti0-200 FOUR PLAY TOTAL = TIME LIMIT: 20 MIN DIRECTIONS: Make a 2· to 7·tener word from lhe tatters on each ttardllnt by JUDD HAMBRICK Md poil11s 1o aoch word or lenar using scoring dlrectie:lns at 111111. Seven.lener woros get a 60-J)olnt bQrut . All words can be IOIK!d in Web&tafa New WOI1d Collego """"""~ JUDD'S SOlUTION TOMORROW .... c aooo UnliCI F.._n SyndltD. Inc. 1 RE.IIEMBEII- ~ING"THATI W•EN \!IE ti \IJII& ALL ~BOUT ,.,6, (IN N[[OS .. . 111-i ~~ENOA .. . City hunts funds for access road BY KEVIN Keuv News editor GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Completion of the Gallipolis access road's',Jisecond J?hase will require almost $4 mrllion from federal sources, according to current estimates city officials have submitted to Washington and the state. The job is expected to cost at the high end about $4.7 million, with $3.8 million requested from Congress over the next two years, City ·Manager Bob Gordon said. An initial query for $1.5 million in the national transportation reappropriations bill will be made by U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland for 2003. Estimates and criteria about the need for the project were in the congressman's hands by Friday. The second phase of the project, known as Farm Road, will extend from the first section's end at GKN Sinter Drive to Mill Creek Road. Traffic would then access the downtown by using the upper end of Second Avenue to Sycamore Street. "That may require some development, but that's addressed in the cost," Gordon said. Gordon and city officials met recently with Ohio Department of Transportation .Dislri~:t .. JO staff in Marietta, alotlg Witll economic devel. opment representatives from the state abd the Ohio Valley . Regional Development Commission. Funding possibilities were examined during the meeting, in which support for the project was restated. If all of the money sources are lined up, the city looks to construction on the stretch by 2005 at the earliest. "While it was pinpointed as a continuation of the access road, it still represents flood mitigation on the local level," · Gordon said. "It would allow access to the east end in case of a flooding incident." The road was proposed after flooding in March 1997 cut off access for employees to the GKN, then BorgWarner Automotive, plant and affected passage on Eastern Avenue. Coupled with commercial development along Eastern, officials also took into consideration the amount of traf- '- ~ j ,1\ fill, '/ 0 ;::- ... = < ·" . '· .. ~~~ l' r ,,,, ·'' Calendars Celebrations Classifieds Comics Editorials Obituaries Region Sports Weather s ~ Q, NAT E , ISN'T THE.RE. SOMEPl.ACE 'r'OU NEE.t> !"----, TO @E., ToNTo, ~I'N. rAr.tCf10 At/f) WATSON (>.,TEL( - "'t' ~ • i • Sl.25 • Vol. lB. No.4 Meigs estimating local government cuts BY BRIAN J. REED Staff writer its annual reconciliation adjustment in local government revenue paid POMEROY, Ohio Meigs to the county and County government stands to lose other local govern$16,749 between April and July if ments. proposed cuts in local government Last year, the revenue are approved by the Ohio state imposed a Legislature. freeze on payments In his ongoing attempts to balance '-----"---~ to counties, townthe state budget, Gov. Bob Taft has Davenport ships and villages proposed a 2.5 percent cut in local through the Local government funding through mid- Government Fund and the Local year. Government Revenue Assistance According to Meigs County Pund. Commissioner Mick Davenport, the Both funds rrovide monthly paycounty could expect to lose $13,935 ments to toea governments, reprein local government funds in April, senting a share of revenue collected May and June, and an additional by the state through personal $3,000 in July, wh~n the state makes income, corporate franchise and pub- lie utilities excise taxes. For example, local governments typically receive 4.6 percent of the state's personal income tax payments. In 2000, Meigs County received $592,315.15 in local government funds, and in 2001, $593,202.04. Last year, due to the freeze and adjustments made each March and July, the county received $30,000 less than in 200 I. As the result of local government revenue cuts from last year, dwindling revenue from real estate and personal property tax collections and a drop in interest paid on cuunty investments, commissioners imposed 15 percent across the board culs in all 2003 county office appropriations. Now, commissioners say the proposed cuts could create significant problem s in meeting the budget commission's 2003 projected revenue, on which the county's general fund budget is based. "If these latest estimates as to the amount of cuts in local government revenue are correct, and they probably are, we're going to face a significant gap in what we have to work with for the rest of the year," Davenport said. "Our budget is based on a calendar year, rather than a fiscal year, and some adjustments may be necessary in order to balance our budget for the . remainder of the year if these cuts take place," he added. Bridge to be renamed in honor of Stewart, Hartinger BY lAWRENCE J. SMITH Stall writer MASON, W.Va. - While compromise may be the best some can get from matters they have before the West Virginia Legislature, one local woman got all she hoped for and more in having her son's "bravery and intrepidity" ~emoriah~d. Ethel Sutt, ''n,.~w .9f. Middleport. Qh\o, said ·~·s grateful for the state Sdnate's adoption of concurrent resolution 26 which renames a section of West Virginia Route 62 and part of the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge after her son, Staff Sgt. Jimmy Stewart - a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. She expressed her gratitude to not only the senators, but also to Dr. Danny Westmoreland, a Mason physician who's been working on Stitt's behalf, to have Stewart !efOgnized. · "It mearis a ·lot to me," I Please see Bridge, A5 Paul Pllum of Charleston, W.Va., checks the oil for his aircraft during a Saturday stopover at the Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport. Private pilots are being aske_d to take a role in homeland security by watching out for suspicious behavior. (Kevin Kelly) _Airport heeds call for caution BY MtWSSIA RUSSEll Stall writer GALLIPOLIS, Ohio -The federal government is urging private pilots to watch out for suspicious behavior at small airports, such as the Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport, and giving them instructions on what to look for. · · The Airport Watch program is a joint effort by the Transportation Security Administration and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. "If you see someone loading unusual cargo into an aircraft, or if you see someone loading something into an aircraft that you haven't seen loaded before, that's · a hint there might be something wrong," said Warren Morningstar, spokesman for the pilots· association. · An 18-minute video showing pilot s, mechanics and airport technicians what kind of suspicious behavior to look for is being sent to 3,500 airport directors, all 50 state aeronautics directors, 158 federal security directors who oversee airports and 800 chapters of the Experimen!al Aircraft Please see Airport. A5 Dr. Danny Westmoreland, center, stands with Ethel Stitt, left, and Stitt's daughter Josephine Katherine Donohue at the intersection of t~e Pomeroy-Mason bridge and W.Va. 62, which are scheduled to be renamed after Medal of Honor winner Staff Sgt. Jimmy Stewart. A resolution adopted by the West Virginia Senate renames the portion of W.Va. 62 from West Columbia to Mason after Stewart as well as renames the soon·to-be rebuilt bridge after him and Gen. James. V. Hartinger of Middleport, Ohio , as "The Bridge 6f Honor." (Lawrence J. Smith) · cs 04-6 insert A4 AS A2 Bl-6 A2 BY ANDREW CARTER Associate editor GALLIPOLIS, Ohio "Sometimes you don 't realize what you have until you don' t have it anymore." A cliche, to be sure. but a truth nonetheless . And if you talk to some area residents who enjoy the programming of a local Christian radio outlet, they will verify the truth of that said, 'For my family, it 's statement. porters. " It just strengthens my our daily bread,'" added The same devastating ice to Christ," Mark McCoy, another storm in mid-February that devotion left many area residents Gallipolis resident Kathi longtime listener. Lola McCoy said, " I without electricity for sev- Nagy said in reference to eral weeks also knocked the programming provided think we've all just kind of off the air a local satellite through MBN 's Gallipolis taken it for granted that it facility owned by the facility, which has been on was there ." Moody Broadcasting the air since 1992. "In July (2002). it was off for six Network . The . loss of the daily days, and that' s when I inspirational programming realized I was ta king it for and music has left a bit of a granted ." " I think one li stener put Moody Broadcasti ng, a void for some of the staministry of Moody Bible tion '~ listeners and sup- it rather succinctly, and MBN picks up repair cost Institute in Chicago, owns and operates 33 commercial-free radio stations across the United States and beams programming via satellite to more than 700 outlets where it does not have full-time stations. In Gallipolis, a device known as a satellator is used to receive MBN programming originating from WJCG -FM located in the Please see Radio, AS Immediate Job Openings Physical .' llleraplst - Full-Time ~ i A3 C 2003 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. .5 U>f I' IC/($" Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant· March 9. 2003 Local Christian radio station remains off the air · 4 Section• - 14 Plllft rl) ..,< t- are coming, Dl Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Index i!:; Michigan State downs Buckeyes, B1 Spring and Fran's '·· Please see Road. A5 .... Sports 41 Astrograph Sunday, March 9, 2003 Home and Garden Tempo 1>\~TE.~ JUST ~Ut-16 /'"'V/i--f"-').. UP 01-1 ~ I C.a IIRecl Occupatloaal 1herapy Asslstaat - Full-Time Both Outpatient and Home Health positions are available. ' . Allli•ted position. require an Ohio license, or Ohio license eligibility Excellent salary/benefit package /f inferested, please con tad Kenny Coughen~ur at MEDICAL CENTER Discover the Holzer· Dif.fer·ence www .holzer.org 446-5205 • ·' �' e•~--------------~_laiOli~------~~~P-ag-eA-2 iunllap limei -ittntintl '' > sunday, March 9, 2003 9 AccuWeather.com forecast tor da ime condnions low/hi h tern ~ "'_CH~.-.(...,--~ . '"'"'.""~.,~~l:...L,:·._.-:'; ·; '~ - --. ' ------------- ---- Tol- [20'130' ] i ~~ ----·--- '·· ... ... ... .. . .. '- - - [ Cleveland 24 /34 v;;:;, 0 ·--~-, , .•, ............. · ' ~/--. PA. [-voungs_~~~n _ ]is1ol3~ .. . . ' ' ~; IND. l ' ; I. ·~ .. W. 1114.. a .- ~ <!fi't> M*,*,• ta ¥Jill!' ·~' Cloudy Showers niJ' M ._ ·.~.·.· ' T-storms Rail'\ Rurries Gallia Calendar PVH Health Foundation accepting awards applications Ohio weather Sunday, March Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant Snow Ice • Sunday, Man:h 9 GALLIPOLIS Safety Sunday Southeast, noon to 4 p.m. , McKenzie Agricultural Center, 111 Jackson Pike. Food and drinks available at11 a.m. For information, call Dick Fetty at . (740) 742-2840, or Mert Dav1s at (740) 256-6707. Staff r eport PVH Health Foundation, an - - - - - - - - - - individual must be a resident of Mason County, POINT PLEASANT, W.Va.. or Gallia County or W.Va. - Applications for Meigs County, Ohio, have the Pleasant Valley Hospital graduated from an accreditHealth Foundation' s grant- ed high school or possess a in-aid loans, which provide G.E.D. certificate, and been financial assistance to local accepted for admission and students preparing for declared a major area of careers in the field of health study in a health care field care. are currently available at an accredited institution in local high schools, of higher education in either according to Bob Wingett, West Virginia or Ohio. foundation chairman. Pre-program students are Applications are also not eligible for funding (e.g. available by calling pre-nursing, pre-pharmacy, Georgianna Tillis at (304) pre-med, etc.). 674-7234. Applications must be The foundation initiated received by Friday, April 4, the financial aid program along with school tranrecognizing the increasing scripts and letters of refercosts of higher education ence from two people and the serious shortage of familiar with the applicant's health care professionals academic and/or employthat exists throughout the ment history. These docunation, including the Upper ments should be mailed to Ohio Valley and the state of Pleasant Valley Hospital West Virginia. Health Foundation, One To be eligible for finan- John Marshall Way, Point cial assistance from the Pleasant, W.Va. 25550. Tuesday, Man:h 11 GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Veterans Service Commission, 8 a.m., Veterans Service Officf?, 1102 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS Maple Shade Healthy Hearts committee meeting, 1 p.m. at the fellowship hall of the Church of Christ in Christian Union on Eastern Avenue. Martha Brown from ;the OSU extension office will speak on nutirtion. VINTON Vinton Park Committee, 6 p.m., village hall. Wednesday, March 12 JACKSON- Breastfeeding classes, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Holzer Medical CenterJacksop. For information, call 446-5030, or (740) 395-8500. Wes Lieving, a third-year medical studeni at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, and Georgi anna Tillis discuss the Pleasant Valley Hospital Health Foundation application which is now available lor students .who are interested in pursuing careers in the healthcare field. Applications are available in local high schools or by calling Tillis at (304) 674-7234. (Contributed) Thursday, March 13 GALLIPOLIS Holzer Hospice Gallia County Dinner with Friends, 6 p.m., at Red Rooster Restaurant. For information, 446-5074. GALLIPOLIS - "Coming together;• a group for people who have recently lost a loved one will meet. 6:30 p.m., at New Ute Lutheran Church. For information, call 446-4889. West Virginia weather. Sunday, March 9 Accu W eath er.com forecast for dav1ime conditions low/hioh lemperatures i \ -:(J 1Wheellrigl31 '/37' I -)"~ ---, OHIO ~ /• ·~ ' ' T ·. • ' / i KY. ~., • - ,- - C<· --..._ "'4/ ' ·1-cli&~;&toni.W;/47; 1 I - - --• - - • VA . \ ,/ '/ ':... Sunny Pt Cloudy ClOudy Showars . ~ T·Siormi ~eather turns WEATHER FORECAST: . Sunday... Partly cloudy. Highs 42 to 47. Northwest winds around I 0 mph. : Sunday night. ..Mostly Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. : Monday... Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly eloudy with a chance of snow or rain showers. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. : Monday night. .. Mostly Cloudy with a chance of snow or rain. Any accumulation expected to be light. Lows near 30. Chance of precipita- . , · ~ ' .-~/ ' ··-/'•f.B~~·fE~;~49'] () '-.. _ / ,-./ l.~~-~~-~~~L~~Is2o ! /~. . ./ /" ":-., - _ • .---"·~ !'"· I ~ ! - _ [tio·rg-a·~_,li6-~37~ ----··'-· · -· · · · ····· -'·-·------ ' ! Hu~~;,gt~n [~~~-~= . PA. : Rain c 2003 Ac:cuWeather. Inc. . ••• •• ~! Flurries Sr~ow '" to chilly side tion 50 percent. · ExTENDED FORECAST: Tuesday ... Partly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain showers. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Highs 40 to 45. Wednesday...A slight chance of snow or rain showers during the day, otherwise partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s and highs near 40. Thursday ... Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30 and highs in the mid 40s. Friday ... Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s and highs in the upper 40s. . Open house at Berry Center RIO GRANDE. Ohio open house and reception will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the j..oren M. Berry Center for Economic Education , Development and Business and Industry Training. : Area business representatives and government offidals are invited to attend ~nd learn more about the ~ervices provided by the flerry Center and the ~niversity of Rio Grande. · Sherrie Lanier, the cenier 's director. as well as center staff and board members, will be on hand to discuss various aspects of the (:enter and give tours of the f aci lity. : [fhe Berry Center has a three - pronged mi ss ion of economic education , business and indu stry training and re gional economi c development. · Projects and (lCtivitie s include : Spon sorship of the Students i n Free Enterpri se team , econ omic education instru cti on to area elementary and secondary school s, th e Am eri can • Free j:<:nterp ri se L eadershi p Co nfere nce. and targeted/ Industry tr ai nin g grant s with area busi ness. lnfo r mal ion on all of ~n .• these projects, as well as many others , will be available during the open house. To RSVP, call (740) 245or e-mail 7366 slanier@rio.edu. Intensive-care soldiers get the call DAYTON, Ohio (AP)- will be serving there for first. But he said he is preA digital camera was high one year as part of the pared to Work in the field on Lt. Col. Steve Filardo's NATO peacekeeping force and has stashed some medlist of what to bring with in Bosnia-Herzegovina. ical equipment in his baghim overseas as his medical U.S. Rep. Steven C. gage. unit prepared Friday to be LaTourette, R-Ohio, visited He also said advanceshipped overseas for a pos- the base Friday, as 62 ments in technology will sible war with Iraq. reservists were deployed. enable his team to quickly Filardo and about a dozen Filardo said his unit is make contact electronically intensive-care doctors or motivated and ready to stay with world-class medical nurses at a hospital at "until the job is done." experts. Wright-Patterson Air Force "Right now, they're just Filardo, 39, of suburban Base will be the latest Ohio expecting us to be prepared Beavercreek, said the most soldiers to he shipped over- to take care of sick people," difficult part of his mission seas. said Filardo, as he stood in will be leaving his wife and About 4,500 reservists . the shadow of a C-141 their children - 7-year-old statewide have been acti- cargo plane just off the base Christopher and 5-year-old vated for overseas or home- runway. Amanda. land-security duty. Of He said his team will go "Leaving young ones at those, about 2,000 members _to an ~~tablished hospital at 'holJ!e is going to be hard," of the O.Qio National Guard have IJeen called up, exceeding" the 1,600 who were activated in the Persian Gulf War. Filardo and his wife, Teri, said they plan to keep in touch with each other via e-mail and exchange photos electronically by using digital cameras. "It's a lot easier for the kids to look at pictures of Dad and see what he's doing," Mrs. Filardo said. Filardo. a cardiologist, is commander of the 74th Medical Group, which include.s heart and lung specialists. His unit was scheduled to be t1own Friday to an intensive-care unit at a hospital somewhere within U.S. Central Command in the European theater, but their departure was delayed until Saturday so that maintenance work could be completed on the aircraft, said group spokesman AI Eakle. At the Youngstown Air Reserve Station, 243 Air Force reservists from the 91 Oth Airlift Wing were ordered to Ramstein Air Base in Germany. They .. u.s. san~ \'\ome Stability. Security. Practicality. You get it all when you open a U.S. Bank Home Equity Loan. And right now, you c'an also get a red hot rate of just 5.99% APR. That's not an introductory rate- it's a fixed rate for 20 years! · Use your U.S. Bank Home Equity Loan for debt consolidation, remodeling, that dream Reader Services Correction Polley Our main concern in all stories is to be accurate. If you know of an error in a slory, please call one of our newsrooms. Our malo numbers are: Avenue, Gallipolis. OH 45631 . Second-class postage paid at Gallipolis. Member: The Associated Press, tile West Virginia Press Association, and the Ohio Newspaper Association . Postmaater: Send address correc- 1:nbunr • Gallipolis, OH (740) 446·2342 Sentinel • Pomeroy, OH tions to the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Sunday, March 16 GALLIPOLIS - French City Crusaders 4-H dub meeting, 1:30 p.m. at Northup Baptist Church. Force." On the Net: 74th Medical Group: http://www. wpmc 1. wpafb.a fmill Thursday, Man:h 'Z1 GALLIPOLIS - "Coming together:· a group for people who have rtlcently lost a loved one wilt meet, 6:30 p.m., at New Ute Lutheran Church. For information, call 446-4889. Thursday, April 3 CENTENARY Kindergarten registration at Green Elementary School. Call 446-3236 lor information. Friday, April 4 CENTENARY Kindergarten registration at Green Elementary School. Call 446-3236 for information. Monday, April 7 RIO GRANDE Kindergarten registration at Rio Grande Elementary School. Gall 245-5333 for information. Tuesday, April 8 RIO GRANDE Kindergarten registration at Rio Grande Elementary School. Gall 245-5333 for information. Monday, April 28 GALLIPOLIS Kindergarten registration at Washington Elementary School. Call446-3213 for information. Tuesday, April 29 GALLIPOLIS Kindergarten registration at Washington Elementary School. Call446-3213 for information. Wednesday, April 30 GALLIPOLIS Kindergarten registration at Washington Elementary School. aall446-3213 for information. Regular meetings GALLIPOLIS - Gallipollis Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. each Tuesday at Holzer Clinic doctor's dining room. GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Chamber of Commerce coffee and discussion group meets at 8 a.m. each Friday at Holzer Medical Center. GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Right to Life meets the second Thursday of . each month at 7:30p.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church Hall. GALLIPOLIS - New Brew Coffee Hour, 10 a.m. each Tuesday in the community room at Gallia Met Apartments, Buckridge. GALLIPOLIS- Choose to Lose Diet Club, 9 a.m., each Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church. Use Cedar Street entrance. GALLIPOLIS- French City Barbershop Chorus practices at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church. Guests welcome. GALLIPOLIS - Gallia Area Ministries Association meeting, II :30 a.m., first Wednesday of each month at New Life Lutheran Church, Jackson Pike. ATHENS Survival of Suicide support group meets 7 p.m., fourth Thursday of each month at Athens Church of Christ, 785 W. Union Street, Athens. For information, call (740) 593-7414. GALLIPOLIS Holzer Hospice Gallia County Dinner with Friends, meets 6 p.m., second Thursday of each month at Red Rooster Restaurant. For information, 446-5074. Card Showers VINTON- Richard Kisor will celebrate his 94th birthday on March 10. f-!e and his wife, Garnett, also celebrated their 66th anniversary on March 3. Cards may be sent to 2079 Alice Road, Vinton, Ohio 45686. VINTON - Lena Perdue will celebrate her 99th birthday on March 16. Cards may be sent to her at P.O. Box 31, Vinton, Ohio45686. The Tribune welcomes Items for the community calendar from non-protH organizations. Hems must be submitted In wrHing and can be mailed to the Tribune, 825 Third Ave., Galllpolla,. OH, 45631; faxed to 7411-4463008; or · a-mailed to newa@mydallytrlbune.com. Because of the large volume of community news and to ensure accuracy, Itam1 can nat be taken over the tat. j Public meetings 1\Jesday, March 11 POMEROY- Meigs County Board of Elections, 8:30 a.m., office. Wednesday, March 12 POMEROY- Meigs County Board of Heanh, 5 p.m. in the conference room of the department. Clubs and · Organizations ,0 '(eafs\ . d Rate tof " .. f\'1.e Saturday, Man:h 8 RUTLAND -Cub Scout Pinewood Derby lor · boys in Mason, Gallia and Meigs Counties, Rutland Civic Center. Registration at 10:30 a.m., car judging at 11 a.m .. and race at 11:30. Races, food and Chinese auction. Public invited. POMEROY Modern Woodmen potluck dinner, 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the hall. Camp to furnish meat, rolls, drink and vacation ...whatever! And remember, U.S. Bank has financial solutions for absolutely everyone, even if you have less than perfect credit. The U.S. Bank Home Equity Loan ... get it while it's hot! For more information or to apply, stop by any U.S. Bank branch, call 1-888-444-BANK (ext. 4100) or visit usbank.com. table service. Those attending to take a covered dish. Monday, March 10 POMEROY Meigs County/Ohio Bicentennial Committee, 5 p.m. at the Meigs Museum. Plans to be discussed for Meigs County Homecoming to be held May 10 at the fairgrounds. MIDDLEPORT- DAV 53, 6 p.m. dinner; 7 p.m. meeting. POMEROY Meigs County Republican Party, 7:30 p.m. Meigs County Courthouse. Tuesday, March 11 POMEROY- Meigs County Genealogical Society, 5 p.m. at !he·Meigs Museum. Support Groups Tuesday, March 11 POMEROY Childhood Our webslles are: 1:nbnnr • Gallipolis, OH One month .. ...... ... ... . '9.95 One year . ..... . . . ... . .. '119.40 Dolly . ... .. . . • .. ..... . •. • '1.25 www.mydallytrlbuna.com Senlinel • Pomeroy, OH www.mydaltysantlnel.com lltlllltrr • Pt. Pleasant, WV www.mydallyreglstar.com Our e-mail addrews are: 1:nbnnr • Gallipolis, OH Community calendar 11 published as a free service to non-profH groups ~lng to announce maatlngund epactal avanta. Celandar llama cannot be guaraniNd to run a apaclflc numbar of claya. immunization Clinic, 9 to 11 a.m., 1 to 3 p.m. at the Meigs County Health Department. Take child's shot records. Must be accompanied by a . parent/guardian. Donations accepted but no services denied on inability to contribute. _Other events Saturday, March 8 GALLIPOLIS Holzer Medical Center's second annual spring ethic symposiium, 8:30a.m. to 11:45 a.m. In the hospital's Education and Conference Center. Topics include "Informed Consenr, "Ethical Consideration in Amish Healthcare" and "Symptoms in Palliative Care: lfs Enough to Make You Sick:' To register lor the free symposium, call 740446-5057. Associate /Jegn'l'S newa@mydallytrlbune.com Senlinel • Pomeroy, OH newa@mydallysentlnet.com i\rgiOirr • Pt. Pleasant. WV news@mydallyreglster.com Subscribers should remit in advance No subscription by mail permiHed in areas where home carrier service is available. Senior discounts available. One-time application necessary 52 Weeks ... ... . Thtrd Great time to refinance with no fees! . . '29.85 .. ... '59.70 . ... ' 119.40 . ..... ' 50.05 26 Weeks ............... ' 100.10 52 Weeks. . . . . ... . '200.20 ~ Ho rtt~ Thursday, March 13 POINT PLEASANT Mason County Commision meeting, 4 p.m., Mason County Courthouse. Clubs & Organizations Monday, March 10 POINT PLEASANT ALPHO meeting, 7:30 p.m., Mason County Ubrary. Call Rod Brand at 875-2977 for additional information. POINT PLEASANT Mary Kay cosmetics meeting, 6 p.m., every Monday, Point Pleasant Woman's Club. TuHday, March 11 POINT PLEASANT Mason County Ministerial Association meeting, 8:30 a.m., breakfast and meeting at Pleasant Valley Hospital. All members urged to attend. Wadneaday, March 12 POINT PLEASANT Rotary Club, noon, Moose Lodge. School & Sports Monday, March 1o POINT PLEASANT Point Pleasant girls softball league sign-up, from 6 to 8 p.m., PPHS cafeteria. T-Ball, ages 4 to 6; slow pitch, ages 7to9,10-12, 13-18;fastpitch, ages 15 and under. Fast pitch games are played locally and at the Bend Area. Sanctioned USSSA. POINT PLEASANT Mason County Schools Kindergarten Registration and Screening for Central, North Point, and Ordnance elementary schools, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., The First Church of God. Children must attend. Parents must also bring child's shot record, .birth certificate, and social security card. Tuesday, Man:h 11 POINT PLEASANTSign-ups for Mason County Utile League baseball and girls fast-pitch softball, 5:30 to 7:30p.m., Village Insurance office. POINT PLEASANTMason County Social Studies Fair, elementary division, 5:30 to 6 p.m., National Guard Armory. Call Rick Friday, March 14 · •· POINT PLEASANT --:Black Knight Revue will per' form at 7:30 p.m., Point Pleasant Middle School gym ; Doors open one hour prior to show. Saturday, March 15 POINT PLEASANT ~ Reception honoring Gary Stewart, PPHS band director; from 5 to 7 p.m., Point Pleasant Middle School band room. Alumni, parents and friends invited to attend. · POINT PLEASANT PPHS Black Knight Revue will perform at 7:30 p.m.; Point Pleasant Middle School gym. Doors open one hour prior to show. The Trustees ond employees of CJ3uckeye· ura[ CE[ectric Cooperative would like to express our thanks and appreciation to our ' customers for your patience, ,. of February 16 Bless~ Gcocl America FURNITURE & DESIGN I . ..........,, FUFINffUREAT C>SCOONT tquiry la.:Jns "'t nfftml RL 2, Gallipolis Ftrry, WV • "*? ' 446-4367 OR 1-800-214-0452 VIsit our Web SKeat: www.gotllpollocarMICOitege.com FlAIR /·or th~ ra t~ quoted. t:11~/n"' ~' rnmt af'I' IY b)• April 18, 2003 and book the- acco unt bv May 9, 2003. 5.99% (bud APR is av.u'lablt /or trrnu up to 10 )'ttlPJ on hOlt!•' cq uu y ln.m> rmth a~•t onmtir:: pr.tymml from any [! .S. B11nk r:ber:lt.ing auount anJ" /o (I IJ •IO-IItiiHt (LTV) of ~0% or ltn. filf(l!er ralr5 up ply Jur /,ghf!r t n's. Mrmmum IU4n amoun t or i~tr:rtalt of J 10,(}()() is rtqttired. No dosing costs dlllliltJble 10 1srw <"lr ••.v istmg U.S. Bank chr.:kmg r:ustrmun ln.u, rffme n tloa n~ay nwt l tx<tmplt: On,, J I O,{J00,1.0-ytar lomr at 5.9Y% A I'R, m onthly IJ'!)'mrnts "''"'ld Ve .S l l .5Y. Of(t'r rs mbJt'C/ to 11orm<1f "e,'II/4 UJit ir:,mon!. Some dddit/Onal rt strir:tions may apply. through 1:..~. R,mJr N<~ttmt<~l Auoc1<1tron ND. M t~ttbe r ·DIC OJOOJ Wednesday, March 12 POINT PLEASANTMason County Tourism Committee meeting, 8 a.m., MOVC. Thursday, March 13 POINT PLEASANT Sign-ups for Mason County Little League baseball and girl's fast-pitch softball, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m ., Village Insurance office. POINT PLEASANT Point Pleasant girls softball league sign-up, from 6 to 8 p.m., PPHS cafeteria. T-Ball, ages 4 to 6; slow pitch, ages 7to9,10-12, 13-18;fastpitch, ages 15 and under. Fast pitch games are played locally and at the Bend Area. Sanctioned USSSA. POINT PLEASANT Mason County Social Studies Fair. secondary division, 5:30 to 6 p.m. , National Guard Armory. Call Rick Handley at 675-1420 lor additional information. POINT PLEASANT Mason County Schools Kindergarten Registration and Screening for RoosevE!It Elementary, 8:30a.m. to 2:~ p.m., at the school. Childieri must attend. Parents must also bring child's shot record; birth certificate, and social security card. · power during the recent storm SPHIN<, 011 \H II H Ill (,INS 1\1 \H( II ~I!! t?alt7D~II usbank.com Outalde County 13 Weeks. . (USPS 436-840) Ohio Valley Publishing Co. • Massagers soothe your body. direct to the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. 13 Weeks . . 26 Weeks ... . Tuesday, March 11 POINT PLEASANT Mason County Solid Waste Authority meeting, 6 p.m., Mason County Courthouse. NEW HAVEN New Haven Town Council meetIng, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Council members are to meet at 6 p.m. to review proposed budget. Saturday, March 15 NEW HAVEN -84th birthday celebration of the SmithCapehart American Legion Post 140, social hour at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., dance at 9 p.m. Guest speaker is Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito. Tom Marlow "Music Master" will provide music. Reservations required by March 12. Call the Post at 882-3101 after 5 p.m. weekdays and after 1 p.m. weekends. Event is open to Legionnaires, Auxiliary, SAL members and guest. Handley at 675.-1420 for additional information. while we worked to restore Junior Accounting Jo Jldn2in .istrlltit•e Assistant Software Applications Medical Administrative Assistant Mall Subscription Inside County Monday, March 10 POINT PLEASANT Point Pleasant City Council meeting, 7 p.m., City Building. Thursday, March 13 POINT PLEASANT Mason County Democratic Women, 7:30 p.m., Mason County Library. prayers, and understanding Subscription Rates By carrier or motor route Open to the Public phone. Meigs Calendar 45631 . (304) 675·1333 ~25 Saturday, March 15 PATRIOT - Patriot Masonic Lodge 496, F&AM, meeting for annual inspection (FC) Degree, 6:30 p.m. Members are asked to attend, and bring pies and cakes of your choice. Mason Calendar 825 Third Avenue , Gallipolis, OH (740) 992·2155 llru101rr • Pt. Pleasant. WV Published every Sunday, e,qu\\~ t.oa0 he said. "We're going to look to the community left behind to ensure the birthdays don ' t go missed and the loved ones are taken care of." Filardo is no stranger to deployments. He has been sent overseas three times in recent years, twice to Saudi Arabia. "It' s tough," said Mrs. Filardo, 34. "But we have a lot of support from the Air Take advantage of the lowest loan rate m 40 years! ~unbap m:tme~ -~entinel Meetings and Events Sunday, March 9, 2003 675-1371 -IIr _,. . . ,. amolt uo at: gccOgatllpotlscareercollege.com Spring Valley Plaza • Gallipolis 1W P ' - I I C I I I . . 12748 t t2JII Buckeye~C Yuur - T.11~<:hstcme Encn:v ·(:.:.CJ!'(t.ltll"t ~tJ; . �. . ' . • adap ct..--6mttud Opinion PageA4 . Sunday, March 9, 2003 Sunday, March 9, 2003 ' SAOOAM vs. 825 Third Avenue • Gallipolis, Ohio (740) 446-2342 • FAX (740) 446-3008 BUSH ... ToNIGHT ON www.mydallytribune.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Den Dickerson Publisher Bette Pearce Managing Editor 'SURVIVOR' Andrew Carter Asst. Managing Editor Letters 10 the editor lire welcome . Thn should be less than 300 words. A// /etters are suhjert to editing lind must be signed and include address ""d te/eplwne number No unsigned leiters will be publi.<hed. Leuers should be in good taste, addressing issues, nol per.wnalities. The opin;ons expressed in tlu• column be/uw are the consensus of the Ohio Va//ey Publishing Co. :, editorial board, unless othenvise noted. ." ,, NATIONAL VIEW " Challenge Our ultimate test is preseroing domestic freedom • Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., on terrorism and national secu· rity: Perhaps you saw the Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise tlick "Minority Report" last year. It takes America 50 years into the future, one characterized by high-tec h law enforcement that can predict and arrest murderers before they commit their crimes. Of course. the people at the top abuse their frightening power, ultimately manipulating and corrupting the system to achieve their own selfish ends. The law-abiding become collateral damage, but so what as long as America, generally speaking, is safe? Currently the U.S. government is developing a system called Totallnformation Awareness - that would give Uncle Sam access to the medical, financial , travel and telephone records of millions of Americans, in the hopes of targeting terrorists before they strike. Meanwhile, TIA is headed by John Poindexter, the national security adviser under Ronald Reagan who was convicted of lying to Congress and destroying official documents during the Iran-Contra scandal before those verdicts were overturned on appeal. That makes not only the likes of the American Civil Liberties Union nervous, but some in Congress. Many Americans have looked the other way since 9-11 as their government held people without charge, denied them access to legal counsel, etc. Sure, Ashcroft & Co. may catch the big fish, but they're likely to net lots of little, innocent ones along the way. We have argued all along that the greatest challenge to the U.S. post-9-11 might not be al-Qaida, but recognizing ourselves and our nation when the smoke clears. That would be the ultimate test of whether the terrorists had won. TODAY IN HISTORY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Sunday, March 9, the 68th day of 2003. There are 297 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va. On this date: In 1661, Cardinal Jules Mazarin, the chief minister of France, died, leaving King Louis XIV in full control. In ~ 796, the f';llure emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, mamed Josephme de Beauharnais. (The couple divorced in 1809.) In 1916, Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, N.M ., killing more than a dozen people. In 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Roosevelt, began its "hundred days" of enacting New Deal leg1slatton. In 1945, during World War II, U.S. B-29 bombers launched incendiary bomb attacks against Japan. l~ 1954, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically rev1ewed W1sconsm Sen. Joseph R . McCarthy 's antiCommunism campaign on "See It Now." In 1975, work began on the Alaskan oil pipeline. · In 1977, about a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in Washington D.C.. killing one person and taking more than 130 hostages. The siege ended two days later. In 1990, Dr. Antonia Novello was sworn in as sur~eon general, becommg the fir$1 woman and the first Hispamc to hold the job. In 1992, former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin died in Tel Aviv at age 78. Ten years ago: Janet Reno sailed through her confirmation hearing on her way to becomin~ the nation 's first female attorney general. Rodney Kmg test1f1ed at the federal trial of four Los Angeles police officers accused of violating his civil rights, saying he' d been "attacked" by the defendants. Five years ago: In a case pitting former high school sweethearts against each other. Brian Peterson pleaded guilty in Wilmington, Del., to manslaughter in the death of his newborn son in a Newark motel and agreed to testify against the mother, Amy Grossberg. (A month later, Grossberg also pleaded guilty to manslaughter; she received 2 112 years in prison; Peterson , 2 years.) One year ago: The space shuttle Columbia's astronauts released the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit after five days of repairs. Melissa Gilbert was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, defeating challenger Valerie Harper. Today's Birthdays: TV personality Charles Gibson is 60. Chess player Bobby Fischer is 60. Actress Trish Van Devere is 58. Rock musician Robin Trower is 58. Singer Jeffrey Osborne is 55. Country musician Jimmie Fadden (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 55. Actress Jaime Lyn Bauer is 54. Magazine editor Michael Kinsley is 52. Newscaster Faith Daniels is 46. Actress Linda Fiorentino is 43. Actress Juliette Bjnoche is 39. Rock musician Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) is 35. Actor Emmanuel Lewis is 32. Actress Jean Loui sa Kelly is 31: Ac tor Kerr Smith is 31. Actress Brittany Snow is 17. Rapper Bow Wow is I 6. Actor Lui s Armand Garcia is II . Thought for Today: " It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if great nes' is ex pected of him .'' - John Steinbeck, · American author ( 1902-1968). Time, distance fail to sever close bonds Just about the time I think I can't be surprised again, something pops up to do just that. Some of life's surprises aren't so nice. But every great once in a while, something unexpected and very pleasant happens. Such was the case a few weeks ago when I returned '>from lunch. My voice mail message light was blinking, but I decided to take care of a few other matters before checking my messages. "I don't know if I have the right Bette Pearce, but I'm .. .," a recorded voice said. My jaw fell and I literally dropped the phone. The voice was one that I hadn't heard in about 30 years. The voice belonged to my first cousin. That night, we spent over two hours on the telephone. Bette Jayne and I were introduced when she was 4 and I was 8. After my father died in northern Ohio, · my mother returned to her hometown of Wheelersburg to be near her family. Bette Jayne was my Bette Pearce uncle's daughter, and we lived next door to each other. We played dolls together, rode bikes together, and played dress-up in my Aunt Jayne's clothes. We made cakes and flowers out of Play-Doh, cracked marbles in a hot skillet, and kept a hopscotch diagram on the sidewalk all summer long. And we squabbled together. As I grew older and gained my own circle of friends, I went through that typical childhood phase of not wantihg some "little kid" like Bette Jayne always tagging along. During our "reunion" conversation, she reminded me of a time she got mad because I didn't want to play with her, so she decided to get even by biting herself really hard on the arm and blaming it on me. "I was too srupid to think that my teeth marks and yours would be a tad different," she said, laughing so hard she could hardly talk. But, no matter what the squabble, our anger never lasted long and we would again be playing, conspiring, and sharmg secrets and dreams. And_then we reached young adulthood, and our lives took entirely different paths. Bette Jayne married a young man in the military and moved away. I went to Kentucky to attend college and work at a newspaper. We somehow lost touch. Even now, we're not quite sure how we let that happen. I'd thought of her many times over the years, but didn't have a clue where to even begin looking for her. Both of our parents died years ago; there was no longer any link to reconnect us. I 'didn't even know her last name. And then I got a phone call. She'd been trying to track me down for years, she told me. She found the name Bette Pearce on one of her many Internet searches but it was just another person with the . same name. She was about to ,. give up, she told me, when her ; husband said, "Let's give it one more try." Another ' Internet search. One more ' .' phone call. For over two hours we ' laughed, cried, reminisced, and learned that we both had married men named George. She's living in North Carolina, and we're planning a "real" reunion this spring. Meanwhile, we're keeping • in touch. We have a lot of ., catching up to do. And we've learned that time and distance just don't break . some bonds. '·' (Bette Pearce is group man· : aging editor for Ohio Valley ·, Publishing Co.) OUR READERS' VIEWS Can something be done? I was without power for six days would like to really appreciate all the AEP workers and tree trimmers who worked to restore everyone's Dear Editor: electricity. Why is it that some people Bill Barnette can drive oil a suspended Leon, W.Va. license and have no insurance .. . . . . and get into an automobile accident and the police department won't do anyDear Editor: thing about it? The past weeks have really If it were any of my imme- been something to deal with diate family members and we - snow ice high water did something like that, you cold, and' NO' ELECTRIC!: better bet that we would get TY for thousands of people. caught and end up in jail for One extreme way to keep us it. Isn't there something that humble and realize how can be done to get these much we take for granted. All offenders off the roadways? I we can do is keep going and certainly hope by writing this make due until our luxuries letter that someone will see it are restored while depending and maybe this problem will on each other for he! p to get be taken care of. though it. Margaret Cantrell My family and a lot of my Point Pleasant, W.Va . nei~hbors were without electric1ty for six days. I appreciate all of the skill, hard work and sacrifice it has taken those power companies. They have worked long, tedious Dear Editor: hours in extremely treacherI am a West Virginian and ous weather and life-threatenvery proud of it, but it makes ing situations, not to mention me sick to hear that some those coming from other people in this state have no states to help being away problem with their electric from their families who also bills all year long. They pay were without power. I am their bills to a company that sure that was an added strain provides its customers with for the power workers to good service, yet after an ice leave their families. storm hits and the electricity But yet the power company is out, they have the nerve to workers - from secretaries get upset at the very people to line workers - try to do who are out in the freezin g their jobs while some of the cold for 24-plus hours tryin g public criticizes them and their best to get everyone's makes their jobs more diffielectric back on. · cult. The people who are comI was in a food mart recentplaining shotlid be out there ly and heard so me complaints in the ut ility workers' sh6es and remarks, such as "the and then see if they have power company is working room to complain. around the clock" with a sar- Cntrasm i17jUriating Appreciates efforts Jiambav ~ime•·Jimtmel • Page AS Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, Ohio • Point Pleasant, WV casm that tells the listener it is Letart: While growing up in the · unbelievable, and compl~inmg about how perm1ss1on southern coalfields of West · should be obtained before the Virginia, my brothers and sis- ·: power company can/should ter grew up during the '60s cross on certain parcels of and '70s nding motorcycles .. land to repair downed lines. and three-wheelers. We grew , These remarks truly upset up in a coal camp and we me because I know why these · were allowed to ride on coal . ; workers were working company property and both .. . around the clock. My hus- sets of grandparents owned band was one of them. He farms where we could ride. My parents made sure we ; came home .to sleep and went back to work. . . only rode where we had per- , Sure, let perm1sswn be mission. We were taught to , obtained to cross these lands respect other people and their , and let these people stay property. We had to wear hel- , without power a little longer mets and ride responsibly or so they can complam more we didn't ride. When we took , , ~bout the ~ower company our motorcycles to other .. mstead of usmg that energy to locations, my mom and dad :; help themselves and others. hauled them on a motorcycle My yard is not in the best trailer. After we got our shape. The hne truck had t.o licenses, registration, inspec- , come up m my yard to rel?arr tions and insurance, we were , a transformer supplymg able to ride on the road. So power to my home. I could much for that; back to the not fix the pole, but I can f!x point of the letter. my .yard. Several weeks ago, an indiWAKE UP PEOPLE! Find vidual riding an ATV got the co~p~ssion, gratitude and . stuck in an ash slurry pond on apprec1at1on that have some- posted property belonging to how buned ,them se lves m AEP. According to the news, your hearts. It s there. Just d1g the man was stuck for several a little bit deeper. l;et the hours with no immediate way power company do tts JOb to be rescued. Emergency and be ~ httle more matu:e. vehicles responded to the compassiOnate and apprec1a- scene, costing thousands of • tive about it. dollars to rescue a person I realize that some people who was trespassing. dealt with the situation quite Finally, heavy equipment well, but the crybabies was brought to the scene to embarrass, sadden and infuri- rescue the victim/trespasser. a,e me. Prior to the rescue, the victim Julie E. Watson could have died from expoPoint Pleasant, W.Va. sure. Now, the answer to the question: Who's going to pay? Dear Editor: You guessed it. Most likely In reference to the ATV AEP and the taxpayer will rider who got stuck in the ash pick up the tab on this one. slurry pond on American J.D. Sweeney Electric Power property at Point Pleasant, W.Va. Who will pay? •. r Obituaries Radio Geneva Haskins Howell from PageA1 and Brenda Stover of Gallipolis Ferry, Durance and Evelyn Stover of Gallipolis Ferry, Dean and Linda Stover of Marysville, GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Geneva Haskins Howell died Ohio, and Delbert and Saturday, March 8, 2003 at Sandra Stover of Ostrander. Services will be II a.m. Friends Care Center ' in Monday, March I 0, 2003, in Yellow Springs, Ohio. the Deal Funeral Home in She was born August ·I 5, · Pleasant, West 1906, the daughter of Nancy Point Virginia, with the Rev. Carl Haskins (Elliott), on the famStover officiating. Burial will ily farm at Georges Creek in in the Mount Carmel be Gallia County. A lifelong resident of · Cemetery at Gallipolis Ferry. Gallia County and Gallipolis, Friends may call at the funerGeneva taught first grade in al home from 6 to 9 p.m. the Gallipolis City Schools Sunday, March 9, 2003. . Please send condolences to for 35 years and continued @Charter. net deal_fh substituting after retirement. Revered by many students and colleagues, who continued these friendships, she felt blessed to have her found her passion for teaching children. Geneva began her long teaching career in a "oneroom" country school house when she was 18 years old, and often rode horseback from her family farm to the . Crown City School. She was RIO GRANDE, Ohio a graduate of Rio Grande Ebony and I ~ory will bring College, where she met and its critically acclaimed style married William Harry of music to southern Ohio Howell, now deceased. audiences Sunday, March 16, After retirement from at the University of Rio teaching, she became increas- Grande/Rio Grande ingly active in the Grace Community College. The United Methodist Church, performance begins at 2:30 where she was Circle p.m. in the Berry Arts Center. Chairman for four years, Vice The duo performs a wide President of the Grace Guild variety of music including and participated in many light classical, Gershwin, activities, serving on numerfolk, ragtime, Benny ous committees. Goodman, jazz, popular and Geneva is survived by a compositions. daughter, Nancy Howeii- original Veilleux, Musicians David Koehler; a son-in-law, Karl G. Koehler; a granddaughter, who plays clarinet and saxoKarla Koehler Lampkin; and phone, and Andrew Gilpin, who plays piano and state-oftwo great-grandchildren. Services will be 10:30 a.m. the-art keyboards, use their Tuesday, March II, 2003, in musical talents to create a the Grace United Methodist unique sound. To order tickets or receive Chapel, with Pastor Robert more information on this Ingram officiating. · Burial show, call the Valley Artists will be in the Calvary Baptist Cemetery at Rio Grande. Series at (740) 245-7364. Friends may call at the You may also contact artists McCoy-Moore Funeral series volunteers in your In Point Home Wetherholt Chapel in community. Gallipolis from 7 to 9 p.m. Plea'sant, call Terry Casto at (304) 675-3491 ; in Galli a Monday, March 10, 2003. Gift of remembrance can County, call Saundra Koby at be made to the Abigail Circle, (740) 446-9356; and in Grace . Methodist Women, Meigs County, call Lee Lee 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis, at (740) 992-2454. Ohio 45631. Monee-Chicago, Ill ., area. A satellator is small, lowpower facility that receives radio signals from a satellite and broadcasts to a small geographic area. The signal is heard locally at 91.7 FM . The Gallipolis satellator, housed at the tower site of WRYV-FM'-on Portsmouth Road, covers an area that includes much of Gallia County and a portion of Mason County - including Point · Pleasant, Apple Grove and Gallipolis Ferry - mostly along the Ohio River. According to McCoy, large chunks of ice fell off the WRYV tower and smashed through the roof of the building that houses not only the MBN satellator, but also some equipment owned by WRYV. The main problem, though, according to McCoy, was the damage to the antenna. McCoy said repair estimates range from $3,000 to $4,000, and MBN is picking up the cost of repatrs. "They have a contingency fund or something like that to cover things like thfs," he said. McCoy said local backers hope to have the satellator back on line in time for MBN's annual SHARE fund-raising event, scheduled for April 8- 11 . According to Dave Woodworth from MBN Network Development in Chicago, the necessary equipment should be in place by the end of March. "I think most of the equipment should be on location (in Gallipolis) sometime (this week)," he said. "So, I think we're looking at maybe the week· end of (March) 21, 22, 23 as a possible construction window. "If not, if the antennas don't get there for a week, we could be looking at the fourth week of March, the week of March 24, sometime in that vicinity," Woodworth added. · "It looks like we should be able to get it done before the end of the month, at any rate. Obviously, the sooner the better," he said. Woodworth said he GALLIPOLIS, Ohio expects the antennas to be April E. Rice, one of the sh1pped out by March 18. Gallipolis representatives for financial services firm Edward Jones, was one of 55 Severe situation representatives selected to Woodworth said the level attend one of the firm's of damage caused by the ice advance training classes in storm was startling at first St. Louis, Mo. In the class, representatives glance. "We did a pretty good focus on assessing the indiof the damage assessment vidual needs of investors, it ls certainly not nearly and study more advanced investments and learn how these as bad as it could have investments can be used to been," Woodworth said. meet specific investment "This ranks up there as one of the more severe situaneeds. tions we ' ve had in recent Representatives also years." receive personalized training Woodworth said MBN's to sharpen their investment outlet in Johnson City, skills and develop a business Tenn. , was also knocked off plan to follow once they the air by the February return to their offices. storm, but that it is back on "This was invaluable train- line. ing," said Rice. "In addition McCoy said WRYV gento learning ways to identify eral manager John Pelletier the specific needs and goals and his staff hav e been of individual investors, it elltremely cooperative durgave me a chance to increase ing the outage. my investment knowledge, "He has supported us in which will enable me to bet- every way possible, even ter serve my clients." thou~h we're a 'competiRice works with Amy tor," McCoy said. On several occasions, Bowman-Moore at the Gallipolis-area Edward Jones McCoy said, WRYV engineer Bill Hicks has made office, 990A Second Ave. News&no1es Valley Artists Series offers concert Ralph Wayne Stover DELAWARE, Ohio Ralph Wayne Stover, 77, of Delaware, died Friday, March 7, 2003, in Grady Memorial Hospital at Delaware. He was born August 19, 1925, in Mason County, West Virginia, son of the late Walter and Ellen Stover. He was a lineman for Penn Central Railroad, and a U.S. Army veteran. He was retired from the Glenwood Range in Delaware. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Faye Marie Stover; a son, Steven Stover; and two brothers, Ira Wetzer Stover and Junior Stover. He is survived by his sons, Mark and Brenda Stover, and David Stover and Marcie 'ioung, all of Delaware; ughters, Judy Stover of D aware, Geradline and Jim ckle of Delaware, and izabeth and Tim Mitchell of Denver, North Carolina; and nine grandchildren and three ~real-grandchildren. He IS also survived by his sisters, Virginia and Roy Siders of Ostrander, Ohio, Corinne and Charles Weethee of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, Juan.ita and Stewart Coleman of Wilkesville, Ohio, and Ruth 0 ' Brien of Gallipolis Ferry; and brothers, Dale and Roxie Stover of Gallipolis Ferry, Clarence Inc. Mallory, M.D. thil.orr1bardl, Jr., M.D. Berend, M.D. LIP•:ojr1lng Clinic Datas: Mev 2. 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In addition to the McCoys and Nagy, that group includes Gallia County residents Sue Burris, Bob Hood, Roger Hood, Mike and Jean Zirille, David Cody and Pastor Paul Voss of the First Church of God. Several members of this committee were also among the original group of nearly supporters that I 00 approached MBN in the early 1990s about bringing its programming to the area. McCoy and Woodworth said the current group has tentative plans to cond.uct some type of live, local programming during the SHARE broadcast, in hopes of encouraging local listeners to provide financial support. "Our overall sbpport really needs to come up to help meet our operating expenses · (in Gallipolis) ," Woodworth said. "Our expenses are not that great, but what donations we've received have been a little on the shy side of meeting our operational expenses, so Gallipolis has been one location that has actually .b een a de facto case of needing some subsidy from other locations around the country. "What we're trying to do is get to the point where Gallipolis can carry its own weight, and maybe try to compensate for some of the recent years in the subsidy situation and help out some other locations around the country." Woodworth said the current national economic situation has had,, a substantial impact on MBN, and that although the number of donors is at an all-time high, the total amount of money being donated is down. "It tells us a couple of things," he said. "It tells us that a lot of people are recognizing the value of the ministry of Moody radio in their community, but it's also recognition that individual pocket books have a little less weight in them these days than they had even a year or two years ago. "Moody's not unique in that · situation at all," Woodworth added. "That's a story that's been repeated across the country. Just about every non-profit organization, whether Christian or secular, is experiencing similar situations with donations being down. Everyone's having to tighten their belts. "We'll reposition, if necessary, where we need to and do what we can to keep (the Gallipoli s satellator) going as best we can with the facilities that we have ." Airport "Butch" Butcher said that he has yet to see the video, but tells all of the tenants at the facility to be aware and to from PageA1 make sure all hangers are locked and airplanes disAssociation. The video, developed by abled. "We don ' t have a high trafthe pilots' association, also is fic area," Butcher said. "Most available on the Internet. of the people that come Homeland Security through here are people that Secretary Tom Ridge appears we know, but we also have a at the start of the video and lot of military traffic and encourages pilot s to help some commercial and charcombat terrorism. tered aircraft." There are 18,000 private Butcher did say that as the landing facilities in the U.S. weather warms, traffic They are s~n as potentially increases. to terrorists vulnerable "We are approaching the because many have little or 'tly-in' season," he said. no security. "There are several large Security for the Ga!lia- events in Florida and Meigs facility falls on the · Wisconsin, we have a lot of shoulders of Gallipolis City pilots that stop here to fuel Police, which routinely uP." checks the area for suspicious Butcher said that he ~mt his activity. crew will be keeping their Airport Manager Harold eyes open. Road from PageA1 fie congestion along the route. A flood escape route combined with another means of accessing downtown Gallipolis was developed in two phases, with the first phase from Burnett Road to G KN opened to traffic in 2002 at a cost of more than $2 million. Placement of the Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department's new station near the site of the second phase has also lent impetus to the project. Gordon said he is aware of concerns over the second phase taking traffic away from businesses along Eastern. He believes less traftic on Eastern will encourage more people to shop. Bridge from PageA1 Stitt said. "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have gotten this done." Westmoreland said the section of 62 from West Columbia Stewart's hometown - to the foot of the bridge will be renamed the Jimmy G. Stewart Memorial Highway. Likewise, he said Stewart will share the honor with Gen. James V. Hartinger of Middleport in having the new bridge named "The Bridge of Honor" after them when its completed in 2006. "I perceive the opposite," he said. "The road can be used more etficiently due to less interrupted access." Federal funds were a key to making the first phase a reality after Strickland, a Democrat from Lucasville, was successful in committing money during the late· ' 90s. Strickland representative Jess Goode was on hand for the meeting the city had with : ODOT, along with OVRDC's John Hemming> and T.J . ' Justice of the governor's · regional economic develop- · ment staff. ODOT is expected to provide support in environmen- . : tal administration, construction, inspection and engineering, both funded and in-kind. "The key point now is securing the funding," ·Gordon said. "Once that 's. done, all parties are ready to move forward. " Westmoreland said he was "tickled" to learn from state Sen. Karen (<acemyer, a· Republican from Jackson . County and one of the resolution's co-sponsors, that pas- . sage of the resolution wa~ likely after some concerns were raised by the state of · Ohio. He said people in · Meigs County thought they should have one of their own honored since Ohio taxpayers were going to be footing the cost of constructing the new bridge. Westmoreland said each gentleman will have plaques detailing their military service on the respective sides of the bridge. "We got the best of all worlds," Westmoreland said. ----------EE HEARING TESTS COUPON 1 1 Will be given in GALLI A COUNTY by I Betttw HEARING AID CENTER I,. TM I I I. I ·I Call Toll Free 1·. 1 1·· I I an appointment. The tests will be given bv a Licensed Hearing Aid Specialist. Anyone who has trouble hearing or understanding conversation Is Invited to have a fBg hearing test to see If this problem can be helped! Bring this coupon with you for I your FREE HEARING TEST, a $75.00 value. UMWA. UAW. ARMCO, AND ALL OTHER INSURANCE PROVIDERS WALK·INS WELCOME --------------Looking for a New Career L I- Immediate Opening for you to become an Industrial Maintenance Technician. 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But the high-stakes meeting ended without support beyond a small core of allies for another, newly amended U.S.-British-Spariish proposal that paves the way for an attack. "'Unfortunately, it is clear that Saddam Hussein is still violating the demands of the United Nations by refusing to disarm," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address , reacting to the inspectors' assessment and the day's diplomatic maneuvenngs. Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell and national security · adviser Condoleezza Rice planned to lobby allies by telephone through the weekend and up until next week's planned vote on the new resolution. Aides did not rule out travel for the three, and Bush was said to be telling fellow leaders it was important for Security Council resolutions to have muscle. "I need you to do that," a senio{ladministration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, quoted Bush's typical pitch. On Friday, Bush conferred by phone with Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, who a~reed that Saddam must be dtsarmed immediately, White House press secretary Ari Aeischer said. Bush also dialed President Ricardo Lagos of Chile, a wavering security Council member. Chile had indicated Friday it might abstain on the vote. "As a last resort, we must be willing to use military force," Bush said in his radio remarks. "We are doing everything we can to avoid war in Iraq. But if Saddam Hussein does not disarm peacefully, he will be disarmed by force." ' has taken shape in the United States and around the world uses organizing technology - including the Internet and e-mail - that was not available the last time such largescale domestic anti-war activism took place, in the. Vietnam War era. Once spearheaded largely by leftist students, hippies and draft-card burners, the peace movement is now taking on more support from the main- · stream: labor unions, war veterans, middle-aged professionals, and .teenagers born years after the last draft. Almost I 00,000 backers have donated to Peace Action, one of the biggest anti-war groups, over the past six months, coordinators say. Still, despite its broader reach, it is unclear if the highly decentralized peace movement can marshal protests that can disrupt the war effort or win public sympathy. Marquette wins C-USA, Page 82 NASCAR Weekend, Page 84 In The Open, Page 86 Sunday, March 9, 200~ PageBl In Iraq, where U.S. and British aircraft are enforcing northern and southern flightinterdiction zones established after the 1991 Persian Gulf War, fighters over the southern zone struck for a second consecutive .day Saturday against mobile surface-to-air missile' guidance radar systems. The U.S. Central Command said both strikes used precision-guided weapons after "in response to Iraqi threats to coalition aircraft." The administration is forging ahead with the diplomatic effort, despite likely rejection. Nine votes and no vetoes are needed for success in the IS-member council. Suriday, March 9, 2003 when he lost control while accelerating the pickup true~ he drove out of a right curve. The pickup slid on wet pave: BIDWELL, Ohio - A ment, went off the right sid~ Gallipolis youth was injured of the road, and struck an i in a one-car accident late embankment. The pickup had disa~lin~ Frillay on Ohio Route 554, the Gallia-Meigs Post of the damage. I , ,. State Highway Patrol reportBIDWELL, Ohio ed. Tobias D. Pasquale, 16, Danny 0. Logue, 52, 17936 6608 Ohio Route 7 South, Ohio Route 160, Vinton, was was transported to Cabell cited for failure to yield fro111 Huntington Hospital, a private driveway by the Huntington, W.Va., by patrol following a two-vehi, MedFiight following the cle accident Friday on 160. ~ 11:04 p.m. accident, the Troopers said Logue pulled patrol reported . . from a private driveway at Troopers said Pasquale 7: 15 a.m. to head southbound was southbound in Morgan on 160. A southbound tractor Township when the car he driven by Judson Ih drove went off the left side of Swindler, 20, 14177 Hannruj the road, and struck a fence Trace Road, Crown Cityi and a ditch. attempted to go left of the The car had severe dam- truck driven by Logue and age, troopers said. collided with the truck. • ••• Both vehicles had func;.; GALLIPOLIS, Ohio tiona! damage. , Ernest R. Meadows, 37, ,' Crown City, was cited for '' assured clear distance by the • ..' patrol following a two-car accident Friday on Ohio Route 7 near Gallipolis. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio --T Troopers said Meadows was southbound at 11 :40 Gallia County Emergency a.m. when he was unable to Medical Service has released stop in time and struck the its runs for February. According to EMS offirear of a car driven by cials, a total 274 runs were Suzanne D. Weber, 61, made for the month. Athens. Weber was stopped Of that total, !53 runs were in traffic at the time of the for basic life support; 121 crash, according to the were in regard to advanced report. Meadows' car had func- life support; 199 were emer: tional damage, while gency runs; two were for Weber's vehicle had non- emergency transports; 17 functional damage, troopers runs were canceled; and 56 runs resulted in refusals. said. The most runs were made ••• to Gallipolis POMEROY, Ohio Stewart M. Shoemaker, 23, Township/Gallipolis City, Oak Hill, was cited for fail- with 84 calls answered. ure to control by the patrol Emergency crews made 54 following a one-vehicle acci- runs to Green Township, dent Friday on U.S. Route 33 TWenty-eight runs were near Pomeroy. Springfield made to Troopers said Shoemaker Township and 20 were made was southbound at 7:36 'a.m. to Raccoon Township. ' State Highway Patrol WVU women fall in first round of Big East tourney ... Gallia County EMS Some peace activists them- February, peace groups coorselves harbor doubts that they dinated demonstrations in can prevent a war against cities . around the world. Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of "There's a good chance we protesters unfurled signs and won't be able to stop it," said rallied in New York, Kate Pearson, a Chicago organizer at Not in Our Washington, D.C., San Francisco, London, Berlin, Name. In a counter effort, rallies to Rome, Tokyo, Cairo and support President Bush and other cities. On Wednesday, thousands U.S. troops iii a possible war students around the United of also are being held across the countty, and anger at the anti- States walked out of classes. war movement sometimes is In a foretaste of civil disapparent. Echoing a slogan obedience, about a dozen stufrom the 1960s, one placard at dents from suburban Boston an Orlando, Aa., rally read: high schools marched arm-in"America- Love It or Leave arm Wednesday evening It." through downtown streets. Peace activists have mountThey chanted peace slogans, ed mass rallies in major cities reminiscent of the Vietnam pounded on plastic pails, and era, but they have also held slowed traffic. When they smaller community vigils and stopped at the State House, discussion groups, and tradi- three of them clambered over tional contact-your-congress- a closed wrought-iron fence men drives. and taped a protest poster on In January and again in the front doors. ' No. 11 Xavier upen~s Temple • •Mersta kdlttemlldp,_ sl'; re ia lift's • 1'$1 CINCINNATI (AP) Romain Sato scored 29 points and Lionel Chalmers and David West, whose jersey number was retired before his last home game, each had 17 as No. 11 Xavier beat Temple 9665 Saturday. The Musketeers (24-4, 15-1 Atlantic 10) tied a school record with their 15th consecutive win, matching the mark set in 1987-88. Alex Wesby had 24 points and David Hawkins added 20 for Temple (13-14, 10-6), which had won six in a row. 1be Owls stayed even with Xavier for nearly a half before being overwhelmed by the inside-out style the Musketeers employ whenever West is being double-teamed. Xavier shot 52 percent in the flTSt half but didn't take the lead for good until Chalmers hit a 3pointer that made it 29-28 with 6:24Jeft. West made two free throws and a jumper to make it 33-30 and a basket by Hawkins brouldtt Temple within one, but the Owls never got that close . again. West made two more free throws, Sato hit a 3-pointer and a mid-range jumper, and Xavier had a 40-34 halftime lead. Consecutive 3-pointers by Hawkins and Wesby early in the second half brought Temple within three, but a dunk by West and consecutive 3-pointers by Chalmers and Dedrick Finn gave Xavier a 5 I -40 lead. . Wes~ showing all facets of his game, brought Xavier fans to their feet with a 3-pointer at 10:06 that gave the Musketeers a 64-45 lead. Throughout the soldout Cintas Center, fans held banners that read, "Player of the Year-West." West is second to Xavier career scoring leader Byron Larkin and career rebound leader Tyrone Hill, and only those two jerseys had been retired by the school. West's No. 30 was retired in a pre-game ceremony, the first time Xavier has retired a jerse,}' before the end of a ~.Ia,r.er s ; career. ..~ ... ,.... Temple assistant coach suspended fli t w :o, ,' CINCINNATI (A'P) ' Temple assistant coac.li 'Nate Blackwell was suspended indefinitely on Saturday for violating team rules, coach John Chaney said. "I think this is the best course of action for our team and the university at the present time," Chaney said. He did not say what rules · had been violated. The announcement was made shortly before Temple played No. II Xavier in the final game of the regular season. ' I • Rio Grande 2003 Softball Preview Redwomen in search of postseason. position · PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP)Freshman Dawn Chriss scored a career-hi~h 13 I?Oints and made two big plays m the fmal minutes as VIrginia Tech beat West VIrginia 66-60 in the first round of the Big East Conference women's tournament on Saturday. leva Kublina added 14 points as the Ho)des (20-8) used an early 18-point run to take the lead and then hold off undermanned West VIrginia ( 15-13 ). Fifth-seeded ~ia Tech will face fourthand No. 24 Boston College in the quarterfinals on Sunday. · Kate Bulger scored 17 points and Yolanda Paige had 16 for West VIrginia, which has seen coach Mike Carey suspend three players and another quit in recent weeks. Junior forwards Michelle Carter and Ramika McGee were indefinitely suspended Friday for violating team rules, while sophomore forward Liz Holbrook quit the team. Junior ~uard Sherell Sowho was mdefmitely suspended on Feb. 20. Carter and Sowho were starters. ' ' iunbap Qttmei ·ientlntl .For the Record Activists plan to mount disruptions at war's outbreak BOSTON (AP) - They have marched and chanted, hoping to use persuasion to prevent war. If that fails, though, activists are readying a more aggressive strategy of sit-ins and social disruptions, meant to restore peace in Iraq. Protest sit-ins, especially at federal buildings, defense recruiting offices and military bases, have been mapped out for dozens of cities in the ftrst day or two of any war, antiwar organizers say. Some also foresee widespread walkouts at schools and workplaces. A smaller number talk of blocking roads and bridges. "Once war happens, there will be civil disobedience. It's bringing to a higher level what people have .been doing," said coordinator Bal Pinguel at the American Friends Service Committee, an arm of the pacifist Quaker church. The· peace movement that Inside: Pagel\() __ __:·-----,----~·--- Bv MARK WtutAMS Special to the Times-Sentinel Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien reacts to a call in the second half against Michigan State Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Michigan State won 72-58. (AP) Spartans continue end of season streak over Bucks BY RusTY Mtu.ER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Look out, Big Ten. Here comes Michigan State. Chris Hill scored 20 points and Michigan State shot 63 percent from the field to beat Ohio State 7258 on Saturday to enter the Big Ten tuumament on a four-game roll. "We played against a superior team," Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien said. "I think Michigan State might be the best team in the league. I don't care how this whole thing got played out, but the way they've got it going now - with their numbers, their athleticism, their size, their bulk, their depth they're a very, very good team." The Spartans shot 77 percent (20 of 26) on shots inside the 3-point line. Michigan State (18-11, 10-6), which has won four in a row and 8 of its final II, will be either a No. 3 or No.4 seed in next week's conference tournament in Chicago. "I do believe we deserve to be in the NCAA tournament," Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. "That was one of our goals, winning the last four." Ohio State (14-13, 7-9) will be the eighth seed and will play Iowa in the opening round. The Buckeyes dropped to 4-4 in Big Ten home games this season, includinjl a 71-64 to Iowa in their previous game at Value City Arena. · Paul Davis added 12 points and Kelvin Torbert and Adam Bal!inger each had II for the Spartans, who used a 9-0 run in the first half and an 8-0 burst in the second to win for the 16th time in the last 18 games between the teams. "We felt like this was a game that wasn't necessarily a must-win situation, but a game that could really help us out," Hill said. "We knew it would take a lot of pressure off if we could win this game." The Buckeyes' Brent Darby made 10-of-11 free throws and had 20 points, with Zach Williams addin~ 13 and Velimir Radinovic I 0. "Thts part of the season is over," said Darby, a Michigan native who was honored before the game as one of Ohio State's two departing seniors. "You've got the preconference, the conference and the tournament. We now have a clean slate and we' II see what we can get done there." Ohio State trailed 45-33 after a 20-8 Michigan State run that included a 9-0 surge near the end of the opening half. The Buckeyes countered with a I 0-0 run Williams scoring the first six points - to pull to within 45-43 with 10:12 left. After the teams traded baskets, the Spartans reeled off the next eight points. Alan Anderson scored on a reverse layup before Aloysius Anagonye dunked off a backdoor, alley-oop pass from Anderson. On consecutive trips down the floor, Ballinger hit a 15,foot jumper and then scored on another reverse layup to make it 55-45 with 5:43 remaining. RIO GRANDE, Ohio - Da.)ijd Pyles returns for his second season at the helm of the University of Rio Grande softball pro" gram. . The former softball umpire guided the team to a 16-22 record overall. · The 2002 Redwomen were in the race for an American Mideast Conference playoff spot until the final week of the season. Although the Redwomen showed a marked improvement in 2002, Pyles will not be satis~ fled until Rio Grande lands in the post-seaso~ tournament. To accomplish the feat this season, he must do it with a young squad, including two freshman pitchers. · Andrea Lotycz (Marysville, Ohio) and Stephanie Broccolo (Fairfield, Ohio) will be counted to grow up quickly. : "A lot of your season rests with your pitch• ing," said Pyles. "It's going to depend ori how quickly these two freshmen mature a,ncj how well they adapt to college ball." · Amanda Cook: (4-3, 3.49 ERA, 20 K's) is the lone returning pitcher. The Wheelersburg; Ohio native will primarily see time in relief. New players will also make-up the other half of the Redwomen battery. Freshman Brandi Jones (Hamilton, Ohio ) will be behind the plate, replacing Ashley Phipps; who left the program after one season. Third baseinan Tangy Laudermilt (Middleport, Ohio ) will back-up Jones. : "If we can keep Brandi healthy. she will ~et the bulk of the playing time," Pyles srud: "We hate to move Tangy from third, but ai times I'm sure we're going to have to ." . Sophomore Amy Conn (.301, I HR, 14 ~~f)~ves from second base to first base . ; PI•••• see Redwomen, B:S Ple•se see Buckeyes. Bl Kent State clinches share of MAC East with win over Bobcats KENT, Ohio (AP) - Antonio Gates scored 24 points, including a jumper that put Kent State ahead for good in the second half, as the Golden Flashes beat Ohio 73-62 on Saturday. The victory gives Kent State (19-8, 12-6) at least a share of their third straight M i d American Conference E a s t Division title and a first-round bye in the conference tournament next week. Gates' jum11er with 10:48 left broke a 48-48' tie and started an 11-0 run in which the senior scored six points . 'Fhe Bobcats (12-15, 8-10) weri not able to get doser than six the rest of the game. Gates shot ll-of-18 from the field and led . the Golden Flashes with seven rebo\lnds. Brandon Hunter . Jed· Ohio with 23 points all'd ·' Steven Esterkamp had 17. Es'terkamp had 12 rebounds and Hunter had 10. Hunter was 8-of-10 from lthe field while his teammates shot ---·-· -- __ ____ \ -~- - -· Ohio's Delvar Barrett, center, drives · hoipp as Kent State's John Edwards, left, and Matt Jakeway (luring the· first half Saturday at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. (AP) just 30 percent , 12-of -40, from points for Kent State and hit all three of his 3-point attempts. the field . DeAndre Haynes scored 13 Eric Haul added 12. --------- --··---·- -- - - ., I • �., Page 82 • ~Uitba!' «mltS -$Slentinel Sunday, March 9, 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant .UC can't stop Marquette from winning C-USA ' i I ! I I BY ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press ' MILWAUKEE (AP) - Marquette won its first Conference USA title in what was likely Dwyane Wade 's final home game Saturday. · Wade, a junior who is expected to be an NBA lottery pick in June, scored 26 points in the eigth-ranked Golden Eagles' 70-61 victory over Cincinnati in front of 18.790 at the Bradley Center, the second-largest ~rowd ever to see a college basketball game in Wisconsin. Wade had I 0 rebounds, including four consecutive in the dosing minptes to hel(1 the Golden Eagles (23-4, ·14-2) become the first team other than Cincinnati to win the regularseason ti tie outright in the eight sea$ons Conference USA has been in existence. : The Bearcats (17-1 0, 9-7) were hoping for a victory to gain a firstround bye in the league tournament ~hat starts Wednesday in Louisville. Cincinnati has been the top seed in each of the seven previous tourna:ments. · Robert Jackson had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Eagles, :While Scott Merrritt had 12 points ;md Travis Diener 10. Leonard Stokes, the Bearcats' leading scorer, finished with 10 points, two after halftime. Reserve rony Bobbitt led Cincinnati with 15 points and Armein Kirkland had 11. Kirkland's basket with 3:40 left pulled the Bearcats to 64-61, but Marquette's Dwayne Wade (3) celebrates after beating Cincinnati 70.61 to become Conference USA champions Saturday in Milwaukee. (AP) Bearcats 24-5 from the foul line. minutes into the second half put the Cincinnati didn't score again. Marquette, enjoying its highest Eagles ahead 38-37 in what was the The Golden Eagles, who shot 37 percent in the first half and 60 per- ranking in 25 years, trailed until only lead change the entire game. Wade had two great plays in a 17cent in the second, outscored the Jackson's basket underneath three 4 run the Eagles used to go up 50-41 midway through the last half. He hustled downcourt to block Eric Hicks' fastbreak layup. Not only that, but the ball ricocheted off Hicks out of bounds, giving Marquette possession. Then, he raced upcourt and sneaked behind the defense for an alley-oop dunk on a pass from Diener on the left wing. After watching Jackson score almost at will in an 82-76 loss to Marquette last month, the Bearcats effectively double-teamed him every time he touched the ball in the paint in the first half. And his teammates were powerless to do much about it - Wade turned the ball ·over four times and Marquette didn't convert a jumper until Steve Novak's 15-footer with 1: l 0 left in the first half. The Bearcats also deviated on offense. They average just four 3pointers a game but made seven in the first half as they took a 33-29 lead. Taron Barker had three 3s, including two of the four the Bearcats used to set the tone in taking a 16-9 lead. After the Golden Eagles got back to 23-all thanks to a 12-3 run, Kirkland hit a 3-pointer with 5:34 left to spark an 8-0 Bearcats run. The Golden Eagles were 0-for-4 from 3-point range in the first half, but they outscored the Bearcats 9-1 from the free throw line. After halftime, the jumpers started falling for Marquette, Cincinnati , went cold and Wade got hot, scoring 18 points. Beng~ls sign Twelve Villanova players . suspended over phone violations LB Kevin Hardy VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) -Villanova suspended 12 basketball players, including leading scorers Gary Buchanan and Ricky Wright, on Saturday for allegedly making unauthorized telephone calls. The suspensions will leave Villanova with only seven players available for Sunday :s regular-season finale against No. 7 Pittsburgh. Villanova (15-13, 8-7 Big East) announced the suspensions after an internal investigation revealed players had been using a university access code to make unauthorized phone calls over the last several months. "The misuse of a university access code is a serious matter," athletics director Vince Nicastro said in a statement Saturday. "We learned of this breach on Tuesday and moved quickly to analyze the records." Villanova said the players will be suspended for three to eight games, depending on the dollar value of the phone calls. The suspensions will be staggered so the Wildcats will be able to field a team for upcoming games. Buchanan, who averages 15.4 points, and Wright, 12.5, will be suspended for Sunday's game, along with Andreas Bloch, Chris Charles, Jason FraSer, Lou Ruskey and Andrew Sullivan. Suiting up will be Marcus Austin, Mike Claxton, Randy Foye, Tom Grace, Allan Ray, Derrick Snowden and Curtis Sumpter. "This is a disappointing moment for all of us at Villanova," Nicastro said. "We understand that errors in judgment may ultimately result in the premature end to some of our student-athletes' careers. However, the NCAA has clear guidelines for withholding athletes based on dollars values of extra benefits." Far from Ohio, Crews' McBride leaves his mark on English soccer By KRYSTYNA RUDZKI Associated Press : I I I : LJVERPOOL, England (AP) - Outside the Stadium, vendors hawk magazines with his face on the cover. Inside, fans sing his name . Nothing unusual if he were England's own. But t~is is Brian McBride, a player on loan from Ohio !NhO is fast leaving his mark jn a working-class city where soccer pass1ons run oeep. : Most Everton fans never !Ieard of McBride when he !lrrived in Liverpool in January on a three-month loan from the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. : Yet 10 minutes into his first game, McBride scored against U.S national team goalkeeper Kasey Keller of 1ottenham. A week later, he ~cored two more goals in six minutes against S;underland. : McBride has four goals in ~even games , helping Everton rise to fourth place in the 20-team Premier League - the club's best position since 1996. The 30-year-old forward has become an instant hero at Goodison Park, with 30,000 fans singing, "There's only one Brian McBride." : "The fans have been great," he said. "They're very supportive of the team and very vocal. The chants, I he way they get behind the team really pushes you on, ~specially at home. In the U.-S . you don ' t get that feel.iQg , that reverberation !trbund the whole stadium." : ' McBride , o f Arlington tt~ight s , Ill. , r layed in col lege at St. L o ui s before b~omi ng th e fir st o verall pj ck i n MLS ' in a ug ural draft in 1996. He has played in the last two World Cups - the only American to score in different World Cups. Another U.S. forward, Joe-Max Moore, also made a strong start with Everton three years ago. That helped clear the way for McBride to earn the respect of his team and its fans. McBride didn ' t expect to play much at Everton. But he's started every game before coming in as a reserve last weekend, using his height and agility in the penalty box to become a threat. "My role was to provide depth, and it just so happened with a few injuries have occurred and a suspension and there was my chance to play," he said. Everton manager David Moyes has long been a McBride fan. When coaching first division Preston North End, Moyes signed McBride on loan from the Crew in September 2000. But after three games, McBride was elbowed in his right arm and developed a blo,od clot. Complications and surgery led to a long layoff. "Brian has been terrific for us," said Moyes, who took over Everton last year. "I think he's made the biggest impact of any loan signing coming in the January period." McBride said it would be "silly to speculate" about staying after his loan ends in April. He's expected to play in the Crew's home opener April 5 against the Los Angeles Galaxy. McBride's contract with the Crew runs until 2005. Everton would have to buy out the contract as part of any offer. Everton · has spent l 00 years in English soccer's top league, but it has been overshadowed by neighboring Liverpool. Everton's best finish in the last I 0 years was sixth in 1996. Now, with 10 games to go, Everton is two places above Liverpool and on course for a place in European club competition next season. In a recent poll on the club's Web site, nine out 10 fans wanted McBride to stay. Fans can buy a replica McBride Everton shirt with his No. 19 on the back. One fan magazine features McBride on the cover with the headline "Star Spangled Striker." McBride isn't disappointed his time at Preston was so short. While recovering from injury in Columbus, Ohio, he met his wife, Dina. "She's from the same hometown as me, her father was my Little League baseball coach," he said. "It's funny how everything works out." McBride's loan period ends before games against Liverpool and Manchester United. But he may get the chance to play at defending champion Arsenal on March 22. For now, McBride appears happy to return to Ohio. "Columbus is a great city not just to live in, but to play in," he said. "It's been great to us. Leaving would be difficult." The Joint Implant Center · CINCINNATI (AP) Linebacker Kevin Hardy signed a four-year contract wtth Cincinnati on Friday, perhaps signaling the Bengals are ready to cut ties with linebacker Takeo Spikes. Spikes, the Bengals' leading tackler in four of his five seasons, signed an offer sheet Friday with the Buffalo Bills. The Bengals have a week to match the offer. Team spokesman Jack Brennan said they would study it and had no further comment. Hours later the Bengals announced they had agreed to a contract with Hardy, an unrestricted free allent who played strong stde linebacker for Dallas last season. Terms of his contract were not released. The 6-foot-4, 259-pound Hardy, an eight-year veteran, was thud on the Cowboys with 114 tackles in 2002. He also had two sacks and three forced fumbles. SPRING SAVINGS! 1988 Chevy Truck Auto $2995.00 Nice one owner $7!!19!;_01[)1 97 Chevy Astro Van ' Leather Nice $4,995.00 1998 Chevy Monte Carlo Local Owner $7895.00 98 GMC Sonoma 34,000 miles local owner 1994 Ford Ranger 4x4 4x42500 Full Size $5200.00 1995 GMC 4x4 ReCJ. Cab $4500.00 Sunday, March 9, 2003 Cleveland Indians Baseball Three-way battle heats up at third Rookie bidding for starting spot with Tribe WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP)- Third base has turned from the hot comer into the torrid triangle at the Cleveland Indians' spring camp. Casey Blake, Greg LaRocca and Bill Selby are waging a three-way battle to rer.tace the retired Travis Fryman. 'It's hard to root against the other two because they ' re. such great guys," I:aRocca said. Fnday before an exhibitlon game agamst Atlanta. "We all work together, but we all want the job." All three have impressive minor league credentials, but have yet to break through in limited big league trials. "Sometimes it can just be a matter of be.ing at the right place at the right time," ~atd Blake, who signed with Cleveland m December. "When Travis left, I thought Cleveland could be that right place for me." The 29-year-old Blake was blocked by Corey K?skie at Minnesota and by Tony Ballsta m Toronto and then again in B~ltimore in previous short big league stmts. He has homered twice and batted .643 with seven RBis over his first six games this spring, but manager Eric Wedge maintains the job is up for grabs. "Nothing's been decided, everything is the same it was on the first day of camp," Wedge said. "This is one of those decisions that could go down to the last day of camp." Infield and bench coach Buddy Bell, who played third base for 18 major league seasons, has worked with all three and does not see a clear-cut· favorite, either. "Obviously we like them all or they wouldn't even be here," Bell said. "They do have similar skills and it might ju~t be a case of whoever is playing the best when we break camp." At some point, a fourth contender could emerge. The Indians had planned to move Ricky Gutierrez over from second base, but the veteran is still recoverin~ from surgery to fuse two veterbrae in hts neck last October. "Ricky is doing well in workouts, progressing every day, but is still a long way from being ready," Wedge said. With 20 rookies on the 40-man roster, Wedge will have several decisions and many will be predicated upon one another. "We have to. see how it plays out at second base between John McDonald and Brandon Phillips frrst," Wedge said. If the highly-touted rookie Phillips wins that job, McDonald would return to his utility infielder role. But if McDonald starts at second, then two . third basemen could be kept. Selby's skills come into play in that situation. The 32-year-old, who batted .299 for Wedge at TriplecA Buffalo last year, has also played second, first and the outfield and has a .356 career average as a pinch-hitter in 171 games in the .11o majors. "I'm just here getting ready fof"whatever they want me to do," Selby said. "Starting would be best, but if they need me somewhere else, I'll do that. I just want to play in Cleveland." Selby is the only left-handed batter among the trio, which could help him make the club but is not a factor in winning the starting job, Wedge said. LaRocca is battling the longest odds, but is still excited about his opportunity. "To start opening day would be unbelievable, the best thing in my career," said the 30-year-old who has played 34 games in the majors in nine professional seasons. "At least the best so far. H that happens, it will be like, let's start my career right now and go." LaRocca said he thought all winter about his opportunity and intends to make the most of it. "I put on weight and got a lot stronger," said the 5-foot-11 veteran who is now at about 200 pounds. "The !$OOd news is I've got more pop and drivmg the ball better, which is what they said they were looking for, but I also have 20 pounds on my back and I have to get my quickness back in the field." That's something also being worked on by Selby. "Improvm$ my footwork and staying on my toes IS what I'm really working on," Selby said. "I don't want to be flatfooted and by moving I get into better position to field and better position to make a good throw. "Little things like that could make the difference." . Forgetful Anderson in 'mid-season form' WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP)- Brian Anderson never had as much nervous sweat before a start- or as much attention afterward. The Cleveland Indians' left·hander was teased by teammates and badgered by reporters Thursday -one day after forgetting to pack his glove and spikes for a spring starting assignment against Los Angeles. "It was a two-hour bus ride and 15 minutes into it I was miserable," Anderson said. "That's when I realized what I had done. "The other guys are giving me a look of like, 'Well, Brian's in mid-season form.' And it's early in camp. It figures this happened to me. It's just another chapter to the story." And not the strangest for the 31-year-old with a reputation for being a free spirit. While he was with Arizona, Anderson once walked out of his hotel room in his sleep and woke up when the door locked shut behind him - leaving him naked in the hallway. He reportedly covered himself with a newspaper and went to the main desk to get a key. This time, Anderson said he didn't panic. Instead of thinking about preparing for his second spring start, he made a note of stores along the route as the bus neared Vero Beach. Instead of his usual pregame warmup on Wednesday, Anderson borrowed trainer Paul Spicuzza's car and went shopping. "I bought a $65 pair of spikes at one store," Anderson said. "And I bought a $24 glove at another store." The glove was a Wilson softball model. Since Anderson has a contract with Rawlings, he had to black out the name." · "I hope they weren't shooting photos for Redwomen from Page 81 for. the 2003 campaign. The Wheelersburg, Ohio native was one of the top offensive performers from last season and Pyles reports she is adjusting well to the new position. "She's adapted well, I don't think Amy will have any problems," he said. Andrea Lotycz will back-up Conn at first base. Second base is one of the most contested positions as the Redwomen enter the season. Freshman Rhonda (Ronnie) Lenox (Springfield, Ohio) played well in the fall, but will be challenged by senior newcomer Emily Cooper (Okeana, Ohio). Cooper, the former Redwomen basketball standout, was an outstanding player in high school. She will give Rio Grande a left-handed bat with good speed. "Emily's looking good," Pyles said. "She's going to definitely give Ronnie a run for her money, creating some good, healthy competition at that position." Ashley Lotycz (Marysville, Ohio), Andrea's twin, will also back-up at second. Freshman Kristen Chevalier (Chester, Ohio) enters the season as the starting shortstop, replacing the departed Marie Denney. Chevalier posted good numbers in the fall exhibition season. She will be challenged by junior basketball player Annie Tucker (Wayne, W.Va.). Tucker will also see time in the outfield. She is playing in her first season on the diamond. Laudermilt (.273, 8 RBI) will handle duties at the hot comer. Freshman Lauren McQuirt (Springfield, Ohio ) will back-up Laudermilt and provide a left-handed off the bench. Jones could also see time at third. "In the infield, we've got some combinations, we can slide some peofie around to different positions if need be," les said. "I was ldoking for versatile kids and feel like we've got that." Junior Krista Tucker (.297, 11 RBI) returns baseball cards," he said. · Curiously, Anderson didn't forget to pack a bat. "Since we were playing the Dodgers, there was a chance I might bat against a National League team, so that I had," he said as he shook his head. He said he considered borrowing a glove, but the only other lefty pitcher on the trip was rookie Billy Traber. "He had to be getting ready while I was out on the mound and was going to need his glove, so I just went and bought one," said Anderson, who gave up three runs and five hits in three innings in the Indians' 16-6 win over the Dodgers. Anderson said he won't get caught short again. "I'll probably ~k that glove and take it on every trip. It s already broken in," he said. to anchor the outfield. Tucker, a native of Georgetown, Ohio, patrolled centerfield last season and wi II begin the new campaign in that spot. She is hampered by injuries as the new season is on the horizon. "She's had some arm troubles in the off-season, shoulder problems, if she can get that straightened out, she should be healthy for the remainder of the year," Pyles said. Tucker will be flanked by freshman Jenny Olding (Fairfield, Ohio) in right field. Olding, who played volleyball in the fall for Rio Grande, will play back up Tucker in center. Junior Abby Hardman (.241, 3 RBI) will start the season in left field. The Zanesville, Ohio native has had spot play in the outfield her flrst two seasons for the Redwomen. Challenging for playing time in the outfield will be freshman Stephanie Aowers (Newark, OH), sophomore Erika Bradley (Franklin Furnace, Ohio) and Annie Tucker. The Redwomen are scheduled to open the year, March ll at Stanley Evans Field against Mount Vernon Nazarene. The annual spring trip will send them to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The American Mideast Conference is split into three divisions for the 2003 campaign and Rio Grande will face perennial heavyweights, Ohio Dominican and Tiffin. · "OOC is ranked 16th in pre-season polls, Tiffin received votes and Walsh received votes, we got three schools right there in the top 30," Pyles said. "We've got our work cut out for Buckeyes from Page 81 "That was it right there," said Ohio State's Radinovic. "Chris Hill got hot and their inside presence was tough to overcome." · Ohio State was scoreless for more than four minutes, missing four shots from the field and the front end of a bonus situation, with a turnover thrown in. . The lead never dropped below seven 8oints again as the Spartans hit their last I free throws. Michigan State, shooting 45 percent from the field for the season, hit 68 percent ( 15 of 22) in the opening half and 56 percent (9 of 16) in the second for their best shooting performance of the year. Buicks Pontiacs Pyles is confident that the Redwomen can make playoffs. "I honestly, truly, feel that we should make the playoffs," Pyles added. "Feeling that way and getting it done are two different things." · "We'll see how much I learned from last year," he said. "The outlook for the season is good for us, I think, the league is in the threedivision format and we're in the toughest division, but at the same time we can be right there." 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With the game tied at 27 and 2:56 left; Torbert drove through heavy traffic for a layup. Ohio State's Matt Sylvester missed two free throws before Hill scored on a baseline drive off an assist from Torbert. Sylvester missed an off-balance shot for the Buckeyes with Hill popping in a 3-pointer ·from in front of the Ohio State bench. After a Darby miss, Jason Andreas scored inside off an assist pass from Ballinger to make it 36-27. law $15 !Our next clinic date Is Friday, March 21. WINTER HAVEN, Fla. playoff-bound Twins to one (AP) - As long as Jason run on six hits over 5 2-3 Davis keers his pitches sink- innings, getting I 3 of his 17 ing, there s no telling how outs on grounders or .strikefar his career can rise. outs. "Everything has gone Davis began to emerge as great so far, but I know I a top prospect in 200 I when have a long way to go," the he went 14-6 with a 2.70 22-year-old right-hander ERA in Class A. Last July, said Saturday after a work- he was promoted to Doubleout at the Cleveland Indians' A, where he went 6-2 and spring camp. "I can't wait to earned a call to the majors by get out there and really cut it going 5-0 with a 1.17 ERA loose. All the workouts and over his final flve starts. drills are well and good to "Good things like that build up arm strength. Now don't happen by mistake," let's go out and play." Shapiro said. In three games and 14 2-3 That should happen Sunday as Davis is sched- innings with the Indians, uled to follow C.C. Sabathia Davis went 1-0 with a 1.84 · to the mound in an exhibi- ERA. tion game against Detroit. "It was a tremendous Following the highly tout- experience," he said. "I ed Sabathia in the starting · know that pitching for the rotation is a dream, too. Cleveland Indians is where I Early indications are that lhe want to be." 6-foot-6 Davis is gaining on That's just fine with new that quest as quickly as his manager Eric Wedge, who 96-mph fastball gets to the said Davis is among several plate. young pitchers being given "Jason and C.C. are right the chance to join Sabathia there, velocity-wise, as the and veterans Brian Anderson hardest throwers we have," and Jason Bere in the startpitching coach Mike Brown ing rotation. "He's fi¥hting for a start- ' said. "He can throw a splitfinger and make a batter ing spot, ' Wedge said .. mishit or just plain miss. "We've seen him get it up He's got exceptional sink on there at 97, 98 mph, but we're looking at a lot of . his pitches." While Sabathia was a No. things in the evaluation. · l pick in 1998, Davis didn't process. That includes how a· get drafted until the 21st guy uses his tools." round the next year. Brown said Davis's "sec"What we saw was an ath- ondary skills," - fielding lete with an extremely strong and holding runners on base body and good arm," Indians - are well developed. "He's polished · in those · general manager Mark Shapiro said. "He was very areas, but he needs to work raw, but ~ith a lot of upside, on repeating his delivery and We've seen glimpses of his gaining command of a potential and it is enor- breaking pitch," Brown said. · mous." "Big guys can get a little out One glimpse came in his of sync, but Jason's a heck of · first big-league start last an athlete. He played basket.September against ball in college and makes· MlllllCsOta. Davis held the adjustments well." us." $6995.00 For Initial evaluations or follow-up visits for total joint replacement, we offer office hours at 3554 U.S. Route 60 East, Barboursville, WV. $Sluttba!' «imes -$Slentincl • Page B3 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant We Don't Pressure The Customer ••. 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In comparison, $71.6 million was wagered on this year's Super Bowl in Nevada 153 sports books. "People like to watch it, but that doesn't translate into a betting event," he said. ''Vegas and Daytona are exceptions. similar to the Masters tournamenl or one of the other majors in golf." Based on merchandise sales. TV viewership and attendance, NASCAR claims it is the third most popular sport in the country, behind the NFL and NBA. But Walker and Chris Chavez, race and sports book supervisor at the Stardust hotel-casino, say the betting action on NASCAR is equivalent to that on the NHL and far behind pro basketball. Chavez compared it to "maybe one NBA game- a bad NBA game at that." football - pro, then colle&e - is by far the biggest draw for the sports books, he saW. Basketball is a distant sec;ond. Chavez lumps NASCAR, hockey and baseball together in their allure to bettors. Golf trajls largely because of the dominance of Tiger Woods: the. same is true of women's tennis because of Venus and Serena Williams . ~ven in this fight-happy town , Chavez said boxing isri't the draw it once was. ':'Image problems, some decisions may have turned somebody off from betting it. Your big fights - De La Hoya, Tyson - still bring some money into the spot1s books." The sports books· directors said NASCAR bets generally are in the $10-$20 range; with few of the really large wagers that a major tight or a key football or basketball m<}tchup can bring. In addition, Chavez said handicappers don't follow NASCAR as closely as they do other sports. so the books keep the limit s lower - mostly under $500. For Sunday, the prerace odds on eventual winner Matt Kenseth were 18-1 , allhough they dropped to 8-1 by the time the gre~;l'. flag was waved. Homet'own driver Kurt Busch, who went into the race with the Winston Cup points lead, was a 4-1 favorite when the race started. He lasted 179 of the 267 laps before a multicar cra~h took him out. Betting odds - the higher the odds, the higher the pay· out - are adjusted to minimize a sports book's potential loss. If a lot of money is bet on a single driver, the odds are lowered to encourage .. .c ac Start/Finish Banking - 2003 Winston Cup schedule and results never know." Chavez doesn't see rainshortened races as a hindrance to betting. "I always look at the odds for the full 500 miles, or whatever it's going to be. Each of them can win, but realistically, only a handful of them can. I' m not saying Dave Blaney can't win, but he 's a one-car team. "It's a 4-5 car NASCAR team that has a real chance of winning. Jack Roush has 4-5 drivers and all the resources in the world." One person who wa sn't putting down any money at the sports books over the weekend was Roush, who owns the cars of Kenseth and Busch, as well as those of sixth-place Jeff Burton and Mark Martin, who fin ished last with a blown engine. 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March 19 Bidwell • Brown's Trustworthy Hardware 2:00 · 3:00 12:45 P.M., Phone (740) 446·8828 ,JP' • Atlanta fJlotor Speedway f/) Q) .• No. 1 ConneCtiCUt faces competition this year Turn Fish For Pond Stocking ~ WINSTON CUP Big East Basketball Race No. 4 of 36 Robert Walker, race and sports book director at the Mirage Hotel and Casio in Las Vegas poses for a photo. Jan., 22, 2003. In a town full of casinos. you'd figure NASCAR fans would be flock· ing to the sports books on Winston Cup weekend. Don't bet on it. "' It's a dead sport for us," said Walker. (AP) wagering on someone else. John Avello. director of the NASCAR TOP 10 race and sports books at the Paris Las Vegas and Bally's hotel-casinos, said bettors Prev. Top also can put money on propoDriver Points Win• Sa rank sition bets, such as picking 1 ... ~i~~~E>~~~Hrip ..... ~.1 .. ...........~.. - 2 ...a.................5 Jeff Gordon to finish ahead of 2. Mau Kenseth 458 1 2 2 2 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr., (he didn't) 3. Jimmie Johnson 447 0 1 2 3 3 or predicting what make of ----- - ------- -------------... --- ···--··-···· - ---------------car will win (Kenseth drove a 4. Jell Burton 412 0 0 2 7 -------------······-··--- ---·--·····-·····-··-·-----·--·-------·-··-·- ......... ----------- . ---------····-------·-·· Ford). 5. Tony Stewart 409 o 1 2 3 9 "·lt keeps it exciting," 6. Kurt Busch ··················-·····-·········399 0 2 2 3 t ................................................ ... ·····-······- .......... ······-····-··· . Avello said. 7. Kevin Harvick 372 0 1 3 10 One proposition Walker ~.C- ..~icky_ Ru!l_d.______ __!~-·-· __ .Q__ .,.... 9,,.____Q, ..... ____________12 wishes would go away is 9. Johnny Benson 357 1 16 0 0 0 whether the race will run its 10. Dale Jarrett 354 1 2 3 2 advertised length or will be cut off anytime past the 11. Mark Manin(340); 12. Joe (267); 29. Jerry Nadeau (261 ); 30. halfway point, such as the Nemechek (329); 13.Bobby Labon1e Kyle Pelly (257) ; 31 . Bill Elli>tt (255): rain-shortened Daytona 500 (325); 14. Robby Gordon (320); 15. 32. Todd Bodine (254); 33 . Ward RICky Craven (310) : 16. Steve Park Burton (246) 34. Kenny Wallace that began NASCAR's season (310): 17. Ryan Newman (306); 18. (237) ; 35. Jimmy Spencer (234); 36. two weeks ago. Dale Earnhardt Jr (304); 19. Ste~ing John Andrettl (221 ); 37. Mike "lt'll never be a major sport Marlin (302); 20. Jeff GordOn (302); Skinner {210); 38 . Ken Schrader until they address things like 21 . Jamie McMurray (292) ; 22. (207); 39. Tony Raines (207): 40. Jeff Groen (198); 41. Greg Biffle Rusty Wallace (291 ); 23. Dave that. It's like, 'We ' ve got the Blaney (291 ); 24. Jeremy Mayfield (197): 42. Mike Wallace (I 38); 43 money. Let's run.' lt's like (282): 25. Casey Mears (278): 26. Larry Foyf (113): 44 Oarnke Cope ending the Super Bowl at (11 0); 45. Hideo Fukuyama (64): Terry Laborlte (270); 27. Elliott Sadler (269); 28. Jack Sprague 46. Christian Fitlipaldi (58) halftime," Walker said. "If it takes three days to complete, SOURCE: NASCAR AP it should take three days. I think the fans are cheated out , of the last few laps. "One pil stop could have been the difference. We'll Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant • " • ..• ,, PISCATAWAY, N.J . - While No I Connecticut heads into the Big East to~r­ nament as a prohibitive' favorite again there is hope among the rest of the con: ference that the Huskies' long reign may end th1s year. Even Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma knows things won 't be easy, at least compared to last year when the Huskies won the tournament for the ninth straight year with a team that was arguably the best assembled in women's college basketball. "It was impossible to beat us last year," Auriemma said of his undefeated national champions. "We had to lose last year. There was no way any team was going to .beat us if we played our best game. Tbts season, our margin of error is · a lot less. We have to play really, really well every night. It's easier for us to play well and lose." Despite havin~junior Diana Taurasi as the only returnmg starter, Connecticut (29-0) has yet to lose, extending the nation's longest winning streak to 68 games . Connecticut (29-0), No. 18 Rutgers, No. 20 Villanova and No. 24 Boston College will have first-round byes when the tournament started Saturday at Rutgers with four- games. Virginia Tech and West Virginia will start with the winner getting Boston College on Sunday. Connecticut will play the winner of the Seton HallGeorgetown game. Rutgers will face the winner of Miami-Syracuse and Villanova will meet the winner of Notre Dame-Pittsburgh. "I think it is going to be hard to beat us, don't get me wrong," Auriemma said. "At the same time, the talent level is not nearly as great as last season. We came down with four players making first team all Big East. It's much more balanced. We're a lot closer to the pack than last season." Villanova coach Harry Perretta isn't ready to say there is parity in the Big East just yet. He said there is parity between teams two through nine but that Connecticut is still the class of the league . "Last year they were so much better than everybod~, like 50 or 60 points," Perretta said. • This year they are better than e~erybody else, but they are not overwhelmingly better, so people think if they have a bad night, somebody can beat them." Rutgers (20-6) is the team most think has the best shot at knocking off Connecticut. The Scarlet Knights won Connecticut's Ashley Battle carries the Big East Conference Regualr Season II of their last 12 games, and they have Championship trophy off the floor in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday after UConn defeatone of the nation's top point guards in ed West Virginia, 76-58. This was UConn's 10th straight regular season conferCappie Pondexter. ence championship. They clinched the title March 1 when they defeated Second-seeded Rutgers also will have Providence. (AP) the home-court advantage if it plays Connecticut in the championship· game stretch. But I don't think they are the 9). same team he had last year. With the No. 12 seed West Virginia ( 15-12) · Tuesday night. youth, you have a chance to rattle them heads into the tournament without three Besides Rutgers, Syracuse coach Marianna Freeman said Boston College a little bit. You just have to be on your A of its leading scorers due to suspensions and a defection. has a ~reat shot because it is talented and game." No matter what happens to Junior forwards Michelle Carter and expenence. The Eagles ended Rutgers' 11-game winning streak earlier this week Connecticut in the Big East tournament, Ramika McGee have been indefinitely in a game at the Rutgers Athletic Center. it almost certainly will be a top seed in suspended for violating team rules, while sophomore forward Liz Holbrook Freeman said it's going to be interest- the NCAA tournament. Rutgers , Villanova and Boston has quit the team, coach Mike Carey ing to see how Connecticut reacts in the College are virtually assured bids to the said Friday in a news release. tournament with a young team. Junior guard Sherell Sowho was "So far, Gena's team has been able to NCAA tournament next weekend, and cases can be made for Virginia Tech ( 19indefinitely suspended Feb. 20, also for execute down the stretch," Freeman 8), Notre Dame (18-9) and Miami (J8violating team rules. said. "They have made plays down the Miami Hurricanes enduring worst season since 1994 BY MARK LONG Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The Miami Hurricanes expected to play for a spot in the tournament this season. They just didn't think it would be the Big East Tournament. The Hurricanes won a school-record 24 games last season, earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament and felt like they were close to establishing themselves among the nation's elite. Nearly a y~ar later, Miami is on the verge of its fifst losing season since 1994, in jeopardy of getting left out of the Big East Tournament and facing a rebuilding project that could cost coach Perry Clark his job. "It definitely is way below my expecta· tions, but that's •he way it's gone," senior forward James Jones said. "If you look at our team, we have a lineup that should beat a lot of good teams and we've beat· en a couple of good teams. That's indicative of how inconsistent we've been. "We haven't been able to put it together night in and night out. We've always been able to put it together in spurts. When you play on a roller coaster like that, you have a roller coaster-tyr,e season. That's what we've had so far.' The Hurricanes (11-15, 4-11) have lost seven of the last nine games. They needed a victory against St. John's (14-12, 69) on Saturday night to guarantee a spot in the Big East Tournament. Even if the Canes lose, they still could earn a spot in the conference tournament - and a shot at an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament - if West Virginia beats Virginia Tech. "Getting into the Big East Tournament gives rou a chance at redemption," Clark said. • At the end of the year, every team is looking for redemption." The Hurricanes, coming off one of their most successful seasons, began the year with high expectations- returning Jones and fellow standout forward Darius Rice. But the frontcourt duo hasn't been able to overcome the team's backcourt struggles. Freshmen Robert Hite, Armando Surratt and Eric Wilkins have a combined 40 starts this season, but have a combined 160 assists, 142 turnovers and a mere 38 3-pointers. "We're a dominant duo, but in this league you've got to have a great backcourt," said Rice, who is deciding whether to return for his senior season or leave early for the NBA . "It's a guard league." Miami had strong guard play last season with John Salmons, a defensive stop· per who could play four positions and could control the game by dictating its tempo. It's the style of play Clark has missed the most: the Humcanes are 1-4 in overtime and 3-10 in games decided by five points or less. Clark has received most of the criticism, with fans questioning his recruiting skills, game plans and play-calling ability in close games. . But the coach, hired to replace Leonard Hamilton in 2000 after three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, might be too expensive for Miami to fire . He has four years remaining on a seven-year deal that pays him about $750,000 a season. Athletic director Paul Dee has defended Clark, pointing to the success of last season and a future that could be bright with the recent opening of Miami's $48 million, 7,000-seat, on-campus arena that is expected to improve recruiting and attendance. Miami nearly sold out its arena opener in January but has since struggled to fill seats with the team losing II of 15. WIU.IIMII. 1000 GMC Sierra 414 Ext. Cab, Loaded, New Tires, 3 in. lift 2000 Chevy Impala Loaded, Power Seat, Aluminum Wheels , 999 Dodge Dakota 414 Auto. Trans., Dual Exhaust, Air 1.998 Chevy Cavalier Z-24 ns., Pwr. Locks & MORE! 2001 F350 Ford 1 Ton 414 Powerstroke Diesel, 6-Speed, XLT Package 1999 Chevy Ext. Cab 414 DCall us for the best deals and �PageD~ 0 Remember wildli e when the weather turns bad Sunday, March 9, 200~ I'm assuming by now that most of us have recovered from the ice storms of February. It was pretty exciting there for a while, living without electricity or other modem conveniences, but for the most part we all did what had to be done to make it through. That second evening of the ice storm. as I lay down in an unusually quiet, dark house, I could hear tree limbs cracking and crashing down in the woods. It was a frightening sound, and for once I was surely thankful that I wasn't out there among the trees. I also couldn't help but feel sorry for the critters that were out there in the storm with trees and branches crashing down all around them. Severe weather, involving heavy snow accumulation and ice storms, can cause stress on wildlife, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. The majority of Ohio wild birds and animals are well suited to survive the state's weather changes. But some of those creatures are on the northern-most edge of their ranges in Ohio, and survival becomes more difficult during extremely harsh winters. "During the blizzards of 1977-78, extended periods of deep snow and frigid temperatures took a heavy toll on some Ohio bird species such as the Carolina wren and bobwhite quail," said Scott Hull, a wildlife biologist and coordinator of Ohio's Breeding Bird Survey. .{;lull noted that while Carolina wren populations have since recovered, the ODNR Division of Wildlife continues to work to increase the bobwhite population and Jim Freeman IN THE OPEN distribution in the state. Severe ice storms, like the one we had here, may be the one weather event with greatest potential to imJ?aCt wildlife. A thick coating of 1ce on everythin¥, makes food sources inaccesstble. Fish survival is also affected by accumulated snow on frozen pond surfaces .. Winterkill can occur when snow blocks sunlight, reducing photos~nthesis and oxygen levels m the water. Fish and other underwater .organisms can literally suffocate during these periods. Wildlife experts caution against leaving food out for wildlife, except that used in back yard bird feeding stations. Food provided by people can be foreign to an animal's digestive system and cause illness or death. The best thing to do for all forms of back yard wildlife is to develop a plan of action for next spring. Planting natural food sources in the form of berry and nut-producing trees and shrubs is the best way to help provide for wildlife in the dead of winter. During severe winter weather, people with bird feeding stations need to keep feeders full and free of ice and snow. A fresh, unfrozen water source is also important. Snow under- neath feeders should be aquatic nuisance species. cleared, allowing birds to forIt also contains information age on the ground. on how to obtain Ohio's fish TIME TO BUY NEW nsHJNG, consumption advisory. Anglers HUNTING LICENSES are advised to consult this It's time for Ohio anglers - brochure before beading out to and hunters and trappers as ftsh for any site-specific reguwell - to buy that new 2003-04 lation changes. ftshing or hunting and trapping Ohio's annual resident fishing license costs $15. A onelicense. The 2002-03 hunting and fishing licenses expired on day fishing license costs $7 and February 28. Hunters, trappers may later be exchanged for and anglers can obtain new credit toward purchase of an licenses at more than 1,300 annual fishing license. The annual non-resident license outlets stateWide. Ohio anglers can obtain their fishing license costs $24, while 2003-2004 Ohio Fishing a three-day non-resident fishRegulations brochure at all ing license costs $15. All license outlets. This brochure anglers age 16 and older must provides information on possess a fishing license. license requirements and Those anglers who are age 66 exemptions, regulations in and older may obtain a free effect for the new season, a license directly from a license county-by-county listing of sales vendor. wildlife officers and a listing of "Free Fishing Days" will be ~Now observed on May 3 and 4 during which Ohio residents are encouraged to experience Ohio fishing without purchasing a license. The resident annual hunting license costs $15. A discounted resident youth hunting license for persons age 15 and under, costs $8. Non-resident annual hunting licenses cost $91 and a 3-day non-resident small game hunting license costs $25. All firsttime hunters must pass a hunter education course before purchasin~ a hunting license. Addttional information about hunting, trapping, and ftshing in Ohio may be obtained by calling 1.-800WILDLIFE, or on the Internet at: ohiodnr.com TROUT STOCKING DATES ANNOUNCED More than 80,000 rainbow trout measUiing I0 to 13 inch; es will be released in 40 Ohio waterways from Marc~ through May to enhance publi~ fishing opportunities. The daill catch lirmt for inland lakes ii five trout per angler. .: Trout will be released al Forked Run Lake on March 21:l with 2,675 trout to be release¢ In addition, 3,825 trout will ~ released April 12 at Dow Lake in Athens County. At Jacksoii City Reservoir, 4,000 trout wifl be released on April 19. • Anglers age 16 and oldet must have an Ohio fishinz license. ~ (Jim Freeman is wildlife SJ'I!': cialist for the Meigs Soil imi1 Water Conservation District. He can be contacted weekday} at (740) 992-4282 or at jim; jreeman@oh.nacdnet.org) • you can think about your call, not how long it is:' Soccer South America to host 2014 World Cup ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) -The 2014 World Cup will be held in South America, returning to the continent for the ftrst time since 1978. : The United States, which staged the World Cup in 1994, had intended to bid for the 2014 tournament. The U.S. Soccer Federation will now focus on bidding for the 20 I 8 World Cup. "I'm initially disappointed," USSF president Bob Contiguglia said. "Clearly FIFA has made a decision to focus on 2014 for South America. But a lot can happen between now and then. We definitely want to bring the World Cup back to the United States. We showed the world and FIFA what kind of tournament we can run." Germany will host the 2006 World Cup. and the 20 I 0 tournament will be in Africa, with South Afncli. the favorite heading into next year's vote by FIFA's executive committee. The World Cup was held in Asia for the ftrst time last year, with Japan and South Korea as co-hosts. Four of the first II World Cups were played in South America, with the tournament being played in Uruguay (1930), Brazil (1950), Chile (1962) and Argentina (1978). A South American nation won all four times it was played on the continent. The 1986 World Cup originally was to be played in Colombia, but it was moved to Mexico after organizers told FIFA they could not stage the event because of ftnancial troubles. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the economic problems that have crippled much of the continent, particularly Argentina, over the past decade would not hinder the 2014 World Cup. "Who can predict the economy of tomorrow? Besides, the World Cup is not dependent on the economic strength of the country where it's played," Blatter said after Friday's decision by the FIFA executive committee. "Its strengths are the quality of the game and quality of the competition." The executive committee approved a proposal by the World Cup or~anizing committee that South American and African qualifymg for the 2006 tournament start this autumn, prior to the qualifying draw on Dec. 5. A proposal by South America to increase the fteld of the 2006 tournament from 32 to 36 was tabled until the executive committee next meets, on May 3. South America currently is scheduled to get four berths in the 2006 tournament, down from five last year. The executive committee decided the 2004 FIFA Under-19 Women's World Championship will be J?layed in Thailand, and the FIFA Indoor World Championship tht year will be played in Taiwan. It reaffirmed its·decision to restart the FIFA Club World Championship in 2005. The 2001 tournament, scheduled for Spain, was.canceled after the financial collapse ~ of FIFA's marketing partner. In a move to relieve players of a heavy travel schedule, the South American confederation said its J?layers would no longer have to join national teams for exhibttion games played outside Europe. Also, the African confederation said qualifying for the 2006 World Cup will ·serve as qualifying for the 2006 African Nations Cup. The top team in each of five second-round groups will qualify for the World Cup, and the top three in each group will qualifying for the African Nations Cup along with Egypt, the host nation . FIFA also said it lost $2.3 million last year, instead of the $189.6 million it originally had forecast. Regional plan includes: • 12-state coverage area • Unlimited Local nights & weekends • Nationwide Long distance • Share your minutes with up to 3 people when you sign up for ShareTalk" • 300 bonus regional ANYTIME minutes per month for each ShareTalk Line Inside: Health & Fitness, Page C2 Bookshelf, Page C4 . Celebrations, Page CS 6unbap Gttme- -6entintl Page Cl Sunday, March 9, 2003 Hot meals on cold days keep spirits ~up BY J. MILES lAYTON Staff wriler POMEROY, Ohio -A hot meal is a joy to behold, especially on a cold winter day. The Meigs County Council on Aging prepares more than 225 meals a day for senior citizens in the county. Special trucks called hot shots deliver the meals all over the county covering as many as 500 miles a day among the three drivers. The food is kept hot at 160 degrees and the juice or milk is kept at a chilly 38 to 40 degrees. According to Belinda Wellington, nutrition direc, tor, the senior center delivered almost 58,000 meals last year. An additional 2,000 dinners were served in the dining room at the senior center. There are senior citizens all over the county who have served their country in various ways from waiting tables to raising children. Illness, dwindling retirements and small social security checks greet these people as they get older. Their golden years are often lonely as children move away and time changes things. Drivers from the senior center are more than just delivery people delivering hot food, they are ambassadors, care givers who can provide a shoulder to cry on. Frank Imboden has been a driver for 10 years. During the last couple of weeks, he said he had to be careful navigating •the · icy winter roads. Imboden Said it was worth it and knows how much his daily trips niean to people he delivers to. "The best part about this job is the clients," he said. Wellington used to have a route where she delivered food to friends and neighbors in the community. She would meet and greet dozens of people all over the county, but what she remembers most is the story of an old woman living in a small house in a distant part of the county. While the old woman had relatives, maybe even ch!lctren. she lived a solitary extstence. Knee replacement surgery made everyday. life a •MEIGS• "Every time she sees me, she thanks me," said Wellington. Poverty stalks the elderly in Meigs County. More than 20 percent of the total population of Meigs Gounty lives at or below the poverty level. Wellington said she has seen tiny homes where people live population live at or below the poverty level. "You want to do more," said Wellington. "You want to help everyone, but there is only so much you can do." The senior center receives federal funding under the Older American's Act and state funding from block grants, with 50 percent of the total cost of the nutrition program coming from local levy funds and contributions from individuals, organizations and churches. Anyone 60 years or older is eligible to receive a hot meal at the dining hall located at the semor center. In order to qualify for a meal which delivis ered, a person must be at least 6 0 years o I d , home.bound w i t h health issues. The meals include meat, vegetables, fruit, juice or milk and some kind .of desert. Ramona Veteran driver Frank Imboden loads the hot shot truck which will deliver meals Hawk has far and wide .to senlo.r citizens in Meigs County. The speedy truck can keep food been preparwa,rm and jutce or milk cold. ing food at senior the struggle to get arouDd.-·- ..... ~......wi~nly tbe most bJasic center - fo~:loklllore than 29 Wellington saidtfie wonian nece.ssitles. According to years. In <addition to the was really depressed. Each Susan Oliver, executive . m~als she prepares for the day when Wellington director for the Meigs drtvers, she serves between . brought her the hot meal, the County Council on Aging, 40 to 60 people senior cititwo women talked and there are approximately zens who eat lunch at the shared. Things began to look 4,527 people 60 or older Jiv- senior center everyday. The up. The woman made a com- ing in the county, which job gives her a feeltng of plete recovery and no lon~er represents 19 percent of the self satisfaction. needs the service the semor total population. At least 20 "I like the people," she center provides. percent of the senior citizen said. . Frank Imboden prepares to deliver meals to Meigs County reS: idents. · From left, ~wrence Gluesencamp, Everett. Grant and Jimmy . Cummins enjoy a meal each day at the Meigs County Senior Center. The center serves almost 58,000 meals each year. · Photo by J. Miles Layton added {$20/mo.)* Ask about our great phone offers. The Sony Ericsson• T206 is available exclusively at U.S. Cellular: Audiovox' Sony' 9150 T206 US.We Cellular. connect with you: Winnlr of Outstanding Customer Service Award ·Wireless Rtview Magazine FOr businesses with ten or more lines, please call877-947-5729. 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Adena SportsCare, a division of Adena Health System would like to help promote this event by providing the regional area with SportsMedicine tips for the competitive athlete, the weekend warrior and the concerned parent. : This year the National Athletic Trainer 's Association (NATA) is promoting injury assessment. The NATA is made up of certified athletic trainers that are trained to provide tare to the injuries of the physically active. Ankle sprains, or twisted ankles, are probably the most common injuries in all levels of athletics. A sprain is an injury to a ligament. Ligaments hold bone to bone and help to stabilize joints. This injury can range from a mild sprain, which could limit activity for a few days to a severe sprain, which would require surgery by an orthopedic surgeon. The signs and symptoms for each degree of sprains are similar but will get worse with each level of injury. Some of the signs and symptoms for this injury are pain, inability to bear weight, swelling, discoloration, loss of range of motion, loss of strength, and may or may not , have felt or heard a "pop." Hearing or feeling a "pop" does not necessarily mean that you have severely injured your ankle but it is a very big concern. This could mean that you have either · "torn" a ligament or fractured a bone. When to see a physician depends on what symptoms . that you are experiencmg. If there is an athletic trainer available at the school, they $hould evaluate you before returning to play. If your symptoms are persistent or severe either your fami ly physician or the team physician should evaluate you. This will help in returning to activity sooner. Your physician should either instruct you in the proper care of the 1DJUry or refer you to rehabilitauon to follow up ~ith an athletic trainer or physical therapist, ~o.prepare you to return to actlVIty. Until you see either an athletic trainer, a physician, or return to activity you should perform RICE. This stands Shane Wells for rest, ice, compression and elevation. Rest is important in the healing process; this can range from using crutches to sitting on the couch and not walking on the injured ankle. Ice is recommended to help control swelling and pain. This should be performed at least every 2 hours for up to 20 minutes. You can use a bag of ice, a store bought gel pack, or a bag of frozen peas. Compression is used to also control swelling; this is done with an ace bandage. Make sure to wrap from the farthest point away towards the heart. Elevation is the last part of the initial process. This is important in helping the body remove the swellin~. You need to keep the mjured ankle elevated above the heart. But, remember that if your symptoms do not subside withm a few days you need to be evaluated by a J?hysician. The main questton that is asked by coaches, athletes and parents is do you need to tape the injured ankle or wear an .ankle brace. I recommend that you have some support for the ankle at least for the remainder of the season. Both taping and bracing have pros and cons. Tape jobs are time consuming and will loose their supfort after 45 to 60 minutes o play due to stretching. Ankle braces on the other hand can be retightened but can be costly. I would recommend and do use ankle braces over tape jobs. But, for short periods tape works great. Many athletes are faced with chronic problems with either one or both ankles. Then I would suggest tQe use of ankle braces and a strengthening program to help prevent reinjury. (Contact Shane Wells, A. T., C., athletic trainer for Adena SportsCare either by phone at (740) 703·1283, or by email at sportscare @adena. org.) DEAR DR. GOTT: Five year,s ago, at age 67, I was diagnosed With moderate osteoporosis and was placed on weekly Fosamax therapy. A recent bone density test showed that my osteoporosis has regre ssed; my bones are now normal. My primary care physician wants me to continue the medtcine, but my orthopedist said I could stop it. Which doctor should I listen to? DEAR READER: There is an old story about Paul Dudley White, a brilliant and legendary Boston cardiologist. Many years ago, at the peak of his career, he was asked to make a housecall on a very rich socialite in New York City. Her physicians were at their Wit's ends because, although the woman needed digitalis therapy for her heart disease, the drug - in a dose of one pill per day - made her very ill. The doctors needed to know if some alternative would be appropriate. The patient begged Dr. White to visit her and gladly offered to pay him for his time, travel expenses and consulting fee. The cardiologist arrived at her townhouse, questioned her, performed an appropriate examination and noted that the digitalis did truly make her ill; yet he agreed that not taking .it would be dangerous. At that point, Dr. White proved his clinical superiority and did something the socialite's doctors hadn ' t even considered. He advised the patient to cut the digitalis pills in half! Problem solved. The woman ended up receiving the lesser dosage and lived to a ripe old age. Sometimes, particularly in medical practice, common sense does make sense. Back to the osteoporosis issue. At your age, your bones will lose a si~nificant amount of calcium and, wtthout therapy, your osteoporosis · could well re-emerge. On the other hand, I agree with your orthopedic specialist that weekly Fosamax is probably more than you require . Therefore, I suggest a compromise a Ia Dr. White. Cut back your Fosamax to one pill every three or four weeks. This should stabilize your bone calcium concentration. You must be moni tored with a bone density exam every year. If your density falls, you can mcrease your Fosamax . If your bones remain strong, a further reduction in the drug's dosage might be in order. · Ask your primary care physician if he would endorse this approach. To give you related information, I am sending you a cop~ of my Health Report "Osteoporosis. ' Other readers who would like a copy should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title. DEAR DR. GOTT: I walk on the stairs in my house. I am 80 years old and believe that this exercise is beneficial. However, my wife is concerned that 15 stairs will tax my heart. I hope you can comment. DEAR READER: Climbing 15 stairs at a brisk mte will not injure your heart, even if you have coronary blockage. If you are symptom-free, you can safely continue the practice. You might even consider performing this exercise two or three times a day. When you are expecting, it is natural to be concerned about your health and the health of your unborn baby. Taking prenatal vitamins, drinking plenty of liquids, and maintaining a healthy diet are all important. Food safety is also very important to the health of the mother and her baby. Sometimes, what we eat can make us sick. Food contaminated with harmful bacteria can cause serious illness. Listeria monocytogenes can cause an illness called listeriosis. Listeria is a type of bacteria found in soil, ground water, and on plants. Eating foods contaminated with Listeria may infect humans. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 2,500 people become seriously ill with listeriosis. each year in the United States. Listeriosis can be particularly dangerous for pregnant women and their unborn babies. Hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy have an effect on the mother's immune system that can pregnant women and newborn babies who have listeriosis. By carefully following food safety precautions, pregnant women can subMichelle stantially reduce their Young chances of becoming infected. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provide the following lead to an increased suscep- guidelines: tibility to listeriosis. o Do not eat hot dogs, According to the CDC, preg- lunchmeats, or deli meat nant women are 20 more unless they are reheated until times likely to get listeriosis steaming hot. than other healthy adults. • Do not eat soft cheeses. Listeriosis in pregnant Examples of soft cheeses women can result in prema- include: feta, Brie, ture delivery, miscarriage, Camembert, blue-veined fetal death, and/or severe ill- cheeses, and Mexican-style ness or death of the new- cheeses such as queso blanborn. co fresco. Hard cheeses and Listeriosis m pregnant semi-soft cheeses such as women may cause flu-like mozzarella, pasteurized symptoms with the sudden processed cheese slices and onset of fever, chills, muscle spreads, cream cheese, and aches, and sometimes diar- cottage cheese are safe to rhea and stomach upset. If eat. the infection spreads to the • Do not eat refrigerated nervous system, symptoms meat spreads. Canned meat such as headache, stiff neck, · spreads are safe. confusion, loss of balance, • Do not eat refrigerated or convulsions may result. smoked seafood unless it is Severity of symptoms may in a cooked dish such as a vary. Antibiotics are given to . casserole. Refrigerated smoked seafood includes salmon, trout, whitefish, cod, tuna and mackerel. Canned 11sh such as salmon and tuna are safe to eat. o Do not drink raw, unpasteurized milk or consume foods that contain unpasteurized milk. To prevent listeriosis and keep food safe, use all perishable items that are precooked or ready-to-eat as soon as possible. Clean your refrigerator regularly. Use a refrigerator thermometer to make sure that the refrigerator always stays at 40 degrees or below. It is important to Jearn how to protect yourself and your unborn baby from food borne illnesses. Eating a safe and nutritious diet not only benefits your baby, but it will also give you peace of mind. For more information on listeriosis, safe food handling, and pregnancy, you may call the Gallia County Prenatal Clinic at (740) 4468538. (Michelle Young, RN, is a public health nurse for the Gallia County Health Department.) U'etftfing 'Banis Effortless weight loss too good to be tru~ DEAR DR. BLONZ: I have received at least 20 advertisements that promise to reduce my weight without exercise or dieting if I purchase human growth hormone drops. Like anyone, I'd like to lose weight without all the hass le , but I am also mindful !hal shortcuts often exact a hefty price. Is there some truth to these claims ("as see n on CNN, etc.")? Will this product assist in weight loss in a way that is safe? Thanks for your input. - D.K., Baton Rouge, Lu. DEAR D.K.: Is there some truth to these claims? Based on the advertisements I have also received, my answer is a solid NO! This type of product "borrows" research findings from studies using the real human ~ro wth hormone that is admi mstered via injection to individuals diagnosed with growth hormone defi ciency. Such injections can cost over $1,000 a month. Products like the ones you are receiving advertisements for are unlikely to contain human growth hormone. Aside from its expense, the real human growth hormone doesn 't work if you take it orally. The products you mention tend to contain a mishmash of assorted amino aCids and herbal ingredients, aHwrapped in a clever marl<eting campaign. The on ly weig ht loss you are sure to experience is the weight of you r pocketbook. · DEAR DR. BLONZ: I have a real problem go in g to ing to different time zones can put you off your cycle. Stress can also have an influence on bowel habits. If you have questions or concerns, it is essential that thef"be discussed with your health care . professional. Interruptions or changes in bowel . habits should always be reported. Misinformation or inaction can give rise to unnecessary anxiety or worse. To encourage regularity I would emphasize the importance of a plant-based high fiber diet containing 25 to 30 grams of dietary fiber per day. "Fiber" doesn ' I refer to one unique substance. Rather, it means a variety of indigestible materials that are found in plant foods. (Ed Blonz, Ph.D., is a nutrition scientist and the author of "Power Nutrition " (Signet, 1998) and the "Your Personal Nutritionist" book series (Signet, 1996). Send questions to: "On Nutrition," MEDICALLY SUPERVISED WEIGHT LOSS USING THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PHENTERMINE (ADIPEX} . Office Visit and Medication for 4 Weeks $60.00 Ravenswood Medical Center Call today for appointment 304-273·5873 or 800·675-7200 Ed Blonz, c/o Newspaper Enterprise Association, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. For e-mail, address inquiries to: edblonz.com. Due to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.) Life Home Car Bwiness 7ie ..,. ~~ ~ "& INSURANCE PLUS AGENCIES, INC. 114 Court Pomeroy 992-6677 Slow cooker brochure The slow cooker seems more popular than ever. Understandably - it's convenient, easy and popular among time-stressed cooks. A free brochure, "Slow Cooker Beef Meals," features six simple and palatable recipes - for soup, stew, chili, pot roast, beef wraps and a sandwich. It also offers hints, helpful advice especially for the novice, to '' I' I ensure you' II be met by an appetizing aroma as you walk in the door to find dinner ready and waiting. To obtain the brochure, send a self-addressed, stamped number I 0 businesssize envelope to: National Cattlemen's Beef Association Dept . AP-SCBM P.O. Box 670, Bloomingdale, IL 60108-0670. .. VEGETARIAN COOKING: Hearty African stew with rooibos broth and rooibos oatmeal cookies CONCORD, N.H . (AP) honey and cinnamon, rooi- My first introduction to bos tea is wonderful in bakrooibos tea was at a tiny ing, stewing and marina!- · cafe in Cape Town, South ing. Africa, where the fragrant One example : Rooibo s deep-amber brew is a Limited, a South African national passion and coh- cooperative that produces sumed hot and cold around the tea, suggests soaking the clock. ' dried fruit in the tea. Try That day it was served in using this technique to the traditional style, piping plump golden raisins before hot and accompanied by adding them to a salad of rock-hard rusks, similar to bitter greens. thick biscotti. Or, boost the flavor of Thus be~an my enduring sauces and marinades with relationshtp with rooibos a rooibos base. If you use (pronounced ROY-boss), a stock cubes, dissolve them tea so naturally fruity and in the tea. When making sweet it needs no sugar. soups and stews, replace Adding cream would be a half (or all of) the stock crime. with tea for a mildly fruity But my relationship undertone. This is especialended a year later when I ly good with tomato bases. returned to the United For a fragrant dessert, try States; rooibos was not to baked apples. Ladle the tea be found . over the apples as they That was seven years ago. cook. Sprinkle with a bit of Since then , our country has · cil)namon, a pinch of salt caught up with South Africa and just a touch of brown and suddenly rooibos has sugar midway through. become the darling of tea Seem odd to cook with talk, growing in popularity tea? Try these two easy much as its green cousin recipes to taste the differdid not so long ago. ence rooibos can make. David Abrahams, who Start with African okra stew helped found Kalahari, an with rooibos for a savory Atlanta-based company that and sweet hearty meal , then imports South African finish with oatmeal rooibos perfect for foods and drinks such as cookies rooibos, said the tea had dunking. benefitted from the success If fresh okra is hard to of green tea. come by, substitute a jar of "People are attracted to it pickled okra. It will have a for the allure that the green sweeter taste, but works teas kind of paved the way fine. Rin,se the pickled okra on, like the h..,tlth benefits well before using. and that drinking tea can make you live longer," he African Okra Stew said. "But it's really the With Rooibos taste that gets them." (Preparation 45 minutes) " Rooibos (literally, red 6 tea bags rooibos tea bush) tea is naturally caf6 cups hot water feine-free and low in tan2 tableSJ?OOns extra-virnins, which means it does- gin olive otl n't get bitter if you let it 1 medium Spanish onion, steep for too long. That diced 14 ounces golf ball-size probably accounts for the myth that each tea bag can new potatoes (about 12), produce 50 cups; I never cut to a 1/4-inch dice tested the theory. 15-ounce can chickpeas, Whether or not rooibos drained and rinsed can produce bottomless l/2 teaspoon crushed red cups of tea, it certainly pro- pefper flakes duces delicious .dishes that pound fresh okra, cut have nothing to do with hot into 112-inch chunks I cup frozen corn kernels brews. With its hints of Asparagus is cut diagonally into 2-inch pieces. in preparation for making a dish of roasted sesame asparagus, a lignt and easy dish that does not need a heavy sauce to give it flavor. (APJ I cup orzo pasta 4 tablespoons creamy allnatural peanut butter Salt and fre shly ground black pepper, to taste In a large pitcher or measuring cup, combine the tea bags and hot water and allow to steep for 5 minutes, or until a dark amber brew is formed . Discard tea bags. Meanwhile, heat the oil over a medium-high flame in a large stockpot. Add the onions and potatoes and saute, stirring frequently. for 10 minutes , or until onions are translucent and potatoes begin to soften. Add the chickpeas and red pepper flakes and cook for another 3 minutes, stirring continuously. Add the okra and corn and cook for another 3 minutes. Add 5 cups of rooibos tea to the stockpot and stir to blend well. Add the orzo and stir again. Reduce heat to medium, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. Whisk the peanut butter into the remaining tea. This also can be done in a blender. Add the peanut butter mixture to the stew and stir well to combine. Simmer another 3 minutes, then season with salt and pepper. Serve hot. Makes 4 to 6 servings. Oatmeal Rooibos Cookies (Preparation 30 minutes) I tea bag rooibos tea 112 cup hot water 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) butter or soy margarine, softened to room temperature I cup light brown sugar · 2 eggs 2 cups all purpose flour · 2 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup shredded coconut Pinch of salt I teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking soda Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine the tea bag and water to make a dark amber brew. Let steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bag . In a standing mixer or bowl , cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and mix well. Add rema ining ingredients, including the tea, and mix until well combined. Using a small ice cream scoop or tablespoon, place balls of the dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 15 minu(es, or until cookies just begin to brown at the edges. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack . Repeat with remaining batter. Makes 30 to 40 cookies. · Conducting the war: $9 billion per month! Temporary occupation of Iraq: $4 billion per month! Carvea - Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimates ~~·SM&~~Hl No boitU.d • · Auto- Owners Insurance cooking time 15 minutes) I pound lean pork tenderloin, cut into l -inch cubes 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (2 cups) I medium green bell pepper, chopped ( 1 cup) 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped I cup coarsely chopped cabbage I teaspoon Cajun seasoning 14 1/2-ounce can chicken broth Spray 4-quart Dutch oven with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Cook pork in Dutch oven, stirring occasionally, until brown. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes, stirring once, until sweet potatoes are tender. Makes 4 servings. Nutrition information per serving: 240 cal., 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 70 mg chol., 730 mg sodium, 22 g carbo., 3 g dietary fiber, 29 g pro. Sunday, March 9, 2003 How much will this war cost the American taxpayer at a time when essential services are being slashed here in Appalachia and nationwide? 2'14in-'Diamoruf the bathroom on a regular basis. Is there a defined nor· mal frequency for bowel movements? What amount of fiber is best to assure regularity? Please advise. - E.S., no address given DEAR E.S.: The frequency of bowel movements differs from person to person. There should be some sort of regular schedule, whether it's once or more a day or two to three times a week. Any of these can be "normal" for a given individual. Many factors can affect bowel habits, and a family physician should be more attuned to what would be acceptable or desirable in your specific case. For example, irregular bowel habits can be caused by medications, an insufficient intake of liquids, food allergies, foodborne illness or existing chronic health conditions. Lifestyle can also have . an influence. Exercise can assist with regularity, while travel- Beat the clock in tasty style with this pork dish. It can be ready in half an hour - the only thing that comes from a can is chicken broth, and you don ' t need to mix your own Cajun seasoning by hand. Usually, the word stew suggests a lon~, slow cooking process. Th.ts version, however, lives up to the title of the book it's from: " Betty Crocker 's Quick and Easy Cookbook" (Wiley, 2002, $26.95). The pork stew is one of about 300 recipes, all of them dishes you can get on the table in 30 minutes or less. Handling the book ' ·lf is quite a breeze, too. It' > " .turdy, ring-bound voJUme , sprinkled with color ~ ··otos, simple in design and lc ·out, with tabs defining sec1.ons from appetizers and snacks to desserts. Zesty Pork Stew (Preparation 15 minutes, The facts about listeriosis and pregnancy ,,. ·"'~• ·sLargest Sefettiqn Bv Eo BLONZ, PH.D. By the Associated Press Page C3 loquirldl TOTAL INTERNET software mokes connecting lust & What are the outcomes of invasion? "Do we really want to occupy Iraq for the next 30 years? .. .In Japan, American occupation forces quickly became 50,000 friends. In Iraq, they would quickly become 50,000 terrorist targets ...Nations such as China can FIVE email boxes, Webmail, Instant Messaging and more! only view the prospect of an American military consumed for the next generation by the turmoil of the Middle East as a glorious windfall." -James Webb, former Sec. of Navy under Ronald Reagan, http:llwww.opionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html ?id+ 110002133 RlJABcE INTERNET ACCEIIIIM r 199.1 Help fill the shortage of Health Care Professionals Is Iraq really a threat to the U.S. or to its own neighbors'! 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Bonnie Angelo was a Time White House correspondents for more than 25 years. She has written a book on the women who had such a great influence over the lives and character of our leaders from FOR to Bill Clinton. Each of these women had unique charac teristics , but they also had some common ones. Most of the eleven married later in life than typical of their times. frequently to weak and ineffect ual men. Several of them 'married clown ' to men whose background was not up to their social standing. Most of their lives were darkened by tragedy and trials - poverty, deaths of children, loss of homes, alcoholism, abuse. They came through by determination bolstered by unwavering faith . They sought satidfaction through their children's achievements. If they had lived today they might be pursuing ambitions of their own. They were diverse women who led, for the most part, conventional lives, but they didn't shrink from controversy or injustice. They taught their sons to think beyond themselves . Their self-confidence came mostly from their own fathers. Grandfather to mother to son. They relied on common sense, on God and on gumption. There was also unconditional love, the most important element in developing confidence in a child. Six of these eleven gave the future president her family name (Lyndon Baines, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt). It was as though the mother stamped her name on that son a spe cial child. In most instances the sons look more like their mothers. These women stimulated the child's mind. They prized books and education. They passed on a love of reading, learning and knowledge. Six mothers attended college and two received nursing degrees (Mrs. Clinton and Mrs. Carter). Only Nelle Reagan had no formal education. It is interesting that the O'Reagans came from Ireland with a din- tloor cottage and in four generations occupied the White House. The presidential brothers followed different paths. The problem brothers were younger, born to be runner- PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - He quit college after one semester, can barely hunt-and-peck on a typewriter and has never touched a computer keyboard. Yet 86-year-old Sidney Sheldon has written 16 novels and is spending most of his waking time writing three more books. Well, "writing" is a misno111er. Sheldon talks books. He dictates to his secretary, Mary Langford, who happens to be a court reporter. She runs the machine's tape through a computer and it emerges as a portion of the manuscript. "Isn't science amazing," Sheldon marvels. The dictating technique stems from Sheldon's early struggle to gain a foothold in Hollywood, in the mid-1930s. As a young hopeful from the Midwest, he was unable to get inside the studios. At the time, studios employed young people to outline new books for busy executives to consider and Sheldon decided to try out for a job as a reader. He compressed John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" into a few pages and senl them to every studio. The only reply came from David 0. Selznick, who wanted a book synthesized for the screen by 6 p.m. Sheldon took two streetcars and a bus to get to the MGM studio, where a relative worked a~ a secretary. He persuaded her to take his dictation as he skimmed through the book. He delivered the manuscript to Selznick's office shortly before 6 and won his ftrst movie job. Today, Sheldon is working on three projects: a novel, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"; a memoir, "The Other Side of Me"; and a collection of short stories, "Sidney Sheldon's Miracles and Other Mysteries." "I've .finished the ftrst draft of the autobiography, and I'll be turning the novel in by June," he reports. ''Then I'll go to work on a rewrite of the autobiography. Meanwhile, I'm doing research for the ' Miracles' book." Sheldon holds up two folders half-filled with sheets of paper, the novel so far. "When I'm finished, I'll have seven of these folders totally filled," he says. The first draft will go through a dozen rewrites. Some writers hate rewrites, not Sheldon, "because every time I rewrite, the book gel~ better," he says. He works all day, seven days a week. "I have no hobbies," he explains. "I could do two books a year easily. But I won't. I'd rather have (a book) as good as I can Beverly · Gettles up. Sam Houston Johnson, Don Nixon, Billy Carter and Roger Clinton all embarassed thei r president-brothers. Several were alcoholics. The fathers were remote, physically and emotionally. Some were outright failures - weak, with no great influence. Even the two most successful, Joseph Kennedy and Prescott Bush, were absent most of the time. When these boy s were growi ng up, they were expected to take jobs. The work ethic permeated their lives because their families, in mo st cases needed the money. I found Mi ss Lillian Carter fascinating. She was lively and fun-loving and unconventional. She was a combination bookworm and tomboy. She read at the breakfast table, the dinner table and everywhere. She hated to cook. As a nurse, she cared for the poor black families in the neighborhood. She was an early supporter of civil rights. Miss Lillian joined the Peace Corps when she was 68 and served in India. She managed a family-planning clinic there. She was also a housemother at Auburn University. She made many TV appearances. On a talkshow, she once sai(1: "I look at my four children and I think, Miss Lillian, you should have stayed a virgin!" If you wonder why Bill Clinton ex.hibited no selfcontrol, you can better understand him by looking at his parents. His father, when in his twenties, was killed in an auto accident before Bill was born. He had already been married three times. Virginia Cassidy Blythe Clinton Dwire Kelley was a nurse., loved jazz and gambling and didn' t like to obey the rules. She was competitive and optimistic and deeply loved her Bill. These presidents fulfilled their mother's dreams and honored and praised them . All eleven mothers molded their sons to become the most powerful men on earth, no small feat for any mother. make it." Sheldon lives in a white stucco compound with a red-tile roof beneath the rocky peaks behind Palm Springs. It started as a single house, then he added another house on one side of the original. When Kirk Douglas decided to sell his house on the other side, Sheldon bought it. The result is a cluster of houses, two swimming pools and several guest cottages, including one where Sheldon and his secretary work. The grounds are handsomely designed with palms, flowers and velvety lawns. There's a house where his wife, Alexandra, does her arts and crafts. The Sheldons also retain their West Los Angeles home, which they use for refuge from the punishing desert summer. Sheldon didn't try novels until he was 52, but he's been writing words - and even some music - most of his life. His ftrst sale came when he was a boy of 10 in Chicago: a poem to a children's magazine, Wee Wisdom. Emboldened, he sent short stories to other magazines but wa5 rejected. Awarded a one-year scholarship to Northwestern University, he had to drop out after a semester to help support his family during the Depression. He worked as a theater usher, shoe salesman and checkroom attendant at a night club. The club's band leader played one of the boy's songs, and he set off to ftnd his musicwriting fortune in New York's Tm Pan Alley. No luck. But he found his calling when he ushered at a Manhattan movie house. "Day after day I saw movies with glamorous sets and beautiful people, and I was living in one room at the YMCA and making less than $17 a week," he recalls. "Finally I said, 'That's what I want to do: I want to write for Hollywood."' While reading at Universal Studios, he and another writing hopeful, Ben Roberts, sold several B-picture scripts to Republic Pictures. The pair served together in the Army Air Corps during World War II, yet found time to tum out scripts for such Broadway shows as ''The Merry Widow," "Jackpot" and "Dream With Music." Sheldon later won a Tony for the Gwen Verdon hit "Redhead." After the war, he submitted a movie script to Selznick titled "Suddenly It's Spring." The producer bought it and gave it a new title, which Sheldon thought was terrible. ''The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer" - stalling Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple -was a big hit and won Sheldon an Academy Award. His other screenplays included the musicals "Annie Get Your Gun," "Easter . Parade," "Anything Goes" and "Jumbo." Sheldon turned to television in 1963, producing and writing many of the scripts for "The Patty Duke Show" ( 1963-1970) and "I Dream of Jeanie" (1965-1970). "It never once occurred to me that I could write a novel," he says. "I was . doing Broadway, screenplays. television. But a novel? No. "I got an idea that was so introspective, it entered the character's mind. I didn't know how to do that in a dramatic form. So Tgave up. But it was so strong in my mind that I came back to it. That was my first book, 'The Naked Face,' about a psychiatrist whom someone was going to murder." "The Naked Face" wasn't a big seller, but it won an Edgar, the mystery writers' .• equivalent of the Oscar, and became a fea- · ture motion picture starring Roger Moore. The next book, "The Other Side of Midnight," went through the roof- 52 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. It was made into a not-so-successful movie starring Susan Sarandon. The string of best sellers continued. Because of Sheldon's background as a screenwriter, the books are fashioned in dramatic scenes, making them highly readable and easily convened to theatrical or TV movies (II have been). The story lines varr.. but a recurrent theme is the strong-wtlled woman who finds herself in jeopardy. A major asset of Sheldon's novels is authenticity. "I never write about any restaurant in the world unless I have had a cup of coffee in that restaurant," he declares. "I have been to 90 countries, and everywhere Alexandra and I go, we do research. I take notes and she takes photographs." Sheldon, an imposing man with a round, ruddy face and slightly thinning white hair, seems to possess unlimited enthusiasm for his craft. "Writing novels is the most fun I've ever had," he insists. "It gets harder. When you acquire a certain reputation, people expect to enjoy your books, and you don't want to disappoint them. Yes, I worry about repeating myself. But each character is so distinctive that I don't think that will happen." Book takes a look at great inventions Which inventions have changed the world? Inline skates, computer games, the MP3 player? OK, but think more basic: farming, the clock, the phonograph (what's that?) and- gulp!- math. In "What a Great Idea! Inventions That Changed Edison didn't invent the light bulb, but did make the first practical one. (The light bulb was invented by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1807, decades before Edison was born.) The granddaddy of your computer was an electric tabulating machine made in 1896 by Herman Hollerith, an American who began a company that later became IBM. And even though we might not often consider art the World" (Scholastic, $18.95, ages 9 and older), Stephen M. Tomecek profiles 45 world-shaking, breathtaking, history-making inventions , from ancient times (pre-3,500 B.C.) to today. 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The FAS£8 Jou ma/2001, 15(4):A62J Digital Imaging Weddings Christy-Thacker Russell-Thrash Nevi lie-Hensley GALLIPOLIS, Ohio Jeana Lee Christy and Jimmy Michael Thacker are engaged to be married March 15 2003. • The bride-elect is the dau~hter of Mary Wamsley Chnsty of Gallipolis and Charles Christy of Apple W.Va. She is Grove, employed by Quality Care Nursing. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Bernice and Foster Thacker of Shelbiana, Ky. He is employed by Schneider National Trucking. Joana Christy and Jlmmr Thacker The open church wedding will take place in the Greasy Once married, the couple Creek Church of God at will reside at 1157 Greasy Shelbiana. A reception will Creek Road, Shelbania, KY follow the ceremony. 41562. COOLVILLE, Ohio Ronald and Robin Russell of Coolville along with James and Jeryl Thrash of Marietta announce the engagement of their children Carrie Beth Russell and Joel Patrick Thrash. The bride-elect is the · granddaughter of Sharon Donahue and the late AI Donahue of Coolville, Vernon Swartz of Pomeroy, Donna Russell and the late Howard Russell of Coolville, and the great-granddaughter of Rex and Ann Summerfield of Reedsville and Gladys Russell of Cool ville. She is a 1998 graduate of Federal Hocking High School and a 2002 graduate of Marietta College. She is currently completing requirements for a Master of Business Admini stration at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Charles and Patricia Thrash of Marietta and POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. Brend a Lee Hensley and Richard Todd Nevi lle were united in marriage Feb. 15, 2003. Brenda is the daughter of Jack and Pat Wilson of Kenov a, W.Va. Todd is the son of Ri ck and Cathy Nevi lle and Pat Neville of Point Pleasant. The couple sincerely thank everyone who attended the wedding and recepti on despite the inclimate weather. Mr. and Mrs. Neville reside at Kenova. Gills-Holstein POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - Dr. Linda W. Smith of Point Pleasant, W.Va., announces the engagement and forthcoming marrige of her daughter, Molly Kristen Gills to Jeffrey D. Holstein, son of Jeff and Toni Hol stein of Point Pleasant. The bride-elect is a 1996 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and a 2000 graduate of Marshall University with a bachelor's degree in management information systems. She is employed as a technology asststant with the Logan Jaffrey Holoteln and Molly Gills Corporation at Huntington, W.Va. late Esther Warren Counts The prospective bride- and Herschel A. Warren, and groom is also a 1996 gradu- the late Mary Virginia ate of Point Pleasant High Megenhardt and Dennis S. School and is planning to Megenhardt. Jeffrey is the grandson of graduate this year from Marshall University with a Hiram Daugherty and the late bachelor's degree in manage- Jacquelin Daugherty, the late ment information systems. Mary Holstein Crawford, and He is currently working in Mr. and Mrs. Charles the · corporate office of Holstein. The wedding will take Innovative Mattress place October 25, 2003, at Solutions at Winfield, W.Va. Point Pleasant Molly is the granddaughter the of Eleanor Gills Rovtar, the Presbyterian Church. Library officers Carrta Ruooell and Joel Thrash Marge Shears and the late Gilbert Shears of Marietta. He is a 1998 graduate of Marietla High School and a 2002 graduate of Marietta College. He is currently pursing a Master of Environmental Science at Miami University in Ox.ford. Plans are being made for a 2004 wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Neville Wray-Williams GALLIPOLIS , Ohio Gatlinburg, Tenn., was the setting uniting Paula Gayle Williams and William Gregory Wray in a private marriage ceremony on Dec. 31, 2002. Paula is the daughter of Paul and Linda Williams of Gallipolis . Greg is the son of LETART, W.Va. - Mr. and Georgia. Bill Wray and Cathy Wray Mrs. Lawrence Cunningham The open church wedding both of Gallipolis. of Letart, W.Va., announce will take place at I p.m. The couple resides in the engagement and forth- March 29, 2003, at the Gallipoli s. coming marriage of their Church at Father's House daughter, Paula L. Cunningham to Kevin R. Hartford, W.Va. The recepWright, son of Roger and tion will immediately follow Linda Mahan of Millwood, at the Cottageville Fire W.Va., and Harold Wright of Station at Cottageville, W.Va. Cunningham-Wright Mr. and Mrs . William Wrar Overbrook royalty Birthdays Atkins 90th HARRISONVILLE, Ohio - A celebration of the 90th birthday of Pauline H. Atkins will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, at the Harrisonville Masonic hall in Harrisonville. Hosting the celebration will be her daughter and sonin-law, Sharon and Bob Jewell and granddaughter, Cheryl Lynn Jewell. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Atkins is the daughter of the late Frank and Ruby Anderson Halliday and was P•ullne Atklne married to the late Virgil Atkins. Pauline continues to manage. They lived on the family She is active many communifarm at Harrisonville which ty organizations. 10 a~m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Greer Museum on the campus of the University of Rio Grande. A tea reception wi II be RIO GRANDE - The held Thur sday, April 17 Area Agency on Aging from I to 3 p.m. for th e Di strict 7, Inc. (AAA 7) participants and a nyon e Gallia County District Library Board of Trustees held its 2003 organizational meeting recently. The 2003 officers were elect- will host it s 21st Annual who would like to attend. ed as follows : Larry Shong, president; Claudia Lyon. vice pres- Senior Citizens Art Show Anyone who is 55 ye'ars ident; Elaine Armstrong, secretary. The board meets the sec- and Essay /Po etry Cont es t of age or older may enter ond Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. Other board members April 7-17 . the show . are Dr. Ja mes Orr, James Morrison, Robert Jenkins and Edle Artwork and essays The Area Agency on Bostic. Above . Judge Dean Evans administers the oath to reAging Di strict 7 requests will be on display from appointed library trustee Larry Shong. Set for April 7·17 at URG Greer Museum ALL AGES , All TIMES S4. 0 0 Adult Night School Classes Available at Mason County Career Center -Hcshka S. el a/. Two-Year Randomized. Cowolled Sl/ldy Engagements Sunday, March 9, 2003 Valentine royalty was named at the annual Overbrook. · Rehabilitation Center in Middleport. Crowned were. from left. Elizabeth Grlndstead, queen, and Glenn Grueser, king. She was presented with a dozen red and white roses. Each one received 11 box of candy. A reception followed where family, members, friends and fellow residents joined in an observance of Valentine's Day. Senior art and essay contest fPc=:===;;====-ra eunbap t!time~ Celebrations Sunday, March 9, 2003 First Mothers: The Lat~comer novelist Sidney Sheldon women who shaped writing three books at age 86 the presidents Page CS Learn how to operate Starts March 13, digital cameras and use 6:30 10 S:OO PM will computers to edit pho- meet on Thursday evenings for a total lOS. 15 hours. $45 plus $10 Supply fee , (for photo paper etc .) no more than five entries from each parti cipant. Work s of all entering artists and authors wi II be exhibited. Those who wish to sell their work may do so. Essays/poetry and artwork wi II be accepted at the Area Agency's office 1n Rio Grande until March 27. For informati on, ca ll Sharon Bowman at (800) 582-7277. '' res Permanent removal of Basic Computer Skills t\veightwatchers· 1-800-788-3993 weightwatcherswv .com n,.. 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You write your and Thursday 8 am lo Is it is self-directed. 12 noon ami 4 10 8 pm MCCC does not discriminate based on age, sex, religion, national origin , or handicapped conditions. • Hair • Spider veins • Rosacea • Age spots • Wrinkles • Tattoos • Birthmarks • Sun dama2e ~ HOLZEH. CU.''\fiC Athens: 740.589.3100 Medical ba:lkocc. Local Caring· �Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant Page C6 • $5>unba!' 1!timrti -$5>rnlinrl Sunday, March 9, 2003 Inside: iunbap lfmtl ·itnttntl Classified ads, Pages 04-6 Review Home 'Dragnet' formula shines again in new TV version Bv KEVIN KELLY News editor It's been said TV shows dealing with the police are the new westerns of our time. Remember back 1n the 1950s and '60s when oaters were all over the dial'' There were the modest ("Gunsmoke" in it s original half-hour format) the huge ("The and Virginian, " and for a short while, "Wagon Train" in a 90-minute version). They were coupled with various westerns the screening at the local theater or drive-in, and as a re sult , there are practically none to be found today except those classics lovingly shown by Encore's Westerns Chan nel. Cop shows have been on TV almost concurrently, and every format's been tried in the past half-century of network programmtng. That's why Dick Wolf, executive producer of the "Law and Order" franc hi se, has gone back to the source with the new version of "Dragnet" airing at 10 p.m. Sundays on ABC (WCHS-TV locally). "Dragnet?" To Why some. Jack Webb's testimonial to the hard work of police officers In Los Angeles (but, m a larger sense, everywhere else in the world) and inexorable justice is a re lic of its era, first airing on NBC from 1952 until 1959, and again from 1967 until 1970. Polite but business-like detectives seeking "just the facts" in a variety of cases ranging from auto theft to illegal gambling seemed to disappear after Clint Eastwood 's Dirty Harry Callahan was introduced more than 30 years ago. Additionally, Webb's hardcore stance against drug usage that informed the show's '60s versiOn eve ntually led to a virtual discrediting of Webb and the concept by some members of the critical comm unity. Parodies and spoofs became the norm for "Dragnet" right from the start, and the "dum-dedum-dum" opening of the show's theme ("Danger Ahead," by Walter Schumann and Miklos Ro sza) is recognizable to all for the approach of the law or authority. But guess what? The concept still works, and the new rendition of the show with Ed O'Neill as Sgt. Joe Friday and Ethan Embry as sidekick Det. Frank Smith is a felicitous blend of the old and new, every bit as engaging as it was in its original form. The new show has had to move away from the cnmes drawn from the L.A . police department 's files to focus on new threats to society, and to reflect a landscape that has nothing to do with Webb 's milieu of the ' 50s and '60s. The new version's first episode dealt with a copycat serial killer, and murder most foul has been the basis of the subsequent stones. There were occasional homicide. cases on the first "Dragnet," but more often Friday , a:nd Smith. coped with theft", fraud, drunk driving and less glamorous transgressions. What made it work on radio and later on TV was the investigation, the semblance of reality that followed the probe and the motivations of the malefactors they brought to book. There was also a lot of humanity in the s how despite the cut-and-dried approach, and you still find that in this " Dragnet" for the 21st century. The same idea for has worked for "Law and Order" and its spinoffs, with the addition of the legal issues that arise following the arrest. But the· simple rule of following the case continues to work its magic in the new version, along with the attraction of new tools and technology that have aided police work. Friday and Smith still pound the streets, ask question and draw conclusions, but they have all the advancements (computerized records, DNA analysis, etc.) at their disposal. A change made by Wolf and hi s producers are in the main characters themselves. Fri41iy, as portrayed by Webb, was always a bit of a blank on the personal side, an efficient cop without much of a life. The personal issues were reserved for his partners , with the jovial Smith (Ben Page Dl Sunday, March 9, 2003 ' of his partner, Alexander) and later, Bill sion Gannon (Harry Morgan) although a bit more brash bantering about the ups and and anxious to bring the downs of family .and life case to a conclusion . away from the job. The portrayal of Smith Webb 's impersonal interpretation of Friday was appears to be part of a bjgonly broken by a pithy brotherly approach similar comment on the situation -or the occasional soulful to the relationship between detectives (Jerry look when confronted by the the human tragedy he Orbach and various partwould find. ners over the past decade) O'Neill ' s portrayal of on "Law and Order" that Friday retains his basic humanity, as a witness tells audiences have to come to him in a recent episode: appreciate. " You're a nice guy. You So, why resurrect I ike to take care of peo- ''Dragnet" ? The question ple ." He's also edgy, a man on the job too long but who shou ld be, "Why not?" It can't walk away from it, works, folks . No glitz, no and hiding hi s tarnished fast cars, no chases - just idealism behind a cynical the way it is when fighting front that manifests itself in his voiceover thoughts crime in the big city. The formula that servecj on the case at hand. Anyone who thinks all Webb so well is working O'Neill could play was 'AI again, with more comp lex .Bundy on "Marri® ·with Children" should see this ity and depth. If you haven't tried the show yet, show: He's a revelation. Embry's Smith is a give it a chance. It's worth departure from his agree- the time. able predecessor: Tougher, (Kevin Ke/ly is a news ambitious and definitely not a family man. He editor for the Ohio Valley seems to be a junior ver- Publishing Co.) Broadway musicians say they're on strike; producers say talks continue NEW YORK (AP) Broadway's musicians went on strike early Friday, though theater producers said talks with the musicians' union would continue. Outside the Broadway Theater, where "La Boheme" is playing, half a do7.en musicians were picketing by 9 a.m. Theater producers "are not going to reduce ticket prices. They're just going to get rid of musicians to add to their r,ockets. That's all this is about,' said Marshall Coid, an onstage violin soloist for the musical "Chicago." Live music on Broadway was important, Coid said. 'Theater is live. It's reactive. It's in the moment. It changes, it's never the same." Pat Smith, a spokesman for the theater producers, said talks with the union never broke off and would continue through the day in hopes of reaching an agreement before the evening shows. Even with no agreement, Smith said the curtain would still rise on the 18 shows affected, with producers using virtual orchestras and other measures to provide musical accompaniment to the live performers. A telephone recording at Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, which represents 325 musicians performing in current musicals, slated: "As of · midnight Thursday night, no agreement has been reached between Local 802 and the League of American Theatres and Producers. Local 802 musician~ are on strike." The union is primarily wrangling over the issue of minimums - the number of orchestra players required for Broadway shows. Casts of several Broadway shows began rehearsing last week with computer-generated orchestras that producers said they would use if the musicians walked out. lc'il'i~!:1 ..... On-airWV contestant- March $1,000,0001 John Hawkins. ........•.. Dunbar, WV•• , ., ••.•• ..•.••$3,000 · ..... At-home Timothy Proctor Denver, NC Mike Evans Parkenburg Clarence Young Hugheston Billy C.n>day c ...bon:hard Mitchell Barker, Jr. Princeton Diclc Nlda Elkins Deann.a Stnlub Cn.iasvi\le Bernard Fi1her Crystal Hensley Beckley Jeff RaJ" Bridgette Bosley Keyser l1 ndt~ Cht~rleston Teel loretta Sudsint~ . - ~ . . ..... .. • BY D. pavers for pathways, and a large selection of retaining wall styles. For your feathered friends, bird baths, bird seed and feeders are available. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio- Fran's Lawn and For those who just can't wait to get their Garden, located at 3.553 Ohio Route 160 in Gallipolis, is gearing up for spring planting hands in the dirt, Brown said that planting season, as well a grand-opemng scheduled supplies, clay and plastic pots in many sizes, flower bulbs, perennials, annuals, and bedfor April 22. Formerly Browns Lawn and Garden, the ding plants will be in soon, and a complete garden center is now under new manage- line of shrubs and shade trees, fruit trees, ment and will offer a full line of lawn and and ornamental trees will be available next gardening supplies, and a knowledgeable, week. Brown said that a line of Jackson Perkins courteous staff will be available for any roses also will be available in many colors questions, said owner Chester Brown. and sizes, including miniature. From simple garden seeds to lawn and · "We can plant one tree or a simple garden fertihzer to backyard pond supplies, flowerbed or do a complete landscape the center is loaded with tools to help your make-over," Brown said. "There's nothing home look it's best, Brown said. Many other items.for your yard also are in too big or too small." "We also are available for free estimates." stock, including grass seed and spreaders, he added. "Come in and let us help you plan weed killers, lawn and garden ornaments, fountains, ponds and nine different types of your garden or lawn care needs." Fran' s Lawn and Garden can be reached mulches. A large variety of seeds and garden sup- by calling (740) 446-3432. Store hours will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. plies are also available as well as gardening Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 tools and supplies. For your landscaping needs, there are p.m. on Sunday. After the grand-opening on many different ·types of landscaping rock April 22, hours will be extended to 8 a.m. to from white marble to Java rock as well as 7p.m. MIWSSIA RussELL Staff writer GET STORE ClOSING liQUIDATION DISCOUNTS PlUS SAVE AM EXTRA S10 ON ANY PURCHASE OVER $399 WHEN YOU PRESENT THIS AD TODAY OR TOMORROW. OM lhc01RI per hotMhold/lltm. Not yt6] oa prt¥1ovt pvrchastt. 1003 - Spring is coming ... and so is Fran's Watch Saturdays at 7:JO p.m. contestJnt and win up to . ·· Owner Chester Brown fills the shelves with potting ·soil and mixes. Everybodys in Las Vegas! Visit your West Virginia lottery Retailer and find out how you c.an be a pme show . ·-· An array of products are available to get lawns and gardens ready for the spring planting season. Huntington, IN N.Venalltes. PA ..... Next Drawing Man:h IJ, 2003 Join the wlnnlnt this .euon with The Powerball lnsant Mllllon~re GMnt Show ff'Ofll lu Vetu! Owner of Fran's Lawn and Garden. Chester Brown. • New 52 mn.ant ticket ' • w,n liP to S I5,000 1 llJjJ..W _ =.lf • f N'ld word " ENTRY" under ._ddin1 boflul 1nd m1ll in for 1 tho~nce to be 1 contelum on pmHhow Good lhln&J hoioppen whe n you play ( ·' �Page 02 • SS>unbap tn:imrs -SS>rntinrl From concrete to roses : CHICAGO (AP) - Pass under the elevated tracks. by a s prinkling of old home s and a vacant lot litte red with paper and broken g lass. Around the corner blossom s the Garden of Peace and Love. The plentiful garden of vegetables and flowers brings new life and color to North Lawndale, one of Chicago "s ·blighted neighborhoods. : " I love the beauty of it. :f'eople come , and they admire it, " said Mildred Harris, who helped produce the garden about I0 years ago. "People should want to k:eep something that God created and enjoy the beauty of the grass, the flow- ers." : Harris, 81, moved to the city's West Side in 1950, when she was a member of one of two black families in the mostly white neighborhood. She watched over the years as the demographics of the area changed and time took its toll on many of the buildings. A dilapidated apartment building used to sit where the Garden of Peace and Love now blooms. City officials tore the building down, creating yet another vacant lot in the area. Members of the street's block club wanted to fix the eyesore. "People used to use it as a parking lot and put old raggedy cars on it and anything else they just didn't want, so we decided to clean it up and make a nice garden," said Vernell McFadden. A nice garden, indeed. · It is about 125 feet long and nearly 60 feet wide. It 's filled with tomatoes, okra, green beans, swiss chard, cucumbers, carrots, peppers and other vegetables. There also are rose bushes, butterfly bushes, hibiscu s and day lilies. Planting seeds, watering the garden. mowing the lawn and other duties are doled out to about I 0 helpers and other garden volunteers . "The people who work in the garden can have access to food in the garden," Harris said. The vegetables also are given ttv'Some in the neighborhood who request them. However, about five years ago residents had to put up a 6-foot fence around the Garden of Peace and Love because people would tear through it, stealing vegetables and leaving a mess for the block club members to clean up. "We can't afford to get out there and grow the garden and sweat, and then have people ravage the garden," Harris said. Although now there's a padlock on the gate and only members of the block club have the keys, residents want everyone to be able to enjoy the garden, which is equipped with a gazebo and benches. It is handicapped-accessible, and young children from an elementary school just blocks away often take field trips there to learn about the vegetation. And on some summer afternoons Harris and McFadden have picnics for the neighborhood children to teach them how to knit, crochet or improve their reading skills. "I really love to work with young people," Harris said. "I'm hoping they will want to have gardens of their own. I wish it would motivate people to want better things." Before the spring, members of the block club meet at the neighborhood pizza parlor and decide what they want to plant for the coming year. They start cultivating the Sunday, March 9, 2003 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis • Point Pleasant land at the first hint of spring, or "whenever somebody gets an itch to get out there and work in the garden ," Harris said. The most popular items are tomatoes, peppers, carrots and collard greens. Harris said she enjoys planting new items because people learn about foods they ' ve never eaten before. "They tell me they don ' t like swiss chard, but if you mix it with mustard and turnip greens, you find that it's good," said Harris, a soft-spoken, pepper-haired woman who is known for giving advice. The garden receive~ grants that range from $-JOCJ' to $1,500 from the Steans Family Foundation, which helps community gardens in the North Lawndale neighborhood. · "There are a number of vacant lots in the area, and peopl,e have had buildings razed and started gardens," said Valerie Leonard, executive director of North Lawndale Small Grants, the branch of the Steans Family Foundation that gives money to gardens. "In many instances these gardens were scenes of garbage dumps." The Garden of Peace and Love is one of about a dozen community garden projects the foundation assists. McFadden, 77, has worked with the garden almost since its first sprout. She likes to admire the fruits of her labor. "It makes you proud and look back and see how great it is and knowing that it came from nothing up to something," she said. "It makes you feel great." On the Web: Steans Family Foundation http://www. steansfami lyfoundation.org/ Sunday, March 9, 2003 Historic Garden Week features church where Washington was married RICHMOND (AP)- The at the North Carolina church where George and Arboretum, Pisgah National Martha Washington are Forest. Hundreds of Orchid thou~ht to have been mardisplays and demonstrations ried IS one of the more than to prepare for spring. 250 places that are on the • The Festival of Flowers. map for Historic Garden AP.ril 5-May 4 at the Week in Virginia. April 20- Biltmore Estate. Thousands of tulips in the Walled 27. The church, St. Peter's Garden and hundreds of Episcopal Church in New native and exotic plants Kent County, is celebrating cover the estate's 8,000 its 300th anniversary this acres. ;year and will be decorated as • The Spring Herb It would have been for an Festival, May 2-4 at the early 18th century wedding. . Western North Carolina It will be the location for the Farmer's Market. Once an luncheon during the April26 informal plant exchange, tour of the county. this event now draws over Houses and gardens asso- 22,000 herb growers and ciated with the Washingtons enthusiasts. • Appalachian Spring and with Thomas Jefferson and his family are among the Celebration, May 3, 10, 24 other highlights of the week- and 31, at the Cradle of long event, sponsored by the Forestry, Pisgah National Forest. A chance to learn Garden Club of Vir~inia. A guidebook detruling tour about the wildflowers, local events is available for a $5 birds and monarch butterdonation from Historic flies of Western North Garden Week in Virginia, 12 Carolina. East Franklin St., On the Web or by phone: Richmond, Va. 232-19. Asheville Area Chamber Guidebooks also can be of Commerce ordered online at http://www.VAGardenweek. http://www. exp'loreasheville.com org. Biltmore Estate - (800) 543-2961 Cradle of Forestry- (828) 877-3130 North Carolina Arboretum " (828) 665-2492 Spring shows in North Carolina ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Come spring, garden events bloom in North Carolina: - Sneak Peek at Spring and the Western North ·Carolina Orchid Show, March 15-16 Cherry blossoms in Brooklyn BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) - A taste· of Japan awaits visitors to Sakura Matsuri. or Cherry Blossom Festival, at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden during the April 2627 weekend. Traditional Japanese music and dance performances, ikebana flowerarranging demonstrations , tea ceremonies, haiku readings, calligraphy demonstrations, and tours of the gardens are part of the festival. The BBG is home to one of the country's best-known Japanese-style sites, the Hill-and-Pond Garde11. On the Web : http://www.bbg.org. Kids' special at Callaway ..... PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) Marvelous Mondays - when a carload of up to five guests includes a child age 5 or under gets free admission - is being continued this year at Callaway Gardens. "Our hope is that everyone will continue to use this opportunity to spend quality time in nature with a child so the youngster can see something beautiful and meaningful," said Howard H. "Bo" Callaway, chairman of the Ida Cason Callaway Foundation's board and son of the gardens' founder Cason Callaway. On the Web: http://www.callaw ayonline.com. Gardeners seeking Uependable, bright summer j;olor have long turned to the familiar petunia. and the plant in turn has returned its trust with lots of flowers. Recent work by plant breeders gives gardeners even more reason to trust the petunia to perform like ·a summer champ it can be. Five types are offered for sale throughout the country, and while the distinction is slight within two types, the cverall differences are significant but not obvious at lhe garden center when the plants are purchased. While petunias are easily grown from seed, most gardeners bpt to buy transplants for J)uicker garden results. · Petunia circa 2003 harks back to its native South America and subsequently to Europe in the 1850s , when French botanist Petun began early breeding work. Not much happened for a lmost I 00 years, but then ·intere st grew gradually, with significant breeding work done in the 1950s ;md lots more since. The result is that gardeners have lots of choices in colors and garden performance . Thi s is one versatile annual more so than many others - and it is ideal for planting in the ground and in containers. It asks only for a sunny spot, occasional feeding and average soil. · But the choices can be confusing in the hustle of the garden center and the fren zy to get spring planti)lg done. Seed packages typically li st only the variety and the type. Most gardeners buy petunias as compact than its multiflora kin. This type is better in the garden, in massed plantings, ·than in containers. It does well when planted close together, creating a sea of green and color. Some varieties are a bit more resistant to summer disease than others. - Milliflora. These are the tiny petunia plants that have become popular in the last few years. The class is a result of a genetic mutation between hybrid plants. and the result is really nice. It is a true miniature petunia plant that flowers quickly and grows compactly, and these traits make them useful where other types are too big. Milliflora types are ideal for small, tabletop bowls, small patio containers, window boxes and hanging baskets. - Spreading. This is the newest type and is exceptionally popular because it behaves like no other petunia; it is ideal in low, ground cover applications and hanging baskets. They are typically sold as individual plants, rather than in cell packs. What sets them apart from other types is that they are trailing and especially vigorous. They are ideal in southern gardens because they tolerate intense sun and heat. In the south, they may live over from year-toyear, as they are perennials. In cold weather states, they are best treated· as annuals. Popular types include Wave, Supertunia, and Superfinia. They are well worth the extra cost because of their vigor and dramatic color. ( · ~ - ~ ·R ~ ~-., /DINING RW.! ~··-o·. ' l TWO CAR GAIIAOB w-o·; 22·-a·. eo·-o· l!r... HJQM ' lt[il'llf:D Clll ! ~ -- " 1.- --------- Craftsmen design elements have become popular nationwide. Craftsmen details can be incorporated In new bath designs, or added to existing homes easily. Consider heavy trim, like the continuous wood shelf running from vanity to vanity above the tub. It results in a decoration area for candles and vases. Notice the heavy wood trim with a small crown mold detail added to a stock mirror, matching the casing around the windows and doors. Wood panels were added below the tub to eliminate the plastic look and add to the Craftsmen wood finish. Twelve-i nch tile is mixed with l-inch mosaics, reminiscent of the craftsmanship of earlier eras. Grand great room steals the show This home 's showpiece, an octagonal great room, dominates the gathering areas. But the rest of the rooms in the design, Plan K-60, by the Homestore Plans and Publications Designers Network, more than hold their own. The fioor plan provides 2,243 square feet of living space. An unusual configuration makes the great room eyecatching, and the space provides many comforts. A fireplace, for instance, stands along one wall, while three sets of sliding glass doors give access to the backyard - an advantage for people who like to entertain. A raised bar that's the right size for setting out party foods extends into the great room from the island kitchen. An adjoining breakfast room provides convenience. A formal dining room is at the ready for special occasions. The master bedroom is secluded from the secondary bedrooms. A stepped ceiling crowns the space, while a dressing room leads to two walk-in closets and the private bath. K-60 DETAILS: Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2-1/2 Main' floor: 2,243 sq. ft. Total living area: 2,243 sq. ft. Standard basement: 1,992 sq. ft. Garage: 453 sq. ft. Exterior Wall Framing: 2x4 Foundation Options: Standard basement, Crawlspace or Slab For a study plan of this house, including general information on building costs and financing, send $5 to House of the Week, PO Box 1562, New York, NY 101161562. Be sure to include the plan number. Downloadable study plans and construction blueprints for this plan and for hundreds of past Houses of the Week are available at www.houseoftheweek.com. INTERNET DIRECTORY Help.create historic memories .•• IY" SUNDAY PUZZLER ACROSS 1 Low-lying walland 6 Aaron or Wiliams 10 Young.._ 14 Try ID calch 19 Looo or Ekberg 20Pmaas 22 Woodwir<l lnstn.menla 24 Big blood -~~ 25 TIMM 26 Gym exercise (hyph.) 27 Puoci11opera 28 Une of English rulen REAL ESTATE Norris Northup Dodge The dependable petunia transplants. though, and sometimes the tag that comes with the tray does not li st the type. It is an important piece of information. Here are brief descriptions of the five types, as well as some thoughts on ·where each particular type is best used: - Grandiflora. These are typically big plants with big flowers, some as large as 5 inches across. Varieties are available in a wide range of colors and have petals with frilly or rounded edges. The size of the blossom makes it vu lnerable to damage from rain and wind. Because of this. the grandiflora petunia is best used in containers or protected areas , rather than being massed in an exposed garden. Some smaller, more compact varieties, which still have large flowers, have been developed, and these are much better for garden plantings. - Multiflora. Consider this the workhorse of tile garden. Plants and flowers are smaller than the grandiflora type. The trade-off is that the plants have lots of blossoms that hold up well to adverse weather. Multiflora types tend to mature faster than other types, making them ideal for gardeners with short growing seasons. Because the plants are compact, they are best used in the garden, rather than in containers where lhey could easily be dwarfed by faster-growing plants . · Floribunda. Depending on the variety, this type has the best from both multiflora and grandiflora types - · vigor and lots of flowers but on a plant that is less www.norrisnorthupdodge.com Homestead Bend Rei!lty Turnpike Ford of Gallipolis www.turnpikeflm.com Homestead Realty www.homesteadrealtyl.com BUSINESS TRAINING 26 30 32 34 Greek mountai1 Stage oeftlng Irish peel Achy 35 Teased 38 The hoav0t18 abova 41 Bumod lliov.1'l 43 Pine 45 Camel rllallvo 47 W-m lndlono 48 City In Oklahoma 51 Furrow 53 JUicy fruit 55 Abbr. In bus. 5e S'-sound COMMUNITY Gallipolis Career College www.gallipoliscareercollege.com The Gallipolis Daily Tribune, the Point Pleasam Register and The Daily Sentinel, in Pomeroy/Middleport, are banding together to produce a hard cover book that we know you'll cherish for years. 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MIF ON HELP WANTED Clinical supervisor position with the Area Agency on Aging staff providing care PASSPORT HELP WANTED Local office of regional bank seeks quali- TECHNICIAN to seniors with various programs including AVONI All Areas! To Buy or Sell. ShirJey Spears, 304~ 675-1429. --------Great Opportunity! Earn what you are worth working from home. Bonuses paid, all qualify. Send SASE! Empire USA, 762 Cap Lane, Columbus, OH 43065. BANKING OPPORTUNITY MEDICAL LABORATORY leadership and c linical skills while working with professional ATTENTION: LPN'S Arcadia Nursing Center Part-time positions available on 3-11 and 11·7 shifts. We offer excellent benefits that include Health Insurance, 401 K, Life Insurance, competitive wages plus shift dif~ ferential and opportunities for advancement. If you would like to join our team, apply in person between 9:00·4:00 or call Susan Winland, AN · Director of Nursing, at (740)667-3156 Arcadia Nursing Center East Main Street Coolville, Oh 45723 (74ors67·315s EOE-MIFIH/OV fied individual for the position of Customer or excellent communication cu stomer service , Appli c ant must be RN or LSW with valid and current license in the State of Ohio and two years experience including one year s upervisory experi e nce and one year experience with PASSPORT Program. in home health or geriatrics or an equivaExcellent b e nefits including paid health. vi sion , and dental O ' BLENESS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL effectively manage cash drawer and proc- has a full-lime opening with rotating shifts ess in the Laboratory. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Are you c urrently working in health care, but feel you have the potential to do more? Are you talented and motivated, looking for an opportunity Ia prove yourself? Are you willing to work hard to gain new skills? If you answered "yes" you may be the type of person we are seeking . Fresenius Medical Care the world 's largest provider of dialysis services is seeking individuals that want to make a difference in the lives of others . Although previous dialysi s experience is a plus , it is not necessary as we offer the most effective and com· prehens iv e training program in the industry. In addition, we offer a competitive benelit package including an excellent lui· lion reimbursement program . But mosl of all , we offer an opportunity to improve the lives of ESRD patients in your community. We are c urrently seeking candida te s to fill the following position in the Gallipo liS, Ohio Clinic: ' Registered Nurse· The appropriate candidates must be car· ing . well o rganized , dependable , and have a genuine desire to improve the lives ESRD patients. OH lic ense required_ Recepllpnlat- Mu s t have good c omputer skills & be well organized. Please send your resume to: FMC Dialysis Services Of Gallipolis Attn : Laurie Mcintire 100 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Fax : 740·441-9301 HELP WANTED P. 0. Box 738 Competitive wages -and benefit package. Equal Opportunity Employer a full time and a part time 2:00 p.m . to 10:00 p.m . STNA . If you would like to j o in our winning tam and make a difference in the lives of others... Please apply In person or Cal! Dianna Thompson at 740-446-7150 for more lnformallon. We are an EOE and JACHO accredited. CASE MANAGER: GalllaJackson- Meigs Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Program (TASC). One (1) full-time position. Competitive salary and county employee benefits. Bachelor's degree In social work or equivalent educationJ experience. Certified Chemical Depenaency Counselor (CCOC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) preferred. Valid drl· ver's license. RESPONSIBILITIES: Screening, Assessment , Referral, Case Management, Monitoring, and Random Urinalysis for court referred subs1ance~ abusing adults. Send resumes to G-J-M TASC. PO. Box 88. Claii~Jolis, OH 45631 or · fax to (740)446-7894 by March 14, 2003. EOEIAA Employer. all of our friend s and neighbors who have --------HELP WANTED HELP WANTED Are you ar. RN who i s looking for an exciting career? We offer a unique employ ment opportunity here at Scenic Hills. We ar e the area 's premier Al zheimer 's care f ac ility. We are al so a rehabilitation center with excellent rehabilita- tion services. In order ro prov ide the highesr qualit y of we are now seeking 2 full care. lime RNs. One f or midnights and one for evening and midnights. We are an EOE, and JA CHO Accredited. Please apply In person or Call more Information. during thi s very difficult time_ Thanks to all who Driver- Do What You Were Hired To Do Drive ... not load. Earn up to 39c cpm. No Loading or Unloading. No Forced NE or Canada. Guaranteed Home Policy, 2000 or newer Convenlionals. 1 yr OTR exp., 23 yrs old. Class A COL w/HazMat required . Owner Operators Welcome. $1500 Sign-on Bonus for a Limited Time Only, PTL I· 800-646-0405 . sent flowers. food. card·s, prayers, and words of comfort. Special thanks to Rev. O"Dell Manley. Rev. Steve Manley, H enry and Hester Eblin for their participation in the service , A special thanks ro Cremeans Funeral Hoe of Racine and Scott Hill, a very special friend of Roger ' s, for a wonderful job with all of the service arrangements. He will be sadly missed by alI. FfT X-Ray Tech. S1raigh1 days, no weekends or holi· days. Apply in person at the Medical Plaza, 936 State Route 160, Gallipolis Help wanted caring for the elderly, Darst Group Home, now paying minimum wage, new shifts: 7am-3pm, 7am5pm, 3pmw11pm, 11pm7am, call 740-992-5023. 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Must have current license or certlllcate, reliable transportation and experience with computer skills. No weekends or holl· days. Fax resume lo (304)675·7800 or mall to : CLA 572, c/o Clalllpol~ Dally Tribune, P.O. Box 469. Gallipolis, OH 45631. PT& COTA Up to $3,000 Bonus! Progressive Step Rehab Services is currently seek· ing a talented and caring PT and COTA to join our inhouse therapy team. These All reel eatete advertl•lng In thle newspaper Is eubJtot to the Federal Felr Housing Ac1 of 1V68 which makes It Illegal to 1dvertlu "1ny Clalllpolla Ca1'88r College {Careers Close To Home) Call Today! 740·446-4367, 1-00Q-214-0452 Maintenance Supervisorwww.galllpollacareercotlege.com Our facility specializing in R, #9Q-05-1274B. rehab services for the elderWANIFll ~~ has an opportunity for a 180 temporary fuii-Ume 1 . ToDo Maintenance Supervisor. Position requires a High 24hr. Road Service, Towing School education and is and Marine and Auto Repair. directly responsible for the Low Rates. (304)675-7634 care, maintenance, and repair of facility property, Georges Portable Sawmill, equipment and grounds. Must have strong communi· don1 haul your logs to the mill just call 304-675-1957. cation skills and the ability to work in a cooperative man.. ner with other departments. Handyman , yard work, Interested candidates (740)992·2741 ask lor Tim should apply to: Rocksprings Rehabilitation House cleaning \ reasonable Center, 36759 Rocksprings rates, openings now looking RoM. Pomeroy, Ohio to fill, experienced, refer~ 45769 , attn: . Melissa ences; call (740)992-9761 Wamsley, Administrator at leave message. 740·992·6606. Extendicare Health Will Babysit $10 per ~d per Services, Inc. is an equal day. M-Sat Only. (304)675opportunity employer that 1346 encourages workplace - - - - - - - - ~verslty. M/F ON Will pressure wash homes, trailers, decks, metal build· N§.ed $$ For The Sorjng1? ings and gu1ters. Call Local Company Now Hiring (740)446-0151 ask lor Ron Flexible Scheduling. or leave message. Positions Available II'\\'\{ I \1 Immediately, 1-888-974JOBS Rehab r M~":s~MES ·I Server, full-time. Apply in person at the Holiday Inn, Seautiful3/2 home in private Charolais Lake on 3 acres Gallipolis. m/1. Many extras. Must Seel (740)441-Q361 Trash hS.uler, must have COL license . Knowledge at Gallla County area. Night Brick Ranch , 2 bedroom, 2 bath, garage, on river, 5 shift (740)366·9686 miles south of Gallipolis Wanted: LPN or Medical (740)441-6817 preference, ltmnauon or dlec:rlmlnatlon b11ed on rece, color, religion, eex familial 1tatus or national origin, or any Intention to make any such preference, limitation or dl•crlmlnatton.'' This newspaper will not knowingly accept edvertlsementa tor real estate which Is In violation of lhe law. Our readers 1r1 hereby Informed that all dwelllrigs advenllld In thta newepaper are available on an equal opportunity ba .... HOUSDIOW HousES FOR RENT 1 -3 Bedrooms Foreclosed Homes From $199/Mo., 4% Down, 30 Years at 8.5% APR. For Listings, 800-3 193323 Ext 1709. 2, 3, and 4 Bedrooms unites availabl e Pomeroy/MiddleporiJRaci ne area, Immediate occupancy. Hud apprO\/ed , pets allowed, no deposit option . Lv. Msg. 1-00G-340-8614 BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS AT BUDGET PRICES AT JACKSON ESTATES, 52 Westwood Drive lrom $297 to $383. Walk to shop & movies. Call 740-446-2568. Equal Housing Opportunity. Beech St. Middleport. 2 bedroom fu rnished apartment, utilities paid , deposit & refe rences , no pets , (740)992· 0165 3 bedroom house in Middleport, still available, garage, large aut building, no pets , $375 plus deposit, 1989 Clayton We stwind , 279 Broadway St., 2BR, WID hookup, range, (7401992-3194 refr igerator & electric fu rnace. Located on a rented 4br. House in New Haven. lot a 641 Lake Dr., Rio Everything within walki ng Grande, 7 minutes walk to distance. $495. month campus. $10 ,000 080. $350. Deposit (304)682- Gracious living. 1 and 2 bedroo m apartments at Village (614)21 4-5151 3652 Manor and Riverside 1994 t6x80 Cadillac by Two houses !or rent· 3 BR. 1 Apar tments in Middleport. Carolton. CIA. vinyl & siding, bath, niCe, private- $475; 3 From $276-$346. Call 740shingled roof, Completely BA, 1 bath , fireplace, clos e 99 2·5064. Equal Housing furn ished $22 ,000. to town- $550. References Opportunities . (740)256·8543 and deposit required. Please North Fourth Ave ., call Wiseman Real Estate at Middleport, 2 bedroom fur1994 Clayton 28x56 home. (740)446·3644 nished apartment , deposit & Welt maintained . 3BR , 2~ refe rences, no pets . bath. LA. OR, Oak cabinets, MOBILE HOMES (740)992·0165 (740 )367-7577 $25,000. FORRENr 1 Must be moved. Now Taking Applicatlons- r 2001 14x60 Oakwood. 3 BR , 2 bath, all appliances included. We'll make down paymen t, you take over pay· ments of $370 month, or buy lor $22,000. (216)351·7066 or (216)257· 1485. 2 bedroom mobile home . $375 per month plus. one monll'l deposit, water, sewer and garbage included, (740)949-2217 7em-10pm 2 bedroom trailer on Ash Street across from · ballfield 87 14x70 Tidewell, 2 BR, 1· In Middleport , $300 per 112 Da1h. $6000. (740)367- month plus deposit, no pets, 0632 740·992-5073 or (740)992· 5443 Blowout sale on ail Single Section homes save thou- 2 BR, 2 ba1h, $275/mo + sands good until February deposit & references. 29. (740)446-3093 (740)367-Q632 - -------- --------"Get Your Money's Worth" at Beautiful River View Ideal Coles Mobile Homes, St. At. 50 East of Athens. For 1 Or 2 People, References, Deposit, No Deliveries, set-ups. excavat· Pets, Foster Trailer Park. lng, foundations , sewage systems, driveways, heating 740-441-0181 . and cooling along with parts For Sale or Rent- 3 BR and Servl·ce. v1 0' u should furnished trailer, $350 month accept nothirlg less. Since + deposit. Reference 1967 we ere Cole's Mabile required. Skidmore Ad. Homes where you ~Get Your (740)388-8391 Money's Worth.M Nice 2 bedroom trailer. fur~ Good used 14x70. 3 bed~ nished. 15 min. from Pt. room, 2 balh . Only $7995. Pleasant. $400. month + Includes delivery, Call Nikki," Deposit (304)675-4693 or 740·385-9948 (3041593-2032 Land Home Packages avail· APARIMENTS able.ln your area. (740)446FOR RENr 3384. -------New 14 wide only $799 down and only $159.96 per month . Call Karena, 74D385·7671 r r Truck Drivers, Immediate hire, class A COL required , eKcellent pay, experience required. Eam up to $1,000. per week.Call 304~675 ~ 4005 Chance for borrowing money or re-establishing credit. We can help, GoOd or bad credit accepted. Call totl Free. 1-866-576-4685 Follow the prompts. ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS March 11-16 Reverend Bud Allman, Evangelist The Sisson Family, Song Evangelists Services: Thesday through Saturday 7:00PM Nightly Sunday : 10:30 a.m. & 6:00p.m. Tara Townhouse Apartments, Very Spacious, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Floors, CA, 1 112 Bath Ne ly Carpetsd · &w Bab. Pool · Ad It Pool u Y • Patio, Start $385/Mo. No Pets, Lease Plus Security Deposit . Required, Days: 8 E 1 740-446-34 1: ven ngs: 74D-367-0502. Twin Rivers Tower is accepting applications for waiting list for Hud-subslzed, 1· br, apartment, call 675-6679 EHO --------Two or three bedroom apartments, 920 41h Ave., ulllitles included . $450. (740)446· 6677, (740)256-1972. r . SPACE 1 and 2 bedroom apart~ FOR RENT ments, furnished and unfurnished, security deposit required, no pets, 740-992· Trailer space for rent in 2218 1-800-821-8139 www.cnhl-can.com More parcels available. Call now for maps and other list· ingsl Owner financing with slight property markup. We buy land 40 acres & up! ' • Buy or sell Riveri ne Antiques, 11 24 East Main on SA 124 E. Pomeroy, 740· 992·2526 Ru ss Moore, Kingsize box springs & mal· : uess (Ortho-Peoic Royal Pillow-so«. $150 . (740)94g_ 005'3 New & Used Heat Pumps· Gas Furnaces Free Est1mates. (740)446-6308 NEW AND USED STEEL Steel Beams, Pipe Rebar : For Concrete. Angle, • Channel , Flat Bar, Steel r Grating For Dra1ns. ; Dnveways & Walkways L&L Scrap Metals Open Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday & Friday, Bam-4:30pm. CloSed Thursday, Saturday &~ : Sunday. (740)4 46- 7300 Set ol 35 inch mud tires. ' Rims included. Good Trea9 .· : 30 inch Crosley Electric $250. (304)675-3534 Q( ' . Range, $50. (740)446-23 16 (304)674-0022 Utility Barn, 14x20. 6 fOQP ' side walls, loft, sky 11., 2)(6~ . floor. $2500. (740)286-9621 - : Winchester Mode l 12, 16 : GA., 30" Full, Solid R1b, Rare Barrel , Length $1,700.: Al so Remington Model II 5·· : shot Automatic. 16 GA. , 32": Full $1 ,200. or Bot h lor 52.700. Both guns excellent. (740)533-3670 Zenith stereo console. wiradio, hundreds of records, ail types o! mus1c $50. (740)386-9378 i BUILDII'G ~ Never Experienced . WEIGHT· LOSS REVOLUTION New product launch October 23 , 2002 . Call Tracy at (740)441-1982 SUPPLIES L.,r•-•FOi i i~I SAi iti.Li;,"_.rl : Complete set of Gallia Co. milk bottles. also from Meigs & Mason counlles, 40 plus, will sell as set only. Call after AKC Femal e Pekingese, $250 (740)446-1000 leave 9:00 pm. (740)441·1236 message. Lori-Lee prom gown , 5/6 , beautiful Royal Blue wlbeaded accents. Paid S200, wore once. Asking $75. (740)2569323 ANNOUNCEMENTS BINGO AMERICAN LEGION POST 467 RUTLAND, OHIO GUARANTEED I'm a lost beagle dog named Buck. I'm lost now for 4 days. I'm lost in Shady 60AOAME, OVER 80 PEOPLE 80 A GAME, OVER 99 PEOPLE 99.00 A GAME STAR BURST $1,200.00 AND Cove Rd. in Middleport. Please cor1tac:tl Sarah Engle 74o-992-2703 COVERALL MON& WED DOORS OPEN AT 4:30 GAMES START AT6:30 AUCTION AUCTION PUBLIC AUCTION · Monday, March 10 • 6:30 p.m. Tri-County Auction 8580 St. Rt. 588 Gallipolis, OH 45631 (740) 698-1428 This will be a treasu~ hunt aUction. There arc antiques and a fe~· modern pieces. ANTIQUES: ROUND OAK TABLE, METAL PLANT STAND, 2 ROCKERS. DEPRESSIO'I MILK BOT"ILES. MA RRLES, MISC. Gt.A SS. DISHES. U O! _ L_"_K':'~crnn.- BOOKS, GRANITE TOOLS. "!~'.o'~·• '-:'!:~- '-~ '- ! IIOOK S, SM. API'I.IANCF:S. SCANN ER. PICTURES. ,\ND OTHER ~IISC rfE~r;, . AUCTION AUCTION sponsored by Holzer Medical Center 10% dn , 8% apr, 180 mo, w/approv. credit lntersecllon of US 33 & SA 595 Just Soulh of Logan M·F 8:30-8, Sat 9-6, Closed Sun •180.00 PER MO Toll-Free 1·866-460-3958 Trades Welcome 2881 State Route 1 60 [Thaler Building - Intersection of 160 Jackson Pike Behind Fruth 's Phormacy) •t.aor UBU11 ON SILICT MODELS IINGLI Items Include: Desks, Choirs, Bedside Tables, Gallipoli s , Ohio March 15, 2003 10:00 am Over·the·bed Tables and much Tractors ••• Farm Equipment more! Trailers ••• Lawn and Garden ProJ,?tr !D reauired NEAL'S AUCTION SERVICE Auctioneer: Morlin Wedemeyer Harold Neal, Auctioneer (74()) S33-0834 Home (740)5 34·2134 Cell CONSIGN M E NTS W ill Be Taken Thursday From I O:OOam To 4:00pm Friday ! O:OOam To? · Sale T ime I Block, briclo: , sewer p i p e~. : windows, lintels, etc. Cla ude Win ters , Rio Grande, OH Call740-245-5121. AUCTION 2906 CO . RD . 6 ROCK CAMP, OHIO LICENSED AND BONDED IN FAVOR OF STATE OF OHIO For Info Or T o C onsign • r..__..___.. JET AERATION MOTORS Repaired. New & Aebwtt In Stock. Call Ron Evans, 1· 800·537 ·9528 Richard E. Workman, Aucrwnl!er ~~~~~~~~;i~r.!mi;;;;;i~mr.iiiiiii Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastem Avenue • Gallipolis, OH 740·446-7119 Pastor Dan Bennett Mollohan Carpet, 202 Clark Chapel Road. Po rter. Ohio. (740)446-7444 1-677-8309162. Free Estimates. Easy financing . 90 days same as cash. Visa/ Master Card. Drive· a• little save alot. Jazzy Moto r~ zed' . Wheelchair. used 1 year. Paid over 56,000; will take : $4,500. If interestea. Call · (740)256·6305.11no answer leave message. Affordable • Convenient WOLFF TANNING BEDS Low Monthly lnvestmenls 35 Wes t 2 Bedroom Home Delivery TownhOuse Apa rtments , FREE Color Catalog Includes Water Sewage, Cell Today HI00-7 11 -01 56 Trash , $350/Mo. , 740·446www.np.etstan .com 0008. Baby Items, househ old Pleasant Valley Apartment items, furniture. (304)675· Are now taking Applications 2801 lor 2BR . 3BR & 4BR. , Applicatio ns are taken Big Stoke r Coat Fu rn ace; Monday thru Friday, from Big Propane furnace with 9:00 A.M.-4 P.M. Onlce Is duct work, $225 fo r both. Located at 1151 Evergreen (740)286-6522 DriiJe Point Pleasant. WV BURN Fat , BLOCK Phone No is (304)675·5806. Cravings, and BOOST E.H.O Energy like You Have r Pomeroy, spacious, 3 bedroom, 1 bath . large lot. $22,500. Discount for cash. (304)637-7507 (740)7090064 Good 8111Used Appliances, Recondition ed and Guaran teed . Washers, Dryers. Ranges. and Refrigerators, Some start at $95. Skaggs Appliances. 76 Vine St , (740)446-7398 For rent one and two room apartments with shared SPORTING bath , utilities included. $200 Gooos single, $250 couple, 607 2nd Ave. (740)446-6677 Remington 30·06 Deer Riffle days, (740)256- 1972 700 Series Bdl bu shnel 3x9 evenmgs . scope. $450. (304)675-3534 Furnished efficien cy. All utili- or 304 674-0022 ti es paid , share bath . $1 35 month , 919 2nd Avenu e. (740)446-3945 The American Community positions offer excellent pay and benefits including medical, dental, 401(1<), cont. edu. and more! Please contact Tom Cole, Regional Rehab Director, at (614)397-9350 or email: TCole@ Extendicare.com We value equal opportunity MONEY and workplace dtwrsity. mLoAN Extendlcare Health "Servlcoa, Inc. Quality lending for good or bad credit. We can help PI Hoysekfle!?ftr business, personal , auto PT Housekeeper Desired , 4 and debt consolidation. 1· hours daily/2·3 days per week, occasional weekend, 666-803-9765 (follow prompts} for a confidential interview. call (304)273-9824 ·after Second Chance Financial. 5pm Looking for a Second MISCELLANt:ClUS · MERCHANDISE Gooos New 2003 Ooublewide. 3 BR Debbie Drive, Gallipolis. 3 & 2 Balh. Only $1695 down bedrooms, · 2 baths, and &295/mo. 1-800-691· 1 Bedroom Apartments Starting at $289/mo, $129,000. Cell (740)245- 6777 Washer/ Dryer Hookup, 9266 Stove and Refrigerator. Lon;& (740)441·1519. For ' Sale: Reconditioned AOIFAGE In lawn- 3 BR, 2-112 bath, washers, dryers and refrigbrick ranch, excellent condi· Apartment Available Now. erators. Thompsons Uon . Quiet neighborhood , 5.4 Acre, Route 776 near RiverBend Place, New Appliance . 3407 Jackson inground pool, new fence & Scioto Elememtary School, Haven , WV now accepting Avenue. (304)675-7388. deck. Only 5124.900. Jackson, OH $23.000. apPlications for HUO~subsi· (740)441-1312 (740)266·9621 dized , 1 bedroom apart- Full and twin bedroom ment. Utilities· Included Call suites, claw feet dinette, 50 Bruner Land (304)682·3121 Aparlment in hutch, waterfall cheat, Must sell· 3 bedroom 740-441-1492 available for qualified sen- night stand and d6sk. Call Ranch, new root, in Bidwell lor delails. (740)286-6522 area, shown by appoin t· Meigs Co.: Five acre lor/disabled person. EHO parcels adjoining state land , ment, (740)742-2062 $16,000 or 2 acres with barns. S1 8,900. Just S. of SERVICES SERVICES New home- 4 bedroom, 2 Coolville, SA681, 8 acres bath , livingroom, family- overlooking Shade River, room , dining room den, $17,900 or on Carr Rd., 7 modern kitcher\, 2 car acres, $14 ,000. Chester, Do You Have A Business, Service, garage, hp, all electric, with· Bashan Ad ,, 19 aCres with Or Product You Would Like to in walking distance Pomeroy barns, $26,900 or 7 acres Advertise to · Golf Course, 3 acres, $18,500, co. water. Danville $118,000, call Susan 5 or 7 acres, $95001 !NOTICEI 6 MILUON READERS OHIO VALLEY PUBLISH- (740)965-4291, work 740With Only One Phone Call? ING CO. recommends that 446·7267. Gallle Co.: N. of Vinton, 12 you do business with people wooded acres, $22,000 or 5 you know, and NOT to send Nice home ·for Sale or acres with barns. $21,000, Classified Adverllsln9 Network money through the mail un1il Rent , available now. nice levelland, co. water. Rio 1 you have investigated the (740)256-6433 . Price Grande, Mobley Rd ., last oHering . Reduced. chance, B acres, $25,000. Kyger 33 acres with field, ABSOLUTE GDLDMINEt Nice 2 bedroom hOuse in creek, $30,000 or 18 wood· 60 Vending machines with Pomeroy, large bathroom, ed acres, $18,000. S. Gallia excellent locations all fOr garden tub, $t7,000 cash, Co., secluded 11 acres of $10,995. 800-234-6962 may finance , (740)985-4256 deer 8 turkey, $16,900 REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REVIVAL THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: cated/committed team, y ou may be a candidate fo r one of the se * *positions: •RN 's (l Full-Time) * • Up to $7/hour • Paid Training -;;;~:::~::::::::; lull-time FRENCH CITY ******************** * HOLZER SENIOR CARE CENTER * * SCENIC Ill LLS heen so supponi ve SERVICES State Tested Nursing Ass istants- ParH ime- All Shifts Dianna Thompson ,at 740-446·7150 for EQUA L O PPO RTUNITY EMPLO YER HELP WANTED HELP WANTED Our dedicated team of caregivers here at Scenic Hills Nursing Center i s now looking for Contact: Ellen Anderson 8()0.222·8215 X9555 or apply on·llne @wwwcmaad.com drug scraen requlredleoe 740-446-9355 Marietta, OH 45750. SCEl\IC IIILLS our sincere thanks and appreciation to Specializing in Human Resources Dept. MPCSR ( 740) 592-9227 ~OE North America of mail to: or Athens, Ohio 45701 P.O. box 368 Reno, OH 45773 Fresenius Medioal Care type s and resume via email to careers@pebo.com O'BLENESS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL www.obleness .org HELP WANTED various If you are a flexible team - player who For more information contact: Area Agency on Aging HELP WANTED balance likes a challenge, send letter of application Clinical Supervisor Position HELP WANTED and transactions. 55 Hospital Drive Submit resume and references my March 22, 2003 to : tive compensation . and cross- selling abilities. Must be able to lerll combination of education. training, and experience_ pan s. gen erous paid leave pac kage and PERS Salary negoliable _ Roger Jeffers would like to extend The family of SERVICES We offer: I~ I 3 Bedroom newly remodeled . in Middleport, call Tom Anderson after 5 p .m . AN'S and LPN'S needed lor 992-3348 100 bed nursing facility with excellent opportunity for 3 bedroom , 1 bath , 2 story challenging and rewarding home In Pomeroy, 1 car experience. Great start rates garage, fireplace. (740)992· and excellent regulatory 9492 compliance histo ry. Interested candidates 3 bedroom, bath & a half, should apply to: la rge livingroom, Rocksprings Rehabilitation kitchen/dining room , utility Center, 36759 Rocksprings room, auached garage, Road . Pomeroy, Ohio fenced back yard , one acre 45769, Attention : Debbie land on SA t24 near new Stewart, Assistant Director school, Reduced, $50,000. of Nursing, (740)992-6606 (740)992-3911 Extendlcare Health Services, Inc. Is an equal BEDROOM HOME opportunity employer .that 4 encourag·es workplace 4 bath . Only $14 ,900. Wont last! For listings call 1-800· diversity. M/F ON. 719-3001 Ext F144 INSURANCE· Licensed agents needed In Gallipolis and surrounding area. Qualified leads are provided with no prospecting. Our proven sales system pro· vldes $895.00 per sale. DRIVERS Now hiring OTR, must have Please fax resume to CDL-A, 23 yrs. of age with 2 (208)955-2400. years exp., 1 yr. flatbed. 1Local Home Heallh Agency 800·626·3560 ext. 19 seeking Certified Nurse Aide's and Home Health Aide's. We sill train , DENTAL wages Competitive ASSISTANT Immediate openings. Most houns are between 8·5, Part Time and Correclional Medical some weekend work required. Services has an evening excellent opportunity Apply at859 Third Avenue In for experienced Gallipolis. Family _Senior Dental Assistant or Care recent graduate of dental assisting pro· gram at the NEW Lakin Correctional Center. 8 Hours per week available. CMS offers competi· Bates Bros. Amusement Co. is looking for enthusiastic individuals, Spring/Summer 2003, must be 17 or older and able to travel, weekly pay. living facilities, Season End Bonus, contact us at 740-266-2950 Service Rep (teller)_ Essential skills include MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST Rocksprings Rehab Center IS seeking an experienced and caring SLP to join our i n~house rehab team! Part/ Full-lime opportunities and PAN hours available_ Please -cont~ct Tom Cole. Regional Rehab Director. al (614)397· 9350 or email : TCole@ Extend icare .com We value equal opportunity and workplace diversity. Extendlcara Heallh Services, Inc. Cosmologist/ Managing Cosmologist wanted. If you want to work with a team oriented staff and in a premiere beauty salon . Call Clnda or Lee al (740)446-2673. Offering Sign-on, Incentive and recruitment Bonusl CARD OF THANKS Domino's . Now ~iring all locations Pt. Pleasant, Gallipolis, & Pomeroy. Safe drivers, must be 18. Apply In person at locations. Pathologist Up to $3,000 Bonus! Super Location Speci ally priced . Great Starter home. Priced to Sell. In quiet Town of Mason. Just 50 yards oft of Main Street. Near shopping & banking Large lot 100x200. Pri vacy. Cape Cod style 5rms_ wll arge basement area. 2br. LRIDR along wllaundry room . Detachable storage building with office or workshop. Asking only $27. 500 for more information contact Joe (304)882· 2626 or Kimberly (859)581 · 0369 6unbap tlt~ -6mttnd • Page 05 J(l , l\1 , HDME'i FOR SALE l'l«lflli55ONAL SERVICES l\JRNED DOWN ON SOCIAL SECURITY /SSI? No Fee Unless We Win! 1-886-.582-3345 Speech- Language Gallipolis, Ohio lllt!!!!!> YARD SALE rab~ ~j==~W;,:ANTED:::::~ 1 Rehab 242 3rd Avenue POLICiES: Ohio Valley Publlahlng reserveslhe right to edit, rejeet, or cancel any ad at any limo. E~ors must be reported on the first clay 01 Trlbune-Sanllnei·Reglsler will be responsible for no more lhan the coat of lho space occupied by tho error and only the llrst ln,.rtlon. We shill not be any loas or expan,. thai reeultsiTom tho publlcallon or omlselon of an advartlnmenl. Correction will be made in the first available edition. • Box number are always confidential. • Currant rote card appllas. • All realastata advertisements are sublect to the Federsl Fair Housing Act ol1968. • This nevtsl"!pet'l accapla only help wanted ads meeting EOE standards. We will not knowingly accept any advertising In violation ollhelaw. Are you interested in becoming a dedicated care giver? Scenic Hills Nursing Center is now accepting applications for our Nurse's Aide Class Starting March 9th. This class is free of charge, it is and 11 day course held here at Scenic Hills. Please apply in person or call Dianna Thompson at (740)446-7150 tor more information. Home Care Division _ Successful candidate would be providing Visit us at: 200 Main Street, Pt. Pleasant Call us at: (304) 675-1333 Fax us at: (304) 675-5234 E-mail us at: classified@ mydailyregister.com Includes FreeYard Sale Sign! Up To 15 Words, 3 Days Over 15 Words 20¢ Per Word Ads Must Be Prepaid Pair While New zeala-nd bits male/female breeding C-1 Beer Carry Out permit age, Roller P1geons, '10 BUY for sale, Chester Township, &Banties for more info. 304Melgs County, send letters 895·3577 Absolute Top Dollar· U.S. of interest to: The Daily iiiil:';;,;,~----...., Silver, Gold Coins, Sentinel, PO Box 729-20, LosrFOUNDAND Praofsets, Diamonds, Gold Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Rings, U.S. Currency,M.TS. Coin Shop, 151 FOUND: Second Avenue, Gallipolis, In Camp Conley area. Very 740·446·2842. I, Stacey Barker, will no sweet Golden Retriever. I \ 11'1 t 1\ 'II'\ I longer be responsible for (304)675-4339 "'I It \ II I -.; any debts Incurred by my husband, Charles A. Barker, as of March 7, 2003. Found: Male Siberian Husky HELP WANIED in Camp Conley area; gentle, obedient dog. Call Addressers wanted immed~ (304)675-3524 One week Oceanfront atelyl No experience necesEfficiency Yachtsman Myrtle sary. Work at home. Call Beach. Sleeps 4, close to LOST· Mens Seiko watch, (405)447-6397 Pavillion . $700. (304}675· Saturday, 3-1·03, Wai~Mart 6665 parking lot. Call Ron or leave Busy Physician office has message. (740)446-7685 Immediate opening for Certified Medical Assistant HELP WANTED and Receptionist w/medical LOST- Miniature Doberman, coding experience. Fax male, missing sin<;:e Feb. resume to (304)675-3713 or 25th, Ewington area. mail to JR12, 200 Main Reward . Any info, call Slret;tt, Point Pleasant, WV. (740)366-8604 25550 ANNOlJNCEMJlNffl lml . Co. E:tpanding in Gallipolis and surroum.lin!l areas. Looking for llverage people who want 10 eam abo\·c average income. No deliveries. No quotas for bonus of co mmissions No collections. No experience necessary. To make your Dreain A Reall1y and Find Financial Freedom, call today • No obligation. l·lf00.707-50e3- Ext.l917 INs j& Npt Telemod;e!jne www.itilink.com/p'ooyd.iti Register Word Ads HOW TO WRITE AN AD \'\\01 \(I \II \ I \ "home balle d" Visit us at 111 Court Street, Pomeroy Call us at: (740) 992-2155 Fax us at: (740) 992-2157 E-mail us at: classified@ mydailysentinel.com Full-time receptionist! sales/ otfice assistant needed , good peopl e skills, basic computer skills. Hourly rate plus commissions and bonuses. Apply at The Image Gallery, 111 0 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis , OH. (740)446-7494 Ohio is seeking a full1ime COTA Wages are $32-$37K depending on experi ence and benefits include medical , dental, life insurance,. 22 paid days off. For more Career Oppo1u111ty 11 information call Greg Stout at AZ Diversified Health ~e are seeking Corp, 1-800-577--4310. career minded NURSES (RNa) Individuals $47.00 per hour. to join our Columbus, OH . All Units, FULL TIME (600)437-0346 successful team. GaB Ia COWlty, OH In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000 PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE ~rtbune Sentinel TO Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV lieml must be removed on doy of so le . For more information, call (740) 446·5345 �Page 06 • &unbap 11hnti -&mtind t L,_...,;FOR i.iiii i'Ers oliSALE iiiiiil--" Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, OH • Pt. Pleasant, WV It 11'--'""'!"--....,·L,r.io-·FORiliAiii.IIO> oiiSALE iiiOi0..-'1 ro r NASCAR: Labonte wins in Atlanta, B 1 VANS& 4-WDs • 1987 buick Century, one 2002 Pontiac Grand Am SE, 1995 Mercury Villager, 7 io EQuiPMFlff"ARM I'• Dashound , has all shots. L--iiiiiiiiiiiOiiiii-_.1 owner, 4cy, auto, Excellent 2 door, automatic, Monsoon passenger Mini Van, AJC, 8 week old, female Red Condition. $1500. (304)675· stereo, sunroof, loaded. Metallic green in color. GT nel $150.00 080 304-675- John Deer X485 Tractor 25 6325 Bam-6pm. package. H.P., 54" mowerdeek, power - - - - - - - appearance 7558 or 304-593-2732. steenng, under warranty. 31 1987 Dodge Van , $1600; 31 ,000 miles. Must seel AKC (M) Sheltie, bltarVwh 8 hours on tractor. (740)379- 1989 Chevy Cavalier, $750. $9500. (740)441 -1547 {740)256· 1102 Ask tor Jr. months, $150; AKC (F) 9381 ~eat w/ kids includes ken- brown Pomerianan, spayed, $200: AKC (M)(F) Pomerianan, puppies, white sable , $350 each; AKC (M) bVtantwh 10 months, Collie, N -eyes. $150 ; AKC (M) Blue Merle Collie, 8 months, Neyes. $150; (740)696·W85 AKC chocolate and yellow lab puppies. British heads, heEllth guaranteed. Born 2~5-03. $400. (304)3724642 --:-:----:-:---:~ AKC Chocola1elab Boysl6 total, 8 weeks, ve t checked with 1st shots & wormed; Parents on premises . Beautiful puppies. $300. (740)441-1269 - - - - -- - AKC Registered Ba.sseH Hound Pup s, shots, wormed, parents on premis· es. (740) 256-6687 $300 fe males·. $250 males. AKC Registered Pug, 1 male, 1 female , shots. wormed, <Jet checked. Now accepting deposits. (740)388-9325. AKC Registe red Siberian Husky puppy. 13 week old male black and while with Beautiful blue eyes. Had first shots, Mother and Father on premises. $200. (304)773· 5730 Female Ferret 8 mon. old great w/ kids and other pets, includes cage & supplies $100. 080 304-675-7558or 304-593-2732. Poodle puppies, cream toys, CKC registered, (740)667· 3404 UKC Reg. English Coon Dog pups. 9wks old. $100. Each. (304)575--2505 · r . FRurrs& VEGETABLES CRESS GREENS. You cu1 $6.00 busheL already cut $12.00 bushel . Charles McKean Farm, 556 Centenary Road, Gallipolis, OH. (740)446-9442 ------Wanted· farm tractor, under 80hp & small bulldozer, any condition, 888·888· 1151 . ·------,.1 i 1987 Ponti ac Fiero GT. AutomaUc trans. Engine rebuiH wi th less than 20 ,000 miles. Good tires, Interior bOdy ood $3000 good, g · ' · obo. (304)458-2551 Power windows & seat. cruise, tilt, rear AJC and radio. Excellent Condition. (740)446-6857 2000 Ford Explorer Sport. 95 Pontiac Grand-Prix, 2 dr., 49.000 miles, loaded, V-6. At. $3900. 304· 773- Payoff. $13,570. (304)7435098 0866 --~----- 98 Ford Taurus SE, loaded, 2001 Chavu Silverado Z71. •• , asking $4000; 88 Jeep · 4K4, King Cab. 4-door, ' 1988 Dodge Ram, 314 ton, Grand Wagoner, loaded, leather, AJC, AT. PB. PW, PL. 100% PUREBRED BOER 53,000 ac1ual miles; 1988 needs some work. $2200. $21 ,500. (740)286-9621 GOATS Few kids for sale. Astra <Jan. 99,000 actual (740)245-o372 ,.., Some adults. ' Pro<Jen miles. (740)446·6464 MaroRCYtl.J!S Champion Bloodlines. Gallia County grown. (740)245- 1990 Oldsmobile, 3800 Income Tax Special- 1994 4dr, 2000 Honda 300EX, nden 0485 aftec 5pm . engine, au1o , ps, pb, aic, Meccury Tracer, 1995 1992 00 · ; good tires, (740)992·2866 $ FCird Probe, ve ry little . A mus1 see, 2 1995 00 199 4 yearling Angus Heifers. I T 11dr, $ · ' Ford $3500. Call (740) 446-1489 breeding age, good quality 1993 hevy orsca l , slK aurus, 4dr, $1500.00; 1993 cylinder, original owner, Chevy Cavalier, 2dr, 304 •882_2575 sales-rep work car, re~ ular $2995.00; 1994 Ford Aspire, Boarding, Training, maintaince. $1500. 2dr, $2995.00; 1990 Ford Conditio ning , Indoor and (304)675-1928 Tempo, $1695.00: 1995 Outd oor riding facilities, ' - - - ' - - - - - - - - Chevy Cavalier, 2dr, 1997 Mara.da MX- 1 Sport trails and wash bay. 1·740.. 1994 Chrysler Concorde, $3595 .00; RIVERVIEW 17'10" with 110 135 446·4710 VS, Auto, CD player, Po~er MOTORS, 2 blocks above Mercruiser. Loaded, excel· - - - - - - - - e~erythlng , runs great, htg~ McDonalds, Pomeroy, Ohio, len t condition, garage kept, Reg . Angus Bun Born 2·18· miles. must drive to apprect- (740)992·3490 used very little. Traik1r has 99 Sire is Bon u Banda 598 ate I $2000. Call (740)446- ;:~;.;......,._ _ _..., ed fo 2661 TRUCKS . spare ti re mount . All r Dam is Champion Hill Lucy $7,000. Call (740)446-2444 G 106. $1050. (304)895· 1994 Corvetle Coupe, while FOR SALE 1 3806 with red leather. Loaded. 1990 Ford Ranger XLT, -A .- g-.A - n-gu_s_b-ull-s--"fi-op_ p_e-r- $11 ,000. (740)682·75 12 longbed, 2.31iter, 4 cy l, bedformance bloodlines, Maine 1995 Monte Carlo, 118,000 liner, 5 sp, $1,000, Chi- Angus show heifers, miles, white, sunroof, (740)949-2249 heifers, bred heifers and leather, power', $3,600, crossbred bulls. Slate Run (740)949·2700 -------BASEMENT Farm , Jackson, OH . ' - - ' - - - - - - 1992 GMC, 112 ton, sWATERPROOANG {740)286·5395 1996 Pontiac Grand Am. speed, one owner. Unconditional lifetime guar: : - - - - - - - $3,300. Good Shape. 1994 (740)388·9815 antee. Local refe rences fu rTwo stud horses, both gray, Chevy Lumina $2,000. Good - - - - - - - - nished. Established 1975. for $1000, no1 broke. Shape. (304)675-6986 4x4 Silverado Call 24 Hrs. (740) 4461993 (740)256·6003. Call after Ex1ended-cab, loaded. 0870 , Rogers Basement 9 1996 S· 10 extended cab, ~plll:m_ . LS, 8Bk, one owner, $4395; $6,900 . 82,000 miles. 1996 Waterproofing. HAY & 1995 Grand Am , 99k, GMC Extended-cab, 2...__...G;;;,RAINiiiii--rl $2895; 1996 Contour, 109k, wheel drive $8,900. 82,000 -. $2495. 14 olhers in stock. miles. (304)675-7946 Home C&C Gene ral COOK MOTORS - - - - - - - - Maintenance- Painting, <Jinyl Wanting to buy large round bales of ha•d7401446·1052 (740)446·0103 · 1999 Chevy S-10, 4 cylin- siding, carpe ntry, doors, II! I - ru::.s.:.S.:. E.:.B.:. Ia::_ ck_e_x1-., der, 5-speed, loaded, very windows, baths , mobile - - _ l.:.au 1999 Tan leather int., loaded 1 clean . $7000 . {740)446 - home repai r and more. For ~10 AUTOS owner 675. 35 o7 atter spm. 2316 free estimate call Chet, 740· I FOR SALE - - - - - - - - 992-6323 . ·--iiiiiiiiiO.._.I 2001 Chevy Cavalier, 2 2000 Dodge Dakota 4x4 door, automatic, overdrive, sport, V-6, Magnum, 5- Cuslom Building & $500 POLICE 1MPOUNDSf CD player, spoiler, Metallic speed, NC, Tonneau cover, Remodeling, Free Hondas, Chevys, etcl Cars/ blue, 4 cylinder, 32mpg, bed ma t, 64K miles, asking Estimates, tor All Your Home Trucks from $500. For list54,000 miles, $6500 080. $13,500 080. Negotiable. Repair and Remodeling ings 1-800·719-3001 ext :._17_40.:..)44_1_·1_5_47_ _ _ _ Call (740)245-5347 Needs, (740)992· 1119 3901 Plymou1h Gcand - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '9 1 David's Home Repair 1982 Cadillac Sedan Voyag er.1 65K mi. Newer 3.3 99 Dodge Dakota , good Plumbing, Devi lle, V-8; 1988 Monte motor and transmission. shape, 318 motor, 60,000 Electricity, Carlo, Lu~<ury Sport, V-8, $1250.080. Ask for Jason. miles, 4WD, $10,000. Call Painting. We Do It All. (740)441 -5707 (740)446·4484 (304)674-4624 (740)388-8297 UVE!>TOCK ° c i -""!""-'!"'""-., MONDAY, M~RCH 10, 2003 50 CENTS • Vol. 53, No. 141 I c r Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio www.mydallysentinel.com . . . ShOp the •fiedS S t• (. Cl S f L....!~~!..!~!:!.l...2~~~:::B~..::~e~n~!.:l!!fl!.!:e~~~~a~S~~I!!:!:::!!:!:!!.•_J Kennl"son offers welcom.·ng look Twin dormers and a wide front porch give a welcoming look 10 1he Kennison, a single-level cou!llry-s1ylc home with a vaulted great room at its core. The front facade recedes in stairstep fashion , with the garage closest to the street. The front porch is stepped back, the master bedroom is further back, and 1he master bathroom is _yet an01her step removed. Posts and rails rim the porch, spanning the front and wrapping around to the right. Natural light washes into the vaulted entry from a number of sources. Sidelights flank the front door, which has a half-round window near the top. More light spills down through the overhead dormer. Daylight from 1he second dormer brightens the kitchen, which is totally open to the bright and spacious vaulted great room. Standing in the kitchen, you get the sense of being at the center of every1hing. master suite , a window seat nestles into a se m i~private nook. Inside, the suite's amenities include a vaulted ceiling, recessed arch-topped. display shelf, roomy walk-in · closet, vaulted bathroom and additional storage. A utili1y room , fully equipped wilh a deep sink and folding counter, links the garage to the house. For a review plan; including scaled floor plans, elevations, section and artist's conception, send $25 to Associated Designs, 1100 Jacobs Drive, Eugene, Ore. 97402. Please specify the Kennison 30-377 and include a return address. A catalog featuring more than 350 home plans IS available for $15. For more information, call (800) 634-0123, or Working a1 the range, you can gaze aero" the room and out through wide windows 1o keep traci. of activities inside or out, while 1he view from the kitchen sink encompasses the front porch and street. Other notable features include a large walk-in pantry , and a phone center wllh plenty of shel ves above. In the great room, recessed, arch-topped display shelves rim the upper edges of the side walls. and a wood stove radiates winter warmth from a corner by the windows. Just outside the Kenn ison's visit www. associateddesigns.com . The Pomeroy Merchants' Association will host a 200th birthday party for Ohio on Sept. 6 in conjunction with numerous other activities being planned by the Meigs County /Ohio Bicentenn ial Commission. During a recent plann ing committee meeting, Annie Chapman discusses plans with George Wright, Pomeroy councilman. (Charlene Hoeflich) Bicentennial events planned for county filled with art displayed under canopies, and the downtown bu siness win· dows with pictures depicting POMEROY As the early Pomeroy, according to Civil War re-enactors of Chapman. Morgan's Raid continue She also noted that a their three -day · horseback sternwheeler will dock at ride toward Chester on the levee in Pomeroy to proSaturday, Sept. 6, an Ohio vide rides for visitors during Bicentennial period craft the day, and an open deck fair and celebration will be for dancing in the evening. taking place in Pomeroy. Becky. Anderson will feaThe events in the village ture a quilt show at The in observance of the 200th Fabric Shop, and artifacts birthday of Ohio are being from the Civil War era will BY BRIAN J. REED management, to name but planned by the Pomeroy b d' 1 h M · Merchants Association with e on lSp ay at t e etgs Staff writer a,.fe~w areas of concentraAnnie Chapman as commit- County District Library in tion . tee chairman. Pomeroy. A large vintage The more practical elePlans are being made for clothing display will al so be MIDDLEPORT - Airik ments of his course at the village festooned in red, featured for the celebration. Moore hopes to make his Meredith Manor will come white, and blue to mark the The period costume prompassion for horses into a in handy if he achieves hi s bicentennial with a grand enade, chaired by Eleanor career in competing and ultimate career goal : day-long event marked with Blaettnar, will include judg· teaching others . Ownin g hi s own horse plenty of things to do and in~ and the awarding of Moore, 24, is a first-year ranch. training others to see. pnzes. student at the Meredith compete and helping the The opening ceremony As for the games Bobbi Manor International less fortunate through will take place at 10 a.m . at Karr and Anderson are hanEque strian Centre in therapeutic equestrian prothe Civil War Monument on dling the details of a marble Waverly, W.Va. He has grams. the lawn of the Meigs shooting contest. Winners of lived in Middleport for the When he graduates from County Courthouse with elementary school competipast year, but spends most Meredith Manor, with members of Drew Webster lions will participate in a of hi s time at the VI credenRiding Master Post 39, American Legion, shoot-off to take place at the Parkersburg-area riding tials, Moore hope s to conproviding the color guard. celebration. Details are school, preparing . for a tinue his education at a The day will be highlight ' being worked out on several career in the equestrian four-year German schooL ed by a promenade of local other contests. world. He then wants to start his residents in period costumGerald Powell has been Hi s coursework is a own ranch , and offer a ing along the walkway on named to handle the dance comprehensive program summer riding program the parking lot, an afternoon · demonstration and evening including horse he alth, fo r those who might never Victorian tea ho sted by balL equestrian theory, training expect to find themselve s Susan Clark in the apartJackie Welker will be conand teaching and bu siness on horseback. Disabled ment over Clark's Jewelry, !acting a group which plays demon strations of pre-Civil old-time instruments to per· War dances like the waltz form during the afternoon at and Virginia reel , games and the amphitheater. · contests for the young and Other performances there old from those early years, will include the Meigs and a variety of demonstra- Marauder Band directed by tions of' pioneer crafts and Toney Dingess performing the winner. The official race skills. mu sic in keeping with a BY J. MILES LAYTo" Staff writer judge was Rev. David The mini -park s will be bicentennial theme . Wi seman from the Mount . Union Baptist Church. RUTLAND - Ptnewood Cars are carved out of a derby enthustasts competed · small block of soft l,ast S_aturday see ktn~ a pinewood. According to the ~hampwn at the Rutland rules , a car must weigh at C1VIc Center. At least 67 least 140.7 grams, be seven :z Sections - 1:1 Pllges Boy . Scouts from Mel~S, inc hes long, and two and Calendar A2 Galha ":nd Mason cmmtl es three quarters inches wide . Classifieds B4·5 put . th eir aerodynamically The wheels must be official destgned cars through the issue and not f· , Comics B6 paces to see which would be . . smne ancy Dear Abby B6 the fastest gravity being the we1ghtless JOb wh1ch m1ght engine ' g1ve a part1c1pant an unfmr Editorials A4 Movies A2,3 A co~ tender place s the car advantage . . . . , at th e top of a long hil l. An Cars come m all shape s Obituaries AS umpire of sorts, usually a and s1zes, but the wedge Sports B1 ·2 scout master, release s the des1gn was the most. popular Weather A2 Heather Stewart, 3rd , . _ cars and gravity, aerody- w1th part~c1pants tht,s weekPomeroy Elementary C 2003 Ohio Valley Publishing Co. namics and luck determines end. Most of the cars dtd not look as tf they had been BY CHARLENE HOEFLICH News editor Airik Moore turns a passion for horses into a career. Moore plans to own a horse ranch someday. but for now enjoys working on gaining riding credentials at Mered ith Manor. (Brian J. Reed photos) Moore enjoys equestrian lifestyle llllr1D0111 11' x12' 'com I 10'10" x12' Vaul1ed VauHed OnetRaam · 1~" Vaul1ed ... _Butt. 14'8" x13'8" 15' x18' lmmer" your.,lf in ,11 tl~e pleaour" of a luxury uffereJ in therapie; and treatment;. Allow trained hands MARRIOITS GRA~D H0TEL GOLF Rcso~T AND SP,\, part of the R,;ort Oivis10n to mma~ away of spa at European Spa, Exp<rience the latest in spa the remnants of a hard day of golf or just U,, care; of U,, world, " you in luxury. Experience the popular Hot treatment, Vichy shower, anti-aging PlllNT CII:MUL tl" new 20,000 squm fool relax Rod" fac~als or Cownod Porah o.._ U,, RuBERTTWH )ON ESG0i.FTRAIL Enjoy golf at U,, resort Lakewood Courses or at nearby championship Magnolia Grove courses. Fot Spa reservations call 251.990.6385. For give yourself .1 work-out in ~k cardim·ascular golf and hotel packages at The Orand or any- workout room. Give yourse\t over to aHthe where on U.eTrai l, call 800.257.3465. PlAN 30 311 1661~h. BULLETIN BOARD Get your refund in as little as 2 days 446-8727 Serenity House serves victims of domestic violence call 446-6752 or 1-800-942-9577 with BOWMAN'S DRIVING RANGE 1683 SA 160 Gallipolis, OH NOW OPEN!! Ball dispenser available only daylight hours (note: Dispenser takes quarters) MOLLOHAN CARPET Quality at Low Prices Berber as low as $5.95 Commerc. as low as $4.95 Drive a Little- Save A Lot 740-388"0 173 Soccer Coaches Needed The 0 .0 . Mcintyre pa•k district is looking for coaches for the spring soccer league for the following teams: Kindergarten· Rio Grande, BidweiiNinton, Washington, Ohio Valley Christian, and First/Second Grade· Ohio Valley Christian. Anyone interested should contact Mark Danner at 446-4612 ext. 255 ASAP Hymn Sing Poplar Ridge FWB Church March 15 7:00pm Featuring: McComas Quanet Gloryland Believers Everyone Welcome BASKET BINGO 6:00p.m. March 20, 2003 Middleport Leg1on Hall Sponsored by SHS Volleyball 20 games -$20 Raftles, Door Prize Refreshment~ 1 1 1 DeiiQnl. Inc. DEADLINE 2:00P.M. FRI. 446-2342 • 992-2155. 675-1333 ANGELL ACCOUNTING For Computer, Prolessionallndividual and Business Tax preparation ASK US ABOUT ELECTRONIC FILING 735 Second Ave. 446-8677 New Distributorship Dyna·Gio Ventless Gas Heaters Natural or Propane - Available at PLANTS PLUMBING 300 4th Ave. 446· 1637 Excepting all major credit cards a 'a = AUCTION AMVETS POST 23 Thurs . March 13th 7 pm Truck load sale Public Welcome Support the Vets Public Welcome GALLIA COUNTY CONSERVATION CLUB r-- Swing into Spring - 1000 llH IE I 0 2003 &t Electronic Tax Filing Kennison 22'4. )( 21'8" REVIVAL Poplar Ridge FWB Church 7 pm March 20, 21, 22 Preaching: Rev. Dr. David Rahamut CHICTIQUE CHANNEL MARKER CONDOS North Myrtle Beach Sleeps 6, fully furnished, near restaurant row. Openings from May thru Sept. 446·2206 Mon thru Fri ' Trend & Tradition 45 State Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Chic Antiques Decorative Items Ladies Apparel Jewelry & Accessories Ladies Apparel 50% - 75% off Free Program on Arthritis & Exercise When: Tuesday, March 11th at6:00 p.m. Where: Wyngate of Gallipolis Assisted Living Center Sponsored by: Arthritis Foundation and Holzer Medical Center Speaker: Mark Hasseman, Licensed Massage Therapist and Tai Chi 740-441-1383 Dress comfortably to learn and practice light exercises for reducing pain and to improve flexibility and range nf motinn Get in shape for spring Aerobics with Val New Class Man & Thur 5:30 - 6:30 French City Child Care Ctr. 300 Third Ave. Gallipolis 446-4467 instructor Broad Run Rod & Gun Club Outlaw & Slugmatch Sunday, March 9th 12· noon meeting Wed. March 12 Dinner 6:30 AUCTION Sponsored by Holzer Medical Center Saturday, March 15, 2003 10 am· 12 noon (Or when all items are gone) 2881 St. Rt . 160- Thaler Building- Intersection of 160 and Jackson Pike (Behind Fruth's Pharmacy) Items: Desks, Chairs, Bedside Tables, Over-the-bed tables, and much more. Proper ID Required . Auctioneer: Marlin Wedemeyer Items musl be removed on day of sale For more info. call (740) 446-5345 HELP WANTED: Construction Workers General Laborers to skilled workers. Local work 992-7953 children , the elderly, and troubled teens can all benefit from horseback riding. Moore said, and a nonprofit therapeutic program is at the top of Moore's todo list once he graduates. "It's important that these programs be offered on a non-profit basi s, at low cost," Moore said, "because many of those who would benefit from such a program can't afford riding classes." A former "troubled teen" himself, Moore grew up with hi s family ' s horses. "My family has always owned horses, and I rode horse s when I was younger, but I' ve only just recently grown interested in horses to the point that I want to make a career around them," Moore said. "Now I know that 's what I want to make my career." For now, though, Moore concentrates as much on competing on horseback as he does preparing for an intere stin g career. His competitions. so far, have earned ribbon s in the equi· tation and western riding disciplines, but he soon plan s to enter English dressage and jumping competitions. He doesn't ant1c1pate wearing the red coat which marks an Olympic competitor, but he does hope his competitive spirit takes him a long way. " I don' t see myse lf wearing a red coat at this point, but I'd like to compete at every leveL" Pinewood Derby brings families closer together Index carved out and created the night before . but involved weeks of planning. Carol Mahr had two sons who competed in the derby. Her cars were smooth, painted wedge shaped sleek vehicles. The mother and sons racing team created the shape and design . Mahr said she spent between I 0 to 12 hours with her so ns trying to bring th e blueprint to life. She said she spent at least five or six hours per car. Mahr said the project provides quality lime for her family and teaches them lessons they will need throu ghout their lives. " I do this because it is a friendly competition th at the boys enjoy," she said . " It teache s them that you may win or you may loose. It is not all about winning ." Jaso n Morman and his wife Tracey organized and were in charge of the di strict-wide race whi ch had four Boy Scout troops co mpeting that included the Tigers (first grade). the Wolves (second grade), the Bears (third grade) and the Weeblos (fourth and fifth grade) . Morman sai d the derby is good for l'amilies. "They spend a lot of time together between the parents and the children which is why the sport is successful ," he 'said . Fibromyalgia Support Group This FREE support group is sponsored by the ArthriHs FoundaHon and Holzer Medical Center Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:30 - 8:00 PM • HMC Education & Conference Center Topics discussed will include ... pain control, exercise, relaxation, fatigue, depression and doctor/patient relationship. Take a more active role in your health/ For more information, or to register, coli Missj Ross at (7.40) 441·8056 MEDICAL CENTER Discover the Holzer Dif.feryence www.holzer .org � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 03. March Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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